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REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) or (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Title of each class
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Name of each exchange on which registered
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Common Units
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New York Stock Exchange
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Series A Preferred Units
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New York Stock Exchange
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Large Accelerated Filer
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Accelerated Filer
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Non-Accelerated Filer
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Emerging growth company
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U.S. GAAP
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International Financial Reporting Standards
as issued by the International Accounting
Standards Board
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Other
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Item 13.
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Item 14.
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Item 15.
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Item 16A.
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Item 16B.
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Item 16C.
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Item 16D.
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Item 16E.
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Item 16F.
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Item 16G.
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Item 16H.
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Item 17.
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Item 18.
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Item 19.
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•
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our distribution policy and our ability to make cash distributions on our units or any increases in quarterly distributions, and the impact of cash distribution reductions on our financial position;
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our future financial condition and results of operations and our future revenues, expenses and capital expenditures, and our expected financial flexibility to pursue capital expenditures, acquisitions and other expansion opportunities;
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our liquidity needs and meeting our going concern requirements, including our anticipated funds and sources of financing for liquidity needs and the sufficiency of cash flows, and our estimation that we will have sufficient liquidity for a one-year period;
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our expected sources of funds for liquidity and working capital needs and our ability to enter into new bank financings and to refinance existing indebtedness;
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•
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growth prospects and future trends of the markets in which we operate;
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•
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liquefied natural gas (or
LNG
), liquefied petroleum gas (or
LPG
) and tanker market fundamentals, including the balance of supply and demand in the LNG, LPG and tanker markets and spot LNG, LPG and tanker charter rates;
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•
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the expected lifespan of our vessels, including our expectations as to any impairment of our vessels;
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•
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our expectations and estimates regarding future charter business, including with respect to minimum charter hire payments, revenues and our vessels’ ability to perform to specifications and maintain their hire rates in the future;
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•
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our expectations regarding the ability
of I.M. Skaugen SE (or S
kaugen
), Awilco LNG ASA (or
Awilco
), and our other customers
to make charter payments to us, and the ability of our customers to fulfill purchase obligations at the end of charter contracts, including obligations relating to two of our LNG carriers completing charters with Awilco in 2017 and 2018;
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•
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our ability to maximize the use of our vessels, including the redeployment or disposition of vessels no longer under long-term charter or whose charter contract is expiring in 2017 and 2018, specifically our 52% owned vessels, the
Magellan Spirit
and the
Methane Spirit,
our wholly-owned LNG carriers, the
Torben Spirit
,
Arctic Spirit
and
Polar Spirit
, and our wholly-owned Suezmax tankers, the
African Spirit
and
European Spirit
;
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•
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the adequacy of our insurance coverage, less an applicable deductible;
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•
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the future resumption of a LNG plant in Yemen operated by Yemen LNG Company Limited (or
YLNG
), the expected repayment of deferred hire amounts on our two 52% owned vessels, the
Marib Spirit
and
Arwa Spirit
, on charter to YLNG, and the expected reduction to our equity income in 2017 as a result of the charter payment deferral;
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•
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expected purchases and deliveries of newbuilding vessels, the newbuildings’ commencement of service under charter contracts, and estimated costs for newbuilding vessels;
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•
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expected deliveries of the LPG newbuilding vessels in Exmar LPG BVBA;
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expected financing for our joint venture with China LNG Shipping (Holdings) Limited (or
the Yamal LNG Joint Venture
);
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•
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expected funding of our proportionate share of the remaining shipyard installment payments for our joint venture with China LNG, CETS Investment Management (HK) Co. Ltd. and BW LNG Investments Pte. Ltd. (or
the BG Joint Venture
);
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•
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the cost of supervision and crew training in relation to the BG Joint Venture, and our expected recovery of a portion of those costs;
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the expected technical and operational capabilities of newbuildings, including the benefits of the M-type, Electronically Controlled, Gas Injection (or
MEGI
) twin engines in certain LNG carrier newbuildings;
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our ability to obtain financing for four of our unfinanced, wholly-owned LNG carrier newbuildings delivering in 2018 through 2019;
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our ability to maintain long-term relationships with major LNG and LPG importers and exporters and major crude oil companies;
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our ability to leverage to our advantage Teekay Corporation’s relationships and reputation in the shipping industry;
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our continued ability to enter into long-term, fixed-rate time-charters with our LNG and LPG customers;
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our expectation of not earning revenues from voyage charters in the foreseeable future;
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obtaining LNG and LPG projects that we or Teekay Corporation bid on;
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the expected timing, amount and method of financing for our newbuilding vessels and the possible purchase of two of our leased Suezmax tankers, the
Teide Spirit
and the
Toledo Spirit
;
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our expectations regarding the schedule and performance of the receiving and regasification terminal in Bahrain, which will be owned and operated by a new joint venture, Bahrain LNG W.L.L., owned by us (30%), National Oil & Gas Authority (or
Nogaholding
) (30%), Gulf Investment Corporation (or
GIC
) (24%) and Samsung C&T (or
Samsung
) (16%) (or the
Bahrain LNG Joint Venture
), and our expectations regarding the supply, modification and charter of a floating storage unit (or
FSU
) vessel for the project;
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our ability to continue to obtain all permits, licenses, and certificates material to our operations;
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the impact of, and our ability to comply with, new and existing governmental regulations and maritime self-regulatory organization standards applicable to our business, including the expected cost to install ballast water treatment systems on our tankers in compliance with IMO proposals;
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the expected impact of heightened environmental and quality concerns of insurance underwriters, regulators and charterers;
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the future valuation of goodwill;
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our expectations regarding whether the UK taxing authority can successfully challenge the tax benefits available under certain of our former and current leasing arrangements, and the potential financial exposure to us if such a challenge is successful;
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our hedging activities relating to foreign exchange, interest rate and spot market risks, and the effects of fluctuations in foreign exchange, interest rate and spot market rates on our business and results of operations;
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•
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the potential impact of new accounting guidance;
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our and Teekay Corporation’s ability to maintain good relationships with the labor unions who work with us;
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anticipated taxation of our partnership and its subsidiaries; and
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our business strategy and other plans and objectives for future operations.
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Item 1.
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Identity of Directors, Senior Management and Advisers
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(in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per unit and fleet data)
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Year Ended
December 31,
2016
$
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Year Ended
December 31,
2015
$
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Year Ended
December 31,
2014
$
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Year Ended
December 31,
2013
$
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Year Ended
December 31,
2012
$
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Income Statement Data:
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Voyage revenues
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396,444
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397,991
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402,928
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399,276
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392,900
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Income from vessel operations
(1)
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153,181
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181,372
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183,823
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176,356
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147,791
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Equity income
(2)
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62,307
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84,171
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115,478
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123,282
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78,866
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Interest expense
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(58,844
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)
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(43,259
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)
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(60,414
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)
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(55,703
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)
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(54,211
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)
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Interest income
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2,583
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2,501
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3,052
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2,972
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3,502
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Realized and unrealized loss on non-designated derivative instruments
(3)
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(7,161
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)
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(20,022
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)
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(44,682
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)
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(14,000
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)
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(29,620
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)
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Foreign currency exchange gain (loss)
(4)
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5,335
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13,943
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28,401
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(15,832
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)
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(8,244
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)
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Other income
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1,537
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1,526
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836
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1,396
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1,683
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Income tax expense
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(973
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)
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(2,722
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)
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(7,567
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)
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(5,156
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)
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(625
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)
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Net income
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157,965
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217,510
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218,927
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213,315
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139,142
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Non-controlling and other interests in net income
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22,988
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42,903
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44,676
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37,438
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36,740
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Limited partners’ interest in net income
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134,977
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174,607
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174,251
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175,877
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102,402
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Limited partners’ interest in net income per:
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Common unit - basic
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1.70
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2.21
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2.30
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2.48
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1.54
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Common unit - diluted
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1.69
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2.21
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2.30
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2.48
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1.54
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Cash distributions declared per common unit
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0.5600
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2.8000
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2.7672
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2.7000
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2.6550
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Balance Sheet Data
(at end of period):
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Cash and cash equivalents
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126,146
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102,481
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|
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159,639
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|
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139,481
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|
|
113,577
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Restricted cash
|
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117,027
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|
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111,519
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|
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45,997
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|
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497,298
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|
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528,589
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Vessels and equipment
(5)
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2,215,983
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2,108,160
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|
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1,989,230
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|
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1,922,662
|
|
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1,949,640
|
|
Investment in and advances to equity accounted joint ventures
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1,037,726
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|
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883,731
|
|
|
891,478
|
|
|
671,789
|
|
|
409,735
|
|
Net investments in direct financing leases
(6)
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643,008
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|
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666,658
|
|
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682,495
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|
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699,695
|
|
|
403,386
|
|
Total assets
|
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4,315,474
|
|
|
4,052,980
|
|
|
3,947,275
|
|
|
4,203,143
|
|
|
3,769,649
|
|
Total debt and capital lease obligations
|
|
2,184,065
|
|
|
2,058,336
|
|
|
1,970,531
|
|
|
2,359,385
|
|
|
2,035,130
|
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Partners’ equity
|
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1,738,506
|
|
|
1,519,062
|
|
|
1,537,752
|
|
|
1,390,790
|
|
|
1,212,980
|
|
Total equity
|
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1,777,412
|
|
|
1,543,679
|
|
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1,547,371
|
|
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1,443,784
|
|
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1,254,274
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Common units outstanding
|
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79,571,820
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|
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79,551,012
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|
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78,353,354
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|
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74,196,294
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|
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69,683,763
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Preferred units outstanding
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5,000,000
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—
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—
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—
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—
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Other Financial Data:
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Net voyage revenues
(7)
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394,788
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396,845
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399,607
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396,419
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391,128
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EBITDA
(8)
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310,741
|
|
|
353,243
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|
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377,983
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369,086
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290,950
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Adjusted EBITDA
(8)
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445,341
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442,463
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468,954
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461,018
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413,033
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Capital expenditures:
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Expenditures for vessels and equipment
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344,987
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191,969
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194,255
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470,213
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39,894
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Liquefied Gas Fleet Data:
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Consolidated:
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Calendar-ship-days
(9)
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7,440
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6,935
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6,619
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5,981
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5,856
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Average age of our fleet (in years at end of year)
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9.0
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8.9
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7.9
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6.7
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6.6
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Vessels at end of year
(11)
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21
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19
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19
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18
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|
16
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Equity Accounted:
(10)
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Calendar-ship-days
(9)
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12,285
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11,720
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11,338
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11,059
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5,481
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Average age of our fleet (in years at end of year)
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8.7
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8.5
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8.0
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9.4
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3.4
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Vessels at end of year
(11)
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35
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32
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31
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32
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16
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Conventional Fleet Data:
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Calendar-ship-days
(9)
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2,439
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2,920
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3,202
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|
|
3,994
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4,026
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Average age of our fleet (in years at end of year)
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11.7
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9.5
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8.5
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8.5
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7.9
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Vessels at end of year
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6
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8
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8
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10
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11
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(1)
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Income from vessel operations includes write-down and loss on sale of vessels of $39.0 million and $29.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2012, respectively.
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(2)
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Equity income includes unrealized gains on non-designated derivative instruments, and any ineffectiveness of derivative instruments designated as hedges for accounting purposes of $7.3 million, $10.2 million, $1.6 million, $25.9 million, and $5.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
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(3)
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We entered into interest rate swap and swaption agreements to mitigate our interest rate risk from our floating-rate debt, leases and restricted cash. We also have entered into an agreement with Teekay Corporation relating to the Toledo Spirit time-charter contract under which Teekay Corporation pays us any amounts payable to the charterer as a result of spot rates being below the fixed rate, and we pay Teekay Corporation any amounts payable to us as a result of spot rates being in excess of the fixed rate. We have not applied hedge accounting treatment to these derivative instruments except for several interest rate swaps in certain of our equity accounted joint ventures, and as a result, changes in the fair value of our derivatives are recognized immediately into income and are presented as realized and unrealized loss on derivative instruments in the consolidated statements of income. Please see “Item 18 – Financial Statements: Note 12 – Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.”
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(4)
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Substantially all of these foreign currency exchange gains and losses were unrealized. Under GAAP, all foreign currency-denominated monetary assets and liabilities, such as cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, restricted cash, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, unearned revenue, advances from affiliates and long-term debt, are revalued and reported based on the prevailing exchange rate at the end of the period. Foreign exchange gains and losses include realized and unrealized gains and losses on our cross-currency swaps. Our primary sources for the foreign currency exchange gains and losses are our Euro-denominated term loans and Norwegian Kroner-denominated (or
NOK
) bonds. Euro-denominated term loans totaled
208.9 million
Euros (
$219.7 million
) at December 31, 2016, 222.7 million Euros ($241.8 million) at December 31, 2015, 235.6 million Euros ($285.0 million) at December 31, 2014, 247.6 million Euros ($340.2 million) at December 31, 2013, and 258.8 million Euros ($341.4 million) at December 31, 2012. Our NOK-denominated bonds totaled 3.5 billion NOK ($371.3 million) at December 31, 2016, 2.6 billion NOK ($294.0 million) at December 31, 2015, 1.6 billion NOK ($214.7 million) at December 31, 2014, 1.6 billion NOK ($263.5 million) at December 31, 2013, and 700.0 million NOK ($125.8 million) at December 31, 2012.
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(5)
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Vessels and equipment consist of (a) our vessels, at cost less accumulated depreciation, (b) vessels under capital leases, at cost less accumulated depreciation and (c) advances on our newbuildings.
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(6)
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The external charters that commenced in 2009 with The Tangguh Production Sharing Contractors and in 2013 with Awilco LNG ASA (or
Awilco
) have been accounted for as direct financing leases. As a result, the two LNG vessels chartered to The Tangguh Production Sharing Contractors and the two LNG vessels chartered to Awilco are not included as part of vessels and equipment.
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(7)
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Net voyage revenues is a non-GAAP financial measure. Consistent with general practice in the shipping industry, we use net voyage revenues (defined as voyage revenues less voyage expenses) as a measure of equating revenues generated from voyage charters to revenues generated from time-charters, which assists us in making operating decisions about the deployment of our vessels and their performance. Under time-charters the charterer pays the voyage expenses, whereas under voyage charter contracts the ship owner pays these expenses. Some voyage expenses are fixed, and the remainder can be estimated. If we, as the ship owner, pay the voyage expenses, we typically pass the approximate amount of these expenses on to our customers by charging higher rates under the contract or billing the expenses to them. As a result, although voyage revenues from different types of contracts may vary, the net voyage revenues are comparable across the different types of contracts. We principally use net voyage revenues because it provides more meaningful information to us than voyage revenues, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. Net voyage revenues are also widely used by investors and analysts in the shipping industry for comparing financial performance between companies and to industry averages. The following table reconciles net voyage revenues with voyage revenues.
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(in thousands of U.S. Dollars)
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Year Ended
December 31,
2016
|
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Year Ended
December 31,
2015
|
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Year Ended
December 31,
2014
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Year Ended
December 31,
2013
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Year Ended
December 31,
2012
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Voyage revenues
|
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396,444
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|
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397,991
|
|
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402,928
|
|
|
399,276
|
|
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392,900
|
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Voyage expenses
|
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(1,656
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)
|
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(1,146
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)
|
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(3,321
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)
|
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(2,857
|
)
|
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(1,772
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)
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Net voyage revenues
|
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394,788
|
|
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396,845
|
|
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399,607
|
|
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396,419
|
|
|
391,128
|
|
(8)
|
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures. EBITDA represents net income before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA represents EBITDA before restructuring charges, net of reimbursement, write-down and loss on sale of vessels, foreign currency exchange (gain) loss, amortization of in-process contracts included in voyage revenues net of offsetting vessel operating expenses, unrealized (gain) loss on non-designated derivative instruments, realized loss on interest rate swaps and Adjustments to Equity Income. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are used as a supplemental financial measure by management and by external users of our financial statements, such as investors, as discussed below:
|
•
|
Financial and operating performance. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA assist our management and investors by increasing the comparability of our fundamental performance from period to period and against the fundamental performance of other companies in our industry that provide EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA information. This increased comparability is achieved by excluding the potentially disparate effects between periods or companies of interest expense, taxes, depreciation or amortization, amortization of in-process revenue contracts and realized and unrealized loss on derivative instruments relating to interest rate swaps, interest rate swaptions, and cross-currency swaps, which items are affected by various and possibly changing financing methods, capital structure and historical cost basis and which items may significantly affect net income between periods. We believe that including EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as financial and operating measures benefits investors in (a) selecting between investing in us and other investment alternatives and (b) monitoring our ongoing financial and operational strength and health in assessing whether to continue to hold our common and preferred units.
|
•
|
Liquidity. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA allow us to assess the ability of assets to generate cash sufficient to service debt, pay distributions and undertake capital expenditures. By eliminating the cash flow effect resulting from our existing capitalization and other items such as dry-docking expenditures, working capital changes and foreign currency exchange gains and losses, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA provides a consistent measure of our ability to generate cash over the long term. Management uses this information as a significant factor in determining (a) our proper capitalization (including assessing how much debt to incur and whether changes to the capitalization should be made) and (b) whether to undertake material capital expenditures and how to finance them, all in light of our cash distribution policy. Use of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as liquidity measures also permits investors to assess the fundamental ability of our business to generate cash sufficient to meet cash needs, including distributions on our common and preferred units.
|
(in thousands of U.S. Dollars)
|
|
Year Ended
December 31,
2016
|
|
Year Ended
December 31,
2015
|
|
Year Ended
December 31,
2014
|
|
Year Ended
December 31,
2013
|
|
Year Ended
December 31,
2012
|
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Reconciliation of “EBITDA” and “Adjusted EBITDA” to “Net income”:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Net income
|
|
157,965
|
|
|
217,510
|
|
|
218,927
|
|
|
213,315
|
|
|
139,142
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
95,542
|
|
|
92,253
|
|
|
94,127
|
|
|
97,884
|
|
|
100,474
|
|
Interest expense, net of interest income
|
|
56,261
|
|
|
40,758
|
|
|
57,362
|
|
|
52,731
|
|
|
50,709
|
|
Income tax expense
|
|
973
|
|
|
2,722
|
|
|
7,567
|
|
|
5,156
|
|
|
625
|
|
EBITDA
|
|
310,741
|
|
|
353,243
|
|
|
377,983
|
|
|
369,086
|
|
|
290,950
|
|
Restructuring charges, net of reimbursement
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,989
|
|
|
1,786
|
|
|
—
|
|
Write-down and loss on sale of vessels
|
|
38,976
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
29,367
|
|
Foreign currency exchange (gain) loss
|
|
(5,335
|
)
|
|
(13,943
|
)
|
|
(28,401
|
)
|
|
15,832
|
|
|
8,244
|
|
Amortization of in-process contracts included in voyage revenues, net of offsetting vessel operating expenses
|
|
(1,113
|
)
|
|
(1,113
|
)
|
|
(1,113
|
)
|
|
(1,113
|
)
|
|
(649
|
)
|
Unrealized (gain) loss on non-designated derivative instruments
|
|
(19,433
|
)
|
|
(12,375
|
)
|
|
2,096
|
|
|
(22,568
|
)
|
|
(6,900
|
)
|
Realized loss on interest rate swaps
|
|
25,940
|
|
|
28,968
|
|
|
41,725
|
|
|
38,089
|
|
|
37,427
|
|
Adjustments to Equity Accounted EBITDA
(12)(13)
|
|
95,565
|
|
|
87,683
|
|
|
74,675
|
|
|
59,906
|
|
|
54,594
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA
|
|
445,341
|
|
|
442,463
|
|
|
468,954
|
|
|
461,018
|
|
|
413,033
|
|
Reconciliation of “Adjusted EBITDA” to “Net operating cash flow”:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Net operating cash flow
|
|
166,492
|
|
|
239,729
|
|
|
191,097
|
|
|
183,532
|
|
|
192,013
|
|
Expenditures for dry docking
|
|
12,686
|
|
|
10,357
|
|
|
13,471
|
|
|
27,203
|
|
|
7,493
|
|
Interest expense, net of interest income
|
|
56,261
|
|
|
40,758
|
|
|
57,362
|
|
|
52,731
|
|
|
50,709
|
|
Income tax expense
|
|
973
|
|
|
2,722
|
|
|
7,567
|
|
|
5,156
|
|
|
625
|
|
Change in operating assets and liabilities
|
|
20,669
|
|
|
34,187
|
|
|
(18,822
|
)
|
|
(10,078
|
)
|
|
7,307
|
|
Equity income from joint ventures
|
|
62,307
|
|
|
84,171
|
|
|
115,478
|
|
|
123,282
|
|
|
78,866
|
|
Dividends received from equity accounted joint ventures
|
|
(31,113
|
)
|
|
(97,146
|
)
|
|
(11,005
|
)
|
|
(13,738
|
)
|
|
(14,700
|
)
|
Restructuring charges, net of reimbursement
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,989
|
|
|
1,786
|
|
|
—
|
|
Realized loss on interest rate swaps
|
|
25,940
|
|
|
28,968
|
|
|
41,725
|
|
|
38,089
|
|
|
37,427
|
|
Realized loss (gain) on cross-currency swaps recorded in foreign currency exchange (gain) loss
|
|
26,774
|
|
|
7,640
|
|
|
2,222
|
|
|
338
|
|
|
(257
|
)
|
Adjustments to Equity Accounted EBITDA
(12)(13)
|
|
95,565
|
|
|
87,683
|
|
|
74,675
|
|
|
59,906
|
|
|
54,594
|
|
Other, net
|
|
8,787
|
|
|
3,394
|
|
|
(6,805
|
)
|
|
(7,189
|
)
|
|
(1,044
|
)
|
Adjusted EBITDA
|
|
445,341
|
|
|
442,463
|
|
|
468,954
|
|
|
461,018
|
|
|
413,033
|
|
(9)
|
Calendar-ship-days are equal to the aggregate number of calendar days in a period that our vessels were in our possession during that period.
|
(10)
|
Equity accounted vessels include (i) six LNG carriers (or the
MALT LNG Carriers
) relating to the
Teekay LNG-Marubeni Joint Venture from 2012, (ii) four LNG carriers (or the
RasGas 3 LNG Carriers
) relating to our joint venture with QGTC Nakilat (1643-6) Holdings Corporation from 2008, (iii) four LNG carriers relating to the Angola Project (or the
Angola LNG Carriers
) in our joint venture with Mitsui & Co. Ltd. and NYK Energy Transport (Atlantic) Ltd. from 2011, (iv) two LNG carriers (or the
Exmar LNG Carriers
) relating our LNG joint venture with Exmar NV (or
Exmar
) and (v) 19, 16, and 15 LPG carriers (or the
Exmar LPG Carriers
) from 2016, 2015, and 2014, respectively, relating to our LPG joint venture with Exmar. The figures in the selected financial data for our equity accounted vessels are at 100% and not based on our ownership percentages.
|
(11)
|
For 2016, the number of vessels indicated do not include nine LNG carriers newbuildings in our consolidated liquefied gas fleet and 14 LNG and LPG carriers newbuildings in our equity accounted liquefied gas fleet.
|
(12)
|
Adjusted Equity Accounted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. Adjusted Equity Accounted EBITDA represents equity income after Adjustments to Equity Income. Adjustments to Equity Income consist of depreciation and amortization, interest expense net of interest income, income tax expense (recovery), amortization of in-process revenue contracts, foreign currency exchange loss (gain), write-down and loss (gain) on sales of vessels, unrealized gain on non-designated derivative instruments and realized loss on interest rate swaps, in each case related to our equity accounted entities, on the basis of our ownership percentages of such entities. Neither Adjusted Equity Accounted EBITDA nor Adjustments to Equity Accounted EBITDA should be considered as an alternative to equity income or any other measure of financial performance or liquidity presented in accordance with GAAP. Adjustments to Equity Accounted EBITDA exclude some, but not all, items that affect equity income and these measures may vary among other companies. Therefore, Adjustments to Equity Accounted EBITDA as presented in this Annual Report may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of the other companies. When using Adjusted EBITDA as a measure of liquidity, it should be noted that this measure includes the Adjusted EBITDA from our equity accounted for investments. We do not have control over the operations, nor do we have any legal claim to the revenue and expenses of our equity accounted for investments. Consequently, the cash flow generated by our equity accounted for investments, as measured by Adjusted Equity Accounted EBITDA, may not be available for use by us in the period generated.
|
(13)
|
Adjustments relating to equity income from our equity accounted joint ventures are as follows:
|
(in thousands of U.S. Dollars)
|
|
Year Ended
December 31,
2016
|
|
Year Ended
December 31,
2015
|
|
Year Ended
December 31,
2014
|
|
Year Ended
December 31,
2013
|
|
Year Ended
December 31,
2012
|
|||||
Reconciliation of “Adjusted Equity Accounted EBITDA” to “Equity Income”:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Equity Income
|
|
62,307
|
|
|
84,171
|
|
|
115,478
|
|
|
123,282
|
|
|
78,866
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
52,095
|
|
|
48,702
|
|
|
45,885
|
|
|
45,664
|
|
|
25,589
|
|
Interest expense, net of interest income
|
|
39,849
|
|
|
37,376
|
|
|
36,916
|
|
|
35,110
|
|
|
26,622
|
|
Income tax expense (recovery)
|
|
352
|
|
|
315
|
|
|
(155
|
)
|
|
163
|
|
|
87
|
|
Amortization of in-process revenue contracts
|
|
(5,482
|
)
|
|
(7,153
|
)
|
|
(8,295
|
)
|
|
(14,173
|
)
|
|
(11,083
|
)
|
Foreign currency exchange loss (gain)
|
|
125
|
|
|
(527
|
)
|
|
(441
|
)
|
|
149
|
|
|
(18
|
)
|
Write-down and loss (gain) on sales of vessels
|
|
4,861
|
|
|
1,228
|
|
|
(16,923
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Unrealized gain on non-designated derivative instruments
|
|
(6,963
|
)
|
|
(10,945
|
)
|
|
(1,563
|
)
|
|
(26,432
|
)
|
|
(5,549
|
)
|
Realized loss on interest rate swaps
|
|
10,728
|
|
|
18,687
|
|
|
19,251
|
|
|
19,425
|
|
|
18,946
|
|
Adjustments to Equity Accounted EBITDA
|
|
95,565
|
|
|
87,683
|
|
|
74,675
|
|
|
59,906
|
|
|
54,594
|
|
Adjusted Equity Accounted EBITDA
|
|
157,872
|
|
|
171,854
|
|
|
190,153
|
|
|
183,188
|
|
|
133,460
|
|
•
|
the rates we obtain from our charters;
|
•
|
the expiration of charter contracts;
|
•
|
the charterers options to terminate charter contracts or repurchase vessels;
|
•
|
the level of our operating costs, such as the cost of crews and insurance;
|
•
|
the continued availability of LNG and LPG production, liquefaction and regasification facilities;
|
•
|
the number of unscheduled off-hire days for our fleet and the timing of, and number of days required for, scheduled dry docking of our vessels;
|
•
|
delays in the delivery of newbuildings and the beginning of payments under charters relating to those vessels;
|
•
|
prevailing global and regional economic and political conditions;
|
•
|
currency exchange rate fluctuations;
|
•
|
the effect of governmental regulations and maritime self-regulatory organization standards on the conduct of our business; and
|
•
|
limitation of obtaining cash distributions from joint venture entities due to similar restrictions within the joint venture entities.
|
•
|
the level of capital expenditures we make, including for maintaining vessels, building new vessels, acquiring existing vessels and complying with regulations;
|
•
|
our debt service requirements and restrictions on distributions contained in our debt instruments;
|
•
|
fluctuations in our working capital needs;
|
•
|
our ability to make working capital borrowings, including to pay distributions to unitholders; and
|
•
|
the amount of any cash reserves, including reserves for future capital expenditures, anticipated future credit needs and other matters, established by Teekay GP L.L.C., our general partner (or our
General Partner
) in its discretion.
|
•
|
restructuring our debt;
|
•
|
seeking additional debt or equity capital;
|
•
|
selling assets;
|
•
|
further reducing distributions;
|
•
|
reducing, delaying or cancelling our business activities, acquisitions, investments or capital expenditures; or
|
•
|
seeking bankruptcy protection.
|
•
|
the cost of labor and materials;
|
•
|
customer requirements;
|
•
|
increases in the size of our fleet;
|
•
|
governmental regulations and maritime self-regulatory organization standards relating to safety, security or the environment; and
|
•
|
competitive standards.
|
•
|
our ability to obtain additional financing, if necessary, for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions or other purposes may be impaired or such financing may not be available on favorable terms;
|
•
|
we will need a substantial portion of our cash flow to make principal and interest payments on our debt, reducing the funds that would otherwise be available for operations, future business opportunities and distributions to unitholders;
|
•
|
our debt level may make us more vulnerable than our competitors with less debt to competitive pressures or a downturn in our industry or the economy generally; and
|
•
|
our debt level may limit our flexibility in responding to changing business and economic conditions.
|
•
|
incur or guarantee indebtedness;
|
•
|
change ownership or structure, including mergers, consolidations, liquidations and dissolutions;
|
•
|
make dividends or distributions when in default of the relevant loans;
|
•
|
make certain negative pledges and grant certain liens;
|
•
|
sell, transfer, assign or convey assets;
|
•
|
make certain investments; and
|
•
|
enter into new lines of business.
|
•
|
failure to pay any principal, interest, fees, expenses or other amounts when due;
|
•
|
failure to notify the lenders of any material oil spill or discharge of hazardous material, or of any action or claim related thereto;
|
•
|
breach or lapse of any insurance with respect to vessels securing the facility;
|
•
|
breach of certain financial covenants;
|
•
|
failure to observe any other agreement, security instrument, obligation or covenant beyond specified cure periods in certain cases;
|
•
|
default under other indebtedness;
|
•
|
bankruptcy or insolvency events;
|
•
|
failure of any representation or warranty to be materially correct;
|
•
|
a change of control, as defined in the applicable agreement; and
|
•
|
a material adverse effect, as defined in the applicable agreement.
|
•
|
the customer fails to make charter payments because of its financial inability, disagreements with us or otherwise;
|
•
|
we agree to reduce the charter payments due to us under a charter because of the customer’s inability to continue making the original payments;
|
•
|
the customer exercises certain rights to terminate the charter, purchase or cause the sale of the vessel or, under some of our charters, convert the time-charter to a bareboat charter (some of which rights are exercisable at any time);
|
•
|
the customer terminates the charter because we fail to deliver the vessel within a fixed period of time, the vessel is lost or damaged beyond repair, there are serious deficiencies in the vessel or prolonged periods of off-hire, or we default under the charter; or
|
•
|
under some of our time-charters, the customer terminates the charter because of the termination of the charterer’s sales agreement or a prolonged force majeure event affecting the customer, including damage to or destruction of relevant facilities, war or political unrest preventing us from performing services for that customer.
|
•
|
renew existing charters upon their expiration;
|
•
|
obtain new charters;
|
•
|
successfully interact with shipyards during periods of shipyard construction constraints;
|
•
|
obtain financing on commercially acceptable terms; or
|
•
|
maintain satisfactory relationships with our employees and suppliers.
|
•
|
a reduction in exploration for or development of new natural gas reserves or projects, or the delay or cancelation of existing projects as energy companies lower their capital expenditures budgets, which may reduce our growth opportunities;
|
•
|
a reduction in both the competitiveness of natural gas as a fuel for power generation and the market price of natural gas, to the extent that natural gas prices are benchmarked to the price of crude oil;
|
•
|
lower demand for vessels of the types we own and operate, which may reduce available charter rates and revenue to us upon redeployment of our vessels following expiration or termination of existing contracts or upon the initial chartering of vessels, or which may result in extended periods of our vessels being idle between contracts;
|
•
|
customers potentially seeking to renegotiate or terminate existing vessel contracts, or failing to extend or renew contracts upon expiration, or seeking to negotiate cancelable contracts;
|
•
|
the inability or refusal of customers to make charter payments to us, including purchase obligations at the end of, or the early termination of, charter contracts with Awilco relating to two of our LNG carriers due in 2017 and 2018, due to financial constraints or otherwise; or
|
•
|
declines in vessel values, which may result in losses to us upon vessel sales or impairment charges against our earnings.
|
•
|
increases in the cost of natural gas derived from LNG relative to the cost of natural gas generally;
|
•
|
increase in the cost of LPG relative to the cost of naphtha and other competing petrochemicals;
|
•
|
increases in the production of natural gas in areas linked by pipelines to consuming areas, the extension of existing, or the development of new, pipeline systems in markets we may serve, or the conversion of existing non-natural gas pipelines to natural gas pipelines in those markets;
|
•
|
decreases in the consumption of natural gas due to increases in its price relative to other energy sources or other factors making consumption of natural gas less attractive;
|
•
|
additional sources of natural gas, including shale gas;
|
•
|
availability of alternative energy sources; and
|
•
|
negative global or regional economic or political conditions, particularly in LNG and LPG consuming regions, which could reduce energy consumption or its growth.
|
•
|
increases in interest rates or other events that may affect the availability of sufficient financing for LNG projects on commercially reasonable terms;
|
•
|
decreases in the price of LNG, which might decrease the expected returns relating to investments in LNG projects;
|
•
|
the inability of project owners or operators to obtain governmental approvals to construct or operate LNG facilities;
|
•
|
local community resistance to proposed or existing LNG facilities based on safety, environmental or security concerns;
|
•
|
any significant explosion, spill or similar incident involving an LNG facility or LNG carrier; and
|
•
|
labor or political unrest affecting existing or proposed areas of LNG production.
|
•
|
shipping industry relationships and reputation for customer service and safety;
|
•
|
shipping experience and quality of ship operations (including cost effectiveness);
|
•
|
quality and experience of seafaring crew;
|
•
|
the ability to finance carriers at competitive rates and financial stability generally;
|
•
|
relationships with shipyards and the ability to get suitable berths;
|
•
|
construction management experience, including the ability to obtain on-time delivery of new vessels according to customer specifications;
|
•
|
willingness to accept operational risks pursuant to the charter, such as allowing termination of the charter for force majeure events; and
|
•
|
competitiveness of the bid in terms of overall price.
|
•
|
quality or engineering problems;
|
•
|
changes in governmental regulations or maritime self-regulatory organization standards;
|
•
|
work stoppages or other labor disturbances at the shipyard;
|
•
|
bankruptcy or other financial crisis of the shipbuilder;
|
•
|
a backlog of orders at the shipyard;
|
•
|
political or economic disturbances where our vessels are being or may be built;
|
•
|
weather interference or catastrophic event, such as a major earthquake or fire;
|
•
|
our requests for changes to the original vessel specifications;
|
•
|
shortages of or delays in the receipt of necessary construction materials, such as steel;
|
•
|
our inability to finance the purchase or construction of the vessels; or
|
•
|
our inability to obtain requisite permits or approvals.
|
•
|
prevailing economic conditions in natural gas, oil and energy markets;
|
•
|
a substantial or extended decline in demand for natural gas, LNG, LPG or oil;
|
•
|
competition from more technologically advanced vessels;
|
•
|
increases in the supply of vessel capacity; and
|
•
|
the cost of retrofitting or modifying existing vessels, as a result of technological advances in vessel design or equipment, changes in applicable environmental or other regulation or standards, or otherwise.
|
•
|
fail to realize anticipated benefits, such as new customer relationships, cost-savings or cash flow enhancements;
|
•
|
be unable to hire, train or retain qualified shore and seafaring personnel to manage and operate our growing business and fleet;
|
•
|
decrease our liquidity by using a significant portion of our available cash or borrowing capacity to finance acquisitions;
|
•
|
significantly increase our interest expense or financial leverage if we incur additional debt to finance acquisitions;
|
•
|
incur or assume unanticipated liabilities, losses or costs associated with the business or vessels acquired; or
|
•
|
incur other significant charges, such as impairment of goodwill or other intangible assets, asset devaluation or restructuring charges.
|
•
|
marine disasters;
|
•
|
bad weather or natural disasters;
|
•
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mechanical failures;
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•
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grounding, fire, explosions and collisions;
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•
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piracy;
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•
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human error; and
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•
|
war and terrorism.
|
•
|
death or injury to persons, loss of property or environmental damage;
|
•
|
delays in the delivery of cargo;
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•
|
loss of revenues from or termination of charter contracts;
|
•
|
governmental fines, penalties or restrictions on conducting business;
|
•
|
higher insurance rates; and
|
•
|
damage to our reputation and customer relationships generally.
|
•
|
failure to achieve expected operating results;
|
•
|
changes in demand for LNG;
|
•
|
adverse changes in Russian regulations or governmental policy relating to the project or the export of LNG;
|
•
|
technical challenges of completing and operating the complex project, particularly in extreme Arctic conditions;
|
•
|
labor disputes; and
|
•
|
environmental regulations or potential claims.
|
•
|
acquire LNG carriers and related time-charters as part of a business if a majority of the value of the total assets or business acquired is not attributable to the LNG carriers and time-charters, as determined in good faith by the board of directors of Teekay Corporation or the board of directors of Teekay Offshore’s general partner; however, if at any time Teekay Corporation or Teekay Offshore completes such an acquisition, it must offer to sell the LNG carriers and related time-charters to us for their fair market value plus any additional tax or other similar costs to Teekay Corporation or Teekay Offshore that would be required to transfer the LNG carriers and time-charters to us separately from the acquired business; or
|
•
|
own, operate and charter LNG carriers that relate to a bid or award for an LNG project that Teekay Corporation or any of its subsidiaries submits or receives; however, at least 180 days prior to the scheduled delivery date of any such LNG carrier, Teekay Corporation must offer to sell the LNG carrier and related time-charter to us, with the vessel valued at its “fully-built-up cost,” which represents the aggregate expenditures incurred (or to be incurred prior to delivery to us) by Teekay Corporation to acquire or construct and bring such LNG carrier to the condition and location necessary for our intended use, plus a reasonable allocation of overhead costs related to the development of such a project and other projects that would have been subject to the offer rights set forth in the omnibus agreement but were not completed.
|
•
|
acquire, operate or charter LNG carriers if our General Partner has previously advised Teekay Corporation or Teekay Offshore that the board of directors of our General Partner has elected, with the approval of its conflicts committee, not to cause us or our subsidiaries to acquire or operate the carriers;
|
•
|
acquire up to a 9.9% equity ownership, voting or profit participation interest in any publicly traded company that owns or operates LNG carriers; and
|
•
|
provide ship management services relating to LNG carriers.
|
•
|
neither our partnership agreement nor any other agreement requires our General Partner or Teekay Corporation to pursue a business strategy that favors us or utilizes our assets, and Teekay Corporation’s officers and directors have a fiduciary duty to make decisions in the best interests of the shareholders of Teekay Corporation, which may be contrary to our interests;
|
•
|
executive officers of Teekay Gas Group Ltd., our newly formed subsidiary, and two of the directors of our General Partner also currently serve as officers or directors of Teekay Corporation;
|
•
|
our General Partner is allowed to take into account the interests of parties other than us, such as Teekay Corporation, in resolving conflicts of interest, which has the effect of limiting its fiduciary duty to our unitholders;
|
•
|
our General Partner has limited its liability and reduced its fiduciary duties under the laws of The Marshall Islands, while also restricting the remedies available to our unitholders, and as a result of purchasing units, unitholders are treated as having agreed to the modified standard of fiduciary duties and to certain actions that may be taken by our General Partner, all as set forth in our partnership agreement;
|
•
|
our General Partner determines the amount and timing of our asset purchases and sales, capital expenditures, borrowings, issuances of additional partnership securities and reserves, each of which can affect the amount of cash that is available for distribution to our unitholders;
|
•
|
in some instances, our General Partner may cause us to borrow funds in order to permit the payment of cash distributions, even if the purpose or effect of the borrowing is to make incentive distributions to affiliates to Teekay Corporation;
|
•
|
our General Partner determines which costs incurred by it and its affiliates are reimbursable by us;
|
•
|
our partnership agreement does not restrict our General Partner from causing us to pay it or its affiliates for any services rendered to us on terms that are fair and reasonable or entering into additional contractual arrangements with any of these entities on our behalf;
|
•
|
our General Partner controls the enforcement of obligations owed to us by it and its affiliates; and
|
•
|
our General Partner decides whether to retain separate counsel, accountants or others to perform services for us.
|
•
|
The ratio of taxable income to distributions with respect to common units would be expected to increase because items would not be allocated to account for any differences between the fair market value and the basis of our assets at the time our common units are issued.
|
•
|
Common unitholders may recognize income or gain on any change in our status from a partnership to a corporation that occurs while they hold common units.
|
•
|
We would not be permitted to adjust the tax basis of a secondary market purchaser in our assets under Section 743(b) of the Code. As a result, a person who purchases common units from a common unitholder in the secondary market may realize materially more taxable income each year with respect to the units. This could reduce the value of common unitholders’ common units.
|
•
|
Common unitholders would not be entitled to claim any credit against their U.S. federal income tax liability for non-U.S. income tax liabilities incurred by us.
|
•
|
As to the U.S. source portion of our income attributable to transportation that begins or ends (but not both) in the United States, we will be subject to U.S. tax on such income on a gross basis (that is, without any allowance for deductions) at a rate of 4 percent. The imposition of this tax would have a negative effect on our business and would result in decreased cash available for distribution to common unitholders.
|
•
|
We also may be considered a passive foreign investment company (or
PFIC
) for U.S. federal income tax purposes. U.S. shareholders of a PFIC are subject to an adverse U.S. federal income tax regime with respect to the income derived by the PFIC, the distributions they receive from the PFIC, and the gain, if any, they derive from the sale or other disposition of their interests in the PFIC.
|
A.
|
Overview, History and Development
|
B.
|
Operations
|
Vessel
|
|
Capacity
|
|
Delivery
|
|
Our Ownership
|
|
|
|
Charterer
|
|
Expiration of
Charter
(1)
|
||
|
|
(cubic meters)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Operating LNG carriers:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Consolidated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Hispania Spirit
|
|
137,814
|
|
|
2002
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
|
|
Shell Spain LNG S.A.U.
|
|
Sep. 2022
(2)
|
Catalunya Spirit
|
|
135,423
|
|
|
2003
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
|
|
Gas Natural SDG
|
|
Aug. 2023
(2)
|
Galicia Spirit
|
|
137,814
|
|
|
2004
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
|
|
Uniòn Fenosa Gas
|
|
Jun. 2029
(3)
|
Madrid Spirit
|
|
135,423
|
|
|
2004
|
|
100
|
%
|
|
|
|
Shell Spain LNG S.A.U.
|
|
Dec. 2024
(2)
|
Al Marrouna
|
|
149,539
|
|
|
2006
|
|
70
|
%
|
|
|
|
Ras Laffan Liquefied
Natural Gas Company Ltd.
|
|
Oct. 2026
(4)
|
Al Areesh
|
|
148,786
|
|
|
2007
|
|
70
|
%
|
|
|
|
Ras Laffan Liquefied
Natural Gas Company Ltd.
|
|
Jan. 2027
(4)
|
Al Daayen
|
|
148,853
|
|
|
2007
|
|
70
|
%
|
|
|
|
Ras Laffan Liquefied
Natural Gas Company Ltd.
|
|
Apr. 2027
(4)
|
Tangguh Hiri
|
|
151,885
|
|
|
2008
|
|
69
|
%
|
|
|
|
The Tangguh Production
Sharing Contractors
|
|
Jan. 2029
|
Tangguh Sago
|
|
155,000
|
|
|
2009
|
|
69
|
%
|
|
|
|
The Tangguh Production
Sharing Contractors
|
|
May 2029
|
Arctic Spirit
|
|
87,305
|
|
|
1993
|
|
99
|
%
|
|
|
|
Teekay Corporation
|
|
Apr. 2018
(4)
|
Polar Spirit
|
|
87,305
|
|
|
1993
|
|
99
|
%
|
|
|
|
Teekay Corporation
|
|
Apr. 2018
(4)
|
Wilforce
|
|
155,900
|
|
|
2013
|
|
99
|
%
|
|
|
|
Awilco LNG ASA
|
|
Sep. 2018
(5)
|
Wilpride
|
|
155,900
|
|
|
2013
|
|
99
|
%
|
|
|
|
Awilco LNG ASA
|
|
Nov. 2017
(5)
|
Creole Spirit
|
|
173,000
|
|
|
2016
|
|
100% –
Capital lease
|
|
|
|
|
Cheniere Marketing, LLC
|
|
Feb. 2021
(6)
|
Oak Spirit
|
|
173,000
|
|
|
2016
|
|
100% –
Capital lease
|
|
|
|
|
Cheniere Marketing, LLC
|
|
Aug. 2021
(6)
|
Equity Accounted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Al Huwaila
|
|
214,176
|
|
|
2008
|
|
40
|
%
|
|
(8)
|
|
Ras Laffan Liquefied
Natural Gas Company Ltd.
|
|
Apr. 2033
(2)
|
Al Kharsaah
|
|
214,198
|
|
|
2008
|
|
40
|
%
|
|
(8)
|
|
Ras Laffan Liquefied
Natural Gas Company Ltd.
|
|
Apr. 2033
(2)
|
Al Shamal
|
|
213,536
|
|
|
2008
|
|
40
|
%
|
|
(8)
|
|
Ras Laffan Liquefied
Natural Gas Company Ltd.
|
|
May 2033
(2)
|
Al Khuwair
|
|
213,101
|
|
|
2008
|
|
40
|
%
|
|
(8)
|
|
Ras Laffan Liquefied
Natural Gas Company Ltd.
|
|
Jun. 2033
(2)
|
Excelsior
|
|
138,087
|
|
|
2005
|
|
50
|
%
|
|
(9)
|
|
Excelerate Energy LP
|
|
Jan. 2025
(2)
|
Excalibur
|
|
138,034
|
|
|
2002
|
|
49
|
%
|
|
(9)
|
|
Excelerate Energy LP
|
|
Mar. 2022
|
Soyo
|
|
160,400
|
|
|
2011
|
|
33
|
%
|
|
(10)
|
|
Angola LNG Supply Services LLC
|
|
Aug. 2031
(2)
|
Malanje
|
|
160,400
|
|
|
2011
|
|
33
|
%
|
|
(10)
|
|
Angola LNG Supply Services LLC
|
|
Sep. 2031
(2)
|
Lobito
|
|
160,400
|
|
|
2011
|
|
33
|
%
|
|
(10)
|
|
Angola LNG Supply Services LLC
|
|
Oct. 2031
(2)
|
Cubal
|
|
160,400
|
|
|
2012
|
|
33
|
%
|
|
(10)
|
|
Angola LNG Supply Services LLC
|
|
Jan. 2032
(2)
|
Meridian Spirit
|
|
165,700
|
|
|
2010
|
|
52
|
%
|
|
(11)
|
|
Total E&P Norge AS Mansel Limited
|
|
Nov. 2030
(7)
|
Magellan Spirit
|
|
165,700
|
|
|
2009
|
|
52
|
%
|
|
(11)
|
|
Spot market
|
|
-
|
Marib Spirit
|
|
165,500
|
|
|
2008
|
|
52
|
%
|
|
(11)
|
|
Yemen LNG Company Limited
(12)
|
|
Mar. 2029
(7)
|
Arwa Spirit
|
|
165,500
|
|
|
2008
|
|
52
|
%
|
|
(11)
|
|
Yemen LNG Company Limited
(12)
|
|
Apr. 2029
(7)
|
Methane Spirit
|
|
165,500
|
|
|
2008
|
|
52
|
%
|
|
(11)
|
|
Spot market
|
|
-
|
Woodside Donaldson
|
|
165,500
|
|
|
2009
|
|
52
|
%
|
|
(11)
|
|
Pluto LNG Party Limited
|
|
Jun. 2026
(13)
|
|
|
4,899,079
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
Each of our time-charters are subject to certain termination and purchase provisions.
|
(2)
|
The charterer has two options to extend the term for an additional five years each.
|
(3)
|
The charterer has one option to extend the term for an additional five years.
|
(4)
|
The charterer has three options to extend the term for an additional five years each.
|
(5)
|
The charterer has an option to extend the term for one additional year and at the end of the charter period the charterer has an obligation to purchase each vessel at a fixed price.
|
(6)
|
We are the lessee under capital lease arrangement and will be required to purchase the vessel after the end of the lease terms for a fixed price.
|
(7)
|
The charterer has three options to extend the term for one, five and five additional years, respectively.
|
(8)
|
The RasGas 3 LNG Carriers are accounted for under the equity method.
|
(9)
|
The Exmar LNG Carriers are accounted for under the equity method.
|
(10)
|
The Angola LNG Carriers are accounted for under the equity method.
|
(11)
|
The MALT LNG Carriers are accounted for under the equity method.
|
(12)
|
Please see "Item 5
–
Operating and Financial Review and Prospects: Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
–
Significant Developments in 2016 and early 2017" relating to the status of this charter contract.
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|||||||
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
|||
Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Company Ltd.
|
|
18
|
%
|
|
18
|
%
|
|
17
|
%
|
Shell Spain LNG S.A.U.
(1)
|
|
12
|
%
|
|
12
|
%
|
|
13
|
%
|
The Tangguh Production Sharing Contractors
|
|
11
|
%
|
|
11
|
%
|
|
11
|
%
|
(1)
|
Shell Spain LNG S.A.U. acquired the charter contracts from Repsol YPF, S.A in March 2014. The voyage revenues in 2014 consisted of the voyage revenues from both customers relating to the same charter contracts.
|
Vessel
|
|
Capacity
|
|
Delivery
|
|
Ownership
|
|
Contract Type
|
|
Charterer
|
|
Expiration of
Charter
|
|
|
|
(cubic meters)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating LPG carriers:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Norgas Pan
|
|
10,000
|
|
|
2009
|
|
99%
|
|
Bareboat
|
|
I.M. Skaguen SE
(1)
|
|
Mar. 2024
|
Norgas Cathinka
|
|
10,000
|
|
|
2009
|
|
99%
|
|
Bareboat
|
|
I.M. Skaguen SE
(1)
|
|
Oct. 2024
|
Norgas Camilla
|
|
10,000
|
|
|
2011
|
|
99%
|
|
Bareboat
|
|
I.M. Skaguen SE
(1)
|
|
Sep. 2026
|
Norgas Unikum
|
|
12,000
|
|
|
2011
|
|
99%
|
|
Bareboat
|
|
I.M. Skaguen SE
(1)
|
|
Jun. 2026
|
Bahrain Vision
|
|
12,000
|
|
|
2011
|
|
99%
|
|
Bareboat
|
|
I.M. Skaguen SE
(1)
|
|
Oct. 2026
|
Norgas Napa
|
|
10,200
|
|
|
2003
|
|
99%
|
|
Bareboat
|
|
I.M. Skaguen SE
(1)
|
|
Nov. 2019
|
Equity Accounted
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brugge Venture
(2)
|
|
35,418
|
|
|
1997
|
|
50%
|
|
Time charter
|
|
An international fertilizer company
|
|
Jan. 2017
|
Temse
|
|
12,030
|
|
|
1995
|
|
50% –
Capital lease
|
|
Time charter
|
|
An international fertilizer company
|
|
Mar. 2017
|
Libramont
|
|
38,455
|
|
|
2006
|
|
50%
|
|
Time charter
|
|
An international fertilizer company
|
|
Jun. 2026
|
Sombeke
|
|
38,447
|
|
|
2006
|
|
50%
|
|
Time charter
|
|
An international fertilizer company
|
|
Jul. 2027
|
Touraine
|
|
39,270
|
|
|
1996
|
|
50%
|
|
Spot
|
|
Spot market
|
|
—
|
Bastogne
|
|
35,229
|
|
|
2002
|
|
50%
|
|
Spot
|
|
Spot market
|
|
—
|
Courcheville
|
|
28,006
|
|
|
1989
|
|
50%
|
|
Time charter
|
|
An international energy company
|
|
Mar. 2017
|
Eupen
|
|
38,961
|
|
|
1999
|
|
50%
|
|
Time charter
|
|
An international mining company
|
|
Dec. 2018
|
Brussels
|
|
35,454
|
|
|
1997
|
|
50%
|
|
Time charter
|
|
An international fertilizer company
|
|
Dec. 2017
|
Antwerpen
|
|
35,223
|
|
|
2005
|
|
50% – In-chartered
|
|
Time charter
|
|
An international energy company
|
|
Oct. 2017
|
BW Tokyo
|
|
83,270
|
|
|
2009
|
|
50% – In-chartered
|
|
Spot
|
|
Spot market
|
|
—
|
Waregem
|
|
38,189
|
|
|
2014
|
|
50%
|
|
Time charter
|
|
An international trading company
|
|
Jan. 2020
|
Warinsart
|
|
38,213
|
|
|
2014
|
|
50%
|
|
Time charter
|
|
An international energy company
|
|
Nov. 2017
|
Waasmunster
|
|
38,245
|
|
|
2014
|
|
50%
|
|
Spot
|
|
Spot market
|
|
—
|
Warisoulx
|
|
38,000
|
|
|
2015
|
|
50%
|
|
Time charter
|
|
An international trading company
|
|
Jun. 2018
|
Kaprijke
|
|
38,000
|
|
|
2015
|
|
50%
|
|
Time charter
|
|
An international fertilizer company
|
|
Jan. 2026
|
Knokke
|
|
38,000
|
|
|
2016
|
|
50%
|
|
Time charter
|
|
An international energy company
|
|
Apr. 2021
|
Kontich
|
|
38,000
|
|
|
2016
|
|
50%
|
|
Time charter
|
|
An international energy company
|
|
Aug. 2021
|
Kortrijk
|
|
38,000
|
|
|
2016
|
|
50%
|
|
Time charter
|
|
An international trading company
|
|
Nov. 2018
|
|
|
788,610
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
Please see "Item 5
–
Operating and Financial Review and Prospects: Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
–
Significant Developments in 2016 and early 2017" relating to the status of these charter contracts.
|
(2)
|
The
Brugge Venture
was sold on January 10, 2017.
|
Tanker
(1)
|
|
Capacity
|
|
Delivery
|
|
Our Ownership
|
|
Charterer
|
|
Expiration of
Charter
|
|
|
|
(dwt)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Conventional tankers:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Teide Spirit
|
|
149,999
|
|
|
2004
|
|
100% – Capital
lease
(2)
|
|
CEPSA
|
|
Oct. 2017
(3)
|
Toledo Spirit
|
|
159,342
|
|
|
2005
|
|
100% – Capital
lease
(2)
|
|
CEPSA
|
|
Jul. 2018
(3)
|
European Spirit
|
|
151,849
|
|
|
2003
|
|
100%
|
|
ConocoPhillips Shipping LLC
|
|
Sep. 2017
(4)
|
African Spirit
|
|
151,736
|
|
|
2003
|
|
100%
|
|
ConocoPhillips Shipping LLC
|
|
Nov. 2017
(4)
|
Asian Spirit
(5)
|
|
151,693
|
|
|
2004
|
|
100%
|
|
ConocoPhillips Shipping LLC
|
|
Jan. 2017
(4)
|
Alexander Spirit
|
|
40,083
|
|
|
2007
|
|
100%
|
|
Caltex Australian Petroleum Pty Ltd.
|
|
Sep. 2019
|
|
|
804,702
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
The conventional tankers listed in the table are all Suezmax tankers, with the exception of the
Alexander Spirit
, which is a Handymax tanker.
|
(2)
|
We are the lessee under a capital lease arrangement and may be required to purchase the vessel after the end of the lease terms for a fixed price. Please read “Item 18 - Financial Statements: Note 5 – Leases and Restricted Cash.”
|
(3)
|
Compania Espanole de Petroleos, S.A. (or
CEPSA
) has the right to terminate the time-charter 13 years after the original delivery date without penalty. The expiration date presented in the table assumes the termination at the end of year 13 of the charter contract; however, if the charterer does not exercise its annual termination rights, from the end of year 13 onward, the charter contract could extend to 20 years after the original delivery date.
|
(4)
|
The term of the time-charter is 12 years from the original delivery date, which may be extended at the customer’s option for up to an additional six years. In addition, the customer has the right to terminate the time-charter upon notice and payment of a cancellation fee. Either party also may require the sale of the vessel to a third party at any time, subject to the other party’s right of first refusal to purchase the vessel.
|
(5)
|
The
Asian Spirit
was sold on March 21, 2017.
|
•
|
Provide superior customer service by maintaining high reliability, safety, environmental and quality standards.
LNG and LPG project operators seek LNG and LPG transportation partners that have a reputation for high reliability, safety, environmental and quality standards. We seek to leverage our own and Teekay Corporation’s operational expertise to create a sustainable competitive advantage with consistent delivery of superior customer service.
|
•
|
Expand our LNG and LPG business globally
. We seek to capitalize on opportunities emerging from the global expansion of the LNG and LPG sectors by selectively targeting:
|
•
|
projects which involve medium-to long-term, fixed-rate charters;
|
•
|
cost-effective LNG and LPG newbuilding contracts;
|
•
|
joint ventures and partnerships with companies that may provide increased access to opportunities in attractive LNG and LPG importing and exporting geographic regions;
|
•
|
strategic vessel and business acquisitions; and
|
•
|
specialized projects in adjacent areas of the business, including floating storage and regasification units (or
FSRUs
).
|
•
|
vessel maintenance
(including repairs and dry docking) and certification
;
|
•
|
crewing
by competent seafarers
;
|
•
|
procurement of stores, bunkers and spare parts
;
|
•
|
management of emergencies and incidents;
|
•
|
supervision of shipyard and projects during construction of newbuildings and conversions
;
|
•
|
insurance; and
|
•
|
financial management services.
|
•
|
our vessels and operations adhere to our operating standards;
|
•
|
the structural integrity of the vessel is being maintained;
|
•
|
machinery and equipment is being maintained to give reliable service;
|
•
|
we are optimizing performance in terms of speed and fuel consumption; and
|
•
|
our vessel’s appearance supports our brand and meets customer expectations.
|
•
|
the residue tank may be fitted with manually operated self-closing valves and arrangements for subsequent visual monitoring of the settled water that lead to an oily water holding tank or bilge well;
|
•
|
the sludge tank discharge piping and bilge water piping may be connected to a common line leading to the standard discharge connection; however, the interconnection of line shall not allow for the transfer of sludge to the bilge system; and
|
•
|
a screw down non-return valve in lines connecting to the standard discharge connection, provides an acceptable means for not allowing for the transfer of sludge to the bilge system. Ship operators and managers should, before the first IOPP renewal survey, ensure that such systems are compliant. In the event that modifications are required, system drawings will be subject to approval.
|
•
|
natural resources damages and the related assessment costs;
|
•
|
real and personal property damages;
|
•
|
net loss of taxes, royalties, rents, fees and other lost revenues;
|
•
|
lost profits or impairment of earning capacity due to property or natural resources damage;
|
•
|
net cost of public services necessitated by a spill response, such as protection from fire, safety or health hazards; and
|
•
|
loss of subsistence use of natural resources.
|
•
|
address a “worst case” scenario and identify and ensure, through contract or other approved means, the availability of necessary private response resources to respond to a “worst case discharge”;
|
•
|
describe crew training and drills; and
|
•
|
identify a qualified individual with full authority to implement removal actions.
|
D.
|
Properties
|
Item 4A.
|
Unresolved Staff Comments
|
Item 5.
|
Operating and Financial Review and Prospects
|
•
|
charges related to the depreciation of the historical cost of our fleet (less an estimated residual value) over the estimated useful lives of our vessels;
|
•
|
charges related to the amortization of dry-docking expenditures over the useful life of the dry dock; and
|
•
|
charges related to the amortization of the fair value of the time-charters acquired in a 2004 acquisition of four LNG carriers (over the expected remaining terms of the charters).
|
•
|
The amount and timing of dry docking of our vessels can significantly affect our revenues between periods.
Our vessels are off-hire at various times due to scheduled and unscheduled maintenance. During 2016, 2015 and 2014, we had none, 69 and 140 of scheduled off-hire days, respectively, relating to the dry docking of our vessels which are consolidated for accounting purposes. In addition, certain of our consolidated vessels had unplanned off-hire of 39 days in 2016, 14 days in 2015 and 26 days in 2014 relating to repairs and work stoppage. The financial impact from these periods of off-hire, if material, is explained in further detail below.
|
•
|
The size of our fleet changes
. Our historical results of operations reflect changes in the size and composition of our fleet due to certain vessel deliveries and sales. Please read “Liquefied Gas Segment” and “Conventional Tanker Segment” below and “Significant Developments in 2016 and Early 2017” above for further details about certain prior and future vessel deliveries and sales.
|
•
|
Vessel operating and other costs are facing industry-wide cost pressures
. The shipping industry continues to forecast a shortfall in qualified personnel, although weak shipping markets and slowing growth may ease officer shortages. We will continue to focus on our manning and training strategies to meet future needs, but going forward crew compensation may increase. In addition, factors such as pressure on commodity and raw material prices, as well as changes in regulatory requirements could also contribute to operating expenditure increases. We continue to take action aimed at improving operational efficiencies, and to temper the effect of inflationary and other price escalations; however, increases to operational costs are still likely to occur in the future.
|
•
|
Our financial results are affected by fluctuations in the fair value of our derivative instruments.
The change in fair value of our derivative instruments is included in our net income as the majority of our derivative instruments are not designated as hedges for accounting purposes. These changes may fluctuate significantly as interest rates, foreign exchange rates and spot tanker rates fluctuate relating to our interest rate swaps, interest rate swaptions, cross-currency swaps and to the agreement we have with Teekay Corporation relating to the time charter contract for the
Toledo Spirit
Suezmax tanker. Please read “Item 18 – Financial Statements: Note 11c – Related Party Transactions” and “Note 12 – Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.” The unrealized gains or losses relating to changes in fair value of our derivative instruments do not impact our cash flows.
|
•
|
Our financial results are affected by fluctuations in currency exchange rates.
Under GAAP, all foreign currency-denominated monetary assets and liabilities (including cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, unearned revenue, advances from affiliates, and long-term debt) are revalued and reported based on the prevailing exchange rate at the end of the period. These foreign currency translations fluctuate based on the strength of the U.S. Dollar relative mainly to the Euro and NOK and are included in our results of operations. The translation of all foreign currency-denominated monetary assets and liabilities at each reporting date results in unrealized foreign currency exchange gains or losses but do not impact our cash flows.
|
•
|
Three of our consolidated Suezmax tankers, one of our consolidated LPG carriers and certain of our LNG and LPG carriers in our equity accounted joint ventures earned revenues based partly on spot market rates.
The time-charter contract for one of our Suezmax tankers, the
Teide Spirit,
and one of our LPG carriers, the
Norgas Napa,
contain a component providing for additional revenue to us beyond the fixed-hire rate when spot market rates exceed certain threshold amounts. The time-charter contracts for the
Bermuda Spirit
and
Hamilton Spirit
Suezmax tankers were amended in the fourth quarter of 2012 for a period of 24 months, which ended on September 30, 2014, and during this period these charters contained a component providing for additional revenues to us beyond the fixed-hire rate when spot market rates exceed certain threshold amounts. Accordingly, even though declining spot market rates would not result in our receiving less than the fixed-hire rate, our results of operations and cash flow from operations would be influenced by the variable component of the charters in periods where the spot market rates exceed the threshold amounts. Two of our 52%-owned LNG carriers in the Teekay LNG-Marubeni Joint Venture, the
Magellan Spirit
and
Methane Spirit
, and certain of our LPG carriers in our 50%-owned Exmar LPG Joint Venture are trading in the spot market.
|
(in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except revenue days,
calendar-ship-days and percentages)
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
% Change
|
||||
2016
|
2015
|
|||||
Voyage revenues
|
336,530
|
|
305,056
|
|
10.3
|
|
Voyage (expenses) recoveries
|
(449
|
)
|
203
|
|
321.2
|
|
Net voyage revenues
|
336,081
|
|
305,259
|
|
10.1
|
|
Vessel operating expenses
|
(66,087
|
)
|
(63,344
|
)
|
4.3
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
(80,084
|
)
|
(71,323
|
)
|
12.3
|
|
General and administrative expenses
(1)
|
(15,310
|
)
|
(19,392
|
)
|
(21.0
|
)
|
Income from vessel operations
|
174,600
|
|
151,200
|
|
15.5
|
|
Operating Data:
|
|
|
|
|||
Revenue Days (A)
|
7,374
|
|
6,888
|
|
7.1
|
|
Calendar-Ship-Days (B)
|
7,440
|
|
6,935
|
|
7.3
|
|
Utilization (A)/(B)
|
99.1
|
%
|
99.3
|
%
|
|
(1)
|
Includes direct general and administrative expenses and indirect general and administrative expenses (allocated to each segment based on estimated use of resources).
|
•
|
an increase of $2.1 million relating to amortization of in-process contracts recognized into revenue with respect to our shipbuilding and site supervision contract associated with the four LNG newbuilding carriers in the BG Joint Venture (however, we had a corresponding increase in vessel operating expenses);
|
•
|
a decrease of $4.5 million due to uncertainty of collection for outstanding hire receivable relating to our six LPG carriers on charter to Skaugen in the fourth quarter of 2016; and
|
•
|
a decrease of $2.0 million for our Spanish LNG carriers primarily due to a performance claim related to the
Hispania Spirit
recorded in the fourth quarter of 2016 and the
Catalunya Spirit
being off-hire for six days in the first quarter of 2016 for a scheduled in-water survey.
|
•
|
an increase of $3.9 million due to the delivery of the
Creole Spirit
in February 2016;
|
•
|
an increase of $2.5 million due to the delivery of the
Oak Spirit
in July 2016; and
|
•
|
an increase of $2.1 million in relation to our agreement to provide shipbuilding and site supervision costs associated with the four LNG newbuilding carriers in the BG Joint Venture;
|
•
|
a decrease of $3.8 million due to the charterer, Teekay Corporation, not being able to find employment for the
Arctic Spirit
and
Polar Spirit
for a significant portion of 2016, which permitted us to operate the vessels with a reduced average number of crew on board and reduce the amount of repair and maintenance activities performed; and
|
•
|
a decrease of $1.3 million relating to crew training costs for our LNG carrier newbuildings as a result of the deliveries of the
Creole Spirit
and
Oak Spirit
in 2016.
|
(in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except revenue days,
calendar-ship-days and percentages)
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
% Change
|
||||
2016
|
2015
|
|||||
Voyage revenues
|
59,914
|
|
92,935
|
|
(35.5
|
)
|
Voyage expenses
|
(1,207
|
)
|
(1,349
|
)
|
(10.5
|
)
|
Net voyage revenues
|
58,707
|
|
91,586
|
|
(35.9
|
)
|
Vessel operating expenses
|
(22,503
|
)
|
(30,757
|
)
|
(26.8
|
)
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
(15,458
|
)
|
(20,930
|
)
|
(26.1
|
)
|
General and administrative expenses
(1)
|
(3,189
|
)
|
(5,726
|
)
|
(44.3
|
)
|
Write-down and loss on sale of vessels
|
(38,976
|
)
|
—
|
|
100.0
|
|
Restructuring charges
|
—
|
|
(4,001
|
)
|
(100.0
|
)
|
(Loss) income from vessel operations
|
(21,419
|
)
|
30,172
|
|
(171.0
|
)
|
Operating Data:
|
|
|
|
|||
Revenue Days (A)
|
2,439
|
|
2,884
|
|
(15.4
|
)
|
Calendar-Ship-Days (B)
|
2,439
|
|
2,920
|
|
(16.5
|
)
|
Utilization (A)/(B)
|
100.0
|
%
|
98.8
|
%
|
|
(1)
|
Includes direct general and administrative expenses and indirect general and administrative expenses (allocated to each segment based on estimated use of corporate resources).
|
•
|
a decrease of $14.2 million due to the sales of the
Bermuda Spirit
and
Hamilton Spirit
in April 2016 and May 2016, respectively;
|
•
|
a decrease of $4.4 million due to lower revenues earned by the
Teide Spirit
relating to the profit-sharing agreement between us and CEPSA;
|
•
|
a decrease of $4.2 million in pass-through vessel operating expenses due to the change in crew nationality on board the
Alexander Spirit
in September 2015 (however, we had a corresponding decrease in vessel operating expenses);
|
•
|
a decrease of $4.0 million due to our recovery during 2015 of crew restructuring charges in that amount from the charterer of the
Alexander Spirit
, who had requested we change the crew nationality on board the vessel (however, because we had a corresponding increase in our restructuring charges, this increase in revenue did not affect our cash flow or net income);
|
•
|
a decrease of $3.6 million relating to the
European Spirit
,
African Spirit
and
Asian Spirit
upon the charterer exercising its one-year extension options in September 2015, November 2015 and January 2016, respectively, at lower charter rates than the original charter rates; and
|
•
|
a decrease of $2.8 million due to lower revenues earned by the
Toledo Spirit
in 2016 relating to the profit-sharing agreement between us and CEPSA (however, we had a corresponding decrease in our realized loss on our associated derivative contract with Teekay Corporation; therefore, this decrease and future increases or decreases related to this agreement did not and will not affect our cash flow or net income).
|
•
|
a decrease of $4.2 million in crew wages due to the change in crew nationality on board the
Alexander Spirit
in September 2015; and
|
(in thousands of U.S. Dollars)
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|||||||||||||
|
Angola
LNG Carriers |
Exmar
LNG Carriers |
Exmar
LPG Carriers |
MALT
LNG Carriers |
RasGas 3
LNG Carriers |
Other
|
Total
Equity Income |
|||||||
2016
|
15,713
|
|
9,038
|
|
13,674
|
|
4,503
|
|
19,817
|
|
(438
|
)
|
62,307
|
|
2015
|
16,144
|
|
9,332
|
|
32,733
|
|
4,620
|
|
21,527
|
|
(185
|
)
|
84,171
|
|
Difference
|
(431
|
)
|
(294
|
)
|
(19,059
|
)
|
(117
|
)
|
(1,710
|
)
|
(253
|
)
|
(21,864
|
)
|
•
|
an increase of $8.0 million relating to interest incurred on the capital lease obligation for the
Creole Spirit
commencing upon its delivery in February 2016;
|
•
|
an increase of $4.1 million relating to interest incurred on the capital lease obligation for the
Oak Spirit
commencing upon its delivery in July 2016; and
|
•
|
a net increase of $3.3 million due to the combined effect of an increase in LIBOR on our floating-rate debt, and lower principal balances due to debt repayments during 2016 and 2015.
|
(in thousands of U.S. Dollars)
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|||||||||||
|
2016
|
2015
|
||||||||||
|
Realized
gains (losses) |
Unrealized
gains (losses) |
Total
|
Realized
gains (losses) |
Unrealized
gains (losses) |
Total
|
||||||
Interest rate swap agreements
|
(25,940
|
)
|
15,627
|
|
(10,313
|
)
|
(28,968
|
)
|
14,768
|
|
(14,200
|
)
|
Interest rate swaption agreements
|
—
|
|
(164
|
)
|
(164
|
)
|
—
|
|
(783
|
)
|
(783
|
)
|
Toledo Spirit time-charter derivative
|
(654
|
)
|
3,970
|
|
3,316
|
|
(3,429
|
)
|
(1,610
|
)
|
(5,039
|
)
|
|
(26,594
|
)
|
19,433
|
|
(7,161
|
)
|
(32,397
|
)
|
12,375
|
|
(20,022
|
)
|
(in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except revenue days,
calendar-ship-days and percentages)
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
% Change
|
||||
2015
|
2014
|
|||||
Voyage revenues
|
305,056
|
|
307,426
|
|
(0.8
|
)
|
Voyage recoveries (expenses)
|
203
|
|
(1,768
|
)
|
(111.5
|
)
|
Net voyage revenues
|
305,259
|
|
305,658
|
|
(0.1
|
)
|
Vessel operating expenses
|
(63,344
|
)
|
(59,087
|
)
|
7.2
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
(71,323
|
)
|
(71,711
|
)
|
(0.5
|
)
|
General and administrative expenses
(1)
|
(19,392
|
)
|
(17,992
|
)
|
7.8
|
|
Income from vessel operations
|
151,200
|
|
156,868
|
|
(3.6
|
)
|
Operating Data:
|
|
|
|
|||
Revenue Days (A)
|
6,888
|
|
6,534
|
|
5.4
|
|
Calendar-Ship-Days (B)
|
6,935
|
|
6,619
|
|
4.8
|
|
Utilization (A)/(B)
|
99.3
|
%
|
98.7
|
%
|
|
•
|
a decrease of $10.6 million due to the effect on our Euro-denominated revenues from the depreciation of the Euro against the U.S. Dollar compared to 2014;
|
•
|
a decrease of $2.4 million due to the
Polar Spirit
being off-hire for 47 days in 2015 for a scheduled dry docking, partially offset by the
Polar Spirit
being off-hire for six days in 2014 for a scheduled in-water survey and a further eight days of unscheduled off-hire in 2014 for repairs;
|
•
|
a decrease of $1.2 million due to operating expense flow-through adjustments under our charter provisions for the
Tangguh Hiri
and
Tangguh Sago
relating to timing of main engine overhauls (however, we had a corresponding decrease in vessel operating expenses); and
|
•
|
a decrease of $0.7 million due to a performance claim on the
Madrid Spirit
in 2015;
|
•
|
an increase of $4.8 million relating to amortization of in-process contracts recognized into revenue with respect to our shipbuilding and site supervision contract associated with the four LNG newbuilding carriers in the BG Joint Venture (however, we had a corresponding increase in vessel operating expenses);
|
•
|
an increase of $3.2 million as a result of the acquisition and delivery of the
Norgas Napa
in November 2014;
|
•
|
an increase of $2.6 million due to the
Galicia Spirit
being off-hire for 28 days in 2014 for a scheduled dry docking;
|
•
|
an increase of $2.4 million relating to 18 days of unscheduled off-hire in 2014 due to repairs required for one of our LNG carriers; and
|
•
|
an increase of $1.9 million due to the
Madrid Spirit
being off-hire for 24 days in 2014 for a scheduled dry docking.
|
•
|
an increase of $4.8 million in relation to our agreement to provide shipbuilding and site supervision costs associated with the four LNG newbuilding carriers in the BG Joint Venture;
|
•
|
an increase of $1.6 million in ship management fees for our LNG carriers compared to 2014; and
|
•
|
an increase of $0.6 million relating to costs to train our crew for two LNG carrier newbuildings that are expected to deliver in the first half of 2016;
|
•
|
a decrease of $1.3 million in crew wages due to favorable foreign exchange impacts on crew wages denominated in foreign currencies relating to certain of our LNG carriers; and
|
•
|
a decrease of $1.2 million as a result of timing of main engine overhauls on the
Tangguh Hiri
and
Tangguh Sago.
|
(in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except revenue days,
calendar-ship-days and percentages)
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
% Change
|
||||
2015
|
2014
|
|||||
Voyage revenues
|
92,935
|
|
95,502
|
|
(2.7
|
)
|
Voyage expenses
|
(1,349
|
)
|
(1,553
|
)
|
(13.1
|
)
|
Net voyage revenues
|
91,586
|
|
93,949
|
|
(2.5
|
)
|
Vessel operating expenses
|
(30,757
|
)
|
(36,721
|
)
|
(16.2
|
)
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
(20,930
|
)
|
(22,416
|
)
|
(6.6
|
)
|
General and administrative expenses
(1)
|
(5,726
|
)
|
(5,868
|
)
|
(2.4
|
)
|
Restructuring charges
|
(4,001
|
)
|
(1,989
|
)
|
101.2
|
|
Income from vessel operations
|
30,172
|
|
26,955
|
|
11.9
|
|
Operating Data:
|
|
|
|
|||
Revenue Days (A)
|
2,884
|
|
3,121
|
|
(7.6
|
)
|
Calendar-Ship-Days (B)
|
2,920
|
|
3,202
|
|
(8.8
|
)
|
Utilization (A)/(B)
|
98.8
|
%
|
97.5
|
%
|
|
•
|
a decrease of $7.9 million due to the sales of the
Algeciras Spirit
and
Huelva Spirit
in February 2014 and August 2014, respectively;
|
•
|
a decrease of $3.0 million due to higher revenues recognized in the same periods last year by the
Bermuda Spirit
and
Hamilton Spirit
relating to an agreement between us and the charterer that ended in September 2014, which resulted in us recognizing additional revenues in 2014 when Suezmax tanker spot rates exceeded a certain amount;
|
•
|
a decrease of $1.0 million in flow-through operating expenses due to the change in crew nationality on board the
Alexander Spirit
in September 2015 (however, we had a corresponding decrease in vessel operating expenses);
|
•
|
a decrease of $0.9 million due to the
Alexander Spirit
being off-hire for 12 days in the third quarter of 2015 due to a crew work stoppage and as a result of the depreciation of the Australian Dollar (or
AUD
) against the U.S. Dollar compared to 2014, affecting our AUD-denominated revenues;
|
•
|
a decrease of $0.6 million due to the
Toledo Spirit
being off-hire for 22 days for a scheduled dry docking in 2015; and
|
•
|
a decrease of $0.6 million due to lower revenues from the
European Spirit
and
Asian Spirit
upon the charterer exercising its one-year option in September and November 2015, respectively, with the option rate being lower than the original charter rate;
|
•
|
an increase of $4.0 million due to our recovery during 2015 of crew restructuring charges from the charterer of the
Alexander Spirit
, who had requested we change the crew nationality on board the vessel, which resulted in seafarer severance payments (however, as we had a corresponding increase in our restructuring charges, this increase in revenue did not affect our cash flow or net income);
|
•
|
an increase of $3.7 million due to higher revenues earned by the
Teide Spirit
in 2015 relating to the agreement between us and CEPSA;
|
•
|
an increase of $2.6 million due to higher revenues earned by the
Toledo Spirit
in 2015 relating to the agreement between us and CEPSA (however, we had a corresponding increase in our realized loss on our associated derivative contract with Teekay Corporation; therefore, this increase and future increases or decreases related to this agreement did not and will not affect our cash flow or net income);
|
•
|
an increase of $0.9 million due to the
Teide Spirit
being off-hire for 31 days for a scheduled dry docking in 2014; and
|
•
|
an increase of $0.7 million due to the
Bermuda Spirit
being off-hire for 27 days in 2014 and the
Hamilton Spirit
being off-hire for 24 days in 2014 for scheduled dry dockings.
|
•
|
a decrease of $3.0 million due to the sales of the
Algeciras Spirit
and
Huelva Spirit
in February 2014 and August 2014, respectively;
|
•
|
a decrease of $1.6 million in crew wages due to favorable foreign exchange impacts on crew wages denominated in foreign currencies; and
|
•
|
a decrease of $1.0 million in crew wages due to the change in crew nationality on board the
Alexander Spirit
in September 2015.
|
(in thousands of U.S. Dollars)
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|||||||||||||
|
Angola
LNG
Carriers
|
Exmar
LNG
Carriers
|
Exmar
LPG
Carriers
|
MALT
LNG
Carriers
|
RasGas 3
LNG
Carriers
|
Other
|
Total
Equity
Income
|
|||||||
2015
|
16,144
|
|
9,332
|
|
32,733
|
|
4,620
|
|
21,527
|
|
(185
|
)
|
84,171
|
|
2014
|
3,472
|
|
10,651
|
|
44,114
|
|
36,805
|
|
20,806
|
|
(370
|
)
|
115,478
|
|
Difference
|
12,672
|
|
(1,319
|
)
|
(11,381
|
)
|
(32,185
|
)
|
721
|
|
185
|
|
(31,307
|
)
|
•
|
a decrease of $5.1 million due to an increase in capitalized interest as a result of our exercising three newbuildings options with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (or
DSME
) in December 2014, and entering into an additional newbuilding agreement with DSME in February 2015 and two additional newbuilding agreements with HHI in June 2015;
|
•
|
a decrease of $3.6 million due to a lower interest rate on debt facilities and elimination of interest on capital lease obligations relating to our LNG carriers in the Teekay Nakilat Joint Venture upon debt refinancing and termination of capital lease obligations in December 2014;
|
•
|
a decrease of $3.1 million relating to accelerated amortization of Teekay Nakilat Joint Venture’s deferred debt issuance cost upon completion of its debt refinancing in December 2014;
|
•
|
a decrease of $2.6 million due to lower interest on capital lease obligations associated with the sales of the
Algeciras Spirit
and
Huelva Spirit
conventional tankers in February 2014 and August 2014, respectively;
|
•
|
a decrease $2.6 million relating to capitalized interest on the advances we made to the Yamal LNG Joint Venture in July 2014 to fund our proportionate share of the joint venture’s newbuilding installments; and
|
•
|
a decrease of $1.7 million due to the impact of a decrease in EURIBOR and depreciation of the Euro against the U.S. Dollar on our Euro-denominated debt facilities;
|
•
|
an increase of $0.8 million relating to a new debt facility used to fund the delivery of the
Wilpride
in April 2014.
|
(in thousands of U.S. Dollars)
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|||||
|
2016
|
2015
|
2014
|
|||
Net cash flow from operating activities
|
166,492
|
|
239,729
|
|
191,097
|
|
Net cash flow (used for) from financing activities
|
(154,925
|
)
|
(84,357
|
)
|
100,069
|
|
Net cash flow from (used for) investing activities
|
12,098
|
|
(212,530
|
)
|
(271,008
|
)
|
•
|
incurring or guaranteeing indebtedness;
|
•
|
changing ownership or structure, including mergers, consolidations, liquidations and dissolutions;
|
•
|
making dividends or distributions if we are in default;
|
•
|
making capital expenditures in excess of specified levels;
|
•
|
making certain negative pledges and granting certain liens;
|
•
|
selling, transferring, assigning or conveying assets;
|
•
|
making certain loans and investments; and
|
•
|
entering into a new line of business.
|
|
|
Total
|
|
2017
|
|
2018
|
|
2019
|
|
2020
|
|
2021
|
|
Beyond
2021
|
|||||||
|
|
(in millions of U.S. Dollars)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
U.S. Dollar-Denominated Obligations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Long-term debt:
(1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Scheduled repayments
|
|
460.5
|
|
|
102.2
|
|
|
81.4
|
|
|
53.2
|
|
|
52.7
|
|
|
31.1
|
|
|
139.9
|
|
Repayments at maturity
|
|
753.0
|
|
|
25.0
|
|
|
409.4
|
|
|
20.4
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
142.9
|
|
|
155.3
|
|
Commitments under capital leases
(2)
|
|
536.3
|
|
|
61.0
|
|
|
57.3
|
|
|
30.1
|
|
|
30.1
|
|
|
30.1
|
|
|
327.7
|
|
Commitments under operating leases
(3)
|
|
295.5
|
|
|
24.1
|
|
|
24.1
|
|
|
24.1
|
|
|
24.1
|
|
|
24.1
|
|
|
175.0
|
|
Newbuilding installments/shipbuilding supervision
(4)
|
|
2,876.9
|
|
|
1,050.0
|
|
|
1,067.2
|
|
|
561.1
|
|
|
198.6
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Total U.S. Dollar-denominated obligations
|
|
4,922.2
|
|
|
1,262.3
|
|
|
1,639.4
|
|
|
688.9
|
|
|
305.5
|
|
|
228.2
|
|
|
797.9
|
|
Euro-Denominated Obligations:
(5)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Long-term debt
(6)
|
|
219.7
|
|
|
15.6
|
|
|
124.8
|
|
|
8.9
|
|
|
9.6
|
|
|
10.3
|
|
|
50.5
|
|
Total Euro-denominated obligations
|
|
219.7
|
|
|
15.6
|
|
|
124.8
|
|
|
8.9
|
|
|
9.6
|
|
|
10.3
|
|
|
50.5
|
|
Norwegian Kroner-Denominated Obligations:
(5)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Long-term debt
(7)
|
|
371.3
|
|
|
47.3
|
|
|
104.2
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
115.7
|
|
|
104.1
|
|
|
—
|
|
Total Norwegian Kroner-Denominated obligations
|
|
371.3
|
|
|
47.3
|
|
|
104.2
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
115.7
|
|
|
104.1
|
|
|
—
|
|
Totals
|
|
5,513.2
|
|
|
1,325.2
|
|
|
1,868.4
|
|
|
697.8
|
|
|
430.8
|
|
|
342.6
|
|
|
848.4
|
|
1.
|
Excludes expected interest payments of
$28.8 million
(
2017
),
$20.8 million
(
2018
),
$13.6 million
(
2019
),
$12.5 million
(
2020
),
$10.2 million
(
2021
) and
$29.8 million
(
beyond 2021
). Expected interest payments are based on the existing interest rates (fixed-rate loans) and LIBOR at
December 31, 2016
, plus margins on debt that has been drawn that ranges up to 2.80% (variable-rate loans). The expected interest payments do not reflect the effect of related interest rate swaps or swaptions that we have used as an economic hedge for certain of our variable-rate debt. In addition, the above table does not reflect scheduled debt repayments in our equity accounted joint ventures.
|
2.
|
Includes, in addition to lease payments, amounts we may be or are required to pay to purchase the leased vessels at the end of their respective lease terms. For two of our four capital lease obligations, the lessor has the option to sell two Suezmax tankers under capital lease to us at any time during the remaining lease terms; however, in this table we have assumed the lessor will not exercise its right to sell the two Suezmax tankers to us until after the lease term expires, which is during the years
2017
and
2018
. The purchase price for any Suezmax tanker we are required to purchase would be based on the unamortized portion of the vessel construction financing costs for the vessels, which are included in the table above. We expect to satisfy any such purchase price by assuming the existing vessel financing, although we may be required to obtain separate debt or equity financing to complete any purchases if the lenders do not consent to our assuming the financing obligations. Please read “Item 1 - Financial Statements: Note 5 - Leases and Restricted Cash”.
|
3.
|
We have corresponding leases whereby we are the lessor and expect to receive approximately
$260.3 million
under these leases from
2017
to 2029.
|
4.
|
As of
December 31, 2016
, we have agreements for the construction of nine wholly-owned LNG carrier newbuildings, for which the estimated remaining costs for these newbuildings totaled
$1.5 billion
, including estimated interest and construction supervision fees. We have secured
$857.1 million
of financing related to the commitments for five of the LNG carrier newbuildings included in the table above.
|
5.
|
Euro-denominated and NOK-denominated obligations are presented in U.S. Dollars and have been converted using the prevailing exchange rate as of
December 31, 2016
.
|
6.
|
Excludes expected interest payments of
$2.5 million
(
2017
),
$1.3 million
(
2018
),
$0.2 million
(
2019
),
$0.2 million
(
2020
),
$0.2 million
(
2021
) and
$0.2 million
(
beyond 2021
). Expected interest payments are based on EURIBOR at
December 31, 2016
, plus margins that range up to 2.25%, as well as the prevailing U.S. Dollar/Euro exchange rate as of
December 31, 2016
. The expected interest payments do not reflect the effect of related interest rate swaps that we have used as an economic hedge of certain of our variable-rate debt.
|
7.
|
Excludes expected interest payments of
$15.5 million
(
2017
),
$16.8 million
(
2018
),
$12.9 million
(
2019
),
$10.2 million
(
2020
), and
$3.7 million
(
2021
). Expected interest payments are based on NIBOR at
December 31, 2016
, plus margins that range up to 6.00%, as well as the prevailing U.S. Dollar/NOK exchange rate as of
December 31, 2016
. The expected interest payments do not reflect the effect of the related cross-currency swaps that we have used as an economic hedge of our foreign exchange and interest rate exposure associated with our NOK-denominated long-term debt.
|
(in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except number of vessels)
Reportable Segment ___________________________________
|
|
Number of Vessels
|
|
Market Values
(1)
$
|
|
Carrying Values
$
|
|||
Liquefied Gas Segment
(2)
|
|
8
|
|
|
244,462
|
|
|
341,851
|
|
Conventional Tanker Segment
(2)
|
|
3
|
|
|
58,276
|
|
|
88,246
|
|
Total
|
|
11
|
|
|
302,738
|
|
|
430,097
|
|
(1)
|
Market values are determined using reference to second-hand market comparable values as at December 31, 2016. Since vessel values can be volatile, our estimates of market value may not be indicative of either the current or future prices we could obtain if we sold any of the vessels.
|
(2)
|
Undiscounted cash flows are significantly greater than the carrying values.
|
Item 6.
|
Directors, Senior Management and Employees
|
Name
|
|
Age
|
|
Position
|
Ida Jane Hinkley
|
|
66
|
|
Chairperson
(1)(2)(3)
|
Beverlee F. Park
|
|
54
|
|
Director
(1)(2)(3)
|
Vincent Lok
|
|
48
|
|
Director
|
C. Sean Day
|
|
67
|
|
Director
(3)
|
Joseph E. McKechnie
|
|
58
|
|
Director
(1)(2)(3)
|
(1)
|
Member of Audit Committee.
|
(2)
|
Member of Conflicts Committee.
|
(3)
|
Member of Corporate Governance Committee.
|
Name
|
|
Age
|
|
Position
|
Mark Kremin
|
|
46
|
|
President and Chief Executive Officer, Teekay Gas Group Ltd. - effective February 1, 2017
|
Brody Speers
|
|
33
|
|
Chief Financial Officer, Teekay Gas Group Ltd. - effective February 1, 2017
|
Edith Robinson
|
|
52
|
|
Corporate Secretary, Teekay GP L.L.C.; Corporate Secretary, Teekay Gas Group Ltd. - effective February 1, 2017
|
•
|
the integrity of our consolidated financial statements;
|
•
|
our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements;
|
•
|
the independent auditors’ qualifications and independence; and
|
•
|
the performance of our internal audit function and independent auditors.
|
•
|
reviews specific matters that the Board believes may involve conflicts of interest; and
|
•
|
determines if the resolution of the conflict of interest is fair and reasonable to us.
|
•
|
oversees the operation and effectiveness of the Board and its corporate governance;
|
•
|
develops and recommends to the Board corporate governance principles and policies applicable to us and our General Partner and monitors compliance with these principles and policies and recommends to the Board appropriate changes; and
|
•
|
oversees director compensation and the long-term incentive plan described above.
|
Identity of Person or Group
|
|
Common Units
Owned
|
|
Percentage of
Common Units
Owned
(3)
|
||
All directors and officers of Teekay GP L.L.C. as a group (6 persons)
(1) (2)
|
|
108,847
|
|
|
0.14
|
%
|
(1)
|
Excludes units owned by Teekay Corporation which controls us and on the board of which serve the directors of our General Partner, C. Sean Day and Vincent Lok. Mr. Lok is also the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Teekay Corporation. Please read “Item 7 – Major Unitholders and Related Party Transactions" for more detail.
|
(2)
|
Each director, executive officer and key employee beneficially owns less than 1% of the outstanding common units. Under SEC rules, a person beneficially owns any units as to which the person has or shares voting or investment power.
|
(3)
|
Excludes the 2% general partner interest held by our General Partner, a wholly owned subsidiary of Teekay Corporation.
|
Identity of Person or Group
|
|
Common Units
Owned
|
|
Percentage of
Common Units
Owned
(1)
|
||
Teekay Corporation
(1)
|
|
25,208,274
|
|
|
31.7
|
%
|
FMR LLC
(2)
|
|
7,957,182
|
|
|
10.0
|
%
|
Neuberger Berman Group LLC
(3)
|
|
6,642,979
|
|
|
8.4
|
%
|
OppenheimerFunds, Inc.
(4)
|
|
4,906,417
|
|
|
6.2
|
%
|
(1)
|
Excludes the 2% general partner interest held by our General Partner, a wholly owned subsidiary of Teekay Corporation.
|
(2)
|
FMR LLC has the sole dispositive power, but does not have voting power as to these units. This information is based on the Schedule 13G filed by this group with the SEC on October 11, 2016.
|
(3)
|
Neuberger Berman Group LLC and Neuberger Berman Investment Advisors LLC each have shared voting power as to 6,385,625 common units and shared dispositive power as to 6,642,979 common units. This information is based on the Schedule 13G/A filed by this group with the SEC on February 15, 2017.
|
(4)
|
OppenheimerFunds, Inc., an investment advisor, has shared voting power and shared dispositive power as to 4,906,417 common units. This information is based on the Schedule 13G/A filed by this group with the SEC on February 6, 2017.
|
a)
|
We have entered into an amended and restated omnibus agreement with Teekay Corporation, our General Partner, our operating company, Teekay LNG Operating L.L.C., Teekay Offshore and related parties. The following discussion describes certain provisions of the omnibus agreement.
|
•
|
acquiring LNG carriers and related time-charters as part of a business and operating or chartering those vessels if a majority of the value of the total assets or business acquired is not attributable to the LNG carriers and related time-charters, as determined in good faith by the board of directors of Teekay Corporation or the conflicts committee of the board of directors of Teekay Offshore’s general partner; however, if at any time Teekay Corporation or Teekay Offshore completes such an acquisition, it must offer to sell the LNG carriers and related time-charters to us for their fair market value plus any additional tax or other similar costs to Teekay Corporation or Teekay Offshore that would be required to transfer the LNG carriers and time-charters to us separately from the acquired business;
|
•
|
owning, operating or chartering LNG carriers that relate to a bid or award for a proposed LNG project that Teekay Corporation or any of its subsidiaries has submitted or hereafter submits or receives; however, at least 180 days prior to the scheduled delivery date of any such LNG carrier, Teekay Corporation must offer to sell the LNG carrier and related time-charter to us, with the vessel valued at its “fully-built-up cost,” which represents the aggregate expenditures incurred (or to be incurred prior to delivery to us) by Teekay Corporation to acquire or construct and bring such LNG carrier to the condition and location necessary for our intended use, plus a reasonable allocation of overhead costs related to the development of such project and other projects that would have been subject to the offer rights set forth in the omnibus agreement but were not completed; or
|
•
|
acquiring, operating or chartering LNG carriers if our General Partner has previously advised Teekay Corporation or Teekay Offshore that the board of directors of our General Partner has elected, with the approval of its conflicts committee, not to cause us or our subsidiaries to acquire or operate the carriers.
|
•
|
acquiring oil tankers or offshore vessels and any related time-charters or contracts of affreightment as part of a business and operating or chartering those vessels, if a majority of the value of the total assets or business acquired is not attributable to the oil tankers and offshore vessels and any related charters or contracts of affreightment, as determined by the conflicts committee of our General Partner’s board of directors; however, if at any time we complete such an acquisition, we are required to promptly offer to sell to Teekay Corporation the oil tankers and time-charters or to Teekay Offshore the offshore vessels and time-charters or contracts of affreightment for fair market value plus any additional tax or other similar costs to us that would be required to transfer the vessels and contracts to Teekay Corporation or Teekay Offshore separately from the acquired business; or
|
•
|
acquiring, operating or chartering oil tankers or offshore vessels if Teekay Corporation or Teekay Offshore, respectively, has previously advised our General Partner that it has elected not to acquire or operate those vessels.
|
b)
|
C. Sean Day was the Chairman of our General Partner, Teekay GP L.L.C. since it was formed in November 2004 until June 2015 and continues to serve as a director. Mr. Day also serves as the Chairman of Teekay Corporation and Teekay Offshore GP L.L.C. (the general partner of Teekay Offshore Partners L.P., a publicly held partnership controlled by Teekay Corporation). He will be resigning as Chairman of those two entities effective June 15, 2017 but continuing as a director of each entity.
|
Item 8.
|
Financial Information
|
A.
|
Consolidated Financial Statements and Other Financial Information
|
•
|
Our common unitholders have no contractual or other legal right to receive distributions other than the obligation under our partnership agreement to distribute Available Cash on a quarterly basis, which is subject to our General Partner’s broad discretion to establish reserves (including, among others, reserves for future capital expenditures and our anticipated future credit needs) and other limitations (including as required by law, credit facilities or other agreements or obligations).
|
•
|
While our partnership agreement requires us to distribute all of our Available Cash, our partnership agreement, including provisions requiring us to make cash distributions contained therein, may be amended with the approval of a majority of the outstanding common units.
|
•
|
Even if our cash distribution policy is not modified or revoked, the amount of distributions we pay under our cash distribution policy and the decision to make any distribution is determined by the board of directors of our General Partner, taking into consideration the terms of our partnership agreement.
|
•
|
Under Section 51 of The Marshall Islands Limited Partnership Act, we may not make a distribution to unitholders to the extent that at the time of the distribution, after giving effect to the distribution, all of our liabilities, other than liabilities to partners on account of their partnership interests and liabilities for which the recourse of creditors is limited to specified property of ours, exceed the fair value of our assets, except that the fair value of property that is subject to a liability for which the recourse of creditors is limited shall be included in our assets only to the extent that the fair value of that property exceeds that liability.
|
•
|
We may lack sufficient cash to pay distributions to our unitholders due to decreases in net revenues or increases in our operating expenses, principal and interest payments on outstanding debt, tax expenses, working capital requirements, maintenance capital expenditures or anticipated cash needs.
|
•
|
Our distribution policy may be affected by restrictions on distributions under our credit facility agreements, which contain material financial tests and covenants that must be satisfied and complied with. Should we be unable to satisfy these restrictions included in our credit agreements or if we are otherwise in default under our credit agreements, we would be prohibited from making cash distributions, which would materially hinder our ability to make cash distributions to unitholders, notwithstanding our stated cash distribution policy.
|
•
|
If we make distributions out of capital surplus, as opposed to operating surplus (as such terms are defined in our partnership agreement), those distributions will constitute a return of capital and will result in a reduction in the minimum quarterly distribution and the target distribution levels under our partnership agreement. We do not anticipate that we will make any distributions from capital surplus.
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Quarterly Distribution Target Amount (per unit)
|
|
Marginal Percentage Interest In Distributions
|
||
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Unitholders
|
|
General Partner
|
Minimum Quarterly Distribution
|
|
$0.4125
|
|
98%
|
|
2%
|
First Target Distribution
|
|
Up to $0.4625
|
|
98%
|
|
2%
|
Second Target Distribution
|
|
Above $0.4625 up to $0.5375
|
|
85%
|
|
15%
|
Third Target Distribution
|
|
Above $0.5375 up to $0.6500
|
|
75%
|
|
25%
|
Thereafter
|
|
Above $0.6500
|
|
50%
|
|
50%
|
B.
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Significant Changes
|
Item 9.
|
The Offer and Listing
|
Years Ended
|
|
Dec. 31,
2016
|
|
Dec. 31,
2015 |
|
Dec. 31,
2014 |
|
Dec. 31,
2013 |
|
Dec. 31,
2012 |
|
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|
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High
|
|
$
|
16.94
|
|
|
$
|
43.38
|
|
|
$
|
47.49
|
|
|
$
|
45.42
|
|
|
$
|
42.26
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Low
|
|
7.92
|
|
|
8.80
|
|
|
33.02
|
|
|
37.73
|
|
|
33.00
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Quarters Ended
|
|
Mar. 31,
2017
|
|
Dec. 31,
2016
|
|
Sept. 30,
2016
|
|
June 30,
2016
|
|
Mar. 31,
2016
|
|
Dec. 31,
2015
|
|
Sept. 30,
2015
|
|
June 30,
2015
|
|
Mar. 31,
2015
|
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High
|
|
$
|
19.90
|
|
|
$
|
16.94
|
|
|
$
|
15.81
|
|
|
$
|
15.02
|
|
|
$
|
14.80
|
|
|
$
|
27.04
|
|
|
$
|
32.30
|
|
|
$
|
40.73
|
|
|
$
|
43.38
|
|
Low
|
|
14.25
|
|
|
13.06
|
|
|
9.47
|
|
|
10.30
|
|
|
7.92
|
|
|
8.80
|
|
|
22.03
|
|
|
31.64
|
|
|
34.13
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
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Months Ended
|
|
Mar. 31,
2017
|
|
Feb. 28,
2017
|
|
Jan. 31,
2017
|
|
Dec. 31,
2016
|
|
Nov. 30,
2016
|
|
Oct. 31,
2016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||
High
|
|
$
|
19.15
|
|
|
$
|
19.90
|
|
|
$
|
19.90
|
|
|
$
|
16.35
|
|
|
$
|
15.75
|
|
|
$
|
16.94
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Low
|
|
16.14
|
|
|
17.95
|
|
|
14.25
|
|
|
13.80
|
|
|
13.06
|
|
|
14.25
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Years Ended
|
|
Dec. 31,
2016 (1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
High
|
|
$
|
25.06
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Low
|
|
22.66
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Quarters Ended
|
|
Mar. 31,
2017 |
|
Dec. 31,
2016 (1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
High
|
|
$
|
25.60
|
|
|
$
|
25.06
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Low
|
|
23.52
|
|
|
22.66
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Months Ended
|
|
Mar. 31,
2017 |
|
Feb. 28,
2017 |
|
Jan. 31,
2017 |
|
Dec. 31,
2016 |
|
Nov. 30,
2016 |
|
Oct. 31,
2016 (2) |
|
||||||||||||
High
|
|
$
|
25.60
|
|
|
$
|
25.34
|
|
|
$
|
25.44
|
|
|
$
|
24.12
|
|
|
$
|
25.00
|
|
|
$
|
25.06
|
|
|
Low
|
|
24.80
|
|
|
24.76
|
|
|
23.52
|
|
|
22.66
|
|
|
23.00
|
|
|
24.52
|
|
|
Item 10.
|
Additional Information
|
(a)
|
Amended and Restated Omnibus agreement with Teekay Corporation, Teekay Offshore, our General Partner and related parties. Please read “Item 7 – Major Unitholders and Related Party Transactions” for a summary of certain contract terms.
|
(b)
|
We and certain of our operating subsidiaries have entered into services agreements with certain subsidiaries of Teekay Corporation pursuant to which the Teekay Corporation subsidiaries provide administrative services to the Partnership and administrative, advisory, technical, strategic consulting services, business development and ship management services to operating subsidiaries for a reasonable fee that includes reimbursement of these direct and indirect expenses incurred in providing these services. Please read “Item 7 – Major Unitholders and Related Party Transactions” for a summary of certain contract terms.
|
(c)
|
Syndicated Loan Agreement between Naviera Teekay Gas III, S.L. (formerly Naviera F. Tapias Gas III, S.A.) and Caixa de Aforros de Vigo Ourense e Pontevedra, as Agent, dated as of October 2, 2000, as amended. This facility was used to make restricted cash deposits that fully fund payments under a capital lease for one of our LNG carriers, the
Catalunya Spirit
. Interest payments are based on EURIBOR plus a margin. The term loan matures in 2023 with monthly payments that reduce over time.
|
(d)
|
Amended Teekay LNG Partners L.P. 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan. Please read “Item 6 – Directors, Senior Management and Employees” for a summary of certain plan terms.
|
(e)
|
Agreement dated August 23, 2006, for a U.S. $330,000,000 Secured Revolving Loan Facility between Teekay LNG Partners L.P., ING Bank N.V. and various other banks. This facility bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 0.55%. The amount available under the facility reduces semi-annually by amounts ranging from $4.3 million to $8.4 million, with a bullet reduction of $188.7 million on maturity in August 2018. The revolver is collateralized by first-priority mortgages granted on two of our LNG carriers. The credit facility may be used for general partnership purposes and to fund cash distributions.
|
(f)
|
Agreement dated June 30, 2008, for a U.S. $172,500,000 Secured Revolving Loan Facility between Arctic Spirit L.L.C., Polar Spirit L.L.C. and DnB Nor Bank A.S.A. and various other banks. This facility bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 0.80%. The amount available under the facility reduces by $6.1 million semi-annually, with a balloon reduction of $56.6 million on maturity in June 2018. The revolver is collateralized by first-priority mortgages granted on two of our LNG carriers. The credit facility may be used for general partnership purposes and to fund cash distributions.
|
(g)
|
Deed of Amendment and Restatement dated October 10, 2008, relating to a Loan Agreement for a U.S. $92,400,000 Buyer Credit and a U.S. $117,600,000 Commercial Loan between MiNT LNG I, Ltd., BNP Paribas S.A., and various other banks. The Buyer Credit bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 0.78% and the Commercial Loan bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 1.30%. In addition, a commitment fee will be charged at the rate of 0.25% and 0.45% on undrawn and uncancelled amounts of the Buyer Credit and Commercial Loan, respectively. The amount available under the facilities reduces quarterly by amounts ranging from $1.2 million to $2.5 million. The Commercial Loan is due by one installment on maturity in 2023.
|
(h)
|
Deed of Amendment and Restatement dated October 10, 2008, relating to a Loan Agreement for a U.S. $92,400,000 Buyer Credit and a U.S. $117,600,000 Commercial Loan between MiNT LNG II, Ltd., BNP Paribas S.A., and various other banks. The Buyer Credit bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 0.78% and the Commercial Loan bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 1.30%. In addition, a commitment fee will be charged at the rate of 0.25% and 0.45% on undrawn and uncancelled amounts of the Buyer Credit and Commercial Loan, respectively. The amount available under the facilities reduces quarterly by amounts ranging from $1.2 million to $2.5 million. The Commercial Loan is due by one installment on maturity in 2023.
|
(i)
|
Deed of Amendment and Restatement dated October 10, 2008, relating to a Loan Agreement for a U.S. $92,400,000 Buyer Credit and a U.S. $117,600,000 Commercial Loan between MiNT LNG III, Ltd., BNP Paribas S.A., and various other banks. The Buyer Credit bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 0.78% and the Commercial Loan bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 1.30%. In addition, a commitment fee will be charged at the rate of 0.25% and 0.45% on undrawn and uncancelled amounts of the Buyer Credit and Commercial Loan, respectively. The amount available under the facilities reduces quarterly by amounts ranging from $1.2 million to $2.5 million. The Commercial Loan is due by one installment on maturity in 2023.
|
(j)
|
Deed of Amendment and Restatement dated October 10, 2008, relating to a Loan Agreement for a U.S. $92,400,000 Buyer Credit and a U.S. $117,600,000 Commercial Loan between MiNT LNG IV, Ltd., BNP Paribas S.A., and various other banks. The Buyer Credit bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 0.78% and the Commercial Loan bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 1.30%. In addition, a commitment fee will be charged at the rate of 0.25% and 0.45% on undrawn and uncancelled amounts of the Buyer Credit and Commercial Loan, respectively. The amount available under the facilities reduces quarterly by amounts ranging from $1.2 million to $2.5 million. The Commercial Loan is due by one installment on maturity in 2024.
|
(k)
|
Agreement dated October 27, 2009, for a U.S. $122,000,000 Credit Facility that is secured by the LPG carriers and multigas carriers chartered to I.M. Skaugen SE. Interest payments under the facility are based on three months LIBOR plus 2.75% and require quarterly payments. This loan facility is collateralized by first priority mortgages on the five vessels to which the loans relate, together with certain other related security and is guaranteed by us. The loans have varying maturities through 2018.
|
(l)
|
Agreement dated September 30, 2011, for a EURO 149,933,766 Credit Facility between Naviera Teekay Gas IV S.L.U., ING Bank N.V. and various other banks. This facility bears interest at EURIBOR plus a margin of 2.25%. The amount available under the facility reduces monthly by amounts ranging from $0.4 million to $0.7 million, with a bullet reduction of $104.4 million on maturity in 2018. The loan facility is guaranteed by us.
|
(m)
|
Agreement dated February 28, 2012; Teekay LNG Operating L.L.C. and Marubeni Corporation entered into an agreement to acquire, through the Teekay LNG-Marubeni Joint Venture, 100% ownership of six LNG carriers from AP Moller-Maersk A/S.
|
(n)
|
Agreement dated April 30, 2012, for NOK 700,000,000, Senior Unsecured Bonds due May 2017, between Teekay LNG Partners L.P. and Norsk Tillitsmann ASA.
|
(o)
|
Agreement dated February 12, 2013; Teekay Luxembourg S.a.r.l. entered into a share purchase agreement with Exmar and Exmar Marine NV to purchase 50% of the shares in Exmar LPG BVBA.
|
(p)
|
Agreement dated June 27, 2013, for U.S. $195,000,000 Senior Secured Notes between Meridian Spirit ApS and Wells Fargo Bank Northwest N.A. The loan bears interest at fixed rate of 4.11%. The facility requires quarterly repayments through 2030.
|
(q)
|
Agreement dated June 28, 2013, for a U.S. $160,000,000 Loan Facility between Malt Singapore Pte. Ltd. and Commonwealth Bank of Australia. The loan bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 2.60%. The facility requires quarterly repayments, with a bullet payment on maturity in 2021.
|
(r)
|
Agreement dated July 30, 2013, for a U.S. $608,000,000 Loan Facility between Malt LNG Netherlands Holdings B.V. and DNB Bank ASA, acting as agent and security trustee. The loan bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 3.15% for Tranche A and LIBOR plus a margin of 0.5% for Tranche B. The facility requires quarterly repayments, with a bullet payment on maturity in 2017. The loan facility is guaranteed by us and Marubeni Corporation based on our proportionate ownership percentages in the Teekay LNG-Marubeni Joint Venture.
|
(s)
|
Agreement dated August 30, 2013, for NOK 900,000,000, Senior Unsecured Bonds due September 2018 between Teekay LNG Partners L.P. and Norsk Tillitsmann ASA.
|
(t)
|
Agreement dated December 9, 2013, for a U.S. $125,000,000 Secured Credit Facility between Wilforce L.L.C. and Credit Suisse AG and others. The loan bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 3.20% until June 2014 and a margin of 2.80% thereafter. The facility requires quarterly repayments, with a bullet payment in 2018.
|
(u)
|
Agreement dated March 28, 2014, for a U.S. $130,000,000 Secured Credit Facility between Wilpride L.L.C., Nordea Bank Finland and various other banks. The loan bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 2.75%. The facility requires quarterly repayments, with a bullet payment in 2018.
|
(v)
|
Agreement dated July 7, 2014; Teekay LNG Operating L.L.C. entered into a shareholder agreement with China LNG Shipping (Holdings) Limited to form TC LNG Shipping L.L.C. in connection with the Yamal LNG Project.
|
(w)
|
Agreement dated November 7, 2014, for a U.S. $175,000,000 Secured Loan Facility between Solaia Shipping L.L.C. and Excelsior BVBA, Nordea Bank Norge ASA and various other banks. The loan bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 2.75%. The facility requires quarterly repayments, with a bullet payment in 2019. The loan facility is guaranteed by us and Exmar based on our proportionate ownership percentages in the Exmar LNG Carriers.
|
(x)
|
Agreement dated December 17, 2014, for a U.S. $450,000,000 Secured Loan Facility between Nakilat Holdco L.L.C. and Qatar National Bank SAQ. The loan bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 1.85%. The facility requires quarterly repayments, with a bullet payment in 2026.
|
(y)
|
Agreement dated May 18, 2015, for NOK 1,000,000,000, Senior Unsecured Bonds due May 2020 between Teekay LNG Partners L.P. and Nordic Trustee ASA.
|
(z)
|
Amending and Restating Agreement dated June 5, 2015, for a U.S. $460,000,000 Secured Loan Facility between Exmar LPG BVBA, Nordea Bank Norge ASA and various other banks. The loan bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 1.90%. The facility requires quarterly repayments with a balloon payment in 2021. The loan facility is guaranteed by us and Exmar based on our proportionate ownership percentages in Exmar LPG BVBA.
|
(aa)
|
Agreement dated February 11, 2016 for a sale leaseback agreement between Creole Spirit L.L.C. and Hai Jiao 1601 Limited (a subsidiary of ICBC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd.). The lease agreement requires quarterly lease payments. At the end of the 10-year tenor of the lease, we have an obligation of $100.0 million to repurchase the vessel from ICBC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd.
|
(ab)
|
Agreement dated February 11, 2016 for a sale leaseback agreement between Oak Spirit L.L.C. and Hai Jiao 1602 Limited (a subsidiary of ICBC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd.). The lease agreement requires quarterly lease payments. At the end of the 10-year tenor of the lease, we have an obligation of $100.0 million to repurchase the vessel from ICBC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd.
|
(ac)
|
Agreement dated May 4, 2016, for a U.S. $60,000,000 secured loan facility between African Spirit L.L.C., European Spirit L.L.C. and Asian Spirit L.L.C., and Scotiabank Europe plc. The loan bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 1.65%. The facility requires quarterly repayments with a balloon payment in May 2019.
|
(ad)
|
Agreement dated November 15, 2016, for a U.S. $730,000,000 Secured Loan Facility between Bahrain LNG W.L.L. and Standard Chartered Bank and various other banks. The loan bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin ranging from 1.50% to 3.60% over the agreement duration. The facility requires semi-annual repayments 12 months after the estimated scheduled commercial start date in February 2019, with a balloon payment in 2036.
|
(ae)
|
Agreement dated November 17, 2016, for U.S. $170,000,000 unsecured Revolving Credit Facility between Teekay LNG Partners L.P. and Citigroup Global Markets Limited and various other banks. The loan bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 1.10% and additional utilization fees up to 0.40%. The facility requires a bullet payment in November 2017. The credit facility may be used for General Partnership purposes and to fund cash distributions.
|
(af)
|
Agreement dated December 20, 2016 for a sale leaseback agreement between DSME Hull No. 2416 L.L.C. and Hai Jiao 1605 Limited (a subsidiary of ICBC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd.). The lease agreement requires quarterly lease payments. At the end of the 10-year tenor of the lease, we have an obligation of $100.0 million to repurchase the vessel from ICBC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd.
|
(ag)
|
Agreement dated December 20, 2016 for a sale leaseback agreement between DSME Option Vessel No.1 L.L.C. and Hai Jiao 1606 Limited (a subsidiary of ICBC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd.). The lease agreement requires quarterly lease payments. At the end of the 10-year tenor of the lease, we have an obligation of $100.0 million to repurchase the vessel from ICBC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd.
|
(ah)
|
Agreement dated December 20, 2016 for a sale leaseback agreement between DSME Option Vessel No.3 L.L.C. and Hai Jiao 1607 Limited (a subsidiary of ICBC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd.). The lease agreement requires quarterly lease payments. At the end of the 10-year tenor of the lease, we have an obligation of $100.0 million to repurchase the vessel from ICBC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd.
|
(ai)
|
Agreement dated December 21, 2016, for a U.S. $723,200,000 Secured Loan Facility between Teekay Nakilat (III) Corporation and Qatar National Bank SAQ. The loan bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 2.25% for the first 12 months and 2.50% thereafter. The facility requires quarterly repayments, with a balloon payment in 2026.
|
•
|
dealers in securities or currencies;
|
•
|
traders in securities that have elected the mark-to-market method of accounting for their securities;
|
•
|
persons whose functional currency is not the U.S. Dollar;
|
•
|
persons holding our units as part of a hedge, straddle, conversion or other “synthetic security” or integrated transaction;
|
•
|
certain U.S. expatriates;
|
•
|
financial institutions;
|
•
|
insurance companies;
|
•
|
persons subject to the alternative minimum tax;
|
•
|
persons that actually or under applicable constructive ownership rules own 10 percent or more of our units; and
|
•
|
entities that are tax-exempt for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
|
•
|
the type of interest held by the partner;
|
•
|
its relative contributions to us;
|
•
|
the interests of all the partners in profits and losses;
|
•
|
the interest of all the partners in cash flow; and
|
•
|
the rights of all the partners to distributions of capital upon liquidation.
|
(1)
|
for which there is, or was, “substantial authority”; or
|
(2)
|
as to which there is a reasonable basis and the pertinent facts of that position are disclosed on the return.
|
•
|
the excess distribution or gain will be allocated ratably over the unitholder’s aggregate holding period for the common units;
|
•
|
the amount allocated to the current taxable year and any taxable year prior to the taxable year we were first treated as a PFIC with respect to the unitholder would be taxed as ordinary income in the current taxable year;
|
•
|
the amount allocated to each of the other taxable years would be subject to U.S. federal income tax at the highest rate in effect for the applicable class of taxpayer for that year; and
|
•
|
an interest charge for the deemed deferral benefit would be imposed with respect to the resulting tax attributable to each such other taxable year.
|
Item 11.
|
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
|
|
|
2017
|
|
2018
|
|
2019
|
|
2020
|
|
2021
|
|
There-
after
|
|
Total
|
|
Fair
Value
Liability
|
|
Rate
(1)
|
|||||||||
|
|
(in millions of U.S. Dollars, except percentages)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long-Term Debt:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Variable-Rate ($U.S.)
(2)
|
|
127.2
|
|
|
490.8
|
|
|
73.6
|
|
|
52.7
|
|
|
174.0
|
|
|
295.2
|
|
|
1,213.5
|
|
|
(1,171.5
|
)
|
|
2.5
|
%
|
Variable-Rate (Euro)
(3) (4)
|
|
15.6
|
|
|
124.8
|
|
|
8.9
|
|
|
9.6
|
|
|
10.3
|
|
|
50.5
|
|
|
219.7
|
|
|
(209.8
|
)
|
|
1.2
|
%
|
Variable-Rate (NOK)
(4) (5)
|
|
47.3
|
|
|
104.2
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
115.7
|
|
|
104.1
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
371.3
|
|
|
(366.4
|
)
|
|
5.8
|
%
|
Capital Lease Obligations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Variable-Rate ($U.S.)
(6)
|
|
40.3
|
|
|
39.1
|
|
|
13.5
|
|
|
14.3
|
|
|
14.9
|
|
|
270.7
|
|
|
392.8
|
|
|
(392.8
|
)
|
|
5.5
|
%
|
Average Interest Rate
(7)
|
|
4.9
|
%
|
|
6.1
|
%
|
|
5.5
|
%
|
|
5.5
|
%
|
|
5.5
|
%
|
|
5.5
|
%
|
|
5.5
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
||
Interest Rate Swaps
:
(8)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Contract Amount ($U.S.)
(9)
|
|
324.5
|
|
|
232.9
|
|
|
155.8
|
|
|
35.3
|
|
|
35.9
|
|
|
241.4
|
|
|
1,025.8
|
|
|
(52.3
|
)
|
|
3.6
|
%
|
Average Fixed-Pay Rate
(2)
|
|
4.1
|
%
|
|
3.6
|
%
|
|
2.7
|
%
|
|
3.5
|
%
|
|
3.4
|
%
|
|
3.4
|
%
|
|
3.6
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
||
Contract Amount (Euro)
(4) (10)
|
|
15.6
|
|
|
124.8
|
|
|
8.9
|
|
|
9.6
|
|
|
10.3
|
|
|
50.5
|
|
|
219.7
|
|
|
(34.3
|
)
|
|
3.1
|
%
|
Average Fixed-Pay Rate
(3)
|
|
3.1
|
%
|
|
2.6
|
%
|
|
3.7
|
%
|
|
3.7
|
%
|
|
3.7
|
%
|
|
3.9
|
%
|
|
3.1
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
Rate refers to the weighted-average effective interest rate for our long-term debt and capital lease obligations, including the margin we pay on our floating-rate debt and the average fixed pay rate for our interest rate swap agreements. The average interest rate for our capital lease obligations is the weighted-average interest rate implicit in our lease obligations at the inception of the leases. The average fixed pay rate for our interest rate swaps excludes the margin we pay on our drawn floating-rate debt, which as of
December 31, 2016
ranged from 0.30% to 2.80%. Please read “Item 18 – Financial Statements: Note 10 – Long-Term Debt.”
|
(2)
|
Interest payments on U.S. Dollar-denominated debt and interest rate swaps are based on LIBOR.
|
(3)
|
Interest payments on Euro-denominated debt and interest rate swaps are based on EURIBOR.
|
(4)
|
Euro-denominated and NOK-denominated amounts have been converted to U.S. Dollars using the prevailing exchange rate as of
December 31, 2016
.
|
(5)
|
Interest payments on our NOK-denominated debt and on our cross-currency swaps are based on NIBOR. Our NOK-denominated bonds have been economically hedged with cross-currency swaps, to swap all interest and principal payments into U.S. Dollars, with the respective interest payments fixed at a rate ranging from
5.92%
to
7.72%
, and the transfer of principal locked in at
$467.3 million
upon maturities. Please see below in the foreign currency fluctuation section and read “Item 18 – Financial Statements: Note 12 – Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.”
|
(6)
|
The amount of capital lease obligations represents the present value of minimum lease payments together with our purchase obligation, as applicable.
|
(7)
|
The average interest rate is the weighted-average interest rate implicit in the capital lease obligations at the inception of the leases. Interest rate adjustments on certain of these leases have corresponding adjustments in charter receipts under the terms of the charter contracts to which these certain leases relate.
|
(8)
|
The table above does not reflect our interest rate swaption agreements, whereby we have a one-time option to enter into an interest rate swap at a fixed rate with a third party, and the third party has a one-time option to require us to enter into an interest rate swap at a fixed rate. If we or the third party exercises its option, there will be cash settlements for the fair value of the interest rate swap in lieu of taking delivery of the actual interest rate swap. The net fair value of the interest rate swaption agreements as at
December 31, 2016
was a liability of
$0.9 million
. Please read “Item 18 – Financial Statements: Note 12 – Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”.
|
(9)
|
The average variable receive rate for our U.S. Dollar-denominated interest rate swaps is set at 3-month or 6-month LIBOR.
|
(10)
|
The average variable receive rate for our Euro-denominated interest rate swaps is set at 1-month EURIBOR.
|
Item 12.
|
Description of Securities Other than Equity Securities
|
Item 13.
|
Defaults, Dividend Arrearages and Delinquencies
|
Item 14.
|
Material Modifications to the Rights of Unitholders and Use of Proceeds
|
Item 15.
|
Controls and Procedures
|
Item 16A.
|
Audit Committee Financial Expert
|
Item 16B.
|
Code of Ethics
|
Item 16C.
|
Principal Accountant Fees and Services
|
Fees
(in thousands of U.S. Dollars)
|
|
2016
$ |
|
2015
$ |
||
Audit Fees
(1)
|
|
745
|
|
|
729
|
|
Audit-Related Fees
(2)
|
|
—
|
|
|
3
|
|
Total
|
|
745
|
|
|
732
|
|
(1)
|
Audit fees represent fees for professional services provided in connection with the audit of our consolidated financial statements, review of our quarterly consolidated financial statements, audit services provided in connection with other statutory audits and professional services in connection with the review of our regulatory filings for our equity offerings.
|
(2)
|
Audit-related fees relate to other accounting consultations.
|
Item 16D.
|
Exemptions from the Listing Standards for Audit Committees
|
Item 16E.
|
Purchases of Units by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
|
Item 16F.
|
Change in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant
|
Item 16G.
|
Corporate Governance
|
Item 16H.
|
Mine Safety Disclosure
|
Item 17.
|
Financial Statements
|
Item 18.
|
Financial Statements
|
|
Page
|
1,2
|
|
|
|
Consolidated Financial Statements
|
|
3
|
|
4
|
|
5
|
|
6
|
|
7
|
|
8
|
Item 19.
|
Exhibits
|
1.1
|
|
Certificate of Limited Partnership of Teekay LNG Partners L.P.
(1)
|
1.2
|
|
First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Teekay LNG Partners L.P., dated May 10, 2005, as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated as of May 31, 2006 and Amendment No. 2 effective as of January 1, 2007.
(2)
|
1.3
|
|
Certificate of Formation of Teekay GP L.L.C.
(1)
|
1.4
|
|
Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Teekay GP L.L.C., dated March 2005, as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated February 25, 2008, and Amendment No.2, dated February 29, 2008.
(3)
|
2.1
|
|
Agreement, dated April 30, 2012, for NOK 700,000,000, Senior Unsecured Bonds due May 2017, between Teekay LNG Partners L.P. and Norsk Tillitsmann ASA.
(4)
|
2.2
|
|
Agreement, dated August 30, 2013, for NOK 900,000,000, Senior Unsecured Bonds due September 2018, between Teekay LNG Partners L.P. and Norsk Tillitsmann ASA.
(5)
|
2.3
|
|
Agreement, dated May 18, 2015, for NOK 1,000,000,000, Senior Unsecured Bonds due May 2020, between Teekay LNG Partners L.P. and Nordic Trustee ASA.
(17)
|
4.2
|
|
Amended Teekay LNG Partners L.P. 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
(3)
|
4.3
|
|
Amended and Restated Omnibus Agreement with Teekay Corporation, Teekay Offshore, our General Partner and related parties.
(6)
|
4.4
|
|
Administrative Services Agreement with Teekay Shipping Limited.
(3)
|
4.5
|
|
Advisory, Technical and Administrative Services Agreement between Teekay Shipping Spain S.L. and Teekay Shipping Limited.
(3)
|
4.6
|
|
LNG Strategic Consulting and Advisory Services Agreement between Teekay LNG Partners L.P. and Teekay Shipping Limited.
(3)
|
4.7
|
|
Syndicated Loan Agreement between Naviera Teekay Gas III, S.L. (formerly Naviera F. Tapias Gas III, S.A.) and Caixa de Aforros de Vigo Ourense e Pontevedra, as Agent, dated as of October 2, 2000, as amended.
(3)
|
4.11
|
|
Agreement, dated August 23, 2006, for a U.S. $330,000,000 Secured Revolving Loan Facility between Teekay LNG Partners L.P., ING Bank N.V. and other banks.
(7)
|
4.12
|
|
Purchase Agreement, dated November 2005, for the acquisition of Asian Spirit L.L.C., African Spirit L.L.C. and European Spirit L.L.C.
(8)
|
4.13
|
|
Agreement, dated June 30, 2008, for a U.S. $172,500,000 Secured Revolving Loan Facility between Arctic Spirit L.L.C., Polar Spirit L.L.C. and DnB Nor Bank A.S.A. and other banks.
(8)
|
4.14
|
|
Credit Facility Agreement between Taizhou L.L.C. and DHJS L.L.C. and Calyon, as Agent, dated as of October 27, 2009.
(9)
|
4.16
|
|
Credit Facility Agreement between Great East Hull No. 1717 L.L.C., Great East Hull No. 1718 L.L.C., H.S.H.I. Hull No. S363 L.L.C., H.S.H.I. Hull No. S364 L.L.C. and Calyon, dated December 15, 2006.
(10)
|
4.17
|
|
Agreement, dated September 30, 2011, for a EURO 149,933,766 Credit Facility between Naviera Teekay Gas IV S.L.U., ING Bank N.V. and other banks.
(11)
|
4.18
|
|
Deed of Amendment and Restatement dated October 10, 2008, relating to a Loan Agreement for a U.S. $92,400,000 Buyer Credit and a U.S. $117,600,000 Commercial Loan between MiNT LNG I, Ltd., BNP Paribas S.A., and other banks.
(12)
|
4.19
|
|
Deed of Amendment and Restatement dated October 10, 2008, relating to a Loan Agreement for a U.S. $92,400,000 Buyer Credit and a U.S. $117,600,000 Commercial Loan between MiNT LNG II, Ltd. , BNP Paribas S.A., and other banks.
(12)
|
4.20
|
|
Deed of Amendment and Restatement dated October 10, 2008, relating to a Loan Agreement for a U.S. $92,400,000 Buyer Credit and a U.S. $117,600,000 Commercial Loan between MiNT LNG III, Ltd ., BNP Paribas S.A., and other banks.
(12)
|
4.21
|
|
Deed of Amendment and Restatement dated November 10, 2008, relating to a Loan Agreement for a U.S. $92,400,000 Buyer Credit and a U.S. $117,600,000 Commercial Loan between MiNT LNG IV, Ltd., BNP Paribas S.A., and other banks.
(12)
|
4.22
|
|
Share purchase agreement dated February 28, 2012 to purchase Maersk LNG A/S through the Teekay LNG- Marubeni Joint Venture from AP Moller-Maersk A/S.
(12)
|
4.23
|
|
Agreement dated January 1, 2012, for business development services between Teekay LNG Operating L.L.C. and Teekay Shipping Limited.
(13)
|
4.24
|
|
Agreement dated June 27, 2013, for U.S. $195,000,000 senior secured notes between Meridian Spirit ApS and Wells Fargo Bank Northwest N.A.
(14)
|
4.25
|
|
Agreement dated June 28, 2013, for U.S. $160,000,000 loan facility between Malt Singapore Pte. Ltd. and Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
(14)
|
4.26
|
|
Agreement dated July 30, 2013, for U.S. $608,000,000 loan facility between Malt LNG Netherlands Holdings B.V. and DNB Bank ASA, acting as agent and security trustee.
(14)
|
4.27
|
|
Agreement dated December 9, 2013, for U.S. $125,000,000 loan facility between Wilforce L.L.C. and Credit Suisse AG and others.
(5)
|
4.28
|
|
Agreement dated February 12, 2013; Teekay Luxembourg S.a.r.l. entered into a share purchase agreement with Exmar NV and Exmar Marine NV to purchase 50% of the shares in Exmar LPG BVBA.
(5)
|
4.29
|
|
Agreement dated July 7, 2014; Teekay LNG Operating L.L.C. entered into a shareholder agreement with China LNG Shipping (Holdings) Limited to form TC LNG Shipping L.L.C. in connection with the Yamal LNG Project.
(15)
|
4.30
|
|
Agreement dated December 17, 2014, for U.S. $450,000,000 loan facility between Nakilat Holdco L.L.C. and Qatar National Bank SAQ.
(15)
|
4.31
|
|
Agreement dated November 7, 2014, for a U.S. $175,000,000 secured loan facility between Solaia Shipping L.L.C. and Excelsior BVBA, and Nordea Bank Norge ASA and other banks.
(16)
|
4.33
|
|
Agreement dated March 28, 2014, for U.S. $130,000,000 secured loan facility between Wilpride L.L.C. and Nordea Bank Finland and other banks.
(17)
|
4.34
|
|
Amending and Restating Agreement dated June 5, 2015, for a U.S. $460,000,000 secured loan facility between Exmar LPG BVBA and Nordea Bank Norge ASA and other banks.
(17)
|
4.36
|
|
Agreement dated May 4, 2016, for a U.S. $60,000,000 secured loan facility between African Spirit L.L.C., European Spirit L.L.C. and Asian Spirit L.L.C., and Scotiabank Europe plc.
(18)
|
4.37
|
|
Agreement dated November 15, 2016, for a U.S. $730,000,000 Secured Loan Facility between Bahrain LNG W.L.L. and Standard Chartered Bank and other banks.
|
4.38
|
|
Agreement dated November 17, 2016, for U.S. $170,000,000 unsecured Revolving Credit Facility between Teekay LNG Partners L.P. and Citigroup Global Markets Limited and other banks.
|
4.39
|
|
Agreement dated December 21, 2016, for a U.S. $723,200,000 Secured Loan Facility between Teekay Nakilat (III) Corporation and Qatar National Bank SAQ.
|
4.40
|
|
Agreement dated February 11, 2016 for a sale leaseback agreement between Creole Spirit L.L.C. and Hai Jiao 1601 Limited (a subsidiary of ICBC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd.).
|
4.41
|
|
Agreement dated February 11, 2016 for a sale leaseback agreement between Oak Spirit L.L.C. and Hai Jiao 1602 Limited (a subsidiary of ICBC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd.).
|
4.42
|
|
Agreement dated December 20, 2016 for a sale leaseback agreement between DSME Hull No. 2416 L.L.C. and Hai Jiao 1605 Limited (a subsidiary of ICBC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd.).
|
4.43
|
|
Agreement dated December 20, 2016 for a sale leaseback agreement between DSME Option Vessel No.1 L.L.C. and Hai Jiao 1606 Limited (a subsidiary of ICBC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd.).
|
4.44
|
|
Agreement dated December 20, 2016 for a sale leaseback agreement between DSME Option Vessel No.3 L.L.C. and Hai Jiao 1607 Limited (a subsidiary of ICBC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd.).
|
8.1
|
|
List of Subsidiaries of Teekay LNG Partners L.P.
|
12.1
|
|
Rule 13a-15(e)/15d-15(e) Certification of Mark Kremin, President and Chief Executive Officer of Teekay Gas Group Ltd.
|
12.2
|
|
Rule 13a-15(e)/15d-15(e) Certification of Brody Speers, Chief Financial Officer of Teekay Gas Group Ltd.
|
13.1
|
|
Certification of Mark Kremin, President and Chief Executive Officer of Teekay Gas Group Ltd., pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
(1)
|
Previously filed as an exhibit to the Partnership’s Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-120727), filed with the SEC on November 24, 2004, and hereby incorporated by reference to such Annual Report.
|
(2)
|
Previously filed as an exhibit to the Partnership’s Report on Form 20F filed with the SEC on April 4, 2011, and hereby incorporated by reference to such Report.
|
(3)
|
Previously filed as an exhibit to the Partnership’s Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-120727), filed with the SEC on April 11, 2005, and hereby incorporated by reference to such Registration Statement.
|
(4)
|
Previously filed as an exhibit to the Partnership’s Report on Form 6-K filed with the SEC on September 27, 2012, and hereby incorporated by reference to such Report.
|
(5)
|
Previously filed as an exhibit to the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 20-F (File No. 1-32479), filed with the SEC on April 29, 2014 and hereby incorporated by reference to such report.
|
(6)
|
Previously filed as an exhibit to the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 20-F (File No. 1-32479), filed with the SEC on April 19, 2007 and hereby incorporated by reference to such report.
|
(7)
|
Previously filed as an exhibit to the Partnership’s Report on Form 6-K (File No. 1-32479), filed with the SEC on December 21, 2006 and hereby incorporated by reference to such report.
|
(8)
|
Previously filed as an exhibit to the Partnership’s Report on Form 6-K (File No. 1-32479), filed with the SEC on March 20, 2009 and hereby incorporated by reference to such report.
|
(9)
|
Previously filed as an exhibit to the Partnership’s Report on Form 20F (File No. 1-32479), filed with the SEC on April 26, 2010 and hereby incorporated by reference to such report.
|
(10)
|
Previously filed as an exhibit to the Partnership’s Report on Form 6-K (File No. 1-32479), filed with the SEC on June 1, 2010 and hereby incorporated by reference to such report.
|
(11)
|
Previously filed as an exhibit to the Partnership’s Report on Form 6-K (File No. 1-32479), filed with the SEC on December 1, 2011 and hereby incorporated by reference to such report.
|
(12)
|
Previously filed as an exhibit to the Partnership’s Report on Form 20-F (File No. 1-32479), filed with the SEC on April 11, 2011 and hereby incorporated by reference to such report.
|
(13)
|
Previously filed as an exhibit to the Partnership’s Report on Form 20-F (File No. 1-32479), filed with the SEC on April 16, 2012 and hereby incorporated by reference to such report.
|
(14)
|
Previously filed as an exhibit to the Partnership’s Report on Form 6-K (File No. 1-32479), filed with the SEC on November 27, 2013 and hereby incorporated by reference to such report.
|
(15)
|
Previously filed as an exhibit to the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 20-F (File No. 1-32479), filed with the SEC on April 23, 2015 and hereby incorporated by reference to such report.
|
(16)
|
Previously filed as an exhibit to the Partnership’s Report on Form 6-K (File No. 1-32479), filed with the SEC on May 26, 2015 and hereby incorporated by reference to such report.
|
(17)
|
Previously filed as an exhibit to the Partnership’s Annual Report on Form 20-F (File No. 1-32479), filed with the SEC on April 27, 2016 and hereby incorporated by reference to such report.
|
(18)
|
Previously filed as an exhibit to the Partnership’s Report on Form 6-K (File No. 1-32479), filed with the SEC on August 19, 2016 and hereby incorporated by reference to such report.
|
|
|
|
|
TEEKAY LNG PARTNERS L.P.
|
||
|
|
|
|
By:
|
|
Teekay GP L.L.C., its General Partner
|
Date: April 25, 2017
|
|
|
|
By:
|
|
/s/ Edith Robinson
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Edith Robinson
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate Secretary
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2016 $ |
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2015 $ |
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2014 $ |
|||
Voyage revenues
(note 11)
|
|
396,444
|
|
|
397,991
|
|
|
402,928
|
|
Voyage expenses
|
|
(1,656
|
)
|
|
(1,146
|
)
|
|
(3,321
|
)
|
Vessel operating expenses
(note 11)
|
|
(88,590
|
)
|
|
(94,101
|
)
|
|
(95,808
|
)
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
(95,542
|
)
|
|
(92,253
|
)
|
|
(94,127
|
)
|
General and administrative expenses
(notes 11 and 16)
|
|
(18,499
|
)
|
|
(25,118
|
)
|
|
(23,860
|
)
|
Restructuring charges
(note 17)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(4,001
|
)
|
|
(1,989
|
)
|
Write-down and loss on sale of vessels
(note 18)
|
|
(38,976
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Income from vessel operations
|
|
153,181
|
|
|
181,372
|
|
|
183,823
|
|
Equity income
(notes 6 and 13d
)
|
|
62,307
|
|
|
84,171
|
|
|
115,478
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
(58,844
|
)
|
|
(43,259
|
)
|
|
(60,414
|
)
|
Interest income
|
|
2,583
|
|
|
2,501
|
|
|
3,052
|
|
Realized and unrealized loss on non-designated
derivative instruments (note 12) |
|
(7,161
|
)
|
|
(20,022
|
)
|
|
(44,682
|
)
|
Foreign currency exchange gain
(notes 9 and 12)
|
|
5,335
|
|
|
13,943
|
|
|
28,401
|
|
Other income
|
|
1,537
|
|
|
1,526
|
|
|
836
|
|
Net income before income tax expense
|
|
158,938
|
|
|
220,232
|
|
|
226,494
|
|
Income tax expense
(note 10)
|
|
(973
|
)
|
|
(2,722
|
)
|
|
(7,567
|
)
|
Net income
|
|
157,965
|
|
|
217,510
|
|
|
218,927
|
|
Non-controlling interest in net income
|
|
17,514
|
|
|
16,627
|
|
|
13,489
|
|
Preferred unitholders' interest in net income
|
|
2,719
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
General Partner's interest in net income
|
|
2,755
|
|
|
26,276
|
|
|
31,187
|
|
Limited partners’ interest in net income
|
|
134,977
|
|
|
174,607
|
|
|
174,251
|
|
Limited partners’ interest in net income per common unit
(note 15)
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
• Basic
|
|
1.70
|
|
|
2.21
|
|
|
2.30
|
|
• Diluted
|
|
1.69
|
|
|
2.21
|
|
|
2.30
|
|
Weighted-average number of common units outstanding
(note 15)
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
• Basic
|
|
79,568,352
|
|
|
78,896,767
|
|
|
75,664,435
|
|
• Diluted
|
|
79,671,858
|
|
|
78,961,102
|
|
|
75,702,886
|
|
Cash distributions declared per common unit
|
|
0.56
|
|
|
2.80
|
|
|
2.77
|
|
|
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2016 $ |
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2015 $ |
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2014 $ |
|||
Net income
|
|
157,965
|
|
|
217,510
|
|
|
218,927
|
|
Other comprehensive income (loss) :
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Unrealized loss on qualifying cash flow hedging instruments,
net of tax (note 12) |
|
(486
|
)
|
|
(1,723
|
)
|
|
(3,085
|
)
|
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
To equity income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Realized loss on qualifying cash flow hedging instruments
|
|
3,289
|
|
|
1,075
|
|
|
1,551
|
|
Other comprehensive income (loss)
|
|
2,803
|
|
|
(648
|
)
|
|
(1,534
|
)
|
Comprehensive income
|
|
160,768
|
|
|
216,862
|
|
|
217,393
|
|
Non-controlling interest in comprehensive income
|
|
17,691
|
|
|
16,627
|
|
|
13,489
|
|
Preferred unitholders' interest in comprehensive income
(note 15)
|
|
2,719
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
General and limited partners' interest in comprehensive income
|
|
140,358
|
|
|
200,235
|
|
|
203,904
|
|
|
|
As at
December 31, 2016 $ |
|
As at
December 31, 2015 $ |
||
|
|
|
|
|
||
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
||
Current
|
|
|
|
|
||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
126,146
|
|
|
102,481
|
|
Restricted cash - current
(note 5)
|
|
10,145
|
|
|
6,600
|
|
Accounts receivable, including non-trade of $19,325 (2015 – $7,058)
(note 6a iii)
|
|
25,224
|
|
|
22,081
|
|
Prepaid expenses
|
|
3,724
|
|
|
4,469
|
|
Vessel held for sale
(note 18)
|
|
20,580
|
|
|
—
|
|
Current portion of derivative assets
(note 12)
|
|
531
|
|
|
—
|
|
Current portion of net investments in direct financing leases
(note 5)
|
|
150,342
|
|
|
20,606
|
|
Advances to affiliates
(notes 11g and 12)
|
|
9,739
|
|
|
13,026
|
|
Total current assets
|
|
346,431
|
|
|
169,263
|
|
Restricted cash – long-term
(note 5)
|
|
106,882
|
|
|
104,919
|
|
Vessels and equipment
|
|
|
|
|
||
At cost, less accumulated depreciation of $668,969 (2015 – $666,710)
|
|
1,374,128
|
|
|
1,595,077
|
|
Vessels under capital leases, at cost, less accumulated depreciation of $69,072 (2015 – $56,316)
(note 5)
|
|
484,253
|
|
|
88,215
|
|
Advances on newbuilding contracts
(notes 11f and 13a
)
|
|
357,602
|
|
|
424,868
|
|
Total vessels and equipment
|
|
2,215,983
|
|
|
2,108,160
|
|
Investment in and advances to equity accounted joint ventures
(note 6)
|
|
1,037,726
|
|
|
883,731
|
|
Net investments in direct financing leases
(note 5)
|
|
492,666
|
|
|
646,052
|
|
Other assets
(note 6a iii)
|
|
5,529
|
|
|
20,811
|
|
Derivative assets
(note 12)
|
|
4,692
|
|
|
5,623
|
|
Intangible assets – net
(note 7)
|
|
69,934
|
|
|
78,790
|
|
Goodwill – liquefied gas segment
(note 7)
|
|
35,631
|
|
|
35,631
|
|
Total assets
|
|
4,315,474
|
|
|
4,052,980
|
|
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
||
Current
|
|
|
|
|
||
Accounts payable
|
|
5,562
|
|
|
2,770
|
|
Accrued liabilities
(notes 8, 12 and 17)
|
|
35,881
|
|
|
37,456
|
|
Unearned revenue
(note 5)
|
|
16,998
|
|
|
19,608
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt
(note 9)
|
|
188,511
|
|
|
197,197
|
|
Current obligations under capital lease
(note 5)
|
|
40,353
|
|
|
4,546
|
|
Current portion of in-process contracts
(note 6a iii)
|
|
15,833
|
|
|
12,173
|
|
Current portion of derivative liabilities
(note 12)
|
|
56,800
|
|
|
52,083
|
|
Advances from affiliates
(notes 11g and 12)
|
|
15,492
|
|
|
22,987
|
|
Total current liabilities
|
|
375,430
|
|
|
348,820
|
|
Long-term debt
(note 9)
|
|
1,602,715
|
|
|
1,802,012
|
|
Long-term obligations under capital lease
(note 5)
|
|
352,486
|
|
|
54,581
|
|
Long-term unearned revenue
|
|
10,332
|
|
|
30,333
|
|
Other long-term liabilities
(notes 5, 6a and 6b)
|
|
60,573
|
|
|
71,152
|
|
In-process contracts
(note 6a iii)
|
|
8,233
|
|
|
20,065
|
|
Derivative liabilities
(note 12)
|
|
128,293
|
|
|
182,338
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
2,538,062
|
|
|
2,509,301
|
|
Commitments and contingencies
(notes 5, 6, 9, 12, and 13)
|
|
|
|
|
||
Equity
|
|
|
|
|
||
Limited Partners - common units (79.6 million units issued and outstanding at December 31, 2016 and 2015)
(note 15)
|
|
1,563,852
|
|
|
1,472,327
|
|
Limited Partners - preferred units (5.0 million and nil units issued and outstanding at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively)
(note 15)
|
|
123,426
|
|
|
—
|
|
General Partner
|
|
50,653
|
|
|
48,786
|
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
|
|
575
|
|
|
(2,051
|
)
|
Partners' equity
|
|
1,738,506
|
|
|
1,519,062
|
|
Non-controlling interest
|
|
38,906
|
|
|
24,617
|
|
Total equity
|
|
1,777,412
|
|
|
1,543,679
|
|
Total liabilities and total equity
|
|
4,315,474
|
|
|
4,052,980
|
|
|
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2016 $ |
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2015 $ |
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2014 $ |
|||
Cash and cash equivalents provided by (used for)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Net income
|
|
157,965
|
|
|
217,510
|
|
|
218,927
|
|
Non-cash items:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Unrealized (gain) loss on derivative instruments
(note 12)
|
|
(19,433
|
)
|
|
(12,375
|
)
|
|
2,096
|
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
|
95,542
|
|
|
92,253
|
|
|
94,127
|
|
Write-down and loss on sale of vessels
|
|
38,976
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Unrealized foreign currency exchange gain and other
(notes 9 and 12)
|
|
(42,009
|
)
|
|
(26,090
|
)
|
|
(24,931
|
)
|
Equity income, net of dividends received of $31,113 (2015 – $97,146 and 2014 – $11,005)
|
|
(31,194
|
)
|
|
12,975
|
|
|
(104,473
|
)
|
Change in operating assets and liabilities
(note 14a)
|
|
(20,669
|
)
|
|
(34,187
|
)
|
|
18,822
|
|
Expenditures for dry docking
|
|
(12,686
|
)
|
|
(10,357
|
)
|
|
(13,471
|
)
|
Net operating cash flow
|
|
166,492
|
|
|
239,729
|
|
|
191,097
|
|
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
|
|
573,514
|
|
|
391,574
|
|
|
944,123
|
|
Scheduled repayments of long-term debt
|
|
(316,450
|
)
|
|
(126,557
|
)
|
|
(100,804
|
)
|
Prepayments of long-term debt
|
|
(463,422
|
)
|
|
(90,000
|
)
|
|
(608,501
|
)
|
Debt issuance costs
|
|
(3,462
|
)
|
|
(2,856
|
)
|
|
(6,431
|
)
|
Scheduled repayments and prepayments of capital lease obligations
|
|
(21,594
|
)
|
|
(4,423
|
)
|
|
(479,115
|
)
|
Proceeds from equity offerings, net of offering costs
(note 15)
|
|
120,707
|
|
|
35,374
|
|
|
182,139
|
|
Decrease (increase) in restricted cash
|
|
4,651
|
|
|
(30,321
|
)
|
|
448,914
|
|
Cash distributions paid
|
|
(45,467
|
)
|
|
(255,519
|
)
|
|
(240,525
|
)
|
Novation of derivative liabilities
(note 11e)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,985
|
|
Dividends paid to non-controlling interest
|
|
(3,402
|
)
|
|
(1,629
|
)
|
|
(42,716
|
)
|
Net financing cash flow
|
|
(154,925
|
)
|
|
(84,357
|
)
|
|
100,069
|
|
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Purchase of and additional capital contributions in equity accounted investments
|
|
(120,879
|
)
|
|
(25,852
|
)
|
|
(100,200
|
)
|
Loan repayments from equity accounted joint ventures
|
|
5,500
|
|
|
23,744
|
|
|
631
|
|
Receipts from direct financing leases
|
|
23,650
|
|
|
15,837
|
|
|
17,200
|
|
Proceeds from sale of vessels
(note 18a)
|
|
94,311
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Proceeds from sale-lease back of vessels
|
|
355,306
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Expenditures for vessels and equipment
(note 14e)
|
|
(345,790
|
)
|
|
(191,969
|
)
|
|
(188,855
|
)
|
Increase in restricted cash
|
|
—
|
|
|
(34,290
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
Other
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
216
|
|
Net investing cash flow
|
|
12,098
|
|
|
(212,530
|
)
|
|
(271,008
|
)
|
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
23,665
|
|
|
(57,158
|
)
|
|
20,158
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the year
|
|
102,481
|
|
|
159,639
|
|
|
139,481
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents, end of the year
|
|
126,146
|
|
|
102,481
|
|
|
159,639
|
|
|
|
TOTAL EQUITY
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
Partners’ Equity
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
|
Limited Partners
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||
|
|
Common
Units |
|
Common
Units |
|
Preferred
Units |
|
Preferred
Units |
|
General
Partner |
|
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |
|
Non-
controlling Interest |
|
Total
|
||||||||
|
|
#
|
|
$
|
|
#
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
|
$
|
||||||||
Balance as at December 31, 2013
|
|
74,196
|
|
|
1,338,133
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
52,526
|
|
|
131
|
|
|
52,994
|
|
|
1,443,784
|
|
Net income
|
|
—
|
|
|
174,251
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
31,187
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
13,489
|
|
|
218,927
|
|
Other comprehensive loss
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1,534
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1,534
|
)
|
Cash distributions
|
|
—
|
|
|
(209,625
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(30,900
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(240,525
|
)
|
Dividends paid to non-controlling interest
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(57,080
|
)
|
|
(57,080
|
)
|
Equity based compensation
|
|
17
|
|
|
1,415
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
29
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,444
|
|
Proceeds from equity offerings
|
|
4,140
|
|
|
178,473
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
3,666
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
182,139
|
|
Sale of 1% interest in
Norgas Napa
to General Partner
(note 11d)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
216
|
|
|
216
|
|
Balance as at December 31, 2014
|
|
78,353
|
|
|
1,482,647
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
56,508
|
|
|
(1,403
|
)
|
|
9,619
|
|
|
1,547,371
|
|
Net income
|
|
—
|
|
|
174,607
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
26,276
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
16,627
|
|
|
217,510
|
|
Other comprehensive loss
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(648
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(648
|
)
|
Cash distributions
|
|
—
|
|
|
(220,772
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(34,747
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(255,519
|
)
|
Dividends paid to non-controlling interest
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1,629
|
)
|
|
(1,629
|
)
|
Equity based compensation, net of tax of $0.4 million
|
|
25
|
|
|
1,196
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
24
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,220
|
|
Proceeds from equity offerings
|
|
1,173
|
|
|
34,649
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
725
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
35,374
|
|
Balance as at December 31, 2015
|
|
79,551
|
|
|
1,472,327
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
48,786
|
|
|
(2,051
|
)
|
|
24,617
|
|
|
1,543,679
|
|
Net income
|
|
—
|
|
|
134,977
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,719
|
|
|
2,755
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
17,514
|
|
|
157,965
|
|
Other comprehensive income
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,626
|
|
|
177
|
|
|
2,803
|
|
Cash distributions
|
|
—
|
|
|
(44,557
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(910
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(45,467
|
)
|
Dividends paid to non-controlling interest
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(3,402
|
)
|
|
(3,402
|
)
|
Equity based compensation, net of tax of $0.2 million
|
|
21
|
|
|
1,105
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
22
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,127
|
|
Proceeds from equity offerings
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
5,000
|
|
|
120,707
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
120,707
|
|
Balance as at December 31, 2016
|
|
79,572
|
|
|
1,563,852
|
|
|
5,000
|
|
|
123,426
|
|
|
50,653
|
|
|
575
|
|
|
38,906
|
|
|
1,777,412
|
|
1.
|
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|||||||
|
|
2016
$ |
|
2015
$ |
|
2014
$ |
|||
Balance at January 1,
|
|
33,916
|
|
|
33,635
|
|
|
40,328
|
|
Cost incurred for dry docking
|
|
13,944
|
|
|
10,357
|
|
|
13,471
|
|
Sales of vessels
|
|
(2,886
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(5,327
|
)
|
Dry-dock amortization
|
|
(11,436
|
)
|
|
(10,076
|
)
|
|
(14,837
|
)
|
Balance at December 31,
|
|
33,538
|
|
|
33,916
|
|
|
33,635
|
|
|
Qualifying Cash
Flow Hedging Instruments $ |
|
Balance as at December 31, 2013
|
131
|
|
Other comprehensive loss
|
(1,534
|
)
|
Balance as at December 31, 2014
|
(1,403
|
)
|
Other comprehensive loss
|
(648
|
)
|
Balance as at December 31, 2015
|
(2,051
|
)
|
Other comprehensive income
|
2,626
|
|
Balance as at December 31, 2016
|
575
|
|
2.
|
Accounting Pronouncements
|
3.
|
Financial Instruments
|
a)
|
Fair Value Measurements
|
Level 1.
|
Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets;
|
Level 2.
|
Inputs, other than the quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly; and
|
Level 3.
|
Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2016
|
|
December 31, 2015
|
||||||||
|
|
Fair Value
Hierarchy Level |
|
Carrying
Amount Asset (Liability) $ |
|
Fair
Value Asset (Liability) $ |
|
Carrying
Amount Asset (Liability) $ |
|
Fair
Value Asset (Liability) $ |
||||
Recurring:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
|
|
Level 1
|
|
243,173
|
|
|
243,173
|
|
|
214,000
|
|
|
214,000
|
|
Derivative instruments
(note 12)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Interest rate swap agreements – assets
|
|
Level 2
|
|
1,080
|
|
|
1,080
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Interest rate swap agreements – liabilities
|
|
Level 2
|
|
(87,681
|
)
|
|
(87,681
|
)
|
|
(104,137
|
)
|
|
(104,137
|
)
|
Interest rate swaption agreements – assets
|
|
Level 2
|
|
3,283
|
|
|
3,283
|
|
|
5,623
|
|
|
5,623
|
|
Interest rate swaption agreements – liabilities
|
|
Level 2
|
|
(4,230
|
)
|
|
(4,230
|
)
|
|
(6,406
|
)
|
|
(6,406
|
)
|
Cross-currency swap agreements
|
|
Level 2
|
|
(99,786
|
)
|
|
(99,786
|
)
|
|
(128,782
|
)
|
|
(128,782
|
)
|
Other derivative
|
|
Level 3
|
|
2,134
|
|
|
2,134
|
|
|
(6,296
|
)
|
|
(6,296
|
)
|
Non-recurring:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Vessel held for sale
|
|
Level 2
|
|
20,580
|
|
|
20,580
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Other:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Advances to equity accounted joint ventures
(note 6)
|
|
(i)
|
|
272,514
|
|
|
(i)
|
|
|
159,870
|
|
|
(i)
|
|
Long-term receivable included in accounts receivable and other assets (ii)
|
|
Level 3
|
|
10,985
|
|
|
10,944
|
|
|
16,453
|
|
|
16,427
|
|
Long-term debt – public
(note 9)
|
|
Level 1
|
|
(368,612
|
)
|
|
(366,418
|
)
|
|
(291,247
|
)
|
|
(288,333
|
)
|
Long-term debt – non-public
(note 9)
|
|
Level 2
|
|
(1,422,614
|
)
|
|
(1,381,287
|
)
|
|
(1,707,962
|
)
|
|
(1,677,139
|
)
|
(i)
|
The advances to equity accounted joint ventures together with the Partnership’s equity investments in the joint ventures form the net aggregate carrying value of the Partnership’s interests in the joint ventures in these consolidated financial statements. The fair values of the individual components of such aggregate interests are not determinable.
|
(ii)
|
As at
December 31, 2016
, the estimated fair value of the non-interest bearing receivable is based on the remaining future fixed payments of
$10.9 million
to be received from Royal Dutch Shell Plc (or
Shell
) (formerly BG International Limited (or
BG
)), as part of the ship construction support agreement, as well as an estimated discount rate of
8.0%
. As there is no market rate for the equivalent of an unsecured non-interest bearing receivable from Shell, the discount rate is based on unsecured debt instruments of similar maturity held, adjusted for a liquidity premium. A higher or lower discount rate would result in a lower or higher fair value asset.
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
||||
|
|
2016
$ |
|
2015
$ |
||
Fair value at beginning of year
|
|
(6,296
|
)
|
|
(2,137
|
)
|
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) included in earnings
|
|
3,316
|
|
|
(5,039
|
)
|
Settlements
|
|
5,114
|
|
|
880
|
|
Fair value at end of year
|
|
2,134
|
|
|
(6,296
|
)
|
b)
|
Financing Receivables
|
Class of Financing Receivable
|
|
Credit Quality Indicator
|
|
Grade
|
|
December 31
2016 $ |
|
December 31
2015 $ |
||
Direct financing leases
|
|
Payment activity
|
|
Performing
|
|
643,008
|
|
|
666,658
|
|
Other receivables:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Long-term receivable and accrued revenue included in accounts receivable and other assets
|
|
Payment activity
|
|
Performing
|
|
12,171
|
|
|
28,256
|
|
Advances to equity accounted joint ventures
|
|
Other internal metrics
|
|
Performing
|
|
272,514
|
|
|
159,870
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
927,693
|
|
|
854,784
|
|
4.
|
Segment Reporting
|
(U.S. Dollars in millions)
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2016 |
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2015 |
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2014 |
Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Company Ltd. (i)
|
$70.3 or 18%
|
|
$70.1 or 18%
|
|
$69.8 or 17%
|
Shell Spain LNG S.A.U. (i),(ii)
|
$48.2 or 12%
|
|
$48.5 or 12%
|
|
$51.8 or 13%
|
The Tangguh Production Sharing Contractors (i)
|
$44.4 or 11%
|
|
$44.9 or 11%
|
|
$44.3 or 11%
|
(i)
|
Liquefied gas segment.
|
(ii)
|
Shell Spain LNG S.A.U. acquired the charter contracts from Repsol YPF, S.A. in March 2014. The voyage revenues in 2014 consisted of the voyage revenues from both customers relating to the same charter contract.
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2016
|
|||||||
|
Liquefied Gas
Segment $ |
|
Conventional
Tanker Segment $ |
|
Total
$ |
|||
Voyage revenues
|
336,530
|
|
|
59,914
|
|
|
396,444
|
|
Voyage expenses
|
(449
|
)
|
|
(1,207
|
)
|
|
(1,656
|
)
|
Vessel operating expenses
|
(66,087
|
)
|
|
(22,503
|
)
|
|
(88,590
|
)
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
(80,084
|
)
|
|
(15,458
|
)
|
|
(95,542
|
)
|
General and administrative expenses
(i)
|
(15,310
|
)
|
|
(3,189
|
)
|
|
(18,499
|
)
|
Write-down and loss on sale of vessels
|
—
|
|
|
(38,976
|
)
|
|
(38,976
|
)
|
Income (loss) from vessel operations
|
174,600
|
|
|
(21,419
|
)
|
|
153,181
|
|
Equity income
|
62,307
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
62,307
|
|
Investment in and advances to equity accounted joint ventures
|
1,037,726
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,037,726
|
|
Total assets at December 31, 2016
|
3,957,088
|
|
|
193,553
|
|
|
4,150,641
|
|
Expenditures for vessels and equipment
|
(344,924
|
)
|
|
(63
|
)
|
|
(344,987
|
)
|
Expenditures for dry docking
|
(13,944
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(13,944
|
)
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2015
|
|||||||
|
Liquefied Gas
Segment $ |
|
Conventional
Tanker Segment $ |
|
Total
$ |
|||
Voyage revenues
|
305,056
|
|
|
92,935
|
|
|
397,991
|
|
Voyage recoveries (expenses)
|
203
|
|
|
(1,349
|
)
|
|
(1,146
|
)
|
Vessel operating expenses
|
(63,344
|
)
|
|
(30,757
|
)
|
|
(94,101
|
)
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
(71,323
|
)
|
|
(20,930
|
)
|
|
(92,253
|
)
|
General and administrative expenses
(i)
|
(19,392
|
)
|
|
(5,726
|
)
|
|
(25,118
|
)
|
Restructuring charges
|
—
|
|
|
(4,001
|
)
|
|
(4,001
|
)
|
Income from vessel operations
|
151,200
|
|
|
30,172
|
|
|
181,372
|
|
Equity income
|
84,171
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
84,171
|
|
Investment in and advances to equity accounted joint ventures
|
883,731
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
883,731
|
|
Total assets at December 31, 2015
|
3,550,396
|
|
|
360,527
|
|
|
3,910,923
|
|
Expenditures for vessels and equipment
|
(191,642
|
)
|
|
(327
|
)
|
|
(191,969
|
)
|
Expenditures for dry docking
|
(8,659
|
)
|
|
(1,698
|
)
|
|
(10,357
|
)
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2014
|
|||||||
|
Liquefied Gas
Segment $ |
|
Conventional
Tanker Segment $ |
|
Total
$ |
|||
Voyage revenues
|
307,426
|
|
|
95,502
|
|
|
402,928
|
|
Voyage expenses
|
(1,768
|
)
|
|
(1,553
|
)
|
|
(3,321
|
)
|
Vessel operating expenses
|
(59,087
|
)
|
|
(36,721
|
)
|
|
(95,808
|
)
|
Depreciation and amortization
|
(71,711
|
)
|
|
(22,416
|
)
|
|
(94,127
|
)
|
General and administrative expenses
(i)
|
(17,992
|
)
|
|
(5,868
|
)
|
|
(23,860
|
)
|
Restructuring charges
|
—
|
|
|
(1,989
|
)
|
|
(1,989
|
)
|
Income from vessel operations
|
156,868
|
|
|
26,955
|
|
|
183,823
|
|
Equity income
|
115,478
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
115,478
|
|
Expenditures for vessels and equipment
|
(193,669
|
)
|
|
(586
|
)
|
|
(194,255
|
)
|
Expenditures for dry docking
|
(8,127
|
)
|
|
(5,344
|
)
|
|
(13,471
|
)
|
(i)
|
Includes direct general and administrative expenses and indirect general and administrative expenses (allocated to each segment based on estimated use of corporate resources).
|
|
December 31
2016 $ |
|
December 31
2015 $ |
||
Total assets of the liquefied gas segment
|
3,957,088
|
|
|
3,550,396
|
|
Total assets of the conventional tanker segment
|
193,553
|
|
|
360,527
|
|
Unallocated:
|
|
|
|
||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
126,146
|
|
|
102,481
|
|
Accounts receivable and prepaid expenses
|
28,948
|
|
|
26,550
|
|
Advances to affiliates
|
9,739
|
|
|
13,026
|
|
Consolidated total assets
|
4,315,474
|
|
|
4,052,980
|
|
5.
|
Leases and Restricted Cash
|
|
|
December 31
2016 $ |
|
December 31
2015 $ |
||
LNG Carriers
|
|
338,257
|
|
|
—
|
|
Suezmax Tankers
|
|
54,582
|
|
|
59,127
|
|
Total obligations under capital lease
|
|
392,839
|
|
|
59,127
|
|
Less current portion
|
|
(40,353
|
)
|
|
(4,546
|
)
|
Long-term obligations under capital lease
|
|
352,486
|
|
|
54,581
|
|
Year
|
|
Commitment
|
||
2017
|
|
$
|
30,953
|
|
2018
|
|
$
|
27,296
|
|
Year
|
|
Head Lease Receipts
(i)
|
|
Sublease Payments
(i) (ii)
|
||||
2017
|
|
$
|
21,242
|
|
|
$
|
24,113
|
|
2018
|
|
$
|
21,242
|
|
|
$
|
24,113
|
|
2019
|
|
$
|
21,242
|
|
|
$
|
24,113
|
|
2020
|
|
$
|
21,242
|
|
|
$
|
24,113
|
|
2021
|
|
$
|
21,242
|
|
|
$
|
24,113
|
|
Thereafter
|
|
$
|
154,095
|
|
|
$
|
174,959
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
260,305
|
|
|
$
|
295,524
|
|
(i)
|
The Head Leases are fixed-rate operating leases while the Subleases have a small variable-rate component. As at
December 31, 2016
, the Partnership had received
$250.0 million
of aggregate Head Lease receipts and had paid
$187.9 million
of aggregate Sublease payments. The portion of the Head Lease receipts that have not been recognized into earnings are deferred and amortized on a straight line basis over the lease terms and, as at
December 31, 2016
,
$3.7 million
(December 31, 2015
–
$3.8 million
) and
$36.7 million
(December 31, 2015
–
$40.4 million
) of Head Lease receipts had been deferred and included in unearned revenue and other long-term liabilities, respectively, in the Partnership’s consolidated balance sheets.
|
(ii)
|
The amount of payments under the Subleases are updated annually to reflect any changes in the lease payments due to changes in tax law.
|
|
|
December 31
2016 $ |
|
December 31
2015 $ |
||
Total minimum lease payments to be received
|
|
764,970
|
|
|
843,079
|
|
Estimated unguaranteed residual value of leased properties
|
|
194,965
|
|
|
194,965
|
|
Initial direct costs
|
|
393
|
|
|
425
|
|
Less unearned revenue
|
|
(317,320
|
)
|
|
(371,811
|
)
|
Total net investments in direct financing leases
|
|
643,008
|
|
|
666,658
|
|
Less current portion
|
|
(150,342
|
)
|
|
(20,606
|
)
|
Net investments in direct financing leases
|
|
492,666
|
|
|
646,052
|
|
6.
|
Equity Accounted Investments
|
a)
|
A summary of the Partnership's investments in and advances to equity accounted investees are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As at December 31,
|
||||
Name
|
|
Ownership Percentage
|
|
# of Delivered Vessels
|
|
Newbuildings on order
|
|
2016
$ |
|
2015
$ |
||
Bahrain LNG Joint Venture
(i)
|
|
30%
|
|
-
|
|
1
|
|
63,933
|
|
|
—
|
|
Yamal LNG Joint Venture
(ii)
|
|
50%
|
|
-
|
|
6
|
|
152,702
|
|
|
99,886
|
|
BG Joint Venture
(iii)
|
|
20%-30%
|
|
-
|
|
4
|
|
33,860
|
|
|
25,574
|
|
Exmar LPG Joint Venture
(iv)
|
|
50%
|
|
19
|
|
4
|
|
167,763
|
|
|
166,430
|
|
Teekay LNG-Marubeni Joint Venture
(v)
|
|
52%
|
|
6
|
|
-
|
|
299,601
|
|
|
294,433
|
|
Excalibur and Excelsior Joint Ventures
(vi)
|
|
49%-50%
|
|
2
|
|
-
|
|
79,577
|
|
|
77,845
|
|
Angola Joint Venture
(vii)
|
|
33%
|
|
4
|
|
-
|
|
65,644
|
|
|
58,170
|
|
RasGas 3 Joint Venture
(viii)
|
|
40%
|
|
4
|
|
-
|
|
174,646
|
|
|
161,393
|
|
|
|
|
|
35
|
|
15
|
|
1,037,726
|
|
|
883,731
|
|
(i)
|
Bahrain LNG Joint Venture
|
(ii)
|
Yamal LNG Joint Venture
|
(iii)
|
BG Joint Venture
|
(iv)
|
Exmar LPG Joint Venture
|
(v)
|
Teekay LNG-Marubeni Joint Venture
|
(vi)
|
Excalibur and Excelsior Joint Ventures
|
(vii)
|
Angola Joint Venture
|
(viii)
|
RasGas 3 Joint Venture
|
b)
|
The RasGas 3 Joint Venture, the Excelsior Joint Venture, the Angola Joint Venture, the Yamal LNG Joint Venture, and the Bahrain LNG Joint Venture are considered variable interest entities; however, the Partnership is not the primary beneficiary and consolidation of these entities with the Partnership is not required. The Partnership’s maximum exposure to loss as a result of its investment in the RasGas 3 Joint Venture, the Excelsior Joint Venture, the Angola LNG Joint Venture, the Yamal LNG Joint Venture, and the Bahrain LNG Joint Venture is the amount it has invested and advanced in these joint ventures, which are
$174.6 million
,
$50.3 million
,
$65.6 million
,
$152.7 million
and
$63.9 million
, respectively, as at
December 31, 2016
. In addition, the Partnership guarantees its portion of the Excelsior Joint Venture’s debt of
$45.0 million
and the Angola Joint Ventures’ debt and swaps of
$256.1 million
and provides a guarantee against a charter termination. The carrying value of Angola Joint Venture's guarantee liability as of
December 31, 2016
was
$1.0 million
(
December 31, 2015
–
$1.2 million
) and is included as part of other liabilities in the Partnership’s consolidated balance sheets.
|
c)
|
The follo
wing table presents aggregated summarized financial information reflecting a
100%
ownership interest in the Partnership’s equity method investments and excluding the impact from purchase price adjustments arising from the acquisition of Exmar LPG BVBA, the Excalibur and Excelsior Joint Ventures and the BG Joint Venture. The results include the Excalibur and Excelsior Joint Ventures, the RasGas 3 Joint Venture, the Angola Joint Venture, the Exmar LPG Joint Venture, the Teekay LNG-Marubeni Joint Venture, the BG Joint Venture from June 2014, the Yamal LNG Joint Venture from July 2014, and the Bahrain LNG Joint Venture from December 2015.
|
|
|
As at December 31,
|
||||
|
|
2016
$ |
|
2015
$ |
||
Cash and restricted cash – current
|
|
388,007
|
|
|
281,943
|
|
Other assets
–
current
|
|
111,847
|
|
|
77,861
|
|
Vessels and equipment
|
|
2,837,870
|
|
|
2,343,397
|
|
Net investments in direct financing leases – non-current
|
|
1,776,954
|
|
|
1,813,991
|
|
Other assets – non-current
|
|
37,132
|
|
|
22,120
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt and obligations under capital lease
|
|
209,814
|
|
|
166,522
|
|
Other liabilities – current
|
|
102,385
|
|
|
97,405
|
|
Long-term debt and obligations under capital lease
|
|
3,233,425
|
|
|
2,787,055
|
|
Other liabilities – non-current
|
|
157,025
|
|
|
177,879
|
|
|
|
Years ended December 31,
|
|||||||
|
|
2016
$ |
|
2015
$ |
|
2014
$ |
|||
Voyage revenues
|
|
549,646
|
|
|
596,093
|
|
|
640,105
|
|
Income from vessel operations
|
|
268,049
|
|
|
302,731
|
|
|
398,836
|
|
Realized and unrealized loss on non-designated derivative instruments
|
|
(12,277
|
)
|
|
(25,108
|
)
|
|
(52,938
|
)
|
Net income
|
|
167,052
|
|
|
203,280
|
|
|
267,990
|
|
7.
|
Intangible Assets and Goodwill
|
|
|
December 31
2016 $ |
|
December 31
2015 $ |
||
Gross carrying amount
|
|
179,813
|
|
|
179,813
|
|
Accumulated amortization
|
|
(109,879
|
)
|
|
(101,023
|
)
|
Net carrying amount
|
|
69,934
|
|
|
78,790
|
|
8.
|
Accrued Liabilities
|
|
|
December 31
2016 $ |
|
December 31
2015 $ |
||
Interest including interest rate swaps
|
|
19,957
|
|
|
17,484
|
|
Voyage and vessel expenses
|
|
9,311
|
|
|
9,315
|
|
Payroll and benefits
|
|
3,355
|
|
|
5,431
|
|
Other general expenses
|
|
3,069
|
|
|
2,785
|
|
Income tax payable and other
|
|
189
|
|
|
2,441
|
|
Total
|
|
35,881
|
|
|
37,456
|
|
9.
|
Long-Term Debt
|
|
December 31, 2016
|
|
December 31, 2015
|
||
|
$
|
|
$
|
||
U.S. Dollar-denominated Revolving Credit Facilities due from 2017 to 2018
|
208,222
|
|
|
329,222
|
|
U.S. Dollar-denominated Term Loans due from 2018 to 2026
|
1,005,199
|
|
|
1,150,436
|
|
Norwegian Kroner-denominated Bonds due from 2017 to 2021
|
371,329
|
|
|
294,016
|
|
Euro-denominated Term Loans due from 2018 to 2023
|
219,733
|
|
|
241,798
|
|
Total principal
|
1,804,483
|
|
|
2,015,472
|
|
Unamortized discount and debt issuance costs
|
(13,257
|
)
|
|
(16,263
|
)
|
Total debt
|
1,791,226
|
|
|
1,999,209
|
|
Less current portion
|
(188,511
|
)
|
|
(197,197
|
)
|
Long-term debt
|
1,602,715
|
|
|
1,802,012
|
|
10.
|
Income Tax
|
|
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2016 $ |
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2015 $ |
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2014 $ |
|||
Current
|
|
(962
|
)
|
|
(2,646
|
)
|
|
(5,212
|
)
|
Deferred
|
|
(11
|
)
|
|
(76
|
)
|
|
(2,355
|
)
|
Income tax expense
|
|
(973
|
)
|
|
(2,722
|
)
|
|
(7,567
|
)
|
|
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2016 $ |
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2015 $ |
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2014 $ |
|||
Net income before income tax expenses
|
|
158,938
|
|
|
220,232
|
|
|
226,494
|
|
Net income not subject to taxes
|
|
(138,542
|
)
|
|
(173,298
|
)
|
|
(81,604
|
)
|
Net income subject to taxes
|
|
20,396
|
|
|
46,934
|
|
|
144,890
|
|
At applicable statutory tax rates
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Amount computed using the standard rate of corporate tax
|
|
(3,338
|
)
|
|
(12,007
|
)
|
|
(33,083
|
)
|
Adjustments to valuation allowance and uncertain tax positions
|
|
11,802
|
|
|
5,362
|
|
|
14,851
|
|
Permanent and currency differences
|
|
(9,125
|
)
|
|
4,204
|
|
|
11,507
|
|
Change in tax rate
|
|
(312
|
)
|
|
(281
|
)
|
|
(842
|
)
|
Tax expense related to the current year
|
|
(973
|
)
|
|
(2,722
|
)
|
|
(7,567
|
)
|
|
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2016 $ |
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2015 $ |
||
Derivative instruments
|
|
4,523
|
|
|
7,021
|
|
Taxation loss carryforwards and disallowed finance costs
|
|
34,927
|
|
|
44,823
|
|
Vessels and equipment
|
|
3,554
|
|
|
3,462
|
|
Capitalized interest
|
|
(2,027
|
)
|
|
(2,184
|
)
|
|
|
40,977
|
|
|
53,122
|
|
Valuation allowance
|
|
(41,064
|
)
|
|
(53,198
|
)
|
Net deferred tax liabilities included in accrued liabilities
|
|
(87
|
)
|
|
(76
|
)
|
11.
|
Related Party Transactions
|
a)
|
Two
of the Partnership’s LNG carriers, the
Arctic Spirit
and
Polar Spirit
, are employed on long-term charter contracts with subsidiaries of Teekay Corporation. In addition, the Partnership and certain of its operating subsidiaries have entered into services agreements with certain subsidiaries of Teekay Corporation pursuant to which the Teekay Corporation subsidiaries provide the Partnership and its subsidiaries with administrative, commercial, crew training, advisory, business development, technical and strategic consulting services. In addition, as part of the Partnership’s acquisition of its ownership interest in the BG Joint Venture (see Notes 6a iii and 13a iv), the Partnership entered into an agreement with a subsidiary of Teekay Corporation whereby Teekay Corporation’s subsidiary will, on behalf of the Partnership, provide shipbuilding supervision and crew training services for the
four
LNG carrier newbuildings in the BG Joint Venture up to their delivery date. All costs incurred by Teekay Corporation’s subsidiary will be charged to the Partnership and recorded as part of vessel operating expenses. Finally, the Partnership reimburses the General Partner for expenses incurred by the General Partner that are necessary for the conduct of the Partnership’s business. Such related party transactions were as follows for the periods indicated:
|
|
|
Year Ended
|
|||||||
|
|
December 31
2016 $ |
|
December 31
2015 $ |
|
December 31
2014 $ |
|||
Voyage revenues
(i)
|
|
37,336
|
|
|
35,887
|
|
|
37,596
|
|
Vessel operating expenses
|
|
(20,438
|
)
|
|
(19,914
|
)
|
|
(12,703
|
)
|
General and administrative expenses
(ii)
|
|
(11,890
|
)
|
|
(14,485
|
)
|
|
(13,708
|
)
|
General and administrative expenses deferred and capitalized
(iii)
|
|
(571
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
(i)
|
Commencing in 2008, the
Arctic Spiri
t and
Polar Spirit
were time-chartered to Teekay Corporation at a fixed-rate for a period of
10 years
(plus options exercisable by Teekay Corporation to extend up to an additional
15 years
).
|
(ii)
|
Includes commercial, strategic, advisory, business development and administrative management fees charged by Teekay Corporation and reimbursements to Teekay Corporation and our General Partner for costs incurred on the Partnership’s behalf.
|
(iii)
|
Includes the Partnership's proportionate costs associated with the Bahrain LNG Joint Venture including pre-operation, engineering and financing-related expenses, of which
$0.4 million
was reimbursed by the Bahrain LNG Joint Venture during 2016. The net costs are recorded as part of investments in and advances to equity accounted joint ventures in the Partnership's consolidated balance sheets.
|
b)
|
In connection with the Partnership’s initial public offering in May 2005, the Partnership entered into an omnibus agreement with Teekay Corporation, the General Partner and other related parties governing, among other things, when the Partnership and Teekay Corporation
|
c)
|
The Partnership’s Suezmax tanker the
Toledo Spirit
operates pursuant to a time-charter contract that increases or decreases the otherwise fixed-hire rate established in the charter depending on the spot charter rates that the Partnership would have earned had it traded the vessel in the spot tanker market. The time-charter contract ends in August 2025, although the charterer has the right to terminate the time-charter in July 2018. The Partnership has entered into an agreement with Teekay Corporation under which Teekay Corporation pays the Partnership any amounts payable to the charterer as a result of spot rates being below the fixed rate, and the Partnership pays Teekay Corporation any amounts payable to the Partnership as a result of spot rates being in excess of the fixed rate. The amounts receivable or payable to Teekay Corporation are settled at the end of each year (see Notes 3 and 12).
|
d)
|
On November 13, 2014, the Partnership acquired a 2003-built
10,200
cubic meter LPG carrier, the
Norgas Napa
, from I.M. Skaugen SE (or
Skaugen
) for
$27.0 million
. The Partnership took delivery of the vessel on November 13, 2014 and chartered the vessel back to Skaugen on a bareboat contract for a period of
five
years at a fixed rate plus a profit share component based on a portion of the vessel’s earnings from the Skaugen’s Norgas pool in excess of the fixed charter rate. In connection with the acquisition of the
Norgas Napa
, the General Partner acquired a
1%
ownership interest in the
Norgas Napa
from the Partnership for approximately
$0.2 million
.
|
e)
|
In March 2014,
two
interest rate swap agreements were novated from Teekay Corporation to the Partnership. Teekay Corporation concurrently paid the Partnership
$3.0 million
in cash consideration, which represented the estimated fair value of the interest rate swap liabilities on the novation date.
|
f)
|
The Partnership entered into services agreements with certain subsidiaries of Teekay Corporation pursuant to which the Teekay Corporation subsidiaries provide the Partnership with shipbuilding and site supervision services relating to
nine
LNG carrier newbuildings the Partnership has ordered (
December 31, 2015
–
11
LNG carrier newbuildings) (see Notes 13a i and ii). These costs are capitalized and included as part of advances on newbuilding contracts in the Partnership’s consolidated balance sheets. During the years ended
2016
,
2015
and
2014
, the Partnership incurred shipbuilding and site supervision costs with Teekay Corporation subsidiaries of
$8.5 million
,
$4.3 million
and
$3.1 million
, respectively. As at
December 31, 2016
and
2015
, shipbuilding and site supervision costs provided by Teekay Corporation subsidiaries included in advances on newbuilding contracts in the Partnership's consolidated balance sheets totaled
$10.1 million
and
$7.6 million
, respectively.
|
g)
|
As at
December 31, 2016
and
2015
, non-interest bearing advances to affiliates totaled
$9.7 million
and
$13.0 million
, respectively, and non-interest bearing advances from affiliates totaled
$15.5 million
and
$23.0 million
, respectively. These advances are unsecured and have no fixed repayment terms. Affiliates are entities that are under the same common control.
|
12.
|
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
|
|
|
Floating Rate Receivable
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Principal
Amount NOK |
|
Principal
Amount $ |
|
Reference
Rate |
|
Margin
|
|
Fixed Rate
Payable |
|
Fair Value /
Carrying Amount of (Liability) $ |
|
Weighted-
Average Remaining Term (Years) |
|||||
408,500
|
|
|
72,946
|
|
|
NIBOR
|
|
5.25
|
%
|
|
6.88
|
%
|
|
(26,417
|
)
|
|
0.3
|
900,000
|
|
|
150,000
|
|
|
NIBOR
|
|
4.35
|
%
|
|
6.43
|
%
|
|
(49,655
|
)
|
|
1.7
|
1,000,000
|
|
|
134,000
|
|
|
NIBOR
|
|
3.70
|
%
|
|
5.92
|
%
|
|
(19,900
|
)
|
|
3.4
|
900,000
|
|
110,400
|
|
|
NIBOR
|
|
6.00
|
%
|
|
7.72
|
%
|
|
(3,814
|
)
|
|
4.8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(99,786
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
Rate Index |
|
Principal
Amount $ |
|
Fair Value /
Carrying Amount of Assets (Liability) $ |
|
Weighted-
Average Remaining Term (years) |
|
Fixed
Interest
Rate
(%)
(i)
|
|||
LIBOR-Based Debt:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
U.S. Dollar-denominated interest rate swaps
|
|
LIBOR
|
|
90,000
|
|
|
(5,748
|
)
|
|
1.7
|
|
4.9
|
|
U.S. Dollar-denominated interest rate swaps
|
|
LIBOR
|
|
100,000
|
|
|
(1,145
|
)
|
|
0.0
|
|
5.3
|
|
U.S. Dollar-denominated interest rate swaps
(ii)
|
|
LIBOR
|
|
156,250
|
|
|
(26,765
|
)
|
|
12.0
|
|
5.2
|
|
U.S. Dollar-denominated interest rate swaps
(ii)
|
|
LIBOR
|
|
53,557
|
|
|
(1,494
|
)
|
|
4.6
|
|
2.8
|
|
U.S. Dollar-denominated interest rate swaps
(iii)
|
|
LIBOR
|
|
320,000
|
|
|
(17,079
|
)
|
|
1.0
|
|
3.4
|
|
U.S. Dollar-denominated interest rate swaps
(iv)
|
|
LIBOR
|
|
108,333
|
|
|
(665
|
)
|
|
2.0
|
|
1.7
|
|
U.S. Dollar-denominated interest rate swaps
(v)
|
|
LIBOR
|
|
197,629
|
|
|
590
|
|
|
9.2
|
|
2.3
|
|
EURIBOR-Based Debt:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Euro-denominated interest rate swaps
(vi)
|
|
EURIBOR
|
|
219,733
|
|
|
(34,295
|
)
|
|
4.0
|
|
3.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(86,601
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
(i)
|
Excludes the margins the Partnership pays on its floating-rate term loans, which, at
December 31, 2016
, ranged from
0.30%
to
2.80%
.
|
(ii)
|
Principal amount reduces semi-annually.
|
(iii)
|
These interest rate swaps are being used to economically hedge expected interest payments on future debt that is planned to be outstanding from 2017 to 2024. These interest rate swaps are subject to mandatory early termination in 2017 and 2018 whereby the swaps will be settled based on their fair value at that time.
|
(iv)
|
Principal amount reduces quarterly.
|
(v)
|
Principal amount reduces quarterly commencing December 2017.
|
(vi)
|
Principal amount reduces monthly to
70.1 million
Euros (
$73.7 million
) by the maturity dates of the swap agreements.
|
|
|
Interest
Rate Index |
|
Principal
Amount $ |
|
|
|
Option
Exercise Date |
|
Fair Value /
Carrying Amount of Assets (Liability) |
|
Remaining
Term (Years) |
|
Interest
Rate (%) |
|||
Interest rate swaption - Call Option
|
|
LIBOR
|
|
155,000
|
|
|
(i)
|
|
April 28, 2017
|
|
31
|
|
|
7.5
|
|
3.3
|
|
Interest rate swaption - Put Option
|
|
LIBOR
|
|
155,000
|
|
|
(i)
|
|
April 28, 2017
|
|
(1,525
|
)
|
|
7.5
|
|
2.2
|
|
Interest rate swaption - Call Option
|
|
LIBOR
|
|
160,000
|
|
|
(ii)
|
|
January 31, 2018
|
|
1,140
|
|
|
8.0
|
|
3.1
|
|
Interest rate swaption - Put Option
|
|
LIBOR
|
|
160,000
|
|
|
(ii)
|
|
January 31, 2018
|
|
(1,457
|
)
|
|
8.0
|
|
2.0
|
|
Interest rate swaption - Call Option
|
|
LIBOR
|
|
160,000
|
|
|
(iii)
|
|
July 16, 2018
|
|
2,112
|
|
|
8.0
|
|
2.9
|
|
Interest rate swaption - Put Option
|
|
LIBOR
|
|
160,000
|
|
|
(iii)
|
|
July 16, 2018
|
|
(1,248
|
)
|
|
8.0
|
|
1.8
|
|
(i)
|
Amortizing every three months from
$155.0 million
in April 2017 to
$85.4 million
in October 2024.
|
(ii)
|
Amortizing every three months from
$160.0 million
in January 2018 to
$82.5 million
in January 2026.
|
(iii)
|
Amortizing every three months from
$160.0 million
in July 2018 to
$82.5 million
in July 2026.
|
|
|
Advances to affiliates |
|
Current portion of derivative assets |
|
Derivative
assets |
|
Accrued
liabilities/ Advances from affiliates |
|
Current
portion of derivative liabilities |
|
Derivative
liabilities |
||||||
As at December 31, 2016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Interest rate swap agreements
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
1,080
|
|
|
(5,514
|
)
|
|
(22,432
|
)
|
|
(59,735
|
)
|
Interest rate swaption agreements
|
|
—
|
|
|
31
|
|
|
3,252
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1,525
|
)
|
|
(2,705
|
)
|
Cross-currency swap agreements
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1,090
|
)
|
|
(32,843
|
)
|
|
(65,853
|
)
|
Toledo Spirit time-charter derivative
|
|
1,274
|
|
|
500
|
|
|
360
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
1,274
|
|
|
531
|
|
|
4,692
|
|
|
(6,604
|
)
|
|
(56,800
|
)
|
|
(128,293
|
)
|
As at December 31, 2015
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Interest rate swap agreements
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(6,833
|
)
|
|
(41,028
|
)
|
|
(56,276
|
)
|
Interest rate swaption agreements
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
5,623
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(6,406
|
)
|
Cross-currency swap agreements
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(1,181
|
)
|
|
(9,755
|
)
|
|
(117,846
|
)
|
Toledo Spirit time-charter derivative
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(3,186
|
)
|
|
(1,300
|
)
|
|
(1,810
|
)
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
5,623
|
|
|
(11,200
|
)
|
|
(52,083
|
)
|
|
(182,338
|
)
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
Realized
gains (losses) |
|
Unrealized
gains (losses) |
|
Total
|
|
Realized
gains (losses) |
|
Unrealized
gains (losses) |
|
Total
|
|
Realized
gains (losses) |
|
Unrealized
gains (losses) |
|
Total
|
|||||||||
Interest rate swap agreements
|
|
(25,940
|
)
|
|
15,627
|
|
|
(10,313
|
)
|
|
(28,968
|
)
|
|
14,768
|
|
|
(14,200
|
)
|
|
(39,406
|
)
|
|
4,204
|
|
|
(35,202
|
)
|
Interest rate swaption agreements
|
|
—
|
|
|
(164
|
)
|
|
(164
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(783
|
)
|
|
(783
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Interest rate swap agreements termination
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(2,319
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(2,319
|
)
|
Toledo Spirit time-charter derivative
|
|
(654
|
)
|
|
3,970
|
|
|
3,316
|
|
|
(3,429
|
)
|
|
(1,610
|
)
|
|
(5,039
|
)
|
|
(861
|
)
|
|
(6,300
|
)
|
|
(7,161
|
)
|
|
|
(26,594
|
)
|
|
19,433
|
|
|
(7,161
|
)
|
|
(32,397
|
)
|
|
12,375
|
|
|
(20,022
|
)
|
|
(42,586
|
)
|
|
(2,096
|
)
|
|
(44,682
|
)
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31,
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
Realized
gains (losses) |
|
Unrealized
gains (losses) |
|
Total
|
|
Realized
gains (losses) |
|
Unrealized
gains (losses) |
|
Total
|
|
Realized
gains (losses) |
|
Unrealized
gains (losses) |
|
Total
|
|||||||||
Cross-currency swap agreements
|
|
(9,063
|
)
|
|
28,905
|
|
|
19,842
|
|
|
(7,640
|
)
|
|
(57,759
|
)
|
|
(65,399
|
)
|
|
(2,222
|
)
|
|
(51,762
|
)
|
|
(53,984
|
)
|
Cross-currency swap agreements termination
|
|
(17,711
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(17,711
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(26,774
|
)
|
|
28,905
|
|
|
2,131
|
|
|
(7,640
|
)
|
|
(57,759
|
)
|
|
(65,399
|
)
|
|
(2,222
|
)
|
|
(51,762
|
)
|
|
(53,984
|
)
|
Year Ended December 31, 2016
|
|||||||
Effective Portion Recognized in AOCI
(i)
$
|
|
Effective Portion Reclassified from AOCI
(ii)
$
|
|
Ineffective Portion
(iii)
$
|
|
|
|
590
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
|
Interest expense
|
590
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
(i)
|
Effective portion of designated and qualifying cash flow hedges recognized in other comprehensive income (loss).
|
(ii)
|
Effective portion of designated and qualifying cash flow hedges recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (or
AOCI
) during the term of the hedging relationship and reclassified to earnings.
|
(iii)
|
Ineffective portion of designated and qualifying cash flow hedges.
|
13.
|
Commitments and Contingencies
|
a)
|
The Partnership’s share of commitments to fund newbuilding and other construction contract costs as at
December 31, 2016
are as follows:
|
|
Total
$ |
2017
$ |
2018
$ |
2019
$ |
2020
$ |
|||||
DSME
(i)
|
1,118,345
|
|
627,181
|
|
491,164
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co.
(ii)
|
378,347
|
|
82,507
|
|
45,533
|
|
250,307
|
|
—
|
|
Yamal LNG Joint Venture
(iii)
|
883,030
|
|
91,800
|
|
344,850
|
|
247,800
|
|
198,580
|
|
BG Joint Venture
(iv)
|
195,565
|
|
80,010
|
|
86,154
|
|
29,401
|
|
—
|
|
Bahrain LNG Joint Venture
(v)
|
224,080
|
|
110,364
|
|
80,097
|
|
33,619
|
|
—
|
|
Exmar LPG Joint Venture
(vi)
|
77,504
|
|
58,096
|
|
19,408
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,876,871
|
|
1,049,958
|
|
1,067,206
|
|
561,127
|
|
198,580
|
|
(i)
|
As at
December 31, 2016
, the Partnership had
seven
LNG carrier newbuildings on order with DSME which are scheduled for delivery between 2017 and 2019. As at
December 31, 2016
, costs incurred under these newbuilding contracts totaled
$316.1 million
. The Partnership has secured
$682.8 million
of financing during 2016 related to the commitments for
four
LNG carrier newbuildings included in the table above (see Note 5) and in April 2017, secured
$174.3 million
of additional financing for
one
LNG carrier newbuilding included in the table above.
|
(ii)
|
As at
December 31, 2016
, the Partnership had
two
LNG carrier newbuildings on order with Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co. (or
HHI
) scheduled for delivery in 2019. As at
December 31, 2016
, costs incurred under these newbuilding contracts totaled
$41.5 million
. The Partnership intends to finance the newbuilding payments through existing liquidity and expects to secure long-term debt financing for the vessels prior to their scheduled deliveries.
|
(iii)
|
The Partnership, through the Yamal LNG Joint Venture, has a
50%
ownership interest in
six
172,000
-cubic meter ARC7 LNG carrier newbuildings that have an estimated total fully built-up cost of
$2.1 billion
. As at
December 31, 2016
, the Partnership’s proportionate costs incurred under these newbuilding contracts totaled
$153.3 million
. The Yamal LNG Joint Venture intends to secure debt financing for the
six
LNG carrier newbuildings prior to their scheduled deliveries.
|
(iv)
|
The Partnership acquired an ownership interest in the BG Joint Venture and, as part of the acquisition, agreed to assume Shell’s obligation to provide shipbuilding supervision and crew training services for the
four
LNG carrier newbuildings up to their delivery dates pursuant to a ship construction support agreement. The BG Joint Venture has secured financing of
$137.1 million
related to the commitments included in the table above and the Partnership is scheduled to receive
$10.9 million
of reimbursement directly from Shell.
|
(v)
|
The Partnership has a
30%
ownership interest in the Bahrain LNG Joint Venture for the development of an LNG receiving and regasification terminal in Bahrain. The project will include a FSU, which will be modified from
one
of the Partnership’s existing MEGI LNG carrier newbuildings, an offshore gas receiving facility, and an onshore nitrogen production facility. The terminal will have a capacity of
800 million
standard cubic feet per day and will be owned and operated under a
20
-year agreement commencing early-2019. The receiving and regasification terminal is expected to have a fully-built up cost of approximately
$960.0 million
. The Bahrain LNG Joint Venture has secured debt financing for approximately
75%
of the estimated fully built-up cost of the LNG receiving and regasification terminal in Bahrain.
|
(vi)
|
The Partnership has a
50%
ownership interest in the Exmar LPG Joint Venture which has
four
LPG newbuilding vessels scheduled for delivery between 2017 and 2018 and has secured financing for the
four
LPG carrier newbuildings.
|
b)
|
As of December 31, 2016, the Partnership adopted the new accounting standard ASC-205-40,
Presentation of Financial Statements - Going Concern
, which requires management to assess if the Partnership will have sufficient liquidity to continue as a going concern for the one-year period following the issuance of its financial statements. The Partnership anticipates making payments related to
|
c)
|
The Partnership owns a
70%
ownership interest in the Teekay Nakilat Joint Venture, which was the lessee under
three
separate
30
-year capital lease arrangements with a third party for
three
LNG carriers (or the
RasGas II LNG Carriers
).
Under the terms of the leasing arrangements for the RasGas II LNG Carriers, the lessor claimed tax depreciation on the capital expenditures it incurred to acquire these vessels. As is typical in these leasing arrangements, tax and change of law risks were assumed by the lessee, in this case the Teekay Nakilat Joint Venture. Lease payments under the lease arrangements were based on certain tax and financial assumptions at the commencement of the leases and subsequently adjusted to maintain the lessor’s agreed after-tax margin.
On December 22, 2014, the Teekay Nakilat Joint Venture terminated the leasing of the RasGas II LNG Carriers. However, the Teekay Nakilat Joint Venture remains obligated to the lessor to maintain the lessor’s agreed after-tax margin from the commencement of the lease to the lease termination date and placed
$6.8 million
on deposit with the lessor as security against any future claims and recorded as part of restricted cash - long-term in the Partnership’s consolidated balance sheets.
|
d)
|
In May 2016, the Teekay LNG-Marubeni Joint Venture reached a settlement agreement with a charterer relating to a disputed charter contract termination for
one
of its LNG carriers that occurred in 2015. The charterer paid
$39.0 million
to the Teekay LNG-Marubeni Joint Venture in June 2016 for lost revenues, of which the Partnership’s share of
$20.3 million
was recorded in equity income for the year ended
December 31, 2016
.
|
14.
|
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
|
a)
|
The changes in operating assets and liabilities for years ended
December 31, 2016
,
2015
and
2014
are as follows:
|
|
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2016 $ |
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2015 $ |
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2014 $ |
|||
Accounts receivable
|
|
5,494
|
|
|
(5,140
|
)
|
|
9,957
|
|
Prepaid expenses
|
|
745
|
|
|
(494
|
)
|
|
1,781
|
|
Accounts payable
|
|
2,791
|
|
|
2,127
|
|
|
(1,098
|
)
|
Accrued liabilities
|
|
(1,572
|
)
|
|
(1,581
|
)
|
|
(6,759
|
)
|
Unearned revenue and long-term unearned revenue
|
|
(3,218
|
)
|
|
(562
|
)
|
|
(536
|
)
|
Restricted cash
|
|
(10,808
|
)
|
|
(2,785
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
Advances to and from affiliates
|
|
(9,699
|
)
|
|
(23,714
|
)
|
|
17,953
|
|
Other operating assets and liabilities
|
|
(4,402
|
)
|
|
(2,038
|
)
|
|
(2,476
|
)
|
Total
|
|
(20,669
|
)
|
|
(34,187
|
)
|
|
18,822
|
|
b)
|
Cash interest paid (including realized losses on interest rate swaps) on long-term debt, advances from affiliates and capital lease obligations, net of amounts capitalized, during the years ended
December 31, 2016
,
2015
and
2014
totaled
$100.9 million
,
$94.5 million
, and
$128.7 million
, respectively.
|
c)
|
During the years ended
December 31, 2016
,
2015
and
2014
, cash paid for corporate income taxes was
$4.9 million
,
$7.8 million
and
$2.3 million
, respectively.
|
d)
|
During 2014, the sales of the
Huelva Spirit
and
Algeciras Spirit
conventional tankers resulted in the vessels under capital lease being returned to the owner and the capital lease obligations concurrently extinguished. Therefore, the sales of the
Algeciras Spirit
and
Huelva Spirit
under capital lease obligations of
$56.2 million
in 2014 and the concurrent extinguishment of the corresponding capital lease obligation of
$56.2 million
in 2014 were treated as non-cash transactions in the Partnership’s consolidated statements of cash flows.
|
e)
|
During 2014, the Partnership acquired an LPG carrier, the
Norgas Napa
, from Skaugen for
$27.0 million
, of which
$21.6 million
was paid in cash upon delivery and the remaining
$5.4 million
is an interest-bearing loan to Skaugen.
|
f)
|
A portion of the dividends declared by the Teekay Tangguh Joint Venture on February 1, 2014 that was used to settle advances made by the Teekay Tangguh Joint Venture to BLT LNG Tangguh Corporation and P.T. Berlian Laju Tanker of
$14.4 million
, was treated as a non-cash transaction in the Partnership’s consolidated statements of cash flows.
|
g)
|
As described in Notes 6a iii – Equity Accounted Investments, during 2014, the Partnership acquired the ownership interest of BG (which was subsequently acquired by Shell) in the BG Joint Venture. As compensation, the Partnership assumed Shell’s obligation (net of an agreement by Shell to pay the Partnership approximately
$20.3 million
) to provide shipbuilding supervision and crew training services for the
four
LNG carrier newbuildings up to their delivery dates pursuant to a ship construction support agreement. The estimated fair value of the assumed obligation of approximately
$33.3 million
was used to offset the purchase price and the Partnership’s receivable from Shell and was treated as a non-cash transaction in the Partnership’s consolidated statements of cash flows.
|
15.
|
Total Capital and Net Income Per Common Unit
|
•
|
Right to receive distribution of Available Cash (as defined in the partnership agreement and which takes into account cash reserves for, among other things, future capital expenditures and future credit needs of the Partnership) within approximately
45 days
after the end of each quarter.
|
•
|
No limited partner shall have any management power over the Partnership’s business and affairs; the General Partner is responsible for the conduct, directions and management of the Partnership’s activities.
|
•
|
The General Partner may be removed if such removal is approved by unitholders holding at least
66-2/3%
of the outstanding units voting as a single class, including units held by our General Partner and its affiliates.
|
Quarterly Distribution Target Amount (per unit)
|
|
Unitholders
|
|
General Partner
|
||
Minimum quarterly distribution of $0.4125
|
|
98
|
%
|
|
2
|
%
|
Up to $0.4625
|
|
98
|
%
|
|
2
|
%
|
Above $0.4625 up to $0.5375
|
|
85
|
%
|
|
15
|
%
|
Above $0.5375 up to $0.6500
|
|
75
|
%
|
|
25
|
%
|
Above $0.6500
|
|
50
|
%
|
|
50
|
%
|
Date
|
|
Units
Issued |
|
Type of Units
|
|
Offering
Price |
|
Gross Proceeds
(i)
$
|
|
Net Proceeds
$
|
|
Teekay
Corporation’s
Ownership
After the
Offering
(ii)
|
|
Use of Proceeds
|
||||||
July 2014 Public Offering
|
|
3,090,000
|
|
|
Common
|
|
$
|
44.65
|
|
|
140,784
|
|
|
140,484
|
|
|
33.96
|
%
|
|
Prepayment of revolving credit facilities, funding of the Yamal LNG Project and funding newbuilding installments
|
Continuous offering program during 2014
|
|
1,050,463
|
|
|
Common
|
|
(iii)
|
|
|
42,556
|
|
|
41,655
|
|
|
(iii)
|
|
|
General partnership purposes including funding newbuilding installments
|
|
Continuous offering program during 2015
(iv)
|
|
1,173,428
|
|
|
Common
|
|
(iii)
|
|
|
36,274
|
|
|
35,374
|
|
|
(iii)
|
|
|
General partnership purposes, including funding newbuilding installments
|
|
October 2016 Public Offering
(v)
|
|
5,000,000
|
|
|
Preferred
|
|
$
|
25.00
|
|
|
125,000
|
|
|
120,707
|
|
|
(v)
|
|
|
General partnership purposes, including debt repayments and funding newbuilding installments
|
(i)
|
Including the General Partner’s
2%
proportionate capital contribution.
|
(ii)
|
Including Teekay Corporation’s indirect
2%
general partner interest relating to common unit offerings.
|
(iii)
|
Commencing in May 2013, the Partnership implemented a continuous offering program (or
COP
) under which the Partnership may issue new common units, representing limited partner interests, from time to time at market prices up to a maximum aggregate amount of
$100 million
.
|
(iv)
|
Includes
160,000
common units sold under the COP in December 2014 for which net proceeds of
$6.8 million
(including the General Partner’s
2%
proportionate capital contribution) were received in January 2015.
|
(v)
|
On October 5, 2016, the Partnership issued Series A Preferred Units at a rate of
9.0%
per annum of the stated liquidation preference of
$25.00
per unit. At any time on or after October 5, 2021, the Partnership may redeem the Series A Preferred Units, in whole or in part, at a redemption price of
$25.00
per unit plus all accumulated and unpaid distributions to the date of redemption, whether or not declared.
|
16.
|
Unit-Based Compensation
|
17.
|
Restructuring Charges
|
a)
|
Compania Espanole de Petroles, S.A., the charterer and owner of the Partnership’s former conventional vessels under capital lease, sold the
Tenerife Spirit
,
Algeciras Spirit
, and
Huelva Spirit
between December 2013 and August 2014. On redeliveries of the vessels, the charter contract with the Partnership was terminated. As a result of these sales, the Partnership recorded restructuring charges of
nil
,
nil
and
$2.0 million
for the years ended
December 31, 2016
,
2015
and
2014
, respectively. The balances outstanding of
$0.7 million
as at
December 31, 2016
and
2015
, respectively, are included in accrued liabilities in the Partnership’s consolidated balance sheets.
|
b)
|
During 2015, pursuant to a request by the charterer of the
Alexander Spirit
, the Partnership changed the crew on the vessel which resulted in a restructuring charge of
$4.0 million
relating to seafarer severance payments. The full amount of the restructuring charge was recovered from the charterer and the recovery was included in voyage revenues in the Partnership’s consolidated statements of income. The balances outstanding of
nil
and
$1.1 million
as at
December 31, 2016
and
2015
, respectively, are included in accrued liabilities in the Partnership's consolidated balance sheets.
|
18.
|
Write-Down and Loss on Sale of Vessels
|
a)
|
During February and March 2016, Centrofin Management Inc. (or
Centrofin
), the charterer for both the
Bermuda Spirit
and
Hamilton Spirit
Suezmax tankers, exercised its option under the charter contracts to purchase both vessels. As a result of Centrofin’s acquisition of the vessels, the Partnership recorded a
$27.4 million
loss on the sale of the vessels and associated charter contracts in the first quarter of 2016. The
Bermuda Spirit
was sold on April 15, 2016 and the
Hamilton Spirit
was sold on May 17, 2016. The Partnership used the total proceeds of
$94.3 million
from the sales primarily to repay existing term loans associated with these vessels.
|
b)
|
On November 30, 2016, the Partnership reached an agreement to sell the
Asian Spirit
Suezmax tanker for net proceeds of
$20.6 million
and as a result, recorded an
$11.5 million
impairment on the write-down of the vessel. Delivery of the vessel to the new owner occurred on March 21, 2017. The Partnership used the net proceeds from the sales primarily to repay existing term loans associated with the vessel. As at
December 31, 2016
, the vessel was classified as held for sale in the Partnership’s consolidated balance sheets.
|
19.
|
Subsequent Events
|
a)
|
In December 2016, the Partnership entered into an agreement to acquire Skaugen's
35%
ownership interest in Skaugen Gulf Petchem Carriers B.S.C.(c) (or the
Skaugen LPG Joint Venture
) which owns the LPG carrier
Norgas Sonoma
. The Partnership entered into this transaction in exchange for a portion of past due amounts owed to the Partnership by Skaugen. The Skaugen LPG Joint Venture’s other shareholders include Nogaholding, which has a
35%
ownership interest and Suffun Bahrain W.L.L.,which has a
30%
ownership interest. Both Nogaholding and Suffun exercised their respective option to participate in the sale of the
Norgas Sonoma
and as a result, on April 20, 2017, the Partnership acquired
100%
ownership interest in the
Norgas Sonoma
for
$13 million
.
|
b)
|
On January 23, 2017, the Partnership issued in the Norwegian bond market NOK
300 million
(equivalent to approximately
$36 million
)
in new senior unsecured bonds through an add-on to its existing NOK bonds due in October 2021, priced at
103.75%
of face value. All principal and interest payments have been economically swapped into
U.S. Dollars with a fixed interest rate of
7.69%
.
|
c)
|
On February 28, 2017, the Partnership took delivery of its third MEGI LNG carrier newbuilding, the
Torben Spirit
, which commenced its
10
-month plus
one
-year option charter contract with a major energy company on March 3, 2017. The Partnership received proceeds through a sale-leaseback transaction of approximately
$125 million
in March 2017 for this MEGI LNG carrier newbuilding.
|
d)
|
On December 21, 2016, the RasGas 3 Joint Venture, of which the Partnership has a
40%
ownership interest, completed its debt refinancing by entering into a
$723 million
secured term loan facility maturing in 2026 which replaced its outstanding term loan of
$610 million
. As a result, the RasGas 3 Joint Venture distributed
$100 million
in February 2017 to its shareholders, of which the Partnership's proportionate share was
$40 million
.
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e)
|
On March 31, 2017, the Teekay LNG-Marubeni Joint Venture completed the refinancing of its existing
$396 million
debt facility by entering into a new
$335 million
U.S. Dollar-denominated term loan maturing in September 2019. As part of the completed refinancing, the Partnership invested
$57 million
of additional equity, based on its proportionate ownership interest, into the Teekay LNG-Marubeni Joint Venture.
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f)
|
On April 21, 2017, the Partnership entered into a
10
-year
$174 million
sale-leaseback agreement with China Construction Bank Financial Leasing Co. Ltd. (or
CCBL
) for
one
of our
nine
wholly-owned LNG carrier newbuildings scheduled to deliver in late-2017, and at such date, CCBL will take delivery and charter the vessel back to the Partnership. At the end of the
10
-year tenor of this lease, the Partnership has an obligation to repurchase the vessel from CCBL.
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Clause
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1.
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DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
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2
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2.
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GRANT OF THE FACILITY AND PURPOSE
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6
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3.
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CONDITIONS OF UTILISATION
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8
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4.
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UTILISATION
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10
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5.
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REPAYMENT
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11
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6.
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INTEREST PERIODS
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14
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7.
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PAYMENT AND CALCULATION OF INTEREST
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15
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8.
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CHANGES TO THE CALCULATION OF INTEREST
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16
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9.
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INCREASED COSTS
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17
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10.
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MITIGATION BY THE K-SURE COVERED FACILITY LENDERS
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19
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11.
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COMMITMENT FEES
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19
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12.
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SUBROGATION AND REIMBURSEMENT
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20
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13.
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ROLE OF K-SURE COVERED FACILITY AGENT
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23
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14.
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EVENTS OF DEFAULT
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33
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15.
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REQUIRED CONSENTS
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33
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16.
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PAYMENT MECHANICS
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35
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17.
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COUNTERPARTS
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36
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18.
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GOVERNING LAW
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36
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19.
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ARBITRATION
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36
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20.
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SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY
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38
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SCHEDULE 1 THE ORIGINAL K-SURE COVERED FACILITY LENDERS
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39
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SCHEDULE 2 REPAYMENT SCHEDULE
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40
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(1)
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BAHRAIN LNG W.L.L.
, a limited liability company incorporated and existing under the laws of Bahrain, having commercial registration number 95522-1 with its principal office at GBCORP Tower, 13th Floor Building No. 1411, Road No. 4626, Block 346 Bahrain Financial Harbour District, P.O. Box 2417, Sea Front, Manama, Bahrain (the "
Company
");
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(2)
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STANDARD CHARTERED BANK
, as facility agent to the K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders (the "
K-SURE Covered Facility Agent
");
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(3)
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STANDARD CHARTERED BANK
,
as global facility agent for and on behalf of itself and the other Finance Parties under the Finance Documents
(the "
Global Facility Agent
");
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(3)
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STANDARD CHARTERED BANK
,
as K-SURE coordinator for and on behalf of itself and the other K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders
(the "
K-SURE Coordination Bank
");
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(3)
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THE KOREA DEVELOPMENT BANK
(the "
K-SURE Covered Facility Syndication Arranger
"); and
|
(4)
|
THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
set out in Schedule 1 (
The Original K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders
) as the original lenders of the K-SURE Covered Facility (the "
K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders
" and together with the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent, the "
K-SURE Covered Facility Finance Parties
").
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(A)
|
The Company wishes to undertake the Project.
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(B)
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The Company has entered into a common terms agreement on or about the date hereof (the "
Common Terms Agreement
") with,
inter alios
, Standard Chartered Bank as the Global Facility Agent, K-SURE Covered Facility Agent and Offshore Security Trustee and Ahli United Bank B.S.C. as the Onshore Security Agent and the K-SURE Covered Facility Finance Parties, in respect of the common terms and conditions for the financing of the Project.
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(C)
|
In respect of a portion of the financing of the Project, the K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders have agreed to provide the Company with loan facilities in an amount not exceeding US$581,851,136.00 on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in this Agreement.
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(D)
|
This Agreement is entered into with the benefit of the provisions, and subject to the terms, of the Common Terms Agreement.
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1.
|
Definitions and Interpretation
|
1.1
|
Definitions
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(a)
|
the interest (other than that attributable to the applicable Margin) which a K-SURE Covered Facility Lender should have received for the period from the date of receipt of all or any part of its participation in a K-SURE Covered Facility Advance or Unpaid Sum to the last day of the current Interest Period in respect of that K-SURE Covered Facility Advance or Unpaid Sum, had the amount of that K-SURE
|
(b)
|
where a K-SURE Covered Facility Lender funds its participation in a K-SURE Covered Facility Advance requested by the Company in a Notice of Drawdown and such K-SURE Covered Facility Advance is not made by reason of the operation of any one or more of the provisions of the Finance Documents, the interest to the last day of the Interest Period that would have been applicable to such K-SURE Covered Facility Advance (other than that attributable to the applicable Margin) which the K-SURE Covered Facility Lender would have received from the Company if the K-SURE Covered Facility Advance had been made,
|
(c)
|
the amount which that K-SURE Covered Facility Lender would be able to obtain by placing an amount equal to the amount of that K-SURE Covered Facility Advance or Unpaid Sum received by it or the amount of the funding arranged by it (as the case may be) on deposit with a leading bank in the London interbank market for a period starting on the Business Day following receipt or recovery of funding and ending on the last day of the current Interest Period.
|
(a)
|
the applicable Screen Rate for the longest period (for which that Screen Rate is available) which is less than the Interest Period of that K-SURE Covered Facility Advance; and
|
(b)
|
the applicable Screen Rate for the shortest period (for which that Screen Rate is available) which exceeds the Interest Period of that K-SURE Covered Facility Advance,
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(a)
|
if there are no K-SURE Covered Facility Advances outstanding under the K-SURE Covered Facility Agreement, a K-SURE Covered Facility Lender or K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders whose K-SURE Covered Facility Commitments aggregate more than sixty six and two thirds
per cent
(66.67%) of the Total K-SURE Covered Facility Commitments (or, if the Total K-SURE Covered Facility Commitments have been reduced to zero, aggregated more than sixty six and two thirds
per cent
(66.67%) of the Total K-SURE Covered Facility Commitments immediately prior to the reduction); or
|
(b)
|
at any other time a K-SURE Covered Facility Lender or K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders whose participations in the K-SURE Covered Facility Advances then outstanding aggregate more than sixty six and two thirds
per cent
(66.67%) of all the K-SURE Covered Facility Advances then outstanding,
|
(c)
|
subject to paragraph (b) below and at any time that a K-SURE Cover Event is not continuing, 1.5
per cent.
per annum; and
|
(d)
|
at any time that a K-SURE Cover Event is continuing, an amount equal to the Margin (as defined in the Commercial Bank Facility Agreement) that is payable at such time and for the duration of the period during which that K-SURE Cover Event is continuing.
|
(d)
|
(other than where paragraph (b) below applies) as the rate at which the relevant Reference Bank could borrow funds in the London interbank market in the relevant currency and for the relevant period were it to do so by asking for and then accepting interbank offers for deposits in reasonable market size in that currency and for that period; or
|
(e)
|
if different, as the rate (if any and applied to the relevant Reference Bank and the relevant currency and period) which contributors to the applicable Screen Rate are asked to submit to the relevant administrator.
|
1.2
|
Interpretation
|
(a)
|
Capitalised terms used (but not otherwise defined) in this Agreement and its recitals have the meaning given to them in the Common Terms Agreement.
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(b)
|
The provisions of clauses 1.2 (
Interpretation
) and 1.3 (
Currency Symbols and Definitions
) of the Common Terms Agreement apply to this Agreement as if set forth herein,
mutatis mutandis
.
|
1.3
|
Third Party Rights
|
1.4
|
Common Terms Agreement
|
1.5
|
Coordination Deed
|
2.
|
Grant of the Facility and Purpose
|
2.1
|
Grant of the K-SURE Covered Facility
|
2.2
|
Purpose
|
2.3
|
K-SURE Override
|
(a)
|
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement (except as provided in paragraph (c) below), nothing in this Agreement shall oblige any K-SURE Covered Facility Lender or the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent to act (or omit to act) in a manner that is inconsistent with any requirement of K-SURE under or in connection with the K-SURE Overseas Business Credit Insurance Contract and, in particular:
|
(i)
|
the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent shall be authorised to take all such actions as it may deem necessary to ensure that all requirements of K-SURE under or in connection with the K-SURE Overseas Business Credit Insurance Contract are complied with; and
|
(ii)
|
the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent shall not be obliged to do anything if, in its opinion, to do so could result in a breach of any requirements of K-SURE under or in connection with the K-SURE Overseas Business Credit Insurance Contract or affect the validity of the K-SURE Overseas Business Credit Insurance Contract.
|
(b)
|
If, in the opinion of the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent (acting reasonably), any terms of the Finance Documents contradicts or conflicts with any provision of the K-SURE Overseas Business Credit Insurance Contract such that compliance by a K-SURE Covered Facility Finance Party with the terms of the K-SURE Overseas Business Credit Insurance Contract could result in a breach by K-SURE Covered Facility Finance Party of the terms of any Finance Document, the relevant terms of the Finance Documents will be amended or supplemented as necessary so that compliance by any K-SURE Covered Facility Finance Party with the terms of the K-SURE Overseas Business Credit Insurance Contract will not result in a breach of the terms of the Finance Documents, provided that such amendment shall not affect the rights or obligations of the Company without the prior written consent of the Company.
|
(c)
|
Nothing in this Clause 2.3 (
K-SURE Override
) shall affect the rights or obligations of the Company.
|
(d)
|
In case of any conflict or inconsistency between the terms of the K-SURE Overseas Business Credit Insurance Contract and the terms of the Finance Documents, the terms of the K-SURE Overseas Business Credit Insurance Contract shall prevail as between the K-SURE Covered Facility Finance Parties and K-SURE, and to the extent of such conflict or inconsistency, that K-SURE Covered Facility Finance Parties shall not assert to K-SURE the terms of the Finance Documents.
|
2.4
|
Separate agreements
|
2.5
|
Company's Obligations
|
2.6
|
Company's Obligations and K-SURE Overseas Business Credit Insurance Contract
|
(e)
|
The Company agrees and acknowledges that its payment obligations under this Agreement shall in no way be affected by the K-SURE Overseas Business Credit Insurance Contract. In the case of any payment to any K-SURE Covered Facility Finance Party pursuant to the K-SURE Overseas Business Credit Insurance Contract, the Company acknowledges that K-SURE shall, in addition to any other rights which it may have under the K-SURE Overseas Business Credit Insurance Contract or otherwise, have full rights of recourse against the Company pursuant to its right of subrogation as referred to in Clause ý2.7 (
K-SURE Subrogation
).
|
(f)
|
The Company acknowledges and agrees that the rights of recourse of K-SURE shall in no way be affected by any dispute, claim or counterclaim whatsoever between the Company and the K-SURE Covered Facility Finance Parties or any K-SURE Covered Facility Finance Party or between any other parties.
|
2.7
|
K-SURE Subrogation
|
3.
|
Conditions of Utilisation
|
3.1
|
Initial Conditions Precedent
|
3.2
|
Conditions Precedent to each K-SURE Covered Facility Advance
|
(a)
|
A K-SURE Covered Facility Advance may only be made if the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent shall have received a Notice of Drawdown (with a copy to the Global Facility Agent), appropriately completed in accordance with paragraph (a) of clause 5.3 (
Completion of a Notice of Drawdown
) of the Common Terms Agreement, executed by a person duly authorised to do so on behalf of the Company and, with respect to the Notice of Drawdown for the first K-SURE Covered Facility Advance only, including a representation by the Company that all or part of the proceeds of the K-SURE Covered Facility Advance requested in such Notice of Drawdown will be applied towards payment of the full amount of the K-SURE Insurance Premium.
|
(b)
|
The K-SURE Covered Facility Agent shall notify the Company and the Global Facility Agent promptly upon receiving all the relevant documents and evidence in a satisfactory form in accordance with paragraph (a) of Clause 3.2 (
Conditions Precedent to each K-SURE Covered Facility Advance
). The K-SURE Covered Facility Agent shall not be liable for any damages, costs or losses whatsoever as a result of giving any such notification.
|
3.3
|
Further Conditions Precedent
|
(a)
|
The K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders will only be obliged to comply with Clause 4.4 (
K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders'
participation
in K-SURE Covered Facility Advances
) if:
|
(i)
|
by the Requested Disbursement Date, the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent has:
|
(A)
|
received from the Global Facility Agent notification that the conditions, documents and evidence set out in clause 4.2 (
Conditions Precedent to all Advances
) of the Common Terms Agreement have been satisfied or waived;
|
(B)
|
notified, in accordance with clause 4.4(b) (
Additional Conditions Precedent to K-SURE Covered Advances
) of the Common Terms Agreement, the Global Facility Agent that the conditions, documents and evidence set out in Clause 3.2 (
Conditions Precedent to each K-SURE Covered Facility Advance
) and this Clause 3.3 (
Further Conditions Precedent
) have been satisfied or waived; and
|
(C)
|
confirmed that the proposed K-SURE Covered Facility Advance will be in compliance with clauses 5.2 (
Delivery of a Notice of Drawdown
) and 5.3 (
Completion of a Notice of Drawdown
) of the Common Terms Agreement;
|
(ii)
|
there is no outstanding notice from K-SURE instructing, advising or requiring the K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders to suspend the disbursement of the K-SURE Covered Facility Advances;
|
(iii)
|
solely with respect to the first K-SURE Covered Facility Advance, the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent has received a copy of the K-SURE Commitment Letter duly executed by K-SURE;
|
(iv)
|
solely with respect to the first K-SURE Covered Facility Advance, the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent has received evidence in form and substance satisfactory to it that an amount equal to the K-SURE Insurance Premium will be paid from the proceeds of the first K-SURE Covered Facility Advance or the Equity Bridge Loans;
|
(v)
|
solely with respect to the first K-SURE Covered Facility Advance, the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent has received an executed copy of the K-SURE Overseas Business Credit Insurance Contract in form and substance satisfactory to it and the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent is satisfied (acting reasonably) that all conditions for the effectiveness of the K-SURE Overseas Business Credit Insurance Contract (other than payment of the K-SURE Insurance Premium) have been satisfied or waived;
|
(vi)
|
following the application of the proceeds from the first K-SURE Covered Facility Advance, the K-SURE Overseas Business Credit Insurance Contract is in full force and effect and has not:
|
(A)
|
been declared (and is not reasonably likely to be declared as a result of making the Advance) by K-SURE to be ineffective as to the coverage provided by K-SURE; and
|
(B)
|
ceased (and is not reasonably likely to cease as a result of making the Advance) to be in full force and effect as to the amount of coverage provided by K-SURE,
|
(vii)
|
solely with respect to the first K-SURE Covered Facility Advance, an executed legal opinion from the K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders' Korean counsel, in connection with: (a) the validity and enforceability of the K-SURE Overseas Business Credit Insurance Contract; and (b) the due execution, capacity, power and authority of K-SURE to enter into the K-SURE Overseas Business Credit Insurance Contract, addressed to the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent for and on behalf of the K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders (and in form and substance satisfactory to the K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders) shall have been delivered to the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent;
|
(viii)
|
the K-SURE Covered Facility Advance requested in the Notice of Drawdown is in compliance with clause 5.1 (
Pro-rata Utilisation
) of the Common Terms Agreement; and
|
(ix)
|
solely with respect to the second K-SURE Covered Facility Advance, the K-SURE Insurance Premium has been duly paid in full.
|
(b)
|
The K-SURE Covered Facility Agent shall notify the Company and the Global Facility Agent promptly upon receiving all the relevant documents and evidence in a satisfactory form in accordance with paragraph (a) of Clause 3.3 (
Further Conditions Precedent
).
|
(c)
|
The conditions in Clause 3.2 (
Conditions Precedent to each K-SURE Covered Facility Advance
) and this Clause 3.3 (
Further Conditions Precedent
) are for the benefit of K-SURE, the K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders and the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent and may be waived in respect of any K-SURE Covered Facility Advance only by the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent (acting in accordance
|
3.4
|
K-SURE Covered Facility Advance Funding
|
4.
|
Utilisation
|
4.1
|
Delivery of a Notice of Drawdown
|
4.2
|
Completion of a Notice of Drawdown
|
4.3
|
Currency and Amount
|
(a)
|
The currency specified in a Notice of Drawdown must be in Dollars.
|
(b)
|
The amount specified in a Notice of Drawdown shall comply with clause 5.4(c) (
Currency and Amount
) of the Common Terms Agreement.
|
4.4
|
K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders' participation in K-SURE Covered Facility Advances
|
(a)
|
If the conditions set out in this Agreement have been met, each K-SURE Covered Facility Lender shall make its participation in each K-SURE Covered Facility Advance available through its Facility Office.
|
(b)
|
The amount of each K-SURE Covered Facility Lender's participation in each K-SURE Covered Facility Advance will be equal to the proportion borne by its relevant Available K-SURE Covered Facility Commitment to the Available K-SURE Covered Facility immediately prior to making the K-SURE Covered Facility Advance.
|
4.5
|
Nature of Company's obligations
|
(a)
|
The obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall not be in any way conditional upon the performance by any person of its obligations under any other Transaction Document nor affected by any dispute under or unenforceability of any other Transaction Document for any other reason whatsoever.
|
(b)
|
Neither the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent nor any K-SURE Covered Facility Lender shall be under any obligation to enquire into the adequacy or enforceability of the Transaction Documents or as to whether any default, dispute or non-performance has arisen thereunder.
|
5.
|
Repayment
|
5.1
|
Repayment of the K-SURE Covered Facility Loan
|
(a)
|
Subject to paragraphs (b) to (e) (inclusive) of this Clause 5.1 (
Repayment of the K-SURE Covered Facility Loan
), the Company shall repay the K-SURE Covered Facility Loan in instalments on the Repayment Dates and in the amounts equal to the percentages of all K-SURE Covered Facility Loans made to the Company as at close of business in London on the last day of the Availability Period set
|
(b)
|
If the First Repayment Date occurs less than six (6) months prior to the Second Repayment Date (or on the same date as the Second Repayment Date), the amount of the K-SURE Covered Facility Loans to be repaid by the Company on the First Repayment Date shall be reduced on a pro rata basis by the following amount (the "
Deferred Amount
"):
|
(i)
|
if the First Repayment Date occurs ninety (90) days prior to the Second Repayment Date, an amount equal to fifty per cent. (50%) of the K-SURE Covered Facility Repayment Instalment shown in the Original Repayment Schedule will be payable by the Company on the First Repayment Date; and
|
(ii)
|
if the First Repayment Date occurs on the date contemplated by paragraph (b) of the definition thereof, the entirety of the amount payable by the Company on the First Repayment Date will constitute a Deferred Amount for application in accordance with paragraph (c) below.
|
(c)
|
If paragraph (b) above applies to the First Repayment Date, the Company shall supply to the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent a revised repayment schedule to replace Schedule 2 (
Repayment Schedule
) reflecting the application of any Deferred Amount to the remaining K-SURE Covered Facility Repayment Instalments on each Repayment Date (other than the Final Maturity Date) commencing on the Second Repayment Date, on a pro rata basis to the amount otherwise falling due on each such Repayment Date (the "
Revised Repayment Schedule
").
|
(d)
|
Notwithstanding anything contained in paragraphs (b) and (c) above, the application of the Deferred Amount shall only be permitted if after such deferral the Projected DSCR for each Calculation Date falling on or prior to the Final Maturity Date calculated on the basis of the Revised Repayment Schedule would be not less than 1.25:1.
|
(e)
|
Any K-SURE Covered Facility Loan outstanding on the last Repayment Date (if any) shall be repaid in full on the Final Maturity Date.
|
5.2
|
Amounts paid to or received by the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent
|
(g)
|
Without prejudice to the order of priority as set forth in the K-SURE Overseas Business Credit Insurance Contract that shall be applicable as between K-SURE and K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders, amounts paid to or received by the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent from K-SURE in respect of the K-SURE Overseas Business Credit Insurance Contract shall be promptly paid by the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent to the K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders or the Global Facility Agent (or retained by the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent in the case of amounts payable to it pursuant to item (i) below) for application in the following order of priority:
|
(i)
|
first, to the outstanding fees, costs, expenses and indemnities then due and payable to the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent;
|
(ii)
|
second, to the outstanding fees, costs, expenses and indemnities then due and payable to the Global Facility Agent;
|
(iii)
|
third, pro rata in accordance with the respective fees, costs, expenses, and indemnities then due and payable to the K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders hereunder and under the Common Terms Agreement;
|
(iv)
|
fourth, in or towards payments pro rata of any accrued interest, fees or commission due but unpaid to the K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders under the Finance Documents;
|
(v)
|
fifth, in or towards payment pro rata of any principal sum due to the K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders but unpaid under the Finance Documents; and
|
(vi)
|
sixth, in or towards payment pro rata of any other sum due to the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent or the K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders but unpaid under the Finance Documents,
|
(h)
|
The K-SURE Covered Facility Agent must, if so directed by the Majority K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders, vary the order set out in paragraphs (a)(i) to (a)(vi) above.
|
(i)
|
Paragraphs (a) and (b) above will override any appropriation made by the Company.
|
5.3
|
Prepayment and cancellation
|
(a)
|
The Company may only prepay or cancel any part of the K-SURE Covered Facility in accordance with clause 6 (
Prepayment and Cancellation
) of the Common Terms Agreement.
|
(b)
|
The undrawn Commitment of each K-SURE Covered Facility Lender will automatically be cancelled on the last day of the Availability Period.
|
(c)
|
Upon receipt of notice of prepayment or cancellation of any part (but not the whole) of the K-SURE Covered Facility, the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent shall notify K-SURE of such prepayment or cancellation of any part (but not the whole) of the K-SURE Covered Facility.
|
5.4
|
K-SURE Insurance Premium
|
(a)
|
The Company shall pay the K-SURE Insurance Premium required by K-SURE under the K-SURE Overseas Business Credit Insurance Contract in accordance with the terms thereof.
|
(b)
|
The K-SURE Insurance Premium shall be paid in full from all or part of the proceeds of:
|
(i)
|
the first K-SURE Covered Facility Advance; or
|
(ii)
|
the Equity Bridge Loans.
|
(c)
|
If the Company fails to make any payment as required pursuant to paragraph (a) above, the K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders may, in their sole discretion, make such payment on behalf of the Company and the Company shall reimburse the K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders to the extent of any such payment immediately upon demand therefor.
|
6.
|
Interest Periods
|
6.1
|
Interest Periods
|
(a)
|
Each Interest Period for a K-SURE Covered Facility Advance prior to the Commercial Start Date will be one (1) month, and thereafter, six (6) months.
|
(b)
|
Subject to paragraphs (c), (d) and (e) below, each Interest Period shall end on the same numbered day (the "
later equivalent day
"), in the calendar month in which it is to end, as the numbered day on which the first Interest Period for that K-SURE Covered Facility Advance would have ended, in each case in the absence of (and before) any adjustment pursuant to Clause 6.2 (
Non-Business Days
). Where there is no later equivalent day then, subject to paragraphs (c), (d) and (e) below, the relevant Interest Period shall end on the last calendar day of the calendar month in which it is to end, subject to adjustment pursuant to Clause 6.2 (
Non-Business Days
).
|
(c)
|
An Interest Period for a K-SURE Covered Facility Advance shall not extend beyond the Final Maturity Date.
|
(d)
|
Each Interest Period for a K-SURE Covered Facility Advance under this Agreement shall start on the Drawdown Date for such K-SURE Covered Facility Advance or (if already made) on the last day of its preceding Interest Period save in relation to any Interest Period which would otherwise end during the month preceding, or extending beyond, a Repayment Date, in which case, such Interest Period shall be of such duration that it shall end on that Repayment Date.
|
(e)
|
The Company agrees that the Interest Periods pursuant to this Clause 6.1 (
Interest Periods
) shall conform to the requirements of any Hedging Agreements entered into from time to time, so far as practically possible.
|
6.2
|
Non-Business Days
|
6.3
|
Consolidation of K-SURE Covered Facility Advances
|
(a)
|
If two (2) or more Interest Periods relating to K-SURE Covered Facility Advances made in the same currency end on the same date, those K-SURE Covered Facility Advances will be consolidated into, and treated as, a single K-SURE Covered Facility Advance made under the K-SURE Covered Facility on the last day of the Interest Period.
|
(b)
|
Any K-SURE Covered Facility Advance under the K-SURE Covered Facility made during an Interest Period for a previous Advance (an "
Existing Interest Period
") will, subject to paragraphs (c) and (d) below, have an initial Interest Period ending on the last day of such Existing Interest Period.
|
(c)
|
The K-SURE Covered Facility Agent shall be entitled to shorten any Interest Period for any K-SURE Covered Facility Advance to ensure that the aggregate principal amount of K-SURE Covered Facility Advances with an Interest Period ending on a Repayment Date is not less than the amount of principal due to be repaid on that Repayment Date.
|
(d)
|
If paragraph (b) above would result in a K-SURE Covered Facility Advance having an Interest Period of less than one (1) month, then the initial Interest Period for such K-SURE Covered Facility Advance will be such period as the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent and the Company may agree.
|
(e)
|
If the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent makes any change to the Interest Period referred to in paragraph (c) of this Clause 6.3 (
Consolidation of K-SURE Covered Facility Advances
), it shall promptly notify the Company and the K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders.
|
7.
|
Payment and Calculation of INTEREST
|
7.1
|
Payment of Interest
|
(a)
|
On the last day of each Interest Period, the Company shall pay accrued interest on the K-SURE Covered Facility Advance to which that Interest Period relates.
|
(b)
|
In the event the Company prepays all or any part of a K-SURE Covered Facility Advance or Unpaid Sum on any day other than the last day of an Interest Period, the Company shall pay interest accrued on that K-SURE Covered Facility Advance or Unpaid Sum (or part thereof) from the first day of the Interest Period during which such prepayment occurs until the date of prepayment, and, in addition, any amounts payable pursuant to Clause 8.5 (
Break Costs
).
|
7.2
|
Calculation of Interest
|
(a)
|
Margin relating to the relevant K-SURE Covered Facility Advance at that time; and
|
(b)
|
LIBOR.
|
7.3
|
Default Interest Periods
|
(a)
|
Default interest shall accrue on any Unpaid Sum from the due date up to the date of actual payment (both before and after judgement) at a rate of 2.00
per cent.
per annum higher than the rate which would have been payable if the Unpaid Sum had, during the period of non-payment, constituted a K-SURE Covered Facility Advance in the currency of the Unpaid Sum, as the case may be, for successive Interest Periods, each of a duration selected by the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent. Any interest accruing under this Clause 7.3 (
Default Interest Periods
) shall be immediately payable by the Company on demand by the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent.
|
(b)
|
Default interest (if unpaid) arising on an Unpaid Sum will be compounded with the Unpaid Sum at the end of each Interest Period applicable to that Unpaid Sum but will remain immediately due and payable.
|
7.4
|
Notification of rates of interest
|
8.
|
Changes to the Calculation of Interest
|
8.1
|
Unavailability of Screen Rate
|
(a)
|
Interpolated Screen Rate
: If no Screen Rate is available for LIBOR for the Interest Period of a K-SURE Covered Facility Advance, the applicable LIBOR shall be the Interpolated Screen Rate for a period equal in length to the Interest Period of that K-SURE Covered Facility Advance.
|
(b)
|
Reference Bank Rate
: If paragraph (a) above applies but it is not possible to calculate the Interpolated Screen Rate for that K-SURE Covered Facility Advance, the applicable LIBOR shall be the Reference Bank Rate as of the Specified Time on the Quotation Day for the currency of that K-SURE Covered Facility Advance, and for a period equal in length to the Interest Period of that K-SURE Covered Facility Advance.
|
8.2
|
Absence of quotations
|
8.3
|
Market Disruption
|
(a)
|
If a Market Disruption Event occurs in relation to a K-SURE Covered Facility Advance for any Interest Period, then the rate of interest on each K-SURE Covered Facility Lender's share of that K-SURE Covered Facility Advance for that Interest Period shall be the rate per annum which is the sum of:
|
i.
|
the applicable Margin; and
|
ii.
|
the rate specified by notice to the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent from that K-SURE Covered Facility Lender as soon as practicable, and in any event before interest is due to be paid in respect of that Interest Period, to be that which expresses as a percentage rate per annum the cost to that K-SURE Covered Facility Lender of funding its participation in that K-SURE Covered Facility Advance from whatever source it may reasonably select.
|
(b)
|
In this Agreement, "
Market Disruption Event
" means:
|
i.
|
at or about noon on the Quotation Day for the relevant Interest Period, the Screen Rate is not available and none or only one of the Reference Banks supplies a rate to the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent to determine LIBOR for Dollars for the relevant Interest Period; or
|
ii.
|
before close of business in London on the Quotation Day for the relevant Interest Period, the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent receives notification from a K-SURE Covered Facility Lender or K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders that the cost to it (or them) of obtaining matching deposits from whatever source it reasonably selects would be in excess of LIBOR for the relevant Interest Period.
|
8.4
|
Alternative Basis of Interest or Funding
|
(a)
|
If a Market Disruption Event occurs and the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent or the Company so requires, the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent and the Company shall enter into negotiations (for a period of not more than thirty (30) days) with a view to agreeing a substitute basis for determining the rate of interest.
|
(b)
|
Any alternative basis agreed pursuant to paragraph (a) above shall, with the prior consent of K-SURE, all the K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders and the Company, be binding on all Parties.
|
8.5
|
Break Costs
|
(a)
|
all or any part of a K-SURE Covered Facility Advance or an Unpaid Sum being paid by the Company on a day other than the last day of an Interest Period for that K-SURE Covered Facility Advance or Unpaid Sum; or
|
(b)
|
a K-SURE Covered Facility Lender funding its participation in a K-SURE Covered Facility Advance requested by the Company in a Notice of Drawdown where such K-SURE Covered Facility Advance is not made by reason of the operation of any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement,
|
9.
|
Increased Costs
|
9.1
|
Increased Costs
|
(a)
|
Subject to Clause 9.3 (
Exceptions
), the Company shall, within five (5) Business Days of a demand by the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent, pay for the account of a K-SURE Covered Facility Lender the amount of any Increased Costs incurred by that K-SURE Covered Facility Lender or any of its Affiliates as a result of:
|
(i)
|
the introduction of or any change in (or in the interpretation, administration or application of) any law or regulation; or
|
(ii)
|
compliance with any law or regulation made after the date of this Agreement.
|
(b)
|
In this Agreement:
|
(i)
|
"
Increased Costs
" means:
|
(A)
|
a reduction in the rate of return from the K-SURE Covered Facility Loan or on a K-SURE Covered Facility Lender (or its Affiliates') overall capital;
|
(B)
|
an additional or increased cost; or
|
(C)
|
a reduction of any amount due and payable under any Finance Document,
|
(ii)
|
"
Basel III
" means:
|
(A)
|
the agreements on capital requirements, a leverage ratio and liquidity standards contained in "Basel III: A global regulatory framework for more resilient banks and banking systems", "Basel III: International framework for liquidity risk measurement, standards and monitoring" and "Guidance for national authorities operating the countercyclical capital buffer" published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in December 2010, each as amended, supplemented or restated;
|
(B)
|
the rules for global systemically important banks contained in "Global systemically important banks: assessment methodology and the additional loss absorbency requirement - Rules text" published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in November 2011, as amended, supplemented or restated; and
|
(C)
|
any further guidance or standards published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision relating to Basel III.
|
9.2
|
Increased Cost Claims
|
(j)
|
A K-SURE Covered Facility Lender intending to make a claim pursuant to Clause 9.1 (
Increased Costs
) shall notify the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent of the event giving rise to the claim, following which the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent shall promptly notify the Company.
|
(k)
|
Each K-SURE Covered Facility Lender shall, as soon as practicable after a demand by the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent, provide a certificate confirming the amount of its Increased Costs.
|
9.3
|
Exceptions
|
(a)
|
attributable to a Tax Deduction required by law to be made by the Company;
|
(b)
|
attributable to a FATCA Deduction required to be made by a Party;
|
(c)
|
compensated for by clause 8.2(b) (
Gross-up of Payments/Tax Indemnity
) of the Common Terms Agreement or a payment in respect of Excluded Tax;
|
(d)
|
attributable to the wilful breach by the relevant K-SURE Covered Facility Lender or its Affiliates of any law or regulation; or
|
(e)
|
attributable to the implementation or application of or compliance with the "International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards, a Revised Framework" published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in June 2004 in the form existing on the date of this Agreement (but excluding any amendment arising out of Basel III after the date of this Agreement) ("
Basel II
") or any other law or regulation which implements Basel II (whether such implementation, application or compliance is by a government, regulator, K-SURE Covered Facility Lender or any of its Affiliates).
|
10.
|
Mitigation by the K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders
|
10.1
|
Mitigation by the K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders
|
(a)
|
Each K-SURE Covered Facility Lender shall, in consultation with the Company, use reasonable endeavours to mitigate any circumstances which arise and which would result in any amount becoming payable under, or cancelled pursuant to, Clause 9 (
Increased Costs
) provided that, in order to comply with such duty, no K-SURE Covered Facility Lender shall be required to transfer any of its rights and obligations under the Finance Documents to an entity other than another Affiliate or Facility Office.
|
(b)
|
Paragraph (a) above does not in any way (i) limit the obligations of the Company under the Finance Documents, or reduce any rights of the K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders, in each case, under the Finance Documents.
|
10.2
|
Limitation of Liability
|
(a)
|
The Company shall promptly indemnify each K-SURE Covered Facility Lender for all costs and expenses reasonably incurred by that K-SURE Covered Facility Lender as a result of steps taken by it under Clause 10.1 (
Mitigation by the K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders
).
|
(b)
|
A K-SURE Covered Facility Lender is not obliged to take any steps under Clause 10.1 (
Mitigation by the K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders
) if, in the opinion of that K-SURE Covered Facility Lender (acting reasonably), to do so might be prejudicial to it or would be unlawful.
|
11.
|
Commitment Fees
|
11.1
|
Commitment Fee
|
(a)
|
The Company shall pay to the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent, for the account of each K-SURE Covered Facility Lender, a commitment fee in Dollars of zero point six
per cent.
(0.6%) per annum, which shall start accruing from the earlier of Financial Close and the date which falls thirty (30) days after the signing of this Agreement, until the last day of the Availability Period on that K-SURE Covered Facility Lender's Available K-SURE Covered Facility Commitment.
|
(b)
|
The accrued commitment fees shall be payable:
|
(i)
|
on the last day of each successive period of one (1) month which ends during the Availability Period;
|
(ii)
|
on the last day of the Availability Period; and
|
(iii)
|
on the cancelled amount of the relevant K-SURE Covered Facility Lender's Commitment at the time the cancellation is effective.
|
12.
|
SUBROGATION AND REIMBURSEMENT
|
12.1
|
Subrogation
|
(a)
|
Without prejudice to Clause 12.2 (
Reimbursement
) and subject to paragraph (b) below, each of the Parties agrees that K-SURE may, at its option, be subrogated to the rights of the K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders under this Agreement upon the making of any payment made by or on behalf of K-SURE under the K-SURE Overseas Business Credit Insurance Contract in respect of the payment obligations of the Company under the Finance Documents and the K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders shall act in accordance with the instructions of K-SURE in the enforcement of their rights under this Agreement and the other Finance Documents following such subrogation.
|
(b)
|
The Parties agree that the right of subrogation under paragraph (a) above shall arise irrespective of, and prevail over, any inconsistency with any right of subrogation arising under the K-SURE Overseas Business Credit Insurance Contract, or under English law, and notwithstanding any conduct on the part of K-SURE or the K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders.
|
12.2
|
Reimbursement
|
(a)
|
Without prejudice to Clause 12.1 (
Subrogation
), the Company agrees that it will promptly reimburse K-SURE for any payment made by K-SURE under the K-SURE Overseas Business Credit Insurance Contract, whether by direct payment or offset, in respect of, and to the extent of, the Company's obligations to the K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders under this Agreement (such amounts, the "
K-SURE Overseas Business Credit Insurance Contract Payments
").
|
(b)
|
The Company further agrees that its obligation to reimburse K-SURE is regardless of whether or not the Company is itself liable to make payment or is disputing its liability to make payment under this Agreement or any of the other Finance Documents (including, for the avoidance of doubt but without limitation, any payment paid by K-SURE in respect of withholding tax in any jurisdiction).
|
(c)
|
The obligations of the Company to reimburse K-SURE will be due and payable in Dollars on the date that any amount is paid by K-SURE in an amount equal to (without double counting):
|
(i)
|
the K-SURE Overseas Business Credit Insurance Contract Payments; and
|
(ii)
|
all previously paid K-SURE Overseas Business Credit Insurance Contract Payments which remain unreimbursed, together with interest on any and all amounts remaining unreimbursed from and including the date on which such amounts become due until and including the date on which such amounts are paid in full.
|
(d)
|
The Company undertakes to pay to K-SURE an amount in Dollars equal to:
|
(i)
|
for each payment made by K-SURE to any of the K-SURE Covered Facility Finance Parties or any person on any of their behalf under the K-SURE Overseas Business Credit Insurance Contract, an amount equal to the amount of such payment; and
|
(ii)
|
for each deduction or withholding imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed on any payment by K-SURE to any of the K-SURE Covered Facility Finance Parties or any person on any of their behalf under the K-SURE Overseas Business Credit Insurance Contract, an amount equal to the amount of such deduction or withholding,
|
(e)
|
For the avoidance of doubt, clause 8.2 (
Gross-up of Payments/Tax Indemnity
) of the Common Terms Agreement will apply in respect of any reimbursement made pursuant to this Clause 12.2 (
Reimbursement
).
|
12.3
|
Satisfaction of Obligations
|
12.4
|
Obligations Absolute
|
(a)
|
The obligations of the Company to K-SURE under Clauses 12.1 (
Subrogation
), 12.2 (
Reimbursement
) and 12.3 (
Satisfaction of Obligations
):
|
(i)
|
are absolute and unconditional;
|
(ii)
|
are to be discharged and/or performed strictly in accordance with this Agreement under all circumstances;
|
(iii)
|
are continuing obligations and will extend to the ultimate balance of sums payable by K-SURE to any of the Finance Parties or any person on any of their behalf under the K-SURE Overseas Business Credit Insurance Contract, regardless of any intermediate or discharge in whole or in part; and
|
(iv)
|
will not be affected by an act, omission, matter or thing which, but for this Clause 12.4 (
Obligations Absolute
), would reduce, release or prejudice any of its obligations under Clause 12.2 (
Reimbursement
) (without limitation and whether or not known to it or any Finance Party) including:
|
(A)
|
any time, waiver or consent granted to, or composition with the Company;
|
(B)
|
any lack of validity or enforceability of, or any amendment or other modifications of, or waiver with respect to, any of the Finance Documents;
|
(C)
|
any reduction or release of any other obligations under this Agreement;
|
(D)
|
the release of the Company or any Equity Obligor or any other person under the terms of any composition or arrangement;
|
(E)
|
the taking, variation, compromise, exchange, renewal, discharge, substitution or release of, or refusal or neglect to perfect, take up, realise or enforce, any rights against, or security over assets of, the Company or any non-presentation or non-observance of any formality or other requirement in respect of any instrument or any failure to realise the full value of any security;
|
(F)
|
any incapacity or lack of power, authority or legal personality of or dissolution or change in the members or status of the Company, any of the Finance Parties or any other person;
|
(G)
|
any amendment (however fundamental and whether or not more onerous) or replacement of a Finance Document, the K-SURE Overseas Business Credit Insurance Contract or any other document or security;
|
(H)
|
any unenforceability, illegality or invalidity of any obligation of any person under any Finance Document, the K-SURE Overseas Business Credit Insurance Contract or any other document or security;
|
(I)
|
any insolvency or similar proceedings;
|
(J)
|
the existence of any claim, set-off, defence, reduction, abatement or other right which the Company may have at any time against K-SURE;
|
(K)
|
any document presented in connection with the K-SURE Overseas Business Credit Insurance Contract proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect;
|
(L)
|
any payment by K-SURE against presentation of a payment demand which substantially, on its face, appears to be in the form of a claim under the K-SURE Overseas Business Credit Insurance Contract where any certificate or other document required to be provided with such claim in accordance with the terms of the K-SURE Overseas Business Credit Insurance Contract either is not provided or does not comply with the terms of the K-SURE Overseas Business Credit Insurance Contract; and
|
(M)
|
any other circumstances, other than payment in full, which might otherwise constitute a defence available to, or discharge of the Company in respect of any Finance Document.
|
12.5
|
Claims under the K-SURE Overseas Business Credit Insurance Contract
|
(a)
|
is validly due and payable to such K-SURE Covered Facility Lender by the Company under the Finance Documents; and
|
(b)
|
is not paid by the Company on its due date and remains outstanding.
|
13.
|
Role of K-SURE Covered Facility Agent
|
13.1
|
Appointment of the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent
|
(a)
|
Subject to Clause 13.10 (
Resignation of the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent
), each of the K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent to act as its agent under and in connection with the Finance Documents and the K-SURE Overseas Business Credit Insurance Contract (including, but not limited to, the matters set out in Article 14 (
Appointment of Agent for Insurance-Related Matters
)
of the General Terms and Conditions (as defined in the definition of K-SURE Overseas Business Credit Insurance Contract)).
|
(b)
|
Each of the K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders authorises the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent to exercise the rights, powers, authorities and discretions specifically given to the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent under or in connection with the Finance Documents together with any other incidental rights, powers, authorities and discretions.
|
(c)
|
The K-SURE Covered Facility Agent's duties, rights and discretions are only those which are expressly specified in this Agreement and the Finance Documents, and no other duties, rights or discretions shall be implied.
|
13.2
|
Duties of the Agent
|
(a)
|
The K-SURE Covered Facility Agent shall promptly forward to a Party or K-SURE (as the case may be) the original or a copy of any document which is delivered to the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent for such Party by any other Party or K-SURE (as the case may be).
|
(b)
|
Except where a Finance Document specifically provides otherwise, the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent is not obliged to review or check the adequacy, accuracy or completeness of any document it forwards to another Party.
|
(c)
|
If the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent receives notice from a Party referring to this Agreement, describing a Default and stating that the circumstance described is a Default, it shall promptly notify the K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders.
|
(d)
|
If the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent is aware of the non-payment of any principal, interest, Commitment Fee or other fee payable to a K-SURE Covered Facility Lender (other than the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent) under this Agreement it shall promptly notify the other K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders.
|
(e)
|
The K-SURE Covered Facility Agent's duties under this Agreement are solely mechanical and administrative in nature.
|
13.3
|
No fiduciary duties
|
(a)
|
Nothing in this Agreement constitutes the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent as a trustee or fiduciary of any other person.
|
(b)
|
The K-SURE Covered Facility Agent shall not be bound to account to any K-SURE Covered Facility Lender for any sum or the profit element of any sum received by it for its own account.
|
13.4
|
Rights and discretions of the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent
|
(a)
|
The K-SURE Covered Facility Agent may:
|
(i)
|
rely on:
|
(N)
|
any representation, notice or document believed by it to be genuine, correct and appropriately authorised; and
|
(O)
|
any statement made by a director, authorised signatory or employee of any person regarding any matters which may reasonably be assumed to be within his knowledge or within his power to verify.
|
(i)
|
assume that:
|
(A)
|
any instructions received by it from the Majority K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders, any K-SURE Covered Facility Lender or any group of K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders are duly given in accordance with the terms of the Finance Documents; and
|
(B)
|
unless it has received notice of revocation, that those instructions have not been revoked; and
|
(i)
|
rely on a certificate from any person:
|
(C)
|
as to any matter of fact or circumstance which might reasonably be expected to be within the knowledge of that person; or
|
(D)
|
to the effect that such person approves of any particular dealing, transaction, step, action or thing,
|
(b)
|
The K-SURE Covered Facility Agent may assume (unless it has received notice to the contrary in its capacity as agent for the K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders) that:
|
(i)
|
no Event of Default has occurred (unless it has actual knowledge of an Event of Default arising under clause 27.2 (
Non-Payment by Company
) of the Common Terms Agreement); and
|
(ii)
|
any right, power, authority or discretion vested in any Party or the Majority K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders has not been exercised.
|
(c)
|
The K-SURE Covered Facility Agent may, at its own cost, engage, pay for and rely on the advice or services of any lawyers, accountants, surveyors or other experts.
|
(d)
|
Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (c) above or paragraph (e) below, the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent may at any time engage and pay for the services of any lawyers to act as independent counsel to the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent (and so separate from any lawyers instructed by the K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders) if the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent in its reasonable opinion deems this to be desirable.
|
(e)
|
The K-SURE Covered Facility Agent may rely on the advice or services of any lawyers, accountants, tax advisers, surveyors or other professional advisers or experts (whether obtained by the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent or by any other Party) and shall not be liable for any damages, costs or losses to any person, any diminution in value or any liability whatsoever arising as a result of its so relying.
|
(f)
|
The K-SURE Covered Facility Agent may act in relation to the Finance Documents through its personnel and agents.
|
(g)
|
The K-SURE Covered Facility Agent may disclose to any other Party any information it reasonably believes it has received as agent under this Agreement.
|
(c)
|
Notwithstanding any other provision of any Finance Document to the contrary, the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent is not obliged to do or omit to do anything if it would, or might in its reasonable opinion, constitute a breach of any law or regulation or a breach of a fiduciary duty or duty of confidentiality.
|
13.5
|
Excluded Obligations of the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent
|
(a)
|
be bound to enquire as to:
|
(i)
|
whether or not any representation made by any person in connection with a Transaction Document is true;
|
(ii)
|
the occurrence or otherwise of any Event of Default or Potential Event of Default;
|
(iii)
|
the performance by any other party to a Transaction Document of its obligations thereunder; or
|
(iv)
|
any breach of or default by the Company or any other person of or under its obligations under any Transaction Document;
|
(b)
|
be bound to account to any K-SURE Covered Facility Lender for any sum or the profit element of any sum received by it for its own account;
|
(c)
|
be bound to disclose to any other person any information if such disclosure would or might in its opinion constitute a breach of any law or regulation or be otherwise actionable at the suit of any person;
|
(d)
|
be under any obligations other than those for which express provision is made in the Finance Documents; or
|
(e)
|
be bound to take any action which it reasonably considers to be contrary to law or regulation.
|
13.6
|
Majority K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders' instructions
|
(a)
|
Subject to the Coordination Deed, the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent shall (i) exercise any right, power, authority or discretion vested in it as K-SURE Covered Facility Agent in accordance with any instructions given to it by the Majority K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders (or, if so instructed by the Majority K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders, refrain from exercising any right, power, authority or discretion vested in it as K-SURE Covered Facility Agent), which such instructions shall be binding on all of the K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders and (ii) not be liable for any act (or omission) if it acts (or refrains from taking any action) in accordance with an instruction of the Majority K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders.
|
(b)
|
Subject to the Coordination Deed, any instructions given by the Majority K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders will be binding on all the K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders.
|
(c)
|
The K-SURE Covered Facility Agent shall be entitled to request instructions, or clarification of any instruction, from the Majority K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders as to whether, and in what manner, it should exercise or refrain from exercising any right, power, authority or discretion and the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent may refrain from acting unless and until it receives any such instructions or clarification that it has requested.
|
(d)
|
The K-SURE Covered Facility Agent may refrain from acting in accordance with the instructions of the Majority K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders (or, if appropriate, the K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders) until it has received any indemnification and/or security as it may require for any cost, loss or liability (together with any associated VAT) which it may incur in complying with the instructions.
|
(e)
|
In the absence of instructions from the Majority K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders, (or, if appropriate, the K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders) the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent may act (or refrain from taking action) as it considers to be in the best interest of the K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders.
|
13.7
|
No duty to monitor
|
(a)
|
whether or not any Default has occurred;
|
(l)
|
as to the performance, default or any breach by any Party of its obligations under any Finance Document; or
|
(m)
|
whether any other event specified in any Finance Document has occurred.
|
13.8
|
Exclusion of liability
|
(a)
|
Without limiting paragraph (b) below, the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent will not be liable for:
|
(i)
|
any failure:
|
(A)
|
to obtain any licence, consent or other authority for the execution, delivery, validity, legality, adequacy, performance, enforceability or admissibility in evidence of any Finance Document or the K-SURE Overseas Business Credit Insurance Contract;
|
(B)
|
to register or notify any of the foregoing in accordance with the provisions of any of the documents of title of such person;
|
(C)
|
to effect or procure registration of or otherwise perfect or protect any of the Security Interests by registering the same under any applicable registration laws in any territory (other than for additional costs (excluding losses) arising due to any such failure);
|
(D)
|
to take, or to require of the Company or any other person to take, any steps to render any of the Security Interests effective or to secure the creation of any ancillary charge under the laws of any jurisdiction; or
|
(E)
|
to require any further assurances in relation to any of the Security Documents,
|
(ii)
|
exercising, or not exercising, any right, power, authority or discretion given to it by, or in connection with, any Finance Document or any other agreement, arrangement or document entered into, made or executed in anticipation of, under or in connection with, any Finance Document; or
|
(iii)
|
without prejudice to the generality of paragraphs (i) and (ii) above, any damages, costs or losses to any person, any diminution in value or any liability whatsoever arising as a result of:
|
(A)
|
any act, event or circumstance not reasonably within its control; or
|
(B)
|
the general risks of investment in, or the holding of assets in, any jurisdiction,
|
(b)
|
No Party (other than the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent) may take any proceedings against any officer, employee or agent of the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent in respect of any claim it might have against the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent or in respect of any act or omission of any kind by that officer, employee or agent in relation to any Finance Document or the K-SURE Overseas Business Credit Insurance Contract and any officer, employee or agent of the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent may rely on this Clause 13.8 (
Exclusion of liability
).
|
(c)
|
The K-SURE Covered Facility Agent will not be liable for any delay (or any related consequences) in crediting an account with an amount required under the Finance Documents to be paid by the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent if the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent has taken all necessary steps as soon as reasonably practicable to comply with the regulations or operating procedures of any recognised clearing or settlement system used by the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent for that purpose.
|
(d)
|
Nothing in this Agreement shall oblige the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent to carry out:
|
(iv)
|
any "know your customer" or other checks in relation to any person; or
|
(v)
|
any check on the extent to which any transaction contemplated by this Agreement might be unlawful for any K-SURE Covered Facility Lender,
|
(e)
|
Without prejudice to any provision of any Finance Document excluding or limiting the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent's liability, any liability of the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent arising under or in connection with any Finance Document shall be limited to the amount of actual loss which has been finally judicially determined to have been suffered (as determined by reference to the date of default of the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent or, if later, the date on which the loss arises as a result of such default) but without reference to any special conditions or circumstances known to the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent at any time which increase the amount of that loss. In no event shall the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent be liable for any loss of profits, goodwill, reputation, business opportunity or anticipated saving, or for special, punitive, indirect or consequential damages, whether or not the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent has been advised of the possibility of such loss or damages.
|
13.9
|
K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders' indemnity to the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent
|
13.10
|
Resignation of the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent
|
(a)
|
The K-SURE Covered Facility Agent may resign and (with the prior written approval of K-SURE) appoint one of its Affiliates as successor by giving not less than thirty (30) days prior written notice to the other K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders and the Company.
|
(b)
|
Alternatively the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent may resign by giving not less than thirty (30) days' prior written notice to K-SURE, the K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders and the Company, in which case the Majority K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders (after consultation with the Company and with the prior written approval of K-SURE) may appoint a successor K-SURE Covered Facility Agent.
|
(c)
|
If the Majority K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders have not appointed a successor K-SURE Covered Facility Agent in accordance with paragraph (b) above within thirty (30) days' after notice of resignation was given, the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent (after consultation with the Company and with the prior written approval of K-SURE) may appoint a successor K-SURE Covered Facility Agent.
|
(d)
|
The retiring K-SURE Covered Facility Agent shall, at the sole cost of the Company, make available to the successor K-SURE Covered Facility Agent such documents and records and provide such assistance as the successor K-SURE Covered Facility Agent may reasonably request for the purposes of performing its functions as K-SURE Covered Facility Agent under the Finance Documents.
|
(e)
|
The K-SURE Covered Facility Agent's resignation notice shall only take effect upon:
|
(i)
|
the appointment of a successor;
|
(ii)
|
the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent's rights, benefits and obligations under the Finance Documents being transferred to its successor; and
|
(iii)
|
the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent's successor confirming its agreement to be bound by the provisions of the Finance Documents and all the other related agreements to which it is a party.
|
(f)
|
Upon the appointment of a successor, the retiring K-SURE Covered Facility Agent shall be discharged from any further obligation in respect of the Finance Documents but shall remain entitled to the benefit of this Clause 13 (
Role of K-SURE Covered Facility Agent
). Its successor and each of the other Parties shall have the same rights and obligations amongst themselves as they would have had if such successor had been an original Party.
|
(g)
|
After consultation with the Company, the Majority K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders may (with the prior written approval of K-SURE), by notice to the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent, require it to resign in accordance with paragraph (b) above. In this event, the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent shall resign in accordance with paragraph (b) above (and, if an Insolvency Event has occurred in respect of the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent, the Majority K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders or the Company may remove the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent immediately from its appointment hereunder by notice to the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent, the K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders and K-SURE and otherwise in accordance with paragraph (b)). The K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders shall, acting reasonably, consider any request by the Company to replace the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent if the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent is entitled to make a deduction or withholding in accordance with Clause 13.19 (
K-SURE Covered Facility Agent's Taxes
).
|
13.11
|
Resignation of the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent due to FATCA
|
(a)
|
the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent fails to respond to a request under clause 8.6 (
FATCA Information
) of the Common Terms Agreement and the Company or a K-SURE Covered Facility Lender reasonably believes that the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent will not be (or will have ceased to be) a FATCA Exempt Party on or after that FATCA Application Date;
|
(b)
|
the information supplied by the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent pursuant to clause 8.6 (
FATCA Information
) of the Common Terms Agreement indicates that the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent will not be (or will have ceased to be) a FATCA Exempt Party on or after that FATCA Application Date; or
|
(c)
|
the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent notifies the Company and the K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders that the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent will not be (or will have ceased to be) a FATCA Exempt Party on or after that FATCA Application Date,
|
13.12
|
Confidentiality
|
(a)
|
In acting as agent for the K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders, the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent shall be regarded as acting through its agency division which shall be treated as a separate entity from any other of its divisions or departments.
|
(b)
|
If information is received by another division or department of the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent, it may be treated as confidential to that division or department and the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent shall not be deemed to have notice of it.
|
13.13
|
Other Finance Documents
|
13.14
|
K-SURE Covered Facility Agent's Business
|
13.15
|
Compliance with Terms of the K-SURE Overseas Business Credit Insurance Contract
|
(a)
|
Each K-SURE Covered Facility Lender will co-operate with the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent and each other K-SURE Covered Facility Lender, and take such action and/or refrain from taking such action as may be reasonably necessary, to ensure that the K-SURE Overseas Business Credit Insurance Contract continues in full force and effect. The Company shall provide information requested by the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent if required to be provided to K-SURE under the K-SURE Overseas Business Credit Insurance Contract.
|
(b)
|
Each K-SURE Covered Facility Lender is severally responsible for complying with the terms of the K-SURE Overseas Business Credit Insurance Contract.
|
13.16
|
Exclusion of the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent's Liabilities
|
13.17
|
K-SURE Covered Facility Lender's Responsibility
|
(a)
|
to check or enquire on its behalf into the adequacy, accuracy or completeness of any information provided by any person in connection with any of the Transaction Documents or the transactions therein contemplated (whether or not such information has been approved by or circulated to such K-SURE Covered Facility Lender by the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent);
|
(b)
|
to check or enquire on its behalf into the adequacy, accuracy or completeness of any communication delivered to it under any Finance Document any legal or other opinions, reports, valuations, certificates, appraisals or other documents delivered or made or required to be delivered or made at any time in connection with any Finance Document, any Security Interest to be constituted thereby or any other report or other document, statement or information circulated, delivered or made, whether orally or otherwise and whether before, on or after the date of this Agreement;
|
(c)
|
to check or enquire on its behalf into the due execution, delivery, validity, legality, adequacy, suitability, performance, enforceability or admissibility in evidence of any Finance Document or any other document referred to in paragraph (b) above or of any guarantee, indemnity or security given or created thereby or any obligations imposed thereby or assumed thereunder;
|
(d)
|
to check or enquire on its behalf into the ownership, value or sufficiency of any property the subject of any of the Security Interests, the priority of any of the Security Interests, the right or title of any person in or to any property comprised therein or the existence of any Security Interest affecting the same; or
|
(e)
|
to assess or keep under review on its behalf the financial condition, creditworthiness, condition, affairs, status or nature of any person or the Project.
|
13.18
|
K-SURE Covered Facility Agent as a K-SURE Covered Facility Lender
|
13.19
|
K-SURE Covered Facility Agent's Taxes
|
13.20
|
Impaired K-SURE Covered Facility Agent
|
(a)
|
If, at any time, the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent becomes an Impaired Agent, the Company or a Finance Party which is required to make a payment under the Finance Documents or the K-SURE Overseas Business Credit Insurance Contract to the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent in accordance with clause 36.1 (
Payments to the Senior Lenders and Hedge Providers
) of the Common Terms
|
(b)
|
All interest accrued on the amount standing to the credit of the Relevant Account will be for the benefit of the beneficiaries of that trust account
pro rata
to their respective entitlements.
|
(c)
|
A Party to a Finance Document or the K-SURE Overseas Business Credit Insurance Contract which has made a payment in accordance with this Clause 13.20 (
Impaired K-SURE Covered Facility Agent
) shall be discharged of the relevant payment obligation under the Finance Documents or K-SURE Overseas Business Credit Insurance Contract (as applicable) and will not take any credit risk with respect to the amounts standing to the credit of the Relevant Account.
|
(d)
|
Promptly upon the appointment of a successor K-SURE Covered Facility Agent in accordance with Clause 13.10 (
Resignation of the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent
), each Party to a Finance Document or the K-SURE Overseas Business Credit Insurance Contract which has made a payment to a Relevant Account in accordance with this Clause 13.20 (
Impaired K-SURE Covered Facility Agent
) must give all requisite instructions to the bank with whom the Relevant Account is held to transfer the amount (together with any accrued interest) to the successor K-SURE Covered Facility Agent for distribution in accordance with clause 36.3 (
Distributions by Agents
) of the Common Terms Agreement.
|
13.21
|
Communication when K-SURE Covered Facility Agent is an Impaired Agent
|
14.
|
Events of Default
|
(a)
|
The K-SURE Covered Facility Advances (and any other sums then owed by the Company to the K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders under this Agreement) shall become immediately due and payable upon a declaration to that effect by the Global Facility Agent pursuant to clause 28.1 (
Remedies Following Event of Default
) of the Common Terms Agreement, whereupon the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent shall become entitled to select as the duration of each Interest Period that begins thereafter any period of six (6) months or less.
|
(b)
|
The Available K-SURE Covered Facility Commitments of each K-SURE Covered Facility Lender shall be cancelled upon a declaration to that effect by Global Facility Agent pursuant to clause 28 (
Remedies Following Event of Default
) of the Common Terms Agreement.
|
15.
|
Required Consents
|
(a)
|
Subject to the Coordination Deed and Clause 1.3 (
Third Party Rights
) and Clause 15.1 (
Exceptions
) below, any term of this Agreement may be amended or waived only by an agreement in writing signed by the Company and the Majority K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders, or by the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent acting on the instructions of the Majority K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders and any such amendment or waiver will be binding on all the Parties.
|
(n)
|
The K-SURE Covered Facility Agent may effect, on behalf of any K-SURE Covered Facility Lender, any amendment or waiver permitted by this Clause 15 (
Required Consents
). The K-SURE Covered Facility Agent must notify the other Parties promptly of any amendment or waiver effected by it under this paragraph.
|
15.1
|
Exceptions
|
(a)
|
An amendment or waiver that has the effect of changing or which relates to:
|
(i)
|
the definition of "
Majority K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders
" in Clause 1.1 (
Definitions
);
|
(ii)
|
an extension of the date of payment of any amount to a K-SURE Covered Facility Lender under the Finance Documents;
|
(iii)
|
a reduction in any Margin or a reduction in the amount or change in currency of any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amount payable to a K-SURE Covered Facility Lender under the Finance Documents;
|
(iv)
|
an increase in, or an extension of, any Commitment of any K-SURE Covered Facility Lender or the Total K-SURE Covered Facility Commitments or any requirement that a cancellation of any part of the Total K-SURE Covered Facility Commitments reduces the Commitments of the K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders rateably under the K-SURE Covered Facility;
|
(v)
|
any provision of a Finance Document which expressly requires the consent of all the K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders; or
|
(vi)
|
this Clause 15 (
Required Consents
),
|
(b)
|
Any reduction in the Commitments of a K-SURE Covered Facility Lender, other than in accordance with clause 6.3 (
Voluntary Cancellation
) or clause 6.16 (
Right of Cancellation and Repayment in relation to a Single Lender
)
of the Common Terms Agreement, shall require that K-SURE Covered Facility Lender's prior written consent.
|
(c)
|
An amendment or waiver which relates to the rights or obligations of the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent may only be made with the consent of the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent.
|
(d)
|
Notwithstanding paragraph (a) above, a Fee Letter relating to a fee payable to the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent may be amended or waived with the agreement of the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent and the Company.
|
15.2
|
K-SURE
|
(a)
|
The K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders and the Company acknowledge that, pursuant to the terms of the K-SURE Overseas Business Credit Insurance Contract, K-SURE shall be entitled to direct the manner in which voting rights or any other rights, powers, authorities and discretions held by the K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders with respect to the K-SURE Covered Facility are exercised.
|
(b)
|
The K-SURE Covered Facility Agent shall seek the instructions of K-SURE with respect to any matter on which any K-SURE Covered Facility Lender is entitled to vote or exercise any right, power, authority or discretion (whether under this Agreement, any other Finance Document or any related agreement). The K-SURE Covered Facility Agent shall notify the relevant K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders promptly of K-SURE's instructions.
|
(c)
|
K-SURE may assign or transfer to any bank, export credit agency, development finance institution or multilateral financial institution any of K-SURE's rights and/or interest in this Agreement, on such terms and conditions as K-SURE in its sole discretion determines.
|
16.
|
Payment Mechanics
|
16.1
|
Payments to the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent
|
(a)
|
Save as otherwise provided in any Finance Document, each payment received by the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent for the account of a K-SURE Covered Facility Lender shall be made available by the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent to such K-SURE Covered Facility Lender (or, as the case may be, its own account) for value on the due date for payment in same day funds to such account or bank as the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent may have specified for this purpose.
|
(b)
|
Payment shall be made to such account in the principal financial centre of the country of that currency with such bank as the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent specifies.
|
16.2
|
Distributions by the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent
|
16.3
|
Distributions to the Company
|
16.4
|
Clawback
|
(a)
|
Where a sum is to be paid to the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent under the Finance Documents or the K-SURE Overseas Business Credit Insurance Contract for another Party, the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent is not obliged to pay that sum to that other Party until it has been able to establish to its satisfaction that it has actually received that sum.
|
(b)
|
If the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent pays an amount to another Party and it proves to be the case that the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent had not actually received that amount, then the Party to whom that amount was paid by the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent shall on demand refund the same to the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent together with commission on that amount from the date of payment to the date of receipt by the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent, calculated by the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent to reflect its actual cost of funds.
|
(c)
|
If the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent is willing to make available amounts for the account of the Company before receiving funds from the K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders, then if and to the extent that the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent does so but it proves to be the case that it does not then receive funds from a K-SURE Covered Facility Lender in respect of a sum which it paid to the Company:
|
(i)
|
the Company shall on demand refund it to the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent; and
|
(ii)
|
the K-SURE Covered Facility Lender by whom those funds should have been made available or, if that K-SURE Covered Facility Lender fails to do so, the Company, shall on demand pay to the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent the amount (as certified by the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent) which will indemnify the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent against any funding cost incurred by it as a result of paying out that sum before receiving those funds from that K-SURE Covered Facility Lender.
|
16.5
|
Business Days
|
(a)
|
Any payment which is due to be made on a day that is not a Business Day shall be made on the next Business Day in the same calendar month (if there is one) or the preceding Business Day (if there is not).
|
(b)
|
During any extension of the due date for payment of any principal or an Unpaid Sum under this Agreement interest is payable on the principal or Unpaid Sum at the rate payable on the original due date.
|
17.
|
Counterparts
|
18.
|
Governing Law
|
19.
|
ARBITRATION
|
(a)
|
Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the breach, termination, existence or validity thereof or any non-contractual obligations arising out of or relating to this Agreement (a "
Dispute
") shall be referred to and finally settled by arbitration in accordance with the Arbitration Rules of the London Court of International Arbitration (respectively, the "
LCIA
" and the
|
(b)
|
The arbitral tribunal (the "
Arbitral Tribunal
") shall consist of three (3) arbitrators. The claimant(s) in their request for arbitration shall jointly nominate one (1) arbitrator and the respondent(s) shall jointly nominate one (1) arbitrator provided that if a party fails to nominate an arbitrator within thirty (30) days of receipt of the request for arbitration, such appointment shall be made, at the request of such other party, by the LCIA. The third arbitrator, who shall serve as the presiding arbitrator, shall be jointly nominated by the other two arbitrators within thirty (30) days of the confirmation of the second arbitrator. If the presiding arbitrator is not nominated within this time period, the LCIA shall appoint such arbitrator.
|
(c)
|
The seat, or legal place, of arbitration shall be London, England and the procedural law applicable to the arbitration proceedings shall be English law. The language used in the arbitral proceedings shall be English and all documents submitted in the arbitral proceedings shall be in the English language or, if in another language, accompanied by an English translation.
|
(d)
|
Any award of the Arbitral Tribunal shall be immediately binding on the Parties. Any monetary award shall be made and payable in dollars and the Arbitral Tribunal shall be authorised to grant pre-award and post-award interest at commercial rates. The Parties waive any right of application to determine a preliminary point of law under section 45 of the Arbitration Act 1996 or appeal on a point of law to a court of law under section 69 of the Arbitration Act 1996.
|
(e)
|
This Agreement and the rights and obligations of the Parties shall remain in full force and effect pending the award in any arbitration proceeding hereunder.
|
(f)
|
Nothing in these dispute resolution provisions shall be construed as preventing any Party from seeking conservatory or similar interim relief from any court of competent jurisdiction.
|
(g)
|
The Arbitral Tribunal shall have the power to allow third parties to be joined in the arbitration as a party in accordance with the Rules and may make a single, final award determining all Disputes between them.
|
(h)
|
Where: (a) a Dispute has been referred to arbitration under this Agreement or under the Common Terms Agreement, any other Facility Agreement, the Equity Subscription and Retention Agreement, the Coordination Deed, the English Charge and Assignment, the Assignment of Reinsurances, any Subordination Agreement, any Subordinated Loan Assignment Agreement, any Hedging Agreement and any Direct Agreement (except the Consolidated Project Agreement Direct Agreement) (each an "
Existing Dispute
"); and (b) a new Dispute has arisen under this Agreement relating either to issues or to facts which are substantially the same as those to be determined in an Existing Dispute (a "
Related Dispute
");
|
(i)
|
the Parties may agree that the Arbitral Tribunal appointed or to be appointed in respect of such Existing Dispute shall also be appointed in respect of such Related Dispute; and
|
(ii)
|
if an Arbitral Tribunal has been appointed in the Existing Dispute, and no Arbitral Tribunal has been appointed in a Related Dispute or is composed of the same arbitrators as in the Existing Dispute, the Arbitral Tribunal in the Existing Dispute shall have the power, upon the request of a party to the Existing Dispute or a Related Dispute, to order the consolidation of the whole or part of both sets of arbitration proceedings in accordance with the Rules, provided it determines that:
|
(A)
|
it would be just and equitable and procedurally efficient to do so; and
|
(B)
|
no party to either the Existing Dispute or the Related Dispute would be materially prejudiced as a result.
|
(i)
|
This agreement to arbitrate shall be binding upon the successors, assigns and any trustee or receiver of each party.
|
20.
|
Sovereign Immunity
|
Name of Original K-SURE Covered Facility Lender
|
Amount (US$)
|
Banco Santander, S.A.
|
24,243,797.00
|
Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
|
48,487,595.00
|
ING Bank, a branch of ING-DIBA AG
|
96,975,189.00
|
The Korea Development Bank
|
145,462,784.00
|
NATIXIS (DIFC Branch)
|
96,975,189.00
|
Société Générale
|
145,462,784.00
|
Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
|
24,243,798.00
|
Total
|
$581,851,136.00
|
Repayment Date
|
K-SURE Covered Facility Percentage
|
First Repayment Date
|
2.0898%
|
Second Repayment Date
|
2.0981%
|
Second Repayment Date + 6 Months
|
1.9617%
|
Second Repayment Date + 12 Months
|
1.9840%
|
Second Repayment Date + 18 Months
|
2.0717%
|
Second Repayment Date + 24 Months
|
2.0849%
|
Second Repayment Date + 30 Months
|
2.1733%
|
Second Repayment Date + 36 Months
|
2.1906%
|
Second Repayment Date + 42 Months
|
2.2556%
|
Second Repayment Date + 48 Months
|
2.2771%
|
Second Repayment Date + 54 Months
|
2.3567%
|
Second Repayment Date + 60 Months
|
2.3939%
|
Second Repayment Date + 66 Months
|
2.4862%
|
Second Repayment Date + 72 Months
|
2.5173%
|
Second Repayment Date + 78 Months
|
2.6109%
|
Second Repayment Date + 84 Months
|
2.6473%
|
Second Repayment Date + 90 Months
|
2.7219%
|
Second Repayment Date + 96 Months
|
2.7638%
|
Second Repayment Date + 102 Months
|
2.8521%
|
Second Repayment Date + 108 Months
|
2.9082%
|
Second Repayment Date + 114 Months
|
3.0057%
|
Second Repayment Date + 120 Months
|
3.0596%
|
Second Repayment Date + 126 Months
|
3.1587%
|
Second Repayment Date + 132 Months
|
3.2191%
|
Second Repayment Date + 138 Months
|
3.3108%
|
Second Repayment Date + 144 Months
|
3.3781%
|
Second Repayment Date + 150 Months
|
3.4757%
|
Second Repayment Date + 156 Months
|
3.5553%
|
Second Repayment Date + 162 Months
|
3.6592%
|
Second Repayment Date + 168 Months
|
3.7414%
|
Second Repayment Date + 174 Months
|
3.8466%
|
Second Repayment Date + 180 Months
|
3.9367%
|
Second Repayment Date + 186 Months
|
4.0435%
|
Second Repayment Date + 192 Months
|
2.8355%
|
Second Repayment Date + 198 Months
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2.8874%
|
Final Maturity Date
|
1.4416%
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CONTENTS
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Page
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1.
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DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
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4
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2.
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THE FACILITIES
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67
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3.
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PURPOSE
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67
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4.
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CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
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68
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5.
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UTILISATION
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71
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6.
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PREPAYMENT AND CANCELLATION
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73
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7.
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FEES
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82
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8.
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TAX
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83
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9.
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OTHER INDEMNITIES
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87
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10.
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MITIGATION BY THE LENDERS
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89
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11.
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COSTS AND EXPENSES
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89
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12.
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FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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90
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13.
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CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT REPORTS
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92
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14.
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OPERATING REPORTS
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94
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15.
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REPORT UNDERTAKINGS
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95
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16.
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ACCESS TO THE SITE
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95
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17.
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PROJECT BUDGET
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96
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18.
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OPERATING BUDGET
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97
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19.
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HISTORIC DSCR AND AUDITORS' DETERMINATION
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99
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20.
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PROJECTED DSCRS AND LLCR
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101
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21.
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HEDGING
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104
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22.
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PERMITTED INVESTMENTS
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115
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23.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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117
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24.
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POSITIVE COVENANTS
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126
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25.
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INSURANCE
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137
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26.
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NEGATIVE COVENANTS
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137
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27.
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EVENTS OF DEFAULT
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143
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28.
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REMEDIES FOLLOWING EVENT OF DEFAULT
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151
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29.
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WORKING CAPITAL FACILITY AGREEMENT; ACCESSION
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153
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30.
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THE GLOBAL FACILITY AGENT AND THE MANDATED LEAD ARRANGERS
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154
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31.
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THE ACCOUNT BANKS
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164
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32.
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CONDUCT OF BUSINESS BY THE FINANCE PARTIES
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170
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33.
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BENEFIT OF THIS AGREEMENT
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170
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34.
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CHANGES TO THE LENDERS
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170
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35.
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CHANGES TO THE COMPANY
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177
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36.
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PAYMENT MECHANICS
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177
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37.
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SET-OFF
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181
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38.
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NOTICES
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181
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39.
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CALCULATIONS AND CERTIFICATES
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183
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40.
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PARTIAL INVALIDITY
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184
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41.
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REMEDIES AND WAIVERS
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184
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42.
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CONFIDENTIALITY
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184
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43.
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COUNTERPARTS
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187
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44.
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AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS
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187
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45.
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LIMITED LIABILITY
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187
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46.
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GOVERNING LAW
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187
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47.
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ARBITRATION
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187
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48.
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SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY
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189
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SCHEDULE 1 LENDERS
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190
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Part A Original Commercial Lenders
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190
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Part B Original K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders
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191
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Part C Original Hedge Providers
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192
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SCHEDULE 2 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
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193
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SCHEDULE 3 ACCOUNTS
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209
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SCHEDULE 4 NOTICE OF DRAWDOWN AND LENDERS' TECHNICAL CONSULTANT CERTIFICATE
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232
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Part A Notice of Drawdown
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232
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Part B Form of Lenders' Technical Consultant's Certificate
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234
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SCHEDULE 5 SPECIFIED TIMES
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236
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SCHEDULE 6 ASSUMPTIONS
|
237
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Part A Economic Assumptions
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237
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Part B Technical Assumptions
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239
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SCHEDULE 7
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240
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FORM OF DEED OF ACCESSION
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240
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SCHEDULE 8 FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE
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242
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SCHEDULE 9 CONSENTS
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244
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Part A Financial Close Consents
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244
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Part B Other Consents
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245
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SCHEDULE 10 INSURANCES
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248
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SCHEDULE 11 FORM OF LETTER OF CREDIT
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324
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SCHEDULE 12 RESERVED DISCRETIONS
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327
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SCHEDULE 13 HEDGING STRATEGY
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338
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SCHEDULE 14 OPERATING PHASE REPORTING
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339
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SCHEDULE 15 FORM OF RATIO CALCULATION CERTIFICATE
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340
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(1)
|
BAHRAIN LNG W.L.L.
, a limited liability company incorporated and existing under the laws of Bahrain, having commercial registration number 95522-1, with its principal office at GBCORP Tower, 13
th
Floor Building No. 1411, Road No. 4626, Block 346 Bahrain Financial Harbour District, P.O. Box 2417, Sea Front, Manama, Bahrain (the "
Company
");
|
(2)
|
AHLI UNITED BANK B.S.C.
,
ARAB PETROLEUM INVESTMENTS CORPORATION (APICORP)
,
BANCO SANTANDER, S.A., CRÉDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK, ING BANK, a branch of ING-DIBA AG, THE KOREA DEVELOPMENT BANK, NATIXIS, SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE,
and
STANDARD CHARTERED BANK, DUBAI INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CENTRE
(together, the "
Mandated Lead Arrangers
");
|
(3)
|
STANDARD CHARTERED BANK
,
as global facility agent for and on behalf of itself and the other Finance Parties under the Finance Documents
(the "
Global Facility Agent
");
|
(4)
|
STANDARD CHARTERED BANK
,
as the commercial facilities agent for and on behalf of the Commercial Lenders (the "
Commercial Facilities Agent
");
|
(5)
|
STANDARD CHARTERED BANK
,
as facility agent to the K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders (the "
K-SURE Covered Facility Agent
");
|
(6)
|
STANDARD CHARTERED BANK
(the "
Offshore Security Trustee
");
|
(7)
|
AHLI UNITED BANK B.S.C.
(the "
Onshore Security Agent
");
|
(8)
|
STANDARD CHARTERED BANK
(the "
Offshore Account Bank
");
|
(9)
|
AHLI UNITED BANK B.S.C.
(the "
Onshore Account Bank
");
|
(10)
|
THE KOREA DEVELOPMENT BANK
(the "
K-SURE Covered Facility Syndication Arranger
");
|
(11)
|
THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
listed in Part A (
Original Commercial Lenders
) of Schedule 1 (
Lenders
) as banks (the "
Original Commercial Lenders
");
|
(12)
|
THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
listed in Part B (
Original K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders
) of Schedule 1 (
Lenders
) (the "
Original K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders
"); and
|
(13)
|
THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
listed in Part C of Schedule 1 (
Original Hedge Providers
) (the "
Original Hedge Providers
").
|
1.
|
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
|
1.1
|
Definitions
|
(a)
|
which affects all Advances under the relevant Facility, all the Lenders under the relevant Facility; or
|
(b)
|
which affects only Lenders participating in a particular Advance under the relevant Facility, those Lenders who have a participation in the relevant Advance.
|
(a)
|
for the purposes of Clause 26.18 (
Transactions with Affiliates
) only, in relation to any person:
|
(i)
|
any other person that is directly or indirectly controlled by, under common control with or controls such person;
|
(ii)
|
any other person directly or indirectly owning beneficially or controlling 20% or more of the Voting Stock of such person; or
|
(iii)
|
any officer, director or partner of such person.
|
(b)
|
for all other purposes, in relation to any person, a Subsidiary of that person, a Holding Company of that person or any Subsidiary of that Holding Company.
|
(a)
|
any bank or financial institution which:
|
(i)
|
has a long-term unsecured indebtedness or issuer credit rating (by Moody's or S&P) of no less than A- by S&P or A3 by Moody's; and
|
(ii)
|
has Core Capital of not less than US$1,000,000,000; or
|
(b)
|
any person designated as such in accordance with the provisions of Clause 30.23 (
Approved Banks
),
|
(a)
|
Taxes imposed by Applicable Law;
|
(b)
|
payments under the Land Agreements;
|
(c)
|
any costs incurred as the result of acting as a Reasonable and Prudent Operator with regard to an Emergency; and
|
(d)
|
any amounts then due to third parties in respect of which the Company has had a claim accepted by the relevant insurer(s) and where such proceeds will (after taking into account any deductible) be not less than the amount claimed by the relevant third party.
|
(a)
|
with respect to the Base Facilities, from the date of Financial Close until the earliest of:
|
(i)
|
the date on which the Senior Lenders' aggregate commitments under such Base Facilities have been reduced to zero;
|
(ii)
|
one (1) year after the Initial Scheduled Commercial Start Date; and
|
(iii)
|
the date falling one (1) day before the First Repayment Date; and
|
(b)
|
with respect to the Contingent Facility, from the date of Financial Close until the earliest of:
|
(i)
|
the date on which the Senior Lenders' aggregate commitments under the Contingent Facility have been reduced to zero; and
|
(ii)
|
the earlier of:
|
(A)
|
the Completion Date; and
|
(B)
|
one (1) year after the Initial Scheduled Commercial Start Date.
|
(a)
|
the aggregate amount of:
|
(i)
|
Gross Revenues received (or in respect of a future period, forecast to be received) by the Company during such Calculation Period;
|
(ii)
|
amounts withdrawn from the Major Maintenance Reserve Account to pay Operating Costs incurred (or in respect of a future period, amounts forecast to be withdrawn in respect of Operating Costs projected to be incurred); and
|
(iii)
|
the net amount drawn (or minus the net amount repaid) under the Working Capital Facility during such period, but excluding any amounts drawn thereunder (or amounts repaid on account of amounts drawn thereunder) which were not drawn in order to meet Operating Costs falling due or expected to fall due during that Calculation Period, or the immediately succeeding six (6) months following that Calculation Period other than repayments of Working Capital Facility not available to be redrawn or replaced,
|
(b)
|
the aggregate of (but without double counting):
|
(i)
|
Operating Costs (other than those falling within paragraph (f) of the definition thereof to the extent that the related Insurance Proceeds are not included in Gross Revenues in the relevant
|
(ii)
|
save to the extent funded (or projected to be funded) by the Senior Facilities, or Shareholders' Funds or under the Equity Bridge Facility Agreements, the aggregate amount of all costs, expenses and liabilities which are:
|
(A)
|
included in the Project Budget; and
|
(B)
|
accrued, paid, payable or reimbursable by the Company under the Project Documents or in respect of engineering, legal, accounting, agency (including pursuant to the Fee Letters), financial and other professional advisers properly incurred by the Company in connection with and attributable to the Project during that Calculation Period;
|
(iii)
|
costs paid (or, in respect of a future period, forecast to be paid) by the Company during that Calculation Period in connection with entering into any Hedging Agreements (which excludes any ongoing payments under the Hedging Agreements); and
|
(iv)
|
amounts paid (or, in respect of a future period, forecast to be paid) to the Major Maintenance Reserve Account during that Calculation Period,
|
(a)
|
the amount of its participation in the outstanding Advances under the Commercial Bank Facility at such time; and
|
(b)
|
in relation to any proposed Advance under the Commercial Bank Facility, the amount of its proposed participation in any other Advance under the Commercial Bank Facility that is due to be made on or before the proposed Drawdown Date for such proposed Advance.
|
(a)
|
the amount of its participation in the outstanding Advances under the Contingent Facility at such time; and
|
(b)
|
in relation to any proposed Advance under the Contingent Facility, the amount of its proposed participation in any other Advance under the Contingent Facility that is due to be made on or before the proposed Drawdown Date for such proposed Advance.
|
(a)
|
the amount of its participation in the outstanding Advances under the K-SURE Covered Facility at such time; and
|
(b)
|
in relation to any proposed Advance under the K-SURE Covered Facility, the amount of its proposed participation in any other Advance under the K-SURE Covered Facility that is due to be made on or before the proposed Drawdown Date for such proposed Advance.
|
(a)
|
any Performance Bond;
|
(b)
|
any Advance Payment Bond;
|
(c)
|
any Warranty Bond; and
|
(d)
|
any other security provided, or to be provided, by the EPC Contractor to the Company in accordance with the EPC Contract.
|
(a)
|
for the purposes of determining LIBOR, a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which dealings in Dollar deposits are carried on in the London interbank market and on which banks are generally open for domestic and foreign exchange business in London;
|
(b)
|
for the purposes of Clauses 5.2 (
Delivery of a Notice of Drawdown
) and 5.3 (
Completion of a Notice of Drawdown
):
|
(i)
|
with respect to any Notice of Drawdown issued in connection with the Commercial Bank Facility, any day (other than a Friday, Saturday or Sunday) on which banks are open for domestic and foreign exchange business in Frankfurt, Hong Kong, London, Madrid, Manama (Bahrain), New York, Paris and Seoul; and
|
(ii)
|
with respect to any Notice of Drawdown issued in connection with the K-SURE Covered Facility, any day (other than a Friday, Saturday or Sunday) on which banks are open for domestic and foreign exchange business in Frankfurt, Hong Kong, London, Madrid, Manama (Bahrain), New York, Paris and Seoul;
|
(c)
|
for the purposes of Clause 5.5(d) (
Senior Lenders' Participation in Advances
):
|
(i)
|
with respect to any Commercial Bank Facility Advance, any day (other than a Friday, Saturday or Sunday) on which banks are open for domestic and foreign exchange business in Frankfurt, Hong Kong, London, Madrid, Manama (Bahrain), New York, Paris and Seoul; and
|
(ii)
|
with respect to any K-SURE Covered Facility Advance, any day (other than a Friday, Saturday or Sunday) on which banks are open for domestic and foreign exchange business in Frankfurt, Hong Kong, London, Madrid, Manama (Bahrain), New York, Paris and Seoul;
|
(d)
|
for the purposes of any payments to be made denominated in Dollars, any day (other than a Friday, Saturday or Sunday) on which banks are open for domestic and foreign exchange business in London, Manama (Bahrain) and New York; and
|
(e)
|
(for all other purposes) a day (other than a Friday, Saturday or Sunday) on which banks are open for domestic and foreign exchange business in Frankfurt, Hong Kong, London, New York, Madrid, Manama (Bahrain), Paris and Seoul.
|
(a)
|
for the purposes of calculating the Historic DSCR, the relevant Historic DSCR Calculation Period;
|
(b)
|
for the purposes of calculating the Projected DSCR, the relevant Projected DSCR Calculation Period; and
|
(c)
|
for the purposes of calculating the LLCR, the relevant LLCR Calculation Period.
|
(a)
|
all consideration received by the Company, any Shareholder or any Sponsor in respect of the nationalisation, expropriation or compulsory purchase of the Project, the Company or any material part thereof or any material interest therein other than amounts payable under Clause 6.8 (
Mandatory Prepayment - Purchase Options
);
|
(b)
|
any amount to be paid to the Company as compensation under the Terminal Use Agreement;
|
(c)
|
any other amounts designated from time to time as Capital Compensation Proceeds by the Global Facility Agent and the Company;
|
(d)
|
any Net Termination Amounts; and
|
(e)
|
without duplication of any of the amounts described in paragraphs (a) to (d) above, any amounts received by the Company under the Government Guarantee or the O&M Guarantee, in each case, in respect of any of the foregoing.
|
(a)
|
in relation to an Original Commercial Lender, the amount set out opposite its name under the heading "Commitments in Dollars" in schedule 1 (
The
Original Commercial Lenders and Facilities Commitments
) of the Commercial Facilities Agreement and the amount of any other Commercial Bank Facility Commitment transferred to it under the Commercial Facilities Agreement or this Agreement; and
|
(b)
|
in relation to any other Commercial Lender, the amount of any Commercial Bank Facility Commitment transferred to it under the Commercial Facilities Agreement or this Agreement,
|
(a)
|
each power of attorney appointing the Onshore Security Agent as the agent of the Company in connection with certain actions under the Direct Agreements; and
|
(b)
|
the Administrative Power of Attorney.
|
(a)
|
the Lenders' Technical Consultant has provided the Global Facility Agent with a certificate certifying that the Commercial Start Date has been achieved;
|
(b)
|
no Default is continuing;
|
(c)
|
the Global Facility Agent has received a legal opinion of Bahraini counsel to the Company confirming that all Consents necessary as of such date for constructing and operating the Project have been issued and remain in full force and effect and evidence that any conditions required to be satisfied at that time have been satisfied or waived;
|
(d)
|
the Company has paid all amounts due and payable by it under the EPC Contract (excluding the EPC Retention, if any, provided therein provided that the Company has reserved sufficient amounts to pay in full the amount of any EPC Retention) and all other amounts required to complete the construction and start-up of the Project, or in the event the Company is disputing any amounts alleged to be payable by it under the EPC Contract, the Company has reserved sufficient amounts to pay in full the disputed amounts save that the Completion Date can occur notwithstanding that the Company may retain the benefit of any Warranty Bond;
|
(e)
|
the aggregate of all funds standing to the credit of the Debt Service Reserve Account and the available amount of any DSRA Acceptable Letter of Credit is at least equal to the DSRA Required Balance;
|
(f)
|
the aggregate of all funds standing to the credit of the Major Maintenance Reserve Account and the available amount of any MRA Acceptable Letter of Credit is at least equal to the MRA Required Balance;
|
(g)
|
all Shareholders' Funds that are due to have been contributed or advanced to the Company at that time have been so contributed or advanced;
|
(h)
|
the Insurances then required to be in effect pursuant to Clause 25 (
Insurance
) are in full force and effect;
|
(i)
|
the Initial Operating Budget has been delivered and approved or determined in accordance with Clause 18 (
Operating Budget
);
|
(j)
|
the Operations Environmental and Social Management Plans have been delivered and the Lenders' Environmental Consultant has confirmed its satisfaction therewith;
|
(k)
|
the Lenders' Technical Consultant has provided the Global Facility Agent with a certificate certifying that:
|
(i)
|
the FSU meets the Required Performance Levels (as defined in the Time Charter Party) and the FSU has been accepted by the Company pursuant to the Time Charter Party;
|
(ii)
|
the O&M Contractor has successfully undertaken operation of the Terminal during the period for the Final Acceptance Tests (as defined in the EPC Contract) in accordance with the O&M Agreement, and
|
(iii)
|
NOGA has made payments to the Company under the Project Documents for a period of no less than three (3) months in the period commencing on the Commercial Start Date and ending on the date that is proposed for the occurrence of the Completion Date without any dispute in respect of such payments other than any dispute which is acceptable to the Global Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Required Majority and in consultation with the Lenders' Technical Consultant);
|
(l)
|
the Lenders' Technical Consultant has provided the Global Facility Agent with a certificate certifying that the Terminal (other than the FSU) meets the Required Performance Levels (as defined in the EPC Contract) and the Final Acceptance Tests (as defined in the EPC Contract) have been passed to the reasonable satisfaction of the Lenders' Technical Consultant;
|
(m)
|
the Provisional Completion Date under the EPC Contract has occurred;
|
(n)
|
the First Repayment Date has occurred;
|
(o)
|
the D/E Ratio is no greater than 75:25;
|
(p)
|
the Equity Bridge Loans have been repaid in full and:
|
(i)
|
the Company has no further actual or contingent obligation to make any payments to any of the Equity Bridge Finance Parties under or pursuant to the terms of any Equity Bridge Finance Document; and
|
(ii)
|
no Equity Bridge Finance Party has any actual or contingent obligation or liability under or pursuant to any Equity Bridge Finance Document which will give rise to such an actual or contingent obligation of the Company; and
|
(q)
|
the Historic DSCR for the First Historic DSCR Calculation Period is at least 1.25:1 and the Projected DSCR for all Projected DSCR Calculation Periods up to and including the Final Maturity Date is no
|
(a)
|
those consents listed in Part A (
Financial Close Consents
) and B (
Other Consents
) of Schedule 9 (
Consents
); and
|
(b)
|
all other material governmental authorisations, and all other material consents, approvals, permits, resolutions, licences, exemptions, filings or registrations required from time to time in connection with the Project and:
|
(i)
|
the entry into and performance by the Company, any Shareholder or any Sponsor of and their compliance with the obligations under, in each case, the Transaction Documents and the Equity Bridge Finance Documents to which it is a party and the transactions contemplated thereby;
|
(ii)
|
the legality, validity and enforceability against the Company, any Shareholder or any Sponsor of the Transaction Documents and the Equity Bridge Finance Documents to which it is a party; and
|
(iii)
|
the admissibility in evidence in Bahrain and England and any other relevant jurisdiction of the Transaction Documents and the Equity Bridge Finance Documents to which the Company is a party.
|
(a)
|
in relation to an Original Commercial Lender, the amount set out opposite its name under the heading "Commitments in Dollars" in schedule 1 (
The Original Commercial Lenders and Facilities Commitments
) of the Commercial Facilities Agreement and the amount of any other Contingent Facility Commitment transferred to it under the Commercial Facilities Agreement or this Agreement; and
|
(b)
|
in relation to any other Commercial Lender, the amount of any Contingent Facility Commitment transferred to it under the Commercial Facilities Agreement or this Agreement,
|
(a)
|
beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, more than half of the voting rights in the share capital of the Controlled Company; or
|
(b)
|
is able to direct the affairs and/or control the board of directors or equivalent management body of the Controlled Company,
|
(a)
|
the Available Commercial Bank Facility and the Available K-SURE Covered Facility as at the proposed Drawdown Date for the Cost Underrun Advance;
less
|
(b)
|
the aggregate of all Project Costs due and payable as at the proposed Drawdown Date with respect to the Cost Underrun Advance,
|
(a)
|
an amount equal to the aggregate amount of all outstanding Advances; to
|
(b)
|
the amount of all Shareholders' Funds less the Cost Underrun Advance, if any.
|
(i)
|
for each Hedging Agreement entered into for the purposes of hedging the interest rate risk in relation to the Floating Facilities, the fixed interest rate applicable thereunder (including any swap margin payable to the relevant Hedge Provider) multiplied by the applicable notional principal amount under such Hedging Agreement at that Calculation Date;
plus
|
(ii)
|
the LIBOR specified under the "Floating Interest Rate Assumptions" (referred to in Part A (
Economic Assumptions
) of Schedule 6 (
Assumptions
)), multiplied by the sum of the total
|
"
Y
"
|
is the total amount outstanding under the Senior Facilities at that Calculation Date; and
|
"
B
"
|
is the average of the margins applicable under the Senior Facilities weighted as to the Loans outstanding under each relevant Facility at that Calculation Date.
|
(a)
|
a material disruption to those payment or communications systems or to those financial markets which are, in each case, required to operate in order for payments to be made in connection with the Senior Facilities (or otherwise in order for the transactions contemplated by the Finance Documents to be carried out), which disruption is not caused by, and is beyond the control of, any of the Parties; or
|
(b)
|
the occurrence of any other event which results in a disruption (of a technical or systems-related nature) to the treasury or payments operations of a Party preventing that, or any other Party:
|
(i)
|
from performing its payment obligations under the Finance Documents; or
|
(ii)
|
from communicating with other Parties in accordance with the terms of the Finance Documents,
|
(a)
|
on the date falling no later than the Initial Scheduled Commercial Start Date (or otherwise, in the circumstances contemplated by clause 11.17 (
DSRA Acceptable Letters of Credit
) of the Equity Subscription and Retention Agreement on the earlier of (i) a Forecast Funding Shortfall; and (ii) the Initial Scheduled Commercial Start Date) up to (and including) the Completion Date, an amount equal to one hundred and fifty
per cent.
(150%) of Scheduled Debt Service for the period ending on the Completion Date (for the purposes of this paragraph (a), Scheduled Debt Service shall be calculated on the basis of the Repayment Instalments that are payable by the Company in the following six (6) months or the period up to the Completion Date (if such period is shorter than six (6) months) as contemplated on the date of signing of the Commercial Facilities Agreement and the K-SURE Covered Facility Agreement); and
|
(b)
|
from (but excluding) the Completion Date and in respect of any Repayment Date falling after the Completion Date (other than the Final Maturity Date), an amount equal to one hundred and twenty five
per cent.
(125%) of Scheduled Debt Service for the period from (but excluding) that Repayment Date up to and including the next Repayment Date,
|
(a)
|
materially and adversely affects, or is reasonably likely to materially and adversely affect, the ability of the Company to operate the Terminal safely and in accordance with international standards; or
|
(b)
|
presents, or is reasonably likely to present, a physical threat to persons or property or the security, integrity or reliability of the Terminal.
|
(a)
|
the Company has no further actual or contingent obligation to make any payments to any of the Finance Parties under or pursuant to the terms of any Finance Document or to K-SURE; and
|
(b)
|
no Finance Party has any actual or contingent obligation or liability under or pursuant to any Finance Document which will give rise to such an actual or contingent obligation of the Company.
|
(a)
|
the air (including, without limitation, the air within natural or man-made structures whether above or below ground);
|
(b)
|
water (including, without limitation, territorial, coastal and inland waters, ground and surface water and water in drains and sewers);
|
(c)
|
land (including, without limitation, surface and sub-surface soil and land under water);
|
(d)
|
flora, fauna, and natural habitats;
|
(e)
|
visual amenity, cultural heritage and archaeology; or
|
(f)
|
civil society, community and workforce health, safety and security, quality of life and human rights, including resettlement and land acquisition.
|
(a)
|
any release, emission, entry or introduction into the air of any Environmental Contaminants including the air within buildings and other natural or man-made structures above or below ground;
|
(b)
|
any discharge, release or entry into water of any Environmental Contaminants including into any river, watercourse, lake or pond (whether natural or artificial or above or below ground) or reservoir, or the surface of the riverbed or of other land supporting such waters, ground waters, sewers or the sea;
|
(c)
|
any release, deposit, keeping or disposal in land or on land whether or not covered by the sea or other waters of any Environmental Contaminants;
|
(d)
|
nuisance, noise, defective premises, health and safety at work, preservation or protection of the natural Environment or of man or any living organisms supported by the Environment;
|
(e)
|
any adverse impact on civil society including, without limitation, resettlement, land acquisition or any adverse impact upon the livelihood or living standards (excluding general inflationary changes) of those persons affected by resettlement or land acquisition at the time of or subsequent to but attributable to such resettlement or land acquisition; or
|
(f)
|
any other matter whatsoever directly affecting the Environment or any part of it or otherwise covered by the Environmental Guidelines and requirements of the Environmental and Social Due Diligence Report and the Environmental Impact Assessment.
|
(a)
|
a description of the Project status including any change to the Project, the construction schedule and construction/operation overview;
|
(b)
|
the status of the Environmental and Social Action Plan;
|
(c)
|
the status of the Company's and the EPC Contractor's respective health, safety, social and environmental management systems, including any updates to such management systems, the results of any audit(s) and management review(s), the status of the health, safety, social, environmental and legal compliance and permitting, updates on the stakeholders management system, the grievance mechanism and the analysis of the changes to key project risks;
|
(d)
|
the environmental and social performance during planned operations (construction and/or exploitation) with respect to labour and working conditions, resources efficiency and pollution prevention, community health safety and security, biodiversity conservation and sustainable management of living natural resources and cultural heritage;
|
(e)
|
the environmental and social performance during unplanned operations (construction and/or exploitation);
|
(f)
|
the list and analysis of incidents including key risks and high potential near-miss events;
|
(g)
|
the status of the construction/operation emergency preparedness and response plans as required under the Environmental and Social Action Plan; and
|
(h)
|
the environmental and social status of Associated Facilities.
|
(a)
|
the IFC Performance Standards;
|
(b)
|
the Equator Principles; and
|
(c)
|
the World Bank Environmental Standards.
|
(a)
|
the environmental impact assessment of the Project prepared by Worley Parsons on behalf of the Company, dated July 2014; and
|
(b)
|
the subsequent environmental impact assessment addendum prepared by Hatch, dated September 2016.
|
(a)
|
the date upon which the final warranty period under the EPC Contract expires;
|
(b)
|
if the amount of any outstanding warranty claim exceeds the available amount under the Warranty Bond, the date of payment by the EPC Contractor of the amount by which the outstanding warranty claim exceeds the amount available under the Warranty Bond; and
|
(c)
|
the date upon which the EPC Contractor has no further actual or contingent liabilities under the EPC Direct Agreement relating to the EPC Contract.
|
(a)
|
the GIC Equity Bridge Facility Agreement;
|
(b)
|
the nogaholding Equity Bridge Facility Agreement;
|
(c)
|
the Samsung Equity Bridge Facility Agreement;
|
(d)
|
the GIC (Shareholder) Equity Bridge Facility Agreement; and
|
(e)
|
the Teekay Equity Bridge Facility Agreement.
|
(a)
|
the GIC Equity Bridge Finance Documents;
|
(b)
|
the nogaholding Equity Bridge Finance Documents;
|
(c)
|
the Samsung Equity Bridge Finance Documents;
|
(d)
|
the GIC (Shareholder) Equity Bridge Finance Documents; and
|
(e)
|
the Teekay Equity Bridge Finance Documents.
|
(a)
|
the GIC Equity Bridge Finance Parties;
|
(b)
|
the nogaholding Equity Bridge Finance Parties;
|
(c)
|
the Samsung Equity Bridge Facility Lender;
|
(d)
|
the GIC (Shareholder) Equity Bridge Lender; and
|
(e)
|
the Teekay Equity Bridge Finance Parties.
|
(a)
|
the GIC Equity Bridge Loans;
|
(b)
|
the nogaholding Equity Bridge Loans;
|
(c)
|
the Samsung Equity Bridge Loans;
|
(d)
|
GIC (Shareholder) Equity Bridge Loans; and
|
(e)
|
the Teekay Equity Bridge Loans.
|
(a)
|
under the law of the jurisdiction in which that person is incorporated or, if different, the jurisdiction (or jurisdictions) in which that person is treated as resident for Tax purposes; or
|
(b)
|
under the law of the jurisdiction in which that person's Facility Office is located in respect of amounts received or receivable in that jurisdiction,
|
(a)
|
sections 1471 to 1474 of the Code or any associated regulations;
|
(b)
|
any treaty, law or regulation of any other jurisdiction, or relating to an intergovernmental agreement between the US and any other jurisdiction, which (in either case) facilitates the implementation of any law or regulation referred to in paragraph (a) above; or
|
(c)
|
any agreement pursuant to the implementation of any treaty, law or regulation referred to in paragraphs (a) or (b) above with the US Internal Revenue Service, the US government or any governmental or taxation authority in any other jurisdiction.
|
(a)
|
in relation to a "withholdable payment" described in section 1473(1)(A)(i) of the Code (which relates to payments of interest and certain other payments from sources within the US), 1 July 2014;
|
(b)
|
in relation to a "withholdable payment" described in section 1473(1)(A)(ii) of the Code (which relates to "gross proceeds" from the disposition of property of a type that can produce interest from sources within the US), 1 January 2019; or
|
(c)
|
in relation to a "passthru payment" described in section 1471(d)(7) of the Code not falling within paragraphs (a) or (b) above, 1 January 2019,
|
(a)
|
this Agreement;
|
(b)
|
each Facility Agreement;
|
(c)
|
the Equity Subscription and Retention Agreement;
|
(d)
|
the Fee Letters;
|
(e)
|
the Hedging Agreements;
|
(f)
|
the Security Documents;
|
(g)
|
any DSRA Acceptable Letter of Credit;
|
(h)
|
any MRA Acceptable Letter of Credit;
|
(i)
|
any Acceptable Contingent Equity Letter of Credit (as defined in the Equity Subscription and Retention Agreement);
|
(j)
|
any Subordination Agreement;
|
(k)
|
the Finance Documents Amendment Agreement; and
|
(l)
|
any other document from time to time designated as such by the Global Facility Agent and the Company,
|
(a)
|
the Lenders;
|
(b)
|
the Agents;
|
(c)
|
the Account Banks;
|
(d)
|
the Hedge Providers; and
|
(e)
|
the Mandated Lead Arrangers,
|
(a)
|
borrowed money;
|
(b)
|
any bonds, notes, loan stock, commercial paper, acceptance credits, debentures and bills or promissory notes drawn, accepted, endorsed or issued by the Company;
|
(c)
|
any credit to the Company from a supplier of goods or under any instalment purchase or other similar arrangement in respect of goods or services (except trade accounts payable within sixty (60) days in the ordinary course of business);
|
(d)
|
obligations of the Company to reimburse any other person in respect of amounts paid under a letter of credit, guarantee, indemnity or similar instrument;
|
(e)
|
amounts raised under any other transaction having the commercial effect of a borrowing and which would be classified as a borrowing under the Relevant Accounting Standard including under leases or similar arrangements entered into primarily as a means of financing the asset leased; and
|
(f)
|
any derivative transactions.
|
(a)
|
the Second Repayment Date (if the First Repayment Date occurs on the date contemplated by paragraph (a) of the definition thereof); or
|
(b)
|
the Third Repayment Date (if the First Repayment Date occurs on the date contemplated by paragraph (b) of the definition thereof),
|
(a)
|
the date falling six (6) months after the Relevant Start Date; and
|
(b)
|
the date falling twelve (12) months after the Initial Scheduled Commercial Start Date.
|
(a)
|
the aggregate Available Commitments plus available Shareholders' Funds required to be provided to the Company pursuant to the Equity Subscription and Retention Agreement;
plus
|
(b)
|
any other committed Financial Indebtedness comprising Permitted Indebtedness at the time available to the Company for the payment of Project Costs (other than Permitted Indebtedness falling within paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d) or (f) of the definition thereof);
plus
|
(c)
|
any other amounts agreed between the Company and the Global Facility Agent.
|
(a)
|
Operating Revenues; and
|
(b)
|
Non-Operating Revenues,
|
(a)
|
is an Original Hedge Provider and is a party to the Coordination Deed as an "Original Hedge Provider"; or
|
(b)
|
has become a party to this Agreement and the Coordination Deed, in each case, as a Hedge Provider pursuant to Clause 21.1(b) (
Hedging
) and clause 3 (
Joining This Deed
) of the Coordination Deed, respectively.
|
(a)
|
the Company has no further actual or contingent obligation to make any payments to any of the Finance Parties (other than the Hedge Providers) under or pursuant to the terms of any Finance Document; and
|
(b)
|
no Finance Party (other than the Hedge Providers) has any actual or contingent obligation or liability under or pursuant to any Finance Document which will give rise to such an actual or contingent obligation of the Company.
|
(a)
|
Available Cash Flow during that period; to
|
(b)
|
the aggregate of:
|
(i)
|
Scheduled Debt Service during that period; and
|
(ii)
|
without double counting, all costs, fees and expenses, in each case, due in respect of the Facilities during that period.
|
(a)
|
the First Historic DSCR Calculation Period;
|
(b)
|
the Second Historic DSCR Calculation Period; and
|
(c)
|
in relation to any Calculation Date falling after:
|
(i)
|
the Second Repayment Date (if the First Repayment Date occurs on the date contemplated by paragraph (a) of the definition thereof); or
|
(ii)
|
the Third Repayment Date (if the First Repayment Date occurs on the date contemplated by paragraph (b) of the definition thereof),
|
(a)
|
the IFC's Performance Standards on Social and Environmental Sustainability dated 1 January 2012; and
|
(b)
|
the Environmental, Health and Safety Guidelines (effective April 2007).
|
(a)
|
it has failed to make (or has notified a Party that it will not make) a payment required to be made by it under the Finance Documents by the due date for payment;
|
(i)
|
its failure to pay is caused by:
|
(A)
|
administrative or technical error; or
|
(B)
|
a Disruption Event; and
|
(ii)
|
that Agent is disputing in good faith whether it is contractually obliged to make the payment in question;
|
(b)
|
that Agent otherwise rescinds or repudiates a Finance Document; or
|
(c)
|
an Insolvency Event has occurred and is continuing with respect to an Agent.
|
(a)
|
a long-term unsecured indebtedness or issuer credit rating (by Moody's or S&P) of at least Baa2 by Moody's or BBB by S&P; and
|
(b)
|
Core Capital of not less than US$1,000,000,000.
|
(a)
|
a long-term unsecured indebtedness or issuer credit rating (by Moody's or S&P) of at least A3 by Moody's or A- by S&P; and
|
(b)
|
Core Capital of not less than US$1,000,000,000.
|
(a)
|
is dissolved (other than pursuant to a consolidation, amalgamation or merger);
|
(b)
|
becomes insolvent or is unable to pay its debts (in each case as determined in accordance with the laws applicable to such Agent or Account Bank) or fails or admits in writing its inability generally to pay its debts as they become due;
|
(c)
|
makes a general assignment, arrangement or composition with or for the benefit of its creditors;
|
(d)
|
institutes or has instituted against it, by a regulator, supervisor or any similar official with primary insolvency, rehabilitative or regulatory jurisdiction over it in the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organisation or the jurisdiction of its head or home office, a proceeding seeking a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or any other relief under any bankruptcy or insolvency law or other similar law affecting creditors' rights, or a petition is presented for its winding up or liquidation by it or such regulator, supervisor or similar official;
|
(e)
|
has instituted against it a proceeding seeking a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or any other relief under any bankruptcy or insolvency law or other similar law affecting creditors' rights, or a petition is presented for its winding up or liquidation, and, in the case of any such proceeding or petition instituted or presented against it, such proceeding or petition is instituted or presented by a person or entity not described in paragraph (d) above and:
|
(i)
|
results in a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or the entry of an order for relief or the making of an order for its winding up or liquidation; or
|
(ii)
|
is not dismissed, discharged, stayed or restrained in each case within thirty (30) days of the institution or presentation thereof;
|
(f)
|
has a resolution passed for its winding up, official management or liquidation (other than pursuant to a consolidation, amalgamation or merger);
|
(g)
|
seeks or becomes subject to the appointment of an administrator, provisional liquidator, conservator, receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for it or for all or substantially all its assets (other
|
(h)
|
has a secured party take possession of all or substantially all its assets or has a distress, execution, attachment, sequestration or other legal process levied, enforced or sued on or against all or substantially all its assets and such secured party maintains possession, or any such process is not dismissed, discharged, stayed or restrained, in each case within thirty (30) days thereafter;
|
(i)
|
causes or is subject to any event with respect to it which, under the applicable laws of any jurisdiction, has an analogous effect to any of the events specified in paragraphs (a) to (h) (inclusive) above; or
|
(j)
|
takes any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the foregoing acts.
|
(a)
|
it is or becomes unlawful for K-SURE to perform or comply with any or all of its payment obligations pursuant to the K-SURE Insurance Policy;
|
(b)
|
any of the obligations of K-SURE under the K-SURE Insurance Policy are not or cease to be legal, valid, binding or in full force and effect; or
|
(c)
|
K-SURE otherwise avoids, cancels, rescinds, repudiates, suspends or terminates the K-SURE Insurance Policy in whole or in part,
|
(a)
|
in relation to a K-SURE Covered Facility Lender, the amounts set out opposite its name under the heading "Commitments in Dollars" in schedule 1 (
The
Original K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders
) of the K-SURE Covered Facility Agreement and the amount of any other K-SURE Covered Facility Commitment transferred to it under the K-SURE Covered Facility Agreement or this Agreement; and
|
(b)
|
in relation to any other K-SURE Covered Facility Lender, the amount of any K-SURE Covered Facility Commitment transferred to it under the K-SURE Covered Facility Agreement or this Agreement,
|
(a)
|
the Land Lease Agreement; and
|
(b)
|
the Pipeline Corridor Agreement.
|
(a)
|
the applicable Screen Rate; or
|
(b)
|
(if no Screen Rate is available for Dollars for the Interest Period of that Advance) the arithmetic mean of the rates (rounded upwards to four decimal places) as supplied to the Global Facility Agent at its request quoted by the Reference Bank(s) to leading banks in the London interbank market,
|
(a)
|
an amount equal to the net present value as at the relevant Calculation Date of the forecast Available Cash Flow (discounted at the Discount Rate) for each LLCR Calculation Period from that Calculation Date up to and including the Final Maturity Date; to
|
(b)
|
an amount equal to the sum of:
|
(i)
|
the aggregate of the Loans outstanding under the Senior Facilities on that Calculation Date (after taking account of all repayments of the Loans under the Base Facilities and the Contingent Facility or, in the case of the first Calculation Date, the amount of Loans projected to be outstanding as at the first Calculation Date before any repayment (if any) is made on such date); plus
|
(ii)
|
the aggregate of the Loans outstanding under the Working Capital Facility to the extent that such Loans are not available to be redrawn; plus
|
(iii)
|
for the Calculation Date falling immediately prior to the Final Maturity Date, the total amount of the Commitment under, and as defined in, the Working Capital Facility Agreement (unless any amount of such Commitment (if drawn) would only fall due for repayment on a date after the Final Maturity Date); minus
|
(iv)
|
the cash balance of the Debt Service Reserve Account and/or amounts available for drawing under any DSRA Acceptable Letter of Credit on that Calculation Date (having made any repayments referred to in sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) above),
|
(a)
|
the Project Development Agreement;
|
(b)
|
the Terminal Use Agreement;
|
(c)
|
the Option Agreement;
|
(d)
|
the Government Guarantee;
|
(e)
|
the Land Lease Agreement;
|
(f)
|
the Time Charter Party;
|
(g)
|
the FSU Guarantee;
|
(h)
|
the O&M Agreement;
|
(i)
|
the O&M Guarantee;
|
(j)
|
the Pipeline Interconnection Agreement;
|
(k)
|
the Pipeline Corridor Agreement;
|
(l)
|
the EPC Contract;
|
(m)
|
any Power Supply Agreement;
|
(n)
|
the Quiet Enjoyment Agreement;
|
(o)
|
the Deed of Undertaking;
|
(p)
|
the Acknowledgement;
|
(q)
|
the Consolidated Project Agreement Amendment Agreement;
|
(r)
|
the First Consolidated Project Agreement Amendment Agreement;
|
(s)
|
the Government Guarantee Amendment Agreement;
|
(t)
|
any guarantee or letter of credit provided (or procured) by a Major Project Party or its Affiliate for the benefit of the Company in respect of the obligations of that Major Project Party or Affiliate pursuant to a Major Project Document; and
|
(u)
|
any other document designated as such by the Global Facility Agent and the Company.
|
(a)
|
the Company;
|
(b)
|
each Shareholder;
|
(c)
|
each Sponsor;
|
(d)
|
NOGA;
|
(e)
|
until the EPC Contract Termination Date, the EPC Contractor;
|
(f)
|
the O&M Contractor;
|
(g)
|
the O&M Guarantor;
|
(h)
|
MOF;
|
(i)
|
the FSU Owner;
|
(j)
|
the FSU Guarantor;
|
(k)
|
BPC;
|
(l)
|
EWA;
|
(m)
|
the Government of Bahrain; and
|
(n)
|
any other counterparty to a Major Project Document designated as such by the Global Facility Agent and the Company,
|
(a)
|
the business, material assets, material property, financial condition or operation of the Company;
|
(b)
|
the ability of any Shareholder or any Sponsor to perform its payment and other material obligations under the Equity Subscription and Retention Agreement, in each case, only for so long as it has any financial obligations under the Equity Subscription and Retention Agreement;
|
(c)
|
the rights or remedies of any of the Lenders or K-SURE under the Finance Documents;
|
(d)
|
the legality, validity or enforceability of any Finance Document or any Security Interest created or purportedly created pursuant to any Security Document; or
|
(e)
|
the ability of:
|
(i)
|
the Company to perform and comply with any of its payment or other material obligations under any of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party; or
|
(ii)
|
a Major Project Party to perform and comply with any of its payment or other material obligations under any of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party where such ability is impaired in a manner or to an extent which is materially prejudicial to the interests of the Finance Parties under the Finance Documents.
|
(a)
|
the denominator of which is the number of Calculation Periods from and excluding the Calculation Period in which the completion of the preceding scheduled major inspection has occurred (the "
First Calculation Period
") to and excluding the Calculation Period in which the completion of the next scheduled major inspection is projected to occur; and
|
(b)
|
the numerator of which is the number of Calculation Periods from and excluding the First Calculation Period up to and including the next Calculation Date,
|
(b)
|
the occurrence of any event of force majeure (however defined) or any other event (including a breach) which results in, or (in the opinion of the Lenders' Technical Consultant) is likely to result in, the termination of the O&M Agreement and/or suspension of any obligations of the O&M Contractor thereunder;
|
(c)
|
the occurrence of any suspension, revocation, unenforceability, invalidity, illegality or unlawfulness of the O&M Agreement;
|
(d)
|
any circumstance under which it becomes unlawful for any party to perform its obligations under the O&M Agreement; and
|
(e)
|
any insolvency, bankruptcy, winding up, the appointment of any liquidator, administrator or similar official or any analogous events or proceedings affecting the O&M Contractor.
|
(a)
|
all interest falling due on the Loans outstanding at that time plus all Scheduled Hedging Payments falling due from the Company plus all interest and fees falling due in respect of the Working Capital Facility; less
|
(b)
|
all Scheduled Hedging Payments falling due to the Company in respect of Hedging Agreements,
|
(a)
|
any termination amounts payable to the Company under any Project Document (other than the EPC Contract, the Terminal Use Agreement and the Project Development Agreement); less
|
(b)
|
any amounts payable by the Company to any person entering into a replacement contract for such Project Document in consideration for entering into such replacement contract, but excluding any periodic or ongoing payments (including prepayments thereof) for services or goods provided or to be provided by such person thereunder.
|
(a)
|
any Lender which has failed to make or participate in an Advance when required to do so under this Agreement and/or its respective Facility Agreement unless such failure is due solely to technical or administrative delays in the transmission of funds outside the control of the Lender and payment is made within three (3) Business Days (as defined under the relevant Facility Agreement) after becoming due;
|
(b)
|
any Lender which has, or a Holding Company of which has, given notice to the Company, any Sponsor, any Shareholder or an Agent that it does not intend to make or participate in an Advance when required to do so under this Agreement and/or its respective Facility Agreement or which has repudiated its obligation to do so;
|
(c)
|
any Lender which has rescinded or repudiated a Finance Document or evidenced an intention to rescind or repudiate a Finance Document; or
|
(d)
|
any Lender in respect of which (or, if the Required Majority agrees, in respect of whose Holding Company) an Insolvency Event has occurred.
|
(a)
|
Operating Revenues;
|
(b)
|
Capital Compensation Proceeds;
|
(c)
|
amounts disbursed to the Company under the Commercial Bank Facility, the K-SURE Covered Facility, the Contingent Facility, the Working Capital Facility or other proceeds of Permitted Indebtedness, or other cash contributions made to the Company by way of subscription for equity;
|
(d)
|
amounts received by the Company under any Hedging Agreement;
|
(e)
|
interest or other investment income arising in respect of amounts standing to the credit of each Distribution Account;
|
(f)
|
amounts received by the Company by way of termination payments under the O&M Agreement; and
|
(g)
|
any other amounts designated from time to time as Non-Operating Revenues by the Global Facility Agent and the Company.
|
(a)
|
a long-term unsecured indebtedness or issuer credit rating (by Moody's or S&P) of at least Baa3 by Moody's or BBB- by S&P; and
|
(b)
|
Core Capital of not less than US$1,000,000,000.
|
(a)
|
a long-term unsecured indebtedness or issuer credit rating (by Moody's or S&P) of at least Baa1 by Moody's or BBB+ by S&P; and
|
(b)
|
Core Capital of not less than US$1,000,000,000.
|
(a)
|
in respect of each of the items set out in the Base Case or in the most recent Operating Budget as operating costs or maintenance costs (including capital expenditure, premiums in respect of the
|
(b)
|
any Taxes;
|
(c)
|
Professional Expenses;
|
(d)
|
any costs, expenses and Taxes in relation to any Permitted Investment and any loss incurred in the realisation thereof;
|
(e)
|
any fees, costs or other expenses relating to the issue and maintenance of any Security Interests under the Security Documents;
|
(f)
|
any costs which are to be applied directly in reinstatement of a lost or damaged asset or to any other remedial purpose (in each case, relating to the Project) ("
Remedial Costs
") for which Insurance Proceeds in an amount which (when taken together with all other Insurance Proceeds relating to the same event) does not exceed US$10,000,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies) have been paid to the Company;
|
(g)
|
amounts paid to third parties in respect of which the Company has had a claim accepted by the relevant Insurer(s) and where such proceeds will (after taking into account any deductible) be not less than the amount claimed by the relevant third party;
|
(h)
|
Redeployment Costs; and
|
(i)
|
such other amounts as the Company and the Global Facility Agent (after consulting the Lenders' Technical Consultant) agree to include as Operating Costs,
|
(i)
|
Financing Costs;
|
(ii)
|
any Remedial Costs not falling within paragraph (f) above; and
|
(iii)
|
amounts paid to third parties (other than amounts paid to third parties falling within paragraphs (a) to (f) and (h) of this definition) which do not fall within paragraph (g) above.
|
(a)
|
revenues arising under the Terminal Use Agreement (including (i) any lump sum payments not required to be paid into any Project Account other than an Operating Revenues Account and (ii) any Redeployment Costs reimbursed to the Company by NOGA under the Terminal Use Agreement);
|
(b)
|
any Insurance Proceeds in respect of delay in start-up and business interruption;
|
(c)
|
any delay liquidated damages payable under the EPC Contract (whether paid under the Performance Bond or otherwise);
|
(d)
|
interest (including interest on the Project Accounts), investment income, profits, realised gains and any other income in respect of debt investments (including bank deposits) of any kind other than such income arising in respect of amounts standing to the credit of each Distribution Account;
|
(e)
|
Insurance Proceeds in amounts which, when taken together with all other Insurance Proceeds relating to the same event, do not exceed US$10,000,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies) which are to be applied directly in reinstatement of a lost or damaged asset or to any other remedial purpose for which such proceeds were paid;
|
(f)
|
Insurance Proceeds in respect of third party claims to the extent the Company has made payments in respect of, and in amounts not less than, such claims;
|
(g)
|
refunds of Tax; and
|
(h)
|
any other amounts designated from time to time as Operating Revenues by the Global Facility Agent and the Company,
|
i.
|
Capital Compensation Proceeds;
|
ii.
|
amounts disbursed to the Company under the Commercial Bank Facility, the K-SURE Covered Facility, the Contingent Facility, the Working Capital Facility or proceeds in respect of
|
iii.
|
amounts received by the Company by way of termination payments under the O&M Agreement; and
|
iv.
|
Insurance Proceeds not falling within paragraphs (e) or (f) above.
|
(a)
|
denominated in Bahraini Dinars which is made available to the Company by way of an overdraft on the Dinar Working Capital Account; and/or
|
(b)
|
denominated in Dollars and made available to the Company by way of an overdraft on the Dollar Working Capital Account.
|
(a)
|
Security Interests arising under any Finance Document;
|
(b)
|
Security Interests arising solely by operation of law for amounts not yet due or for amounts being diligently contested by the Company in good faith by appropriate proceedings timely instituted, so long as (x) if continuing, the enforcement of the contested item could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (y) adequate cash reserves, as required by the Relevant Accounting Standard to ensure any contested item determined to be due will be promptly paid in full when such contest is resolved, are being maintained by the Company;
|
(c)
|
retentions of title in favour of material men, workers or repairmen, or other like Security Interests arising in the ordinary course of the Company's business or in connection with the construction of the
|
(d)
|
Security Interests securing Financial Indebtedness under paragraph (c) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness; and
|
(e)
|
Security Interests created with the prior written consent of the Global Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Required Majority).
|
(a)
|
Financial Indebtedness arising pursuant to the Transaction Documents and the Equity Bridge Finance Documents;
|
(b)
|
Shareholder Loans;
|
(c)
|
trade accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of business so long as the aggregate amount of such trade accounts does not, at any time, exceed US$5,000,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies) or such greater amount as may be approved in writing by the Global Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Required Majority) and which are incurred in the ordinary course of business which are not more than 90 days past due, or if past due, are being contested in good faith;
|
(d)
|
Financial Indebtedness in relation to letters of credit issued pursuant to Clause 26.3(c) (
New Agreements
);
|
(e)
|
unsecured Financial Indebtedness, the creditor(s) in respect of which has entered into a Subordination Agreement (or any other subordination agreement in favour of the Finance Parties on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Required Majority); provided that the amount of such Financial Indebtedness does not exceed, in aggregate, at any time, US$10,000,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies) or such greater amount as may be approved in writing by the Global Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Required Majority); and
|
(f)
|
other indebtedness previously approved in writing by the Global Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Required Majority).
|
(a)
|
a freely negotiable and marketable debt security which is denominated in Dollars and is issued by the United States of America or by any other sovereign government of a High-income OECD Member with a long term credit rating of at least A or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least A2 or the equivalent thereof by Moody's, and has a maturity of less than five (5) years from the date of acquisition;
|
(b)
|
Dollar denominated time deposits, commercial paper and certificates of deposit, with maturities of not more than six (6) months from the date of acquisition, of any international commercial bank of recognised standing having a rating on its commercial paper of at least A-1 or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least P-1 or the equivalent thereof by Moody's;
|
(c)
|
Dollar denominated investments in money market funds all the assets of which are comprised of securities of the types described in paragraphs (a) and (b) above;
|
(d)
|
United States Securities and Exchange Commission registered Dollar denominated money market mutual funds conforming to Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 in effect in the United States that invest in direct obligations issued by the United States Treasury
and rated in the highest category by S&P and Moody's;
|
(e)
|
any other investment that the Global Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Required Majority) agrees in writing shall constitute a Dollar-denominated Permitted Investment or a Bahraini Dinar-denominated Permitted Investment (as applicable); and
|
(f)
|
with respect to Bahraini Dinars, (x) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the Government and which have a maturity of less than five (5) years; (y) time deposits, savings accounts and certificates of deposit, with maturities of not more than six (6) months from the date of acquisition, of Bahraini banks and Bahraini branches of foreign banks where such Bahraini bank or foreign bank (as the case may be) is an Approved Bank,
|
(a)
|
the long-term chartering, management and, if required, replacement, of an FSU with the ability to unload LNG carriers up to the capacity limit of the FSU's LNG storage tanks (with a minimum capacity of 173,400m
3
and a maximum capacity of 180,000m
3
) and which is capable of redeployment as an LNG carrier in accordance with the Terminal Use Agreement;
|
(b)
|
the design, financing, construction and commissioning of the Offshore LNG Reception and Regasification Facility;
|
(c)
|
the design, financing, construction and commissioning of the Gas Pipeline;
|
(d)
|
the design, financing, construction and commissioning of the Electrical Supply;
|
(e)
|
the design, financing, construction and commissioning of the Onshore Receiving Facility;
|
(f)
|
the ownership, operation and maintenance of the Offshore LNG Reception and Regasification Facility, the Gas Pipeline and the Onshore Receiving Facility until its transfer to NOGA in accordance with the terms of the Terminal Use Agreement as well as the chartering and management of the FSU;
|
(g)
|
the dedication of capacity of the Project to NOGA under the Terminal Use Agreement; and
|
(h)
|
all other activities incidental thereto.
|
(a)
|
all costs and expenses incurred under the Project Documents to design, develop, engineer, procure, obtain permits for, manufacture, construct, complete, test, commission, operate, maintain, manage and insure the Terminal (including reinstatement premia relating to the Insurances, undisputed penalties payable to NOGA and any contingency items identified in the Base Case but excluding any increased costs arising as a consequence of a Government Risk Event or a Customer Delay Event);
|
(b)
|
Punchlist Items;
|
(c)
|
all costs and expenses incurred to acquire all required interests in the Site for the Project and any other land necessary for the Project;
|
(d)
|
all costs and expenses incurred to establish an initial inventory of spares and other consumables for the Project;
|
(e)
|
working capital requirements up to the Completion Date (other than amounts financed under the Working Capital Facility) including payment of Hire under, and in accordance with, the Time Charter Party prior to the date of receipt of first payment of the Monthly Charges under the Terminal Use Agreement;
|
(f)
|
interest (including default interest), fees and other amounts (excluding principal and Hedging Termination Payments) payable in respect of the Senior Facilities and any Hedging Agreements and all agreed fees until the earlier of (i) the Commercial Start Date and (ii) the date that is nine (9) months after the Initial Scheduled Commercial Start Date, and other costs, charges and expenses associated with the financing of the Project including Professional Expenses, commitment fees, management fees, agency fees, up-front fees or arrangement fees, hedging costs, underwriting fees, Taxes, interest amounts and other related out-of-pocket expenses payable by the Company (other than, in respect of any of the foregoing, such amounts in respect of Shareholder Loans);
|
(g)
|
the following:
|
i.
|
the Success Fee;
|
ii.
|
the amount required to satisfy:
|
1.
|
the DSRA Required Balance; and
|
2.
|
the MRA Required Balance,
|
iii.
|
Development Costs to the extent that these are properly documented;
|
(h)
|
costs and expenses incurred in establishing and operating the Company, and related venture costs, including all the Operating Costs of the Company prior to the Commercial Start Date;
|
(i)
|
amounts payable by the Company to the Equity Bridge Finance Parties (other than any Equity Bridge Finance Party that is a Shareholder, Sponsor or Affiliate thereof) (including interest, fees and other amounts but excluding principal) under the Equity Bridge Finance Documents on or before the earlier of (A) the Commercial Start Date; and (B) the date that is nine (9) months after the Initial Scheduled Commercial Start Date, in aggregate and together with amounts set forth in paragraph (j) below, not exceeding US$20,000,000, provided that Project Costs shall not include any payments by the Company to any Shareholder or Sponsor or, in each case, Affiliate thereof in respect of any guarantees or other credit support provided in favour of the Equity Bridge Finance Parties;
|
(j)
|
interest payable to any Equity Bridge Finance Party that is a Shareholder, Sponsor or Affiliate thereof, solely to the extent such interest rate is capped at the lowest rate payable to any other Equity Bridge Finance Party on an Equity Bridge Loan, in aggregate and together with amounts set forth in paragraph (i) above, not exceeding US$20,000,000; and
|
(k)
|
the K-SURE Insurance Premium.
|
(a)
|
the Project Development Agreement;
|
(b)
|
the Terminal Use Agreement;
|
(c)
|
the Option Agreement;
|
(d)
|
the Government Guarantee;
|
(e)
|
the Land Lease Agreement;
|
(f)
|
the Time Charter Party;
|
(g)
|
the Shareholders' Agreement;
|
(h)
|
the O&M Agreement;
|
(i)
|
the O&M Guarantee;
|
(j)
|
the Pipeline Interconnection Agreement;
|
(k)
|
the Pipeline Corridor Agreement;
|
(l)
|
the EPC Contract;
|
(m)
|
any Bond;
|
(n)
|
the Technical Interface Agreement;
|
(o)
|
the Tug Charter;
|
(p)
|
the Commissioning Agreement, if any;
|
(q)
|
the Power Supply Agreements;
|
(r)
|
the Quiet Enjoyment Agreement, if any;
|
(s)
|
the FSU Guarantee;
|
(t)
|
the FSU Building Contract;
|
(u)
|
the Project Management Contract;
|
(v)
|
the Project Management Contract Guarantee;
|
(w)
|
the Deed of Undertaking;
|
(x)
|
the Acknowledgement;
|
(y)
|
the Consolidated Project Agreement Amendment Agreement;
|
(z)
|
the First Consolidated Project Agreement Amendment Agreement;
|
(aa)
|
FSU Letter of Credit;
|
(ab)
|
any guarantee or letter of credit provided (or procured) by a Project Party (other than a Major Project Party) or its Affiliate for the benefit of the Company in respect of the obligations of that Project Party or Affiliate pursuant to a Project Document (other than a Major Project Document); and
|
(ac)
|
any other document designated as such by the Global Facility Agent and the Company.
|
(a)
|
projected Available Cash Flow during that period, calculated in accordance with Clause 20.1 (
Assumptions
); to
|
(b)
|
the aggregate of:
|
i.
|
Scheduled Debt Service during that period; and
|
ii.
|
without double counting, all costs, fees and expenses projected to be due in respect of the Facilities during that period, calculated in accordance with Clause 20.1 (
Assumptions
) and assuming for the purposes of projecting interest that no mandatory prepayments will be made pursuant to Clause 6.6 (
Mandatory
Prepayment from Excess Cash Flow
) relating to that period.
|
(a)
|
the First Projected DSCR Calculation Period;
|
(b)
|
if the First Repayment Date occurs on the date contemplated by paragraph (a) of the definition thereof, the Second Projected DSCR Calculation Period; and
|
(c)
|
in relation to any other Calculation Date, the six (6) month period from (and excluding) that Calculation Date and ending on (and including) the Calculation Date thereafter.
|
(a)
|
in respect of matters relating to all Lenders, the Global Facility Agent;
|
(b)
|
in respect of matters relating to the Commercial Lenders, the Commercial Facilities Agent;
|
(c)
|
in respect of matters relating to the K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders, the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent; and
|
(d)
|
in respect of matters relating to any other Lender, the person designated in a Coordination Deed of Accession as the "Relevant Facility Representative" in respect of that Finance Document.
|
(a)
|
in the case of Sociéte Générale, ING Bank N.V., NATIXIS and The Korea Development Bank; and
|
(b)
|
in the case of Standard Chartered Bank, Ahli United Bank B.S.C. and Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
|
(a)
|
Deemed CSD; and
|
(b)
|
the Commercial Start Date.
|
(a)
|
the First Repayment Date;
|
(b)
|
the Second Repayment Date;
|
(c)
|
the Third Repayment Date;
|
(d)
|
each date which falls at six (6) monthly intervals after the Third Repayment Date prior to the Final Maturity Date; and
|
(e)
|
the Final Maturity Date.
|
a.
|
clause 5.3 (
Construction, Testing and Commissioning Progress Reports and Updates
) of the Project Development Agreement;
|
b.
|
clause 4.20 (
Records and Reporting Obligations
) of the Project Management Contract;
|
c.
|
clause 13.6 (
Progress Reporting
) of the EPC Contract;
|
d.
|
clause 50.6 (
Construction of the Vessel in the shipyard
) of the Time Charter Party; and
|
e.
|
article IV, 7 (
Progress Report
) of the FSU Building Contract.
|
(a)
|
listed on, or owned or controlled by a person listed on, or acting on behalf of a person listed on, any Sanctions List;
|
(b)
|
located in, incorporated under the laws of, or owned or (directly or indirectly) controlled by, or acting on behalf of, a person located in or organized under the laws of a country or territory that is the target of country-wide or territory-wide Sanctions; or
|
(c)
|
otherwise a target of Sanctions ("target of Sanctions" signifying a person with whom a US person or other national of a Sanctions Authority would be prohibited or restricted by law from engaging in trade, business or other activities).
|
(a)
|
the United States government;
|
(b)
|
the United Nations;
|
(c)
|
the European Union;
|
(d)
|
the United Kingdom;
|
(e)
|
the Government of Korea; or
|
(f)
|
the respective governmental institutions and agencies of any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the US Department of Treasury ("
OFAC
"), the United States Department of State and Her Majesty's Treasury ("
HMT
"),
|
(a)
|
Clause 26.28 (
Sanctions
) or clause 11.16 (
Sanctions
) of the Equity Subscription and Retention Agreement;
|
(b)
|
Clause 23.39 (
Sanctions and anti-money laundering
), and the circumstances as a result of which the breach of representation or warranty has arisen have not been altered so as to correct the same to the satisfaction of the Required Majority within thirty (30) days of the Company becoming aware of the breach; or
|
(c)
|
clause 10.15 (
Sanctions
) of the Equity Subscription and Retention Agreement.
|
(a)
|
in respect of the Senior Facilities, the aggregate amount of Repayment Instalments falling due during that period;
|
(b)
|
the aggregate of the Loans outstanding under the Working Capital Facility to the extent that such Loans are not available to be redrawn during that period; and
|
(c)
|
Net Interest Costs falling due during that period,
|
(a)
|
the Second Repayment Date (if the First Repayment Date occurs on the date contemplated by paragraph (a) of the definition thereof); or
|
(b)
|
the Third Repayment Date (if the First Repayment Date occurs on the date contemplated by paragraph (b) of the definition thereof).
|
(a)
|
the date falling twelve (12) months after the Relevant Start Date; and
|
(b)
|
14 February 2020 (which, in circumstances where the Commercial Start Date falls on a date falling six (6) months or more after the Initial Scheduled Commercial Start Date, will be the same date as the First Repayment Date).
|
(a)
|
the Coordination Deed;
|
(b)
|
the Business Mortgage Deed;
|
(c)
|
the Account Pledge Agreement;
|
(d)
|
the Assignment and Charge over Project Documents and Governmental Consents;
|
(e)
|
the Assignment of Insurances;
|
(f)
|
the Share Pledges;
|
(g)
|
the English Charge and Assignment;
|
(h)
|
the Assignment of Reinsurances;
|
(i)
|
any Subordinated Loan Assignment Agreement;
|
(j)
|
the notices of assignment or charge, acknowledgements and other documents referred to therein;
|
(k)
|
the Direct Agreements;
|
(l)
|
each Permitted Investment Security Document;
|
(m)
|
the Company Powers of Attorney; and
|
(n)
|
any other document from time to time designated as such by the Global Facility Agent and the Company.
|
(a)
|
a "Subordinated Loan" as such term is defined in the Equity Subscription and Retention Agreement; and
|
(b)
|
any shareholder loan made to the Company at any time and in respect of which the lender is either party to the Equity Subscription and Retention Agreement or has entered into a Subordination Agreement.
|
(a)
|
funds provided pursuant to the Equity Subscription and Retention Agreement in the form of Shareholder Loans and/or cash contributions made to the Company by way of subscription for equity; and
|
(b)
|
the Equity Bridge Loans.
|
(a)
|
each Share Pledge over Company's Shares; and
|
(b)
|
the Samsung Share Pledge.
|
(a)
|
the Onshore Security Agent and Samsung HoldCo;
|
(b)
|
the Onshore Security Agent and Teekay;
|
(c)
|
the Onshore Security Agent and GIC; and
|
(d)
|
the Onshore Security Agent and nogaholding.
|
(a)
|
which is under the Control, directly or indirectly, of the first mentioned person; or
|
(b)
|
which is a Subsidiary of another Subsidiary of the first mentioned person.
|
(a)
|
ceased to be an Acceptable On-going Hedge Provider (or ceased to be a Supported Hedge Provider (other than where such Hedge Provider has reacquired the On-going Hedge Provider Rating Requirements); and
|
(b)
|
having received a request for credit support from the Global Facility Agent to accomplish any of the options set out in sub-paragraphs (1) to (5) of Clause 21.2(b)(xvi) (
Form of Hedging Agreement
), within ninety (90) days of receipt of such request has accomplished one of the options set out in sub-paragraphs (1), (3), (4) or (5) of Clause 21.2(b)(xvi) (
Form of Hedging Agreement
); and
|
(c)
|
such credit support remains in full force and effect until such time as the Hedge Provider re-acquires the On-going Hedge Provider Rating Requirements.
|
(a)
|
ceased to have the On-going AUB Rating Requirements (or ceased to be a Supported AUB Hedge Provider (other than where AUB in its capacity as Hedge Provider has re-acquired the On-going AUB Rating Requirements); and
|
(b)
|
having received a request for credit support from the Global Facility Agent to accomplish any of the options set out in sub-paragraphs (1) to (5) of Clause 21.2(b)(xvi) (
Form of Hedging Agreement
), within ninety (90) days of receipt of such request has accomplished one of the options set out in sub-paragraphs (1), (3), (4) or (5) of Clause 21.2(b)(xvi) (
Form of Hedging Agreement
); and:
|
(c)
|
such credit support remains in full force and effect until such time as AUB re-acquires the On-going AUB Rating Requirements.
|
a.
|
the date falling eighteen (18) months after the Relevant Start Date; and
|
b.
|
14 August 2020.
|
(a)
|
the proposed Transfer Date specified in the Transfer Certificate; and
|
(b)
|
the date on which the Global Facility Agent executes the Transfer Certificate.
|
(a)
|
a borrower which is resident for tax purposes in the US; or
|
(b)
|
any of the Company, Shareholders or Sponsors some or all of whose payments under the Finance Documents are from sources within the US for US federal income tax purposes.
|
1.2
|
Interpretation
|
(a)
|
Unless a contrary indication appears a reference in this Agreement to:
|
(i)
|
"
assets
" includes present and future properties, revenues and rights of every description;
|
(ii)
|
the "
Commercial Facilities Agent
", the "
GIC EBL Facility Agent
", the "
nogaholding EBL Facility Agent
", the "
Teekay EBL Facility Agent
",
the "
Finance Parties
", the "
Global Facility Agent
", the "
K-SURE Covered Facility Agent
", a "
Lender
", the "
Offshore Account
|
(iii)
|
a "
Finance Document
", "
Project Document
", "
Security Document
" or "
Equity Bridge Finance Document
" or any other agreement or instrument, is a reference to that Finance Document, Project Document, Security Document, Equity Bridge Finance Document or other agreement or instrument as supplemented, amended, varied or novated in accordance with the terms thereof, save that a reference to a document to which the Finance Parties are not party is, to the extent that any consent to an amendment to that document is required pursuant to the terms of any Finance Document, to that document as at the date hereof unless amended with such consent;
|
(iv)
|
the "
equivalent
" on any given date in one currency (the "
first currency
") of an amount denominated in another currency (the "
second currency
") is a reference to the amount of the first currency which can be purchased with the amount of the second currency at the Current Exchange Rate determined as at such date;
|
(v)
|
"
include
", "
includes
" and "
including
" shall be construed without limitation;
|
(vi)
|
"
indebtedness
" includes any obligation (whether incurred as principal or as surety) for the payment or repayment of money, whether present or future, actual or contingent;
|
(vii)
|
a "
person
" includes any individual, firm, company, corporation, government, state or agency of a state or any association, trust, joint venture, consortium, partnership or other entity (whether or not having separate legal personality);
|
(viii)
|
a "
quarter
" is a reference to each consecutive period of three (3) months in each year commencing on 1 January;
|
(ix)
|
a "
transferee
" means a person to which another person seeks to assign and transfer all or part of its rights, benefits and obligations;
|
(x)
|
a provision of law, statute or treaty is a reference to that provision as amended or re-enacted; and
|
(xi)
|
a time of day is a reference to London time.
|
(b)
|
References to paragraphs, Clauses and Schedules are references to paragraphs, clauses and schedules of this Agreement unless stated otherwise.
|
(c)
|
Part, Clause, Paragraph and Schedule headings are for ease of reference only.
|
(d)
|
Unless a contrary indication appears, a term used in any other Finance Document or in any notice given under or in connection with any Finance Document has the same meaning in that Finance Document or notice as in this Agreement.
|
(e)
|
A Default is "
continuing
" if it has not been remedied or, in accordance with the terms of the Coordination Deed, waived in writing by the Global Facility Agent.
|
(f)
|
A K-SURE Cover Event is "
continuing
" if it has not been remedied or, in accordance with the terms of the K-SURE Covered Facility Agreement, waived in writing by the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent.
|
(g)
|
For the purposes of any notice from a Lender to an Agent, "
close of business
" means 5.00 pm in the relevant jurisdiction.
|
(h)
|
The singular includes the plural and vice versa.
|
1.3
|
Currency Symbols and Definitions
|
(a)
|
"
US$
" and "
Dollars
" denote the lawful currency of the United States of America.
|
(b)
|
"
BD
" and "
Bahraini Dinars
" denote the lawful currency of Bahrain.
|
1.4
|
Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999
|
(a)
|
A person who is not a party to this Agreement has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce or enjoy the benefit of any term or condition of this Agreement save for the Indemnitees (as and to the extent provided in Clause 9.2 (
Third Party Indemnity
)) and, to the extent
|
(b)
|
Notwithstanding any term of any Finance Document, the consent of any person who is not a Party is not required to rescind or vary this Agreement at any time (other than K-SURE to the extent that K-SURE consent is required by the terms of a Finance Document or the K-SURE Insurance Policy).
|
2.
|
THE FACILITIES
|
2.1
|
The Facilities
|
(a)
|
The Commercial Lenders grant to the Company: (i) the Commercial Bank Facility; and (ii) the Contingent Facility; and
|
(b)
|
the K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders grant to the Company the K-SURE Covered Facility,
|
2.2
|
Finance Parties' Rights and Obligations
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(a)
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The obligations of each Finance Party under the Finance Documents are several. Failure by a Finance Party to perform its obligations under the Finance Documents does not affect the obligations of any other Party under the Finance Documents. No Finance Party is responsible for, and nor shall it be liable for, the obligations of any other Finance Party under the Finance Documents.
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(b)
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The rights of each Finance Party under or in connection with the Finance Documents are separate and independent rights and any financial obligation arising under the Finance Documents to a Finance Party from the Company shall be a separate and independent financial obligation.
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(c)
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A Finance Party may, except as otherwise stated in the Finance Documents, separately enforce its rights under this Agreement.
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3.
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PURPOSE
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3.1
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Purpose
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(a)
|
The Company shall apply all Commercial Bank Facility Advances:
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(i)
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in the case of any Advance other than the Cost Underrun Advance, in payment of Project Costs; and
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(ii)
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in the case of the Cost Underrun Advance but subject to Clause 4.5 (
Additional Conditions Precedent to payment of a Cost Underrun Advance
) and paragraph 11 (
Cost Underrun Reserve Account
) of Schedule 3 (
Accounts
), for the purposes of depositing the proceeds of the Cost Underrun Advance into the Cost Underrun Reserve Account.
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(b)
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The Company shall apply all K-SURE Covered Facility Advances:
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(i)
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in the case of the first Advance, in payment of the K-SURE Insurance Premium;
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(ii)
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in the case of any Advance other than the Cost Underrun Advance, in payment of Project Costs; and
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(iii)
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in the case of the Cost Underrun Advance but subject to Clause 4.5 (
Additional Conditions Precedent to payment of a Cost Underrun Advance
) and paragraph 11 (
Cost Underrun Reserve Account
) of Schedule 3 (
Accounts
), for the purposes of depositing the proceeds of the Cost Underrun Advance into the Cost Underrun Reserve Account.
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(c)
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The Company shall apply all Contingent Facility Advances in payment of Cost Overruns.
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3.2
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Monitoring
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4.
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CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
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4.1
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Conditions Precedent to Financial Close
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(a)
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The Company may not deliver a Notice of Drawdown for the first Advance under any Facility unless the Global Facility Agent has received all of the documents and other evidence listed in Schedule 2 (
Conditions Precedent
) in form and substance satisfactory to the Global Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of All Voting Institutions) or the Global Facility Agent has (acting upon the instructions
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(b)
|
The Global Facility Agent shall provide copies of the documents, evidence and other matters listed in Schedule 2 (
Conditions Precedent
) to each of the Hedge Providers.
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4.2
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Conditions Precedent to all Advances
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(a)
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no Default is continuing or would result from the making of the relevant Advance;
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(b)
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in the case of:
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(i)
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the first Advance, the Closing Representations; and
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(ii)
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each subsequent Advance, the Repeating Representations,
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(c)
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the D/E Ratio after the proposed Advance is made shall be no greater than 75:25;
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(d)
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the Company has certified that the proceeds of the relevant Advances, other than the Cost Underrun Advance and Advances related to each of the Success Fee and funding of the Debt Service Reserve Account will be utilised within sixty (60) days of the Notice of Drawdown in payment of the items specified by the Company in the then current Project Budget;
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(e)
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the Company has procured the submission of a certificate from the FSU Owner to the Global Facility Agent stating that the FSU will be delivered at a date that is no later than the Delivery Date (as defined in the FSU Building Contract), together with a monthly progress report delivered from the FSU Contractor to the FSU Owner for review by the Global Facility Agent and the Lenders' Technical Consultant;
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(f)
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other than with respect to the payment of a Cost Underrun Advance, the Lenders' Technical Consultant has provided a certificate to the Global Facility Agent (substantially in the form set out in Part B (
Form of Lenders' Technical Consultant's Certificate
) of Schedule 4 (
Notice of Drawdown and Lenders' Technical Consultant Certificate
)) in relation to the proposed Advance:
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(i)
|
confirming details of the Project Costs for which the proceeds of the Advance will be used;
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(ii)
|
stating that:
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(A)
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the payment of those Project Costs is (or, as applicable, was) in accordance with the then current Project Budget; and
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(B)
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there is not, and would not be as a result of the proposed Advance, a Forecast Funding Shortfall (the Lenders' Technical Consultant acting reasonably and following consultation with the Company); and
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(iii)
|
confirming the reasonableness of the Company's or the FSU Owner's certification (as applicable) under paragraphs (d) and (e) above;
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(g)
|
the Global Facility Agent has received notice from each Facility Agent representing Senior Facilities in respect of which a Notice of Drawdown has been submitted that all other conditions precedent to Advances specified under its Facility Agreement have been and remain satisfied or have been waived by the Required Majority with respect to that Senior Facility;
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(h)
|
on the date of the first Notice of Drawdown for the first Advance, evidence satisfactory to the Global Facility Agent that (i) the full amount of the Equity Bridge Loans has been drawn and credited to the Dollar Disbursement Account and either applied towards Project Costs (and the Lenders' Technical Consultant has certified that the proceeds of the Equity Bridge Loans have been applied in payment of Project Costs) or, if not so applied, will be applied towards Project Costs within sixty (60) days of the Notice of Drawdown and (ii) that all obligations in respect of the contribution of Base Shareholders' Commitments under the Equity Subscription and Retention Agreement have been complied with and all such contributions of Base Shareholders' Commitments have been applied, or if not so applied, will be applied towards Project Costs within sixty (60) days of the Notice of Drawdown;
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(i)
|
with respect to the first Advance made after the date that is sixty (60) days after the date of the first Notice of Drawdown for the first Advance, the Lenders' Technical Consultant has provided a certificate confirming that the proceeds of any Equity Bridge Loans that had not been applied towards Project Costs on the date of the first Notice of Drawdown for the first Advance, have since been applied towards Project Costs;
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(j)
|
the Company is in compliance with Clause 5.1 (
Pro-rata Utilisation
) following the proposed Advance; and
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(k)
|
prior to the date of the first Advance, the Company has delivered to the Global Facility Agent, copies duly executed by all parties thereto, certified as true, correct, complete and in full force and effect by a duly authorised signatory of the Company, of the Advance Payment Bond and the Performance Bond.
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4.3
|
Additional Conditions Precedent to Contingent Facility Advances
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(a)
|
each Base Facility (other than the amounts reserved for Success Fee and for cash funding of DSRA to be drawn after Commercial Start Date) is fully utilised;
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(b)
|
following the making of such Advance, the D/E Ratio will be no greater than 75:25; and
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(c)
|
the proceeds of any such Advance shall not be utilised to fund a Reserve Account.
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4.4
|
Additional Conditions Precedent to K-SURE Covered Facility Advances
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(a)
|
No Advance may be made under the K-SURE Covered Facility until each condition precedent specified in clauses 3.1 (
Initial Conditions Precedent
), 3.2 (
Conditions Precedent to each K-SURE Covered Facility Advance
) and 3.3 (
Further Conditions Precedent
) of the K-SURE Covered Facility Agreement has been satisfied or waived in accordance with the K-SURE Covered Facility Agreement.
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(b)
|
The K-SURE Covered Facility Agent shall notify the Global Facility Agent in writing promptly upon being satisfied that the conditions precedent described in clauses 3.2 (
Conditions Precedent to each K-SURE Covered Facility Advance
) and 3.3 (
Further Conditions Precedent
) of the K-SURE Covered Facility Agreement have been satisfied or waived in accordance with the K-SURE Covered Facility Agreement.
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4.5
|
Additional Conditions Precedent to payment of a Cost Underrun Advance
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(a)
|
the proposed date for the making of a Cost Underrun Advance falls during the period between the Commercial Start Date and the end of the Availability Period;
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(b)
|
following application of the proceeds of the Cost Underrun Advance, the D/E Ratio shall be no greater than 75:25;
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(c)
|
the Company has delivered to the Global Facility Agent on or before the proposed Drawdown Date for the Cost Underrun Advance final calculations of Shareholders' Funds at such date and such calculations are used for the purposes of the calculation referred to in paragraph (b) above; and
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(d)
|
the proceeds of such Advance are made under the Base Facilities and are paid directly to the Cost Underrun Reserve Account.
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4.6
|
Notice of Satisfaction
|
5.
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UTILISATION
|
5.1
|
Pro-rata Utilisation
|
5.2
|
Delivery of a Notice of Drawdown
|
(a)
|
Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company may utilise the Senior Facilities by delivering to the Global Facility Agent and the Relevant Facility Representative a duly completed Notice of Drawdown not later than the Specified Time on the date falling five (5) Business Days or such lesser period as the Global Facility Agent may agree before the proposed Drawdown Date.
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(b)
|
Notwithstanding paragraph (a) above, where the specified five (5) Business Day notice period would result in a total period of more than ten (10) calendar days elapsing, the Company may deliver to the Global Facility Agent and the Relevant Facility Representative a duly completed Notice of Drawdown not later than the Specified Time on the date falling four (4) Business Days before the proposed Drawdown Date.
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5.3
|
Completion of a Notice of Drawdown
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(a)
|
Each Notice of Drawdown is irrevocable and will not be regarded as having been duly completed unless:
|
(i)
|
it specifies that it is a Notice of Drawdown;
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(ii)
|
the proposed Drawdown Date is a Business Day which falls within the relevant Availability Period;
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(iii)
|
the currency and amount of the Advance comply with Clause 5.4 (
Currency and amount
); and
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(iv)
|
the proposed Interest Period (if applicable) complies with the provisions of the relevant Facility Agreement.
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(b)
|
Only one Advance may be requested in relation to any one Senior Facility in each Notice of Drawdown.
|
5.4
|
Currency and Amount
|
(a)
|
The currency specified in a Notice of Drawdown must be Dollars.
|
(b)
|
The amount of a proposed Commercial Bank Facility Advance must be an amount which is not more than the Available Commercial Bank Facility and a minimum of US$400,000 or, if less, the Available Commercial Bank Facility.
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(c)
|
The amount of a proposed K-SURE Covered Facility Advance must be an amount which is not more than the Available K-SURE Covered Facility and which is a minimum of US$2,000,000 or, if less, the Available K-SURE Covered Facility.
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(d)
|
The amount of a proposed Contingent Facility Advance must be an amount which is not more than the Available Contingent Facility and which is a minimum of US$500,000 or, if less, the Available Contingent Facility.
|
5.5
|
Senior Lenders' Participation in Advances
|
(a)
|
Subject to the terms of this Agreement and the relevant Facility Agreement, each Senior Lender shall make available its participation in each Advance through its Facility Office if on the date of the Notice of Drawdown:
|
(i)
|
in the case of a Commercial Bank Facility Advance, each of the conditions in:
|
(A)
|
Clause 4.2 (
Conditions Precedent to all Advances
); and
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(B)
|
in the case of the Cost Underrun Advance, Clause 4.5 (
Additional Conditions Precedent to payment of the Cost Underrun Advance
),
|
(ii)
|
in the case of a K-SURE Covered Facility Advance, each of the conditions in:
|
(A)
|
Clause 4.2 (
Conditions Precedent to all Advances
);
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(B)
|
Clause 4.4 (
Additional Conditions Precedent to K-SURE Covered Facility Advances
); and
|
(C)
|
in the case of the Cost Underrun Advance, Clause 4.5 (
Additional Conditions Precedent to payment of the Cost Underrun Advance
),
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(iii)
|
in the case of a Contingent Facility Advance, each of the conditions in Clause 4.2 (
Conditions Precedent to all Advances
) and Clause 4.3 (
Additional Conditions Precedent to Contingent Facility Advances
) is satisfied or waived.
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(b)
|
The amount of each Senior Lender's participation in each Advance will:
|
(i)
|
in respect of the Commercial Bank Facility, be equal to the proportion borne by its Available Commercial Bank Facility Commitment to the Available Commercial Bank Facility immediately prior to making the Advance; and
|
(ii)
|
in respect of the K-SURE Covered Facility, be equal to the proportion borne by its Available K-SURE Covered Facility Commitment to the Available K-SURE Covered Facility immediately prior to making the Advance.
|
(c)
|
In respect of the Contingent Facility, the amount of each Senior Lender's participation in each Advance shall be equal to the proportion borne by its Available Contingent Facility Commitment to the Available Contingent Facility Commitment immediately prior to making the Advance.
|
(d)
|
The relevant Facility Agent shall notify each Senior Lender of the amount of its participation in each Advance under the relevant Facility by the Specified Time on the date falling five (5) Business Days before the proposed Drawdown Date.
|
5.6
|
Limitations on Utilisation
|
6.
|
PREPAYMENT AND CANCELLATION
|
8.1
|
Mandatory Prepayment - Illegality
|
(a)
|
such Illegality Lender shall promptly notify its Relevant Facility Representative upon becoming aware of that event;
|
(b)
|
upon such Relevant Facility Representative notifying the Company, the Available Commitment of such Illegality Lender will be immediately cancelled and such Illegality Lender will no longer be obliged to fund any Advance; and
|
(c)
|
the Company shall:
|
(i)
|
repay such Illegality Lender's participation in the Advances on the last day of the Interest Period for such Advance occurring after the Relevant Facility Representative has notified the Company or, if earlier, the date specified by the Illegality Lender in the notice delivered to the Relevant Facility Representative (being no earlier than the last day of any applicable grace period permitted by law), in each case, together with all accrued and unpaid interest and fees, any Break Costs (as defined in the relevant Facility Agreement) and all other amounts payable to the Illegality Lender under this Agreement and the other Finance Documents; or
|
(ii)
|
in the case of an Illegality Lender, replace such Illegality Lender at par in accordance with Clause 34.7 (
Replacement of a Senior Lender
) on or before the date applicable under sub-paragraph (i) above in relation to each Advance (subject to the prior written consent of the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Majority K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders) to such replacement in accordance with the provisions of Clause 34.7(b) (
Replacement of a Senior Lender
) below and the Coordination Deed).
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(d)
|
The Company shall notify the Hedge Providers in writing promptly upon receipt of a notice from the Relevant Facility Representative pursuant to Clause 6.1(b) above and, in any event, prior to the date of repayment or replacement under sub-paragraph (c)(i) or (c)(ii) above in relation to each Advance. Any failure by the Company to notify the Hedge Providers in accordance with the provisions of this Clause 6.1(d) (
Mandatory Prepayment - Illegality
) shall not affect a Hedge Provider's right to terminate the Transactions under the Hedging Agreements to which it is a party pursuant to Clause 21.7(l) (
Termination by a Hedge Provider
) of this Agreement and in accordance with the terms of the relevant Hedging Agreement.
|
8.2
|
Mandatory Prepayment - Sanctions Prepayment Event
|
(a)
|
If a Sanctions Event has occurred and is continuing, then each Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Majority Voting Institutions under, and as defined in, its Facility Agreement) may:
|
(i)
|
cancel the Commitments of the Lenders under that Senior Facility, whereupon such Commitments will be immediately cancelled; and
|
(ii)
|
demand prepayment of the Advances owed to the Lenders under that Senior Facility in accordance with the terms of the relevant Facility Agreement,
|
(b)
|
Any prepayment required or demanded to be made in respect of a Senior Facility pursuant to paragraph (a) above (together with any related Hedging Termination Payments due to a Hedge Provider) (a "
Sanctions Prepayment
") shall be made on the first Repayment Date following the demand required in paragraph (a) above and solely from funds available for that purpose in accordance with paragraph 3.3 (
Withdrawals from the Operating Revenues Accounts
) of Schedule 3 (
Accounts
). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Clause 6.2 (
Mandatory Prepayment - Sanctions Prepayment Event
), if a Hedge Provider is permitted to terminate the Transactions under a Hedging Agreement to which it is a party pursuant to Clause 21.6(d)(ii)(B) (
Early Termination
) or Clause 21.7(l) (
Termination by a Hedge Provider
) and a Hedging Termination Payment consequently falls due to a Hedge Provider, such Hedging Termination Payment shall be made on the date on which it falls due.
|
(c)
|
To the extent that, on a Repayment Date on which a Sanctions Prepayment is due to be made, the Company has insufficient funds (after making payment in full of all other amounts referred to in paragraphs (i) to (vi) (inclusive) of paragraph 3.3(d) (
Withdrawals from the Operating Revenues Accounts
) of Schedule 3 (
Accounts
) which are payable on such Repayment Date) to make the required Sanctions Prepayment in full, then:
|
(i)
|
no Event of Default or Potential Event of Default shall occur under Clause ý27.2 (
Non-Payment by Company
) as a result of the non-payment of any amount of that Sanctions Prepayment (each such unpaid amount being a "
Sanctions Prepayment Shortfall
") which would otherwise have been payable on that Repayment Date; and
|
(ii)
|
such Sanctions Prepayment Shortfall shall be deferred such that it is payable on the immediately following Repayment Date, subject to the Company first making payment in full of all other amounts referred to in paragraphs (i) to (vi) (inclusive) of paragraph 3.3(d) (
Withdrawals from the Operating Revenues Accounts
) of Schedule 3 (
Accounts
) which are payable on such Repayment Date. For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent that, on that next Repayment Date, the Company has insufficient funds (after making payment in full of all other amounts referred to in paragraphs (i) to (vi) of paragraph 3.3 (
Withdrawals from the Operating Revenues Accounts
) of Schedule 3 (
Accounts
) which are payable on that Repayment Date) to pay such Sanctions Prepayment Shortfall in full, this paragraph (c)(ii) shall apply to the remaining unpaid balance of that Sanctions Prepayment Shortfall as if it were itself a Sanctions Prepayment Shortfall.
|
(d)
|
The Company shall notify the Hedge Providers in writing (A) promptly upon becoming aware of the occurrence of a Sanctions Event and (B) immediately upon receipt of a demand from a Facility Agent
|
8.3
|
Voluntary Cancellation
|
(a)
|
The Company may, if it gives the Global Facility Agent not less than twenty (20) Business Days' (or such shorter period as the Required Majority may agree) prior notice specifying the amount of the Total Commercial Bank Facility Commitments and the Total K-SURE Covered Facility Commitments to be cancelled together with a certificate of the Company (confirmed by the Lenders' Technical Consultant) certifying that:
|
(i)
|
no Forecast Funding Shortfall exists as at the date of the certificate and that, following the proposed cancellation hereunder, no Forecast Funding Shortfall will occur as a result of such cancellation; and
|
(ii)
|
the Commercial Start Date is reasonably expected to occur no later than the date falling nine (9) months after the Initial Scheduled Commercial Start Date,
|
(b)
|
Save in respect of any cancellation of the Available Commitment of a Senior Lender pursuant to paragraphs (a)(i) and (ii) of Clause 6.16 (
Right of Cancellation and Repayment in relation to a Single Lender
), any cancellation in part shall be applied against the relevant Available Commercial Bank Facility Commitment and the Available K-SURE Covered Facility Commitment of each Commercial Lender and each K-SURE Covered Facility Lender
pro rata
.
|
(c)
|
The Company may not cancel any Contingent Facility Commitments, unless consented to by the Global Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Required Majority).
|
8.4
|
Voluntary Prepayment
|
8.5
|
Mandatory Prepayment from Insurance Proceeds and Capital Compensation Proceeds
|
(a)
|
Following receipt of any Insurance Proceeds that are required to be deposited into the Insurance Proceeds Account and which are not eligible for withdrawal from the Insurance Proceeds Account in accordance with paragraph 5.2 (
Withdrawals from the Insurance Proceeds Account
), of Schedule 3 (
Accounts
), the Company shall apply such Insurance Proceeds in prepayment of the Loans together with any related Hedging Termination Payments.
|
(b)
|
Following receipt of any Capital Compensation Proceeds, the Company shall apply such Capital Compensation Proceeds in prepayment of the Loans together with any related Hedging Termination Payments.
|
8.6
|
Mandatory Prepayment from Excess Cash Flow
|
8.7
|
Mandatory Prepayment - EPC Contract
|
(a)
|
the Company elects that the Contract Price (as defined under the EPC Contract as at the date of this Agreement) is reduced under, and in accordance with, clause 19.8(b) (
Failure to meet Required Performance Levels
) of the EPC Contract and the Company receives any amount from the EPC Contractor to the extent necessary to give effect to such reduction, the Company shall apply such amount in prepayment of the Loans to the extent required so that:
|
(i)
|
the Projected DSCR for each Projected DSCR Calculation Period until the Final Maturity Date is at least 1.30:1; and
|
(ii)
|
the LLCR for the LLCR Calculation Period is at least 1.37:1,
|
(b)
|
the Company rejects the Works (as defined in the EPC Contract), the Company shall apply an amount equal to all amounts received from the EPC Contractor under clause 34.3 (
Rejection
) of the EPC Contract in prepayment of the Loans; or
|
(c)
|
the Company receives payment from the EPC Contractor in respect of any liability contemplated by clause 33 (
Limitations of Liability
) of the EPC Contract which is not otherwise applied in mandatory prepayment pursuant to this Clause 6 (
Prepayment and Cancellation
) or which is not intended to compensate the Company in respect of a cost already incurred by the Company or which is not otherwise payable to third parties, the Company shall apply an amount equal to such payment in prepayment of the Loans.
|
8.8
|
Mandatory Prepayment - Purchase Options
|
(a)
|
If:
|
(i)
|
NOGA exercises any option to require the Company to sell and transfer the Terminal Assets to NOGA (or its Affiliate) pursuant to clause 2.1 (
Grant of Option
) of the Option Agreement;
|
(ii)
|
the Company exercises any option to require NOGA (or its Affiliate) to purchase the Terminal Assets pursuant to clause 2.2 (
Grant of Option
) and clause 2.4 (
Grant of Option
) of the Option Agreement;
|
(iii)
|
NOGA exercises the option to require the Shareholders (other than nogaholding) to sell and transfer the Company Shares to NOGA (or its Affiliate) pursuant to clause 2.3 (
Grant of Option
) of the Option Agreement; or
|
(iv)
|
the Shareholders (other than nogaholding) exercise the option to require NOGA (or its Affiliate) to purchase the Company Shares pursuant to clause 2.5 (
Grant of Option
) of the Option Agreement,
|
(b)
|
The Company shall notify the Hedge Providers promptly upon (A) becoming aware that NOGA or the Shareholders will, or intend to, exercise any of the options referred to in paragraphs (a)(i), (iii) and (iv) above or (B) it determining to exercise any option referred to in paragraph (a)(ii) above, and in any event, at least two (2) Business Days prior to the date on which the Loans are scheduled to be prepaid in full. Any failure by the Company to notify the Hedge Providers in accordance with the provisions of this Clause 6.8(b), shall not impact the validity or exercise of any of the options referred to in Clause 6.8(a) above or affect a Hedge Provider's right to terminate the Transactions under the Hedging Agreements to which it is a party pursuant to Clause 21.7(g) (
Termination by a Hedge Provider
) of this Agreement and in accordance with the terms of the relevant Hedging Agreement.
|
8.9
|
Mandatory Prepayment - Disposals
|
8.10
|
Mandatory Prepayment - K-SURE Cover Event
|
(a)
|
then:
|
(i)
|
none of the K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders shall be obliged to fund an Advance; and
|
(ii)
|
subject to paragraphs (b) and (c) below, the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Majority K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders (as defined in the K-SURE Covered Facility Agreement) may:
|
(A)
|
by not less than five (5) Business Days' notice to the Company, cancel the Available K-SURE Covered Facility Commitments (at which time the K-SURE Covered Facility Commitment of each K-SURE Covered Facility Lender will be cancelled); and
|
(B)
|
by not less than ten (10) Business Days' notice to the Company, declare all or any part of the K-SURE Covered Facility Loans, together with any accrued interest and all other amounts accrued under the K-SURE Covered Facility Agreement, immediately due and payable (and all such amounts shall become immediately due and payable); and
|
(b)
|
the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent may only exercise its rights under paragraph (a)(ii) above:
|
(i)
|
if the Company is in breach of any of its obligations under paragraph (c) below at any time during the period of ninety (90) days from the occurrence of the K-SURE Cover Event; and
|
(ii)
|
otherwise, on the date falling ninety (90) days from the occurrence of the K-SURE Cover Event;
|
(c)
|
the Company shall:
|
(i)
|
provide and agree a remedial plan with the Global Facility Agent within thirty (30) days of the date of occurrence of the K-SURE Cover Event setting out the Company's proposed course of action to reinstate the K-SURE Insurance Policy by a date falling no later than ninety (90) days following the date of occurrence of the K-SURE Cover Event;
|
(ii)
|
comply in all respects with the remedial plan referred to in paragraph (i) above;
|
(iii)
|
coordinate with K-SURE so that K-SURE agrees to participate in the proposed course of action contemplated by the remedial plan referred to in paragraph (i) above and remains actively engaged and willing to co-operate with the Company and the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent with a view to reinstatement of the K-SURE Insurance Policy at all times during the ninety (90) day remedy period contemplated by paragraph (b) above; and
|
(iv)
|
upon receipt of a notice from the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent pursuant to Clause 6.10(a)(ii) above, promptly notify the Hedge Providers of the same. Any failure by the Company to notify the Hedge Providers in accordance with the provisions of this Clause 6.10(a)(iv) shall not affect a Hedge Provider's right to terminate the Transactions under the Hedging Agreements to which it is a party pursuant to Clause 21.7(i)(ii) (
Termination by a Hedge Provider
) of this Agreement and in accordance with the terms of the relevant Hedging Agreement.
|
8.11
|
Mandatory Prepayment - Commercial Lenders
|
(a)
|
If the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent elects to take any of the actions referred to in Clause 6.10(a)(ii) (
Mandatory Prepayment - K-SURE Cover Event
), then the Commercial Facilities Agent (acting on the instructions of the Majority Commercial Lenders) may elect to take the same action as elected by the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent in respect of the K-SURE Covered Facility Loans and Commitments (subject to the same notice periods as those set out in Clause 6.10(a)(ii) (
Mandatory Prepayment - K-SURE Cover Event
) in respect of, as the case may be, the Commercial Bank Facility Loans and Commitments and the Contingent Facility Loans and Commitments.
|
(b)
|
Upon receipt of a notice from the Commercial Facilities Agent, the Company shall promptly notify the Hedge Providers of the same. Any failure by the Company to notify the Hedge Providers in accordance with the provisions of this Clause 6.11(b) shall not affect a Hedge Provider's right to terminate the Transactions under the Hedging Agreements to which it is a party pursuant to Clause 21.7(h) (
Termination by a Hedge Provider
) of this Agreement and in accordance with the terms of the relevant Hedging Agreement.
|
8.12
|
Mandatory Prepayment - Cost Underrun Reserve Account
|
8.13
|
Mandatory Prepayment - Success Fee Sub-account
|
8.14
|
Mandatory Prepayment - Dollar Disbursement Account
|
8.15
|
Application of Prepayments
|
(a)
|
The prepayments in Clauses 6.2 (
Mandatory Prepayment - Sanctions Prepayment Event
), 6.4 (
Voluntary Prepayment
), 6.5 (
Mandatory Prepayment from Insurance Proceeds and Capital Compensation Proceeds
), 6.6 (
Mandatory Prepayment from Excess Cash Flow
), 6.7(a) and (b) (
Mandatory Prepayment - EPC Contract
), 6.8 (
Mandatory Prepayment - Purchase Options
), 6.9 (
Mandatory Prepayment - Disposals
) and 6.14 (
Mandatory Prepayment - Dollar Disbursement Account
)
shall be applied:
|
(i)
|
pro rata
in respect of amounts outstanding under the Commercial Bank Facility, the K-SURE Covered Facility and the Contingent Facility; and
|
(ii)
|
between the remaining Repayment Instalments of the Commercial Bank Facility, the K-SURE Covered Facility and the Contingent Facility in inverse order of maturity.
|
(b)
|
If the Commercial Facilities Agent has not elected to take action under Clause 6.11 (
Mandatory Prepayment - Commercial Lenders
), the prepayment in Clause 6.10 (
Mandatory Prepayment - K-SURE Cover Event
) shall be applied between the remaining Repayment Instalments of the K-SURE Covered Facility in inverse order of maturity.
|
(c)
|
If the Commercial Facilities Agent has elected to take action under Clause 6.11 (
Mandatory Prepayment - Commercial Lenders
), the prepayments in Clauses 6.10 (
Mandatory Prepayment - K-SURE Cover Event
) and 6.11 (
Mandatory Prepayment - Commercial Lenders
) shall be applied:
|
(i)
|
pro rata
in respect of all amounts outstanding under:
|
(A)
|
the K-SURE Covered Facility; and/or
|
(B)
|
the Commercial Bank Facility and/or the Contingent Facility (as the case may be); and
|
(ii)
|
between the remaining Repayment Instalments of:
|
(A)
|
the K-SURE Covered Facility; and/or
|
(B)
|
the Commercial Bank Facility and/or the Contingent Facility (as the case may be),
|
(d)
|
The prepayments in Clause 6.7(c) (
Mandatory Prepayment - EPC Contract
), 6.12 (
Mandatory Prepayment - Cost Underrun Reserve Account
) and 6.13 (
Mandatory Prepayment - Success Fee Sub-account
) shall be applied:
|
(i)
|
pro rata
in respect of amounts outstanding under the Commercial Bank Facility, the K-SURE Covered Facility and the Contingent Facility; and
|
(ii)
|
pro rata
between the remaining Repayment Instalments of the Commercial Bank Facility, the K-SURE Covered Facility and the Contingent Facility.
|
8.16
|
Right of Cancellation and Repayment in relation to a Single Lender
|
(a)
|
If:
|
(i)
|
any sum payable to any Senior Lender by the Company is required to be increased under Clause 8.2 (
Gross-up of Payments/Tax Indemnity
);
|
(ii)
|
any Senior Lender claims indemnification from the Company under Clause 8.2 (
Gross-up of Payments/Tax Indemnity
) and clause 9 (
Increased Costs
) of each of the Commercial Facilities Agreement and the K-SURE Covered Facility Agreement;
|
(iii)
|
any Senior Lender is or becomes a Non-Funding Lender; or
|
(iv)
|
any Senior Lender is or becomes an Affected Lender,
|
(b)
|
If the circumstances set out in paragraph (a) above apply, and the Company intends to procure the cancellation of the Available Commitments of that Senior Lender and the repayment of that Senior Lender's participation in the Loan, it shall promptly notify the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent of the same (and in any event, prior to the delivery of the notice to the Relevant Facility Representative referred to in paragraph (a) above). The Company shall not (i) deliver the notice of cancellation and repayment referred to in paragraph (a) above to the Relevant Facility Representative or (ii) cancel the Available Commitments of that Senior Lender or repay that Senior Lender's participation in the Loan without either:
|
(i)
|
written confirmation from the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Majority K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders) that the cancellation of the Available Commitments of that Senior Lender and the repayment of that Senior Lender's participation in the Loan would not, in its determination, (including as a result of any potential termination of Transactions under any Hedging Agreement) prejudice the Company's ability to comply with the Hedging Strategy; or
|
(ii)
|
the prior written consent of K-SURE Covered Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Majority K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders) to the cancellation of the Available Commitments of that Senior Lender and the repayment of such Senior Lender's participation in the Loan where such cancellation or repayment would, in its determination, prejudice the Company's ability to comply with the Hedging Strategy.
|
(c)
|
On receipt of a notice referred to in paragraph (a) above:
|
(i)
|
the Available Commitment of the relevant Senior Lender shall immediately be reduced to zero; and
|
(ii)
|
on the next Repayment Date and subject to paragraph 3.3 (
Withdrawals from the Operating Revenues Accounts
) of Schedule 3 (
Accounts
), the Company shall repay that Senior Lender's participation in the Loan.
|
(d)
|
Subject to paragraph 3.3 (
Withdrawals from the Operating Revenues Accounts
) of Schedule 3 (
Accounts
), prior to the Completion Date, the Company shall only be permitted to cancel and prepay a Lender's Commitment or its participation in an Advance (in either case, in full or in part) if the Lenders' Technical Consultant certifies that:
|
(i)
|
no Forecast Funding Shortfall exists as at the date of the certificate and that, following such cancellation and prepayment, there would not be a Forecast Funding Shortfall; and
|
(ii)
|
the Commercial Start Date is reasonably expected to occur no later than nine (9) months after the Initial Scheduled Commercial Start Date.
|
(e)
|
In the case of a prepayment pursuant to this Clause 6.16 (
Right of Cancellation and Repayment in relation to a Single Lender
), the remaining Senior Lenders (other than K-SURE) shall, in good faith, provide all commercially reasonable assistance to the Company in exploring alternative sources of bank and other financing to replace any such affected Senior Lender.
|
8.17
|
General
|
(a)
|
Any notice of cancellation or voluntary prepayment given by the Company under this Clause 6 (
Prepayment and Cancellation
) shall be irrevocable and shall specify the date or dates upon which the relevant cancellation or prepayment is to be made and the amount of that cancellation or prepayment and, in the case of prepayment, oblige the Company to prepay.
|
(b)
|
Any prepayment under this Agreement shall be (i) made together with accrued interest on the amount prepaid and together with, on a
pro rata
basis, all other amounts payable to the Finance Parties under this Agreement and the other Finance Documents (including any related Hedging Termination Payments payable to the Hedge Providers), (ii) made subject to the provisions of the relevant Facility Agreement relating to Break Costs (as defined therein), without premium or penalty, and (iii) reduced to the extent necessary to ensure that sufficient amounts are available to be applied, on a
pro rata
basis, in meeting the Company's obligations in respect of all other amounts payable to the Finance Parties under this Agreement and the other Finance Documents (including any related Hedging Termination Payments payable to the Hedge Providers).
|
(c)
|
The Company may not reborrow any part of the Facilities (other than the Working Capital Facility) that are repaid or prepaid.
|
(d)
|
The Company shall not repay or prepay all or any part of the Loan or cancel all or any part of the Available Commitments except at the times and in the manner expressly provided for in this Agreement.
|
(e)
|
Any Commitment for any Senior Facility not used before the expiry of the Availability Period for that Senior Facility shall be automatically cancelled at close of business in London or, in the case of cancellation under the K-SURE Covered Facility Agreement, at close of business in Seoul.
|
(f)
|
No amount of the Available Commitments cancelled under this Agreement may be subsequently reinstated.
|
7.
|
FEES
|
7.1
|
Global Facility Agent Fees
|
7.2
|
Facility Agent Fees
|
7.3
|
Security Agent Fees
|
7.4
|
Account Bank Fees
|
7.5
|
Other Bank Fees
|
8.
|
TAX
|
8.1
|
Payments to be Free and Clear
|
8.2
|
Gross-up of Payments/Tax Indemnity
|
(a)
|
If the Company, a Facility Agent or the Global Facility Agent is required by law to make a Tax Deduction from any sum paid or payable by, or received or receivable from, the Company, a Facility Agent or the Global Facility Agent to any Finance Party under any Finance Document, the Company shall pay such additional amount as is necessary to ensure that the person to which that sum is due receives on the due date and retains after making any Tax Deduction a net sum equal to what it would have received and so retained had no such Tax Deduction been required.
|
(b)
|
Without prejudice to paragraph (a) above, if any Finance Party is required to make any payment for or on account of any Tax or otherwise on or in relation to any sum received or receivable (or any sum deemed for the purposes of Tax to be received or receivable) under any Finance Document or if such person determines that any loss, liability or cost will or has been (directly or indirectly) suffered for or on account of Tax (except in each instance for a payment by any such recipient of Excluded Tax), the Company shall upon demand of the Global Facility Agent promptly indemnify such person against such payment or liability together with any interest, penalties and expenses payable or incurred in connection therewith.
|
(c)
|
If the Company and/or a Facility Agent and/or the Global Facility Agent is required to make a Tax Deduction under paragraph (a) above, then the Company, the relevant Facility Agent and/or the Global Facility Agent (as the case may be) shall:
|
(i)
|
make that Tax Deduction and any payment required in connection with that Tax Deduction within the time allowed and in the minimum amount required by law; and
|
(ii)
|
promptly deliver to the Global Facility Agent and/or the relevant Facility Agent (with a copy to the Company) evidence satisfactory to the Global Facility Agent and/or the relevant Facility Agent or (as the case may be) the relevant Finance Party that the Tax Deduction has been made and (where remittance is required) of the remittance thereof to the relevant taxing or other authority.
|
(d)
|
Promptly after any Party becomes aware that any such Tax Deduction is required (or of any change in any such requirement), it shall notify the Global Facility Agent who will promptly notify the relevant Finance Parties and/or the Company.
|
(e)
|
Any person making a claim pursuant to paragraph (b) above shall promptly notify the Global Facility Agent and the Company of the event entitling it to make such a claim provided that such person shall not be required to disclose any information which it considers to be confidential.
|
(f)
|
Each relevant Finance Party (other than K-SURE) shall, upon written request from the Company, co-operate with the Company in completing any reasonable procedural formalities necessary for the Company to make a payment to that Finance Party without a Tax Deduction.
|
8.3
|
Refund of Tax Credits
|
(a)
|
the Company makes a payment or increased payment under Clause 8.2(a) or 8.2(b) (
Gross-up of Payments/Tax Indemnity
) (a "
Tax Payment
") in respect of a payment to a Finance Party (each a "
Beneficiary
") under any Finance Document; and
|
(b)
|
that Beneficiary determines in good faith that it has obtained a refund or repayment of, relief or remission for, or credit against, Tax (a "
Tax Credit
") which that Beneficiary is able to identify as attributable to that Tax Payment and which that Beneficiary has obtained, utilised and retained,
|
8.4
|
Stamp taxes
|
8.5
|
Value added tax
|
(a)
|
All amounts set out, or expressed to be payable under a Finance Document by any Party to a Finance Party which (in whole or part) constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes shall be deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on such supply, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (b) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document and such Finance Party is required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Party shall pay to the Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying the consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Finance Party shall promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to such Party).
|
(b)
|
If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the "
Supplier
") to any other Finance Party (the "
Recipient
") under a Finance Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the "
Relevant Party
") is required by the terms of any Finance Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for such supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):
|
(i)
|
(where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. The Recipient must (where this paragraph (i) applies) promptly pay to the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT chargeable on that supply; and
|
(ii)
|
(where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.
|
(c)
|
Where a Finance Document requires any Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
|
(d)
|
Any reference in this Clause 8.5 to any Party shall, at any time when such Party is treated as a member of a group for VAT purposes, include (where appropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) a reference to the representative member of such group at such time (the term "representative member" to have the same meaning as in the Value Added Tax Act 1994).
|
(e)
|
In relation to any supply made by a Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document, if reasonably requested by such Finance Party, that Party must promptly provide such Finance Party with details of that Party's VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Finance Party's VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.
|
8.6
|
FATCA Information
|
(a)
|
Subject to paragraph (c) below, each Party shall, within ten (10) Business Days of a reasonable request by another Party:
|
(i)
|
confirm to that other Party whether it is:
|
(A)
|
a FATCA Exempt Party; or
|
(B)
|
not a FATCA Exempt Party;
|
(ii)
|
supply to that other Party such forms, documentation and other information relating to its status under FATCA as that other Party reasonably requests for the purposes of that other Party's compliance with FATCA;
|
(iii)
|
supply to that other Party such forms, documentation and other information relating to its status as that other Party reasonably requests for the purposes of that other Party's compliance with any other law, regulation, or exchange of information regime.
|
(b)
|
If a Party confirms to another Party pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) above that it is a FATCA Exempt Party and it subsequently becomes aware that it is not or has ceased to be a FATCA Exempt Party, that Party shall notify that other Party reasonably promptly.
|
(c)
|
Paragraph (a) above shall not oblige any Finance Party to do anything, and paragraph (a)(iii) above shall not oblige any other Party to do anything, which would or might in its reasonable opinion constitute a breach of:
|
(i)
|
any law or regulation;
|
(ii)
|
any fiduciary duty; or
|
(iii)
|
any duty of confidentiality.
|
(d)
|
If a Party fails to confirm whether or not it is a FATCA Exempt Party or to supply forms, documentation or other information requested in accordance with paragraph (a)(i) or (ii) above (including, for the avoidance of doubt, where paragraph (c) above applies), then such Party shall be treated for the purposes of the Finance Documents (and payments under them) as if it is not a FATCA Exempt Party until such time as the Party in question provides the requested confirmation, forms, documentation or other information.
|
8.7
|
FATCA Deduction
|
(a)
|
Each Party may make any FATCA Deduction it is required to make by FATCA, and any payment required in connection with that FATCA Deduction, and no Party shall be required to increase any payment in respect of which it makes such a FATCA Deduction or otherwise compensate the recipient of the payment for that FATCA Deduction.
|
(b)
|
Each Party shall promptly, upon becoming aware that it must make a FATCA Deduction (or that there is any change in the rate or the basis of such FATCA Deduction), and in any case at least three (3) Business Days prior to making a FATCA Deduction, notify the Party to whom it is making the payment and, on or prior to the day on which it notifies that Party, shall also notify the Company, the Global Facility Agent and the other Finance Parties.
|
8.8
|
General
|
9.
|
OTHER INDEMNITIES
|
9.1
|
Currency Indemnity
|
(a)
|
If any sum due from the Company under any Finance Document (a "
Sum
"), or any order, judgement or award given or made in relation to a Sum, has to be converted from the currency (the "
First Currency
") in which that Sum is payable into another currency (the "
Second Currency
") for the purpose of:
|
(i)
|
making or filing a claim or proof against the Company; or
|
(ii)
|
obtaining or enforcing an order, judgment or award in relation to any litigation or arbitration proceedings,
|
(b)
|
The Company waives any right it may have in any jurisdiction to pay any amount under the Finance Documents in a currency or currency unit other than that in which it is expressed to be payable.
|
9.2
|
Third Party Indemnity
|
(a)
|
The Company shall, (without double counting in respect of any other indemnity from the Company in favour of a Finance Party pursuant to any other Finance Document), indemnify, within ten (10) Business Days of demand, the Finance Parties and K-SURE and, in each case, their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents (the "
Indemnitees
") from and against all losses, liabilities, expenses, claims and damages (other than with respect to consequential losses) arising from any claims of third parties against any Indemnitee, in each case, by reason of its participation in the transactions contemplated hereunder and the Finance Documents, except to the extent resulting from the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of any such Indemnitee or from the breach of a Finance Document by the Indemnitee as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final non-appealable judgment or by an arbitration under the Rules of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce in a final arbitration award.
|
(b)
|
So long as the Company is in compliance with its obligations under this Clause 9.2 (
Third Party Indemnity
), the Company shall not be liable to any Indemnitee for any admission of liability, agreement or compromise by such Indemnitee in relation to the relevant claim without the prior written approval of the Company. Each Indemnitee shall afford the Company reasonable assistance for the purpose of assessing the merits of the relevant claims and take or procure the taking of those actions as the Company may reasonably request to avoid, dispute, resist, compromise or defend such claim. Accordingly, the Company shall have the right, through the appointment of counsel, to participate in and/or control any action, suit or proceeding for which it is liable as an indemnitor, provided that:
|
(i)
|
the Company shall not have the right to:
|
(A)
|
control such action, suit or proceeding if it involves potential imposition of criminal liability upon the Indemnitee or a conflict of interest between the Company and the Indemnitee; and
|
(B)
|
make any admission of liability, fault or wrongdoing in respect of any Indemnitee without the prior written consent of such Indemnitee; and
|
(ii)
|
the Indemnitee shall have the right to retain its own counsel, with the Company bearing the expenses thereof (to the extent reasonably incurred), and such participation by the Indemnitee in the defence shall not release the Company from any liability that it may have to such Indemnitee
.
|
9.3
|
Other Indemnities
|
(a)
|
the occurrence of any Default;
|
(b)
|
a failure by the Company to pay any amount due under a Finance Document on its due date including without limitation, any cost, loss or liability as a result of Clause 34 (
Changes to the Lenders
);
|
(c)
|
an Advance (or part of an Advance) not being prepaid in accordance with a notice of prepayment given by the Company; or
|
(d)
|
funding, or making arrangements to fund, its participation in an Advance requested by the Company in a Notice of Drawdown but not made by reason of the operation of any one or more or of the provisions of this Agreement (other than by reason of default or negligence by that Finance Party alone) or the relevant Facility Agreement.
|
9.4
|
Indemnity to the Global Facility Agent and the Facility Agents
|
(a)
|
investigating any event which it reasonably believes is a Default;
|
(b)
|
acting or relying on any notice, request or instruction which it reasonably believes to be genuine, correct and appropriately authorised; or
|
(c)
|
instructing lawyers, accountants, tax advisers, surveyors or other professional advisers or experts as permitted under this Agreement.
|
10.
|
MITIGATION BY THE LENDERS
|
10.1
|
Mitigation
|
(a)
|
Each Lender shall, subject as provided below, in consultation with the Company, use reasonable endeavours to mitigate any circumstances which arise and which would result in any amount becoming payable under, or cancelled pursuant to, any of Clause 6.1 (
Mandatory Prepayment - Illegality
), Clause 8.2 (
Gross-up of Payments/Tax Indemnity
) or clause 9 (
Increased Costs
) of each Facility Agreement
including by transferring its rights and obligations under this Agreement to another Affiliate, Facility Office or other bank or financial institution.
|
(b)
|
If a Lender (a "
Mitigating Lender
"), in consultation with the Company, intends to transfer its rights and obligations under this Agreement to another Affiliate, Facility Office or other bank or financial institution as a result of Clause 10.1(a) above, it shall promptly notify the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent of the same. The Mitigating Lender shall not be permitted to transfer its rights and obligations under this Agreement without either:
|
(i)
|
written confirmation from the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent (acting on the instructions for the Majority K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders) that a transfer of the Mitigating Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement would not, in its determination (including as a result of any potential termination of Transactions under any Hedging Agreement) prejudice the Company's ability to comply with the Hedging Strategy; or
|
(ii)
|
the prior written consent of the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Majority K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders) to the transfer of the Mitigating Lender's rights and obligations under this Agreement where such transfer might, in its determination, prejudice the Company's ability to comply with the Hedging Strategy.
|
(c)
|
Paragraphs (a) and (b) above do not in any way (i) limit the obligations of the Company under this Agreement or (ii) reduce any rights of the Lenders, in each case, under the Finance Documents.
|
10.2
|
Limitation of Liability
|
(a)
|
The Company shall indemnify each Finance Party for all costs and expenses reasonably incurred by that Finance Party as a result of steps taken by it under Clause 10.1 (
Mitigation
).
|
(b)
|
A Finance Party is not obliged to take any steps under Clause 10.1 (
Mitigation
) if, in the opinion of that Finance Party (acting reasonably), to do so might be prejudicial to it or would be unlawful.
|
11.
|
COSTS AND EXPENSES
|
11.1
|
Transaction Expenses
|
11.2
|
Enforcement and Amendment Costs
|
11.3
|
Hiring of Consultants and Advisors
|
12.
|
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
|
12.1
|
Annual Statements
|
(a)
|
The Company shall, as soon as the same become available, but in any event within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the end of each financial year of the Company, deliver to the Global Facility Agent an electronic copy of its audited Financial Statements for such financial year, together with any letter addressed to management of the Company by the auditors of such Financial Statements and accompanying such Financial Statements.
|
(b)
|
The Company shall ensure that its audited Financial Statements are audited by an internationally recognised firm of accountants in accordance with the Relevant Accounting Standard consistently applied.
|
12.2
|
Half-Yearly Financial Statements
|
12.3
|
Quarterly Financial Statements
|
12.4
|
Other Financial Statements
|
(a)
|
the audited Financial Statements for such financial year of each Sponsor, each Shareholder (other than Samsung HoldCo), the O&M Guarantor and the FSU Guarantor (in the case of a Sponsor or Shareholder, only for so long as such Sponsor or Shareholder has any financial obligation under the Equity Subscription and Retention Agreement);
|
(b)
|
until the Commercial Start Date, the unaudited Financial Statements for such financial year of Samsung HoldCo and on and after the Commercial Start Date, the audited Financial Statements for such financial year of Samsung HoldCo, in each case only for so long as Samsung HoldCo has any financial obligation under the Equity Subscription and Retention Agreement;
|
(c)
|
the audited or unaudited Financial Statements for such fiscal year of NOGA to the extent available;
|
(d)
|
the audited Financial Statements for such financial year of the EPC Contractor until such party ceases to have any actual or contingent liabilities or obligations in such capacity under any Transaction Document; and
|
(e)
|
the unaudited Financial Statements for such financial year of the O&M Contractor.
|
12.5
|
Requirements as to Financial Statements
|
(a)
|
if audited, give a true and fair view of the financial condition (consolidated or otherwise) of the Company; and
|
(b)
|
in any case, be certified by one (1) authorised officer of the Company as fairly presenting its financial condition (consolidated or otherwise),
|
12.6
|
LLCR
|
12.7
|
Other
|
13.
|
CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT REPORTS
|
13.1
|
Delivery of Construction Reports
|
(a)
|
no later than forty five (45) days after the end of each calendar month (commencing with the calendar month following the date of this Agreement and ending on the Completion Date), prepared by the Company setting out the following:
|
(i)
|
a summary of actual progress during that month against planned progress;
|
(ii)
|
the status of the engineering, interface management, procurement, construction and Consents for the Project;
|
(iii)
|
details of compliance with health, safety, security and environmental matters relating to the Project; and
|
(iv)
|
details of invoicing and any change orders issued.
|
(b)
|
no later than ten (10) Business Days after the end of each fiscal quarter (commencing with the fiscal quarter in which this Agreement is signed and ending on the Completion Date), prepared by the Lenders' Technical Consultant setting out the following:
|
(i)
|
a summary of progress for that quarter including:
|
(A)
|
a summary of actual progress during that quarter against planned progress;
|
(B)
|
a comparison between the current state of construction of the Terminal with the schedule therefor specified in the project execution plan, together with an explanation for any material differences between the progress achieved and the progress forecast in the preceding report;
|
(C)
|
a completion schedule showing the critical path through the major engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, performance testing and completion activities for the Project through the anticipated Completion Date;
|
(D)
|
details of any matters which are likely to materially and adversely affect the construction of the Project; and
|
(E)
|
areas of significant concern (if any) and the action being taken to resolve any significant difficulties;
|
(ii)
|
details of any event of force majeure under any Project Document which has occurred and any mitigation undertaken by the Company;
|
(iii)
|
an analysis showing actual expenditure in that quarter against the most recent Project Budget including a discrepancy with respect to any material differences;
|
(iv)
|
an estimate of (A) expenditure required to be incurred to achieve the Commercial Start Date and (B) all cost items under the EPC Contract in respect of which payment is due after the Commercial Start Date together with any material variance from the most recent Project Budget for that expenditure;
|
(v)
|
details of all material change orders issued;
|
(vi)
|
a current forecast of the likely date of the Commercial Start Date; and
|
(vii)
|
a description of any significant issues related to quality assurance and quality control for that quarter.
|
13.2
|
Delivery of the Environmental and Social Monitoring Report during Construction
|
(a)
|
The Company shall prepare and deliver to the Global Facility Agent and the Lenders' Environmental Consultant an Environmental and Social Monitoring Report, promptly, but in any event no later than thirty (30) days after the end of each fiscal quarter in the period commencing with the fiscal quarter in which this Agreement is signed and ending on the Completion Date, confirming, among other things, compliance and, if relevant, details of any material non-compliance with Environmental Law, the Environmental Guidelines, the Construction Environmental and Social Management Plans and/or the Environmental and Social Action Plan (including with respect to any updates to the items requiring action as identified at Financial Close).
|
(b)
|
Each Environmental and Social Monitoring Report delivered by the Company under paragraph (a) above shall be signed by an authorised officer of the Company and shall be approved by the Lenders' Environmental Consultant.
|
13.3
|
Delivery of Other Reports
|
(a)
|
any notification or progress report delivered by the Company to NOGA under clause 5.3 (
Construction, Testing and Commissioning Progress Reports and Updates
) of the Project Development Agreement;
|
(b)
|
any report delivered by the Project Management Consultant/Contractor to the Company under clause 4.20 (
Records and Reporting Obligations
) of the Project Management Contract;
|
(c)
|
any notification or progress report delivered by the EPC Contractor to the Company under clause 13.6 (
Progress Reporting
) of the EPC Contract;
|
(d)
|
any notification or progress report delivered by the FSU Owner to the Company under clause 50.6 (
Construction of the Vessel in the shipyard
) of the Time Charter Party; and
|
(e)
|
any progress report delivered by the FSU Contractor to the Company through the FSU Owner, under article IV, 7 (
Progress Report
) of the FSU Building Contract.
|
14.
|
OPERATING REPORTS
|
14.1
|
Delivery of Operating Reports
|
(a)
|
ninety (90) days after the end of the first fiscal half year of the Company falling after the Commercial Start Date;
|
(b)
|
until the third anniversary of the Commercial Start Date, sixty (60) days after the end of each successive fiscal half year of the Company; and
|
(c)
|
thereafter, sixty (60) days after the end of each successive fiscal year of the Company thereafter,
provided that
if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Company shall deliver the
|
14.2
|
Operating Report
|
(a)
|
details of the operation and maintenance of the Project during that semi-annual or annual period;
|
(b)
|
details of any actual material maintenance for that semi-annual or annual period;
|
(c)
|
any material defects or material malfunctions at the Terminal during that semi-annual or annual period which have had, will have or are likely to have a Material Adverse Effect together with summary details of the action being taken to remedy those material defects or malfunctions;
|
(d)
|
details of the amount of LNG delivered to the Terminal during that semi-annual or annual period;
|
(e)
|
details of all Operating Costs (and to the extent available, including a break-down of manpower, gas, chemicals and maintenance costs) during that semi-annual or annual period;
|
(f)
|
details of revenues from the Project during that semi-annual or annual period;
|
(g)
|
details of any known Terminal modifications needed or planned in the future; and
|
(h)
|
to the extent not covered by the information provided under paragraphs (a) to (h) above, those matters contemplated by Schedule 15 (
Operating Phase Reporting
).
|
14.3
|
Delivery of the Environmental and Social Monitoring Report during Operation
|
(a)
|
The Company shall prepare and deliver to the Global Facility Agent and the Lenders' Environmental Consultant an Environmental and Social Monitoring Report, promptly, but in any event no later than sixty (60) days after the end of each fiscal half year in the period commencing on the Completion Date and ending on the Final Maturity Date, confirming, among other things, compliance and, if relevant, details of material non-compliance with Environmental Law, the Environmental Guidelines and the Construction Environmental and Social Management Plans, the Operations Environmental and Social Management Plans and/or the Environmental and Social Action Plan (including with respect to any updates to the items requiring action as identified at Financial Close).
|
(b)
|
Each Environmental and Social Monitoring Report delivered by the Company under paragraph (a) above shall be signed by an authorised officer of the Company and shall be approved by the Lenders' Environmental Consultant.
|
15.
|
REPORT UNDERTAKINGS
|
(a)
|
all the factual information set out therein will (or, to the extent that information has been provided by others, to the best of its knowledge will) be true, complete and accurate in all material respects; and
|
(b)
|
all projections, forecasts, estimates and opinions made by it therein will be compiled on a reasonable basis.
|
16.
|
ACCESS TO THE SITE
|
(a)
|
Provided that the Global Facility Agent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to coordinate with K-SURE, the Lenders' Technical Consultant and the Lenders' Environmental Consultant with respect to the exercise of K-SURE's rights of access and rights to meetings, in each case, as described in paragraphs (i) and (ii) below respectively, with the intent that, to the extent reasonably possible, K-SURE exercises any rights of access and rights to meetings concurrently with the exercise of any such rights by the Global Facility Agent, the Lenders' Technical Consultant and the Lenders' Environmental Consultant, then:
|
(i)
|
the Company shall procure that, subject to reasonable prior notice, the Global Facility Agent or K-SURE (or any of their respective agents) and (to the extent required to carry out its duties and functions under the Finance Documents) the Lenders' Technical Consultant and the Lenders' Environmental Consultant have access:
|
(A)
|
at reasonable times to inspect the construction, commissioning and operation of the Project and to examine, copy and make abstracts from the related technical data, books, records and other data in the possession and control of the Company; and
|
(B)
|
to key Project personnel to discuss the Project and the Company's business and affairs (all at the expense of the Company); and
|
(ii)
|
prior to the Commercial Start Date, the Company will meet with:
|
(A)
|
the Global Facility Agent, the Lenders' Technical Consultant and the Lenders' Environmental Consultant; and
|
(B)
|
if requested by K-SURE, with K-SURE, at the Site, to allow such inspections of the Site, discussions and analysis of the Construction Reports and Operating Reports as any of the Lenders' Technical Consultant, the Lenders' Environmental Consultant or K-SURE (acting reasonably) deems appropriate and to enable the Lenders' Technical Consultant or the Lenders' Environmental Consultant to prepare quarterly reports concerning the development and construction of the Project provided that, for so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, K-SURE shall be entitled to no more than one (1) meeting in any calendar quarter.
|
(b)
|
The Company shall give the Lenders' Technical Consultant not less than seven (7) days' notice of the date of any Performance Tests.
|
17.
|
PROJECT BUDGET
|
17.1
|
Submission of the Project Budget
|
(a)
|
The Company shall deliver a project budget consistent with the Base Case (the "
Project Budget
"), together with confirmation from the Lenders' Technical Consultant as to the reasonableness of the construction schedule and cost items (including contingency) set out therein, to the Global Facility Agent prior to Financial Close and thereafter, as soon as reasonably practicable and in any event within thirty (30) days of the end of each semi-annual period falling after Financial Close until the Commercial Start Date, an updated (and amended if necessary) Project Budget.
|
(b)
|
Each Project Budget shall be signed by an authorised officer of the Company.
|
17.2
|
Form of the Project Budget
|
(a)
|
projected construction schedule milestones agreed to by the EPC Contractor (broken down into line items);
|
(b)
|
projected costs anticipated to be incurred to achieve the Commercial Start Date; and
|
(c)
|
the anticipated drawdown requirements of the Company in respect of each of the Facilities (excluding the Working Capital Facility).
|
17.3
|
Updated Project Budget
|
(a)
|
Until the Completion Date, the Company may, on the basis of its good faith forecasts:
|
(i)
|
allocate contingency amounts to other line items in the Project Budget; and
|
(ii)
|
re-allocate funds available for Project Costs (other than Project Costs payable under the EPC Contract) to other line items in the Project Budget (provided that Development Costs or related payments will in no event exceed the Development Costs Amount and the Success Fee will in no event exceed US$24,000,000) provided that the aggregate re-allocations under this paragraph (ii) across any line items shall not at any time exceed in total US$5,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof in any other currency) and the re-allocation to a single line item shall not at any time exceed US$1,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof in any other currency) unless the
|
(b)
|
The Global Facility Agent shall, to the extent that an updated Project Budget differs from the Project Budget delivered prior to Financial Close, instruct the Lenders' Technical Consultant to review such updated Project Budget and:
|
(i)
|
if the Lenders' Technical Consultant has certified that, as a result of the difference between such updated Project Budget and the Project Budget, a Forecast Funding Shortfall would arise or the same could reasonably be expected to result in a delay in the Scheduled Commercial Start Date; and/or
|
(ii)
|
a new line item has been added to such updated Project Budget,
|
(c)
|
At any time prior to approval by the Global Facility Agent of the updated Project Budget (if such approval is required), the most recent approved Project Budget shall be the Project Budget for the purposes of this Agreement (including for the purposes of determining the amount of Project Costs required to achieve the Completion Date).
|
(d)
|
Once approved by the Global Facility Agent, or, if no such approval is required, upon delivery, the updated Project Budget shall be the Project Budget for the purposes of this Agreement.
|
18.
|
OPERATING BUDGET
|
18.1
|
Submission of the Operating Budget
|
(a)
|
The Company shall, not less than thirty (30) days prior to the Commercial Start Date, deliver to the Global Facility Agent an initial operating budget for the period from the Commercial Start Date to the fifth anniversary of the Commercial Start Date (the "
Initial Operating Budget
").
|
(b)
|
The Company shall, within thirty (30) days after the start of each fiscal year of the Company commencing after the Commercial Start Date deliver to the Global Facility Agent an annual operating budget for that fiscal year and the fiscal year succeeding that fiscal year (the "
Annual Operating Budget
").
|
(c)
|
Each Operating Budget shall be signed by an authorised officer of the Company.
|
18.2
|
Form of Operating Budgets
|
18.3
|
Approval of the Initial Operating Budget
|
(a)
|
any item of expenditure set out in an Initial Operating Budget that relates to Approved Costs, as identified in reasonable detail and certified to the Global Facility Agent by an authorised officer of the Company;
|
(b)
|
an amount that has been escalated consistent with the provisions of any Project Document, as identified in reasonable detail and certified to the Global Facility Agent by an authorised officer of the Company; or
|
(c)
|
any amount that, in any year, does not exceed the amount shown in the Base Case in respect of that year by more than five
per cent.
(5%).
|
18.4
|
Approval of Annual Operating Budgets
|
18.5
|
Disapproval of an Operating Budget
|
18.6
|
Operating Costs under Dispute
|
(a)
|
it (i) does not exceed the amount (if any) attributed to such item in the preceding Operating Budget; and (ii) is necessary in order to carry out the operation and maintenance of the Terminal as a Reasonable and Prudent Operator; or
|
(b)
|
it is spent as a result of an Emergency.
|
18.7
|
Referral to Expert
|
18.8
|
Expert Determination
|
(a)
|
Where a dispute is to be referred for determination pursuant to Clause 18.7 (
Referral to Expert
), the Global Facility Agent and the Company shall together agree upon and appoint a person of appropriate qualifications and experience (the "
Relevant Expert
").
|
(b)
|
If the Company and the Global Facility Agent are unable to agree the identity of the Relevant Expert within seven (7) days of the conclusion of the discussions referred to in Clause 18.5 (
Disapproval of an Operating Budget
), they shall together request the Institution of Chemical Engineers in London to appoint the Relevant Expert, who shall be a person independent of the Finance Parties, the Company and its Affiliates and who shall be appointed within five (5) days of such request.
|
(c)
|
The Relevant Expert referred to in this Clause 18.8 (
Expert Determination
) shall be appointed on terms that:
|
i.
|
such Relevant Expert shall act as an independent expert and not as an arbitrator; and
|
ii.
|
such Relevant Expert shall be required to determine the matter referred to such Relevant Expert within fifteen (15) days of the date of its appointment.
|
(d)
|
A certificate of the Relevant Expert in respect of the disputed Operating Budget or Operating Budget Excess shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive and binding on the parties.
|
19.
|
HISTORIC DSCR AND AUDITORS' DETERMINATION
|
19.1
|
Calculation of Historic DSCR
|
(a)
|
The Historic DSCR as at any Calculation Date will be determined by reference to the Historic DSCR Calculation Period ending on the relevant Calculation Date.
|
(b)
|
The calculation of the Historic DSCR will be made using the actual interest rates applicable to the Loans for the relevant Historic DSCR Calculation Period.
|
(c)
|
The Company shall calculate the Historic DSCR on the basis of its half yearly Financial Statements for the relevant Historic DSCR Calculation Periods, as delivered to the Global Facility Agent pursuant to Clause 12.2 (
Half-Yearly Financial Statements
) and, to the extent applicable, quarterly Financial Statements,
provided that
if the annual, semi-annual or quarterly Financial Statements are not available for purposes of the calculation of the Historic DSCR, the Company may use its most recent monthly management accounts.
|
(d)
|
No later than thirty five (35) days after each Calculation Date, the Company shall deliver to the Global Facility Agent a calculation of the Historic DSCR for the relevant Historic DSCR Calculation Period (certified on behalf of the Company by the chief financial officer of the Company) together with sufficient information which, amongst other things, should include a calculation in reasonable detail of:
|
(i)
|
Available Cash Flow (including a breakdown of such amount for each of the categories set out in the paragraphs to the definition of Available Cash Flow);
|
(ii)
|
interest under the Working Capital Facility for the Historic DSCR Calculation Period ending on that Calculation Date;
|
(iii)
|
the items set out in sub-paragraphs (b)(i) and (b)(ii) of the definition of Historic DSCR (and a breakdown of each of the categories set out in the paragraphs to the definition of Scheduled Debt Service); and
|
(iv)
|
the balance standing to the credit of each Reserve Account on the last day of the relevant Historic DSCR Calculation Period.
|
(e)
|
No later than ten (10) days after delivery by the Company of a calculation of the Historic DSCR pursuant to paragraph (d) above, the Global Facility Agent will inform the Company of whether the calculation of the Historic DSCR is agreed or disputed.
|
19.2
|
Final Determination
|
(a)
|
If any element of the calculation of the Historic DSCR is not agreed, the Global Facility Agent and the Company shall negotiate in good faith in order to resolve the dispute no later than five (5) days following notification to the Company pursuant to Clause 19.1(e) above, and if the dispute remains unresolved at the end of such five (5) day period, it will be referred, within a further five (5) days, to the Auditors in accordance with Clause 19.4 (
Referral to Auditors
).
|
(b)
|
Any determination of the Historic DSCR in accordance with this Clause 19 (
Historic
DSCR and Auditors' Determination
) will, upon agreement by the Global Facility Agent, or resolution of any dispute by the Auditors, be conclusive, binding and finally determined for the purpose of this Agreement. Once confirmed, the Historic DSCR will apply until next calculated in accordance with this Clause 19 (
Historic
DSCR and Auditors' Determination
).
|
19.3
|
Ratio Confirmation Notice
|
19.4
|
Referral to Auditors
|
19.5
|
Report Undertakings
|
20.
|
PROJECTED DSCRS AND LLCR
|
20.1
|
Assumptions
|
(a)
|
The Projected DSCR and the LLCR shall be calculated using the Computer Model on the basis of the values for each of the Assumptions determined in accordance with this Clause 20.1 (
Assumptions
).
|
(b)
|
Where the manner of preparing the Projected DSCR and LLCR under the Computer Model (if applicable) differs from the provisions of this Clause 20 (
Projected DSCRs and LLCR
), this Clause 20 (
Projected DSCRs and LLCR
) will prevail.
|
(c)
|
The Assumptions used to calculate the Projected DSCR and LLCR shall be the Assumptions set out in the Base Case or as redetermined in accordance with Clause 20.3(d) (
Agreement of Assumptions
).
|
20.2
|
Proposals
|
(a)
|
Not later than forty five (45) days before the date on which the Projected DSCR and/or LLCR (as the case may be) for the relevant Calculation Period is to be calculated in accordance with this Agreement, the Company will supply the Global Facility Agent with details of the Assumptions it proposes to use in calculating the Projected DSCR and/or LLCR (as the case may be) in respect of such Calculation Period.
|
(b)
|
Any proposal under this Clause 20.2 (
Proposals
) must be:
|
(i)
|
reasonable in the circumstances; and
|
(ii)
|
consistent with the Transaction Documents.
|
20.3
|
Agreement of Assumptions
|
(a)
|
The Global Facility Agent:
|
(i)
|
shall consult with the Lenders' Technical Consultant in relation to any Technical Assumptions proposed by the Company; and
|
(ii)
|
will notify the Company of any amendment required by the Lenders' Technical Consultant following that consultation,
|
(b)
|
The Global Facility Agent must notify the Company by the date which is twenty one (21) days after receipt of the Assumptions (the "
Response Date
") whether it agrees or objects to any proposal for an Assumption for that Calculation Date put forward by the Company.
|
(c)
|
If the Global Facility Agent has not responded to the Company by the Response Date then, on the date falling twenty one (21) days after the Response Date, the Global Facility Agent is deemed to agree to any proposal to which it has not objected for the Assumptions put forward by the Company.
|
(d)
|
The Company and the Global Facility Agent will consult with each other in good faith with a view to agreeing any outstanding proposals for an Assumption no later than ten (10) days following notification to the Company pursuant to paragraph (b) above. Failing agreement, the proposals in question will be referred to an Expert in accordance with Clause 20.9 (
Referral to Experts
).
|
20.4
|
Delivery of Draft Calculation
|
(a)
|
the Assumptions upon which it is based;
|
(b)
|
to the extent not included in the Assumptions, projected:
|
(i)
|
Available Cash Flow (including a breakdown of such amount for each of the categories set out in the paragraphs to the definition of Available Cash Flow);
|
(ii)
|
interest under the Working Capital Facility;
|
(iii)
|
the items set out in sub-paragraphs (b)(i) and (b)(ii) of the definition of Projected DSCR (and a breakdown of each of the categories set out in the paragraphs to the definition of Scheduled Debt Service);
|
(iv)
|
in respect of a draft LLCR calculation:
|
(A)
|
the items set out in sub-paragraphs (b)(i) to (b)(iii) of the definition of LLCR; and
|
(B)
|
the net present value as at the relevant Calculation Date of the forecast Available Cash Flow (discounted at the Discount Rate) for each six (6) month period after the relevant Calculation Date up to and including the Final Maturity Date; and
|
(v)
|
the balance standing to the credit of each Reserve Account on the last day of each six (6) month period,
|
(c)
|
a calculation of the Projected DSCR for all Projected DSCR Calculation Periods up to and including the Final Maturity Date and the LLCR for the LLCR Calculation Period.
|
20.5
|
Basis and form
|
20.6
|
Agreement of Draft Calculation
|
(a)
|
Within ten (10) days of receiving a draft Projected DSCR and/or LLCR (as the case may be) calculation, the Global Facility Agent will notify the Company of whether or not it agrees with the draft Projected DSCR and/or LLCR (as the case may be) calculation.
|
(b)
|
If a draft Projected DSCR and/or LLCR (as the case may be) calculation is not agreed, the Global Facility Agent and the Company will consult, in good faith, and use all reasonable endeavours to agree the draft Projected DSCR and/or LLCR (as the case may be) calculation as soon as practicable. Failing agreement, the draft Projected DSCR and/or LLCR (as the case may be) calculation will be referred to an Expert in accordance with Clause 20.9 (
Referral to Experts
).
|
20.7
|
General
|
20.8
|
Copies
|
20.9
|
Referral to Experts
|
(a)
|
If, following the procedures set out in Clause 20.3 (
Agreement of Assumptions
) or Clause 20.6 (
Agreement of Draft Calculation
), the Global Facility Agent and the Company disagree on any matter relating to a Projected DSCR and/or LLCR (as the case may be) calculation, to the extent that the dispute is in respect of an Assumption, the Company and the Global Facility Agent shall together appoint a person of appropriate qualifications and experience (the "
Expert
") to resolve the issue.
|
(b)
|
If the Company and the Global Facility Agent are unable to agree the identity of the Expert within five (5) days of the conclusion of the discussions referred to in Clause 20.6 (
Agreement of Draft Calculation
), the Global Facility Agent may request the Auditors with respect to Economic Assumptions, or the Institution of Chemical Engineers in London with respect to Technical
|
20.10
|
Terms of Appointment
|
(a)
|
they shall act as independent experts and not as arbitrators; and
|
(b)
|
they shall be required to determine the matter referred to them within fifteen (15) days of the referral having been made to them.
|
20.11
|
Final determination
|
(a)
|
Subject to Clause 20.7 (
General
), each Projected DSCR and/or LLCR (as the case may be) calculation agreed or determined under this Agreement is final and binding on all Parties.
|
(b)
|
Subject to paragraph (c) below, the Global Facility Agent must notify the Company and the Lenders of any Projected DSCR or LLCR calculation produced following an Expert determination or which is agreed and that Projected DSCR and/or LLCR (as the case may be) calculation will, in the absence of manifest error, be finally determined for the purposes of the Finance Documents.
|
(c)
|
A finally determined Projected DSCR and/or LLCR (as the case may be) calculation will apply for the purposes of the Finance Documents from the date it is finally determined until it is next finally determined under this Clause 20.11 (
Final determination
).
|
20.12
|
The Computer Model and the Base Case
|
(a)
|
The Company shall maintain the Computer Model for the purpose of preparing calculations and forecasts in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
|
(b)
|
The Company shall, if requested by the Global Facility Agent, revise the Base Case to take into account any manifest error or changes to the Technical Assumptions agreed between the Global Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Required Majority) and the Company.
|
21.
|
HEDGING
|
21.1
|
Hedging
|
(a)
|
In accordance with the Hedging Strategy, the Company shall:
|
(i)
|
enter into and maintain in full force and effect one or more Hedging Agreements with one or more Hedge Providers so as to comply with the Hedging Strategy, including, for the avoidance of doubt, by entering into additional Hedging Agreements after Financial Close;
|
(ii)
|
promptly notify the Global Facility Agent of the entry into any Hedging Agreement and provide the Global Facility Agent with a copy of it;
|
(iii)
|
on the date on which the Company enters into any Hedging Agreement, if the Global Facility Agent so requires, execute and deliver to the Global Facility Agent a Security Document assigning to the Offshore Security Trustee all its rights, title and interest in that Hedging Agreement, together with capacity and enforceability legal opinions (if any) in respect thereof, each in such form and substance as the Global Facility Agent may reasonably require; and
|
(iv)
|
promptly notify the Global Facility Agent of the closing out or termination (in whole or in part) of any Transaction(s) under any Hedging Agreement.
|
(b)
|
The Company shall procure that each Hedge Provider shall, subject as provided below, at the same time as it enters into a Hedging Agreement with the Company, or otherwise acquires any interest in any Liabilities to Hedge Providers, be an Acceptable Hedge Provider and be either an Original Hedge Provider and a party to the Coordination Deed as an original hedge provider or become a Party and a party to the Coordination Deed, in each case, as a Hedge Provider by executing and delivering to the Global Facility Agent a duly completed Deed of Accession and a duly completed Coordination Deed of Accession, respectively,
provided that
the Company may enter into a Hedging Agreement with AUB on or prior to Financial Close (notwithstanding that AUB is not an Acceptable Hedge Provider),
provided further that
:
|
(i)
|
AUB has the Initial AUB Rating Requirements; and
|
(ii)
|
the Aggregate Notional Amount of Transactions entered into under Hedging Agreements between the Company and AUB shall not exceed:
|
(A)
|
in the period from (and including) the date of Financial Close up to (and including) the Commercial Start Date, thirty
per cent.
(30%) of the aggregate principal amount outstanding and expect to be outstanding in respect of the Floating Facilities; and
|
(B)
|
in the period from (but excluding) the Commercial Start Date up to (and including) the Final Maturity Date, twenty five
per cent.
(25%) of the aggregate principal amount outstanding and expected to be outstanding in respect of the Floating Facilities,
|
(c)
|
The Company shall not enter into or maintain any Hedging Agreements other than Hedging Agreements entered into or maintained in accordance with the Hedging Strategy.
|
(d)
|
The Company shall promptly notify the Global Facility Agent upon becoming aware of any Hedge Provider ceasing to be an Acceptable On-going Hedge Provider or, in the case of AUB in its capacity as Hedge Provider, ceasing to have the On-going AUB Rating Requirements, or any Hedge Provider ceasing to be a Supported Hedge Provider or a Supported AUB Hedge Provider, as the case may be.
|
21.2
|
Form of Hedging Agreements
|
(a)
|
On and from Financial Close, each Hedging Agreement entered into by the Company shall be substantially on the terms of the Template ISDA (or such other agreement, which the Global Facility Agent has determined to be substantially equivalent to the Template ISDA in accordance with the terms of the Coordination Deed and will not contain any other provisions or omit any provisions that derogate in any material respect from the terms of the Template ISDA) and shall comply with the terms of this Agreement and the Coordination Deed.
|
(b)
|
Without limitation, each Hedging Agreement will:
|
(i)
|
specify that the events of default specified in section 5(a)(ii) to (vi) and (viii) of the ISDA Agreement will not apply with respect to the Company only;
|
(ii)
|
specify that the giving of notice to the Company by the Global Facility Agent under:
|
(A)
|
Clause 28.1(a)(ii) (
Remedies Following Event of Default
),
provided that
, to the extent fees or amounts are due and payable only on demand or on such date as the Global Facility Agent may specify, a demand is in fact made or the date specified for payment has occurred; and
|
(B)
|
Clause 28.1(a)(iii) (
Remedies Following Event of Default
) where the Enforceability Date has occurred,
|
(iii)
|
specify that the event of default specified in section 5(a)(i) (
Failure to Pay or Deliver
) of the ISDA Agreement will apply with respect to the Company, amended so as to provide for a grace period of seven (7) Local Business Days (as defined in the relevant Hedging Agreement);
|
(iv)
|
specify that the event of default specified in Section 5(a)(iii) (
Credit Support Default
) of the ISDA Agreement will apply with respect to the Hedge Providers except that, where any Supported Hedge Provider (or Supported AUB Hedge Provider) re-acquires the On-going Hedge Provider Rating Requirements (or, in the case of AUB, the On-going AUB Rating Requirements), then any associated release of the guarantee by virtue of which it was a Supported Hedge Provider (or, in the case of AUB, a Supported AUB Hedge Provider) will be deemed not to fall within Section 5(a)(iii) of the ISDA Agreement;
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(v)
|
specify that the event of default specified in section 5(a)(vii) (
Bankruptcy
) of the ISDA Agreement will apply with respect to the Company;
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(vi)
|
specify that the termination event specified in section 5(b)(ii) (
Force Majeure Event
) of the ISDA Agreement, and all provisions associated with the consequences of the occurrence of a Force Majeure Event will not apply;
|
(vii)
|
specify that the termination event specified in section 5(b)(v) (
Credit Event Upon Merger
) of the ISDA Agreement will not apply with respect to the Company only;
|
(viii)
|
specify that the termination events specified in sections 5(b)(i) (
Illegality
), 5(b)(iii) (
Tax Event
) and 5(b)(iv) (
Tax Event Upon Merger
) of the ISDA Agreement will apply;
|
(ix)
|
provide that any notice, statement or other communication given pursuant to section 5 (
Events of Default and Termination Events
) or section 6 (
Early Termination; Close-Out Netting
) of the ISDA Agreement will also be copied contemporaneously to the Global Facility Agent (but that any failure to so copy the Global Facility Agent will not prejudice the effectiveness or validity of any such notice, statement or other communication);
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(x)
|
provide that if an Event of Default or a Termination Event (as defined in the ISDA Agreement) in relation to the Company for the purposes of the Hedging Agreement has occurred, the Hedge Provider may, subject as provided in this Agreement and the Coordination Deed, by notice to the Company designate a day as an Early Termination Date in accordance with section 6(a) (
Right to Terminate Following Event of Default
) or 6(b) (
Right to Terminate Following Termination Event
) of the ISDA Agreement (any such notice will also be copied contemporaneously to the Global Facility Agent, but any failure to so copy the Global Facility Agent will not prejudice the effectiveness or validity of any such notice);
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(xi)
|
provide that Section 2(a)(iii)(1) (
General Conditions
) of the ISDA Agreement shall be amended with respect to payments by the Hedge Providers only such that only the non-occurrence of (A) an Event of Default or (B) a Potential Event of Default, in each case, under Section 5(a)(i) (
Failure to Pay or Deliver
) or Section 5(a)(vii) (
Bankruptcy
) of the ISDA Agreement, shall be a condition precedent to such payments;
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(xii)
|
specify that there will be no rights of set-off or counterclaim for either party except as expressly provided in section 2(c) (
Netting of Payments
) and Section 6(e) (
Early Termination; Close out Netting
) of the ISDA Agreement;
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(xiii)
|
specify whether "Multiple Transaction Payment Netting" will apply or will not apply for the purpose thereof;
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(xiv)
|
specify that "Credit Support Document" will include, in relation to a Hedge Provider, any guarantee or other credit support document provided by such Hedge Provider in connection with it being a Supported Hedge Provider or Supported AUB Hedge Provider, as the case may be; and
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(xv)
|
specify that "Credit Support Provider" will be, in relation to a Hedge Provider, each person or entity providing credit support to such Hedge Provider pursuant to a Credit Support Document;
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(xvi)
|
specify that, if the Hedge Provider ceases to:
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(A)
|
in the case of all Hedge Providers other than AUB, either be (1) an Acceptable On-going Hedge Provider or (2) a Supported Hedge Provider (other than where such Hedge Provider has re-acquired the On-going Hedge Provider Rating Requirements); and
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(B)
|
in the case of AUB in its capacity as Hedge Provider, either (1) have the On-going AUB Rating Requirement or (2) be a Supported AUB Hedge Provider (other than where such Hedge Provider has re-acquired the On-going AUB Rating Requirements),
|
(1)
|
procure that an amount equal to, on any day, the amount (if any) that would be payable by the Hedge Provider under section 6(e) of the ISDA Agreement (as if such day were an Early Termination Date effectively designated as a
|
(2)
|
transfer its rights and obligations under its Hedging Agreement to (x) an existing Hedge Provider that is an Acceptable Hedge Provider or (y) another bank or financial institution which, on or before such transfer, accedes to the Common Terms Agreement and the Coordination Deed as a Hedge Provider in accordance with their terms and, at the time of such transfer, is an Acceptable Hedge Provider,
provided that
in each case, the transferee and the Company are, or upon the transfer become, party to a Hedging Agreement between them that complies with the terms of this Agreement and the Coordination Deed; or
|
(3)
|
procure a guarantee from a bank or other financial institution which has the On-going Hedge Provider Rating Requirements (or, in the case of AUB, either (i) the On-going AUB Rating Requirements (where such bank or financial institution is incorporated in the Kingdom of Bahrain) or (ii) the On-going Hedge Provider Rating Requirements (where such bank or financial institution is incorporated in any jurisdiction other than the Kingdom of Bahrain)) of its obligations under its Hedging Agreements; or
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(4)
|
enter into an agreement in form and substance substantially in the form of the 1995 ISDA Credit Support Annex (Bi-Lateral Form-Transfer) (ISDA Agreements Subject to English Law) to provide for the daily posting of cash collateral in an amount at least equal to the amount (if any) that would be payable by the Hedge Provider under section 6(e) of the ISDA Agreement (as if such date were an Early Termination Date effectively designated as a result of an Additional Termination Event in respect of which the Company was the sole Affected Party and all Transactions under its Hedging Agreement were Affected Transactions); or
|
(5)
|
provide such other credit support as may be acceptable to the Global Facility Agent, acting reasonably,
|
(xvii)
|
specify that any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or in relation to the Hedging Agreements, the breach, termination, existence or validity thereof or any non-contractual obligations arising out of or relating to the Hedging Agreements shall be referred to and finally settled by arbitration in accordance with the Arbitration Rules of the London Court of International Arbitration;
|
(xviii)
|
contain an acknowledgement of the existence of this Agreement, the Coordination Deed and the Security Documents; and
|
(xix)
|
contain such other terms as the relevant Hedge Provider and the Company may agree and which do not conflict with any provision of this Clause 21 (
Hedging
) or any other provision of the Finance Documents.
|
(c)
|
Terms used in this Clause 21.2 (
Form of Hedging Agreements
) have the meanings given to them in the ISDA Agreement or, if so provided or where the context requires, the meanings given to them in this Agreement.
|
(d)
|
For the purposes of this Agreement, if a Hedging Agreement is not in the form of the Template ISDA, any reference to a provision or section of the ISDA Agreement in this Agreement shall be deemed to refer to an equivalent provision of any such Hedging Agreement not in the form of the Template ISDA.
|
21.3
|
Changes to Hedging Agreements
|
(a)
|
Each of the Company and each Hedge Provider undertakes that it will not amend, vary, supplement or allow to be superseded any provision of any Hedging Agreement (or give any waiver, release or consent having the same commercial effect), to the extent that would result in any provision in the Hedging Agreement being amended, varied or supplemented in any material respect, except:
|
(i)
|
as the Global Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Required Majority) has previously consented in writing;
|
(ii)
|
as required to comply with the Hedging Strategy, this Agreement or the Coordination Deed or to match the payment dates under a Hedging Agreement with the Repayment Dates following the occurrence of the Commercial Start Date;
|
(iii)
|
for adjustments (without compensation) of the Market Hedges between the Company and the Hedge Co-ordinators or the Hedging Agreements between the Company and the Original Hedge Providers made on or before Financial Close to align the Market Hedges or such Hedging Agreements, in terms of the Aggregate Notional Amounts for Hedging Calculation Periods, with the relevant outstanding debt profile for the Floating Facilities shown in the Financial Model as at Financial Close; or
|
(iv)
|
as otherwise permitted under this Agreement and the Coordination Deed,
|
(b)
|
The Company undertakes to procure that the aggregate of all costs, fees, expenses and other amounts payable by the Company with respect to all amendments, variations and supplements under paragraph (a)(ii) above shall not exceed, in the aggregate, US$1,000,000, unless the Global Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Required Majority) otherwise agrees.
|
21.4
|
Hedge Provider Undertakings
|
(a)
|
demand or receive payment, prepayment or repayment of, or any distribution in respect of (or on account of) any of the Liabilities to Hedge Providers in cash or in kind or apply any money or property in or towards discharge of the Liabilities to Hedge Providers except:
|
(i)
|
for Scheduled Hedging Payments arising under the terms of the Hedging Agreements; or
|
(ii)
|
on termination or closing out (in whole or in part) transactions under a Hedging Agreement by the Hedge Provider in accordance with Clauses 21.6 (
Early Termination
), 21.7 (
Termination by a Hedge Provider
), 21.8 (
Compulsory Termination
) or 21.12 (
Market Hedge Novation
) or on termination or closing out (in whole or in part) of a Hedging Agreement by the Company,
|
(b)
|
discharge all or any part of the Liabilities to Hedge Providers by set-off, any right of combination of accounts or otherwise except if and to the extent that they are permitted to be paid and discharged under paragraph (a) and Clause 21.2(b)(xii) above, subject to the terms of the Hedging Agreements;
|
(c)
|
permit to subsist or receive any Security Interest (other than pursuant to the Security Documents) from the Company for, or in respect of, any interest in any of the Liabilities to Hedge Providers owing to it;
|
(d)
|
save as permitted by the terms of a Hedging Agreement, this Agreement or the Coordination Deed, assign, sell, transfer or dispose of any interest in any of the Liabilities to Hedge Providers owing to it, to any person other than a Hedge Provider that is an Acceptable Hedge Provider;
|
(e)
|
unilaterally enforce, or require any Security Agent to enforce, any Security Document;
|
(f)
|
unilaterally sue for, or institute any creditor's process (including garnishment, execution or levy, whether before or after judgement) against the Company in respect of any obligation (whether or not for the payment of money) owing to it under or in respect of any Finance Documents;
|
(g)
|
unilaterally take any step (including petition, application, notice of meeting or proposal to creditors) for the winding-up or administration of, or any insolvency proceeding, voluntary arrangements or scheme of arrangement in relation to, the Company; or
|
(h)
|
unless otherwise permitted to do so pursuant to the terms of the Coordination Deed, unilaterally apply for any order for an injunction or specific performance in respect of the Company in relation to any Finance Document.
|
21.5
|
Additional Company Undertakings
|
(a)
|
save as permitted by the Global Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Required Majority), pay, prepay, or repay, or make any distribution in respect of, or purchase or acquire, any of the Liabilities to Hedge Providers in cash or in kind except as permitted by Clause 21.4 (
Hedge Provider Undertakings
); or
|
(b)
|
save as permitted by the Global Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Required Majority), create or permit to subsist any Security Interest over any of its assets for any Liabilities to Hedge Providers except pursuant to the Security Documents.
|
21.6
|
Early Termination
|
(a)
|
If at any time there exists a Hedge Excess in respect of any current or future Hedging Calculation Period (an "
Excess Hedging Event
") then the Company shall, and the Hedge Providers may, immediately terminate (in whole or in part) one or more Transactions under the Hedging Agreements such that, after all such terminations, there will no longer be a Hedge Excess for that Hedging Calculation Period, provided that the Hedge Provider and the Company may only reduce a Hedge Provider's Aggregate Notional Amount for that Hedging Calculation Period by that Hedge Provider's Proportion of the Hedge Excess for that Hedging Calculation Period, and the Company must at all times remain in compliance with the Hedging Strategy. For the avoidance of doubt, a Hedge Excess may exist in circumstances where a Disbursement (as defined in the relevant Facility Agreement) is not made in accordance with the expected debt profile at such time.
|
(b)
|
The Company will give written notice, as soon as reasonably practicable, and in any event, no less than five (5) Business Days' prior to the occurrence or expected occurrence of any event which may give rise to an Excess Hedging Event to the Hedge Providers and the Global Facility Agent, together with information in relation to any current and each future Hedging Calculation Period of the Aggregate Notional Amount of interest rate hedging for each such Hedging Calculation Period.
|
(c)
|
To the extent there exists a Hedge Excess as a result of a repayment or prepayment under Clause 6.1 (
Mandatory Prepayment - Illegality
), Clause 6.2 (
Mandatory Prepayment - Sanctions Prepayment Event
), Clause 6.10 (
Mandatory Prepayment - K-SURE Cover Event
) or Clause 6.16 (
Right of Cancellation and Repayment in relation to a Single Lender
) of this Agreement which, in each case, results in a Hedge Provider or an Affiliate of that Hedge Provider (in its capacity as Lender) no longer holding an interest in any Floating Facility and such Hedge Provider having a right to terminate or close-out any Transactions under its Hedging Agreements pursuant to Clause 21.7(i) (
Termination by Hedge Provider
) or paragraph (d) below, paragraph (a) shall only apply following such Hedge Provider exercising (or determining not to exercise) such right in accordance with the other provisions of this Clause 21 (
Hedging
).
|
(d)
|
Without prejudice to Clause 21.7(f) (
Termination by a Hedge Provider
), subject to the terms of the relevant Hedging Agreement,
|
(i)
|
the Company is required to repay or prepay one or more Lenders’ participations in the Advances in full (ignoring, for these purposes Clause 6.2(c)) pursuant to Clause 6.1 (
Mandatory Prepayment - Illegality
) or Clause 6.2 (
Mandatory Prepayment - Sanctions Prepayment Event
); and
|
(ii)
|
such repayment or prepayment (if made in full) would result in there being (x) a Minimum Hedge Excess in respect of any current or future Hedging Calculation Period and (y) a Hedge Provider or an Affiliate of a Hedge Provider (in its capacity as a Lender) no longer holding an interest in any Floating Facility (such Hedge Provider being an "
Orphan Hedge Provider
"),
|
(A)
|
each Orphan Hedge Provider may, on or, subject to the proviso below, following the date of such repayment or prepayment in full, terminate or close out (in whole or in part) any Transactions under any Hedging Agreement to which it is a party prior to their stated maturity to the extent of its Orphan Hedge Provider's Proportion of the resulting Minimum Hedge Excess for each Hedging Calculation Period (the "
Orphan Hedge Provider's Minimum Excess Hedging Amount
" in respect of such Hedging Calculation Period); and
|
(B)
|
with the prior written consent of the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of K-SURE, acting reasonably), each such Orphan Hedge Provider may, on or subject to the proviso below, following the date such consent is given, terminate or close-out (in whole or in part) any Transactions under any Hedging Agreement to which it is a party prior to their stated maturity to the extent such Transactions are not permitted to be terminated or closed-out pursuant to (A) above,
|
(e)
|
To the extent a required repayment or prepayment in full in accordance with Clause 6.2 (
Mandatory Prepayment - Sanctions Prepayment Event
) is made only in part (due to there being insufficient funds or otherwise) then, on, or subject to the proviso below, following the date of any such repayment or prepayment (each, a "
Relevant Payment Date
") an Orphan Hedge Provider may terminate or close-out (in whole or in part) any Transactions under any Hedging Agreement to which it is a party prior to their stated maturity to the extent of the Repayment Proportion of that Orphan Hedge Provider's Minimum Excess Hedging Amount for each Hedging Calculation Period,
provided that
, if such repayment or prepayment would result in an Excess Hedging Event, then such Orphan Hedge Provider must exercise (or determine not to exercise) its termination right (and shall notify the Company of the same) as soon as reasonably practicable following the date on which such Excess Hedging Event occurs.
|
21.7
|
Termination by a Hedge Provider
|
(a)
|
there is an Event of Default with respect to the Company under Section 5(a)(i) (
Failure to Pay or Deliver
) of the Hedging Agreement, amended so as to provide for a grace period of seven (7) Local Business Days; or
|
(b)
|
there is an Event of Default with respect to the Company under Section 5(a)(vii) (
Bankruptcy
) of the Hedging Agreement;
|
(c)
|
the Global Facility Agent has given a notice under (A) Clause 28.1(a)(ii) (
Remedies Following Event of Default
),
provided that
, to the extent fees or amounts are due and payable only on demand or on such date as the Global Facility Agent may specify, a demand is in fact made or the date specified for payment has occurred, or (B) Clause 28.1(a)(iii) (
Remedies Following Event of Default
) where the Enforceability Date has occurred;
|
(d)
|
there is a Tax Event, a Tax Event upon Merger or an Illegality (in each case, as defined in the relevant Hedging Agreement);
|
(e)
|
the Global Facility Agent has given its prior written consent (acting on the instructions of the Required Majority) to such termination or closing-out;
|
(f)
|
there is a repayment or prepayment in full of the Floating Facilities pursuant to Clause 6.2 (
Mandatory Prepayment - Sanctions Prepayment Event
);
|
(g)
|
there is a repayment or prepayment in full of the Floating Facilities pursuant to Clause 6.8 (
Mandatory Prepayment - Purchase Options
);
|
(h)
|
there is a repayment or prepayment in full of the Floating Facilities pursuant to Clause 6.10 (
Mandatory Prepayment - K-SURE Cover Event
) and Clause 6.11 (
Mandatory Prepayment - Commercial Lenders
);
|
(i)
|
(subject to the terms of the relevant Hedging Agreement) there is a repayment, prepayment and/or cancellation, replacement or transfer pursuant to:
|
(i)
|
Clause 6.10 (
Mandatory Prepayment - K-SURE Cover Event
) if the Commercial Facilities Agent (acting on the instructions of the Majority Commercial Lenders) has not elected to take action under Clause 6.11 (
Mandatory Prepayment - Commercial Lenders
);
|
(ii)
|
Clause 6.16 (
Right of Cancellation and Repayment in relation to a Single Lender
);
|
(iii)
|
Clause 10.1 (
Mitigation
); or
|
(iv)
|
Clause 34.7 (
Replacement of a Senior Lender
),
|
(j)
|
(subject to the terms of the relevant Hedging Agreement), it provides written notice to the Company that, pursuant to clause 13.12(b)(ii) (
Non-consenting Institutions
) of the Coordination Deed, it elects to terminate all Transactions under the relevant Hedging Agreement;
|
(k)
|
there is a repayment or prepayment and cancellation in full of the Floating Facilities;
|
(l)
|
it is permitted to do so pursuant to Clause 21.6 (
Early Termination
);
|
(m)
|
the Global Facility Agent has required it to do so pursuant to Clause
21.8(a) (
Compulsory Termination
); or
|
(n)
|
it is permitted to do so pursuant to Clause 21.12 (
Market Hedge Novation
).
|
21.8
|
Compulsory Termination
|
(a)
|
Each Hedge Provider undertakes and agrees with the other Finance Parties that at any time after the Global Facility Agent has taken any of the actions contemplated by Clauses 28.1 (
Remedies Following Event of Default
), the Global Facility Agent may, by written notice to that Hedge Provider and the Company, require that Hedge Provider to terminate the transactions under any Hedging Agreement and the Hedge Provider shall comply with any such notice as soon as reasonably practicable following receipt thereof.
|
(b)
|
The Company undertakes and agrees with the Finance Parties that, following an Additional Termination Event under a Hedging Agreement pursuant to Clause 21.2(b)(xvi) (
Form of Hedging Agreements
) above, the Global Facility Agent may, by written notice to the Hedge Provider and the Company, require the Company to terminate the Transactions under such Hedging Agreement and the Company shall comply with any such notice as soon as reasonably practicable following receipt thereof.
|
21.9
|
Termination Payments
|
(a)
|
if on termination or close out (in whole or in part) of any Hedging Agreement a settlement amount or other amount falls due from a Hedge Provider to the Company then, following the Enforceability Date, that amount shall be paid to the Offshore Security Trustee for application under the Coordination Deed; and
|
(b)
|
any payment to the Offshore Security Trustee pursuant to paragraph (a) above shall reduce
pro tanto
the obligations of that Hedge Provider to the Company under the relevant Hedging Agreement.
|
21.10
|
Change of Hedge Provider
|
(a)
|
on or before Financial Close to an Original Hedge Provider;
|
(b)
|
after Financial Close, to an existing Hedge Provider that is an Acceptable Hedge Provider; or
|
(c)
|
after Financial Close, to a bank or financial institution which on or before such transfer, accedes to the Common Terms Agreement and the Coordination Deed as a Hedge Provider in accordance with their terms and, at the time of such transfer, is an Acceptable Hedge Provider,
|
21.11
|
Instructions from the Global Facility Agent
|
21.12
|
Market Hedge Novation
|
22.
|
PERMITTED INVESTMENTS
|
22.1
|
Purchase of Permitted Investments
|
22.2
|
Investments in the Name of Company
|
22.3
|
Security over Permitted Investments
|
22.4
|
Disposal of Permitted Investments
|
(a)
|
The Company shall apply the proceeds of any disposal of Permitted Investments on receipt to the credit of the Operating Account from which such Permitted Investment was purchased, or to the appropriate Operating Revenues Account in the case of Permitted Investments purchased from funds standing to the credit of a Reserve Account, to the extent that any or all of those proceeds are not required to satisfy the DSRA Required Balance or the MRA Required Balance (as the case may be).
|
(b)
|
If:
|
(i)
|
any investment acquired in accordance with this Clause 22 (
Permitted Investments
) ceases to be a Permitted Investment; or
|
(ii)
|
any Security Interest over a Permitted Investment ceases to be perfected or to exist or fails to be maintained as a valid first priority security over such Permitted Investment,
|
(c)
|
The Company shall ensure that Permitted Investments are disposed of to the extent necessary to ensure it is able to comply with each of its payment obligations under the Finance Documents. If the Company does not effect such disposal, the Global Facility Agent shall be entitled to realise or direct the realisation of, and shall realise or shall direct the realisation of, the security held over such Permitted Investments and/or dispose of such Permitted Investments on whatever terms it thinks fit and credit the proceeds to the relevant Operating Account, net of the costs and expenses of disposal (including, without limitation, such costs and expenses of the relevant Account Bank).
|
22.5
|
Account Bank's Actions
|
(a)
|
At any time whilst the restriction pursuant to paragraph 1.6 (
Restrictions on Withdrawals
) of Schedule 3 (
Accounts
) is in operation, the Account Banks shall not act on the instructions of the Company
|
(b)
|
At any time on or following a Default which is continuing, or if the amounts standing to the credit of the Project Accounts are insufficient to meet any payments due from the Company under any of the Transaction Documents, the Global Facility Agent shall be entitled to realise or direct the realisation of the security held over the Permitted Investments and dispose of such Permitted Investments on whatever terms it thinks fit and apply the proceeds thereof to the credit of the relevant Operating Account and in each case the Global Facility Agent shall incur no liability.
|
22.6
|
Title Documents
|
23.
|
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
|
23.1
|
Company Representations
|
(a)
|
as at the date hereof;
|
(b)
|
in the case of the Closing Representations, as at the date of Financial Close and the date upon which the first Advance is made, in each case by reference to the facts and circumstances then existing;
|
(c)
|
in the case of the Repeating Representations, on each Drawdown Date and on the first day of each Interest Period by reference to the facts and circumstances then existing; and
|
(d)
|
in the case of the Repayment Representations, on each Repayment Date by reference to the facts and circumstances then existing,
|
23.2
|
Status
|
23.3
|
Powers and Authorisation
|
23.4
|
Execution and Delivery
|
23.5
|
Legal Validity
|
23.6
|
Admissibility in Evidence
|
(a)
|
to enable the Company lawfully to enter into, exercise its rights under and perform and comply with its obligations under each Transaction Document to which it is a party;
|
(b)
|
to ensure that, subject to any applicable qualifications as to matters of law (but not of fact) set out in the Legal Opinions, the obligations expressed to be assumed by the Company in each Transaction Document to which it is a party are legal, valid, binding and enforceable;
|
(c)
|
to enable the creation of the security contemplated by the Security Documents and to ensure that such security is, subject to any applicable qualifications as to matters of law (but not of fact) in the Legal Opinions, valid, legally binding and enforceable and have or will have first priority ranking; and
|
(d)
|
to make each Transaction Document to which it is a party admissible in evidence in Bahrain (subject only to translation into the Arabic language) and England and Wales,
|
23.7
|
No Conflict
|
(a)
|
conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute a default or require any payment under any other material agreement, mortgage, bond, instrument or treaty to which the Company is expressed to be a party or which is binding on it or any of its assets or revenues;
|
(b)
|
conflict in any material respect with its memorandum and articles of association or any of its other internal rules or regulations;
|
(c)
|
conflict in any material respect with any Applicable Law or Consent;
|
(d)
|
in the case of the Finance Documents, result in any other person becoming entitled to terminate any Project Document or other material arrangement to which the Company is a party; or
|
(e)
|
result in the existence of, nor oblige it to create, any Security Interest over all or any of its present or future revenues or assets save as required by the Transaction Documents.
|
23.8
|
Pari Passu Ranking
|
23.9
|
Transactions with Affiliates
|
23.10
|
Consents
|
(a)
|
been obtained and are in full force and effect and have been complied with in all material respects, and have not been revoked, cancelled or materially modified or amended; or
|
(b)
|
to the extent they have not been obtained, they are not required to have been obtained and the Company is not aware of any fact or circumstance that could reasonably be expected to prevent any Consent which is not required to have been obtained from being obtained without material unbudgeted expense or delay, or subject to any condition which has or could reasonably be expected to adversely affect in any material respect the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under each Transaction Document to which it is a party in accordance with the terms thereof.
|
23.11
|
Litigation
|
23.12
|
Environmental
|
(a)
|
Except as identified in the Environmental and Social Due Diligence Report, there are no material social or environmental risks or issues in relation to the Project.
|
(b)
|
There is no material Environmental Claim outstanding or pending against the Company and nothing has occurred that may reasonably be expected to give rise to an Environmental Claim, which, in each case if adversely determined, would (i) result in any liability on any Finance Party; or (ii) otherwise have or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
|
23.13
|
Labour Matters
|
23.14
|
Site
|
(a)
|
The Company has the benefit of all easements, facilities, rights to access the Site and such other property interests and rights that it requires for, or in connection with, the construction and operation of the Project and such interests and rights:
|
(i)
|
are free from all material Security Interests (other than Permitted Encumbrances);
|
(ii)
|
provide all necessary access to the Site; and
|
(iii)
|
provide all other rights in relation to the Site necessary for the construction and operation of the Project.
|
(b)
|
Possession of the Site has been delivered to the Company free and clear of third party occupation and liens.
|
23.15
|
Assets
|
(a)
|
All of the Company's relevant assets, property and revenues are free from any Security Interests (other than Permitted Encumbrances) and it has good and marketable title to its assets, property and revenues.
|
(b)
|
The Company is a special purpose vehicle and has no interest in any property or assets other than those to be used in connection with the Project and as contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
|
23.16
|
Security Documents
|
(a)
|
The Security Interests expressed to be created under each of the Security Documents are (or will be) on the date of execution, or, if later, registration of such Security Documents (where registration is required under Applicable Law to perfect such Security Interest), legal, valid and enforceable first ranking Security Interests, subject only to those Security Interests which may be preferred by equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, reorganisation or similar laws of general application affecting creditors' rights generally and any other general principles which are set out as qualifications or reservations (however described) as to matters of law in any Legal Opinion.
|
(b)
|
The Business Mortgage Deed contains full and accurate details of all material assets owned by it on the date on which the Business Mortgage Deed was executed by it (other than any asset over which a Security Interest was created pursuant to another Security Document).
|
23.17
|
Compliance with Laws
|
23.18
|
Other Agreements
|
23.19
|
Other Business
|
(a)
|
The Company has not, since the date of its incorporation, conducted any business other than the Project and activities associated with or necessarily incidental to the development, construction and operation of the Project and the business and activities contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
|
(b)
|
It does not have any Subsidiaries and does not legally or beneficially own or hold the whole or any part of the issued share capital of any other company nor any security convertible into shares.
|
23.20
|
Financial Statements
|
(a)
|
The Financial Statements delivered under Clauses 12.1(a) (
Annual Statements
), 12.2 (
Half-Yearly Financial Statements
) and 12.4 (
Other Financial Statements
) in respect of the Company have been prepared in accordance with the Relevant Accounting Standard in good faith and on a reasonable basis and truly and fairly represent the financial condition and disclose all liabilities of the Company as at the date to which such statements were prepared and for the period to which they relate.
|
(b)
|
Since the date of its most recent audited Financial Statements delivered pursuant to Clause 12 (
Financial Information
), there has been no material adverse change in the Company's business, assets, operations or financial condition.
|
23.21
|
No Default
|
23.22
|
Project Documents
|
(a)
|
Neither the Company nor, to the best of the Company's knowledge, any Major Project Party (other than the Shareholders and the Sponsors) or other party is in default of any of its respective obligations under any Project Document to which it is a party, which has, will have, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.
|
(b)
|
Each representation and warranty of the Company and, to the best of the Company's knowledge (having, in the case of its Affiliates, made due enquiry), of its Affiliates and the Major Project Parties (other than the Shareholders and the Sponsors) contained in the Project Documents and any certificates issued pursuant thereto or in connection therewith is true and correct in all material respects; provided that the only representation and warranty made in respect of forecasts, projections and matters of opinion is that such forecasts, projections and matters have been made in good faith and on a reasonable basis.
|
23.23
|
Insurances
|
23.24
|
Withholding Tax
|
23.25
|
Stamp Taxes
|
23.26
|
Intellectual Property
|
23.27
|
Taxes
|
(a)
|
The Company has filed or has caused to be filed all tax returns that are required by Applicable Law to be filed, and has paid all Taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns or on any assessments made against the Company or its assets and all other Taxes imposed on the Company or its assets by the Government (other than taxes being diligently contested by the Company in good faith by appropriate proceedings timely instituted, so long as (i) such payment can be lawfully withheld and enforcement of the contested item could not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) adequate cash reserves, as required by the Relevant Accounting Standard to assure any contested item determined to be due will be promptly paid in full when such contest is resolved, are being maintained by the Company).
|
(b)
|
No claims or investigations are being, or are reasonably likely to be, made or conducted against the Company (or any of its Subsidiaries) with respect to Taxes.
|
(c)
|
The Company is resident for Tax purposes only in its jurisdiction of incorporation.
|
23.28
|
Registration
|
(a)
|
the registration of the Share Pledges over Company's Shares in the share register of the Company;
|
(b)
|
the registration of the Samsung Share Pledge in the share register of Samsung Holdco;
|
(c)
|
the registration of the Business Mortgage Deed in the Notary Public Office in Bahrain and the Commercial Register, Ministry of Commerce, Government of Bahrain;
|
(d)
|
the Share Pledges at the Notary Public Office in Bahrain;
|
(e)
|
notarisation and registration of the Samsung Share Pledge at the Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority; and
|
(f)
|
the Company Powers of Attorney at the Notary Public Office in Bahrain,
|
23.29
|
Absence of Obligations
|
23.30
|
Ownership of the Company
|
(a)
|
No person other than a Sponsor or Shareholder has any right (including a right of pre-emption) or option to acquire or call for the issuance or transfer of any share capital or loan stock in the Company other than (i) in accordance with the Security Documents and (ii) in favour of NOGA under the Option Agreement.
|
(b)
|
No Security Interest exists in respect of the Company Shares other than pursuant to the Security Documents.
|
(c)
|
The Company Shares are fully paid up.
|
(d)
|
Subject to the Finance Documents:
|
(i)
|
thirty
per cent.
(30%) of the shares in the Company are owned legally and beneficially directly by Teekay;
|
(ii)
|
sixteen
per cent.
(16%) of the shares in the Company are owned legally and beneficially directly by Samsung HoldCo;
|
(iii)
|
twenty four
per cent.
(24%) of the shares in the Company are owned legally and beneficially directly by GIC;
|
(iv)
|
thirty
per cent.
(30%) of the shares in the Company are owned legally and beneficially directly by nogaholding; and
|
(v)
|
one hundred
per cent.
(100%) of the shares in Samsung HoldCo are owned legally and beneficially directly by Samsung.
|
23.31
|
Computer Model
|
23.32
|
Event of Force Majeure
|
(a)
|
Force Majeure Event; or
|
(b)
|
any of the events contemplated by paragraphs (a) to (d) (inclusive) of Clause 6.8 (
Mandatory Prepayment - Purchase Options
),
|
23.33
|
Governing Law and Enforcement
|
(a)
|
The choice of English law as the governing law of those Transaction Documents (to which it is a party) expressed to be governed by English law will be recognised and enforced in Bahrain.
|
(b)
|
Subject to any applicable qualifications as to matters of law (but not of fact) in the Legal Opinions, any of the Transaction Documents expressed to be governed by English law, the choice of English law as the governing law of such Transaction Document is valid and will be recognised and enforced.
|
(c)
|
Any judgment or arbitral award obtained in England, in relation to a Transaction Document, and the United Arab Emirates and Jebel Ali Free Zone, in relation to the Samsung Share Pledge, will be recognised and enforced in Bahrain.
|
(d)
|
Each of paragraphs (a) to (c) above (inclusive) shall be subject to the qualifications as to matters of law (but not of fact) identified in the Legal Opinions.
|
23.34
|
Immunity
|
23.35
|
Information Memorandum
|
(a)
|
Subject to the reservation that the Company makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of any assumption underlying any information set forth in the Information Memorandum (except as otherwise provided in Clause 23.31 (
Computer Model
)), the information (taken as a whole) in the Information Memorandum (other than information described as being provided by third parties (other than by the Shareholders, Sponsors and nogaholding)) is true and correct in all material respects as at the date it was dated or certified;
|
(b)
|
there has been no failure to disclose a material fact or circumstance in the Information Memorandum which could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the decision of a person considering whether to participate in the Senior Facilities, the Hedging Agreements or any other facilities necessary to ensure the full funding of the Project in accordance with the Base Case; and
|
(c)
|
all projections in the Information Memorandum are made in good faith and on a reasonable basis and are consistent with the provisions of the Project Documents as at the date of the Information Memorandum.
|
23.36
|
Dissolution
|
(a)
|
No meeting of its shareholders, directors or other officers is convened for the purpose of considering any resolution or to petition for or to file documents with a court or any registrar, for its winding-up, administration, liquidation or dissolution or any such resolution is passed.
|
(b)
|
To the best of its knowledge and belief having made reasonable enquiries and save as otherwise notified to the Global Facility Agent prior to the date of this Agreement or, if after the date of this Agreement, pursuant to Clause 24.17(a) (
Notification
), no person has presented a petition, or filed documents with
|
23.37
|
FATCA
|
23.38
|
No Corrupt Practices
|
23.39
|
Sanctions and anti-money laundering
|
(a)
|
Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or joint ventures, nor any of their respective directors, officers or employees nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any persons acting on its behalf:
|
(i)
|
is a Restricted Party; or
|
(ii)
|
has received notice of, or is aware of, any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation against it with respect to Sanctions by any Sanctions Authority.
|
(b)
|
The operations of the Company are conducted at all times in compliance in all material respects with applicable financial record-keeping and reporting requirements of the money laundering laws of all applicable jurisdictions and any related rules, regulations or guidelines issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency and no proceedings by or before any court or governmental body or any arbitrator in relation to it with respect to such rules and regulations is pending or threatened.
|
(c)
|
Neither the Company nor any of its directors, officers, agents or employees nor (to the best of its knowledge and belief having made due and reasonable enquiry) its Affiliates have violated, and the Company has instituted and maintained policies and procedures designed to ensure continued compliance with, applicable anti-money laundering laws, and no proceedings by or before any court, governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving it with respect to such anti-money laundering laws is pending, or to the best of its knowledge and belief (having made due and reasonable enquiry), threatened.
|
23.40
|
Private and Commercial Acts
|
24.
|
POSITIVE COVENANTS
|
24.1
|
Construction
|
24.2
|
Operation
|
(a)
|
in all material respects
,
all Applicable Laws (including Environmental Laws) and Consents; and
|
(b)
|
in accordance with good international operating practices, the Environmental Guidelines, the Operations Environmental and Social Management Plans, the Environmental and Social Action Plan and the Environmental and Social Management System.
|
24.3
|
Corporate Existence
|
24.4
|
Consents
|
24.5
|
Further Agreements
|
(a)
|
If the Company proposes to enter into the Commissioning Agreement, it shall:
|
(i)
|
no later than sixty (60) Business Days prior to execution of any proposed Commissioning Agreement, provide the Global Facility Agent and the Lenders' Technical Consultant with an interim draft of the proposed Commissioning Agreement under negotiation with NOGA and the Global Facility Agent shall, on behalf of the Senior Lenders and in consultation with the Lenders' Technical Consultant, provide written comments to the Company in respect of such interim draft no later than forty (40) Business Days prior to execution of the proposed Commissioning Agreement;
|
(ii)
|
no later than twenty (20) Business Days prior to execution of the proposed Commissioning Agreement, provide the Global Facility Agent with a near final draft of such agreement under negotiation with NOGA; and
|
(iii)
|
discuss in good faith with the Global Facility Agent any amendments the Global Facility Agent may require to the proposed Commissioning Agreement in order to reflect the principles set out in schedule 2 (
Commissioning Agreement
) of the Project Development Agreement and shall use reasonable endeavours to amend the draft of the proposed Commissioning Agreement in accordance with the requests of the Global Facility Agent.
|
(b)
|
If the Company proposes to enter into a Redeployment Service Contract, it shall:
|
(i)
|
no later than sixty (60) Business Days prior to execution of any proposed Redeployment Service Contract, provide the Global Facility Agent and the Lenders' Technical Consultant with an interim draft of the proposed Redeployment Service Contract under negotiation with NOGA and the Global Facility Agent shall, on behalf of the Senior Lenders and in consultation with the Lenders' Technical Consultant, provide written comments to the Company in respect of such interim draft no later than forty (40) Business Days prior to execution of the proposed Redeployment Service Contract;
|
(ii)
|
no later than twenty (20) Business Days prior to execution of the proposed Redeployment Service Contract, provide the Global Facility Agent with a near final draft of such agreement under negotiation with NOGA; and
|
(iii)
|
discuss in good faith with the Global Facility Agent any amendments the Global Facility Agent may require to the proposed Redeployment Service Contract and shall use reasonable endeavours to amend the draft of the proposed Redeployment Service Contract in accordance with the reasonable requests of the Global Facility Agent.
|
(c)
|
If the Company enters into one or more agreements contemplated pursuant to this Clause 24.5 (
Further Agreements
) or the agreements contemplated pursuant to Clauses 24.33(c) and 24.33(e) (
Conditions Subsequent
), the Company shall deliver any legal opinions reasonably requested by the Global Facility
|
24.6
|
Project Documents
|
(a)
|
duly comply with and perform its material obligations under each Project Document to which it is or will be a party;
|
(b)
|
maintain in good faith its rights under each Project Document;
|
(c)
|
enforce the material terms and conditions of the Project Documents in accordance with its best interests and those of the Secured Parties;
|
(d)
|
issue in a timely manner a Material Adverse Change Notice (as defined in the Terminal Use Agreement) and diligently pursue any claim with respect to a Material Adverse Change Notice (as such term is defined in the Terminal Use Agreement);
|
(e)
|
keep:
|
(i)
|
the Major Project Documents, the FSU Building Contract and each Bond in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms; and
|
(ii)
|
the Non-Major Project Documents in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms where any failure to do so could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect,
|
(f)
|
issue in a timely manner all invoices to be made to NOGA for whatever amount in accordance with the Terminal Use Agreement;
|
(g)
|
ensure that each Bond is delivered and maintained in full force and effect by the time, and during the period, for which it is required to be issued and maintained under the relevant Project Document and, upon receipt of any such Bond, the Company shall at its own cost do any act or sign, seal, execute and/or deliver such mortgages, charges, assignments or other documents as may be required under the laws of the relevant jurisdictions (and as may be stipulated by the Global Facility Agent) to create, perfect and maintain security over such Bonds as contemplated by the Security Documents;
|
(h)
|
deliver to the Global Facility Agent a copy of:
|
(i)
|
the Terminal Manual (as defined in the Terminal Use Agreement) agreed between the Company and NOGA under clause 10.3(d) (
Unloading Port Obligations
) of the Terminal Use Agreement together with all updates thereto; and
|
(ii)
|
the quality assurance and quality management system implemented pursuant to clause 9.10 (
Safety and Quality Management
) of the Terminal Use Agreement together with all updates thereto; and
|
(i)
|
shall make a demand or call under a Bond for an amount equal to such Bond's face value if:
|
(i)
|
the bond issuer ceases to have the Required Rating (as defined in the EPC Contract); or
|
(ii)
|
by a date falling no later than fifteen (15) Business Days prior to its expiry date:
|
(A)
|
the relevant Bond is not replaced by the EPC Contractor with an equivalent Bond issued by a financial institution with a minimum long-term credit rating of not lower than the Required Rating (as defined in the EPC Contract); or
|
(B)
|
the expiry date of the relevant Bond is not extended as contemplated by clause 10.4(a) (
Expiry of Bonds
) of the EPC Contract.
|
24.7
|
Further Assurance
|
24.8
|
Taxes
|
24.9
|
Compliance with Law
|
24.10
|
Reserved Discretions
|
24.11
|
Pari Passu Ranking
|
24.12
|
Working Capital Facility Agreement
|
24.13
|
Application of Proceeds
|
24.14
|
Application of Revenues
|
24.15
|
Maintenance and Inspection of Books and Records/Principal Place of Business
|
(a)
|
The Company shall:
|
(i)
|
appoint and maintain an internationally recognised auditor reasonably acceptable to the Required Majority, subject to the Company's right to discharge and replace the auditor at any time, it being agreed that each of KPMG, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young and Deloitte & Touche or, in each case, Bahraini Affiliates of such person constitute an internationally recognised auditor reasonably acceptable to the Required Majority unless and until the Global Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Required Majority) notifies the Company to the contrary; and
|
(ii)
|
permit and authorise the Global Facility Agent and each Facility Agent to directly contact and address questions in writing to such auditors; and
|
(iii)
|
maintain proper books, accounts and records of its operations.
|
(b)
|
Upon reasonable advance notice to the Company, the Company shall permit the Global Facility Agent to (i) inspect and take copies of extracts from its books of accounts and (ii) communicate with the auditor concerning the financial condition of the Company (with a copy of each such communication to be simultaneously delivered to the Company, if in writing), all at the Company's expense.
|
(c)
|
The Company shall maintain its accounts in accordance with the Relevant Accounting Standard.
|
(d)
|
The Company shall have its principal place of business and executive office in Bahrain.
|
24.16
|
Approved Costs
|
24.17
|
Notification
|
(a)
|
any material (i) Litigation; (ii) legal claim; or (iii) investigation concerning the Company;
|
(b)
|
any material breach, event of default or force majeure under any Major Project Document which has occurred and any mitigation undertaken by the Company;
|
(c)
|
any event or circumstance which entitles any party to serve a notice of suspension, termination, cancellation or default under any Major Project Document or to suspend, cancel or terminate any Major Project Document together with written details and copies of documentation in respect of any such suspension, termination or cancellation event;
|
(d)
|
any event or circumstance which has led to any Major Project Document not being in full force and effect;
|
(e)
|
any material claim made by or against the Company under any Major Project Document for the payment of liquidated damages or other compensation or indemnity together with the quantum of such liquidated damages or other compensation or indemnity:
|
(i)
|
claimed; and
|
(ii)
|
actually paid or received,
|
(f)
|
any material dispute between the Company and any Government entity or, in connection with a Major Project Document or any of the Major Project Parties, including without limitation, any dispute in relation to a statement of Monthly Charges (as defined under the Terminal Use Agreement) where payment of the disputed amount has not been made by NOGA to the Company as contemplated by clause 13.6 (
Disputed Statements
) of the Terminal Use Agreement;
|
(g)
|
any material loss or damage to the Project or any one claim or entitlement to make any one claim (but aggregating all claims in respect of any one event) under the Insurances in an amount in excess of US$3,000,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies);
|
(h)
|
any matter which may prejudice the Company's rights under the Government Guarantee;
|
(i)
|
any change in the shareholding of the Company, Samsung HoldCo or Teekay;
|
(j)
|
the occurrence of any Default of which the Company has knowledge, together with reasonable details of the circumstances giving rise thereto and any steps being taken to cure the same;
|
(k)
|
any (i) circumstance, condition or occurrence at, on or arising from, the Site or the Project that results in material non-compliance with any Environmental Law, the Environmental Guidelines or the Construction Environmental and Social Management Plans or Operations Environmental and Social Management Plans that has resulted in material personal injury or material property damage or which has or which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or (ii) pending, or to the Company's knowledge, threatened material claim under any Environmental Law against the Company or, to the Company's knowledge, any of its Affiliates, contractors or any other persons arising in connection with its or their occupying or conducting operations on or at the Site;
|
(l)
|
any shut down of the Terminal elected by NOGA as contemplated by clause 23.1 (
Customer Option
) of the Terminal Use Agreement;
|
(m)
|
any claim for (i) time extensions under clause 26 (
Extensions of Time
) of the EPC Contract; or (ii) adjustments to the Contract Price under clause 27 (
Contract Price Adjustment
) of the EPC Contract;
|
(n)
|
the delivery of any notice pursuant to the Option Agreement;
|
(o)
|
to the extent not already covered by a notification obligation set out in paragraphs (a) to (n) (inclusive) above, the occurrence of any Government Risk Event, Charterer Delay Event or Customer Delay Event;
|
(p)
|
any other event which has, will have or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or is reasonably likely to materially delay the arrival of plant or equipment at the Site or materially delay construction or completion of the Terminal;
|
(q)
|
all amendments, notifications, modifications and waivers to the Major Project Documents;
|
(r)
|
all material amendments, modifications and waivers to the Company's constitutional documents;
|
(s)
|
all material amendments, modifications and waivers to the Insurances and Consents;
|
(t)
|
all material notices or reports (including any Progress Report under, and as defined in, the Time Charter Party and any progress reports to be provided to the Company under clause 13.6(b) (
Progress Reporting
) of the EPC Contract) given or received in connection with the Major Project Documents, Insurances and Consents not otherwise covered under this Clause 24.17 (
Notification
);
|
(u)
|
each Annual Works Programme, Annual Delivery Programme, Proposed Ninety Day Unloading Schedule and Ninety Day Unloading Schedule (in each case, as defined in the Terminal Use Agreement) together with, in each case, any amendments thereto; and
|
(v)
|
any demand for payment made under any Bond.
|
24.18
|
Interest and Title
|
24.19
|
Maintenance of Project Accounts
|
24.20
|
Intellectual Property
|
24.21
|
"Know your customer" checks
|
(a)
|
If
|
(i)
|
the introduction of or any change in (or in the interpretation, administration or application of) any law or regulation made after the date of this Agreement;
|
(ii)
|
any change in the status of the Company or the composition of the Shareholders or the Sponsors after the date of this Agreement; or
|
(iii)
|
a proposed assignment or transfer by a Finance Party of any of its rights and/or obligations under this Agreement or a Finance Document to a person other than a Finance Party before such assignment or transfer,
|
(b)
|
Each Finance Party shall promptly upon the request of the Global Facility Agent supply, or procure the supply of, such documentation and other evidence as is reasonably requested by the Global Facility Agent (for itself) in order for the Global Facility Agent to carry out and be satisfied it has complied with the results of all necessary "know your customer" or other similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations with respect to the transactions contemplated in the Finance Documents.
|
24.22
|
Provision of Goods and Services
|
24.23
|
Anti-Corruption and Anti Money-Laundering Compliance
|
(a)
|
The Company shall have and maintain at all times an anti-corruption compliance programme designed to ensure continued compliance with anti-money laundering and anti-bribery laws.
|
(b)
|
The Company shall at all times comply in all material respects with applicable financial record-keeping and reporting requirements of the money laundering laws of all applicable jurisdictions and any related rules, regulations or guidelines issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency and no proceedings by or before any court or governmental body or any arbitrator in relation to it with respect to such rules and regulations is pending or threatened.
|
24.24
|
Corporate Information
|
(a)
|
at the same time as it delivers any material document to the Shareholders (or any class of them) or its creditors, or submits any document or notice to a stock exchange or companies registry, deliver to the Global Facility Agent copies of any such document; and
|
(b)
|
deliver to the Global Facility Agent as soon as the same are available, copies of the notices of, and the agenda for, each extraordinary or annual general shareholder meeting of the Company and the minutes of each such extraordinary or annual general shareholder meeting.
|
24.25
|
Default
|
24.26
|
Other Information
|
(a)
|
such information as the Onshore Security Agent or the Offshore Security Trustee may reasonably require regarding any assets subject to a Security Interest in favour of the Finance Parties; and
|
(b)
|
such information as any Finance Party or K-SURE may reasonably request regarding the financial condition, assets and operations of the Company.
|
24.27
|
FATCA
|
24.28
|
Notice of Testing
|
(a)
|
give the Lenders' Technical Consultant at least fifteen (15) Business Days' prior written notice of all commissioning, acceptance, performance, completion, reliability and security tests under the Project Documents;
|
(b)
|
provide to the Lenders' Technical Consultant a copy of the detailed programme for commissioning, acceptance, performance, completion, reliability and security tests under the Project Documents provided to the Company by the relevant Project Party; and
|
(c)
|
provide access to the Site (subject to applicable security requirements) to enable the Lenders' Technical Consultant to have representatives present to observe the performance of the commissioning, acceptance, performance, completion, reliability and security tests and to have access to all relevant data connected with the conduct and results of such tests.
|
24.29
|
Attendance at Meetings, etc.
|
(a)
|
The Company shall ensure that the Lenders' Technical Consultant and/or the Global Facility Agent shall be entitled to attend:
|
(i)
|
all tests, all scheduled progress meetings and all other meetings in relation to the Project which the Lenders' Technical Consultant and/or the Global Facility Agent may reasonably consider appropriate to attend,
provided that
if no Default has occurred and is continuing, the number of such meetings does not exceed one per quarter; and
|
(ii)
|
all tests under the EPC Contract, the Project Development Agreement and the Time Charter Party,
|
(b)
|
The Company shall only:
|
(i)
|
permit the EPC Contractor to conduct any performance test under the EPC Contract;
|
(ii)
|
confirm the satisfaction of any performance test under the EPC Contract; or
|
(iii)
|
issue any Provisional Completion Certificate or Final Completion Certificate (in each case, as defined under the EPC Contract),
|
(c)
|
Without prejudice to paragraph (b) above, the Company may only approve a commissioning, acceptance performance, completion, reliability or security test under the Project Documents with the consent of the Lenders' Technical Consultant (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
|
24.30
|
Site
|
24.31
|
Spare Parts
|
24.32
|
Adviser Engagement Letters
|
(a)
|
Prior to the execution of any engagement letters with the Lenders' Technical Consultant, the Lenders' Insurance Adviser, the Lenders' Environmental Consultant or the Model Auditor, the Company shall provide a draft of such engagement letter to the Global Facility Agent and the Global Facility Agent shall, on behalf of the Senior Lenders, provide written comments to the Company in respect of such draft engagement letter no later than fifteen (15) Business Days prior to execution of the proposed engagement letter.
|
(b)
|
The Company may not execute any engagement letter contemplated by paragraph (a) above unless the Global Facility Agent has confirmed (acting reasonably) that it is satisfied with the proposed execution draft of the engagement letter.
|
24.33
|
Conditions Subsequent
|
(a)
|
the earlier of (i) the first drawdown date in respect of the Senior Facilities and (ii) the date on which the Advance Payment has been repaid, the Advance Payment Bond;
|
(b)
|
thirty five (35) days after the Provisional Completion Date (as defined in the EPC Contract), the Warranty Bond;
|
(c)
|
two (2) months before the Scheduled Commercial Start Date, the Tug Charter;
|
(d)
|
2 December 2017, the Commissioning Agreement; and
|
(e)
|
the earlier of (i) the first drawdown date in respect of the Senior Facilities and (ii) 31 December 2016, the Power Supply Agreement(s), together with an executed legal opinion from the external legal advisers to EWA in respect thereof, in the form delivered pursuant to paragraph 2.8(o) (
Legal Opinions
) of Schedule 2 (
Conditions Precedent
).
|
24.34
|
Commercial Start Date
|
24.35
|
FSU Letter of Credit
|
25.
|
INSURANCE
|
25.1
|
Insurance
|
(a)
|
The Company shall comply at all times with the provisions of Schedule 10 (
Insurances
).
|
(b)
|
If the FSU is Redeployed, the Company shall procure the placement and maintenance of any insurance that the Global Facility Agent (in consultation with the Lenders' Insurance Adviser) may reasonably require.
|
25.2
|
Lenders' Insurance Adviser Certificate
|
(a)
|
the contracts and policies of Insurance and Reinsurance have been taken out and maintained in accordance with Schedule 10 (
Insurances
);
|
(b)
|
the contracts and policies of Insurance and Reinsurance are in full force and effect;
|
(c)
|
the premiums in respect of the contracts and policies of Insurance and Reinsurance have been paid; and
|
(d)
|
the date of expiry of each policy of Insurance and Reinsurance.
|
26.
|
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
|
26.1
|
Project Documents and Consents
|
(a)
|
Agree to or make an amendment or variation to:
|
(i)
|
any Major Project Document (other than the Government Guarantee), the FSU Building Contract or any Bond (including as to the Reporting Provisions, the scope of insurance coverage, any modification to the FSU Building Contract which could cause any delay, increase in contract price or time extension under the FSU Building Contract and any Variation under, and as defined in, the EPC Contract) or Consent; or
|
(ii)
|
any other Non-Major Project Document to the extent such amendment or variation could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
|
(b)
|
terminate or agree to terminate:
|
(i)
|
any Major Project Document, the FSU Building Contract, any Bond or Consent; or
|
(ii)
|
any other Non-Major Project Document to the extent it could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
|
(c)
|
waive or agree to waive compliance with any provision of:
|
(i)
|
the FSU Building Contract, any Major Project Document (including as to the Reporting Provisions and the scope of insurance coverage), any Bond or Consent; or
|
(ii)
|
any other Non-Major Project Document to the extent it could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
|
(d)
|
save as may be contemplated by the Security Documents, assign or transfer:
|
(i)
|
any Major Project Document, the FSU Building Contract, any Bond or Consent; or
|
(ii)
|
any other Non-Major Project Document to the extent it could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
|
(e)
|
grant an extension of time to the EPC Contractor for performance under the EPC Contract which would be reasonably expected to result in an adjustment to the Scheduled Provisional Completion Date;
|
(f)
|
adjust, waive, or defer (by way of agreement, Variation (as defined in the EPC Contract), extension of time, or otherwise) the Scheduled Provisional Completion Date;
|
(g)
|
agree to an adjustment to the Contract Price under clause 27 (
Contract Price Adjustment
) of the EPC Contract;
|
(h)
|
agree to or permit any amendment to, variation or waiver of any term or condition of clauses 10.1 (
Advance Payment Bond
), 10.2 (
Performance Bond
) or 10.3 (
Warranty Bond
), in each case, of the EPC Contract or of the Bonds issued thereunder; or
|
(i)
|
(so far as it is able) acquiesce or permit the carrying out of any of paragraphs (a) to (h) above,
|
26.2
|
Liquidation or Merger
|
(a)
|
Voluntarily enter into liquidation or dissolution; or
|
(b)
|
consolidate or merge with any other person; or
|
(c)
|
enter into any amalgamation, demerger, reconstruction, reorganisation, joint venture, partnership or analogous arrangement; or
|
(d)
|
have, at any time, any subsidiary or any interest (whether by shareholding, partnership or otherwise) in any other person, in each case, other than as a Permitted Investment.
|
26.3
|
New Agreements
|
(a)
|
as required by any Project Document (subject to the Reserved Discretions);
|
(b)
|
where such agreements are entered into in the ordinary course of operating the Terminal as a Reasonable and Prudent Operator and the maximum aggregate liability of the Company under such agreements, either expressed therein or determined therefrom, does not, at any time, exceed US$1,000,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies);
|
(c)
|
letters of credit issued for the benefit of a supplier of spare parts required for or in relation to any projected maintenance expenditure provided that the face amount of any such letter of credit does not exceed US$5,000,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies) and the maximum aggregate liability of the Company under such letters of credit does not, at any time, exceed US$15,000,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies) and provided further that the recourse of any provider of such a letter of credit in respect of the reimbursement of amounts paid under such a letter of credit is subordinated to the claims of the Finance Parties on terms satisfactory to the Global Facility Agent; or
|
(d)
|
where such agreements are entered into in order to repair or reinstate the Terminal in accordance with paragraph 5.2 (
Withdrawals from the Insurance Proceeds Account
) of Schedule 3 (
Accounts
).
|
26.4
|
Disposals
|
(a)
|
a sale or other disposal permitted under a Finance Document or required by the provisions of any Project Document;
|
(b)
|
a sale or other disposition made in the ordinary course of business;
|
(c)
|
a sale or other disposal made outside the ordinary course of its business where the aggregate fair value consideration for all such rights, undertakings, assets or revenues does not exceed US$1,000,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies) in the aggregate in any calendar year (or its equivalent); and
|
(d)
|
a sale or disposal of assets which are worn out or obsolete or no longer serviceable or required or which have been, or are to be, replaced by substantially similar assets of equal or greater value.
|
26.5
|
Distributions
|
26.6
|
Further Financial Indebtedness
|
26.7
|
Negative Pledge
|
26.8
|
Financial Year
|
26.9
|
Change of Business/Project
|
(a)
|
Carry on any business or activity other than:
|
(i)
|
the business contemplated in the Transaction Documents; and
|
(ii)
|
activities associated with or incidental to the development, construction, operation or maintenance of the Project.
|
(b)
|
Change the nature or scope of the Project nor agree to any expansions or modifications to the Project, without the prior written consent of the Global Facility Agent (acting in consultation with the Lenders' Technical Consultant) and on the instructions of the Required Majority.
|
26.10
|
O&M Contractor
|
26.11
|
FSU
|
(a)
|
Permit any change in the operator of the FSU without the prior written consent of the Global Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Required Majority); or
|
(b)
|
redeploy or lay up the FSU, except in accordance with the Terminal Use Agreement and the Time Charter Party.
|
26.12
|
Loans and Guarantees
|
(a)
|
Permitted Investments in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement;
|
(b)
|
trade credit in the ordinary course of business on terms of maximum 90 days;
|
(c)
|
loans to employees in the ordinary course of business in a maximum aggregate amount of US$2,000,000
(or its equivalent in other currencies) and in a maximum amount in any one year of US$750,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies); or
|
(d)
|
loans out of moneys standing to the credit of each Distribution Account.
|
26.13
|
Capital Assets
|
(a)
|
in accordance with the Project Budget, Initial Operating Budget or (as applicable) the then current Annual Operating Budget (taking into account any amendments thereto and any applicable allowances or contingencies therein);
|
(b)
|
in order to repair or replace lost or damaged assets in accordance with Clauses 24.1 (
Construction
) and/or 24.2 (
Operation
);
|
(c)
|
as expressly permitted by the Finance Documents; or
|
(d)
|
to the extent such capital assets are required to be purchased as a result of an unforeseen event and do not exceed in the aggregate (i) US$3,000,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies) per calendar year or (ii) US$5,000,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies) in any rolling five (5) year period, provided that in the case of (ii), the Global Facility Agent shall have received confirmation from the Lenders' Technical Consultant that such purchases were required as a result of an unforeseen event or events.
|
26.14
|
Constitutional Documents
|
(a)
|
Amend, or permit any amendment to, its constitutional documents, nor alter any rights attaching to its shares, or permit the same, or repurchase, cancel, redeem or otherwise acquire (to the extent not otherwise expressly permitted by the Finance Documents) alter or reduce its share capital if, such an amendment, alteration, repurchase, cancellation, redemption, acquisition or reduction has, or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
|
(b)
|
Issue any Company Shares, except to the extent required to give effect to the transactions contemplated by the Finance Documents.
|
26.15
|
Compromise, Adjustment or Settlement
|
26.16
|
Operating Costs
|
26.17
|
Hedging Agreements
|
26.18
|
Transactions with Affiliates
|
26.19
|
Winding Up
|
26.20
|
Government Guarantee
|
(a)
|
Take any action or omit to take any action which may prejudice its rights under the Government Guarantee.
|
(b)
|
Agree to or make an amendment or variation to the Government Guarantee.
|
26.21
|
Suspension or Abandonment
|
(a)
|
for maintenance and repairs to be carried out as a Reasonable and Prudent Operator;
|
(b)
|
for any other circumstances in which the Company is required to suspend operation or construction of all or any such material part of the Project pursuant to the terms of the Project Development Agreement or the Terminal Use Agreement; or
|
(c)
|
arising from a Force Majeure Event.
|
26.22
|
Immunity
|
26.23
|
No Corrupt Practices
|
26.24
|
Environmental and Social Management Plans
|
26.25
|
Equity Bridge Finance Documents
|
26.26
|
No Subsidiaries
|
26.27
|
Advisers
|
26.28
|
Sanctions
|
(a)
|
The Company shall not, and shall not permit or authorise any other person to, directly or indirectly, use, lend, make payments of, contribute or otherwise make available, all or any part of the proceeds of any Loan or other transaction(s) contemplated by this Agreement to fund any trade, business or other activities:
|
(i)
|
involving or for the benefit of any Restricted Party; or
|
(ii)
|
in any other manner that would reasonably be expected to result in the Company or any Finance Party being in breach of any Sanctions (if and to the extent applicable to either of them) or becoming a Restricted Party.
|
(b)
|
The Company shall not use, for the purpose of discharging any amounts owing to any Finance Party, any revenue or benefit derived by the Company from any activity or dealing with any person that is at such time subject to Sanctions, is owned or controlled by a person subject to Sanctions, or is located, organised or resident in a country or territory that is, or whose government is, the subject of Sanctions broadly prohibiting dealings with such government, country or territory.
|
(c)
|
The Company will maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Company and its respective directors, officers, employees, Subsidiaries, affiliates and agents with Sanctions.
|
27.
|
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
|
27.1
|
Events of Default
|
27.2
|
Non-Payment by Company
|
(a)
|
principal or interest due under this Agreement or fees (including mandatory prepayments that have fallen due or which have been determined to have fallen due, in each case, pursuant to Clause 6.5 (
Mandatory Prepayment from Insurance Proceeds and Capital Compensation Proceeds
)) or any other Finance Document at the time in the currency and in the manner specified herein or therein, unless:
|
(i)
|
such failure is due solely to:
|
(A)
|
technical or administrative delays in the transmission of funds outside the control of the Company; or
|
(B)
|
a Disruption Event; and
|
(ii)
|
payment is made within three (3) Business Days after becoming due; or
|
(b)
|
unscheduled payment obligation or any other amount not covered by paragraph (a) above which falls due under any Finance Document within five (5) Business Days after becoming due.
|
27.3
|
Breach of Finance Documents
|
(a)
|
The Company fails to comply with any obligations under Clause 3 (
Purpose
), Clause 24.3 (
Corporate Existence
), Clause 24.6(g) (
Project Documents
), Clause 24.6(i) (
Project Documents
), Clause 24.7
(
Further Assurance
), Clause 24.13 (
Application of Proceeds
), Clause 25 (
Insurance
), Clause 26.1 (
Project Documents and Consents
), Clause 26.2 (
Liquidation or Merger
), Clause 26.3 (
New Agreements
), Clause 26.4
(
Disposals
), Clause 26.5 (
Distributions
),
Clause 26.7
(
Negative Pledge
), Clause 26.9 (
Change of Business/Project
), Clause 26.10 (
O&M Contractor
), Clause 26.11 (
FSU
), Clause 26.12 (
Loans and Guarantees
), Clause 26.13 (
Capital Assets
),
Clause 26.14(b) (
Constitutional Documents
), Clause 26.15 (
Compromise, Adjustment or Settlement
), Clause 26.16 (
Operating Costs
),
Clause 26.19 (
Winding Up
), Clause 26.20 (
Government Guarantee
), Clause 26.22 (
Immunity
), Clause 26.23
(
No Corrupt Practices
), Clause 26.25 (
Equity Bridge Finance Documents
) or paragraph 1.1(j) (
General
) of Schedule 10 (
Insurances
).
|
(b)
|
The Company fails to comply with any obligations under Clause 13 (
Construction and Development Reports
) (other than Clause 13.2 (
Delivery of the Environmental and Social Monitoring Report during Construction
)), Clause 14 (
Operating Reports
) (other than Clause 14.3 (
Delivery of the Environmental and Social Monitoring Report during Operation
)), Clause 16 (
Access to the Site
), Clause 18 (
Operating Budget
), Clause 24.5 (
Further Agreements
),
Clause 24.12 (
Working Capital Facility Agreement
),
Clause 24.14 (
Application of Revenues
), Clause 24.23(b) (
Anti-Corruption and Anti Money-Laundering Compliance
), Clause 24.25 (
Default
), Clause 24.28 (
Notice of Testing
), Clause 24.29 (
Attendance at Meetings, etc.
), Clause 26.6 (
Further Financial Indebtedness
), Clause 26.8 (
Financial Year
),
Clause 26.17 (
Hedging Agreements
),
Clause 26.21 (
Suspension or Abandonment
), Clause 26.26 (
No Subsidiaries
), Clause 26.27 (
Advisers
),
Clause 29 (
Working Capital Facility Agreement; Accession
) or Schedule 3 (
Accounts
) and such failure, if capable of remedy, is not remedied within fourteen (14) days of receiving written notice thereof from the Global Facility Agent or fourteen (14) days after the Company becoming aware of the same (whichever is earlier).
|
(c)
|
The Company fails to comply with any obligations under Clause 12 (
Financial Information
), Clause 15 (
Report Undertakings
), Clause 17 (
Project Budget
), Clause 21 (
Hedging
), Clause 22 (
Permitted Investments
), Clause 24 (
Positive Covenants
) (other than Clause 24.1 (
Construction
) (but only to the extent that such failure to comply relates to the Environmental Guidelines, the Construction Environmental and Social Management Plans, the Environmental and Social Action Plan, the Environmental and Social Management System and Environmental Laws), Clause 24.2 (
Operation
) (but only to the extent that such failure to comply relates to Environmental Laws, the Environmental Guidelines, the Operations Environmental and Social Management Plans, the Environmental and Social Action Plan and the Environmental and Social Management System),
Clause 24.3 (
Corporate Existence
), Clause 24.5 (
Further Agreements
), Clause 24.6(g) (
Project Documents
), Clause 24.6(i) (
Project Documents
), Clause 24.7 (
Further Assurance
), Clause 24.9 (
Compliance with Law
) (but only to the extent that such failure to comply relates to Environmental Laws, the Construction Environmental and Social Management Plans, the Operations Environmental and Social Management Plans, the Environmental and Social Action Plan, the Environmental and Social Management System, terms and conditions of environmental licences applicable to the Company and any compliance or enforcement orders issued thereunder and the Environmental Guidelines),
Clause 24.12 (
Working Capital Facility Agreement
), Clause 24.13 (
Application of Proceeds
), Clause 24.14 (
Application of Revenues
), Clause 24.17(k) (
Notification
),
Clause 24.23(b) (
Anti-Corruption and Anti Money-Laundering Compliance
), Clause 24.25 (
Default
), Clause 24.28 (
Notice of Testing
) or Clause 24.29 (
Attendance at Meetings, etc.
)), Clause 26.14(a) (
Constitutional Documents
) or Clause 26.18 (
Transactions with Affiliates
) and such failure, if capable of remedy, is not remedied within thirty (30) days of receiving written notice thereof from the Global Facility Agent or thirty (30) days after the Company becoming aware of the same (whichever is earlier).
|
(d)
|
Any party to a Finance Document (other than a Finance Party) fails to comply with any other obligation under any Finance Document (other than the Equity Subscription and Retention Agreement and Clause 26.28 (
Sanctions
)) and (i) in the case of the Company, such failure, if capable of remedy, is not remedied within forty-five (45) days of receiving written notice thereof from the Global Facility Agent or forty-five (45) days of the Company becoming aware of the same (whichever is earlier); or (ii) in the case of any other such party, such failure, if capable of remedy, is not remedied within forty-five (45) days of notice thereof from the Global Facility Agent or forty-five (45) days of such party becoming aware of the same (whichever is earlier).
|
27.4
|
Breach of Project Documents
|
(a)
|
The Company defaults in the performance of any of its material obligations under any Project Document and, if capable of remedy, the Company fails to remedy such default within thirty (30) days of receiving written notice thereof from the Global Facility Agent or thirty (30) days after the Company becoming aware of the same (whichever is earlier).
|
(b)
|
Any Major Project Party defaults in the performance of any of its material obligations under any Project Document and, if capable of remedy, such Major Project Party fails to remedy such breach within any grace period specified therein; provided that no Event of Default shall occur pursuant to this Clause 27.4(b) (
Breach of Project Documents
) if in any case the Company:
|
(i)
|
is able to demonstrate:
|
(A)
|
within thirty (30) days following notice from the Global Facility Agent or the Company becoming aware of the same (whichever is earlier), to the reasonable satisfaction of the Required Majority, that such default by such Major Project Party shall be cured; or
|
(B)
|
within forty five (45) days following notice from the Global Facility Agent or the Company becoming aware of the same (whichever is earlier), to the reasonable satisfaction of the Required Majority, that the Company will be able to procure an acceptable substitute in respect of any affected Major Project Party to discharge the relevant duties of such Major Project Party,
|
(ii)
|
then procures such cure or substitute in the manner and in the applicable time period agreed to in accordance with paragraph (b)(i) above.
|
(c)
|
Any Major Project Party issues a Termination Notice (as defined in the Direct Agreement to which such Major Project Party is party).
|
27.5
|
Misrepresentation
|
(a)
|
Any representation or warranty made or deemed to be repeated by the Company in any Transaction Document (other than Clause 23.39 (
Sanctions and anti-money laundering
)) or any certificates issued pursuant thereto or in connection therewith is materially incorrect; or
|
(b)
|
any representation or warranty made or deemed to be repeated by any Major Project Party in any Transaction Document or any certificates issued pursuant thereto or in connection therewith is materially incorrect,
|
27.6
|
Insolvency Events
|
(a)
|
Any corporate action or legal step is taken for the winding-up, administration or bankruptcy of the Company or a Major Project Party (other than, in the case of a Major Project Party, by way of solvent reorganisation which does not result in any deterioration in the financial condition of such Major Project Party), as the case may be;
|
(b)
|
any liquidator, trustee in bankruptcy, judicial custodian, compulsory manager, receiver, administrative receiver, administrator or the like is appointed in respect of the Company or any Major Project Party or any part of its assets or any substantial part of its assets or any formal steps are taken to appoint any of the foregoing;
|
(c)
|
the Company, any Major Project Party, or, in each case, its directors request the appointment of a liquidator, trustee in bankruptcy, judicial custodian, compulsory manager, receiver, administrative receiver, administrator or the like;
|
(d)
|
the Company or any Major Project Party is bankrupt or insolvent or is unable to pay its debts as they fall due or commences negotiations with one or more of its creditors with a view to the general readjustment or rescheduling of its Financial Indebtedness or makes a general assignment for the benefit of, or a composition with, its creditors;
|
(e)
|
any execution, distress or other process is levied or sued out against, or enforced upon or an encumbrancer, or creditor attaches or takes possession of any of the property, undertaking or assets of the Company or any Major Project Party (other than NOGA and BPC), which, in the case of a Major Project Party, has or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or
|
(f)
|
any event or step analogous to those specified in this Clause 27.6 (
Insolvency Events
) is taken in any jurisdiction,
|
(i)
|
the Company is able to demonstrate, within (x) sixty (60) days in the case of the EPC Contractor, (y) thirty (30) days in the case of any other Major Project Party, in each case following notice from the Global Facility Agent, to the reasonable satisfaction of the Required Majority, that it will be able to procure an acceptable substitute in respect of the affected Major Project Party to discharge the relevant duties of such Major Project Party on terms and within a time period reasonably acceptable to the Required Majority; and
|
(ii)
|
the Company then procures such substitute in the manner and in the applicable time period agreed to in accordance with sub-paragraph (i) above.
|
27.7
|
Litigation
|
27.8
|
Judgments
|
(a)
|
one or more judgments, orders, arbitral awards or decrees is entered against the Company or its assets in Bahrain or any such judgment, order, arbitral award or decree is obtained outside Bahrain and, in each case, steps have been taken to enforce those judgments, orders, arbitral awards or decrees in Bahrain or against the Project or its assets, in each case in excess of US$2,500,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies) and such judgment, order, arbitral award or decree has not been paid, discharged or stayed within thirty (30) days;
|
(b)
|
an injunction is entered requiring suspension or abandonment of operation of the Project and such injunction has not been stayed within thirty (30) days provided that if the Company is diligently pursuing an appeal against such injunction in good faith, such thirty (30) day period may be extended to a maximum sixty (60) day period with the consent of the Required Majority; or
|
(c)
|
one or more final non-appealable judgments, orders, arbitral awards or decrees is entered against any Major Project Party (other than NOGA, the MOF and EWA) in excess of US$25,000,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies) which, in the case of the EPC Contractor, has or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or, in the case of any other such Major Project Party, has
|
27.9
|
Delay
|
(a)
|
The Commercial Start Date has not occurred by a date falling no later than nine (9) months after the Initial Scheduled Commercial Start Date.
|
(b)
|
Any of the conditions specified in paragraphs (a), (e), (f) or (j) of the definition of Completion Date are not satisfied by the date falling three (3) months after the Commercial Start Date and any other condition specified in the definition of Completion Date (other than the condition specified in paragraph (q) of the definition thereof) is not satisfied by 13 February 2020.
|
(c)
|
The Completion Date has not occurred by the Longstop Completion Date.
|
27.10
|
Governmental Intervention
|
27.11
|
Cross Default
|
(a)
|
at any time is not paid when due (after giving effect to any applicable grace period) and such breach has not been remedied within seven (7) days; or
|
(b)
|
is declared to be or otherwise becomes due and payable prior to its specified maturity as a result of an event of default (however described).
|
27.12
|
Revocation of Consents
|
(a)
|
Any Consent is revoked, suspended, forfeited, surrendered, terminated, determined to be invalid or not renewed and such revocation, suspension, forfeiture, surrender, termination, determination of invalidity or non-renewal,
has or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
|
(b)
|
Following Financial Close, a requirement is introduced which obliges the Company to obtain a Consent which, has, will have or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
|
27.13
|
Repudiation or Illegality
|
(a)
|
it becomes unlawful for any party to a Finance Document (other than a Finance Party) or any Major Project Party to perform any material obligation under any Transaction Document; or
|
(b)
|
any of the Transaction Documents, or any of their provisions, becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable or is cancelled, revoked, forfeited, surrendered, repudiated, rescinded or terminated (other than as a result of full performance or as a result of revocation or repudiation on the part of a Finance Party),
|
27.14
|
Historic DSCR and LLCR
|
(a)
|
The most recently calculated Historic DSCR is less than 1.05:1.
|
(b)
|
The most recently provided LLCR calculation is less than 1.05:1.
|
27.15
|
Material Adverse Change
|
27.16
|
Security Interests
|
27.17
|
Shareholder/Sponsor Obligations
|
27.18
|
Loss or Damage
|
27.19
|
Loss of Government Guarantee
|
27.20
|
Forecast Funding Shortfall
|
(a)
|
within fifteen (15) days of notice from the Global Facility Agent, the Company has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Required Majority that within thirty (30) days of such notice there will no longer be a Forecast Funding Shortfall; and
|
(b)
|
at the end of such thirty (30) day period there is no longer a Forecast Funding Shortfall.
|
27.21
|
Cessation of Business
|
27.22
|
Abandonment
|
27.23
|
Government of Bahrain
|
(a)
|
declares or requests a moratorium on the payment of any of its indebtedness;
|
(b)
|
ceases to be a member in good standing of the International Monetary Fund;
|
(c)
|
introduces any capital controls on flow of capital in or out of Bahrain; or
|
(d)
|
has one or more final non-appealable judgments, orders, arbitral awards or decrees entered into against it which has or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and in each case, has not been paid, discharged or stayed within thirty (30) days.
|
27.24
|
Environmental Claim
|
27.25
|
Legal Matters
|
(a)
|
any of the Company or a Shareholder is entitled to claim for itself or any of its assets immunity from suit, execution, attachment or other legal process in Bahrain, the United Kingdom or any other jurisdiction in which its assets are located;
|
(b)
|
in relation to any of the Transaction Documents expressed to be governed by English law, the choice of English law is not recognised or would not be enforced in:
|
(i)
|
Bahrain;
|
(ii)
|
with respect to a Transaction Document entered into by a Shareholder or Sponsor:
|
(A)
|
the jurisdiction under whose laws it is incorporated;
|
(B)
|
any jurisdiction where it conducts its business; or
|
(C)
|
the jurisdiction whose laws govern any of the Transaction Documents entered into by it; or
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(iii)
|
with respect to a Transaction Document entered into by a Major Project Party, the jurisdiction of that Major Project Party.
|
27.26
|
Bonds
|
28.
|
REMEDIES FOLLOWING EVENT OF DEFAULT
|
28.1
|
Remedies Following Event of Default
|
(a)
|
issue a notice to the Company:
|
(i)
|
declaring the Available Commitments to be cancelled, whereupon they shall be so cancelled, the Available Commitments of each Senior Lender shall be reduced to zero and no further drawings shall be requested or made under any Facility; and/or
|
(ii)
|
declaring all or any part of the Loan, accrued interest thereon, any fees and any amounts payable under the Finance Documents to be immediately due and payable (or due and payable on demand or on such dates as the Global Facility Agent may specify) whereupon they shall become so due and payable; and/or
|
(iii)
|
declaring that all or any of the security constituted by the Security Documents has become enforceable and that any of the rights of the Secured Parties under the Security Documents may be exercised; and/or
|
(b)
|
suspend or terminate any commitment under any Finance Document; and/or
|
(c)
|
issue a notice to the Company and the Account Banks (which notice shall be binding on the Company and the Account Banks) that no further payments shall be made from any Project Account without the prior written consent of the Global Facility Agent; and/or
|
(d)
|
cure any default under any of the Project Documents by exercising rights under any Direct Agreement with a Project Party; and/or
|
(e)
|
set-off and apply all monies on deposit in any Project Account to the satisfaction of the amounts then due and payable under the Finance Documents; and/or
|
(f)
|
exercise any rights available to it under the Equity Subscription and Retention Agreement or any Support Document (as defined in the Equity Subscription and Retention Agreement); and/or
|
(g)
|
exercise any right to take action or make any claim against the Company (other than a demand for payment in accordance with the terms of the Finance Documents); and/or
|
(h)
|
accelerate any undrawn Base Shareholders' Commitments, Contingent Shareholders' Commitments or any amount of the Cash Deficiency Support Limit which has not been applied in respect of Supported Liabilities (in each case, as defined in the Equity Subscription and Retention Agreement);
|
(i)
|
instruct the Offshore Security Trustee to claim upon any DSRA Acceptable Letter of Credit for the full amount outstanding under each such DSRA Acceptable Letter of Credit; and/or
|
(j)
|
enforce any other rights under a Finance Document following the occurrence of an Event of Default which is continuing,
|
28.2
|
Action by Finance Party
|
29.
|
WORKING CAPITAL FACILITY AGREEMENT; ACCESSION
|
29.1
|
Working Capital Facility Agreement
|
(a)
|
The Company shall enter into and maintain in full force and effect, in accordance with Clause 24.12 (
Working Capital Facility Agreement
), a single credit facility agreement pursuant to which it is granted a revolving loan facility and/or an overdraft facility in an aggregate amount of not more than the U.S. Dollar Equivalent (converted at the Global Facility Agent's Spot Rate of Exchange) of US$21,000,000 or such other amount as may be agreed between the Global Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Required Majority) and the Company (each acting reasonably) or its equivalent in Bahraini Dinars which satisfies the following conditions:
|
(i)
|
advances may only be made under that facility in Dollars and/or Bahraini Dinars;
|
(ii)
|
the interest rate applicable to outstanding advances under that facility shall not exceed a rate equal to:
|
(A)
|
in the case of an advance denominated in Dollars, the sum of two and a half (2.50%)
per cent.
per annum and LIBOR (or such other interest rate as may be agreed between the Global Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Required Majority) and the Company (each acting reasonably and taking into account prevailing market rates)); or
|
(B)
|
in the case of an advance denominated in Bahraini Dinars, two and a half (2.50%)
per cent.
per annum and the base rate charged by commercial banks to commercial customers for Bahraini Dinar denominated lendings in Bahrain (or such other interest rate as may be agreed between the Global Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Required Majority) and the Company (each acting reasonably and taking into account prevailing market rates));
|
(iii)
|
the rate at which any commitment fees accrue on the undrawn amount of that facility shall not exceed one (1%)
per cent.
per annum (or such other interest rate as may be agreed between the Global Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Required Majority) and the Company (each acting reasonably and taking into account prevailing market rates));
|
(iv)
|
any other fees or remuneration payable by the Company in respect of that facility shall be based upon normal market rates and returns;
|
(v)
|
the proceeds of that facility may only be applied to meet the Company's general working capital requirements from the Commercial Start Date; and
|
(vi)
|
the Company shall be required to repay the Working Capital Facility in full or, if the Working Capital Facility is an Overdraft Facility, restore the balance of the Dinar Working Capital Account to zero (if the Overdraft Facility is denominated in Bahraini Dinars) or restore the balance of the Dollar Working Capital Account to zero (if the Overdraft Facility is denominated in Dollars) not less than once every twelve (12) month period (and provided that (x) the relevant balance or outstandings remain zero for at least one (1) Business Day following such repayment or restoration and (y) such occasions for two (2) consecutive twelve (12) month periods not to occur in a single period of consecutive days commencing in the first such twelve (12) month period and ending in the second such twelve (12) month period).
|
(b)
|
The Company shall not cancel the Working Capital Facility (in whole or in part) at any time:
|
(i)
|
without the prior consent of the Global Facility Agent, such consent to be given if the Company demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Global Facility Agent that the Company has sufficient funding or cash flow to meet its working capital requirements without the Working Capital Facility (or without the part thereof which it is requesting be cancelled); or
|
(ii)
|
unless the Company establishes a new working capital facility which satisfies the conditions in paragraph (a) above, in an amount, with a lender and otherwise on terms satisfactory to the Global Facility Agent.
|
29.2
|
Obligation to Renew
|
29.3
|
Working Capital Banks
|
29.4
|
Working Capital Information
|
29.5
|
No Commitment
|
30.
|
THE GLOBAL FACILITY AGENT AND THE MANDATED LEAD ARRANGERS
|
30.1
|
Appointment of Global Facility Agent
|
30.2
|
Global Facility Agent's Rights and Discretions
|
(a)
|
The Global Facility Agent may:
|
(i)
|
assume, unless it has, in its capacity as Global Facility Agent, received notice to the contrary from any other person, that:
|
(A)
|
any representation made by the Company or any other person in connection with any Transaction Document is true;
|
(B)
|
no Default has occurred;
|
(C)
|
neither the Company nor any other person is in breach of or default under its obligations under any Transaction Document; and
|
(D)
|
any right, power, authority or discretion vested herein upon the Required Majority or any other person or group of persons has not been exercised;
|
(ii)
|
assume that the Facility Office of each Senior Lender that is notified to the Global Facility Agent (or, in the case of a transferee, at the end of the Transfer Certificate to which it is a party as transferee) until it has received from such person a notice designating some other office of such person to replace its Facility Office and act upon any such notice until the same is superseded by a further such notice;
|
(iii)
|
engage and pay for the advice or services of, and rely and act on the opinion or advice (howsoever given) of, or any information obtained from, any lawyers, accountants, surveyors or other professional advisors or experts whose advice or services may to it seem necessary, expedient or desirable and shall not be responsible for any loss occasioned by so acting;
|
(iv)
|
rely as to any matters of fact which might reasonably be expected to be within the knowledge of any other person upon a certificate signed by or on behalf of such person;
|
(v)
|
rely upon any communication or document believed by it to be genuine;
|
(vi)
|
refrain from exercising any right, power or discretion vested in it as Global Facility Agent (as applicable) hereunder unless and until instructed by the relevant Required Majority as to whether or not such right, power or discretion is to be exercised and, if it is to be exercised, as to the manner in which it should be exercised;
|
(vii)
|
do any act or thing in the exercise of any of its duties under the Finance Documents which in its absolute discretion (in the absence of any instructions of the Required Majority as to the doing of such act or thing) it deems advisable for the protection and benefit of the Finance Parties;
|
(viii)
|
refrain from acting in accordance with any instructions of the Required Majority to begin any legal action or proceedings arising out of or in connection with any Finance Document until it shall have received such security as it may require (whether by way of payment in advance or otherwise) for all costs, claims, losses, expenses (including legal fees) and liabilities together with any VAT thereon which it will or may expend or incur in complying with such instructions; and
|
(ix)
|
in the event that any Security Interests under the Security Documents are enforced, invest any monies received by it, pursuant to any of the Security Documents, which is not required to be paid out promptly following receipt, in its name or under its control acting as Global Facility Agent (as applicable) in any investments for the time being authorised by law for the investment by trustees of trust monies or by placing the same on deposit in its name or under its control acting as Global Facility Agent (as applicable) as it may think fit and as it may at any time vary or transpose any such investments for or into any others of a like nature and shall not be
|
(b)
|
Notwithstanding any other provision of any Finance Document to the contrary, the Global Facility Agent is not obliged to do or omit to do anything if it would or might in its reasonable opinion constitute a breach of any law or regulation or a breach of a fiduciary duty or duty of confidentiality.
|
(c)
|
Notwithstanding any other provision of any Finance Document to the contrary, the Global Facility Agent is not obliged to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of its duties, obligations or responsibilities or the exercise of any right, power, authority or discretion if it has grounds for believing the repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against, or security for, such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.
|
30.3
|
Obligations of the Global Facility Agent
|
(a)
|
The Global Facility Agent shall save as otherwise provided herein:
|
(i)
|
promptly inform each Finance Party of the contents of any notice or document received by it in its capacity as Global Facility Agent from the Company under any Finance Document and forward to each Finance Party the original or a copy of any such notice or document;
|
(ii)
|
promptly notify each Finance Party of the occurrence of any Default or any default by the Company in the due performance of or compliance with its obligations under this Agreement of which it has notice from any other Party or of which it has actual knowledge;
|
(iii)
|
act as Global Facility Agent under the Finance Documents in accordance with any instructions given to it by the Required Majority acting in accordance with this Agreement, which instructions shall be binding on all of the Finance Parties; and
|
(iv)
|
if so instructed by the Required Majority (acting in accordance with this Agreement), refrain from exercising any right, power or discretion vested in it as Global Facility Agent under the Finance Documents.
|
(b)
|
The Global Facility Agent's duties under the Finance Documents are solely mechanical and administrative in nature.
|
(c)
|
If the Global Facility Agent becomes aware of the non-payment of any principal, interest, commitment fee or other fee payable to a Finance Party under this Agreement, it shall promptly notify the other Finance Parties.
|
(d)
|
The Global Facility Agent shall have only those duties, obligations and responsibilities expressly specified in the Finance Documents to which it is expressed to be a party (and no others shall be implied).
|
30.4
|
Excluded Obligations of the Agents and the Mandated Lead Arrangers
|
(a)
|
be bound to enquire as to:
|
(i)
|
whether or not any representation made by any person in connection with a Transaction Document is true;
|
(ii)
|
the occurrence or otherwise of any Default;
|
(iii)
|
the performance by any other party to a Transaction Document of its obligations thereunder; or
|
(iv)
|
any breach of or default by the Company or any other person of or under its obligations under any Transaction Document;
|
(b)
|
be bound to account to any Finance Party for any sum or the profit element of any sum received by it for its own account;
|
(c)
|
be bound to disclose to any other person any information if such disclosure would or might in its opinion constitute a breach of any law or regulation or be otherwise actionable at the suit of any person;
|
(d)
|
be under any obligations other than those for which express provision is made in the Finance Documents; or
|
(e)
|
be bound to take any action which it reasonably considers to be contrary to law or regulation.
|
30.5
|
Indemnification of the Global Facility Agent
|
30.6
|
Exclusion of the Global Facility Agent's Liabilities
|
(a)
|
Without limiting paragraph (b) below, the Global Facility Agent will not be liable for:
|
(i)
|
the accuracy and/or completeness of any other information supplied in connection with any Transaction Document or for the legality, validity, effectiveness, adequacy or enforceability of any Transaction Document and the Global Facility Agent shall not be under any liability as a result of taking or omitting to take any action in relation thereto save in the case of gross negligence or wilful misconduct;
|
(ii)
|
any damages, costs or losses to any person, any diminution in value, or any liability whatsoever arising as a result of taking or not taking any action under or in connection with any Transaction Document or Security Interest, unless directly caused by its gross negligence or wilful misconduct;
|
(iii)
|
exercising, or not exercising, any right, power, authority or discretion given to it by, or in connection with, any Transaction Document or Security Interest or any other agreement, arrangement or document entered into, made or executed in anticipation of, under or in connection with, any Transaction Document or Security Interest;
|
(iv)
|
without prejudice to the generality of paragraphs (i) to (iii) above, any damages, costs or losses to any person, any diminution in value or any liability whatsoever arising as a result of:
|
(A)
|
any act, event or circumstance not reasonably within its control; or
|
(B)
|
the general risks of investment in, or the holding of assets in, any jurisdiction,
|
(v)
|
any delay (or any related consequences) in crediting an account with an amount required under the Transaction Documents to be paid by the Global Facility Agent if the Global Facility Agent has taken all necessary steps as soon as reasonably practicable to comply with the regulations or operating procedures of any recognised clearing or settlement system used by the Global Facility Agent for that purpose.
|
(b)
|
Nothing in this Agreement shall oblige the Global Facility Agreement to carry out:
|
(i)
|
any "know your customer" or other checks in relation to any person; or
|
(ii)
|
any check on the extent to which any transaction contemplated by this Agreement might be unlawful for any Lender,
|
(c)
|
Without prejudice to any provision of any Transaction Document excluding or limiting the Global Facility Agent's liability, any liability of the Global Facility Agent arising under or in connection with
|
30.7
|
No Actions Against the Global Facility Agent
|
30.8
|
Global Facility Agent's and Mandated Lead Arrangers' Business
|
30.9
|
Resignation/Removal of the Global Facility Agent
|
(a)
|
The Global Facility Agent may resign its appointment hereunder at any time without assigning any reason therefor, by giving not less than forty-five (45) days' prior written notice to that effect to each of the Finance Parties and the Required Majority may remove the Global Facility Agent from its appointment hereunder without assigning any reason therefor by giving not less than forty-five (45) days' prior written notice (and, if an Insolvency Event has occurred in respect of the Global Facility Agent or the Global Facility Agent is an Impaired Agent, the Required Majority or, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Company may remove the Global Facility Agent immediately from its appointment hereunder by notice) to that effect to the Global Facility Agent and the other Finance Parties; provided that no such resignation or removal shall be effective until:
|
(i)
|
a successor to the Global Facility Agent is appointed in accordance with the succeeding provisions of this Clause 30 (
The Global Facility Agent and the Mandated Lead Arrangers
);
|
(ii)
|
the Global Facility Agent's rights, benefits and obligations under the Finance Documents have been transferred to its successor; and
|
(iii)
|
the Global Facility Agent's successor has confirmed its agreement to be bound by the provisions of the Finance Documents and all the other related agreements to which it is a party.
|
(b)
|
The retiring Global Facility Agent shall, at the sole cost of the Company, make available to the successor such documents and records and provide such assistance as the successor may reasonably request for the purposes of performing its functions as Agent under the Finance Documents.
|
30.10
|
Resignation of the Global Facility Agent due to FATCA
|
(a)
|
the Global Facility Agent fails to respond to a request under Clause 8.6 (
FATCA Information
) and the Company or a Senior Lender reasonably believes that the Global Facility Agent will not be (or will have ceased to be) a FATCA Exempt Party on or after that FATCA Application Date;
|
(b)
|
the information supplied by the Global Facility Agent pursuant to Clause 8.6 (
FATCA Information
) indicates that the Global Facility Agent will not be (or will have ceased to be) a FATCA Exempt Party on or after that FATCA Application Date; or
|
(c)
|
the Global Facility Agent notifies the Company and the Senior Lenders that the Global Facility Agent will not be (or will have ceased to be) a FATCA Exempt Party on or after that FATCA Application Date,
|
30.11
|
Successor Global Facility Agent
|
30.12
|
Successor Agent's Rights and Obligations
|
(a)
|
the outgoing Global Facility Agent shall be discharged from any further obligation hereunder and under the other Finance Documents but shall remain entitled to the benefit of the provisions of this Clause 30 (
The Global Facility Agent and the Mandated Lead Arrangers
);
|
(b)
|
its successor and each Party shall have the same rights and obligations amongst themselves as they would have had if such successor had been a Party;
|
(c)
|
the successor shall be the Global Facility Agent in respect of each of the Finance Documents; and
|
(d)
|
the outgoing Global Facility Agent shall promptly deliver to its successor all documents and papers held by it in its capacity as Global Facility Agent.
|
30.13
|
Finance Party's Responsibility
|
(a)
|
to check or enquire on its behalf into the adequacy, accuracy or completeness of any information provided by any person in connection with any of the Transaction Documents or the transactions therein contemplated (whether or not such information has been approved by or circulated to such Finance Party by the Global Facility Agent or the Mandated Lead Arrangers);
|
(b)
|
to check or enquire on its behalf into the adequacy, accuracy or completeness of any communication delivered to it under any Finance Document, any legal or other opinions, reports, valuations, certificates, appraisals or other documents delivered or made or required to be delivered or made at any time in connection with any Finance Document, any Security Interest to be constituted thereby or any other report or other document, statement or information circulated, delivered or made, whether orally or otherwise and whether before, on or after the date of this Agreement;
|
(c)
|
to check or enquire on its behalf into the due execution, delivery, validity, legality, adequacy, suitability, performance, enforceability or admissibility in evidence of any Finance Document or any other document referred to in paragraph (b) above or of any guarantee, indemnity or security given or created thereby or any obligations imposed thereby or assumed thereunder;
|
(d)
|
to check or enquire on its behalf into the ownership, value or sufficiency of any property the subject of any of the Security Interests, the priority of any of the Security Interests, the right or title of any
|
(e)
|
to assess or keep under review on its behalf the financial condition, creditworthiness, condition, affairs, status or nature of any person or the Project.
|
30.14
|
Separate Divisions of the Global Facility Agent and the Mandated Lead Arrangers
|
(a)
|
the Global Facility Agent, the Global Facility Agent shall be regarded as acting through its agency division which shall be treated as a separate entity from any other of its divisions or departments and, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Clause 30 (
The Global Facility Agent and the Mandated Lead Arrangers
), any information received by some other division or department of the Global Facility Agent may be treated as confidential and shall not be regarded as having been given to the Global Facility Agent's agency division; or
|
(b)
|
a Mandated Lead Arranger, each Mandated Lead Arranger shall be regarded as a separate division from any other of its divisions or departments and, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Clause 30 (
The Global Facility Agent and the Mandated Lead Arrangers
), any information received by some other division or department of that Mandated Lead Arranger may be treated as confidential and shall not be regarded as having been given to that Mandated Lead Arranger's agency division.
|
30.15
|
Confidential Information
|
30.16
|
The Global Facility Agent, the Mandated Lead Arrangers and the Account Banks Individually
|
30.17
|
Other Finance Documents
|
(a)
|
execute on its behalf the Finance Documents which are expressed to be executed by the Global Facility Agent as agent for such Finance Party; and
|
(b)
|
issue an e-mail confirmation to Norton Rose Fulbright LLP with respect to their opinion that is being provided pursuant to paragraph 2.7 of Schedule 2 (
Conditions Precedent
).
|
30.18
|
No Liability for the Global Facility Agent
|
(a)
|
to obtain any licence, consent or other authority for the execution, delivery, validity, legality, adequacy, performance, enforceability or admissibility in evidence of any Finance Document;
|
(b)
|
to register or notify any of the foregoing in accordance with the provisions of any of the documents of title of such person;
|
(c)
|
to effect or procure registration of or otherwise perfect or protect any of the Security Interests by registering the same under any applicable registration laws in any territory (other than for additional costs (excluding losses) arising due to any such failure);
|
(d)
|
to take, or to require of the Company or any other person to take, any steps to render any of the Security Interests effective or to secure the creation of any ancillary charge under the laws of any jurisdiction; or
|
(e)
|
to require any further assurances in relation to any of the Security Documents,
|
30.19
|
No Enquiry by the Global Facility Agent
|
(a)
|
to accept without enquiry, requisition or objection such right and title as the relevant person may have to the property belonging to it (or any part thereof) which is the subject matter of any of the Security Documents and shall not be bound or concerned to investigate or make any enquiry into the right or title of such person to such property (or any part thereof) or, without prejudice to the foregoing, to require such person to remedy any defect in its right or title as aforesaid; and
|
(b)
|
to assume without enquiry (in the absence of knowledge by or any express notice to it to the contrary acquired or received by it as Global Facility Agent) that each of the Parties is duly performing and observing all its obligations contained in the Finance Documents.
|
30.20
|
No Deemed Knowledge by the Global Facility Agent
|
30.21
|
Instructions of the Finance Parties
|
(a)
|
entitled (but not obliged) to request instructions from the Finance Parties (acting in accordance with this Agreement) as to whether it should give any instructions in relation to the enforcement of any of the Security Interests and/or as to the manner in which it should do so; and
|
(b)
|
obliged to act in accordance with the instructions of the Required Majority acting in accordance with this Agreement.
|
30.22
|
Global Facility Agent's Taxes
|
30.23
|
Approved Banks
|
(a)
|
designate any person as an Approved Bank; and
|
(b)
|
designate any person which at such time is an Approved Bank, no longer to be an Approved Bank.
|
30.24
|
Role of the Mandated Lead Arrangers
|
30.25
|
No Fiduciary Duties
|
(a)
|
Nothing in any Finance Document constitutes the Global Facility Agent nor any Mandated Lead Arranger a trustee or fiduciary of any other person.
|
(b)
|
Neither the Global Facility Agent nor any Mandated Lead Arranger shall be bound to account to any Finance Party for any sum or the profit element of any sum received by it for its own account.
|
30.26
|
Responsibility for documentation
|
(a)
|
the adequacy, accuracy or completeness of any information (whether oral or written) supplied by a Mandated Lead Arranger or any other person in or in connection with any Transaction Document or the transactions contemplated in the Transaction Documents or any other agreement, arrangement or document entered into, made or executed in anticipation of, under or in connection with any Transaction Document;
|
(b)
|
the legality, validity, effectiveness, adequacy or enforceability of any Transaction Document or Security Interest or any other agreement, arrangement or document entered into, made or executed in anticipation of, under or in connection with any Transaction Document or Security Interest; or
|
(c)
|
any determination as to whether any information provided or to be provided to any Party is non-public information the use of which may be regulated or prohibited by applicable law or regulation relating to insider dealing or otherwise.
|
31.
|
THE ACCOUNT BANKS
|
31.1
|
No Agency
|
(a)
|
It is hereby agreed that each Account Bank shall be responsible for performing the functions of an Account Bank expressly mentioned herein and none of the Account Banks, nor any of their officers, employees, partners, servants or agents shall be, nor shall they be construed to be, the agent or trustee of any Finance Party.
|
(b)
|
It is hereby acknowledged that all monies held by the Account Banks under this Agreement are held by it as banker.
|
31.2
|
Rights of the Account Banks
|
(a)
|
engage and pay for the advice or services of any lawyers, accountants or other experts whose advice or services may to it seem necessary, expedient or desirable and rely upon any advice so obtained and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted by it in good faith in accordance with such advice;
|
(b)
|
rely as to any matters of fact which might reasonably be expected to be within the knowledge of any other party to any Transaction Document upon a certificate signed by or on behalf of such party;
|
(c)
|
rely upon any communication or document believed by it to be genuine;
|
(d)
|
assume that no Default has occurred and that no other party to any Transaction Document is in breach of or default under its obligations thereunder, unless it has actual knowledge or actual notice to the contrary; and
|
(e)
|
assume that all conditions for the making of any payment out of the amounts standing to the credit of the Project Accounts held with it which are specified in any instructions from the Company or the Global Facility Agent have been satisfied, unless the Account Bank has actual notice to the contrary in its capacity as account bank.
|
31.3
|
Excluded Obligations
|
(a)
|
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary expressed or implied herein, no Account Bank shall:
|
(i)
|
be bound to enquire as to the occurrence or otherwise of a Default or the performance by any other party to any of the Transaction Documents of its obligations thereunder;
|
(ii)
|
be under any duty or obligation to give the amounts held by it hereunder any greater degree of care than it gives to amounts held for its general banking customers;
|
(iii)
|
be bound to exercise any right, power or discretion vested in such Account Bank under any Finance Document unless so instructed by the Global Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Required Majority or otherwise as specified herein);
|
(iv)
|
be bound to account to any other party hereto for any sum or the profit element of any sum received by it for its own account;
|
(v)
|
be bound to disclose to any other person any information relating to any other person; or
|
(vi)
|
be under any fiduciary duty towards any other party hereto or under any obligations other than those for which express provision is made in any Finance Document.
|
(b)
|
Neither Account Bank shall be obliged to make any payment or otherwise act on any request or instruction notified to it under this Agreement if:
|
(i)
|
it is unable to verify any signature pursuant to any request or instruction against the specimen signature provided for the relevant authorised signatory; or
|
(ii)
|
it is unable to validate the authenticity of the request; or
|
(iii)
|
if in the Account Bank's reasonable opinion, it conflicts with any provision of this Agreement or otherwise does not comply with the requirements of this Agreement.
|
(c)
|
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, neither Account Bank is obliged to do, or omit to do, anything if it would or might in its reasonable opinion constitute a breach of any law and the Account Banks shall not be liable for any failure to carry out any or all of its obligations under this Agreement where performance of any such duty or obligation would be in breach of any law or other regulation.
|
(d)
|
In the event that the terms of a settlement of any dispute involving the Company results in an increase, extension, modification or other variation of the duties, obligations or liabilities of the Account Banks contemplated by this Agreement, then such variation shall only be effective where, and to the extent, the Account Banks have given its written consent to be bound thereby.
|
(e)
|
The Account Banks are under no duty or obligation to ensure that any funds withdrawn from the Project Account(s) are actually applied for the purpose for which they are withdrawn.
|
(f)
|
The Account Banks shall not be required to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties or the exercise of any right, power or authority hereunder.
|
31.4
|
Indemnification of the Account Banks
|
31.5
|
Exclusion of the Account Banks' Liabilities
|
(a)
|
No Account Bank accepts any responsibility for the accuracy and/or completeness of any information supplied in connection with any Transaction Document or for the legality, validity, effectiveness, adequacy or enforceability of any Transaction Document and shall not be under any liability as a result of taking or omitting to take any action in relation to the Project Accounts, save in the case of gross negligence or wilful misconduct.
|
(b)
|
Neither Account Bank is responsible or liable to the Company for any withdrawal wrongly made, if the Account Bank acted in good faith in relation to that withdrawal.
|
(c)
|
Notwithstanding paragraph (b) above, under no circumstances will the Account Banks be liable to any party whether in contract, tort or otherwise, for any consequential loss (including, but not limited to, loss of business, goodwill, opportunity or profit) even if advised of the possibility of such loss or damage.
|
(d)
|
In no event shall the Account Banks be liable for any losses, damages, demands, claims, liabilities, costs (including legal costs) and expenses of any kind (including any direct, indirect or consequential losses, loss of profit, loss of goodwill and loss of reputation), whether or not they were foreseeable or likely to occur, as a result of a Force Majeure Event.
|
31.6
|
No Actions by the Account Banks
|
31.7
|
Account Bank's Business
|
31.8
|
Permitted Investments
|
(a)
|
Each Account Bank will upon request provide the Global Facility Agent and the Company with information in relation to the portfolio of Permitted Investments which it maintains on the instructions of, and on behalf of, the Company.
|
(b)
|
Neither Account Bank shall be required to procure investment in any Permitted Investment if it believes that doing so would result in the Account Bank exceeding its power or any other relevant authorisations.
|
(c)
|
In transferring funds from the Project Account(s) for investment in any Permitted Investment and arranging entry into transactions for the acquisition of Permitted Investments by the Company, the Account Bank shall act at all times and only upon an instruction from the Global Facility Agent and the Company and may assume that the Global Facility Agent and the Company are not relying on it to provide any advice as to the merits of or the suitability of the relevant transaction or the relevant Permitted Investment or as to any legal, regulatory or tax matters or otherwise.
|
(d)
|
Neither Account Bank shall advise in relation to any investment decision relating to any Permitted Investment nor shall any act or statement by it be construed as constituting such advice. The Account Banks shall have no responsibility for any investment losses or any other losses resulting from the investment, reinvestment or liquidation or any portion of such invested amounts.
|
(e)
|
The Company agrees and acknowledges that all actions of the Account Banks in relation to Permitted Investments under this Agreement are undertaken solely according to the notice from the Company provided pursuant to Clause 22.1 (
Purchase of Permitted Investments
) and at the sole risk of the Company.
|
(f)
|
The Company shall be solely responsible for all its own filings, tax returns and reports on any transactions in respect of Permitted Investments or relating to any Permitted Investment as may be required by any relevant authority, governmental or otherwise.
|
31.9
|
Cessation by the Account Banks
|
31.10
|
Substitution of the Account Banks
|
(a)
|
the Global Facility Agent may (and, if so instructed by the Required Majority, shall) upon reasonable grounds and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, with the prior consent of the Company; or
|
(b)
|
the Company may, upon reasonable grounds and with the prior consent of the Global Facility Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed),
|
(i)
|
no removal of any Account Bank shall be effective until a successor for such Account Bank is appointed in accordance with Clause 31.11 (
Successor Account Bank
); and
|
(ii)
|
such successor Account Bank shall be a Senior Lender.
|
31.11
|
Successor Account Bank
|
(a)
|
that Account Bank shall cease to have any obligation hereunder (save in respect of any Permitted Investments held by it as agent for the Company) in such capacity in relation to the relevant Project Account(s) (but without prejudice to any accrued liabilities under this Agreement) but shall remain entitled to the benefit of the provisions of this Clause 31.11 (
Successor Account Bank
); and
|
(b)
|
the successor to that Account Bank and each of the other Parties shall have the same rights and obligations amongst themselves as they would have had if such successor to that Account Bank had been an original party hereto as an Account Bank.
|
31.12
|
Accession of Account Bank
|
(a)
|
Following the approval of any proposed account bank by the Global Facility Agent, the Company shall procure that such account bank shall complete and deliver a Deed of Accession following which it will become the Account Bank for the purposes of this Agreement.
|
(b)
|
The Company will pay to the Account Banks any fees due and owing to the Account Banks, plus any costs and expenses the Account Banks will reasonably incur in connection with the transfer of the Project Account(s) to the successor Account Bank. No compensation or fees paid to the Account Banks hereunder will be refundable notwithstanding the resignation, replacement or other termination of the appointment of the Account Bank for any reason whatsoever.
|
(c)
|
Any legal entity into which the Account Banks are merged or converted or any legal entity resulting from any merger or conversion to which the Account Banks are a party shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be the successor to the Account Banks without any further formality.
|
31.13
|
Own Responsibility
|
(a)
|
to check or enquire on its behalf into the adequacy or completeness of any information provided by the Company or any other party to any Transaction Document in connection with any Transaction Document or any transaction therein contemplated (whether or not such information has been or is hereafter approved by or circulated to such Senior Lender by each Account Bank); or
|
(b)
|
to assess or keep under review on its behalf the financial condition, creditworthiness, condition, value, affairs, status and nature of the Company or any other party to any Transaction Document or the Project.
|
31.14
|
Directions from the Global Facility Agent
|
(a)
|
The Global Facility Agent agrees to give to the Account Banks all directions necessary to enable the Account Bank to operate the Project Accounts in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The Account Banks shall comply with any instruction of the Global Facility Agent to debit the Project
|
(b)
|
In the case of any conflict between any instructions given to the Account Banks by the Global Facility Agent and any other person, the instructions of the Global Facility will prevail.
|
31.15
|
Publicity
|
32.
|
CONDUCT OF BUSINESS BY THE FINANCE PARTIES
|
(a)
|
interfere with the right of any Finance Party to arrange its affairs (Tax or otherwise) in whatever manner it thinks fit;
|
(b)
|
oblige any Finance Party to investigate or claim any credit, relief, remission or repayment available to it or the extent, order and manner of any claim; or
|
(c)
|
oblige any Finance Party to disclose any information relating to its affairs (Tax or otherwise) or any computations in respect of Tax.
|
33.
|
BENEFIT OF THIS AGREEMENT
|
34.
|
CHANGES TO THE LENDERS
|
34.1
|
Assignments or Transfers by the Lenders
|
(a)
|
prior to such assignment or transfer, written notice is provided to the Company as to the identity and suitability of the New Lender and the Company has, in respect of any assignment or transfer that is proposed to be effected prior to the Completion Date, consented in writing to such assignment or transfer (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed and shall, in any event, be given or withheld within ten (10) Business Days of such notice and deemed given if not withheld within that period), provided that no notice will be given and the Company's consent will not be required if:
|
(i)
|
an Event of Default or Sanctions Event has occurred and is continuing;
|
(ii)
|
the proposed assignment or transfer is:
|
(A)
|
in favour of K-SURE in respect of the K-SURE Covered Facility in order to give effect to K-SURE's rights of subrogation pursuant to the K-SURE Insurance Policy;
|
(B)
|
in favour of another Existing Lender and/or an Affiliate of an Existing Lender;
|
(C)
|
to an institution that forms part of the European System of Central Banks (an "
ESCB Central Bank
") for refinancing and/or security purposes. If any receivables under any of the Facilities are assigned for security and/or refinancing purposes to an ESCB
|
(D)
|
if the Existing Lender is a fund, to a fund which is a Related Fund of the Existing Lender; or
|
(E)
|
by way of sub-participation where the sub-participant has no ability to direct the exercise of any Voting Entitlement (as defined in the Coordination Deed) in respect of the interest which is the subject of such sub-participation;
|
(b)
|
each of the Global Facility Agent, the Commercial Facilities Agent, the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent, the Offshore Security Trustee, the Offshore Account Bank, the Onshore Security Agent and the Onshore Account Bank shall itself, or together with its Affiliates, maintain an aggregate of at least two
per cent.
(2%) of participations in the Advances and Available Commitments, provided that where a bank or financial institution is performing more than one of the roles specified in this sub-clause such bank or financial institution shall only be required to maintain an aggregate of at least two
per cent.
(2%) of participations in the Advances and Available Commitments;
|
(c)
|
any assignment or transfer by a K-SURE Covered Facility Lender may not be effected without the prior written consent of K-SURE;
|
(d)
|
a transfer will only be effective if the New Lender enters into a Coordination Deed of Accession and the procedure set out in Clause 34.4 (
Procedure for Transfer
) is complied with;
|
(e)
|
if:
|
(i)
|
an Existing Lender proposes an assignment or transfer of any of its rights or obligations under the Finance Documents (other than in favour of K-SURE in respect of the K-SURE Covered Facility in order to give effect to K-SURE's rights of subrogation pursuant to the K-SURE Insurance Policy) or changes its Facility Office; and
|
(ii)
|
as a result of circumstances existing at the date of the assignment, transfer or change (other than in favour of K-SURE in respect of the K-SURE Covered Facility in order to give effect to K-SURE's rights of subrogation pursuant to the K-SURE Insurance Policy), the Company would be obligated to make a payment to the New Lender or Existing Lender acting through its new Facility Office under Clause 8 (
Tax
) or clause 9 (
Increased Costs
) of each of the Commercial Facilities Agreement and the K-SURE Covered Facility Agreement,
|
(f)
|
if the Company withholds consent to a transfer or assignment of which it receives notice pursuant to this Clause 34 (
Changes to the Lenders
), the Company will provide written notice to the Global Facility Agent setting out its reasons for withholding such consent. On and from the Completion Date, an Existing Lender shall consult with the Company for no more than seven (7) Business Days before it may make an assignment or transfer in accordance with this Clause 34 (
Changes to the Lenders
) unless the assignment or transfer is (i) to another Existing Lender or an Affiliate of an Existing Lender; or (ii) made at a time when a Default is continuing; and
|
(g)
|
if an Existing Lender is transferring or assigning its Commitment under a Commercial Bank Facility or a Contingent Facility (each a "
Stapled Facility
"), such transfer or assignment is only effective if the Existing Lender simultaneously transfers or assigns the same proportion of its Commitment in the other Stapled Facility and its proportion of its Loans and outstandings under that Commitments to the same New Lender.
|
34.2
|
Assignment or Transfer Fee
|
34.3
|
Limitation of Responsibility of Existing Lenders
|
(a)
|
Unless expressly agreed to the contrary, an Existing Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility to a New Lender for:
|
(i)
|
the legality, validity, effectiveness, adequacy or enforceability of the Finance Documents or any other documents;
|
(ii)
|
the financial condition of the Company;
|
(iii)
|
the performance and observance by the Company of its obligations under the Finance Documents or any other documents; or
|
(iv)
|
the accuracy of any statements (whether written or oral) made in or in connection with any Finance Documents or any other document,
|
(b)
|
Each New Lender confirms to the Existing Lender and the other Finance Parties that it:
|
(i)
|
has made (and shall continue to make) its own independent investigation and assessment of the financial condition and affairs of the Company and its related entities in connection with its participation in this Agreement and has not relied exclusively on any information provided to it by the Existing Lender in connection with any Finance Documents; and
|
(ii)
|
will continue to make its own independent appraisal of the creditworthiness of the Company and its related entities whilst any amount is or may be outstanding under the Finance Documents or any of the Total Commitments is in force.
|
(c)
|
Nothing in any Finance Document obliges an Existing Lender to:
|
(i)
|
accept a re-transfer from a New Lender of any of the rights and obligations assigned or transferred under this Clause 34.3 (
Limitation of Responsibility of Existing Lenders
); or
|
(ii)
|
support any losses directly or indirectly incurred by the New Lender for any reason whatever, including by reason of the non-performance by the Company of its obligations under the Finance Documents or otherwise.
|
34.4
|
Procedure for Transfer
|
(a)
|
A transfer is effected in accordance with paragraph (c) below when the Global Facility Agent executes an otherwise duly completed Transfer Certificate delivered to it by the Existing Lender and the New Lender.
|
(b)
|
The Global Facility Agent shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after receipt by it of a duly completed Transfer Certificate appearing on its face to comply with the terms of this Agreement and delivered in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, execute that Transfer Certificate.
|
(c)
|
On the Transfer Date:
|
(i)
|
each of the Existing Lenders and the other Parties shall be released from their obligations to each other under the Finance Documents and their rights against each other under the Finance Documents will be cancelled, in each case to the extent of that Existing Lender's Novated Rights and Obligations;
|
(ii)
|
each of the New Lenders and the other Parties will assume obligations to and acquire rights against each other under the Finance Documents, in each case to the extent of that New Lender's Novated Rights and Obligations;
|
(iii)
|
the Global Facility Agent, the Mandated Lead Arrangers, the New Lender and other Lenders shall acquire the same rights and assume the same obligations between themselves as they would have acquired and assumed had the New Lenders been Existing Lenders with the rights and/or obligations acquired or assumed by them as a result of the transfer and to that extent the Global Facility Agent, the Mandated Lead Arrangers and the Existing Lenders shall each be released from further obligations to each other under this Agreement; and
|
(iv)
|
the New Lender shall become a Party as a "Lender".
|
(d)
|
For the purposes of paragraph (c) above, "
Novated Rights and Obligations
", in relation to an Existing Lender or a New Lender, has the meaning given to it in the relevant Transfer Certificate.
|
34.5
|
Copy of Transfer Certificate
|
34.6
|
Further Transfer Documents
|
34.7
|
Replacement of a Senior Lender
|
(a)
|
If:
|
(i)
|
any sum payable to any Senior Lender by the Company is required to be increased under Clause 8.2 (
Gross-up of Payments/Tax Indemnity
);
|
(ii)
|
any Senior Lender claims indemnification from the Company under Clause 8.2 (
Gross-up of Payments/Tax Indemnity
) or clause 9 (
Increased Costs
) of each of the Commercial Facilities Agreement and the K-SURE Covered Facility Agreement;
|
(iii)
|
any Senior Lender is or becomes a Non-Funding Lender; or
|
(iv)
|
any Senior Lender is or becomes an Affected Lender,
|
(A)
|
replace that Senior Lender in accordance with paragraph (c) below; or
|
(B)
|
in the case of a Non-Funding Lender or an Affected Lender, give the Relevant Facility Representative notice of cancellation of the Available Commitment of that Lender in relation to the Senior Facilities and its intention to replace all of such Available Commitment in accordance with paragraph (c) below.
|
(b)
|
If the circumstances set out in Clause 6.1 (
Mandatory Prepayment - Illegality
) or Clause 34.7(a) (
Replacement of a Senior Lender
) above apply, and the Company intends to replace the relevant Senior Lender in accordance with paragraph (c) below, it shall promptly notify the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent of the same. The Company shall not be permitted to replace such Senior Lender without either:
|
(i)
|
written confirmation from the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent that the replacement of such Lender would not, in its determination, (including as a result of any potential termination of Transactions under any Hedging Agreement) prejudice the Company's ability to comply with the Hedging Strategy; or
|
(ii)
|
the prior written consent of the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Majority K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders) to the replacement of such Senior Lender where such replacement might, in its determination, prejudice the Company's ability to comply with the Hedging Strategy.
|
(c)
|
Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Company may:
|
(i)
|
in the circumstances set out in Clause 6.1(c)(ii) (
Mandatory Prepayment - Illegality
) or paragraphs (a)(i) and (a)(ii) above, replace a Senior Lender by requiring such Senior Lender to (and such Senior Lender shall) transfer pursuant to Clause 34 (
Changes to the Lenders
)) all (but not part) of the Commitment and Advances of that Senior Lender to one or more Senior Lenders or New Lenders (as defined in Clause 34 (
Changes to the Lenders
) selected by the Company (each a "
Replacement Lender
");
|
(ii)
|
in the circumstances set out in (a)(iii) and (a)(iv) above, replace a Senior Lender which is a Non-Funding Lender or an Affected Lender by requiring such Senior Lender to (and such Senior Lender shall) transfer pursuant to Clause 34 (
Changes to the Lenders
) all (but not part) of the Commitment and Advances of that Senior Lender under that Facility which is affected to one or more Replacement Lenders,
|
(d)
|
Following delivery of a notice in paragraph (a)(B) above, the Company shall cancel the Available Commitments of the Non-Funding Lender, Affected Lender or Illegality Lender in respect of any Senior Facility and, prior to the date on which the cancellation of such Facility becomes effective, procure that one or more Replacement Lenders assume the Commitments under the relevant Facility in accordance with Clause 34.9 (
Assumption of Commitments
) in an aggregate amount not exceeding the Available Commitments of the relevant Non-Funding Lender, Affected Lender or Illegality Lender under the relevant Senior Facilities which have been cancelled.
|
(e)
|
The replacement of a Senior Lender shall be on the condition that:
|
(i)
|
the Company has received the prior written consent of the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Majority K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders) to replace a Senior Lender in accordance with paragraph (b) above;
|
(ii)
|
each assignment, transfer or assumption of Commitments and/or Advances in accordance with paragraphs (c) and (d) shall be arranged by the Company;
|
(iii)
|
no Senior Lender shall be obliged to make any assignment or transfer pursuant to paragraph (c) unless and until it has received payment from the Replacement Lender(s) in an aggregate amount equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Advances owing to the relevant Senior Lender, together with accrued and unpaid interest and fees (including, without limitation, if the effective date of the assignment or transfer is not the last day of an Interest Period in relation to any participation in an Advance being transferred, any Break Costs (as defined in the relevant Facility Agreement to the date of payment) and all other amounts payable to the Existing Lender under this Agreement and the other Finance Documents;
|
(iv)
|
the Company shall have no right to replace a Facility Agent or a Security Agent in its capacity as such;
|
(v)
|
none of the Finance Parties shall have any obligation to the Company to find a Replacement Lender; and
|
(vi)
|
in no event shall the Senior Lender replaced under this Clause 34.7 (
Replacement of a Senior Lender
) be required to pay or surrender to a Replacement Lender any of the fees received by such replaced Lender pursuant to the Finance Documents.
|
(f)
|
Paragraphs (a) to (d) above do not in any way limit the obligations of a Finance Party under Clause 10.1 (
Mitigation
).
|
34.8
|
Disenfranchisement of Non-Funding Lenders
|
(a)
|
For so long as a Non-Funding Lender has any Available Commitment or participations in Advances, in ascertaining the Required Majority or whether any given percentage of the Total Commitments has been obtained to approve any request for a consent, waiver, amendment or other vote under the Finance Documents, such Available Commitments shall be deemed to be zero.
|
(b)
|
For the purpose of this Clause 34.8 (
Disenfranchisement of Non-Funding Lenders
), the Global Facility Agent may assume that the following are Non-Funding Lenders:
|
(i)
|
any Lender which has notified the Global Facility Agent that it has become a Non-Funding Lender;
|
(ii)
|
any Lender in relation to which it is aware that such Lender has not made a payment under this Agreement or a Facility Agreement by the due date for payment and that (if capable of remedy) such failure to pay has not been remedied within the applicable grace period; or
|
(iii)
|
any Lender in relation to which it is aware that any of the events or circumstances referred to in paragraphs (c) or (d) of the definition of Non-Funding Lender has occurred,
|
34.9
|
Assumption of Commitments
|
(a)
|
In the circumstances set out in Clause 34.7(c) (
Replacement of a Senior
Lender
) a Lender or a New Lender may assume Commitments in respect of one or more Facilities in amounts and on a date (the "
Assumption Date
") notified by the Company to (i) the Global Facility Agent; (ii) the Relevant Facility Representative; and (iii) the Lender or New Lender, as the case may be.
|
(b)
|
Any such assumption will only be effective on:
|
(i)
|
receipt by the Relevant Facility Representative of written confirmation from the Lender or New Lender (in a form satisfactory to the Relevant Facility Representative, acting reasonably) that the Lender or New Lender will assume (A) such Commitments and corresponding obligations under this Agreement and (B) in the case of a New Lender, the same obligations to the other Finance Parties as it would have been under if it was an original Lender;
|
(ii)
|
in the case of a New Lender:
|
(A)
|
the New Lender entering into the documentation required for it to accede as a party to the Coordination Deed; and
|
(B)
|
the performance by the Relevant Facility Representative (to the extent it thinks fit) of all necessary "know your customer" or other similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations in relation to such assignment to a New Lender, the completion of which the Relevant Facility Representative shall promptly notify to the Company and the New Lender,
|
34.10
|
Security over Lenders' rights
|
(a)
|
any charge, assignment or other security to secure obligations to a federal reserve or central bank; and
|
(b)
|
in the case of any Lender which is a fund, any charge, assignment or other security granted to any holders (or trustee or representatives of holders) of obligations owed, or securities issued, by that Lender as security for those obligations or securities,
|
(i)
|
release a Lender from any of its obligations under the Finance Documents or substitute the beneficiary of the relevant charge, assignment or other security for the Lender as a party to any of the Finance Documents; or
|
(ii)
|
require any payments to be made by the Company or grant to any person any more extensive rights than those required to be made or granted to the relevant Lender under the Finance Documents.
|
34.11
|
Prohibition
|
35.
|
CHANGES TO THE COMPANY
|
36.
|
PAYMENT MECHANICS
|
36.1
|
Payments to the Senior Lenders and Hedge Providers
|
(a)
|
in the case of amounts payable to any Commercial Lender or the Commercial Facilities Agent, make the same available to the Commercial Facilities Agent for the account of the Commercial Lender (or as the case may be, its own account) for value on the due date by payment in same day funds to such account or bank as the Commercial Facilities Agent may have specified for this purpose;
|
(b)
|
in the case of amounts payable to any K-SURE Covered Facility Lender or the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent, make the same available to the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent for account of that K-SURE Covered Facility Lender (or, as the case may be, its own account) for value on the due date for payment in same day funds to such account or bank as the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent may have specified for this purpose;
|
(c)
|
in the case of amounts payable to any Commercial Lender or the Commercial Facilities Agent, make the same available to the Commercial Facilities Agent for account of that Commercial Lender (or, as the case may be, its own account) for value on the due date for payment in same day funds to such account or bank as the Commercial Facilities Agent may have specified for this purpose;
|
(d)
|
in the case of amounts payable to a Hedge Provider, make the same available to that Hedge Provider for value on the due date by payment in same day funds to such account or bank as that Hedge Provider may have specified for this purpose; and
|
(e)
|
in the case of amounts payable pursuant to any Finance Document not falling within paragraphs (a) to (d) above, make the same available to the Global Facility Agent for account of the person entitled thereto for value on the due date by payment in same day funds to such account or bank as the Global Facility Agent may have specified for this purpose.
|
36.2
|
Alternative Payment Arrangements
|
(a)
|
the Company may agree with each affected Finance Party (each acting reasonably) alternative arrangements for the payment direct to such Finance Party of amounts due to it hereunder (but in the absence of any such agreement with any Finance Party the Company shall be obliged to make all payments due to such Finance Party in the manner specified herein); and
|
(b)
|
shall be obliged to notify the Global Facility Agent of the agreement so reached with such Finance Party promptly after reaching the same.
|
36.3
|
Distributions by Agents
|
36.4
|
Distributions to the Company
|
36.5
|
Clawback
|
(a)
|
Where a sum is to be paid to the Global Facility Agent or any Facility Agent under any Finance Document for any other person, that Agent is not obliged to pay that sum to that other person until it has been able to establish to its satisfaction that it has actually received that sum.
|
(b)
|
If the Global Facility Agent or any Facility Agent pays an amount to such other person which is another Party and it proves to be the case that the Global Facility Agent or that Facility Agent (as the case may be) had not actually received that amount, then the Party to whom that amount was paid by the Global Facility Agent or that Facility Agent (as the case may be) shall on demand refund the same to the Global Facility Agent or that Facility Agent (as the case may be) (and, in the case of the Global Facility Agent only, together with interest on that amount from the date of payment to the date of receipt by the Global Facility Agent, calculated by the Global Facility Agent to reflect its cost of funds).
|
36.6
|
Partial Payments
|
(a)
|
Subject to the terms of the Coordination Deed, if the Global Facility Agent or any other Facility Agent at any time receives a payment or payments properly for the account of the Senior Lenders, and such payments are, when aggregated, insufficient to discharge the aggregate of all amounts then due and payable by the Company under the relevant Facilities, but are sufficient to discharge a portion of such amounts, then any relevant payments so received by the Global Facility Agent or any other Facility Agent shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 3.3 (
Withdrawals from the Operating Revenues Accounts
) of Schedule 3 (
Accounts
).
|
(b)
|
Clause 36.6(a) (
Partial Payments
) above shall override any instruction or appropriation made by the Company.
|
36.7
|
No Set-Off by the Company
|
(a)
|
Subject to paragraph (b) below, all payments to be made by the Company under the Finance Documents shall be calculated and be made without (and free and clear of any deduction on account of) set-off or counterclaim.
|
(b)
|
Paragraph (a) above does not affect the operation of any payment or close-out netting in respect of any amounts arising under a Hedging Agreement.
|
36.8
|
Business Days
|
(a)
|
Any payment or calculation which is due to be made on or as of a day that is not a Business Day shall be made on the next Business Day in the same month (if there is one) or the preceding Business Day (if there is not) and for the purposes of this Clause , "Business Day" shall mean the Business Day applicable to the relevant payor or the person making the determination.
|
(b)
|
During any extension of the due date for payment of any principal or an Unpaid Sum under this Agreement interest is payable on the principal at the rate payable on the original due date.
|
36.9
|
Currency of Account
|
(a)
|
Subject to paragraphs (b) to (e) of this Clause 36.9 (
Currency of Account
), Dollars are the currency of account and payment for any sum due from the Company under any Finance Document.
|
(b)
|
A repayment of a Loan or Unpaid Sum or a part of a Loan or Unpaid Sum shall be made in the currency in which that Loan or Unpaid Sum is denominated on its due date.
|
(c)
|
Each payment of interest shall be made in the currency in which the sum in respect of which the interest is payable was denominated when that interest accrued.
|
(d)
|
Each payment in respect of costs, expenses or Taxes shall be made in the currency in which the costs, expenses or Taxes are incurred.
|
(e)
|
Any amount expressed to be payable in a currency other than Dollars shall be paid in that other currency.
|
36.10
|
Change of Currency
|
(a)
|
Unless otherwise prohibited by law, if more than one currency or currency unit are at the same time recognised by the central bank of any country as the lawful currency of that country, then:
|
(i)
|
any reference in the Finance Documents to, and any obligations arising under the Finance Documents in, the currency of that country shall be translated into, or paid in, the currency
|
(ii)
|
any translation from one currency or currency unit to another shall be at the official rate of exchange recognised by the central bank for the conversion of that currency or currency unit into the other, rounded up or down by the Global Facility Agent (acting reasonably).
|
(b)
|
If a change in any currency of a country occurs, this Agreement will, to the extent the Global Facility Agent (acting reasonably and after consultation with the Company) specifies to be necessary, be amended to comply with any generally accepted conventions and market practice in the London interbank market and otherwise to reflect the change in currency.
|
36.11
|
Impaired Agent
|
(a)
|
If, at any time, an Agent becomes an Impaired Agent, the Company or a Finance Party which is required to make a payment under the Finance Documents to an Agent in accordance with Clause 36.1 (
Payments to the Senior Lenders and Hedge Providers
) may instead either pay that amount direct to the required recipient or pay that amount to an interest-bearing account held with an Acceptable Bank and in relation to which no Insolvency Event has occurred and is continuing, in the name of the Company or the Finance Party making the payment and designated as a trust account for the benefit of the Party or Parties beneficially entitled to that payment under the Finance Documents (the "
Relevant Account
"). In each case such payments must be made on the due date for payment under the Finance Documents.
|
(b)
|
All interest accrued on the amount standing to the credit of the Relevant Account shall be for the benefit of the beneficiaries of the Relevant Account
pro rata
to their respective entitlements.
|
(c)
|
A Party which has made a payment in accordance with this Clause 36.11 (
Impaired Agent
) shall be discharged of the relevant payment obligation under the Finance Documents and shall not take any credit risk with respect to the amounts standing to the credit of the Relevant Account;
|
(d)
|
Promptly upon the appointment of a successor Agent in accordance with the Finance Documents, each Party which has made a payment to a Relevant Account in accordance with this Clause 36.11 (
Impaired Agent
) shall give all requisite instructions to the bank with whom the Relevant Account is held to transfer the amount (together with any accrued interest) to the successor Agent for distribution in accordance with Clause 36.3 (
Distributions by Agents
).
|
(e)
|
For the purpose of this Clause 36.11 (
Impaired Agent
), "
Acceptable Bank
" means a bank or financial institution which has a rating for its long-term unsecured and non-credit-enhanced debt obligations of A or higher by S&P or A2 or higher by Moody's.
|
37.
|
SET-OFF
|
(a)
|
Subject to paragraph 1.15 (
Account Bank Set-Off
) of Schedule 3 (
Accounts
) and paragraph (b) below, a Finance Party (other than a Hedge Provider) may but shall be under no obligation to set off any matured obligation due from the Company under any Finance Document (to the extent beneficially owned by that Finance Party (other than a Hedge Provider)) against any matured obligation owed by that Finance Party (other than a Hedge Provider) to the Company, regardless of the place of payment, booking branch or currency of either obligation. If the obligations are in different currencies, the Finance Party (other than a Hedge Provider) may convert either obligation at a market rate of exchange in its usual course of business for the purpose of the set-off.
|
(b)
|
Paragraph (a) above does not affect the operation of any payment netting or close-out netting in respect of any amounts owing under a Hedging Agreement.
|
38.
|
NOTICES
|
38.1
|
Communications in Writing
|
38.2
|
Addresses
|
(a)
|
in the case of the Company, the Global Facility Agent, the Commercial Facilities Agent, the K-SURE Covered Facility Agent, the Offshore Security Trustee, the Onshore Security Agent, the Onshore Account Bank, the Offshore Account Bank, the Original Commercial Lenders, the Original K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders and the Original Hedge Providers, that identified with its respective signature at the end of this Agreement;
|
(b)
|
in the case of each Lender, that notified in writing to the Relevant Facility Representative, on or prior to the date on which it becomes a Party; and
|
(c)
|
in the case of any successor Account Bank, any successor or transferee Hedge Provider or the Working Capital Bank, that set out in the Deed of Accession or Coordination Deed of Accession (as applicable) delivered to the Global Facility Agent by that Party,
|
38.3
|
Delivery
|
(a)
|
Subject to paragraph 1.7 (
Account Mandates
) of Schedule 3 (
Accounts
) any communication or document made or delivered by one person to another under or in connection with any Finance Document will only be effective:
|
(i)
|
if by way of fax, when received in legible form; or
|
(ii)
|
if by way of letter, when it has been left at the relevant address or seven (7) days after being deposited in the post postage prepaid in an envelope addressed to it at that address,
|
(b)
|
Any communication or document to be made or delivered to the Global Facility Agent will be effective only when actually received by the Global Facility Agent and then only if it is expressly marked for the attention of the department or officer identified with the Global Facility Agent's signature below (or any substitute department or officer as the Global Facility Agent shall specify for this purpose).
|
(c)
|
All notices from or to the Company shall be sent through the Global Facility Agent.
|
38.4
|
Notification of Address and Fax Number
|
38.5
|
English Language
|
(a)
|
Any notice given under or in connection with any Finance Document must be in English.
|
(b)
|
All other documents provided under or in connection with any Finance Document must be:
|
(i)
|
in English; or
|
(ii)
|
if not in English, and if so required by the Global Facility Agent, accompanied by a certified English translation (at the expense of the Company) and, in this case, the English translation will prevail unless the document is a constitutional, statutory or other official document.
|
38.6
|
Electronic Communication
|
(a)
|
Any communication to be made between the Global Facility Agent and another Party may be made by electronic mail or other electronic means, if the Global Facility Agent and the relevant Party:
|
(i)
|
agree that, unless and until notified to the contrary, this is to be an accepted form of communication (and the inclusion of electronic mail addresses in this Agreement or in any Transfer Certificate or Deed of Accession shall constitute such agreement);
|
(ii)
|
notify each other in writing of their electronic mail address and/or any other information required to enable the sending and receipt of information by that means; and
|
(iii)
|
notify each other of any change to their address or any other such information supplied by them.
|
(b)
|
Any electronic communication made between the Global Facility Agent and another Party will be effective only when actually received in readable form by the other and in the case of any electronic communication made by another Party to the Global Facility Agent only if it is addressed in such a manner as the Global Facility Agent shall specify for this purpose.
|
38.7
|
Communication when Agent is Impaired Agent
|
38.8
|
Hedging Agreements
|
39.
|
CALCULATIONS AND CERTIFICATES
|
39.1
|
Accounts
|
39.2
|
Certificates and Determinations
|
39.3
|
Day Count Convention
|
40.
|
PARTIAL INVALIDITY
|
41.
|
REMEDIES AND WAIVERS
|
42.
|
CONFIDENTIALITY
|
42.1
|
Confidentiality Undertaking
|
42.2
|
Exceptions
|
(a)
|
to any information already known to the recipient, having emanated in conditions free from confidentiality bona fide from some person other than the Company or any agent of the Company;
|
(b)
|
to any information subsequently received by the recipient which it would otherwise be free to disclose, having emanated in conditions free from confidentiality bona fide from some person other than the Company or any agent of the Company;
|
(c)
|
to any information which is or becomes public knowledge;
|
(d)
|
to prohibit disclosure of any information to the extent that the recipient is required to disclose the same pursuant to any law or order of any court or order of any governmental agency or regulatory body or securities exchange with whose instructions the recipient habitually complies;
|
(e)
|
to prohibit disclosure of any information to the extent that the recipient is required to disclose the same for the purposes of any litigation, arbitration, administrative or other investigations, proceedings or disputes;
|
(f)
|
to prohibit disclosure of any information to any rating agency, if the rating agency to whom the information is to be given is informed of its confidential nature and that some or all of such information may be price-sensitive information;
|
(g)
|
to prohibit the supply of any information to an affiliate of a Finance Party, its and their respective officers, directors, employees, the auditors, agents, independent contractors, insurers, insurance brokers, partners, direct or indirect providers of credit protection, or provider of financing, or professional advisers of any of the Finance Parties, any actual or potential assignee, novatee, transferee, participant or sub-participant (including any agent, co-contractor, broker or adviser of any of the foregoing and if such actual or potential transferee is bound by a confidentiality agreement in any of the forms recommended by the Loan Market Association) if any person to whom the information is to be given is informed of its confidential nature and that some or all of such information may be price-sensitive information;
|
(h)
|
to any person who has been appointed by a Finance Party or by an actual or potential assignee, novatee, transferee, participant or sub-participant of a Finance Party, to receive communications, notices, information or other documents delivered pursuant to the Finance Documents on its behalf;
|
(i)
|
to any person appointed by a Finance Party or by an actual or potential assignee, novatee, transferee, participant or sub-participant of a Finance Party to provide administration or settlement services in respect of one or more of the Finance Documents including without limitation, in relation to the trading of participations in respect of the Finance Documents, such information as may be required to be disclosed to enable such service provider to provide any of the services referred to in this paragraph (i) if the service provider to whom the information is to be given has entered into a confidentiality agreement substantially in the form of the LMA Master Confidentiality Undertaking for Use With Administration/Settlement Service Providers or such other form of confidentiality undertaking agreed between the Company and the relevant Finance Party;
|
(j)
|
to any person to whom or for whose benefit a Finance Party charges, assigns or otherwise creates security (or may do so) pursuant to Clause 34.10 (
Security over Lenders' rights
); or
|
(k)
|
to any third party who has signed a confidentiality undertaking substantially in the form of the LMA Confidentiality Letter (Seller) or the LMA Confidentiality Letter (Purchaser) as in effect at the date of disclosure in the forms prepared by the Loan Market Association.
|
42.3
|
Disclosure to Numbering Service Providers
|
(a)
|
Any Finance Party may disclose to any national or international numbering service provider appointed by such Finance Party to provide identification numbering services in respect of this Agreement, the Facilities and/or the Company, the Shareholders or the Sponsors, the following information:
|
(i)
|
names of the Company, the Shareholders and the Sponsors;
|
(ii)
|
country of domicile of the Company, the Shareholders and the Sponsors;
|
(iii)
|
place of incorporation of the Company, the Shareholders and the Sponsors;
|
(iv)
|
date of this Agreement;
|
(v)
|
Clause 47 (
Governing Law
);
|
(vi)
|
the names of the Agents and Mandated Lead Arrangers;
|
(vii)
|
date of each amendment and restatement of this Agreement;
|
(viii)
|
amounts of, and names of, the Facilities (and any tranches);
|
(ix)
|
amount of Total Commitments;
|
(x)
|
currencies of the Facilities;
|
(xi)
|
type of Facilities;
|
(xii)
|
ranking of Facilities;
|
(xiii)
|
the Final Maturity Date;
|
(xiv)
|
changes to any of the information previously supplied pursuant to paragraphs (i) to (xiii) above; and
|
(xv)
|
such other information agreed between a Finance Party and the Company,
|
(b)
|
The Parties acknowledge and agree that each identification number assigned to this Agreement, the Facilities and/or the Company, the Shareholders or the Sponsors by a numbering service provider and the information associated with each such number may be disclosed to users of its services in accordance with the standard terms and conditions of that numbering service provider.
|
(c)
|
The Company represents that none of the information set out in paragraphs (a)(i) to (xv) above is, nor will at any time be, unpublished price-sensitive information.
|
(d)
|
The Global Facility Agent shall notify the Company and the other Finance Parties of:
|
(i)
|
the name of any numbering service provider appointed by the Global Facility Agent in respect of this Agreement, the Facilities and/or the Company, the Shareholders or the Sponsors; and
|
(ii)
|
the number or, as the case may be, numbers assigned to this Agreement, the Facilities and/or the Company, the Shareholders or the Sponsors by such numbering service provider.
|
42.4
|
Survival of Obligations
|
43.
|
COUNTERPARTS
|
44.
|
AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS
|
45.
|
LIMITED LIABILITY
|
(a)
|
obligations of the Company only;
|
(b)
|
payable solely out of the revenues of the Project or proceeds from the sale of assets owned by the Company as expressly permitted hereunder; and
|
(c)
|
secured by the Security Interests over the assets of the Company granted pursuant to the Security Documents.
|
46.
|
GOVERNING LAW
|
47.
|
ARBITRATION
|
(a)
|
Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the breach, termination, existence or validity thereof or any non-contractual obligations arising out of or relating to this Agreement (a "
Dispute
") shall be referred to and finally settled by arbitration in accordance with the Arbitration Rules of the London Court of International Arbitration (respectively, the "
LCIA
" and the "
Rules
") as in force at the date of this Agreement (which Rules are deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Clause 47 (
Arbitration
) (save as expressly amended herein)). Service of any request made pursuant to this Clause 47 (
Arbitration
) shall be in accordance with the provisions for the sending of notices under Clause 38 (
Notices
).
|
(b)
|
The arbitral tribunal (the "
Arbitral Tribunal
") shall consist of three (3) arbitrators. The claimant(s) in their request for arbitration shall jointly nominate one (1) arbitrator and the respondent(s) shall jointly nominate one (1) arbitrator provided that if a party fails to nominate an arbitrator within thirty (30) days of receipt of the request for arbitration, such appointment shall be made, at the request of such other party, by the LCIA. The third arbitrator, who shall serve as the presiding arbitrator, shall be jointly nominated by the other two arbitrators within thirty (30) days of the confirmation of the second arbitrator. If the presiding arbitrator is not nominated within this time period, the LCIA shall appoint such arbitrator.
|
(c)
|
The seat, or legal place, of arbitration shall be London, England and the procedural law applicable to the arbitration proceedings shall be English law. The language used in the arbitral proceedings shall be English and all documents submitted in the arbitral proceedings shall be in the English language or, if in another language, accompanied by an English translation.
|
(d)
|
Any award of the Arbitral Tribunal shall be immediately binding on the Parties. Any monetary award shall be made and payable in dollars and the Arbitral Tribunal shall be authorised to grant pre-award and post-award interest at commercial rates. The Parties waive any right of application to determine a preliminary point of law under section 45 of the Arbitration Act 1996 or appeal on a point of law to a court of law under section 69 of the Arbitration Act 1996.
|
(e)
|
This Agreement and the rights and obligations of the Parties shall remain in full force and effect pending the award in any arbitration proceeding hereunder.
|
(f)
|
Nothing in these dispute resolution provisions shall be construed as preventing any Party from seeking conservatory or similar interim relief from any court of competent jurisdiction.
|
(g)
|
The Arbitral Tribunal shall have the power to allow third parties to be joined in the arbitration as a party in accordance with the Rules and may make a single, final award determining all Disputes between them.
|
(h)
|
Where: (i) a Dispute has been referred to arbitration under this Agreement or under any Facility Agreement, the Equity Subscription and Retention Agreement, the Coordination Deed, the English Charge and Assignment, the Assignment of Reinsurances, any Subordination Agreement, any Subordinated Loan Assignment Agreement, any Hedging Agreement and any Direct Agreement (except the Consolidated Project Agreement Direct Agreement) (each an "
Existing Dispute
"); and (ii) a new Dispute has arisen under this Agreement relating either to issues or to facts which are substantially the same as those to be determined in an Existing Dispute (a "
Related Dispute
"):
|
(i)
|
the Parties may agree that the Arbitral Tribunal appointed or to be appointed in respect of such Existing Dispute shall also be appointed in respect of such Related Dispute; and
|
(ii)
|
if an Arbitral Tribunal has been appointed in the Existing Dispute, and no Arbitral Tribunal has been appointed in a Related Dispute or is composed of the same arbitrators as in the Existing Dispute, the Arbitral Tribunal in the Existing Dispute shall have the power, upon the request of a party to the Existing Dispute or a Related Dispute, to order the consolidation of the whole or part of both sets of arbitration proceedings in accordance with the Rules, provided it determines that:
|
(A)
|
it would be just and equitable and procedurally efficient to do so; and
|
(B)
|
no party to either the Existing Dispute or the Related Dispute would be materially prejudiced as a result.
|
(i)
|
This agreement to arbitrate shall be binding upon the successors, assigns and any trustee or receiver of each party.
|
48.
|
SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY
|
1.
|
CORPORATE DOCUMENTS
|
1.1
|
The Company
|
(a)
|
A certificate of a duly authorised signatory of the Company attaching a copy of each of the following documents and certifying that they are true, correct, complete and in full force and effect and have not been amended or superseded as at the date of such certificate:
|
(i)
|
the memorandum of association of the Company including confirmations that such documents reflect all amendments made as of the date of delivery to the Finance Parties;
|
(ii)
|
the certificate of registration with the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism including the registered address of the Company and a list of the shareholders and the board of directors of the Company as at the date of this Agreement;
|
(iii)
|
minutes of the Company's first board of directors meeting;
|
(iv)
|
a resolution of the board of directors and shareholders of the Company:
|
(A)
|
approving the terms and conditions of each of the Transaction Documents to which the Company is a party;
|
(B)
|
resolving that the Company will execute those Transaction Documents referred to in paragraph 1.1(a)(iv)(A) above and which are to be executed after the date of such resolution;
|
(C)
|
authorising a specified person or persons to execute those Transaction Documents referred to in paragraph 1.1(a)(iv)(A) above; and
|
(D)
|
authorising a specified person or persons, on its behalf, to sign and/or despatch all documents and notices (including, if relevant, any Notice of Drawdown) to be signed and/or despatched by the Company under or in connection with the Transaction Documents to which the Company is a party; and
|
(v)
|
a specimen of the signature of each person authorised by the resolutions referred to in paragraph 1.1(a)(iv) above.
|
(b)
|
Confirmation from the Company that it holds no accounts other than the Project Accounts listed in paragraph 1.1 (
Project Accounts
) of Schedule 3 (
Accounts
) and any Distribution Account.
|
(c)
|
A certificate from the Company confirming that each Fee Letter has been signed by each party thereto.
|
1.2
|
Teekay
|
(a)
|
the constitutional documents registered with the competent authority, including confirmations that such documents reflect all amendments made as of the date of delivery to the Finance Parties;
|
(b)
|
a resolution of the board of directors of Teekay notarised and apostilled by the relevant authority:
|
(i)
|
approving the terms and conditions of each of the Transaction Documents to which Teekay is a party;
|
(ii)
|
resolving that Teekay will execute those Transaction Documents referred to in paragraph 1.2(b)(i) above and which are to be executed after the date of such resolution;
|
(iii)
|
authorising a specified person or persons to execute those Transaction Documents referred to in paragraph 1.2(b)(i) above; and
|
(iv)
|
authorising a specified person or persons, on its behalf, to sign and/or despatch all documents and notices to be signed and/or despatched by Teekay under or in connection with the Transaction Documents to which Teekay is a party; and
|
(c)
|
a specimen of the signature of each person authorised by the resolutions referred to in paragraph 1.2(b) above.
|
1.3
|
Samsung HoldCo
|
(a)
|
the constitutional documents registered with the competent authority, including confirmations that such documents reflect all amendments made as of the date of delivery to the Finance Parties;
|
(b)
|
a resolution of the board of directors of Samsung HoldCo consularised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates, the Embassy of Bahrain in the United Arab Emirates, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bahrain:
|
(i)
|
approving the terms and conditions of each of the Transaction Documents to which Samsung HoldCo is a party;
|
(ii)
|
resolving that Samsung HoldCo will execute those Transaction Documents referred to in paragraph 1.3(b)(i) above and which are to be executed after the date of such resolution;
|
(iii)
|
authorising a specified person or persons to execute those Transaction Documents referred to in paragraph 1.3(b)(i) above; and
|
(iv)
|
authorising a specified person or persons, on its behalf, to sign and/or despatch all documents and notices to be signed and/or despatched by Samsung HoldCo under or in connection with the Transaction Documents to which Samsung HoldCo is a party; and
|
(c)
|
a specimen of the signature of each person authorised by the resolutions referred to in paragraph 1.3(b) above.
|
1.4
|
GIC
|
(a)
|
the constitutional documents registered with the competent authority, including confirmations that such documents reflect all amendments made as of the date of delivery to the Finance Parties;
|
(b)
|
a copy of:
|
(i)
|
the Official Special Power of Attorney, issued by Khalid Bin Saleh Bin Fahad Al-Khattaf, in his capacity as the Chairman of the Board of the Directors of GIC, authorising Ibrahim Ali Ibrahim Al-Qhadi, Chief Executive Officer of GIC, to act on GIC's behalf as the attorney of GIC; and
|
(ii)
|
the powers of attorney issued by Ibrahim Ali Ibrahim Al-Qhadi, in his capacity as the authorised signatory on behalf of GIC, pursuant to the Official Special Power of Attorney referred to in paragraph (i) above, authorising Meshary Al-Judaimi to be the attorney of GIC in all matters relating to the Project consularised by the Bahraini Consulate in Kuwait and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bahrain; and
|
(c)
|
a specimen of the signature of each person authorised by the power of attorney referred to in 1.4(b)(ii) above.
|
1.5
|
nogaholding
|
(a)
|
Royal Decree No. 77, 2007 (Gazette No. 2804 dated 16 August 2007) establishing nogaholding and any subsequent amendments;
|
(b)
|
a resolution of the board of directors of nogaholding:
|
(i)
|
approving the terms and conditions of each of the Transaction Documents to which nogaholding is a party;
|
(ii)
|
resolving that nogaholding will execute those Transaction Documents referred to in paragraph 1.5(b)(i) above and which are to be executed after the date of such resolution;
|
(iii)
|
authorising a specified person or persons to execute those Transaction Documents referred to in paragraph 1.5(b)(i) above; and
|
(iv)
|
authorising a specified person or persons, on its behalf, to sign and/or despatch all documents and notices to be signed and/or despatched by nogaholding under or in connection with the Transaction Documents to which nogaholding is a party; and
|
(c)
|
a specimen of the signature of each person authorised by the resolutions referred to in paragraph 1.5(b) above.
|
1.6
|
Samsung
|
(a)
|
the constitutional documents registered with the competent authority, including confirmation that such documents reflect all amendments made as of the date of delivery to the Finance Parties;
|
(b)
|
a resolution of the board of directors of Samsung or other equivalent body, including the executive committee or chief executive officer resolution, notarised and apostilled by the relevant authority:
|
(i)
|
approving the terms and conditions of each of the Transaction Documents to which Samsung is a party;
|
(ii)
|
resolving that Samsung will execute those Transaction Documents referred to in paragraph 1.6(b)(i) above and which are to be executed after the date of such resolution;
|
(iii)
|
authorising a specified person or persons to execute those Transaction Documents referred to in paragraph 1.6(b)(i) above;
|
(iv)
|
authorising a specified person or persons, on its behalf, to sign and/or despatch all documents and notices to be signed and/or despatched by Samsung under or in connection with the Transaction Documents to which Samsung is a party; and
|
(v)
|
approving Samsung's shareholding in Samsung HoldCo; and
|
(c)
|
a specimen of the signature of each person authorised by the power of attorney referred to in paragraph 1.6(b) above.
|
1.7
|
EPC Contractor
|
(a)
|
the constitutional documents registered with the competent authority, including confirmation that such documents reflect all amendments made as of the date of delivery to the Finance Parties;
|
(b)
|
a resolution of the board of directors of the EPC Contractor or other equivalent body, including the executive committee or chief executive officer resolution, notarised and apostilled by the relevant authority:
|
(i)
|
approving the terms and conditions of each of the Transaction Documents to which the EPC Contractor is a party;
|
(ii)
|
resolving that the EPC Contractor will execute those Transaction Documents referred to in paragraph 1.7(b)(i) above and which are to be executed after the date of such resolution;
|
(iii)
|
authorising a specified person or persons to execute those Transaction Documents referred to in paragraph 1.7(b)(i) above; and
|
(iv)
|
authorising a specified person or persons, on its behalf, to sign and/or despatch all documents and notices to be signed and/or despatched by the EPC Contractor under or in connection with the Transaction Documents to which the EPC Contractor is a party; and
|
(c)
|
a specimen of the signature of each person authorised by the resolutions referred to in paragraph 1.7(b) above.
|
1.8
|
O&M Contractor
|
(a)
|
the constitutional documents registered with the competent authority, including confirmation that such documents reflect all amendments made as of the date of delivery to the Finance Parties;
|
(b)
|
a resolution of the board of directors of the O&M Contractor notarised and apostilled by the relevant authority:
|
(i)
|
approving the terms and conditions of each of the Transaction Documents to which the O&M Contractor is a party;
|
(ii)
|
resolving that the O&M Contractor will execute those Transaction Documents referred to in paragraph 1.8(b)(i) above and which are to be executed after the date of such resolution;
|
(iii)
|
authorising a specified person or persons to execute those Transaction Documents referred to in paragraph 1.8(b)(i) above; and
|
(iv)
|
authorising a specified person or persons, on its behalf, to sign and/or despatch all documents and notices to be signed and/or despatched by the O&M Contractor under or in connection with the Transaction Documents to which the O&M Contractor is a party; and
|
(c)
|
a specimen of the signature of each person authorised by the resolutions referred to in paragraph 1.8(b) above.
|
1.9
|
O&M Guarantor
|
(a)
|
the constitutional documents registered with the competent authority, including confirmations that such documents reflect all amendments made as of the date of delivery to the Finance Parties;
|
(b)
|
a resolution of the board of directors of the O&M Guarantor notarised and apostilled by the relevant authority:
|
(i)
|
approving the terms and conditions of each of the Transaction Documents to which the O&M Guarantor is a party;
|
(ii)
|
resolving that the O&M Guarantor will execute those Transaction Documents referred to in paragraph 1.9(b)(i) above and which are to be executed after the date of such resolution;
|
(iii)
|
authorising a specified person or persons to execute those Transaction Documents referred to in paragraph 1.9(b)(i) above; and
|
(iv)
|
authorising a specified person or persons, on its behalf, to sign and/or despatch all documents and notices to be signed and/or despatched by the O&M Guarantor under or in connection with the Transaction Documents to which the O&M Guarantor is a party; and
|
(c)
|
a specimen of the signature of each person authorised by the resolutions referred to in paragraph 1.9(b) above.
|
1.10
|
FSU Owner
|
(a)
|
the constitutional documents (registered with the competent authority to the extent such registration is required under the laws of the jurisdiction of incorporation), including confirmations that such documents reflect all amendments made as of the date of delivery to the Finance Parties;
|
(b)
|
a resolution of the board of directors of the FSU Owner notarised and apostilled by the relevant authority:
|
(i)
|
approving the terms and conditions of each of the Transaction Documents to which the FSU Owner is a party;
|
(ii)
|
resolving that FSU Owner will execute those Transaction Documents referred to in paragraph 1.10(b)(i) above and which are to be executed after the date of such resolution;
|
(iii)
|
authorising a specified person or persons to execute those Transaction Documents referred to in paragraph 1.10(b)(i) above; and
|
(iv)
|
authorising a specified person or persons, on its behalf, to sign and/or despatch all documents and notices to be signed and/or despatched by the FSU Owner under or in connection with the Transaction Documents to which the FSU Owner is a party; and
|
(c)
|
a specimen of the signature of each person authorised by the resolutions referred to in paragraph 1.10(b) above.
|
1.11
|
FSU Contractor
|
(a)
|
the constitutional documents registered with the competent authority, including confirmation that such documents reflect all amendments made as of the date of delivery to the Finance Parties;
|
(b)
|
a power of attorney of the FSU Contractor notarised and apostilled by the relevant authority:
|
(i)
|
authorising a specified person or persons to execute those Transaction Documents to which the FSU Contractor is a party; and
|
(ii)
|
authorising a specified person or persons, on its behalf, take all such further actions and to sign and/or despatch all necessary documents to be signed and/or despatched by the FSU Contractor under or in connection with the Transaction Documents to which the FSU Contractor is a party; and
|
(c)
|
passport copies setting out a specimen of the signature of each relevant person authorised by the power of attorney referred to in paragraph 1.11(b) above.
|
1.12
|
FSU Guarantor
|
(a)
|
the constitutional documents registered with the competent authority, including confirmations that such documents reflect all amendments made as of the date of delivery to the Finance Parties;
|
(b)
|
a resolution of the board of directors of the FSU Guarantor notarised and apostilled by the relevant authority:
|
(i)
|
approving the terms and conditions of each of the Transaction Documents to which the FSU Guarantor is a party;
|
(ii)
|
resolving that the FSU Guarantor will execute those Transaction Documents referred to in paragraph 1.12(b)(i) above and which are to be executed after the date of such resolution;
|
(iii)
|
authorising a specified person or persons to execute those Transaction Documents referred to in paragraph 1.12(b)(i) above; and
|
(iv)
|
authorising a specified person or persons, on its behalf, to sign and/or despatch all documents and notices to be signed and/or despatched by the FSU Guarantor under or in connection with the Transaction Documents to which the FSU Guarantor is a party; and
|
(c)
|
a specimen of the signature of each person authorised by the resolutions referred to in paragraph 1.12(b) above.
|
1.13
|
NOGA
|
(a)
|
Decree No. 63, 2005 (Gazette No. 2706 dated 28 September 2005) establishing NOGA and any subsequent amendments;
|
(b)
|
Decree No. 19, 2015 (Gazette No. 3205 dated 16 April 2015) establishing the Board of Directors of NOGA and any subsequent amendments;
|
(c)
|
Decree No. 45, 2016 (Gazette No. 3265 dated 9 June 2016) designating Shaikh Mohammed bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa as the Minister of Oil and Decree No. 18, 2016 (Gazette No. 3254 dated 24 March 2016) designating the Minister of Oil as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of NOGA; and
|
(d)
|
if Shaikh Mohammed bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa is not signatory to a Transaction Document to which NOGA is a party, a letter issued by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of NOGA setting out the details of the specified persons authorised to execute such Transaction Document on NOGA's behalf.
|
1.14
|
MOF
|
(a)
|
Decree No. 7, 2005 (Gazette No. 2670 dated 19 January 2005) appointing Sh. Ahmed bin Mohamed Al Khalifa as the Minister of Finance; and
|
(b)
|
either:
|
(i)
|
a copy of the relevant entry published in the official Gazette in Bahrain detailing the authorised signatories of the MOF; or
|
(ii)
|
if a copy of the Gazette referred to in paragraph (i) above is unavailable, a letter issued by the Minister of Finance setting out the details of the specified persons authorised to execute the Transaction Documents to which the MOF is a party on MOF's behalf.
|
1.15
|
MoWMA&UP
|
(a)
|
Decree No. 83, 2014 (Gazette No. 3188 dated 18 December 2014) appointing Mr. Esam Abdulla Khalaf as Minister of Works, Municipal Affairs & Urban Planning; and
|
(b)
|
either:
|
(i)
|
a copy of the relevant entry published in the official Gazette in Bahrain detailing the authorised signatories of MoWMA&UP; or
|
(ii)
|
if a copy of the Gazette referred to in paragraph (i) above is unavailable, a letter issued by the Minister of MoWMA&UP setting out the details of the specified persons authorised to execute the Transaction Documents to which MoWMA&UP is a party on MoWMA&UP's behalf.
|
2.
|
LEGAL OPINIONS
|
2.2
|
A legal opinion of Shearman & Sterling LLP (international legal advisers to the Lenders and the Global Facility Agent in England).
|
2.3
|
A legal opinion of White & Case LLP (international legal advisers to the Company in England).
|
2.4
|
A legal opinion of Zu'bi & Partners Attorneys & Legal Consultants (legal advisers to the Company in Bahrain).
|
2.5
|
Legal opinions of Hassan Radhi & Associates (legal advisers to the Lenders, the Global Facility Agent and the Hedge Providers in Bahrain).
|
2.6
|
A legal opinion of Shin & Kim (legal advisers to K-SURE and the K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders in Korea).
|
2.7
|
A legal opinion of Al Tamimi & Company (legal advisers to Samsung HoldCo in the United Arab Emirates).
|
2.8
|
A legal opinion of Norton Rose Fulbright LLP (legal advisers to nogaholding) with respect to the Deed of Undertaking.
|
2.9
|
A legal opinion from the external legal advisers to:
|
(a)
|
Teekay;
|
(b)
|
Teekay LNG Partners LP;
|
(c)
|
Samsung HoldCo;
|
(d)
|
GIC;
|
(e)
|
nogaholding;
|
(f)
|
Samsung;
|
(g)
|
NOGA;
|
(h)
|
the EPC Contractor;
|
(i)
|
the O&M Contractor;
|
(j)
|
the O&M Guarantor;
|
(k)
|
MOF;
|
(l)
|
MoWMA&UP;
|
(m)
|
the FSU Owner;
|
(n)
|
the FSU Guarantor;
|
(o)
|
EWA (in agreed form, but not executed); and
|
(p)
|
BPC.
|
3.
|
FINANCE DOCUMENTS, THE EQUITY SUBSCRIPTION AND RETENTION AGREEMENT AND SECURITY DOCUMENTS
|
3.1
|
A duly executed original of each Finance Document and, if required under the Equity Subscription and Retention Agreement, the Acceptable Equity Letters of Credit but, in the case of the Permitted Investment Security Documents, Hedging Agreements (and related accession documentation), MRA Acceptable Letter of Credit, DSRA Acceptable Letter of Credit and the Working Capital Facility Agreement, only if required to be entered into prior to Financial Close, in each case in form and substance satisfactory to the Lenders.
|
3.2
|
Evidence that:
|
a.
|
each Finance Document to be provided pursuant to paragraph 3.1 above and any Security Interest required to be created thereunder has been created and perfected and, to the extent necessary, has been duly filed, recorded, stamped, and/or registered with the relevant Competent Authority;
|
b.
|
all notices required under the Security Documents have been given;
|
c.
|
the Company has delivered the notices of assignment in respect of the Insurances; and
|
d.
|
all acknowledgements required under the Security Documents have been delivered, save that in respect of:
|
i.
|
the Insurances, delivery of acknowledgements of assignment shall be made to the extent required by paragraphs 1.1(c)(iii)(B) and 1.1(e)(iii) of Schedule 10 (
Insurances
); and
|
ii.
|
the Technical Interface Agreement and Pipeline Interconnection Agreement, the Company shall provide evidence of delivery of the notices of assignment and shall only be required to use all reasonable efforts to procure delivery of an acknowledgement of assignment,
|
3.3
|
Evidence that nogaholding, Samsung HoldCo, Teekay and GIC have together full title to one hundred
per cent.
(100%) of the Company's share capital, free from all Security Interests (other than Security Interests created under the Security Documents), at the time the Security Interests are registered.
|
3.4
|
Evidence that Samsung has full title to one hundred
per cent.
(100%) of the share capital in Samsung HoldCo, free from all Security Interests (other than Security Interests created under the Security Documents), at the time the Security Interests are registered.
|
3.5
|
Confirmation by the Company, and each of the Shareholders holding the Shares in dematerialised form, of the entry of the Share Pledges in their system/records and evidence that each such Share Pledge has been registered in the commercial registry of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism.
|
3.6
|
Share certificates (if any) endorsed with a memorandum of the Share Pledge for each of the Company's shares secured under the Share Pledge over the Company's Shares together with evidence that the Share Pledge has been registered in any share register maintained by the Company and the security register of the Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority.
|
3.7
|
The Template ISDA as agreed between the Company, the Senior Lenders, K-SURE and the Original Hedge Providers.
|
4.
|
PROJECT DOCUMENTS
|
4.1
|
Copies duly executed by all parties thereto, certified as true, correct, complete and in full force and effect by a duly authorised signatory of the Company, of each of the Project Documents (other than the Commissioning Agreement, the Power Supply Agreement, the Tug Charter, the Warranty Bond and the Advance Payment Bond), in each case duly executed by all parties to them and all and any amendments, supplements, novations, variations and waivers which have been made, given or entered into in relation to any of the foregoing prior to the date of Financial Close.
|
4.2
|
A copy of the Agreed Power Supply Agreement.
|
4.3
|
Evidence that each of the Project Documents referred to in paragraph 4.1 above has, to the extent necessary, been duly filed, recorded, stamped and registered with the relevant Competent Authority and that each Project Document is in full force and effect (save for the satisfaction of any condition that this Agreement must be in full force and effect).
|
4.4
|
The Schedule of Rates (as defined in the EPC Contract).
|
5.
|
DIRECT AGREEMENTS
|
(a)
|
the Consolidated Project Agreement Direct Agreement;
|
(b)
|
the EPC Direct Agreement;
|
(c)
|
the Time Charter Party Direct Agreement;
|
(d)
|
the Land Lease Agreement Direct Agreement;
|
(e)
|
the Pipeline Corridor Agreement Direct Agreement;
|
(f)
|
the Pipeline Interconnection Agreement Direct Agreement; and
|
(g)
|
the O&M Agreement Direct Agreement.
|
6.
|
ADVISERS' APPOINTMENTS AND REPORTS
|
(a)
|
Each of:
|
(i)
|
a report prepared by the Lenders' Technical Consultant as to its evaluation and investigation of technical matters in relation to the Project;
|
(ii)
|
a report prepared by the Lenders' Insurance Adviser confirming that the Insurances then required to be maintained pursuant to the Finance Documents are in full force and effect and as to its evaluation and investigation of any other insurance matters upon which its advice has been sought;
|
(iii)
|
a report prepared by the Finance Parties' Model Auditor as to the Base Case and related matters, including, amongst other things, their internal logic and consistency, Tax and accounting assumptions and calculation of the Projected DSCR;
|
(iv)
|
the Environmental and Social Due Diligence Report;
|
(v)
|
legal due diligence reports prepared by legal counsel to the Lenders; and
|
(vi)
|
the Environmental and Social Action Plan,
|
(b)
|
A copy of each of the following letters of appointment (including all novations, supplements and side letters thereto), certified by a duly authorised signatory of the Company:
|
(i)
|
the Lenders' Technical Consultant;
|
(ii)
|
the Lenders' Environmental Consultant;
|
(iii)
|
the Model Auditor; and
|
(iv)
|
the Lenders' Insurance Adviser.
|
7.
|
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
|
7.1
|
A copy of each of the following, certified by a duly authorised signatory of the relevant entity as being true, complete and accurate:
|
(a)
|
the Company's unaudited opening accounts;
|
(b)
|
Samsung HoldCo's unaudited opening accounts and Teekay's Financial Statements;
|
(c)
|
the most recent Financial Statements of the EPC Contractor (prepared in accordance with the Relevant Accounting Standard);
|
(d)
|
the most recent Financial Statements of the FSU Owner;
|
(e)
|
the most recent Financial Statements of the FSU Guarantor (prepared in accordance with US GAAP);
|
(f)
|
the most recent Financial Statements of the O&M Guarantor (prepared in accordance with US GAAP);
|
(g)
|
if available, the most recent Financial Statements of NOGA (prepared in accordance with the Relevant Accounting Standard);
|
(h)
|
the most recent Financial Statements of nogaholding (prepared in accordance with the Relevant Accounting Standard);
|
(i)
|
the most recent Financial Statements of GIC (prepared in accordance with the Relevant Accounting Standard); and
|
(j)
|
the most recent Financial Statements of Samsung (prepared in accordance with the Relevant Accounting Standards).
|
7.2
|
In respect of paragraphs 7.1(a) to 7.1(j) above (to the extent that such Financial Statements are delivered), a certificate by a duly authorised signatory of the Relevant Company delivering such Financial Statements certifying that no change in the financial condition of such Relevant Company, that has, will have or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect has occurred since the issuance of the relevant Financial Statements.
|
8.
|
CONSENTS
|
8.1
|
A copy of each of the Consents listed in Part A (
Financial Close Consents
) of Schedule 9 (
Consents
).
|
8.2
|
Evidence (which may be in the form of a legal opinion of Bahraini counsel to the Company) that:
|
(a)
|
the Consents listed in Part A (
Financial Close Consents
) of Schedule 9 (
Consents
) constitute all material Consents necessary for constructing and operating the Project which are required to be in effect at Financial Close (including Consents required for the performance by the Company under the Project Documents and Finance Documents); and
|
(b)
|
each such Consent is in full force and effect, is legally binding and enforceable.
|
9.
|
MODELS
|
9.1
|
A copy of the audited Computer Model in computer legible form, in form and substance satisfactory to the Lenders.
|
9.2
|
A copy of the Base Case demonstrating that:
|
(a)
|
the Projected DSCR for each Projected DSCR Calculation Period until the Final Maturity Date is at least 1.30:1;
|
(b)
|
the LLCR for the LLCR Calculation Period is at least 1.37:1; and
|
(c)
|
the hedging percentages for each Hedging Calculation Period are at least equal to the minimum required hedging percentages specified in Schedule 13 (
Hedging Strategy
) of this Agreement.
|
10.
|
NOTICE TO PROCEED
|
10.1
|
Confirmation from the Company that all conditions precedent to the issuance of (a) the NTP have been satisfied and the NTP Date (as defined in the Project Development Agreement) has occurred pursuant to the Project Development Agreement; and (b) the Full Notice to Proceed (as defined in the EPC Contract) have been satisfied and the FNTP Effective Date (as defined in the EPC Contract) has occurred pursuant to the EPC Contract.
|
10.2
|
Confirmation from the Company that there have been no adjustments to the Scheduled Provisional Completion Date or to the Contract Price, in each case, as a result of clause 4.3 (
Scheduled FNTP Effective Date
) of the EPC Contract.
|
10.3
|
A copy, certified as true, correct, complete and up-to-date, by a duly authorised signatory of the Company of the issued NTP.
|
11.
|
CBB
|
12.
|
MATERIAL ADVERSE CHANGE
|
(a)
|
the business or financial condition or operation of any Major Project Party from that represented in its latest published results or the ability of each Major Project Party to perform its obligations under any Transaction Document to which it is a party; or
|
(b)
|
the economic or technical viability of the Project or any substantial part thereof; or
|
(c)
|
the political, financial or economic climate in Bahrain, the Gulf region or Bahrain's neighbouring countries including (without limitation) changes resulting directly or indirectly from any existing or
|
13.
|
MISCELLANEOUS
|
13.1
|
Evidence that:
|
a.
|
all Project Accounts required to be opened by Financial Close have been opened in accordance with the requirements hereof (including account numbers and any sub-account numbers);
|
b.
|
all fees, costs and expenses which are then due and required to be paid by the Company pursuant to any Finance Document have been duly paid or will be paid immediately upon the making of the first Advance (provided that such fees, costs and expenses other than fees payable under any Fee Letter which shall be paid in accordance with such Fee Letter are notified to the Company no less than 10 days prior to Financial Close);
|
c.
|
all premia, costs and expenses required to be paid to K-SURE pursuant to the K-SURE Insurance Policy have been duly paid or will be paid immediately upon the making of the first Advance;
|
d.
|
all Insurances then required to be maintained by the Company pursuant to the Finance Documents are in place and in full force and effect (such evidence to include (without limitation) insurance and reinsurance cover notes (and draft policy wording);
|
e.
|
the Company has disclosed its entry into the Finance Documents to the Insurers and Reinsurers;
|
f.
|
the material insurance cover required to be procured by the counterparties pursuant to the Project Documents is in place; and
|
g.
|
possession of the Site (as defined in the Land Lease Agreement) has been transferred to the Company pursuant to the Land Lease Agreement free and clear of all Security Interests (other than Permitted Encumbrances).
|
13.2
|
Confirmation from the Modelling Bank (following delivery of the audited Computer Model) that the Company is in compliance with the Hedging Strategy, and the Modelling Bank shall (without limitation) refer to the relevant Finance Documents and the audited Computer Model in order to determine whether the Company is in compliance with the same.
|
13.3
|
Delivery of the Project Budget consistent with the Base Case, together with confirmation from the Lenders' Technical Consultant (which may be contained in the report described in paragraph 6(a)(i) of this Schedule 2 (
Conditions Precedent
) of the reasonableness of the projected construction schedule milestones, projected Project Costs and amount of the contingency.
|
13.4
|
Delivery of the letter of undertaking from reputable insurance and reinsurance brokers (if appointed) materially in the form, set out in Appendices III and IV to Schedule 10 (
Insurances
) or as otherwise agreed prior to the date hereof in respect of the construction phase Insurances.
|
13.5
|
Delivery of each document required by any Lender in order for it to meet all necessary "know your customer" or similar requirements in the form reasonably requested by each such Lender, to the extent not specified in this Schedule 2 (
Conditions Precedent
), satisfaction of such requirements being evidenced by such Lenders signature hereto.
|
13.6
|
A copy of each Equity Bridge Finance Document (as defined in the relevant Equity Bridge Facility Agreement) and each Support Document (as defined in the Equity Subscription and Retention Agreement) duly executed by all parties thereto certified as correct, complete and in full force and effect by a duly authorised signatory of the Company.
|
13.7
|
Evidence and written confirmation from the Offshore Account Bank that the Initial Equity Contribution Amount (as defined in the Equity Subscription and Retention Agreement) has been contributed to the Company by the Shareholders and applied towards Project Costs.
|
13.8
|
Evidence of the appointment of an international auditor licensed in Bahrain and a certified copy of such auditor's appointment letter accepted by the auditor.
|
13.9
|
Agreed form of Operating Budgets.
|
1.
|
THE PROJECT ACCOUNTS
|
1.1
|
Project Accounts
|
a.
|
a revenues account denominated in Dollars and maintained with the Offshore Account Bank in London numbered USD - 01270753550 (the "
Dollar Operating Revenues Account
");
|
b.
|
a revenues account denominated in Bahraini Dinars and maintained with the Onshore Account Bank in Bahrain with the number specified in the Account Pledge Agreement (the "
Dinar Operating Revenues Account
");
|
c.
|
a disbursement account denominated in Dollars and maintained with the Offshore Account Bank in London numbered USD - 01270754350 (the "
Dollar Disbursement Account
"), and two separate sub-accounts thereof designated USD - 01270755150 (the "
Punchlist Item Sub-account
") and USD - 01270757850 (the "
Success Fee Sub-account
");
|
d.
|
a debt service reserve account denominated in Dollars and maintained with the Offshore Account Bank in London numbered USD - 01270758650 (the "
Debt Service Reserve Account
");
|
e.
|
an insurance proceeds account denominated in Dollars and maintained with the Offshore Account Bank in London numbered USD - 01270759450 (the "
Insurance Proceeds Account
");
|
f.
|
a capital compensation account denominated in Dollars and maintained with the Offshore Account Bank in London numbered USD - 01270760850 (the "
Dollar Capital Compensation Proceeds Account
");
|
g.
|
a capital compensation account denominated in Bahraini Dinars and maintained with the Onshore Account Bank in Bahrain with the number specified in the Account Pledge Agreement (the "
Dinar Capital Compensation Proceeds Account
");
|
h.
|
an operating account denominated in Bahraini Dinars and maintained with the Onshore Account Bank in Bahrain with the number specified in the Account Pledge Agreement (the "
Onshore Operating Account
");
|
i.
|
a major maintenance reserve account denominated in Dollars and maintained with the Offshore Account Bank in London numbered USD - 01270761650 (the "
Major Maintenance Reserve Account
");
|
j.
|
if and for so long as the Working Capital Facility is denominated in Dollars and is an Overdraft Facility, a working capital account denominated in Dollars and maintained with the Offshore Account Bank (the number thereof to be notified by the Company to the Global Facility Agent immediately upon designation) (the "
Dollar Working Capital Account
");
|
k.
|
a cost underrun reserve account denominated in Dollars and maintained with the Offshore Account Bank in London numbered USD - 01270763250 (the "
Cost Underrun Reserve Account
"); and
|
l.
|
if and for so long as the Working Capital Facility is denominated in Bahraini Dinars and is an Overdraft Facility, a working capital account denominated in Bahraini Dinars and maintained with the Onshore Account Bank (the number thereof to be notified by the Company to the Global Facility Agent immediately upon designation) (the "
Dinar Working Capital Account
").
|
1.2
|
Distribution Accounts
|
1.3
|
Other Project Accounts
|
1.4
|
Interest on Project Account Balances
|
1.5
|
Permitted Investments
|
1.6
|
Restrictions on Withdrawals
|
a.
|
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Finance Document, the Company shall not make or purport to make at any time a withdrawal or transfer from, and the Account Banks shall not permit a withdrawal or transfer from, a Project Account:
|
i.
|
if such withdrawal or transfer would cause such Project Account (with the exception of the Working Capital Accounts) to become overdrawn, provided that no withdrawal shall be made from the relevant Working Capital Account if it would cause such account to become overdrawn by an amount in excess of the Overdraft Amount; and
|
ii.
|
unless the relevant Account Bank has received a request from the Company for such withdrawal or transfer on or before the date thereof and in any event in time to process such request for value in accordance with its normal practices; and
|
iii.
|
unless the withdrawal is permitted by the terms of this Agreement.
|
b.
|
At any time following the occurrence of an Event of Default or a Sanctions Event which is continuing, the Global Facility Agent may give notice to the relevant Account Bank instructing it not to act on the instructions or requests of the Company in relation to any sums at any such time standing to the credit of any of the Project Accounts maintained with it and each Account Bank agrees that it shall act only in accordance with the instructions of the Global Facility Agent.
|
c.
|
The Global Facility Agent shall notify the Account Banks of the cessation of the Event of Default(s) or Sanctions Event which is the subject of any notice delivered pursuant to paragraph (b) of this paragraph 1.6 (
Restrictions on Withdrawals
) promptly upon becoming aware thereof.
|
1.7
|
Account Mandates
|
a.
|
Each Account Bank shall, save as otherwise provided herein, maintain each Project Account held by it in accordance with:
|
i.
|
any mandate agreed between the Company and such Account Bank relating thereto;
|
ii.
|
its normal practices; and
|
iii.
|
the provisions of the Finance Documents;
|
b.
|
Each Account Bank shall manage transfers between Project Accounts in accordance with the provisions of the Finance Documents without further instruction from the Finance Parties, until a notice has been received by such Account Bank under paragraph 1.6(b) (
Restrictions on Withdrawals
) of this Schedule 3 (
Accounts
).
|
1.8
|
Separate Accounts
|
1.9
|
Obligations of the Company
|
1.10
|
Payment from the Project Accounts
|
1.11
|
Payment to the Project Accounts
|
1.12
|
Closure of Project Accounts
|
1.13
|
Currencies
|
a.
|
the Company shall as soon as it is practicable direct the relevant Account Bank to convert monies received by it or paid on its behalf to that Account Bank at the relevant Account Bank's spot rate of exchange for crediting to a Project Account which are not denominated in the currency of that account into the currency of that account; and
|
b.
|
if requested by the Company, each Account Bank may effect spot foreign exchange transactions at the relevant Account Bank's spot rate of exchange in relation to money withdrawn or to be withdrawn from the Project Accounts in order for the Company to meet its obligations as and when they fall due in the correct currency.
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1.14
|
Account Statements
|
1.15
|
Account Bank Set-Off
|
1.16
|
Jurisdiction
|
a.
|
All payments out of the Project Accounts shall be made by the Account Banks in the location of the Account Banks and neither of the Account Banks are permitted to make any payments out of the Project Accounts in any other jurisdiction for any reason whatsoever.
|
b.
|
Notwithstanding anything contained in Clause 47 (
Governing Law
), any deposits standing to the credit of the Project Account(s) from time to time and all payments out of the Project Account(s) are governed by the prevailing laws in effect in the location of the Account Banks.
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2.
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DOLLAR DISBURSEMENT ACCOUNT
|
2.1
|
Credits to the Dollar Disbursement Account
|
(1)
|
Advances (other than the Cost Underrun Advance); and
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(2)
|
Shareholders' Funds,
|
2.2
|
Withdrawals from the Dollar Disbursement Account
|
a.
|
Prior to the Commercial Start Date, the Company shall only be entitled to withdraw amounts from the Dollar Disbursement Account to:
|
i.
|
make payments in respect of Project Costs in accordance with the Project Budget; and
|
ii.
|
prepay principal due under the Facilities in accordance with Clause 6.4 (
Voluntary Prepayment
) or make payments in respect of Hedging Termination Payments, save that, in each case, such prepayments or payments shall not be made using amounts drawn under the Facilities.
|
b.
|
On the Completion Date, the Company shall (following the application of amounts (if any) in accordance with paragraph 2.2(a) (
Withdrawals from the Dollar Disbursement Account
) of this Schedule 3 (
Accounts
)) apply any amounts credited at such time to the Dollar Disbursement Account (including the Punchlist Items Sub-account) and not required (x) to be applied to the payment of Project Costs (including payment of the Success Fee) on or after the Completion Date or (y) by Bahraini law to be retained to capitalise the Company, to the prepayment of the Facilities
pro rata
as between the Facilities and in inverse order of maturity amongst the remaining Repayment Instalments of the Commercial Bank Facility, the K-SURE Covered Facility and the Contingent Facility, provided that any such prepayment shall be in a minimum amount of US$1,000,000, together with any related Hedging Termination Payments, and otherwise such amounts shall be transferred to the Dollar Operating Revenues Account.
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2.3
|
Success Fee Sub-account
|
a.
|
The Company shall, prior to the Completion Date, withdraw amounts standing to the credit of the Success Fee Sub-account as contemplated by clause 6.2(b)(iv) (
Calls for Cash Deficiency Support
) of the Equity Subscription and Retention Agreement.
|
b.
|
The Company may, on or following the Completion Date, withdraw amounts standing to the credit of the Success Fee Sub-account for the purposes of paying the Success Fee to the Sponsors.
|
c.
|
On the date following the Longstop Completion Date, the Company shall, if requested to do so by the Global Facility Agent, apply all amounts (if any) standing to the credit of the Success Fee Sub-account in mandatory prepayment of the Loans in accordance with Clause 6.13 (
Mandatory Prepayment - Success Fee Sub-account
).
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3.
|
OPERATING REVENUES ACCOUNTS
|
3.1
|
Credits to the Dollar Operating Revenues Account
|
a.
|
all amounts constituting:
|
i.
|
Operating Revenues;
|
ii.
|
Non-Operating Revenues;
|
iii.
|
drawings under the Working Capital Facility; and
|
iv.
|
payments received under the Hedging Agreements,
|
b.
|
all amounts transferred to the Dollar Operating Revenues Account in accordance with:
|
i.
|
paragraph 2.2(b) (
Withdrawals from the Dollar Disbursement Account
);
|
ii.
|
paragraph 3.4(b) (
Withdrawals from the Dinar Operating Revenues Account
);
|
iii.
|
paragraph 4.3(a)(i) (
Withdrawals of Balances in excess of DSRA Required Balance
); and
|
iv.
|
paragraph 10.4(b) (
Withdrawals from the Major Maintenance Reserve Account
),
|
c.
|
all other amounts received by the Company denominated in a currency other than Bahraini Dinars which are not permitted or required by the provisions of this Agreement to be paid into any other Project Account; and
|
d.
|
any other amounts required to be credited to the Dollar Operating Revenues Account in accordance with the Finance Documents,
|
3.2
|
Credits to the Dinar Operating Revenues Account
|
a.
|
all amounts constituting:
|
i.
|
Operating Revenues;
|
ii.
|
Non-Operating Revenues; and
|
iii.
|
drawings under the Working Capital Facility,
|
b.
|
all amounts required to be transferred to the Dinar Operating Revenues Account in accordance with paragraph 4.3(a)(i) (
Withdrawals of Balances in excess of DSRA Required Balance
) of this Schedule 3 (
Accounts
);
|
c.
|
all other amounts received by the Company denominated in Bahraini Dinars which are not permitted or required by the provisions of this Agreement to be paid into any other Project Account; and
|
d.
|
any other amounts required to be credited to the Dinar Operating Revenues Account in accordance with the Finance Documents,
|
3.3
|
Withdrawals from the Operating Revenues Accounts
|
a.
|
to pay at any time:
|
i.
|
Taxes payable by the Company;
|
ii.
|
other Project Costs (other than Punchlist Items and Project Costs falling within paragraphs (g)(i) and (i) of the definition thereof) and Operating Costs, to the extent included in the Initial Operating Budget, the Annual Operating Budget then in effect or undisputed penalties payable to NOGA (including any delay liquidated damages arising under the Project Development Agreement), or Redeployment Costs or for the purposes to which Insurance Proceeds referred to in paragraph 5.1 (
Credits to the Insurance Proceeds Account
) below and paid into the Operating Revenues Account as described therein are to be applied;
|
iii.
|
Approved Costs not included in sub-paragraph (ii) above;
|
iv.
|
amounts payable in respect of Punchlist Items to the extent not included in the Project Budget; and
|
v.
|
other amounts authorised by the Global Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of All Voting Institutions);
|
b.
|
on the due date therefor, to pay interest due to the Working Capital Facility Banks;
|
c.
|
on the due date therefor, to pay:
|
(i)
|
costs, fees, premia and expenses due to the Finance Parties under the Finance Documents (except for amounts payable in respect of any DSRA Acceptable Letter of Credit or any MRA Acceptable Letter of Credit); and
|
(ii)
|
interest due to the Finance Parties (other than the Working Capital Facility Banks) under the Finance Documents and any Scheduled Hedging Payments;
|
d.
|
to make payments for the following purposes and in the following order of priority:
|
i.
|
on any Repayment Date, any amount equal to the Project Costs and Operating Costs to the extent included in the Initial Operating Budget or the Annual Operating Budget then in effect or the Project Budget (as and if applicable) falling due for payment in the period of not less than thirty (30), and not more than sixty (60), days following such Repayment Date into the Onshore Operating Account;
|
ii.
|
(A) on any Repayment Date (or, following a notice pursuant to Clause 28.1(a)(ii), on any date), scheduled payments of principal amounts (including any amounts deferred in accordance with the applicable Facility Agreement) due to the Senior Lenders under the Finance Documents plus related Hedging Termination Payments (if any) and (B) if the Working Capital Facility is an Overdraft Facility and provided that no Overdraft Default has occurred and is continuing, an amount not exceeding the amount required to restore the balance of the Dinar Working Capital Account to zero (if the Overdraft Facility is denominated in Bahraini Dinars) or the amount required to restore the balance of the Dollar Working Capital Account to zero (if the Overdraft Facility is denominated in Dollars) or, if the Working Capital Facility is not an Overdraft Facility, to pay principal amounts under the Working Capital Facility;
|
iii.
|
principal due under the Finance Documents as a mandatory prepayment under, and in accordance with, Clause 6 (
Prepayment and Cancellation
) (other than Clause 6.2 (
Mandatory Prepayment - Sanctions Prepayment Event
), 6.4 (
Voluntary Prepayment
), 6.6 (
Mandatory Prepayment from Excess Cash Flow)
and 6.16 (
Right of Cancellation and Repayment in relation to a Single Lender
)) plus related Hedging Termination Payments;
|
iv.
|
any other amounts due to the Finance Parties (other than amounts contemplated by paragraphs (vii), (viii) or (ix) below) under the Finance Documents or Hedging Termination Payments (other than amounts contemplated by paragraphs (vii), (viii) or (ix) below) due to the Hedge Providers under the Hedging Agreements;
|
v.
|
on any Repayment Date, any amount necessary into the Debt Service Reserve Account to maintain the DSRA Required Balance (except to the extent that any DSRA Acceptable Letter of Credit is permitted by paragraph 4.1 (
Credits to the Debt Service Reserve Account
) of this Schedule 3 (
Accounts
) and is available in respect thereof);
|
vi.
|
on any Repayment Date, any amount necessary into the Major Maintenance Reserve Account to maintain the MRA Required Balance (except to the extent that any MRA Acceptable Letter of Credit is permitted by paragraph 3.3(c)(i) (
Withdrawals from the Operating Revenues Accounts
) of this Schedule 3 (
Accounts
) and is available in respect thereof);
|
vii.
|
on any Repayment Date, principal due under the Finance Documents as a mandatory prepayment under, and in accordance with, Clause 6.2 (
Mandatory Prepayment - Sanctions Prepayment Event
) plus related Hedging Termination Payments,
provided that
, where K-SURE has consented to the termination of Transactions under a Hedging Agreement in accordance with the provisions of Clause 21.6(d)(ii)(B) (
Early Termination
), any related Hedging Termination Payments due to a Hedge Provider will be payable when they fall due;
|
viii.
|
on any Repayment Date, principal due under the Finance Documents as a mandatory prepayment under, and in accordance with, Clause 6.6 (
Mandatory Prepayment from Excess Cash Flow)
) plus related Hedging Termination Payments;
|
ix.
|
to the extent elected by the Company, voluntary prepayments pursuant to:
|
1.
|
Clause 6.4 (
Voluntary Prepayment
); and
|
2.
|
on a Repayment Date, Clause 6.16 (
Right of Cancellation and Repayment in relation to a Single Lender
),
|
x.
|
payment of any early termination fee following delivery of an Early Termination Notice (as defined in the Time Charter Party) under clause 29.4 (
Early Termination
) of the Time Charter Party;
|
e.
|
to make payments in respect of the Permitted Indebtedness contemplated by paragraph (e) of the definition thereof, including but not limited to any Shareholder Loans advanced by the Shareholders
|
f.
|
subject to the provisions of paragraph 7.1 (
Transfers to the Distribution Accounts
) of this Schedule 3 (
Accounts
), to transfer, if so requested by the Company, any remaining balance (after all sums referred to in paragraphs 3.3(a) to 3.3(e) (
Withdrawals from the Operating Revenues Accounts
) of this Schedule 3 (
Accounts
) have been paid) to a Distribution Account,
|
3.4
|
Withdrawals from the Dinar Operating Revenues Account
|
a.
|
the Company may transfer from the Dinar Operating Revenues Account (if the Working Capital Facility is denominated in Bahraini Dinars) any amount required under the terms of a Working Capital Facility or otherwise forecast under the Computer Model to be applied to the repayment of the Working Capital Facility (or restoring of any Overdraft Facility to zero); and
|
b.
|
the Company shall transfer from the Dinar Operating Revenues Account to the Dollar Operating Revenues Account such amount as is required to ensure that the balance of the Dinar Operating Account is not more than the sum of (A) the next thirty (30) days' projected Bahraini Dinar denominated Operating Costs; and (B) an amount equal to 1,000,000 Bahraini Dinars.
|
4.
|
DEBT SERVICE RESERVE ACCOUNT
|
4.1
|
Credits to the Debt Service Reserve Account
|
(3)
|
on or prior to the Initial Scheduled Commercial Start Date, with the proceeds of:
|
(i)
|
the Base Facilities; and
|
(ii)
|
Equity,
|
(4)
|
as contemplated by clause 11.17 (
DSRA Acceptable Letters of Credit
) of the Equity Subscription and Retention Agreement;
|
(5)
|
on the Completion Date; and
|
(6)
|
in accordance with the order of priority of payments set out in paragraph 3.3 (
Withdrawals from the Operating Revenues Accounts
) of this Schedule 3 (
Accounts
) (whether by cash, DSRA Acceptable Letter of Credit or any combination thereof).
|
4.2
|
Notification of DSRA Required Balance
|
a.
|
The Global Facility Agent shall:
|
(i)
|
not less than seven (7) days before:
|
(A)
|
the Initial Scheduled Commercial Start Date;
|
(B)
|
the Completion Date; and
|
(C)
|
each Repayment Date; and
|
(ii)
|
on the date of a Forecast Funding Shortfall,
|
b.
|
The Company shall, from time to time, provide the Global Facility Agent with such information as to amounts due or expected to be due in respect of the Hedging Agreements as may be reasonably required to enable the Global Facility Agent to calculate the DSRA Required Balance.
|
4.3
|
Withdrawals of Balances in excess of DSRA Required Balance
|
a.
|
To the extent that the balance standing to the credit of the Debt Service Reserve Account (taking into account the face value of any DSRA Acceptable Letter of Credit) on any Repayment Date exceeds the DSRA Required Balance applicable to that Repayment Date (such excess, the "
DSRA Excess Amount
"), the Company may:
|
i.
|
transfer an amount from the Debt Service Reserve Account to either Operating Revenues Account; and/or
|
ii.
|
procure that any DSRA Acceptable Letter of Credit is reduced or released and the Global Facility Agent shall permit such reduction or release and take all necessary action in relation thereto as may be reasonably requested by the Company at the sole cost of the Company,
|
b.
|
On any date upon which the balance standing to the credit of the Debt Service Reserve Account exceeds the then applicable DSRA Required Balance solely by reason of any Sponsor or nogaholding procuring a DSRA Acceptable Letter of Credit, the Company may withdraw the resulting DSRA Excess Amount from the Debt Service Reserve Account and transfer the same to the Dollar Operating Revenues Account, provided that if such DSRA Excess Amount represents solely the proceeds of Shareholders' Funds over and above the maximum amount required to be contributed under the Equity Subscription and Retention Agreement (an "
Equity Contribution Excess
"), then the Company can transfer an amount up to such Equity Contribution Excess to:
|
i.
|
the account notified to the Company by nogaholding or the Sponsor procuring such DSRA Acceptable Letter of Credit; or
|
ii.
|
if the Company has not received notice of any such account, the relevant Distribution Account,
|
4.4
|
Payments to Fund Debt Service and Project Costs
|
(7)
|
Save as otherwise provided in this Agreement or the Coordination Deed and only to the extent that aggregate funds standing to the credit of the Operating Revenues Accounts are insufficient, the Company shall, on any date upon which amounts are payable under the Finance Documents, request that the Offshore Account Bank pay, and the Offshore Account Bank shall pay, to the Global Facility Agent on such Repayment Date from such sums as are standing to the credit of the Debt Service Reserve Account (taking into account the face value of any DSRA Acceptable Letter of Credit) an amount that is required to meet the Company's payment obligations pursuant to paragraphs 3.3(b), 3.3(c)(i), 3.3(c)(ii) or 3.3(d)(ii) (
Withdrawals from the Operating Revenues Accounts
) of this Schedule 3 (
Accounts
) (but excepting principal amounts outstanding under the Working Capital Facility) on any day upon which amounts are payable under the Finance Documents or upon any acceleration of such amounts under the Finance Documents, in the order of priority set out in paragraphs 3.3(b), 3.3(c)(i), 3.3(c)(ii) or 3.3(d)(ii) (
Withdrawals from the Operating Revenues Accounts
) of this Schedule 3 (
Accounts
).
|
(8)
|
The Company may, at any time prior to the Completion Date and subject to the conditions set out in clause 6.2 (
Calls for Cash Deficiency Support
) of the Equity Subscription and Retention Agreement, request that the Offshore Account Bank pay, and the Offshore Account Bank shall pay, to the relevant person such amounts in respect of Project Costs as the Global Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Required Majority) may agree.
|
4.5
|
Calls on DSRA Acceptable Letter of Credit
|
a.
|
Save as otherwise provided in any Finance Document, the Global Facility Agent or the Offshore Security Trustee:
|
i.
|
may, to the extent that any amount is due but unpaid under paragraphs 3.3(b), 3.3(c)(i), 3.3(c)(ii) or 3.3(d)(ii) (
Withdrawals from the Operating Revenues Accounts
) above on any date upon which amounts are payable under the Finance Documents; and
|
ii.
|
shall, in accordance with paragraph 4.4(a) (
Payments to Fund Debt Service and Project Costs
) of this Schedule 3 (
Accounts
),
|
b.
|
Where there is a payment under sub-paragraph (a)(i) above and the Debt Service Reserve Account on that date is funded by a combination of cash and any DSRA Acceptable Letter of Credit, the Global Facility Agent or the Offshore Security Trustee shall claim against any cash and any DSRA Acceptable Letter of Credit
pro rata
(provided that a drawing under each such DSRA Acceptable Letter of Credit will be in an amount equivalent to the relevant Investment Percentage (as defined in the Equity Subscription and Retention Agreement) of the aggregate amount to be drawn).
|
c.
|
If any of the following occurs:
|
i.
|
any DSRA Acceptable Letter of Credit provided in respect of the Debt Service Reserve Account is cancelled or revoked for any reason;
|
ii.
|
by the date falling thirty (30) days before the expiry date of any DSRA Acceptable Letter of Credit provided in respect of the Debt Service Reserve Account, a replacement DSRA Acceptable Letter of Credit (commencing no later than the date of such expiry) has not been provided for the amount available to claim thereunder or, if lower, for a face amount which, when aggregated with cash standing to the credit of the Debt Service Reserve Account at such time and the value of Permitted Investments at such time purchased with monies therefrom and any DSRA Acceptable Letter of Credit, will equal the DSRA Required Balance at the expiry of the original DSRA Acceptable Letter of Credit as determined by the Global Facility Agent; or
|
iii.
|
the issuer of an DSRA Acceptable Letter of Credit ceases to constitute an Approved Bank,
|
d.
|
The Global Facility Agent may also instruct the Offshore Security Trustee to claim under any DSRA Acceptable Letter of Credit pursuant to Clause 28.1(i) (
Remedies Following Event of Default
).
|
5.
|
INSURANCE PROCEEDS ACCOUNT
|
5.1
|
Credits to the Insurance Proceeds Account
|
5.2
|
Withdrawals from the Insurance Proceeds Account
|
a.
|
in respect of any Insurance Proceeds relating to any physical loss or damage to the Terminal or any property or assets of the Company which are (when taken together with all other physical loss or damage Insurance Proceeds relating to the same event) in excess of US$15,000,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies), provided that the Company shall deliver to the Global Facility Agent a rebuilding, restoration or replacement plan with respect to such physical loss or damage that is based upon, and accompanied by, each of the following items:
|
i.
|
a detailed breakdown of the nature and extent of the loss or damage incurred;
|
ii.
|
a bona fide assessment from a contractor reasonably acceptable to the Required Majority estimating the costs and duration of repairs or rebuilding works required for the Project to operate at substantially the same level as assumed in the Base Case;
|
iii.
|
a demonstration that the Company shall have sufficient funds (including the Insurance Proceeds received in respect of such loss or damage and any other sources of funds) to pay for the proposed rebuilding, restoration or repair and to pay Scheduled Debt Service during the period of such repairs or rebuilding and thereafter;
|
iv.
|
a demonstration to the reasonable satisfaction of the Required Majority that, after the completion of such rebuilding, restoration or replacement, the average and minimum Projected DSCR for all subsequent Projected DSCR Calculation Periods up to and including the Final Maturity Date is no lower than the levels shown for the corresponding period in the Base Case;
|
v.
|
a demonstration that the Facilities can be paid in full no later than the Final Maturity Date shown in the Base Case;
|
vi.
|
all contractual arrangements necessary for such reconstruction or repair accompanied, to the extent required by the Required Majority, by direct agreements from each such party, with the relevant entities constituting Major Project Parties and the relevant documents constituting Major Project Documents or Finance Documents (as the case may be);
|
vii.
|
certification by the Company that all Consents necessary to repair, restore or rebuild the facilities have been, or timely can be, obtained or have been irrevocably waived;
|
viii.
|
certification by the Company that at the completion of such repair, restoration or reconstruction no Event of Default will be continuing;
|
ix.
|
an officer's certificate of the Company certifying that (x) all work contemplated to be done under the rebuilding, restoration or replacement plan can be done within the time periods, if any, required under any Project Document; (y) the property the subject of the rebuilding, restoration or replacement will be subject to the Security Interests of the Security Documents (whether by amendment to the Security Documents or otherwise); (z) all Consents and third party consents necessary to perform the work have been obtained (or are reasonably expected to be obtained without undue delay); and (aa) the Project once rebuilt, repaired or restored
|
x.
|
following the delivery of the items described in sub-paragraphs (i) through (ix) above, notification from the Company to the Global Facility Agent of whether or not it intends to rebuild, restore or repair the affected facility (and the Company will only be able to exercise its rights under this paragraph 5.2(a) (
Withdrawals from the Insurance Proceeds Account
) (A) if notification under this paragraph (x) is received by the Global Facility Agent within three (3) months of the occurrence of the event causing loss or damage and (B) after the Global Facility Agent has confirmed to the Company within thirty (30) days after the expiry of the period in sub-paragraph (A) above that each item described in sub-paragraphs (i) through (ix) above is in form and substance satisfactory to it (acting on the instructions of the Required Majority)),
|
i.
|
if the Company does not deliver the plan referred to above and the accompanying deliverables referred to in sub-paragraphs (i) through (ix) above within three (3) months of the occurrence of the relevant event; or
|
ii.
|
if such Insurance Proceeds (when taken together with all other physical loss or damage Insurance Proceeds relating to the same event) are in excess of US$200,000,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies) and the Required Majority instructs the Global Facility Agent to do so (following provision of not less than ten (10) days' prior written notice to the Company by the Global Facility Agent with respect to prepayment),
|
b.
|
The Global Facility Agent:
|
i.
|
may request additional confirmation or reports from the Lenders' Technical Consultant with respect to the information provided by the Company pursuant to paragraphs 5.2(a)(i) through 5.2(a)(x) (
Withdrawals from the Insurance Proceeds Account
) inclusive; and
|
ii.
|
other than in the circumstances contemplated by paragraph (B) of the proviso to paragraph (a) above, acting on the instructions of the Required Majority shall withhold its consent to any such proposed rebuilding or repair (and apply the relevant Insurance Proceeds in accordance with Clause 6.5 (
Mandatory Prepayment from Insurance Proceeds and Capital Compensation Proceeds
)) only if the Company fails to satisfy any of the requirements of paragraphs 5.2(a)(i) through 5.2(a)(x) (
Withdrawals from the Insurance Proceeds Account
) inclusive within three (3) months from the occurrence of the event causing loss or damage,
|
c.
|
In all cases if:
|
i.
|
the Company gives notice that it will not rebuild, restore or repair the affected facility;
|
ii.
|
the Global Facility Agent has not provided the confirmation referred to in sub-paragraph 5.2(a)(x) (
Withdrawals from the Insurance Proceeds Account
) above by the end of the thirty (30) day period referred to in that sub-paragraph;
|
iii.
|
the Company fails to give any notification within the three (3) month period referred to in paragraph 5.2(a)(x) (
Withdrawals from the Insurance Proceeds Account
) above;
|
iv.
|
if after giving a notice that it will rebuild, restore or repair, the Company does not proceed to rebuild with diligence and in accordance with the Project Documents, the Finance Documents, Applicable Law and the Consents; or
|
v.
|
the Company terminates such rebuilding, restoration or repair,
|
5.3
|
Prepayments from the Insurance Proceeds Account
|
a.
|
For the purposes of making withdrawals from the Insurance Proceeds Account pursuant to paragraph 5.2(a) (
Withdrawals from the Insurance Proceeds Account
) of this Schedule 3 (
Accounts
), if the aggregate amount of such Insurance Proceeds exceeds the aggregate amount at such time of the Advances and all other amounts due under or in connection with the Finance Documents, each Lender shall act reasonably in considering whether the Company has satisfied the conditions to such withdrawal that are set out in paragraph 5.2(a) (
Withdrawals from the Insurance Proceeds Account
)
of this Schedule 3 (
Accounts
).
|
b.
|
Amounts in the Insurance Proceeds Account not eligible for withdrawal in accordance with paragraph 5.2 (
Withdrawals from the Insurance Proceeds Account
) of this Schedule 3 (
Accounts
) or paragraph (a) above shall be used, upon the direction of the Required Majority to prepay the Advances in accordance with Clause 6.5 (
Mandatory Prepayment from Insurance Proceeds and Capital Compensation Proceeds
) and for no other purpose.
|
5.4
|
Amount of Insurance Proceeds
|
5.5
|
Third Party Liability Insurance
|
6.
|
CAPITAL COMPENSATION PROCEEDS ACCOUNTS
|
6.1
|
Credits to the Dollar Capital Compensation Proceeds Account
|
6.2
|
Credits to the Dinar Capital Compensation Proceeds Account
|
6.3
|
Withdrawals from the Capital Compensation Proceeds Accounts
|
7.
|
DISTRIBUTION ACCOUNTS
|
7.1
|
Transfers to the Distribution Accounts
|
a.
|
no Default shall have occurred and is then continuing or would result from such a transfer;
|
b.
|
the aggregate of the cash balance standing to the credit of the Debt Service Reserve Account (including the amount of any Permitted Investments purchased with funds from such account) and the face amount
|
c.
|
the aggregate of the cash balance standing to the credit of the Major Maintenance Reserve Account (including the amount of any Permitted Investments purchased with funds from such account) and the face amount of any MRA Acceptable Letter of Credit in relation to the Major Maintenance Reserve Account on such Repayment Date is not less than the MRA Required Balance at that date;
|
d.
|
the most recently calculated:
|
i.
|
Historic DSCR; and
|
ii.
|
Projected DSCR for all Projected DSCR Calculation Periods up to and including the Final Maturity Date,
|
e.
|
the Completion Date has occurred;
|
f.
|
there has been no breach of a prepayment obligation of the Company contemplated under Clause 6.6 (
Mandatory Prepayment from Excess Cash Flow
); and
|
g.
|
immediately after the making of such transfer, the aggregate of the cash balance standing to the credit of the Onshore Operating Account would be sufficient to cover all Project Costs and Operating Costs which are projected to become due and payable in the next thirty (30) day period,
|
7.2
|
Withdrawals from the Distribution Accounts
|
a.
|
declare or pay dividends;
|
b.
|
pay interest, principal and other amounts in respect of the Shareholder Loans;
|
c.
|
make loans, or pay fees, to the Shareholders; or
|
d.
|
capital reduction or Equity redemption, if any;
|
e.
|
make prepayments pursuant to Clause 6.16 (
Right of Cancellation and Repayment in relation to a Single Lender
).
|
8.
|
ONSHORE OPERATING ACCOUNT
|
8.1
|
Credits to the Onshore Operating Account
|
8.2
|
Withdrawals from the Onshore Operating Account
|
9.
|
WORKING CAPITAL ACCOUNT
|
9.1
|
Debits to Working Capital Account
|
a.
|
If the Working Capital Facility is an Overdraft Facility denominated in Bahraini Dinars:
|
i.
|
the Company may make payments from the Dinar Working Capital Account at any time in respect of the Company's then current working capital requirements (except to the extent that such payment is prohibited by paragraph 1.6(a)(i) (
Restrictions on Withdrawals
));
|
ii.
|
upon the occurrence of an Overdraft Default the amount by which the Dinar Working Capital Account is overdrawn as at such occurrence shall, on the date of such occurrence (if it is a
|
iii.
|
no amounts may be withdrawn from the Dollar Working Capital Account unless both the Working Capital Banks and the Required Majority otherwise agree; and
|
iv.
|
if the relevant Overdraft Default is remedied to the satisfaction of the Required Majority or waived, then the amount by which the Dollar Working Capital Account is overdrawn shall be debited to the Dinar Working Capital Account and credited to the Dollar Working Capital Account.
|
b.
|
If the Working Capital Facility is an Overdraft Facility denominated in Dollars:
|
i.
|
subject to the remaining provisions of this paragraph (b), the Company may make payments from the Dollar Working Capital Account at any time in respect of the Company's then current working capital requirements; and
|
ii.
|
during the occurrence of an Overdraft Default that is continuing, no amounts may be withdrawn from the Dollar Working Capital Account unless both the Working Capital Banks and the Required Majority otherwise agree.
|
9.2
|
Credits to Working Capital Account
|
a.
|
prior to the enforcement of any security, the Required Majority otherwise agrees; or
|
b.
|
upon or after the enforcement of any security, such amounts are amounts of receipts or recoveries by a Security Agent paid to the Working Capital Banks for application against the amount of any liabilities of the Company owed to them under the Working Capital Facility Agreement.
|
10.
|
MAJOR MAINTENANCE RESERVE ACCOUNT
|
10.1
|
MRA Required Balance
|
a.
|
On and after the Commercial Start Date, the amount of the MRA Required Balance shall be zero
provided that
:
|
i.
|
the O&M Agreement and the O&M Agreement Direct Agreement remains in full force and effect; and
|
ii.
|
an MRA Trigger Event has not occurred.
|
b.
|
Upon the occurrence of an MRA Trigger Event or if the O&M Agreement or the O&M Agreement Direct Agreement is no longer in full force and effect, if such event is continuing and unremedied, the Company shall commence to comply with its funding obligations under this paragraph 10 (
Major Maintenance Reserve Account
), provided that where the MRA Trigger Event has arisen due to a breach by the O&M Contractor of its obligations under the O&M Agreement, such funding obligations shall continue until:
|
i.
|
the Company has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Global Facility Agent that it or the O&M Contractor has procured an acceptable substitute to discharge the relevant obligations and liabilities which had previously been performed by it under the O&M Agreement on terms acceptable to the Global Facility Agent; or
|
ii.
|
such MRA Trigger Event has been remedied under the O&M Agreement to the satisfaction of the Global Facility Agent and the Lenders' Technical Consultant.
|
10.2
|
Credits to the Major Maintenance Reserve Account
|
a.
|
an amount sufficient to ensure that the amount standing to the credit of the Major Maintenance Reserve Account on that date is equal to the MRA Required Balance, if any; and
|
b.
|
if less, the amount standing to the credit of the Operating Revenues Account and available for that purpose in accordance with this Agreement on that date.
|
10.3
|
Notification of MRA Required Balance
|
10.4
|
Withdrawals from the Major Maintenance Reserve Account
|
a.
|
to pay those Operating Costs referred to in the maintenance line items; and
|
b.
|
to transfer to the Dollar Operating Revenues Account on a Repayment Date but only to the extent that the balance standing to the credit of the Major Maintenance Reserve Account following the transfer equals or exceeds the MRA Required Balance on that Repayment Date.
|
10.5
|
No other withdrawals from the Major Maintenance Reserve Account
|
10.6
|
MRA Acceptable Letter of Credit
|
a.
|
For the purpose of this Agreement, the balance standing to the credit of the Major Maintenance Reserve Account at any time includes any amount standing to the credit of the Major Maintenance Reserve Account at the date of the determination and any amount which at the date of determination is available for drawing under any MRA Acceptable Letter of Credit (assuming at any time, that all pre-conditions to making such a demand have been met at that time).
|
b.
|
The Offshore Security Trustee and the Company must pay the proceeds of any demand made under any MRA Acceptable Letter of Credit into the Major Maintenance Reserve Account.
|
c.
|
The Offshore Security Trustee and the Company may make a demand under an MRA Acceptable Letter of Credit in order to meet payments referred to in paragraph 10.4 (
Withdrawals from the Major Maintenance Reserve Account
) of this Schedule 3 (
Accounts
).
|
d.
|
If any of the following occurs:
|
i.
|
any MRA Acceptable Letter of Credit provided in respect of the Major Maintenance Reserve Account is cancelled or revoked for any reason;
|
ii.
|
by the date falling thirty (30) days before the expiry date of any MRA Acceptable Letter of Credit provided in respect of the Major Maintenance Reserve Account, a replacement MRA Acceptable Letter of Credit (commencing no later than the date of such expiry) has not been provided for the amount available to claim thereunder or, if lower, for a face amount which, when aggregated with cash standing to the credit of the Major Maintenance Reserve Account at such time and the value of Permitted Investments at such time purchased with monies therefrom and any MRA Acceptable Letter of Credit, will equal the MRA Required Balance at the expiry of the original MRA Acceptable Letter of Credit as determined by the Global Facility Agent; or
|
iii.
|
the issuer of an MRA Acceptable Letter of Credit ceases to constitute an Approved Bank,
|
e.
|
The Global Facility Agent may also instruct the Offshore Security Trustee to claim under any MRA Acceptable Letter of Credit pursuant to Clause 28.1(i) (
Remedies Following Event of Default
).
|
11.
|
COST UNDERRUN RESERVE ACCOUNT
|
11.1
|
Credits to the Cost Underrun Reserve Account
|
11.2
|
Withdrawals from the Cost Underrun Reserve Account
|
a.
|
The Company may withdraw amounts standing to the credit of the Cost Underrun Reserve Account to pay Project Costs provided that the Lenders' Technical Consultant has provided a certificate (substantially in the form attached as Part B (
Form of Lenders' Technical Consultant's Certificate
) to Schedule 4 (
Notice of Drawdown and Lenders' Technical Consultant's Certificate
) in relation to the proposed withdrawal.
|
b.
|
The Company may transfer amounts in the Cost Underrun Reserve Account to a Distribution Account subject to the following conditions:
|
i.
|
no Default is continuing or would result from such a transfer;
|
ii.
|
the Completion Date has occurred;
|
iii.
|
based on a calculation of the Projected DSCR taking into account the Cost Underrun Advance, the Projected DSCR for all Projected DSCR Calculation Periods up to and including the Final Maturity Date would be at least 1.25:1;
|
iv.
|
the aggregate of all funds standing to the credit of the Debt Service Reserve Account and the available amount of any DSRA Acceptable Letter of Credit issued in lieu of those funds is at least equal to the DSRA Required Balance;
|
v.
|
the most recently calculated Historic DSCR is not less than 1.25:1; and
|
vi.
|
following application of the proceeds of the Cost Underrun Advance, the D/E Ratio shall be no greater than 75:25.
|
c.
|
On the date following the Longstop Completion Date, the Company shall apply all amounts (if any) standing to the credit of the Cost Underrun Reserve Account in mandatory prepayment of the Loans in accordance with Clause 6.12 (
Mandatory Prepayment - Cost Underrun Reserve Account
).
|
1.
|
We refer to the Common Terms Agreement. This is a Notice of Drawdown. Terms defined in the Common Terms Agreement have the same meaning in this Notice of Drawdown unless given a different meaning in this Notice of Drawdown.
|
2.
|
We wish to borrow an Advance on the following terms:
|
Proposed Drawdown Date:
|
[·] (or, if that is not a Business Day under the [
relevant Facility Agreement
], the next Business Day) under the [
relevant Facility Agreement
]
|
Facility to be utilised:
|
[Commercial Bank Facility]/[K-SURE Covered Facility]/[Contingent Facility]
|
Currency of Advance:
|
Dollars
|
Amount:
|
[·] or, if less, the Available [Commercial Bank Facility]/[K-SURE Covered Facility]/[Contingent Facility]
|
Interest Period:
|
[·]
|
3.
|
We confirm that each condition specified in [
insert reference to relevant CP clause in the Common Terms Agreement and the relevant Facility Agreement
] is satisfied on the date of this Notice of Drawdown.
|
4.
|
The proceeds of this Advance should be credited to [
insert account details for Dollar Disbursement Account or, in the case of the Cost Underrun Advance, account details for the Cost Underrun Reserve Account
].
|
5.
|
This Notice of Drawdown is irrevocable.
|
a.
|
where such
Advance is to fund a payment to the EPC Contractor the payment for which any sum specified in the Notice of Drawdown is to be applied is both due and undisputed;
|
b.
|
[the proceeds of the Advance are to be used in a manner consistent with the Base Case in payment of the following Project Costs:
|
c.
|
no Forecast Funding Shortfall has arisen, will or could reasonably be expected to arise as a result of the making of such Advance;
|
d.
|
all construction milestones detailed in the schedule of material milestones under the EPC Contract have been achieved to the reasonable satisfaction of the Lenders' Technical Consultant;
|
e.
|
the Commercial Start Date is, at the date hereof, forecast to occur on or before the Last Commercial Start Date (as defined in the Project Development Agreement);
|
f.
|
the Company's certification that the proceeds of the Advance will be utilised within 60 days of the Notice of Drawdown in payment of the items specified by the Company in the current Project Budget is a reasonable certification; and
|
g.
|
the FSU Owner's certification that [
the construction of the FSU is proceeding to a schedule so as to achieve [the agreed longstop dates] set out in the FSU Building Contract
] is a reasonable certification.
|
Delivery of a duly completed Notice of Drawdown in accordance with Clause 5.2 (
Delivery of a Notice of Drawdown
).
|
10:00am London time
|
Global Facility Agent notifies the Senior Lenders of the Advance in accordance with Clause 5.5(d) (
Senior Lenders' Participation in Advances
).
|
1:00pm London time
|
Commercial Facilities Agent notifies the Commercial Lenders of the Facilities Advance in accordance with clause 4.4 (
Commercial Lenders' participation in Facilities Advances
) of the Commercial Facilities Agreement.
|
1:00pm London time
|
K-SURE Covered Facility Agent notifies the K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders of the K-SURE Covered Facility Advance in accordance with clause 4.4 (
K-SURE Covered Facility Lenders' participation in K-SURE Covered Facility Advances
) of the K-SURE Covered Facility Agreement.
|
1:00pm London time
|
LIBOR
|
Quotation Day as of 11:00am London time
|
Reference Bank Rate calculated by reference to available quotations in accordance with clause 8.2 (
Absence of quotations
) of the Commercial Facilities Agreement.
|
Quotation Day as of 12:00pm London time
|
Reference Bank Rate calculated by reference to available quotations in accordance with clause 8.2 (
Absence of quotations
) of the K-SURE Covered Facility Agreement.
|
Quotation Day as of 12:00pm London time
|
1.
|
ECONOMIC ASSUMPTIONS
|
Economic Assumption
|
Sources and methodology for determining relevant Economic Assumptions
|
US$ Inflation
|
USCPI-U (determined as set out below)
|
Bahraini Inflation
|
Bahraini CPI (determined as set out below)
|
USCPI-U
|
Shall be two per cent. (2%) unless there is a material change in past CPI indexes. If there is such change, USCPI-U shall be calculated as agreed by both the Company and the Global Facility Agent.
|
Bahraini CPI
|
Shall be two per cent. (2%) unless there is a material change in past CPI indexes. If there is such change, Bahraini CPI shall be calculated as agreed by both the Company and the Global Facility Agent.
|
Currency Exchange Rates
|
Set at BD0.376 = US$1.00 as long as a currency peg is maintained.
|
|
Should the exchange rate policy of the country change, then a different methodology will be agreed between the Global Facility Agent and the Company for determining forecast currency exchange rates (and the Financial Model will be updated to reflect this change in policy).
|
Interest Swap Rates
|
K-SURE Covered Facility portion swap rate shall be the weighted average of the swap rate as set out in the approved interest rate swaps and applicable to the K-sure Covered Facility.
|
|
Commercial Facilities portion swap rate shall be the weighted average of the swap rate as set out in the approved interest rate swaps and applicable to the Commercial Facilities.
|
Interest Rates for Cash Deposits
|
Shall be the Floating Interest Rate minus 0.25%
|
Floating Interest Rate Assumptions
|
The Annual Forecast Floating Interest Rate will be four per cent (4%).
|
Discount Rate
|
Determined in accordance with the definition of Discount Rate
|
Accounting and Tax assumptions
|
Fixed asset accounting basis
|
|
No taxes shall be applicable
|
Working capital requirements
|
Working capital requirements shall be calculated on the basis of one (2) month for receivables and one (1) month for payables.
|
Working Capital Facility availability
|
The Working Capital Facility will be assumed to be made available by the Working Capital Bank or some other institution for until the date that falls thirty (30) days after the Final Maturity Date.
|
1.
|
TECHNICAL ASSUMPTIONS
|
Technical Assumption
|
Value
|
Operating Costs
|
Fixed with annual escalation
|
Nitrogen generating capacity
|
1,100 tonnes per day
|
Capacity (maximum continuous)
|
800 mmscfd (fixed capacity charge)
|
Availability
|
98%
|
FSU Tank Capacity (100%)
|
173,400
|
LNG consumption
|
Not more than 0.3% of LNG
|
Range of visiting LNG vessels
|
125,000m
3
to 266,000m
3
|
1.
|
Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalised terms used in this Deed of Accession shall have the meanings defined in the Common Terms Agreement.
|
2.
|
We acknowledge and agree with each other person who is or who becomes a party to the Common Terms Agreement that upon and by reason of our delivering this Deed of Accession to the Global Facility Agent we will hereby forthwith become a party to the Common Terms Agreement as [a Hedge Provider / an Account Bank / a Working Capital Bank]* and accordingly shall be entitled to the rights and benefits, and be bound by the obligations, of [a Hedge Provider / an Account Bank / a Working Capital Bank]* thereunder as if originally named as a Party therein.
|
3.
|
We further warrant to each of the Finance Parties (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Hedge Providers) that we have been, and will continue to be, solely responsible for making our own independent appraisal of, and investigations into, the financial condition, creditworthiness, condition, affairs, status and nature of the Company, each Shareholder, each Sponsor and the Project and the legality, validity, effectiveness, adequacy or enforceability of the Finance Documents and the Project Documents and any document or other matters delivered pursuant thereto and we have not and will not hereunder rely on any other Finance Party (including, for the avoidance of doubt, a Hedge Provider):
|
a.
|
to check or enquire on our behalf into the adequacy, accuracy or completeness of any information provided by the Company, any Shareholder or any Sponsor in connection with the Transaction Documents or, in any case, the transactions contemplated thereby;
|
b.
|
to assess or keep under review on our behalf the financial condition, creditworthiness, condition, affairs, or nature of the Company, any Shareholder, any Sponsor or the Project; or
|
c.
|
to assess or keep under review the legality, validity, effectiveness, adequacy or enforceability of the Common Terms Agreement and/or any of the other Finance Documents and/or any of the Project Documents or any documents or other matters delivered pursuant thereto.
|
From:
|
[
The Existing Lender
] (the "
Existing Lender
") and [
The New Lender
] (the "
New Lender
")
|
1.
|
We refer to the Common Terms Agreement. This is a Transfer Certificate. Terms defined in the Common Terms Agreement have the same meaning in this Transfer Certificate unless given a different meaning in this Transfer Certificate.
|
2.
|
We refer to Clause 34.4 (
Procedure for Transfer
):
|
a.
|
The Existing Lender and the New Lender agree to the Existing Lender transferring to the New Lender by novation all or part of the Existing Lender's Commitment, rights and obligations referred to in the Schedule in accordance with Clause 34.4 (
Procedure for Transfer
) (the "
Novated Rights and Obligations
").
|
b.
|
The proposed Transfer Date is [·].
|
c.
|
The Facility Office and address, fax number and attention details for notices of the New Lender for the purposes of Clause 38.2 (
Addresses
) are set out in the Schedule.
|
3.
|
The New Lender expressly acknowledges the limitations on the Existing Lender's obligations set out in paragraph (c) of Clause 34.3 (
Limitation of Responsibility of Existing Lenders
).
|
4.
|
This Transfer Certificate may be executed in any number of counterparts and this has the same effect as if the signatures on the counterparts were on a single copy of this Transfer Certificate.
|
5.
|
This Transfer Certificate and any non-contractual obligations arising out of it are governed by English law.
|
[Existing Lender]
|
[New Lender]
|
By:
|
By:
|
This Transfer Certificate is accepted by the Global Facility Agent and the Transfer Date is confirmed as [·].
|
|
[·]
|
|
By:
|
|
|
Permit
|
Relevant Authority
|
Responsibility
|
|
Revised planning permit addressing the new pipeline route, new location of Onshore Receiving Facility, Temporary Laydown Area and Temporary Jetty.
|
All 12 relevant stakeholders
Military Works Directorate - Bahrain Defence Force
Ports & Maritime Affairs - Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunication
Electricity & Water Authority - Water Distribution Directorate
Survey Directorate - Survey Land Registration Bureau
Electricity & Water Authority - Electricity Distribution Directorate
Electricity & Water Authority - Damage Prevention Section
Telecommunication Regulatory Authority
Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning - Urban Planning Affairs
Industrial Areas Directorate - Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism
Electricity & Water Authority - Planning & Studies Directorate (Electrical)
Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning - Roads Planning & Design Directorate
Electricity & Water Authority - Planning & Studies Directorate (Water)
|
Company
to submit an application through the Central Planning Office
EPC Contractor to provide information as requested by the stakeholders (e.g. detailed engineering drawings, construction methodology etc.) based on the Contract between TermCo and EPC Contractor.
|
|
Approval on reclamation & dredging (EA-4)
|
Supreme Council of Environment
|
Company is the applicant in an application to be submitted by the EPC Contractor
|
|
Approval on reclamation & dredging (Dredging / Reclamation Application Form)
|
Water Resource Directorate
Agriculture and Marine Resources Affairs
Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning
|
Company is the applicant in an application to be submitted by the EPC Contractor
|
|
Approval on reclamation & dredging (Dredging Application Form)
|
Ports and Maritime Affairs
Water Resource Directorate
|
Company is the applicant in an application to be submitted by the EPC Contractor
|
|
Environmental Impact Assessment
|
Supreme Council of Environment
|
Company
|
|
Permit
|
Relevant Authority
|
Responsibility
|
Marine
|
|||
|
Approval on site investigation
|
Central Planning Office & 5 stakeholders
Maritime Affairs
Coast Guard
Fisheries
Bahrain Defence Force
Telecommunications Regulatory Authority
|
Company is the applicant in an application to be submitted by the EPC Contractor
|
|
Approval on Temporary Jetty
|
Supreme Council of Environment
|
Company is the applicant in an application to be submitted by the EPC Contractor
|
|
Approval on piling work
|
1. Water Resource Directorate
Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning
2. Central Planning Office & Concerned Stakeholders
|
Company is the applicant in an application to be submitted by the EPC Contractor.
|
|
Consent on construction methodology
|
Central Planning Office
Ports, Civil Defence, Fishery, Traffic, Coast Guard
|
EPC Contractor
|
|
Wayleave for subsea pipeline
|
Central Planning Office & Concerned Stakeholders.
|
Company is the applicant in an application to be submitted by the EPC Contractor.
|
|
Building permit for jetty and regasification platform
|
Municipality One Stop Shop
|
Company and EPC Contractor
|
|
Reclamation permit for Breakwater
|
1. Water Resource Directorate
Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban
2. Central Planning Office & Concerned Stakeholders
|
Company is the applicant in an application to be submitted by the EPC Contractor.
|
Temporary Site Office
|
|||
|
Special work permit
|
Central Planning Office & Concerned Stakeholders
|
Company is the applicant in an application to be submitted by the EPC Contractor.
|
|
Building Permit
|
Municipality One Stop Shop
|
Company and EPC Contractor
|
Onshore Receiving Facility
|
|
Approval on site investigation
|
1. Water Resource Directorate
Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning
2. Central Planning Office & 15 Stakeholders
|
Company is the applicant in an application to be submitted by the EPC Contractor.
|
|
Approval on piling work
|
1. Water Resource Directorate
Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning
2. Central Planning Office & Concerned Stakeholders
|
Company is the applicant in an application to be submitted by the EPC Contractor.
|
Onshore Pipeline
|
|||
|
Wayleave for site survey
|
Central Planning Office & 15 Stakeholders
|
Company is the applicant in an application to be submitted by the EPC Contractor
|
|
Wayleave for construction
|
Central Planning Office & Concerned Stakeholders
|
Company is the applicant in an application to be submitted by the EPC Contractor.
|
Others
|
|||
|
Construction Environmental and Social Management Plan
|
Supreme Council of Environment
|
Company and EPC Contractor.
|
1.
|
GENERAL
|
1.1
|
The Company shall:
|
(a)
|
effect and maintain the Insurances described in this Schedule 10;
|
(b)
|
effect all other insurances which may be required from time to time by Applicable Law;
|
(c)
|
procure that:
|
(i)
|
all Insurances which are effected on-shore (except those insurances which are placed with Bahraini branches or operations of an Acceptable Insurance Provider) are reinsured for at least 97.5% of each section of cover insured by the on-shore insurer, with an off-shore Acceptable Insurance Provider in accordance with this Schedule 10. For the purposes of this paragraph 1.1(c)(i), "
Acceptable Insurance Provider
" means, at any time, an insurance or reinsurance provider with a credit rating of at least A- by S&P or A3 by Moody's;
|
(ii)
|
the terms of any reinsurance policies that are effected are consistent with this Schedule 10;
|
(iii)
|
unless waived in writing by the Global Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Required Majority), all reinsurance policies effected:
|
(A)
|
contain reinsurance endorsements materially in the form set out in Appendix VI (
Form of Endorsement to each Reinsurance Policy
) to this Schedule 10; and
|
(B)
|
are the subject of an assignment of reinsurance policies in favour of the Offshore Security Trustee (materially in the form set out in Appendix VII (
Deed of Assignment of Reinsurances
) to this Schedule 10), notice of which is given to the reinsurers (materially in the form set out in Appendix 3 (
Form of Notice of Assignment of Reinsurances
) to Appendix VII (
Deed of Assignment of Reinsurances
) to this Schedule 10) promptly upon execution or renewal of such assignment. The Company shall use all reasonable efforts to procure an acknowledgment to such notice of assignment (materially in the form set out in Appendix 4 (
Form of Acknowledgement of Assignment of Reinsurances
) to Appendix VII (
Deed of Assignment of Reinsurances
) to this Schedule 10);
|
(d)
|
punctually pay when due any premium, call, commission or any other amount necessary for effecting and maintaining in force each Insurance;
|
(e)
|
ensure that any Insurances on its assets, liability and for business interruption or delayed start-up:
|
(i)
|
cannot be terminated or voided by the insurer for any reason (including failure to pay the premium or any other amount) unless the Global Facility Agent and the Company receive at least thirty (30) days' notice (except: (a) in respect of non-payment under the Political Violence Insurances in which case the required notice shall be not less than fifteen (15) days; (b) in respect of cancellation under marine delay in start-up and marine cargo insurance for war,
|
(ii)
|
name the Global Facility Agent as sole loss payee (except in respect of: (a) proceeds arising in respect of a claim for the third party liability component of any Insurances which are to be paid directly to the third party in question (in which case such proceeds shall be paid via (where appointed) the insurance broker or reinsurance broker by the insurers or reinsurers to such third party); (b) amounts which (when taken together with all other Insurance Proceeds relating to the same event) do not exceed US$10,000,000 (or its equivalent) which are to be applied directly in reinstatement of a lost or damaged asset or to any other remedial purpose for which such proceeds were paid; and (c) those amounts which are payable directly to the EPC Contractor pursuant to the EPC Contract or as otherwise agreed by the Company and authorised by the Global Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Required Majority), in each case, as long as the EPC Contractor proceeds with the necessary repairs);
|
(iii)
|
are the subject of an assignment of insurance policies in favour of the Onshore Security Agent, notice of which is given to the insurers (materially in the form set out in Annex 2 (
Form of Acknowledgement of Assignment of Insurances
) to Appendix III (Form of Insurance Broker's Letter of Undertaking) to this Schedule 10 to the Assignment of Insurances) promptly upon execution or renewal of such assignment. The Company shall use all reasonable efforts to procure an acknowledgment to such notice of assignment (materially in the form set out in Annex 2 (
Form of Acknowledgement of Assignment of Insurances
) to Appendix III (
Form of Insurance Broker's Letter of Undertaking
) to this Schedule 10);
|
(iv)
|
contain a provision whereby the relevant Insurers and Reinsurers waive all rights of subrogation howsoever arising which they may have or acquire against any of the Finance Parties arising out of any occurrence in respect of which any claim is admitted under such policy consistent with, as applicable, paragraph 4 of Appendix V (
Form of Endorsement to each Insurance Policy
) or paragraph 5 of Appendix VI (
Form of Endorsement to each Reinsurance Policy
), in each case, to this Schedule 10; and
|
(v)
|
contain insurance endorsements materially in the form set out in Appendix V (
Form of Endorsement to each Insurance Policy
) to this Schedule 10;
|
(f)
|
not do or omit to do, or (so far as it is reasonably able) permit to be done or not done, anything that might prejudice the Company's right to claim or recover under any Insurances;
|
(g)
|
deliver to the Global Facility Agent:
|
(i)
|
within thirty (30) days after any insurance policies or other evidence of cover are issued to the Company, a copy of that policy or other evidence of cover, incorporating any loss payee provisions required;
|
(ii)
|
within thirty (30) days but no later than fourteen (14) days prior to the expiry date of any Insurances, a certificate of renewal from the Company's Insurance Adviser confirming the renewal of that policy and the renewal period, the amounts insured for each asset or item, any material changes in terms or conditions from the policy's issue date of last renewal, and that provisions naming the Global Facility Agent as loss payee and the Finance Parties as additional insured parties remain in effect; and
|
(iii)
|
any other information or documents with respect to each of the Insurances as the Global Facility Agent may request and promptly notify the Global Facility Agent of any lapse or cancellation of any insurance referred to herein;
|
(h)
|
procure that no reductions in limits or coverage (including those resulting from extensions and apart from the operation of agreed aggregate limitation following any claim) or increases in deductibles, exclusions or exceptions will be made to any of the Insurances without the written consent of the Global Facility Agent acting on the advice of the Lenders' Insurance Adviser which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed;
|
(i)
|
not materially vary or cause a material change to the Insurances described in this Schedule 10 without the prior written consent of the Global Facility Agent following consultation with the Lenders'
|
(j)
|
not take or agree to take any action or omit to do anything:
|
(i)
|
which may prejudice in whole or in part its or any of the Finance Parties' rights in any Insurances; or
|
(ii)
|
which would entitle any Insurer or Reinsurer to reduce its liability under any insurance or reinsurance;
|
(k)
|
promptly make and diligently pursue claims under the Insurances;
|
(l)
|
procure, in the event of any claim made under the Insurances that is greater than US$3,000,000 or the equivalent (not taking into account any relevant deductible for this purpose), that the Global Facility Agent receive a report from the Company's Insurance Adviser which shall include a description of the loss;
|
(m)
|
not agree to settle or compromise any claim under any of the Insurances where:
|
(i)
|
the amount of such claim (after taking into account the relevant deductible) exceeds or could reasonably be expected to exceed US$5,000,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies); or
|
(ii)
|
the difference between the amount claimed and the amount proposed to be paid by the Insurers (after taking into account the relevant deductible) exceeds or could reasonably be expected to exceed US$1,000,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies);
|
(n)
|
not change during the term of any policy the primary Insurer or any Reinsurer without the prior written consent of the Global Facility Agent;
|
(o)
|
procure that, with respect to each policy relating to the Insurances, the insurance broker (if one has been appointed) or reinsurance broker through which that policy was effected issues, contemporaneously with that policy becoming effective and upon each renewal of that policy, a letter materially in the form set out in Appendix III (
Form of Insurance Broker's Letter of Undertaking
) or Appendix IV (
Form of Reinsurance Broker's Letter of Undertaking
) (as applicable) to this Schedule 10 or provided pursuant to paragraph 13.4 of Schedule 2 (
Conditions Precedent
);
|
(p)
|
procure that each of the Insurances and Reinsurances, as applicable, provides that to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the liability expressed to be covered by the Insurances and Reinsurances is, in all cases, denominated in Dollars and claims are paid in Dollars; and
|
(q)
|
all policies, cover notes and endorsements of Insurance and Reinsurance are in the English language, and if any Applicable Law requires any such documents to be in a language other than English, such document will be translated into the relevant language, provided that the English language version of any such document shall prevail in the event of any inconsistency.
|
1.2
|
In this Schedule 10 where agreement on a matter is to be reached between the Global Facility Agent and the Company, the Global Facility Agent may always first consult with the Lenders' Insurance Adviser, except in cases where this Agreement prescribes that the Global Facility Agent shall consult with the Lenders' Insurance Adviser in which case the Global Facility Agent shall consult with the Lenders' Insurance Adviser.
|
1.3
|
Market Availability
|
(a)
|
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Schedule 10, the Company shall not be in breach of its obligations under this Agreement if:
|
(i)
|
the Lenders' Insurance Adviser has certified that:
|
(A)
|
any Insurances required to be entered into or maintained by the Company under this Agreement are not, in the reasonable opinion of the Lenders' Insurance Adviser (following consultation with the Company's Insurance Adviser), available to the Company on reasonable commercial terms owing to a lack or absence of capacity in the international insurance or reinsurance market;
|
(B)
|
the premiums in respect of any such Insurances are, in the opinion of the Lenders' Insurance Adviser (following consultation with the Company's Insurance Adviser), unreasonable having regard to the risks being covered and the interests of the Finance Parties under the Transaction Documents; or
|
(ii)
|
the Global Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Required Majority) otherwise agrees to waive the benefits of such obligations.
|
(b)
|
If any Insurances are no longer available on reasonable commercial terms in accordance with paragraph 1.3(a), the Company shall be entitled to a period of ninety (90) days from the date of a certificate from the Lenders' Insurance Adviser issued pursuant to paragraph 1.4 relating to such non-availability to replace the Insurances with substitute insurance, reinsurance or another arrangement that is substantially equivalent to the required coverage and available on reasonable commercial terms and which is acceptable to the Required Majority (acting reasonably).
|
(c)
|
Any disagreements between the Parties relating to circumstances referred to in paragraph 1.3(a) may be submitted for determination by an Insurance Expert in accordance with Appendix II (
Independent Insurance Expert Determination
) to this Schedule 10.
|
(d)
|
If:
|
(i)
|
the circumstances set out in paragraphs (a)(i) and (a)(ii) above have occurred; and
|
(ii)
|
the Lenders' Insurance Adviser subsequently determines (acting reasonably and in consultation with the Company's Insurance Adviser) that those circumstances are no longer continuing in a manner which entitles the Company to relief from its obligations under this Schedule 10,
|
1.4
|
Changes in Circumstances and Determining Insurance
|
(a)
|
Reviews of Amounts and Scope of Insurances
|
(i)
|
any proposed material changes to the Relevant Insurance;
|
(ii)
|
the replacement value (as new) of all assets required to be insured pursuant to the Relevant Insurance on a replacement as new value basis in such detail as the Global Facility Agent may reasonably require;
|
(iii)
|
the insured amounts in respect of all other risks required to be insured pursuant to the Relevant Insurance;
|
(iv)
|
the amount of the deductibles applicable to the Relevant Insurance; and
|
(v)
|
any proposed change of Insurers, Reinsurers or the Company's Insurance Adviser,
|
(b)
|
Increases in Amounts
|
(i)
|
If the Company fails to deliver any notice referred to in paragraph 1.4(a) by the relevant Proposal Date, the Global Facility Agent may by written notice to the Company require that insurances be effected by the Company in the amounts and with the deductibles specified by the Global Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Required Majority).
|
(ii)
|
If:
|
(A)
|
any matter concerning any proposal contained in a notice delivered under paragraph 1.4(a) is not reasonably satisfactory to the Global Facility Agent, or the Global Facility
|
(B)
|
the Global Facility Agent reasonably considers that, as a result of any change in circumstances, any of the amounts and/or deductibles referred to in paragraph 1.4(a) is/are inadequate or inappropriate, as the case may be,
|
(c)
|
Company to Effect Increased Insurances
|
1.5
|
Non-compliance with Insurance Provisions
|
(a)
|
If, at any time and for any reason, any Insurance or Reinsurance is not in full force and effect on the terms or for the insured values required under this Schedule 10, the Global Facility Agent may (but shall not be obliged to) elect, without prejudice to any of the rights of the Finance Parties under the Finance Documents, to procure, effect, renew and/or pay any premium in respect of any such Insurance or Reinsurance (in the case of any Insurance, either in its own name or in its name and that of the Company or in the name of the Company with an endorsement of the Global Facility Agent's interest and, in case of any Reinsurance, in the name of the insurer of the Insurance reinsured (in each case in such form as it shall determine)).
|
(b)
|
The monies reasonably expended by the Global Facility Agent in so effecting or renewing any such Insurance or Reinsurance including the payment of any premium thereon shall be reimbursed by the Company to the Global Facility Agent within seven (7) Business Days of demand.
|
(c)
|
For the purpose of this paragraph 1.5, the Company shall ensure that the Global Facility Agent may pay any premium, commission, call or other sum payable in respect of each Insurance and procure that the Global Facility Agent may pay any premium, commission, call or other sum payable in respect of each Reinsurance and that such payment will be accepted by the relevant insurer's or reinsurer's obligation to pay the same.
|
(d)
|
The Global Facility Agent effecting and maintaining such Insurance or Reinsurance under this paragraph 1.5 shall not affect the right of the Finance Parties to treat such failure by the Company as an Event of Default.
|
1.6
|
Disclosure to Insurers and Reinsurers
|
1.
|
Erection All Risks (EAR)
|
1.1
|
Insured Parties
|
(a)
|
The Company;
|
(b)
|
the Secured Parties, the Onshore Security Agent and the Offshore Security Trustee (as applicable for and on behalf of the Secured Parties);
|
(c)
|
the EPC Contractor, any other contractors and their respective sub-contractors (of any tier);
|
(d)
|
the O&M Contractor and each other operations and maintenance contractor and their respective sub-contractors (of any tier), in each case (where necessary);
|
(e)
|
any other party required to be insured by contract or under an agreement;
|
(f)
|
the vendors, manufacturers and suppliers, professional consultants and architects (all for their work-site activities alone); and
|
(g)
|
any Insured's subsidiary companies, affiliates and their respective officers, directors, agents, employees and shareholders.
|
1.2
|
Insured Property
|
1.3
|
Coverage
|
1.4
|
Geographical Limits
|
1.5
|
Sum Insured
|
1.6
|
Period of Insurance
|
1.7
|
Deductible
|
(a)
|
Procurement/procurement transits/on-shore fabrication - US$250,000;
|
(b)
|
Transport to off-shore site - US$300,000;
|
(c)
|
Off-shore installation except subsea pipeline - US$300,000;
|
(d)
|
Subsea pipeline installation - US$1,000,000;
|
(e)
|
On-shore pipeline installation - US$500,000, for loss in respect of on-shore pipeline installation;
|
(f)
|
Onshore facilities hot testing and natural perils - US$500,000;
|
(g)
|
Stand-by charges - 72 hours; and
|
(h)
|
Defective Part Buy-Back - US$250,000
|
1.8
|
Offshore Risks Conditions
|
(a)
|
Accumulation clause;
|
(b)
|
Airfreight replacement clause;
|
(c)
|
Institute Clauses for Builders Risks (1st June 1988) CL 351 (or equivalent);
|
(d)
|
Institute War Clauses for Builders Risks (1st June 1988) CL 350 (or equivalent);
|
(e)
|
Institute Strikes Clauses for Builders Risks (1st June 1988) CL 349 (or equivalent);
|
(f)
|
Institute Cargo Clauses (A) CL 382 (or equivalent);
|
(g)
|
Institute Cargo Clauses (Air) CL 387 (or equivalent);
|
(h)
|
Institute Strikes Clauses (Cargo) CL 386 (or equivalent);
|
(i)
|
Institute Strikes Clauses (Air Cargo) CL 389 (or equivalent);
|
(j)
|
Institute War Clauses (Cargo) CL 385 (or equivalent);
|
(k)
|
Institute War Clauses (Air Cargo) CL 388 (or equivalent);
|
(l)
|
Institute War Clauses (Sending By Post) CL 390 (or equivalent);
|
(m)
|
Institute Replacement Clause CL 161 (or equivalent);
|
(n)
|
Institute Classification Clause 13/04/1992 CL 354 (or equivalent);
|
(o)
|
Returned shipment clause; and
|
(p)
|
Marine Survey Warranty.
|
1.9
|
Onshore Risks Conditions
|
a.
|
Main Exclusions
|
(i)
|
Cash and the like;
|
(ii)
|
Consequential losses and penalties not otherwise insured hereunder;
|
(iii)
|
Contractor's plant and equipment;
|
(iv)
|
Design exclusion LEG2/96 for pipelines outside of battery limits and wet works and, if available, LEG3/96 for other risks (or equivalent), otherwise LEG 2/96;
|
(v)
|
Terrorism and sabotage (to be insured separately);
|
(vi)
|
Unexplained shortage;
|
(vii)
|
War, invasion, acts of foreign enemies, hostilities, civil war, rebellion, revolution, insurrection or military or usurped power; and
|
(viii)
|
Wear and tear, gradual deterioration, corrosion and erosion but not consequential damage.
|
b.
|
Main Extensions
|
(i)
|
72 hour clause;
|
(ii)
|
Automatic reinstatement of sum insured;
|
(iii)
|
Debris removal - 20% of loss, maximum of US$1,000,000 (100%) any one occurrence;
|
(iv)
|
Escalation of Sum Insured (minimum 15%);
|
(v)
|
Expediting expenses - 20% of loss, subject to maximum of US$1,000,000 (100%) with inner limit of US$500,000 (100%) for airfreight, any one occurrence;
|
(vi)
|
Extended maintenance;
|
(vii)
|
Fire fighting expenses - may be sub-limited;
|
(viii)
|
Inland transit (sub-limit: US$3,000,000 any one occurrence), offsite storage (sub-limit: US$10,000,000 any one occurrence) and temporary removal (sub-limit: US$1,000,000 any one occurrence) (where not insured by the marine coverage;
|
(ix)
|
Leak search costs - (sub-limit: US$500,000);
|
(x)
|
Loss Minimisation;
|
(i)
|
Munitions of War;
|
(ii)
|
Payment of indemnity;
|
(iii)
|
Plans Specifications Drawings Clause - (sub-limit: US$500,000);
|
(iv)
|
Professional and surveyors' fees - (sub-limit: US$1,000,000);
|
(v)
|
Products in storage;
|
(vi)
|
Public Authorities Clause - (sub-limit: US$1,000,000);
|
(vii)
|
Reinstatement of the sum insured;
|
(viii)
|
Repeat tests;
|
(ix)
|
Riot, strike and civil commotion; and
|
(x)
|
Taking into use / completed works covered until final handover.
|
1.10
|
General Conditions
|
(a)
|
Lenders' Endorsements
|
(b)
|
Exclusions:
|
(i)
|
Consequential losses and penalties not otherwise insured;
|
(ii)
|
Electronic data;
|
(iii)
|
Fines and penalties; and
|
(iv)
|
Radioactive contamination.
|
(c)
|
Single highest applicable Deductible to apply to an event - other than in respect of stand-by charges.
|
2.
|
Delay in Start-Up (EAR)
|
2.1
|
Insured Parties
|
a.
|
The Company; and
|
b.
|
the Secured Parties, the Onshore Security Agent and the Offshore Security Trustee (as applicable for and on behalf of the Secured Parties).
|
2.2
|
Coverage
|
2.3
|
Geographical Limits
|
2.4
|
Sum Insured
|
2.5
|
Period of Insurance
|
2.6
|
Indemnity Period
|
2.7
|
Deductible
|
2.8
|
Main Exclusions
|
a.
|
Delay due to non-availability of funds; and
|
b.
|
Cancellation of the Project.
|
2.9
|
Main Extensions
|
a.
|
Aggravation of Delay;
|
b.
|
Contingency delay in start-up following loss or damage to the FSU - may be sub-limited in respect of Limit, Indemnity Period and Deductible;
|
c.
|
Contractors Plant and Equipment;
|
d.
|
Customers (FLEXA Perils) - may be sub-limited;
|
e.
|
Lenders' Endorsements;
|
f.
|
Manufacturers' and Suppliers premises (FLEXA perils) - (sub-limit: US$15,000,000);
|
g.
|
Marine - delay resulting from:
|
i.
|
Loss or damage to the transporting device; and
|
ii.
|
The transporting device being involved in a general average, salvage or lifesaving operation;
|
h.
|
Payments on account;
|
i.
|
Prevention of Access - (sub-limit: US$5,000,000);
|
j.
|
Professional Fees - (sub-limit: US$1,000,000); and
|
k.
|
Utilities (Water, Gas, Electricity and/or Telecommunications (FLEXA perils) - may be sub-limited).
|
3.
|
Construction Third Party Liability
|
3.1
|
Insured Parties
|
a.
|
The Company;
|
b.
|
the Secured Parties, the Onshore Security Agent and the Offshore Security Trustee (as applicable for and on behalf of the Secured Parties);
|
c.
|
the EPC Contractor, any other contractors and their respective sub-contractors (of any tier);
|
d.
|
the O&M Contractor and each other operations and maintenance contractor and their respective sub-contractors (of any tier), in each case, (where necessary);
|
e.
|
any other party required to be insured, by contract or under an agreement;
|
f.
|
the vendors, manufacturers and suppliers, professional consultants and architects (all for their work-site activities alone); and
|
g.
|
any Insured's subsidiary companies, affiliates and their respective officers, directors, agents, employees and shareholders.
|
3.2
|
Coverage
|
a.
|
accidental bodily injury to or illness or death of any third party; or
|
b.
|
accidental loss of or damage to physical property of any third party,
|
3.3
|
Geographical Limits
|
3.4
|
Sum Insured
|
3.5
|
Period of Insurance
|
3.6
|
Deductible
|
3.7
|
Main Exclusions
|
a.
|
Asbestos;
|
b.
|
Date recognition clause / computer data exclusion;
|
c.
|
Employer's Liability;
|
d.
|
Infringement of plan, copyright, patent, trade name mark or registered design;
|
e.
|
Liquidated damages or penalties under any agreement in connection with delay or guarantees of performance or efficiency;
|
f.
|
Ownership, possession, use or control of any aircraft or watercraft;
|
g.
|
Pollution or contamination unless caused by a sudden identifiable unintended and unexpected incident;
|
h.
|
Property belonging to, or in the charge, or under the control of, the Insured;
|
i.
|
Radioactive contamination, chemical, biological, biochemical and electromagnetic weapons;
|
j.
|
Technical or professional advice;
|
k.
|
Use of mechanically propelled vehicles, except where used as a tool of trade; and
|
l.
|
War, civil war, sabotage and terrorism, invasion, act of foreign enemy, rebellion, insurrection, revolution, strikes riots and civil commotion, malicious damage.
|
3.8
|
Main Extensions
|
a.
|
Contingent motor;
|
b.
|
Contractual liability;
|
c.
|
Cross liability;
|
d.
|
Legal costs and expenses in addition to the Sum Insured; and
|
e.
|
Lenders' Endorsements.
|
4.
|
Political Violence during Construction Phase
|
4.1
|
Insured Parties
|
a.
|
The Company;
|
b.
|
the Secured Parties, the Onshore Security Agent and the Offshore Security Trustee (as applicable for and on behalf of the Secured Parties);
|
c.
|
the EPC Contractor, any other contractors and their respective sub-contractors (of any tier);
|
d.
|
the O&M Contractor and each other operations and maintenance contractor and their respective sub-contractors (of any tier), in each case, where necessary;
|
e.
|
any other party required to be insured by contract or under an agreement;
|
f.
|
the vendors, manufacturers and suppliers, professional consultants and architects (all for their work-site activities alone); and
|
g.
|
any Insured's subsidiary companies, affiliates and their respective officers, directors, agents, employees and shareholders.
|
4.2
|
Coverage - project site only (excluding assembly yard)
|
a.
|
"All risks" of physical loss, destruction or damage to the property insured following:
|
i.
|
an act of terrorism;
|
ii.
|
sabotage;
|
iii.
|
riots strikes and/or civil commotion;
|
iv.
|
malicious damage;
|
v.
|
insurrection, revolution or rebellion;
|
vi.
|
mutiny and/or coup d'état; and
|
vii.
|
war and/or civil war
|
b.
|
Covering, as a minimum, the Company's fixed costs and debt service obligations (being interest and principal) and increased cost of working, as a result of loss or damage insured by paragraph (a) above (or would have been Indemnifiable but for any Deductible) or covered by any policy extension, which results in a delay in completion of the Project beyond its anticipated date of completion.
|
4.3
|
Property Insured
|
4.4
|
Sum Insured
|
4.5
|
Period of Insurance
|
4.6
|
Deductible
|
4.7
|
Main Exclusions
|
a.
|
Attacks by Electronic Means;
|
b.
|
Cessation, fluctuation or variation in, or insufficiency of, water, gas or electricity supplies and telecommunications of any type or service;
|
c.
|
Chemical or Biological Exposure;
|
d.
|
Confiscation, requisition, detention, legal or illegal occupation, embargo, quarantine, any order of public or government authority;
|
e.
|
Illegal Occupation;
|
f.
|
Pollution;
|
g.
|
Radioactive contamination;
|
h.
|
Rights of Third Parties; or
|
i.
|
Threat or Hoax.
|
4.8
|
Main Extensions
|
5.
|
Other Insurances
|
5.1
|
Any insurances required by any applicable law (including motor vehicle liability and workers compensation/employers' liability) or prudent developer practice or as required by the terms of the Project Documents or of any other contract relating to the Project to which the Company is a party and under which it is obliged to purchase and maintain (or procure the purchase and maintenance of) any insurance, or as required by the Global Facility Agent (acting on the instruction of the Required Majority) from time to time.
|
5.2
|
This may include, if relevant:
|
a.
|
Marine Hull and Machinery;
|
b.
|
Marine Liability; and
|
c.
|
Ship Charterer's Liability.
|
6.
|
Insurance to be procured by the Marine Contractors
|
6.1
|
The Company shall procure that any offshore marine contractors utilising marine vessels shall arrange Hull and Machinery insurance and Protection and Indemnity insurance including removal of wreckage cover and "specialist operations" cover.
|
6.2
|
Liability policies shall be endorsed to provide an indemnity to the Company in such manner that the insurers agree to indemnify the Company to the extent that the insurers would have been liable to indemnify its insured had the claim been made against such insured.
|
1.
|
Property Material Damage
|
1.1
|
Insured
|
a.
|
The Company;
|
b.
|
the Secured Parties, the Onshore Security Agent and the Offshore Security Trustee (as applicable for and on behalf of the Secured Parties);
|
c.
|
NOGA (as customer under the Terminal Use Agreement) and as Competent Authority;
|
d.
|
the O&M Contractor and each other operations and maintenance contractor and their respective sub-contractors (of any tier);
|
e.
|
the EPC Contractor, any other contractors and their respective sub-contractors (of any tier);
|
f.
|
architects, engineers and other consultants of any tier for their Project Site activities only; and
|
g.
|
any Insured's subsidiary companies, affiliates and their respective officers, directors, agents, employees and shareholders.
|
1.2
|
Coverage
|
1.3
|
Property Insured
|
1.4
|
Sum Insured
|
1.5
|
Period
|
1.6
|
Territorial Limits
|
1.7
|
Deductible
|
1.8
|
Main Exclusions
|
a.
|
Deliberate overrunning or overloading;
|
b.
|
Electronic data recognition;
|
c.
|
Gradual deterioration;
|
d.
|
Normal settlement, cracking or expansion of buildings;
|
e.
|
Radioactive contamination; and
|
f.
|
Onshore only - war, invasion, act of foreign enemy, hostilities, civil war, rebellion, revolution, insurrection, military or usurped power confiscation, requisition, sequestration, nationalisation or similar act, and terrorism.
|
1.9
|
Main Extensions
|
a.
|
72 hour clause;
|
b.
|
Automatic reinstatement of the Sum Insured;
|
c.
|
Capital additions;
|
d.
|
Debris removal;
|
e.
|
Expediting expenses;
|
f.
|
Inflation;
|
g.
|
Impact damage to the Jetty
|
h.
|
Lenders Endorsements;
|
i.
|
Minimisation of loss;
|
j.
|
Overtime, night work, holiday work, express freight costs and customs duties
|
k.
|
Sudden and accidental pollution clean-up costs;
|
l.
|
Public Authorities clause;
|
m.
|
Professional fees;
|
n.
|
Property in the course of construction - may be sub-limited;
|
o.
|
Reinstatement basis of loss settlement;
|
p.
|
Reinstatement of documents and computer records;
|
q.
|
Riot, strikes and civil commotion;
|
r.
|
Sue and Labour;
|
s.
|
Temporary removal / offsite storage; and
|
t.
|
Transit - onshore and offshore.
|
2.
|
Business Interruption
|
2.1
|
Insured
|
a.
|
The Company; and
|
b.
|
the Secured Parties, the Onshore Security Agent and the Offshore Security Trustee (as applicable for and on behalf of the Secured Parties); and
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c.
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NOGA (as customer under the Terminal Use Agreement) and as Competent Authority.
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2.2
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Coverage
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2.3
|
Sum Insured
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2.4
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Period
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2.5
|
Indemnity Period
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2.6
|
Deductible
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2.7
|
Territorial Limits
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2.8
|
Main Extensions
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a.
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Contingent coverage for fixed costs and debt service obligations (being interest and principal) and/or Increased Cost of Working following loss or damage to the FSU (including marine risks) and which causes an interruption with the normal commercial operation of the Project may be sub-limited.
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b.
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Denial of access (including access to the jetty);
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c.
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Interim payments of claims;
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d.
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FSU Hire costs;
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e.
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Suppliers and customer's premises (FLEXA perils) - may be sub-limited;
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f.
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Utilities clause (FLEXA perils);
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g.
|
Professional fees;
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h.
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Public authorities; and
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i.
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Rights of recourse to be waived against O&M Contractor.
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2.9
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Main Exclusions
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a.
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Fines and penalties other than in respect of continuing contractual obligations;
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b.
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Non-availability of funds; and
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c.
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Loss of licence.
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3.
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Third Party Legal Liability
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3.1
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Insured
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a.
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The Company;
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b.
|
the Secured Parties, the Onshore Security Agent and the Offshore Security Trustee (as applicable for and on behalf of the Secured Parties);
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c.
|
NOGA (as Customer under the Terminal Use Agreement) and as Competent Authority;
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d.
|
the O&M Contractor and each other operations and maintenance contractor and their respective sub-contractors (of any tier);
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e.
|
the EPC Contractor, any other contractors and their respective sub-contractors (of any tier);
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f.
|
architects, engineers and other consultants of any tier for their Site activities only; and
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g.
|
any Insured's subsidiary companies, affiliates and their respective officers, directors, agents, employees and shareholders.
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3.2
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Coverage
|
3.3
|
Sum Insured
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3.4
|
Period
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3.5
|
Deductible
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a.
|
US$250,000 for offshore; and
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b.
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US$50,000 for onshore.
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3.6
|
Territorial Limits
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3.7
|
Main Extensions
|
a.
|
Sudden and accidental pollution;
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b.
|
Cross liabilities;
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c.
|
Jetty Operator's Liability;
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d.
|
Products Liability;
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e.
|
Contingent motor liability;
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f.
|
Legal costs and expenses in addition to the Sum Insured; and
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g.
|
Contractual liability (to the extent such liability would have existed in the absence of such contract).
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4.
|
Political Violence during Operational Phase
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4.1
|
Insured
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a.
|
The Company;
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b.
|
the Secured Parties, the Onshore Security Agent and the Offshore Security Agent (as applicable trustee for and on behalf of the Secured Parties); and
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c.
|
NOGA (as customer under the Terminal Use Agreement) and as Competent Authority;
|
d.
|
the O&M Contractor and each other operations and maintenance contractor and their respective sub-contractors (of any tier);
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e.
|
the EPC Contractor, any other contractors and their respective sub-contractors (of any tier);
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f.
|
the vendors, manufacturers and suppliers for their work-site activities only;
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g.
|
architects, engineers and other consultants of any tier for their Site activities only; and
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h.
|
any Insured's subsidiary companies, affiliates and their respective officers, directors, agents and shareholders.
|
4.2
|
Coverage
|
a.
|
"All risks" of physical loss, destruction or damage to the property insured following:
|
i.
|
an act of terrorism;
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ii.
|
sabotage;
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iii.
|
riots strikes and/or civil commotion;
|
iv.
|
malicious damage;
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v.
|
insurrection, revolution or rebellion;
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vi.
|
mutiny and/or coup d'état; and
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vii.
|
war and/or civil war.
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b.
|
Loss of anticipated revenue and increased cost of working, as a result of loss or damage insured by 4.2(a) above (or would have been indemnifiable but for any Deductible) or covered by any policy extension, which results in a delay in completion of the Project beyond its anticipated date of completion.
|
4.3
|
Property Insured
|
4.4
|
Sum Insured
|
4.5
|
Period of Insurance
|
4.6
|
Deductible
|
4.7
|
Main Exclusions
|
a.
|
Attacks by Electronic Means;
|
b.
|
Cessation, fluctuation or variation in, or insufficiency of, water, gas or electricity supplies and telecommunications of any type or service;
|
c.
|
Chemical or Biological Exposure;
|
d.
|
Confiscation, requisition, detention, legal or illegal occupation, embargo, quarantine, any order of public or government authority;
|
e.
|
Pollution;
|
f.
|
Radioactive contamination;
|
g.
|
Rights of Third Parties; or
|
h.
|
Threat or Hoax.
|
4.8
|
Main Extensions
|
5.
|
Other Insurances
|
5.1
|
Any insurances required by any applicable law (including motor vehicle liability and workers compensation/employers' liability) or prudent developer practice or as required by the terms of the Project Documents or of any other contract relating to the Project to which the Company is a party and under which it is obliged to purchase and maintain (or procure the purchase and maintenance of) any insurance, or as required by the Global Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Required Majority) from time to time.
|
5.2
|
This may include, if relevant:
|
c.
|
Marine Hull and Machinery;
|
d.
|
Marine Liability; and
|
e.
|
Ship Charterers Liability.
|
6.
|
Insurance to be procured by the FSU Owner throughout the duration of the charter
|
6.1
|
Hull and Machinery / Increased Value, Marine and War and allied perils Risks
|
a.
|
Insured Parties
|
i.
|
DSME Hull No. 2461 L.L.C.;
|
ii.
|
the Company; and
|
iii.
|
NOGA (as customer under the Terminal Use Agreement) and as Competent Authority and other parties as may be required named as Insured for all liabilities property the responsibility of the FSU Owner with rights of subrogation waived and as per any port conditions of use.
|
b.
|
Sum Insured
|
c.
|
Geographical Limits
|
d.
|
Deductible
|
e.
|
Conditions
|
6.2
|
Protection and Indemnity Risks
|
a.
|
Insured Parties
|
i.
|
DSME Hull No. 2461 L.L.C.;
|
ii.
|
the Company;
|
iii.
|
NOGA (as customer under the Terminal Use Agreement) and as Competent Authority and other parties as may be required named as insured for all liabilities properly the responsibility of the FSU Owner with rights of subrogation waived and as per any port conditions of use.
|
b.
|
Limit of Liability
|
c.
|
Geographical Limits
|
d.
|
Conditions
|
e.
|
Deductibles
|
1.
|
APPOINTMENT
|
1.1
|
The independent insurance expert shall be one person, from a reputable insurance broking firm or a reputable insurance consulting firm having appropriate qualifications and expertise with respect to, but no interest in the outcome of, the matter of the dispute and shall, within seven (7) days of receipt of the expert determination notice, be appointed by agreement between the Global Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Required Majority) and the Company (the "
Insurance Expert
").
|
1.2
|
Failing any such agreement, either party may immediately apply to Lloyd's Insurance Brokers Council, the British Insurance Brokers Association or the Chairman of Lloyd's to nominate one person to act as Insurance Expert, such application requesting that:
|
(a)
|
the relevant person be an insurance broker from a reputable insurance broking firm/company or a reputable insurance consultant from a reputable consulting firm/company;
|
(b)
|
the relevant person be of appropriate expertise and have no interest in the outcome; and
|
(c)
|
the nomination be made within seven (7) days of the application.
|
2.
|
INSTRUCTIONS
|
2.1
|
Within seven (7) days of nomination pursuant to paragraph 1.2 (
Appointment
) of this Appendix II to this Schedule 10, the Insurance Expert shall be given terms of reference agreed in good faith between the Global Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Required Majority) and the Company properly stating the context in which the relevant referral is being made to him.
|
2.2
|
The Global Facility Agent and the Company may provide the Insurance Expert with whatever supporting evidence they think appropriate. The Insurance Expert shall have the power to request the parties to provide him with such statements, documents or information as he may determine and the Finance Parties and the Company shall provide such information within seven (7) days of written request. The Insurance Expert shall in any event, unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, be instructed to make a decision within fourteen (14) days of appointment or nomination hereunder or, if later, of delivery of information requested by the Insurance Expert.
|
3.
|
DECISION
|
3.1
|
The Insurance Expert shall be bound to make a determination in English in accordance with the terms of reference referred to under paragraph 2 (
Instructions
) of this Appendix II to this Schedule 10.
|
3.2
|
The Insurance Expert's determination shall (save in the case of manifest error or fraud) be final and binding on all Parties.
|
4.
|
STATUS
|
4.1
|
The Insurance Expert shall act as an expert in determining the matter referred to him and not as an arbitrator and for the avoidance of any doubt the provisions of the Arbitration Act 1996 (as amended from time to time) or the corresponding provisions of any applicable law, and the law relating to arbitration shall not apply to such Insurance Expert or a determination or the procedure by which the Insurance Expert reaches a determination.
|
4.2
|
Notwithstanding paragraph 2.2 (
Instructions
) of this Appendix II to this Schedule 10, the Insurance Expert shall not receive oral representations from one party unless the other party has been given an opportunity to be present and the Insurance Expert shall ensure that any written representations of one party are also provided to the other party.
|
a.
|
name you and such other persons as are required to be named under Schedule 10 (
Insurances
) of the Common Terms Agreement as an original insured party under the Insurance Policies (an "
Original Insured Party
");
|
b.
|
are, as of the date of this letter, in full force and effect on and in respect of the risks and liabilities as set out in the Insurance Policies evidenced in the attached cover notes or similar evidence of cover; and
|
c.
|
include all the matters required under Schedule 10 (
Insurances
) of the Common Terms Agreement in respect of the Insurance Policies.
|
a.
|
we will use all reasonable efforts to procure an acknowledgement of assignment (materially in the form attached as Annex 2 (
Form of Acknowledgement of Assignment of Insurances
) to this letter) from each insurer; and
|
b.
|
as at the date of this letter, the relevant endorsements (materially in the form set out in Appendix V (
Form of Endorsement to each Insurance Policy
) of Schedule 10 (
Insurances
) of the Common Terms Agreement) are in full force and effect in respect of the Insurances, as evidenced in the attached [cover notes
Note
: this could be another document such as a memorandum of reinsurance or reinsurance slip contract.
] for the periods stipulated therein.
|
1.
|
to request the Insurers to endorse, on each and every document evidencing the Insurances when the same is issued, endorsements materially in the form set out in Appendix V (
Form of Endorsement to each Insurance Policy
) of Schedule 10 (
Insurances
) of the Common Terms Agreement together with, to the extent provided to us, (i) a copy of the notice of assignment of the Insurance Policies to the insurers (materially in the form set out in the Assignment of Insurances) signed by authorised signatories of the Company; and (ii) an acknowledgement of such assignment signed by the Insurers (materially in the form attached as Annex 2 (
Form of Acknowledgement of Assignment of Insurances
) to this letter);
|
2.
|
to notify you promptly upon being informed of (and wherever possible in advance of) any change to the terms of any Insurance Policy, that if effected, would or could result in any material reduction in limits or coverage (including those resulting from extensions but excluding reduction operating as a consequence of aggregate limitations or claims payments) or in any material increase in deductibles, exclusions or exceptions, lapse, non-renewal and/or cancellation of the Insurance Policies;
|
3.
|
subject to paragraphs 4 and 5 below and to the extent we receive them, to pay the proceeds of the Insurances (other than delay in start-up or business interruption insurance or those amounts payable in accordance with paragraphs 5.1(i)-(iv) (
Credits to the Insurance Proceeds Account
) of Schedule 3 (
Accounts
)
Note
: paragraph 5.1 (
Credits to the Insurance Proceeds Account
) of Schedule 3 (
Accounts
) of the Common Terms Agreement states: "In all respects in accordance with Schedule 10 (Insurances) and save as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Coordination Deed and the Security Documents, the Company shall procure that all Insurance Proceeds and insurance equivalent payments received pursuant to the Terminal Use Agreement (other than amounts (i) which constitute Operating Revenues and shall therefore be paid into the Dollar Operating Revenues Account; (ii) which are payable directly to the EPC Contractor pursuant to the EPC Contract or as otherwise agreed by the Company and authorised by the Global Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Required Majority), in each case, as long as the EPC Contractor proceeds with the necessary repairs; (iii) in an amount which (when taken together with all other Insurance Proceeds relating to the same event) does not exceed US$10,000,000 (or its equivalent) which are to be applied directly in reinstatement of a lost or damaged asset or to any other remedial purpose for which such proceeds were paid (which shall be paid into the Dollar Operating Revenues Account); and (iv) which relate to third party liability which under the terms of the applicable insurance policy are payable directly to a third party claimant (and, if any such Insurance Proceeds described under paragraphs (i) to (iv) are credited into the Insurance Proceeds Account, the Company shall be entitled to a corresponding withdrawal therefrom)) are paid directly into the Insurance Proceeds Account."
of the Common Terms Agreement) to the account entitled "
Insurance Proceeds Account
" number USD - 01270759450 with the Offshore Account Bank unless and until we receive written notice from the Onshore Security Agent to the contrary, in which event we shall make all future payments as then directed by the Onshore Security Agent;
|
4.
|
to pay, to the extent we receive them, proceeds of Insurances relating to delay in start-up and business interruption to the account entitled "
Dollar Operating Revenues Account
" number USD - 01270753550 with the Offshore Account Bank, unless and until we receive written notice from the Onshore Security Agent to the contrary, in which event we shall make all future payments as then directed by the Onshore Security Agent;
|
5.
|
to pay, to the extent we receive them, those amounts up to US$10,000,000 payable directly to the EPC Contractor, to the EPC Contractor unless and until we receive written notice from the Onshore Security Agent to the contrary, in which event we shall make all future payments as then directed by the Onshore Security Agent;
|
6.
|
to pay, subject to our lien, if any, on the Insurances for premiums due and unpaid under the Insurance Policies any monies held by us in respect of the Insurances (including but not limited to insurance premiums, return premiums, ex gratia payments, proceeds) to you or the insurer as applicable, without any deduction for set-off against any money owed to us by the Company;
|
7.
|
to hold the Insurance slips or contracts, the Insurance Policies and any renewals thereof or any new or substitute policies, to the extent held by us, to the order of the Onshore Security Agent;
|
8.
|
promptly upon written request from you, and to the extent that said documents are made available to us, to make available to you copies of all insurance slips, original certificates of insurance, cover notes, renewal receipts and confirmations of renewal and payment of premiums and all relevant policy documents in respect of the Insurances;
|
9.
|
at any time during our appointment, ensure disclosure to the Insurers of any fact, change of circumstance or occurrence notified to us and any fact, change of circumstance or occurrence which, in the reasonable opinion of our employees directly involved in the placement or administration of the Insurances, is material to the risks insured against under the Insurances and/or which should properly be disclosed to the Insurers promptly upon our receipt of such information;
|
10.
|
to treat as confidential all information supplied to us by any person and not to disclose such information without the prior written consent of the Company, provided however, that we may disclose information to the Insurers and their agents as required for the performance of our duties. Furthermore, to treat as confidential all information supplied to us by the insured for the purposes of disclosure to the Insurers under the Insurances and not to disclose, without the prior written consent of the insured, such information to any third party other than the Insurers under the Insurances, in satisfaction of our undertaking in paragraph 9 above or, as may be required by law or regulation; and
|
11.
|
to notify you:
|
(a)
|
as soon as reasonably practicable after receiving notice of termination of our appointment and at least forty-five (45) days prior to ceasing to act as Insurance Broker (other than where we have received notice of termination);
|
(b)
|
if any insurer cancels, suspends or gives notice of cancellation or suspension of any Insurance, at least thirty (30) days (or such lesser period as may be provided for in the relevant Insurance Policy) before such cancellation or suspension is to take effect or as soon as reasonably practicable after it comes to our attention;
|
(c)
|
as soon as reasonably practicable of any act or omission or of any event of which we have been notified and which in our reasonable assessment may have a material impact on the cover provided under the Insurances;
|
(d)
|
at least thirty (30) days prior to the expiry of the Insurances if we have not received instructions from the Company, any insurer and/or any insureds or the agent of any such party to negotiate renewal, and, in the event of our receiving instructions to renew, to advise you promptly of the details thereof; and
|
(e)
|
as soon as reasonably practicable after we have been notified of any non-payment of premium but at least ten (10) days before the expiry of any period of credit with the insurers.
|
(i)
|
subject to any insurer's right of cancellation following default, in excess of thirty (30) days, in payment of premiums due and owing in respect of the Insurances, but, we undertake to seek insurers' agreement to allow you a reasonable opportunity of paying premiums relating to the Insurances before such cancellation becomes effective and to advise you promptly if any premiums in respect of the Insurances are not paid to us at least five (5) Business Days before the due date; and
|
(ii)
|
subject to our continuing appointment as insurance brokers to the Company in relation to the Insurances concerned, and following termination of such appointment our immediate release from all our obligations set out in this letter to the extent those obligations arise on or after the termination.
|
Insurer:
Risk:
Policy Number:
|
Bahrain Kuwait Insurance Company (B.S.C.)
Construction All Risks and Delay in Start Up
PCAR2016-1158
|
Insurer:
Risk:
Policy Number:
|
Bahrain Kuwait Insurance Company (B.S.C.)
Construction Third Party Liability
PTPPL2016-34
|
Insurer:
Risk:
Policy Number:
|
Bahrain Kuwait Insurance Company (B.S.C.)
Political Violence
PFTR2016-105
|
(i)
|
name you and such other persons as are required to be named under Schedule 10 (
Insurances
) of the Common Terms Agreement as an original insured party under the Reinsurance Policies (an "
Original Insured Party
");
|
(ii)
|
are, as of the date of this letter, in full force and effect on and in respect of the risks and liabilities as set out in the Reinsurance Policies evidenced in the attached cover notes or similar evidence of cover; and
|
(iii)
|
include all the matters required under Schedule 10 (
Insurances
) of the Common Terms Agreement in respect of the Reinsurance Policies.
|
(i)
|
we will use all reasonable efforts to procure an acknowledgement of assignment (materially in the form attached as Annex 2 (
Form of Acknowledgement of Assignment of Reinsurances
) to this letter) from each reinsurer; and
|
(ii)
|
as at the date of this letter, the relevant endorsements (materially in the form set out in Appendix VI (
Form of Endorsement to each Reinsurance Policy
) of Schedule 10 (
Insurances
) of the Common Terms Agreement) are in full force and effect in respect of the Reinsurances, as evidenced in the attached [cover notes
Note
: this could be another document such as a memorandum of reinsurance or reinsurance slip contract.
] for the periods stipulated therein.
|
1.
|
to request the Reinsurers to endorse, on each and every document evidencing the Reinsurances when the same is issued, endorsements (materially in the form set out in Appendix VI (
Form of Endorsement to each Reinsurance Policy
) of Schedule 10 (
Insurances
) to the Common Terms Agreement) together with, to the extent provided to us, (i) a copy of the notice of assignment of Reinsurance Policies (materially in the form set out in Appendix 3 (
Form of Notice of Assignment of Reinsurances
) to Appendix VII (
Deed of Assignment of Reinsurances
) of Schedule 10 (
Insurances
) of the Common Terms Agreement) to the Reinsurers signed by authorised signatories of the Insurer; and (ii) an acknowledgement of such assignment signed by the Reinsurers (materially in the form attached as Annex 2 (
Form of Acknowledgement of Assignment of Reinsurances
) to this letter);
|
2.
|
to notify you promptly upon being informed of (and wherever possible in advance of) any change to the terms of any Reinsurance Policy, that if effected, would or could result in any material reduction in limits or coverage (including those resulting from extensions but excluding reduction operating as a consequence of aggregate limitations or claims payments) or in any material increase in deductibles, exclusions or exceptions, lapse, non-renewal and/or cancellation of the Reinsurance Policies;
|
3.
|
subject to paragraphs 4 and 5 below and to the extent we receive them, to pay the proceeds of the Reinsurances (other than delay in start-up or business interruption insurance or those amounts payable in accordance with paragraphs 5.1(i)-(iv) (
Credits to the Insurance Proceeds Account
) of Schedule 3 (
Accounts
)
Note
: paragraph 5.1 (
Credits to the Insurance Proceeds Account
) of Schedule 3 (
Accounts
) of the Common Terms Agreement states: "In all respects in accordance with Schedule 10 (Insurances) and save as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Coordination Deed and the Security Documents, the Company shall procure that all Insurance Proceeds and insurance equivalent payments received pursuant to the Terminal Use Agreement (other than amounts (i) which constitute Operating Revenues and shall therefore be paid into the Dollar Operating Revenues Account; (ii) which are payable directly to the EPC Contractor pursuant to the EPC Contract or as otherwise agreed by the Company and authorised by the Global Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Required Majority), in each case, as long as the EPC Contractor proceeds with the necessary repairs; (iii) in an amount which (when taken together with all other Insurance Proceeds relating to the same event) does not exceed US$10,000,000 (or its equivalent) which are to be applied directly in reinstatement of a lost or damaged asset or to any other remedial purpose for which such proceeds were paid (which shall be paid into the Dollar Operating Revenues Account); and (iv) which relate to third party liability which under the terms of the applicable insurance policy are payable directly to a third party claimant (and, if any such Insurance Proceeds described under paragraphs (i) to (iv) are credited into the Insurance Proceeds Account, the Company shall be entitled to a corresponding withdrawal therefrom)) are paid directly into the Insurance Proceeds Account."
of the Common Terms Agreement) to the account entitled "
Insurance Proceeds Account
" number USD - 01270759450 with the Offshore Account Bank unless and until we receive written notice from the Offshore Security Trustee to the contrary, in which event we shall make all future payments as then directed by the Offshore Security Trustee;
|
4.
|
to pay, to the extent we receive them, proceeds of Reinsurances relating to delay in start-up and business interruption to the account entitled "
Dollar Operating Revenues Account
" number USD - 01270753550 with the Offshore Account Bank unless and until we receive written notice from the Offshore Security Trustee to the contrary, in which event we shall make all future payments as then directed by the Offshore Security Trustee;
|
5.
|
to pay, to the extent we receive them, those amounts up to US$10,000,000 payable directly to the EPC Contractor, to the EPC Contractor unless and until we receive written notice from the Offshore Security Trustee to the contrary, in which event we shall make all future payments as then directed by the Offshore Security Trustee;
|
6.
|
to pay, subject to our lien, if any, on the Reinsurance Policies for premiums due and unpaid under the Reinsurance Policies any monies held by us in respect of the Reinsurances (including but not limited to reinsurance premiums, return premiums, ex gratia payments and proceeds) to you or the Reinsurer as applicable, without any deduction for set-off against any money owed to us in respect of fees by the Company;
|
7.
|
to hold the reinsurance slips or contracts, the Reinsurance Policies and any renewals thereof or any new or substitute policies, to the extent held by us, to the order of the Offshore Security Trustee;
|
8.
|
promptly upon written request from you, and to the extent that said documents are made available to us, to make available to you copies of all reinsurance slips, original certificates of insurance, cover notes, renewal receipts and confirmations of renewal and payment of premiums and all relevant policy documents in respect of the Reinsurances;
|
9.
|
at any time during our appointment, ensure disclosure to the Reinsurers of any fact, change of circumstance or occurrence notified to us and any fact, change of circumstance or occurrence which, in the reasonable opinion of our employees directly involved in the placement or administration of the Reinsurances, is material to the risks insured against under the Reinsurances and/or which should properly be disclosed to the Reinsurers promptly upon our receipt of such information;
|
10.
|
to treat as confidential all information supplied to us by any person and not to disclose such information without the prior written consent of the Company; provided however, that we may disclose information to the Reinsurers and their agents as required for the performance of our duties. Furthermore, to treat as confidential all information supplied to us by the reinsured for the purposes of disclosure to the Reinsurers under the Reinsurances and not to disclose, without the prior written consent the reinsured, such information to any third party other than the Reinsurers under the Reinsurances, in satisfaction of our undertaking in paragraph 9 above or, as may be required by law or regulation; and
|
11.
|
to notify you:
|
(a)
|
as soon as reasonably practicable after receiving notice of termination of our appointment and at least forty five (45) days prior to ceasing to act as Reinsurance Broker (other than where we have received notice of termination);
|
(b)
|
if any Reinsurer cancels, suspends or gives notice of cancellation or suspension of any Reinsurance at least thirty (30) days (or such lesser period as may be provided for in the Relevant Reinsurance Policy) before such cancellation or suspension is to take effect or as soon as reasonably practicable after it comes to our attention;
|
(c)
|
as soon as reasonably practicable of any act or omission or of any event of which we have been notified and which in our reasonable assessment may have a material impact on the cover provided under the Reinsurances;
|
(d)
|
[at least thirty (30) days prior to the expiry of the Reinsurances if we have not received instructions from any Insurer, any insured party or the agent of such party to negotiate renewal, and, in the event of our receiving instructions to renew, to advise you promptly of the details thereof, and at least thirty (30) days prior to our termination of acting as Reinsurance Broker to the Company, or promptly where thirty (30) days' notice is not possible, subject to not being reappointed; and]
Note
: not applicable to construction phase reinsurances.
|
(e)
|
as soon as reasonably practicable after we have been notified of any non-payment of premium but at least ten (10) days before the expiry of any period of credit with the Reinsurers.
|
i.
|
subject to any Reinsurer's right of cancellation following default, in excess of thirty (30) days, in payment of premiums due and owing in respect of the Reinsurances, but we undertake to seek Reinsurers' agreement to allow you a reasonable opportunity of paying premiums relating to the Reinsurances before such cancellation becomes effective and to advise you promptly if any premiums in respect of the Reinsurances are not paid to us at least five (5) Business Days before the due date; and
|
ii.
|
subject to our continuing appointment for the time being.
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Insurer:
Risk:
Policy No:
Reinsurance Reference:
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Bahrain Kuwait Insurance Company (B.S.C.)
Construction All Risks and Delay in Start Up
PCAR2016-1158
B0509ENGPC1600003
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Insurer:
Risk:
Policy No:
Reinsurance Reference:
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Bahrain Kuwait Insurance Company (B.S.C.)
Construction Third Party Liability
PTPPL2016-34
B0509TPLPC1600003
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Insurer:
Risk:
Policy No:
Reinsurance Reference:
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Bahrain Kuwait Insurance Company (B.S.C.)
Political Violence
PFTR2016-105
B0509BOWTL1600350
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1.
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Definitions and Interpretation
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2.
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Acknowledgement
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3.
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Waiver
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a.
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any of Finance Parties or their officers, directors, employees, agents and servants; and
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b.
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the Company until the End Date.
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4.
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Consideration
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5.
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Insureds
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5.1
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The Secured Parties and their respective officers, directors, employees, servants, agents and assigns are named insureds under the Policy.
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5.2
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The Insurers agree that each of the Insureds shall for the purpose of this Policy be treated as individually and separately insured and that insurance hereunder shall apply in the same manner and to the same extent as if individual policies had been issued to each of the Insureds provided that the total liability of the Insurers under this Policy to the Insureds collectively shall not (unless the Policy specifically permits otherwise) exceed the Limit of Indemnity stated to be insured hereby.
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6.
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Receipt of Information
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a.
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it has received adequate information in order to evaluate the risk of insuring the Company and the Secured Parties in respect of the risks hereby insured on the assumption that such information is not materially misleading; and
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b.
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notwithstanding any other provision of this insurance, there is no information that has been relied on or is required by it in respect of its decision to co-insure the Finance Parties.
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7.
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Vitiating Acts
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7.1
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The Insurers undertake to the Onshore Security Agent (for and on behalf of the Secured Parties) that the Policy shall not be invalidated as regards the respective rights and interests of each Secured Party and that the Insurers will not seek directly or indirectly to avoid any liability under this Policy and/or the assignment thereof because of any act, neglect, error or omission made by any other Insured (whether occurring before or after the inception of this Policy), including any failure by any other Insured to disclose any material fact, circumstance or occurrence, any misrepresentation by any other Insured, any breach or non-fulfilment by any other Insured of any condition, warranty or provision contained in the Policy, whether or not any such act, neglect, error or omission could, if known at any time, have affected any decision of the Insurers to grant the Policy, to agree to any particular term or terms of the Policy (including this endorsement and the amount of any premium) or to act or refrain from acting in any way whatsoever in relation to this Policy or to any liability which may arise thereunder.
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7.2
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The Global Facility Agent shall be advised of any act or omission or of any event of which the Insurer has knowledge and which might invalidate or render unenforceable in whole or in part any Insurance.
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8.
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Loss Payment
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9.
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Loss Payee Clause
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a.
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if the Proceeds are in respect of third party claims to be paid directly to a third party under the Public Liability Insurance, such sums shall be paid directly to that third party; and
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b.
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to the extent that sub-paragraph (a) above does not apply, or payments have not been made to the third party as contemplated therein, all amounts payable by the Insurers:
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i.
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subject to paragraphs (ii) and (iii) below, in respect of the insurances (other than delay in start-up or business interruption insurance, or those amounts payable in accordance with paragraphs 5.1(i)-(iv) (
Credits to the Insurance Proceeds Account
) of Schedule 3 (
Accounts
)
Note
: paragraph 5.1 (
Credits to the Insurance Proceeds Account
) of Schedule 3 (
Accounts
) of the Common Terms Agreement states: "In all respects in accordance with Schedule 10 (Insurances) and save as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Coordination Deed and the Security Documents, the Company shall procure that all Insurance Proceeds and insurance equivalent payments received pursuant to the Terminal Use Agreement (other than amounts (i) which constitute Operating Revenues and shall therefore be paid into the Dollar Operating Revenues Account; (ii) which are payable directly to the EPC Contractor pursuant to the EPC Contract or as otherwise agreed by the Company and authorised by the Global Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Required Majority), in each case, as long as the EPC Contractor proceeds with the necessary repairs; (iii) in an amount which (when taken together with all other Insurance Proceeds relating to the same event) does not exceed US$10,000,000 (or its equivalent) which are to be applied directly in reinstatement of a lost or damaged asset or to any other remedial purpose for which such proceeds were paid (which shall be paid into the Dollar Operating Revenues Account); and (iv) which relate to third party liability which under the terms of the applicable insurance policy are payable directly to a third party claimant (and, if any such Insurance Proceeds described under paragraphs (i) to (iv) are credited into the Insurance Proceeds Account, the Company shall be entitled to a corresponding withdrawal therefrom)) are paid directly into the Insurance Proceeds Account."
of the Common Terms Agreement), shall be paid to the Insurance Proceeds Account unless and until the Insurers receive written notice from the Onshore Security Agent to the contrary, in which event the Insurers shall make all future payments as then directed by the Onshore Security Agent;
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ii.
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in respect of proceeds of Insurances relating to delay in start-up and business interruption shall be paid to the Dollar Operating Revenues Account unless and until the Insurers receive written notice from the Onshore Security Agent to the contrary, in which event the Insurers shall make all future payments as then directed by the Onshore Security Agent; and
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iii.
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in respect of those amounts up to US$10,000,000 payable directly to the EPC Contractor, shall be paid to the EPC Contractor unless and until the Insurers receive written notice from the Onshore Security Agent to the contrary, in which event the Insurers shall make all future payments as then directed by the Onshore Security Agent.
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10.
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Reduction in Limits
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10.1
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The Insurers (via the Insurance Broker) will advise the Global Facility Agent in writing of:
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a.
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any reduction in limits, increase in deductibles or excesses, other material alteration, termination or expiry of this Policy, at least 30 days before such reduction, increase, alteration, termination or expiry is to take effect;
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b.
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any default in the payment of any premium, immediately on the occurrence of such default;
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c.
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any failure to renew this Policy, at least 30 days prior to the date of renewal thereof; and
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d.
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any act or omission or of any event of which the Insurers have knowledge and which might invalidate or render void, voidable or unenforceable in whole or in part this Policy, immediately upon becoming aware of the same.
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10.2
|
The Insurers may not, without the prior written consent of the Global Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Required Majority), make any reductions contemplated by clause 10.1 above.
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11.
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Notice of Cancellation
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11.1
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The Insurer shall promptly notify the Global Facility Agent in writing at least 45 days (or such lesser period (if any) as may be specified from time to time by the Insurers in the case of War and kindred perils) before any proposed material alteration, suspension or cancellation is to take effect if any Insurer cancels or gives notice of such cancellation of this Policy by the Insurer or by any of the Insureds whether voluntary or involuntary or in the event of termination of any insurance for any reason, including the non-payment of premiums.
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11.2
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If the Company fails to pay any premium, call or other payment under the Policy, the Insurers will cease to take instructions from the Company or their agents and instead will take instructions from the Global Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Required Majority).
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12.
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Insurance
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a.
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excess layers of third party cover effected specifically for the Project;
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b.
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any public liability claim against the Insured which exceeds the applicable limit of indemnity under this Policy, in which case the liability of the Insurers for additional legal costs and expenses shall be limited to the proportion that the applicable limit of indemnity bears to the total claim against the Insured;
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c.
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any claim under this Policy to which a Marine 50/50 Clause applies; and
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d.
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any claim made under a Contingent motor Liability extension to this Policy.
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13.
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No Agency
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14.
|
Notices
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a.
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if in writing, when delivered; and
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b.
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if by facsimile, on the date after that on which it is transmitted but only if:
|
i.
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immediately after the transmission, the sender's facsimile machine records the correct answer back; and
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ii.
|
the day after transmission date is a normal business day in the country of the recipient at the time of transmission and is recorded as received before 5.00 p.m. on the transmission date in the recipient's time zone, failing which it shall be deemed to be given on the next normal business day in the recipient's country.
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1.
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Definitions and Interpretation
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2.
|
Acknowledgements and Undertakings
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(a)
|
Each Reinsurer acknowledges that it is aware that the Company has been granted certain credit facilities by the Finance Parties and that, in connection therewith, the Insurer has by a Reinsurance Assignment Deed, assigned by way of first ranking security to the Offshore Security Trustee (for and on behalf of the Secured Parties) all its existing and future rights title and interest in and to the proceeds of all insurances relating to Project and the benefit of this Policy. Each Reinsurer confirms that it consents to such assignment and acknowledges that is has not been notified of any other assignment of or security interest in the Insurer's interest in this Policy.
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(b)
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The Insurer confirms that it has given irrevocable authority to the Company and/or the Offshore Security Trustee to pay reinsurance premiums due under this Policy directly to each Reinsurer via the Reinsurance Broker. The Insurer acknowledges that this arrangement does not relieve it of liability for any unpaid reinsurance premium. A payment of a reinsurance premium in accordance with this arrangement shall, to the extent of its payment to any Reinsurer, discharge the liability of the Insurer to pay premiums to such Reinsurer.
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(c)
|
The Insurer shall promptly provide to each Reinsurer all information of an event or circumstance which may give rise to a claim under this Policy (though bona fide late notifications shall not prejudice the Insurer's rights hereunder).
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(d)
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Each Reinsurer agrees to follow the fortunes of the Insurer in relation to any claims which the Insurer is bound to pay as a result of any court or arbitral award which is not subject to appeal to a court of higher jurisdiction, subject to any applicable claims co-operation clause.
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(e)
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Each Reinsurer's obligation to pay under this Policy and in accordance with the claims control and loss payment provisions of this Policy arises when the Reinsurers agree that the Insurer's reinsured liability becomes payable in accordance with the terms of the Underlying Insurance and is not dependent on the Insurer having actually paid a claim or settled a liability to the Company, the Offshore Security Trustee, the Onshore Security Agent, the Finance Parties or any other person.
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3.
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Waiver
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(a)
|
any of Finance Parties or their officers, directors, employees, agents and servants; and
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(b)
|
the Company or the Insurer until the End Date.
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4.
|
Consideration
|
5.
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Reinsureds
|
5.1
|
The Secured Parties and their respective officers, directors, employees, servants, agents and assigns are named reinsureds under the Policy.
|
5.2
|
The Reinsurers agree that each of the Reinsureds shall for the purpose of this Policy be treated as individually and separately reinsured and that reinsurance hereunder shall apply in the same manner and to the same extent as if individual policies had been issued to each of the Reinsureds provided that the total liability of the
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6.
|
Receipt of Information
|
a.
|
it has received adequate information in order to evaluate the risk of reinsuring the Insurer and the Secured Parties in respect of the risks hereby reinsured on the assumption that such information is not materially misleading; and
|
b.
|
notwithstanding any other provision of this reinsurance, there is no information that has been relied on or is required by it in respect of its decision to co-reinsure the Finance Parties.
|
7.
|
Vitiating Acts
|
7.1
|
The Reinsurers undertake to the Offshore Security Trustee (for and on behalf of the Secured Parties) that the Policy shall not be invalidated as regards the respective rights and interests of each Secured Party and that the Reinsurers will not seek directly or indirectly to avoid any liability under this Policy and/or the assignment thereof because of any act, neglect, error or omission made by any other Reinsured (whether occurring before or after the inception of this Policy), including any failure by any other Reinsured to disclose any material fact, circumstance or occurrence, any misrepresentation by any other Reinsured, any breach or non-fulfilment by any other Reinsured of any condition, warranty or provision contained in the Policy, whether or not any such act, neglect, error or omission could, if known at any time, have affected any decision of the Reinsurers to grant the Policy, to agree to any particular term or terms of the Policy (including this endorsement and the amount of any premium) or to act or refrain from acting in any way whatsoever in relation to this Policy or to any liability which may arise thereunder.
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7.2
|
The Global Facility Agent shall be advised of any act or omission or of any event of which the Reinsurer has knowledge and which might invalidate or render unenforceable in whole or in part any Reinsurance.
|
8.
|
Loss Payment
|
9.
|
Loss Payee Clause
|
(a)
|
if the Proceeds are in respect of third party claims to be paid directly to a third party under the Public Liability Insurance, such sums shall be paid directly to that third party; and
|
(b)
|
to the extent that sub-paragraph (a) above does not apply, or payments have not been made to the third party as contemplated therein, all amounts payable by the Reinsurers:
|
(i)
|
subject to paragraphs (ii) and (iii) below, in respect of the reinsurances (other than delay in start-up or business interruption reinsurance, or those amounts payable in accordance with paragraphs 5.1(i)-(iv) (
Credits to the Insurance Proceeds Account
) of Schedule 3 (
Accounts
)
Note
: paragraph 5.1 (
Credits to the Insurance Proceeds Account
) of Schedule 3 (
Accounts
) of the Common Terms Agreement states: "In all respects in accordance with Schedule 10 (Insurances) and save as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Coordination Deed and the Security Documents, the Company shall procure that all Insurance Proceeds and insurance equivalent payments received pursuant to the Terminal Use Agreement (other than amounts (i) which constitute Operating Revenues and shall therefore be paid into the Dollar Operating Revenues Account; (ii) which are payable directly to the EPC Contractor pursuant to the EPC Contract or as otherwise agreed by the Company and authorised by the Global Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Required Majority), in each case, as long as the EPC Contractor proceeds with the necessary repairs; (iii) in an amount which (when taken together with all other Insurance Proceeds relating to the same event) does not exceed US$10,000,000 (or its equivalent) which are to be applied directly in reinstatement of a lost or damaged asset or to any other remedial purpose for which such proceeds were paid (which shall be paid into the Dollar Operating Revenues Account); and (iv) which relate to third party liability which under the terms of the applicable insurance policy are payable directly to a third party claimant (and, if any such Insurance Proceeds described under paragraphs (i) to (iv) are credited into the Insurance Proceeds Account, the Company shall be entitled to a
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(ii)
|
in respect of proceeds of Reinsurances relating to delay in start-up and business interruption shall be paid to the Dollar Operating Revenues Account unless and until the Reinsurers receive written notice from the Offshore Security Trustee to the contrary, in which event the Reinsurers shall make all future payments as then directed by the Offshore Security Trustee; and
|
(iii)
|
in respect of those amounts up to US$10,000,000 payable directly to the EPC Contractor, shall be paid to the EPC Contractor unless and until the Reinsurers receive written notice from the Offshore Security Trustee to the contrary, in which event the Reinsurers shall make all future payments as then directed by the Offshore Security Trustee.
|
10.
|
Reduction in Limits
|
10.1
|
The Reinsurers (via the Reinsurance Broker) will advise the Global Facility Agent in writing of:
|
a.
|
any reduction in limits, increase in deductibles or excesses, other material alteration, termination or expiry of this Policy, at least 30 days before such reduction, increase, alteration, termination or expiry is to take effect;
|
b.
|
any default in the payment of any premium, immediately on the occurrence of such default;
|
c.
|
any failure to renew this Policy, at least 30 days prior to the date of renewal thereof; and
|
d.
|
any act or omission or of any event of which the Reinsurers have knowledge and which might invalidate or render void, voidable or unenforceable in whole or in part this Policy, immediately upon becoming aware of the same.
|
10.2
|
The Reinsurers may not, without the prior written consent of the Global Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Required Majority), make any reductions contemplated by clause 10.1 above.
|
11.
|
Notice of Cancellation
|
11.1
|
The Reinsurer shall promptly notify the Global Facility Agent in writing at least 30 days (or such lesser period (if any) as may be specified from time to time by the Reinsurers in the case of War and kindred perils) before any proposed material alteration, suspension or cancellation is to take effect if any Reinsurer cancels or gives notice of such cancellation of this Policy by the Reinsurer or by any of the Reinsureds whether voluntary or involuntary or in the event of termination of any reinsurance for any reason, including the non-payment of premiums.
|
11.2
|
If the Company fails to pay any premium, call or other payment under the Policy, the Reinsurers will cease to take instructions from the Company or their agents and instead will take instructions from the Global Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Required Majority).
|
12.
|
Reinsurance
|
(a)
|
excess layers of third party cover effected specifically for the Project;
|
(b)
|
any public liability claim against the Reinsured which exceeds the applicable limit of indemnity under this Policy, in which case the liability of the Reinsurers for additional legal costs and expenses shall be limited to the proportion that the applicable limit of indemnity bears to the total claim against the Reinsured;
|
(c)
|
any claim under this Policy to which a Marine 50/50 Clause applies; and
|
(d)
|
any claim made under a Contingent Motor Liability extension to this Policy.
|
13.
|
No Agency
|
14.
|
Notices
|
(a)
|
if in writing, when delivered; and
|
(b)
|
if by facsimile, on the date after that on which it is transmitted but only if:
|
(i)
|
immediately after the transmission, the sender's facsimile machine records the correct answer back; and
|
(ii)
|
the day after transmission date is a normal business day in the country of the recipient at the time of transmission and is recorded as received before 5.00 p.m. on the transmission date in the recipient's time zone, failing which it shall be deemed to be given on the next normal business day in the recipient's country.
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(1)
|
STANDARD CHARTERED BANK
(the "
Offshore Security Trustee
" as agent and trustee for the Secured Parties (as defined in the Common Terms Agreement);
|
(3)
|
BAHRAIN LNG W.L.L.
, a limited liability company incorporated and existing under the laws of Bahrain, having commercial registration number 95522-1 with its principal office at GBCORP Tower, 18th Floor Building No. 1411, Road No. 4626, Block 346 Bahrain Financial Harbour District, P.O. Box 1426, Sea Front, Manama, Bahrain (the "
Company
").
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(A)
|
The Finance Parties have agreed on terms to provide finance to the Company in connection with the Project, including the provision by the Company of certain security and satisfaction by the Company of other terms and conditions set out in the Finance Documents; and
|
(B)
|
It is a condition precedent to the availability of the Facilities under the Finance Documents that the parties hereto enter into this Deed.
|
1.
|
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
|
1.1
|
Terms defined in the Common Terms Agreement
|
1.2
|
Definitions
|
1.3
|
Interpretation
|
(a)
|
The rules of interpretation set out in the Common Terms Agreement will apply to this Deed as if set out in full herein,
mutatis mutandis
.
|
(b)
|
The term "this Security Interest" means any security created by this Deed.
|
(c)
|
Any covenant under this Deed (other than a payment obligation) remains in force until the End Date.
|
1.4
|
Agreements and Statutes
|
(a)
|
this Deed, any Reinsurance Policy, any Underlying Insurance or any other agreement or document shall be construed as a reference to this Deed, such Reinsurance Policy, such Underlying Insurance
|
(b)
|
a statute, statutory provision or treaty shall be construed as a reference to such statute, statutory provision or treaty as the same may have been, or may from time to time be, amended, or in the case of a statute or statutory provision re-enacted.
|
1.5
|
Third Party Rights
|
2.
|
ASSIGNMENT
|
2.1
|
Assignment of Reinsurance Policy
|
a.
|
all future renewals of policies of reinsurance, being reinsurances of the Underlying Insurances (including all monies received or receivable thereunder); and
|
b.
|
return premiums becoming due under any Reinsurance Policy.
|
2.2
|
Notice of Assignment
|
2.3
|
Further Assurance
|
2.4
|
Continuing
Security
|
2.5
|
Finance Parties not Liable
|
2.6
|
Acknowledgement
|
a.
|
the Company has been granted certain credit facilities by the Finance Parties pursuant to the Common Terms Agreement;
|
b.
|
all remedies provided for in the Reinsurance Policies or available at law or in equity are exercisable by the Offshore Security Trustee;
|
c.
|
all rights to compel performance of the Reinsurance Policies are exercisable by the Offshore Security Trustee;
|
d.
|
subject to Clause 5(b) (
Company's Obligations
), the Insurer shall remain liable under the Underlying Insurances and the Reinsurance Policies to the extent set forth therein to perform all of its duties and obligations thereunder to the same extent as if this Deed had not been executed;
|
e.
|
subject to Clause 5(b) (
Company's Obligations
), the exercise by the Offshore Security Trustee of any of its rights hereunder shall not release the Insurer from any of its duties or obligations under the Underlying Insurances;
|
f.
|
all rights, interests and benefits whatsoever accruing to or for the benefit of the Insurer arising from, and all proceeds under, the Reinsurance Policies, belong to the Offshore Security Trustee;
|
g.
|
subject to the terms and conditions of the Underlying Insurances, the Insurer waives any right it may have of first requiring any Finance Party (or any trustee or agent on its behalf) to proceed against or enforce any other rights or security or claim payment from any person before claiming from the Insurer under this Deed. This waiver applies irrespective of any law or any provision of a Finance Document to the contrary; and
|
h.
|
it shall not:
|
i.
|
create or permit to subsist any Security Interest of any kind over any of the Reinsurance Policies other than as created by this Deed; or
|
ii.
|
sell, transfer, assign or otherwise dispose of any Reinsurance Policies or any interest in any Reinsurance Policies except pursuant to this Deed.
|
2.7
|
Receipt by Insurer
|
2.8
|
Reinstatement
|
a.
|
the liability of the Insurer shall continue as if the payment, discharge, avoidance or reduction had not occurred; and
|
b.
|
each Finance Party shall be entitled to recover the value or amount of that security or payment from the Insurer, as if the payment, discharge, avoidance or reduction had not occurred.
|
2.9
|
Redemption
|
3.
|
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
|
(a)
|
it is duly organised and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation;
|
(b)
|
it has the necessary power to enter into and perform the obligations expressed to be assumed by it under this Deed, each Underlying Insurance and each Reinsurance Policy to which it is expressed to be a party and any notices or documents required in connection therewith;
|
(c)
|
the obligations expressed to be assumed by it in this Deed, the Underlying Insurances and Reinsurance Policies to which it is a party are valid and legal obligations binding on it in accordance with the terms thereof;
|
(d)
|
all consents and authorisations required in connection with the entry into, performance and validity of, and the transactions contemplated by, this Deed, so far as the same relate to it, have been obtained or effected (as appropriate) and are in full force and effect; and
|
(e)
|
its execution of this Deed constitutes, and its exercise of its rights and performance of its obligations under this Deed will constitute, private and commercial acts done and performed for private and commercial purposes.
|
4.
|
OFFSHORE SECURITY TRUSTEE'S RIGHTS - DELEGATION
|
5.
|
COMPANY'S OBLIGATIONS
|
(a)
|
The Company is bound by, and will use all reasonable endeavours to do all things reasonably requested by the Offshore Security Trustee to give effect to, this Deed.
|
(b)
|
The Company and the Offshore Security Trustee acknowledge that:
|
(i)
|
payment by the Reinsurers to the Offshore Security Trustee and/or such other party as may be from time to time advised to the Reinsurer in writing by the Offshore Security Trustee in accordance with the terms of the notice of assignment delivered pursuant to Clause 2.2 (
Notice of Assignment
) shall, to the extent of that payment, discharge (A) the liability of each Reinsurer to pay the Insurer and (B) the liability of each Insurer to the Insured(s) under the Underlying Insurance; and
|
(ii)
|
payment by the Reinsurers to a third party of a claim against any Insured under the Public Liability Insurance insured by the Insurer in accordance with the terms of the notice of assignment delivered pursuant to Clause 2.2 (
Notice of Assignment
) shall be applied directly to discharge fully and finally an insured liability of the Insured(s) to that third party.
|
6.
|
POWER OF ATTORNEY
|
(a)
|
carrying out any obligation imposed on the Insurer or the Company by or pursuant to this Deed; or
|
(b)
|
exercising any of the rights, powers and authorities conferred on the Offshore Security Trustee (for the benefit of the Finance Parties) or any receiver by this Deed or law (including, after the security hereby constituted has become enforceable, the exercise of any right of a legal or beneficial owner of the Reinsurance Policies),
|
7.
|
IRREVOCABLE
|
8.
|
DECLARATION OF TRUST
|
9.
|
MISCELLANEOUS
|
9.1
|
Invalidity
|
9.2
|
Change in Constitution
|
9.3
|
Remedies and Waivers
|
9.4
|
Amendment
|
9.5
|
Successors and Assigns
|
9.6
|
Counterparts
|
10.
|
ASSIGNMENT
|
10.1
|
Assignment by Offshore Security Trustee
|
10.2
|
No Assignment by Insurer or Company
|
11.
|
NOTICES
|
11.1
|
All notices to be served by one person to another hereunder must be in English, shall be made in writing and, unless otherwise stated, may be made by fax or letter. Delivery of notices shall only be deemed to be effective if made to that other person at the address identified with its signature below and:
|
a.
|
if by way of fax, when received in legible form; or
|
b.
|
if by way of letter, when left at the relevant address or seven (7) days after being deposited in the post, postage prepaid, in an envelope and addressed to the recipient at that address,
|
11.2
|
All documents given under or in connection with this Deed must be in English, or if not in English, and if so required by the Global Facility Agent, accompanied by an English translation (at the expense of the Company) and, in this case, the English translation will prevail unless the document is a constitutional, statutory or other official document.
|
12.
|
LAW
|
12.1
|
This Deed and any non-contractual obligations arising out of it are governed by the laws of England.
|
12.2
|
All disputes, claims, controversies and disagreements arising out of or in connection with this Deed, including any question regarding its existence, validity or termination, shall be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration under the LCIA Rules in force as of the date of this Deed, which Rules are deemed to be incorporated by reference into this paragraph. The number of arbitrators shall be three (3); the claimant and the respondent shall each nominate a coarbitrator for appointment and the LCIA Court shall select the presiding arbitrator. The seat, or legal place, of arbitration shall be London. The language to be used in the arbitral proceedings shall be English. The parties waive any right of application to determine a preliminary point of law under section 45 of the Arbitration Act 1996 or appeal on a point of law to a court of law under section 69 of the Arbitration Act 1996.
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12.3
|
To the extent that the Company or Insurer may in any jurisdiction claim for itself or its assets immunity from suit, execution, attachment (whether before the issue of an award or judgment or otherwise) or other legal process and to the extent that in any such jurisdiction there may be attributed to itself or its assets or revenues such immunity (whether or not claimed), the Insurer hereby irrevocably agrees not to claim and hereby irrevocably waives such immunity to the full extent permitted by the laws of such jurisdiction.
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13.
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EXECUTION & DELIVERY AS A DEED
|
1.
|
Capitalised terms not defined in this notice of assignment shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Deed of Assignment.
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2.
|
The Insurer irrevocably and unconditionally instructs the Reinsurer to pay, and the Reinsurer agrees to pay all Loss Proceeds, returned premiums and any other monies payable under or in relation to the Reinsurance Policies ("
Proceeds
") as follows:
|
(a)
|
if the Proceeds are in respect of third party claims to be paid directly to a third party under the Public Liability Insurance, such sums shall be paid directly to that third party; and
|
(b)
|
to the extent that sub-paragraph (a) above does not apply, or payments have not been made to the third party as contemplated therein, all amounts payable by the Reinsurers:
|
(i)
|
subject to (ii) and (iii) below, in respect of the insurances (other than delay in start-up or business interruption insurance or those amounts payable in accordance with paragraphs 5.1(i)-(iv) (
Credits to the Insurance Proceeds Account
)
Note
: paragraph 5.1 (
Credits to the Insurance Proceeds Account
) of Schedule 3 (
Accounts
) of the Common Terms Agreement states: "In all respects in accordance with Schedule 10 (Insurances) and save as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Coordination Deed and the Security Documents, the Company shall procure that all Insurance Proceeds and insurance equivalent payments received pursuant to the Terminal Use Agreement (other than amounts (i) which constitute Operating Revenues and shall therefore be paid into the Dollar Operating Revenues Account; (ii) which are payable directly to the EPC Contractor pursuant to the EPC Contract or as otherwise agreed by the Company and authorised by the Global Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Required Majority), in each case, as long as the EPC Contractor proceeds with the necessary repairs; (iii) in an amount which (when taken together with all other Insurance Proceeds relating to the same event) does not exceed US$10,000,000 (or its equivalent) which are to be applied directly in reinstatement of a lost or damaged asset or to any other remedial purpose for which such proceeds were paid (which shall be paid into the Dollar Operating Revenues Account); and (iv) which relate to third party liability which under the terms of the applicable insurance policy are payable directly to a third party claimant (and, if any such Insurance Proceeds described under paragraphs (i) to (iv) are credited into the Insurance Proceeds Account, the Company shall be entitled to a corresponding withdrawal therefrom)) are paid directly into the Insurance Proceeds Account."
of Schedule 3 (
Accounts
) of the Common Terms Agreement), shall be paid to the account entitled "
Insurance Proceeds Account
" Number USD - 01270759450 with the Offshore Account Bank unless and until the Reinsurers receive written notice from the Offshore Security Trustee to the contrary, in which event the Reinsurers shall make all future payments as then directed by the Offshore Security Trustee;
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(ii)
|
in respect of proceeds of Insurances relating to delay in start-up and business interruption, shall be paid to the account entitled "
Dollar Operating Revenues Account
" number USD - 01270753550 with the Offshore Account Bank, in each case unless and until the Reinsurers receive written notice from the Offshore Security Trustee to the contrary, in which event the
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(iii)
|
in respect of those amounts up to US$10,000,000 payable directly to the EPC Contractor, shall be paid to the EPC Contractor unless and until the Reinsurers receive written notice from the Offshore Security Trustee to the contrary, in which event the Reinsurers shall make all future payments as then directed by the Offshore Security Trustee.
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3.
|
This Notice of Assignment and any Acknowledgement of Assignment and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with it shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. All disputes, claims, controversies and disagreements arising out of or in connection with this Notice of Assignment and any Acknowledgement of Assignment, including any question regarding its existence, validity or termination, shall be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration under the LCIA Rules in force as of the date of this Notice of Assignment, which Rules are deemed to be incorporated by reference into this paragraph. The number of arbitrators shall be three (3); the claimant and the respondent shall each nominate a coarbitrator for appointment and the LCIA Court shall select the presiding arbitrator. The seat, or legal place, of arbitration shall be London. The language to be used in the arbitral proceedings shall be English. The Reinsurer(s) waive any right of application to determine a preliminary point of law under section 45 of the Arbitration Act 1996 or appeal on a point of law to a court of law under section 69 of the Arbitration Act 1996.
|
1.
|
We understand that you may from time to time agree to amendments to, or other variations of, the terms of the Common Terms Agreement and our obligations under this Letter of Credit, as set out below, will apply notwithstanding any such amendments or other variations or extensions provided that our maximum aggregate liability to you under this Letter of Credit shall not exceed US$ [·] and that we shall not be required to pay claims made by you under this Letter of Credit which are received by us after [5 p.m.] ([·] time) on [·] (the "
Expiry Date
").
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2.
|
Following presentation to us at [·] of a demand in substantially the form set out in Schedule 1 hereto (a "
Demand
"), we shall by no later than [3] Business Days (as defined in the Common Terms Agreement) after the date of presentation of the Demand pay to you the lesser:
|
i.
|
of the amount of the Demand; and
|
ii.
|
US$[·] less the aggregate amount of any Demands which have been paid by us under this Letter of Credit.
|
3.
|
We agree that we will not seek recourse (including by way of counter-indemnity) to the Company and we hereby waive any and all rights we might otherwise have against the Company.
|
4.
|
More than one demand may be presented under this Letter of Credit but the maximum aggregate amount payable by us hereunder shall not exceed US$[·].
|
5.
|
You may transfer your rights under this Letter of Credit in its entirety (but not in part) to any person ("
Successor Security Trustee
") who may, from time to time and for the time being, be appointed as Offshore Security Trustee pursuant to the Coordination Deed (as defined in the Common Terms Agreement). You shall promptly thereafter give notice to us of the appointment of the Successor Security Trustee. With effect from the date of service of such notice the Successor Security Trustee shall assume all your rights and obligations under this Letter of Credit and this Letter of Credit shall be construed as if all references to you were replaced by references to the Successor Security Trustee.
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6.
|
This Letter of Credit will expire on the Expiry Date and the demand(s) and certificate(s) referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Letter of Credit must be presented by you to us on or before [5 p.m.] [·] time) on that date. We undertake that all demands made in accordance with this Letter of Credit by such time will be met with due honour.
|
7.
|
This Letter of Credit is a transaction separate from any other on which it may be based.
|
8.
|
This Letter of Credit is subject to the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits ("
UCP
") ([·] revision) International Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 600 (except for Article 48 thereof which limits transferability) and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law and in the event of any dispute relating hereto we hereby agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of England. To the extent that the UCP conflicts with the terms of this Letter of Credit, the terms of this Letter of Credit shall prevail.
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Address:
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Sort Code:
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Account Number:
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Level 1:
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The Company shall not exercise the right/discretion or take the contemplated action without the prior written consent of the Global Facility Agent or, where indicated below by “LTC”, the Lender’s Technical Consultant
provided that,
where applicable,
the Company may exercise the right/discretion or take the contemplated action if: (a) the Company, acting reasonably, has given the Global Facility Agent or the LTC (as the case may be) sufficient notice of the need to exercise the right/discretion or take the contemplated action and all necessary information relating thereto; and (b) the Global Facility Agent or the LTC (as the case may be) has failed to respond to the Company’s request for consent with a reasonable period and the failure by the Global Facility Agent or the LTC (as the case may be) to provide such consent would put TermCo in breach of a Project Document.
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Level 2:
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The Company shall exercise the right/discretion or take the contemplated action if required to do so by the Global Facility Agent.
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Level 3:
|
The Company shall in writing notify the Global Facility Agent or, where indicated below by “LTC”, the Lenders’ Technical Consultant, of the occurrence of the relevant event referred to with supporting information/data/documentation which relate to such event.
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No.
|
Clause
|
Description of Right / Discretion
|
Level
|
||
1
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2
|
3
|
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5.2
|
Any request to the Customer for consent to the modification of the Terminal (or any part thereof) that would give rise to any non- conformity with the terms of the Project Development Agreement and the Technical Specifications.
|
X
|
|
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2A
|
5.2
|
Any request to the Customer for consent to the modification of the Terminal (or any part thereof) that would not give rise to any non-conformity with the terms of Project Development Agreement and the Technical Specifications.
|
|
|
X
|
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5.3
|
Reports on any material technical or operational matter provided by TermCo to the Customer.
|
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X LTC
|
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6.1
|
Payment of any liquidated damages.
|
|
|
X
|
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6.3(a)
|
Claim for an extension to the Commercial Start Date due to a Government Risk Event or Force Majeure Event.
|
|
|
X
|
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6.3(b)
|
Incurring any material additional costs as a result of a Government Risk Event.
|
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|
X
|
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6.4(b)
|
Agreement of the Provisional Commercial Start Date.
|
|
|
X
|
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6.4(g)
|
Incurring any material additional costs as a result of a Customer Delay Event.
|
|
|
X
|
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8.5
|
The Customer makes a claim under the Performance Bond.
|
|
|
X
|
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9.2(c)
|
Entry into the Commissioning Agreement.
|
X
|
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11
|
Commencement of the Services prior to the Commercial Start Date.
|
X
|
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No.
|
Clause
|
Description of Right / Discretion
|
Level
|
||
1
|
2
|
3
|
|||
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2.6
|
Request the Customer for consent to provide services to any other third party.
|
X
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6.5
|
The occurrence of a Monthly Use Differential.
|
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|
X
|
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9.6
|
Implementation of any material modification to the Terminal that is not:
(a)necessary to ensure compliance of the Terminal with the Required Performance Levels (as defined in the Terminal Specifications), in which case any consequent modification required to the Terminal shall be paid for by TermCo; or
(b)made in order to comply with International Standards, in which case any consequent modification required to the Terminal shall be paid for by TermCo; or.
|
X
|
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4A
|
9.6
|
Implementation of any modification to the Terminal that is:
(a)necessary to ensure compliance of the Terminal with the Required Performance Levels (as defined in the Terminal Specifications), in which case any consequent modification required to the Terminal shall be paid for by TermCo; or
(b)made in order to comply with International Standards, in which case any consequent modification required to the Terminal shall be paid for by TermCo; or.
|
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X
|
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9.10
|
Agreement of the QA/QM System.
|
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X LTC
|
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10.3
|
Agreement with the Customer of the Terminal Manual and the Marine Manual.
|
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X
|
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10.9
|
Any liability to pay demurrage for a delay in unloading any Approved LNG Ship.
|
|
|
X
|
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10.10
|
Any liability to pay for Excess Boil-Off.
|
|
|
X
|
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15.4
|
Agreement of the increase in the Monthly Charges as a result of any Change in Tax Law.
|
|
|
X
|
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17.1
|
Any reduction in the Monthly Charges of more than five hundred thousand Dollars (US$500,000) in any Month.
|
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|
X
|
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19.5
|
Delivery of a Material Adverse Change Notice.
|
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X
|
X
|
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19.5
|
Agreement of any adjustment to the Monthly Charges or other reimbursement mechanism.
|
X
|
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19.6
|
Delivery of a Material Beneficial Change Notice.
|
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X
|
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19.6
|
Receipt of a notice from the Customer with respect to the existence of a Material Beneficial Change.
|
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X
|
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19.6
|
Agreement of any mechanism to reimburse to the Customer any benefit from a Material Beneficial Change.
|
X
|
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19.7(a)
|
Delivery of a Change Notice.
|
X
|
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19.7(b)
|
Agreement on the remedial programme, works and budget (and compensation mechanism) with respect to remedial works caused by a Government Risk Event.
|
X
|
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20.2
|
Receipt of a Force Majeure Notice.
|
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X
|
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20.2
|
Delivery of a Force Majeure Notice.
|
|
|
X
|
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20.3
|
A decision by TermCo to terminate the Terminal Use Agreement due to prolonged Force Majeure (including with respect to Redeployment).
|
X
|
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20.3
|
Receipt of notice of a termination from the Customer due to Force Majeure (including with respect to Redeployment).
|
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|
X
|
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22
|
Receipt of a direction from the Customer with respect to Redeployment.
|
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|
X
|
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23.1
|
Receipt of notice with respect to a temporary shut-down of the Terminal
|
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X
|
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23.2
|
Agreement of the Shut-Down Estimate.
|
X LTC
|
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24
|
Receipt of a Requested Modification.
|
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X
|
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24.4
|
Agreement of any material amendments following receipt of an Amendment Notice.
|
X
|
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25
|
Consent to any transfer or assignment by the Customer that requires TermCo’s consent.
|
X
|
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27
|
Receipt of any termination notice from the Customer.
|
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X
|
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31
|
Commencement of any arbitration or Expert Determination by TermCo.
|
X
|
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31
|
Receipt of any notice with respect to the commencement of any arbitration or Expert Determination by the Customer.
|
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|
X
|
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36
|
The occurrence of any material spillage, discharge or release of LNG or other substance.
|
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|
X
|
|
Annex I
|
Receipt of any Redeployment Consent Notice.
|
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X
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No.
|
Clause
|
Description of Right / Discretion
|
Level
|
||
1
|
2
|
3
|
|||
|
2
|
Receipt of any notice with respect to the exercise by the Customer of any Option.
|
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X
|
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2
|
The exercise by TermCo of any Option to exercise an Option in respect of prolonged Force Majeure (including with respect to Redeployment).
|
X
|
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5
|
Agreement of the Purchase Price.
|
X
|
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14
|
Issuance of a Notice of Arbitration or Request for Expert Determination by TermCo.
|
X
|
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14
|
Issuance of a Notice of Arbitration or Request for Expert Determination by the Customer.
|
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|
X
|
No.
|
Clause
|
Description of Right / Discretion
|
Level
|
||
1
|
2
|
3
|
|||
|
2
|
Any claim by TermCo under the guarantee or indemnity.
|
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|
X
|
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12
|
Issuance of a Notice of Arbitration by TermCo.
|
X
|
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|
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12
|
Issuance of a Notice of Arbitration by the Guarantor.
|
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|
X
|
No.
|
Clause
|
Description of Right / Discretion
|
Level
|
||
1
|
2
|
3
|
|||
|
8
|
Results of the Survey and any material comments from the Owner.
|
|
|
X
|
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16
|
Commencement of arbitration by TermCo.
|
X
|
|
|
|
16
|
Commencement of arbitration by the Guarantor.
|
|
|
X
|
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27.3
|
Consent to the grant of any security over the Vessel other than:
(i)any security granted pursuant to the Common Terms Agreement;
(i)liens in favour of the crew or of routine suppliers to the Vessel to an extent consistent with first class ship management practice (and which if any such liens arise or be enforced, Owner shall exercise due diligence to remove);
(ii)other liens arising by operation of law, which Owner shall exercise due diligence to avoid or, if they arise, remove.
|
X
|
|
|
|
27.4
|
Consent to the assignment of the Building Contract, Vessel earnings or insurances other than any assignment granted pursuant to the Common Terms Agreement.
|
X
|
|
|
|
28
|
Receipt of notice with respect to Force Majeure.
|
|
|
X
|
|
28
|
Delivery of notice by TermCo with respect to Force Majeure.
|
|
|
X
|
|
28.2 and 28.3
|
Termination by the Charterer for prolonged Force Majeure.
|
X
|
|
|
|
29.2
|
Termination by the Charterer due to an Event of Owner’s Default.
|
X
|
|
|
|
29.3
|
Exercise by the Charterer of its non-default termination rights.
|
X
|
|
|
|
29.4
|
Exercise by the Charterer of its early termination rights.
|
X
|
|
|
|
29.5
|
Exercise by the Charterer of the bareboat remedy.
|
X
|
|
|
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29.6
|
Exercise by the Charterer of the Charterer’s purchase option.
|
X
|
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|
|
33
|
The occurrence of any requisition of the Vessel by any Governmental Authority.
|
|
|
X
|
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41.2
|
Termination by Owner for Charterer’s breach of its business principles/ethics obligations.
|
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|
X
|
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41.2
|
Termination by Charterer for Owner’s breach of its business principles/ethics obligations.
|
X
|
|
|
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46.2
|
Commencement of arbitration by the Charterer.
|
X
|
|
|
|
46.2
|
Commencement of arbitration by the Owner.
|
|
|
X
|
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50.4
|
Consent to any change to the Plans to the extent that such change requires an amendment to the Building Contract Specifications.
|
|
|
X
|
|
50.5
|
Agreement to implement any modification in an amount over $750,000
|
X
|
|
|
|
50.6
|
The Progress Report.
|
|
|
X
|
|
50.6
|
Notice of any Deficiencies.
|
|
|
X
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
50.9
|
Notice of extension of the delivery date.
|
|
|
X
|
|
Schedule V
|
Any material adjustment of the Fixed Operating Costs.
|
X
LTC
|
|
|
No.
|
Clause
|
Description of Right / Discretion
|
Level
|
||
1
|
2
|
3
|
|||
|
2, 3.8
|
Making a claim under the guarantee or the indemnity.
|
|
|
X
|
|
9
|
Referral of a dispute by the Charterer to arbitration.
|
X
|
|
|
|
9
|
Referral of a dispute by the Guarantor to arbitration.
|
|
|
X
|
No.
|
Clause
|
Description of Right / Discretion
|
Level
|
||
1
|
2
|
3
|
|||
|
6.5
|
Any action to make good any material default by the Contractor to comply with its obligations under the EPC.
|
|
|
X LTC
|
|
7.4
|
Notice of any breach by the Contractor of its obligations with respect to business practices.
|
|
|
X
|
|
8.4
|
Approval of the Contractor’s Documents
|
|
|
X
|
|
10.4
|
Claim under the Advance Payment Bond, Performance Bond or Warranty Bond.
|
|
|
X
|
|
12.1
|
Consent to any assignment by the Contractor subject always to the provisions of the EPC Direct Agreement.
|
X
|
|
|
|
12.2
|
Approval of subcontractors in respect of Critical Works or Activities costing more than USD 15,000,000.
|
|
|
X
|
|
13.4
|
Agreement of revisions to the Contract Programme.
|
X LTC
|
|
|
|
13.6
|
Receipt of reports from the Contractor.
|
|
|
X LTC
|
|
14.1
|
Approval of the operating and maintenance manuals.
|
|
|
X
|
|
15.8
|
Notice of an archaeological find or the discovery of Hazardous Substances.
|
|
|
X
|
|
19.3
|
Approval of the FAT Procedures.
|
|
|
X
|
|
19.8
|
Exercise of TermCo’s options following a failure by the Contractor to meet the Required Performance Levels.
|
X
|
|
|
|
19.10
|
Receipt of Demobilisation Notice and receipt of a Delayed FAT Notice.
|
|
|
X
|
|
19.10
|
Delivery of a Remobilisation Notice and delivery of a direction to remobilise and undertake the Final Acceptance Tests.
|
|
|
X
|
|
20.2
|
Issuance of the Provisional Completion Certificate.
|
X
|
|
|
|
21.10
|
Issuance of the Final Completion Certificate.
|
X
|
|
|
|
22.2
|
The Contractor incurring a liability to pay Delay Liquidated Damages.
|
|
|
X
|
|
23.2
|
Approval of an invoice for Advance Payment.
|
|
|
X
|
|
23.3
|
Approval of an invoice.
|
|
|
X
|
|
23.3
|
Dispute of any part of an invoice involving a material amount.
|
|
|
X
|
|
23.3
|
Approval of the final payment.
|
|
|
X
|
|
24.2
|
Issuance by TermCo of an instruction to implement a Variation (including with respect to a Variation referred to in Clause 24.9) to the extent such variation is for an amount greater than US$1 million.
|
X
LTC
|
|
|
|
24.3
|
Determination of the increase or decrease in the Contract Price due to a Variation.
|
X
LTC
|
|
X
|
|
24.9
|
Notice by TermCo to suspend the Works.
|
X
|
|
|
|
26.2
|
Notice of any claim by the Contractor for an extension.
|
|
|
X
|
|
26.4
|
Agreement to any extension of time.
|
X
|
|
|
|
26.7
|
Extension of the Scheduled Provisional Completion Date by TermCo.
|
X
|
|
|
|
26.8(a)
|
Instruction to submit a revised Contract Programme.
|
|
|
X
|
|
26.8(c) and (d)
|
Instruction to accelerate the works.
|
|
|
X
|
|
27.2
|
Notice of a claim for additional Costs.
|
|
|
X
|
|
27.4
|
Agreement of an adjustment to the Contract Price.
|
X
|
|
|
|
28.1
|
Receipt of notice from the Contractor that a Direction constitutes a Variation or receipt of any other Claim from the Contractor.
|
|
|
X
|
|
28.6
|
Determination of a material Claim from the Contractor.
|
|
|
X
|
|
29.2
|
Issuance of a Force Majeure Notice.
|
|
|
X
|
|
29.3
|
Termination by TermCo for prolonged Force Majeure.
|
X
LTC
|
|
|
|
29.3
|
Termination by the Contractor for prolonged Force Majeure.
|
|
|
X
|
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32.4
|
Notice of a material insurance claim.
|
|
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X
|
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34.1
|
Termination due to Contractor’s default.
|
X
|
|
|
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34.3
|
Exercise of the right to Reject the Works.
|
|
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X
|
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35.1
|
Termination due to TermCo’s default.
|
|
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X
|
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36
|
Termination for convenience.
|
X
|
|
|
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38
|
Referral by TermCo of a dispute to arbitration or to an Expert.
|
X
|
|
|
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38
|
Referral by the Contractor of a dispute to arbitration to an Expert.
|
|
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X
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No.
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Clause
|
Description of Right / Discretion
|
Level
|
||
1
|
2
|
3
|
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|
2
|
Making a claim under the Advance Payment Bond, Performance Bond or Warranty Bond.
|
X
|
|
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No.
|
Clause
|
Description of Right / Discretion
|
Level
|
||
1
|
2
|
3
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4.2
|
Issuance of any Direction by TermCo which may have a material impact in excess of $1 million on costs under the contract.
|
X
|
|
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4.4
|
Notice to the Operator to make good any failure under the contract.
|
|
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X
|
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6.2
|
Amendment to the Pre-Mobilisation Services Budget by an amount equal to or greater than 15% of the existing budget.
|
|
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X
|
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6.5
|
Appointment of independent expert to review the Terminal.
|
|
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X
|
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6.12
|
Receipt of reports from the Operator.
|
|
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X
|
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7.1
|
Approval of adjustments to the contract following the delivery of a Replacement Vessel.
|
X LTC
|
|
|
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7.3(c)
|
Information provided by the Operator.
|
|
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X LTC
|
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7.3(h)
|
Audit of the Operator’s books.
|
|
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X
|
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7.5
|
Consent to any material modification of the Terminal that is not:
(a)necessary to ensure compliance of the Terminal with the Required Performance Levels (as defined in the Terminal Specifications), in which case any consequent modification required to the Terminal shall be paid for by TermCo; or
(b)made in order to comply with International Standards, in which case any consequent modification required to the Terminal shall be paid for by TermCo; or.
|
X
|
|
|
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7.11(d)
|
Liability for any Internal Use Liquidated Damages.
|
|
|
X
|
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9.3(d)
|
Approval of the Terminal Manual and Marine Manual.
|
LTC
|
|
X
|
|
9.8
|
Liability for Boil-Off Liquidated Damages, Demurrage Liquidated Damages or Unloading Liquidated Damages.
|
|
|
X
|
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11.4
|
Liability for Delivery Liquidated Damages.
|
|
|
X
|
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12.3(b)
|
Agreement of the staffing plan.
|
|
|
X
|
|
12.3(d)
|
Approval of changes in staff.
|
|
|
X
|
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13.1
|
Consent to assignment by the Operator.
|
X
|
|
|
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13.2
|
Consent to subcontracting.
|
|
|
X
|
|
14.4
|
Approval of the QA/QM System.
|
|
|
X
|
|
14.8
|
The occurrence of any spillage, discharge or release of LNG or any other substance.
|
|
|
X
|
|
16(a)
|
Exercise of the option to temporarily shut-down the Terminal.
|
|
|
X
|
|
16(b)
|
Acceptance of the Shut-Down Estimate.
|
|
|
X
|
|
17.1
|
Notice of Defective Services.
|
|
|
X LTC
|
|
18.2
|
Payment of any invoice.
|
|
|
X
|
|
18.8
|
Notice of an adjustment dispute.
|
|
|
X
|
|
19.1
|
Notice of a Variation Price Request.
|
|
|
X
|
|
19.2
|
Issuance of an instruction to effect a Variation.
|
|
|
X
|
|
19.3
|
Determination of an adjustment to the Contract Price for an amount that is greater than US$250,000
|
|
|
X
|
|
19.6
|
Variation for convenience.
|
|
|
X
|
|
20.1
|
Suspension of the Services.
|
|
|
X
|
|
21.2
|
Notice of a claim for an adjustment to the Contract Price.
|
|
|
X
|
|
21.4
|
Adjustment to the Contract Price by an amount that is greater than US$250,000
|
X
LTC
|
|
|
|
24.1
|
Approval of the insurance providers.
|
|
|
X
|
|
25.2
|
Occurrence of a limitation on the Operator’s liability being reached.
|
|
|
X
|
|
26.1
|
Termination due to Operator’s default.
|
X
|
|
|
|
27.1
|
Termination due to TermCo’s default.
|
|
|
X
|
|
28.1
|
Termination for convenience.
|
X
|
|
|
|
28.2(b)
|
Agreement of material changes to the contract following a change in ownership of the Operator.
|
X
|
|
|
|
28.2(c)
|
Termination due to change in ownership of the Operator.
|
|
|
X
|
|
30.2
|
Receipt of a Government Risk Event Notice.
|
|
|
X
|
|
31.2
|
Delivery of a Force Majeure Notice.
|
|
|
X
|
|
31.2
|
Receipt of a Force Majeure Notice.
|
|
|
X
|
|
32
|
Referral by TermCo of a dispute to arbitration or Expert Determination.
|
X
|
|
|
|
32
|
Referral by the Operator of a dispute to arbitration or Expert Determination.
|
|
|
X
|
No.
|
Clause
|
Description of Right / Discretion
|
Level
|
||
1
|
2
|
3
|
|||
|
2
|
Claim under the guarantee or indemnity.
|
|
|
X
|
|
12
|
Referral by TermCo of a dispute to arbitration.
|
X
|
|
|
|
12
|
Referral by the Guarantor of a dispute to arbitration.
|
|
|
X
|
No.
|
Clause
|
Description of Right / Discretion
|
Level
|
||
1
|
2
|
3
|
|||
|
15
|
Referral by TermCo of a Dispute to arbitration.
|
X
|
|
|
|
15
|
Referral by the Pipeline Operator of a Dispute to arbitration.
|
|
|
X
|
1.
|
The Floating Facilities shall be hedged:
|
(a)
|
from (and including) the date of Financial Close up to (and including) the Commercial Start Date, for at least ninety five
per cent.
(95%) of the aggregate principal amount outstanding and expected to be outstanding in respect of the Floating Facilities in respect of each Calculation Period and up to one hundred
per cent.
(100%) of the aggregate principal amount outstanding and expected to be outstanding in respect of the Floating Facilities in respect of each Calculation Period, in each case, as set out in the Financial Model or, if the debt profile as set out in the Financial Model no longer reflects the Company's expectation of the debt profile, the expected debt profile at the relevant time; and
|
(b)
|
from (but excluding) the Commercial Start Date up to (and including) the Final Maturity Date, for at least seventy five
per cent.
(75%) of the aggregate principal amount outstanding and expected to be outstanding in respect of the Floating Facilities in respect of each Calculation Period and up to one hundred
per cent.
(100%) of the aggregate principal amount outstanding and expected to be outstanding in respect of the Floating Facilities in respect of each Calculation Period, in each case, as set out in the Financial Model or, if the debt profile as set out in the Financial Model no longer reflects the Company's expectation of the debt profile, the expected debt profile at the relevant time.
|
2.
|
The Company may negotiate, at any time, the terms of hedging agreements that may be entered into (including by way of novation) with prospective hedge providers,
provided that
, the terms of such hedging agreements would (if entered into) be substantially in the form of the Template ISDA and comply with the terms of this Agreement and the Coordination Deed.
|
3.
|
The Company may hedge using standard interest rate swaps and it shall not be necessary for such products to have zero floors to any floating rate calculation.
|
1.
|
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
|
1.1
|
Background
|
1.2
|
HSE Summary
|
1.3
|
Areas of Major Concern
|
1.4
|
Major Activities & Achievements in Current Period
|
1.5
|
Project Upcoming Decisions or Key Events
|
1.6
|
Key Milestones
|
2.
|
HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT
|
2.1
|
Project Statistics
|
2.2
|
Narrative
|
2.3
|
Critical HSE Areas
|
3.
|
PROGRESS DATA
|
3.1
|
Design Engineering
|
3.2
|
Construction
|
3.3
|
Commissioning
|
4.
|
QUALITY ASSURANCE AND CONTROL
|
4.1
|
Narrative
|
4.2
|
Non-Conformance Reports
|
4.3
|
Inspections
|
4.4
|
Areas of Concern
|
5.
|
BUDGET AND COST DATA
|
5.1
|
Project Cost Narrative
|
6.
|
APPENDICES
|
6.1
|
Change Order Reports
|
1.
|
This certificate is delivered to you under clause 20.4 (
Delivery of Draft Calculations
) of the Common Terms Agreement.
|
2.
|
The Projected DSCR for all Projected DSCR Calculation Periods up to and including the Final Maturity Date is []:1 and has been calculated based on the following Assumptions:
|
a.
|
[
insert Assumptions on which it is based
]
Note
: to the extent not included in the Assumptions, include the information required under clause 20.4(b) (
Delivery of Draft Calculations
) of the Common Terms Agreement.
|
3.
|
The LLCR for the relevant LLCR Calculation period is []:1 and has been calculated based on the following Assumptions:
|
a.
|
[
insert Assumptions on which it is based
]
Note
: to the extent not included in the Assumptions, include the information required under clause 20.4(b) (
Delivery of Draft Calculations
) of the Common Terms Agreement.
|
|
Page
|
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1.
|
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
|
2
|
|
2.
|
GRANT OF THE COMMERCIAL FACILITIES AND PURPOSE
|
7
|
|
3.
|
CONDITIONS OF UTILISATION
|
7
|
|
4.
|
UTILISATION
|
9
|
|
5.
|
REPAYMENT
|
10
|
|
6.
|
INTEREST PERIODS
|
13
|
|
7.
|
PAYMENT AND CALCULATION OF INTEREST
|
14
|
|
8.
|
CHANGES TO THE CALCULATION OF INTEREST
|
15
|
|
9.
|
INCREASED COSTS
|
16
|
|
10
|
MITIGATION BY THE COMMERCIAL LENDERS
|
18
|
|
11.
|
COMMITMENT FEES
|
18
|
|
12.
|
ROLE OF COMMERCIAL FACILITIES AGENT
|
19
|
|
13.
|
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
|
28
|
|
14.
|
AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS
|
28
|
|
15.
|
PAYMENT MECHANICS
|
29
|
|
16.
|
COUNTERPARTS
|
30
|
|
17.
|
GOVERNING LAW
|
31
|
|
18.
|
ARBITRATION
|
31
|
|
19.
|
SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY
|
32
|
|
SCHEDULE 1 THE ORIGINAL COMMERCIAL LENDERS AND FACILITIES COMMITMENTS
|
33
|
|
|
SCHEDULE 2 REPAYMENT SCHEDULE
|
34
|
|
(1)
|
BAHRAIN LNG W.L.L.
, a limited liability company incorporated and existing under the laws of Bahrain, having commercial registration number 95522-1 with its principal office at GBCORP Tower, 13
th
Floor Building No. 1411, Road No. 4626, Block 346 Bahrain Financial Harbour District, P.O. Box 2417, Sea Front, Manama, Bahrain (the "
Company
");
|
(2)
|
STANDARD CHARTERED BANK
, as the commercial facilities agent for and on behalf of the Commercial Lenders (the "
Commercial Facilities Agent
");
|
(3)
|
STANDARD CHARTERED BANK
, as global facility agent for and on behalf of itself and the other Finance Parties under the Finance Documents (the "
Global Facility Agent
"); and
|
(4)
|
THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
, set out in Schedule 1 (
The Original Commercial Lenders and Facilities Commitments
) as the original lenders of the Commercial Bank Facility and Contingent Facility (the "
Commercial Lenders
").
|
(A)
|
The Company wishes to undertake the Project.
|
(B)
|
The Company has entered into a common terms agreement on or about the date hereof (the "
Common Terms Agreement
") with,
inter alios
, Standard Chartered Bank as the Global Facility Agent, Commercial Facilities Agent and Offshore Security Trustee and Ahli United Bank B.S.C. as the Onshore Security Agent, and the Commercial Facilities Finance Parties, in respect of the common terms and conditions for the financing of the Project.
|
(C)
|
In respect of a portion of the financing of the Project, the Commercial Lenders have agreed to provide the Company with: (i) Dollar commercial bank loan facilities in an amount not exceeding US$145,462,784.00; and (ii) Dollar contingent loan facilities in an amount not exceeding US$13,800,000, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in this Agreement.
|
(D)
|
This Agreement is entered into with the benefit of the provisions, and subject to the terms, of the Common Terms Agreement.
|
1.
|
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
|
1.1
|
Definitions
|
(a)
|
the interest (other than that attributable to the applicable Margin) which a Commercial Lender should have received for the period from the date of receipt of all or any part of its participation in a Facilities Advance or Unpaid Sum to the last day of the current Interest Period in respect of that Facilities Advance or Unpaid Sum, had the amount of that Facilities Advance or Unpaid Sum received been paid on the last day of that Interest Period; or
|
(b)
|
where a Commercial Lender funds its participation in a Facilities Advance requested by the Company in a Notice of Drawdown and such Facilities Advance is not made by reason of the operation of any one or more of the provisions of the Finance Documents, the interest to the last day of the Interest Period that would have been applicable to such Facilities Advance (other than that attributable to the
|
(c)
|
the amount which that Commercial Lender would be able to obtain by placing an amount equal to the amount of that Facilities Advance or Unpaid Sum received by it or the amount of the funding arranged by it (as the case may be) on deposit with a leading bank in the London interbank market for a period starting on the Business Day following receipt or recovery of funding and ending on the last day of the current Interest Period.
|
(a)
|
the applicable Screen Rate for the longest period (for which that Screen Rate is available) which is less than the Interest Period of that Facilities Advance; and
|
(b)
|
the applicable Screen Rate for the shortest period (for which that Screen Rate is available) which exceeds the Interest Period of that Facilities Advance,
|
(a)
|
if there are no Facilities Advances outstanding under this Agreement, a Commercial Lender whose Facilities Commitments aggregate more than sixty six and two thirds
per cent
(66.67%) of the Total Facilities Commitments, or, if the Total Commercial Facilities Commitments have been reduced to zero, aggregated more than sixty six and two thirds
per cent
(66.67%) of the Total Commercial Facilities Commitments immediately prior to the reduction; or
|
(b)
|
at any other time, a Commercial Lender whose participations in the Facilities Advances aggregate more than sixty six and two thirds
per cent
(66.67%) of all the Facilities Advances then outstanding,
|
(a)
|
in relation to a Commercial Bank Facility Advance under the Commercial Bank Facility:
|
(i)
|
during the period from and including, Financial Close until, and including, the Commercial Start Date, 2.8
per cent
per annum;
|
(ii)
|
during the period from (but excluding) the Commercial Start Date until, and including, the date falling four (4) years after the Commercial Start Date, 2.8
per cent
per annum;
|
(iii)
|
during the period from (but excluding) the date falling four (4) years after the Commercial Start Date until, and including, the date falling eight (8) years after the Commercial Start Date, 3.1
per cent
per annum;
|
(iv)
|
during the period from (but excluding) the date falling eight (8) years after the Commercial Start Date until, and including, the date falling twelve (12) years after the Commercial Start Date, 3.4
per cent
per annum;
|
(v)
|
during the period from (but excluding) the date falling twelve (12) years after the Commercial Start Date until, and including, the Final Maturity Date, 3.6
per cent
per annum.
|
(b)
|
in relation to a Contingent Facility Advance under the Contingent Facility:
|
(vi)
|
during the period from and including, Financial Close until, and including, the Commercial Start Date, 2.8
per cent
per annum;
|
(vii)
|
during the period from (but excluding) the Commercial Start Date until, and including, the date falling four (4) years after the Commercial Start Date, 2.8
per cent
per annum;
|
(viii)
|
during the period from (but excluding) the date falling four (4) years after the Commercial Start Date until, and including, the date falling eight (8) years after the Commercial Start Date, 3.1
per cent
per annum;
|
(ix)
|
during the period from (but excluding) the date falling eight (8) years after the Commercial Start Date until, and including, the date falling twelve (12) years after the Commercial Start Date, 3.4
per cent
per annum;
|
(x)
|
during the period from (but excluding) the date falling twelve (12) years after the Commercial Start Date until, and including, the Final Maturity Date, 3.6
per cent
per annum.
|
(a)
|
(other than where paragraph (b) below applies) as the rate at which the relevant Reference Bank could borrow funds in the London interbank market in the relevant currency and for the relevant period were it to do so by asking for and then accepting interbank offers for deposits in reasonable market size in that currency and for that period; or
|
(b)
|
if different, as the rate (if any and applied to the relevant Reference Bank and the relevant currency and period) which contributors to the applicable Screen Rate are asked to submit to the relevant administrator.
|
1.2
|
Interpretation
|
(a)
|
Capitalised terms used (but not otherwise defined) in this Agreement and its recitals have the meaning given to them in the Common Terms Agreement.
|
(b)
|
The provisions of clauses 1.2 (
Interpretation
) and 1.3 (
Currency Symbols and Definitions
) of the Common Terms Agreement apply to this Agreement as if set forth herein,
mutatis mutandis
.
|
1.3
|
Third Party Rights
|
(a)
|
Unless expressly provided to the contrary in this Agreement, a person who is not a Party has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce or enjoy the benefit of any term of this Agreement.
|
(b)
|
Notwithstanding any term of this Agreement, the consent of any person who is not a Party is not required to rescind or vary this Agreement at any time.
|
1.4
|
Common Terms Agreement
|
1.5
|
Coordination Deed
|
2.
|
GRANT OF THE COMMERCIAL FACILITIES AND PURPOSE
|
2.1
|
Grant of the Commercial Bank Facility
|
2.2
|
Grant of the Contingent Facility
|
2.3
|
Purpose
|
(a)
|
The Commercial Bank Facility shall be used for the purpose set out in paragraph (a) of clause 3.1 (
Purpose
) of the Common Terms Agreement.
|
(b)
|
The Contingent Facility shall be used for the purpose set out in paragraph (c) of clause 3.1 (
Purpose
) of the Common Terms Agreement, provided however, that no amounts may be applied to satisfy the DSRA Required Balance.
|
2.4
|
Company's Obligations
|
3.
|
CONDITIONS OF UTILISATION
|
3.1
|
Initial Conditions Precedent
|
3.2
|
Conditions Precedent to each Facilities Advance
|
(a)
|
A Facilities Advance may only be made if the Commercial Facilities Agent shall have received a Notice of Drawdown (with a copy to the Global Facility Agent), appropriately completed in accordance with paragraph (a) of clause 5.3 (
Completion of a Notice of Drawdown
) of the Common Terms Agreement, executed by a person duly authorised to do so on behalf of the Company.
|
(b)
|
The Commercial Facilities Agent shall notify the Company and the Global Facility Agent promptly upon receiving all the relevant documents and evidence in a satisfactory form in accordance with paragraph (a) of Clause 3.2 (
Conditions Precedent to each Facilities Advance
). The Commercial Facilities Agent shall not be liable for any damages, costs or losses whatsoever as a result of giving any such notification.
|
3.3
|
Further Conditions Precedent
|
(a)
|
The Commercial Lenders will only be obliged to comply with Clause 4.4 (
Commercial Lenders' participation in Facilities Advances
) if:
|
(i)
|
by the Requested Disbursement Date, the Commercial Facilities Agent has:
|
(A)
|
received from the Global Facility Agent notification that the conditions, documents and evidence set out in clause 4.2 (
Conditions Precedent to all Advances
) of the Common Terms Agreement have been satisfied or waived; and
|
(B)
|
confirmed that the proposed Facilities Advance will be in compliance with clauses 5.2 (
Delivery of a Notice of Drawdown
) and 5.3 (
Completion of a Notice Drawdown
) of the Common Terms Agreement; and
|
(ii)
|
the Facilities Advance requested in the Notice of Drawdown is in compliance with clause 5.1 (
Pro-rata Utilisation
) of the Common Terms Agreement.
|
(b)
|
The Commercial Facilities Agent shall notify the Company and the Global Facility Agent promptly upon receiving all the relevant documents and evidence in a satisfactory form in accordance with paragraph (a) of this Clause 3.3 (
Further Conditions Precedent
).
|
(c)
|
The conditions in Clause 3.2 (
Conditions Precedent to each Facilities Advance
) and this Clause 3.3 (
Further Conditions Precedent
) are for the benefit of the Commercial Facilities Finance Parties and may be waived in respect of any Facilities Advance only by the Commercial Facilities Agent (acting in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Coordination Deed).
|
3.4
|
Additional Conditions Precedent to Contingent Facility Advances
|
3.5
|
Facilities Advance Funding
|
4.
|
UTILISATION
|
4.1
|
Delivery of a Notice of Drawdown
|
4.2
|
Completion of a Notice of Drawdown
|
4.3
|
Currency and Amount
|
(a)
|
The currency specified in a Notice of Drawdown must be in Dollars.
|
(b)
|
The amount specified in a Notice of Drawdown shall comply with paragraphs (b) (in the case of the Commercial Bank Facility Advance) and (d) (in the case of the Contingent Facility Advance) of clause 5.4 (
Currency and Amount
) of the Common Terms Agreement.
|
4.4
|
Commercial Lenders' participation in Facilities Advances
|
(a)
|
If the conditions set out in this Agreement have been met on the date of the Notice of Drawdown, each Commercial Lender shall make its participation in each Facilities Advances available through its Facility Office.
|
(b)
|
The amount of each Commercial Lender's participation in each Facilities Advance will be equal to:
|
(i)
|
in respect of the Commercial Bank Facility, the proportion borne by its relevant Available Commercial Bank Facility Commitment to the Available Commercial Bank Facility immediately prior to making the Commercial Bank Facility Advance; and
|
(ii)
|
in respect of the Contingent Facility, the proportion borne by its relevant Available Contingent Facility Commitment to the Available Contingent Facility immediately prior to making the Contingent Facility Advance.
|
(c)
|
The Commercial Facilities Agent shall notify each Commercial Lender of the currency and the amount of each Facilities Advance, and the currency and the amount of its participation in that Facilities Advance by the Specified Time on the date falling no less than three (3) Business Days before the proposed Drawdown Date.
|
4.5
|
Nature of Company's obligations
|
(a)
|
The obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall not be in any way conditional upon the performance by any person of its obligations under any other Transaction Document nor affected by any dispute under or unenforceability of any other Transaction Document for any other reason whatsoever.
|
(b)
|
Neither the Commercial Facilities Agent nor any Commercial Lender shall be under any obligation to enquire into the adequacy or enforceability of the Transaction Documents or as to whether any default, dispute or non‑performance has arisen thereunder.
|
5.
|
REPAYMENT
|
5.1
|
Repayment of Commercial Bank Facility Loan
|
(a)
|
Subject to paragraphs (b) to (e) (inclusive) of this Clause 5.1 (
Repayment of the Commercial Bank Facility Loan
), the Company shall repay the Commercial Bank Facility Loan in instalments on the Repayment Dates and in the amounts equal to the percentages of all Commercial Bank Facility Loans made to the Company as at close of business in London on the last day of the Availability Period set out in Schedule 2 (
Repayment Schedule
) (as reduced from time to time by any prepayment and as may be adjusted by the Parties subject to either (i) the terms of the Coordination Deed or (ii) paragraph (c) below) (each a "
Commercial Bank Facility Repayment Instalment
").
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(b)
|
If the First Repayment Date occurs less than six (6) months prior to the Second Repayment Date (or on the same date as the Second Repayment Date), the amount of Commercial Bank Facility Loans to be repaid by the Company on the First Repayment Date shall be reduced on a
pro rata
basis by the following amount (the "
Commercial Bank Facility Deferred Amount
"):
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(i)
|
if the First Repayment Date occurs ninety (90) days prior to the Second Repayment Date, an amount equal to fifty per cent (50%) of the Commercial Bank Facility Repayment Instalment shown in the Original Commercial Bank Facility Repayment Schedule will be payable by the Company on the First Repayment Date; and
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(ii)
|
if the First Repayment Date occurs on the date contemplated by paragraph (b) of the definition thereof, the entirety of the amount payable by the Company on the First Repayment Date will constitute a Commercial Bank Facility Deferred Amount for application in accordance with paragraph (c) below.
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(c)
|
If paragraph (b) above applies to the First Repayment Date, the Company shall supply to the Commercial Facilities Agent a revised repayment schedule to replace Schedule 2 (
Repayment Schedule
) reflecting the application of any Commercial Bank Facility Deferred Amount to the remaining Commercial Bank Facility Repayment Instalments on each Repayment Date (other than the Final Maturity Date) commencing on the Second Repayment Date, on a
pro rata
basis to the amount otherwise falling due on each such Repayment Date (the "
Revised Commercial Bank Facility Repayment Schedule
").
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(d)
|
Notwithstanding anything contained in paragraphs (b) and (c) above, the application of the Commercial Bank Facility Deferred Amount shall only be permitted if after such deferral the Projected DSCR for each Calculation Date falling on or prior to the Final Maturity Date calculated on the basis of the Revised Commercial Bank Facility Repayment Schedule would be not less than 1.25:1.
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(e)
|
Any Commercial Bank Facility Loan outstanding on the last Repayment Date (if any) shall be repaid in full on the Final Maturity Date.
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5.2
|
Repayment of Contingent Facility Loan
|
(a)
|
Subject to paragraphs (b) to (e) (inclusive) of this Clause 5.2 (
Repayment of the Contingent Facility Loan
), the Company shall repay the Contingent Facility Loan in instalments on the Repayment Dates and in the amounts equal to the percentages of all Contingent Facility Loans made to the Company as at close of business in London on the last day of the Availability Period set out in Schedule 2 (
Repayment Schedule
) (as reduced from time to time by any prepayment, including but not limited to, a prepayment under clause 6.6 (
Mandatory Prepayment from Excess Cash Flow
) of the Common Terms Agreement, and as may be adjusted by the Parties subject to either (i) the terms of the Coordination Deed or (ii) paragraph (c) below) (each a "
Contingent Facility Repayment Instalment
").
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(b)
|
If the First Repayment Date occurs less than six (6) months prior to the Second Repayment Date (or on the same date as the First Repayment Date), the amount of the Contingent Facility Loans to be repaid by the Company on the First Repayment Date shall be reduced on a
pro rata
basis by the following amount (the "
Contingent Facility Deferred Amount
"):
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(i)
|
if the First Repayment Date occurs ninety (90) days prior to the Second Repayment Date, an amount equal to fifty per cent (50%) of the Contingent Facility Repayment Instalment shown
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(ii)
|
if the First Repayment Date occurs on the date contemplated by paragraph (b) of the definition thereof, the entirety of the amount payable by the Company on the First Repayment Date will constitute a Contingent Facility Deferred Amount for application in accordance with paragraph (c) below.
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(c)
|
If paragraph (b) above applies to the First Repayment Date, the Company shall supply to the Commercial Facilities Agent a revised repayment schedule to replace Schedule 2 (
Repayment Schedule
) reflecting the application of any Contingent Facility Deferred Amount to the remaining Contingent Facility Repayment Instalments on each Repayment Date (other than the Final Maturity Date) commencing on the Second Repayment Date, on a
pro rata
basis to the amount otherwise falling due on each such Repayment Date (the "
Revised Contingent Facility Repayment Schedule
").
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(d)
|
Notwithstanding anything contained in paragraphs (b) and (c) above, the application of the Contingent Facility Deferred Amount shall only be permitted if after such deferral the Projected DSCR for each Calculation Date falling on or prior to the Final Maturity Date calculated on the basis of the Revised Contingent Facility Repayment Schedule would be not less than 1.25:1.
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(e)
|
Any Contingent Facility Loan outstanding on the last Repayment Date (if any) shall be repaid in full on the Final Maturity Date.
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5.3
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Amounts paid to or received by the Commercial Facilities Agent
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(a)
|
Amounts paid to or received by the Commercial Facilities Agent pursuant to this Agreement shall be promptly paid by the Commercial Facilities Agent to the Commercial Lenders or the Global Facility Agent (or retained by the Commercial Facilities Agent in the case of amounts payable to it pursuant to item (i) below) for application in the following order of priority:
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(i)
|
first, to the outstanding fees, costs, expenses and indemnities then due and payable to the Commercial Facilities Agent;
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(ii)
|
second, to the outstanding fees, costs, expenses and indemnities then due and payable to the Global Facility Agent;
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(iii)
|
third,
pro rata
in accordance with the respective fees, costs, expenses, and indemnities then due and payable to the Commercial Lenders hereunder and under the Finance Documents;
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(iv)
|
fourth, in or towards payments
pro rata
of any accrued interest, fees or commission then due and payable to the Commercial Lenders under the Finance Documents;
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(v)
|
fifth, in or towards payment
pro rata
of any principal sum due to the Commercial Lenders but unpaid under the Finance Documents; and
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(vi)
|
sixth, in or towards payment
pro rata
of any other sum due to the Commercial Facilities Agent or the Commercial Lenders but unpaid under the Finance Documents,
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(b)
|
The Commercial Facilities Agent must, if so directed by the Majority Commercial Lenders, vary the order set out in paragraphs (a)(i) to (a)(vi) above.
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(c)
|
Paragraphs (a) and (b) above will override any appropriation made by the Company.
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5.4
|
Prepayment and cancellation
|
(a)
|
The Company may only prepay or cancel any part of the Commercial Facilities in accordance with clause 6 (
Prepayment and Cancellation
) of the Common Terms Agreement.
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(b)
|
The undrawn Commitment of each Commercial Lender will automatically be cancelled on the last day of the Availability Period relating to:
|
(i)
|
the Commercial Bank Facility; and
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(ii)
|
the Contingent Facility.
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6.
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INTEREST PERIODS
|
6.1
|
Interest Periods
|
(a)
|
Each Interest Period for a Facilities Advance prior to the Commercial Start Date will be one (1) month, and thereafter, six (6) months.
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(b)
|
Subject to paragraphs (c), (d) and (e) below, each Interest Period shall end on the same numbered day (the "
later equivalent day
"), in the calendar month in which it is to end, as the numbered day on which the first Interest Period for that Facilities Advance would have ended, in each case in the absence of (and before) any adjustment pursuant to Clause 6.2 (
Non-Business Days
). Where there is no later equivalent day then, subject to paragraphs (c), (d) and (e) below, the relevant Interest Period shall end on the last calendar day of the calendar month in which it is to end, subject to adjustment pursuant to Clause 6.2 (
Non-Business Days
).
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(c)
|
An Interest Period for a Facilities Advance shall not extend beyond the Final Maturity Date.
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(d)
|
Each Interest Period for a Facilities Advance under this Agreement shall start on the Drawdown Date for such Facilities Advance or (if already made) on the last day of its preceding Interest Period save in relation to any Interest Period which would otherwise end during the month preceding, or extending beyond, a Repayment Date, in which case, such Interest Period shall be of such duration that it shall end on that Repayment Date.
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(e)
|
The Company agrees that the Interest Periods pursuant to this Clause 6.1 (
Interest Periods
) shall conform to the requirements of any Hedging Agreements entered into from time to time, so far as practically possible.
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6.2
|
Non-Business Days
|
6.3
|
Consolidation of Facilities Advances
|
(a)
|
If two (2) or more Interest Periods relating to Commercial Bank Facility Advances made in the same currency end on the same date, those Commercial Bank Facility Advances will be consolidated into, and treated as, a single Commercial Bank Facility Advance made under the Commercial Bank Facility on the last day of the Interest Period.
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(b)
|
If two (2) or more Interest Periods relating to Contingent Facility Advances made in the same currency end on the same date, those Contingent Facility Advances will be consolidated into, and treated as, a single Contingent Facility Advance made under the Contingent Facility on the last day of the Interest Period.
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(c)
|
Any Facilities Advance under the Commercial Bank Facility or the Contingent Facility made during an Interest Period for a previous Facilities Advance (an "
Existing Interest Period
") will, subject to paragraphs (d) and (e) below, have an initial Interest Period ending on the last day of such Existing Interest Period.
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(d)
|
The Commercial Facilities Agent shall be entitled to shorten any Interest Period for any Facilities Advance to ensure that the aggregate principal amount of Facilities Advances with an Interest Period ending on a Repayment Date is not less than the amount of principal due to be repaid on that Repayment Date.
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(e)
|
If paragraph (c) above would result in a Facilities Advance having an Interest Period of less than one (1) month, then the initial Interest Period for such Facilities Advance will be such period as the Commercial Facilities Agent and the Company may agree.
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(f)
|
If the Commercial Facilities Agent makes any change to the Interest Period referred to in paragraph (d) of this Clause 6.3 (
Consolidation of Facilities Advances
), it shall promptly notify the Company and the Commercial Lenders.
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7.
|
PAYMENT AND CALCULATION OF INTEREST
|
7.1
|
Payment of Interest
|
(a)
|
On the last day of each Interest Period, the Company shall pay accrued interest on the Facilities Advance to which that Interest Period relates.
|
(b)
|
In the event the Company prepays all or any part of a Facilities Advance or Unpaid Sum on any day other than the last day of an Interest Period, the Company shall pay interest accrued on that Facilities Advance or Unpaid Sum (or part thereof) from the first day of the Interest Period during which such prepayment occurs until the date of prepayment, and, in addition, any amounts payable pursuant to Clause 8.5 (
Break Costs
).
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7.2
|
Calculation of interest
|
(a)
|
Margin relating to the relevant Facilities Advance at that time; and
|
(b)
|
LIBOR.
|
7.3
|
Default Interest Periods
|
(a)
|
Default interest shall accrue on any Unpaid Sum from the due date up to the date of actual payment (both before and after judgement) at a rate of two (2)
per cent
per annum higher than the rate which would have been payable if the Unpaid Sum had, during the period of non-payment, constituted a Facilities Advance in the currency of the Unpaid Sum, as the case may be, for successive Interest Periods, each of a duration selected by the Commercial Facilities Agent. Any interest accruing under this Clause 7.3 (
Default Interest Periods
) shall be immediately payable by the Company on demand by the Commercial Facilities Agent.
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(b)
|
Default interest (if unpaid) arising on an Unpaid Sum will be compounded with the Unpaid Sum at the end of each Interest Period applicable to that Unpaid Sum but will remain immediately due and payable.
|
7.4
|
Notification of rates of interest
|
8.
|
CHANGES TO THE CALCULATION OF INTEREST
|
8.1
|
Unavailability of Screen Rate
|
(a)
|
Interpolated Screen Rate
: If no Screen Rate is available for LIBOR for the Interest Period of a Facilities Advance, the applicable LIBOR shall be the Interpolated Screen Rate for a period equal in length to the Interest Period of that Facilities Advance.
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(b)
|
Reference Bank Rate:
If paragraph (a) above applies but it is not possible to calculate the Interpolated Screen Rate for that Facilities Advance, the applicable LIBOR shall be the Reference Bank Rate as of the Specified Time on the Quotation Day for the currency of that Facilities Advance, and for a period equal in length to the Interest Period of that Facilities Advance.
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8.2
|
Absence of quotations
|
8.3
|
Market Disruption
|
(a)
|
If a Market Disruption Event occurs in relation to a Facilities Advance for any Interest Period, then the rate of interest on each Commercial Lender's share of that Facilities Advance for that Interest Period shall be the rate per annum which is the sum of:
|
(i)
|
the applicable Margin;
|
(ii)
|
the rate specified by notice to the Commercial Facilities Agent from that Commercial Lender as soon as practicable, and in any event before interest is due to be paid in respect of that Interest Period, to be that which expresses as a percentage rate per annum the cost to that Commercial Lender of funding its participation in that Facilities Advance from whatever source it may reasonably select.
|
(b)
|
In this Agreement "
Market Disruption Event
" means:
|
(i)
|
at or about noon on the Quotation Day for the relevant Interest Period the Screen Rate is not available and none or only one of the Reference Banks supplies a rate to the Commercial Facilities Agent to determine LIBOR for Dollars for the relevant Interest Period; or
|
(ii)
|
before close of business in London on the Quotation Day for the relevant Interest Period, the Commercial Facilities Agent receives notification from a Commercial Lender or Commercial Lenders that the cost to it (or them) of obtaining matching deposits from whatever source it reasonably selects would be in excess of LIBOR for the relevant Interest Period.
|
8.4
|
Alternative Basis of Interest or Funding
|
(a)
|
If a Market Disruption Event occurs and the Commercial Facilities Agent or the Company so requires, the Commercial Facilities Agent and the Company shall enter into negotiations (for a period of not more than thirty (30) days) with a view to agreeing a substitute basis for determining the rate of interest.
|
(b)
|
Any alternative basis agreed pursuant to paragraph (a) above shall, with the prior consent of all the Commercial Lenders and the Company, be binding on all Parties.
|
8.5
|
Break Costs
|
(a)
|
all or any part of a Facilities Advance or an Unpaid Sum being paid by the Company on a day other than the last day of an Interest Period for that Facilities Advance or Unpaid Sum; or
|
(b)
|
a Commercial Lender funding its participation in a Facilities Advance requested by the Company in a Notice of Drawdown where such Facilities Advance is not made by reason of the operation of any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement,
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9.
|
INCREASED COSTS
|
9.1
|
Increased Costs
|
(a)
|
Subject to Clause 9.3 (
Exceptions
), the Company shall, within five (5) Business Days of a demand by the Commercial Facilities Agent, pay for the account of a Commercial Lender the amount of any Increased Costs incurred by that Commercial Lender or any of its Affiliates as a result of:
|
(i)
|
the introduction of or any change in (or in the interpretation, administration or application of) any law or regulation; or
|
(ii)
|
compliance with any law or regulation made after the date of this Agreement.
|
(b)
|
In this Agreement:
|
(i)
|
"
Increased Costs
" means:
|
(A)
|
a reduction in the rate of return from a Commercial Facility or on a Commercial Lenders' (or its Affiliates') overall capital;
|
(B)
|
an additional or increased cost; or
|
(C)
|
a reduction of any amount due and payable under any Finance Document,
|
(ii)
|
"
Basel III
" means:
|
(A)
|
the agreements on capital requirements, a leverage ratio and liquidity standards contained in "Basel III: A global regulatory framework for more resilient banks and banking systems", "Basel III: International framework for liquidity risk measurement, standards and monitoring" and "Guidance for national authorities operating the countercyclical capital buffer" published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in December 2010, each as amended, supplemented or restated;
|
(B)
|
the rules for global systemically important banks contained in "Global systemically important banks: assessment methodology and the additional loss absorbency requirement - Rules text" published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in November 2011, as amended, supplemented or restated; and
|
(C)
|
any further guidance or standards published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision relating to Basel III.
|
9.2
|
Increased Cost Claims
|
(a)
|
A Commercial Lender intending to make a claim pursuant to Clause 9.1 (
Increased Costs
) shall notify the Commercial Facilities Agent of the event giving rise to the claim, following which the Commercial Facilities Agent shall promptly notify the Company.
|
(b)
|
Each Commercial Lender shall, as soon as practicable after a demand by the Commercial Facilities Agent, provide a certificate confirming the amount of its Increased Costs.
|
9.3
|
Exceptions
|
(a)
|
attributable to a Tax Deduction required by law to be made by the Company;
|
(b)
|
attributable to a FATCA Deduction required to be made by a Party;
|
(c)
|
compensated for by clause 8.2(b) (
Gross-up of Payments/Tax Indemnity
) of the Common Terms Agreement or a payment in respect of Excluded Tax;
|
(d)
|
attributable to the wilful breach by the relevant Commercial Lender or its Affiliates of any law or regulation; or
|
(e)
|
attributable to the implementation or application of or compliance with the "International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards, a Revised Framework" published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in June 2004 in the form existing on the date of this Agreement (but excluding any amendment arising out of Basel III after the date of this Agreement) ("
Basel II
") or any other law or regulation which implements Basel II (whether such implementation, application or compliance is by a government, regulator, Commercial Lender or any of its Affiliates).
|
10.
|
MITIGATION BY THE COMMERCIAL LENDERS
|
10.1
|
Mitigation by the Commercial Lenders
|
(a)
|
Each Commercial Lender shall, in consultation with the Company, use reasonable endeavours to mitigate any circumstances which arise and which would result in any amount becoming payable under, or cancelled pursuant to, Clause 9 (
Increased Costs
) provided that, in order to comply with such duty, no Commercial Lender shall be required to transfer any of its rights and obligations under the Finance Documents to an entity other than another Affiliate or Facility Office.
|
(b)
|
Paragraph (a) above does not in any way limit the obligations of the Company under the Finance Documents or reduce any rights of the Commercial Lenders, in each case, under the Finance Documents.
|
10.2
|
Limitation of Liability
|
(a)
|
The Company shall promptly indemnify each Commercial Lender for all costs and expenses reasonably incurred by that Commercial Lender as a result of steps taken by it under Clause 10.1 (
Mitigation by the Commercial Lenders
).
|
(b)
|
A Commercial Lender is not obliged to take any steps under Clause 10.1 (
Mitigation by the Commercial Lenders
) if, in the opinion of that Commercial Lender (acting reasonably), to do so might be prejudicial to it or would be unlawful.
|
11.
|
COMMITMENT FEES
|
11.1
|
Commitment Fee
|
(a)
|
The Company shall pay to the Commercial Facilities Agent (for the account of each Commercial Lender under the Commercial Bank Facility), a commitment fee in Dollars of one
per cent
(1%) per annum, which shall start accruing from the earlier of Financial Close and the date which falls thirty (30) days after the signing date of this Agreement, until the last day of the Availability Period on that Commercial Lender's Available Commercial Bank Facility Commitment.
|
(b)
|
The Company shall pay to the Commercial Facilities Agent (for the account of each Commercial Lender under the Contingent Facility), a commitment fee in Dollars of one
per cent
(1%) per annum, which shall start accruing from the earlier of Financial Close and the date which falls thirty (30) days after the signing date of this Agreement, until the last day of the Availability Period on that Commercial Lender's Available Contingent Facility Commitment.
|
(c)
|
The accrued commitment fees shall be payable:
|
(i)
|
on the last day of each successive period of one (1) month which ends during the Availability Period;
|
(ii)
|
on the last day of the Availability Period; and
|
(iii)
|
on the cancelled amount of the relevant Commercial Lender's Commitment at the time the cancellation is effective.
|
12.
|
ROLE OF COMMERCIAL FACILITIES AGENT
|
12.1
|
Appointment of the Commercial Facilities Agent
|
(a)
|
Subject to Clause 12.10 (
Resignation of the Commercial Facilities Agent
), each of the Commercial Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints the Commercial Facilities Agent to act as its agent under and in connection with the Finance Documents.
|
(b)
|
Each of the Commercial Lenders authorises the Commercial Facilities Agent to exercise the rights, powers, authorities and discretions specifically given to the Commercial Facilities Agent under or in connection with the Finance Documents together with any other incidental rights, powers, authorities and discretions.
|
(c)
|
The Commercial Facilities Agent's duties, rights and discretions are only those which are expressly specified in this Agreement and the Finance Documents, and no other duties, rights or discretions shall be implied.
|
12.2
|
Duties of the Agent
|
(a)
|
The Commercial Facilities Agent shall promptly forward to a Party the original or a copy of any document which is delivered to the Commercial Facilities Agent for that Party by any other Party.
|
(b)
|
Except where a Finance Document specifically provides otherwise, the Commercial Facilities Agent is not obliged to review or check the adequacy, accuracy or completeness of any document it forwards to another Party.
|
(c)
|
If the Commercial Facilities Agent receives notice from a Party referring to this Agreement, describing an Event of Default and stating that the circumstance described is an Event of Default, it shall promptly notify the Commercial Lenders.
|
(d)
|
If the Commercial Facilities Agent is aware of the non-payment of any principal, interest, Commitment Fee or other fee payable to a Commercial Lender (other than the Commercial Facilities Agent) under this Agreement it shall promptly notify the other Commercial Lenders.
|
(e)
|
The Commercial Facilities Agent's duties under this Agreement are solely mechanical and administrative in nature.
|
12.3
|
No fiduciary duties
|
(a)
|
Nothing in this Agreement constitutes the Commercial Facilities Agent as a trustee or fiduciary of any other person.
|
(b)
|
The Commercial Facilities Agent shall not be bound to account to any Commercial Lender for any sum or the profit element of any sum received by it for its own account.
|
12.4
|
Rights and discretions of the Commercial Facilities Agent
|
(a)
|
The Commercial Facilities Agent may:
|
(i)
|
rely on:
|
(A)
|
any representation, notice or document believed by it to be genuine, correct and appropriately authorised; and
|
(B)
|
any statement made by a director, authorised signatory or employee of any person regarding any matters which may reasonably be assumed to be within his knowledge or within his power to verify.
|
(ii)
|
assume that:
|
(A)
|
any instructions received by it from the Majority Commercial Lenders, any Commercial Lender or any group of Commercial Lenders are duly given in accordance with the terms of the Finance Documents; and
|
(B)
|
unless it has received notice of revocation, that those instructions have not been revoked; and
|
(iii)
|
rely on a certificate from any person:
|
(A)
|
as to any matter of fact or circumstance which might reasonably be expected to be within the knowledge of that person; or
|
(B)
|
to the effect that such person approves of any particular dealing, transaction, step, action or thing,
|
(b)
|
The Commercial Facilities Agent may assume (unless it has received notice to the contrary in its capacity as agent for the Commercial Lenders) that:
|
(i)
|
no Event of Default has occurred (unless it has actual knowledge of an Event of Default arising under clause 27.2 (
Non-Payment by Company
) of the Common Terms Agreement); and
|
(ii)
|
any right, power, authority or discretion vested in any Party or the Majority Commercial Lenders has not been exercised.
|
(c)
|
The Commercial Facilities Agent may, at its own cost, engage, pay for and rely on the advice or services of any lawyers, accountants, surveyors or other experts.
|
(d)
|
Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (c) above or paragraph (e) below, the Commercial Facilities Agent may at any time engage and pay for the services of any lawyers to act as independent counsel to the Commercial Facilities Agent (and so separate from any lawyers instructed by the Commercial Lenders) if the Agent in its reasonable opinion deems this to be desirable.
|
(e)
|
The Commercial Facilities Agent may rely on the advice or services of any lawyers, accountants, tax advisers, surveyors or other professional advisers or experts (whether obtained by the Commercial Facilities Agent or by any other Party) and shall not be liable for any damages, costs or losses to any person, any diminution in value or any liability whatsoever arising as a result of its so relying.
|
(f)
|
The Commercial Facilities Agent may act in relation to the Finance Documents through its personnel and agents.
|
(g)
|
The Commercial Facilities Agent may disclose to any other Party any information it reasonably believes it has received as agent under this Agreement.
|
(h)
|
Notwithstanding any other provision of any Finance Document to the contrary, the Commercial Facilities Agent is not obliged to do or omit to do anything if it would, or might in its reasonable opinion, constitute a breach of any law or regulation or a breach of a fiduciary duty or duty of confidentiality.
|
12.5
|
Excluded Obligations of the Commercial Facilities Agents
|
(a)
|
be bound to enquire as to:
|
(i)
|
whether or not any representation made by any person in connection with a Transaction Document is true;
|
(ii)
|
the occurrence or otherwise of any Event of Default or Potential Event of Default;
|
(iii)
|
the performance by any other party to a Transaction Document of its obligations thereunder; or
|
(iv)
|
any breach of or default by the Company or any other person of or under its obligations under any Transaction Document;
|
(b)
|
be bound to account to any Commercial Lender for any sum or the profit element of any sum received by it for its own account;
|
(c)
|
be bound to disclose to any other person any information if such disclosure would or might in its opinion constitute a breach of any law or regulation or be otherwise actionable at the suit of any person;
|
(d)
|
be under any obligations other than those for which express provision is made in the Finance Documents; or
|
(e)
|
be bound to take any action which it reasonably considers to be contrary to law or regulation.
|
12.6
|
Majority Commercial Lenders' instructions
|
(a)
|
Subject to the Coordination Deed, the Commercial Facilities Agent shall (i) exercise any right, power, authority or discretion vested in it as Commercial Facilities Agent in accordance with any instructions given to it by the Majority Commercial Lenders (or, if so instructed by the Majority Commercial Lenders, refrain from exercising any right, power, authority or discretion vested in it as Commercial Facilities Agent), which such instructions shall be binding on all of the Commercial Lenders and (ii) not be liable for any act (or omission) if it acts (or refrains from taking any action) in accordance with an instruction of the Majority Commercial Lenders.
|
(b)
|
Subject to the Coordination Deed, any instructions given by the Majority Commercial Lenders will be binding on all the Commercial Lenders.
|
(c)
|
The Commercial Facilities Agent shall be entitled to request instructions, or clarification of any instruction, from the Majority Commercial Lenders as to whether, and in what manner, it should exercise or refrain from exercising any right, power, authority or discretion and the Commercial Facilities Agent may refrain from acting unless and until it receives any such instructions or clarification that it has requested.
|
(d)
|
The Commercial Facilities Agent may refrain from acting in accordance with the instructions of the Majority Commercial Lenders (or, if appropriate, the Commercial Lenders) until it has received any indemnification and/or security as it may require for any cost, loss or liability (together with any associated VAT) which it may incur in complying with the instructions.
|
(e)
|
In the absence of instructions from the Majority Commercial Lenders, (or, if appropriate, the Commercial Lenders) the Commercial Facilities Agent may act (or refrain from taking action) as it considers to be in the best interest of the Commercial Lenders.
|
12.7
|
No duty to monitor
|
(a)
|
whether or not any Default has occurred;
|
(b)
|
as to the performance, default or any breach by any Party of its obligations under any Finance Document; or
|
(c)
|
whether any other event specified in any Finance Document has occurred.
|
12.8
|
Exclusion of liability
|
(a)
|
Without limiting paragraph (b) below, the Commercial Facilities Agent will not be liable for:
|
(i)
|
any failure:
|
(A)
|
to obtain any licence, consent or other authority for the execution, delivery, validity, legality, adequacy, performance, enforceability or admissibility in evidence of any Finance Document;
|
(B)
|
to register or notify any of the foregoing in accordance with the provisions of any of the documents of title of such person;
|
(C)
|
to effect or procure registration of or otherwise perfect or protect any of the Security Interests by registering the same under any applicable registration laws in any territory (other than for additional costs (excluding losses) arising due to any such failure);
|
(D)
|
to take, or to require of the Company or any other person to take, any steps to render any of the Security Interests effective or to secure the creation of any ancillary charge under the laws of any jurisdiction; or
|
(E)
|
to require any further assurances in relation to any of the Security Documents,
|
(ii)
|
exercising, or not exercising, any right, power, authority or discretion given to it by, or in connection with, any Finance Document or any other agreement, arrangement or document entered into, made or executed in anticipation of, under or in connection with, any Finance Document; or
|
(iii)
|
without prejudice to the generality of paragraphs (i) and (ii) above, any damages, costs or losses to any person, any diminution in value or any liability whatsoever arising as a result of:
|
(A)
|
any act, event or circumstance not reasonably within its control; or
|
(B)
|
the general risks of investment in, or the holding of assets in, any jurisdiction,
|
(b)
|
No Party (other than the Commercial Facilities Agent) may take any proceedings against any officer, employee or agent of the Commercial Facilities Agent in respect of any claim it might have against the Commercial Facilities Agent or in respect of any act or omission of any kind by that officer, employee or agent in relation to any Finance Document and any officer, employee or agent of the Commercial Facilities Agent may rely on this Clause 12.8 (
Exclusion of liability
).
|
(c)
|
The Commercial Facilities Agent will not be liable for any delay (or any related consequences) in crediting an account with an amount required under the Finance Documents to be paid by the Commercial Facilities Agent if the Commercial Facilities Agent has taken all necessary steps as soon as reasonably practicable to comply with the regulations or operating procedures of any recognised clearing or settlement system used by the Commercial Facilities Agent for that purpose.
|
(d)
|
Nothing in this Agreement shall oblige the Commercial Facilities Agent to carry out:
|
(i)
|
any "know your customer" or other checks in relation to any person; or
|
(ii)
|
any check on the extent to which any transaction contemplated by this Agreement might be unlawful for any Commercial Lender,
|
(e)
|
Without prejudice to any provision of any Finance Document excluding or limiting the Commercial Facilities Agent's liability, any liability of the Commercial Facilities Agent arising under or in connection with any Finance Document shall be limited to the amount of actual loss which has been finally judicially determined to have been suffered (as determined by reference to the date of default of the Commercial Facilities Agent or, if later, the date on which the loss arises as a result of such default) but without reference to any special conditions or circumstances known to the Commercial Facilities Agent at any time which increase the amount of that loss. In no event shall the Commercial Facilities Agent be liable for any loss of profits, goodwill, reputation, business opportunity or
|
12.9
|
Commercial Lenders' indemnity to the Commercial Facilities Agent
|
12.10
|
Resignation of the Commercial Facilities Agent
|
(a)
|
The Commercial Facilities Agent may resign and appoint one of its Affiliates as successor by giving not less than thirty (30) days prior written notice to the other Commercial Lenders and the Company.
|
(b)
|
Alternatively the Commercial Facilities Agent may resign by giving not less than thirty (30) days prior written notice to the other Commercial Lenders and the Company, in which case the Majority Commercial Lenders (after consultation with the Company) may appoint a successor Commercial Facilities Agent.
|
(c)
|
If the Majority Commercial Lenders have not appointed a successor Commercial Facilities Agent in accordance with paragraph (b) above within thirty (30) days after notice of resignation was given, the Commercial Facilities Agent (after consultation with the Company) may appoint a successor Commercial Facilities Agent.
|
(d)
|
The retiring Commercial Facilities Agent shall, at the sole cost of the Company, make available to the successor Commercial Facilities Agent such documents and records and provide such assistance as the successor Commercial Facilities Agent may reasonably request for the purposes of performing its functions as Commercial Facilities Agent under the Finance Documents.
|
(e)
|
The Commercial Facilities Agent's resignation notice shall only take effect upon:
|
(i)
|
the appointment of a successor;
|
(ii)
|
the Commercial Facilities Agent's rights, benefits and obligations under the Finance Documents being transferred to its successor; and
|
(iii)
|
the Commercial Facilities Agent's successor confirming its agreement to be bound by the provisions of the Finance Documents and all the other related agreements to which it is a party.
|
(f)
|
Upon the appointment of a successor, the retiring Commercial Facilities Agent shall be discharged from any further obligation in respect of the Finance Documents but shall remain entitled to the benefit of this Clause 12 (
Role of Commercial Facilities Agent
). Its successor and each of the other Parties shall have the same rights and obligations amongst themselves as they would have had if such successor had been an original Party.
|
(g)
|
After consultation with the Company, the Commercial Lenders may, by notice to the Commercial Facilities Agent, require it to resign in accordance with paragraph (b) above. In this event, the Commercial Facilities Agent shall resign in accordance with paragraph (b) above (and, if an Insolvency Event has occurred in respect of the Commercial Facilities Agent, the Majority Commercial Lenders or the Company may remove the Commercial Facilities Agent immediately from its appointment hereunder by notice to the Commercial Facilities Agent, the Commercial Lenders and otherwise in accordance with paragraph (b)). The Commercial Lenders shall, acting reasonably, consider any request by the Company to replace the Commercial Facilities Agent if the Commercial Facilities Agent is entitled to make a deduction or withholding in accordance with Clause 12.18 (
Commercial Facilities Agent's Taxes
).
|
12.11
|
Resignation of the Commercial Facilities Agent due to FATCA
|
(a)
|
the Commercial Facilities Agent fails to respond to a request under clause 8.6 (
FATCA Information
) of the Common Terms Agreement and the Company or a Commercial Lender reasonably believes that the Commercial Lender will not be (or will have ceased to be) a FATCA Exempt Party on or after that FATCA Application Date;
|
(b)
|
the information supplied by the Commercial Facilities Agent pursuant to clause 8.6 (
FATCA Information
) of the Common Terms Agreement indicates that the Commercial Facilities Agent will not be (or will have ceased to be) a FATCA Exempt Party on or after that FATCA Application Date; or
|
(c)
|
the Commercial Facilities Agent notifies the Company and the Commercial Lenders that the Commercial Facilities Agent will not be (or will have ceased to be) a FATCA Exempt Party on or after that FATCA Application Date,
|
12.12
|
Confidentiality
|
(a)
|
In acting as agent for the Commercial Lenders, the Commercial Facilities Agent shall be regarded as acting through its agency division which shall be treated as a separate entity from any other of its divisions or departments.
|
(b)
|
If information is received by another division or department of the Commercial Facilities Agent, it may be treated as confidential to that division or department and the Commercial Facilities Agent shall not be deemed to have notice of it.
|
12.13
|
Other Finance Documents
|
12.14
|
Commercial Facilities Agent's Business
|
12.15
|
Exclusion of the Commercial Facilities Agent's Liabilities
|
12.16
|
Commercial Lender's Responsibility
|
(a)
|
to check or enquire on its behalf into the adequacy, accuracy or completeness of any information provided by any person in connection with any of the Transaction Documents or the transactions therein contemplated (whether or not such information has been approved by or circulated to such Finance Party by the Commercial Facilities Agent);
|
(b)
|
to check or enquire on its behalf into the adequacy, accuracy or completeness of any communication delivered to it under any Finance Document, any legal or other opinions, reports, valuations, certificates, appraisals or other documents delivered or made or required to be delivered or made at any time in connection with any Finance Document, any Security Interest to be constituted thereby or any other report or other document, statement or information circulated, delivered or made, whether orally or otherwise and whether before, on or after the date of this Agreement;
|
(c)
|
to check or enquire on its behalf into the due execution, delivery, validity, legality, adequacy, suitability, performance, enforceability or admissibility in evidence of any Finance Document or any other document referred to in paragraph (b) above or of any guarantee, indemnity or security given or created thereby or any obligations imposed thereby or assumed thereunder;
|
(d)
|
to check or enquire on its behalf into the ownership, value or sufficiency of any property the subject of any of the Security Interests, the priority of any of the Security Interests, the right or title of any person in or to any property comprised therein or the existence of any Security Interest affecting the same; or
|
(e)
|
to assess or keep under review on its behalf the financial condition, creditworthiness, condition, affairs, status or nature of any person or the Project.
|
12.17
|
Commercial Facilities Agent as a Commercial Lender
|
12.18
|
Commercial Facilities Agent's Taxes
|
12.19
|
Impaired Commercial Facilities Agent
|
(a)
|
If, at any time, the Commercial Facilities Agent becomes an Impaired Agent, the Company or a Finance Party which is required to make a payment under the Finance Documents in accordance with clause 36.1 (
Payments to the Senior Lenders and Hedge Providers
) of the Common Terms Agreement may instead either (i) pay that amount directly to the required recipient or (ii) pay that amount to the Relevant Account. In each case such payments must be made on the due date for payment under the Finance Documents.
|
(b)
|
All interest accrued on the amount standing to the credit of the Relevant Account will be for the benefit of the beneficiaries of that trust account
pro rata
to their respective entitlements.
|
(c)
|
A Party to a Finance Document which has made a payment in accordance with this Clause 12.19 (
Impaired Commercial Facilities Agent
) shall be discharged of the relevant payment obligation under the Finance Documents and will not take any credit risk with respect to the amounts standing to the credit of the Relevant Account.
|
(d)
|
Promptly upon the appointment of a successor Commercial Facilities Agent in accordance with Clause 12.11 (
Resignation of the Commercial Facilities Agent due to FATCA
), each Party to a Finance Document which has made a payment to a Relevant Account in accordance with this Clause 12.19 (
Impaired Commercial Facilities Agent
) must give all requisite instructions to the bank with whom
|
12.20
|
Communication when Commercial Facilities Agent is an Impaired Agent
|
13.
|
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
|
(a)
|
The Facilities Advances (and any other sums then owed by the Company to the Commercial Lenders under this Agreement) shall become immediately due and payable upon a declaration to that effect by the Global Facility Agent pursuant to clause 28.1 (
Remedies Following Event of Default
) of the Common Terms Agreement, whereupon the Commercial Facilities Agent shall become entitled to select as the duration of each Interest Period that begins thereafter any period of six (6) months or less.
|
(b)
|
The Available Commercial Bank Facility Commitments and Available Contingent Facility Commitments of each Commercial Lender shall be cancelled upon a declaration to that effect by the Global Facility Agent pursuant to clause 28.1 (
Remedies Following Event of Default
) of the Common Terms Agreement.
|
14.
|
AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS
|
14.1
|
Required Consents
|
(a)
|
Subject to the Coordination Deed and Clause 1.3 (
Third Party Rights
) Clause 14.2 (
Exceptions
) below, any term of this Agreement may be amended or waived only by an agreement in writing signed by the Company and the Majority Commercial Lenders, or by the Commercial Facilities Agent acting on the instructions of the Majority Commercial Lenders and any such amendment or waiver will be binding on all the Parties.
|
(b)
|
The Commercial Facilities Agent may effect, on behalf of any Commercial Lender, any amendment or waiver permitted by this Clause 14 (
Amendments and Waivers
). The Commercial Facilities Agent must notify the other Parties promptly of any amendment or waiver effected by it under this paragraph.
|
14.2
|
Exceptions
|
(a)
|
An amendment or waiver that has the effect of changing or which relates to:
|
(i)
|
the definition of Majority Commercial Lenders in Clause 1.1 (
Definitions
);
|
(ii)
|
an extension of the date of payment of any amount to a Commercial Lender under a Commercial Facility;
|
(iii)
|
a reduction in any Margin or a reduction in the amount or change in currency of any payment of principal, interest, fees payable or other amount payable to a Commercial Lender under a Commercial Facility;
|
(iv)
|
any provision which expressly requires the consent of all the Commercial Lenders;
|
(v)
|
an increase in, or an extension of, any Facilities Commitment of any Commercial Lender, the Total Commercial Facilities Commitments or any requirement that a cancellation of any part of the Total Commercial Facilities Commitments reduces the Facilities Commitment of the Commercial Lender rateably under the Commercial Facilities; or
|
(vi)
|
this Clause 14 (
Amendments and Waivers
),
|
(b)
|
Any reduction in the Facilities Commitments of a Commercial Lender, other than in accordance with clause 6.3 (
Voluntary Cancellation
) or clause 6.16 (
Right of Cancellation and Repayment in Relation
|
(c)
|
Any amendment or waiver which relates to the rights or obligations of the Commercial Facilities Agent may only be made with the consent of the Commercial Facilities Agent.
|
(d)
|
Notwithstanding paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) above, a Fee Letter relating to a fee payable to the Commercial Facilities Agent may be amended or waived with the agreement of the Commercial Facilities Agent and the Company.
|
15.
|
PAYMENT MECHANICS
|
15.1
|
Payments to the Commercial Facilities Agent
|
(a)
|
Save as otherwise provided in any Finance Document, each payment received by the Commercial Facilities Agent for the account of a Commercial Lender shall be made available by the Commercial Facilities Agent to such Commercial Lender (or, as the case may be, its own account) for value on the due date for payment in same day funds to such account or bank as the Commercial Facilities Agent may have specified for this purpose.
|
(b)
|
Payment shall be made to such account in the principal financial centre of the country of that currency with such bank as the Commercial Facilities Agent specifies.
|
15.2
|
Distributions by the Commercial Facilities Agent
|
15.3
|
Distributions to the Company
|
15.4
|
Clawback
|
(a)
|
Where a sum is to be paid to the Commercial Facilities Agent under the Finance Documents for another Party, the Commercial Facilities Agent is not obliged to pay that sum to that other Party until it has been able to establish to its satisfaction that it has actually received that sum.
|
(b)
|
If the Commercial Facilities Agent pays an amount to another Party and it proves to be the case that the Commercial Facilities Agent had not actually received that amount, then the Party to whom that amount was paid by the Commercial Facilities Agent shall on demand refund the same to the Commercial Facilities Agent together with commission on that amount from the date of payment to the date of receipt by the Commercial Facilities Agent, calculated by the Commercial Facilities Agent to reflect its actual cost of funds.
|
(c)
|
If the Commercial Facilities Agent is willing to make available amounts for the account of the Company before receiving funds from the Commercial Lenders, then if and to the extent that the Commercial Facilities Agent does so but it proves to be the case that it does not then receive funds from a Commercial Lender in respect of a sum which it paid to the Company:
|
(i)
|
the Company shall on demand refund it to the Commercial Facilities Agent; and
|
(ii)
|
the Commercial Lender by whom those funds should have been made available or, if that Commercial Lender fails to do so, the Company, shall on demand pay to the Commercial Facilities Agent the amount (as certified by the Commercial Facilities Agent) which will indemnify the Commercial Facilities Agent against any funding cost incurred by it as a result of paying out that sum before receiving those funds from that Commercial Lender.
|
15.5
|
Business Days
|
(a)
|
Any payment which is due to be made on a day that is not a Business Day shall be made on the next Business Day in the same calendar month (if there is one) or the preceding Business Day (if there is not).
|
(b)
|
During any extension of the due date for payment of any principal or an Unpaid Sum under this Agreement, interest is payable on the principal or Unpaid Sum at the rate payable on the original due date.
|
16.
|
COUNTERPARTS
|
17.
|
GOVERNING LAW
|
18.
|
ARBITRATION
|
(a)
|
Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the breach, termination, existence or validity thereof or any non-contractual obligations arising out of or relating to this Agreement (a "
Dispute
") shall be referred to and finally settled by arbitration in accordance with the Arbitration Rules of the London Court of International Arbitration (respectively, the "
LCIA
" and the "
Rules
") as in force at the date of this Agreement (which Rules are deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Clause 18 (
Arbitration
) (save as expressly amended herein)). Service of any request made pursuant to this Clause 18 (
Arbitration
) shall be in accordance with the provisions for the sending of notices under clause 38 (
Notices
) of the Common Terms Agreement.
|
(b)
|
The arbitral tribunal (the "
Arbitral Tribunal
") shall consist of three (3) arbitrators. The claimant(s) in their request for arbitration shall jointly nominate one (1) arbitrator and the respondent(s) shall jointly nominate one (1) arbitrator provided that if a party fails to nominate an arbitrator within thirty (30) days of receipt of the request for arbitration, such appointment shall be made, at the request of such other party, by the LCIA. The third arbitrator, who shall serve as the presiding arbitrator, shall be jointly nominated by the other two arbitrators within thirty (30) days of the confirmation of the second arbitrator. If the presiding arbitrator is not nominated within this time period, the LCIA shall appoint such arbitrator.
|
(c)
|
The seat, or legal place, of arbitration shall be London, England and the procedural law applicable to the arbitration proceedings shall be English law. The language used in the arbitral proceedings shall be English and all documents submitted in the arbitral proceedings shall be in the English language or, if in another language, accompanied by an English translation.
|
(d)
|
Any award of the Arbitral Tribunal shall be immediately binding on the Parties. Any monetary award shall be made and payable in dollars and the Arbitral Tribunal shall be authorised to grant pre-award and post-award interest at commercial rates. The Parties waive any right of application to determine a preliminary point of law under section 45 of the Arbitration Act 1996 or appeal on a point of law to a court of law under section 69 of the Arbitration Act 1996.
|
(e)
|
This Agreement and the rights and obligations of the Parties shall remain in full force and effect pending the award in any arbitration proceeding hereunder.
|
(f)
|
Nothing in these dispute resolution provisions shall be construed as preventing any Party from seeking conservatory or similar interim relief from any court of competent jurisdiction.
|
(g)
|
The Arbitral Tribunal shall have the power to allow third parties to be joined in the arbitration as a party in accordance with the Rules and may make a single, final award determining all Disputes between them.
|
(h)
|
Where: (a) a Dispute has been referred to arbitration under this Agreement or under the Common Terms Agreement, any other Facility Agreement, the Equity Subscription and Retention Agreement, the Coordination Deed, the English Charge and Assignment, the Assignment of Reinsurances, any Subordination Agreement, any Subordinated Loan Assignment Agreement, any Hedging Agreement, any Direct Agreement (except the Consolidated Project Agreement Direct Agreement) (each an
|
(i)
|
the Parties may agree that the Arbitral Tribunal appointed or to be appointed in respect of such Existing Dispute shall also be appointed in respect of such Related Dispute; and
|
(ii)
|
if an Arbitral Tribunal has been appointed in the Existing Dispute, and no Arbitral Tribunal has been appointed in a Related Dispute or is composed of the same arbitrators as in the Existing Dispute, the Arbitral Tribunal in the Existing Dispute shall have the power, upon the request of a party to the Existing Dispute or a Related Dispute, to order the consolidation of the whole or part of both sets of arbitration proceedings in accordance with the Rules, provided it determines that:
|
(A)
|
it would be just and equitable and procedurally efficient to do so; and
|
(B)
|
no party to either the Existing Dispute or the Related Dispute would be materially prejudiced as a result.
|
(i)
|
This agreement to arbitrate shall be binding upon the successors, assigns and any trustee or receiver of each party
|
19.
|
SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY
|
Name of Original Commercial Lender
|
Commercial Bank Facility (US$)
|
Contingent Facility
(US$)
|
Ahli United Bank B.S.C.
|
44,079,631.00
|
4,181,818.00
|
Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP)
|
66,119,447.00
|
6,272,727.00
|
Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
|
35,263,706.00
|
3,345,455.00
|
Total
|
145,462,784.00
|
13,800,000.00
|
Repayment Date
|
Commercial Bank Facility Percentage
|
Contingent Facility Percentage
|
First Repayment Date
|
2.0898%
|
2.0898%
|
Second Repayment Date
|
2.0981%
|
2.0981%
|
Second Repayment Date + 6 Months
|
1.9617%
|
1.9617%
|
Second Repayment Date + 12 Months
|
1.9840%
|
1.9840%
|
Second Repayment Date + 18 Months
|
2.0717%
|
2.0717%
|
Second Repayment Date + 24 Months
|
2.0849%
|
2.0849%
|
Second Repayment Date + 30 Months
|
2.1733%
|
2.1733%
|
Second Repayment Date + 36 Months
|
2.1906%
|
2.1906%
|
Second Repayment Date + 42 Months
|
2.2556%
|
2.2556%
|
Second Repayment Date + 48 Months
|
2.2771%
|
2.2771%
|
Second Repayment Date + 54 Months
|
2.3567%
|
2.3567%
|
Second Repayment Date + 60 Months
|
2.3939%
|
2.3939%
|
Second Repayment Date + 66 Months
|
2.4862%
|
2.4862%
|
Second Repayment Date + 72 Months
|
2.5173%
|
2.5173%
|
Second Repayment Date + 78 Months
|
2.6109%
|
2.6109%
|
Second Repayment Date + 84 Months
|
2.6473%
|
2.6473%
|
Second Repayment Date + 90 Months
|
2.7219%
|
2.7219%
|
Second Repayment Date + 96 Months
|
2.7638%
|
2.7638%
|
Second Repayment Date + 102 Months
|
2.8521%
|
2.8521%
|
Second Repayment Date + 108 Months
|
2.9082%
|
2.9082%
|
Second Repayment Date + 114 Months
|
3.0057%
|
3.0057%
|
Second Repayment Date + 120 Months
|
3.0596%
|
3.0596%
|
Second Repayment Date + 126 Months
|
3.1587%
|
3.1587%
|
Second Repayment Date + 132 Months
|
3.2191%
|
3.2191%
|
Second Repayment Date + 138 Months
|
3.3108%
|
3.3108%
|
Second Repayment Date + 144 Months
|
3.3781%
|
3.3781%
|
Second Repayment Date + 150 Months
|
3.4757%
|
3.4757%
|
Second Repayment Date + 156 Months
|
3.5553%
|
3.5553%
|
Second Repayment Date + 162 Months
|
3.6592%
|
3.6592%
|
Second Repayment Date + 168 Months
|
3.7414%
|
3.7414%
|
Second Repayment Date + 174 Months
|
3.8466%
|
3.8466%
|
Second Repayment Date + 180 Months
|
3.9367%
|
3.9367%
|
Second Repayment Date + 186 Months
|
4.0435%
|
4.0435%
|
Second Repayment Date + 192 Months
|
2.8355%
|
2.8355%
|
Second Repayment Date + 198 Months
|
2.8874%
|
2.8874%
|
Final Maturity Date
|
1.4416%
|
1.4416%
|
(1)
|
Teekay LNG Partners L.P.
, a limited partnership formed and existing under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands whose registered office is at The Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, PO Box 1405 Majuro, The Marshall Islands, MH96960 (the
Borrower
);
|
(2)
|
Citigroup Global Markets Limited; Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank; Danske Bank A/S; JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.; Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc
and
Swedbank AB (publ)
as mandated lead arrangers (in this capacity, the
Mandated Lead Arrangers
);
|
(3)
|
ABN AMRO Capital USA LLC; BNP Paribas; Credit Suisse AG; DNB MARKETS, INC.; Nordea Bank Finland Plc, New York Branch; Société Générale
and
UBS Securities LLC
as lead arrangers (in this capacity, the
Lead Arrangers
and together with the Mandated Lead Arrangers, the
Arrangers
);
|
(7)
|
the banks listed in Schedule 1 as original lenders, each acting through its office at the address indicated against its name in Schedule 1 (together the
Original Lenders
and each an
Original Lender
);
|
(a)
|
where all management powers over the business and affairs of the Borrower are vested exclusively in its general partner:
|
(b)
|
where all management powers over the business and affairs of the Borrower become vested exclusively in the board of directors of the Borrower, Teekay Corporation ceases to remain the owner, directly or indirectly, of a minimum of fifty per cent (50%) of the voting rights to elect the members of that board of directors or of the voting rights to elect a minimum of fifty per cent (50%) of that board of directors.
|
(a)
|
for an Original Lender, the aggregate amount set opposite its name in Schedule 1 under the headings
Commitments
and the amount of any other commitment to advance funds under this Agreement transferred to it under this Agreement or assumed by it in accordance with clause 2.5
;
and
|
(b)
|
for any other Lender, the amount of any commitment to advance funds under this Agreement transferred to it under this Agreement or assumed by it in accordance with clause 2.5.
|
(b)
|
another Finance Party, if the information was obtained by that Finance Party directly or indirectly from any member of the Group or any of its advisers,
|
(i)
|
is or becomes public information other than as a direct or indirect result of any breach by that Finance Party of clause 25; or
|
(iii)
|
is known by that Finance Party before the date the information is disclosed to it in accordance with (i) or (ii) or is lawfully obtained by that Finance Party after that date, from a source which is, as far as that Finance Party is aware, unconnected with any member of the Group and which, in either case, as far as that Finance Party is aware, has not been obtained in breach of, and is not otherwise subject to, any obligation of confidentiality,
|
(a)
|
which has failed to make its participation in a Loan available (or has notified the Agent or the Borrower (which has notified the Agent) that it will not make its participation in a Loan available) by the Drawdown Date in accordance with clause 4.1; or
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(ii)
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the Lender is disputing in good faith whether it is contractually obliged to make the payment in question.
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(a)
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a material disruption to those payment or communications systems or to those financial markets which are, in each case, required to operate in order for payments to be made in connection with the Loans (or otherwise in order for the transactions contemplated by the Finance Documents to be carried out) which disruption is not caused by, and is beyond the control of, any of the Parties; or
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(b)
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the occurrence of any other event which results in a disruption (of a technical or systems- related nature) to the treasury or payments operations of a Party preventing that, or any other Party:
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(b)
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any incident in which Environmentally Sensitive Material is released from a vessel other than a Vessel and which involves a collision between a Vessel and such other vessel or some other incident of navigation or operation, in either case, in connection with which a Vessel is actually or potentially liable to be arrested, attached, detained or injuncted and/or where any guarantor, any manager (or any sub-manager of a Vessel) or any of its officers, employees or other persons retained or instructed by it (or such sub-manager) are at fault or allegedly at fault or otherwise liable to any legal or administrative action; or
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(c)
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any other incident in which Environmentally Sensitive Material is released otherwise than from a Vessel and in connection with which a Vessel is actually or potentially liable to be arrested and/or where any guarantor, any manager (or any sub-manager of a Vessel) or any of its officers, employees or other persons retained or instructed by it (or such sub- manager) are at fault or allegedly at fault or otherwise liable to any legal or administrative action.
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(a)
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have as a purpose or effect the protection of, and/or prevention of harm or damage to, the environment;
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(b)
|
relate to the carriage of Environmentally Sensitive Material or to actual or threatened releases of Environmentally Sensitive Material;
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(a)
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in respect of a Lender, the office or offices notified by that Lender to the Agent in writing on or before the date it becomes a Lender (or, following that date, by not less than five (5) Business Days' written notice) as the office or offices through which it will perform its obligations under this Agreement; or
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(b)
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in respect of any other Finance Party, the office in the jurisdiction in which it is resident for tax purposes.
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(b)
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any treaty, law or regulation of any other jurisdiction, or relating to an intergovernmental agreement between the US and any other jurisdiction, which (in either case) facilitates the implementation of any law or regulation referred to in paragraph (a) above; or
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(c)
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any agreement pursuant to the implementation of any treaty, law or regulation referred to in paragraphs (a) or (b) above with the US Internal Revenue Service, the US government or any governmental or taxation authority in any other jurisdiction.
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(a)
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in relation to a "withholdable payment" described in section 1473(1)(A)(i) of the Code (which relates to payments of interest and certain other payments from sources within the US), 1 July 2014;
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(b)
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in relation to a "withholdable payment" described in section 1473(1)(A)(ii) of the Code (which relates to "gross proceeds" from the disposition of property of a type that can produce interest from sources within the US), 1 January 2019; or
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(c)
|
in relation to a "passthru payment" described in section 1471(d)(7) of the Code not falling within paragraphs (a) or (b) above, 1 January 2019,
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(b)
|
any amount raised by acceptance under any acceptance credit facility or dematerialised equivalent;
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(c)
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any amount raised pursuant to any note purchase facility or the issue of bonds, notes, indentures, loan stock or any similar instrument;
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(d)
|
the amount of any liability in respect of any lease or hire purchase contract which would, in accordance with GAAP, be treated as a finance or capital lease;
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(e)
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receivables sold or discounted (other than any receivables to the extent they are sold on a non-recourse basis);
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(f)
|
any amount raised under any other transaction (including any forward sale or purchase agreement) having the commercial effect of a borrowing;
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(g)
|
any derivative transaction entered into in connection with protection against or benefit from fluctuation in any rate or price (and, when calculating the value of any derivative transaction, only the marked to market value shall be taken into account);
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(h)
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any counter-indemnity obligation in respect of a guarantee, indemnity, bond, standby or documentary letter of credit or any other instrument issued by a bank or financial institution;
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(i)
|
any amount raised by the issue of shares which are redeemable (other than at the option of the Borrower) prior to the Maturity Date;
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(j)
|
any amount of any liability under an advance or deferred purchase agreement if one of the primary reasons behind the entry into the agreement is to raise finance; and
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(a)
|
it has failed to make (or has notified a Party that it will not make) a payment required to be made by it under the Finance Documents by the due date for payment;
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(ii)
|
the Agent is disputing in good faith whether it is contractually obliged to make the payment in question.
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(b)
|
becomes insolvent or is unable to pay its debts or fails or admits in writing its inability generally to pay its debts as they become due;
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(c)
|
makes a general assignment, arrangement or composition with or for the benefit of its creditors;
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(d)
|
institutes or has instituted against it, by a regulator, supervisor or any similar official with primary insolvency, rehabilitative or regulatory jurisdiction over it in the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organisation or the jurisdiction of its head or home office, a proceeding seeking a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or any other relief under any bankruptcy or insolvency law or other similar law affecting creditors' rights, or a petition is presented for its winding-up or liquidation by it or such regulator, supervisor or similar official;
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(e)
|
has instituted against it a proceeding seeking a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or any other relief under any bankruptcy or insolvency law or other similar law affecting creditors' rights, or a petition is presented for its winding-up or liquidation, and, in the case
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(i)
|
results in a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or the entry of an order for relief or the making of an order for its winding up or liquidation; or
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(ii)
|
is not dismissed, discharged, stayed or restrained in each case within 30 days of the institution or presentation thereof;
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(f)
|
has exercised in respect of it one or more of the stabilisation powers pursuant to Part 1 of the Banking Act 2009 and/or has instituted against it a bank insolvency proceeding pursuant to Part 2 of the Banking Act 2009 or a bank administration proceeding pursuant to Part 3 of the Banking Act 2009;
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(g)
|
has a resolution passed for its winding-up, official management or liquidation (other than pursuant to a consolidation, amalgamation or merger);
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(h)
|
seeks or becomes subject to the appointment of an administrator, provisional liquidator, conservator, receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for it or for all or substantially all its assets (other than, for so long as it is required by law or regulation not to be publicly disclosed, any such appointment which is to be made, or is made, by a person or entity described in paragraph (d) above);
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(i)
|
has a secured party take possession of all or substantially all its assets or has an execution, attachment, sequestration or other legal process levied, enforced or sued on or against all or substantially all its assets and such secured party maintains possession, or any such process is not dismissed, discharged, stayed or restrained, in each case within 30 days thereafter;
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(j)
|
causes or is subject to any event with respect to it which, under the applicable laws of any jurisdiction, has an analogous effect to any of the events specified in paragraphs (a) to (h) above; or
|
(b)
|
the applicable Screen Rate for the shortest period (for which that Screen Rate is available) which exceeds the Interest Period of that Loan,
|
(b)
|
any person which becomes a party to this Agreement after the Execution Date pursuant to clause 2.5 or pursuant to clause 14,
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(a)
|
liens for unpaid crew's wages including wages of the master and stevedores employed by the Vessel, outstanding in the ordinary course of trading for not more than one calendar month after the due date for payment;
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(f)
|
statutory and common law liens of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, suppliers, materials men, repairers or other similar liens, including maritime liens in each case arising in the ordinary course of business, outstanding for not more than one month (or any longer period in accordance with standard market practice) whose aggregate value does not exceed $75,000,000,
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(c)
|
made or to be made to the Borrower for the purpose of refinancing all or part of a maturing Loan.
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(b)
|
words denoting persons include corporations, partnerships, associations of persons (whether incorporated or not) or governmental or quasi-governmental bodies or authorities and vice versa;
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(c)
|
references to Recitals, clauses and Schedules are references to recitals, clauses and schedules to or of this Agreement;
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(e)
|
the headings and contents page(s) are for the purpose of reference only, have no legal or other significance, and shall be ignored in the interpretation of this Agreement;
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(f)
|
references to any document (including, without limitation, to all or any of the Finance Documents) are, unless the context otherwise requires, references to that document as amended, supplemented, novated or replaced from time to time;
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(g)
|
references to statutes or provisions of statutes are references to those statutes, or those provisions, as from time to time amended, replaced or re-enacted;
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(j)
|
indebtedness
includes any obligation (whether incurred as principal or as surety) for the payment or repayment of money, whether present or future, actual or contingent;
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(l)
|
a
person
includes any individual firm, company, corporation, government, state or agency of a state or any association, trust, joint venture, consortium, partnership or other entity (whether or not having separate legal personality); and
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(a)
|
The obligations of each Finance Party under the Finance Documents are several. Failure by a Finance Party to perform its obligations under the Finance Documents does not affect the obligations of any other Party under the Finance Documents. No Finance Party is responsible for the obligations of any other Finance Party under the Finance Documents.
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(b)
|
The rights of each Finance Party under or in connection with the Finance Documents are separate and independent rights and any debt arising under the Finance Documents to a Finance Party from the Borrower shall be a separate and independent debt in respect of which a Finance Party shall be entitled to enforce its rights in accordance with paragraph (c) below. The rights of each Finance Party include any debt owing to that Finance Party under the Finance Documents and, for the avoidance of doubt, any part of a Loan or any other amount owed by the Borrower which relates to a Finance Party's participation in the
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(c)
|
A Finance Party may, except as otherwise stated in the Finance Documents, separately enforce its rights under the Finance Documents.
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(c)
|
assisting the Borrower to meet and manage any timing gaps in targeting optimal capital markets access; and
|
(a)
|
The Borrower may by giving prior notice to the Agent by no later than the date falling 60 days after the effective date of a cancellation of:
|
(ii)
|
the Commitments of a Lender in accordance with: (A) clause 6.1; or
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(iii)
|
the increased Commitments will be assumed by one or more Lenders or other banks, financial institutions, trusts, funds or other entities (each an
Increase Lender
) selected by the Borrower (each of which shall not be a member of the Group) and each of which confirms in writing (whether in the relevant Increase Confirmation or otherwise) its willingness to assume and does assume all the obligations of a Lender corresponding to that part of the increased Commitments which it is to assume, as if it had been an Original Lender;
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(iv)
|
the Borrower and any Increase Lender shall assume obligations towards one another and/or acquire rights against one another as the Borrower and the Increase Lender would have assumed and/or acquired had the Increase Lender been an Original Lender;
|
(v)
|
each Increase Lender shall become a Party as a "Lender" and any Increase Lender and each of the other Finance Parties shall assume obligations towards one another and acquire rights against one another as that Increase Lender and
|
(vii)
|
any increase in the Commitments shall take effect on the date specified by the Borrower in the notice referred to above or any later date on which the conditions set out in clause 2.5(b) are satisfied.
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(ii)
|
in relation to an Increase Lender which is not a Lender immediately prior to the relevant increase, the Agent being satisfied that it has complied with all necessary "know your customer" or other similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations in relation to the assumption of the increased Commitments by that Increase Lender. The Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Increase Lender upon being so satisfied.
|
(c)
|
Each of the other Finance Parties and the Borrower hereby appoints the Agent as its agent to execute on its behalf any Increase Confirmation delivered to the Agent in accordance with clauses 2.5(a) and 2.5(b).
|
(d)
|
Each Increase Lender, by executing the Increase Confirmation, confirms (for the avoidance of doubt) that the Agent has authority to execute on its behalf any amendment or waiver that has been approved by or on behalf of the requisite Lender or Lenders in accordance with this Agreement on or prior to the date on which the increase becomes effective.
|
(e)
|
The Borrower shall, promptly on demand, pay the Agent the amount of all costs and expenses (including legal fees) reasonably incurred by it in connection with any increase in Commitments under this clause 2.5.
|
(f)
|
The Increase Lender shall, on the date upon which the increase takes effect, pay to the Agent (for its own account) a fee in an amount equal to the fee which would be payable under clause 14.4 if the increase was a transfer or an assignment pursuant to clause 14 and if the Increase Lender was a new Lender.
|
(g)
|
The Borrower may pay to the Increase Lender a fee in the amount and at the times agreed between the Borrower and the Increase Lender in a letter between the Borrower and the Increase Lender setting out that fee. A reference in this Agreement to a Fee Letter shall include any letter referred to in this clause 2.5(g).
|
(i)
|
a
Lender
transferring any of its rights and obligations under or pursuant to this Agreement were references to all the Lenders immediately prior to the relevant increase;
|
(iii)
|
a
re-transfer
and
re-assignment
were references to respectively a
transfer
and an
assignment
.
|
(c)
|
in the case of a Rollover Loan, no Event of Default is continuing unremedied or unwaived or would result from the proposed Loan and, in the case of any other Loan, no Default is continuing unremedied or unwaived or would result from that Loan being made.
|
(a)
|
be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Lenders); and
|
(b)
|
if reasonably required by the Agent, be certified, notarised, legalised or attested in a manner acceptable to the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Lenders).
|
(a)
|
The Borrower may only request that a Loan be advanced in one amount on any Business Day prior to the Final Availability Date by delivering to the Agent a duly completed Drawdown Notice not less than three (3) Business Days before the proposed Drawdown Date.
|
(b)
|
The maximum number of Loans which may be outstanding at any time shall not exceed ten (10).
|
(c)
|
the amount requested does not exceed, when aggregated with the amounts drawn down and outstanding or to be drawn down under any other Drawdown Notices, the Maximum Amount;
|
(a)
|
Subject to clauses 2 and 3, the Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the receipt of a Drawdown Notice, following which each Lender shall advance its Proportionate Share in the Loan to the Borrower through the Agent by the Drawdown Date.
|
(b)
|
No Lender is obliged to participate in any Loan if, as a result, its Proportionate Share in the outstanding Loans would exceed its Commitment.
|
(ii)
|
the proportion borne by each Lender's participation in the maturing Loan to the amount of that maturing Loan is the same as the proportion borne by that Lender's participation in the new Loans to the aggregate amount of those new Loans,
|
|
|
|
(B)
|
if the amount of the maturing Loan is equal to or less than the aggregate amount of the new Loans:
|
(2)
|
each Lender will be required to make a payment under clause 20 in respect of its participation in the new Loans only to the extent that its participation in the new Loans exceeds that Lender's participation in the maturing Loan and the remainder of that Lender's participation in the new Loans shall be treated as having been made available and applied by the Borrower in or towards repayment of that Lender's participation in the maturing Loan.
|
(c)
|
Where (b) above applies and any new Loans are treated as being made available at the same time under that paragraph and those new Loans have the same Interest Period they shall be consolidated into, and treated as, a single Loan.
|
(b)
|
the Commitment of that Lender will be immediately cancelled (but to the extent already advanced, having regard to the last sentence of sub-clause (c) below); and
|
(c)
|
upon the Agent notifying the Borrower, the Borrower shall repay that Lender's Proportionate Share in any outstanding Loans on the last day of its current Interest Period or, if earlier, the date specified by that Lender in the notice delivered to the Agent and notified by the Agent to the Borrower (being no earlier than the last day of any applicable grace period permitted by law). Prior to the date on which repayment is required to be made under this clause 6.1(c), the affected Lender shall negotiate in good faith with the Borrower to find an alternative method or lending base in order to maintain its Commitment.
|
(c)
|
After notification under paragraph (a) above or if the Agent otherwise becomes aware of the same, the Agent shall (acting on the instructions of any Lender), by notice to the Borrower delivered to the Borrower at any time within thirty (30) days of such notification or awareness:
|
(ii)
|
declare that Lender’s Proportionate Share of all outstanding Loans, together with accrued interest, and that Lender’s Proportionate Share of all other amounts accrued under the Finance Documents in each case at such time to be immediately due and payable or otherwise due and payable upon such notice as that Lender may specify.
|
(a)
|
The Borrower may, if it gives the Agent not less than five (5) Business Days’ (or such shorter period as the Majority Lenders may agree) prior notice, cancel the whole or any part (being a minimum amount of US$5,000,000) of the undrawn Facility. Any cancellation under this clause 6.4(a) shall reduce the Commitments of the Lenders rateably.
|
(b)
|
The Borrower may, if it gives the Agent not less than five (5) Business Days’ (or such shorter period as the Majority Lenders may agree) prior notice, prepay the whole or any part of a Loan (but if in part in a minimum amount of US$5,000,000).
|
(i)
|
any sum payable to any Lender by the Borrower is required to be increased under clause 20.3; or
|
(b)
|
On receipt of a notice of cancellation referred to in paragraph 6.5 above, the Commitment of that Lender shall immediately be reduced to zero.
|
(c)
|
On the last day of the Interest Period for each Loan which ends after the Borrower has given notice of cancellation under paragraph 6.5 above in relation to a Lender (or, if earlier, the date specified by the Borrower in that notice), the Borrower shall repay that Lender's participation in each Loan together with all interest and other amounts accrued under the Finance Documents.
|
(d)
|
The Borrower may, in the circumstances set out in paragraph (a) above, on ten (10) Business Days' prior notice to the Agent and to that Lender, replace that Lender by requiring that Lender to (and, to the extent permitted by law, that Lender shall) transfer pursuant to clause 14 all (and not part only) of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to a Lender or other bank, financial institution, trust, fund or other entity selected by the Borrower which confirms its willingness to assume and does assume all the obligations of the transferring Lender in accordance with clause 14 for a purchase price in cash or other cash payment payable at the time of the transfer equal to the outstanding principal amount of such Lender's participation in each Loan and all accrued interest, Break Costs and other amounts payable in relation thereto under the Finance Documents.
|
(e)
|
The replacement of a Lender pursuant to paragraph (d) above shall be subject to the following conditions:
|
(iii)
|
in no event shall the Lender replaced under paragraph (d) above be required to pay or surrender any of the fees received by such Lender pursuant to the Finance Documents; and
|
(iv)
|
the Lender shall only be obliged to transfer its rights and obligations pursuant to paragraph (d) above once it is satisfied that it has complied with all necessary "know your customer" or other similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations in relation to that transfer.
|
(f)
|
If any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, the Borrower may, at any time whilst the Lender continues to be a Defaulting Lender, give the Agent thirty (30) Business Days' notice of cancellation of the Commitment of that Lender. On that notice becoming effective, the available Commitment of the Defaulting Lender shall immediately be reduced to zero. The Agent shall as soon as practicable after receipt of that notice notify all the Lenders.
|
(a)
|
Any notice of cancellation or prepayment given by any Party under this clause 6 shall be irrevocable and, unless a contrary indication appears in this Agreement, shall specify the date or dates upon which the relevant cancellation or prepayment is to be made and the amount of that cancellation or prepayment.
|
(b)
|
Any prepayment under this Agreement shall be made together with accrued interest on the amount prepaid and, subject to any Break Costs, without premium or penalty.
|
(c)
|
The Borrower shall not repay or prepay all or any part of the Loans or cancel all or any part of the Commitments except at the times and in the manner expressly provided for in this Agreement.
|
(d)
|
No amount of the Commitments cancelled under this Agreement may be subsequently reinstated.
|
(e)
|
If the Agent receives a notice under this clause 6 it shall promptly forward a copy of that notice to either the Borrower or the affected Lender, as appropriate.
|
(f)
|
If all or part of any Lender's participation in a Loan is repaid or prepaid and is not available for redrawing (other than by operation of clause 3.3), an amount of that Lender's Commitment (equal to the amount of the participation which is repaid or prepaid) will be deemed to be cancelled on the date of repayment or prepayment.
|
(g)
|
Any prepayment of a Loan (other than pursuant to clauses 6.1 and 6.5) shall be applied pro rata to each Lender’s participation in that Loan.
|
(a)
|
If no Screen Rate is available for LIBOR for the Interest Period of a Loan, the applicable LIBOR shall be the Interpolated Screen Rate for a period equal in length to the Interest Period of that Loan.
|
(b)
|
If no Screen Rate is available for LIBOR for: (i) the currency of a Loan; or
|
(c)
|
If paragraph (b) above applies but no Reference Bank Rate is available for the relevant currency or Interest Period there shall be no LIBOR for that Loan and clause 8.4 shall apply to that Loan for that Interest Period.
|
(a)
|
Subject to paragraph (b) below, if LIBOR is to be determined on the basis of a Reference Bank Rate but a Reference Bank does not supply a quotation by 11:00 a.m. on the Quotation Day, the Reference Bank Rate shall be calculated on the basis of the quotations of the remaining Reference Banks.
|
(b)
|
If at or about noon on the Quotation Day applicable to any Loan none or only one of the Reference Banks supplies a quotation, there shall be no Reference Bank Rate for the relevant Interest Period and clause 8.4 shall apply to that Loan for that Interest Period.
|
(a)
|
If this clause 8.4 applies, the rate of interest on each Lender's share of the relevant Loan for the relevant Interest Period shall be the percentage rate per annum which is the sum of:
|
(ii)
|
the rate notified to the Agent by that Lender as soon as practicable and in any event before the date on which interest is due to be paid in respect of that Interest Period, to be that which expresses as a percentage rate per annum the cost to the
|
(b)
|
If this clause 8.4 applies and the Agent or the Borrower so requires, the Agent and the Borrower shall enter into negotiations (for a period of not more than thirty (30) days) with a view to agreeing a substitute basis for determining the rate of interest.
|
(c)
|
Any alternative basis agreed pursuant to paragraph (b) above shall, with the prior consent of all the Lenders and the Borrower, be binding on all the Parties.
|
(a)
|
the negotiation, preparation, printing, execution, syndication and registration of the Finance Documents (whether or not any Finance Document is actually executed or registered and whether or not any Loan is advanced);
|
(b)
|
any amendment, addendum or supplement to any Finance Document (whether or not completed);
|
(c)
|
any waiver or consent requested by or on behalf of the Borrower or specifically contemplated by this Agreement; and
|
(d)
|
any other document which may at any time be reasonably required by a Finance Party to give effect to any Finance Document or which a Finance Party is entitled to call for or obtain under any Finance Document.
|
(a)
|
any failure by the Borrower to pay any amount due under a Finance Document on its due date, including without limitation, any cost, loss or liability arising as a result of clause
|
(b)
|
funding, or making arrangements to fund, its participation in a Loan requested by the Borrower in a Drawdown Notice but not made by reason of the operation of one or more of the provisions of this Agreement (other than solely by reason of default or negligence by that Finance Party); or
|
(c)
|
any Loan (or part of any Loan) not being prepaid in accordance with a notice of prepayment given by the Borrower.
|
(a)
|
The Borrower hereby agrees at all times to pay promptly or, as the case may be, indemnify and hold the Finance Parties and their respective officers, directors, representatives, agents and employees (together the "
Indemnified Parties
") harmless on a full indemnity basis from and against each and every loss suffered or incurred by or imposed on any Indemnified Party related to or arising out of:
|
(ii)
|
the execution and delivery of any commitment letter, engagement letter, fee letter, the Finance Documents or any other document connected therewith or the performance of the respective obligations thereunder, including without limitation environmental liabilities; or
|
(iii)
|
any claim, action, suit, investigation or proceeding relating to the foregoing whether or not any Indemnified Party is a party thereto or target thereof, or the Indemnified Parties' roles in connection therewith, and will reimburse the Indemnified Parties, on demand, for all reasonable expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and expenses) as they are incurred by the Indemnified Parties in connection with
|
(b)
|
The Borrower will not, however, be responsible for any claims, liabilities, losses, damages or expenses of an Indemnified Party that are finally judicially determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted principally from the wilful misconduct or gross negligence of such Indemnified Party.
|
(c)
|
The foregoing shall be in addition to any rights that the Indemnified Parties may have at common law or otherwise and shall extend upon the same terms to and inure to the benefit of any affiliate, director, officer, employee, agent or controlling person of an Indemnified Party.
|
(a)
|
Subject to clause 9.9, the Borrower shall, within three Business Days of a demand by the Agent, pay to the Agent for the account of a Finance Party the amount of any Increased Costs incurred by that Finance Party or any of its Affiliates as a result of (i) the introduction of or any change in (or in the interpretation, administration or application of) any law or regulation or (ii) compliance with any law or regulation or (iii) the implementation or application of or compliance with Basel III, CRR or CRD IV or any other law or regulation which implements Basel III, CRR or CRD IV (whether such implementation, application or compliance is by a government, regulator, that Finance Party or any of that Finance Party's Affiliates) in each case made after the date of this Agreement.
|
(A)
|
the agreements on capital requirements, a leverage ratio and liquidity standards contained in "Basel III: A global regulatory framework for more resilient banks and banking systems", "Basel III: International framework for liquidity risk measurement, standards and monitoring" and "Guidance for national authorities operating the countercyclical capital buffer" published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in December 2010, each as amended, supplemented or restated;
|
(B)
|
the rules for global systemically important banks contained in "Global systemically important banks: assessment methodology and the additional loss absorbency requirement – Rules text" published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in November 2011, as amended, supplemented or restated; and
|
(ii)
|
CRD IV
means Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on access to the activity of credit institutions and the prudential supervision of credit institutions and investment firms, amending Directive 2002/87/EC and repealing Directives 2006/48/EC and 2006/49/EC, as amended, supplemented or restated.
|
(iii)
|
CRR
means Regulation EU No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms and amending Regulation EU No 648/2012, as amended, supplemented or restated.
|
(a)
|
A Finance Party intending to make a claim pursuant to clause 9.6 shall notify the Agent of the event giving rise to the claim, following which the Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower.
|
(b)
|
Each Finance Party shall, as soon as practicable after a demand by the Agent, provide a certificate confirming the amount of its Increased Costs.
|
(e)
|
attributable to the implementation or application of, or compliance with, the "International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards, a Revised Framework" published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in June 2004 in the form existing on the date of this Agreement (but excluding any amendment arising out of Basel III) (
Basel II
) or any other law or regulation which implements Basel II (whether such implementation, application or compliance is by a government, regulator, Finance Party or of its Affiliates).
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(c)
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A Protected Party making, or intending to make a claim under clause 9.12(a) above shall promptly notify the Agent of the event which will give, or has given, rise to the claim, following which the Agent shall notify the Borrower.
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(d)
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A Protected Party shall, on receiving a payment from the Borrower under this clause 9.12, notify the Agent.
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(a)
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All amounts set out or expressed in a Finance Document to be payable by any Party to a Finance Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for a supply or supplies for VAT purposes shall be deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on such supply or supplies, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (b) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document and such Finance Party is required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT , that Party shall pay to the Finance Part(in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of such VAT (and such Finance Party shall promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to such Party).
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(b)
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If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the "Supplier") to any other Finance Party (the "Recipient") under a Finance Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the "Subject Party") is required by the terms of any Finance Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for such supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse the Recipient in respect of that consideration), such Party shall also pay to the Supplier (in addition to and at the same time as paying such amount) an amount equal to the amount of such VAT. The Recipient will promptly pay to the Subject Party an amount equal to any credit or repayment obtained by the Recipient from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines is in respect of such VAT.
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(c)
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Where a Finance Document requires any Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part thereof as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.
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(d)
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Any reference in this clause 9.13 to any Party shall, at any time when such Party is treated as a member of a group for VAT purposes, include (where appropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) a reference to the representative member of such group at such time (the term "representative member" to have the same meaning as in the Value Added Tax Act 1994).
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(a)
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Subject to paragraph (c) below, each Party shall, within ten (10) Business Days of a reasonable request by another Party:
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(ii)
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supply to that other Party such forms, documentation and other information relating to its status under FATCA as that other Party reasonably requests for the purposes of that other Party's compliance with FATCA;
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(iii)
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supply to that other Party such forms, documentation and other information relating to its status as that other Party reasonably requests for the purposes of that other Party's compliance with any other law, regulation, or exchange of information regime.
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(b)
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If a Party confirms to another Party pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) above that it is a FATCA Exempt Party and it subsequently becomes aware that it is not or has ceased to be a FATCA Exempt Party, that Party shall notify that other Party reasonably promptly.
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(c)
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Paragraph (a) above shall not oblige any Finance Party to do anything, and paragraph (a)(iii) above shall not oblige any other Party to do anything, which would or might in its reasonable opinion constitute a breach of:
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(d)
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If a Party fails to confirm whether or not it is a FATCA Exempt Party or to supply forms, documentation or other information requested in accordance with paragraph (a)(i) or (ii) above (including, for the avoidance of doubt, where paragraph (c) above applies), then such Party shall be treated for the purposes of the Finance Documents (and payments under them) as if it is not a FATCA Exempt Party until such time as the Party in question provides the requested confirmation, forms, documentation or other information.
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(a)
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Each Party may make any FATCA Deduction it is required to make by FATCA, and any payment required in connection with that FATCA Deduction, and no Party shall be required to increase any payment in respect of which it makes such a FATCA Deduction or otherwise compensate the recipient of the payment for that FATCA Deduction.
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(b)
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Each Party shall promptly, upon becoming aware that it must make a FATCA Deduction (or that there is any change in the rate or the basis of such FATCA Deduction), notify the Party to whom it is making the payment and, in addition, shall notify the Company and the Agent and the Agent shall notify the other Finance Parties.
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(a)
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The Borrower shall pay to the Agent, for the pro rata benefit of the Lenders, a commitment fee calculated at the rate of 35% per annum of the Margin on the undrawn, uncancelled amount of the Maximum Amount.
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(b)
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The commitment fee shall be calculated from the Execution Date and shall be payable quarterly in arrears.
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(a)
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0.10% per annum of the applicable utilised amount where the utilised amount of the Facility is equal to or less than thirty three and one third per cent (33 1/3%) of the Maximum Amount;
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(b)
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0.20% per annum of the applicable utilised amount where the utilised amount of the Facility is greater than thirty three and one third per cent (33 1/3%) but less than or equal to sixty six and two thirds per cent (66 2/3%) of the Maximum Amount; and
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(c)
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0.40% per annum of the applicable utilised amount where the utilised amount of the Facility is in excess of sixty six and two thirds per cent (66 2/3%) of the Maximum Amount.
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(a)
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Neither the Borrower nor the Group taken as a whole is unable, or admits or has admitted its inability, to pay its debts or has suspended making payments in respect of any of its debts.
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(b)
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Neither the Borrower nor any member of the Group has by reason of actual or anticipated financial difficulties, commenced, or intends to commence, negotiations with one or more of its creditors with a view to rescheduling any of its indebtedness.
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(c)
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The value of the assets of the Borrower and the Group taken as a whole is not less than the liabilities of the Borrower or the Group taken as a whole (as the case may be) (taking into account contingent and prospective liabilities).
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(d)
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No moratorium has been, or may, in the reasonably foreseeable future be, declared in respect of any indebtedness of the Borrower or of any member of the Group.
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(a)
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Without prejudice to clause 11.14(b), each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries is not in breach of or in default under any agreement to which it is a party or which is binding on it or any of its assets to an extent or in a manner which might have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(b)
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No Event of Default is continuing unremedied or unwaived or might reasonably be expected to result from the advance of any Loan.
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(a)
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Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has breached any law or regulation which breach has or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(b)
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No labour disputes are current or (to the best of the Borrower's knowledge and belief) threatened against any member of the Group which have or are reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(a)
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Each member of the Group is in compliance with clause 12.3(e) and (to the best of its knowledge and belief) no circumstances have occurred which would prevent such compliance in a manner or to an extent which has or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(b)
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No Environmental Claim has been commenced or (to the best of the Borrower's knowledge and belief) is threatened against any member of the Group where that claim has or is reasonably likely, if determined against that member of the Group, to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(a)
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Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is materially overdue in the filing of any Tax returns and neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries is overdue in the payment of any amount in respect of Tax of $10,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency) or more, save in the case of Taxes which are being contested on bona fide grounds.
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(b)
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No claims or investigations are being made or conducted against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to Taxes such that a liability of, or claim against, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of $10,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency) or more is reasonably likely to arise.
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(b)
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has received notice of or is aware of any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation against it with respect to Sanctions by any Sanctions Authority; or
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(c)
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is located, organised or resident in a country or territory that is, or whose government is, the subject of Sanctions and/or a Sanctioned Country (it being understood and agreed that this clause 11.25 shall not apply to a director, officer or employee who is temporarily located or residing in a country or territory that is, or whose government is, the subject of Sanctions and/or a Sanctioned Country); and
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(a)
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the principle that equitable remedies are remedies which may be granted or refused at the discretion of the court;
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(b)
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the limitation of enforcement by laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, reorganisation, formal restructuring, court schemes, moratoria, administration and other laws generally affecting or limiting the rights of creditors;
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(d)
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the possibility that a court may strike out provisions for a contract as being invalid for reasons of oppression, undue influence or similar; and
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(e)
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any other reservations or qualifications of law expressed in any legal opinions obtained by the Agent in connection with the Facility.
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(i)
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shall be certified by an authorised signatory of the Borrower as fairly representing its financial condition as at the date as at which those financial statements were drawn up; and
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(i)
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The Borrower shall supply to the Agent a Compliance Certificate, signed by a duly authorised representative of the Borrower in the form set out in Schedule 5. with each set of its annual financial statements delivered pursuant to clause 12.1(a) and with each set of its interim financial statements delivered pursuant to clause
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(ii)
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Each Compliance Certificate supplied by the Borrower shall, amongst other things, set out (in reasonable detail) computations as to compliance with clause 12.2 as at the date the relevant financial statements were drawn up.
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(i)
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promptly upon becoming aware of them, details of any material litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings which are current, threatened or pending against any
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(ii)
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copies of all material and relevant documents despatched by it to its creditors generally (or any class of them) at the same time as they are despatched;
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(iii)
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promptly, in relation to any member of the Group, details of any material Environmental Claim or any other material incident, event or circumstance which may give rise to any such material Environmental Claim which is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect;
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(iv)
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promptly, such further information regarding the financial condition, business and operations of the Group as any Finance Party acting through the Agent may reasonably request; and
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(v)
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promptly upon becoming aware of them, details of (i) any accident, casualty or other event which has caused or resulted in or may cause or result in a Vessel being or becoming a total loss or (ii) any claim for breach of any applicable laws being made in connection with any Vessel or its operation (including, without limitation, any material breach of the ISM Code or ISPS Code).
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(i)
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the introduction of or any change in (or in the interpretation, administration or application of) any law or regulation made after the date of this Agreement;
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(iii)
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a proposed assignment or transfer by a Lender of any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to a party that is not a Lender prior to such assignment or transfer,
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(ii)
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the Agent appoints a website provider and designates an electronic website for this purpose;
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(i)
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plus any credit balance carried forward on that party's consolidated profit and loss account,
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(A)
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any debit balance carried forward on that party's consolidated profit and loss account;
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(B)
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any amount shown for goodwill, including on consolidation, or any other intangible property (other than intangible property relating to contracts as shown in the balance sheet of such party); and
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(iii)
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the amount calculated in accordance with GAAP shown as each of "long term debt", "short term debt" and "current portion of long term debt" on the latest consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower when applicable; and
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(iv)
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the amount of any liability in respect of any lease or hire purchase contract entered into by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries which would, in accordance with GAAP, be treated as a finance or capital lease (excluding any amounts applicable to leases whereby the lease obligations are secured by a security deposit which is held on the balance sheet under "Restricted Cash").
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(a)
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Maintenance of Legal Validity
The Borrower shall obtain, comply with the terms of and do all that is necessary to maintain in full force and effect all authorisations, approvals, licenses and consents required in or by the laws and regulations of its jurisdiction of formation and all other applicable jurisdictions, to enable it lawfully to enter into and perform its obligations under the Finance Documents and to ensure the legality, validity, enforceability or admissibility in evidence of the Finance Documents in its jurisdiction of formation and all other applicable jurisdictions.
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(b)
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Claims Pari Passu
The Borrower shall ensure that at all times the claims of the Finance Parties against it under the Finance Documents rank at least pari passu with the claims of all its other unsecured creditors save those whose claims are preferred by any bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, winding-up or other similar laws of general application.
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(c)
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Negative Pledge
Neither the Borrower nor any member of the Group shall create or permit to subsist, any Encumbrance (other than Permitted Encumbrances) over all or any part of
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(d)
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Necessary Authorisations
The Borrower shall (i) obtain, comply with and do all that is necessary to maintain in full force and effect all Necessary Authorisations if a failure to do the same may cause a Material Adverse Effect; and (ii) promptly upon request, supply certified copies to the Agent of all Necessary Authorisations.
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(e)
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Compliance with Applicable Laws
The Borrower shall comply with all applicable laws to which it may be subject (except as regards Sanctions, to which clause 12.3(g) applies, and anti-corruption laws to which clause 12.3(h) applies) if a failure to do the same may have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(f)
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Vessel operation
The Borrower shall, and shall procure that each member of the Group shall operate any Vessel respectively owned by it in accordance with all applicable laws relating to such Vessel and that such Vessels are operated and insured in accordance with good practice (for vessels of the type of that Vessel) from time to time of leading shipowners.
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(i)
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The Borrower shall ensure that no part of the proceeds of any Loan or other transaction(s) contemplated by any Finance Document shall, directly or (to the best of its knowledge and belief) indirectly, be used or otherwise made available:
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(A)
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to fund any trade, business or other activity involving any Restricted Party or any country or territory that at the time of such funding, is a Sanctioned Country and in each case, which such trade, business or other activity is prohibited or restricted by Sanctions applicable to the Borrower or any Finance Party;
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(C)
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in any other manner that would reasonably be expected to result in any Party or any Affiliate of such party or any other person being party to or which benefits from any Finance Document being in breach of any Sanction (if and to the extent applicable to either of them) or becoming a Restricted Party.
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(ii)
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The Borrower shall ensure that its assets and the assets of any of its Subsidiaries shall not be used directly or (to the best of its knowledge and belief) indirectly:
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(B)
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in any trade which is prohibited under applicable Sanctions or which could expose any member of the Group, its assets, any Finance Party or any other person being party to or which benefits from any Finance Document to enforcement proceedings or any other consequences whatsoever arising from Sanctions.
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(iii)
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The Borrower shall promptly, upon becoming aware of the same, inform the Agent in writing if it or any member of the Group is in breach of any Sanctions.
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(i)
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Environmental compliance
The Borrower shall, and shall procure that each member of the Group will:
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(iv)
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ensure that any Vessel controlled by it with the intention of being scrapped by its owner, is recycled at a recycling yard which conducts its recycling business in a socially and environmentally responsible manner;
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(j)
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Environmental claims
The Borrower shall promptly upon becoming aware of the same, inform the Agent in writing of:
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(i)
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any Environmental Claim against any member of a Group which is current, pending or threatened; and
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(ii)
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any facts or circumstances which are reasonably likely to result in any Environmental Claim being commenced or threatened against any member of a Group,
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(i)
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The Borrower shall (and shall ensure that each other member of the Group will) maintain insurances on and in relation to its business and assets (including the Vessels) against those risks and to the extent as is usual for companies and, in the case of the Vessels, responsible shipowners carrying on the same or substantially similar business for vessels of the same type as the relevant Vessels.
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(ii)
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All insurances must be with reputable independent insurance companies or underwriters.
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(iii)
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The Borrower shall (and shall ensure that each other member of the Group will) maintain insurances in respect of each Vessel for not less than such Vessel’s market value and otherwise in accordance with the minimum amounts and coverage required pursuant to the terms of any financing to which that Vessel is subject.
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(i)
|
The Borrower shall, and shall procure that each member of the Group will, pay and discharge all Taxes imposed upon it or its assets within the time period allowed without incurring penalties unless and only to the extent that:
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(B)
|
adequate reserves are being maintained for those Taxes and the costs required to contest them which have been disclosed in its latest financial statements delivered to the Agent under clause 12.1(a) and the semi-annual statements delivered to the Agent under 12.1(c); and
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(C)
|
such payment can be lawfully withheld and failure to pay those Taxes does not have or is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(i)
|
Financial Indebtedness from a person who is not a member of the Group for the purpose of financing the acquisition, ownership or leasing of one or more Vessels, including Financial Indebtedness which arises under a swap or derivative transaction in connection with such financing, and where an Encumbrance in respect of those Vessels is provided to secure that Financial Indebtedness;
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(ii)
|
Financial Indebtedness from a person who is not a member of the Group for the purpose of financing the acquisition of assets secured by Permitted Non-Vessel LNG Encumbrances;
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(iii)
|
in the case of the Borrower only, any unsecured third party Financial Indebtedness arising which is in an amount not exceeding US$660,000,000 in aggregate (which Financial Indebtedness shall include for this purpose (i) each Loan and (ii) the Dollar equivalent, at the time of entering into any swap, of any unsecured bond issuance denominated in Norwegian Krone and swapped at or around the time of such issuance into Dollars);
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(iv)
|
in the case of the Borrower only, any Financial Indebtedness which is subordinate to the Facility on terms satisfactory to the Lenders (acting reasonably); or
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(B)
|
with a member of the Teekay Group which is not a member of the Group, on a subordinated and unsecured basis and at arm’s length on normal commercial terms.
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(n)
|
Other information
The Borrower will promptly supply to the Agent such information and explanations as any of the Lenders may from time to time reasonably require in connection with the Group.
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(o)
|
Inspection of records
The Borrower will following an Event of Default which is continuing, unremedied or unwaived, permit the inspection of its financial records and accounts during business hours by the Agent or its nominee.
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(p)
|
Change of business
The Borrower shall not, without the prior written consent of all Lenders, make any substantial change to the general nature of its business from that carried on at the date of this Agreement.
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(q)
|
No loans or other financial commitments
The Borrower shall not make any loan nor enter into any guarantee or indemnity or otherwise voluntarily assume any actual or contingent liability in respect of any obligation of any other person except for:
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(i)
|
any guarantee or indemnity or other actual or contingent liability in respect of Financial Indebtedness of the type permitted under clause 12.3(m)(i) or 12.3(m)(ii) above;
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(ii)
|
any guarantee or indemnity or other actual or contingent liability arising in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower; and
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(iii)
|
as long as no Event of Default has occurred and remains unremedied and unwaived, any loan to a member of the Group on a subordinated and unsecured basis .
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(r)
|
Dividends
The Borrower shall not pay any dividends or make other distributions to its shareholders at any time after the occurrence of an Event of Default which remains unremedied or unwaived.
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(s)
|
Disposals
The Borrower shall not sell or transfer any of its material assets other than on arm's length terms to third parties where the net proceeds of sale or transfer, either individually or in aggregate with any other disposals of Vessels arising after the Execution Date, would not exceed 35% of the aggregate value of all the Vessels and equipment as determined by reference to the financial statements as at 30 June 2016.
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(t)
|
Mergers
The Borrower shall not enter into any amalgamation, demerger, merger or corporate restructuring unless as a result of the amalgamation, demerger, merger or corporate restructuring, the Borrower shall be the surviving entity and such amalgamation, demerger, merger or corporate restructuring is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(u)
|
Listings
The Borrower shall maintain its listing as a publically-traded entity on the New York Stock Exchange or any such other recognised stock exchange reasonably acceptable to the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Majority Lenders).
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(ii)
|
any amount of cash or cash equivalents held by the Borrower or by any wholly- owned member of the Group (other than cash held in a retention account to which the relevant member does not have unrestricted access),
|
(a)
|
Borrower's Failure to Pay under this Agreement
The Borrower fails to pay any amount due from it under any Finance Document at the time, in the currency and otherwise in the manner specified herein provided that, if the Borrower can demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of the Agent that all necessary instructions were given to effect such payment and the non-receipt thereof is attributable solely to an administrative or technical error by the Agent or an error in the banking system or a Disruption Event,
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(b)
|
Misrepresentation
any representation or statement made by the Borrower in any Finance Document or in any notice or other document, certificate or statement delivered by it pursuant thereto or in connection therewith is or proves to have been incorrect or misleading in any material respect, where the circumstances causing the same would be reasonably likely to give rise to a Material Adverse Effect; or
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(c)
|
Specific Covenants
the Borrower fails duly to perform or comply with any of the obligations expressed to be assumed by it under clauses 12.3(a), 12.3(c), 12.3(d) or
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(d)
|
Financial Covenants
the Borrower is in breach of the Borrower's financial covenants set out in clause 12.2 of this Agreement at any time; or
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(e)
|
Other Obligations
the Borrower fails duly to perform or comply with any of the obligations expressed to be assumed by it in any Finance Document (other than those referred to in clause 13.1(a), clause 13.1(c) or clause 13.1(d)) and such failure (if capable of remedy) is not remedied within 30 days after the Agent has given notice thereof to the Borrower; or
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(i)
|
Any Financial Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other member of the Group is not paid when due (or within any applicable grace period); or
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(ii)
|
any Financial Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other member of the Group is declared to be or otherwise becomes due and payable prior to its specified maturity;
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(g)
|
Insolvency and Rescheduling
the Borrower is unable to pay its debts as they fall due, commences negotiations with any one or more of its creditors with a view to the general readjustment or rescheduling of its indebtedness or makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors or a composition with its creditors; or
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(h)
|
Winding-up
the Borrower files for initiation of formal restructuring proceedings, is wound up or declared bankrupt or takes any corporate action or other steps are taken or legal proceedings are started for its winding-up, dissolution, administration or re-organisation or for the appointment of a liquidator, receiver, administrator, administrative receiver, conservator, custodian, trustee or similar officer of it or of any or all of its revenues or assets or any moratorium is declared or sought in respect of any of its indebtedness; or
|
(i)
|
the Borrower fails to comply with or pay any sum due from it (within 30 days of such amount falling due) under any final judgment or any final order made or given by any court or other official body of a competent jurisdiction in aggregate amount equal to or greater than one hundred million Dollars ($100,000,000) or its equivalent in any other currency, being a judgment or order against which there is no right of appeal or if a right of appeal exists, where the time limit for making such appeal has expired.
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(ii)
|
any execution, distress, expropriation, attachment or sequestration affects, or an encumbrancer takes possession of, the whole or any part of, the property,
|
(j)
|
Similar Event
any event occurs which, under the laws of any jurisdiction, has a similar or analogous effect to any of those events mentioned in clauses 13.1(g), 13.1(h) and 13.1(i), or
|
(l)
|
Validity and Admissibility
at any time any act, condition or thing required to be done, fulfilled or performed in order:
|
(i)
|
to enable the Borrower to lawfully to enter into, exercise its rights under and perform the respective obligations expressed to be assumed by it in the Finance Documents;
|
(iii)
|
to make the Finance Documents admissible in evidence in any applicable jurisdiction,
|
(n)
|
Qualifications of Financial Statements
the auditors of the Borrower qualify their report on any audited consolidated financial statements of the Borrower in any regard which, in the reasonable opinion of the Agent, has a Material Adverse Effect; or
|
(o)
|
Revocation or Modification of consents etc.
if any Necessary Authorisation which is now or which at any time during the Facility Period becomes necessary to enable the Borrower to comply with any of its obligations in or pursuant to any of the Finance Documents is revoked, withdrawn or withheld, or modified in a manner which the Agent reasonably considers is, or may be, prejudicial to the interests of a Finance Party in a material manner, or if such Necessary Authorisation ceases to remain in full force and effect; or
|
(p)
|
Curtailment of Business
if the business of the Borrower is wholly or materially changed or curtailed by any intervention by or under authority of any government, or if all or a substantial part of the undertaking, property or assets of the Borrower is seized, nationalised, expropriated or compulsorily acquired by or under authority of any government or the Borrower suspends or ceases to carry on or disposes (or threatens to suspend or cease to carry on or dispose) of all or a substantial part of its business or assets; or
|
(r)
|
Material Adverse Change
any event or circumstance occurs that has a Material Adverse Effect and such event or circumstance, if capable of remedy, is not so remedied within 30 days of the delivery of a notice confirming such event or change by the Agent to the Lenders; or
|
(s)
|
Loss of Property
all or a substantial part of the business or assets of the Borrower or the Group take as a whole is destroyed, abandoned, seized, appropriated or forfeited for any reason, and such occurrence in the reasonable opinion of the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Majority Lenders) has or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
|
(a)
|
declare that all outstanding Loans, together with accrued interest thereon, and all other amounts accrued or outstanding under the Finance Documents are immediately due and payable, whereupon they shall become immediately due and payable; and/or
|
(b)
|
declare that all outstanding Loans are payable on demand, whereupon they shall immediately become payable on demand by the Agent; and/or
|
(a)
|
to the extent that that Lender seeks to transfer its rights and obligations, the Borrower (on the one hand) and that Lender (on the other) shall be released from all further obligations towards the other;
|
(b)
|
the Borrower (on the one hand) and the transferee (on the other) shall assume obligations towards the other identical to those released pursuant to clause 14.4(a); and
|
(c)
|
the Agent, each of the Lenders and the transferee shall have the same rights and obligations between themselves as they would have had if the transferee was an Original Lender provided that the Agent shall only be obliged to execute a Transfer Certificate once:
|
(i)
|
it is satisfied it has complied with all necessary "know your customer" or other similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations in relation to the transfer to the transferee; and
|
(a)
|
Unless expressly agreed to the contrary, a Lender transferring any of its rights and obligations under or pursuant to this Agreement makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility to the transferee for:
|
(iv)
|
the accuracy of any statements (whether written or oral) made in or in connection with any Finance Document or any other document,
|
(b)
|
Each transferee confirms to the Lender transferring any of its rights and obligations under or pursuant to this Agreement and the other Finance Parties that it:
|
(i)
|
has made (and shall continue to make) its own independent investigation and assessment of the financial condition and affairs of the Borrower and its related entities in connection with its participation in this Agreement and has not relied
|
(ii)
|
will continue to make its own independent appraisal of the creditworthiness of the Borrower and its related entities whilst any amount is or may be outstanding under the Finance Documents or any Commitment is in force.
|
(i)
|
accept a re-transfer or re-assignment from the transferee of any of the rights and obligations assigned or transferred under this clause 14; or
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(ii)
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support any losses directly or indirectly incurred by the transferee by reason of the non-performance by the Borrower of its obligations under the Finance Documents or otherwise.
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(a)
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any charge, assignment or other Encumbrance to secure obligations to a federal reserve or central bank; and
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(b)
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in the case of any Lender which is a fund, any charge, assignment or other Security granted to any holders (or trustee or representatives of holders) of obligations owed, or securities issued, by that Lender as security for those obligations or securities except that no such charge, assignment or Security shall:
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(i)
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release a Lender from any of its obligations under the Finance Documents or substitute the beneficiary of the relevant charge, assignment or other Encumbrance for the Lender as a party to any of the Finance Documents; or
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(ii)
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require any payments to be made by the Borrower or grant to any person any more extensive rights than those required to be made or granted to the relevant Lender under the Finance Documents.
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(a)
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Each other Finance Party appoints the Agent to act as its agent under and in connection with the Finance Documents.
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(b)
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Each other Finance Party authorises the Agent to exercise the rights, powers, authorities and discretions specifically given to the Agent under or in connection with the Finance Documents together with any other incidental rights, powers, authorities and discretions.
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(a)
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The Agent's duties under the Finance Documents are solely mechanical and administrative in nature.
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(c)
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Subject to paragraph (d) below, the Agent shall promptly forward to a Party the original or a copy of any document which is delivered to the Agent for that Party by any other Party.
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(e)
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Except where a Finance Document specifically provides otherwise, the Agent is not obliged to review or check the adequacy, accuracy or completeness of any document it forwards to another Party.
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(f)
|
If the Agent receives notice from a Party referring to this Agreement, describing a Default and stating that the circumstance described is a Default, it shall promptly notify the Finance Parties.
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(g)
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If the Agent is aware of the non-payment of any principal, interest, commitment fee or other fee payable to a Finance Party (other than the Agent, the Coordinator or the Arrangers) under this Agreement it shall promptly notify the other Finance Parties.
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(h)
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The Agent shall have only those duties, obligations and responsibilities expressly specified in the Finance Documents to which it is expressed to be a party (and no others shall be implied).
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(i)
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The Agent shall provide to the Borrower, within ten (10) Business Days of a request by the Borrower (but no more frequently than once per calendar month) a list (which may be in electronic form) setting out the names of the Lenders as at the date of that request and their respective Commitments.
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(a)
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Nothing in any Finance Document constitutes the Agent or the Arrangers as a trustee or fiduciary of any other person.
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(b)
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Neither the Agent nor the Arrangers shall be bound to account to any Lender for any sum or the profit element of any sum received by it for its own account.
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(i)
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any representation, notice or document believed by it to be genuine, correct and appropriately authorised; and
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(ii)
|
any statement made by a director, authorised signatory or employee of any person regarding any matters which may reasonably be assumed to be within his knowledge or within his power to verify.
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(b)
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The Agent may assume (unless it has received notice to the contrary in its capacity as agent for the Lenders) that:
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(i)
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no Default has occurred (unless it has actual knowledge of a Default arising under clause13.1(a)); and
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(ii)
|
any right, power, authority or discretion vested in any Party or the Majority Lenders has not been exercised.
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(c)
|
The Agent may engage, pay for and rely on the advice or services of any lawyers, accountants, surveyors or other experts.
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(d)
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The Agent may act in relation to the Finance Documents through its personnel and agents.
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(e)
|
The Agent may disclose to any other Party any information it reasonably believes it has received as agent under this Agreement.
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(f)
|
Without prejudice to the generality of clause 15.6(e), the Agent: (i) may disclose; and
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(ii)
|
on written request of the Borrower or the Majority Lenders shall, as soon as reasonably practicable, disclose,
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(g)
|
Notwithstanding any other provision of any Finance Document to the contrary, neither the Agent nor the Arrangers are obliged to do or omit to do anything if it would or might in its reasonable opinion constitute a breach of any law or regulation or a breach of a fiduciary duty or duty of confidentiality.
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(h)
|
The Agent may refrain, without liability, from doing anything that would or might in its opinion be contrary to any law of any state or jurisdiction (including, but not limited to, the United States of America or any jurisdiction forming a part of it and England & Wales) or any directive or regulation of any agency of any such state or jurisdiction and may, without liability, do anything which is, in its opinion, necessary to comply with any such law, directive or regulation.
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(a)
|
Unless a contrary indication appears in a Finance Document, the Agent shall (i) exercise any right, power, authority or discretion vested in it as Agent in accordance with any instructions given to it by the Majority Lenders (or, if so instructed by the Majority Lenders, refrain from exercising any right, power, authority or discretion vested in it as Agent) and (ii) not be liable for any act (or omission) if it acts (or refrains from taking any action) in accordance with an instruction of the Majority Lenders.
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(b)
|
Unless a contrary indication appears in a Finance Document, any instructions given by the Majority Lenders will be binding on all the Finance Parties.
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(c)
|
The Agent may refrain from acting in accordance with the instructions of the Majority Lenders (or, if appropriate, the Lenders) until it has received such security as it may require for any cost, loss or liability (together with any associated VAT) which it may incur in complying with the instructions.
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(d)
|
In the absence of instructions from the Majority Lenders, (or, if appropriate, the Lenders) the Agent may act (or refrain from taking action) as it considers to be in the best interest of the Lenders.
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(e)
|
The Agent is not authorised to act on behalf of a Lender (without first obtaining that Lender's consent) in any legal or arbitration proceedings relating to any Finance Document.
|
(a)
|
are responsible or liable for the adequacy, accuracy and/or completeness of any information (whether oral or written) supplied by the Agent, the Arrangers, the Borrower or any other person given in or in connection with any Finance Document;
|
(b)
|
are responsible or liable for the legality, validity, effectiveness, adequacy or enforceability of any Finance Document or any other agreement, arrangement or document entered into, made or executed in anticipation of or in connection with any Finance Document;
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(c)
|
are responsible or liable for any determination as to whether any information provided or to be provided to any Finance Party is non-public information the use of which may be regulated or prohibited by applicable law or regulation relating to insider dealing or otherwise.
|
(a)
|
Without limiting clause 15.9(b) below, the Agent will not be liable for any action taken by it under or in connection with any Finance Document, unless directly caused by its gross negligence or wilful misconduct.
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(b)
|
No Party (other than the Agent) may take any proceedings against any officer, employee or agent of the Agent in respect of any claim it might have against the Agent or in respect of any act or omission of any kind by that officer, employee or agent in relation to any Finance Document and any officer, employee or agent of the Agent may rely on this clause subject to clause 24.5 and the provisions of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.
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(c)
|
The Agent will not be liable for any delay (or any related consequences) in crediting an account with an amount required under the Finance Documents to be paid by the Agent if the Agent has taken all necessary steps as soon as reasonably practicable to comply with the regulations or operating procedures of any recognised clearing or settlement system used by the Agent for that purpose.
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(d)
|
Nothing in this Agreement shall oblige the Agent or the Arrangers to carry out any "know your customer" or other checks in relation to any person on behalf of any Lender and each Lender confirms to the Agent and the Arrangers that it is solely responsible for any such checks it is required to carry out and that it may not rely on any statement in relation to such checks made by the Agent or the Arrangers.
|
(a)
|
The Agent may resign and appoint one of its Affiliates acting through an office as successor by giving notice to the other Finance Parties and the Borrower.
|
(b)
|
Alternatively the Agent may resign by giving 30 days' notice to the other Finance Parties and the Borrower, in which case the Majority Lenders (after consultation with the Borrower) may appoint a successor Agent.
|
(c)
|
If the Majority Lenders have not appointed a successor Agent in accordance with clause 15.11(b) above within 20 days after notice of resignation was given, the retiring Agent (after consultation with the Borrower) may appoint a successor Agent.
|
(d)
|
The retiring Agent shall, at its own cost, make available to the successor Agent such documents and records and provide such assistance as the successor Agent may reasonably request for the purposes of performing its functions as Agent under the Finance Documents.
|
(e)
|
The Agent's resignation notice shall only take effect upon the appointment of a successor.
|
(f)
|
Upon the appointment of a successor, the retiring Agent shall be discharged from any further obligation in respect of the Finance Documents but shall remain entitled to the benefit of this clause 15. Any successor and each of the other Parties shall have the same rights and obligations amongst themselves as they would have had if such successor had been an original Party.
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(g)
|
The Agent shall resign in accordance with paragraph (b) above (and, to the extent applicable, shall use reasonable endeavours to appoint a successor Agent pursuant to paragraph (c) above) if on or after the date which is three (3) months before the earliest FATCA Application Date relating to any payment to the Agent under the Finance Documents, either:
|
(i)
|
the Agent fails to respond to a request under clause 9.14 and a Lender reasonably believes that the Agent will not be (or will have ceased to be) a FATCA Exempt Party on or after that FATCA Application Date;
|
(ii)
|
the information supplied by the Agent pursuant to clause 9.14 indicates that the Agent will not be (or will have ceased to be) a FATCA Exempt Party on or after that FATCA Application Date; or
|
(iii)
|
the Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the Agent will not be (or will have ceased to be) a FATCA Exempt Party on or after that FATCA Application Date;
|
(a)
|
After consultation with the Borrower, the Majority Lenders may, by giving 30 days' notice to the Agent (or, at any time the Agent is an Impaired Agent, by giving any shorter notice determined by the Majority Lenders) replace the Agent by appointing a successor Agent.
|
(b)
|
The retiring Agent shall (at its own cost if it is an Impaired Agent and otherwise at the expense of the Lenders) make available to the successor Agent such documents and records and provide such assistance as the successor Agent may reasonably request for the purposes of performing its functions as Agent under the Finance Documents.
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(c)
|
The appointment of the successor Agent shall take effect on the date specified in the notice from the Majority Lenders to the retiring Agent. As from this date, the retiring Agent shall be discharged from any further obligation in respect of the Finance Documents (other than its obligations under paragraph (b) above) but shall remain entitled to the benefit of clause 15.10, (and any agency fees for the account of the retiring Agent shall cease to accrue from (and shall be payable on) that date).
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(d)
|
Any successor Agent and each of the other Parties shall have the same rights and obligations amongst themselves as they would have had if such successor had been an original Party.
|
(a)
|
In acting as agent for the Finance Parties, the Agent shall be regarded as acting through its agency division which shall be treated as a separate entity from any other of its divisions or departments.
|
(b)
|
If information is received by another division or department of the Agent, it may be treated as confidential to that division or department and the Agent shall not be deemed to have notice of it.
|
(a)
|
The Agent may treat the person shown in its records as Lender at the opening of business (in the place of the Agent's principal office as notified to the Finance Parties from time to time) as the Lender acting through its Facility Office:
|
(ii)
|
entitled to receive and act upon any notice, request, document or communication or make any decision or determination under any Finance Document made or delivered on that day,
|
(b)
|
Any Lender may by notice to the Agent appoint a person to receive on its behalf all notices, communications, information and documents to be made or despatched to that Lender under the Finance Documents. Such notice shall contain the address, fax number and (where communication by electronic mail or other electronic means is permitted under clause 21.7) electronic mail address and/or any other information required to enable the transmission of information by that means (and, in each case, the department or officer, if any, for whose attention communication is to be made) and be treated as a notification of a substitute address, fax number, electronic mail address (or such other information), department and officer by that Lender for the purposes of clause
|
(b)
|
the legality, validity, effectiveness, adequacy or enforceability of any Finance Document and any other agreement, arrangement or document entered into, made or executed in anticipation of, under or in connection with any Finance Document;
|
(c)
|
whether that Lender has recourse, and the nature and extent of that recourse, against any Party or any of its respective assets under or in connection with any Finance Document, the transactions contemplated by the Finance Documents or any other agreement, arrangement or document entered into, made or executed in anticipation of, under or in connection with any Finance Document; and
|
(d)
|
the adequacy, accuracy and/or completeness of any other information provided by the Agent, any Party or by any other person under or in connection with any Finance Document, the transactions contemplated by the Finance Documents or any other agreement, arrangement or document entered into, made or executed in anticipation of, under or in connection with any Finance Document.
|
(a)
|
Subject to clause 16.2 any term of the Finance Documents may be amended or waived only with the consent of the Majority Lenders and the Borrower and any such amendment or waiver will be binding on all Parties.
|
(b)
|
The Agent may effect, on behalf of any Finance Party, any amendment or waiver permitted by this clause 16.
|
(a)
|
An amendment or waiver of or in relation to, any term of any Finance Document that has the effect of changing or which relates to:
|
(v)
|
an increase in any Commitment, an extension of the Final Availability Date or any requirement that a cancellation of Commitments reduces the Commitments of the Lenders rateably;
|
(b)
|
An amendment or waiver which relates to the rights or obligations of the Agent or the Arrangers (each in their capacity as such) may not be effected without the consent of the Agent or, as the case may be, the Arrangers.
|
(a)
|
any Defaulting Lender fails to respond to a request for a consent, waiver, amendment of or in relation to any term of any Finance Document or any other vote of Lenders under the terms of this Agreement within twenty (20) Business Days of that request being made; or
|
(b)
|
any Lender which is not a Defaulting Lender fails to respond to such a request (other than an amendment, waiver or consent referred to in clauses 16.2(a)(ii), 16.2(a)(iii) and
|
(i)
|
its Commitment shall not be included for the purpose of calculating the aggregate of the Commitments when ascertaining whether any relevant percentage (including, for the avoidance of doubt, unanimity) of aggregate of the Commitments has been obtained to approve that request; and
|
(ii)
|
its status as a Lender shall be disregarded for the purpose of ascertaining whether the agreement of any specified group of Lenders has been obtained to approve that request.
|
(ii)
|
the Borrower becomes obliged to repay any amount in accordance with clause 6.1 or to pay additional amounts pursuant to clause 20.3, clause 9.12(a) or clause 9.7 to any Lender,
|
(b)
|
The replacement of a Lender pursuant to this clause 16.4 shall be subject to the following conditions:
|
(iii)
|
in the event of a replacement of a Non-Consenting Lender such replacement must take place no later than thirty (30) Business Days after the date on which that Lender is deemed a Non-Consenting Lender;
|
(iv)
|
in no event shall the Lender replaced under this clause 16.4 be required to pay or surrender to such Replacement Lender any of the fees received by such Lender pursuant to the Finance Documents; and
|
(v)
|
the Lender shall only be obliged to transfer its rights and obligations pursuant to clause 16.4(a) once it is satisfied that it has complied with all necessary "know your customer" or other similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations in relation to that transfer.
|
(c)
|
A Lender shall perform the checks described in clause 16.4(b)(v) as soon as reasonably practicable following delivery of a notice referred to in clause 16.4(a) and shall notify the Agent and the Borrower when it is satisfied that it has complied with those checks.
|
(i)
|
the Borrower or the Agent (at the request of the Borrower) has requested the Lenders to give a consent in relation to, or to agree to a waiver or amendment of, any provisions of the Finance Documents;
|
(iii)
|
Lenders whose Commitments aggregate more than ninety per cent. (90%) of the aggregate of the Commitments (or, if the aggregate of the Commitments have been reduced to zero, aggregated more than ninety per cent. (90%) of the aggregate of the Commitments prior to that reduction) have consented or agreed to such waiver or amendment,
|
(iv)
|
then any Lender who does not and continues not to consent or agree to such waiver or amendment shall be deemed a
Non-Consenting Lender
.
|
(a)
|
For so long as a Defaulting Lender has any Commitment, in ascertaining: (i) the Majority Lenders; or
|
(A)
|
any given percentage (including, for the avoidance of doubt, unanimity) of the aggregate of the Commitments; or
|
(b)
|
For the purposes of this clause 16.5, the Agent may assume that the following Lenders are Defaulting Lenders:
|
(ii)
|
any Lender in relation to which it is aware that any of the events or circumstances referred to in (a), (b) or (c) of the definition of "Defaulting Lender" has occurred,
|
(iii)
|
unless it has received notice to the contrary from the Lender concerned (together with any supporting evidence reasonably requested by the Agent) or the Agent is otherwise aware that the Lender has ceased to be a Defaulting Lender.
|
(a)
|
The Borrower may, at any time a Lender has become and continues to be a Defaulting Lender, by giving five (5) Business Days' prior written notice to the Agent and such Lender:
|
(i)
|
replace such Lender by requiring such Lender to (and, to the extent permitted by law, such Lender shall) transfer pursuant to clause 14 all (and not part only) of its rights and obligations under this Agreement;
|
(ii)
|
require such Lender to (and, to the extent permitted by law, such Lender shall) transfer pursuant to clause 14 all (and not part only) of the undrawn Commitment of the Lender; or
|
(iii)
|
require such Lender to (and, to the extent permitted by law, such Lender shall) transfer pursuant to clause 14 all (and not part only) of its rights and obligations in respect of the Facility,
|
(A)
|
in an amount equal to the outstanding principal amount of such Lender's participation in the outstanding Loans and all accrued interest, Break Costs
|
(B)
|
in an amount agreed between that Defaulting Lender, the Replacement Lender and the Borrower and which does not exceed the amount described in paragraph (A) above.
|
(b)
|
Any transfer of rights and obligations of a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause 16.6 shall be subject to the following conditions:
|
(iii)
|
the transfer must take place no later than five (5) days after the notice referred to in clause 16.6(a);
|
(iv)
|
in no event shall the Defaulting Lender be required to pay or surrender to the Replacement Lender any of the fees received by the Defaulting Lender pursuant to the Finance Documents; and
|
(v)
|
the Defaulting Lender shall only be obliged to transfer its rights and obligations pursuant to clause 16.6(a) once it is satisfied that it has complied with all necessary "know your customer" or other similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations in relation to that transfer to the Replacement Lender.
|
(c)
|
The Defaulting Lender shall perform the checks described in clause 16.6(b)(v) as soon as reasonably practicable following delivery of a notice referred to in clause 16.6(a) and shall notify the Agent and the Borrower when it is satisfied that it has complied with those checks.
|
(a)
|
the Recovering Finance Party shall, within three Business Days, notify details of the receipt or recovery to the Agent;
|
(b)
|
the Agent shall determine whether the receipt or recovery is in excess of the amount the Recovering Finance Party would have been paid had the receipt or recovery been received or made by the Agent and distributed in accordance with clause 18, without taking account of any Tax which would be imposed on the Agent in relation to the receipt, recovery or distribution; and
|
(c)
|
the Recovering Finance Party shall, within three Business Days of demand by the Agent, pay to the Agent an amount (the
Sharing Payment
) equal to such receipt or recovery less any amount which the Agent determines may be retained by the Recovering Finance Party as its share of any payment to be made, in accordance with 18.5).
|
(a)
|
each Sharing Finance Party shall, upon request of the Agent, pay to the Agent for the account of that Recovering Finance Party an amount equal to the appropriate part of its share of the Sharing Payment (together with an amount as is necessary to reimburse that Recovering Finance Party for its proportion of any interest on the Sharing Payment which that Recovering Finance Party is required to pay) (the
Redistributed Amount
); and
|
(b)
|
as between the Borrower and each relevant Sharing Finance Party, an amount equal to the relevant Redistributed Amount will be treated as not having been paid by the Borrower.
|
(a)
|
This clause 17 shall not apply to the extent that the Recovering Finance Party would not, after making any payment pursuant to this clause, have a valid and enforceable claim against the Borrower.
|
(b)
|
A Recovering Finance Party is not obliged to share with any other Finance Party any amount which the Recovering Finance Party has received or recovered as a result of taking legal or arbitration proceedings, if:
|
(ii)
|
that other Finance Party had an opportunity to participate in those legal or arbitration proceedings but did not do so as soon as reasonably practicable having received notice and did not take separate legal or arbitration proceedings.
|
(a)
|
On each date on which the Borrower or a Lender is required to make a payment under a Finance Document, the Borrower or Lender shall make the same available to the Agent (unless a contrary indication appears in a Finance Document) for value on the due date at the time and in such funds specified by the Agent as being customary at the time for settlement of transactions in the relevant currency in the place of payment.
|
(b)
|
Payment shall be made to such account in the principal financial centre of the country of that currency and with such bank as the Agent, in each case, specifies.
|
(a)
|
Where a sum is to be paid to the Agent under the Finance Documents for another Party, the Agent is not obliged to pay that sum to that other Party (or to enter into or perform any related exchange contract) until it has been able to establish to its satisfaction that it has actually received that sum.
|
(b)
|
Unless paragraph (c) below applies, if the Agent pays an amount to another Party and it proves to be the case that the Agent had not actually received that amount, then the Party to whom that amount (or the proceeds of any related exchange contract) was paid by the Agent shall on demand refund the same to the Agent together with interest on that amount from the date of payment to the date of receipt by the Agent, calculated by the Agent to reflect its cost of funds.
|
(c)
|
If the Agent has notified the Lenders that it is willing to make available amounts for the account of the Borrower before receiving funds from the Lenders then if and to the extent that the Agent does so but it proves to be the case that it does not then receive funds from a Lender in respect of a sum which it paid to a Borrower:
|
(i)
|
the Agent shall notify the Borrower of that Lender's identity and the Borrower to whom that sum was made available shall on demand refund it to the Agent; and
|
(ii)
|
the Lender by whom those funds should have been made available or, if that Lender fails to do so, the Borrower to whom that sum was made available, shall on demand pay to the Agent the amount (as certified by the Agent) which will indemnify the Agent against any funding cost incurred by it as a result of paying out that sum before receiving those funds from that Lender.
|
(a)
|
If the Agent receives a payment that is insufficient to discharge all the amounts then due and payable by the Borrower under the Finance Documents, the Agent shall apply that payment towards the obligations of the Borrower under the Finance Documents in the following order:
|
(i)
|
first, in or towards payment pro rata of any unpaid amount owing to the Agent under the Finance Documents;
|
(ii)
|
secondly, in or towards payment pro rata of any accrued interest, fee or commission due but unpaid under this Agreement;
|
(b)
|
The Agent shall, if so directed by the Majority Lenders, vary the order set out in sub- clauses 18.5(a)(ii) to 18.5(a)(iv) above.
|
(a)
|
If, at any time, the Agent becomes an Impaired Agent, the Borrower or a Lender which is required to make a payment under the Finance Documents to the Agent in accordance with clause 20.1 may instead either:
|
(ii)
|
if in its absolute discretion it considers that it is not reasonably practicable to pay that amount direct to the required recipient(s), pay that amount or the relevant part of that amount to an interest-bearing account held with an Acceptable Bank in relation to which no Insolvency Event has occurred and is continuing, in the name of the Borrower or the Lender making the payment (the
Paying Party
) and designated as a trust account for the benefit of the Party or Parties beneficially entitled to that payment under the Finance Documents (the
Recipient Party
or
Recipient Parties
).
|
(b)
|
All interest accrued on the amount standing to the credit of the trust account shall be for the benefit of the Recipient Party or the Recipient Parties
pro rata
to their respective entitlements.
|
(c)
|
A Party which has made a payment in accordance with this clause 20.7 shall be discharged of the relevant payment obligation under the Finance Documents and shall not take any credit risk with respect to the amounts standing to the credit of the trust account.
|
(d)
|
Promptly upon the appointment of a successor Agent in accordance with clause 15.12, each Paying Party shall (other than to the extent that that Party has given an instruction
|
(e)
|
A Paying Party shall, promptly upon request by a Recipient Party and to the extent: (i) it has not given an instruction pursuant to clause 20.7(d); and
|
(c)
|
in the case of the Agent at 5th Floor, Citigroup Centre, 25 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5LB, United Kingdom (+44 (0)20 7492 3980) marked for the attention of Loans Agency;
|
(b)
|
if by way of letter, when it has been left at the relevant address or five (5) Business Days after being deposited in the post postage prepaid in an envelope addressed to it at that address; or
|
(b)
|
if not in English, and if so required by the Agent, accompanied by a certified English translation and, in this case, the English translation will prevail unless the document is a constitutional, statutory or other official document.
|
(a)
|
Any communication to be made in connection with this Agreement may be made by electronic mail or other electronic means, if the Borrower and the relevant Finance Party:
|
(i)
|
agree that, unless and until notified to the contrary, this is to be an accepted form of communication;
|
(ii)
|
notify each other in writing of their electronic mail address and/or any other information required to enable the sending and receipt of information by that means; and
|
(iii)
|
notify each other of any change to their address or any other such information supplied by them.
|
(b)
|
Any electronic communication made between the Borrower and the relevant Finance Party will be effective only when actually received in readable form and acknowledged by the recipient (it being understood that any system generated responses do not constitute an acknowledgement) and in the case of any electronic communication made by the Borrower to a Finance Party only if it is addressed in such a manner as the Finance Party shall specify for this purpose.
|
(a)
|
to any of its Affiliates and any of its or their officers, directors, employees, professional advisers, auditors, partners and Representatives such Confidential Information as that Finance Party shall consider appropriate if any person to whom the Confidential Information is to be given pursuant to this clause 25.2(a) is informed in writing of its confidential nature and that some or all of such Confidential Information may be price- sensitive information except that there shall be no such requirement to so inform if the recipient is subject to professional obligations to maintain the confidentiality of the information or is otherwise bound by requirements of confidentiality in relation to the Confidential Information;
|
(i)
|
to (or through) whom it assigns or transfers (or may potentially assign or transfer) all or any of its rights and/or obligations under one or more Finance Documents or which succeeds (or which may potentially succeed) it as agent and, in each case, to any of that person's Affiliates, Representatives and professional advisers;
|
(ii)
|
with (or through) whom it enters into (or may potentially enter into), whether directly or indirectly, any sub-participation in relation to, or any other transaction under which payments are to be made or may be made by reference to, one or more Finance Documents and/or the Borrower and to any of that person's Affiliates, Representatives and professional advisers;
|
(iv)
|
who invests in or otherwise finances (or may potentially invest in or otherwise finance), directly or indirectly, any transaction referred to in clause 25.2(b)(i) or
|
(v)
|
to whom information is required or requested to be disclosed by any court of competent jurisdiction or any governmental, banking, taxation or other regulatory authority or similar body, the rules of any relevant stock exchange or pursuant to any applicable law or regulation;
|
(vi)
|
to whom information is required to be disclosed in connection with, and for the purposes of, any litigation, arbitration, administrative or other investigations, proceedings or disputes;
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(vii)
|
to whom or for whose benefit that Finance Party charges, assigns or otherwise creates Security (or may do so) pursuant to clause 14.9;
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(c)
|
to any person appointed by that Finance Party or by a person to whom clause 25.2(b)(i) or 25.2(b)(ii) applies to provide administration or settlement services in respect of one or more of the Finance Documents including without limitation, in relation to the trading of participations in respect of the Finance Documents, such Confidential Information as may be required to be disclosed to enable such service provider to provide any of the services referred to in this clause 25.2(c) if the service provider to whom the Confidential Information is to be given has entered into a Confidentiality Undertaking; and
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(d)
|
subject to the Agent providing the Borrower with prior notification, to any rating agency (including its professional advisers) such Confidential Information as may be required to be disclosed to enable such rating agency to carry out its normal rating activities in relation to the Finance Documents and/or the Borrower.
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(a)
|
Any Finance Party may disclose to any national or international numbering service provider appointed by that Finance Party to provide identification numbering services in respect of this Agreement, any Loan and/or the Borrower the following information:
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(b)
|
The Parties acknowledge and agree that each identification number assigned to this Agreement, any Loan and/or the Borrower by a numbering service provider and the information associated with each such number may be disclosed to users of its services in accordance with the standard terms and conditions of that numbering service provider.
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(i)
|
the name of any numbering service provider appointed by the Agent in respect of this Agreement, the Loans and/or the Borrower; and
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(a)
|
The Agent and the Borrower agree to keep each Funding Rate (and, in the case of the Agent, each Reference Bank Rate) confidential and not to disclose it to anyone, save to the extent permitted by paragraphs (b) and (c) below.
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(i)
|
any Funding Rate (but not any Reference Bank Rate) to the Borrower pursuant to clause 7.6; and
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(ii)
|
any Funding Rate or any Reference Bank Rate to any person appointed by it to provide administration services in respect of one or more of the Finance Documents to the extent necessary to enable such service provider to provide those services if the service provider to whom that information is to be given has entered into a confidentiality agreement substantially in the form of the LMA Master Confidentiality Undertaking for Use With Administration/Settlement Service Providers or such other form of confidentiality undertaking agreed between the Agent and the relevant Lender.
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(i)
|
any of its Affiliates and any of its or their officers, directors, employees, professional advisers, auditors, partners and Representatives if any person to whom that Funding Rate or Reference Bank Rate is to be given pursuant to this paragraph (i) is informed in writing of its confidential nature and that it may be price-sensitive information except that there shall be no such requirement to so inform if the recipient is subject to professional obligations to maintain the confidentiality of that Funding Rate or Reference Bank Rate or is otherwise bound by requirements of confidentiality in relation to it;
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(ii)
|
any person to whom information is required or requested to be disclosed by any court of competent jurisdiction or any governmental, banking, taxation or other regulatory authority or similar body, the rules of any relevant stock exchange or pursuant to any applicable law or regulation if the person to whom that Funding Rate or Reference Bank Rate is to be given is informed in writing of its confidential nature and that it may be price-sensitive information except that there shall be no requirement to so inform if, in the opinion of the Agent or the Borrower, as the case may be, it is not practicable to do so in the circumstances;
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(iii)
|
any person to whom information is required to be disclosed in connection with, and for the purposes of, any litigation, arbitration, administrative or other investigations, proceedings or disputes if the person to whom that Funding Rate or Reference Bank Rate is to be given is informed in writing of its confidential nature and that it may be price-sensitive information except that there shall be no requirement to so inform if, in the opinion of the Agent or the Borrower, as the case may be, it is not practicable to do so in the circumstances; and
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(d)
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The Agent's obligations in this clause 26 relating to Reference Bank Rates are without prejudice to its obligations to make notifications under clause 7.6 provided that (other than pursuant to paragraph (b)(i) above) the Agent shall not include the details of any individual Reference Bank Rate as part of any such notification.
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(a)
|
The Agent and the Borrower acknowledge that each Funding Rate is or may be price- sensitive information and that its use may be regulated or prohibited by applicable legislation (including, without limitation, securities law relating to insider dealing and market abuse) and the Agent and the Borrower undertake not to use any Funding Rate for any unlawful purpose.
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(b)
|
The Agent and the Borrower agree (to the extent permitted by law and regulation) to inform the relevant Lender:
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(ii)
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upon becoming aware that any information has been disclosed in breach of this clause 26.
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(a)
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irrevocably appoints Teekay Shipping (UK) Ltd of 2nd Floor, 86 Jermyn Street, London SW1Y 6JD England as its agent for service of process in relation to any proceedings before the English courts in connection with this Agreement; and
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(b)
|
agrees that failure by a process agent to notify the Borrower of the process will not invalidate the proceedings concerned.
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(a)
|
Constitutional Documents
Copies of the constitutional documents of the Borrower together with such other evidence as the Agent may reasonably require that the Borrower is duly formed or incorporated in its country of formation or incorporation and remains in existence with power to enter into, and perform its obligations under, the Finance Documents.
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(ii)
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if required authorising a specified person or persons to execute those Finance Documents (and all documents and notices to be signed and/or despatched under those documents) on its behalf.
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(d)
|
Specimen signatures
A specimen of the signature of each person authorised by the resolution referred to in paragraph (c) above.
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(i)
|
that each copy document relating to it specified in this Schedule 2 is correct, complete and in full force and effect as at a date no earlier than the date of this Agreement;
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(ii)
|
confirming that Teekay Corporation owns a minimum of 51% of the voting rights in the General Partner;
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(f)
|
Powers of attorney
The power of attorney of the Borrower under which any documents are to be executed or transactions undertaken by the Borrower.
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(d)
|
Other authorisations
A copy of any other consent, licence, approval, authorisation or other document, opinion or assurance which the Agent considers to be necessary or desirable (if it has notified the Borrower accordingly) in connection with the entry into and performance of the transactions contemplated by any of the Finance Documents or for the validity and enforceability of any of the Finance Documents.
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(e)
|
Fees
Evidence that the fees, costs and expenses then due from the Borrower under clause 9.1 and 10 have been paid or will be paid by the Drawdown Date.
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(f)
|
"Know your customer" documents
Such documentation and other evidence as is reasonably requested by the Agent in order for the Lenders to comply with all necessary "know your customer" or similar identification procedures in relation to the transactions contemplated in the Finance Documents.
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(g)
|
Other
Such other documents, authorisations, opinions and assurances as the Agent may specify.
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(h)
|
Financial Statements
Certified true copies of the most recent audited consolidated financial statements of the Borrower.
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1
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Terms defined in the Credit Agreement shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated, have the same meaning when used in this certificate. The terms
Transferor
and
Transferee
are defined in the schedule to this certificate.
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(a)
|
confirms that the details in the Schedule under the heading "Transferor's Commitment" accurately summarise its Commitment; and
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(b)
|
requests the Transferee to accept by way of novation the transfer to the Transferee of the amount of the Transferor's Commitment specified in the Schedule by counter-signing and delivering this certificate to the Agent at its address for communications specified in the Credit Agreement.
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3
|
The Transferee requests the Agent to accept this certificate as being delivered to the Agent pursuant to and for the purposes of clause 14.4 of the Credit Agreement so as to take effect in accordance with the terms of that clause on the Transfer Date specified in the Schedule.
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5
|
Execution of this certificate by the Transferee constitutes its representation and warranty to the Transferor and to all other parties to the Credit Agreement that it has the power to become a party to the Credit Agreement as a Lender on the terms of the Credit Agreement and has taken all steps to authorise execution and delivery of this certificate.
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6
|
The Transferee undertakes with the Transferor and each of the other parties to the Credit Agreement that it will perform in accordance with their terms all those obligations which by the terms of the Credit Agreement will be assumed by it after delivery of this certificate to the Agent and the satisfaction of any conditions subject to which this certificate is expressed to take effect.
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7
|
The Transferee expressly acknowledges the limitations on the Transferor’s obligations set out in clause 14.6(c).
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9
|
This certificate may be executed in any number of counterparts each of which shall be original but which shall together constitute the same instrument.
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1
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Free Liquidity and Available Credit Lines were in aggregate at all times [equal to or greater than/fell below] $35,000,000. Therefore the condition contained in clause 12.2(b) of the Credit Agreement [has/has not] been complied with in respect of the Relevant Period.
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2
|
The Net Debt to Net Debt plus Equity Ratio was at all times less than 80%. Therefore the condition contained in clause 12.2(c) of the Credit Agreement [has/has not] been complied with.]
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3
|
Tangible Net Worth was at all times equal to or greater than four hundred million Dollars ($400,000,000). Therefore the condition contained in clause 12.2(d) of the Credit Agreement [has/has not] been complied with.
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To:
|
Citibank Europe plc, UK Branch as Agent and
|
1
|
We refer to the Agreement. This is an Increase Confirmation. Terms defined in the Agreement have the same meaning in this Increase Confirmation unless given a different meaning in this Increase Confirmation.
|
3
|
The Increase Lender agrees to assume and will assume all of the obligations corresponding to the Commitment specified in the Schedule (the
Relevant Commitment
) as if it was an Original Lender under the Agreement.
|
7
|
The Increase Lender expressly acknowledges the limitations on the Lenders' obligations referred to in clause 2.5(i).
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8
|
This Increase Confirmation 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 Increase Confirmation.
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9
|
This Increase Confirmation and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with it are governed by English law.
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DSME HULL NO. 2416 L.L.C.
(AS SELLERS)
HAI JIAO 1605 LIMITED
(AS BUYERS)
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MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
IN RESPECT OF
ONE (1)
LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS CARRIER
WITH BUILDER'S HULL NUMBER 2416
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(1)
|
DSME Hull No. 2416 L.L.C.
, a limited liability company formed under the laws of The Republic of the Marshall Islands whose registered address is at Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro, The Republic of the Marshall Islands MH96960 (the "
Sellers
"); and
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(2)
|
HAI JIAO
1605 LIMITED
, a corporation incorporated under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands whose registered address is at Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro, Marshall Islands MH96960, as buyers (the "
Buyers
").
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(A)
|
Pursuant to a building contract dated 18 July 2013 made between you and the Builder (as amended by an amendment no.1 dated 19 November 2013, an amendment no.2 dated 19 November 2013 and a memorandum of understanding no. 1 in respect of an FSU conversion option dated 14 January 2015 and as may be further amended, supplemented, novated or replaced from time to time, the "
Building Contract
"), the Builder has agreed to design, engineer, build, launch, equip, complete, deliver and sell, and the Sellers have agreed to purchase, one (1) new LNG carrier as further described in the Building Contract and bearing the Builder's hull number 2416, along with all her appurtenances, associated equipment, materials, stores, spare parts and documentation (the "
Vessel
"), upon the terms and conditions therein.
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(B)
|
The Sellers have agreed to sell the Vessel to the Buyers upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
|
(C)
|
The Buyers have agreed to (a) take delivery of the Vessel from the Sellers immediately upon the delivery of the Vessel by the Builder under the Building Contract to the Sellers; and (b) pay the MOA Purchase Price (as defined below) in instalments upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
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(D)
|
The Buyers (as owners) have agreed to let the Vessel to the Sellers (as bareboat charterers) and the Sellers have agreed to hire the Vessel from the Buyers immediately upon the acceptance of the Vessel by the Buyers from the Sellers under this Agreement, pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in a bareboat charter agreement (as amended and or supplemented from time to time) (the "
Charter
") to be entered into between the Buyers (as owners) and the Sellers (as bareboat charterers).
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1.
|
Definitions and interpretations
|
(a)
|
(in relation to the determination of the Delivery Date) in The Republic of Korea and the Flag State; and
|
(b)
|
(in relation to any date for payment) in New York.
|
(i)
|
(where all management powers over the business and affairs of the Charter Guarantor are vested exclusively in its general partner),
|
(A)
|
Teekay GP LLC ceases to be the general partner of the Charter Guarantor; or
|
(B)
|
Teekay Parent ceases to own, directly or indirectly, a minimum of fifty per cent (50%) of the voting rights in Teekay GP LLC; or
|
(ii)
|
(where all management powers over the business and affairs of the Charter Guarantor become vested exclusively in the board of directors of the Charter Guarantor), Teekay Parent ceases to own, directly or indirectly:
|
(A)
|
a minimum of fifty per cent (50%) of the voting rights to elect the members of that board of directors; or
|
(B)
|
the voting rights to elect a minimum of fifty per cent (50%) of the board of directors; and
|
(i)
|
after any proposed sale, transfer or disposal of ownership in the Charterers (each such proposed sale, transfer or disposal of ownership shall not be completed unless with the Buyers' prior written consent), either:
|
(A)
|
the Charter Guarantor retains at least fifty per cent. (50%) direct or indirect ownership in the membership interests of the Sellers; or
|
(B)
|
the Charter Guarantor retains at least forty-nine per cent. (49%) and Teekay Parent retains at least one per cent. (1%) direct or indirect ownership in the membership interests of the Sellers; and
|
(ii)
|
any purchaser, transferee or recipient of any membership interest in the Sellers (in each case an "
Incoming Guarantor
") has provided in favour of the Security Trustee (in form and substance acceptable to the Security Trustee) the following:
|
(A)
|
either:
|
(1)
|
a guarantee that corresponds to the percentage of its ownership in the membership interest of the Sellers (in each case, an "
Incoming Guarantee
"); or
|
(2)
|
if the proposed Incoming Guarantee offered by an Incoming Guarantor pursuant to (A)(1) above is not acceptable to the Security Trustee, a written confirmation from the Charter Guarantor that the existing guarantee granted provided by the Charter Guarantor pursuant to the Charter Guarantee shall remain and will continue in full force and effect; and
|
(B)
|
a pledge over such membership interest of the Sellers.
|
(a)
|
is payable by the Buyers under this Agreement;
|
(b)
|
relates to (and shall be no more than) the fourth and final instalment of the Contractual Purchase Price which the Sellers (as buyer) are obliged to pay to the Builder pursuant to paragraph 3(c) (
Final Instalment
) of article II (
CONTRACT PRICE AND TERMS OF PAYMENT
) of the Building Contract; and
|
(c)
|
is no more than the Delivery Instalment Cap.
|
(a)
|
the Builder's shipyard; or
|
(b)
|
such other location as the Sellers and the Buyers may mutually agree prior to the Delivery Date following consultation with the Builder and which is in a jurisdiction without any interference to the operation of the Vessel and which would not give rise to the payment of any Tax in respect of the transfer of the Vessel's title.
|
(a)
|
a material disruption to those payment or communications systems or to those financial markets which are, in each case, required to operate in order for payments to be made in order for the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents to be carried out which disruption is not caused by, and is beyond the control of, any of the parties to this Agreement; or
|
(b)
|
the occurrence of any other event which results in a disruption (of a technical or systems-related nature) to the treasury or payments operations of a party to this Agreement preventing that, or the other party:
|
(i)
|
from performing its payment obligations under the Transaction Documents; or
|
(ii)
|
from communicating with the other party in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents,
|
(a)
|
any release, emission, spill or discharge from the Vessel or into or upon the air, sea, land or soils (including the seabed) or surface water of Environmentally Sensitive Material within or from the Vessel; or
|
(b)
|
any incident in which Environmentally Sensitive Material is released, emitted, spilled or discharged into or upon the air, sea, land or soils (including the seabed) or surface water from a vessel other than the Vessel and which involves a collision between the Vessel and such other vessel or some other incident of navigation or operation, in either case, in connection with which the Vessel is actually or potentially liable to be arrested, attached, detained or injuncted and/or the Vessel and/or any Obligor and/or any operator or manager of the Vessel is at fault or allegedly at fault or otherwise liable to any legal or administrative action; or
|
(c)
|
any other incident in which Environmentally Sensitive Material is released, emitted, spilled or discharged into or upon the air, sea, land or soils (including the seabed) or surface water otherwise than from the Vessel and in connection with which the Vessel is actually or potentially liable to be arrested and/or where any Obligor and/or any operator or manager of the Vessel is at fault or allegedly at fault or otherwise liable to any legal or administrative action, other than in accordance with an Environmental Approval.
|
(a)
|
is payable by the Buyers under this Agreement;
|
(b)
|
relates to (and shall be no more than) the amount which is the difference between (i) the actual amount of the Extra Amount which the Sellers (as original buyers) are obliged to pay to the Builder, and (ii) the amount of the Extra Amount Instalment that the Buyers are obliged to pay to the Sellers in accordance with this Agreement; and
|
(c)
|
is no more than five per cent. (5.0%) of the Notional Extra Amount.
|
(a)
|
is payable by the Buyers under this Agreement;
|
(b)
|
relates to (and shall be no more than) ninety five per cent. (95%) of the Extra Amount; and
|
(c)
|
is no more than the Extra Amount Instalment Cap.
|
(a)
|
sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code and any associated regulations;
|
(b)
|
any treaty, law, regulation or other official guidance enacted in any other jurisdiction, or relating to an intergovernmental agreement between the US and any other jurisdiction, which (in either case) facilitates the implementation of paragraph (a) above; or
|
(c)
|
any agreement pursuant to the implementation of paragraphs (i) or (ii) above with the US Internal Revenue Service, the US government or any governmental or taxation authority in any other jurisdiction.
|
(a)
|
(in respect of any such letter to which the Initial Sub-Charterers would be parties) based upon the form set out in appendix E (
Provisional
Letter of Quiet Enjoyment
) to the Initial Sub-Charter but always reasonably acceptable to the Charterers, the Initial Sub-Charterers and the Finance Parties; or
|
(b)
|
(in respect of any such letter to which any other Sub-Charterers would be parties) in a form reasonably acceptable to the Charterers, such Sub-Charterers and the Finance Parties.
|
(a)
|
moneys borrowed;
|
(b)
|
any amount raised by acceptance under any acceptance credit facility or dematerialised equivalent;
|
(c)
|
any amount raised pursuant to any note purchase facility or the issue of bonds, notes, debentures, loan stock or any similar instrument;
|
(d)
|
the amount of any liability in respect of any lease or hire purchase contract which would, in accordance with GAAP, be treated as a balance sheet liability;
|
(e)
|
receivables sold or discounted (other than any receivables to the extent they are sold on a non-recourse basis);
|
(f)
|
any amount raised under any other transaction (including any forward sale or hire purchase agreement) of a type not referred to in any other paragraph of this definition having the commercial effect of a borrowing;
|
(g)
|
any derivative transaction entered into in connection with protection against or benefit from fluctuation in any rate or price (and, when calculating the value of any derivative transaction, only the marked to market value (or, if any actual amount is due as a result of the termination or close-out of that derivative transaction, that amount) shall be taken into account);
|
(h)
|
any counter-indemnity obligation in respect of a guarantee, indemnity, bond, standby or documentary letter of credit or any other instrument issued by a bank or financial institution; and
|
(i)
|
the amount of any liability in respect of any guarantee or indemnity for any of the items referred to in paragraph (a) to (h) above.
|
(a)
|
is payable by the Buyers under this Agreement;
|
(b)
|
relates to (and shall be no more than) the aggregate of the second and third instalments of the Contractual Purchase Price which the Sellers (as buyer) have paid to the Builder pursuant to paragraphs 3(b) (
Second Instalment
) and 3(c) (
Third Instalment
) (respectively) of article II (
CONTRACT PRICE AND TERMS OF PAYMENT
) of the Building Contract; and
|
(c)
|
is no more than thirty eight million three hundred thousand US Dollars (US$38,300,000).
|
(a)
|
in respect of the Pre-Delivery Instalment, the Delivery Date; and
|
(b)
|
in respect of each of the Delivery Instalment, the Extra Amount Instalment and the Reimbursement Instalment,
25 May 2018
.
|
(a)
|
the business, financial condition or operations of the Sellers, the Charter Guarantor or the Charter Guarantor Group taken as a whole; or
|
(b)
|
the validity, legality or enforceability of this Agreement,
|
(a)
|
the Pre-Delivery Purchase Price;
|
(b)
|
the Delivery Instalment;
|
(c)
|
the Extra Amount Instalment; and
|
(d)
|
the Reimbursement Instalment.
|
(a)
|
lawfully enter into and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is party;
|
(b)
|
ensure the legality, validity, enforceability or admissibility in evidence in England and, if different, its jurisdiction of incorporation, of such Transaction Documents to which it is party; and
|
(c)
|
carry on its business from time to time.
|
(a)
|
in relation to the Pre-Delivery Instalment, an irrevocable notice of the relevant amount payable by the Buyers under this Agreement to be issued by the Sellers to the Buyers at such time as the Sellers may notify the Buyers (but in any event no later than seven (7) Business Days before the proposed payment date and no later than the relevant Long Stop Date);
|
(b)
|
in relation to the Delivery Instalment and the Reimbursement Instalment, the notice of the amount payable by the Buyers under this Agreement to be issued by the Sellers to the Buyers:
|
(i)
|
for the purpose of effecting the relevant Direct Payment, at least seven (7) Business Days prior to the anticipated payment date; or
|
(ii)
|
for the purpose of effecting the relevant Deferred Payment, at such time as the Sellers may notify the Buyers (but in any event no later than seven (7)
|
(c)
|
in relation to the Extra Amount Instalment, the notice of the amount payable by the Buyers under this Agreement to be issued by the Sellers to the Buyers at such time as the Sellers may notify the Buyers (but in any event no later than seven (7) Business Days before the proposed payment date and no later than the relevant Long Stop Date),
|
(a)
|
any Encumbrance created or to be created in accordance with the Security Documents;
|
(b)
|
any liens securing obligations incurred in the ordinary course of trading and/or operating the Vessel and not more than thirty (30) days overdue;
|
(c)
|
any Encumbrance created or to be created by the Buyers in favour of the Finance Parties in accordance with the relevant Finance Documents (but subject to any Finance Party Quiet Enjoyment Letter); and
|
(d)
|
any Encumbrance which has the prior written approval of the Buyers.
|
(a)
|
in which the Delivery Location is located;
|
(b)
|
delivery of the Vessel will take place; and/or
|
(a)
|
in respect of any such letter to which the Initial Sub-Charterers would be parties, such letter shall be based upon the form set out in appendix E (
Provisional
Letter of Quiet Enjoyment
) to the Initial Sub-Charter, but shall incorporate step-in rights granted by the relevant Sub-Charterers in favour of the Buyers (as owners), and in any event be on terms and conditions that are reasonably acceptable to the Sellers (as bareboat charterers), the Initial Sub-Charterers and the Buyers (as owners); or
|
(b)
|
in respect of any such letter to which any other Sub-Charterers would be parties, such letter shall be in a form reasonably acceptable to the Sellers (as bareboat charterers), such Sub-Charterers and the Buyers (as owners).
|
(a)
|
is payable by the Buyers under this Agreement;
|
(b)
|
relates to (and shall be no more than) fifty per cent. (50%) of the first instalment of the Contractual Purchase Price which the Sellers (as buyer) are obliged to pay to the Builder pursuant to paragraph 3(a) (
First Instalment
) of article II (
CONTRACT PRICE AND TERMS OF PAYMENT
) of the Building Contract;
|
(c)
|
a portion thereof may become the Extra Amount Balance Portion (if any); and
|
(d)
|
is not more than nine million five hundred and seventy five thousand US Dollars (US$9,575,000).
|
(a)
|
the
Account Pledge;
|
(b)
|
the Charter Guarantee;
|
(c)
|
the
Charterers' Assignment;
|
(d)
|
the Membership Interests Pledge;
|
(e)
|
each Managers' Undertaking (if any);
|
(f)
|
the Pre-Delivery Assignment;
|
(g)
|
the Security Trust Deed; and
|
(h)
|
any other document that may at any time be executed by any person creating, evidencing or perfecting any Encumbrance to secure all or part of the Obligors' obligations under or in connection with the Transaction Documents,
|
(a)
|
In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to:
|
(i)
|
to this Agreement include the Schedules hereto and references to Clauses and Schedules are, unless otherwise specified, references to Clauses of and Schedules to this Agreement and, in the case of a Schedule, to such Schedule as incorporated in this Agreement as substituted from time to time;
|
(ii)
|
any statutory or other legislative provision shall be construed as including any statutory or legislative modification or re-enactment thereof, or any substitution therefor;
|
(iii)
|
the term "
Vessel
" includes any part of the Vessel;
|
(iv)
|
the "
Buyers
", the "
Sellers
",
the "
Initial Sub-Charterers
",
any "
Obligor
", "
Project Party
", "
Related Buyers
", "
Related Sellers
", "
Related Charterers
", "
Related Obligors
", "
Sub-Charterers
" or any other person include any of their respective successors, permitted assignees and permitted transferees;
|
(v)
|
any agreement, instrument or document include such agreement, instrument or document as the same may from time to time be amended, modified, supplemented, novated or substituted;
|
(vi)
|
the "
equivalent
" in one currency (the "
first currency
") as at any date of an amount in another currency (the "
second currency
") shall be construed as a reference to the amount of the first currency which could be purchased with such amount of the second currency at the spot rate of exchange quoted by the Buyers at or about 11:00 a.m. two (2) Business Days (being a day other than a Saturday or Sunday on which banks and foreign exchange markets are generally open for business in Beijing) prior to such date for the purchase of the first currency with the second currency for delivery and value on such date;
|
(vii)
|
"
hereof
", "
herein
" and "
hereunder
" and other words of similar import means this Agreement as a whole (including the Schedules) and not any particular part hereof;
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(viii)
|
"
law
" includes common or customary law and any constitution, decree, judgment, legislation, order, ordinance, regulation, rule, statute, treaty or other legislative measure in any jurisdiction or any present or future directive, regulation, request or requirement, or official or judicial interpretation of any of the foregoing, in each case having the force of law and, if not having the force of law, in respect of which compliance is generally customary;
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(ix)
|
"
month
" means, save as otherwise provided, a period starting on one day in a calendar month and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the next calendar month, except that if there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month in which that period is to end, that period shall end on the last day in that calendar month;
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(x)
|
the word "
person
" or "
persons
" or to words importing persons include, without limitation, any state, divisions of a state, government, individuals, partnerships, corporations, ventures, government agencies, committees, departments, authorities and other bodies, corporate or unincorporated, whether having distinct legal personality or not;
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(xi)
|
the "
winding-up
", "
dissolution
", "
administration
", "
liquidation
", "
insolvency
", "
reorganisation
", "
readjustment of debt
", "
suspension of payments
", "
moratorium
" or "
bankruptcy
" (and their derivatives and cognate expressions) of any person shall each be construed so as to include the others and any equivalent or analogous proceedings or event under the laws of any jurisdiction in which such person is incorporated or any jurisdiction in which such person carries on business;
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(xii)
|
a Potential MOA Termination Event or an MOA Termination Event which is "
continuing
" is a reference to a Potential MOA Termination Event or an MOA Termination Event which is not remedied or waived; and
|
(xiii)
|
words denoting the plural number include the singular and vice versa.
|
(b)
|
Headings are for the purpose of reference only, have no legal or other significance, and shall be ignored in the interpretation of this Agreement.
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(c)
|
A time of day (unless otherwise specified) is a reference to Beijing time.
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2.
|
Sale and purchase
|
(a)
|
The Sellers hereby irrevocably agree to sell and the Buyers hereby irrevocably agree to purchase the Vessel on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.
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(b)
|
For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood that the Sellers are entitled to claim compensation for their losses, documented damages or expenses for any non-compliance by the Owners of their obligations under this Agreement.
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(a)
|
The Payment Notice in respect of each of the Delivery Instalment, the Extra Amount Instalment and the Reimbursement Instalment, which the Sellers may deliver to the Buyers, shall specify the Scheduled Delivery Date. At the time of delivery of the Vessel by the Sellers to the Buyers, the Vessel shall be located at the Delivery Location.
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(b)
|
The Vessel shall be delivered by the Sellers, with full title guarantee, to the Buyers on the Scheduled Delivery Date, (or such later date which is agreed between the Sellers and the Buyers and agreed by the Sellers with the Builder (in each case the "
Delivery Date
")), free and clear of all Encumbrances.
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(c)
|
On the Delivery Date, the following events are to occur in the following order and one immediately after another:
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(i)
|
delivery of the Vessel by the Sellers to the Buyers pursuant to this Agreement; and
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(ii)
|
delivery of the Vessel by the Buyers (as owners under the Charter) to the Sellers (as bareboat charterers under the Charter) pursuant to the Charter (such date being, for the avoidance of doubt, the "Actual Delivery Date" as defined under the Charter).
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(d)
|
On the Delivery Date, the Sellers shall deliver to the Buyers an executed bill of sale in the form acceptable to the Buyers and the Flag State and other documents set out in paragraph (e) below, whereupon all of the title to, interest in and all ownership rights with respect to the Vessel shall pass from the Sellers to the Buyers.
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(e)
|
The Buyers will accept the Vessel on an "as is where is" basis in exactly the same form and state as the Vessel is delivered by the Builder to the Buyers pursuant to the Building Contract.
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(f)
|
Upon delivery of the Vessel, the Sellers and the Buyers shall execute the Sellers' PDA, whereupon the Sellers shall be deemed to have given, and the Buyers to have received and accepted, possession of the Vessel.
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(g)
|
Upon delivery of the Vessel, the Sellers shall provide the Buyers with all the documents and other evidence listed in Part IV (
Delivery Date conditions precedent
) of Schedule 1 (
Conditions precedent and subsequent
) hereto.
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3.
|
MOA Purchase Price
|
3.1
|
Purchase price of the Vessel
|
(a)
|
The purchase price of the Vessel payable by the Buyers to the Sellers under this Agreement shall be an amount equal to the MOA Purchase Price.
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(b)
|
For the avoidance of doubt, the purchase price referred to in paragraph 3.1 above shall cover the purchase of the Vessel and, to the extent owned by the Sellers, everything then belonging to her on board,
provided that
any remaining bunkers and unused lubricating and hydraulic oils and greases in storage tanks and unopened drums and any unused stores and provisions shall remain the property of the Sellers
.
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3.2
|
Adjustment of Delivery Instalment and Extra Amount Instalment
|
(a)
|
To the extent that and as soon as reasonably practicable after the Buyers and the Sellers become aware that:
|
(i)
|
the final amount of the Delivery Instalment differs from the Notional Delivery Instalment Amount; or
|
(ii)
|
the Extra Amount of the Vessel differs from the Notional Extra Amount,
|
(b)
|
In the event no agreement for the purpose of paragraph (a) above is reached on the date falling seven (7) Business Days prior to the Scheduled Delivery Date, the amount of the Delivery Instalment and the amount of the Extra Amount Instalment shall be determined in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
|
3.3
|
Hire and partial set-off of Reimbursement Instalment
|
(a)
|
The Sellers and the Buyers agree that, if the Sellers so request, the amount of the Reimbursement Instalment due and payable from the Buyers to the Sellers in accordance with Clause 3 (
MOA Purchase Price
) (but always excluding any Extra Amount Balance Portion which shall be paid to the Builder directly and hence shall not be eligible for the set-off in accordance with this paragraph (a)) may be set-off against the amount of the first instalment of Hire (as defined in the Charter) that is due from and to be made by the Sellers (as bareboat charterers under the Charter) to the Buyers (as owners under the Charter) on the first Hire Payment Date (as defined in the Charter) pursuant to the Charter.
|
(b)
|
For the avoidance of doubt, on the Payment Date in respect of the Reimbursement Instalment, if the Sellers (as bareboat charterers under the Charter) elect to set-off all or any part of the Hire referred to in paragraph (a) above against the Reimbursement Instalment (but always excluding any Extra Amount Balance Portion which shall be paid to the Builder directly and hence shall not be eligible for set-off in accordance with paragraph (a) above), the Buyers shall not be obliged to pay the Sellers and the Sellers shall not be entitled to receive from the Buyers an
|
4.
|
Currency of payment
|
(a)
|
Subject to the remaining provisions of this Clause 4, USD is the currency of account and payment for any sum due from:
|
(i)
|
the Buyers to the Sellers under this Agreement; and
|
(ii)
|
an Obligor to the Buyers under any Transaction Document.
|
(b)
|
Each payment in respect of costs, expenses or Taxes shall be made in the currency in which the costs, expenses or Taxes are incurred.
|
(c)
|
Any amount expressed to be payable in a currency other than USD shall be paid in that currency.
|
(d)
|
If a change in any currency occurs, this Agreement will, to the extent the Buyers specify to be necessary, be amended to comply with any generally accepted conventions and market practice in the relevant market and otherwise to reflect the change in currency.
|
5.
|
Payment Notice
|
(a)
|
it is delivered by the Sellers and received by the Buyers before the Long Stop Date applicable to the relevant Instalment;
|
(b)
|
it clearly:
|
(i)
|
identifies (A) the Instalment to which such Payment Notice relates, and (B) the proposed date of payment; and
|
(ii)
|
sets out the precise amount of the Instalment to which such Payment Notice relates;
|
(c)
|
it is signed by an authorised signatory of the Sellers;
|
(d)
|
the currency of the proposed Instalment to be paid is US Dollars;
|
(e)
|
the proposed date of payment is a Business Day and is no later than the relevant Long Stop Date; and
|
(f)
|
in the case of each of the Delivery Instalment, the Extra Amount Instalment and the Reimbursement Instalment, the proposed date of payment is no later than the Delivery Date.
|
(a)
|
If any Sub-Charter is terminated, repudiated, cancelled or otherwise ceases to remain in full force and effect on or before the Delivery Date (but before the occurrence of any MOA Termination Event), then the Buyers shall be entitled to not make any payment in relation to any Payment Notice until the relevant replacement charter becomes effective in accordance with the requirements of sub-paragraph (a)(xxv)(B)(1) or (2) (
Termination, repudiation or cancellation of Sub-Charter on or before the Delivery Date
) or sub-paragraph (a)(xxxi)(B) (
Similar event in relation to non-Obligor Project Parties
) of Clause 14 (
MOA Termination Events
).
|
(b)
|
If any event which, under the laws of any jurisdiction, has a similar or analogous effect to any of those events mentioned in paragraphs (a)(vii) (
Insolvency and rescheduling
), (a)(viii) (
Winding-up
) or (a)(ix) (
Execution or distress
) of Clause 14 (
MOA Termination Events
) occurs (mutatis mutandis) in relation to any Sub-Charterers, then the Buyers shall be entitled to not make any payment in relation to any Payment Notice until the relevant replacement charter becomes effective in accordance with the requirements of sub-paragraph (a)(xxxi)(B) (
Similar event in relation to non-Obligor Project Parties
) of Clause 14 (
MOA Termination Events
), upon which time the Buyers shall (subject always to the satisfaction of the relevant conditions precedent referred to in Clause 8 (
Conditions precedent and subsequent
)) be obliged to resume and make all payments in relation to any Payment Notice received after the relevant replacement charter becomes effective (including, for the avoidance of doubt, paying the Delivery Instalment and reimbursing the Seller for any instalment of the Contractual Purchase Price (which relates to any Pre-Delivery Instalment) paid directly by the Sellers to the Builder during the period between when the Buyers become entitled to not make any payments under this paragraph (b) and the effective date of the relevant replacement charter).
|
(c)
|
If any event which, under the laws of any jurisdiction, has a similar or analogous effect to any of those events mentioned in paragraph (a)(viii) (
Winding-up
) of Clause 14 (
MOA Termination Events
) occurs (mutatis mutandis) in relation to the Builder, then the Buyers shall be entitled to not make any payment in relation to any Payment Notice,
provided that
:
|
(i)
|
if the Builder is able to deliver the Vessel in accordance with the timeline and requirements set forth in sub-paragraph (a)(xxviii) (
Late delivery of Vessel
) of Clause 14 (
MOA Termination Events
); and
|
(ii)
|
the Sellers continue to pay each instalment of the Contractual Purchase Price in accordance with the Building Contract,
|
(A)
|
pay the Delivery Instalment, the Extra Amount Instalment, and/or the Reimbursement Instalment; or
|
(B)
|
reimburse to the Sellers any Pre-Delivery Instalment that the Sellers have paid directly to the Builder during the period between when the Buyers become entitled to not make any payments under this paragraph (c) and the Delivery Date.
|
(d)
|
For the avoidance of doubt, if there occurs any event or circumstance referred to in paragraph (xxiv) (
Related MOAs
) of Clause 14 (
MOA Termination Events
), then the Buyers shall be entitled to not make any payment in relation to any Payment Notice unless and until the relevant MOA Termination Event (as defined in the relevant Related MOA) has been remedied in the satisfaction of the Owners (if it is capable of being remedied).
|
6.
|
Direct Payments and Deferred Payments
|
(a)
|
the Buyers' settling of the corresponding amount by way of a Deferred Payment; or
|
(b)
|
the Buyers' (acting on the instructions of the Sellers) direct deposit of the corresponding amount to the Builder's Bank by way of a Direct Payment.
|
7.
|
Pre-position of relevant Instalments
|
(a)
|
in relation to the Delivery Instalment and the Extra Amount Instalment, the additional documents and other evidence listed in Part III (
Pre-position conditions precedent
) of Schedule 1 (
Conditions precedent and subsequent
) (or evidence satisfactory to the Buyers that they shall, on the Pre-Position Date, receive such documents or evidence);
|
(b)
|
in relation to the Extra Amount Balance Portion, the additional documents and other evidence listed in Part II (
Instalment conditions precedent
) of Schedule 1 (
Conditions precedent and subsequent
) (or evidence satisfactory to the Buyers that they shall, on the Pre-Position Date, receive such documents or evidence); and
|
(c)
|
evidence (in such form and subject to such terms and conditions as the Buyers may specify and are acceptable to the Builder and the Builder's Bank) to the Builder's Bank in writing (electronically or otherwise) on or before the proposed Pre-Position Date that such amount will:
|
(i)
|
be held by the Builder's Bank to the order of the Buyers; and
|
(ii)
|
only be released to the Builder upon presentation to the Builder's Bank of a copy (transmitted by fax, email or otherwise) of the duly executed, dated and timed Builder's PDA, which is:
|
(A)
|
signed by a duly authorised officer, signatory, attorney-in-fact or other representative of the Builder and the Sellers (as original buyers under the Building Contract), whose details shall be communicated to the Builder's Bank in writing (electronically or otherwise) on or before the proposed Pre-Position Date; and
|
(B)
|
countersigned by a duly authorised officer, signatory, attorney-in-fact or other representative of (1) the Buyers and, (2) if requested by a Finance Party and acceptable to the Builder, such Finance Party, whose details shall (in each case as applicable) be communicated to the Builder's Bank in writing (electronically or otherwise) on or before the proposed Pre-Position Date.
|
7.3
|
Deemed payment of Delivery Instalment, Extra Amount Instalment and Extra Amount Balance Portion
|
(a)
|
A transfer of funds by the Buyers to the Builder's Bank in accordance with Clauses 7.1 (
Pre-position
) and 7.2 (
Conditions to pre-position
) above shall constitute payment of the Delivery Instalment, the Extra Amount Instalment and, if applicable, the Extra Amount Balance Portion for the purposes of this Agreement and shall, as from the date of such transfer, constitute a valid and binding obligation upon the Sellers in respect of the refund of the Delivery Instalment, the Extra Amount Instalment and, if any, the Extra Amount Balance Portion and any other amount payable in relation thereto, each in accordance with and in the manner contemplated by this Agreement.
|
(b)
|
Any repayment by the Builder's Bank to the Buyers or their bank of any part of the Delivery Instalment, the Extra Amount Instalment or, if any, the Extra Amount Balance Portion shall constitute (in each case as applicable), to the extent of such repayment, a refund of such part of the Delivery Instalment, the Extra Amount Instalment and/or the Extra Amount Balance Portion by the Sellers.
|
8.
|
Conditions precedent and subsequent
|
(a)
|
The Sellers may not deliver the first Payment Notice unless the Buyers have received all the documents and other evidence listed in Part I (
Initial conditions precedent
) of Schedule 1 (
Conditions precedent and subsequent
) hereto in form and substance satisfactory to the Buyers.
|
(b)
|
The Buyers shall only be obliged to make a payment in respect of the Payment Notice referred to in paragraph (a) above if:
|
(i)
|
no MOA Termination Event has occurred and is continuing or would result from such payment; and
|
(ii)
|
the Repeating Representations are true in all material respects as if made on the date of the relevant Payment Notice and the actual date of payment.
|
8.3
|
Delivery Instalment, Reimbursement Instalment and Extra Amount Instalment conditions precedent
|
(a)
|
The Buyers will only be obliged to:
|
(i)
|
make a payment in respect of the Delivery Instalment and the Extra Amount Instalment on the Delivery Date;
|
(ii)
|
(if the Sellers elect for the Delivery Instalment, the Extra Amount Instalment and/or the Extra Amount Balance Portion to be pre-positioned under Clause 7 (
Pre-position of relevant Instalments
)) countersign the Builder's PDA and agree to the release of the pre-positioned the Delivery Instalment, the Extra Amount Instalment and/or the Extra Amount Balance Portion; or
|
(iii)
|
make a payment in respect of the Reimbursement Instalment on the Delivery Date,
|
(A)
|
on the Delivery Date, the Buyers have received:
|
(1)
|
all the documents and other evidence listed in Part III (
Pre-position conditions precedent
) of Schedule 1 (
Conditions precedent and subsequent
) hereto in form and substance satisfactory to the Buyers (to the extent that such documents and other evidence have not already been provided to the Buyers prior to the Delivery Date);
|
(2)
|
all the documents and other evidence listed in Part IV (
Delivery Date conditions precedent
) of Schedule 1 (
Conditions precedent and subsequent
) hereto in form and substance satisfactory to the Buyers; and
|
(3)
|
(in relation to the Reimbursement Instalment only) all the documents and other evidence listed in Part II (
Instalment conditions precedent
) of Schedule 1 (
Conditions precedent and subsequent
) hereto in relation to the Reimbursement Instalment in form and substance satisfactory to the Buyers;
|
(B)
|
no Potential MOA Termination Event or MOA Termination Event has occurred and is continuing or would result from the payment or (as applicable) release of the Delivery Instalment or the Extra Amount Instalment; and
|
(C)
|
the Repeating Representations are true in all material respects as if made on the Delivery Date.
|
(b)
|
For the avoidance of doubt, the Sellers must, on the Delivery Date, deliver to the Buyers all the documents and other evidence listed in Part III (
Pre-position conditions precedent
) and Part IV (
Delivery Date conditions precedent
) of Schedule 1 (
Conditions precedent and subsequent
) hereto in form and substance satisfactory to the Buyers.
|
(c)
|
The Buyers shall, on or before the Delivery Date, provide the Sellers with:
|
(i)
|
evidence that all necessary corporate, shareholder and other action has been taken by the Buyers to authorise the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement; and
|
(ii)
|
if applicable, power of attorney of the Buyers appointing one or more representatives to act on behalf of the Buyers in the performance of this Agreement, duly notarially attested and legalised or apostilled (as applicable).
|
9.
|
Cancellation and refund
|
(a)
|
refund to the Buyers the full amount of all the Instalments which the Buyers have already paid up to and including the Cancellation Date; and
|
(b)
|
pay the Buyers all accrued but unpaid Cancellation Fee in respect of all paid Instalments, Late Fee (if any), Commitment Fees, arrangement fee, legal and other experts' costs, and other reasonably incurred and documented out-pocket expenses and liabilities of the Buyers suffered or incurred by the Buyers in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the Finance Documents,
|
(a)
|
For the purpose of this Agreement, the amount of Cancellation Fee in relation to each Instalment which the Buyers have paid to the Sellers in accordance with this Agreement shall be calculated in accordance with the following formula:
|
A
|
=
|
B x C x D
|
|
|
|
A
|
=
|
the applicable Cancellation Fee in relation to such Instalment
|
|
|
|
B
|
=
|
the rate of five per cent. (5.00%) per annum
|
|
|
|
C
|
=
|
the amount of such Instalment
|
|
|
|
D
|
=
|
the period between (and excluding): (i) the date on which the Buyers have paid the relevant Instalment in accordance with this Agreement, and (ii) (including) the Cancellation Date
|
(b)
|
The Sellers hereby confirm, agree and acknowledge that each and any part of the Cancellation Fee is an amount which represents the Buyers' losses as a result of the cancellation of this Agreement, and both the Sellers and the Buyers acknowledge as a genuine and reasonable pre-estimate of the Buyers' losses in the event of such cancellation.
|
10.
|
Fees
|
(a)
|
The Sellers hereby consent, agree, acknowledge and confirm that:
|
(i)
|
if the Delivery Date falls after the Contractual Delivery Date, the Sellers shall, on the Delivery Date, pay to the Buyers an amount equal to the applicable Late Fee;
|
(ii)
|
all or any part of the Late Fee that may be due and payable by the Sellers to the Buyers, if the Sellers so request, may be set-off against the amount of the Reimbursement Instalment (other than any Extra Amount Balance Portion which shall be paid to the Builder directly and hence shall not be eligible for such set-off) due and payable from the Buyers to the Sellers in accordance with Clause 3 (
MOA Purchase Price
); and
|
(iii)
|
for the avoidance of doubt, on the Payment Date in respect of the Reimbursement Instalment, if the Sellers elect to set-off all or any part of the Late Fee against the Reimbursement Instalment (other than any Extra Amount Balance Portion which shall be paid to the Builder directly and hence shall not be eligible for the set-off referred to in sub-paragraph (a)(ii) above), the Buyers shall not be obliged to pay the Sellers and the Sellers shall not be entitled to receive from the Buyers an amount which is more than the difference between (A) the Reimbursement Instalment (excluding any Extra Amount Balance Portion which shall be paid to the Builder directly and hence shall not be eligible for the set-off referred to in sub-paragraph (a)(ii) above) and (B) the amount of Late Fee so set-off in accordance with sub-paragraph (a)(ii) above.
|
(b)
|
For the purpose of this Agreement, the amount of Late Fee shall be calculated in accordance with the following formula:
|
A
|
=
|
(B x C x D) + (B x E x F)
|
|
|
|
A
|
=
|
the applicable Late Fee
|
|
|
|
B
|
=
|
the rate of five per cent. (5.00%) per annum
|
|
|
|
C
|
=
|
the amount of the Pre-Delivery Purchase Price that the Buyers have actually paid to the Sellers under this Agreement as at the Contractual Delivery Date
|
|
|
|
D
|
=
|
the period between (and excluding): (i) the Contractual Delivery Date and (ii) (including) the Delivery Date
|
|
|
|
E
|
=
|
the amount of any Instalment of the Pre-Delivery Purchase Price that the Buyers actually pay to the Sellers under this Agreement after the Contractual Delivery Date
|
|
|
|
F
|
=
|
the period between (and excluding): (i) the date on which such Instalment is actually paid to the Sellers under this Agreement, and (ii) (including) the Delivery Date
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
The Sellers shall pay to the Buyers a fee computed and accruing on a daily basis, at the rate of one per cent. (1.00%) per annum on the Notional MOA Purchase Price (as reduced by the payment of any Instalment) on each day during the period commencing from the date of this Agreement up to and including the Relevant Date.
|
(b)
|
The accrued Commitment Fee is payable on the Relevant Date.
|
(c)
|
For the purpose of this Clause 10.2, "
Relevant Date
" means the earliest of (i) the Delivery Date, (ii) the Long Stop Date in respect of the Delivery Instalment and the Extra Amount Instalment, and (iii) the date on which this Agreement is terminated or cancelled for any reason (other than a default on the part of the Buyers).
|
11.
|
Representations and warranties
|
(a)
|
The Sellers represent and warrant to the Buyers on (A) the date of this Agreement, and (by reference to the facts and circumstances then pertaining) on (B) the date of each Payment Notice, and (C) the date of payment of each Instalment (except that (I) the representations and warranties contained in paragraphs (vii) (
No filing or stamp taxes
) and (xxvi) (
Financial covenants
) below shall only be made on the date of this Agreement and on the Delivery Date, and (II) the representations and warranties in paragraphs (ii) (
No deductions or withholding
) and (xx) (
Disclosure of material facts
) below shall only be made on the date of this Agreement):
|
(i)
|
Status and due authorisation:
each Obligor is a corporation, limited partnership or limited liability company duly incorporated or formed under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation (as the case may be) with power to enter into the Transaction Documents and to exercise its rights and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents and all corporate and other action required to authorise its execution of the Transaction Documents and its performance of its obligations thereunder has been duly taken;
|
(ii)
|
No deductions or withholding:
under the laws of the Obligors' respective jurisdictions of incorporation or formation in force at the date hereof, none of the Obligors will be required to make any deduction or withholding from any payment it may make under any of the Transaction Documents (other than a FATCA Deduction);
|
(iii)
|
Claims pari passu:
under the laws of the Obligors' respective jurisdictions of
incorporation
or formation in force at the date hereof, the payment obligations of each Obligor under each Transaction Document to which it is a party rank at least
pari passu
with the claims of all other unsecured and unsubordinated creditors of such obligor save for any obligations which are preferred solely by any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws of general application;
|
(iv)
|
No immunity:
in any proceedings taken in any of the Obligors' respective
jurisdictions
of incorporation or formation in relation to any of the Transaction Documents, none of the Obligors will be entitled to claim for itself or any of its assets immunity from suit, execution, attachment or other legal process;
|
(v)
|
Governing law and judgments
:
in any proceedings taken in any of the Obligors' jurisdiction of incorporation or formation in relation to any of the Transaction Documents in which there is an express choice of the law of a particular country as the governing law thereof, that choice of law and any judgment or (if applicable) arbitral award obtained in that country will be recognised and enforced;
|
(vi)
|
Validity and admissibility in evidence:
as at the date hereof, all acts, conditions and things required to be done, fulfilled and performed in order (A) to enable each of the Obligors lawfully to enter into, exercise its rights under and perform and comply with the obligations expressed to be assumed by it in the Transaction Documents, (B) to ensure that the obligations expressed to be assumed by each of the Obligors in the Transaction
|
(vii)
|
No filing or stamp taxes:
under the laws of the Obligors' respective jurisdictions of incorporation or formation in force at the date hereof, it is not necessary that any of the Transaction Documents be filed, recorded or enrolled with any court or other authority in its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation (other than the relevant maritime registry, to the extent applicable) or that any stamp, registration or similar tax be paid on or in relation to any of the Transaction Document;
|
(viii)
|
Binding obligations:
the obligations expressed to be assumed by each of the Obligors in the Transaction Documents are legal and valid obligations, binding on each of them in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents and no limit on any of their powers will be exceeded as a result of the borrowings, granting of security or giving of guarantees contemplated by the Transaction Documents or the performance by any of them of any of their obligations thereunder;
|
(ix)
|
No misleading information:
to the best of their knowledge, any factual information provided by any Obligor to the Buyers in connection with the Transaction Documents was true and accurate in all material respects as at the date it was provided and is not misleading in any respect;
|
(x)
|
No winding-up:
none of the Obligors has taken any corporate, limited liability company or limited partnership action nor have any other steps been taken or legal proceedings been started or (to the best of the Sellers' knowledge and belief) threatened against any Obligor for its winding-up, dissolution, administration or reorganisation or for the appointment of a receiver, administrator, administrative receiver, trustee or similar officer of it or of any or all of its assets or revenues which might have a Material Adverse Effect;
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(xi)
|
Solvency:
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(A)
|
none of the Obligors nor the Charter Guarantor Group taken as a whole is unable, or admits or has admitted its inability, to pay its debts or has suspended making payments in respect of any of its debts;
|
(B)
|
none of the Obligors by reason of actual or anticipated financial difficulties, has commenced, or intends to commence, negotiations with one or more of its creditors with a view to rescheduling any of its indebtedness;
|
(C)
|
the value of the assets of each Obligor and the Charter Guarantor Group taken as a whole is not less than the liabilities of such entity or the Charter Guarantor Group taken as a whole (as the case may be) (taking into account contingent and prospective liabilities); and
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(D)
|
no moratorium has been, or may, in the reasonably foreseeable future be, declared in respect of any indebtedness of any Obligor;
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(xii)
|
No material defaults:
|
(A)
|
without prejudice to paragraph (B) below, none of the Obligors is in breach of or in default under any agreement to which it is a party or which is binding on it or any of its assets to an extent or in a manner which might have a Material Adverse Effect; and
|
(B)
|
no MOA Potential Termination Event or MOA Termination Event is continuing or might reasonably be expected to result from each Obligor's entry into and performance of each Transaction Document to which such Obligor is a party;
|
(xiii)
|
No material proceedings:
no action or administrative proceeding of or before any court, arbitral body or agency which is not covered by adequate insurance or which might have a Material Adverse Effect has been started or is reasonably likely to be started;
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(xiv)
|
Accounts:
all financial statements relating to the Sellers or the Charter Guarantor required to be delivered under paragraphs (a) (
Financial statements
) and (c) (
Interim financial statements
) of Clause 12 (
Sellers' undertakings
) were each prepared in accordance with GAAP, give (in conjunction with the notes thereto) a true and fair view of (in the case of annual financial statements) or fairly represent (in the case of semi-annual and quarterly financial statements) the financial condition of the Sellers or the Charter Guarantor (as the case may be) and its Subsidiaries at the date as of which they were prepared and the results of their operations during the financial period then ended;
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(xv)
|
No obligation to create Encumbrance:
the execution of the Transaction Documents by the Obligors and their exercise of their rights and performance of their
obligations
thereunder will not result in the existence of nor oblige any Obligor to create any Encumbrance over all or any of their present or future revenues or assets, other than pursuant to the Security Documents;
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(xvi)
|
No breach:
the execution of the Transaction Documents by each of the Obligors and their exercise of their rights and performance of their obligations under any of the Transaction Documents do not constitute and will not result in any breach of any agreement or treaty to which any of them is a party;
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(xvii)
|
Security:
each of the Obligors is the legal and beneficial owner of all assets and other property which it purports to charge, mortgage, pledge, assign or otherwise secure pursuant to each Security Document and those Security Documents to which it is a
party
create and give rise to valid and effective security having the ranking expressed in those Security Documents;
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(xviii)
|
Necessary Authorisations:
the Necessary Authorisations required by each Obligor are in full force and effect, and each Obligor is in compliance with the material provisions of each such Necessary Authorisation relating to it
|
(xix)
|
No money laundering:
the performance of the obligations of the Obligors under the Transaction
Documents
, will be for the account of members of the Charter Guarantor Group and will not involve any breach by any of them of any law or regulatory measure relating to "money laundering" as defined in Article 1 of the Directive (2005/60/EC) of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Communities;
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(xx)
|
Disclosure of material facts:
the Sellers are not aware of any material facts or circumstances which have not been disclosed to the Buyers and which might, if disclosed, have reasonably been expected to adversely affect the decision of a person considering whether or not to enter into the Transaction Documents;
|
(xxi)
|
No breach of laws:
|
(A)
|
none of the Obligors has breached any law or regulation which breach has or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect; and
|
(B)
|
no labour disputes are current or (to the best of the Sellers' knowledge and belief) threatened against any member of the Charter Guarantor Group which have or are reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect;
|
(xxii)
|
Environmental Law:
|
(A)
|
each member of the Charter Guarantor Group is in compliance with paragraph (m) (
Environmental compliance
) of Clause 12 (
Sellers' undertakings
) and (to the best of the Sellers' knowledge and belief) no circumstances have occurred which would prevent such compliance in a manner or to an extent which has or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect; and
|
(B)
|
no Environmental Claim has been commenced or (to the best of the Sellers' knowledge and belief) is threatened against any member of the Charter Guarantor Group where that claim has or is reasonably likely, if determined against that member of the Charter Guarantor Group, to have a Material Adverse Effect;
|
(xxiii)
|
Taxation:
|
(A)
|
no Obligor (save for the Charter Guarantor) is materially overdue in the filing of any Tax returns and no Obligor (save for
the Charter Guarantor
) is overdue in the payment of any amount in respect of Tax of five million US Dollars (US$5,000,000) (or its equivalent in any other currency) or more, save in the case of Taxes which are being contested on bona fide grounds; and
|
(B)
|
no claims or investigations are being made or conducted against any Obligor (save for the Charter Guarantor) with respect to Taxes such that a liability of, or claim against, such Obligor of five million US Dollars (US$5,000,000) (or its equivalent in any other currency) or more is reasonably likely to arise;
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(xxiv)
|
No Restricted Party:
no Obligor is a Restricted Party nor has any Obligor or any of their respective directors, officers or employees or any person acting on their behalf received notice or are aware of any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation against any of them with respect to Sanctions by a Sanctions Authority;
|
(xxv)
|
No Material Adverse Effect:
no event or circumstance which has occurred and which has or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect;
|
(xxvi)
|
Financial covenants:
the financial covenants and other requirements under Clause 13 (
Financial covenants
) are no less favourable than those given by the Charter Guarantor to any of its other creditors; and
|
(xxvii)
|
Copies of Project Documents:
the copies of the Project Documents provided by the Sellers to the Buyers in accordance with Clause 8 (
Conditions precedent and subsequent
) are true and accurate copies of the originals and represent the full agreement between the parties to those Project Documents in relation to the subject matter of those Project Documents and there are no commissions, rebates (other than any Cancellation Fee, Late Fee, Commitment Fee or arrangement fee accrued or payable hereunder), premiums or other payments due or to become due in connection with the subject matter of those Project Documents other than in the ordinary course of business or as disclosed to, and approved in writing by, the Buyers.
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(b)
|
Representations limited
:
the representation and warranties of the Sellers in this Clause 11.1 are subject to:
|
(i)
|
the principle that equitable remedies are remedies which may be granted or refused at the discretion of the court;
|
(ii)
|
the limitation of enforcement by laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, reorganisation, court schemes, moratoria, administration and other laws generally affecting or limiting the rights of creditors;
|
(iii)
|
the time barring of claims under any applicable limitation acts;
|
(iv)
|
the possibility that a court may strike out provisions for a contract as being invalid for reasons of oppression, undue influence or similar; and
|
(v)
|
any other reservations or qualifications of law expressed in any legal opinions obtained by the Owners in connection with the Transaction Documents.
|
(a)
|
Buyers' representations and warranties
The Buyers represent and warrant to the Sellers on the date of this Agreement and (by reference to the facts and circumstances then pertaining) on the Delivery Date that:
|
(i)
|
they are a corporation duly incorporated under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation with power to enter into the Transaction Documents and to exercise their rights and perform their obligations under the Transaction Documents and all corporate and other action required to authorise their execution of the Transaction Documents and their performance of their obligations thereunder has been duly taken; and
|
(ii)
|
the obligations expressed to be assumed by the Buyers in the Transaction Documents are legal and valid obligations, binding on them in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents and no limit on their powers will be exceeded as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents or the performance of their obligations thereunder
.
|
(b)
|
Owners' undertakings and covenants
The Buyers further warrant, represent and agree that they and their officers, directors, employees, consultants, agents and/or intermediaries have complied with, and shall comply with, all applicable Business Ethics Laws in connection with this Agreement.
|
(c)
|
Representations limited
The representation and warranties of the Buyers in this Clause 11.2 are subject to:
|
(i)
|
the principle that equitable remedies are remedies which may be granted or refused at the discretion of the court;
|
(ii)
|
the limitation of enforcement by laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, reorganisation, court schemes, moratoria, administration and other laws generally affecting or limiting the rights of creditors;
|
(iii)
|
the time barring of claims under any applicable limitation acts;
|
(iv)
|
the possibility that a court may strike out provisions for a contract as being invalid for reasons of oppression, undue influence or similar; and
|
(v)
|
any other reservations or qualifications of law expressed in any legal opinions obtained by the Buyers in connection with the Transaction Documents.
|
12.
|
Sellers' undertakings
|
(a)
|
Financial statements
The Sellers shall supply to the Buyers:
|
(i)
|
as soon as the same become available, but in any event within one hundred and eighty (180) days after the end of each of the Sellers' Financial Years, the Sellers' audited financial statements for that Financial Year; and
|
(ii)
|
as soon as the same become available, but in any event within one hundred and eighty (180) days after the end of each of the Charter Guarantor's Financial Years,
the Charter Guarantor's
audited consolidated financial statements for that Financial Year.
|
(b)
|
Requirements as to financial statements
Each set of financial statements delivered to the Buyers under paragraph (a) (
Financial statements
) above in relation to the Sellers and the Charter Guarantor (each a "
Notifying Party
"):
|
(i)
|
shall be certified by an authorised signatory of the relevant Notifying Party as fairly representing its financial condition as at the date as at which those financial statements were drawn up; and
|
(ii)
|
shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP.
|
(c)
|
Interim financial statements
The Sellers shall supply to the Buyers:
|
(i)
|
as soon as the same become available, but in any event within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the end of the Sellers' Financial Half-Year:
|
(A)
|
the unaudited financial statements of the Sellers for that Financial Half-Year; and
|
(B)
|
the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Charter Guarantor for that Financial Half-Year; and
|
(ii)
|
as soon as the same become available, but in any event within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the end of each relevant Financial Quarter:
|
(A)
|
the unaudited financial statements of the Sellers for that Financial Quarter; and
|
(B)
|
the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Charter Guarantor for that Financial Quarter.
|
(d)
|
Compliance Certificate
|
(i)
|
The Sellers shall supply to the Buyers a Compliance Certificate setting out (in reasonable detail) computations as to compliance with Clause 13 (
Financial covenants
), with:
|
(A)
|
each of the Charter Guarantor's annual consolidated audited financial statements in respect of the relevant Financial Year delivered pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii) (
Financial statements
) above; and
|
(B)
|
each of the half-yearly unaudited financial statements in relation to the first Financial Half-Year of that calendar year and delivered pursuant to paragraph (c) (
Interim financial statements
) above.
|
(ii)
|
Each Compliance Certificate shall be signed by an authorised signatory of the Charter Guarantor.
|
(e)
|
Information: miscellaneous
The Sellers shall supply to the Buyers:
|
(i)
|
promptly upon becoming aware of them, details of any material litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings which are current, threatened or pending against any Obligor, and which, if adversely determined, are reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect; and
|
(ii)
|
promptly, such further information and explanations regarding the financial condition, business and operations of any Obligor as the Buyers may reasonably request.
|
(f)
|
Maintenance of legal validity
The Sellers shall comply with the terms of and do all that is necessary to maintain in full force and effect all Necessary Authorisations required in or by the laws and regulations of their jurisdiction of formation or incorporation and all other applicable jurisdictions, to enable them lawfully to enter into and perform their obligations under the Transaction Documents and to ensure the legality, validity, enforceability or admissibility in evidence of the Transaction Documents in their jurisdiction of incorporation or formation and all other applicable jurisdictions.
|
(g)
|
Notification of MOA Termination Event
The Sellers shall promptly, upon becoming aware of the same, inform the Buyers in writing of the occurrence of any MOA Termination Event (and the steps, if any, being taken to remedy this) and, upon receipt of a written request to that effect from the Buyers, confirm to the Buyers that, save as previously notified to the Buyers or as notified in such confirmation, no MOA Termination Event is continuing or if an MOA Termination Event is continuing specifying the steps, if any, being taken to remedy it.
|
(h)
|
Claims pari passu
The Sellers shall ensure that at all times the claims of the Buyers against them under the Transaction Documents rank at least
pari passu
with the claims of all their other unsecured and subordinated creditors save those whose claims are preferred by any bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, winding-up or other similar laws of general application.
|
(i)
|
Necessary Authorisations
Without prejudice to any specific provision of the Transaction Documents relating to a Necessary Authorisation, the Sellers shall (i) obtain, comply with and do all that is necessary to maintain in full force and effect all Necessary Authorisations if a failure to do the same may cause a Material Adverse Effect; and (ii) promptly upon request, supply certified copies to the Buyers of all Necessary Authorisations.
|
(j)
|
Compliance with applicable laws
The Sellers shall comply with all applicable laws, including Environmental Laws, to which it may be subject (except as regards Restricted Parties to which paragraph (k) (
No dealing with Restricted Parties
) below applies, and anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws to which paragraph (l) (
Anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws
) below applies) if a failure to do the same may have a Material Adverse Effect.
|
(k)
|
No dealings with Restricted Parties
The Sellers shall not, and shall not permit or authorise any other person to, directly utilise or employ the Vessel or to use, lend, make payments of, contribute or otherwise make available, all or any part of the
|
(i)
|
involving or for the benefit of any Restricted Party; and
|
(ii)
|
in any other manner that would reasonably be expected to result in any Obligor, the Buyers or any Finance Party (if applicable) being in breach of any Sanctions or become a Restricted Party.
|
(l)
|
Anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws
The Sellers
warrant, represent and agree that they and their Affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, consultants, agents and/or intermediaries have complied with, and shall comply with, all applicable Business Ethics Laws in connection with this Agreement. The Sellers shall indemnify the Buyers for any loss or damages arising from a breach of this paragraph
(l)
. For the purpose of this Clause only, an "Affiliate" means any member of the Sellers Group.
|
(m)
|
Environmental compliance
The Sellers shall, and shall procure that each of the Obligors will:
|
(i)
|
comply with any Environmental Law;
|
(ii)
|
obtain, maintain and ensure compliance with all requisite Environmental Approvals; and
|
(iii)
|
implement procedures to monitor compliance with and to prevent liability under any Environmental Law,
|
(n)
|
Environmental Claims
The Sellers shall promptly upon becoming aware of the same, inform the Buyers in writing of:
|
(i)
|
any Environmental Claim against any member of the Charter Guarantor Group which is current, pending or threatened; and
|
(ii)
|
any facts or circumstances which are reasonably likely to result in any Environmental Claim being commenced or threatened against any member of the Charter Guarantor Group,
|
(o)
|
Taxation
The Sellers shall pay and discharge any Tax imposed upon them or their assets within the time period allowed without incurring penalties unless and only to the extent that:
|
(i)
|
such payment is being contested in good faith;
|
(ii)
|
adequate reserves are being maintained for such Tax and the costs required to contest them have been disclosed in their latest financial statements; and
|
(iii)
|
such payment can be lawfully withheld and failure to pay such Tax does not have or is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
|
(p)
|
Loans or other financial commitments
The Sellers shall not make any loan or enter into any guarantee and indemnity, voluntarily assume any actual or contingent liability, or otherwise provide any other form of financial support in respect of any obligation of any other person except pursuant to the Transaction Documents and loans made in the ordinary course of business.
|
(q)
|
Further assurance
The Sellers shall at their own expense, promptly take all such action as the Buyers may reasonably require for the purpose of perfecting or protecting any of the Buyers' rights with respect to the security created or evidenced (or intended to be created or evidenced) by the Security Documents.
|
(r)
|
Inspection of records
The Sellers will permit the inspection of their financial records and accounts on reasonable notice from time to time before 5:00 pm in the place of business by the Buyers or their nominee.
|
(s)
|
Insurance
The Sellers shall procure that all of the assets, operation and liability of the Sellers are insured against such risks, liabilities and for amounts as normally adopted by the industry for similar assets and liabilities and, in the case of the Vessel, in accordance with the terms of the Charter.
|
(t)
|
Change of Control and other merger and demerger
|
(i)
|
The Sellers shall ensure that, unless with the Buyers' prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), no Change of Control shall occur.
|
(ii)
|
Without limiting sub-paragraph (i) above, the Sellers shall not enter into any amalgamation, merger, demerger or corporate restructuring without the prior written consent of the Buyers (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld).
|
(u)
|
Transfer of assets
The Sellers shall not, and shall procure that no other Obligor (other than the Charter Guarantor and the Sole Pledgor) will, sell or transfer any of its material assets other than:
|
(i)
|
on arm's length terms to third parties where the net proceeds of sale are used as a prepayment hereunder; or
|
(ii)
|
on arm's length terms to its Affiliates, which are and remain members of the Charter Guarantor Group.
|
(v)
|
Change of business
The Sellers shall not without the prior written consent of the Buyers, make any substantial change to the general nature of their shipping business from that carried on at the date of this Agreement.
|
(w)
|
Acquisitions
The Sellers shall not make any acquisitions or investments without the prior written consent of the Buyers (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) save for the acquisition of the Vessel under the Building Contract.
|
(x)
|
"Know your customer" checks
If:
|
(i)
|
the introduction of or any change in (or in the interpretation, administration or application of) any law or regulation made after the date of this Agreement;
|
(ii)
|
any change in the status of the Sellers after the date of this Agreement; or
|
(iii)
|
a proposed assignment or transfer by Buyers of any of their rights and obligations under this Agreement,
|
(y)
|
No borrowings
The Sellers shall not incur any liability or obligation except (i) liabilities and obligations under the Transaction Documents to which they are parties, (ii) liabilities or obligations reasonably incurred in the ordinary course of operating, chartering, repairing and maintaining the Vessel, and (iii) Financial Indebtedness owing to other members of the Teekay Group provided that such Financial Indebtedness is unsecured and subordinated, and
provided further that
so long as no Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from the making of any such payment, nothing in this paragraph (y) shall prevent the Sellers from repaying any such Financial Indebtedness or paying interest on such Financial Indebtedness.
|
(z)
|
No dividends
The Sellers shall not, and shall procure that none of the other Obligors (other than any Pledgor and the Charter Guarantor) shall, pay any dividends or make other distributions to its shareholders whilst an MOA Termination Event is continuing.
|
(aa)
|
Listing
The Sellers shall procure that the Charter Guarantor will throughout the Pre-Delivery Period maintain its listing as a publically listed entity on the New York Stock Exchange or any other recognised stock exchange acceptable to the Buyers.
|
(bb)
|
Negative pledge
The Sellers shall not create, or permit to subsist, any Encumbrance (other than pursuant to the Security Documents) over all or any part of the Vessel, their other assets or undertakings (other than Permitted Encumbrances) nor dispose of the Vessel or any of those assets or all or any part of those undertakings other than, in the case of a sale of the Vessel, where such sale complies with the requirements of this Agreement, the Charter (including, without limitation, clauses 51 (
Termination Events
) and 55 (
Sale of Vessel by the Owners
) of the Charter) or any other Transaction Documents
.
|
(cc)
|
Transactions with Affiliates
The Sellers shall procure that all transactions conducted or to be conducted between the Sellers and any of the Sellers' Affiliates will be on an arm's length commercial basis.
|
(dd)
|
Project Documents
In relation to the Project Documents, the Sellers undertake that:
|
(i)
|
there shall be no termination by the Sellers of, alteration to or waiver of any material term of, any Project Document and the Sellers shall not exercise or waive any of their rights under or in connection with any Project Document, in each case without the prior written consent of the Buyers;
|
(ii)
|
without limiting the generality of sub-paragraph (i) above and in respect of the Building Contract, the Sellers will not, without the prior written consent of the Buyers (acting reasonably), exercise or waive any right or purported right which the Sellers may have to reject the Vessel or to terminate (and will not agree to any request to terminate) the Building Contract;
|
(iii)
|
without limiting the generality of sub-paragraph (i) above and in respect of the Refund Guarantee, the Sellers will not, without the prior written consent of the Buyers, make any demand for payment under such Refund Guarantee; and
|
(iv)
|
without prejudice to the foregoing, the Sellers shall, where applicable, use reasonable endeavours and forthwith execute and deliver any and all such other agreements, instruments and documents (including any novation agreement) as may be required by law or deemed necessary to ensure that the Project Documents which are in effect on the date of this Agreement shall remain in effect, so that all obligations previously owed by the applicable Project Party to the Sellers under such Project Documents shall continue to be owed to the Sellers throughout the Pre-Delivery Period.
|
(ee)
|
Refund of pre-positioned amount
If the Buyers have made a transfer of funds to the Builder's Bank in accordance with Clauses 7.1 (
Pre-position
) and 7.2 (
Conditions to pre-position
) but delivery of the Vessel does not occur on the Delivery Date, then the Sellers shall refund the Delivery Instalment, the Extra Amount Instalment, the Extra Amount Balance Portion and any other amount so transferred by the Buyers in accordance with the relevant payment instructions (or such other equivalent document),
provided that
the Sellers' obligations under this sub-paragraph (ee) shall be deemed to be complied by any repayment (but only to the extent and amount of such repayment) by the Builder's Bank to the Buyers or their bank of any part of the Delivery Instalment, the Extra Amount Instalment, the Extra Amount Balance Portion and any other amount so transferred by the Buyers in connection with Clauses 7.1 (
Pre-position
) and 7.2 (
Conditions to pre-position
).
|
13.
|
Financial covenants
|
(a)
|
The Sellers shall procure that the Charter Guarantor will (on a consolidated basis) comply with the following financial covenants throughout the Pre-Delivery Period:
|
(i)
|
to maintain Free Liquidity and Available Credit Lines of (in aggregate) not less than thirty five million US Dollars (US$35,000,000);
|
(ii)
|
to maintain a Net Debt to Net Debt plus Equity Ratio of not more than eighty per cent (80%); and
|
(iii)
|
to maintain a Tangible Net Worth of at least four hundred million US Dollars (US$400,000,000),
|
(b)
|
The financial covenants set out in paragraph (a) above shall be tested every six (6) months by reference to (i) each of the audited consolidated annual and (as the case may be) unaudited consolidated semi-annual financial statements of
the Charter Guarantor
received by the Buyers pursuant to paragraphs (a) (
Financial statements
) and (c) (
Interim financial statements
) (respectively) of Clause 12 (
Sellers' undertakings
), and (ii) the relevant Compliance Certificate delivered pursuant to paragraph (d) (
Compliance Certificate
) of Clause 12 (
Sellers' undertakings
).
|
(c)
|
For the purpose of this Clause 13:
|
(a)
|
plus any credit balance carried forward on the Charter Guarantor's consolidated profit and loss account,
|
(b)
|
less:
|
(i)
|
any debit balance carried forward on the Charter Guarantor's consolidated profit and loss account;
|
(ii)
|
any amount shown for goodwill, including on consolidation, or any other intangible property (other than intangible property relating to contracts as shown in the balance sheet of the Charter Guarantor); and
|
(iii)
|
any amount attributable to minority interests in Subsidiaries.
|
(a)
|
the amount calculated in accordance with GAAP shown as each of "long term debt", "short term debt" and "current portion of long term debt" on the latest consolidated balance sheet of the Charter Guarantor; and
|
(b)
|
the amount of any liability in respect of any lease or hire purchase contract entered into by the Charter Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries which would, in accordance with GAAP, be treated as a finance or capital lease (excluding any amounts applicable to leases to the extent that the lease obligations are secured by a security deposit which is held on the balance sheet under "Restricted Cash").
|
14.
|
MOA Termination Events
|
(a)
|
Each of the following events shall constitute an MOA Termination Event:
|
(i)
|
Failure to pay
an Obligor fails to pay any amount due from it under any Transaction Document to which it is a party at the time, in the currency and otherwise in the manner specified therein
provided that
, if such Obligor can demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of the Buyers that all necessary instructions were given to effect such payment and the non-receipt thereof is attributable solely to an administrative or technical error or an error in the banking system or a Disruption Event, then such payment shall instead be deemed to be due, solely for the purposes of this paragraph, within:
|
(A)
|
three (3) Business Days of the date on which such amount actually fell due if it relates to a payment of Hire (as such term is defined under the Charter) under the Charter; or
|
(B)
|
ten (10) Business Days of the date on which such amount actually fell due if it relates to any other sum which is payable under this Agreement or any other relevant Transaction Document; or
|
(ii)
|
Misrepresentation
any representation or statement made by any Obligor in any Transaction Document to which it is a party or in any notice or other document, certificate or statement delivered by it pursuant thereto or in
|
(iii)
|
Specific covenants
an Obligor fails duly to perform or comply with any of the obligations expressed to be assumed by or procured by the Sellers under paragraph (bb) (
Negative pledge
) or (ee) (
Refund of pre-positioned amounts
) of Clause 12 (
Sellers' undertakings
); or
|
(iv)
|
Financial covenants
the Charter Guarantor is in breach of any of the financial covenants set out in Clause 13 (
Financial covenants
); or
|
(v)
|
Other obligations
an Obligor fails duly to perform or comply with any of the obligations expressed to be assumed by it in any Transaction Document (other than those referred to in paragraphs (iii) (
Specific events
) and (iv) (
Financial covenants
) above) and such failure is not remedied within fourteen (14) days after the earlier of (A) the Buyers having given notice thereof to the relevant Obligor, and (B) any Obligor becoming aware of such failure to perform or comply; or
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(vi)
|
Cross default
any Financial Indebtedness of any Obligor is not paid when due (or within any applicable grace period) or any Financial Indebtedness of any Obligor is declared, or is capable of being declared, to be or otherwise becomes due and payable prior to its specified maturity where (in either case) the aggregate of all such unpaid or accelerated indebtedness of:
|
(A)
|
each of (1) the Charter Guarantor or (2) a Pledgor which is a wholly-owned Subsidiary within the Teekay Group and legally or beneficially (directly or indirectly) owns at least fifty per cent. (50%) of the membership interest of the Sellers is, in each case, equal to or greater than one hundred million US Dollars (US$100,000,000) or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies; or
|
(B)
|
the Sellers is equal to or greater than five million US Dollars (US$5,000,000) or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies; or
|
(vii)
|
Insolvency and rescheduling
an Obligor is unable to pay its debts as they fall due, commences negotiations with any one or more of its creditors with a view to the general readjustment or rescheduling of its indebtedness or makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors or a composition with its creditors; or
|
(viii)
|
Winding-up
an Obligor files for initiation of formal restructuring proceedings, is wound up or declared bankrupt or takes any corporate action or other steps (including any compulsory corporate rehabilitation mandated or ordered by any government or any governmental agency, semi-governmental or judicial entity or authority (including, without limitation, any stock exchange or any self-regulatory organisation established under statute)) are taken or legal proceedings are started for its winding‑up, dissolution, administration or re‑organisation or for the appointment of a liquidator, receiver, administrator, administrative receiver, conservator,
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(ix)
|
Execution or distress
|
(A)
|
an Obligor fails to comply with or pay any sum due from it (within thirty (30) days of such amount falling due) under any final judgment or any final order made or given by any court or other official body of a competent jurisdiction in an aggregate in respect of:
|
(1)
|
each of (I) the Charter Guarantor and (II) a Pledgor which is a wholly-owned Subsidiary within the Teekay Group and legally or beneficially (directly or indirectly) owns the entire membership interest of the Sellers is, in each case, equal to or greater than one hundred million US Dollars (US$100,000,000) or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies; or
|
(2)
|
the Sellers equals to or is greater than five million US Dollars (US$5,000,000) or its equivalent in any other currency,
|
(B)
|
any execution or distress is levied against, or an encumbrancer takes possession of, the whole or any part of, the property, undertaking or assets of an Obligor in an aggregate amount in respect of:
|
(1)
|
each of (I) the Charter Guarantor and (II) a Pledgor which is a wholly-owned Subsidiary within the Teekay Group and legally or beneficially (directly or indirectly) owns the entire membership interest of the Sellers is, in each case, equal to or greater than one hundred million US Dollars (US$100,000,000) or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies; or
|
(2)
|
the Sellers equals to or is greater than five million US Dollars (US$5,000,000) or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies,
|
(x)
|
Similar event
any event occurs which, under the laws of any jurisdiction, has a similar or analogous effect to any of those events mentioned in
|
(xi)
|
Repudiation
an Obligor repudiates any Transaction Document to which it is a party or does or causes to be done any act or thing evidencing an intention to repudiate any such Transaction Document; or
|
(xii)
|
Validity and admissibility
at any time any act, condition or thing required to be done, fulfilled or performed in order:
|
(A)
|
to enable any Obligor lawfully to enter into, exercise its rights under and perform the respective obligations expressed to be assumed by it in the Transaction Documents;
|
(B)
|
to ensure that the obligations expressed to be assumed by each of the Obligors in the Transaction Documents are legal, valid and binding; or
|
(C)
|
to make the Transaction Documents admissible in evidence in any applicable jurisdiction,
|
(xiii)
|
Illegality
at any time:
|
(A)
|
it is or becomes unlawful for any Obligor to perform or comply with any or all of its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party;
|
(B)
|
any of the obligations of the Sellers under the Transaction Documents to which they are parties are not or cease to be legal, valid and binding; or
|
(C)
|
any Encumbrance created or purported to be created by the Security Documents ceases to be legal, valid, binding, enforceable or effective or is alleged by a party to such Security Document (other than the Buyers) to be ineffective,
|
(xiv)
|
Material adverse change
at any time there shall occur any event or change which has a Material Adverse Effect and such event or change, if capable of remedy, is not so remedied within thirty (30) days of the delivery of a notice confirming such event or change by the Buyers to the Sellers; or
|
(xv)
|
Conditions precedent
if any of the conditions set out in Clause 8 (
Conditions precedent and subsequent
) is not satisfied by the relevant time or such other time period specified by the Buyers in their discretion; or
|
(xvi)
|
Revocation or modification of consents etc.
if any Necessary Authorisation which is now or which at any time during the Pre-Delivery Period becomes necessary to enable any of the Obligors to comply with any of their obligations in or pursuant to any of the Transaction Documents is revoked, withdrawn or withheld, or modified in a manner which the Buyers reasonably considers is, or may be, prejudicial to the interests of Buyers in a material manner, or if such Necessary Authorisation ceases to remain in full force and effect; or
|
(xvii)
|
Cessation of business
any of the Obligors ceases, or threatens to cease, to carry on all or a substantial part of its business; or
|
(xviii)
|
Curtailment of business
if the business of any of the Obligors is wholly or materially curtailed by any intervention by or under authority of any government, or if all or a substantial part of the undertaking, property or assets of any of the Obligors is seized, nationalised, expropriated or compulsorily acquired by or under authority of any government or any Obligor disposes or threatens to dispose of a substantial part of its business or assets; or
|
(xix)
|
Reduction of capital
if any Obligor reduces its committed or subscribed capital (other than any reduction effected by the Charter Guarantor pursuant to (in each case while the Charter Guarantor is solvent) (A) a share or common unit buy-back, or (B) redemption of redeemable shares or units); or
|
(xx)
|
Environmental matters
|
(A)
|
any Environmental Claim is pending or made against the
Sellers
or in connection with the Vessel, where such Environmental Claim has a Material Adverse Effect;
|
(B)
|
any actual Environmental Incident occurs in connection with the Vessel, where such Environmental Incident has a Material Adverse Effect; or
|
(xxi)
|
Loss of property
all or a substantial part of the business or assets of any Obligor is destroyed, abandoned, seized, appropriated or forfeited for any reason, and such occurrence in the reasonable opinion of the Buyers has or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or
|
(xxii)
|
Sanctions
any Obligor, any Affiliate of any Obligor or any of their respective directors, officers or employees becomes a Restricted Party; or
|
(xxiii)
|
Change of Control
|
(A)
|
a Change of Control occurs without the prior written consent of the Owners; or
|
(B)
|
any condition on which the Owners' prior written consent to the occurrence of a Change of Control is not satisfied by the time required by the Owners or by any relevant laws and regulations; or
|
(xxiv)
|
Charter and Related MOAs termination events
there occurs any event or circumstance referred to in paragraph (a)(i) (
Failure to pay
) of clause 14 (
MOA Termination Events
) of each Related MOA (other than the Related MOA in respect of Related Vessel A);
|
(xxv)
|
Termination, repudiation or cancellation of Sub-Charter on or before the Delivery Date
any Sub-Charter is terminated, repudiation, cancelled or otherwise ceases to remain in full force and effect on or before the Delivery Date,
provided that
no Termination Event will occur under this sub-paragraph (xxv) if:
|
(A)
|
such termination, repudiation, cancellation or cessation of effectiveness will not, in the opinion of the Buyers, materially impair the Sellers' ability to perform their obligations under this Agreement; and
|
(B)
|
such Sub-Charter is replaced by another time charter (for a period covering not less than the remaining unexpired balance of the terminated, repudiated, cancelled or ceased Sub-Charter on terms reasonably acceptable to the Buyers) within:
|
(1)
|
(if the relevant termination, repudiation, cancellation or cessation of effectiveness is, in the opinion of the Buyers, due to any default, act or omission on the part of the Sellers) sixty (60) days of the termination, repudiation, cancellation or cessation of effectiveness (as applicable) and no later than thirty (30) days prior to the Delivery Date; or
|
(2)
|
(if the relevant termination, repudiation, cancellation or cessation of effectiveness is not, in the opinion of the Buyers, due to any default, act or omission on the part of the Sellers) one hundred and eight (180) days of the termination, repudiation, cancellation or cessation of effectiveness (as applicable) and no later than thirty (30) days prior to the Delivery Date;
|
(xxvi)
|
Repudiation of Project Documents
without prejudice to paragraphs (xi) (
Repudiation
) and (xxv) (
Termination, repudiation or cancellation of Sub-Charter before the Delivery Date
) above, any
Project Party repudiates (or evidences an intention to repudiate) any Project Document to which such Project Party is a party; or
|
(xxvii)
|
Project Party cessation of business
any
Project Party ceases or threatens to cease, to carry on all or, in the opinion of the Buyers, any material part of such Project Party's business; or
|
(xxviii)
|
Late delivery of Vessel
the Vessel is not delivered by:
|
(A)
|
the Builders to the Sellers under the Building Contract by the date specified in paragraph (b) of the definition of "Long Stop Date"; or
|
(B)
|
the Sellers to the Buyers under this Agreement by the earlier of (1) the date specified in paragraph (b) of the definition of "Long Stop Date" and (2) the Scheduled Delivery Date; or
|
(xxix)
|
Termination or cancellation of Project Documents
|
(A)
|
any Project Document (other than a Sub-Charter which shall be considered under sub-paragraph (xxv) (
Termination, repudiation or cancellation of Sub-Charter on or before the Delivery Date
) above) is terminated, cancelled or otherwise ceases to remain in full force and effect; or
|
(B)
|
without limiting the generality of sub-paragraph (A) above, any event or circumstance has occurred such that the Sellers (in their capacities as original buyers under the Building Contract) have become entitled to exercise their rights to cancel, terminate or rescind the Building Contract (irrespective of whether the Sellers have exercised such right), unless such right has arisen pursuant to paragraphs 2 (
Speed
) to 5 (
Contractual Boil-off Rate
) of article III (
Adjustment of Contract Price
) (inclusive) of the Building Contract and the Sellers have notified the Buyers they do not intend to exercise their rights to cancel;
|
(xxx)
|
Exercise of step-in and similar rights
the Initial Sub-Charterers exercise or evidence an intention to exercise their step-in rights in accordance with the Step-In Agreement; or
|
(xxxi)
|
Similar event in relation to non-Obligor Project Parties
any event which, under the laws of any jurisdiction, has a similar or analogous effect to any of those events mentioned in paragraphs (vii) (
Insolvency and rescheduling
), (viii) (
Winding-up
) or (ix) (
Execution or distress
) above occurs (mutatis mutandis) in relation to a Project Party that is not an Obligor (other than the Builder),
provided that
, if any such event occurs in relation to a Sub-Charterer, no Termination Event will occur under this sub-paragraph (xxxi) if:
|
(A)
|
such event will not, in the opinion of the Owners, materially impair the ability of any Obligor to perform its obligations under any Transaction Document to which such Obligor is a party; and
|
(B)
|
the Sub-Charter to which such Sub-Charterer is a party to is replaced by another time charter (for a period covering not less than the remaining unexpired balance of such Sub-Charter on terms reasonably acceptable to the relevant Buyers) within one hundred and eighty (180) days of the occurrence of such event.
|
(b)
|
Upon the occurrence of an MOA Termination Event which is continuing, and without prejudice to the generality of the powers and remedies vested in the Buyers under this Agreement, the Buyers may exercise their rights and powers referred to under Clauses 9 (
Cancellation and refund
) and 15 (
Buyers' powers following cancellation
).
|
15.
|
Buyers' powers following cancellation
|
(a)
|
to implement the Building Contract or to agree with the Builder to terminate the Building Contract on such terms and conditions as the Buyers and the Builder may mutually agree;
|
(b)
|
subject to the terms of the Building Contract, to assign all rights, title, interest and benefits in and under the Building Contract or to sell the Vessel in her then state of construction or after her delivery under the Building Contract or otherwise and upon such terms as the Buyers shall in their absolute discretion determine;
|
(c)
|
to undertake the further supervision of construction of the Vessel;
|
(d)
|
to collect, recover, compromise and give a good discharge for, all claims then outstanding or arising subsequently under or in respect of all or any part of such claims, and to take over or institute (if necessary using the names of the Sellers) all such proceedings as the Buyers in their sole and absolute discretion think fit;
|
(e)
|
to discharge, compound, release or compromise claims in respect of the Building Contract which have given or may give rise to any charge or lien or other claim on the Building Contract or which are or may be enforceable by proceedings against the Building Contract;
|
(f)
|
where any money under the Refund Guarantee becomes refundable, to request the Sellers to promptly make a demand for payment under the Refund Guarantee and to direct payment of the funds to an account designated by the Buyers and to the extent that any money so refunded exceeds all amounts owed to the Buyers under the Transaction Documents, the Buyers shall refund an amount equal to such excess to an account designated by the Sellers within seven (7) Business Days of receiving such money under the Refund Guarantee;
|
(g)
|
to recover from the Sellers on demand all costs and expenses (including legal fees) incurred or paid by the Buyers in connection with the exercise of the powers (or any of them) referred to in this Clause 15.1; and
|
(h)
|
to not make any payment in relation to any Payment Notice.
|
16.
|
Changes to parties
|
17.
|
Cumulative rights
|
18.
|
No waiver
|
19.
|
Entire agreement and amendments
|
(a)
|
The written terms of this Agreement comprise the entire agreement between the Buyers and the Sellers in relation to the sale and purchase of the Vessel and supersede all previous agreements whether oral or written between the parties in this Agreement in relation thereto.
|
(b)
|
Each of the parties to this Agreement acknowledges that in entering into this Agreement, it has not relied on and shall have no right or remedy in respect of any statement, representation, assurance or warranty (whether or not made negligently) other than as expressly set out in this Agreement.
|
(c)
|
Any terms implied into this Agreement by the Sale of Goods Act 1979 are hereby excluded to the extent that such exclusion can legally be made. Nothing in this Clause shall limit or exclude any liability for fraud.
|
(d)
|
This Agreement may not be amended, altered or modified except by a written instrument executed by each of the parties to this Agreement.
|
20.
|
Invalidity
|
21.
|
English language
|
22.
|
No partnership
|
23.
|
Notices
|
(a)
|
Any notices to be given to the Buyers under this Agreement shall be sent in writing by registered letter, facsimile or email and addressed to:
|
Email:
|
xuwei1@icbcleasing.com / xuwei1@leasing.icbc.com.cn
/ shipping@leasing.icbc.com.cn
|
(b)
|
Any notices to be given to the Sellers under this Agreement shall be sent in writing by registered letter, facsimile or email and addressed to:
|
(c)
|
Any such notice shall be deemed to have reached the party to whom it was addressed, when dispatched and acknowledged received (in case of a facsimile or an email) or when delivered (in case of a registered letter). A notice or other such communication received on a non-working day or after 5:00 pm in the place of receipt shall be deemed to be served on the following day in such place.
|
24.
|
Counterparts
|
25.
|
Third Parties Act
|
(a)
|
Any person which is an Indemnitee and is not a party to this Agreement shall be entitled to enforce such terms of this Agreement as provided for in this Agreement in relation to the obligations of the Sellers to such Indemnitee, subject to the provisions of Clause 32 (
Law and jurisdiction
) and the Third Parties Act. The Third Parties Act applies to this Agreement as set out in this Clause 25.
|
(b)
|
A person who is not a party to this Agreement has no right under the Third Parties Act to enforce or to enjoy the benefit of any term of this Agreement.
|
26.
|
Spares, bunkers and other items
|
(a)
|
To the extent owned by the Sellers, the Sellers shall deliver the Vessel to the Buyers with everything belonging to her on board
provided that
any remaining bunkers and unused lubricating and hydraulic oils and greases in storage tanks and unopened drums and any unused stores and provisions shall remain the property of the Sellers.
|
(b)
|
All spare parts and spare equipment including spare tail-end shaft(s) and/or spare propeller(s)/propeller blade(s), if any, belonging to the Vessel at the time of delivery used or unused, whether on board or not shall become the Buyers' property.
|
(c)
|
Concurrent with the delivery of the Vessel under this Agreement, the Buyers shall gain title and ownership to the classification certificate(s) as well as all plans, drawings and manuals, which are on board the Vessel and shall remain on board the Vessel,
provided that
the Buyers agree that the Sellers are only required to provide copies of all plans, drawings and manuals to the Buyers by way of a CD-ROM within thirty (30) days from the Delivery Date. Other certificates which are on board the Vessel shall also be handed over to the Buyers unless the Sellers (as bareboat charterers under the Charter) are required to retain same, in which case the Buyers have the right to take copies.
|
(d)
|
Copies of other technical documentation which may be in the Sellers' possession shall promptly after delivery be forwarded to the Buyers at the Sellers' expense, if the Buyers so request.
|
27.
|
Encumbrances
|
28.
|
Taxes, costs and expenses
|
29.
|
Delivery under Charter
|
30.
|
Indemnities
|
(a)
|
Whether or not any of the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, the Sellers
shall
indemnify, protect, defend and hold harmless the Buyers and the Finance Parties and their respective officers, directors, agents and employees (collectively, the "
Indemnitees
") throughout the Pre-Delivery Period from, against and in respect of, any and all
liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, fines, fees
(including but not limited to any Cancellation Fee and any vessel registration, tonnage and reasonable legal fees)
, claims, actions, proceedings, judgement, order or other sanction, lien, salvage, general average, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements, including reasonable legal fees and expenses, of whatsoever kind and nature (collectively, the "
Expenses
") imposed on,
suffered or incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee, in any way relating to, resulting from or arising out of or in connection with, in each case, directly or indirectly, any one or more of the following:
|
(i)
|
this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents and any amendment, supplement or modification thereof or thereto requested by the Sellers;
|
(ii)
|
the delivery (including the Vessel not being delivered on the Scheduled Delivery Date after the Sellers have informed the Owners of the Scheduled Delivery Date), registration and purchase of the Vessel by the Buyers whether prior to, during or after termination of this Agreement and whether or not the Vessel is in the possession or the control of the Sellers or otherwise in relation to any non-delivery to or acceptance by the Sellers (as bareboat charterers) of the Vessel under the Charter;
|
(iii)
|
any breach of or failure to perform or observe, or any other non-compliance with, any covenant or agreement or other obligation to be performed by the Sellers under any Transaction Document to which they are a party or the falsity of any representation or warranty of the Sellers in any Transaction Document to which they are a party or the occurrence of any MOA Termination Event;
|
(iv)
|
a failure by an Obligor to pay any amount due under a Transaction Document on its due date; or
|
(v)
|
funding, or making arrangements to fund, an amount required to be paid by the Buyers pursuant to a Payment Notice but not made by reason of the operation of any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement (other than by reason of default or negligence of the Buyers).
|
(b)
|
The indemnities in paragraph (a) above shall not extend to Expenses which:
|
(i)
|
are caused by wilful misconduct or recklessness on the part of the Indemnitee who would otherwise seek to claim the benefit of such indemnities or, in circumstances where such Expenses arise in connection with a payment owing to an Indemnitee, if such payment was made in due time but was not accounted for by such Indemnitee as a result of an error or omission on their part;
|
(ii)
|
are caused by any failure on the part of the Buyers to comply with any of their obligations under any of the Transaction Documents;
|
(iii)
|
constitute a cost which is expressly to be borne by the Buyers under any other provision of this Agreement or any other Transaction Documents;
|
(iv)
|
in respect of which the Buyers are entitled to be, or have been, indemnified under any other provision of this Agreement;
|
(v)
|
to the extent that such Expenses arise out of or in connection with an Buyers' Encumbrance;
|
(vi)
|
to the extent that such Expenses would be a loss of profit derived from loss of a business opportunity; and/or
|
(vii)
|
arise out of or are in connection with any event or circumstance which:
|
(A)
|
occurs after the end of the Pre-Delivery Period; and
|
(B)
|
(1) is not in any way directly or indirectly attributable to, or (2) does not occur as a consequence of or in connection with, any event, circumstance, action or omission which occurred during the Pre-Delivery Period.
|
i.
|
any Encumbrance granted by Buyers in favour of a Finance Party or Finance Parties; and
|
ii.
|
Encumbrances which arise as a result of:
|
i.
|
with intent to cause damage;
|
ii.
|
with knowledge that damage would probably result; or
|
iii.
|
with reckless disregard as to whether or not damage would result.
|
(c)
|
In addition:
|
(i)
|
if the Buyers or other Indemnitee shall have actually and unconditionally received reimbursement from insurers appointed and paid for by the Sellers for an Expense which has already been satisfied in full by the Sellers, then the Buyers shall procure that the Sellers are reimbursed for an amount equal to the amount received from the insurers; and
|
(ii)
|
if the Sellers have indemnified the Buyers or any other Indemnitee in full in relation to an Expense which may be recoverable by any insurances the coverage of which have been arranged and paid for by the Sellers, then:
|
(A)
|
provided that
no MOA Termination Event has occurred and is continuing; and
|
(B)
|
provided that
the Buyers or such other Indemnitee (if such Indemnitee so requests) is secured to its satisfaction against any other Expense it may incur by virtue of the Sellers exercising such rights of subrogation,
|
(d)
|
In connection with the indemnities in favour of any Indemnitee under this Agreement:
|
(i)
|
the Buyers will as soon as reasonably practicable notify the Sellers if a claim is made, or if they become aware that a claim may be made against the Buyers or any other Indemnitee which may give rise to Expenses in respect of which the Buyers or any other Indemnitee is or may become entitled to an indemnity under paragraph (a) above;
|
(ii)
|
a notification under sub-paragraph (i) above shall give such reasonable details as the Buyers or the other Indemnitee then has regarding the claim or potential claim and any Expenses or potential Expenses.
|
(e)
|
The Sellers shall be entitled (subject to the Sellers complying in all respect with their obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and at the Sellers' own costs) to (x) take such lawful and proper actions as the Sellers reasonably deems fit to defend, avoid or mitigate any Expenses, or (y) to take such action in the name of the Buyers or other relevant Indemnitee to defend, avoid or mitigate any Expenses,
provided always that
the Sellers' ability to take action in the name of the Buyers or such other Indemnitee shall be subject to:
|
(i)
|
the Buyers or such other Indemnitee first being indemnified to the satisfaction of the Buyers, acting reasonably, against all Expenses incurred and from time to time reasonably anticipated to be incurred in connection therewith;
|
(ii)
|
if court proceedings have been commenced against a third party which is not the Buyers nor an Indemnitee, the Buyers shall permit the Sellers to (at the Sellers' own costs) have the full conduct of the court proceedings, or to instigate a counterclaim in the name of the Owners or the relevant Indemnitee, but the Sellers shall (A) consult with the Buyers and keep the Buyers fully informed in relation to their conduct, and (B) give timely notice to the Buyers of any meetings with counsel or attendances at court, and the Buyers, the relevant Indemnitee and their respective officers, directors and advisers shall be entitled to attend any such meetings or court attendances.
|
(f)
|
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the indemnities provided by the Sellers in favour of the Buyers shall continue in full force and effect notwithstanding any breach of the terms of this Agreement or termination of this Agreement pursuant to the terms hereof.
|
31.
|
Calculations and certificates
|
(a)
|
In any litigation or arbitration proceedings arising out of or in connection with a Transaction Document, the entries made in the accounts maintained by the Buyers are prima facie evidence of the matters to which they relate.
|
(b)
|
Any certification or determination by the Buyers of a rate or amount under any Transaction Document is, in the absence of manifest error, conclusive evidence of the matters to which it relates.
|
(c)
|
Any interest, commission or fee accruing under a Transaction Document will accrue from day to day and is calculated on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed and a year of 360 days or, in any case where the practice in the relevant market differs, in accordance with that market practice.
|
32.
|
Law and jurisdiction
|
(a)
|
This Agreement and any non-contractual obligations arising from or in connection with it are in all respects governed by and shall be interpreted in accordance with English law.
|
(b)
|
The parties to this Agreement irrevocably agree that the courts of England and Wales are to have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute (i) arising from or in connection with this Agreement or (ii) relating to any non-contractual obligations arising from or in connection with this Agreement and that any proceedings may be brought in those courts.
|
(c)
|
The parties to this Agreement irrevocably waive any objection which they may now or in the future have to the laying of the venue of any proceedings in any court referred to in this Clause 32, and any claim that those proceedings have been brought in an inconvenient or inappropriate forum, and irrevocably agree that a judgment in any proceedings commenced in any such court shall be conclusive and binding on them and may be enforced in the courts of any other jurisdiction.
|
(d)
|
The Sellers hereby appoint Teekay Shipping (UK) Limited of 2nd Floor, 86 Jermyn Street, London SW1Y 6JD, England as their agent for service of process in connection with any suit, action or proceeding which is begun in England and Wales under or in connection with this Agreement.
|
(e)
|
The Buyers hereby appoint
SH Process Agent Limited of 1 Finsbury Circus, London, EC2M 7SH, England
, England as their agent for service of process in connection with any suit, action or proceeding which is begun in England and Wales under or in connection with this Agreement.
|
i.
|
Obligors
|
(a)
|
Constitutional documents
C
opies of the memorandum and articles of association (or equivalent documents) (and all amendments thereto) of each Obligor and any other documents required to be filed or registered or issued under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation to establish its incorporation.
|
(b)
|
Written resolutions
C
opies of written resolutions or (as the case may be) resolutions passed at separate meetings, in each case, of the board of directors (or sole member)
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(c)
|
Powers of attorney
If applicable, the original power of attorney of each Obligor under which any document (including the Transaction Documents) are to be executed or transactions undertaken by it.
|
(d)
|
Other approvals
If applicable, copies of all governmental and other consents, licences, approvals and authorisations as may be necessary to authorise the performance by each of the Obligors of its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is or (as the case may be) will be a party, and the execution, validity and enforceability of such Transaction Documents.
|
(e)
|
Officer's certificates
An original certificate of a duly authorised representative of each Obligor:
|
(i)
|
certifying that each copy document relating to it specified in this Part I of Schedule 1 is correct, complete and in full force and effect;
|
(ii)
|
setting out the names of the directors, officers and shareholders of that Obligor and the proportion of shares held by each shareholder; and
|
(iii)
|
confirming that guaranteeing or securing, as appropriate, the respective indebtedness or obligations would not cause any guarantee, security or similar limit binding on that Obligor to be exceeded.
|
ii.
|
Transaction Documents and related documents
|
(a)
|
Vessel-related documents
Photocopies, certified as true, accurate and complete by a duly authorised representative of the Sellers, of:
|
(i)
|
the Building Contract;
|
(ii)
|
the Refund Guarantee;
|
(iii)
|
any Sub-Charter;
|
(iv)
|
the other Project Documents (other than the Transaction Documents);
|
(v)
|
evidence that the Builder has given its written approval to the assignment by the Sellers of the Building Contract pursuant to the Pre-Delivery Assignment; and
|
(vi)
|
evidence that each relevant Sub-Charterers have given their written approval to (A) the proposed sale of the Vessel by the Sellers to the Buyers pursuant to this Agreement, and (B) the assignment by the Sellers of the relevant Sub-Charter pursuant to the Charterers' Assignment.
|
(b)
|
Transaction Documents
A duly executed original of:
|
(i)
|
this Agreement;
|
(ii)
|
the Charter;
|
(iii)
|
the Quiet Enjoyment Letter; and
|
(iv)
|
the Security Documents (other than the Account Pledge and any Managers' Undertaking),
|
(c)
|
No disputes
The written confirmation of the Sellers that there is no dispute under any of the Project Documents as between the parties to any such document.
|
(d)
|
Sellers' contribution
Evidence of full payment to the Builder of any part of the Contractual Purchase Price which is due and payable on or before the Payment Date and which is not being financed by the Buyers.
|
iii.
|
Legal opinions
A legal opinion of the legal advisers to the Buyers in each relevant jurisdiction (including Singapore and (if required by the Buyers) Korea), or confirmation satisfactory to the Buyers that such an opinion will be given.
|
iv.
|
Other documents and evidence
|
(a)
|
Process agent
Evidence that any process agent appointed under any Transaction Document executed and referred to in paragraph 2(b) (
Transaction Documents
) above has accepted its appointment.
|
(b)
|
Other Authorisation
S
uch other Authorisation or other document, opinion or assurance which the Buyers reasonably consider to be necessary in connection with their entry into and performance of the transactions contemplated by any of the Transaction Documents or for the validity and enforceability thereof (including, without limitation in relation to or for the purposes of any financing by the Buyers).
|
(c)
|
Fees
An executed original of the Arrangement Fee Letter and evidence that the fees, costs and expenses due from the Sellers to the Buyers under Clauses 10 (
Fees
), 28 (
Taxes, costs and expenses
) and 30 (
Indemnities
) have been paid in accordance with the terms of such Clauses.
|
(d)
|
"Know your customer" documents
S
uch documentation and other evidence as is reasonably requested by the Buyers or the Finance Parties in order for the Buyers or the Finance Parties to comply with all necessary "know your customer" or similar identification procedures in relation to the transactions contemplated in the Transaction Documents.
|
i.
|
Sellers' equity contribution
Evidence of full payment to the Builder of any part of the Contractual Purchase Price which is due and payable on or before the Payment Date and which is not being financed by the Buyers.
|
ii.
|
Fees
An executed original of the Arrangement Fee Letter and evidence that the fees, costs and expenses due from the Sellers to the Buyers under Clauses 10 (
Fees
), 28 (
Taxes, costs and expenses
) and 30 (
Indemnities
) have been paid in accordance with the terms of such Clauses.
|
i.
|
Officer's certificate
A certificate signed by a duly authorised representative of the Sellers confirming that none of the documents and evidence delivered to the Buyers pursuant to Clauses 8.1 (
Initial conditions precedent
) and
Error! Reference source not found.
(
Instalment conditions subsequent
) has been amended, modified or revoked in any way since its delivery to the Buyers.
|
ii.
|
Vessel-related documents
|
(a)
|
Title transfer documents
Agreed forms or drafts of the following:
|
(i)
|
the builder's certificate and/or bill of sale transferring title in the Vessel from the Builder;
|
(ii)
|
the legal bill(s) of sale recordable in the Buyers' Flag State, transferring title of the Vessel to the Buyers and stating that the Vessel is free from all mortgages, encumbrances and maritime liens or any other debts whatsoever, duly notarially attested and legalised or apostilled, as required by the Flag State;
|
(iii)
|
the Sellers' PDA; and
|
(iv)
|
the Builder's PDA.
|
(b)
|
Notice/invoice
The notice and/or invoice issued by the Builder evidencing the obligation of the Sellers to pay (as the context may require):
|
(i)
|
the relevant instalment of the Contractual Purchase Price (that corresponds to the relevant Instalment (other than the Reimbursement Instalment) under the Building Contract; or
|
(ii)
|
the sum that corresponds to the Extra Instalment Amount,
|
(c)
|
Equipment lists
In respect of the Extra Amount Instalment and the Extra Amount Balance Portion, copies of all the equipment lists and invoices from the Builder which relate to and indicate the total costs of the Extra Amount.
|
iii.
|
Sellers' equity contribution
Evidence of full payment to the Builder of any part of the Contractual Purchase Price which is due and payable on or before the Payment Date and which is not being financed by the Buyers.
|
iv.
|
Transaction Documents
A duly executed original of (a) any Managers' Undertaking, and (b) the Account Pledge, and (c) the notices of assignment of insurances and letters of authority referred to in the Charterers' Assignment in each case together with all other documents required by any of them according to their terms, including, without limitation, all notices of assignment, charge and/or pledge.
|
v.
|
Fees
An executed original of the Arrangement Fee Letter and evidence that the fees, costs and expenses due from the Sellers to the Buyers under Clauses 10 (
Fees
), 28 (
Taxes, costs and expenses
) and 30 (
Indemnities
) have been paid in accordance with the terms of such Clauses.
|
vi.
|
Other Authorisation
Such other Authorisation or other document, opinion or assurance which the Buyers reasonably consider to be necessary in connection with their entry into and performance of the transactions contemplated by any of the Transaction Documents or for the validity and enforceability thereof (including, without limitation in relation to or for the purposes of any financing by the Buyers).
|
1.1.1
|
Vessel-related documents
|
(a)
|
Title transfer documents
Copies of the following duly executed documents:
|
(i)
|
the builder's certificate and/or bill of sale transferring title in the Vessel from the Builder;
|
(ii)
|
the legal bill(s) of sale recordable in the Buyers' Flag State, transferring title of the Vessel to the Buyers and stating that the Vessel is free from all mortgages, encumbrances and maritime liens or any other debts whatsoever, duly notarially attested and legalised or apostilled, as required by the Flag State;
|
(iii)
|
the Sellers' PDA; and
|
(iv)
|
the Builder's PDA.
|
(b)
|
Technical documents
Copies of the following (or provisional versions thereof):
|
(i)
|
the Vessel's current Safety Management Certificate (as such term is defined pursuant to the ISM Code);
|
(ii)
|
the Approved Manager's current Document of Compliance (as such term is defined pursuant to the ISM Code);
|
(iii)
|
the Vessel's current ISSC;
|
(iv)
|
the
Vessel's current IAPPC;
|
(v)
|
the Vessel's current tonnage certificate; and
|
(vi)
|
the
Vessel's classification certificate evidencing that it is free of all recommendations and requirements from the Classification Society,
|
(c)
|
Evidence of Buyers' title
Evidence that any prior registration of the Vessel in the ownership of the Builder and any Encumbrance registered against that ownership have been cancelled (or confirmation from the Builder that there was no such prior registration) and evidence that on the Delivery Date the Vessel will be at least provisionally registered under the Flag State in the ownership of the Buyers.
|
(d)
|
Evidence of insurance
|
(i)
|
Evidence that the Vessel will on the Delivery Date be insured in the manner required by the Transaction Documents.
|
(ii)
|
If required by the Buyers, the written approval of the Insurances by an insurance adviser appointed by the Buyers.
|
1.1.2
|
Other Authorisation
S
uch other Authorisation or other document, opinion or assurance which the Buyers reasonably consider to be necessary in connection with their entry into and performance of the transactions contemplated by any of the Transaction Documents or for the validity and enforceability thereof (including, without limitation in relation to or for the purposes of any financing by the Buyers).
|
1.1.3
|
Conditions precedent under the Charter
Evidence that all the documents and evidence required as conditions precedent under clause 36 (
Conditions precedent and conditions subsequent
) of the Charter have been or will be received by the Buyers (as owners under the Charter) on the Delivery Date.
|
(a)
|
Technical documents
To the extent that any certificate received by the Buyers and referred to in paragraph 1(b) of Part IV (
Delivery Date conditions precedent
) of this Schedule was in provisional form at the time of the receipt, deliver or cause to be delivered to the Buyers the corresponding formal certificate as soon as possible after the Sellers' receipt of the same from the relevant persons, and in any event prior to the expiry of the validity period of such provisional certificate.
|
(b)
|
Evidence of Buyers' title
Within forty-eight (48) hours from the Delivery Date, the transcript of register of the Vessel issued by the registry of ships of the Flag State confirming that the Vessel is permanently registered under that flag in the ownership of the Buyers.
|
(c)
|
Letters of undertaking
Within ten (10) Business Days from the Delivery Date letters of undertaking in respect of the Insurances as required by the Transaction Documents, together with copies of the relevant policies or cover notes or entry certificates in respect of the Insurances duly endorsed with the interest of the Buyers.
|
(d)
|
Acknowledgements
Within ten (10) Business Days from the Delivery Date, acknowledgements of all notices of assignment, charge and/or pledge required pursuant to any Managers' Undertaking, the Account Pledge and
the
Charterers' Assignment.
|
Related Vessel hull number
|
Related Buyers
|
Related Sellers
|
Builder
|
Hull No. 2411
|
Hai Jiao 1603 Limited
|
DSME Hull No. 2411 L.L.C.
|
DSME
|
Hull No.
2453
|
Hai Jiao 1606 Limited
|
DSME Option Vessel No. 1 L.L.C.
|
DSME
|
Hull No.
2455
|
Hai Jiao 1607 Limited
|
DSME Option Vessel No. 3 L.L.C.
|
DSME
|
To:
|
Hai Jiao 1605 Limited
|
|
|
c/o
ICBC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd.
10/F, Bank of Beijing Building
17(C) Jinrong Street, Xicheng District
Beijing 100033
The People's Republic of China
|
|
From:
|
DSME Hull No. 2416 L.L.C.
|
20[●]
|
1.
|
We refer to the MOA. This is a Payment Notice.
|
2.
|
Terms defined in the MOA shall have the same meaning in this Payment Notice unless given a different meaning in this Payment Notice.
|
3.
|
Pursuant to clause 5.2 (
Completion of a Payment Notice
) of the MOA we irrevocably request that you advance US$[●], being the [First/Delivery/Extra Amount/Reimbursement] Instalment in respect of the Vessel, to us on _________ 20[●], which is a Business Day, by paying the advance in accordance with the MOA to the following account:
|
Beneficiary Bank:
|
[●]
|
Swift Code:
|
[●]
|
Account #:
|
[●]
|
Name on Account:
|
[●]
|
4.
|
We warrant that:
|
(a)
|
no Potential MOA Termination Event or MOA Termination Event has occurred or would result from the payment of the [●] Instalment;
|
(b)
|
the Repeating Representations contained in the MOA are true in all material respects on the date of this Payment Notice and the actual date of payment; and
|
(c)
|
none of the parties to either of the Building Contract and the Refund Guarantee is in default under its terms.
|
5.
|
We confirm that there is no dispute under any of the Project Documents, as between the parties to any such document as at the date of this Payment Notice.
|
1.
|
We refer to the MOA and the Charter. This is a Compliance Certificate. Terms defined in the MOA and the Charter (in each case as applicable) have the same meanings when used in this Compliance Certificate unless given a different meaning in this Compliance Certificate.
|
2.
|
We confirm that as at the date as at which the financial statements accompanying this Compliance Certificate were drawn up:
|
(a)
|
the Free Liquidity and Available Credit Lines (in aggregate) were: [●] US Dollars (US$[●]);
|
(b)
|
the Net Debt to Net Debt plus Equity Ratio was not more than [●] per cent. ([●]%); and
|
(c)
|
the Tangible Net Worth was at least [●] US Dollars (US$[●]).
|
Signed: …………………………………..
|
Signed: …………………………………..
|
Authorised Signatory
|
Authorised Signatory
|
32.
|
Definitions
|
(a)
|
the expiration of the Charter Period; and
|
(b)
|
the date on which all money of any nature owed by the Obligors to the Owners under the Transaction Documents or otherwise in connection with the Vessel have been paid in full to the Owners and no obligations of the Obligors of any nature to the Owners or otherwise in connection with the Transaction Documents or with the Vessel remain unperformed or undischarged.
|
(a)
|
the Initial Sub-Charterers;
|
(b)
|
Teekay Shipping Limited;
|
(c)
|
TGP;
|
(d)
|
any other member of the Teekay Group; or
|
(e)
|
any other management company reasonably acceptable to the Owners and appointed by
|
(a)
|
any member of the Teekay Group;
|
(b)
|
STASCO; or
|
(c)
|
any other management company reasonably acceptable to the Owners and appointed by the Charterers for the technical management of the Vessel.
|
Balloon Amount
|
=
|
Notional Balloon Amount
|
x
|
Actual Owners' Cost
|
Notional MOA Purchase Price
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
the receipt by the Owners of any Hire amount under or in relation to the Transaction Documents on a date other than the relevant Hire Payment Date;
|
(b)
|
the receipt by the Owners of the Early Termination Amount on a day other than the relevant Termination Payment Date; and/or
|
(c)
|
in respect of any other amount payable to the Owners under or in relation to the Transaction Documents, the receipt by the Owners of such amount on a day other than the due date for payment of the sum in question,
|
(a)
|
(in relation to the determination of the Actual Delivery Date) in The Republic of Korea and the Charterers' nominated flag state in respect of the Vessel;
|
(b)
|
(in relation to any date for payment) in New York.
|
(a)
|
in relation to the Charter Guarantor:
|
(i)
|
(where all management powers over the business and affairs of the Charter Guarantor are vested exclusively in its general partner),
|
(A)
|
Teekay GP LLC ceases to be the general partner of the Charter Guarantor; or
|
(B)
|
Teekay Parent ceases to own, directly or indirectly, a minimum of fifty per cent (50%) of the voting rights in Teekay GP LLC; or
|
(ii)
|
(where all management powers over the business and affairs of the Charter Guarantor become vested exclusively in the board of directors of the Charter Guarantor), Teekay Parent ceases to own, directly or indirectly:
|
(A)
|
a minimum of fifty per cent (50%) of the voting rights to elect the members of that board of directors; or
|
(B)
|
the voting rights to elect a minimum of fifty per cent (50%) of the board of directors; and
|
(b)
|
in relation to the Charterers, the Charter Guarantor ceases to be the ninety nine per cent. (99%) legal and beneficial owner of the Charterers (either directly or indirectly),
unless
:
|
(i)
|
after any proposed sale, transfer or disposal of ownership in the Charterers (each such proposed sale, transfer or disposal of ownership shall not be completed unless with the Owners' prior written consent), either:
|
(A)
|
the Charter Guarantor retains at least fifty per cent. (50%) direct or indirect ownership in the membership interests of the Charterers; or
|
(B)
|
the Charter Guarantor retains at least forty-nine per cent. (49%) and Teekay Parent retains at least one per cent. (1%) direct or indirect ownership in the membership interests of the Charterers; and
|
(ii)
|
any purchaser, transferee or recipient of any membership interest in the Charterers (in each case an "
Incoming Guarantor
") has provided in favour of the Security Trustee (in form and substance acceptable to the Security Trustee):
|
(A)
|
either:
|
(1)
|
a guarantee that corresponds to the percentage of its ownership in the membership interest of the Charterers (in each case, an "
Incoming Guarantee
"); or
|
(2)
|
if the proposed Incoming Guarantee offered by an Incoming Guarantor pursuant to (A)(1) above is not acceptable to the Security Trustee, a written confirmation from the Charter Guarantor that the existing guarantee granted provided by the Charter Guarantor pursuant to the Charter Guarantee shall remain and will continue in full force and effect; and
|
(B)
|
a pledge over such membership interest of the Charterers.
|
Daily Charter Rate
|
=
|
Notional Daily Charter Rate
|
x
|
Actual Owners' Cost
|
Notional MOA Purchase Price
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
a material disruption to those payment or communications systems or to those financial markets which are, in each case, required to operate in order for payments to be made in order for the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents to be carried out which disruption is not caused by, and is beyond the control of, any of the Parties; or
|
(b)
|
the occurrence of any other event which results in a disruption (of a technical or systems-related nature) to the treasury or payments operations of a Party preventing that, or any other Party:
|
(i)
|
from performing its payment obligations under the Transaction Documents; or
|
(ii)
|
from communicating with other Parties in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents,
|
(a)
|
all Hire due and payable, but unpaid, under this Charter up to (and including) the relevant Termination Payment Date together with interest accrued thereon pursuant to paragraph (i) of Clause 40 (
Hire
) from the due date for payment thereof to the date of actual payment;
|
(b)
|
an amount equivalent to the Early Termination Core Amount applicable to each Hire Period, as set out in the Early Termination Core Amount Schedule;
|
(c)
|
any other Unpaid Sums due and payable together with interest accrued thereon pursuant to paragraph (i) of Clause 40 (
Hire
) from the due date for payment thereof up to the date of actual payment for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any fees, commissions, costs, disbursements or other expenses incurred by the Owners as a result of the Owners arranging a proposed sale in accordance with Clause 55 (
Sale of Vessel by the Owners
);
|
(d)
|
all liabilities, costs and expenses so incurred in recovering possession of, and in repositioning, berthing, insuring and maintaining the Vessel for carrying out any works or modifications required to cause the Vessel to conform with the provisions of Clauses 42 (
Redelivery
) and 43 (
Redelivery conditions
) necessarily incurred by reason of the failure of the Charterers to perform any such action; and
|
(e)
|
any other sums as the Owners may be entitled to under the terms of this Charter, including (but not limited to) any payments referred to in paragraph (a) of Clause 17 (
Indemnity
) and Clause 60 (
Further indemnities
),
|
(a)
|
any release, emission, spill or discharge from the Vessel or into or upon the air, sea, land or soils (including the seabed) or surface water of Environmentally Sensitive Material within or from the Vessel; or
|
(b)
|
any incident in which Environmentally Sensitive Material is released, emitted, spilled or discharged into or upon the air, sea, land or soils (including the seabed) or surface water from a vessel other than the Vessel and which involves a collision between the Vessel and such other vessel or some other incident of navigation or operation, in either case, in connection with which the Vessel is actually or potentially liable to be arrested, attached, detained or injuncted and/or the Vessel and/or any Obligor and/or any operator or manager of the Vessel is at fault or allegedly at fault or otherwise liable to any legal or administrative action; or
|
(c)
|
any other incident in which Environmentally Sensitive Material is released, emitted, spilled or discharged into or upon the air, sea, land or soils (including the seabed) or surface water otherwise than from the Vessel and in connection with which the Vessel is actually or potentially liable to be arrested and/or where any Obligor and/or any operator or manager of the Vessel is at fault or allegedly at fault or otherwise liable to any legal or administrative action, other than in accordance with an Environmental Approval.
|
(a)
|
(in respect of any such letter to which the Initial Sub-Charterers would be parties) substantially in the form set out in appendix E (
Provisional
Letter of Quiet Enjoyment
) to the Initial Sub-Charter but always reasonably acceptable to the Charterers and the Finance Parties; or
|
(b)
|
(in respect of any such letter to which any other Sub-Charterers would be parties) in a form reasonably acceptable to the Charterers, such Sub-Charterers and the Finance Parties.
|
(a)
|
moneys borrowed;
|
(b)
|
any amount raised by acceptance under any acceptance credit facility or dematerialised equivalent;
|
(c)
|
any amount raised pursuant to any note purchase facility or the issue of bonds, notes, debentures, loan stock or any similar instrument;
|
(d)
|
the amount of any liability in respect of any lease or hire purchase contract which would, in accordance with GAAP, be treated as a balance sheet liability;
|
(e)
|
receivables sold or discounted (other than any receivables to the extent they are sold on a non-recourse basis);
|
(f)
|
any amount raised under any other transaction (including any forward sale or hire purchase agreement) of a type not referred to in any other paragraph of this definition having the commercial effect of a borrowing;
|
(g)
|
any derivative transaction entered into in connection with protection against or benefit from fluctuation in any rate or price (and, when calculating the value of any derivative transaction, only the marked to market value (or, if any actual amount is due as a result of the termination or close-out of that derivative transaction, that amount) shall be taken into account);
|
(h)
|
any counter-indemnity obligation in respect of a guarantee, indemnity, bond, standby or documentary letter of credit or any other instrument issued by a bank or financial institution; and
|
(i)
|
the amount of any liability in respect of any guarantee or indemnity for any of the items referred to in paragraphs (a) to (h) above.
|
(a)
|
in relation to the first (1
st
) Hire Period only, (i) the Actual Delivery Date, or (as applicable) (ii) the date on which the Hire for that Hire Period is set-off in accordance with paragraph (a) of Clause 40 (
Hire
); and
|
(b)
|
in relation to any other Hire Period, the first day of the relevant Hire Period
|
(a)
|
where the relevant Approved Commercial Managers are not members of the Teekay Group, the deed of confirmation executed or to be executed by such Approved Commercial Managers in favour of the Owners; or
|
(b)
|
where the relevant Approved Technical Manager are not members of the Teekay Group, the deed of confirmation executed or to be executed by such Approved Technical Managers in favour of the Owners.
|
(a)
|
the business, financial condition or operations of the Charterers, the Charter Guarantor or the Charter Guarantor Group taken as a whole; or
|
(b)
|
the validity, legality or enforceability of this Charter,
|
(a)
|
lawfully enter into and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is party;
|
(b)
|
ensure the legality, validity, enforceability or admissibility in evidence in England and, if different, its jurisdiction of incorporation, of such Transaction Documents to which it is party; and
|
(c)
|
carry on its business from time to time.
|
(a)
|
any Encumbrance granted by Owners in favour of a Finance Party or Finance Parties; and
|
(b)
|
Encumbrances which arise as a result of:
|
(i)
|
any claim against or affecting the Owners that is not related to, or does not arise directly as a result of, the transactions contemplated by this Charter or any of the other Transaction Documents;
|
(ii)
|
any act or omission of the Owners which is unrelated to or does not arise directly or indirectly as a result of the transaction contemplated by this Charter and the other Transaction Documents;
|
(iii)
|
any Taxes imposed upon the Owners other than those in respect of which the Owners are, or any other Indemnitee is, required to be indemnified against by the Charterers or any other person under this Charter or any other Transaction Documents; or
|
(iv)
|
a breach by the Owners of their obligations under this Charter by virtue of any Owners' Misconduct.
|
(a)
|
with intent to cause damage;
|
(b)
|
with knowledge that damage would probably result; or
|
(c)
|
with reckless disregard as to whether or not damage would result.
|
(a)
|
any Encumbrance created or to be created in accordance with the Security Documents;
|
(b)
|
any liens securing obligations incurred in the ordinary course of trading and/or operating the Vessel and not more than thirty (30) days overdue;
|
(c)
|
any Encumbrance created or to be created by the Owners in favour of the Finance Parties in accordance with the relevant Finance Documents (but subject to any Finance Party Quiet Enjoyment Letter); and
|
(d)
|
any Encumbrance which has the prior written approval of the Owners.
|
(a)
|
the Sole Pledgor; or
|
(b)
|
any other entity which at any time during the Agreement Term is the owner of or may acquire any interests in any membership interest of the Charterers.
|
(a)
|
the Balloon Amount; and
|
(b)
|
all Unpaid Sums due and payable together with interest accrued thereon pursuant to paragraph (i) of Clause 40 (
Hire
) from the due date for payment thereof up to the date of actual payment.
|
(a)
|
in respect of any such letter to which the Initial Sub-Charterers would be parties, such letter shall be based upon the form set out in appendix E (
Provisional
Letter of Quiet Enjoyment
) to the Initial Sub-Charter, but shall incorporate step-in rights granted by the relevant Sub-Charterers in favour of the Owners, and in any event be on terms and conditions that are reasonably acceptable to the Charterers, the Initial Sub-Charterers and the Owners; or
|
(b)
|
in respect of any such letter to which any other Sub-Charterers would be parties, such letter shall be in a form reasonably acceptable to the Charterers, such Sub-Charterers and the Owners.
|
(a)
|
the Account Pledge;
|
(b)
|
the Charter Guarantee;
|
(c)
|
the Charterers' Assignment;
|
(d)
|
the Membership Interests Pledge;
|
(e)
|
each Managers' Undertaking (if any);
|
(f)
|
the Pre-Delivery Assignment;
|
(g)
|
the Security Trust Deed; and
|
(h)
|
any other document that may at any time be executed by any person creating, evidencing or perfecting any Encumbrance to secure all or part of the Obligors' obligations under or in connection with the Transaction Documents,
|
(a)
|
the date which falls on the earlier of:
|
(i)
|
one hundred and eighty (180) days after the date of occurrence of the Total Loss; and
|
(ii)
|
one hundred and twenty (120) months from the Actual Delivery Date,
|
(b)
|
the date on which the Owners receive the Total Loss Proceeds in respect of the Total Loss.
|
(a)
|
the Initial Sub-Charter; and
|
(b)
|
any other charterparty in respect of the Vessel entered into between the Charterers (as disponent owners) and any Sub-Charterers which may have a duration of two (2) years or more (taking into account any option to renew or extend).
|
(a)
|
the Initial Sub-Charterers; and
|
(b)
|
such other sub-charterers proposed by the Charterers (as disponent owners) which are or will be parties to a Sub-Charter.
|
(a)
|
the technical ship management agreement dated 2 December 2014 and executed between (i) STASCO (as technical and crew managers) and (ii) the Charterers (as owners); or
|
(b)
|
such other technical ship management agreement to be executed between such other Approved Technical Managers (as technical managers) and (ii) the Charterers (as disponent owners).
|
(a)
|
in respect of a termination of this Charter in accordance with paragraph (k) of Clause 40 (
Hire
), the date specified in the Termination Notice served on the Charterers pursuant to
|
(b)
|
in respect of an early termination of this Charter as a result of the Charterers' exercise of the Purchase Option in accordance with paragraph (a) of Clause 54 (
Purchase Option and early termination, purchase obligation and transfer of title
), the Purchase Option Date;
|
(c)
|
in respect of a Default Termination, the date specified in the Termination Notice served on the Charterers pursuant to paragraph (c) of Clause 51 (
Termination Events
) in respect of such Default Termination; or
|
(d)
|
in respect of a Total Loss Termination, the Settlement Date in respect of the Total Loss which gives rise to such Total Loss Termination.
|
(a)
|
actual or constructive or compromised or agreed or arranged total loss of the Vessel;
|
(b)
|
the requisition for title or compulsory acquisition of the Vessel by any government or other competent authority (other than by way of requisition for hire);
|
(c)
|
the capture, seizure, arrest, detention, hijacking, theft, condemnation as prize, confiscation or forfeiture of the Vessel (not falling within paragraph (b) of this definition), unless the Vessel is released and returned to the possession of the Owners or the Charterers
within ninety (90) days after the capture, seizure, arrest, detention, hijacking, theft, condemnation as prize, confiscation or forfeiture in question,
|
33.
|
Interpretations
|
(a)
|
In this Charter, unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to:
|
(i)
|
this Charter include the Schedules hereto and references to Clauses and Schedules are, unless otherwise specified, references to Clauses of and Schedules to this Charter and, in the case of a Schedule, to such Schedule as incorporated in this Charter as substituted from time to time;
|
(ii)
|
any statutory or other legislative provision shall be construed as including any statutory or legislative modification or re-enactment thereof, or any substitution therefor;
|
(iii)
|
the term "
Vessel
" includes any part of the Vessel;
|
(iv)
|
the "
Owners
", the "
Charterers
", the "
Initial Sub-Charterers
", the "
Related Vessel A Charterers
", any "
Obligor
", "
Project Party
", "
Related Owners
", "
Related Charterers
", "
Related Sellers
", "
Related Obligors
", "
Sub-Charterers
" or any other person include any of their respective successors, permitted assignees and permitted transferees;
|
(v)
|
any agreement, instrument or document include such agreement, instrument or document as the same may from time to time be amended, modified, supplemented, novated or substituted;
|
(vi)
|
the "
equivalent
" in one currency (the "
first currency
") as at any date of an amount in another currency (the "
second currency
") shall be construed as a reference to the amount of the first currency which could be purchased with such amount of the second currency at the spot rate of exchange quoted by the Owners at or about 11:00 a.m. two (2) Business Days (being a day other than a Saturday or Sunday on which banks and foreign exchange markets are generally open for business in Beijing) prior to such date for the purpose of the first currency with the second currency for delivery and value on such date;
|
(vii)
|
"
hereof
", "
herein
" and "
hereunder
" and other words of similar import means this Charter as a whole (including the Schedules) and not any particular part hereof;
|
(viii)
|
"
law
" includes common or customary law and any constitution, decree, judgment, legislation, order, ordinance, regulation, rule, statute, treaty or other legislative measure in any jurisdiction or any present or future directive, regulation, request or requirement, or official or judicial interpretation of any of the foregoing, in each case having the force of law and, if not having the force of law, in respect of which compliance is generally customary;
|
(ix)
|
"
month
" means, save as otherwise provided, a period starting on one day in a calendar month and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the next calendar month, except that if there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month in which that period is to end, that period shall end on the last day in that calendar month;
|
(x)
|
the word "
person
" or "
persons
" or to words importing persons include, without limitation, any state, divisions of a state, government, individuals, partnerships, corporations, ventures, government agencies, committees, departments, authorities and other bodies, corporate or unincorporated, whether having distinct legal personality or not;
|
(xi)
|
the "
winding-up
", "
dissolution
", "
administration
", "
liquidation
", "
insolvency
", "
reorganisation
", "
readjustment of debt
", "
suspension of payments
", "
moratorium
" or "
bankruptcy
" (and their derivatives and cognate expressions) of any person shall each be construed so as to include the others and any equivalent or analogous proceedings or event under the laws of any jurisdiction in which such person is incorporated or any jurisdiction in which such person carries on business;
|
(xii)
|
"
protection and indemnity risks
" means the usual risks covered by a protection and indemnity association which is a member of the International Group of P&I Club, including pollution risks and the proportion (if any) of any sums payable to any other person or persons in case of collision which are not recoverable under the hull and machinery policies by reason of the incorporation in them of clause 6 of the International Hull Clauses (1/11/02 or 1/11/03), clause 8 of the Institute Time Clauses (Hull)(1/10/83) or clause 8 of the Institute Time Clauses (Hulls)(1/11/1995) or the Institute Amended Running Down Clause (1/10/71) or any equivalent provision;
|
(xiii)
|
a Potential Termination Event or Termination Event which is "
continuing
" is a reference to a Potential Termination Event or Termination Event which is not remedied or waived; and
|
(xiv)
|
words denoting the plural number include the singular and vice versa.
|
(b)
|
Headings are for the purpose of reference only, have no legal or other significance, and shall be ignored in the interpretation of this Charter.
|
(c)
|
A time of day (unless otherwise specified) is a reference to Beijing time.
|
34.
|
Background
|
(a)
|
By a memorandum of agreement (the "
MOA
") of even date herewith made between the Owners (as buyers thereunder) and the Sellers (as sellers thereunder), the Owners have agreed to purchase and the Sellers have agreed to sell the Vessel subject to the terms and conditions therein.
|
(b)
|
Accordingly the parties hereby agree that this Charter is subject to the effective transfer of ownership of the Vessel to the Owners pursuant to the MOA.
|
(c)
|
If:
|
(i)
|
the Vessel is not delivered by the Long Stop Date (or such later date as the Owners and Sellers may agree); or
|
(ii)
|
it becomes unlawful for the Owners (as buyers) or the Charterers (as sellers) to perform or comply with any or all of their respective obligations under the MOA or any of the respective obligations of the Owners or the Charterers under the MOA is not or ceases to be legal, valid, binding and enforceable; or
|
(iii)
|
the MOA expires, is cancelled, terminated, rescinded or suspended or otherwise ceases to remain in full force and effect for any reason,
|
(d)
|
At the end of the Charter Period and subject to the Charterers having performed their obligations under the relevant Transaction Documents, it is intended that the Owners shall transfer title in the Vessel to the Charterers and the Charterers shall become the registered owners of the Vessel.
|
35.
|
Pre-delivery and delivery
|
(a)
|
As at the date of this Charter, the Vessel is under construction by the Builder pursuant to the terms of the Building Contract and the Owners have entered into the MOA with the Sellers. The Charterers hereby confirm that they have reviewed, received and agreed to the forms of the Building Contract and the MOA (or copies thereof).
|
(b)
|
The Owners will deliver and the Charterers will take delivery of the Vessel under this Charter immediately, which to the extent possible shall be deemed to take place simultaneously, after (A) the Builder delivers the Vessel to the Sellers under the Building Contract and (B) the Sellers deliver the Vessel to the Owners under and subject to the terms of the MOA upon the Actual Delivery Date, subject to which, the Charterers will accept the Vessel on an "as is where is" basis on delivery under this Charter.
|
(i)
|
If the Sellers are unable to reject the Vessel under the Building Contract, then (A) the Charterers shall in no circumstances be entitled to reject the Vessel under this Charter, and (B) the Owners shall in no circumstances be entitled to reject to the Vessel under the MOA.
|
(ii)
|
Subject to the foregoing, once the Builder has delivered the Vessel and the Sellers have accepted the Vessel under the Building Contract and the Owners (as buyers under the MOA) have accepted the Vessel under the MOA, the Charterers will be deemed to have accepted the Vessel under this Charter with any faults, deficiencies and errors of description.
|
(iii)
|
The Charterers hereby agree that the acceptance by the Sellers of the Vessel under the Building Contract and by the Owners of the Vessel under the MOA shall subject as aforesaid constitute delivery of the Vessel to the Charterers under this Charter but the Owners and the Charterers nevertheless agree to enter into and execute a protocol of delivery and acceptance in respect of this Charter on the Actual Delivery Date.
|
(c)
|
The obligation of the Owners to charter the Vessel to the Charterers pursuant to this Charter shall be subject to the following conditions:
|
(i)
|
no Termination Event or Potential Termination Event having occurred which is continuing on or prior to the date of this Charter or the Actual Delivery Date;
|
(ii)
|
the Repeating Representations being true and correct on the date of this Charter and the Actual Delivery Date;
|
(iii)
|
the Actual Delivery Date falls on or before the Long Stop Date (or such later date as may be agreed between the Owners (as buyers under the MOA) and the Sellers);
|
(iv)
|
the Owners shall have received the documents and evidence referred to in Clause 36 (
Conditions precedent
), in each case in all respects in form and substance satisfactory to it on or before the Actual Delivery Date; and
|
(v)
|
delivery of the Vessel to the Sellers by the Builder under the Building Contract and delivery of the Vessel from the Sellers to the Owners under and subject to the terms of the MOA.
|
(d)
|
Provided that the conditions referred to in paragraph (c) above have been fulfilled or waived to the satisfaction of the Owners (which shall be evidenced in writing by the Owners), the Owners and the Charterers agree that:
|
(i)
|
the Charterers shall, at their own expense, upon the Actual Delivery Date arrange for the Vessel to be registered in the name of the Owners;
|
(ii)
|
the Charterers shall take delivery of the Vessel from the Owners under this Charter (such delivery to be conclusively evidenced by a duly executed PDA) simultaneously with the acceptance of delivery of the Vessel by the Owners from the Sellers pursuant to the MOA;
|
(iii)
|
the Charterers will accept the Vessel:
|
(A)
|
on an "as is where is" basis in exactly the same form and state as the
|
(B)
|
in such form and state with any faults, deficiencies and errors of description;
|
(iv)
|
the acceptance of delivery of the Vessel by the Charterers from the Owners pursuant to this Charter shall take place simultaneously with the acceptance of delivery of the Vessel by the Owners from the Sellers pursuant to the MOA; and
|
(v)
|
the acceptance by the Charterers (as buyer) of the Vessel under the Building Contract and by the Owners (as buyers) under the MOA shall constitute delivery of the Vessel to the Charterers under this Charter, and the Charterers shall have no right to refuse acceptance of delivery of the Vessel into this Charter and, notwithstanding and without prejudice to the foregoing, the Owners and the Charterers nonetheless agree to enter into and execute the PDA on delivery of the Vessel under this Charter.
|
(e)
|
The Charterers acknowledge and agree that the Owners are not the manufacturer or original supplier of the Vessel which has been purchased by the Owners pursuant to the MOA, and have therefore made no representations or warranties in respect of the Vessel or any part thereof, and hereby waive all their rights in respect of any warranty or condition implied (whether statutory or otherwise) on the part of the Owners and all claims against the Owners howsoever the same might arise at any time in respect of the Vessel, or arising out of the construction, operation or performance of the Vessel and the chartering thereof under this Charter (including, without limitation, in respect of the seaworthiness or otherwise of the Vessel).
|
(f)
|
In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (e) above, the Owners shall be under no liability whatsoever, howsoever arising, in respect of the injury, death, loss, damage or delay of or to or in connection with the Vessel or any person or property whatsoever, whether on board the Vessel or elsewhere, and irrespective of whether such injury, death, loss, damage or delay shall arise from the unseaworthiness of the Vessel. For the purpose of this paragraph (f), "delay" shall include delay to the Vessel (whether in respect of delivery under this Charter or thereafter and any other delay whatsoever).
|
(g)
|
The Owners hereby appoint the Charterers, who hereby accept such appointment, to deal directly, at the Charterers' cost, with the Builder in relation to the guarantee described in article IX.1. (
Guarantee
) of the Building Contract in accordance with the applicable provisions of article IX (
WARRANTY OF QUALITY
) of the Building Contract.
|
(h)
|
The Charterers shall keep the Owners informed about any works required or carried out during any of the period referred to in sub-paragraph (g) above, and send copies of all material correspondence between the Charterers and the Builder in this regard or where such issues relate to works in excess of five hundred thousand US Dollars (US$500,000) to the Owners.
|
36.
|
Conditions precedent
|
(a)
|
an original of each of the following:
|
(i)
|
the duly executed Charter;
|
(ii)
|
the duly executed Security Documents (other than any Managers' Undertaking which, if applicable, shall be provided to the Owners within thirty (30) days from the Actual Delivery Date), the Quiet Enjoyment Letter and, if applicable, any Finance Party Quiet Enjoyment Letter, together with all documents required by any of them; and
|
(b)
|
certified true copies of the constitutional documents (or equivalent documents) (and all amendments thereto) of each Obligor and any other documents required to be filed or registered or issued under the laws of their jurisdiction of incorporation to establish their incorporation;
|
(c)
|
certified true copies of written resolutions or (as the case may be), resolutions passed at separate meetings, in each case, of the board of directors and (if required by any legal advisors to the Owners) shareholders of each Obligor (or its sole member or general partners), evidencing their respective approvals of the Transaction Documents and authorising appropriate officers or attorneys to execute the same and to sign all notices required to be given hereunder or thereunder on their behalf or other evidence of such approvals and authorisations as shall be acceptable to the Owners;
|
(d)
|
if applicable, the original power of attorney of each Obligor under which any documents (including the Transaction Documents) are to be executed or transactions undertaken by that party;
|
(e)
|
a list specifying the directors and officers of each Obligor;
|
(f)
|
if applicable, copies of all governmental and other consents, licences, approvals and authorisations as may be necessary to authorise the performance by each Obligor of its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, and the execution, validity and enforceability of such Transaction Documents;
|
(g)
|
a copy of the following:
|
(i)
|
the duly executed MOA;
|
(ii)
|
the duly executed Commercial Management Agreement and Technical Management Agreement;
|
(iii)
|
the duly executed Project Documents (other than the Transaction Documents);
|
(iv)
|
the Vessel's declaration of warranty evidencing that the Vessel is free from any registered Encumbrance other than by the Owners;
|
(v)
|
the Vessel's current Safety Management Certificate;
|
(vi)
|
the current Document of Compliance of each of the Approved Technical Managers;
|
(vii)
|
the Vessel's current ISSC;
|
(viii)
|
the Vessel's current IAPPC; and
|
(ix)
|
the Vessel's classification certificate evidencing that it is free of all overdue recommendations and requirements from the Classification Society (or evidence that such certificate will be provided on or before the Actual Delivery Date),
|
(h)
|
evidence that:
|
(i)
|
all the conditions precedents under clause 8 (
Conditions precedent and subsequent
) (other than clause 8.5 (
Conditions subsequent
)) of the MOA have been satisfied by the Sellers or, in the Owners' opinion, will be satisfied by the Sellers on the Actual Delivery Date; and
|
(ii)
|
the Vessel is insured in the manner required by the Transaction Documents, together with the written approval of the Insurances (in the form of an insurance opinion) by an insurance adviser appointed by the Owners;
|
(i)
|
evidence that the fees, costs and expenses then due from the Charterers pursuant to Clauses 57 (
Fees and expenses
) and 60 (
Further indemnities
) have been or will be paid on or by the Actual Delivery Date;
|
(j)
|
a legal opinion issued by legal advisers to the Owners in the following jurisdictions, each in form and substance satisfactory to and agreed by the Owners prior to the Actual Delivery Date (or confirmation satisfactory to the Owners that such an opinion will be given):
|
(i)
|
England and Wales;
|
(ii)
|
Singapore;
|
(iii)
|
New York; and
|
(iv)
|
The Republic of the Marshall Islands;
|
(k)
|
such other Authorisation or other document, opinion or assurance which the Owners reasonably consider to be necessary in connection with their entry into and performance of the transactions contemplated by any of the Transaction Documents or for the validity and enforceability thereof (including, without limitation in relation to or for the purposes of any financing by the Owners);
|
(l)
|
evidence that any process agent referred to in paragraph (d) of Clause 76 (
Law and jurisdiction
) and any process agent appointed under any Security Document executed pursuant to paragraph (a) above has accepted its appointment;
|
(m)
|
such documentation and other evidence as is reasonably requested by the Owners in order for the Owners to comply with all necessary "know your customer" or similar identification procedures in relation to the transactions contemplated in the Transaction Documents; and
|
(n)
|
evidence (in the form of a commercial invoice to be issued by the Builder) that an amount equal to the difference between the Contractual Purchase Price and the Actual Owners' Costs has been or will be paid by the Sellers to the Builder.
|
37.
|
Bunkers and luboils
|
(a)
|
At delivery the Charterers shall take over all bunkers, lubricating oil, hydraulic oil, greases, water and unbroached stores and provisions in the Vessel without cost since these have remained the property of the Charterers (as sellers) under the MOA.
|
(b)
|
To the extent that Clause 42 (
Redelivery
) applies, at redelivery the Owners shall take over and pay for all bunkers, unused lubricating oil, hydraulic oil, greases, water and unbroached provisions and other consumable stores in the said Vessel at cost.
|
38.
|
Further maintenance and operation
|
(a)
|
The good commercial maintenance practice under Clause 10 (
Maintenance and Operation
) (Part II) of this Charter shall be deemed to include:
|
(i)
|
the maintenance and operation of the Vessel by the Charterers in accordance with:
|
(A)
|
the relevant regulations, requirements and recommendations of the Classification Society;
|
(B)
|
the relevant regulations, requirements and recommendations of the country and flag of the Vessel's registry;
|
(C)
|
any applicable IMO regulations (including but not limited to the ISM Code, the ISPS Code and MARPOL);
|
(D)
|
all other applicable regulations, requirements and recommendations; and
|
(E)
|
the operations and maintenance manuals of the Charterers or of the relevant Sub-Charterers;
|
(ii)
|
the maintenance and operation of the Vessel by the Charterers taking into account:
|
(A)
|
engine manufacturers' recommended maintenance and service schedules;
|
(B)
|
builder's operations and maintenance manuals; and
|
(iii)
|
recommended maintenance and service schedules of all installed equipment and pipework.
|
(b)
|
In addition to the above, the Charterers covenant with the Owners to arrange online access to class records for the Owners as available to the Charterers.
|
(c)
|
Any equipment that is found not to be required on board as a result of regulation or operational experience is either to be removed at the Charterers expense or to be maintained in operable condition.
|
(d)
|
The title to any equipment (or part thereof):
|
(i)
|
placed on board as a result of operational requirements of the Charterers shall automatically be deemed to belong to the Owners (unless hired from a third party) immediately upon such placement, and such equipment may only be removed: (A) with the Owners' prior written consent, (B) at the Charterers' own expense, and (C) without damage to the Vessel; and
|
(ii)
|
replaced, renewed or substituted shall remain with the Owners until the part or equipment which replaced it or the new or substitute part or equipment becomes property of the Owners.
|
(e)
|
Without prejudice to any other provisions under this Charter, the Charterers shall maintain, use and operate the Vessel with reasonable care as if the Charterers were the owner of the same.
|
39.
|
Structural changes and alterations
|
(a)
|
Unless required by the Classification Society, compulsory legislation or pursuant to the terms of any Sub-Charter, the Charterers may make structural changes in the Vessel or changes in the machinery, engines, appurtenances or spare parts thereof without in each instance first securing the Owners' consent if the following conditions are satisfied:
|
(i)
|
any such changes do not have a material adverse effect on the Vessel's certification or the Vessel's fitness for purpose;
|
(ii)
|
none of such changes will materially diminish the value of the Vessel and/or have a material adverse effect on the safety, performance, value or marketability of the Vessel;
|
(iii)
|
the Charterers shall bear all time, costs and expenses in relation to any such changes; and
|
(iv)
|
the Charterers shall furnish the Owners with:
|
(A)
|
copies of all plans in relation to such changes;
|
(B)
|
if applicable, confirmation from the Classification Society that such changes will not adversely affect the class of the Vessel, provided always that such Classification Society agrees to issue such confirmation; and
|
(C)
|
two (2) Valuation Reports (at the Charterers' cost) on the Market Value of the Vessel after the implementation of such changes if, in the opinion of the Owners (acting reasonably), such changes are of a material nature that may affect the Vessel's Market Value.
|
(b)
|
Upon the occurrence of any Termination Event which is continuing, if the Owners decide to retake possession of the Vessel, the Charterers shall at their expense restore the Vessel to its former condition unless the changes made are carried out:
|
(i)
|
to improve the performance, operation or marketability of the Vessel; or
|
(ii)
|
as a result of a regulatory compliance.
|
(c)
|
Any improvement, structural changes or new equipment becoming necessary for the continued operation of the Vessel by reason of new class requirements or by compulsory legislation shall be for the Charterers' account and the Charterers shall not have any right to recover from the Owners any part of the cost for such improvements, changes or new equipment either during the Charter Period or, to the extent that Clause 42 (
Redelivery
)
|
40.
|
Hire
|
(a)
|
In consideration of the Owners' agreement to charter the Vessel to the Charterers pursuant to the terms hereof, the Charterers agree to pay to the Owners on each and every Hire Payment Date throughout the Charter Period, the Hire due and payable as of each such Hire Payment Date in accordance with the terms of this Charter,
save that
the Hire for the first Hire Period shall either be:
|
(i)
|
paid by the Charterers no later than five (5) Business Days prior to the Actual Delivery Date; or
|
(ii)
|
if not paid by the Charterers in accordance with sub-paragraph (a)(i) above, then set-off, on the Actual Delivery Date, against the amount of the Actual Owners' Costs due from the Owners (as buyers) to the Charterers (as sellers) pursuant to and in accordance with clause 3.3 (
Hire and partial set-off of Reimbursement Instalment
) of the MOA.
|
(b)
|
Save for the Hire for the first Hire Period (which shall either be paid or set-off (as applicable) on the applicable date in accordance with paragraph (a) above), all payments of Hire shall be paid in advance on each Hire Payment Date (Beijing time) (in respect of which time is of the essence).
|
(c)
|
Any payment provided herein due on any day which is not a Business Day shall be payable on the immediately following Business Day.
|
(d)
|
All payments under this Charter shall be made to the following account (or such other account as the Owners may after the date of this Agreement from time to time upon reasonable notice notify the Charterers) for credit to the account of the Owners:
|
(e)
|
Following delivery of the Vessel to, and acceptance by, the Charterers under this Charter, the Charterers' obligation to pay Hire in accordance with this Clause 40 shall be absolute irrespective of any contingency whatsoever including but not limited to:
|
(i)
|
any set-off (save as permitted under paragraph (a) above), counterclaim, recoupment, defence or other right which the Charterers may have against the Owners, the Finance Parties or any other third party;
|
(ii)
|
any unavailability of the Vessel, for any reason, including but not limited to seaworthiness, condition, design, operation, merchantability or fitness for use or purpose of the Vessel or any apparent or latent defects in the Vessel or its machinery and equipment or the ineligibility of the Vessel for any particular use or trade or for registration of documentation under the laws of any relevant jurisdiction or lack of registration or the absence or withdrawal of any consent required under the applicable law of any relevant jurisdiction for the ownership, chartering, use or operation of the Vessel or any damage to the Vessel;
|
(iii)
|
any failure or delay on the part of either party to this Charter, whether with or without fault on its part, in performing or complying with any of the terms, conditions or other provisions of this Charter;
|
(iv)
|
any insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganisation, arrangement, readjustment of debt, dissolution, administration, liquidation or similar proceedings by or against the Owners or the Charterers or any change in the constitution of the Owners or the Charterers;
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(v)
|
any invalidity or unenforceability or lack of due authorisation of or any defect in this Charter;
|
(vi)
|
any other cause which would but for this provision have the effect of terminating or in any way affecting the obligations of the Charterers hereunder,
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(f)
|
All payments of Hire and all other Unpaid Sums to the Owners pursuant to this Charter and the other relevant Transaction Documents shall be made in immediately available funds in US Dollars, free and clear of, and without deduction for or on account of, any Taxes (other than a FATCA Deduction).
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(g)
|
In the event that the Charterers are required by any law or regulation to make any deduction or withholding (other than a FATCA Deduction) on account of any taxes which arise as a consequence of any payment due under this Charter, then:
|
(i)
|
the Charterers shall notify the Owners promptly after they become aware of such requirement;
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(ii)
|
the Charterers shall remit the amount of such taxes to the appropriate taxation authority within three (3) Business Days or any other applicable shorter time limits and in any event prior to the date on which penalties attach thereto; and
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(iii)
|
such payment shall be increased by such amount as may be necessary to ensure that the Owners receive a net amount which, after deducting or withholding such taxes, is equal to the full amount which the Owners would have received had such payment not been subject to such taxes.
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(h)
|
The Charterers shall forward to the Owners evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Owners that any such taxes have been remitted to the appropriate taxation authority within thirty (30) days of the expiry of any time limit within which such taxes must be so remitted or, if earlier, the date on which such taxes are so remitted.
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(i)
|
Subject to sub-paragraph (a)(i) of Clause 51 (
Termination Events
), if the Charterers fail to pay any amount payable by it under a Transaction Document on its due date, interest shall accrue on a daily basis on the Unpaid Sum from the due date up to the date of actual payment (both before and after judgment) at a rate which is five per cent. (5.00%) per annum over the amount of such Unpaid Sum for the period of such non-payment. Any interest accruing under this paragraph (i) shall be immediately payable by the Charterers on demand by the Owners. Default interest (if unpaid) arising on an Unpaid Sum will be compounded with the Unpaid Sum at the end of each period selected by the Owners but will remain immediately due and payable.
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(j)
|
In the event that this Charter is terminated for whatever reason, the Charterers' obligation to pay Hire and such other Unpaid Sum which (in each case) has accrued due before, and which remains unpaid, at the date of such termination shall continue notwithstanding such termination.
|
(k)
|
In the event that it becomes unlawful or it is prohibited for either the Owners or the Charterers to charter the Vessel pursuant to this Charter, then the Owners and Charterers, if such new or changed law or regulation or such interpretation or application permit, shall notify the other party of the relevant event and negotiate in good faith for a period of thirty (30) days (or such longer period as may be agreed by the Owners (acting reasonably)) from the date of the receipt of the relevant notice by the other party to agree an alternative. If such agreement is not reached within such thirty (30)-day or longer period, the Charterers agree that, in such circumstances, the Owners shall have the right to terminate this Charter by delivering to the Charterers a Termination Notice specifying a Termination Payment Date that falls, to the extent permitted by law, no earlier than
|
(l)
|
Subject to paragraph (n) below, the Charterers shall, within three (3) Business Days of a demand by the Owners, pay to the Owners the amount of any Increased Costs incurred by the Owners as a result of (i) the introduction of or any change in (or in the interpretation, administration or application of) any law or regulation made after the date of this Charter, or (ii) compliance with any law or regulation made after the date of this Charter, or (iii) the implementation or application of or compliance with Basel III, CRR or CRD-IV or any other law or regulation which implements Basel III, CRR or CRD-IV (whether such implementation, application or compliance is by a government, regulator or the Owners) made after the date of this Charter.
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(i)
|
"
Basel III
" means:
|
(A)
|
the agreements on capital requirements, a leverage ratio and liquidity standards contained in "Basel III: A global regulatory framework for more resilient banks and banking systems", "Basel III: International framework for liquidity risk measurement, standards and monitoring" and "Guidance for national authorities operating the countercyclical capital buffer" published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in December 2010, each as amended, supplemented or restated;
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(B)
|
the rules for global systemically important banks contained in "Global systemically important banks: assessment methodology and the additional loss absorbency requirement - Rules text" published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in November 2011, as amended, supplemented or restated; and
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(C)
|
any further guidance or standards published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision relating to "Basel III".
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(ii)
|
"CRD IV
" means Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on access to the activity of credit institutions and the prudential supervision of credit institutions and investment firms, amending Directive 2002/87/EC and repealing Directives 2006/48/EC and 2006/49/EC, as amended, supplemented or restated.
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(iii)
|
"CRR
" means Regulation EU No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms and amending Regulation EU No 648/2012, as amended, supplemented or restated.
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(iv)
|
"
Increased Costs
" means:
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(A)
|
a reduction in the rate of return from the Hire or on the Owners' overall capital;
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(B)
|
an additional or increased cost; or
|
(C)
|
a reduction of any amount due and payable under any Transaction Document,
|
(m)
|
The Owners shall notify the Charterers of any claim arising from paragraph (l) above (and of the event giving rise to such claim). The Owners shall, as soon as practicable after having made a demand in respect of such claim, provide a certificate confirming
|
(n)
|
Paragraph (l) above does not apply to the extent any Increased Costs is:
|
(i)
|
compensated for by a payment made under sub-paragraph (g)(iii) above; or
|
(ii)
|
attributable to a FATCA Deduction required to be made by either Party, an Obligor or a Finance Party (if applicable); or
|
(iii)
|
attributable to the wilful breach by the Owners of any law or regulation; or
|
(iv)
|
attributable to the implementation or application of, or compliance with, the "International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards, a Revised Framework" published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in June 2004 in the form existing on the date of this Charter (but excluding any amendment arising out of Basel III) ("
Basel II
") or any other law or regulation which implements Basel II (whether such implementation, application or compliance is by a government, regulator or the Owners).
|
(o)
|
The Charterers shall, within three (3) Business Days of demand by the Owners, pay to the Owners their Break Costs.
|
41.
|
Insurance
|
(a)
|
During the Agreement Term, the Charterers shall at their expense keep the Vessel insured against fire and usual marine risks (including hull and machinery and excess risks), oil pollution liability risks, war (including, if applicable, "War Risks" as defined in paragraph (a) of Clause 26 (
War
)) and protection and indemnity risks (and any risks against which it is compulsory to insure for the operation for the Vessel):
|
(i)
|
in US Dollars; and
|
(ii)
|
in such market and on such terms as are customary for owners of similar tonnage.
|
(b)
|
Such insurances shall be arranged by the Charterers to protect the interests of the Owners, the Charterers and (if any) the mortgagee of the Vessel or such other relevant Finance Party, and the Charterers shall be at liberty to protect under such insurances the interests of any Approved Commercial Managers or Approved Technical Managers.
|
(c)
|
Insurance policies shall cover the Owners, the Charterers and (if any) the Finance Parties according to their respective interests. Subject to the approval of the Owners (acting on the instructions or with the approval of the Finance Parties (in each case if applicable)) and the insurers, the Charterers shall effect all insured repairs and shall undertake settlement and reimbursement from the insurers of all costs in connection with such repairs as well as insured charges, expenses and liabilities to the extent of coverage under the insurances herein provided for, provided that the aforementioned consent from the Owners will not be required for emergency repairs that are required to be carried out to enable the Charterers to continue to utilise the Vessel in accordance with this Charter.
|
(d)
|
The Charterers shall also remain responsible for and to effect repairs and settlement of costs and expenses incurred thereby in respect of all other repairs not covered by the insurances and/or not exceeding any possible franchise(s) or deductibles provided for in the insurances.
|
(e)
|
The Charterers shall arrange that, at any time during the Agreement Term, the hull and machinery and war risks insurance shall be in an amount not less than the greater of:
|
(i)
|
an amount which equals one hundred and ten per cent. (110%) of the then current Early Termination Amount (as if there were an early termination of this Charter at that time); and
|
(ii)
|
the current Market Value of the Vessel.
|
(f)
|
The Vessel shall be entered in a P&I Club which is a member of the International Group Association on customary terms and shall be covered against liability for pollution claims in an amount not less than one thousand million US Dollars (US$1,000,000,000). All insurances shall include customary protection in favour of the Owners and (if any) the Finance Parties as notice of cancellation and exclusion from liability for premiums or calls.
|
(g)
|
The Charterers:
|
(i)
|
undertake to place the Insurances in such markets, in such currency, on such terms and conditions, and with such brokers, underwriters and associations as are customary for owners of similar tonnage;
|
(ii)
|
shall not alter the terms of any of the Insurances nor allow any person to be co-assured (other than any Approved Commercial Managers or Approved Technical Managers which are Teekay Shipping Limited, TGP or another member of the Teekay Group who has provided a co-assured undertaking in form and substance satisfactory to the Owners) under any of the Insurances without the prior written consent of the Owners (unless such co-assured person (other than any Approved Commercial Managers or Approved Technical Managers which are Teekay Shipping Limited, TGP or another member of the Teekay Group) has provided a co-assured undertaking in form and substance satisfactory to the Owners) and, if applicable, the Finance Parties, and will supply the Owners and, if applicable, the Finance Parties from time to time on request with such information as the Owners and, if applicable, any Finance Party may in their discretion reasonably require with regard to the Insurances and the brokers, underwriters or associations through or with which the Insurances are placed; and
|
(iii)
|
shall reimburse the Owners and/or (if applicable) any Finance Party on demand for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Owners and/or such Finance Party in obtaining a report on the adequacy of the Insurances from an insurance adviser instructed by the Owners and/or such Finance Party, where such report was obtained (A) on or around the Actual Delivery Date, and (B) where the Owners reasonably determine that there have been material changes in the requirement to insure the Vessel.
|
(h)
|
The Charterers undertake duly and punctually to pay all premiums, calls and contributions, and all other sums at any time payable in connection with the Insurances, and, at their own expense, to arrange and provide any guarantees from time to time required by any protection and indemnity or war risks association. From time to time upon the Owners' request, the Charterers shall provide the Owners and/or such Finance Party with (i) copies of all invoices issued by the brokers, underwriters or associations in respect of such premiums calls, contributions and other sums, and (ii) evidence satisfactory to the Owners and/or such Finance Party that such premiums, calls, contributions and other sums have been duly and punctually paid; that any such guarantees have been duly given; and that all declarations and notices required by the terms of any of the Insurances to be made or given by or on behalf of the Charterers to brokers, underwriters or associations have been duly and punctually made or given.
|
(i)
|
The Charterers will comply in all respects with all terms and conditions of the Insurances and will make all such declarations to brokers, underwriters and associations as may be required to enable the Vessel to operate in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Insurances. The Charterers will not do, nor permit to be done, any act, nor make, nor permit to be made, any omission, as a result of which any of the Insurances may become liable to be suspended, cancelled or avoided, or may become unenforceable, or as a result of which any sums payable under or in connection with any of the Insurances may be reduced or become liable to be repaid or rescinded in whole or in part. In particular, but without limitation, the Charterers will not permit the Vessel to be employed other than in conformity with the Insurances without first taking out additional insurance cover in respect of that employment in all respects to the satisfaction of the Owners and, if applicable, the Finance Parties, and the Charterers will promptly notify the Owners and, if applicable, the Finance Parties of any new requirement imposed by any broker, underwriter or association in relation to any of the Insurances.
|
(j)
|
The Charterers will, no later than seven (7) days (or, in the case of protection and
|
(k)
|
The Charterers shall deliver to the Owners (upon the Owners' request) and, if applicable, the Finance Parties (upon their request) copies (and, if required by the Owners, the originals) of all policies, certificates of entry (endorsed with the appropriate loss payable clauses as may be required by the Owners and the Finance Parties from time to time) and other documents relating to the Insurances (including, without limitation, receipts for premiums, calls or contributions) and shall procure that letters of undertaking (in such form as are customary for the market) shall be issued to the Owners and, if applicable, the Finance Parties by the brokers through which the Insurances are placed (or, in the case of protection and indemnity or war risks associations, by their managers). If the Vessel is at any time during the Agreement Term insured under any form of fleet cover, the Charterers shall procure that those letters of undertaking contain confirmation that the brokers, underwriters or association (as the case may be) will not set off claims relating to the Vessel against premiums, calls or contributions in respect of any other vessel or other insurance, and that the insurance cover of the Vessel will not be cancelled by reason of non-payment of premiums, calls or contributions relating to any other vessel or other insurance. Failing receipt of those confirmations, the Charterers will instruct the brokers, underwriters or association concerned to issue a separate policy or certificate for the Vessel in the sole name of the Charterers or of the Charterers' brokers as agents for the Charterers.
|
(l)
|
The Charterers shall promptly provide the Owners with full information regarding any casualty or other accident or damage to the Vessel, including, without limitation, any communication with all parties involved in case of a claim under any of the Insurances, unless the Charterers reasonably expect the cost of the claim no to exceed the Major Casualty Amount.
|
(m)
|
The Charterers agree that, at any time after the occurrence of a Termination Event which is continuing, the Owners and, if applicable, the Finance Parties shall be entitled to collect, sue for, recover and give a good discharge for all claims in respect of any of the Insurances; to pay collecting brokers the customary commission on all sums collected in respect of those claims; to compromise all such claims or refer them to arbitration or any other form of judicial or non-judicial determination; and otherwise to deal with such claims in such manner as the Owners and, if applicable, the Finance Parties shall in their discretion think fit.
|
(n)
|
Whether or not a Termination Event shall have occurred, the proceeds of any claim under any of the Insurances in respect of a Total Loss shall be paid and applied in accordance with Clause 56 (
Total Loss
).
|
(o)
|
|
(i)
|
The Owners agree that any amounts which may become due under any protection and indemnity entry or insurance shall be paid to the Charterers to reimburse the Charterers for, and in discharge of, the loss, damage or expense in respect of which they shall have become due, unless, at the time the amount in question becomes due, a Termination Event shall have occurred and is continuing, in which event the Owners shall be entitled to receive the amounts in question and to apply them either in reduction of the Early Termination Amount owed by the Charterers pursuant to paragraph (d) of Clause 51 (
Termination Events
) or, at the option of the Owners, to the discharge of the liability in respect of which they were paid.
|
(ii)
|
Without prejudice to the forgoing and subject to the terms of the Finance Documents (if any), all other claims in relation to the Insurances (other than in
|
(A)
|
a claim in respect of any one casualty where the aggregate claim against all insurers does not exceed the Major Casualty Amount, prior to adjustment for any franchise or deductible under the terms of the relevant policy, shall be paid directly to the Charterers (as agent for the Owners) for the repair, salvage or other charges involved or as a reimbursement if the Charterers fully repaired the damage to the satisfaction of the Owners and paid all of the salvage or other charges;
|
(B)
|
a claim in respect of any one casualty where the aggregate claim against all insurers exceeds the Major Casualty Amount prior to adjustment for any franchise or deductible under the terms of the relevant policy shall be payable directly to the Owners unless the Owners have, by prior written consent, agreed for such claim to be paid to the Charterers as and when the Vessel is restored to her former state and condition and the liability in respect of which the insurance loss is payable is discharged, and provided that the insurers may with such consent make payment on account of repairs in the course of being effected.
|
(p)
|
The Charterers shall not settle, compromise or abandon any claim under or in connection with any of the Insurances (other than a claim of less than the Major Casualty Amount arising other than from a Total Loss) without the prior written consent of the Owners and, if applicable, the Finance Parties.
|
(q)
|
If the Charterers fail to effect or keep in force the Insurances, the Owners may (but shall not be obliged to) effect and/or keep in force such insurances on the Vessel and such entries in protection and indemnity or war risks associations as the Owners in their discretion consider desirable, and the Owners may (but shall not be obliged to) pay any unpaid premiums, calls or contributions. The Charterers will reimburse the Owners from time to time on demand for all such premiums, calls or contributions paid by the Owners, together with interest calculated in accordance with paragraph (i) of Clause 40 (
Hire
) from the date of payment by the Owners until the date of reimbursement.
|
(r)
|
The Charterers shall comply strictly with the requirements of any legislation relating to pollution or protection of the environment which may from time to time be applicable to the Vessel in any jurisdiction in which the Vessel shall trade and in particular the Charterers shall comply strictly with the requirements of the United States Oil Pollution Act 1990 (the "
Act
") if the Vessel is to trade in the United States of America and Exclusive Economic Zone (as defined in the Act). Before any such trade is commenced and during the entire period during which such trade is carried on, the Charterers shall:
|
(i)
|
pay any additional premiums required to maintain protection and indemnity cover for oil pollution up to the limit available to the Charterers for the Vessel in the market; and
|
(ii)
|
make all such quarterly or other voyage declarations as may from time to time be required by the Vessel's protection and indemnity association in order to maintain such cover; and
|
(iii)
|
submit the Vessel to such additional periodic, classification, structural or other surveys which may be required by the Vessel's protection and indemnity insurers to maintain cover for such trade; and
|
(iv)
|
implement any recommendations contained in the reports issued following the surveys referred to in sub-paragraph (r)(iii) above within the relevant time limits; and
|
(v)
|
in addition to the foregoing (if such trade is in the United States of America and Exclusive Economic Zone):
|
(A)
|
obtain and retain a certificate of financial responsibility under the Act
|
(B)
|
procure that the protection and indemnity insurances do not contain a US Trading Exclusion Clause or any other analogous provision and provide the Owners with evidence that this is so; and
|
(C)
|
comply strictly with any operational or structural regulations issued from time to time by any relevant authorities under the Act so that at all times the Vessel falls within the provisions which limit strict liability under the Act for oil pollution.
|
(s)
|
The Owners shall be at liberty to, in relation to the Vessel, take out an Innocent Owners' Interest Insurance on such terms and conditions as the Owners may from time to time decide. The Charterers shall from time to time upon the Owners' demand reimburse the Owners for all costs, premiums and expenses paid or incurred by the Owners in connection with such Innocent Owners' Interest Insurance, but only to the extent corresponding to an Owners' Interest Insurance for an amount not exceeding one hundred and ten per cent. (110%) of the then current Early Termination Amount.
|
(t)
|
Any Finance Party shall be at liberty to take out a Mortgagees' Interest Insurance in relation to the Vessel on such terms and conditions as that Finance Party may from time to time decide. The Charterers shall from time to time upon the Owners' demand reimburse the Owners for all costs, premiums and expenses paid or incurred by the Owners or that Finance Party in connection with such Mortgagees' Interest Insurance, but only to the extent corresponding to a Mortgagee's Interest Insurance for an amount not exceeding one hundred and ten per cent. (110%) of the amount then outstanding under any loan made available by the Finance Parties pursuant to any Finance Documents.
|
(u)
|
The Owners shall be at liberty to, in relation to the Vessel, take out freight, demurrage and defence cover on such terms and conditions as the Owners may from time to time decide. The Charterers shall from time to time upon the Owners' demand reimburse the Owners for all costs, premiums and expenses paid or incurred by the Owners in connection with such cover, but only to the extent corresponding to such cover for an amount not exceeding one hundred and ten per cent (110%) of the then current Early Termination Amount.
|
42.
|
Redelivery
|
43.
|
Redelivery conditions
|
(a)
|
In addition to what has been agreed in Clauses 15 (
Redelivery
) (Part II) and 42 (
Redelivery
), the condition of the Vessel shall at redelivery be as follows:
|
(i)
|
the Vessel shall be free of any overdue class and statutory recommendations affecting its trading certificates;
|
(ii)
|
the Vessel must be redelivered with all equipment and spares or replacement items listed in the delivery inventory carried out pursuant to Clause 9 (
Inventories, Oil and Stores
) (Part II) and any spare parts on board or on order for any equipment installed on the Vessel following delivery (provided that any
|
(iii)
|
the Vessel must be redelivered with all national and international trading certificates and hull/machinery survey positions for both class and statutory surveys free of any overdue recommendation and qualifications valid and un-extended for a period of at least three (3) months beyond the redelivery date;
|
(iv)
|
all of the Vessel's ballast tank coatings to be maintained in "Fair" (as such term (or its equivalent) may be defined and/or interpreted in the relevant survey report) condition as appropriate for the Vessel's age at the time of redelivery, fair wear and tear excepted;
|
(v)
|
the Vessel shall have passed any flag or class surveys or inspections due within three (3) months after the date of redelivery and have its continuous survey system up to date;
|
(vi)
|
the Vessel must be re-delivered with accommodation and common spaces for crew and officers substantially in the same condition as at the Actual Delivery Date, free of damage over and above fair wear and tear, clean and free of infestation and odours; with cargo spaces generally fit to carry the cargoes originally designed and intended for the Vessel; with main propulsion equipment, auxiliary equipment, cargo handling equipment, navigational equipment, etc., in such operating condition as provided for in this Charter;
|
(vii)
|
the Vessel shall be free and clear of all liens (other than any Permitted Encumbrance);
|
(viii)
|
the condition of the cargo holds to be in accordance with the maintenance regime undertaken by the Charterers during the Charter Period since delivery with allowance for legitimate cargoes carried since the last major maintenance programme;
|
(ix)
|
at the costs and expenses of the Charterers, a final joint report from the surveyors appointed by the Owners and the Charterers respectively shall be carried out as to the condition of the Vessel and a list of agreed deficiencies if any shall be drawn up;
|
(x)
|
the anti-fouling coating system applied at the last scheduled dry-docking shall be in accordance with prevailing regulations at the time of application;
|
(xi)
|
the funnel markings and name (unless being maintained by the Owner following redelivery) shall be painted out by the Charterers; and
|
(xii)
|
recently taken lube oil samples for all major machinery shall be made available within one (1) week of redelivery and results forwarded to Owners' technical management for review.
|
(b)
|
At redelivery, the Charterers shall ensure that the Vessel shall meet the following performance levels (which where relevant shall be determined by reference to the Vessel's log books):
|
(i)
|
all equipment controlling the habitability of the accommodation and service areas to be in proper working order, fair wear and tear excepted; and
|
(ii)
|
available deadweight to be within one per cent. (1.00%) of that achieved at delivery (as the same may be adjusted as a result of any upgrading of the Vessel carried out in accordance with this Charter (such adjustment to be agreed between the Owners and Charterers at the time such upgrading work is to be undertaken)).
|
(c)
|
The Owners and Charterers shall each appoint (at the Charterers' cost and expense) surveyors for the purpose of determining and agreeing in writing the condition of the
|
(d)
|
If the Vessel is not in the condition or does not meet the performance criteria required by this Clause 43, a list of deficiencies together with the costs of repairing/remedying such deficiencies shall be agreed by the respective surveyors.
|
(e)
|
The Charterers shall be obliged to repair any class items restricting the operation or trading of the Vessel prior to redelivery.
|
(f)
|
The Charterers shall be obliged to repair/remedy all such other deficiencies as are necessary to put the Vessel into the return condition required by this Clause 43.
|
44.
|
Owners' mortgage
|
(a)
|
On the basis that the Owners will procure the issuance of the relevant Finance Party Quiet Enjoyment Letter, the Charterers:
|
(i)
|
acknowledge that the Owners are entitled and do intend to enter or have entered into certain funding arrangements with the Finance Parties in order to finance part of the Actual Owners' Cost, which funding arrangements may be secured, inter alia, by ship mortgages over the Vessel and (along with other related matters) the relevant Finance Documents;
|
(ii)
|
irrevocably consent to any assignment in favour of the Finance Parties pursuant to the relevant Finance Documents of the Owners' rights in and to any assignment by the Charterers of its rights, interests and benefits in and to the Building Contract, Refund Guarantee, Insurances, Earnings, Requisition Compensation, and any Sub-Charter and the Step-In Agreement; and
|
(iii)
|
without limiting the generality of paragraph (q) (
Further assurance
) of Clause 48 (
Charterers' undertakings
), undertake to execute, provide or procure the execution or provision (as the case may be) of such further information or document as in the reasonable opinion of the Owners and/or the Finance Parties are necessary to effect the assignment referred to in sub-paragraph (ii) above.
|
(b)
|
Without prejudice to the foregoing, the Owners' may assign, transfer or novate their rights under this Charter without the prior written consent of the Charterers if (x) the proposed assignee, transferee or novatee is an Affiliate of the Owners, or (y) (in the case of an assignment by way of security only) the proposed assignee is a Finance Party,
in all cases
subject
to the following conditions:
|
(i)
|
the Owner having procured the relevant Finance Party Quiet Enjoyment Letter;
|
(ii)
|
the proposed assignee, transferee or novatee is not a recognised competitor of any member of the Teekay Group; and
|
(iii)
|
the Charterers will not be left in a financially worse position after any proposed assignment, transfer or novation,
|
(c)
|
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Owners shall ensure that, at any time during the Charter Period, any Debt will be equal to or less than ninety five per cent. (95%) of the Early Termination Amount as ascertained at the relevant time (as if there were an early termination of this Charter at such time).
|
(d)
|
For the purpose of this Clause 44, "
Debt
" means, in relation to the Owners and the Vessel, the amount of Financial Indebtedness that the Owners may incur and be owed to the Finance Parties arising out of or in connection with the Finance Documents and such amount of Debt shall, for the avoidance of doubt, exclude any fees, costs, disbursements or default interests which may arise in connection with the underlying committed funding arrangements.
|
45.
|
Diver's inspection at redelivery
|
(a)
|
For the avoidance of doubt, the requirements of this Clause 45 will not apply if (i) after
|
(b)
|
Unless the Vessel is returned in dry-dock, a diver's inspection is required to be performed at the time of redelivery.
|
(c)
|
The Charterers shall, at the written request of the Owners, arrange at the Charterers' time and expense for an underwater inspection by a diver approved by the Classification Society immediately prior to the redelivery.
|
(d)
|
A video film of the inspection shall be made. The extent of the inspection and the conditions under which it is performed shall be to the satisfaction of the Classification Society.
|
(e)
|
If damage to the underwater parts is found, the Charterers shall arrange, at their time and costs, for the Vessel to be dry-docked and repairs carried out to the satisfaction of the Classification Society.
|
(f)
|
If the conditions at the port of redelivery are unsuitable for such diver's inspection, the Charterers shall take the Vessel (in Owners' time but at Charterers' expense) to a suitable alternative place nearest to the redelivery port unless an alternative solution is agreed.
|
(g)
|
Without limiting the generality of sub-paragraph (a)(iii) of Clause 57 (
Fees and expenses
), all costs relating to any diver's inspection shall be borne by the Charterers.
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46.
|
Owners' representations, warranties and undertaking
|
(a)
|
Owners' representations and warranties
The Owners represent and warrant to the Charterers on the date of this Charter, and (by reference to the facts and circumstances then pertaining) on the Actual Delivery Date and on each Hire Payment Date, that:
|
(i)
|
they are a corporation duly incorporated under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation with power to enter into the Transaction Documents and to exercise their rights and perform their obligations under the Transaction Documents and all corporate and other action required to authorise their execution of the Transaction Documents and their performance of their obligations thereunder has been duly taken; and
|
(ii)
|
the obligations expressed to be assumed by the Owners in the Transaction Documents are legal and valid obligations, binding on them in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents and no limit on their powers will be exceeded as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents or the performance of their obligations thereunder.
|
(b)
|
Owners' undertakings and covenants
The Owners undertake and covenant as follows for the duration of the Charter Period:
|
(i)
|
they will not create or permit to exist any Owners' Encumbrance on the Vessel, save as permitted subject to and in accordance with sub-paragraph (ii) below or Clause 44 (
Owners' mortgage
);
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(ii)
|
on the basis that the Owners will procure the issuance of the relevant Finance Party Quiet Enjoyment Letter, the Owners will be permitted to grant, execute or create the relevant Owners' Encumbrances in favour of the Finance Parties for the purpose of securing the relevant funding arrangements for the financing (or refinancing, as the case may be) of part of the Actual Owners' Cost;
|
(iii)
|
they shall not otherwise sell, transfer or dispose of the Vessel or any interest therein except:
|
(A)
|
pursuant to their powers of enforcement following the occurrence and during the continuance of a Termination Event in accordance with the terms of this Charter; or
|
(B)
|
as a result of the Finance Parties exercising their powers of enforcement in accordance with the terms of the Finance Documents; and
|
(iv)
|
they and their officers, directors, employees, consultants, agents and/or intermediaries, or any person acting on their behalf, have complied with, and shall comply with, all applicable Business Ethics Laws in connection with this Charter. The Owners shall indemnify the Charterers for any loss or damages arising from a breach of this paragraph (b).
|
(c)
|
Representations limited
:
the representation and warranties of the Owners in paragraph (a) above are subject to:
|
(i)
|
the principle that equitable remedies are remedies which may be granted or refused at the discretion of the court;
|
(ii)
|
the limitation of enforcement by laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, reorganisation, court schemes, moratoria, administration and other laws generally affecting or limiting the rights of creditors;
|
(iii)
|
the time barring of claims under any applicable limitation acts;
|
(iv)
|
the possibility that a court may strike out provisions for a contract as being invalid for reasons of oppression, undue influence or similar; and
|
(v)
|
any other reservations or qualifications of law expressed in any legal opinions obtained by the Owners in connection with the Transaction Documents.
|
47.
|
Charterers' representations and warranties
|
(a)
|
The Charterers represent and warrant to the Owners on (A) the date of this Charter and (by reference to the facts and circumstances then pertaining) on (B) the Actual Delivery Date and (C) each Hire Payment Date as follows (except that (1) the representation and warranty contained in paragraph (vii) (
No filing or stamp taxes
) below shall only be made on the date of this Charter and on the Actual Delivery Date, and (2) the representations and warranties in paragraphs (ii) (
No deductions or withholding
), (vi) (
Validity and admissibility in evidence
), (xx) (
Disclosure of material facts
) and (xxvi) (
Financial covenants
) below shall only be made on the date of this Charter):
|
(i)
|
Status and due authorisation:
each Obligor is a corporation, limited partnership or limited liability company duly incorporated or formed under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation (as the case may be) with power to enter into the Transaction Documents and to exercise its rights and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents and all corporate and other action required to authorise its execution of the Transaction Documents and its performance of its obligations thereunder has been duly taken;
|
(ii)
|
No deductions or withholding:
under the laws of the Obligors' respective jurisdictions of incorporation or formation in force at the date hereof, none of the Obligors will be required to make any deduction or withholding from any payment it may make under any of the Transaction Documents (other than a FATCA Deduction);
|
(iii)
|
Claims pari passu:
under the laws of the Obligors' respective jurisdictions of incorporation or formation in force at the date hereof, the payment obligations of each Obligor under each Transaction Document to which it is a party, rank at least
pari passu
with the claims of all other unsecured and unsubordinated creditors of such obligor save for any obligations which are preferred solely by any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws of general application;
|
(iv)
|
No immunity:
in any proceedings taken in any of the Obligors' respective jurisdictions of incorporation or formation in relation to any of the Transaction Documents, none of the Obligors will be entitled to claim for itself or any of its assets immunity from suit, execution, attachment or other legal process;
|
(v)
|
Governing law and judgments
:
in any proceedings taken in any of the Obligors' jurisdiction of incorporation or formation in relation to any of the Transaction Documents in which there is an express choice of the law of a particular country as the governing law thereof, that choice of law and any judgment or (if applicable) arbitral award obtained in that country will be recognised and
|
(vi)
|
Validity and admissibility in evidence:
as at the date hereof, all acts, conditions and things required to be done, fulfilled and performed in order (A) to enable each of the Obligors lawfully to enter into, exercise its rights under and perform and comply with the obligations expressed to be assumed by it in the Transaction Documents, (B) to ensure that the obligations expressed to be assumed by each of the Obligors in the Transaction Documents are legal, valid and binding, and (C) to make the Transaction Documents admissible in evidence in the jurisdictions of incorporation or formation of each of the Obligors, have been done, fulfilled and performed;
|
(vii)
|
No filing or stamp taxes:
under the laws of the Obligors' respective jurisdictions of incorporation or formation in force at the date hereof, it is not necessary that any of the Transaction Documents be filed, recorded or enrolled with any court or other authority in its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation (other than the relevant maritime registry, to the extent applicable) or that any stamp, registration or similar tax be paid on or in relation to any of the Transaction Document;
|
(viii)
|
Binding obligations:
the obligations expressed to be assumed by each of the Obligors in the Transaction Documents are legal and valid obligations, binding on each of them in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents and no limit on any of their powers will be exceeded as a result of the borrowings, granting of security or giving of guarantees contemplated by the Transaction Documents or the performance by any of them of any of their obligations thereunder;
|
(ix)
|
No misleading information:
to the best of their knowledge, any factual information provided by any Obligor to the Owners in connection with the Transaction Documents was true and accurate in all material respects as at the date it was provided and is not misleading in any respect;
|
(x)
|
No winding-up:
none of the Obligors has taken any corporate, limited liability company or limited partnership action nor have any other steps been taken or legal proceedings been started or (to the best of the Charterers' knowledge and belief) threatened against any Obligor for its winding-up, dissolution, administration or reorganisation or for the appointment of a receiver, administrator, administrative receiver, trustee or similar officer of it or of any or all of its assets or revenues which might have a Material Adverse Effect;
|
(xi)
|
Solvency:
|
(A)
|
none of the Obligors nor the Charter Guarantor Group taken as a whole is unable, or admits or has admitted its inability, to pay its debts or has suspended making payments in respect of any of its debts;
|
(B)
|
none of the Obligors by reason of actual or anticipated financial difficulties, has commenced, or intends to commence, negotiations with one or more of its creditors with a view to rescheduling any of its indebtedness;
|
(C)
|
the value of the assets of each Obligor and the Charter Guarantor Group taken as a whole is not less than the liabilities of such entity or the Charter Guarantor Group taken as a whole (as the case may be) (taking into account contingent and prospective liabilities); and
|
(D)
|
no moratorium has been, or may, in the reasonably foreseeable future be, declared in respect of any indebtedness of any Obligor.
|
(xii)
|
No material defaults:
|
(A)
|
without prejudice to paragraph (B) below, none of the Obligors is in breach of or in default under any agreement to which it is a party or which is binding on it or any of its assets to an extent or in a manner
|
(B)
|
no Potential Termination Event or Termination Event is continuing or might reasonably be expected to result from each Obligor's entry into and performance of each Transaction Document to which such Obligor is a party;
|
(xiii)
|
No material proceedings:
no action or administrative proceeding of or before any court, arbitral body or agency which is not covered by adequate insurance or which might have a Material Adverse Effect has been started or is reasonably likely to be started;
|
(xiv)
|
Accounts:
all financial statements relating to the Charterers or the Charter Guarantor required to be delivered under paragraphs (a) (
Financial statements
) and (c) (
Interim financial statements
) of Clause 48 (
Charterers' undertakings
) were each prepared in accordance with GAAP, give (in conjunction with the notes thereto) a true and fair view of (in the case of annual financial statements) or fairly represent (in the case of semi-annual and quarterly financial statements) the financial condition of the Charterers or the Charter Guarantor (as the case may be) and its Subsidiaries at the date as of which they were prepared and the results of their operations during the financial period then ended;
|
(xv)
|
No obligation to create Encumbrance:
the execution of the Transaction Documents by the Obligors and their exercise of their rights and performance of their obligations thereunder will not result in the existence of nor oblige any Obligor to create any Encumbrance over all or any of their present or future revenues or assets, other than pursuant to the Security Documents;
|
(xvi)
|
No breach:
the execution of the Transaction Documents by each of the Obligors and their exercise of their rights and performance of their obligations under any of the Transaction Documents do not constitute and will not result in any breach of any agreement or treaty to which any of them is a party;
|
(xvii)
|
Security:
each of the Obligors is the legal and beneficial owner of all assets and other property which it purports to charge, mortgage, pledge, assign or otherwise secure pursuant to each Security Document and those Security Documents to which it is a party create and give rise to valid and effective security having the ranking expressed in those Security Documents;
|
(xviii)
|
Necessary Authorisations:
the Necessary Authorisations required by each Obligor are in full force and effect, and each Obligor is in compliance with the material provisions of each such Necessary Authorisation relating to it and, to the best of its knowledge, none of the Necessary Authorisations relating to it are the subject of any pending or threatened proceedings or revocation;
|
(xix)
|
No money laundering:
the performance of the obligations of the Obligors under the Transaction Documents, will be for the account of members of the Charter Guarantor Group and will not involve any breach by any of them of any law or regulatory measure relating to "money laundering" as defined in Article 1 of the Directive (2005/60/EC) of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Communities;
|
(xx)
|
Disclosure of material facts:
the Charterers are not aware of any material facts or circumstances which have not been disclosed to the Owners and which might, if disclosed, have reasonably been expected to adversely affect the decision of a person considering whether or not to enter into the Transaction Documents;
|
(xxi)
|
No breach of laws:
|
(A)
|
none of the Obligors has breached any law or regulation which breach has or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect; and
|
(B)
|
no labour disputes are current or (to the best of the Charterers' knowledge and belief) threatened against any member of the Charter Guarantor Group which have or are reasonably likely to have a Material
|
(xxii)
|
Environmental Law:
|
(A)
|
each member of the Charter Guarantor Group is in compliance with paragraph (j) (
Environmental compliance
) of Clause 48 (
Charterers' undertakings
) and (to the best of the Charterers' knowledge and belief) no circumstances have occurred which would prevent such compliance in a manner or to an extent which has or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect; and
|
(B)
|
no Environmental Claim has been commenced or (to the best of the Charterers' knowledge and belief) is threatened against any member of the Charter Guarantor Group where that claim has or is reasonably likely, if determined against that member of the Charter Guarantor Group, to have a Material Adverse Effect.
|
(xxiii)
|
Taxation:
|
(A)
|
no Obligor (save for the Charter Guarantor) is materially overdue in the filing of any Tax returns and no Obligor (save for the Charter Guarantor) is overdue in the payment of any amount in respect of Tax of five million US Dollars (US$5,000,000) (or its equivalent in any other currency) or more, save in the case of Taxes which are being contested on bona fide grounds; and
|
(B)
|
no claims or investigations are being made or conducted against any Obligor (save for the Charter Guarantor) with respect to Taxes such that a liability of, or claim against, such Obligor of five million US Dollars (US$5,000,000) (or its equivalent in any other currency) or more is reasonably likely to arise;
|
(xxiv)
|
No Restricted Party:
no Obligor is a Restricted Party nor has any Obligor or any of their respective directors, officers or employees or any person acting on their behalf received notice or are aware of any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation against any of them with respect to Sanctions by a Sanctions Authority;
|
(xxv)
|
No Material Adverse Effect:
no event or circumstance which has occurred and which has or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect;
|
(xxvi)
|
Financial covenants:
the financial covenants and other requirements under Clause 50 (
Financial covenants
) are no less favourable than those given by the Charter Guarantor to any of its other creditors; and
|
(xxvii)
|
Copies of Project Documents:
the copies of the Project Documents provided by the Charterers to the Owners in accordance with Clause 36 (
Conditions precedent
) are true and accurate copies of the originals and represent the full agreement between the parties to those Project Documents in relation to the subject matter of those Project Documents and there are no commissions, rebates (other than any late fee, commitment fee and arrangement fee which the Charterers (as sellers) are obliged to pay to the Owners (as buyers) under the MOA), premiums or other payments due or to become due in connection with the subject matter of those Project Documents other than in the ordinary course of business or as disclosed to, and approved in writing by, the Owners.
|
(b)
|
Representations limited
:
the representation and warranties of the Charterers in this Clause 47 are subject to:
|
(i)
|
the principle that equitable remedies are remedies which may be granted or refused at the discretion of the court;
|
(ii)
|
the limitation of enforcement by laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, reorganisation, court schemes, moratoria, administration and other laws generally affecting or limiting the rights of creditors;
|
(iii)
|
the time barring of claims under any applicable limitation acts;
|
(iv)
|
the possibility that a court may strike out provisions for a contract as being invalid for reasons of oppression, undue influence or similar; and
|
(v)
|
any other reservations or qualifications of law expressed in any legal opinions obtained by the Owners in connection with the Transaction Documents.
|
48.
|
Charterers' undertakings
|
(a)
|
Financial statements
: The Charterers shall supply to the Owners:
|
(i)
|
as soon as the same become available, but in any event within one hundred and eighty (180) days after the end of each of the Charterers' Financial Years, the Charterers' audited financial statements for that Financial Year;
|
(ii)
|
as soon as the same become available, but in any event within one hundred and eighty (180) days after the end of each of the Charter Guarantor's Financial Years, the Charter Guarantor's audited financial statements for that Financial Year.
|
(b)
|
Requirements as to financial statements
: Each set of financial statements delivered to the Owners under paragraph (a) (
Financial statements
) above in relation to the Charterers and the Charter Guarantor (each a "
Notifying Party
"):
|
(i)
|
shall be certified by an authorised signatory of the relevant Notifying Party as fairly representing its financial condition as at the date as at which those financial statements were drawn up; and
|
(ii)
|
shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP.
|
(c)
|
Interim financial statements
The Charterers shall supply to the Owners:
|
(i)
|
as soon as the same become available, but in any event within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the end of the Charterers' Financial Half-Year:
|
(A)
|
the unaudited financial statements of the Charterers for that Financial Half-Year; and
|
(B)
|
the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Charter Guarantor for that Financial Half-Year; and
|
(ii)
|
as soon as the same become available, but in any event within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the end of each relevant Financial Quarter:
|
(A)
|
the unaudited financial statements of the Charterers for that Financial Quarter; and
|
(B)
|
the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Charter Guarantor for that Financial Quarter.
|
(d)
|
Compliance Certificate
|
(i)
|
The Charterers shall supply to the Owners a Compliance Certificate setting out (in reasonable detail) computations as to compliance with Clause 50 (
Financial covenants
), with:
|
(A)
|
each of the Charter Guarantor's annual consolidated audited financial statements in respect of the relevant Financial Year delivered pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii) (
Financial statements
) above; and
|
(B)
|
each of the half-yearly unaudited financial statements in relation to the first Financial Half-Year of that calendar year and delivered pursuant to paragraph (c) (
Interim financial statements
) above.
|
(ii)
|
Each Compliance Certificate shall be signed by an authorised signatory of the Charter Guarantor.
|
(e)
|
Information: miscellaneous
The Charterers shall supply to the Owners:
|
(i)
|
promptly upon becoming aware of them, details of any material litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings which are current, threatened or pending against any Obligor, and which, if adversely determined, are reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect; and
|
(ii)
|
promptly, such further information regarding the financial condition, business and operations of any Obligor as the Owners may reasonably request.
|
(f)
|
Maintenance of legal validity
The Charterers shall comply with the terms of and do all that is necessary to maintain in full force and effect all Necessary Authorisations required in or by the laws and regulations of their jurisdiction of formation or incorporation and all other applicable jurisdictions, to enable them lawfully to enter into and perform their obligations under the Transaction Documents and to ensure the legality, validity, enforceability or admissibility in evidence of the Transaction Documents in their jurisdiction of incorporation or formation and all other applicable jurisdictions.
|
(g)
|
Notification of Termination Event
The Charterers shall promptly, upon becoming aware of the same, inform the Owners in writing of the occurrence of any Termination Event (and the steps, if any, being taken to remedy this) and, upon receipt of a written request to that effect from the Owners, confirm to the Owners that, save as previously notified to the Owners or as notified in such confirmation, no Termination Event is continuing or if a Termination Event is continuing specifying the steps, if any, being taken to remedy it.
|
(h)
|
Claims pari passu
The Charterers shall ensure that at all times the claims of a Creditor Party against them under the Transaction Documents rank at least
pari passu
with the claims of all their other unsecured and subordinated creditors save those whose claims are preferred by any bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, winding-up or other similar laws of general application.
|
(i)
|
Necessary Authorisations
Without prejudice to any specific provision of the Transaction Documents relating to a Necessary Authorisation, the Charterers shall (i) obtain, comply with and do all that is necessary to maintain in full force and effect all Necessary Authorisations if a failure to do the same may cause a Material Adverse Effect; and (ii) promptly upon request, supply certified copies to the Owners of all Necessary Authorisations.
|
(j)
|
Compliance with applicable laws
The Charterers shall comply with all applicable laws, including Environmental Laws, to which it may be subject (except as regards Restricted Parties to which paragraph (k) (
No dealings with Restricted Parties
) below applies, and anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws to which paragraph (l) (
Anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws
) below applies) if a failure to do the same may have a Material Adverse Effect.
|
(k)
|
No dealings with Restricted Parties
The Charterers shall not, and shall not permit or authorise any other person to, directly utilise or employ the Vessel or to use, lend, make payments of, contribute or otherwise make available, all or any part of the proceeds of any transaction(s) contemplated by the Transaction Documents to fund any trade, business or other activities:
|
(i)
|
involving or for the benefit of any Restricted Party; and
|
(ii)
|
in any other manner that would reasonably be expected to result in any Obligor, the Owners, any Approved Commercial Managers, any Approved Technical Managers or any Finance Party (if applicable) being in breach of any Sanctions or become a Restricted Party.
|
(l)
|
Anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws
The Charterers
warrant, represent and agree that they and their Affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, consultants, agents and/or intermediaries have complied with, and shall comply with, all applicable Business Ethics Laws in connection with this Charter. The Charterers shall indemnify the Owners for any loss or damages arising from a breach of this paragraph (l). For the purpose of this Clause only, an "Affiliate" means any member of the Charter Guarantor Group.
|
(m)
|
Environmental compliance
The Charterers shall, and shall procure that each of the Obligors will:
|
(i)
|
comply with any Environmental Law;
|
(ii)
|
obtain, maintain and ensure compliance with all requisite Environmental Approvals; and
|
(iii)
|
implement procedures to monitor compliance with and to prevent liability under any Environmental Law,
|
(n)
|
Environmental Claims
The Charterers shall promptly upon becoming aware of the same, inform the Owners in writing of:
|
(i)
|
any Environmental Claim against any member of the Charter Guarantor Group which is current, pending or threatened; and
|
(ii)
|
any facts or circumstances which are reasonably likely to result in any Environmental Claim being commenced or threatened against any member of the Charter Guarantor Group,
|
(o)
|
Taxation
The Charterers shall pay and discharge any Tax imposed upon them or their assets within the time period allowed without incurring penalties unless and only to the extent that:
|
(i)
|
such payment is being contested in good faith;
|
(ii)
|
adequate reserves are being maintained for such Tax and the costs required to contest them have been disclosed in their latest financial statements; and
|
(iii)
|
such payment can be lawfully withheld and failure to pay such Tax does not have or is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
|
(p)
|
Loans or other financial commitments
The Charterers shall not make any loan or enter into any guarantee and indemnity, voluntarily assume any actual or contingent liability, or otherwise provide any other form of financial support in respect of any obligation of any other person except pursuant to the Transaction Documents and loans made in the ordinary course of business.
|
(q)
|
Further assurance
The Charterers shall at their own expense, promptly take all such action as the Owners may reasonably require for the purpose of perfecting or protecting any of the Owners' rights with respect to the security created or evidenced (or intended to be created or evidenced) by the Security Documents.
|
(r)
|
Inspection of records
The Charterers will permit the inspection of their financial records and accounts on reasonable notice from time to time before 5:00 pm in the place of business by the Owners or their nominee.
|
(s)
|
Insurance
The Charterers shall procure that all of the assets, operation and liability of the Charterers are insured against such risks, liabilities and for amounts as normally adopted by the industry for similar assets and liabilities and, in the case of the Vessel, in accordance with the terms of this Charter.
|
(t)
|
Change of Control and other merger and demerger
|
(i)
|
The Charterers shall ensure that, unless with the Owners' prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), no Change of Control shall occur.
|
(ii)
|
Without limiting sub-paragraph (i) above, the Charterers shall not enter into any amalgamation, merger, demerger or corporate restructuring without the prior written consent of the Owners (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld).
|
(u)
|
Transfer of assets
The Charterers shall not, and shall procure that no other Obligor (other than the Charter Guarantor and the Sole Pledgor) will, sell or transfer any of its material assets other than:
|
(i)
|
on arm's length terms to third parties where the net proceeds of sale are used as a prepayment hereunder; or
|
(ii)
|
on arm's length terms to its Affiliates, which are and remain members of the the
|
(v)
|
Change of business
The Charterers shall not without the prior written consent of the Owners, make any substantial change to the general nature of their shipping business from that carried on at the date of this Charter.
|
(w)
|
Acquisitions
The Charterers shall not make any acquisitions or investments without the prior written consent of the Owners (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) save for the acquisition of the Vessel under the Building Contract.
|
(x)
|
"Know your customer" checks
If:
|
(i)
|
the introduction of or any change in (or in the interpretation, administration or application of) any law or regulation made after the date of this Charter;
|
(ii)
|
any change in the status of the Charterers after the date of this Charter; or
|
(iii)
|
a proposed assignment or transfer by Owners of any of their rights and obligations under this Charter,
|
(y)
|
No borrowings
The Charterers shall not incur any liability or obligation except (i) liabilities and obligations under the Transaction Documents to which they are parties, (ii) liabilities or obligations reasonably incurred in the ordinary course of operating, chartering, repairing and maintaining the Vessel and (iii) Financial Indebtedness owing to other members of the Teekay Group provided that such Financial Indebtedness is unsecured and subordinated, and
provided further that
so long as no Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from the making of any such payment nothing in this paragraph (y) shall prevent the Charterers from repaying any such Financial Indebtedness or paying interest on such Financial Indebtedness.
|
(z)
|
No dividends
The Charterers shall not, and shall procure that none of the other Obligors (other than any Pledgor and the Charter Guarantor) shall, pay any dividends or make other distributions to its shareholders whilst a Termination Event is continuing.
|
(aa)
|
Listing
The Charterers shall procure that the Charter Guarantor will for the duration of the Agreement Term maintain its listing as a publicly listed entity on the New York Stock Exchange or any other recognised stock exchange acceptable to the Owners.
|
(ab)
|
Negative pledge
The Charterers shall not create, or permit to subsist, any Encumbrance (other than pursuant to the Security Documents) over all or any part of the Vessel, their other assets or undertakings (other than Permitted Encumbrances) nor dispose of the Vessel or any of those assets or all or any part of those undertakings other than, in the case of a sale of the Vessel, where such sale complies with the requirements of the MOA, this Charter (including, without limitation, Clauses 51 (
Termination Events
) and 55 (
Sale of Vessel by the Owners
)), or any other Transaction Documents.
|
(ac)
|
Management of the Vessel
The Charterers shall ensure that:
|
(i)
|
the Vessel is at all times commercially managed by the relevant Approved Commercial Managers and technically managed by the relevant Approved Technical Managers;
|
(ii)
|
unless (A) the Charterers have promptly informed the Owners in writing of any proposed change of any Approved Commercial Managers or Approved Technical Managers, and (B) the Owners have granted their prior written consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) to such proposed change:
|
(A)
|
the Approved Commercial Managers shall not be changed to an entity which is not a member of the Teekay Group; and
|
(B)
|
the Approved Technical Managers shall not be changed to an entity which is neither (1) a member of the Teekay Group, nor (2) STASCO; and
|
(iii)
|
if, at any time:
|
(A)
|
the Approved Commercial Managers are changed to an entity which is not a member of the Teekay Group; or
|
(B)
|
the Approved Technical Managers are changed to an entity which is neither (1) a member of the Teekay Group, nor (2) STASCO,
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(ad)
|
Classification
The Charterers shall ensure that the Vessel maintains the highest classification required for the purpose of the relevant trade of the Vessel which shall be with the Vessel's Classification Society, in each case, free from any material overdue recommendations, and adverse notations affecting that the Vessel's class.
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(ae)
|
Certificate of financial responsibility
The Charterers shall, if required, obtain and maintain a certificate of financial responsibility in relation to the Vessel which is to call at the United States of America.
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(af)
|
Registration
The Charterers shall not change or permit a change to the flag of the Vessel throughout the duration of this Charter other than to a Pre-Approved Flag or under such other flag as may be approved by the Owners, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Any change to the flag of the Vessel shall be at the cost of the Charterers (which shall include any reasonable and documented costs of the Finance Parties (if applicable)).
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(ag)
|
ISM and ISPS Compliance
The Charterers shall ensure that each ISM Company and ISPS Company complies in all material respects with the ISM Code and the ISPS Code, respectively, or any replacements thereof and in particular (without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) shall ensure that such company holds (i) a valid and current Document of Compliance issued pursuant to the ISM Code, (ii) a valid and current SMC issued in respect of the Vessel pursuant to the ISM Code, and (iii) an ISSC in respect of the Vessel, and the Charterers shall promptly, upon request, supply the Owners with copies of the same.
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(ah)
|
Chartering-in
The Charterers shall not, during the duration of this Charter, without the prior written consent of the Owners, take any vessel on charter or other contract of employment (or agree to do so) except for vessels chartered in by the Charterers on a temporary basis to be provided to any Sub-Charterers in order to fulfil its obligations under the relevant Sub-Charter (in circumstances where the Vessel is not available for whatever reason).
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(ai)
|
Inspection of Vessel and inspection reports
In the absence of a Termination Event, subject to there being no undue interference with the operation of the Vessel, the Charterers shall, upon the Owners' request once in each twelve (12)-month period during the Charter Period, provide an inspection report as to the condition of the Vessel (and, for the avoidance of doubt, each such report may be prepared by the relevant technical team of a member of the Teekay Group),
provided always however
that if a Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Owners may at any time and at the Charterers' cost conduct such inspection and the Charterers shall be deemed to have granted such permission and shall provide such necessary assistance to the Owners in respect of such
|
(aj)
|
Valuation Report
The Charterers will deliver or procure the delivery to the Owners of a Valuation Report:
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(i)
|
once every twelve (12) months during the Charter Period (each such Valuation Report to be at the Charterers' cost); and
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(ii)
|
at such other times as the Owners may require in their absolute discretion (each such additional Valuation Report to be at Owners' cost unless a Termination Event has occurred and is continuing following which each such additional Valuation Report shall be at the cost of the Charterers).
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(ak)
|
Transactions with Affiliates
The Charterers shall procure that all transactions conducted or to be conducted between the Charterers and any of the Charterers' Affiliates will be on an arm's length commercial basis.
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(al)
|
Project Documents
In relation to the Project Documents, the Charterers undertake that:
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(i)
|
there shall be no termination by the Charterers of, alteration to or waiver of any material term of, any Project Document and the Charterers shall not exercise or waive any of their rights under or in connection with any Project Document, in each case without the prior written consent of the Owners; and
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(ii)
|
without prejudice to the foregoing, the Charterers shall, where applicable, use reasonable endeavours and forthwith execute and deliver any and all such other agreements, instruments and documents (including any novation agreement) as may be required by law or deemed necessary or desirable by the Owners to ensure that the Project Documents which are in effect on the date of this Charter (in particular any Sub-Charters) shall remain in effect, so that all obligations previously owed by the applicable Project Party to the Charterers under such Project Documents shall continue to be owed to the Charterers throughout the Agreement Term.
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(am)
|
Evidence of delivery under Sub-Charters and replacement time charters
The Charterers shall:
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(i)
|
within thirty (30) days from the first day of the Initial Sub-Charter Delivery Window, provide the certificate of delivery (or such other equivalent document) for the purpose of evidencing that delivery under the Initial Sub-Charter has taken place;
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(ii)
|
without prejudice to sub-paragraph (i) above, provide a written confirmation to the Owners that: (A) delivery of the Vessel to the Initial Sub-Charterers in accordance with the Initial Sub-Charter has occurred within thirty (30) days after such delivery, and (B) delivery of the Vessel to such other Sub-Charterers in accordance with the relevant Sub-Charter has occurred within thirty (30) days after such delivery; and
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(iii)
|
within thirty (30) days after the Vessel is delivered to the relevant replacement charterer in accordance with a replacement time charter referred to in sub-paragraph (a)(xxvi)(B) (
Termination, repudiation or cancellation of Sub-Charter before the Actual Delivery Date
) or (a)(xxvii)(B) (
Termination, repudiation or cancellation of Sub-Charter after the Actual Delivery Date
) of Clause 51 (
Termination Events
) has occurred, provide a written confirmation to the Owners that such delivery has occurred.
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(an)
|
Conditions subsequent
The Charterers shall:
|
(i)
|
to the extent that any certificate received by the Owners pursuant to paragraph (g) of Clause 36 (
Conditions precedent
) was in provisional form at the time of the receipt, deliver or caused to be delivered to the Owners the corresponding formal certificate as soon as possible after the Charterers' receipt of the same from the relevant persons, and in any event prior to the expiry of the validity period of such provisional certificate;
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(ii)
|
the Vessel's transcript of register within forty-eight (48) hours of the Actual
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(iii)
|
within ten (10) Business Days from the Actual Delivery Date, letters of undertaking in respect of the Insurances as required by the Transaction Documents, together with copies of the relevant policies or cover notes or entry certificates in respect of the Insurances duly endorsed with the interest of the Owners.
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49.
|
Earnings Account
|
(a)
|
In addition to Clause 48 (
Charterers' undertakings
), the Charterers hereby undertake to the Owners that:
|
(i)
|
if, at any time during the Agreement Term, the Account Bank needs to be changed from such bank or financial institution which the Owners and the Charterers have previously agreed to be the Account Bank for the purpose of this Charter (in each instance a "
Previous Account Bank
") as a result of the Owners' internal approval requirements, then the Charterers shall (without limiting the generality of paragraph (q) (
Further assurance
) of Clause 48 (
Charterers' undertakings
)) at their own expense, promptly take all such action as the Owners may reasonably require for the purpose of effecting a substitution of such Previous Account Bank to such Owners-approved bank or financial institution (in each instance the "
Newly-Approved Account Bank
"), including but not limited to the following:
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(A)
|
the (1) execution of all necessary account opening mandates, "know your client", compliance checks or similar documents, and (2) payment of account administration, operation, maintenance or associated fees, in each case as such Newly-Approved Account Bank may require;
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(B)
|
the transfer of all amounts standing credit to the Earnings Account held with such Previous Account Bank to the Earnings Account opened or to be opened with the Newly-Approved Account Bank; and
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(C)
|
the:
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(1)
|
execution of a new security instrument (together with all other documents required by it according to its terms, including, without limitation, all notices of assignment and/or charge and acknowledgements of all such notices of assignment); and
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(2)
|
procurement of: (x) a legal opinion issued by a competent law firm qualified to practise in the jurisdiction in which the new Earnings Account referred to in sub-paragraph (a)(i)(B) above is to be opened, (y) a legal opinion issued by a competent law firm qualified to practise in the jurisdiction of formation of the Charterers, and (z) such security instrument, other documents and legal opinions shall, in each case as applicable, in form and substance satisfactory to the Owners (acting reasonably); and
|
(ii)
|
the Charterers will, throughout the Agreement Term, deposit all of the Earnings received by the Charterers into the Earnings Account, free and clear of any costs, fees, expenses, disbursements, withholdings or deductions.
|
(b)
|
Provided that no Termination Event has occurred or is continuing and subject to payment of any Hire that has become due and payable, the Charterers may freely withdraw any amount standing to the credit of the Earnings Account.
|
50.
|
Financial covenants
|
(a)
|
The Charterers shall procure that the Charter Guarantor will (on a consolidated basis) comply with the following financial covenants throughout the Agreement Term:
|
(i)
|
to maintain Free Liquidity and Available Credit Lines of (in aggregate) not less
|
(ii)
|
to maintain a Net Debt to Net Debt plus Equity Ratio of not more than eighty per cent (80%); and
|
(iii)
|
to maintain a Tangible Net Worth of at least four hundred million US Dollars (US$400,000,000),
|
(b)
|
The financial covenants set out in paragraph (a) above shall be tested every six (6) months by reference to (i) each of the audited consolidated annual and (as the case may be) unaudited consolidated semi-annual financial statements of the Charter Guarantor received by the Owners pursuant to paragraphs (a) (
Financial statements
) and (c) (
Interim financial statements
) (respectively) of Clause 48 (
Charterers' undertakings
), and (ii) the relevant Compliance Certificate delivered pursuant to paragraph (d) (
Compliance Certificate
) of Clause 48 (
Charterers' undertakings
).
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(c)
|
For the purpose of this Clause 50:
|
(a)
|
plus any credit balance carried forward on the Charter Guarantor's consolidated profit and loss account,
|
(b)
|
less:
|
(i)
|
any debit balance carried forward on the Charter Guarantor's consolidated profit and loss account;
|
(ii)
|
any amount shown for goodwill, including on consolidation, or any other intangible property (other than intangible property relating to contracts as shown in the balance sheet of the Charter Guarantor); and
|
(iii)
|
any amount attributable to minority interests in Subsidiaries.
|
(a)
|
the amount calculated in accordance with GAAP shown as each of "long term debt", "short term debt" and "current portion of long term debt" on the latest consolidated balance sheet of the Charter Guarantor; and
|
(b)
|
the amount of any liability in respect of any lease or hire purchase contract entered into by the Charter Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries which would, in accordance with GAAP, be treated as a finance or capital lease (excluding any amounts applicable to leases to the extent that the lease obligations are secured by a security deposit which is held on the balance sheet under "Restricted Cash").
|
51.
|
Termination Events
|
(a)
|
Each of the following events shall constitute a Termination Event:
|
(i)
|
Failure to pay
an Obligor fails to pay any amount due from it under any Transaction Document to which it is a party at the time, in the currency and otherwise in the manner specified therein
provided that
, if such Obligor can demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of the Owners that all necessary instructions were given to effect such payment and the non-receipt thereof is attributable solely to an administrative or technical error or an error in the banking system or a Disruption Event, then such payment shall instead be deemed to be due, solely for the purposes of this paragraph, within:
|
(A)
|
three (3) Business Days of the date on which such amount actually fell due if it relates to a payment of Hire under this Charter; or
|
(B)
|
ten (10) Business Days of the date on which such amount actually fell due if it relates to any other sum which is payable on demand under this Charter or any other relevant Transaction Document; or
|
(ii)
|
Misrepresentation
any representation or statement made by any Obligor in any Transaction Document to which it is a party or in any notice or other document, certificate or statement delivered by it pursuant thereto or in connection therewith is or proves to have been incorrect or misleading in any material respect, where the circumstances causing the same give rise to a Material Adverse Effect; or
|
(iii)
|
Specific covenants
an Obligor fails duly to perform or comply with any of the obligations expressed to be assumed by or procured by the Charterers under paragraphs (s) (
Insurance
), (bb) (
Negative pledge
) and (ff) (
Registration
) of Clause 48 (
Charterers' undertakings
); or
|
(iv)
|
Financial covenants
the Charter Guarantor is in breach of any of the financial covenants set out in Clause 50 (
Financial covenants
); or
|
(v)
|
Other obligations
an Obligor fails duly to perform or comply with any of the obligations expressed to be assumed by it in any Transaction Document (other than those referred to in paragraphs (iii) (
Specific covenants
) and (iv) (
Financial covenants
) above) and such failure is not remedied within fourteen (14) days after the earlier of (A) the Owners having given notice thereof to the relevant Obligor, and (B) any Obligor becoming aware of such failure to perform or comply; or
|
(vi)
|
Cross default
any Financial Indebtedness of any Obligor is not paid when due
|
(A)
|
each of (1) the Charter Guarantor or (2) a Pledgor which is a wholly-owned Subsidiary within the Teekay Group and legally or beneficially (directly or indirectly) owns at least fifty per cent. (50%) of the membership interest of the Sellers is, in each case, equal to or greater than one hundred million US Dollars (US$100,000,000) or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies; or
|
(B)
|
the Charterers is equal to or greater than five million US Dollars (US$5,000,000) or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies; or
|
(vii)
|
Insolvency and rescheduling
an Obligor is unable to pay its debts as they fall due, commences negotiations with any one or more of its creditors with a view to the general readjustment or rescheduling of its indebtedness or makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors or a composition with its creditors; or
|
(viii)
|
Winding-up
an Obligor files for initiation of formal restructuring proceedings, is wound up or declared bankrupt or takes any corporate action or other steps (including any compulsory corporate rehabilitation mandated or ordered by any government or any governmental agency, semi-governmental or judicial entity or authority (including, without limitation, any stock exchange or any self-regulatory organisation established under statute)) are taken or legal proceedings are started for its winding‑up, dissolution, administration or re‑organisation or for the appointment of a liquidator, receiver, administrator, administrative receiver, conservator, custodian, trustee or similar officer of it or of any or all of its revenues or assets or any moratorium is declared or sought in respect of any of its indebtedness; or
|
(ix)
|
Execution or distress
|
(A)
|
an Obligor fails to comply with or pay any sum due from it (within thirty (30) days of such amount falling due) under any final judgment or any final order made or given by any court or other official body of a competent jurisdiction in an aggregate in respect of:
|
(1)
|
each of (I) the Charter Guarantor and (II) a Pledgor which is a wholly-owned Subsidiary within the Teekay Group and legally or beneficially (directly or indirectly) owns the entire membership interest of the Sellers is, in each case, equal to or greater than one hundred million US Dollars (US$100,000,000) or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies; or
|
(2)
|
the Charterers equals to or is greater than five million US Dollars (US$5,000,000) or its equivalent in any other currency,
|
(B)
|
any execution or distress is levied against, or an encumbrancer takes possession of, the whole or any part of, the property, undertaking or assets of an Obligor in an aggregate amount in respect of:
|
(1)
|
each of (I) the Charter Guarantor and (II) a Pledgor which is a wholly-owned Subsidiary within the Teekay Group and legally or beneficially (directly or indirectly) owns the entire
|
(2)
|
the Charterers equals to or is greater than ten million US Dollars (US$10,000,000) or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies,
|
(x)
|
Similar event
any event occurs which, under the laws of any jurisdiction, has a similar or analogous effect to any of those events mentioned in paragraphs (vii) (
Insolvency and rescheduling
), (viii) (
Winding-up
) or (ix) (
Execution or distress
) above; or
|
(xi)
|
Repudiation
an Obligor repudiates any Transaction Document to which it is a party or does or causes to be done any act or thing evidencing an intention to repudiate any such Transaction Document; or
|
(xii)
|
Validity and admissibility
at any time any act, condition or thing required to be done, fulfilled or performed in order:
|
(A)
|
to enable any Obligor lawfully to enter into, exercise its rights under and perform the respective obligations expressed to be assumed by it in the Transaction Documents;
|
(B)
|
to ensure that the obligations expressed to be assumed by each of the Obligors in the Transaction Documents are legal, valid and binding; or
|
(C)
|
to make the Transaction Documents admissible in evidence in any applicable jurisdiction,
|
(xiii)
|
Illegality
at any time:
|
(A)
|
it is or becomes unlawful for any Obligor to perform or comply with any or all of its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party;
|
(B)
|
any of the obligations of the Charterers under the Transaction Documents to which they are parties are not or cease to be legal, valid and binding; or
|
(C)
|
any Encumbrance created or purported to be created by the Security Documents ceases to be legal, valid, binding, enforceable or effective or is alleged by a party to such Security Document (other than the Owners) to be ineffective,
|
(xiv)
|
Material adverse change
at any time there shall occur any event or change which has a Material Adverse Effect and such event or change, if capable of remedy, is not so remedied within thirty (30) days of the delivery of a notice confirming such event or change by the Owners to the Charterers; or
|
(xv)
|
Conditions precedent
if any of the conditions set out in clause 8 (
Conditions
|
(xvi)
|
Revocation or modification of consents etc.
if any Necessary Authorisation which is now or which at any time during the Agreement Term becomes necessary to enable any of the Obligors to comply with any of their obligations in or pursuant to any of the Transaction Documents is revoked, withdrawn or withheld, or modified in a manner which the Owners reasonably considers is, or may be, prejudicial to the interests of Owners in a material manner, or if such Necessary Authorisation ceases to remain in full force and effect; or
|
(xvii)
|
Cessation of business
any of the Obligors ceases, or threatens to cease, to carry on all or a substantial part of its business; or
|
(xviii)
|
Curtailment of business
if the business of any of the Obligors is wholly or materially curtailed by any intervention by or under authority of any government, or if all or a substantial part of the undertaking, property or assets of any of the Obligors is seized, nationalised, expropriated or compulsorily acquired by or under authority of any government or any Obligor disposes or threatens to dispose of a substantial part of its business or assets; or
|
(xix)
|
Reduction of capital
if any Obligor reduces its committed or subscribed capital (other than any reduction effected by the Charter Guarantor pursuant to (in each case while the Charter Guarantor is solvent) (A) a share or common unit buy-back, or (B) redemption of redeemable shares or units); or
|
(xx)
|
Environmental matters
|
(A)
|
any Environmental Claim is pending or made against the Charterers or in connection with the Vessel, where such Environmental Claim has a Material Adverse Effect;
|
(B)
|
any actual Environmental Incident occurs in connection with the Vessel, where such Environmental Incident has a Material Adverse Effect; or
|
(xxi)
|
Loss of property
all or a substantial part of the business or assets of any Obligor is destroyed, abandoned, seized, appropriated or forfeited for any reason, and such occurrence in the reasonable opinion of the Owners has or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or
|
(xxii)
|
Sanctions
any Obligor, any Affiliate of any Obligor or any of their respective directors, officers or employees becomes a Restricted Party; or
|
(xxiii)
|
Arrest
the
Vessel is arrested or seized for any reason whatsoever (other than caused solely and directly by any action or omission from the Owners) unless the Vessel is released and returned to the possession of the Charterers within forty five (45) days of such arrest or seizure or, in respect of any arrest or seizure caused by piracy during the continuance of the Initial Sub-Charter, one hundred and eighty (180) days; or
|
(xxiv)
|
Change of Control
|
(A)
|
a Change of Control occurs without the prior written consent of the Owners; or
|
(B)
|
any conditions on which the Owners' prior written consent to the occurrence of a Change of Control is not satisfied by the time required by the Owners or by any relevant laws and regulations; or
|
(xxv)
|
MOA and Related Charters termination events
there occurs any event or circumstance referred to in:
|
(A)
|
paragraph (a)(i) (
Failure to pay
) of clause 51 (
Termination Events
) of any Related Charter (other than the Related Vessel A Charter); or
|
(B)
|
for the period commencing from the date of this Agreement up to the Actual Delivery Date, clause 14 (
MOA Termination Events
) of the MOA; or
|
(xxvi)
|
Termination, repudiation or cancellation of Sub-Charter on or before the Actual Delivery Date
any Sub-Charter is terminated, repudiation, cancelled or otherwise ceases to remain in full force and effect on or before the Actual Delivery Date,
provided that
no Termination Event will occur under this sub-paragraph (xxvi) if:
|
(A)
|
such termination, repudiation, cancellation or cessation of effectiveness will not, in the opinion of the Owners, materially impair the Charterers' ability to perform their obligations under this Charter; and
|
(B)
|
such Sub-Charter is replaced by another time charter (for a period covering not less than the remaining unexpired balance of the terminated, repudiated, cancelled or ceased Sub-Charter on terms reasonably acceptable to the Owners) within:
|
(1)
|
(if the relevant termination, repudiation, cancellation or cessation of effectiveness is, in the opinion of the Owners, due to any default, act or omission on the part of the Charterers) sixty (60) days of the termination, repudiation, cancellation or cessation of effectiveness (as applicable) and no later than thirty (30) days prior to the Actual Delivery Date; or
|
(2)
|
(if the relevant termination, repudiation, cancellation or cessation of effectiveness is not, in the opinion of the Owners, due to any default, act or omission on the part of the Charterers) one hundred and eight (180) days of the termination, repudiation, cancellation or cessation of effectiveness (as applicable) and no later than thirty (30) days prior to the Actual Delivery Date;
|
(xxvii)
|
Termination, repudiation or cancellation of Sub-Charter after the Actual Delivery Date
any Sub-Charter is terminated, repudiation, cancelled or otherwise ceases to remain in full force and effect after the Actual Delivery Date,
provided that
no Termination Event will occur under this sub-paragraph (xxvi) if:
|
(A)
|
such termination, repudiation, cancellation or cessation of effectiveness will not, in the opinion of the Owners, materially impair the Charterers' ability to perform their obligations under this Charter; and
|
(B)
|
such Sub-Charter is replaced by another time charter (for a period covering not less than the remaining unexpired balance of the terminated, repudiated, cancelled or ceased Sub-Charter on terms reasonably acceptable to the relevant Owners) within:
|
(1)
|
(if the relevant termination, repudiation, cancellation or cessation of effectiveness is, in the opinion of the Owners, due to any default, act or omission on the part of the Charterers) sixty (60) days of the termination, repudiation, cancellation or cessation of effectiveness (as applicable); or
|
(2)
|
(if the relevant termination, repudiation, cancellation or cessation of effectiveness is not, in the opinion of the Owners, due to any default, act or omission on the part of the Charterers) one hundred and eighty (180) days of the termination, repudiation, cancellation or cessation of effectiveness (as applicable);
|
(xxviii)
|
Repudiation of other Project Documents
without prejudice to paragraphs (xi) (
Repudiation
), (xxvi) (
Termination, repudiation or cancellation of Sub-Charter
|
(xxix)
|
Project Party cessation of business
any Project Party ceases or threatens to cease, to carry on all or, in the opinion of the Owners, any material part of such Project Party's business; or
|
(xxx)
|
Termination or cancellation of other Project Documents
|
(A)
|
any Project Document (other than a Sub-Charter which shall be considered under sub-paragraphs (xxvi) (
Termination, repudiation or cancellation of Sub-Charter before the Actual Delivery Date
) and (xxvii) (
Termination, repudiation or cancellation of Sub-Charter after the Actual Delivery Date
) above) is terminated, cancelled or otherwise ceases to remain in full force and effect; or
|
(B)
|
without limiting the generality of sub-paragraph (A) above, any such event or circumstance has occurred such that the Charterers (in their capacities as original buyers under the Building Contract) have become entitled to exercise their rights to cancel, terminate or rescind the Building Contract (irrespective of whether the Charterers have exercised such right), unless such right has arisen pursuant to paragraphs 2 (
Speed
) to 5 (
Contractual Boil-off Rate
) of article III (
Adjustment of Contract Price
) inclusive of the Building Contract and the Charterers have notified the Owners they do not intend to exercise their rights to cancel.
|
(xxxi)
|
Exercise of step-in and similar rights
the Initial Sub-Charterers exercise or evidence an intention to exercise their step-in rights in accordance with the Step-In Agreement; or
|
(xxxii)
|
Similar event in relation to non-Obligor Project Parties
any event which, under the laws of any jurisdiction, has a similar or analogous effect to any of those events mentioned in paragraphs (vii) (
Insolvency and rescheduling
), (viii) (
Winding-up
) or (ix) (
Execution or distress
) above occurs (mutatis mutandis) in relation to a Project Party that is not an Obligor (other than the Builder),
provided that
, if any such event occurs in relation to a Sub-Charterer, no Termination Event will occur under this sub-paragraph (xxxii) if:
|
(A)
|
such event will not, in the opinion of the Owners, materially impair the ability of any Obligor to perform its obligations under any Transaction Document to which such Obligor is a party; and
|
(B)
|
the Sub-Charter to which such Sub-Charterer is a party to is replaced by another time charter (for a period covering not less than the remaining unexpired balance of such Sub-Charter on terms reasonably acceptable to the relevant Owners) within one hundred and eighty (180) days of the occurrence of such event;
|
(xxxiii)
|
Owners' inability to change flag
where a change of the Vessel's flag from a Pre-Approved Flag is required:
|
(A)
|
to be implemented by the Owners under the Finance Documents due to (1) the implementation of Sanctions (or provisions which carry similar requirements under the Finance Documents) and/or other relevant laws and regulations, and (2) an event of default or mandatory prepayment event (however each such event is described under the Finance Documents) will occur if the Owners do not implement such change of flag; and
|
(B)
|
the relevant Sub-charterers' consent to the implementation of the change of flag referred to in sub-paragraph (A) above is not provided pursuant
|
(b)
|
The Owners and the Charterers agree that it is a fundamental term and condition of this Charter that no Termination Event shall occur during the Agreement Term. Without prejudice to the forgoing, a Termination Event which is continuing shall constitute an agreed terminating event, the occurrence of which will entitle the Owners to exercise all or any of the remedies set out below in this Clause 51.
|
(c)
|
At any time after a Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing following the lapse of any applicable grace period, the Owners may at their option:
|
(i)
|
and by delivering to the Charterers a Termination Notice, terminate this Charter with immediate effect or on the date specified in such Termination Notice and withdraw the Vessel from the service of the Charterers without noting any protest and without interference by any court or any other formality whatsoever, whereupon the Vessel shall no longer be in the possession of the Charterers with the consent of the Owners, and the Charterers shall redeliver the Vessel to the Owners in accordance with Clauses 42 (
Redelivery
) and 43 (
Redelivery conditions
);
|
(ii)
|
apply any amount then standing to the credit to the Earnings Account against any Unpaid Sum or such other amounts which the Owners or other Obligors may owe under the Transaction Documents; and/or
|
(iii)
|
(without prejudice to sub-paragraph (ii) above) enforce any Encumbrance created pursuant to the relevant Transaction Documents.
|
(d)
|
On the Termination Payment Date in respect of any Termination in accordance with paragraph (c) above, the Charterers shall pay to the Owners an amount equal to the Early Termination Amount.
|
(e)
|
Following any termination to which this Clause 51 applies, all sums payable in accordance with paragraph (d) above shall be paid to such account or accounts as the Owners may direct and shall be applied towards settlement of the Early Termination Amount (or part thereof) and any other sums due and payable under the Transaction Documents. To the extent that there is any surplus after such application, such surplus shall be paid to the Charterers by way of rebate hire.
|
(f)
|
If the chartering of the Vessel or, as the case may be, the obligation of the Owners to deliver and charter the Vessel to the Charterers is terminated in accordance with the terms of this Charter, the obligation of the Charterers to pay Hire shall cease once the Charterers have made the payment pursuant to paragraph (d) above to the satisfaction of the Owners, whereupon the Owners shall promptly transfer title to the Vessel to the Charterers (or its nominee) in accordance with paragraphs (d) to (h) of Clause 54 (
Purchase Option and early termination, purchaser obligation and transfer of title
).
|
(g)
|
Without prejudice to the forgoing or to any other rights of the Owners under the Charter, at any time after a Termination Notice is served under paragraph (c) above, the Owners may, acting in their sole discretion:
|
(i)
|
withdraw the Vessel from the service of the Charterers without noting any protest and without interference by any court or any other formality whatsoever, whereupon the Vessel shall no longer be in the possession of the Charterers with the consent of the Owners, and the Charterers shall redeliver the Vessel to the Owners in accordance with Clauses 42 (
Redelivery
) and 43 (
Redelivery conditions
); and/or
|
(ii)
|
without prejudice to the Charterers' obligations under Clause 43 (
Redelivery conditions
), retake possession of the Vessel and, the Charterers agree that the Owners, for such purpose, may put into force and exercise all their rights and entitlements at law and may enter upon any premises belonging to or in the occupation or under the control of the Charterers where the Vessel may be located as well as giving instructions to the Charterers' servants or agents for this
|
(iii)
|
enforce any Encumbrance created pursuant to the relevant Transaction Documents.
|
(h)
|
Following any termination to which this Clause 51 applies, if the Charterers have not paid to the Owners the Early Termination Amount by the applicable Termination Payment Date (and consequently the Owners have not transferred title to the Vessel to the Charterers (or its nominee) in accordance with paragraph (f) above), then, subject to paragraph (i) below, the Owners shall be free to sell the Vessel and apply the relevant Net Sale Proceeds against the Early Termination Amount and claim from the Charterers for any shortfall.
|
(i)
|
The Owners hereby appoint the Charterers (and the Charterers hereby accept) to act as the sole and exclusive agent of the Owners for the purposes of negotiating and conducting the sale of the Vessel referred to in paragraph (h) above in such manner and upon such terms as the Charterer may determine in their discretion (acting reasonably),
but subject to
the following conditions (such appointment and relationship being the "
Sales Agency
"):
|
(i)
|
the Sales Agency shall be automatically terminated without notice if there occurs any event or circumstance referred to in sub-paragraphs (a)(vii) (
Insolvency and rescheduling
), (a)(viii) (
Winding-up
) or (a)(a)(ix) (
Execution or distress
) of Clause 51 (
Termination Events
);
|
(ii)
|
without prejudice to sub-paragraph (i) above:
|
(A)
|
the Owners shall be entitled to terminate the Sales Agency with immediate effect by means of written notification to the Charterers if no sale of the Vessel is completed within three (3) months of the date of the Termination Notice served on the Charterers pursuant to paragraph (c) of Clause 51 (
Termination Events
); and
|
(B)
|
following such termination, the Owners are entitled to conduct the sale of the Vessel,
provided that
at all times any such sale complies with the requirements of sub-paragraph (b)(iii) of Clause 55 (
Sale of Vessels by the Owners
);
|
(iii)
|
the Charterers' authority is limited to the extent that the Charterers are not authorised to sell the Vessel or to approve or execute on behalf of the Owners any document relating to the sale of the Vessel for which the Owners' specific written authority will be required,
provided that
such authority will not be withheld or delayed if the Owners are satisfied that:
|
(A)
|
the sale complies with or will comply with the provisions of paragraph (i) of Clause 51 (
Termination Events
) in all material respects; and
|
(B)
|
either:
|
(1)
|
the Net Sale Proceeds will exceed the aggregate amount of the Early Termination Amount and the other amounts payable by the Owners pursuant to this Charter as at the proposed date of sale; or
|
(2)
|
to the extent that there will be a Net Sale Proceeds Deficit, the Charterers will either (I) have adequate financial resources available to it to enable it to pay the balance of such aggregate amount to the Owners, or (II) prior to the completion of the proposed sale, deposit a cash amount equivalent to the Net Sale Proceed Deficit into such account as the Owners may designate;
|
(iv)
|
for the purpose of paragraph (i) of Clause 51 (
Termination Events
), the sales provisions for the Sales Agency are as follows:
|
(A)
|
the sale will be at a cash price payable by the purchaser in full on completion of that sale in US Dollars or any other currency which is then freely convertible into US Dollars;
|
(B)
|
the sale may be to any person other than:
|
(1)
|
the Charterers;
|
(2)
|
any person who is purchasing on behalf of or in trust for the Charterers;
|
(3)
|
any Restricted Party; or
|
(4)
|
any person who is purchasing as part of an agreement under which title will or may pass to any of the persons mentioned in paragraphs (1) to (3) above;
|
(C)
|
the terms of the sale will include a warranty on the part of the Owners that the Owners will pass such title to the Vessel as the Owners have acquired pursuant to the MOA free of Owners' Encumbrances;
|
(D)
|
the terms of the sale will, if applicable, include an assignment by the Owners of any unexpired portion of any assignable warranties and indemnities referred to in the MOA;
|
(E)
|
the sale will be on an "as is, where is and with all faults" basis and governed by the laws of England;
|
(F)
|
if the proposed sale provides for delivery of the Vessel by the Owners, such obligation is conditional on the Vessel first being redelivered to the Owners;
|
(G)
|
the sale will be for delivery on or as soon as reasonably practicable after the proposed date of termination referred to in the relevant Termination Notice;
|
(H)
|
the sale will exclude, so far as permitted by the laws of England and any other laws governing or applicable to the sale of the Vessel, all liability of the Owners, in contract or tort, in relation to the Vessel (except for the warranty referred to in sub-paragraph (C) above);
|
(I)
|
if the Vessel is at the date of entry into any contract for its sale subject to any Requisition for Hire (as defined in Clause 5 (
Requisition/Acquisition
)), the sale will be subject to such Requisition for Hire;
|
(J)
|
if the Vessel is at the date of entry into any contract for its sale subject to any charter or contract of employment (including without limitation any Sub-Charter), the sale will be subject to the such charter or contract of employment; and
|
(K)
|
the Net Sale Proceeds will be paid to the Owners in full in cash upon completion of the Sale;
|
(v)
|
the Charterers shall, to the extent applicable, exercise their rights under the Sales Agency in a manner in all respects consistent with the Quiet Enjoyment Letter and each Finance Party Quiet Enjoyment Letter;
|
(vi)
|
subject to sub-paragraphs (i)(iii) and (i)(iv) above, the Owners agree that they will, at the cost and expense of the Charterers, on reasonable notice, execute any agreement and any bill of sale for, and any other documentation reasonably requested by the Charterers in respect of, the sale of the Vessel in accordance with sub-paragraphs (i)(iv)(A) to (i)(iv)(K) above;
|
(vii)
|
the Charterers are entitled at no cost to the Owners to delegate its rights and duties under the Sales Agency to:
|
(A)
|
any other Obligor;
|
(B)
|
any other member of the Teekay Group; or
|
(C)
|
such other person (other than a Restricted Party) as the Owners may approve (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); and
|
(viii)
|
the Charterers will supply the Owners with details of any offer received and, if so requested by the Owners, reasonable details of the state of negotiations.
|
(j)
|
Upon completion of the sale the Vessel in accordance with paragraph (i) above:
|
(i)
|
if:
|
(A)
|
the Charterers have not paid to the Owners the Early Termination Amount in full at the time when the Owners have received in full of such Net Sale Proceeds; and
|
(B)
|
the Net Sale Proceeds are at least equal to the Early Termination Amount,
|
(ii)
|
if the Charterers have paid to the Owners the Early Termination Amount in full at the time when the Owners have received in full the Net Sale Proceeds, then the Owners shall refund to the Charterers the Net Sale Proceeds (net of any bank transfer fees or equivalent charges).
|
(k)
|
For the avoidance of doubt, the Charterers' obligation to pay the Early Termination Amount (and any of their other obligations under the Transaction Documents) shall not be affected irrespective of the Owners' ability to complete the sale of the Vessel referred to in paragraph (h) above.
|
(l)
|
Save as otherwise expressly provided in this Charter, the Charterers shall not have the right to terminate this Charter any time prior to the expiration of the Agreement Term. The rights conferred upon the Owners by the provisions of this Clause 51 are cumulative and in addition to any rights which they may otherwise have in law or in equity or by virtue of the provisions of this Charter.
|
52.
|
Sub-chartering and assignment
|
(a)
|
The Charterers shall not without the prior written consent of the Owners:
|
(i)
|
let the Vessel on demise charter for any period;
|
(ii)
|
de-activate or lay up the Vessel;
|
(iii)
|
assign their rights under this Charter.
|
(b)
|
The Charterers acknowledge that the Owners' consent to any sub-bareboat chartering may be subject (amongst other things) to the Owners being satisfied as to the intended flag during such sub-bareboat chartering.
|
(c)
|
Without prejudice to anything contained in this Clause 52, the Charterers shall not enter into any sub-charter for the Vessel other than a Sub-Charter which is (i) for a purpose for which the Vessel is suited, and (ii) with a Sub-Charterer which is not a Restricted Party and in each case, the Charterers shall (if relevant, subject to an acceptable Finance Party Quiet Enjoyment Letter being agreed in respect of such Sub-Charter), in relation to any Sub-Charter, assign to the Owners all their earnings arising out of and in connection with such Sub-Charter and all their rights and interest in such Sub-Charter on such conditions as the Owners may require and the Charterers shall serve a notice on any Sub-Charterer and shall obtain a written acknowledgement of such assignment from such Sub-Charterer in such form as is required by the Owners or any Finance Party (as the case may be).
|
53.
|
Owners' undertaking regarding change of Vessel registration
|
54.
|
Purchase Option and early termination, purchase obligation and transfer of title
|
(a)
|
The Charterers may, at any time after the Actual Delivery Date, notify the Owners by serving a written notice (such notice shall hereinafter be referred to as the "
Purchase Option Notice
" which, once served, shall be irrevocable) of the Charterers' intention to (A) exercise the Purchase Option and purchase the Vessel from the Owners for the applicable Purchase Option Price, and (B) thereafter terminate this Charter on the date to be specified in such Purchase Option Notice (such date being the "
Purchase Option Date
"),
provided that
the following conditions are satisfied:
|
(i)
|
no Total Loss having occurred under Clause 56 (
Total Loss
);
|
(ii)
|
no Termination Event having occurred or would occur as a result of such Purchase Option or early termination;
|
(iii)
|
there must be a period of at least sixty (60) days between the date of the Purchase Option Notice and the proposed Purchase Option Date;
|
(iv)
|
the Purchase Option Date must be a Hire Payment Date that occurs after the third (3
rd
) anniversary of the Actual Delivery Date;
|
(v)
|
on the date upon which the Purchase Option Notice is served, the Related Vessel A Charterers have exercised the "Purchase Option" (as defined in the Related Vessel A Charter) and have acquired the title to Related Vessel A; and
|
(vi)
|
only one (1) other Related Charterers may exercise their "Purchase Option" (as defined in the applicable Related Charter) in conjunction with the Charterers' proposed exercise of their Purchase Option under this Charter within the same Purchase Option Window.
|
(b)
|
In exchange for payment of the Purchase Option Price on the Purchase Option Date, the Owners shall arrange for title of the Vessel to be transferred to the Charterers in accordance with paragraphs (d) to (h) below.
|
(c)
|
Subject to the other provisions of this Charter, the Charterers shall be obliged to purchase the Vessel or cause their nominee to purchase the Vessel upon the expiration of the period of one hundred and twenty (120) months commencing from the Actual Delivery Date by payment of the Purchase Obligation Price.
|
(d)
|
In exchange for the full payment of (I) (in each case as applicable) the applicable Purchase Option Price (in the case of the circumstances described in paragraphs (a) and (b) above), or the Purchase Obligation Price (in the case of the circumstances described in paragraph (c) above), and (II) all sums due and payable to the Owners under the Transaction Documents and subject to compliance with the other conditions set out in this Clause, the Owners shall:
|
(i)
|
transfer title to and ownership of the Vessel to the Charterers (or their nominee) by delivering to the Charterers (in each case at the Charterers' costs):
|
(A)
|
a duly executed and notarised, legalised and/or apostilled (as applicable) bill of sale; and
|
(B)
|
the Title Transfer PDA; and
|
(ii)
|
(subject to the prior written consent of any Finance Party or its agent or permitted assigns and transferees (in each case as applicable)) use best endeavours to procure the deletion of any mortgage or prior Encumbrance in relation to the Vessel at the Charterers' cost,
|
(e)
|
The transfer in accordance with paragraph (d) above shall be made in all respects at the Charterers' expense on an "as is, where is" basis and the Owners shall give the Charterers (or their nominee) no representations, warranties (other than a warranty that the Vessel shall be free from all Encumbrances other than those created by the Charterers), agreements or guarantees whatsoever concerning or in connection with the Vessel, the Insurances, the Vessel's condition, state or class or anything related to the Vessel, expressed or implied, statutory or otherwise.
|
(f)
|
The Owners shall use reasonable endeavours to ensure that a bill of sale referred to in paragraph (d) above will be prescribed in a form recordable in the Charterers' nominated flag state.
|
(g)
|
The Charterers shall, immediately prior to the receipt of the bill of sale, furnish the Owners with a letter of indemnity (in a form satisfactory to the Owners (acting reasonably)) whereby the Charterers and the Charter Guarantor shall state that, among other things, the Owners has and will have no interest, concern or connection with the Vessel after the date of such letter and that the Charterers and/or the Charter Guarantor shall indemnify the Owners and keep the Owners indemnified forever against any claims made by any person arising in connection with the Vessel (other than any claims which are brought or may arise as a result of the Owners' gross negligence or wilful misconduct).
|
(h)
|
In addition to paragraph (f) above, if the transfer referred to in paragraph (d) above is not or cannot be made by the Owners by reason of any action taken or improperly omitted by or any breach by any Finance Party under or in connection with any of the Finance Documents (including, without limitation, any failure by any Finance Party to release any Encumbrance constituted by any Finance Document in circumstances where they are or any of them is obliged to do so), then as soon as such transfer is no longer prevented by such or any other action or omission, such transfer shall be made in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Charter.
|
55.
|
Sale of Vessel by the Owners
|
(a)
|
The Owners shall not sell the Vessel without the Charterers' prior written consent unless permitted by and in accordance with Clause 51 (
Termination Events
), paragraph (a) and (b) of Clause 54 (
Purchase Option and early termination, purchase obligation and transfer of title
) or this Clause 55.
|
(b)
|
If requested by the Charterers and provided that the following conditions are satisfied, then the Owners shall (at the cost of the Charterers and without any representation, warranty, recourse or liability) arrange for the sale of the Vessel:
|
(i)
|
no Termination Event has occurred or may occur (other than an early termination for sale) as a result of such proposed sale;
|
(ii)
|
all Necessary Authorisations and consents (including in particular but not limited to any consent from any Sub-Charterers if the corresponding Sub-Charter is still in place at the relevant time) have been obtained by the Owners, the relevant Obligors or such other persons in each case prior to such proposed sale;
|
(iii)
|
|
(A)
|
the proposed purchaser of the Vessel is not a Restricted Party; and
|
(B)
|
the sale to such proposed purchaser will not otherwise put any of the Owners, the Charterers or other Obligors in breach of any Sanctions; and
|
(iv)
|
in the Owners' opinion (acting reasonably based on such documents or evidence as the Owners may reasonably require):
|
(A)
|
there will be no Net Sale Proceeds Deficit; or
|
(B)
|
if such sale would result in a Net Sale Proceeds Deficit, there is evidence produced to the satisfaction of the Owners that the Charterers have deposited into such account as the Owners may designate a cash amount which is at least the equivalent of such Net Sale Proceeds Deficit.
|
(c)
|
On the date on which the sale is completed, the chartering of the Vessel or, as the case may be, the obligation of the Owners to deliver and charter the Vessel to the Charterers will be deemed to be terminated in accordance with the terms of this Charter, and the Early Termination Amount corresponding to the relevant Hire Period will be deemed to have become due and payable and, in exchange for payment of such Early Termination Amount, the Owners shall arrange for title of the Vessel to be transferred to the Charterers in accordance with paragraphs (d) to (h) of Clause 54 (
Purchase Option and early termination, purchase obligation and transfer of title
).
|
(d)
|
Notwithstanding paragraph (c) above, the Charterers' obligation to pay the relevant Early Termination Amount may be satisfied by the Owners applying the Net Sale Proceeds towards settlement of the Early Termination Amount. For the avoidance of doubt, any residual Net Sale Proceeds after such application shall be refunded to the Charterers by the Owners' deposit of such residual amount into an account designated by the Charterers.
|
56.
|
Total Loss
|
(a)
|
If circumstances exist giving rise to a Total Loss, the Charterers shall promptly notify the Owners of the facts of such Total Loss. If the Charterers wish to proceed on the basis of a Total Loss and advise the Owners thereof, the Owners shall agree to the Vessel being treated as a Total Loss for all purposes of this Charter. The Owners shall thereupon abandon the Vessel to the Charterers and/or execute such documents as may be required to enable the Charterers to abandon the Vessel to insurers and claim a Total Loss. Without prejudice to the obligations of the Charterers to pay to the Owners all monies then due or thereafter to become due under this Charter, if the Vessel shall become a Total Loss during the Charter Period, the Charter Period shall end on the Settlement Date.
|
(b)
|
If the Vessel becomes a Total Loss during the Charter Period, the Charterers shall, on the Settlement Date, pay to the Owners the amount calculated in accordance with paragraph (c) below.
|
(c)
|
On the Settlement Date, the Charterers shall pay to the Owners an amount equal to the Early Termination Amount as at the Settlement Date. The foregoing obligations of the Charterers under this paragraph (c) shall apply regardless of whether or not any moneys are payable under any Insurances in respect of the Vessel, regardless of the amount payable thereunder, regardless of the cause of the Total Loss and regardless of whether or not any of the said compensation shall become payable.
|
(d)
|
All Total Loss Proceeds shall be paid to such account or accounts as the Owners may direct and shall be applied towards satisfaction of the Early Termination Amount and any other sums due and payable under the Transaction Documents. To the extent that there is any surplus after such application, such surplus shall be paid to the Charterers by way of rebate hire.
|
(e)
|
The Charterers shall, at the Owners' request, provide satisfactory evidence, in the reasonable opinion of the Owners, as to the date on which the constructive total loss of the Vessel occurred pursuant to the definition of Total Loss.
|
(f)
|
The Charterers shall continue to pay Hire on the days and in the amounts required under this Charter notwithstanding that the Vessel shall become a Total Loss
provided always that
no further instalments of Hire shall become due and payable after the Charterers have made the payment required by paragraph (c) above.
|
57.
|
Fees and expenses
|
(a)
|
The Charterers shall bear all reasonably incurred costs, fees (including reasonable legal fees) and disbursements incurred by the Owners and the Charterers in connection with:
|
(i)
|
the negotiation, preparation and execution of this Charter, the other Transaction Documents and the Finance Documents;
|
(ii)
|
the delivery of the Vessel under the MOA and this Charter;
|
(iii)
|
preparation or procurement of any survey, inspections, Valuation Report, tax or insurance advice;
|
(iv)
|
all legal fees and other expenses arising out of or in connection with:
|
(A)
|
the Charterers' exercise of the Purchase Option and resulting early termination of this Charter in accordance with paragraphs (a) and (b) of Clause 54 (
Purchase Option and early termination, purchase obligation and transfer of title
) above; or
|
(B)
|
the purchase obligation pursuant to paragraph (c) of Clause 54 (
Purchase Option and early termination, purchase obligation and transfer of title
) above; and
|
(v)
|
such other activities relevant to the transaction contemplated herein.
|
(b)
|
The Owners shall not be liable for any costs of supervision of construction of the Vessel under the Building Contract nor any agency, stocking up cost, buyer's supplied items or equivalent each of which shall be the responsibility, or for the account, of the Seller or the Charterers.
|
58.
|
Stamp duties and taxes
|
59.
|
Operational notifiable events
|
(a)
|
when a material condition of class is applied by the Classification Society;
|
(b)
|
whenever the Vessel is arrested, confiscated, seized, requisitioned, impounded, forfeited or detained by any government or other competent authorities or any other persons for more than five (5) consecutive Business Days;
|
(c)
|
whenever a class or flag authority refuses to issue or withdraws trading certification;
|
(d)
|
whenever the Vessel is planned for dry-docking in accordance with Clause 10(g) (Part II) and whether routine or emergency;
|
(e)
|
the Vessel is taken under tow;
|
(f)
|
any (i) death, or (ii) serious injury on board which would require the Vessel to be diverted from its then trading route; or
|
(g)
|
any damage to the Vessel the repair costs of which (whether before or after adjudication) are likely to exceed the Major Casualty Amount.
|
60.
|
Further indemnities
|
(a)
|
Whether or not any of the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, the Charterers shall, in addition to the provisions under Clause 17 (
Indemnity
) (Part II) of this Charter, indemnify, protect, defend and hold harmless the Owners and the Finance Parties and their respective officers, directors, agents and employees (collectively, the "
Indemnitees
") throughout the Agreement Term from, against and in respect of, any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, fines, fees, claims, actions, proceedings, judgement, order or other sanction, lien, salvage, general average, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements, including reasonable legal fees and expenses, of whatsoever kind and nature (collectively, the "
Expenses
"), imposed on, suffered or incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee, in any way relating to, resulting from or arising out of or in connection with, in each case, directly or indirectly, any one or more of the following:
|
(i)
|
this Charter and any other Transaction Documents and any amendment, supplement or modification thereof or thereto requested by the Charterers;
|
(ii)
|
the Vessel or any part thereof, including with respect to:
|
(A)
|
the ownership of, manufacture, design, possession, use or non-use, operation, maintenance, testing, repair, overhaul, condition, alteration, modification, addition, improvement, storage, seaworthiness,
|
(B)
|
any claim or penalty arising out of violations of applicable law by the Charterers or any Sub-Charterers;
|
(C)
|
death or property damage of shippers or others;
|
(D)
|
any liens in respect of the Vessel or any part thereof (save for those in favour of the Finance Parties); or
|
(E)
|
any registration and/or tonnage fees (whether periodic or not) in respect of the Vessel payable to any registry of ships;
|
(iii)
|
any breach of or failure to perform or observe, or any other non-compliance with, any covenant or agreement or other obligation to be performed by the Charterers under any Transaction Document to which they are a party or the falsity of any representation or warranty of the Charterers in any Transaction Document to which they are a party or the occurrence of any Termination Event;
|
(iv)
|
in connection with:
|
(A)
|
preventing or attempting to prevent the arrest, confiscation, seizure, taking and execution, requisition, impounding, forfeiture or detention of the Vessel; or
|
(B)
|
in securing or attempting to secure the release of the Vessel,
|
(v)
|
incurred or suffered by the Owners in:
|
(A)
|
procuring the delivery of the Vessel to the Charterers under Clause 35 (
Delivery
);
|
(B)
|
recovering possession of the Vessel following termination of this Charter under Clause 51 (
Termination Events
);
|
(C)
|
arranging for a sale of the Vessel in accordance with Clause 55 (
Sale of Vessel by the Owners
);
|
(D)
|
arranging for a transfer of the title of the Vessel in accordance with paragraphs (d) to (h) of Clause 54 (
Purchase Option and early termination, purchase obligation and transfer of title
); or
|
(E)
|
the Charterers' act or omission arising out of or in connection with the Sales Agency;
|
(vi)
|
arising from the Master or officers of the Vessel or the Charterers' agents signing bills of lading or other documents; and
|
(vii)
|
in connection with:
|
(A)
|
the arrest, seizure, taking into custody or other detention by any court or other tribunal or by any governmental entity; or
|
(B)
|
subjection to distress by reason of any process, claim, exercise of any rights conferred by a lien or by any other action whatsoever,
|
(b)
|
The indemnities contained in paragraph (a) above shall not extend to Expenses that:
|
(i)
|
are caused by wilful misconduct or recklessness on the part of the Indemnitee
|
(ii)
|
are caused by any failure on the part of the Owners to comply with any of their obligations under any of the Transaction Documents;
|
(iii)
|
constitute a cost which is expressly to be borne by the Owners under any other provision of this Charter or any other Transaction Documents;
|
(iv)
|
in respect of which the Owners are entitled to be, or have been, indemnified under any other provision of this Charter;
|
(v)
|
to the extent that such Expenses arise out of or in connection with an Owners' Encumbrance;
|
(vi)
|
to the extent that such Expenses would be a loss of profit derived from loss of a business opportunity; and/or
|
(vii)
|
(except in circumstances where the Charterers or their nominee purchases the Vessel pursuant to Clause 54 (
Purchase Option and early termination, purchase obligation and transfer of title
)) arise out of or are in connection with any event or circumstance which:
|
(A)
|
occurs after the end of the Agreement Term; and
|
(B)
|
(1) is not in any way directly or indirectly attributable to, or (2) does not occur as a consequence of or in connection with, any event, circumstance, action or omission which occurred during the Agreement Term.
|
(c)
|
In addition:
|
(i)
|
if the Owners or other Indemnitee shall have actually and unconditionally received reimbursement from insurers appointed and paid for by the Charterers for an Expense which has already been satisfied in full by the Charterers, then the Owners shall procure that the Charterers are reimbursed for an amount equal to the amount received from the insurers; and
|
(ii)
|
if the Charterers have indemnified the Owners or any other Indemnitee in full in relation to an Expense which may be recoverable by any insurances the coverage of which have been arranged and paid for by the Charterers, then:
|
(A)
|
provided that
no Termination Event has occurred and is continuing; and
|
(B)
|
provided that
the Owners or such other Indemnitee (if such Indemnitee so requests) is secured to its satisfaction against any other Expense it may incur by virtue of the Charterers exercising such rights of subrogation,
|
(d)
|
In connection with the indemnities in favour of any Indemnitee under this Charter:
|
(i)
|
the Owners will as soon as reasonably practicable notify the Charterers if a claim is made, or if they become aware that a claim may be made against the Owners or any other Indemnitee which may give rise to Expenses in respect of which the Owners or any other Indemnitee is or may become entitled to an indemnity under paragraph (a) above;
|
(ii)
|
a notification under sub-paragraph (i) above shall give such reasonable details as the Owners or the other Indemnitee then has regarding the claim or potential claim and any Expenses or potential Expenses; and
|
(iii)
|
if the claim or potential claim may give rise to Expenses in respect of which the liability of the Owners or such other Indemnitee is fully insured under the
|
(A)
|
the Owners will act, and will procure that any other Indemnitee will act, in accordance with the directions of the protection and indemnity club or association in which the Vessel is entered in relation to defending, accepting or settling that claim; and
|
(B)
|
the Owners will not, and will procure that no other Indemnitee will, settle any claim or discharge and pay any court judgment or administrative penalty in respect of that claim unless:
|
(1)
|
it has negotiated with the Charterers in good faith for a period ending no later than two (2) Business Days before the due date for payment of the relevant Expenses in relation to the claim; and
|
(2)
|
if, after the negotiations referred to in sub-paragraph (1) above, the Owners and the Charterers do not agree that there are reasonable grounds for disputing such claim or for a successful appeal against such judgment or penalty (as appropriate), the Charterers have the right to, at their own costs, seek an opinion from leading counsel as to whether there is more than a fifty per cent. (50%) chance of successfully disputing the action or for such an appeal to be successful (and if such leading counsel is of such opinion, the Owners will not settle the claim or discharge or pay the applicable judgment),
provided however that
if such leading counsel is of the opinion that there is a less than fifty per cent. (50%) chance of successfully disputing the action or for such an appeal to be successful, then the Owners shall be entitled to settle the claim or discharge or pay the court judgment or administrative penalty, as the case may be.
|
(e)
|
The Charterers shall be entitled (subject to the Charterers complying in all respect with their obligations under this Charter and the other Transaction Documents and at the Charterers' own costs) to (x) take such lawful and proper actions as the Charterers reasonably deems fit to defend, avoid or mitigate any Expenses, or (y) to take such action in the name of the Owners or other relevant Indemnitee to defend, avoid or mitigate any Expenses,
provided always that
the Charterers' ability to take action in the name of the Owners or such other Indemnitee shall be subject to:
|
(i)
|
the Owners or such other Indemnitee first being indemnified to the satisfaction of the Owners, acting reasonably, against all Expenses incurred and from time to time reasonably anticipated to be incurred in connection therewith;
|
(ii)
|
if court proceedings have been commenced against a third party which is not the Owners nor an Indemnitee, the Owners shall permit the Charterers to (at the Charterers' own costs) have the full conduct of the court proceedings, or to instigate a counterclaim in the name of the Owners or the relevant Indemnitee, but the Charterers shall (A) consult with the Owners and keep the Owners fully informed in relation to their conduct, and (B) give timely notice to the Owners of any meetings with counsel or attendances at court, and the Owners, the relevant Indemnitee and their respective officers, directors and advisers shall be entitled to attend any such meetings or court attendances.
|
(f)
|
The Charterers shall pay to the Owners promptly on the Owners' written demand the
|
(g)
|
Without prejudice to any right to damages or other claim which either party may, at any time, have against the other hereunder, it is hereby agreed and declared that the indemnities of the Owners by the Charterers contained in this Charter shall continue in full force and effect for a period of twenty four (24) months after the Agreement Term.
|
61.
|
Set-off
|
62.
|
Further assurances and undertakings
|
63.
|
Cumulative rights
|
64.
|
Day count convention
|
65.
|
No waiver
|
66.
|
Entire agreement
|
(a)
|
This Charter contains all the understandings and agreements of whatsoever kind and nature existing between the parties in respect of this Charter, the rights, interests, undertakings agreements and obligations of the parties to this Charter and shall supersede all previous and contemporaneous negotiations and agreements but shall be read in conjunction with the MOA.
|
(b)
|
This Charter may not be amended, altered or modified except by a written instrument executed by each of the parties to this Charter.
|
67.
|
Invalidity
|
68.
|
English language
|
69.
|
No partnership
|
70.
|
Notices
|
(a)
|
Any notices to be given to the Owners under this Charter shall be sent in writing by registered letter, facsimile or email and addressed to:
|
Email:
|
xuwei1@icbcleasing.com
/
xuwei1@leasing.icbc.com.cn
/
shipping@leasing.icbc.com.cn
|
(b)
|
Any notices to be given to the Charterers under this Charter shall be sent in writing by registered letter, facsimile or email and addressed to:
|
(c)
|
Any such notice shall be deemed to have reached the party to whom it was addressed, when dispatched and acknowledged received (in case of a facsimile or an email) or when delivered (in case of a registered letter). A notice or other such communication received
|
71.
|
Conflicts
|
72.
|
Survival of Charterers' obligations
|
73.
|
Counterparts
|
74.
|
Confidentiality
|
(a)
|
The Parties shall maintain the information provided in connection with the Transaction Documents strictly confidential and agree to disclose to no person other than:
|
(i)
|
its board of directors, employees (only on a need to know basis), and shareholders, professional advisors (including the legal and accounting advisors and auditors) and rating agencies;
|
(ii)
|
as may be required to be disclosed under applicable law or regulations or for the purpose of legal proceedings;
|
(iii)
|
in the case of the Owners, to any Finance Party or other actual or potential financier providing funding for the acquisition or refinancing of the Vessel (provided the same have entered into similar confidentiality arrangements);
|
(iv)
|
in the case of the Charterers, to any Sub-Charterers (but subject always to paragraph (b) below) in respect of obtaining any consent required under the terms of any relevant Sub-Charter; and
|
(v)
|
the Builder, any Approved Commercial Managers, any Approved Technical Managers, the classification society and flag authorities, in each case as may be necessary in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.
|
(b)
|
Any other disclosure by each Party shall be subject to the prior written consent of the other Party,
provided that
the Charterers may disclose any information provided in connection with the Transaction Documents to their sub-contractors and any Sub-Charterers, in each case subject to the procurement of a confidentiality undertaking (in form and substance satisfactory to the Owners) from such sub-contractor or Sub-Charterers.
|
75.
|
Third Parties Act
|
(a)
|
Any person which is an Indemnitee from time to time and is not a party to this Charter shall be entitled to enforce such terms of this Charter as provided for in this Charter in relation to the obligations of the Charterers to such Indemnitee, subject to the provisions of Clause 76 (
Law and jurisdiction
) and the Third Parties Act. The Third Parties Act applies to this Charter as set out in this Clause 74.
|
(b)
|
Save as provided above, a person who is not a party to this Charter has no right under the Third Parties Act to enforce or to enjoy the benefit of any term of this Charter.
|
76.
|
Law and jurisdiction
|
(a)
|
This Charter and any non-contractual obligations arising from or in connection with it shall in all respects be governed by and interpreted in accordance with English law.
|
(b)
|
The parties to this Charter irrevocably agree that the courts of England and Wales are to have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute (i) arising from or in connection with this Charter or (ii) relating to any non-contractual obligations arising from or in connection with this Charter and that any proceedings may be brought in those courts.
|
(c)
|
The parties to this Charter irrevocably waive any objection which they may now or in the future have to the laying of the venue of any proceedings in any court referred to in this Clause 76, and any claim that those proceedings have been brought in an inconvenient or inappropriate forum, and irrevocably agree that a judgment in any proceedings commenced in any such court shall be conclusive and binding on them and may be enforced in the courts of any other jurisdiction.
|
(d)
|
The Charterers hereby appoint Teekay Shipping (UK) Limited of 2
nd
Floor, 86 Jermyn Street, London SW1Y 6JD, England as their agent for service of process in connection with any suit, action or proceeding which is begun in England and Wales under or in connection with this Charter.
|
(e)
|
The Owners hereby appoint SH Process Agent Limited of 1 Finsbury Circus, London, EC2M 7SH, England as their agent for service of process in connection with any suit, action or proceeding which is begun in England and Wales under or in connection with this Charter.
|
77.
|
Waiver of immunity
|
(a)
|
To the extent that the Charterers may in any jurisdiction claim for themselves or their assets or revenues immunity from any proceedings, suit, execution, attachment (whether in aid of execution, before judgment or otherwise) or other legal process and to the extent that such immunity (whether or not claimed) may be attributed in any such jurisdiction to the Charterers or their assets or revenues, the Charterers agree not to claim and irrevocably waive such immunity to the full extent permitted by the laws of such jurisdiction.
|
(b)
|
The Charterers consent generally in respect of any proceedings to the giving of any relief and the issue of any process in connection with such proceedings including (without limitation) the making, enforcement or execution against any property whatsoever (irrespective of its use or intended use) of any order or judgment which is made or given in such proceedings. The Charterers agree that in any proceedings in England this waiver shall have the fullest scope permitted by the English State Immunity Act 1978 and that this waiver is intended to be irrevocable for the purposes of such Act.
|
78.
|
FATCA
|
(a)
|
For the purpose of this Clause 78, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
|
(i)
|
sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code and any associated regulations;
|
(ii)
|
any treaty, law, regulation or other official guidance enacted in any other jurisdiction, or relating to an intergovernmental agreement between the US and any other jurisdiction, which (in either case) facilitates the implementation of paragraph (i) above; or
|
(iii)
|
any agreement pursuant to the implementation of paragraphs (i) or (ii) above with the US Internal Revenue Service, the US government or any governmental or taxation authority in any other jurisdiction.
|
(b)
|
Each Party, Obligor or Finance Party (if applicable) may make any FATCA Deduction it is required by FATCA to make, and any payment required in connection with that FATCA Deduction, and no Party, Obligor or Finance Party (if applicable) shall be required to increase any payment in respect of which it makes such a FATCA Deduction or otherwise compensate the recipient of the payment for that FATCA Deduction.
|
(c)
|
Each Party, Obligor or Finance Party (if applicable) shall promptly, upon becoming aware that it must make a FATCA Deduction (or that there is any change in the rate or the basis of such FATCA Deduction) notify the Party, Obligor or Finance Party (if applicable) to whom it is making the payment.
|
Name of Vessel
|
Related Owners
|
Related Charterers
|
Builder
|
Hai Jiao 1603 Limited
|
DSME Hull No. 2411 L.L.C.
|
DSME
|
|
Hull No. 2453
|
Hai Jiao 1606 Limited
|
DSME Option Vessel No. 1 L.L.C.
|
DSME
|
Hull No. 2455
|
Hai Jiao 1607 Limited
|
DSME Option Vessel No. 3 L.L.C.
|
DSME
|
Hire Period
|
Early Termination Core Amount (US$)
|
Hire Period
|
Early Termination Core Amount (US$)
|
1
|
189,000,000
|
21
|
150,600,000
|
2
|
187,600,000
|
22
|
148,200,000
|
3
|
186,300,000
|
23
|
145,900,000
|
4
|
184,900,000
|
24
|
143,400,000
|
5
|
183,000,000
|
25
|
141,000,000
|
6
|
181,200,000
|
26
|
138,700,000
|
7
|
179,300,000
|
27
|
136,200,000
|
8
|
177,400,000
|
28
|
133,700,000
|
9
|
175,700,000
|
29
|
131,200,000
|
10
|
173,500,000
|
30
|
128,600,000
|
11
|
171,500,000
|
31
|
126,100,000
|
12
|
170,300,000
|
32
|
123,400,000
|
13
|
168,600,000
|
33
|
120,700,000
|
14
|
166,500,000
|
34
|
118,200,000
|
15
|
164,100,000
|
35
|
115,400,000
|
16
|
161,900,000
|
36
|
112,600,000
|
17
|
159,700,000
|
37
|
109,900,000
|
18
|
157,600,000
|
38
|
107,100,000
|
19
|
155,400,000
|
39
|
103,000,000
|
20
|
153,000,000
|
40
|
100,000,000
|
1.
|
We refer to the Charter. This is a Compliance Certificate. Terms defined in the Charter have the same meaning when used in this Compliance Certificate unless given a different meaning in this Compliance Certificate.
|
2.
|
We confirm that as at the date as at which the financial statements accompanying this Compliance Certificate were drawn up:
|
(a)
|
the Free Liquidity and Available Credit Lines (in aggregate) were: [•] US Dollars (US$[•]);
|
(b)
|
the Net Debt to Net Debt plus Equity Ratio was not more than [•] per cent. ([•]%); and
|
(c)
|
the Tangible Net Worth was at least [•] US Dollars (US$[•]).
|
Signed: …………………………………..
|
Signed: …………………………………..
|
Authorised Signatory
|
Authorised Signatory
|
THE OWNERS
|
|
THE CHARTERERS
|
Hai Jiao 1605 Limited
|
|
DSME Hull No. 2416 L.L.C.
|
by:
|
|
by:
|
|
|
|
\s\ Roxanne Lorraine Chambers
|
|
\s\ Natalia Golovataya
|
Name: Roxanne Lorraine Chambers
|
|
Name: Natalia Golovataya
|
Title: Attorney-in-fact
|
|
Title: Attorney-in-fact
|
Date: 20 December 2016
|
|
Date: 20 December 2016
|
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
|||
DSME OPTION VESSEL NO. 1 L.L.C.
(AS SELLERS)
HAI JIAO 1606 LIMITED
(AS BUYERS)
|
|||
|
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
IN RESPECT OF
ONE (1)
LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS CARRIER
WITH BUILDER'S HULL NUMBER 2453
|
|
(1)
|
DSME Option Vessel No. 1 L.L.C.
, a limited liability company formed under the laws of The Republic of the Marshall Islands whose registered address is at Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro, The Republic of the Marshall Islands MH96960 (the "
Sellers
"); and
|
(2)
|
HAI JIAO
1606 LIMITED
, a corporation incorporated under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands whose registered address is at Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro, Marshall Islands MH96960, as buyers (the "
Buyers
").
|
(A)
|
Pursuant to a building contract dated 2 December 2014 made between you and the Builder (as amended, supplemented, novated or replaced from time to time, the "
Building Contract
"), the Builder has agreed to design, engineer, build, launch, equip, complete, deliver and sell, and the Sellers have agreed to purchase, one (1) new LNG carrier as further described in the Building Contract and bearing the Builder's hull number 2455, along with all her appurtenances, associated equipment, materials, stores, spare parts and documentation (the "
Vessel
"), upon the terms and conditions therein.
|
(B)
|
The Sellers have agreed to sell the Vessel to the Buyers upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
|
(C)
|
The Buyers have agreed to (a) take delivery of the Vessel from the Sellers immediately upon the delivery of the Vessel by the Builder under the Building Contract to the Sellers; and (b) pay the MOA Purchase Price (as defined below) in instalments upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
|
(D)
|
The Buyers (as owners) have agreed to let the Vessel to the Sellers (as bareboat charterers) and the Sellers have agreed to hire the Vessel from the Buyers immediately upon the acceptance of the Vessel by the Buyers from the Sellers under this Agreement, pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in a bareboat charter agreement (as amended and or supplemented from time to time) (the "
Charter
") to be entered into between the Buyers (as owners) and the Sellers (as bareboat charterers).
|
1.
|
Definitions and interpretations
|
(a)
|
(in relation to the determination of the Delivery Date) in The Republic of Korea and the Flag State; and
|
(b)
|
(in relation to any date for payment) in New York.
|
(i)
|
(where all management powers over the business and affairs of the Charter Guarantor are vested exclusively in its general partner),
|
(A)
|
Teekay GP LLC ceases to be the general partner of the Charter Guarantor; or
|
(B)
|
Teekay Parent ceases to own, directly or indirectly, a minimum of fifty per cent (50%) of the voting rights in Teekay GP LLC; or
|
(ii)
|
(where all management powers over the business and affairs of the Charter Guarantor become vested exclusively in the board of directors of the Charter Guarantor), Teekay Parent ceases to own, directly or indirectly:
|
(A)
|
a minimum of fifty per cent (50%) of the voting rights to elect the members of that board of directors; or
|
(B)
|
the voting rights to elect a minimum of fifty per cent (50%) of the board of directors; and
|
(i)
|
after any proposed sale, transfer or disposal of ownership in the Charterers (each such proposed sale, transfer or disposal of ownership shall not be completed unless with the Buyers' prior written consent), either:
|
(A)
|
the Charter Guarantor retains at least fifty per cent. (50%) direct or indirect ownership in the membership interests of the Sellers; or
|
(B)
|
the Charter Guarantor retains at least forty-nine per cent. (49%) and Teekay Parent retains at least one per cent. (1%) direct or indirect ownership in the membership interests of the Sellers; and
|
(ii)
|
any purchaser, transferee or recipient of any membership interest in the Sellers (in each case an "
Incoming Guarantor
") has provided in favour of the Security Trustee (in form and substance acceptable to the Security Trustee) the following:
|
(A)
|
either:
|
(1)
|
a guarantee that corresponds to the percentage of its ownership in the membership interest of the Sellers (in each case, an "
Incoming Guarantee
"); or
|
(2)
|
if the proposed Incoming Guarantee offered by an Incoming Guarantor pursuant to (A)(1) above is not acceptable to the Security Trustee, a written confirmation from the Charter Guarantor that the existing guarantee granted provided by the Charter Guarantor pursuant to the Charter Guarantee shall remain and will continue in full force and effect; and
|
(B)
|
a pledge over such membership interest of the Sellers.
|
(a)
|
is payable by the Buyers under this Agreement;
|
(b)
|
relates to (and shall be no more than) the fifth and final instalment of the Contractual Purchase Price which the Sellers (as buyer) are obliged to pay to the Builder pursuant to paragraph 3(c) (
Final Instalment
) of article II (
CONTRACT PRICE AND TERMS OF PAYMENT
) of the Building Contract; and
|
(c)
|
is no more than the Delivery Instalment Cap.
|
(a)
|
the Builder's shipyard; or
|
(b)
|
such other location as the Sellers and the Buyers may mutually agree prior to the Delivery Date following consultation with the Builder and which is in a jurisdiction without any interference to the operation of the Vessel and which would not give rise to the payment of any Tax in respect of the transfer of the Vessel's title.
|
(a)
|
a material disruption to those payment or communications systems or to those financial markets which are, in each case, required to operate in order for payments to be made in order for the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents to be carried out which disruption is not caused by, and is beyond the control of, any of the parties to this Agreement; or
|
(b)
|
the occurrence of any other event which results in a disruption (of a technical or systems-related nature) to the treasury or payments operations of a party to this Agreement preventing that, or the other party:
|
(i)
|
from performing its payment obligations under the Transaction Documents; or
|
(ii)
|
from communicating with the other party in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents,
|
(a)
|
any release, emission, spill or discharge from the Vessel or into or upon the air, sea, land or soils (including the seabed) or surface water of Environmentally Sensitive Material within or from the Vessel; or
|
(b)
|
any incident in which Environmentally Sensitive Material is released, emitted, spilled or discharged into or upon the air, sea, land or soils (including the seabed) or surface water from a vessel other than the Vessel and which involves a collision between the Vessel and such other vessel or some other incident of navigation or operation, in either case, in connection with which the Vessel is actually or potentially liable to be arrested, attached, detained or injuncted and/or the Vessel and/or any Obligor and/or any operator or manager of the Vessel is at fault or allegedly at fault or otherwise liable to any legal or administrative action; or
|
(c)
|
any other incident in which Environmentally Sensitive Material is released, emitted, spilled or discharged into or upon the air, sea, land or soils (including the seabed) or surface water otherwise than from the Vessel and in connection with which the Vessel is actually or potentially liable to be arrested and/or where any Obligor and/or any operator or manager of the Vessel is at fault or allegedly at fault or otherwise liable to any legal or administrative action, other than in accordance with an Environmental Approval.
|
(a)
|
is payable by the Buyers under this Agreement;
|
(b)
|
relates to (and shall be no more than) the amount which is the difference between (i) the actual amount of the Extra Amount which the Sellers (as original buyers) are obliged to pay to the Builder, and (ii) the amount of the Extra Amount Instalment that the Buyers are obliged to pay to the Sellers in accordance with this Agreement; and
|
(c)
|
is no more than five per cent. (5.0%) of the Notional Extra Amount.
|
(a)
|
is payable by the Buyers under this Agreement;
|
(b)
|
relates to (and shall be no more than) ninety five per cent. (95%) of the Extra Amount; and
|
(c)
|
is no more than the Extra Amount Instalment Cap.
|
(a)
|
sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code and any associated regulations;
|
(b)
|
any treaty, law, regulation or other official guidance enacted in any other jurisdiction, or relating to an intergovernmental agreement between the US and any other jurisdiction, which (in either case) facilitates the implementation of paragraph (a) above; or
|
(c)
|
any agreement pursuant to the implementation of paragraphs (i) or (ii) above with the US Internal Revenue Service, the US government or any governmental or taxation authority in any other jurisdiction.
|
(a)
|
(in respect of any such letter to which the Initial Sub-Charterers would be parties) based upon the form set out in appendix E (
Provisional
Letter of Quiet Enjoyment
) to the Initial Sub-Charter but always reasonably acceptable to the Charterers, the Initial Sub-Charterers and the Finance Parties; or
|
(b)
|
(in respect of any such letter to which any other Sub-Charterers would be parties) in a form reasonably acceptable to the Charterers, such Sub-Charterers and the Finance Parties.
|
(a)
|
moneys borrowed;
|
(b)
|
any amount raised by acceptance under any acceptance credit facility or dematerialised equivalent;
|
(c)
|
any amount raised pursuant to any note purchase facility or the issue of bonds, notes, debentures, loan stock or any similar instrument;
|
(d)
|
the amount of any liability in respect of any lease or hire purchase contract which would, in accordance with GAAP, be treated as a balance sheet liability;
|
(e)
|
receivables sold or discounted (other than any receivables to the extent they are sold on a non-recourse basis);
|
(f)
|
any amount raised under any other transaction (including any forward sale or hire purchase agreement) of a type not referred to in any other paragraph of this definition having the commercial effect of a borrowing;
|
(g)
|
any derivative transaction entered into in connection with protection against or benefit from fluctuation in any rate or price (and, when calculating the value of any derivative transaction, only the marked to market value (or, if any actual amount is due as a result of the termination or close-out of that derivative transaction, that amount) shall be taken into account);
|
(h)
|
any counter-indemnity obligation in respect of a guarantee, indemnity, bond, standby or documentary letter of credit or any other instrument issued by a bank or financial institution; and
|
(i)
|
the amount of any liability in respect of any guarantee or indemnity for any of the items referred to in paragraph (a) to (h) above.
|
(a)
|
is payable by the Buyers under this Agreement;
|
(b)
|
relates to (and shall be no more than) the fourth instalment of the Contractual Purchase Price which the Sellers (as buyer) are obliged to pay to the Builder pursuant to paragraph 3(d) (
Fourth Instalment
) of article II (
CONTRACT PRICE AND TERMS OF PAYMENT
) of the Building Contract; and
|
(c)
|
is no more than nineteen million three hundred thousand US Dollars (US$19,300,000).
|
(a)
|
in respect of each of the Pre-Delivery Instalments, the earlier of the following dates:
|
(i)
|
the Refund Guarantee Expiry Date; or
|
(ii)
|
the Delivery Date; and
|
(b)
|
in respect of each of the Delivery Instalment, the Extra Amount Instalment and the Reimbursement Instalment,
25 February 2019
.
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(a)
|
the business, financial condition or operations of the Sellers, the Charter Guarantor or the Charter Guarantor Group taken as a whole; or
|
(b)
|
the validity, legality or enforceability of this Agreement,
|
(a)
|
the Pre-Delivery Purchase Price;
|
(b)
|
the Delivery Instalment;
|
(c)
|
the Extra Amount Instalment; and
|
(d)
|
the Reimbursement Instalment.
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(a)
|
lawfully enter into and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is party;
|
(b)
|
ensure the legality, validity, enforceability or admissibility in evidence in England and, if different, its jurisdiction of incorporation, of such Transaction Documents to which it is party; and
|
(c)
|
carry on its business from time to time.
|
(a)
|
in relation to each of the Pre-Delivery Instalments, an irrevocable notice of the relevant amount payable by the Buyers under this Agreement to be issued by the Sellers to the Buyers at such time as the Sellers may notify the Buyers (but in any event no later than seven (7) Business Days before the proposed payment date and no later than the relevant Long Stop Date):
|
(i)
|
for the purpose of effecting the relevant Direct Payment, at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the relevant anticipated payment date; and
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(ii)
|
for the purpose of effecting the relevant Deferred Payment, at such time as the Sellers may notify the Buyers (but in any event no later than seven (7) Business Days before the proposed payment date and no later than the relevant Long Stop Date;
|
(b)
|
in relation to each of the Delivery Instalment and the Reimbursement Instalment, the notice of the amount payable by the Buyers under this Agreement to be issued by the Sellers to the Buyers:
|
(i)
|
for the purpose of effecting the relevant Direct Payment, at least seven (7) Business Days prior to the anticipated payment date; or
|
(ii)
|
for the purpose of effecting the relevant Deferred Payment, at such time as the Sellers may notify the Buyers (but in any event no later than seven (7) Business Days before the proposed payment date and no later than the relevant Long Stop Date); and
|
(c)
|
in relation to the Extra Amount Instalment, the notice of the amount payable by the Buyers under this Agreement to be issued by the Sellers to the Buyers at such time as the Sellers may notify the Buyers (but in any event no later than seven (7) Business Days before the proposed payment date and no later than the relevant Long Stop Date),
|
(a)
|
any Encumbrance created or to be created in accordance with the Security Documents;
|
(b)
|
any liens securing obligations incurred in the ordinary course of trading and/or operating the Vessel and not more than thirty (30) days overdue;
|
(c)
|
any Encumbrance created or to be created by the Buyers in favour of the Finance Parties in accordance with the relevant Finance Documents (but subject to any Finance Party Quiet Enjoyment Letter); and
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(d)
|
any Encumbrance which has the prior written approval of the Buyers.
|
(a)
|
in which the Delivery Location is located;
|
(b)
|
delivery of the Vessel will take place; and/or
|
(a)
|
in respect of any such letter to which the Initial Sub-Charterers would be parties, such letter shall be based upon the form set out in appendix E (
Provisional
Letter of Quiet Enjoyment
) to the Initial Sub-Charter, but shall incorporate step-in rights granted by the relevant Sub-Charterers in favour of the Buyers (as owners), and in any event be on terms and conditions that are reasonably acceptable to the Sellers (as bareboat charterers), the Initial Sub-Charterers and the Buyers (as owners); or
|
(b)
|
in respect of any such letter to which any other Sub-Charterers would be parties, such letter shall be in a form reasonably acceptable to the Sellers (as bareboat charterers), such Sub-Charterers and the Buyers (as owners).
|
(a)
|
is payable by the Buyers under this Agreement;
|
(b)
|
relates to (and shall be no more than) fifty per cent. (50%) of the first instalment of the Contractual Purchase Price which the Sellers (as buyer) are obliged to pay to the Builder pursuant to paragraph 3(a) (
First Instalment
) of article II (
CONTRACT PRICE AND TERMS OF PAYMENT
) of the Building Contract;
|
(c)
|
a portion thereof may become the Extra Amount Balance Portion (if any); and
|
(d)
|
is not more than nine million six hundred and fifty thousand US Dollars (US$9,650,000).
|
(a)
|
is payable by the Buyers under this Agreement;
|
(b)
|
relates to (and shall be no more than) the second instalment of the Contractual Purchase Price which the Sellers (as buyer) are obliged to pay to the Builder pursuant to paragraph 3(b) (
Second Instalment
) of article II (
CONTRACT PRICE AND TERMS OF PAYMENT
) the Building Contract; and
|
(c)
|
is no more than nineteen million three hundred thousand US Dollars (US$19,300,000).
|
(a)
|
the
Account Pledge;
|
(b)
|
the Charter Guarantee;
|
(c)
|
the
Charterers' Assignment;
|
(d)
|
the Membership Interests Pledge;
|
(e)
|
each Managers' Undertaking (if any);
|
(f)
|
the Pre-Delivery Assignment;
|
(g)
|
the Security Trust Deed; and
|
(h)
|
any other document that may at any time be executed by any person creating, evidencing or perfecting any Encumbrance to secure all or part of the Obligors' obligations under or in connection with the Transaction Documents,
|
(a)
|
is payable by the Sellers (as buyer) under the Building Contract;
|
(b)
|
relates to (and shall be no more than) the third instalment of the Contractual Purchase Price which the Sellers (as original buyer) are obliged to pay to the Builder pursuant to paragraph 3(c) (
Third Instalment
) of article II (
CONTRACT PRICE AND TERMS OF PAYMENT
) of the Building Contract; and
|
(c)
|
is no more than nineteen million three hundred thousand US Dollars (US$19,300,000).
|
(a)
|
In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to:
|
(i)
|
to this Agreement include the Schedules hereto and references to Clauses and Schedules are, unless otherwise specified, references to Clauses of and Schedules to this Agreement and, in the case of a Schedule, to such Schedule as incorporated in this Agreement as substituted from time to time;
|
(ii)
|
any statutory or other legislative provision shall be construed as including any statutory or legislative modification or re-enactment thereof, or any substitution therefor;
|
(iii)
|
the term "
Vessel
" includes any part of the Vessel;
|
(iv)
|
the "
Buyers
", the "
Sellers
",
the "
Initial Sub-Charterers
",
any "
Obligor
", "
Project Party
", "
Related Buyers
", "
Related Sellers
", "
Related Charterers
", "
Related Obligors
", "
Sub-Charterers
" or any other person include any of their respective successors, permitted assignees and permitted transferees;
|
(v)
|
any agreement, instrument or document include such agreement, instrument or document as the same may from time to time be amended, modified, supplemented, novated or substituted;
|
(vi)
|
the "
equivalent
" in one currency (the "
first currency
") as at any date of an amount in another currency (the "
second currency
") shall be construed as a reference to the amount of the first currency which could be purchased with such amount of the second currency at the spot rate of exchange quoted by the Buyers at or about 11:00 a.m. two (2) Business Days (being a day other than a Saturday or Sunday on which banks and foreign exchange markets are generally open for business in Beijing) prior to such date for the purchase of the first currency with the second currency for delivery and value on such date;
|
(vii)
|
"
hereof
", "
herein
" and "
hereunder
" and other words of similar import means this Agreement as a whole (including the Schedules) and not any particular part hereof;
|
(viii)
|
"
law
" includes common or customary law and any constitution, decree, judgment, legislation, order, ordinance, regulation, rule, statute, treaty or other legislative measure in any jurisdiction or any present or future directive, regulation, request or requirement, or official or judicial interpretation of any of the foregoing, in each case having the force of law and, if not having the force of law, in respect of which compliance is generally customary;
|
(ix)
|
"
month
" means, save as otherwise provided, a period starting on one day in a calendar month and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the next calendar month, except that if there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month in which that period is to end, that period shall end on the last day in that calendar month;
|
(x)
|
the word "
person
" or "
persons
" or to words importing persons include, without limitation, any state, divisions of a state, government, individuals, partnerships, corporations, ventures, government agencies, committees, departments, authorities and other bodies, corporate or unincorporated, whether having distinct legal personality or not;
|
(xi)
|
the "
winding-up
", "
dissolution
", "
administration
", "
liquidation
", "
insolvency
", "
reorganisation
", "
readjustment of debt
", "
suspension of payments
", "
moratorium
" or "
bankruptcy
" (and their derivatives and cognate expressions) of any person shall each be construed so as to include the others and any equivalent or analogous proceedings or event under the laws of any jurisdiction in which such person is incorporated or any jurisdiction in which such person carries on business;
|
(xii)
|
a Potential MOA Termination Event or an MOA Termination Event which is "
continuing
" is a reference to a Potential MOA Termination Event or an MOA Termination Event which is not remedied or waived; and
|
(xiii)
|
words denoting the plural number include the singular and vice versa.
|
(b)
|
Headings are for the purpose of reference only, have no legal or other significance, and shall be ignored in the interpretation of this Agreement.
|
(c)
|
A time of day (unless otherwise specified) is a reference to Beijing time.
|
2.
|
Sale and purchase
|
(a)
|
The Sellers hereby irrevocably agree to sell and the Buyers hereby irrevocably agree to purchase the Vessel on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.
|
(b)
|
For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood that the Sellers are entitled to claim compensation for their losses, documented damages or expenses for any non-compliance by the Owners of their obligations under this Agreement.
|
(a)
|
The Payment Notice in respect of each of the Delivery Instalment, the Extra Amount Instalment and the Reimbursement Instalment, which the Sellers may deliver to the Buyers, shall specify the Scheduled Delivery Date. At the time of delivery of the Vessel by the Sellers to the Buyers, the Vessel shall be located at the Delivery Location.
|
(b)
|
The Vessel shall be delivered by the Sellers, with full title guarantee, to the Buyers on the Scheduled Delivery Date, (or such later date which is agreed between the Sellers and the Buyers and agreed by the Sellers with the Builder (in each case the "
Delivery Date
")), free and clear of all Encumbrances.
|
(c)
|
On the Delivery Date, the following events are to occur in the following order and one immediately after another:
|
(i)
|
delivery of the Vessel by the Sellers to the Buyers pursuant to this Agreement; and
|
(ii)
|
delivery of the Vessel by the Buyers (as owners under the Charter) to the Sellers (as bareboat charterers under the Charter) pursuant to the Charter (such date being, for the avoidance of doubt, the "Actual Delivery Date" as defined under the Charter).
|
(d)
|
On the Delivery Date, the Sellers shall deliver to the Buyers an executed bill of sale in the form acceptable to the Buyers and the Flag State and other documents set out in paragraph (e) below, whereupon all of the title to, interest in and all ownership rights with respect to the Vessel shall pass from the Sellers to the Buyers.
|
(e)
|
The Buyers will accept the Vessel on an "as is where is" basis in exactly the same form and state as the Vessel is delivered by the Builder to the Buyers pursuant to the Building Contract.
|
(f)
|
Upon delivery of the Vessel, the Sellers and the Buyers shall execute the Sellers' PDA, whereupon the Sellers shall be deemed to have given, and the Buyers to have received and accepted, possession of the Vessel.
|
(g)
|
Upon delivery of the Vessel, the Sellers shall provide the Buyers with all the documents and other evidence listed in Part IV (
Delivery Date conditions precedent
) of Schedule 1 (
Conditions precedent and subsequent
) hereto.
|
3.
|
MOA Purchase Price
|
3.1
|
Purchase price of the Vessel
|
(a)
|
The purchase price of the Vessel payable by the Buyers to the Sellers under this Agreement shall be an amount equal to the MOA Purchase Price.
|
(b)
|
For the avoidance of doubt, the purchase price referred to in paragraph 3.1 above shall cover the purchase of the Vessel and, to the extent owned by the Sellers, everything then belonging to her on board,
provided that
any remaining bunkers and unused lubricating and hydraulic oils and greases in storage tanks and unopened drums and any unused stores and provisions shall remain the property of the Sellers
.
|
3.2
|
Adjustment of Delivery Instalment and Extra Amount Instalment
|
(a)
|
To the extent that and as soon as reasonably practicable after the Buyers and the Sellers become aware that:
|
(i)
|
the final amount of the Delivery Instalment differs from the Notional Delivery Instalment Amount; or
|
(ii)
|
the Extra Amount of the Vessel differs from the Notional Extra Amount,
|
(b)
|
In the event no agreement for the purpose of paragraph (a) above is reached on the date falling seven (7) Business Days prior to the Scheduled Delivery Date, the amount of the Delivery Instalment and the amount of the Extra Amount Instalment shall be determined in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
|
3.3
|
Hire and partial set-off of Reimbursement Instalment
|
(a)
|
The Sellers and the Buyers agree that, if the Sellers so request, the amount of the Reimbursement Instalment due and payable from the Buyers to the Sellers in accordance with Clause 3 (
MOA Purchase Price
) (but always excluding any Extra Amount Balance Portion which shall be paid to the Builder directly and hence shall not be eligible for the set-off in accordance with this paragraph (a)) may be set-off against the amount of the first instalment of Hire (as defined in the Charter) that is due from and to be made by the Sellers (as bareboat charterers under the Charter) to the Buyers (as owners under the Charter) on the first Hire Payment Date (as defined in the Charter) pursuant to the Charter.
|
(b)
|
For the avoidance of doubt, on the Payment Date in respect of the Reimbursement Instalment, if the Sellers (as bareboat charterers under the Charter) elect to set-off all or any part of the Hire referred to in paragraph (a) above against the Reimbursement Instalment (but always excluding any Extra Amount Balance Portion which shall be paid to the Builder directly and hence shall not be eligible for set-off in accordance with paragraph (a) above), the Buyers shall not be obliged to pay the Sellers and the Sellers shall not be entitled to receive from the Buyers an amount which is more than the difference between (i) the Reimbursement Instalment and (ii) the amount of Hire so set-off in accordance with paragraph (a) above.
|
4.
|
Currency of payment
|
(a)
|
Subject to the remaining provisions of this Clause 4, USD is the currency of account and payment for any sum due from:
|
(i)
|
the Buyers to the Sellers under this Agreement; and
|
(ii)
|
an Obligor to the Buyers under any Transaction Document.
|
(b)
|
Each payment in respect of costs, expenses or Taxes shall be made in the currency in which the costs, expenses or Taxes are incurred.
|
(c)
|
Any amount expressed to be payable in a currency other than USD shall be paid in that currency.
|
(d)
|
If a change in any currency occurs, this Agreement will, to the extent the Buyers specify to be necessary, be amended to comply with any generally accepted conventions and market practice in the relevant market and otherwise to reflect the change in currency.
|
5.
|
Payment Notice
|
(a)
|
it is delivered by the Sellers and received by the Buyers before the Long Stop Date applicable to the relevant Instalment;
|
(b)
|
it clearly:
|
(i)
|
identifies (A) the Instalment to which such Payment Notice relates, and (B) the proposed date of payment; and
|
(ii)
|
sets out the precise amount of the Instalment to which such Payment Notice relates;
|
(c)
|
it is signed by an authorised signatory of the Sellers;
|
(d)
|
the currency of the proposed Instalment to be paid is US Dollars;
|
(e)
|
the proposed date of payment is a Business Day and is no later than the relevant Long Stop Date; and
|
(f)
|
in the case of each of the Delivery Instalment, the Extra Amount Instalment and the Reimbursement Instalment, the proposed date of payment is no later than the Delivery Date.
|
(a)
|
If any Sub-Charter is terminated, repudiated, cancelled or otherwise ceases to remain in full force and effect on or before the Delivery Date (but before the occurrence of any MOA Termination Event), then the Buyers shall be entitled to not make any payment in relation to any Payment Notice until the relevant replacement charter becomes effective in accordance with the requirements of sub-paragraph (a)(xxv)
|
(b)
|
If any event which, under the laws of any jurisdiction, has a similar or analogous effect to any of those events mentioned in paragraphs (a)(vii) (
Insolvency and rescheduling
), (a)(viii) (
Winding-up
) or (a)(ix) (
Execution or distress
) of Clause 14 (
MOA Termination Events
) occurs (mutatis mutandis) in relation to any Sub-Charterers, then the Buyers shall be entitled to not make any payment in relation to any Payment Notice until the relevant replacement charter becomes effective in accordance with the requirements of sub-paragraph (a)(xxxi)(B) (
Similar event in relation to non-Obligor Project Parties
) of Clause 14 (
MOA Termination Events
), upon which time the Buyers shall (subject always to the satisfaction of the relevant conditions precedent referred to in Clause 8 (
Conditions precedent and subsequent
)) be obliged to resume and make all payments in relation to any Payment Notice received after the relevant replacement charter becomes effective (including, for the avoidance of doubt, paying the Delivery Instalment and reimbursing the Seller for any instalment of the Contractual Purchase Price (which relates to any Pre-Delivery Instalment) paid directly by the Sellers to the Builder during the period between when the Buyers become entitled to not make any payments under this paragraph (b) and the effective date of the relevant replacement charter).
|
(c)
|
If any event which, under the laws of any jurisdiction, has a similar or analogous effect to any of those events mentioned in paragraph (a)(viii) (
Winding-up
) of Clause 14 (
MOA Termination Events
) occurs (mutatis mutandis) in relation to the Builder, then the Buyers shall be entitled to not make any payment in relation to any Payment Notice,
provided that
:
|
(i)
|
if the Builder is able to deliver the Vessel in accordance with the timeline and requirements set forth in sub-paragraph (a)(xxviii) (
Late delivery of Vessel
) of Clause 14 (
MOA Termination Events
); and
|
(ii)
|
the Sellers continue to pay each instalment of the Contractual Purchase Price in accordance with the Building Contract,
|
(A)
|
pay the Delivery Instalment, the Extra Amount Instalment, and/or the Reimbursement Instalment; or
|
(B)
|
reimburse to the Sellers any Pre-Delivery Instalment that the Sellers have paid directly to the Builder during the period between when the Buyers become entitled to not make any payments under this paragraph (c) and the Delivery Date.
|
(d)
|
For the avoidance of doubt, if there occurs any event or circumstance referred to in paragraph (xxiv) (
Related MOAs
) of Clause 14 (
MOA Termination Events
), then the Buyers shall be entitled to not make any payment in relation to any Payment Notice
|
6.
|
Direct Payments and Deferred Payments
|
(a)
|
the Buyers' settling of the corresponding amount by way of a Deferred Payment; or
|
(b)
|
the Buyers' (acting on the instructions of the Sellers) direct deposit of the corresponding amount to the Builder's Bank by way of a Direct Payment.
|
7.
|
Pre-position of relevant Instalments
|
(a)
|
in relation to the Delivery Instalment and the Extra Amount Instalment, the additional documents and other evidence listed in Part III (
Pre-position conditions precedent
) of Schedule 1 (
Conditions precedent and subsequent
) (or evidence satisfactory to
|
(b)
|
in relation to the Extra Amount Balance Portion, the additional documents and other evidence listed in Part II (
Instalment conditions precedent
) of Schedule 1 (
Conditions precedent and subsequent
) (or evidence satisfactory to the Buyers that they shall, on the Pre-Position Date, receive such documents or evidence); and
|
(c)
|
evidence (in such form and subject to such terms and conditions as the Buyers may specify and are acceptable to the Builder and the Builder's Bank) to the Builder's Bank in writing (electronically or otherwise) on or before the proposed Pre-Position Date that such amount will:
|
(i)
|
be held by the Builder's Bank to the order of the Buyers; and
|
(ii)
|
only be released to the Builder upon presentation to the Builder's Bank of a copy (transmitted by fax, email or otherwise) of the duly executed, dated and timed Builder's PDA, which is:
|
(A)
|
signed by a duly authorised officer, signatory, attorney-in-fact or other representative of the Builder and the Sellers (as original buyers under the Building Contract), whose details shall be communicated to the Builder's Bank in writing (electronically or otherwise) on or before the proposed Pre-Position Date; and
|
(B)
|
countersigned by a duly authorised officer, signatory, attorney-in-fact or other representative of (1) the Buyers and, (2) if requested by a Finance Party and acceptable to the Builder, such Finance Party, whose details shall (in each case as applicable) be communicated to the Builder's Bank in writing (electronically or otherwise) on or before the proposed Pre-Position Date.
|
7.3
|
Deemed payment of Delivery Instalment, Extra Amount Instalment and Extra Amount Balance Portion
|
(a)
|
A transfer of funds by the Buyers to the Builder's Bank in accordance with Clauses 7.1 (
Pre-position
) and 7.2 (
Conditions to pre-position
) above shall constitute payment of the Delivery Instalment, the Extra Amount Instalment and, if applicable, the Extra Amount Balance Portion for the purposes of this Agreement and shall, as from the date of such transfer, constitute a valid and binding obligation upon the Sellers in respect of the refund of the Delivery Instalment, the Extra Amount Instalment and, if any, the Extra Amount Balance Portion and any other amount payable in relation thereto, each in accordance with and in the manner contemplated by this Agreement.
|
(b)
|
Any repayment by the Builder's Bank to the Buyers or their bank of any part of the Delivery Instalment, the Extra Amount Instalment or, if any, the Extra Amount Balance Portion shall constitute (in each case as applicable), to the extent of such repayment, a refund of such part of the Delivery Instalment, the Extra Amount Instalment and/or the Extra Amount Balance Portion by the Sellers.
|
8.
|
Conditions precedent and subsequent
|
(a)
|
The Sellers may not deliver the first Payment Notice unless the Buyers have received all the documents and other evidence listed in Part I (
Initial conditions precedent
) of Schedule 1 (
Conditions precedent and subsequent
) hereto in form and substance satisfactory to the Buyers.
|
(b)
|
The Buyers shall only be obliged to make a payment in respect of the Payment Notice referred to in paragraph (a) above if:
|
(i)
|
no MOA Termination Event has occurred and is continuing or would result from such payment; and
|
(ii)
|
the Repeating Representations are true in all material respects as if made on the date of the relevant Payment Notice and the actual date of payment.
|
(a)
|
on or before the Sellers' delivery of the relevant Payment Notice, the Buyers have received all the documents and other evidence listed in Part II (
Instalment conditions precedent
) of Schedule 1 (
Conditions precedent and subsequent
) hereto in form and substance satisfactory to the Buyers (or evidence satisfactory to the Buyers that they shall, on the date of such payment, receive such documents or evidence);
|
(b)
|
no MOA Termination Event has occurred and is continuing or would result from the payment of that Instalment;
|
(c)
|
the Repeating Representations are true in all material respects as if made on the date of the relevant Payment Notice and the actual date of payment; and
|
(d)
|
no event of default (however described) has occurred under the Building Contract, the Refund Guarantee, any Sub-Charter or any other Project Documents.
|
8.4
|
Delivery Instalment, Reimbursement Instalment and Extra Amount Instalment conditions precedent
|
(a)
|
The Buyers will only be obliged to:
|
(i)
|
make a payment in respect of the Delivery Instalment and the Extra Amount Instalment on the Delivery Date;
|
(ii)
|
(if the Sellers elect for the Delivery Instalment, the Extra Amount Instalment and/or the Extra Amount Balance Portion to be pre-positioned under Clause 7 (
Pre-position of relevant Instalments
)) countersign the Builder's PDA and agree to the release of the pre-positioned the Delivery Instalment, the Extra Amount Instalment and/or the Extra Amount Balance Portion; or
|
(iii)
|
make a payment in respect of the Reimbursement Instalment on the Delivery Date,
|
(A)
|
on the Delivery Date, the Buyers have received:
|
(1)
|
all the documents and other evidence listed in Part III (
Pre-position conditions precedent
) of Schedule 1 (
Conditions precedent and subsequent
) hereto in form and substance satisfactory to the Buyers (to the extent that such documents and other evidence have not already been provided to the Buyers prior to the Delivery Date);
|
(2)
|
all the documents and other evidence listed in Part IV (
Delivery Date conditions precedent
) of Schedule 1 (
Conditions precedent and subsequent
) hereto in form and substance satisfactory to the Buyers; and
|
(3)
|
(in relation to the Reimbursement Instalment only) all the documents and other evidence listed in Part II (
Instalment conditions precedent
) of Schedule 1 (
Conditions precedent and subsequent
) hereto in relation to the Reimbursement Instalment in form and substance satisfactory to the Buyers;
|
(B)
|
no Potential MOA Termination Event or MOA Termination Event has occurred and is continuing or would result from the payment or (as applicable) release of the Delivery Instalment or the Extra Amount Instalment; and
|
(C)
|
the Repeating Representations are true in all material respects as if made on the Delivery Date.
|
(b)
|
For the avoidance of doubt, the Sellers must, on the Delivery Date, deliver to the Buyers all the documents and other evidence listed in Part III (
Pre-position conditions precedent
) and Part IV (
Delivery Date conditions precedent
) of Schedule 1 (
Conditions precedent and subsequent
) hereto in form and substance satisfactory to the Buyers.
|
(c)
|
The Buyers shall, on or before the Delivery Date, provide the Sellers with:
|
(i)
|
evidence that all necessary corporate, shareholder and other action has been taken by the Buyers to authorise the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement; and
|
(ii)
|
if applicable, power of attorney of the Buyers appointing one or more representatives to act on behalf of the Buyers in the performance of this Agreement, duly notarially attested and legalised or apostilled (as applicable).
|
9.
|
Cancellation and refund
|
(a)
|
refund to the Buyers the full amount of all the Instalments which the Buyers have already paid up to and including the Cancellation Date; and
|
(b)
|
pay the Buyers all accrued but unpaid Cancellation Fee in respect of all paid Instalments, Late Fee (if any), Commitment Fees, arrangement fee, legal and other experts' costs, and other reasonably incurred and documented out-pocket expenses and liabilities of the Buyers suffered or incurred by the Buyers in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the Finance Documents,
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(a)
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For the purpose of this Agreement, the amount of Cancellation Fee in relation to each Instalment which the Buyers have paid to the Sellers in accordance with this Agreement shall be calculated in accordance with the following formula:
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A
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=
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B x C x D
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A
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=
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the applicable Cancellation Fee in relation to such Instalment
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B
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=
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the rate of five per cent. (5.00%) per annum
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C
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=
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the amount of such Instalment
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D
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=
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the period between (and excluding): (i) the date on which the Buyers have paid the relevant Instalment in accordance with this Agreement, and (ii) (including) the Cancellation Date
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(b)
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The Sellers hereby confirm, agree and acknowledge that each and any part of the Cancellation Fee is an amount which represents the Buyers' losses as a result of the cancellation of this Agreement, and both the Sellers and the Buyers acknowledge as a genuine and reasonable pre-estimate of the Buyers' losses in the event of such cancellation.
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10.
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Fees
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(a)
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The Sellers hereby consent, agree, acknowledge and confirm that:
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(i)
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if the Delivery Date falls after the Contractual Delivery Date, the Sellers shall, on the Delivery Date, pay to the Buyers an amount equal to the applicable Late Fee;
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(ii)
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all or any part of the Late Fee that may be due and payable by the Sellers to the Buyers, if the Sellers so request, may be set-off against the amount of the Reimbursement Instalment (other than any Extra Amount Balance Portion which shall be paid to the Builder directly and hence shall not be eligible for such set-off) due and payable from the Buyers to the Sellers in accordance with Clause 3 (
MOA Purchase Price
); and
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(iii)
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for the avoidance of doubt, on the Payment Date in respect of the Reimbursement Instalment, if the Sellers elect to set-off all or any part of the Late Fee against the Reimbursement Instalment (other than any Extra Amount Balance Portion which shall be paid to the Builder directly and hence shall not be eligible for the set-off referred to in sub-paragraph (a)(ii) above), the Buyers shall not be obliged to pay the Sellers and the Sellers shall not be entitled to receive from the Buyers an amount which is more than the difference between (A) the Reimbursement Instalment (excluding any Extra Amount Balance Portion which shall be paid to the Builder directly and hence shall not be eligible for the set-off referred to in sub-paragraph (a)(ii) above) and (B) the amount of Late Fee so set-off in accordance with sub-paragraph (a)(ii) above.
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(b)
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For the purpose of this Agreement, the amount of Late Fee shall be calculated in accordance with the following formula:
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A
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=
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(B x C x D) + (B x E x F)
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A
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=
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the applicable Late Fee
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B
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=
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the rate of five per cent. (5.00%) per annum
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C
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=
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the amount of the Pre-Delivery Purchase Price that the Buyers have actually paid to the Sellers under this Agreement as at the Contractual Delivery Date
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D
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=
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the period between (and excluding): (i) the Contractual Delivery Date and (ii) (including) the Delivery Date
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E
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=
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the amount of any Instalment of the Pre-Delivery Purchase Price that the Buyers actually pay to the Sellers under this Agreement after the Contractual Delivery Date
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F
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=
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the period between (and excluding): (i) the date on which such Instalment is actually paid to the Sellers under this Agreement, and (ii) (including) the Delivery Date
|
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(a)
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The Sellers shall pay to the Buyers a fee computed and accruing on a daily basis, at the rate of one per cent. (1.00%) per annum on the Notional MOA Purchase Price (as reduced by the payment of any Instalment) on each day during the period commencing from the date of this Agreement up to and including the Relevant Date.
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(b)
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The accrued Commitment Fee is payable on the Relevant Date.
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(c)
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For the purpose of this Clause 10.2, "
Relevant Date
" means the earliest of (i) the Delivery Date, (ii) the Long Stop Date in respect of the Delivery Instalment and the Extra Amount Instalment, and (iii) the date on which this Agreement is terminated or cancelled for any reason (other than a default on the part of the Buyers).
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11.
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Representations and warranties
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(a)
|
The Sellers represent and warrant to the Buyers on (A) the date of this Agreement, and (by reference to the facts and circumstances then pertaining) on (B) the date of each Payment Notice, and (C) the date of payment of each Instalment (except that (I) the representations and warranties contained in paragraphs (vii) (
No filing or stamp taxes
) and (xxvi) (
Financial covenants
) below shall only be made on the date of this Agreement and on the Delivery Date, and (II) the representations and warranties in paragraphs (ii) (
No deductions or withholding
) and (xx) (
Disclosure of material facts
) below shall only be made on the date of this Agreement):
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(i)
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Status and due authorisation:
each Obligor is a corporation, limited partnership or limited liability company duly incorporated or formed under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation (as the case may be) with power to enter into the Transaction Documents and to exercise its rights and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents and all corporate and other action required to authorise its execution of the Transaction Documents and its performance of its obligations thereunder has been duly taken;
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(ii)
|
No deductions or withholding:
under the laws of the Obligors' respective jurisdictions of incorporation or formation in force at the date hereof, none of the Obligors will be required to make any deduction or withholding from any payment it may make under any of the Transaction Documents (other than a FATCA Deduction);
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(iii)
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Claims pari passu:
under the laws of the Obligors' respective jurisdictions of
incorporation
or formation in force at the date hereof, the payment obligations of each Obligor under each Transaction Document to which it is a party rank at least
pari passu
with the claims of all other unsecured and unsubordinated creditors of such obligor save for any obligations which are preferred solely by any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws of general application;
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(iv)
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No immunity:
in any proceedings taken in any of the Obligors' respective
jurisdictions
of incorporation or formation in relation to any of the Transaction Documents, none of the Obligors will be entitled to claim for itself or any of its assets immunity from suit, execution, attachment or other legal process;
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(v)
|
Governing law and judgments
:
in any proceedings taken in any of the Obligors' jurisdiction of incorporation or formation in relation to any of the Transaction Documents in which there is an express choice of the law of a particular country as the governing law thereof, that choice of law and any judgment or (if applicable) arbitral award obtained in that country will be recognised and enforced;
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(vi)
|
Validity and admissibility in evidence:
as at the date hereof, all acts, conditions and things required to be done, fulfilled and performed in order (A) to enable each of the Obligors lawfully to enter into, exercise its rights under and perform and comply with the obligations expressed to be assumed by it in the Transaction Documents, (B) to ensure that the obligations expressed to be assumed by each of the Obligors in the Transaction
|
(vii)
|
No filing or stamp taxes:
under the laws of the Obligors' respective jurisdictions of incorporation or formation in force at the date hereof, it is not necessary that any of the Transaction Documents be filed, recorded or enrolled with any court or other authority in its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation (other than the relevant maritime registry, to the extent applicable) or that any stamp, registration or similar tax be paid on or in relation to any of the Transaction Document;
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(viii)
|
Binding obligations:
the obligations expressed to be assumed by each of the Obligors in the Transaction Documents are legal and valid obligations, binding on each of them in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents and no limit on any of their powers will be exceeded as a result of the borrowings, granting of security or giving of guarantees contemplated by the Transaction Documents or the performance by any of them of any of their obligations thereunder;
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(ix)
|
No misleading information:
to the best of their knowledge, any factual information provided by any Obligor to the Buyers in connection with the Transaction Documents was true and accurate in all material respects as at the date it was provided and is not misleading in any respect;
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(x)
|
No winding-up:
none of the Obligors has taken any corporate, limited liability company or limited partnership action nor have any other steps been taken or legal proceedings been started or (to the best of the Sellers' knowledge and belief) threatened against any Obligor for its winding-up, dissolution, administration or reorganisation or for the appointment of a receiver, administrator, administrative receiver, trustee or similar officer of it or of any or all of its assets or revenues which might have a Material Adverse Effect;
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(xi)
|
Solvency:
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(A)
|
none of the Obligors nor the Charter Guarantor Group taken as a whole is unable, or admits or has admitted its inability, to pay its debts or has suspended making payments in respect of any of its debts;
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(B)
|
none of the Obligors by reason of actual or anticipated financial difficulties, has commenced, or intends to commence, negotiations with one or more of its creditors with a view to rescheduling any of its indebtedness;
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(C)
|
the value of the assets of each Obligor and the Charter Guarantor Group taken as a whole is not less than the liabilities of such entity or the Charter Guarantor Group taken as a whole (as the case may be) (taking into account contingent and prospective liabilities); and
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(D)
|
no moratorium has been, or may, in the reasonably foreseeable future be, declared in respect of any indebtedness of any Obligor;
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(xii)
|
No material defaults:
|
(A)
|
without prejudice to paragraph (B) below, none of the Obligors is in breach of or in default under any agreement to which it is a party or which is binding on it or any of its assets to an extent or in a manner which might have a Material Adverse Effect; and
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(B)
|
no MOA Potential Termination Event or MOA Termination Event is continuing or might reasonably be expected to result from each Obligor's entry into and performance of each Transaction Document to which such Obligor is a party;
|
(xiii)
|
No material proceedings:
no action or administrative proceeding of or before any court, arbitral body or agency which is not covered by adequate insurance or which might have a Material Adverse Effect has been started or is reasonably likely to be started;
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(xiv)
|
Accounts:
all financial statements relating to the Sellers or the Charter Guarantor required to be delivered under paragraphs (a) (
Financial statements
) and (c) (
Interim financial statements
) of Clause 12 (
Sellers' undertakings
) were each prepared in accordance with GAAP, give (in conjunction with the notes thereto) a true and fair view of (in the case of annual financial statements) or fairly represent (in the case of semi-annual and quarterly financial statements) the financial condition of the Sellers or the Charter Guarantor (as the case may be) and its Subsidiaries at the date as of which they were prepared and the results of their operations during the financial period then ended;
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(xv)
|
No obligation to create Encumbrance:
the execution of the Transaction Documents by the Obligors and their exercise of their rights and performance of their
obligations
thereunder will not result in the existence of nor oblige any Obligor to create any Encumbrance over all or any of their present or future revenues or assets, other than pursuant to the Security Documents;
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(xvi)
|
No breach:
the execution of the Transaction Documents by each of the Obligors and their exercise of their rights and performance of their obligations under any of the Transaction Documents do not constitute and will not result in any breach of any agreement or treaty to which any of them is a party;
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(xvii)
|
Security:
each of the Obligors is the legal and beneficial owner of all assets and other property which it purports to charge, mortgage, pledge, assign or otherwise secure pursuant to each Security Document and those Security Documents to which it is a
party
create and give rise to valid and effective security having the ranking expressed in those Security Documents;
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(xviii)
|
Necessary Authorisations:
the Necessary Authorisations required by each Obligor are in full force and effect, and each Obligor is in compliance with the material provisions of each such Necessary Authorisation relating to it
|
(xix)
|
No money laundering:
the performance of the obligations of the Obligors under the Transaction
Documents
, will be for the account of members of the Charter Guarantor Group and will not involve any breach by any of them of any law or regulatory measure relating to "money laundering" as defined in Article 1 of the Directive (2005/60/EC) of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Communities;
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(xx)
|
Disclosure of material facts:
the Sellers are not aware of any material facts or circumstances which have not been disclosed to the Buyers and which might, if disclosed, have reasonably been expected to adversely affect the decision of a person considering whether or not to enter into the Transaction Documents;
|
(xxi)
|
No breach of laws:
|
(A)
|
none of the Obligors has breached any law or regulation which breach has or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect; and
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(B)
|
no labour disputes are current or (to the best of the Sellers' knowledge and belief) threatened against any member of the Charter Guarantor Group which have or are reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect;
|
(xxii)
|
Environmental Law:
|
(A)
|
each member of the Charter Guarantor Group is in compliance with paragraph (m) (
Environmental compliance
) of Clause 12 (
Sellers' undertakings
) and (to the best of the Sellers' knowledge and belief) no circumstances have occurred which would prevent such compliance in a manner or to an extent which has or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect; and
|
(B)
|
no Environmental Claim has been commenced or (to the best of the Sellers' knowledge and belief) is threatened against any member of the Charter Guarantor Group where that claim has or is reasonably likely, if determined against that member of the Charter Guarantor Group, to have a Material Adverse Effect;
|
(xxiii)
|
Taxation:
|
(A)
|
no Obligor (save for the Charter Guarantor) is materially overdue in the filing of any Tax returns and no Obligor (save for
the Charter Guarantor
) is overdue in the payment of any amount in respect of Tax of five million US Dollars (US$5,000,000) (or its equivalent in any other currency) or more, save in the case of Taxes which are being contested on bona fide grounds; and
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(B)
|
no claims or investigations are being made or conducted against any Obligor (save for the Charter Guarantor) with respect to Taxes such that a liability of, or claim against, such Obligor of five million US Dollars (US$5,000,000) (or its equivalent in any other currency) or more is reasonably likely to arise;
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(xxiv)
|
No Restricted Party:
no Obligor is a Restricted Party nor has any Obligor or any of their respective directors, officers or employees or any person acting on their behalf received notice or are aware of any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation against any of them with respect to Sanctions by a Sanctions Authority;
|
(xxv)
|
No Material Adverse Effect:
no event or circumstance which has occurred and which has or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect;
|
(xxvi)
|
Financial covenants:
the financial covenants and other requirements under Clause 13 (
Financial covenants
) are no less favourable than those given by the Charter Guarantor to any of its other creditors; and
|
(xxvii)
|
Copies of Project Documents:
the copies of the Project Documents provided by the Sellers to the Buyers in accordance with Clause 8 (
Conditions precedent and subsequent
) are true and accurate copies of the originals and represent the full agreement between the parties to those Project Documents in relation to the subject matter of those Project Documents and there are no commissions, rebates (other than any Cancellation Fee, Late Fee, Commitment Fee or arrangement fee accrued or payable hereunder), premiums or other payments due or to become due in connection with the subject matter of those Project Documents other than in the ordinary course of business or as disclosed to, and approved in writing by, the Buyers.
|
(b)
|
Representations limited
:
the representation and warranties of the Sellers in this Clause 11.1 are subject to:
|
(i)
|
the principle that equitable remedies are remedies which may be granted or refused at the discretion of the court;
|
(ii)
|
the limitation of enforcement by laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, reorganisation, court schemes, moratoria, administration and other laws generally affecting or limiting the rights of creditors;
|
(iii)
|
the time barring of claims under any applicable limitation acts;
|
(iv)
|
the possibility that a court may strike out provisions for a contract as being invalid for reasons of oppression, undue influence or similar; and
|
(v)
|
any other reservations or qualifications of law expressed in any legal opinions obtained by the Owners in connection with the Transaction Documents.
|
(a)
|
Buyers' representations and warranties
The Buyers represent and warrant to the Sellers on the date of this Agreement and (by reference to the facts and circumstances then pertaining) on the Delivery Date that:
|
(i)
|
they are a corporation duly incorporated under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation with power to enter into the Transaction Documents and to exercise their rights and perform their obligations under the Transaction Documents and all corporate and other action required to authorise their execution of the Transaction Documents and their performance of their obligations thereunder has been duly taken; and
|
(ii)
|
the obligations expressed to be assumed by the Buyers in the Transaction Documents are legal and valid obligations, binding on them in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents and no limit on their powers will be exceeded as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents or the performance of their obligations thereunder
.
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(b)
|
Owners' undertakings and covenants
The Buyers further warrant, represent and agree that they and their officers, directors, employees, consultants, agents and/or intermediaries have complied with, and shall comply with, all applicable Business Ethics Laws in connection with this Agreement.
|
(c)
|
Representations limited
The representation and warranties of the Buyers in this Clause 11.2 are subject to:
|
(i)
|
the principle that equitable remedies are remedies which may be granted or refused at the discretion of the court;
|
(ii)
|
the limitation of enforcement by laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, reorganisation, court schemes, moratoria, administration and other laws generally affecting or limiting the rights of creditors;
|
(iii)
|
the time barring of claims under any applicable limitation acts;
|
(iv)
|
the possibility that a court may strike out provisions for a contract as being invalid for reasons of oppression, undue influence or similar; and
|
(v)
|
any other reservations or qualifications of law expressed in any legal opinions obtained by the Buyers in connection with the Transaction Documents.
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12.
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Sellers' undertakings
|
(a)
|
Financial statements
The Sellers shall supply to the Buyers:
|
(i)
|
as soon as the same become available, but in any event within one hundred and eighty (180) days after the end of each of the Sellers' Financial Years, the Sellers' audited financial statements for that Financial Year; and
|
(ii)
|
as soon as the same become available, but in any event within one hundred and eighty (180) days after the end of each of the Charter Guarantor's Financial Years,
the Charter Guarantor's
audited consolidated financial statements for that Financial Year.
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(b)
|
Requirements as to financial statements
Each set of financial statements delivered to the Buyers under paragraph (a) (
Financial statements
) above in relation to the Sellers and the Charter Guarantor (each a "
Notifying Party
"):
|
(i)
|
shall be certified by an authorised signatory of the relevant Notifying Party as fairly representing its financial condition as at the date as at which those financial statements were drawn up; and
|
(ii)
|
shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP.
|
(c)
|
Interim financial statements
The Sellers shall supply to the Buyers:
|
(i)
|
as soon as the same become available, but in any event within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the end of the Sellers' Financial Half-Year:
|
(A)
|
the unaudited financial statements of the Sellers for that Financial Half-Year; and
|
(B)
|
the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Charter Guarantor for that Financial Half-Year; and
|
(ii)
|
as soon as the same become available, but in any event within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the end of each relevant Financial Quarter:
|
(A)
|
the unaudited financial statements of the Sellers for that Financial Quarter; and
|
(B)
|
the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Charter Guarantor for that Financial Quarter.
|
(d)
|
Compliance Certificate
|
(i)
|
The Sellers shall supply to the Buyers a Compliance Certificate setting out (in reasonable detail) computations as to compliance with Clause 13 (
Financial covenants
), with:
|
(A)
|
each of the Charter Guarantor's annual consolidated audited financial statements in respect of the relevant Financial Year delivered pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii) (
Financial statements
) above; and
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(B)
|
each of the half-yearly unaudited financial statements in relation to the first Financial Half-Year of that calendar year and delivered pursuant to paragraph (c) (
Interim financial statements
) above.
|
(ii)
|
Each Compliance Certificate shall be signed by an authorised signatory of the Charter Guarantor.
|
(e)
|
Information: miscellaneous
The Sellers shall supply to the Buyers:
|
(i)
|
promptly upon becoming aware of them, details of any material litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings which are current, threatened or pending against any Obligor, and which, if adversely determined, are reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect; and
|
(ii)
|
promptly, such further information and explanations regarding the financial condition, business and operations of any Obligor as the Buyers may reasonably request.
|
(f)
|
Maintenance of legal validity
The Sellers shall comply with the terms of and do all that is necessary to maintain in full force and effect all Necessary Authorisations required in or by the laws and regulations of their jurisdiction of formation or incorporation and all other applicable jurisdictions, to enable them lawfully to enter into and perform their obligations under the Transaction Documents and to ensure the legality, validity, enforceability or admissibility in evidence of the Transaction Documents in their jurisdiction of incorporation or formation and all other applicable jurisdictions.
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(g)
|
Notification of MOA Termination Event
The Sellers shall promptly, upon becoming aware of the same, inform the Buyers in writing of the occurrence of any MOA Termination Event (and the steps, if any, being taken to remedy this) and, upon receipt of a written request to that effect from the Buyers, confirm to the Buyers that, save as previously notified to the Buyers or as notified in such confirmation, no MOA Termination Event is continuing or if an MOA Termination Event is continuing specifying the steps, if any, being taken to remedy it.
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(h)
|
Claims pari passu
The Sellers shall ensure that at all times the claims of the Buyers against them under the Transaction Documents rank at least
pari passu
with the claims of all their other unsecured and subordinated creditors save those whose claims are preferred by any bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, winding-up or other similar laws of general application.
|
(i)
|
Necessary Authorisations
Without prejudice to any specific provision of the Transaction Documents relating to a Necessary Authorisation, the Sellers shall (i) obtain, comply with and do all that is necessary to maintain in full force and effect all Necessary Authorisations if a failure to do the same may cause a Material Adverse Effect; and (ii) promptly upon request, supply certified copies to the Buyers of all Necessary Authorisations.
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(j)
|
Compliance with applicable laws
The Sellers shall comply with all applicable laws, including Environmental Laws, to which it may be subject (except as regards Restricted Parties to which paragraph (k) (
No dealing with Restricted Parties
) below applies, and anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws to which paragraph (l) (
Anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws
) below applies) if a failure to do the same may have a Material Adverse Effect.
|
(k)
|
No dealings with Restricted Parties
The Sellers shall not, and shall not permit or authorise any other person to, directly utilise or employ the Vessel or to use, lend, make payments of, contribute or otherwise make available, all or any part of the
|
(i)
|
involving or for the benefit of any Restricted Party; and
|
(ii)
|
in any other manner that would reasonably be expected to result in any Obligor, the Buyers or any Finance Party (if applicable) being in breach of any Sanctions or become a Restricted Party.
|
(l)
|
Anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws
The Sellers
warrant, represent and agree that they and their Affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, consultants, agents and/or intermediaries have complied with, and shall comply with, all applicable Business Ethics Laws in connection with this Agreement. The Sellers shall indemnify the Buyers for any loss or damages arising from a breach of this paragraph
(l)
. For the purpose of this Clause only, an "Affiliate" means any member of the Sellers Group.
|
(m)
|
Environmental compliance
The Sellers shall, and shall procure that each of the Obligors will:
|
(i)
|
comply with any Environmental Law;
|
(ii)
|
obtain, maintain and ensure compliance with all requisite Environmental Approvals; and
|
(iii)
|
implement procedures to monitor compliance with and to prevent liability under any Environmental Law,
|
(n)
|
Environmental Claims
The Sellers shall promptly upon becoming aware of the same, inform the Buyers in writing of:
|
(i)
|
any Environmental Claim against any member of the Charter Guarantor Group which is current, pending or threatened; and
|
(ii)
|
any facts or circumstances which are reasonably likely to result in any Environmental Claim being commenced or threatened against any member of the Charter Guarantor Group,
|
(o)
|
Taxation
The Sellers shall pay and discharge any Tax imposed upon them or their assets within the time period allowed without incurring penalties unless and only to the extent that:
|
(i)
|
such payment is being contested in good faith;
|
(ii)
|
adequate reserves are being maintained for such Tax and the costs required to contest them have been disclosed in their latest financial statements; and
|
(iii)
|
such payment can be lawfully withheld and failure to pay such Tax does not have or is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
|
(p)
|
Loans or other financial commitments
The Sellers shall not make any loan or enter into any guarantee and indemnity, voluntarily assume any actual or contingent liability, or otherwise provide any other form of financial support in respect of any obligation of any other person except pursuant to the Transaction Documents and loans made in the ordinary course of business.
|
(q)
|
Further assurance
The Sellers shall at their own expense, promptly take all such action as the Buyers may reasonably require for the purpose of perfecting or protecting any of the Buyers' rights with respect to the security created or evidenced (or intended to be created or evidenced) by the Security Documents.
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(r)
|
Inspection of records
The Sellers will permit the inspection of their financial records and accounts on reasonable notice from time to time before 5:00 pm in the place of business by the Buyers or their nominee.
|
(s)
|
Insurance
The Sellers shall procure that all of the assets, operation and liability of the Sellers are insured against such risks, liabilities and for amounts as normally adopted by the industry for similar assets and liabilities and, in the case of the Vessel, in accordance with the terms of the Charter.
|
(t)
|
Change of Control and other merger and demerger
|
(i)
|
The Sellers shall ensure that, unless with the Buyers' prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), no Change of Control shall occur.
|
(ii)
|
Without limiting sub-paragraph (i) above, the Sellers shall not enter into any amalgamation, merger, demerger or corporate restructuring without the prior written consent of the Buyers (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld).
|
(u)
|
Transfer of assets
The Sellers shall not, and shall procure that no other Obligor (other than the Charter Guarantor and the Sole Pledgor) will, sell or transfer any of its material assets other than:
|
(i)
|
on arm's length terms to third parties where the net proceeds of sale are used as a prepayment hereunder; or
|
(ii)
|
on arm's length terms to its Affiliates, which are and remain members of the Charter Guarantor Group.
|
(v)
|
Change of business
The Sellers shall not without the prior written consent of the Buyers, make any substantial change to the general nature of their shipping business from that carried on at the date of this Agreement.
|
(w)
|
Acquisitions
The Sellers shall not make any acquisitions or investments without the prior written consent of the Buyers (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) save for the acquisition of the Vessel under the Building Contract.
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(x)
|
"Know your customer" checks
If:
|
(i)
|
the introduction of or any change in (or in the interpretation, administration or application of) any law or regulation made after the date of this Agreement;
|
(ii)
|
any change in the status of the Sellers after the date of this Agreement; or
|
(iii)
|
a proposed assignment or transfer by Buyers of any of their rights and obligations under this Agreement,
|
(y)
|
No borrowings
The Sellers shall not incur any liability or obligation except (i) liabilities and obligations under the Transaction Documents to which they are parties, (ii) liabilities or obligations reasonably incurred in the ordinary course of operating, chartering, repairing and maintaining the Vessel, and (iii) Financial Indebtedness owing to other members of the Teekay Group provided that such Financial Indebtedness is unsecured and subordinated, and
provided further that
so long as no Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from the making of any such payment, nothing in this paragraph (y) shall prevent the Sellers from repaying any such Financial Indebtedness or paying interest on such Financial Indebtedness.
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(z)
|
No dividends
The Sellers shall not, and shall procure that none of the other Obligors (other than any Pledgor and the Charter Guarantor) shall, pay any dividends or make other distributions to its shareholders whilst an MOA Termination Event is continuing.
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(aa)
|
Listing
The Sellers shall procure that the Charter Guarantor will throughout the Pre-Delivery Period maintain its listing as a publically listed entity on the New York Stock Exchange or any other recognised stock exchange acceptable to the Buyers.
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(bb)
|
Negative pledge
The Sellers shall not create, or permit to subsist, any Encumbrance (other than pursuant to the Security Documents) over all or any part of the Vessel, their other assets or undertakings (other than Permitted Encumbrances) nor dispose of the Vessel or any of those assets or all or any part of those undertakings other than, in the case of a sale of the Vessel, where such sale complies with the requirements of this Agreement, the Charter (including, without limitation, clauses 51 (
Termination Events
) and 55 (
Sale of Vessel by the Owners
) of the Charter) or any other Transaction Documents
.
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(cc)
|
Transactions with Affiliates
The Sellers shall procure that all transactions conducted or to be conducted between the Sellers and any of the Sellers' Affiliates will be on an arm's length commercial basis.
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(dd)
|
Project Documents
In relation to the Project Documents, the Sellers undertake that:
|
(i)
|
there shall be no termination by the Sellers of, alteration to or waiver of any material term of, any Project Document and the Sellers shall not exercise or waive any of their rights under or in connection with any Project Document, in each case without the prior written consent of the Buyers;
|
(ii)
|
without limiting the generality of sub-paragraph (i) above and in respect of the Building Contract, the Sellers will not, without the prior written consent of the Buyers (acting reasonably), exercise or waive any right or purported right which the Sellers may have to reject the Vessel or to terminate (and will not agree to any request to terminate) the Building Contract;
|
(iii)
|
without limiting the generality of sub-paragraph (i) above and in respect of the Refund Guarantee, the Sellers will not, without the prior written consent of the Buyers, make any demand for payment under such Refund Guarantee; and
|
(iv)
|
without prejudice to the foregoing, the Sellers shall, where applicable, use reasonable endeavours and forthwith execute and deliver any and all such other agreements, instruments and documents (including any novation agreement) as may be required by law or deemed necessary to ensure that the Project Documents which are in effect on the date of this Agreement shall remain in effect, so that all obligations previously owed by the applicable Project Party to the Sellers under such Project Documents shall continue to be owed to the Sellers throughout the Pre-Delivery Period.
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(ee)
|
Refund of pre-positioned amount
If the Buyers have made a transfer of funds to the Builder's Bank in accordance with Clauses 7.1 (
Pre-position
) and 7.2 (
Conditions to pre-position
) but delivery of the Vessel does not occur on the Delivery Date, then the Sellers shall refund the Delivery Instalment, the Extra Amount Instalment, the Extra Amount Balance Portion and any other amount so transferred by the Buyers in accordance with the relevant payment instructions (or such other equivalent document),
provided that
the Sellers' obligations under this sub-paragraph (ee) shall be deemed to be complied by any repayment (but only to the extent and amount of such repayment) by the Builder's Bank to the Buyers or their bank of any part of the Delivery Instalment, the Extra Amount Instalment, the Extra Amount Balance Portion and any other amount so transferred by the Buyers in connection with Clauses 7.1 (
Pre-position
) and 7.2 (
Conditions to pre-position
).
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13.
|
Financial covenants
|
(a)
|
The Sellers shall procure that the Charter Guarantor will (on a consolidated basis) comply with the following financial covenants throughout the Pre-Delivery Period:
|
(i)
|
to maintain Free Liquidity and Available Credit Lines of (in aggregate) not less than thirty five million US Dollars (US$35,000,000);
|
(ii)
|
to maintain a Net Debt to Net Debt plus Equity Ratio of not more than eighty per cent (80%); and
|
(iii)
|
to maintain a Tangible Net Worth of at least four hundred million US Dollars (US$400,000,000),
|
(b)
|
The financial covenants set out in paragraph (a) above shall be tested every six (6) months by reference to (i) each of the audited consolidated annual and (as the case may be) unaudited consolidated semi-annual financial statements of
the Charter Guarantor
received by the Buyers pursuant to paragraphs (a) (
Financial statements
) and (c) (
Interim financial statements
) (respectively) of Clause 12 (
Sellers' undertakings
), and (ii) the relevant Compliance Certificate delivered pursuant to paragraph (d) (
Compliance Certificate
) of Clause 12 (
Sellers' undertakings
).
|
(c)
|
For the purpose of this Clause 13:
|
(a)
|
plus any credit balance carried forward on the Charter Guarantor's consolidated profit and loss account,
|
(b)
|
less:
|
(i)
|
any debit balance carried forward on the Charter Guarantor's consolidated profit and loss account;
|
(ii)
|
any amount shown for goodwill, including on consolidation, or any other intangible property (other than intangible property relating to contracts as shown in the balance sheet of the Charter Guarantor); and
|
(iii)
|
any amount attributable to minority interests in Subsidiaries.
|
(a)
|
the amount calculated in accordance with GAAP shown as each of "long term debt", "short term debt" and "current portion of long term debt" on the latest consolidated balance sheet of the Charter Guarantor; and
|
(b)
|
the amount of any liability in respect of any lease or hire purchase contract entered into by the Charter Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries which would, in accordance with GAAP, be treated as a finance or capital lease (excluding any amounts applicable to leases to the extent that the lease obligations are secured by a security deposit which is held on the balance sheet under "Restricted Cash").
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14.
|
MOA Termination Events
|
(a)
|
Each of the following events shall constitute an MOA Termination Event:
|
(i)
|
Failure to pay
an Obligor fails to pay any amount due from it under any Transaction Document to which it is a party at the time, in the currency and otherwise in the manner specified therein
provided that
, if such Obligor can demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of the Buyers that all necessary instructions were given to effect such payment and the non-receipt thereof is attributable solely to an administrative or technical error or an error in the banking system or a Disruption Event, then such payment shall instead be deemed to be due, solely for the purposes of this paragraph, within:
|
(A)
|
three (3) Business Days of the date on which such amount actually fell due if it relates to a payment of Hire (as such term is defined under the Charter) under the Charter; or
|
(B)
|
ten (10) Business Days of the date on which such amount actually fell due if it relates to any other sum which is payable under this Agreement or any other relevant Transaction Document; or
|
(ii)
|
Misrepresentation
any representation or statement made by any Obligor in any Transaction Document to which it is a party or in any notice or other document, certificate or statement delivered by it pursuant thereto or in
|
(iii)
|
Specific covenants
an Obligor fails duly to perform or comply with any of the obligations expressed to be assumed by or procured by the Sellers under paragraph (bb) (
Negative pledge
) or (ee) (
Refund of pre-positioned amounts
) of Clause 12 (
Sellers' undertakings
); or
|
(iv)
|
Financial covenants
the Charter Guarantor is in breach of any of the financial covenants set out in Clause 13 (
Financial covenants
); or
|
(v)
|
Other obligations
an Obligor fails duly to perform or comply with any of the obligations expressed to be assumed by it in any Transaction Document (other than those referred to in paragraphs (iii) (
Specific events
) and (iv) (
Financial covenants
) above) and such failure is not remedied within fourteen (14) days after the earlier of (A) the Buyers having given notice thereof to the relevant Obligor, and (B) any Obligor becoming aware of such failure to perform or comply; or
|
(vi)
|
Cross default
any Financial Indebtedness of any Obligor is not paid when due (or within any applicable grace period) or any Financial Indebtedness of any Obligor is declared, or is capable of being declared, to be or otherwise becomes due and payable prior to its specified maturity where (in either case) the aggregate of all such unpaid or accelerated indebtedness of:
|
(A)
|
each of (1) the Charter Guarantor or (2) a Pledgor which is a wholly-owned Subsidiary within the Teekay Group and legally or beneficially (directly or indirectly) owns at least fifty per cent. (50%) of the membership interest of the Sellers is, in each case, equal to or greater than one hundred million US Dollars (US$100,000,000) or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies; or
|
(B)
|
the Sellers is equal to or greater than five million US Dollars (US$5,000,000) or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies; or
|
(vii)
|
Insolvency and rescheduling
an Obligor is unable to pay its debts as they fall due, commences negotiations with any one or more of its creditors with a view to the general readjustment or rescheduling of its indebtedness or makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors or a composition with its creditors; or
|
(viii)
|
Winding-up
an Obligor files for initiation of formal restructuring proceedings, is wound up or declared bankrupt or takes any corporate action or other steps (including any compulsory corporate rehabilitation mandated or ordered by any government or any governmental agency, semi-governmental or judicial entity or authority (including, without limitation, any stock exchange or any self-regulatory organisation established under statute)) are taken or legal proceedings are started for its winding‑up, dissolution, administration or re‑organisation or for the appointment of a liquidator, receiver, administrator, administrative receiver, conservator,
|
(ix)
|
Execution or distress
|
(A)
|
an Obligor fails to comply with or pay any sum due from it (within thirty (30) days of such amount falling due) under any final judgment or any final order made or given by any court or other official body of a competent jurisdiction in an aggregate in respect of:
|
(1)
|
each of (I) the Charter Guarantor and (II) a Pledgor which is a wholly-owned Subsidiary within the Teekay Group and legally or beneficially (directly or indirectly) owns the entire membership interest of the Sellers is, in each case, equal to or greater than one hundred million US Dollars (US$100,000,000) or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies; or
|
(2)
|
the Sellers equals to or is greater than five million US Dollars (US$5,000,000) or its equivalent in any other currency,
|
(B)
|
any execution or distress is levied against, or an encumbrancer takes possession of, the whole or any part of, the property, undertaking or assets of an Obligor in an aggregate amount in respect of:
|
(1)
|
each of (I) the Charter Guarantor and (II) a Pledgor which is a wholly-owned Subsidiary within the Teekay Group and legally or beneficially (directly or indirectly) owns the entire membership interest of the Sellers is, in each case, equal to or greater than one hundred million US Dollars (US$100,000,000) or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies; or
|
(2)
|
the Sellers equals to or is greater than five million US Dollars (US$5,000,000) or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies,
|
(x)
|
Similar event
any event occurs which, under the laws of any jurisdiction, has a similar or analogous effect to any of those events mentioned in
|
(xi)
|
Repudiation
an Obligor repudiates any Transaction Document to which it is a party or does or causes to be done any act or thing evidencing an intention to repudiate any such Transaction Document; or
|
(xii)
|
Validity and admissibility
at any time any act, condition or thing required to be done, fulfilled or performed in order:
|
(A)
|
to enable any Obligor lawfully to enter into, exercise its rights under and perform the respective obligations expressed to be assumed by it in the Transaction Documents;
|
(B)
|
to ensure that the obligations expressed to be assumed by each of the Obligors in the Transaction Documents are legal, valid and binding; or
|
(C)
|
to make the Transaction Documents admissible in evidence in any applicable jurisdiction,
|
(xiii)
|
Illegality
at any time:
|
(A)
|
it is or becomes unlawful for any Obligor to perform or comply with any or all of its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party;
|
(B)
|
any of the obligations of the Sellers under the Transaction Documents to which they are parties are not or cease to be legal, valid and binding; or
|
(C)
|
any Encumbrance created or purported to be created by the Security Documents ceases to be legal, valid, binding, enforceable or effective or is alleged by a party to such Security Document (other than the Buyers) to be ineffective,
|
(xiv)
|
Material adverse change
at any time there shall occur any event or change which has a Material Adverse Effect and such event or change, if capable of remedy, is not so remedied within thirty (30) days of the delivery of a notice confirming such event or change by the Buyers to the Sellers; or
|
(xv)
|
Conditions precedent
if any of the conditions set out in Clause 8 (
Conditions precedent and subsequent
) is not satisfied by the relevant time or such other time period specified by the Buyers in their discretion; or
|
(xvi)
|
Revocation or modification of consents etc.
if any Necessary Authorisation which is now or which at any time during the Pre-Delivery Period becomes necessary to enable any of the Obligors to comply with any of their obligations in or pursuant to any of the Transaction Documents is revoked, withdrawn or withheld, or modified in a manner which the Buyers reasonably considers is, or may be, prejudicial to the interests of Buyers in a material manner, or if such Necessary Authorisation ceases to remain in full force and effect; or
|
(xvii)
|
Cessation of business
any of the Obligors ceases, or threatens to cease, to carry on all or a substantial part of its business; or
|
(xviii)
|
Curtailment of business
if the business of any of the Obligors is wholly or materially curtailed by any intervention by or under authority of any government, or if all or a substantial part of the undertaking, property or assets of any of the Obligors is seized, nationalised, expropriated or compulsorily acquired by or under authority of any government or any Obligor disposes or threatens to dispose of a substantial part of its business or assets; or
|
(xix)
|
Reduction of capital
if any Obligor reduces its committed or subscribed capital (other than any reduction effected by the Charter Guarantor pursuant to (in each case while the Charter Guarantor is solvent) (A) a share or common unit buy-back, or (B) redemption of redeemable shares or units); or
|
(xx)
|
Environmental matters
|
(A)
|
any Environmental Claim is pending or made against the
Sellers
or in connection with the Vessel, where such Environmental Claim has a Material Adverse Effect;
|
(B)
|
any actual Environmental Incident occurs in connection with the Vessel, where such Environmental Incident has a Material Adverse Effect; or
|
(xxi)
|
Loss of property
all or a substantial part of the business or assets of any Obligor is destroyed, abandoned, seized, appropriated or forfeited for any reason, and such occurrence in the reasonable opinion of the Buyers has or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or
|
(xxii)
|
Sanctions
any Obligor, any Affiliate of any Obligor or any of their respective directors, officers or employees becomes a Restricted Party; or
|
(xxiii)
|
Change of Control
|
(A)
|
a Change of Control occurs without the prior written consent of the Owners; or
|
(B)
|
any condition on which the Owners' prior written consent to the occurrence of a Change of Control is not satisfied by the time required by the Owners or by any relevant laws and regulations; or
|
(xxiv)
|
Charter and Related MOAs termination events
there occurs any event or circumstance referred to in paragraph (a)(i) (
Failure to pay
) of clause 14 (
MOA Termination Events
) of each Related MOA (other than the Related MOA in respect of Related Vessel A);
|
(xxv)
|
Termination, repudiation or cancellation of Sub-Charter on or before the Delivery Date
any Sub-Charter is terminated, repudiation, cancelled or otherwise ceases to remain in full force and effect on or before the Delivery Date,
provided that
no Termination Event will occur under this sub-paragraph (xxv) if:
|
(A)
|
such termination, repudiation, cancellation or cessation of effectiveness will not, in the opinion of the Buyers, materially impair the Sellers' ability to perform their obligations under this Agreement; and
|
(B)
|
such Sub-Charter is replaced by another time charter (for a period covering not less than the remaining unexpired balance of the terminated, repudiated, cancelled or ceased Sub-Charter on terms reasonably acceptable to the Buyers) within:
|
(1)
|
(if the relevant termination, repudiation, cancellation or cessation of effectiveness is, in the opinion of the Buyers, due to any default, act or omission on the part of the Sellers) sixty (60) days of the termination, repudiation, cancellation or cessation of effectiveness (as applicable) and no later than thirty (30) days prior to the Delivery Date; or
|
(2)
|
(if the relevant termination, repudiation, cancellation or cessation of effectiveness is not, in the opinion of the Buyers, due to any default, act or omission on the part of the Sellers) one hundred and eight (180) days of the termination, repudiation, cancellation or cessation of effectiveness (as applicable) and no later than thirty (30) days prior to the Delivery Date;
|
(xxvi)
|
Repudiation of Project Documents
without prejudice to paragraphs (xi) (
Repudiation
) and (xxv) (
Termination, repudiation or cancellation of Sub-Charter before the Delivery Date
) above, any
Project Party repudiates (or evidences an intention to repudiate) any Project Document to which such Project Party is a party; or
|
(xxvii)
|
Project Party cessation of business
any
Project Party ceases or threatens to cease, to carry on all or, in the opinion of the Buyers, any material part of such Project Party's business; or
|
(xxviii)
|
Late delivery of Vessel
the Vessel is not delivered by:
|
(A)
|
the Builders to the Sellers under the Building Contract by the date specified in paragraph (b) of the definition of "Long Stop Date"; or
|
(B)
|
the Sellers to the Buyers under this Agreement by the earlier of (1) the date specified in paragraph (b) of the definition of "Long Stop Date" and (2) the Scheduled Delivery Date; or
|
(xxix)
|
Termination or cancellation of Project Documents
|
(A)
|
any Project Document (other than a Sub-Charter which shall be considered under sub-paragraph (xxv) (
Termination, repudiation or cancellation of Sub-Charter on or before the Delivery Date
) above) is terminated, cancelled or otherwise ceases to remain in full force and effect; or
|
(B)
|
without limiting the generality of sub-paragraph (A) above, any event or circumstance has occurred such that the Sellers (in their capacities as original buyers under the Building Contract) have become entitled to exercise their rights to cancel, terminate or rescind the Building Contract (irrespective of whether the Sellers have exercised such right), unless such right has arisen pursuant to paragraphs 2 (
Speed
) to 5 (
Contractual Boil-off Rate
) of article III (
Adjustment of Contract Price
) (inclusive) of the Building Contract and the Sellers have notified the Buyers they do not intend to exercise their rights to cancel;
|
(xxx)
|
Exercise of step-in and similar rights
the Initial Sub-Charterers exercise or evidence an intention to exercise their step-in rights in accordance with the Step-In Agreement; or
|
(xxxi)
|
Similar event in relation to non-Obligor Project Parties
any event which, under the laws of any jurisdiction, has a similar or analogous effect to any of those events mentioned in paragraphs (vii) (
Insolvency and rescheduling
), (viii) (
Winding-up
) or (ix) (
Execution or distress
) above occurs (mutatis mutandis) in relation to a Project Party that is not an Obligor (other than the Builder),
provided that
, if any such event occurs in relation to a Sub-Charterer, no Termination Event will occur under this sub-paragraph (xxxi) if:
|
(A)
|
such event will not, in the opinion of the Owners, materially impair the ability of any Obligor to perform its obligations under any Transaction Document to which such Obligor is a party; and
|
(B)
|
the Sub-Charter to which such Sub-Charterer is a party to is replaced by another time charter (for a period covering not less than the remaining unexpired balance of such Sub-Charter on terms reasonably acceptable to the relevant Buyers) within one hundred and eighty (180) days of the occurrence of such event.
|
(b)
|
Upon the occurrence of an MOA Termination Event which is continuing, and without prejudice to the generality of the powers and remedies vested in the Buyers under this Agreement, the Buyers may exercise their rights and powers referred to under Clauses 9 (
Cancellation and refund
) and 15 (
Buyers' powers following cancellation
).
|
15.
|
Buyers' powers following cancellation
|
(a)
|
to implement the Building Contract or to agree with the Builder to terminate the Building Contract on such terms and conditions as the Buyers and the Builder may mutually agree;
|
(b)
|
subject to the terms of the Building Contract, to assign all rights, title, interest and benefits in and under the Building Contract or to sell the Vessel in her then state of construction or after her delivery under the Building Contract or otherwise and upon such terms as the Buyers shall in their absolute discretion determine;
|
(c)
|
to undertake the further supervision of construction of the Vessel;
|
(d)
|
to collect, recover, compromise and give a good discharge for, all claims then outstanding or arising subsequently under or in respect of all or any part of such claims, and to take over or institute (if necessary using the names of the Sellers) all such proceedings as the Buyers in their sole and absolute discretion think fit;
|
(e)
|
to discharge, compound, release or compromise claims in respect of the Building Contract which have given or may give rise to any charge or lien or other claim on the Building Contract or which are or may be enforceable by proceedings against the Building Contract;
|
(f)
|
where any money under the Refund Guarantee becomes refundable, to request the Sellers to promptly make a demand for payment under the Refund Guarantee and to direct payment of the funds to an account designated by the Buyers and to the extent that any money so refunded exceeds all amounts owed to the Buyers under the Transaction Documents, the Buyers shall refund an amount equal to such excess to an account designated by the Sellers within seven (7) Business Days of receiving such money under the Refund Guarantee;
|
(g)
|
to recover from the Sellers on demand all costs and expenses (including legal fees) incurred or paid by the Buyers in connection with the exercise of the powers (or any of them) referred to in this Clause 15.1; and
|
(h)
|
to not make any payment in relation to any Payment Notice.
|
16.
|
Changes to parties
|
17.
|
Cumulative rights
|
18.
|
No waiver
|
19.
|
Entire agreement and amendments
|
(a)
|
The written terms of this Agreement comprise the entire agreement between the Buyers and the Sellers in relation to the sale and purchase of the Vessel and supersede all previous agreements whether oral or written between the parties in this Agreement in relation thereto.
|
(b)
|
Each of the parties to this Agreement acknowledges that in entering into this Agreement, it has not relied on and shall have no right or remedy in respect of any statement, representation, assurance or warranty (whether or not made negligently) other than as expressly set out in this Agreement.
|
(c)
|
Any terms implied into this Agreement by the Sale of Goods Act 1979 are hereby excluded to the extent that such exclusion can legally be made. Nothing in this Clause shall limit or exclude any liability for fraud.
|
(d)
|
This Agreement may not be amended, altered or modified except by a written instrument executed by each of the parties to this Agreement.
|
20.
|
Invalidity
|
21.
|
English language
|
22.
|
No partnership
|
23.
|
Notices
|
(a)
|
Any notices to be given to the Buyers under this Agreement shall be sent in writing by registered letter, facsimile or email and addressed to:
|
Email:
|
xuwei1@icbcleasing.com / xuwei1@leasing.icbc.com.cn
/ shipping@leasing.icbc.com.cn
|
(b)
|
Any notices to be given to the Sellers under this Agreement shall be sent in writing by registered letter, facsimile or email and addressed to:
|
(c)
|
Any such notice shall be deemed to have reached the party to whom it was addressed, when dispatched and acknowledged received (in case of a facsimile or an email) or when delivered (in case of a registered letter). A notice or other such communication received on a non-working day or after 5:00 pm in the place of receipt shall be deemed to be served on the following day in such place.
|
24.
|
Counterparts
|
25.
|
Third Parties Act
|
(a)
|
Any person which is an Indemnitee and is not a party to this Agreement shall be entitled to enforce such terms of this Agreement as provided for in this Agreement in relation to the obligations of the Sellers to such Indemnitee, subject to the provisions of Clause 32 (
Law and jurisdiction
) and the Third Parties Act. The Third Parties Act applies to this Agreement as set out in this Clause 25.
|
(b)
|
A person who is not a party to this Agreement has no right under the Third Parties Act to enforce or to enjoy the benefit of any term of this Agreement.
|
26.
|
Spares, bunkers and other items
|
(a)
|
To the extent owned by the Sellers, the Sellers shall deliver the Vessel to the Buyers with everything belonging to her on board
provided that
any remaining bunkers and unused lubricating and hydraulic oils and greases in storage tanks and unopened drums and any unused stores and provisions shall remain the property of the Sellers.
|
(b)
|
All spare parts and spare equipment including spare tail-end shaft(s) and/or spare propeller(s)/propeller blade(s), if any, belonging to the Vessel at the time of delivery used or unused, whether on board or not shall become the Buyers' property.
|
(c)
|
Concurrent with the delivery of the Vessel under this Agreement, the Buyers shall gain title and ownership to the classification certificate(s) as well as all plans, drawings and manuals, which are on board the Vessel and shall remain on board the Vessel,
provided that
the Buyers agree that the Sellers are only required to provide copies of all plans, drawings and manuals to the Buyers by way of a CD-ROM within thirty (30) days from the Delivery Date. Other certificates which are on board the Vessel shall also be handed over to the Buyers unless the Sellers (as bareboat charterers under the Charter) are required to retain same, in which case the Buyers have the right to take copies.
|
(d)
|
Copies of other technical documentation which may be in the Sellers' possession shall promptly after delivery be forwarded to the Buyers at the Sellers' expense, if the Buyers so request.
|
27.
|
Encumbrances
|
28.
|
Taxes, costs and expenses
|
29.
|
Delivery under Charter
|
30.
|
Indemnities
|
(a)
|
Whether or not any of the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, the Sellers
shall
indemnify, protect, defend and hold harmless the Buyers and the Finance Parties and their respective officers, directors, agents and employees (collectively, the "
Indemnitees
") throughout the Pre-Delivery Period from, against and in respect of, any and all
liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, fines, fees
(including but not limited to any Cancellation Fee and any vessel registration, tonnage and reasonable legal fees)
, claims, actions, proceedings, judgement, order or other sanction, lien, salvage, general average, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements, including reasonable legal fees and expenses, of whatsoever kind and nature (collectively, the "
Expenses
") imposed on,
suffered or incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee, in any way relating to, resulting from or arising out of or in connection with, in each case, directly or indirectly, any one or more of the following:
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(i)
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this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents and any amendment, supplement or modification thereof or thereto requested by the Sellers;
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(ii)
|
the delivery (including the Vessel not being delivered on the Scheduled Delivery Date after the Sellers have informed the Owners of the Scheduled Delivery Date), registration and purchase of the Vessel by the Buyers whether prior to, during or after termination of this Agreement and whether or not the Vessel is in the possession or the control of the Sellers or otherwise in relation to any non-delivery to or acceptance by the Sellers (as bareboat charterers) of the Vessel under the Charter;
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(iii)
|
any breach of or failure to perform or observe, or any other non-compliance with, any covenant or agreement or other obligation to be performed by the Sellers under any Transaction Document to which they are a party or the falsity of any representation or warranty of the Sellers in any Transaction Document to which they are a party or the occurrence of any MOA Termination Event;
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(iv)
|
a failure by an Obligor to pay any amount due under a Transaction Document on its due date; or
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(v)
|
funding, or making arrangements to fund, an amount required to be paid by the Buyers pursuant to a Payment Notice but not made by reason of the operation of any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement (other than by reason of default or negligence of the Buyers).
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(b)
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The indemnities in paragraph (a) above shall not extend to Expenses which:
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(i)
|
are caused by wilful misconduct or recklessness on the part of the Indemnitee who would otherwise seek to claim the benefit of such indemnities or, in circumstances where such Expenses arise in connection with a payment owing to an Indemnitee, if such payment was made in due time but was not accounted for by such Indemnitee as a result of an error or omission on their part;
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(ii)
|
are caused by any failure on the part of the Buyers to comply with any of their obligations under any of the Transaction Documents;
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(iii)
|
constitute a cost which is expressly to be borne by the Buyers under any other provision of this Agreement or any other Transaction Documents;
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(iv)
|
in respect of which the Buyers are entitled to be, or have been, indemnified under any other provision of this Agreement;
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(v)
|
to the extent that such Expenses arise out of or in connection with an Buyers' Encumbrance;
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(vi)
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to the extent that such Expenses would be a loss of profit derived from loss of a business opportunity; and/or
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(vii)
|
arise out of or are in connection with any event or circumstance which:
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(A)
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occurs after the end of the Pre-Delivery Period; and
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(B)
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(1) is not in any way directly or indirectly attributable to, or (2) does not occur as a consequence of or in connection with, any event, circumstance, action or omission which occurred during the Pre-Delivery Period.
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i.
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any Encumbrance granted by Buyers in favour of a Finance Party or Finance Parties; and
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ii.
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Encumbrances which arise as a result of:
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i.
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with intent to cause damage;
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ii.
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with knowledge that damage would probably result; or
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iii.
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with reckless disregard as to whether or not damage would result.
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(c)
|
In addition:
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(i)
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if the Buyers or other Indemnitee shall have actually and unconditionally received reimbursement from insurers appointed and paid for by the Sellers for an Expense which has already been satisfied in full by the Sellers, then the Buyers shall procure that the Sellers are reimbursed for an amount equal to the amount received from the insurers; and
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(ii)
|
if the Sellers have indemnified the Buyers or any other Indemnitee in full in relation to an Expense which may be recoverable by any insurances the coverage of which have been arranged and paid for by the Sellers, then:
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(A)
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provided that
no MOA Termination Event has occurred and is continuing; and
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(B)
|
provided that
the Buyers or such other Indemnitee (if such Indemnitee so requests) is secured to its satisfaction against any other Expense it may incur by virtue of the Sellers exercising such rights of subrogation,
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(d)
|
In connection with the indemnities in favour of any Indemnitee under this Agreement:
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(i)
|
the Buyers will as soon as reasonably practicable notify the Sellers if a claim is made, or if they become aware that a claim may be made against the Buyers or any other Indemnitee which may give rise to Expenses in respect of which the Buyers or any other Indemnitee is or may become entitled to an indemnity under paragraph (a) above;
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(ii)
|
a notification under sub-paragraph (i) above shall give such reasonable details as the Buyers or the other Indemnitee then has regarding the claim or potential claim and any Expenses or potential Expenses.
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(e)
|
The Sellers shall be entitled (subject to the Sellers complying in all respect with their obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and at the Sellers' own costs) to (x) take such lawful and proper actions as the Sellers reasonably deems fit to defend, avoid or mitigate any Expenses, or (y) to take such action in the name of the Buyers or other relevant Indemnitee to defend, avoid or mitigate any Expenses,
provided always that
the Sellers' ability to take action in the name of the Buyers or such other Indemnitee shall be subject to:
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(i)
|
the Buyers or such other Indemnitee first being indemnified to the satisfaction of the Buyers, acting reasonably, against all Expenses incurred and from time to time reasonably anticipated to be incurred in connection therewith;
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(ii)
|
if court proceedings have been commenced against a third party which is not the Buyers nor an Indemnitee, the Buyers shall permit the Sellers to (at the Sellers' own costs) have the full conduct of the court proceedings, or to instigate a counterclaim in the name of the Owners or the relevant Indemnitee, but the Sellers shall (A) consult with the Buyers and keep the Buyers fully informed in relation to their conduct, and (B) give timely notice to the Buyers of any meetings with counsel or attendances at court, and the Buyers, the relevant Indemnitee and their respective officers, directors and advisers shall be entitled to attend any such meetings or court attendances.
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(f)
|
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the indemnities provided by the Sellers in favour of the Buyers shall continue in full force and effect notwithstanding any breach of the terms of this Agreement or termination of this Agreement pursuant to the terms hereof.
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31.
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Calculations and certificates
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(a)
|
In any litigation or arbitration proceedings arising out of or in connection with a Transaction Document, the entries made in the accounts maintained by the Buyers are prima facie evidence of the matters to which they relate.
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(b)
|
Any certification or determination by the Buyers of a rate or amount under any Transaction Document is, in the absence of manifest error, conclusive evidence of the matters to which it relates.
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(c)
|
Any interest, commission or fee accruing under a Transaction Document will accrue from day to day and is calculated on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed and a year of 360 days or, in any case where the practice in the relevant market differs, in accordance with that market practice.
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32.
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Law and jurisdiction
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(a)
|
This Agreement and any non-contractual obligations arising from or in connection with it are in all respects governed by and shall be interpreted in accordance with English law.
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(b)
|
The parties to this Agreement irrevocably agree that the courts of England and Wales are to have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute (i) arising from or in connection with this Agreement or (ii) relating to any non-contractual obligations arising from or in connection with this Agreement and that any proceedings may be brought in those courts.
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(c)
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The parties to this Agreement irrevocably waive any objection which they may now or in the future have to the laying of the venue of any proceedings in any court referred to in this Clause 32, and any claim that those proceedings have been brought in an inconvenient or inappropriate forum, and irrevocably agree that a judgment in any proceedings commenced in any such court shall be conclusive and binding on them and may be enforced in the courts of any other jurisdiction.
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(d)
|
The Sellers hereby appoint Teekay Shipping (UK) Limited of 2nd Floor, 86 Jermyn Street, London SW1Y 6JD, England as their agent for service of process in connection with any suit, action or proceeding which is begun in England and Wales under or in connection with this Agreement.
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(e)
|
The Buyers hereby appoint
SH Process Agent Limited of 1 Finsbury Circus, London, EC2M 7SH, England
, England as their agent for service of process in connection with any suit, action or proceeding which is begun in England and Wales under or in connection with this Agreement.
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i.
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Obligors
|
(a)
|
Constitutional documents
C
opies of the memorandum and articles of association (or equivalent documents) (and all amendments thereto) of each Obligor and any other documents required to be filed or registered or issued under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation to establish its incorporation.
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(b)
|
Written resolutions
C
opies of written resolutions or (as the case may be) resolutions passed at separate meetings, in each case, of the board of directors (or sole member)
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(c)
|
Powers of attorney
If applicable, the original power of attorney of each Obligor under which any document (including the Transaction Documents) are to be executed or transactions undertaken by it.
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(d)
|
Other approvals
If applicable, copies of all governmental and other consents, licences, approvals and authorisations as may be necessary to authorise the performance by each of the Obligors of its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is or (as the case may be) will be a party, and the execution, validity and enforceability of such Transaction Documents.
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(e)
|
Officer's certificates
An original certificate of a duly authorised representative of each Obligor:
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(i)
|
certifying that each copy document relating to it specified in this Part I of Schedule 1 is correct, complete and in full force and effect;
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(ii)
|
setting out the names of the directors, officers and shareholders of that Obligor and the proportion of shares held by each shareholder; and
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(iii)
|
confirming that guaranteeing or securing, as appropriate, the respective indebtedness or obligations would not cause any guarantee, security or similar limit binding on that Obligor to be exceeded.
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ii.
|
Transaction Documents and related documents
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(a)
|
Vessel-related documents
Photocopies, certified as true, accurate and complete by a duly authorised representative of the Sellers, of:
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(i)
|
the Building Contract;
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(ii)
|
the Refund Guarantee;
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(iii)
|
any Sub-Charter;
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(iv)
|
the other Project Documents (other than the Transaction Documents);
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(v)
|
evidence that the Builder has given its written approval to the assignment by the Sellers of the Building Contract pursuant to the Pre-Delivery Assignment; and
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(vi)
|
evidence that each relevant Sub-Charterers have given their written approval to (A) the proposed sale of the Vessel by the Sellers to the Buyers pursuant to this Agreement, and (B) the assignment by the Sellers of the relevant Sub-Charter pursuant to the Charterers' Assignment.
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(b)
|
Transaction Documents
A duly executed original of:
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(i)
|
this Agreement;
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(ii)
|
the Charter;
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(iii)
|
the Quiet Enjoyment Letter; and
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(iv)
|
the Security Documents (other than the Account Pledge and any Managers' Undertaking),
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(c)
|
No disputes
The written confirmation of the Sellers that there is no dispute under any of the Project Documents as between the parties to any such document.
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(d)
|
Sellers' contribution
Evidence of full payment to the Builder of any part of the Contractual Purchase Price which is due and payable on or before the Payment Date and which is not being financed by the Buyers.
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iii.
|
Legal opinions
A legal opinion of the legal advisers to the Buyers in each relevant jurisdiction (including Singapore and (if required by the Buyers) Korea), or confirmation satisfactory to the Buyers that such an opinion will be given.
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iv.
|
Other documents and evidence
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(a)
|
Process agent
Evidence that any process agent appointed under any Transaction Document executed and referred to in paragraph 2(b) (
Transaction Documents
) above has accepted its appointment.
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(b)
|
Other Authorisation
S
uch other Authorisation or other document, opinion or assurance which the Buyers reasonably consider to be necessary in connection with their entry into and performance of the transactions contemplated by any of the Transaction Documents or for the validity and enforceability thereof (including, without limitation in relation to or for the purposes of any financing by the Buyers).
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(c)
|
Fees
An executed original of the Arrangement Fee Letter and evidence that the fees, costs and expenses due from the Sellers to the Buyers under Clauses 10 (
Fees
), 28 (
Taxes, costs and expenses
) and 30 (
Indemnities
) have been paid in accordance with the terms of such Clauses.
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(d)
|
"Know your customer" documents
S
uch documentation and other evidence as is reasonably requested by the Buyers or the Finance Parties in order for the Buyers or the Finance Parties to comply with all necessary "know your customer" or similar identification procedures in relation to the transactions contemplated in the Transaction Documents.
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i.
|
Notice/invoice
The notice and/or invoice issued by the Builder evidencing the obligation of the Sellers to pay the relevant instalment of the Contractual Purchase Price (that corresponds to the relevant Instalment) under the Building Contract on a date no later than the proposed Payment Date as specified in the relevant Payment Notice.
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ii.
|
Sellers' equity contribution
Evidence of full payment to the Builder of any part of the Contractual Purchase Price which is due and payable on or before the Payment Date and which is not being financed by the Buyers.
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iii.
|
Fees
An executed original of the Arrangement Fee Letter and evidence that the fees, costs and expenses due from the Sellers to the Buyers under Clauses 10 (
Fees
), 28 (
Taxes, costs and expenses
) and 30 (
Indemnities
) have been paid in accordance with the terms of such Clauses.
|
i.
|
Officer's certificate
A certificate signed by a duly authorised representative of the Sellers confirming that none of the documents and evidence delivered to the Buyers pursuant to Clauses 8.1 (
Initial conditions precedent
) and 8.2 (
Instalment conditions subsequent
) has been amended, modified or revoked in any way since its delivery to the Buyers.
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ii.
|
Vessel-related documents
|
(a)
|
Title transfer documents
Agreed forms or drafts of the following:
|
(i)
|
the builder's certificate and/or bill of sale transferring title in the Vessel from the Builder;
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(ii)
|
the legal bill(s) of sale recordable in the Buyers' Flag State, transferring title of the Vessel to the Buyers and stating that the Vessel is free from all mortgages, encumbrances and maritime liens or any other debts whatsoever, duly notarially attested and legalised or apostilled, as required by the Flag State;
|
(iii)
|
the Sellers' PDA; and
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(iv)
|
the Builder's PDA.
|
(b)
|
Notice/invoice
The notice and/or invoice issued by the Builder evidencing the obligation of the Sellers to pay (as the context may require):
|
(i)
|
the relevant instalment of the Contractual Purchase Price (that corresponds to the relevant Instalment (other than the Reimbursement Instalment) under the Building Contract; or
|
(ii)
|
the sum that corresponds to the Extra Instalment Amount,
|
(c)
|
Equipment lists
In respect of the Extra Amount Instalment and the Extra Amount Balance Portion, copies of all the equipment lists and invoices from the Builder which relate to and indicate the total costs of the Extra Amount.
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iii.
|
Sellers' equity contribution
Evidence of full payment to the Builder of any part of the Contractual Purchase Price which is due and payable on or before the Payment Date and which is not being financed by the Buyers.
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iv.
|
Transaction Documents
A duly executed original of (a) any Managers' Undertaking, and (b) the Account Pledge, and (c) the notices of assignment of insurances and letters of authority referred to in the Charterers' Assignment in each case together with all other documents required by any of them according to their terms, including, without limitation, all notices of assignment, charge and/or pledge.
|
v.
|
Fees
An executed original of the Arrangement Fee Letter and evidence that the fees, costs and expenses due from the Sellers to the Buyers under Clauses 10 (
Fees
), 28 (
Taxes, costs and expenses
) and 30 (
Indemnities
) have been paid in accordance with the terms of such Clauses.
|
vi.
|
Other Authorisation
Such other Authorisation or other document, opinion or assurance which the Buyers reasonably consider to be necessary in connection with their entry into and performance of the transactions contemplated by any of the Transaction Documents or for the validity and enforceability thereof (including, without limitation in relation to or for the purposes of any financing by the Buyers).
|
1.1.1
|
Vessel-related documents
|
(a)
|
Title transfer documents
Copies of the following duly executed documents:
|
(i)
|
the builder's certificate and/or bill of sale transferring title in the Vessel from the Builder;
|
(ii)
|
the legal bill(s) of sale recordable in the Buyers' Flag State, transferring title of the Vessel to the Buyers and stating that the Vessel is free from all mortgages, encumbrances and maritime liens or any other debts whatsoever, duly notarially attested and legalised or apostilled, as required by the Flag State;
|
(iii)
|
the Sellers' PDA; and
|
(iv)
|
the Builder's PDA.
|
(b)
|
Technical documents
Copies of the following (or provisional versions thereof):
|
(i)
|
the Vessel's current Safety Management Certificate (as such term is defined pursuant to the ISM Code);
|
(ii)
|
the Approved Manager's current Document of Compliance (as such term is defined pursuant to the ISM Code);
|
(iii)
|
the Vessel's current ISSC;
|
(iv)
|
the
Vessel's current IAPPC;
|
(v)
|
the Vessel's current tonnage certificate; and
|
(vi)
|
the
Vessel's classification certificate evidencing that it is free of all recommendations and requirements from the Classification Society,
|
(c)
|
Evidence of Buyers' title
Evidence that any prior registration of the Vessel in the ownership of the Builder and any Encumbrance registered against that ownership have been cancelled (or confirmation from the Builder that there was no such prior registration) and evidence that on the Delivery Date the Vessel will be at least provisionally registered under the Flag State in the ownership of the Buyers.
|
(d)
|
Evidence of insurance
|
(i)
|
Evidence that the Vessel will on the Delivery Date be insured in the manner required by the Transaction Documents.
|
(ii)
|
If required by the Buyers, the written approval of the Insurances by an insurance adviser appointed by the Buyers.
|
1.1.2
|
Other Authorisation
S
uch other Authorisation or other document, opinion or assurance which the Buyers reasonably consider to be necessary in connection with their entry into and performance of the transactions contemplated by any of the Transaction Documents or for the validity and enforceability thereof (including, without limitation in relation to or for the purposes of any financing by the Buyers).
|
1.1.3
|
Conditions precedent under the Charter
Evidence that all the documents and evidence required as conditions precedent under clause 36 (
Conditions precedent and conditions subsequent
) of the Charter have been or will be received by the Buyers (as owners under the Charter) on the Delivery Date.
|
(a)
|
Technical documents
To the extent that any certificate received by the Buyers and referred to in paragraph 1(b) of Part IV (
Delivery Date conditions precedent
) of this Schedule was in provisional form at the time of the receipt, deliver or cause to be delivered to the Buyers the corresponding formal certificate as soon as possible after the Sellers' receipt of the same from the relevant persons, and in any event prior to the expiry of the validity period of such provisional certificate.
|
(b)
|
Evidence of Buyers' title
Within forty-eight (48) hours from the Delivery Date, the transcript of register of the Vessel issued by the registry of ships of the Flag State confirming that the Vessel is permanently registered under that flag in the ownership of the Buyers.
|
(c)
|
Letters of undertaking
Within ten (10) Business Days from the Delivery Date letters of undertaking in respect of the Insurances as required by the Transaction Documents, together with copies of the relevant policies or cover notes or entry certificates in respect of the Insurances duly endorsed with the interest of the Buyers.
|
(d)
|
Acknowledgements
Within ten (10) Business Days from the Delivery Date, acknowledgements of all notices of assignment, charge and/or pledge required pursuant to any Managers' Undertaking, the Account Pledge and
the
Charterers' Assignment.
|
Related Vessel hull number
|
Related Buyers
|
Related Sellers
|
Builder
|
Hull No. 2411
|
Hai Jiao 1603 Limited
|
DSME Hull No. 2411 L.L.C.
|
DSME
|
Hull No.
2416
|
Hai Jiao 1605 Limited
|
DSME Hull No. 2416 L.L.C.
|
DSME
|
Hull No.
2455
|
Hai Jiao 1607 Limited
|
DSME Option Vessel No. 3 L.L.C.
|
DSME
|
To:
|
Hai Jiao 1606 Limited
|
|
|
c/o
ICBC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd.
10/F, Bank of Beijing Building
17(C) Jinrong Street, Xicheng District
Beijing 100033
The People's Republic of China
|
|
From:
|
DSME Option Vessel No. 1 L.L.C.
|
20[●]
|
1.
|
We refer to the MOA. This is a Payment Notice.
|
2.
|
Terms defined in the MOA shall have the same meaning in this Payment Notice unless given a different meaning in this Payment Notice.
|
3.
|
Pursuant to clause 5.2 (
Completion of a Payment Notice
) of the MOA we irrevocably request that you advance US$[●], being the [Second/Third/Fourth/Delivery/Extra Amount/Reimbursement] Instalment in respect of the Vessel, to us on _________ 20[●], which is a Business Day, by paying the advance in accordance with the MOA to the following account:
|
Beneficiary Bank:
|
[●]
|
Swift Code:
|
[●]
|
Account #:
|
[●]
|
Name on Account:
|
[●]
|
4.
|
We warrant that:
|
(a)
|
no Potential MOA Termination Event or MOA Termination Event has occurred or would result from the payment of the [●] Instalment;
|
(b)
|
the Repeating Representations contained in the MOA are true in all material respects on the date of this Payment Notice and the actual date of payment; and
|
(c)
|
none of the parties to either of the Building Contract and the Refund Guarantee is in default under its terms.
|
5.
|
We confirm that there is no dispute under any of the Project Documents, as between the parties to any such document as at the date of this Payment Notice.
|
1.
|
We refer to the MOA and the Charter. This is a Compliance Certificate. Terms defined in the MOA and the Charter (in each case as applicable) have the same meanings when used in this Compliance Certificate unless given a different meaning in this Compliance Certificate.
|
2.
|
We confirm that as at the date as at which the financial statements accompanying this Compliance Certificate were drawn up:
|
(a)
|
the Free Liquidity and Available Credit Lines (in aggregate) were: [●] US Dollars (US$[●]);
|
(b)
|
the Net Debt to Net Debt plus Equity Ratio was not more than [●] per cent. ([●]%); and
|
(c)
|
the Tangible Net Worth was at least [●] US Dollars (US$[●]).
|
Signed: …………………………………..
|
Signed: …………………………………..
|
Authorised Signatory
|
Authorised Signatory
|
32.
|
Definitions
|
(a)
|
the expiration of the Charter Period; and
|
(b)
|
the date on which all money of any nature owed by the Obligors to the Owners under the Transaction Documents or otherwise in connection with the Vessel have been paid in full to the Owners and no obligations of the Obligors of any nature to the Owners or otherwise in connection with the Transaction Documents or with the Vessel remain unperformed or undischarged.
|
(a)
|
the Initial Sub-Charterers;
|
(b)
|
Teekay Shipping Limited;
|
(c)
|
TGP;
|
(d)
|
any other member of the Teekay Group; or
|
(e)
|
any other management company reasonably acceptable to the Owners and appointed by
|
(a)
|
any member of the Teekay Group;
|
(b)
|
STASCO; or
|
(c)
|
any other management company reasonably acceptable to the Owners and appointed by the Charterers for the technical management of the Vessel.
|
Balloon Amount
|
=
|
Notional Balloon Amount
|
x
|
Actual Owners' Cost
|
Notional MOA Purchase Price
|
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|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
the receipt by the Owners of any Hire amount under or in relation to the Transaction Documents on a date other than the relevant Hire Payment Date;
|
(b)
|
the receipt by the Owners of the Early Termination Amount on a day other than the relevant Termination Payment Date; and/or
|
(c)
|
in respect of any other amount payable to the Owners under or in relation to the Transaction Documents, the receipt by the Owners of such amount on a day other than the due date for payment of the sum in question,
|
(a)
|
(in relation to the determination of the Actual Delivery Date) in The Republic of Korea and the Charterers' nominated flag state in respect of the Vessel;
|
(b)
|
(in relation to any date for payment) in New York.
|
(a)
|
in relation to the Charter Guarantor:
|
(i)
|
(where all management powers over the business and affairs of the Charter Guarantor are vested exclusively in its general partner),
|
(A)
|
Teekay GP LLC ceases to be the general partner of the Charter Guarantor; or
|
(B)
|
Teekay Parent ceases to own, directly or indirectly, a minimum of fifty per cent (50%) of the voting rights in Teekay GP LLC; or
|
(ii)
|
(where all management powers over the business and affairs of the Charter Guarantor become vested exclusively in the board of directors of the Charter Guarantor), Teekay Parent ceases to own, directly or indirectly:
|
(A)
|
a minimum of fifty per cent (50%) of the voting rights to elect the members of that board of directors; or
|
(B)
|
the voting rights to elect a minimum of fifty per cent (50%) of the board of directors; and
|
(b)
|
in relation to the Charterers, the Charter Guarantor ceases to be the ninety nine per cent. (99%) legal and beneficial owner of the Charterers (either directly or indirectly),
unless
:
|
(i)
|
after any proposed sale, transfer or disposal of ownership in the Charterers (each such proposed sale, transfer or disposal of ownership shall not be completed unless with the Owners' prior written consent), either:
|
(A)
|
the Charter Guarantor retains at least fifty per cent. (50%) direct or indirect ownership in the membership interests of the Charterers; or
|
(B)
|
the Charter Guarantor retains at least forty-nine per cent. (49%) and Teekay Parent retains at least one per cent. (1%) direct or indirect ownership in the membership interests of the Charterers; and
|
(ii)
|
any purchaser, transferee or recipient of any membership interest in the Charterers (in each case an "
Incoming Guarantor
") has provided in favour of the Security Trustee (in form and substance acceptable to the Security Trustee):
|
(A)
|
either:
|
(1)
|
a guarantee that corresponds to the percentage of its ownership in the membership interest of the Charterers (in each case, an "
Incoming Guarantee
"); or
|
(2)
|
if the proposed Incoming Guarantee offered by an Incoming Guarantor pursuant to (A)(1) above is not acceptable to the Security Trustee, a written confirmation from the Charter Guarantor that the existing guarantee granted provided by the Charter Guarantor pursuant to the Charter Guarantee shall remain and will continue in full force and effect; and
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(B)
|
a pledge over such membership interest of the Charterers.
|
Daily Charter Rate
|
=
|
Notional Daily Charter Rate
|
x
|
Actual Owners' Cost
|
Notional MOA Purchase Price
|
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|
|
|
|
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(a)
|
a material disruption to those payment or communications systems or to those financial markets which are, in each case, required to operate in order for payments to be made in order for the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents to be carried out which disruption is not caused by, and is beyond the control of, any of the Parties; or
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(b)
|
the occurrence of any other event which results in a disruption (of a technical or systems-related nature) to the treasury or payments operations of a Party preventing that, or any other Party:
|
(i)
|
from performing its payment obligations under the Transaction Documents; or
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(ii)
|
from communicating with other Parties in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents,
|
(a)
|
all Hire due and payable, but unpaid, under this Charter up to (and including) the relevant Termination Payment Date together with interest accrued thereon pursuant to paragraph (i) of Clause 40 (
Hire
) from the due date for payment thereof to the date of actual payment;
|
(b)
|
an amount equivalent to the Early Termination Core Amount applicable to each Hire Period, as set out in the Early Termination Core Amount Schedule;
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(c)
|
any other Unpaid Sums due and payable together with interest accrued thereon pursuant to paragraph (i) of Clause 40 (
Hire
) from the due date for payment thereof up to the date of actual payment for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any fees, commissions, costs, disbursements or other expenses incurred by the Owners as a result of the Owners arranging a proposed sale in accordance with Clause 55 (
Sale of Vessel by the Owners
);
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(d)
|
all liabilities, costs and expenses so incurred in recovering possession of, and in repositioning, berthing, insuring and maintaining the Vessel for carrying out any works or modifications required to cause the Vessel to conform with the provisions of Clauses 42 (
Redelivery
) and 43 (
Redelivery conditions
) necessarily incurred by reason of the failure of the Charterers to perform any such action; and
|
(e)
|
any other sums as the Owners may be entitled to under the terms of this Charter, including (but not limited to) any payments referred to in paragraph (a) of Clause 17 (
Indemnity
) and Clause 60 (
Further indemnities
),
|
(a)
|
any release, emission, spill or discharge from the Vessel or into or upon the air, sea, land or soils (including the seabed) or surface water of Environmentally Sensitive Material within or from the Vessel; or
|
(b)
|
any incident in which Environmentally Sensitive Material is released, emitted, spilled or discharged into or upon the air, sea, land or soils (including the seabed) or surface water from a vessel other than the Vessel and which involves a collision between the Vessel and such other vessel or some other incident of navigation or operation, in either case, in connection with which the Vessel is actually or potentially liable to be arrested, attached, detained or injuncted and/or the Vessel and/or any Obligor and/or any operator or manager of the Vessel is at fault or allegedly at fault or otherwise liable to any legal or administrative action; or
|
(c)
|
any other incident in which Environmentally Sensitive Material is released, emitted, spilled or discharged into or upon the air, sea, land or soils (including the seabed) or surface water otherwise than from the Vessel and in connection with which the Vessel is actually or potentially liable to be arrested and/or where any Obligor and/or any operator or manager of the Vessel is at fault or allegedly at fault or otherwise liable to any legal or administrative action, other than in accordance with an Environmental Approval.
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(a)
|
(in respect of any such letter to which the Initial Sub-Charterers would be parties) substantially in the form set out in appendix E (
Provisional
Letter of Quiet Enjoyment
) to the Initial Sub-Charter but always reasonably acceptable to the Charterers and the Finance Parties; or
|
(b)
|
(in respect of any such letter to which any other Sub-Charterers would be parties) in a form reasonably acceptable to the Charterers, such Sub-Charterers and the Finance Parties.
|
(a)
|
moneys borrowed;
|
(b)
|
any amount raised by acceptance under any acceptance credit facility or dematerialised equivalent;
|
(c)
|
any amount raised pursuant to any note purchase facility or the issue of bonds, notes, debentures, loan stock or any similar instrument;
|
(d)
|
the amount of any liability in respect of any lease or hire purchase contract which would, in accordance with GAAP, be treated as a balance sheet liability;
|
(e)
|
receivables sold or discounted (other than any receivables to the extent they are sold on a non-recourse basis);
|
(f)
|
any amount raised under any other transaction (including any forward sale or hire purchase agreement) of a type not referred to in any other paragraph of this definition having the commercial effect of a borrowing;
|
(g)
|
any derivative transaction entered into in connection with protection against or benefit from fluctuation in any rate or price (and, when calculating the value of any derivative transaction, only the marked to market value (or, if any actual amount is due as a result of the termination or close-out of that derivative transaction, that amount) shall be taken into account);
|
(h)
|
any counter-indemnity obligation in respect of a guarantee, indemnity, bond, standby or documentary letter of credit or any other instrument issued by a bank or financial institution; and
|
(i)
|
the amount of any liability in respect of any guarantee or indemnity for any of the items referred to in paragraphs (a) to (h) above.
|
(a)
|
in relation to the first (1
st
) Hire Period only, (i) the Actual Delivery Date, or (as applicable) (ii) the date on which the Hire for that Hire Period is set-off in accordance with paragraph (a) of Clause 40 (
Hire
); and
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(b)
|
in relation to any other Hire Period, the first day of the relevant Hire Period
|
(a)
|
where the relevant Approved Commercial Managers are not members of the Teekay Group, the deed of confirmation executed or to be executed by such Approved Commercial Managers in favour of the Owners; or
|
(b)
|
where the relevant Approved Technical Manager are not members of the Teekay Group, the deed of confirmation executed or to be executed by such Approved Technical Managers in favour of the Owners.
|
(a)
|
the business, financial condition or operations of the Charterers, the Charter Guarantor or the Charter Guarantor Group taken as a whole; or
|
(b)
|
the validity, legality or enforceability of this Charter,
|
(a)
|
lawfully enter into and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is party;
|
(b)
|
ensure the legality, validity, enforceability or admissibility in evidence in England and, if different, its jurisdiction of incorporation, of such Transaction Documents to which it is party; and
|
(c)
|
carry on its business from time to time.
|
(a)
|
any Encumbrance granted by Owners in favour of a Finance Party or Finance Parties; and
|
(b)
|
Encumbrances which arise as a result of:
|
(i)
|
any claim against or affecting the Owners that is not related to, or does not arise directly as a result of, the transactions contemplated by this Charter or any of the other Transaction Documents;
|
(ii)
|
any act or omission of the Owners which is unrelated to or does not arise directly or indirectly as a result of the transaction contemplated by this Charter and the other Transaction Documents;
|
(iii)
|
any Taxes imposed upon the Owners other than those in respect of which the Owners are, or any other Indemnitee is, required to be indemnified against by the Charterers or any other person under this Charter or any other Transaction Documents; or
|
(iv)
|
a breach by the Owners of their obligations under this Charter by virtue of any Owners' Misconduct.
|
(a)
|
with intent to cause damage;
|
(b)
|
with knowledge that damage would probably result; or
|
(c)
|
with reckless disregard as to whether or not damage would result.
|
(a)
|
any Encumbrance created or to be created in accordance with the Security Documents;
|
(b)
|
any liens securing obligations incurred in the ordinary course of trading and/or operating the Vessel and not more than thirty (30) days overdue;
|
(c)
|
any Encumbrance created or to be created by the Owners in favour of the Finance Parties in accordance with the relevant Finance Documents (but subject to any Finance Party Quiet Enjoyment Letter); and
|
(d)
|
any Encumbrance which has the prior written approval of the Owners.
|
(a)
|
the Sole Pledgor; or
|
(b)
|
any other entity which at any time during the Agreement Term is the owner of or may acquire any interests in any membership interest of the Charterers.
|
(a)
|
the Balloon Amount; and
|
(b)
|
all Unpaid Sums due and payable together with interest accrued thereon pursuant to paragraph (i) of Clause 40 (
Hire
) from the due date for payment thereof up to the date of actual payment.
|
(a)
|
in respect of any such letter to which the Initial Sub-Charterers would be parties, such letter shall be based upon the form set out in appendix E (
Provisional
Letter of Quiet Enjoyment
) to the Initial Sub-Charter, but shall incorporate step-in rights granted by the relevant Sub-Charterers in favour of the Owners, and in any event be on terms and conditions that are reasonably acceptable to the Charterers, the Initial Sub-Charterers and the Owners; or
|
(b)
|
in respect of any such letter to which any other Sub-Charterers would be parties, such letter shall be in a form reasonably acceptable to the Charterers, such Sub-Charterers and the Owners.
|
(a)
|
the Account Pledge;
|
(b)
|
the Charter Guarantee;
|
(c)
|
the Charterers' Assignment;
|
(d)
|
the Membership Interests Pledge;
|
(e)
|
each Managers' Undertaking (if any);
|
(f)
|
the Pre-Delivery Assignment;
|
(g)
|
the Security Trust Deed; and
|
(h)
|
any other document that may at any time be executed by any person creating, evidencing or perfecting any Encumbrance to secure all or part of the Obligors' obligations under or in connection with the Transaction Documents,
|
(a)
|
the date which falls on the earlier of:
|
(i)
|
one hundred and eighty (180) days after the date of occurrence of the Total Loss; and
|
(ii)
|
one hundred and twenty (120) months from the Actual Delivery Date,
|
(b)
|
the date on which the Owners receive the Total Loss Proceeds in respect of the Total Loss.
|
(a)
|
the Initial Sub-Charter; and
|
(b)
|
any other charterparty in respect of the Vessel entered into between the Charterers (as disponent owners) and any Sub-Charterers which may have a duration of two (2) years or more (taking into account any option to renew or extend).
|
(a)
|
the Initial Sub-Charterers; and
|
(b)
|
such other sub-charterers proposed by the Charterers (as disponent owners) which are or will be parties to a Sub-Charter.
|
(a)
|
the technical ship management agreement dated 2 December 2014 and executed between (i) STASCO (as technical and crew managers) and (ii) the Charterers (as owners); or
|
(b)
|
such other technical ship management agreement to be executed between such other Approved Technical Managers (as technical managers) and (ii) the Charterers (as disponent owners).
|
(a)
|
in respect of a termination of this Charter in accordance with paragraph (k) of Clause 40 (
Hire
), the date specified in the Termination Notice served on the Charterers pursuant to that Clause;
|
(b)
|
in respect of an early termination of this Charter as a result of the Charterers' exercise of the Purchase Option in accordance with paragraph (a) of Clause 54 (
Purchase Option and early termination, purchase obligation and transfer of title
), the Purchase Option Date;
|
(c)
|
in respect of a Default Termination, the date specified in the Termination Notice served
|
(d)
|
in respect of a Total Loss Termination, the Settlement Date in respect of the Total Loss which gives rise to such Total Loss Termination.
|
(a)
|
actual or constructive or compromised or agreed or arranged total loss of the Vessel;
|
(b)
|
the requisition for title or compulsory acquisition of the Vessel by any government or other competent authority (other than by way of requisition for hire);
|
(c)
|
the capture, seizure, arrest, detention, hijacking, theft, condemnation as prize, confiscation or forfeiture of the Vessel (not falling within paragraph (b) of this definition), unless the Vessel is released and returned to the possession of the Owners or the Charterers
within ninety (90) days after the capture, seizure, arrest, detention, hijacking, theft, condemnation as prize, confiscation or forfeiture in question,
|
33.
|
Interpretations
|
(a)
|
In this Charter, unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to:
|
(i)
|
this Charter include the Schedules hereto and references to Clauses and Schedules are, unless otherwise specified, references to Clauses of and Schedules to this Charter and, in the case of a Schedule, to such Schedule as incorporated in this Charter as substituted from time to time;
|
(ii)
|
any statutory or other legislative provision shall be construed as including any statutory or legislative modification or re-enactment thereof, or any substitution therefor;
|
(iii)
|
the term "
Vessel
" includes any part of the Vessel;
|
(iv)
|
the "
Owners
", the "
Charterers
", the "
Initial Sub-Charterers
", the "
Related Vessel A Charterers
", any "
Obligor
", "
Project Party
", "
Related Owners
", "
Related Charterers
", "
Related Sellers
", "
Related Obligors
", "
Sub-Charterers
" or any other person include any of their respective successors, permitted assignees and permitted transferees;
|
(v)
|
any agreement, instrument or document include such agreement, instrument or document as the same may from time to time be amended, modified, supplemented, novated or substituted;
|
(vi)
|
the "
equivalent
" in one currency (the "
first currency
") as at any date of an amount in another currency (the "
second currency
") shall be construed as a reference to the amount of the first currency which could be purchased with such amount of the second currency at the spot rate of exchange quoted by the Owners at or about 11:00 a.m. two (2) Business Days (being a day other than a Saturday or Sunday on which banks and foreign exchange markets are generally open for business in Beijing) prior to such date for the purpose of the first currency with the second currency for delivery and value on such date;
|
(vii)
|
"
hereof
", "
herein
" and "
hereunder
" and other words of similar import means this Charter as a whole (including the Schedules) and not any particular part hereof;
|
(viii)
|
"
law
" includes common or customary law and any constitution, decree, judgment, legislation, order, ordinance, regulation, rule, statute, treaty or other legislative measure in any jurisdiction or any present or future directive, regulation, request or requirement, or official or judicial interpretation of any of the foregoing, in each case having the force of law and, if not having the force of law, in respect of which compliance is generally customary;
|
(ix)
|
"
month
" means, save as otherwise provided, a period starting on one day in a calendar month and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the next calendar month, except that if there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month in which that period is to end, that period shall end on the last day in that calendar month;
|
(x)
|
the word "
person
" or "
persons
" or to words importing persons include, without limitation, any state, divisions of a state, government, individuals, partnerships, corporations, ventures, government agencies, committees, departments, authorities and other bodies, corporate or unincorporated, whether having distinct legal personality or not;
|
(xi)
|
the "
winding-up
", "
dissolution
", "
administration
", "
liquidation
", "
insolvency
", "
reorganisation
", "
readjustment of debt
", "
suspension of payments
", "
moratorium
" or "
bankruptcy
" (and their derivatives and cognate expressions) of any person shall each be construed so as to include the others and any equivalent or analogous proceedings or event under the laws of any
|
(xii)
|
"
protection and indemnity risks
" means the usual risks covered by a protection and indemnity association which is a member of the International Group of P&I Club, including pollution risks and the proportion (if any) of any sums payable to any other person or persons in case of collision which are not recoverable under the hull and machinery policies by reason of the incorporation in them of clause 6 of the International Hull Clauses (1/11/02 or 1/11/03), clause 8 of the Institute Time Clauses (Hull)(1/10/83) or clause 8 of the Institute Time Clauses (Hulls)(1/11/1995) or the Institute Amended Running Down Clause (1/10/71) or any equivalent provision;
|
(xiii)
|
a Potential Termination Event or Termination Event which is "
continuing
" is a reference to a Potential Termination Event or Termination Event which is not remedied or waived; and
|
(xiv)
|
words denoting the plural number include the singular and vice versa.
|
(b)
|
Headings are for the purpose of reference only, have no legal or other significance, and shall be ignored in the interpretation of this Charter.
|
(c)
|
A time of day (unless otherwise specified) is a reference to Beijing time.
|
34.
|
Background
|
(a)
|
By a memorandum of agreement (the "
MOA
") of even date herewith made between the Owners (as buyers thereunder) and the Sellers (as sellers thereunder), the Owners have agreed to purchase and the Sellers have agreed to sell the Vessel subject to the terms and conditions therein.
|
(b)
|
Accordingly the parties hereby agree that this Charter is subject to the effective transfer of ownership of the Vessel to the Owners pursuant to the MOA.
|
(c)
|
If:
|
(i)
|
the Vessel is not delivered by the Long Stop Date (or such later date as the Owners and Sellers may agree); or
|
(ii)
|
it becomes unlawful for the Owners (as buyers) or the Charterers (as sellers) to perform or comply with any or all of their respective obligations under the MOA or any of the respective obligations of the Owners or the Charterers under the MOA is not or ceases to be legal, valid, binding and enforceable; or
|
(iii)
|
the MOA expires, is cancelled, terminated, rescinded or suspended or otherwise ceases to remain in full force and effect for any reason,
|
(d)
|
At the end of the Charter Period and subject to the Charterers having performed their obligations under the relevant Transaction Documents, it is intended that the Owners shall transfer title in the Vessel to the Charterers and the Charterers shall become the registered owners of the Vessel.
|
35.
|
Pre-delivery and delivery
|
(a)
|
As at the date of this Charter, the Vessel is under construction by the Builder pursuant to the terms of the Building Contract and the Owners have entered into the MOA with the Sellers. The Charterers hereby confirm that they have reviewed, received and agreed to the forms of the Building Contract and the MOA (or copies thereof).
|
(b)
|
The Owners will deliver and the Charterers will take delivery of the Vessel under this Charter immediately, which to the extent possible shall be deemed to take place simultaneously, after (A) the Builder delivers the Vessel to the Sellers under the Building Contract and (B) the Sellers deliver the Vessel to the Owners under and subject to the terms of the MOA upon the Actual Delivery Date, subject to which, the Charterers will accept the Vessel on an "as is where is" basis on delivery under this Charter.
|
(i)
|
If the Sellers are unable to reject the Vessel under the Building Contract, then (A) the Charterers shall in no circumstances be entitled to reject the Vessel under this Charter, and (B) the Owners shall in no circumstances be entitled to reject to the Vessel under the MOA.
|
(ii)
|
Subject to the foregoing, once the Builder has delivered the Vessel and the Sellers have accepted the Vessel under the Building Contract and the Owners (as buyers under the MOA) have accepted the Vessel under the MOA, the Charterers will be deemed to have accepted the Vessel under this Charter with any faults, deficiencies and errors of description.
|
(iii)
|
The Charterers hereby agree that the acceptance by the Sellers of the Vessel under the Building Contract and by the Owners of the Vessel under the MOA shall subject as aforesaid constitute delivery of the Vessel to the Charterers under this Charter but the Owners and the Charterers nevertheless agree to enter into and execute a protocol of delivery and acceptance in respect of this Charter on the Actual Delivery Date.
|
(c)
|
The obligation of the Owners to charter the Vessel to the Charterers pursuant to this Charter shall be subject to the following conditions:
|
(i)
|
no Termination Event or Potential Termination Event having occurred which is continuing on or prior to the date of this Charter or the Actual Delivery Date;
|
(ii)
|
the Repeating Representations being true and correct on the date of this Charter and the Actual Delivery Date;
|
(iii)
|
the Actual Delivery Date falls on or before the Long Stop Date (or such later date as may be agreed between the Owners (as buyers under the MOA) and the Sellers);
|
(iv)
|
the Owners shall have received the documents and evidence referred to in Clause 36 (
Conditions precedent
), in each case in all respects in form and substance satisfactory to it on or before the Actual Delivery Date; and
|
(v)
|
delivery of the Vessel to the Sellers by the Builder under the Building Contract and delivery of the Vessel from the Sellers to the Owners under and subject to the terms of the MOA.
|
(d)
|
Provided that the conditions referred to in paragraph (c) above have been fulfilled or waived to the satisfaction of the Owners (which shall be evidenced in writing by the Owners), the Owners and the Charterers agree that:
|
(i)
|
the Charterers shall, at their own expense, upon the Actual Delivery Date arrange for the Vessel to be registered in the name of the Owners;
|
(ii)
|
the Charterers shall take delivery of the Vessel from the Owners under this Charter (such delivery to be conclusively evidenced by a duly executed PDA) simultaneously with the acceptance of delivery of the Vessel by the Owners from the Sellers pursuant to the MOA;
|
(iii)
|
the Charterers will accept the Vessel:
|
(A)
|
on an "as is where is" basis in exactly the same form and state as the Vessel is delivered by the Sellers to the Owners pursuant to the MOA; and
|
(B)
|
in such form and state with any faults, deficiencies and errors of description;
|
(iv)
|
the acceptance of delivery of the Vessel by the Charterers from the Owners
|
(v)
|
the acceptance by the Charterers (as buyer) of the Vessel under the Building Contract and by the Owners (as buyers) under the MOA shall constitute delivery of the Vessel to the Charterers under this Charter, and the Charterers shall have no right to refuse acceptance of delivery of the Vessel into this Charter and, notwithstanding and without prejudice to the foregoing, the Owners and the Charterers nonetheless agree to enter into and execute the PDA on delivery of the Vessel under this Charter.
|
(e)
|
The Charterers acknowledge and agree that the Owners are not the manufacturer or original supplier of the Vessel which has been purchased by the Owners pursuant to the MOA, and have therefore made no representations or warranties in respect of the Vessel or any part thereof, and hereby waive all their rights in respect of any warranty or condition implied (whether statutory or otherwise) on the part of the Owners and all claims against the Owners howsoever the same might arise at any time in respect of the Vessel, or arising out of the construction, operation or performance of the Vessel and the chartering thereof under this Charter (including, without limitation, in respect of the seaworthiness or otherwise of the Vessel).
|
(f)
|
In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (e) above, the Owners shall be under no liability whatsoever, howsoever arising, in respect of the injury, death, loss, damage or delay of or to or in connection with the Vessel or any person or property whatsoever, whether on board the Vessel or elsewhere, and irrespective of whether such injury, death, loss, damage or delay shall arise from the unseaworthiness of the Vessel. For the purpose of this paragraph (f), "delay" shall include delay to the Vessel (whether in respect of delivery under this Charter or thereafter and any other delay whatsoever).
|
(g)
|
The Owners hereby appoint the Charterers, who hereby accept such appointment, to deal directly, at the Charterers' cost, with the Builder in relation to the guarantee described in article IX.1. (
Guarantee
) of the Building Contract in accordance with the applicable provisions of article IX (
WARRANTY OF QUALITY
) of the Building Contract.
|
(h)
|
The Charterers shall keep the Owners informed about any works required or carried out during any of the period referred to in sub-paragraph (g) above, and send copies of all material correspondence between the Charterers and the Builder in this regard or where such issues relate to works in excess of five hundred thousand US Dollars (US$500,000) to the Owners.
|
36.
|
Conditions precedent
|
(a)
|
an original of each of the following:
|
(i)
|
the duly executed Charter;
|
(ii)
|
the duly executed Security Documents (other than any Managers' Undertaking which, if applicable, shall be provided to the Owners within thirty (30) days from the Actual Delivery Date), the Quiet Enjoyment Letter and, if applicable, any Finance Party Quiet Enjoyment Letter, together with all documents required by any of them; and
|
(b)
|
certified true copies of the constitutional documents (or equivalent documents) (and all amendments thereto) of each Obligor and any other documents required to be filed or registered or issued under the laws of their jurisdiction of incorporation to establish their incorporation;
|
(c)
|
certified true copies of written resolutions or (as the case may be), resolutions passed at separate meetings, in each case, of the board of directors and (if required by any legal advisors to the Owners) shareholders of each Obligor (or its sole member or general partners), evidencing their respective approvals of the Transaction Documents and authorising appropriate officers or attorneys to execute the same and to sign all notices required to be given hereunder or thereunder on their behalf or other evidence of such approvals and authorisations as shall be acceptable to the Owners;
|
(d)
|
if applicable, the original power of attorney of each Obligor under which any documents (including the Transaction Documents) are to be executed or transactions undertaken by that party;
|
(e)
|
a list specifying the directors and officers of each Obligor;
|
(f)
|
if applicable, copies of all governmental and other consents, licences, approvals and authorisations as may be necessary to authorise the performance by each Obligor of its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, and the execution, validity and enforceability of such Transaction Documents;
|
(g)
|
a copy of the following:
|
(i)
|
the duly executed MOA;
|
(ii)
|
the duly executed Commercial Management Agreement and Technical Management Agreement;
|
(iii)
|
the duly executed Project Documents (other than the Transaction Documents);
|
(iv)
|
the Vessel's declaration of warranty evidencing that the Vessel is free from any registered Encumbrance other than by the Owners;
|
(v)
|
the Vessel's current Safety Management Certificate;
|
(vi)
|
the current Document of Compliance of each of the Approved Technical Managers;
|
(vii)
|
the Vessel's current ISSC;
|
(viii)
|
the Vessel's current IAPPC; and
|
(ix)
|
the Vessel's classification certificate evidencing that it is free of all overdue recommendations and requirements from the Classification Society (or evidence that such certificate will be provided on or before the Actual Delivery Date),
|
(h)
|
evidence that:
|
(i)
|
all the conditions precedents under clause 8 (
Conditions precedent and subsequent
) (other than clause 8.5 (
Conditions subsequent
)) of the MOA have been satisfied by the Sellers or, in the Owners' opinion, will be satisfied by the Sellers on the Actual Delivery Date; and
|
(ii)
|
the Vessel is insured in the manner required by the Transaction Documents, together with the written approval of the Insurances (in the form of an insurance opinion) by an insurance adviser appointed by the Owners;
|
(i)
|
evidence that the fees, costs and expenses then due from the Charterers pursuant to Clauses 57 (
Fees and expenses
) and 60 (
Further indemnities
) have been or will be paid on or by the Actual Delivery Date;
|
(j)
|
a legal opinion issued by legal advisers to the Owners in the following jurisdictions, each in form and substance satisfactory to and agreed by the Owners prior to the Actual Delivery Date (or confirmation satisfactory to the Owners that such an opinion will be given):
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(i)
|
England and Wales;
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(ii)
|
Singapore;
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(iii)
|
New York; and
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(iv)
|
The Republic of the Marshall Islands;
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(k)
|
such other Authorisation or other document, opinion or assurance which the Owners reasonably consider to be necessary in connection with their entry into and performance of the transactions contemplated by any of the Transaction Documents or for the validity and enforceability thereof (including, without limitation in relation to or for the purposes of any financing by the Owners);
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(l)
|
evidence that any process agent referred to in paragraph (d) of Clause 76 (
Law and jurisdiction
) and any process agent appointed under any Security Document executed pursuant to paragraph (a) above has accepted its appointment;
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(m)
|
such documentation and other evidence as is reasonably requested by the Owners in order for the Owners to comply with all necessary "know your customer" or similar identification procedures in relation to the transactions contemplated in the Transaction Documents; and
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(n)
|
evidence (in the form of a commercial invoice to be issued by the Builder) that an amount equal to the difference between the Contractual Purchase Price and the Actual Owners' Costs has been or will be paid by the Sellers to the Builder.
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37.
|
Bunkers and luboils
|
(a)
|
At delivery the Charterers shall take over all bunkers, lubricating oil, hydraulic oil, greases, water and unbroached stores and provisions in the Vessel without cost since these have remained the property of the Charterers (as sellers) under the MOA.
|
(b)
|
To the extent that Clause 42 (
Redelivery
) applies, at redelivery the Owners shall take over and pay for all bunkers, unused lubricating oil, hydraulic oil, greases, water and unbroached provisions and other consumable stores in the said Vessel at cost.
|
38.
|
Further maintenance and operation
|
(a)
|
The good commercial maintenance practice under Clause 10 (
Maintenance and Operation
) (Part II) of this Charter shall be deemed to include:
|
(i)
|
the maintenance and operation of the Vessel by the Charterers in accordance with:
|
(A)
|
the relevant regulations, requirements and recommendations of the Classification Society;
|
(B)
|
the relevant regulations, requirements and recommendations of the country and flag of the Vessel's registry;
|
(C)
|
any applicable IMO regulations (including but not limited to the ISM Code, the ISPS Code and MARPOL);
|
(D)
|
all other applicable regulations, requirements and recommendations; and
|
(E)
|
the operations and maintenance manuals of the Charterers or of the relevant Sub-Charterers;
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(ii)
|
the maintenance and operation of the Vessel by the Charterers taking into account:
|
(A)
|
engine manufacturers' recommended maintenance and service schedules;
|
(B)
|
builder's operations and maintenance manuals; and
|
(iii)
|
recommended maintenance and service schedules of all installed equipment and
|
(b)
|
In addition to the above, the Charterers covenant with the Owners to arrange online access to class records for the Owners as available to the Charterers.
|
(c)
|
Any equipment that is found not to be required on board as a result of regulation or operational experience is either to be removed at the Charterers expense or to be maintained in operable condition.
|
(d)
|
The title to any equipment (or part thereof):
|
(i)
|
placed on board as a result of operational requirements of the Charterers shall automatically be deemed to belong to the Owners (unless hired from a third party) immediately upon such placement, and such equipment may only be removed: (A) with the Owners' prior written consent, (B) at the Charterers' own expense, and (C) without damage to the Vessel; and
|
(ii)
|
replaced, renewed or substituted shall remain with the Owners until the part or equipment which replaced it or the new or substitute part or equipment becomes property of the Owners.
|
(e)
|
Without prejudice to any other provisions under this Charter, the Charterers shall maintain, use and operate the Vessel with reasonable care as if the Charterers were the owner of the same.
|
39.
|
Structural changes and alterations
|
(a)
|
Unless required by the Classification Society, compulsory legislation or pursuant to the terms of any Sub-Charter, the Charterers may make structural changes in the Vessel or changes in the machinery, engines, appurtenances or spare parts thereof without in each instance first securing the Owners' consent if the following conditions are satisfied:
|
(i)
|
any such changes do not have a material adverse effect on the Vessel's certification or the Vessel's fitness for purpose;
|
(ii)
|
none of such changes will materially diminish the value of the Vessel and/or have a material adverse effect on the safety, performance, value or marketability of the Vessel;
|
(iii)
|
the Charterers shall bear all time, costs and expenses in relation to any such changes; and
|
(iv)
|
the Charterers shall furnish the Owners with:
|
(A)
|
copies of all plans in relation to such changes;
|
(B)
|
if applicable, confirmation from the Classification Society that such changes will not adversely affect the class of the Vessel, provided always that such Classification Society agrees to issue such confirmation; and
|
(C)
|
two (2) Valuation Reports (at the Charterers' cost) on the Market Value of the Vessel after the implementation of such changes if, in the opinion of the Owners (acting reasonably), such changes are of a material nature that may affect the Vessel's Market Value.
|
(b)
|
Upon the occurrence of any Termination Event which is continuing, if the Owners decide to retake possession of the Vessel, the Charterers shall at their expense restore the Vessel to its former condition unless the changes made are carried out:
|
(i)
|
to improve the performance, operation or marketability of the Vessel; or
|
(ii)
|
as a result of a regulatory compliance.
|
(c)
|
Any improvement, structural changes or new equipment becoming necessary for the continued operation of the Vessel by reason of new class requirements or by compulsory legislation shall be for the Charterers' account and the Charterers shall not have any right to recover from the Owners any part of the cost for such improvements, changes or new equipment either during the Charter Period or, to the extent that Clause 42 (
Redelivery
) applies, at redelivery of the Vessel. The Charterers shall give written notice to the Owners of any such improvement, structural changes or new equipment.
|
40.
|
Hire
|
(a)
|
In consideration of the Owners' agreement to charter the Vessel to the Charterers pursuant
|
(i)
|
paid by the Charterers no later than five (5) Business Days prior to the Actual Delivery Date; or
|
(ii)
|
if not paid by the Charterers in accordance with sub-paragraph (a)(i) above, then set-off, on the Actual Delivery Date, against the amount of the Actual Owners' Costs due from the Owners (as buyers) to the Charterers (as sellers) pursuant to and in accordance with clause 3.3 (
Hire and partial set-off of Reimbursement Instalment
) of the MOA.
|
(b)
|
Save for the Hire for the first Hire Period (which shall either be paid or set-off (as applicable) on the applicable date in accordance with paragraph (a) above), all payments of Hire shall be paid in advance on each Hire Payment Date (Beijing time) (in respect of which time is of the essence).
|
(c)
|
Any payment provided herein due on any day which is not a Business Day shall be payable on the immediately following Business Day.
|
(d)
|
All payments under this Charter shall be made to the following account (or such other account as the Owners may after the date of this Agreement from time to time upon reasonable notice notify the Charterers) for credit to the account of the Owners:
|
(e)
|
Following delivery of the Vessel to, and acceptance by, the Charterers under this Charter, the Charterers' obligation to pay Hire in accordance with this Clause 40 shall be absolute irrespective of any contingency whatsoever including but not limited to:
|
(i)
|
any set-off (save as permitted under paragraph (a) above), counterclaim, recoupment, defence or other right which the Charterers may have against the Owners, the Finance Parties or any other third party;
|
(ii)
|
any unavailability of the Vessel, for any reason, including but not limited to seaworthiness, condition, design, operation, merchantability or fitness for use or purpose of the Vessel or any apparent or latent defects in the Vessel or its machinery and equipment or the ineligibility of the Vessel for any particular use or trade or for registration of documentation under the laws of any relevant jurisdiction or lack of registration or the absence or withdrawal of any consent required under the applicable law of any relevant jurisdiction for the ownership, chartering, use or operation of the Vessel or any damage to the Vessel;
|
(iii)
|
any failure or delay on the part of either party to this Charter, whether with or without fault on its part, in performing or complying with any of the terms, conditions or other provisions of this Charter;
|
(iv)
|
any insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganisation, arrangement, readjustment of debt, dissolution, administration, liquidation or similar proceedings by or against the Owners or the Charterers or any change in the constitution of the Owners or the Charterers;
|
(v)
|
any invalidity or unenforceability or lack of due authorisation of or any defect in this Charter;
|
(vi)
|
any other cause which would but for this provision have the effect of terminating or in any way affecting the obligations of the Charterers hereunder,
|
(f)
|
All payments of Hire and all other Unpaid Sums to the Owners pursuant to this Charter and the other relevant Transaction Documents shall be made in immediately available funds in US Dollars, free and clear of, and without deduction for or on account of, any Taxes (other than a FATCA Deduction).
|
(g)
|
In the event that the Charterers are required by any law or regulation to make any deduction or withholding (other than a FATCA Deduction) on account of any taxes which arise as a consequence of any payment due under this Charter, then:
|
(i)
|
the Charterers shall notify the Owners promptly after they become aware of such requirement;
|
(ii)
|
the Charterers shall remit the amount of such taxes to the appropriate taxation authority within three (3) Business Days or any other applicable shorter time limits and in any event prior to the date on which penalties attach thereto; and
|
(iii)
|
such payment shall be increased by such amount as may be necessary to ensure that the Owners receive a net amount which, after deducting or withholding such taxes, is equal to the full amount which the Owners would have received had such payment not been subject to such taxes.
|
(h)
|
The Charterers shall forward to the Owners evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Owners that any such taxes have been remitted to the appropriate taxation authority within thirty (30) days of the expiry of any time limit within which such taxes must be so remitted or, if earlier, the date on which such taxes are so remitted.
|
(i)
|
Subject to sub-paragraph (a)(i) of Clause 51 (
Termination Events
), if the Charterers fail to pay any amount payable by it under a Transaction Document on its due date, interest shall accrue on a daily basis on the Unpaid Sum from the due date up to the date of actual payment (both before and after judgment) at a rate which is five per cent. (5.00%) per annum over the amount of such Unpaid Sum for the period of such non-payment. Any interest accruing under this paragraph (i) shall be immediately payable by the Charterers on demand by the Owners. Default interest (if unpaid) arising on an Unpaid Sum will be compounded with the Unpaid Sum at the end of each period selected by the Owners but will remain immediately due and payable.
|
(j)
|
In the event that this Charter is terminated for whatever reason, the Charterers' obligation to pay Hire and such other Unpaid Sum which (in each case) has accrued due before, and which remains unpaid, at the date of such termination shall continue notwithstanding such termination.
|
(k)
|
In the event that it becomes unlawful or it is prohibited for either the Owners or the Charterers to charter the Vessel pursuant to this Charter, then the Owners and Charterers, if such new or changed law or regulation or such interpretation or application permit, shall notify the other party of the relevant event and negotiate in good faith for a period of thirty (30) days (or such longer period as may be agreed by the Owners (acting reasonably)) from the date of the receipt of the relevant notice by the other party to agree an alternative. If such agreement is not reached within such thirty (30)-day or longer period, the Charterers agree that, in such circumstances, the Owners shall have the right to terminate this Charter by delivering to the Charterers a Termination Notice specifying a Termination Payment Date that falls, to the extent permitted by law, no earlier than thirty (30) days after the date of such Termination Notice, whereupon the Charterers shall be obliged to pay to the Owners the Early Termination Amount in accordance with paragraph (d) of Clause 51 (
Termination Events
) and/or such other terms and conditions as may be specified in such Termination Notice.
|
(l)
|
Subject to paragraph (n) below, the Charterers shall, within three (3) Business Days of a demand by the Owners, pay to the Owners the amount of any Increased Costs incurred by the Owners as a result of (i) the introduction of or any change in (or in the interpretation, administration or application of) any law or regulation made after the date of this Charter, or (ii) compliance with any law or regulation made after the date of this Charter, or (iii) the implementation or application of or compliance with Basel III, CRR or CRD-IV or any other law or regulation which implements Basel III, CRR or CRD-IV (whether such implementation, application or compliance is by a government, regulator or the Owners) made after the date of this Charter.
|
(i)
|
"
Basel III
" means:
|
(A)
|
the agreements on capital requirements, a leverage ratio and liquidity standards contained in "Basel III: A global regulatory framework for more resilient banks and banking systems", "Basel III: International framework for liquidity risk measurement, standards and monitoring" and "Guidance for national authorities operating the countercyclical capital buffer" published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in December 2010, each as amended, supplemented or restated;
|
(B)
|
the rules for global systemically important banks contained in "Global systemically important banks: assessment methodology and the additional loss absorbency requirement - Rules text" published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in November 2011, as amended, supplemented or restated; and
|
(C)
|
any further guidance or standards published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision relating to "Basel III".
|
(ii)
|
"CRD IV
" means Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on access to the activity of credit institutions and the prudential supervision of credit institutions and investment firms, amending Directive 2002/87/EC and repealing Directives 2006/48/EC and 2006/49/EC, as amended, supplemented or restated.
|
(iii)
|
"CRR
" means Regulation EU No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms and amending Regulation EU No 648/2012, as amended, supplemented or restated.
|
(iv)
|
"
Increased Costs
" means:
|
(A)
|
a reduction in the rate of return from the Hire or on the Owners' overall capital;
|
(B)
|
an additional or increased cost; or
|
(C)
|
a reduction of any amount due and payable under any Transaction Document,
|
(m)
|
The Owners shall notify the Charterers of any claim arising from paragraph (l) above (and of the event giving rise to such claim). The Owners shall, as soon as practicable after having made a demand in respect of such claim, provide a certificate confirming the amount of its Increased Costs.
|
(n)
|
Paragraph (l) above does not apply to the extent any Increased Costs is:
|
(i)
|
compensated for by a payment made under sub-paragraph (g)(iii) above; or
|
(ii)
|
attributable to a FATCA Deduction required to be made by either Party, an Obligor or a Finance Party (if applicable); or
|
(iii)
|
attributable to the wilful breach by the Owners of any law or regulation; or
|
(iv)
|
attributable to the implementation or application of, or compliance with, the "International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards, a Revised Framework" published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in June 2004 in the form existing on the date of this Charter (but excluding any amendment arising out of Basel III) ("
Basel II
") or any other law or regulation which implements Basel II (whether such implementation, application or compliance is by a government, regulator or the Owners).
|
(o)
|
The Charterers shall, within three (3) Business Days of demand by the Owners, pay to the Owners their Break Costs.
|
41.
|
Insurance
|
(a)
|
During the Agreement Term, the Charterers shall at their expense keep the Vessel insured against fire and usual marine risks (including hull and machinery and excess risks), oil pollution liability risks, war (including, if applicable, "War Risks" as defined in paragraph (a) of Clause 26 (
War
)) and protection and indemnity risks (and any risks against which it is compulsory to insure for the operation for the Vessel):
|
(i)
|
in US Dollars; and
|
(ii)
|
in such market and on such terms as are customary for owners of similar tonnage.
|
(b)
|
Such insurances shall be arranged by the Charterers to protect the interests of the Owners, the Charterers and (if any) the mortgagee of the Vessel or such other relevant Finance Party, and the Charterers shall be at liberty to protect under such insurances the interests of any Approved Commercial Managers or Approved Technical Managers.
|
(c)
|
Insurance policies shall cover the Owners, the Charterers and (if any) the Finance Parties according to their respective interests. Subject to the approval of the Owners (acting on the instructions or with the approval of the Finance Parties (in each case if applicable)) and the insurers, the Charterers shall effect all insured repairs and shall undertake settlement and reimbursement from the insurers of all costs in connection with such repairs as well as insured charges, expenses and liabilities to the extent of coverage under the insurances herein provided for, provided that the aforementioned consent from the Owners will not be required for emergency repairs that are required to be carried out to enable the Charterers to continue to utilise the Vessel in accordance with this Charter.
|
(d)
|
The Charterers shall also remain responsible for and to effect repairs and settlement of costs and expenses incurred thereby in respect of all other repairs not covered by the insurances and/or not exceeding any possible franchise(s) or deductibles provided for in the insurances.
|
(e)
|
The Charterers shall arrange that, at any time during the Agreement Term, the hull and machinery and war risks insurance shall be in an amount not less than the greater of:
|
(i)
|
an amount which equals one hundred and ten per cent. (110%) of the then current Early Termination Amount (as if there were an early termination of this Charter at that time); and
|
(ii)
|
the current Market Value of the Vessel.
|
(f)
|
The Vessel shall be entered in a P&I Club which is a member of the International Group Association on customary terms and shall be covered against liability for pollution claims in an amount not less than one thousand million US Dollars (US$1,000,000,000). All insurances shall include customary protection in favour of the Owners and (if any) the Finance Parties as notice of cancellation and exclusion from liability for premiums or calls.
|
(g)
|
The Charterers:
|
(i)
|
undertake to place the Insurances in such markets, in such currency, on such terms and conditions, and with such brokers, underwriters and associations as
|
(ii)
|
shall not alter the terms of any of the Insurances nor allow any person to be co-assured (other than any Approved Commercial Managers or Approved Technical Managers which are Teekay Shipping Limited, TGP or another member of the Teekay Group who has provided a co-assured undertaking in form and substance satisfactory to the Owners) under any of the Insurances without the prior written consent of the Owners (unless such co-assured person (other than any Approved Commercial Managers or Approved Technical Managers which are Teekay Shipping Limited, TGP or another member of the Teekay Group) has provided a co-assured undertaking in form and substance satisfactory to the Owners) and, if applicable, the Finance Parties, and will supply the Owners and, if applicable, the Finance Parties from time to time on request with such information as the Owners and, if applicable, any Finance Party may in their discretion reasonably require with regard to the Insurances and the brokers, underwriters or associations through or with which the Insurances are placed; and
|
(iii)
|
shall reimburse the Owners and/or (if applicable) any Finance Party on demand for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Owners and/or such Finance Party in obtaining a report on the adequacy of the Insurances from an insurance adviser instructed by the Owners and/or such Finance Party, where such report was obtained (A) on or around the Actual Delivery Date, and (B) where the Owners reasonably determine that there have been material changes in the requirement to insure the Vessel.
|
(h)
|
The Charterers undertake duly and punctually to pay all premiums, calls and contributions, and all other sums at any time payable in connection with the Insurances, and, at their own expense, to arrange and provide any guarantees from time to time required by any protection and indemnity or war risks association. From time to time upon the Owners' request, the Charterers shall provide the Owners and/or such Finance Party with (i) copies of all invoices issued by the brokers, underwriters or associations in respect of such premiums calls, contributions and other sums, and (ii) evidence satisfactory to the Owners and/or such Finance Party that such premiums, calls, contributions and other sums have been duly and punctually paid; that any such guarantees have been duly given; and that all declarations and notices required by the terms of any of the Insurances to be made or given by or on behalf of the Charterers to brokers, underwriters or associations have been duly and punctually made or given.
|
(i)
|
The Charterers will comply in all respects with all terms and conditions of the Insurances and will make all such declarations to brokers, underwriters and associations as may be required to enable the Vessel to operate in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Insurances. The Charterers will not do, nor permit to be done, any act, nor make, nor permit to be made, any omission, as a result of which any of the Insurances may become liable to be suspended, cancelled or avoided, or may become unenforceable, or as a result of which any sums payable under or in connection with any of the Insurances may be reduced or become liable to be repaid or rescinded in whole or in part. In particular, but without limitation, the Charterers will not permit the Vessel to be employed other than in conformity with the Insurances without first taking out additional insurance cover in respect of that employment in all respects to the satisfaction of the Owners and, if applicable, the Finance Parties, and the Charterers will promptly notify the Owners and, if applicable, the Finance Parties of any new requirement imposed by any broker, underwriter or association in relation to any of the Insurances.
|
(j)
|
The Charterers will, no later than seven (7) days (or, in the case of protection and indemnity risks, no later than one (1) day) before the expiry of any of the Insurances renew them and shall as soon as reasonably thereafter (but in any event within fifteen (15) days after the relevant renewals) give the Owners and, if applicable, the Finance
|
(k)
|
The Charterers shall deliver to the Owners (upon the Owners' request) and, if applicable, the Finance Parties (upon their request) copies (and, if required by the Owners, the originals) of all policies, certificates of entry (endorsed with the appropriate loss payable clauses as may be required by the Owners and the Finance Parties from time to time) and other documents relating to the Insurances (including, without limitation, receipts for premiums, calls or contributions) and shall procure that letters of undertaking (in such form as are customary for the market) shall be issued to the Owners and, if applicable, the Finance Parties by the brokers through which the Insurances are placed (or, in the case of protection and indemnity or war risks associations, by their managers). If the Vessel is at any time during the Agreement Term insured under any form of fleet cover, the Charterers shall procure that those letters of undertaking contain confirmation that the brokers, underwriters or association (as the case may be) will not set off claims relating to the Vessel against premiums, calls or contributions in respect of any other vessel or other insurance, and that the insurance cover of the Vessel will not be cancelled by reason of non-payment of premiums, calls or contributions relating to any other vessel or other insurance. Failing receipt of those confirmations, the Charterers will instruct the brokers, underwriters or association concerned to issue a separate policy or certificate for the Vessel in the sole name of the Charterers or of the Charterers' brokers as agents for the Charterers.
|
(l)
|
The Charterers shall promptly provide the Owners with full information regarding any casualty or other accident or damage to the Vessel, including, without limitation, any communication with all parties involved in case of a claim under any of the Insurances, unless the Charterers reasonably expect the cost of the claim no to exceed the Major Casualty Amount.
|
(m)
|
The Charterers agree that, at any time after the occurrence of a Termination Event which is continuing, the Owners and, if applicable, the Finance Parties shall be entitled to collect, sue for, recover and give a good discharge for all claims in respect of any of the Insurances; to pay collecting brokers the customary commission on all sums collected in respect of those claims; to compromise all such claims or refer them to arbitration or any other form of judicial or non-judicial determination; and otherwise to deal with such claims in such manner as the Owners and, if applicable, the Finance Parties shall in their discretion think fit.
|
(n)
|
Whether or not a Termination Event shall have occurred, the proceeds of any claim under any of the Insurances in respect of a Total Loss shall be paid and applied in accordance with Clause 56 (
Total Loss
).
|
(o)
|
|
(i)
|
The Owners agree that any amounts which may become due under any protection and indemnity entry or insurance shall be paid to the Charterers to reimburse the Charterers for, and in discharge of, the loss, damage or expense in respect of which they shall have become due, unless, at the time the amount in question becomes due, a Termination Event shall have occurred and is continuing, in which event the Owners shall be entitled to receive the amounts in question and to apply them either in reduction of the Early Termination Amount owed by the Charterers pursuant to paragraph (d) of Clause 51 (
Termination Events
) or, at the option of the Owners, to the discharge of the liability in respect of which they were paid.
|
(ii)
|
Without prejudice to the forgoing and subject to the terms of the Finance Documents (if any), all other claims in relation to the Insurances (other than in respect of a Total Loss), shall, unless and until the occurrence of a Termination Event which is continuing, in which event all claims under the relevant policy shall be payable directly to the Owners, be payable as follows:
|
(A)
|
a claim in respect of any one casualty where the aggregate claim against all insurers does not exceed the Major Casualty Amount, prior to adjustment for any franchise or deductible under the terms of the relevant policy, shall be paid directly to the Charterers (as agent for the Owners) for the repair, salvage or other charges involved or as a reimbursement if the Charterers fully repaired the damage to the satisfaction of the Owners and paid all of the salvage or other charges;
|
(B)
|
a claim in respect of any one casualty where the aggregate claim against all insurers exceeds the Major Casualty Amount prior to adjustment for any franchise or deductible under the terms of the relevant policy shall be payable directly to the Owners unless the Owners have, by prior written consent, agreed for such claim to be paid to the Charterers as and when the Vessel is restored to her former state and condition and the liability in respect of which the insurance loss is payable is discharged, and provided that the insurers may with such consent make payment on account of repairs in the course of being effected.
|
(p)
|
The Charterers shall not settle, compromise or abandon any claim under or in connection with any of the Insurances (other than a claim of less than the Major Casualty Amount arising other than from a Total Loss) without the prior written consent of the Owners and, if applicable, the Finance Parties.
|
(q)
|
If the Charterers fail to effect or keep in force the Insurances, the Owners may (but shall not be obliged to) effect and/or keep in force such insurances on the Vessel and such entries in protection and indemnity or war risks associations as the Owners in their discretion consider desirable, and the Owners may (but shall not be obliged to) pay any unpaid premiums, calls or contributions. The Charterers will reimburse the Owners from time to time on demand for all such premiums, calls or contributions paid by the Owners, together with interest calculated in accordance with paragraph (i) of Clause 40 (
Hire
) from the date of payment by the Owners until the date of reimbursement.
|
(r)
|
The Charterers shall comply strictly with the requirements of any legislation relating to pollution or protection of the environment which may from time to time be applicable to the Vessel in any jurisdiction in which the Vessel shall trade and in particular the Charterers shall comply strictly with the requirements of the United States Oil Pollution Act 1990 (the "
Act
") if the Vessel is to trade in the United States of America and Exclusive Economic Zone (as defined in the Act). Before any such trade is commenced and during the entire period during which such trade is carried on, the Charterers shall:
|
(i)
|
pay any additional premiums required to maintain protection and indemnity cover for oil pollution up to the limit available to the Charterers for the Vessel in the market; and
|
(ii)
|
make all such quarterly or other voyage declarations as may from time to time be required by the Vessel's protection and indemnity association in order to maintain such cover; and
|
(iii)
|
submit the Vessel to such additional periodic, classification, structural or other surveys which may be required by the Vessel's protection and indemnity insurers to maintain cover for such trade; and
|
(iv)
|
implement any recommendations contained in the reports issued following the surveys referred to in sub-paragraph (r)(iii) above within the relevant time limits; and
|
(v)
|
in addition to the foregoing (if such trade is in the United States of America and Exclusive Economic Zone):
|
(A)
|
obtain and retain a certificate of financial responsibility under the Act in form and substance satisfactory to the United States Coast Guard and upon request provide the Owners with evidence of the same; and
|
(B)
|
procure that the protection and indemnity insurances do not contain a
|
(C)
|
comply strictly with any operational or structural regulations issued from time to time by any relevant authorities under the Act so that at all times the Vessel falls within the provisions which limit strict liability under the Act for oil pollution.
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(s)
|
The Owners shall be at liberty to, in relation to the Vessel, take out an Innocent Owners' Interest Insurance on such terms and conditions as the Owners may from time to time decide. The Charterers shall from time to time upon the Owners' demand reimburse the Owners for all costs, premiums and expenses paid or incurred by the Owners in connection with such Innocent Owners' Interest Insurance, but only to the extent corresponding to an Owners' Interest Insurance for an amount not exceeding one hundred and ten per cent. (110%) of the then current Early Termination Amount.
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(t)
|
Any Finance Party shall be at liberty to take out a Mortgagees' Interest Insurance in relation to the Vessel on such terms and conditions as that Finance Party may from time to time decide. The Charterers shall from time to time upon the Owners' demand reimburse the Owners for all costs, premiums and expenses paid or incurred by the Owners or that Finance Party in connection with such Mortgagees' Interest Insurance, but only to the extent corresponding to a Mortgagee's Interest Insurance for an amount not exceeding one hundred and ten per cent. (110%) of the amount then outstanding under any loan made available by the Finance Parties pursuant to any Finance Documents.
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(u)
|
The Owners shall be at liberty to, in relation to the Vessel, take out freight, demurrage and defence cover on such terms and conditions as the Owners may from time to time decide. The Charterers shall from time to time upon the Owners' demand reimburse the Owners for all costs, premiums and expenses paid or incurred by the Owners in connection with such cover, but only to the extent corresponding to such cover for an amount not exceeding one hundred and ten per cent (110%) of the then current Early Termination Amount.
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42.
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Redelivery
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43.
|
Redelivery conditions
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(a)
|
In addition to what has been agreed in Clauses 15 (
Redelivery
) (Part II) and 42 (
Redelivery
), the condition of the Vessel shall at redelivery be as follows:
|
(i)
|
the Vessel shall be free of any overdue class and statutory recommendations affecting its trading certificates;
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(ii)
|
the Vessel must be redelivered with all equipment and spares or replacement items listed in the delivery inventory carried out pursuant to Clause 9 (
Inventories, Oil and Stores
) (Part II) and any spare parts on board or on order for any equipment installed on the Vessel following delivery (provided that any such items which are on lease or hire purchase shall be replaced with items of an equivalent standard and condition fair wear and tear excepted); all records, logs, plans, operating manuals and drawings, spare parts on board shall be
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(iii)
|
the Vessel must be redelivered with all national and international trading certificates and hull/machinery survey positions for both class and statutory surveys free of any overdue recommendation and qualifications valid and un-extended for a period of at least three (3) months beyond the redelivery date;
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(iv)
|
all of the Vessel's ballast tank coatings to be maintained in "Fair" (as such term (or its equivalent) may be defined and/or interpreted in the relevant survey report) condition as appropriate for the Vessel's age at the time of redelivery, fair wear and tear excepted;
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(v)
|
the Vessel shall have passed any flag or class surveys or inspections due within three (3) months after the date of redelivery and have its continuous survey system up to date;
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(vi)
|
the Vessel must be re-delivered with accommodation and common spaces for crew and officers substantially in the same condition as at the Actual Delivery Date, free of damage over and above fair wear and tear, clean and free of infestation and odours; with cargo spaces generally fit to carry the cargoes originally designed and intended for the Vessel; with main propulsion equipment, auxiliary equipment, cargo handling equipment, navigational equipment, etc., in such operating condition as provided for in this Charter;
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(vii)
|
the Vessel shall be free and clear of all liens (other than any Permitted Encumbrance);
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(viii)
|
the condition of the cargo holds to be in accordance with the maintenance regime undertaken by the Charterers during the Charter Period since delivery with allowance for legitimate cargoes carried since the last major maintenance programme;
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(ix)
|
at the costs and expenses of the Charterers, a final joint report from the surveyors appointed by the Owners and the Charterers respectively shall be carried out as to the condition of the Vessel and a list of agreed deficiencies if any shall be drawn up;
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(x)
|
the anti-fouling coating system applied at the last scheduled dry-docking shall be in accordance with prevailing regulations at the time of application;
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(xi)
|
the funnel markings and name (unless being maintained by the Owner following redelivery) shall be painted out by the Charterers; and
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(xii)
|
recently taken lube oil samples for all major machinery shall be made available within one (1) week of redelivery and results forwarded to Owners' technical management for review.
|
(b)
|
At redelivery, the Charterers shall ensure that the Vessel shall meet the following performance levels (which where relevant shall be determined by reference to the Vessel's log books):
|
(i)
|
all equipment controlling the habitability of the accommodation and service areas to be in proper working order, fair wear and tear excepted; and
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(ii)
|
available deadweight to be within one per cent. (1.00%) of that achieved at delivery (as the same may be adjusted as a result of any upgrading of the Vessel carried out in accordance with this Charter (such adjustment to be agreed between the Owners and Charterers at the time such upgrading work is to be undertaken)).
|
(c)
|
The Owners and Charterers shall each appoint (at the Charterers' cost and expense) surveyors for the purpose of determining and agreeing in writing the condition of the Vessel at redelivery.
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(d)
|
If the Vessel is not in the condition or does not meet the performance criteria required by this Clause 43, a list of deficiencies together with the costs of repairing/remedying
|
(e)
|
The Charterers shall be obliged to repair any class items restricting the operation or trading of the Vessel prior to redelivery.
|
(f)
|
The Charterers shall be obliged to repair/remedy all such other deficiencies as are necessary to put the Vessel into the return condition required by this Clause 43.
|
44.
|
Owners' mortgage
|
(a)
|
On the basis that the Owners will procure the issuance of the relevant Finance Party Quiet Enjoyment Letter, the Charterers:
|
(i)
|
acknowledge that the Owners are entitled and do intend to enter or have entered into certain funding arrangements with the Finance Parties in order to finance part of the Actual Owners' Cost, which funding arrangements may be secured, inter alia, by ship mortgages over the Vessel and (along with other related matters) the relevant Finance Documents;
|
(ii)
|
irrevocably consent to any assignment in favour of the Finance Parties pursuant to the relevant Finance Documents of the Owners' rights in and to any assignment by the Charterers of its rights, interests and benefits in and to the Building Contract, Refund Guarantee, Insurances, Earnings, Requisition Compensation, and any Sub-Charter and the Step-In Agreement; and
|
(iii)
|
without limiting the generality of paragraph (q) (
Further assurance
) of Clause 48 (
Charterers' undertakings
), undertake to execute, provide or procure the execution or provision (as the case may be) of such further information or document as in the reasonable opinion of the Owners and/or the Finance Parties are necessary to effect the assignment referred to in sub-paragraph (ii) above.
|
(b)
|
Without prejudice to the foregoing, the Owners' may assign, transfer or novate their rights under this Charter without the prior written consent of the Charterers if (x) the proposed assignee, transferee or novatee is an Affiliate of the Owners, or (y) (in the case of an assignment by way of security only) the proposed assignee is a Finance Party,
in all cases
subject
to the following conditions:
|
(i)
|
the Owner having procured the relevant Finance Party Quiet Enjoyment Letter;
|
(ii)
|
the proposed assignee, transferee or novatee is not a recognised competitor of any member of the Teekay Group; and
|
(iii)
|
the Charterers will not be left in a financially worse position after any proposed assignment, transfer or novation,
|
(c)
|
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Owners shall ensure that, at any time during the Charter Period, any Debt will be equal to or less than ninety five per cent. (95%) of the Early Termination Amount as ascertained at the relevant time (as if there were an early termination of this Charter at such time).
|
(d)
|
For the purpose of this Clause 44, "
Debt
" means, in relation to the Owners and the Vessel, the amount of Financial Indebtedness that the Owners may incur and be owed to the Finance Parties arising out of or in connection with the Finance Documents and such amount of Debt shall, for the avoidance of doubt, exclude any fees, costs, disbursements or default interests which may arise in connection with the underlying committed funding arrangements.
|
45.
|
Diver's inspection at redelivery
|
(a)
|
For the avoidance of doubt, the requirements of this Clause 45 will not apply if (i) after the occurrence of a Termination Event, the Charterers have paid the Early Termination Amount and any other amounts due under this Charter, or (ii) the Charterers have paid the Purchase Obligation Price and the Vessel has been redelivered to the Charterer
|
(b)
|
Unless the Vessel is returned in dry-dock, a diver's inspection is required to be performed at the time of redelivery.
|
(c)
|
The Charterers shall, at the written request of the Owners, arrange at the Charterers' time and expense for an underwater inspection by a diver approved by the Classification Society immediately prior to the redelivery.
|
(d)
|
A video film of the inspection shall be made. The extent of the inspection and the conditions under which it is performed shall be to the satisfaction of the Classification Society.
|
(e)
|
If damage to the underwater parts is found, the Charterers shall arrange, at their time and costs, for the Vessel to be dry-docked and repairs carried out to the satisfaction of the Classification Society.
|
(f)
|
If the conditions at the port of redelivery are unsuitable for such diver's inspection, the Charterers shall take the Vessel (in Owners' time but at Charterers' expense) to a suitable alternative place nearest to the redelivery port unless an alternative solution is agreed.
|
(g)
|
Without limiting the generality of sub-paragraph (a)(iii) of Clause 57 (
Fees and expenses
), all costs relating to any diver's inspection shall be borne by the Charterers.
|
46.
|
Owners' representations, warranties and undertaking
|
(a)
|
Owners' representations and warranties
The Owners represent and warrant to the Charterers on the date of this Charter, and (by reference to the facts and circumstances then pertaining) on the Actual Delivery Date and on each Hire Payment Date, that:
|
(i)
|
they are a corporation duly incorporated under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation with power to enter into the Transaction Documents and to exercise their rights and perform their obligations under the Transaction Documents and all corporate and other action required to authorise their execution of the Transaction Documents and their performance of their obligations thereunder has been duly taken; and
|
(ii)
|
the obligations expressed to be assumed by the Owners in the Transaction Documents are legal and valid obligations, binding on them in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents and no limit on their powers will be exceeded as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents or the performance of their obligations thereunder.
|
(b)
|
Owners' undertakings and covenants
The Owners undertake and covenant as follows for the duration of the Charter Period:
|
(i)
|
they will not create or permit to exist any Owners' Encumbrance on the Vessel, save as permitted subject to and in accordance with sub-paragraph (ii) below or Clause 44 (
Owners' mortgage
);
|
(ii)
|
on the basis that the Owners will procure the issuance of the relevant Finance Party Quiet Enjoyment Letter, the Owners will be permitted to grant, execute or create the relevant Owners' Encumbrances in favour of the Finance Parties for the purpose of securing the relevant funding arrangements for the financing (or refinancing, as the case may be) of part of the Actual Owners' Cost;
|
(iii)
|
they shall not otherwise sell, transfer or dispose of the Vessel or any interest therein except:
|
(A)
|
pursuant to their powers of enforcement following the occurrence and during the continuance of a Termination Event in accordance with the terms of this Charter; or
|
(B)
|
as a result of the Finance Parties exercising their powers of enforcement in accordance with the terms of the Finance Documents; and
|
(iv)
|
they and their officers, directors, employees, consultants, agents and/or intermediaries, or any person acting on their behalf, have complied with, and shall comply with, all applicable Business Ethics Laws in connection with this
|
(c)
|
Representations limited
:
the representation and warranties of the Owners in paragraph (a) above are subject to:
|
(i)
|
the principle that equitable remedies are remedies which may be granted or refused at the discretion of the court;
|
(ii)
|
the limitation of enforcement by laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, reorganisation, court schemes, moratoria, administration and other laws generally affecting or limiting the rights of creditors;
|
(iii)
|
the time barring of claims under any applicable limitation acts;
|
(iv)
|
the possibility that a court may strike out provisions for a contract as being invalid for reasons of oppression, undue influence or similar; and
|
(v)
|
any other reservations or qualifications of law expressed in any legal opinions obtained by the Owners in connection with the Transaction Documents.
|
47.
|
Charterers' representations and warranties
|
(a)
|
The Charterers represent and warrant to the Owners on (A) the date of this Charter and (by reference to the facts and circumstances then pertaining) on (B) the Actual Delivery Date and (C) each Hire Payment Date as follows (except that (1) the representation and warranty contained in paragraph (vii) (
No filing or stamp taxes
) below shall only be made on the date of this Charter and on the Actual Delivery Date, and (2) the representations and warranties in paragraphs (ii) (
No deductions or withholding
), (vi) (
Validity and admissibility in evidence
), (xx) (
Disclosure of material facts
) and (xxvi) (
Financial covenants
) below shall only be made on the date of this Charter):
|
(i)
|
Status and due authorisation:
each Obligor is a corporation, limited partnership or limited liability company duly incorporated or formed under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation (as the case may be) with power to enter into the Transaction Documents and to exercise its rights and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents and all corporate and other action required to authorise its execution of the Transaction Documents and its performance of its obligations thereunder has been duly taken;
|
(ii)
|
No deductions or withholding:
under the laws of the Obligors' respective jurisdictions of incorporation or formation in force at the date hereof, none of the Obligors will be required to make any deduction or withholding from any payment it may make under any of the Transaction Documents (other than a FATCA Deduction);
|
(iii)
|
Claims pari passu:
under the laws of the Obligors' respective jurisdictions of incorporation or formation in force at the date hereof, the payment obligations of each Obligor under each Transaction Document to which it is a party, rank at least
pari passu
with the claims of all other unsecured and unsubordinated creditors of such obligor save for any obligations which are preferred solely by any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws of general application;
|
(iv)
|
No immunity:
in any proceedings taken in any of the Obligors' respective jurisdictions of incorporation or formation in relation to any of the Transaction Documents, none of the Obligors will be entitled to claim for itself or any of its assets immunity from suit, execution, attachment or other legal process;
|
(v)
|
Governing law and judgments
:
in any proceedings taken in any of the Obligors' jurisdiction of incorporation or formation in relation to any of the Transaction Documents in which there is an express choice of the law of a particular country as the governing law thereof, that choice of law and any judgment or (if applicable) arbitral award obtained in that country will be recognised and enforced;
|
(vi)
|
Validity and admissibility in evidence:
as at the date hereof, all acts, conditions and things required to be done, fulfilled and performed in order (A) to enable
|
(vii)
|
No filing or stamp taxes:
under the laws of the Obligors' respective jurisdictions of incorporation or formation in force at the date hereof, it is not necessary that any of the Transaction Documents be filed, recorded or enrolled with any court or other authority in its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation (other than the relevant maritime registry, to the extent applicable) or that any stamp, registration or similar tax be paid on or in relation to any of the Transaction Document;
|
(viii)
|
Binding obligations:
the obligations expressed to be assumed by each of the Obligors in the Transaction Documents are legal and valid obligations, binding on each of them in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents and no limit on any of their powers will be exceeded as a result of the borrowings, granting of security or giving of guarantees contemplated by the Transaction Documents or the performance by any of them of any of their obligations thereunder;
|
(ix)
|
No misleading information:
to the best of their knowledge, any factual information provided by any Obligor to the Owners in connection with the Transaction Documents was true and accurate in all material respects as at the date it was provided and is not misleading in any respect;
|
(x)
|
No winding-up:
none of the Obligors has taken any corporate, limited liability company or limited partnership action nor have any other steps been taken or legal proceedings been started or (to the best of the Charterers' knowledge and belief) threatened against any Obligor for its winding-up, dissolution, administration or reorganisation or for the appointment of a receiver, administrator, administrative receiver, trustee or similar officer of it or of any or all of its assets or revenues which might have a Material Adverse Effect;
|
(xi)
|
Solvency:
|
(A)
|
none of the Obligors nor the Charter Guarantor Group taken as a whole is unable, or admits or has admitted its inability, to pay its debts or has suspended making payments in respect of any of its debts;
|
(B)
|
none of the Obligors by reason of actual or anticipated financial difficulties, has commenced, or intends to commence, negotiations with one or more of its creditors with a view to rescheduling any of its indebtedness;
|
(C)
|
the value of the assets of each Obligor and the Charter Guarantor Group taken as a whole is not less than the liabilities of such entity or the Charter Guarantor Group taken as a whole (as the case may be) (taking into account contingent and prospective liabilities); and
|
(D)
|
no moratorium has been, or may, in the reasonably foreseeable future be, declared in respect of any indebtedness of any Obligor.
|
(xii)
|
No material defaults:
|
(A)
|
without prejudice to paragraph (B) below, none of the Obligors is in breach of or in default under any agreement to which it is a party or which is binding on it or any of its assets to an extent or in a manner which might have a Material Adverse Effect; and
|
(B)
|
no Potential Termination Event or Termination Event is continuing or might reasonably be expected to result from each Obligor's entry into
|
(xiii)
|
No material proceedings:
no action or administrative proceeding of or before any court, arbitral body or agency which is not covered by adequate insurance or which might have a Material Adverse Effect has been started or is reasonably likely to be started;
|
(xiv)
|
Accounts:
all financial statements relating to the Charterers or the Charter Guarantor required to be delivered under paragraphs (a) (
Financial statements
) and (c) (
Interim financial statements
) of Clause 48 (
Charterers' undertakings
) were each prepared in accordance with GAAP, give (in conjunction with the notes thereto) a true and fair view of (in the case of annual financial statements) or fairly represent (in the case of semi-annual and quarterly financial statements) the financial condition of the Charterers or the Charter Guarantor (as the case may be) and its Subsidiaries at the date as of which they were prepared and the results of their operations during the financial period then ended;
|
(xv)
|
No obligation to create Encumbrance:
the execution of the Transaction Documents by the Obligors and their exercise of their rights and performance of their obligations thereunder will not result in the existence of nor oblige any Obligor to create any Encumbrance over all or any of their present or future revenues or assets, other than pursuant to the Security Documents;
|
(xvi)
|
No breach:
the execution of the Transaction Documents by each of the Obligors and their exercise of their rights and performance of their obligations under any of the Transaction Documents do not constitute and will not result in any breach of any agreement or treaty to which any of them is a party;
|
(xvii)
|
Security:
each of the Obligors is the legal and beneficial owner of all assets and other property which it purports to charge, mortgage, pledge, assign or otherwise secure pursuant to each Security Document and those Security Documents to which it is a party create and give rise to valid and effective security having the ranking expressed in those Security Documents;
|
(xviii)
|
Necessary Authorisations:
the Necessary Authorisations required by each Obligor are in full force and effect, and each Obligor is in compliance with the material provisions of each such Necessary Authorisation relating to it and, to the best of its knowledge, none of the Necessary Authorisations relating to it are the subject of any pending or threatened proceedings or revocation;
|
(xix)
|
No money laundering:
the performance of the obligations of the Obligors under the Transaction Documents, will be for the account of members of the Charter Guarantor Group and will not involve any breach by any of them of any law or regulatory measure relating to "money laundering" as defined in Article 1 of the Directive (2005/60/EC) of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Communities;
|
(xx)
|
Disclosure of material facts:
the Charterers are not aware of any material facts or circumstances which have not been disclosed to the Owners and which might, if disclosed, have reasonably been expected to adversely affect the decision of a person considering whether or not to enter into the Transaction Documents;
|
(xxi)
|
No breach of laws:
|
(A)
|
none of the Obligors has breached any law or regulation which breach has or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect; and
|
(B)
|
no labour disputes are current or (to the best of the Charterers' knowledge and belief) threatened against any member of the Charter Guarantor Group which have or are reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect;
|
(xxii)
|
Environmental Law:
|
(A)
|
each member of the Charter Guarantor Group is in compliance with
|
(B)
|
no Environmental Claim has been commenced or (to the best of the Charterers' knowledge and belief) is threatened against any member of the Charter Guarantor Group where that claim has or is reasonably likely, if determined against that member of the Charter Guarantor Group, to have a Material Adverse Effect.
|
(xxiii)
|
Taxation:
|
(A)
|
no Obligor (save for the Charter Guarantor) is materially overdue in the filing of any Tax returns and no Obligor (save for the Charter Guarantor) is overdue in the payment of any amount in respect of Tax of five million US Dollars (US$5,000,000) (or its equivalent in any other currency) or more, save in the case of Taxes which are being contested on bona fide grounds; and
|
(B)
|
no claims or investigations are being made or conducted against any Obligor (save for the Charter Guarantor) with respect to Taxes such that a liability of, or claim against, such Obligor of five million US Dollars (US$5,000,000) (or its equivalent in any other currency) or more is reasonably likely to arise;
|
(xxiv)
|
No Restricted Party:
no Obligor is a Restricted Party nor has any Obligor or any of their respective directors, officers or employees or any person acting on their behalf received notice or are aware of any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation against any of them with respect to Sanctions by a Sanctions Authority;
|
(xxv)
|
No Material Adverse Effect:
no event or circumstance which has occurred and which has or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect;
|
(xxvi)
|
Financial covenants:
the financial covenants and other requirements under Clause 50 (
Financial covenants
) are no less favourable than those given by the Charter Guarantor to any of its other creditors; and
|
(xxvii)
|
Copies of Project Documents:
the copies of the Project Documents provided by the Charterers to the Owners in accordance with Clause 36 (
Conditions precedent
) are true and accurate copies of the originals and represent the full agreement between the parties to those Project Documents in relation to the subject matter of those Project Documents and there are no commissions, rebates (other than any late fee, commitment fee and arrangement fee which the Charterers (as sellers) are obliged to pay to the Owners (as buyers) under the MOA), premiums or other payments due or to become due in connection with the subject matter of those Project Documents other than in the ordinary course of business or as disclosed to, and approved in writing by, the Owners.
|
(b)
|
Representations limited
:
the representation and warranties of the Charterers in this Clause 47 are subject to:
|
(i)
|
the principle that equitable remedies are remedies which may be granted or refused at the discretion of the court;
|
(ii)
|
the limitation of enforcement by laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, reorganisation, court schemes, moratoria, administration and other laws generally affecting or limiting the rights of creditors;
|
(iii)
|
the time barring of claims under any applicable limitation acts;
|
(iv)
|
the possibility that a court may strike out provisions for a contract as being invalid for reasons of oppression, undue influence or similar; and
|
(v)
|
any other reservations or qualifications of law expressed in any legal opinions
|
48.
|
Charterers' undertakings
|
(a)
|
Financial statements
: The Charterers shall supply to the Owners:
|
(i)
|
as soon as the same become available, but in any event within one hundred and eighty (180) days after the end of each of the Charterers' Financial Years, the Charterers' audited financial statements for that Financial Year;
|
(ii)
|
as soon as the same become available, but in any event within one hundred and eighty (180) days after the end of each of the Charter Guarantor's Financial Years, the Charter Guarantor's audited financial statements for that Financial Year.
|
(b)
|
Requirements as to financial statements
: Each set of financial statements delivered to the Owners under paragraph (a) (
Financial statements
) above in relation to the Charterers and the Charter Guarantor (each a "
Notifying Party
"):
|
(i)
|
shall be certified by an authorised signatory of the relevant Notifying Party as fairly representing its financial condition as at the date as at which those financial statements were drawn up; and
|
(ii)
|
shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP.
|
(c)
|
Interim financial statements
The Charterers shall supply to the Owners:
|
(i)
|
as soon as the same become available, but in any event within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the end of the Charterers' Financial Half-Year:
|
(A)
|
the unaudited financial statements of the Charterers for that Financial Half-Year; and
|
(B)
|
the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Charter Guarantor for that Financial Half-Year; and
|
(ii)
|
as soon as the same become available, but in any event within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the end of each relevant Financial Quarter:
|
(A)
|
the unaudited financial statements of the Charterers for that Financial Quarter; and
|
(B)
|
the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Charter Guarantor for that Financial Quarter.
|
(d)
|
Compliance Certificate
|
(i)
|
The Charterers shall supply to the Owners a Compliance Certificate setting out (in reasonable detail) computations as to compliance with Clause 50 (
Financial covenants
), with:
|
(A)
|
each of the Charter Guarantor's annual consolidated audited financial statements in respect of the relevant Financial Year delivered pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii) (
Financial statements
) above; and
|
(B)
|
each of the half-yearly unaudited financial statements in relation to the first Financial Half-Year of that calendar year and delivered pursuant to paragraph (c) (
Interim financial statements
) above.
|
(ii)
|
Each Compliance Certificate shall be signed by an authorised signatory of the Charter Guarantor.
|
(e)
|
Information: miscellaneous
The Charterers shall supply to the Owners:
|
(i)
|
promptly upon becoming aware of them, details of any material litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings which are current, threatened or pending against any Obligor, and which, if adversely determined, are reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect; and
|
(ii)
|
promptly, such further information regarding the financial condition, business and operations of any Obligor as the Owners may reasonably request.
|
(f)
|
Maintenance of legal validity
The Charterers shall comply with the terms of and do
|
(g)
|
Notification of Termination Event
The Charterers shall promptly, upon becoming aware of the same, inform the Owners in writing of the occurrence of any Termination Event (and the steps, if any, being taken to remedy this) and, upon receipt of a written request to that effect from the Owners, confirm to the Owners that, save as previously notified to the Owners or as notified in such confirmation, no Termination Event is continuing or if a Termination Event is continuing specifying the steps, if any, being taken to remedy it.
|
(h)
|
Claims pari passu
The Charterers shall ensure that at all times the claims of a Creditor Party against them under the Transaction Documents rank at least
pari passu
with the claims of all their other unsecured and subordinated creditors save those whose claims are preferred by any bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, winding-up or other similar laws of general application.
|
(i)
|
Necessary Authorisations
Without prejudice to any specific provision of the Transaction Documents relating to a Necessary Authorisation, the Charterers shall (i) obtain, comply with and do all that is necessary to maintain in full force and effect all Necessary Authorisations if a failure to do the same may cause a Material Adverse Effect; and (ii) promptly upon request, supply certified copies to the Owners of all Necessary Authorisations.
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(j)
|
Compliance with applicable laws
The Charterers shall comply with all applicable laws, including Environmental Laws, to which it may be subject (except as regards Restricted Parties to which paragraph (k) (
No dealings with Restricted Parties
) below applies, and anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws to which paragraph (l) (
Anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws
) below applies) if a failure to do the same may have a Material Adverse Effect.
|
(k)
|
No dealings with Restricted Parties
The Charterers shall not, and shall not permit or authorise any other person to, directly utilise or employ the Vessel or to use, lend, make payments of, contribute or otherwise make available, all or any part of the proceeds of any transaction(s) contemplated by the Transaction Documents to fund any trade, business or other activities:
|
(i)
|
involving or for the benefit of any Restricted Party; and
|
(ii)
|
in any other manner that would reasonably be expected to result in any Obligor, the Owners, any Approved Commercial Managers, any Approved Technical Managers or any Finance Party (if applicable) being in breach of any Sanctions or become a Restricted Party.
|
(l)
|
Anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws
The Charterers
warrant, represent and agree that they and their Affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, consultants, agents and/or intermediaries have complied with, and shall comply with, all applicable Business Ethics Laws in connection with this Charter. The Charterers shall indemnify the Owners for any loss or damages arising from a breach of this paragraph (l). For the purpose of this Clause only, an "Affiliate" means any member of the Charter Guarantor Group.
|
(m)
|
Environmental compliance
The Charterers shall, and shall procure that each of the Obligors will:
|
(i)
|
comply with any Environmental Law;
|
(ii)
|
obtain, maintain and ensure compliance with all requisite Environmental Approvals; and
|
(iii)
|
implement procedures to monitor compliance with and to prevent liability under
|
(n)
|
Environmental Claims
The Charterers shall promptly upon becoming aware of the same, inform the Owners in writing of:
|
(i)
|
any Environmental Claim against any member of the Charter Guarantor Group which is current, pending or threatened; and
|
(ii)
|
any facts or circumstances which are reasonably likely to result in any Environmental Claim being commenced or threatened against any member of the Charter Guarantor Group,
|
(o)
|
Taxation
The Charterers shall pay and discharge any Tax imposed upon them or their assets within the time period allowed without incurring penalties unless and only to the extent that:
|
(i)
|
such payment is being contested in good faith;
|
(ii)
|
adequate reserves are being maintained for such Tax and the costs required to contest them have been disclosed in their latest financial statements; and
|
(iii)
|
such payment can be lawfully withheld and failure to pay such Tax does not have or is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
|
(p)
|
Loans or other financial commitments
The Charterers shall not make any loan or enter into any guarantee and indemnity, voluntarily assume any actual or contingent liability, or otherwise provide any other form of financial support in respect of any obligation of any other person except pursuant to the Transaction Documents and loans made in the ordinary course of business.
|
(q)
|
Further assurance
The Charterers shall at their own expense, promptly take all such action as the Owners may reasonably require for the purpose of perfecting or protecting any of the Owners' rights with respect to the security created or evidenced (or intended to be created or evidenced) by the Security Documents.
|
(r)
|
Inspection of records
The Charterers will permit the inspection of their financial records and accounts on reasonable notice from time to time before 5:00 pm in the place of business by the Owners or their nominee.
|
(s)
|
Insurance
The Charterers shall procure that all of the assets, operation and liability of the Charterers are insured against such risks, liabilities and for amounts as normally adopted by the industry for similar assets and liabilities and, in the case of the Vessel, in accordance with the terms of this Charter.
|
(t)
|
Change of Control and other merger and demerger
|
(i)
|
The Charterers shall ensure that, unless with the Owners' prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), no Change of Control shall occur.
|
(ii)
|
Without limiting sub-paragraph (i) above, the Charterers shall not enter into any amalgamation, merger, demerger or corporate restructuring without the prior written consent of the Owners (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld).
|
(u)
|
Transfer of assets
The Charterers shall not, and shall procure that no other Obligor (other than the Charter Guarantor and the Sole Pledgor) will, sell or transfer any of its material assets other than:
|
(i)
|
on arm's length terms to third parties where the net proceeds of sale are used as a prepayment hereunder; or
|
(ii)
|
on arm's length terms to its Affiliates, which are and remain members of the the Charter Guarantor Group.
|
(v)
|
Change of business
The Charterers shall not without the prior written consent of the Owners, make any substantial change to the general nature of their shipping business
|
(w)
|
Acquisitions
The Charterers shall not make any acquisitions or investments without the prior written consent of the Owners (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) save for the acquisition of the Vessel under the Building Contract.
|
(x)
|
"Know your customer" checks
If:
|
(i)
|
the introduction of or any change in (or in the interpretation, administration or application of) any law or regulation made after the date of this Charter;
|
(ii)
|
any change in the status of the Charterers after the date of this Charter; or
|
(iii)
|
a proposed assignment or transfer by Owners of any of their rights and obligations under this Charter,
|
(y)
|
No borrowings
The Charterers shall not incur any liability or obligation except (i) liabilities and obligations under the Transaction Documents to which they are parties, (ii) liabilities or obligations reasonably incurred in the ordinary course of operating, chartering, repairing and maintaining the Vessel and (iii) Financial Indebtedness owing to other members of the Teekay Group provided that such Financial Indebtedness is unsecured and subordinated, and
provided further that
so long as no Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from the making of any such payment nothing in this paragraph (y) shall prevent the Charterers from repaying any such Financial Indebtedness or paying interest on such Financial Indebtedness.
|
(z)
|
No dividends
The Charterers shall not, and shall procure that none of the other Obligors (other than any Pledgor and the Charter Guarantor) shall, pay any dividends or make other distributions to its shareholders whilst a Termination Event is continuing.
|
(aa)
|
Listing
The Charterers shall procure that the Charter Guarantor will for the duration of the Agreement Term maintain its listing as a publicly listed entity on the New York Stock Exchange or any other recognised stock exchange acceptable to the Owners.
|
(ab)
|
Negative pledge
The Charterers shall not create, or permit to subsist, any Encumbrance (other than pursuant to the Security Documents) over all or any part of the Vessel, their other assets or undertakings (other than Permitted Encumbrances) nor dispose of the Vessel or any of those assets or all or any part of those undertakings other than, in the case of a sale of the Vessel, where such sale complies with the requirements of the MOA, this Charter (including, without limitation, Clauses 51 (
Termination Events
) and 55 (
Sale of Vessel by the Owners
)), or any other Transaction Documents.
|
(ac)
|
Management of the Vessel
The Charterers shall ensure that:
|
(i)
|
the Vessel is at all times commercially managed by the relevant Approved Commercial Managers and technically managed by the relevant Approved Technical Managers;
|
(ii)
|
unless (A) the Charterers have promptly informed the Owners in writing of any proposed change of any Approved Commercial Managers or Approved Technical Managers, and (B) the Owners have granted their prior written consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) to such proposed change:
|
(A)
|
the Approved Commercial Managers shall not be changed to an entity which is not a member of the Teekay Group; and
|
(B)
|
the Approved Technical Managers shall not be changed to an entity which is neither (1) a member of the Teekay Group, nor (2) STASCO; and
|
(iii)
|
if, at any time:
|
(A)
|
the Approved Commercial Managers are changed to an entity which is not a member of the Teekay Group; or
|
(B)
|
the Approved Technical Managers are changed to an entity which is neither (1) a member of the Teekay Group, nor (2) STASCO,
|
(ad)
|
Classification
The Charterers shall ensure that the Vessel maintains the highest classification required for the purpose of the relevant trade of the Vessel which shall be with the Vessel's Classification Society, in each case, free from any material overdue recommendations, and adverse notations affecting that the Vessel's class.
|
(ae)
|
Certificate of financial responsibility
The Charterers shall, if required, obtain and maintain a certificate of financial responsibility in relation to the Vessel which is to call at the United States of America.
|
(af)
|
Registration
The Charterers shall not change or permit a change to the flag of the Vessel throughout the duration of this Charter other than to a Pre-Approved Flag or under such other flag as may be approved by the Owners, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Any change to the flag of the Vessel shall be at the cost of the Charterers (which shall include any reasonable and documented costs of the Finance Parties (if applicable)).
|
(ag)
|
ISM and ISPS Compliance
The Charterers shall ensure that each ISM Company and ISPS Company complies in all material respects with the ISM Code and the ISPS Code, respectively, or any replacements thereof and in particular (without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) shall ensure that such company holds (i) a valid and current Document of Compliance issued pursuant to the ISM Code, (ii) a valid and current SMC issued in respect of the Vessel pursuant to the ISM Code, and (iii) an ISSC in respect of the Vessel, and the Charterers shall promptly, upon request, supply the Owners with copies of the same.
|
(ah)
|
Chartering-in
The Charterers shall not, during the duration of this Charter, without the prior written consent of the Owners, take any vessel on charter or other contract of employment (or agree to do so) except for vessels chartered in by the Charterers on a temporary basis to be provided to any Sub-Charterers in order to fulfil its obligations under the relevant Sub-Charter (in circumstances where the Vessel is not available for whatever reason).
|
(ai)
|
Inspection of Vessel and inspection reports
In the absence of a Termination Event, subject to there being no undue interference with the operation of the Vessel, the Charterers shall, upon the Owners' request once in each twelve (12)-month period during the Charter Period, provide an inspection report as to the condition of the Vessel (and, for the avoidance of doubt, each such report may be prepared by the relevant technical team of a member of the Teekay Group),
provided always however
that if a Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Owners may at any time and at the Charterers' cost conduct such inspection and the Charterers shall be deemed to have granted such permission and shall provide such necessary assistance to the Owners in respect of such inspection.
|
(aj)
|
Valuation Report
The Charterers will deliver or procure the delivery to the Owners of a Valuation Report:
|
(i)
|
once every twelve (12) months during the Charter Period (each such Valuation Report to be at the Charterers' cost); and
|
(ii)
|
at such other times as the Owners may require in their absolute discretion (each such additional Valuation Report to be at Owners' cost unless a Termination Event has occurred and is continuing following which each such additional Valuation Report shall be at the cost of the Charterers).
|
(ak)
|
Transactions with Affiliates
The Charterers shall procure that all transactions conducted or to be conducted between the Charterers and any of the Charterers' Affiliates will be on an arm's length commercial basis.
|
(al)
|
Project Documents
In relation to the Project Documents, the Charterers undertake that:
|
(i)
|
there shall be no termination by the Charterers of, alteration to or waiver of any material term of, any Project Document and the Charterers shall not exercise or waive any of their rights under or in connection with any Project Document, in each case without the prior written consent of the Owners; and
|
(ii)
|
without prejudice to the foregoing, the Charterers shall, where applicable, use reasonable endeavours and forthwith execute and deliver any and all such other agreements, instruments and documents (including any novation agreement) as may be required by law or deemed necessary or desirable by the Owners to ensure that the Project Documents which are in effect on the date of this Charter (in particular any Sub-Charters) shall remain in effect, so that all obligations previously owed by the applicable Project Party to the Charterers under such Project Documents shall continue to be owed to the Charterers throughout the Agreement Term.
|
(am)
|
Evidence of delivery under Sub-Charters and replacement time charters
The Charterers shall:
|
(i)
|
within thirty (30) days from the first day of the Initial Sub-Charter Delivery Window, provide the certificate of delivery (or such other equivalent document) for the purpose of evidencing that delivery under the Initial Sub-Charter has taken place;
|
(ii)
|
without prejudice to sub-paragraph (i) above, provide a written confirmation to the Owners that: (A) delivery of the Vessel to the Initial Sub-Charterers in accordance with the Initial Sub-Charter has occurred within thirty (30) days after such delivery, and (B) delivery of the Vessel to such other Sub-Charterers in accordance with the relevant Sub-Charter has occurred within thirty (30) days after such delivery; and
|
(iii)
|
within thirty (30) days after the Vessel is delivered to the relevant replacement charterer in accordance with a replacement time charter referred to in sub-paragraph (a)(xxvi)(B) (
Termination, repudiation or cancellation of Sub-Charter before the Actual Delivery Date
) or (a)(xxvii)(B) (
Termination, repudiation or cancellation of Sub-Charter after the Actual Delivery Date
) of Clause 51 (
Termination Events
) has occurred, provide a written confirmation to the Owners that such delivery has occurred.
|
(an)
|
Conditions subsequent
The Charterers shall:
|
(i)
|
to the extent that any certificate received by the Owners pursuant to paragraph (g) of Clause 36 (
Conditions precedent
) was in provisional form at the time of the receipt, deliver or caused to be delivered to the Owners the corresponding formal certificate as soon as possible after the Charterers' receipt of the same from the relevant persons, and in any event prior to the expiry of the validity period of such provisional certificate;
|
(ii)
|
the Vessel's transcript of register within forty-eight (48) hours of the Actual Delivery Date; and
|
(iii)
|
within ten (10) Business Days from the Actual Delivery Date, letters of undertaking in respect of the Insurances as required by the Transaction
|
49.
|
Earnings Account
|
(a)
|
In addition to Clause 48 (
Charterers' undertakings
), the Charterers hereby undertake to the Owners that:
|
(i)
|
if, at any time during the Agreement Term, the Account Bank needs to be changed from such bank or financial institution which the Owners and the Charterers have previously agreed to be the Account Bank for the purpose of this Charter (in each instance a "
Previous Account Bank
") as a result of the Owners' internal approval requirements, then the Charterers shall (without limiting the generality of paragraph (q) (
Further assurance
) of Clause 48 (
Charterers' undertakings
)) at their own expense, promptly take all such action as the Owners may reasonably require for the purpose of effecting a substitution of such Previous Account Bank to such Owners-approved bank or financial institution (in each instance the "
Newly-Approved Account Bank
"), including but not limited to the following:
|
(A)
|
the (1) execution of all necessary account opening mandates, "know your client", compliance checks or similar documents, and (2) payment of account administration, operation, maintenance or associated fees, in each case as such Newly-Approved Account Bank may require;
|
(B)
|
the transfer of all amounts standing credit to the Earnings Account held with such Previous Account Bank to the Earnings Account opened or to be opened with the Newly-Approved Account Bank; and
|
(C)
|
the:
|
(1)
|
execution of a new security instrument (together with all other documents required by it according to its terms, including, without limitation, all notices of assignment and/or charge and acknowledgements of all such notices of assignment); and
|
(2)
|
procurement of: (x) a legal opinion issued by a competent law firm qualified to practise in the jurisdiction in which the new Earnings Account referred to in sub-paragraph (a)(i)(B) above is to be opened, (y) a legal opinion issued by a competent law firm qualified to practise in the jurisdiction of formation of the Charterers, and (z) such security instrument, other documents and legal opinions shall, in each case as applicable, in form and substance satisfactory to the Owners (acting reasonably); and
|
(ii)
|
the Charterers will, throughout the Agreement Term, deposit all of the Earnings received by the Charterers into the Earnings Account, free and clear of any costs, fees, expenses, disbursements, withholdings or deductions.
|
(b)
|
Provided that no Termination Event has occurred or is continuing and subject to payment of any Hire that has become due and payable, the Charterers may freely withdraw any amount standing to the credit of the Earnings Account.
|
50.
|
Financial covenants
|
(a)
|
The Charterers shall procure that the Charter Guarantor will (on a consolidated basis) comply with the following financial covenants throughout the Agreement Term:
|
(i)
|
to maintain Free Liquidity and Available Credit Lines of (in aggregate) not less than thirty five million US Dollars (US$35,000,000);
|
(ii)
|
to maintain a Net Debt to Net Debt plus Equity Ratio of not more than eighty per cent (80%); and
|
(iii)
|
to maintain a Tangible Net Worth of at least four hundred million US Dollars (US$400,000,000),
|
(b)
|
The financial covenants set out in paragraph (a) above shall be tested every six (6) months by reference to (i) each of the audited consolidated annual and (as the case may be) unaudited consolidated semi-annual financial statements of the Charter Guarantor received by the Owners pursuant to paragraphs (a) (
Financial statements
) and (c) (
Interim financial statements
) (respectively) of Clause 48 (
Charterers' undertakings
), and (ii) the relevant Compliance Certificate delivered pursuant to paragraph (d) (
Compliance Certificate
) of Clause 48 (
Charterers' undertakings
).
|
(c)
|
For the purpose of this Clause 50:
|
(a)
|
plus any credit balance carried forward on the Charter Guarantor's consolidated profit and loss account,
|
(b)
|
less:
|
(i)
|
any debit balance carried forward on the Charter Guarantor's consolidated profit and loss account;
|
(ii)
|
any amount shown for goodwill, including on consolidation, or any other intangible property (other than intangible property relating to contracts as shown in the balance sheet of the Charter Guarantor); and
|
(iii)
|
any amount attributable to minority interests in Subsidiaries.
|
(a)
|
the amount calculated in accordance with GAAP shown as each of "long term debt", "short term debt" and "current portion of long term debt" on the latest consolidated balance sheet of the Charter Guarantor; and
|
(b)
|
the amount of any liability in respect of any lease or hire purchase contract entered into by the Charter Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries which would, in accordance with GAAP, be treated as a finance or capital lease (excluding any amounts applicable to leases to the extent that the lease obligations are secured by a security deposit which is held on the balance sheet under "Restricted Cash").
|
51.
|
Termination Events
|
(a)
|
Each of the following events shall constitute a Termination Event:
|
(i)
|
Failure to pay
an Obligor fails to pay any amount due from it under any Transaction Document to which it is a party at the time, in the currency and otherwise in the manner specified therein
provided that
, if such Obligor can demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of the Owners that all necessary instructions were given to effect such payment and the non-receipt thereof is attributable solely to an administrative or technical error or an error in the banking system or a Disruption Event, then such payment shall instead be deemed to be due, solely for the purposes of this paragraph, within:
|
(A)
|
three (3) Business Days of the date on which such amount actually fell due if it relates to a payment of Hire under this Charter; or
|
(B)
|
ten (10) Business Days of the date on which such amount actually fell due if it relates to any other sum which is payable on demand under this Charter or any other relevant Transaction Document; or
|
(ii)
|
Misrepresentation
any representation or statement made by any Obligor in any Transaction Document to which it is a party or in any notice or other document, certificate or statement delivered by it pursuant thereto or in connection therewith is or proves to have been incorrect or misleading in any material respect, where the circumstances causing the same give rise to a Material Adverse Effect; or
|
(iii)
|
Specific covenants
an Obligor fails duly to perform or comply with any of the obligations expressed to be assumed by or procured by the Charterers under paragraphs (s) (
Insurance
), (bb) (
Negative pledge
) and (ff) (
Registration
) of Clause 48 (
Charterers' undertakings
); or
|
(iv)
|
Financial covenants
the Charter Guarantor is in breach of any of the financial covenants set out in Clause 50 (
Financial covenants
); or
|
(v)
|
Other obligations
an Obligor fails duly to perform or comply with any of the obligations expressed to be assumed by it in any Transaction Document (other than those referred to in paragraphs (iii) (
Specific covenants
) and (iv) (
Financial covenants
) above) and such failure is not remedied within fourteen (14) days after the earlier of (A) the Owners having given notice thereof to the relevant Obligor, and (B) any Obligor becoming aware of such failure to perform or comply; or
|
(vi)
|
Cross default
any Financial Indebtedness of any Obligor is not paid when due (or within any applicable grace period) or any Financial Indebtedness of any Obligor is declared, or is capable of being declared, to be or otherwise becomes due and payable prior to its specified maturity where (in either case) the
|
(A)
|
each of (1) the Charter Guarantor or (2) a Pledgor which is a wholly-owned Subsidiary within the Teekay Group and legally or beneficially (directly or indirectly) owns at least fifty per cent. (50%) of the membership interest of the Sellers is, in each case, equal to or greater than one hundred million US Dollars (US$100,000,000) or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies; or
|
(B)
|
the Charterers is equal to or greater than five million US Dollars (US$5,000,000) or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies; or
|
(vii)
|
Insolvency and rescheduling
an Obligor is unable to pay its debts as they fall due, commences negotiations with any one or more of its creditors with a view to the general readjustment or rescheduling of its indebtedness or makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors or a composition with its creditors; or
|
(viii)
|
Winding-up
an Obligor files for initiation of formal restructuring proceedings, is wound up or declared bankrupt or takes any corporate action or other steps (including any compulsory corporate rehabilitation mandated or ordered by any government or any governmental agency, semi-governmental or judicial entity or authority (including, without limitation, any stock exchange or any self-regulatory organisation established under statute)) are taken or legal proceedings are started for its winding‑up, dissolution, administration or re‑organisation or for the appointment of a liquidator, receiver, administrator, administrative receiver, conservator, custodian, trustee or similar officer of it or of any or all of its revenues or assets or any moratorium is declared or sought in respect of any of its indebtedness; or
|
(ix)
|
Execution or distress
|
(A)
|
an Obligor fails to comply with or pay any sum due from it (within thirty (30) days of such amount falling due) under any final judgment or any final order made or given by any court or other official body of a competent jurisdiction in an aggregate in respect of:
|
(1)
|
each of (I) the Charter Guarantor and (II) a Pledgor which is a wholly-owned Subsidiary within the Teekay Group and legally or beneficially (directly or indirectly) owns the entire membership interest of the Sellers is, in each case, equal to or greater than one hundred million US Dollars (US$100,000,000) or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies; or
|
(2)
|
the Charterers equals to or is greater than five million US Dollars (US$5,000,000) or its equivalent in any other currency,
|
(B)
|
any execution or distress is levied against, or an encumbrancer takes possession of, the whole or any part of, the property, undertaking or assets of an Obligor in an aggregate amount in respect of:
|
(1)
|
each of (I) the Charter Guarantor and (II) a Pledgor which is a wholly-owned Subsidiary within the Teekay Group and legally or beneficially (directly or indirectly) owns the entire membership interest of the Sellers is, in each case, equal to or greater than one hundred million US Dollars (US$100,000,000) or its equivalent in any other currency or
|
(2)
|
the Charterers equals to or is greater than ten million US Dollars (US$10,000,000) or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies,
|
(x)
|
Similar event
any event occurs which, under the laws of any jurisdiction, has a similar or analogous effect to any of those events mentioned in paragraphs (vii) (
Insolvency and rescheduling
), (viii) (
Winding-up
) or (ix) (
Execution or distress
) above; or
|
(xi)
|
Repudiation
an Obligor repudiates any Transaction Document to which it is a party or does or causes to be done any act or thing evidencing an intention to repudiate any such Transaction Document; or
|
(xii)
|
Validity and admissibility
at any time any act, condition or thing required to be done, fulfilled or performed in order:
|
(A)
|
to enable any Obligor lawfully to enter into, exercise its rights under and perform the respective obligations expressed to be assumed by it in the Transaction Documents;
|
(B)
|
to ensure that the obligations expressed to be assumed by each of the Obligors in the Transaction Documents are legal, valid and binding; or
|
(C)
|
to make the Transaction Documents admissible in evidence in any applicable jurisdiction,
|
(xiii)
|
Illegality
at any time:
|
(A)
|
it is or becomes unlawful for any Obligor to perform or comply with any or all of its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party;
|
(B)
|
any of the obligations of the Charterers under the Transaction Documents to which they are parties are not or cease to be legal, valid and binding; or
|
(C)
|
any Encumbrance created or purported to be created by the Security Documents ceases to be legal, valid, binding, enforceable or effective or is alleged by a party to such Security Document (other than the Owners) to be ineffective,
|
(xiv)
|
Material adverse change
at any time there shall occur any event or change which has a Material Adverse Effect and such event or change, if capable of remedy, is not so remedied within thirty (30) days of the delivery of a notice confirming such event or change by the Owners to the Charterers; or
|
(xv)
|
Conditions precedent
if any of the conditions set out in clause 8 (
Conditions precedent and subsequent
) of the MOA or Clause 36 (
Conditions precedent
) is not satisfied by the relevant time or such other time period specified by the Owners in their discretion; or
|
(xvi)
|
Revocation or modification of consents etc.
if any Necessary Authorisation which is now or which at any time during the Agreement Term becomes necessary to enable any of the Obligors to comply with any of their obligations in or pursuant to any of the Transaction Documents is revoked, withdrawn or withheld, or modified in a manner which the Owners reasonably considers is, or may be, prejudicial to the interests of Owners in a material manner, or if such Necessary Authorisation ceases to remain in full force and effect; or
|
(xvii)
|
Cessation of business
any of the Obligors ceases, or threatens to cease, to carry on all or a substantial part of its business; or
|
(xviii)
|
Curtailment of business
if the business of any of the Obligors is wholly or materially curtailed by any intervention by or under authority of any government, or if all or a substantial part of the undertaking, property or assets of any of the Obligors is seized, nationalised, expropriated or compulsorily acquired by or under authority of any government or any Obligor disposes or threatens to dispose of a substantial part of its business or assets; or
|
(xix)
|
Reduction of capital
if any Obligor reduces its committed or subscribed capital (other than any reduction effected by the Charter Guarantor pursuant to (in each case while the Charter Guarantor is solvent) (A) a share or common unit buy-back, or (B) redemption of redeemable shares or units); or
|
(xx)
|
Environmental matters
|
(A)
|
any Environmental Claim is pending or made against the Charterers or in connection with the Vessel, where such Environmental Claim has a Material Adverse Effect;
|
(B)
|
any actual Environmental Incident occurs in connection with the Vessel, where such Environmental Incident has a Material Adverse Effect; or
|
(xxi)
|
Loss of property
all or a substantial part of the business or assets of any Obligor is destroyed, abandoned, seized, appropriated or forfeited for any reason, and such occurrence in the reasonable opinion of the Owners has or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or
|
(xxii)
|
Sanctions
any Obligor, any Affiliate of any Obligor or any of their respective directors, officers or employees becomes a Restricted Party; or
|
(xxiii)
|
Arrest
the
Vessel is arrested or seized for any reason whatsoever (other than caused solely and directly by any action or omission from the Owners) unless the Vessel is released and returned to the possession of the Charterers within forty five (45) days of such arrest or seizure or, in respect of any arrest or seizure caused by piracy during the continuance of the Initial Sub-Charter, one hundred and eighty (180) days; or
|
(xxiv)
|
Change of Control
|
(A)
|
a Change of Control occurs without the prior written consent of the Owners; or
|
(B)
|
any conditions on which the Owners' prior written consent to the occurrence of a Change of Control is not satisfied by the time required by the Owners or by any relevant laws and regulations; or
|
(xxv)
|
MOA and Related Charters termination events
there occurs any event or circumstance referred to in:
|
(A)
|
paragraph (a)(i) (
Failure to pay
) of clause 51 (
Termination Events
) of any Related Charter (other than the Related Vessel A Charter); or
|
(B)
|
for the period commencing from the date of this Agreement up to the Actual Delivery Date, clause 14 (
MOA Termination Events
) of the MOA; or
|
(xxvi)
|
Termination, repudiation or cancellation of Sub-Charter on or before the Actual Delivery Date
any Sub-Charter is terminated, repudiation, cancelled or otherwise ceases to remain in full force and effect on or before the Actual
|
(A)
|
such termination, repudiation, cancellation or cessation of effectiveness will not, in the opinion of the Owners, materially impair the Charterers' ability to perform their obligations under this Charter; and
|
(B)
|
such Sub-Charter is replaced by another time charter (for a period covering not less than the remaining unexpired balance of the terminated, repudiated, cancelled or ceased Sub-Charter on terms reasonably acceptable to the Owners) within:
|
(1)
|
(if the relevant termination, repudiation, cancellation or cessation of effectiveness is, in the opinion of the Owners, due to any default, act or omission on the part of the Charterers) sixty (60) days of the termination, repudiation, cancellation or cessation of effectiveness (as applicable) and no later than thirty (30) days prior to the Actual Delivery Date; or
|
(2)
|
(if the relevant termination, repudiation, cancellation or cessation of effectiveness is not, in the opinion of the Owners, due to any default, act or omission on the part of the Charterers) one hundred and eight (180) days of the termination, repudiation, cancellation or cessation of effectiveness (as applicable) and no later than thirty (30) days prior to the Actual Delivery Date;
|
(xxvii)
|
Termination, repudiation or cancellation of Sub-Charter after the Actual Delivery Date
any Sub-Charter is terminated, repudiation, cancelled or otherwise ceases to remain in full force and effect after the Actual Delivery Date,
provided that
no Termination Event will occur under this sub-paragraph (xxvi) if:
|
(A)
|
such termination, repudiation, cancellation or cessation of effectiveness will not, in the opinion of the Owners, materially impair the Charterers' ability to perform their obligations under this Charter; and
|
(B)
|
such Sub-Charter is replaced by another time charter (for a period covering not less than the remaining unexpired balance of the terminated, repudiated, cancelled or ceased Sub-Charter on terms reasonably acceptable to the relevant Owners) within:
|
(1)
|
(if the relevant termination, repudiation, cancellation or cessation of effectiveness is, in the opinion of the Owners, due to any default, act or omission on the part of the Charterers) sixty (60) days of the termination, repudiation, cancellation or cessation of effectiveness (as applicable); or
|
(2)
|
(if the relevant termination, repudiation, cancellation or cessation of effectiveness is not, in the opinion of the Owners, due to any default, act or omission on the part of the Charterers) one hundred and eighty (180) days of the termination, repudiation, cancellation or cessation of effectiveness (as applicable);
|
(xxviii)
|
Repudiation of other Project Documents
without prejudice to paragraphs (xi) (
Repudiation
), (xxvi) (
Termination, repudiation or cancellation of Sub-Charter before the Actual Delivery Date
) and (xxvii) (
Termination, repudiation or cancellation of Sub-Charter after the Actual Delivery Date
) above, any Project Party repudiates (or evidences an intention to repudiate) any Project Document
|
(xxix)
|
Project Party cessation of business
any Project Party ceases or threatens to cease, to carry on all or, in the opinion of the Owners, any material part of such Project Party's business; or
|
(xxx)
|
Termination or cancellation of other Project Documents
|
(A)
|
any Project Document (other than a Sub-Charter which shall be considered under sub-paragraphs (xxvi) (
Termination, repudiation or cancellation of Sub-Charter before the Actual Delivery Date
) and (xxvii) (
Termination, repudiation or cancellation of Sub-Charter after the Actual Delivery Date
) above) is terminated, cancelled or otherwise ceases to remain in full force and effect; or
|
(B)
|
without limiting the generality of sub-paragraph (A) above, any such event or circumstance has occurred such that the Charterers (in their capacities as original buyers under the Building Contract) have become entitled to exercise their rights to cancel, terminate or rescind the Building Contract (irrespective of whether the Charterers have exercised such right), unless such right has arisen pursuant to paragraphs 2 (
Speed
) to 5 (
Contractual Boil-off Rate
) of article III (
Adjustment of Contract Price
) inclusive of the Building Contract and the Charterers have notified the Owners they do not intend to exercise their rights to cancel.
|
(xxxi)
|
Exercise of step-in and similar rights
the Initial Sub-Charterers exercise or evidence an intention to exercise their step-in rights in accordance with the Step-In Agreement; or
|
(xxxii)
|
Similar event in relation to non-Obligor Project Parties
any event which, under the laws of any jurisdiction, has a similar or analogous effect to any of those events mentioned in paragraphs (vii) (
Insolvency and rescheduling
), (viii) (
Winding-up
) or (ix) (
Execution or distress
) above occurs (mutatis mutandis) in relation to a Project Party that is not an Obligor (other than the Builder),
provided that
, if any such event occurs in relation to a Sub-Charterer, no Termination Event will occur under this sub-paragraph (xxxii) if:
|
(A)
|
such event will not, in the opinion of the Owners, materially impair the ability of any Obligor to perform its obligations under any Transaction Document to which such Obligor is a party; and
|
(B)
|
the Sub-Charter to which such Sub-Charterer is a party to is replaced by another time charter (for a period covering not less than the remaining unexpired balance of such Sub-Charter on terms reasonably acceptable to the relevant Owners) within one hundred and eighty (180) days of the occurrence of such event;
|
(xxxiii)
|
Owners' inability to change flag
where a change of the Vessel's flag from a Pre-Approved Flag is required:
|
(A)
|
to be implemented by the Owners under the Finance Documents due to (1) the implementation of Sanctions (or provisions which carry similar requirements under the Finance Documents) and/or other relevant laws and regulations, and (2) an event of default or mandatory prepayment event (however each such event is described under the Finance Documents) will occur if the Owners do not implement such change of flag; and
|
(B)
|
the relevant Sub-charterers' consent to the implementation of the change of flag referred to in sub-paragraph (A) above is not provided pursuant to Clause 53 (
Owners' undertaking regarding change of Vessel registration
).
|
(b)
|
The Owners and the Charterers agree that it is a fundamental term and condition of this
|
(c)
|
At any time after a Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing following the lapse of any applicable grace period, the Owners may at their option:
|
(i)
|
and by delivering to the Charterers a Termination Notice, terminate this Charter with immediate effect or on the date specified in such Termination Notice and withdraw the Vessel from the service of the Charterers without noting any protest and without interference by any court or any other formality whatsoever, whereupon the Vessel shall no longer be in the possession of the Charterers with the consent of the Owners, and the Charterers shall redeliver the Vessel to the Owners in accordance with Clauses 42 (
Redelivery
) and 43 (
Redelivery conditions
);
|
(ii)
|
apply any amount then standing to the credit to the Earnings Account against any Unpaid Sum or such other amounts which the Owners or other Obligors may owe under the Transaction Documents; and/or
|
(iii)
|
(without prejudice to sub-paragraph (ii) above) enforce any Encumbrance created pursuant to the relevant Transaction Documents.
|
(d)
|
On the Termination Payment Date in respect of any Termination in accordance with paragraph (c) above, the Charterers shall pay to the Owners an amount equal to the Early Termination Amount.
|
(e)
|
Following any termination to which this Clause 51 applies, all sums payable in accordance with paragraph (d) above shall be paid to such account or accounts as the Owners may direct and shall be applied towards settlement of the Early Termination Amount (or part thereof) and any other sums due and payable under the Transaction Documents. To the extent that there is any surplus after such application, such surplus shall be paid to the Charterers by way of rebate hire.
|
(f)
|
If the chartering of the Vessel or, as the case may be, the obligation of the Owners to deliver and charter the Vessel to the Charterers is terminated in accordance with the terms of this Charter, the obligation of the Charterers to pay Hire shall cease once the Charterers have made the payment pursuant to paragraph (d) above to the satisfaction of the Owners, whereupon the Owners shall promptly transfer title to the Vessel to the Charterers (or its nominee) in accordance with paragraphs (d) to (h) of Clause 54 (
Purchase Option and early termination, purchaser obligation and transfer of title
).
|
(g)
|
Without prejudice to the forgoing or to any other rights of the Owners under the Charter, at any time after a Termination Notice is served under paragraph (c) above, the Owners may, acting in their sole discretion:
|
(i)
|
withdraw the Vessel from the service of the Charterers without noting any protest and without interference by any court or any other formality whatsoever, whereupon the Vessel shall no longer be in the possession of the Charterers with the consent of the Owners, and the Charterers shall redeliver the Vessel to the Owners in accordance with Clauses 42 (
Redelivery
) and 43 (
Redelivery conditions
); and/or
|
(ii)
|
without prejudice to the Charterers' obligations under Clause 43 (
Redelivery conditions
), retake possession of the Vessel and, the Charterers agree that the Owners, for such purpose, may put into force and exercise all their rights and entitlements at law and may enter upon any premises belonging to or in the occupation or under the control of the Charterers where the Vessel may be located as well as giving instructions to the Charterers' servants or agents for this purpose; and/or
|
(iii)
|
enforce any Encumbrance created pursuant to the relevant Transaction Documents.
|
(h)
|
Following any termination to which this Clause 51 applies, if the Charterers have not paid to the Owners the Early Termination Amount by the applicable Termination Payment Date (and consequently the Owners have not transferred title to the Vessel to the Charterers (or its nominee) in accordance with paragraph (f) above), then, subject to paragraph (i) below, the Owners shall be free to sell the Vessel and apply the relevant Net Sale Proceeds against the Early Termination Amount and claim from the Charterers for any shortfall.
|
(i)
|
The Owners hereby appoint the Charterers (and the Charterers hereby accept) to act as the sole and exclusive agent of the Owners for the purposes of negotiating and conducting the sale of the Vessel referred to in paragraph (h) above in such manner and upon such terms as the Charterer may determine in their discretion (acting reasonably),
but subject to
the following conditions (such appointment and relationship being the "
Sales Agency
"):
|
(i)
|
the Sales Agency shall be automatically terminated without notice if there occurs any event or circumstance referred to in sub-paragraphs (a)(vii) (
Insolvency and rescheduling
), (a)(viii) (
Winding-up
) or (a)(a)(ix) (
Execution or distress
) of Clause 51 (
Termination Events
);
|
(ii)
|
without prejudice to sub-paragraph (i) above:
|
(A)
|
the Owners shall be entitled to terminate the Sales Agency with immediate effect by means of written notification to the Charterers if no sale of the Vessel is completed within three (3) months of the date of the Termination Notice served on the Charterers pursuant to paragraph (c) of Clause 51 (
Termination Events
); and
|
(B)
|
following such termination, the Owners are entitled to conduct the sale of the Vessel,
provided that
at all times any such sale complies with the requirements of sub-paragraph (b)(iii) of Clause 55 (
Sale of Vessels by the Owners
);
|
(iii)
|
the Charterers' authority is limited to the extent that the Charterers are not authorised to sell the Vessel or to approve or execute on behalf of the Owners any document relating to the sale of the Vessel for which the Owners' specific written authority will be required,
provided that
such authority will not be withheld or delayed if the Owners are satisfied that:
|
(A)
|
the sale complies with or will comply with the provisions of paragraph (i) of Clause 51 (
Termination Events
) in all material respects; and
|
(B)
|
either:
|
(1)
|
the Net Sale Proceeds will exceed the aggregate amount of the Early Termination Amount and the other amounts payable by the Owners pursuant to this Charter as at the proposed date of sale; or
|
(2)
|
to the extent that there will be a Net Sale Proceeds Deficit, the Charterers will either (I) have adequate financial resources available to it to enable it to pay the balance of such aggregate amount to the Owners, or (II) prior to the completion of the proposed sale, deposit a cash amount equivalent to the Net Sale Proceed Deficit into such account as the Owners may designate;
|
(iv)
|
for the purpose of paragraph (i) of Clause 51 (
Termination Events
), the sales provisions for the Sales Agency are as follows:
|
(A)
|
the sale will be at a cash price payable by the purchaser in full on completion of that sale in US Dollars or any other currency which is then freely convertible into US Dollars;
|
(B)
|
the sale may be to any person other than:
|
(1)
|
the Charterers;
|
(2)
|
any person who is purchasing on behalf of or in trust for the
|
(3)
|
any Restricted Party; or
|
(4)
|
any person who is purchasing as part of an agreement under which title will or may pass to any of the persons mentioned in paragraphs (1) to (3) above;
|
(C)
|
the terms of the sale will include a warranty on the part of the Owners that the Owners will pass such title to the Vessel as the Owners have acquired pursuant to the MOA free of Owners' Encumbrances;
|
(D)
|
the terms of the sale will, if applicable, include an assignment by the Owners of any unexpired portion of any assignable warranties and indemnities referred to in the MOA;
|
(E)
|
the sale will be on an "as is, where is and with all faults" basis and governed by the laws of England;
|
(F)
|
if the proposed sale provides for delivery of the Vessel by the Owners, such obligation is conditional on the Vessel first being redelivered to the Owners;
|
(G)
|
the sale will be for delivery on or as soon as reasonably practicable after the proposed date of termination referred to in the relevant Termination Notice;
|
(H)
|
the sale will exclude, so far as permitted by the laws of England and any other laws governing or applicable to the sale of the Vessel, all liability of the Owners, in contract or tort, in relation to the Vessel (except for the warranty referred to in sub-paragraph (C) above);
|
(I)
|
if the Vessel is at the date of entry into any contract for its sale subject to any Requisition for Hire (as defined in Clause 5 (
Requisition/Acquisition
)), the sale will be subject to such Requisition for Hire;
|
(J)
|
if the Vessel is at the date of entry into any contract for its sale subject to any charter or contract of employment (including without limitation any Sub-Charter), the sale will be subject to the such charter or contract of employment; and
|
(K)
|
the Net Sale Proceeds will be paid to the Owners in full in cash upon completion of the Sale;
|
(v)
|
the Charterers shall, to the extent applicable, exercise their rights under the Sales Agency in a manner in all respects consistent with the Quiet Enjoyment Letter and each Finance Party Quiet Enjoyment Letter;
|
(vi)
|
subject to sub-paragraphs (i)(iii) and (i)(iv) above, the Owners agree that they will, at the cost and expense of the Charterers, on reasonable notice, execute any agreement and any bill of sale for, and any other documentation reasonably requested by the Charterers in respect of, the sale of the Vessel in accordance with sub-paragraphs (i)(iv)(A) to (i)(iv)(K) above;
|
(vii)
|
the Charterers are entitled at no cost to the Owners to delegate its rights and duties under the Sales Agency to:
|
(A)
|
any other Obligor;
|
(B)
|
any other member of the Teekay Group; or
|
(C)
|
such other person (other than a Restricted Party) as the Owners may approve (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); and
|
(viii)
|
the Charterers will supply the Owners with details of any offer received and, if so requested by the Owners, reasonable details of the state of negotiations.
|
(j)
|
Upon completion of the sale the Vessel in accordance with paragraph (i) above:
|
(i)
|
if:
|
(A)
|
the Charterers have not paid to the Owners the Early Termination Amount in full at the time when the Owners have received in full of
|
(B)
|
the Net Sale Proceeds are at least equal to the Early Termination Amount,
|
(ii)
|
if the Charterers have paid to the Owners the Early Termination Amount in full at the time when the Owners have received in full the Net Sale Proceeds, then the Owners shall refund to the Charterers the Net Sale Proceeds (net of any bank transfer fees or equivalent charges).
|
(k)
|
For the avoidance of doubt, the Charterers' obligation to pay the Early Termination Amount (and any of their other obligations under the Transaction Documents) shall not be affected irrespective of the Owners' ability to complete the sale of the Vessel referred to in paragraph (h) above.
|
(l)
|
Save as otherwise expressly provided in this Charter, the Charterers shall not have the right to terminate this Charter any time prior to the expiration of the Agreement Term. The rights conferred upon the Owners by the provisions of this Clause 51 are cumulative and in addition to any rights which they may otherwise have in law or in equity or by virtue of the provisions of this Charter.
|
52.
|
Sub-chartering and assignment
|
(a)
|
The Charterers shall not without the prior written consent of the Owners:
|
(i)
|
let the Vessel on demise charter for any period;
|
(ii)
|
de-activate or lay up the Vessel;
|
(iii)
|
assign their rights under this Charter.
|
(b)
|
The Charterers acknowledge that the Owners' consent to any sub-bareboat chartering may be subject (amongst other things) to the Owners being satisfied as to the intended flag during such sub-bareboat chartering.
|
(c)
|
Without prejudice to anything contained in this Clause 52, the Charterers shall not enter into any sub-charter for the Vessel other than a Sub-Charter which is (i) for a purpose for which the Vessel is suited, and (ii) with a Sub-Charterer which is not a Restricted Party and in each case, the Charterers shall (if relevant, subject to an acceptable Finance Party Quiet Enjoyment Letter being agreed in respect of such Sub-Charter), in relation to any Sub-Charter, assign to the Owners all their earnings arising out of and in connection with such Sub-Charter and all their rights and interest in such Sub-Charter on such conditions as the Owners may require and the Charterers shall serve a notice on any Sub-Charterer and shall obtain a written acknowledgement of such assignment from such Sub-Charterer in such form as is required by the Owners or any Finance Party (as the case may be).
|
53.
|
Owners' undertaking regarding change of Vessel registration
|
54.
|
Purchase Option and early termination, purchase obligation and transfer of title
|
(a)
|
The Charterers may, at any time after the Actual Delivery Date, notify the Owners by serving a written notice (such notice shall hereinafter be referred to as the "
Purchase Option Notice
" which, once served, shall be irrevocable) of the Charterers' intention to
|
(i)
|
no Total Loss having occurred under Clause 56 (
Total Loss
);
|
(ii)
|
no Termination Event having occurred or would occur as a result of such Purchase Option or early termination;
|
(iii)
|
there must be a period of at least sixty (60) days between the date of the Purchase Option Notice and the proposed Purchase Option Date;
|
(iv)
|
the Purchase Option Date must be a Hire Payment Date that occurs after the third (3
rd
) anniversary of the Actual Delivery Date;
|
(v)
|
on the date upon which the Purchase Option Notice is served, the Related Vessel A Charterers have exercised the "Purchase Option" (as defined in the Related Vessel A Charter) and have acquired the title to Related Vessel A; and
|
(vi)
|
only one (1) other Related Charterers may exercise their "Purchase Option" (as defined in the applicable Related Charter) in conjunction with the Charterers' proposed exercise of their Purchase Option under this Charter within the same Purchase Option Window.
|
(b)
|
In exchange for payment of the Purchase Option Price on the Purchase Option Date, the Owners shall arrange for title of the Vessel to be transferred to the Charterers in accordance with paragraphs (d) to (h) below.
|
(c)
|
Subject to the other provisions of this Charter, the Charterers shall be obliged to purchase the Vessel or cause their nominee to purchase the Vessel upon the expiration of the period of one hundred and twenty (120) months commencing from the Actual Delivery Date by payment of the Purchase Obligation Price.
|
(d)
|
In exchange for the full payment of (I) (in each case as applicable) the applicable Purchase Option Price (in the case of the circumstances described in paragraphs (a) and (b) above), or the Purchase Obligation Price (in the case of the circumstances described in paragraph (c) above), and (II) all sums due and payable to the Owners under the Transaction Documents and subject to compliance with the other conditions set out in this Clause, the Owners shall:
|
(i)
|
transfer title to and ownership of the Vessel to the Charterers (or their nominee) by delivering to the Charterers (in each case at the Charterers' costs):
|
(A)
|
a duly executed and notarised, legalised and/or apostilled (as applicable) bill of sale; and
|
(B)
|
the Title Transfer PDA; and
|
(ii)
|
(subject to the prior written consent of any Finance Party or its agent or permitted assigns and transferees (in each case as applicable)) use best endeavours to procure the deletion of any mortgage or prior Encumbrance in relation to the Vessel at the Charterers' cost,
|
(e)
|
The transfer in accordance with paragraph (d) above shall be made in all respects at the Charterers' expense on an "as is, where is" basis and the Owners shall give the Charterers
|
(f)
|
The Owners shall use reasonable endeavours to ensure that a bill of sale referred to in paragraph (d) above will be prescribed in a form recordable in the Charterers' nominated flag state.
|
(g)
|
The Charterers shall, immediately prior to the receipt of the bill of sale, furnish the Owners with a letter of indemnity (in a form satisfactory to the Owners (acting reasonably)) whereby the Charterers and the Charter Guarantor shall state that, among other things, the Owners has and will have no interest, concern or connection with the Vessel after the date of such letter and that the Charterers and/or the Charter Guarantor shall indemnify the Owners and keep the Owners indemnified forever against any claims made by any person arising in connection with the Vessel (other than any claims which are brought or may arise as a result of the Owners' gross negligence or wilful misconduct).
|
(h)
|
In addition to paragraph (f) above, if the transfer referred to in paragraph (d) above is not or cannot be made by the Owners by reason of any action taken or improperly omitted by or any breach by any Finance Party under or in connection with any of the Finance Documents (including, without limitation, any failure by any Finance Party to release any Encumbrance constituted by any Finance Document in circumstances where they are or any of them is obliged to do so), then as soon as such transfer is no longer prevented by such or any other action or omission, such transfer shall be made in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Charter.
|
55.
|
Sale of Vessel by the Owners
|
(a)
|
The Owners shall not sell the Vessel without the Charterers' prior written consent unless permitted by and in accordance with Clause 51 (
Termination Events
), paragraph (a) and (b) of Clause 54 (
Purchase Option and early termination, purchase obligation and transfer of title
) or this Clause 55.
|
(b)
|
If requested by the Charterers and provided that the following conditions are satisfied, then the Owners shall (at the cost of the Charterers and without any representation, warranty, recourse or liability) arrange for the sale of the Vessel:
|
(i)
|
no Termination Event has occurred or may occur (other than an early termination for sale) as a result of such proposed sale;
|
(ii)
|
all Necessary Authorisations and consents (including in particular but not limited to any consent from any Sub-Charterers if the corresponding Sub-Charter is still in place at the relevant time) have been obtained by the Owners, the relevant Obligors or such other persons in each case prior to such proposed sale;
|
(iii)
|
|
(A)
|
the proposed purchaser of the Vessel is not a Restricted Party; and
|
(B)
|
the sale to such proposed purchaser will not otherwise put any of the Owners, the Charterers or other Obligors in breach of any Sanctions; and
|
(iv)
|
in the Owners' opinion (acting reasonably based on such documents or evidence as the Owners may reasonably require):
|
(A)
|
there will be no Net Sale Proceeds Deficit; or
|
(B)
|
if such sale would result in a Net Sale Proceeds Deficit, there is evidence produced to the satisfaction of the Owners that the Charterers have deposited into such account as the Owners may designate a cash amount which is at least the equivalent of such Net Sale Proceeds Deficit.
|
(c)
|
On the date on which the sale is completed, the chartering of the Vessel or, as the case may be, the obligation of the Owners to deliver and charter the Vessel to the Charterers
|
(d)
|
Notwithstanding paragraph (c) above, the Charterers' obligation to pay the relevant Early Termination Amount may be satisfied by the Owners applying the Net Sale Proceeds towards settlement of the Early Termination Amount. For the avoidance of doubt, any residual Net Sale Proceeds after such application shall be refunded to the Charterers by the Owners' deposit of such residual amount into an account designated by the Charterers.
|
56.
|
Total Loss
|
(a)
|
If circumstances exist giving rise to a Total Loss, the Charterers shall promptly notify the Owners of the facts of such Total Loss. If the Charterers wish to proceed on the basis of a Total Loss and advise the Owners thereof, the Owners shall agree to the Vessel being treated as a Total Loss for all purposes of this Charter. The Owners shall thereupon abandon the Vessel to the Charterers and/or execute such documents as may be required to enable the Charterers to abandon the Vessel to insurers and claim a Total Loss. Without prejudice to the obligations of the Charterers to pay to the Owners all monies then due or thereafter to become due under this Charter, if the Vessel shall become a Total Loss during the Charter Period, the Charter Period shall end on the Settlement Date.
|
(b)
|
If the Vessel becomes a Total Loss during the Charter Period, the Charterers shall, on the Settlement Date, pay to the Owners the amount calculated in accordance with paragraph (c) below.
|
(c)
|
On the Settlement Date, the Charterers shall pay to the Owners an amount equal to the Early Termination Amount as at the Settlement Date. The foregoing obligations of the Charterers under this paragraph (c) shall apply regardless of whether or not any moneys are payable under any Insurances in respect of the Vessel, regardless of the amount payable thereunder, regardless of the cause of the Total Loss and regardless of whether or not any of the said compensation shall become payable.
|
(d)
|
All Total Loss Proceeds shall be paid to such account or accounts as the Owners may direct and shall be applied towards satisfaction of the Early Termination Amount and any other sums due and payable under the Transaction Documents. To the extent that there is any surplus after such application, such surplus shall be paid to the Charterers by way of rebate hire.
|
(e)
|
The Charterers shall, at the Owners' request, provide satisfactory evidence, in the reasonable opinion of the Owners, as to the date on which the constructive total loss of the Vessel occurred pursuant to the definition of Total Loss.
|
(f)
|
The Charterers shall continue to pay Hire on the days and in the amounts required under this Charter notwithstanding that the Vessel shall become a Total Loss
provided always that
no further instalments of Hire shall become due and payable after the Charterers have made the payment required by paragraph (c) above.
|
57.
|
Fees and expenses
|
(a)
|
The Charterers shall bear all reasonably incurred costs, fees (including reasonable legal fees) and disbursements incurred by the Owners and the Charterers in connection with:
|
(i)
|
the negotiation, preparation and execution of this Charter, the other Transaction Documents and the Finance Documents;
|
(ii)
|
the delivery of the Vessel under the MOA and this Charter;
|
(iii)
|
preparation or procurement of any survey, inspections, Valuation Report, tax or insurance advice;
|
(iv)
|
all legal fees and other expenses arising out of or in connection with:
|
(A)
|
the Charterers' exercise of the Purchase Option and resulting early termination of this Charter in accordance with paragraphs (a) and (b)
|
(B)
|
the purchase obligation pursuant to paragraph (c) of Clause 54 (
Purchase Option and early termination, purchase obligation and transfer of title
) above; and
|
(v)
|
such other activities relevant to the transaction contemplated herein.
|
(b)
|
The Owners shall not be liable for any costs of supervision of construction of the Vessel under the Building Contract nor any agency, stocking up cost, buyer's supplied items or equivalent each of which shall be the responsibility, or for the account, of the Seller or the Charterers.
|
58.
|
Stamp duties and taxes
|
59.
|
Operational notifiable events
|
(a)
|
when a material condition of class is applied by the Classification Society;
|
(b)
|
whenever the Vessel is arrested, confiscated, seized, requisitioned, impounded, forfeited or detained by any government or other competent authorities or any other persons for more than five (5) consecutive Business Days;
|
(c)
|
whenever a class or flag authority refuses to issue or withdraws trading certification;
|
(d)
|
whenever the Vessel is planned for dry-docking in accordance with Clause 10(g) (Part II) and whether routine or emergency;
|
(e)
|
the Vessel is taken under tow;
|
(f)
|
any (i) death, or (ii) serious injury on board which would require the Vessel to be diverted from its then trading route; or
|
(g)
|
any damage to the Vessel the repair costs of which (whether before or after adjudication) are likely to exceed the Major Casualty Amount.
|
60.
|
Further indemnities
|
(a)
|
Whether or not any of the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, the Charterers shall, in addition to the provisions under Clause 17 (
Indemnity
) (Part II) of this Charter, indemnify, protect, defend and hold harmless the Owners and the Finance Parties and their respective officers, directors, agents and employees (collectively, the "
Indemnitees
") throughout the Agreement Term from, against and in respect of, any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, fines, fees, claims, actions, proceedings, judgement, order or other sanction, lien, salvage, general average, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements, including reasonable legal fees and expenses, of whatsoever kind and nature (collectively, the "
Expenses
"), imposed on, suffered or incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee, in any way relating to, resulting from or arising out of or in connection with, in each case, directly or indirectly, any one or more of the following:
|
(i)
|
this Charter and any other Transaction Documents and any amendment, supplement or modification thereof or thereto requested by the Charterers;
|
(ii)
|
the Vessel or any part thereof, including with respect to:
|
(A)
|
the ownership of, manufacture, design, possession, use or non-use, operation, maintenance, testing, repair, overhaul, condition, alteration, modification, addition, improvement, storage, seaworthiness, replacement, repair of the Vessel or any part (including, in each case, latent or other defects, whether or not discoverable and any claim for
|
(B)
|
any claim or penalty arising out of violations of applicable law by the Charterers or any Sub-Charterers;
|
(C)
|
death or property damage of shippers or others;
|
(D)
|
any liens in respect of the Vessel or any part thereof (save for those in favour of the Finance Parties); or
|
(E)
|
any registration and/or tonnage fees (whether periodic or not) in respect of the Vessel payable to any registry of ships;
|
(iii)
|
any breach of or failure to perform or observe, or any other non-compliance with, any covenant or agreement or other obligation to be performed by the Charterers under any Transaction Document to which they are a party or the falsity of any representation or warranty of the Charterers in any Transaction Document to which they are a party or the occurrence of any Termination Event;
|
(iv)
|
in connection with:
|
(A)
|
preventing or attempting to prevent the arrest, confiscation, seizure, taking and execution, requisition, impounding, forfeiture or detention of the Vessel; or
|
(B)
|
in securing or attempting to secure the release of the Vessel,
|
(v)
|
incurred or suffered by the Owners in:
|
(A)
|
procuring the delivery of the Vessel to the Charterers under Clause 35 (
Delivery
);
|
(B)
|
recovering possession of the Vessel following termination of this Charter under Clause 51 (
Termination Events
);
|
(C)
|
arranging for a sale of the Vessel in accordance with Clause 55 (
Sale of Vessel by the Owners
);
|
(D)
|
arranging for a transfer of the title of the Vessel in accordance with paragraphs (d) to (h) of Clause 54 (
Purchase Option and early termination, purchase obligation and transfer of title
); or
|
(E)
|
the Charterers' act or omission arising out of or in connection with the Sales Agency;
|
(vi)
|
arising from the Master or officers of the Vessel or the Charterers' agents signing bills of lading or other documents; and
|
(vii)
|
in connection with:
|
(A)
|
the arrest, seizure, taking into custody or other detention by any court or other tribunal or by any governmental entity; or
|
(B)
|
subjection to distress by reason of any process, claim, exercise of any rights conferred by a lien or by any other action whatsoever,
|
(b)
|
The indemnities contained in paragraph (a) above shall not extend to Expenses that:
|
(i)
|
are caused by wilful misconduct or recklessness on the part of the Indemnitee who would otherwise seek to claim the benefit of such indemnities or, in circumstances where such Expenses arise in connection with a payment owing
|
(ii)
|
are caused by any failure on the part of the Owners to comply with any of their obligations under any of the Transaction Documents;
|
(iii)
|
constitute a cost which is expressly to be borne by the Owners under any other provision of this Charter or any other Transaction Documents;
|
(iv)
|
in respect of which the Owners are entitled to be, or have been, indemnified under any other provision of this Charter;
|
(v)
|
to the extent that such Expenses arise out of or in connection with an Owners' Encumbrance;
|
(vi)
|
to the extent that such Expenses would be a loss of profit derived from loss of a business opportunity; and/or
|
(vii)
|
(except in circumstances where the Charterers or their nominee purchases the Vessel pursuant to Clause 54 (
Purchase Option and early termination, purchase obligation and transfer of title
)) arise out of or are in connection with any event or circumstance which:
|
(A)
|
occurs after the end of the Agreement Term; and
|
(B)
|
(1) is not in any way directly or indirectly attributable to, or (2) does not occur as a consequence of or in connection with, any event, circumstance, action or omission which occurred during the Agreement Term.
|
(c)
|
In addition:
|
(i)
|
if the Owners or other Indemnitee shall have actually and unconditionally received reimbursement from insurers appointed and paid for by the Charterers for an Expense which has already been satisfied in full by the Charterers, then the Owners shall procure that the Charterers are reimbursed for an amount equal to the amount received from the insurers; and
|
(ii)
|
if the Charterers have indemnified the Owners or any other Indemnitee in full in relation to an Expense which may be recoverable by any insurances the coverage of which have been arranged and paid for by the Charterers, then:
|
(A)
|
provided that
no Termination Event has occurred and is continuing; and
|
(B)
|
provided that
the Owners or such other Indemnitee (if such Indemnitee so requests) is secured to its satisfaction against any other Expense it may incur by virtue of the Charterers exercising such rights of subrogation,
|
(d)
|
In connection with the indemnities in favour of any Indemnitee under this Charter:
|
(i)
|
the Owners will as soon as reasonably practicable notify the Charterers if a claim is made, or if they become aware that a claim may be made against the Owners or any other Indemnitee which may give rise to Expenses in respect of which the Owners or any other Indemnitee is or may become entitled to an indemnity under paragraph (a) above;
|
(ii)
|
a notification under sub-paragraph (i) above shall give such reasonable details as the Owners or the other Indemnitee then has regarding the claim or potential claim and any Expenses or potential Expenses; and
|
(iii)
|
if the claim or potential claim may give rise to Expenses in respect of which the liability of the Owners or such other Indemnitee is fully insured under the protection and indemnity insurances relating to the Vessel which are arranged or paid for by the Charterers:
|
(A)
|
the Owners will act, and will procure that any other Indemnitee will act, in accordance with the directions of the protection and indemnity club or association in which the Vessel is entered in relation to defending, accepting or settling that claim; and
|
(B)
|
the Owners will not, and will procure that no other Indemnitee will, settle any claim or discharge and pay any court judgment or administrative penalty in respect of that claim unless:
|
(1)
|
it has negotiated with the Charterers in good faith for a period ending no later than two (2) Business Days before the due date for payment of the relevant Expenses in relation to the claim; and
|
(2)
|
if, after the negotiations referred to in sub-paragraph (1) above, the Owners and the Charterers do not agree that there are reasonable grounds for disputing such claim or for a successful appeal against such judgment or penalty (as appropriate), the Charterers have the right to, at their own costs, seek an opinion from leading counsel as to whether there is more than a fifty per cent. (50%) chance of successfully disputing the action or for such an appeal to be successful (and if such leading counsel is of such opinion, the Owners will not settle the claim or discharge or pay the applicable judgment),
provided however that
if such leading counsel is of the opinion that there is a less than fifty per cent. (50%) chance of successfully disputing the action or for such an appeal to be successful, then the Owners shall be entitled to settle the claim or discharge or pay the court judgment or administrative penalty, as the case may be.
|
(e)
|
The Charterers shall be entitled (subject to the Charterers complying in all respect with their obligations under this Charter and the other Transaction Documents and at the Charterers' own costs) to (x) take such lawful and proper actions as the Charterers reasonably deems fit to defend, avoid or mitigate any Expenses, or (y) to take such action in the name of the Owners or other relevant Indemnitee to defend, avoid or mitigate any Expenses,
provided always that
the Charterers' ability to take action in the name of the Owners or such other Indemnitee shall be subject to:
|
(i)
|
the Owners or such other Indemnitee first being indemnified to the satisfaction of the Owners, acting reasonably, against all Expenses incurred and from time to time reasonably anticipated to be incurred in connection therewith;
|
(ii)
|
if court proceedings have been commenced against a third party which is not the Owners nor an Indemnitee, the Owners shall permit the Charterers to (at the Charterers' own costs) have the full conduct of the court proceedings, or to instigate a counterclaim in the name of the Owners or the relevant Indemnitee, but the Charterers shall (A) consult with the Owners and keep the Owners fully informed in relation to their conduct, and (B) give timely notice to the Owners of any meetings with counsel or attendances at court, and the Owners, the relevant Indemnitee and their respective officers, directors and advisers shall be entitled to attend any such meetings or court attendances.
|
(f)
|
The Charterers shall pay to the Owners promptly on the Owners' written demand the amount of all costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) incurred by the Owners in connection with the enforcement of, or the preservation of any rights under, any
|
(g)
|
Without prejudice to any right to damages or other claim which either party may, at any time, have against the other hereunder, it is hereby agreed and declared that the indemnities of the Owners by the Charterers contained in this Charter shall continue in full force and effect for a period of twenty four (24) months after the Agreement Term.
|
61.
|
Set-off
|
62.
|
Further assurances and undertakings
|
63.
|
Cumulative rights
|
64.
|
Day count convention
|
65.
|
No waiver
|
66.
|
Entire agreement
|
(a)
|
This Charter contains all the understandings and agreements of whatsoever kind and nature existing between the parties in respect of this Charter, the rights, interests, undertakings agreements and obligations of the parties to this Charter and shall supersede all previous and contemporaneous negotiations and agreements but shall be read in conjunction with the MOA.
|
(b)
|
This Charter may not be amended, altered or modified except by a written instrument executed by each of the parties to this Charter.
|
67.
|
Invalidity
|
68.
|
English language
|
69.
|
No partnership
|
70.
|
Notices
|
(a)
|
Any notices to be given to the Owners under this Charter shall be sent in writing by registered letter, facsimile or email and addressed to:
|
Email:
|
xuwei1@icbcleasing.com
/
xuwei1@leasing.icbc.com.cn
/
shipping@leasing.icbc.com.cn
|
(b)
|
Any notices to be given to the Charterers under this Charter shall be sent in writing by registered letter, facsimile or email and addressed to:
|
(c)
|
Any such notice shall be deemed to have reached the party to whom it was addressed, when dispatched and acknowledged received (in case of a facsimile or an email) or when delivered (in case of a registered letter). A notice or other such communication received on a non-working day or after 5:00 pm in the place of receipt shall be deemed to be served on the following day in such place.
|
71.
|
Conflicts
|
72.
|
Survival of Charterers' obligations
|
73.
|
Counterparts
|
74.
|
Confidentiality
|
(a)
|
The Parties shall maintain the information provided in connection with the Transaction Documents strictly confidential and agree to disclose to no person other than:
|
(i)
|
its board of directors, employees (only on a need to know basis), and shareholders, professional advisors (including the legal and accounting advisors and auditors) and rating agencies;
|
(ii)
|
as may be required to be disclosed under applicable law or regulations or for the purpose of legal proceedings;
|
(iii)
|
in the case of the Owners, to any Finance Party or other actual or potential financier providing funding for the acquisition or refinancing of the Vessel (provided the same have entered into similar confidentiality arrangements);
|
(iv)
|
in the case of the Charterers, to any Sub-Charterers (but subject always to paragraph (b) below) in respect of obtaining any consent required under the terms of any relevant Sub-Charter; and
|
(v)
|
the Builder, any Approved Commercial Managers, any Approved Technical Managers, the classification society and flag authorities, in each case as may be necessary in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.
|
(b)
|
Any other disclosure by each Party shall be subject to the prior written consent of the other Party,
provided that
the Charterers may disclose any information provided in connection with the Transaction Documents to their sub-contractors and any Sub-Charterers, in each case subject to the procurement of a confidentiality undertaking (in form and substance satisfactory to the Owners) from such sub-contractor or Sub-Charterers.
|
75.
|
Third Parties Act
|
(a)
|
Any person which is an Indemnitee from time to time and is not a party to this Charter shall be entitled to enforce such terms of this Charter as provided for in this Charter in relation to the obligations of the Charterers to such Indemnitee, subject to the provisions of Clause 76 (
Law and jurisdiction
) and the Third Parties Act. The Third Parties Act applies to this Charter as set out in this Clause 74.
|
(b)
|
Save as provided above, a person who is not a party to this Charter has no right under the Third Parties Act to enforce or to enjoy the benefit of any term of this Charter.
|
76.
|
Law and jurisdiction
|
(a)
|
This Charter and any non-contractual obligations arising from or in connection with it shall in all respects be governed by and interpreted in accordance with English law.
|
(b)
|
The parties to this Charter irrevocably agree that the courts of England and Wales are to have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute (i) arising from or in connection with
|
(c)
|
The parties to this Charter irrevocably waive any objection which they may now or in the future have to the laying of the venue of any proceedings in any court referred to in this Clause 76, and any claim that those proceedings have been brought in an inconvenient or inappropriate forum, and irrevocably agree that a judgment in any proceedings commenced in any such court shall be conclusive and binding on them and may be enforced in the courts of any other jurisdiction.
|
(d)
|
The Charterers hereby appoint Teekay Shipping (UK) Limited of 2
nd
Floor, 86 Jermyn Street, London SW1Y 6JD, England as their agent for service of process in connection with any suit, action or proceeding which is begun in England and Wales under or in connection with this Charter.
|
(e)
|
The Owners hereby appoint SH Process Agent Limited of 1 Finsbury Circus, London, EC2M 7SH, England as their agent for service of process in connection with any suit, action or proceeding which is begun in England and Wales under or in connection with this Charter.
|
77.
|
Waiver of immunity
|
(a)
|
To the extent that the Charterers may in any jurisdiction claim for themselves or their assets or revenues immunity from any proceedings, suit, execution, attachment (whether in aid of execution, before judgment or otherwise) or other legal process and to the extent that such immunity (whether or not claimed) may be attributed in any such jurisdiction to the Charterers or their assets or revenues, the Charterers agree not to claim and irrevocably waive such immunity to the full extent permitted by the laws of such jurisdiction.
|
(b)
|
The Charterers consent generally in respect of any proceedings to the giving of any relief and the issue of any process in connection with such proceedings including (without limitation) the making, enforcement or execution against any property whatsoever (irrespective of its use or intended use) of any order or judgment which is made or given in such proceedings. The Charterers agree that in any proceedings in England this waiver shall have the fullest scope permitted by the English State Immunity Act 1978 and that this waiver is intended to be irrevocable for the purposes of such Act.
|
78.
|
FATCA
|
(a)
|
For the purpose of this Clause 78, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
|
(i)
|
sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code and any associated regulations;
|
(ii)
|
any treaty, law, regulation or other official guidance enacted in any other jurisdiction, or relating to an intergovernmental agreement between the US and any other jurisdiction, which (in either case) facilitates the implementation of paragraph (i) above; or
|
(iii)
|
any agreement pursuant to the implementation of paragraphs (i) or (ii) above with the US Internal Revenue Service, the US government or any governmental or taxation authority in any other jurisdiction.
|
(b)
|
Each Party, Obligor or Finance Party (if applicable) may make any FATCA Deduction it is required by FATCA to make, and any payment required in connection with that
|
(c)
|
Each Party, Obligor or Finance Party (if applicable) shall promptly, upon becoming aware that it must make a FATCA Deduction (or that there is any change in the rate or the basis of such FATCA Deduction) notify the Party, Obligor or Finance Party (if applicable) to whom it is making the payment.
|
Name of Vessel
|
Related Owners
|
Related Charterers
|
Builder
|
Hai Jiao 1603 Limited
|
DSME Hull No. 2411 L.L.C.
|
DSME
|
|
Hull No. 2416
|
Hai Jiao 1605 Limited
|
DSME Hull No. 2416 L.L.C.
|
DSME
|
Hull No. 2455
|
Hai Jiao 1607 Limited
|
DSME Option Vessel No. 3 L.L.C.
|
DSME
|
Hire Period
|
Early Termination Core Amount (US$)
|
Hire Period
|
Early Termination Core Amount (US$)
|
1
|
188,100,000
|
21
|
149,200,000
|
2
|
186,600,000
|
22
|
147,000,000
|
3
|
185,400,000
|
23
|
144,800,000
|
4
|
184,000,000
|
24
|
142,400,000
|
5
|
182,100,000
|
25
|
139,900,000
|
6
|
180,300,000
|
26
|
137,700,000
|
7
|
178,400,000
|
27
|
135,300,000
|
8
|
176,500,000
|
28
|
132,900,000
|
9
|
174,800,000
|
29
|
130,400,000
|
10
|
172,800,000
|
30
|
127,800,000
|
11
|
170,600,000
|
31
|
125,300,000
|
12
|
168,600,000
|
32
|
122,800,000
|
13
|
166,800,000
|
33
|
120,200,000
|
14
|
164,600,000
|
34
|
117,600,000
|
15
|
162,500,000
|
35
|
115,000,000
|
16
|
160,600,000
|
36
|
112,400,000
|
17
|
158,300,000
|
37
|
109,700,000
|
18
|
156,100,000
|
38
|
106,900,000
|
19
|
153,800,000
|
39
|
103,000,000
|
20
|
151,600,000
|
40
|
100,000,000
|
1.
|
We refer to the Charter. This is a Compliance Certificate. Terms defined in the Charter have the same meaning when used in this Compliance Certificate unless given a different meaning in this Compliance Certificate.
|
2.
|
We confirm that as at the date as at which the financial statements accompanying this Compliance Certificate were drawn up:
|
(a)
|
the Free Liquidity and Available Credit Lines (in aggregate) were: [•] US Dollars (US$[•]);
|
(b)
|
the Net Debt to Net Debt plus Equity Ratio was not more than [•] per cent. ([•]%); and
|
(c)
|
the Tangible Net Worth was at least [•] US Dollars (US$[•]).
|
Signed: …………………………………..
|
Signed: …………………………………..
|
Authorised Signatory
|
Authorised Signatory
|
THE OWNERS
|
|
THE CHARTERERS
|
Hai Jiao 1606 Limited
|
|
DSME Option Vessel No. 1 L.L.C.
|
by:
|
|
by:
|
|
|
|
\s\ Roxanne Lorraine Chambers
|
|
\s\ Natalia Golovataya
|
Name: Roxanne Lorraine Chambers
|
|
Name: Natalia Golovataya
|
Title: Attorney-in-fact
|
|
Title: Attorney-in-fact
|
Date: 20 December 2016
|
|
Date: 20 December 2016
|
|
|
||
|
|
||
|
|||
DSME OPTION VESSEL NO. 3 L.L.C.
(AS SELLERS)
HAI JIAO 1607 LIMITED
(AS BUYERS)
|
|||
|
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
IN RESPECT OF
ONE (1)
LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS CARRIER
WITH BUILDER'S HULL NUMBER 2455
|
|
(1)
|
DSME Option Vessel No. 3 L.L.C.
, a limited liability company formed under the laws of The Republic of the Marshall Islands whose registered address is at Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro, The Republic of the Marshall Islands MH96960 (the "
Sellers
"); and
|
(2)
|
HAI JIAO
1607 LIMITED
, a corporation incorporated under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands whose registered address is at Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro, Marshall Islands MH96960, as buyers (the "
Buyers
").
|
(A)
|
Pursuant to a building contract dated 2 December 2014 made between you and the Builder (as amended, supplemented, novated or replaced from time to time, the "
Building Contract
"), the Builder has agreed to design, engineer, build, launch, equip, complete, deliver and sell, and the Sellers have agreed to purchase, one (1) new LNG carrier as further described in the Building Contract and bearing the Builder's hull number 2455, along with all her appurtenances, associated equipment, materials, stores, spare parts and documentation (the "
Vessel
"), upon the terms and conditions therein.
|
(B)
|
The Sellers have agreed to sell the Vessel to the Buyers upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
|
(C)
|
The Buyers have agreed to (a) take delivery of the Vessel from the Sellers immediately upon the delivery of the Vessel by the Builder under the Building Contract to the Sellers; and (b) pay the MOA Purchase Price (as defined below) in instalments upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
|
(D)
|
The Buyers (as owners) have agreed to let the Vessel to the Sellers (as bareboat charterers) and the Sellers have agreed to hire the Vessel from the Buyers immediately upon the acceptance of the Vessel by the Buyers from the Sellers under this Agreement, pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in a bareboat charter agreement (as amended and or supplemented from time to time) (the "
Charter
") to be entered into between the Buyers (as owners) and the Sellers (as bareboat charterers).
|
1.
|
Definitions and interpretations
|
(a)
|
(in relation to the determination of the Delivery Date) in The Republic of Korea and the Flag State; and
|
(b)
|
(in relation to any date for payment) in New York.
|
(i)
|
(where all management powers over the business and affairs of the Charter Guarantor are vested exclusively in its general partner),
|
(A)
|
Teekay GP LLC ceases to be the general partner of the Charter Guarantor; or
|
(B)
|
Teekay Parent ceases to own, directly or indirectly, a minimum of fifty per cent (50%) of the voting rights in Teekay GP LLC; or
|
(ii)
|
(where all management powers over the business and affairs of the Charter Guarantor become vested exclusively in the board of directors of the Charter Guarantor), Teekay Parent ceases to own, directly or indirectly:
|
(A)
|
a minimum of fifty per cent (50%) of the voting rights to elect the members of that board of directors; or
|
(B)
|
the voting rights to elect a minimum of fifty per cent (50%) of the board of directors; and
|
(i)
|
after any proposed sale, transfer or disposal of ownership in the Charterers (each such proposed sale, transfer or disposal of ownership shall not be completed unless with the Buyers' prior written consent), either:
|
(A)
|
the Charter Guarantor retains at least fifty per cent. (50%) direct or indirect ownership in the membership interests of the Sellers; or
|
(B)
|
the Charter Guarantor retains at least forty-nine per cent. (49%) and Teekay Parent retains at least one per cent. (1%) direct or indirect ownership in the membership interests of the Sellers; and
|
(ii)
|
any purchaser, transferee or recipient of any membership interest in the Sellers (in each case an "
Incoming Guarantor
") has provided in favour of the Security Trustee (in form and substance acceptable to the Security Trustee) the following:
|
(A)
|
either:
|
(1)
|
a guarantee that corresponds to the percentage of its ownership in the membership interest of the Sellers (in each case, an "
Incoming Guarantee
"); or
|
(2)
|
if the proposed Incoming Guarantee offered by an Incoming Guarantor pursuant to (A)(1) above is not acceptable to the Security Trustee, a written confirmation from the Charter Guarantor that the existing guarantee granted provided by the Charter Guarantor pursuant to the Charter Guarantee shall remain and will continue in full force and effect; and
|
(B)
|
a pledge over such membership interest of the Sellers.
|
(a)
|
is payable by the Buyers under this Agreement;
|
(b)
|
relates to (and shall be no more than) the fifth and final instalment of the Contractual Purchase Price which the Sellers (as buyer) are obliged to pay to the Builder pursuant to paragraph 3(c) (
Final Instalment
) of article II (
CONTRACT PRICE AND TERMS OF PAYMENT
) of the Building Contract; and
|
(c)
|
is no more than the Delivery Instalment Cap.
|
(a)
|
the Builder's shipyard; or
|
(b)
|
such other location as the Sellers and the Buyers may mutually agree prior to the Delivery Date following consultation with the Builder and which is in a jurisdiction without any interference to the operation of the Vessel and which would not give rise to the payment of any Tax in respect of the transfer of the Vessel's title.
|
(a)
|
a material disruption to those payment or communications systems or to those financial markets which are, in each case, required to operate in order for payments to be made in order for the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents to be carried out which disruption is not caused by, and is beyond the control of, any of the parties to this Agreement; or
|
(b)
|
the occurrence of any other event which results in a disruption (of a technical or systems-related nature) to the treasury or payments operations of a party to this Agreement preventing that, or the other party:
|
(i)
|
from performing its payment obligations under the Transaction Documents; or
|
(ii)
|
from communicating with the other party in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents,
|
(a)
|
any release, emission, spill or discharge from the Vessel or into or upon the air, sea, land or soils (including the seabed) or surface water of Environmentally Sensitive Material within or from the Vessel; or
|
(b)
|
any incident in which Environmentally Sensitive Material is released, emitted, spilled or discharged into or upon the air, sea, land or soils (including the seabed) or surface water from a vessel other than the Vessel and which involves a collision between the Vessel and such other vessel or some other incident of navigation or operation, in either case, in connection with which the Vessel is actually or potentially liable to be arrested, attached, detained or injuncted and/or the Vessel and/or any Obligor and/or any operator or manager of the Vessel is at fault or allegedly at fault or otherwise liable to any legal or administrative action; or
|
(c)
|
any other incident in which Environmentally Sensitive Material is released, emitted, spilled or discharged into or upon the air, sea, land or soils (including the seabed) or surface water otherwise than from the Vessel and in connection with which the Vessel is actually or potentially liable to be arrested and/or where any Obligor and/or any operator or manager of the Vessel is at fault or allegedly at fault or otherwise liable to any legal or administrative action, other than in accordance with an Environmental Approval.
|
(a)
|
is payable by the Buyers under this Agreement;
|
(b)
|
relates to (and shall be no more than) the amount which is the difference between (i) the actual amount of the Extra Amount which the Sellers (as original buyers) are obliged to pay to the Builder, and (ii) the amount of the Extra Amount Instalment that the Buyers are obliged to pay to the Sellers in accordance with this Agreement; and
|
(c)
|
is no more than five per cent. (5.0%) of the Notional Extra Amount.
|
(a)
|
is payable by the Buyers under this Agreement;
|
(b)
|
relates to (and shall be no more than) ninety five per cent. (95%) of the Extra Amount; and
|
(c)
|
is no more than the Extra Amount Instalment Cap.
|
(a)
|
sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code and any associated regulations;
|
(b)
|
any treaty, law, regulation or other official guidance enacted in any other jurisdiction, or relating to an intergovernmental agreement between the US and any other jurisdiction, which (in either case) facilitates the implementation of paragraph (a) above; or
|
(c)
|
any agreement pursuant to the implementation of paragraphs (i) or (ii) above with the US Internal Revenue Service, the US government or any governmental or taxation authority in any other jurisdiction.
|
(a)
|
(in respect of any such letter to which the Initial Sub-Charterers would be parties) based upon the form set out in appendix E (
Provisional
Letter of Quiet Enjoyment
) to the Initial Sub-Charter but always reasonably acceptable to the Charterers, the Initial Sub-Charterers and the Finance Parties; or
|
(b)
|
(in respect of any such letter to which any other Sub-Charterers would be parties) in a form reasonably acceptable to the Charterers, such Sub-Charterers and the Finance Parties.
|
(a)
|
moneys borrowed;
|
(b)
|
any amount raised by acceptance under any acceptance credit facility or dematerialised equivalent;
|
(c)
|
any amount raised pursuant to any note purchase facility or the issue of bonds, notes, debentures, loan stock or any similar instrument;
|
(d)
|
the amount of any liability in respect of any lease or hire purchase contract which would, in accordance with GAAP, be treated as a balance sheet liability;
|
(e)
|
receivables sold or discounted (other than any receivables to the extent they are sold on a non-recourse basis);
|
(f)
|
any amount raised under any other transaction (including any forward sale or hire purchase agreement) of a type not referred to in any other paragraph of this definition having the commercial effect of a borrowing;
|
(g)
|
any derivative transaction entered into in connection with protection against or benefit from fluctuation in any rate or price (and, when calculating the value of any derivative transaction, only the marked to market value (or, if any actual amount is due as a result of the termination or close-out of that derivative transaction, that amount) shall be taken into account);
|
(h)
|
any counter-indemnity obligation in respect of a guarantee, indemnity, bond, standby or documentary letter of credit or any other instrument issued by a bank or financial institution; and
|
(i)
|
the amount of any liability in respect of any guarantee or indemnity for any of the items referred to in paragraph (a) to (h) above.
|
(a)
|
is payable by the Buyers under this Agreement;
|
(b)
|
relates to (and shall be no more than) the fourth instalment of the Contractual Purchase Price which the Sellers (as buyer) are obliged to pay to the Builder pursuant to paragraph 3(d) (
Fourth Instalment
) of article II (
CONTRACT PRICE AND TERMS OF PAYMENT
) of the Building Contract; and
|
(c)
|
is no more than nineteen million three hundred thousand US Dollars (US$19,300,000).
|
(a)
|
in respect of each of the Pre-Delivery Instalments, the earlier of the following dates:
|
(i)
|
the Refund Guarantee Expiry Date; or
|
(ii)
|
the Delivery Date; and
|
(b)
|
in respect of each of the Delivery Instalment, the Extra Amount Instalment and the Reimbursement Instalment, 9 August 2019.
|
(a)
|
the business, financial condition or operations of the Sellers, the Charter Guarantor or the Charter Guarantor Group taken as a whole; or
|
(b)
|
the validity, legality or enforceability of this Agreement,
|
(a)
|
the Pre-Delivery Purchase Price;
|
(b)
|
the Delivery Instalment;
|
(c)
|
the Extra Amount Instalment; and
|
(d)
|
the Reimbursement Instalment.
|
(a)
|
lawfully enter into and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is party;
|
(b)
|
ensure the legality, validity, enforceability or admissibility in evidence in England and, if different, its jurisdiction of incorporation, of such Transaction Documents to which it is party; and
|
(c)
|
carry on its business from time to time.
|
(a)
|
in relation to each of the Pre-Delivery Instalments, an irrevocable notice of the relevant amount payable by the Buyers under this Agreement to be issued by the Sellers to the Buyers at such time as the Sellers may notify the Buyers (but in any event no later than seven (7) Business Days before the proposed payment date and no later than the relevant Long Stop Date):
|
(i)
|
for the purpose of effecting the relevant Direct Payment, at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the relevant anticipated payment date; and
|
(ii)
|
for the purpose of effecting the relevant Deferred Payment, at such time as the Sellers may notify the Buyers (but in any event no later than seven (7) Business Days before the proposed payment date and no later than the relevant Long Stop Date;
|
(b)
|
in relation to each of the Delivery Instalment and the Reimbursement Instalment, the notice of the amount payable by the Buyers under this Agreement to be issued by the Sellers to the Buyers:
|
(i)
|
for the purpose of effecting the relevant Direct Payment, at least seven (7) Business Days prior to the anticipated payment date; or
|
(ii)
|
for the purpose of effecting the relevant Deferred Payment, at such time as the Sellers may notify the Buyers (but in any event no later than seven (7) Business Days before the proposed payment date and no later than the relevant Long Stop Date); and
|
(c)
|
in relation to the Extra Amount Instalment, the notice of the amount payable by the Buyers under this Agreement to be issued by the Sellers to the Buyers at such time as the Sellers may notify the Buyers (but in any event no later than seven (7) Business Days before the proposed payment date and no later than the relevant Long Stop Date),
|
(a)
|
any Encumbrance created or to be created in accordance with the Security Documents;
|
(b)
|
any liens securing obligations incurred in the ordinary course of trading and/or operating the Vessel and not more than thirty (30) days overdue;
|
(c)
|
any Encumbrance created or to be created by the Buyers in favour of the Finance Parties in accordance with the relevant Finance Documents (but subject to any Finance Party Quiet Enjoyment Letter); and
|
(d)
|
any Encumbrance which has the prior written approval of the Buyers.
|
(a)
|
in which the Delivery Location is located;
|
(b)
|
delivery of the Vessel will take place; and/or
|
(a)
|
in respect of any such letter to which the Initial Sub-Charterers would be parties, such letter shall be based upon the form set out in appendix E (
Provisional
Letter of Quiet Enjoyment
) to the Initial Sub-Charter, but shall incorporate step-in rights granted by the relevant Sub-Charterers in favour of the Buyers (as owners), and in any event be on terms and conditions that are reasonably acceptable to the Sellers (as bareboat charterers), the Initial Sub-Charterers and the Buyers (as owners); or
|
(b)
|
in respect of any such letter to which any other Sub-Charterers would be parties, such letter shall be in a form reasonably acceptable to the Sellers (as bareboat charterers), such Sub-Charterers and the Buyers (as owners).
|
(a)
|
is payable by the Buyers under this Agreement;
|
(b)
|
relates to (and shall be no more than) fifty per cent. (50%) of the first instalment of the Contractual Purchase Price which the Sellers (as buyer) are obliged to pay to the Builder pursuant to paragraph 3(a) (
First Instalment
) of article II (
CONTRACT PRICE AND TERMS OF PAYMENT
) of the Building Contract;
|
(c)
|
a portion thereof may become the Extra Amount Balance Portion (if any); and
|
(d)
|
is not more than nine million six hundred and fifty thousand US Dollars (US$9,650,000).
|
(a)
|
is payable by the Buyers under this Agreement;
|
(b)
|
relates to (and shall be no more than) the second instalment of the Contractual Purchase Price which the Sellers (as buyer) are obliged to pay to the Builder pursuant to paragraph 3(b) (
Second Instalment
) of article II (
CONTRACT PRICE AND TERMS OF PAYMENT
) the Building Contract; and
|
(c)
|
is no more than nineteen million three hundred thousand US Dollars (US$19,300,000).
|
(a)
|
the Account Pledge;
|
(b)
|
the Charter Guarantee;
|
(c)
|
the Charterers' Assignment;
|
(d)
|
the Membership Interests Pledge;
|
(e)
|
each Managers' Undertaking (if any);
|
(f)
|
the Pre-Delivery Assignment;
|
(g)
|
the Security Trust Deed; and
|
(h)
|
any other document that may at any time be executed by any person creating, evidencing or perfecting any Encumbrance to secure all or part of the Obligors' obligations under or in connection with the Transaction Documents,
|
(a)
|
is payable by the Sellers (as buyer) under the Building Contract;
|
(b)
|
relates to (and shall be no more than) the third instalment of the Contractual Purchase Price which the Sellers (as original buyer) are obliged to pay to the Builder pursuant to paragraph 3(c) (
Third Instalment
) of article II (
CONTRACT PRICE AND TERMS OF PAYMENT
) of the Building Contract; and
|
(c)
|
is no more than nineteen million three hundred thousand US Dollars (US$19,300,000).
|
(a)
|
In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to:
|
(i)
|
to this Agreement include the Schedules hereto and references to Clauses and Schedules are, unless otherwise specified, references to Clauses of and Schedules to this Agreement and, in the case of a Schedule, to such Schedule as incorporated in this Agreement as substituted from time to time;
|
(ii)
|
any statutory or other legislative provision shall be construed as including any statutory or legislative modification or re-enactment thereof, or any substitution therefor;
|
(iii)
|
the term "
Vessel
" includes any part of the Vessel;
|
(iv)
|
the "
Buyers
", the "
Sellers
", the "
Initial Sub-Charterers
", any "
Obligor
", "
Project Party
", "
Related Buyers
", "
Related Sellers
", "
Related Charterers
", "
Related Obligors
", "
Sub-Charterers
" or any other person include any of their respective successors, permitted assignees and permitted transferees;
|
(v)
|
any agreement, instrument or document include such agreement, instrument or document as the same may from time to time be amended, modified, supplemented, novated or substituted;
|
(vi)
|
the "
equivalent
" in one currency (the "
first currency
") as at any date of an amount in another currency (the "
second currency
") shall be construed as a reference to the amount of the first currency which could be purchased with such amount of the second currency at the spot rate of exchange quoted by the Buyers at or about 11:00 a.m. two (2) Business Days (being a day other than a Saturday or Sunday on which banks and foreign exchange markets are generally open for business in Beijing) prior to such date for the purchase of the first currency with the second currency for delivery and value on such date;
|
(vii)
|
"
hereof
", "
herein
" and "
hereunder
" and other words of similar import means this Agreement as a whole (including the Schedules) and not any particular part hereof;
|
(viii)
|
"
law
" includes common or customary law and any constitution, decree, judgment, legislation, order, ordinance, regulation, rule, statute, treaty or other legislative measure in any jurisdiction or any present or future directive, regulation, request or requirement, or official or judicial interpretation of any of the foregoing, in each case having the force of law and, if not having the force of law, in respect of which compliance is generally customary;
|
(ix)
|
"
month
" means, save as otherwise provided, a period starting on one day in a calendar month and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the next calendar month, except that if there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month in which that period is to end, that period shall end on the last day in that calendar month;
|
(x)
|
the word "
person
" or "
persons
" or to words importing persons include, without limitation, any state, divisions of a state, government, individuals, partnerships, corporations, ventures, government agencies, committees, departments, authorities and other bodies, corporate or unincorporated, whether having distinct legal personality or not;
|
(xi)
|
the "
winding-up
", "
dissolution
", "
administration
", "
liquidation
", "
insolvency
", "
reorganisation
", "
readjustment of debt
", "
suspension of payments
", "
moratorium
" or "
bankruptcy
" (and their derivatives and cognate expressions) of any person shall each be construed so as to include the others and any equivalent or analogous proceedings or event under the laws of any jurisdiction in which such person is incorporated or any jurisdiction in which such person carries on business;
|
(xii)
|
a Potential MOA Termination Event or an MOA Termination Event which is "
continuing
" is a reference to a Potential MOA Termination Event or an MOA Termination Event which is not remedied or waived; and
|
(xiii)
|
words denoting the plural number include the singular and vice versa.
|
(b)
|
Headings are for the purpose of reference only, have no legal or other significance, and shall be ignored in the interpretation of this Agreement.
|
(c)
|
A time of day (unless otherwise specified) is a reference to Beijing time.
|
2.
|
Sale and purchase
|
(a)
|
The Sellers hereby irrevocably agree to sell and the Buyers hereby irrevocably agree to purchase the Vessel on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.
|
(b)
|
For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood that the Sellers are entitled to claim compensation for their losses, documented damages or expenses for any non-compliance by the Owners of their obligations under this Agreement.
|
(a)
|
The Payment Notice in respect of each of the Delivery Instalment, the Extra Amount Instalment and the Reimbursement Instalment, which the Sellers may deliver to the Buyers, shall specify the Scheduled Delivery Date. At the time of delivery of the Vessel by the Sellers to the Buyers, the Vessel shall be located at the Delivery Location.
|
(b)
|
The Vessel shall be delivered by the Sellers, with full title guarantee, to the Buyers on the Scheduled Delivery Date, (or such later date which is agreed between the Sellers and the Buyers and agreed by the Sellers with the Builder (in each case the "
Delivery Date
")), free and clear of all Encumbrances.
|
(c)
|
On the Delivery Date, the following events are to occur in the following order and one immediately after another:
|
(i)
|
delivery of the Vessel by the Sellers to the Buyers pursuant to this Agreement; and
|
(ii)
|
delivery of the Vessel by the Buyers (as owners under the Charter) to the Sellers (as bareboat charterers under the Charter) pursuant to the Charter (such date being, for the avoidance of doubt, the "Actual Delivery Date" as defined under the Charter).
|
(d)
|
On the Delivery Date, the Sellers shall deliver to the Buyers an executed bill of sale in the form acceptable to the Buyers and the Flag State and other documents set out in paragraph (e) below, whereupon all of the title to, interest in and all ownership rights with respect to the Vessel shall pass from the Sellers to the Buyers.
|
(e)
|
The Buyers will accept the Vessel on an "as is where is" basis in exactly the same form and state as the Vessel is delivered by the Builder to the Buyers pursuant to the Building Contract.
|
(f)
|
Upon delivery of the Vessel, the Sellers and the Buyers shall execute the Sellers' PDA, whereupon the Sellers shall be deemed to have given, and the Buyers to have received and accepted, possession of the Vessel.
|
(g)
|
Upon delivery of the Vessel, the Sellers shall provide the Buyers with all the documents and other evidence listed in Part IV (
Delivery Date conditions precedent
) of Schedule 1 (
Conditions precedent and subsequent
) hereto.
|
3.
|
MOA Purchase Price
|
3.1
|
Purchase price of the Vessel
|
(a)
|
The purchase price of the Vessel payable by the Buyers to the Sellers under this Agreement shall be an amount equal to the MOA Purchase Price.
|
(b)
|
For the avoidance of doubt, the purchase price referred to in paragraph 3.1 above shall cover the purchase of the Vessel and, to the extent owned by the Sellers, everything then belonging to her on board,
provided that
any remaining bunkers and unused lubricating and hydraulic oils and greases in storage tanks and unopened drums and any unused stores and provisions shall remain the property of the Sellers.
|
3.2
|
Adjustment of Delivery Instalment and Extra Amount Instalment
|
(a)
|
To the extent that and as soon as reasonably practicable after the Buyers and the Sellers become aware that:
|
(i)
|
the final amount of the Delivery Instalment differs from the Notional Delivery Instalment Amount; or
|
(ii)
|
the Extra Amount of the Vessel differs from the Notional Extra Amount,
|
(b)
|
In the event no agreement for the purpose of paragraph (a) above is reached on the date falling seven (7) Business Days prior to the Scheduled Delivery Date, the amount of the Delivery Instalment and the amount of the Extra Amount Instalment shall be determined in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
|
3.3
|
Hire and partial set-off of Reimbursement Instalment
|
(a)
|
The Sellers and the Buyers agree that, if the Sellers so request, the amount of the Reimbursement Instalment due and payable from the Buyers to the Sellers in accordance with Clause 3 (
MOA Purchase Price
) (but always excluding any Extra Amount Balance Portion which shall be paid to the Builder directly and hence shall not be eligible for the set-off in accordance with this paragraph (a)) may be set-off against the amount of the first instalment of Hire (as defined in the Charter) that is due from and to be made by the Sellers (as bareboat charterers under the Charter) to the Buyers (as owners under the Charter) on the first Hire Payment Date (as defined in the Charter) pursuant to the Charter.
|
(b)
|
For the avoidance of doubt, on the Payment Date in respect of the Reimbursement Instalment, if the Sellers (as bareboat charterers under the Charter) elect to set-off all or any part of the Hire referred to in paragraph (a) above against the Reimbursement Instalment (but always excluding any Extra Amount Balance Portion which shall be paid to the Builder directly and hence shall not be eligible for set-off in accordance with paragraph (a) above), the Buyers shall not be obliged to pay the Sellers and the Sellers shall not be entitled to receive from the Buyers an amount which is more than the difference between (i) the Reimbursement Instalment and (ii) the amount of Hire so set-off in accordance with paragraph (a) above.
|
4.
|
Currency of payment
|
(a)
|
Subject to the remaining provisions of this Clause 4, USD is the currency of account and payment for any sum due from:
|
(i)
|
the Buyers to the Sellers under this Agreement; and
|
(ii)
|
an Obligor to the Buyers under any Transaction Document.
|
(b)
|
Each payment in respect of costs, expenses or Taxes shall be made in the currency in which the costs, expenses or Taxes are incurred.
|
(c)
|
Any amount expressed to be payable in a currency other than USD shall be paid in that currency.
|
(d)
|
If a change in any currency occurs, this Agreement will, to the extent the Buyers specify to be necessary, be amended to comply with any generally accepted conventions and market practice in the relevant market and otherwise to reflect the change in currency.
|
5.
|
Payment Notice
|
(a)
|
it is delivered by the Sellers and received by the Buyers before the Long Stop Date applicable to the relevant Instalment;
|
(b)
|
it clearly:
|
(i)
|
identifies (A) the Instalment to which such Payment Notice relates, and (B) the proposed date of payment; and
|
(ii)
|
sets out the precise amount of the Instalment to which such Payment Notice relates;
|
(c)
|
it is signed by an authorised signatory of the Sellers;
|
(d)
|
the currency of the proposed Instalment to be paid is US Dollars;
|
(e)
|
the proposed date of payment is a Business Day and is no later than the relevant Long Stop Date; and
|
(f)
|
in the case of each of the Delivery Instalment, the Extra Amount Instalment and the Reimbursement Instalment, the proposed date of payment is no later than the Delivery Date.
|
(a)
|
If any Sub-Charter is terminated, repudiated, cancelled or otherwise ceases to remain in full force and effect on or before the Delivery Date (but before the occurrence of any MOA Termination Event), then the Buyers shall be entitled to not make any payment in relation to any Payment Notice until the relevant replacement charter becomes effective in accordance with the requirements of sub-paragraph (a)(xxv)
|
(b)
|
If any event which, under the laws of any jurisdiction, has a similar or analogous effect to any of those events mentioned in paragraphs (a)(vii) (
Insolvency and rescheduling
), (a)(viii) (
Winding-up
) or (a)(ix) (
Execution or distress
) of Clause 14 (
MOA Termination Events
) occurs (mutatis mutandis) in relation to any Sub-Charterers, then the Buyers shall be entitled to not make any payment in relation to any Payment Notice until the relevant replacement charter becomes effective in accordance with the requirements of sub-paragraph (a)(xxxi)(B) (
Similar event in relation to non-Obligor Project Parties
) of Clause 14 (
MOA Termination Events
), upon which time the Buyers shall (subject always to the satisfaction of the relevant conditions precedent referred to in Clause 8 (
Conditions precedent and subsequent
)) be obliged to resume and make all payments in relation to any Payment Notice received after the relevant replacement charter becomes effective (including, for the avoidance of doubt, paying the Delivery Instalment and reimbursing the Seller for any instalment of the Contractual Purchase Price (which relates to any Pre-Delivery Instalment) paid directly by the Sellers to the Builder during the period between when the Buyers become entitled to not make any payments under this paragraph (b) and the effective date of the relevant replacement charter).
|
(c)
|
If any event which, under the laws of any jurisdiction, has a similar or analogous effect to any of those events mentioned in paragraph (a)(viii) (
Winding-up
) of Clause 14 (
MOA Termination Events
) occurs (mutatis mutandis) in relation to the Builder, then the Buyers shall be entitled to not make any payment in relation to any Payment Notice,
provided that
:
|
(i)
|
if the Builder is able to deliver the Vessel in accordance with the timeline and requirements set forth in sub-paragraph (a)(xxviii) (
Late delivery of Vessel
) of Clause 14 (
MOA Termination Events
); and
|
(ii)
|
the Sellers continue to pay each instalment of the Contractual Purchase Price in accordance with the Building Contract,
|
(A)
|
pay the Delivery Instalment, the Extra Amount Instalment, and/or the Reimbursement Instalment; or
|
(B)
|
reimburse to the Sellers any Pre-Delivery Instalment that the Sellers have paid directly to the Builder during the period between when the Buyers become entitled to not make any payments under this paragraph (c) and the Delivery Date.
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(d)
|
For the avoidance of doubt, if there occurs any event or circumstance referred to in paragraph (xxiv) (
Related MOAs
) of Clause 14 (
MOA Termination Events
), then the Buyers shall be entitled to not make any payment in relation to any Payment Notice
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6.
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Direct Payments and Deferred Payments
|
(a)
|
the Buyers' settling of the corresponding amount by way of a Deferred Payment; or
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(b)
|
the Buyers' (acting on the instructions of the Sellers) direct deposit of the corresponding amount to the Builder's Bank by way of a Direct Payment.
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7.
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Pre-position of relevant Instalments
|
(a)
|
in relation to the Delivery Instalment and the Extra Amount Instalment, the additional documents and other evidence listed in Part III (
Pre-position conditions precedent
) of Schedule 1 (
Conditions precedent and subsequent
) (or evidence satisfactory to the Buyers that they shall, on the Pre-Position Date, receive such documents or evidence);
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(b)
|
in relation to the Extra Amount Balance Portion, the additional documents and other evidence listed in Part II (
Instalment conditions precedent
) of Schedule 1 (
Conditions precedent and subsequent
) (or evidence satisfactory to the Buyers that they shall, on the Pre-Position Date, receive such documents or evidence); and
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(c)
|
evidence (in such form and subject to such terms and conditions as the Buyers may specify and are acceptable to the Builder and the Builder's Bank) to the Builder's Bank in writing (electronically or otherwise) on or before the proposed Pre-Position Date that such amount will:
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(i)
|
be held by the Builder's Bank to the order of the Buyers; and
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(ii)
|
only be released to the Builder upon presentation to the Builder's Bank of a copy (transmitted by fax, email or otherwise) of the duly executed, dated and timed Builder's PDA, which is:
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(A)
|
signed by a duly authorised officer, signatory, attorney-in-fact or other representative of the Builder and the Sellers (as original buyers under the Building Contract), whose details shall be communicated to the Builder's Bank in writing (electronically or otherwise) on or before the proposed Pre-Position Date; and
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(B)
|
countersigned by a duly authorised officer, signatory, attorney-in-fact or other representative of (1) the Buyers and, (2) if requested by a Finance Party and acceptable to the Builder, such Finance Party, whose details shall (in each case as applicable) be communicated to the Builder's Bank in writing (electronically or otherwise) on or before the proposed Pre-Position Date.
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7.3
|
Deemed payment of Delivery Instalment, Extra Amount Instalment and Extra Amount Balance Portion
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(a)
|
A transfer of funds by the Buyers to the Builder's Bank in accordance with Clauses 7.1 (
Pre-position
) and 7.2 (
Conditions to pre-position
) above shall constitute payment of the Delivery Instalment, the Extra Amount Instalment and, if applicable, the Extra Amount Balance Portion for the purposes of this Agreement and shall, as from the date of such transfer, constitute a valid and binding obligation upon the Sellers in respect of the refund of the Delivery Instalment, the Extra Amount Instalment and, if any, the Extra Amount Balance Portion and any other amount payable in relation thereto, each in accordance with and in the manner contemplated by this Agreement.
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(b)
|
Any repayment by the Builder's Bank to the Buyers or their bank of any part of the Delivery Instalment, the Extra Amount Instalment or, if any, the Extra Amount Balance Portion shall constitute (in each case as applicable), to the extent of such repayment, a refund of such part of the Delivery Instalment, the Extra Amount Instalment and/or the Extra Amount Balance Portion by the Sellers.
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8.
|
Conditions precedent and subsequent
|
(a)
|
The Sellers may not deliver the first Payment Notice unless the Buyers have received all the documents and other evidence listed in Part I (
Initial conditions precedent
) of Schedule 1 (
Conditions precedent and subsequent
) hereto in form and substance satisfactory to the Buyers.
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(b)
|
The Buyers shall only be obliged to make a payment in respect of the Payment Notice referred to in paragraph (a) above if:
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(i)
|
no MOA Termination Event has occurred and is continuing or would result from such payment; and
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(ii)
|
the Repeating Representations are true in all material respects as if made on the date of the relevant Payment Notice and the actual date of payment.
|
(a)
|
on or before the Sellers' delivery of the relevant Payment Notice, the Buyers have received all the documents and other evidence listed in Part II (
Instalment conditions precedent
) of Schedule 1 (
Conditions precedent and subsequent
) hereto in form and substance satisfactory to the Buyers (or evidence satisfactory to the Buyers that they shall, on the date of such payment, receive such documents or evidence);
|
(b)
|
no MOA Termination Event has occurred and is continuing or would result from the payment of that Instalment;
|
(c)
|
the Repeating Representations are true in all material respects as if made on the date of the relevant Payment Notice and the actual date of payment; and
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(d)
|
no event of default (however described) has occurred under the Building Contract, the Refund Guarantee, any Sub-Charter or any other Project Documents.
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8.4
|
Delivery Instalment, Reimbursement Instalment and Extra Amount Instalment conditions precedent
|
(a)
|
The Buyers will only be obliged to:
|
(i)
|
make a payment in respect of the Delivery Instalment and the Extra Amount Instalment on the Delivery Date;
|
(ii)
|
(if the Sellers elect for the Delivery Instalment, the Extra Amount Instalment and/or the Extra Amount Balance Portion to be pre-positioned under Clause 7 (
Pre-position of relevant Instalments
)) countersign the Builder's PDA and agree to the release of the pre-positioned the Delivery Instalment, the Extra Amount Instalment and/or the Extra Amount Balance Portion; or
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(iii)
|
make a payment in respect of the Reimbursement Instalment on the Delivery Date,
|
(A)
|
on the Delivery Date, the Buyers have received:
|
(1)
|
all the documents and other evidence listed in Part III (
Pre-position conditions precedent
) of Schedule 1 (
Conditions precedent and subsequent
) hereto in form and substance satisfactory to the Buyers (to the extent that such documents and other evidence have not already been provided to the Buyers prior to the Delivery Date);
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(2)
|
all the documents and other evidence listed in Part IV (
Delivery Date conditions precedent
) of Schedule 1 (
Conditions precedent and subsequent
) hereto in form and substance satisfactory to the Buyers; and
|
(3)
|
(in relation to the Reimbursement Instalment only) all the documents and other evidence listed in Part II (
Instalment conditions precedent
) of Schedule 1 (
Conditions precedent and subsequent
) hereto in relation to the Reimbursement Instalment in form and substance satisfactory to the Buyers;
|
(B)
|
no Potential MOA Termination Event or MOA Termination Event has occurred and is continuing or would result from the payment or (as applicable) release of the Delivery Instalment or the Extra Amount Instalment; and
|
(C)
|
the Repeating Representations are true in all material respects as if made on the Delivery Date.
|
(b)
|
For the avoidance of doubt, the Sellers must, on the Delivery Date, deliver to the Buyers all the documents and other evidence listed in Part III (
Pre-position conditions precedent
) and Part IV (
Delivery Date conditions precedent
) of Schedule 1 (
Conditions precedent and subsequent
) hereto in form and substance satisfactory to the Buyers.
|
(c)
|
The Buyers shall, on or before the Delivery Date, provide the Sellers with:
|
(i)
|
evidence that all necessary corporate, shareholder and other action has been taken by the Buyers to authorise the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement; and
|
(ii)
|
if applicable, power of attorney of the Buyers appointing one or more representatives to act on behalf of the Buyers in the performance of this Agreement, duly notarially attested and legalised or apostilled (as applicable).
|
9.
|
Cancellation and refund
|
(a)
|
refund to the Buyers the full amount of all the Instalments which the Buyers have already paid up to and including the Cancellation Date; and
|
(b)
|
pay the Buyers all accrued but unpaid Cancellation Fee in respect of all paid Instalments, Late Fee (if any), Commitment Fees, arrangement fee, legal and other experts' costs, and other reasonably incurred and documented out-pocket expenses and liabilities of the Buyers suffered or incurred by the Buyers in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the Finance Documents,
|
(a)
|
For the purpose of this Agreement, the amount of Cancellation Fee in relation to each Instalment which the Buyers have paid to the Sellers in accordance with this Agreement shall be calculated in accordance with the following formula:
|
A
|
=
|
B x C x D
|
|
|
|
A
|
=
|
the applicable Cancellation Fee in relation to such Instalment
|
|
|
|
B
|
=
|
the rate of five per cent. (5.00%) per annum
|
|
|
|
C
|
=
|
the amount of such Instalment
|
|
|
|
D
|
=
|
the period between (and excluding): (i) the date on which the Buyers have paid the relevant Instalment in accordance with this Agreement, and (ii) (including) the Cancellation Date
|
(b)
|
The Sellers hereby confirm, agree and acknowledge that each and any part of the Cancellation Fee is an amount which represents the Buyers' losses as a result of the cancellation of this Agreement, and both the Sellers and the Buyers acknowledge as a genuine and reasonable pre-estimate of the Buyers' losses in the event of such cancellation.
|
10.
|
Fees
|
(a)
|
The Sellers hereby consent, agree, acknowledge and confirm that:
|
(i)
|
if the Delivery Date falls after the Contractual Delivery Date, the Sellers shall, on the Delivery Date, pay to the Buyers an amount equal to the applicable Late Fee;
|
(ii)
|
all or any part of the Late Fee that may be due and payable by the Sellers to the Buyers, if the Sellers so request, may be set-off against the amount of the Reimbursement Instalment (other than any Extra Amount Balance Portion which shall be paid to the Builder directly and hence shall not be eligible for such set-off) due and payable from the Buyers to the Sellers in accordance with Clause 3 (
MOA Purchase Price
); and
|
(iii)
|
for the avoidance of doubt, on the Payment Date in respect of the Reimbursement Instalment, if the Sellers elect to set-off all or any part of the Late Fee against the Reimbursement Instalment (other than any Extra Amount Balance Portion which shall be paid to the Builder directly and hence shall not be eligible for the set-off referred to in sub-paragraph (a)(ii) above), the Buyers shall not be obliged to pay the Sellers and the Sellers shall not be entitled to receive from the Buyers an amount which is more than the difference between (A) the Reimbursement Instalment (excluding any Extra Amount Balance Portion which shall be paid to the Builder directly and hence shall not be eligible for the set-off referred to in sub-paragraph (a)(ii) above) and (B) the amount of Late Fee so set-off in accordance with sub-paragraph (a)(ii) above.
|
(b)
|
For the purpose of this Agreement, the amount of Late Fee shall be calculated in accordance with the following formula:
|
A
|
=
|
(B x C x D) + (B x E x F)
|
|
|
|
A
|
=
|
the applicable Late Fee
|
|
|
|
B
|
=
|
the rate of five per cent. (5.00%) per annum
|
|
|
|
C
|
=
|
the amount of the Pre-Delivery Purchase Price that the Buyers have actually paid to the Sellers under this Agreement as at the Contractual Delivery Date
|
|
|
|
D
|
=
|
the period between (and excluding): (i) the Contractual Delivery Date and (ii) (including) the Delivery Date
|
|
|
|
E
|
=
|
the amount of any Instalment of the Pre-Delivery Purchase Price that the Buyers actually pay to the Sellers under this Agreement after the Contractual Delivery Date
|
|
|
|
F
|
=
|
the period between (and excluding): (i) the date on which such Instalment is actually paid to the Sellers under this Agreement, and (ii) (including) the Delivery Date
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
The Sellers shall pay to the Buyers a fee computed and accruing on a daily basis, at the rate of one per cent. (1.00%) per annum on the Notional MOA Purchase Price (as reduced by the payment of any Instalment) on each day during the period commencing from the date of this Agreement up to and including the Relevant Date.
|
(b)
|
The accrued Commitment Fee is payable on the Relevant Date.
|
(c)
|
For the purpose of this Clause 10.2, "
Relevant Date
" means the earliest of (i) the Delivery Date, (ii) the Long Stop Date in respect of the Delivery Instalment and the Extra Amount Instalment, and (iii) the date on which this Agreement is terminated or cancelled for any reason (other than a default on the part of the Buyers).
|
11.
|
Representations and warranties
|
(a)
|
The Sellers represent and warrant to the Buyers on (A) the date of this Agreement, and (by reference to the facts and circumstances then pertaining) on (B) the date of each Payment Notice, and (C) the date of payment of each Instalment (except that (I) the representations and warranties contained in paragraphs (vii) (
No filing or stamp taxes
) and (xxvi) (
Financial covenants
) below shall only be made on the date of this Agreement and on the Delivery Date, and (II) the representations and warranties in paragraphs (ii) (
No deductions or withholding
) and (xx) (
Disclosure of material facts
) below shall only be made on the date of this Agreement):
|
(i)
|
Status and due authorisation:
each Obligor is a corporation, limited partnership or limited liability company duly incorporated or formed under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation (as the case may be) with power to enter into the Transaction Documents and to exercise its rights and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents and all corporate and other action required to authorise its execution of the Transaction Documents and its performance of its obligations thereunder has been duly taken;
|
(ii)
|
No deductions or withholding:
under the laws of the Obligors' respective jurisdictions of incorporation or formation in force at the date hereof, none of the Obligors will be required to make any deduction or withholding from any payment it may make under any of the Transaction Documents (other than a FATCA Deduction);
|
(iii)
|
Claims pari passu:
under the laws of the Obligors' respective jurisdictions of
incorporation
or formation in force at the date hereof, the payment obligations of each Obligor under each Transaction Document to which it is a party rank at least
pari passu
with the claims of all other unsecured and unsubordinated creditors of such obligor save for any obligations which are preferred solely by any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws of general application;
|
(iv)
|
No immunity:
in any proceedings taken in any of the Obligors' respective
jurisdictions
of incorporation or formation in relation to any of the Transaction Documents, none of the Obligors will be entitled to claim for itself or any of its assets immunity from suit, execution, attachment or other legal process;
|
(v)
|
Governing law and judgments
:
in any proceedings taken in any of the Obligors' jurisdiction of incorporation or formation in relation to any of the Transaction Documents in which there is an express choice of the law of a particular country as the governing law thereof, that choice of law and any judgment or (if applicable) arbitral award obtained in that country will be recognised and enforced;
|
(vi)
|
Validity and admissibility in evidence:
as at the date hereof, all acts, conditions and things required to be done, fulfilled and performed in order (A) to enable each of the Obligors lawfully to enter into, exercise its rights under and perform and comply with the obligations expressed to be assumed by it in the Transaction Documents, (B) to ensure that the obligations expressed to be assumed by each of the Obligors in the Transaction
|
(vii)
|
No filing or stamp taxes:
under the laws of the Obligors' respective jurisdictions of incorporation or formation in force at the date hereof, it is not necessary that any of the Transaction Documents be filed, recorded or enrolled with any court or other authority in its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation (other than the relevant maritime registry, to the extent applicable) or that any stamp, registration or similar tax be paid on or in relation to any of the Transaction Document;
|
(viii)
|
Binding obligations:
the obligations expressed to be assumed by each of the Obligors in the Transaction Documents are legal and valid obligations, binding on each of them in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents and no limit on any of their powers will be exceeded as a result of the borrowings, granting of security or giving of guarantees contemplated by the Transaction Documents or the performance by any of them of any of their obligations thereunder;
|
(ix)
|
No misleading information:
to the best of their knowledge, any factual information provided by any Obligor to the Buyers in connection with the Transaction Documents was true and accurate in all material respects as at the date it was provided and is not misleading in any respect;
|
(x)
|
No winding-up:
none of the Obligors has taken any corporate, limited liability company or limited partnership action nor have any other steps been taken or legal proceedings been started or (to the best of the Sellers' knowledge and belief) threatened against any Obligor for its winding-up, dissolution, administration or reorganisation or for the appointment of a receiver, administrator, administrative receiver, trustee or similar officer of it or of any or all of its assets or revenues which might have a Material Adverse Effect;
|
(xi)
|
Solvency:
|
(A)
|
none of the Obligors nor the Charter Guarantor Group taken as a whole is unable, or admits or has admitted its inability, to pay its debts or has suspended making payments in respect of any of its debts;
|
(B)
|
none of the Obligors by reason of actual or anticipated financial difficulties, has commenced, or intends to commence, negotiations with one or more of its creditors with a view to rescheduling any of its indebtedness;
|
(C)
|
the value of the assets of each Obligor and the Charter Guarantor Group taken as a whole is not less than the liabilities of such entity or the Charter Guarantor Group taken as a whole (as the case may be) (taking into account contingent and prospective liabilities); and
|
(D)
|
no moratorium has been, or may, in the reasonably foreseeable future be, declared in respect of any indebtedness of any Obligor;
|
(xii)
|
No material defaults:
|
(A)
|
without prejudice to paragraph (B) below, none of the Obligors is in breach of or in default under any agreement to which it is a party or which is binding on it or any of its assets to an extent or in a manner which might have a Material Adverse Effect; and
|
(B)
|
no MOA Potential Termination Event or MOA Termination Event is continuing or might reasonably be expected to result from each Obligor's entry into and performance of each Transaction Document to which such Obligor is a party;
|
(xiii)
|
No material proceedings:
no action or administrative proceeding of or before any court, arbitral body or agency which is not covered by adequate insurance or which might have a Material Adverse Effect has been started or is reasonably likely to be started;
|
(xiv)
|
Accounts:
all financial statements relating to the Sellers or the Charter Guarantor required to be delivered under paragraphs (a) (
Financial statements
) and (c) (
Interim financial statements
) of Clause 12 (
Sellers' undertakings
) were each prepared in accordance with GAAP, give (in conjunction with the notes thereto) a true and fair view of (in the case of annual financial statements) or fairly represent (in the case of semi-annual and quarterly financial statements) the financial condition of the Sellers or the Charter Guarantor (as the case may be) and its Subsidiaries at the date as of which they were prepared and the results of their operations during the financial period then ended;
|
(xv)
|
No obligation to create Encumbrance:
the execution of the Transaction Documents by the Obligors and their exercise of their rights and performance of their
obligations
thereunder will not result in the existence of nor oblige any Obligor to create any Encumbrance over all or any of their present or future revenues or assets, other than pursuant to the Security Documents;
|
(xvi)
|
No breach:
the execution of the Transaction Documents by each of the Obligors and their exercise of their rights and performance of their obligations under any of the Transaction Documents do not constitute and will not result in any breach of any agreement or treaty to which any of them is a party;
|
(xvii)
|
Security:
each of the Obligors is the legal and beneficial owner of all assets and other property which it purports to charge, mortgage, pledge, assign or otherwise secure pursuant to each Security Document and those Security Documents to which it is a
party
create and give rise to valid and effective security having the ranking expressed in those Security Documents;
|
(xviii)
|
Necessary Authorisations:
the Necessary Authorisations required by each Obligor are in full force and effect, and each Obligor is in compliance with the material provisions of each such Necessary Authorisation relating to it
|
(xix)
|
No money laundering:
the performance of the obligations of the Obligors under the Transaction
Documents
, will be for the account of members of the Charter Guarantor Group and will not involve any breach by any of them of any law or regulatory measure relating to "money laundering" as defined in Article 1 of the Directive (2005/60/EC) of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Communities;
|
(xx)
|
Disclosure of material facts:
the Sellers are not aware of any material facts or circumstances which have not been disclosed to the Buyers and which might, if disclosed, have reasonably been expected to adversely affect the decision of a person considering whether or not to enter into the Transaction Documents;
|
(xxi)
|
No breach of laws:
|
(A)
|
none of the Obligors has breached any law or regulation which breach has or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect; and
|
(B)
|
no labour disputes are current or (to the best of the Sellers' knowledge and belief) threatened against any member of the Charter Guarantor Group which have or are reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect;
|
(xxii)
|
Environmental Law:
|
(A)
|
each member of the Charter Guarantor Group is in compliance with paragraph (m) (
Environmental compliance
) of Clause 12 (
Sellers' undertakings
) and (to the best of the Sellers' knowledge and belief) no circumstances have occurred which would prevent such compliance in a manner or to an extent which has or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect; and
|
(B)
|
no Environmental Claim has been commenced or (to the best of the Sellers' knowledge and belief) is threatened against any member of the Charter Guarantor Group where that claim has or is reasonably likely, if determined against that member of the Charter Guarantor Group, to have a Material Adverse Effect;
|
(xxiii)
|
Taxation:
|
(A)
|
no Obligor (save for the Charter Guarantor) is materially overdue in the filing of any Tax returns and no Obligor (save for the Charter Guarantor) is overdue in the payment of any amount in respect of Tax of five million US Dollars (US$5,000,000) (or its equivalent in any other currency) or more, save in the case of Taxes which are being contested on bona fide grounds; and
|
(B)
|
no claims or investigations are being made or conducted against any Obligor (save for the Charter Guarantor) with respect to Taxes such that a liability of, or claim against, such Obligor of five million US Dollars (US$5,000,000) (or its equivalent in any other currency) or more is reasonably likely to arise;
|
(xxiv)
|
No Restricted Party:
no Obligor is a Restricted Party nor has any Obligor or any of their respective directors, officers or employees or any person acting on their behalf received notice or are aware of any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation against any of them with respect to Sanctions by a Sanctions Authority;
|
(xxv)
|
No Material Adverse Effect:
no event or circumstance which has occurred and which has or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect;
|
(xxvi)
|
Financial covenants:
the financial covenants and other requirements under Clause 13 (
Financial covenants
) are no less favourable than those given by the Charter Guarantor to any of its other creditors; and
|
(xxvii)
|
Copies of Project Documents:
the copies of the Project Documents provided by the Sellers to the Buyers in accordance with Clause 8 (
Conditions precedent and subsequent
) are true and accurate copies of the originals and represent the full agreement between the parties to those Project Documents in relation to the subject matter of those Project Documents and there are no commissions, rebates (other than any Cancellation Fee, Late Fee, Commitment Fee or arrangement fee accrued or payable hereunder), premiums or other payments due or to become due in connection with the subject matter of those Project Documents other than in the ordinary course of business or as disclosed to, and approved in writing by, the Buyers.
|
(b)
|
Representations limited
:
the representation and warranties of the Sellers in this Clause 11.1 are subject to:
|
(i)
|
the principle that equitable remedies are remedies which may be granted or refused at the discretion of the court;
|
(ii)
|
the limitation of enforcement by laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, reorganisation, court schemes, moratoria, administration and other laws generally affecting or limiting the rights of creditors;
|
(iii)
|
the time barring of claims under any applicable limitation acts;
|
(iv)
|
the possibility that a court may strike out provisions for a contract as being invalid for reasons of oppression, undue influence or similar; and
|
(v)
|
any other reservations or qualifications of law expressed in any legal opinions obtained by the Owners in connection with the Transaction Documents.
|
(a)
|
Buyers' representations and warranties
The Buyers represent and warrant to the Sellers on the date of this Agreement and (by reference to the facts and circumstances then pertaining) on the Delivery Date that:
|
(i)
|
they are a corporation duly incorporated under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation with power to enter into the Transaction Documents and to exercise their rights and perform their obligations under the Transaction Documents and all corporate and other action required to authorise their execution of the Transaction Documents and their performance of their obligations thereunder has been duly taken; and
|
(ii)
|
the obligations expressed to be assumed by the Buyers in the Transaction Documents are legal and valid obligations, binding on them in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents and no limit on their powers will be exceeded as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents or the performance of their obligations thereunder.
|
(b)
|
Owners' undertakings and covenants
The Buyers further warrant, represent and agree that they and their officers, directors, employees, consultants, agents and/or intermediaries have complied with, and shall comply with, all applicable Business Ethics Laws in connection with this Agreement.
|
(c)
|
Representations limited
The representation and warranties of the Buyers in this Clause 11.2 are subject to:
|
(i)
|
the principle that equitable remedies are remedies which may be granted or refused at the discretion of the court;
|
(ii)
|
the limitation of enforcement by laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, reorganisation, court schemes, moratoria, administration and other laws generally affecting or limiting the rights of creditors;
|
(iii)
|
the time barring of claims under any applicable limitation acts;
|
(iv)
|
the possibility that a court may strike out provisions for a contract as being invalid for reasons of oppression, undue influence or similar; and
|
(v)
|
any other reservations or qualifications of law expressed in any legal opinions obtained by the Buyers in connection with the Transaction Documents.
|
12.
|
Sellers' undertakings
|
(a)
|
Financial statements
The Sellers shall supply to the Buyers:
|
(i)
|
as soon as the same become available, but in any event within one hundred and eighty (180) days after the end of each of the Sellers' Financial Years, the Sellers' audited financial statements for that Financial Year; and
|
(ii)
|
as soon as the same become available, but in any event within one hundred and eighty (180) days after the end of each of the Charter Guarantor's Financial Years, the Charter Guarantor's audited consolidated financial statements for that Financial Year.
|
(b)
|
Requirements as to financial statements
Each set of financial statements delivered to the Buyers under paragraph (a) (
Financial statements
) above in relation to the Sellers and the Charter Guarantor (each a "
Notifying Party
"):
|
(i)
|
shall be certified by an authorised signatory of the relevant Notifying Party as fairly representing its financial condition as at the date as at which those financial statements were drawn up; and
|
(ii)
|
shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP.
|
(c)
|
Interim financial statements
The Sellers shall supply to the Buyers:
|
(i)
|
as soon as the same become available, but in any event within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the end of the Sellers' Financial Half-Year:
|
(A)
|
the unaudited financial statements of the Sellers for that Financial Half-Year; and
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(B)
|
the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Charter Guarantor for that Financial Half-Year; and
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(ii)
|
as soon as the same become available, but in any event within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the end of each relevant Financial Quarter:
|
(A)
|
the unaudited financial statements of the Sellers for that Financial Quarter; and
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(B)
|
the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Charter Guarantor for that Financial Quarter.
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(d)
|
Compliance Certificate
|
(i)
|
The Sellers shall supply to the Buyers a Compliance Certificate setting out (in reasonable detail) computations as to compliance with Clause 13 (
Financial covenants
), with:
|
(A)
|
each of the Charter Guarantor's annual consolidated audited financial statements in respect of the relevant Financial Year delivered pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii) (
Financial statements
) above; and
|
(B)
|
each of the half-yearly unaudited financial statements in relation to the first Financial Half-Year of that calendar year and delivered pursuant to paragraph (c) (
Interim financial statements
) above.
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(ii)
|
Each Compliance Certificate shall be signed by an authorised signatory of the Charter Guarantor.
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(e)
|
Information: miscellaneous
The Sellers shall supply to the Buyers:
|
(i)
|
promptly upon becoming aware of them, details of any material litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings which are current, threatened or pending against any Obligor, and which, if adversely determined, are reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect; and
|
(ii)
|
promptly, such further information and explanations regarding the financial condition, business and operations of any Obligor as the Buyers may reasonably request.
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(f)
|
Maintenance of legal validity
The Sellers shall comply with the terms of and do all that is necessary to maintain in full force and effect all Necessary Authorisations required in or by the laws and regulations of their jurisdiction of formation or incorporation and all other applicable jurisdictions, to enable them lawfully to enter into and perform their obligations under the Transaction Documents and to ensure the legality, validity, enforceability or admissibility in evidence of the Transaction Documents in their jurisdiction of incorporation or formation and all other applicable jurisdictions.
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(g)
|
Notification of MOA Termination Event
The Sellers shall promptly, upon becoming aware of the same, inform the Buyers in writing of the occurrence of any MOA Termination Event (and the steps, if any, being taken to remedy this) and, upon receipt of a written request to that effect from the Buyers, confirm to the Buyers that, save as previously notified to the Buyers or as notified in such confirmation, no MOA Termination Event is continuing or if an MOA Termination Event is continuing specifying the steps, if any, being taken to remedy it.
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(h)
|
Claims pari passu
The Sellers shall ensure that at all times the claims of the Buyers against them under the Transaction Documents rank at least
pari passu
with the claims of all their other unsecured and subordinated creditors save those whose claims are preferred by any bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, winding-up or other similar laws of general application.
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(i)
|
Necessary Authorisations
Without prejudice to any specific provision of the Transaction Documents relating to a Necessary Authorisation, the Sellers shall (i) obtain, comply with and do all that is necessary to maintain in full force and effect all Necessary Authorisations if a failure to do the same may cause a Material Adverse Effect; and (ii) promptly upon request, supply certified copies to the Buyers of all Necessary Authorisations.
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(j)
|
Compliance with applicable laws
The Sellers shall comply with all applicable laws, including Environmental Laws, to which it may be subject (except as regards Restricted Parties to which paragraph (k) (
No dealing with Restricted Parties
) below applies, and anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws to which paragraph (l) (
Anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws
) below applies) if a failure to do the same may have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(k)
|
No dealings with Restricted Parties
The Sellers shall not, and shall not permit or authorise any other person to, directly utilise or employ the Vessel or to use, lend, make payments of, contribute or otherwise make available, all or any part of the
|
(i)
|
involving or for the benefit of any Restricted Party; and
|
(ii)
|
in any other manner that would reasonably be expected to result in any Obligor, the Buyers or any Finance Party (if applicable) being in breach of any Sanctions or become a Restricted Party.
|
(l)
|
Anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws
The Sellers
warrant, represent and agree that they and their Affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, consultants, agents and/or intermediaries have complied with, and shall comply with, all applicable Business Ethics Laws in connection with this Agreement. The Sellers shall indemnify the Buyers for any loss or damages arising from a breach of this paragraph (l). For the purpose of this Clause only, an "Affiliate" means any member of the Sellers Group.
|
(m)
|
Environmental compliance
The Sellers shall, and shall procure that each of the Obligors will:
|
(i)
|
comply with any Environmental Law;
|
(ii)
|
obtain, maintain and ensure compliance with all requisite Environmental Approvals; and
|
(iii)
|
implement procedures to monitor compliance with and to prevent liability under any Environmental Law,
|
(n)
|
Environmental Claims
The Sellers shall promptly upon becoming aware of the same, inform the Buyers in writing of:
|
(i)
|
any Environmental Claim against any member of the Charter Guarantor Group which is current, pending or threatened; and
|
(ii)
|
any facts or circumstances which are reasonably likely to result in any Environmental Claim being commenced or threatened against any member of the Charter Guarantor Group,
|
(o)
|
Taxation
The Sellers shall pay and discharge any Tax imposed upon them or their assets within the time period allowed without incurring penalties unless and only to the extent that:
|
(i)
|
such payment is being contested in good faith;
|
(ii)
|
adequate reserves are being maintained for such Tax and the costs required to contest them have been disclosed in their latest financial statements; and
|
(iii)
|
such payment can be lawfully withheld and failure to pay such Tax does not have or is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
|
(p)
|
Loans or other financial commitments
The Sellers shall not make any loan or enter into any guarantee and indemnity, voluntarily assume any actual or contingent liability, or otherwise provide any other form of financial support in respect of any obligation of any other person except pursuant to the Transaction Documents and loans made in the ordinary course of business.
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(q)
|
Further assurance
The Sellers shall at their own expense, promptly take all such action as the Buyers may reasonably require for the purpose of perfecting or protecting any of the Buyers' rights with respect to the security created or evidenced (or intended to be created or evidenced) by the Security Documents.
|
(r)
|
Inspection of records
The Sellers will permit the inspection of their financial records and accounts on reasonable notice from time to time before 5:00 pm in the place of business by the Buyers or their nominee.
|
(s)
|
Insurance
The Sellers shall procure that all of the assets, operation and liability of the Sellers are insured against such risks, liabilities and for amounts as normally adopted by the industry for similar assets and liabilities and, in the case of the Vessel, in accordance with the terms of the Charter.
|
(t)
|
Change of Control and other merger and demerger
|
(i)
|
The Sellers shall ensure that, unless with the Buyers' prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), no Change of Control shall occur.
|
(ii)
|
Without limiting sub-paragraph (i) above, the Sellers shall not enter into any amalgamation, merger, demerger or corporate restructuring without the prior written consent of the Buyers (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld).
|
(u)
|
Transfer of assets
The Sellers shall not, and shall procure that no other Obligor (other than the Charter Guarantor and the Sole Pledgor) will, sell or transfer any of its material assets other than:
|
(i)
|
on arm's length terms to third parties where the net proceeds of sale are used as a prepayment hereunder; or
|
(ii)
|
on arm's length terms to its Affiliates, which are and remain members of the Charter Guarantor Group.
|
(v)
|
Change of business
The Sellers shall not without the prior written consent of the Buyers, make any substantial change to the general nature of their shipping business from that carried on at the date of this Agreement.
|
(w)
|
Acquisitions
The Sellers shall not make any acquisitions or investments without the prior written consent of the Buyers (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) save for the acquisition of the Vessel under the Building Contract.
|
(x)
|
"Know your customer" checks
If:
|
(i)
|
the introduction of or any change in (or in the interpretation, administration or application of) any law or regulation made after the date of this Agreement;
|
(ii)
|
any change in the status of the Sellers after the date of this Agreement; or
|
(iii)
|
a proposed assignment or transfer by Buyers of any of their rights and obligations under this Agreement,
|
(y)
|
No borrowings
The Sellers shall not incur any liability or obligation except (i) liabilities and obligations under the Transaction Documents to which they are parties, (ii) liabilities or obligations reasonably incurred in the ordinary course of operating, chartering, repairing and maintaining the Vessel, and (iii) Financial Indebtedness owing to other members of the Teekay Group provided that such Financial Indebtedness is unsecured and subordinated, and
provided further that
so long as no Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from the making of any such payment, nothing in this paragraph (y) shall prevent the Sellers from repaying any such Financial Indebtedness or paying interest on such Financial Indebtedness.
|
(z)
|
No dividends
The Sellers shall not, and shall procure that none of the other Obligors (other than any Pledgor and the Charter Guarantor) shall, pay any dividends or make other distributions to its shareholders whilst an MOA Termination Event is continuing.
|
(aa)
|
Listing
The Sellers shall procure that the Charter Guarantor will throughout the Pre-Delivery Period maintain its listing as a publically listed entity on the New York Stock Exchange or any other recognised stock exchange acceptable to the Buyers.
|
(bb)
|
Negative pledge
The Sellers shall not create, or permit to subsist, any Encumbrance (other than pursuant to the Security Documents) over all or any part of the Vessel, their other assets or undertakings (other than Permitted Encumbrances) nor dispose of the Vessel or any of those assets or all or any part of those undertakings other than, in the case of a sale of the Vessel, where such sale complies with the requirements of this Agreement, the Charter (including, without limitation, clauses 51 (
Termination Events
) and 55 (
Sale of Vessel by the Owners
) of the Charter) or any other Transaction Documents.
|
(cc)
|
Transactions with Affiliates
The Sellers shall procure that all transactions conducted or to be conducted between the Sellers and any of the Sellers' Affiliates will be on an arm's length commercial basis.
|
(dd)
|
Project Documents
In relation to the Project Documents, the Sellers undertake that:
|
(i)
|
there shall be no termination by the Sellers of, alteration to or waiver of any material term of, any Project Document and the Sellers shall not exercise or waive any of their rights under or in connection with any Project Document, in each case without the prior written consent of the Buyers;
|
(ii)
|
without limiting the generality of sub-paragraph (i) above and in respect of the Building Contract, the Sellers will not, without the prior written consent of the Buyers (acting reasonably), exercise or waive any right or purported right which the Sellers may have to reject the Vessel or to terminate (and will not agree to any request to terminate) the Building Contract;
|
(iii)
|
without limiting the generality of sub-paragraph (i) above and in respect of the Refund Guarantee, the Sellers will not, without the prior written consent of the Buyers, make any demand for payment under such Refund Guarantee; and
|
(iv)
|
without prejudice to the foregoing, the Sellers shall, where applicable, use reasonable endeavours and forthwith execute and deliver any and all such other agreements, instruments and documents (including any novation agreement) as may be required by law or deemed necessary to ensure that the Project Documents which are in effect on the date of this Agreement shall remain in effect, so that all obligations previously owed by the applicable Project Party to the Sellers under such Project Documents shall continue to be owed to the Sellers throughout the Pre-Delivery Period.
|
(ee)
|
Refund of pre-positioned amount
If the Buyers have made a transfer of funds to the Builder's Bank in accordance with Clauses 7.1 (
Pre-position
) and 7.2 (
Conditions to pre-position
) but delivery of the Vessel does not occur on the Delivery Date, then the Sellers shall refund the Delivery Instalment, the Extra Amount Instalment, the Extra Amount Balance Portion and any other amount so transferred by the Buyers in accordance with the relevant payment instructions (or such other equivalent document),
provided that
the Sellers' obligations under this sub-paragraph (ee) shall be deemed to be complied by any repayment (but only to the extent and amount of such repayment) by the Builder's Bank to the Buyers or their bank of any part of the Delivery Instalment, the Extra Amount Instalment, the Extra Amount Balance Portion and any other amount so transferred by the Buyers in connection with Clauses 7.1 (
Pre-position
) and 7.2 (
Conditions to pre-position
).
|
13.
|
Financial covenants
|
(a)
|
The Sellers shall procure that the Charter Guarantor will (on a consolidated basis) comply with the following financial covenants throughout the Pre-Delivery Period:
|
(i)
|
to maintain Free Liquidity and Available Credit Lines of (in aggregate) not less than thirty five million US Dollars (US$35,000,000);
|
(ii)
|
to maintain a Net Debt to Net Debt plus Equity Ratio of not more than eighty per cent (80%); and
|
(iii)
|
to maintain a Tangible Net Worth of at least four hundred million US Dollars (US$400,000,000),
|
(b)
|
The financial covenants set out in paragraph (a) above shall be tested every six (6) months by reference to (i) each of the audited consolidated annual and (as the case may be) unaudited consolidated semi-annual financial statements of the Charter Guarantor received by the Buyers pursuant to paragraphs (a) (
Financial statements
) and (c) (
Interim financial statements
) (respectively) of Clause 12 (
Sellers' undertakings
), and (ii) the relevant Compliance Certificate delivered pursuant to paragraph (d) (
Compliance Certificate
) of Clause 12 (
Sellers' undertakings
).
|
(c)
|
For the purpose of this Clause 13:
|
(a)
|
plus any credit balance carried forward on the Charter Guarantor's consolidated profit and loss account,
|
(b)
|
less:
|
(i)
|
any debit balance carried forward on the Charter Guarantor's consolidated profit and loss account;
|
(ii)
|
any amount shown for goodwill, including on consolidation, or any other intangible property (other than intangible property relating to contracts as shown in the balance sheet of the Charter Guarantor); and
|
(iii)
|
any amount attributable to minority interests in Subsidiaries.
|
(a)
|
the amount calculated in accordance with GAAP shown as each of "long term debt", "short term debt" and "current portion of long term debt" on the latest consolidated balance sheet of the Charter Guarantor; and
|
(b)
|
the amount of any liability in respect of any lease or hire purchase contract entered into by the Charter Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries which would, in accordance with GAAP, be treated as a finance or capital lease (excluding any amounts applicable to leases to the extent that the lease obligations are secured by a security deposit which is held on the balance sheet under "Restricted Cash").
|
14.
|
MOA Termination Events
|
(a)
|
Each of the following events shall constitute an MOA Termination Event:
|
(i)
|
Failure to pay
an Obligor fails to pay any amount due from it under any Transaction Document to which it is a party at the time, in the currency and otherwise in the manner specified therein
provided that
, if such Obligor can demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of the Buyers that all necessary instructions were given to effect such payment and the non-receipt thereof is attributable solely to an administrative or technical error or an error in the banking system or a Disruption Event, then such payment shall instead be deemed to be due, solely for the purposes of this paragraph, within:
|
(A)
|
three (3) Business Days of the date on which such amount actually fell due if it relates to a payment of Hire (as such term is defined under the Charter) under the Charter; or
|
(B)
|
ten (10) Business Days of the date on which such amount actually fell due if it relates to any other sum which is payable under this Agreement or any other relevant Transaction Document; or
|
(ii)
|
Misrepresentation
any representation or statement made by any Obligor in any Transaction Document to which it is a party or in any notice or other document, certificate or statement delivered by it pursuant thereto or in
|
(iii)
|
Specific covenants
an Obligor fails duly to perform or comply with any of the obligations expressed to be assumed by or procured by the Sellers under paragraph (bb) (
Negative pledge
) or (ee) (
Refund of pre-positioned amounts
) of Clause 12 (
Sellers' undertakings
); or
|
(iv)
|
Financial covenants
the Charter Guarantor is in breach of any of the financial covenants set out in Clause 13 (
Financial covenants
); or
|
(v)
|
Other obligations
an Obligor fails duly to perform or comply with any of the obligations expressed to be assumed by it in any Transaction Document (other than those referred to in paragraphs (iii) (
Specific events
) and (iv) (
Financial covenants
) above) and such failure is not remedied within fourteen (14) days after the earlier of (A) the Buyers having given notice thereof to the relevant Obligor, and (B) any Obligor becoming aware of such failure to perform or comply; or
|
(vi)
|
Cross default
any Financial Indebtedness of any Obligor is not paid when due (or within any applicable grace period) or any Financial Indebtedness of any Obligor is declared, or is capable of being declared, to be or otherwise becomes due and payable prior to its specified maturity where (in either case) the aggregate of all such unpaid or accelerated indebtedness of:
|
(A)
|
each of (1) the Charter Guarantor or (2) a Pledgor which is a wholly-owned Subsidiary within the Teekay Group and legally or beneficially (directly or indirectly) owns at least fifty per cent. (50%) of the membership interest of the Sellers is, in each case, equal to or greater than one hundred million US Dollars (US$100,000,000) or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies; or
|
(B)
|
the Sellers is equal to or greater than five million US Dollars (US$5,000,000) or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies; or
|
(vii)
|
Insolvency and rescheduling
an Obligor is unable to pay its debts as they fall due, commences negotiations with any one or more of its creditors with a view to the general readjustment or rescheduling of its indebtedness or makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors or a composition with its creditors; or
|
(viii)
|
Winding-up
an Obligor files for initiation of formal restructuring proceedings, is wound up or declared bankrupt or takes any corporate action or other steps (including any compulsory corporate rehabilitation mandated or ordered by any government or any governmental agency, semi-governmental or judicial entity or authority (including, without limitation, any stock exchange or any self-regulatory organisation established under statute)) are taken or legal proceedings are started for its winding‑up, dissolution, administration or re‑organisation or for the appointment of a liquidator, receiver, administrator, administrative receiver, conservator,
|
(ix)
|
Execution or distress
|
(A)
|
an Obligor fails to comply with or pay any sum due from it (within thirty (30) days of such amount falling due) under any final judgment or any final order made or given by any court or other official body of a competent jurisdiction in an aggregate in respect of:
|
(1)
|
each of (I) the Charter Guarantor and (II) a Pledgor which is a wholly-owned Subsidiary within the Teekay Group and legally or beneficially (directly or indirectly) owns the entire membership interest of the Sellers is, in each case, equal to or greater than one hundred million US Dollars (US$100,000,000) or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies; or
|
(2)
|
the Sellers equals to or is greater than five million US Dollars (US$5,000,000) or its equivalent in any other currency,
|
(B)
|
any execution or distress is levied against, or an encumbrancer takes possession of, the whole or any part of, the property, undertaking or assets of an Obligor in an aggregate amount in respect of:
|
(1)
|
each of (I) the Charter Guarantor and (II) a Pledgor which is a wholly-owned Subsidiary within the Teekay Group and legally or beneficially (directly or indirectly) owns the entire membership interest of the Sellers is, in each case, equal to or greater than one hundred million US Dollars (US$100,000,000) or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies; or
|
(2)
|
the Sellers equals to or is greater than five million US Dollars (US$5,000,000) or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies,
|
(x)
|
Similar event
any event occurs which, under the laws of any jurisdiction, has a similar or analogous effect to any of those events mentioned in
|
(xi)
|
Repudiation
an Obligor repudiates any Transaction Document to which it is a party or does or causes to be done any act or thing evidencing an intention to repudiate any such Transaction Document; or
|
(xii)
|
Validity and admissibility
at any time any act, condition or thing required to be done, fulfilled or performed in order:
|
(A)
|
to enable any Obligor lawfully to enter into, exercise its rights under and perform the respective obligations expressed to be assumed by it in the Transaction Documents;
|
(B)
|
to ensure that the obligations expressed to be assumed by each of the Obligors in the Transaction Documents are legal, valid and binding; or
|
(C)
|
to make the Transaction Documents admissible in evidence in any applicable jurisdiction,
|
(xiii)
|
Illegality
at any time:
|
(A)
|
it is or becomes unlawful for any Obligor to perform or comply with any or all of its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party;
|
(B)
|
any of the obligations of the Sellers under the Transaction Documents to which they are parties are not or cease to be legal, valid and binding; or
|
(C)
|
any Encumbrance created or purported to be created by the Security Documents ceases to be legal, valid, binding, enforceable or effective or is alleged by a party to such Security Document (other than the Buyers) to be ineffective,
|
(xiv)
|
Material adverse change
at any time there shall occur any event or change which has a Material Adverse Effect and such event or change, if capable of remedy, is not so remedied within thirty (30) days of the delivery of a notice confirming such event or change by the Buyers to the Sellers; or
|
(xv)
|
Conditions precedent
if any of the conditions set out in Clause 8 (
Conditions precedent and subsequent
) is not satisfied by the relevant time or such other time period specified by the Buyers in their discretion; or
|
(xvi)
|
Revocation or modification of consents etc.
if any Necessary Authorisation which is now or which at any time during the Pre-Delivery Period becomes necessary to enable any of the Obligors to comply with any of their obligations in or pursuant to any of the Transaction Documents is revoked, withdrawn or withheld, or modified in a manner which the Buyers reasonably considers is, or may be, prejudicial to the interests of Buyers in a material manner, or if such Necessary Authorisation ceases to remain in full force and effect; or
|
(xvii)
|
Cessation of business
any of the Obligors ceases, or threatens to cease, to carry on all or a substantial part of its business; or
|
(xviii)
|
Curtailment of business
if the business of any of the Obligors is wholly or materially curtailed by any intervention by or under authority of any government, or if all or a substantial part of the undertaking, property or assets of any of the Obligors is seized, nationalised, expropriated or compulsorily acquired by or under authority of any government or any Obligor disposes or threatens to dispose of a substantial part of its business or assets; or
|
(xix)
|
Reduction of capital
if any Obligor reduces its committed or subscribed capital (other than any reduction effected by the Charter Guarantor pursuant to (in each case while the Charter Guarantor is solvent) (A) a share or common unit buy-back, or (B) redemption of redeemable shares or units); or
|
(xx)
|
Environmental matters
|
(A)
|
any Environmental Claim is pending or made against the Sellers or in connection with the Vessel, where such Environmental Claim has a Material Adverse Effect;
|
(B)
|
any actual Environmental Incident occurs in connection with the Vessel, where such Environmental Incident has a Material Adverse Effect; or
|
(xxi)
|
Loss of property
all or a substantial part of the business or assets of any Obligor is destroyed, abandoned, seized, appropriated or forfeited for any reason, and such occurrence in the reasonable opinion of the Buyers has or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or
|
(xxii)
|
Sanctions
any Obligor, any Affiliate of any Obligor or any of their respective directors, officers or employees becomes a Restricted Party; or
|
(xxiii)
|
Change of Control
|
(A)
|
a Change of Control occurs without the prior written consent of the Owners; or
|
(B)
|
any condition on which the Owners' prior written consent to the occurrence of a Change of Control is not satisfied by the time required by the Owners or by any relevant laws and regulations; or
|
(xxiv)
|
Charter and Related MOAs termination events
there occurs any event or circumstance referred to in paragraph (a)(i) (
Failure to pay
) of clause 14 (
MOA Termination Events
) of each Related MOA (other than the Related MOA in respect of Related Vessel A);
|
(xxv)
|
Termination, repudiation or cancellation of Sub-Charter on or before the Delivery Date
any Sub-Charter is terminated, repudiation, cancelled or otherwise ceases to remain in full force and effect on or before the Delivery Date,
provided that
no Termination Event will occur under this sub-paragraph (xxv) if:
|
(A)
|
such termination, repudiation, cancellation or cessation of effectiveness will not, in the opinion of the Buyers, materially impair the Sellers' ability to perform their obligations under this Agreement; and
|
(B)
|
such Sub-Charter is replaced by another time charter (for a period covering not less than the remaining unexpired balance of the terminated, repudiated, cancelled or ceased Sub-Charter on terms reasonably acceptable to the Buyers) within:
|
(1)
|
(if the relevant termination, repudiation, cancellation or cessation of effectiveness is, in the opinion of the Buyers, due to any default, act or omission on the part of the Sellers) sixty (60) days of the termination, repudiation, cancellation or cessation of effectiveness (as applicable) and no later than thirty (30) days prior to the Delivery Date; or
|
(2)
|
(if the relevant termination, repudiation, cancellation or cessation of effectiveness is not, in the opinion of the Buyers, due to any default, act or omission on the part of the Sellers) one hundred and eight (180) days of the termination, repudiation, cancellation or cessation of effectiveness (as applicable) and no later than thirty (30) days prior to the Delivery Date;
|
(xxvi)
|
Repudiation of Project Documents
without prejudice to paragraphs (xi) (
Repudiation
) and (xxv) (
Termination, repudiation or cancellation of Sub-Charter before the Delivery Date
) above, any Project Party repudiates (or evidences an intention to repudiate) any Project Document to which such Project Party is a party; or
|
(xxvii)
|
Project Party cessation of business
any Project Party ceases or threatens to cease, to carry on all or, in the opinion of the Buyers, any material part of such Project Party's business; or
|
(xxviii)
|
Late delivery of Vessel
the Vessel is not delivered by:
|
(A)
|
the Builders to the Sellers under the Building Contract by the date specified in paragraph (b) of the definition of "Long Stop Date"; or
|
(B)
|
the Sellers to the Buyers under this Agreement by the earlier of (1) the date specified in paragraph (b) of the definition of "Long Stop Date" and (2) the Scheduled Delivery Date; or
|
(xxix)
|
Termination or cancellation of Project Documents
|
(A)
|
any Project Document (other than a Sub-Charter which shall be considered under sub-paragraph (xxv) (
Termination, repudiation or cancellation of Sub-Charter on or before the Delivery Date
) above) is terminated, cancelled or otherwise ceases to remain in full force and effect; or
|
(B)
|
without limiting the generality of sub-paragraph (A) above, any event or circumstance has occurred such that the Sellers (in their capacities as original buyers under the Building Contract) have become entitled to exercise their rights to cancel, terminate or rescind the Building Contract (irrespective of whether the Sellers have exercised such right), unless such right has arisen pursuant to paragraphs 2 (
Speed
) to 5 (
Contractual Boil-off Rate
) of article III (
Adjustment of Contract Price
) (inclusive) of the Building Contract and the Sellers have notified the Buyers they do not intend to exercise their rights to cancel;
|
(xxx)
|
Exercise of step-in and similar rights
the Initial Sub-Charterers exercise or evidence an intention to exercise their step-in rights in accordance with the Step-In Agreement; or
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(xxxi)
|
Similar event in relation to non-Obligor Project Parties
any event which, under the laws of any jurisdiction, has a similar or analogous effect to any of those events mentioned in paragraphs (vii) (
Insolvency and rescheduling
), (viii) (
Winding-up
) or (ix) (
Execution or distress
) above occurs (mutatis mutandis) in relation to a Project Party that is not an Obligor (other than the Builder),
provided that
, if any such event occurs in relation to a Sub-Charterer, no Termination Event will occur under this sub-paragraph (xxxi) if:
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(A)
|
such event will not, in the opinion of the Owners, materially impair the ability of any Obligor to perform its obligations under any Transaction Document to which such Obligor is a party; and
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(B)
|
the Sub-Charter to which such Sub-Charterer is a party to is replaced by another time charter (for a period covering not less than the remaining unexpired balance of such Sub-Charter on terms reasonably acceptable to the relevant Buyers) within one hundred and eighty (180) days of the occurrence of such event.
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(b)
|
Upon the occurrence of an MOA Termination Event which is continuing, and without prejudice to the generality of the powers and remedies vested in the Buyers under this Agreement, the Buyers may exercise their rights and powers referred to under Clauses 9 (
Cancellation and refund
) and 15 (
Buyers' powers following cancellation
).
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15.
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Buyers' powers following cancellation
|
(a)
|
to implement the Building Contract or to agree with the Builder to terminate the Building Contract on such terms and conditions as the Buyers and the Builder may mutually agree;
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(b)
|
subject to the terms of the Building Contract, to assign all rights, title, interest and benefits in and under the Building Contract or to sell the Vessel in her then state of construction or after her delivery under the Building Contract or otherwise and upon such terms as the Buyers shall in their absolute discretion determine;
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(c)
|
to undertake the further supervision of construction of the Vessel;
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(d)
|
to collect, recover, compromise and give a good discharge for, all claims then outstanding or arising subsequently under or in respect of all or any part of such claims, and to take over or institute (if necessary using the names of the Sellers) all such proceedings as the Buyers in their sole and absolute discretion think fit;
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(e)
|
to discharge, compound, release or compromise claims in respect of the Building Contract which have given or may give rise to any charge or lien or other claim on the Building Contract or which are or may be enforceable by proceedings against the Building Contract;
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(f)
|
where any money under the Refund Guarantee becomes refundable, to request the Sellers to promptly make a demand for payment under the Refund Guarantee and to direct payment of the funds to an account designated by the Buyers and to the extent that any money so refunded exceeds all amounts owed to the Buyers under the Transaction Documents, the Buyers shall refund an amount equal to such excess to an account designated by the Sellers within seven (7) Business Days of receiving such money under the Refund Guarantee;
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(g)
|
to recover from the Sellers on demand all costs and expenses (including legal fees) incurred or paid by the Buyers in connection with the exercise of the powers (or any of them) referred to in this Clause 15.1; and
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(h)
|
to not make any payment in relation to any Payment Notice.
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16.
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Changes to parties
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17.
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Cumulative rights
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18.
|
No waiver
|
19.
|
Entire agreement and amendments
|
(a)
|
The written terms of this Agreement comprise the entire agreement between the Buyers and the Sellers in relation to the sale and purchase of the Vessel and supersede all previous agreements whether oral or written between the parties in this Agreement in relation thereto.
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(b)
|
Each of the parties to this Agreement acknowledges that in entering into this Agreement, it has not relied on and shall have no right or remedy in respect of any statement, representation, assurance or warranty (whether or not made negligently) other than as expressly set out in this Agreement.
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(c)
|
Any terms implied into this Agreement by the Sale of Goods Act 1979 are hereby excluded to the extent that such exclusion can legally be made. Nothing in this Clause shall limit or exclude any liability for fraud.
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(d)
|
This Agreement may not be amended, altered or modified except by a written instrument executed by each of the parties to this Agreement.
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20.
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Invalidity
|
21.
|
English language
|
22.
|
No partnership
|
23.
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Notices
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(a)
|
Any notices to be given to the Buyers under this Agreement shall be sent in writing by registered letter, facsimile or email and addressed to:
|
Email:
|
xuwei1@icbcleasing.com / xuwei1@leasing.icbc.com.cn
/ shipping@leasing.icbc.com.cn
|
(b)
|
Any notices to be given to the Sellers under this Agreement shall be sent in writing by registered letter, facsimile or email and addressed to:
|
(c)
|
Any such notice shall be deemed to have reached the party to whom it was addressed, when dispatched and acknowledged received (in case of a facsimile or an email) or when delivered (in case of a registered letter). A notice or other such communication received on a non-working day or after 5:00 pm in the place of receipt shall be deemed to be served on the following day in such place.
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24.
|
Counterparts
|
25.
|
Third Parties Act
|
(a)
|
Any person which is an Indemnitee and is not a party to this Agreement shall be entitled to enforce such terms of this Agreement as provided for in this Agreement in relation to the obligations of the Sellers to such Indemnitee, subject to the provisions of Clause 32 (
Law and jurisdiction
) and the Third Parties Act. The Third Parties Act applies to this Agreement as set out in this Clause 25.
|
(b)
|
A person who is not a party to this Agreement has no right under the Third Parties Act to enforce or to enjoy the benefit of any term of this Agreement.
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26.
|
Spares, bunkers and other items
|
(a)
|
To the extent owned by the Sellers, the Sellers shall deliver the Vessel to the Buyers with everything belonging to her on board
provided that
any remaining bunkers and unused lubricating and hydraulic oils and greases in storage tanks and unopened drums and any unused stores and provisions shall remain the property of the Sellers.
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(b)
|
All spare parts and spare equipment including spare tail-end shaft(s) and/or spare propeller(s)/propeller blade(s), if any, belonging to the Vessel at the time of delivery used or unused, whether on board or not shall become the Buyers' property.
|
(c)
|
Concurrent with the delivery of the Vessel under this Agreement, the Buyers shall gain title and ownership to the classification certificate(s) as well as all plans, drawings and manuals, which are on board the Vessel and shall remain on board the Vessel,
provided that
the Buyers agree that the Sellers are only required to provide copies of all plans, drawings and manuals to the Buyers by way of a CD-ROM within thirty (30) days from the Delivery Date. Other certificates which are on board the Vessel shall also be handed over to the Buyers unless the Sellers (as bareboat charterers under the Charter) are required to retain same, in which case the Buyers have the right to take copies.
|
(d)
|
Copies of other technical documentation which may be in the Sellers' possession shall promptly after delivery be forwarded to the Buyers at the Sellers' expense, if the Buyers so request.
|
27.
|
Encumbrances
|
28.
|
Taxes, costs and expenses
|
29.
|
Delivery under Charter
|
30.
|
Indemnities
|
(a)
|
Whether or not any of the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, the Sellers shall indemnify, protect, defend and hold harmless the Buyers and the Finance Parties and their respective officers, directors, agents and employees (collectively, the "
Indemnitees
") throughout the Pre-Delivery Period from, against and in respect of, any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, fines, fees (including but not limited to any Cancellation Fee and any vessel registration, tonnage and reasonable legal fees), claims, actions, proceedings, judgement, order or other sanction, lien, salvage, general average, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements, including reasonable legal fees and expenses, of whatsoever kind and nature (collectively, the "
Expenses
") imposed on, suffered or incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee, in any way relating to, resulting from or arising out of or in connection with, in each case, directly or indirectly, any one or more of the following:
|
(i)
|
this Agreement and any other Transaction Documents and any amendment, supplement or modification thereof or thereto requested by the Sellers;
|
(ii)
|
the delivery (including the Vessel not being delivered on the Scheduled Delivery Date after the Sellers have informed the Owners of the Scheduled Delivery Date), registration and purchase of the Vessel by the Buyers whether prior to, during or after termination of this Agreement and whether or not the Vessel is in the possession or the control of the Sellers or otherwise in relation to any non-delivery to or acceptance by the Sellers (as bareboat charterers) of the Vessel under the Charter;
|
(iii)
|
any breach of or failure to perform or observe, or any other non-compliance with, any covenant or agreement or other obligation to be performed by the Sellers under any Transaction Document to which they are a party or the falsity of any representation or warranty of the Sellers in any Transaction Document to which they are a party or the occurrence of any MOA Termination Event;
|
(iv)
|
a failure by an Obligor to pay any amount due under a Transaction Document on its due date; or
|
(v)
|
funding, or making arrangements to fund, an amount required to be paid by the Buyers pursuant to a Payment Notice but not made by reason of the operation of any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement (other than by reason of default or negligence of the Buyers).
|
(b)
|
The indemnities in paragraph (a) above shall not extend to Expenses which:
|
(i)
|
are caused by wilful misconduct or recklessness on the part of the Indemnitee who would otherwise seek to claim the benefit of such indemnities or, in circumstances where such Expenses arise in connection with a payment owing to an Indemnitee, if such payment was made in due time but was not accounted for by such Indemnitee as a result of an error or omission on their part;
|
(ii)
|
are caused by any failure on the part of the Buyers to comply with any of their obligations under any of the Transaction Documents;
|
(iii)
|
constitute a cost which is expressly to be borne by the Buyers under any other provision of this Agreement or any other Transaction Documents;
|
(iv)
|
in respect of which the Buyers are entitled to be, or have been, indemnified under any other provision of this Agreement;
|
(v)
|
to the extent that such Expenses arise out of or in connection with an Buyers' Encumbrance;
|
(vi)
|
to the extent that such Expenses would be a loss of profit derived from loss of a business opportunity; and/or
|
(vii)
|
arise out of or are in connection with any event or circumstance which:
|
(A)
|
occurs after the end of the Pre-Delivery Period; and
|
(B)
|
(1) is not in any way directly or indirectly attributable to, or (2) does not occur as a consequence of or in connection with, any event, circumstance, action or omission which occurred during the Pre-Delivery Period.
|
i.
|
any Encumbrance granted by Buyers in favour of a Finance Party or Finance Parties; and
|
ii.
|
Encumbrances which arise as a result of:
|
i.
|
with intent to cause damage;
|
ii.
|
with knowledge that damage would probably result; or
|
iii.
|
with reckless disregard as to whether or not damage would result.
|
(c)
|
In addition:
|
(i)
|
if the Buyers or other Indemnitee shall have actually and unconditionally received reimbursement from insurers appointed and paid for by the Sellers for an Expense which has already been satisfied in full by the Sellers, then the Buyers shall procure that the Sellers are reimbursed for an amount equal to the amount received from the insurers; and
|
(ii)
|
if the Sellers have indemnified the Buyers or any other Indemnitee in full in relation to an Expense which may be recoverable by any insurances the coverage of which have been arranged and paid for by the Sellers, then:
|
(A)
|
provided that
no MOA Termination Event has occurred and is continuing; and
|
(B)
|
provided that
the Buyers or such other Indemnitee (if such Indemnitee so requests) is secured to its satisfaction against any other Expense it may incur by virtue of the Sellers exercising such rights of subrogation,
|
(d)
|
In connection with the indemnities in favour of any Indemnitee under this Agreement:
|
(i)
|
the Buyers will as soon as reasonably practicable notify the Sellers if a claim is made, or if they become aware that a claim may be made against the Buyers or any other Indemnitee which may give rise to Expenses in respect of which the Buyers or any other Indemnitee is or may become entitled to an indemnity under paragraph (a) above;
|
(ii)
|
a notification under sub-paragraph (i) above shall give such reasonable details as the Buyers or the other Indemnitee then has regarding the claim or potential claim and any Expenses or potential Expenses.
|
(e)
|
The Sellers shall be entitled (subject to the Sellers complying in all respect with their obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and at the Sellers' own costs) to (x) take such lawful and proper actions as the Sellers reasonably deems fit to defend, avoid or mitigate any Expenses, or (y) to take such action in the name of the Buyers or other relevant Indemnitee to defend, avoid or mitigate any Expenses,
provided always that
the Sellers' ability to take action in the name of the Buyers or such other Indemnitee shall be subject to:
|
(i)
|
the Buyers or such other Indemnitee first being indemnified to the satisfaction of the Buyers, acting reasonably, against all Expenses incurred and from time to time reasonably anticipated to be incurred in connection therewith;
|
(ii)
|
if court proceedings have been commenced against a third party which is not the Buyers nor an Indemnitee, the Buyers shall permit the Sellers to (at the Sellers' own costs) have the full conduct of the court proceedings, or to instigate a counterclaim in the name of the Owners or the relevant Indemnitee, but the Sellers shall (A) consult with the Buyers and keep the Buyers fully informed in relation to their conduct, and (B) give timely notice to the Buyers of any meetings with counsel or attendances at court, and the Buyers, the relevant Indemnitee and their respective officers, directors and advisers shall be entitled to attend any such meetings or court attendances.
|
(f)
|
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the indemnities provided by the Sellers in favour of the Buyers shall continue in full force and effect notwithstanding any breach of the terms of this Agreement or termination of this Agreement pursuant to the terms hereof.
|
31.
|
Calculations and certificates
|
(a)
|
In any litigation or arbitration proceedings arising out of or in connection with a Transaction Document, the entries made in the accounts maintained by the Buyers are prima facie evidence of the matters to which they relate.
|
(b)
|
Any certification or determination by the Buyers of a rate or amount under any Transaction Document is, in the absence of manifest error, conclusive evidence of the matters to which it relates.
|
(c)
|
Any interest, commission or fee accruing under a Transaction Document will accrue from day to day and is calculated on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed and a year of 360 days or, in any case where the practice in the relevant market differs, in accordance with that market practice.
|
32.
|
Law and jurisdiction
|
(a)
|
This Agreement and any non-contractual obligations arising from or in connection with it are in all respects governed by and shall be interpreted in accordance with English law.
|
(b)
|
The parties to this Agreement irrevocably agree that the courts of England and Wales are to have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute (i) arising from or in connection with this Agreement or (ii) relating to any non-contractual obligations arising from or in connection with this Agreement and that any proceedings may be brought in those courts.
|
(c)
|
The parties to this Agreement irrevocably waive any objection which they may now or in the future have to the laying of the venue of any proceedings in any court referred to in this Clause 32, and any claim that those proceedings have been brought in an inconvenient or inappropriate forum, and irrevocably agree that a judgment in any proceedings commenced in any such court shall be conclusive and binding on them and may be enforced in the courts of any other jurisdiction.
|
(d)
|
The Sellers hereby appoint Teekay Shipping (UK) Limited of 2nd Floor, 86 Jermyn Street, London SW1Y 6JD, England as their agent for service of process in connection with any suit, action or proceeding which is begun in England and Wales under or in connection with this Agreement.
|
(e)
|
The Buyers hereby appoint
SH Process Agent Limited of 1 Finsbury Circus, London, EC2M 7SH, England
, England as their agent for service of process in connection with any suit, action or proceeding which is begun in England and Wales under or in connection with this Agreement.
|
i.
|
Obligors
|
(a)
|
Constitutional documents
C
opies of the memorandum and articles of association (or equivalent documents) (and all amendments thereto) of each Obligor and any other documents required to be filed or registered or issued under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation to establish its incorporation.
|
(b)
|
Written resolutions
C
opies of written resolutions or (as the case may be) resolutions passed at separate meetings, in each case, of the board of directors (or sole member)
|
(c)
|
Powers of attorney
If applicable, the original power of attorney of each Obligor under which any document (including the Transaction Documents) are to be executed or transactions undertaken by it.
|
(d)
|
Other approvals
If applicable, copies of all governmental and other consents, licences, approvals and authorisations as may be necessary to authorise the performance by each of the Obligors of its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is or (as the case may be) will be a party, and the execution, validity and enforceability of such Transaction Documents.
|
(e)
|
Officer's certificates
An original certificate of a duly authorised representative of each Obligor:
|
(i)
|
certifying that each copy document relating to it specified in this Part I of Schedule 1 is correct, complete and in full force and effect;
|
(ii)
|
setting out the names of the directors, officers and shareholders of that Obligor and the proportion of shares held by each shareholder; and
|
(iii)
|
confirming that guaranteeing or securing, as appropriate, the respective indebtedness or obligations would not cause any guarantee, security or similar limit binding on that Obligor to be exceeded.
|
ii.
|
Transaction Documents and related documents
|
(a)
|
Vessel-related documents
Photocopies, certified as true, accurate and complete by a duly authorised representative of the Sellers, of:
|
(i)
|
the Building Contract;
|
(ii)
|
the Refund Guarantee;
|
(iii)
|
any Sub-Charter;
|
(iv)
|
the other Project Documents (other than the Transaction Documents);
|
(v)
|
evidence that the Builder has given its written approval to the assignment by the Sellers of the Building Contract pursuant to the Pre-Delivery Assignment; and
|
(vi)
|
evidence that each relevant Sub-Charterers have given their written approval to (A) the proposed sale of the Vessel by the Sellers to the Buyers pursuant to this Agreement, and (B) the assignment by the Sellers of the relevant Sub-Charter pursuant to the Charterers' Assignment.
|
(b)
|
Transaction Documents
A duly executed original of:
|
(i)
|
this Agreement;
|
(ii)
|
the Charter;
|
(iii)
|
the Quiet Enjoyment Letter; and
|
(iv)
|
the Security Documents (other than the Account Pledge and any Managers' Undertaking),
|
(c)
|
No disputes
The written confirmation of the Sellers that there is no dispute under any of the Project Documents as between the parties to any such document.
|
(d)
|
Sellers' contribution
Evidence of full payment to the Builder of any part of the Contractual Purchase Price which is due and payable on or before the Payment Date and which is not being financed by the Buyers.
|
iii.
|
Legal opinions
A legal opinion of the legal advisers to the Buyers in each relevant jurisdiction (including Singapore and (if required by the Buyers) Korea), or confirmation satisfactory to the Buyers that such an opinion will be given.
|
iv.
|
Other documents and evidence
|
(a)
|
Process agent
Evidence that any process agent appointed under any Transaction Document executed and referred to in paragraph 2(b) (
Transaction Documents
) above has accepted its appointment.
|
(b)
|
Other Authorisation
S
uch other Authorisation or other document, opinion or assurance which the Buyers reasonably consider to be necessary in connection with their entry into and performance of the transactions contemplated by any of the Transaction Documents or for the validity and enforceability thereof (including, without limitation in relation to or for the purposes of any financing by the Buyers).
|
(c)
|
Fees
An executed original of the Arrangement Fee Letter and evidence that the fees, costs and expenses due from the Sellers to the Buyers under Clauses 10 (
Fees
), 28 (
Taxes, costs and expenses
) and 30 (
Indemnities
) have been paid in accordance with the terms of such Clauses.
|
(d)
|
"Know your customer" documents
S
uch documentation and other evidence as is reasonably requested by the Buyers or the Finance Parties in order for the Buyers or the Finance Parties to comply with all necessary "know your customer" or similar identification procedures in relation to the transactions contemplated in the Transaction Documents.
|
i.
|
Notice/invoice
The notice and/or invoice issued by the Builder evidencing the obligation of the Sellers to pay the relevant instalment of the Contractual Purchase Price (that corresponds to the relevant Instalment) under the Building Contract on a date no later than the proposed Payment Date as specified in the relevant Payment Notice.
|
ii.
|
Sellers' equity contribution
Evidence of full payment to the Builder of any part of the Contractual Purchase Price which is due and payable on or before the Payment Date and which is not being financed by the Buyers.
|
iii.
|
Fees
An executed original of the Arrangement Fee Letter and evidence that the fees, costs and expenses due from the Sellers to the Buyers under Clauses 10 (
Fees
), 28 (
Taxes, costs and expenses
) and 30 (
Indemnities
) have been paid in accordance with the terms of such Clauses.
|
i.
|
Officer's certificate
A certificate signed by a duly authorised representative of the Sellers confirming that none of the documents and evidence delivered to the Buyers pursuant to Clauses 8.1 (
Initial conditions precedent
) and 8.2 (
Instalment conditions subsequent
) has been amended, modified or revoked in any way since its delivery to the Buyers.
|
ii.
|
Vessel-related documents
|
(a)
|
Title transfer documents
Agreed forms or drafts of the following:
|
(i)
|
the builder's certificate and/or bill of sale transferring title in the Vessel from the Builder;
|
(ii)
|
the legal bill(s) of sale recordable in the Buyers' Flag State, transferring title of the Vessel to the Buyers and stating that the Vessel is free from all mortgages, encumbrances and maritime liens or any other debts whatsoever, duly notarially attested and legalised or apostilled, as required by the Flag State;
|
(iii)
|
the Sellers' PDA; and
|
(iv)
|
the Builder's PDA.
|
(b)
|
Notice/invoice
The notice and/or invoice issued by the Builder evidencing the obligation of the Sellers to pay (as the context may require):
|
(i)
|
the relevant instalment of the Contractual Purchase Price (that corresponds to the relevant Instalment (other than the Reimbursement Instalment) under the Building Contract; or
|
(ii)
|
the sum that corresponds to the Extra Instalment Amount,
|
(c)
|
Equipment lists
In respect of the Extra Amount Instalment and the Extra Amount Balance Portion, copies of all the equipment lists and invoices from the Builder which relate to and indicate the total costs of the Extra Amount.
|
iii.
|
Sellers' equity contribution
Evidence of full payment to the Builder of any part of the Contractual Purchase Price which is due and payable on or before the Payment Date and which is not being financed by the Buyers.
|
iv.
|
Transaction Documents
A duly executed original of (a) any Managers' Undertaking, and (b) the Account Pledge, and (c) the notices of assignment of insurances and letters of authority referred to in the Charterers' Assignment in each case together with all other documents required by any of them according to their terms, including, without limitation, all notices of assignment, charge and/or pledge.
|
v.
|
Fees
An executed original of the Arrangement Fee Letter and evidence that the fees, costs and expenses due from the Sellers to the Buyers under Clauses 10 (
Fees
), 28 (
Taxes, costs and expenses
) and 30 (
Indemnities
) have been paid in accordance with the terms of such Clauses.
|
vi.
|
Other Authorisation
Such other Authorisation or other document, opinion or assurance which the Buyers reasonably consider to be necessary in connection with their entry into and performance of the transactions contemplated by any of the Transaction Documents or for the validity and enforceability thereof (including, without limitation in relation to or for the purposes of any financing by the Buyers).
|
1.1.1
|
Vessel-related documents
|
(a)
|
Title transfer documents
Copies of the following duly executed documents:
|
(i)
|
the builder's certificate and/or bill of sale transferring title in the Vessel from the Builder;
|
(ii)
|
the legal bill(s) of sale recordable in the Buyers' Flag State, transferring title of the Vessel to the Buyers and stating that the Vessel is free from all mortgages, encumbrances and maritime liens or any other debts whatsoever, duly notarially attested and legalised or apostilled, as required by the Flag State;
|
(iii)
|
the Sellers' PDA; and
|
(iv)
|
the Builder's PDA.
|
(b)
|
Technical documents
Copies of the following (or provisional versions thereof):
|
(i)
|
the Vessel's current Safety Management Certificate (as such term is defined pursuant to the ISM Code);
|
(ii)
|
the Approved Manager's current Document of Compliance (as such term is defined pursuant to the ISM Code);
|
(iii)
|
the Vessel's current ISSC;
|
(iv)
|
the
Vessel's current IAPPC;
|
(v)
|
the Vessel's current tonnage certificate; and
|
(vi)
|
the
Vessel's classification certificate evidencing that it is free of all recommendations and requirements from the Classification Society,
|
(c)
|
Evidence of Buyers' title
Evidence that any prior registration of the Vessel in the ownership of the Builder and any Encumbrance registered against that ownership have been cancelled (or confirmation from the Builder that there was no such prior registration) and evidence that on the Delivery Date the Vessel will be at least provisionally registered under the Flag State in the ownership of the Buyers.
|
(d)
|
Evidence of insurance
|
(i)
|
Evidence that the Vessel will on the Delivery Date be insured in the manner required by the Transaction Documents.
|
(ii)
|
If required by the Buyers, the written approval of the Insurances by an insurance adviser appointed by the Buyers.
|
1.1.2
|
Other Authorisation
S
uch other Authorisation or other document, opinion or assurance which the Buyers reasonably consider to be necessary in connection with their entry into and performance of the transactions contemplated by any of the Transaction Documents or for the validity and enforceability thereof (including, without limitation in relation to or for the purposes of any financing by the Buyers).
|
1.1.3
|
Conditions precedent under the Charter
Evidence that all the documents and evidence required as conditions precedent under clause 36 (
Conditions precedent and conditions subsequent
) of the Charter have been or will be received by the Buyers (as owners under the Charter) on the Delivery Date.
|
(a)
|
Technical documents
To the extent that any certificate received by the Buyers and referred to in paragraph 1(b) of Part IV (
Delivery Date conditions precedent
) of this Schedule was in provisional form at the time of the receipt, deliver or cause to be delivered to the Buyers the corresponding formal certificate as soon as possible after the Sellers' receipt of the same from the relevant persons, and in any event prior to the expiry of the validity period of such provisional certificate.
|
(b)
|
Evidence of Buyers' title
Within forty-eight (48) hours from the Delivery Date, the transcript of register of the Vessel issued by the registry of ships of the Flag State confirming that the Vessel is permanently registered under that flag in the ownership of the Buyers.
|
(c)
|
Letters of undertaking
Within ten (10) Business Days from the Delivery Date letters of undertaking in respect of the Insurances as required by the Transaction Documents, together with copies of the relevant policies or cover notes or entry certificates in respect of the Insurances duly endorsed with the interest of the Buyers.
|
(d)
|
Acknowledgements
Within ten (10) Business Days from the Delivery Date, acknowledgements of all notices of assignment, charge and/or pledge required pursuant to any Managers' Undertaking, the Account Pledge and
the
Charterers' Assignment.
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Related Vessel hull number
|
Related Buyers
|
Related Sellers
|
Builder
|
Hull No. 2411
|
Hai Jiao 1603 Limited
|
DSME Hull No. 2411 L.L.C.
|
DSME
|
Hull No.
2416
|
Hai Jiao 1605 Limited
|
DSME Hull No. 2416 L.L.C.
|
DSME
|
Hull No.
2453
|
Hai Jiao 1606 Limited
|
DSME Option Vessel No. 1 L.L.C.
|
DSME
|
To:
|
Hai Jiao 1607 Limited
|
|
|
c/o
ICBC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd.
10/F, Bank of Beijing Building
17(C) Jinrong Street, Xicheng District
Beijing 100033
The People's Republic of China
|
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From:
|
DSME Option Vessel No. 3 L.L.C.
|
20[●]
|
1.
|
We refer to the MOA. This is a Payment Notice.
|
2.
|
Terms defined in the MOA shall have the same meaning in this Payment Notice unless given a different meaning in this Payment Notice.
|
3.
|
Pursuant to clause 5.2 (
Completion of a Payment Notice
) of the MOA we irrevocably request that you advance US$[●], being the [Second/Third/Fourth/Delivery/Extra Amount/Reimbursement] Instalment in respect of the Vessel, to us on _________ 20[●], which is a Business Day, by paying the advance in accordance with the MOA to the following account:
|
Beneficiary Bank:
|
[●]
|
Swift Code:
|
[●]
|
Account #:
|
[●]
|
Name on Account:
|
[●]
|
4.
|
We warrant that:
|
(a)
|
no Potential MOA Termination Event or MOA Termination Event has occurred or would result from the payment of the [●] Instalment;
|
(b)
|
the Repeating Representations contained in the MOA are true in all material respects on the date of this Payment Notice and the actual date of payment; and
|
(c)
|
none of the parties to either of the Building Contract and the Refund Guarantee is in default under its terms.
|
5.
|
We confirm that there is no dispute under any of the Project Documents, as between the parties to any such document as at the date of this Payment Notice.
|
1.
|
We refer to the MOA and the Charter. This is a Compliance Certificate. Terms defined in the MOA and the Charter (in each case as applicable) have the same meanings when used in this Compliance Certificate unless given a different meaning in this Compliance Certificate.
|
2.
|
We confirm that as at the date as at which the financial statements accompanying this Compliance Certificate were drawn up:
|
(a)
|
the Free Liquidity and Available Credit Lines (in aggregate) were: [●] US Dollars (US$[●]);
|
(b)
|
the Net Debt to Net Debt plus Equity Ratio was not more than [●] per cent. ([●]%); and
|
(c)
|
the Tangible Net Worth was at least [●] US Dollars (US$[●]).
|
Signed: …………………………………..
|
Signed: …………………………………..
|
Authorised Signatory
|
Authorised Signatory
|
32.
|
Definitions
|
(a)
|
the expiration of the Charter Period; and
|
(b)
|
the date on which all money of any nature owed by the Obligors to the Owners under the Transaction Documents or otherwise in connection with the Vessel have been paid in full to the Owners and no obligations of the Obligors of any nature to the Owners or otherwise in connection with the Transaction Documents or with the Vessel remain unperformed or undischarged.
|
(a)
|
the Initial Sub-Charterers;
|
(b)
|
Teekay Shipping Limited;
|
(c)
|
TGP;
|
(d)
|
any other member of the Teekay Group; or
|
(e)
|
any other management company reasonably acceptable to the Owners and appointed by the Charterers for the commercial management of the Vessel.
|
(a)
|
any member of the Teekay Group;
|
(b)
|
STASCO; or
|
(c)
|
any other management company reasonably acceptable to the Owners and appointed by the Charterers for the technical management of the Vessel.
|
Balloon Amount
|
=
|
Notional Balloon Amount
|
x
|
Actual Owners' Cost
|
Notional MOA Purchase Price
|
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|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
the receipt by the Owners of any Hire amount under or in relation to the Transaction Documents on a date other than the relevant Hire Payment Date;
|
(b)
|
the receipt by the Owners of the Early Termination Amount on a day other than the relevant Termination Payment Date; and/or
|
(c)
|
in respect of any other amount payable to the Owners under or in relation to the Transaction Documents, the receipt by the Owners of such amount on a day other than the due date for payment of the sum in question,
|
(a)
|
(in relation to the determination of the Actual Delivery Date) in The Republic of Korea
|
(b)
|
(in relation to any date for payment) in New York.
|
(a)
|
in relation to the Charter Guarantor:
|
(i)
|
(where all management powers over the business and affairs of the Charter Guarantor are vested exclusively in its general partner),
|
(A)
|
Teekay GP LLC ceases to be the general partner of the Charter Guarantor; or
|
(B)
|
Teekay Parent ceases to own, directly or indirectly, a minimum of fifty per cent (50%) of the voting rights in Teekay GP LLC; or
|
(ii)
|
(where all management powers over the business and affairs of the Charter Guarantor become vested exclusively in the board of directors of the Charter Guarantor), Teekay Parent ceases to own, directly or indirectly:
|
(A)
|
a minimum of fifty per cent (50%) of the voting rights to elect the members of that board of directors; or
|
(B)
|
the voting rights to elect a minimum of fifty per cent (50%) of the board of directors; and
|
(b)
|
in relation to the Charterers, the Charter Guarantor ceases to be the ninety nine per cent. (99%) legal and beneficial owner of the Charterers (either directly or indirectly),
unless
:
|
(i)
|
after any proposed sale, transfer or disposal of ownership in the Charterers (each such proposed sale, transfer or disposal of ownership shall not be completed unless with the Owners' prior written consent), either:
|
(A)
|
the Charter Guarantor retains at least fifty per cent. (50%) direct or indirect ownership in the membership interests of the Charterers; or
|
(B)
|
the Charter Guarantor retains at least forty-nine per cent. (49%) and Teekay Parent retains at least one per cent. (1%) direct or indirect ownership in the membership interests of the Charterers; and
|
(ii)
|
any purchaser, transferee or recipient of any membership interest in the Charterers (in each case an "
Incoming Guarantor
") has provided in favour of the Security Trustee (in form and substance acceptable to the Security Trustee):
|
(A)
|
either:
|
(1)
|
a guarantee that corresponds to the percentage of its ownership in the membership interest of the Charterers (in each case, an "
Incoming Guarantee
"); or
|
(2)
|
if the proposed Incoming Guarantee offered by an Incoming Guarantor pursuant to (A)(1) above is not acceptable to the Security Trustee, a written confirmation from the Charter Guarantor that the existing guarantee granted provided by the Charter Guarantor pursuant to the Charter Guarantee shall remain and will continue in full force and effect; and
|
(B)
|
a pledge over such membership interest of the Charterers.
|
Daily Charter Rate
|
=
|
Notional Daily Charter Rate
|
x
|
Actual Owners' Cost
|
Notional MOA Purchase Price
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
a material disruption to those payment or communications systems or to those financial markets which are, in each case, required to operate in order for payments to be made in order for the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents to be carried out which disruption is not caused by, and is beyond the control of, any of the Parties; or
|
(b)
|
the occurrence of any other event which results in a disruption (of a technical or systems-related nature) to the treasury or payments operations of a Party preventing that, or any other Party:
|
(i)
|
from performing its payment obligations under the Transaction Documents; or
|
(ii)
|
from communicating with other Parties in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents,
|
(a)
|
all Hire due and payable, but unpaid, under this Charter up to (and including) the relevant Termination Payment Date together with interest accrued thereon pursuant to paragraph (i) of Clause 40 (
Hire
) from the due date for payment thereof to the date of actual payment;
|
(b)
|
an amount equivalent to the Early Termination Core Amount applicable to each Hire Period, as set out in the Early Termination Core Amount Schedule;
|
(c)
|
any other Unpaid Sums due and payable together with interest accrued thereon pursuant to paragraph (i) of Clause 40 (
Hire
) from the due date for payment thereof up to the date of actual payment for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any fees, commissions, costs, disbursements or other expenses incurred by the Owners as a result of the Owners arranging a proposed sale in accordance with Clause 55 (
Sale of Vessel by the Owners
);
|
(d)
|
all liabilities, costs and expenses so incurred in recovering possession of, and in repositioning, berthing, insuring and maintaining the Vessel for carrying out any works or modifications required to cause the Vessel to conform with the provisions of Clauses 42 (
Redelivery
) and 43 (
Redelivery conditions
) necessarily incurred by reason of the failure of the Charterers to perform any such action; and
|
(e)
|
any other sums as the Owners may be entitled to under the terms of this Charter, including (but not limited to) any payments referred to in paragraph (a) of Clause 17 (
Indemnity
) and Clause 60 (
Further indemnities
),
|
(a)
|
any release, emission, spill or discharge from the Vessel or into or upon the air, sea, land or soils (including the seabed) or surface water of Environmentally Sensitive Material within or from the Vessel; or
|
(b)
|
any incident in which Environmentally Sensitive Material is released, emitted, spilled or discharged into or upon the air, sea, land or soils (including the seabed) or surface water from a vessel other than the Vessel and which involves a collision between the Vessel and such other vessel or some other incident of navigation or operation, in either case, in connection with which the Vessel is actually or potentially liable to be arrested, attached, detained or injuncted and/or the Vessel and/or any Obligor and/or any operator or manager of the Vessel is at fault or allegedly at fault or otherwise liable to any legal or administrative action; or
|
(c)
|
any other incident in which Environmentally Sensitive Material is released, emitted, spilled or discharged into or upon the air, sea, land or soils (including the seabed) or surface water otherwise than from the Vessel and in connection with which the Vessel is actually or potentially liable to be arrested and/or where any Obligor and/or any operator or manager of the Vessel is at fault or allegedly at fault or otherwise liable to any legal or administrative action, other than in accordance with an Environmental Approval.
|
(a)
|
(in respect of any such letter to which the Initial Sub-Charterers would be parties) substantially in the form set out in appendix E (
Provisional
Letter of Quiet Enjoyment
) to the Initial Sub-Charter but always reasonably acceptable to the Charterers and the Finance Parties; or
|
(b)
|
(in respect of any such letter to which any other Sub-Charterers would be parties) in a form reasonably acceptable to the Charterers, such Sub-Charterers and the Finance Parties.
|
(a)
|
moneys borrowed;
|
(b)
|
any amount raised by acceptance under any acceptance credit facility or dematerialised equivalent;
|
(c)
|
any amount raised pursuant to any note purchase facility or the issue of bonds, notes, debentures, loan stock or any similar instrument;
|
(d)
|
the amount of any liability in respect of any lease or hire purchase contract which would, in accordance with GAAP, be treated as a balance sheet liability;
|
(e)
|
receivables sold or discounted (other than any receivables to the extent they are sold on a non-recourse basis);
|
(f)
|
any amount raised under any other transaction (including any forward sale or hire purchase agreement) of a type not referred to in any other paragraph of this definition having the commercial effect of a borrowing;
|
(g)
|
any derivative transaction entered into in connection with protection against or benefit from fluctuation in any rate or price (and, when calculating the value of any derivative transaction, only the marked to market value (or, if any actual amount is due as a result of the termination or close-out of that derivative transaction, that amount) shall be taken into account);
|
(h)
|
any counter-indemnity obligation in respect of a guarantee, indemnity, bond, standby or documentary letter of credit or any other instrument issued by a bank or financial institution; and
|
(i)
|
the amount of any liability in respect of any guarantee or indemnity for any of the items referred to in paragraphs (a) to (h) above.
|
(a)
|
in relation to the first (1
st
) Hire Period only, (i) the Actual Delivery Date, or (as applicable) (ii) the date on which the Hire for that Hire Period is set-off in accordance with paragraph (a) of Clause 40 (
Hire
); and
|
(b)
|
in relation to any other Hire Period, the first day of the relevant Hire Period
|
(a)
|
where the relevant Approved Commercial Managers are not members of the Teekay Group, the deed of confirmation executed or to be executed by such Approved Commercial Managers in favour of the Owners; or
|
(b)
|
where the relevant Approved Technical Manager are not members of the Teekay Group, the deed of confirmation executed or to be executed by such Approved Technical Managers in favour of the Owners.
|
(a)
|
the business, financial condition or operations of the Charterers, the Charter Guarantor or the Charter Guarantor Group taken as a whole; or
|
(b)
|
the validity, legality or enforceability of this Charter,
|
(a)
|
lawfully enter into and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is party;
|
(b)
|
ensure the legality, validity, enforceability or admissibility in evidence in England and, if different, its jurisdiction of incorporation, of such Transaction Documents to which it is party; and
|
(c)
|
carry on its business from time to time.
|
(a)
|
any Encumbrance granted by Owners in favour of a Finance Party or Finance Parties; and
|
(b)
|
Encumbrances which arise as a result of:
|
(i)
|
any claim against or affecting the Owners that is not related to, or does not arise directly as a result of, the transactions contemplated by this Charter or any of the other Transaction Documents;
|
(ii)
|
any act or omission of the Owners which is unrelated to or does not arise directly or indirectly as a result of the transaction contemplated by this Charter and the other Transaction Documents;
|
(iii)
|
any Taxes imposed upon the Owners other than those in respect of which the Owners are, or any other Indemnitee is, required to be indemnified against by the Charterers or any other person under this Charter or any other Transaction Documents; or
|
(iv)
|
a breach by the Owners of their obligations under this Charter by virtue of any Owners' Misconduct.
|
(a)
|
with intent to cause damage;
|
(b)
|
with knowledge that damage would probably result; or
|
(c)
|
with reckless disregard as to whether or not damage would result.
|
(a)
|
any Encumbrance created or to be created in accordance with the Security Documents;
|
(b)
|
any liens securing obligations incurred in the ordinary course of trading and/or operating the Vessel and not more than thirty (30) days overdue;
|
(c)
|
any Encumbrance created or to be created by the Owners in favour of the Finance Parties in accordance with the relevant Finance Documents (but subject to any Finance Party Quiet Enjoyment Letter); and
|
(d)
|
any Encumbrance which has the prior written approval of the Owners.
|
(a)
|
the Sole Pledgor; or
|
(b)
|
any other entity which at any time during the Agreement Term is the owner of or may acquire any interests in any membership interest of the Charterers.
|
(a)
|
the Balloon Amount; and
|
(b)
|
all Unpaid Sums due and payable together with interest accrued thereon pursuant to paragraph (i) of Clause 40 (
Hire
) from the due date for payment thereof up to the date of actual payment.
|
(a)
|
in respect of any such letter to which the Initial Sub-Charterers would be parties, such letter shall be based upon the form set out in appendix E (
Provisional
Letter of Quiet Enjoyment
) to the Initial Sub-Charter, but shall incorporate step-in rights granted by the relevant Sub-Charterers in favour of the Owners, and in any event be on terms and conditions that are reasonably acceptable to the Charterers, the Initial Sub-Charterers and the Owners; or
|
(b)
|
in respect of any such letter to which any other Sub-Charterers would be parties, such letter shall be in a form reasonably acceptable to the Charterers, such Sub-Charterers and the Owners.
|
(a)
|
the Account Pledge;
|
(b)
|
the Charter Guarantee;
|
(c)
|
the Charterers' Assignment;
|
(d)
|
the Membership Interests Pledge;
|
(e)
|
each Managers' Undertaking (if any);
|
(f)
|
the Pre-Delivery Assignment;
|
(g)
|
the Security Trust Deed; and
|
(h)
|
any other document that may at any time be executed by any person creating, evidencing or perfecting any Encumbrance to secure all or part of the Obligors' obligations under or in connection with the Transaction Documents,
|
(a)
|
the date which falls on the earlier of:
|
(i)
|
one hundred and eighty (180) days after the date of occurrence of the Total Loss; and
|
(ii)
|
one hundred and twenty (120) months from the Actual Delivery Date,
|
(b)
|
the date on which the Owners receive the Total Loss Proceeds in respect of the Total Loss.
|
(a)
|
the Initial Sub-Charter; and
|
(b)
|
any other charterparty in respect of the Vessel entered into between the Charterers (as disponent owners) and any Sub-Charterers which may have a duration of two (2) years or more (taking into account any option to renew or extend).
|
(a)
|
the Initial Sub-Charterers; and
|
(b)
|
such other sub-charterers proposed by the Charterers (as disponent owners) which are or will be parties to a Sub-Charter.
|
(a)
|
the technical ship management agreement dated 2 December 2014 and executed between (i) STASCO (as technical and crew managers) and (ii) the Charterers (as owners); or
|
(b)
|
such other technical ship management agreement to be executed between such other Approved Technical Managers (as technical managers) and (ii) the Charterers (as disponent owners).
|
(a)
|
in respect of a termination of this Charter in accordance with paragraph (k) of Clause 40 (
Hire
), the date specified in the Termination Notice served on the Charterers pursuant to that Clause;
|
(b)
|
in respect of an early termination of this Charter as a result of the Charterers' exercise of the Purchase Option in accordance with paragraph (a) of Clause 54 (
Purchase Option and early termination, purchase obligation and transfer of title
), the Purchase Option Date;
|
(c)
|
in respect of a Default Termination, the date specified in the Termination Notice served
|
(d)
|
in respect of a Total Loss Termination, the Settlement Date in respect of the Total Loss which gives rise to such Total Loss Termination.
|
(a)
|
actual or constructive or compromised or agreed or arranged total loss of the Vessel;
|
(b)
|
the requisition for title or compulsory acquisition of the Vessel by any government or other competent authority (other than by way of requisition for hire);
|
(c)
|
the capture, seizure, arrest, detention, hijacking, theft, condemnation as prize, confiscation or forfeiture of the Vessel (not falling within paragraph (b) of this definition), unless the Vessel is released and returned to the possession of the Owners or the Charterers
within ninety (90) days after the capture, seizure, arrest, detention, hijacking, theft, condemnation as prize, confiscation or forfeiture in question,
|
33.
|
Interpretations
|
(a)
|
In this Charter, unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to:
|
(i)
|
this Charter include the Schedules hereto and references to Clauses and Schedules are, unless otherwise specified, references to Clauses of and Schedules to this Charter and, in the case of a Schedule, to such Schedule as incorporated in this Charter as substituted from time to time;
|
(ii)
|
any statutory or other legislative provision shall be construed as including any statutory or legislative modification or re-enactment thereof, or any substitution therefor;
|
(iii)
|
the term "
Vessel
" includes any part of the Vessel;
|
(iv)
|
the "
Owners
", the "
Charterers
", the "
Initial Sub-Charterers
", the "
Related Vessel A Charterers
", any "
Obligor
", "
Project Party
", "
Related Owners
", "
Related Charterers
", "
Related Sellers
", "
Related Obligors
", "
Sub-Charterers
" or any other person include any of their respective successors, permitted assignees and permitted transferees;
|
(v)
|
any agreement, instrument or document include such agreement, instrument or document as the same may from time to time be amended, modified, supplemented, novated or substituted;
|
(vi)
|
the "
equivalent
" in one currency (the "
first currency
") as at any date of an amount in another currency (the "
second currency
") shall be construed as a reference to the amount of the first currency which could be purchased with such amount of the second currency at the spot rate of exchange quoted by the Owners at or about 11:00 a.m. two (2) Business Days (being a day other than a Saturday or Sunday on which banks and foreign exchange markets are generally open for business in Beijing) prior to such date for the purpose of the first currency with the second currency for delivery and value on such date;
|
(vii)
|
"
hereof
", "
herein
" and "
hereunder
" and other words of similar import means this Charter as a whole (including the Schedules) and not any particular part hereof;
|
(viii)
|
"
law
" includes common or customary law and any constitution, decree, judgment, legislation, order, ordinance, regulation, rule, statute, treaty or other legislative measure in any jurisdiction or any present or future directive, regulation, request or requirement, or official or judicial interpretation of any of the foregoing, in each case having the force of law and, if not having the force of law, in respect of which compliance is generally customary;
|
(ix)
|
"
month
" means, save as otherwise provided, a period starting on one day in a calendar month and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the next calendar month, except that if there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month in which that period is to end, that period shall end on the last day in that calendar month;
|
(x)
|
the word "
person
" or "
persons
" or to words importing persons include, without limitation, any state, divisions of a state, government, individuals, partnerships, corporations, ventures, government agencies, committees, departments, authorities and other bodies, corporate or unincorporated, whether having distinct legal personality or not;
|
(xi)
|
the "
winding-up
", "
dissolution
", "
administration
", "
liquidation
", "
insolvency
", "
reorganisation
", "
readjustment of debt
", "
suspension of payments
", "
moratorium
" or "
bankruptcy
" (and their derivatives and cognate expressions) of any person shall each be construed so as to include the others and any equivalent or analogous proceedings or event under the laws of any
|
(xii)
|
"
protection and indemnity risks
" means the usual risks covered by a protection and indemnity association which is a member of the International Group of P&I Club, including pollution risks and the proportion (if any) of any sums payable to any other person or persons in case of collision which are not recoverable under the hull and machinery policies by reason of the incorporation in them of clause 6 of the International Hull Clauses (1/11/02 or 1/11/03), clause 8 of the Institute Time Clauses (Hull)(1/10/83) or clause 8 of the Institute Time Clauses (Hulls)(1/11/1995) or the Institute Amended Running Down Clause (1/10/71) or any equivalent provision;
|
(xiii)
|
a Potential Termination Event or Termination Event which is "
continuing
" is a reference to a Potential Termination Event or Termination Event which is not remedied or waived; and
|
(xiv)
|
words denoting the plural number include the singular and vice versa.
|
(b)
|
Headings are for the purpose of reference only, have no legal or other significance, and shall be ignored in the interpretation of this Charter.
|
(c)
|
A time of day (unless otherwise specified) is a reference to Beijing time.
|
34.
|
Background
|
(a)
|
By a memorandum of agreement (the "
MOA
") of even date herewith made between the Owners (as buyers thereunder) and the Sellers (as sellers thereunder), the Owners have agreed to purchase and the Sellers have agreed to sell the Vessel subject to the terms and conditions therein.
|
(b)
|
Accordingly the parties hereby agree that this Charter is subject to the effective transfer of ownership of the Vessel to the Owners pursuant to the MOA.
|
(c)
|
If:
|
(i)
|
the Vessel is not delivered by the Long Stop Date (or such later date as the Owners and Sellers may agree); or
|
(ii)
|
it becomes unlawful for the Owners (as buyers) or the Charterers (as sellers) to perform or comply with any or all of their respective obligations under the MOA or any of the respective obligations of the Owners or the Charterers under the MOA is not or ceases to be legal, valid, binding and enforceable; or
|
(iii)
|
the MOA expires, is cancelled, terminated, rescinded or suspended or otherwise ceases to remain in full force and effect for any reason,
|
(d)
|
At the end of the Charter Period and subject to the Charterers having performed their obligations under the relevant Transaction Documents, it is intended that the Owners shall transfer title in the Vessel to the Charterers and the Charterers shall become the registered owners of the Vessel.
|
35.
|
Pre-delivery and delivery
|
(a)
|
As at the date of this Charter, the Vessel is under construction by the Builder pursuant to the terms of the Building Contract and the Owners have entered into the MOA with the Sellers. The Charterers hereby confirm that they have reviewed, received and agreed to the forms of the Building Contract and the MOA (or copies thereof).
|
(b)
|
The Owners will deliver and the Charterers will take delivery of the Vessel under this Charter immediately, which to the extent possible shall be deemed to take place simultaneously, after (A) the Builder delivers the Vessel to the Sellers under the Building Contract and (B) the Sellers deliver the Vessel to the Owners under and subject to the terms of the MOA upon the Actual Delivery Date, subject to which, the Charterers will accept the Vessel on an "as is where is" basis on delivery under this Charter.
|
(i)
|
If the Sellers are unable to reject the Vessel under the Building Contract, then (A) the Charterers shall in no circumstances be entitled to reject the Vessel under this Charter, and (B) the Owners shall in no circumstances be entitled to reject to the Vessel under the MOA.
|
(ii)
|
Subject to the foregoing, once the Builder has delivered the Vessel and the Sellers have accepted the Vessel under the Building Contract and the Owners (as buyers under the MOA) have accepted the Vessel under the MOA, the Charterers will be deemed to have accepted the Vessel under this Charter with any faults, deficiencies and errors of description.
|
(iii)
|
The Charterers hereby agree that the acceptance by the Sellers of the Vessel under the Building Contract and by the Owners of the Vessel under the MOA shall subject as aforesaid constitute delivery of the Vessel to the Charterers under this Charter but the Owners and the Charterers nevertheless agree to enter into and execute a protocol of delivery and acceptance in respect of this Charter on the Actual Delivery Date.
|
(c)
|
The obligation of the Owners to charter the Vessel to the Charterers pursuant to this Charter shall be subject to the following conditions:
|
(i)
|
no Termination Event or Potential Termination Event having occurred which is continuing on or prior to the date of this Charter or the Actual Delivery Date;
|
(ii)
|
the Repeating Representations being true and correct on the date of this Charter and the Actual Delivery Date;
|
(iii)
|
the Actual Delivery Date falls on or before the Long Stop Date (or such later date as may be agreed between the Owners (as buyers under the MOA) and the Sellers);
|
(iv)
|
the Owners shall have received the documents and evidence referred to in Clause 36 (
Conditions precedent
), in each case in all respects in form and substance satisfactory to it on or before the Actual Delivery Date; and
|
(v)
|
delivery of the Vessel to the Sellers by the Builder under the Building Contract and delivery of the Vessel from the Sellers to the Owners under and subject to the terms of the MOA.
|
(d)
|
Provided that the conditions referred to in paragraph (c) above have been fulfilled or waived to the satisfaction of the Owners (which shall be evidenced in writing by the Owners), the Owners and the Charterers agree that:
|
(i)
|
the Charterers shall, at their own expense, upon the Actual Delivery Date arrange for the Vessel to be registered in the name of the Owners;
|
(ii)
|
the Charterers shall take delivery of the Vessel from the Owners under this Charter (such delivery to be conclusively evidenced by a duly executed PDA) simultaneously with the acceptance of delivery of the Vessel by the Owners from the Sellers pursuant to the MOA;
|
(iii)
|
the Charterers will accept the Vessel:
|
(A)
|
on an "as is where is" basis in exactly the same form and state as the Vessel is delivered by the Sellers to the Owners pursuant to the MOA; and
|
(B)
|
in such form and state with any faults, deficiencies and errors of description;
|
(iv)
|
the acceptance of delivery of the Vessel by the Charterers from the Owners
|
(v)
|
the acceptance by the Charterers (as buyer) of the Vessel under the Building Contract and by the Owners (as buyers) under the MOA shall constitute delivery of the Vessel to the Charterers under this Charter, and the Charterers shall have no right to refuse acceptance of delivery of the Vessel into this Charter and, notwithstanding and without prejudice to the foregoing, the Owners and the Charterers nonetheless agree to enter into and execute the PDA on delivery of the Vessel under this Charter.
|
(e)
|
The Charterers acknowledge and agree that the Owners are not the manufacturer or original supplier of the Vessel which has been purchased by the Owners pursuant to the MOA, and have therefore made no representations or warranties in respect of the Vessel or any part thereof, and hereby waive all their rights in respect of any warranty or condition implied (whether statutory or otherwise) on the part of the Owners and all claims against the Owners howsoever the same might arise at any time in respect of the Vessel, or arising out of the construction, operation or performance of the Vessel and the chartering thereof under this Charter (including, without limitation, in respect of the seaworthiness or otherwise of the Vessel).
|
(f)
|
In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (e) above, the Owners shall be under no liability whatsoever, howsoever arising, in respect of the injury, death, loss, damage or delay of or to or in connection with the Vessel or any person or property whatsoever, whether on board the Vessel or elsewhere, and irrespective of whether such injury, death, loss, damage or delay shall arise from the unseaworthiness of the Vessel. For the purpose of this paragraph (f), "delay" shall include delay to the Vessel (whether in respect of delivery under this Charter or thereafter and any other delay whatsoever).
|
(g)
|
The Owners hereby appoint the Charterers, who hereby accept such appointment, to deal directly, at the Charterers' cost, with the Builder in relation to the guarantee described in article IX.1. (
Guarantee
) of the Building Contract in accordance with the applicable provisions of article IX (
WARRANTY OF QUALITY
) of the Building Contract.
|
(h)
|
The Charterers shall keep the Owners informed about any works required or carried out during any of the period referred to in sub-paragraph (g) above, and send copies of all material correspondence between the Charterers and the Builder in this regard or where such issues relate to works in excess of five hundred thousand US Dollars (US$500,000) to the Owners.
|
36.
|
Conditions precedent
|
(a)
|
an original of each of the following:
|
(i)
|
the duly executed Charter;
|
(ii)
|
the duly executed Security Documents (other than any Managers' Undertaking which, if applicable, shall be provided to the Owners within thirty (30) days from the Actual Delivery Date), the Quiet Enjoyment Letter and, if applicable, any Finance Party Quiet Enjoyment Letter, together with all documents required by any of them; and
|
(b)
|
certified true copies of the constitutional documents (or equivalent documents) (and all amendments thereto) of each Obligor and any other documents required to be filed or registered or issued under the laws of their jurisdiction of incorporation to establish their incorporation;
|
(c)
|
certified true copies of written resolutions or (as the case may be), resolutions passed at separate meetings, in each case, of the board of directors and (if required by any legal advisors to the Owners) shareholders of each Obligor (or its sole member or general partners), evidencing their respective approvals of the Transaction Documents and authorising appropriate officers or attorneys to execute the same and to sign all notices required to be given hereunder or thereunder on their behalf or other evidence of such approvals and authorisations as shall be acceptable to the Owners;
|
(d)
|
if applicable, the original power of attorney of each Obligor under which any documents (including the Transaction Documents) are to be executed or transactions undertaken by that party;
|
(e)
|
a list specifying the directors and officers of each Obligor;
|
(f)
|
if applicable, copies of all governmental and other consents, licences, approvals and authorisations as may be necessary to authorise the performance by each Obligor of its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, and the execution, validity and enforceability of such Transaction Documents;
|
(g)
|
a copy of the following:
|
(i)
|
the duly executed MOA;
|
(ii)
|
the duly executed Commercial Management Agreement and Technical Management Agreement;
|
(iii)
|
the duly executed Project Documents (other than the Transaction Documents);
|
(iv)
|
the Vessel's declaration of warranty evidencing that the Vessel is free from any registered Encumbrance other than by the Owners;
|
(v)
|
the Vessel's current Safety Management Certificate;
|
(vi)
|
the current Document of Compliance of each of the Approved Technical Managers;
|
(vii)
|
the Vessel's current ISSC;
|
(viii)
|
the Vessel's current IAPPC; and
|
(ix)
|
the Vessel's classification certificate evidencing that it is free of all overdue recommendations and requirements from the Classification Society (or evidence that such certificate will be provided on or before the Actual Delivery Date),
|
(h)
|
evidence that:
|
(i)
|
all the conditions precedents under clause 8 (
Conditions precedent and subsequent
) (other than clause 8.5 (
Conditions subsequent
)) of the MOA have been satisfied by the Sellers or, in the Owners' opinion, will be satisfied by the Sellers on the Actual Delivery Date; and
|
(ii)
|
the Vessel is insured in the manner required by the Transaction Documents, together with the written approval of the Insurances (in the form of an insurance opinion) by an insurance adviser appointed by the Owners;
|
(i)
|
evidence that the fees, costs and expenses then due from the Charterers pursuant to Clauses 57 (
Fees and expenses
) and 60 (
Further indemnities
) have been or will be paid on or by the Actual Delivery Date;
|
(j)
|
a legal opinion issued by legal advisers to the Owners in the following jurisdictions, each in form and substance satisfactory to and agreed by the Owners prior to the Actual Delivery Date (or confirmation satisfactory to the Owners that such an opinion will be given):
|
(i)
|
England and Wales;
|
(ii)
|
Singapore;
|
(iii)
|
New York; and
|
(iv)
|
The Republic of the Marshall Islands;
|
(k)
|
such other Authorisation or other document, opinion or assurance which the Owners reasonably consider to be necessary in connection with their entry into and performance of the transactions contemplated by any of the Transaction Documents or for the validity and enforceability thereof (including, without limitation in relation to or for the purposes of any financing by the Owners);
|
(l)
|
evidence that any process agent referred to in paragraph (d) of Clause 76 (
Law and jurisdiction
) and any process agent appointed under any Security Document executed pursuant to paragraph (a) above has accepted its appointment;
|
(m)
|
such documentation and other evidence as is reasonably requested by the Owners in order for the Owners to comply with all necessary "know your customer" or similar identification procedures in relation to the transactions contemplated in the Transaction Documents; and
|
(n)
|
evidence (in the form of a commercial invoice to be issued by the Builder) that an amount equal to the difference between the Contractual Purchase Price and the Actual Owners' Costs has been or will be paid by the Sellers to the Builder.
|
37.
|
Bunkers and luboils
|
(a)
|
At delivery the Charterers shall take over all bunkers, lubricating oil, hydraulic oil, greases, water and unbroached stores and provisions in the Vessel without cost since these have remained the property of the Charterers (as sellers) under the MOA.
|
(b)
|
To the extent that Clause 42 (
Redelivery
) applies, at redelivery the Owners shall take over and pay for all bunkers, unused lubricating oil, hydraulic oil, greases, water and unbroached provisions and other consumable stores in the said Vessel at cost.
|
38.
|
Further maintenance and operation
|
(a)
|
The good commercial maintenance practice under Clause 10 (
Maintenance and Operation
) (Part II) of this Charter shall be deemed to include:
|
(i)
|
the maintenance and operation of the Vessel by the Charterers in accordance with:
|
(A)
|
the relevant regulations, requirements and recommendations of the Classification Society;
|
(B)
|
the relevant regulations, requirements and recommendations of the country and flag of the Vessel's registry;
|
(C)
|
any applicable IMO regulations (including but not limited to the ISM Code, the ISPS Code and MARPOL);
|
(D)
|
all other applicable regulations, requirements and recommendations; and
|
(E)
|
the operations and maintenance manuals of the Charterers or of the relevant Sub-Charterers;
|
(ii)
|
the maintenance and operation of the Vessel by the Charterers taking into account:
|
(A)
|
engine manufacturers' recommended maintenance and service schedules;
|
(B)
|
builder's operations and maintenance manuals; and
|
(iii)
|
recommended maintenance and service schedules of all installed equipment and
|
(b)
|
In addition to the above, the Charterers covenant with the Owners to arrange online access to class records for the Owners as available to the Charterers.
|
(c)
|
Any equipment that is found not to be required on board as a result of regulation or operational experience is either to be removed at the Charterers expense or to be maintained in operable condition.
|
(d)
|
The title to any equipment (or part thereof):
|
(i)
|
placed on board as a result of operational requirements of the Charterers shall automatically be deemed to belong to the Owners (unless hired from a third party) immediately upon such placement, and such equipment may only be removed: (A) with the Owners' prior written consent, (B) at the Charterers' own expense, and (C) without damage to the Vessel; and
|
(ii)
|
replaced, renewed or substituted shall remain with the Owners until the part or equipment which replaced it or the new or substitute part or equipment becomes property of the Owners.
|
(e)
|
Without prejudice to any other provisions under this Charter, the Charterers shall maintain, use and operate the Vessel with reasonable care as if the Charterers were the owner of the same.
|
39.
|
Structural changes and alterations
|
(a)
|
Unless required by the Classification Society, compulsory legislation or pursuant to the terms of any Sub-Charter, the Charterers may make structural changes in the Vessel or changes in the machinery, engines, appurtenances or spare parts thereof without in each instance first securing the Owners' consent if the following conditions are satisfied:
|
(i)
|
any such changes do not have a material adverse effect on the Vessel's certification or the Vessel's fitness for purpose;
|
(ii)
|
none of such changes will materially diminish the value of the Vessel and/or have a material adverse effect on the safety, performance, value or marketability of the Vessel;
|
(iii)
|
the Charterers shall bear all time, costs and expenses in relation to any such changes; and
|
(iv)
|
the Charterers shall furnish the Owners with:
|
(A)
|
copies of all plans in relation to such changes;
|
(B)
|
if applicable, confirmation from the Classification Society that such changes will not adversely affect the class of the Vessel, provided always that such Classification Society agrees to issue such confirmation; and
|
(C)
|
two (2) Valuation Reports (at the Charterers' cost) on the Market Value of the Vessel after the implementation of such changes if, in the opinion of the Owners (acting reasonably), such changes are of a material nature that may affect the Vessel's Market Value.
|
(b)
|
Upon the occurrence of any Termination Event which is continuing, if the Owners decide to retake possession of the Vessel, the Charterers shall at their expense restore the Vessel to its former condition unless the changes made are carried out:
|
(i)
|
to improve the performance, operation or marketability of the Vessel; or
|
(ii)
|
as a result of a regulatory compliance.
|
(c)
|
Any improvement, structural changes or new equipment becoming necessary for the continued operation of the Vessel by reason of new class requirements or by compulsory legislation shall be for the Charterers' account and the Charterers shall not have any right to recover from the Owners any part of the cost for such improvements, changes or new equipment either during the Charter Period or, to the extent that Clause 42 (
Redelivery
) applies, at redelivery of the Vessel. The Charterers shall give written notice to the Owners of any such improvement, structural changes or new equipment.
|
40.
|
Hire
|
(a)
|
In consideration of the Owners' agreement to charter the Vessel to the Charterers pursuant
|
(i)
|
paid by the Charterers no later than five (5) Business Days prior to the Actual Delivery Date; or
|
(ii)
|
if not paid by the Charterers in accordance with sub-paragraph (a)(i) above, then set-off, on the Actual Delivery Date, against the amount of the Actual Owners' Costs due from the Owners (as buyers) to the Charterers (as sellers) pursuant to and in accordance with clause 3.3 (
Hire and partial set-off of Reimbursement Instalment
) of the MOA.
|
(b)
|
Save for the Hire for the first Hire Period (which shall either be paid or set-off (as applicable) on the applicable date in accordance with paragraph (a) above), all payments of Hire shall be paid in advance on each Hire Payment Date (Beijing time) (in respect of which time is of the essence).
|
(c)
|
Any payment provided herein due on any day which is not a Business Day shall be payable on the immediately following Business Day.
|
(d)
|
All payments under this Charter shall be made to the following account (or such other account as the Owners may after the date of this Agreement from time to time upon reasonable notice notify the Charterers) for credit to the account of the Owners:
|
(e)
|
Following delivery of the Vessel to, and acceptance by, the Charterers under this Charter, the Charterers' obligation to pay Hire in accordance with this Clause 40 shall be absolute irrespective of any contingency whatsoever including but not limited to:
|
(i)
|
any set-off (save as permitted under paragraph (a) above), counterclaim, recoupment, defence or other right which the Charterers may have against the Owners, the Finance Parties or any other third party;
|
(ii)
|
any unavailability of the Vessel, for any reason, including but not limited to seaworthiness, condition, design, operation, merchantability or fitness for use or purpose of the Vessel or any apparent or latent defects in the Vessel or its machinery and equipment or the ineligibility of the Vessel for any particular use or trade or for registration of documentation under the laws of any relevant jurisdiction or lack of registration or the absence or withdrawal of any consent required under the applicable law of any relevant jurisdiction for the ownership, chartering, use or operation of the Vessel or any damage to the Vessel;
|
(iii)
|
any failure or delay on the part of either party to this Charter, whether with or without fault on its part, in performing or complying with any of the terms, conditions or other provisions of this Charter;
|
(iv)
|
any insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganisation, arrangement, readjustment of debt, dissolution, administration, liquidation or similar proceedings by or against the Owners or the Charterers or any change in the constitution of the Owners or the Charterers;
|
(v)
|
any invalidity or unenforceability or lack of due authorisation of or any defect in this Charter;
|
(vi)
|
any other cause which would but for this provision have the effect of terminating or in any way affecting the obligations of the Charterers hereunder,
|
(f)
|
All payments of Hire and all other Unpaid Sums to the Owners pursuant to this Charter and the other relevant Transaction Documents shall be made in immediately available funds in US Dollars, free and clear of, and without deduction for or on account of, any Taxes (other than a FATCA Deduction).
|
(g)
|
In the event that the Charterers are required by any law or regulation to make any deduction or withholding (other than a FATCA Deduction) on account of any taxes which arise as a consequence of any payment due under this Charter, then:
|
(i)
|
the Charterers shall notify the Owners promptly after they become aware of such requirement;
|
(ii)
|
the Charterers shall remit the amount of such taxes to the appropriate taxation authority within three (3) Business Days or any other applicable shorter time limits and in any event prior to the date on which penalties attach thereto; and
|
(iii)
|
such payment shall be increased by such amount as may be necessary to ensure that the Owners receive a net amount which, after deducting or withholding such taxes, is equal to the full amount which the Owners would have received had such payment not been subject to such taxes.
|
(h)
|
The Charterers shall forward to the Owners evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Owners that any such taxes have been remitted to the appropriate taxation authority within thirty (30) days of the expiry of any time limit within which such taxes must be so remitted or, if earlier, the date on which such taxes are so remitted.
|
(i)
|
Subject to sub-paragraph (a)(i) of Clause 51 (
Termination Events
), if the Charterers fail to pay any amount payable by it under a Transaction Document on its due date, interest shall accrue on a daily basis on the Unpaid Sum from the due date up to the date of actual payment (both before and after judgment) at a rate which is five per cent. (5.00%) per annum over the amount of such Unpaid Sum for the period of such non-payment. Any interest accruing under this paragraph (i) shall be immediately payable by the Charterers on demand by the Owners. Default interest (if unpaid) arising on an Unpaid Sum will be compounded with the Unpaid Sum at the end of each period selected by the Owners but will remain immediately due and payable.
|
(j)
|
In the event that this Charter is terminated for whatever reason, the Charterers' obligation to pay Hire and such other Unpaid Sum which (in each case) has accrued due before, and which remains unpaid, at the date of such termination shall continue notwithstanding such termination.
|
(k)
|
In the event that it becomes unlawful or it is prohibited for either the Owners or the Charterers to charter the Vessel pursuant to this Charter, then the Owners and Charterers, if such new or changed law or regulation or such interpretation or application permit, shall notify the other party of the relevant event and negotiate in good faith for a period of thirty (30) days (or such longer period as may be agreed by the Owners (acting reasonably)) from the date of the receipt of the relevant notice by the other party to agree an alternative. If such agreement is not reached within such thirty (30)-day or longer period, the Charterers agree that, in such circumstances, the Owners shall have the right to terminate this Charter by delivering to the Charterers a Termination Notice specifying a Termination Payment Date that falls, to the extent permitted by law, no earlier than thirty (30) days after the date of such Termination Notice, whereupon the Charterers shall be obliged to pay to the Owners the Early Termination Amount in accordance with paragraph (d) of Clause 51 (
Termination Events
) and/or such other terms and conditions as may be specified in such Termination Notice.
|
(l)
|
Subject to paragraph (n) below, the Charterers shall, within three (3) Business Days of a demand by the Owners, pay to the Owners the amount of any Increased Costs incurred by the Owners as a result of (i) the introduction of or any change in (or in the interpretation, administration or application of) any law or regulation made after the date of this Charter, or (ii) compliance with any law or regulation made after the date of this Charter, or (iii) the implementation or application of or compliance with Basel III, CRR or CRD-IV or any other law or regulation which implements Basel III, CRR or CRD-IV (whether such implementation, application or compliance is by a government, regulator or the Owners) made after the date of this Charter.
|
(i)
|
"
Basel III
" means:
|
(A)
|
the agreements on capital requirements, a leverage ratio and liquidity standards contained in "Basel III: A global regulatory framework for more resilient banks and banking systems", "Basel III: International framework for liquidity risk measurement, standards and monitoring" and "Guidance for national authorities operating the countercyclical capital buffer" published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in December 2010, each as amended, supplemented or restated;
|
(B)
|
the rules for global systemically important banks contained in "Global systemically important banks: assessment methodology and the additional loss absorbency requirement - Rules text" published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in November 2011, as amended, supplemented or restated; and
|
(C)
|
any further guidance or standards published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision relating to "Basel III".
|
(ii)
|
"CRD IV
" means Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on access to the activity of credit institutions and the prudential supervision of credit institutions and investment firms, amending Directive 2002/87/EC and repealing Directives 2006/48/EC and 2006/49/EC, as amended, supplemented or restated.
|
(iii)
|
"CRR
" means Regulation EU No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms and amending Regulation EU No 648/2012, as amended, supplemented or restated.
|
(iv)
|
"
Increased Costs
" means:
|
(A)
|
a reduction in the rate of return from the Hire or on the Owners' overall capital;
|
(B)
|
an additional or increased cost; or
|
(C)
|
a reduction of any amount due and payable under any Transaction Document,
|
(m)
|
The Owners shall notify the Charterers of any claim arising from paragraph (l) above (and of the event giving rise to such claim). The Owners shall, as soon as practicable after having made a demand in respect of such claim, provide a certificate confirming the amount of its Increased Costs.
|
(n)
|
Paragraph (l) above does not apply to the extent any Increased Costs is:
|
(i)
|
compensated for by a payment made under sub-paragraph (g)(iii) above; or
|
(ii)
|
attributable to a FATCA Deduction required to be made by either Party, an Obligor or a Finance Party (if applicable); or
|
(iii)
|
attributable to the wilful breach by the Owners of any law or regulation; or
|
(iv)
|
attributable to the implementation or application of, or compliance with, the "International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards, a Revised Framework" published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in June 2004 in the form existing on the date of this Charter (but excluding any amendment arising out of Basel III) ("
Basel II
") or any other law or regulation which implements Basel II (whether such implementation, application or compliance is by a government, regulator or the Owners).
|
(o)
|
The Charterers shall, within three (3) Business Days of demand by the Owners, pay to the Owners their Break Costs.
|
41.
|
Insurance
|
(a)
|
During the Agreement Term, the Charterers shall at their expense keep the Vessel insured against fire and usual marine risks (including hull and machinery and excess risks), oil pollution liability risks, war (including, if applicable, "War Risks" as defined in paragraph (a) of Clause 26 (
War
)) and protection and indemnity risks (and any risks against which it is compulsory to insure for the operation for the Vessel):
|
(i)
|
in US Dollars; and
|
(ii)
|
in such market and on such terms as are customary for owners of similar tonnage.
|
(b)
|
Such insurances shall be arranged by the Charterers to protect the interests of the Owners, the Charterers and (if any) the mortgagee of the Vessel or such other relevant Finance Party, and the Charterers shall be at liberty to protect under such insurances the interests of any Approved Commercial Managers or Approved Technical Managers.
|
(c)
|
Insurance policies shall cover the Owners, the Charterers and (if any) the Finance Parties according to their respective interests. Subject to the approval of the Owners (acting on the instructions or with the approval of the Finance Parties (in each case if applicable)) and the insurers, the Charterers shall effect all insured repairs and shall undertake settlement and reimbursement from the insurers of all costs in connection with such repairs as well as insured charges, expenses and liabilities to the extent of coverage under the insurances herein provided for, provided that the aforementioned consent from the Owners will not be required for emergency repairs that are required to be carried out to enable the Charterers to continue to utilise the Vessel in accordance with this Charter.
|
(d)
|
The Charterers shall also remain responsible for and to effect repairs and settlement of costs and expenses incurred thereby in respect of all other repairs not covered by the insurances and/or not exceeding any possible franchise(s) or deductibles provided for in the insurances.
|
(e)
|
The Charterers shall arrange that, at any time during the Agreement Term, the hull and machinery and war risks insurance shall be in an amount not less than the greater of:
|
(i)
|
an amount which equals one hundred and ten per cent. (110%) of the then current Early Termination Amount (as if there were an early termination of this Charter at that time); and
|
(ii)
|
the current Market Value of the Vessel.
|
(f)
|
The Vessel shall be entered in a P&I Club which is a member of the International Group Association on customary terms and shall be covered against liability for pollution claims in an amount not less than one thousand million US Dollars (US$1,000,000,000). All insurances shall include customary protection in favour of the Owners and (if any) the Finance Parties as notice of cancellation and exclusion from liability for premiums or calls.
|
(g)
|
The Charterers:
|
(i)
|
undertake to place the Insurances in such markets, in such currency, on such terms and conditions, and with such brokers, underwriters and associations as
|
(ii)
|
shall not alter the terms of any of the Insurances nor allow any person to be co-assured (other than any Approved Commercial Managers or Approved Technical Managers which are Teekay Shipping Limited, TGP or another member of the Teekay Group who has provided a co-assured undertaking in form and substance satisfactory to the Owners) under any of the Insurances without the prior written consent of the Owners (unless such co-assured person (other than any Approved Commercial Managers or Approved Technical Managers which are Teekay Shipping Limited, TGP or another member of the Teekay Group) has provided a co-assured undertaking in form and substance satisfactory to the Owners) and, if applicable, the Finance Parties, and will supply the Owners and, if applicable, the Finance Parties from time to time on request with such information as the Owners and, if applicable, any Finance Party may in their discretion reasonably require with regard to the Insurances and the brokers, underwriters or associations through or with which the Insurances are placed; and
|
(iii)
|
shall reimburse the Owners and/or (if applicable) any Finance Party on demand for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Owners and/or such Finance Party in obtaining a report on the adequacy of the Insurances from an insurance adviser instructed by the Owners and/or such Finance Party, where such report was obtained (A) on or around the Actual Delivery Date, and (B) where the Owners reasonably determine that there have been material changes in the requirement to insure the Vessel.
|
(h)
|
The Charterers undertake duly and punctually to pay all premiums, calls and contributions, and all other sums at any time payable in connection with the Insurances, and, at their own expense, to arrange and provide any guarantees from time to time required by any protection and indemnity or war risks association. From time to time upon the Owners' request, the Charterers shall provide the Owners and/or such Finance Party with (i) copies of all invoices issued by the brokers, underwriters or associations in respect of such premiums calls, contributions and other sums, and (ii) evidence satisfactory to the Owners and/or such Finance Party that such premiums, calls, contributions and other sums have been duly and punctually paid; that any such guarantees have been duly given; and that all declarations and notices required by the terms of any of the Insurances to be made or given by or on behalf of the Charterers to brokers, underwriters or associations have been duly and punctually made or given.
|
(i)
|
The Charterers will comply in all respects with all terms and conditions of the Insurances and will make all such declarations to brokers, underwriters and associations as may be required to enable the Vessel to operate in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Insurances. The Charterers will not do, nor permit to be done, any act, nor make, nor permit to be made, any omission, as a result of which any of the Insurances may become liable to be suspended, cancelled or avoided, or may become unenforceable, or as a result of which any sums payable under or in connection with any of the Insurances may be reduced or become liable to be repaid or rescinded in whole or in part. In particular, but without limitation, the Charterers will not permit the Vessel to be employed other than in conformity with the Insurances without first taking out additional insurance cover in respect of that employment in all respects to the satisfaction of the Owners and, if applicable, the Finance Parties, and the Charterers will promptly notify the Owners and, if applicable, the Finance Parties of any new requirement imposed by any broker, underwriter or association in relation to any of the Insurances.
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(j)
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The Charterers will, no later than seven (7) days (or, in the case of protection and indemnity risks, no later than one (1) day) before the expiry of any of the Insurances renew them and shall as soon as reasonably thereafter (but in any event within fifteen (15) days after the relevant renewals) give the Owners and, if applicable, the Finance
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(k)
|
The Charterers shall deliver to the Owners (upon the Owners' request) and, if applicable, the Finance Parties (upon their request) copies (and, if required by the Owners, the originals) of all policies, certificates of entry (endorsed with the appropriate loss payable clauses as may be required by the Owners and the Finance Parties from time to time) and other documents relating to the Insurances (including, without limitation, receipts for premiums, calls or contributions) and shall procure that letters of undertaking (in such form as are customary for the market) shall be issued to the Owners and, if applicable, the Finance Parties by the brokers through which the Insurances are placed (or, in the case of protection and indemnity or war risks associations, by their managers). If the Vessel is at any time during the Agreement Term insured under any form of fleet cover, the Charterers shall procure that those letters of undertaking contain confirmation that the brokers, underwriters or association (as the case may be) will not set off claims relating to the Vessel against premiums, calls or contributions in respect of any other vessel or other insurance, and that the insurance cover of the Vessel will not be cancelled by reason of non-payment of premiums, calls or contributions relating to any other vessel or other insurance. Failing receipt of those confirmations, the Charterers will instruct the brokers, underwriters or association concerned to issue a separate policy or certificate for the Vessel in the sole name of the Charterers or of the Charterers' brokers as agents for the Charterers.
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(l)
|
The Charterers shall promptly provide the Owners with full information regarding any casualty or other accident or damage to the Vessel, including, without limitation, any communication with all parties involved in case of a claim under any of the Insurances, unless the Charterers reasonably expect the cost of the claim no to exceed the Major Casualty Amount.
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(m)
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The Charterers agree that, at any time after the occurrence of a Termination Event which is continuing, the Owners and, if applicable, the Finance Parties shall be entitled to collect, sue for, recover and give a good discharge for all claims in respect of any of the Insurances; to pay collecting brokers the customary commission on all sums collected in respect of those claims; to compromise all such claims or refer them to arbitration or any other form of judicial or non-judicial determination; and otherwise to deal with such claims in such manner as the Owners and, if applicable, the Finance Parties shall in their discretion think fit.
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(n)
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Whether or not a Termination Event shall have occurred, the proceeds of any claim under any of the Insurances in respect of a Total Loss shall be paid and applied in accordance with Clause 56 (
Total Loss
).
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(o)
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(i)
|
The Owners agree that any amounts which may become due under any protection and indemnity entry or insurance shall be paid to the Charterers to reimburse the Charterers for, and in discharge of, the loss, damage or expense in respect of which they shall have become due, unless, at the time the amount in question becomes due, a Termination Event shall have occurred and is continuing, in which event the Owners shall be entitled to receive the amounts in question and to apply them either in reduction of the Early Termination Amount owed by the Charterers pursuant to paragraph (d) of Clause 51 (
Termination Events
) or, at the option of the Owners, to the discharge of the liability in respect of which they were paid.
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(ii)
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Without prejudice to the forgoing and subject to the terms of the Finance Documents (if any), all other claims in relation to the Insurances (other than in respect of a Total Loss), shall, unless and until the occurrence of a Termination Event which is continuing, in which event all claims under the relevant policy shall be payable directly to the Owners, be payable as follows:
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(A)
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a claim in respect of any one casualty where the aggregate claim against all insurers does not exceed the Major Casualty Amount, prior to adjustment for any franchise or deductible under the terms of the relevant policy, shall be paid directly to the Charterers (as agent for the Owners) for the repair, salvage or other charges involved or as a reimbursement if the Charterers fully repaired the damage to the satisfaction of the Owners and paid all of the salvage or other charges;
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(B)
|
a claim in respect of any one casualty where the aggregate claim against all insurers exceeds the Major Casualty Amount prior to adjustment for any franchise or deductible under the terms of the relevant policy shall be payable directly to the Owners unless the Owners have, by prior written consent, agreed for such claim to be paid to the Charterers as and when the Vessel is restored to her former state and condition and the liability in respect of which the insurance loss is payable is discharged, and provided that the insurers may with such consent make payment on account of repairs in the course of being effected.
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(p)
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The Charterers shall not settle, compromise or abandon any claim under or in connection with any of the Insurances (other than a claim of less than the Major Casualty Amount arising other than from a Total Loss) without the prior written consent of the Owners and, if applicable, the Finance Parties.
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(q)
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If the Charterers fail to effect or keep in force the Insurances, the Owners may (but shall not be obliged to) effect and/or keep in force such insurances on the Vessel and such entries in protection and indemnity or war risks associations as the Owners in their discretion consider desirable, and the Owners may (but shall not be obliged to) pay any unpaid premiums, calls or contributions. The Charterers will reimburse the Owners from time to time on demand for all such premiums, calls or contributions paid by the Owners, together with interest calculated in accordance with paragraph (i) of Clause 40 (
Hire
) from the date of payment by the Owners until the date of reimbursement.
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(r)
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The Charterers shall comply strictly with the requirements of any legislation relating to pollution or protection of the environment which may from time to time be applicable to the Vessel in any jurisdiction in which the Vessel shall trade and in particular the Charterers shall comply strictly with the requirements of the United States Oil Pollution Act 1990 (the "
Act
") if the Vessel is to trade in the United States of America and Exclusive Economic Zone (as defined in the Act). Before any such trade is commenced and during the entire period during which such trade is carried on, the Charterers shall:
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(i)
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pay any additional premiums required to maintain protection and indemnity cover for oil pollution up to the limit available to the Charterers for the Vessel in the market; and
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(ii)
|
make all such quarterly or other voyage declarations as may from time to time be required by the Vessel's protection and indemnity association in order to maintain such cover; and
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(iii)
|
submit the Vessel to such additional periodic, classification, structural or other surveys which may be required by the Vessel's protection and indemnity insurers to maintain cover for such trade; and
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(iv)
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implement any recommendations contained in the reports issued following the surveys referred to in sub-paragraph (r)(iii) above within the relevant time limits; and
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(v)
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in addition to the foregoing (if such trade is in the United States of America and Exclusive Economic Zone):
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(A)
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obtain and retain a certificate of financial responsibility under the Act in form and substance satisfactory to the United States Coast Guard and upon request provide the Owners with evidence of the same; and
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(B)
|
procure that the protection and indemnity insurances do not contain a
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(C)
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comply strictly with any operational or structural regulations issued from time to time by any relevant authorities under the Act so that at all times the Vessel falls within the provisions which limit strict liability under the Act for oil pollution.
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(s)
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The Owners shall be at liberty to, in relation to the Vessel, take out an Innocent Owners' Interest Insurance on such terms and conditions as the Owners may from time to time decide. The Charterers shall from time to time upon the Owners' demand reimburse the Owners for all costs, premiums and expenses paid or incurred by the Owners in connection with such Innocent Owners' Interest Insurance, but only to the extent corresponding to an Owners' Interest Insurance for an amount not exceeding one hundred and ten per cent. (110%) of the then current Early Termination Amount.
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(t)
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Any Finance Party shall be at liberty to take out a Mortgagees' Interest Insurance in relation to the Vessel on such terms and conditions as that Finance Party may from time to time decide. The Charterers shall from time to time upon the Owners' demand reimburse the Owners for all costs, premiums and expenses paid or incurred by the Owners or that Finance Party in connection with such Mortgagees' Interest Insurance, but only to the extent corresponding to a Mortgagee's Interest Insurance for an amount not exceeding one hundred and ten per cent. (110%) of the amount then outstanding under any loan made available by the Finance Parties pursuant to any Finance Documents.
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(u)
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The Owners shall be at liberty to, in relation to the Vessel, take out freight, demurrage and defence cover on such terms and conditions as the Owners may from time to time decide. The Charterers shall from time to time upon the Owners' demand reimburse the Owners for all costs, premiums and expenses paid or incurred by the Owners in connection with such cover, but only to the extent corresponding to such cover for an amount not exceeding one hundred and ten per cent (110%) of the then current Early Termination Amount.
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42.
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Redelivery
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43.
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Redelivery conditions
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(a)
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In addition to what has been agreed in Clauses 15 (
Redelivery
) (Part II) and 42 (
Redelivery
), the condition of the Vessel shall at redelivery be as follows:
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(i)
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the Vessel shall be free of any overdue class and statutory recommendations affecting its trading certificates;
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(ii)
|
the Vessel must be redelivered with all equipment and spares or replacement items listed in the delivery inventory carried out pursuant to Clause 9 (
Inventories, Oil and Stores
) (Part II) and any spare parts on board or on order for any equipment installed on the Vessel following delivery (provided that any such items which are on lease or hire purchase shall be replaced with items of an equivalent standard and condition fair wear and tear excepted); all records, logs, plans, operating manuals and drawings, spare parts on board shall be
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(iii)
|
the Vessel must be redelivered with all national and international trading certificates and hull/machinery survey positions for both class and statutory surveys free of any overdue recommendation and qualifications valid and un-extended for a period of at least three (3) months beyond the redelivery date;
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(iv)
|
all of the Vessel's ballast tank coatings to be maintained in "Fair" (as such term (or its equivalent) may be defined and/or interpreted in the relevant survey report) condition as appropriate for the Vessel's age at the time of redelivery, fair wear and tear excepted;
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(v)
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the Vessel shall have passed any flag or class surveys or inspections due within three (3) months after the date of redelivery and have its continuous survey system up to date;
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(vi)
|
the Vessel must be re-delivered with accommodation and common spaces for crew and officers substantially in the same condition as at the Actual Delivery Date, free of damage over and above fair wear and tear, clean and free of infestation and odours; with cargo spaces generally fit to carry the cargoes originally designed and intended for the Vessel; with main propulsion equipment, auxiliary equipment, cargo handling equipment, navigational equipment, etc., in such operating condition as provided for in this Charter;
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(vii)
|
the Vessel shall be free and clear of all liens (other than any Permitted Encumbrance);
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(viii)
|
the condition of the cargo holds to be in accordance with the maintenance regime undertaken by the Charterers during the Charter Period since delivery with allowance for legitimate cargoes carried since the last major maintenance programme;
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(ix)
|
at the costs and expenses of the Charterers, a final joint report from the surveyors appointed by the Owners and the Charterers respectively shall be carried out as to the condition of the Vessel and a list of agreed deficiencies if any shall be drawn up;
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(x)
|
the anti-fouling coating system applied at the last scheduled dry-docking shall be in accordance with prevailing regulations at the time of application;
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(xi)
|
the funnel markings and name (unless being maintained by the Owner following redelivery) shall be painted out by the Charterers; and
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(xii)
|
recently taken lube oil samples for all major machinery shall be made available within one (1) week of redelivery and results forwarded to Owners' technical management for review.
|
(b)
|
At redelivery, the Charterers shall ensure that the Vessel shall meet the following performance levels (which where relevant shall be determined by reference to the Vessel's log books):
|
(i)
|
all equipment controlling the habitability of the accommodation and service areas to be in proper working order, fair wear and tear excepted; and
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(ii)
|
available deadweight to be within one per cent. (1.00%) of that achieved at delivery (as the same may be adjusted as a result of any upgrading of the Vessel carried out in accordance with this Charter (such adjustment to be agreed between the Owners and Charterers at the time such upgrading work is to be undertaken)).
|
(c)
|
The Owners and Charterers shall each appoint (at the Charterers' cost and expense) surveyors for the purpose of determining and agreeing in writing the condition of the Vessel at redelivery.
|
(d)
|
If the Vessel is not in the condition or does not meet the performance criteria required by this Clause 43, a list of deficiencies together with the costs of repairing/remedying
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(e)
|
The Charterers shall be obliged to repair any class items restricting the operation or trading of the Vessel prior to redelivery.
|
(f)
|
The Charterers shall be obliged to repair/remedy all such other deficiencies as are necessary to put the Vessel into the return condition required by this Clause 43.
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44.
|
Owners' mortgage
|
(a)
|
On the basis that the Owners will procure the issuance of the relevant Finance Party Quiet Enjoyment Letter, the Charterers:
|
(i)
|
acknowledge that the Owners are entitled and do intend to enter or have entered into certain funding arrangements with the Finance Parties in order to finance part of the Actual Owners' Cost, which funding arrangements may be secured, inter alia, by ship mortgages over the Vessel and (along with other related matters) the relevant Finance Documents;
|
(ii)
|
irrevocably consent to any assignment in favour of the Finance Parties pursuant to the relevant Finance Documents of the Owners' rights in and to any assignment by the Charterers of its rights, interests and benefits in and to the Building Contract, Refund Guarantee, Insurances, Earnings, Requisition Compensation, and any Sub-Charter and the Step-In Agreement; and
|
(iii)
|
without limiting the generality of paragraph (q) (
Further assurance
) of Clause 48 (
Charterers' undertakings
), undertake to execute, provide or procure the execution or provision (as the case may be) of such further information or document as in the reasonable opinion of the Owners and/or the Finance Parties are necessary to effect the assignment referred to in sub-paragraph (ii) above.
|
(b)
|
Without prejudice to the foregoing, the Owners' may assign, transfer or novate their rights under this Charter without the prior written consent of the Charterers if (x) the proposed assignee, transferee or novatee is an Affiliate of the Owners, or (y) (in the case of an assignment by way of security only) the proposed assignee is a Finance Party,
in all cases
subject
to the following conditions:
|
(i)
|
the Owner having procured the relevant Finance Party Quiet Enjoyment Letter;
|
(ii)
|
the proposed assignee, transferee or novatee is not a recognised competitor of any member of the Teekay Group; and
|
(iii)
|
the Charterers will not be left in a financially worse position after any proposed assignment, transfer or novation,
|
(c)
|
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Owners shall ensure that, at any time during the Charter Period, any Debt will be equal to or less than ninety five per cent. (95%) of the Early Termination Amount as ascertained at the relevant time (as if there were an early termination of this Charter at such time).
|
(d)
|
For the purpose of this Clause 44, "
Debt
" means, in relation to the Owners and the Vessel, the amount of Financial Indebtedness that the Owners may incur and be owed to the Finance Parties arising out of or in connection with the Finance Documents and such amount of Debt shall, for the avoidance of doubt, exclude any fees, costs, disbursements or default interests which may arise in connection with the underlying committed funding arrangements.
|
45.
|
Diver's inspection at redelivery
|
(a)
|
For the avoidance of doubt, the requirements of this Clause 45 will not apply if (i) after the occurrence of a Termination Event, the Charterers have paid the Early Termination Amount and any other amounts due under this Charter, or (ii) the Charterers have paid the Purchase Obligation Price and the Vessel has been redelivered to the Charterer
|
(b)
|
Unless the Vessel is returned in dry-dock, a diver's inspection is required to be performed at the time of redelivery.
|
(c)
|
The Charterers shall, at the written request of the Owners, arrange at the Charterers' time and expense for an underwater inspection by a diver approved by the Classification Society immediately prior to the redelivery.
|
(d)
|
A video film of the inspection shall be made. The extent of the inspection and the conditions under which it is performed shall be to the satisfaction of the Classification Society.
|
(e)
|
If damage to the underwater parts is found, the Charterers shall arrange, at their time and costs, for the Vessel to be dry-docked and repairs carried out to the satisfaction of the Classification Society.
|
(f)
|
If the conditions at the port of redelivery are unsuitable for such diver's inspection, the Charterers shall take the Vessel (in Owners' time but at Charterers' expense) to a suitable alternative place nearest to the redelivery port unless an alternative solution is agreed.
|
(g)
|
Without limiting the generality of sub-paragraph (a)(iii) of Clause 57 (
Fees and expenses
), all costs relating to any diver's inspection shall be borne by the Charterers.
|
46.
|
Owners' representations, warranties and undertaking
|
(a)
|
Owners' representations and warranties
The Owners represent and warrant to the Charterers on the date of this Charter, and (by reference to the facts and circumstances then pertaining) on the Actual Delivery Date and on each Hire Payment Date, that:
|
(i)
|
they are a corporation duly incorporated under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation with power to enter into the Transaction Documents and to exercise their rights and perform their obligations under the Transaction Documents and all corporate and other action required to authorise their execution of the Transaction Documents and their performance of their obligations thereunder has been duly taken; and
|
(ii)
|
the obligations expressed to be assumed by the Owners in the Transaction Documents are legal and valid obligations, binding on them in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents and no limit on their powers will be exceeded as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents or the performance of their obligations thereunder.
|
(b)
|
Owners' undertakings and covenants
The Owners undertake and covenant as follows for the duration of the Charter Period:
|
(i)
|
they will not create or permit to exist any Owners' Encumbrance on the Vessel, save as permitted subject to and in accordance with sub-paragraph (ii) below or Clause 44 (
Owners' mortgage
);
|
(ii)
|
on the basis that the Owners will procure the issuance of the relevant Finance Party Quiet Enjoyment Letter, the Owners will be permitted to grant, execute or create the relevant Owners' Encumbrances in favour of the Finance Parties for the purpose of securing the relevant funding arrangements for the financing (or refinancing, as the case may be) of part of the Actual Owners' Cost;
|
(iii)
|
they shall not otherwise sell, transfer or dispose of the Vessel or any interest therein except:
|
(A)
|
pursuant to their powers of enforcement following the occurrence and during the continuance of a Termination Event in accordance with the terms of this Charter; or
|
(B)
|
as a result of the Finance Parties exercising their powers of enforcement in accordance with the terms of the Finance Documents; and
|
(iv)
|
they and their officers, directors, employees, consultants, agents and/or intermediaries, or any person acting on their behalf, have complied with, and shall comply with, all applicable Business Ethics Laws in connection with this
|
(c)
|
Representations limited
:
the representation and warranties of the Owners in paragraph (a) above are subject to:
|
(i)
|
the principle that equitable remedies are remedies which may be granted or refused at the discretion of the court;
|
(ii)
|
the limitation of enforcement by laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, reorganisation, court schemes, moratoria, administration and other laws generally affecting or limiting the rights of creditors;
|
(iii)
|
the time barring of claims under any applicable limitation acts;
|
(iv)
|
the possibility that a court may strike out provisions for a contract as being invalid for reasons of oppression, undue influence or similar; and
|
(v)
|
any other reservations or qualifications of law expressed in any legal opinions obtained by the Owners in connection with the Transaction Documents.
|
47.
|
Charterers' representations and warranties
|
(a)
|
The Charterers represent and warrant to the Owners on (A) the date of this Charter and (by reference to the facts and circumstances then pertaining) on (B) the Actual Delivery Date and (C) each Hire Payment Date as follows (except that (1) the representation and warranty contained in paragraph (vii) (
No filing or stamp taxes
) below shall only be made on the date of this Charter and on the Actual Delivery Date, and (2) the representations and warranties in paragraphs (ii) (
No deductions or withholding
), (vi) (
Validity and admissibility in evidence
), (xx) (
Disclosure of material facts
) and (xxvi) (
Financial covenants
) below shall only be made on the date of this Charter):
|
(i)
|
Status and due authorisation:
each Obligor is a corporation, limited partnership or limited liability company duly incorporated or formed under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation (as the case may be) with power to enter into the Transaction Documents and to exercise its rights and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents and all corporate and other action required to authorise its execution of the Transaction Documents and its performance of its obligations thereunder has been duly taken;
|
(ii)
|
No deductions or withholding:
under the laws of the Obligors' respective jurisdictions of incorporation or formation in force at the date hereof, none of the Obligors will be required to make any deduction or withholding from any payment it may make under any of the Transaction Documents (other than a FATCA Deduction);
|
(iii)
|
Claims pari passu:
under the laws of the Obligors' respective jurisdictions of incorporation or formation in force at the date hereof, the payment obligations of each Obligor under each Transaction Document to which it is a party, rank at least
pari passu
with the claims of all other unsecured and unsubordinated creditors of such obligor save for any obligations which are preferred solely by any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws of general application;
|
(iv)
|
No immunity:
in any proceedings taken in any of the Obligors' respective jurisdictions of incorporation or formation in relation to any of the Transaction Documents, none of the Obligors will be entitled to claim for itself or any of its assets immunity from suit, execution, attachment or other legal process;
|
(v)
|
Governing law and judgments
:
in any proceedings taken in any of the Obligors' jurisdiction of incorporation or formation in relation to any of the Transaction Documents in which there is an express choice of the law of a particular country as the governing law thereof, that choice of law and any judgment or (if applicable) arbitral award obtained in that country will be recognised and enforced;
|
(vi)
|
Validity and admissibility in evidence:
as at the date hereof, all acts, conditions and things required to be done, fulfilled and performed in order (A) to enable
|
(vii)
|
No filing or stamp taxes:
under the laws of the Obligors' respective jurisdictions of incorporation or formation in force at the date hereof, it is not necessary that any of the Transaction Documents be filed, recorded or enrolled with any court or other authority in its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation (other than the relevant maritime registry, to the extent applicable) or that any stamp, registration or similar tax be paid on or in relation to any of the Transaction Document;
|
(viii)
|
Binding obligations:
the obligations expressed to be assumed by each of the Obligors in the Transaction Documents are legal and valid obligations, binding on each of them in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Documents and no limit on any of their powers will be exceeded as a result of the borrowings, granting of security or giving of guarantees contemplated by the Transaction Documents or the performance by any of them of any of their obligations thereunder;
|
(ix)
|
No misleading information:
to the best of their knowledge, any factual information provided by any Obligor to the Owners in connection with the Transaction Documents was true and accurate in all material respects as at the date it was provided and is not misleading in any respect;
|
(x)
|
No winding-up:
none of the Obligors has taken any corporate, limited liability company or limited partnership action nor have any other steps been taken or legal proceedings been started or (to the best of the Charterers' knowledge and belief) threatened against any Obligor for its winding-up, dissolution, administration or reorganisation or for the appointment of a receiver, administrator, administrative receiver, trustee or similar officer of it or of any or all of its assets or revenues which might have a Material Adverse Effect;
|
(xi)
|
Solvency:
|
(A)
|
none of the Obligors nor the Charter Guarantor Group taken as a whole is unable, or admits or has admitted its inability, to pay its debts or has suspended making payments in respect of any of its debts;
|
(B)
|
none of the Obligors by reason of actual or anticipated financial difficulties, has commenced, or intends to commence, negotiations with one or more of its creditors with a view to rescheduling any of its indebtedness;
|
(C)
|
the value of the assets of each Obligor and the Charter Guarantor Group taken as a whole is not less than the liabilities of such entity or the Charter Guarantor Group taken as a whole (as the case may be) (taking into account contingent and prospective liabilities); and
|
(D)
|
no moratorium has been, or may, in the reasonably foreseeable future be, declared in respect of any indebtedness of any Obligor.
|
(xii)
|
No material defaults:
|
(A)
|
without prejudice to paragraph (B) below, none of the Obligors is in breach of or in default under any agreement to which it is a party or which is binding on it or any of its assets to an extent or in a manner which might have a Material Adverse Effect; and
|
(B)
|
no Potential Termination Event or Termination Event is continuing or might reasonably be expected to result from each Obligor's entry into
|
(xiii)
|
No material proceedings:
no action or administrative proceeding of or before any court, arbitral body or agency which is not covered by adequate insurance or which might have a Material Adverse Effect has been started or is reasonably likely to be started;
|
(xiv)
|
Accounts:
all financial statements relating to the Charterers or the Charter Guarantor required to be delivered under paragraphs (a) (
Financial statements
) and (c) (
Interim financial statements
) of Clause 48 (
Charterers' undertakings
) were each prepared in accordance with GAAP, give (in conjunction with the notes thereto) a true and fair view of (in the case of annual financial statements) or fairly represent (in the case of semi-annual and quarterly financial statements) the financial condition of the Charterers or the Charter Guarantor (as the case may be) and its Subsidiaries at the date as of which they were prepared and the results of their operations during the financial period then ended;
|
(xv)
|
No obligation to create Encumbrance:
the execution of the Transaction Documents by the Obligors and their exercise of their rights and performance of their obligations thereunder will not result in the existence of nor oblige any Obligor to create any Encumbrance over all or any of their present or future revenues or assets, other than pursuant to the Security Documents;
|
(xvi)
|
No breach:
the execution of the Transaction Documents by each of the Obligors and their exercise of their rights and performance of their obligations under any of the Transaction Documents do not constitute and will not result in any breach of any agreement or treaty to which any of them is a party;
|
(xvii)
|
Security:
each of the Obligors is the legal and beneficial owner of all assets and other property which it purports to charge, mortgage, pledge, assign or otherwise secure pursuant to each Security Document and those Security Documents to which it is a party create and give rise to valid and effective security having the ranking expressed in those Security Documents;
|
(xviii)
|
Necessary Authorisations:
the Necessary Authorisations required by each Obligor are in full force and effect, and each Obligor is in compliance with the material provisions of each such Necessary Authorisation relating to it and, to the best of its knowledge, none of the Necessary Authorisations relating to it are the subject of any pending or threatened proceedings or revocation;
|
(xix)
|
No money laundering:
the performance of the obligations of the Obligors under the Transaction Documents, will be for the account of members of the Charter Guarantor Group and will not involve any breach by any of them of any law or regulatory measure relating to "money laundering" as defined in Article 1 of the Directive (2005/60/EC) of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Communities;
|
(xx)
|
Disclosure of material facts:
the Charterers are not aware of any material facts or circumstances which have not been disclosed to the Owners and which might, if disclosed, have reasonably been expected to adversely affect the decision of a person considering whether or not to enter into the Transaction Documents;
|
(xxi)
|
No breach of laws:
|
(A)
|
none of the Obligors has breached any law or regulation which breach has or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect; and
|
(B)
|
no labour disputes are current or (to the best of the Charterers' knowledge and belief) threatened against any member of the Charter Guarantor Group which have or are reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect;
|
(xxii)
|
Environmental Law:
|
(A)
|
each member of the Charter Guarantor Group is in compliance with
|
(B)
|
no Environmental Claim has been commenced or (to the best of the Charterers' knowledge and belief) is threatened against any member of the Charter Guarantor Group where that claim has or is reasonably likely, if determined against that member of the Charter Guarantor Group, to have a Material Adverse Effect.
|
(xxiii)
|
Taxation:
|
(A)
|
no Obligor (save for the Charter Guarantor) is materially overdue in the filing of any Tax returns and no Obligor (save for the Charter Guarantor) is overdue in the payment of any amount in respect of Tax of five million US Dollars (US$5,000,000) (or its equivalent in any other currency) or more, save in the case of Taxes which are being contested on bona fide grounds; and
|
(B)
|
no claims or investigations are being made or conducted against any Obligor (save for the Charter Guarantor) with respect to Taxes such that a liability of, or claim against, such Obligor of five million US Dollars (US$5,000,000) (or its equivalent in any other currency) or more is reasonably likely to arise;
|
(xxiv)
|
No Restricted Party:
no Obligor is a Restricted Party nor has any Obligor or any of their respective directors, officers or employees or any person acting on their behalf received notice or are aware of any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation against any of them with respect to Sanctions by a Sanctions Authority;
|
(xxv)
|
No Material Adverse Effect:
no event or circumstance which has occurred and which has or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect;
|
(xxvi)
|
Financial covenants:
the financial covenants and other requirements under Clause 50 (
Financial covenants
) are no less favourable than those given by the Charter Guarantor to any of its other creditors; and
|
(xxvii)
|
Copies of Project Documents:
the copies of the Project Documents provided by the Charterers to the Owners in accordance with Clause 36 (
Conditions precedent
) are true and accurate copies of the originals and represent the full agreement between the parties to those Project Documents in relation to the subject matter of those Project Documents and there are no commissions, rebates (other than any late fee, commitment fee and arrangement fee which the Charterers (as sellers) are obliged to pay to the Owners (as buyers) under the MOA), premiums or other payments due or to become due in connection with the subject matter of those Project Documents other than in the ordinary course of business or as disclosed to, and approved in writing by, the Owners.
|
(b)
|
Representations limited
:
the representation and warranties of the Charterers in this Clause 47 are subject to:
|
(i)
|
the principle that equitable remedies are remedies which may be granted or refused at the discretion of the court;
|
(ii)
|
the limitation of enforcement by laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, reorganisation, court schemes, moratoria, administration and other laws generally affecting or limiting the rights of creditors;
|
(iii)
|
the time barring of claims under any applicable limitation acts;
|
(iv)
|
the possibility that a court may strike out provisions for a contract as being invalid for reasons of oppression, undue influence or similar; and
|
(v)
|
any other reservations or qualifications of law expressed in any legal opinions
|
48.
|
Charterers' undertakings
|
(a)
|
Financial statements
: The Charterers shall supply to the Owners:
|
(i)
|
as soon as the same become available, but in any event within one hundred and eighty (180) days after the end of each of the Charterers' Financial Years, the Charterers' audited financial statements for that Financial Year;
|
(ii)
|
as soon as the same become available, but in any event within one hundred and eighty (180) days after the end of each of the Charter Guarantor's Financial Years, the Charter Guarantor's audited financial statements for that Financial Year.
|
(b)
|
Requirements as to financial statements
: Each set of financial statements delivered to the Owners under paragraph (a) (
Financial statements
) above in relation to the Charterers and the Charter Guarantor (each a "
Notifying Party
"):
|
(i)
|
shall be certified by an authorised signatory of the relevant Notifying Party as fairly representing its financial condition as at the date as at which those financial statements were drawn up; and
|
(ii)
|
shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP.
|
(c)
|
Interim financial statements
The Charterers shall supply to the Owners:
|
(i)
|
as soon as the same become available, but in any event within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the end of the Charterers' Financial Half-Year:
|
(A)
|
the unaudited financial statements of the Charterers for that Financial Half-Year; and
|
(B)
|
the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Charter Guarantor for that Financial Half-Year; and
|
(ii)
|
as soon as the same become available, but in any event within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the end of each relevant Financial Quarter:
|
(A)
|
the unaudited financial statements of the Charterers for that Financial Quarter; and
|
(B)
|
the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Charter Guarantor for that Financial Quarter.
|
(d)
|
Compliance Certificate
|
(i)
|
The Charterers shall supply to the Owners a Compliance Certificate setting out (in reasonable detail) computations as to compliance with Clause 50 (
Financial covenants
), with:
|
(A)
|
each of the Charter Guarantor's annual consolidated audited financial statements in respect of the relevant Financial Year delivered pursuant to paragraph (a)(ii) (
Financial statements
) above; and
|
(B)
|
each of the half-yearly unaudited financial statements in relation to the first Financial Half-Year of that calendar year and delivered pursuant to paragraph (c) (
Interim financial statements
) above.
|
(ii)
|
Each Compliance Certificate shall be signed by an authorised signatory of the Charter Guarantor.
|
(e)
|
Information: miscellaneous
The Charterers shall supply to the Owners:
|
(i)
|
promptly upon becoming aware of them, details of any material litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings which are current, threatened or pending against any Obligor, and which, if adversely determined, are reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect; and
|
(ii)
|
promptly, such further information regarding the financial condition, business and operations of any Obligor as the Owners may reasonably request.
|
(f)
|
Maintenance of legal validity
The Charterers shall comply with the terms of and do
|
(g)
|
Notification of Termination Event
The Charterers shall promptly, upon becoming aware of the same, inform the Owners in writing of the occurrence of any Termination Event (and the steps, if any, being taken to remedy this) and, upon receipt of a written request to that effect from the Owners, confirm to the Owners that, save as previously notified to the Owners or as notified in such confirmation, no Termination Event is continuing or if a Termination Event is continuing specifying the steps, if any, being taken to remedy it.
|
(h)
|
Claims pari passu
The Charterers shall ensure that at all times the claims of a Creditor Party against them under the Transaction Documents rank at least
pari passu
with the claims of all their other unsecured and subordinated creditors save those whose claims are preferred by any bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, winding-up or other similar laws of general application.
|
(i)
|
Necessary Authorisations
Without prejudice to any specific provision of the Transaction Documents relating to a Necessary Authorisation, the Charterers shall (i) obtain, comply with and do all that is necessary to maintain in full force and effect all Necessary Authorisations if a failure to do the same may cause a Material Adverse Effect; and (ii) promptly upon request, supply certified copies to the Owners of all Necessary Authorisations.
|
(j)
|
Compliance with applicable laws
The Charterers shall comply with all applicable laws, including Environmental Laws, to which it may be subject (except as regards Restricted Parties to which paragraph (k) (
No dealings with Restricted Parties
) below applies, and anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws to which paragraph (l) (
Anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws
) below applies) if a failure to do the same may have a Material Adverse Effect.
|
(k)
|
No dealings with Restricted Parties
The Charterers shall not, and shall not permit or authorise any other person to, directly utilise or employ the Vessel or to use, lend, make payments of, contribute or otherwise make available, all or any part of the proceeds of any transaction(s) contemplated by the Transaction Documents to fund any trade, business or other activities:
|
(i)
|
involving or for the benefit of any Restricted Party; and
|
(ii)
|
in any other manner that would reasonably be expected to result in any Obligor, the Owners, any Approved Commercial Managers, any Approved Technical Managers or any Finance Party (if applicable) being in breach of any Sanctions or become a Restricted Party.
|
(l)
|
Anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws
The Charterers
warrant, represent and agree that they and their Affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, consultants, agents and/or intermediaries have complied with, and shall comply with, all applicable Business Ethics Laws in connection with this Charter. The Charterers shall indemnify the Owners for any loss or damages arising from a breach of this paragraph (l). For the purpose of this Clause only, an "Affiliate" means any member of the Charter Guarantor Group.
|
(m)
|
Environmental compliance
The Charterers shall, and shall procure that each of the Obligors will:
|
(i)
|
comply with any Environmental Law;
|
(ii)
|
obtain, maintain and ensure compliance with all requisite Environmental Approvals; and
|
(iii)
|
implement procedures to monitor compliance with and to prevent liability under
|
(n)
|
Environmental Claims
The Charterers shall promptly upon becoming aware of the same, inform the Owners in writing of:
|
(i)
|
any Environmental Claim against any member of the Charter Guarantor Group which is current, pending or threatened; and
|
(ii)
|
any facts or circumstances which are reasonably likely to result in any Environmental Claim being commenced or threatened against any member of the Charter Guarantor Group,
|
(o)
|
Taxation
The Charterers shall pay and discharge any Tax imposed upon them or their assets within the time period allowed without incurring penalties unless and only to the extent that:
|
(i)
|
such payment is being contested in good faith;
|
(ii)
|
adequate reserves are being maintained for such Tax and the costs required to contest them have been disclosed in their latest financial statements; and
|
(iii)
|
such payment can be lawfully withheld and failure to pay such Tax does not have or is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
|
(p)
|
Loans or other financial commitments
The Charterers shall not make any loan or enter into any guarantee and indemnity, voluntarily assume any actual or contingent liability, or otherwise provide any other form of financial support in respect of any obligation of any other person except pursuant to the Transaction Documents and loans made in the ordinary course of business.
|
(q)
|
Further assurance
The Charterers shall at their own expense, promptly take all such action as the Owners may reasonably require for the purpose of perfecting or protecting any of the Owners' rights with respect to the security created or evidenced (or intended to be created or evidenced) by the Security Documents.
|
(r)
|
Inspection of records
The Charterers will permit the inspection of their financial records and accounts on reasonable notice from time to time before 5:00 pm in the place of business by the Owners or their nominee.
|
(s)
|
Insurance
The Charterers shall procure that all of the assets, operation and liability of the Charterers are insured against such risks, liabilities and for amounts as normally adopted by the industry for similar assets and liabilities and, in the case of the Vessel, in accordance with the terms of this Charter.
|
(t)
|
Change of Control and other merger and demerger
|
(i)
|
The Charterers shall ensure that, unless with the Owners' prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), no Change of Control shall occur.
|
(ii)
|
Without limiting sub-paragraph (i) above, the Charterers shall not enter into any amalgamation, merger, demerger or corporate restructuring without the prior written consent of the Owners (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld).
|
(u)
|
Transfer of assets
The Charterers shall not, and shall procure that no other Obligor (other than the Charter Guarantor and the Sole Pledgor) will, sell or transfer any of its material assets other than:
|
(i)
|
on arm's length terms to third parties where the net proceeds of sale are used as a prepayment hereunder; or
|
(ii)
|
on arm's length terms to its Affiliates, which are and remain members of the the Charter Guarantor Group.
|
(v)
|
Change of business
The Charterers shall not without the prior written consent of the Owners, make any substantial change to the general nature of their shipping business
|
(w)
|
Acquisitions
The Charterers shall not make any acquisitions or investments without the prior written consent of the Owners (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) save for the acquisition of the Vessel under the Building Contract.
|
(x)
|
"Know your customer" checks
If:
|
(i)
|
the introduction of or any change in (or in the interpretation, administration or application of) any law or regulation made after the date of this Charter;
|
(ii)
|
any change in the status of the Charterers after the date of this Charter; or
|
(iii)
|
a proposed assignment or transfer by Owners of any of their rights and obligations under this Charter,
|
(y)
|
No borrowings
The Charterers shall not incur any liability or obligation except (i) liabilities and obligations under the Transaction Documents to which they are parties, (ii) liabilities or obligations reasonably incurred in the ordinary course of operating, chartering, repairing and maintaining the Vessel and (iii) Financial Indebtedness owing to other members of the Teekay Group provided that such Financial Indebtedness is unsecured and subordinated, and
provided further that
so long as no Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from the making of any such payment nothing in this paragraph (y) shall prevent the Charterers from repaying any such Financial Indebtedness or paying interest on such Financial Indebtedness.
|
(z)
|
No dividends
The Charterers shall not, and shall procure that none of the other Obligors (other than any Pledgor and the Charter Guarantor) shall, pay any dividends or make other distributions to its shareholders whilst a Termination Event is continuing.
|
(aa)
|
Listing
The Charterers shall procure that the Charter Guarantor will for the duration of the Agreement Term maintain its listing as a publicly listed entity on the New York Stock Exchange or any other recognised stock exchange acceptable to the Owners.
|
(ab)
|
Negative pledge
The Charterers shall not create, or permit to subsist, any Encumbrance (other than pursuant to the Security Documents) over all or any part of the Vessel, their other assets or undertakings (other than Permitted Encumbrances) nor dispose of the Vessel or any of those assets or all or any part of those undertakings other than, in the case of a sale of the Vessel, where such sale complies with the requirements of the MOA, this Charter (including, without limitation, Clauses 51 (
Termination Events
) and 55 (
Sale of Vessel by the Owners
)), or any other Transaction Documents.
|
(ac)
|
Management of the Vessel
The Charterers shall ensure that:
|
(i)
|
the Vessel is at all times commercially managed by the relevant Approved Commercial Managers and technically managed by the relevant Approved Technical Managers;
|
(ii)
|
unless (A) the Charterers have promptly informed the Owners in writing of any proposed change of any Approved Commercial Managers or Approved Technical Managers, and (B) the Owners have granted their prior written consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) to such proposed change:
|
(A)
|
the Approved Commercial Managers shall not be changed to an entity which is not a member of the Teekay Group; and
|
(B)
|
the Approved Technical Managers shall not be changed to an entity which is neither (1) a member of the Teekay Group, nor (2) STASCO; and
|
(iii)
|
if, at any time:
|
(A)
|
the Approved Commercial Managers are changed to an entity which is not a member of the Teekay Group; or
|
(B)
|
the Approved Technical Managers are changed to an entity which is neither (1) a member of the Teekay Group, nor (2) STASCO,
|
(ad)
|
Classification
The Charterers shall ensure that the Vessel maintains the highest classification required for the purpose of the relevant trade of the Vessel which shall be with the Vessel's Classification Society, in each case, free from any material overdue recommendations, and adverse notations affecting that the Vessel's class.
|
(ae)
|
Certificate of financial responsibility
The Charterers shall, if required, obtain and maintain a certificate of financial responsibility in relation to the Vessel which is to call at the United States of America.
|
(af)
|
Registration
The Charterers shall not change or permit a change to the flag of the Vessel throughout the duration of this Charter other than to a Pre-Approved Flag or under such other flag as may be approved by the Owners, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Any change to the flag of the Vessel shall be at the cost of the Charterers (which shall include any reasonable and documented costs of the Finance Parties (if applicable)).
|
(ag)
|
ISM and ISPS Compliance
The Charterers shall ensure that each ISM Company and ISPS Company complies in all material respects with the ISM Code and the ISPS Code, respectively, or any replacements thereof and in particular (without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) shall ensure that such company holds (i) a valid and current Document of Compliance issued pursuant to the ISM Code, (ii) a valid and current SMC issued in respect of the Vessel pursuant to the ISM Code, and (iii) an ISSC in respect of the Vessel, and the Charterers shall promptly, upon request, supply the Owners with copies of the same.
|
(ah)
|
Chartering-in
The Charterers shall not, during the duration of this Charter, without the prior written consent of the Owners, take any vessel on charter or other contract of employment (or agree to do so) except for vessels chartered in by the Charterers on a temporary basis to be provided to any Sub-Charterers in order to fulfil its obligations under the relevant Sub-Charter (in circumstances where the Vessel is not available for whatever reason).
|
(ai)
|
Inspection of Vessel and inspection reports
In the absence of a Termination Event, subject to there being no undue interference with the operation of the Vessel, the Charterers shall, upon the Owners' request once in each twelve (12)-month period during the Charter Period, provide an inspection report as to the condition of the Vessel (and, for the avoidance of doubt, each such report may be prepared by the relevant technical team of a member of the Teekay Group),
provided always however
that if a Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Owners may at any time and at the Charterers' cost conduct such inspection and the Charterers shall be deemed to have granted such permission and shall provide such necessary assistance to the Owners in respect of such inspection.
|
(aj)
|
Valuation Report
The Charterers will deliver or procure the delivery to the Owners of a Valuation Report:
|
(i)
|
once every twelve (12) months during the Charter Period (each such Valuation Report to be at the Charterers' cost); and
|
(ii)
|
at such other times as the Owners may require in their absolute discretion (each such additional Valuation Report to be at Owners' cost unless a Termination Event has occurred and is continuing following which each such additional Valuation Report shall be at the cost of the Charterers).
|
(ak)
|
Transactions with Affiliates
The Charterers shall procure that all transactions conducted or to be conducted between the Charterers and any of the Charterers' Affiliates will be on an arm's length commercial basis.
|
(al)
|
Project Documents
In relation to the Project Documents, the Charterers undertake that:
|
(i)
|
there shall be no termination by the Charterers of, alteration to or waiver of any material term of, any Project Document and the Charterers shall not exercise or waive any of their rights under or in connection with any Project Document, in each case without the prior written consent of the Owners; and
|
(ii)
|
without prejudice to the foregoing, the Charterers shall, where applicable, use reasonable endeavours and forthwith execute and deliver any and all such other agreements, instruments and documents (including any novation agreement) as may be required by law or deemed necessary or desirable by the Owners to ensure that the Project Documents which are in effect on the date of this Charter (in particular any Sub-Charters) shall remain in effect, so that all obligations previously owed by the applicable Project Party to the Charterers under such Project Documents shall continue to be owed to the Charterers throughout the Agreement Term.
|
(am)
|
Evidence of delivery under Sub-Charters and replacement time charters
The Charterers shall:
|
(i)
|
within thirty (30) days from the first day of the Initial Sub-Charter Delivery Window, provide the certificate of delivery (or such other equivalent document) for the purpose of evidencing that delivery under the Initial Sub-Charter has taken place;
|
(ii)
|
without prejudice to sub-paragraph (i) above, provide a written confirmation to the Owners that: (A) delivery of the Vessel to the Initial Sub-Charterers in accordance with the Initial Sub-Charter has occurred within thirty (30) days after such delivery, and (B) delivery of the Vessel to such other Sub-Charterers in accordance with the relevant Sub-Charter has occurred within thirty (30) days after such delivery; and
|
(iii)
|
within thirty (30) days after the Vessel is delivered to the relevant replacement charterer in accordance with a replacement time charter referred to in sub-paragraph (a)(xxvi)(B) (
Termination, repudiation or cancellation of Sub-Charter before the Actual Delivery Date
) or (a)(xxvii)(B) (
Termination, repudiation or cancellation of Sub-Charter after the Actual Delivery Date
) of Clause 51 (
Termination Events
) has occurred, provide a written confirmation to the Owners that such delivery has occurred.
|
(an)
|
Conditions subsequent
The Charterers shall:
|
(i)
|
to the extent that any certificate received by the Owners pursuant to paragraph (g) of Clause 36 (
Conditions precedent
) was in provisional form at the time of the receipt, deliver or caused to be delivered to the Owners the corresponding formal certificate as soon as possible after the Charterers' receipt of the same from the relevant persons, and in any event prior to the expiry of the validity period of such provisional certificate;
|
(ii)
|
the Vessel's transcript of register within forty-eight (48) hours of the Actual Delivery Date; and
|
(iii)
|
within ten (10) Business Days from the Actual Delivery Date, letters of undertaking in respect of the Insurances as required by the Transaction
|
49.
|
Earnings Account
|
(a)
|
In addition to Clause 48 (
Charterers' undertakings
), the Charterers hereby undertake to the Owners that:
|
(i)
|
if, at any time during the Agreement Term, the Account Bank needs to be changed from such bank or financial institution which the Owners and the Charterers have previously agreed to be the Account Bank for the purpose of this Charter (in each instance a "
Previous Account Bank
") as a result of the Owners' internal approval requirements, then the Charterers shall (without limiting the generality of paragraph (q) (
Further assurance
) of Clause 48 (
Charterers' undertakings
)) at their own expense, promptly take all such action as the Owners may reasonably require for the purpose of effecting a substitution of such Previous Account Bank to such Owners-approved bank or financial institution (in each instance the "
Newly-Approved Account Bank
"), including but not limited to the following:
|
(A)
|
the (1) execution of all necessary account opening mandates, "know your client", compliance checks or similar documents, and (2) payment of account administration, operation, maintenance or associated fees, in each case as such Newly-Approved Account Bank may require;
|
(B)
|
the transfer of all amounts standing credit to the Earnings Account held with such Previous Account Bank to the Earnings Account opened or to be opened with the Newly-Approved Account Bank; and
|
(C)
|
the:
|
(1)
|
execution of a new security instrument (together with all other documents required by it according to its terms, including, without limitation, all notices of assignment and/or charge and acknowledgements of all such notices of assignment); and
|
(2)
|
procurement of: (x) a legal opinion issued by a competent law firm qualified to practise in the jurisdiction in which the new Earnings Account referred to in sub-paragraph (a)(i)(B) above is to be opened, (y) a legal opinion issued by a competent law firm qualified to practise in the jurisdiction of formation of the Charterers, and (z) such security instrument, other documents and legal opinions shall, in each case as applicable, in form and substance satisfactory to the Owners (acting reasonably); and
|
(ii)
|
the Charterers will, throughout the Agreement Term, deposit all of the Earnings received by the Charterers into the Earnings Account, free and clear of any costs, fees, expenses, disbursements, withholdings or deductions.
|
(b)
|
Provided that no Termination Event has occurred or is continuing and subject to payment of any Hire that has become due and payable, the Charterers may freely withdraw any amount standing to the credit of the Earnings Account.
|
50.
|
Financial covenants
|
(a)
|
The Charterers shall procure that the Charter Guarantor will (on a consolidated basis) comply with the following financial covenants throughout the Agreement Term:
|
(i)
|
to maintain Free Liquidity and Available Credit Lines of (in aggregate) not less than thirty five million US Dollars (US$35,000,000);
|
(ii)
|
to maintain a Net Debt to Net Debt plus Equity Ratio of not more than eighty per cent (80%); and
|
(iii)
|
to maintain a Tangible Net Worth of at least four hundred million US Dollars (US$400,000,000),
|
(b)
|
The financial covenants set out in paragraph (a) above shall be tested every six (6) months by reference to (i) each of the audited consolidated annual and (as the case may be) unaudited consolidated semi-annual financial statements of the Charter Guarantor received by the Owners pursuant to paragraphs (a) (
Financial statements
) and (c) (
Interim financial statements
) (respectively) of Clause 48 (
Charterers' undertakings
), and (ii) the relevant Compliance Certificate delivered pursuant to paragraph (d) (
Compliance Certificate
) of Clause 48 (
Charterers' undertakings
).
|
(c)
|
For the purpose of this Clause 50:
|
(a)
|
plus any credit balance carried forward on the Charter Guarantor's consolidated profit and loss account,
|
(b)
|
less:
|
(i)
|
any debit balance carried forward on the Charter Guarantor's consolidated profit and loss account;
|
(ii)
|
any amount shown for goodwill, including on consolidation, or any other intangible property (other than intangible property relating to contracts as shown in the balance sheet of the Charter Guarantor); and
|
(iii)
|
any amount attributable to minority interests in Subsidiaries.
|
(a)
|
the amount calculated in accordance with GAAP shown as each of "long term debt", "short term debt" and "current portion of long term debt" on the latest consolidated balance sheet of the Charter Guarantor; and
|
(b)
|
the amount of any liability in respect of any lease or hire purchase contract entered into by the Charter Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries which would, in accordance with GAAP, be treated as a finance or capital lease (excluding any amounts applicable to leases to the extent that the lease obligations are secured by a security deposit which is held on the balance sheet under "Restricted Cash").
|
51.
|
Termination Events
|
(a)
|
Each of the following events shall constitute a Termination Event:
|
(i)
|
Failure to pay
an Obligor fails to pay any amount due from it under any Transaction Document to which it is a party at the time, in the currency and otherwise in the manner specified therein
provided that
, if such Obligor can demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of the Owners that all necessary instructions were given to effect such payment and the non-receipt thereof is attributable solely to an administrative or technical error or an error in the banking system or a Disruption Event, then such payment shall instead be deemed to be due, solely for the purposes of this paragraph, within:
|
(A)
|
three (3) Business Days of the date on which such amount actually fell due if it relates to a payment of Hire under this Charter; or
|
(B)
|
ten (10) Business Days of the date on which such amount actually fell due if it relates to any other sum which is payable on demand under this Charter or any other relevant Transaction Document; or
|
(ii)
|
Misrepresentation
any representation or statement made by any Obligor in any Transaction Document to which it is a party or in any notice or other document, certificate or statement delivered by it pursuant thereto or in connection therewith is or proves to have been incorrect or misleading in any material respect, where the circumstances causing the same give rise to a Material Adverse Effect; or
|
(iii)
|
Specific covenants
an Obligor fails duly to perform or comply with any of the obligations expressed to be assumed by or procured by the Charterers under paragraphs (s) (
Insurance
), (bb) (
Negative pledge
) and (ff) (
Registration
) of Clause 48 (
Charterers' undertakings
); or
|
(iv)
|
Financial covenants
the Charter Guarantor is in breach of any of the financial covenants set out in Clause 50 (
Financial covenants
); or
|
(v)
|
Other obligations
an Obligor fails duly to perform or comply with any of the obligations expressed to be assumed by it in any Transaction Document (other than those referred to in paragraphs (iii) (
Specific covenants
) and (iv) (
Financial covenants
) above) and such failure is not remedied within fourteen (14) days after the earlier of (A) the Owners having given notice thereof to the relevant Obligor, and (B) any Obligor becoming aware of such failure to perform or comply; or
|
(vi)
|
Cross default
any Financial Indebtedness of any Obligor is not paid when due (or within any applicable grace period) or any Financial Indebtedness of any Obligor is declared, or is capable of being declared, to be or otherwise becomes due and payable prior to its specified maturity where (in either case) the
|
(A)
|
each of (1) the Charter Guarantor or (2) a Pledgor which is a wholly-owned Subsidiary within the Teekay Group and legally or beneficially (directly or indirectly) owns at least fifty per cent. (50%) of the membership interest of the Sellers is, in each case, equal to or greater than one hundred million US Dollars (US$100,000,000) or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies; or
|
(B)
|
the Charterers is equal to or greater than five million US Dollars (US$5,000,000) or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies; or
|
(vii)
|
Insolvency and rescheduling
an Obligor is unable to pay its debts as they fall due, commences negotiations with any one or more of its creditors with a view to the general readjustment or rescheduling of its indebtedness or makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors or a composition with its creditors; or
|
(viii)
|
Winding-up
an Obligor files for initiation of formal restructuring proceedings, is wound up or declared bankrupt or takes any corporate action or other steps (including any compulsory corporate rehabilitation mandated or ordered by any government or any governmental agency, semi-governmental or judicial entity or authority (including, without limitation, any stock exchange or any self-regulatory organisation established under statute)) are taken or legal proceedings are started for its winding‑up, dissolution, administration or re‑organisation or for the appointment of a liquidator, receiver, administrator, administrative receiver, conservator, custodian, trustee or similar officer of it or of any or all of its revenues or assets or any moratorium is declared or sought in respect of any of its indebtedness; or
|
(ix)
|
Execution or distress
|
(A)
|
an Obligor fails to comply with or pay any sum due from it (within thirty (30) days of such amount falling due) under any final judgment or any final order made or given by any court or other official body of a competent jurisdiction in an aggregate in respect of:
|
(1)
|
each of (I) the Charter Guarantor and (II) a Pledgor which is a wholly-owned Subsidiary within the Teekay Group and legally or beneficially (directly or indirectly) owns the entire membership interest of the Sellers is, in each case, equal to or greater than one hundred million US Dollars (US$100,000,000) or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies; or
|
(2)
|
the Charterers equals to or is greater than five million US Dollars (US$5,000,000) or its equivalent in any other currency,
|
(B)
|
any execution or distress is levied against, or an encumbrancer takes possession of, the whole or any part of, the property, undertaking or assets of an Obligor in an aggregate amount in respect of:
|
(1)
|
each of (I) the Charter Guarantor and (II) a Pledgor which is a wholly-owned Subsidiary within the Teekay Group and legally or beneficially (directly or indirectly) owns the entire membership interest of the Sellers is, in each case, equal to or greater than one hundred million US Dollars (US$100,000,000) or its equivalent in any other currency or
|
(2)
|
the Charterers equals to or is greater than ten million US Dollars (US$10,000,000) or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies,
|
(x)
|
Similar event
any event occurs which, under the laws of any jurisdiction, has a similar or analogous effect to any of those events mentioned in paragraphs (vii) (
Insolvency and rescheduling
), (viii) (
Winding-up
) or (ix) (
Execution or distress
) above; or
|
(xi)
|
Repudiation
an Obligor repudiates any Transaction Document to which it is a party or does or causes to be done any act or thing evidencing an intention to repudiate any such Transaction Document; or
|
(xii)
|
Validity and admissibility
at any time any act, condition or thing required to be done, fulfilled or performed in order:
|
(A)
|
to enable any Obligor lawfully to enter into, exercise its rights under and perform the respective obligations expressed to be assumed by it in the Transaction Documents;
|
(B)
|
to ensure that the obligations expressed to be assumed by each of the Obligors in the Transaction Documents are legal, valid and binding; or
|
(C)
|
to make the Transaction Documents admissible in evidence in any applicable jurisdiction,
|
(xiii)
|
Illegality
at any time:
|
(A)
|
it is or becomes unlawful for any Obligor to perform or comply with any or all of its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party;
|
(B)
|
any of the obligations of the Charterers under the Transaction Documents to which they are parties are not or cease to be legal, valid and binding; or
|
(C)
|
any Encumbrance created or purported to be created by the Security Documents ceases to be legal, valid, binding, enforceable or effective or is alleged by a party to such Security Document (other than the Owners) to be ineffective,
|
(xiv)
|
Material adverse change
at any time there shall occur any event or change which has a Material Adverse Effect and such event or change, if capable of remedy, is not so remedied within thirty (30) days of the delivery of a notice confirming such event or change by the Owners to the Charterers; or
|
(xv)
|
Conditions precedent
if any of the conditions set out in clause 8 (
Conditions precedent and subsequent
) of the MOA or Clause 36 (
Conditions precedent
) is not satisfied by the relevant time or such other time period specified by the Owners in their discretion; or
|
(xvi)
|
Revocation or modification of consents etc.
if any Necessary Authorisation which is now or which at any time during the Agreement Term becomes necessary to enable any of the Obligors to comply with any of their obligations in or pursuant to any of the Transaction Documents is revoked, withdrawn or withheld, or modified in a manner which the Owners reasonably considers is, or may be, prejudicial to the interests of Owners in a material manner, or if such Necessary Authorisation ceases to remain in full force and effect; or
|
(xvii)
|
Cessation of business
any of the Obligors ceases, or threatens to cease, to carry on all or a substantial part of its business; or
|
(xviii)
|
Curtailment of business
if the business of any of the Obligors is wholly or materially curtailed by any intervention by or under authority of any government, or if all or a substantial part of the undertaking, property or assets of any of the Obligors is seized, nationalised, expropriated or compulsorily acquired by or under authority of any government or any Obligor disposes or threatens to dispose of a substantial part of its business or assets; or
|
(xix)
|
Reduction of capital
if any Obligor reduces its committed or subscribed capital (other than any reduction effected by the Charter Guarantor pursuant to (in each case while the Charter Guarantor is solvent) (A) a share or common unit buy-back, or (B) redemption of redeemable shares or units); or
|
(xx)
|
Environmental matters
|
(A)
|
any Environmental Claim is pending or made against the Charterers or in connection with the Vessel, where such Environmental Claim has a Material Adverse Effect;
|
(B)
|
any actual Environmental Incident occurs in connection with the Vessel, where such Environmental Incident has a Material Adverse Effect; or
|
(xxi)
|
Loss of property
all or a substantial part of the business or assets of any Obligor is destroyed, abandoned, seized, appropriated or forfeited for any reason, and such occurrence in the reasonable opinion of the Owners has or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or
|
(xxii)
|
Sanctions
any Obligor, any Affiliate of any Obligor or any of their respective directors, officers or employees becomes a Restricted Party; or
|
(xxiii)
|
Arrest
the
Vessel is arrested or seized for any reason whatsoever (other than caused solely and directly by any action or omission from the Owners) unless the Vessel is released and returned to the possession of the Charterers within forty five (45) days of such arrest or seizure or, in respect of any arrest or seizure caused by piracy during the continuance of the Initial Sub-Charter, one hundred and eighty (180) days; or
|
(xxiv)
|
Change of Control
|
(A)
|
a Change of Control occurs without the prior written consent of the Owners; or
|
(B)
|
any conditions on which the Owners' prior written consent to the occurrence of a Change of Control is not satisfied by the time required by the Owners or by any relevant laws and regulations; or
|
(xxv)
|
MOA and Related Charters termination events
there occurs any event or circumstance referred to in:
|
(A)
|
paragraph (a)(i) (
Failure to pay
) of clause 51 (
Termination Events
) of any Related Charter (other than the Related Vessel A Charter); or
|
(B)
|
for the period commencing from the date of this Agreement up to the Actual Delivery Date, clause 14 (
MOA Termination Events
) of the MOA; or
|
(xxvi)
|
Termination, repudiation or cancellation of Sub-Charter on or before the Actual Delivery Date
any Sub-Charter is terminated, repudiation, cancelled or otherwise ceases to remain in full force and effect on or before the Actual
|
(A)
|
such termination, repudiation, cancellation or cessation of effectiveness will not, in the opinion of the Owners, materially impair the Charterers' ability to perform their obligations under this Charter; and
|
(B)
|
such Sub-Charter is replaced by another time charter (for a period covering not less than the remaining unexpired balance of the terminated, repudiated, cancelled or ceased Sub-Charter on terms reasonably acceptable to the Owners) within:
|
(1)
|
(if the relevant termination, repudiation, cancellation or cessation of effectiveness is, in the opinion of the Owners, due to any default, act or omission on the part of the Charterers) sixty (60) days of the termination, repudiation, cancellation or cessation of effectiveness (as applicable) and no later than thirty (30) days prior to the Actual Delivery Date; or
|
(2)
|
(if the relevant termination, repudiation, cancellation or cessation of effectiveness is not, in the opinion of the Owners, due to any default, act or omission on the part of the Charterers) one hundred and eight (180) days of the termination, repudiation, cancellation or cessation of effectiveness (as applicable) and no later than thirty (30) days prior to the Actual Delivery Date;
|
(xxvii)
|
Termination, repudiation or cancellation of Sub-Charter after the Actual Delivery Date
any Sub-Charter is terminated, repudiation, cancelled or otherwise ceases to remain in full force and effect after the Actual Delivery Date,
provided that
no Termination Event will occur under this sub-paragraph (xxvi) if:
|
(A)
|
such termination, repudiation, cancellation or cessation of effectiveness will not, in the opinion of the Owners, materially impair the Charterers' ability to perform their obligations under this Charter; and
|
(B)
|
such Sub-Charter is replaced by another time charter (for a period covering not less than the remaining unexpired balance of the terminated, repudiated, cancelled or ceased Sub-Charter on terms reasonably acceptable to the relevant Owners) within:
|
(1)
|
(if the relevant termination, repudiation, cancellation or cessation of effectiveness is, in the opinion of the Owners, due to any default, act or omission on the part of the Charterers) sixty (60) days of the termination, repudiation, cancellation or cessation of effectiveness (as applicable); or
|
(2)
|
(if the relevant termination, repudiation, cancellation or cessation of effectiveness is not, in the opinion of the Owners, due to any default, act or omission on the part of the Charterers) one hundred and eighty (180) days of the termination, repudiation, cancellation or cessation of effectiveness (as applicable);
|
(xxviii)
|
Repudiation of other Project Documents
without prejudice to paragraphs (xi) (
Repudiation
), (xxvi) (
Termination, repudiation or cancellation of Sub-Charter before the Actual Delivery Date
) and (xxvii) (
Termination, repudiation or cancellation of Sub-Charter after the Actual Delivery Date
) above, any Project Party repudiates (or evidences an intention to repudiate) any Project Document
|
(xxix)
|
Project Party cessation of business
any Project Party ceases or threatens to cease, to carry on all or, in the opinion of the Owners, any material part of such Project Party's business; or
|
(xxx)
|
Termination or cancellation of other Project Documents
|
(A)
|
any Project Document (other than a Sub-Charter which shall be considered under sub-paragraphs (xxvi) (
Termination, repudiation or cancellation of Sub-Charter before the Actual Delivery Date
) and (xxvii) (
Termination, repudiation or cancellation of Sub-Charter after the Actual Delivery Date
) above) is terminated, cancelled or otherwise ceases to remain in full force and effect; or
|
(B)
|
without limiting the generality of sub-paragraph (A) above, any such event or circumstance has occurred such that the Charterers (in their capacities as original buyers under the Building Contract) have become entitled to exercise their rights to cancel, terminate or rescind the Building Contract (irrespective of whether the Charterers have exercised such right), unless such right has arisen pursuant to paragraphs 2 (
Speed
) to 5 (
Contractual Boil-off Rate
) of article III (
Adjustment of Contract Price
) inclusive of the Building Contract and the Charterers have notified the Owners they do not intend to exercise their rights to cancel.
|
(xxxi)
|
Exercise of step-in and similar rights
the Initial Sub-Charterers exercise or evidence an intention to exercise their step-in rights in accordance with the Step-In Agreement; or
|
(xxxii)
|
Similar event in relation to non-Obligor Project Parties
any event which, under the laws of any jurisdiction, has a similar or analogous effect to any of those events mentioned in paragraphs (vii) (
Insolvency and rescheduling
), (viii) (
Winding-up
) or (ix) (
Execution or distress
) above occurs (mutatis mutandis) in relation to a Project Party that is not an Obligor (other than the Builder),
provided that
, if any such event occurs in relation to a Sub-Charterer, no Termination Event will occur under this sub-paragraph (xxxii) if:
|
(A)
|
such event will not, in the opinion of the Owners, materially impair the ability of any Obligor to perform its obligations under any Transaction Document to which such Obligor is a party; and
|
(B)
|
the Sub-Charter to which such Sub-Charterer is a party to is replaced by another time charter (for a period covering not less than the remaining unexpired balance of such Sub-Charter on terms reasonably acceptable to the relevant Owners) within one hundred and eighty (180) days of the occurrence of such event;
|
(xxxiii)
|
Owners' inability to change flag
where a change of the Vessel's flag from a Pre-Approved Flag is required:
|
(A)
|
to be implemented by the Owners under the Finance Documents due to (1) the implementation of Sanctions (or provisions which carry similar requirements under the Finance Documents) and/or other relevant laws and regulations, and (2) an event of default or mandatory prepayment event (however each such event is described under the Finance Documents) will occur if the Owners do not implement such change of flag; and
|
(B)
|
the relevant Sub-charterers' consent to the implementation of the change of flag referred to in sub-paragraph (A) above is not provided pursuant to Clause 53 (
Owners' undertaking regarding change of Vessel registration
).
|
(b)
|
The Owners and the Charterers agree that it is a fundamental term and condition of this
|
(c)
|
At any time after a Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing following the lapse of any applicable grace period, the Owners may at their option:
|
(i)
|
and by delivering to the Charterers a Termination Notice, terminate this Charter with immediate effect or on the date specified in such Termination Notice and withdraw the Vessel from the service of the Charterers without noting any protest and without interference by any court or any other formality whatsoever, whereupon the Vessel shall no longer be in the possession of the Charterers with the consent of the Owners, and the Charterers shall redeliver the Vessel to the Owners in accordance with Clauses 42 (
Redelivery
) and 43 (
Redelivery conditions
);
|
(ii)
|
apply any amount then standing to the credit to the Earnings Account against any Unpaid Sum or such other amounts which the Owners or other Obligors may owe under the Transaction Documents; and/or
|
(iii)
|
(without prejudice to sub-paragraph (ii) above) enforce any Encumbrance created pursuant to the relevant Transaction Documents.
|
(d)
|
On the Termination Payment Date in respect of any Termination in accordance with paragraph (c) above, the Charterers shall pay to the Owners an amount equal to the Early Termination Amount.
|
(e)
|
Following any termination to which this Clause 51 applies, all sums payable in accordance with paragraph (d) above shall be paid to such account or accounts as the Owners may direct and shall be applied towards settlement of the Early Termination Amount (or part thereof) and any other sums due and payable under the Transaction Documents. To the extent that there is any surplus after such application, such surplus shall be paid to the Charterers by way of rebate hire.
|
(f)
|
If the chartering of the Vessel or, as the case may be, the obligation of the Owners to deliver and charter the Vessel to the Charterers is terminated in accordance with the terms of this Charter, the obligation of the Charterers to pay Hire shall cease once the Charterers have made the payment pursuant to paragraph (d) above to the satisfaction of the Owners, whereupon the Owners shall promptly transfer title to the Vessel to the Charterers (or its nominee) in accordance with paragraphs (d) to (h) of Clause 54 (
Purchase Option and early termination, purchaser obligation and transfer of title
).
|
(g)
|
Without prejudice to the forgoing or to any other rights of the Owners under the Charter, at any time after a Termination Notice is served under paragraph (c) above, the Owners may, acting in their sole discretion:
|
(i)
|
withdraw the Vessel from the service of the Charterers without noting any protest and without interference by any court or any other formality whatsoever, whereupon the Vessel shall no longer be in the possession of the Charterers with the consent of the Owners, and the Charterers shall redeliver the Vessel to the Owners in accordance with Clauses 42 (
Redelivery
) and 43 (
Redelivery conditions
); and/or
|
(ii)
|
without prejudice to the Charterers' obligations under Clause 43 (
Redelivery conditions
), retake possession of the Vessel and, the Charterers agree that the Owners, for such purpose, may put into force and exercise all their rights and entitlements at law and may enter upon any premises belonging to or in the occupation or under the control of the Charterers where the Vessel may be located as well as giving instructions to the Charterers' servants or agents for this purpose; and/or
|
(iii)
|
enforce any Encumbrance created pursuant to the relevant Transaction Documents.
|
(h)
|
Following any termination to which this Clause 51 applies, if the Charterers have not paid to the Owners the Early Termination Amount by the applicable Termination Payment Date (and consequently the Owners have not transferred title to the Vessel to the Charterers (or its nominee) in accordance with paragraph (f) above), then, subject to paragraph (i) below, the Owners shall be free to sell the Vessel and apply the relevant Net Sale Proceeds against the Early Termination Amount and claim from the Charterers for any shortfall.
|
(i)
|
The Owners hereby appoint the Charterers (and the Charterers hereby accept) to act as the sole and exclusive agent of the Owners for the purposes of negotiating and conducting the sale of the Vessel referred to in paragraph (h) above in such manner and upon such terms as the Charterer may determine in their discretion (acting reasonably),
but subject to
the following conditions (such appointment and relationship being the "
Sales Agency
"):
|
(i)
|
the Sales Agency shall be automatically terminated without notice if there occurs any event or circumstance referred to in sub-paragraphs (a)(vii) (
Insolvency and rescheduling
), (a)(viii) (
Winding-up
) or (a)(a)(ix) (
Execution or distress
) of Clause 51 (
Termination Events
);
|
(ii)
|
without prejudice to sub-paragraph (i) above:
|
(A)
|
the Owners shall be entitled to terminate the Sales Agency with immediate effect by means of written notification to the Charterers if no sale of the Vessel is completed within three (3) months of the date of the Termination Notice served on the Charterers pursuant to paragraph (c) of Clause 51 (
Termination Events
); and
|
(B)
|
following such termination, the Owners are entitled to conduct the sale of the Vessel,
provided that
at all times any such sale complies with the requirements of sub-paragraph (b)(iii) of Clause 55 (
Sale of Vessels by the Owners
);
|
(iii)
|
the Charterers' authority is limited to the extent that the Charterers are not authorised to sell the Vessel or to approve or execute on behalf of the Owners any document relating to the sale of the Vessel for which the Owners' specific written authority will be required,
provided that
such authority will not be withheld or delayed if the Owners are satisfied that:
|
(A)
|
the sale complies with or will comply with the provisions of paragraph (i) of Clause 51 (
Termination Events
) in all material respects; and
|
(B)
|
either:
|
(1)
|
the Net Sale Proceeds will exceed the aggregate amount of the Early Termination Amount and the other amounts payable by the Owners pursuant to this Charter as at the proposed date of sale; or
|
(2)
|
to the extent that there will be a Net Sale Proceeds Deficit, the Charterers will either (I) have adequate financial resources available to it to enable it to pay the balance of such aggregate amount to the Owners, or (II) prior to the completion of the proposed sale, deposit a cash amount equivalent to the Net Sale Proceed Deficit into such account as the Owners may designate;
|
(iv)
|
for the purpose of paragraph (i) of Clause 51 (
Termination Events
), the sales provisions for the Sales Agency are as follows:
|
(A)
|
the sale will be at a cash price payable by the purchaser in full on completion of that sale in US Dollars or any other currency which is then freely convertible into US Dollars;
|
(B)
|
the sale may be to any person other than:
|
(1)
|
the Charterers;
|
(2)
|
any person who is purchasing on behalf of or in trust for the
|
(3)
|
any Restricted Party; or
|
(4)
|
any person who is purchasing as part of an agreement under which title will or may pass to any of the persons mentioned in paragraphs (1) to (3) above;
|
(C)
|
the terms of the sale will include a warranty on the part of the Owners that the Owners will pass such title to the Vessel as the Owners have acquired pursuant to the MOA free of Owners' Encumbrances;
|
(D)
|
the terms of the sale will, if applicable, include an assignment by the Owners of any unexpired portion of any assignable warranties and indemnities referred to in the MOA;
|
(E)
|
the sale will be on an "as is, where is and with all faults" basis and governed by the laws of England;
|
(F)
|
if the proposed sale provides for delivery of the Vessel by the Owners, such obligation is conditional on the Vessel first being redelivered to the Owners;
|
(G)
|
the sale will be for delivery on or as soon as reasonably practicable after the proposed date of termination referred to in the relevant Termination Notice;
|
(H)
|
the sale will exclude, so far as permitted by the laws of England and any other laws governing or applicable to the sale of the Vessel, all liability of the Owners, in contract or tort, in relation to the Vessel (except for the warranty referred to in sub-paragraph (C) above);
|
(I)
|
if the Vessel is at the date of entry into any contract for its sale subject to any Requisition for Hire (as defined in Clause 5 (
Requisition/Acquisition
)), the sale will be subject to such Requisition for Hire;
|
(J)
|
if the Vessel is at the date of entry into any contract for its sale subject to any charter or contract of employment (including without limitation any Sub-Charter), the sale will be subject to the such charter or contract of employment; and
|
(K)
|
the Net Sale Proceeds will be paid to the Owners in full in cash upon completion of the Sale;
|
(v)
|
the Charterers shall, to the extent applicable, exercise their rights under the Sales Agency in a manner in all respects consistent with the Quiet Enjoyment Letter and each Finance Party Quiet Enjoyment Letter;
|
(vi)
|
subject to sub-paragraphs (i)(iii) and (i)(iv) above, the Owners agree that they will, at the cost and expense of the Charterers, on reasonable notice, execute any agreement and any bill of sale for, and any other documentation reasonably requested by the Charterers in respect of, the sale of the Vessel in accordance with sub-paragraphs (i)(iv)(A) to (i)(iv)(K) above;
|
(vii)
|
the Charterers are entitled at no cost to the Owners to delegate its rights and duties under the Sales Agency to:
|
(A)
|
any other Obligor;
|
(B)
|
any other member of the Teekay Group; or
|
(C)
|
such other person (other than a Restricted Party) as the Owners may approve (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); and
|
(viii)
|
the Charterers will supply the Owners with details of any offer received and, if so requested by the Owners, reasonable details of the state of negotiations.
|
(j)
|
Upon completion of the sale the Vessel in accordance with paragraph (i) above:
|
(i)
|
if:
|
(A)
|
the Charterers have not paid to the Owners the Early Termination Amount in full at the time when the Owners have received in full of
|
(B)
|
the Net Sale Proceeds are at least equal to the Early Termination Amount,
|
(ii)
|
if the Charterers have paid to the Owners the Early Termination Amount in full at the time when the Owners have received in full the Net Sale Proceeds, then the Owners shall refund to the Charterers the Net Sale Proceeds (net of any bank transfer fees or equivalent charges).
|
(k)
|
For the avoidance of doubt, the Charterers' obligation to pay the Early Termination Amount (and any of their other obligations under the Transaction Documents) shall not be affected irrespective of the Owners' ability to complete the sale of the Vessel referred to in paragraph (h) above.
|
(l)
|
Save as otherwise expressly provided in this Charter, the Charterers shall not have the right to terminate this Charter any time prior to the expiration of the Agreement Term. The rights conferred upon the Owners by the provisions of this Clause 51 are cumulative and in addition to any rights which they may otherwise have in law or in equity or by virtue of the provisions of this Charter.
|
52.
|
Sub-chartering and assignment
|
(a)
|
The Charterers shall not without the prior written consent of the Owners:
|
(i)
|
let the Vessel on demise charter for any period;
|
(ii)
|
de-activate or lay up the Vessel;
|
(iii)
|
assign their rights under this Charter.
|
(b)
|
The Charterers acknowledge that the Owners' consent to any sub-bareboat chartering may be subject (amongst other things) to the Owners being satisfied as to the intended flag during such sub-bareboat chartering.
|
(c)
|
Without prejudice to anything contained in this Clause 52, the Charterers shall not enter into any sub-charter for the Vessel other than a Sub-Charter which is (i) for a purpose for which the Vessel is suited, and (ii) with a Sub-Charterer which is not a Restricted Party and in each case, the Charterers shall (if relevant, subject to an acceptable Finance Party Quiet Enjoyment Letter being agreed in respect of such Sub-Charter), in relation to any Sub-Charter, assign to the Owners all their earnings arising out of and in connection with such Sub-Charter and all their rights and interest in such Sub-Charter on such conditions as the Owners may require and the Charterers shall serve a notice on any Sub-Charterer and shall obtain a written acknowledgement of such assignment from such Sub-Charterer in such form as is required by the Owners or any Finance Party (as the case may be).
|
53.
|
Owners' undertaking regarding change of Vessel registration
|
54.
|
Purchase Option and early termination, purchase obligation and transfer of title
|
(a)
|
The Charterers may, at any time after the Actual Delivery Date, notify the Owners by serving a written notice (such notice shall hereinafter be referred to as the "
Purchase Option Notice
" which, once served, shall be irrevocable) of the Charterers' intention to
|
(i)
|
no Total Loss having occurred under Clause 56 (
Total Loss
);
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(ii)
|
no Termination Event having occurred or would occur as a result of such Purchase Option or early termination;
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(iii)
|
there must be a period of at least sixty (60) days between the date of the Purchase Option Notice and the proposed Purchase Option Date;
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(iv)
|
the Purchase Option Date must be a Hire Payment Date that occurs after the third (3
rd
) anniversary of the Actual Delivery Date;
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(v)
|
on the date upon which the Purchase Option Notice is served, the Related Vessel A Charterers have exercised the "Purchase Option" (as defined in the Related Vessel A Charter) and have acquired the title to Related Vessel A; and
|
(vi)
|
only one (1) other Related Charterers may exercise their "Purchase Option" (as defined in the applicable Related Charter) in conjunction with the Charterers' proposed exercise of their Purchase Option under this Charter within the same Purchase Option Window.
|
(b)
|
In exchange for payment of the Purchase Option Price on the Purchase Option Date, the Owners shall arrange for title of the Vessel to be transferred to the Charterers in accordance with paragraphs (d) to (h) below.
|
(c)
|
Subject to the other provisions of this Charter, the Charterers shall be obliged to purchase the Vessel or cause their nominee to purchase the Vessel upon the expiration of the period of one hundred and twenty (120) months commencing from the Actual Delivery Date by payment of the Purchase Obligation Price.
|
(d)
|
In exchange for the full payment of (I) (in each case as applicable) the applicable Purchase Option Price (in the case of the circumstances described in paragraphs (a) and (b) above), or the Purchase Obligation Price (in the case of the circumstances described in paragraph (c) above), and (II) all sums due and payable to the Owners under the Transaction Documents and subject to compliance with the other conditions set out in this Clause, the Owners shall:
|
(i)
|
transfer title to and ownership of the Vessel to the Charterers (or their nominee) by delivering to the Charterers (in each case at the Charterers' costs):
|
(A)
|
a duly executed and notarised, legalised and/or apostilled (as applicable) bill of sale; and
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(B)
|
the Title Transfer PDA; and
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(ii)
|
(subject to the prior written consent of any Finance Party or its agent or permitted assigns and transferees (in each case as applicable)) use best endeavours to procure the deletion of any mortgage or prior Encumbrance in relation to the Vessel at the Charterers' cost,
|
(e)
|
The transfer in accordance with paragraph (d) above shall be made in all respects at the Charterers' expense on an "as is, where is" basis and the Owners shall give the Charterers
|
(f)
|
The Owners shall use reasonable endeavours to ensure that a bill of sale referred to in paragraph (d) above will be prescribed in a form recordable in the Charterers' nominated flag state.
|
(g)
|
The Charterers shall, immediately prior to the receipt of the bill of sale, furnish the Owners with a letter of indemnity (in a form satisfactory to the Owners (acting reasonably)) whereby the Charterers and the Charter Guarantor shall state that, among other things, the Owners has and will have no interest, concern or connection with the Vessel after the date of such letter and that the Charterers and/or the Charter Guarantor shall indemnify the Owners and keep the Owners indemnified forever against any claims made by any person arising in connection with the Vessel (other than any claims which are brought or may arise as a result of the Owners' gross negligence or wilful misconduct).
|
(h)
|
In addition to paragraph (f) above, if the transfer referred to in paragraph (d) above is not or cannot be made by the Owners by reason of any action taken or improperly omitted by or any breach by any Finance Party under or in connection with any of the Finance Documents (including, without limitation, any failure by any Finance Party to release any Encumbrance constituted by any Finance Document in circumstances where they are or any of them is obliged to do so), then as soon as such transfer is no longer prevented by such or any other action or omission, such transfer shall be made in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Charter.
|
55.
|
Sale of Vessel by the Owners
|
(a)
|
The Owners shall not sell the Vessel without the Charterers' prior written consent unless permitted by and in accordance with Clause 51 (
Termination Events
), paragraph (a) and (b) of Clause 54 (
Purchase Option and early termination, purchase obligation and transfer of title
) or this Clause 55.
|
(b)
|
If requested by the Charterers and provided that the following conditions are satisfied, then the Owners shall (at the cost of the Charterers and without any representation, warranty, recourse or liability) arrange for the sale of the Vessel:
|
(i)
|
no Termination Event has occurred or may occur (other than an early termination for sale) as a result of such proposed sale;
|
(ii)
|
all Necessary Authorisations and consents (including in particular but not limited to any consent from any Sub-Charterers if the corresponding Sub-Charter is still in place at the relevant time) have been obtained by the Owners, the relevant Obligors or such other persons in each case prior to such proposed sale;
|
(iii)
|
|
(A)
|
the proposed purchaser of the Vessel is not a Restricted Party; and
|
(B)
|
the sale to such proposed purchaser will not otherwise put any of the Owners, the Charterers or other Obligors in breach of any Sanctions; and
|
(iv)
|
in the Owners' opinion (acting reasonably based on such documents or evidence as the Owners may reasonably require):
|
(A)
|
there will be no Net Sale Proceeds Deficit; or
|
(B)
|
if such sale would result in a Net Sale Proceeds Deficit, there is evidence produced to the satisfaction of the Owners that the Charterers have deposited into such account as the Owners may designate a cash amount which is at least the equivalent of such Net Sale Proceeds Deficit.
|
(c)
|
On the date on which the sale is completed, the chartering of the Vessel or, as the case may be, the obligation of the Owners to deliver and charter the Vessel to the Charterers
|
(d)
|
Notwithstanding paragraph (c) above, the Charterers' obligation to pay the relevant Early Termination Amount may be satisfied by the Owners applying the Net Sale Proceeds towards settlement of the Early Termination Amount. For the avoidance of doubt, any residual Net Sale Proceeds after such application shall be refunded to the Charterers by the Owners' deposit of such residual amount into an account designated by the Charterers.
|
56.
|
Total Loss
|
(a)
|
If circumstances exist giving rise to a Total Loss, the Charterers shall promptly notify the Owners of the facts of such Total Loss. If the Charterers wish to proceed on the basis of a Total Loss and advise the Owners thereof, the Owners shall agree to the Vessel being treated as a Total Loss for all purposes of this Charter. The Owners shall thereupon abandon the Vessel to the Charterers and/or execute such documents as may be required to enable the Charterers to abandon the Vessel to insurers and claim a Total Loss. Without prejudice to the obligations of the Charterers to pay to the Owners all monies then due or thereafter to become due under this Charter, if the Vessel shall become a Total Loss during the Charter Period, the Charter Period shall end on the Settlement Date.
|
(b)
|
If the Vessel becomes a Total Loss during the Charter Period, the Charterers shall, on the Settlement Date, pay to the Owners the amount calculated in accordance with paragraph (c) below.
|
(c)
|
On the Settlement Date, the Charterers shall pay to the Owners an amount equal to the Early Termination Amount as at the Settlement Date. The foregoing obligations of the Charterers under this paragraph (c) shall apply regardless of whether or not any moneys are payable under any Insurances in respect of the Vessel, regardless of the amount payable thereunder, regardless of the cause of the Total Loss and regardless of whether or not any of the said compensation shall become payable.
|
(d)
|
All Total Loss Proceeds shall be paid to such account or accounts as the Owners may direct and shall be applied towards satisfaction of the Early Termination Amount and any other sums due and payable under the Transaction Documents. To the extent that there is any surplus after such application, such surplus shall be paid to the Charterers by way of rebate hire.
|
(e)
|
The Charterers shall, at the Owners' request, provide satisfactory evidence, in the reasonable opinion of the Owners, as to the date on which the constructive total loss of the Vessel occurred pursuant to the definition of Total Loss.
|
(f)
|
The Charterers shall continue to pay Hire on the days and in the amounts required under this Charter notwithstanding that the Vessel shall become a Total Loss
provided always that
no further instalments of Hire shall become due and payable after the Charterers have made the payment required by paragraph (c) above.
|
57.
|
Fees and expenses
|
(a)
|
The Charterers shall bear all reasonably incurred costs, fees (including reasonable legal fees) and disbursements incurred by the Owners and the Charterers in connection with:
|
(i)
|
the negotiation, preparation and execution of this Charter, the other Transaction Documents and the Finance Documents;
|
(ii)
|
the delivery of the Vessel under the MOA and this Charter;
|
(iii)
|
preparation or procurement of any survey, inspections, Valuation Report, tax or insurance advice;
|
(iv)
|
all legal fees and other expenses arising out of or in connection with:
|
(A)
|
the Charterers' exercise of the Purchase Option and resulting early termination of this Charter in accordance with paragraphs (a) and (b)
|
(B)
|
the purchase obligation pursuant to paragraph (c) of Clause 54 (
Purchase Option and early termination, purchase obligation and transfer of title
) above; and
|
(v)
|
such other activities relevant to the transaction contemplated herein.
|
(b)
|
The Owners shall not be liable for any costs of supervision of construction of the Vessel under the Building Contract nor any agency, stocking up cost, buyer's supplied items or equivalent each of which shall be the responsibility, or for the account, of the Seller or the Charterers.
|
58.
|
Stamp duties and taxes
|
59.
|
Operational notifiable events
|
(a)
|
when a material condition of class is applied by the Classification Society;
|
(b)
|
whenever the Vessel is arrested, confiscated, seized, requisitioned, impounded, forfeited or detained by any government or other competent authorities or any other persons for more than five (5) consecutive Business Days;
|
(c)
|
whenever a class or flag authority refuses to issue or withdraws trading certification;
|
(d)
|
whenever the Vessel is planned for dry-docking in accordance with Clause 10(g) (Part II) and whether routine or emergency;
|
(e)
|
the Vessel is taken under tow;
|
(f)
|
any (i) death, or (ii) serious injury on board which would require the Vessel to be diverted from its then trading route; or
|
(g)
|
any damage to the Vessel the repair costs of which (whether before or after adjudication) are likely to exceed the Major Casualty Amount.
|
60.
|
Further indemnities
|
(a)
|
Whether or not any of the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, the Charterers shall, in addition to the provisions under Clause 17 (
Indemnity
) (Part II) of this Charter, indemnify, protect, defend and hold harmless the Owners and the Finance Parties and their respective officers, directors, agents and employees (collectively, the "
Indemnitees
") throughout the Agreement Term from, against and in respect of, any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, fines, fees, claims, actions, proceedings, judgement, order or other sanction, lien, salvage, general average, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements, including reasonable legal fees and expenses, of whatsoever kind and nature (collectively, the "
Expenses
"), imposed on, suffered or incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee, in any way relating to, resulting from or arising out of or in connection with, in each case, directly or indirectly, any one or more of the following:
|
(i)
|
this Charter and any other Transaction Documents and any amendment, supplement or modification thereof or thereto requested by the Charterers;
|
(ii)
|
the Vessel or any part thereof, including with respect to:
|
(A)
|
the ownership of, manufacture, design, possession, use or non-use, operation, maintenance, testing, repair, overhaul, condition, alteration, modification, addition, improvement, storage, seaworthiness, replacement, repair of the Vessel or any part (including, in each case, latent or other defects, whether or not discoverable and any claim for
|
(B)
|
any claim or penalty arising out of violations of applicable law by the Charterers or any Sub-Charterers;
|
(C)
|
death or property damage of shippers or others;
|
(D)
|
any liens in respect of the Vessel or any part thereof (save for those in favour of the Finance Parties); or
|
(E)
|
any registration and/or tonnage fees (whether periodic or not) in respect of the Vessel payable to any registry of ships;
|
(iii)
|
any breach of or failure to perform or observe, or any other non-compliance with, any covenant or agreement or other obligation to be performed by the Charterers under any Transaction Document to which they are a party or the falsity of any representation or warranty of the Charterers in any Transaction Document to which they are a party or the occurrence of any Termination Event;
|
(iv)
|
in connection with:
|
(A)
|
preventing or attempting to prevent the arrest, confiscation, seizure, taking and execution, requisition, impounding, forfeiture or detention of the Vessel; or
|
(B)
|
in securing or attempting to secure the release of the Vessel,
|
(v)
|
incurred or suffered by the Owners in:
|
(A)
|
procuring the delivery of the Vessel to the Charterers under Clause 35 (
Delivery
);
|
(B)
|
recovering possession of the Vessel following termination of this Charter under Clause 51 (
Termination Events
);
|
(C)
|
arranging for a sale of the Vessel in accordance with Clause 55 (
Sale of Vessel by the Owners
);
|
(D)
|
arranging for a transfer of the title of the Vessel in accordance with paragraphs (d) to (h) of Clause 54 (
Purchase Option and early termination, purchase obligation and transfer of title
); or
|
(E)
|
the Charterers' act or omission arising out of or in connection with the Sales Agency;
|
(vi)
|
arising from the Master or officers of the Vessel or the Charterers' agents signing bills of lading or other documents; and
|
(vii)
|
in connection with:
|
(A)
|
the arrest, seizure, taking into custody or other detention by any court or other tribunal or by any governmental entity; or
|
(B)
|
subjection to distress by reason of any process, claim, exercise of any rights conferred by a lien or by any other action whatsoever,
|
(b)
|
The indemnities contained in paragraph (a) above shall not extend to Expenses that:
|
(i)
|
are caused by wilful misconduct or recklessness on the part of the Indemnitee who would otherwise seek to claim the benefit of such indemnities or, in circumstances where such Expenses arise in connection with a payment owing
|
(ii)
|
are caused by any failure on the part of the Owners to comply with any of their obligations under any of the Transaction Documents;
|
(iii)
|
constitute a cost which is expressly to be borne by the Owners under any other provision of this Charter or any other Transaction Documents;
|
(iv)
|
in respect of which the Owners are entitled to be, or have been, indemnified under any other provision of this Charter;
|
(v)
|
to the extent that such Expenses arise out of or in connection with an Owners' Encumbrance;
|
(vi)
|
to the extent that such Expenses would be a loss of profit derived from loss of a business opportunity; and/or
|
(vii)
|
(except in circumstances where the Charterers or their nominee purchases the Vessel pursuant to Clause 54 (
Purchase Option and early termination, purchase obligation and transfer of title
)) arise out of or are in connection with any event or circumstance which:
|
(A)
|
occurs after the end of the Agreement Term; and
|
(B)
|
(1) is not in any way directly or indirectly attributable to, or (2) does not occur as a consequence of or in connection with, any event, circumstance, action or omission which occurred during the Agreement Term.
|
(c)
|
In addition:
|
(i)
|
if the Owners or other Indemnitee shall have actually and unconditionally received reimbursement from insurers appointed and paid for by the Charterers for an Expense which has already been satisfied in full by the Charterers, then the Owners shall procure that the Charterers are reimbursed for an amount equal to the amount received from the insurers; and
|
(ii)
|
if the Charterers have indemnified the Owners or any other Indemnitee in full in relation to an Expense which may be recoverable by any insurances the coverage of which have been arranged and paid for by the Charterers, then:
|
(A)
|
provided that
no Termination Event has occurred and is continuing; and
|
(B)
|
provided that
the Owners or such other Indemnitee (if such Indemnitee so requests) is secured to its satisfaction against any other Expense it may incur by virtue of the Charterers exercising such rights of subrogation,
|
(d)
|
In connection with the indemnities in favour of any Indemnitee under this Charter:
|
(i)
|
the Owners will as soon as reasonably practicable notify the Charterers if a claim is made, or if they become aware that a claim may be made against the Owners or any other Indemnitee which may give rise to Expenses in respect of which the Owners or any other Indemnitee is or may become entitled to an indemnity under paragraph (a) above;
|
(ii)
|
a notification under sub-paragraph (i) above shall give such reasonable details as the Owners or the other Indemnitee then has regarding the claim or potential claim and any Expenses or potential Expenses; and
|
(iii)
|
if the claim or potential claim may give rise to Expenses in respect of which the liability of the Owners or such other Indemnitee is fully insured under the protection and indemnity insurances relating to the Vessel which are arranged or paid for by the Charterers:
|
(A)
|
the Owners will act, and will procure that any other Indemnitee will act, in accordance with the directions of the protection and indemnity club or association in which the Vessel is entered in relation to defending, accepting or settling that claim; and
|
(B)
|
the Owners will not, and will procure that no other Indemnitee will, settle any claim or discharge and pay any court judgment or administrative penalty in respect of that claim unless:
|
(1)
|
it has negotiated with the Charterers in good faith for a period ending no later than two (2) Business Days before the due date for payment of the relevant Expenses in relation to the claim; and
|
(2)
|
if, after the negotiations referred to in sub-paragraph (1) above, the Owners and the Charterers do not agree that there are reasonable grounds for disputing such claim or for a successful appeal against such judgment or penalty (as appropriate), the Charterers have the right to, at their own costs, seek an opinion from leading counsel as to whether there is more than a fifty per cent. (50%) chance of successfully disputing the action or for such an appeal to be successful (and if such leading counsel is of such opinion, the Owners will not settle the claim or discharge or pay the applicable judgment),
provided however that
if such leading counsel is of the opinion that there is a less than fifty per cent. (50%) chance of successfully disputing the action or for such an appeal to be successful, then the Owners shall be entitled to settle the claim or discharge or pay the court judgment or administrative penalty, as the case may be.
|
(e)
|
The Charterers shall be entitled (subject to the Charterers complying in all respect with their obligations under this Charter and the other Transaction Documents and at the Charterers' own costs) to (x) take such lawful and proper actions as the Charterers reasonably deems fit to defend, avoid or mitigate any Expenses, or (y) to take such action in the name of the Owners or other relevant Indemnitee to defend, avoid or mitigate any Expenses,
provided always that
the Charterers' ability to take action in the name of the Owners or such other Indemnitee shall be subject to:
|
(i)
|
the Owners or such other Indemnitee first being indemnified to the satisfaction of the Owners, acting reasonably, against all Expenses incurred and from time to time reasonably anticipated to be incurred in connection therewith;
|
(ii)
|
if court proceedings have been commenced against a third party which is not the Owners nor an Indemnitee, the Owners shall permit the Charterers to (at the Charterers' own costs) have the full conduct of the court proceedings, or to instigate a counterclaim in the name of the Owners or the relevant Indemnitee, but the Charterers shall (A) consult with the Owners and keep the Owners fully informed in relation to their conduct, and (B) give timely notice to the Owners of any meetings with counsel or attendances at court, and the Owners, the relevant Indemnitee and their respective officers, directors and advisers shall be entitled to attend any such meetings or court attendances.
|
(f)
|
The Charterers shall pay to the Owners promptly on the Owners' written demand the amount of all costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) incurred by the Owners in connection with the enforcement of, or the preservation of any rights under, any
|
(g)
|
Without prejudice to any right to damages or other claim which either party may, at any time, have against the other hereunder, it is hereby agreed and declared that the indemnities of the Owners by the Charterers contained in this Charter shall continue in full force and effect for a period of twenty four (24) months after the Agreement Term.
|
61.
|
Set-off
|
62.
|
Further assurances and undertakings
|
63.
|
Cumulative rights
|
64.
|
Day count convention
|
65.
|
No waiver
|
66.
|
Entire agreement
|
(a)
|
This Charter contains all the understandings and agreements of whatsoever kind and nature existing between the parties in respect of this Charter, the rights, interests, undertakings agreements and obligations of the parties to this Charter and shall supersede all previous and contemporaneous negotiations and agreements but shall be read in conjunction with the MOA.
|
(b)
|
This Charter may not be amended, altered or modified except by a written instrument executed by each of the parties to this Charter.
|
67.
|
Invalidity
|
68.
|
English language
|
69.
|
No partnership
|
70.
|
Notices
|
(a)
|
Any notices to be given to the Owners under this Charter shall be sent in writing by registered letter, facsimile or email and addressed to:
|
Email:
|
xuwei1@icbcleasing.com
/
xuwei1@leasing.icbc.com.cn
/
shipping@leasing.icbc.com.cn
|
(b)
|
Any notices to be given to the Charterers under this Charter shall be sent in writing by registered letter, facsimile or email and addressed to:
|
(c)
|
Any such notice shall be deemed to have reached the party to whom it was addressed, when dispatched and acknowledged received (in case of a facsimile or an email) or when delivered (in case of a registered letter). A notice or other such communication received on a non-working day or after 5:00 pm in the place of receipt shall be deemed to be served on the following day in such place.
|
71.
|
Conflicts
|
72.
|
Survival of Charterers' obligations
|
73.
|
Counterparts
|
74.
|
Confidentiality
|
(a)
|
The Parties shall maintain the information provided in connection with the Transaction Documents strictly confidential and agree to disclose to no person other than:
|
(i)
|
its board of directors, employees (only on a need to know basis), and shareholders, professional advisors (including the legal and accounting advisors and auditors) and rating agencies;
|
(ii)
|
as may be required to be disclosed under applicable law or regulations or for the purpose of legal proceedings;
|
(iii)
|
in the case of the Owners, to any Finance Party or other actual or potential financier providing funding for the acquisition or refinancing of the Vessel (provided the same have entered into similar confidentiality arrangements);
|
(iv)
|
in the case of the Charterers, to any Sub-Charterers (but subject always to paragraph (b) below) in respect of obtaining any consent required under the terms of any relevant Sub-Charter; and
|
(v)
|
the Builder, any Approved Commercial Managers, any Approved Technical Managers, the classification society and flag authorities, in each case as may be necessary in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.
|
(b)
|
Any other disclosure by each Party shall be subject to the prior written consent of the other Party,
provided that
the Charterers may disclose any information provided in connection with the Transaction Documents to their sub-contractors and any Sub-Charterers, in each case subject to the procurement of a confidentiality undertaking (in form and substance satisfactory to the Owners) from such sub-contractor or Sub-Charterers.
|
75.
|
Third Parties Act
|
(a)
|
Any person which is an Indemnitee from time to time and is not a party to this Charter shall be entitled to enforce such terms of this Charter as provided for in this Charter in relation to the obligations of the Charterers to such Indemnitee, subject to the provisions of Clause 76 (
Law and jurisdiction
) and the Third Parties Act. The Third Parties Act applies to this Charter as set out in this Clause 74.
|
(b)
|
Save as provided above, a person who is not a party to this Charter has no right under the Third Parties Act to enforce or to enjoy the benefit of any term of this Charter.
|
76.
|
Law and jurisdiction
|
(a)
|
This Charter and any non-contractual obligations arising from or in connection with it shall in all respects be governed by and interpreted in accordance with English law.
|
(b)
|
The parties to this Charter irrevocably agree that the courts of England and Wales are to have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute (i) arising from or in connection with
|
(c)
|
The parties to this Charter irrevocably waive any objection which they may now or in the future have to the laying of the venue of any proceedings in any court referred to in this Clause 76, and any claim that those proceedings have been brought in an inconvenient or inappropriate forum, and irrevocably agree that a judgment in any proceedings commenced in any such court shall be conclusive and binding on them and may be enforced in the courts of any other jurisdiction.
|
(d)
|
The Charterers hereby appoint Teekay Shipping (UK) Limited of 2
nd
Floor, 86 Jermyn Street, London SW1Y 6JD, England as their agent for service of process in connection with any suit, action or proceeding which is begun in England and Wales under or in connection with this Charter.
|
(e)
|
The Owners hereby appoint SH Process Agent Limited of 1 Finsbury Circus, London, EC2M 7SH, England as their agent for service of process in connection with any suit, action or proceeding which is begun in England and Wales under or in connection with this Charter.
|
77.
|
Waiver of immunity
|
(a)
|
To the extent that the Charterers may in any jurisdiction claim for themselves or their assets or revenues immunity from any proceedings, suit, execution, attachment (whether in aid of execution, before judgment or otherwise) or other legal process and to the extent that such immunity (whether or not claimed) may be attributed in any such jurisdiction to the Charterers or their assets or revenues, the Charterers agree not to claim and irrevocably waive such immunity to the full extent permitted by the laws of such jurisdiction.
|
(b)
|
The Charterers consent generally in respect of any proceedings to the giving of any relief and the issue of any process in connection with such proceedings including (without limitation) the making, enforcement or execution against any property whatsoever (irrespective of its use or intended use) of any order or judgment which is made or given in such proceedings. The Charterers agree that in any proceedings in England this waiver shall have the fullest scope permitted by the English State Immunity Act 1978 and that this waiver is intended to be irrevocable for the purposes of such Act.
|
78.
|
FATCA
|
(a)
|
For the purpose of this Clause 78, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
|
(i)
|
sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code and any associated regulations;
|
(ii)
|
any treaty, law, regulation or other official guidance enacted in any other jurisdiction, or relating to an intergovernmental agreement between the US and any other jurisdiction, which (in either case) facilitates the implementation of paragraph (i) above; or
|
(iii)
|
any agreement pursuant to the implementation of paragraphs (i) or (ii) above with the US Internal Revenue Service, the US government or any governmental or taxation authority in any other jurisdiction.
|
(b)
|
Each Party, Obligor or Finance Party (if applicable) may make any FATCA Deduction it is required by FATCA to make, and any payment required in connection with that
|
(c)
|
Each Party, Obligor or Finance Party (if applicable) shall promptly, upon becoming aware that it must make a FATCA Deduction (or that there is any change in the rate or the basis of such FATCA Deduction) notify the Party, Obligor or Finance Party (if applicable) to whom it is making the payment.
|
Name of Vessel
|
Related Owners
|
Related Charterers
|
Builder
|
Hai Jiao 1603 Limited
|
DSME Hull No. 2411 L.L.C.
|
DSME
|
|
Hull No. 2416
|
Hai Jiao 1605 Limited
|
DSME Hull No. 2416 L.L.C.
|
DSME
|
Hull No. 2453
|
Hai Jiao 1606 Limited
|
DSME Option Vessel No. 1 L.L.C.
|
DSME
|
Hire Period
|
Early Termination Core Amount (US$)
|
Hire Period
|
Early Termination Core Amount (US$)
|
1
|
188,100,000
|
21
|
149,200,000
|
2
|
186,600,000
|
22
|
147,000,000
|
3
|
185,400,000
|
23
|
144,800,000
|
4
|
184,000,000
|
24
|
142,400,000
|
5
|
182,100,000
|
25
|
139,900,000
|
6
|
180,300,000
|
26
|
137,700,000
|
7
|
178,400,000
|
27
|
135,300,000
|
8
|
176,500,000
|
28
|
132,900,000
|
9
|
174,800,000
|
29
|
130,400,000
|
10
|
172,800,000
|
30
|
127,800,000
|
11
|
170,600,000
|
31
|
125,300,000
|
12
|
168,600,000
|
32
|
122,800,000
|
13
|
166,800,000
|
33
|
120,200,000
|
14
|
164,600,000
|
34
|
117,600,000
|
15
|
162,500,000
|
35
|
115,000,000
|
16
|
160,600,000
|
36
|
112,400,000
|
17
|
158,300,000
|
37
|
109,700,000
|
18
|
156,100,000
|
38
|
106,900,000
|
19
|
153,800,000
|
39
|
103,000,000
|
20
|
151,600,000
|
40
|
100,000,000
|
1.
|
We refer to the Charter. This is a Compliance Certificate. Terms defined in the Charter have the same meaning when used in this Compliance Certificate unless given a different meaning in this Compliance Certificate.
|
2.
|
We confirm that as at the date as at which the financial statements accompanying this Compliance Certificate were drawn up:
|
(a)
|
the Free Liquidity and Available Credit Lines (in aggregate) were: [•] US Dollars (US$[•]);
|
(b)
|
the Net Debt to Net Debt plus Equity Ratio was not more than [•] per cent. ([•]%); and
|
(c)
|
the Tangible Net Worth was at least [•] US Dollars (US$[•]).
|
Signed: …………………………………..
|
Signed: …………………………………..
|
Authorised Signatory
|
Authorised Signatory
|
THE OWNERS
|
|
THE CHARTERERS
|
Hai Jiao 1607 Limited
|
|
DSME Option Vessel No. 3 L.L.C.
|
by:
|
|
by:
|
|
|
|
\s\ Roxanne Lorraine Chambers
|
|
\s\ Natalia Golovataya
|
Name: Roxanne Lorraine Chambers
|
|
Name: Natalia Golovataya
|
Title: Attorney-in-fact
|
|
Title: Attorney-in-fact
|
Date: 20 December 2016
|
|
Date: 20 December 2016
|
Name of subsidiary
|
State or Jurisdiction of Incorporation
|
Proportion of Ownership Interest
|
Teekay LNG Operating L.L.C.
|
Marshall Islands
|
100%
|
Teekay Nakilat Holdings Corporation
|
Marshall Islands
|
100%
|
Teekay Nakilat (III) Holdings Corporation
|
Marshall Islands
|
100%
|
Teekay LNG Bahrain Operations L.L.C.
|
Marshall Islands
|
100%
|
Teekay LNG Finance Corp.
|
Marshall Islands
|
100%
|
Teekay LNG Finco L.L.C.
|
Marshall Islands
|
100%
|
Teekay Luxembourg S.a.r.l.
|
Luxembourg
|
100%
|
Teekay LNG US GP L.L.C.
|
Marshall Islands
|
100%
|
Teekay Spain, S.L.
|
Spain
|
100%
|
Teekay II Iberia, S.L.
|
Spain
|
100%
|
Teekay Shipping Spain, S.L.
|
Spain
|
100%
|
Naviera Teekay Gas, S.L.
|
Spain
|
100%
|
Naviera Teekay Gas II, S.L.
|
Spain
|
100%
|
Naviera Teekay Gas III, S.L.
|
Spain
|
100%
|
Naviera Teekay Gas IV, S.L.
|
Spain
|
100%
|
Teekay Servicios Maritimos, S.L.
|
Spain
|
100%
|
Creole Spirit L.L.C.
|
Marshall Islands
|
100%
|
Oak Spirit L.L.C.
|
Marshall Islands
|
100%
|
DSME Hull No. 2411 L.L.C.
|
Marshall Islands
|
100%
|
DSME Hull No. 2461 L.L.C.
|
Marshall Islands
|
100%
|
H.H.I. Hull No. S856 L.L.C.
|
Marshall Islands
|
100%
|
H.H.I. Hull No. S857 L.L.C.
|
Marshall Islands
|
100%
|
African Spirit L.L.C.
|
Marshall Islands
|
100%
|
Asian Spirit L.L.C.
|
Marshall Islands
|
100%
|
European Spirit L.L.C.
|
Marshall Islands
|
100%
|
Hamilton Spirit L.L.C.
|
Marshall Islands
|
100%
|
Bermuda Spirit L.L.C.
|
Marshall Islands
|
100%
|
Alexander Spirit L.L.C.
|
Marshall Islands
|
100%
|
DSME Hull No. 2416 L.L.C.
|
Marshall Islands
|
99%
|
DSME Hull No. 2417 L.L.C.
|
Marshall Islands
|
99%
|
DMSE Option Vessel No.1 L.L.C.
|
Marshall Islands
|
99%
|
DMSE Option Vessel No.2 L.L.C.
|
Marshall Islands
|
99%
|
DMSE Option Vessel No.3 L.L.C.
|
Marshall Islands
|
99%
|
Arctic Spirit L.L.C.
|
Marshall Islands
|
99%
|
Polar Spirit L.L.C.
|
Marshall Islands
|
99%
|
Taizhou Hull No. WZL 0501 L.L.C.
|
Marshall Islands
|
99%
|
Taizhou Hull No. WZL 0502 L.L.C.
|
Marshall Islands
|
99%
|
Taizhou Hull No. WZL 0503 L.L.C.
|
Marshall Islands
|
99%
|
DHJS 2007-001 L.L.C.
|
Marshall Islands
|
99%
|
DHJS 2007-002 L.L.C.
|
Marshall Islands
|
99%
|
Zhonghua Hull No. 451 L.L.C.
|
Marshall Islands
|
99%
|
Wilforce L.L.C.
|
Marshall Islands
|
99%
|
Wilpride L.L.C.
|
Marshall Islands
|
99%
|
Teekay LNG Holdings L.P.
|
United States
|
99%
|
Teekay LNG Holdco L.L.C.
|
Marshall Islands
|
99%
|
Teekay Tangguh Borrower L.L.C.
|
Marshall Islands
|
99%
|
Teekay Tangguh Holdings Corporation
|
Marshall Islands
|
99%
|
Teekay Nakilat Corporation
|
Marshall Islands
|
70%
|
Al Areesh Inc.
|
Marshall Islands
|
70%
|
Al Daayen Inc.
|
Marshall Islands
|
70%
|
Al Marrouna Inc.
|
Marshall Islands
|
70%
|
Teekay Nakilat (II) Limited
|
United Kingdom
|
70%
|
Teekay Nakilat Replacement Purchaser L.L.C.
|
Marshall Islands
|
70%
|
Nakilat Holdco L.L.C.
|
Marshall Islands
|
70%
|
Al Areesh L.L.C.
|
Marshall Islands
|
70%
|
Al Daayen L.L.C.
|
Marshall Islands
|
70%
|
Al Marrouna L.L.C.
|
Marshall Islands
|
70%
|
Teekay BLT Corporation
|
Marshall Islands
|
69%
|
Tangguh Hiri Finance Limited
|
United Kingdom
|
69%
|
Tangguh Hiri Operating Limited
|
United Kingdom
|
69%
|
Tangguh Sago Finance Limited
|
United Kingdom
|
69%
|
Tangguh Sago Operating Limited
|
United Kingdom
|
69%
|
Teekay BLT Finance Corporation
|
Marshall Islands
|
69%
|
1.
|
I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 20-F of Teekay LNG Partners L.P. (the "
Registrant"
);
|
2.
|
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
|
3.
|
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
|
4.
|
The Registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and have:
|
(a)
|
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
|
(b)
|
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
|
(c)
|
Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
|
(d)
|
Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
|
5.
|
The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the board of directors of the Registrant’s general partner (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
|
(a)
|
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
|
(b)
|
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
|
Dated: April 25, 2017
|
By:
|
|
/s/ Mark Kremin
|
|
|
|
Mark Kremin
|
|
|
|
President and Chief Executive Officer, Teekay Gas Group Ltd.
|
1.
|
I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 20-F of Teekay LNG Partners L.P. (the "
Registrant"
);
|
2.
|
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
|
3.
|
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
|
4.
|
The Registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and have:
|
a)
|
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
|
b)
|
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
|
c)
|
Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
|
d)
|
Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
|
5.
|
The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the board of directors of the Registrant’s general partner (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
|
a)
|
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
|
b)
|
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
|
Dated: April 25, 2017
|
By:
|
|
/s/ Brody Speers
|
|
|
|
Brody Speers
|
|
|
|
Chief Financial Officer, Teekay Gas Group Ltd.
|
(1)
|
The Form 20-F fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and
|
(2)
|
The information contained in the Form 20-F fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Partnership.
|
By:
|
/s/ Mark Kremin
|
|
|
Mark Kremin
|
|
|
President and Chief Executive Officer, Teekay Gas Group Ltd.
|
|
(1)
|
The Form 20-F fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and
|
(2)
|
The information contained in the Form 20-F fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Partnership.
|
By:
|
/s/ Brody Speers
|
|
|
Brody Speers
|
|
|
Chief Financial Officer, Teekay Gas Group Ltd.
|
|
•
|
our reports dated April 25, 2017, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of the Partnership as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in total equity for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2016 and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016; and
|
•
|
our report dated April 21, 2015, with respect to the consolidated financial position of Exmar LPG BVBA as at December 31, 2014, and the consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, equity and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2014;
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
As of December 31, 2016
|
|
As of December 31, 2015
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
Current:
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
32,394
|
|
74,014
|
Accounts receivable, including non-trade of $12,005 (2015 - $11,083) (note 11c)
|
22,959
|
|
12,954
|
Asset classified as held for sale (note 5)
|
17,730
|
|
-
|
Other current assets (note 6)
|
3,372
|
|
3,021
|
Total current assets
|
76,455
|
|
89,989
|
Non-current assets:
|
|
|
|
Vessels, net of accumulated depreciation (note 4)
|
580,481
|
|
488,125
|
Derivative financial instruments (notes 12 and 15)
|
2,486
|
|
-
|
Total non-current assets
|
582,967
|
|
488,125
|
Total assets
|
659,422
|
|
578,114
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities and Equity
|
|
|
|
Current:
|
|
|
|
Current portion of long-term debt (note 7a)
|
54,218
|
|
35,867
|
Current portion of finance lease obligations (note 7b)
|
2,121
|
|
2,333
|
Shareholders' loans (note 8)
|
106,735
|
|
116,385
|
Accounts payable (note 11b)
|
9,086
|
|
6,570
|
Other current liabilities (note 9)
|
1,663
|
|
2,031
|
Total current liabilities
|
173,823
|
|
163,186
|
Non-current liabilities:
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt (note 7a)
|
342,187
|
|
286,721
|
Finance lease obligations (note 7b)
|
9,395
|
|
11,278
|
Derivative financial instruments (notes 12 and 15)
|
581
|
|
1,987
|
Total liabilities
|
525,986
|
|
463,172
|
Equity:
|
|
|
|
Share capital (note 10)
|
132,832
|
|
132,832
|
Reserve for equity adjustment on acquisition
|
(106,349)
|
|
(106,349)
|
Retained earnings
|
105,048
|
|
90,446
|
Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) (note 15)
|
1,905
|
|
(1,987)
|
Total equity
|
133,436
|
|
114,942
|
Total liabilities and equity
|
659,422
|
|
578,114
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
Year Ended
December 31, 2016
|
Year Ended December 31, 2015
|
Year Ended December 31, 2014
|
STATEMENT OF INCOME
|
|
|
|
Operations
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
161,993
|
203,765
|
198,843
|
Gain on sales of vessels (note 4)
|
-
|
406
|
65,563
|
Other operating income
|
5,604
|
-
|
650
|
Vessel operating expenses (note 11a)
|
(81,689)
|
(95,164)
|
(115,121)
|
Administrative expenses (note 11a)
|
(1,208)
|
(1,442)
|
(1,442)
|
Depreciation (note 4)
|
(33,966)
|
(30,716)
|
(28,244)
|
Other operating expenses
|
(309)
|
(228)
|
(268)
|
Result from vessel operations
|
50,425
|
76,621
|
119,981
|
Finance costs
|
(15,442)
|
(10,410)
|
(9,777)
|
Other financial items, net
|
(1,297)
|
(1,347)
|
(905)
|
Result before taxes
|
33,686
|
64,864
|
109,299
|
Income taxes (note 3)
|
(84)
|
(131)
|
(81)
|
Result for the period attributable to the owners of the company
|
33,602
|
64,733
|
109,218
|
|
|
|
|
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
|
|
|
|
Result for the period
|
33,602
|
64,733
|
109,218
|
|
|
|
|
Other comprehensive income
|
|
|
|
Items that are or may be reclassified to profit or loss
|
|
|
|
Net change in fair value of cash flow hedges - hedge accounting
|
3,892
|
(1,987)
|
-
|
Other comprehensive income/(loss)
|
3,892
|
(1,987)
|
-
|
Total comprehensive income
|
37,494
|
62,746
|
109,218
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2016
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2015
|
Year Ended December 31, 2014
|
Cash provided by (used for)
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Activities
|
|
|
|
|
Result for the period
|
33,602
|
|
64,733
|
109,218
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
|
33,966
|
|
30,716
|
28,244
|
Gain on sale of vessels
|
-
|
|
(406)
|
(65,563)
|
Finance costs
|
15,442
|
|
10,410
|
9,777
|
Other financial expenses
|
1,039
|
|
1,001
|
-
|
Income taxes
|
-
|
|
131
|
81
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
(Increase)/decrease in accounts receivable
|
(10,005
|
)
|
2,201
|
1,339
|
(Increase)/decrease in other current assets
|
(351)
|
|
3,642
|
2,892
|
Increase/(decrease) in accounts payable
|
2,516
|
|
(319)
|
122
|
Increase/(decrease) in other current liabilities
|
(29)
|
|
(109)
|
(1,270)
|
Taxes paid
|
-
|
|
-
|
(85)
|
Finance costs paid
|
(14,356)
|
|
(9,524)
|
(9,926)
|
Dry dock expenditures (note 4)
|
(9,987)
|
|
(12,626)
|
(11,397)
|
Other
|
-
|
|
18
|
78
|
Cash provided by operating activities
|
51,837
|
|
89,868
|
63,510
|
Investing Activities
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures (note 4)
|
(134,065)
|
|
(79,694)
|
(129,113)
|
Proceeds from sales of vessels (note 4)
|
-
|
|
13,720
|
149,986
|
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
|
(134,065)
|
|
(65,974)
|
20,873
|
Financing Activities
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from long-term debt
|
112,450
|
|
378,216
|
105,000
|
Repayments of long-term debt
|
(39,763)
|
|
(261,552)
|
(80,884)
|
Repayments of finance lease obligations
|
(2,079)
|
|
(21,936)
|
(25,555)
|
Repayment of shareholders' loans
|
(11,000
|
)
|
(50,000)
|
-
|
Dividends paid
|
(19,000
|
)
|
(110,000)
|
-
|
Advance to affiliated company
|
-
|
|
60,000
|
(60,000)
|
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
|
40,608
|
|
(5,272)
|
(61,439)
|
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
(41,620)
|
|
18,622
|
22,944
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year
|
74,014
|
|
55,392
|
32,448
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year
|
32,394
|
|
74,014
|
55,392
|
|
|
|
|
|
Share
Capital
|
Reserve for Equity Adjustment on Acquisition
|
Retained Earnings
|
|
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss)
|
|
Total
Equity
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2014
|
132,832
|
(106,349)
|
135,713
|
|
-
|
|
162,196
|
|
Result for the period
|
-
|
-
|
64,733
|
|
-
|
|
64,733
|
|
Net change in fair value of cash flow hedges - hedge accounting
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
(1,987
|
)
|
(1,987
|
)
|
Dividends paid
|
-
|
-
|
(110,000
|
)
|
-
|
|
(110,000
|
)
|
Balance, December 31, 2015
|
132,832
|
(106,349)
|
90,446
|
|
(1,987)
|
|
114,942
|
|
Result for the period
|
-
|
-
|
33,602
|
|
-
|
|
33,602
|
|
Net change in fair value of cash flow hedges - hedge accounting
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
3,892
|
|
3,892
|
|
Dividends paid
|
-
|
-
|
(19,000
|
)
|
-
|
|
(19,000
|
)
|
Balance, December 31, 2016
|
132,832
|
(106,349)
|
105,048
|
|
1,905
|
|
133,436
|
|
(1)
|
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
|
(a)
|
Basis of preparation
|
(b)
|
Basis of consolidation
|
▪
|
has power over the investee;
|
▪
|
is exposed, or has rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investee; and
|
▪
|
has the ability to use its power to affect its returns.
|
(c)
|
Reporting Currency
|
(d)
|
Use of Judgments and Estimates
|
(e)
|
Cash and Cash Equivalents
|
(f)
|
Accounts Receivable
|
(g)
|
Operating Revenues and Expenses
|
(h)
|
Vessels and vessels under finance lease
|
(i)
|
Financial instruments
|
▪
|
default or delinquency by a debtor;
|
▪
|
restructuring of an amount due to the Company on terms that the Company would not consider otherwise;
|
▪
|
indications that a debtor or issuer will enter bankruptcy;
|
▪
|
adverse changes in the payment status of borrowers or issuers;
|
▪
|
the disappearance of an active market for a security; and
|
▪
|
observable data indicating that there is measurable decrease in expected cash flows from a group of financial assets.
|
(j)
|
Other Current Assets
|
(k)
|
Debt issuance costs
|
(l)
|
Commitments and Contingencies
|
(m)
|
Income taxes
|
(n)
|
Leases
|
(o)
|
New standards and interpretations not yet adopted
|
(3)
|
Taxation
|
(4)
|
Vessels
|
|
Vessels
|
Vessels under capital lease
|
Dry dock components
|
Vessels under Construction
|
Total
|
|||||
Cost at December 31, 2014
|
441,773
|
|
44,800
|
|
26,257
|
|
56,548
|
|
569,378
|
|
Capital expenditures
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
12,626
|
|
79,694
|
|
92,320
|
|
Vessel acquisitions
|
44,800
|
|
(30,800)
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
14,000
|
|
Vessel sales
|
(39,460)
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
(39,460)
|
|
Vessel deliveries
|
94,148
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
(94,148)
|
|
-
|
|
Component disposal
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
(12,716
|
)
|
-
|
|
(12,716
|
)
|
Cost at December 31, 2015
|
541,261
|
|
14,000
|
|
26,167
|
|
42,094
|
|
623,522
|
|
Capital expenditures
|
4,077
|
|
-
|
|
9,987
|
|
129,988
|
|
144,052
|
|
Vessel deliveries
|
143,730
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
(143,730)
|
|
-
|
|
Transfer to held for sale
|
(23,980)
|
|
-
|
|
(2,669)
|
|
-
|
|
(26,649)
|
|
Cost at December 31, 2016
|
665,088
|
|
14,000
|
|
33,485
|
|
28,352
|
|
740,925
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Accumulated Depreciation at December 31, 2014
|
111,709
|
|
19,278
|
|
12,557
|
|
-
|
|
143,544
|
|
Depreciations
|
21,431
|
|
219
|
|
9,066
|
|
-
|
|
30,716
|
|
Vessel acquisitions
|
19,278
|
|
(19,278)
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
Vessel sales
|
(26,147)
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
(26,147)
|
|
Component disposal
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
(12,716)
|
|
-
|
|
(12,716)
|
|
Accumulated Depreciation at December 31, 2015
|
126,271
|
|
219
|
|
8,907
|
|
-
|
|
135,397
|
|
Depreciations
|
23,974
|
|
1,404
|
|
8,588
|
|
-
|
|
33,966
|
|
Transfer to held for sale
|
(6,684)
|
|
-
|
|
(2,235)
|
|
-
|
|
(8,919)
|
|
Accumulated Depreciation at December 31, 2016
|
143,561
|
|
1,623
|
|
15,260
|
|
-
|
|
160,444
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Net Book Value as per December 31, 2015
|
414,990
|
|
13,781
|
|
17,260
|
|
42,094
|
|
488,125
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Net Book Value as per December 31, 2016
|
521,527
|
|
12,377
|
|
18,225
|
|
28,352
|
|
580,481
|
|
Asset Classified as Held for Sale
|
2016
|
2015
|
Cost
|
|
|
Balance as per January 1
|
-
|
-
|
Changes during the financial year
|
|
|
Transfer from vessels
|
26,649
|
-
|
Balance as per December 31
|
26,649
|
-
|
|
2016
|
2015
|
Accumulated depreciations and impairment losses
|
|
|
Balance as per January 1
|
-
|
-
|
Changes during the financial year
|
|
|
Transfer from vessels
|
8,919
|
-
|
Balance as per December 31
|
8,919
|
-
|
Net book value as per December 31
|
17,730
|
-
|
Fair value as per December 31
|
18,816
|
-
|
(a)
|
Long-term debt
|
|
December 31, 2016
|
December 31, 2015
|
||
U.S. Dollar denominated debt due through 2021
|
402,236
|
|
329,549
|
|
Less debt issuance costs
|
(5,831
|
)
|
(6,961
|
)
|
Total debt
|
396,405
|
|
322,588
|
|
Less current portion
|
(54,218
|
)
|
(35,867
|
)
|
Total long-term debt
|
342,187
|
|
286,721
|
|
▪
|
minimum aggregate cash and cash equivalents of the higher of (i) $20.0 million and (ii) 5% of financial indebtedness;
|
▪
|
minimum consolidated working capital of $0;
|
▪
|
ratio of net financial indebtedness to consolidated total capitalization of less than 0.70;
|
▪
|
minimum ratio of EBITDA to interest expense 2.0 to 1.00;
|
▪
|
minimum security coverage ratio of 125%.
|
|
December 31, 2016
|
December 31, 2015
|
Temse
|
11,516
|
13,611
|
Less current portion
|
(2,121)
|
(2,333)
|
Long-term finance lease obligations
|
9,395
|
11,278
|
|
Finance lease obligations
|
2017
|
2,745
|
2018
|
2,653
|
2019
|
2,565
|
2020
|
2,475
|
2021
|
2,903
|
Total
|
13,341
|
|
December 31, 2016
|
December 31, 2015
|
Deferred revenues
|
578
|
1,455
|
Accrued interest expense loan
|
700
|
354
|
Accrued interest expense IRS
|
164
|
191
|
Other accrued charges
|
221
|
31
|
|
1,663
|
2,031
|
(a)
|
Exmar NV provides general and corporate management services for the Company. Exmar Shipmanagement NV, a subsidiary of Exmar NV provides all services in relation to crew and technical management of the vessels. Exmar Marine NV, a subsidiary of Exmar NV, provides commercial management services. For these services, fees are charged to the joint ventures based on contractual agreements between all parties involved. All amounts charged by Exmar NV, Exmar Shipmanagement NV and Exmar Marine NV to the Company are reflected in administrative and vessel operating expenses except for the management fee charged if and when a vessel is sold, these are netted in the gain on sale. Detail as follows:
|
|
Year ended December 31, 2016
|
Year ended December 31, 2015
|
Year ended December 31, 2014
|
Exmar NV
|
641
|
632
|
588
|
Exmar Hong Kong
|
110
|
109
|
115
|
Exmar Shipmanagement NV
|
2,765
|
2,758
|
2,903
|
Exmar Marine NV
|
2,403
|
3,046
|
4,447
|
(b)
|
Included in accounts payable is due to affiliated companies of $2.6 million and nil as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
|
(c)
|
Included in accounts receivable is due from affiliated companies of $10.7 million and $8.3 million as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
|
(d)
|
More specifics on shareholder loans and related guarantees, see notes 7 and 8.
|
Level 2.
|
Inputs, other than the quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly; and
|
Level 3.
|
Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.
|
|
|
December 31, 2016
|
December 31, 2015
|
||||
|
Fair Value Hierarchy Level
|
Carrying Amount Asset (Liability)
|
Fair Value Asset (Liability)
|
Carrying Amount Asset (Liability)
|
Fair Value Asset (Liability)
|
||
Cash and cash equivalents
|
Level 2
|
32,394
|
|
32,394
|
|
74,014
|
74,014
|
Derivative financial instruments - Asset
|
Level 2
|
2,486
|
|
2,486
|
|
-
|
-
|
Shareholders’ loans
|
Level 2
|
(106,735
|
)
|
(106,735
|
)
|
(116,385)
|
(116,385)
|
Long-term debt
(1)
|
Level 2
|
(396,405)
|
|
(400,918)
|
|
(322,588)
|
(328,313)
|
Derivative financial instruments - Liability
|
Level 2
|
(581)
|
|
(581)
|
|
(1,987)
|
(1,987)
|
(a)
|
Company as a lessor
|
|
December 31, 2016
|
December 31, 2015
|
Less than one year
|
105,273
|
137,655
|
Between one and five years
|
209,595
|
252,476
|
More than five years
|
123,110
|
156,732
|
|
437,978
|
546,863
|
|
December 31, 2016
|
December 31, 2015
|
Less than one year
|
17,718
|
17,718
|
Between one and five years
|
49,597
|
56,497
|
More than five years
|
25,242
|
36,060
|
|
92,557
|
110,275
|
|
|
Contractual cash flows
|
|||||||||
|
Carrying amount
|
Total
|
1 year or less
|
1-3 years
|
3-5 years
|
More than 5 years
|
|||||
Accounts payable
|
9,086
|
|
9,086
|
|
9,086
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
Accrued interest expense Loan
|
700
|
|
700
|
|
700
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
Accrued interest expense IRS
|
164
|
|
164
|
|
164
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
Shareholders’ loans
(1)
|
106,735
|
|
106,735
|
|
106,735
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
Long-term debt
(2)(3)
|
402,236
|
|
452,830
|
|
67,273
|
|
106,257
|
|
279,300
|
|
-
|
Finance lease obligations
|
11,516
|
|
13,341
|
|
2,745
|
|
5,218
|
|
5,378
|
|
-
|
Derivative financial instruments
(4)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Inflow
|
(2,486)
|
|
(24,559
|
)
|
(4,555
|
)
|
(10,803
|
)
|
(9,201
|
)
|
-
|
Outflow
|
581
|
|
22,578
|
|
6,316
|
|
10,347
|
|
5,915
|
|
-
|
|
528,532
|
|
580,875
|
|
188,464
|
|
111,019
|
|
281,392
|
|
-
|
(1)
|
The shareholders’ loans are due on demand; however, the Company does not expect the shareholders to demand repayment in the next year.
|
(2)
|
Amount does not include debt issuance costs being netted against long-term debt of $5.8 million.
|
(3)
|
Contractual cash flows for long-term debt include estimated future variable interest payments of $50.6 million based on current interest rates.
|
(4)
|
Contractual cash flows for derivative liability include accrued interest payments included in accrued liabilities of $0.1 million.
|
|
Interest Rate Index
|
Notional Amount
|
Fair Value / Carrying Amount of Asset (Liability)
|
Remaining Term
|
Fixed Interest Rate
(1)
|
|
|
|
(years)
|
%
|
|
IRS - Revolving credit facility
(2)
|
LIBOR
|
257,800
|
(581)
|
4.5
|
1.84
|
IRS - Kaprijke
(2)
|
LIBOR
|
34,743
|
192
|
4.5
|
1.69
|
IRS - Knokke
(2)
|
LIBOR
|
35,846
|
28
|
4.5
|
1.81
|
IRS - Kontich
(2)
|
LIBOR
|
36,397
|
1,140
|
4.5
|
1.00
|
IRS - Kortrijk
(2)
|
LIBOR
|
37,500
|
1,126
|
4.5
|
1.03
|
(1)
|
Excludes the margin the Company pays on its variable-rate debt, which as at December 31, 2016 was 1.90%.
|
(2)
|
Notional amount reduces quarterly.
|
|
Qualifying Cash Flow Hedging Instruments
|
Balance as at December 31, 2014
|
-
|
Other comprehensive loss
|
(1,987)
|
Balance at December 31, 2015
|
(1,987)
|
Other comprehensive income
|
3,892
|
Balance at December 31, 2016
|
1,905
|
|
Year ended December 31, 2016
|
Year ended December 31, 2015
|
Year ended December 31, 2014
|
Salaries, bonuses and other personnel expenses
|
18,987
|
16,547
|
15,884
|
(a)
|
On January 10, 2017, the LPG vessel
Brugge Venture
was sold.
|
(b)
|
On March 28, 2017, one of the Company’s four LPG newbuilding carriers, the
Kallo
, was delivered.
|