Charters Each Vessel Owner shall be entitled to let its Collateral Vessels, pursuant to an Eligible Charter or other Charter, provided always that each Vessel Owner complies with the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including the Concentration Limit Requirements) and:
(a) if a Vessel Owner enters into a Charter in respect of a Collateral Vessel, it promptly notifies the Administrative Agent thereof;
(b) such Vessel Owner shall either promptly obtain the consent (if required) of the Charterer to the assignment of that Charter pursuant to the General Assignment or ensure that the terms of such Charter permit assignment of that Charter without consent;
(c) such Vessel Owner serves a notice of assignment upon the Charterer pursuant to the terms of the General Assignment and, if such Vessel Owner is party to a Charter with a term that exceeds twelve (12) months (including any extension options) such Vessel Owner shall obtain an acknowledgement from the Charterer (and such Vessel Owner shall use reasonable endeavors to obtain such acknowledgement in a signed writing as opposed to by email, which shall otherwise be acceptable if such Charterer refuses to provide such acknowledgement in a signed writing);
(d) Vessel Owners may only enter into bareboat or demise charters with Eligible Bareboat Charterers, as such term is defined in Schedule 2.02, and, prior to entering into any such bareboat or demise charter, the Borrower shall procure that a Charterer’s Undertaking is provided by the applicable Charterer (unless, after using commercially reasonable efforts to procure such Charterer’s Undertaking, the Borrower is unable to reach agreement with the relevant Charterer for the provision of such Charterer’s Undertaking and the Administrative Agent consents to the foregoing). In addition, the Borrower shall procure that any such bareboat or demise charter includes an undertaking from the Charterer to the effect that such Charterer will not permit the use or operation of the applicable Collateral Vessel (i) in any country or territory that at such time is the subject of Sanctions, or (ii) in any other manner that will result in a violation by any Person, the Finance Parties or any other person participating in the Program Debt (whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise) of Sanctions;
(e) Vessel Owners shall procure the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent for any charter where more than six (6) months charterhire is paid in advance;
(f) Vessel Owners shall procure the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent for any arrangement under which Earnings of any Collateral Vessel may be shared with anyone else; and
(g) Vessel Owners shall procure the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent for any charter with any Affiliate of the Guarantor or which is otherwise than on arm’s length terms.
Vessels (A) All of the vessels described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, except for the Contracted Vessels (each of which a Subsidiary has contracted to acquire), are owned directly by Subsidiaries); each of the vessels listed on Schedule F-1 (the “Owned Vessels”) hereto has been duly registered as a vessel under the laws and regulations and flag of the jurisdiction set forth opposite its name on Schedule F-1 in the sole ownership of the Subsidiary set forth opposite its name on Schedule F-1 and no other action is necessary to establish and perfect such entity’s title to and interest in such vessel as against any charterer or third party; each such Subsidiary has good title to the applicable Owned Vessel, free and clear of all mortgages, pledges, liens, security interests and claims and all defects of the title of record except for those liens arising under Credit Facilities, each as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, and such other encumbrances which would not, in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect; and each such Owned Vessel is in good standing with respect to the payment of past and current taxes, fees and other amounts payable under the laws of the jurisdiction where it is registered as would affect its registry with the ship registry of such jurisdiction except for failures to be in good standing which would not, in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect. Upon delivery to and acceptance by the relevant Subsidiary under the MoAs and the Newbuilding Contracts described in the Registration Statement, General Disclosure Package and Prospectus, each of the vessels listed on Schedule F-2 hereto and specified as being under contract (the “Contracted Vessels”) for delivery to and acceptance by a Subsidiary will be duly registered as a vessel under the laws of the jurisdiction set forth opposite its name on Schedule F-2, or under the laws of a generally accepted shipping industry flag jurisdiction, in the sole ownership of the Subsidiary set forth opposite its name on Schedule F-2, on such date, each such Subsidiary will have good title to the applicable Contracted Vessel, free and clear of all mortgages, pledges, liens, security interests, claims and all defects of the title of record, except for any mortgages, pledges, liens, security interests or claims arising from any financing arrangement which the Company or Subsidiary may enter to finance the acquisition of the Contracted Vessel and except such encumbrances which would not, in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect; and each such Contracted Vessel will be in good standing with respect to the payment of past and current taxes, fees and other amounts payable under the laws of the jurisdiction where it is registered as would affect its registry with the ship registry of such jurisdiction.
(B) Each Owned Vessel is, and the Company will use reasonable commercial efforts to ensure that each Contracted Vessel will be, operated in compliance with the rules, codes of practice, conventions, protocols, guidelines or similar requirements or restrictions imposed, published or promulgated by any Governmental Authority, classification society or insurer applicable to the respective vessel (collectively, “Maritime Guidelines”) and all applicable international, national, state and local conventions, laws, regulations, orders, Governmental Licenses and other requirements (including, without limitation, all Environmental Laws), except where such failure to be in compliance would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and each applicable Subsidiary are, and with respect to the Contracted Vessels will be, qualified to own or lease, as the case may be, and operate such vessels under all applicable international, national, state and local conventions, laws, regulations, orders, Governmental Licenses and other requirements (including, without limitation, all Environmental Laws) and Maritime Guidelines, including the laws, regulations and orders of each such vessel’s flag state, except where such failure to be so qualified would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
(C) Each Owned Vessel is, and each Contracted Vessel will be, classed by any of Lloyd’s Register of Shipping, American Bureau of Shipping, Det Norske Veritas or a classification society which is a full member of the International Association of Classification Societies and each Owned Vessel is, and the Company will use reasonable commercial efforts to ensure each Contracted Vessel will be, in class with valid class and trading certificates, without any overdue recommendations.
