Common use of Transfers by Owner Clause in Contracts

Transfers by Owner. (a) Owner’s rights and obligations under this Charter are not transferable by either sale or assignment without Charterer’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, and any such attempted transfer without such consent shall be void ab initio. (b) Charterer shall not withhold consent to a proposed transfer of the Vessel or assignment of this Charter, and any rights hereunder, by Owner if: (i) such transfer or assignment is to a Lessor or is required as security to a Mortgagee and in connection with the financing of the Vessel; (ii) the requirements of section 4.10(b) are satisfied in relation to execution of a document among Charterer, Owner, any relevant Owner Affiliate, Mortgagee and (if applicable) Lessor addressing any resulting Permitted Encumbrances; and (iii) the Owner Guarantee continues to remain in full force and effect such that the guarantee of Owner’s obligations under this Charter in favor of Charterer is not adversely affected by such transfer or assignment unless otherwise agreed in the document contemplated by section 4.10(b); (c) In the event of a transfer or assignment of this Charter pursuant to section 23.1(b), if Charterer intends to terminate this Charter due to an Event of Owner Default, Charterer shall first give written notice to any Mortgagee and/or Lessor of the occurrence thereof and then at least fifteen (15) days in which the Event of Owner Default giving rise to the right of termination may be remedied; (d) In relation to any transfer or assignment pursuant to section 23.1(b), Charterer agrees that it will not unreasonably withhold or delay its execution of each document by which the Charterer consents to creation of such Permitted Encumbrances. In this regard, any such consent document may, as part of arrangements resulting from enforcement of rights by Lessor and/or Mortgagee under the financing agreements for the Vessel, permit change of ownership of the Vessel as contemplated by section 4.11(a) and/or transfer of Owner’s rights and obligations hereunder to a controlled affiliate of Mortgagee or Lessor or to a third party acceptable to Charterer; provided that: (i) Charterer is reasonably satisfied that in all respects it will be in a no less advantageous position (e.g., commercially, legally and financially) afterwards than it was before the circumstances arose which gave rise to such enforcement; and (ii) subject to section 23.1(c), Charterer retains all rights to which it is entitled under this Charter.

Transfers by Owner. (a) Owner’s rights and obligations under this Charter are not transferable by either sale or assignment without Charterer’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, and any such attempted transfer without such consent shall be void ab initio. (b) Charterer shall not withhold consent to a proposed transfer of the Vessel or assignment of this Charter, and any rights hereunder, by Owner if: (i) such transfer or assignment is to a Lessor or is required as security to a Mortgagee and in connection with the financing of the Vessel; (ii) the requirements of section 4.10(b) are satisfied in relation to execution of a document among Charterer, Owner, any relevant Owner Affiliate, Mortgagee and (if applicable) Lessor addressing any resulting Permitted Encumbrances; and (iii) the Owner Guarantee continues to remain in full force and effect such that the guarantee of Owner’s obligations under this Charter in favor favour of Charterer is not adversely affected by such transfer or assignment unless otherwise agreed in the document contemplated by section 4.10(b); (c) In the event of a transfer or assignment of this Charter pursuant to section 23.1(b), if Charterer intends to terminate this Charter due to an Event of Owner Default, Charterer shall first give written notice to any Mortgagee and/or Lessor of the occurrence thereof and then at least fifteen (15) days in which the Event of Owner Default giving rise to the right of termination may be remedied; (d) In relation to any transfer or assignment pursuant to section 23.1(b), Charterer agrees that it will not unreasonably withhold or delay its execution of each document by which the Charterer consents to creation of such Permitted Encumbrances. In this regard, any such consent document may, as part of arrangements resulting from enforcement of rights by Lessor and/or Mortgagee under the financing agreements for the Vessel, permit change of ownership of the Vessel as contemplated by section 4.11(a) and/or transfer of Owner’s rights and obligations hereunder to a controlled affiliate of Mortgagee or Lessor or to a third party acceptable to Charterer; provided that: (i) Charterer is reasonably satisfied that in all respects it will be in a no less advantageous position (e.g., commercially, legally and financially) afterwards than it was before the circumstances arose which gave rise to such enforcement; and (ii) subject to section 23.1(c), Charterer retains all rights to which it is entitled under this Charter.