Date 30 September 2020 NAVIOS MARITIME PARTNERS L.P. as Borrower THE BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS listed in Schedule 1 as Lenders - and - ABN AMRO BANK N.V. as Agent and as Security Trustee SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT in relation to a Loan...

Exhibit 4.5

Private and Confidential

Date 30 September 2020

NAVIOS MARITIME PARTNERS L.P.

as Borrower

THE BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

listed in Schedule 1

as Lenders

- and -

ABN AMRO BANK N.V.

as Agent and as Security Trustee

SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT

in relation to a Loan Agreement

dated 12 December 2019 (as amended)

for a loan facility of (originally) up to USD23,500,000

INCE

PIRAEUS

Index


Clause		Page No
1	INTERPRETATION		1

2	AGREEMENT OF THE LENDERS		1

3	CONDITIONS PRECEDENT		2

4	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES		3

5	AMENDMENTS TO LOAN AGREEMENT AND OTHER SECURITY DOCUMENTS		3

6	FURTHER ASSURANCES		4

7	EXPENSES		5

8	NOTICES		5

9	SUPPLEMENTAL		5

10	LAW AND JURISDICTION		5

THIS SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT is made on 30 September 2020

BETWEEN

(1)	NAVIOS MARITIME PARTNERS L.P., as Borrower;

(2)	THE BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS listed in Schedule 1, as Lenders;

(3)	ABN AMRO BANK N.V., as Agent; and

(4)	ABN AMRO BANK N.V., as Security Trustee.

BACKGROUND

(A)

By a loan agreement dated 12 December 2019 (as amended and supplemented pursuant to a supplemental agreement dated 2 July 2020, the “Loan Agreement”) and made between (1) the Borrower, (2) the Lenders, (3) the Agent and (4) the Security Trustee, the Lenders made available to the Borrower a term loan facility of (originally) up to USD23,500,000 upon the terms and for the purposes therein specified, of which USD3,542,280 remains outstanding on the date hereof.

(B)	The Borrower has made a request to the Lenders that they consent to extend the Maturity Date from 30 September 2020 to 30 June 2021.

(C)	This Agreement sets out the terms and conditions on which the Lenders agree, with effect on and from the Effective Date, at the request of the Borrower, to extend the Maturity Date referred to in Recital (B) and to make consequential amendments to the Loan Agreement

IT IS AGREED as follows:

1	INTERPRETATION

1.1	Defined expressions. Words and expressions defined in the Loan Agreement shall have the same meanings when used in this Agreement unless the context otherwise requires.

1.2	Definitions. In this Agreement, unless the contrary intention appears:

“Effective Date” means the Banking Day on which all the conditions precedent referred to in Clause 3.1 have been fulfilled (or such other date as the Agent may agree with the Borrower);

“Liberian Mortgage Addendum” means an addendum to the Mortgage over Ship C required to be executed by Guarantor C in favour of the Security Trustee in agreed form; and

“Loan Agreement” means the loan agreement dated 12 December 2019 (as amended) referred to in Recital (A).

1.3	Application of construction and interpretation provisions of Loan Agreement. Clauses 1.3, 1.4 and 1.5 of the Loan Agreement apply, with any necessary modifications, to this Agreement.

2	AGREEMENT OF THE LENDERS

2.1	Agreement of the Lenders. The Lenders, relying upon the representations and warranties in Clause 4 and subject to Clause 3, agree to the extension of the Maturity Date, and the consequential amendments to the Loan Agreement in accordance with Clause 5.

2.2	Effective Date. The agreement of the Lenders contained in Clause 2.1 shall have effect on and from the Effective Date.

3	CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

3.1	Conditions Precedent. The conditions referred to in Clause 2.1 are that the Agent, or its authorised representative, shall have received the following documents:

(a)	certified copies of all documents which evidence or relate to the constitution of the Borrower and Guarantor C and their current corporate existence;

(b)	Corporate authorities

(i)

a list of directors and officers of the Borrower and Guarantor C specifying the names and positions of such persons, certified by an officer of such Security Party to be true, complete and up to date;

(ii)

originals of resolutions of the directors and shareholders of the Borrower and Guarantor C approving such of this Agreement and the Liberian Mortgage Addendum to which such Security Party is a party and authorising the execution and delivery hereof and thereof and performance of the relevant Security Party’s obligations hereunder and thereunder, additionally certified by an officer of the relevant Security Party as having been duly passed at a duly convened meeting of the directors and shareholders of such relevant Security Party and not having been amended, modified or revoked and being in full force and effect;

(iii)

an original of any power of attorney issued by the Borrower and Guarantor C pursuant to such resolutions referred to at paragraph (ii) above; and

(iv)

original “bringdown” certificates from the secretary of the Manager and the secretary of the Shareholder for the purpose of confirming respectively the Manager’s and the Shareholder’s approval to their endorsement of this Second Supplemental Agreement;

(c)	Liberian Mortgage Addendum registration

evidence that the Liberian Mortgage Addendum has been duly registered against Ship C in accordance with the laws of Liberia;

(d)	Laws of the Xxxxxxxx Islands and Liberia opinion

an opinion of the Agent’s nominated special legal advisers in respect of the laws of the Xxxxxxxx Islands and Liberia in form and substance acceptable to the Lenders;

(e)	Laws of England opinion

an opinion of the Agent’s nominated special legal advisers in respect of the laws of England in form and substance acceptable to the Lenders;

(f)	Amendment Fee

payment by the Borrower to the Agent of a non-refundable amendment fee in the amount of USD30,000;

(g)	London agent

documentary evidence that Messrs Hill Xxxxxxxxx Services (London) Ltd at present of The Broadgate Tower, 00 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx, XX0X 0XX, Xxxxxxx have accepted their appointment in respect of this Agreement;

(h)	Endorsement

the endorsement at the end of this Agreement signed by each Security Party (other than the Borrower); and

(i)	Further opinions, etc.

any further opinions, consents, agreements and documents in connection with this Agreement which the Agent may request.

4	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Repetition of Loan Agreement representations and warranties. The Borrower represents and warrants to each Bank that the representations and warranties in Clause 7 of the Loan Agreement, updated with appropriate modifications to refer to this Agreement, remain true and not misleading if repeated on the date of this Agreement with reference to the circumstances now existing.

5	AMENDMENTS TO LOAN AGREEMENT AND OTHER SECURITY DOCUMENTS

5.1	Specific amendments to Loan Agreement. With effect on and from the Effective Date the Loan Agreement shall be, and shall be deemed by this Agreement to be, amended as follows:

5.1.1

by deleting the definition of “Maturity Date” in Clause 1.1 thereof and replacing it with the following:

““Maturity Date” means 30 June 2021;”;

5.1.2

by deleting the definition of “Margin” in Clause 1.1 thereof and replacing it with:

““Margin” means, from the date of this Agreement until 28 February 2021, 4.00 per cent. (4%) per annum and at all times thereafter, 6.00 per cent. (6%) per annum;”;

5.1.3

by construing the definition of “Mortgage” in respect of Ship C in Clause 1.1 thereof to refer to the Mortgage as amended and supplemented by the Liberian Mortgage Addendum;

5.1.4

by deleting Clause 8.1 thereof in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

“8.1 Repayment of the Loan. The Borrower shall repay the Loan outstanding by:

(a)

three consecutive three-monthly instalments, each in an amount equal to $172,794; and

(b)

A balloon instalment in an amount equal to $3,023,898.”;

5.1.5

by deleting Clause 8.2 thereof in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

“8.2 Repayment Dates. The first instalment shall be repaid on 31 December 2020, the second instalment shall be repaid on 31 March 2021 and the third instalment and the balloon instalment shall be repaid on the Maturity Date.”;

5.1.6

by adding a new Clause 8.10 (c) as follows:

“(c)

28^th February 2021 if Ship C is without employment under a time charterparty, contract of affreightment or other contract of employment for more than forty five (45) days in aggregate during the period 30 September 2020 to 28^th February 2021.”

5.1.7

by construing references throughout to “this Agreement”, “hereunder” and other like expressions as if the same referred to the Loan Agreement as amended and supplemented by this Agreement.

5.2	Amendments to Security Documents. With effect on and from the date hereof each of the Security Documents other than the Loan Agreement, shall be, and shall be deemed by this Agreement to be, amended as follows:

(a)

the definition of, and references throughout each of the Security Documents to, the Loan Agreement and any of the other Security Documents shall be construed as if the same referred to the Loan Agreement and those Security Documents as amended and supplemented by this Agreement; and

(b)

by construing references throughout each of the Security Documents to “this Agreement”, “this Deed”, “hereunder” and other like expressions as if the same referred to such Security Documents as amended and supplemented by this Agreement.

5.3

Security Documents to remain in full force and effect. The Security Documents shall remain in full force and effect as amended and supplemented by (a) the amendments to the Security Documents contained or referred to in Clauses 5.1 and 5.2 and (b) such further or consequential modifications as may be necessary to give full effect to the terms of this Agreement.

6	FURTHER ASSURANCES

6.1	Borrower to execute further documents etc. The Borrower shall, and shall procure that any other party to any Security Document shall:

(a)

execute and deliver to the Agent (or as it may direct) any assignment, mortgage, power of attorney, proxy or other document, governed by the law of England or such other country as the Agent may, in any particular case, specify; and

(b)

effect any registration or notarisation, give any notice or take any other step, which the Agent may, by notice to the Borrower or other party,

specify for any of the purposes described in Clause 6.2 or for any similar or related purpose.

6.2	Purposes of further assurances. Those purposes are:

(a)

validly and effectively to create any Encumbrance or right of any kind which the Lenders intended should be created by or pursuant to the Loan Agreement or any other Security Document, each as amended and supplemented by this Agreement; and

(b)

implementing the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

6.3	Terms of further assurances. The Agent may specify the terms of any document to be executed by the Borrower or any other party under Clause 6.1, and those terms may include any covenants, powers and provisions which the Agent considers appropriate to protect its interests.

6.4	Obligation to comply with notice. The Borrower shall comply with a notice under Clause 6.1 by the date specified in the notice.

6.5

Additional corporate action. At the same time as the Borrower or any other party deliver to the Agent any document executed under Clause 6.1(a), the Borrower or such other party shall also deliver to the Agent a certificate signed by 2 of the Borrower’s, or that other party’s directors which shall:

(a)

set out the text of resolutions of the Borrower or that other party’s directors specifically authorising the execution of the document specified by the Agent; and

(b)

state that either the resolution was duly passed at a meeting of the directors validly convened and held throughout which a quorum of directors entitled to vote on the resolution was present or that the resolution has been signed by all the directors and is valid under the Borrower’s or that other party’s articles of association or other constitutional documents.

7	EXPENSES

Expenses. The provisions of Clause 20 (Expenses) of the Loan Agreement shall apply to this Agreement as if they were expressly incorporated in this Agreement with any necessary modifications.

8	NOTICES

General. The provisions of Clause 28 (Notices) of the Loan Agreement shall apply to this Agreement as if they were expressly incorporated in this Agreement with any necessary modifications.

9	SUPPLEMENTAL

9.1	Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts.

9.3	Third party rights. A person who is not a party to this Agreement has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Xxx 0000 to enforce or to enjoy the benefit of any term of this Agreement.

10	LAW AND JURISDICTION

Incorporation of the Loan Agreement provisions. The provisions of Clause 18 (Law) and Clause 19 (Jurisdiction) of the Loan Agreement shall apply to this Agreement as if they were expressly incorporated in this Agreement with any necessary modifications.

IN WITNESS whereof the parties to this Agreement have caused this Agreement to be duly executed on the date first above written.


THE BORROWER
SIGNED by XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX				)
for and on behalf of				)
NAVIOS MARITIME PARTNERS L.P.				)


THE LENDERS

SIGNED by XXXXXXXXX XXXXXX				)
and by XXXXXXXXXX XXXXX				)
for and on behalf of				)
ABN AMRO BANK N.V.				)


THE AGENT

SIGNED by XXXXXXXXX XXXXXX				)
and by XXXXXXXXXX XXXXX				)
for and on behalf of				)
ABN AMRO BANK N.V.				)


THE SECURITY TRUSTEE

SIGNED by XXXXXXXXX XXXXXX				)
and by XXXXXXXXXX XXXXX				)
for and on behalf of				)
ABN AMRO BANK N.V.				)


Witness to all the above				)
Signatures				)
Name:				)
Address:				)

COUNTERSIGNED this 30^th day of September 2020 by the following parties who, by executing the same, confirm and acknowledge that they have read and understood the terms and conditions of the above Second Supplemental Agreement, that they agree in all respects to the same and that the Security Documents to which they are respectively a party shall remain in full force and effect and shall continue to stand as security for the obligations of the Borrower under the Loan Agreement, as amended by the above Second Supplemental Agreement, and each of them hereby reaffirms the Security Documents to which it is a party as the same is amended by the above Second Supplemental Agreement.


/s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx				/s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX				XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX
duly authorized on behalf of				duly authorized on behalf of
LETO SHIPPING CORPORATION				NAVIOS SHIPMANAGEMENT INC.

/s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX
duly authorised on behalf of
NAVIOS MARITIME OPERATING L.L.C.

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