DATED 7 APRIL 2008
DATED 7
APRIL 2008
as
Vendor
and
as
Purchaser
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relating
to
the
sale and purchase of the entire ownership interests in
GANGES
SPIRIT L.L.C.
(formerly
DELAWARE SHIPPING L.L.C)
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Contents
Clause | Name | Page |
1
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Definitions and
Interpretation
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1
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2
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Agreement
For Sale
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6
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3
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Consideration
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6
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4
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Completion
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7
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Warranties
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8
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6
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Remedies
of the Purchaser
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11
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7
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Implementation
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13
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8
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Costs
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13
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9
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Other
Provisions
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13
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10
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Notices
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16
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11
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Governing
Law and Jurisdiction
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17
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12
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Termination
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17
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Schedule | Name | Page |
1
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Disclosure
Schedule
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19
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2
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The
Interests Transfer Documents
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27
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3
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Warranties
and Representations
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28
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4
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The
Vessel
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42
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5
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The
Consideration Formula
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43
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Execution
Page
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44
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DATED 7 April
2008
BETWEEN:
(1)
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Teekay Corporation, a
Xxxxxxxx Islands company having a principal office at Bayside House,
Bayside Executive Park, West Bay Street & Blake Road, P.O. Box
AP-59212, Nassau, Bahamas (the “Vendor”)
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(2)
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Teekay Tankers Ltd., a
Xxxxxxxx Islands limited partnership having a principal office at Bayside
House, Bayside Executive Park, Xxxx Xxx Xxxxxx & Xxxxx Xxxx, X.X. Xxx
XX-00000, Nassau, Bahamas (the “Purchaser”)
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BACKGROUND
(A)
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The
Vendor is the legal and beneficial owner of the
Interests.
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(B)
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Pursuant
to the Contribution Agreement, the Vendor is obliged to offer for sale to
the Purchaser the Vessel together with m.v. “NARMADA SPIRIT”, m.v. “YAMUNA
SPIRIT” and m.v. “ASHKINI SPIRIT” within 18 months of the initial public
offering of the Purchaser on 18 December
2007.
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(C)
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The
Contribution Agreement provides that the vessels referred to in Recital
(B) above may be offered for sale either individually, in groups or
collectively.
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(D)
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Pursuant
to the Memorandum, the Vendor has elected to first offer the Vessel
together with m.v. “NARMADA SPIRIT” for sale to the Purchaser, which will
involve inter
alia the sale of the Interests by the Vendor to the
Purchaser.
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(E)
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The
Purchaser has agreed to purchase the Interests from the Vendor subject to
the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
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OPERATIVE
PROVISIONS
1
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DEFINITIONS
AND INTERPRETATION
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1.1
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In this
Agreement, including the Schedules and the recitals, unless the context requires
otherwise:
“Borrowers”, “Bookrunners”, “Collateral Transfer”, “Finance
Documents”, “Lenders”, “Mandated Lead Arrangers”,
“Security Trustee” and
“Swap Providers” each
has the meaning given to that term in the Facility Agreement.
“Business Day” means a day
(other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which banks in New York are open for the
transaction of normal banking business (other than solely for trading and
settlement in Dollars) or, for the purposes of Clause 10 (Notices ), a day on which banks
are open for the transaction of normal banking business in the country of
receipt of a notice.
“Business Information” means
all information and records (in whatever form held and whether commercial,
financial, technical or otherwise) relating to the Company or the business or
activities or affairs of the Company, which can be reasonably considered to be
confidential to the Company.
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“Charter” means the time
charter in respect of the Vessel dated 18 April 2005 between (i) Sabine Shipping
L.L.C. and (ii) the Charterer as substituted and novated pursuant to the
Substitution Arrangements.
“Charterer” means Hyundai
Merchant Marine Co. Ltd..
“Claim” means a claim for
breach of Warranty by the Purchaser against the Vendor.
“Closing” means completion of
the sale and purchase of the Interests in accordance with
Clause 4.1 (Timing
and place of Closing ).
“Closing Date” means the day on
which Closing takes place which shall be 7 April 2008 unless otherwise agreed in
writing by the Purchaser and the Vendor.
“Collateral Transfer
Arrangements” means the arrangements to be completed in order to give
effect to a Collateral Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Facility
Agreement.
“Company” means Ganges Spirit
L.L.C., a limited liability company formed under the laws of the Republic of the
Xxxxxxxx Islands with a registered office at Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake
Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx XX00000.
“Consideration” means the
consideration payable by the Purchaser for the Interests as stated in
Clause 3 (Consideration ).
“Consideration Formula” means
the formula for the calculation of the Consideration as set out in Schedule
5 (The Consideration
Formula ).
“Contribution Agreement” means
the contribution, conveyance and assumption agreement dated 18 December
2007 and made between (i) the Vendor, (ii) the Purchaser and (iii) Teekay
Holdings Limited.
“Covered Environmental Losses”
means all environmental and toxic tort Losses and Expenses suffered or incurred
by the Purchaser, the Purchaser Group Companies or the Company by reason of or
arising out of:
(a)
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any
violation or correction of violation of Environmental Laws by the Vendor
or the Vendor Group Companies; or
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(b)
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any
event or condition associated with ownership or operation by the Vendor or
the Vendor Group Companies of the Interests (including, without
limitation, the presence of Hazardous Substances on, under, about or
migrating to or from the Vessel or the disposal or release of Hazardous
Substances generated by operation of the Vessel), including, without
limitation:
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(i)
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the
cost and expense of any investigation, assessment, evaluation, monitoring,
containment, cleanup, repair, restoration, remediation or other corrective
action required or necessary under Environmental
Laws;
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(ii)
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the
cost or expense of the preparation and implementation of any closure,
remedial, corrective action or other plans required or necessary under
Environmental Laws; and
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(iii)
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the
cost and expense for any environmental or toxic tort pre-trial, trial or
appellate legal or litigation support
work,
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but only
to the extent that such violation complained of under (a), or such events or
conditions included in (b), occurred before the Closing Date and, provided that,
in no event shall Losses or Expenses to the extent arising from a change in any
Environmental Law after the Closing Date be deemed “Covered Environmental
Losses”.
“Disclosed” means
fully, fairly and expressly disclosed by the Transaction Documents or the
Disclosure Schedule and, for this purpose “fairly disclosed” means any
information disclosed in such manner and in such detail or with sufficient
explanation as to enable a reasonable purchaser to make an informed assessment
or estimation of the matter concerned and its financial, operational or other
consequences to the Company.
“Disclosure Schedule” means the
Disclosure Schedule provided to the Purchaser by the Vendor concurrently with
the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
“Dollars” means United States
Dollars.
“Environmental Laws” means all
federal, state, foreign and local laws, statutes, rules, regulations, orders,
judgments and ordinances relating to protection of health and safety and the
environment, each as amended up to and including the Closing Date.
“Facility” means the
US$854,000,000 credit facility made available by the Lenders to the Borrowers
pursuant to the Facility Agreement.
“Facility Agreement” means the
credit facility dated 28 November 2007 and made between (i) the Borrowers,
(ii) the Lenders, (iii) the Security Trustee, (iv) the Mandated Lead Arrangers,
(v) the Bookrunners and (vi) the Swap Providers pursuant to which the Lenders
have agreed to make a loan facility available to the Borrowers for the purposes
stated in the Facility Agreement.
“Financing Arrangements” means
the financing arrangements in relation to the Vendor, the Purchaser, the Company
and the Vessel as contemplated by and created pursuant to the Facility
Agreement.
“Gemini Tankers L.L.C.” means
Gemini Tankers L.L.C., a limited liability company organised and existing under
the laws of The Xxxxxxxx Islands.
“Hazardous Substances”
means:
(a)
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substances
which contain substances defined in or regulated under applicable
Environmental Laws;
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(b)
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petroleum
and petroleum products, including crude oil and any fractions
thereof;
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(c)
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natural
gas, synthetic gas and any mixtures
thereof;
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(d)
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any
substances with respect to which a federal, state, foreign or local agency
requires environmental investigation, monitoring, reporting or
remediation;
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(e)
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any
hazardous waste or solid waste, within the meaning of any Environmental
Law;
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(f)
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any
solid, hazardous, dangerous or toxic chemical, material, waste or
substance, within the meaning of and regulated by any Environmental
Law;
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(g)
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any
radioactive material; and
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(h)
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any
asbestos-containing materials that represent a health
hazard.
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“Indebtedness” means any
borrowings or other indebtedness whatsoever owed by the Company.
“Insolvency Event” means in
relation to any of the Purchaser, the Vendor or the Company (as the context may
require) that any of the following actions has occurred in relation to
it:
(a)
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an
order has been made or an effective resolution passed or other proceedings
or actions taken (including, without limitation, the presentation of a
petition) with a view to its administration, bankruptcy, winding-up,
liquidation or dissolution; or
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(b)
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it
has had a receiver, administrative receiver, manager or administrator
appointed over all or any substantial part of its undertaking or assets;
or
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(c)
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any
event has occurred or situation arisen in any jurisdiction that has a
substantially similar effect to any of the
foregoing.
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“Interests” means 100% of the
entire equity interests or share capital in the Company.
“Losses and Expenses” means
liabilities, losses, damages, claims, demands, awards and expenses (including,
without limitation, legal costs) and includes, for the avoidance of doubt, any
value added tax (VAT) (or similar tax) payable in relation to any such matter,
circumstance or item (except to the extent that the party claiming Losses and
Expenses obtains credit for such VAT as input tax).
“Memorandum” means the
memorandum dated 29 February 2008 by the Vendor addressed to the Conflicts
Committee of the Board of Directors of the Purchaser.
“Pool” means the pool of tanker
vessels known as the Gemini Tankers Pool established pursuant to the Pool
Agreement.
“Pool Agreement” means the pool
agreement dated 1 December 2003 and made between (i) Gemini Tankers L.L.C. and
(ii) the Participants (as defined in the Pool Agreement).
“Pooling Arrangements” means
the arrangements between the Company and the Charterer pursuant to which the
Vessel has been entered into the Pool in accordance with additional clause 33
(hire/profit sharing)
of the Charter.
“Purchaser Group Companies”
means the Purchaser and any subsidiaries thereof.
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“Relevant Documents” means
those agreements, contracts, understandings and arrangements to which the
Company is a party or to which any of the Interests, the Vessel or any other
assets of the Company are subject or by which they are bound which are material
to the Company or its trading activities, set out in the Disclosure
Schedule.
“Sabine Shipping L.L.C.” means Sabine Shipping
L.L.C., a limited liability company organised and existing under the laws of The
Xxxxxxxx Islands.
“Security Interest” means any
mortgage, charge (whether fixed or floating), pledge, lien, hypothecation,
encumbrance, assignment, right of set-off, trust arrangement, title retention or
other security interest or other agreement or arrangement of any kind having the
effect of conferring security.
“Specified Rate” is
the rate of interest equal to yearly LIBOR from time to time plus 100 basis
points.
“Substitution Arrangements”
means the arrangements between the Company and Laurel Shipping L.L.C (as
successor to Sabine Shipping LLC) pursuant to which the Vessel has been
substituted for m.v. “SABINE” in accordance with the provisions of additional
clause 30 (substitution) of the Charter
and pursuant to which the Charter has been novated by Laurel Shipping L.L.C. to
the Company.
“Tax” or “Taxation” means any tax, duty,
contribution, impost, levy or charge in the nature of tax, whether domestic or
foreign, and any fine, penalty, surcharge or interest in relation thereto,
including without limitation (and without prejudice to the foregoing)
corporation tax, income tax (including tax failing to be deducted or withheld
from or accounted for in respect of any payment), capital gains tax, value added
tax, customs excise and import duties, stamp duty, stamp duty reserve tax, and
any other payment whatsoever that the Company is or may be or become bound to
make to any person and that is or purports to be in the nature of taxation or
otherwise by reason of any taxation statutes.
“Taxation Authority” means any
national, local municipal, governmental, state, federal or fiscal, revenue,
customs or excise authority, body, agency or official anywhere in the world
having, or purporting to have power or authority in relation to
Tax.
“Transaction Documents” means
this Agreement and the other documents delivered at Closing pursuant to
Clause 4 (Completion ).
“Vendor’s
Account” means such account of the Vendor as the Vendor may
specify to the Purchaser from time to time.
“Vendor Group
Companies” means the Vendor and any subsidiary of the Vendor,
from time to time (except, with effect from Closing, the Company and any
Purchaser Group Companies).
“Vessel” means the
vessel m.v. “GANGES SPIRIT” owned by the Company, details of which are set out
in Schedule 4 (The
Vessel ).
“Warranties” means the
representations and warranties set out in Clause 5 (Warranties ) and Schedule
3 (Warranties and
Representations ).
1.2
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Interpretation
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1.2.1
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Reference
to:
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(a)
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a
person includes a legal or natural person, partnership, trust, company,
government or local authority department or other body (whether corporate
or unincorporated);
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(b)
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a
statutory or regulatory body shall include its successors and any
substituted body;
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(c)
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the
singular includes the plural and vice versa;
and
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(d)
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one
gender includes all genders.
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1.2.2
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Unless
otherwise stated, a reference to a Clause, sub-clause or Schedule is a
reference to a Clause or sub-clause of, or Schedule to, this Agreement and
a reference to this Agreement includes its
Schedules.
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1.2.3
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Clause
headings in this Agreement and in the Schedules are for ease of reference
only and do not affect its
construction.
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1.2.4
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In
construing this Agreement the so-called eusdem generis rule does not
apply and accordingly the interpretation of general words shall not be
restricted by words indicating a particular class or particular
examples.
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2
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AGREEMENT
FOR SALE
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2.1
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Sale
and purchase of Interests
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Subject
to the other provisions of this Agreement, the Vendor shall sell and transfer
the Interests to the Purchaser and the Purchaser shall purchase and take
transfer of the Interests on the Closing Date.
2.2
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Absolute
title to Interests; no Security Interest in
Interests
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The
Vendor shall take all steps within its power and control (but without any
obligation to expend any material amount) to procure the Purchaser and will duly
obtain absolute title to the entire legal and beneficial interest in the
Interests, and all rights (whether in respect of distributions, voting or
otherwise) that at the date of this Agreement or any later time are conferred on
or by any of the Interests, free from any Security Interest.
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CONSIDERATION
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3.1
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Determination
of the Consideration
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The
Consideration shall be determined in accordance with the Consideration
Formula.
3.2
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Payment
of Consideration
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The
Consideration shall be paid by the Purchaser on the Closing Date by way of
electronic transfer to the account of the Vendor as specified by the Vendor in
writing at least five (5) Business Days before the Closing Date.
3.3
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Vendor’s
Undertakings
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In
addition to the transfer of the Interests to the Purchaser, the Vendor further
undertakes as follows:
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(a)
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that
on Closing, it shall procure that the Company shall have no net
liabilities other than the liabilities Disclosed in the Disclosure
Schedule;
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(b)
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following
the Closing Date and upon receiving any notices, correspondence,
information or enquiries in relation to the Company, the Interests, the
Vessel or the Transaction Documents, it shall forthwith pass copies
thereof to the Purchaser and shall hold in trust for the Company and
account forthwith for any monies received after the Closing Date on
account of the Company.
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4
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COMPLETION
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4.1
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Timing
and place of Closing
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Subject
to the provisions of this Agreement, Closing shall be effected by the Vendor
satisfying its obligations under Clause 4.2 (Vendor’s Closing
obligations )
and by the Purchaser satisfying its obligations under
Clause 4.3 (Purchaser’s Closing
obligations )
and shall take place on the Closing Date.
4.2
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Vendor’s
Closing obligations
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4.2.1
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The
Vendor shall deliver or procure that there are delivered to the Purchaser
on or before the Closing Date (as the context may
permit):
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(a)
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duly
executed transfers in respect of the Interests in favour of the Purchaser,
or as it may direct;
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(b)
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the
certificates, if any, for the Interests (or an indemnity in the approved
form for any lost certificates);
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(c)
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certified
copies of the minutes of a meeting of the directors of the Vendor
(certified as at the date of Closing to be a certified copy of such
resolutions in full force and effect and certifying that such resolutions
have not been revoked), confirming that it has authorised the transfer of
the Interests to the Purchaser;
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(d)
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all
statutory and minute books (in every case written up to, but not
including, the Closing Date), common seals, certificates of formation and
certificates of amendment (or equivalent), cheque books, bank mandates and
other books and records (whether statutory, financial or otherwise) of the
Company as applicable and all certificates and documents of title relating
to any investments of the Company;
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(e)
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the
original or certified true copies of the Transaction
Documents;
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(f)
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the
original or certified true copies of the Relevant
Documents;
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(g)
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evidence
satisfactory to the Purchaser that all amounts payable by the Company
under any loan facilities made available by the Vendor (other than with
respect to amounts Disclosed as liabilities in the Disclosure Schedule),
any bank, financial institution, or any other person whether on the basis
of any Security Interest provided by the Company, and whether in relation
to the Vessel or otherwise, have been paid in full and all associated
Security Interests (other than those identified in the Disclosure
Schedule) and any other agreements or obligations entered into by the
Company for the benefit of itself or any other person have been terminated
or released and, in relation to Security Interests, reassigned to the
Company or to the person giving the same;
and
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(h)
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the
duly executed certificate of an officer of the Vendor dated on the Closing
Date, in form reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser, certifying on behalf
of the Vendor to the accuracy of representations and Warranties of the
Vendor contained in this Agreement.
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4.3
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Purchaser’s
Closing obligations
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The
Purchaser shall on Closing and subject to the transfer of the
Interests:
(a)
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deliver
or procure that there is delivered to the Vendor a certified copy of the
minutes of a meeting of the directors of its general partner, authorising
the execution of this Agreement and any other Transaction Document that it
is to execute pursuant to this
Agreement;
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(b)
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pay
to the Vendor the Consideration in accordance with Clause 3.2 (Payment of
Consideration).
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4.4
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Closing
obligations not fulfilled
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4.4.1
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If
either party fails, for any reason, to comply with any of its obligations
under the foregoing provisions of this Clause 4 (Completion ), the other party
may, at its option:
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(a)
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by
written notice to the first party defer the date for Closing by one or
more periods that shall not exceed 20 (twenty) Business Days in aggregate
in respect of either all of the parties’ obligations under the foregoing
provisions of this Clause 4 (Completion ) or such of those
obligations that have not been complied with;
or
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(b)
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proceed
to Closing so far as practicable but without prejudice to the second
party’s rights (whether under this Agreement or the general law) as
regards the obligations with which the first party has not complied;
or
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(c)
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waive
all or any of the obligations in question of the first
party.
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4.4.2
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If
Closing is deferred to another date in accordance with Clause 4.4.1(a),
and Closing is effected, the provisions of this Agreement shall apply as
if that other date were the Closing
Date.
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5
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WARRANTIES
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5.1
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General
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The
Vendor represents, warrants and undertakes, subject to
Clause 5.8 (Disclosure in Disclosure
Schedule ),
that each statement in Schedule 3 (Warranties and
Representations ) is at the date of this
Agreement, and will (save as Disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule or in writing
not later than the time of Closing) at the Closing Date remain, true, accurate
and not misleading in any respect on the basis that a reference to the Closing
Date were substituted for any express or implied reference to the date of this
Agreement in that Schedule.
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5.2
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Claims
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The
Vendor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably covenants with the Purchaser that,
subject always to the limitations set out in Clause 6 (Remedies of the
Purchaser ),
it will indemnify the Purchaser and the Company against all Losses and Expenses
that any of the Purchaser Group Company or the Company may suffer or incur or
pay in enforcing its rights in connection with any matter referred to in this
Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents including, without
limitation:
(a)
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the
disputing and/or settlement of any Claims and any steps taken to avoid and
advice sought in connection with any actual, threatened or anticipated
Claims;
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(b)
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any
legal proceedings in which any of the Purchaser Group Companies or the
Company makes a Claim; and
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(c)
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the
enforcement of any such settlement or
judgement.
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5.3
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Reliance
on Warranties
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The
Vendor acknowledges that:
(a)
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the
Purchaser has been induced to enter and is entering into this Agreement
and the other Transaction Documents on the basis of and in reliance upon
the Warranties;
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(b)
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the
Purchaser may rely on the Warranties to the exclusion of any other
information, and that, with the exception of matters set forth in the
Disclosure Schedule, the Purchaser’s rights in respect thereof will not be
in any way impaired as a result of any other information being possessed
by or available to any Purchaser Group Companies or any officer, employee,
professional or financial adviser of, or person acting on behalf of, the
Purchaser or any Purchaser Group
Companies.
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5.4
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Warranties
are separate and independent
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Each
Warranty shall be construed as a separate and independent warranty and, save as
expressly provided otherwise, shall not be limited or restricted by reference to
or inference from any other terms of this Agreement or any other
Warranty.
5.5
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Reduction
in Consideration
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Any
payments made by the Vendor to the Purchaser in respect of Claims shall, to the
extent lawfully possible, be treated by the parties as a reduction in the
Consideration; provided, however, that this Clause 5.5 (Reduction in
Consideration ) shall not in any way
limit or restrict the amount recoverable by the Purchaser or any other person
under this agreement to the amount of the Consideration or any other amount (but
this is without prejudice to the limitations set out in
Clause 6 (Remedies
of the Purchaser ).
5.6
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Awareness
of Vendor and Ordinary Course of
Business
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Where any
Warranty is qualified by reference to the awareness, knowledge, information or
belief of the Vendor (or any similar expression), the Vendor shall be
deemed to have such awareness, knowledge, information or belief as it would have
after having made reasonable enquiry of the senior executive managers and
officers of the Vendor. In relation to each of the Warranties
concerning the assets, liabilities, Transaction Documents, Relevant Documents,
Vessel or results of the Company, such Warranties shall be deemed to be
qualified by reference to exclude any matters (whether or not Disclosed) arising
in the ordinary and normal course of trading since 7 April 2008.
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5.7
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Provision
of information
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The
Vendor undertakes promptly to provide the Purchaser with any information that
the Purchaser may by written notice request in relation to:
(a)
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any
of the Warranties or any statement of fact contained elsewhere in this
Agreement, any Relevant Document or any Transaction Document;
or
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(b)
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the
Disclosure Schedule or any other disclosure made or information provided
(or purportedly made or provided) under this Clause 5.7 (Provision of
information );
or
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(c)
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any
matter or question connected with or arising out of any of the
foregoing,
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but this
only applies to information that is (either at the date of the Agreement or at
the date of the request) in the possession of the Vendor or that the Vendor or
any of its professional advisers can reasonably be expected to obtain and
present without undue efforts.
5.8
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Disclosure
in Disclosure Schedule
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The
Vendor shall not have any liability in respect of any Claim if and to the extent
that any fact, matter or circumstance that causes any of the Warranties to be
breached or that might result in a Claim or possible Claim has been Disclosed in
the Disclosure Schedule or otherwise in any of the Transaction Documents or
Relevant Documents. The parties agree that the Disclosure made by the
documents listed in the Disclosure Schedule constitutes full, fair and express
disclosure of the facts, matters, transactions, rights, obligations, assets,
liabilities, arrangements, relationships and scope of information to which those
documents relate.
5.9
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Notification
of potential Claims before Closing
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If, at
any time before Closing, the Vendor becomes aware of any Claim or any matter
that could reasonably be expected to cause a Claim to arise or any matter that
at Closing would constitute a Claim or could reasonably be expected to cause a
Claim to arise, it shall forthwith disclose the same in writing to the
Purchaser.
5.10
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Organisation
and good standing
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Each
party represents to the other party that it is duly formed, organised and
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of
incorporation.
5.11
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Due
authorisation
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Each
party represents to the other party that it has all necessary power, authority
and capacity to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations under
this Agreement and the execution of this Agreement has been duly authorised by
all necessary action on its part.
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5.12
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No
Impediments
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To the
best knowledge of each party after making such diligent inquiry as may be
reasonable under the circumstances, neither party has any knowledge of any
impediment that might impact the sale and purchase of the Interests as
contemplated by this Agreement.
6
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REMEDIES
OF THE PURCHASER
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6.1
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Survival
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Subject
to the limitations and other provisions of this Agreement and the Transaction
Documents, the representations and warranties of the Vendor contained in this
Agreement (including the Schedules hereto), the Disclosure Schedule and the
Relevant Documents shall survive the Closing and remain in full force and effect
for a period of 12 months after the Closing Date; provided, however, that
the Warranties in paragraph 1(b), paragraph 1(c),
paragraph 13 (Taxation ) and paragraph 14(a)
of Schedule 3 (Warranties
and Representations ) to this Agreement shall
survive until, and shall terminate upon, the date of expiration of the
applicable statute of limitations with respect to the liability in
question. The covenants and agreements of the Vendor contained in
this Agreement and the Transaction Documents that by their terms extend beyond
the Closing Date shall not terminate other until all obligations with respect
thereto have been performed or satisfied or shall have expired or been
terminated in accordance with their terms.
6.2
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Indemnification
by the Vendor
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6.2.1
|
The
Vendor agrees, subject to the other terms and conditions of this Agreement
and the Transaction Documents, to indemnify each of the Purchaser, the
Purchaser Group Companies and the Company against and hold it harmless
from any and all:
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(a)
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losses
and expenses to the Purchaser, any Purchaser Group Companies or the other
Company arising out of or related to the breach of any representation,
warranty, covenant or agreement of the Vendor in this Agreement (including
the Schedules hereto), the Disclosure Schedule and the Transaction
Documents, to the extent Vendor is notified by the Purchaser of such
Losses or Expenses prior to expiration of the applicable survival period
set forth in Clause 6.1 (Survival );
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(b)
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Covered
Environmental Losses relating to the Interests to the extent that the
Vendor is notified by the Purchaser of any such Covered Environmental
Losses within five (5) years after the Closing
Date;
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(c)
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Losses
or Expenses to the Purchaser, the Purchaser Group Companies or the Company
arising from:
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(i)
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the
failure of the Purchaser Group Companies, immediately after the Closing
Date, to be the owner of such ownership interests in and to the Interests
as are necessary to enable the Purchaser Group Companies to own and
operate the Interests in substantially the same manner that the Interests
were owned and operated by the Vendor Group Companies immediately prior to
the Closing Date; or
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(ii)
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the
failure of the Purchaser Group Companies to have on the Closing Date any
consent or governmental permit necessary to allow the Purchaser Group
Companies to own or operate the Interests in substantially the same manner
that the Interests were owned and operated by the Vendor Group Companies
immediately prior to the Closing
Date,
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in each
of Clause 6.2.1(c)(i) and Clause 6.2.1(c)(ii), to the extent that the
Vendor is notified by the Purchaser of such Losses or Expenses within three (3)
years after the Closing Date; and
(d)
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all
federal, state, foreign and local income tax liabilities attributable to
the operation of the Interests prior to the Closing
Date.
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6.2.2
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The
aggregate liability of Vendor under Clause 6.2.1 shall not exceed $10
million. Furthermore, no claim may be made against Vendor for
indemnification pursuant to Clause 6.2.1 unless the aggregate dollar
amount of all claims for indemnification pursuant to such Clause shall
exceed $500,000, in which case Vendor shall be liable for claims for
indemnification only to the extent such aggregate amount exceeds
$500,000.
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6.3
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General
Provisions
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6.3.1
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The
Purchaser agrees that within a reasonable period of time after it becomes
aware of facts giving rise to a claim for indemnification pursuant to
Clause 6.2 (Indemnification by the
Vendor ), it will provide
notice thereof in writing to the Vendor specifying the nature of and
specific basis for such claim.
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6.3.2
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The
Vendor shall have the right to control all aspects of the defence of (and
any counterclaims with respect to) any claims brought against the
Purchaser the Purchaser Group Companies or the Company that are covered by
the indemnification set forth in Clause 6.2 (Indemnification by the
Vendor ), including,
without limitation, the selection of counsel, determination of whether to
appeal any decision of any court and the settling of any such matter or
any issues relating thereto; provided, however, that no such settlement
shall be entered into without the consent (which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld) of the Purchaser (with the concurrence of the
conflicts committee of the Purchaser) unless it includes a full release of
the Purchaser, the Purchaser Group Companies and the Company from such
matter or issues, as the case may
be.
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6.3.3
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The
Purchaser agrees to cooperate fully with the Vendor with respect to all
aspects of the defence of any claims covered by the indemnification set
forth in Clause 6.2 (Indemnification by the
Vendor ), including,
without limitation, the prompt furnishing to the Vendor of any
correspondence or other notice relating thereto that the Purchaser, the
Purchaser Group Companies or the Company may receive, permitting the names
of such parties to be utilized in connection with such defence, the making
available to the Vendor of any files, records or other information of such
parties that the Vendor considers relevant to such defence and the making
available to the Vendor of any employees of the Purchaser, the Purchaser
Group Companies or the Company; provided, however, that in connection
therewith the Vendor agrees to use reasonable efforts to minimize the
impact thereof on the operations of such parties and further agrees to
maintain the confidentiality of all files, records and other information
furnished by any such party pursuant to this Clause 6.3 (General Provisions ). In no
event shall the obligation of the Purchaser to cooperate with the Vendor
as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence be construed as
imposing upon the Purchaser an obligation to hire and pay for counsel in
connection with the defence of any claims covered by the indemnification
set forth in this Clause 6 (Remedies of the
Purchaser ); provided,
however, that the Purchaser may, at its own option, cost and expense, hire
and pay for counsel in connection with any such defence. The Vendor agrees
to keep any such counsel hired by the Purchaser reasonably informed as to
the status of any such defence (including providing such counsel with such
information related to any such defence as such counsel may reasonably
request) but the Vendor shall have the right to retain sole control over
such defence.
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6.3.4
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In
determining the amount of any Loss or Expense for which the Purchaser, the
Purchaser Group Companies or the Company is entitled to indemnification
under this Agreement, the gross amount of the indemnification will be
reduced by (i) any insurance proceeds realized by such parties, and such
correlative insurance benefit shall be net of any incremental insurance
premium that becomes due and payable by such parties as a result of such
claim, and (ii) all amounts recovered by such parties under contractual
indemnities from third persons. The Purchaser hereby agrees to use
commercially reasonable efforts to realize any applicable insurance
proceeds or amounts recoverable under such contractual indemnities;
provided, however, that the costs and expenses (including, without
limitation, court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees) of the Purchaser,
the Purchaser Group Companies or the Company in connection with such
efforts shall be promptly reimbursed by the Vendor in advance of any
determination of whether such insurance proceeds or other amounts will be
recoverable.
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6.3.5
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The
Purchaser hereby acknowledges and agrees that its sole and exclusive
remedy with respect to any and all claims relating to the subject matter
of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents shall be pursuant to
the indemnification provisions set forth in this Clause 6 (Remedies of the
Purchaser ). In
furtherance of the foregoing, the Purchaser hereby waives, to the fullest
extent permitted under applicable law, any and all rights, claims and
causes of action it may have against the Vendor and the Vendor Group
Companies arising under or based upon any federal, state, foreign or local
statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation (including, without
limitation, any such rights, claims or causes of action arising under or
based upon common law or
otherwise).
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IMPLEMENTATION
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7.1
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Further
assurances
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The
Vendor shall (and shall procure that any other relevant person shall) execute
any deeds or documents and exercise or waive any rights and generally take any
action, including passing (or procuring that there is passed) any resolution of
the Vendor or (whilst the Vendor remains the registered owner) the Company that
the Purchaser may reasonably require, which may be necessary for this Agreement
and the other Transaction Documents to be carried into effect.
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COSTS
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8.1
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Responsibility
for costs
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Except
where expressly provided otherwise, each party shall pay its own costs connected
with the negotiation, preparation, execution and implementation of this
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and any matters connected
therewith and investigating the affairs of the Company.
9
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OTHER
PROVISIONS
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9.1
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Entire
agreement
|
This
Agreement together with the other Transaction Documents constitutes the entire
agreement between the parties regarding the sale and purchase of the Interests
and related matters and supersedes any prior drafts, agreements, undertakings,
representations, warranties and arrangements of any kind, whether or not in
writing, regarding the same, all of which are hereby terminated and shall cease
to have effect in all respects, this Agreement and the parties confirm that
there are no collateral or supplemental agreements relating to the other
Transaction Documents, except as expressly set forth herein or
therein.
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9.2
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Assignment
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9.2.1
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This
Agreement shall be binding on and enure for the benefit of each party’s
successors and permitted assigns. Save as provided in Clause
9.2.2, no party shall, without the prior written consent of the other
party, assign, transfer, charge or deal in any other manner with this
Agreement or any of its rights (whether to damages or otherwise) or
obligations arising under or in connection with the Agreement, or purport
to do any of the same, nor sub-contract any or all of its obligations
under this Agreement, and any such assignment, transfer, charge or dealing
shall be void for all purposes.
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9.2.2
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The
Purchaser may assign all or any part of its rights and benefits under this
Agreement to any Purchaser Group
Companies.
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9.2.3
|
Subject
to and upon any succession or assignment permitted by this Agreement, any
such successor or assignee shall in its own right be able to enforce any
term of this Agreement in accordance with the terms of this Agreement as
if it were a party, but until such time shall have no rights whether as a
third party or otherwise. The Vendor shall have no greater
liabilities towards any successor or assignee of the Purchaser than it
would have had to the Purchaser had the Purchaser remained fully and
solely entitled under this
Agreement.
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9.3
|
Right
of set-off, deductions and withholdings and Tax on
payments
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9.3.1
|
The
Purchaser shall not be entitled to set off against the Consideration any
sums owing to it by the Vendor.
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9.3.2
|
If
any deduction or withholding is required by law to be made from any
payment from one party to another party under this Agreement or any other
Transaction Document, the party making the payment shall increase the
amount thereof so as to ensure that the recipient receives and is able to
retain that amount that it would have received and retained had the
payment not been the subject matter of such deduction or withholding
provided always that if the recipient is entitled to a credit or some
other benefit as a consequence of the payment to it being the subject
matter of a deduction or withholding it shall use its reasonable
endeavours to utilise the credit (whether by set off, or by claiming a
repayment in respect thereof, or otherwise) or benefit so arising and in
the event that it is able so to do it shall repay to the party who made
the payment an amount equal to the credit or benefit so utilised, provided
always that this Clause is without prejudice to the limitations on the
Vendor’s liabilities as set out in Clause 6 (Remedies of the
Purchaser ). For
the avoidance of doubt, this Clause 9.3.2 shall not impose upon the
recipient of the payment any obligation to utilise any credit or benefit
in priority to any other economic credit or benefit available to it or to
pay to the party making the payment an amount greater than that by which
the original payment was increased under this Clause 9.3 (Right of set-off, deductions
and withholdings and Tax on payments ).
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9.3.3
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If
any payment from the Vendor to the Purchaser under this Agreement or any
other Transaction Document is liable to Tax in the hands of the Purchaser,
the Vendor shall increase the payment by such an amount as will ensure
that the Purchaser is able to receive and retain, after paying Tax in
respect of its receipt, an amount equal to that which would otherwise have
been paid to it had the receipt not been subject to Tax in its hands,
provided always that this Clause is without prejudice to the limitations
on the Vendor’s liabilities as set out in Clause 6 (Remedies of the
Purchaser ). The
parties shall agree to the amount of any increase
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in
a relevant payment to give effect to this Clause 9.3 (Right of set-off, deductions
and withholdings and Tax on payments ). In the
event that the parties are not able to agree the amount of any increase,
the amount thereof shall be certified by the Purchaser’s auditors acting
as experts whose decision in respect thereof shall be binding on the
relevant parties except in the case of manifest
error.
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9.4
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Waivers,
rights and remedies
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9.4.1
|
No
failure or delay on the part of either party to this Agreement in
exercising any right or remedy provided by law or under this Agreement
shall impair such right or remedy or operate as a waiver or variation of
it or preclude its exercise at any subsequent time and no single or
partial exercise of any such right or remedy shall preclude or restrict
any other or further exercise of it or the exercise of any other right or
remedy.
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9.4.2
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A
waiver by either party to this Agreement of a breach of or default this
Agreement or under any other Transaction Document shall not constitute a
waiver of any other breach or default, shall not affect the other terms of
this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or the rights of any
other person thereto and shall not prevent the Purchaser from subsequently
requiring compliance with the waived
obligation.
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9.4.3
|
Any
waiver (in whole or in part) of any right or remedy under this Agreement
must be set out in writing, signed by or on behalf of the person granting
the waiver and may be given subject to any conditions thought fit by the
grantor and, unless otherwise expressly stated, any waiver shall be
effective only in the instance and only for the purpose for, and in favour
of the person to, which it is
given.
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9.4.4
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Unless
specifically provided this Agreement and otherwise, the rights and
remedies of the Purchaser and the Vendor under or pursuant to any other
Transaction Document are cumulative, may be exercised as often as the
Purchaser or the Vendor, as applicable considers appropriate and are in
addition to its rights and remedies under the general
law.
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9.5
|
Variations
|
No
variation of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document shall be valid
unless it is agreed in writing and signed by or on behalf of each of the parties
thereto.
9.6
|
Effect
of Closing
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This
Agreement (other than obligations that have already been fully performed)
remains in full force after Closing.
9.7
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Provisions
of Agreement severable
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If any
provisions of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document is, or becomes,
invalid, unenforceable or illegal, in whole or in part, under the laws of any
jurisdiction, such term or provision or part shall to that extent be deemed not
to form part of this Agreement or the relevant Transaction Document (as the case
may be), but the validity, enforceability or legality of the remaining
provisions of this Agreement or the relevant Transaction Document shall not be
impaired.
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9.8
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Interest
for late payment
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Any sum
owing by either party under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document
shall carry interest from (and excluding) the date on which it is payable until
(and including) the date of actual payment at the Specified
Rate. Such interest will be compounded semi-annually and be payable
after as well as before any judgment.
9.9
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Counterparts
|
This
Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents may be entered into in any
number of counterparts and by the parties thereto on separate counterparts, each
of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original but each such
document shall not be effective until each party thereto has executed at least
one counterpart, but all the counterparts for document shall together constitute
one and the same instrument.
9.10
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Third
party rights
|
This
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents are made for the benefit of the
respective parties hereto and thereto and their successors and permitted assigns
only and are not intended to benefit, and no term thereof shall be enforceable
by, any other person by virtue of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Xxx
0000.
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NOTICES
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10.1
|
General
|
Any
notice under or in connection with this Agreement shall be in writing and may be
delivered by hand or fax to the address of the relevant party that is set out
below or to such other address as that party may have notified in writing from
time to time to the party serving the notice, which notice so served by fax
shall be deemed to have been received at the time of despatch:
(a)
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the
Vendor
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Name: Teekay
Corporation
Address: Suite
No. 1778,
00 Xxx-xx- Xxxxx Xxxx,
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00
Bermuda
Fax
Number: x000
000 000 0000
marked
for the attention of the Corporate Secretary
(b)
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the
Purchaser
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Name: Teekay
Tankers Ltd.
Address: Suite
Xx. 0000,
00 Xxx-xx-Xxxxx Xxxx,
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00
Xxxxxxx
00
Fax
Number: x000
000 000 0000
marked
for the attention of the Corporate Secretary
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GOVERNING
LAW AND JURISDICTION
|
11.1
|
English
law
|
This
Agreement is governed by, and shall be construed in accordance with, English
law.
11.2
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Arbitration
|
11.2.1
|
Any
dispute arising out of this Agreement shall be referred to arbitration in
London in accordance with the Arbitration Xxx 0000 and any statutory
re-enactment or modification thereof before a sole arbitrator agreed by
the parties or failing agreement within 7 days of receipt by one party of
a notice (the “First
Notice”) from the other proposing an arbitrator, a tribunal of
three arbitrators comprising:
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(a)
|
the
arbitrator proposed in the First
Notice;
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(b)
|
an
arbitrator appointed by the party that received the First Notice;
and
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(c)
|
an
arbitrator, who shall be the chairman, appointed by the two arbitrators
referred to in Clause 11.2.1(a) and
Clause 11.2.1(b).
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11.2.2
|
If
the party receiving the First Notice does not within 14 days of receipt
thereof notify the other party of its appointed arbitrator, the arbitrator
referred to in Clause 11.2.1(a) shall be deemed appointed as sole
arbitrator.
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11.2.3
|
Once
appointed in relation to a dispute, a sole arbitrator or tribunal shall
resolve all other disputes between the parties in relation to this
Agreement, subject to the availability of the
arbitrator(s).
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TERMINATION
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12.1
|
Termination
|
This
Agreement may be terminated upon written notice given at any time before the
Closing:
(a)
|
by
the mutual written consent of Vendor and
Purchaser;
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(b)
|
by
the Vendor, in the event of a material breach by the Purchaser of any
representation, Warranty, covenant or agreement of the Purchaser contained
herein that has not been cured or is not curable by the Closing Date;
or
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(c)
|
by
the Purchaser, in the event of a material breach by the Vendor of any
representation, Warranty, covenant or agreement of the Vendor contained
herein that has not been cured or is not curable by the Closing
Date.
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12.2
|
Effect
of Termination
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In the
event of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to
Clause 12.1 (Termination ), the parties shall be
relieved of their obligations under this Agreement, save that
Clause 1 (Definitions and
Interpretation ) and
Clause 10 (Notices ) to
Clause 11 (Governing
Law and Jurisdiction ) shall continue in full
force and effect, and neither party shall have any claims against the other
party in connection with this Agreement except in respect of any accrued rights
or obligations arising under this Agreement before termination or in connection
with any antecedent breach by any party of any provision of this Agreement or
any breach by any party of any continuing provision of this
Agreement.
In
witness whereof this Agreement has been executed by or on behalf of the parties
the day and year first above written.
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Draft
(#) 31.03.08
Schedule
1 : Disclosure Schedule
Schedule
1
Disclosure
Schedule
1
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Finance
Documents
|
Document
|
Parties
|
Date
|
|
1.
|
Loan
Agreement
|
Borrowers
/ Lenders / Agent / Security Trustee / Mandated Lease Arrangers /
Bookrunners / Swap Provider
|
28.11.2007
|
2.
|
Guarantee
and Indemnity in respect of the various obligations of the A Borrowers
together with Deed of Release
|
Guarantor
B / Security Trustee
Guarantor
B / Security Trustee
|
28.11.2007
18.11.2007
|
3.
|
Guarantee
and Indemnity in respect of the various obligations of the A
Borrowers
|
Guarantor
A / Security Trustee
|
18.11.2007
|
4.
|
Guarantee
and Indemnity in respect of the various obligations of the B
Borrowers
|
Guarantor
B / Security Trustee
|
28.11.2007
|
5.
|
ISDA
Master Agreement and schedule thereto
|
A
Borrowers / Swap Provider
|
28.11.2007
|
6.
|
ISDA
Novation Agreement
|
A
Borrowers / Swap Provider
|
28.11.2007
|
7.
|
Pledge
agreement in relation to the A Borrowers together with:
|
Pledgor
B / Security Trustee
|
18.12.2007
|
7.1
|
Irrevocable
Proxies; and
|
Pledgor
B
|
18.12.2007
|
7.2
|
LLC
Certificates
|
A
Borrowers
|
18.12.2007
|
8.
|
Pledge
Agreement in relation to the B Borrowers together with:
|
Pledgor
C / Security Trustee
|
30.11.2007
|
8.1
|
Irrevocable
Proxy; and
|
Pledgor
C
|
30.11.2007
|
8.2
|
LLC
Certificates
|
B
Borrowers
|
21.11.2007
|
9.
|
First
Priority Bahamas Ship Mortgage over m.v. “EVEREST SPIRIT” together
with:
|
Everest
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
10.12.2007
|
9.1
|
Transcript
of Register
|
BMA
|
10.12.2007
|
10.
|
Deed
of Covenants
|
Everest
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
10.12.2007
|
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11.
|
Deed
of Assignment together with:
|
Everest
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
10.12.2007
|
11.1
|
Notice
of Assignment
|
Everest
Spirit Holding L.L.C.
|
10.12.2007
|
11.2
|
Loss
Payable Clause
|
Everest
Spirit Holding L.L.C.
|
Undated
|
12.
|
First
Priority Bahamas Ship Mortgage over m.v. “KANATA SPIRIT” together
with:
|
Kanata
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
10.12.2007
|
12.1
|
Transcript
of Register
|
BMA
|
10.12.2007
|
13.
|
Deed
of Covenants
|
Kanata
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
10.12.2007
|
14.
|
Deed
of Assignment together with:
|
Kanata
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
10.12.2007
|
14.1
|
Notice
of Assignment; and
|
Kanata
Spirit Holding L.L.C.
|
10.12.2007
|
14.2
|
Loss
Payable Clause
|
Kanata
Spirit Holding L.L.C.
|
undated
|
15.
|
First
Priority Bahamas Ship Mortgage over m.v. “KAREELA SPIRIT” together
with:
|
Kareela
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
10.12.2007
|
Transcript
of Register
|
BMA
|
10.12.2007
|
|
16.
|
Deed
of Covenants
|
Kareela
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
10.12.2007
|
17.
|
Deed
of Assignment together with:
|
Kareela
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
10.12.2007
|
17.1
|
Notice
of Assignment; and
|
Kareela
Spirit Holding L.L.C.
|
10.12.2007
|
17.2
|
Loss
Payable Clause
|
Kareela
Spirit Holding L.L.C.
|
undated
|
18.
|
First
Priority Bahamas Ship Mortgage over m.v. “KYEEMA SPIRIT” together
with:
|
Kyeema
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
10.12.2007
|
18.1
|
Transcript
of Register
|
BMA
|
10.12.2007
|
19.
|
Deed
of Covenants
|
Kyeema
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
10.12.2007
|
20.
|
Deed
of Assignment together with:
|
Kyeema
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
10.12.2007
|
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20.1
|
Notice
of Assignment; and
|
Kyeema
Spirit Holding L.L.C.
|
10.12.2007
|
20.2
|
Loss
Payable Clause
|
Kyeema
Spirit Holding L.L.C.
|
undated
|
21.
|
First
Priority Bahamas Ship Mortgage over m.v. “NASSAU SPIRIT” together
with:
|
Nassau
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
10.12.2007
|
21.1
|
Transcript
of Register
|
BMA
|
10.12.2007
|
22.
|
Deed
of Covenants
|
Nassau
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
10.12.2007
|
23.
|
Deed
of Assignment together with:
|
Nassau
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
10.12.2007
|
23.1
|
Notice
of Assignment; and
|
Nassau
Spirit Holding L.L.C.
|
10.12.2007
|
|
Loss
Payable Clause
|
Nassau
Spirit Holding L.L.C.
|
undated
|
24.
|
First
Priority Bahamas Ship Mortgage over m.v. “FALSTER SPIRIT” together
with:
|
Falster
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
10.12.2007
|
24.1
|
Transcript
of Register
|
BMA
|
10.12.2007
|
25.
|
Deed
of Covenants
|
Falster
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
10.12.2007
|
26.
|
Deed
of Assignment together with:
|
Falster
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
10.12.2007
|
26.1
|
Notice
of Assignment; and
|
Falster
Spirit Holding L.L.C.
|
10.12.2007
|
26.2
|
Loss
Payable Clause
|
Falster
Spirit Holding L.L.C.
|
undated
|
27.
|
First
Priority Bahamas Ship Mortgage over m.v. “SOTRA SPIRIT” together
with:
|
Sotra
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
10.12.2007
|
27.1
|
Transcript
of Register
|
BMA
|
10.12.2007
|
28.
|
Deed
of Covenants
|
Sotra
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
10.12.2007
|
29.
|
Deed
of Assignment together with:
|
Sotra
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
10.12.2007
|
29.1
|
Notice
of Assignment; and
|
Sotra
Spirit Holding L.L.C.
|
10.12.2007
|
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29.2
|
Loss
Payable Clause
|
Sotra
Spirit Holding L.L.C.
|
undated
|
30.
|
First
Priority Bahamas Ship Mortgage over m.v. “GODAVARI SPIRIT” together
with:
|
Godavari
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
30.11.2007
|
30.1
|
Transcript
of Register
|
BMA
|
30.11.2007
|
31.
|
Deed
of Covenants
|
Godavari
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
30.11.2007
|
32.
|
Deed
of Assignment together with:
|
Godavari
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
30.11.2007
|
32.1
|
Notice
of Assignment; and
|
Godavari
Spirit Holding L.L.C.
|
30.11.2007
|
32.2
|
Loss
Payable Clause
|
Godavari
Spirit Holding L.L.C.
|
undated
|
33.
|
First
Priority Bahamas Ship Mortgage over m.v. “ISKMATI SPIRIT” together
with:
|
Iskmati
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
30.11.2007
|
33.1
|
Transcript
of Register
|
BMA
|
30.11.2007
|
34.
|
Deed
of Covenants
|
Iskmati
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
30.11.2007
|
35.
|
Deed
of Assignment together with:
|
Iskmati
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
30.11.2007
|
35.1
|
Notice
of Assignment; and
|
Iskmati
Spirit Holding L.L.C.
|
30.11.2007
|
35.2
|
Loss
Payable Clause
|
Iskmati
Spirit Holding L.L.C.
|
undated
|
36.
|
First
Priority Bahamas Ship Mortgage over m.v. “ASHKINI SPIRIT” together
with:
|
Ashkini
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
30.11.2007
|
36.1
|
Transcript
of Register
|
BMA
|
30.11.2007
|
37.
|
Deed
of Covenants
|
Ashkini
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
30.11.2007
|
38.
|
Deed
of Assignment together with:
|
Ashkini
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
30.11.2007
|
38.1
|
Notice
of Assignment
|
Ashkini
Spirit Holding L.L.C.
|
30.11.2007
|
38.2
|
Loss
Payable Clause
|
Ashkini
Spirit Holding L.L.C.
|
undated
|
39.
|
First
Priority Bahamas Ship Mortgage over m.v. “NARMADA SPIRIT” together
with:
|
Narmada
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
30.11.2007
|
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39.1
|
Transcript
of Register
|
BMA
|
30.11.2007
|
40.
|
Deed
of Covenants
|
Narmada
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
30.11.2007
|
41.
|
Deed
of Assignment together with:
|
Narmada
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
30.11.2007
|
41.1
|
Notice
of Assignment; and
|
Narmada
Spirit Holding L.L.C.
|
30.11.2007
|
41.2
|
Loss
Payable Clause
|
Narmada
Spirit Holding L.L.C.
|
undated
|
42.
|
First
Priority Bahamas Ship Mortgage over m.v. “KAVERI SPIRIT” together
with:
|
Kaveri
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
30.11.2007
|
42.1
|
Transcript
of Register
|
BMA
|
30.11.2007
|
43.
|
Deed
of Covenants
|
Kaveri
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
30.11.2007
|
44.
|
Deed
of Assignment together with:
|
Kaveri
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
30.11.2007
|
44.1
|
Notice
of Assignment
|
Kaveri
Spirit Holding L.L.C.
|
30.11.2007
|
44.2
|
Loss
Payable Clause
|
Kaveri
Spirit Holding L.L.C.
|
undated
|
45.
|
First
Priority Bahamas Ship Mortgage over m.v. “GANGES SPIRIT” together
with:
|
Ganges
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
30.11.2007
|
45.1
|
Transcript
of Register
|
BMA
|
30.11.2007
|
46.
|
Deed
of Covenants
|
Ganges
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
30.11.2007
|
47.
|
Deed
of Assignment together with:
|
Ganges
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
30.11.2007
|
47.1
|
Notice
of Assignment
|
Ganges
Spirit Holding L.L.C.
|
30.11.2007
|
47.2
|
Loss
Payable Clause
|
Ganges
Spirit Holding L.L.C.
|
undated
|
48.
|
First
Priority Bahamas Ship Mortgage over m.v. “YAMUNA SPIRIT” together
with:
|
Yamuna
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
30.11.2007
|
48.1
|
Transcript
of Register
|
BMA
|
30.11.2007
|
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49.
|
Deed
of Covenants
|
Yamuna
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
30.11.2007
|
50.
|
Deed
of Assignment together with:
|
Yamuna
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
30.11.2007
|
50.1
|
Notice
of Assignment
|
Yamuna
Spirit Holding L.L.C.
|
30.11.2007
|
50.2
|
Loss
Payable Clause
|
Yamuna
Spirit Holding L.L.C.
|
undated
|
51.
|
First
Priority Bahamas Ship Mortgage over m.v. “LUIT SPIRIT” together
with:
|
Luit
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
30.11.2007
|
51.1
|
Transcript
of Register
|
BMA
|
30.11.2007
|
52.
|
Deed
of Covenants
|
Luit
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
30.11.2007
|
53.
|
Deed
of Assignment together with:
|
Luit
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
30.11.2007
|
53.1
|
Notice
of Assignment
|
Luit
Spirit Holding L.L.C.
|
30.11.2007
|
53.2
|
Loss
Payable Clause
|
Luit
Spirit Holding L.L.C.
|
undated
|
54.
|
First
Priority Bahamas Ship Mortgage over m.v. “TEESTA SPIRIT” together
with:
|
Teesta
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
30.11.2007
|
54.1
|
Transcript
of Register
|
BMA
|
30.11.2007
|
55.
|
Deed
of Covenants
|
Teesta
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
30.11.2007
|
56.
|
Deed
of Assignment together with:
|
Teesta
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
30.11.2007
|
56.1
|
Notice
of Assignment
|
Teesta
Spirit Holding L.L.C.
|
30.11.2007
|
56.2
|
Loss
Payable Clause
|
Teesta
Spirit Holding L.L.C.
|
undated
|
57.
|
First
Priority Bahamas Ship Mortgage over m.v. “MAHANADI SPIRIT” together
with:
|
Mahanadi
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
30.11.2007
|
57.1
|
Transcript
of Register
|
BMA
|
30.11.2007
|
58.
|
Deed
of Covenants
|
Mahanadi
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
30.11.2007
|
59.
|
Deed
of Assignment together with:
|
Mahanadi
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
30.11.2007
|
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59.1
|
Notice
of Assignment
|
Mahanadi
Spirit Holding L.L.C.
|
30.11.2007
|
59.2
|
Loss
Payable Clause
|
Mahanadi
Spirit Holding L.L.C.
|
undated
|
60.
|
First
Priority Bahamas Ship Mortgage over m.v. “XXXXXX SPIRIT” together
with:
|
Xxxxxx
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
30.11.2007
|
60.1
|
Transcript
of Register
|
BMA
|
30.11.2007
|
61.
|
Deed
of Covenants
|
Xxxxxx
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
30.11.2007
|
62.
|
Deed
of Assignment together with:
|
Xxxxxx
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
30.11.2007
|
62.1
|
Notice
of Assignment
|
Xxxxxx
Spirit Holding L.L.C.
|
30.11.2007
|
62.2
|
Loss
Payable Clause
|
Xxxxxx
Spirit Holding L.L.C.
|
undated
|
63.
|
First
Priority Bahamas Ship Mortgage over m.v. “AXEL SPIRIT” together
with:
|
Axel
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
30.11.2007
|
63.1
|
Transcript
of Register
|
BMA
|
30.11.2007
|
64.
|
Deed
of Covenants
|
Axel
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
30.11.2007
|
65.
|
Deed
of Assignment together with:
|
Axel
Spirit Holding L.L.C. / Security Trustee
|
30.11.2007
|
65.1
|
Notice
of Assignment
|
Axel
Spirit Holding L.L.C.
|
30.11.2007
|
65.2
|
Loss
Payable Clause
|
Axel
Spirit Holding L.L.C.
|
undated
|
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Draft
(#) 31.03.08
Schedule
1 : Disclosure Schedule
2
|
Vessel
Documents
|
2.1
|
Shell
Time4 Time Charter Party dated 18 April 2005 made between (i) Sabine
Shipping L.L.C. and (ii) Hyundai Merchant Marine Co.
Ltd;
|
2.2
|
Novation
Agreement dated 7 April 2008 made between (i) Laurel Shipping LLC (into
which has formerly been merged Sabine Shipping L.L.C.), (ii) Ganges Spirit
L.L.C. and (iii) Hyundai Merchant Marine Co.
Ltd;
|
2.3
|
Pool
Agreement dated 1 December 2003 made between (i) Gemini Tankers L.L.C and
(ii) the Participants (as defined in the Pool
Agreement);
|
2.4
|
BMA
Transcript of Register dated 30 November
2007;
|
2.5
|
BMA
Provisional Certificate of Registry dated 15 July 2007;
|
2.6
|
BMA
Ship Radio Communication Licence dated 15 July
2007;
|
2.7
|
BMA
Minimum Safe Xxxxxxx Document dated 15 July 2007;
|
2.8
|
COFR
Certificate dated 15 July 2007;
|
2.9
|
BMA
Carving and Marking Note dated 15 July 2007;
|
2.9
|
Det
Norske Veritas Class Status Report dated 6 July
2007;
|
2.11
|
Det
Norske Veritas Class Status Report dated 10 February 2008;
and
|
2.12
|
Inspection
report dated 16 - 17 February 2008 in relation to m.v. “GANGES SPIRIT”.
|
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Draft
(#) 31.03.08
Schedule
2 : The Interests Transfer Documents
Schedule
2
The
Interests Transfer Documents
Certificate
of Limited Liability Interest of Ganges Spirit L.L.C., signed by its member,
Teekay Tankers Ltd. and duly endorsed by the Vendor for transfer to the
Purchaser.
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Schedule
3 : Warranties and Representations
Schedule
3
Warranties
and Representations
1
|
The
Company and the Interests
|
(a)
|
Information
|
The
Company is duly formed and validly existing under the laws of The Republic of
the Xxxxxxxx Islands. The Company has the requisite power and
authority to own and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its
business.
(b)
|
Title
to Interests
|
The
Interests constitute 100% of the issued capital of the Company, the Vendor is
the sole legal and beneficial owner of the Interests, and no claim has been made
by any person to be entitled to any of them. The Interests have been
duly authorized, properly allotted and validly issued and are fully paid, or
credited as fully paid, and non-assessable. Save as Disclosed there
is no Security Interest, option, conversion right, right to acquire, or other
adverse interest, right, equity, claim or potential claim of any description on
or over or affecting any of the Interests nor are there any agreements,
arrangements or commitments to give or create any such Security Interest, right
or claim, and no claim has been made by any person to be entitled to
any.
(c)
|
No
arrangements relating to share
capital
|
The
Company has not created or issued any shares or equity interests (other than the
Interests). There is no agreement, arrangement, obligation or commitment
(including an option or right of pre-emption or conversion) requiring or
granting any person the right to require the creation, allotment, issue,
transfer, redemption or repayment of, or creating or requiring the creation of
any Security Interest over, or requiring the grant to a person of the right
(conditional or not) to require the allotment, issue, transfer, redemption or
repayment of, any shares, equity or loan capital in the Company (or any unissued
shares, equity capital, loan capital or other securities of the Company) now or
at any time in the future, and the Company has not agreed to do or enter into
any of the foregoing and no person has made any claim to be entitled to any of
the foregoing.
(d)
|
No
capital reorganisation
|
The
Company has not since its incorporation or formation:
(i)
|
made
any issue of securities by way of capitalisation of profits or reserves
(including share premium account and capital redemption reserve);
or
|
(ii)
|
repaid,
purchased or redeemed any shares of any class of its share capital or
otherwise reduced its share capital or any class of
it;
|
and not
agreed to do any of the foregoing (whether at the option of any other person or
otherwise).
(e)
|
No
agreement/arrangement
|
Save as
Disclosed, neither the Vendor nor the Company are party to any agreement or
arrangement concerning:
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(i)
|
the
transfer or disposal of the Interests or any interest therein or any
restriction thereon or obligation relating
thereto;
|
(ii)
|
the
exercise of votes at meetings of the board of the Company (if any) or of
the holders of any class of Interests;
or
|
(iii)
|
the
right to appoint or remove any directors or officers of the Company (where
applicable).
|
(f)
|
No
Security Interest over assets
|
Save as
Disclosed, There is no Security Interest (other than liens arising in the usual
course of business consistent with past practices) affecting the whole or any
material part of the assets of the Company.
2
|
The
Vendor
|
(a)
|
Capacity
of Vendor
|
As
regards the Vendor:
(i)
|
it
has the requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement and the
Transaction Documents to which it is a party and perform all its
obligations thereunder;
|
(ii)
|
this
Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which it is a party constitute
(or will constitute when executed) its legal, valid and binding
obligations enforceable against it in accordance with their
terms;
|
(iii)
|
it
has the power and authority to absolutely and unconditionally sell and
transfer the full legal and beneficial ownership in the Interests
registered in its name to the Purchaser on the terms set out in this
Agreement;
|
(iv)
|
the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Transaction Documents and
performance by it of the obligations thereunder do not and will not result
in a breach of, or constitute any default under, any law or regulation,
any order, judgement or decree by any court or governmental agency to
which it is a party or by which it is bound, its Articles of Incorporation
and Bylaws or any agreement to which it is a
party;
|
(v)
|
all
consents, licences, approvals and authorisations required by it in
connection with this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which it
is a party and the transactions contemplated thereby have been obtained
and are in full force and effect;
|
(vi)
|
no
action, suit, proceeding, litigation or dispute against it or any Vendor
Group Companies is presently taking place or pending or, to its knowledge,
threatened that would or might reasonably be expected to inhibit its
ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement and the
Transaction Documents to which it is a party or that could materially and
adversely affect the Interests; and
|
(vii)
|
in
so far as it is a body corporate:
|
(A)
|
it
is a body corporate duly incorporated and validly existing under the laws
of the jurisdiction in which it is
incorporated;
|
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(B)
|
no
Insolvency Event has occurred in relation to it and no events or
circumstances have arisen that entitle or could entitle any person to take
any action, appoint any person, commence proceedings or obtain any order
instigating an Insolvency Event.
|
(b)
|
Vendor/Company
relationship
|
Save as
Disclosed, neither the Vendor, nor any Vendor Group Companies:
(i)
|
owe
any indebtedness or other liability and which in aggregate exceeds
$100,000 to the Company whether actually or contingently, whether solely
or jointly with any other person and whether as principal or surety, and
there is no such indebtedness or liability and which in aggregate exceeds
$100,000 due or owing by the Company to the Vendor, or any Vendor Group
Companies and there is no guarantee or Security Interest in respect of any
such indebtedness or liability
outstanding;
|
(ii)
|
are
party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding, other than this
Agreement and the Transaction Documents, with the Company or relating to
the Company or the Interests in which the Vendor, any Vendor Group
Companies is or has been interested, whether directly or indirectly, and
there is no agreement, arrangement or understanding to which the Company
is a party and in which the Vendor, or any Vendor Group Companies has or
has had an interest, whether directly or indirectly;
or
|
(iii)
|
is
entitled to a claim of any nature against the Company, or which
individually does not exceed $100,000, or has assigned to any person the
benefit of a claim against the Company to which it would otherwise be
entitled.
|
3
|
Agreements
|
(a)
|
Disclosure
of Relevant Documents
|
Complete
and accurate copies of all Relevant Documents (including all amendments and
supplemental agreements relating thereto) have been provided to the Purchaser
and all Relevant Documents are set out in the Disclosure Schedule.
(b)
|
Enforceability
of and compliance with agreements
|
In
relation to each Relevant Document:
(i)
|
the
Vendor has no reason to believe that the Company will be unable to
complete and fulfil each of the Relevant Documents by the due date and in
accordance with its terms;
|
(ii)
|
the
Company is in the possession or in the control of each Relevant
Document;
|
(iii)
|
so
far as the Vendor is aware, there are no written or oral agreements that
derogate from the obligations of any person other than the Company or
increase the obligations of the Company under the Relevant
Documents;
|
(iv)
|
each
Relevant Document has been validly executed by the Company, is valid and
subsisting, has not been terminated and is fully enforceable against the
Company and, to the Vendor's knowledge, the other parties to such
agreement in accordance with its
terms;
|
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(v)
|
none
of such Relevant Documents is subject to a Security Interest granted or
created by the Company or the Vendor Group Companies other than under the
terms of the Relevant Document;
|
(vi)
|
to
the Vendor's knowledge, there is no and has not been, at any time, any
breach of, or any default in the performance of, the terms of any such
Relevant Documents by any person other than the Company nor are there any
circumstances likely to give rise to such breach or default. The Company
has not granted any time or indulgence, or waived any right, in relation
to any Relevant Document and, in particular, but without prejudice to the
generality of the foregoing, all amounts due and payable under such
agreements have been duly paid in full on, or within a reasonable period
of, the due date for payment of the
same;
|
(vii)
|
so
far as the Vendor is aware, the Company has fulfilled all of its
obligations and performed and observed all warranties, undertakings,
covenants and agreements on its part to be fulfilled, performed and
observed under each Relevant
Document;
|
(viii)
|
no
notice of any intention to terminate, repudiate, rescind, modify or
disclaim any provision of any Relevant Document has been given by the
Company or, so far as the Vendor is aware, received from a person other
than the Company by the Company in respect of any Relevant
Document;
|
(ix)
|
so
far as the Vendor is aware, the Company has paid all Taxes, duties,
imposts and other charges payable in respect of the Relevant Documents so
far as such Taxes, duties, imposts and other charges fall upon the Company
and have become due and payable;
|
(x)
|
all
necessary licences, approvals and consents required by the Company prior
to the entry into of each of the Relevant Documents and for their
continuation were duly obtained and are subsisting and, to the Vendor's
knowledge, no circumstances have arisen that may lead to withdrawal or
failure to renew, if applicable, of any such licence, approval or
consent;
|
(xi)
|
there
are no disputes or outstanding claims pending or, to the Vendor's
knowledge, threatened against the Company under the Relevant Documents
and, to the Vendor's knowledge, no person is entitled to make, or has
threatened to make, a claim against the Company in respect of any
representation, breach of condition or warranty or other express or
implied term relating to any of the Relevant Documents and no matter
exists that would or might enable a person other than the Company to make
such a claim or raise a set-off, deduction, withholding or counterclaim in
any action for breach of any Relevant Document or otherwise give any
person other than the Company the right to withhold or delay payment of
any sum due from it under the terms of the Relevant Document or the
performance of any of its obligations
thereunder;
|
(xii)
|
so
far as the Vendor is aware, no person (other than the parties to the
Relevant Documents) has any rights (including any Security Interests) in
respect of any such Transaction Documents or the assets the subject
thereof;
|
(xiii)
|
the
execution of this Agreement by the Vendor and the exercise of its rights
and performance of its obligations under the Agreement does not constitute
and will not result in any breach of any Relevant Document or other
agreement or treaty to which the Vendor or the Company are a
party;
|
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(xiv)
|
the
obligations expressed to be assumed by the Vendor in this Agreement are
legal and valid obligations, binding on them in accordance with the terms
of this Agreement and no limit on any of their powers will be exceeded as
a result of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement or the
performance by the Vendor, of its obligations herein;
and
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(xv)
|
so
far as the Vendor is aware, no Insolvency Event has occurred in relation
to any third party to any Relevant
Documents.
|
(c)
|
No
powers of attorney
|
There are
in force no powers of attorney given by the Company nor any other authority
(express, implied or ostensible) given by the Company to or in favour of any
person (as agent or otherwise) to enter into any agreement, contract or
commitment or to do anything on their behalf except as set out in the Disclosure
Schedule. The Disclosure Schedule sets out details of all persons who
have authority to bind the Company in the ordinary course of their
business.
(d)
|
Change
of control
|
Neither
the sale of the Interests hereunder nor any change in the management of the
Company as a result of this Agreement will:
(i)
|
entitle
any person to modify or terminate any Relevant Document or other
arrangement with the Company;
|
(ii)
|
result
in the breach by the Companies under any of the terms, conditions or
provisions of any Relevant Document or other instrument to which the
Company is now a party;
|
(iii)
|
result
in any present or future Indebtedness becoming due and payable or capable
of being declared due and payable prior to its stated maturity;
or
|
(iv)
|
entitle
any person to receive from the Company any finder’s fee, brokerage or
other commission in connection with the sale of the
Interests.
|
(e)
|
Offers
and tenders
|
No offer
or tender or similar arrangement given or made by the Company is capable of
giving rise to an agreement solely by the unilateral act of any person other
than the Company.
(f)
|
Joint
Ventures etc
|
The
Company does not and has not agreed to, act or carry on business in partnership
with any other person and are not and have not agreed to act or become a member
of any joint venture, consortium, corporate or unincorporated body, association
or undertaking.
(g)
|
Competition/Anti-trust
|
The
Company is not party to any practice, arrangement or agreement that infringes or
is likely to require registration or notification under any relevant anti-trust
or competition law.
(h)
|
Restrictive
practices
|
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The
Company is not and has not been a party to any agreement, arrangement,
understanding or practice restricting the freedom of the Company to carry on the
whole or any part of their business in any place in such manner as they think
fit or to provide or take goods and/or services by such means and from and to
such persons and into or from such places as they may from time to time think
fit and/or to compete in any area or in any field or with any
person.
(i)
|
Directors
or Officers
|
The
management of the Company is vested exclusively in its members. The
Vendor is, and the Purchaser shall be upon the Closing, the sole member of the
Company with, in its capacity as sole member, authority to make all decisions
and take all actions for the Company as, in its sole discretion, it shall deem
necessary and appropriate to enable the Company to carry out any
lawful activity, including but not limited to carrying on the acquisition,
ownership, operation and disposition of oceangoing
vessels. Notwithstanding its authority to do so as sole member
of the Company, the Vendor has not appointed or elected any
individuals to officer positions of the Company.
4
|
Financial
Arrangements
|
(a)
|
Indebtedness
|
Save as
Disclosed, the Company do not have outstanding nor has it incurred or agreed to
incur any Indebtedness (including, without limitation, any indebtedness for
moneys borrowed or raised under any acceptance credit, bond, rate, xxxx of
exchange or commercial paper, finance lease, hire purchase agreement, trade
bills, forward sale or purchase agreement or conditional sale agreement or other
transaction having the commercial effect of a borrowing).
(b)
|
Financing
Arrangements, Collateral Transfer
Arrangements
|
The sale
by the Vendor and the purchase of the Purchaser of the Interests are subject to
the Financing Arrangements and further to the completion of the Collateral
Transfer Arrangements. These arrangements are reflected in the
Finance Documents.
(c)
|
Loans
by the Company
|
The
Company has not made any loans to the Vendor, any Vendor Group Companies or any
third party.
(d)
|
Debts
|
The
Company has not factored any of its debts. There are no debts owing to the
Company.
(e)
|
No
guarantee or Security Interests
|
No
guarantee or Security Interest has been given or entered into by the Company or
any third party in respect of Indebtedness or other obligations of the Company
and no guarantee or Security Interest has been given or entered into by the
Company in respect of any other person.
(f)
|
No
indemnities given by the Company
|
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The
Company is not responsible (including on a contingent basis) for the
indebtedness, or for the default in the performance of any obligation, of any
person nor are they party to any option or pre-emption right or any guarantee,
suretyship or any other obligation (whatever called) to pay, purchase or provide
funds (whether by advance of money, the purchase of or subscription for shares
or other securities or the purchase of assets or services or otherwise) for the
payment of, or as an indemnity against the consequence of default in the payment
of, any indebtedness of any person.
(g)
|
Bank
accounts
|
Details
of all bank accounts of the Company, and particulars of the balances of all the
Company’s bank accounts as at a date not more than 2 (two) Business Days before
the date of this Agreement, have been disclosed to the Purchaser, and the
Company has no other bank accounts. Since the date of such particulars, there
have been no material payments out of any such bank accounts, except for routine
payments in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practices.
5
|
Substitution
Arrangements
|
The
Company has taken all steps required in order to give full force and effect to
the Substitution Arrangements and the Substitution Arrangements carry the
approval of all parties concerned with those arrangements.
6
|
Pooling
Arrangements
|
The
Company has taken all steps required in order to give full force and effect to
the Pooling Arrangements and the Pooling Arrangements carry the approval of all
parties concerned with those arrangements.
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|
Assets,
Liabilities and other Arrangements
|
(a)
|
No
other assets and liabilities
|
The
Company has no assets other than the Vessel and the Company has no liabilities
other than those arising in connection with the Transaction Documents and as set
forth in the Disclosure Schedule and, save for its obligations under the
Transaction Documents, there are no agreements or arrangements to which the
Company is a party that increase the obligations of the Company under the
Transaction Documents or that create or include any other obligation that might
be binding on the Company.
(b)
|
Business
activity
|
The only
business activity of the Company since incorporation or formation has been the
acquisition, ownership, and operation of the Vessel.
8
|
Properties
|
The
Company does not own, occupy or use any real property.
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9
|
Insurance
|
The
Company maintains the policies of insurance listed in the Disclosure Schedule
and attached to the Disclosure Schedule, each of which is in full force and
effect and, to the Vendor's knowledge, not subject to being avoided for any
reason.
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|
Litigation
and other Disputes
|
(a)
|
No
proceedings
|
The
Company is not, and, to the Vendor's knowledge, no director or officer of the
Company (in relation to the Company’s affairs or, if resolved in a manner
adverse to such director or officer, could result in a materially adverse effect
on the Company’s business) is, engaged in or a party to any dispute, litigation,
arbitration, prosecution or other legal proceedings or in any proceedings or
hearings before any statutory or governmental body, department, board or agency,
nor are any of the foregoing pending or, to the Vendor's knowledge, threatened
or expected either against or by the Company, and, to the Vendor's knowledge,
there is no fact or circumstance or any other form of written demand in
existence that might give rise to the same, or form the basis of any criminal
prosecution against the Company.
(b)
|
No
orders or judgements
|
There is
no order, decree or judgement of any court, tribunal or any governmental agency
of any country outstanding against the Company or, to the Vendor's knowledge,
any person for whose acts the Company may be vicariously liable, and, to the
Vendor's knowledge, there are no circumstances likely to give rise to vicarious
liability of the Company, and no injunction has been granted against the
Company.
(c)
|
No
unlawful acts
|
The
Company has not committed, or been prosecuted for, any breach of a statutory or
regulatory duty or any tortious or other criminal or unlawful or unauthorised
act that could reasonably be expected to lead, or has led, to a claim for
damages or an injunction or other order of a court or tribunal of competent
jurisdiction being made against it, and there are no circumstances likely to
give rise to such a breach or act.
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|
Compliance
with Legal Requirements
|
(a)
|
Compliance
by Company
|
The
Company has, so far as the Vendor is aware, complied and are continuing to
comply in all material respects with all relevant legislation and regulations
and guidelines in any part of the world applicable to them and/or their business
and/or their assets.
(b)
|
Ultra
xxxxx
|
The
Company are empowered and duly qualified to carry on business in all
jurisdictions in which its present business is now carried on and has not
entered into any ultra xxxxx transaction.
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(c)
|
Returns
|
All
returns, particulars, resolutions and other documents required to be filed with
or delivered to the Registrar of Corporations in the Republic of the Xxxxxxxx
Islands by the Company has been properly prepared and so filed or
delivered.
(d)
|
Limited
Liability Company Agreement
|
The
Limited Liability Company Agreement of, and all resolutions passed by, the
Company and all other legal requirements concerning the Company have been
complied with. A copy of the Company’s Limited Liability Company Agreement has
been provided to the Purchaser, which is complete and accurate in all material
respects, has attached thereto or incorporated therein copies of all resolutions
and other documents required by law to be so attached or incorporated, and fully
sets out the rights and restrictions attaching to the Interests.
(e)
|
Books
and records
|
The
statutory books (including all registers and minute books whether electronic or
otherwise), books of account and other statutory records of the Company have
been properly and accurately written up or maintained in accordance with all
applicable laws and are up to date (but not including the date of the Agreement)
and comprise complete and accurate records of all information required to record
therein other than to the extent that they are not material to the business of
the Company. The Company has not received any notice or allegation that any of
the statutory books, books of accounts or other records of whatsoever kind of
the Company are inaccurate or incomplete or should be rectified.
(f)
|
Company’s
name
|
The
Company does not use or otherwise carry on business under any name other than
its full corporate name. The Company has the full right to use its
corporate name without restriction, and the Company and the Vendor are not aware
of any actual or threatened challenge to the use of those names or any of them
in respect of the business of the Company or any claim that any such use
infringes any rights of any third party.
(g)
|
Consents
and licences
|
The
Company holds any and all licences (including statutory licences), permissions,
authorisations, consents, registrations and exemptions required by the Company
for the operation of its business as now carried on, and, to the Vendor's
knowledge, none of these is subject to revocation or cancellation for any
reason.
(h)
|
No
penalties or fines
|
The
Company nor any of its officers (or agents during the course of their duties)
have committed or omitted to do any act or thing that has given or could give
rise to a material claim, fine, penalty or other liability, at law or in equity,
in respect of the physical or environmental condition of any of their fixed or
moveable assets, real property or products.
No
investigations and inquiries. No investigations, inquiries or reviews by or on
behalf of any governmental or other body in respect of the Company or its
business or assets are pending or, to the Vendor's knowledge, in existence or
have been conducted or threatened, and there are no circumstances that might
give rise to such investigation, inquiry or review.
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12
|
Employment
|
The
Company does not, and has never had any employees and there are no arrangements
(written or otherwise) under which remuneration or benefit or other sum
whatsoever is paid or given to any person (including any officer or consultant
of the Company).
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|
Taxation
|
(a)
|
Tax
Residence.
|
(i)
|
The
Company was and had always been resident in
The Xxxxxxxx Islands for the purposes of Taxation until August
1, 2007, at which time it became resident in The Bahamas for the purposes
of Taxation until February 29, 2008, at which time it became resident in
Bermuda for the purposes of Taxation, and the Company has never been
resident in any other country for the purposes of Taxation or treated as
so resident for the purposes of any double taxation
agreement.
|
(ii)
|
The
Company has never traded through a branch, agency or permanent
establishment situated outside The Xxxxxxxx Islands, The
Bahamas or Bermuda.
|
(iii)
|
No
circumstances exist whereby a person not resident in The Xxxxxxxx
Islands, The Bahamas or Bermuda is assessable and chargeable to tax
in the name of the Company.
|
(b)
|
Disclosures,
Notices, Returns, Clearances and
Records.
|
(i)
|
All
notices, reports, disclosures, accounts, computations, statements,
assessments, registrations, de-registrations and any other information
that ought to have been made or supplied by or in respect of the Company
for any Taxation purposes have been made or supplied on a proper basis,
were punctually submitted, were accurate and complete when submitted and
remain accurate and complete and are not the subject of any dispute,
enquiry or investigation with any Taxation Authority, and, to the Vendor's
knowledge, there are no present circumstances that are likely to give rise
to any such dispute, enquiry or
investigation.
|
(ii)
|
No
action has been taken by the Company in respect of which any consent or
clearance from any Taxation Authority was required except in circumstances
where such consent or clearance was validly obtained, and no conditions
were attaching thereto.
|
(iii)
|
The
Company has made and submitted each claim, disclaimer, election, notice
and consent to have been made and submitted, and details of all such
claims, disclaimers, elections, notices and consents are set forth in the
Disclosure Schedule.
|
(iv)
|
The
Company has never been subject to any enquiry, visit, audit, investigation
or discovery order by any Taxation Authority nor, to the Vendor's
knowledge, are there any circumstances existing that make it likely that
any such enquiry, visit, audit, investigation or discovery order will be
made in the next 12 months.
|
(v)
|
The
Disclosure Schedule sets out details of all notices given by any Taxation
Authority to or in relation to the Company, the provisions of which remain
in force.
|
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(vi)
|
The
Company has sufficient records relating to past events to permit accurate
calculation of the Taxation liability or relief that would arise upon a
disposal or realisation on completion of each asset owned by the Company
before Closing.
|
(vii)
|
Except
as set out in the Disclosure Schedule, the Company’s Taxation affairs are
not dependent on or subject to any concession, agreement or other formal
or informal arrangement with any Taxation
Authority.
|
(c)
|
All
Tax Paid
|
(i)
|
All
Taxation for which the Company is liable and that ought to have been paid
has been paid on a timely basis to the appropriate Taxation
Authority.
|
(ii)
|
The
Company has not paid, within the three years ending on the date of this
Agreement, nor will become liable to pay, any interest, penalty, fine or
surcharge to any Taxation
Authority.
|
(iii)
|
The
Company has not received from any Taxation Authority (and have not
subsequently repaid to or settled with that Taxation Authority) any
payment to which they were not entitled or any notice in which their
liability to Taxation was
understated.
|
(d)
|
Stamp
Duty
|
All
documents that are in the possession of the Company or under its control or to
which the Company is a party and that attract stamp duty have been properly
stamped, and the Company has duly paid all stamp duty to which they are, have
been or may be made liable, and there is no liability for any penalty in respect
of such duty nor, to the Vendor's knowledge, are there any circumstances or
transactions to which the Company is or have been a party, which may result in
the Company becoming liable for any such penalty.
(e)
|
U.S.
Tax Classification
|
The
Company is classified for United States federal income tax purposes as a
disregarded entity pursuant to Treas. Reg. Section
301.7701-3. Neither the Vendor nor the Company will take any action
to change the U.S. federal income tax classification of the
Company.
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|
Miscellaneous
|
(a)
|
No
broker’s fees
|
No one is
entitled to receive from the Company any finder’s fee, brokerage, or other
commission in connection with the purchase of the Interests.
(b)
|
Effect
of entering into this Agreement
|
Compliance
with the terms of this Agreement or Closing does not and will not:
(i)
|
conflict
with or result in the breach of or constitute a default under any of the
terms, conditions or provisions of:
|
(A)
|
any
agreement or instrument to which the Company is now a party, including the
Transaction Documents; or
|
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(B)
|
The
Company’s Limited Liability Agreement or give rise to or cause to become
exercisable any right of pre-emption or right of first refusal;
or
|
(C)
|
any
loan to or mortgage created by the Company or any lien, lease, order,
judgment, award, injunction, decree, ordinance or regulation or any other
restriction of any kind or character to which any property of the Company
are subject or by which the Company is
bound;
|
(ii)
|
result
in any present or future Indebtedness becoming due or capable of becoming
due and payable prior to its stated
maturity;
|
(iii)
|
relieve
any other party to an agreement or arrangement with the Company, including
the Transaction Documents, of its obligations thereunder (whether
contractual or otherwise) or enable it to vary or terminate its rights or
obligations thereunder or determine any right or benefit enjoyed by the
Company or to exercise any right, whether under an agreement with, or
otherwise in respect of, the
Company;
|
(iv)
|
result
in the creation or imposition of any Security Interest on any assets of
the Company;
|
(v)
|
cause
the Company to lose the benefit of any right or privilege it presently
enjoys;
|
(vi)
|
cause
any person who normally does business with the Company not to continue to
do so on the same basis as previously;
or
|
(vii)
|
cause
any licence or authority necessary or desirable for the continuation of
the Company’s respective business to be determined or not renewed or
continued or renewed on less favourable
terms.
|
(c)
|
Accurate
information provided
|
All
information given by the Vendor or any Vendor Group Companies or officials or
professional advisers of the Company or the Vendor to any of the directors,
officials or professional advisers of the Purchaser in the course of
negotiations leading to this Agreement, taken as a whole, was, when given, and
remains and will at Closing be true and accurate in all material respects, and
there is no matter or fact that has not been disclosed to the Purchaser that
renders any such information untrue or misleading in any material
respect.
(d)
|
Disclosure
Schedule etc accurate
|
All
information contained in the Disclosure Schedule is true, complete and accurate
in all respects and nothing has been omitted and, there is no matter or fact,
which renders any such information untrue, inaccurate, incomplete or misleading
in any material respect.
(e)
|
All
information disclosed
|
All
information relating to the Company that the Vendor knows or should reasonably
know and that is material to be known by the Purchaser in the context of the
sale of the Interests has been disclosed to the Purchaser and, to the best of
the knowledge, information and belief of the Vendor, there are no other facts or
matters undisclosed to the Purchaser that could reasonably be expected to have a
material adverse effect on the Company or the Interests.
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15
|
Insolvency
|
(a)
|
No
Insolvency event
|
No
Insolvency Event has occurred in relation to the Company and no events or
circumstances have arisen that entitle or could entitle any person to take any
action, appoint any person, commence proceedings or obtain any order instigating
an Insolvency Event.
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|
The
Vessel
|
(a)
|
Vessel
Commitments
|
In
relation to the Vessel:
(i)
|
the
Vessel is properly registered in the name of the Company under and
pursuant to the flag and law of the Bahamas and all fees due and payable
in connection with such registration have been
paid;
|
(ii)
|
the
Vessel is entered with Det Norske Veritas (or another classification
society of like standing) and has the highest classification rating issued
by such society for a vessel of the type, age and class of the
Vessel;
|
(iii)
|
the
Vessel is in class without any recommendations or notation as to class or
other requirement of the relevant classification society, and if the
Vessel is in a port, it is in such condition that it can not be detached
by any port state authority or the flag state authority for any
deficiency;
|
(iv)
|
the
Vessel is owned free of all maritime liens, encumbrances and mortgages
except those that have been Disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule and
accepted by the Purchaser and the terms of any charters that continue
beyond the Closing Date, mortgages and loan documents do not prohibit the
sale of the Company;
|
(v)
|
the
Vessel has been maintained in a proper and efficient manner in accordance
with internationally accepted standards for good ship maintenance, is in
good operating order, condition and repair and is seaworthy and all
repairs made to the Vessel during the last two years and all known
scheduled repairs due to be made and all know deficiencies have been
Disclosed in the Disclosure
Schedule;
|
(vi)
|
the
Vessel is not:
|
(A)
|
under
arrest or otherwise detained;
|
(B)
|
other
than in the ordinary course of business, in the possession of any person
(other than her master and crew) or subject to a possessory lien;
or
|
(C)
|
other
than in the ordinary course of business, subject to any other
lien;
|
(vii)
|
the
Vessel complies in all material respects with all laws, the requirements
of any government agency having jurisdiction over the Vessel, the
provisions of all international conventions and the provisions of the
rules and regulations issued under international conventions applicable to
that Vessel;
|
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(viii)
|
the
Vessel is supplied with valid and up-to-date safety, safety construction,
safety equipment, radio, loadline, health, tonnage, trading and other
certificates or documents as may for the time being be prescribed by the
law of the flag of the Vessel or of any other pertinent jurisdiction, or
that would otherwise be deemed necessary by a shipowner acting in
accordance with internationally accepted standards for good ship
management and operations;
|
(ix)
|
no
blacklisting or boycotting of any description whatsoever has been applied
or currently exists against or in respect of the Vessel;
and
|
(x)
|
the
Vessel has been delivered by the Company to and accepted on an
unconditional basis by the Charterer for service under and in accordance
with the terms and conditions of the
Charter.
|
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Draft
(#) 31.03.08
Schedule
4 : The Vessel
Schedule
4
The
Vessel
Vessel
|
“GANGES
SPIRIT”
|
Built
|
2002
|
Yard
|
Ulsan,
Korea
|
Class
|
DNV
|
Flag
|
Bahamas
|
Place
of Registration
|
Nassau
|
Call
sign
|
C6WG3
|
IMO
(Registration) No.
|
9230517
|
Grt/Nrt
|
81270/52045
|
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Draft
(#) 31.03.08
Schedule
5 : The Consideration Formula
Schedule
5
The
Consideration Formula
Fair
Market Value of Vessel:
|
$94,666,667
|
Plus
Fair Market Value of Charter:
|
($4,310,000)
|
Less
Company’s debt outstanding under Facility Agreement on Closing Date (April
7, 2008)
|
$36,020,590
|
Equals
Consideration:
|
$54,336,077
|
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