SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Exhibit 4.35
This Share Purchase Agreement (“Agreement”), dated as of 31st day of May 2018, is made by
and between DRYBULK INVESTMENTS INC. of Xxxxxxxx Islands (the “Buyer”) and Rightmove Shareholders Inc, a corporation organized under the laws of the Republic of the Xxxxxxxx Islands (the “Seller”),
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WHEREAS, the Seller directly owns shares, constituting all of the issued and outstanding capital stock
of Rightmove Owners Inc, a corporation organized under the laws of the Republic of the Xxxxxxxx Islands (the “Owner”);
WHEREAS, the Owner owns a bulk carrier under the name m/v “Huahine”, registered under Malta flag, IMO
Number 9587257 (the “Vessel”);
WHEREAS, the Seller wishes to sell and Buyer wishes to buy, all of the issued outstanding capital stock
of the Owner (the “Shares”), on the terms and conditions contained herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the respective representations, warranties,
covenants and agreements stated herein, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
DEFINITIONS
Capitalized terms used in this Agreement have the meanings specified in (a) the preamble, (b) the
recitals, (c) this Article I or (d) elsewhere in this Agreement, as the case may be:
Claim means
any claim, demand, assessment, judgment, order, decree, action, cause of action, litigation, suit, investigation or other Proceeding.
Debt means a
loan agreement dated 13th October 2013 as amended and supplemented from time to time and made between (1) the Owner as borrower (2) DVB Bank SE as agent, arranger and security agent and (3) the financial institutions referred to therein as
lenders for an amount of up to a maximum of United States Dollars Thirty Million ($30,000,000) of which an amount of United States Dollars Sixteen Million Five Hundred Thousand ($16,500,000) is outstanding by way of principal at the date of this
Agreement.
Laws means
all statutes, treaties, codes, ordinances, decrees, rules, regulations, municipal bylaws, judicial or arbitral or administrative or ministerial or departmental or regulatory judgments, orders, decisions, rulings or awards, policies, certificates,
codes, licenses, permits, approvals, guidelines, voluntary restraints, inspection reports, or any provisions of such laws, including general principles of common law and equity and the requirements of all Governmental Bodies, binding or affecting the
Person referred to in the context in which such word is used; and “Law” means any one of them.
Lien means
(whether the same is consensual or nonconsensual or arises by contract, operation of law, legal process or otherwise): (i) any mortgage, lien, security interest, pledge, attachment, levy or other charge or encumbrance of any kind thereupon or in
respect thereof; or (ii) any other arrangement under which the same is transferred, sequestered or otherwise identified with the intention of subjecting the same to, or making the same available for, the payment or performance of any liability in
priority to the payment of the ordinary, unsecured creditors, and which under applicable law has the foregoing effect, including any adverse Claim.
Orders means
judgments, writs, decrees, compliance agreements, injunctions, rules, awards, settlement agreements or orders of any governmental body or arbitrator.
Person means
any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, trust, unincorporated organization, government or agency or subdivision thereof or any other entity.
Pledge of Shares
means a first priority share pledge of all the shares of the Owner in the Seller executed by the Seller in favour of DVB Bank SE as Security Trustee through a shares security deed dated 11th October 2013 (the “Shares Security Deed”).
Proceeding
means an action, suit, litigation,. claim, investigation, legal, administrative or arbitration proceeding.
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE OF SHARES; CLOSING
PURCHASE OF SHARES; CLOSING
Section 2.1 Purchase of Shares. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, and on the basis of the representations and warranties hereinafter set forth, the Seller agrees to sell, transfer, convey, assign and deliver to
the Buyer, and the Buyer agrees to acquire and buy from the Seller, the Shares.
Section 2.2 Closing. Within five (5) days from the fulfillment of the conditions set forth in Sections 6.1 and 6.2, the closing of the transactions contemplated hereby (the “Closing”) shall be held at a place upon which Buyer and Seller
shall agree. The date on which the Closing is held is referred to in this Agreement as the “Closing Date”. The parties need not to be present at Closing, and documents may be delivered through counsel, and payment shall be by wire transfer to an
account nominated by the Sellers.
Section 2.3 Purchase Price. The purchase price for the Shares that shall be paid by the Buyer to the Seller on or before the Closing Date shall consist of an amount United States Dollars Thirty Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand (US$
38,500,000) less the outstanding balance under the Debt on the basis of zero working capital including cash. Any adjustment of the Purchase Price shall be mutually agreed by the Seller and the Buyer and the Purchase Price will be adjusted accordingly
within 30 days from the Closing Date. All costs associated with the Debt transfer shall be borne by the Buyer.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
The Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Buyer on the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as
follows:
Section 3.1 Organization of the Seller. The Seller is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its
properties and to carry on its business as now conducted.
Section 3.2 Organization of the Owner. (a) The Owner is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its
properties and to carry on its business as now conducted. (b) The Seller has heretofore delivered to the Buyer complete and correct copies of the constitutional documents of the Owner as currently in effect and the other corporate records. The
corporate records are accurate in all material respects and all corporate proceedings and actions reflected therein have been conducted or taken in compliance with all applicable Laws and in compliance with the constitutional documents.
Section 3.3 Authority of the Seller. (a) The Seller has full legal capacity, right, power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; (b) the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all requisite corporate action taken on the part of the Seller and no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Seller is necessary
to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and (c) that this Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Seller and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Seller, enforceable
against it in accordance with its terms.
Section 3.4 Capitalization. (a) Schedule 1 sets forth the amount of authorized capital stock and the amount of the issued and outstanding shares of
capital stock of the Owner. The Shares constitute all of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Owner; all such common shares are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and are owned legally and beneficially by the
Seller, as set forth on Schedule 1. Other than this Agreement and the restrictions set forth in the Shares Security Deed, there is no subscription, option,
warrant, preemptive right, call right or other right, agreement or commitment of any nature relating to the voting, issuance, sale, delivery or transfer (including any right of conversion or exchange under any outstanding security or other
instruments) by the Seller of the Shares, and there is no obligation on the part of the Seller to grant, extend or enter into any of the foregoing.
Section 3.5 Ownership of Purchased Shares. Subject to the restrictions set forth in the Shares Security Deed, the Seller owns the Shares free and clear of all Liens or other limitations affecting the Seller’s ability to vote such shares or to
transfer such shares to the Buyer.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
Buyer represents and warrants to the Sellers as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as
follows:
Section 4.1 Organization. Buyer is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Republic the Xxxxxxxx Islands and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its
properties and to carry on its business as now conducted.
Section 4.2 Authority. (a) Buyer has the full legal capacity, right, power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; (b) the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all requisite corporate action taken on the part of the Buyer and no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Buyer is necessary to authorize this
Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and (c) this Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Buyer and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Buyer, enforceable against the Buyer in
accordance with its terms.
ARTICLE V
COVENANTS
COVENANTS
Section 5.1 Conduct of Business Pending Closing. Buyer and Seller agree that between the date of the execution of this Agreement and the Closing Date, (i) the Seller shall conduct the business and maintain and preserve the assets of the Seller
in the ordinary course of business; and (ii) the Buyer and the Seller shall use their reasonable efforts to cause all of the representations and warranties in Article III hereof to continue to be true and correct.
ARTICLE VI
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
Section 6.1 Conditions to Obligations of Buyer. The obligations of the Buyer to consummate the transactions contemplated herein are subject to satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a) Consents.
All consents and approvals required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement shall have been obtained. In particular, the Seller shall obtain and provide evidence of:
(i) The Consent of DVB Bank SE to be obtained by 30th June 2018 to the sale of the
Shares to the Buyer together with the assumption of the security interest created under the Shares Security Deed and the Debt by the Buyer
(ii) The release of the Shares Security Deed granted by the Seller to DVB Bank SE.
(b) Compliance.
The Seller shall have complied with its covenants and agreements contained herein, and the representations and warranties contained in Article III hereof shall be true and correct in all material respects (except those representations and
warranties qualified by materiality shall be true and correct in all respects) on the date hereof and as of the Closing Date.
Section 6.2 Conditions to Obligations of the Seller. The obligations of the Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated herein are subject to satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a) Purchase
Price. Subject to the fulfillment of the conditions of Section 6.1, the Seller shall have advanced to the Buyer the Purchase Price under Section 2.3.
(b) Corporate
records. The Seller shall have delivered to the Buyer all resolutions passed by the Board of Directors since the incorporation
(c) Compliance.
Buyer shall have complied with its covenants and agreements contained herein, and the representations and warranties contained in Article IV hereof shall be true and correct in all material respects (except those representations and warranties
qualified by materiality shall be true and correct in all respects) on the date hereof and as of the Closing Date.
(d) Consents.
All consents and approvals required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement shall have been obtained.
ARTICLE VII
TERMINATION
TERMINATION
Section 7.1 Grounds for Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing Date:
(a) By the mutual written agreement of the Buyer and the Seller;
(b) By the Buyer if any of the conditions set forth in Section 6.1 hereof shall have become incapable
of fulfillment and shall not have been waived by Buyer;
(c) By the Seller if any of the conditions set forth in Section 6.2 hereof shall have become
incapable of fulfillment and shall not have been waived by the Seller;
(d) In the event that the consent of DVB Bank SE as set forth in Sections 6.1 (a) fails to be
obtained by 30th June 2018, then this Agreement shall become null and void, having no effect whatsoever. No party shall be liable to the other for any loss and/or damage.
ARTICLE VIII
INDEMNITY
INDEMNITY
Section 8.1 The Buyer shall save, indemnify and hold harmless each of the Seller and its officers,
directors, shareholders, employees, partners, members, agents, attorneys and advisers against all actions, proceedings, claims, demands or liabilities whatsoever or howsoever arising which may be brought against them or incurred or suffered by or
arising out of or in connection with the performance of this Agreement, and against and in respect of all costs, loss, damages and expenses (including legal costs and expenses on a full indemnity basis) which the Seller and its officers, directors,
shareholders, employees, partners, members, agents, attorneys and advisers may suffer or incur (directly or indirectly) in the course of or as a result of performance of this Agreement.
ARTICLE IV
GENERAL PROVISIONS
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 9.1 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may not be modified, amended or terminated except by a written instrument specifically
referring to this Agreement signed by all the parties hereto.
Section 9.2 Execution of Further Documents Each party agrees to execute all documents necessary to carry out the purpose of this Agreement and to cooperate with each other for the expeditious fulfilment of the terms of this Agreement.
Section 9.3 Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing (including e-mail) as agreed between the Parties.
Section 9.4 Choice of Law; Resolution of Disputes. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of England and Wales. All disputes, differences, controversies or claims arising out of or in connection with this Agreement
shall be referred to arbitration in London, England in accordance with the rules of the London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA).
Section 9.5 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the date first above written.
For the Seller
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Schedule 1
CAPITALIZATION
RIGHTMOVE OWNERS INC
Total authorized share capital:
500 registered shares with par value $20.00 per share
Total issued and outstanding share capital:
500 common shares, par value $20.00 per share, registered in the name of RlGHTMOVE SHAREHOLDERS INC