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XXXXXX XXXXXX TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK,
AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE
and
GOLDEN STATE PETRO (IOM I-A) PLC
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ASSIGNMENT OF CHARTER
Dated as of December 1, 1996
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Assignment of Charter, dated as of December 1, 1996 (the
"Assignment"), between Golden State Petro (IOM I-A) PLC (the "Owner") and United
States Trust Company of New York (the "Indenture Trustee"), not in its
individual capacity but solely as trustee under the Indenture (the "Indenture"),
dated as of the date hereof, among the Owner, the Indenture Trustee, Golden
State Petro (IOM I-B) PLC ("Golden State Petro B") and Golden State Petroleum
Transport Corporation ("Golden State Petroleum"), as agent for the Owner and
Golden State Petro B.
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
On the Closing Date, Golden State Petroleum, as agent for the
Owner and Golden State Petro B, will issue Notes in connection with the
financing of the construction of the Vessel. The net proceeds of such issuance
will be deposited into the Pre-Funding Account. Pursuant to the Indenture, the
Allocated Principal Amount of the Mortgage Notes for the Vessel will be used,
INTER ALIA, to make the installments due under the Shipbuilding Contract for the
Vessel. As of the date of this Assignment, the Owner agreed to bareboat charter
the Vessel to Chevron Transport Corporation (the "Initial Charterer") pursuant
to the Initial Charter. The obligations of the Initial Charterer under the
Initial Charter are guaranteed by Chevron Corporation (the "Guarantor") pursuant
to the Chevron Guarantee. The Vessel will be managed by Cambridge Fund
Management L.L.C. (the "Manager") pursuant to the Management Agreement, dated as
of the date hereof, between the Owner and the Manager. As collateral security
for its obligations under the Indenture, the Owner has and will assign, pledge,
mortgage and grant the Indenture Trustee a security interest in, INTER ALIA, the
Vessel, the Initial Charter and the Chevron Guarantee.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and
agreements herein contained and of other valuable consideration, receipt of
which is hereby acknowledged, the Owner and the Indenture Trustee hereby agree
as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Unless otherwise defined in Schedule 1 to this Assignment,
capitalized terms used in this Assignment shall have the meanings assigned to
such terms in the Indenture.
ARTICLE II
ASSIGNMENT
Section 2.01 SECURITY INTEREST. This Assignment is made and
delivered as security for the Obligations.
Section 2.02 ASSIGNMENT. In order to provide for the payment
of and as security for the Obligations, the Owner has granted, bargained,
assigned, transferred, conveyed, mortgaged, pledged and granted a security
interest in and confirmed, and does hereby grant, bargain, assign, transfer,
convey, mortgage, pledge and grant a security interest in and confirm, to the
Indenture Trustee, its successors and assigns, for its and their respective
successors' and assigns' own proper use and benefit, all of the Owner's right,
title and interest in and to the
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Initial Charter, including without limitation any moneys whatsoever payable to
the Owner under the Initial Charter, together with the income and proceeds
thereof and all other rights and benefits whatsoever accruing to the Owner under
the Initial Charter; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Owner shall keep the Indenture
Trustee fully and effectively indemnified from and against all actions, losses,
claims, proceedings, costs, demands and liabilities which may be suffered by the
Indenture Trustee under or by virtue of the Initial Charter or this Assignment.
Section 2.03 OWNER TO REMAIN LIABLE. Anything in this
Assignment contained to the contrary notwithstanding, the Owner shall remain
liable under the Initial Charter, and shall observe, perform and fulfill all of
the conditions and obligations to be observed, performed and fulfilled by it
thereunder, and the Indenture Trustee shall have no obligation or liability of
any kind whatsoever thereunder or by reason of or arising out of this
Assignment, nor shall the Indenture Trustee be under any liability whatsoever in
the event of any failure by the Owner to perform its obligations thereunder or
be required or obligated in any manner to observe, perform or fulfill any of the
conditions or obligations of the Owner thereunder or pursuant thereto, or to
make any payment or to make any inquiry as to the nature or sufficiency of any
payment received by it or the Owner thereunder, or to present or file any claim,
or to take any other action to collect or enforce the payment of any amounts
which may have been assigned to the Indenture Trustee or to which the Indenture
Trustee may be entitled hereunder at any time or times.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE OWNER
The Owner hereby represents and warrants to the Indenture
Trustee as follows:
Section 3.01 ORGANIZATION, POWER AND STATUS OF THE OWNER. The
Owner (a) is a corporation duly formed, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the Isle of Man and (b) is duly authorized, to the extent
necessary, to do business in each jurisdiction where the character of its
properties or the nature of its activities makes such qualification necessary.
The Owner has all requisite corporate power and authority to own and operate the
property it purports to own and to carry on its business as now being conducted
and as proposed to be conducted in respect of the Vessel.
Section 3.02 AUTHORIZATION; ENFORCEABILITY; EXECUTION AND
DELIVERY. (a) The Owner has all necessary corporate power and authority to
execute, deliver and perform under this Assignment.
(b) All action on the part of the Owner that is required for
the authorization, execution, delivery and performance of this Assignment has
been duly and effectively taken; and the execution, delivery and performance of
this Assignment does not require the approval or consent of any Person except
for such consents and approvals as have been obtained on or prior to the Closing
Date.
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(c) This Assignment has been duly executed and delivered by
the Owner. This Assignment constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation
of the Owner, enforceable against it in accordance with the terms thereof.
Section 3.03 NO CONFLICTS; LAWS AND CONSENTS; NO DEFAULT. (a)
Neither the execution, delivery and performance of this Assignment nor the
consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby nor performance of
or compliance with the terms and conditions hereof (i) contravenes any
Requirement of Law applicable to the Owner or (ii) constitutes a default under
the Indenture or any Security Document.
(b) The Owner is in compliance with and not in default under
any and all Requirements of Law applicable to the Owner and all terms and
provisions of this Assignment.
Section 3.04 GOVERNMENTAL APPROVALS. All Governmental
Approvals which are required to be obtained in the name of the Owner in
connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Owner of this
Assignment have been obtained and are in effect on the Closing Date.
Section 3.05 LITIGATION. There are no actions, suits or
proceedings at law or in equity or by or before any Governmental Authority now
pending against the Owner or, to the best of the Owner's knowledge, threatened
against the Owner or pending or threatened against any property or other assets
or rights of the Owner with respect to this Assignment.
Section 3.06 NO PRIOR ASSIGNMENT. The Owner has not assigned
or pledged, and hereby covenants that it will not assign or pledge, so long as
this Assignment shall remain in effect, the Initial Charter or any part of the
rights, titles and interests hereby assigned, to anyone other than the Indenture
Trustee, or its successors or assigns.
Section 3.07 THE INITIAL CHARTER. The Initial Charter
constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Owner as "Owner"
thereunder and is in full force and effect in the form of Exhibit "A" attached
hereto; there are no amendments, additions, addenda or modifications thereto and
neither of the parties thereto is in default thereunder.
ARTICLE IV
COVENANTS OF THE OWNER
The Owner hereby covenants and agrees that so long as any of
the Obligations remains outstanding:
Section 4.01 CONSENT OF INITIAL CHARTERER. On the Closing
Date, the Owner shall deliver to the Initial Charterer a copy of this Assignment
and shall procure the execution by the Initial Charterer of the Consent and
Acknowledgment set out in Exhibit A hereto and deliver said Consent and
Acknowledgment to the Indenture Trustee on the Closing Date.
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Section 4.02 ENFORCEMENT OF INITIAL CHARTER. (a) The Owner
will do or permit to be done each and every act or thing which the Indenture
Trustee may from time to time require to be done for the purpose of enforcing
the Indenture Trustee's rights under the Initial Charter and this Assignment.
(b) The Owner shall cause all moneys hereby assigned or agreed
to be assigned or arising from or in connection with any of the rights, title,
interest and benefits of the Owner under the Initial Charter shall be paid to
the credit of Chase Manhattan Bank NYC, ABA #000000000, A/C #000-0-000000,
credit U.S. Trust Co NY, further credit to A/C #04692300, Golden State Petroleum
Transport Revenue Account, Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx or to such other account as
the Indenture Trustee may from time to time direct.
(c) The Owner will not exercise any right or powers conferred
on it by the Initial Charter in connection with any default or alleged default
by the Initial Charterer thereunder (including without limitation the right of
termination and substitution) unless and until requested so to do by the
Indenture Trustee whereupon the Owner agrees that it will do so provided always
that the Indenture Trustee shall not be responsible in any way whatsoever in the
event that the exercise of any right or power (including the right of
termination and substitution) be thereafter adjudged improper or to constitute a
repudiation of the Initial Charter by the Owner.
Section 4.03 AMENDMENT OF INITIAL CHARTER; ASSIGNMENT OF
INITIAL CHARTER. (a) The Owner will not, except with the previous written
consent of the Indenture Trustee, agree to any variation of the Initial Charter
or release the Initial Charterer from any of its obligations thereunder or waive
any breach of the Initial Charterer's obligations thereunder or consent to any
such act or omission of the Initial Charterer as would otherwise constitute such
breach.
(b) The Owner will not, except with the previous written
consent of the Indenture Trustee, assign the Initial Charter to any other
Person.
Section 4.04 PERFORMANCE OF OBLIGATIONS. The Owner will
perform its obligations under the Initial Charter and will use its best efforts
to cause the Initial Charterer to perform its obligations under the Initial
Charter.
Section 4.05 NOTICES. The Owner will send a copy of all
notices received or given by it under the Initial Charter forthwith to the
Indenture Trustee.
Section 4.06 FURTHER ASSURANCES. The Owner will at any time
and from time to time, upon the written request of the Indenture Trustee,
promptly and duly execute and deliver any and all such further instruments and
documents and take such action as the Indenture Trustee may deem desirable in
order to obtain the full benefits of this Assignment and of the rights and
powers herein granted.
Section 4.07 INDENTURE TRUSTEE AS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT OF
OWNER. The Owner hereby constitutes the Indenture Trustee, and its successors
and assigns, its true and lawful
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attorney-in-fact, irrevocably, with full power in its own name, in the name of
its agents or nominees or in the name of the Owner or otherwise, to ask,
require, demand, receive, enforce and give acquittance for, any and all moneys
and claims for moneys due and to become due and payable under or arising out of
the Initial Charter, to endorse any checks or other instruments or orders in
connection therewith and to file any claims or take any action or institute any
proceedings which to the Indenture Trustee may seem to be necessary or advisable
under this Assignment. Any action or proceeding brought by the Indenture Trustee
pursuant to any of the provisions of this Assignment or otherwise and any claim
made by the Indenture Trustee hereunder may be compromised, withdrawn or
otherwise dealt with by the Indenture Trustee without any notice to or approval
of the Owner.
ARTICLE V
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 5.01 AMENDMENT. This Assignment may be amended from
time to time by written agreement signed by the parties hereto.
Section 5.02 SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Assignment
is held to be in conflict with any applicable statute or rule of law or is
otherwise held to be unenforceable for any reason whatsoever, such circumstances
shall not have the effect of rendering the provision in question inoperative or
unenforceable in any other case or circumstance, or of rendering any other
provision or provisions herein contained invalid, inoperative, or unenforceable
to any extent whatsoever. The invalidity of any one or more phrases, sentences,
clauses or Sections of this Assignment contained, shall not affect the remaining
portions of this Assignment, or any part thereof.
Section 5.03 NOTICES. All demands, notices and communications
hereunder shall be in writing, personally delivered or mailed by certified
mail-return receipt requested, and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon
receipt (a) in the case of the Indenture Trustee, at the following address: 000
Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention: Corporate Trust
Department, (b) in the case of the Owner, at the following address: 00-00 Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxx of Man, or at other such address as shall be designated by
such party in a written notice to the other parties.
Section 5.04 CONSENT TO JURISDICTION. Any legal suit, action
or proceeding against the Owner arising out of or relating to this Assignment,
or any transaction contemplated hereby, may be instituted in any federal or
state court in The City of New York, State of New York, and the Owner hereby
irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of any such court in any such suit,
action or proceeding. The Owner hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted
by applicable law, any defense which it may now or hereafter have based upon
lack of personal jurisdiction or venue or FORUM NON CONVENIENS. The Owner hereby
irrevocably appoints and designates CT Corporation System, having an address at
0000 Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx, its true and lawful attorney-in-fact and duly
authorized agent for the limited purpose of accepting servicing of legal process
and the Owner agrees that service of process upon such party shall constitute
personal service of such process on such Person. The Owner shall
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maintain the designation and appointment of such authorized agent until all
amounts payable under this Assignment shall have been paid in full. If such
agent shall cease to so act, the Owner shall immediately designate and appoint
another such agent satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee and shall promptly
deliver to the Indenture Trustee evidence in writing of such other agent's
acceptance of such appointment.
Section 5.05 CAPTIONS. The captions or headings in this
Assignment are for convenience only and in no way define, limit or describe the
scope or intent of any provisions or sections of this Assignment.
Section 5.06 GOVERNING LAW. This Assignment shall be governed
by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without
giving effect to the principles of conflicts of law.
Section 5.07 NO PARTNERSHIP. Nothing herein contained shall be
deemed or construed to create a partnership or joint venture among the parties
hereto, and the services of each party shall be rendered as an independent
contractor and not as agent for any other party.
Section 5.08 COUNTERPARTS. This Assignment may be executed in
any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto on separate
counterpart, each of which shall be deemed to be an original. Such counterparts
shall constitute one and the same agreement.
Section 5.09 SURVIVAL. The representations, covenants and
agreements contained in or made pursuant to this Assignment in respect of either
party hereto shall survive the execution and delivery of this Assignment and
shall continue in effect so long as such party's obligations hereunder remain
outstanding.
Section 5.10 INTEGRATION. This Assignment and the Schedule and
Exhibits hereto constitute the entire agreement and understanding between the
parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior
agreements, understandings or representations pertaining to the subject matter
hereof, whether oral or written. There are no warranties, representations or
other agreements between the parties in connection with the subject matter
hereof except as specifically set forth or incorporated herein.
Section 5.11 REPRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS. This Assignment and
all documents relating thereto, including, without limitation, (a) consents,
waivers and modifications which may hereafter be executed, (b) documents
received by any party at the closing, and (c) financial statements, certificates
and other information previously or hereafter furnished, may be reproduced by
any photographic, photostatic, microfilm, micro-card, miniature photographic or
other similar process. The parties agree that any such reproduction shall be
admissible in evidence as the original itself in any judicial or administrative
proceeding (whether or not the original is in existence and whether or not such
reproduction was made in the regular course of business) and that any
enlargement, facsimile or further reproduction of such reproduction shall
likewise be admissible in evidence.
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Section 5.12 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; ASSIGNMENT. This
Assignment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Owner and the
Indenture Trustee and their respective successors and assigns. The Owner shall
not have the right to assign its rights hereunder or any interest herein without
the prior written consent of the Indenture Trustee. The Indenture Trustee, at
its sole option, shall have the right to assign this Assignment, the Indenture,
the Security Documents and any of its rights and interest hereunder in
accordance with the terms and provisions of the Indenture and the Security
Documents.
Section 5.13 GENERAL INTERPRETIVE PRINCIPLES. For
purposes of this Assignment except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the
context otherwise requires:
(a) the defined terms in this Assignment shall include the
plural as well as the singular, and the use of any gender herein shall be deemed
to include any other gender;
(b) accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the
meanings assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles as in effect on the date hereof;
(c) references herein to "Articles", "Sections",
"Subsections", "paragraphs", and other subdivisions without reference to a
document are to designated Articles, Sections, Subsections, paragraphs and other
subdivisions of this Assignment;
(d) a reference to a Subsection without further reference to a
Section is a reference to such Subsection as contained in the same Section in
which the reference appears, and this rule shall also apply to paragraphs and
other subdivisions;
(e) the words "herein", "hereof", "hereunder" and other words
of similar import refer to this Assignment as a whole and not to any particular
provision; and
(f) the term "include" or "including" shall mean without
limitation by reason of enumeration.
Section 5.14 EFFECTIVE DATE OF TRANSACTION. Notwithstanding
the fact that this Assignment is dated as of December 24, 1996, the transactions
set forth herein shall not be effective until the Closing Date.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Owner and the Indenture Trustee have
caused this Assignment to be duly executed and delivered by their respective
officers thereunto duly authorized all as of the day and year first above
written.
United States Trust Company of New York,
as Indenture Trustee
By:/s/ Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Assistant Vice President
Golden State Petro (IOM I-A) PLC, as Owner
By:/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Treasurer
Exhibit A
LETTER OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT
TO ASSIGNMENT OF CHARTER
[Date]
United States Trust Company of New York,
as Indenture Trustee
Dear Sirs:
The undersigned hereby consents to and acknowledges receipt of
a signed copy of the Assignment of Charter (the "Assignment"), dated as of
December 1, 1996, between Golden State Petro (IOM I-A) PLC (the "Owner") and
United States Trust Company of New York, not in its individual capacity but
solely as trustee (the "Indenture Trustee") as adequate notice of such
assignment to the Indenture Trustee of the Initial Charter (as defined in the
Assignment) and of all the right, title and interest of the Owner in, to and
under the Initial Charter.
So long as the Assignment remains effective, we hereby agree
that (a) we shall pay any and all sums which we are legally obligated to pay to
the Owner or otherwise as stated in and according to the Initial Charter
directly to _______________________ Golden State Petroleum Revenue Account,
Attention: ___________________, or otherwise to such other account as you may at
any time or from time to time, designate by notice to us in writing, (b) with
respect to each of the insurances obtained pursuant to Clause 11 of the Initial
Charter, the Indenture Trustee shall be named as an additional assured and the
provisions of Clause 11(b) shall be equally applicable to the Indenture Trustee
as if it were named in addition to the Owner in each case where the Owner is so
named, (c) the Indenture Trustee, as assignee of the Owner, is the loss payee to
the extent that the Owner is the loss payee under such insurances and (d) the
Indenture Trustee and each of the Noteholders shall be entitled to the
indemnifications by the Initial Charterer set forth in the Initial Charter to
the same extent as if they were named indemnified parties therein.
Payments of moneys under the Initial Charter may be adjusted,
reduced or withheld only as expressly provided therein. Payments to the
Indenture Trustee shall not be subject to any right of set-off or defense by way
of counterclaim or otherwise which the undersigned may have against the Owner or
any entity substituted for it other than under the Initial Charter, and all
payments once made to you will be final, and once paid the undersigned will not,
for any reason whatsoever, seek to recover from the Indenture Trustee any such
payment made to the Indenture Trustee by virtue of the Assignment or this Letter
of Consent.
We confirm that the terms of the Initial Charter remain in
full force and effect that the Owner is not presently to our knowledge in breach
of the terms of the Initial Charter. We further confirm that the terms of the
Initial Charter have not been varied or modified and that
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the terms of the Initial Charter will not after the date hereof be varied or
modified without the prior written consent of the Indenture Trustee.
We confirm that we have received no prior notice of any
assignment by the Owner of any interest in the Initial Charter.
The undersigned will not permit any amendment, modification,
cancellation or other alteration in the Initial Charter, nor will it consent to
or accept the substitution thereunder of any party for the Owner without your
prior written consent.
CHEVRON TRANSPORT CORPORATION, as Initial
Charterer
By:________________________________
Name:______________________________
Title:_____________________________
SCHEDULE 1
ADDITIONAL DEFINED TERMS USED IN THE ASSIGNMENT
"AGREEMENT ON CONTRACT FOR TECHNICAL MATTERS" means, the Agreement
Regarding Technical Matters, dated as of the Closing Date, between the Owner,
Samsung Heavy Industries Co., LTD and Chevron Shipping Company, San Francisco,
U.S.A. (as Agent for the Initial Charterer).
"ASSIGNMENT" or "ASSIGNMENT OF CHARTER" means the assignment between
the Owner and the Indenture Trustee, as amended from time to time in accordance
with the terms thereof, pursuant to which the Owner collaterally assigns to the
Indenture Trustee all of the Owner's right, title and interest in, to and under
the Initial Charter to secure its obligations under the Indenture.
"ASSIGNMENT OF BUILDING CONTRACT" means, for each Vessel, the Building
Contract Assignment, dated as of the Closing Date, between the related Owner and
the Indenture Trustee, pursuant to which such Owner collaterally assigns its
rights, title and interests in the related Building Contract and the Agreement
on Contract for Technical Matters to the Indenture Trustee.
"ASSIGNMENT OF BUILDING CONTRACT GUARANTEE" means, for each Building
Contract Guarantee, the Assignment of Building Contract Guarantee, dated as of
the Closing Date, between the related Owner and the Indenture Trustee, as the
same may be amended from time to time, pursuant to which such Owner collaterally
assigns its rights, title and interest in the related Building Contract
Guarantee therein to the Indenture Trustee.
"ASSIGNMENT OF CHARTER SUPPLEMENT" means, for each Charter Supplement,
the Assignment of Charter Supplement, dated the date of the Supplemental
Indenture, between the Owner of the Vessel and the Indenture Trustee, as the
same may be amended from time to time pursuant to which the Owner collaterally
assigns all of the Owner's right, title and interest therein to the Indenture
Trustee.
"ASSIGNMENT OF CHEVRON GUARANTEE" means the assignment between the
Owner and the Indenture Trustee, as amended from time to time in accordance with
the terms thereof, pursuant to which the Owner collaterally assigns to the
Indenture Trustee all of the Owner's right, title and interest in, to and under
the Chevron Guarantee to secure its obligations under the Indenture.
"ASSIGNMENT OF EARNINGS AND INSURANCES" means the assignment between
the Owner and the Indenture Trustee, as amended from time to time in accordance
with the terms thereof, pursuant to which the Owner collaterally assigns to the
Indenture Trustee all of the Owner's right, title and interest in, to and under
the freights and hires (as well as any charters entered into after the Delivery
Date) with respect to the Vessel to secure its obligations under the Indenture.
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"ASSIGNMENT OF MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT" means the assignment between the
Owner and the Indenture Trustee, as amended from time to time in accordance with
the terms thereof, pursuant to which the Owner collaterally assigns to the
Indenture Trustee all of the Owner's right, title and interest in, to and under
the Management Agreement to secure its obligations under the Indenture.
"BUILDER" means, collectively, Samsung Corporation and Samsung Heavy
Industries, Ltd.
"BUILDING CONTRACT" means the Shipbuilding Contract, dated December 24,
1996, between the Builder and the Owner.
"BUILDING CONTRACT GUARANTEE" means the Irrevocable Installment Payment
Letter of Guarantee, dated December 24, 1996, given by the Building Contract
Guarantor to the Owner in connection with the Vessel.
"BUILDING CONTRACT GUARANTOR" means Korea Development Bank.
"CHEVRON" means Chevron Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its
successors and assigns.
"CHEVRON GUARANTEE" means the Guarantee, dated the Closing Date, given
by Chevron to the Owner in connection with the Initial Charter and the Charter
Supplement.
"CLOSING DATE" means December 24, 1996.
"COLLATERAL" means the collateral assigned, pledged or granted to the
Indenture Trustee pursuant to (i) this Assignment of Charter, (ii) the
Assignment of Earnings and Insurances, (iii) the Assignment of Charter
Supplement, (iv) the Mortgage, (v) the Assignment of Chevron Guarantee, (vi) the
Assignment of Management Agreement, (vii) the Assignment of Building Contract,
(viii) the Assignment of Building Contract Guarantee, (ix) the Issue of One
Debenture and (x) the Stock Pledge, together with all income and proceeds
thereof.
"DELIVERY DATE" means the date the Vessel is accepted by the Owner from
the Builder under the Building Contract, which is the date of this Assignment.
"INDENTURE" means the Indenture, dated as of December 1, 1996 among the
Indenture Trustee, the Owner, Golden State Petro B and Golden State Petroleum,
pursuant to which the Notes were issued.
"INDENTURE TRUSTEE" means United States Trust Company of New York.
"INITIAL CHARTER" means with respect to each Vessel, the bareboat
charter, dated as of December 24, 1996, between the Initial Charterer and the
Owner.
"INITIAL CHARTERER" means Chevron Transport Corporation, a Liberian
corporation.
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"ISSUE OF ONE DEBENTURE" means each Issue of One Debenture between the
Owner and the Indenture Trustee, as amended from time to time in accordance with
the terms thereof, pursuant to which the Owner grants to the Indenture Trustee a
security interest in all of its assets.
"MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT" means the agreement, dated the Closing Date,
between the Owner and the Manager pursuant to which the Manager agrees to
provide certain services to the Owner.
"MANAGER" means the Person performing the duties of the Manager under
the Management Agreement, initially Cambridge Fund Management L.L.C.
"MORTGAGE" means, with respect to the Vessel, the first preferred ship
mortgage on the Vessel granted by the Owner to the Indenture Trustee, as amended
from time to time in accordance with the terms of such Mortgage.
"OBLIGATIONS" means the payment, performance or obligations of any kind
or nature whatsoever of the Owner under and pursuant to the Indenture, any
Security Document and any instrument, agreement or document referred to therein.
"OWNER" means Golden State Petro (IOM I-A) PLC, a company organized
under the laws of the Isle of Man.
"SECURITY DOCUMENTS" means the Indenture, the Mortgage, this Assignment
of Charter, the Assignments of Charter Supplements, the Assignment of Earnings
and Insurances, the Assignment of Chevron Guarantee, the Assignment of
Management Agreement, the Assignment of Building Contract, the Issue of One
Debenture, the Stock Pledge and the Assignment of Building Contract Guarantee,
collectively.
"VESSEL" means Hull No. 1228.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
ARTICLE II
ASSIGNMENT
Section 2.01 SECURITY INTEREST.......................................... 1
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Section 2.02 ASSIGNMENT................................................. 1
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Section 2.03 OWNER TO REMAIN LIABLE..................................... 2
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ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE OWNER
Section 3.01 ORGANIZATION, POWER AND STATUS OF THE OWNER................ 2
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Section 3.02 AUTHORIZATION; ENFORCEABILITY; EXECUTION AND DELIVERY...... 2
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Section 3.03 NO CONFLICTS; LAWS AND CONSENTS; NO DEFAULT................ 3
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Section 3.04 GOVERNMENTAL APPROVALS..................................... 3
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Section 3.05 LITIGATION................................................. 3
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Section 3.06 NO PRIOR ASSIGNMENT........................................ 3
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Section 3.07 THE INITIAL CHARTER........................................ 3
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ARTICLE IV
COVENANTS OF THE OWNER........................ 3
Section 4.01 CONSENT OF INITIAL CHARTERER............................... 3
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Section 4.02 ENFORCEMENT OF INITIAL CHARTER............................. 4
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Section 4.03 AMENDMENT OF INITIAL CHARTER; ASSIGNMENT OF INITIAL
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CHARTER.................................................... 4
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Section 4.04 PERFORMANCE OF OBLIGATIONS................................. 4
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Section 4.05 NOTICES.................................................... 4
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Section 4.06 FURTHER ASSURANCES......................................... 4
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Section 4.07 INDENTURE TRUSTEE AS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT OF OWNER............. 4
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ARTICLE V
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS................................. 5
Section 5.01 AMENDMENT.................................................. 5
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Section 5.02 SEVERABILITY............................................... 5
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Section 5.03 NOTICES.................................................... 5
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Section 5.04 CONSENT TO JURISDICTION.................................... 5
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Section 5.05 CAPTIONS................................................... 6
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Section 5.06 GOVERNING LAW.............................................. 6
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Section 5.07 NO PARTNERSHIP............................................. 6
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Section 5.08 COUNTERPARTS............................................... 6
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Section 5.09 SURVIVAL................................................... 6
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Section 5.10 INTEGRATION................................................ 6
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Section 5.11 REPRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS.................................. 6
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Section 5.12 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; ASSIGNMENT......................... 6
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Section 5.13 GENERAL INTERPRETIVE PRINCIPLES............................ 7
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Section 5.14 EFFECTIVE DATE OF TRANSACTION.............................. 7
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