EX-4.20 7 brhc10035813_ex4-20.htm EXHIBIT 4.20

Exhibit 4.20
Execution Version
Dated ____ January 2022
$55,000,000
TERM LOAN FACILITY
MULAN SHIPPING CO.
JOHNNY BRAVO SHIPPING CO.
SONGOKU SHIPPING CO.
ASTERIX SHIPPING CO.
STEWIE SHIPPING CO.
as joint and several Borrowers
and
THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
as listed in Part B of Schedule 1
as Original Lenders
and
CASTOR MARITIME INC.
as Parent Guarantor
and
DEUTSCHE BANK AG
as Facility Agent
and
DEUTSCHE BANK AG
as Security Agent
TERM LOAN FACILITY AGREEMENT
relating to
a senior debt financing in connection with m.v.s “MAGIC STARLIGHT”, “MAGIC MARS”, “MAGIC PLUTO”, “MAGIC PERSEUS” and “MAGIC VELA”

Index

Clause |  | Page
Section 1 Interpretation | 2
1 | Definitions and Interpretation | 2
Section 2 The Facility | 25
2 | The Facility | 25
3 | Purpose | 26
4 | Conditions of Utilisation | 26
Section 3 Utilisation | 28
5 | Utilisation | 28
Section 4 Repayment, Prepayment and Cancellation | 30
6 | Repayment | 30
7 | Prepayment and Cancellation | 31
Section 5 Costs of Utilisation | 35
8 | Interest | 35
9 | Interest Periods | 36
10 | Changes to the Calculation of Interest | 37
11 | Fees | 38
Section 6 Additional Payment Obligations | 39
12 | Tax Gross Up and Indemnities | 39
13 | Increased Costs | 43
14 | Other Indemnities | 45
15 | Mitigation by the Finance Parties | 48
16 | Costs and Expenses | 49
Section 7 Guarantee | 50
17 | Guarantee and Indemnity – Parent Guarantor | 50
18 | Joint and Several Liability of the Borrowers | 52
Section 8 Representations, Undertakings and Events of Default | 55
19 | Representations | 55
20 | Information Undertakings | 62
21 | Financial Covenants | 67
22 | General Undertakings | 68
23 | Insurance Undertakings | 76
24 | General Ship Undertakings | 81
25 | Security Cover | 87
26 | Application of Earnings and Accounts | 89
27 | Events of Default | 89
Section 9 Changes to Parties | 94
28 | Changes to the Lenders | 94
29 | Changes to the Obligors | 98
Section 10 The Finance Parties | 99
30 | The Facility Agent, the Arranger and the Reference Banks | 99
31 | The Security Agent | 109
32 | Conduct of Business by the Finance Parties | 123
33 | Sharing among the Finance Parties | 123
Section 11 Administration | 125
34 | Payment Mechanics | 125
35 | Set-Off | 128
36 | Bail-in | 128
37 | Notices | 128
38 | Calculations and Certificates | 130
39 | Partial Invalidity | 131
40 | Remedies and Waivers | 131
41 | Settlement or Discharge Conditional | 131
42 | Irrevocable Payment | 131

43 | Amendments and Waivers | 131
44 | Confidential Information | 135
45 | Confidentiality of Funding Rates and Reference Bank Quotations | 139
46 | Counterparts | 140
Section 12 Governing Law and Enforcement | 141
47 | Governing Law | 141
48 | Enforcement | 141

Schedules

Schedule 1 The Parties | 142
Part A The Obligors | 142
Part B The Original Lenders | 143
Part C The Servicing Parties | 144
Schedule 2 Conditions Precedent | 145
Part A Conditions Precedent to Utilisation Request | 145
Part B Conditions Precedent to Utilisation of an Advance | 147
Schedule 3 Requests | 149
Part A Utilisation Request | 149
Part B Selection Notice | 151
Schedule 4 Form of Transfer Certificate | 152
Schedule 5 Form of Assignment Agreement | 154
Schedule 6 Form of Compliance Certificate | 157
Schedule 7 Timetables | 158
Schedule 8 Repayment Instalments | 159
Execution |
Execution Pages | 161

THIS AGREEMENT is made on ____ January 2022
PARTIES

(1) | MULAN SHIPPING CO., a corporation incorporated and existing under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands whose registered address is at Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro, Marshall Islands, as a borrower (“Borrower A”)

(2) | JOHNNY BRAVO SHIPPING CO., a corporation incorporated and existing under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands whose registered address is at Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro, Marshall Islands, as a borrower (“Borrower B”)

(3) | SONGOKU SHIPPING CO., a corporation incorporated and existing under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands whose registered address is at Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro, Marshall Islands, as a borrower (“Borrower C”)

(4) | ASTERIX SHIPPING CO., a corporation incorporated and existing under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands whose registered address is at Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro, Marshall Islands, as a borrower (“Borrower D”)

(5) | STEWIE SHIPPING CO., a corporation incorporated and existing under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands whose registered address is at Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro, Marshall Islands, as a borrower (“Borrower E”)

(6) | CASTOR MARITIME INC., a corporation incorporated and existing under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands whose registered address is at Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro, Marshall Islands, as guarantor (the “Parent Guarantor”)

(7) | DEUTSCHE BANK AG as arranger (the “Arranger”)

(8) | THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS listed in Part B of Schedule 1 (The Parties) as lenders (the “Original Lenders”)

(9) | DEUTSCHE BANK AG as agent of the other Finance Parties (the “Facility Agent”)

(10) | DEUTSCHE BANK AG as security agent for the Secured Parties (the “Security Agent”)

BACKGROUND

(A) | The Lenders have agreed to make available to the Borrowers a facility of up to $55,000,000 for general corporate purposes (including, the payment of certain fees due under this Agreement) and the acquisition of further vessels by way of a loan in a principal amount not exceeding the lower amount of (i) 40% of the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Ships and (ii) $55,000,000.

OPERATIVE PROVISIONS

SECTION 1
INTERPRETATION

1 | DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

1.1 | Definitions

In this Agreement:
“Account Bank” means Deutsche Bank AG acting through its office at Adolphsplatz 7, 20457 Hamburg, Germany.
“Accounts” means the Earnings Accounts, the Dry Dock Reserve Accounts, the Retention Accounts and the Liquidity Accounts.
“Account Security” means a document creating Security over any Account in agreed form.
“Advance” means a borrowing of all or part of a Tranche under this Agreement.
“Affiliate” means, in relation to any person, a Subsidiary of that person or a Holding Company of that person or any other Subsidiary of that Holding Company.
“Annex VI” means Annex VI of the Protocol of 1997 to amend the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973 (Marpol), as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto.
“Anticipated Dry Dock Amount” means, in respect of a Ship, $600,000.
“Anticipated Dry Dock Date” means:

| (a) | in respect of Ship A, 30 June 2025;

| (b) | in respect of Ship B, 8 July 2024;

| (c) | in respect of Ship C, 31 December 2025;

| (d) | in respect of Ship D, 15 September 2022; and

| (e) | in respect of Ship E, 31 December 2026.

“Approved Broker” means Fortius Risk Solutions, Cambiaso Risso Marine S.p.A., Evmar Marine Services Ltd. and any other firm or firms of insurance brokers approved in writing by the Facility Agent, acting with the authorisation of the Majority Lenders (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
“Approved Classification” means:

| (a) | in respect of Ship A, LRS;

| (b) | in respect of Ship B, RINA;

| (c) | in respect of Ship C, NK;

| (d) | in respect of Ship D, DNV; and

| (e) | in respect of Ship E, NK,

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each with the relevant Approved Classification Society.
“Approved Classification Society” means, in relation to a Ship, Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (“NK”), Det Norske Veritas (“DNV”), Lloyds Register (“LRS”) or such other classification society being a member of the International Association of Classification Societies or any other classification society approved in writing by the Facility Agent acting with the authorisation of the Majority Lenders.
“Approved Flag” means, in relation to a Ship, the Republic of the Marshall Islands or such other flag approved in writing by the Facility Agent acting with the authorisation of all the Lenders.
“Approved Manager” means, in relation to each Ship, as at the date of this Agreement:

| (a) | Castor Ships S.A., a corporation incorporated in the Republic of the Marshall Islands whose registered address is at Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro, Marshall Islands MH96960 as the commercial manager;

| (b) | Pavimar S.A. a corporation incorporated in the Republic of the Marshall Islands whose registered address is at Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro, Marshall Islands MH96960 as the technical manager,

or any other person approved in writing by the Lenders as the commercial and/or technical manager of a Ship.
“Approved Valuer” means Clarksons Valuations Limited, Arrow Valuations, Braemar ACM, Maersk Brokers, Allied Shipbroking Inc., Maritime Strategies International (or any Affiliate of such person through which valuations are commonly issued) and any other firm or firms of independent sale and purchase shipbrokers approved in writing by the Facility Agent, acting with the authorisation of the Lenders.
“Assignment Agreement” means an agreement substantially in the form set out in Schedule 5 (Form of Assignment Agreement) or any other form agreed between the relevant assignor and assignee.
“Authorisation” means an authorisation, consent, approval, resolution, licence, exemption, filing, notarisation, legalisation or registration.
“Availability Period” means the period from and including the date of this Agreement to and including the date which is the earlier of:

| (a) | 45 days from the date of this Agreement; and

| (b) | 15 January 2022,

or such later date as may be agreed in writing between the Borrowers and the Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Majority Lenders).
“Available Commitment” means a Lender’s Commitment minus:

| (a) | the amount of its participation in the outstanding Loan; and

| (b) | in relation to any proposed Utilisation, the amount of its participation in any Advance that is due to be made on or before the proposed Utilisation Date.

“Available Facility” means the aggregate for the time being of each Lender’s Available Commitment.
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“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-down and Conversion Powers.
“Bail-In Legislation” means:

| (a) | in relation to an EEA Member Country which has implemented, or which at any time implements, Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms, the relevant implementing law or regulation as described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule from time to time;

| (b) | in relation to any state other than such an EEA Member Country and the United Kingdom, any analogous law or regulation from time to time which requires contractual recognition of any Write-down and Conversion Powers contained in that law or regulation; and

| (c) | in relation to the United Kingdom, the UK Bail-In Legislation.

“Borrowers” means Borrower A, Borrower B, Borrower C, Borrower D and Borrower E together and “Borrower” means any of them.
“Break Costs” means the amount (if any) by which:

| (i) | the interest (including Margin) which a Lender should have received for the period from the date of receipt of all or any part of its participation in the Loan or an Unpaid Sum to the last day of the current Interest Period in relation to the Loan, the relevant part of the Loan or that Unpaid Sum, had the principal amount or Unpaid Sum received been paid on the last day of that Interest Period;

exceeds

| (ii) | the amount which that Lender would be able to obtain by placing an amount equal to the principal amount or Unpaid Sum received by it on deposit with a leading bank for a period starting on the Business Day following receipt or recovery and ending on the last day of the current Interest Period.

“Business Day” means a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which banks are open for general business in London, Hamburg, Berlin, Athens and New York and, in relation to the fixing of an interest rate, which is a US Government Securities Business Day.
“Charter” means, in relation to a Ship, any charter relating to that Ship, or other contract for its employment in force during the term of the Facility, whether or not already in existence.
“Code” means the US Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Commitment” means:

| (a) | in relation to an Original Lender, the amount set opposite its name under the heading “Commitment” in Part B of Schedule 1 (The Parties) and the amount of any other Commitment transferred to it under this Agreement; and

| (b) | in relation to any other Lender, the amount of any Commitment transferred to it under this Agreement,

to the extent not cancelled, reduced or transferred by it under this Agreement.
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“Commodity Exchange Act” means the US Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. §1 et seq.) and any successor statute.
“Compliance Certificate” means a certificate in the form set out in Schedule 6 (Form of Compliance Certificate) or in any other form agreed between the Parent Guarantor and the Facility Agent.
“Confidential Information” means all information relating to any Obligor, the Group, the Finance Documents or the Facility of which a Finance Party becomes aware in its capacity as, or for the purpose of becoming, a Finance Party or which is received by a Finance Party in relation to, or for the purpose of becoming a Finance Party under, the Finance Documents or the Facility from either:

| (a) | any member of the Group or any of its advisers; or

| (b) | another Finance Party, if the information was obtained by that Finance Party directly or indirectly from any member of the Group or any of its advisers,

in whatever form, and includes information given orally and any document, electronic file or any other way of representing or recording information which contains or is derived or copied from such information but excludes:

| (i) | information that:

| (A) | is or becomes public information other than as a direct or indirect result of any breach by that Finance Party of Clause 44 (Confidential Information); or

| (B) | is identified in writing at the time of delivery as non-confidential by any member of the Group or any of its advisers; or

| (C) | is known by that Finance Party before the date the information is disclosed to it in accordance with paragraphs (a) or (b) above or is lawfully obtained by that Finance Party after that date, from a source which is, as far as that Finance Party is aware, unconnected with the Group and which, in either case, as far as that Finance Party is aware, has not been obtained in breach of, and is not otherwise subject to, any obligation of confidentiality; and

| (ii) | any Funding Rate or Reference Bank Quotation.

“Confidentiality Undertaking” means a confidentiality undertaking in substantially the appropriate form recommended by the LMA from time to time or in any other form agreed between the Borrowers and the Facility Agent.
“Corresponding Debt” means any amount, other than any Parallel Debt, which an Obligor owes to a Secured Party under or in connection with the Finance Documents.
“Credit Adjustment Spread” means (i) 0.12 per cent. per annum for Interest Periods of one Month and (ii) 0.23 per cent. per annum otherwise.
“Default” means an Event of Default or a Potential Event of Default.
“Delegate” means any delegate, agent, attorney, co-trustee or other person appointed by the Security Agent.
“Disruption Event” means either or both of:

| (a) | a material disruption to those payment or communications systems or to those financial markets which are, in each case, required to operate in order for payments to be made in connection with the Facility (or otherwise in order for the transactions contemplated by the Finance Documents to be carried out) which disruption is not caused by, and is beyond the control of, any of the Parties; or

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| (b) | the occurrence of any other event which results in a disruption (of a technical or systems-related nature) to the treasury or payments operations of a Party preventing that, or any other, Party:

| (i) | from performing its payment obligations under the Finance Documents; or

| (ii) | from communicating with other Parties in accordance with the terms of the Finance Documents,

and which (in either such case) is not caused by, and is beyond the control of, the Party whose operations are disrupted.
“Document of Compliance” has the meaning given to it in the ISM Code.
“dollars” and “$” mean the lawful currency, for the time being, of the United States of America.
“Dry Dock Reserve Account” means, in relation to a Borrower:

| (a) | an account in the name of that Borrower with the Account Bank designated “Dry Dock Reserve Account”; or

| (b) | any other account (with that or another office of the Account Bank or with a bank or financial institution other than the Account Bank) which is designated by the Facility Agent as that Borrower’s Dry Dock Reserve Account for the purposes of this Agreement.

“Earnings” means, in relation to a Ship, all moneys whatsoever which are now, or later become, payable (actually or contingently) to a Borrower or the Security Agent and which arise out of the use or operation of that Ship (net of any charter commissions payable in respect of that Ship), including (but not limited to):

| (a) | the following, save to the extent that any of them is, with the prior written consent of the Facility Agent, pooled or shared with any other person:

| (i) | all freight, hire and passage moneys;

| (ii) | compensation payable to a Borrower or the Security Agent in the event of requisition of that Ship for hire;

| (iii) | remuneration for salvage and towage services;

| (iv) | demurrage and detention moneys;

| (v) | damages for breach (or payments for variation or termination) of any charterparty or other contract for the employment of that Ship;

| (vi) | all moneys which are at any time payable under any Insurances in relation to loss of hire;

| (vii) | all monies which are at any time payable to a Borrower in relation to general average contribution; and

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| (b) | if and whenever that Ship is employed on terms whereby any moneys falling within sub-paragraphs (i) to (vi) of paragraph (a) above are pooled or shared with any other person, that proportion of the net receipts of the relevant pooling or sharing arrangement which is attributable to that Ship.

“Earnings Account” means, in relation to a Borrower:

| (a) | an account in the name of that Borrower with the Account Bank designated “Earnings Account”; or

| (b) | any other account (with that or another office of the Account Bank or with a bank or financial institution other than the Account Bank) which is designated by the Facility Agent as the Earnings Account for the purposes of this Agreement.

“EEA Member Country” means any member state of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.
“Environmental Approval” means any present or future permit, ruling, variance or other Authorisation required under Environmental Laws.
“Environmental Claim” means any claim by any governmental, judicial or regulatory authority or any other person which arises out of an Environmental Incident or an alleged Environmental Incident or which relates to any Environmental Law and, for this purpose, “claim” includes a claim for damages, compensation, contribution, injury, fines, losses and penalties or any other payment of any kind, including in relation to clean-up and removal, whether or not similar to the foregoing; an order or direction to take, or not to take, certain action or to desist from or suspend certain action; and any form of enforcement or regulatory action, including the arrest or attachment of any asset.
“Environmental Incident” means:

| (a) | any release, emission, spill or discharge into a Ship or into or upon the air, sea, land or soils (including the seabed) or surface water of Environmentally Sensitive Material within or from a Ship; or

| (b) | any incident in which Environmentally Sensitive Material is released, emitted, spilled or discharged into or upon the air, sea, land or soils (including the seabed) or surface water from a vessel other than any Ship and which involves a collision between any Ship and such other vessel or some other incident of navigation or operation, in either case, in connection with which a Ship is actually or potentially liable to be arrested, attached, detained or injuncted and/or a Ship and/or any Obligor and/or any operator or manager of a Ship is at fault or allegedly at fault or otherwise liable to any legal or administrative action; or

| (c) | any other incident in which Environmentally Sensitive Material is released, emitted, spilled or discharged into or upon the air, sea, land or soils (including the seabed) or surface water otherwise than from a Ship and in connection with which a Ship is actually or potentially liable to be arrested and/or where any Obligor and/or any operator or manager of a Ship is at fault or allegedly at fault or otherwise liable to any legal or administrative action.

“Environmental Law” means any present or future law relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment, to conditions in the workplace, to the carriage, generation, handling, storage, use, release or spillage of Environmentally Sensitive Material or to actual or threatened releases of Environmentally Sensitive Material.
“Environmentally Sensitive Material” means and includes all contaminants, oil, oil products, toxic substances and any other substance (including any chemical, gas or other hazardous or noxious substance) which is (or is capable of being or becoming) polluting, toxic or hazardous.
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“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the document described as such and published by the LMA (or any successor person) from time to time.
“Equity Interests” of any person means:

| (a) | any and all shares and other equity interests (including common stock, preferred stock, limited liability company interests and partnership interests) in such person; and

| (b) | all rights to purchase, warrants or options or convertible debt (whether or not currently exercisable), participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) such shares or other interests in such person.

“Event of Default” means any event or circumstance specified as such in Clause 27 (Events of Default).
“Facility” means the term loan facility made available under this Agreement as described in Clause 2 (The Facility).
“Facility Office” means the office or offices notified by a Lender to the Facility Agent in writing on or before the date it becomes a Lender (or, following that date, by not less than 5 Business Days’ written notice) as the office or offices through which it will perform its obligations under this Agreement.
“Fair Market Value” means in relation to a Ship or any other vessel, at any date, the market value of a Ship or vessel shown by valuations prepared on the following basis:

| (i) | one valuation by an Approved Valuer selected at the discretion of the Security Agent (acting on the instructions of the Majority Lenders) and one valuation by an Approved Valuer selected at the discretion of the Borrowers provided that if the valuations differ by more than 10 per cent., a third valuation shall be obtained from one of the Approved Valuers selected at the discretion of the Security Agent (acting on the instructions of the Majority Lenders) and the fair market value of a Ship or vessel shall be the arithmetic average of the three valuations provided pursuant to this paragraph (a);

| (a) | any valuation must be from an Approved Valuer;

| (b) | any valuation may be with or without physical inspection of a Ship or vessel (as the Facility Agent may require);

| (c) | each valuation shall be on the basis of a sale for prompt delivery for cash on normal arm’s length commercial terms as between a willing seller and a willing buyer, free of any Charter; and

| (d) | each valuation provided by an Approved Valuer giving a range of market values, the lowest market value will be taken as the Fair Market Value for the purpose of that valuation.

“FATCA” means:

| (a) | sections 1471 to 1474 of the Code or any associated regulations;

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| (b) | any treaty, law or regulation of any other jurisdiction, or relating to an intergovernmental agreement between the US and any other jurisdiction, which (in either case) facilitates the implementation of any law or regulation referred to in paragraph (a) above; or

| (c) | any agreement pursuant to the implementation of any treaty, law or regulation referred to in paragraphs (a) or (b) above with the US Internal Revenue Service, the US government or any governmental or taxation authority in any other jurisdiction.

“FATCA Application Date” means:

| (a) | in relation to a “withholdable payment” described in section 1473(1)(A)(i) of the Code (which relates to payments of interest and certain other payments from sources within the US), 1 July 2014; or

| (b) | in relation to a “passthru payment” described in section 1471(d)(7) of the Code not falling within paragraph (a) above, the date from which such payment may become subject to a deduction or withholding required by FATCA.

“FATCA Deduction” means a deduction or withholding from a payment under a Finance Document required by FATCA.
“FATCA Exempt Party” means a Party that is entitled to receive payments free from any FATCA Deduction.
“Finance Document” means:

| (a) | this Agreement;

| (b) | the Utilisation Request;

| (c) | any Security Document;

| (d) | any other document which is executed for the purpose of establishing any priority or subordination arrangement in relation to the Secured Liabilities; or

| (e) | any other document designated as such by the Facility Agent and the Borrowers.

“Finance Party” means the Facility Agent, the Security Agent, the Arranger or a Lender.
“Financial Indebtedness” means any indebtedness for or in relation to:

| (a) | moneys borrowed;

| (b) | any amount raised by acceptance under any acceptance credit facility or dematerialised equivalent;

| (c) | any amount raised pursuant to any note purchase facility or the issue of bonds, notes, debentures, loan stock or any similar instrument;

| (d) | the amount of any liability in relation to any lease or hire purchase contract which would, in accordance with GAAP, be treated as a balance sheet liability;

| (e) | receivables sold or discounted (other than any receivables to the extent they are sold on a non-recourse basis);

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| (f) | any amount raised under any other transaction (including any forward sale or purchase agreement) of a type not referred to in any other paragraph of this definition having the commercial effect of a borrowing;

| (g) | any derivative transaction entered into in connection with protection against or benefit from fluctuation in any rate or price (and, when calculating the value of any derivative transaction, only the marked to market value (or, if any actual amount is due as a result of the termination or close-out of that derivative transaction, that amount) shall be taken into account);

| (h) | any counter-indemnity obligation in relation to a guarantee, indemnity, bond, standby or documentary letter of credit or any other instrument issued by a bank or financial institution; and

| (i) | the amount of any liability in relation to any guarantee or indemnity for any of the items referred to in paragraphs (a) to (f) above.

“Funding Rate” means any individual rate notified by a Lender to the Facility Agent pursuant to sub-paragraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of Clause 10.3 (Cost of funds).
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America including IFRS.
“General and Charterparty Assignment” means, in relation to a Ship, the general assignment creating Security over the Earnings, the Insurances, any Requisition Compensation, any Charter (other than a Permitted Charter) and its related guarantees (if applicable) in relation to that Ship, in agreed form.
“Group” means the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries for the time being.
“Historic Term SOFR” means, in relation to the Loan or any part of the Loan, the most recent applicable Term SOFR for a period equal in length to the Interest Period of the Loan or that part of the Loan and which is as of a day which is no more than 3 US Securities Business Days before the Quotation Day.
“Holding Company” means, in relation to a person, any other person in relation to which it is a Subsidiary.
“IFRS” means international accounting standards within the meaning of the IAS Regulation 1606/2002 to the extent applicable to the relevant financial statements.
“Indemnified Person” has the meaning given to it in Clause 14.2 (Other indemnities).
“Insurances” means, in relation to a Ship:

| (a) | all policies and contracts of insurance, including entries of that Ship in any protection and indemnity or war risks association, effected in relation to that Ship, that Ship’s Earnings or otherwise in relation to that Ship whether before, on or after the date of this Agreement; and

| (b) | all rights and other assets relating to, or derived from, any of such policies, contracts or entries, including any rights to a return of premium and any rights in relation to any claim whether or not the relevant policy, contract of insurance or entry has expired on or before the date of this Agreement.

“Interest Period” means, in relation to the Loan or any part of the Loan, each period determined in accordance with Clause 9 (Interest Periods) and, in relation to an Unpaid Sum, each period determined in accordance with Clause 8.3 (Default interest).
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“Interpolated Historic Term SOFR” means the rate (rounded to the same number of decimal places as Term SOFR) which results from interpolating on a linear basis between:

| (a) | either:

| (i) | the most recent applicable Term SOFR (as of a day which is not more than three Business Days before the Quotation Day) for the longest period (for which Term SOFR is available) which is less than the Interest Period of the Loan or that part of the Loan; or

| (ii) | if no such Term SOFR is available for a period which is less than the Interest Period of the Loan or that part of the Loan, SOFR for a day which is no more than three Business Days (and no less than three US Government Securities Business Days) before the Quotation Day; and

| (b) | the most recent applicable Term SOFR (as of a day which is not more than three Business Days before the Quotation Day) for the shortest period (for which Term SOFR is available) which exceeds the Interest Period of the Loan or that part of the Loan.

“Interpolated Term SOFR” means, in relation to the Loan or that part of the Loan, the rate (rounded to the same number of decimal places as Term SOFR) which results from interpolating on a linear basis between:

| (a) | either

| (i) | the applicable Term SOFR (as of the Specified Time) for the longest period (for which Term SOFR is available) which is less than the Interest Period of the Loan or that part of the Loan; or

| (ii) | if no such Term SOFR is available for a period which is less than the Interest Period of the Loan or that part of the Loan, SOFR for the day which is two US Government Securities Business Days) before the Quotation Day; and

| (b) | the applicable Term SOFR (as of the Specified Time for the shortest period (for which Term SOFR is available) which exceeds the Interest Period of the Loan or that part of the Loan.

“Inventory of Hazardous Material” means an inventory certificate or statement of compliance (as applicable) issued by the relevant classification society or shipyard authority which is supplemented by a list of any and all materials known to be potentially hazardous utilised in the construction of, or otherwise installed on, the Ship, pursuant to the requirements of the EU Ship Recycling Regulation.
“ISM Code” means the International Safety Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention (including the guidelines on its implementation), adopted by the International Maritime Organisation, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time.
“ISPS Code” means the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code as adopted by the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Diplomatic Conference of December 2002, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time.
“ISSC” means an International Ship Security Certificate issued under the ISPS Code.
“Lenders” means, together:

| (a) | any Original Lender; and

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| (b) | any bank, financial institution, trust, fund or other entity which has become a Party in accordance with Clause 28 (Changes to the Lenders),

which in each case has not ceased to be a Party in accordance with this Agreement and “Lender” means any of them.
“Liquidity Account” means, in relation to a Borrower:

| (a) | a blocked account in the name of that Borrower with the Account Bank designated “Liquidity Account”; or

| (b) | any other account (with that or another office of the Account Bank or with a bank or financial institution other than the Account Bank) which is designated by the Facility Agent as that Borrower’s Liquidity Account for the purposes of this Agreement.

“LMA” means the Loan Market Association.
“Loan” means the loan to be made available under the Facility or the aggregate principal amount outstanding for the time being of the borrowings under the Facility and a “part of the Loan” means an Advance, a Tranche or any other part of the Loan as the context may require.
“Major Casualty” means, in relation to a Ship, any casualty to that Ship in relation to which the claim or the aggregate of the claims against all insurers, before adjustment for any relevant franchise or deductible, exceeds $1,000,000 or the equivalent in any other currency.
“Majority Lenders” means:

| (a) | if no Advance has yet been made, a Lender or Lenders whose Commitments are greater or equal to 66⅔ per cent. of the Total Commitments; or

| (b) | at any other time, a Lender or Lenders whose participations in the Loan are greater or equal to 66⅔ per cent. of the amount of the Loan then outstanding or, if the Loan has been repaid or prepaid in full, a Lender or Lenders whose participations in the Loan immediately before repayment or prepayment in full are greater or equal to 66⅔ per cent. of the Loan immediately before such repayment.

“Management Agreement” means any management agreement in respect of the technical or the commercial management of a Ship, entered into between the Borrower and an Approved Manager.
“Manager’s Undertaking” means, in relation to a Ship, the letter of undertaking from each Approved Manager subordinating the rights of that Approved Manager against that Ship and the relevant Borrower to the rights of the Finance Parties in agreed form.
“Margin” means 3.15 per cent. per annum.
“Material Adverse Effect” means in the reasonable opinion of the Lenders a material adverse effect on:

| (a) | the business, operations, property or condition (financial or otherwise) of any member of the Borrowers or the Group or the Group as a whole; or

| (b) | the ability of any Obligor to perform its obligations under any Finance Document; or

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| (c) | the validity or enforceability of, or the effectiveness or ranking of any Security granted or intended to be granted pursuant to any of, the Finance Documents or the rights or remedies of any Finance Party under any of the Finance Documents.

“Month” means a period starting on one day in a calendar month and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the next calendar month, except that:

| (a) | (subject to paragraph (c) below) if the numerically corresponding day is not a Business Day, that period shall end on the next Business Day in that calendar month in which that period is to end if there is one, or if there is not, on the immediately preceding Business Day;

| (b) | if there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month in which that period is to end, that period shall end on the last Business Day in that calendar month; and

| (c) | if an Interest Period begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month, that Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day in the calendar month in which that Interest Period is to end.

The above rules will only apply to the last Month of any period.
“Mortgage” means, in relation to a Ship, a first preferred Marshall Islands ship mortgage on that Ship in agreed form.
“Obligor” means a Borrower or the Parent Guarantor.
“Original Financial Statements” means in relation to the Parent Guarantor, the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Group for the third quarter 2021.
“Overseas Regulations” means the Overseas Companies Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/1801).
“Panagiotidis Family” means Petros Panagiotidis, his mother, his siblings and his direct descendants.
“Parallel Debt” means any amount which an Obligor owes to the Security Agent under Clause 31.2 (Parallel Debt (Covenant to pay the Security Agent)) or under that clause as incorporated by reference or in full in any other Finance Document.
“Participating Member State” means any member state of the European Union that has the euro as its lawful currency in accordance with legislation of the European Union relating to Economic and Monetary Union.
“Party” means a party to this Agreement.
“Permitted Charter” means, in relation to a Ship, a Charter:

| (a) | which is a time, voyage or consecutive voyage charter;

| (b) | the duration of which does not exceed and is not capable of exceeding, by virtue of any optional extensions, 12 months plus a redelivery allowance of not more than 60 days;

| (c) | which is entered into on bona fide arm’s length terms at the time at which that Ship is fixed; and

| (d) | in relation to which not more than two months’ hire is payable in advance,

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and any other Charter which, together with any quiet enjoyment undertaking (if any), is approved in writing by the Facility Agent acting with the authorisation of the Majority Lenders (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) (including in relation to any Charters which are in force on the date of this Agreement) prior to the entering into such Charter.
“Permitted Financial Indebtedness” means:

| (a) | any Financial Indebtedness incurred under the Finance Documents; and

| (b) | any Financial Indebtedness that is subordinated to all Financial Indebtedness incurred under the Finance Documents on terms satisfactory to the Facility Agent and which is, in the case of any such Financial Indebtedness of a Borrower, provided by the Parent Guarantor or Affiliate and is the subject of a subordination agreement on terms satisfactory to the Facility Agent.

“Permitted Security” means:

| (a) | Security created by the Finance Documents;

| (b) | any netting or set-off arrangement entered into by any member of the Group in the ordinary course of its banking arrangements for the purpose of netting debit and credit balances;

| (c) | liens for unpaid master’s and crew’s wages in accordance with usual maritime practice;

| (d) | liens for salvage;

| (e) | liens for master’s disbursements incurred in the ordinary course of trading; and

| (f) | any other lien arising by operation of law or otherwise in the ordinary course of the operation, repair or maintenance of any Ship and not as a result of any default or omission by any Borrower, provided such liens do not secure amounts more than 30 days overdue (unless the overdue amount is being contested in good faith by appropriate steps) and subject, in the case of liens for repair or maintenance, to Clause 24.15 (Restrictions on chartering, appointment of managers etc.).

“Pledged Liquidity” means $750,000 to be credited to each Borrower’s Liquidity Account in respect of the Ship owned by that Borrower.
“Poseidon Principles” means the financial industry framework for assessing and disclosing the climate alignment of ship finance portfolios published in June 2019 as the same may be amended or replaced to reflect changes in applicable law or regulation or the introduction of or changes to mandatory requirements of the International Maritime Organisation from time to time.
“Potential Event of Default” means any event or circumstance specified in Clause 27 (Events of Default) which would (with the expiry of a grace period, the giving of notice, the making of any determination under the Finance Documents or any combination of any of the foregoing) be an Event of Default.
“Prohibited Person” means any person (whether designated by name or by reason of being included in a class of persons or by way of direct or indirect ownership or control) against whom Sanctions are directed.
“Protected Party” has the meaning given to it in Clause 12.1 (Definitions).
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“Quotation Day” means, in relation to any period for which an interest rate is to be determined, two Government Securities Business Days before the first day of that period unless market practice differs in the relevant syndicated loan market in which case the relevant Quotation Day will be determined by the Facility Agent in accordance with that market practice (and if quotations would normally be given by leading banks on more than one day, the relevant Quotation Day will be the last of those days).
“Quoted Tenor” means any period for which the Screen Rate is customarily displayed on the relevant page or screen of an information service (other than for one week and two months).
“Receiver” means a receiver or receiver and manager or administrative receiver of the whole or any part of the Security Assets.
“Reference Bank Quotation” means any quotation supplied to the Facility Agent by a Reference Bank.
“Reference Banks” means the principal London offices of Deutsche Bank AG, HSBC Bank plc, Barclays Bank, Lloyds Bank and Citibank N.A. or such other entities as may be appointed by the Facility Agent in consultation with the Borrowers.
“Reference Rate” means, in relation to the Loan or any part of the Loan:

| (a) | the applicable Term SOFR as of the Specified Time and for a period equal in length to the Interest Period of the Loan or that part of the Loan; or

| (b) | as otherwise determined pursuant to Clause 10.1 (Unavailability of Term SOFR),

and if, in either case, that rate is less than zero, the Term SOFR Reference Rate shall be deemed to be zero.
“Related Fund” in relation to a fund (the “first fund”), means a fund which is managed or advised by the same investment manager or investment adviser as the first fund or, if it is managed by a different investment manager or investment adviser, a fund whose investment manager or investment adviser is an Affiliate of the investment manager or investment adviser of the first fund.
“Relevant Date” has the meaning given in paragraph (c) of Clause 7.5 (Mandatory prepayment on sale or Total Loss).
“Relevant Jurisdiction” means, in relation to an Obligor:

| (a) | its jurisdiction of incorporation or organisation;

| (b) | any jurisdiction where any asset subject to, or intended to be subject to, any of the Transaction Security created, or intended to be created, by it is situated;

| (c) | any jurisdiction where it conducts its business; and

| (d) | the jurisdiction whose laws govern the perfection of any of the Security Documents entered into by it.

“Relevant Market” means the market for overnight cash borrowing collateralised by US Government securities.
“Relevant Nominating Body” means any applicable central bank, regulator or other supervisory authority or a group of them, or any working group or committee sponsored or chaired by, or constituted at the request of, any of them or the Financial Stability Board.
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“Repayment Date” means each date on which a Repayment Instalment is required to be paid under Clause 6.1 (Repayment of Loan).
“Repayment Instalment” has the meaning given to it in Clause 6.1 (Repayment of Loan).
“Repeating Representation” means each of the representations set out in Clause 19 (Representations) except Clause 19.10 (Insolvency), Clause 19.11 (No filing or stamp taxes), Clause 19.12 (Deduction of Tax), Clause 19.17 (No proceedings pending or threatened), paragraphs (b) and (c) of Clause 19.20 (Charters), Clause 19.21 (Compliance with Environmental Laws), Clause 19.22 (No Environmental Claim), Clause 19.23 (No Environmental Incident), and Clause 19.34 (US Tax Obligor) and any representation of any Obligor made in any other Finance Document that is expressed to be a “Repeating Representation” or is otherwise expressed to be repeated.
“Representative” means any delegate, agent, manager, administrator, nominee, attorney, trustee or custodian.
“Requisition” means in relation to a Ship:

| (a) | any expropriation, confiscation, requisition or acquisition of a Ship, whether for full consideration, a consideration less than its proper value, a nominal consideration or without any consideration, which is effected by any government or official authority or by any person or persons claiming to be or to represent a government or official authority (excluding a requisition for hire for a fixed period not exceeding one year without any right to an extension) unless it is within 30 days redelivered to the full control of a Borrower; and

| (b) | any arrest, capture, seizure or detention of that Ship (including any hijacking or theft) unless it is within 30 days redelivered to the full control of a Borrower.

“Requisition Compensation” includes all compensation or other moneys payable by reason of any Requisition.
“Resolution Authority” means any body which has authority to exercise any Write-down and Conversion Powers.
“Retention Account” means, in relation to a Borrower:

| (a) | any blocked account in the name of that Borrower with the Account Bank designated “Retention Account”; or

| (b) | any other account (with that or another office of the Account Bank or with a bank or financial institution other than the Account Bank) which is designated by the Facility Agent as that Borrower’s Retention Account for the purposes of this Agreement.

“Safety Management Certificate” has the meaning given to it in the ISM Code.
“Safety Management System” has the meaning given to it in the ISM Code.
“Sanctions” means any trade, economic or financial sanctions laws, regulations, embargoes, freezing provisions, prohibitions or other restrictive measures (including “secondary” or “extraterritorial” sanctions), imposed, administered, enacted or enforced from time to time by any Sanctions Authority. To the extent that any Sanctions applicable to and/or binding on a Finance Party are not applicable to and/or binding to an Obligor and/or any other member of the Group, such Sanctions shall be deemed to be applicable to and binding on such Obligor or such other member of the Group.
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“Sanctions Advisory” means the Sanctions Advisory for the Maritime Industry, Energy and Metals Sectors, and Related Communities issued May 14, 2020 by the US Department of the Treasury, Department of State and Coast Guard, as may be amended or supplemented, and any similar future advisory.
“Sanctions Authority” means the US, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or any of its member states, the United Kingdom, the respective governmental institutions and agencies of any of the foregoing, including the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom, the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, or any other relevant sanctions authority enacting, administering or imposing Sanctions applicable by law to a Finance Party, an Obligor or any other member of the Group.
“Sanctioned Country” means any country or territory that is subject to comprehensive country-wide or territory-wide Sanctions (currently, Afghanistan, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria and Crimea).
“Secured Liabilities” means all present and future obligations and liabilities, (whether actual or contingent and whether owed jointly or severally or in any other capacity whatsoever) of each Obligor to any Secured Party under or in connection with each Finance Document.
“Secured Party” means each Finance Party from time to time party to this Agreement and any Receiver or Delegate.
“Security” means a mortgage, pledge, lien, charge, assignment, hypothecation or security interest or any other agreement or arrangement having the effect of conferring security.
“Security Assets” means all of the assets of the Obligors which from time to time are, or are expressed to be, the subject of the Transaction Security.
“Security Document” means:

| (a) | any Shares Security;

| (b) | any Mortgage;

| (c) | any General and Charterparty Assignment;

| (d) | any Account Security;

| (e) | any Manager’s Undertaking;

| (f) | any other document (whether or not it creates Security) which is executed as security for the Secured Liabilities; or

| (g) | any other document designated as such by the Facility Agent and the Borrowers.

“Security Period” means the period starting on the date of this Agreement and ending on the date on which the Facility Agent is satisfied that there is no outstanding Commitment in force and that the Secured Liabilities have been irrevocably, unconditionally and indefeasibly paid and discharged in full.
“Security Property” means:

| (a) | the Transaction Security expressed to be granted in favour of the Security Agent as trustee for the Secured Parties and all proceeds of that Transaction Security;

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| (b) | all obligations expressed to be undertaken by an Obligor to pay amounts in relation to the Secured Liabilities to the Security Agent as trustee for the Secured Parties and secured by the Transaction Security together with all representations and warranties expressed to be given by an Obligor or any other person in favour of the Security Agent as trustee for the Secured Parties;

| (c) | the Security Agent’s interest in any turnover trust created under the Finance Documents;

| (d) | any other amounts or property, whether rights, entitlements, choses in action or otherwise, actual or contingent, which the Security Agent is required by the terms of the Finance Documents to hold as trustee on trust for the Secured Parties,

except:

| (i) | rights intended for the sole benefit of the Security Agent; and

| (ii) | any moneys or other assets which the Security Agent has transferred to the Facility Agent or (being entitled to do so) has retained in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

“Selection Notice” means a notice substantially in the form set out in Part B of Schedule 3 (Requests) given in accordance with Clause 9 (Interest Periods).
“Servicing Party” means the Facility Agent or the Security Agent.
“Shares Security” means, in respect of each Borrower, a document creating Security over the Equity Interests in that Borrower in agreed form.
“Ships” means Ship A, Ship B, Ship C, Ship D and Ship E and “Ship” means any of them.
“Ship A” means the dry bulk carrier, named m.v. “MAGIC STARLIGHT” and registered in the name of Borrower A under the Approved Flag.
“Ship B” means the dry bulk carrier, named m.v. “MAGIC MARS” and registered in the name of Borrower B under the Approved Flag.
“Ship C” means the dry bulk carrier, named m.v. “MAGIC PLUTO” and registered in the name of Borrower C under the Approved Flag.
“Ship D” means the dry bulk carrier, named m.v. “MAGIC PERSEUS” and registered in the name of Borrower D under the Approved Flag.
“Ship E” means the dry bulk carrier, named m.v. “MAGIC VELA” and registered in the name of Borrower E under the Approved Flag.
“SOFR” means the secured overnight financing rate (SOFR) administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or any other person which takes over the administration of that rate) published (before any correction, recalculation or republication by the administrator) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or any other person which takes over the publication of that rate).
“Specified Time” means a day or time determined in accordance with Schedule 7 (Timetables).
“Statement of Compliance” means a Statement of Compliance related to fuel oil consumption pursuant to regulations 6.6 and 6.7 of Annex VI.
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“Subsidiary” means a subsidiary within the meaning of section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006.
“Tax” means any tax, levy, impost, duty or other charge or withholding of a similar nature (including any penalty or interest payable in connection with any failure to pay or any delay in paying any of the same).
“Tax Credit” has the meaning given to it in Clause 12.1 (Definitions).
“Tax Deduction” has the meaning given to it in Clause 12.1 (Definitions).
“Tax Payment” has the meaning given to it in Clause 12.1 (Definitions).
“Term SOFR” means the term SOFR reference rate administered by CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited (or any other person which takes over the administration of that rate) for the relevant period published (before any correction, recalculation or republication by the administrator) by CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited (or any other person which takes over the publication of that rate).
“Term SOFR Market Disruption Rate” means the percentage rate per annum which is the aggregate of the Term SOFR Reference Rate and the applicable Credit Adjustment Spread.
“Termination Date” means the earlier of (i) the date falling five years after the first Utilisation Date and (ii) 31 January 2027.
“Third Parties Act” has the meaning given to it in Clause 1.5 (Third party rights).
“Total Commitments” means the aggregate of the Commitments, being $55,000,000 at the date of this Agreement.
“Total Loss” means in relation to a Ship:

| (a) | actual, constructive, compromised, agreed or arranged total loss of that Ship; or

| (b) | any Requisition of that Ship.

“Total Loss Date” means, in relation to the Total Loss of a Ship:

| (a) | in the case of an actual loss of that Ship, the date on which it occurred or, if that is unknown, the date when that Ship was last heard of;

| (b) | in the case of a constructive, compromised, agreed or arranged total loss of that Ship, the earlier of:

| (i) | the date on which a notice of abandonment is given to the insurers; and

| (ii) | the date of any compromise, arrangement or agreement made by or on behalf of the relevant Borrower with that Ship’s insurers in which the insurers agree to treat that Ship as a total loss; and

| (c) | in the case of any other type of total loss, the date (or the most likely date) on which it reasonably appears to the Facility Agent that the event constituting the total loss occurred.

“Tranches” means Tranche A, Tranche B, Tranche C, Tranche D and Tranche E and “Tranche” means any of them.
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“Tranche A” means that part of the Loan made or to be made available to Borrower A in a principal amount not exceeding $12,150,000.
“Tranche B” means that part of the Loan made or to be made available to Borrower B in a principal amount not exceeding $11,700,000.
“Tranche C” means that part of the Loan made or to be made available to Borrower C in a principal amount not exceeding $11,200,000.
“Tranche D” means that part of the Loan made or to be made available to Borrower D in a principal amount not exceeding $11,700,000.
“Tranche E” means that part of the Loan made or to be made available to Borrower E in a principal amount not exceeding $8,250,000.
“Transaction Document” means:

| (a) | a Finance Document;

| (b) | any Charter; or

| (c) | any other document designated as such by the Facility Agent and a Borrower.

“Transaction Security” means the Security created or evidenced or expressed to be created or evidenced under the Security Documents.
“Transaction Obligor” means an Obligor or an Approved Manager.
“Transfer Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form set out in Schedule 4 (Form of Transfer Certificate) or any other form agreed between the Facility Agent and the Borrowers.
“Transfer Date” means, in relation to an assignment or a transfer, the later of:

| (a) | the proposed Transfer Date specified in the relevant Assignment Agreement or Transfer Certificate; and

| (b) | the date on which the Facility Agent executes the relevant Assignment Agreement or Transfer Certificate.

“UK Bail-In Legislation” means Part 1 of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 and any other law or regulation applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutes or their affiliates (otherwise than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).
“UK Establishment” means a UK establishment as defined in the Overseas Regulations.
“Unpaid Sum” means any sum due and payable but unpaid by an Obligor under the Finance Documents.
“US” means the United States of America.
“US Government Securities Business Day” means any day other than:

| (a) | a Saturday or a Sunday; and

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| (b) | a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (or any successor organisation) recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in US Government securities.

“US Tax Obligor” means:

| (a) | a person which is resident for tax purposes in the US; or

| (b) | a person who is a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

“Utilisation” means a utilisation of the Facility.
“Utilisation Date” means the date of a Utilisation, being the date on which the Advance is to be made.
“Utilisation Request” means a notice substantially in the form set out in Part A of Schedule 3 (Requests).
“VAT” means:

| (a) | any value added tax imposed by the Value Added Tax Act 1994;

| (b) | any tax imposed in compliance with the Council Directive of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (EC Directive 2006/112); and

| (c) | any other tax of a similar nature, whether imposed in the United Kingdom or in a member state of the European Union in substitution for, or levied in addition to, such tax referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) above, or imposed elsewhere.

“Write-down and Conversion Powers” means:

| (a) | in relation to any Bail-In Legislation described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule from time to time, the powers described as such in relation to that Bail-In Legislation in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule; and

| (b) | in relation to any other applicable Bail-In Legislation other than the UK Bail-In Legislation:

| (i) | any powers under that Bail-In Legislation to cancel, transfer or dilute shares issued by a person that is a bank or investment firm or other financial institution or affiliate of a bank, investment firm or other financial institution, to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of such a person or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers;

| (ii) | any similar or analogous powers under that Bail-In Legislation; and

| (c) | in relation to the UK Bail-In Legislation, any powers under that UK Bail-In Legislation to cancel, transfer or dilute shares issued by a person that is a bank or investment firm or other financial institution or affiliate of a bank, investment firm or other financial institution, to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of such a person or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that UK Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.

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1.2 | Construction

(a) | Unless a contrary indication appears, a reference in this Agreement to:

| (i) | the “Account Bank”, the “Arranger”, the “Facility Agent”, any “Finance Party”, any “Lender”, any “Obligor”, any “Party”, any “Secured Party”, the “Security Agent” or any other person shall be construed so as to include its successors in title, permitted assigns and permitted transferees to, or of, its rights and/or obligations under the Finance Documents;

| (ii) | “assets” includes present and future properties, revenues and rights of every description;

| (iii) | a liability which is “contingent” means a liability which is not certain to arise and/or the amount of which remains unascertained;

| (iv) | “document” includes a deed and also a letter, fax or telex;

| (v) | “expense” means any kind of cost, charge or expense (including all legal costs, charges and expenses) and any applicable Tax including VAT;

| (vi) | a Lender’s “cost of funds” in relation to its participation in the Loan or any part of the Loan is a reference to the average cost (determined either on an actual or a notional basis) which that Lender would incur if it were to fund, from whatever source(s) it may reasonably select, an amount equal to the amount of that participation in the Loan or that part of the Loan for a period equal in length to the Interest Period of the Loan or that part of the Loan.

| (vii) | a “Finance Document”, a “Security Document” or “Transaction Document” or any other agreement or instrument is a reference to that Finance Document, Security Document or Transaction Document or other agreement or instrument as amended, novated, supplemented, extended or restated;

| (viii) | “indebtedness” includes any obligation (whether incurred as principal or as surety) for the payment or repayment of money, whether present or future, actual or contingent;

| (ix) | “law” includes any order or decree, any form of delegated legislation, any treaty or international convention and any regulation or resolution of the Council of the European Union, the European Commission, the United Nations or its Security Council;

| (x) | “proceedings” means, in relation to any enforcement provision of a Finance Document, proceedings of any kind, including an application for a provisional or protective measure;

| (xi) | a “person” includes any individual, firm, company, corporation, government, state or agency of a state or any association, trust, joint venture, consortium, partnership or other entity (whether or not having separate legal personality);

| (xii) | a “regulation” includes any regulation, rule, official directive, request or guideline (whether or not having the force of law) of any governmental, intergovernmental or supranational body, agency, department or regulatory, self-regulatory or other authority or organisation;

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| (xiii) | a provision of law or regulation is a reference to that provision or regulation as amended or re-enacted;

| (xiv) | a time of day is a reference to London time;

| (xv) | any English legal term for any action, remedy, method of judicial proceeding, legal document, legal status, court, official or any legal concept or thing shall, in respect of a jurisdiction other than England, be deemed to include that which most nearly approximates in that jurisdiction to the English legal term;

| (xvi) | words denoting the singular number shall include the plural and vice versa; and

| (xvii) | “including” and “in particular” (and other similar expressions) shall be construed as not limiting any general words or expressions in connection with which they are used.

(b) | The determination of the extent to which a rate is “for a period equal in length” to an Interest Period shall disregard any inconsistency arising from the last day of that Interest Period being determined pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

(c) | Section, Clause and Schedule headings are for ease of reference only and are not to be used for the purposes of construction or interpretation of the Finance Documents.

(d) | Unless a contrary indication appears, a term used in any other Finance Document or in any notice given under, or in connection with, any Finance Document has the same meaning in that Finance Document or notice as in this Agreement.

(e) | A reference in this Agreement to a page or screen of an information service displaying a rate shall include:

| (i) | any replacement page of that information service which displays that rate; and

| (ii) | the appropriate page of such other information service which displays that rate from time to time in place of that information service,

and, if such page or service ceases to be available, shall include any other page or service displaying that rate specified by the Facility Agent after consultation with the Borrower.

(f) | A Potential Event of Default is “continuing” if it has not been remedied or waived and an Event of Default is “continuing” if it has not been waived.

1.3 | Construction of insurance terms

In this Agreement:
“approved” means, for the purposes of Clause 23 (Insurance Undertakings), approved in writing by the Facility Agent;
“excess risks” means, in respect of a Ship, the proportion of claims for general average, salvage and salvage charges not recoverable under the hull and machinery policies in respect of that Ship in consequence of its insured value being less than the value at which that Ship is assessed for the purpose of such claims;
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“obligatory insurances” means all insurances effected, or which any Borrower is obliged to effect, under Clause 23 (Insurance Undertakings), or any other provision of this Agreement or of another Finance Document;
“policy” includes a slip, cover note, certificate of entry or other document evidencing the contract of insurance or its terms;
“protection and indemnity risks” means the usual risks covered by a protection and indemnity association which shall be a member of the International Group of Protection and Indemnity Associations, including pollution risks and the proportion (if any) of any sums payable to any other person or persons in case of collision which are not recoverable under the hull and machinery policies by reason of the incorporation in them of clause 6 of the International Hull Clauses (1/11/02) (1/11/03), clause 8 of the Institute Time Clauses (Hulls) (1/10/83) (1/11/95) or the Institute Amended Running Down Clause (1/10/71) or any equivalent provision; and
“war risks” includes the risk of mines and all risks excluded by clause 29 of the International Hull Clauses (1/11/02 or 1/11/03), clause 24 of the Institute Time Clauses (Hulls) (1/11/95) or clause 23 of the Institute Time Clauses (Hulls) (1/10/83).

1.4 | Agreed forms of Finance Documents

References in Clause 1.1 (Definitions) to any Finance Document being in “agreed form” are to that Finance Document:

(a) | in a form attached to a certificate dated the same date as this Agreement (and signed by each Borrower and the Facility Agent); or

(b) | in any other form agreed in writing between each Borrower and the Facility Agent acting with the authorisation of the Majority Lenders or, where Clause 43.2 (All Lender matters) applies, all the Lenders.

1.5 | Third party rights

(a) | Unless expressly provided to the contrary in a Finance Document, a person who is not a Party has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 (the “Third Parties Act”) to enforce or to enjoy the benefit of any term of this Agreement.

(b) | Notwithstanding any term of any Finance Document, the consent of any person who is not a Party is not required to rescind or vary this Agreement at any time.

(c) | Any Receiver, Delegate or any other person described in paragraph (d) of Clause 14.2 (Other indemnities), paragraph (b) of Clause 30.11 (Exclusion of liability), Clause 30.20 (Role of Reference Banks), Clause 30.21 (Third Party Reference Banks) or paragraph (b) of Clause 31.11 (Exclusion of liability) may, subject to this Clause 1.5 (Third party rights) and the Third Parties Act, rely on any Clause of this Agreement which expressly confers rights on it.

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SECTION 2
THE FACILITY

2 | THE FACILITY

2.1 | The Facility

Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Lenders make available to the Borrowers a dollar term loan facility in five Tranches in an aggregate amount not exceeding the lower amount of (i) 40% of the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Ships and (ii) the Total Commitments.

2.2 | Finance Parties’ rights and obligations

(a) | The obligations of each Finance Party under the Finance Documents are several. Failure by a Finance Party to perform its obligations under the Finance Documents does not affect the obligations of any other Party under the Finance Documents. No Finance Party is responsible for the obligations of any other Finance Party under the Finance Documents.

(b) | The rights of each Finance Party under or in connection with the Finance Documents are separate and independent rights and any debt arising under the Finance Documents to a Finance Party from an Obligor shall be a separate and independent debt in respect of which a Finance Party shall be entitled to enforce its rights in accordance with paragraph (c) below. The rights of each Finance Party include any debt owing to that Finance Party under the Finance Documents and, for the avoidance of doubt, any part of the Loan or any other amount owed by an Obligor which relates to a Finance Party’s participation in the Facility or its role under a Finance Document (including any such amount payable to the Facility Agent on its behalf) is a debt owing to that Finance Party by that Obligor.

(c) | A Finance Party may, except as otherwise stated in the Finance Documents, separately enforce its rights under the Finance Documents.

2.3 | Borrowers’ Agent

(a) | Each Borrower by its execution of this Agreement irrevocably appoints the Parent Guarantor to act on its behalf as its agent in relation to the Finance Documents and irrevocably authorises:

| (i) | the Parent Guarantor on its behalf to supply all information concerning itself contemplated by this Agreement to the Finance Parties and to give all notices and instructions (including the Utilisation Request), to make such agreements and to effect the relevant amendments, supplements and variations capable of being given, made or effected by any Borrower notwithstanding that they may affect any Borrower, without further reference to or the consent of that Borrower; and

| (ii) | each Finance Party to give any notice, demand or other communication to that Borrower pursuant to the Finance Documents to the Parent Guarantor,

and in each case the relevant Borrower shall be bound as though such Borrower itself had given the notices and instructions (including, without limitation, the Utilisation Request) or executed or made the agreements or effected the amendments, supplements or variations, or received the relevant notice, demand or other communication.

(b) | Every act, omission, agreement, undertaking, settlement, waiver, amendment, supplement, variation, notice or other communication given or made by the Parent Guarantor or given to the Parent Guarantor under any Finance Document on behalf of a Borrower or in connection with any Finance Document (whether or not known to any Borrower) shall be binding for all purposes on that Borrower as if that Borrower had expressly made, given or concurred with it. In the event of any conflict between any notices or other communications of the Parent Guarantor and any Borrower, those of the Parent Guarantor shall prevail.

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3 | PURPOSE

3.1 | Purpose

Each Borrower shall apply all amounts borrowed by it under the Facility only for the purpose stated in the preamble (Background) to this Agreement.

3.2 | Monitoring

No Finance Party is bound to monitor or verify the application of any amount borrowed pursuant to this Agreement.

4 | CONDITIONS OF UTILISATION

4.1 | Initial conditions precedent

The Borrowers may not deliver the Utilisation Request unless the Facility Agent has received all of the documents and other evidence listed in Part A of Schedule 2 (Conditions Precedent) in form and substance satisfactory to the Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Lenders).

4.2 | Further conditions precedent

The Lenders will only be obliged to comply with Clause 5.4 (Lenders’ participation) if:

(a) | on the date of the Utilisation Request and on the proposed Utilisation Date and before the Advance is made available:

| (i) | no Default is continuing or would result from the proposed Advance;

| (ii) | the Repeating Representations to be made by each Obligor are true;

| (iii) | no event described in paragraphs (a), 7.2(b) or (c) of Clause 7.2 (Change of control) has occurred;

| (iv) | no material adverse change has occurred in the credit standing or reputation of the Borrowers or the Parent Guarantor;

| (v) | in the case of an Advance under either Tranche, the Ship in respect of which such Advance is to be made has neither been sold nor become a Total Loss; and

| (vi) | the provisions of Clause 10.2 (Market Disruption) do not apply;

(b) | in the case of the relevant Advance, the Facility Agent has received on or before the Utilisation Date, or is satisfied it will receive when the Advance is made available, all of the documents and other evidence listed in Part B of Schedule 2 (Conditions Precedent) in form and substance satisfactory to the Facility Agent.

4.3 | Notification of satisfaction of conditions precedent

(a) | The Facility Agent shall notify the Borrowers and the Lenders promptly upon being satisfied as to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent referred to in Clause 4.1 (Initial conditions precedent) and Clause 4.2 (Further conditions precedent).

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(b) | Other than to the extent that the Majority Lenders notify the Facility Agent in writing to the contrary before the Facility Agent gives the notification described in paragraph (a) above, the Lenders authorise (but do not require) the Facility Agent to give that notification. The Facility Agent shall not be liable for any damages, costs or losses whatsoever as a result of giving any such notification.

4.4 | Waiver of conditions precedent

If the Lenders, at their discretion, permit an Advance to be borrowed before any of the conditions precedent referred to in Clause 4.1 (Initial conditions precedent) or Clause 4.2 (Further conditions precedent) has been satisfied, the Borrowers shall ensure that that condition is satisfied within five Business Days after the Utilisation Date or such later date as the Facility Agent, acting with the authorisation of the Lenders, may agree in writing with the Borrowers.

4.5 | Condition subsequent

Unless provided to the satisfaction of the Facility Agent under Part B of Schedule 2 (Conditions Precedent), it shall be a condition subsequent to the Utilisation of the Loan that each Ship is physically (preferred) or remotely inspected by an independent surveyor acceptable to, or instructed by, the Facility Agent and the Facility Agent is provided with an inspection report satisfactory to it within 3 Months of the relevant Utilisation Date. Costs for such inspection reports to be borne by the Borrowers.
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SECTION 3
UTILISATION

5 | UTILISATION

5.1 | Delivery of the Utilisation Request

(a) | The Borrowers may utilise the Facility by delivery to the Facility Agent of a duly completed Utilisation Request not later than the Specified Time.

(b) | The Borrowers may not deliver more than two Utilisation Requests.

5.2 | Completion of the Utilisation Request

(a) | The Utilisation Request is irrevocable and will not be regarded as having been duly completed unless:

| (i) | the proposed Utilisation Date is a Business Day within the relevant Availability Period;

| (ii) | the currency and amount of the Utilisation comply with Clause 5.3 (Currency and amount); and

| (iii) | the proposed Interest Period complies with Clause 9 (Interest Periods).

(b) | Only one Advance under each of Tranche A, Tranche B, Tranche C, Tranche D and Tranche E may be requested in the Utilisation Request.

5.3 | Currency and amount

(a) | The currency specified in the Utilisation Request must be dollars.

(b) | The amount of the proposed Advance must be an amount which is not more than the lower of (i) the aggregate amount of each Tranche to be drawn under that Advance and (ii) 40 per cent. of the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Ships in respect of each Tranche to be drawn under that Advance.

(c) | The amount of the proposed Advance must be an amount which is not more than the Available Facility.

(d) | The amount of the proposed Advance must be an amount which would not oblige the Borrowers to provide additional security or prepay part of the Advance if the ratio set out in Clause 25 (Security Cover) were applied and notice was given by the Facility Agent under Clause 25.1 (Minimum required security cover) immediately after such Advance was made.

5.4 | Lenders’ participation

(a) | If the conditions set out in this Agreement have been met, each Lender shall make its participation in each Advance available by the Utilisation Date through its Facility Office.

(b) | The amount of each Lender’s participation in each Advance will be equal to the proportion borne by its Available Commitment to the Available Facility immediately before making that Advance.

(c) | The Facility Agent shall notify each Lender of the amount of each Advance and the amount of its participation in that Advance by the Specified Time.

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5.5 | Cancellation of Commitments

The Commitments which are unutilised at the end of the Availability Period shall then be cancelled.

5.6 | Payment to third parties

The Facility Agent shall, on the Utilisation Date, pay to, or for the account of, the Borrowers the amounts which the Facility Agent receives from the Lenders in respect of the relevant Advance. That payment shall be made in like funds as the Facility Agent received from the Lenders in respect of the relevant Advance to the account which the relevant Borrower specifies in the Utilisation Request provided that the Lenders have received “know your customer” information in a form acceptable to the Lenders.

5.7 | Disbursement of Advance to third party

A payment by the Facility Agent under Clause 5.6 (Payment to third parties) to a person other than a Borrower shall constitute the making of the relevant Advance and the Borrowers shall at that time become indebted, as principal and direct obligor, to each Lender in an amount equal to that Lender’s participation in that Advance.
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SECTION 4
REPAYMENT, PREPAYMENT AND CANCELLATION

6 | REPAYMENT

6.1 | Repayment of Loan

(a) | The Borrowers shall repay the Loan by 20 consecutive quarterly instalments, as follows:

| (i) | for the first six instalments, each in the amount of $3,535,000;

| (ii) | for the seventh to the 12th instalment, each in the amount of $1,750,000; and

| (iii) | for the 13th to the 20th instalment, each in the amount of $1,340,000,

the first of which shall be repaid on the date falling three Months after the first Utilisation Date and the last on the Termination Date together with a balloon payment equal to $12,570,000 (and each such instalment shall be a “Repayment Instalment”).

(b) | The allocation of each Repayment Instalment per Tranche is set out in Schedule 8 (Repayment Instalments).

(c) | Each Repayment Instalment will reduce pro rata by the amount of the Total Commitments not utilised under this Agreement.

6.2 | Effect of cancellation and prepayment on scheduled repayments

(a) | If the Borrowers cancel the whole or any part of any Available Commitment in accordance with Clause 7.6 (Right of replacement or repayment and cancellation in relation to a single Lender) or if the Available Commitment of any Lender is cancelled under Clause 7.1 (Illegality) then the Repayment Instalments falling after that cancellation will reduce pro rata by the amount of the Available Commitments so cancelled;

(b) | If the Borrowers cancel the whole or any part of any Available Commitment in accordance with Clause 7.3 (Voluntary and automatic cancellation) or if the whole or part of any Commitment is cancelled pursuant to Clause 5.5 (Cancellation of Commitments), the Repayment Instalments for the relevant Tranche for each Repayment Date falling after that cancellation will reduce pro rata by the amount of the Commitments so cancelled;

(c) | If any part of the Loan is repaid or prepaid in accordance with 7.6 (Right of replacement or repayment and cancellation in relation to a single Lender) or Clause 7.1 (Illegality) then the Repayment Instalments for each Repayment Date falling after that repayment or prepayment will reduce pro rata by the amount of the Loan repaid or prepaid;

(d) | If any part of the Loan is prepaid in accordance with Clause 7.4 (Voluntary prepayment of Loan), Clause 7.5 (Mandatory prepayment on sale or Total Loss) then the amount of the Repayment Instalments for each Repayment Date falling after that repayment or prepayment will reduce in inverse chronological order by the amount of the Loan repaid or prepaid.

6.3 | Termination Date

On the Termination Date, the Borrowers shall additionally pay to the Facility Agent for the account of the Finance Parties all other sums then accrued and owing under the Finance Documents.
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6.4 | Reborrowing

No Borrower may reborrow any part of the Facility which is repaid.

7 | PREPAYMENT AND CANCELLATION

7.1 | Illegality

(a) | Other than for Sanctions in relation to which Clause 7.1(b) shall apply, if it becomes unlawful in any applicable jurisdiction for a Lender to perform any of its obligations as contemplated by this Agreement or to fund or maintain its participation in an Advance or the Loan or to determine or charge interest rates based upon Term SOFR or it becomes unlawful for any Affiliate of a Lender for that Lender to do so:

| (i) | that Lender shall promptly notify the Facility Agent upon becoming aware of that event;

| (ii) | upon the Facility Agent notifying the Borrowers, the Available Commitment of that Lender will be immediately cancelled; and

| (iii) | the Borrowers shall prepay that Lender’s participation in the Loan on the last day of the Interest Period for the Loan occurring after the Facility Agent has notified the Borrowers or, if earlier, the date specified by the Lender in the notice delivered to the Facility Agent (being no earlier than the last day of any applicable grace period permitted by law) and such Lender’s corresponding Commitment shall be cancelled in the amount of the participation prepaid.

(b) | If it becomes unlawful for a Lender to perform any of its obligations as contemplated by this Agreement or to fund or maintain its participation in an Advance or the Loan due to:

| (i) | Sanctions and/or contrary to, or declared by any Sanctions Authority to be contrary to, Sanctions for any Affiliate of a Lender for that Lender to do so; or

| (ii) | without prejudice to the generality of the preceding paragraph, any Obligor, any other member of the Group being or becoming a Prohibited Person, which would result in a breach of Sanctions by a Lender:

| (A) | to the extent permitted by applicable law, that Lender shall promptly notify the Borrowers through the Facility Agent upon becoming aware of that event;

| (B) | such Lender’s Commitment will be cancelled on the date (the “Sanctions Cancellation Date”) falling 30 days after the date on which the Facility Agent has notified the Borrowers, which it shall do promptly upon receipt of a notification from such Lender; and

| (C) | the Borrowers shall repay that Lender’s participation in the Loan on the last day of the Interest Period for the Loan occurring after the Sanctions Cancellation Date or, if earlier, the date specified by that Lender in the notice delivered to the Facility Agent (being no later than the earlier of (x) the Sanctions Cancellation Date and (y) the last day of any applicable grace period permitted by law) and that Lender’s corresponding Commitment shall be cancelled in the amount of the participation prepaid.

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7.2 | Change of control

If:

(a) | the Parent Guarantor ceases to control directly or indirectly the Borrowers; or

(b) | (b) | Mr Petros Panagiotidis ceases to:

| (i) | serve as an executive officer or director of the Parent Guarantor; or

| (ii) | be a member of the board of directors of the Parent Guarantor; or

| (iii) | control directly or indirectly the Parent Guarantor; or

(c) | the Panagiotidis Family cease to control directly or indirectly either Approved Manager,

then the Parent Guarantor or the Borrowers (as the case may be) shall promptly notify the Facility Agent upon becoming aware of that event and unless all Lenders agree otherwise, the Facility Agent shall, by not less than 30 days’ notice to the Borrowers, cancel the Facility and declare the Loan, together with accrued interest, and all other amounts accrued under the Finance Documents immediately due and payable, whereupon the Facility will be cancelled and all such outstanding Loans, interest and amounts will become immediately due and payable.

(d) | For the purposes of (a), (b) and (c) above “control” means, in respect of a Borrower, an Approved Manager, or the Parent Guarantor:

| (i) | the power (whether by way of ownership of shares, proxy, contract, agency or otherwise) to:

| (A) | cast, or control the casting of, 50.01 or more per cent. of the maximum number of votes that might be cast at a general meeting of the Parent Guarantor, that Approved Manager or (as the case may be) that Borrower; or

| (B) | appoint or remove all, or the majority, of the directors (excluding the directors of the Parent Guarantor) or other equivalent officers of the Parent Guarantor, that Approved Manager or (as the case may be) that Borrower; or

| (C) | give directions with respect to the operating and financial policies of the Parent Guarantor (excluding the directors of the Parent Guarantor), that Approved Manager or (as the case may be) that Borrower with which the directors or other equivalent officers of the Parent Guarantor, that Approved Manager or (as the case may be) that Borrower are obliged to comply; or

| (ii) | the holding beneficially of more than 50.01 per cent. of the issued or common shares of the Parent Guarantor, that Approved Manager or (as the case may be) that Borrower (excluding any part of the issued shares that carry no right to participate beyond a specified amount in a distribution of either profits or capital):

7.3 | Voluntary and automatic cancellation

(a) | The Borrowers may, if they give the Facility Agent not less than 10 Business Days’ (or such shorter period as the Majority Lenders may agree) prior notice, cancel the whole or any part (being a minimum amount of $1,000,000) of the Available Facility. Any cancellation under this Clause 7.3 (Voluntary and automatic cancellation) shall reduce the Commitments of the Lenders rateably.

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(b) | The unutilised Commitment (if any) of each Lender shall be automatically cancelled at close of business on the date on which the Advance is made available.

7.4 | Voluntary prepayment of Loan

(a) | Subject to paragraphs (b) and (c) below, the Borrowers may, if they give the Facility Agent not less than ten Business Days’ (or such shorter period as the Majority Lenders may agree) prior notice; prepay the whole or any part of the Loan (but, if in part, being an amount that reduces the amount of the Loan by a minimum amount of $1,000,000 or a multiple of that amount).

(b) | The Loan may only be prepaid after the last day of the Availability Period (or, if earlier, the day on which the Available Facility is zero).

(c) | The Loan may only be prepaid on an Interest Payment Date (or such other date as the Majority Lenders may agree).

7.5 | Mandatory prepayment on sale or Total Loss

(a) | If a Ship is sold or becomes a Total Loss, the Borrowers shall on the Relevant Date prepay the Tranche applicable to that Ship.

(b) | On the Relevant Date, the Borrowers shall also prepay such part of the Loan as shall eliminate any shortfall arising if the ratio set out in Clause 25 (Security Cover) were applied immediately following the payment referred to in paragraph (a) above excluding the relevant Ship.

(c) | In this Clause 7.5 (Mandatory prepayment on sale or Total Loss):

“Relevant Date” means:

| (i) | in the case of a sale of a Ship, on the earlier of:

| (A) | the date on which the sale is completed by delivery of that Ship to the buyer of that Ship; and

| (B) | the date of receipt by the relevant Borrower of the proceeds of sale relating to such sale of that Ship; and

| (ii) | in the case of a Total Loss of a Ship, on the earlier of:

| (A) | the date falling 120 days after the Total Loss Date; and

| (B) | the date of receipt by the Security Agent of the proceeds of insurance relating to such Total Loss.

7.6 | Right of replacement or repayment and cancellation in relation to a single Lender

(a) | If:

| (i) | any sum payable to any Lender by an Obligor is required to be increased under paragraph (c) of Clause 12.2 (Tax gross-up) or under that clause as incorporated by reference or in full in any other Finance Document; or

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| (ii) | any Lender claims indemnification from a Borrower under Clause 12.3 (Tax indemnity) or Clause 13.1 (Increased costs); or

| (iii) | the Facility Agent receives notification from a Relevant Lender under Clause 10.2 (Market Disruption),

the Borrowers may whilst in the case of sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) above the circumstance giving rise to the requirement for that increase or indemnification continues give the Facility Agent notice of cancellation of the Commitment of that Lender and its intention to procure the repayment of that Lender’s participation in the Loan.

(b) | On receipt of a notice of cancellation referred to in paragraph (a) above, the Commitment of that Lender shall immediately be reduced to zero.

(c) | On the last day of each Interest Period which ends after the Borrowers have given notice of cancellation under paragraph (a) above in relation to a Lender (or, if earlier, the date specified by the Borrowers in that notice), the Borrowers shall repay that Lender’s participation in the Loan.

7.7 | Restrictions

(a) | Any notice of cancellation or prepayment given by any Party under this Clause 7 (Prepayment and Cancellation) shall be irrevocable and, unless a contrary indication appears in this Agreement, shall specify the date or dates upon which the relevant cancellation or prepayment is to be made, the amount of that cancellation or prepayment and, if relevant, the part of the Loan to be prepaid or cancelled.

(b) | Any prepayment or cancellation under this Agreement shall be made together with accrued interest on the amount prepaid in connection with that prepayment and, subject to the fee provided for in Clause 11.3 (Prepayment and cancellation fee) and any Break Costs, without premium or penalty.

(c) | No Borrower may reborrow any part of the Facility which is prepaid.

(d) | No Borrower shall repay or prepay all or any part of the Loan or cancel all or any part of the Commitments except at the times and in the manner expressly provided for in this Agreement.

(e) | No amount of the Total Commitments cancelled under this Agreement may be subsequently reinstated.

(f) | If the Facility Agent receives a notice under this Clause 7 (Prepayment and Cancellation) it shall promptly forward a copy of that notice to either the Borrowers or the affected Lender, as appropriate.

(g) | If all or part of any Lender’s participation in the Loan is repaid or prepaid, an amount of that Lender’s Commitment (equal to the amount of the participation which is repaid or prepaid) will be deemed to be cancelled on the date of repayment or prepayment.

7.8 | Application of prepayments

Any prepayment of any part of the Loan (other than a prepayment pursuant to Clause 7.1 (Illegality) or 7.6 (Right of replacement or repayment and cancellation in relation to a single Lender)) shall be applied pro rata to each Lender’s participation in that part of the Loan.
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SECTION 5
COSTS OF UTILISATION

8 | INTEREST

8.1 | Calculation of interest

The rate of interest on the Loan for an Interest Period is the percentage rate per annum which is the aggregate of the applicable:

(a) | Margin;

(b) | Reference Rate; and

(c) | Credit Adjustment Spread.

8.2 | Payment of interest

(a) | The Borrowers shall pay accrued interest on the Loan or any part of the Loan on the last day of each Interest Period (each an “Interest Payment Date”).

(b) | If an Interest Period is longer than three Months, the Borrowers shall also pay interest then accrued on the Loan or the relevant part of the Loan on the dates falling at three Monthly intervals after the first day of the Interest Period.

8.3 | Default interest

(a) | If an Obligor fails to pay any amount payable by it under a Finance Document on its due date, interest shall accrue on the Unpaid Sum from the due date up to the date of actual payment (both before and after judgment) at a rate which, subject to paragraph (b) below, is two per cent. per annum higher than the rate which would have been payable if the Unpaid Sum had, during the period of non-payment, constituted part of the Loan in the currency of the Unpaid Sum for successive Interest Periods, each of a duration selected by the Facility Agent. Any interest accruing under this Clause 8.3 (Default interest) shall be immediately payable by the Obligor on demand by the Facility Agent.

(b) | If an Unpaid Sum consists of all or part of the Loan which became due on a day which was not the last day of an Interest Period relating to the Loan or that part of the Loan:

| (i) | the first Interest Period for that Unpaid Sum shall have a duration equal to the unexpired portion of the current Interest Period relating to the Loan or that part of the Loan; and

| (ii) | the rate of interest applying to that Unpaid Sum during that first Interest Period shall be two per cent. per annum higher than the rate which would have applied if that Unpaid Sum had not become due.

(c) | Default interest (if unpaid) arising on an Unpaid Sum will be compounded with the Unpaid Sum at the end of each Interest Period applicable to that Unpaid Sum but will remain immediately due and payable.

8.4 | Notification of rates of interest

(a) | The Facility Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders and the Borrowers of the determination of a rate of interest under this Agreement.

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(b) | The Facility Agent shall promptly notify the Borrowers of each Funding Rate relating to the Loan or any part of the Loan.

9 | INTEREST PERIODS

9.1 | Interest Periods

(a) | The first Interest Period for the Loan will be three Months. Subject to paragraph (e) below and Clause 9.2 (Changes to Interest Periods), the Borrowers may select each subsequent Interest Period in respect of the Loan in a Selection Notice.

(b) | Each Selection Notice is irrevocable and must be delivered to the Facility Agent by the Borrowers not later than the Specified Time.

(c) | If the Borrower fails to deliver a Selection Notice to the Facility Agent in accordance with paragraphs (a) and (b) above, the relevant Interest Period will, subject to paragraphs (f) and (g) below and Clause 9.2 (Changes to Interest Periods), be three Months.

(d) | Subject to this Clause 9 (Interest Periods), the Borrowers may select an Interest Period of one or three Months or any other period agreed between the Borrowers and the Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of all the Lenders).

(e) | An Interest Period in respect of the Loan or any part of the Loan shall not extend beyond the Termination Date.

(f) | In respect of a Repayment Instalment, the Borrower may request in the relevant Selection Notice that an Interest Period for a part of the Loan equal to such Repayment Instalment shall end on the Repayment Date relating to it and, subject to paragraph (d) above, select a longer Interest Period for the remaining part of the Loan.

(g) | The first Interest Period for the Loan shall start on the Utilisation Date and each subsequent Interest Period shall start on the last day of the preceding Interest Period save that in case the Facility is drawn in two Advances, the first Interest Period for the second Advance will terminate on the same date as the first Interest Period for the first Advance.

(h) | Except for the purposes of paragraph (f) and paragraph (g) above and Clause 9.2 (Changes to Interest Periods), the Loan shall have one Interest Period only at any time.

9.2 | Changes to Interest Periods

(a) | In respect of a Repayment Instalment, prior to determining the interest rate for the Loan, the Facility Agent may establish an Interest Period for a part of the Loan equal to such Repayment Instalment to end on the Repayment Date relating to it and the remaining part of the Loan shall have the Interest Period selected in the relevant Selection Notice, subject to paragraph (c) of Clause 9.1 (Selection of Interest Periods).

(b) | If the Facility Agent makes any change to an Interest Period referred to in this Clause 9.2 (Changes to Interest Periods), it shall promptly notify the Borrowers and the Lenders.

9.3 | Non-Business Days

If an Interest Period would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day, that Interest Period will instead end on the next Business Day in that calendar month (if there is one) or the preceding Business Day (if there is not).
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10 | CHANGES TO THE CALCULATION OF INTEREST

10.1 | Unavailability of Term SOFR

(a) | Interpolated Term SOFR: If no Term SOFR is available for the Interest Period of the Loan or any part of the Loan, the applicable Term SOFR Reference Rate shall be the Interpolated Term SOFR for a period equal in length to the Interest Period of the Loan or that part of the Loan.

(b) | Historic Term SOFR: If no Term SOFR is available for the Interest Period of the Loan or any part of the Loan and it is not possible to calculate the Interpolated Term SOFR, the applicable Term SOFR Reference Rate shall be the Historic Term SOFR for the Loan or that part of the Loan.

(c) | Interpolated Historic Term SOFR: If paragraph (b) above applies but no Historic Term SOFR is available for the Interest Period of the Loan or any part of the Loan, the applicable Reference Rate shall be the Interpolated Historic Term SOFR for a period equal in length to the Interest Period of the Loan or that part of the Loan.

(d) | Cost of funds: If paragraph (c) above applies but it is not possible to calculate the Interpolated Historic Term SOFR, there shall be no Term SOFR Reference Rate for the Loan or that part of the Loan (as applicable) and Clause 10.3 (Cost of funds) shall apply to the Loan or that part of the Loan for that Interest Period.

10.2 | Market disruption

If before close of business in London on the Quotation Day for the relevant Interest Period the Facility Agent receives notification from a Lender or Lenders (whose participations in the Loan or the relevant part of the Loan exceed 30 per cent. of the Loan or the relevant part of the Loan as appropriate) (the “Relevant Lenderff”) that its cost of funds relating to its participation in the Loan or that part of the Loan would be in excess of the Term SOFR Market Disruption Rate then Clause 10.3 (Cost of funds) shall apply to the Loan or that part of the Loan (as applicable) for the relevant Interest Period.

10.3 | Cost of funds

(a) | If this Clause 10.3 (Cost of funds) applies to the Loan or part of the Loan for an Interest Period, Clause 8.1 (Calculation of interest) shall apply to the Loan or that part of the Loan for that Interest Period and the rate of interest on the Loan or that part of the Loan for the relevant Interest Period shall be the percentage rate per annum which is the sum of:

| (i) | the Margin; and

| (ii) | the rate notified to the Facility Agent by that Lender as soon as practicable and in any event before interest is due to be paid in respect of that Interest Period to be that which expresses as a percentage rate per annum its cost of funds relating to its participation in the Loan or that part of the Loan.

(b) | If this Clause 10.3 (Cost of funds) applies and the Facility Agent or the Borrowers so require, the Facility Agent and the Borrowers shall enter into negotiations (for a period of not more than 30 days) with a view to agreeing a substitute basis for determining the rate of interest or (as the case may be) an alternative basis for funding.

(c) | Subject to Clause 43.4 (Changes to reference rates), any substitute or alternative basis agreed pursuant to paragraph (b) above shall, with the prior consent of all the Lenders and the Borrowers, be binding on all Parties.

(d) | If this Clause 10.3 (Cost of funds) applies pursuant to Clause 10.2 (Market Disruption) and:

| (i) | a Lender’s Funding Rate is less than the Term SOFR Market Disruption Rate; or

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| (ii) | a Lender does not notify a rate to the Facility Agent by the time specified in sub-paragraph (ii) of paragraph (a) above,

that Lender’s cost of funds relating to its participation in the Loan or the relevant part of the Loan for that Interest Period shall be deemed, for the purposes of paragraph (a) above, to be the Term SOFR Market Disruption Rate.

(e) | If this Clause 10.3 (Cost of funds) applies, the Facility Agent shall, as soon as practicable, notify the Borrowers.

10.4 | Break Costs

(a) | The Borrowers shall, within three Business Days of demand by a Finance Party, pay to that Finance Party its Break Costs (if any) attributable to all or any part of the Loan or Unpaid Sum being paid by a Borrower on a day prior to the last day of an Interest Period for the Loan, the relevant part of the Loan or that Unpaid Sum.

(b) | Each Lender shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after a demand by the Facility Agent, provide a certificate confirming the amount of its Break Costs for any Interest Period in which they accrue.

11 | FEES

11.1 | Arrangement fee

The Borrowers shall pay to the Arranger an arrangement fee computed at the rate of 1.25 per cent. of the Total Commitments which is payable on the date that is the earlier of (i) the first Utilisation Date and (ii) the date that is the last day of the Availability Period.

11.2 | Commitment fee

(a) | The Borrowers shall pay to the Facility Agent (for the account of each Lender) a fee computed at the rate of 40 per cent. per annum of the Margin on the amount of the Total Commitments that remains undrawn and uncancelled from and including the date of this Agreement to and including the date that is the earlier of (i) the first Utilisation Date and (ii) the date that is the last day of the Availability Period.

(b) | The accrued commitment fee is payable on the date that is the earlier of (i) the first Utilisation Date and (ii) the date that is the last day of the Availability Period.

11.3 | Prepayment and cancellation fee

(a) | Subject to paragraph (c) below, the Borrowers must pay to the Facility Agent for each Lender a prepayment and cancellation fee on the date of prepayment of all or any part of the Loan and on the date of cancellation of any part of the Total Commitments.

(b) | The amount of the prepayment and cancellation fee is:

| (i) | if the prepayment or cancellation occurs on or before the second anniversary of the date of the first Utilisation Date, 1 per cent. of the amount prepaid or cancelled; and

| (ii) | if the prepayment or cancellation occurs after the second anniversary of the date of the first Utilisation Date, no prepayment or cancellation fee shall be payable.

(c) | No prepayment or cancellation fee shall be payable under this Clause if:

| (i) | the prepayment or cancellation is made under Clause 7.1 (Illegality), paragraph (b) of Clause 7.5 (Mandatory prepayment on sale or Total Loss) or Clause 7.6 (Right of replacement or repayment and cancellation in relation to a single Lender); or

| (ii) | the Lenders assign or transfer 100 per cent of the Total Commitments to a financial institution other than a bank.

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SECTION 6
ADDITIONAL PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS

12 | TAX GROSS UP AND INDEMNITIES

12.1 | Definitions

(a) | In this Agreement:

“Protected Party” means a Finance Party which is or will be subject to any liability, or required to make any payment, for or on account of Tax in relation to a sum received or receivable (or any sum deemed for the purposes of Tax to be received or receivable) under a Finance Document.
“Tax Credit” means a credit against, relief or remission for, or repayment of any Tax.
“Tax Deduction” means a deduction or withholding for or on account of Tax from a payment under a Finance Document, other than a FATCA Deduction.
“Tax Payment” means either the increase in a payment made by an Obligor to a Finance Party under Clause 12.2 (Tax gross-up) or a payment under Clause 12.3 (Tax indemnity).

(b) | Unless a contrary indication appears, in this Clause 12 (Tax Gross Up and Indemnities) reference to “determines” or “determined” means a determination made in the absolute discretion of the person making the determination.

12.2 | Tax gross-up

(a) | Each Obligor shall make all payments to be made by it without any Tax Deduction, unless a Tax Deduction is required by law.

(b) | The Borrowers shall promptly upon becoming aware that an Obligor must make a Tax Deduction (or that there is any change in the rate or the basis of a Tax Deduction) notify the Facility Agent accordingly. Similarly, a Lender shall notify the Facility Agent on becoming so aware in respect of a payment payable to that Lender. If the Facility Agent receives such notification from a Lender it shall notify the Borrowers and that Obligor.

(c) | If a Tax Deduction is required by law to be made by an Obligor, the amount of the payment due from that Obligor shall be increased to an amount which (after making any Tax Deduction) leaves an amount equal to the payment which would have been due if no Tax Deduction had been required.

(d) | If an Obligor is required to make a Tax Deduction, that Obligor shall make that Tax Deduction and any payment required in connection with that Tax Deduction within the time allowed and in the minimum amount required by law.

(e) | Within 30 days of making either a Tax Deduction or any payment required in connection with that Tax Deduction, the Obligor making that Tax Deduction shall deliver to the Facility Agent for the Finance Party entitled to the payment evidence reasonably satisfactory to that Finance Party that the Tax Deduction has been made or (as applicable) any appropriate payment paid to the relevant taxing authority.

12.3 | Tax indemnity

(a) | The Obligors shall (within three Business Days of demand by the Facility Agent) pay to a Protected Party an amount equal to the loss, liability or cost which that Protected Party determines will be or has been (directly or indirectly) suffered for or on account of Tax by that Protected Party in respect of a Finance Document.

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(b) | Paragraph (a) above shall not apply:

| (i) | with respect to any Tax assessed on a Finance Party:

| (A) | under the law of the jurisdiction in which that Finance Party is incorporated or, if different, the jurisdiction (or jurisdictions) in which that Finance Party is treated as resident for tax purposes; or

| (B) | under the law of the jurisdiction in which that Finance Party’s Facility Office is located in respect of amounts received or receivable in that jurisdiction,

if that Tax is imposed on or calculated by reference to the net income received or receivable (but not any sum deemed to be received or receivable) by that Finance Party; or

| (ii) | to the extent a loss, liability or cost:

| (A) | is compensated for by an increased payment under Clause 12.2 (Tax gross-up); or

| (B) | relates to a FATCA Deduction required to be made by a Party.

(c) | A Protected Party making, or intending to make, a claim under paragraph (a) above shall promptly notify the Facility Agent of the event which will give, or has given, rise to the claim, following which the Facility Agent shall notify the Obligors.

(d) | A Protected Party shall, on receiving a payment from an Obligor under this Clause 12.3 (Tax indemnity), notify the Facility Agent.

12.4 | Tax Credit

If an Obligor makes a Tax Payment and the relevant Finance Party determines that:

(a) | a Tax Credit is attributable to an increased payment of which that Tax Payment forms part, to that Tax Payment or to a Tax Deduction in consequence of which that Tax Payment was received; and

(b) | that Finance Party has obtained and utilised that Tax Credit,

the Finance Party shall pay an amount to the Obligor which that Finance Party determines will leave it (after that payment) in the same after-Tax position as it would have been in had the Tax Payment not been required to be made by the Obligor.

12.5 | Stamp taxes

The Obligors shall pay and, within three Business Days of demand, indemnify each Secured Party against any cost, loss or liability which that Secured Party incurs in relation to all stamp duty, registration and other similar Taxes payable in respect of any Finance Document.

12.6 | VAT

(a) | All amounts expressed to be payable under a Finance Document by any Party to a Finance Party which (in whole or in part) constitute the consideration for any supply for VAT purposes are deemed to be exclusive of any VAT which is chargeable on that supply, and accordingly, subject to paragraph (b) below, if VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document and such Finance Party is required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT, that Party must pay to such Finance Party (in addition to and at the same time as paying any other consideration for such supply) an amount equal to the amount of the VAT (and such Finance Party must promptly provide an appropriate VAT invoice to that Party).

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(b) | If VAT is or becomes chargeable on any supply made by any Finance Party (the “Supplier”) to any other Finance Party (the “Recipient”) under a Finance Document, and any Party other than the Recipient (the “Relevant Party”) is required by the terms of any Finance Document to pay an amount equal to the consideration for that supply to the Supplier (rather than being required to reimburse or indemnify the Recipient in respect of that consideration):

| (i) | (where the Supplier is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must also pay to the Supplier (at the same time as paying that amount) an additional amount equal to the amount of the VAT. The Recipient must (where this sub-paragraph (i) applies) promptly pay to the Relevant Party an amount equal to any credit or repayment the Recipient receives from the relevant tax authority which the Recipient reasonably determines relates to the VAT chargeable on that supply; and

| (ii) | (where the Recipient is the person required to account to the relevant tax authority for the VAT) the Relevant Party must promptly, following demand from the Recipient, pay to the Recipient an amount equal to the VAT chargeable on that supply but only to the extent that the Recipient reasonably determines that it is not entitled to credit or repayment from the relevant tax authority in respect of that VAT.

(c) | Where a Finance Document requires any Party to reimburse or indemnify a Finance Party for any cost or expense, that Party shall reimburse or indemnify (as the case may be) such Finance Party for the full amount of such cost or expense, including such part of it as represents VAT, save to the extent that such Finance Party reasonably determines that it is entitled to credit or repayment in respect of such VAT from the relevant tax authority.

(d) | Any reference in this Clause 12.6 (VAT) to any Party shall, at any time when such Party is treated as a member of a group for VAT purposes, include (where appropriate and unless the context otherwise requires) a reference to any member of such group at such time.

(e) | In relation to any supply made by a Finance Party to any Party under a Finance Document, if reasonably requested by such Finance Party, that Party must promptly provide such Finance Party with details of that Party’s VAT registration and such other information as is reasonably requested in connection with such Finance Party’s VAT reporting requirements in relation to such supply.

12.7 | FATCA Information

(a) | Subject to paragraph (c) below, each Party shall, within ten Business Days of a reasonable request by another Party:

| (i) | confirm to that other Party whether it is:

| (A) | a FATCA Exempt Party; or

| (B) | not a FATCA Exempt Party; and

| (ii) | supply to that other Party such forms, documentation and other information relating to its status under FATCA as that other Party reasonably requests for the purposes of that other Party’s compliance with FATCA; and

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| (iii) | supply to that other Party such forms, documentation and other information relating to its status as that other Party reasonably requests for the purposes of that other Party’s compliance with any other law, regulation or exchange of information regime.

(b) | If a Party confirms to another Party pursuant to sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (a) above that it is a FATCA Exempt Party and it subsequently becomes aware that it is not, or has ceased to be a FATCA Exempt Party, that Party shall notify that other Party reasonably promptly.

(c) | Paragraph (a) above shall not oblige any Finance Party to do anything and sub-paragraph (iii) of paragraph (a) above shall not oblige any other Party to do anything which would or might in its reasonable opinion constitute a breach of:

| (i) | any law or regulation;

| (ii) | any fiduciary duty; or

| (iii) | any duty of confidentiality.

(d) | If a Party fails to confirm whether or not it is a FATCA Exempt Party or to supply forms, documentation or other information requested in accordance with sub-paragraphs (i) or (ii) of paragraph (a) above (including, for the avoidance of doubt, where paragraph (c) above applies), then such Party shall be treated for the purposes of the Finance Documents (and payments under them) as if it is not a FATCA Exempt Party until such time as the Party in question provides the requested confirmation, forms, documentation or other information.

(e) | If a Borrower is a US Tax Obligor, or the Facility Agent reasonably believes that its obligations under FATCA or any other applicable law or regulation require it, each Lender shall, within 10 Business Days of:

| (i) | where a Borrower is a US Tax Obligor and the relevant Lender is an Original Lender, the date of this Agreement;

| (ii) | where a Borrower is a US Tax Obligor on a Transfer Date and the relevant Lender is a New Lender, the relevant Transfer Date; or

| (iii) | where a Borrower is not a US Tax Obligor, the date of a request from the Facility Agent,

supply to the Facility Agent:

| (i) | a withholding certificate on Form W-8, Form W-9 or any other relevant form; or

| (ii) | any withholding statement or other document, authorisation or waiver as the Facility Agent may require to certify or establish the status of such Lender under FATCA or that other law or regulation.

(f) | The Facility Agent shall provide any withholding certificate, withholding statement, document, authorisation or waiver it receives from a Lender pursuant to paragraph (e) above to the Borrowers.

(g) | If any withholding certificate, withholding statement, document, authorisation or waiver provided to the Facility Agent by a Lender pursuant to paragraph (e) above is or becomes materially inaccurate or incomplete, that Lender shall promptly update it and provide such updated withholding certificate, withholding statement, document, authorisation or waiver to the Facility Agent unless it is unlawful for such Lender to do so (in which case the Lender shall promptly notify the Facility Agent). The Facility Agent shall provide any such updated withholding certificate, withholding statement, document, authorisation or waiver to the Borrowers.

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(h) | The Facility Agent may rely on any withholding certificate, withholding statement, document, authorisation or waiver it receives from a Lender pursuant to paragraph (e) or (g) above without further verification. The Facility Agent shall not be liable for any action taken by it under or in connection with paragraphs (e), (f) or (g) above.

12.8 | FATCA Deduction

(a) | Each Party may make any FATCA Deduction it is required to make by FATCA, and any payment required in connection with that FATCA Deduction, and no Party shall be required to increase any payment in respect of which it makes such a FATCA Deduction or otherwise compensate the recipient of the payment for that FATCA Deduction.

(b) | Each Party shall promptly, upon becoming aware that it must make a FATCA Deduction (or that there is any change in the rate or the basis of such FATCA Deduction), notify the Party to whom it is making the payment and, in addition, shall notify each Obligor and the Facility Agent and the Facility Agent shall notify the other Finance Parties.

13 | INCREASED COSTS

13.1 | Increased costs

(a) | Subject to Clause 13.3 (Exceptions), the Borrowers shall, within three Business Days of a demand by the Facility Agent, pay for the account of a Finance Party the amount of any Increased Costs incurred by that Finance Party or any of its Affiliates as a result of:

| (i) | Basel III or CRD IV as in force at the date of this Agreement;

| (ii) | any change in (or in the interpretation, administration or application of, or any replacement of,) Basel III or CRD IV as in force at the date of this Agreement, or the introduction after the date of this Agreement of any law, regulation, request or requirement (whether or not having the force of law, but if not having the force of law, with which the relevant Finance Party, or as the case may be, its Affiliate is required to comply) in relation to Basel III or CRD IV;

| (iii) | the introduction of or any change in (or in the interpretation, administration or application of) any other law, regulation, request or requirement (whether or not having the force of law, but if not having the force of law, with which the relevant Finance Party, or as the case may be, its Affiliate is required to comply) including, without limitation, those relating to capital adequacy, liquidity, reserve assets, cash ratio deposits and special deposits; or

| (iv) | compliance with any law or regulation made, enacted or imposed after the date of this Agreement.

(b) | In this Agreement,

| (i) | “Basel II” shall have the meaning attributed thereto in paragraph (f) of Clause 13.3 (Exceptions).

| (ii) | “Basel III” means:

| (A) | the agreements on capital requirements, a leverage ratio and liquidity standards contained in “Basel III: A global regulatory framework for more resilient banks and banking systems”, “Basel III: International framework for liquidity risk measurement, standards and monitoring” and “Guidance for national authorities operating the countercyclical capital buffer” published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in December 2010, each as amended, supplemented or restated;

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| (B) | any further guidance or standards published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision relating to “Basel III”;

| (C) | the rules for global systemically important banks contained in “Global systemically important banks: assessment methodology and the additional loss absorbency requirement - Rules text” published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in November 2011, as amended, supplemented or restated;

| (D) | the rules of:

| (1) | the 2013/36/UE Capital Requirements Directive of the European Parliament and the Council dated June 26, 2013 concerning the access to the activity of credit institutions and the prudential supervision of credit institutions and enterprises investment; and

| (2) | the (EU) 575/2013 Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council dated June 26, 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms, both implementing the solvency and capitalisation rules known as “Basel III” rules endorsed by the central bank governors and the heads of bank supervisory authorities in the G20 countries on 16 December 2010;

| (E) | any other law, regulation, request or requirement (whether or not having the force of law, but if not having the force of law, with which the relevant Finance Party, or as the case may be, its Affiliate is required to comply) which implements, interprets or applies the Basel III documentation published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) above (whether such implementation, interpretation, application or compliance is by a government, regulator, Finance Party or any of its Affiliates).

| (iii) | “CRD IV” means:

| (A) | Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms and amending regulation (EU) No. 648/2012;

| (B) | Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on access to the activity of credit institutions and the prudential supervision of credit institutions and investment firms, amending Directive 2002/87/EC and repealing Directives 2006/48/EC and 2006/49/EC; and

| (C) | any other law or regulation which implements Basel III.

| (iv) | “Increased Costs” means:

| (A) | a reduction in the rate of return from the Facility or on a Finance Party’s (or its Affiliate’s) overall capital;

| (B) | an additional or increased cost; or

| (C) | a reduction of any amount due and payable under any Finance Document,

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which is incurred or suffered by a Finance Party or any of its Affiliates to the extent that it is attributable to that Finance Party having entered into its Commitment or funding or performing its obligations under any Finance Document.

13.2 | Increased cost claims

(a) | A Finance Party intending to make a claim pursuant to Clause 13.1 (Increased costs) shall notify the Facility Agent of the event giving rise to the claim, following which the Facility Agent shall promptly notify the Borrowers.

(b) | Each Finance Party shall, as soon as practicable after a demand by the Facility Agent or the Borrowers, provide a certificate confirming the amount of its Increased Costs and, provided that the Finance Party customarily provides such evidence to other borrowers, showing the basis on which the amount is calculated.

13.3 | Exceptions

Clause 13.1 (Increased costs) does not apply to the extent any Increased Cost is:

(a) | attributable to a Tax Deduction required by law to be made by an Obligor;

(b) | attributable to a FATCA Deduction required to be made by a Party;

(c) | compensated for by Clause 12.3 (Tax indemnity) (or would have been compensated for under Clause 12.3 (Tax indemnity) but was not so compensated solely because any of the exclusions in paragraph (b) of Clause 12.3 (Tax indemnity) applied);

(d) | compensated for by any payment made pursuant to Clause 14.3 (Mandatory Cost);

(e) | attributable to the wilful or grossly negligent breach by the relevant Finance Party or its Affiliates of any law or regulation; or

(f) | attributable to the implementation or application of or compliance with the “International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards, a Revised Framework” published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in June 2004 in the form existing on the date of this Agreement (“Basel II”) or any other law or regulation which implements Basel II (whether such implementation, application or compliance is by a government, regulator, Finance Party or any of its Affiliates) provided that this exception shall not apply to any Increased Cost arising directly or indirectly from Basel III.

14 | OTHER INDEMNITIES

14.1 | Currency indemnity

(a) | If any sum due from an Obligor under the Finance Documents (a “Sum”), or any order, judgment or award given or made in relation to a Sum, has to be converted from the currency (the “First Currency”) in which that Sum is payable into another currency (the “Second Currency”) for the purpose of:

| (i) | making or filing a claim or proof against that Obligor; or

| (ii) | obtaining or enforcing an order, judgment or award in relation to any litigation or arbitration proceedings,

that Obligor shall, as an independent obligation, on demand, indemnify each Secured Party to which that Sum is due against any cost, loss or liability arising out of or as a result of the conversion including any discrepancy between (A) the rate of exchange used to convert that Sum from the First Currency into the Second Currency and (B) the rate or rates of exchange available to that person at the time of its receipt of that Sum.
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(b) | Each Obligor waives any right it may have in any jurisdiction to pay any amount under the Finance Documents in a currency or currency unit other than that in which it is expressed to be payable.

14.2 | Other indemnities

(a) | Each Obligor shall, on demand, indemnify each Secured Party against any cost, loss or liability incurred by it as a result of:

| (i) | the occurrence of any Event of Default;

| (ii) | a failure by an Obligor to pay any amount due under a Finance Document on its due date, including without limitation, any cost, loss or liability arising as a result of Clause 33 (Sharing among the Finance Parties);

| (iii) | funding, or making arrangements to fund, its participation in an Advance requested by the Borrowers in the Utilisation Request but not made by reason of the operation of any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement (other than by reason of default or negligence by that Secured Party alone); or

| (iv) | the Loan (or part of the Loan) not being prepaid in accordance with a notice of prepayment given by the Borrowers.

(b) | Each Obligor shall, on demand, indemnify each Finance Party, each Affiliate of a Finance Party and each officer or employee of a Finance Party or its Affiliate (each such person for the purposes of this Clause 14.2 (Other indemnities) an “Indemnified Person”), against any cost, loss or liability incurred by that Indemnified Person pursuant to or in connection with any litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings or regulatory enquiry, in connection with or arising out of the entry into and the transactions contemplated by the Finance Documents, having the benefit of any Security constituted by the Finance Documents or which relates to the condition or operation of, or any incident occurring in relation to, any Ship unless such cost, loss or liability is caused by the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of that Indemnified Person.

(c) | Without limiting, but subject to any limitations set out in paragraph (b) above, the indemnity in paragraph (b) above shall cover any cost, loss or liability incurred by each Indemnified Person in any jurisdiction:

| (i) | arising or asserted under or in connection with any law relating to safety at sea, the ISM Code, any Environmental Law or any Sanctions; or

| (ii) | in connection with any Environmental Claim.

(d) | Any Affiliate or any officer or employee of a Finance Party or of any of its Affiliates may rely on this Clause 14.2 (Other indemnities) subject to Clause 1.5 (Third party rights) and the provisions of the Third Parties Act.

14.3 | Mandatory Cost

Each Borrower shall, on demand by the Facility Agent, pay to the Facility Agent for the account of the relevant Lender, such amount which any Lender certifies in a notice to the Facility Agent and to the Borrowers to be its good faith determination of the amount necessary to compensate it for complying with and, provided that the Finance Party’s internal policy does not prohibit it, showing the basis on which such amount is calculated:
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(a) | in the case of a Lender lending from a Facility Office in a Participating Member State, the minimum reserve requirements (or other requirements having the same or similar purpose) of the European Central Bank or any other authority or agency which replaces all or any of its functions) in respect of loans made from that Facility Office; and

(b) | in the case of any Lender lending from a Facility Office in the United Kingdom, any reserve asset, special deposit or liquidity requirements (or other requirements having the same or similar purpose) of the Bank of England (or any other governmental authority or agency) and/or paying any fees to the Financial Conduct Authority and/or the Prudential Regulation Authority (or any other governmental authority or agency which replaces all or any of their functions),

which, in each case, is referable to that Lender’s participation in the Loan.

14.4 | Indemnity to the Facility Agent

Each Obligor shall, on demand, indemnify the Facility Agent against:

(a) | any cost, loss or liability incurred by the Facility Agent (acting reasonably) as a result of:

| (i) | investigating any event which it reasonably believes is a Default; or

| (ii) | acting or relying on any notice, request or instruction which it reasonably believes to be genuine, correct and appropriately authorised provided the Facility Agent shall when acting or relying on such instructions act in accordance with its standard practices applicable from time to time with respect to financial and information security and the prevention of fraud; or

| (iii) | instructing lawyers, accountants, tax advisers, surveyors or other professional advisers or experts as permitted under the Finance Documents; and

(b) | any cost, loss or liability incurred by the Facility Agent (otherwise than by reason of the Facility Agent’s gross negligence or wilful misconduct) or, in the case of any cost, loss or liability pursuant to Clause 34.11 (Disruption to Payment Systems etc.) notwithstanding the Facility Agent’s negligence, gross negligence or any other category of liability whatsoever but not including any claim based on the fraud of the Facility Agent in acting as Facility Agent under the Finance Documents.

14.5 | Indemnity to the Security Agent

(a) | Each Obligor shall, on demand, indemnify the Security Agent and every Receiver and Delegate against any cost, loss or liability incurred by any of them:

| (i) | in relation to or as a result of:

| (A) | any failure by a Borrower to comply with its obligations under Clause 16 (Costs and Expenses);

| (B) | acting or relying on any notice, request or instruction which it reasonably believes to be genuine, correct and appropriately authorised provided the Security Agent shall when acting or relying on such instructions act in accordance with its standard practices applicable from time to time with respect to financial and information security and the prevention of fraud;

| (C) | the taking, holding, protection or enforcement of the Finance Documents and the Transaction Security;

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| (D) | the exercise of any of the rights, powers, discretions, authorities and remedies vested in the Security Agent and each Receiver and Delegate by the Finance Documents or by law;

| (E) | any default by any Obligor in the performance of any of the obligations expressed to be assumed by it in the Finance Documents;

| (F) | any action by any Obligor which vitiates, reduces the value of, or is otherwise prejudicial to, the Transaction Security; and

| (G) | instructing lawyers, accountants, tax advisers, surveyors or other professional advisers or experts as permitted under the Finance Documents.

| (ii) | acting as Security Agent, Receiver or Delegate under the Finance Documents or which otherwise relates to any of the Security Property or the performance of the terms of this Agreement or the other Finance Documents (otherwise, in each case, than by reason of the relevant Security Agent’s, Receiver’s or Delegate’s gross negligence or wilful misconduct).

(b) | The Security Agent and every Receiver and Delegate may, in priority to any payment to the Secured Parties, indemnify itself out of the Security Assets in respect of, and pay and retain, all sums necessary to give effect to the indemnity in this Clause 14.5 (Indemnity to the Security Agent) and shall have a lien on the Transaction Security and the proceeds of the enforcement of the Transaction Security for all monies payable to it.

14.6 | Indemnity survival

The indemnities contained in this Agreement shall survive repayment of the Loan.

15 | MITIGATION BY THE FINANCE PARTIES

15.1 | Mitigation

(a) | Each Finance Party shall, in consultation with the Borrowers, take all reasonable steps to mitigate any circumstances which arise and which would result in any amount becoming payable under or pursuant to, or cancelled pursuant to, any of Clause 7.1 (Illegality), Clause 12 (Tax Gross Up and Indemnities), Clause 13 (Increased Costs) or paragraph (a) of Clause 14.3 (Mandatory Cost) including (but not limited to) transferring its rights and obligations under the Finance Documents to another Affiliate or Facility Office.

(b) | Paragraph (a) above does not in any way limit the obligations of any Obligor under the Finance Documents.

15.2 | Limitation of liability

(a) | Each Obligor shall, on demand, indemnify each Finance Party for all costs and expenses reasonably incurred by that Finance Party as a result of steps taken by it under Clause 15.1 (Mitigation).

(b) | A Finance Party is not obliged to take any steps under Clause 15.1 (Mitigation) if either:

| (i) | a Default has occurred and is continuing; or

| (ii) | in the opinion of that Finance Party (acting reasonably), to do so might be prejudicial to it.

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16 | COSTS AND EXPENSES

16.1 | Transaction expenses

The Obligors shall, on demand, pay the Facility Agent, the Security Agent and the Arranger the amount of all reasonable and documented costs and expenses (including fees, costs and expenses of legal advisers and insurance and other consultants and advisers) reasonably incurred by any Secured Party in connection with the negotiation, preparation, printing, execution, syndication and perfection of and any release, discharge or reassignment of:

(a) | this Agreement and any other documents referred to in this Agreement;

(b) | the Transaction Security; and

(c) | any other Finance Documents executed after the date of this Agreement,

provided that the reimbursement of legal fees is limited to one law firm acting as lead counsel and one law firm in each relevant jurisdiction, in each case, acting for the Secured Parties taken as a whole.

16.2 | Amendment costs

Subject to Clause 16.4 (Reference rate transition costs) if:

(a) | an Obligor requests an amendment, waiver or consent to this or any other Finance Document (or approval of any quiet enjoyment undertaking in relation to a Charter); or

(b) | an amendment is required pursuant to Clause 34.9 (Change of currency) or as contemplated in Clause 43.4 (changes to reference rates); or

(c) | an Obligor requests, and the Security Agent agrees to, the release of all or any part of the Security Assets from the Transaction Security,

the Obligors shall, on demand, reimburse each of the Facility Agent and the Security Agent for the amount of all documented costs and expenses (including legal fees) reasonably incurred by each Secured Party in responding to, evaluating, negotiating or complying with that request or requirement. The Lenders agree to discuss the process and appointment of legal counsel prior to incurring such costs.

16.3 | Enforcement and preservation costs

The Obligors shall, on demand, pay to each Secured Party the amount of all costs and expenses (including fees, costs and expenses of legal advisers and insurance and other consultants and advisers) incurred by that Secured Party in connection with the enforcement of, or the preservation of any rights under, any Finance Document or the Transaction Security and with any proceedings instituted by or against that Secured Party as a consequence of it entering into a Finance Document, taking or holding the Transaction Security, or enforcing those rights.

16.4 | Reference rate transition costs

The Borrower shall on demand reimburse each of the Facility Agent and the Security Agent for the amount of all documented costs and expenses (including legal fees) reasonably incurred by each Secured Party in connection with:

(a) | any amendment, waiver or consent relating to:

| (i) | the transition to the Term SOFR Reference Rate; or

| (ii) | any change arising as a result of an amendment required under Clause 43.4 (Changes to reference rates).

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SECTION 7
GUARANTEE

17 | GUARANTEE AND INDEMNITY – PARENT GUARANTOR

17.1 | Guarantee and indemnity

The Parent Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally:

(a) | guarantees to each Finance Party punctual performance by each Borrower of all that Borrower’s obligations under the Finance Documents;

(b) | undertakes with each Finance Party that whenever a Borrower does not pay any amount when due under or in connection with any Finance Document, the Parent Guarantor shall immediately on demand pay that amount as if it were the principal obligor; and

(c) | agrees with each Finance Party that if any obligation guaranteed by it is or becomes unenforceable, invalid or illegal, it will, as an independent and primary obligation, indemnify that Finance Party immediately on demand against any cost, loss or liability it incurs as a result of a Borrower not paying any amount which would, but for such unenforceability, invalidity or illegality, have been payable by it under any Finance Document on the date when it would have been due. The amount payable by the Parent Guarantor under this indemnity will not exceed the amount it would have had to pay under this Clause 17 (Guarantee and Indemnity – Parent Guarantor) if the amount claimed had been recoverable on the basis of a guarantee.

17.2 | Continuing guarantee

This guarantee is a continuing guarantee and will extend to the ultimate balance of sums payable by any Obligor under the Finance Documents, regardless of any intermediate payment or discharge in whole or in part.

17.3 | Reinstatement

If any discharge, release or arrangement (whether in respect of the obligations of any Obligor or any security for those obligations or otherwise) is made by a Secured Party in whole or in part on the basis of any payment, security or other disposition which is avoided or must be restored in insolvency, liquidation, administration or otherwise, without limitation, then the liability of the Parent Guarantor under this Clause 17 (Guarantee and Indemnity – Parent Guarantor) will continue or be reinstated as if the discharge, release or arrangement had not occurred.

17.4 | Waiver of defences

The obligations of the Parent Guarantor under this Clause 17 (Guarantee and Indemnity – Parent Guarantor) and in respect of any Transaction Security will not be affected or discharged by an act, omission, matter or thing which, but for this Clause 17.4 (Waiver of defences), would reduce, release or prejudice any of its obligations under this Clause 17 (Guarantee and Indemnity – Parent Guarantor) or in respect of any Transaction Security (without limitation and whether or not known to it or any Secured Party) including:

(a) | any time, waiver or consent granted to, or composition with, any Obligor or other person;

(b) | the release of any other Obligor or any other person under the terms of any composition or arrangement with any creditor of any member of the Group;

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(c) | the taking, variation, compromise, exchange, renewal or release of, or refusal or neglect to perfect or delay in perfecting, or refusal or neglect to take up or enforce, or delay in taking or enforcing any rights against, or security over assets of, any Obligor or other person or any non-presentation or non-observance of any formality or other requirement in respect of any instrument or any failure to realise the full value of any security;

(d) | any incapacity or lack of power, authority or legal personality of or dissolution or change in the members or status of an Obligor or any other person;

(e) | any amendment, novation, supplement, extension, restatement (however fundamental and whether or not more onerous) or replacement of any Finance Document or any other document or security including, without limitation, any change in the purpose of, any extension of or any increase in any facility or the addition of any new facility under any Finance Document or other document or security;

(f) | any unenforceability, illegality or invalidity of any obligation of any person under any Finance Document or any other document or security; or

(g) | any insolvency or similar proceedings.

17.5 | Immediate recourse

The Parent Guarantor waives any right it may have of first requiring any Secured Party (or any trustee or agent on its behalf) to proceed against or enforce any other rights or security or claim payment from any person (including without limitation to commence any proceedings under any Finance Document or to enforce any Transaction Security) before claiming or commencing proceedings under this Clause 17 (Guarantee and Indemnity – Parent Guarantor). This waiver applies irrespective of any law or any provision of a Finance Document to the contrary.

17.6 | Appropriations

Until all amounts which may be or become payable by the Obligors under or in connection with the Finance Documents have been irrevocably paid in full, each Secured Party (or any trustee or agent on its behalf) may:

(a) | refrain from applying or enforcing any other moneys, security or rights held or received by that Secured Party (or any trustee or agent on its behalf) in respect of those amounts, or apply and enforce the same in such manner and order as it sees fit (whether against those amounts or otherwise) and the Parent Guarantor shall not be entitled to the benefit of the same; and

(b) | hold any moneys received from the Parent Guarantor or on account of the Parent Guarantor’s liability under this Clause 17 (Guarantee and Indemnity – Parent Guarantor).

17.7 | Deferral of Parent Guarantor’s rights

All rights which the Parent Guarantor at any time has (whether in respect of this guarantee, a mortgage or any other transaction) against any Borrower, any other Obligor or their respective assets shall be fully subordinated to the rights of the Secured Parties under the Finance Documents and until the end of the Security Period and unless the Facility Agent otherwise directs, the Parent Guarantor will not exercise any rights which it may have (whether in respect of any Finance Document to which it is a Party or any other transaction) by reason of performance by it of its obligations under the Finance Documents or by reason of any amount being payable, or liability arising, under this Clause 17 (Guarantee and Indemnity – Parent Guarantor):

(a) | to be indemnified by an Obligor;

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(b) | to claim any contribution from any third party providing security for, or any other guarantor of, any Obligor’s obligations under the Finance Documents;

(c) | to take the benefit (in whole or in part and whether by way of subrogation or otherwise) of any rights of the Secured Parties under the Finance Documents or of any other guarantee or security taken pursuant to, or in connection with, the Finance Documents by any Secured Party;

(d) | to bring legal or other proceedings for an order requiring any Obligor to make any payment, or perform any obligation, in respect of which the Parent Guarantor has given a guarantee, undertaking or indemnity under Clause 17.1 (Guarantee and indemnity);

(e) | to exercise any right of set-off against any Obligor; and/or

(f) | to claim or prove as a creditor of any Obligor in competition with any Secured Party.

If the Parent Guarantor receives any benefit, payment or distribution in relation to such rights it shall hold that benefit, payment or distribution to the extent necessary to enable all amounts which may be or become payable to the Secured Parties by the Obligors under or in connection with the Finance Documents to be repaid in full on trust for the Secured Parties and shall promptly pay or transfer the same to the Facility Agent or as the Facility Agent may direct for application in accordance with Clause 34 (Payment Mechanics).

17.8 | Additional security

This guarantee and any other Security given by the Parent Guarantor is in addition to and is not in any way prejudiced by, and shall not prejudice, any other guarantee or Security or any other right of recourse now or subsequently held by any Secured Party or any right of set-off or netting or right to combine accounts in connection with the Finance Documents.

17.9 | Applicability of provisions of Guarantee to other Security

Clauses 17.2 (Continuing guarantee), 17.3 (Reinstatement), 17.4 (Waiver of defences), 17.5 (Immediate recourse), 17.6 (Appropriations), 17.7 (Deferral of Parent Guarantor’s rights) and 17.8 (Additional security) shall apply, with any necessary modifications, to any Security which the Parent Guarantor creates (whether at the time at which it signs this Agreement or at any later time) to secure the Secured Liabilities or any part of them.

18 | JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY OF THE BORROWERS

18.1 | Joint and several liability

All liabilities and obligations of the Borrowers under this Agreement shall, whether expressed to be so or not, be joint and several.

18.2 | Waiver of defences

The liabilities and obligations of a Borrower (without limitation and whether or not known to it or any Secured Party) shall not be impaired by:

(a) | this Agreement being or later becoming void, unenforceable or illegal as regards any other Borrower;

(b) | any Lender or the Security Agent entering into any rescheduling, refinancing or other arrangement of any kind with any other Borrower;

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(c) | any Lender or the Security Agent releasing any other Borrower or any Security created by a Finance Document; or

(d) | any time, waiver or consent granted to, or composition with any other Borrower or other person;

(e) | the release of any other Borrower or any other person under the terms of any composition or arrangement with any creditor of any member of the Group;

(f) | the taking, variation, compromise, exchange, renewal or release of, or refusal or neglect to perfect, take up or enforce, any rights against, or security over assets of, any other Borrower or other person or any non-presentation or non-observance of any formality or other requirement in respect of any instrument or any failure to realise the full value of any security;

(g) | any incapacity or lack of power, authority or legal personality of or dissolution or change in the members or status of any other Borrower or any other person;

(h) | any amendment, novation, supplement, extension, restatement (however fundamental, and whether or not more onerous) or replacement of a Finance Document or any other document or security including, without limitation, any change in the purpose of, any extension of or any increase in any facility or the addition of any new facility under any Finance Document or other document or security;

(i) | any unenforceability, illegality or invalidity of any obligation or any person under any Finance Document or any other document or security; or

(j) | any insolvency or similar proceedings.

18.3 | Principal Debtor

Each Borrower declares that it is and will, throughout the Security Period, remain a principal debtor for all amounts owing under this Agreement and the Finance Documents and no Borrower shall, in any circumstances, be construed to be a surety for the obligations of any other Borrower under this Agreement.

18.4 | Borrower restrictions

(a) | Subject to paragraph (b) below, during the Security Period no Borrower shall:

| (i) | claim any amount which may be due to it from any other Borrower whether in respect of a payment made under, or matter arising out of, this Agreement or any Finance Document, or any matter unconnected with this Agreement or any Finance Document; or

| (ii) | take or enforce any form of security from any other Borrower for such an amount, or in any way seek to have recourse in respect of such an amount against any asset of any other Borrower; or

| (iii) | set off such an amount against any sum due from it to any other Borrower; or

| (iv) | prove or claim for such an amount in any liquidation, administration, arrangement or similar procedure involving any other Borrower; or

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| (v) | exercise or assert any combination of the foregoing.

(b) | If during the Security Period, the Facility Agent, by notice to a Borrower, requires it to take any action referred to in paragraph (a) above in relation to any other Borrower, that Borrower shall take that action as soon as practicable after receiving the Facility Agent’s notice.

18.5 | Deferral of Borrowers’ rights

Until all amounts which may be or become payable by the Borrowers under or in connection with the Finance Documents have been irrevocably paid in full and unless the Facility Agent otherwise directs, no Borrower will exercise any rights which it may have by reason of performance by it of its obligations under the Finance Documents:

(a) | to be indemnified by any other Borrower; or

(b) | to claim any contribution from any other Borrower in relation to any payment made by it under the Finance Documents.

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SECTION 8
REPRESENTATIONS, UNDERTAKINGS AND EVENTS OF DEFAULT

19 | REPRESENTATIONS

19.1 | General

Each Obligor makes the representations and warranties set out in this Clause 19 (Representations) to each Finance Party on the date of this Agreement.

19.2 | Status

(a) | It and each other Obligor is duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the law of its jurisdiction of formation.

(b) | It and each Obligor has the power to own its assets and carry on its business as it is being conducted.

19.3 | Shares and ownership

(a) | All of the Equity Interests of the Parent Guarantor already issued, have been validly issued are fully paid, non-assessable and are owned beneficially and of record by the parties disclosed to and in the proportions disclosed to the Facility Agent prior to the date of this Agreement.

(b) | All of the Equity Interests of each Borrower have been validly issued, are fully paid, non-assessable, free and clear of all Security and are owned beneficially and of record by the Parent Guarantor.

(c) | None of the Equity Interests of any Borrower are subject to any existing option, warrant, call, right, commitment or other agreement of any character to which the Borrowers or the Parent Guarantor is a party requiring, and there are no Equity Interests of the Borrowers outstanding which upon conversion or exchange would require, the issuance, sale or transfer of any additional Equity Interests of the Borrowers or other Equity Interests convertible into, exchangeable for or evidencing the right to subscribe for or purchase Equity Interests of the Borrowers.

19.4 | Binding obligations

The obligations expressed to be assumed by it in each Transaction Document to which it is a party are legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligations.

19.5 | Validity, effectiveness and ranking of Security

(a) | Each Finance Document to which it is a party does now or, as the case may be, will upon execution and delivery and, where applicable, registration create the Security it purports to create over any assets to which such Security, by its terms, relates, and such Security will, when created or intended to be created, be valid and effective.

(b) | No third party has or will have any Security (except for Permitted Security) over any assets that are the subject of any Transaction Security granted by it.

(c) | The Transaction Security granted by it to the Security Agent or any other Secured Party has or will when created or intended to be created have first ranking priority or such priority it is expressed to have in the Finance Documents and is not subject to any prior ranking or pari passu ranking security.

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(d) | No concurrence, consent or authorisation of any person is required for the creation of or otherwise in connection with any Transaction Security.

19.6 | Non-conflict with other obligations

The entry into and performance by it of, and the transactions contemplated by, each Transaction Document to which it is a party do not and will not conflict with:

(a) | any law or regulation applicable to it;

(b) | its constitutional documents, if applicable; or

(c) | any agreement or instrument binding upon it or any of its assets or constitute a default or termination event (however described) under any such agreement or instrument.

19.7 | Power and authority

(a) | It has the power to enter into, perform and deliver, and has taken all necessary action to authorise:

| (i) | its entry into, performance and delivery of, each Transaction Document to which it is or will be a party and the transactions contemplated by those Transaction Documents; and

| (ii) | in the case of each Borrower, its registration of that Ship under its Approved Flag.

(b) | No limit on its powers will be exceeded as a result of the borrowing, granting of security or giving of guarantees or indemnities contemplated by the Transaction Documents to which it is a party.

19.8 | Validity and admissibility in evidence

All Authorisations required or desirable:

(a) | to enable it lawfully to enter into, exercise its rights and comply with its obligations in the Transaction Documents to which it is a party; and

(b) | to make the Transaction Documents to which it is a party admissible in evidence in its Relevant Jurisdictions,

have been obtained or effected and are in full force and effect.

19.9 | Governing law and enforcement

(a) | The choice of governing law of each Transaction Document to which it is a party will be recognised and enforced in its Relevant Jurisdictions.

(b) | Any judgment obtained in relation to a Transaction Document to which it is a party in the jurisdiction of the governing law of that Transaction Document will be recognised and enforced in its Relevant Jurisdictions.

19.10 | Insolvency

No:

(a) | corporate action, legal proceeding or other procedure or step described in paragraph (a) of Clause 27.8 (Insolvency proceedings); or

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(b) | creditors’ process described in Clause 27.9 (Creditors’ process),

has been taken or, to its knowledge, threatened in relation to a member of the Group; and none of the circumstances described in Clause 27.7 (Insolvency) applies to a member of the Group.

19.11 | No filing or stamp taxes

Under the laws of its Relevant Jurisdictions it is not necessary that the Finance Documents to which it is a party be registered, filed, recorded, notarised or enrolled with any court or other authority in that jurisdiction or that any stamp, registration, notarial or similar Taxes or fees be paid on or in relation to the Finance Documents to which it is a party or the transactions contemplated by those Finance Documents except registration of the Mortgage with the relevant maritime registry of the Approved Flag and which registration, filings and any related taxes and fees will be made and paid promptly after the date of the relevant Finance Documents.

19.12 | Deduction of Tax

It is not required to make any Tax Deduction from any payment it may make under any Finance Document to which it is a party.

19.13 | No default

(a) | No Event of Default and, on the date of this Agreement and on each Utilisation Date, no Default is continuing or might reasonably be expected to result from the making of any Utilisation or the entry into, the performance of, or any transaction contemplated by, any Transaction Document.

(b) | No other event or circumstance is outstanding which constitutes a default or a termination event (however described) under any other agreement or instrument which is binding on it or to which its assets are subject.

(c) | No other event or circumstance is outstanding which constitutes a default or a termination event (however described) under any other agreement or instrument which is binding on any of each Obligor’s Subsidiaries or to which any of each Obligor’s Subsidiaries’ assets are subject which are, in aggregate in relation to each such Subsidiary, in relation to agreements with revenues of more than $3,000,000 per annum or assets worth in excess of $3,000,000.

19.14 | No misleading information

(a) | Any factual information provided by any member of the Group for the purposes of this Agreement was true and accurate in all material respects as at the date it was provided or as at the date (if any) at which it is stated.

(b) | The financial projections contained in any such information, if any, have been prepared on the basis of recent historical information and on the basis of reasonable assumptions.

(c) | Nothing has occurred or been omitted from any such information and no information has been given or withheld that results in any such information being untrue or misleading in any material respect.

19.15 | Financial Statements

(a) | Its Original Financial Statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied.

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(b) | Its Original Financial Statements give a true and fair view of its financial condition as at the end of the relevant financial year and results of operations during the relevant financial year (consolidated in the case of the Parent Guarantor).

(c) | There has been no material adverse change in its assets, business or financial condition (or the assets, business or consolidated financial condition of the Group, in the case of the Parent Guarantor its unaudited consolidated financial statements) since 30 September 2021.

(d) | Its most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Clause 20.2 (Financial statements):

| (i) | have been prepared in accordance with Clause 20.4 (Requirements as to financial statements); and

| (ii) | give a true and fair view of (if audited) or fairly represent (if unaudited) its financial condition as at the end of the relevant financial year and operations during the relevant financial year (consolidated in the case of the Parent Guarantor).

(e) | Since the date of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Clause 20.2 (Financial statements) there has been no material adverse change in its business, assets or financial condition (or the business or consolidated financial condition of the Group, in the case of the Parent Guarantor).

19.16 | Pari passu ranking

(a) | Its payment obligations under the Finance Documents to which it is a party rank at least pari passu with the claims of all its other unsecured and unsubordinated creditors, except for obligations mandatorily preferred by law applying to companies generally.

(b) | In the case of the Parent Guarantor and any guarantee given by it to any other financier in relation to financings to its other Subsidiaries, no Security has been provided by the Parent Guarantor in respect of such guarantee which is not equivalent to the Security being granted by the Parent Guarantor to the Finance Parties pursuant to this Agreement.

19.17 | No proceedings pending or threatened

(a) | No litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings or investigations (including proceedings or investigations relating to any alleged or actual breach of the ISM Code or of the ISPS Code) of or before any court, arbitral body or agency have (to the best of its knowledge and belief) been started or threatened against it which is likely to exceed, when aggregated, $500,000.

(b) | No judgment or order of a court, arbitral tribunal or other tribunal or any order or sanction of any governmental or other regulatory body has (to the best of its knowledge and belief (having made due and careful enquiry)) been made against it, or any of its directors, officers or employees or anyone acting on its behalf or any other Obligor.

(c) | No litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings or investigations (including proceedings or investigations relating to any actual breach of the ISM Code or of the ISPS Code), in relation to amounts in aggregate (in relation to each individual member of the Group) of more than $4,000,000 in aggregate, of or before any court, arbitral body or agency have (to the best of its knowledge and belief (having made due and careful enquiry)) been started or threatened against any such member of the Group.

19.18 | Valuations

(a) | All information supplied by it or on its behalf to an Approved Valuer for the purposes of a valuation delivered to the Facility Agent in accordance with this Agreement was true and accurate as at the date it was supplied or (if appropriate) as at the date (if any) at which it is stated to be given.

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(b) | It has not omitted to supply any information to an Approved Valuer which, if disclosed, would adversely affect any valuation prepared by such Approved Valuer.

(c) | There has been no change to the factual information provided pursuant to paragraph (a) above in relation to any valuation between the date such information was provided and the date of that valuation which, in either case, renders that information untrue or misleading in any material respect.

19.19 | No breach of laws

It has not (and no other member of the Group has) breached any law or regulation.

19.20 | Charters

No Ship is subject to any Charter other than a Permitted Charter.

19.21 | Compliance with Environmental Laws

All Environmental Laws relating to the ownership, operation and management of each Ship and the business of each member of the Group (as now conducted and as reasonably anticipated to be conducted in the future) and the terms of all Environmental Approvals have been complied with.

19.22 | No Environmental Claim

(a) | No Environmental Claim has been made or threatened against any Obligor or member of the Group or any Ship which might reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) | No Environmental Claim has been made or threatened against any member of the Group which is not an Obligor other than an Environmental Claim which is vexatious or frivolous and has not been withdrawn or dismissed within 20 days of the date it arises.

19.23 | No Environmental Incident

No Environmental Incident has occurred and no person has claimed that an Environmental Incident has occurred which might reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

19.24 | ISM and ISPS Code compliance

All requirements of the ISM Code and the ISPS Code as they relate to each Borrower, each Approved Manager and each Ship have been complied with.

19.25 | Taxes paid

(a) | It is not and no other member of the Group is materially overdue in the filing of any Tax returns and it is not (and no other member of the Group is) overdue in the payment of any amount in respect of Tax.

(b) | No claims or investigations are being, or are reasonably likely to be, made or conducted against it (or any other member of the Group) with respect to Taxes.

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19.26 | Financial Indebtedness

No Borrower has any Financial Indebtedness outstanding other than Permitted Financial Indebtedness.

19.27 | Overseas companies

No Obligor has delivered particulars, whether in its name stated in the Finance Documents or any other name, of any UK Establishment to the Registrar of Companies as required under the Overseas Regulations or, if it has so registered, it has provided to the Facility Agent sufficient details to enable an accurate search against it to be undertaken by the Lenders at the Companies Registry.

19.28 | Good title to assets

It and each other member of the Group has good, valid and marketable title to, or valid leases or licences of, and all appropriate Authorisations to use, the assets necessary to carry on its business as presently conducted.

19.29 | Ownership

(a) | Each Borrower is the sole legal and beneficial owner of the Ship owned by it, its Earnings and its Insurances.

(b) | With effect on and from the date of its creation or intended creation, each Obligor will be the sole legal and beneficial owner of any asset that is the subject of any Transaction Security created or intended to be created by such Obligor.

(c) | The constitutional documents of each Obligor do not and could not restrict or inhibit any transfer of the shares of the Borrowers on creation or enforcement of the security conferred by the Security Documents.

19.30 | Centre of main interests and establishments

For the purposes of The Council of the European Union Regulation No. 2015/848 on Insolvency Proceedings (recast) (the “Regulation”), its centre of main interest (as that term is used in Article 3(1) of the Regulation) is not situated in the United Kingdom or the US and it has no “establishment” (as that term is used in Article 2(10) of the Regulation) in any other jurisdiction.

19.31 | Place of business

No Obligor has any place of business other than Cyprus or, as the case may be, Greece and the head office functions of each Obligor are carried out care of the Approved Manager in Athens, Greece.

19.32 | No employee or pension arrangements

No Obligor has any employees or any liabilities under any pension scheme.

19.33 | Sanctions

(a) | Neither any Obligor nor any other member of the Group nor any of their respective Subsidiaries, managers, directors or officers (nor to the Borrowers’ best knowledge, none of any such person’s employees or agents):

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| (i) | is a Prohibited Person or is owned 50% or more by or otherwise controlled by one or more of these Persons;

| (ii) | has violated or is violating any Sanctions;

| (iii) | has received notice of or is aware of any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation against it with respect to Sanctions by any Sanctions Authority; or

| (iv) | is knowingly engaged in any activity that would reasonably be expected to result in such person being designated as a Prohibited Person.

| (v) | Each of the Obligors has implemented and maintains in effect a Sanctions compliance policy which, is designed (giving regards to the recommendations of the Sanctions Advisory) to ensure compliance by each such Obligor, its Subsidiaries and their respective managers, directors, officers, employees and agents with Sanctions.

19.34 | US Tax Obligor

No Obligor is a US Tax Obligor.

19.35 | Anti-Money Laundering Laws

The operations of each Obligor are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with all applicable anti-money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions in which each Obligor conduct business, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency including regulations governing predicate offences for money laundering (collectively, “Anti-Money Laundering Laws”) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving any Obligor or its management board with respect to Money Laundering Laws is pending and no such actions, suits or proceedings are threatened or contemplated. Each Obligor has instituted and maintained, and will continue to maintain and enforce, policies and procedures which are designed to promote compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws. Each Borrower shall, and shall ensure that all their managers, directors, officers, or employees shall not directly or indirectly use the proceeds from this arrangement for any purpose that would constitute a breach of Anti-Money Laundering Laws.

19.36 | No Money laundering

(a) | Each Obligor is acting for its own account in relation to the Loan and in relation to the performance and the discharge of its respective obligations and liabilities under the Finance Documents and the transactions and other arrangements effected or contemplated by the Finance Documents to which such Obligor is a party, and the foregoing will not involve or lead to contravention of any law, official requirement or other regulatory measure or procedure implemented to combat money laundering (as defined in Article I of the Directive (2001/97EC of the European Parliament and of 4 December 2001)).

(b) | Each Borrower is acting as principal for its own account and not as agent or trustee in any capacity on behalf of any party in relation to the Finance Documents.

(c) | With regard to § 3 Abs. 1 S. 1 Nr. 2, Abs. 4 GwG, the Parent Guarantor confirms to provide the security for the benefit of the Borrowers.

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19.37 | Anti-corruption law

(a) | Each Obligor has not or will not use the proceeds of the Loan for any purpose which would breach the UK Bribery Act 2010, the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 or other similar legislation in other jurisdictions (“Anti-Bribery and Corruption Laws”).

(b) | Each Obligor and, to the best of the Obligors’ knowledge, any manager, director, officer, employee, or anyone acting on behalf of the Obligors:

| (i) | conducts its business in compliance with applicable anti-corruption laws; and each Obligor

| (ii) | maintains policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance with such laws.

19.38 | Immunity

No Obligor and none of their assets is entitled to any right of immunity in any Relevant Jurisdiction from suit, court jurisdiction, judgment, attachment (whether before or after judgment), set-off or execution of a judgment or from any other legal process or remedy relating to its obligations.

19.39 | Ongoing Proceeding

Except as disclosed in any other document to the best of the Obligors knowledge and belief, no actions or investigations by any governmental or regulatory agency are ongoing or threatened against the Obligors, or any of their managers, directors, officers or employees or anyone acting on its/their behalf in relation to an alleged breach of the Anti-Bribery and Corruption Laws.

19.40 | Repetition

The Repeating Representations are deemed to be made by each Obligor by reference to the facts and circumstances then existing on the date of each Utilisation Request, on each Utilisation Date and on the first day of each Interest Period.

20 | INFORMATION UNDERTAKINGS

20.1 | General

The undertakings in this Clause 20 (Information Undertakings) remain in force throughout the Security Period unless the Facility Agent, acting with the authorisation of the Majority Lenders (or, where specified, all the Lenders), may otherwise permit.

20.2 | Financial statements

Each of the Borrowers and the Parent Guarantor shall supply to the Facility Agent in sufficient copies for all the Lenders:

(a) | as soon as they become available, but in any event within 120 days after the end of its financial year the audited consolidated financial statements of the Parent Guarantor for that financial year;

(b) | as soon as they become available, but in any event within 120 days after the end of its respective financial year the (audited, if available) financial statements of each Borrower for that financial year;

(c) | as soon as the same become available, but in any event within 90 days after the end of each quarter of its financial years the unaudited consolidated financial statement of the Parent Guarantor for that financial quarter;

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(d) | promptly upon request from the Facility Agent any other information including, but not limited to, individual vessel and group cash flow forecasts and employment summaries which may be reasonably required by the Lenders from time to time.

20.3 | Compliance Certificate

(a) | The Parent Guarantor shall supply to the Facility Agent, with each set of financial statements delivered pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (c) of Clause 20.2 (Financial statements), a Compliance Certificate (together with any supporting evidence as may be reasonably requested by the Facility Agent) as to compliance with Clause 21 (Financial Covenants) as at the date as at which those financial statements were drawn up.

(b) | Each Compliance Certificate shall be signed by one authorised signatory of the Parent Guarantor.

20.4 | Requirements as to financial statements

(a) | Each set of financial statements delivered by a Borrower or the Parent Guarantor (as the case may be) pursuant to Clause 20.2 (Financial statements) shall be certified by a senior officer (or equivalent) of the relevant company as giving a true and fair view (if audited) or fairly representing (if unaudited) its financial condition and operations as at the date as at which those financial statements were drawn up.

(b) | The Borrowers shall procure that each set of financial statements delivered pursuant to Clause 20.2 (Financial statements) is prepared using GAAP.

(c) | The Borrowers shall procure that each set of financial statements of an Obligor delivered pursuant to Clause 20.2 (Financial statements) is prepared using GAAP, accounting practices and financial reference periods consistent with those applied in the preparation of the Original Financial Statements for that Obligor unless, in relation to any set of financial statements, it notifies the Facility Agent that there has been a change in GAAP, the accounting practices or reference periods and its auditors (or, if appropriate, the auditors of the Obligor) deliver to the Facility Agent:

| (i) | a description of any change necessary for those financial statements to reflect the GAAP, accounting practices and reference periods upon which that Obligor’s Original Financial Statements were prepared; and

| (ii) | sufficient information, in form and substance as may be reasonably required by the Facility Agent, to enable the Lenders to determine whether Clause 21 (Financial Covenants) has been complied with and make an accurate comparison between the financial position indicated in those financial statements and that Obligor’s Original Financial Statements.

Any reference in this Agreement to those financial statements shall be construed as a reference to those financial statements as adjusted to reflect the basis upon which the Original Financial Statements were prepared.

20.5 | DAC6

(a) | In this Clause 20.5 (DAC6), “DAC6” means the Council Directive of 25 May 2018 (2018/822/EU) amending Directive 2011/16/EU or any replacement legislation for DAC 6 applicable in the UK.

(b) | The Borrowers shall supply to the Facility Agent (in sufficient copies for all the Lenders, if the Facility Agent so requests):

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| (i) | promptly upon the making of such analysis or the obtaining of such advice, any analysis made or advice obtained on whether any transaction contemplated by the Transaction Documents or any transaction carried out (or to be carried out) in connection with any transaction contemplated by the Transaction Documents contains a hallmark as set out in Annex IV of DAC6; and

| (ii) | promptly upon the making of such reporting and to the extent permitted by applicable law and regulation, any reporting made to any governmental or taxation authority by or on behalf of any member of the Group or by any adviser to such member of the Group in relation to DAC6 or any law or regulation which implements DAC6 and any unique identification number issued by any governmental or taxation authority to which any such report has been made (if available).

20.6 | Information: miscellaneous

Each Obligor shall supply to the Facility Agent (in sufficient copies for all the Lenders, if the Facility Agent so requests):

(a) | all documents dispatched by it to its shareholders (or any class of them) or its creditors generally at the same time as they are dispatched;

(b) | promptly upon becoming aware of them, the details of any litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings or investigations (including proceedings or investigations relating to any alleged or actual breach of the ISM Code or of the ISPS Code) which are current, threatened or pending against any Obligor which is likely to exceed, when aggregated, $500,000;

(c) | promptly upon becoming aware of them, the details of any litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings or investigations (including proceedings or investigations relating to any actual breach of the ISM Code or of the ISPS Code) which is made against any member of the Group which is likely to exceed, when aggregated, $500,000;

(d) | promptly, its constitutional documents where these have been amended or varied;

(e) | promptly, such further information and/or documents regarding:

| (i) | each Ship, goods transported on each Ship, its Earnings and its Insurances;

| (ii) | the Security Assets;

| (iii) | the Approved Managers (including any management agreements);

| (iv) | compliance of the Obligors with the terms of the Finance Documents;

| (v) | the financial condition, business and operations of any member of the Group,

as any Finance Party (through the Facility Agent) may reasonably request in order to determine the credit standing of the Group;

(f) | promptly, such further information and/or documents as any Finance Party (through the Facility Agent) may reasonably request so as to enable such Finance Party to comply with any laws applicable to it or as may be required by any regulatory authority; and

(g) | promptly, the details of any change in the directors of an Obligor including contact details for any new directors of that Obligor.

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20.7 | Notification of Default

(a) | Each Obligor shall notify the Facility Agent of any Default (and the steps, if any, being taken to remedy it) promptly upon becoming aware of its occurrence.

(b) | Promptly upon a request by the Facility Agent, each Borrower shall supply to the Facility Agent a certificate signed by its manager on its behalf certifying that no Default is continuing (or if a Default is continuing, specifying the Default and the steps, if any, being taken to remedy it).

20.8 | Restructuring

Each Obligor shall notify the Facility Agent if any member of the Group undergoes a restructuring, breaches material covenants or requests material waivers in relation to any other agreement.

20.9 | Use of websites

(a) | Each Obligor may satisfy its obligation under the Finance Documents to which it is a party to deliver any information in relation to those Lenders (the “Website Lenders”) which accept this method of communication by posting this information onto an electronic website designated by the Borrowers and the Facility Agent (the “Designated Website”) if:

| (i) | the Facility Agent expressly agrees (after consultation with each of the Lenders) that it will accept communication of the information by this method;

| (ii) | both the relevant Obligor and the Facility Agent are aware of the address of and any relevant password specifications for the Designated Website; and

| (iii) | the information is in a format previously agreed between the relevant Obligor and the Facility Agent.

If any Lender (a “Paper Form Lender”) does not agree to the delivery of information electronically then the Facility Agent shall notify the Obligors accordingly and each Obligor shall supply the information to the Facility Agent (in sufficient copies for each Paper Form Lender) in paper form. In any event each Obligor shall supply the Facility Agent with at least one copy in paper form of any information required to be provided by it.

(b) | The Facility Agent shall supply each Website Lender with the address of and any relevant password specifications for the Designated Website following designation of that website by the Obligors or any of them and the Facility Agent.

(c) | An Obligor shall promptly upon becoming aware of its occurrence notify the Facility Agent if:

| (i) | the Designated Website cannot be accessed due to technical failure;

| (ii) | the password specifications for the Designated Website change;

| (iii) | any new information which is required to be provided under this Agreement is posted onto the Designated Website;

| (iv) | any existing information which has been provided under this Agreement and posted onto the Designated Website is amended; or

| (v) | if that Obligor becomes aware that the Designated Website or any information posted onto the Designated Website is or has been infected by any electronic virus or similar software.

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If an Obligor notifies the Facility Agent under sub-paragraph (i) or (v) of paragraph (c) above, all information to be provided by the Obligors under this Agreement after the date of that notice shall be supplied in paper form unless and until the Facility Agent and each Website Lender is satisfied that the circumstances giving rise to the notification are no longer continuing.

(d) | Any Website Lender may request, through the Facility Agent, one paper copy of any information required to be provided under this Agreement which is posted onto the Designated Website. The Obligors shall comply with any such request within 10 Business Days.

20.10 | “Know your customer” checks

(a) | If:

| (i) | the introduction of or any change in (or in the interpretation, administration or application of) any law or regulation made after the date of this Agreement;

| (ii) | any change in the status of an Obligor or Approved Manager (including, without limitation, a change of ownership of an Obligor or Approved Manager) after the date of this Agreement;

| (iii) | a proposed assignment or transfer by a Lender of any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to a party that is not a Lender prior to such assignment or transfer; or

| (iv) | otherwise any “know your customer” checks or similar identification procedures, or internal policies of a Lender, or any procedure required under any applicable anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism acts applicable to a Finance Party,

obliges a Finance Party (or, in the case of sub-paragraph (iii) above, any prospective new Lender) to comply with “know your customer” or similar identification procedures in circumstances where the necessary information is not already available to it, each Obligor shall promptly upon the request of any Finance Party supply, or procure the supply of, such documentation and other evidence as is reasonably requested by a Servicing Party (for itself or on behalf of any other Finance Party) or any Lender (for itself or, in the case of the event described in sub-paragraph (iii) above, on behalf of any prospective new Lender) in order for such Finance Party or, in the case of the event described in sub-paragraph (iii) above, any prospective new Lender to carry out and be satisfied it has complied with all necessary “know your customer” or other similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations pursuant to the transactions contemplated in the Finance Documents.

(b) | Each Lender shall promptly upon the request of a Servicing Party supply, or procure the supply of, such documentation and other evidence as is reasonably requested by the Servicing Party (for itself) in order for that Servicing Party to carry out and be satisfied it has complied with all necessary “know your customer” or other similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations pursuant to the transactions contemplated in the Finance Documents.

20.11 | Other financings of the Group and Parent guarantees

(a) | The Parent Guarantor undertakes to provide to the Facility Agent such information as the Facility Agent may reasonably request in relation to any vessel financings made available to other members of the Group and their performance thereunder.

(b) | If, at any time, the Parent provides a guarantee to any financier in relation to any vessel financings made available to its indirect or direct Subsidiaries, the Parent Guarantor will notify the Facility Agent and, if required by the Facility Agent, will provide a similar guarantee from the Parent in relation to the financing under this Agreement.

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21 | FINANCIAL COVENANTS

21.1 | Financial definitions

In this Agreement:
“Asset Value” means, equal to Net Book Value but adjusted for the difference between the book value of the fleet of the Parent Guarantor and the fair market value of the fleet of the Parent Guarantor as determined by broker valuations prepared by an Approved Valuer as of the Testing Date.
“Consolidated Net Funded Debt” means the sum of the following for the Parent Guarantor and its subsidiaries determined (without duplication) on a consolidated basis for that accounting period and in accordance with GAAP consistently applied:

| (a) | all Financial Indebtedness;

| (b) | minus cash balance and any amounts credited into the Dry Dock Reserve Accounts.

“Net Book Value” means the value of the total assets of the Parent Guarantor and its subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, calculated on the basis of GAAP;
“EBITDA” means, for the immediately preceding 12 Month period, the aggregate net income of the Parent Guarantor for that accounting period:

| (a) | plus, to the extent deducted in computing the net income of the Parent Guarantor for that accounting period, the sum, without duplication, of:

| (i) | all federal, state, local and foreign income taxes and tax distributions;

| (ii) | Parent Guarantor Net Interest Expense;

| (iii) | depreciation, depletion, amortization of intangibles and other non-cash charges or non-cash losses (including non-cash transaction expenses and the amortization of debt discounts) and any extraordinary losses not incurred in the ordinary course of business;

| (iv) | expenses in connection with a special or intermediate survey of a Ship; and

| (v) | any drydocking expenses;

| (b) | minus, to the extent added in computing the net income of any of the Parent Guarantor for that accounting period, (i) any non-cash income or non-cash gains and (ii) any extraordinary gains or losses on asset sales not incurred in the ordinary course of business;

“Interest Cover Ratio” means, for the immediately preceding 12 Month period, a fraction (expressed as a percentage, rounded up to the nearest tenth of a per. cent) where (a) the numerator is EBITDA for that accounting period and (b) the denominator is the Parent Guarantor Net Interest Expense for that accounting period;
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“Parent Guarantor Net Interest Expense” means, for the immediately preceding 12 Month period, the aggregate of all interest, commissions, discounts and other costs, charges or expenses accruing that are due from the Parent Guarantor during that accounting period less (i) interest income received and (ii) amortization of deferred charges and arrangement fees, determined in accordance with GAAP and as shown in the statements of income for the Parent Guarantor;
“Testing Date” means any quarterly period in relation to the test set out in paragraph (a) of Clause 21.2 (Test) to the end of which the financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to paragraph (c) of Clause 20.2 (Financial statements) are prepared.
“Value Adjusted Net Leverage Ratio” means a fraction (expressed as a percentage, rounded up to the nearest tenth of a per. cent) where (a) the numerator is Consolidated Net Funded Debt for that accounting period and (b) the denominator Asset Value for that accounting period.

21.2 | Test

(a) | On each Testing Date for the Parent Guarantor on a consolidated basis:

| (i) | the Value Adjusted Net Leverage Ratio shall be not more than 0.65 to 1; and

| (ii) | the Interest Cover Ratio shall be not be less than 3 to 1.

(b) | During the Security Period, the Parent Guarantor shall maintain at the end of each financial quarter, the higher amount of (i) $20,000,000 in unencumbered cash including any amounts credited into the Dry Dock Reserve Accounts that is freely available or (ii) 10 per cent. of the consolidated debt balance sheet of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries, plus the aggregate Pledged Liquidity, in each case evidenced either as a credit balance in the Parent Guarantor’s bank statement or as a cash item on the consolidated balance sheet of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries.

(c) | For the avoidance of doubt, the $20,000,000 under Clause 21.2(b) (Test) does not include the Pledged Liquidity.

21.3 | Equal treatment with other facilities to the Parent Guarantor

The Parent Guarantor represents and warrants to each Finance Party that the financial covenants of the Parent Guarantor in Clause 21 (Financial Covenants) in respect of the Parent Guarantor on a consolidated basis are consistent with and no less favourable to the Finance Parties than the financial covenants the Parent Guarantor have agreed with other lenders to the Group. The Parent Guarantor undertakes that should it provides to any lender under any financing to them more favourable financial covenants than those which are provided to the Finance Parties under this Agreement the Parent Guarantor shall forthwith advise the Facility Agent of those financial covenants and, if required, the Parent Guarantor shall enter into such documentation to the Finance Documents as the Finance Parties may require in order to achieve parity with the lenders under such other financings.

22 | GENERAL UNDERTAKINGS

22.1 | General

The undertakings in this Clause 22 (General Undertakings) remain in force throughout the Security Period except as the Facility Agent, acting with the authorisation of the Majority Lenders (or, where specified, all the Lenders) may otherwise permit.
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22.2 | Authorisations

Each Obligor shall promptly:

(a) | obtain, comply with and do all that is necessary to maintain in full force and effect; and

(b) | supply certified copies to the Facility Agent of,

any Authorisation required under any law or regulation of a Relevant Jurisdiction or the state of the Approved Flag at any time of each Ship to enable it to:

| (i) | perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party;

| (ii) | ensure the legality, validity, enforceability or admissibility in evidence in any Relevant Jurisdiction or in the state of the Approved Flag at any time of each Ship, of any Transaction Document to which it is a party; and

| (iii) | own and operate each Ship (in the case of the Borrowers).

22.3 | Compliance with laws

Each Obligor shall comply in all respects with all laws and regulations to which it may be subject.

22.4 | Environmental compliance

Each Obligor shall and the Parent Guarantor shall ensure that each other member of the Group will:

(a) | comply with all Environmental Laws;

(b) | obtain, maintain and ensure compliance with all requisite Environmental Approvals;

(c) | implement procedures to monitor compliance with and to prevent liability under any Environmental Law.

22.5 | Environmental claims

Each Obligor shall (through the Parent Guarantor) promptly upon becoming aware of the same, inform the Facility Agent in writing of:

(a) | any Environmental Claim against any Obligor which is current, pending or threatened and is expected to exceed $750,000;

(b) | any Environmental Claim against any member of the Group, which is not an Obligor, which is current or pending and is expected to exceed $750,000 and has not been withdrawn or dismissed within 20 days of the date it arises; and

(c) | any facts or circumstances which are reasonably likely to result in any Environmental Claim being commenced or threatened against any Obligor where such claim is expected to exceed $750,000 or any member of the Group and which Environmental Claim is reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

22.6 | Taxation

(a) | Each Obligor shall, and the Parent Guarantor shall ensure that each other member of the Group will pay and discharge all Taxes imposed upon it or its assets within the time period allowed without incurring penalties unless and only to the extent that:

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| (i) | such payment is being contested in good faith;

| (ii) | adequate reserves are maintained for those Taxes and the costs required to contest them have been disclosed in its latest financial statements delivered to the Facility Agent under Clause 20.2 (Financial statements); and

| (iii) | such payment can be lawfully withheld.

(b) | No Obligor shall change its residence for Tax purposes.

22.7 | Overseas companies

Each Obligor shall promptly inform the Facility Agent if it delivers to the Registrar particulars required under the Overseas Regulations of any UK Establishment and it shall comply with any directions given to it by the Facility Agent regarding the recording of any Transaction Security on the register which it is required to maintain under The Overseas Companies (Execution of Documents and Registration of Charges) Regulations 2009.

22.8 | No change to centre of main interests

No Obligor shall change the location of its centre of main interest (as that term is used in Article 3(1) of the Regulation) from that stated in relation to it in Clause 19.30 (Centre of main interests and establishments) and it will create no “establishment” (as that term is used in Article 2(h) of the Regulation) in any other jurisdiction.

22.9 | Pari passu ranking

Each Obligor shall ensure that at all times any unsecured and unsubordinated claims of a Finance Party against it under the Finance Documents rank at least pari passu with the claims of all its other unsecured and unsubordinated creditors except those creditors whose claims are mandatorily preferred by laws of general application to companies.

22.10 | Title

(a) | Each Borrower shall hold the legal title to, and own the entire beneficial interest in the Ship owned by it, its Earnings and its Insurances.

(b) | With effect on and from its creation or intended creation, each Obligor shall hold the legal title to, and own the entire beneficial interest in any other assets the subject of any Transaction Security created or intended to be created by such Obligor.

22.11 | Negative pledge

(a) | No Borrower shall create or permit to subsist any Security over any of its assets which are, in the case of members of the Group other than the Borrowers, the subject of the Security created and intended to be created by the Finance Documents.

(b) | No Borrower shall:

| (i) | sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its assets on terms whereby they are or may be leased to or re-acquired by an Obligor;

| (ii) | sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its receivables on recourse terms;

| (iii) | enter into any arrangement under which money or the benefit of a bank or other account may be applied, set-off or made subject to a combination of accounts; or

| (iv) | enter into any other preferential arrangement having a similar effect,

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in circumstances where the arrangement or transaction is entered into primarily as a method of raising Financial Indebtedness or of financing the acquisition of an asset.

(c) | Paragraphs (a) and (b) above do not apply to any Permitted Security and paragraph (b) above does not apply to the sale of a Ship where the proceeds are applied in accordance with Clause 7.5 (Mandatory prepayment on sale or Total Loss).

22.12 | Disposals

(a) | No Borrower shall, enter into a single transaction or a series of transactions (whether related or not) and whether voluntary or involuntary to sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any asset (including without limitation any Ship, its Earnings or its Insurances).

(b) | Paragraph (a) above does not apply to any Charter to which Clause 24.15 (Restrictions on chartering, appointment of managers etc.) applies.

(c) | Paragraph (a) above does not apply to any sale of any Ship provided that (i) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (ii) the provisions of Clause 7.5 (Mandatory prepayment on sale or Total Loss) and 11.3 (Prepayment and cancellation fee) are complied with.

22.13 | Merger

(a) | No Obligor shall enter into any amalgamation, demerger, merger, consolidation or corporate reconstruction.

(b) | Paragraph (a) of this Clause 22.13 (Merger) shall not be applicable to any Obligor (other than the Borrowers) if in the case of such amalgamation, demerger, merger, consolidation, or corporate reconstruction between that Obligor and another entity, that Obligor remains the surviving entity of that amalgamation, demerger, merger, consolidation, or corporate reconstruction and as long as, no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing

22.14 | Change of business

(a) | The Parent Guarantor shall procure that no substantial change is made to the general nature of the business of the Parent Guarantor or the Group from that carried on at the date of this Agreement.

(b) | The Parent Guarantor may engage in the ownership and operation of crude, product or chemical tankers, containerships or bulk carriers but may not engage in the direct ownership of other types of vessels unless the Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Majority Lenders) has provided its prior written consent, not to be unreasonably withheld or conditioned.

(c) | No Borrower shall engage in any business other than the ownership and operation of its Ship.

22.15 | Financial Indebtedness

No Borrower shall incur or permit to be outstanding any Financial Indebtedness except Permitted Financial Indebtedness.

22.16 | Expenditure

No Borrower shall incur any expenditure, except for expenditure reasonably incurred in the ordinary course of owning, operating, maintaining and repairing its Ship.
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22.17 | Capital

No Borrower shall:

(a) | permit a reduction or increase of its capital by way of the issuance of any class or series of Equity Interests or create any new class of Equity Interests except to the Parent Guarantor and provided such new Equity Interests are made subject to the terms of the Shares Security applicable to that Borrower immediately upon the issue such new class or series of Equity Interests in a manner satisfactory to the Facility Agent and the terms of that Shares Security are complied with;

(b) | appoint any further manager, director or officer of that Borrower (unless the provisions of the Shares Security applicable to that Borrower are complied with).

22.18 | Dividends

The Parent Guarantor and the Borrowers shall not declare or pay any dividends or return any capital to its equity holders or authorize or make any other distribution, payment or delivery of property or cash to its equity holders, or redeem, retire, purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, for value, any interest of any class or series of its Equity Interests (or acquire any rights, options or warrants relating thereto but not including convertible debt) now or hereafter outstanding, or repay any subordinated loans to equity holders or set aside any funds for any of the foregoing purposes following the occurrence of a Potential Event of Default which is continuing or where the making or payment of such dividend or distribution would result in the occurrence of a Potential Event of Default.

22.19 | Accounts

No Borrower shall open (from the date of this Agreement) or maintain (after three Months from the first Utilisation Date) any account with any bank or financial institution except the Earnings Account, the Dry Dock Reserve Account, any Retention Account and the Liquidity Account and accounts with the Account Bank, the Facility Agent or the Security Agent for the purposes of the Finance Documents.

22.20 | Other transactions

No Borrower shall:

(a) | be the creditor in respect of any loan or any form of credit to any person other than any member of the Group provided that the making of such loan or credit is not reasonably likely to result in the occurrence of an Event of Default;

(b) | give or allow to be outstanding any guarantee or indemnity to or for the benefit of any person in respect of any obligation of any other person or enter into any document under which that Borrower assumes any liability of any other person other than any guarantee or indemnity given under the Finance Documents;

(c) | enter into any material agreement other than:

| (i) | the Transaction Documents;

| (ii) | any other agreement permitted under any other term of this Agreement; and

(d) | enter into any transaction on terms which are, in any respect, less favourable to that Borrower than those which it could obtain in a bargain made at arms’ length; or

(e) | acquire any shares or other securities other than US or UK Treasury bills and certificates of deposit issued by major North American or European banks.

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22.21 | Unlawfulness, invalidity and ranking; Security imperilled

No Obligor shall do (or fail to do) or cause or permit another person to do (or omit to do) anything which is likely to:

(a) | make it unlawful for an Obligor to perform any of its obligations under the Transaction Documents;

(b) | cause any obligation of an Obligor under the Transaction Documents to cease to be legal, valid, binding or enforceable;

(c) | cause any Transaction Document to cease to be in full force and effect;

(d) | cause any Transaction Security to rank after, or lose its priority to, any other Security; and

(e) | imperil or jeopardise the Transaction Security.

22.22 | Further assurance

(a) | Each Obligor shall promptly, and in any event within the reasonable time period specified by the Security Agent do all such acts (including procuring or arranging any registration, notarisation or authentication or the giving of any notice) or execute or procure execution of all such documents (including assignments, transfers, mortgages, charges, notices, instructions, acknowledgments, proxies and powers of attorney), as the Security Agent may specify (and in such form as the Security Agent may require in favour of the Security Agent or its nominee(s)):

| (i) | to create, perfect, vest in favour of the Security Agent or protect the priority of the Security or any right of any kind created or intended to be created under or evidenced by the Finance Documents (which may include the execution of a mortgage, charge, assignment or other Security over all or any of the assets which are, or are intended to be, the subject of the Transaction Security) or for the exercise of any rights, powers and remedies of the Security Agent, any Receiver or the Secured Parties provided by or pursuant to the Finance Documents or by law;

| (ii) | to confer on the Security Agent or confer on the Secured Parties Security over any property and assets of that Obligor located in any jurisdiction equivalent or similar to the Security intended to be conferred by or pursuant to the Finance Documents;

| (iii) | to facilitate or expedite the realisation and/or sale of, the transfer of title to or the grant of, any interest in or right relating to the assets which are, or are intended to be, the subject of the Transaction Security or to exercise any power specified in any Finance Document in respect of which the Security has become enforceable; and/or

| (iv) | to enable or assist the Security Agent to enter into any transaction to commence, defend or conduct any proceedings and/or to take any other action relating to any item of the Security Property.

(b) | Each Obligor shall take all such action as is available to it (including making all filings and registrations) as may be necessary for the purpose of the creation, perfection, protection or maintenance of any Security conferred or intended to be conferred on the Security Agent or the Secured Parties by or pursuant to the Finance Documents.

(c) | At the same time as an Obligor delivers to the Security Agent any document executed by itself pursuant to this Clause 22.22 (Further assurance), that Obligor shall deliver to the Security Agent reasonable evidence that that Obligor’s execution of such document has been duly authorised by it.

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22.23 | Liquidity Account

The Obligors shall maintain the Pledged Liquidity on the Liquidity Accounts.

22.24 | No Money laundering

(a) | Each Obligor shall act for its own account in relation to the Loan and in relation to the performance and the discharge of its respective obligations and liabilities under the Finance Documents and the transactions and other arrangements effected or contemplated by the Finance Documents to which such Obligor is a party, and shall ensure that the foregoing will not involve or lead to contravention of any law, official requirement or other regulatory measure or procedure implemented to combat money laundering (as defined in Article I of the Directive (2001/97EC of the European Parliament and of 4 December 2001)).

(b) | Each Borrower shall act as principal for its own account and not as agent or trustee in any capacity on behalf of any party in relation to the Finance Documents.

(c) | With regard to § 3 Abs. 1 S. 1 Nr. 2, Abs. 4 GwG, the Parent Guarantor shall provide the security for the benefit of the Borrowers.

22.25 | Anti-corruption law

(a) | Each Obligor shall not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the Loan for any purpose which would breach the Anti-Bribery and Corruption Laws.

(b) | Each Borrower shall:

| (i) | conduct its businesses in compliance with applicable anti-corruption laws; and

| (ii) | maintain policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance with such laws.

22.26 | Sanctions

(a) | No Obligor shall, and shall not suffer, permit or authorize any other Obligor or any other member of the Group to, directly or indirectly, use, lend, make payments of, contribute or otherwise make available, all or any part of the proceeds of the Loan or other transaction(s) contemplated by this Agreement to fund any trade, business or other activities:

| (i) | involving or for the benefit of any Prohibited Person or any subsidiary or joint venture partner of any Prohibited Person (whether at the time of such funding or otherwise);

| (ii) | in any country or territory, that at the time of such funding is a Sanctioned Country; or

| (iii) | in any other manner that would result in a violation of Sanctions by any Obligor, any other member of the Group or any Finance Party.

(b) | Each Obligor will, and will ensure that any other Obligor and any other member of the Group will:

| (i) | ensure that no person that is a Prohibited Person will have any legal or beneficial interest in any funds repaid or remitted by any Obligor to a Lender in connection with the Loan or any part of the Loan;

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| (ii) | not fund all or any part of any payment or repayment under the Loan out of proceeds derived from any activity with a Prohibited Person or in or with a Sanctioned Country;

| (iii) | not fund all or any part of any payment or repayment under the Loan out of proceeds derived from transactions which would be prohibited by Sanctions or would otherwise cause any Finance Party, any Obligor or any other member of the Group to be in breach of Sanctions; and

| (iv) | procure that no proceeds from activities or business with a Prohibited Person or in or with a Sanctioned Country are credited to any Earnings Account or any other Account.

(c) | Each Obligor shall (and shall procure that each other Obligor and each other member of the Group shall) maintain in effect a Sanctions compliance policy which is designed (giving regards to the recommendations of the Sanctions Advisory) to ensure compliance by each such person and their respective managers, directors, officers, employees and agents with Sanctions.

(d) | Each Obligor shall procure that each other Obligor and each other member of the Group will comply in all respects with Sanctions.

(e) | No Obligor nor any other Obligor nor any other member of the Group shall be a Prohibited Person.

(f) | No Obligor has or intends to have any business operations or other dealings involving Prohibited Persons and/or commodities or services of a Sanctioned Country or shipped to, through, or from such country, or involving registered vessels or aircrafts owned by such a country.

(g) | The representations and covenants in Clause 19.33 (Sanctions), paragraphs (a) through (e) of this Clause 22.26 (Sanctions), Clause 24.9 (Compliance with laws etc.) (solely as relates to Sanctions) and Clause 24.11 (Sanctions and Ship trading) (collectively, the “Sanctions Clauses”) shall not apply to any Lender that informs the Facility Agent that it is subject to Council Regulation (EC) No. 2271/96 of 22 November 1996 (“EU Blocking Regulation”) or Section 7 of the German Foreign Trade Ordinance (§ 7 Außenwirtschaftsverordnung) or a similar applicable anti-boycott statute (together with the EU Blocking Regulation and Section 7 of the of the German Foreign Trade Ordinance, and any similar successor EU law, the “Anti Boycott Regulations”), to the extent that compliance with the Sanctions Clauses would violate some or all of the Anti Boycott Regulations.

(h) | Restricted Lender:

| (i) | In connection with any amendment, waiver, determination or direction relating to the Sanctions Clauses of which a Lender does not have the benefit because such benefit would result in a violation by the lender of any Anti Boycott Regulations (each a “Restricted Lender”), the Commitment or participation in the Loan, as applicable, of that Restricted Lender will, subject to paragraph (ii) below, be excluded for the purpose of determining whether the consent of the Majority Lenders or all Lenders, as applicable, has been obtained or whether the determination or direction by the Majority Lenders or all Lenders, as applicable, has been made or given.

| (ii) | The Facility Agent is only permitted to exclude the Commitment or participation in the Loan of a Lender pursuant to paragraph (i) above for the purpose of determining whether the consent of the Majority Lenders or all Lenders, as applicable, has been obtained or whether the determination or direction by the Majority Lenders, or all Lenders, as applicable, has been made, if following the Facility Agent’s request for such consent, determination or direction by the Majority Lenders or all Lenders, as applicable, the respective Lender notifies the Facility Agent that it is a Restricted Lender for such purpose.

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22.27 | Dry Dock Reserves

(a) | Each Borrower shall ensure that its Dry Dock Reserve Account is credited with sufficient funding to cover forecasted dry‑docking and special survey expenses for its Ship in accordance with this Clause 22.27 (Dry Dock Reserves).

(b) | Each Borrower (except for Borrower D) shall commencing 24 Months prior to the Anticipated Dry Dock Date in respect of the Ship owned by it credit quarterly to its Dry Dock Reserve Account 1/8th of the Anticipated Dry Dock Amount for that Ship.

(c) | On the Utilisation Date in respect of Tranche D, Borrower D shall credit its Dry Dock Reserve Account with $450,000.

(d) | The funds in the relevant Dry Dock Reserve Account shall only be withdrawn from that Dry Dock Reserve Account to meet the dry docking and special survey expenses whether final or on account for the relevant Ship or with the prior written approval of the Facility Agent.

22.28 | Insurance

Without prejudice to Clause 23 (Insurance Undertakings), each Borrower shall, and shall procure that each other Obligor will, maintain insurances on and in relation to its business and assets with reputable underwriters or insurance companies against those risks usually insured against by prudent companies carrying on a similar business to that Borrower or that Obligor (as applicable)

23 | INSURANCE UNDERTAKINGS

23.1 | General

The undertakings in this Clause 23 (Insurance Undertakings) remain in force from the date of this Agreement throughout the rest of the Security Period except as the Facility Agent, acting with the authorisation of the Majority Lenders (or, where specified, all the Lenders) may otherwise permit.

23.2 | Maintenance of obligatory insurances

Each Borrower shall keep the Ship owned by it insured at its expense against:

(a) | fire and usual marine risks (including hull and machinery, increased value and excess risks);

(b) | war risks (including, but not limited to, piracy, hijacking, terrorism and confiscation);

(c) | protection and indemnity risks (including oil pollution liability risks); and

(d) | any other risks against which the Facility Agent acting on the instructions of the Majority Lenders considers, having regard to practices commonly utilised by first class companies of a similar size and in the same industry and other circumstances prevailing at the relevant time, it would be reasonable for that Borrower to insure and which are specified by the Facility Agent by notice to that Borrower.

23.3 | Terms of obligatory insurances

Each Borrower shall effect such insurances:
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(a) | in dollars;

(b) | in the case of fire and usual marine risks and war risks, in an amount on an agreed value basis at least the greater of:

| (i) | 120 per cent. of the Tranche relating to that Ship; and

| (ii) | the Fair Market Value of that Ship (determined by the then latest valuation in accordance with Clause 25 (Security Cover));

(c) | in the case of oil pollution liability risks, for an aggregate amount equal to the highest level of cover from time to time available under basic protection and indemnity club entry with the International Group of Protection and Indemnity Associations or if the International Group of Protection and Indemnity Associations cease to exist or operate, leading protection and indemnity associations managed in London;

(d) | in the case of protection and indemnity risks, in respect of the full tonnage of its Ship;

(e) | on approved terms; and

(f) | through Approved Brokers and with approved insurance companies and/or underwriters or, in the case of war risks and protection and indemnity risks, in approved war risks and protection and indemnity risks associations.

23.4 | Further protections for the Finance Parties

In addition to the terms set out in Clause 23.3 (Terms of obligatory insurances), each Borrower shall procure that the obligatory insurances shall:

(a) | subject always to paragraph (b), name that Borrower as the sole named insured unless the interest of every other named insured is limited:

| (i) | in respect of any obligatory insurances for hull and machinery and war risks;

| (A) | to any provable out-of-pocket expenses that it has incurred and which form part of any recoverable claim on underwriters; and

| (B) | to any third party liability claims where cover for such claims is provided by the policy (and then only in respect of discharge of any claims made against it); and

| (ii) | in respect of any obligatory insurances for protection and indemnity risks, to any recoveries it is entitled to make by way of reimbursement following discharge of any third party liability claims made specifically against it;

and every other named insured has undertaken in writing to the Security Agent (in such form as it requires) that any deductible shall be apportioned between that Borrower and every other named insured in proportion to the gross claims made or paid by each of them and that it shall do all things necessary and provide all documents, evidence and information to enable the Security Agent to collect or recover any moneys which at any time become payable in respect of the obligatory insurances;

(b) | whenever the Majority Lenders require, name (or be amended to name) the Security Agent as additional named insured for its rights and interests, warranted no operational interest and with full waiver of rights of subrogation against the Lenders, but without the Lenders being liable to pay (but having the right to pay) premiums, calls or other assessments in respect of such insurance;

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(c) | name the Security Agent as loss payee with such directions for payment as the Facility Agent may specify;

(d) | provide that all payments by or on behalf of the insurers under the obligatory insurances to the Security Agent shall be made without set off, counterclaim or deductions or condition whatsoever;

(e) | provide that the obligatory insurances shall be primary without right of contribution from other insurances which may be carried by the Security Agent or any other Finance Party; and

(f) | provide that the Security Agent may make proof of loss if that Borrower fails to do so.

23.5 | Renewal of obligatory insurances

Each Borrower shall:

(a) | at least 21 days before the expiry of any obligatory insurance effected by it:

| (i) | notify the Security Agent of the Approved Brokers (or other insurers) and any protection and indemnity or war risks association through or with which it proposes to renew that obligatory insurance and of the proposed terms of renewal; and

| (ii) | obtain the Security Agent’s approval to the matters referred to in sub-paragraph (i) above;

(b) | at least 14 days before the expiry of any obligatory insurance, renew that obligatory insurance in accordance with the provisions of Clause 23 (Insurance Undertakings); and

(c) | procure that the Approved Brokers and/or the approved war risks and protection and indemnity associations with which such a renewal is effected shall promptly after the renewal notify the Facility Agent in writing of the terms and conditions of the renewal.

23.6 | Copies of policies; letters of undertaking

Each Borrower shall ensure that the Approved Brokers provide the Security Agent with:

(a) | pro forma copies of all policies relating to the obligatory insurances which they are to effect or renew;

(b) | a letter or letters or undertaking in a form reasonably required by the Facility Agent having regard to the then current market practice of the IGA (International Group Agreement) P&I Clubs and the practices prescribed or recommended by the IGA (International Group Agreement) or any successor association or body and/or the London Market Brokers Committee and/or any other professional association of which any Approved Brokers are members including undertakings by the Approved Brokers that:

| (i) | they will not set off against any sum recoverable in respect of a claim relating to the Ship owned by that Borrower under such obligatory insurances any premiums or other amounts due to them or any other person whether in respect of that Ship or otherwise, they waive any lien on the policies, or any sums received under them, which they might have in respect of such premiums or other amounts and they will not cancel such obligatory insurances by reason of non-payment of such premiums or other amounts; and

| (ii) | they will arrange for a separate policy to be issued in respect of the Ship owned by that Borrower forthwith upon being so requested by the Facility Agent.

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23.7 | Copies of certificates of entry

Each Borrower shall ensure that any protection and indemnity and/or war risks associations in which the Ship owned by it is entered provide the Security Agent with:

(a) | a certified copy of the certificate of entry for that Ship;

(b) | a letter or letters of undertaking in such form as may be required by the Facility Agent acting on the instructions of Majority Lenders; and

(c) | a certified copy of each certificate of financial responsibility for pollution by oil or other Environmentally Sensitive Material issued by the relevant certifying authority in relation to that Ship.

23.8 | Deposit of original policies

Each Borrower shall ensure that all policies relating to obligatory insurances effected by it are deposited with the Approved Brokers through which the insurances are effected or renewed.

23.9 | Payment of premiums

Each Borrower shall punctually pay all premiums or other sums payable in respect of the obligatory insurances effected by it and produce all relevant receipts when so required by the Facility Agent or the Security Agent.

23.10 | Guarantees

Each Borrower shall ensure that any guarantees required by a protection and indemnity or war risks association are promptly issued and remain in full force and effect.

23.11 | Compliance with terms of insurances

(a) | No Borrower shall do or omit to do (nor permit to be done or not to be done) any act or thing which would or might render any obligatory insurance invalid, void, voidable or unenforceable or render any sum payable under an obligatory insurance repayable in whole or in part.

(b) | Without limiting paragraph (a) above, each Borrower shall:

| (i) | take all necessary action and comply with all requirements which may from time to time be applicable to the obligatory insurances, and ensure that the obligatory insurances are not made subject to any exclusions or qualifications to which the Facility Agent has not given its prior approval;

| (ii) | not make any changes relating to the classification or classification society or manager or operator of the Ship owned by it unless approved by the underwriters of the obligatory insurances;

| (iii) | make (and promptly supply copies to the Facility Agent of) all quarterly or other voyage declarations which may be required by the protection and indemnity risks association in which the Ship owned by it is entered to maintain cover for trading to the United States of America and Exclusive Economic Zone (as defined in the United States Oil Pollution Act 1990 or any other applicable legislation); and

| (iv) | not employ the Ship owned by it, nor allow it to be employed, otherwise than in conformity with the terms and conditions of the obligatory insurances, without first obtaining the consent of the insurers and complying with any requirements (as to extra premium or otherwise) which the insurers specify.

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23.12 | Alteration to terms of insurances

No Borrower shall make or agree to any alteration to the terms of any obligatory insurance or waive any right relating to any obligatory insurance.

23.13 | Settlement of claims

Each Borrower shall:

(a) | not settle, compromise or abandon any claim under any obligatory insurance for Total Loss or for a Major Casualty; and

(b) | do all things necessary and provide all documents, evidence and information to enable the Security Agent to collect or recover any moneys which at any time become payable in respect of the obligatory insurances.

23.14 | Provision of copies of communications

Each Borrower shall provide the Security Agent, at the time of each such communication, with copies of all written communications between that Borrower and:

(a) | the Approved Brokers;

(b) | the approved protection and indemnity and/or war risks associations; and

(c) | the approved insurance companies and/or underwriters,

which relate directly or indirectly to:

| (i) | that Borrower’s obligations relating to the obligatory insurances including, without limitation, all requisite declarations and payments of additional premiums or calls; and

| (ii) | any credit arrangements made between that Borrower and any of the persons referred to in paragraphs (a) or (b) above relating wholly or partly to the effecting or maintenance of the obligatory insurances.

23.15 | Provision of information

Each Borrower shall promptly provide the Facility Agent (or any persons which it may designate) with any information which the Facility Agent (or any such designated person) requests for the purpose of:

(a) | obtaining or preparing any report from an independent marine insurance broker as to the adequacy of the obligatory insurances effected or proposed to be effected; and/or

(b) | effecting, maintaining or renewing any such insurances as are referred to in Clause 23.16 (Mortgagee’s interest and, additional perils insurances) or dealing with or considering any matters relating to any such insurances,

and the Borrowers shall, forthwith upon demand, indemnify the Security Agent in respect of all fees and other expenses incurred by or for the account of the Security Agent in connection with any such report as is referred to in paragraph (a) above.
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23.16 | Mortgagee’s interest and, additional perils insurances

(a) | The Security Agent shall be entitled from time to time to effect, maintain and renew a mortgagee’s interest marine insurance (“MII”) and a mortgagee’s interest additional perils (Pollution) insurance (“MAP”) in such amounts, on such terms, through such insurers and generally in such manner as the Security Agent acting on the instructions of the Majority Lenders may from time to time consider appropriate.

(b) | The Borrowers shall upon demand fully indemnify the Security Agent in respect of all premiums (in the case of MII and MAP, each in an amount up to 110 per cent. of the Loan) and other expenses which are incurred in connection with or with a view to effecting, maintaining or renewing any insurance referred to in paragraph (a) above or dealing with, or considering, any matter arising out of any such insurance.

24 | GENERAL SHIP UNDERTAKINGS

24.1 | General

The undertakings in this Clause 24 (General Ship Undertakings) remain in force on and from the date of this Agreement and throughout the rest of the Security Period except as the Facility Agent, acting with the authorisation of the Majority Lenders (or, where specified, all the Lenders) may otherwise permit.

24.2 | Ships’ names and registration

Each Borrower shall:

(a) | keep that Ship registered in its name under the Approved Flag from time to time at its port of registration;

(b) | use that Ship only as a civil merchant trading ship;

(c) | not do or allow to be done anything as a result of which such registration might be suspended, cancelled or imperilled; and

(d) | not change the name of that Ship without the prior written consent of the Facility Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed),

provided that any change of flag of a Ship shall be subject to:

| (i) | the Security Agent’s (acting on the instructions of the Majority Lenders) prior written consent;

| (ii) | that Ship remaining subject to Security securing the Secured Liabilities created by a first priority or preferred ship mortgage on that Ship and, if appropriate, a first priority deed of covenant collateral to that mortgage (or equivalent first priority Security) on substantially the same terms as the Mortgage on that Ship and on such other terms and in such other form as the Facility Agent, acting with the authorisation of all the Lenders, shall approve or require; and

| (iii) | the execution of such other documentation amending and supplementing the Finance Documents as the Facility Agent, acting with the authorisation of all the Lenders, shall approve or require.

24.3 | Repair and classification

Each Borrower shall keep the Ship owned by it in a good and safe condition and state of repair:
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(a) | consistent with first class ship ownership and management practice; and

(b) | so as to maintain the Approved Classification free of qualifications, conditions and overdue recommendations.

24.4 | Modifications

No Borrower shall make any modification or repairs to, or replacement of, any Ship or equipment installed on it which would or might materially alter the structure, type or performance characteristics of that Ship or materially reduce its value. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Clause 24.4 (Modifications) shall prohibit a Borrower from installing a ballast water treatment system or scrubber on a Ship.

24.5 | Removal and installation of parts

(a) | Subject to paragraph (b) below, no Borrower shall remove any material part of any Ship, or any item of equipment installed on any Ship unless:

| (i) | the part or item so removed is forthwith replaced by a suitable part or item which is in the same condition as or better condition than the part or item removed;

| (ii) | the replacement part or item is free from any Security in favour of any person other than the Security Agent; and

| (iii) | the replacement part or item becomes, on installation on that Ship, the property of that Borrower and subject to the security constituted by the Mortgage on that Ship.

(b) | A Borrower may install equipment owned by a third party if the equipment can be removed without any risk of damage to the Ship owned by that Borrower.

24.6 | Surveys

Each Borrower shall submit the Ship owned by it regularly to all periodic or other surveys which may be required for classification purposes and, if so required by the Facility Agent acting on the instructions of the Majority Lenders, provide the Facility Agent, with copies of all survey reports.

24.7 | Inspection

Each Borrower (at its or the Parent Guarantor’s cost not more than once a year unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) shall permit the Security Agent (acting through surveyors or other persons appointed by it for that purpose) to board the Ship owned by it at all reasonable times and, provided no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, without disruption to the operation of the Ship owned by it, to inspect its condition or to satisfy themselves about proposed or executed repairs and shall afford all proper facilities for such inspections.

24.8 | Prevention of and release from arrest

(a) | Each Borrower shall, in respect of the Ship owned by it (at its own cost) promptly discharge:

| (i) | all liabilities which give or may give rise to maritime or possessory liens on or claims enforceable against that Ship, its Earnings or its Insurances;

| (ii) | all Taxes, dues and other amounts charged in respect of that Ship, its Earnings or its Insurances; and

| (iii) | all other outgoings whatsoever in respect of that Ship, its Earnings or its Insurances.

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(b) | Each Borrower shall immediately and, forthwith upon receiving notice of the arrest of the Ship owned by it or of its detention in exercise or purported exercise of any lien or claim, procure its release by providing bail or otherwise as the circumstances may require.

24.9 | Compliance with laws etc.

Each Borrower shall and shall procure that each Approved Manager which is a member of the Group shall:

(a) | comply, or procure compliance with all laws or regulations:

| (i) | relating to its business generally; and

| (ii) | relating to the Ship owned or operated by it, its ownership, employment, operation, management and registration,

including, but not limited to:
(i) all Sanctions; and

| (ii) | the ISM Code, the ISPS Code, all Environmental Laws and the laws of the Approved Flag;

(b) | obtain, comply with and do all that is necessary to maintain in full force and effect any Environmental Approvals;

(c) | without limiting paragraph (a) above, not employ the Ship owned or operated by it nor allow its employment, operation or management in any manner contrary to any law or regulation including but not limited to the ISM Code, the ISPS Code, all Environmental Laws and Sanctions (or which would be contrary to Sanctions if Sanctions were binding on each Obligor); and

(d) | If a Ship is intended to be scrapped during the Security Period, take into account social and environmental matters when selecting the recycling yard and to comply with the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships (2009) or, if applicable to that Ship and that Borrower, EU Ship Recycling Regulation of 20 November 2013.

24.10 | ISPS Code

Without limiting paragraph (a) of Clause 24.9 (Compliance with laws etc.), each Borrower shall and shall procure that each Approved Manager which is a member of the Group shall:

(a) | procure that the Ship owned or operated by it and the company responsible for that Ship’s compliance with the ISPS Code comply with the ISPS Code; and

(b) | maintain an ISSC for that Ship; and

(c) | notify the Facility Agent immediately in writing of any actual or threatened withdrawal, suspension, cancellation or modification of the ISSC.

24.11 | Sanctions and Ship trading

Without limiting Clause 24.9 (Compliance with laws etc.), each Borrower shall and shall procure that each Approved Manager which is a member of the Group shall procure:

(a) | that the Ship owned or operated by it shall not be used by or for the benefit of a Prohibited Person;

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(b) | that such Ship shall not be used in trading to or from a Sanctioned Country or otherwise in any manner contrary to Sanctions (or which could be contrary to Sanctions if Sanctions were binding on each Obligor);

(c) | that such Ship shall not be traded in any manner which would trigger the operation of any sanctions limitation or exclusion clause (or similar) in the Insurances;

(d) | that such Ship shall maintain and operate automatic identification system (AIS) transponders in accordance with applicable IMO requirements; and

(e) | that each charterparty in respect of that Ship shall contain, for the benefit of that Borrower, language which gives effect to the provisions of paragraph (c) of Clause 24.9 (Compliance with laws etc.) as regards Sanctions and of this Clause 24.11 (Sanctions and Ship trading) and which permits refusal of employment or voyage orders if compliance would result in a breach of Sanctions (or which could be contrary to Sanctions if Sanctions were binding on each Transaction Obligor).

24.12 | Trading in war zones

In the event of hostilities in any part of the world (whether war is declared or not), no Borrower shall cause or permit any Ship to enter or trade to any zone which is declared a war zone by any government or by that Ship’s war risks insurers or which is otherwise excluded from the scope of coverage of the obligatory insurances unless:

(a) | the prior written consent of the Ship’s war risks insurers has been given; and

(b) | that Borrower has (at its expense) effected any special, additional or modified insurance cover which the Ship’s war risk insurers may require.

24.13 | Provision of information

Without prejudice to Clause 20.6 (Information: miscellaneous) each Borrower shall, in respect of the Ship owned by it, promptly provide the Facility Agent with any information which it reasonably requests regarding:

(a) | that Ship, its employment, position and engagements;

(b) | the Earnings and payments and amounts due to its master and crew;

(c) | any expenditure incurred, or likely to be incurred, in connection with the operation, maintenance or repair of that Ship and any payments made by it in respect of that Ship;

(d) | any towages and salvages; and

(e) | its compliance, the Approved Manager’s compliance and the compliance of that Ship with the ISM Code and the ISPS Code,

and, upon the Facility Agent’s request, promptly provide copies of any current Charter relating to that Ship, of any current guarantee of any such Charter, the Ship’s Safety Management Certificate and any relevant Document of Compliance.

24.14 | Notification of certain events

Each Borrower shall, in respect of the Ship owned by it (and in case of paragraphs (f), (h) and (i) below in respect of each ship operated by the Group), immediately notify the Facility Agent by email, confirmed forthwith by letter, of:
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(a) | any Ship that is off hire at any time for a period of more than 30 consecutive days whether in accordance with the terms of a Charter or other contract of employment or otherwise;

(b) | any casualty to that Ship which is or is likely to be or to become a Major Casualty;

(c) | any occurrence as a result of which that Ship has become or is, by the passing of time or otherwise, likely to become a Total Loss;

(d) | any requisition of that Ship for hire;

(e) | any requirement or recommendation made in relation to that Ship by any insurer or classification society or by any competent authority which is not complied with within the specified period, if applicable;

(f) | any arrest or detention of that Ship, any exercise or purported exercise of any lien on that Ship or its Earnings or any requisition of that Ship for hire and, in the case of each ship operated by the Group, where such arrest, detention or exercise or purported exercise of any lien continues for a period of more than 10 days and the arrest, detention or lien is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(g) | any intended dry docking of that Ship;

(h) | any Environmental Claim made against that Borrower or in connection with that Ship (or against the owner of a ship operated by the Group or that other ship) or any Environmental Incident other than where such Environmental Claim is in relation to a ship operated by the Group and is vexatious or frivolous and is withdrawn or dismissed within 20 days of the date it arises;

(i) | any claim for breach of the ISM Code or the ISPS Code being made against that Borrower, an Approved Manager or otherwise in connection with that Ship (or against the owner of a ship operated by the Group or that other ship in relation to amounts in aggregate of more than $3,000,000 in relation to each individual member of the Group); or

(j) | any other matter, event or incident, actual or threatened, the effect of which will or could lead to the ISM Code or the ISPS Code not being complied with,

and each Borrower shall keep the Facility Agent advised in writing on a regular basis and in such detail as the Facility Agent shall require as to that Borrower’s, any such Approved Manager’s or any other person’s response to any of those events or matters.

24.15 | Restrictions on chartering, appointment of managers etc.

No Borrower shall, in relation to the Ship owned by it:

(a) | let that Ship on bareboat or demise charter for any period without the prior written consent of the Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Majority Lenders) (not to be unreasonably withheld);

(b) | enter into any time, voyage or consecutive voyage charter in respect of that Ship other than a Permitted Charter without the prior written consent of the Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Majority Lenders) (not to be unreasonably withheld);

(c) | amend, supplement or terminate a Management Agreement otherwise than in accordance with its terms without the prior written consent of the Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Majority Lenders) or unless directed to by the Facility Agent on an Event of Default;

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(d) | appoint a manager of that Ship other than an Approved Manager or agree to any material alteration to the terms of an Approved Manager’s appointment unless directed to by the Facility Agent on an Event of Default;

(e) | de activate or lay up that Ship; or

(f) | put that Ship into the possession of any person for the purpose of work being done upon it in an amount exceeding or likely to exceed $1,000,000 (or the equivalent in any other currency) unless that person has first given to the Security Agent and in terms satisfactory to it a written undertaking not to exercise any lien on that Ship or its Earnings for the cost of such work or for any other reason.

24.16 | Notice of Mortgage

Each Borrower shall keep the relevant Mortgage registered against the Ship owned by it as a valid first preferred mortgage, carry on board that Ship a certified copy of the relevant Mortgage and place and maintain in a conspicuous place in the navigation room and the master’s cabin of that Ship a framed printed notice stating that that Ship is mortgaged by that Borrower to the Security Agent.

24.17 | Sharing of Earnings

No Borrower shall enter into any agreement or arrangement for the sharing of any Earnings other than for the purposes of this Agreement.

24.18 | Poseidon Principles

Each Borrower shall, upon the request of the Lenders and, on or before 31st July in each calendar year, supply or procure the supply by the relevant Approved Classification Society to the Facility Agent of all information necessary (as specified by the Lenders) in order for each Lender to comply with its obligations under the Poseidon Principles in respect of the preceding year, including, without limitation, all ship fuel oil consumption data required to be collected and reported in accordance with Regulation 22A of Annex VI and any Statement of Compliance, in each case relating to the Ship owned by it for the preceding calendar year provided always that, for the avoidance of doubt, such information shall be “Confidential Information” for the purposes of Clause 44 (Confidential Information) but the Borrowers acknowledge that, in accordance with the Poseidon Principles, such information will form part of the information published by the Lenders regarding the Lenders’ portfolio climate alignment.

24.19 | Copy of “Green Passport” on board

(a) | Each Borrower has, from the Utilisation Date, obtained an Inventory of Hazardous Materials, in respect of its Ship which shall be maintained on board until the Loan has been fully repaid.

(b) | Each Borrower will ensure its Ship is or, if sold to an intermediary with the intention of being scrapped use its best endeavours that it is, recycled at a recycling yard which conducts its recycling business in a socially and environmentally responsible manner, in accordance with the provisions of The Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009 or, with regards to any EU flagged vessels, the EU Ship Recycling Regulation.

24.20 | Scrapping and recycling

Each Obligor shall take reasonable commercial measures to ensure that any Ship being scrapped, or sold to an intermediary with the intention of being scrapped, is recycled at a recycling yard which conducts its recycling business in a socially and environmentally responsible manner, in accordance with the provisions of The Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009 or EU Ship Recycling Regulation of 20 November, 2013.
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24.21 | Notification of compliance

Each Borrower shall, and shall procure that each Approved Manager shall, promptly provide the Facility Agent from time to time with evidence (in such form as the Facility Agent may reasonably require) that it is complying with this Clause 24 (General Ship Undertakings).

25 | SECURITY COVER

25.1 | Minimum required security cover

(a) | Clause 25.2 (Provision of additional security; prepayment) applies if from the Utilisation Date, the Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Security Agent) notifies the Borrowers that the amount of the Loan is above the Relevant Percentage of the aggregate of:

| (i) | the aggregate Fair Market Value of each Ship then subject to a Mortgage; plus

| (ii) | the aggregate amount in the Dry Dock Reserve Accounts at that time; plus

| (iii) | the net realisable value of additional Security previously provided under this Clause 25 (Security Cover).

(b) | For the purposes of this Clause 25 (Security Cover), “Relevant Percentage” means:

| (i) | for the period from (and including) the Utilisation Date until (but excluding) the date falling 12 months after the first Utilisation Date, 65 per cent.;

| (ii) | for the period from (and including) the date falling 12 months after the Utilisation Date until (but excluding) the date falling 24 months after the Utilisation Date, 63 per cent.;

| (iii) | for the period from (and including) the date falling 24 months after the Utilisation Date until (but excluding) the date falling 36 months after the Utilisation Date, 61 per cent.;

| (iv) | for the period from (and including) the date falling 36 months after the Utilisation Date until (but excluding) the date falling 48 months after the Utilisation Date, 59 per cent.; and

| (v) | for the period from (and including) the date falling 48 months after the Utilisation Date until the end of the Security Period, 57 per cent.

25.2 | Provision of additional security; prepayment

(a) | If the Facility Agent serves a notice on the Borrowers under Clause 25.1 (Minimum required security cover), the Borrowers shall, on or before the date falling 30 days after the date (the “Prepayment Date”) on which the Facility Agent’s notice is served, prepay such part of the Loan as shall eliminate the shortfall.

(b) | A Borrower may, instead of making a prepayment as described in paragraph (a) above, provide, or ensure that a third party has provided, additional security which, in the opinion of the Facility Agent acting on the instructions of the Majority Lenders:

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| (i) | has a net realisable value at least equal to the shortfall; and

| (ii) | is documented in such terms as the Facility Agent may approve or require,

before the Prepayment Date, and conditional upon such security being provided in such manner, it shall satisfy such prepayment obligation.

25.3 | Value of additional vessel security

The net realisable value of any additional security which is provided under Clause 25.2 (Provision of additional security; prepayment) and which consists of Security over a vessel shall be the Fair Market Value of the vessel concerned.

25.4 | Valuations binding

Any valuation under this Clause 25 (Security Cover) shall be binding and conclusive as regards each Borrower.

25.5 | Provision of information

(a) | Each Borrower shall promptly provide the Facility Agent and any shipbroker acting under this Clause 25 (Security Cover) with any information which the Facility Agent or the shipbroker may request for the purposes of the valuation.

(b) | If a Borrower fails to provide the information referred to in paragraph (a) above by the date specified in the request, the valuation may be made on any basis and assumptions which the shipbroker or the Facility Agent considers prudent.

25.6 | Prepayment mechanism

Any prepayment pursuant to Clause 25.2 (Provision of additional security; prepayment) shall be made in accordance with the relevant provisions of Clause 7 (Prepayment and Cancellation) and shall be treated as a voluntary prepayment pursuant to Clause 7.4 (Voluntary prepayment of Loan) but ignoring any restriction as to prepayments being made on the last day of the Interest Period.

25.7 | Provision of valuations and determination of Fair Market Value

(a) | The Fair Market Value of a Ship and any other vessel over which additional Security has been created in accordance with Clause 25.3 (Value of additional vessel security) shall be calculated on or not more than 30 days before the Utilisation Date and on the date the quarterly Compliance Certificates are provided in accordance with Clause 20.3 (Compliance Certificate).

(b) | In addition to paragraph (a) above, the Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Lenders) shall be entitled to request further determinations of the Fair Market Value at their own cost provided no Event of Default has occurred or will occur following the provision of such determination.

(c) | The cost of the determinations of the Fair Market Value pursuant to paragraph (a) of this Clause 25.7 (Provision of valuations and determination of Fair Market Value) shall be borne by the Borrowers.

(d) | Following the occurrence of an Event of Default or a mandatory prepayment pursuant to Clause 7.5 (Mandatory prepayment on sale or Total Loss), the cost of all valuations (including those obtained pursuant to paragraph 0 above) to determine the Fair Market Value of a Ship and any other vessel over which additional Security has been created in accordance with Clause 25.3 (Value of additional vessel security) shall be borne by the Borrowers.

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26 | APPLICATION OF EARNINGS AND ACCOUNTS

26.1 | Payment of Earnings

Each Borrower shall ensure that subject only to the provisions of the General and Charterparty Assignment to which it is a party, all the Earnings in respect of that Ship are paid in to its Earnings Account; and

26.2 | Location of Accounts

Each Borrower shall promptly:

(a) | comply with any requirement of the Facility Agent as to the location or relocation of its Earnings Accounts, Dry Dock Reserve Accounts, the Retention Accounts and the Liquidity Accounts (or any of them); and

(b) | execute any documents which the Facility Agent specifies to create or maintain in favour of the Security Agent Security over (and/or rights of set-off, consolidation or other rights in relation to) the Earnings Accounts, Dry Dock Reserve Accounts, the Retention Accounts and the Liquidity Accounts.

26.3 | Retention Accounts

(a) | Each Borrower shall from the Utilisation Date open and maintain a Retention Account.

(b) | On an Event of Default, each Borrower shall transfer to and maintain on their Retention Account an amount equal to one third of the aggregate amount of the next Repayment Instalments and interest payment for the Tranche in respect of that Borrower.

27 | EVENTS OF DEFAULT

27.1 | General

Each of the events or circumstances set out in this Clause 27 (Events of Default) is an Event of Default except for Clause 27.18 (Acceleration) and Clause 27.19 (Enforcement of security).

27.2 | Non-payment

An Obligor does not pay on the due date any amount payable pursuant to a Finance Document at the place at and in the currency in which it is expressed to be payable unless:

(a) | its failure to pay is caused by:

| (i) | administrative or technical error; or

| (ii) | a Disruption Event; and

(b) | payment is made within 3 Business Days of its due date.

27.3 | Specific obligations

A breach occurs of Clause 4.4 (Waiver of conditions precedent), Clause 21 (Financial Covenants), Clause 22.3 (Compliance with laws), Clause 22.10 (Title), Clause 22.11 (Negative pledge), Clause 22.21 (Unlawfulness, invalidity and ranking; Security imperilled), Clause 23.2 (Maintenance of obligatory insurances), Clause 23.3 (Terms of obligatory insurances), Clause 23.5 (Renewal of obligatory insurances) or Clause 25 (Security Cover).
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27.4 | Other obligations

(a) | A Transaction Obligor does not comply with any provision of the Finance Documents applicable to it (other than those referred to in Clause 27.2 (Non-payment) and Clause 27.3 (Specific obligations)).

(b) | No Event of Default under paragraph (a) above will occur if the failure to comply is capable of remedy and is remedied within 10 Business Days of the Facility Agent giving notice to the Borrowers or (if earlier) any Obligor becoming aware of the failure to comply.

27.5 | Misrepresentation

Any representation or statement made or deemed to be made by an Obligor in the Finance Documents or any other document delivered by or on behalf of any Obligor under or in connection with any Finance Document is or proves to have been incorrect or misleading when made or deemed to be made.

27.6 | Cross default

(a) | Any Financial Indebtedness of any member of the Group is not paid when due nor within any originally applicable grace period.

(b) | Any Financial Indebtedness of any member of the Group is declared to be or otherwise becomes due and payable prior to its specified maturity as a result of an event of default (however described).

(c) | Any commitment for any Financial Indebtedness of any member of the Group is cancelled or suspended by a creditor of any member of the Group as a result of an event of default (however described).

(d) | Any creditor of any member of the Group becomes entitled to declare any Financial Indebtedness of any member of the Group due and payable prior to its specified maturity as a result of an event of default (however described).

(e) | No Event of Default will occur under this Clause 27.6 (Cross default) in respect of a Borrower if the aggregate amount of Financial Indebtedness or commitment for Financial Indebtedness falling within paragraphs (a) to (d) above is less than $200,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency).

(f) | No Event of Default will occur under this Clause 27.6 (Cross default) if the aggregate amount of Financial Indebtedness or commitment for Financial Indebtedness falling within paragraphs (a) to (d) above is less than $2,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency).

27.7 | Insolvency

(a) | An Obligor:

| (i) | is unable or admits inability to pay its debts as they fall due;

| (ii) | is deemed to, or is declared to, be unable to pay its debts under applicable law;

| (iii) | suspends or threatens to suspend making payments on any of its debts; or

| (iv) | by reason of actual or anticipated financial difficulties, commences negotiations with one or more of its creditors (excluding any Finance Party in its capacity as such) with a view to rescheduling any of its indebtedness.

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(b) | The value of the assets of any Obligor is less than its liabilities (taking into account contingent and prospective liabilities).

(c) | A moratorium is declared in respect of any indebtedness of any Obligor. If a moratorium occurs, the ending of the moratorium will not remedy any Event of Default caused by that moratorium.

(d) | No Event of Default under paragraphs (a) to (c) above will occur if another Approved Manager is appointed by the Borrowers and such Approved Manager providing a duly executed Manager’s Undertaking to the Lenders within 30 days of the Lender giving notice to the Borrowers or (if earlier) any Obligor becoming aware of such events described above.

27.8 | Insolvency proceedings

(a) | Any corporate action, legal proceedings or other procedure or step is taken in relation to:

| (i) | the suspension of payments, a moratorium of any indebtedness, seeking bankruptcy protection, winding-up, dissolution, administration or reorganisation (by way of voluntary arrangement, scheme of arrangement or otherwise) of any Obligor or Approved Manager;

| (ii) | a composition, compromise, assignment or arrangement with any creditor of any Obligor or Approved Manager;

| (iii) | the appointment of a liquidator, receiver, administrator, administrative receiver, compulsory manager or other similar officer in respect of any Obligor or Approved Manager or any of its assets; or

| (iv) | enforcement of any Security over any assets of any Obligor or Approved Manager,

or any analogous procedure or step is taken in any jurisdiction.

(b) | Paragraph (a) above shall not apply to any winding-up petition which is frivolous or vexatious and is discharged, stayed or dismissed within 14 days of commencement.

27.9 | Creditors’ process

Any expropriation, attachment, sequestration, distress or execution (or any analogous process in any jurisdiction) affects any asset or assets of:

(a) | the Borrowers; or

(b) | a member of the Group (other than the Borrowers), having an aggregate value of $5,000,000 (in relation to such individual member of the Group) and which is not discharged within 14 days of the date it occurs.

27.10 | Unlawfulness, invalidity and ranking

(a) | It is or becomes unlawful for an Obligor to perform any of its obligations under the Finance Documents.

(b) | Any obligation of an Obligor under the Finance Documents is not or ceases to be legal, valid, binding or enforceable.

(c) | Any Finance Document ceases to be in full force and effect or to be continuing or is or purports to be determined or any Transaction Security is alleged by a party to it (other than a Finance Party) to be ineffective.

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(d) | Any Transaction Security proves to have ranked after, or loses its priority to, any other Security.

27.11 | Security imperilled

Any Security created or intended to be created by a Finance Document is in any way imperilled or in jeopardy.

27.12 | Cessation of business

(a) | Any Obligor suspends or ceases to carry on (or threatens to suspend or cease to carry on) all or a material part of its business.

(b) | No Event of Default under paragraph (a) above will occur if another Approved Manager is appointed by the Borrowers and such Approved Manager providing a duly executed Manager’s Undertaking to the Lenders within 30 days of the Lender giving notice to the Borrowers or (if earlier) any Obligor becoming aware of such event described above.

27.13 | Arrest

Any arrest of a Ship or its detention in the exercise or the purported exercise of any lien or claim unless it is redelivered to the full control of the relevant Borrower within 30 days of such arrest or detention.

27.14 | Expropriation

The authority or ability of any member of the Group to conduct its business is limited or wholly or substantially curtailed by any seizure, expropriation, nationalisation, intervention, restriction or other action by or on behalf of any governmental, regulatory or other authority or other person in relation to any member of the Group or any of its assets.

27.15 | Repudiation and rescission of agreements

An Obligor (or any other relevant party) rescinds or purports to rescind or repudiates or purports to repudiate a Transaction Document or any of the Transaction Security or evidences an intention to rescind or repudiate a Transaction Document or any Transaction Security or a Transaction Document or any of the Transaction Security otherwise ceases to remain in full force and effect for any reason.

27.16 | Litigation

Any litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings or investigations of, or before, any court, arbitral body or agency are started or threatened, or any judgment or order of a court, arbitral body or agency is made, in relation to any of the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated in any of the Transaction Documents or against any member of the Group or its assets which is likely to exceed, when aggregated, $500,000.

27.17 | Material adverse change

Any event or circumstance occurs which has or is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

27.18 | Acceleration

On and at any time after the occurrence of an Event of Default the Facility Agent may, and shall if so directed by the Majority Lenders, by notice to the Borrowers:

(a) | cancel the Total Commitments, whereupon they shall immediately be cancelled;

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(b) | declare that all or part of the Loan, together with accrued interest, and all other amounts accrued or outstanding under the Finance Documents be immediately due and payable, whereupon it shall become immediately due and payable;

(c) | declare that all or part of the Loan be payable on demand, whereupon it shall immediately become payable on demand by the Facility Agent acting on the instructions of the Majority Lenders; and/or

(d) | exercise or direct the Security Agent to exercise any or all of its rights, remedies, powers or discretions under the Finance Documents,

and the Facility Agent may serve notices under paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) above simultaneously or on different dates and the Security Agent may take any action referred to in Clause 27.19 (Enforcement of security) if no such notice is served or simultaneously with or at any time after the service of any of such notice.

27.19 | Enforcement of security

On and at any time after the occurrence of an Event of Default the Security Agent may, and shall if so directed by the Majority Lenders, take any action which, as a result of the Event of Default or any notice served under Clause 27.18 (Acceleration), the Security Agent is entitled to take under any Finance Document or any applicable law or regulation.
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SECTION 9
CHANGES TO PARTIES

28 | CHANGES TO THE LENDERS

28.1 | Assignments and transfers by the Lenders

Subject to this Clause 28 (Changes to the Lenders), a Lender (the “Existing Lender”) may:

(a) | assign any of its rights; or

(b) | transfer by novation any of its rights and obligations,

under the Finance Documents to another person other than an individual (the “New Lender”).

28.2 | Conditions of assignment or transfer

(a) | The consent of the Borrowers or any other party is not required for an assignment or transfer by an Existing Lender at any time.

(b) | An assignment will only be effective on:

| (i) | receipt by the Facility Agent (whether in the Assignment Agreement or otherwise) of written confirmation from the New Lender (in form and substance satisfactory to the Facility Agent) that the New Lender will assume the same obligations to the other Secured Parties as it would have been under if it were an Original Lender; and

| (ii) | performance by the Facility Agent of all necessary “know your customer” or other similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations in relation to such assignment to a New Lender, the completion of which the Facility Agent shall promptly notify to the Existing Lender and the New Lender.

(c) | Each Obligor agrees that all rights and interests (present, future or contingent) which the Existing Lender has under or by virtue of the Finance Documents are assigned to the New Lender absolutely, free of any defects in the Existing Lender’s title and of any rights or equities which the Borrowers or any other Obligor had against the Existing Lender.

(d) | A transfer will only be effective if the procedure set out in Clause 28.5 (Procedure for transfer) is complied with.

(e) | If:

| (i) | a Lender assigns or transfers any of its rights or obligations under the Finance Documents or changes its Facility Office; and

| (ii) | as a result of circumstances existing at the date the assignment, transfer or change occurs, an Obligor would be obliged to make a payment to the New Lender or Lender acting through its new Facility Office under Clause 12 (Tax Gross Up and Indemnities) or under that clause as incorporated by reference or in full in any other Finance Document or Clause 13 (Increased Costs),

then the New Lender or Lender acting through its new Facility Office is only entitled to receive payment under those Clauses to the same extent as the Existing Lender or Lender acting through its previous Facility Office would have been if the assignment, transfer or change had not occurred.
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(f) | Each New Lender, by executing the relevant Transfer Certificate or Assignment Agreement, confirms, for the avoidance of doubt, that the Facility Agent has authority to execute on its behalf any amendment or waiver that has been approved by or on behalf of the requisite Lender or Lenders in accordance with this Agreement on or prior to the date on which the transfer or assignment becomes effective in accordance with this Agreement and that it is bound by that decision to the same extent as the Existing Lender would have been had it remained a Lender.

28.3 | Assignment or transfer fee

The New Lender shall, on the date upon which an assignment or transfer takes effect, pay to the Facility Agent (for its own account) a fee of $2,500.

28.4 | Limitation of responsibility of Existing Lenders

(a) | Unless expressly agreed to the contrary, an Existing Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility to a New Lender for:

| (i) | the legality, validity, effectiveness, adequacy or enforceability of the Finance Documents, the Transaction Security or any other documents;

| (ii) | the financial condition of any Obligor;

| (iii) | the performance and observance by any Obligor of its obligations under the Finance Documents or any other documents; or

| (iv) | the accuracy of any statements (whether written or oral) made in or in connection with any Finance Document or any other document,

and any representations or warranties implied by law are excluded.

(b) | Each New Lender confirms to the Existing Lender and the other Finance Parties and the Secured Parties that it:

| (i) | has made (and shall continue to make) its own independent investigation and assessment of the financial condition and affairs of each Obligor and its related entities in connection with its participation in this Agreement and has not relied exclusively on any information provided to it by the Existing Lender or any other Finance Party in connection with any Finance Document or the Transaction Security; and

| (ii) | will continue to make its own independent appraisal of the creditworthiness of each Obligor and its related entities throughout the Security Period.

(c) | Nothing in any Finance Document obliges an Existing Lender to:

| (i) | accept a re-transfer or re-assignment from a New Lender of any of the rights and obligations assigned or transferred under this Clause 28 (Changes to the Lenders); or

| (ii) | support any losses directly or indirectly incurred by the New Lender by reason of the non-performance by any Obligor of its obligations under the Finance Documents or otherwise.

28.5 | Procedure for transfer

(a) | Subject to the conditions set out in Clause 28.2 (Conditions of assignment or transfer), a transfer is effected in accordance with paragraph (c) below when the Facility Agent executes an otherwise duly completed Transfer Certificate delivered to it by the Existing Lender and the New Lender. The Facility Agent shall, subject to paragraph (b) below as soon as reasonably practicable after receipt by it of a duly completed Transfer Certificate appearing on its face to comply with this Agreement and delivered in accordance with this Agreement, execute that Transfer Certificate.

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(b) | The Facility Agent shall only be obliged to execute a Transfer Certificate delivered to it by the Existing Lender and the New Lender once it is satisfied it has complied with all necessary “know your customer” or other similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations in relation to the transfer to such New Lender.

(c) | Subject to Clause 28.9 (Pro rata interest settlement), on the Transfer Date:

| (i) | to the extent that in the Transfer Certificate the Existing Lender seeks to transfer by novation its rights and obligations under the Finance Documents and in respect of the Transaction Security, each of the Obligors and the Existing Lender shall be released from further obligations towards one another under the Finance Documents and in respect of the Transaction Security and their respective rights against one another under the Finance Documents and in respect of the Transaction Security shall be cancelled (being the “Discharged Rights and Obligations”);

| (ii) | each of the Obligors and the New Lender shall assume obligations towards one another and/or acquire rights against one another which differ from the Discharged Rights and Obligations only insofar as that Obligor and the New Lender have assumed and/or acquired the same in place of that Obligor and the Existing Lender;

| (iii) | the Facility Agent, the Security Agent, the Arranger, the New Lender and other Lenders shall acquire the same rights and assume the same obligations between themselves and in respect of the Transaction Security as they would have acquired and assumed had the New Lender been an Original Lender with the rights and/or obligations acquired or assumed by it as a result of the transfer and to that extent the Facility Agent, the Security Agent, the Arranger and the Existing Lenders shall each be released from further obligations to each other under the Finance Documents; and

| (iv) | the New Lender shall become a Party as a “Lender”.

28.6 | Procedure for assignment

(a) | Subject to the conditions set out in Clause 28.2 (Conditions of assignment or transfer) an assignment may be effected in accordance with paragraph (c) below when the Facility Agent executes an otherwise duly completed Assignment Agreement delivered to it by the Existing Lender and the New Lender. The Facility Agent shall, subject to paragraph (b) below, as soon as reasonably practicable after receipt by it of a duly completed Assignment Agreement appearing on its face to comply with the terms of this Agreement and delivered in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, execute that Assignment Agreement.

(b) | The Facility Agent shall only be obliged to execute an Assignment Agreement delivered to it by the Existing Lender and the New Lender once it is satisfied it has complied with all necessary “know your customer” or other similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations in relation to the assignment to such New Lender.

(c) | Subject to Clause 28.9 (Pro rata interest settlement), on the Transfer Date:

| (i) | the Existing Lender will assign absolutely to the New Lender its rights under the Finance Documents and in respect of the Transaction Security expressed to be the subject of the assignment in the Assignment Agreement;

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| (ii) | the Existing Lender will be released from the obligations (the “Relevant Obligations”) expressed to be the subject of the release in the Assignment Agreement (and any corresponding obligations by which it is bound in respect of the Transaction Security); and

| (iii) | the New Lender shall become a Party as a “Lender” and will be bound by obligations equivalent to the Relevant Obligations.

(d) | Lenders may utilise procedures other than those set out in this Clause 28.6 (Procedure for assignment) to assign their rights under the Finance Documents (but not, without the consent of the relevant Obligor or unless in accordance with Clause 28.5 (Procedure for transfer), to obtain a release by that Obligor from the obligations owed to that Obligor by the Lenders nor the assumption of equivalent obligations by a New Lender) provided that they comply with the conditions set out in Clause 28.2 (Conditions of assignment or transfer).

28.7 | Copy of Transfer Certificate or Assignment Agreement to Borrowers

The Facility Agent shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after it has executed a Transfer Certificate or an Assignment Agreement, send to the Borrowers a copy of that Transfer Certificate or Assignment Agreement.

28.8 | Security over Lenders’ rights

In addition to the other rights provided to Lenders under this Clause 28 (Changes to the Lenders), each Lender may without consulting with or obtaining consent from any Obligor, at any time charge, assign or otherwise create Security in or over (whether by way of collateral or otherwise) all or any of its rights under any Finance Document to secure obligations of that Lender including, without limitation:

(a) | any charge, assignment or other Security to secure obligations to a federal reserve or central bank; and

(b) | in the case of any Lender which is a fund, any charge, assignment or other Security granted to any holders (or trustee or representatives of holders) of obligations owed, or securities issued, by that Lender as security for those obligations or securities,

except that no such charge, assignment or Security shall:

| (i) | release a Lender from any of its obligations under the Finance Documents or substitute the beneficiary of the relevant charge, assignment or Security for such Lender as a party to any of the Finance Documents; or

| (ii) | require any payments to be made by an Obligor other than or in excess of, or grant to any person any more extensive rights than, those required to be made or granted to the relevant Lender under the Finance Documents.

28.9 | Pro rata interest settlement

If the Facility Agent has notified the Lenders that it is able to distribute interest payments on a “pro rata basis” to Existing Lenders and New Lenders then (in respect of any transfer pursuant to Clause 28.5 (Procedure for transfer) or any assignment pursuant to Clause 28.6 (Procedure for assignment) the Transfer Date of which, in each case, is after the date of such notification and is not on the last day of an Interest Period):

(a) | any interest or fees in respect of the relevant participation which are expressed to accrue by reference to the lapse of time shall continue to accrue in favour of the Existing Lender up to but excluding the Transfer Date (“Accrued Amounts”) and shall become due and payable to the Existing Lender (without further interest accruing on them) on the last day of the current Interest Period; and

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(b) | The rights assigned or transferred by the Existing Lender will not include the right to the Accrued Amounts, so that, for the avoidance of doubt:

| (i) | when the Accrued Amounts become payable, those Accrued Amounts will be payable to the Existing Lender; and

| (ii) | the amount payable to the New Lender on that date will be the amount which would, but for the application of this Clause 28.9 (Pro rata interest settlement), have been payable to it on that date, but after deduction of the Accrued Amounts.

(c) | In this Clause 28.9 (Pro rata interest settlement) references to “Interest Period” shall be construed to include a reference to any other period for accrual of fees.

29 | CHANGES TO THE OBLIGORS

29.1 | Assignment or transfer by Obligors

No Obligor may assign any of its rights or transfer any of its rights or obligations under the Finance Documents.

29.2 | Release of security

(a) | If a disposal of any asset subject to security created by a Security Document is made in the following circumstances:

| (i) | the disposal is permitted by the terms of any Finance Document;

| (ii) | all the Lenders agree to the disposal;

| (iii) | the disposal is being made at the request of the Security Agent in circumstances where any security created by the Security Documents has become enforceable; or

| (iv) | the disposal is being effected by enforcement of a Security Document,

the Security Agent may release the asset(s) being disposed of from any security over those assets created by a Security Document. However, the proceeds of any disposal (or an amount corresponding to them) must be applied in accordance with the requirements of the Finance Documents (if any).

(b) | If the Security Agent is satisfied that a release is allowed under this Clause 29.2 (Release of security) (at the request and expense of the Borrowers) each Finance Party must enter into any document and do all such other things which are reasonably required to achieve that release. Each other Finance Party irrevocably authorises the Security Agent to enter into any such document. Any release will not affect the obligations of any other Obligor under the Finance Documents.

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SECTION 10
THE FINANCE PARTIES

30 | THE FACILITY AGENT, THE ARRANGER AND THE REFERENCE BANKS

30.1 | Appointment of the Facility Agent

(a) | Each of the Arranger, the Lenders appoints the Facility Agent to act as its agent under and in connection with the Finance Documents.

(b) | Each other Finance Party authorises the Facility Agent to perform the duties, obligations and responsibilities and to exercise the rights, powers, authorities and discretions specifically given to the Facility Agent under, or in connection with, the Finance Documents together with any other incidental rights, powers, authorities and discretions.

30.2 | Instructions

(a) | The Facility Agent shall:

| (i) | unless a contrary indication appears in a Finance Document, exercise or refrain from exercising any right, power, authority or discretion vested in it as Facility Agent in accordance with any instructions given to it by:

| (A) | all Lenders if the relevant Finance Document stipulates the matter is an all Lender decision; and

| (B) | in all other cases, the Majority Lenders; and

| (ii) | not be liable for any act (or omission) if it acts (or refrains from acting) in accordance with sub-paragraph (i) above (or, if this Agreement stipulates the matter is a decision for any other Finance Party or group of Finance Parties, in accordance with instructions given to it by that Finance Party or group of Finance Parties).

(b) | The Facility Agent shall be entitled to request instructions, or clarification of any instruction, from the Majority Lenders (or, if the relevant Finance Document stipulates the matter is a decision for any other Finance Party or group of Finance Parties, from that Finance Party or group of Finance Parties) as to whether, and in what manner, it should exercise or refrain from exercising any right, power, authority or discretion and the Facility Agent may refrain from acting unless and until it receives any such instructions or clarification that it has requested.

(c) | Save in the case of decisions stipulated to be a matter for any other Finance Party or group of Finance Parties under the relevant Finance Document and unless a contrary indication appears in a Finance Document, any instructions given to the Facility Agent by the Majority Lenders shall override any conflicting instructions given by any other Parties and will be binding on all Finance Parties.

(d) | Paragraph (a) above shall not apply:

| (i) | where a contrary indication appears in a Finance Document;

| (ii) | where a Finance Document requires the Facility Agent to act in a specified manner or to take a specified action;

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| (iii) | in respect of any provision which protects the Facility Agent’s own position in its personal capacity as opposed to its role of Facility Agent for the relevant Finance Parties.

(e) | If giving effect to instructions given by the Majority Lenders would in the Facility Agent’s opinion have an effect equivalent to an amendment or waiver referred to in Clause 43 (Amendments and Waivers), the Facility Agent shall not act in accordance with those instructions unless consent to it so acting is obtained from each Party (other than the Facility Agent) whose consent would have been required in respect of that amendment or waiver.

(f) | In exercising any discretion to exercise a right, power or authority under the Finance Documents where it has not received any instructions as to the exercise of that discretion the Facility Agent shall do so having regard to the interests of all the Finance Parties.

(g) | The Facility Agent may refrain from acting in accordance with any instructions of any Finance Party or group of Finance Parties until it has received any indemnification and/or security that it may in its discretion require (which may be greater in extent than that contained in the Finance Documents and which may include payment in advance) for any cost, loss or liability (together with any applicable VAT) which it may incur in complying with those instructions.

(h) | Without prejudice to the remainder of this Clause 30.2 (Instructions), in the absence of instructions, the Facility Agent shall not be obliged to take any action (or refrain from taking action) even if it considers acting or not acting to be in the best interests of the Finance Parties. The Facility Agent may act (or refrain from acting) as it considers to be in the best interest of the Finance Parties.

(i) | The Facility Agent is not authorised to act on behalf of a Finance Party (without first obtaining that Finance Party’s consent) in any legal or arbitration proceedings relating to any Finance Document. This paragraph (i) shall not apply to any legal or arbitration proceeding relating to the perfection, preservation or protection of rights under the Security Documents or enforcement of the Transaction Security or Security Documents.

30.3 | Duties of the Facility Agent

(a) | The Facility Agent’s duties under the Finance Documents are solely mechanical and administrative in nature.

(b) | Subject to paragraph (c) below, the Facility Agent shall promptly forward to a Party the original or a copy of any document which is delivered to the Facility Agent for that Party by any other Party.

(c) | Without prejudice to Clause 28.7 (Copy of Transfer Certificate or Assignment Agreement to Borrower), paragraph (b) above shall not apply to any Transfer Certificate or any Assignment Agreement.

(d) | Except where a Finance Document specifically provides otherwise, the Facility Agent is not obliged to review or check the adequacy, accuracy or completeness of any document it forwards to another Party.

(e) | If the Facility Agent receives notice from a Party referring to any Finance Document, describing a Default and stating that the circumstance described is a Default, it shall promptly notify the other Finance Parties.

(f) | If the Facility Agent is aware of the non-payment of any principal, interest, commitment fee or other fee payable to a Finance Party (other than the Facility Agent, the Arranger or the Security Agent) under this Agreement, it shall promptly notify the other Finance Parties.

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(g) | The Facility Agent shall provide to the Borrowers within 10 Business Days of a request by the Borrowers (but no more frequently than once per calendar month), a list (which may be in electronic form) setting out the names of the Lenders as at that Business Day, their respective Commitments, the address and fax number (and the department or officer, if any, for whose attention any communication is to be made) of each Lender for any communication to be made or document to be delivered under or in connection with the Finance Documents, the electronic mail address and/or any other information required to enable the sending and receipt of information by electronic mail or other electronic means to and by each Lender to whom any communication under or in connection with the Finance Documents may be made by that means and the account details of each Lender for any payment to be distributed by the Facility Agent to that Lender under the Finance Documents.

(h) | The Facility Agent shall have only those duties, obligations and responsibilities expressly specified in the Finance Documents to which it is expressed to be a party (and no others shall be implied).

30.4 | Role of the Arranger

Except as specifically provided in the Finance Documents, the Arranger has no obligations of any kind to any other Party under or in connection with any Finance Document.

30.5 | No fiduciary duties

(a) | Nothing in any Finance Document constitutes the Facility Agent or the Arranger as a trustee or fiduciary of any other person.

(b) | Neither the Facility Agent nor the Arranger shall be bound to account to other Finance Party for any sum or the profit element of any sum received by it for its own account.

30.6 | Application of receipts

Except as expressly stated to the contrary in any Finance Document, any moneys which the Facility Agent receives or recovers in its capacity as Facility Agent shall be applied by the Facility Agent in accordance with Clause 34.5 (Application of receipts; partial payments).

30.7 | Business with the Group

The Facility Agent and the Arranger may accept deposits from, lend money to, and generally engage in any kind of banking or other business with, any member of the Group.

30.8 | Rights and discretions

(a) | The Facility Agent may:

| (i) | rely on any representation, communication, notice or document believed by it to be genuine, correct and appropriately authorised;

| (ii) | assume that:

| (A) | any instructions received by it from the Majority Lenders, any Finance Parties or any group of Finance Parties are duly given in accordance with the terms of the Finance Documents; and

| (B) | unless it has received notice of revocation, that those instructions have not been revoked; and

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| (iii) | rely on a certificate from any person:

| (A) | as to any matter of fact or circumstance which might reasonably be expected to be within the knowledge of that person; or

| (B) | to the effect that such person approves of any particular dealing, transaction, step, action or thing,

as sufficient evidence that that is the case and, in the case of paragraph (A) above, may assume the truth and accuracy of that certificate.

(b) | The Facility Agent may assume (unless it has received notice to the contrary in its capacity as agent for the Finance Parties) that:

| (i) | no Default has occurred (unless it has actual knowledge of a Default arising under Clause 27.2 (Non-payment));

| (ii) | any right, power, authority or discretion vested in any Party or any group of Finance Parties has not been exercised; and

| (iii) | any notice or request made by any Borrower (other than the Utilisation Request or a Selection Notice) is made on behalf of and with the consent and knowledge of all the Obligors.

(c) | The Facility Agent may reasonably engage and pay for the advice or services of any lawyers, accountants, tax advisers, surveyors or other professional advisers or experts.

(d) | Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (c) above or paragraph (e) below, the Facility Agent may at any time engage and pay for the services of any lawyers to act as independent counsel to the Facility Agent (and so separate from any lawyers instructed by the Lenders) if the Facility Agent in its reasonable opinion deems this to be desirable.

(e) | The Facility Agent may rely on the advice or services of any lawyers, accountants, tax advisers, surveyors or other professional advisers or experts (whether obtained by the Facility Agent or by any other Party) and shall not be liable for any damages, costs or losses to any person, any diminution in value or any liability whatsoever arising as a result of its so relying.

(f) | The Facility Agent may act in relation to the Finance Documents and the Security Property through its officers, employees and agents and shall not:

| (i) | be liable for any error of judgment made by any such person; or

| (ii) | be bound to supervise, or be in any way responsible for any loss incurred by reason of misconduct, omission or default on the part of any such person,

unless such error or such loss was directly caused by the Facility Agent’s gross negligence or wilful misconduct.

(g) | Unless a Finance Document expressly provides otherwise the Facility Agent may disclose to any other Party any information it reasonably believes it has received as agent under the Finance Documents.

(h) | Notwithstanding any other provision of any Finance Document to the contrary, neither the Facility Agent nor the Arranger is obliged to do or omit to do anything if it would or might, in its reasonable opinion, constitute a breach of any law or regulation or a breach of a fiduciary duty or duty of confidentiality.

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(i) | Notwithstanding any provision of any Finance Document to the contrary, the Facility Agent is not obliged to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of its duties, obligations or responsibilities or the exercise of any right, power, authority or discretion if it has grounds for believing the repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against, or security for, such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.

30.9 | Responsibility for documentation

Neither the Facility Agent nor the Arranger is responsible or liable for:

(a) | the adequacy, accuracy or completeness of any information (whether oral or written) supplied by the Facility Agent, the Security Agent, the Arranger, an Obligor or any other person in, or in connection with, any Transaction Document or the transactions contemplated in the Transaction Documents or any other agreement, arrangement or document entered into, made or executed in anticipation of, under or in connection with any Transaction Document;

(b) | the legality, validity, effectiveness, adequacy or enforceability of any Transaction Document or the Security Property or any other agreement, arrangement or document entered into, made or executed in anticipation of, under or in connection with, any Transaction Document or the Security Property; or

(c) | any determination as to whether any information provided or to be provided to any Finance Party or Secured Party is non-public information the use of which may be regulated or prohibited by applicable law or regulation relating to insider dealing or otherwise.

30.10 | No duty to monitor

The Facility Agent shall not be bound to enquire:

(a) | whether or not any Default has occurred;

(b) | as to the performance, default or any breach by any Obligor of its obligations under any Transaction Document; or

(c) | whether any other event specified in any Transaction Document has occurred.

30.11 | Exclusion of liability

(a) | Without limiting paragraph (b) below (and without prejudice to paragraph (e) of Clause 34.11 (Disruption to Payment Systems etc.) or any other provision of any Finance Document excluding or limiting the liability of the Facility Agent), the Facility Agent will not be liable for:

| (i) | any damages, costs or losses to any person, any diminution in value, or any liability whatsoever arising as a result of taking or not taking any action under or in connection with any Transaction Document or the Security Property, unless directly caused by its gross negligence or wilful misconduct;

| (ii) | exercising, or not exercising, any right, power, authority or discretion given to it by, or in connection with, any Transaction Document, the Security Property or any other agreement, arrangement or document entered into, made or executed in anticipation of, under or in connection with, any Transaction Document or the Security Property; or

| (iii) | any shortfall which arises on the enforcement or realisation of the Security Property; or

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| (iv) | without prejudice to the generality of paragraphs (i) to (iii) above, any damages, costs or losses to any person, any diminution in value or any liability whatsoever arising as a result of:

| (A) | any act, event or circumstance not reasonably within its control; or

| (B) | the general risks of investment in, or the holding of assets in, any jurisdiction,

including (in each case and without limitation) such damages, costs, losses, diminution in value or liability arising as a result of nationalisation, expropriation or other governmental actions; any regulation, currency restriction, devaluation or fluctuation; market conditions affecting the execution or settlement of transactions or the value of assets (including any Disruption Event); breakdown, failure or malfunction of any third party transport, telecommunications, computer services or systems; natural disasters or acts of God; war, terrorism, insurrection or revolution; or strikes or industrial action.

(b) | No Party other than the Facility Agent may take any proceedings against any officer, employee or agent of the Facility Agent in respect of any claim it might have against the Facility Agent or in respect of any act or omission of any kind by that officer, employee or agent in relation to any Transaction Document or any Security Property and any officer, employee or agent of the Facility Agent may rely on this Clause subject to Clause 1.5 (Third party rights) and the provisions of the Third Parties Act.

(c) | The Facility Agent will not be liable for any delay (or any related consequences) in crediting an account with an amount required under the Finance Documents to be paid by the Facility Agent if the Facility Agent has taken all necessary steps as soon as reasonably practicable to comply with the regulations or operating procedures of any recognised clearing or settlement system used by the Facility Agent for that purpose.

(d) | Nothing in this Agreement shall oblige the Facility Agent or the Arranger to carry out:

| (i) | any “know your customer” or other checks in relation to any person; or

| (ii) | any check on the extent to which any transaction contemplated by this Agreement might be unlawful for any Finance Party,

on behalf of any Finance Party and each Finance Party confirms to the Facility Agent and the Arranger that it is solely responsible for any such checks it is required to carry out and that it may not rely on any statement in relation to such checks made by the Facility Agent or the Arranger.

(e) | Without prejudice to any provision of any Finance Document excluding or limiting the Facility Agent’s liability, any liability of the Facility Agent arising under or in connection with any Transaction Document or the Security Property shall be limited to the amount of actual loss which has been finally judicially determined to have been suffered (as determined by reference to the date of default of the Facility Agent or, if later, the date on which the loss arises as a result of such default) but without reference to any special conditions or circumstances known to the Facility Agent at any time which increase the amount of that loss. In no event shall the Facility Agent be liable for any loss of profits, goodwill, reputation, business opportunity or anticipated saving, or for special, punitive, indirect or consequential damages, whether or not the Facility Agent has been advised of the possibility of such loss or damages.

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30.12 | Lenders’ indemnity to the Facility Agent

(a) | Each Lender shall (in proportion to its share of the Total Commitments or, if the Total Commitments are then zero, to its share of the Total Commitments immediately prior to their reduction to zero) indemnify the Facility Agent, within three Business Days of demand, against any cost, loss or liability incurred by the Facility Agent (otherwise than by reason of the Facility Agent’s gross negligence or wilful misconduct) (or, in the case of any cost, loss or liability pursuant to Clause 34.11 (Disruption to Payment Systems etc.) notwithstanding the Facility Agent’s negligence, gross negligence or any other category of liability whatsoever but not including any claim based on the fraud of the Facility Agent) in acting as Facility Agent under the Finance Documents (unless the Facility Agent has been reimbursed by an Obligor pursuant to a Finance Document).

(b) | Subject to paragraph (c) below, the Borrowers shall immediately on demand reimburse any Lender for any payment that Lender makes to the Facility Agent pursuant to paragraph (a) above.

(c) | Paragraph (b) above shall not apply to the extent that the indemnity payment in respect of which a Lender claims reimbursement relates to a liability of the Facility Agent to an Obligor.

30.13 | Resignation of the Facility Agent

(a) | The Facility Agent may resign and appoint one of its Affiliates as successor by giving notice to the other Finance Parties and the Borrowers.

(b) | Alternatively, the Facility Agent may resign by giving 30 days’ notice to the other Finance Parties and the Borrowers, in which case the Majority Lenders may appoint a successor Facility Agent.

(c) | If the Majority Lenders have not appointed a successor Facility Agent in accordance with paragraph (b) above within 20 days after notice of resignation was given, the retiring Facility Agent may appoint a successor Facility Agent.

(d) | If the Facility Agent wishes to resign because (acting reasonably) it has concluded that it is no longer appropriate for it to remain as agent and the Facility Agent is entitled to appoint a successor Facility Agent under paragraph (c) above, the Facility Agent may (if it concludes (acting reasonably) that it is necessary to do so in order to persuade the proposed successor Facility Agent to become a party to this Agreement as Facility Agent) agree with the proposed successor Facility Agent amendments to this Clause 30 (The Facility Agent, the Arranger and the Reference Banks) and any other term of this Agreement dealing with the rights or obligations of the Facility Agent consistent with then current market practice for the appointment and protection of corporate trustees together with any reasonable amendments to the agency fee payable under this Agreement which are consistent with the successor Facility Agent’s normal fee rates and those amendments will bind the Parties.

(e) | The retiring Facility Agent shall make available to the successor Facility Agent such documents and records and provide such assistance as the successor Facility Agent may reasonably request for the purposes of performing its functions as Facility Agent under the Finance Documents. The Borrowers shall, within three Business Days of demand, reimburse the retiring Facility Agent for the amount of all reasonable and documented costs and expenses (including reasonable and documented legal fees) properly incurred by it in making available such documents and records and providing such assistance.

(f) | The Facility Agent’s resignation notice shall only take effect upon the appointment of a successor.

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(g) | Upon the appointment of a successor, the retiring Facility Agent shall be discharged from any further obligation in respect of the Finance Documents (other than its obligations under paragraph (e) above) but shall remain entitled to the benefit of Clause 14.4 (Indemnity to the Facility Agent) and this Clause 30 (The Facility Agent, the Arranger and the Reference Banks) and any other provisions of a Finance Document which are expressed to limit or exclude its liability (or to indemnify it) in acting as Facility Agent. Any fees for the account of the retiring Facility Agent shall cease to accrue from (and shall be payable on) that date). Any successor and each of the other Parties shall have the same rights and obligations amongst themselves as they would have had if such successor had been an original Party.

(h) | The Majority Lenders may, by notice to the Facility Agent, require it to resign in accordance with paragraph (b) above. In this event, the Facility Agent shall resign in accordance with paragraph (b) above but the cost referred to in paragraph (e) above shall be for the account of the Borrowers.

(i) | The consent of any Borrower (or any other Obligor) is not required for an assignment or transfer of rights and/or obligations by the Facility Agent.

(j) | The Facility Agent shall resign in accordance with paragraph (b) above (and, to the extent applicable, shall use reasonable endeavours to appoint a successor Facility Agent pursuant to paragraph (c) above) if on or after the date which is three months before the earliest FATCA Application Date relating to any payment to the Facility Agent under the Finance Documents, either:

| (i) | the Facility Agent fails to respond to a request under Clause 12.7 (FATCA Information) and the Borrowers or a Lender reasonably believes that the Facility Agent will not be (or will have ceased to be) a FATCA Exempt Party on or after that FATCA Application Date;

| (ii) | the information supplied by the Facility Agent pursuant to Clause 12.7 (FATCA Information) indicates that the Facility Agent will not be (or will have ceased to be) a FATCA Exempt Party on or after that FATCA Application Date; or

| (iii) | the Facility Agent notifies the Borrowers and the Lenders that the Facility Agent will not be (or will have ceased to be) a FATCA Exempt Party on or after that FATCA Application Date;

and (in each case) a Lender reasonably believes that a Party will be required to make a FATCA Deduction that would not be required if the Facility Agent were a FATCA Exempt Party, and that Lender, by notice to the Facility Agent, requires it to resign.

30.14 | Confidentiality

(a) | In acting as Facility Agent for the Finance Parties, the Facility Agent shall be regarded as acting through its agency division which shall be treated as a separate entity from any other of its divisions or departments.

(b) | If information is received by a division or department of the Facility Agent other than the division or department responsible for complying with the obligations assumed by it under the Finance Documents, that information may be treated as confidential to that division or department, and the Facility Agent shall not be deemed to have notice of it nor shall it be obliged to disclose such information to any Party.

(c) | Notwithstanding any other provision of any Finance Document to the contrary, neither the Facility Agent nor the Arranger is obliged to disclose to any other person (i) any confidential information or (ii) any other information if the disclosure would, or might in its reasonable opinion, constitute a breach of any law or regulation or a breach of a fiduciary duty.

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30.15 | Relationship with the other Finance Parties

(a) | Subject to Clause 28.9 (Pro rata interest settlement), the Facility Agent may treat the person shown in its records as Lender at the opening of business (in the place of the Facility Agent’s principal office as notified to the Finance Parties from time to time) as such Lender acting through its Facility Office:

| (i) | entitled to or liable for any payment due under any Finance Document on that day; and

| (ii) | entitled to receive and act upon any notice, request, document or communication or make any decision or determination under any Finance Document made or delivered on that day,

unless it has received not less than five Business Days’ prior notice from that Lender to the contrary in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(b) | Each Finance Party shall supply the Facility Agent with any information that the Security Agent may reasonably specify (through the Facility Agent) as being necessary or desirable to enable the Security Agent to perform its functions as Security Agent. Each Finance Party shall deal with the Security Agent exclusively through the Facility Agent and shall not deal directly with the Security Agent and any reference to any instructions being given by or sought from any Finance Party or group of Finance Parties by or to the Security Agent in this Agreement must be given or sought through the Facility Agent.

(c) | Any Lender may by notice to the Facility Agent appoint a person to receive on its behalf all notices, communications, information and documents to be made or despatched to that Lender under the Finance Documents. Such notice shall contain the address, fax number and (where communication by electronic mail or other electronic means is permitted under Clause 37.5 (Electronic communication) electronic mail address and/or any other information required to enable the transmission of information by that means (and, in each case, the department or officer, if any, for whose attention communication is to be made) and be treated as a notification of a substitute address, fax number, electronic mail address (or such other information), department and officer by that Lender for the purposes of Clause 37.2 (Addresses) and sub-paragraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of Clause 37.5 (Electronic communication) and the Facility Agent shall be entitled to treat such person as the person entitled to receive all such notices, communications, information and documents as though that person were that Lender.

30.16 | Credit appraisal by the Finance Parties

Without affecting the responsibility of any Obligor for information supplied by it or on its behalf in connection with any Transaction Document, each Finance Party confirms to the Facility Agent and the Arranger that it has been, and will continue to be, solely responsible for making its own independent appraisal and investigation of all risks arising under, or in connection with, any Transaction Document including but not limited to:

(a) | the financial condition, status and nature of each member of the Group;

(b) | the legality, validity, effectiveness, adequacy or enforceability of any Transaction Document, the Security Property and any other agreement, arrangement or document entered into, made or executed in anticipation of, under or in connection with any Transaction Document or the Security Property;

(c) | whether that Finance Party has recourse, and the nature and extent of that recourse, against any Party or any of its respective assets under, or in connection with, any Transaction Document, the Security Property, the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents or any other agreement, arrangement or document entered into, made or executed in anticipation of, under or in connection with any Transaction Document or the Security Property;

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(d) | the adequacy, accuracy or completeness of any other information provided by the Facility Agent, any Party or by any other person under, or in connection with, any Transaction Document, the transactions contemplated by any Transaction Document or any other agreement, arrangement or document entered into, made or executed in anticipation of, under or in connection with any Transaction Document; and

(e) | the right or title of any person in or to or the value or sufficiency of any part of the Security Assets, the priority of any of the Transaction Security or the existence of any Security affecting the Security Assets.

30.17 | Deduction from amounts payable by the Facility Agent

If any Party owes an amount to the Facility Agent under the Finance Documents, the Facility Agent may, after giving notice to that Party, deduct an amount not exceeding that amount from any payment to that Party which the Facility Agent would otherwise be obliged to make under the Finance Documents and apply the amount deducted in or towards satisfaction of the amount owed. For the purposes of the Finance Documents that Party shall be regarded as having received any amount so deducted.

30.18 | Reliance and engagement letters

Each Secured Party confirms that each of the Arranger and the Facility Agent has authority to accept on its behalf (and ratifies the acceptance on its behalf of any letters or reports already accepted by the Arranger or the Facility Agent) the terms of any reliance letter or engagement letters or any reports or letters provided by accountants, auditors or providers of due diligence reports in connection with the Finance Documents or the transactions contemplated in the Finance Documents and to bind it in respect of those, reports or letters and to sign such letters on its behalf and further confirms that it accepts the terms and qualifications set out in such letters.

30.19 | Full freedom to enter into transactions

Without prejudice to Clause 30.7 (Business with the Group) or any other provision of a Finance Document and notwithstanding any rule of law or equity to the contrary, the Facility Agent shall be absolutely entitled:

(a) | to enter into and arrange banking, derivative, investment and/or other transactions of every kind with or affecting any Obligor or any person who is party to, or referred to in, a Finance Document (including, but not limited to, any interest or currency swap or other transaction, whether related to this Agreement or not, and acting as syndicate agent and/or security agent for, and/or participating in, other facilities to such Obligor or any person who is party to, or referred to in, a Finance Document);

(b) | to deal in and enter into and arrange transactions relating to:

| (i) | any securities issued or to be issued by any Obligor or any other person; or

| (ii) | any options or other derivatives in connection with such securities; and

(c) | to provide advice or other services to any Borrower or any person who is a party to, or referred to in, a Finance Document,

and, in particular, the Facility Agent shall be absolutely entitled, in proposing, evaluating, negotiating, entering into and arranging all such transactions and in connection with all other matters covered by paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) above, to use (subject only to insider dealing legislation) any information or opportunity, howsoever acquired by it, to pursue its own interests exclusively, to refrain from disclosing such dealings, transactions or other matters or any information acquired in connection with them and to retain for its sole benefit all profits and benefits derived from the dealings transactions or other matters.
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30.20 | Role of Reference Banks

(a) | No Reference Bank is under any obligation to provide a quotation or any other information to the Facility Agent.

(b) | No Reference Bank will be liable for any action taken by it under or in connection with any Finance Document, or for any Reference Bank Quotation, unless directly caused by its gross negligence or wilful misconduct.

(c) | No Party (other than the relevant Reference Bank) may take any proceedings against any officer, employee or agent of any Reference Bank in respect of any claim it might have against that Reference Bank or in respect of any act or omission of any kind by that officer, employee or agent in relation to any Finance Document, or to any Reference Bank Quotation, and any officer, employee or agent of each Reference Bank may rely on this Clause 30.20 (Role of Reference Banks) subject to Clause 1.5 (Third party rights) and the provisions of the Third Parties Act.

30.21 | Third Party Reference Banks

A Reference Bank which is not a Party may rely on Clause 30.20 (Role of Reference Banks), Clause 43.3 (Other exceptions) and Clause 45 (Confidentiality of Funding Rates and Reference Bank Quotations) subject to Clause 1.5 (Third party rights) and the provisions of the Third Parties Act.

31 | THE SECURITY AGENT

31.1 | Trust

(a) | The Security Agent declares that it holds the Security Property on trust for the Secured Parties on the terms contained in this Agreement and shall deal with the Security Property in accordance with this Clause 31 (The Security Agent) and the other provisions of the Finance Documents.

(b) | Each other Finance Party authorises the Security Agent to perform the duties, obligations and responsibilities and to exercise the rights, powers, authorities and discretions specifically given to the Security Agent under, or in connection with, the Finance Documents together with any other incidental rights, powers, authorities and discretions.

31.2 | Parallel Debt (Covenant to pay the Security Agent)

(a) | Each Obligor irrevocably and unconditionally undertakes to pay to the Security Agent its Parallel Debt which shall be amounts equal to, and in the currency or currencies of, its Corresponding Debt.

(b) | The Parallel Debt of an Obligor:

| (i) | shall become due and payable at the same time as its Corresponding Debt;

| (ii) | is independent and separate from, and without prejudice to, its Corresponding Debt.

(c) | For purposes of this Clause 31.2 (Parallel Debt (Covenant to pay the Security Agent)), the Security Agent:

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| (i) | is the independent and separate creditor of each Parallel Debt;

| (ii) | acts in its own name and not as agent, representative or trustee of the Finance Parties and its claims in respect of each Parallel Debt shall not be held on trust; and

| (iii) | shall have the independent and separate right to demand payment of each Parallel Debt in its own name (including, without limitation, through any suit, execution, enforcement of security, recovery of guarantees and applications for and voting in any kind of insolvency proceeding).

(d) | The Parallel Debt of an Obligor shall be:

| (i) | decreased to the extent that its Corresponding Debt has been irrevocably and unconditionally paid or discharged; and

| (ii) | increased to the extent that its Corresponding Debt has increased,

and the Corresponding Debt of an Obligor shall be:

| (A) | decreased to the extent that its Parallel Debt has been irrevocably and unconditionally paid or discharged; and

| (B) | increased to the extent that its Parallel Debt has increased,

in each case provided that the Parallel Debt of an Obligor shall never exceed its Corresponding Debt.

(e) | All amounts received or recovered by the Security Agent in connection with this Clause 31.2 (Parallel Debt (Covenant to pay the Security Agent)) to the extent permitted by applicable law, shall be applied in accordance with Clause 34.5 (Application of receipts; partial payments).

(f) | This Clause 31.2 (Parallel Debt (Covenant to pay the Security Agent)) shall apply, with any necessary modifications, to each Finance Document.

31.3 | Enforcement through Security Agent only

The Secured Parties shall not have any independent power to enforce, or have recourse to, any of the Transaction Security or to exercise any right, power, authority or discretion arising under the Security Documents except through the Security Agent.

31.4 | Instructions

(a) | The Security Agent shall:

| (i) | unless a contrary indication appears in a Finance Document, exercise or refrain from exercising any right, power, authority or discretion vested in it as Security Agent in accordance with any instructions given to it by:

| (A) | all Lenders if the relevant Finance Document stipulates the matter is an all Lender decision; and

| (B) | in all other cases, the Majority Lenders; and

| (ii) | not be liable for any act (or omission) if it acts (or refrains from acting) in accordance with sub-paragraph (i) above (or if this Agreement stipulates the matter is a decision for any other Finance Party or group of Finance Parties, in accordance with instructions given to it by that Finance Party or group of Finance Parties).

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(b) | The Security Agent shall be entitled to request instructions, or clarification of any instruction, from the Majority Lenders (or, if the relevant Finance Document stipulates the matter is a decision for any other Finance Party or group of Finance Parties, from that Finance Party or group of Finance Parties) as to whether, and in what manner, it should exercise or refrain from exercising any right, power, authority or discretion and the Security Agent may refrain from acting unless and until it receives any such instructions or clarification that it has requested.

(c) | Save in the case of decisions stipulated to be a matter for any other Finance Party or group of Finance Parties under the relevant Finance Document and unless a contrary indication appears in a Finance Document, any instructions given to the Security Agent by the Majority Lenders shall override any conflicting instructions given by any other Parties and will be binding on all Finance Parties.

(d) | Paragraph (a) above shall not apply:

| (i) | where a contrary indication appears in a Finance Document;

| (ii) | where a Finance Document requires the Security Agent to act in a specified manner or to take a specified action;

| (iii) | in respect of any provision which protects the Security Agent’s own position in its personal capacity as opposed to its role of Security Agent for the relevant Secured Parties.

| (iv) | in respect of the exercise of the Security Agent’s discretion to exercise a right, power or authority under any of:

| (A) | Clause 31.27 (Application of receipts);

| (B) | Clause 31.28 (Permitted Deductions); and

| (C) | Clause 31.29 (Prospective liabilities).

(e) | If giving effect to instructions given by the Majority Lenders would in the Security Agent’s opinion have an effect equivalent to an amendment or waiver referred to in Clause 43 (Amendments and Waivers), the Security Agent shall not act in accordance with those instructions unless consent to it so acting is obtained from each Party (other than the Security Agent) whose consent would have been required in respect of that amendment or waiver.

(f) | In exercising any discretion to exercise a right, power or authority under the Finance Documents where either:

| (i) | it has not received any instructions as to the exercise of that discretion; or

| (ii) | the exercise of that discretion is subject to sub-paragraph (iv) of paragraph (d) above,

the Security Agent shall do so having regard to the interests of all the Secured Parties.

(g) | The Security Agent may refrain from acting in accordance with any instructions of any Finance Party or group of Finance Parties until it has received any indemnification and/or security that it may in its discretion require (which may be greater in extent than that contained in the Finance Documents and which may include payment in advance) for any cost, loss or liability (together with any applicable VAT) which it may incur in complying with those instructions.

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(h) | Without prejudice to the remainder of this Clause 31.4 (Instructions), in the absence of instructions, the Security Agent may (but shall not be obliged to) take such action in the exercise of its powers and duties under the Finance Documents as it considers in its discretion to be appropriate.

(i) | The Security Agent is not authorised to act on behalf of a Finance Party (without first obtaining that Finance Party’s consent) in any legal or arbitration proceedings relating to any Finance Document. This paragraph (i) shall not apply to any legal or arbitration proceeding relating to the perfection, preservation or protection of rights under the Security Documents or enforcement of the Transaction Security or Security Documents.

31.5 | Duties of the Security Agent

(a) | The Security Agent’s duties under the Finance Documents are solely mechanical and administrative in nature.

(b) | The Security Agent shall promptly forward to a Party the original or a copy of any document which is delivered to the Security Agent for that Party by any other Party.

(c) | Except where a Finance Document specifically provides otherwise, the Security Agent is not obliged to review or check the adequacy, accuracy or completeness of any document it forwards to another Party.

(d) | If the Security Agent receives notice from a Party referring to any Finance Document, describing a Default and stating that the circumstance described is a Default, it shall promptly notify the other Finance Parties.

(e) | The Security Agent shall have only those duties, obligations and responsibilities expressly specified in the Finance Documents to which it is expressed to be a party (and no others shall be implied).

31.6 | No fiduciary duties

(a) | Nothing in any Finance Document constitutes the Security Agent as an agent, trustee or fiduciary of any Obligor.

(b) | The Security Agent shall not be bound to account to any other Secured Party for any sum or the profit element of any sum received by it for its own account.

31.7 | Business with the Group

The Security Agent may accept deposits from, lend money to, and generally engage in any kind of banking or other business with, any member of the Group.

31.8 | Rights and discretions

(a) | The Security Agent may:

| (i) | rely on any representation, communication, notice or document believed by it to be genuine, correct and appropriately authorised;

| (ii) | assume that:

| (A) | any instructions received by it from the Majority Lenders, any Finance Parties or any group of Finance Parties are duly given in accordance with the terms of the Finance Documents;

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| (B) | unless it has received notice of revocation, that those instructions have not been revoked;

| (C) | if it receives any instructions to act in relation to the Transaction Security, that all applicable conditions under the Finance Documents for so acting have been satisfied; and

| (iii) | rely on a certificate from any person:

| (A) | as to any matter of fact or circumstance which might reasonably be expected to be within the knowledge of that person; or

| (B) | to the effect that such person approves of any particular dealing, transaction, step, action or thing,

as sufficient evidence that that is the case and, in the case of paragraph (A) above, may assume the truth and accuracy of that certificate.

(b) | The Security Agent shall be entitled to carry out all dealings with the other Finance Parties through the Facility Agent and may give to the Facility Agent any notice or other communication required to be given by the Security Agent to any Finance Party.

(c) | The Security Agent may assume (unless it has received notice to the contrary in its capacity as security agent for the Secured Parties) that:

| (i) | no Default has occurred;

| (ii) | any right, power, authority or discretion vested in any Party or any group of Finance Parties has not been exercised; and

| (iii) | any notice or request made by any Borrower (other than the Utilisation Request or a Selection Notice) is made on behalf of and with the consent and knowledge of all the Obligors.

(d) | The Security Agent may engage and pay for the advice or services of any lawyers, accountants, tax advisers, surveyors or other professional advisers or experts.

(e) | Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (c) above or paragraph (f) below, the Security Agent may at any time engage and pay for the services of any lawyers to act as independent counsel to the Security Agent (and so separate from any lawyers instructed by the Facility Agent or the Lenders) if the Security Agent in its reasonable opinion deems this to be desirable.

(f) | The Security Agent may rely on the advice or services of any lawyers, accountants, tax advisers, surveyors or other professional advisers or experts (whether obtained by the Security Agent or by any other Party) and shall not be liable for any damages, costs or losses to any person, any diminution in value or any liability whatsoever arising as a result of its so relying.

(g) | The Security Agent may act in relation to the Finance Documents and the Security Property through its officers, employees and agents and shall not:

| (i) | be liable for any error of judgment made by any such person; or

| (ii) | be bound to supervise, or be in any way responsible for any loss incurred by reason of misconduct, omission or default on the part of any such person,

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unless such error or such loss was directly caused by the Security Agent’s gross negligence or wilful misconduct.

(h) | Unless a Finance Document expressly provides otherwise the Security Agent may disclose to any other Party any information it reasonably believes it has received as security agent under the Finance Documents.

(i) | Notwithstanding any other provision of any Finance Document to the contrary, the Security Agent is not obliged to do or omit to do anything if it would or might, in its reasonable opinion, constitute a breach of any law or regulation or a breach of a fiduciary duty or duty of confidentiality.

(j) | Notwithstanding any provision of any Finance Document to the contrary, the Security Agent is not obliged to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of its duties, obligations or responsibilities or the exercise of any right, power, authority or discretion if it has grounds for believing the repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against, or security for, such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.

31.9 | Responsibility for documentation

None of the Security Agent, any Receiver or any Delegate is responsible or liable for:

(a) | the adequacy, accuracy or completeness of any information (whether oral or written) supplied by the Facility Agent, the Security Agent, the Arranger, an Obligor or any other person in, or in connection with, any Transaction Document or the transactions contemplated in the Transaction Documents or any other agreement, arrangement or document entered into, made or executed in anticipation of, under or in connection with any Transaction Document;

(b) | the legality, validity, effectiveness, adequacy or enforceability of any Transaction Document or the Security Property or any other agreement, arrangement or document entered into, made or executed in anticipation of, under or in connection with, any Transaction Document or the Security Property; or

(c) | any determination as to whether any information provided or to be provided to any Secured Party is non-public information the use of which may be regulated or prohibited by applicable law or regulation relating to insider dealing or otherwise.

31.10 | No duty to monitor

The Security Agent shall not be bound to enquire:

(a) | whether or not any Default has occurred;

(b) | as to the performance, default or any breach by any Obligor of its obligations under any Transaction Document; or

(c) | whether any other event specified in any Transaction Document has occurred.

31.11 | Exclusion of liability

(a) | Without limiting paragraph (b) below (and without prejudice to any other provision of any Finance Document excluding or limiting the liability of the Security Agent or any Receiver or Delegate), none of the Security Agent nor any Receiver or Delegate will be liable for:

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| (i) | any damages, costs or losses to any person, any diminution in value, or any liability whatsoever arising as a result of taking or not taking any action under or in connection with any Transaction Document or the Security Property, unless directly caused by its gross negligence or wilful misconduct;

| (ii) | exercising, or not exercising, any right, power, authority or discretion given to it by, or in connection with, any Transaction Document, the Security Property or any other agreement, arrangement or document entered into, made or executed in anticipation of, under or in connection with, any Transaction Document or the Security Property; or

| (iii) | any shortfall which arises on the enforcement or realisation of the Security Property; or

| (iv) | without prejudice to the generality of paragraphs (i) to (iii) above, any damages, costs or losses to any person, any diminution in value or any liability whatsoever arising as a result of:

| (A) | any act, event or circumstance not reasonably within its control; or

| (B) | the general risks of investment in, or the holding of assets in, any jurisdiction,

including (in each case and without limitation) such damages, costs, losses, diminution in value or liability arising as a result of nationalisation, expropriation or other governmental actions; any regulation, currency restriction, devaluation or fluctuation; market conditions affecting the execution or settlement of transactions or the value of assets (including any Disruption Event); breakdown, failure or malfunction of any third party transport, telecommunications, computer services or systems; natural disasters or acts of God; war, terrorism, insurrection or revolution; or strikes or industrial action.

(b) | No Party other than the Security Agent, that Receiver or that Delegate (as applicable) may take any proceedings against any officer, employee or agent of the Security Agent, a Receiver or a Delegate in respect of any claim it might have against the Security Agent, a Receiver or a Delegate or in respect of any act or omission of any kind by that officer, employee or agent in relation to any Transaction Document or any Security Property and any officer, employee or agent of the Security Agent, a Receiver or a Delegate may rely on this Clause subject to Clause 1.5 (Third party rights) and the provisions of the Third Parties Act.

(c) | The Security Agent will not be liable for any delay (or any related consequences) in crediting an account with an amount required under the Finance Documents to be paid by the Security Agent if the Security Agent has taken all necessary steps as soon as reasonably practicable to comply with the regulations or operating procedures of any recognised clearing or settlement system used by the Security Agent for that purpose.

(d) | Nothing in this Agreement shall oblige the Security Agent to carry out:

| (i) | any “know your customer” or other checks in relation to any person; or

| (ii) | any check on the extent to which any transaction contemplated by this Agreement might be unlawful for any Finance Party,

on behalf of any Finance Party and each Finance Party confirms to the Security Agent that it is solely responsible for any such checks it is required to carry out and that it may not rely on any statement in relation to such checks made by the Security Agent.
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(e) | Without prejudice to any provision of any Finance Document excluding or limiting the liability of the Security Agent, any Receiver or Delegate, any liability of the Security Agent, any Receiver or Delegate arising under or in connection with any Transaction Document or the Security Property shall be limited to the amount of actual loss which has been finally judicially determined to have been suffered (as determined by reference to the date of default of the Security Agent, Receiver or Delegate or, if later, the date on which the loss arises as a result of such default) but without reference to any special conditions or circumstances known to the Security Agent, any Receiver or Delegate at any time which increase the amount of that loss. In no event shall the Security Agent, any Receiver or Delegate be liable for any loss of profits, goodwill, reputation, business opportunity or anticipated saving, or for special, punitive, indirect or consequential damages, whether or not the Security Agent, the Receiver or Delegate has been advised of the possibility of such loss or damages.

31.12 | Lenders’ indemnity to the Security Agent

(a) | Each Lender shall (in proportion to its share of the Total Commitments or, if the Total Commitments are then zero, to its share of the Total Commitments immediately prior to their reduction to zero) indemnify the Security Agent and every Receiver and every Delegate, within three Business Days of demand, against any cost, loss or liability incurred by any of them (otherwise than by reason of the Security Agent’s, Receiver’s or Delegate’s gross negligence or wilful misconduct) in acting as Security Agent, Receiver or Delegate under the Finance Documents (unless the Security Agent, Receiver or Delegate has been reimbursed by an Obligor pursuant to a Finance Document).

(b) | Subject to paragraph (c) below, the Borrowers shall immediately on demand reimburse any Lender for any payment that Lender makes to the Security Agent pursuant to paragraph (a) above.

(c) | Paragraph (b) above shall not apply to the extent that the indemnity payment in respect of which a Lender claims reimbursement relates to a liability of the Security Agent to an Obligor.

31.13 | Resignation of the Security Agent

(a) | The Security Agent may resign and appoint one of its Affiliates as successor by giving notice to the other Finance Parties and the Borrowers.

(b) | Alternatively, the Security Agent may resign by giving 30 days’ notice to the other Finance Parties and the Borrowers, in which case the Majority Lenders may appoint a successor Security Agent.

(c) | If the Majority Lenders have not appointed a successor Security Agent in accordance with paragraph (b) above within 20 days after notice of resignation was given, the retiring Security Agent may appoint a successor Security Agent.

(d) | The retiring Security Agent shall make available to the successor Security Agent such documents and records and provide such assistance as the successor Security Agent may reasonably request for the purposes of performing its functions as Security Agent under the Finance Documents. The Borrowers shall, within three Business Days of demand, reimburse the retiring Security Agent for the amount of all reasonable and documented costs and expenses (including reasonable and documented legal fees) properly incurred by it in making available such documents and records and providing such assistance.

(e) | The Security Agent’s resignation notice shall only take effect upon:

| (i) | the appointment of a successor; and

| (ii) | the transfer, by way of a document expressed as a deed, of all the Security Property to that successor.

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(f) | Upon the appointment of a successor, the retiring Security Agent shall be discharged, by way of a document executed as a deed, from any further obligation in respect of the Finance Documents (other than its obligations under paragraph (b) of Clause 31.24 (Winding up of trust) and paragraph (d) above) but shall remain entitled to the benefit of Clause 14.5 (Indemnity to the Security Agent) and this Clause 31 (The Security Agent) and any other provisions of a Finance Document which are expressed to limit or exclude its liability (or to indemnify it) in acting as Security Agent. Any fees for the account of the retiring Security Agent shall cease to accrue from (and shall be payable on) that date). Any successor and each of the other Parties shall have the same rights and obligations amongst themselves as they would have had if such successor had been an original Party.

(g) | The Majority Lenders may, by notice to the Security Agent, require it to resign in accordance with paragraph (b) above. In this event, the Security Agent shall resign in accordance with paragraph (b) above but the cost referred to in paragraph (d) above shall be for the account of the Borrowers.

(h) | The consent of any Borrower (or any other Obligor) is not required for an assignment or transfer of rights and/or obligations by the Security Agent.

31.14 | Confidentiality

(a) | In acting as Security Agent for the Finance Parties, the Security Agent shall be regarded as acting through its trustee division which shall be treated as a separate entity from any other of its divisions or departments.

(b) | If information is received by a division or department of the Security Agent other than the division or department responsible for complying with the obligations assumed by it under the Finance Documents, that information may be treated as confidential to that division or department, and the Security Agent shall not be deemed to have notice of it nor shall it be obliged to disclose such information to any Party.

(c) | Notwithstanding any other provision of any Finance Document to the contrary, the Security Agent is not obliged to disclose to any other person (i) any confidential information or (ii) any other information if the disclosure would, or might in its reasonable opinion, constitute a breach of any law or regulation or a breach of a fiduciary duty.

31.15 | Credit appraisal by the Finance Parties

Without affecting the responsibility of any Obligor for information supplied by it or on its behalf in connection with any Transaction Document, each Finance Party confirms to the Security Agent that it has been, and will continue to be, solely responsible for making its own independent appraisal and investigation of all risks arising under, or in connection with, any Transaction Document including but not limited to:

(a) | the financial condition, status and nature of each member of the Group;

(b) | the legality, validity, effectiveness, adequacy or enforceability of any Transaction Document, the Security Property and any other agreement, arrangement or document entered into, made or executed in anticipation of, under or in connection with any Transaction Document or the Security Property;

(c) | whether that Finance Party has recourse, and the nature and extent of that recourse, against any Party or any of its respective assets under, or in connection with, any Transaction Document, the Security Property, the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents or any other agreement, arrangement or document entered into, made or executed in anticipation of, under or in connection with any Transaction Document or the Security Property;

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(d) | the adequacy, accuracy or completeness of any other information provided by the Security Agent, any Party or by any other person under, or in connection with, any Transaction Document, the transactions contemplated by any Transaction Document or any other agreement, arrangement or document entered into, made or executed in anticipation of, under or in connection with any Transaction Document; and

(e) | the right or title of any person in or to or the value or sufficiency of any part of the Security Assets, the priority of any of the Transaction Security or the existence of any Security affecting the Security Assets.

31.16 | Reliance and engagement letters

Each Secured Party confirms that the Security Agent has authority to accept on its behalf (and ratifies the acceptance on its behalf of any letters or reports already accepted by the Security Agent) the terms of any reliance letter or engagement letters or any reports or letters provided by accountants, auditors or providers of due diligence reports in connection with the Finance Documents or the transactions contemplated in the Finance Documents and to bind it in respect of those, reports or letters and to sign such letters on its behalf and further confirms that it accepts the terms and qualifications set out in such letters.

31.17 | No responsibility to perfect Transaction Security

The Security Agent shall not be liable for any failure to:

(a) | require the deposit with it of any deed or document certifying, representing or constituting the title of any Obligor to any of the Security Assets;

(b) | obtain any licence, consent or other authority for the execution, delivery, legality, validity, enforceability or admissibility in evidence of any Finance Document or the Transaction Security;

(c) | register, file or record or otherwise protect any of the Transaction Security (or the priority of any of the Transaction Security) under any law or regulation or to give notice to any person of the execution of any Finance Document or of the Transaction Security;

(d) | take, or to require any Obligor to take, any step to perfect its title to any of the Security Assets or to render the Transaction Security effective or to secure the creation of any ancillary Security under any law or regulation; or

(e) | require any further assurance in relation to any Security Document.

31.18 | Insurance by Security Agent

(a) | The Security Agent shall not be obliged:

| (i) | to insure any of the Security Assets;

| (ii) | to require any other person to maintain any insurance; or

| (iii) | to verify any obligation to arrange or maintain insurance contained in any Finance Document,

and the Security Agent shall not be liable for any damages, costs or losses to any person as a result of the lack of, or inadequacy of, any such insurance.

(b) | Where the Security Agent is named on any insurance policy as an insured party, it shall not be liable for any damages, costs or losses to any person as a result of its failure to notify the insurers of any material fact relating to the risk assumed by such insurers or any other information of any kind, unless the Majority Lenders request it to do so in writing and the Security Agent fails to do so within 14 days after receipt of that request.

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31.19 | Custodians and nominees

The Security Agent may appoint and pay any person to act as a custodian or nominee on any terms in relation to any asset of the trust as the Security Agent may determine, including for the purpose of depositing with a custodian this Agreement or any document relating to the trust created under this Agreement and the Security Agent shall not be responsible for any loss, liability, expense, demand, cost, claim or proceedings incurred by reason of the misconduct, omission or default on the part of any person appointed by it under this Agreement or be bound to supervise the proceedings or acts of any person.

31.20 | Delegation by the Security Agent

(a) | Each of the Security Agent, any Receiver and any Delegate may, at any time, delegate by power of attorney or otherwise to any person for any period, all or any right, power, authority or discretion vested in it in its capacity as such.

(b) | That delegation may be made upon any terms and conditions (including the power to sub delegate) and subject to any restrictions that the Security Agent, that Receiver or that Delegate (as the case may be) may, in its discretion, think fit in the interests of the Secured Parties.

(c) | No Security Agent, Receiver or Delegate shall be bound to supervise, or be in any way responsible for any damages, costs or losses incurred by reason of any misconduct, omission or default on the part of any such delegate or sub delegate.

31.21 | Additional Security Agents

(a) | The Security Agent may at any time appoint (and subsequently remove) any person to act as a separate trustee or as a co-trustee jointly with it:

| (i) | if it considers that appointment to be in the interests of the Secured Parties; or

| (ii) | for the purposes of conforming to any legal requirement, restriction or condition which the Security Agent deems to be relevant; or

| (iii) | for obtaining or enforcing any judgment in any jurisdiction,

and the Security Agent shall give prior notice to the Borrowers and the Finance Parties of that appointment.

(b) | Any person so appointed shall have the rights, powers, authorities and discretions (not exceeding those given to the Security Agent under or in connection with the Finance Documents) and the duties, obligations and responsibilities that are given or imposed by the instrument of appointment.

(c) | The remuneration that the Security Agent may pay to that person, and any costs and expenses (together with any applicable VAT) incurred by that person in performing its functions pursuant to that appointment shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be treated as costs and expenses incurred by the Security Agent.

31.22 | Acceptance of title

The Security Agent shall be entitled to accept without enquiry, and shall not be obliged to investigate, any right and title that any Obligor may have to any of the Security Assets and shall not be liable for or bound to require any Obligor to remedy any defect in its right or title.
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31.23 | Releases

Upon a disposal of any of the Security Assets pursuant to the enforcement of the Transaction Security by a Receiver, a Delegate or the Security Agent, the Security Agent is irrevocably authorised (at the cost of the Obligors and without any consent, sanction, authority or further confirmation from any other Secured Party) to release, without recourse or warranty, that property from the Transaction Security and to execute any release of the Transaction Security or other claim over that asset and to issue any certificates of non-crystallisation of floating charges that may be required or desirable.

31.24 | Winding up of trust

If the Security Agent, with the approval of the Facility Agent determines that:

(a) | all of the Secured Liabilities and all other obligations secured by the Security Documents have been fully and finally discharged; and

(b) | no Secured Party is under any commitment, obligation or liability (actual or contingent) to make advances or provide other financial accommodation to any Obligor pursuant to the Finance Documents,

then

| (i) | the trusts set out in this Agreement shall be wound up and the Security Agent shall release, without recourse or warranty, all of the Transaction Security and the rights of the Security Agent under each of the Security Documents; and

| (ii) | any Security Agent which has resigned pursuant to Clause 31.13 (Resignation of the Security Agent) shall release, without recourse or warranty, all of its rights under each Security Document.

31.25 | Powers supplemental to Trustee Acts

The rights, powers, authorities and discretions given to the Security Agent under or in connection with the Finance Documents shall be supplemental to the Trustee Act 1925 and the Trustee Act 2000 and in addition to any which may be vested in the Security Agent by law or regulation or otherwise.

31.26 | Disapplication of Trustee Acts

Section 1 of the Trustee Act 2000 shall not apply to the duties of the Security Agent in relation to the trusts constituted by this Agreement and the other Finance Documents. Where there are any inconsistencies between (i) the Trustee Acts 1925 and 2000 and (ii) the provisions of this Agreement and any other Finance Document, the provisions of this Agreement and any other Finance Document shall, to the extent permitted by law and regulation, prevail and, in the case of any inconsistency with the Trustee Act 2000, the provisions of this Agreement and any other Finance Document shall constitute a restriction or exclusion for the purposes of the Trustee Act 2000.

31.27 | Application of receipts

All amounts from time to time received or recovered by the Security Agent pursuant to the terms of any Finance Document, under Clause 31.2 (Parallel Debt (Covenant to pay the Security Agent)) or in connection with the realisation or enforcement of all or any part of the Security Property (for the purposes of this Clause 31 (The Security Agent), the “Recoveries”) shall be held by the Security Agent on trust to apply them at any time as the Security Agent (in its discretion) sees fit, to the extent permitted by applicable law (and subject to the remaining provisions of this Clause 31 (The Security Agent), in the following order of priority:
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(a) | in discharging any sums owing to the Security Agent (in its capacity as such) (other than pursuant to Clause 31.2 (Parallel Debt (Covenant to pay the Security Agent)), any Receiver or any Delegate;

(b) | in payment or distribution to the Facility Agent, on its behalf and on behalf of the other Secured Parties, for application towards the discharge of all sums due and payable by any Obligor under any of the Finance Documents in accordance with Clause 34.5 (Application of receipts; partial payments);

(c) | if none of the Obligors is under any further actual or contingent liability under any Finance Document, in payment or distribution to any person to whom the Security Agent is obliged to pay or distribute in priority to any Obligor; and

(d) | the balance, if any, in payment or distribution to the relevant Obligor.

31.28 | Permitted Deductions

The Security Agent may, in its discretion:

(a) | set aside by way of reserve amounts required to meet, and to make and pay, any deductions and withholdings (on account of Taxes or otherwise) which it is or may be required by any applicable law to make from any distribution or payment made by it under this Agreement; and

(b) | pay all Taxes which may be assessed against it in respect of any of the Security Property, or as a consequence of performing its duties, or by virtue of its capacity as Security Agent under any of the Finance Documents or otherwise (other than in connection with its remuneration for performing its duties under this Agreement).

31.29 | Prospective liabilities

Following acceleration the Security Agent may, in its discretion, or at the request of the Facility Agent, hold any Recoveries in an interest bearing suspense or impersonal account(s) in the name of the Security Agent with such financial institution (including itself) and for so long as the Security Agent shall think fit (the interest being credited to the relevant account) for later payment to the Facility Agent for application in accordance with Clause 31.27 (Application of receipts) in respect of:

(a) | any sum to the Security Agent, any Receiver or any Delegate; and

(b) | any part of the Secured Liabilities,

that the Security Agent or, in the case of paragraph (b) only, the Facility Agent, reasonably considers, in each case, might become due or owing at any time in the future.

31.30 | Investment of proceeds

Prior to the payment of the proceeds of the Recoveries to the Facility Agent for application in accordance with Clause 31.27 (Application of receipts) the Security Agent may, in its discretion, hold all or part of those proceeds in an interest bearing suspense or impersonal account(s) in the name of the Security Agent with such financial institution (including itself) and for so long as the Security Agent shall think fit (the interest being credited to the relevant account) pending the payment from time to time of those moneys in the Security Agent’s discretion in accordance with the provisions of Clause 31.27 (Application of receipts).
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31.31 | Currency conversion

(a) | For the purpose of, or pending the discharge of, any of the Secured Liabilities the Security Agent may convert any moneys received or recovered by the Security Agent from one currency to another, at a market rate of exchange.

(b) | The obligations of any Obligor to pay in the due currency shall only be satisfied to the extent of the amount of the due currency purchased after deducting the costs of conversion.

31.32 | Good discharge

(a) | Any payment to be made in respect of the Secured Liabilities by the Security Agent may be made to the Facility Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties and any payment made in that way shall be a good discharge, to the extent of that payment, by the Security Agent.

(b) | The Security Agent is under no obligation to make the payments to the Facility Agent under paragraph (a) above in the same currency as that in which the obligations and liabilities owing to the relevant Finance Party are denominated.

31.33 | Amounts received by Obligors

If any of the Obligors receives or recovers any amount which, under the terms of any of the Finance Documents, should have been paid to the Security Agent, that Obligor will hold the amount received or recovered on trust for the Security Agent and promptly pay that amount to the Security Agent for application in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

31.34 | Application and consideration

In consideration for the covenants given to the Security Agent by each Obligor in relation to Clause 31.2 (Parallel Debt (Covenant to pay the Security Agent)), the Security Agent agrees with each Obligor to apply all moneys from time to time paid by such Obligor to the Security Agent in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Clause 31 (The Security Agent).

31.35 | Full freedom to enter into transactions

Without prejudice to Clause 31.7 (Business with the Group) or any other provision of a Finance Document and notwithstanding any rule of law or equity to the contrary, the Security Agent shall be absolutely entitled:

(a) | to enter into and arrange banking, derivative, investment and/or other transactions of every kind with or affecting any Obligor or any person who is party to, or referred to in, a Finance Document (including, but not limited to, any interest or currency swap or other transaction, whether related to this Agreement or not, and acting as syndicate agent and/or security agent for, and/or participating in, other facilities to such Obligor or any person who is party to, or referred to in, a Finance Document);

(b) | to deal in and enter into and arrange transactions relating to:

| (i) | any securities issued or to be issued by any Obligor or any other person; or

| (ii) | any options or other derivatives in connection with such securities; and

(c) | to provide advice or other services to the Borrowers or any person who is a party to, or referred to in, a Finance Document,

and, in particular, the Security Agent shall be absolutely entitled, in proposing, evaluating, negotiating, entering into and arranging all such transactions and in connection with all other matters covered by paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) above, to use (subject only to insider dealing legislation) any information or opportunity, howsoever acquired by it, to pursue its own interests exclusively, to refrain from disclosing such dealings, transactions or other matters or any information acquired in connection with them and to retain for its sole benefit all profits and benefits derived from the dealings transactions or other matters.
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32 | CONDUCT OF BUSINESS BY THE FINANCE PARTIES

No provision of this Agreement will:

(a) | interfere with the right of any Finance Party to arrange its affairs (tax or otherwise) in whatever manner it thinks fit;

(b) | oblige any Finance Party to investigate or claim any credit, relief, remission or repayment available to it or the extent, order and manner of any claim; or

(c) | oblige any Finance Party to disclose any information relating to its affairs (tax or otherwise) or any computations in respect of Tax.

33 | SHARING AMONG THE FINANCE PARTIES

33.1 | Payments to Finance Parties

If a Finance Party (a “Recovering Finance Party”) receives or recovers any amount from an Obligor other than in accordance with Clause 34 (Payment Mechanics) (a “Recovered Amount”) and applies that amount to a payment due to it under the Finance Documents then:

(a) | the Recovering Finance Party shall, within three Business Days, notify details of the receipt or recovery, to the Facility Agent;

(b) | the Facility Agent shall determine whether the receipt or recovery is in excess of the amount the Recovering Finance Party would have been paid had the receipt or recovery been received or made by the Facility Agent and distributed in accordance with Clause 34 (Payment Mechanics), without taking account of any Tax which would be imposed on the Facility Agent in relation to the receipt, recovery or distribution; and

(c) | the Recovering Finance Party shall, within three Business Days of demand by the Facility Agent, pay to the Facility Agent an amount (the “Sharing Payment”) equal to such receipt or recovery less any amount which the Facility Agent determines may be retained by the Recovering Finance Party as its share of any payment to be made, in accordance with Clause 34.5 (Application of receipts; partial payments).

33.2 | Redistribution of payments

The Facility Agent shall treat the Sharing Payment as if it had been paid by the relevant Obligor and distribute it among the Finance Parties (other than the Recovering Finance Party) (the “Sharing Finance Parties”) in accordance with Clause 34.5 (Application of receipts; partial payments) towards the obligations of that Obligor to the Sharing Finance Parties.

33.3 | Recovering Finance Party’s rights

On a distribution by the Facility Agent under Clause 33.2 (Redistribution of payments) of a payment received by a Recovering Finance Party from an Obligor, as between the relevant Obligor and the Recovering Finance Party, an amount of the Recovered Amount equal to the Sharing Payment will be treated as not having been paid by that Obligor.
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33.4 | Reversal of redistribution

If any part of the Sharing Payment received or recovered by a Recovering Finance Party becomes repayable and is repaid by that Recovering Finance Party, then:

(a) | each Sharing Finance Party shall, upon request of the Facility Agent, pay to the Facility Agent for the account of that Recovering Finance Party an amount equal to the appropriate part of its share of the Sharing Payment (together with an amount as is necessary to reimburse that Recovering Finance Party for its proportion of any interest on the Sharing Payment which that Recovering Finance Party is required to pay) (the “Redistributed Amount”); and

(b) | as between the relevant Obligor and each relevant Sharing Finance Party, an amount equal to the relevant Redistributed Amount will be treated as not having been paid by that Obligor.

33.5 | Exceptions

(a) | This Clause 33 (Sharing among the Finance Parties) shall not apply to the extent that the Recovering Finance Party would not, after making any payment pursuant to this Clause, have a valid and enforceable claim against the relevant Obligor.

(b) | A Recovering Finance Party is not obliged to share with any other Finance Party any amount which the Recovering Finance Party has received or recovered as a result of taking legal or arbitration proceedings, if:

| (i) | it notified that other Finance Party of the legal or arbitration proceedings; and

| (ii) | that other Finance Party had an opportunity to participate in those legal or arbitration proceedings but did not do so as soon as reasonably practicable having received notice and did not take separate legal or arbitration proceedings.

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SECTION 11
ADMINISTRATION

34 | PAYMENT MECHANICS

34.1 | Payments to the Facility Agent

(a) | On each date on which an Obligor or a Lender is required to make a payment under a Finance Document, that Obligor or Lender shall make an amount equal to such payment available to the Facility Agent (unless a contrary indication appears in a Finance Document) for value on the due date at the time and in such funds specified by the Facility Agent as being customary at the time for settlement of transactions in the relevant currency in the place of payment.

(b) | Payment shall be made to such account in the principal financial centre of the country of that currency (or, in relation to euro, in a principal financial centre in such Participating Member State or London, as specified by the Facility Agent) and with such bank as the Facility Agent, in each case, specifies.

34.2 | Distributions by the Facility Agent

Each payment received by the Facility Agent under the Finance Documents for another Party shall, subject to Clause 34.3 (Distributions to an Obligor) and Clause 34.4 (Clawback and pre-funding) be made available by the Facility Agent as soon as practicable after receipt to the Party entitled to receive payment in accordance with this Agreement (in the case of a Lender, for the account of its Facility Office), to such account as that Party may notify to the Facility Agent by not less than five Business Days’ notice with a bank specified by that Party in the principal financial centre of the country of that currency (or, in relation to euro, in the principal financial centre of a Participating Member State or London), as specified by that Party or, in the case of an Advance, to such account of such person as may be specified by the Borrowers in the Utilisation Request.

34.3 | Distributions to an Obligor

The Facility Agent may (with the consent of the Obligor or in accordance with Clause 35 (Set-Off)) apply any amount received by it for that Obligor in or towards payment (on the date and in the currency and funds of receipt) of any amount due from that Obligor under the Finance Documents or in or towards purchase of any amount of any currency to be so applied.

34.4 | Clawback and pre-funding

(a) | Where a sum is to be paid to the Facility Agent under the Finance Documents for another Party, the Facility Agent is not obliged to pay that sum to that other Party (or to enter into or perform any related exchange contract) until it has been able to establish to its satisfaction that it has actually received that sum.

(b) | Unless paragraph (c) below applies, if the Facility Agent pays an amount to another Party and it proves to be the case that the Facility Agent had not actually received that amount, then the Party to whom that amount (or the proceeds of any related exchange contract) was paid by the Facility Agent shall on demand refund the same to the Facility Agent together with interest on that amount from the date of payment to the date of receipt by the Facility Agent, calculated by the Facility Agent to reflect its cost of funds.

(c) | If the Facility Agent has notified the Lenders that it is willing to make available amounts for the account of the Borrowers before receiving funds from the Lenders then if and to the extent that the Facility Agent does so but it proves to be the case that it does not then receive funds from a Lender in respect of a sum which it paid to the Borrowers:

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| (i) | the Facility Agent shall notify the Borrowers of that Lender’s identity and the Borrowers shall on demand refund it to the Facility Agent; and

| (ii) | such Lender by whom those funds should have been made available or, if the Lender fails to do so, the Borrowers, shall on demand pay to the Facility Agent the amount (as certified by the Facility Agent) which will indemnify the Facility Agent against any funding cost incurred by it as a result of paying out that sum before receiving those funds from that Lender.

34.5 | Application of receipts; partial payments

(a) | If the Facility Agent receives a payment that is insufficient to discharge all the amounts then due and payable by an Obligor under the Finance Documents, the Facility Agent shall apply that payment towards the obligations of that Obligor under the Finance Documents in the following order:

| (i) | first, in or towards payment pro rata of any unpaid fees, costs and expenses of, and any amounts other than those listed in (ii) through (v) below and owing to, the Facility Agent, the Security Agent, any Receiver and any Delegate under the Finance Documents;

| (ii) | secondly, in or towards payment of any accrued interest and fees due but unpaid to the Lenders under this Agreement;

| (iii) | thirdly, in or towards payment of any principal due but unpaid to the Lenders under this Agreement;

| (iv) | fourthly, in or towards payment pro rata of any other sum due to any Finance Party but unpaid under the Finance Documents.

(b) | The Facility Agent shall, if so directed by the Lenders, vary the order set out in sub-paragraphs (ii) to (iv) of paragraph (a) above.

(c) | Paragraphs (a) and (b) above will override any appropriation made by an Obligor.

34.6 | No set-off by Obligors

All payments to be made by an Obligor under the Finance Documents shall be calculated and be made without (and free and clear of any deduction for) set-off or counterclaim.

34.7 | Business Days

(a) | Any payment under the Finance Documents which is due to be made on a day that is not a Business Day shall be made on the next Business Day in the same calendar month (if there is one) or the preceding Business Day (if there is not).

(b) | During any extension of the due date for payment of any principal or an Unpaid Sum under this Agreement interest is payable on the principal or Unpaid Sum at the rate payable on the original due date.

34.8 | Currency of account

(a) | Subject to paragraphs (b) and (c) below, dollars is the currency of account and payment for any sum due from an Obligor under any Finance Document.

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(b) | Each payment in respect of costs, expenses or Taxes shall be made in the currency in which the costs, expenses or Taxes are incurred.

(c) | Any amount expressed to be payable in a currency other than dollars shall be paid in that other currency.

34.9 | Change of currency

(a) | Unless otherwise prohibited by law, if more than one currency or currency unit are at the same time recognised by the central bank of any country as the lawful currency of that country, then:

| (i) | any reference in the Finance Documents to, and any obligations arising under the Finance Documents in, the currency of that country shall be translated into, or paid in, the currency or currency unit of that country designated by the Facility Agent (after consultation with the Borrowers); and

| (ii) | any translation from one currency or currency unit to another shall be at the official rate of exchange recognised by the central bank for the conversion of that currency or currency unit into the other, rounded up or down by the Facility Agent (acting reasonably).

(b) | If a change in any currency of a country occurs, this Agreement will, to the extent the Facility Agent (acting reasonably and after consultation with the Borrowers) specifies to be necessary, be amended to comply with any generally accepted conventions and market practice in the Relevant Market and otherwise to reflect the change in currency.

34.10 | Currency Conversion

(a) | For the purpose of, or pending any payment to be made by any Servicing Party under any Finance Document, such Servicing Party may convert any moneys received or recovered by it from one currency to another, at a market rate of exchange.

(b) | The obligations of any Obligor to pay in the due currency shall only be satisfied to the extent of the amount of the due currency purchased after deducting the costs of conversion.

34.11 | Disruption to Payment Systems etc.

If either the Facility Agent determines (in its discretion) that a Disruption Event has occurred or the Facility Agent is notified by a Borrower that a Disruption Event has occurred:

(a) | the Facility Agent may, and shall if requested to do so by a Borrower, consult with the Borrowers with a view to agreeing with the Borrowers such changes to the operation or administration of the Facility as the Facility Agent may deem necessary in the circumstances;

(b) | the Facility Agent shall not be obliged to consult with the Borrowers in relation to any changes mentioned in paragraph (a) above if, in its reasonable opinion, it is not practicable to do so in the circumstances and, in any event, shall have no obligation to agree to such changes;

(c) | the Facility Agent may consult with the Finance Parties in relation to any changes mentioned in paragraph (a) above but shall not be obliged to do so if, in its opinion, it is not practicable to do so in the circumstances;

(d) | any such changes agreed upon by the Facility Agent and the Borrowers shall (whether or not it is finally determined that a Disruption Event has occurred) be binding upon the Parties and any Obligors as an amendment to (or, as the case may be, waiver of) the terms of the Finance Documents notwithstanding the provisions of Clause 43 (Amendments and Waivers);

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(e) | the Facility Agent shall not be liable for any damages, costs or losses to any person, any diminution in value or any liability whatsoever (including, without limitation for negligence, gross negligence or any other category of liability whatsoever but not including any claim based on the fraud of the Facility Agent) arising as a result of its taking, or failing to take, any actions pursuant to or in connection with this Clause 34.11 (Disruption to Payment Systems etc.); and

(f) | the Facility Agent shall notify the Finance Parties of all changes agreed pursuant to paragraph (d) above.

35 | SET-OFF

A Finance Party may set off any matured obligation due from an Obligor under the Finance Documents (to the extent beneficially owned by that Finance Party) against any matured obligation owed by that Finance Party to that Obligor, regardless of the place of payment, booking branch or currency of either obligation. If the obligations are in different currencies, the Finance Party may convert either obligation at a market rate of exchange in its usual course of business for the purpose of the set-off.

36 | BAIL-IN

Notwithstanding any other term of any Finance Document or any other agreement, arrangement or understanding between the Parties, each Party acknowledges and accepts that any liability of any Party to any other Party under or in connection with the Finance Documents may be subject to Bail-In Action by the relevant Resolution Authority and acknowledges and accepts to be bound by the effect of:

(a) | any Bail-In Action in relation to any such liability, including (without limitation):

| (i) | a reduction, in full or in part, in the principal amount, or outstanding amount due (including any accrued but unpaid interest) in respect of any such liability;

| (ii) | a conversion of all, or part of, any such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership that may be issued to, or conferred on, it; and

| (iii) | a cancellation of any such liability; and

(b) | a variation of any term of any Finance Document to the extent necessary to give effect to any Bail-In Action in relation to any such liability.

37 | NOTICES

37.1 | Communications in writing

Any communication to be made under or in connection with the Finance Documents shall be made in writing and, unless otherwise stated, may be made by fax or letter.

37.2 | Addresses

The address and fax number (and the department or officer, if any, for whose attention the communication is to be made) of each Party for any communication or document to be made or delivered under or in connection with the Finance Documents are:

(a) | in the case of the Borrowers, that specified in Schedule 1 (The Parties);

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(b) | in the case of each Lender or any other Obligor, that specified in Schedule 1 (The Parties) or, if it becomes a Party after the date of this Agreement, that notified in writing to the Facility Agent on or before the date on which it becomes a Party;

(c) | in the case of the Facility Agent, that specified in Schedule 1 (The Parties); and

(d) | in the case of the Security Agent, that specified in Schedule 1 (The Parties),

or any substitute address, fax number or department or officer as the Party may notify to the Facility Agent (or the Facility Agent may notify to the other Parties, if a change is made by the Facility Agent) by not less than five Business Days’ notice.

37.3 | Delivery

(a) | Any communication or document made or delivered by one person to another under or in connection with the Finance Documents will only be effective:

| (i) | if by way of fax, when received in legible form; or

| (ii) | if by way of letter, when it has been left at the relevant address or five Business Days after being deposited in the post postage prepaid in an envelope addressed to it at that address,

and, if a particular department or officer is specified as part of its address details provided under Clause 37.2 (Addresses), if addressed to that department or officer.

(b) | Any communication or document to be made or delivered to a Servicing Party will be effective only when actually received by that Servicing Party and then only if it is expressly marked for the attention of the department or officer of that Servicing Party specified in Schedule 1 (The Parties) (or any substitute department or officer as that Servicing Party shall specify for this purpose).

(c) | All notices from or to an Obligor shall be sent through the Facility Agent unless otherwise specified in any Finance Document.

(d) | Any communication or document made or delivered to the Borrowers in accordance with this Clause will be deemed to have been made or delivered to each of the Obligors.

(e) | Any communication or document which becomes effective, in accordance with paragraphs (a) to (d) above, after 5.00 p.m. in the place of receipt shall be deemed only to become effective on the following day.

37.4 | Notification of address and fax number

Promptly upon receipt of notification of an address and fax number or change of address or fax number pursuant to Clause 37.2 (Addresses) or changing its own address or fax number, the Facility Agent shall notify the other Parties.

37.5 | Electronic communication

(a) | Any communication to be made between any two Parties under or in connection with the Finance Documents may be made by electronic mail or other electronic means (including, without limitation, by way of posting to a secure website) if those two Parties:

| (i) | notify each other in writing of their electronic mail address and/or any other information required to enable the transmission of information by that means; and

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| (ii) | notify each other of any change to their address or any other such information supplied by them by not less than five Business Days’ notice.

(b) | Any such electronic communication as specified in paragraph (a) above to be made between an Obligor and a Finance Party may only be made in that way to the extent that those two Parties agree that, unless and until notified to the contrary, this is to be an accepted from of communication.

(c) | Any such electronic communication as specified in paragraph (a) above made between any two Parties will be effective only when actually received (or made available) in readable form and in the case of any electronic communication made by a Party to the Facility Agent or the Security Agent only if it is addressed in such a manner as the Facility Agent or the Security Agent shall specify for this purpose.

(d) | Any electronic communication which becomes effective, in accordance with paragraph (c) above, after 5.00 p.m. in the place in which the Party to whom the relevant communication is sent or made available has its address for the purpose of this Agreement shall be deemed only to become effective on the following day.

(e) | Any reference in a Finance Document to a communication being sent or received shall be construed to include that communication being made available in accordance with this Clause 37.5 (Electronic communication).

37.6 | English language

(a) | Any notice given under or in connection with any Finance Document must be in English.

(b) | All other documents provided under or in connection with any Finance Document must be:

| (i) | in English; or

| (ii) | if not in English, and if so required by the Facility Agent, accompanied by a certified English translation prepared by a translator approved by the Facility Agent and, in this case, the English translation will prevail unless the document is a constitutional, statutory or other official document.

38 | CALCULATIONS AND CERTIFICATES

38.1 | Accounts

In any litigation or arbitration proceedings arising out of or in connection with a Finance Document, the entries made in the accounts maintained by a Finance Party are prima facie evidence of the matters to which they relate.

38.2 | Certificates and determinations

Any certification or determination by a Finance Party of a rate or amount under any Finance Document is, in the absence of manifest error, conclusive evidence of the matters to which it relates.

38.3 | Day count convention and interest calculation

Any interest, commission or fee accruing under a Finance Document will accrue from day to day and is calculated on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed and a year of 360 days or, in any case where the practice in the Relevant Market differs, in accordance with that market practice.
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39 | PARTIAL INVALIDITY

If, at any time, any provision of a Finance Document is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect under any law of any jurisdiction, neither the legality, validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions under the law of that jurisdiction nor the legality, validity or enforceability of such provision under the law of any other jurisdiction will in any way be affected or impaired.

40 | REMEDIES AND WAIVERS

No failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of any Secured Party, any right or remedy under a Finance Document shall operate as a waiver of any such right or remedy or constitute an election to affirm any Finance Document. No election to affirm any Finance Document on the part of a Secured Party shall be effective unless it is in writing. No single or partial exercise of any right or remedy shall prevent any further or other exercise or the exercise of any other right or remedy. The rights and remedies provided in each Finance Document are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.

41 | SETTLEMENT OR DISCHARGE CONDITIONAL

Any settlement or discharge under any Finance Document between any Finance Party and any Obligor shall be conditional upon no security or payment to any Finance Party by any Obligor or any other person being set aside, adjusted or ordered to be repaid, whether under any insolvency law or otherwise.

42 | IRREVOCABLE PAYMENT

If the Facility Agent considers that an amount paid or discharged by, or on behalf of, an Obligor or by any other person in purported payment or discharge of an obligation of that Obligor to a Finance Party under the Finance Documents is capable of being avoided or otherwise set aside on the liquidation or administration of that Obligor or otherwise, then that amount shall not be considered to have been unconditionally and irrevocably paid or discharged for the purposes of the Finance Documents.

43 | AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS

43.1 | Required consents

(a) | Subject to Clause 43.2 (All Lender matters) and Clause 43.3 (Other exceptions) any term of the Finance Documents may be amended or waived only with the consent of the Majority Lenders and, in the case of an amendment, the Obligors and any such amendment or waiver will be binding on all Parties.

(b) | The Facility Agent may effect, on behalf of any Finance Party, any amendment or waiver permitted by this Clause 43 (Amendments and Waivers).

(c) | Without prejudice to the generality of Clause 30.8 (Rights and discretions), the Facility Agent may engage, pay for and rely on the services of lawyers in determining the consent level required for and effecting any amendment, waiver or consent under this Agreement.

43.2 | All Lender matters

Subject to Clause 43.4 (changes to reference rates), an amendment of or waiver or consent in relation to any term of any Finance Document that has the effect of changing or which relates to:

(a) | the definition of “Majority Lenders” in Clause 1.1 (Definitions);

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(b) | a postponement to or extension of the date of payment of any amount under the Finance Documents (other than in relation to Clause 7.4 (Voluntary prepayment of Loan) in respect of a prepayment made pursuant to Clause 25.2 (Provision of additional security; prepayment), Clause 7.5 (Mandatory prepayment on sale or Total Loss);

(c) | a reduction in the Margin or the amount of any payment of principal, interest, fees or commission payable;

(d) | a change in currency of payment of any amount under the Finance Documents;

(e) | an increase in any Commitment or the Total Commitments, an extension of any Availability Period or any requirement that a cancellation of Commitments reduces the Commitments rateably under the Facility;

(f) | a change to any Obligor;

(g) | any provision which expressly requires the consent of all the Lenders;

(h) | this Clause 43 (Amendments and Waivers);

(i) | any change to the preamble (Background), Clause 2 (The Facility), Clause 3 (Purpose), Clause 5 (Utilisation), Clause 9 (Interest), Clause 22.11 (Negative pledge), Clause 22.12 (Disposals), Clause 22.13 (Merger), paragraph (c) of Clause 22.14 (Change of business), Clause 24.2 (Ships’ names and registration), Clause 24.3 (Repair and classification), Clause 24.4 (Modifications), Clause 24.5 (Removal and installation of parts), Clause 26 (Application of Earnings and Accounts), Clause 28 (Changes to the Lenders), Clause 47 (Governing Law) or Clause 48 (Enforcement);

(j) | any release (whether in part or in full) of, or material variation to, or limitation of enforcement to any Transaction Security, guarantee, indemnity or subordination arrangement set out in a Finance Document (except in the case of a release of Transaction Security as it relates to the disposal of an asset which is the subject of the Transaction Security and where such disposal is expressly permitted by the Majority Lenders or otherwise under a Finance Document);

(k) | (other than as expressly permitted by the provisions of any Finance Document), the nature or scope of:

| (i) | the guarantee and indemnity granted under Clause 17 (Guarantee and Indemnity – Parent Guarantor);

| (ii) | the joint and several liability of the Borrowers under Clause 18 (Joint and Several Liability of the Borrowers);

| (iii) | the Security Assets; or

| (iv) | the manner in which the proceeds of enforcement of the Transaction Security are distributed,

(except in the case of sub-paragraphs (iii) and (iv) above, insofar as it relates to a sale or disposal of an asset which is the subject of the Transaction Security where such sale or disposal is expressly permitted under this Agreement or any other Finance Document);
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| (v) | the release of the guarantees and indemnities granted under Clause 17 (Guarantee and Indemnity – Parent Guarantor), the joint and several liability of the Borrowers under Clause 18 (Joint and Several Liability of the Borrowers) or of any Transaction Security unless permitted under this Agreement or any other Finance Document or relating to a sale or disposal of an asset which is the subject of the Transaction Security where such sale or disposal is expressly permitted under this Agreement or any other Finance Document,

shall not be made, or given, without the prior consent of all the Lenders.

43.3 | Other exceptions

An amendment or waiver which relates to the rights or obligations of a Servicing Party, the Arranger or a Reference Bank (each in their capacity as such) may not be effected without the consent of that Servicing Party, or the Arranger or that Reference Bank, as the case may be, the Arranger.

43.4 | Changes to reference rates

(a) | Subject to Clause 43.3 (Other exceptions), if a Published Rate Replacement Event has occurred in relation to a Published Rate, any amendment or waiver which relates to:

| (i) | providing for the use of a Replacement Reference Rate in place of that Published Rate; and

(ii)

| (A) | aligning any provision of any Finance Document to the use of that Replacement Reference Rate;

| (B) | enabling that Replacement Reference Rate to be used for the calculation of interest under this Agreement (including, without limitation, any consequential changes required to enable that Replacement Reference Rate to be used for the purposes of this Agreement);

| (C) | implementing market conventions applicable to that Replacement Reference Rate;

| (D) | providing for appropriate fallback (and market disruption) provisions for that Replacement Reference Rate; or

| (E) | adjusting the pricing to reduce or eliminate, to the extent reasonably practicable, any transfer of economic value from one Party to another as a result of the application of that Replacement Reference Rate (and if any adjustment or method for calculating any adjustment has been formally designated, nominated or recommended by the Relevant Nominating Body, the adjustment shall be determined on the basis of that designation, nomination or recommendation),

may be made with the consent of the Facility Agent (acting on the instructions of the Majority Lenders) and the Borrower.

(b) | If any Lender fails to respond to a request for an amendment or waiver described in paragraph (a) or (b) above within three Business Days (or such longer time period in relation to any request which the Borrower and the Facility Agent may agree) of that request being made:

| (i) | its Commitment or its participation in the Loan (as the case may be) shall not be included for the purpose of calculating the Total Commitments or the amount of the Loan (as applicable) when ascertaining whether any relevant percentage of Total Commitments or the aggregate of participations in the Loan (as applicable) has been obtained to approve that request; and

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| (ii) | its status as a Lender shall be disregarded for the purpose of ascertaining whether the agreement of any specified group of Lenders has been obtained to approve that request.

(c) | In this Clause 43.4 (Changes to reference rates):

“Published Rate” means:

| (a) | Term SOFR for any Term SOFR Quoted Tenor;

| (b) | SOFR; or

| (c) | the Screen Rate.

“Published Rate Replacement Event” means, in relation to a Published Rate:

| (a) | the methodology, formula or other means of determining that Published Rate has, in the opinion of the Majority Lenders, and the Borrower materially changed;

(b)
(i)

| (A) | the administrator of that Published Rate or its supervisor publicly announces that such administrator is insolvent; or

| (B) | information is published in any order, decree, notice, petition or filing, however described, of or filed with a court, tribunal, exchange, regulatory authority or similar administrative, regulatory or judicial body which reasonably confirms that the administrator of that Published Rate is insolvent,

provided that, in each case, at that time, there is no successor administrator to continue to provide that Published Rate;

| (ii) | the administrator of that Published Rate publicly announces that it has ceased or will cease, to provide that Published Rate permanently or indefinitely and, at that time, there is no successor administrator to continue to provide that Published Rate;

| (iii) | the supervisor of the administrator of that Published Rate publicly announces that such Published Rate has been or will be permanently or indefinitely discontinued; or

| (iv) | the administrator of that Published Rate or its supervisor announces that that Published Rate may no longer be used; or

| (c) | in the case of the Screen Rate for any Quoted Tenor, the supervisor of the administrator of that Screen Rate makes a public announcement or publishes information:

| (i) | stating that that Screen Rate for that Quoted Tenor is no longer, or as of a specified future date will no longer be, representative of the underlying market or the economic reality that it is intended to measure and that representativeness will not be restored (as determined by such supervisor); and

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| (ii) | with awareness that any such announcement or publication will engage certain triggers for fallback provisions in contracts which may be activated by any such pre-cessation announcement or publication; or

| (d) | in the opinion of the Majority Lenders and the Borrower, that Published Rate is otherwise no longer appropriate for the purposes of calculating interest under this Agreement.

“Relevant Nominating Body” means any applicable central bank, regulator or other supervisory authority or a group of them, or any working group or committee sponsored or chaired by, or constituted at the request of, any of them or the Financial Stability Board.
“Replacement Reference Rate” means a reference rate which is:

| (a) | formally designated, nominated or recommended as the replacement for a Published Rate by:

| (i) | the administrator of that Published Rate (provided that the market or economic reality that such reference rate measures is the same as that measured by that Published Rate); or

| (ii) | any Relevant Nominating Body,

| (iii) | and if replacements have, at the relevant time, been formally designated, nominated or recommended under both paragraphs, the “Replacement Reference Rate” will be the replacement under sub-paragraph (ii) above;

| (b) | in the opinion of the Majority Lenders and the Borrower, generally accepted in the international or any relevant domestic syndicated loan markets as the appropriate successor or alternative to a Published Rate; or

| (c) | in the opinion of the Majority Lenders and the Borrower, an appropriate successor or alternative to a Published Rate.

“Term SOFR Quoted Tenor” means any period for which Term SOFR is customarily displayed on the relevant page or screen of an information service.

44 | CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

44.1 | Confidentiality

Each Finance Party agrees to keep all Confidential Information confidential and not to disclose it to anyone, save to the extent permitted by Clause 44.2 (Disclosure of Confidential Information) and Clause 44.4 (Disclosure to numbering service providers) and to ensure that all Confidential Information is protected with security measures and a degree of care that would apply to its own confidential information.

44.2 | Disclosure of Confidential Information

Any Finance Party may disclose:

(a) | to any of its Affiliates and Related Funds and any of its or their officers, directors, employees, professional advisers, auditors, partners and Representatives such Confidential Information as that Finance Party shall consider appropriate if any person to whom the Confidential Information is to be given pursuant to this paragraph (a) is informed in writing of its confidential nature and that some or all of such Confidential Information may be price-sensitive information except that there shall be no such requirement to so inform if the recipient is subject to professional obligations to maintain the confidentiality of the information or is otherwise bound by requirements of confidentiality in relation to the Confidential Information;

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(b) | to any person:

| (i) | to (or through) whom it assigns or transfers (or may potentially assign or transfer) all or any of its rights and/or obligations under one or more Finance Documents or which succeeds (or which may potentially succeed) it as Facility Agent or Security Agent and, in each case, to any of that person’s Affiliates, Related Funds, Representatives and professional advisers;

| (ii) | with (or through) whom it enters into (or may potentially enter into), whether directly or indirectly, any sub-participation in relation to, or any other transaction under which payments are to be made or may be made by reference to, one or more Finance Documents and/or one or more Obligors and to any of that person’s Affiliates, Related Funds, Representatives and professional advisers;

| (iii) | appointed by any Finance Party or by a person to whom sub-paragraph (i) or (ii) of paragraph (b) above applies to receive communications, notices, information or documents delivered pursuant to the Finance Documents on its behalf (including, without limitation, any person appointed under paragraph (c) of Clause 30.15 (Relationship with the other Finance Parties));

| (iv) | who invests in or otherwise finances (or may potentially invest in or otherwise finance), directly or indirectly, any transaction referred to in sub-paragraph (i) or (ii) of paragraph (b) above;

| (v) | to whom information is required or requested to be disclosed by any court of competent jurisdiction or any governmental, banking, taxation or other regulatory authority or similar body, the rules of any relevant stock exchange or pursuant to any applicable law or regulation;

| (vi) | to whom information is required to be disclosed in connection with, and for the purposes of, any litigation, arbitrations, administrative or other investigations, proceedings or disputes;

| (vii) | to whom or for whose benefit that Finance Party charges, assigns or otherwise creates Security (or may do so) pursuant to Clause 28.8 (Security over Lenders’ rights);

| (viii) | which is a classification society or other entity which a Lender has engaged to make the calculations necessary to enable that Lender to comply with its reporting obligations under the Poseidon Principles;

| (ix) | who is a Party, a member of the Group or any related entity of an Obligor;

| (x) | as a result of the registration of any Finance Document as contemplated by any Finance Document or any legal opinion obtained in connection with any Finance Document; or

| (xi) | with the consent of the Parent Guarantor;

in each case, such Confidential Information as that Finance Party shall consider appropriate if:
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| (A) | in relation to sub-paragraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) of paragraph (b) above, the person to whom the Confidential Information is to be given has entered into a Confidentiality Undertaking except that there shall be no requirement for a Confidentiality Undertaking if the recipient is a professional adviser and is subject to professional obligations to maintain the confidentiality of the Confidential Information;

| (B) | in relation to sub-paragraph (iv) of paragraph (b) above, the person to whom the Confidential Information is to be given has entered into a Confidentiality Undertaking or is otherwise bound by requirements of confidentiality in relation to the Confidential Information they receive and is informed that some or all of such Confidential Information may be price-sensitive information;

| (C) | in relation to sub-paragraphs (v) (vi) and (vii) of paragraph (b) above, the person to whom the Confidential Information is to be given is informed of its confidential nature and that some or all of such Confidential Information may be price-sensitive information except that there shall be no requirement to so inform if, in the opinion of that Finance Party, it is not practicable so to do in the circumstances;

(c) | to any person appointed by that Finance Party or by a person to whom sub-paragraph (i) or (ii) of paragraph (b) above applies to provide administration or settlement services in respect of one or more of the Finance Documents including without limitation, in relation to the trading of participations in respect of the Finance Documents, such Confidential Information as may be required to be disclosed to enable such service provider to provide any of the services referred to in this paragraph (c) if the service provider to whom the Confidential Information is to be given has entered in to a confidentiality agreement substantially in the form of the LMA Master Confidentiality Undertaking for Use With Administration/ Settlement Service Providers or such other form of confidentiality undertaking agreed between the Borrowers and the relevant Finance Party;

(d) | to any rating agency (including its professional advisers) such Confidential Information as may be required to be disclosed to enable such rating agency to carry out its normal rating activities in relation to the Finance Documents and/or the Obligors if the rating agency to whom the Confidential Information is to be given is informed of its confidential nature and that some or all of such Confidential Information may be price-sensitive information.

44.3 | DAC6

Nothing in any Finance Document shall prevent disclosure of any confidential information or other matter to the extent that preventing that disclosure would otherwise cause any transaction contemplated by the Finance Documents or any transaction carried out in connection with any transaction contemplated by the Finance Documents to become an arrangement described in Part II A 1 of Annex IV of Directive 2011/16/EU.

44.4 | Disclosure to numbering service providers

(a) | Any Finance Party may disclose to any national or international numbering service provider appointed by that Finance Party to provide identification numbering services in respect of this Agreement, the Facility and/or one or more Obligors the following information:

| (i) | names of Obligors;

| (ii) | country of domicile of Obligors;

| (iii) | place of incorporation of Obligors;

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| (iv) | date of this Agreement;

| (v) | Clause 47 (Governing Law);

| (vi) | the names of the Facility Agent and the Arranger;

| (vii) | date of each amendment and restatement of this Agreement;

| (viii) | amount of Total Commitments;

| (ix) | currency of the Facility;

| (x) | type of Facility;

| (xi) | ranking of Facility;

| (xii) | Termination Date for Facility;

| (xiii) | changes to any of the information previously supplied pursuant to sub-paragraphs (i) to (xii) above; and

| (xiv) | such other information agreed between such Finance Party and the Borrowers,

to enable such numbering service provider to provide its usual syndicated loan numbering identification services.

(b) | The Parties acknowledge and agree that each identification number assigned to this Agreement, the Facility and/or one or more Obligors by a numbering service provider and the information associated with each such number may be disclosed to users of its services in accordance with the standard terms and conditions of that numbering service provider.

(c) | Each Obligor represents, on behalf of itself and the other Obligors, that none of the information set out in sub-paragraphs (i) to (xiv) of paragraph (a) above is, nor will at any time be, unpublished price-sensitive information.

(d) | The Facility Agent shall notify the Parent Guarantor and the other Finance Parties of:

| (i) | the name of any numbering service provider appointed by the Facility Agent in respect of this Agreement, the Facility and/or one or more Obligors; and

| (ii) | the number or, as the case may be, numbers assigned to this Agreement, the Facility and/or one or more Obligors by such numbering service provider.

44.5 | Entire agreement

This Clause 44 (Confidential Information) constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties in relation to the obligations of the Finance Parties under the Finance Documents regarding Confidential Information and supersedes any previous agreement, whether express or implied, regarding Confidential Information.

44.6 | Inside information

Each of the Finance Parties acknowledges that some or all of the Confidential Information is or may be price-sensitive information and that the use of such information may be regulated or prohibited by applicable legislation including securities law relating to insider dealing and market abuse and each of the Finance Parties undertakes not to use any Confidential Information for any unlawful purpose.
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44.7 | Notification of disclosure

Each of the Finance Parties agrees (to the extent permitted by law and regulation) to inform the Borrowers:

(a) | of the circumstances of any disclosure of Confidential Information made pursuant to sub-paragraph (v) of paragraph (b) of Clause 44.2 (Disclosure of Confidential Information) except where such disclosure is made to any of the persons referred to in that paragraph during the ordinary course of its supervisory or regulatory function; and

(b) | upon becoming aware that Confidential Information has been disclosed in breach of this Clause 44 (Confidential Information).

44.8 | Continuing obligations

The obligations in this Clause 44 (Confidential Information) are continuing and, in particular, shall survive and remain binding on each Finance Party for a period of 12 months from the earlier of:

(a) | the date on which all amounts payable by the Obligors under or in connection with this Agreement have been paid in full and all Commitments have been cancelled or otherwise cease to be available; and

(b) | the date on which such Finance Party otherwise ceases to be a Finance Party.

45 | CONFIDENTIALITY OF FUNDING RATES AND REFERENCE BANK QUOTATIONS

45.1 | Confidentiality and disclosure

(a) | The Facility Agent and each Obligor agree to keep each Funding Rate (and, in the case of the Facility Agent, each Reference Bank Quotation) confidential and not to disclose it to anyone, save to the extent permitted by paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) below.

(b) | The Facility Agent may disclose:

| (i) | any Funding Rate (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, any Reference Bank Quotation) to the Borrowers pursuant to Clause 8.4 (Notification of rates of interest); and

| (ii) | any Funding Rate or any Reference Bank Quotation to any person appointed by it to provide administration services in respect of one or more of the Finance Documents to the extent necessary to enable such service provider to provide those services if the service provider to whom that information is to be given has entered into a confidentiality agreement substantially in the form of the LMA Master Confidentiality Undertaking for Use With Administration/Settlement Service Providers or such other form of confidentiality undertaking agreed between the Facility Agent and the relevant Lender or Reference Bank, as the case may be.

(c) | The Facility Agent may disclose any Funding Rate or any Reference Bank Quotation, and each Obligor may disclose any Funding Rate, to:

| (i) | any of its Affiliates and any of its or their officers, directors, employees, professional advisers, auditors, partners and Representatives, if any person to whom that Funding Rate or Reference Bank Quotation is to be given pursuant to this sub-paragraph (i) is informed in writing of its confidential nature and that it may be price sensitive information except that there shall be no such requirement to so inform if the recipient is subject to professional obligations to maintain the confidentiality of that Funding Rate or Reference Bank Quotation or is otherwise bound by requirements of confidentiality in relation to it;

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| (ii) | any person to whom information is required or requested to be disclosed by any court of competent jurisdiction or any governmental, banking, taxation or other regulatory authority or similar body, the rules of any relevant stock exchange or pursuant to any applicable law or regulation if the person to whom that Funding Rate or Reference Bank Quotation is to be given is informed in writing of its confidential nature and that it may be price sensitive information except that there shall be no requirement to so inform if, in the opinion of the Facility Agent or the relevant Obligor, as the case may be, it is not practicable to do so in the circumstances;

| (iii) | any person to whom information is required to be disclosed in connection with, and for the purposes of, any litigation, arbitration, administrative or other investigations, proceedings or disputes if the person to whom that Funding Rate or Reference Bank Quotation is to be given is informed in writing of its confidential nature and that it may be price sensitive information except that there shall be no requirement to so inform if, in the opinion of the Facility Agent or the relevant Obligor, as the case may be, it is not practicable to do so in the circumstances; and

| (iv) | any person with the consent of the relevant Lender or Reference Bank, as the case may be.

(d) | The Facility Agent’s obligations in this Clause 45 (Confidentiality of Funding Rates and Reference Bank Quotations) relating to Reference Bank Quotations are without prejudice to its obligations to make notifications under Clause 8.4 (Notification of rates of interest) provided that (other than pursuant to sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (b) above) the Facility Agent shall not include the details of any individual Reference Bank Quotation as part of any such notification.

45.2 | Related obligations

(a) | The Facility Agent and each Obligor acknowledge that each Funding Rate (and, in the case of the Facility Agent, each Reference Bank Quotation) is or may be price sensitive information and that its use may be regulated or prohibited by applicable legislation including securities law relating to insider dealing and market abuse and the Facility Agent and each Obligor undertake not to use any Funding Rate or, in the case of the Facility Agent, any Reference Bank Quotation for any unlawful purpose.

(b) | The Facility Agent and each Obligor agree (to the extent permitted by law and regulation) to inform the relevant Lender or Reference Bank, as the case may be:

| (i) | of the circumstances of any disclosure made pursuant to sub-paragraph (ii) of paragraph (c) of Clause 45.1 (Confidentiality and disclosure) except where such disclosure is made to any of the persons referred to in that paragraph during the ordinary course of its supervisory or regulatory function; and

| (ii) | upon becoming aware that any information has been disclosed in breach of this Clause 45 (Confidentiality of Funding Rates and Reference Bank Quotations).

45.3 | No Event of Default

No Event of Default will occur under Clause 27.4 (Other obligations) by reason only of an Obligor’s failure to comply with this Clause 45 (Confidentiality of Funding Rates and Reference Bank Quotations).

46 | COUNTERPARTS

Each Finance Document may be executed in any number of counterparts, and this has the same effect as if the signatures on the counterparts were on a single copy of the Finance Document.
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SECTION 12
GOVERNING LAW AND ENFORCEMENT

47 | GOVERNING LAW

This Agreement and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with it are governed by English law.

48 | ENFORCEMENT

48.1 | Jurisdiction

(a) | The courts of England have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement (including a dispute regarding the existence, validity or termination of this Agreement or any non-contractual obligation arising out of or in connection with this Agreement) (a “Dispute”).

(b) | The Obligors accept that the courts of England are the most appropriate and convenient courts to settle Disputes and accordingly no Obligor will argue to the contrary.

(c) | This Clause 48.1 (Jurisdiction) is for the benefit of the Secured Parties only. As a result, no Secured Party shall be prevented from taking proceedings relating to a Dispute in any other courts with jurisdiction. To the extent allowed by law, the Secured Parties may take concurrent proceedings in any number of jurisdictions.

48.2 | Service of process

(a) | Without prejudice to any other mode of service allowed under any relevant law, each Obligor (other than an Obligor incorporated in England and Wales):

| (i) | irrevocably appoints Hill Dickinson Services (London) Limited at its registered office for the time being presently at The Broadgate Tower, 20 Primrose Street, London EC2A 2EW, England as its agent for service of process in relation to any proceedings before the English courts in connection with any Finance Document; and

| (ii) | agrees that failure by a process agent to notify the relevant Obligor of the process will not invalidate the proceedings concerned.

(b) | If any person appointed as an agent for service of process is unable for any reason to act as agent for service of process, the Borrowers (on behalf of all the Obligors) must immediately (and in any event within 5 days of such event taking place) appoint another agent on terms acceptable to the Facility Agent. Failing this, the Facility Agent may appoint another agent for this purpose.

This Agreement has been entered into on the date stated at the beginning of this Agreement.
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SCHEDULE 1
THE PARTIES
PART A
THE OBLIGORS

Name of Borrower | Place of Incorporation | Address for Communication
MULAN SHIPPING CO. | Republic of the Marshall Islands | c/o Castor Ships S.A. 25 Foinikos Str. 14564 Nea Kifissia, Athens Greece Fax No: + 357 25357796
JOHNNY BRAVO SHIPPING CO. | Republic of the Marshall Islands | c/o Castor Ships S.A. 25 Foinikos Str. 14564 Nea Kifissia, Athens Greece Fax No: + 357 25357796
SONGOKU SHIPPING CO. | Republic of the Marshall Islands | c/o Castor Ships S.A. 25 Foinikos Str. 14564 Nea Kifissia, Athens Greece Fax No: + 357 25357796
ASTERIX SHIPPING CO. | Republic of the Marshall Islands | c/o Castor Ships S.A. 25 Foinikos Str. 14564 Nea Kifissia, Athens Greece Fax No: + 357 25357796
STEWIE SHIPPING CO. | Republic of the Marshall Islands | c/o Castor Ships S.A. 25 Foinikos Str. 14564 Nea Kifissia, Athens Greece Fax No: + 357 25357796

Name of Parent Guarantor | Place of Incorporation | Address for Communication
CASTOR MARITIME INC. | The Republic of the Marshall Islands | c/o Castor Ships S.A. 25 Foinikos Str. 14564 Nea Kifissia, Athens Greece Fax No: + 357 25357796

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PART B
THE ORIGINAL LENDERS

Name of Original Lender | Commitment | Address for Communication
DEUTSCHE BANK AG | $55,000,000 | Adolphsplatz 7 20457 Hamburg Germany

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PART C
THE SERVICING PARTIES

Name of Facility Agent | Address for Communication
DEUTSCHE BANK AG | Adolphsplatz 7 20457 Hamburg Germany
Name of Security Agent | Address for Communication
DEUTSCHE BANK AG | Adolphsplatz 7 20457 Hamburg Germany

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SCHEDULE 2
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
PART A
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO UTILISATION REQUEST

1 | Obligors

1.1 | A copy of the constitutional documents of each Obligor.

1.2 | A copy of a resolution of the manager of each Obligor:

(a) | approving the terms of, and the transactions contemplated by, the Finance Documents to which it is a party and resolving that it execute the Finance Documents to which it is a party;

(b) | authorising a specified person or persons to execute the Finance Documents to which it is a party on its behalf; and

(c) | authorising a specified person or persons, on its behalf, to sign and/or despatch all documents and notices (including, if relevant, the Utilisation Request and each Selection Notice) to be signed and/or despatched by it under, or in connection with, the Finance Documents to which it is a party.

1.3 | An original of the power of attorney of any Obligor authorising a specified person or persons to execute the Finance Documents to which it is a party.

1.4 | A copy of a resolution signed by the Parent Guarantor as the owner of all of the Equity Interests of that Borrower, approving the terms of, and the transactions contemplated by, the Finance Documents to which the Borrower is a party.

1.5 | A certificate of each Obligor (signed by a manager (or equivalent)) confirming that borrowing or guaranteeing, as appropriate, the Total Commitments would not cause any borrowing, guaranteeing or similar limit binding on that Obligor to be exceeded.

1.6 | A certificate of each Obligor that is incorporated outside the UK (signed by a manager (or equivalent)) certifying either that (i) it has not delivered particulars of any UK Establishment to the Registrar of Companies as required under the Overseas Regulations or (ii) it has a UK Establishment and specifying the name and registered number under which it is registered with the Registrar of Companies.

1.7 | A certificate of an authorised signatory of the relevant Obligor certifying that each copy document relating to it specified in this Part A of Schedule 2 (Conditions Precedent) is correct, complete and in full force and effect as at a date no earlier than the date of this Agreement.

1.8 | Written confirmation of the ultimate legal and beneficial ownership of each Borrower and the Parent Guarantor in a form approved by the Lenders, such ultimate legal and beneficial owner to be approved by the Lenders.

2 | Finance Documents

2.1 | A duly executed original of any Finance Document not otherwise referred to in this Schedule 2 (Conditions Precedent).

2.2 | A duly executed original of any other document required to be delivered by each Finance Document if not otherwise referred to this Schedule 2 (Conditions Precedent).

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3 | Security

3.1 | A duly executed original of the Account Security in relation to each Account.

4 | Legal opinions

4.1 | A legal opinion of Watson, Farley & Williams LLP, legal advisers to the Arranger, the Facility Agent and the Security Agent in England, substantially in the form distributed to the Original Lenders before signing this Agreement.

4.2 | A legal opinion of Watson, Farley & Williams LLP, legal advisers to the Arranger, the Facility Agent and the Security Agent in the Marshall Islands, substantially in the form distributed to the Original Lenders before signing this Agreement.

5 | Other documents and evidence

5.1 | Details of any financial covenants which any member of the Group may have in relation to any of their current vessel financings.

5.2 | Evidence that any process agent referred to in Clause 48.2 (Service of process), if not an Obligor, has accepted its appointment.

5.3 | Documentary evidence that the Borrowers are in the absolute and unencumbered ownership of the Parent Guarantor.

5.4 | A copy of any other Authorisation or other document, opinion or assurance which the Facility Agent considers to be necessary (if it has notified the Borrowers accordingly) in connection with the entry into and performance of the transactions contemplated by any Transaction Document or for the validity and enforceability of any Transaction Document.

5.5 | The Original Financial Statements of the Parent Guarantor.

5.6 | The original of any mandates or other documents required in connection with the opening or operation of the Accounts.

5.7 | Evidence that the fees, costs and expenses then due from the Borrowers pursuant to Clause 11 (Fees) and Clause 16 (Costs and Expenses) have been paid or will be paid by the Utilisation Date.

5.8 | Such evidence as the Facility Agent may require for the Finance Parties to be able to satisfy each of their “know your customer” or similar identification procedures in relation to the transactions contemplated by the Finance Documents.

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PART B
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO UTILISATION OF AN ADVANCE
In Part B of this Schedule 2, the following definitions have the following meanings:

(a) | “Relevant Borrower” means any Borrower which is utilising the its Tranche on the relevant Utilisation Date; and

(b) | “Relevant Ship” means the Ship which is owned by the Relevant Borrower.

1 | Borrowers

A certificate of an authorised signatory of each Borrower certifying that each copy document which it is required to provide under this Part B of Schedule 2 (Conditions Precedent) is correct, complete and in full force and effect as at the Utilisation Date of the Advance under Tranche A.

2 | Ship and other security

2.1 | A duly executed original of the Shares Security in respect of the Relevant Borrower (and of each document to be delivered under it).

2.2 | A duly executed original of the Mortgage and the General and Charterparty Assignment in respect of the Relevant Ship and of each document to be delivered under or pursuant to each of them together with documentary evidence that the Mortgage in respect of the Relevant Ship has been duly registered as a valid first preferred ship mortgage in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction of its Approved Flag.

2.3 | Documentary evidence that the Relevant Ship:

(a) | is definitively and permanently registered in the name of the Relevant Borrower under the Approved Flag applicable to that Ship;

(b) | is in the absolute and unencumbered ownership of the Relevant Borrower save as contemplated by the Finance Documents;

(c) | maintains the Approved Classification with the Approved Classification Society free of all overdue recommendations and conditions of the Approved Classification Society; and

(d) | is insured in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and all requirements in this Agreement in respect of insurances have been complied with.

2.4 | Documents establishing that the Relevant Ship will, as from the Utilisation Date of the Advance under the relevant Tranche, be managed by the Approved Managers on terms acceptable to the Facility Agent acting with the authorisation of all of the Lenders, together with:

(a) | a Manager’s Undertaking for each Approved Manager of the Relevant Ship; and

(b) | copies of the relevant Approved Manager’s Document of Compliance and of the Relevant Ship’s Safety Management Certificate (together with any other details of the applicable Safety Management System which the Facility Agent requires) and of any other documents required under the ISM Code and the ISPS Code in relation to the Relevant Ship including without limitation an ISSC.

2.5 | An opinion from an independent insurance consultant acceptable to the Facility Agent on such matters relating to the Insurances as the Facility Agent may require.

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2.6 | Valuations of the Relevant Ship, addressed to the Facility Agent on behalf of the Finance Parties, stated to be for the purposes of this Agreement and dated not earlier than 30 days before the Utilisation Date for the Advance under the relevant Tranche from an Approved Valuer which shows that upon Utilisation of the Advance under the relevant Tranche, the amount of the relevant Tranche will not exceed 40 per cent of the Fair Market Value for the Relevant Ship.

2.7 | An inspection report satisfactory to the Facility Agent by an independent surveyor acceptable to, or instructed by, the Facility Agent following a physical inspection of the Relevant Ship. Costs for such inspection reports to be borne by the Borrowers

3 | Legal opinions

Legal opinions of the legal advisers to the Arranger, the Facility Agent and the Security Agent in the jurisdiction of the Approved Flag of the Relevant Ship, England and the Republic of the Marshall Islands and such other relevant jurisdictions as the Facility Agent may require.

4 | Other documents and evidence

4.1 | Evidence that the fees, costs and expenses then due from the Borrowers pursuant to Clause 11 (Fees) and Clause 16 (Costs and Expenses) have been paid or will be paid by the Utilisation Date for the Advance.

4.2 | A copy of any other Authorisation or other document, opinion or assurance which the Facility Agent considers to be necessary (if it has notified the Borrowers accordingly) in connection with the entry into and performance of the transactions contemplated by any Transaction Document or for the validity and enforceability of any Transaction Document.

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SCHEDULE 3
REQUESTS
PART A
UTILISATION REQUEST

From: | MULAN SHIPPING CO., JOHNNY BRAVO SHIPPING CO., SONGOKU SHIPPING CO., ASTERIX SHIPPING CO. and STEWIE SHIPPING CO.

To: | DEUTSCHE BANK AG

Dated: [●]
Dear Sirs
MULAN SHIPPING CO., JOHNNY BRAVO SHIPPING CO., SONGOKU SHIPPING CO., ASTERIX SHIPPING CO. and STEWIE SHIPPING CO. – $55,000,000 Facility Agreement dated [●] 2022 (the “Agreement”)

1 | We refer to the Agreement. This is a Utilisation Request. Terms defined in the Agreement have the same meaning in this Utilisation Request unless given a different meaning in this Utilisation Request.

2 | We wish to borrow the Advance under each Tranche on the following terms:

Proposed Utilisation Date: | [●] (or, if that is not a Business Day, the next Business Day)
Amount: | [●] or, if less, the Available Facility
Interest Period for the first Advance: | [●]

3 | You are authorised and requested to deduct from the Advance prior to funds being remitted the following amounts set out against the following items:

Deductible Items | $
[Fees] | [●]
Net proceeds of Advance |

4 | We confirm that each condition specified in Clause 4.1 (Initial conditions precedent) and Clause 4.2 (Further conditions precedent) of this Agreement as they relate to the Advance to which this Utilisation Request refers is satisfied on the date of this Utilisation Request.

5 | The net proceeds of this Advance should be credited to [account].

6 | This Utilisation Request is irrevocable.

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Yours faithfully

[●] |
authorised signatory for |
MULAN SHIPPING CO. |
[●] |
authorised signatory for |
JOHNNY BRAVO SHIPPING CO. |
[●] |
authorised signatory for |
SONGOKU SHIPPING CO. |
[●] |
authorised signatory for |
ASTERIX SHIPPING CO. |
[●] |
authorised signatory for |
STEWIE SHIPPING CO. |

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PART B
SELECTION NOTICE

From: | MULAN SHIPPING CO., JOHNNY BRAVO SHIPPING CO., SONGOKU SHIPPING CO., ASTERIX SHIPPING CO. and STEWIE SHIPPING CO.

To: | DEUTSCHE BANK AG

Dated: [●]
Dear Sirs
MULAN SHIPPING CO., JOHNNY BRAVO SHIPPING CO., SONGOKU SHIPPING CO., ASTERIX SHIPPING CO. and STEWIE SHIPPING CO. – $55,000,000 Facility Agreement dated -[●] 2022 (the “Agreement”)

1 | We refer to the Agreement. This is a Selection Notice. Terms defined in the Agreement have the same meaning in this Selection Notice unless given a different meaning in this Selection Notice.

2 | We request that the next Interest Period for the Loan be [●].

3 | This Selection Notice is irrevocable.

Yours faithfully

[●] |
authorised signatory for |
MULAN SHIPPING CO. |
[●] |
authorised signatory for |
JOHNNY BRAVO SHIPPING CO. |
[●] |
authorised signatory for |
SONGOKU SHIPPING CO. |
[●] |
authorised signatory for |
ASTERIX SHIPPING CO. |
[●] |
authorised signatory for |
STEWIE SHIPPING CO. |

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SCHEDULE 4
FORM OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE

To: | DEUTSCHE BANK AG as Facility Agent

From: | [The Existing Lender] (the “Existing Lender”) and [The New Lender] (the “New Lender”)

Dated: [●]
Dear Sirs
MULAN SHIPPING CO., JOHNNY BRAVO SHIPPING CO., SONGOKU SHIPPING CO., ASTERIX SHIPPING CO. and STEWIE SHIPPING CO.– $55,000,000 Facility Agreement dated [●] 2022 (the “Agreement”)

1 | We refer to the Agreement. This is a Transfer Certificate. Terms defined in the Agreement have the same meaning in this Transfer Certificate unless given a different meaning in this Transfer Certificate.

2 | We refer to Clause 28.5 (Procedure for transfer) of the Agreement:

(a) | The Existing Lender and the New Lender agree to the Existing Lender transferring to the New Lender by novation all of the Existing Lender’s rights and obligations under the Agreement and the other Finance Documents which relate to that portion of the Existing Lender’s Commitment and participation in the Loan under the Agreement as specified in the Schedule in accordance with Clause 28.5 (Procedure for transfer) of the Agreement.

(b) | The proposed Transfer Date is [●].

(c) | The Facility Office and address, fax number and attention details for notices of the New Lender for the purposes of Clause 37.2 (Addresses) of the Agreement are set out in the Schedule.

3 | The New Lender expressly acknowledges the limitations on the Existing Lender’s obligations set out in paragraph (c) of Clause 28.4 (Limitation of responsibility of Existing Lenders) of the Agreement.

4 | This Transfer Certificate may be executed in any number of counterparts and this has the same effect as if the signatures on the counterparts were on a single copy of this Transfer Certificate.

5 | This Transfer Certificate and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with it are is governed by English law.

6 | This Transfer Certificate has been entered into on the date stated at the beginning of this Transfer Certificate.

Note: The execution of this Transfer Certificate may not transfer a proportionate share of the Existing Lender’s interest in the Transaction Security in all jurisdictions. It is the responsibility of the New Lender to ascertain whether any other documents or other formalities are required to perfect a transfer of such a share in the Existing Lender’s Transaction Security in any jurisdiction and, if so, to arrange for execution of those documents and completion of those formalities.
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THE SCHEDULE
Commitment/rights and obligations to be transferred
[insert relevant details]
[Facility Office address, fax number and attention details
for notices and account details for payments.]

[Existing Lender] | [New Lender]
By: [●] | By: [●]

This Transfer Certificate is accepted by the Facility Agent and the Transfer Date is confirmed as [●].
[Facility Agent]
By: [●]
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SCHEDULE 5
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT

To: | [●] as Facility Agent and MULAN SHIPPING CO., JOHNNY BRAVO SHIPPING CO., SONGOKU SHIPPING CO., ASTERIX SHIPPING CO. and STEWIE SHIPPING CO. as Borrowers, for and on behalf of each [Transaction] Obligor

From: | [the Existing Lender] (the “Existing Lender”) and [the New Lender] (the “New Lender”)

Dated: [●]
Dear Sirs
MULAN SHIPPING CO., JOHNNY BRAVO SHIPPING CO., SONGOKU SHIPPING CO., ASTERIX SHIPPING CO. and STEWIE SHIPPING CO. – $55,000,000 Facility Agreement dated [●] 2022 (the “Agreement”)

1 | We refer to the Agreement. This is an Assignment Agreement. Terms defined in the Agreement have the same meaning in this Assignment Agreement unless given a different meaning in this Assignment Agreement.

2 | We refer to Clause 28.6 (Procedure for assignment):

(a) | The Existing Lender assigns absolutely to the New Lender all the rights of the Existing Lender under the Agreement, the other Finance Documents and in respect of the Transaction Security which correspond to that portion of the Existing Lender’s Commitment and participations in the Loan under the Agreement as specified in the Schedule.

(b) | The Existing Lender is released from all the obligations of the Existing Lender which correspond to that portion of the Existing Lender’s Commitments and participations in the Loan under the Agreement specified in the Schedule.

(c) | The New Lender becomes a Party as a Lender and is bound by obligations equivalent to those from which the Existing Lender is released under paragraph (b) above.

(d) | All rights and interests (present, future or contingent) which the Existing Lender has under or by virtue of the Finance Documents are assigned to the New Lender absolutely, free of any defects in the Existing Lender’s title and of any rights or equities which the Borrowers or any other [Transaction] Obligor had against the Existing Lender.

3 | The proposed Transfer Date is [●].

4 | On the Transfer Date the New Lender becomes Party to the Finance Documents as a Lender.

5 | The Facility Office and address, fax, number and attention details for notices of the New Lender for the purposes of Clause 37.2 (Addresses) are set out in the Schedule.

6 | The New Lender expressly acknowledges the limitations on the Existing Lender’s obligations set out in paragraph (c) of Clause 28.4 (Limitation of responsibility of Existing Lenders).

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7 | This Assignment Agreement acts as notice to the Facility Agent (on behalf of each Finance Party) and, upon delivery in accordance with Clause 28.7 (Copy of Transfer Certificate or Assignment Agreement to Borrowers), to the Borrowers (on behalf of each [Transaction] Obligor) of the assignment referred to in this Assignment Agreement.

8 | This Assignment Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and this has the same effect as if the signatures on the counterparts were on a single copy of this Assignment Agreement.

9 | This Assignment Agreement and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with it are governed by English law.

10 | This Assignment Agreement has been entered into on the date stated at the beginning of this Assignment Agreement.

Note: The execution of this Assignment Agreement may not transfer a proportionate share of the Existing Lender’s interest in the Transaction Security in all jurisdictions. It is the responsibility of the New Lender to ascertain whether any other documents or other formalities are required to perfect a transfer of such a share in the Existing Lender’s Transaction Security in any jurisdiction and, if so, to arrange for execution of those documents and completion of those formalities.
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THE SCHEDULE
Commitment rights and obligations to be transferred by assignment, release and accession
[insert relevant details]
[Facility office address, fax number and attention details for notices and account details for payments]

[Existing Lender] | [New Lender]
By: [●] | By: [●]

This Assignment Agreement is accepted by the Facility Agent and the Transfer Date is confirmed as [●].
Signature of this Assignment Agreement by the Facility Agent constitutes confirmation by the Facility Agent of receipt of notice of the assignment referred to herein, which notice the Facility Agent receives on behalf of each Finance Party.
[Facility Agent]
By:
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SCHEDULE 6
FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE1

To: | DEUTSCHE BANK AG as Facility Agent

From: | CASTOR MARITIME INC.

Dated: [●]
Dear Sirs
MULAN SHIPPING CO., JOHNNY BRAVO SHIPPING CO., SONGOKU SHIPPING CO., ASTERIX SHIPPING CO. and STEWIE SHIPPING CO. – $55,000,000 Facility Agreement dated [●] 2022 (the “Agreement”)

1 | We refer to the Agreement. This is a Compliance Certificate. Terms defined in the Agreement have the same meaning when used in this Compliance Certificate unless given a different meaning in this Compliance Certificate.

2 | We confirm that:

(a) | the Interest Cover Ratio is no less than 3 to 1;

(b) | the Parent Guarantor’s Value Adjusted Net Leverage Ratio is not more than 0.65 to 1;

(c) | the Parent Guarantor maintains at least [$20,000,000 in unencumbered cash that is freely available] or [[●] being 10 per cent. of the consolidated debt balance sheet of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries, plus the aggregate Pledged Liquidity, in each case evidenced either as a credit balance in the Parent Guarantor’s bank statement or as a cash item on the consolidated balance sheet of the Parent Guarantor and its Subsidiaries]; and

3 | We confirm that no Default is continuing.

Signed: |  |
| Chief Financial Officer |
| of |
| CASTOR MARITIME INC. |

1 Supporting documentation to be submitted with the Compliance Certificate
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SCHEDULE 7
TIMETABLES

Delivery of a duly completed Utilisation Request (Clause 5.1 (Delivery of the Utilisation Request)) or a Selection Notice (Clause 9.1 (Interest Periods)) |  | Three Business Days before the intended Utilisation Date (Clause 5.1 (Delivery of the Utilisation Request)) or the expiry of the preceding Interest Period (Clause 9.1 (Interest Period)) or such shorter period as the Facility Agent agrees.
Facility Agent notifies the Lenders of the Advance in accordance with Clause 5.4 (Lenders’ participation) |  | Three Business Days before the intended Utilisation Date or such shorter period as the Facility Agent agrees.
Reference Rate is fixed TERM SOFR Reference Rate is fixed |  | Quotation Day as of 11:00 am London time Quotation Day as of approximately 5:00 a.m., Chicago time

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SCHEDULE 8
REPAYMENT INSTALMENTS

|  |  | Total Commitments (USD) |  | Tranche A (USD) |  | Tranche B (USD) |  | Tranche C (USD) |  | Tranche D (USD) |  | Tranche E (USD)
| Drawdown amount |  | 55,000,000.00 |  | 12,150,000.00 |  | 11,700,000.00 |  | 11,200,000.00 |  | 11,700,000.00 |  | 8,250,000.00
| 1st Quarterly repayment |  | 3,535,000.00 |  | 780,913.64 |  | 751,990.91 |  | 719,854.55 |  | 751,990.91 |  | 530,250.00
| 2nd Quarterly repayment |  | 3,535,000.00 |  | 780,913.64 |  | 751,990.91 |  | 719,854.55 |  | 751,990.91 |  | 530,250.00
| 3rd Quarterly repayment |  | 3,535,000.00 |  | 780,913.64 |  | 751,990.91 |  | 719,854.55 |  | 751,990.91 |  | 530,250.00
| 4th Quarterly repayment |  | 3,535,000.00 |  | 780,913.64 |  | 751,990.91 |  | 719,854.55 |  | 751,990.91 |  | 530,250.00
| 5th Quarterly repayment |  | 3,535,000.00 |  | 780,913.64 |  | 751,990.91 |  | 719,854.55 |  | 751,990.91 |  | 530,250.00
| 6th Quarterly repayment |  | 3,535,000.00 |  | 780,913.64 |  | 751,990.91 |  | 719,854.55 |  | 751,990.91 |  | 530,250.00
| 7th Quarterly repayment |  | 1,750,000.00 |  | 386,590.91 |  | 372,272.73 |  | 356,363.64 |  | 372,272.73 |  | 262,500.00
| 8th Quarterly repayment |  | 1,750,000.00 |  | 386,590.91 |  | 372,272.73 |  | 356,363.64 |  | 372,272.73 |  | 262,500.00

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| 9th Quarterly repayment |  | 1,750,000.00 |  | 386,590.91 |  | 372,272.73 |  | 356,363.64 |  | 372,272.73 |  | 262,500.00
| 10th Quarterly repayment |  | 1,750,000.00 |  | 386,590.91 |  | 372,272.73 |  | 356,363.64 |  | 372,272.73 |  | 262,500.00
| 11th Quarterly repayment |  | 1,750,000.00 |  | 386,590.91 |  | 372,272.73 |  | 356,363.64 |  | 372,272.73 |  | 262,500.00
| 12th Quarterly repayment |  | 1,750,000.00 |  | 386,590.91 |  | 372,272.73 |  | 356,363.64 |  | 372,272.73 |  | 262,500.00
| 13th Quarterly repayment |  | 1,340,000.00 |  | 296,018.18 |  | 285,054.55 |  | 272,872.73 |  | 285,054.55 |  | 201,000.00
| 14th Quarterly repayment |  | 1,340,000.00 |  | 296,018.18 |  | 285,054.55 |  | 272,872.73 |  | 285,054.55 |  | 201,000.00
| 15th Quarterly repayment |  | 1,340,000.00 |  | 296,018.18 |  | 285,054.55 |  | 272,872.73 |  | 285,054.55 |  | 201,000.00
| 16th Quarterly repayment |  | 1,340,000.00 |  | 296,018.18 |  | 285,054.55 |  | 272,872.73 |  | 285,054.55 |  | 201,000.00
| 17th Quarterly repayment |  | 1,340,000.00 |  | 296,018.18 |  | 285,054.55 |  | 272,872.73 |  | 285,054.55 |  | 201,000.00
| 18th Quarterly repayment |  | 1,340,000.00 |  | 296,018.18 |  | 285,054.55 |  | 272,872.73 |  | 285,054.55 |  | 201,000.00
| 19th Quarterly repayment |  | 1,340,000.00 |  | 296,018.18 |  | 285,054.55 |  | 272,872.73 |  | 285,054.55 |  | 201,000.00
| 20th Quarterly repayment |  | 1,340,000.00 |  | 296,018.18 |  | 285,054.55 |  | 272,872.73 |  | 285,054.55 |  | 201,000.00
| Balloon payable together with 20th Quarterly repayment |  | 12,570,000.00 |  | 2,776,827.27 |  | 2,673,981.82 |  | 2,559,709.09 |  | 2,673,981.82 |  | 1,885,500.00

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EXECUTION PAGES

BORROWERS |
SIGNED by | )
| )
duly authorised | )
for and on behalf of | )
MULAN SHIPPING CO. | )
its: | )
in the presence of: | )
Witness’ signature: | )
Witness’ name: | )
Witness’ address: | )
SIGNED by | )
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duly authorised | )
for and on behalf of | )
JOHNNY BRAVO SHIPPING CO. | )
its: | )
in the presence of: | )
Witness’ signature: | )
Witness’ name: | )
Witness’ address: | )
SIGNED by | )
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duly authorised | )
for and on behalf of | )
SONGOKU SHIPPING CO. | )
its: | )
in the presence of: | )
Witness’ signature: | )
Witness’ name: | )
Witness’ address: | )

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SIGNED by | )
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duly authorised | )
for and on behalf of | )
ASTERIX SHIPPING CO. | )
its: | )
in the presence of: | )
Witness’ signature: | )
Witness’ name: | )
Witness’ address: | )
SIGNED by | )
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duly authorised | )
for and on behalf of | )
STEWIE SHIPPING CO. | )
its: | )
in the presence of: | )
Witness’ signature: | )
Witness’ name: | )
Witness’ address: | )
PARENT GUARANTOR |
SIGNED by | )
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duly authorised | )
for and on behalf of | )
CASTOR MARITIME INC. | )
its: | )
in the presence of: | )
Witness’ signature: | )
Witness’ name: | )
Witness’ address: | )

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ORIGINAL LENDERS |
SIGNED by |
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duly authorised | )
for and on behalf of | )
DEUTSCHE BANK AG | )
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in the presence of: | )
Witness’ signature: | )
Witness’ name: | )
Witness’ address: | )

ARRANGER |
SIGNED by | )
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duly authorised | )
for and on behalf of | )
DEUTSCHE BANK AG | )
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in the presence of: | )
Witness’ signature: | )
Witness’ name: | )
Witness’ address: | )
FACILITY AGENT |
SIGNED by | )
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duly authorised | )
for and on behalf of | )
DEUTSCHE BANK AG | )
in the presence of: | )
Witness’ signature: | )
Witness’ name: | )
Witness’ address: | )

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SECURITY AGENT |
SIGNED by | )
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duly authorised | )
for and on behalf of | )
DEUTSCHE BANK AG | )
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in the presence of: | )
Witness’ signature: | )
Witness’ name: | )
Witness’ address: | )

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