0001193125-11-163118.txt : 20110610 0001193125-11-163118.hdr.sgml : 20110610 20110610172230 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-11-163118 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: S-4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 19 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110610 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110610 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Vantage Drilling CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001419428 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: DRILLING OIL & GAS WELLS [1381] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: E9 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-174851-05 FILM NUMBER: 11906518 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O M&C CORPORATE SVC LTD., PO BOX 309GT STREET 2: UGLAND HOUSE, S CHURCH ST., GEORGE TOWN CITY: GRAND CAYMAN STATE: E9 ZIP: KY1-1104 BUSINESS PHONE: (281) 404-4709 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 777 POST OAK BOULEVARD, SUITE 610 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77056 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VANTAGE INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT CO. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001465862 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: E9 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-174851-10 FILM NUMBER: 11906524 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: P.O. BOX 309 STREET 2: UGLAND HOUSE CITY: GRAND CAYMAN STATE: E9 ZIP: KY1-1104 BUSINESS PHONE: (281) 404-4700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 777 POST OAK BOULEVARD STREET 2: SUITE 610 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77056 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VANTAGE DRILLING NETHERLANDS B.V. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001465863 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: P7 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-174851-02 FILM NUMBER: 11906515 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: LOCATELLIKADE 1 CITY: AMSTERDAM STATE: P7 ZIP: 1076 AZ BUSINESS PHONE: (281) 404-4700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 777 POST OAK BOULEVARD STREET 2: SUITE 610 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77056 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VANTAGE HOLDING HUNGARY KFT CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001465864 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: K5 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-174851-01 FILM NUMBER: 11906514 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 777 POST OAK BOULEVARD STREET 2: SUITE 610 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77056 BUSINESS PHONE: (281) 404-4700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 777 POST OAK BOULEVARD STREET 2: SUITE 610 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77056 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VANTAGE DRILLER II CO. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001465865 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: E9 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-174851-08 FILM NUMBER: 11906521 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: P.O. BOX 309 STREET 2: UGLAND HOUSE CITY: GRAND CAYMAN STATE: E9 ZIP: KY1-1104 BUSINESS PHONE: (281) 404-4700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 777 POST OAK BOULEVARD STREET 2: SUITE 610 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77056 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VANTAGE DRILLER III CO. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001465866 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: E9 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-174851-07 FILM NUMBER: 11906520 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: P.O. BOX 309 STREET 2: UGLAND HOUSE CITY: GRAND CAYMAN STATE: E9 ZIP: KY1-1104 BUSINESS PHONE: (281) 404-4700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 777 POST OAK BOULEVARD STREET 2: SUITE 610 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77056 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VANTAGE DRILLER IV CO. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001465867 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: E9 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-174851-06 FILM NUMBER: 11906519 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: P.O. BOX 309 STREET 2: UGLAND HOUSE CITY: GRAND CAYMAN STATE: E9 ZIP: KY1-1104 BUSINESS PHONE: (281) 404-4700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 777 POST OAK BOULEVARD STREET 2: SUITE 610 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77056 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VANTAGE DRILLER I CO. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001465871 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: E9 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-174851-09 FILM NUMBER: 11906522 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: P.O. BOX 309 STREET 2: UGLAND HOUSE CITY: GRAND CAYMAN STATE: E9 ZIP: KY1-1104 BUSINESS PHONE: (281) 404-4700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 777 POST OAK BOULEVARD STREET 2: SUITE 610 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77056 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: OFFSHORE GROUP INVESTMENT Ltd CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001465872 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: DRILLING OIL & GAS WELLS [1381] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: E9 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-174851 FILM NUMBER: 11906523 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: P.O. BOX 309 STREET 2: UGLAND HOUSE CITY: GRAND CAYMAN STATE: E9 ZIP: KY1-1104 BUSINESS PHONE: (281) 404-4700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 777 POST OAK BOULEVARD STREET 2: SUITE 610 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77056 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SAPPHIRE DRILLER Co CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001465873 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: E9 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-174851-16 FILM NUMBER: 11906530 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: P.O. BOX 309 STREET 2: UGLAND HOUSE CITY: GRAND CAYMAN STATE: E9 ZIP: KY1-1104 BUSINESS PHONE: (281) 404-4700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 777 POST OAK BOULEVARD STREET 2: SUITE 610 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77056 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: EMERALD DRILLER Co CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001465876 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: E9 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-174851-15 FILM NUMBER: 11906529 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: P.O. BOX 309 STREET 2: UGLAND HOUSE CITY: GRAND CAYMAN STATE: E9 ZIP: KY1-1104 BUSINESS PHONE: (281) 404-4700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 777 POST OAK BOULEVARD STREET 2: SUITE 610 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77056 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MANDARIN DRILLING Corp CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001504851 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: 1T FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-174851-14 FILM NUMBER: 11906528 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O VANTAGE DRILLING COMPANY STREET 2: 777 POST OAK BOULEVARD, SUITE 610 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77056 BUSINESS PHONE: 281-404-4709 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O VANTAGE DRILLING COMPANY STREET 2: 777 POST OAK BOULEVARD, SUITE 610 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77056 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: P2021 RIG CO. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001504852 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: E9 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-174851-12 FILM NUMBER: 11906526 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O VANTAGE DRILLING COMPANY STREET 2: 777 POST OAK BOULEVARD, SUITE 610 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77056 BUSINESS PHONE: 281-404-4709 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O VANTAGE DRILLING COMPANY STREET 2: 777 POST OAK BOULEVARD, SUITE 610 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77056 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VANTAGE HOLDINGS MALAYSIA I CO. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001522817 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: E9 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-174851-11 FILM NUMBER: 11906525 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O VANTAGE DRILLING COMPANY STREET 2: 777 POST OAK BOULEVARD, SUITE 800 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77056 BUSINESS PHONE: (281) 404-4700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O VANTAGE DRILLING COMPANY STREET 2: 777 POST OAK BOULEVARD, SUITE 800 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77056 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VANTAGE DRILLING LABUAN I LTD. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001522821 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: N8 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-174851-04 FILM NUMBER: 11906517 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O VANTAGE DRILLING COMPANY STREET 2: 777 POST OAK BOULEVARD, SUITE 800 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77056 BUSINESS PHONE: (281) 404-4700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O VANTAGE DRILLING COMPANY STREET 2: 777 POST OAK BOULEVARD, SUITE 800 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77056 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: P2020 RIG CO. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001522823 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: E9 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-174851-13 FILM NUMBER: 11906527 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O VANTAGE DRILLING COMPANY STREET 2: 777 POST OAK BOULEVARD, SUITE 800 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77056 BUSINESS PHONE: (281) 404-4700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O VANTAGE DRILLING COMPANY STREET 2: 777 POST OAK BOULEVARD, SUITE 800 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77056 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VANTAGE DRILLING (MALAYSIA) I SDN. BHD. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001522853 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: N8 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-174851-03 FILM NUMBER: 11906516 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O VANTAGE DRILLING COMPANY STREET 2: 777 POST OAK BOULEVARD, SUITE 800 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77056 BUSINESS PHONE: (281) 404-4700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O VANTAGE DRILLING COMPANY STREET 2: 777 POST OAK BOULEVARD, SUITE 800 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77056 S-4 1 ds4.htm FORM S-4 Form S-4

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 10, 2011

Registration No. 333-            

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form S-4

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

Offshore Group Investment Limited

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Cayman Islands   1381   N/A

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Primary Standard Industrial

Classification Code Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

c/o Maples Corporate Services Limited

P.O. Box 309, Ugland House

Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands

(281) 404-4700

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

 

See Table of Additional Registrants below

 

 

Douglas G. Smith

Vantage Drilling Company

777 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 800

Houston, Texas 77056

(281) 404-4700

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

Copy to:

Bryan K. Brown

Porter Hedges LLP

1000 Main, 36th Floor

Houston, Texas 77002

Telephone: (713) 226-6000

Telecopy: (713) 226-6291

 

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale of the securities to the public: As soon as practicable after the effective date hereof.

If the securities being registered on this Form are being offered in connection with the formation of a holding company and there is compliance with General Instruction G, check the following box.  ¨

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ¨

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer  ¨      Accelerated filer  x
Non-accelerated filer  ¨   (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company  ¨

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 

Title of each class of

securities to be registered

 

Amount

to be

registered

 

Proposed

maximum

offering price

per unit (1)

 

Proposed

maximum

aggregate

offering price (1)

  Amount of
registration fee (1)

11  1/2% Senior Secured First Lien Notes due 2015

  $225,000,000   100%   $225,000,000   $26,123

Guarantees of 11 1/2% Senior Secured First Lien Notes due 2015 (2)

  —     —     —     (3)
 
 

 

(1) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(f) of the Securities Act of 1933.
(2) The notes will be unconditionally guaranteed by existing and future subsidiaries of Offshore Group Investment Limited, its parent Vantage Drilling Company and by certain other subsidiaries of Vantage Drilling Company.
(3) No separate consideration will be received for the guarantees. Pursuant to 457(n), there is no separate fee with respect to guarantees.

 

 

The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

 


TABLE OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRANTS*

Vantage Drilling Company, and the following subsidiaries of Vantage Drilling Company and Offshore Group Investment Limited, are co-registrants under this registration statement.

 

Name   

Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or

Organization

  

I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number

 

Emerald Driller Company

   Cayman Islands      N/A   

Mandarin Drilling Corporation

   Marshall Islands      N/A   

P2020 Rig Co.

   Cayman Islands      N/A   

P2021 Rig Co.

   Cayman Islands      N/A   

Sapphire Driller Company

   Cayman Islands      N/A   

Vantage Driller I Co.

   Cayman Islands      N/A   

Vantage Driller II Co.

   Cayman Islands      N/A   

Vantage Driller III Co.

   Cayman Islands      N/A   

Vantage Driller IV Co.

   Cayman Islands      N/A   

Vantage Drilling Company

   Cayman Islands      N/A   

Vantage Drilling Labuan I Ltd.

   Malaysia/Labuan      N/A   

Vantage Drilling (Malaysia) I Sdn. Bhd.

   Malaysia      N/A   

Vantage Drilling Netherlands B.V.

   The Netherlands      N/A   

Vantage Holding Hungary Kft

   Hungary      N/A   

Vantage Holdings Malaysia I Co.

   Cayman Islands      N/A   

Vantage International Management Co.

   Cayman Islands      N/A   

 

* The address for each of the co-registrants is c/o Vantage Energy Services, Inc., 777 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 800, Houston, Texas 77056, Telephone: (281) 404-4700.

The name and address, including zip code, of the agent for service for each of the co-registrants is Christopher G. DeClaire, Vice President and Secretary of Vantage Drilling Company, c/o Vantage Energy Services, Inc., 777 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 800, Houston, Texas 77056. The telephone number, including area code, of the agent for service for each of the co-registrants is (281) 404-4700.


The information is this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not complete the exchange offer and issue these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and before participating in this Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED JUNE 10, 2011

PROSPECTUS

Offshore Group Investment Limited

a subsidiary of

LOGO

Offer to Exchange

$225,000,000 11 1/2% Senior Secured First Lien Notes due 2015

and the guarantees thereof, that have been registered under

the Securities Act of 1933 for any and all

$225,000,000 11 1/2% Senior Secured First Lien Notes due 2015

and the guarantees thereof

This Exchange Offer will expire at 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on                     , 2011, unless extended.

We are offering, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this prospectus and the accompanying letter of transmittal (which together constitute the “exchange offer”), to exchange up to $225,000,000 aggregate principal amount of our registered 11 1/2% Senior Secured First Lien Notes due 2015 and the guarantees thereof, or the exchange notes, for a like principal amount of our outstanding 11 1/2% Senior Secured First Lien Notes due 2015 and the guarantees thereof, or the old notes. We refer to the old notes and the exchange notes collectively as the “notes.” The terms of the exchange notes and the guarantees thereof are identical to the terms of the old notes and the guarantees thereof in all material respects, except for the elimination of certain transfer restrictions, registration rights and additional interest provisions relating to the old notes.

We will exchange any and all old notes that are validly tendered and not validly withdrawn prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on                     , 2011, unless extended.

We have not applied, and do not intend to apply, for listing the notes on any national securities exchange or automated quotation system.

Each broker-dealer that receives exchange notes for its own account pursuant to the exchange offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such exchange notes. The letter of transmittal states that by so acknowledging and delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act. This prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a broker-dealer in connection with resales of exchange notes received in exchange for old notes where such old notes were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities. We have agreed that, for a period of 180 days after the consummation of the exchange offer, we will make this prospectus available to any broker-dealer for use in connection with any such resale. See “Plan of Distribution.”

See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 13 for a discussion of certain risks you should consider before participating in this exchange offer.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The date of this prospectus is                     , 2011.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

     Page  

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

     1   

PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

     3   

RISK FACTORS

     13   

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

     39   

THE EXCHANGE OFFER

     40   

USE OF PROCEEDS

     51   

DESCRIPTION OF THE EXCHANGE NOTES

     53   

CERTAIN U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

     110   

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

     110   

LEGAL MATTERS

     110   

EXPERTS

     111   

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

     111   

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

     111   

THIS PROSPECTUS IS PART OF A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WE FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, OR THE SEC. IN MAKING YOUR INVESTMENT DECISION, YOU SHOULD RELY ONLY ON THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS, IN THE ACCOMPANYING LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL OR THE INFORMATION TO WHICH WE HAVE REFERRED YOU. WE HAVE NOT AUTHORIZED ANYONE TO PROVIDE YOU WITH ANY OTHER INFORMATION. IF YOU RECEIVE ANY UNAUTHORIZED INFORMATION, YOU MUST NOT RELY ON IT. THIS PROSPECTUS MAY ONLY BE USED WHERE IT IS LEGAL TO EXCHANGE THE OLD NOTES. YOU SHOULD NOT ASSUME THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS IS ACCURATE AS OF ANY DATE OTHER THAN THE DATE ON THE FRONT COVER OF THIS PROSPECTUS.

This prospectus incorporates important business and financial information about us that is not included in or delivered with this document. This information is available to you without charge upon written or oral request to: Vantage Drilling Company, c/o Vantage Energy Services, Inc., 777 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 800, Houston, Texas 77056, telephone number (281) 404-4700. The exchange offer is expected to expire on                     , 2011 and you must make your exchange decision by the expiration date. To obtain timely delivery, you must request the information no later than                     , 2011, or the date which is five business days before the expiration date of this exchange offer.

 

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus contains certain forward-looking statements and we intend that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements are included throughout this prospectus, including in the sections entitled “Prospectus Summary” and “Risk Factors” and other information of parent, the issuer and their subsidiaries. When used, statements which are not historical in nature, including those containing words such as “anticipate,” “assume,” “believe,” “budget,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “will,” “future” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements in this prospectus regarding parent, the issuer and their subsidiaries.

These forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are based on assumptions and subject to risks and uncertainties. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the risks and uncertainties described under “Risk Factors,” including the following:

 

   

our limited operating history;

 

   

our small number of customers;

 

   

credit risks of our key customers and certain other third parties;

 

   

reduced expenditures by oil and natural gas exploration and production companies;

 

   

delays and cost overruns in construction projects;

 

   

termination of our customer contracts;

 

   

general economic conditions and conditions in the oil and gas industry;

 

   

competition within our industry;

 

   

operating hazards in the oilfield service industry;

 

   

the impact of the Macondo incident on offshore drilling, including any government imposed moratorium on offshore drilling;

 

   

ability to obtain indemnity from customers;

 

   

adequacy of insurance coverage in the event of a catastrophic event;

 

   

operations in international markets;

 

   

governmental, tax and environmental regulation;

 

   

changes in legislation removing or increasing current applicable limitations of liability;

 

   

effects of new products and new technology on the market;

 

   

our substantial level of indebtedness;

 

   

our ability to incur additional indebtedness;

 

   

our need for cash to meet our debt service obligations;

 

   

compliance with restrictions and covenants in our debt agreements;

 

   

identifying and completing acquisition opportunities;

 

   

limited mobility between geographic regions;

 

   

levels of operating and maintenance costs;

 

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the issuer’s reliance on parent;

 

   

our dependence on key personnel;

 

   

availability of workers and the related labor costs;

 

   

the sufficiency of our internal controls;

 

   

changes in tax laws, treaties or regulations;

 

   

any non-compliance with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act;

 

   

potential conflicts of interest with F3 Capital;

 

   

the collateral that secures the notes being subject to casualty risks;

 

   

assets of subsidiaries being subject to claims of creditors of those entities; and

 

   

our incorporation under the laws of the Cayman Islands and the limited rights to relief that may be available compared to U.S. laws.

For a more complete description of the various risks, relevant factors and uncertainties that could cause future results or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements, see “Risk Factors” in this prospectus. Given these risks and uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

Many of these factors are beyond our ability to control or predict. Any, or a combination, of these factors could materially affect our future financial condition or results of operations and the ultimate accuracy of the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of our future performance, and our actual results and future developments may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Management cautions against putting undue reliance on forward-looking statements or projecting any future results based on such statements.

All forward-looking statements included in this prospectus are made only as of the date of this prospectus, and we do not undertake any obligation to publicly update or correct any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that subsequently occur, or of which we become aware after the date of this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. We may not update these forward-looking statements, even if our situation changes in the future. All forward-looking statements attributable to us are expressly qualified by these cautionary statements.

 

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

This summary provides a brief overview of certain information from this prospectus, but may not contain all the information that may be important to you. You should read this entire prospectus before making an investment decision. You should carefully consider the information set forth under “Risk Factors.” In addition, certain statements include forward-looking information which involve risks and uncertainties. Please read “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”

In this prospectus, we use the term “old notes” to refer to the 11 1/2% Senior Secured First Lien Notes due 2015 that were issued on June 1, 2011, and the term “exchange notes” to refer to the 11 1/2% Senior Secured First Lien Notes due 2015 that have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and are being offered in exchange for the old notes as described in this prospectus. References to the “notes” in this prospectus include both the old notes and the exchange notes. As used in this prospectus, unless the context otherwise requires, (i) “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Vantage Drilling Company and its subsidiaries (including the issuer) on a consolidated basis, (ii) the “parent” refers to Vantage Drilling Company, only and not to any of its subsidiaries, and (iii) the “issuer” refers to Offshore Group Investment Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company with limited liability and the issuer of the notes.

The issuer previously issued $1.0 billion in aggregate principal amount of notes under the Indenture. The old notes were issued as “additional notes” under the Indenture. The notes initially issued under the Indenture and the old notes are, and the exchange notes will be, a single series of securities under the Indenture.

Our Company

We are an international offshore drilling company focused on operating a fleet of modern, high specification drilling units. Our principal business is to contract drilling units, related equipment and work crews, primarily on a dayrate basis to drill oil and natural gas wells for our customers. We also provide construction supervision services for, and will operate and manage, drilling units owned by others. Through our fleet of five wholly owned drilling units, we are a provider of offshore contract drilling services to major, national and independent oil and natural gas companies, focused primarily on international markets. Our fleet of owned and managed drilling units is currently comprised of four jackup rigs and two drillships. In addition, parent has recently entered into a contract for the construction of another drillship due to be delivered in 2013. Parent is also overseeing the construction of three additional drillships for third parties. Our ordinary shares are listed on the NYSE Amex under the symbol “VTG.”

How You Can Contact Us

Our principal executive office is located at 777 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 800, Houston, Texas 77056. Our phone number is (281) 404-4700 and website address is www.vantagedrilling.com. Information on our website is not a part of this prospectus.

 

 

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The Exchange Offer

On June 1, 2011, we completed a private offering of $225,000,000 in aggregate principal of the old notes and the guarantees thereof. As part of this private offering, we entered into a registration rights agreement with the initial purchasers of the old notes. You are entitled to exchange in the exchange offer your old notes for exchange notes which are identical in all material respects to the old notes except that:

 

   

The exchange notes have been registered under the Securities Act and will be freely tradable by persons who are not affiliated with us;

 

   

The exchange notes are not entitled to registration rights which are applicable to the old notes under the registration rights agreement; and

 

   

Our obligation to pay additional interest on the old notes due to the failure to consummate the exchange offer by a prior date does not apply to the exchange notes.

 

   

The following is a summary of the exchange offer.

 

Exchange Offer

We are offering to exchange up to $225,000,000 aggregate principal amount of our exchange notes and the guarantees thereof that have been registered under the Securities Act for an equal amount of our old notes.

 

Expiration Date; Withdrawal of Tenders

The exchange offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on                     , 2011, unless we decide to extend it. We do not currently intend to extend the expiration date.

 

Conditions to the Exchange Offer

The exchange offer is subject to customary conditions, which we may waive. Please read “The Exchange Offer—Conditions to the Exchange Offer” for more information regarding the conditions to the exchange offer.

 

Procedures for Tendering Old Notes

Unless you comply with the procedures described under the caption “The Exchange Offer—Procedures for Tendering—Guaranteed Delivery,” you must do one of the following on or prior to the expiration of the exchange offer to participate in the exchange offer:

 

   

tender your old notes by sending the certificates for your old notes, in proper form for transfer, a properly completed and duly executed letter of transmittal, with any required signature guarantees, and all other documents required by the letter of transmittal, to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as registrar and exchange agent, at the address listed under the caption “The Exchange Offer—Exchange Agent;” or

 

   

tender your old notes by using the book-entry transfer procedures described below and transmitting a properly completed and duly executed letter of transmittal, with any required signature guarantees, or an agent’s message instead of the letter of transmittal, to the exchange agent. In order for a book-entry transfer to constitute a valid tender of your old notes in the exchange offer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as

 

 

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registrar and exchange agent, must receive a confirmation of book-entry transfer of your old notes into the exchange agent’s account at The Depository Trust Company prior to the expiration of the exchange offer. For more information regarding the use of book-entry transfer procedures, including a description of the required agent’s message, please read the discussion under the caption “The Exchange Offer—Procedures for Tendering—Book-Entry Transfer.”

 

Guaranteed Delivery Procedures

If you are a registered holder of the old notes and wish to tender your old notes in the exchange offer, but:

 

   

the old notes are not immediately available,

 

   

time will not permit your old notes or other required documents to reach the exchange agent before the expiration of the exchange offer, or

 

   

the procedure for book-entry transfer cannot be completed prior to the expiration of the exchange offer,

then you may tender old notes by following the procedures described under the caption “The Exchange Offer—Procedures for Tendering—Guaranteed Delivery.”

 

Special Procedures for Beneficial Owners

If you are a beneficial owner whose old notes are registered in the name of a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee and you wish to tender your old notes in the exchange offer, you should promptly contact the person in whose name the old notes are registered and instruct that person to tender on your behalf.

 

  If you wish to tender in the exchange offer on your own behalf, prior to completing and executing the letter of transmittal and delivering the certificates for your old notes, you must either make appropriate arrangements to register ownership of the old notes in your name or obtain a properly completed bond power from the person in whose name the old notes are registered.

 

Withdrawal; Non-Acceptance

You may withdraw any old notes tendered in the exchange offer at any time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on                     , 2011. If we decide for any reason not to accept any old notes tendered for exchange, the old notes will be returned to the registered holder at our expense promptly after the expiration or termination of the exchange offer. In the case of old notes tendered by book-entry transfer into the exchange agent’s account at The Depository Trust Company, any withdrawn or unaccepted old notes will be credited to the tendering holder’s account at The Depository Trust Company. For further information regarding the withdrawal of tendered old notes, please read “The Exchange Offer—Withdrawal Rights.

 

 

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U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations

The exchange of the exchange notes for the old notes in the exchange offer should not be a taxable event for U.S. federal income tax purposes. For more information, please see “Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations.”

 

Use of Proceeds

The issuance of the exchange notes will not provide us with any new proceeds. We are making this exchange offer solely to satisfy our obligations under the registration rights agreement.

 

Fees and Expenses

We will pay all of our expenses incident to the exchange offer.

 

Exchange Agent

We have appointed Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as exchange agent for the exchange offer. You can find the address, telephone number and fax number of the exchange agent under the caption “The Exchange Offer—Exchange Agent.”

 

Resales of Exchange Notes

Based on interpretations by the staff of the SEC, as set forth in no-action letters issued to third parties that are not related to us, we believe that the exchange notes you receive in the exchange offer may be offered for resale, resold or otherwise transferred by you without compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery provisions of the Securities Act so long as:

 

   

the exchange notes are being acquired in the ordinary course of business;

 

   

you are not participating, do not intend to participate, and have no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of the exchange notes issued to you in the exchange offer;

 

   

you are not our affiliate; and

 

   

you are not a broker-dealer tendering old notes acquired directly from us for your account.

 

  The SEC has not considered this exchange offer in the context of a no-action letter, and we cannot assure you that the SEC would make similar determinations with respect to this exchange offer. If any of these conditions are not satisfied, or if our belief is not accurate, and you transfer any exchange notes issued to you in the exchange offer without delivering a resale prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act or without an exemption from registration of your exchange notes from those requirements, you may incur liability under the Securities Act. We will not assume, nor will we indemnify you against, any such liability. Each broker-dealer that receives exchange notes for its own account in exchange for old notes, where the old notes were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making or other trading activities, must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such exchange notes. Please read “Plan of Distribution.”

 

 

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  Please read “The Exchange Offer—Resales of Exchange Notes” for more information regarding resales of the exchange notes.

 

Effect on Holders of Old Notes

As a result of the making of, and upon acceptance for exchange of all validly tendered old notes pursuant to the terms of, the exchange offer, we will have fulfilled a covenant contained in the registration rights agreement and, accordingly, we will not be obligated to pay additional interest as described in the registration rights agreement. If you are a holder of old notes and do not tender your old notes in the exchange offer, you will continue to hold such old notes and you will be entitled to all the rights and limitations applicable to the old notes in the indenture, except for any rights under the registration rights agreement that by their terms terminate upon the consummation of the exchange offer.

 

Consequences of Failure to Exchange

All untendered old notes will continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer provided for in the old notes and in the indenture. In general, the old notes may not be offered or sold unless registered under the Securities Act, except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the Securities Act and applicable sate securities laws. Other than in connection with the exchange offer, we do not currently anticipate that we will register the old notes under the Securities Act.

 

 

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Terms of the Exchange Notes

The exchange notes will be identical to the old notes except that the exchange notes are registered under the Securities Act and will not have restrictions on transfer, registration rights or provisions for additional interest and will contain different administrative terms. The exchange notes will evidence the same debt as the old notes, and the same indenture will govern the exchange notes and the old notes. Because the exchange notes will be registered, the exchange notes will not be subject to transfer restrictions, and holders of old notes that have tendered and had their old notes accepted in the exchange offer will have no registration rights.

The following summary contains basic information about the exchange notes and is not intended to be complete. It does not contain all the information that is important to you. For a more complete understanding of the exchange notes, please refer to the section of this prospectus entitled “Description of the Exchange Notes.”

 

Issuer

Offshore Group Investment Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company with limited liability.

 

Notes Offered

$225,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 11 1/2% Senior Secured First Lien Notes due 2015.

 

Maturity Date

The exchange notes will mature on August 1, 2015.

 

Interest

The exchange notes will bear interest at an annual rate of 11 1/2%. Interest on outstanding exchange notes will be payable semi-annually, in arrears, on February 1 and August 1 of each year, commencing on August 1, 2011. Interest on the exchange notes will accrue from February 1, 2011.

 

Guarantees

The exchange notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior secured basis by parent and each of the issuer’s existing and future subsidiaries, including any existing and future subsidiaries that guarantee any credit agreement, and by certain of parent’s other subsidiaries. See “Description of the Exchange Notes—Note Guarantees.”

 

Security

The exchange notes and the guarantees will be secured by a first priority security interest in the Emerald Driller, the Sapphire Driller, the Topaz Driller, the Aquamarine Driller and the Platinum Explorer. The exchange notes and the guarantees will also be secured by certain other assets of the issuer and the guarantors (other than parent) and by a pledge of the stock of the issuer and the guarantors (other than parent).

 

Ranking

The exchange notes will:

 

   

be the issuer’s senior secured obligations;

 

   

rank equal in right of payment with all of the issuer’s existing and future senior indebtedness; and

 

   

rank senior in right of payment to all of the issuer’s existing and future subordinated indebtedness.

 

 

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The guarantees of each guarantor will:

 

   

be senior secured obligations of that guarantor;

 

   

rank equal in right of payment with all of that guarantor’s existing and future senior indebtedness, including guarantees; and

 

   

rank senior in right of payment to all of that guarantor’s existing and future subordinated indebtedness.

 

  At March 31, 2011, the issuer and the restricted subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, would have had outstanding approximately $1.2 billion of senior indebtedness consisting of the exchange notes, and parent and its subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, we would have had outstanding approximately $1.2 billion of senior indebtedness, consisting of the exchange notes, the F3 Capital Note, and short-term debt. For more information, see “Description of the Exchange Notes.”

 

Intercreditor Agreement

After completion of the exchange offer, the issuer or any guarantor may seek to enter into a credit agreement. If the issuer or any guarantor enters into any such credit agreement in the future whose borrowings are secured by liens on collateral, the issuer, the guarantors, the trustee, the credit agreement collateral agent on behalf of the credit agreement secured parties, and the noteholder collateral agent on behalf of the exchange notes secured parties will enter into an intercreditor agreement, which will define the rights of such parties with respect to the collateral. We expect that any intercreditor agreement will provide, among other things, that all indebtedness under the indenture governing the exchange notes and certain other indebtedness permitted under the indenture and all other obligations related to such indebtedness and owing under the documents relating to such indebtedness will be secured by first priority liens on the collateral, which liens are intended to be pari passu with the first priority liens thereon that will secure obligations under any credit agreement.

 

Optional Redemption

On or after February 1, 2013, the issuer may redeem some or all of the exchange notes at redemption prices that decrease over time, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date as described under the heading “Description of the Exchange Notes—Redemption & Offer to Purchase—Optional Redemption.”

 

  Prior to February 1, 2013, the issuer may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the exchange notes with the net proceeds of one or more equity offerings at a redemption price equal to 111.500% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption, provided that, following such redemption, at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of the exchange notes originally issued under the indenture remains outstanding, and the redemption occurs within 45 days of the date of the closing of such sale.

 

 

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  In addition, the issuer may, at its option, redeem some or all of the exchange notes at any time prior to February 1, 2013 by paying a “make-whole” premium.

 

Special Mandatory Redemption

The issuer will be required to make a special mandatory redemption upon a total loss of a vessel.

 

Redemption upon a Change in Tax Law

The issuer will have the option to redeem the exchange notes, in whole but not in part, at any time, at a redemption price of 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the exchange notes, plus any accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption, if the issuer or any guarantor have become or would become obligated to pay certain amounts as a result of the imposition of withholding taxes on the exchange notes as a result of a change in the laws of any jurisdiction in which the issuer or any guarantor is organized or otherwise considered by a taxing authority to be a resident for tax purposes or from or through which the issuer or any guarantor make a payment on the exchange notes or any guarantee.

 

Change of Control Offer

If parent or the issuer experiences a change of control (as defined in the indenture governing the exchange notes), each holder of exchange notes will have the right to require the issuer to repurchase all or any part of its exchange notes at a price equal to 101% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of repurchase.

 

Asset Sale Offer

If the issuer or any restricted subsidiary engages in certain asset sales, within 360 days of such sale, the issuer generally must use the net cash proceeds from such sales to repay outstanding debt (other than any credit agreement that we may enter into after the closing of this offering), to acquire another company in its industry, to make capital expenditures or to invest in its business, or the issuer must make an offer to purchase a principal amount of the exchange notes equal to the excess net cash proceeds. The purchase price of each note so purchased will be 100% of its principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the repurchase date.

 

Excess Cash Flow Offer

Subject to certain conditions, for any semi-annual period ending June 30 and December 31, commencing June 30, 2011, in which the issuer’s ratio of total Indebtedness to Consolidated Cash Flow (as such terms are defined in the indenture governing the exchange notes) is greater than or equal to 2.5 to 1, the issuer must make an offer to purchase exchange notes with the greater of (i) 75% of the issuer’s excess cash flow (as defined in the indenture governing the exchange notes) and (ii) $30.0 million, for each semi-annual period ending June 30 and December 31, commencing June 30, 2011, at 101% of the principal amount thereof, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase. In any semi-annual period in which such ratio is less than 2.5 to 1, the issuer must make an offer to

 

 

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purchase exchange notes with 50% of the issuer’s excess cash flow; provided that the issuer will not be required to make an excess cash flow offer in any semi-annual period referred to in this sentence if the excess cash flow for such semi-annual period is less than $5.0 million.

 

Certain Covenants

The indenture governing the exchange notes, among other things, limits the issuer’s and any future restricted subsidiaries’ ability and, in certain cases, the ability of parent to:

 

   

pay dividends, redeem subordinated indebtedness or make other restricted payments;

 

   

incur or guarantee additional indebtedness or issue preferred stock;

 

   

create or incur liens;

 

   

incur dividend or other payment restrictions affecting restricted subsidiaries;

 

   

consummate a merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of their assets;

 

   

enter into transactions with affiliates;

 

   

transfer or sell assets;

 

   

engage in business other than their current business and reasonably related extensions thereof;

 

   

issue capital stock of certain subsidiaries; or

 

   

take or omit to take any actions that would adversely affect or impair in any material respect the collateral securing the exchange notes and the guarantees.

 

  These covenants are subject to a number of important exceptions and qualifications. See “Description of the Exchange Notes – Certain Covenants.”

 

No Public Market

The notes are new issues of securities and there is currently no established market for them. Accordingly, a market for the notes, or, if issued, the exchange notes, may not develop, or if one does develop, it may not provide adequate liquidity. The initial purchasers advised us that they intend to make a market for the notes as permitted by applicable laws and regulations. However, the initial purchasers are not obligated to do so and may discontinue any such market making activities without any notice.

 

 

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Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

The following table sets forth our historical consolidated ratio of earning to fixed charges for the periods shown:

 

     Year ended December 31      Quarter
Ended
March 31,
 
      2007      2008      2009      2010      2011  

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

     322.5x         —           —           —           —     

For the purposes of determining the ratio of earnings to fixed charges, earnings are defined as pre-tax income from continuing operations plus fixed charges and amortization of capitalized interest less capitalized interest. Fixed charges are the sum of (a) interest expensed and capitalized, (b) amortized premiums, discounts and capitalized expenses related to indebtedness and (c) an estimate of the interest within rental expense. Earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $51.9 million, $12.5 million and $74.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2008, December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2010 and $15.1 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2011. We had no preferred shares outstanding as of the end of any of the periods shown.

Risk Factors

Investing in the exchange notes involves substantial risk. Please read “Risk Factors,” beginning on page 11 of this prospectus for a discussion of certain factors that you should consider before participating in the exchange offer.

 

 

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RISK FACTORS

You should carefully consider the risks described below and other information in this prospectus before deciding to tender your old notes and participate in the exchange offer. Some of the following factors relate principally to our business and the industry in which we operate. Other factors relate principally to the exchange notes offered hereby. The risks and uncertainties described below are not intended to be exhaustive but represent the risks that we believe are material. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us, or which we currently deem immaterial, may also have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results and could therefore affect your investment in the exchange notes.

Risk Related to the Exchange Offer

If you do not properly tender your old notes, you will continue to hold unregistered old notes and your ability to transfer those notes will be adversely affected.

We will only issue exchange notes in exchange for old notes that you timely and properly tender. Therefore, you should allow sufficient time to ensure timely delivery of the old notes and you should carefully follow the instructions on how to tender your old notes. Neither we nor the exchange agent is required to inform you of any defects or irregularities with respect to your tender of old notes. Please read “The Exchange Offer—Procedures for Tendering” and “Description of the Exchange Notes.”

If you do not exchange your old notes for exchange notes in the exchange offer, you will continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer of your old notes described in the legend on the certificates for your old notes. In general, you may only offer or sell the old notes if they are registered under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws, or offered and sold under an exemption from these requirements. We do not plan to register any sale of the old notes under the Securities Act. For further information regarding the consequences of tendering your old notes in the exchange offer, please read “The Exchange Offer—Consequences of Failure to Exchange Outstanding Securities.”

You may find it difficult to sell your exchange notes.

Although the exchange notes will be registered under the Securities Act, the exchange notes will not be listed on any securities exchange. Because there is no public market for the exchange notes, you may not be able to resell them.

We cannot assure you that an active market will exist for the exchange notes or that any trading market that does develop will be liquid. If an active market does not develop or is not maintained, the market price and liquidity of the exchange notes may be adversely affected. If a market for the exchange notes develops, they may trade at a discount from their initial offering price. The trading market for the exchange notes may be adversely affected by:

 

   

changes in the overall market for non-investment grade securities;

 

   

changes in our financial performance or prospects;

 

   

the financial performance or prospects for companies in our industry generally;

 

   

the number of holders of the exchange notes;

 

   

the interest of securities dealers in making a market for the exchange notes; and

 

   

prevailing interest rates and general economic conditions.

Historically, the market for non-investment grade debt has been subject to substantial volatility in prices. The market for the exchange notes, if any, may be subject to similar volatility. Prospective investors in the exchange notes should be aware that they may be required to bear the financial risks of such investment for an indefinite period of time.

 

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Some holders who exchange their old notes may be deemed to be underwriters.

If you exchange your old notes in the exchange offer for the purpose of participating in a distribution of the exchange notes, you may be deemed to have received restricted securities and, if so, will be required to comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale transaction.

Risks Related to the Notes

Our substantial indebtedness could adversely affect our financial health and prevent parent and the issuer from fulfilling obligations under the notes.

As of March 31, 2011, after giving effect to the offering of the old notes and other related transactions, the issuer and the restricted subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, had total senior indebtedness outstanding of approximately $1.2 billion consisting of the notes. As of March 31, 2011, parent and its subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, had approximately $1.2 billion of senior indebtedness outstanding, consisting of the notes, the F3 Capital Note, and short-term debt. Subject to the restrictions in the indenture governing the notes, parent and the issuer may incur additional indebtedness. The high level of indebtedness of parent and the issuer could have important consequences for your investment in the notes and significant effects on the business of parent and the issuer. For example, the level of indebtedness of parent and the issuer and the terms of the related debt agreements may:

 

   

make it more difficult for parent and the issuer to satisfy their financial obligations under the notes, their other indebtedness and their contractual and commercial commitments and increase the risk that parent and the issuer may default on their debt obligations;

 

   

prevent parent and the issuer from raising the funds necessary to repurchase notes tendered to the issuer if there is a change of control or in connection with an excess cash flow offer which would constitute a default under the indenture governing the notes;

 

   

require parent and the issuer to use a substantial portion of their cash flow from operations to pay interest and principal on the notes and other debt, which would reduce the funds available for working capital, capital expenditures and other general corporate purposes;

 

   

limit the ability of parent and the issuer to obtain additional financing for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions and other investments, or general corporate purposes, which may limit their ability to execute their business strategy;

 

   

heighten the vulnerability of parent and the issuer to downturns in their business, the industry or in the general economy and restrict parent and the issuer from exploiting business opportunities or making acquisitions;

 

   

place parent and the issuer at a competitive disadvantage compared to those of their competitors that may have proportionately less debt;

 

   

limit management’s discretion in operating their business;

 

   

limit the flexibility of parent and the issuer in planning for, or reacting to, changes in their business, the industry in which they operate or the general economy; and

 

   

result in higher interest expense if interest rates increase and parent and the issuer have outstanding floating rate borrowings.

Each of these factors may have a material and adverse effect on their financial condition and viability of parent and the issuer. The ability of parent and the issuer to make payments with respect to the notes and to satisfy their other debt obligations will depend on their future operating performance, which will be affected by prevailing economic conditions and financial, business and other factors affecting parent and the issuer and their industry, many of which are beyond their control.

 

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Parent and the issuer may still be able to incur substantially more debt after the issuance of the notes. This could exacerbate the risks associated with their substantial leverage.

Parent and the issuer each may be able to incur substantial amounts of additional secured and unsecured indebtedness in the future, including debt under future credit facilities, some or all of which may be secured on a first priority basis and therefore would rank equally with the notes. As of March 31, 2011, after giving effect to the offering of the old notes, the issuer and the guarantors had the ability to incur additional indebtedness under the indenture governing the notes, including up to $25.0 million of additional indebtedness under any credit agreement that may be entered into by the issuer and the guarantors. Although the terms of the notes limit the ability of parent, the issuer, the restricted subsidiaries and the other guarantors to incur additional debt, these terms do not and will not prohibit them from incurring substantial amounts of additional debt for specific purposes or under certain circumstances. For example, the indenture governing the notes allows the issuer to issue additional notes under certain circumstances, which additional notes will also be guaranteed by the guarantors and will share in the collateral that secures the notes and guarantees and allows the parent to issue convertible debt securities under certain circumstances. Parent and the issuer may also incur other additional indebtedness secured by liens that rank equal to those securing the notes in which case, the holders of that debt will be entitled to share equally with you in any proceeds distributed in connection with our winding up, insolvency, liquidation, reorganization or dissolution of the issuer. If parent, the issuer, the restricted subsidiaries or the other guarantors incur additional indebtedness, the related risks that parent and the issuer now face could intensify and could further exacerbate the risks associated with their substantial leverage.

Parent and the issuer may not be able to generate sufficient cash flow to meet their debt service and other obligations, including the notes, due to events beyond their control.

The ability of parent and the issuer to generate cash flows from operations and to make scheduled payments on or refinance their indebtedness, including the notes, and to fund working capital needs and planned capital expenditures will depend on the ability of parent’s subsidiaries, including the issuer, to generate cash in the future. The future financial performance of parent and its subsidiaries will be affected by a range of economic, financial, competitive, business and other factors that they cannot control, such as general economic and financial conditions in their industry, the economy generally or other risks summarized here. A significant reduction in operating cash flows could increase the need for additional or alternative sources of liquidity and could have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition, results of operations, prospects and the ability to service the debt and other obligations of parent and the issuer, including the notes. If parent or the issuer is unable to service their debt or to fund their other liquidity needs, we may be forced to adopt an alternative strategy that may include actions such as reducing or delaying capital expenditures, selling assets, restructuring or refinancing our indebtedness, seeking additional capital, or any combination of the foregoing. If parent or the issuer raises additional debt, it would increase interest expense, leverage and operating and financial costs. Neither parent nor the issuer can assure you that any of these alternative strategies could be effected on satisfactory terms, if at all, or that they would yield sufficient funds to make required payments on the notes and other indebtedness of parent and the issuer or to fund their other liquidity needs. Reducing or delaying capital expenditures or selling assets could delay future cash flows. In addition, the terms of existing or future debt agreements, including the indenture governing the notes, may restrict us from adopting any of these alternatives.

The failure to generate sufficient cash flow or to achieve any of these alternatives could significantly adversely affect the value of the notes and the ability of parent and the issuer to pay amounts due under the notes. If for any reason parent or the issuer is unable to meet their debt service and repayment obligations, including under the notes, parent or the issuer, as applicable, would be in default under the terms of the agreements governing their indebtedness, which would allow creditors at that time to declare all outstanding indebtedness to be due and payable. This would likely in turn trigger cross-acceleration or cross-default rights under their applicable debt agreements. Under these circumstances, lenders could compel parent or the issuer, as applicable, to apply all of their available cash to repay borrowings or they could prevent parent or the issuer from making payments on the notes. In addition, these lenders could then seek to such assets are collateral for the borrowings. If the amounts

 

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outstanding under existing and future debt agreements of parent or the issuer, including the notes, were to be accelerated, or were the subject of foreclosure actions, neither parent nor the issuer can assure you that their assets would be sufficient to repay in full the money owed to the lenders or to their other debt holders, including you as a noteholder.

Parent and the issuer are holding companies and are dependent upon cash flow from subsidiaries to meet their obligations.

Parent and the issuer currently conduct their operations through, most of their assets are owned by, and their operating income and cash flow are generated by, their subsidiaries. As a result, cash from their subsidiaries is the principal source of funds necessary to meet their obligations under the notes and any future debt service obligations. Contractual provisions or laws, as well as their subsidiaries’ financial condition and operating requirements, may limit their ability to obtain cash from subsidiaries that they require to meet their debt service obligations, including payments on the notes. Applicable tax laws may also subject such payments to them by their subsidiaries to further taxation.

The inability to transfer cash from their subsidiaries may mean that, even though they may have sufficient resources on a consolidated basis to meet their obligations they may not be permitted to make the necessary transfers from their subsidiaries to meet such obligations.

The indenture governing the notes imposes significant operating and financial restrictions on parent and the issuer that may prevent parent and the issuer from capitalizing on business opportunities and restrict their ability to take some actions.

The indenture governing the notes contains covenants that restrict the ability of parent and the issuer to take various actions, such as:

 

   

paying dividends, redeeming subordinated indebtedness or making other restricted payments;

 

   

incurring or guaranteeing additional indebtedness or, with respect to restricted subsidiaries or any other subsidiary guarantor, issuing preferred stock;

 

   

creating or incurring liens;

 

   

incurring dividend or other payment restrictions affecting restricted subsidiaries;

 

   

consummating a merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all their assets;

 

   

transferring or selling assets;

 

   

entering into transactions with affiliates;

 

   

engaging in business other than our current business and reasonably related extensions thereof;

 

   

issuing capital stock of certain subsidiaries; and

 

   

designating subsidiaries as unrestricted subsidiaries.

Parent and the issuer may be prevented from taking advantage of business opportunities that arise because of failure to meet certain ratios or because of the limitations imposed on them by the restrictive covenants under the indenture governing the notes. In addition, the restrictions contained in the indenture governing the notes may also limit the ability of parent and the issuer to plan for or react to market conditions, meet capital needs or otherwise restrict their activities or business plans and adversely affect their ability to finance their operations, enter into acquisitions, execute their business strategy, effectively compete with companies that are not similarly restricted or engage in other business activities that would be in the interest of parent and the issuer. In the future, parent and the issuer may also incur debt obligations that might subject them to additional and different restrictive covenants that could affect their financial and operational flexibility. Parent and the issuer cannot assure you that they will be granted waivers or amendments to these agreements if for any reason they are unable to comply with these agreements, or that they will be able to refinance their debt on acceptable terms or at all.

 

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The ability of parent and the issuer to comply with these covenants will likely be affected by events beyond their control, and neither parent nor the issuer can assure you that they will satisfy those requirements. A breach of any of these provisions could result in a default under the existing and future debt agreements of parent or the issuer, including the indenture governing the notes, which could allow all amounts outstanding thereunder to be declared immediately due and payable. This would likely in turn trigger cross-acceleration and cross-default rights under the indenture governing the notes and the terms of our other indebtedness outstanding at such time. If the amounts outstanding under the notes or any other indebtedness outstanding at such time, were to be accelerated or were the subject of foreclosure actions, neither parent nor the issuer can assure you that their assets would be sufficient to repay in full the money owed to the lenders or to other debt holders, particularly because some of the assets of parent, including the Aquamarine Driller, is excluded from the collateral securing the notes.

The issuer may not be able to repurchase the notes with cash upon a change of control or in connection with an offer to repurchase the notes as a result of an asset sale or an excess cash flow offer as required by the indenture.

Upon the occurrence of a change of control (as defined in the indenture governing the notes), the issuer will be required to offer to repurchase all of the notes at a price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest and additional interest, if any, up to, but not including the date of repurchase. In addition, in connection with certain asset sales and excess cash flow offers, we will be required to offer to repurchase the notes at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount, in the case of an asset sale offer, or 101% of the principal amount in the case of an excess cash flow offer, in each case, plus accrued and unpaid interest and additional interest, if any, up to, but not including the date of repurchase. The issuer may not have sufficient funds available to repurchase all of the notes tendered pursuant to any such offer and any other debt that would become payable upon a change of control or in connection with such an asset sale offer or excess cash flow offer. Any of the future debt agreements of parent or the issuer may also limit their ability to repurchase the notes until all such debt is paid in full. If the issuer fails to purchase the notes, it would be a default under the indenture, which would in turn likely trigger a default under our existing and any future debt agreements, including the Aquamarine term loan. In addition, the occurrence of a change of control may also constitute an event of default under our existing and any future debt agreements. In that event, parent or the issuer would need to cure or refinance the applicable debt agreements before making an offer to purchase. Moreover, the issuer and parent anticipate that any future credit facility may restrict, and any future indebtedness they incur may restrict, the ability of the issuer to repurchase the notes, including following a change of control. The issuer and parent may be unable to repay all of that indebtedness or obtain a waiver of that type. Any requirement to offer to repurchase old notes may therefore require the issuer and parent to refinance other outstanding debt, which may not be able to be done on commercially reasonable terms, if at all. These repurchase requirements may also delay or make it more difficult for others to obtain control of the issuer and parent.

Certain important corporate events, such as takeovers, recapitalizations, restructurings, mergers or similar transactions, may not constitute a change of control under the indenture governing the notes and thus would not permit the holders of the notes to require the issuer to repurchase the notes. In addition, the definition of change of control includes a phrase relating to the sale or other transfer of “all or substantially all” of the properties or assets of parent, the issuer and the restricted subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or issuer and the restricted subsidiaries, taken as a whole. There is no precise definition of this phrase under applicable law. Accordingly, in certain circumstances there may be a degree of uncertainty in ascertaining whether a particular transaction would involve a disposition of “all or substantially all” of the assets of parent, the issuer and the restricted subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or the issuer and the restricted subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and therefore it may be unclear as to whether a change of control has occurred and whether the holders of the notes have the right to require the issuer to repurchase such notes.

Additionally, the exercise by the holders of notes of their right to require the issuer to repurchase the notes upon an asset sale or excess cash flow offer could cause a default under our existing and any future debt agreements if the issuer is then prohibited by the terms of the applicable debt agreements from making the asset sale offer or

 

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excess cash flow offer under the indenture. In the event an asset sale occurs at a time when the issuer is prohibited from purchasing notes, the issuer could seek the consent of its other applicable lenders to the purchase of notes or could attempt to refinance the borrowings that contain such prohibition. If the issuer does not obtain a consent or repay those borrowings, the issuer will remain prohibited from purchasing notes. In that case, the issuer’s failure to purchase tendered notes would constitute an event of default under the indenture, which would, in turn, likely constitute a default under the other indebtedness of the issuer and parent.

Not all of parent’s subsidiaries are restricted subsidiaries or guarantors of the notes, and parent is not subject to all of the covenants of the indenture.

Not all of parent’s subsidiaries are restricted subsidiaries under the indenture governing the notes and are not guarantors of the notes, which means that these excluded parent subsidiaries are not subject to the restrictive covenants and other provisions of the indenture and the collateral agreements. In addition, although parent has provided a guarantee of the notes, it is only subject to some covenants and other provisions of the indenture. For example, parent is not subject to the restricted payments and asset sales covenants. One consequence of this structure is that parent and these excluded parent subsidiaries may engage in transactions that increase their credit risk. Parent may also engage in certain transactions otherwise limited by the indenture and, as a result, parent’s guarantee would not be as strong as it otherwise would be absent such transactions. In addition, in the event of a liquidation, insolvency, bankruptcy or foreclosure relating to these excluded parent subsidiaries, the holders of the notes may only have recourse to the assets of these companies by virtue of parent’s guarantee and parent’s ownership of the equity of these companies, which means the holders of the notes will be effectively or structurally subordinated to holders of debt and other senior ranking instruments of these companies. As a result, holders of notes will only be able to look to the issuer, the restricted subsidiaries and any other subsidiary guarantors, as supported by parent’s guarantee, as the credit structure supporting the notes.

There may not be sufficient collateral to pay all or any portion of the notes.

The notes and the guarantees are secured by first priority liens on the Topaz Driller, the Emerald Driller, the Sapphire Driller, the Aquamarine Driller and the Platinum Explorer. The notes and the guarantees are also secured by certain other of the issuer’s and the guarantors’ (other than parent’s) assets, subject to certain exceptions and permitted liens, and by a pledge of stock of the issuer and the guarantors (other than parent).

Neither parent nor the issuer can assure you that the value of the collateral securing the notes and the guarantees would be sufficient to pay any amounts due under the notes following their acceleration. The value of the collateral at any time will depend on market and other economic conditions, including the availability of suitable buyers for the collateral. By its nature, some of the collateral may be illiquid and may have no readily ascertainable market value. The value of the assets pledged as collateral for the notes could be impaired in the future as a result of changing economic conditions, competition or other future trends. If the issuer or any guarantor enters into a credit agreement, the collateral may be shared on a pari passu basis with some of the credit facility obligations.

With respect to some of the collateral securing the notes and the guarantees, the collateral agent’s security interest and ability to foreclose will also be limited by the need to meet certain requirements, such as obtaining third party consents, paying court fees that may be based on the principal amount of the notes and making additional filings. If we are unable to obtain these consents, pay such fees or make these filings, the security interests may be invalid and the holders will not be entitled to the collateral or any recovery with respect thereto. We cannot assure you that any such required consents, fee payments or filings can be obtained on a timely basis or at all. These requirements may limit the number of potential bidders for certain collateral in any foreclosure and may delay any sale, either of which may have an adverse effect on the sale price of the collateral. Therefore, the practical value of realizing on the collateral may, without the appropriate consents, fees and filings, be limited.

 

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In the event of a foreclosure, liquidation, bankruptcy or a similar proceeding, neither the issuer nor parent can assure you that the proceeds from any sale or liquidation of the collateral will be sufficient to pay the obligations under the notes, in full or at all, after first satisfying the obligations in full under contractually senior claims or other claims that may have legal priority over the holders of the notes. If the proceeds of any sale of collateral are not sufficient to repay all amounts due on the notes, the holders of the notes (to the extent not repaid from the proceeds of the sale of the collateral) would have only an unsecured claim against the remaining assets of parent and the issuer and, in the context of a bankruptcy case by or against parent and the issuer, the holders of the notes may not be entitled to receive interest payments or reasonable fees, costs or charges due under the notes, and may be required to repay any such amounts already received by such holder.

In addition, the liens on all of the collateral that secures the notes may not be properly perfected. Accordingly, there may not be sufficient collateral to pay all or any of the amounts due on the notes. Any claim for the difference between the amount, if any, realized by holders of the notes from the sale of the collateral securing the notes, the guarantees and the obligations under the notes will rank equally in right of payment with all of our unsecured senior indebtedness and other obligations, including trade payables.

To the extent that third parties in the future may also enjoy first priority liens on a pari passu basis (and, subject to the possible future intercreditor agreement, may rank senior to the notes in effect in some respects), such third parties may have rights and remedies with respect to the collateral subject to such liens that, if exercised, could adversely affect the value of the collateral. The indenture governing the notes does not require that parent and the issuer maintain the current level of collateral or maintain a specific ratio of indebtedness to asset values. The indenture governing the notes allows parent and the issuer to incur debt in addition to the notes that may be secured (mainly with respect to letters of credit, hedging arrangements, capital leases, mortgage financings and purchase money indebtedness) by the same collateral that secures the notes on a pari passu basis with the notes (and, subject to the possible future intercreditor agreement, may rank senior to the notes in effect in some respects). Thus, the incurrence of this debt may have the effect of diluting your ability to recover payment in full from the then existing pool of collateral. Releases of collateral from the liens securing the notes will be permitted under some circumstances and may not require the collateral to be replaced.

The collateral is subject to casualty risks.

Parent and the issuer are obligated under the indenture and collateral agreements governing the notes to maintain adequate insurance or otherwise insure against hazards as is customarily done by companies having assets of a similar nature in the same or similar localities. There are, however, certain losses that may be either uninsurable or not economically insurable, in whole or in part. As a result, it is possible that the insurance proceeds will not compensate parent and the issuer fully for the loss of the collateral. If there is a total or partial loss of any of the pledged collateral, neither parent nor the issuer can assure you that any insurance proceeds received by them or any of the guarantors will be sufficient to satisfy all of their secured obligations, including the notes.

Rights of holders of notes in the collateral may be adversely affected by bankruptcy proceedings.

The right of the collateral agent for the notes to repossess and dispose of the collateral securing the notes and the guarantees upon acceleration is likely to be significantly impaired by federal bankruptcy law if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced by or against parent or the issuer prior to or possibly even after the collateral agent has repossessed and disposed of the collateral. Under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, a secured creditor, such as the collateral agent for the holders of the notes, is prohibited from repossessing its security from a debtor in a bankruptcy case, or from disposing of security repossessed from a debtor, without bankruptcy court approval. Moreover, bankruptcy law permits the debtor to continue to retain and to use collateral, and the proceeds, products, rents or profits of the collateral, even though the debtor is in default under the applicable debt instruments, provided that the secured creditor is given “adequate protection.” The meaning of the term “adequate protection” may vary according to circumstances, but it is intended in general to protect the value of the secured creditor’s interest in the collateral and may include cash payments or the granting of additional

 

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security, if and at such time as the court in its discretion determines, for any diminution in the value of the collateral as a result of the stay of repossession or disposition or any use of the collateral by the debtor during the pendency of the bankruptcy case. In view of the broad discretionary powers of a bankruptcy court, it is impossible to predict how long payments under the notes could be delayed following commencement of a bankruptcy case, whether or when the collateral agent would repossess or dispose of the collateral, and whether or to what extent holders of the notes would be compensated for any delay in payment of loss of value of the collateral through the requirements of “adequate protection.” Furthermore, in the event the bankruptcy court determines that the value of the collateral is not sufficient to repay all amounts due on the notes, the holders of the notes would have “undersecured claims” as to the difference. U.S. federal bankruptcy laws do not permit the payment or accrual of interest, costs and attorneys’ fees for “undersecured claims” during the debtor’s bankruptcy case. Additionally, the trustee’s ability to foreclose on the collateral on your behalf may be subject to the consent of third parties, prior liens and practical problems associated with the realization of the trustee’s security interest in the collateral. Moreover, the debtor or trustee in a bankruptcy case may seek to void an alleged security interest in collateral for the benefit of the bankruptcy estate. It may successfully do so if the security interest is not properly perfected or was perfected within a specified period of time (generally 90 days) prior to the initiation of such proceeding. Under such circumstances, a creditor may hold no security interest and be treated as holding a general unsecured claim in the bankruptcy case. It is impossible to predict what recovery (if any) would be available for such an unsecured claim if the issuer or parent became a debtor in a bankruptcy case. While U.S. bankruptcy law generally invalidates provisions restricting a debtor’s ability to assume and/or assign a contract, there are exceptions to this rule which could be applicable in the event that the issuer or parent become subject to a U.S. bankruptcy proceeding.

There also can be no assurance that courts outside of the United States would recognize the U.S. bankruptcy court’s jurisdiction. Accordingly, difficulties may arise in administering a U.S. bankruptcy proceeding against the issuer or any of the guarantors with property located outside of the United States, and any orders or judgments of a bankruptcy court in the United States may not be enforceable in any foreign jurisdiction in which the issuer or any of the guarantors are organized. The rights of the trustee to enforce remedies may be significantly impaired by the restructuring or liquidation provisions of applicable jurisdictional bankruptcy laws, insolvency and other restructuring legislation if the benefit of such legislation is sought with respect to the issuer or parent. Further, the holders of the notes may receive in exchange for their claims a recovery that could be substantially less than the amounts of their claims (potentially even nothing), and any such recovery might consist of illiquid securities.

Any future pledge of collateral may be avoidable in bankruptcy.

Any future pledge of collateral in favor of the trustee or collateral agent, including pursuant to security documents delivered after the date of the indenture governing the notes, may be avoidable by the pledgor (a debtor in possession) or by its trustee in bankruptcy if certain events or circumstances exist or occur, including, among others, if:

 

   

the pledgor is insolvent at the time of the pledge;

 

   

the pledge permits the holder of the notes to receive a greater recovery than if the pledge had not been given; and

 

   

a bankruptcy proceeding in respect of the pledgor is commenced within 90 days following the pledge, or, in certain circumstances, a longer period.

A financial failure by parent, the issuer or any of parent’s other subsidiaries may result in the assets of any or all of those entities becoming subject to the claims of all creditors of those entities.

A financial failure by parent, the issuer or any of parent’s other subsidiaries could affect payment of the notes if a bankruptcy court were to substantively consolidate parent, the issuer and some or all of parent’s other subsidiaries. If a bankruptcy court substantively consolidated parent, the issuer and some or all of parent’s other

 

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subsidiaries, the assets of each entity would become subject to the claims of creditors of all entities. Such a ruling would expose holders of notes not only to the usual impairments arising from bankruptcy, but also to potential dilution of the amount ultimately recoverable because of the larger creditor base. Furthermore, a forced restructuring of the notes could occur through the “cramdown” provisions of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Under those provisions, the notes could be restructured over holders’ objections as to their interest rate, maturity and other general terms.

Rights of holders of notes in the collateral may be adversely affected by the failure to perfect liens on the collateral or on collateral acquired in the future.

The failure to properly perfect liens on the collateral could adversely affect the collateral agent’s ability to enforce its rights with respect to the collateral for the benefit of the holders of the notes. In addition, applicable law requires that certain property and rights acquired after the grant of a general security interest or lien can only be perfected at the time such property and rights are acquired and identified. There can be no assurance that the trustee or the collateral agent will monitor, or that the issuer or parent will inform the trustee or the collateral agent of, the future acquisition of property and rights that constitute collateral, and that the necessary action will be taken to properly perfect the security interest in such after-acquired collateral. The trustee and the collateral agent for the notes have no obligation to monitor the acquisition of additional property or rights that constitute collateral or the perfection of any security interests therein. Such failure may result in the loss of the practical benefits of the liens thereon or of the priority of the liens securing the notes against third parties.

If the issuer, parent or any future guarantors were to become subject to a bankruptcy proceeding after the issue date of the notes, any liens recorded or perfected after the issue date of the notes would face a greater risk of being invalidated than if they had been recorded or perfected on the issue date. If a lien is recorded or perfected after the issue date, it may be treated under bankruptcy law as if it were delivered to secure previously existing debt. In bankruptcy proceedings commenced within 90 days of lien perfection, a lien given to secure previously existing debt is materially more likely to be avoided as a preference by the bankruptcy court than if delivered and promptly recorded on the issue date of the notes. Accordingly, if the issuer, parent or any future guarantors were to file for bankruptcy after the issue date of the notes and the liens had been perfected less than 90 days before commencement of such bankruptcy proceeding, the liens securing the notes may be especially subject to challenge as a result of having been delivered after the issue date of the notes. To the extent that such challenge succeeded, you would lose the benefit of the security that the collateral was intended to provide.

In addition, the Panamanian recording procedure that governs the part of the collateral that constitute Panamanian ship mortgages provides for a provisional registration of the Panamanian ship mortgages with the Panamanian ship registry valid for a six-month period. Prior to the end of that six-month period, the Panamanian ship mortgages must be translated into Spanish and protocolized by a Panamanian notary in order to be permanently registered with the Panamanian ship registry with a priority relation-back date to the date of the provisional registration. We are responsible for the permanent registration of the Panamanian ship mortgages in Panama, and if we fail to complete that permanent registration within the six-month period, the security constituted by the Panamanian ship mortgages will lapse and will no longer be valid or enforceable.

There are circumstances other than repayment or discharge of the notes under which the collateral securing the notes and guarantees will be released automatically, without holders’ consent or the consent of the trustee under the indenture governing the notes.

Under various circumstances, some of the collateral securing the notes will be released automatically, including:

 

   

a sale, transfer or other disposal of such collateral in a transaction not prohibited under the indenture governing the notes;

 

   

with respect to a contract unwind trigger (as such term is defined in the indenture governing the notes);

 

   

with respect to the collateral held by a guarantor, upon the release of such guarantor from its guarantee;

 

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to the extent required in accordance with any intercreditor agreement; and

 

   

to the extent we have defeased or satisfied and discharged the indenture governing the notes.

In addition, a guarantee will be automatically released in connection with a sale of such guarantor or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of that guarantor, in each case, in a transaction not prohibited under the indenture governing the notes. The indenture governing the notes also permits the board of directors of parent to designate one or more of our restricted subsidiaries that is a guarantor of the notes as an unrestricted subsidiary. If the board of directors of parent designates a subsidiary guarantor as an unrestricted subsidiary, all of the liens on any collateral owned by such subsidiary or any of its subsidiaries and any guarantees of the notes by such subsidiary or any of its subsidiaries will be released under the indenture governing the notes. Designations of any unrestricted subsidiary will reduce the aggregate value of the collateral securing the notes to the extent that liens on the assets of the unrestricted subsidiary and its subsidiaries are released. In addition, the creditors of the unrestricted subsidiary and its subsidiaries will have claims to the assets of the unrestricted subsidiary and its subsidiaries that are senior to any claims of the holders of notes.

Foreclosing on the collateral located outside the United States may be difficult due to the laws of certain jurisdictions.

Most or all of the collateral securing the notes is located outside of the United States. If the issuer defaults under the indenture or if a guarantor defaults under its guarantee, the holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the notes may direct the trustee to instruct the collateral agent to bring a foreclosure action against the defaulting party. We cannot assure you that the collateral or the guarantors will be located in a jurisdiction having effective or favorable foreclosure procedures and lien priorities. Any foreclosure proceedings could be subject to lengthy delays resulting in increased custodial costs, deterioration in the condition of the collateral and substantial reduction of the value of such collateral. In addition, some jurisdictions may not provide a legal remedy for the enforcement of mortgages on the collateral.

Our vessels that are part of the collateral will be operated by us worldwide, as our business demands. Consequently, the respective laws of each jurisdiction where a vessel is actually located at the time the noteholder collateral agent may seek to enforce the ship mortgage will govern the foreclosure proceedings and distribution of proceeds. Such laws may vary significantly from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Furthermore, all or some of those laws and procedures may be less favorable to mortgagees than those in other jurisdictions and may be less favorable than those applicable in the United States. The costs of enforcement in foreign jurisdictions, particularly if proceedings are ongoing simultaneously against vessels in different jurisdictions, can be high and can include fees based on the face amount of the mortgage(s) being enforced. Foreign court proceedings can also be slow and have unexpected procedural hurdles. Priorities accorded maritime lien claims and ship mortgages can vary in foreign jurisdictions, and some jurisdictions prefer certain local claimants (such as local suppliers of operating necessaries) to foreign claimants, such as the noteholder agent or mortgagee.

Consequently there are no assurances that the noteholder collateral agent will be able to enforce any one or more of the ship mortgages covering vessels that are located outside the United States.

U.S. federal, state and foreign fraudulent transfer laws may permit a court to void the notes and the guarantees, subordinate claims in respect of the notes and the guarantees and require noteholders to return payments received. If this occurs, noteholders may not receive any payments on the notes.

U.S. federal, state and foreign fraudulent transfer and conveyance statutes may apply to the issuance of the notes and the incurrence of any guarantees. Under U.S. federal bankruptcy law and comparable provisions of state fraudulent transfer or conveyance laws, which may vary from state to state and be different from other applicable foreign jurisdictions, the notes or guarantees could be voided as a fraudulent transfer or conveyance if (1) the issuer or any of the guarantors, as applicable, issued the notes or incurred the guarantees with the intent of

 

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hindering, delaying or defrauding creditors or (2) the issuer or any of the guarantors, as applicable, received less than reasonably equivalent value or fair consideration in return for either issuing the notes or incurring the guarantees and, in the case of (2) only, one of the following is also true at the time thereof:

 

   

the issuer or any of the guarantors, as applicable, were insolvent or rendered insolvent by reason of the issuance of the notes or the incurrence of the guarantees;

 

   

the issuance of the notes or the incurrence of the guarantees left the issuer or any of the guarantors, as applicable, with an unreasonably small amount of capital to carry on the business;

 

   

the issuer or any of the guarantors intended to, or believed that the issuer or such guarantor would, incur debts beyond the issuer’s or such guarantor’s ability to pay such debts as they mature; or

 

   

the issuer or any of the guarantors was a defendant in an action for money damages, or had a judgment for money damages docketed against the issuer or such guarantor if, in either case, after final judgment, the judgment is unsatisfied.

A court would likely find that the issuer or a guarantor did not receive reasonably equivalent value or fair consideration for the notes or such guarantee if the issuer or such guarantor did not substantially benefit directly or indirectly from the issuance of the notes or the applicable guarantee. As a general matter, value is given for a transfer or an obligation if, in exchange for the transfer or obligation, property is transferred or an antecedent debt is secured or satisfied. A debtor will generally not be considered to have received value in connection with a debt offering if the debtor uses the proceeds of that offering to make a dividend payment or otherwise retire or redeem equity securities issued by the debtor.

The issuer cannot be certain as to the standards a court would use to determine whether or not it or the guarantors were solvent at the relevant time or, regardless of the standard that a court uses, that the issuance of the guarantees would not be further subordinated to the other debt of the issuer or of the guarantors. Generally, however, an entity would be considered insolvent if, at the time it incurred indebtedness:

 

   

the sum of its debts, including contingent liabilities, was greater than the fair saleable value of all its assets;

 

   

the present fair saleable value of its assets was less than the amount that would be required to pay its probable liability on its existing debts, including contingent liabilities, as they become absolute and mature; or

 

   

it could not pay its debts as they become due.

If a court were to find that the issuance of the notes or the incurrence of the guarantee was a fraudulent transfer or conveyance, the court could void the payment obligations under the notes or such guarantee or further subordinate the notes or such guarantee to presently existing and future indebtedness of the issuer or of the related guarantor, or require the holders of the notes to repay any amounts received with respect to such guarantee. In the event of a finding that a fraudulent transfer or conveyance occurred, noteholders may not receive any repayment on the notes. Further, the voidance of the notes could result in an event of default with respect to other debt of parent and its subsidiaries that could result in acceleration of such debt.

Although each guarantee entered into by a guarantor contains a provision intended to limit that guarantor’s liability to the maximum amount that it could incur without causing the incurrence of obligations under its guarantee to be a fraudulent transfer, this provision may not be effective to protect those guarantees from being voided under fraudulent transfer law, or may reduce that guarantor’s obligation to an amount that effectively makes its guarantee worthless.

In addition, different or additional fraudulent conveyance laws may exist in foreign jurisdictions which could result in the liens being avoided.

 

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If the guarantees by the subsidiary guarantors are not enforceable, the notes would be effectively subordinated to all liabilities of the subsidiary guarantors, including trade payables.

The notes currently have no established trading market, and an active trading market may not develop for the notes, which could affect the liquidity and value of the notes and you may not be able to sell the notes readily, or at all, or at or above the price that you paid.

The notes constitute a new issue of securities with no established trading market for them. The issuer has not applied, and does not intend to apply, for the notes to be listed on any securities exchange or to arrange for quotation on any automated dealer quotation system. The initial purchasers have advised parent and the issuer that they intend to make a market in the notes, but are not obligated to do so and may discontinue any market making in the notes at any time, in their sole discretion. Even with this prospectus, parent and the issuer cannot assure you that an active trading market will develop for the notes, or if one does develop, that it will be liquid. If the notes are traded, they may trade at a discount from their initial offering price, depending on prevailing interest rates, the market for similar securities, parent’s and the issuer’s credit ratings, parent’s and the issuer’s operating performance and financial condition and other factors. If an active trading market does not develop, the market price and liquidity of the notes may be adversely affected. As a result, parent and the issuer cannot ensure you that you will be able to sell any of the notes at a particular time, at attractive prices, or at all. Thus, you may be required to bear the financial risk of your investment in the notes indefinitely.

If a trading market were to develop, future trading prices of the notes may be volatile and will depend on many factors, including:

 

   

the operating performance and financial condition or prospects of parent and the issuer;

 

   

the prospects for companies in the industry of parent and the issuer generally;

 

   

the number of holders of the notes;

 

   

prevailing interest rates;

 

   

the interest of securities dealers in making a market for them;

 

   

the market for similar securities and the overall securities market; and

 

   

the ability of the issuer to complete the offer to exchange the notes.

In addition, the market for non-investment grade debt has historically been subject to disruptions that have caused substantial volatility in the prices of securities similar to the notes. Any such disruptions could adversely affect the prices at which you may sell your notes or the exchange notes, if they are issued. In addition, subsequent to their initial issuance, the notes may trade at a discount from the initial offering price, depending on the prevailing interest rates, the market for similar notes, our performance and other factors, many of which are beyond our control. As a result, we cannot ensure you that you will be able to sell any of the notes at a particular time, at attractive prices, or at all. Thus, you may be required to bear the financial risk of your investment in the notes indefinitely.

The trading prices for the notes and the availability, costs and terms and conditions of our debt will be directly affected by our credit rating.

The notes are, and any of our future debt instruments may be, publicly rated by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., or Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, or S&P, and other independent rating agencies. A security rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities. These public debt ratings may affect our ability to raise debt. Any future downgrading of the notes or our debt by Moody’s and S&P or another rating agency may affect the cost and terms and conditions of our financings and could adversely affect the value and trading price of the notes.

 

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Credit rating agencies continually revise their ratings for companies that they follow, including us. Any ratings downgrade could adversely affect the trading price of the notes or the trading market for the notes to the extent a trading market for the notes or the exchange notes, if they are issued, develops. The condition of the financial and credit markets and prevailing interest rates have fluctuated in the past and are likely to fluctuate in the future.

The issuer, parent and any future guarantors could incur additional secured indebtedness in the future on a pari passu basis with the notes.

The indenture governing the notes permits the issuer, parent and any future guarantors of the notes to incur additional indebtedness secured by a lien on the collateral that secures the notes, including letters of credit and hedging arrangements. If the issuer, parent or any of their future restricted subsidiaries incur in the future any additional indebtedness that is secured on a pari passu basis with the notes, the holders of that debt and the counterparties to hedging arrangements will be entitled to share ratably with the holders of the notes in any proceeds of such shared collateral distributed in connection with any insolvency, liquidation, reorganization, dissolution or other winding up of the issuer and the parent, subject to the terms of the possible future intercreditor agreement which provides that holders of letters of credit may rank senior to the notes in effect in some respects.

Foreclosing on collateral that is easily transported may be difficult.

The Topaz Driller, the Emerald Driller, the Sapphire Driller, the Aquamarine Driller and the Platinum Explorer are highly mobile and may be located in international waters outside the jurisdiction of any court. This may make it difficult for the collateral agent to bring a successful foreclosure action against such collateral because it may be difficult for the collateral agent or officials of the applicable government or agency to physically seize such collateral and engage in a foreclosure sale.

Maritime liens may arise and take priority over the liens securing the notes.

The laws of various jurisdictions in which the Topaz Driller, the Emerald Driller, the Sapphire Driller, the Aquamarine Driller and the Platinum Explorer may operate may give rise to the existence of maritime liens which may take priority over the ship mortgages and other liens securing the notes and the guarantees. Such liens may arise in support of, among other things, claims by unpaid ship repairers remaining in possession of such collateral, claims for salvage, claims for damage caused by a collision, claims for seamen’s wages and other employment benefits and claims for pilotage, as well as potentially claims for necessary goods and services supplied to such collateral. This list should not be regarded as definitive or exhaustive, as the categories of claims giving rise to maritime liens, and the ranking of such liens, vary from one jurisdiction to another. Maritime liens can attach without any court action, notice, registration or documentation and accordingly their existence cannot necessarily be identified.

Because the issuer and parent are incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands, you may face difficulties in protecting your interests, and your ability to protect your rights through the U.S. federal courts may be limited.

Both the issuer and parent are exempted companies incorporated with limited liability under the laws of the Cayman Islands, and substantially all of their assets are located outside the United States. In addition, most of parent’s directors and executive officers are nationals or residents of jurisdictions other than the United States and all or a substantial portion of their assets are located outside the United States. Further, enforcement of the note guarantees issued and the collateral pledged may be subject to certain limitations under Cayman Islands law. As a result, it may be difficult for holders of notes to effect service of process within the United States upon parent’s directors or executive officers, or enforce judgments obtained in the U.S. courts against parent’s directors or executive officers.

 

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The corporate affairs of parent and the issuer are governed by their memorandum and articles of association, the Companies Law (2009 Revision) (as the same may be supplemented or amended from time to time), or the Companies Law, and the common law of the Cayman Islands. The rights of holders of the notes to take action against directors, actions by minority shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of directors under Cayman Islands law are, to a large extent, governed by the common law of the Cayman Islands. The common law of the Cayman Islands is derived in part from comparatively limited judicial precedent in the Cayman Islands as well as from English common law, the decisions of whose courts are of persuasive authority, but are not binding on a court in the Cayman Islands. The rights of shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of directors under Cayman Islands law are not as clearly established as they would be under statutes or judicial precedent in some jurisdictions in the United States. In particular, the Cayman Islands has a less developed body of corporate laws thus providing significantly less protection to investors as compared to the United States, and some states, such as Delaware, which have more fully developed and judicially interpreted bodies of corporate law.

The Cayman Islands courts are also unlikely:

 

   

to recognize or enforce against parent and the issuer judgments of courts of the United States based on certain civil liability provisions of U.S. securities laws; and

 

   

to impose liabilities against parent and the issuer, in original actions brought in the Cayman Islands, based on certain civil liability provisions of U.S. securities laws that are penal in nature.

Additionally, Cayman Islands companies may not have standing to sue before the federal courts of the United States. There is no statutory recognition in the Cayman Islands of judgments obtained in the United States, although the courts of the Cayman Islands will in certain circumstances recognize and enforce a non-penal judgment of a foreign court of competent jurisdiction without re-examination of the merits at common law, provided such judgment:

 

   

is final and conclusive;

 

   

is one in respect of which the federal court of the United States had jurisdiction over the defendant according to Cayman Islands conflict of law rules;

 

   

is either for a liquidated sum not in respect of penalties or taxes or a fine or similar fiscal or revenue obligations or, in certain circumstances, for in personam non-monetary relief; and

 

   

was neither obtained in a manner, nor is of a kind enforcement of which is contrary to natural justice or the public policy of the Cayman Islands.

The Grand Court of the Cayman Islands may stay proceedings if concurrent proceedings are being brought elsewhere.

Risks Related to our Business and Industry

Our business is difficult to evaluate due to our limited operating history and our prospects will be dependent on our ability to meet a number of challenges.

We have a limited operating history. Our business is difficult to evaluate due to a lack of operational history and our prospects will be dependent on our ability to meet a number of challenges. Because we have a limited operating history, you may not be able to evaluate our future prospects accurately. Our prospects will be primarily dependent on our ability to maintain customer drilling contracts for our drilling units and other factors. If we are not able to successfully meet these challenges, our prospects, business, financial condition and results of operations would be materially adversely affected.

 

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A small number of customers account for a significant portion of our revenues, and the loss of one or more of these customers could materially adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

We derive a significant portion of our revenues from a few customers. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, four customers accounted for approximately 26%, 21%, 13% and 11%, respectively, of our revenue. Our financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected if any one of these customers interrupt or curtail their activities, fail to pay for the services that have been performed, terminate their contracts, fail to renew their existing contracts or refuse to award new contracts and we are unable to enter into contracts with new customers on comparable terms. The loss of any of our significant customers could materially adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

We are exposed to the credit risks of our key customers, including certain affiliated companies, and certain other third parties, and nonpayment by these customers and other parties could adversely affect our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

We are subject to risks of loss resulting from nonpayment or nonperformance by our customers, including certain companies owned by or associated with our affiliates. As of March 31, 2011, affiliates of F3 Capital had a prefunding obligation of approximately $16.7 million, as required under the construction supervision agreement for equipment purchases and other direct costs for the Dragonquest expected to be incurred in April 2011 and May 2011. In addition, under the construction supervision contract for the Cobalt Explorer, a drillship for which construction was suspended in June 2009, F3 Capital owes us approximately $3.0 million for services rendered in 2009 before the suspension of this contract. In May 2011, we issued a demand letter regarding payment of the overdue amount. Any material nonpayment or nonperformance by these entities, other key customers and certain other third parties could adversely affect our financial position, results of operations and cash flows. If any key customers or other parties default on their obligations to us, our financial results and condition could be adversely affected. Furthermore, some of these customers and other parties may be highly leveraged and subject to their own operating and regulatory risks.

A material or extended decline in expenditures by oil and natural gas exploration and production companies due to a decline or volatility in oil and natural gas prices, a decrease in demand for oil and natural gas, or other factors, would adversely affect our business.

Our business, including the utilization rates and dayrates we achieve for our owned and managed drilling units, depends on the level of activity in oil and natural gas exploration, development and production expenditures of our customers. Oil and natural gas prices and customers’ expectations of potential changes in these prices significantly affect this level of activity. Commodity prices are affected by numerous factors, including the following:

 

   

changes in global economic conditions;

 

   

the worldwide demand for oil and natural gas;

 

   

the cost of exploring for, producing and delivering oil and natural gas;

 

   

expectations regarding future prices;

 

   

advances in exploration, development and production technology;

 

   

the ability of OPEC to set and maintain production levels and pricing;

 

   

the availability and discovery rate of new oil and natural gas reserves in offshore areas;

 

   

the rate of decline of existing and new oil and natural gas reserves;

 

   

the level of production in non-OPEC countries;

 

   

domestic and international tax policies and governmental regulations;

 

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the development and exploitation of alternative fuels;

 

   

weather;

 

   

blowouts and other catastrophic events;

 

   

the policies of various governments regarding exploration and development of their oil and natural gas reserves; and

 

   

the worldwide military and political environment, uncertainty or instability resulting from an escalation or additional outbreak of armed hostilities or other crises in significant oil and natural gas producing regions or further acts of terrorism.

Oil and natural gas prices were at historically high levels until experiencing a sharp decline during the second half of 2008 and the first quarter of 2009. Although oil prices have recovered significantly, the 2008 decline in commodity prices caused companies exploring for and producing oil and natural gas to cancel or curtail drilling programs, or reduce their levels of capital expenditures for exploration and production. Additionally, until recently, Gulf of Mexico drilling activity has been limited due to regulatory restrictions following the Macondo blowout in early 2010. A prolonged decline in demand for drilling services may materially erode dayrates and utilization rates for drilling units, which would adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations and could have a significant negative impact on the market price of our securities.

Our jackup drilling contracts are generally short-term, and we could experience reduced profitability if customers reduce activity levels, terminate or seek to renegotiate drilling contracts with us, or if market conditions dictate that we enter into contracts that provide for payment based on a footage or turnkey basis, rather than on a dayrate basis.

Many jackup drilling contracts are short-term, and oil and natural gas companies tend to reduce activity levels quickly in response to downward changes in oil and natural gas prices. Due to the short-term nature of most of our jackup drilling contracts, a decline in market conditions can quickly affect our business if customers reduce their levels of operations. During depressed market conditions, a customer may no longer need a unit that is currently under contract or may be able to obtain a comparable unit at a lower dayrate. As a result, customers may seek to renegotiate the terms of their existing drilling contracts or avoid their obligations under those contracts. In addition, our customers may have the right to terminate, or may seek to renegotiate, existing contracts if we experience downtime, operational problems above the contractual limit or safety-related issues, if the drilling unit is a total loss, if the drilling unit is not delivered to the customer within the period specified in the contract or in other specified circumstances, which include events beyond the control of either party.

Some of our current jackup drilling contracts, and some drilling contracts that we may enter into in the future, may include terms allowing customers to terminate contracts without cause, with little or no prior notice and without penalty or early termination payments. In addition, we could be required to pay penalties, which could be material, if some of these contracts are terminated due to downtime, operational problems or failure to deliver. Some of the contracts with customers that we enter into in the future may be cancellable at the option of the customer upon payment of a penalty, which may not fully compensate us for the loss of the contract. Early termination of a contract may result in a drilling unit being idle for an extended period of time. The likelihood that a customer may seek to terminate a contract is increased during periods of market weakness. Under most of our contracts, it is an event of default if we file a petition for bankruptcy or reorganization, which would allow the customer to terminate such contract.

Currently, our drilling contracts are dayrate contracts, where we charge a fixed rate per day regardless of the number of days needed to drill the well. While we plan to continue to perform services on a dayrate basis, market conditions may dictate that we enter into contracts that provide for payment based on a footage basis, where we are paid a fixed amount for each foot drilled regardless of the time required or the problems encountered in drilling the well, or enter into turnkey contracts, whereby we agree to drill a well to a specific depth for a fixed

 

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price and bear some of the well equipment costs. These types of contracts are riskier for us than a dayrate contract as we would be subject to downhole geologic conditions in the well that cannot always be accurately determined and subject us to greater risks associated with equipment and downhole tool failures. Unfavorable downhole geologic conditions and equipment and downhole tool failures may result in significant cost increases or may result in a decision to abandon a well project which would result in us not being able to invoice revenues for providing services. Any such termination or renegotiation of contracts and unfavorable costs increases or loss of revenue could have a material adverse impact on our financial condition and results of operations.

A downturn in worldwide economic conditions could have a material adverse effect on our revenue and profitability.

Our business is sensitive to changes in oil and natural gas prices and the worldwide demand for energy, which in turn is dependent on changes in worldwide economic conditions. For example, a slowdown in economic activity during the recession of 2008 to 2009 initially reduced worldwide demand for energy and resulted in lower oil and natural gas prices. Benchmark crude prices peaked at over $140 per barrel in July 2008 and then declined dramatically to approximately $87 per barrel at year-end 2010. During 2010, the benchmark for crude prices fluctuated between the mid $60’s per barrel and high $80’s per barrel. However, recently oil prices have risen to exceed $100 per barrel. Another significant downturn in worldwide economic conditions could result in depressed demand for oil and natural gas, which may cause oil and natural gas production companies to reduce or delay expenditures in order to reduce costs. In this event, demand for our drilling services may be reduced, which could have a material adverse effect on our revenue and profitability.

Demand for our services depends on oil and natural gas industry activity and expenditure levels that are directly affected by trends in oil and natural gas prices. In addition, demand for our services is particularly sensitive to the level of exploration, development and production activity of and the corresponding capital spending by, oil and natural gas companies. Any prolonged reduction in oil and natural gas prices could depress the near-term levels of exploration, development, and production activity. Perceptions of longer-term lower oil and natural gas prices by oil and natural gas companies could similarly reduce or defer major expenditures given the long-term nature of many large-scale development projects. Lower levels of activity result in a corresponding decline in the demand for our services, which could have a material adverse effect on our revenue and profitability. Additionally, these factors may adversely impact our financial position if they are determined to cause an impairment of our long-lived assets.

Failure to obtain delivery of the Dragonquest may have a material and adverse effect on our business.

We have secured a drilling contract for the Dragonquest, which we are supervising the construction of for an affiliate of F3 Capital. We are not a party to the construction contract for this drilling unit and do not have control over any agreements between the owner and the shipyard. If this unit is not completed, completed in a timely manner, delivered to us upon completion of construction or acceptable to our customer, or if we are unable to deliver this unit or an acceptable replacement, our drilling contract may be cancelled and/or we may be required to pay damages to our customer, and our business, financial condition, results of operations and future prospects could be materially adversely affected.

Construction projects are subject to risks, including delays and cost overruns, which could have an adverse impact on our liquidity and results of operations.

As part of our growth strategy we may contract from time to time for the construction of drilling units or may enter into agreements to manage the construction of drilling units for others. Construction projects are subject to the risks of delay or cost overruns inherent in any large construction project, including costs or delays resulting from the following:

 

   

unexpected long delivery times for, or shortages of, key equipment, parts and materials;

 

   

shortages of skilled labor and other shipyard personnel necessary to perform the work;

 

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unforeseen increases in the cost of equipment, labor and raw materials, particularly steel;

 

   

unforeseen design and engineering problems;

 

   

unanticipated actual or purported change orders;

 

   

work stoppages;

 

   

latent damages or deterioration to hull, equipment and machinery in excess of engineering estimates and assumptions;

 

   

failure or delay of third-party service providers and labor disputes;

 

   

disputes with shipyards and suppliers;

 

   

delays and unexpected costs of incorporating parts and materials needed for the completion of projects;

 

   

financial or other difficulties at shipyards;

 

   

adverse weather conditions; and

 

   

inability to obtain required permits or approvals.

If we experience delays and costs overruns in the construction of drilling units due to certain of the factors listed above, it could also adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Although we currently do not have any drilling units under construction, we are managing the construction of the Dragonquest, which we will operate upon completion of construction and is scheduled for delivery to Petrobras in the third quarter of 2011. Delays in the delivery of this unit would result in the delay in contract commencement, resulting in a loss of revenue to us, and may also cause the customer to terminate or shorten the term of the drilling contract for the unit pursuant to applicable late delivery clauses. In the event this unit is not completed on a timely basis, we may not be able to secure a replacement unit that is acceptable to the customer.

Our industry is highly competitive, cyclical and subject to intense price competition. Due to our limited operating history, we may be at a competitive disadvantage.

The offshore contract drilling industry is highly competitive, and contracts have traditionally been awarded on a competitive bid basis. The technical capabilities, availability and pricing of a drilling unit are often the primary factors in determining which qualified contractor is awarded a job. Other key factors include a contractor’s reputation for service, safety record, environmental record, technical and engineering support and long-term relationships with major, national and independent oil and natural gas companies. Our competitors in the offshore contract drilling industry, generally have larger, more diverse fleets, longer operating histories with established safety and environmental records over a measurable period of time and long-term relationships with customers. This provides our competitors with competitive advantages that may adversely affect our efforts to contract our drilling units on favorable terms, if at all, and correspondingly negatively impact our financial position and results of operations. Additionally, we are at a competitive disadvantage to those competitors that are better capitalized because they are in a better position to withstand the effects of a downturn in our industry.

The offshore contract drilling industry, historically, has been highly cyclical with periods of high demand, limited supply and high dayrates alternating with periods of low demand, excess supply and low dayrates. Many offshore drilling units are highly mobile. Competitors may move drilling units from region to region in response to changes in demand. It is currently estimated that 57 newly constructed jackup rigs will be entered into service between now and December 2012 and that 22 deepwater rigs are scheduled for delivery through 2012. This could result in an excess supply of rigs in the markets in which we operate, which could in turn put pricing pressure on dayrates. Periods of low demand and excess supply intensify competition in the industry and often result in some drilling units becoming idle for long periods of time. Our limited operating history may put us at a competitive disadvantage and, as a result, our drilling units may become idle. Prolonged periods of low utilization and dayrates, or extended idle time, could result in the recognition of impairment charges on our drilling units if cash flow estimates, based upon information available to management at the time, indicate that the carrying value of the drilling units may not be recoverable.

 

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There may be limits to our ability to mobilize drilling units between geographic markets and the time and costs of such drilling unit mobilizations may be material to our business.

The offshore contract drilling market is generally a global market as drilling units may be mobilized from one geographic market to another. However, geographic markets can, from time to time, have material fluctuations in costs and risks as the ability to mobilize drilling units can be impacted by several factors including, but not limited to, governmental regulation and customs practices, the significant costs to move a drilling unit, availability of tow boats, weather, political instability, civil unrest, military actions, and the technical capability of the drilling units to operate in various environments. Any increase in the supply of drilling units in the geographic areas in which we operate, whether through new construction, refurbishment or conversion of drilling units from other uses, remobilization or changes in the law or its application, could increase competition and result in lower dayrates and/or utilization, which would adversely affect our financial position, results of operations and cash flows. Additionally, while a drilling unit is being mobilized from one geographic market to another, we may not be paid by the customer for the time that the drilling unit is out of service. Also, we may mobilize the drilling unit to another geographic market without a customer contract which will result in costs not reimbursable by future customers.

Our business involves numerous operating hazards, and our insurance and contractual indemnity rights may not be adequate to cover our losses.

Our operations are subject to the usual hazards inherent in the drilling and operation of oil and natural gas wells, such as blowouts, reservoir damage, loss of production, loss of well control, punchthroughs, craterings, fires and pollution. The occurrence of these events (such as events similar to the 2010 incident in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico involving the Macondo well) could result in the suspension of drilling or production operations, claims by the operator and others affected by such events, severe damage to, or destruction of, the property and equipment involved, injury or death to drilling unit personnel, environmental damage and increased insurance costs. We may also be subject to personal injury and other claims of drilling unit personnel as a result of our drilling operations. Operations also may be suspended because of machinery breakdowns, abnormal operating conditions, failure of subcontractors to perform or supply goods or services and personnel shortages.

In addition, our operations will be subject to perils peculiar to marine operations, including capsizing, grounding, collision and loss or damage from severe weather. Severe weather could have a material adverse effect on our operations. Our drilling units could be damaged by high winds, turbulent seas, or unstable sea bottom conditions which could potentially cause us to curtail operations for significant periods of time until such damages are repaired.

Damage to the environment could result from our operations, particularly through oil spillage or extensive uncontrolled fires. We may also be subject to property, environmental and other damage claims by host governments, oil and natural gas companies and other businesses operating offshore and in coastal areas, as well as claims by individuals living in or around coastal areas.

As is customary in our industry, the risks of our operations are partially covered by our insurance and partially by contractual indemnities from our customers. However, insurance policies and contractual rights to indemnity may not adequately cover losses, and we may not have insurance coverage or rights to indemnity for all risks. Moreover, pollution and environmental risks generally are not fully insurable. If a significant accident or other event resulting in damage to our drilling units, including severe weather, terrorist acts, war, civil disturbances, pollution or environmental damage, occurs and is not fully covered by insurance or a recoverable indemnity from a customer, it could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

 

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Our offshore drilling operations could be adversely impacted by the Macondo well incident and the resulting changes in regulation of offshore oil and gas exploration and development activity.

In May 2010, the U.S. Department of the Interior implemented a six-month moratorium/suspension on certain drilling activities in water depths greater than 500 feet in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The U.S. Department of the Interior subsequently issued NTL’s implementing additional safety and certification requirements applicable to drilling activities in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, imposed additional requirements with respect to development and production activities in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and has delayed the approval of applications to drill in both deepwater and shallow-water areas. On July 12, 2010, the U.S. Department of the Interior issued a revised moratorium/suspension on drilling in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, which was lifted on October 12, 2010 after the adoption on September 30, 2010 of new regulations relating to the design of wells and testing of the integrity of wellbores, the use of drilling fluids, the functionality and testing of well control equipment, including blowout preventers, and other safety regulations.

As a condition to lifting the moratorium, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (the “BOEM”) was directed to require that each operator demonstrate that it has in place written and enforceable commitments that ensure that containment resources are available promptly in the event of a blowout and that the Chief Executive Officer of each operator certify to the BOEM that the operator has complied with applicable regulations. Before deepwater drilling in the United States is fully resumed, the BOEM intends to conduct inspections of each deepwater drilling operation for compliance with regulations, including but not limited to the testing of blowout preventers. It is unclear when these requirements will be satisfied, due in part to the limited staffing of the BOEM, although the agency recently approved the first deepwater drilling permit since lifting the drilling moratorium.

Currently we do not have operations in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. However, the Dragonquest, which we will operate upon completion of construction, is currently scheduled to commence drilling operations in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico in the fourth quarter of 2011 for Petrobras. We are in the process of obtaining the necessary permit for these operations. We cannot assure that we will receive a permit for these operations in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, which could result in the termination of this contract and could have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

At this time, we cannot predict the full impact of the Macondo well incident and resulting changes in the regulation of offshore oil and gas exploration and development activity on our operations or contracts or what actions may be taken by our customers, other industry participants or the U.S. or other governments in response to the incident. Further legislative or regulatory enactments may impose new requirements for well control and blowout prevention equipment that could increase our costs and cause delays in our operations due to unavailability of associated equipment. These changes, including the responses to them by our competition which may have more financial resources that us, may have a negative impact on our business and results of operations.

Customers may be unable or unwilling to indemnify us.

Consistent with standard industry practice, our customers generally assume liability for and indemnify us against well control and subsurface risks under our dayrate contracts, and we do not separately purchase insurance for such indemnified risks. These risks are those associated with the loss of control of a well, such as blowout or cratering (for example, the recent incident in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico involving the Macondo well), the cost to regain control or redrill the well and associated pollution. In the future, we may not be able to obtain agreements from customers to indemnify us for such damages and risks or the indemnities that we do obtain may be limited in scope and duration. Additionally, even if our customers agree to indemnify us, there can be no assurance that they will necessarily be financially able to indemnify us against all of these risks.

 

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Our insurance coverage may not be adequate if a catastrophic event occurs.

As a result of the number and significance of catastrophic events in the offshore drilling industry in recent years, such as hurricanes and spills in the Gulf of Mexico, insurance underwriters have increased insurance premiums and increased restrictions on coverage and have made other coverages, such as Gulf of Mexico windstorm coverage, unavailable.

While we believe we have reasonable policy limits of property, casualty, liability, and business interruption insurance, including coverage for acts of terrorism, with financially sound insurers, we cannot guarantee that our policy limits for property, casualty, liability, and business interruption insurance, including coverage for severe weather, terrorist acts, war, civil disturbances, pollution or environmental damage, would be adequate should a catastrophic event occur related to our property, plant or equipment, or that our insurers would have adequate financial resources to sufficiently or fully pay related claims or damages. When any of our coverage expires, or when we seek coverage in the future, we cannot guarantee that adequate coverage will be available, offered at reasonable prices, or offered by insurers with sufficient financial soundness. The occurrence of an incident or incidents affecting any one or more of our drilling units could have a material adverse effect on our financial position and future results of operations if asset damage and/or our liability were to exceed insurance coverage limits or if an insurer was unable to sufficiently or fully pay related claims or damages.

Our international operations are subject to additional political, economic, and other uncertainties not generally associated with domestic operations.

A primary component of our business strategy is to operate in international oil and natural gas producing areas. Our international operations are subject to a number of risks inherent in any business operating in foreign countries, including:

 

   

political, social and economic instability, war and acts of terrorism;

 

   

potential seizure, expropriation or nationalization of assets;

 

   

damage to our equipment or violence directed at our employees, including kidnappings;

 

   

piracy;

 

   

increased operating costs;

 

   

complications associated with repairing and replacing equipment in remote locations;

 

   

repudiation, modification or renegotiation of contracts;

 

   

limitations on insurance coverage, such as war risk coverage in certain areas;

 

   

import-export quotas;

 

   

confiscatory taxation;

 

   

work stoppages;

 

   

unexpected changes in regulatory requirements;

 

   

wage and price controls;

 

   

imposition of trade barriers;

 

   

imposition or changes in enforcement of local content laws;

 

   

restrictions on currency or capital repatriations;

 

   

currency fluctuations and devaluations; and

 

   

other forms of government regulation and economic conditions that are beyond our control.

 

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Our financial condition and results of operations could be susceptible to adverse events beyond our control that may occur in the various countries or regions in which we are active. Additionally, we may experience currency exchange losses where, at some future date, revenues are received and expenses are paid in nonconvertible currencies or where we do not hedge exposure to a foreign currency. We may also incur losses as a result of an inability to collect revenues because of a shortage of convertible currency available in the country of operation, controls over currency exchange or controls over the repatriation of income or capital.

Many governments favor, or effectively require, that drilling contracts be awarded to local contractors or require foreign contractors to employ citizens of, or purchase supplies from, a particular jurisdiction. These practices may result in inefficiencies or put us at a disadvantage when bidding for contracts against local competitors.

Our offshore contract drilling operations are subject to various laws and regulations in countries in which we operate, including laws and regulations relating to the equipment and operation of drilling units, currency conversions and repatriation, oil and natural gas exploration and development, taxation of offshore earnings and earnings of expatriate personnel, the use of local employees and suppliers by foreign contractors and duties on the importation and exportation of drilling units and other equipment. Governments in some foreign countries have become increasingly active in regulating and controlling the ownership of concessions and companies holding concessions, the exploration for oil and natural gas and other aspects of the oil and natural gas industries in their countries. In some areas of the world, this governmental activity has adversely affected the amount of exploration and development work done by major oil and natural gas companies and may continue to do so. Operations in less developed countries can be subject to legal systems which are not as mature or predictable as those in more developed countries, which can lead to greater uncertainty in legal matters and proceedings.

Our business is subject to numerous governmental laws and regulations, including those that may impose significant costs and liability on us for environmental and natural resource damages.

Many aspects of our operations are affected by governmental laws and regulations that may relate directly or indirectly to the contract drilling industry, including those requiring us to control the discharge of oil and other contaminants into the environment or otherwise relating to environmental protection. Countries where we currently operate have environmental laws and regulations covering the discharge of oil and other contaminants and protection of the environment in connection with operations. Additionally, any operations and activities in the United States and its territorial waters will be subject to numerous environmental laws and regulations, including the Clean Water Act, the OPA, the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act and MARPOL. Failure to comply with these laws and regulations may result in the assessment of administrative, civil and even criminal penalties, the imposition of remedial obligations, the denial or revocation of permits or other authorizations and the issuance of injunctions that may limit or prohibit our operations. It is also possible that existing and proposed conventions, laws, regulations and standards related to climate change and emissions of “greenhouse gases” may in the future add significantly to our operating costs or limit our activities and levels of capital spending by our customers. Laws and regulations protecting the environment have generally become more stringent in recent years and may in certain circumstances impose strict liability, rendering us liable for environmental and natural resource damages without regard to negligence or fault on our part. These laws and regulations may expose us to liability for the conduct of, or conditions caused by, others or for acts that were in compliance with all applicable laws at the time the acts were performed. The application of these requirements, the modification of existing laws or regulations or the adoption of new laws or regulations curtailing exploratory or development drilling for oil and natural gas could materially limit future contract drilling opportunities or materially increase our costs. In addition, we may be required to make significant capital expenditures to comply with laws and regulations.

 

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Changes in U.S. federal laws and regulations, or in those of other jurisdictions where we operate, including those that may impose significant costs and liability on us for environmental and natural resource damages, may adversely affect our operations.

If the U.S. government amends or prescribes new federal laws or regulations, our potential exposure to liability for operations and activities in the United States and its territorial waters may increase. As a result of the Macondo incident in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. Congress is currently considering bills to repeal federal caps on liability for pollution or contamination under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. Even if these caps are not repealed, future bills and regulations may increase our liability for pollution or contamination resulting from any operations and activities we may have in the United States and its territorial waters including punitive damages, civil and criminal penalties. Although we are contracted to operate the Dragonquest in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico upon completion of construction, currently we have no operations in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico; however, other jurisdictions where we operate may also modify their laws and regulations in a manner that would increase our liability for pollution and other environmental damage.

New technology and/or products may cause us to become less competitive.

The offshore contract drilling industry is subject to the introduction of new drilling techniques and services using new technologies, some of which may be subject to patent protection. As competitors and others use or develop new technologies, we may be placed at a competitive disadvantage. Further, we may face competitive pressure to implement or acquire certain new technologies at a substantial cost. Some of our competitors have greater financial, technical and personnel resources that may allow them to access technological advantages and implement new technologies before we can. We cannot be certain that we will be able to implement new technology or products on a timely basis or at an acceptable cost. Thus, our inability to effectively use and implement new and emerging technology may have a material and adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Our financial condition may be adversely affected if we are unable to identify and complete future acquisitions, fail to successfully integrate acquired assets or businesses we acquire, or are unable to obtain financing for acquisitions on acceptable terms.

The acquisition of assets or businesses that we believe to be complementary to our drilling operations is an important component of our business strategy. We believe that acquisition opportunities may arise from time to time, and that any such acquisition could be significant. At any given time, discussions with one or more potential sellers may be at different stages. However, any such discussions may not result in the consummation of an acquisition transaction, and we may not be able to identify or complete any acquisitions. We cannot predict the effect, if any, that any announcement or consummation of an acquisition would have on the trading price of our securities. Our business is capital intensive and any such transactions could involve the payment by us of a substantial amount of cash. We may need to raise additional capital through public or private debt or equity financings to execute our growth strategy and to fund acquisitions. Adequate sources of capital may not be available when needed on favorable terms. If we raise additional capital by issuing additional equity securities, existing shareholders may be diluted. If our capital resources are insufficient at any time in the future, we may be unable to fund acquisitions, take advantage of business opportunities or respond to competitive pressures, any of which could harm our business.

Any future acquisitions could present a number of risks, including:

 

   

the risk of using management time and resources to pursue acquisitions that are not successfully completed;

 

   

the risk of incorrect assumptions regarding the future results of acquired operations;

 

   

the risk of failing to integrate the operations or management of any acquired operations or assets successfully and timely; and

 

   

the risk of diversion of management’s attention from existing operations or other priorities.

 

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If we are unsuccessful in completing acquisitions of other operations or assets, our financial condition could be adversely affected and we may be unable to implement an important component of our business strategy successfully. In addition, if we are unsuccessful in integrating our acquisitions in a timely and cost-effective manner, our financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.

Operating and maintenance costs will not necessarily fluctuate in proportion to changes in operating revenues.

We do not expect operating and maintenance costs to necessarily fluctuate in proportion to changes in operating revenues. Operating revenues may fluctuate as a function of changes in dayrates. However, costs for operating a drilling unit are generally fixed or only semi-variable regardless of the dayrate being earned. In addition, should the drilling units incur idle time between contracts, we would typically maintain the crew to prepare the drilling unit for its next contract and would not reduce costs to correspond to the decrease in revenue. During times of moderate activity, reductions in costs may not be immediate as the crew may be required to prepare the drilling units for stacking, after which time the crew will be reduced to a level necessary to maintain the drilling unit in working condition with the extra crew members assigned to active drilling units or dismissed. In addition, as drilling units are mobilized from one geographic location to another, the labor and other operating and maintenance costs can vary significantly. Equipment maintenance expenses fluctuate depending upon the type of activity the drilling unit is performing and the age and condition of the equipment. Contract preparation expenses vary based on the scope and length of contract preparation required and the duration of the firm contractual period over which such expenditures are amortized.

Because the issuer does not have any independent officers, it will rely upon officers and affiliates of parent to identify and evaluate its prospective drilling contracts.

The issuer does not have any employees and will rely entirely on parent’s employees to manage its business and operate its assets. Parent and its affiliates are not obligated to present issuer with potential drilling contracts and are not restricted from competing with the issuer for potential contracts or other future assets not securing the notes. Because parent controls the issuer and all of the other prospective guarantors, the issuer will not be able to pursue or enter into any contract unless parent causes it to do so.

The loss of some of our key executive officers and employees could negatively impact our business prospects.

Our future operational performance depends to a significant degree upon the continued service of key members of our management as well as marketing, sales and operations personnel. The loss of one or more of our key personnel could have a material adverse effect on our business. We believe our future success will also depend in large part upon our ability to attract, retain and further motivate highly skilled management, marketing, sales and operations personnel. We may experience intense competition for personnel, and we cannot assure you that we will be able to retain key employees or that we will be successful in attracting, assimilating and retaining personnel in the future.

Failure to employ a sufficient number of skilled workers or an increase in labor costs could hurt our operations.

We require skilled personnel to operate and provide technical services to, and support for, our drilling units. In periods of increasing activity and when the number of operating units in our areas of operation increases, either because of new construction, re-activation of idle units or the mobilization of units into the region, shortages of qualified personnel could arise, creating upward pressure on wages and difficulty in staffing. The shortages of qualified personnel or the inability to obtain and retain qualified personnel also could negatively affect the quality and timeliness of our work. In addition, our ability to expand operations depends in part upon our ability to increase the size of the skilled labor force.

 

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We are still exposed to potential risks from the requirement that we evaluate our internal controls under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

We have evaluated our internal controls systems in order to allow management to report on, and our independent registered public accounting firm to attest to, our internal controls, as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. We have performed the system and process evaluation and testing required to comply with the management certification requirements of, and preparing for the auditor attestation under, Section 404. As a result, we have incurred additional expenses and a diversion of management’s time. While we have been able to fully implement the requirements relating to internal controls and all other aspects of Section 404 in a timely fashion, we cannot be certain that our internal control over financial reporting will be adequate in the future to ensure compliance with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. If we are not able to maintain adequate internal control over financial reporting, we may be susceptible to sanctions or investigation by regulatory authorities, such as the SEC. Any such action could adversely affect our financial results and the market price of our securities.

Changes in tax laws, treaties or regulations, effective tax rates or adverse outcomes resulting from examination of our tax returns could adversely affect our financial results.

Our future effective tax rates could be adversely affected by changes in tax laws, treaties and regulations, both internationally and domestically. Tax laws, treaties and regulations are highly complex and subject to interpretation. We are subject to changing tax laws, treaties and regulations in and between the countries in which we operate. Our income tax expense is based upon the interpretation of the tax laws in effect in various countries at the time that the expense was incurred. A change in these tax laws, treaties or regulations, or in the interpretation thereof, could result in a materially higher tax expense or a higher effective tax rate on our worldwide earnings. If any country successfully challenges our income tax filings based on our structure or the presence of our operations there, or if we otherwise lose a material dispute, our effective tax rate on worldwide earnings could increase substantially and our financial results could be materially adversely affected.

Tax legislative proposals intending to eliminate some perceived tax advantages of companies that have legal domiciles outside the United States but have certain connections with the United States have repeatedly been introduced in the U.S. Congress. Recent examples include, but are not limited to, legislative proposals that would broaden the circumstances in which a non-U.S. company would be considered a U.S. resident and proposals that could override certain tax treaties and limit treaty benefits on certain payments by U.S. subsidiaries to non-U.S. affiliates.

We could be adversely affected by violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and similar worldwide anti-bribery laws.

The U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, or the FCPA, and similar worldwide anti-bribery laws generally prohibit companies and their intermediaries from making improper payments to non-U.S. officials for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business. Our policies mandate compliance with these laws. We operate in many parts of the world that have experienced governmental corruption to some degree and, in certain circumstances, strict compliance with anti-bribery laws may conflict with local customs and practices. Despite our extensive training and compliance program, we cannot assure you that our internal control policies and procedures will always protect us from improper acts committed by our employees or agents. Violations of these laws, or allegations of such violations, could disrupt our business and result in a material adverse effect on our business and operations. We may be subject to competitive disadvantages to the extent that our competitors are able to secure business, licenses or other preferential treatment by making payments to government officials and others in positions of influence or using other methods that U.S. and non-U.S. laws and regulations prohibit us from using.

In order to effectively compete in some foreign jurisdictions, we utilize local agents and seek to establish joint ventures with local operators or strategic partners. Although we have procedures and controls in place to monitor

 

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internal and external compliance, if we are found to be liable for FCPA or similar non-U.S. laws violations (either due to our own acts or omissions, or due to the acts or omissions of others, including actions taken by our agents and our strategic or local partners, even though our agents and partners may not be subject to the FCPA), we could suffer from civil and criminal penalties or other sanctions, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

Our related party transactions with F3 Capital and its affiliates may cause conflicts of interests that may adversely affect us.

We have entered into, and may, in the future, enter into various transactions and agreements with F3 Capital and its affiliates. F3 Capital has no fiduciary duty to make decisions in our or our shareholders’ best interest. F3 Capital is entitled to vote our ordinary shares that it owns in accordance with its interests, which may be contrary to our interests and those of other shareholders. F3 Capital and its other affiliates are not limited in their ability to compete with us and are not obligated to offer us business opportunities or to offer to sell additional assets to us. We believe that the transactions and agreements that we have entered into with F3 Capital are on terms that are at least as favorable as could reasonably have been obtained at such time from third parties. However, these relationships could create, or appear to create, potential conflicts of interest when our board of directors is faced with decisions that could have different implications for us and F3 Capital or its affiliates. The appearance of conflicts, even if such conflicts do not materialize, might adversely affect the public’s perception of us, as well as our relationship with other companies and our ability to enter into new relationships in the future, which could have a material adverse effect on our ability to do business. In addition, conflicts of interest may arise, as well as disputes over the terms of our agreements, from time to time between us and F3 Capital and its affiliates. F3 Capital may favor its own interests over our interests and those of other shareholders.

F3 Capital, which as a result of its ownership of parent’s ordinary shares, has a significant influence over us.

As of May 12, 2011, on a fully diluted basis, F3 Capital owned approximately 34.6% of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares, including shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding warrants. This does not reflect ordinary shares that may be issued upon conversion of the F3 Capital Note. At our shareholder’s meeting in January 2011, shareholders did not approve the conversion of the F3 Capital Note. If our shareholders approve the issuance of these shares, the F3 Capital Note would be convertible into at least 54,545,454 ordinary shares and F3 Capital would beneficially own approximately 44.9% of our ordinary shares. As a result of its ownership percentage, F3 Capital has significant influence over matters such as the election of our directors’ control over our business, policies and affairs and other matters submitted to our shareholders. As discussed above, the interests of F3 Capital and our shareholders may differ, and F3 Capital is under no fiduciary duty to consider the interests of our company or our shareholders.

 

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RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

The following table sets forth our historical consolidated ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the periods shown:

 

     Year ended December 31      Quarter
Ended
March 31,
 
     2007      2008      2009      2010      2011  

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

     322.5x         —           —           —           —     

For the purposes of determining the ratio of earnings to fixed charges, earnings are defined as pre-tax income from continuing operations plus fixed charges and amortization of capitalized interest less capitalized interest. Fixed charges are the sum of (a) interest expensed and capitalized, (b) amortized premiums, discounts and capitalized expenses related to indebtedness and (c) an estimate of the interest within rental expense. Earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $51.9 million, $12.5 million and $74.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2008, December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2010 and $15.1 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2011. We had no preferred shares outstanding as of the end of any of the periods shown.

 

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THE EXCHANGE OFFER

Purpose and Effect of the Exchange Offer

We sold $225,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the old notes in a private offering, which was completed on June 1, 2011. In connection with the offering of the old notes, we entered into a registration rights agreement with the initial purchasers of the old notes, pursuant to which we agreed to file a registration statement relating to an offer to exchange the old notes for the exchange notes. The registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part was filed in compliance with this obligation. We also agreed to use our commercially reasonable efforts to cause the registration statement to be declared effective by the SEC.

Pursuant to the exchange offer, we will issue the exchange notes in exchange for old notes. The terms of the exchange notes are identical in all material respects to those of the old notes, except that the exchange notes (1) have been registered under the Securities Act and therefore will not be subject to certain restrictions on transfer applicable to the old notes and (2) will not have registration rights or provide for any additional interest related to the obligation to register. Please read “Description of the Exchange Notes” for more information on the terms of the respective notes and the differences between them.

We are not making the exchange offer to, and will not accept tenders for exchange from, holders of old notes in any jurisdiction in which an exchange offer or the acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdiction. Unless the context requires otherwise, the term “holder” with respect to the exchange offer means any person in whose name the old notes are registered on our books or any other person who has obtained a properly completed bond power from the registered holder, or any person whose old notes are held of record by The Depository Trust Company, or the Depository, who desires to deliver such old notes by book-entry transfer at the Depository.

We make no recommendation to the holders of old notes as to whether to tender or refrain from tendering all or any portion of their old notes pursuant to the exchange offer. In addition, no one has been authorized to make any such recommendation. Holders of old notes must make their own decision whether to tender pursuant to the exchange offer and, if so, the aggregate amount of old notes to tender after reading this prospectus and the letter of transmittal and consulting with the advisers, if any, based on their own financial position and requirements.

In order to participate in the exchange offer, you must represent to us, among other things, that:

 

   

you are acquiring the exchange notes in the exchange offer in the ordinary course of your business;

 

   

you are not engaged in, and do not intend to engage in, a distribution of the exchange notes;

 

   

you have full power and authority to transfer old notes in exchange for the exchange notes and that we will acquire good and unencumbered title thereto free and clear of any liens, restrictions, charges or encumbrances and not subject to any adverse claims;

 

   

you do not have and to your knowledge, no one receiving exchange notes from you has, any arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of the exchange notes;

 

   

you are not a broker-dealer tendering old notes acquired directly from us for your own account or if you are a broker-dealer, you will comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale of the exchange notes; and

 

   

you are not one of our “affiliates,” as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

Each broker-dealer that receives exchange notes for its own account in exchange for old notes, where such old notes were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such exchange notes. Please read “Plan of Distribution.”

 

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Terms of the Exchange Offer

Upon the terms and conditions described in this prospectus and in the accompanying letter of transmittal, which together constitute the exchange offer, we will accept for exchange old notes that are properly tendered at or before the expiration time and not withdrawn as permitted below. As of the date of this prospectus, $225,000,000 aggregate principal amount of old notes are outstanding. This prospectus, together with the letter of transmittal, is first being sent on or about the date on the cover page of the prospectus to all holders of old notes known to us. Old notes tendered in the exchange offer must be in denominations of principal amount of $2,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000. The exchange offer is not conditioned upon any minimum aggregate principal amount of old notes being tendered for exchange.

We intend to conduct the exchange offer in accordance with the provisions of the registration rights agreement, the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC. Old notes that the holders thereof do not tender for exchange in the exchange offer will remain outstanding and continue to accrue interest. These old notes will continue to be entitled to the rights and benefits such holders have under the indenture relating to the notes.

Our acceptance of the tender of old notes by a tendering holder will form a binding agreement between the tendering holder and us upon the terms and subject to the conditions provided in this prospectus and in the accompanying letter of transmittal.

The form and terms of the exchange notes being issued in the exchange offer are the same as the form and terms of the old notes except that:

 

   

the exchange notes being issued in the exchange offer will have been registered under the Securities Act;

 

   

the exchange notes being issued in the exchange offer will not bear the restrictive legends restricting their transfer under the Securities Act; and

 

   

the exchange notes being issued in the exchange offer will not contain the registration rights contained in the old notes.

Expiration, Extension and Amendment

The expiration time of the exchange offer is 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on             , 2011. However, we may, in our sole discretion, extend the period of time for which the exchange offer is open and set a later expiration date for the exchange offer. The term “expiration time” as used herein means the latest time and date to which we extend the exchange offer. If we decide to extend the exchange offer period, we will then delay acceptance of any old notes by giving oral or written notice of an extension to the holders of old notes as described below. During any extension period, all old notes previously tendered will remain subject to the exchange offer and may be accepted for exchange by us. Any old notes not accepted for exchange will be returned to the tendering holder after the expiration or termination of the exchange offer.

Our obligation to accept old notes for exchange in the exchange offer is subject to the conditions described below under “—Conditions to the Exchange Offer.” We may decide to waive any of the conditions in our sole reasonable discretion. Furthermore, we reserve the right to amend or terminate the exchange offer, and not to accept for exchange any old notes not previously accepted for exchange, upon the occurrence of any of the conditions of the exchange offer specified below under the same heading. We will give oral or written notice of any extension, amendment, non-acceptance or termination to the holders of the old notes as promptly as practicable. If we materially change the terms of the exchange offer, we will resolicit tenders of the old notes, file a post-effective amendment to the prospectus and provide notice to you. If the change is made less than five business days before the expiration of the exchange offer, we will extend the offer so that the holders have at least five business days to tender or withdraw. We will notify you of any extension by means of a press release or other public announcement no later than 9:00 A.M., New York City time, on the first business day after the previously scheduled expiration time.

 

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Procedures for Tendering

Valid Tender

Except as described below, a tendering holder must, prior to the expiration time, transmit to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, the exchange agent, at the address listed below under the caption “—Exchange Agent”:

 

   

a properly completed and duly executed letter of transmittal, including all other documents required by the letter of transmittal; or

 

   

if old notes are tendered in accordance with the book-entry procedures listed below, an agent’s message transmitted through the Depository’s Automated Tender Offer Program, referred to as ATOP.

In addition, you must:

 

   

deliver certificates, if any, for the old notes to the exchange agent at or before the expiration time;

 

   

deliver a timely confirmation of the book-entry transfer of the old notes into the exchange agent’s account at the Depository, the book-entry transfer facility, along with the letter of transmittal or an agent’s message; or

 

   

comply with the guaranteed delivery procedures described below.

The term “agent’s message” means a message, transmitted by the Depository to, and received by, the exchange agent and forming a part of a book-entry confirmation, that states that the Depository has received an express acknowledgment that the tendering holder agrees to be bound by the letter of transmittal and that we may enforce the letter of transmittal against such holder.

If the letter of transmittal is signed by a person other than the registered holder of old notes, the letter of transmittal must be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer or exchange in satisfactory form duly executed by the registered holder with the signature guaranteed by an eligible institution. The old notes must be endorsed or accompanied by appropriate powers of attorney. In either case, the old notes must be signed exactly as the name of any registered holder appears on the old notes.

If the letter of transmittal or any old notes or powers of attorney are signed by trustees, executors, administrators, guardians, attorneys-in-fact, officers of corporations or others acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, these persons should so indicate when signing. Unless waived by us, proper evidence satisfactory to us of their authority to so act must be submitted.

By tendering, each holder will represent to us that, among other things, the person is not our affiliate, the exchange notes are being acquired in the ordinary course of business of the person receiving the exchange notes, whether or not that person is the holder, and neither the holder nor the other person has any arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of the exchange notes. Each broker-dealer that receives exchange notes for its own account in exchange for old notes, where such old notes were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such exchange notes. Please read “Plan of Distribution.”

The method of delivery of old notes, letters of transmittal and all other required documents is at your election and risk, and the delivery will be deemed made only upon actual receipt or confirmation by the exchange agent. If the delivery is by mail, we recommend that you use registered mail, properly insured, with return receipt requested. In all cases, you should allow sufficient time to assure timely delivery. Holders tendering through the Depository’s ATOP system should allow sufficient time for completion of the ATOP procedures during the normal business hours of the Depository on such dates.

 

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No old notes, agent’s messages, letters of transmittal or other required documents should be sent to us. Delivery of all old notes, agent’s messages, letters of transmittal and other documents must be made to the exchange agent. Holders may also request their respective brokers, dealers, commercial banks, trust companies or nominees to effect such tender for such holders.

If you are a beneficial owner whose old notes are registered in the name of a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee, and wish to tender, you should promptly instruct the registered holder to tender on your behalf. Any registered holder that is a participant in the Depository’s ATOP system may make book-entry delivery of the old notes by causing the Depository to transfer the old notes into the exchange agent’s account. The tender by a holder of old notes, including pursuant to the delivery of an agent’s message through the Depository’s ATOP system, will constitute an agreement between such holder and us in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein and in the letter of transmittal.

All questions as to the validity, form, eligibility, time of receipt and withdrawal of the tendered old notes will be determined by us in our sole reasonable discretion or by the exchange agent, which determination will be final and binding. We reserve the absolute right to reject any and all old notes not validly tendered or any old notes which, if accepted, would, in the opinion of our counsel, be unlawful. We also reserve the absolute right to waive any irregularities or conditions of tender as to particular old notes. Our interpretation of the terms and conditions of this exchange offer, including the instructions in the letter of transmittal, will be final and binding on all parties. Unless waived, any defects or irregularities in connection with tenders of old notes must be cured within such time as we shall determine. Although we intend to notify you of defects or irregularities with respect to tenders of old notes, none of us, the exchange agent, or any other person shall be under any duty to give notification of defects or irregularities with respect to tenders of old notes, nor shall any of them incur any liability for failure to give such notification. Tenders of old notes will not be deemed to have been made until such irregularities have been cured or waived. Any old notes received by the exchange agent that are not validly tendered and as to which the defects or irregularities have not been cured or waived will be returned without cost to such holder by the exchange agent, unless otherwise provided in the letter of transmittal, as soon as practicable following the expiration date of the exchange offer.

Although we have no present plan to acquire any old notes that are not tendered in the exchange offer or to file a registration statement to permit resales of any old notes that are not tendered in the exchange offer, we reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to purchase or make offers for any old notes after the expiration date of the exchange offer, from time to time, through open market or privately negotiated transactions, one or more additional exchange or tender offers, or otherwise, as permitted by law, the indenture and our other debt agreements. Following consummation of this exchange offer, the terms of any such purchases or offers could differ materially from the terms of this exchange offer.

Signature Guarantees

Signatures on a letter of transmittal or a notice of withdrawal must be guaranteed, unless the old notes surrendered for exchange are tendered:

 

   

by a registered holder of the old notes who has not completed the box entitled “Special Issuance Instructions” or “Special Delivery Instructions” on the letter of transmittal, or

 

   

for the account of an “eligible institution.”

If signatures on a letter of transmittal or a notice of withdrawal are required to be guaranteed, the guarantees must be by an “eligible institution.” An “eligible institution” is an “eligible guarantor institution” meeting the requirements of the registrar for the notes within the meaning of Rule 17Ad-15 under the Exchange Act.

Book-Entry Transfer

The exchange agent will make a request to establish an account for the old notes at the Depository for purposes of the exchange offer. Any financial institution that is a participant in the Depository’s system may

 

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make book-entry delivery of old notes by causing the Depository to transfer those old notes into the exchange agent’s account at the Depository in accordance with the Depository’s procedure for transfer. The participant should transmit its acceptance to the Depository at or prior to the expiration time or comply with the guaranteed delivery procedures described below. The Depository will verify this acceptance, execute a book-entry transfer of the tendered old notes into the exchange agent’s account at the Depository and then send to the exchange agent confirmation of this book-entry transfer. The confirmation of this book-entry transfer will include an agent’s message confirming that the Depository has received an express acknowledgment from this participant that this participant has received and agrees to be bound by the letter of transmittal and that we may enforce the letter of transmittal against this participant.

Delivery of exchange notes issued in the exchange offer may be effected through book-entry transfer at the Depository. However, the letter of transmittal or facsimile of it or an agent’s message, with any required signature guarantees and any other required documents, must:

 

   

be transmitted to and received by the exchange agent at the address listed under “—Exchange Agent” at or prior to the expiration time; or

 

   

comply with the guaranteed delivery procedures described below.

Delivery of documents to the Depository in accordance with the Depository’s procedures does not constitute delivery to the exchange agent.

Guaranteed Delivery

If a registered holder of old notes desires to tender the old notes, and the old notes are not immediately available, or time will not permit the holder’s old notes or other required documents to reach the exchange agent before the expiration time, or the procedures for book-entry transfer described above cannot be completed on a timely basis, a tender may nonetheless be made if:

 

   

the tender is made through an eligible institution;

 

   

prior to the expiration time, the exchange agent receives by facsimile transmission, mail or hand delivery from such eligible institution a properly and validly completed and duly executed notice of guaranteed delivery, substantially in the form provided by us:

 

  1. stating the name and address of the holder of old notes and the amount of old notes tendered,

 

  2. stating that the tender is being made, and

 

  3. guaranteeing that within three New York Stock Exchange trading days after the expiration time, the certificates for all physically tendered old notes, in proper form for transfer, or a book-entry confirmation, as the case may be, and a properly completed and duly executed letter of transmittal, or an agent’s message, and any other documents required by the letter of transmittal will be deposited by the eligible institution with the exchange agent; and

 

   

the certificates for all physically tendered old notes, in proper form for transfer, or a book-entry confirmation, as the case may be, and a properly completed and duly executed letter of transmittal, or an agent’s message, and all other documents required by the letter of transmittal, are received by the exchange agent within three New York Stock Exchange trading days after the date of execution of the notice of guaranteed delivery.

Determination of Validity

We will determine, in our sole reasonable discretion, all questions as to the validity, form and eligibility of old notes tendered for exchange. This discretion extends to the determination of all questions concerning the timing of receipts and acceptance of tenders. These determinations will be final and binding. We reserve the right

 

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to reject any particular old note not properly tendered or of which our acceptance might, in our judgment or our counsel’s judgment, be unlawful. We also reserve the right to waive any defects or irregularities or conditions of the exchange offer as to any particular old note either before or after the expiration time, including the right to waive the ineligibility of any tendering holder. Our interpretation of the terms and conditions of the exchange offer as to any particular old note either before or after the applicable expiration time, including the letter of transmittal and the instructions to the letter of transmittal, shall be final and binding on all parties. Unless waived, any defects or irregularities in connection with tenders of old notes must be cured within a reasonable period of time.

Neither we, the exchange agent nor any other person will be under any duty to give notification of any defect or irregularity in any tender of old notes. Moreover, neither we, the exchange agent nor any other person will incur any liability for failing to give notifications of any defect or irregularity.

Acceptance of Old Notes for Exchange; Issuance of Exchange Notes

Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the exchange offer, we will accept, promptly after the expiration time, all old notes properly tendered. We will issue the exchange notes promptly after acceptance of the old notes. For purposes of an exchange offer, we will be deemed to have accepted properly tendered old notes for exchange when, as and if we have given oral or written notice to the exchange agent, with prompt written confirmation of any oral notice.

For each old note accepted for exchange, the holder will receive a new note having a principal amount equal to that of the surrendered old note. As a result, registered holders of exchange notes issued in the exchange offer on the relevant record date for the first interest payment date following the completion of the exchange offer will receive interest accruing from the most recent date to which interest has been paid on the old notes or, if no interest has been paid on the old notes, from February 1, 2011. Old notes that we accept for exchange will cease to accrue interest from and after the date of completion of the exchange offer. Under the registration rights agreement, we may be required to make additional payments in the form of additional interest to the holders of the old notes under circumstances relating to the timing of the exchange offer.

In all cases, issuance of exchange notes for old notes will be made only after timely receipt by the exchange agent of:

 

   

certificate for the old notes, or a timely book-entry confirmation of the old notes, into the exchange agent’s account at the book-entry transfer facility;

 

   

a properly completed and duly executed letter of transmittal or an agent’s message; and

 

   

all other required documents.

Unaccepted or non-exchanged old notes will be returned without expense to the tendering holder of the old notes. In the case of old notes tendered by book-entry transfer in accordance with the book-entry procedures described above, the non-exchanged old notes will be credited to an account maintained with the Depository as promptly as practicable after the expiration or termination of the exchange offer. For each old note accepted for exchange, the holder of the old note will receive an exchange note having a principal amount equal to that of the surrendered outstanding note.

Interest Payments on the Exchange Notes

The exchange notes will bear interest from the most recent date to which interest has been paid on the old notes for which they were exchanged. Accordingly, registered holders of exchange notes on the relevant record date for the first interest payment date following the completion of the exchange offer will receive interest accruing from the most recent date to which interest has been paid. Old notes accepted for exchange will cease to accrue interest from and after the date of completion of the exchange offer and will be deemed to have waived their rights to receive the accrued interest on the old notes.

 

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Withdrawal Rights

Tender of old notes may be properly withdrawn at any time before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date of the exchange offer.

For a withdrawal to be effective with respect to old notes, the exchange agent must receive a written notice of withdrawal before the expiration time delivered by hand, overnight by courier or by mail, at the address indicated under “—Exchange Agent” or, in the case of eligible institutions, at the facsimile number, or a properly transmitted “Request Message” through the Depository’s ATOP system. Any notice of withdrawal must:

 

   

specify the name of the person, referred to as the depositor, having tendered the old notes to be withdrawn;

 

   

identify the old notes to be withdrawn, including certificate numbers and principal amount of the old notes;

 

   

contain a statement that the holder is withdrawing its election to have the old notes exchanged;

 

   

other than a notice transmitted through the Depository’s ATOP system, be signed by the holder in the same manner as the original signature on the letter of transmittal by which the old notes were tendered, including any required signature guarantees, or be accompanied by documents of transfer to have the trustee with respect to the old notes register the transfer of the old notes in the name of the person withdrawing the tender; and

 

   

specify the name in which the old notes are registered, if different from that of the depositor.

If certificates for old notes have been delivered or otherwise identified to the exchange agent, then, prior to the release of these certificates the withdrawing holder must also submit the serial numbers of the particular certificates to be withdrawn and signed notice of withdrawal with signatures guaranteed by an eligible institution, unless this holder is an eligible institution. If old notes have been tendered in accordance with the procedure for book-entry transfer described below, any notice of withdrawal must specify the name and number of the account at the book-entry transfer facility to be credited with the withdrawn old notes.

Any old notes properly withdrawn will be deemed not to have been validly tendered for exchange. Exchange notes will not be issued in exchange unless the old notes so withdrawn are validly re-tendered.

Properly withdrawn old notes may be re-tendered by following the procedures described under “—Procedures for Tendering” above at any time at or before the expiration time.

We will determine all questions as to the validity, form and eligibility, including time of receipt, of notices of withdrawal.

Conditions to the Exchange Offer

Notwithstanding any other provisions of the exchange offer, or any extension of the exchange offer, we will not be required to accept for exchange, or to exchange, any old notes for any exchange notes, and, as described below, may terminate the exchange offer, whether or not any old notes have been accepted for exchange, or may waive any conditions to or amend the exchange offer, if any of the following conditions has occurred or exists:

 

   

there shall occur a change in the current interpretation by the staff of the SEC which permits the exchange notes issued pursuant to the exchange offer in exchange for old notes to be offered for resale, resold and otherwise transferred by the holders (other than broker-dealers and any holder which is an affiliate) without compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery provisions of the Securities Act, provided that such exchange notes are acquired in the ordinary course of such holders’ business and such holders have no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of the exchange notes;

 

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any action or proceeding shall have been instituted or threatened in any court or by or before any governmental agency or body seeking to enjoin, make illegal or delay completion of the exchange offer or otherwise relating to the exchange offer;

 

   

any law, statute, rule or regulation shall have been adopted or enacted which, in our judgment, would reasonably be expected to impair our ability to proceed with such exchange offer;

 

   

a banking moratorium shall have been declared by United States federal or New York State authorities;

 

   

trading on the New York Stock Exchange or generally in the United States over-the-counter market shall have been suspended, or a limitation on prices for securities imposed, by order of the SEC or any other governmental authority;

 

   

an attack on the United States, an outbreak or escalation of hostilities or acts of terrorism involving the United States, or any declaration by the United States of a national emergency or war shall have occurred;

 

   

a stop order shall have been issued by the SEC or any state securities authority suspending the effectiveness of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part or proceedings shall have been initiated or, to our knowledge, threatened for that purpose or any governmental approval has not been obtained, which approval we shall, in our sole reasonable discretion, deem necessary for the consummation of such exchange offer; or

 

   

any change, or any development involving a prospective change, in our business or financial affairs or any of our subsidiaries has occurred which is or may be adverse to us or we shall have become aware of facts that have or may have an adverse impact on the value of the old notes or the exchange notes, which in our sole judgment in any case makes it inadvisable to proceed with such exchange offer and/or with such acceptance for exchange or with such exchange.

If any of the foregoing events or conditions has occurred or exists, we may, subject to applicable law, terminate the exchange offer, whether or not any old notes have been accepted for exchange, or may waive any such condition or otherwise amend the terms of such exchange offer in any respect. Please read “—Expiration, Extension and Amendment” above.

If any of the above events occur, we may:

 

   

terminate the exchange offer and promptly return all tendered old notes to tendering holders;

 

   

complete and/or extend the exchange offer and, subject to your withdrawal rights, retain all tendered old notes until the extended exchange offer expires;

 

   

amend the terms of the exchange offer; or

 

   

waive any unsatisfied condition and, subject to any requirement to extend the period of time during which the exchange offer is open, complete the exchange offer.

We may assert these conditions with respect to the exchange offer regardless of the circumstances giving rise to them. All conditions to the exchange offer, other than those dependent upon receipt of necessary government approvals, must be satisfied or waived by us before the expiration of the exchange offer. We may waive any condition in whole or in part at any time in our sole reasonable discretion. Our failure to exercise our rights under any of the above circumstances does not represent a waiver of these rights. Each right is an ongoing right that may be asserted at any time. Any determination by us concerning the conditions described above will be final and binding upon all parties.

If a waiver constitutes a material change to the exchange offer, we will promptly disclose the waiver by means of a prospectus supplement that we will distribute to the registered holders of the old notes, and we will extend the exchange offer for a period of five to ten business days, as required by applicable law, depending upon the significance of the waiver and the manner of disclosure to the registered holders, if the exchange offer would otherwise expire during the five to ten business day period.

 

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Resales of Exchange Notes

Based on interpretations by the staff of the SEC, as described in no-action letters issued to third parties that are not related to us, we believe that exchange notes issued in the exchange offer in exchange for old notes may be offered for resale, resold or otherwise transferred by holders of the exchange notes without compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery provisions of the Securities Act, if:

 

   

the exchange notes are acquired in the ordinary course of the holder’s business;

 

   

the holders have no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of the exchange notes;

 

   

the holders are not “affiliates” of ours within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act; and

 

   

the holders are not a broker-dealer who purchased old notes directly from us for resale pursuant to Rule 144A or any other available exemption under the Securities Act.

However, the SEC has not considered the exchange offer described in this prospectus in the context of a no-action letter. The staff of the SEC may not make a similar determination with respect to the exchange offer as in the other circumstances. Each holder who wishes to exchange old notes for exchange notes will be required to represent that it meets the above four requirements.

Any holder who is an affiliate of ours or who intends to participate in the exchange offer for the purpose of distributing exchange notes or any broker-dealer who purchased old notes directly from us for resale pursuant to Rule 144A or any other available exemption under the Securities Act:

 

   

cannot rely on the applicable interpretations of the staff of the SEC mentioned above;

 

   

will not be permitted or entitled to tender the old notes in the exchange offer; and

 

   

must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any secondary resale transaction.

Each broker-dealer that receives exchange notes for its own account in exchange for old notes must acknowledge that the old notes were acquired by it as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities and agree that it will deliver a prospectus that meets the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale of the exchange notes. The letter of transmittal states that by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act. Please read “Plan of Distribution.” A broker-dealer may use this prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, in connection with the resales of exchange notes received in exchange for old notes that the broker-dealer acquired as a result of market-making or other trading activities. Any holder that is a broker-dealer participating in the exchange offer must notify the exchange agent at the telephone number set forth in the enclosed letter of transmittal and must comply with the procedures for broker-dealers participating in the exchange offer. We have not entered into any arrangement or understanding with any person to distribute the exchange notes to be received in the exchange offer.

In addition, to comply with state securities laws, the exchange notes may not be offered or sold in any state unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in such state or an exemption from registration or qualification, with which there has been compliance, is available. The offer and sale of the exchange notes to “qualified institutional buyers,” as defined under Rule 144A of the Securities Act, is generally exempt from registration or qualification under the state securities laws. We currently do not intend to register or qualify the sale of exchange notes in any state where an exemption from registration or qualification is required and not available.

 

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Exchange Agent

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, has been appointed as the exchange agent for the exchange offer. All executed letters of transmittal and any other required documents should be directed to the exchange agent at the address or facsimile number set forth below. Questions and requests for assistance, requests for additional copies of this prospectus or of the letter of transmittal and requests for notices of guaranteed delivery should be directed to the exchange agent addressed as follows:

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

Delivery by Registered

or Certified Mail:

  

Facsimile Transmissions:

(Eligible Institutions Only)

  

Overnight Delivery

or Regular Mail:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Corporate Trust Operations

MAC N9303-121

P.O. Box 1517

Minneapolis, MN 55480

  

(612) 667-6282

 

To Confirm by Telephone

or for Information Call:

 

(800) 344-5128

  

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Corporate Trust Operations

MAC N9303-121

Sixth & Marquette Avenue

Minneapolis, MN 55479

Delivery of the letter of transmittal to an address other than as set forth above or transmission of such letter of transmittal via facsimile other than as set forth above does not constitute a valid delivery of the letter of transmittal.

Fees and Expenses

We will pay the expenses of soliciting tenders pursuant to this exchange offer. We have agreed to pay the exchange agent reasonable and customary fees for its services and will reimburse it for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection with the exchange offer. We will also pay brokerage houses and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in forwarding copies of this prospectus and related documents to the beneficial owners of old notes, and in handling or tendering for their customers. We will not make any payment to brokers, dealers or others soliciting acceptances of the exchange offer.

Holders who tender their old notes for exchange will not be obligated to pay any transfer taxes on the exchange. If, however, exchange notes are to be delivered to, or are to be issued in the name of, any person other than the registered holder of the old notes tendered, or if a transfer tax is imposed for any reason other than the exchange of old notes in connection with the exchange offer, then the amount of any such transfer taxes (whether imposed on the registered holder or any other persons) will be payable by the tendering holder. If satisfactory evidence of payment of such taxes or exemption therefrom is not submitted with the letter of transmittal, the amount of such transfer taxes will be billed directly to such tendering holder.

Transfer Taxes

We will pay all transfer taxes, if any, applicable to the exchange of old notes under the exchange offer. The tendering holder, however, will be required to pay any transfer taxes, whether imposed on the registered holder or any other person, if a transfer tax is imposed for any reason other than the exchange of old notes under the exchange offer.

Consequences of Failure to Exchange Outstanding Securities

Holders who desire to tender their old notes in exchange for exchange notes registered under the Securities Act should allow sufficient time to ensure timely delivery. Neither the exchange agent nor us is under any duty to give notification of defects or irregularities with respect to the tenders of old notes for exchange.

 

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Old notes that are not tendered or are tendered but not accepted will, following the completion of the exchange offer, continue to be subject to the provisions in the indenture regarding the transfer and exchange of the old notes and the existing restrictions on transfer set forth in the legend on the old notes set forth in the indenture for the notes. Except in limited circumstances with respect to specific types of holders of old notes, we will have no further obligation to provide for the registration under the Securities Act of such old notes. In general, old notes, unless registered under the Securities Act, may not be offered or sold except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.

We do not currently anticipate that we will take any action to register the old notes under the Securities Act or under any state securities laws. Upon completion of the exchange offer, holders of the old notes will not be entitled to any further registration rights under the registration rights agreement, except under limited circumstances. Holders of the exchange notes issued in the exchange offer and any old notes which remain outstanding after completion of the exchange offer will vote together as a single class for purposes of determining whether holders of the requisite percentage of the class have taken certain actions or exercised certain rights under the indenture.

Accounting Treatment

We will record the exchange notes at the same carrying value as the old notes, as reflected in our accounting records on the date of the exchange. Accordingly, we will not recognize any gain or loss for accounting purposes. The expenses of the exchange offer will be amortized over the term of the exchange notes.

Other

Participation in the exchange offer is voluntary, and you should consider carefully whether to accept. You are urged to consult your financial and tax advisors in making your own decision on what action to take.

We may in the future seek to acquire untendered old notes in open market or privately negotiated transactions, through subsequent exchange offers or otherwise. We have no present plans to acquire any old notes that are not tendered in the exchange offer or to file a registration statement to permit resales of any untendered old notes.

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

The exchange offer is intended to satisfy our obligations under the registration rights agreement. We will not receive any cash proceeds from the issuance of the exchange notes in the exchange offer. In consideration for issuing the exchange notes as contemplated by this prospectus, we will receive old notes in a like principal amount. The form and terms of the exchange notes are identical in all respects to the form and terms of the old notes, except that the transfer restrictions, registration rights and additional interest provisions relating to the old notes do not apply to the exchange notes. Old notes surrendered in exchange for the exchange notes will be retired and cancelled and will not be reissued. Accordingly, the issuance of the exchange notes will not result in any change in our outstanding indebtedness.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF OTHER INDEBTEDNESS

The following summarizes the terms of the F3 Capital Note. The only outstanding indebtedness of parent and its subsidiaries (other than the issuer) is the indebtedness under the F3 Capital Note, which is described below. The issuer and its subsidiaries have no indebtedness other than the notes.

On July 30, 2010, we completed the acquisition of the remaining 55% ownership interest in Mandarin Drilling Corporation (the owner of the Platinum Explorer) which we did not own pursuant to the Share Sale and Purchase Agreement dated July 6, 2010 between us and F3 Capital, or the SSPA, for total consideration of $139.7 million, consisting of (i) approximately $79.7 million in cash, including $64.2 million paid directly to DSME for installment payments on the Platinum Explorer, and (ii) the F3 Capital Note.

The F3 Capital Note bears interest at the rate of 5% per annum, accruing and compounding daily, and will mature 90 months from the issue date. The F3 Capital Note includes a contingent convertible feature, subject to shareholder vote. We originally valued the F3 Capital Note based on our then weighted average cost of capital resulting in a discounted present value of $27.8 million. The F3 Capital Note would become convertible into our ordinary shares upon approval by our shareholders at a conversion price of $1.10 per share, subject to customary anti-dilution covenants. At our shareholder’s meeting in January 2011, shareholders did not approve the conversion of the F3 Capital Note. There is also a preemptive right covenant that provides F3 Capital with the right to purchase a pro-rata portion of any equity or convertible debt that we offer so long as the F3 Capital Note is outstanding if the price of the equity and convertible debt that we offer is less than the conversion price of the F3 Capital Note. Under the terms of the F3 Capital Note, if convertible, any principal amount that F3 Capital elects to convert would be reduced by any amounts owed by F3 Capital to Vantage International Management Co. or Vantage Deepwater Company. If we do not repay the F3 Capital Note on its scheduled maturity date or upon the occurrence of certain customary default provisions, the interest rate on any amounts outstanding under the F3 Capital Note will rise to 10% per annum.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF THE EXCHANGE NOTES

The following description is a summary of the material provisions of the Indenture and the Collateral Agreements. It does not restate those agreements in their entirety. We urge you to read those agreements because they, and not this description, will define your rights as holders of the notes. Copies of the Indenture, the Note Guarantees, the Escrow Agreement and the Collateral Agreements are available as set forth below under “—Additional Information.”

The Issuer previously issued $1.0 billion in aggregate principal amount of initial notes under the Indenture. The old notes were issued as “additional notes” (as defined below) under the indenture, commonly referred to as a “tack-on” bond. The initial notes and old notes are, and the exchange notes will be, a single series of securities under the Indenture. To the extent provided herein, the Indenture is subject to and governed by the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “Trust Indenture Act” or “TIA”). The terms of the notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act.

On November 15, 2010, we made the final construction payment to DSME of $510.1 million and took delivery of the Platinum Explorer. The funds for the final construction payment for the Platinum Explorer were a portion of the net proceeds from the offering of the initial notes and were deposited, in connection with the closing of the offering of the initial notes, in an escrow account with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the trustee for the initial notes, to be released in connection with the delivery of the Platinum Explorer. As a result of the release of the funds and the delivery of the Platinum Explorer, the escrow arrangement was terminated. Accordingly, we have updated this Description of Notes as appropriate to reflect this. The Indenture will still contain provisions relating to the delivery of the Platinum Explorer, but these are no longer of any effect.

On June 1, 2011, we successfully completed a concurrent consent solicitation to amend the Indenture to permit (a) the Issuer to issue the old notes, (b) the Issuer to consummate the Acquisitions under the Transactions with Affiliates covenant using the proceeds of this offering, and (c) Parent to issue, from time to time in one or more offerings, up to $125,000,000 aggregate principal amount of convertible debt, convertible into Parent’s ordinary shares and (d) to amend the Security Agreement as described below.

In this description, the “Issuer” refers only to Offshore Group Investment Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company with limited liability, and any successor, and not to Vantage Drilling Company.

Brief Description of the Notes and the Note Guarantees

The exchange notes will be issued under the Indenture with the Guarantors and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee and Noteholder Collateral Agent. The terms of the notes will include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the TIA. Unless the context requires otherwise, all references to the “notes” in this “Description of the Exchange Notes” include the old notes and the exchange notes. The old notes and the exchange notes will be treated as a single class for all purposes of the Indenture. You can find the definitions of certain terms used in this description below under the subheading “—Certain Definitions.” Certain defined terms used in this description but not defined below under the subheading “—Certain Definitions” have the meaning assigned to them in the Indenture.

The notes will be:

 

   

senior secured obligations of the Issuer;

 

   

pari passu in right of payment with all existing and future senior Indebtedness of the Issuer;

 

   

senior in right of payment to any existing and future subordinated Indebtedness of the Issuer;

 

   

secured on a first priority basis by substantially all of the assets of the Issuer and the Guarantors (other than Parent), subject to certain exceptions and Permitted Liens; and

 

   

unconditionally guaranteed on a senior secured basis by the Guarantors.

 

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The notes will be guaranteed on a senior secured basis by Parent, by each of the Issuer’s existing and future Subsidiaries, including any existing and future Subsidiaries that guarantee Obligations under any Credit Agreement, and by certain of Parent’s other Subsidiaries. Each guarantee of the notes will be:

 

   

senior secured obligations of that Guarantor;

 

   

pari passu in right of payment with all existing and future senior Indebtedness of that Guarantor;

 

   

senior in right of payment to any existing and future subordinated Indebtedness of that Guarantor; and

 

   

secured on a first priority basis by substantially all of the assets of that Guarantor (other than Parent), subject to certain exceptions and Permitted Liens.

None of the Excluded Parent Subsidiaries will be Restricted Subsidiaries or Guarantors, except under limited circumstances as set forth under the “Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries” and “Additional Note Guarantees” covenants.

At March 31, 2011, after giving effect to the offering of the old notes and the other related transactions, the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, had outstanding approximately $1.2 billion of senior Indebtedness, consisting of the notes, and Parent and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, had outstanding approximately $1.2 billion of senior Indebtedness, consisting of the notes, the F3 Capital Note and Parent’s short-term debt. In addition, the Issuer and the Guarantors have the ability to incur additional Indebtedness, including additional Indebtedness and letters of credit under any Credit Agreement not to exceed $25.0 million.

The registered holder of a note will be treated as the owner of it for all purposes. Only registered holders will have rights under the Indenture.

Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries

As of the issue date of the exchange notes, all of the Issuer’s Subsidiaries will be “Restricted Subsidiaries.” Under the circumstances described below under the caption “—Certain Covenants—Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries,” the Board of Directors of Parent will be permitted to designate certain of the Restricted Subsidiaries or newly created or acquired Subsidiaries, if any, as Unrestricted Subsidiaries. Unrestricted Subsidiaries will not be subject to many of the restrictive covenants in the Indenture and will not guarantee the notes.

Principal, Amortization Schedule and Interest

The Issuer issued $225.0 million in aggregate principal amount of old notes in the offering at an offering price of 107% plus accrued and unpaid interest from February 1, 2011. The Issuer may issue additional notes under the Indenture from time to time in the future. Any issuance of additional notes will be subject to all of the covenants in the Indenture, including the covenant described below under the caption “—Certain Covenants—Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock.” The notes and any additional notes subsequently issued under the Indenture will be treated as a single class for all purposes under the Indenture, including, without limitation, waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to purchase. The Issuer will issue notes in a minimum denomination of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000.

Interest on old notes will accrue at the rate of 11 1/2% per year and will be payable semi-annually in arrears on February 1 and August 1 of each year, commencing on February 1, 2011. Interest on overdue principal and interest will accrue at a rate that is 2.0% higher than the then applicable interest rate on the notes. The Issuer will make each interest payment to the holders of record on the immediately preceding January 15 and July 15. Interest on the notes will accrue from the date of original issuance or, if interest has already been paid, from the date it was most recently paid. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve

 

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30-day months. For the avoidance of doubt, all references to “interest” mean the initial interest rate borne by the notes and any increases in that rate to the extent overdue interest accrues on the notes, any Default Interest as set forth under “—Events of Default and Remedies” and Additional Interest pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement.

Methods of Receiving Payments on the Notes

If a holder of notes has given wire transfer instructions to the Issuer, the Issuer will pay all principal of, and interest and premium on, that holder’s notes in accordance with those instructions. All other payments on the notes will be made at the office or agency of the paying agent and registrar unless the Issuer elects to make interest payments by check mailed to the noteholders at their address set forth in the register of holders.

Paying Agent and Registrar for the Notes

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, will initially act as paying agent and registrar. The Issuer may change the paying agent or registrar without prior notice to the holders of the notes, and the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries may act as paying agent or registrar.

Transfer and Exchange

A holder may transfer or exchange notes in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture. The registrar and the Trustee may require a holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents in connection with a transfer of notes. Holders will be required to pay all taxes due on transfer. The Registrar will not be required to transfer or exchange any note selected for redemption. Also, the Issuer will not be required to transfer or exchange any note for a period of 15 days before a selection of notes to be redeemed.

Note Guarantees

The notes will be guaranteed on a senior secured basis by Parent and by each of the Issuer’s existing and future Subsidiaries, including any existing and future Subsidiaries that guarantee Obligations under any Credit Agreement, and by certain of Parent’s other Subsidiaries. Such Note Guarantees will be joint and several obligations of the Guarantors. The obligations of each Guarantor under its Note Guarantee will be limited as necessary to prevent that Note Guarantee from constituting a fraudulent conveyance under applicable law. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to the Notes—U.S. federal, state and foreign fraudulent transfer laws may permit a court to void the notes and the Note Guarantees, subordinate claims in respect of the notes and the Note Guarantees and require noteholders to return payments received. If this occurs, noteholders may not receive any payments on the notes.” If the Note Guarantee of a Guarantor is determined to be a fraudulent conveyance, holders of the notes may not receive any payment on the notes.

A Guarantor may not sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets to, consolidate with or merge with or into (whether or not such Guarantor is the surviving Person) another Person, other than the Issuer or another Restricted Subsidiary, unless:

(1) immediately after giving effect to that transaction, no Default or Event of Default exists; and

(2) either:

(a) the Person acquiring the property in any such sale or disposition or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger assumes all the obligations of that Guarantor under the Indenture and its Note Guarantee pursuant to a supplemental indenture satisfactory to the Trustee; or

(b) the Net Proceeds of such sale or other disposition are applied in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Indenture and the Collateral Agreements,

 

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provided, however, that the transfer, sale or other disposition, directly or indirectly, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Guarantors as a whole will be governed by the “Merger, Consolidation; Sale of Assets” and “Asset Sales” covenants and may be subject to the “Change of Control” covenant.

The Note Guarantee of a Guarantor will be released:

(1) in connection with any sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of that Guarantor (including by way of merger or consolidation) to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such transaction) the Issuer, a Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary, if the sale or other disposition does not violate the “Merger, Consolidation; Sale of Assets” or “Asset Sales” covenants and complies with the Collateral Agreements;

(2) in connection with any sale or other disposition of all of the Capital Stock of that Guarantor to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such transaction) the Issuer, a Guarantor or a Restricted Subsidiary, if the sale or other disposition does not violate the “Asset Sales” provisions of the Indenture and complies with the Collateral Agreements;

(3) if Parent or the Issuer designates any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Indenture; or

(4) upon legal defeasance or satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture as provided below under the captions “—Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance” and “—Satisfaction and Discharge.”

Security

Collateral Agreements

The notes, the Note Guarantees and all other Obligations under the Indenture will be secured by a first priority Lien on the Equity Interests of the Issuer and substantially all of the existing and future property and assets of the Issuer and the Guarantors (other than Parent), including the following:

(1) the Emerald Driller, the Sapphire Driller, the Topaz Driller, the Aquamarine Driller and the Platinum Explorer, as mortgaged under those certain Ship Mortgages;

(2) all other assets of the Issuer and the Guarantors (other than Parent), which will include accounts receivable (and supporting obligations related to the payment or performance thereof), general intangibles and equipment;

(3) assignments of all insurance in respect of the Vessels and other applicable insurance of the Issuer and the Guarantors in respect of other Collateral;

(4) assignments of the earnings of the Issuer or any Guarantor or Internal Charterer that is party to a Drilling Contract;

(5) the Equity Interests of the Guarantors (other than Parent); and

(6) assignment of the Earnings Account.

We do not expect that the Collateral will include an assignment of the Drilling Contracts related to the Vessels because, as a general matter, the counterparties to these kind of contracts do not allow their assignment. However, the Collateral will include an assignment of the earnings from such Drilling Contracts and such earnings will be deposited into the Earnings Account, which will also be assigned as part of the Collateral. The Collateral also will not include de minimus or immaterial assets for which perfection of the security interests in such assets could not be obtained without unreasonable cost and expense or under applicable law.

 

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The Liens will secure the payment and performance when due of all of the Obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors under the Indenture, the notes, the Note Guarantees and the Collateral Agreements, in each case as provided in the Collateral Agreements. The Issuer and the Guarantors will cause the earnings derived from all Drilling Contracts to be deposited into the Earnings Account.

If a type of property constituting Collateral is acquired by the Issuer or any Guarantor (other than Parent) that is not automatically subject to a Lien or perfected security interest under the Collateral Agreements or there is a new Guarantor, then the Issuer or such Guarantor will, as soon as practicable after such property’s acquisition or such Subsidiary becoming a Guarantor and in any event within 10 business days, provide Liens having first priority over such property (or, in the case of a new Guarantor, all of its assets constituting the type that is Collateral) in favor of the Noteholder Collateral Agent and deliver certain certificates (including in the case of real property, title insurance) in respect thereof as required by the Indenture or the Collateral Agreements and take all necessary steps to perfect the security interest represented by such Liens.

So long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, if any, and certain other terms and conditions, the Issuer and the Guarantors will be entitled to receive all cash dividends, principal, interest and other payments made upon or with respect to the Collateral pledged by them and to exercise any voting and other consensual rights pertaining to the Collateral pledged by them, except in connection with a sale of any such Collateral which shall be governed by the Intercreditor Agreement and the Indenture, including the “Merger, Consolidation; Sale of Assets” and “Asset Sales” covenants and the provisions of the Collateral Agreements as set forth under “—Release of Liens.”

Subject to the Collateral Agreements and the Intercreditor Agreement, if any, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default or Event of Default:

(1) all rights of the Issuer and the Guarantors to exercise such voting or other consensual rights will cease, and all such rights will become vested in the Noteholder Collateral Agent, which, to the extent permitted by law, will have the sole right to exercise such voting and other consensual rights;

(2) all rights of the Issuer and the Guarantors to receive all cash dividends, principal, interest and other payments made upon or with respect to the Collateral will cease and such cash dividends, principal, interest and other payments will be paid to the Noteholder Collateral Agent; and

(3) the Noteholder Collateral Agent may sell the Collateral or any part of the Collateral in accordance with the terms of the Collateral Agreements.

The Trustee will distribute all funds received by the Noteholder Collateral Agent for the benefit of the holders of the notes in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and the Collateral Agreements.

The Noteholder Collateral Agent will determine the circumstances and manner in which the Collateral will be disposed of, including, but not limited to, the determination of whether to release all or any portion of the Collateral from the Liens created by the Collateral Agreements and whether to foreclose on the Collateral following a Default or Event of Default.

Intercreditor Agreement

If the Issuer and the Guarantors enter into any Credit Agreement in the future and the Indebtedness thereunder is secured by Liens on Collateral, the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee, the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent on behalf of the Credit Agreement Secured Parties, and the Noteholder Collateral Agent on behalf of the Notes Secured Parties will enter into an Intercreditor Agreement, which will define the rights of such parties with respect to the Collateral. The following description is a summary of the principal terms that we expect to be contained in any Intercreditor Agreement, rather than a complete and definitive description of such terms. There

 

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is no assurance that the Issuer and the Guarantors will enter into any such Intercreditor Agreement on these terms, and the terms of any such Intercreditor Agreement could be more beneficial to the holders of any Credit Agreement Liens compared to those summarized below. By purchasing notes, each holder of notes will be deemed to have authorized the Noteholder Collateral Agent and the Trustee to enter into an Intercreditor Agreement with the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent on terms substantially the same as those summarized below.

Notes Obligations Pari Passu with Credit Agreement Obligations

We expect that any Intercreditor Agreement will provide, among other things, that all Indebtedness under the Indenture and certain other Indebtedness permitted under the Indenture and all other Obligations related to such Indebtedness and owing under the documents relating to such Indebtedness (collectively, “Notes Obligations”) will be secured by first priority Liens on the Collateral, which Liens are intended to be pari passu with the first priority Liens thereon that will secure Credit Agreement Obligations under any Credit Agreement pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement, subject to the provisions of this section. Such Credit Agreement Obligations will be entitled to the benefit of the Intercreditor Agreement to the extent that the aggregate principal amount thereof does not exceed the maximum principal amount of Indebtedness that the Issuer and the Guarantors are entitled to incur under any Credit Agreement pursuant to the Indenture (the “Maximum Credit Agreement Amount”).

Relative Priorities

We expect that the Intercreditor Agreement will provide that notwithstanding the date, time, method, manner or order of grant, attachment or perfection of any Lien securing the notes or the Note Guarantees (a “Notes Lien”) or any Lien or Collateral securing the Credit Agreement Lien Obligations (a “Credit Agreement Lien”), and notwithstanding any provision of the Uniform Commercial Code or any other applicable law or the provisions of any Indenture Document or any agreement, instrument or other document evidencing or governing any Notes Obligations (collectively, the “Notes Debt Documents”) or any other circumstance whatsoever, each Agent (i.e., the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent and the Noteholder Collateral Agent), for itself and on behalf of the Secured Parties (i.e., the holders of the Credit Agreement Lien Obligations and the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent (collectively, the “Credit Agreement Secured Parties”)) and the holders of notes and Note Guarantees, the trustee and the Noteholder Collateral Agent (collectively, the “Notes Secured Parties”)) on whose behalf it acts in such capacity therefor, will agree that, so long as the Credit Agreement Obligations have not been discharged, any Credit Agreement Liens then or thereafter held by or for the benefit of any Credit Agreement Secured Party will be equal in all respects with any and all Notes Liens and such Liens will be and remain equal in all respects for all purposes, whether or not any such Liens are subordinated in any respect to any other Liens securing any other obligation or any other Person and whether or not any such Liens are voided, avoided, invalidated, lapsed or unperfected, subject to the provisions of this section.

Prohibition on Contesting Liens; Additional Collateral

We expect that the Intercreditor Agreement will provide that (a) each Agent, for itself and on behalf of the other Secured Parties on whose behalf it acts in such capacity therefor, will agree that it will not, and will waive any right to contest or support any other Person in contesting, in any proceeding (including any insolvency or liquidation proceeding), the priority, validity, perfection or enforceability of any Credit Agreement Lien or any Notes Lien, as the case may be; provided that nothing in the Intercreditor Agreement will be construed to prevent or impair the rights of any Agent or any other Secured Party to enforce the Intercreditor Agreement to the extent provided thereby and (b) if the Issuer or any Guarantor grants any additional Liens upon any assets to secure (i) any Credit Agreement Obligations, it must substantially concurrently grant a Lien upon such assets as security for the notes or the Note Guarantee of the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, provided that, the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent or any Credit Agreement Secured Party shall not be required to permit the grant of any Lien upon any cash, certificate of deposit, deposit account, money market account, or other such liquid assets as security for the notes or the Note Guarantee, in each case to the extent that any such cash, certificates of

 

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deposit, deposit accounts, money market accounts, or other such liquid assets are on deposit or maintained with the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent or any Credit Agreement Secured Party to secure the Credit Agreement Obligations, and (ii) the notes or Note Guarantee of the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, it must substantially concurrently grant a Lien upon such assets as security for the Credit Agreement Lien Obligations.

Exercise of Rights and Remedies; Standstill

We expect that under the Intercreditor Agreement, the Noteholder Collateral Agent will initially be the controlling agent. As such, we expect that the Intercreditor Agreement will provide that the Noteholder Collateral Agent will, at all times prior to the payment in full in cash of the Notes Obligations, have the exclusive right to enforce rights and exercise remedies with respect to the Collateral, or to commence or seek to commence any action or proceeding with respect to such rights or remedies, in each case, without any consultation with or the consent of the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent or any other Credit Agreement Secured Party and no Credit Agreement Secured Party will have any such right; provided, however, that (a) the Credit Agreement Secured Parties will be entitled to take certain actions to preserve and protect their claims and interests with respect to the Credit Agreement Obligations, to create, prove, preserve and protect the validity, enforceability, perfection and priority of the Collateral and actions that unsecured creditors are entitled to take (which in any event cannot be in contravention to the limitations imposed on the Credit Agreement Secured Parties in the Intercreditor Agreement), in each case, to the extent set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement; (b) after a period of 180 days has elapsed since the date on which the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent has delivered to the Noteholder Collateral Agent written notice of the acceleration by the Credit Agreement Secured Parties of the Credit Agreement Obligations (the “Standstill Period”), the Credit Agreement Secured Parties may enforce or exercise any rights or remedies with respect to any Collateral subject to the following clause (c); and (c) that notwithstanding the expiration of the Standstill Period or anything to the contrary in any the Intercreditor Agreement, in no event may the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent or any other Credit Agreement Secured Party enforce or exercise any rights or remedies with respect to any Collateral or take any other enforcement action, if the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent has been delivered a written notice from the Noteholder Collateral Agent that the Noteholder Collateral Agent or any other Notes Secured Party shall have commenced and shall be diligently pursuing the enforcement or exercise of any rights or remedies with respect to all or a material portion of the Collateral.

Automatic Release of Notes Liens

We expect that the Intercreditor Agreement will provide that if, in connection with (i) any disposition of any Collateral permitted under the terms of the Credit Agreement Debt Documents and the Notes Debt Documents or (ii) the enforcement or exercise of any rights or remedies with respect to the Collateral, including any disposition of Collateral, the Noteholder Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the other Notes Secured Parties, (x) releases any of the Notes Liens, or (y) releases any Guarantor from its obligations under its guarantee of the Notes Obligations (in each case, “Release”), other than any such Release granted following the discharge of Notes Obligations and termination of commitments under the Notes Debt Documents, then the Credit Agreement Liens on such Collateral will be automatically, unconditionally and simultaneously released, and the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent will, for itself and on behalf of the other Credit Agreement Secured Parties, promptly execute and deliver to the Noteholder Collateral Agent, the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, such termination statements, releases and other documents as the Noteholder Collateral Agent, the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may be, may reasonably request to effectively confirm such Release and as may be otherwise reasonably required under applicable law to consummate such Release and any related transactions.

Waterfall

We expect that the Intercreditor Agreement will provide that any Collateral or proceeds thereof received by any Secured Party in connection with any disposition of, or collection on, such Collateral upon the enforcement or exercise of any right or remedy will be turned over to the applicable Agent and applied as follows:

 

   

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second, after the discharge of Credit Agreement Obligations permitted under the Intercreditor Agreement has occurred, to the payment of the Notes Obligations; and

 

   

third, after the discharge of Credit Agreement Obligations has occurred and the notes and Note Guarantees have been paid in full in cash, any surplus Collateral or proceeds then remaining will be returned to the Issuer, the applicable Guarantor or to whosoever may be lawfully entitled to receive the same or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct.

Payment Over

We expect that the Intercreditor Agreement will provide that so long as the discharge of Notes Obligations has not occurred, any Collateral or any proceeds thereof received by the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent or any other Credit Agreement Secured Party in connection with any disposition of, or collection on, such Collateral upon the enforcement or the exercise of any right or remedy with respect to the Collateral by the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent, or in connection with any insurance policy claim or any condemnation award (or deed in lieu of condemnation) with respect to the Collateral, as contemplated under certain provisions of the Indenture or by any other means (whether as a matter of law or otherwise), will be segregated and held in trust and forthwith transferred or paid over to the Noteholder Collateral Agent in the same form as received for application in accordance with the subheading “—Waterfall” above, together with any necessary endorsements, or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct.

Post-petition Interest

Neither the Noteholder Collateral Agent nor any other Notes Secured Party may oppose or seek to challenge any claim by the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent or any other Credit Agreement Secured Party for allowance in any insolvency or liquidation proceeding of Credit Agreement Obligations consisting of post-petition interest, fees or expenses. Neither the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent nor any other Credit Agreement Secured Party shall oppose or seek to challenge any claim by the Noteholder Collateral Agent or any other Notes Secured Party for allowance in any insolvency or liquidation proceeding of Notes Obligations consisting of post-petition interest, fees or expenses to the extent of the value of the Notes Lien of the Noteholder Collateral Agent on behalf of the Notes Secured Parties on the Collateral (after taking into account the value of the Credit Agreement Liens of the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent on behalf of the Credit Agreement Secured Parties on the Collateral).

Release of Liens

The Issuer and the Guarantors will be entitled to releases of assets included in the Collateral from the Liens securing Obligations under the Indenture under any one or more of the following circumstances:

(1) upon the full and final payment and performance of all Obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors under the notes, the Indenture, the Note Guarantees and the Collateral Agreements;

(2) with respect to any asset constituting Collateral (other than the Capital Stock of the Issuer), if such Collateral is sold or otherwise disposed of in accordance with the terms of the covenant entitled “Asset Sales” and the Collateral Agreements and the Issuer has delivered to the Noteholder Collateral Agent an officers’ certificate certifying to such effect; provided that (a) any cash received from a disposition of Collateral will be required to be deposited in a deposit account controlled by the Issuer and held as Collateral subject to the Liens pending its application or use in compliance with the Asset Sales covenant and, from such deposit account, Parent, the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary may withdraw funds to deploy the proceeds of an Asset Sale in compliance with the Asset Sales covenant; and (b) to the extent that any disposition in such Asset Sale was of Collateral, the non-cash consideration received is pledged as Collateral under the Collateral Agreements substantially simultaneously with such sale, in accordance with the requirements set forth in the Indenture and the Collateral Agreements;

 

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(3) upon legal or covenant defeasance or satisfaction and discharge of the notes as provided below under the captions “—Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance” and “—Satisfaction and Discharge”;

(4) with respect to an applicable Subsidiary, upon the occurrence of a Contract Unwind Trigger;

(5) with respect to any assignment of rights under the respective terminated Internal Charter only, upon the occurrence of an Internal Charter Unwind Trigger; or

(6) if any Guarantor is released from its Note Guarantee in accordance with the terms of the Indenture (including by virtue of such Guarantor ceasing to be a Restricted Subsidiary), that Guarantor’s assets will also be released from the Liens securing its Note Guarantee and the other Obligations.

In addition to the foregoing, the Issuer and the Guarantors will comply with the provisions of TIA Section 314. To the extent applicable, the Issuer and the Guarantors will comply with TIA Section 313(b), relating to reports, and TIA Section 314(d), relating to the release of property or securities or relating to the substitution therefor of any property or securities to be subjected to the Lien of the security documents. Any certificate or opinion required by TIA Section 314(d) may be made by an officer of the Issuer except in cases where TIA Section 314(d) requires that such certificate or opinion be made by an independent Person, which Person will be an independent engineer, appraiser or other expert selected or reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph, neither Parent nor the Issuer will be required to comply with all or any portion of TIA Section 314(d) if it determines, in good faith based on advice of counsel, that under the terms of TIA Section 314(d) and/or any interpretation or guidance as to the meaning thereof of the SEC, including “no action” letters or exemptive orders, all or any portion of TIA Section 314(d) is inapplicable to one or a series of released Collateral.

No Impairment of the Security Interests

Neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor will be permitted to take any action, or omit to take any action, which action or omission might or would have the result of materially impairing the security interest with respect to the Collateral for the benefit of the Noteholder Collateral Agent, the Trustee and the holders of the notes except as expressly set forth in the Indenture or the Collateral Agreements.

Neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor will take any action or otherwise attempt to enforce any claim or maritime lien against any Vessel that has priority over any claim or Lien of the Noteholder Collateral Agent, the Trustee and the holders of the notes in respect of any Collateral, including any such claims or Liens arising under Ship Mortgages.

The Indenture provides that any release of Collateral in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and the Collateral Agreements will not be deemed to impair the security under the Indenture, and that any appraiser or other expert may rely on such provision in delivering a certificate requesting release so long as all other provisions of the Indenture with respect to such release have been complied with.

Further Assurances

Neither the Issuer nor any Guarantor will enter into any agreement that requires the proceeds received from any sale of Collateral to be applied to repay, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire any Indebtedness of any Person, other than as permitted or required by the Indenture and the Collateral Agreements.

To the extent that any instrument, Mortgage or other document is required to be delivered to give effect to and perfect the Liens, the Issuer and the Guarantors will be required to use their commercially reasonable efforts to deliver such instruments, Mortgages and/or other documents as soon as possible but in no event later than 10 business days following the Issue Date or, if an asset is acquired or delivered after the Issue Date, not later than 10 business days after such acquisition or delivery date.

 

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Upon the occurrence of a Contract Winning Trigger, Parent or the Issuer shall cause the applicable Subsidiary to pledge its assets and property pursuant to the Collateral Agreements to become part of the Collateral subject to the Liens and shall perfect such Liens as soon as practicable but not later than 10 business days after the date of such Contract Winning Trigger; and such Liens shall be released upon the occurrence of a Contract Unwind Trigger, provided that no assets or property have been transferred or sold, directly or indirectly, by the Issuer or a Guarantor to such applicable Subsidiary that is subject to the “Asset Sales” covenant.

Parent and the Issuer shall, and they shall cause any Guarantor to, at its sole cost and expense:

(i) execute and deliver all such agreements and instruments and take all further action as the Noteholder Collateral Agent or the Trustee shall reasonably request to more fully or accurately describe the property intended to be Collateral or the obligations intended to be secured by the Collateral Agreements; and

(ii) file any such notice filings or other agreements or instruments as may be reasonably necessary or desirable under applicable law to perfect the Liens created by the Collateral Agreements.

In addition, the Ship Mortgages will contain customary mortgagor representations and covenants, including, but not limited to, Bahamian or Panamanian provisional and permanent registration, as applicable, limiting maritime liens, chartering, use and maintenance, class record inspection, insurance, and vessel management.

Authorization of Actions to Be Taken

Each holder of notes, by its acceptance thereof, will be deemed to have consented and agreed to the terms of each Collateral Agreement, as originally in effect and as amended, supplemented or replaced from time to time in accordance with its terms or the terms of the Indenture, to have authorized and directed the Noteholder Collateral Agent to enter into the Collateral Agreements to which it is a party, and to have authorized and empowered the Noteholder Collateral Agent to bind the holders of the notes as set forth in the Collateral Agreements to which it is a party and to perform its obligations and exercise its rights and powers thereunder, including entering into amendments permitted by the terms of the Indenture or the Collateral Agreements.

Certain Bankruptcy and Other Collateral Limitations

The ability of the Noteholder Collateral Agent, the Trustee and the holders of the notes to realize upon the Collateral may be subject to certain bankruptcy law limitations in the event of a bankruptcy. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to the Notes—Rights of holders of notes in the collateral may be adversely affected by bankruptcy proceedings.” The ability of the Noteholder Collateral Agent, the Trustee and the holders of the notes to foreclose on the Collateral may be subject to lack of perfection, the requirement of third party consents, local law, including those of foreign jurisdictions, prior Liens and practical problems such as lack of jurisdiction over a Vessel due to its physical location, associated with the realization of the Noteholder Collateral Agent’s Lien on the Collateral. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to the Notes—Because the issuer and parent are incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands, you may face difficulties in protecting your interests, and your ability to protect your rights through the U.S. federal courts may be limited.”

The Liens on some of the Collateral securing Obligations under the Indenture were not perfected as of the Issue Date. For example, the Platinum Explorer was not delivered to the relevant Guarantor by the Issue Date and some of the instruments and other documents, such as account control agreements and Mortgages, required to perfect or enhance the priority of a perfected security interest in certain types of Collateral (e.g., jackup rigs, deposit accounts and securities accounts) were not delivered by the Issue Date. For so long as, and to the extent, these Liens remain unperfected, holders of the notes may not be able to realize the full value of the security interest in such Collateral if their position as secured creditors is challenged by another party.

 

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Additionally, the Noteholder Collateral Agent may need to evaluate the impact of the potential liabilities before determining to foreclose on the Vessels, on any assignment of Equity Interests or on any Collateral consisting of any real property because a secured creditor that holds a Lien on any thereof may be held liable under environmental laws for the costs of remediating or preventing releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances from vessels or at such real property. Consequently, the Noteholder Collateral Agent may decline to foreclose on such Collateral or exercise remedies available if it does not receive indemnification to its satisfaction from the holders of the notes.

Subject to the restrictions on incurring Indebtedness and granting Liens in respect thereof in the Indenture, the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Restricted Subsidiaries will also have the right, among other things, to incur Indebtedness, including, without limitation, Capital Lease Obligations and mortgage and purchase money obligations and acquire assets with the proceeds of such Indebtedness, which assets could be subject to Liens that secures such Indebtedness. To the extent third parties’ hold Liens (whether or not such Liens are Permitted Liens), such third parties may have rights and remedies with respect to the property subject to such Liens that, if exercised, could adversely affect the value of the Collateral or the Noteholder Collateral Agent’s remedies. By its nature, some or all of the Collateral will be illiquid and may have no readily ascertainable market value and any sale of such Collateral separately from the assets of the Issuer and the Guarantors as a whole may not be feasible. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the Collateral can be sold in a short period of time, if at all. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to the Notes—There may not be sufficient collateral to pay all or any portion of the notes.” The enforceability of any of the arrangements set forth in any intercreditor agreement may be subject to the application of insolvency laws outside the United States. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to the Notes—Foreclosing on the collateral located outside the United States may be difficult due to the laws of certain jurisdictions.”

Withholding Taxes

All payments made on behalf of the Issuer or any Guarantor under or with respect to the notes or the Note Guarantees must be made free and clear of and without withholding or deduction for, or on account of, any present or future tax, duty, levy, impost, assessment or other governmental charge (including penalties, interest and other liabilities related thereto) imposed or levied by or on behalf of any Specified Tax Jurisdiction or by any authority or agency therein or thereof having power to tax (or the jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of any successor of the Issuer or any Guarantor) (hereinafter “Taxes”), unless the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor, as applicable, are required to withhold or deduct Taxes by law or by the interpretation or administration thereof by the relevant government authority or agency. If the Issuer or any Guarantor (or any successor of any of them), as applicable, are so required to withhold or deduct any amount for or on account of Taxes from any payment made under or with respect to the notes or the Note Guarantee, the Issuer or such Guarantor (or any successor of any of them), as applicable, will be required to pay such additional amounts (“Additional Amounts”) as may be necessary so that the net amount received by each holder (including Additional Amounts) after such withholding or deduction will not be less than the amount the holder would have received if such Taxes had not been withheld or deducted; provided, however, that no Additional Amounts will be payable with respect to payments made to a holder (an “Excluded Holder”) in respect of a beneficial owner (i) which is subject to such Taxes by reason of its being connected with any Specified Tax Jurisdiction otherwise than by the mere holding of notes or the receipt of payments thereunder (or under the related Note Guarantee), (ii) which presents any note for payment of principal more than 30 days after the later of (x) the date on which payment first became due and (y) if the full amount payable has not been received by the Trustee on or prior to such due date, the date on which, the full amount payable having been so received, notice to that effect shall have been given to the holders by the Trustee, except to the extent that the holder would have been entitled to such Additional Amounts on presenting such note for payment on the last day of the applicable 30-day period, (iii) which failed duly and timely to comply with a reasonable, timely request of the Issuer to provide information, documents or other evidence concerning the holder’s nationality, residence, entitlement to treaty benefits, identity or connection with any Specified Tax Jurisdiction or any political subdivision or authority thereof, if and to the extent that due and timely compliance with such request would have reduced or eliminated any Taxes as to which Additional Amounts would have

 

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otherwise been payable to such holder but for this clause (iii), (iv) on account of any estate, inheritance, gift, sale, transfer, personal property or other similar Tax, (v) which is a fiduciary, a partnership or not the beneficial owner of any payment on a note, if and to the extent that any beneficiary or settlor of such fiduciary, any partner in such partnership or the beneficial owner of such payment (as the case may be) would not have been entitled to receive Additional Amounts with respect to such payment if such beneficiary, settlor, partner or beneficial owner had been the holder of such note, (vi) on account of Taxes imposed on a payment to an individual and required to be made pursuant to the European Union Directive on the taxation of savings, which was adopted on June 3, 2003, or any law implementing or complying with, or introduced in order to conform to, that directive, (vii) to the extent the Additional Amount relates to any Taxes imposed on a note presented for payment by or on behalf of a holder who would have been able to avoid that withholding or deduction by presenting the relevant note to another paying agent in a member state of the European Union, or (viii) any combination of the foregoing numbered clauses of this proviso. The Issuer or any applicable Guarantor (or any successor of any of them), as applicable, will also make such withholding or deduction and remit the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant authority as and when required in accordance with applicable law. The Issuer or any applicable Guarantor (or any successor of any of them), as applicable, will furnish to the Trustee, within 30 days after the date the payment of any Taxes is due pursuant to applicable law, copies of tax receipts evidencing such payment by the Issuer or such Guarantor (or any successor of any of them), as applicable, (i) in such form as provided in the normal course by the taxing authority imposing such Taxes and as is reasonably available to the Issuer or such Guarantor (or any successor of any of them), as applicable, and (ii) certified by such taxing authority (or, if no such certification is available from such taxing authority, then by means of an officer’s certificate from the Issuer or such Guarantor (or any successor of any of them), as applicable). The Trustee shall thereafter make such evidence available to the holders upon request. The Issuer or any Guarantor (or any successor of any of them), as applicable, will upon written request of each holder (other than an Excluded Holder), reimburse each such holder for the amount of (i) any Taxes so levied or imposed and paid by such holder as a result of payments made under or with respect to the notes, the Note Guarantee or a mortgaged Vessel, as applicable, and (ii) any Taxes imposed with respect to any such reimbursement under the immediately preceding clause (i), but excluding any Taxes on such holder’s net income, so that the net amount received by such holder after such reimbursement will not be less than the net amount the holder would have received if Taxes (other than such Taxes on such holder’s net income) on such reimbursement had not been imposed.

Whenever in the indenture there is mentioned, in any context, (a) the payment of principal, (b) purchase or redemption prices in connection with a purchase or redemption of notes, (c) interest or (d) any other amount payable on or with respect to any of the notes, or any payment pursuant to the Note Guarantee, such mention shall be deemed to include mention of the payment of Additional Amounts provided for in this section to the extent that, in such context, Additional Amounts are, were or would be payable in respect thereof.

The foregoing obligations shall survive any defeasance or discharge of the Indenture.

The Issuer or the Guarantor will pay any present or future stamp, court or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies that arise in any jurisdiction from the execution, delivery, enforcement or registration of the notes, the Note Guarantee or a Mortgage or other Collateral Agreement or any other document or instrument in relation thereto, or the receipt of any payments with respect to the notes, the Note Guarantee or a Mortgage or other Collateral Agreement, excluding such taxes, charges or similar levies imposed by any jurisdiction outside of any Specified Tax Jurisdiction, the jurisdiction of incorporation of any successor of the Issuer or any jurisdiction in which a paying agent is located, and has agreed to indemnify the holders for any such taxes paid by such holders.

Redemption & Offer to Purchase

Optional Redemption

Optional Redemption Prior to February 1, 2013. At any time prior to February 1, 2013, the Issuer may, at its option, redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of notes, at one time or from time to time, issued

 

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under the Indenture at a redemption price equal to 111.500% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to the applicable Redemption Date, with the net cash proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings; provided that:

(1) at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of notes originally issued under the Indenture (excluding notes held by the Issuer and its Subsidiaries) remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of such redemption; and

(2) the redemption occurs within 45 days of the date of the closing of such Equity Offering.

Optional Redemption On and After February 1, 2013. On or after February 1, 2013, the Issuer may redeem the notes, in whole or in part, at one time or from time to time, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice, at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount) set forth below plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, on the notes redeemed, to the applicable Redemption Date, if redeemed during the periods indicated below, subject to the rights of holders of notes on the relevant record date to receive interest on the relevant interest payment date:

 

For the Period Below    Percentage  

From February 1, 2013 to July 31, 2013

     108.625

From August 1, 2013 to July 31, 2014

     105.750

August 1, 2014 and thereafter

     100.000

Unless the Issuer defaults in the payment of the redemption price, interest will cease to accrue on the notes or portions thereof called for redemption on the applicable Redemption Date.

Optional Redemption Prior to February 1, 2013. At any time prior to February 1, 2013, the Issuer may also, at its option, redeem the notes, in whole or in part, at one time or from time to time, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to, the applicable Redemption Date, subject to the rights of holders of notes on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date in respect of then old notes.

Optional Redemption for Changes in Withholding Taxes

At any time, the Issuer may redeem all, but not less than all, of the notes, on not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the applicable Redemption Date (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date), in the event that the Issuer or the Guarantors, as the case may be, has become or would become obligated to pay, on the next date on which any amount would be payable with respect to the notes, any Additional Amounts as a result of a change in or an amendment to the laws (including any regulations or rulings promulgated thereunder) of any Specified Tax Jurisdiction (or any relevant jurisdiction, political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein), or any change in or amendment to any official position regarding the application or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings (including a holding by a court of competent jurisdiction), which change or amendment is announced or becomes effective on or after the date of the Indenture, and the Issuer or the Guarantors, as the case may be, cannot avoid such obligation by taking reasonable measures available to them; provided that, (1) the Board of Directors of Parent determines in good faith that the aggregate amount of such Additional Amounts would create additional annual costs in excess of 0.50% of the aggregate principal amount of notes then outstanding; and (2) (a) no such notice of redemption shall be given earlier than 60 days prior to the earliest date on which the Issuer or the Guarantors, as the case may be, would be obligated to pay such Additional Amounts if a payment in respect of the notes or the Note Guarantee were then due, and (b) at the time any such redemption notice is given, such obligation to pay Additional Amounts must remain in effect. Prior to any redemption of the notes, the Issuer will be required to deliver to the Trustee (i) an officer’s certificate stating that (x) the Issuer or the Guarantors, as the case may be,

 

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cannot avoid obligations to pay Additional Amounts by taking reasonable measures available to them and (y) the Issuer is otherwise entitled to effect such redemption and attaching the resolutions of the Board of Directors of Parent as to additional annual costs described above and (ii) an opinion of independent legal counsel of recognized standing stating that the Issuer would be obligated to pay Additional Amounts as a result of a change in tax laws or regulations and, in the case of (i) and (ii), stating that the conditions precedent to the right of redemption have occurred. No such notice of redemption may be given more than 60 days before or more than 270 days after the Issuer or any Guarantors, as the case may be, first becomes liable or aware of the liability to pay any Additional Amounts as a result of a change or amendment described above.

Special Mandatory Redemption

If there is a total loss of a Vessel, then, upon the occurrence or happening of any such event, the Issuer shall be required to redeem notes equal in principal amount to the insurance proceeds received in respect of such loss (rounded to the nearest $1,000) issued under the Indenture upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the notes redeemed to the applicable Redemption Date.

Change of Control

If a Change of Control occurs, each holder of notes will have the right to require the Issuer to repurchase all or any part (equal to a minimum amount of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000) of that holder’s notes pursuant to a change of control offer (a “Change of Control Offer”) on the terms set forth in the Indenture. In the Change of Control Offer, the Issuer will offer a payment (the “Change of Control Payment”) in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of notes repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest on the notes repurchased to the date of purchase, subject to the rights of holders of notes on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date. Within ten business days following any Change of Control, the Issuer will mail a notice to the Trustee and each holder describing the transaction or transactions that constitute the Change of Control and offering to repurchase notes on the Change of Control Payment Date specified in the notice, which date will be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed (the “Change of Control Payment Date”), pursuant to the procedures required by the Indenture and described in such notice. The Issuer will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the repurchase of the notes as a result of a Change of Control. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the Change of Control provisions of the Indenture, the Issuer will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Change of Control provisions of the Indenture by virtue of such compliance.

On or before the Change of Control Payment Date, the Issuer will, to the extent lawful:

(1) accept for payment all notes or portions of notes properly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer;

(2) deposit with the paying agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect of all notes or portions of notes properly tendered; and

(3) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the notes properly accepted together with an officers’ certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of notes or portions of notes being purchased by the Issuer.

The paying agent will promptly mail to each holder of notes properly tendered the Change of Control Payment for such notes, and the Trustee will promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book entry) to each holder a new note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the notes surrendered, if any; provided that each such new note will be in a principal amount of $2,000 or in integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. The Issuer will publicly announce the results of the Change of Control Offer on or as soon as practicable after the Change of Control Payment Date.

 

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The provisions described above that require the Issuer to make a Change of Control Offer following a Change of Control will be applicable whether or not any other provisions of the Indenture are applicable. Except as described above with respect to a Change of Control, the Indenture does not contain provisions that permit the holders of the notes to require that the Issuer repurchase or redeem the notes in the event of a takeover, recapitalization or similar transaction.

The Issuer will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control if (1) a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in the Indenture applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by the Issuer and purchases all notes properly tendered and not withdrawn under the Change of Control Offer, or (2) notice of redemption has been given pursuant to the Indenture as described above under the caption “—Redemption & Offer to Purchase,” unless and until there is a default in payment of the applicable redemption price.

The definition of Change of Control includes a phrase relating to the direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of “all or substantially all” of the properties or assets of (a) Parent, the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole or (b) the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole. Although there is a limited body of case law interpreting the phrase “substantially all,” there is no precise established definition of the phrase under applicable law. Accordingly, the ability of a holder of notes to require the Issuer to repurchase its notes as a result of a sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of less than all of the assets of (a) Parent, the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole or (b) the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in either case, to another Person or group may be uncertain.

The Change of Control provisions of the notes may in certain circumstances make it more difficult or discourage a sale or takeover of the Issuer or Parent and, thus, the removal of incumbent management. Subject to the limitations discussed below, the Issuer and/or Parent could, in the future, enter into certain transactions, including acquisitions, refinancings or other recapitalizations, that would not constitute a Change of Control under the Indenture, but that could increase the amount of Indebtedness outstanding at such time or otherwise affect the Issuer’s or Parent’s capital structure or credit ratings. Restrictions on the Issuer’s and Parent’s ability to incur additional Indebtedness are contained in the “Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock” and “Restricted Payments” covenants. Such restrictions in the Indenture can be waived only with the consent of holders of a majority in principal amount of the notes then outstanding. Except for the limitations contained in such covenants, however, the Indenture does not contain any covenants or provisions that may afford holders of the notes protection in the event of a highly leveraged transaction.

Future agreements governing Indebtedness of Parent, the Issuer or their respective Subsidiaries may contain prohibitions of certain events, including events that would constitute a Change of Control or an Asset Sale and including repurchases or other prepayments in respect of the notes. The exercise by the holders of notes of their right to require the Issuer to repurchase the notes upon a Change of Control or Asset Sale, in connection with an Excess Cash Flow Offer or upon a Special Mandatory Redemption could cause a default under these other agreements, even if the Change of Control or Asset Sale, the requirement to make an Excess Cash Flow Offer or the event giving rise to the Special Mandatory Redemption itself does not, due to the financial effect of such repurchases or redemption on Parent, the Issuer or their respective Subsidiaries. In the event a Change of Control or Asset Sale, the requirement to make an Excess Cash Flow Offer or event giving rise to the Special Mandatory Redemption occurs at a time when the Issuer is prohibited from purchasing or redeeming notes, the Issuer could seek the consent of its other applicable debt holders or lenders to purchase the notes or could attempt to refinance the borrowings that contain such prohibition. If the Issuer does not obtain a consent or repay those borrowings, the Issuer will remain prohibited from purchasing notes. In that case, the Issuer’s failure to purchase tendered notes would constitute an Event of Default under the Indenture, which could, in turn, constitute a default under other Indebtedness of the Issuer. Finally, the Issuer’s ability to pay cash to the holders of notes upon a repurchase or redemption may be limited by the Issuer’s then existing financial resources. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to the Notes—The Issuer may not be able to repurchase the notes with cash upon a change of control or in connection with an offer to repurchase the notes as a result of an asset sale or an excess cash flow offer as required by the indenture.”

 

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Asset Sales

The Issuer will not, and neither Parent nor the Issuer will permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, consummate the sale, lease (except under an Internal Charter or a Drilling Contract), conveyance or other disposition of any Vessel or any right to a Vessel or a construction contract respecting the construction of a Vessel. In addition, the Issuer will not, and neither Parent nor the Issuer will permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, consummate any other Asset Sale unless:

(1) the Issuer or the Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, receives consideration at the time of the Asset Sale at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the assets or Equity Interests issued or sold or otherwise disposed of; and

(2) at least 75% of the consideration received in the Asset Sale by the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary is in the form of cash; provided, however, to the extent that any disposition in such Asset Sale was of Collateral, the non-cash consideration received is pledged as Collateral under the Collateral Agreements contemporaneously with such sale, in accordance with the requirements set forth in the Indenture.

For purposes of this provision, each of the following will be deemed to be cash:

(a) any liabilities, as shown on the Issuer’s most recent consolidated balance sheet, of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than contingent liabilities and liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the notes or any Note Guarantee) that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets so long as the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary are released from further liability;

(b) any securities, notes or other obligations received by the Issuer or any such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are contemporaneously, subject to ordinary settlement periods, converted by the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash, to the extent of the cash received in that conversion; and

(c) any stock or assets of the kind referred to in clauses (2) or (4) of the next paragraph of this covenant. Any Asset Sale pursuant to an Involuntary Transfer shall not be required to satisfy the conditions set forth in clauses (1) and (2) of the first paragraph of this covenant.

Within 360 days after the receipt of any Net Proceeds from an Asset Sale (including, without limitation, an Involuntary Transfer), the Issuer or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, may apply such Net Proceeds:

(1) to repay Indebtedness, including notes and permanent reductions of Obligations under any Credit Agreement, but excluding repayment of revolving Obligations under any Credit Agreement;

(2) to acquire all or substantially all of the assets of, or any Capital Stock of, another Permitted Business of the Issuer, if, after giving effect to any such acquisition of Capital Stock, such Permitted Business is or becomes a Restricted Subsidiary;

(3) to make a capital expenditure for the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries; or

(4) to acquire other assets that are not classified as current assets under GAAP and that are used or useful in the Issuer’s Permitted Business.

Pending the final application of any Net Proceeds, the Issuer may invest the Net Proceeds in cash and Cash Equivalents.

Any Net Proceeds from Asset Sales that are not applied or invested as provided in the third paragraph of this covenant will constitute “Excess Proceeds.” When the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $10.0 million, the Issuer will, within five business days thereof, make an offer (the “Asset Sale Offer”) to all holders of notes and all holders of other Indebtedness that is pari passu with the notes containing provisions similar to those set forth in the Indenture with respect to offers to purchase or redeem with the proceeds of sales of assets to

 

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purchase the maximum principal amount of notes and such other pari passu Indebtedness that may be purchased out of the Excess Proceeds. The offer price in any Asset Sale Offer will be equal to 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of purchase, and will be payable in cash. If any Excess Proceeds remain after consummation of an Asset Sale Offer, the Issuer may use those Excess Proceeds for any purpose not otherwise prohibited by the Indenture and the Collateral Agreements; provided that pending any such application, the proceeds of the Asset Sale, whether assets, property or cash, are subject to a Lien under the Collateral Agreements. If the aggregate principal amount of notes and other pari passu Indebtedness tendered into such Asset Sale Offer exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the Trustee will select the notes and the Issuer shall select such other pari passu Indebtedness to be purchased on a pro rata basis. Upon completion of each Asset Sale Offer, the amount of Excess Proceeds will be reset at zero.

The Issuer will not, and neither Parent nor the Issuer will permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into or suffer to exist any agreement that would place any restriction of any kind (other than pursuant to law or regulation) on the ability of the Issuer to make an Asset Sale Offer.

The Issuer will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with each repurchase of notes pursuant to an Asset Sale Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the Asset Sale provisions of the Indenture, the Issuer will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under the Asset Sale provisions of the Indenture by virtue of such compliance.

Excess Cash Flow Offer

After the end of each semi-annual period ending June 30 and December 31 with respect to which the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries have Excess Cash Flow (commencing with the semi-annual period ending June 30, 2011), the Issuer shall offer to repurchase all or any part of that holder’s notes, in minimum amounts of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000, at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount of the notes repurchased, plus any accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, to the date of purchase (subject to the rights of holders of notes on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date that is on or prior to the date of repurchase), with (a) for any semi-annual period in which the ratio of total Indebtedness to Consolidated Cash Flow for the Issuer is greater than or equal to 2.5 to 1, the greater of (i) the amount that is equal to 75% of such Excess Cash Flow of the Issuer and (ii) $30.0 million, or (b) for any semi-annual period in which the ratio of total Indebtedness to Consolidated Cash Flow for the Issuer is less than 2.5 to 1, the amount that is 50% of such Excess Cash Flow of the Issuer (less the face amount of any open market purchases and any redemptions of notes pursuant to the Indenture made during such semi-annual period).

Within (a) 60 days after the end of any semi-annual period ending on June 30 and (b) 105 days after the end of any semi-annual period ending on December 31, in each case, for which an Excess Cash Flow Offer is required to be made in accordance with the preceding paragraph, the Issuer will send a notice to each holder of notes and the Trustee describing the offer to repurchase notes with Excess Cash Flow (the “Excess Cash Flow Offer”) and offering to purchase notes on the date specified in the notice, which date will be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is sent. The Issuer will be required to purchase notes validly tendered in response to an Excess Cash Flow Offer in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Indenture and such notice. The Issuer will not be required to make an Excess Cash Flow Offer in any semi-annual period referred to in clause (b) of the preceding paragraph if the Excess Cash Flow for such relevant semi-annual period is less than $5.0 million. With respect to each Excess Cash Flow Offer, the Issuer will be entitled to reduce the applicable amount of the Excess Cash Flow Offer (the “Excess Cash Flow Offer Amount”) with respect theretofore by the aggregate repurchase price of any notes repurchased by the Issuer in the open market or redeemed by the Issuer pursuant to the Indenture (to the extent such amount has not previously reduced any Excess Cash Flow Offer Amount). If the aggregate principal amount of notes tendered pursuant to an Excess Cash Flow Offer exceeds the Excess Cash Flow Offer Amount, the Trustee will select the notes to be accepted for purchase on a pro rata basis.

 

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If the aggregate repurchase price of notes tendered pursuant to an Excess Cash Flow Offer is less than the applicable Excess Cash Flow Offer Amount, the Issuer may, subject to the other provisions of the Indenture, use any such Excess Cash Flow for any purpose not otherwise prohibited by the Indenture.

The Issuer will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in connection with each repurchase of notes pursuant to an Excess Cash Flow Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with these provisions of the Indenture, the Issuer will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached their obligations under these provisions of the Indenture by virtue of such compliance.

Selection and Notice

If less than all of the notes are to be redeemed at any time, the Trustee will select notes for redemption on a pro rata basis, by lot or by such other method as the Trustee considers fair and appropriate, unless otherwise required by law or applicable stock exchange or depositary requirements.

No notes of $2,000 or less can be redeemed in part. Notices of redemption will be mailed by first class mail at least 30 but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each holder of notes to be redeemed at its registered address, except that redemption notices may be mailed more than 60 days prior to a redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with a defeasance of the notes or a satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture. Notices of redemption may not be conditional.

If any note is to be redeemed in part only, the notice of redemption that relates to that note will state the portion of the principal amount of that note that is to be redeemed. A new note in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the original note will be issued in the name of the holder of notes upon cancellation of the original note. Notes called for redemption become due on the date fixed for redemption. On and after the redemption date, interest ceases to accrue on notes or portions of notes called for redemption.

Certain Covenants

Restricted Payments

The Issuer will not, and neither Parent nor the Issuer will permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:

(1) declare or pay any dividend or make any other payment or distribution on account of Equity Interests of the Issuer, any Restricted Subsidiary or any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer (including, without limitation, any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries) or to the direct or indirect holders of the Issuer’s, any of the Restricted Subsidiaries’ or any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer’s Equity Interests in their capacity as such (other than dividends or distributions payable in Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Issuer and other than dividends or distributions payable to the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary);

(2) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value (including, without limitation, in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Issuer) any Equity Interests of the Issuer or any direct or indirect parent of the Issuer;

(3) make any payment on or with respect to, or purchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Indebtedness of the Issuer that is contractually subordinated to the notes or to any Note Guarantee (excluding any intercompany Indebtedness between or among the Issuer and any of the Restricted Subsidiaries) or any Indebtedness of any Guarantor or any Restricted Subsidiary (excluding any intercompany Indebtedness between or among the Issuer and any of the Restricted Subsidiaries), except a payment of regularly scheduled interest or principal at the Stated Maturity thereof; or

 

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(4) make any Restricted Investment

(all such payments and other actions set forth in these clauses (1) through (4) above being collectively referred to as “Restricted Payments”), unless, at the time of and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment:

(1) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would occur as a consequence of such Restricted Payment;

(2) the Issuer would, at the time of such Restricted Payment and after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Restricted Payment had been made on the first day of the applicable four-quarter period, have been permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the applicable ratio of Indebtedness to Consolidated Cash Flow test set forth in clause (b) of the first paragraph of the “Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock” covenant; and

(3) such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made by the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries since the date of the Indenture (excluding Restricted Payments permitted by clauses (2), (3), (4), (6), (7) and (8) of the next succeeding paragraph), is less than the sum, without duplication, of:

(a) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a combined or consolidated basis, as the case may be, for the period (taken as one accounting period) from the first day of the first fiscal quarter commencing after the date of the Indenture to the end of the Issuer’s most recently ended fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements are available at the time of such Restricted Payment (or, if such Consolidated Net Income for such period is a deficit, less 100% of such deficit); plus

(b) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds received by the Issuer since the date of the Indenture as a contribution to its common equity capital or from the issue or sale of Equity Interests of the Issuer (other than Disqualified Stock) or from the issue or sale of convertible or exchangeable Disqualified Stock or convertible or exchangeable debt securities of the Issuer that have been converted into or exchanged for such Equity Interests (other than Equity Interests (or Disqualified Stock or debt securities) sold to a Subsidiary of the Issuer); plus

(c) to the extent that any Restricted Investment that was made after the date of the Indenture is sold for cash or otherwise liquidated or repaid for cash, the lesser of (i) the cash return of capital with respect to such Restricted Investment (less the cost of disposition, if any) and (ii) the initial amount of such Restricted Investment; plus

(d) to the extent that any Unrestricted Subsidiary designated as such after the date of the Indenture is redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary after the date of the Indenture, the lesser of (i) the Fair Market Value of Parent’s or the Issuer’s Investment in such Subsidiary, as the case may be, as of the date of such redesignation or (ii) such Fair Market Value as of the date on which such Subsidiary was originally designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the date of the Indenture; plus

(e) 50% of any dividends received by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary after the date of the Indenture from an Unrestricted Subsidiary, to the extent that such dividends were not otherwise included in the Consolidated Net Income of the Issuer for such period.

So long as no Default has occurred and is continuing or would be caused thereby, the preceding provisions will not prohibit:

(1) the payment of any dividend or distribution or the consummation of any irrevocable redemption within 60 days after the date of declaration of the dividend or distribution or giving of the redemption notice, as the case may be, if at the date of declaration or notice, the dividend, distribution or redemption payment would have complied with the provisions of the Indenture;

 

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(2) the making of any Restricted Payment in exchange for, or out of the net cash proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Issuer) of, Equity Interests of the Issuer (other than Disqualified Stock) or from the substantially concurrent contribution of common equity capital to the Issuer; provided that the amount of any such net cash proceeds that are utilized for any such Restricted Payment will be excluded from clause (3)(b) of the preceding paragraph;

(3) the repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement for value of Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary that is contractually subordinated to the notes or to any Note Guarantee with the net cash proceeds from a substantially concurrent incurrence of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness;

(4) the payment of any dividend (or, in the case of any partnership or limited liability company, any similar distribution) by a Restricted Subsidiary to the holders of its Equity Interests on a pro rata basis;

(5) the declaration and payment of regularly scheduled or accrued dividends to holders of any class or series of Disqualified Stock of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary issued after the date of the Indenture in accordance with the applicable ratio of Indebtedness to Consolidated Cash Flow test set forth in clause (b) of the first paragraph of the “Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock” covenant;

(6) Permitted Parent Payments;

(7) Permitted Operating Expense and Tax Reimbursements; and

(8) any Restricted Payment made pursuant to or in connection with the offering of the old notes.

The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment. The Fair Market Value of any assets or securities that are required to be valued by this covenant will be determined by the Board of Directors of Parent whose resolution with respect thereto will be delivered to the Trustee. Such Board of Directors’ determination must be based upon an opinion or appraisal issued by an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of national standing if the Fair Market Value exceeds $10.0 million.

Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock

Neither Parent nor the Issuer will, and neither of them will permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or any Other Guarantor to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable, contingently or otherwise, with respect to (collectively, “incur”) any Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt), none of Parent, the Issuer, any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or any Other Guarantor will issue any Disqualified Stock and the Issuer will not, and neither Parent nor the Issuer will permit, any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or any Other Guarantor to issue any shares of preferred stock; provided, however, that:

(a) Parent may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt) or issue Disqualified Stock, if the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio of Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, for the most recently ended four full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the date on which such additional Indebtedness is incurred or such Disqualified Stock is issued, as the case may be, would have been at least 2.0 to 1; or

(b) the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt) or issue Disqualified Stock or other shares of preferred stock, if the ratio of total Indebtedness to Consolidated Cash Flow for the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, for the most recently ended four full fiscal quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the date on which such additional Indebtedness is incurred or such Disqualified Stock or other shares of preferred stock is issued, as the case may be, would have been less than 2.5 to 1,

in each case determined on a pro forma basis (including a pro forma application of the net proceeds therefrom), as if the additional Indebtedness had been incurred or the Disqualified Stock or other shares of preferred stock had been issued, as the case may be, on the first day of such four-quarter period.

 

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The first paragraph of this covenant will not prohibit the incurrence of any of the following items of Indebtedness (collectively, “Permitted Debt”):

(1) the incurrence by the Issuer and the Guarantors of (a) (i) additional Indebtedness and letters of credit under a Credit Agreement (with letters of credit being deemed to have a principal amount equal to the maximum potential liability of the Issuer and the Guarantors thereunder) and (ii) additional notes and related Note Guarantees issued under the Indenture in a maximum aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding under this clause (1)(a) not to exceed $25.0 million and (b) additional Indebtedness represented by the additional notes (also referred to in this prospectus as “old notes”) and related Note Guarantees offered hereby or substantially similar securities with the same or different CUSIP number as the initial notes to fund the Acquisitions not to exceed $225.0 million in aggregate principal amount;

(2) the incurrence by the Issuer and any Guarantor of Indebtedness represented by the notes and the related Note Guarantees issued on the Issue Date and the exchange notes and related Note Guarantees to be issued pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement;

(3) the incurrence by Parent of Existing Indebtedness;

(4) the incurrence by Parent of the F3 Capital Note on the Issue Date in the principal amount not to exceed $60.0 million and the payment, or accretion, of interest on the F3 Capital Note pursuant to the terms of such F3 Capital Note;

(5) the incurrence by the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness represented by Capital Lease Obligations, mortgage financings or purchase money obligations, in each case, incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price or cost of design, construction, installation or improvement of property, plant or equipment used in the business of the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries, in an aggregate principal amount, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (5), not to exceed $5.0 million at any time outstanding; provided that the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary may incur an additional $5.0 million of Capital Lease Obligations at any one time outstanding to the extent that any operating leases are redesignated as Capital Lease Obligations for accounting purposes;

(6) Indebtedness of (a) Parent or (b) the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries incurred and outstanding on or prior to the date on which a new Subsidiary was acquired by Parent, the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary (other than Indebtedness incurred in contemplation of, or in connection with, the transaction or series of related transactions pursuant to which such Subsidiary became a Subsidiary of or was otherwise acquired by Parent, the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary); provided, however, that (a) on the date that such Subsidiary is acquired by, or is merged into the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary, Parent or the Issuer, as applicable, would have been able to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the applicable ratio set forth in clause (a) or (b), as the case may be, of the first paragraph of this covenant after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness pursuant to this clause (6); and (b) the new Subsidiary becomes a Restricted Subsidiary and a Guarantor;

(7) the incurrence by Parent, the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness (other than intercompany Indebtedness) that was permitted by the Indenture to be incurred under the first paragraph of this covenant or clause (2), (3), (4) or this clause (7);

(8) the incurrence by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of intercompany Indebtedness between or among the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries; provided, however, that:

(a) if the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary is the obligor on such Indebtedness and the payee is not the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary, such Indebtedness must be expressly subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of all Obligations then due with respect to the notes and the Note Guarantees; and

 

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(b) any (i) subsequent issuance or transfer of Equity Interests that results in any such Indebtedness being held by a Person other than the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary, or (ii) sale or other transfer of any such Indebtedness to a Person that is not the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary,

will be deemed, in each case, to constitute an incurrence of such Indebtedness by the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, that was not permitted by this clause (8);

(9) the incurrence by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of Hedging Obligations in the ordinary course of business;

(10) the guarantee by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness of the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary that was permitted to be incurred by another provision of this covenant; provided that if the Indebtedness being guaranteed is subordinated to or pari passu with the notes, then the guarantee shall be subordinated or pari passu, as applicable, to the same extent as the Indebtedness guaranteed;

(11) the incurrence by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness in respect of workers’ compensation claims, self-insurance obligations, bankers’ acceptances, and performance and surety bonds in the ordinary course of business;

(12) the incurrence by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument inadvertently drawn against insufficient funds, so long as such Indebtedness is covered within five business days;

(13) the incurrence by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of Indebtedness arising from agreements providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or similar obligations, or guarantees or letters of credit, surety bonds or performance bonds securing any obligations of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to such agreements, in any case incurred in connection with the disposition of any business, assets or Restricted Subsidiary (other than guarantees of Indebtedness incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or Restricted Subsidiary for the purpose of financing such acquisition), so long as the amount does not exceed the gross proceeds actually received by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such disposition; and

(14) the incurrence by Parent, the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary of additional Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount (or accreted value, as applicable) at any time outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (14), not to exceed $10.0 million; and

(15) the incurrence, from time to time in one or more offerings, by Parent of up to $125,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness convertible into ordinary shares of Parent, the proceeds of which will be used to invest in Parent’s business.

None of Parent, the Issuer, any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or any Other Guarantor will incur any Indebtedness (including Permitted Debt) that is contractually subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of Parent, the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary or Other Guarantor unless such Indebtedness is also contractually subordinated in right of payment to the notes and the applicable Note Guarantee on substantially identical terms; provided, however, that no Indebtedness will be deemed to be contractually subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness solely by virtue of being unsecured or by virtue of being secured on a junior Lien basis.

For purposes of determining compliance with this “Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock” covenant, in the event that an item of proposed Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted Debt described in clauses (1) through (15) above, or is entitled to be incurred pursuant to the first paragraph of this covenant, Parent, the Issuer or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary will be permitted to classify such item of Indebtedness on the date of its incurrence, or later reclassify all or a portion of such item of Indebtedness, in any manner that complies with this covenant. The accrual of interest, the accretion or amortization of original issue discount, the payment of interest on any Indebtedness in the form of additional

 

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Indebtedness with the same terms, the reclassification of preferred stock as Indebtedness due to a change in accounting principles, and the payment of dividends on Disqualified Stock in the form of additional shares of the same class of Disqualified Stock will be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness or an issuance of Disqualified Stock for purposes of this covenant; provided, in each such case, that the amount of any such accrual, accretion or payment is included in Consolidated Interest Expense of the Issuer as accrued. Notwithstanding any other provision of this covenant, the maximum amount of Indebtedness that Parent, the Issuer or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary may incur pursuant to this covenant shall not be deemed to be exceeded solely as a result of fluctuations in exchange rates or currency values.

The amount of any Indebtedness outstanding as of any date will be:

(1) the accreted value of the Indebtedness, in the case of any Indebtedness issued with original issue discount;

(2) the principal amount of the Indebtedness, in the case of any other Indebtedness; and

(3) in respect of Indebtedness of another Person secured by a Lien on the assets of the specified Person, the lesser of:

(a) the Fair Market Value of such assets at the date of determination; and

(b) the amount of the Indebtedness of the other Person.

Liens

Neither Parent nor the Issuer will, and neither of them will permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or any Other Guarantor to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien of any kind on any asset now owned or hereafter acquired, except Permitted Liens.

Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries

Neither Parent nor the Issuer will, and neither of them will permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or any Other Guarantor to, directly or indirectly, create or permit to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or Other Guarantor to:

(1) pay dividends or make any other distributions on its Capital Stock to the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, or with respect to any other interest or participation in, or measured by, its profits, or pay any Indebtedness owed to the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries;

(2) make loans or advances to the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries; or

(3) sell, lease or transfer any of its properties or assets to the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries.

However, the preceding restrictions will not apply to encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:

(1) any Credit Agreement, provided that the encumbrances and restrictions contained therein, including any related collateral documents, and any amendments, restatements, modifications, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings thereof are not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in the Indenture;

(2) agreements governing Existing Indebtedness as in effect on the Issue Date and any amendments, restatements, modifications, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of those agreements; provided that the amendments, restatements, modifications, renewals, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, with respect to such dividend and other payment restrictions than those contained in those agreements on the date of the Indenture;

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(4) applicable law, rule, regulation or order;

(5) any instrument governing Indebtedness or Capital Stock of a Person acquired by the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries as in effect at the time of such acquisition (except to the extent such Indebtedness or Capital Stock was incurred in connection with or in contemplation of such acquisition), which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person, or the property or assets of the Person, so acquired; provided that, in the case of Indebtedness, such Indebtedness was permitted by the terms of the Indenture to be incurred;

(6) customary non-assignment provisions in contracts and licenses entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(7) purchase money obligations for property acquired in the ordinary course of business, mortgage financings and Capital Lease Obligations that impose restrictions on the property purchased or mortgaged or leased of the nature described in clause (3) of the preceding paragraph;

(8) any agreement for the sale or other disposition of any Restricted Subsidiary that restricts distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary pending the sale or other disposition;

(9) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; provided that the restrictions contained in the agreements governing such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness are not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, than those contained in the agreements governing the Indebtedness being refinanced;

(10) Liens permitted to be incurred under the provisions of the covenant described above under the caption “—Liens” that limit the right of the debtor to dispose of the assets subject to such Liens;

(11) provisions limiting the disposition or distribution of assets or property in joint venture agreements, asset sale agreements, sale-leaseback agreements, stock sale agreements and other similar agreements, which limitation is applicable only to the assets that are the subject of such agreements;

(12) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business; and

(13) restrictions contained in, or in request of, Hedging Obligations permitted to be incurred by the Indenture.

Merger, Consolidation; Sale of Assets

Neither Parent nor the Issuer will, directly or indirectly: (1) consolidate or merge with or into another Person (whether or not Parent or the Issuer, as applicable, is the surviving Person); or (2) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of, with respect to Parent, the Issuer, the Restricted Subsidiaries and the Other Guarantors taken as a whole, or, with respect to the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in each case, in one or more related transactions, to another Person, unless:

(1) either: (a) Parent or the Issuer, as applicable, is the surviving Person; or (b) the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than Parent or the Issuer, as the case may be) or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition has been made is a Person organized or existing under the laws of the Cayman Islands, the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia or, in the case of Parent, any other similar jurisdiction so long as neither the laws of any such jurisdiction nor any such transaction would adversely affect the holders of the notes;

(2) the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than Parent or the Issuer, as applicable) or the Person to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition has been made assumes all the obligations of Parent or the Issuer, as applicable, under the notes, Note Guarantees and the other Obligations under the Indenture, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Collateral Agreements, or applicable, pursuant to a supplemental indenture or an amendment thereto, as

 

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applicable, in each case reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee and the Noteholder Collateral Agent, as applicable (it being agreed that if the Issuer merges with or into Parent, Parent must assume all such obligations of the Issuer), provided that, if such Person is a limited liability company or a limited partnership, then Parent, the Issuer or such Person shall have the notes assumed or issued, on a joint and several basis, with a corporation in which it owns 100% of the Equity Interests;

(3) immediately after such transaction, no Default or Event of Default exists; and

(4) except with respect to a transaction solely between or among Parent, the Issuer, any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or any Other Guarantor, Parent, the Issuer or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than Parent or the Issuer), or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition has been made would, on the date of such transaction after giving pro forma effect thereto and any related financing transactions as if the same had occurred on the first day of the applicable four-quarter period, be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the applicable ratio of Indebtedness to Consolidated Cash Flow test set forth in the first paragraph of the “Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock” covenant.

In addition, the Issuer will not, directly or indirectly, lease all or substantially all of the properties and assets of it and the Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in one or more related transactions to any other Person.

This “Merger, Consolidation; Sale of Assets” covenant will not apply to any consolidation or merger, or any sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, lease or other disposition of assets between or among the Issuer and any Restricted Subsidiary. Clauses (3) and (4) of the first paragraph of this covenant will not apply to a merger of the Issuer with an Affiliate solely for the purpose of reincorporating the Issuer in another jurisdiction.

Transactions with Affiliates

The Issuer will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any payment to, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction, contract, agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate of the Issuer and any Restricted Subsidiary (each, an “Issuer Affiliate Transaction”). In addition, Parent will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries (other than the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries, which shall be subject to the preceding sentence) to, make any payment to, sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction, contract, agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (other than the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries, which shall be subject to the preceding sentence) (each, a “Parent Affiliate Transaction”) unless:

(1) the Parent Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are no less favorable to Parent or the relevant Subsidiary than those that would have been obtained in a comparable transaction by Parent or such Subsidiary with an unrelated Person or, if there is no such comparable transaction, on terms that are fair and reasonable to Parent or such Subsidiary and reflect an arms’ length negotiation; and

(2) Parent delivers to the Trustee:

(a) with respect to any Parent Affiliate Transaction or series of related Parent Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of $10.0 million, a resolution of the Board of Directors of Parent set forth in an officers’ certificate certifying that such Parent Affiliate Transaction complies with this covenant and that such Parent Affiliate Transaction has been approved by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors of Parent; and

(b) with respect to any Parent Affiliate Transaction or series of related Parent Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration in excess of $15.0 million, an opinion as to the fairness to Parent or such Subsidiary of such Parent Affiliate Transaction from a financial point of view issued by an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of national standing.

 

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The following items will not be deemed to be Issuer Affiliate Transactions or Parent Affiliate Transactions, as applicable, and, therefore, will not be subject to the provisions of the prior paragraph:

(1) any employment agreement, employee benefit plan, officer or director indemnification agreement or any similar arrangement entered into by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and payments pursuant thereto;

(2) payment of reasonable directors’ fees to Persons who are not otherwise Affiliates of Parent;

(3) transactions between or among the Issuer and/or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or any Other Guarantor;

(4) transactions between or among Parent and/or any of its Subsidiaries (excluding transactions involving the Issuer, any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or any Other Guarantor);

(5) loans or advances to employees of Parent in the ordinary course of business not to exceed $1.0 million in the aggregate at any one time outstanding;

(6) transactions with a Person (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) that is an Affiliate of the Issuer solely because the Issuer owns, directly or through a Restricted Subsidiary, an Equity Interest in, or controls, such Person;

(7) Restricted Payments that do not violate the provisions described above under the caption “—Restricted Payments”;

(8) any agreement as in effect on the Issue Date or any amendments, renewals or extensions of any such agreement (so long as such amendments, renewals or extensions are not less favorable to the holders of the notes);

(9) transactions between or among any Excluded Parent Subsidiary, on the one hand and Parent and any of its other Subsidiaries (excluding transactions involving the Issuer, any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or any Other Guarantor), on the other hand, provided that such transaction is entered into in the ordinary course of business and on an arm’s length basis and that any such transaction has been approved by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors of Parent pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors of Parent set forth in an officers’ certificate;

(10) the Transactions and all fees and expenses paid or payable in connection therewith; and

(11) the transactions completed in connection with the offering of the old notes and all fees and expenses paid or payable in connection therewith.

Business Activities

Neither Parent nor the Issuer will, and neither of them will permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or any Other Guarantor to, engage in any business other than Permitted Businesses, except to such extent as would not be material to the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

Additional Note Guarantees

If (a) the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries acquire or create another Subsidiary, (b) Parent acquires or creates another Subsidiary to directly or indirectly own the Equity Interests of the Issuer, any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or any Other Guarantor, (c) any Subsidiary of the Issuer that is not already a Guarantor guarantees any Credit Agreement or owns any Vessel, (d) any Subsidiary of Parent or the Issuer that is not already a Guarantor is the subject of a Contract Winning Trigger or (e) any Subsidiary of Parent or the Issuer that is not already a Guarantor becomes an Internal Charterer after the Issue Date, then Parent or the Issuer, as applicable, will (1) cause that Subsidiary to (a) execute a supplemental indenture pursuant to which it will become a Guarantor, (b) execute amendments to the Collateral Agreements and cause the same to be perfected pursuant to

 

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which it becomes subject to the obligations of a Guarantor thereunder and pledge its assets, including the Equity Interests it owns in any of its Subsidiaries, pursuant to the Collateral Agreements and (c) execute an amendment to the Registration Rights Agreement to join that agreement in the same way and capacity as the other Guarantors and (2) deliver an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Trustee, in each case within 20 business days of the date on which the Subsidiary was acquired or created or otherwise becomes subject to this covenant; provided that any applicable Subsidiary may be released from its Note Guarantee and related pledge following the occurrence of a Contract Unwind Trigger provided the conditions to that release are satisfied. In addition, to the extent any such Subsidiary (x) is not already a direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Issuer and (y) does not constitute an Other Guarantor, Parent shall cause the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary to be transferred to the Issuer or a Restricted Subsidiary within 20 business days of such Subsidiary executing a Note Guarantee.

Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries

(1) The Board of Directors of Parent may designate any Restricted Subsidiary to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary if:

(a) the Issuer could make the Restricted Payment which is deemed to occur upon such designation by the “Restricted Payments” covenant equal to the appropriate Fair Market Value of all outstanding Investments owned by Parent, the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries in such Subsidiary at the time of such designation;

(b) such Restricted Subsidiary meets the definition of an “Unrestricted Subsidiary”;

(c) the designation would not constitute or cause (with or without the passage of time) a Default or Event of Default or no Default or Event of Default would be in existence following such designation; and

(d) the Issuer delivers to the Trustee a certified copy of a resolution of the Board of Directors of Parent giving effect to such designation and an officers’ certificate certifying that such designation complied with the preceding conditions and was permitted by “Restricted Payments” covenant.

If a Restricted Subsidiary is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, the aggregate Fair Market Value of all outstanding Investments owned by Parent, the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the Subsidiary designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be deemed to be an Investment made as of the time of the designation and will reduce the amount available for Restricted Payments under “Restricted Payments” covenant or under one or more clauses of the definition of Permitted Investments, as determined by the Issuer.

If, at any time, any Unrestricted Subsidiary designated as such would fail to meet the preceding requirements as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any other Unrestricted Subsidiary would fail to meet the definition of an “Unrestricted Subsidiary,” then such Subsidiary will thereafter cease to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary for purposes of the Indenture and any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary will be deemed to be incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary as of such date and, if such Indebtedness is not permitted to be incurred as of such date under the “Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock” covenant, the Issuer or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary will be in default of such covenant.

In connection with the occurrence of a Contract Unwind Trigger, Parent or the Issuer may cause an applicable Restricted Subsidiary to be designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary if it meets the conditions set forth in clause (1) of this covenant.

(2) The Board of Directors of Parent may at any time designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary or Subsidiary of Parent to be a Restricted Subsidiary if:

(a) the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries could incur the Indebtedness which is deemed to be incurred upon such designation under the “Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock” covenant, equal to the total Indebtedness of such Subsidiary calculated on a pro forma basis as if such designation had occurred on the first day of the four-quarter reference period;

 

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(b) the designation would not constitute or cause a Default or Event of Default; and

(c) the Issuer delivers to the Trustee a certified copy of a resolution of the Board of Directors of Parent giving effect to such designation and an officers’ certificate certifying that such designation complied with the preceding conditions, including the incurrence of Indebtedness under the covenant “Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock” covenant.

Parent or the Issuer shall be required to designate each applicable Subsidiary to become a Restricted Subsidiary and a Guarantor and pledge its assets and property as Collateral pursuant to the Additional Note Guarantees covenant, upon the occurrence of a Contract Winning Trigger and shall be required to comply with the conditions set forth in this clause (2) in connection therewith. For the avoidance of doubt, no direct or indirect Subsidiary of Parent may become a Restricted Subsidiary for purposes of the Indenture if such Subsidiary is a Subsidiary of Parent but not the Issuer.

Payments for Consent

Neither Parent nor the Issuer will, and neither of them will permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, any Other Guarantor or any of their respective Affiliates to, directly or indirectly, pay or cause to be paid any consideration to or for the benefit of any holder of notes for or as an inducement to any consent, waiver or amendment of any of the terms or provisions of the Indenture or the notes unless such consideration is offered to be paid and is paid to all holders of the notes that consent, waive or agree to amend in the time frame set forth in the solicitation documents relating to such consent, waiver or agreement.

Reports

Whether or not required by the rules and regulations of the SEC, so long as any notes are outstanding, Parent or the Issuer will furnish to the holders of notes or cause the Trustee to furnish to the holders of notes, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and regulations:

(1) all quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and annual reports on Form 10-K that would be required to be filed with the SEC on such forms if Parent or the Issuer were required to file such reports under the Exchange Act;

(2) all current reports on Form 8-K that would be required to be filed with the SEC on such form if Parent or the Issuer were required to file such reports under the Exchange Act; and

(3) in a footnote to Parent’s financial statements included in quarterly or annual reports to be filed or furnished pursuant to clauses (1) and (2) of this paragraph, the financial information required to comply with Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act.

All such reports will be prepared in all material respects in accordance with all of the rules and regulations applicable to such reports. Each annual report on Form 10-K will include a report on the Issuer’s consolidated financial statements by Parent’s certified independent accountants. In addition, Parent will post the reports on its website within the time periods specified in the rules and regulations applicable to such reports and Parent will file a copy of each of the reports referred to in clauses (1) and (2) above with the SEC for public availability within those time periods (unless the SEC will not accept such a filing). Parent will be deemed to have filed such reports with the Trustee if Parent has filed such reports with the SEC via the EDGAR filing system.

If at any time the Issuer is no longer subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Exchange Act for any reason, Parent or the Issuer will nevertheless continue filing the reports specified in the preceding paragraphs of this covenant with the SEC within the time periods specified by the SEC for registrants that are non-accelerated filers unless the SEC will not accept such a filing. Neither Parent nor the Issuer will take any action for the purpose of causing the SEC not to accept any such filings. If, notwithstanding the foregoing, the SEC will not accept Parent’s or the Issuer’s filings for any reason, Parent or the Issuer will post the reports referred to in the preceding paragraphs on its website within the time periods that would apply to non-accelerated filers if Parent or the Issuer were required to file those reports with the SEC.

 

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Parent agrees that, for so long as any notes remain outstanding, it will use commercially reasonable efforts to hold and participate in quarterly conference calls with holders of the notes and securities analysts relating to the financial condition and results of operations of Parent, the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries.

The quarterly and annual reports and financial information required by the preceding paragraphs will include a Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (the “MD&A”) of Parent, which shall include a discussion and analysis of the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries. If the Board of Directors of Parent has designated any of the Restricted Subsidiaries as Unrestricted Subsidiaries, then the quarterly and annual financial information required by the preceding paragraphs will include a reasonably detailed presentation, either on the face of the financial statements or in the footnotes thereto, and also in the MD&A of the financial condition and results of operations of the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries separate from the financial condition and results of operations of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

In addition, the Issuer and the Guarantors agree that, for so long as any notes remain outstanding, if at any time they are not required to file with the SEC the reports required by the preceding paragraphs, they will furnish to the holders of notes and to securities analysts and prospective investors, upon their request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act.

Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee shall be for informational purposes only, and the Trustee’s receipt thereof shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including Parent or the Issuer, compliance with any of their covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on officers’ certificates).

Documents filed by us with the SEC via the EDGAR system will be deemed filed with the Trustee as of the time such documents are filed via EDGAR. Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only, and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Issuer’s compliance with any of their covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on officers’ certificates).

Events of Default and Remedies

Each of the following is an “Event of Default”:

(1) default for 30 days in the payment when due of interest with respect to the notes;

(2) default in the payment when due (at maturity, upon redemption or otherwise) of the principal of, or premium, if any, on, the notes;

(3) failure by Parent, the Issuer, any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or any Other Guarantor to timely offer to purchase, purchase and pay for notes as required by the provisions described under “—Redemption & Offer to Purchase—Special Mandatory Redemption,” “—Redemption & Offer to Purchase—Change of Control,” “—Redemption & Offer to Purchase—Asset Sales,” or “—Redemption & Offer to Purchase—Excess Cash Flow Offer,” or to comply with the provisions described under “—Certain Covenants—Restricted Payments,” “—Certain Covenants—Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock” or “—Certain Covenants—Merger, Consolidation; Sale of Assets”;

(4) failure by Parent to comply with the obligations set forth in clause (B)(VI) of the second paragraph of the definition of Parent Consolidated Cash Flow within 90 days from the date of occurrence of the event giving rise to the obligations thereunder;

(5) failure by Parent, the Issuer, any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or any Other Guarantor for 60 days after notice to the Issuer by the Trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the notes then outstanding voting as a single class to comply with any of the other agreements in the Indenture (120 days with respect to the “Reports” covenant subject to the following paragraph);

 

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(6) default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by Parent, the Issuer, any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or any Other Guarantor (or the payment of which is guaranteed by Parent, the Issuer, any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or any Other Guarantor), whether such Indebtedness now exists, or is created after the date of the Indenture, if that default:

(a) is caused by a failure to pay principal of, or interest or premium, if any, on, such Indebtedness prior to the expiration of the grace period provided in such Indebtedness on the date of such default (a “Payment Default”); or

(b) results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its express maturity,

and, in each case, the principal amount of any such Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness under which there has been a Payment Default or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates $15.0 million or more;

(7) failure by Parent, the Issuer, any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or any Other Guarantor to pay final judgments entered by a court or courts of competent jurisdiction aggregating in excess of $15.0 million, which judgments are not paid, discharged or stayed for a period of 60 days after the due date thereof;

(8) breach by the Issuer or any Guarantor of any material representation or warranty or agreement in the Collateral Agreements, the repudiation by the Issuer or any Guarantor of any of its obligations under the Collateral Agreements or the unenforceability of the Collateral Agreements against the Issuer or any Guarantor for any reason;

(9) except as permitted by the Indenture, any Note Guarantee is held in any judicial proceeding to be unenforceable or invalid or ceases for any reason to be in full force and effect, or any Guarantor, or any Person acting on behalf of any Guarantor, denies or disaffirms its obligations under its Note Guarantee; and

(10) certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency described in the Indenture with respect to Parent, the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary, or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary.

Notwithstanding the above, if the Issuer elects, by giving written notice to the Trustee, the sole remedy for an Event of Default relating to the failure to comply with the “Reports” covenant, and/or for failure to comply with the requirements of Section 314(a)(1) of the TIA will, for the 60 days after the occurrence of such an Event of Default, consist exclusively of the right to receive additional interest on the notes at an annual rate equal to 0.25% of the principal amount of the notes then outstanding over such portion of the 60-day period immediately following such Event of Default during which such Event of Default is continuing (such additional interest, “Default Interest”). In the event the Issuer does not elect to pay the Default Interest, upon an Event of Default to this covenant, the notes will be subject to acceleration as provided above. Any Default Interest that accrues on all old notes from and including the date on which an Event of Default relating to a failure to comply with the “Reports” covenant and/or for any failure to comply with the requirements of Section 314(a)(1) of the TIA first occurs to, but not including, the 60th day thereafter (or such earlier date on which the Event of Default relating to such failure shall have been cured or waived) and will be payable in the same manner as any Additional Interest. On such 60th day (or earlier, if the Event of Default relating to such failure is cured or waived prior to such 60th day) such additional interest will cease to accrue and the notes will be subject to acceleration, as provided above, if the Event of Default is continuing. This provision will not affect the rights of holders of notes in the event of the occurrence of any other Event of Default. For all purposes of the Indenture, references to interest means interest under the notes and any Default Interest payable pursuant to this paragraph.

In the case of an Event of Default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency, with respect to Parent, the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary, all old notes will become due and payable immediately without further action or notice. If any other Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then old notes may declare all the notes to be due and payable immediately.

 

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Subject to certain limitations, holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then old notes may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from holders of the notes notice of any continuing Default or Event of Default if it determines that withholding notice is in their interest, except a Default or Event of Default relating to the payment of principal, interest or premium.

Subject to the provisions of the Indenture relating to the duties of the Trustee, in case an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers under the Indenture at the request or direction of any holders of notes unless such holders have offered to the Trustee reasonable indemnity or security against any loss, liability or expense. Except to enforce the right to receive payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest, when due, no holder of a note may pursue any remedy with respect to the Indenture or the notes unless:

(1) such holder has previously given the Trustee notice that an Event of Default is continuing;

(2) holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then old notes have requested the Trustee to pursue the remedy;

(3) such holders have offered the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity against any loss, liability or expense;

(4) the Trustee has not complied with such request within 60 days after the receipt of the request and the offer of security or indemnity; and

(5) holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then old notes have not given the Trustee a direction inconsistent with such request within such 60-day period.

The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then old notes by notice to the Trustee may, on behalf of the holders of all of the notes, rescind an acceleration or waive any existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences under the Indenture except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of interest or premium on, or the principal of, the notes.

The Issuer is required to deliver to the Trustee annually a statement regarding compliance with the Indenture. Upon becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default, the Issuer is required to deliver to the Trustee a statement specifying such Default or Event of Default.

No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders

No present, past or future director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of Parent, the Issuer, any Restricted Subsidiary or any Other Guarantor, as such, will have any liability for any obligations of Parent, the Issuer, any Restricted Subsidiary or any Other Guarantor under the notes, the Indenture or the Note Guarantees, the Collateral Agreements or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each holder of notes by accepting a note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the notes. The waiver may not be effective to waive liabilities under the federal securities laws.

Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance

The Issuer may at any time, at the option of the Board of Directors of Parent evidenced by a resolution set forth in an officers’ certificate, elect to have all of its obligations discharged with respect to the old notes and all obligations of the Guarantors discharged with respect to their Note Guarantees (“Legal Defeasance”) except for:

(1) the rights of holders of old notes to receive payments in respect of the principal of, or interest or premium on, such notes when such payments are due from the trust referred to below;

(2) the Issuer’s obligations with respect to the notes concerning issuing temporary notes, registration of notes, mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen notes and the maintenance of an office or agency for payment and money for security payments held in trust;

 

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(3) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee, and the Issuer’s and the Guarantors’ obligations in connection therewith; and

(4) the Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance provisions of the Indenture.

In addition, the Issuer may, at its option and at any time, elect to have the obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors released with respect to certain covenants (including its obligation to make Change of Control Offers, Asset Sale Offers and Excess Cash Flow Offers) that are described in the Indenture (“Covenant Defeasance”) and thereafter any omission to comply with those covenants will not constitute a Default or Event of Default with respect to the notes. In the event Covenant Defeasance occurs, certain events (not including non-payment, bankruptcy, receivership, rehabilitation and insolvency events) described under “—Events of Default and Remedies” will no longer constitute an Event of Default with respect to the notes.

In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance:

(1) the Issuer must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the holders of the notes, cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable Government Securities, or a combination of cash in U.S. dollars and non-callable Government Securities, in amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized investment bank, appraisal firm or firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of, or interest and premium on, the old notes on the stated date for payment thereof or on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be, and the Issuer must specify whether the notes are being defeased to such stated date for payment or to a particular redemption date;

(2) in the case of Legal Defeasance, the Issuer must deliver to the Trustee an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that (a) the Issuer has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling or (b) since the date of the Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such opinion of counsel will confirm that, the holders of the old notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred;

(3) in the case of Covenant Defeasance, the Issuer must deliver to the Trustee an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that the holders of the old notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred;

(4) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit) and the deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other instrument to which the Issuer or any Guarantor is a party or by which the Issuer or any Guarantor is bound;

(5) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any material agreement or instrument (other than the Indenture) to which the Issuer or any Guarantor is a party or by which the Issuer or any Guarantor is bound;

(6) the Issuer must deliver to the Trustee an officers’ certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the Issuer with the intent of preferring the holders of notes over the other creditors of the Issuer with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any creditors of the Issuer or others; and

(7) the Issuer must deliver to the Trustee an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance have been complied with.

 

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Satisfaction and Discharge

The Indenture will be discharged and will cease to be of further effect as to all notes issued thereunder, when:

(1) either:

(a) all notes that have been authenticated, except lost, stolen or destroyed notes that have been replaced or paid and notes for whose payment money has been deposited in trust and thereafter repaid to the Issuer, have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or

(b) all notes that have not been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation have become due and payable by reason of the mailing of a notice of redemption or otherwise or will become due and payable within one year and the Issuer or any Guarantor has irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee as trust funds in trust solely for the benefit of the holders, cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable Government Securities, or a combination of cash in U.S. dollars and non-callable Government Securities, in amounts as will be sufficient, without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay and discharge the entire Indebtedness on the notes not delivered to the Trustee for cancellation for principal, premium and accrued interest to the date of maturity or redemption;

(2) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of the deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit) and the deposit will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any other instrument to which the Issuer or any Guarantor is a party or by which the Issuer or any Guarantor is bound;

(3) the Issuer or any Guarantor has paid or caused to be paid all sums payable by it under the Indenture; and

(4) the Issuer has delivered irrevocable instructions to the Trustee under the Indenture to apply the deposited money toward the payment of the notes at maturity or on the redemption date, as the case may be.

In addition, the Issuer must deliver an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel to the Trustee stating that all conditions precedent to satisfaction and discharge have been satisfied.

Amendment, Supplement and Waiver

Except as provided in the next two succeeding paragraphs, the Indenture, the notes, the Note Guarantees and the Collateral Agreements may be amended or supplemented with the consent of the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the notes then outstanding (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, notes), and any existing Default or Event of Default or compliance with any provision of the Indenture, the notes or the Note Guarantees may be waived with the consent of the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then old notes (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, notes).

Without the consent of each holder of notes affected, an amendment, supplement or waiver may not (with respect to any notes held by a non-consenting holder):

(1) reduce the principal amount of notes whose holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver;

(2) reduce the principal of or change the fixed maturity of any note or alter the provisions with respect to the purchase or redemption of the notes (other than provisions relating to the covenants described above under “—Redemption & Offer to Purchase”);

(3) reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest on any note;

(4) waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal of, or interest or premium on, the notes (except a rescission of acceleration of the notes by the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then old notes and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration);

 

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(5) make any note payable in money other than that stated in the notes;

(6) make any change in the provisions of the Indenture relating to waivers of past Defaults or the rights of holders of notes to receive payments of principal of, or interest or premium on, the notes;

(7) waive a redemption payment with respect to any note (other than a payment required by one of the covenants described above under the caption “—Redemption & Offer to Purchase”);

(8) release any Guarantor from any of its obligations under its Note Guarantee or the Indenture, except in accordance with the terms of the Indenture;

(9) make any change in the preceding amendment and waiver provisions.

The consent of holders representing at least two-thirds of old notes will be required to release all or substantially all of the Collateral otherwise than in accordance with the Indenture and the Collateral Agreements.

Notwithstanding the preceding, without the consent of any holder of notes, the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture, the notes, the Note Guarantees, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Collateral Agreements:

(1) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency;

(2) to provide for uncertificated notes in addition to or in place of certificated notes;

(3) to provide for the assumption of the Issuer’s or a Guarantor’s obligations to holders of notes and Note Guarantees in the case of a merger or consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of the Issuer’s or such Guarantor’s assets, as applicable;

(4) to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the holders of notes or that does not adversely affect the legal rights under the Indenture of any such holder;

(5) to comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of the Indenture under the TIA;

(6) to conform the text of the Indenture, the Collateral Agreements, the notes or the Note Guarantees to any provision of this Description of Notes to the extent that such provision in this Description of Notes was intended to be set forth, verbatim or in substance, a provision of the Indenture, the Collateral Agreements, the notes or the Note Guarantees;

(7) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of the appointment under the Indenture and the Collateral Agreements of a successor Trustee or Noteholder Collateral Agent;

(8) to make any other provisions with respect to matters or questions arising under the Indenture, the Collateral Agreements, the notes and the Note Guarantees, provided that the actions pursuant to this clause will not adversely affect the interests of the holders of the notes in any material respect, as determined in good faith by the Issuer;

(9) to enter into additional or supplemental Collateral Agreements;

(10) to release Collateral when permitted or required by the Indenture or the Collateral Agreements;

(11) to provide for the issuance of additional notes in accordance with the limitations set forth in the Indenture as of the date of the Indenture;

(12) to allow any Guarantor to execute a supplemental indenture and/or a Note Guarantee with respect to the notes; or

(13) to enter into, and to perfect security interests and Liens granted therein, the Collateral Agreements and transactions contemplated thereby respecting Bahamian registration of the Platinum Explorer and its mortgaging.

 

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Concerning the Trustee

If the Trustee becomes a creditor of the Issuer or any Guarantor, the Indenture limits the right of the Trustee to obtain payment of claims in certain cases, or to realize on certain property received in respect of any such claim as security or otherwise. The Trustee will be permitted to engage in other transactions. However, if it acquires any conflicting interest it must eliminate such conflict within 90 days, apply to the SEC for permission to continue as Trustee (if the Indenture has been qualified under the TIA) or resign.

The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then old notes will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the Trustee, subject to certain exceptions. The Indenture provides that in case an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee will be required, in the exercise of its power, to use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise as a prudent man would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of his own affairs. Subject to such provisions, the Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under the Indenture at the request of any holder of notes, unless such holder has offered to the Trustee security and indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense.

Governing Law

The Indenture provides that it, the notes, the Note Guarantees, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Collateral Agreements will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

Additional Information

Anyone may obtain a copy of the Indenture or the Collateral Agreements without charge by writing to the Issuer at 777 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 800, Houston, Texas 77056; Attention: Corporate Secretary.

Book Entry, Delivery and Form

The exchange notes, like the old notes, initially will be represented by one or more notes in registered, global form without interest coupons (collectively, the “Global Notes”). The Global Notes will be deposited upon issuance with the Trustee as custodian for The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), in New York, New York, and registered in the name of DTC or its nominee, in each case, for credit to an account of a direct or indirect participant in DTC as described below. Except as set forth below, the Global Notes may be transferred, in whole and not in part, only to another nominee of DTC or to a successor of DTC or its nominee. Beneficial interests in the Global Notes may not be exchanged for definitive notes in registered certificated form (“Certificated Notes”) except in the limited circumstances described below. See “—Exchange of Global Notes for Certificated Notes.” Except in the limited circumstances described below, owners of beneficial interests in the Global Notes will not be entitled to receive physical delivery of notes in certificated form.

Depository Procedures

The following description of the operations and procedures of DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream are provided solely as a matter of convenience. These operations and procedures are solely within the control of the respective settlement systems and are subject to changes by them. The Issuer takes no responsibility for these operations and procedures and urges investors to contact the system or their participants directly to discuss these matters.

DTC has advised the Issuer that DTC is a limited-purpose trust company created to hold securities for its participating organizations (collectively, the “Participants”) and to facilitate the clearance and settlement of transactions in those securities between the Participants through electronic book-entry changes in accounts of its Participants. The Participants include securities brokers and dealers (including the initial purchasers), banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations. Access to DTC’s system is also available to

 

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other entities such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Participant, either directly or indirectly (collectively, the “Indirect Participants”). Persons who are not Participants may beneficially own securities held by or on behalf of DTC only through the Participants or the Indirect Participants. The ownership interests in, and transfers of ownership interests in, each security held by or on behalf of DTC are recorded on the records of the Participants and Indirect Participants.

DTC has also advised the Issuer that, pursuant to procedures established by it:

(1) upon deposit of the Global Notes, DTC will credit the accounts of the Participants designated by the initial purchasers with portions of the principal amount of the Global Notes; and

(2) ownership of these interests in the Global Notes will be shown on, and the transfer of ownership of these interests will be effected only through, records maintained by DTC (with respect to the Participants) or by the Participants and the Indirect Participants (with respect to other owners of beneficial interest in the Global Notes).

All interests in a Global Note, including those held through Euroclear or Clearstream, may be subject to the procedures and requirements of DTC. Those interests held through Euroclear or Clearstream may also be subject to the procedures and requirements of such systems. The laws of some states require that certain Persons take physical delivery in definitive form of securities that they own. Consequently, the ability to transfer beneficial interests in a Global Note to such Persons will be limited to that extent. Because DTC can act only on behalf of the Participants, which in turn act on behalf of the Indirect Participants, the ability of a Person having beneficial interests in a Global Note to pledge such interests to Persons that do not participate in the DTC system, or otherwise take actions in respect of such interests, may be affected by the lack of a physical certificate evidencing such interests.

Except as described below, owners of interests in the Global Notes will not have notes registered in their names, will not receive physical delivery of notes in certificated form and will not be considered the registered owners or “holders” thereof under the Indenture for any purpose.

Payments in respect of the principal of, and interest and premium, if any, on a Global Note registered in the name of DTC or its nominee will be payable to DTC in its capacity as the registered holder under the Indenture. Under the terms of the Indenture, the Issuer and the Trustee will treat the Persons in whose names the notes, including the Global Notes, are registered as the owners of the notes for the purpose of receiving payments and for all other purposes. Consequently, neither the Issuer, the Trustee nor any agent of the Issuer or the Trustee has or will have any responsibility or liability for:

(1) any aspect of DTC’s records or any Participant’s or Indirect Participant’s records relating to, or payments made on account of, beneficial ownership interest in the Global Notes) or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any of DTC’s records or any Participant’s or Indirect Participant’s records relating to the beneficial ownership interests in the Global Notes; or

(2) any other matter relating to the actions and practices of DTC or any of its Participants, or Indirect Participants.

DTC has advised the Issuer that its current practice, upon receipt of any payment in respect of securities such as the notes (including principal and interest), is to credit the accounts of the relevant Participants with the payment on the payment date unless DTC has reason to believe that it will not receive payment on such payment date. Each relevant Participant is credited with an amount proportionate to its beneficial ownership of an interest in the principal amount of the relevant security as shown on the records of DTC. Payments by the Participants and the Indirect Participants to the beneficial owners of notes will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices and will be the responsibility of the Participants or the Indirect Participants and will not be the responsibility of DTC, the Trustee or the Issuer. Neither the Issuer nor the Trustee will be liable for any delay by DTC or any of the Participants or the Indirect Participants in identifying the beneficial owners of the notes, and the Issuer and the Trustee may conclusively rely on and will be protected in relying on instructions from DTC or its nominee for all purposes.

 

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Transfers between the Participants will be effected in accordance with DTC’s procedures, and will be settled in same-day funds, and transfers between participants in Euroclear and Clearstream will be effected in accordance with their respective rules and operating procedures.

Subject to compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the notes described herein, cross-market transfers between the Participants, on the one hand, and Euroclear or Clearstream participants, on the other hand, will be effected through DTC in accordance with DTC’s rules on behalf of Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, by their respective depositaries; however, such cross-market transactions will require delivery of instructions to Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, by the counterparty in such system in accordance with the rules and procedures and within the established deadlines (Brussels time) of such system. Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, will, if the transaction meets its settlement requirements, deliver instructions to its respective depositary to take action to effect final settlement on its behalf by delivering or receiving interests in the relevant Global Note in DTC, and making or receiving payment in accordance with normal procedures for same-day funds settlement applicable to DTC. Euroclear participants and Clearstream participants may not deliver instructions directly to the depositories for Euroclear or Clearstream.

DTC has advised the Issuer that it will take any action permitted to be taken by a holder of notes only at the direction of one or more Participants to whose account DTC has credited the interests in the Global Notes and only in respect of such portion of the aggregate principal amount of the notes as to which such Participant or Participants has or have given such direction. However, if there is an Event of Default under the notes, DTC reserves the right to exchange the Global Notes for legended notes in certificated form, and to distribute such notes to its Participants.

None of the Issuer, the Trustee and any of their respective agents will have any responsibility for the performance by DTC, Euroclear or Clearstream or their respective participants or indirect participants of their respective obligations under the rules and procedures governing their operations.

Exchange of Global Notes for Certificated Notes

A Global Note is exchangeable for Certificated Notes if:

(1) DTC (a) notifies the Issuer that it is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary for the Global Notes or (b) has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and, in either case, the Issuer fails to appoint a successor depositary;

(2) the Issuer, at its option, notifies the Trustee in writing that it elects to cause the issuance of the Certificated Notes; or

(3) there has occurred and is continuing a Default or Event of Default with respect to the notes and DTC requests such exchange.

In addition, beneficial interests in a Global Note may be exchanged for Certificated Notes upon prior written notice given to the Trustee by or on behalf of DTC in accordance with the Indenture. In all cases, Certificated Notes delivered in exchange for any Global Note or beneficial interests in Global Notes will be registered in the names, and issued in any approved denominations, requested by or on behalf of the depositary (in accordance with its customary procedures) and will bear the applicable restrictive legend unless that legend is not required by applicable law.

Exchange of Certificated Notes for Global Notes

Certificated Notes may not be exchanged for beneficial interests in any Global Note unless the transferor first delivers to the Trustee a written certificate (in the form provided in the Indenture) to the effect that such transfer will comply with the appropriate transfer restrictions applicable to such notes.

 

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Same Day Settlement and Payment

The Issuer will make payments in respect of the notes represented by the Global Notes (including principal, premium, if any, and interest) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by DTC or its nominee. The Issuer will make all payments of principal, interest and premium, if any, with respect to Certificated Notes by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the holders of the Certificated Notes or, if no such account is specified, by mailing a check to each such holder’s registered address. The notes represented by the Global Notes are expected to be eligible to trade in DTC’s Same-Day Funds Settlement System, and any permitted secondary market trading activity in such notes will, therefore, be required by DTC to be settled in immediately available funds. The Issuer expects that secondary trading in any Certificated Notes will also be settled in immediately available funds.

Because of time zone differences, the securities account of a Euroclear or Clearstream participant purchasing an interest in a Global Note from a Participant will be credited, and any such crediting will be reported to the relevant Euroclear or Clearstream participant, during the securities settlement processing day (which must be a business day for Euroclear and Clearstream) immediately following the settlement date of DTC. DTC has advised the Issuer that cash received in Euroclear or Clearstream as a result of sales of interests in a Global Note by or through a Euroclear or Clearstream participant to a Participant will be received with value on the settlement date of DTC but will be available in the relevant Euroclear or Clearstream cash account only as of the business day for Euroclear or Clearstream following DTC’s settlement date.

Certain Definitions

Set forth below are certain defined terms used in the Indenture. Reference is made to the Indenture for a full disclosure of all defined terms used therein, as well as any other capitalized terms used herein for which no definition is provided.

Acquired Debt” means, with respect to any specified Person:

(1) Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time such other Person is merged with or into or became a Subsidiary of such specified Person (regardless of the form of the applicable transaction by which such Person became a Subsidiary) or expressly assumed in connection with the acquisition of assets from any such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other Person merging with or into, or becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of, such specified Person or of such Indebtedness being incurred in connection with the acquisition of assets; and

(2) Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset acquired by such specified Person.

Acquired Debt will be deemed to be incurred on the date the acquired Person becomes a Subsidiary or the later of the date such Indebtedness is incurred or the date of the related acquisition of assets from such Person.

Acquisitions” means the acquisition by the Issuer from Parent of (i) all of the equity interests of P2020 Rig Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, and (ii) all of the equity interests of Vantage Holdings Malaysia I Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, and each of its wholly owned subsidiaries.

Additional Amounts” has the meaning set forth under the caption “—Withholding Taxes.”

Additional Interest” has the meaning given to such term in the Registration Rights Agreement.

Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, “control,” as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by

 

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agreement or otherwise; provided that beneficial ownership of 10% or more of the Voting Stock of a Person will be deemed to be control. For purposes of this definition, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with” have correlative meanings.

Agent” means each of the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent and Noteholder Collateral Agent.

Applicable Premium” means, with respect to any note on any redemption date, the greater of:

(1) 1.0% of the principal amount of the note; and

(2) the excess of:

(a) the present value at such redemption date of (i) the redemption price of the note at February 1, 2013, (such redemption price being set forth in the table appearing above under the caption “—Optional Redemption”) plus (ii) all required interest payments due on the note through February 1, 2013 (excluding accrued but unpaid interest to the redemption date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate as of such redemption date plus 50 basis points; over

(b) the principal amount of the note, if greater.

The Issuer will calculate the Applicable Premium prior to the applicable redemption date and deliver an officers’ certificate setting forth the Applicable Premium and showing the calculation thereof in reasonable detail.

Asset Sale” means:

(1) the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of any assets or rights; provided that the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of Parent, the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole or of the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole will be governed by the provisions of the “Change of Control” covenant and/or the “Merger, Consolidation; Sale of Assets” covenant and not by the provisions of the “Asset Sale” covenant;

(2) the issuance of Equity Interests in any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or the sale of Equity Interests in any of the Issuer’s Subsidiaries other than statutory or directors qualifying shares; and

(3) an Involuntary Transfer.

Notwithstanding the preceding, none of the following items will be deemed to be an Asset Sale:

(1) any single transaction or series of related transactions that involves assets having a Fair Market Value or that results in generating Net Proceeds, in either case, of less than $5.0 million;

(2) a transfer of Equity Interests or other assets between or among the Issuer and any of the Restricted Subsidiaries;

(3) an issuance of Equity Interests by a Restricted Subsidiary to the Issuer or to another Restricted Subsidiary;

(4) the sale or lease or other disposition of products, services or accounts receivable in the ordinary course of business and any sale or conveyance or other disposition of damaged, worn-out or obsolete assets in the ordinary course of business;

(5) the sale or other disposition of cash or Cash Equivalents;

(6) a Restricted Payment that does not violate the “Restricted Payments” covenant or a Permitted Investment;

(7) the pledge, asset sale or other disposition by Parent or any Excluded Parent Subsidiary of the Equity Interests of any Excluded Parent Subsidiary; and

(8) any transfer of property in connection with a sale and leaseback transaction.

Asset Sale Offer” has the meaning set forth under the “Asset Sales” covenant.

 

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Assignments” means, collectively, each Insurance Assignment and each Earnings Assignment.

Beneficial Owner” has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that in calculating the beneficial ownership of any particular “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), such “person” will be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such “person” has the right to acquire by conversion or exercise of other securities, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only after the passage of time. The terms “Beneficially Owns” and “Beneficially Owned” have a corresponding meaning.

Board of Directors” means:

(1) with respect to a corporation, the board of directors of the corporation or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board;

(2) with respect to a partnership, the board of directors of the general partner of the partnership;

(3) with respect to a limited liability company, the managing member or members or any controlling committee of managing members thereof or the manager or any committee of managers; and

(4) with respect to any other Person, the board or committee of such Person serving a similar function.

Calculation Date” means the date on which the event occurred for which the calculation of Parent Consolidated Cash Flow or Issuer Consolidated Cash Flow is made.

Capital Lease Obligation” means, at the time any determination is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease that would at that time be required to be capitalized on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, and the Stated Maturity thereof shall be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first date upon which such lease may be prepaid by the lessee without payment of a penalty.

Capital Stock” means:

(1) in the case of a corporation, corporate stock;

(2) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock;

(3) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, partnership interests (whether general or limited) or membership interests; and

(4) any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person, but excluding from all of the foregoing any debt securities convertible into Capital Stock, whether or not such debt securities include any right of participation with Capital Stock.

Cash Equivalents” means:

(1) United States dollars;

(2) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality of the United States government (provided that the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support of those securities) having maturities of not more than six months from the date of acquisition;

(3) certificates of deposit and Eurodollar time deposits with maturities of six months or less from the date of acquisition, bankers’ acceptances with maturities not exceeding six months and overnight bank deposits, in each case, with any domestic commercial bank having capital and surplus in excess of $500.0 million and a Thomson Bank Watch Rating of “B” or better;

 

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(4) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (2) and (3) above entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (3) above;

(5) commercial paper having one of the two highest ratings obtainable from Moody’s or S&P and, in each case, maturing within six months after the date of acquisition; and

(6) money market funds at least 95% of the assets of which constitute Cash Equivalents of the kinds described in clauses (1) through (5) of this definition.

Certificated Notes” has the meaning set forth under the caption “—Book Entry, Delivery and Form.”

Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following:

(1) the direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of Parent, the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole (other than assets of Excluded Parent Subsidiaries) or the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in either case, to any “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act);

(2) any “person” (as defined above) acquires, directly or indirectly, in one or a series of transactions Beneficial Ownership of more than 50% of the Voting Stock of Parent (or any other direct or indirect parent of the Issuer) or the Issuer and maintains such Beneficial Ownership of more than 50% of the Voting Stock of Parent (or any other direct or indirect parent of the Issuer) or the Issuer, measured by voting power rather than number of shares, for more than 15 consecutive business days;

(3) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of Parent or the Issuer;

(4) the consummation of any transaction or any series of transactions (including, without limitation, any merger, consolidation or other business combination), the result of which is that any “person” (as defined above), becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the Voting Stock of Parent (or any other direct or indirect parent of the Issuer), measured by voting power rather than number of shares;

(5) Parent or the Issuer consolidates with, or merges with or into, any Person, or any Person consolidates with, or merges with or into, Parent or the Issuer, in any such event pursuant to a transaction in which any of the outstanding Voting Stock of Parent or the Issuer or such other Person is converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than any such transaction where the Voting Stock of Parent or the Issuer outstanding immediately prior to such transaction is converted into or exchanged for Voting Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the surviving or transferee Person constituting a majority of the outstanding shares of such Voting Stock of such surviving or transferee Person (immediately after giving effect to such issuance);

(6) the first day on which Parent ceases to own at least 90% of the outstanding Equity Interests of the Issuer; or

(7) the first day on which a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of Parent are not Continuing Directors.

Change of Control Offer” has the meaning set forth under “—Redemption & Offer to Purchase—Change of Control.”

Change of Control Payment” has the meaning set forth under “—Redemption & Offer to Purchase—Change of Control.”

Change of Control Payment Date” has the meaning set forth under “—Redemption & Offer to Purchase—Change of Control.”

 

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Collateral” means all assets and property, whether now owned, or hereafter acquired, upon which a Lien or Mortgage securing the obligations under the Indenture, the Notes or the Note Guarantees, is granted or purported to be granted under any Collateral Agreement.

Collateral Agreements” means, collectively, the Security Agreement, each Mortgage, each Assignment, and each other instrument, including any security document or pledge agreement, creating Liens in favor of the Trustee or the Noteholder Collateral Agent as required by the Indenture, and any Intercreditor Agreement, in each case, as the same may be in force from time to time.

Consolidated Cash Flow” means Parent Consolidated Cash Flow or Issuer Consolidated Cash Flow, as applicable, on the Calculation Date.

Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the ratio of the Consolidated Cash Flow of such Person for such period to the Consolidated Interest Expense of such Person for such period; provided, however, that the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect to any transaction that may be given pro forma effect in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act as in effect from time to time; provided, further, however, that (a) the Consolidated Cash Flow attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations or businesses disposed of prior to the Calculation Date, shall be excluded and (b) the Consolidated Interest Expense attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations or businesses disposed of prior to the Calculation Date, shall be excluded, but only to the extent that the obligations giving rise to such Consolidated Interest Expense will not be obligations of the referent Person or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (in the case of the Issuer) or the referent Person and its Subsidiaries (in the case of the Parent) following the Calculation Date.

Consolidated Interest Expense” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum, without duplication, of:

(1) the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries (in the case of the Issuer), or such Person and its Subsidiaries (in the case of Parent) for such period, whether paid or accrued (including, without limitation, amortization of original issue discount, non-cash interest payments, the interest component of any deferred payment obligations, the interest component of all payments associated with Capital Lease Obligations, commissions, discounts and other fees and charges incurred in respect of letter of credit or bankers’ acceptance financings, and net payments (if any) pursuant to Hedging Obligations but excluding:

(a) amortization of debt issuance costs; and

(b) any nonrecurring charges relating to any premium or penalty paid, write off of deferred finance costs or original issue discount or other charges in connection with redeeming or otherwise retiring any Indebtedness prior to its Stated Maturity, to the extent that any of such nonrecurring charges constitute interest expense); and

(2) the consolidated interest expense of such Person and any Restricted Subsidiaries (in the case of the Issuer) or such Person and its Subsidiaries (in the case of Parent) that was capitalized during such period.

Consolidated Net Income” means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the aggregate of the Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries (in the case of the Issuer) or such Person and its Subsidiaries (in the case of Parent) for such period, on a consolidated basis, determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that:

(1) the Net Income (but not loss) of any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting will be included only to the extent of the amount of dividends or similar distributions paid in cash to the specified Person or a Restricted Subsidiary;

 

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(2) the Net Income of any Restricted Subsidiary will be excluded to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of that Net Income is not at the date of determination permitted without any prior governmental approval (that has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders;

(3) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles will be excluded; and

(4) notwithstanding clause (1) above, the Net Income of any Unrestricted Subsidiary will be excluded, whether or not distributed to the specified Person or one of its Subsidiaries.

Continuing Directors” means, as of any date of determination, any member of the Board of Directors of Parent who:

(1) was a member of such Board of Directors on the Issue Date; or

(2) was nominated for election or elected to such Board of Directors with the approval of a majority of the Continuing Directors who were members of such Board of Directors at the time of such nomination or election.

Contract Unwind Trigger” means the termination of the underlying Drilling Contract and the collection of all revenue and accounts receivable owing under such Drilling Contract to the applicable Subsidiary.

Contract Winning Trigger” means the entering into a Drilling Contract by any direct or indirect Subsidiary of Parent or the Issuer that is not already a Guarantor, under which the drilling services are to be performed by a Vessel or any vessel of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary.

Covenant Defeasance” has the meaning set forth under the caption “— Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance.”

Credit Agreement” means a credit agreement, term loan, promissory note or notes with, or other evidence of Indebtedness to, banks or other institutional lenders, investors or credit providers providing for up to $25.0 million of borrowings (inclusive of letters of credit issued thereunder), including any related notes, guarantees, collateral documents, instruments and agreements executed in connection therewith, and, in each case, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced (whether upon or after termination or otherwise) or refinanced (including by means of sales of debt securities to institutional investors) in whole or in part from time to time.

Credit Agreement Collateral Agent” means the collateral agent for the benefit of the lenders under any Credit Agreement and the Collateral Agreements, together with its successors in such capacity.

Credit Agreement Lien” has the meaning set forth under the caption “—Security—Intercreditor Agreement—Relative Priorities.”

Credit Agreement Lien Obligations” means any Credit Agreement Obligations required to be secured under any Credit Agreement.

Credit Agreement Obligations” means any Obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors under any Credit Agreement.

Credit Agreement Secured Parties” has the meaning set forth under the caption “—Security—Intercreditor Agreement—Relative Priorities.”

Debt Documents” has the meaning set forth under the caption “—Security—Intercreditor Agreement—Relative Priorities.”

 

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Default” means any event that is, or with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would be, an Event of Default.

Default Interest” has the meaning set forth under “—Events of Default and Remedies.”

Disqualified Stock” means any Capital Stock that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible, or for which it is exchangeable, in each case, at the option of the holder of the Capital Stock), or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or redeemable at the option of the holder of the Capital Stock, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date that is 91 days after the date on which the notes mature. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the following will not constitute Disqualified Stock: (1) any Capital Stock that would constitute Disqualified Stock solely because the holders of the Capital Stock have the right to require Parent or the Issuer to repurchase such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of a change of control or an asset sale if the terms of such Capital Stock provide that Parent or the Issuer may not repurchase or redeem any such Capital Stock pursuant to such provisions unless such repurchase or redemption complies with the covenant described above under the caption “—Certain Covenants—Restricted Payments”; and (2) Capital Stock that is convertible or exchangeable into other Capital Stock. The amount of Disqualified Stock deemed to be outstanding at any time for purposes of the Indenture will be the maximum amount that Parent or the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries may become obligated to pay upon the maturity of, or pursuant to any mandatory redemption provisions of, such Disqualified Stock, exclusive of accrued dividends.

Drilling Contract” means any drilling contract in respect of any Vessel or other contract for use of any Vessel (except Internal Charters).

DSME” means Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the Republic of South Korea.

DTC” has the meaning set forth under the caption “— Book Entry, Delivery and Form.”

Earnings Account” means, collectively, the interest bearing accounts maintained from time to time with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., the Noteholder Collateral Agent or another financial institution reasonably acceptable and located in a jurisdiction reasonably acceptable to the Noteholder Collateral Agent subject to an account control agreement, except to the extent prohibited by applicable law.

Earnings Assignment” means collectively the first priority assignments of earnings in favor of the Noteholder Collateral Agent given by the Issuer, each applicable Guarantor, and each applicable Internal Charterer respecting all earnings derived from the Vessels and their respective operations, as the same may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time.

Equity Interests” means Capital Stock and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock (but excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock).

Equity Offering” means a sale of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) (x) of the Issuer or (y) the proceeds of which are in an amount equal to or exceeding the aggregate principal amount of the notes to be redeemed and are contributed to the equity capital of the Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

Event of Default” has the meaning set forth under the caption “—Events of Default and Remedies.”

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder.

 

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Excess Cash Flow” means, for any period, Issuer Consolidated Cash Flow for such period, adjusted as follows:

(1) minus the cash portion of Fixed Charges (net of interest income) and the cash portion of any related financing fees with respect to such period;

(2) minus the cash portion of all federal, state, local and foreign income taxes and franchise or margin taxes paid or payable (without duplication) by the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period;

(3) minus all capital expenditures (meaning for any period all direct or indirect (by way of acquisition of securities of a Person or the expenditure of cash or the transfer of property or the incurrence of Indebtedness) in respect of the purchase or other acquisition of fixed or capital assets determined in conformity with GAAP) made or committed to be made during such period by the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries;

(4) minus or plus, respectively, any net increase or decrease in working capital (meaning, as of any date, the difference between (x) current assets, other than cash and cash equivalents, of the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such date and (y) current liabilities of the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such date; provided, however, that the amount of accounts receivable at any date shall be the average of accounts receivable on the last day of the three fiscal months immediately preceding such date) from the beginning to the end of such period; and

(5) to the extent not included in (2) above, minus any Permitted Parent Payments and Permitted Operating Expense and Tax Reimbursements;

provided that Issuer Consolidated Cash Flow shall not, for purposes of determining the amount of any Excess Cash Flow Offer, give effect to clause (A) of the second paragraph of such definition.

Excess Cash Flow Offer” has the meaning set forth under the caption “—Redemption & Offer to Purchase —Excess Cash Flow Offer.”

Excess Cash Flow Offer Amount” has the meaning set forth under the caption “—Redemption & Offer to Purchase —Excess Cash Flow Offer.”

Excess Proceeds” has the meaning set forth under the caption “—Redemption & Offer to Purchase —Asset Sales.”

Excluded Holder” has the meaning set forth under the caption “—Withholding Taxes.”

Excluded Parent Subsidiaries” means the current and future Subsidiaries of Parent that are not Guarantors or Restricted Subsidiaries. As of the Issue Date, the Excluded Parent Subsidiaries consisted of Vantage Luxembourg 1 SARL, Vantage Energy Services Inc., P2020 Rig Co. (which will become a Guarantor as a result of the Acquisitions), Vantage International Management Co. Pte. Ltd., Vantage International Payroll Company Pte. Ltd., Vantage US Payroll Company Pte. Ltd., Vantage International Payroll Co., Vantage Driller III Co., Vantage Driller V Co., Vantage Deepwater Company, Vantage Holdings Caymans, Platinum Explorer Company, Titanium Explorer Company and Cobalt Explorer Company.

Existing Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of Parent (other than Indebtedness under the Note Guarantees) in existence on the date of the Indenture, until such amounts are repaid, in an aggregate principal amount of $166,289,000.

F3 Capital Note” means the convertible promissory note between Parent and F3 Capital in the original face amount of $60.0 million, as the same may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time.

Fair Market Value” means the value that would be paid by a willing buyer to an unaffiliated willing seller in a transaction not involving distress or necessity of either party, determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of Parent (unless otherwise provided in the Indenture).

 

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GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, which are in effect on the date of the Indenture.

Global Notes” has the meaning set forth under the caption “—Book Entry, Delivery and Form.”

Guarantors” means Parent, each Subsidiary of the Issuer and certain other Subsidiaries of Parent that execute a Note Guarantee in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture, in each case, together with their respective successors and assigns until the Note Guarantee of such Person has been released in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture.

Hedging Obligations” means, with respect to any specified Person, the obligations of such Person under:

(1) interest rate swap agreements (whether from fixed to floating or from floating to fixed), interest rate cap agreements and interest rate collar agreements;

(2) other agreements or arrangements designed to manage interest rates or interest rate risk; and

(3) other agreements or arrangements designed to protect such Person against fluctuations in currency exchange rates or commodity prices.

incur” has the meaning set forth under the “Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock” covenant.

Indebtedness” means, with respect to any specified Person, any indebtedness of such Person (excluding accrued expenses and trade payables), whether or not contingent:

(1) in respect of borrowed money;

(2) evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or letters of credit (or reimbursement agreements in respect thereof);

(3) in respect of banker’s acceptances;

(4) representing Capital Lease Obligations;

(5) representing the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price of any property or services due more than six months after such property is acquired or such services are completed; or

(6) representing any Hedging Obligations,

if and to the extent any of the preceding items (other than letters of credit and Hedging Obligations) would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet of the specified Person prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, the term “Indebtedness” includes all Indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on any asset of the specified Person (whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by the specified Person) and, to the extent not otherwise included, the guarantee by the specified Person of any Indebtedness of any other Person.

Indenture” means the indenture pursuant to which the notes will be issued among the Issuer, the Guarantors, the Trustee and the Noteholder Collateral Agent, as amended, supplemented or modified.

Indirect Participants” has the meaning set forth under the caption “Depository Procedures.”

Insurance Assignment” means collectively the first priority assignments of insurance in favor of the Noteholder Collateral Agent given by the Issuer and the applicable Guarantor and applicable Internal Charterer, if any, respecting all insurance covering the Vessels or their respective operations, as the same may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time.

 

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Intercreditor Agreement” means any intercreditor agreement whose terms no less favorable to the holders than the intercreditor agreement summarized under “—Security—Intercreditor Agreement” and attached as an exhibit to the Indenture, and that is entered into in connection with entering into any Credit Agreement, among the Credit Agreement Collateral Agent, the Noteholder Collateral Agent, the Issuer and the Guarantors, as the same may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time.

Internal Charter” means any charter or other contract respecting the use or operations of any Vessel between any Guarantor that is a Vessel owner and any Internal Charterer.

Internal Charter Unwind Trigger” means the termination of the underlying Internal Charter and the collection of all revenue and accounts receivable owing under such Internal Charter to the applicable Subsidiary.

Internal Charterer” means any Subsidiary of the Issuer or any Subsidiary of Parent, in each case, that is not the owner of the relevant Vessel and that is a party to any Drilling Contract or any bareboat charter or other such charter in respect of a Vessel.

Investments” means, with respect to any Person, all direct or indirect investments by such Person in other Persons (including Affiliates) in the forms of loans (including guarantees or other obligations), advances or capital contributions (excluding commission, travel and similar advances to officers and employees made in the ordinary course of business), purchases or other acquisitions for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other securities, together with all items that are or would be classified as investments on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP. If the Issuer or any Subsidiary of the Issuer sells or otherwise disposes of any Equity Interests of any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Issuer such that, after giving effect to any such sale or disposition, such Person is no longer a Subsidiary of the Issuer, the Issuer will be deemed to have made an Investment on the date of any such sale or disposition equal to the Fair Market Value of the Issuer’s Investments in such Subsidiary that were not sold or disposed of in an amount determined as provided in the final paragraph of the covenant described above under the caption “—Certain Covenants—Restricted Payments.” The acquisition by the Issuer or any Subsidiary of the Issuer of a Person that holds an Investment in a third Person will be deemed to be an Investment by the Issuer or such Subsidiary in such third Person that is not a Subsidiary of such Person in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the Investments held by the acquired Person in such third Person in an amount determined as provided in the final paragraph of the covenant described above under the caption “—Certain Covenants—Restricted Payments.” Except as otherwise provided in the Indenture, the amount of an Investment will be determined at the time the Investment is made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value.

Involuntary Transfer” means, with respect to any property or asset of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary, (a) any damage to such asset that results in an insurance settlement with respect thereto on the basis of a total loss or a constructive or compromised total loss (except as and to the extent the covenant “Redemption & Offer to Purchase— Special Mandatory Redemption” applies in the event of a total loss of a Vessel), (b) the confiscation, condemnation, requisition, appropriation or similar taking regarding such asset by any government or instrumentality or agency thereof, including by deed in lieu of condemnation, or (c) foreclosure or other enforcement of a Lien or the exercise by a holder of a Lien of any rights with respect to it.

Issue Date” means the first date on which the notes are issued under the Indenture.

Issuer” means Offshore Group Investment Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company with limited liability, and any successor.

Issuer Affiliate Transaction” has the meaning set forth under the “Transaction with Affiliates” covenant.

 

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Issuer Consolidated Cash Flow” means, with respect to any period, the Consolidated Net Income of the Issuer for such period plus, without duplication:

(1) an amount equal to (a) any extraordinary loss plus (b) any net loss realized by the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Sale, to the extent such losses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus

(2) provision for taxes based on income or profits of the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent that such provision for taxes was deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus

(3) the Consolidated Interest Expense of the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent that such Consolidated Interest Expenses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus

(4) depreciation, amortization (including amortization of intangibles but excluding amortization of prepaid cash expenses that were paid in a prior period) and other non-cash expenses (excluding any such non-cash expense to the extent that it represents an accrual of or reserve for cash expenses in any future period or amortization of a prepaid cash expense that was paid in a prior period) of the Issuer and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period to the extent that such depreciation, amortization and other non-cash expenses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; minus

(5) non-cash items increasing such Consolidated Net Income for such period, other than the accrual of revenue in the ordinary course of business, in each case, on a consolidated basis and determined in accordance with GAAP.

Issuer Consolidated Cash Flow shall be calculated to give effect to the following:

(A) Pro forma effect shall be given to any acquisition of a company, business, asset or Vessel that has been made by the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries during the four-quarter reference period, or approved and expected to be consummated within 30 days of the Calculation Date, including, in each case, through a merger or consolidation or an acquisition, and including any related financing transactions, in each case during the four-quarter reference period or subsequent to such reference period and on or prior to the Calculation Date, in each case, as if such transaction had occurred on the first day of the applicable four-quarter reference period.

(B) The Issuer Consolidated Cash Flow attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations or businesses disposed of prior to the Calculation Date, shall be excluded.

(C) The provision for taxes based on the income or profits of, and the depreciation, amortization and other non-cash expenses of, a Restricted Subsidiary will be added to Consolidated Net Income to compute Issuer Consolidated Cash Flow only to the extent that a corresponding amount would be permitted at the date of determination to be dividended to the Issuer by such Restricted Subsidiary without prior governmental approval (that has not been obtained), and without direct or indirect restriction pursuant to the terms of its charter and all agreements, instruments, judgments, decrees, orders, statutes, rules and governmental regulations applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders.

For the avoidance of doubt, the calculation of the ratio test set forth in clause (b) of the first paragraph of the “Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock” covenant, shall give effect to any incurrence, assumption or guarantee of any Indebtedness relating to the construction, delivery and/or acquisition of any Vessel in accordance with the foregoing clause (A).

Legal Defeasance” has the meaning set forth under the caption “—Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance.”

 

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Lien” means, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under applicable law, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to sell or give a security interest in and any filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent statutes) of any jurisdiction.

Maximum Credit Agreement Amount” has the meaning defined under the caption “—Security —Intercreditor Agreement —Notes Obligations Pari Passu with Credit Agreement Obligations.”

Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.

Mortgage” means each Ship Mortgage, each other mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt and any other document or instrument under which any Lien on property owned or leased by the Issuer or any Guarantor is granted to secure Obligations under the Indenture or under which rights or remedies with respect to any such Liens are governed, as the same may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time.

Net Income” means, with respect to any specified Person, the net income (loss) of such Person, determined in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of preferred stock dividends, excluding, however:

(1) any gain (but not loss), together with any related provision for taxes on such gain (but not loss), realized in connection with (a) any Asset Sale or (b) the disposition of any securities by such Person or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or the extinguishment of any Indebtedness of such Person or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries; and

(2) any extraordinary gain (but not loss), together with any related provision for taxes on such extraordinary gain (but not loss).

Net Proceeds” means the aggregate cash proceeds received by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of any Asset Sale (including, without limitation, any cash received upon the sale or other disposition of any non-cash consideration received in any Asset Sale), net of (1) the direct costs relating to such Asset Sale, including, without limitation, legal, accounting and investment banking fees, sales commissions, relocation expenses incurred as a result of the Asset Sale, and taxes paid or payable as a result of the Asset Sale after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements; and (2) any reserve for adjustment in respect of the sale price of such asset or assets established in accordance with GAAP.

Non-Recourse Debt” means Indebtedness:

(1) as to which neither the Issuer nor any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (a) provides credit support of any kind (including any undertaking, agreement or instrument that would constitute Indebtedness), (b) is directly or indirectly liable as a guarantor or otherwise, or (c) constitutes the lender;

(2) no default with respect to which (including any rights that the holders of the Indebtedness may have to take enforcement action against an Unrestricted Subsidiary) would permit upon notice, lapse of time or both any holder of any other Indebtedness of the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to declare a default on such other Indebtedness or cause the payment of the Indebtedness to be accelerated or payable prior to its Stated Maturity; and

(3) as to which the lenders have been notified in writing that they will not have any recourse to the stock or assets of the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries.

Note Guarantee” means the guarantee by each Guarantor of the Issuer’s obligations under the Indenture and the notes, executed pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture.

Noteholder Collateral Agent” means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, in its capacity as collateral agent for the benefit of the noteholders under the Collateral Agreements, together with its successors in such capacity.

 

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Notes Debt Documents” has the meaning set forth under the caption “—Security—Intercreditor Agreement—Relative Priorities.”

Notes Liens” has the meaning set forth under the caption “—Security—Intercreditor Agreement—Relative Priorities.”

Notes Obligations” has the meaning set forth under the caption “—Security—Intercreditor Agreement—Notes Obligations Pari Passu with Credit Agreement Obligations.”

Notes Secured Parties” has the meaning set forth under the caption “—Security—Intercreditor Agreement—Relative Priorities.”

Obligations” means any principal, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness.

Other Guarantor” means a Guarantor that is a direct or indirect Subsidiary of Parent but not a direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Issuer and whose sole purpose is to be (a) a party to a Drilling Contract or an Internal Charter or (b) the parent company of an Internal Charterer, in each case, to the extent (i) such Subsidiary is not permitted to become a direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Issuer due to restrictions imposed by the terms of the applicable Drilling Contract, (ii) causing such Subsidiary to become a direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Issuer would result in adverse tax treatment or a violation of applicable laws or (iii) the sole business and activity of such Subsidiary is to act as a bidding entity for Drilling Contracts. No Other Guarantor shall engage in any other business or activities or incur or guarantee any Indebtedness (other than guarantees of the notes or any Credit Agreement Obligations), and any earnings of such Other Guarantor attributable to any Drilling Contract or Internal Charter in respect of a Vessel shall be subject to the Earnings Assignment. As of the Issue Date, the Other Guarantors are Vantage Driller I Co., a Cayman Islands exempted company, Vantage Driller II Co., a Cayman Islands exempted company, Vantage Driller IV Co., a Cayman Islands exempted company, Vantage Holding Hungary Kft, a Hungarian limited liability company, and Vantage Drilling Netherlands BV, a private company with limited liability under the laws of the Netherlands.

Parent” means Vantage Drilling Company, a Cayman Islands exempted company with limited liability, and its successors.

Parent Affiliate Transaction” has the meaning set forth in the “Transactions with Affiliates” covenant.

Parent Consolidated Cash Flow” means, with respect to any period, the Consolidated Net Income of Parent for such period plus, without duplication:

(1) an amount equal to (a) any extraordinary loss plus (b) any net loss realized by Parent and its Subsidiaries in connection with an Asset Sale, to the extent such losses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus

(2) provision for taxes based on income or profits of Parent and its Subsidiaries for such period, to the extent that such provision for taxes was deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus

(3) the Consolidated Interest Expense of Parent and its Subsidiaries to the extent that such Consolidated Interest Expenses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus

(4) depreciation, amortization (including amortization of intangibles but excluding amortization of prepaid cash expenses that were paid in a prior period) and other non-cash expenses (excluding any such non-cash expense to the extent that it represents an accrual of or reserve for cash expenses in any future period or amortization of a prepaid cash expense that was paid in a prior period) of Parent and its Subsidiaries for such period to the extent that such depreciation, amortization and other non-cash expenses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; minus

 

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(5) non-cash items increasing such Consolidated Net Income for such period, other than the accrual of revenue in the ordinary course of business, in each case, on a consolidated basis and determined in accordance with GAAP.

Parent Consolidated Cash Flow shall be calculated to give effect to the following:

(A) Pro forma effect shall be given to any acquisition of a company, business, asset or Vessel that has been made by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or to the commencement of operations of a Vessel first delivered to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case, during the four-quarter reference period, or approved and expected to be consummated within 30 days of the Calculation Date, including, in each case, through a merger or consolidation or an acquisition, and including any related financing transactions, in each case during the four-quarter reference period or subsequent to such reference period and on or prior to the Calculation Date, in each case, as if such transaction had occurred on the first day of the applicable four-quarter reference period.

(B) With respect to the calculation of the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio for purposes of clause (a) of the first paragraph of the “Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock” covenant, pro forma effect shall be given to any delivery to, or acquisition by, Parent or any of its consolidated Subsidiaries of any Vessel or construction contract for such Vessel usable in the normal course of business of Parent that is (or are) subject to a Qualified Services Contract; provided that:

(I) the amount of Parent Consolidated Cash Flow attributable to such Vessel shall be calculated in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of such Person;

(II) in the case of earned revenues under a Qualified Services Contract, the Parent Consolidated Cash Flow shall be based on revenues actually earned pursuant to the Qualified Services Contract relating to such Vessel or Vessels, taking into account, where applicable, only actual expenses incurred without duplication in any measurement period;

(III) the amount of Parent Consolidated Cash Flow shall be the lesser of the Parent Consolidated Cash Flow derived on a pro forma basis from revenues for (a) the first full year of the Qualified Services Contract and (b) the average of the Parent Consolidated Cash Flow of each year of such Qualified Services Contract for the term of the Qualified Services Contract;

(IV) in determining the estimated expenses attributable to such Vessel, the calculation shall give effect to the interest expense attributable to the incurrence, assumption or guarantee of any Indebtedness relating to the construction, delivery and/or acquisition of such Vessel;

(V) with respect to any expenses attributable to a Vessel, if the actual expenses differ from the estimate, the actual amount shall be used in such calculation;

(VI) if a Qualified Services Contract is terminated, or is amended, supplemented or modified, following the Calculation Date, and after giving effect to the termination or the terms of such Qualified Services Contract as so amended, supplemented or modified, the Issuer would not have been able to but did incur additional Indebtedness pursuant to the ratio set forth in clause (a) of the first paragraph of the “Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock” covenant, Parent will, at the time of any such event, be required to either: (a) repay all or any part of any such Indebtedness that would not have been permitted to be incurred had the Qualified Services Contract or such amendments, supplements or modifications thereto not been in effect at the time such Indebtedness was originally incurred, or (b) enter into a replacement Qualified Services Contract, the terms of which would have permitted the incurrence of such Indebtedness had such replacement contract been in effect at the time such Indebtedness was incurred; and

(VII) notwithstanding the foregoing, the pro forma inclusion of Parent Consolidated Cash Flow attributable to any such Qualified Services Contract for the four-quarter reference period shall be reduced by the actual Parent Consolidated Cash Flow from such new Vessel previously earned and accounted for in the actual results for the four-quarter reference period, which actual Parent Consolidated Cash Flow may be included in the foregoing clause (A).

 

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(C) The Parent Consolidated Cash Flow attributable to discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and operations or businesses disposed of prior to the Calculation Date, shall be excluded.

(D) The provision for taxes based on the income or profits of, and the depreciation, amortization and other non-cash expenses of, a Restricted Subsidiary will be added to Consolidated Net Income to compute Parent Consolidated Cash Flow only to the extent that a corresponding amount would be permitted at the date of determination to be dividended to Parent by such Restricted Subsidiary without prior governmental approval (that has not been obtained), and without direct or indirect restriction pursuant to the terms of its charter and all agreements, instruments, judgments, decrees, orders, statutes, rules and governmental regulations applicable to the Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders.

For the avoidance of doubt, (1) the calculation of the ratio test set forth in clause (a) of the first paragraph of the “Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock” covenant, shall give effect to any incurrence, assumption or guarantee of any Indebtedness relating to the construction, delivery and/or acquisition of any Vessel in accordance with the foregoing clauses (A) and (B); and (2) the acquisition of a Vessel with actual earned Parent Consolidated Cash Flow and future Parent Consolidated Cash Flow expected by virtue of the existence of a Qualified Services Contract, may be given pro forma effect due to the combined effect of the foregoing clauses (A) and (B).

Payment Default” has the meaning set forth under the caption “—Events of Default and Remedies.”

Participants” has the meaning set forth under the caption “—Depository Procedures.”

Permitted Business” means:

(1) with respect to the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries, a business in which the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries were engaged on the date of the Indenture and any business reasonably related or complimentary thereto; and

(2) with respect to Parent, the ownership of the Equity Interests in the Issuer and Parent’s other Subsidiaries and the business in which Parent is engaged on the date of the Indenture and any business reasonably related or complimentary thereto.

Permitted Debt” has the meaning set forth under the caption “—Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock.”

Permitted Investments” means:

(1) any Investment in the Issuer or in a wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor;

(2) any Investment in Cash Equivalents;

(3) any Investment by the Issuer or any wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary in a Person, if as a result of such Investment:

(a) such Person becomes a wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary and a Guarantor; or

(b) such Person is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets to, or is liquidated into, the Issuer or a wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor;

(4) any Investment made as a result of the receipt of non-cash consideration from an Asset Sale that was made pursuant to and in compliance with the “Asset Sales” covenant;

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(6) any Investments received in compromise or resolution of obligations of trade creditors or customers that were incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, including pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or insolvency of any trade creditor or customer and any Investments obtained in exchange for any such Investments;

(7) Investments represented by Hedging Obligations; and

(9) other Investments in any Person having an aggregate Fair Market Value (measured on the date each such Investment was made and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value), when taken together with all other Investments made pursuant to this clause (9) that are at the time outstanding not to exceed $2.0 million.

Permitted Liens” means:

(1) Liens on assets of the Issuer and the Guarantors securing Indebtedness and other Obligations under any Credit Agreement, or additional notes and related Notes Guarantees, that is permitted by the terms of the Indenture to be incurred pursuant to clause (1) of the second paragraph of the covenant described above under the “Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock” covenant;

(2) Liens in favor of the Issuer or the Guarantors;

(3) Liens on property of a Person existing at the time such Person is merged with or into or consolidated with Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary of the Issuer; provided that such Liens were in existence prior to the contemplation of such merger or consolidation and do not extend to any assets other than those of the Person merged into or consolidated with the Issuer or the Subsidiary;

(4) Liens on property (including Capital Stock) existing at the time of acquisition of the property by Parent, the Issuer or any Subsidiary of the Issuer; provided that such Liens were in existence prior to, such acquisition, and not incurred in contemplation of, such acquisition;

(5) Liens to secure the performance of statutory obligations, surety or appeal bonds, performance bonds or other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(6) Liens to secure Indebtedness (including Capital Lease Obligations) permitted by clause (5) of the second paragraph of the covenant described above under the caption “—Certain Covenants —Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock” covering only the assets constructed or acquired with or financed by such Indebtedness;

(7) Liens existing on the date of the Indenture;

(8) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims that are not yet delinquent or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted; provided that any reserve or other appropriate provision as is required in conformity with GAAP has been made therefor;

(9) Liens imposed by law, such as necessaries suppliers, carriers’, warehousemen’s, landlord’s and mechanics’ Liens, in each case, incurred in the ordinary course of business not more than 30 days past due or which are being contested in good faith;

(10) survey exceptions, easements or reservations of, or rights of others for, licenses, rights-of-way, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines and other similar purposes, or zoning or other restrictions as to the use of real property that were not incurred in connection with Indebtedness and that do not in the aggregate materially adversely affect the value of said properties or materially impair their use in the operation of the business of such Person;

(11) the pledge or encumbrance by Parent or any Excluded Parent Subsidiary of the Equity Interests, property or assets of any Excluded Parent Subsidiary;

 

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(12) Liens created for the benefit of (or to secure) the notes or the Note Guarantees;

(13) Liens to secure any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under the Indenture; provided, however, that:

(a) the new Lien is limited to all or part of the same property and assets that secured or, under the written agreements pursuant to which the original Lien arose, could secure the original Indebtedness (plus improvements and accessions to such property, or proceeds or distributions thereof); and

(b) the Indebtedness secured by the new Lien is not increased to any amount greater than the sum of (i) the outstanding principal amount, or, if greater, committed amount, of the original Indebtedness and (ii) an amount necessary to pay any fees and expenses, including premiums, related to such renewal, refunding, refinancing, replacement, defeasance or discharge;

(14) Liens for obligations owed to vendors or other third parties that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted, provided that, any reserve or other appropriate provision as is required in conformity with GAAP has been made thereof;

(15) Liens in respect of Indebtedness of Parent permitted to be incurred by clause (a) of the first paragraph of the covenant described above under the caption “—Certain Covenants —Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock” covering only the assets constructed or acquired with or financed by such Indebtedness; provided that none of the assets of the Issuer or any Guarantor (other than Parent) will be permitted to be subject to any Lien pursuant to this clause (15); and

(16) Liens to secure Hedging Obligations.

Permitted Operating Expense and Tax Reimbursements” means, without duplication as to amounts, actual amounts paid by Parent for the benefit of the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of bona fide goods, taxes, services and other operating expenses incurred from and after the Issue Date and relating to the Permitted Business of the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that any amounts so paid to Parent are on terms no less favorable than those available in arm’s length transactions with unaffiliated third parties; provided further, that in no event shall any amounts that may be classified as Permitted Parent Payments be treated as Permitted Operating Expense and Tax Reimbursements.

Permitted Parent Payments” means, without duplication as to amounts, payments to Parent by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary to permit Parent to pay reasonable and bona fide franchise taxes and accounting, legal and administrative expenses of the Issuer and the Guarantors when due, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $17.5 million per annum, which amount shall increase by 1.0% per annum on January 1 of each year, beginning on January 1, 2012.

Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness of Parent, the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to renew, refund, refinance, replace, defease or discharge other Indebtedness of Parent, the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than intercompany Indebtedness); provided that:

(1) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged (plus all accrued interest on the Indebtedness and the amount of all fees and expenses, including premiums, incurred in connection therewith);

(2) such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a final maturity date later than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged;

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date later than the final maturity date of, and is subordinated in right of payment to, the notes on terms at least as favorable to the holders of notes as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged;

(4) in the case of Indebtedness of the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary, such Indebtedness is incurred either by the Issuer or by the Restricted Subsidiary or both the Issuer and the Restricted Subsidiary who is the obligor on the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged; and

(5) in the case of Indebtedness of Parent, such Indebtedness is incurred either by Parent or by an Excluded Parent Subsidiary or both Parent and an Excluded Parent Subsidiary who is the obligor on the Indebtedness being renewed, refunded, refinanced, replaced, defeased or discharged; and provided that such Indebtedness may not be incurred by the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries.

Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, limited liability company or government or other entity.

Qualified Services Contract” means, with respect to any vessel acquired by, or delivered to, Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, a contract or series of contracts, together with any amendments, supplements or modifications thereto, that the Board of Directors of Parent, acting in good faith, designates as a “Qualified Services Contract” pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors of Parent, which contract or contracts:

(1) are between Parent or one of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and (a) a Person with a rating (or a Person whose parent has such a rating) of either BBB- or higher from S&P or Baa3 or higher from Moody’s, or if such ratings are not available, then a similar investment grade rating from another nationally recognized statistical rating agency or (b) any other Person provided such contract is supported by letters of credit, performance bonds or guarantees from a Person or its parent that has an investment grade rating as described in the preceding subclause (a) of this clause (1), or such contract provides for a lockbox or similar arrangements or direct payment to Parent or its Subsidiary, as the case may be, by a Person with (or a Person whose parent has) such an investment grade rating, for the full amount of the contracted payments due over the four-quarter reference period considered in calculating Consolidated Cash Flow;

(2) provide for services to be performed by Parent or one or more of its Subsidiaries involving the use of such vessel by Parent or one or more of its Subsidiaries, in either case for a minimum aggregate period of at least one year;

(3) provide for a fixed or minimum dayrate or fixed rate for such vessel covering all the period in (2) above; and

(4) for purposes of the “Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock” covenant, provide that revenues from such Qualified Services Contract are to be received by Parent or its Subsidiary within one year of (a) delivery of the related vessel and (b) the incurrence of any Indebtedness pursuant to such clause.

Redemption Date” means the date of redemption established by the Issuer or the Indenture as set forth under “—Redemption & Offer to Purchase.”

Registration Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement entered into on the Issue Date among the Representative, the Issuer and the Guarantors.

Release” has the meaning defined under the caption “—Security —Intercreditor Agreement —Automatic Release of Notes Liens.”

Representative” means Jefferies & Company, Inc.

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Restricted Payments” has the meaning set forth under the caption “—Certain Covenants —Restricted Payments.”

Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Issuer that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Rating Services or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.

SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Secured Parties” means collectively the Credit Agreement Secured Parties and the Notes Secured Parties.

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder.

Security Agreement” means the Pledge and Security Agreement, dated as of the date of the Indenture, among the Issuer and the Grantors (as defined therein) from time to time party thereto in favor of the Noteholder Collateral Agent, as amended, amended and restated, or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms.

Ship Mortgage” means collectively the first naval mortgages and other instruments such as deeds over the Vessels, each duly registered in the Bahamian or Panamanian ship registry, as applicable, in favor of the Noteholder Collateral Agent, as the same may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time.

Significant Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary that would be a “significant subsidiary” as defined in Article 1, Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X, promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act, as such regulation is in effect on the date of the Indenture.

Special Mandatory Redemption” is the redemption provisions set forth under the caption “—Redemption & Offer to Purchase —Special Mandatory Redemption.”

Specified Tax Jurisdiction” means each jurisdiction in which the Issuer or any Guarantor is organized or otherwise considered by a taxing authority to be a resident for tax purposes or from or through which the Issuer or any Guarantor makes a payment on the notes or any Note Guarantee.

Stated Maturity” means, with respect to any installment of interest or principal on any item or series of Indebtedness, the date on which the payment of interest or principal was scheduled to be paid in the documentation governing such Indebtedness as of the date of the Indenture or, if such item or series is incurred after the date of the Indenture, the date such item or series is incurred will not include any contingent obligations to repay, redeem or repurchase any such interest or principal prior to the date originally scheduled for the payment thereof.

Standstill Period” has the meaning set forth under the caption “—Security —Intercreditor Agreement —Exercise of Rights and Remedies; Standstill.”

Subsidiary” means, with respect to any specified Person:

(1) any corporation, association or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency and after giving effect to any voting agreement or stockholders’ agreement that effectively transfers voting power) to vote in the election of directors, managers or Trustees of the corporation, association or other business entity is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person (or a combination thereof); and

(2) any partnership (a) the sole general partner or the managing general partner of which is such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person or (b) the only general partners of which are that Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person (or any combination thereof).

 

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Taxes” has the meaning defined under the caption “—Withholding Taxes.”

TIA” means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder.

Treasury Rate” means, as of any redemption date, the yield to maturity as of such redemption date of United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) that has become publicly available at least two business days prior to the redemption date (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source of similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period from the redemption date to February 1, 2013; provided, however, that if the period from the redemption date to February 1, 2013 is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year will be used.

Trustee” means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association in its capacity as trustee under the Indenture.

Uniform Commercial Code” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in any applicable jurisdiction from time to time.

Unrestricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Issuer that is designated by the Board of Directors of Parent as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to a resolution of such Board of Directors, but only to the extent that such Subsidiary:

(1) has no Indebtedness other than Non-Recourse Debt;

(2) except as permitted by the covenant described under the caption “—Certain Covenants—Transactions with Affiliates,” is not party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding with Parent, the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary unless the terms of any such agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding are no less favorable to Parent, the Issuer or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons who are not Affiliates of the Issuer;

(3) is a Person with respect to which none of Parent, the Issuer nor any of the Restricted Subsidiaries has any direct or indirect obligation (a) to subscribe for additional Equity Interests or (b) to maintain or preserve such Person’s financial condition or to cause such Person to achieve any specified levels of operating results;

(4) has not guaranteed or otherwise directly or indirectly provided credit support for any Indebtedness of the Issuer or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries; and

(5) is not the owner or Internal Charterer of a Vessel.

Vessels” means (i) the Panamanian flag vessels the Emerald Driller, the Sapphire Driller, the Topaz Driller and the Aquamarine Driller, (ii) the Bahamian flag vessel the Platinum Explorer, and (iii) any other vessel hereafter acquired by the Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary.

Voting Stock” of any specified Person as of any date means the Capital Stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote in the election of the Board of Directors of such Person.

Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing:

(1) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect of the Indebtedness, by (b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by

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CERTAIN U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

The following is a summary of certain U.S. federal income tax consequences relevant to the exchange of the exchange notes for the old notes, but does not purport to be a complete analysis for all potential tax effects. The summary is based upon the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, Treasury Regulations, Internal Revenue Service rulings and pronouncements and judicial decisions now in effect, all of which may be subject to change at any time by legislative, judicial or administrative action. These changes may be applied retroactively in a manner that could adversely affect a holder of the exchange notes. The description does not consider the effect of any applicable foreign, state, local or other tax laws or estate or gift tax considerations. Each holder is encouraged to consult, and depend on, his own tax advisor in analyzing the particular tax consequences of exchanging such holder’s old notes for the exchange notes, including the applicability and effect of any federal, state, local and foreign tax laws.

The exchange of the exchange notes for the old notes will not be a taxable event to a holder for United States federal income tax purposes. Accordingly, a holder will have the same adjusted issue price, adjusted basis and holding period in the exchange notes as it had in the old notes immediately before the exchange.

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

Each broker-dealer that receives exchange notes for its own account pursuant to the exchange offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such exchange notes. This prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a broker-dealer in connection with resales of exchange notes received in exchange for old notes where such old notes were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities. We have agreed that, for 120 days after the consummation of the exchange offer, we will make this prospectus, as amended or supplemented, available upon request to any broker-dealer for use in connection with any such resale. In addition, until                     , 2011, all dealers effecting transactions in the exchange notes may be required to deliver a prospectus.

We will not receive any proceeds from any sale of exchange notes by broker-dealers. Exchange notes received by broker-dealers for their own account pursuant to the exchange offer may be sold from time to time in one or more transactions in the over-the-counter market, in negotiated transactions, through the writing of options on the exchange notes or a combination of such methods of resale, at market prices prevailing at the time of resale, at prices related to such prevailing market prices or negotiated prices. Any such resale may be made directly to purchasers or to or through brokers or dealers who may receive compensation in the form of commissions or concessions from any such broker-dealer or the purchasers of any such exchange notes. Any broker-dealer that resells exchange notes that were received by it for its own account pursuant to the exchange offer and any broker or dealer that participates in a distribution of such exchange notes may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and any profit on any such resale of exchange notes and any commissions or concessions received by any such persons may be deemed to be underwriting compensation under the Securities Act. The enclosed letter of transmittal states that, by acknowledging that it will deliver and by delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act.

We have agreed to pay all expenses incident to the exchange offer (including the expenses of one counsel for the holders of the notes) other than commissions or concessions of any brokers or dealers and will indemnify the holders of the old notes (including any broker-dealers) against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

LEGAL MATTERS

The validity of the exchange notes and certain legal matters in connection with this exchange offer will be passed upon for us by Porter Hedges LLP, Houston, Texas.

 

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EXPERTS

UHY LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, has audited our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, as amended, as set forth in their report on Form 10-K, which is incorporated by reference in this prospectus and elsewhere in the registration statement. Our financial statements are incorporated by reference in reliance on UHY LLP’s report, given on their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We are subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act and in accordance therewith we file reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy this information at the Public Reference Room of the SEC, 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. For more information about the operation of the Public Reference Room, call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains a free web site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information about issuers who file electronically with the SEC. The Internet address of the SEC’s website is http://www.sec.gov. Our SEC filings are also available to the public on our website at http://www.vantagedrilling.com. Please note that information contained in our website, whether currently posted or posted in the future, is not a part of this prospectus or the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus. This prospectus also contains summaries of the terms of certain agreements that we or our subsidiary guarantors have entered into in connection with the offering of the notes. The descriptions contained in this prospectus of those agreements do not purport to be complete and are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to, the definitive agreements. You may request a copy of the agreements defined herein at no cost by writing or telephoning us at the following address: Attention: Corporate Secretary, Vantage Drilling Company, 777 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 800, Houston, Texas 77056, phone number (281) 404-4700.

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference the information we file with them, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this prospectus, and information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any future filings we make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, until we sell all of the securities. Information under Item 2.02 or 7.01 furnished in Current Reports on Form 8-K is not incorporated by reference herein.

 

   

Annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, filed with the SEC on March 16, 2011, as amended by a Form 10-K/A (Amendment No. 1), filed with the SEC on May 2, 2011;

 

   

Quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2011, filed with the SEC on May 10, 2011; and

 

   

Current reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 5, 2011, January 7, 2011, January 14, 2011, February 22, 2011, March 10, 2011, March 16, 2011, April 20, 2011, May 13, 2011, May 23, 2011 and June 2, 2011 (excluding any information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of any such current report on Form 8-K).

Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus or in any other subsequently filed document that is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference into such document. In addition, we make available free of charge all documents we file with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

You may request a copy of these filings, at no cost, by writing or telephoning us at Vantage Drilling Company, 777 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 800, Houston, Texas 77056, Attention: Investor Relations, phone number (281) 404-4700.

 

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OFFSHORE GROUP INVESTMENT LIMITED

a subsidiary of

Exchange Offer for

$225,000,000 11 1/2% Senior Secured First Lien Notes due 2015

PROSPECTUS

Dealer Prospectus Delivery Obligation

                    , 2011

 

 

 

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PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

Item 20. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

Cayman Islands law does not limit the extent to which a company’s memorandum and articles of association may provide for indemnification of officers and directors, except to the extent any such provision may be held by the Cayman Islands courts to be contrary to public policy, such as to provide indemnification against civil fraud, willful default, willful neglect, dishonesty or the consequences of committing a crime. Our memorandum and articles of association provide for indemnification of our officers and directors for any liability incurred in their capacities as such, except through their own actual fraud or willful default.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling us pursuant to the foregoing provisions, we have been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is theretofore unenforceable.

The limitation of liability and indemnification provisions in our memorandum and articles of association may discourage securityholders from bringing a lawsuit against directors for breach of their fiduciary duty. These provisions may also have the effect of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers, even though such an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit us and our securityholders. In addition, your investment may be adversely affected to the extent we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers pursuant to these indemnification provisions. There is currently no pending material litigation or proceeding involving any of our directors, officers or employees for which indemnification is sought.

 

Item 21. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

(a) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed herewith pursuant to the requirements of Item 601 of Regulation S-K:

 

Exhibit

No.

   Description
3.1    Certificate of Incorporation of Vantage Drilling Company (1)
3.2    Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of Vantage Drilling Company (2)
3.3    Certificate of Incorporation of Offshore Group Investment Limited (3)
3.4    Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of Offshore Group Investment Limited (4)
3.5    Certificate of Incorporation of Vantage Driller I Co. (5)
3.6    Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of Vantage Driller I Co. (6)
3.7    Certificate of Incorporation of Vantage Driller II Co. (7)
3.8    Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of Vantage Driller II Co. (8)
3.9 *    Certificate of Incorporation of Vantage Driller III Co.
3.10 *    Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of Vantage Driller III Co.
3.11    Certificate of Incorporation of Vantage Driller IV Co. (9)
3.12    Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of Vantage Driller IV Co. (10)

 

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Exhibit

No.

   Description
  3.13    Certificate of Incorporation of Emerald Driller Company (11)
  3.14    Memorandum and Articles of Association of Emerald Driller Company (12)
  3.15    Certificate of Incorporation of Sapphire Driller Company (13)
  3.16    Memorandum and Articles of Association of Sapphire Driller Company (14)
  3.17    Certificate of Incorporation of Vantage International Management Co. (15)
  3.18    Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of Vantage International Management Co. (16)
  3.19 *    Certificate of Incorporation of P2020 Rig Co.
  3.20 *    Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of P2020 Rig Co.
  3.21    Certificate of Incorporation of P2021 Rig Co. (17)
  3.22    Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of P2021 Rig Co. (18)
  3.23 *    Certificate of Incorporation of Vantage Holdings Malaysia I Co.
  3.24 *    Memorandum and Articles of Association of Vantage Holdings Malaysia I Co.
  3.25    Certificate of Incorporation of Vantage Holding Hungary Kft.—English translation from Hungarian (19)
  3.26    Articles of Association of Vantage Drilling Netherlands B.V.—English translation from Dutch (20)
  3.27    Articles of Incorporation of Mandarin Drilling Corporation (21)
  3.28    Bylaws of Mandarin Drilling Corporation (22)
  3.29 *    Certificate of Incorporation of Vantage Drilling Labuan I Ltd.
  3.30 *    Memorandum and Articles of Association of Vantage Drilling Labuan I Ltd.
  3.31 *    Certificate of Incorporation of Vantage Drilling (Malaysia) I Sdn. Bhd.
  3.32 *    Memorandum and Articles of Association of Vantage Drilling (Malaysia) I Sdn. Bhd.
  4.1    Indenture dated as of July 30, 2010 by and among Offshore Group Investment Limited, the guarantors named therein, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (23)
  4.2    First Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 20, 2011, among Offshore Group Investment Limited, the guarantors named therein, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (24)
  4.3    Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 1, 2011, among Offshore Group Investment Limited, the guarantors named therein, and Wells Fargo, National Association, as trustee (25)
  4.4    Registration Rights Agreement dated as of June 1, 2011, among Offshore Group Investment Limited, the guarantors party thereto, and Jefferies & Company, Inc., as representative of the Initial Purchasers (26)
  5.1*    Opinion of Porter Hedges LLP
12.1*    Statement showing computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges
21.1    Subsidiaries of Vantage Drilling Company (27)
23.1*    Consent of Porter Hedges LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2*    Consent of UHY LLP
24.1*    Powers of Attorney (contained in signature pages)
99.1*    Form of Letter of Transmittal
99.2*    Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery

 

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* Filed herewith.
(1) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company’s registration statement on Form F-4 (File No. 333-147797).
(2) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 28, 2009.
(3) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-170841).
(4) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-170841).
(5) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.5 of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-170841).
(6) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.6 of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-170841).
(7) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.7 of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-170841).
(8) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.8 of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-170841).
(9) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.9 of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-170841).
(10) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.10 of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-170841).
(11) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.11 of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-170841).
(12) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.12 of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-170841).
(13) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.13 of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-170841).
(14) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.14 of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-170841).
(15) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.15 of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-170841).
(16) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.16 of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-170841).
(17) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.17 of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-170841).
(18) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.18 of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-170841).
(19) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.19 of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-170841).
(20) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.20 of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-170841).
(21) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.21 of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-170841).
(22) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.22 of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-170841).
(23) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 5, 2010.
(24) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 2, 2011.

 

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(25) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 2, 2011.
(26) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 2, 2011.
(27) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 21.1 of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 16, 2011.

 

Item 22. Undertakings.

(a) Each undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

1. To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement.

(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement.

2. That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

3. To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

4. That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(b) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

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(c) Each undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to respond to requests for information that is incorporated by reference into the prospectus pursuant to Items 4, 10(b), 11, or 13 of this Form, within one business day of receipt of such request, and to send the incorporated documents by first class mail or other equally prompt means. This includes information contained in documents filed subsequent to the effective date of the registration statement through the date of responding to the request.

(d) Each undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to supply by means of a post-effective amendment all information concerning a transaction, and the company being acquired involved therein, that was not the subject of and included in the registration statement when it became effective.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on the 10th day of June, 2011.

 

Offshore Group Investment Limited
By:  

/s/ Paul A. Bragg

 

Paul A. Bragg

Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

    Signature   Title   Date

By:

 

/s/ Paul A. Bragg

Paul A. Bragg

 

Chief Executive Officer (Principal

executive officer)

  June 10, 2011

By:

 

/s/ Douglas G. Smith

Douglas G. Smith

 

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

(Principal financial and accounting

officer) and Sole Director

  June 10, 2011

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on the 10th day of June, 2011.

 

Vantage Drilling Company

By:

 

/s/ Paul A. Bragg

 

Paul A. Bragg

Chief Executive Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES

Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Douglas G. Smith and Christopher G. DeClaire, and each of them individually, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

    Signature   Title   Date

By:

 

/s/ Paul A. Bragg

Paul A. Bragg

 

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal executive officer)

  June 10, 2011

By:

 

/s/ Douglas G. Smith

Douglas G. Smith

 

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

(Principal financial and accounting

officer)

  June 10, 2011

By:

 

/s/ Jorge E. Estrada

Jorge E. Estrada

  Director   June 10, 2011

By:

 

/s/ Marcelo D. Guiscardo

Marcelo D. Guiscardo

  Director   June 10, 2011

By:

 

/s/ John C.G. O’Leary

John C.G. O’Leary

  Director   June 10, 2011

By:

 

/s/ Steinar Thomassen

Steinar Thomassen

  Director   June 10, 2011

By:

 

 

Robert F. Grantham

  Director  

 

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    Signature   Title   Date

By:

 

/s/ Duke Ligon

Duke Ligon

  Director   June 10, 2011

By:

 

/s/ Ong Tian Khiam

Ong Tian Khiam

  Director   June 10, 2011

By:

 

/s/ Steven Bradshaw

Steven Bradshaw

  Director   June 10, 2011

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on the 10th day of June, 2011.

 

Emerald Driller Company
By:  

/s/ Paul A. Bragg

 

Paul A. Bragg

Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

    Signature   Title   Date

By:

 

/s/ Paul A. Bragg

Paul A. Bragg

 

Chief Executive Officer (Principal

executive officer) and Director

  June 10, 2011

By:

 

/s/ Douglas G. Smith

Douglas G. Smith

 

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

(Principal financial and accounting

officer)

  June 10, 2011

 

121


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on the 10th day of June, 2011.

 

Mandarin Drilling Corporation
By:  

/s/ Paul A. Bragg

 

Paul A. Bragg

Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

    Signature   Title   Date

By:

 

/s/ Paul A. Bragg

Paul A. Bragg

 

Chief Executive Officer (Principal

executive officer) and Director

  June 10, 2011

By:

 

/s/ Douglas G. Smith

Douglas G. Smith

 

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

(Principal financial and accounting

officer)

  June 10, 2011

 

122


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on the 10th day of June, 2011.

 

P2020 Rig Co.
By:  

/s/ Paul A. Bragg

 

Paul A. Bragg

Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

    Signature   Title   Date

By:

 

/s/ Paul A. Bragg

Paul A. Bragg

 

Chief Executive Officer (Principal

executive officer) and Director

  June 10, 2011

By:

 

/s/ Douglas G. Smith

Douglas G. Smith

 

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

(Principal financial and accounting

officer)

  June 10, 2011

 

123


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on the 10th day of June, 2011.

 

P2021 Rig Co.
By:  

/s/ Paul A. Bragg

 

Paul A. Bragg

Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

    Signature   Title   Date

By:

 

/s/ Paul A. Bragg

Paul A. Bragg

 

Chief Executive Officer (Principal

executive officer) and Director

  June 10, 2011

By:

 

/s/ Douglas G. Smith

Douglas G. Smith

 

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

(Principal financial and accounting

officer)

  June 10, 2011

 

124


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on the 10th day of June, 2011.

 

Sapphire Driller Company
By:  

/s/ Paul A. Bragg

 

Paul A. Bragg

Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

    Signature   Title   Date

By:

 

/s/ Paul A. Bragg

Paul A. Bragg

 

Chief Executive Officer (Principal

executive officer) and Director

  June 10, 2011

By:

 

/s/ Douglas G. Smith

Douglas G. Smith

 

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

(Principal financial and accounting

officer)

  June 10, 2011

 

125


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on the 10th day of June, 2011.

 

Vantage Driller I Co.
By:  

/s/ Paul A. Bragg

 

Paul A. Bragg

Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

    Signature   Title   Date

By:

 

/s/ Paul A. Bragg

Paul A. Bragg

 

Chief Executive Officer (Principal

executive officer) and Director

  June 10, 2011

By:

 

/s/ Douglas G. Smith

Douglas G. Smith

 

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

(Principal financial and accounting

officer)

  June 10, 2011

 

126


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on the 10th day of June, 2011.

 

Vantage Driller II Co.
By:  

/s/ Paul A. Bragg

 

Paul A. Bragg

Chief Executive Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES

Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Douglas G. Smith and Christopher G. DeClaire, and each of them individually, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

    Signature   Title   Date
By:  

/s/ Paul A. Bragg

Paul A. Bragg

 

Chief Executive Officer (Principal

executive officer) and Director

  June 10, 2011
By:  

/s/ Douglas G. Smith

Douglas G. Smith

 

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

(Principal financial and accounting

officer)

  June 10, 2011
By:  

/s/ Douglas W. Halkett

Douglas W. Halkett

  Director   June 10, 2011
By:  

/s/ Don Munro

Don Munro

  Director   June 10, 2011

 

127


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on the 10th day of June, 2011.

 

Vantage Driller III Co.
By:  

/s/ Paul A. Bragg

 

Paul A. Bragg

Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

    Signature   Title   Date

By:

 

/s/ Paul A. Bragg

Paul A. Bragg

 

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal executive officer) and Director

  June 10, 2011

By:

 

/s/ Douglas G. Smith

Douglas G. Smith

 

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

(Principal financial and accounting

officer)

  June 10, 2011

 

128


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on the 10th day of June, 2011.

 

Vantage Driller IV Co.
By:  

/s/ Paul A. Bragg

 

Paul A. Bragg

Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

    Signature   Title   Date

By:

 

/s/ Paul A. Bragg

Paul A. Bragg

 

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal executive officer) and Director

  June 10, 2011

By:

 

/s/ Douglas G. Smith

Douglas G. Smith

 

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

(Principal financial and accounting

officer)

  June 10, 2011

 

129


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on the 10th day of June, 2011.

 

Vantage Drilling Labuan I Ltd.
By:  

/s/ Linda J. Ibrahim

 

Linda J. Ibrahim

Director

POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

    Signature   Title   Date

By:

 

/s/ Linda J. Ibrahim

Linda J. Ibrahim

  Director   June 10, 2011

 

130


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on the 10th day of June, 2011.

 

Vantage Drilling (Malaysia) I Sdn. Bhd.
By:  

/s/ Linda J. Ibrahim

 

Linda J. Ibrahim

Director

POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES

Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Christopher G. DeClaire his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agent or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

    Signature    Title   Date

By:

 

/s/ Linda J. Ibrahim

Linda J. Ibrahim

   Director   June 10, 2011

By:

 

/s/ Fadzil Ishkandar Bin Badaruddin

Fadzil Ishkandar Bin Badaruddin

   Director   June 10, 2011

By:

 

/s/ Norwen Shahreedha Bin Mohamad Ghazali

Norwen Shahreedha Bin Mohamad Ghazali

   Director   June 10, 2011

 

131


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on the 10th day of June, 2011.

 

Vantage Drilling Netherlands B.V.
By:  

/s/ Linda J. Ibrahim

 

Linda J. Ibrahim

Managing Director

POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES

Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Christopher G. DeClaire his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agent or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

    Signature    Title   Date

By:

 

/s/ Linda J. Ibrahim

Linda J. Ibrahim

   Managing Director   June 10, 2011

By:

 

/s/ P.J.G. de Reus

P.J.G. de Reus

   Managing Director   June 10, 2011

By:

 

/s/ S.A.J. Engel

S.A.J. Engel

   Managing Director   June 10, 2011

 

132


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Budapest, Hungary, on the 10th day of June, 2011.

 

Vantage Holding Hungary Kft
By:  

/s/ Linda J. Ibrahim

 

Linda J. Ibrahim

Managing Director

By:  

/s/ Julia Varga

 

Julia Varga

Managing Director

POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES

Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Douglas G. Smith and Christopher G. DeClaire, and each of them individually, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

    Signature    Title   Date

By:

 

/s/ Mark C. Howell

Mark C. Howell

   Managing Director   June 10, 2011

By:

 

/s/ Linda J. Ibrahim

Linda J. Ibrahim

   Managing Director   June 10, 2011

By:

 

/s/ Julia Varga

Julia Varga

   Managing Director   June 10, 2011

 

133


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on the 10th day of June, 2011.

 

Vantage Holdings Malaysia I Co.
By:  

/s/ Paul A. Bragg

 

Paul A. Bragg

Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

    Signature    Title   Date

By:

 

/s/ Paul A. Bragg

Paul A. Bragg

  

Chief Executive Officer (Principal

executive officer) and Director

  June 10, 2011

By:

 

/s/ Douglas G. Smith

Douglas G. Smith

  

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

(Principal financial and accounting

officer)

  June 10, 2011

 

134


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on the 10th day of June, 2011.

 

Vantage International Management Co.
By:  

/s/ Paul A. Bragg

 

Paul A. Bragg

Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

    Signature    Title   Date

By:

 

/s/ Paul A. Bragg

Paul A. Bragg

  

Chief Executive Officer (Principal

executive officer) and Director

  June 10, 2011

By:

 

/s/ Douglas G. Smith

Douglas G. Smith

  

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

(Principal financial and accounting

officer)

  June 10, 2011

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.
   Description
3.1    Certificate of Incorporation of Vantage Drilling Company (1)
3.2    Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of Vantage Drilling Company (2)
3.3    Certificate of Incorporation of Offshore Group Investment Limited (3)
3.4    Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of Offshore Group Investment Limited (4)
3.5    Certificate of Incorporation of Vantage Driller I Co. (5)
3.6    Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of Vantage Driller I Co. (6)
3.7    Certificate of Incorporation of Vantage Driller II Co. (7)
3.8    Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of Vantage Driller II Co. (8)
3.9 *    Certificate of Incorporation of Vantage Driller III Co.
3.10 *    Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of Vantage Driller III Co.
3.11    Certificate of Incorporation of Vantage Driller IV Co. (9)
3.12    Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of Vantage Driller IV Co. (10)
3.13    Certificate of Incorporation of Emerald Driller Company (11)
3.14    Memorandum and Articles of Association of Emerald Driller Company (12)
3.15    Certificate of Incorporation of Sapphire Driller Company (13)
3.16    Memorandum and Articles of Association of Sapphire Driller Company (14)
3.17    Certificate of Incorporation of Vantage International Management Co. (15)
3.18    Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of Vantage International Management Co. (16)
3.19 *    Certificate of Incorporation of P2020 Rig Co.
3.20 *    Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of P2020 Rig Co.
3.21    Certificate of Incorporation of P2021 Rig Co. (17)
3.22    Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of P2021 Rig Co. (18)
3.23 *    Certificate of Incorporation of Vantage Holdings Malaysia I Co.
3.24 *    Memorandum and Articles of Association of Vantage Holdings Malaysia I Co.
3.25    Certificate of Incorporation of Vantage Holding Hungary Kft.—English translation from Hungarian (19)
3.26    Articles of Association of Vantage Drilling Netherlands B.V.—English translation from Dutch (20)
3.27    Articles of Incorporation of Mandarin Drilling Corporation (21)
3.28    Bylaws of Mandarin Drilling Corporation (22)
3.29 *    Certificate of Incorporation of Vantage Drilling Labuan I Ltd.
3.30 *    Memorandum and Articles of Association of Vantage Drilling Labuan I Ltd.

 

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3.31 *    Certificate of Incorporation of Vantage Drilling (Malaysia) I Sdn. Bhd.
3.32 *    Memorandum and Articles of Association of Vantage Drilling (Malaysia) I Sdn. Bhd.
4.1    Indenture dated as of July 30, 2010 by and among Offshore Group Investment Limited, the guarantors named therein, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (23)
4.2    First Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 20, 2011, among Offshore Group Investment Limited, the guarantors named therein, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (24)
4.3    Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 1, 2011, among Offshore Group Investment Limited, the guarantors named therein, and Wells Fargo, National Association, as trustee (25)
4.4    Registration Rights Agreement dated as of June 1, 2011, among Offshore Group Investment Limited, the guarantors party thereto, and Jefferies & Company, Inc., as representative of the Initial Purchasers (26)
5.1*    Opinion of Porter Hedges LLP
12.1*    Statement showing computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges
21.1    Subsidiaries of Vantage Drilling Company (27)
23.1*    Consent of Porter Hedges LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2*    Consent of UHY LLP
24.1*    Powers of Attorney (contained in signature pages)
99.1*    Form of Letter of Transmittal
99.2*    Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery

 

* Filed herewith.
(1) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company’s registration statement on Form F-4 (File No. 333-147797).
(2) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 28, 2009.
(3) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-170841).
(4) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-170841).
(5) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.5 of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-170841).
(6) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.6 of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-170841).
(7) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.7 of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-170841).
(8) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.8 of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-170841).
(9) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.9 of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-170841).
(10) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.10 of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-170841).
(11) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.11 of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-170841).

 

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(12) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.12 of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-170841).
(13) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.13 of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-170841).
(14) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.14 of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-170841).
(15) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.15 of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-170841).
(16) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.16 of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-170841).
(17) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.17 of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-170841).
(18) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.18 of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-170841).
(19) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.19 of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-170841).
(20) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.20 of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-170841).
(21) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.21 of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-170841).
(22) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.22 of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-170841).
(23) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 5, 2010.
(24) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 2, 2011.
(25) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 2, 2011.
(26) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 2, 2011.
(27) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 21.1 of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 16, 2011.

 

138

EX-3.9 2 dex39.htm CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF VANTAGE DRILLER III CO. Certificate of Incorporation of Vantage Driller III Co.

Exhibit 3.9

MC-220517

Certificate of Incorporation

I, D. EVADNE EBANKS Assistant Registrar of Companies of the Cayman Islands DO HEREBY CERTIFY, pursuant to the Companies Law CAP. 22, that all requirements of the said Law in respect of registration were complied with by

Vantage Driller III Co

an Exempted Company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with Limited Liability with effect from the 2nd day of December Two Thousand Eight

Given under my hand and Seal at George Town in the

Island of Grand Cayman this 2nd day of December Two

Thousand Eight

/s/ D. Evadne Ebanks

[seal of registrar]

Assistant Registrar of Companies,

Cayman Islands

EX-3.10 3 dex310.htm SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association

Exhibit 3.10

THE COMPANIES LAW (2007 REVISION)

OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS

COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

OF

Vantage Driller III Co

(adopted by Special Resolution dated 13 July 2009)


THE COMPANIES LAW (2007 REVISION)

OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS

COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED

MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION

OF

Vantage Driller III Co

(adopted by Special Resolution dated 13 July 2009)

 

1 The name of the Company is Vantage Driller III Co

 

2 The registered office of the Company shall be at the offices of Maples Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands, or at such other place as the Directors may from time to time decide.

 

3 The objects for which the Company is established are the following:

 

  (a) to provide petroleum, mining and prospecting services (including offshore exploration services);

 

  (b) to enter into such other agreements and documents and take such other actions as the directors of the Company may consider necessary or desirable in connection with the matters set out in (a) above, including any arrangements relating to the financing, operations, maintenance and administration of the Company;

 

  (c) to engage in or carry on any other activity and do anything of any nature which may seem to the directors of the Company to be necessary or desirable in connection with any of the above objects (a) and (b) which shall include any and all activities contemplated by the Articles of Association of the Company; and

 

  (d) in addition to objects (a) to (c), the Company shall have full power and authority to carry out any object not prohibited by the Companies Law (2007 Revision) or as the same may be revised from time to time, or any other law of the Cayman Islands.

 

4 The liability of each Member is limited to the amount from time to time unpaid on such Member’s shares.

 

5 The share capital of the Company is US$50,000 divided into 50,000 shares of a par value of US$1.00 each.

 

6 The Company has power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate limited by shares under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands.


7 Capitalised terms that are not defined in this Memorandum of Association bear the same meaning as those given in the Articles of Association of the Company.

 

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THE COMPANIES LAW (2007 REVISION)

OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS

COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED

ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

OF

Vantage Driller III Co

(adopted by Special Resolution dated 13 July 2009)

 

1 Interpretation

 

1.1 In these Articles Table A in the First Schedule to the Statute does not apply and, unless there is something in the subject or context inconsistent therewith:

 

“Articles”

means these articles of association of the Company.

 

Auditor

means the person for the time being performing the duties of auditor of the Company (if any).

 

Company

means the above named company.

 

Directors

means the directors for the time being of the Company.

 

Dividend

includes an interim dividend.

 

Electronic Record

has the same meaning as in the Electronic Transactions Law.

 

Electronic Transactions Law

means the Electronic Transactions Law (2003 Revision) of the Cayman Islands.

 

Member

has the same meaning as in the Statute.

 

Memorandum

means the memorandum of association of the Company.

 

Ordinary Resolution

means a resolution passed by a simple majority of the Members as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting, and includes a unanimous written resolution. In computing the majority when a poll is demanded regard shall be had to the number of votes to which each Member is entitled by the Articles.

 

Register of Members

means the register maintained in accordance with the Statute and includes (except where otherwise stated) any duplicate Register of Members.

 

Registered Office

means the registered office for the time being of the Company.

 

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“Seal”

means the common seal of the Company and includes every duplicate seal.

 

“Share” and “Shares”

means a share or shares in the Company and includes a fraction of a share.

 

Special Resolution

has the same meaning as in the Statute, and includes a unanimous written resolution.

 

Statute

means the Companies Law (2007 Revision) of the Cayman Islands.

 

1.2 In these Articles:

 

  (a) words importing the singular number include the plural number and vice versa;

 

  (b) words importing the masculine gender include the feminine gender;

 

  (c) words importing persons include corporations;

 

  (d) “written” and “in writing” include all modes of representing or reproducing words in visible form, including in the form of an Electronic Record;

 

  (e) references to provisions of any law or regulation shall be construed as references to those provisions as amended, modified, re-enacted or replaced from time to time;

 

  (f) any phrase introduced by the terms “including”, “include”, “in particular” or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words preceding those terms;

 

  (g) headings are inserted for reference only and shall be ignored in construing these Articles; and

 

  (h) Section 8 of the Electronic Transactions Law shall not apply.

 

2 Commencement of Business

 

2.1 The business of the Company may be commenced as soon after incorporation as the Directors shall see fit.

 

2.2 The Directors may pay, out of the capital or any other monies of the Company, all expenses incurred in or about the formation and establishment of the Company, including the expenses of registration.

 

3 Issue of Shares

 

3.1

Subject to the provisions, if any, in the Memorandum (and to any direction that may be given by the Company in general meeting) and without prejudice to any rights attached to any existing Shares, the Directors may allot, issue, grant options over or otherwise dispose of Shares (including fractions of a Share) with or without preferred, deferred or other rights or restrictions,

 

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whether in regard to Dividend, voting, return of capital or otherwise and to such persons, at such times and on such other terms as they think proper.

 

3.2 The Company shall not issue Shares to bearer.

 

4 Register of Members

The Company shall maintain or cause to be maintained the Register of Members.

 

5 Closing Register of Members or Fixing Record Date

 

5.1 For the purpose of determining Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at any meeting of Members or any adjournment thereof, or Members entitled to receive payment of any Dividend, or in order to make a determination of Members for any other purpose, the Directors may provide that the Register of Members shall be closed for transfers for a stated period which shall not in any case exceed forty days. If the Register of Members shall be closed for the purpose of determining Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at, a meeting of Members the Register of Members shall be closed for at least ten days immediately preceding the meeting.

 

5.2 In lieu of, or apart from, closing the Register of Members, the Directors may fix in advance or arrears a date as the record date for any such determination of Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at any meeting of the Members or any adjournment thereof, or for the purpose of determining the Members entitled to receive payment of any Dividend or in order to make a determination of Members for any other purpose.

 

5.3 If the Register of Members is not so closed and no record date is fixed for the determination of Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at, a meeting of Members or Members entitled to receive payment of a Dividend, the date on which notice of the meeting is sent or the date on which the resolution of the Directors declaring such Dividend is adopted, as the case may be, shall be the record date for such determination of Members. When a determination of Members entitled to vote at any meeting of Members has been made as provided in this Article, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof.

 

6 Certificates for Shares

 

6.1 A Member shall only be entitled to a share certificate if the Directors resolve that share certificates shall be issued. Share certificates representing Shares, if any, shall be in such form as the Directors may determine. Share certificates shall be signed by one or more Directors or other person authorised by the Directors. The Directors may authorise certificates to be issued with the authorised signature(s) affixed by mechanical process. All certificates for Shares shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified and shall specify the Shares to which they relate. All certificates surrendered to the Company for transfer shall be cancelled and subject to these Articles no new certificate shall be issued until the former certificate representing a like number of relevant Shares shall have been surrendered and cancelled.

 

6.2 The Company shall not be bound to issue more than one certificate for Shares held jointly by more than one person and delivery of a certificate to one joint holder shall be a sufficient delivery to all of them.

 

6.3

If a share certificate is defaced, worn out, lost or destroyed, it may be renewed on such terms (if any) as to evidence and indemnity and on the payment of such expenses reasonably incurred by

 

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the Company in investigating evidence, as the Directors may prescribe, and (in the case of defacement or wearing out) upon delivery of the old certificate.

 

7 Transfer of Shares

 

7.1 Shares are transferable subject to the consent of the Directors who may, in their absolute discretion, decline to register any transfer of Shares without giving any reason. If the Directors refuse to register a transfer they shall notify the transferee within two months of such refusal.

 

7.2 The instrument of transfer of any Share shall be in writing and shall be executed by or on behalf of the transferor (and if the Directors so require, signed by the transferee). The transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder of a Share until the name of the transferee is entered in the Register of Members.

 

7.3 Notwithstanding anything contained in these Articles, the Directors shall not decline to register any transfer of shares where such transfer is executed pursuant to, or for the purpose of enforcing, any security which has been granted over such shares, and a certificate by the party to whom such security has been granted that the transfer was so executed shall be conclusive evidence of such fact.

 

8 Redemption and Repurchase of Shares

 

8.1 Subject to the provisions of the Statute the Company may issue Shares that are to be redeemed or are liable to be redeemed at the option of the Member or the Company. The redemption of such Shares shall be effected in such manner as the Company may, by Special Resolution, determine before the issue of the Shares.

 

8.2 Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Company may purchase its own Shares (including any redeemable Shares) provided that the Members shall have approved the manner of purchase by Ordinary Resolution.

 

8.3 The Company may make a payment in respect of the redemption or purchase of its own Shares in any manner permitted by the Statute, including out of capital.

 

9 Variation of Rights of Shares

 

9.1 If at any time the share capital of the Company is divided into different classes of Shares, the rights attached to any class (unless otherwise provided by the terms of issue of the Shares of that class) may, whether or not the Company is being wound up, be varied with the consent in writing of the holders of three-quarters of the issued Shares of that class, or with the sanction of a Special Resolution passed at a general meeting of the holders of the Shares of that class.

 

9.2 The provisions of these Articles relating to general meetings shall apply to every class meeting of the holders of one class of Shares except that the necessary quorum shall be one person holding or representing by proxy at least one third of the issued Shares of the class and that any holder of Shares of the class present in person or by proxy may demand a poll.

 

9.3 The rights conferred upon the holders of the Shares of any class issued with preferred or other rights shall not, unless otherwise expressly provided by the terms of issue of the Shares of that class, be deemed to be varied by the creation or issue of further Shares ranking pari passu therewith.

 

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10 Commission on Sale of Shares

The Company may, in so far as the Statute permits, pay a commission to any person in consideration of his subscribing or agreeing to subscribe whether absolutely or conditionally for any Shares of the Company. Such commissions may be satisfied by the payment of cash and/or the issue of fully or partly paid-up Shares. The Company may also on any issue of Shares pay such brokerage as may be lawful.

 

11 Non Recognition of Trusts

The Company shall not be bound by or compelled to recognise in any way (even when notified) any equitable, contingent, future or partial interest in any Share, or (except only as is otherwise provided by these Articles or the Statute) any other rights in respect of any Share other than an absolute right to the entirety thereof in the registered holder.

 

12 Lien on Shares

 

12.1 The Company shall have a first and paramount lien on all Shares (whether fully paid-up or not) registered in the name of a Member (whether solely or jointly with others) for all debts, liabilities or engagements to or with the Company (whether presently payable or not) by such Member or his estate, either alone or jointly with any other person, whether a Member or not, but the Directors may at any time declare any Share to be wholly or in part exempt from the provisions of this Article. The registration of a transfer of any such Share shall operate as a waiver of the Company’s lien thereon. The Company’s lien on a Share shall also extend to any amount payable in respect of that Share.

 

12.2 The Company may sell, in such manner as the Directors think fit, any Shares on which the Company has a lien, if a sum in respect of which the lien exists is presently payable, and is not paid within fourteen clear days after notice has been given to the holder of the Shares, or to the person entitled to it in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of the holder, demanding payment and stating that if the notice is not complied with the Shares may be sold.

 

12.3 To give effect to any such sale the Directors may authorise any person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Shares sold to, or in accordance with the directions of, the purchaser. The purchaser or his nominee shall be registered as the holder of the Shares comprised in any such transfer, and he shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, nor shall his title to the Shares be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the sale or the exercise of the Company’s power of sale under these Articles.

 

12.4 The net proceeds of such sale after payment of costs, shall be applied in payment of such part of the amount in respect of which the lien exists as is presently payable and any residue shall (subject to a like lien for sums not presently payable as existed upon the Shares before the sale) be paid to the person entitled to the Shares at the date of the sale.

 

12.5

Notwithstanding any other provision of these Articles, in the case of any share which is the subject of any security agreement approved by the Directors by, or pursuant to which, a security interest, mortgage, charge or other encumbrance has been granted in respect of such share, (i) the Company shall not have any lien on any such share for any monies (whether presently payable or not) payable at a fixed time or called in respect of any such share, (ii) subject always to their Director’s duties under Cayman Islands law, the Directors of the Company may not refuse to declare, and if requested to do so by any holder or the secured party under any such security agreement, may declare any such share to be exempt from any lien provisions provided for in

 

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Articles 12.1 to 12.4 and (iii) the provisions of Articles 12.1 to 12.4 inclusive shall not apply to any such share.

 

13 Call on Shares

 

13.1 Subject to the terms of the allotment the Directors may from time to time make calls upon the Members in respect of any monies unpaid on their Shares (whether in respect of par value or premium), and each Member shall (subject to receiving at least fourteen days notice specifying the time or times of payment) pay to the Company at the time or times so specified the amount called on the Shares. A call may be revoked or postponed as the Directors may determine. A call may be required to be paid by instalments. A person upon whom a call is made shall remain liable for calls made upon him notwithstanding the subsequent transfer of the Shares in respect of which the call was made.

 

13.2 A call shall be deemed to have been made at the time when the resolution of the Directors authorising such call was passed.

 

13.3 The joint holders of a Share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all calls in respect thereof.

 

13.4 If a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable, the person from whom it is due shall pay interest on the amount unpaid from the day it became due and payable until it is paid at such rate as the Directors may determine, but the Directors may waive payment of the interest wholly or in part.

 

13.5 An amount payable in respect of a Share on allotment or at any fixed date, whether on account of the par value of the Share or premium or otherwise, shall be deemed to be a call and if it is not paid all the provisions of these Articles shall apply as if that amount had become due and payable by virtue of a call.

 

13.6 The Directors may issue Shares with different terms as to the amount and times of payment of calls, or the interest to be paid.

 

13.7 The Directors may, if they think fit, receive an amount from any Member willing to advance all or any part of the monies uncalled and unpaid upon any Shares held by him, and may (until the amount would otherwise become payable) pay interest at such rate as may be agreed upon between the Directors and the Member paying such amount in advance.

 

13.8 No such amount paid in advance of calls shall entitle the Member paying such amount to any portion of a Dividend declared in respect of any period prior to the date upon which such amount would, but for such payment, become payable.

 

14 Forfeiture of Shares

 

14.1 If a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable the Directors may give to the person from whom it is due not less than fourteen clear days notice requiring payment of the amount unpaid together with any interest, which may have accrued. The notice shall specify where payment is to be made and shall state that if the notice is not complied with the Shares in respect of which the call was made will be liable to be forfeited.

 

14.2

If the notice is not complied with any Share in respect of which it was given may, before the payment required by the notice has been made, be forfeited by a resolution of the Directors.

 

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Such forfeiture shall include all Dividends or other monies declared payable in respect of the forfeited Share and not paid before the forfeiture.

 

14.3 A forfeited Share may be sold, re-allotted or otherwise disposed of on such terms and in such manner as the Directors think fit and at any time before a sale, re-allotment or disposition the forfeiture may be cancelled on such terms as the Directors think fit. Where for the purposes of its disposal a forfeited Share is to be transferred to any person the Directors may authorise some person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Share in favour of that person.

 

14.4 A person any of whose Shares have been forfeited shall cease to be a Member in respect of them and shall surrender to the Company for cancellation the certificate for the Shares forfeited and shall remain liable to pay to the Company all monies which at the date of forfeiture were payable by him to the Company in respect of those Shares together with interest, but his liability shall cease if and when the Company shall have received payment in full of all monies due and payable by him in respect of those Shares.

 

14.5 A certificate in writing under the hand of one Director or officer of the Company that a Share has been forfeited on a specified date shall be conclusive evidence of the fact as against all persons claiming to be entitled to the Share. The certificate shall (subject to the execution of an instrument of transfer) constitute a good title to the Share and the person to whom the Share is disposed of shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, if any, nor shall his title to the Share be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings in reference to the forfeiture, sale or disposal of the Share.

 

14.6 The provisions of these Articles as to forfeiture shall apply in the case of non payment of any sum which, by the terms of issue of a Share, becomes payable at a fixed time, whether on account of the par value of the Share or by way of premium as if it had been payable by virtue of a call duly made and notified.

 

15 Transmission of Shares

 

15.1 If a Member dies the survivor or survivors where he was a joint holder or his legal personal representatives where he was a sole holder, shall be the only persons recognised by the Company as having any title to his interest. The estate of a deceased Member is not thereby released from any liability in respect of any Share, which had been jointly held by him.

 

15.2 Any person becoming entitled to a Share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution of a Member (or in any other way than by transfer) may, upon such evidence being produced as may from time to time be required by the Directors, elect, by a notice in writing sent by him, either to become the holder of such Share or to have some person nominated by him become the holder of such Share but the Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the Share by the relevant Member before his death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution, as the case may be.

 

15.3

A person becoming entitled to a Share by reason of the death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution of a Member (or in any other case than by transfer) shall be entitled to the same Dividends and other advantages to which he would be entitled if he were the registered holder of such Share. However, he shall not, before becoming a Member in respect of a Share, be entitled in respect of it to exercise any right conferred by membership in relation to meetings of the Company and the Directors may at any time give notice requiring any such person to elect either

 

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to be registered himself or to have some person nominated by him become the holder of the Share (but the Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the Share by the relevant Member before his death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution or any other case than by transfer, as the case may be). If the notice is not complied with within ninety days the Directors may thereafter withhold payment of all Dividends, bonuses or other monies payable in respect of the Share until the requirements of the notice have been complied with.

 

16 Amendments of Memorandum and Articles of Association and Alteration of Capital

 

16.1 The Company may by Ordinary Resolution:

 

  (a) increase the share capital by such sum as the resolution shall prescribe and with such rights, priorities and privileges annexed thereto, as the Company in general meeting may determine;

 

  (b) consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into Shares of larger amount than its existing Shares;

 

  (c) by subdivision of its existing Shares or any of them divide the whole or any part of its Share capital into Shares of smaller amount than is fixed by the Memorandum or into Shares without par value; and

 

  (d) cancel any Shares that at the date of the passing of the resolution have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person.

 

16.2 All new Shares created in accordance with the provisions of the preceding Article shall be subject to the same provisions of the Articles with reference to the payment of calls, liens, transfer, transmission, forfeiture and otherwise as the Shares in the original share capital.

 

16.3 Subject to the provisions of the Statute and the provisions of these Articles as regards the matters to be dealt with by Ordinary Resolution, the Company may by Special Resolution:

 

  (a) change its name;

 

  (b) alter or add to these Articles;

 

  (c) alter or add to the Memorandum with respect to any objects, powers or other matters specified therein; and

 

  (d) reduce its share capital and any capital redemption reserve fund.

 

17 Registered Office

Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Company may by resolution of the Directors change the location of its Registered Office.

 

18 General Meetings

 

18.1 All general meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings.

 

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18.2 The Company shall, if required by the Statute, in each year hold a general meeting as its annual general meeting, and shall specify the meeting as such in the notices calling it. The annual general meeting shall be held at such time and place as the Directors shall appoint and if no other time and place is prescribed by them, it shall be held at the Registered Office on the second Wednesday in December of each year at ten o’clock in the morning. At these meetings the report of the Directors (if any) shall be presented.

 

18.3 The Company may hold an annual general meeting, but shall not (unless required by Statute) be obliged to hold an annual general meeting.

 

18.4 The Directors may call general meetings, and they shall on a Members requisition forthwith proceed to convene an extraordinary general meeting of the Company.

 

18.5 A Members requisition is a requisition of Members of the Company holding at the date of deposit of the requisition not less than ten per cent. in par value of the capital of the Company which as at that date carries the right of voting at general meetings of the Company.

 

18.6 The requisition must state the objects of the meeting and must be signed by the requisitionists and deposited at the Registered Office, and may consist of several documents in like form each signed by one or more requisitionists.

 

18.7 If the Directors do not within twenty-one days from the date of the deposit of the requisition duly proceed to convene a general meeting to be held within a further twenty-one days, the requisitionists, or any of them representing more than one-half of the total voting rights of all of them, may themselves convene a general meeting, but any meeting so convened shall not be held after the expiration of three months after the expiration of the said twenty-one days.

 

18.8 A general meeting convened as aforesaid by requisitionists shall be convened in the same manner as nearly as possible as that in which general meetings are to be convened by Directors.

 

19 Notice of General Meetings

 

19.1 At least five days’ notice shall be given of any general meeting. Every notice shall be exclusive of the day on which it is given or deemed to be given and of the day for which it is given and shall specify the place, the day and the hour of the meeting and the general nature of the business and shall be given in the manner hereinafter mentioned or in such other manner if any as may be prescribed by the Company, provided that a general meeting of the Company shall, whether or not the notice specified in this regulation has been given and whether or not the provisions of the Articles regarding general meetings have been complied with, be deemed to have been duly convened if it is so agreed:

 

  (a) in the case of an annual general meeting, by all the Members (or their proxies) entitled to attend and vote thereat; and

 

  (b) in the case of an extraordinary general meeting, by a majority in number of the Members (or their proxies) having a right to attend and vote at the meeting, being a majority together holding not less than ninety five per cent. in par value of the Shares giving that right.

 

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19.2 The accidental omission to give notice of a general meeting to, or the non receipt of notice of a meeting by, any person entitled to receive notice shall not invalidate the proceedings of that meeting.

 

20 Proceedings at General Meetings

 

20.1 No business shall be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum is present. Two Members being individuals present in person or by proxy or if a corporation or other non-natural person by its duly authorised representative or proxy shall be a quorum unless the Company has only one Member entitled to vote at such general meeting in which case the quorum shall be that one Member present in person or by proxy or (in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person) by a duly authorised representative or proxy.

 

20.2 A person may participate at a general meeting by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other. Participation by a person in a general meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting.

 

20.3 A resolution (including a Special Resolution) in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by all Members for the time being entitled to receive notice of and to attend and vote at general meetings (or, being corporations, signed by their duly authorised representatives) shall be as valid and effective as if the resolution had been passed at a general meeting of the Company duly convened and held.

 

20.4 If a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting or if during such a meeting a quorum ceases to be present, the meeting, if convened upon the requisition of Members, shall be dissolved and in any other case it shall stand adjourned to the same day in the next week at the same time and place or to such other day, time or such other place as the Directors may determine, and if at the adjourned meeting a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting the Members present shall be a quorum.

 

20.5 The chairman, if any, of the board of Directors shall preside as chairman at every general meeting of the Company, or if there is no such chairman, or if he shall not be present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for the holding of the meeting, or is unwilling to act, the Directors present shall elect one of their number to be chairman of the meeting.

 

20.6 If no Director is willing to act as chairman or if no Director is present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for holding the meeting, the Members present shall choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting.

 

20.7 The chairman may, with the consent of a meeting at which a quorum is present, (and shall if so directed by the meeting), adjourn the meeting from time to time and from place to place, but no business shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place. When a general meeting is adjourned for thirty days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as in the case of an original meeting. Otherwise it shall not be necessary to give any such notice.

 

20.8 A resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a show of hands unless before, or on the declaration of the result of, the show of hands, the chairman demands a poll, or any other Member or Members collectively present in person or by proxy and holding at least ten per cent. in par value of the Shares giving a right to attend and vote at the meeting demand a poll.

 

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20.9 Unless a poll is duly demanded a declaration by the chairman that a resolution has been carried or carried unanimously, or by a particular majority, or lost or not carried by a particular majority, an entry to that effect in the minutes of the proceedings of the meeting shall be conclusive evidence of that fact without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour of or against such resolution.

 

20.10 The demand for a poll may be withdrawn.

 

20.11 Except on a poll demanded on the election of a chairman or on a question of adjournment, a poll shall be taken as the chairman directs, and the result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the general meeting at which the poll was demanded.

 

20.12 A poll demanded on the election of a chairman or on a question of adjournment shall be taken forthwith. A poll demanded on any other question shall be taken at such time as the chairman of the general meeting directs, and any business other than that upon which a poll has been demanded or is contingent thereon may proceed pending the taking of the poll.

 

20.13 In the case of an equality of votes, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, the chairman shall be entitled to a second or casting vote.

 

21 Votes of Members

 

21.1 Subject to any rights or restrictions attached to any Shares, on a show of hands every Member who (being an individual) is present in person or by proxy or, if a corporation or other non-natural person is present by its duly authorised representative or proxy, shall have one vote and on a poll every Member shall have one vote for every Share of which he is the holder.

 

21.2 In the case of joint holders of record the vote of the senior holder who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy, shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders, and seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names of the holders stand in the Register of Members.

 

21.3 A Member of unsound mind, or in respect of whom an order has been made by any court, having jurisdiction in lunacy, may vote, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, by his committee, receiver, curator bonis, or other person on such Member’s behalf appointed by that court, and any such committee, receiver, curator bonis or other person may vote by proxy.

 

21.4 No person shall be entitled to vote at any general meeting or at any separate meeting of the holders of a class of Shares unless he is registered as a Member on the record date for such meeting nor unless all calls or other monies then payable by him in respect of Shares have been paid.

 

21.5 No objection shall be raised to the qualification of any voter except at the general meeting or adjourned general meeting at which the vote objected to is given or tendered and every vote not disallowed at the meeting shall be valid. Any objection made in due time shall be referred to the chairman whose decision shall be final and conclusive.

 

21.6 On a poll or on a show of hands votes may be cast either personally or by proxy. A Member may appoint more than one proxy or the same proxy under one or more instruments to attend and vote at a meeting. Where a Member appoints more than one proxy the instrument of proxy shall state which proxy is entitled to vote on a show of hands.

 

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21.7 A Member holding more than one Share need not cast the votes in respect of his Shares in the same way on any resolution and therefore may vote a Share or some or all such Shares either for or against a resolution and/or abstain from voting a Share or some or all of the Shares and, subject to the terms of the instrument appointing him, a proxy appointed under one or more instruments may vote a Share or some or all of the Shares in respect of which he is appointed either for or against a resolution and/or abstain from voting.

 

22 Proxies

 

22.1 The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing, be executed under the hand of the appointor or of his attorney duly authorised in writing, or, if the appointor is a corporation under the hand of an officer or attorney duly authorised for that purpose. A proxy need not be a Member of the Company.

 

22.2 The instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited at the Registered Office or at such other place as is specified for that purpose in the notice convening the meeting, or in any instrument of proxy sent out by the Company:

 

  (a) not less than 48 hours before the time for holding the meeting or adjourned meeting at which the person named in the instrument proposes to vote; or

 

  (b) in the case of a poll taken more than 48 hours after it is demanded, be deposited as aforesaid after the poll has been demanded and not less than 24 hours before the time appointed for the taking of the poll; or

 

  (c) where the poll is not taken forthwith but is taken not more than 48 hours after it was demanded be delivered at the meeting at which the poll was demanded to the chairman or to the secretary or to any director;

provided that the Directors may in the notice convening the meeting, or in an instrument of proxy sent out by the Company, direct that the instrument appointing a proxy may be deposited (no later than the time for holding the meeting or adjourned meeting) at the Registered Office or at such other place as is specified for that purpose in the notice convening the meeting, or in any instrument of proxy sent out by the Company. The chairman may in any event at his discretion direct that an instrument of proxy shall be deemed to have been duly deposited. An instrument of proxy that is not deposited in the manner permitted shall be invalid.

 

22.3 The instrument appointing a proxy may be in any usual or common form and may be expressed to be for a particular meeting or any adjournment thereof or generally until revoked. An instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to include the power to demand or join or concur in demanding a poll.

 

22.4 Votes given in accordance with the terms of an instrument of proxy shall be valid notwithstanding the previous death or insanity of the principal or revocation of the proxy or of the authority under which the proxy was executed, or the transfer of the Share in respect of which the proxy is given unless notice in writing of such death, insanity, revocation or transfer was received by the Company at the Registered Office before the commencement of the general meeting, or adjourned meeting at which it is sought to use the proxy.

 

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23 Corporate Members

Any corporation or other non-natural person which is a Member may in accordance with its constitutional documents, or in the absence of such provision by resolution of its directors or other governing body, authorise such person as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any meeting of the Company or of any class of Members, and the person so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the corporation which he represents as the corporation could exercise if it were an individual Member.

 

24 Shares that May Not be Voted

Shares in the Company that are beneficially owned by the Company shall not be voted, directly or indirectly, at any meeting and shall not be counted in determining the total number of outstanding Shares at any given time.

 

25 Directors

There shall be a board of Directors consisting of not less than one person (exclusive of alternate Directors) provided however that the Company may from time to time by Ordinary Resolution increase or reduce the limits in the number of Directors. The first Directors of the Company shall be determined in writing by, or appointed by a resolution of, the subscriber(s) to the Memorandum.

 

26 Powers of Directors

 

26.1 Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Memorandum and the Articles and to any directions given by Special Resolution, the business of the Company shall be managed by the Directors who may exercise all the powers of the Company. No alteration of the Memorandum or Articles and no such direction shall invalidate any prior act of the Directors which would have been valid if that alteration had not been made or that direction had not been given. A duly convened meeting of Directors at which a quorum is present may exercise all powers exercisable by the Directors.

 

26.2 All cheques, promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments and all receipts for monies paid to the Company shall be signed, drawn, accepted, endorsed or otherwise executed as the case may be in such manner as the Directors shall determine by resolution.

 

26.3 The Directors on behalf of the Company may pay a gratuity or pension or allowance on retirement to any Director who has held any other salaried office or place of profit with the Company or to his widow or dependants and may make contributions to any fund and pay premiums for the purchase or provision of any such gratuity, pension or allowance.

 

26.4 The Directors may exercise all the powers of the Company to borrow money and to mortgage or charge its undertaking, property and uncalled capital or any part thereof and to issue debentures, debenture stock, mortgages, bonds and other such securities whether outright or as security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or of any third party.

 

27 Appointment and Removal of Directors

 

27.1 The Company may by Ordinary Resolution appoint any person to be a Director or may by Ordinary Resolution remove any Director.

 

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27.2 The Directors may appoint any person to be a Director, either to fill a vacancy or as an additional Director provided that the appointment does not cause the number of Directors to exceed any number fixed by or in accordance with the Articles as the maximum number of Directors.

 

28 Vacation of Office of Director

The office of a Director shall be vacated if:

 

  (a) he gives notice in writing to the Company that he resigns the office of Director; or

 

  (b) he absents himself (without being represented by proxy or an alternate Director appointed by him) from three consecutive meetings of the board of Directors without special leave of absence from the Directors, and they pass a resolution that he has by reason of such absence vacated office; or

 

  (c) he dies, becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors generally; or

 

  (d) he is found to be or becomes of unsound mind; or

 

  (e) all the other Directors of the Company (being not less than two in number) resolve that he should be removed as a Director.

 

29 Proceedings of Directors

 

29.1 The quorum for the transaction of the business of the Directors may be fixed by the Directors, and unless so fixed shall be two if there are two or more Directors, and shall be one if there is only one Director. A person who holds office as an alternate Director shall, if his appointor is not present, be counted in the quorum. A Director who also acts as an alternate Director shall, if his appointor is not present, count twice towards the quorum.

 

29.2 Subject to the provisions of the Articles, the Directors may regulate their proceedings as they think fit. Questions arising at any meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes. In the case of an equality of votes, the chairman shall have a second or casting vote. A Director who is also an alternate Director shall be entitled in the absence of his appointor to a separate vote on behalf of his appointor in addition to his own vote.

 

29.3 A person may participate in a meeting of the Directors or committee of Directors by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other at the same time. Participation by a person in a meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting. Unless otherwise determined by the Directors the meeting shall be deemed to be held at the place where the chairman is at the start of the meeting.

 

29.4 A resolution in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by all the Directors or all the members of a committee of Directors (an alternate Director being entitled to sign such a resolution on behalf of his appointor) shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Directors, or committee of Directors as the case may be, duly convened and held.

 

29.5

A Director or alternate Director may, or other officer of the Company on the requisition of a Director or alternate Director shall, call a meeting of the Directors by at least two days’ notice in

 

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writing to every Director and alternate Director which notice shall set forth the general nature of the business to be considered unless notice is waived by all the Directors (or their alternates) either at, before or after the meeting is held.

 

29.6 The continuing Directors may act notwithstanding any vacancy in their body, but if and so long as their number is reduced below the number fixed by or pursuant to these Articles as the necessary quorum of Directors the continuing Directors or Director may act for the purpose of increasing the number of Directors to that number, or of summoning a general meeting of the Company, but for no other purpose.

 

29.7 The Directors may elect a chairman of their board and determine the period for which he is to hold office; but if no such chairman is elected, or if at any meeting the chairman is not present within five minutes after the time appointed for holding the same, the Directors present may choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting.

 

29.8 All acts done by any meeting of the Directors or of a committee of Directors (including any person acting as an alternate Director) shall, notwithstanding that it be afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any Director or alternate Director, or that they or any of them were disqualified, be as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed and qualified to be a Director or alternate Director as the case may be.

 

29.9 A Director but not an alternate Director may be represented at any meetings of the board of Directors by a proxy appointed in writing by him. The proxy shall count towards the quorum and the vote of the proxy shall for all purposes be deemed to be that of the appointing Director.

 

30 Presumption of Assent

A Director of the Company who is present at a meeting of the board of Directors at which action on any Company matter is taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action taken unless his dissent shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless he shall file his written dissent from such action with the person acting as the chairman or secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or shall forward such dissent by registered post to such person immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a Director who voted in favour of such action.

 

31 Directors’ Interests

 

31.1 A Director may hold any other office or place of profit under the Company (other than the office of Auditor) in conjunction with his office of Director for such period and on such terms as to remuneration and otherwise as the Directors may determine.

 

31.2 A Director may act by himself or his firm in a professional capacity for the Company and he or his firm shall be entitled to remuneration for professional services as if he were not a Director or alternate Director.

 

31.3 A Director or alternate Director of the Company may be or become a director or other officer of or otherwise interested in any company promoted by the Company or in which the Company may be interested as shareholder or otherwise, and no such Director or alternate Director shall be accountable to the Company for any remuneration or other benefits received by him as a director or officer of, or from his interest in, such other company.

 

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31.4 No person shall be disqualified from the office of Director or alternate Director or prevented by such office from contracting with the Company, either as vendor, purchaser or otherwise, nor shall any such contract or any contract or transaction entered into by or on behalf of the Company in which any Director or alternate Director shall be in any way interested be or be liable to be avoided, nor shall any Director or alternate Director so contracting or being so interested be liable to account to the Company for any profit realised by any such contract or transaction by reason of such Director holding office or of the fiduciary relation thereby established. A Director (or his alternate Director in his absence) shall be at liberty to vote in respect of any contract or transaction in which he is interested provided that the nature of the interest of any Director or alternate Director in any such contract or transaction shall be disclosed by him at or prior to its consideration and any vote thereon.

 

31.5 A general notice that a Director or alternate Director is a shareholder, director, officer or employee of any specified firm or company and is to be regarded as interested in any transaction with such firm or company shall be sufficient disclosure for the purposes of voting on a resolution in respect of a contract or transaction in which he has an interest, and after such general notice it shall not be necessary to give special notice relating to any particular transaction.

 

32 Minutes

The Directors shall cause minutes to be made in books kept for the purpose of all appointments of officers made by the Directors, all proceedings at meetings of the Company or the holders of any class of Shares and of the Directors, and of committees of Directors including the names of the Directors or alternate Directors present at each meeting.

 

33 Delegation of Directors’ Powers

 

33.1 The Directors may delegate any of their powers to any committee consisting of one or more Directors. They may also delegate to any managing director or any Director holding any other executive office such of their powers as they consider desirable to be exercised by him provided that an alternate Director may not act as managing director and the appointment of a managing director shall be revoked forthwith if he ceases to be a Director. Any such delegation may be made subject to any conditions the Directors may impose, and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and may be revoked or altered. Subject to any such conditions, the proceedings of a committee of Directors shall be governed by the Articles regulating the proceedings of Directors, so far as they are capable of applying.

 

33.2 The Directors may establish any committees, local boards or agencies or appoint any person to be a manager or agent for managing the affairs of the Company and may appoint any person to be a member of such committees or local boards. Any such appointment may be made subject to any conditions the Directors may impose, and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and may be revoked or altered. Subject to any such conditions, the proceedings of any such committee, local board or agency shall be governed by the Articles regulating the proceedings of Directors, so far as they are capable of applying.

 

33.3 The Directors may by power of attorney or otherwise appoint any person to be the agent of the Company on such conditions as the Directors may determine, provided that the delegation is not to the exclusion of their own powers and may be revoked by the Directors at any time.

 

33.4

The Directors may by power of attorney or otherwise appoint any company, firm, person or body of persons, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the Directors, to be the attorney or

 

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authorised signatory of the Company for such purpose and with such powers, authorities and discretions (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the Directors under these Articles) and for such period and subject to such conditions as they may think fit, and any such powers of attorney or other appointment may contain such provisions for the protection and convenience of persons dealing with any such attorneys or authorised signatories as the Directors may think fit and may also authorise any such attorney or authorised signatory to delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions vested in him.

 

33.5 The Directors may appoint such officers as they consider necessary on such terms, at such remuneration and to perform such duties, and subject to such provisions as to disqualification and removal as the Directors may think fit. Unless otherwise specified in the terms of his appointment an officer may be removed by resolution of the Directors or Members.

 

34 Alternate Directors

 

34.1 Any Director (other than an alternate Director) may by writing appoint any other Director, or any other person willing to act, to be an alternate Director and by writing may remove from office an alternate Director so appointed by him.

 

34.2 An alternate Director shall be entitled to receive notice of all meetings of Directors and of all meetings of committees of Directors of which his appointor is a member, to attend and vote at every such meeting at which the Director appointing him is not personally present, and generally to perform all the functions of his appointor as a Director in his absence.

 

34.3 An alternate Director shall cease to be an alternate Director if his appointor ceases to be a Director.

 

34.4 Any appointment or removal of an alternate Director shall be by notice to the Company signed by the Director making or revoking the appointment or in any other manner approved by the Directors.

 

34.5 An alternate Director shall be deemed for all purposes to be a Director and shall alone be responsible for his own acts and defaults and shall not be deemed to be the agent of the Director appointing him.

 

35 No Minimum Shareholding

The Company in general meeting may fix a minimum shareholding required to be held by a Director, but unless and until such a shareholding qualification is fixed a Director is not required to hold Shares.

 

36 Remuneration of Directors

 

36.1 The remuneration to be paid to the Directors, if any, shall be such remuneration as the Directors shall determine. The Directors shall also be entitled to be paid all travelling, hotel and other expenses properly incurred by them in connection with their attendance at meetings of Directors or committees of Directors, or general meetings of the Company, or separate meetings of the holders of any class of Shares or debentures of the Company, or otherwise in connection with the business of the Company, or to receive a fixed allowance in respect thereof as may be determined by the Directors, or a combination partly of one such method and partly the other.

 

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36.2 The Directors may by resolution approve additional remuneration to any Director for any services other than his ordinary routine work as a Director. Any fees paid to a Director who is also counsel or solicitor to the Company, or otherwise serves it in a professional capacity shall be in addition to his remuneration as a Director.

 

37 Seal

 

37.1 The Company may, if the Directors so determine, have a Seal. The Seal shall only be used by the authority of the Directors or of a committee of the Directors authorised by the Directors. Every instrument to which the Seal has been affixed shall be signed by at least one person who shall be either a Director or some officer or other person appointed by the Directors for the purpose.

 

37.2 The Company may have for use in any place or places outside the Cayman Islands a duplicate Seal or Seals each of which shall be a facsimile of the common Seal of the Company and, if the Directors so determine, with the addition on its face of the name of every place where it is to be used.

 

37.3 A Director or officer, representative or attorney of the Company may without further authority of the Directors affix the Seal over his signature alone to any document of the Company required to be authenticated by him under seal or to be filed with the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere wheresoever.

 

38 Dividends, Distributions and Reserve

 

38.1 Subject to the Statute and this Article, the Directors may declare Dividends and distributions on Shares in issue and authorise payment of the Dividends or distributions out of the funds of the Company lawfully available therefor. No Dividend or distribution shall be paid except out of the realised or unrealised profits of the Company, or out of the share premium account or as otherwise permitted by the Statute.

 

38.2 Except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to Shares, all Dividends shall be declared and paid according to the par value of the Shares that a Member holds. If any Share is issued on terms providing that it shall rank for Dividend as from a particular date, that Share shall rank for Dividend accordingly.

 

38.3 The Directors may deduct from any Dividend or distribution payable to any Member all sums of money (if any) then payable by him to the Company on account of calls or otherwise.

 

38.4 The Directors may declare that any Dividend or distribution be paid wholly or partly by the distribution of specific assets and in particular of shares, debentures, or securities of any other company or in any one or more of such ways and where any difficulty arises in regard to such distribution, the Directors may settle the same as they think expedient and in particular may issue fractional Shares and fix the value for distribution of such specific assets or any part thereof and may determine that cash payments shall be made to any Members upon the basis of the value so fixed in order to adjust the rights of all Members and may vest any such specific assets in trustees as may seem expedient to the Directors.

 

38.5

Any Dividend, distribution, interest or other monies payable in cash in respect of Shares may be paid by wire transfer to the holder or by cheque or warrant sent through the post directed to the registered address of the holder or, in the case of joint holders, to the registered address of the holder who is first named on the Register of Members or to such person and to such address as

 

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such holder or joint holders may in writing direct. Every such cheque or warrant shall be made payable to the order of the person to whom it is sent. Any one of two or more joint holders may give effectual receipts for any Dividends, bonuses, or other monies payable in respect of the Share held by them as joint holders.

 

38.6 No Dividend or distribution shall bear interest against the Company.

 

38.7 Any Dividend which cannot be paid to a Member and/or which remains unclaimed after six months from the date of declaration of such Dividend may, in the discretion of the Directors, be paid into a separate account in the Company’s name, provided that the Company shall not be constituted as a trustee in respect of that account and the Dividend shall remain as a debt due to the Member. Any Dividend which remains unclaimed after a period of six years from the date of declaration of such Dividend shall be forfeited and shall revert to the Company.

 

39 Capitalisation

The Directors may capitalise any sum standing to the credit of any of the Company’s reserve accounts (including share premium account and capital redemption reserve fund) or any sum standing to the credit of profit and loss account or otherwise available for distribution and to appropriate such sum to Members in the proportions in which such sum would have been divisible amongst them had the same been a distribution of profits by way of Dividend and to apply such sum on their behalf in paying up in full unissued Shares for allotment and distribution credited as fully paid-up to and amongst them in the proportion aforesaid. In such event the Directors shall do all acts and things required to give effect to such capitalisation, with full power to the Directors to make such provisions as they think fit for the case of Shares becoming distributable in fractions (including provisions whereby the benefit of fractional entitlements accrue to the Company rather than to the Members concerned). The Directors may authorise any person to enter on behalf of all of the Members interested into an agreement with the Company providing for such capitalisation and matters incidental thereto and any agreement made under such authority shall be effective and binding on all concerned.

 

40 Books of Account

 

40.1 The Directors shall cause proper books of account to be kept with respect to all sums of money received and expended by the Company and the matters in respect of which the receipt or expenditure takes place, all sales and purchases of goods by the Company and the assets and liabilities of the Company. Proper books shall not be deemed to be kept if there are not kept such books of account as are necessary to give a true and fair view of the state of the Company’s affairs and to explain its transactions.

 

40.2 The Directors shall from time to time determine whether and to what extent and at what times and places and under what conditions or regulations the accounts and books of the Company or any of them shall be open to the inspection of Members not being Directors and no Member (not being a Director) shall have any right of inspecting any account or book or document of the Company except as conferred by Statute or authorised by the Directors or by the Company in general meeting.

 

40.3 The Directors may from time to time cause to be prepared and to be laid before the Company in general meeting profit and loss accounts, balance sheets, group accounts (if any) and such other reports and accounts as may be required by law.

 

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41 Audit

 

41.1 The Directors may appoint an Auditor of the Company who shall hold office until removed from office by a resolution of the Directors, and may fix his or their remuneration.

 

41.2 Every Auditor of the Company shall have a right of access at all times to the books and accounts and vouchers of the Company and shall be entitled to require from the Directors and officers of the Company such information and explanation as may be necessary for the performance of the duties of the Auditor.

 

41.3 Auditors shall, if so required by the Directors, make a report on the accounts of the Company during their tenure of office at the next annual general meeting following their appointment in the case of a company which is registered with the Registrar of Companies as an ordinary company, and at the next extraordinary general meeting following their appointment in the case of a company which is registered with the Registrar of Companies as an exempted company, and at any other time during their term of office, upon request of the Directors or any general meeting of the Members.

 

42 Notices

 

42.1 Notices shall be in writing and may be given by the Company to any Member either personally or by sending it by courier, post, cable, telex, fax or e-mail to him or to his address as shown in the Register of Members (or where the notice is given by e-mail by sending it to the e-mail address provided by such Member). Any notice, if posted from one country to another, is to be sent airmail.

 

42.2 Where a notice is sent by courier, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by delivery of the notice to a courier company, and shall be deemed to have been received on the third day (not including Saturdays or Sundays or public holidays) following the day on which the notice was delivered to the courier. Where a notice is sent by post, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing, pre paying and posting a letter containing the notice, and shall be deemed to have been received on the fifth day (not including Saturdays or Sundays or public holidays) following the day on which the notice was posted. Where a notice is sent by cable, telex or fax, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing and sending such notice and shall be deemed to have been received on the same day that it was transmitted. Where a notice is given by e-mail service shall be deemed to be effected by transmitting the e-mail to the e-mail address provided by the intended recipient and shall be deemed to have been received on the same day that it was sent, and it shall not be necessary for the receipt of the e-mail to be acknowledged by the recipient.

 

42.3 A notice may be given by the Company to the person or persons which the Company has been advised are entitled to a Share or Shares in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a Member in the same manner as other notices which are required to be given under these Articles and shall be addressed to them by name, or by the title of representatives of the deceased, or trustee of the bankrupt, or by any like description at the address supplied for that purpose by the persons claiming to be so entitled, or at the option of the Company by giving the notice in any manner in which the same might have been given if the death or bankruptcy had not occurred.

 

42.4

Notice of every general meeting shall be given in any manner hereinbefore authorised to every person shown as a Member in the Register of Members on the record date for such meeting except that in the case of joint holders the notice shall be sufficient if given to the joint holder first

 

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named in the Register of Members and every person upon whom the ownership of a Share devolves by reason of his being a legal personal representative or a trustee in bankruptcy of a Member of record where the Member of record but for his death or bankruptcy would be entitled to receive notice of the meeting, and no other person shall be entitled to receive notices of general meetings.

 

43 Winding Up

 

43.1 If the Company shall be wound up, and the assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be insufficient to repay the whole of the share capital, such assets shall be distributed so that, as nearly as may be, the losses shall be borne by the Members in proportion to the par value of the Shares held by them. If in a winding up the assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be more than sufficient to repay the whole of the share capital at the commencement of the winding up, the surplus shall be distributed amongst the Members in proportion to the par value of the Shares held by them at the commencement of the winding up subject to a deduction from those Shares in respect of which there are monies due, of all monies payable to the Company for unpaid calls or otherwise. This Article is without prejudice to the rights of the holders of Shares issued upon special terms and conditions.

 

43.2 If the Company shall be wound up the liquidator may, with the sanction of a Special Resolution of the Company and any other sanction required by the Statute, divide amongst the Members in kind the whole or any part of the assets of the Company (whether they shall consist of property of the same kind or not) and may for that purpose value any assets and determine how the division shall be carried out as between the Members or different classes of Members. The liquidator may, with the like sanction, vest the whole or any part of such assets in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the Members as the liquidator, with the like sanction, shall think fit, but so that no Member shall be compelled to accept any asset upon which there is a liability.

 

44 Indemnity

Every Director or officer of the Company, including for the purpose of this Article former Directors and former officers, shall be indemnified out of the assets of the Company against any liability incurred by him as a result of any act or failure to act in carrying out his functions other than such liability (if any) that he may incur by his own actual fraud or wilful default. No such Director or officer shall be liable to the Company for any loss or damage in carrying out his functions unless that liability arises through the actual fraud or wilful default of such Director or officer. No person shall be found to have committed actual fraud or wilful default under this Article unless or until a court of competent jurisdiction shall have made a finding to that effect.

 

45 Financial Year

Unless the Directors otherwise prescribe, the financial year of the Company shall end on 31st December in each year and, following the year of incorporation, shall begin on 1st January in each year.

 

46 Transfer by way of Continuation

If the Company is exempted as defined in the Statute, it shall, subject to the provisions of the Statute and with the approval of a Special Resolution, have the power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands.

 

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EX-3.19 4 dex319.htm CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF P2020 RIG CO. Certificate of Incorporation of P2020 Rig Co.

Exhibit 3.19

MC-228657

Certificate of Incorporation

I, D. EVADNE EBANKS Assistant Registrar of Companies of the Cayman Islands DO HEREBY CERTIFY, pursuant to the Companies Law CAP. 22, that all requirements of the said Law in respect of registration were complied with by

P2020 Rig Co.

an Exempted Company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with Limited Liability with effect from the 22nd day of July Two Thousand Nine

Given under my hand and Seal at George Town in the

Island of Grand Cayman this 22nd day of July

Two Thousand Nine

/s/ D. Evadne Ebanks

[seal of registrar]

Assistant Registrar of Companies,

Cayman Islands

EX-3.20 5 dex320.htm AMENDED AND RESTATED MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF P2020 RIG CO. Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of P2020 Rig Co.

Exhibit 3.20

THE COMPANIES LAW (2007 REVISION)

OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS

COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES

AMENDED AND RESTATED

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

OF

P2020 RIG CO.

(as adopted by Special Resolution dated 31 August 2009)


THE COMPANIES LAW (2007 REVISION)

OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS

COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES

AMENDED AND RESTATED

MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION

OF

P2020 RIG CO.

(as adopted by Special Resolution dated 31 August 2009)

 

1 The name of the Company is P2020 Rig Co.

 

2 The registered office of the Company shall be at the offices of Maples Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands, or at such other place as the Directors may from time to time decide.

 

3 The objects for which the Company is established are unrestricted and the Company shall have full power and authority to carry out any object not prohibited by the Companies Law (2007 Revision) or as the same may be revised from time to time, or any other law of the Cayman Islands.

 

4 The liability of each Member is limited to the amount from time to time unpaid on such Member’s shares.

 

5 The share capital of the Company is US$50,000 divided into 50,000 shares of a par value of US$1.00 each.

 

6 The Company has power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate limited by shares under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands.

 

7 Capitalised terms that are not defined in this Memorandum of Association bear the same meaning as those given in the Articles of Association of the Company.


THE COMPANIES LAW (2007 REVISION)

OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS

COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES

AMENDED AND RESTATED

ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

OF

P2020 RIG CO.

(as adopted by Special Resolution dated 31 August 2009)

 

1 Interpretation

 

1.1 In these Articles Table A in the First Schedule to the Statute does not apply and, unless there is something in the subject or context inconsistent therewith:

 

        “Articles”

means these articles of association of the Company.

 

        “Auditor

means the person for the time being performing the duties of auditor of the Company (if any).

 

        “Company

means the above named company.

 

        “Directors

means the directors for the time being of the Company.

 

        “Dividend

includes an interim dividend.

 

        “Electronic Record

has the same meaning as in the Electronic Transactions Law.

 

        “Electronic Transactions Law

means the Electronic Transactions Law (2003 Revision) of the Cayman Islands.

 

        “Member

has the same meaning as in the Statute.

 

        “Memorandum

means the memorandum of association of the Company.

 

        “Ordinary Resolution

means a resolution passed by a simple majority of the Members as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting, and includes a unanimous written resolution. In computing the majority when a poll is demanded regard shall be had to the number of votes to which each Member is entitled by the Articles.

 

        “Register of Members

means the register maintained in accordance with the Statute

 

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and includes (except where otherwise stated) any duplicate Register of Members.

 

        “Registered Office

means the registered office for the time being of the Company.

 

        “Seal

means the common seal of the Company and includes every duplicate seal.

 

        “Share” and “Shares

means a share or shares in the Company and includes a fraction of a share.

 

        “Special Resolution

has the same meaning as in the Statute, and includes a unanimous written resolution.

 

        “Statute

means the Companies Law (2007 Revision) of the Cayman Islands.

 

        “Subscriber

means the subscriber to the Memorandum.

 

1.2 In these Articles:

 

  (a) words importing the singular number include the plural number and vice versa;

 

  (b) words importing the masculine gender include the feminine gender;

 

  (c) words importing persons include corporations;

 

  (d) “written” and “in writing” include all modes of representing or reproducing words in visible form, including in the form of an Electronic Record;

 

  (e) references to provisions of any law or regulation shall be construed as references to those provisions as amended, modified, re-enacted or replaced from time to time;

 

  (f) any phrase introduced by the terms “including”, “include”, “in particular” or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words preceding those terms;

 

  (g) headings are inserted for reference only and shall be ignored in construing these Articles; and

 

  (h) Section 8 of the Electronic Transactions Law shall not apply.

 

2 Commencement of Business

 

2.1 The business of the Company may be commenced as soon after incorporation as the Directors shall see fit.

 

2.2 The Directors may pay, out of the capital or any other monies of the Company, all expenses incurred in or about the formation and establishment of the Company, including the expenses of registration.

 

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3 Issue of Shares

 

3.1 Subject to the provisions, if any, in the Memorandum (and to any direction that may be given by the Company in general meeting) and without prejudice to any rights attached to any existing Shares, the Directors may allot, issue, grant options over or otherwise dispose of Shares (including fractions of a Share) with or without preferred, deferred or other rights or restrictions, whether in regard to Dividend, voting, return of capital or otherwise and to such persons, at such times and on such other terms as they think proper. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Subscriber shall have the power to:

 

  (a) issue one Share to itself;

 

  (b) transfer that Share by an instrument of transfer to any person; and

 

  (c) update the Register of Members in respect of the issue and transfer of that Share.

 

3.2 The Company shall not issue Shares to bearer.

 

4 Register of Members

 

  The Company shall maintain or cause to be maintained the Register of Members.

 

5 Closing Register of Members or Fixing Record Date

 

5.1 For the purpose of determining Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at any meeting of Members or any adjournment thereof, or Members entitled to receive payment of any Dividend, or in order to make a determination of Members for any other purpose, the Directors may provide that the Register of Members shall be closed for transfers for a stated period which shall not in any case exceed forty days. If the Register of Members shall be closed for the purpose of determining Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at, a meeting of Members the Register of Members shall be closed for at least ten days immediately preceding the meeting.

 

5.2 In lieu of, or apart from, closing the Register of Members, the Directors may fix in advance or arrears a date as the record date for any such determination of Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at any meeting of the Members or any adjournment thereof, or for the purpose of determining the Members entitled to receive payment of any Dividend or in order to make a determination of Members for any other purpose.

 

5.3 If the Register of Members is not so closed and no record date is fixed for the determination of Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at, a meeting of Members or Members entitled to receive payment of a Dividend, the date on which notice of the meeting is sent or the date on which the resolution of the Directors declaring such Dividend is adopted, as the case may be, shall be the record date for such determination of Members. When a determination of Members entitled to vote at any meeting of Members has been made as provided in this Article, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof.

 

6 Certificates for Shares

 

6.1

A Member shall only be entitled to a share certificate if the Directors resolve that share certificates shall be issued. Share certificates representing Shares, if any, shall be in such form as the Directors may determine. Share certificates shall be signed by one or more Directors or

 

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other person authorised by the Directors. The Directors may authorise certificates to be issued with the authorised signature(s) affixed by mechanical process. All certificates for Shares shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified and shall specify the Shares to which they relate. All certificates surrendered to the Company for transfer shall be cancelled and subject to these Articles no new certificate shall be issued until the former certificate representing a like number of relevant Shares shall have been surrendered and cancelled.

 

6.2 The Company shall not be bound to issue more than one certificate for Shares held jointly by more than one person and delivery of a certificate to one joint holder shall be a sufficient delivery to all of them.

 

6.3 If a share certificate is defaced, worn out, lost or destroyed, it may be renewed on such terms (if any) as to evidence and indemnity and on the payment of such expenses reasonably incurred by the Company in investigating evidence, as the Directors may prescribe, and (in the case of defacement or wearing out) upon delivery of the old certificate.

 

7 Transfer of Shares

 

7.1 Subject to Article 3.1, Shares are transferable subject to the consent of the Directors who may, in their absolute discretion, decline to register any transfer of Shares without giving any reason. If the Directors refuse to register a transfer they shall notify the transferee within two months of such refusal.

 

7.2 The instrument of transfer of any Share shall be in writing and shall be executed by or on behalf of the transferor (and if the Directors so require, signed by the transferee). The transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder of a Share until the name of the transferee is entered in the Register of Members.

 

7.3 Notwithstanding anything contained in these Articles, the Directors shall not decline to register any transfer of Shares where such transfer is executed pursuant to, or for the purpose of enforcing, any security which has been granted over such Shares, and a certificate by the party to whom such security has been granted that the transfer was so executed shall be conclusive evidence of such fact. Furthermore, notwithstanding anything contained in these Articles, the Company shall recognise the interest of Wayzata Investment Partners LLC (the “Chargee”) and any person whom the Chargee nominates pursuant to the share charge entered into by the sole shareholder of the Company and the Chargee on 26 August 2009 (the “Share Charge”), to whom the sole shareholder of the Company granted a mortgage, charge or other security interest over such Shares in the Company (the “Share Charge”) which is notified to the Company in writing by the shareholder or on the shareholder’s behalf (a “Security Interest”) and at all times the Directors shall register the Chargee as the shareholder and/or any person whom the Chargee nominates pursuant to the Share Charge, to whom a Security Interest is granted, following the enforcement of the Security Interest.

 

8 Redemption and Repurchase of Shares

 

8.1 Subject to the provisions of the Statute the Company may issue Shares that are to be redeemed or are liable to be redeemed at the option of the Member or the Company. The redemption of such Shares shall be effected in such manner as the Company may, by Special Resolution, determine before the issue of the Shares.

 

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8.2 Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Company may purchase its own Shares (including any redeemable Shares) provided that the Members shall have approved the manner of purchase by Ordinary Resolution.

 

8.3 The Company may make a payment in respect of the redemption or purchase of its own Shares in any manner permitted by the Statute, including out of capital.

 

9 Variation of Rights of Shares

 

9.1 If at any time the share capital of the Company is divided into different classes of Shares, the rights attached to any class (unless otherwise provided by the terms of issue of the Shares of that class) may, whether or not the Company is being wound up, be varied with the consent in writing of the holders of three-quarters of the issued Shares of that class, or with the sanction of a Special Resolution passed at a general meeting of the holders of the Shares of that class.

 

9.2 The provisions of these Articles relating to general meetings shall apply to every class meeting of the holders of one class of Shares except that the necessary quorum shall be one person holding or representing by proxy at least one third of the issued Shares of the class and that any holder of Shares of the class present in person or by proxy may demand a poll.

 

9.3 The rights conferred upon the holders of the Shares of any class issued with preferred or other rights shall not, unless otherwise expressly provided by the terms of issue of the Shares of that class, be deemed to be varied by the creation or issue of further Shares ranking pari passu therewith.

 

10 Commission on Sale of Shares

The Company may, in so far as the Statute permits, pay a commission to any person in consideration of his subscribing or agreeing to subscribe whether absolutely or conditionally for any Shares of the Company. Such commissions may be satisfied by the payment of cash and/or the issue of fully or partly paid-up Shares. The Company may also on any issue of Shares pay such brokerage as may be lawful.

 

11 Non Recognition of Trusts

The Company shall not be bound by or compelled to recognise in any way (even when notified) any equitable, contingent, future or partial interest in any Share, or (except only as is otherwise provided by these Articles or the Statute) any other rights in respect of any Share other than an absolute right to the entirety thereof in the registered holder.

 

12 Lien on Shares

 

12.1 The Company shall have a first and paramount lien on all Shares (whether fully paid-up or not) registered in the name of a Member (whether solely or jointly with others) for all debts, liabilities or engagements to or with the Company (whether presently payable or not) by such Member or his estate, either alone or jointly with any other person, whether a Member or not, but the Directors may at any time declare any Share to be wholly or in part exempt from the provisions of this Article. The registration of a transfer of any such Share shall operate as a waiver of the Company’s lien thereon. The Company’s lien on a Share shall also extend to any amount payable in respect of that Share.

 

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12.2 The Company may sell, in such manner as the Directors think fit, any Shares on which the Company has a lien, if a sum in respect of which the lien exists is presently payable, and is not paid within fourteen clear days after notice has been given to the holder of the Shares, or to the person entitled to it in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of the holder, demanding payment and stating that if the notice is not complied with the Shares may be sold.

 

12.3 To give effect to any such sale the Directors may authorise any person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Shares sold to, or in accordance with the directions of, the purchaser. The purchaser or his nominee shall be registered as the holder of the Shares comprised in any such transfer, and he shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, nor shall his title to the Shares be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the sale or the exercise of the Company’s power of sale under these Articles.

 

12.4 The net proceeds of such sale after payment of costs, shall be applied in payment of such part of the amount in respect of which the lien exists as is presently payable and any residue shall (subject to a like lien for sums not presently payable as existed upon the Shares before the sale) be paid to the person entitled to the Shares at the date of the sale.

 

12.5 Notwithstanding any other provision of these Articles, in the case of any Share which is the subject of any security agreement approved by the Directors by, or pursuant to which, a security interest, mortgage, charge or other encumbrance has been granted in respect of such Share, (i) the Company shall not have any lien on any such Share for any monies (whether presently payable or not) payable at a fixed time or called in respect of any such Share, (ii) subject always to their Director’s duties under Cayman Islands law, the Directors of the Company may not refuse to declare, and if requested to do so by any holder or the secured party under any such security agreement, may declare any such Share to be exempt from any lien provisions provided for in Articles 12.1 to 12.4 and (iii) the provisions of Articles 12.1 to 12.4 inclusive shall not apply to any such Share.

 

13 Call on Shares

 

13.1 Subject to the terms of the allotment the Directors may from time to time make calls upon the Members in respect of any monies unpaid on their Shares (whether in respect of par value or premium), and each Member shall (subject to receiving at least fourteen days notice specifying the time or times of payment) pay to the Company at the time or times so specified the amount called on the Shares. A call may be revoked or postponed as the Directors may determine. A call may be required to be paid by instalments. A person upon whom a call is made shall remain liable for calls made upon him notwithstanding the subsequent transfer of the Shares in respect of which the call was made.

 

13.2 A call shall be deemed to have been made at the time when the resolution of the Directors authorising such call was passed.

 

13.3 The joint holders of a Share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all calls in respect thereof.

 

13.4 If a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable, the person from whom it is due shall pay interest on the amount unpaid from the day it became due and payable until it is paid at such rate as the Directors may determine, but the Directors may waive payment of the interest wholly or in part.

 

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13.5 An amount payable in respect of a Share on allotment or at any fixed date, whether on account of the par value of the Share or premium or otherwise, shall be deemed to be a call and if it is not paid all the provisions of these Articles shall apply as if that amount had become due and payable by virtue of a call.

 

13.6 The Directors may issue Shares with different terms as to the amount and times of payment of calls, or the interest to be paid.

 

13.7 The Directors may, if they think fit, receive an amount from any Member willing to advance all or any part of the monies uncalled and unpaid upon any Shares held by him, and may (until the amount would otherwise become payable) pay interest at such rate as may be agreed upon between the Directors and the Member paying such amount in advance.

 

13.8 No such amount paid in advance of calls shall entitle the Member paying such amount to any portion of a Dividend declared in respect of any period prior to the date upon which such amount would, but for such payment, become payable.

 

14 Forfeiture of Shares

 

14.1 If a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable the Directors may give to the person from whom it is due not less than fourteen clear days notice requiring payment of the amount unpaid together with any interest, which may have accrued. The notice shall specify where payment is to be made and shall state that if the notice is not complied with the Shares in respect of which the call was made will be liable to be forfeited.

 

14.2 If the notice is not complied with any Share in respect of which it was given may, before the payment required by the notice has been made, be forfeited by a resolution of the Directors. Such forfeiture shall include all Dividends or other monies declared payable in respect of the forfeited Share and not paid before the forfeiture.

 

14.3 A forfeited Share may be sold, re-allotted or otherwise disposed of on such terms and in such manner as the Directors think fit and at any time before a sale, re-allotment or disposition the forfeiture may be cancelled on such terms as the Directors think fit. Where for the purposes of its disposal a forfeited Share is to be transferred to any person the Directors may authorise some person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Share in favour of that person.

 

14.4 A person any of whose Shares have been forfeited shall cease to be a Member in respect of them and shall surrender to the Company for cancellation the certificate for the Shares forfeited and shall remain liable to pay to the Company all monies which at the date of forfeiture were payable by him to the Company in respect of those Shares together with interest, but his liability shall cease if and when the Company shall have received payment in full of all monies due and payable by him in respect of those Shares.

 

14.5 A certificate in writing under the hand of one Director or officer of the Company that a Share has been forfeited on a specified date shall be conclusive evidence of the fact as against all persons claiming to be entitled to the Share. The certificate shall (subject to the execution of an instrument of transfer) constitute a good title to the Share and the person to whom the Share is disposed of shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, if any, nor shall his title to the Share be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings in reference to the forfeiture, sale or disposal of the Share.

 

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14.6 The provisions of these Articles as to forfeiture shall apply in the case of non payment of any sum which, by the terms of issue of a Share, becomes payable at a fixed time, whether on account of the par value of the Share or by way of premium as if it had been payable by virtue of a call duly made and notified.

 

15 Transmission of Shares

 

15.1 If a Member dies the survivor or survivors where he was a joint holder or his legal personal representatives where he was a sole holder, shall be the only persons recognised by the Company as having any title to his interest. The estate of a deceased Member is not thereby released from any liability in respect of any Share, which had been jointly held by him.

 

15.2 Any person becoming entitled to a Share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution of a Member (or in any other way than by transfer) may, upon such evidence being produced as may from time to time be required by the Directors, elect, by a notice in writing sent by him, either to become the holder of such Share or to have some person nominated by him become the holder of such Share but the Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the Share by the relevant Member before his death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution, as the case may be.

 

15.3 A person becoming entitled to a Share by reason of the death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution of a Member (or in any other case than by transfer) shall be entitled to the same Dividends and other advantages to which he would be entitled if he were the registered holder of such Share. However, he shall not, before becoming a Member in respect of a Share, be entitled in respect of it to exercise any right conferred by membership in relation to meetings of the Company and the Directors may at any time give notice requiring any such person to elect either to be registered himself or to have some person nominated by him become the holder of the Share (but the Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the Share by the relevant Member before his death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution or any other case than by transfer, as the case may be). If the notice is not complied with within ninety days the Directors may thereafter withhold payment of all Dividends, bonuses or other monies payable in respect of the Share until the requirements of the notice have been complied with.

 

16 Amendments of Memorandum and Articles of Association and Alteration of Capital

 

16.1 The Company may by Ordinary Resolution:

 

  (a) increase the share capital by such sum as the resolution shall prescribe and with such rights, priorities and privileges annexed thereto, as the Company in general meeting may determine;

 

  (b) consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into Shares of larger amount than its existing Shares;

 

  (c) by subdivision of its existing Shares or any of them divide the whole or any part of its Share capital into Shares of smaller amount than is fixed by the Memorandum or into Shares without par value; and

 

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  (d) cancel any Shares that at the date of the passing of the resolution have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person.

 

16.2 All new Shares created in accordance with the provisions of the preceding Article shall be subject to the same provisions of the Articles with reference to the payment of calls, liens, transfer, transmission, forfeiture and otherwise as the Shares in the original share capital.

 

16.3 Subject to the provisions of the Statute and the provisions of these Articles as regards the matters to be dealt with by Ordinary Resolution, the Company may by Special Resolution:

 

  (a) change its name;

 

  (b) alter or add to these Articles;

 

  (c) alter or add to the Memorandum with respect to any objects, powers or other matters specified therein; and

 

  (d) reduce its share capital and any capital redemption reserve fund.

 

17 Registered Office

Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Company may by resolution of the Directors change the location of its Registered Office.

 

18 General Meetings

 

18.1 All general meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings.

 

18.2 The Company shall, if required by the Statute, in each year hold a general meeting as its annual general meeting, and shall specify the meeting as such in the notices calling it. The annual general meeting shall be held at such time and place as the Directors shall appoint and if no other time and place is prescribed by them, it shall be held at the Registered Office on the second Wednesday in December of each year at ten o’clock in the morning. At these meetings the report of the Directors (if any) shall be presented.

 

18.3 The Company may hold an annual general meeting, but shall not (unless required by Statute) be obliged to hold an annual general meeting.

 

18.4 The Directors may call general meetings, and they shall on a Members requisition forthwith proceed to convene an extraordinary general meeting of the Company.

 

18.5 A Members requisition is a requisition of Members of the Company holding at the date of deposit of the requisition not less than ten per cent. in par value of the capital of the Company which as at that date carries the right of voting at general meetings of the Company.

 

18.6 The requisition must state the objects of the meeting and must be signed by the requisitionists and deposited at the Registered Office, and may consist of several documents in like form each signed by one or more requisitionists.

 

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18.7 If the Directors do not within twenty-one days from the date of the deposit of the requisition duly proceed to convene a general meeting to be held within a further twenty-one days, the requisitionists, or any of them representing more than one-half of the total voting rights of all of them, may themselves convene a general meeting, but any meeting so convened shall not be held after the expiration of three months after the expiration of the said twenty-one days.

 

18.8 A general meeting convened as aforesaid by requisitionists shall be convened in the same manner as nearly as possible as that in which general meetings are to be convened by Directors.

 

19 Notice of General Meetings

 

19.1 At least five days’ notice shall be given of any general meeting. Every notice shall be exclusive of the day on which it is given or deemed to be given and of the day for which it is given and shall specify the place, the day and the hour of the meeting and the general nature of the business and shall be given in the manner hereinafter mentioned or in such other manner if any as may be prescribed by the Company, provided that a general meeting of the Company shall, whether or not the notice specified in this regulation has been given and whether or not the provisions of the Articles regarding general meetings have been complied with, be deemed to have been duly convened if it is so agreed:

 

  (a) in the case of an annual general meeting, by all the Members (or their proxies) entitled to attend and vote thereat; and

 

  (b) in the case of an extraordinary general meeting, by a majority in number of the Members (or their proxies) having a right to attend and vote at the meeting, being a majority together holding not less than ninety five per cent. in par value of the Shares giving that right.

 

19.2 The accidental omission to give notice of a general meeting to, or the non receipt of notice of a meeting by, any person entitled to receive notice shall not invalidate the proceedings of that meeting.

 

20 Proceedings at General Meetings

 

20.1 No business shall be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum is present. Two Members being individuals present in person or by proxy or if a corporation or other non-natural person by its duly authorised representative or proxy shall be a quorum unless the Company has only one Member entitled to vote at such general meeting in which case the quorum shall be that one Member present in person or by proxy or (in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person) by a duly authorised representative or proxy.

 

20.2 A person may participate at a general meeting by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other. Participation by a person in a general meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting.

 

20.3 A resolution (including a Special Resolution) in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by all Members for the time being entitled to receive notice of and to attend and vote at general meetings (or, being corporations, signed by their duly authorised representatives) shall be as valid and effective as if the resolution had been passed at a general meeting of the Company duly convened and held.

 

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20.4 If a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting or if during such a meeting a quorum ceases to be present, the meeting, if convened upon the requisition of Members, shall be dissolved and in any other case it shall stand adjourned to the same day in the next week at the same time and place or to such other day, time or such other place as the Directors may determine, and if at the adjourned meeting a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting the Members present shall be a quorum.

 

20.5 The chairman, if any, of the board of Directors shall preside as chairman at every general meeting of the Company, or if there is no such chairman, or if he shall not be present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for the holding of the meeting, or is unwilling to act, the Directors present shall elect one of their number to be chairman of the meeting.

 

20.6 If no Director is willing to act as chairman or if no Director is present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for holding the meeting, the Members present shall choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting.

 

20.7 The chairman may, with the consent of a meeting at which a quorum is present, (and shall if so directed by the meeting), adjourn the meeting from time to time and from place to place, but no business shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place. When a general meeting is adjourned for thirty days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as in the case of an original meeting. Otherwise it shall not be necessary to give any such notice.

 

20.8 A resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a show of hands unless before, or on the declaration of the result of, the show of hands, the chairman demands a poll, or any other Member or Members collectively present in person or by proxy and holding at least ten per cent. in par value of the Shares giving a right to attend and vote at the meeting demand a poll.

 

20.9 Unless a poll is duly demanded a declaration by the chairman that a resolution has been carried or carried unanimously, or by a particular majority, or lost or not carried by a particular majority, an entry to that effect in the minutes of the proceedings of the meeting shall be conclusive evidence of that fact without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour of or against such resolution.

 

20.10 The demand for a poll may be withdrawn.

 

20.11 Except on a poll demanded on the election of a chairman or on a question of adjournment, a poll shall be taken as the chairman directs, and the result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the general meeting at which the poll was demanded.

 

20.12 A poll demanded on the election of a chairman or on a question of adjournment shall be taken forthwith. A poll demanded on any other question shall be taken at such time as the chairman of the general meeting directs, and any business other than that upon which a poll has been demanded or is contingent thereon may proceed pending the taking of the poll.

 

20.13 In the case of an equality of votes, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, the chairman shall be entitled to a second or casting vote.

 

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21 Votes of Members

 

21.1 Subject to any rights or restrictions attached to any Shares, on a show of hands every Member who (being an individual) is present in person or by proxy or, if a corporation or other non-natural person is present by its duly authorised representative or proxy, shall have one vote and on a poll every Member shall have one vote for every Share of which he is the holder.

 

21.2 In the case of joint holders of record the vote of the senior holder who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy, shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders, and seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names of the holders stand in the Register of Members.

 

21.3 A Member of unsound mind, or in respect of whom an order has been made by any court, having jurisdiction in lunacy, may vote, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, by his committee, receiver, curator bonis, or other person on such Member’s behalf appointed by that court, and any such committee, receiver, curator bonis or other person may vote by proxy.

 

21.4 No person shall be entitled to vote at any general meeting or at any separate meeting of the holders of a class of Shares unless he is registered as a Member on the record date for such meeting nor unless all calls or other monies then payable by him in respect of Shares have been paid.

 

21.5 No objection shall be raised to the qualification of any voter except at the general meeting or adjourned general meeting at which the vote objected to is given or tendered and every vote not disallowed at the meeting shall be valid. Any objection made in due time shall be referred to the chairman whose decision shall be final and conclusive.

 

21.6 On a poll or on a show of hands votes may be cast either personally or by proxy. A Member may appoint more than one proxy or the same proxy under one or more instruments to attend and vote at a meeting. Where a Member appoints more than one proxy the instrument of proxy shall state which proxy is entitled to vote on a show of hands.

 

21.7 A Member holding more than one Share need not cast the votes in respect of his Shares in the same way on any resolution and therefore may vote a Share or some or all such Shares either for or against a resolution and/or abstain from voting a Share or some or all of the Shares and, subject to the terms of the instrument appointing him, a proxy appointed under one or more instruments may vote a Share or some or all of the Shares in respect of which he is appointed either for or against a resolution and/or abstain from voting.

 

22 Proxies

 

22.1 The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing, be executed under the hand of the appointor or of his attorney duly authorised in writing, or, if the appointor is a corporation under the hand of an officer or attorney duly authorised for that purpose. A proxy need not be a Member of the Company.

 

22.2 The instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited at the Registered Office or at such other place as is specified for that purpose in the notice convening the meeting, or in any instrument of proxy sent out by the Company:

 

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  (a) not less than 48 hours before the time for holding the meeting or adjourned meeting at which the person named in the instrument proposes to vote; or

 

  (b) in the case of a poll taken more than 48 hours after it is demanded, be deposited as aforesaid after the poll has been demanded and not less than 24 hours before the time appointed for the taking of the poll; or

 

  (c) where the poll is not taken forthwith but is taken not more than 48 hours after it was demanded be delivered at the meeting at which the poll was demanded to the chairman or to the secretary or to any director;

provided that the Directors may in the notice convening the meeting, or in an instrument of proxy sent out by the Company, direct that the instrument appointing a proxy may be deposited (no later than the time for holding the meeting or adjourned meeting) at the Registered Office or at such other place as is specified for that purpose in the notice convening the meeting, or in any instrument of proxy sent out by the Company. The chairman may in any event at his discretion direct that an instrument of proxy shall be deemed to have been duly deposited. An instrument of proxy that is not deposited in the manner permitted shall be invalid.

 

22.3 The instrument appointing a proxy may be in any usual or common form and may be expressed to be for a particular meeting or any adjournment thereof or generally until revoked. An instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to include the power to demand or join or concur in demanding a poll.

 

22.4 Votes given in accordance with the terms of an instrument of proxy shall be valid notwithstanding the previous death or insanity of the principal or revocation of the proxy or of the authority under which the proxy was executed, or the transfer of the Share in respect of which the proxy is given unless notice in writing of such death, insanity, revocation or transfer was received by the Company at the Registered Office before the commencement of the general meeting, or adjourned meeting at which it is sought to use the proxy.

 

23 Corporate Members

Any corporation or other non-natural person which is a Member may in accordance with its constitutional documents, or in the absence of such provision by resolution of its directors or other governing body, authorise such person as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any meeting of the Company or of any class of Members, and the person so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the corporation which he represents as the corporation could exercise if it were an individual Member.

 

24 Shares that May Not be Voted

Shares in the Company that are beneficially owned by the Company shall not be voted, directly or indirectly, at any meeting and shall not be counted in determining the total number of outstanding Shares at any given time.

 

25 Directors

There shall be a board of Directors consisting of not less than one person (exclusive of alternate Directors) provided however that the Company may from time to time by Ordinary Resolution increase or reduce the limits in the number of Directors. The first Directors of the Company shall be determined in writing by, or appointed by a resolution of, the Subscriber.

 

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26 Powers of Directors

 

26.1 Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Memorandum and the Articles and to any directions given by Special Resolution, the business of the Company shall be managed by the Directors who may exercise all the powers of the Company. No alteration of the Memorandum or Articles and no such direction shall invalidate any prior act of the Directors which would have been valid if that alteration had not been made or that direction had not been given. A duly convened meeting of Directors at which a quorum is present may exercise all powers exercisable by the Directors.

 

26.2 All cheques, promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable instruments and all receipts for monies paid to the Company shall be signed, drawn, accepted, endorsed or otherwise executed as the case may be in such manner as the Directors shall determine by resolution.

 

26.3 The Directors on behalf of the Company may pay a gratuity or pension or allowance on retirement to any Director who has held any other salaried office or place of profit with the Company or to his widow or dependants and may make contributions to any fund and pay premiums for the purchase or provision of any such gratuity, pension or allowance.

 

26.4 The Directors may exercise all the powers of the Company to borrow money and to mortgage or charge its undertaking, property and uncalled capital or any part thereof and to issue debentures, debenture stock, mortgages, bonds and other such securities whether outright or as security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or of any third party.

 

27 Appointment and Removal of Directors

 

27.1 The Company may by Ordinary Resolution appoint any person to be a Director or may by Ordinary Resolution remove any Director.

 

27.2 The Directors may appoint any person to be a Director, either to fill a vacancy or as an additional Director provided that the appointment does not cause the number of Directors to exceed any number fixed by or in accordance with the Articles as the maximum number of Directors.

 

28 Vacation of Office of Director

The office of a Director shall be vacated if:

 

  (a) he gives notice in writing to the Company that he resigns the office of Director; or

 

  (b) he absents himself (without being represented by proxy or an alternate Director appointed by him) from three consecutive meetings of the board of Directors without special leave of absence from the Directors, and they pass a resolution that he has by reason of such absence vacated office; or

 

  (c) he dies, becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors generally; or

 

  (d) he is found to be or becomes of unsound mind; or

 

  (e) all the other Directors of the Company (being not less than two in number) resolve that he should be removed as a Director.

 

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29 Proceedings of Directors

 

29.1 The quorum for the transaction of the business of the Directors may be fixed by the Directors, and unless so fixed shall be two if there are two or more Directors, and shall be one if there is only one Director. A person who holds office as an alternate Director shall, if his appointor is not present, be counted in the quorum. A Director who also acts as an alternate Director shall, if his appointor is not present, count twice towards the quorum.

 

29.2 Subject to the provisions of the Articles, the Directors may regulate their proceedings as they think fit. Questions arising at any meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes. In the case of an equality of votes, the chairman shall have a second or casting vote. A Director who is also an alternate Director shall be entitled in the absence of his appointor to a separate vote on behalf of his appointor in addition to his own vote.

 

29.3 A person may participate in a meeting of the Directors or committee of Directors by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other at the same time. Participation by a person in a meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting. Unless otherwise determined by the Directors the meeting shall be deemed to be held at the place where the chairman is at the start of the meeting.

 

29.4 A resolution in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by all the Directors or all the members of a committee of Directors (an alternate Director being entitled to sign such a resolution on behalf of his appointor) shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Directors, or committee of Directors as the case may be, duly convened and held.

 

29.5 A Director or alternate Director may, or other officer of the Company on the requisition of a Director or alternate Director shall, call a meeting of the Directors by at least two days’ notice in writing to every Director and alternate Director which notice shall set forth the general nature of the business to be considered unless notice is waived by all the Directors (or their alternates) either at, before or after the meeting is held.

 

29.6 The continuing Directors may act notwithstanding any vacancy in their body, but if and so long as their number is reduced below the number fixed by or pursuant to these Articles as the necessary quorum of Directors the continuing Directors or Director may act for the purpose of increasing the number of Directors to that number, or of summoning a general meeting of the Company, but for no other purpose.

 

29.7 The Directors may elect a chairman of their board and determine the period for which he is to hold office; but if no such chairman is elected, or if at any meeting the chairman is not present within five minutes after the time appointed for holding the same, the Directors present may choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting.

 

29.8 All acts done by any meeting of the Directors or of a committee of Directors (including any person acting as an alternate Director) shall, notwithstanding that it be afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any Director or alternate Director, or that they or any of them were disqualified, be as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed and qualified to be a Director or alternate Director as the case may be.

 

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29.9 A Director but not an alternate Director may be represented at any meetings of the board of Directors by a proxy appointed in writing by him. The proxy shall count towards the quorum and the vote of the proxy shall for all purposes be deemed to be that of the appointing Director.

 

30 Presumption of Assent

A Director of the Company who is present at a meeting of the board of Directors at which action on any Company matter is taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action taken unless his dissent shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless he shall file his written dissent from such action with the person acting as the chairman or secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or shall forward such dissent by registered post to such person immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a Director who voted in favour of such action.

 

31 Directors’ Interests

 

31.1 A Director may hold any other office or place of profit under the Company (other than the office of Auditor) in conjunction with his office of Director for such period and on such terms as to remuneration and otherwise as the Directors may determine.

 

31.2 A Director may act by himself or his firm in a professional capacity for the Company and he or his firm shall be entitled to remuneration for professional services as if he were not a Director or alternate Director.

 

31.3 A Director or alternate Director of the Company may be or become a director or other officer of or otherwise interested in any company promoted by the Company or in which the Company may be interested as shareholder or otherwise, and no such Director or alternate Director shall be accountable to the Company for any remuneration or other benefits received by him as a director or officer of, or from his interest in, such other company.

 

31.4 No person shall be disqualified from the office of Director or alternate Director or prevented by such office from contracting with the Company, either as vendor, purchaser or otherwise, nor shall any such contract or any contract or transaction entered into by or on behalf of the Company in which any Director or alternate Director shall be in any way interested be or be liable to be avoided, nor shall any Director or alternate Director so contracting or being so interested be liable to account to the Company for any profit realised by any such contract or transaction by reason of such Director holding office or of the fiduciary relation thereby established. A Director (or his alternate Director in his absence) shall be at liberty to vote in respect of any contract or transaction in which he is interested provided that the nature of the interest of any Director or alternate Director in any such contract or transaction shall be disclosed by him at or prior to its consideration and any vote thereon.

 

31.5 A general notice that a Director or alternate Director is a shareholder, director, officer or employee of any specified firm or company and is to be regarded as interested in any transaction with such firm or company shall be sufficient disclosure for the purposes of voting on a resolution in respect of a contract or transaction in which he has an interest, and after such general notice it shall not be necessary to give special notice relating to any particular transaction.

 

32 Minutes

The Directors shall cause minutes to be made in books kept for the purpose of all appointments of officers made by the Directors, all proceedings at meetings of the Company or the holders of

 

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any class of Shares and of the Directors, and of committees of Directors including the names of the Directors or alternate Directors present at each meeting.

 

33 Delegation of Directors’ Powers

 

33.1 The Directors may delegate any of their powers to any committee consisting of one or more Directors. They may also delegate to any managing director or any Director holding any other executive office such of their powers as they consider desirable to be exercised by him provided that an alternate Director may not act as managing director and the appointment of a managing director shall be revoked forthwith if he ceases to be a Director. Any such delegation may be made subject to any conditions the Directors may impose, and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and may be revoked or altered. Subject to any such conditions, the proceedings of a committee of Directors shall be governed by the Articles regulating the proceedings of Directors, so far as they are capable of applying.

 

33.2 The Directors may establish any committees, local boards or agencies or appoint any person to be a manager or agent for managing the affairs of the Company and may appoint any person to be a member of such committees or local boards. Any such appointment may be made subject to any conditions the Directors may impose, and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and may be revoked or altered. Subject to any such conditions, the proceedings of any such committee, local board or agency shall be governed by the Articles regulating the proceedings of Directors, so far as they are capable of applying.

 

33.3 The Directors may by power of attorney or otherwise appoint any person to be the agent of the Company on such conditions as the Directors may determine, provided that the delegation is not to the exclusion of their own powers and may be revoked by the Directors at any time.

 

33.4 The Directors may by power of attorney or otherwise appoint any company, firm, person or body of persons, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the Directors, to be the attorney or authorised signatory of the Company for such purpose and with such powers, authorities and discretions (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the Directors under these Articles) and for such period and subject to such conditions as they may think fit, and any such powers of attorney or other appointment may contain such provisions for the protection and convenience of persons dealing with any such attorneys or authorised signatories as the Directors may think fit and may also authorise any such attorney or authorised signatory to delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions vested in him.

 

33.5 The Directors may appoint such officers as they consider necessary on such terms, at such remuneration and to perform such duties, and subject to such provisions as to disqualification and removal as the Directors may think fit. Unless otherwise specified in the terms of his appointment an officer may be removed by resolution of the Directors or Members.

 

34 Alternate Directors

 

34.1 Any Director (other than an alternate Director) may by writing appoint any other Director, or any other person willing to act, to be an alternate Director and by writing may remove from office an alternate Director so appointed by him.

 

34.2

An alternate Director shall be entitled to receive notice of all meetings of Directors and of all meetings of committees of Directors of which his appointor is a member, to attend and vote at

 

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every such meeting at which the Director appointing him is not personally present, and generally to perform all the functions of his appointor as a Director in his absence.

 

34.3 An alternate Director shall cease to be an alternate Director if his appointor ceases to be a Director.

 

34.4 Any appointment or removal of an alternate Director shall be by notice to the Company signed by the Director making or revoking the appointment or in any other manner approved by the Directors.

 

34.5 An alternate Director shall be deemed for all purposes to be a Director and shall alone be responsible for his own acts and defaults and shall not be deemed to be the agent of the Director appointing him.

 

35 No Minimum Shareholding

The Company in general meeting may fix a minimum shareholding required to be held by a Director, but unless and until such a shareholding qualification is fixed a Director is not required to hold Shares.

 

36 Remuneration of Directors

 

36.1 The remuneration to be paid to the Directors, if any, shall be such remuneration as the Directors shall determine. The Directors shall also be entitled to be paid all travelling, hotel and other expenses properly incurred by them in connection with their attendance at meetings of Directors or committees of Directors, or general meetings of the Company, or separate meetings of the holders of any class of Shares or debentures of the Company, or otherwise in connection with the business of the Company, or to receive a fixed allowance in respect thereof as may be determined by the Directors, or a combination partly of one such method and partly the other.

 

36.2 The Directors may by resolution approve additional remuneration to any Director for any services other than his ordinary routine work as a Director. Any fees paid to a Director who is also counsel or solicitor to the Company, or otherwise serves it in a professional capacity shall be in addition to his remuneration as a Director.

 

37 Seal

 

37.1 The Company may, if the Directors so determine, have a Seal. The Seal shall only be used by the authority of the Directors or of a committee of the Directors authorised by the Directors. Every instrument to which the Seal has been affixed shall be signed by at least one person who shall be either a Director or some officer or other person appointed by the Directors for the purpose.

 

37.2 The Company may have for use in any place or places outside the Cayman Islands a duplicate Seal or Seals each of which shall be a facsimile of the common Seal of the Company and, if the Directors so determine, with the addition on its face of the name of every place where it is to be used.

 

37.3 A Director or officer, representative or attorney of the Company may without further authority of the Directors affix the Seal over his signature alone to any document of the Company required to be authenticated by him under seal or to be filed with the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere wheresoever.

 

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38 Dividends, Distributions and Reserve

 

38.1 Subject to the Statute and this Article, the Directors may declare Dividends and distributions on Shares in issue and authorise payment of the Dividends or distributions out of the funds of the Company lawfully available therefor. No Dividend or distribution shall be paid except out of the realised or unrealised profits of the Company, or out of the share premium account or as otherwise permitted by the Statute.

 

38.2 Except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to Shares, all Dividends shall be declared and paid according to the par value of the Shares that a Member holds. If any Share is issued on terms providing that it shall rank for Dividend as from a particular date, that Share shall rank for Dividend accordingly.

 

38.3 The Directors may deduct from any Dividend or distribution payable to any Member all sums of money (if any) then payable by him to the Company on account of calls or otherwise.

 

38.4 The Directors may declare that any Dividend or distribution be paid wholly or partly by the distribution of specific assets and in particular of shares, debentures, or securities of any other company or in any one or more of such ways and where any difficulty arises in regard to such distribution, the Directors may settle the same as they think expedient and in particular may issue fractional Shares and fix the value for distribution of such specific assets or any part thereof and may determine that cash payments shall be made to any Members upon the basis of the value so fixed in order to adjust the rights of all Members and may vest any such specific assets in trustees as may seem expedient to the Directors.

 

38.5 Any Dividend, distribution, interest or other monies payable in cash in respect of Shares may be paid by wire transfer to the holder or by cheque or warrant sent through the post directed to the registered address of the holder or, in the case of joint holders, to the registered address of the holder who is first named on the Register of Members or to such person and to such address as such holder or joint holders may in writing direct. Every such cheque or warrant shall be made payable to the order of the person to whom it is sent. Any one of two or more joint holders may give effectual receipts for any Dividends, bonuses, or other monies payable in respect of the Share held by them as joint holders.

 

38.6 No Dividend or distribution shall bear interest against the Company.

 

38.7 Any Dividend which cannot be paid to a Member and/or which remains unclaimed after six months from the date of declaration of such Dividend may, in the discretion of the Directors, be paid into a separate account in the Company’s name, provided that the Company shall not be constituted as a trustee in respect of that account and the Dividend shall remain as a debt due to the Member. Any Dividend which remains unclaimed after a period of six years from the date of declaration of such Dividend shall be forfeited and shall revert to the Company.

 

39 Capitalisation

The Directors may capitalise any sum standing to the credit of any of the Company’s reserve accounts (including share premium account and capital redemption reserve fund) or any sum standing to the credit of profit and loss account or otherwise available for distribution and to appropriate such sum to Members in the proportions in which such sum would have been divisible amongst them had the same been a distribution of profits by way of Dividend and to apply such sum on their behalf in paying up in full unissued Shares for allotment and distribution

 

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credited as fully paid-up to and amongst them in the proportion aforesaid. In such event the Directors shall do all acts and things required to give effect to such capitalisation, with full power to the Directors to make such provisions as they think fit for the case of Shares becoming distributable in fractions (including provisions whereby the benefit of fractional entitlements accrue to the Company rather than to the Members concerned). The Directors may authorise any person to enter on behalf of all of the Members interested into an agreement with the Company providing for such capitalisation and matters incidental thereto and any agreement made under such authority shall be effective and binding on all concerned.

 

40 Books of Account

 

40.1 The Directors shall cause proper books of account to be kept with respect to all sums of money received and expended by the Company and the matters in respect of which the receipt or expenditure takes place, all sales and purchases of goods by the Company and the assets and liabilities of the Company. Proper books shall not be deemed to be kept if there are not kept such books of account as are necessary to give a true and fair view of the state of the Company’s affairs and to explain its transactions.

 

40.2 The Directors shall from time to time determine whether and to what extent and at what times and places and under what conditions or regulations the accounts and books of the Company or any of them shall be open to the inspection of Members not being Directors and no Member (not being a Director) shall have any right of inspecting any account or book or document of the Company except as conferred by Statute or authorised by the Directors or by the Company in general meeting.

 

40.3 The Directors may from time to time cause to be prepared and to be laid before the Company in general meeting profit and loss accounts, balance sheets, group accounts (if any) and such other reports and accounts as may be required by law.

 

41 Audit

 

41.1 The Directors may appoint an Auditor of the Company who shall hold office until removed from office by a resolution of the Directors, and may fix his or their remuneration.

 

41.2 Every Auditor of the Company shall have a right of access at all times to the books and accounts and vouchers of the Company and shall be entitled to require from the Directors and officers of the Company such information and explanation as may be necessary for the performance of the duties of the Auditor.

 

41.3 Auditors shall, if so required by the Directors, make a report on the accounts of the Company during their tenure of office at the next annual general meeting following their appointment in the case of a company which is registered with the Registrar of Companies as an ordinary company, and at the next extraordinary general meeting following their appointment in the case of a company which is registered with the Registrar of Companies as an exempted company, and at any other time during their term of office, upon request of the Directors or any general meeting of the Members.

 

42 Notices

 

42.1

Notices shall be in writing and may be given by the Company to any Member either personally or by sending it by courier, post, cable, telex, fax or e-mail to him or to his address as shown in the

 

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Register of Members (or where the notice is given by e-mail by sending it to the e-mail address provided by such Member). Any notice, if posted from one country to another, is to be sent airmail.

 

42.2 Where a notice is sent by courier, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by delivery of the notice to a courier company, and shall be deemed to have been received on the third day (not including Saturdays or Sundays or public holidays) following the day on which the notice was delivered to the courier. Where a notice is sent by post, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing, pre paying and posting a letter containing the notice, and shall be deemed to have been received on the fifth day (not including Saturdays or Sundays or public holidays) following the day on which the notice was posted. Where a notice is sent by cable, telex or fax, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing and sending such notice and shall be deemed to have been received on the same day that it was transmitted. Where a notice is given by e-mail service shall be deemed to be effected by transmitting the e-mail to the e-mail address provided by the intended recipient and shall be deemed to have been received on the same day that it was sent, and it shall not be necessary for the receipt of the e-mail to be acknowledged by the recipient.

 

42.3 A notice may be given by the Company to the person or persons which the Company has been advised are entitled to a Share or Shares in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a Member in the same manner as other notices which are required to be given under these Articles and shall be addressed to them by name, or by the title of representatives of the deceased, or trustee of the bankrupt, or by any like description at the address supplied for that purpose by the persons claiming to be so entitled, or at the option of the Company by giving the notice in any manner in which the same might have been given if the death or bankruptcy had not occurred.

 

42.4 Notice of every general meeting shall be given in any manner hereinbefore authorised to every person shown as a Member in the Register of Members on the record date for such meeting except that in the case of joint holders the notice shall be sufficient if given to the joint holder first named in the Register of Members and every person upon whom the ownership of a Share devolves by reason of his being a legal personal representative or a trustee in bankruptcy of a Member of record where the Member of record but for his death or bankruptcy would be entitled to receive notice of the meeting, and no other person shall be entitled to receive notices of general meetings.

 

43 Winding Up

 

43.1 If the Company shall be wound up, and the assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be insufficient to repay the whole of the share capital, such assets shall be distributed so that, as nearly as may be, the losses shall be borne by the Members in proportion to the par value of the Shares held by them. If in a winding up the assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be more than sufficient to repay the whole of the share capital at the commencement of the winding up, the surplus shall be distributed amongst the Members in proportion to the par value of the Shares held by them at the commencement of the winding up subject to a deduction from those Shares in respect of which there are monies due, of all monies payable to the Company for unpaid calls or otherwise. This Article is without prejudice to the rights of the holders of Shares issued upon special terms and conditions.

 

43.2

If the Company shall be wound up the liquidator may, with the sanction of a Special Resolution of the Company and any other sanction required by the Statute, divide amongst the Members in kind the whole or any part of the assets of the Company (whether they shall consist of property of

 

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the same kind or not) and may for that purpose value any assets and determine how the division shall be carried out as between the Members or different classes of Members. The liquidator may, with the like sanction, vest the whole or any part of such assets in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the Members as the liquidator, with the like sanction, shall think fit, but so that no Member shall be compelled to accept any asset upon which there is a liability.

 

44 Indemnity and Insurance

 

44.1 Every Director and officer of the Company (which for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include auditors of the Company), together with every former Director and former officer of the Company (each an “Indemnified Person”) shall be indemnified out of the assets of the Company against any liability, action, proceeding, claim, demand, costs, damages or expenses, including legal expenses, whatsoever which they or any of them may incur as a result of any act or failure to act in carrying out their functions other than such liability (if any) that they may incur by reason of their own actual fraud or wilful default. No Indemnified Person shall be liable to the Company for any loss or damage incurred by the Company as a result (whether direct or indirect) of the carrying out of their functions unless that liability arises through the actual fraud or wilful default of such Indemnified Person. No person shall be found to have committed actual fraud or wilful default under this Article unless or until a court of competent jurisdiction shall have made a finding to that effect.

 

44.2 The Company shall advance to each Indemnified Person reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with the defence of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation involving such Indemnified Person for which indemnity will or could be sought. In connection with any advance of any expenses hereunder, the Indemnified Person shall execute an undertaking to repay the advanced amount to the Company if it shall be determined by final judgment or other final adjudication that such Indemnified Person was not entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Article. If it shall be determined by a final judgment or other final adjudication that such Indemnified Person was not entitled to indemnification with respect to such judgment, costs or expenses, then such party shall not be indemnified with respect to such judgment, costs or expenses and any advancement shall be returned to the Company (without interest) by the Indemnified Person.

 

44.3 The Directors, on behalf of the Company, may purchase and maintain insurance for the benefit of any Director or other officer of the Company against any liability which, by virtue of any rule of law, would otherwise attach to such person in respect of any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust of which such person may be guilty in relation to the Company.

 

45 Financial Year

Unless the Directors otherwise prescribe, the financial year of the Company shall end on 31st December in each year and, following the year of incorporation, shall begin on 1st January in each year.

 

46 Transfer by way of Continuation

If the Company is exempted as defined in the Statute, it shall, subject to the provisions of the Statute and with the approval of a Special Resolution, have the power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands.

 

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EX-3.23 6 dex323.htm CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF VANTAGE HOLDINGS MALAYSIA I CO. Certificate of Incorporation of Vantage Holdings Malaysia I Co.

Exhibit 3.23

MC-250253

Certificate of Incorporation

I, D. EVADNE EBANKS Assistant Registrar of Companies of the Cayman Islands DO HEREBY CERTIFY, pursuant to the Companies Law CAP. 22, that all requirements of the said Law in respect of registration were complied with by

Vantage Holdings Malaysia I Co.

an Exempted Company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with Limited Liability with effect from the 10th day of January Two Thousand Eleven

Given under my hand and Seal at George Town in the

Island of Grand Cayman this 10th day of January

Two Thousand Eleven

/s/ D. Evadne Ebanks

[seal of registrar]

Assistant Registrar of Companies,

Cayman Islands

EX-3.24 7 dex324.htm MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF VANTAGE HOLDINGS MALAYSIA I CO. Memorandum and Articles of Association of Vantage Holdings Malaysia I Co.

Exhibit 3.24

THE COMPANIES LAW (2010 REVISION)

OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS

COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

OF

VANTAGE HOLDINGS MALAYSIA I CO.


THE COMPANIES LAW (2010 REVISION)

OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS

COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES

MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION

OF

VANTAGE HOLDINGS MALAYSIA I CO.

 

  1 The name of the Company is Vantage Holdings Malaysia I Co.

 

  2 The Registered Office of the Company shall be at the offices of Maples Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104, Cayman Islands, or at such other place within the Cayman Islands as the Directors may decide.

 

  3 The objects for which the Company is established are unrestricted and the Company shall have full power and authority to carry out any object not prohibited by the laws of the Cayman Islands.

 

  4 The liability of each Member is limited to the amount unpaid on such Member’s shares.

 

  5 The share capital of the Company is US$50,000 divided into 50,000 shares of a par value of US$1.00 each.

 

  6 The Company has power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate limited by shares under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands.

 

  7 Capitalised terms that are not defined in this Memorandum of Association bear the respective meanings given to them in the Articles of Association of the Company.


WE, the subscriber to this Memorandum of Association, wish to be formed into a company pursuant to this Memorandum of Association, and we agree to take the number of shares shown opposite our name.

Dated this 10th day of January 2011.

 

Signature and Address of Subscriber    Number of Shares Taken

Maples Corporate Services Limited

of PO Box 309, Ugland House

Grand Cayman

KY1-1104

Cayman Islands

   One

acting by:

 

  

Michael Johns

 

  
Nick Bullmore   

 

Audrey Santamaria

Witness to the above signatures

  

 

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THE COMPANIES LAW (2010 REVISION)

OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS

COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES

ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

OF

VANTAGE HOLDINGS MALAYSIA I CO.

 

1 Interpretation

 

1.1 In the Articles Table A in the First Schedule to the Statute does not apply and, unless there is something in the subject or context inconsistent therewith:

 

        “Articles

means these articles of association of the Company.

 

        “Auditor

means the person for the time being performing the duties of auditor of the Company (if any).

 

        “Company

means the above named company.

 

        “Directors

means the directors for the time being of the Company.

 

        “Dividend

means any dividend (whether interim or final) resolved to be paid on Shares pursuant to the Articles.

 

        “Electronic Record

has the same meaning as in the Electronic Transactions Law.

 

        “Electronic Transactions Law

means the Electronic Transactions Law (2003 Revision) of the Cayman Islands.

 

        “Member

has the same meaning as in the Statute.

 

        “Memorandum

means the memorandum of association of the Company.

 

        “Ordinary Resolution

means a resolution passed by a simple majority of the Members as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting, and includes a unanimous written resolution. In computing the majority when a poll is demanded regard shall be had to the number of votes to which each Member is entitled by the Articles.

 

        “Register of Members

means the register of Members maintained in accordance with the Statute and includes (except where otherwise stated) any duplicate register of Members.


Registered Office

   means the registered office for the time being of the Company.

Seal

   means the common seal of the Company and includes every duplicate seal.

Share

   means a share in the Company and includes a fraction of a share in the Company.

Special Resolution

   has the same meaning as in the Statute, and includes a unanimous written resolution.

Statute

   means the Companies Law (2010 Revision) of the Cayman Islands.

Subscriber

   means the subscriber to the Memorandum.

 

1.2 In the Articles:

 

  (a) words importing the singular number include the plural number and vice versa;

 

  (b) words importing the masculine gender include the feminine gender;

 

  (c) words importing persons include corporations as well as any other legal or natural person;

 

  (d) “written” and “in writing” include all modes of representing or reproducing words in visible form, including in the form of an Electronic Record;

 

  (e) “shall” shall be construed as imperative and “may” shall be construed as permissive;

 

  (f) references to provisions of any law or regulation shall be construed as references to those provisions as amended, modified, re-enacted or replaced;

 

  (g) any phrase introduced by the terms “including”, “include”, “in particular” or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense of the words preceding those terms;

 

  (h) the term “and/or” is used herein to mean both “and” as well as “or.” The use of “and/or” in certain contexts in no respects qualifies or modifies the use of the terms “and” or “or” in others. The term “or” shall not be interpreted to be exclusive and the term “and” shall not be interpreted to require the conjunctive (in each case, unless the context otherwise requires);

 

  (i) headings are inserted for reference only and shall be ignored in construing the Articles;

 

  (j) section 8 of the Electronic Transactions Law shall not apply;

 

  (k) the term “clear days” in relation to the period of a notice means that period excluding the day when the notice is received or deemed to be received and the day for which it is given or on which it is to take effect; and

 

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  (l) the term “holder” in relation to a Share means a person whose name is entered in the Register of Members as the holder of such Share.

 

2 Commencement of Business

 

2.1 The business of the Company may be commenced as soon after incorporation of the Company as the Directors shall see fit.

 

2.2 The Directors may pay, out of the capital or any other monies of the Company, all expenses incurred in or about the formation and establishment of the Company, including the expenses of registration.

 

3 Issue of Shares

 

3.1 Subject to the provisions, if any, in the Memorandum (and to any direction that may be given by the Company in general meeting) and without prejudice to any rights attached to any existing Shares, the Directors may allot, issue, grant options over or otherwise dispose of Shares (including fractions of a Share) with or without preferred, deferred or other rights or restrictions, whether in regard to Dividend or other distribution, voting, return of capital or otherwise and to such persons, at such times and on such other terms as they think proper, and may also (subject to the Statute and the Articles) vary such rights. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Subscriber shall have the power to:

 

  (a) issue one Share to itself;

 

  (b) transfer that Share by an instrument of transfer to any person; and

 

  (c) update the Register of Members in respect of the issue and transfer of that Share.

 

3.2 The Company shall not issue Shares to bearer.

 

4 Register of Members

The Company shall maintain or cause to be maintained the Register of Members in accordance with the Statute.

 

5 Closing Register of Members or Fixing Record Date

 

5.1 For the purpose of determining Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at any meeting of Members or any adjournment thereof, or Members entitled to receive payment of any Dividend or other distribution, or in order to make a determination of Members for any other purpose, the Directors may provide that the Register of Members shall be closed for transfers for a stated period which shall not in any case exceed forty days.

 

5.2 In lieu of, or apart from, closing the Register of Members, the Directors may fix in advance or arrears a date as the record date for any such determination of Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at any meeting of the Members or any adjournment thereof, or for the purpose of determining the Members entitled to receive payment of any Dividend or other distribution, or in order to make a determination of Members for any other purpose.

 

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5.3 If the Register of Members is not so closed and no record date is fixed for the determination of Members entitled to notice of, or to vote at, a meeting of Members or Members entitled to receive payment of a Dividend or other distribution, the date on which notice of the meeting is sent or the date on which the resolution of the Directors resolving to pay such Dividend or other distribution is passed, as the case may be, shall be the record date for such determination of Members. When a determination of Members entitled to vote at any meeting of Members has been made as provided in this Article, such determination shall apply to any adjournment thereof.

 

6 Certificates for Shares

 

6.1 A Member shall only be entitled to a share certificate if the Directors resolve that share certificates shall be issued. Share certificates representing Shares, if any, shall be in such form as the Directors may determine. Share certificates shall be signed by one or more Directors or other person authorised by the Directors. The Directors may authorise certificates to be issued with the authorised signature(s) affixed by mechanical process. All certificates for Shares shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified and shall specify the Shares to which they relate. All certificates surrendered to the Company for transfer shall be cancelled and subject to the Articles no new certificate shall be issued until the former certificate representing a like number of relevant Shares shall have been surrendered and cancelled.

 

6.2 The Company shall not be bound to issue more than one certificate for Shares held jointly by more than one person and delivery of a certificate to one joint holder shall be a sufficient delivery to all of them.

 

6.3 If a share certificate is defaced, worn out, lost or destroyed, it may be renewed on such terms (if any) as to evidence and indemnity and on the payment of such expenses reasonably incurred by the Company in investigating evidence, as the Directors may prescribe, and (in the case of defacement or wearing out) upon delivery of the old certificate.

 

6.4 Every share certificate sent in accordance with the Articles will be sent at the risk of the Member or other person entitled to the certificate. The Company will not be responsible for any share certificate lost or delayed in the course of delivery.

 

7 Transfer of Shares

 

7.1 Subject to Article 3.1, Shares are transferable subject to the consent of the Directors who may, in their absolute discretion, decline to register any transfer of Shares without giving any reason. If the Directors refuse to register a transfer they shall notify the transferee within two months of such refusal.

 

7.2 The instrument of transfer of any Share shall be in writing and shall be executed by or on behalf of the transferor (and if the Directors so require, signed by or on behalf of the transferee). The transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder of a Share until the name of the transferee is entered in the Register of Members.

 

7.3 Notwithstanding anything contained in these Articles, the Directors shall not decline to register any transfer of shares where such transfer is executed pursuant to, or for the purpose of enforcing, any security which has been granted over such shares, and a certificate by the party to whom such security has been granted that the transfer was so executed shall be conclusive evidence of such fact.

 

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8 Redemption and Repurchase of Shares

 

8.1 Subject to the provisions of the Statute the Company may issue Shares that are to be redeemed or are liable to be redeemed at the option of the Member or the Company. The redemption of such Shares shall be effected in such manner as the Company may, by Special Resolution, determine before the issue of the Shares.

 

8.2 Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Company may purchase its own Shares (including any redeemable Shares) provided that the Members shall have approved the manner of purchase by Ordinary Resolution.

 

8.3 The Company may make a payment in respect of the redemption or purchase of its own Shares in any manner permitted by the Statute, including out of capital.

 

9 Variation of Rights of Shares

 

9.1 If at any time the share capital of the Company is divided into different classes of Shares, all or any of the rights attached to any class (unless otherwise provided by the terms of issue of the Shares of that class) may, whether or not the Company is being wound up, be varied without the consent of the holders of the issued Shares of that class where such variation is considered by the Directors not to have a material adverse effect upon such rights; otherwise, any such variation shall be made only with the consent in writing of the holders of not less than two thirds of the issued Shares of that class, or with the sanction of a resolution passed by a majority of not less than two thirds of the votes cast at a separate meeting of the holders of the Shares of that class. For the avoidance of doubt, the Directors reserve the right, notwithstanding that any such variation may not have a material adverse effect, to obtain consent from the holders of Shares of the relevant class. To any such meeting all the provisions of the Articles relating to general meetings shall apply mutatis mutandis, except that the necessary quorum shall be one person holding or representing by proxy at least one third of the issued Shares of the class and that any holder of Shares of the class present in person or by proxy may demand a poll.

 

9.2 For the purposes of a separate class meeting, the Directors may treat two or more or all the classes of Shares as forming one class of Shares if the Directors consider that such class of Shares would be affected in the same way by the proposals under consideration, but in any other case shall treat them as separate classes of Shares.

 

9.3 The rights conferred upon the holders of the Shares of any class issued with preferred or other rights shall not, unless otherwise expressly provided by the terms of issue of the Shares of that class, be deemed to be varied by the creation or issue of further Shares ranking pari passu therewith.

 

10 Commission on Sale of Shares

The Company may, in so far as the Statute permits, pay a commission to any person in consideration of his subscribing or agreeing to subscribe (whether absolutely or conditionally) or procuring or agreeing to procure subscriptions (whether absolutely or conditionally) for any Shares. Such commissions may be satisfied by the payment of cash and/or the issue of fully or partly paid-up Shares. The Company may also on any issue of Shares pay such brokerage as may be lawful.

 

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11 Non Recognition of Trusts

The Company shall not be bound by or compelled to recognise in any way (even when notified) any equitable, contingent, future or partial interest in any Share, or (except only as is otherwise provided by the Articles or the Statute) any other rights in respect of any Share other than an absolute right to the entirety thereof in the holder.

 

12 Lien on Shares

 

12.1 The Company shall have a first and paramount lien on all Shares (whether fully paid-up or not) registered in the name of a Member (whether solely or jointly with others) for all debts, liabilities or engagements to or with the Company (whether presently payable or not) by such Member or his estate, either alone or jointly with any other person, whether a Member or not, but the Directors may at any time declare any Share to be wholly or in part exempt from the provisions of this Article. The registration of a transfer of any such Share shall operate as a waiver of the Company’s lien thereon. The Company’s lien on a Share shall also extend to any amount payable in respect of that Share.

 

12.2 The Company may sell, in such manner as the Directors think fit, any Shares on which the Company has a lien, if a sum in respect of which the lien exists is presently payable, and is not paid within fourteen clear days after notice has been received or deemed to have been received by the holder of the Shares, or to the person entitled to it in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of the holder, demanding payment and stating that if the notice is not complied with the Shares may be sold.

 

12.3 To give effect to any such sale the Directors may authorise any person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Shares sold to, or in accordance with the directions of, the purchaser. The purchaser or his nominee shall be registered as the holder of the Shares comprised in any such transfer, and he shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, nor shall his title to the Shares be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the sale or the exercise of the Company’s power of sale under the Articles.

 

12.4 The net proceeds of such sale after payment of costs, shall be applied in payment of such part of the amount in respect of which the lien exists as is presently payable and any balance shall (subject to a like lien for sums not presently payable as existed upon the Shares before the sale) be paid to the person entitled to the Shares at the date of the sale.

 

12.5 Notwithstanding any other provision of these Articles, in the case of any share which is the subject of any security agreement approved by the Directors by, or pursuant to which, a security interest, mortgage, charge or other encumbrance has been granted in respect of such share, (i) the Company shall not have any lien on any such share for any monies (whether presently payable or not) payable at a fixed time or called in respect of any such share, (ii) subject always to their Director’s duties under Cayman Islands law, the Directors of the Company may not refuse to declare, and if requested to do so by any holder or the secured party under any such security agreement, may declare any such share to be exempt from any lien provisions provided for in Articles 12.1 to 12.4 and (iii) the provisions of Articles 12.1 to 12.4 inclusive shall not apply to any such share.

 

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13 Call on Shares

 

13.1 Subject to the terms of the allotment and issue of any Shares, the Directors may make calls upon the Members in respect of any monies unpaid on their Shares (whether in respect of par value or premium), and each Member shall (subject to receiving at least fourteen clear days’ notice specifying the time or times of payment) pay to the Company at the time or times so specified the amount called on the Shares. A call may be revoked or postponed, in whole or in part, as the Directors may determine. A call may be required to be paid by instalments. A person upon whom a call is made shall remain liable for calls made upon him notwithstanding the subsequent transfer of the Shares in respect of which the call was made.

 

13.2 A call shall be deemed to have been made at the time when the resolution of the Directors authorising such call was passed.

 

13.3 The joint holders of a Share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all calls in respect thereof.

 

13.4 If a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable, the person from whom it is due shall pay interest on the amount unpaid from the day it became due and payable until it is paid at such rate as the Directors may determine (and in addition all expenses that have been incurred by the Company by reason of such non-payment), but the Directors may waive payment of the interest or expenses wholly or in part.

 

13.5 An amount payable in respect of a Share on issue or allotment or at any fixed date, whether on account of the par value of the Share or premium or otherwise, shall be deemed to be a call and if it is not paid all the provisions of the Articles shall apply as if that amount had become due and payable by virtue of a call.

 

13.6 The Directors may issue Shares with different terms as to the amount and times of payment of calls, or the interest to be paid.

 

13.7 The Directors may, if they think fit, receive an amount from any Member willing to advance all or any part of the monies uncalled and unpaid upon any Shares held by him, and may (until the amount would otherwise become payable) pay interest at such rate as may be agreed upon between the Directors and the Member paying such amount in advance.

 

13.8 No such amount paid in advance of calls shall entitle the Member paying such amount to any portion of a Dividend or other distribution payable in respect of any period prior to the date upon which such amount would, but for such payment, become payable.

 

14 Forfeiture of Shares

 

14.1 If a call or instalment of a call remains unpaid after it has become due and payable the Directors may give to the person from whom it is due not less than fourteen clear days’ notice requiring payment of the amount unpaid together with any interest which may have accrued and any expenses incurred by the Company by reason of such non-payment. The notice shall specify where payment is to be made and shall state that if the notice is not complied with the Shares in respect of which the call was made will be liable to be forfeited.

 

14.2

If the notice is not complied with, any Share in respect of which it was given may, before the payment required by the notice has been made, be forfeited by a resolution of the Directors.

 

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Such forfeiture shall include all Dividends, other distributions or other monies payable in respect of the forfeited Share and not paid before the forfeiture.

 

14.3 A forfeited Share may be sold, re-allotted or otherwise disposed of on such terms and in such manner as the Directors think fit and at any time before a sale, re-allotment or disposition the forfeiture may be cancelled on such terms as the Directors think fit. Where for the purposes of its disposal a forfeited Share is to be transferred to any person the Directors may authorise some person to execute an instrument of transfer of the Share in favour of that person.

 

14.4 A person any of whose Shares have been forfeited shall cease to be a Member in respect of them and shall surrender to the Company for cancellation the certificate for the Shares forfeited and shall remain liable to pay to the Company all monies which at the date of forfeiture were payable by him to the Company in respect of those Shares together with interest at such rate as the Directors may determine, but his liability shall cease if and when the Company shall have received payment in full of all monies due and payable by him in respect of those Shares.

 

14.5 A certificate in writing under the hand of one Director or officer of the Company that a Share has been forfeited on a specified date shall be conclusive evidence of the facts stated in it as against all persons claiming to be entitled to the Share. The certificate shall (subject to the execution of an instrument of transfer) constitute a good title to the Share and the person to whom the Share is sold or otherwise disposed of shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, if any, nor shall his title to the Share be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings in reference to the forfeiture, sale or disposal of the Share.

 

14.6 The provisions of the Articles as to forfeiture shall apply in the case of non payment of any sum which, by the terms of issue of a Share, becomes payable at a fixed time, whether on account of the par value of the Share or by way of premium as if it had been payable by virtue of a call duly made and notified.

 

15 Transmission of Shares

 

15.1 If a Member dies the survivor or survivors (where he was a joint holder) or his legal personal representatives (where he was a sole holder), shall be the only persons recognised by the Company as having any title to his Shares. The estate of a deceased Member is not thereby released from any liability in respect of any Share, for which he was a joint or sole holder.

 

15.2 Any person becoming entitled to a Share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution of a Member (or in any other way than by transfer) may, upon such evidence being produced as may be required by the Directors, elect, by a notice in writing sent by him to the Company, either to become the holder of such Share or to have some person nominated by him registered as the holder of such Share. If he elects to have another person registered as the holder of such Share he shall sign an instrument of transfer of that Share to that person. The Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the Share by the relevant Member before his death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution, as the case may be.

 

15.3

A person becoming entitled to a Share by reason of the death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution of a Member (or in any other case than by transfer) shall be entitled to the same Dividends, other distributions and other advantages to which he would be entitled if he were the holder of such Share. However, he shall not, before becoming a Member in respect of a Share, be entitled in respect of it to exercise any right conferred by membership in relation to general

 

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meetings of the Company and the Directors may at any time give notice requiring any such person to elect either to be registered himself or to have some person nominated by him be registered as the holder of the Share (but the Directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the Share by the relevant Member before his death or bankruptcy or liquidation or dissolution or any other case than by transfer, as the case may be). If the notice is not complied with within ninety days of being received or deemed to be received (as determined pursuant to the Articles) the Directors may thereafter withhold payment of all Dividends, other distributions, bonuses or other monies payable in respect of the Share until the requirements of the notice have been complied with.

 

16 Amendments of Memorandum and Articles of Association and Alteration of Capital

 

16.1 The Company may by Ordinary Resolution:

 

  (a) increase its share capital by such sum as the Ordinary Resolution shall prescribe and with such rights, priorities and privileges annexed thereto, as the Company in general meeting may determine;

 

  (b) consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into Shares of larger amount than its existing Shares;

 

  (c) convert all or any of its paid-up Shares into stock, and reconvert that stock into paid-up Shares of any denomination;

 

  (d) by subdivision of its existing Shares or any of them divide the whole or any part of its share capital into Shares of smaller amount than is fixed by the Memorandum or into Shares without par value; and

 

  (e) cancel any Shares that at the date of the passing of the Ordinary Resolution have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person and diminish the amount of its share capital by the amount of the Shares so cancelled.

 

16.2 All new Shares created in accordance with the provisions of the preceding Article shall be subject to the same provisions of the Articles with reference to the payment of calls, liens, transfer, transmission, forfeiture and otherwise as the Shares in the original share capital.

 

16.3 Subject to the provisions of the Statute and the provisions of the Articles as regards the matters to be dealt with by Ordinary Resolution, the Company may by Special Resolution:

 

  (a) change its name;

 

  (b) alter or add to the Articles;

 

  (c) alter or add to the Memorandum with respect to any objects, powers or other matters specified therein; and

 

  (d) reduce its share capital or any capital redemption reserve fund.

 

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17 Offices and Places of Business

Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Company may by resolution of the Directors change the location of its Registered Office. The Company may, in addition to its Registered Office, maintain such other offices or places of business as the Directors determine.

 

18 General Meetings

 

18.1 All general meetings other than annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings.

 

18.2 The Company may, but shall not (unless required by the Statute) be obliged to, in each year hold a general meeting as its annual general meeting, and shall specify the meeting as such in the notices calling it. Any annual general meeting shall be held at such time and place as the Directors shall appoint and if no other time and place is prescribed by them, it shall be held at the Registered Office on the second Wednesday in December of each year at ten o’clock in the morning. At these meetings the report of the Directors (if any) shall be presented.

 

18.3 The Directors may call general meetings, and they shall on a Members’ requisition forthwith proceed to convene an extraordinary general meeting of the Company.

 

18.4 A Members’ requisition is a requisition of Members holding at the date of deposit of the requisition not less than ten per cent. in par value of the issued Shares which as at that date carry the right to vote at general meetings of the Company.

 

18.5 The Members’ requisition must state the objects of the meeting and must be signed by the requisitionists and deposited at the Registered Office, and may consist of several documents in like form each signed by one or more requisitionists.

 

18.6 If there are no Directors as at the date of the deposit of the Members’ requisition or if the Directors do not within twenty-one days from the date of the deposit of the Members’ requisition duly proceed to convene a general meeting to be held within a further twenty-one days, the requisitionists, or any of them representing more than one-half of the total voting rights of all of the requisitionists, may themselves convene a general meeting, but any meeting so convened shall be held no later than the day which falls three months after the expiration of the said twenty-one day period.

 

18.7 A general meeting convened as aforesaid by requisitionists shall be convened in the same manner as nearly as possible as that in which general meetings are to be convened by Directors.

 

19 Notice of General Meetings

 

19.1 At least five clear days’ notice shall be given of any general meeting. Every notice shall specify the place, the day and the hour of the meeting and the general nature of the business to be conducted at the general meeting and shall be given in the manner hereinafter mentioned or in such other manner if any as may be prescribed by the Company, provided that a general meeting of the Company shall, whether or not the notice specified in this Article has been given and whether or not the provisions of the Articles regarding general meetings have been complied with, be deemed to have been duly convened if it is so agreed:

 

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  (a) in the case of an annual general meeting, by all of the Members entitled to attend and vote thereat; and

 

  (b) in the case of an extraordinary general meeting, by a majority in number of the Members having a right to attend and vote at the meeting, together holding not less than ninety five per cent. in par value of the Shares giving that right.

 

19.2 The accidental omission to give notice of a general meeting to, or the non receipt of notice of a general meeting by, any person entitled to receive such notice shall not invalidate the proceedings of that general meeting.

 

20 Proceedings at General Meetings

 

20.1 No business shall be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum is present. Two Members being individuals present in person or by proxy or if a corporation or other non-natural person by its duly authorised representative or proxy shall be a quorum unless the Company has only one Member entitled to vote at such general meeting in which case the quorum shall be that one Member present in person or by proxy or (in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person) by its duly authorised representative or proxy.

 

20.2 A person may participate at a general meeting by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other. Participation by a person in a general meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting.

 

20.3 A resolution (including a Special Resolution) in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by or on behalf of all of the Members for the time being entitled to receive notice of and to attend and vote at general meetings (or, being corporations or other non-natural persons, signed by their duly authorised representatives) shall be as valid and effective as if the resolution had been passed at a general meeting of the Company duly convened and held.

 

20.4 If a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting to commence or if during such a meeting a quorum ceases to be present, the meeting, if convened upon a Members’ requisition, shall be dissolved and in any other case it shall stand adjourned to the same day in the next week at the same time and/or place or to such other day, time and/or place as the Directors may determine, and if at the adjourned meeting a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting to commence, the Members present shall be a quorum.

 

20.5 The Directors may, at any time prior to the time appointed for the meeting to commence, appoint any person to act as chairman of a general meeting of the Company or, if the Directors do not make any such appointment, the chairman, if any, of the board of Directors shall preside as chairman at such general meeting. If there is no such chairman, or if he shall not be present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for the meeting to commence, or is unwilling to act, the Directors present shall elect one of their number to be chairman of the meeting.

 

20.6 If no Director is willing to act as chairman or if no Director is present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for the meeting to commence, the Members present shall choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting.

 

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20.7 The chairman may, with the consent of a meeting at which a quorum is present (and shall if so directed by the meeting) adjourn the meeting from time to time and from place to place, but no business shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place.

 

20.8 When a general meeting is adjourned for thirty days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as in the case of an original meeting. Otherwise it shall not be necessary to give any such notice of an adjourned meeting.

 

20.9 A resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a show of hands unless before, or on the declaration of the result of, the show of hands, the chairman demands a poll, or any other Member or Members collectively present in person or by proxy (or in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person, by its duly authorised representative or proxy) and holding at least ten per cent. in par value of the Shares giving a right to attend and vote at the meeting demand a poll.

 

20.10 Unless a poll is duly demanded and the demand is not withdrawn a declaration by the chairman that a resolution has been carried or carried unanimously, or by a particular majority, or lost or not carried by a particular majority, an entry to that effect in the minutes of the proceedings of the meeting shall be conclusive evidence of that fact without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour of or against such resolution.

 

20.11 The demand for a poll may be withdrawn.

 

20.12 Except on a poll demanded on the election of a chairman or on a question of adjournment, a poll shall be taken as the chairman directs, and the result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the general meeting at which the poll was demanded.

 

20.13 A poll demanded on the election of a chairman or on a question of adjournment shall be taken forthwith. A poll demanded on any other question shall be taken at such date, time and place as the chairman of the general meeting directs, and any business other than that upon which a poll has been demanded or is contingent thereon may proceed pending the taking of the poll.

 

20.14 In the case of an equality of votes, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, the chairman shall be entitled to a second or casting vote.

 

21 Votes of Members

 

21.1 Subject to any rights or restrictions attached to any Shares, on a show of hands every Member who (being an individual) is present in person or by proxy or, if a corporation or other non-natural person is present by its duly authorised representative or by proxy, shall have one vote and on a poll every Member present in any such manner shall have one vote for every Share of which he is the holder.

 

21.2 In the case of joint holders the vote of the senior holder who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy (or, in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person, by its duly authorised representative or proxy), shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders, and seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names of the holders stand in the Register of Members.

 

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21.3 A Member of unsound mind, or in respect of whom an order has been made by any court, having jurisdiction in lunacy, may vote, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, by his committee, receiver, curator bonis, or other person on such Member’s behalf appointed by that court, and any such committee, receiver, curator bonis or other person may vote by proxy.

 

21.4 No person shall be entitled to vote at any general meeting unless he is registered as a Member on the record date for such meeting nor unless all calls or other monies then payable by him in respect of Shares have been paid.

 

21.5 No objection shall be raised as to the qualification of any voter except at the general meeting or adjourned general meeting at which the vote objected to is given or tendered and every vote not disallowed at the meeting shall be valid. Any objection made in due time in accordance with this Article shall be referred to the chairman whose decision shall be final and conclusive.

 

21.6 On a poll or on a show of hands votes may be cast either personally or by proxy (or in the case of a corporation or other non-natural person by its duly authorised representative or proxy). A Member may appoint more than one proxy or the same proxy under one or more instruments to attend and vote at a meeting. Where a Member appoints more than one proxy the instrument of proxy shall state which proxy is entitled to vote on a show of hands and shall specify the number of Shares in respect of which each proxy is entitled to exercise the related votes.

 

21.7 On a poll, a Member holding more than one Share need not cast the votes in respect of his Shares in the same way on any resolution and therefore may vote a Share or some or all such Shares either for or against a resolution and/or abstain from voting a Share or some or all of the Shares and, subject to the terms of the instrument appointing him, a proxy appointed under one or more instruments may vote a Share or some or all of the Shares in respect of which he is appointed either for or against a resolution and/or abstain from voting a Share or some or all of the Shares in respect of which he is appointed.

 

22 Proxies

 

22.1 The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing and shall be executed under the hand of the appointor or of his attorney duly authorised in writing, or, if the appointor is a corporation or other non natural person, under the hand of its duly authorised representative. A proxy need not be a Member.

 

22.2 The Directors may, in the notice convening any meeting or adjourned meeting, or in an instrument of proxy sent out by the Company, specify the manner by which the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited and the place and the time (being not later than the time appointed for the commencement of the meeting or adjourned meeting to which the proxy relates) at which the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited. In the absence of any such direction from the Directors in the notice convening any meeting or adjourned meeting or in an instrument of proxy sent out by the Company, the instrument appointing a proxy shall be deposited physically at the Registered Office not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the meeting or adjourned meeting to commence at which the person named in the instrument proposes to vote.

The chairman may in any event at his discretion declare that an instrument of proxy shall be deemed to have been duly deposited. An instrument of proxy that is not deposited in the manner permitted, or which has not been declared to have been duly deposited by the chairman, shall be invalid.

 

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22.3 The instrument appointing a proxy may be in any usual or common form (or such other form as the Directors may approve) and may be expressed to be for a particular meeting or any adjournment thereof or generally until revoked. An instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to include the power to demand or join or concur in demanding a poll.

 

22.4 Votes given in accordance with the terms of an instrument of proxy shall be valid notwithstanding the previous death or insanity of the principal or revocation of the proxy or of the authority under which the proxy was executed, or the transfer of the Share in respect of which the proxy is given unless notice in writing of such death, insanity, revocation or transfer was received by the Company at the Registered Office before the commencement of the general meeting, or adjourned meeting at which it is sought to use the proxy.

 

23 Corporate Members

Any corporation or other non-natural person which is a Member may in accordance with its constitutional documents, or in the absence of such provision by resolution of its directors or other governing body, authorise such person as it thinks fit to act as its representative at any meeting of the Company or of any class of Members, and the person so authorised shall be entitled to exercise the same powers on behalf of the corporation which he represents as the corporation could exercise if it were an individual Member.

 

24 Shares that May Not be Voted

Shares in the Company that are beneficially owned by the Company shall not be voted, directly or indirectly, at any meeting and shall not be counted in determining the total number of outstanding Shares at any given time.

 

25 Directors

There shall be a board of Directors consisting of not less than one person (exclusive of alternate Directors) provided however that the Company may by Ordinary Resolution increase or reduce the limits in the number of Directors. The first Directors of the Company shall be determined in writing by, or appointed by a resolution of, the Subscriber.

 

26 Powers of Directors

 

26.1 Subject to the provisions of the Statute, the Memorandum and the Articles and to any directions given by Special Resolution, the business of the Company shall be managed by the Directors who may exercise all the powers of the Company. No alteration of the Memorandum or Articles and no such direction shall invalidate any prior act of the Directors which would have been valid if that alteration had not been made or that direction had not been given. A duly convened meeting of Directors at which a quorum is present may exercise all powers exercisable by the Directors.

 

26.2 All cheques, promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange and other negotiable or transferable instruments and all receipts for monies paid to the Company shall be signed, drawn, accepted, endorsed or otherwise executed as the case may be in such manner as the Directors shall determine by resolution.

 

26.3 The Directors on behalf of the Company may pay a gratuity or pension or allowance on retirement to any Director who has held any other salaried office or place of profit with the Company or to his widow or dependants and may make contributions to any fund and pay premiums for the purchase or provision of any such gratuity, pension or allowance.

 

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26.4 The Directors may exercise all the powers of the Company to borrow money and to mortgage or charge its undertaking, property and assets (present and future) and uncalled capital or any part thereof and to issue debentures, debenture stock, mortgages, bonds and other such securities whether outright or as security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Company or of any third party.

 

27 Appointment and Removal of Directors

 

27.1 The Company may by Ordinary Resolution appoint any person to be a Director or may by Ordinary Resolution remove any Director.

 

27.2 The Directors may appoint any person to be a Director, either to fill a vacancy or as an additional Director provided that the appointment does not cause the number of Directors to exceed any number fixed by or in accordance with the Articles as the maximum number of Directors.

 

28 Vacation of Office of Director

The office of a Director shall be vacated if:

 

  (a) the Director gives notice in writing to the Company that he resigns the office of Director; or

 

  (b) the Director absents himself (for the avoidance of doubt, without being represented by proxy or an alternate Director appointed by him) from three consecutive meetings of the board of Directors without special leave of absence from the Directors, and the Directors pass a resolution that he has by reason of such absence vacated office; or

 

  (c) the Director dies, becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors generally; or

 

  (d) the Director is found to be or becomes of unsound mind; or

 

  (e) all of the other Directors (being not less than two in number) determine that he should be removed as a Director, either by a resolution passed by all of the other Directors at a meeting of the Directors duly convened and held in accordance with the Articles or by a resolution in writing signed by all of the other Directors.

 

29 Proceedings of Directors

 

29.1 The quorum for the transaction of the business of the Directors may be fixed by the Directors, and unless so fixed shall be two if there are two or more Directors, and shall be one if there is only one Director. A person who holds office as an alternate Director shall, if his appointor is not present, be counted in the quorum. A Director who also acts as an alternate Director shall, if his appointor is not present, count twice towards the quorum.

 

29.2 Subject to the provisions of the Articles, the Directors may regulate their proceedings as they think fit. Questions arising at any meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes. In the case of an equality of votes, the chairman shall have a second or casting vote. A Director who is also an alternate Director shall be entitled in the absence of his appointor to a separate vote on behalf of his appointor in addition to his own vote.

 

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29.3 A person may participate in a meeting of the Directors or committee of Directors by conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all the persons participating in the meeting can communicate with each other at the same time. Participation by a person in a meeting in this manner is treated as presence in person at that meeting. Unless otherwise determined by the Directors the meeting shall be deemed to be held at the place where the chairman is located at the start of the meeting.

 

29.4 A resolution in writing (in one or more counterparts) signed by all the Directors or all the members of a committee of the Directors or, in the case of a resolution in writing relating to the removal of any Director or the vacation of office by any Director, all of the Directors other than the Director who is the subject of such resolution (an alternate Director being entitled to sign such a resolution on behalf of his appointor and if such alternate Director is also a Director, being entitled to sign such resolution both on behalf of his appointer and in his capacity as a Director) shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Directors, or committee of Directors as the case may be, duly convened and held.

 

29.5 A Director or alternate Director may, or other officer of the Company on the direction of a Director or alternate Director shall, call a meeting of the Directors by at least two days’ notice in writing to every Director and alternate Director which notice shall set forth the general nature of the business to be considered unless notice is waived by all the Directors (or their alternates) either at, before or after the meeting is held. To any such notice of a meeting of the Directors all the provisions of the Articles relating to the giving of notices by the Company to the Members shall apply mutatis mutandis.

 

29.6 The continuing Directors (or a sole continuing Director, as the case may be) may act notwithstanding any vacancy in their body, but if and so long as their number is reduced below the number fixed by or pursuant to the Articles as the necessary quorum of Directors the continuing Directors or Director may act for the purpose of increasing the number of Directors to be equal to such fixed number, or of summoning a general meeting of the Company, but for no other purpose.

 

29.7 The Directors may elect a chairman of their board and determine the period for which he is to hold office; but if no such chairman is elected, or if at any meeting the chairman is not present within five minutes after the time appointed for the meeting to commence, the Directors present may choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting.

 

29.8 All acts done by any meeting of the Directors or of a committee of the Directors (including any person acting as an alternate Director) shall, notwithstanding that it is afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any Director or alternate Director, and/or that they or any of them were disqualified, and/or had vacated their office and/or were not entitled to vote, be as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed and/or not disqualified to be a Director or alternate Director and/or had not vacated their office and/or had been entitled to vote, as the case may be.

 

29.9 A Director but not an alternate Director may be represented at any meetings of the board of Directors by a proxy appointed in writing by him. The proxy shall count towards the quorum and the vote of the proxy shall for all purposes be deemed to be that of the appointing Director.

 

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30 Presumption of Assent

A Director or alternate Director who is present at a meeting of the board of Directors at which action on any Company matter is taken shall be presumed to have assented to the action taken unless his dissent shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless he shall file his written dissent from such action with the person acting as the chairman or secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or shall forward such dissent by registered post to such person immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a Director or alternate Director who voted in favour of such action.

 

31 Directors’ Interests

 

31.1 A Director or alternate Director may hold any other office or place of profit under the Company (other than the office of Auditor) in conjunction with his office of Director for such period and on such terms as to remuneration and otherwise as the Directors may determine.

 

31.2 A Director or alternate Director may act by himself or by, through or on behalf of his firm in a professional capacity for the Company and he or his firm shall be entitled to remuneration for professional services as if he were not a Director or alternate Director.

 

31.3 A Director or alternate Director may be or become a director or other officer of or otherwise interested in any company promoted by the Company or in which the Company may be interested as a shareholder, a contracting party or otherwise, and no such Director or alternate Director shall be accountable to the Company for any remuneration or other benefits received by him as a director or officer of, or from his interest in, such other company.

 

31.4 No person shall be disqualified from the office of Director or alternate Director or prevented by such office from contracting with the Company, either as vendor, purchaser or otherwise, nor shall any such contract or any contract or transaction entered into by or on behalf of the Company in which any Director or alternate Director shall be in any way interested be or be liable to be avoided, nor shall any Director or alternate Director so contracting or being so interested be liable to account to the Company for any profit realised by or arising in connection with any such contract or transaction by reason of such Director or alternate Director holding office or of the fiduciary relationship thereby established. A Director (or his alternate Director in his absence) shall be at liberty to vote in respect of any contract or transaction in which he is interested provided that the nature of the interest of any Director or alternate Director in any such contract or transaction shall be disclosed by him at or prior to its consideration and any vote thereon.

 

31.5 A general notice that a Director or alternate Director is a shareholder, director, officer or employee of any specified firm or company and is to be regarded as interested in any transaction with such firm or company shall be sufficient disclosure for the purposes of voting on a resolution in respect of a contract or transaction in which he has an interest, and after such general notice it shall not be necessary to give special notice relating to any particular transaction.

 

32 Minutes

The Directors shall cause minutes to be made in books kept for the purpose of all appointments of officers made by the Directors, all proceedings at meetings of the Company or the holders of any class of Shares and of the Directors, and of committees of the Directors, including the names of the Directors or alternate Directors present at each meeting.

 

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33 Delegation of Directors’ Powers

 

33.1 The Directors may delegate any of their powers, authorities and discretions, including the power to sub-delegate, to any committee consisting of one or more Directors. They may also delegate to any managing director or any Director holding any other executive office such of their powers, authorities and discretions as they consider desirable to be exercised by him provided that an alternate Director may not act as managing director and the appointment of a managing director shall be revoked forthwith if he ceases to be a Director. Any such delegation may be made subject to any conditions the Directors may impose and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and any such delegation may be revoked or altered by the Directors. Subject to any such conditions, the proceedings of a committee of Directors shall be governed by the Articles regulating the proceedings of Directors, so far as they are capable of applying.

 

33.2 The Directors may establish any committees, local boards or agencies or appoint any person to be a manager or agent for managing the affairs of the Company and may appoint any person to be a member of such committees, local boards or agencies. Any such appointment may be made subject to any conditions the Directors may impose, and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers and any such appointment may be revoked or altered by the Directors. Subject to any such conditions, the proceedings of any such committee, local board or agency shall be governed by the Articles regulating the proceedings of Directors, so far as they are capable of applying.

 

33.3 The Directors may by power of attorney or otherwise appoint any person to be the agent of the Company on such conditions as the Directors may determine, provided that the delegation is not to the exclusion of their own powers and may be revoked by the Directors at any time.

 

33.4 The Directors may by power of attorney or otherwise appoint any company, firm, person or body of persons, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the Directors, to be the attorney or authorised signatory of the Company for such purpose and with such powers, authorities and discretions (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the Directors under the Articles) and for such period and subject to such conditions as they may think fit, and any such powers of attorney or other appointment may contain such provisions for the protection and convenience of persons dealing with any such attorneys or authorised signatories as the Directors may think fit and may also authorise any such attorney or authorised signatory to delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretions vested in him.

 

33.5 The Directors may appoint such officers of the Company (including, for the avoidance of doubt and without limitation, any secretary) as they consider necessary on such terms, at such remuneration and to perform such duties, and subject to such provisions as to disqualification and removal as the Directors may think fit. Unless otherwise specified in the terms of his appointment an officer of the Company may be removed by resolution of the Directors or Members. An officer of the Company may vacate his office at any time if he gives notice in writing to the Company that he resigns his office.

 

34 Alternate Directors

 

34.1 Any Director (but not an alternate Director) may by writing appoint any other Director, or any other person willing to act, to be an alternate Director and by writing may remove from office an alternate Director so appointed by him.

 

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34.2 An alternate Director shall be entitled to receive notice of all meetings of Directors and of all meetings of committees of Directors of which his appointor is a member, to attend and vote at every such meeting at which the Director appointing him is not personally present, to sign any written resolution of the Directors, and generally to perform all the functions of his appointor as a Director in his absence.

 

34.3 An alternate Director shall cease to be an alternate Director if his appointor ceases to be a Director.

 

34.4 Any appointment or removal of an alternate Director shall be by notice to the Company signed by the Director making or revoking the appointment or in any other manner approved by the Directors.

 

34.5 Subject to the provisions of the Articles, an alternate Director shall be deemed for all purposes to be a Director and shall alone be responsible for his own acts and defaults and shall not be deemed to be the agent of the Director appointing him.

 

35 No Minimum Shareholding

The Company in general meeting may fix a minimum shareholding required to be held by a Director, but unless and until such a shareholding qualification is fixed a Director is not required to hold Shares.

 

36 Remuneration of Directors

 

36.1 The remuneration to be paid to the Directors, if any, shall be such remuneration as the Directors shall determine. The Directors shall also be entitled to be paid all travelling, hotel and other expenses properly incurred by them in connection with their attendance at meetings of Directors or committees of Directors, or general meetings of the Company, or separate meetings of the holders of any class of Shares or debentures of the Company, or otherwise in connection with the business of the Company or the discharge of their duties as a Director, or to receive a fixed allowance in respect thereof as may be determined by the Directors, or a combination partly of one such method and partly the other.

 

36.2 The Directors may by resolution approve additional remuneration to any Director for any services which in the opinion of the Directors go beyond his ordinary routine work as a Director. Any fees paid to a Director who is also counsel, attorney or solicitor to the Company, or otherwise serves it in a professional capacity shall be in addition to his remuneration as a Director.

 

37 Seal

 

37.1 The Company may, if the Directors so determine, have a Seal. The Seal shall only be used by the authority of the Directors or of a committee of the Directors authorised by the Directors. Every instrument to which the Seal has been affixed shall be signed by at least one person who shall be either a Director or some officer of the Company or other person appointed by the Directors for the purpose.

 

37.2 The Company may have for use in any place or places outside the Cayman Islands a duplicate Seal or Seals each of which shall be a facsimile of the common Seal of the Company and, if the Directors so determine, with the addition on its face of the name of every place where it is to be used.

 

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37.3 A Director or officer, representative or attorney of the Company may without further authority of the Directors affix the Seal over his signature alone to any document of the Company required to be authenticated by him under seal or to be filed with the Registrar of Companies in the Cayman Islands or elsewhere wheresoever.

 

38 Dividends, Distributions and Reserve

 

38.1 Subject to the Statute and this Article and except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to any Shares, the Directors may resolve to pay Dividends and other distributions on Shares in issue and authorise payment of the Dividends or other distributions out of the funds of the Company lawfully available therefor. A Dividend shall be deemed to be an interim Dividend unless the terms of the resolution pursuant to which the Directors resolve to pay such Dividend specifically state that such Dividend shall be a final Dividend. No Dividend or other distribution shall be paid except out of the realised or unrealised profits of the Company, out of the share premium account or as otherwise permitted by the Statute.

 

38.2 Except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to any Shares, all Dividends and other distributions shall be paid according to the par value of the Shares that a Member holds. If any Share is issued on terms providing that it shall rank for Dividend as from a particular date, that Share shall rank for Dividend accordingly.

 

38.3 The Directors may deduct from any Dividend or other distribution payable to any Member all sums of money (if any) then payable by him to the Company on account of calls or otherwise.

 

38.4 The Directors may resolve that any Dividend or other distribution be paid wholly or partly by the distribution of specific assets and in particular (but without limitation) by the distribution of shares, debentures, or securities of any other company or in any one or more of such ways and where any difficulty arises in regard to such distribution, the Directors may settle the same as they think expedient and in particular may issue fractional Shares and may fix the value for distribution of such specific assets or any part thereof and may determine that cash payments shall be made to any Members upon the basis of the value so fixed in order to adjust the rights of all Members and may vest any such specific assets in trustees in such manner as may seem expedient to the Directors.

 

38.5 Except as otherwise provided by the rights attached to any Shares, Dividends and other distributions may be paid in any currency. The Directors may determine the basis of conversion for any currency conversions that may be required and how any costs involved are to be met.

 

38.6 The Directors may, before resolving to pay any Dividend or other distribution, set aside such sums as they think proper as a reserve or reserves which shall, at the discretion of the Directors, be applicable for any purpose of the Company and pending such application may, at the discretion of the Directors, be employed in the business of the Company.

 

38.7 Any Dividend, other distribution, interest or other monies payable in cash in respect of Shares may be paid by wire transfer to the holder or by cheque or warrant sent through the post directed to the registered address of the holder or, in the case of joint holders, to the registered address of the holder who is first named on the Register of Members or to such person and to such address as such holder or joint holders may in writing direct. Every such cheque or warrant shall be made payable to the order of the person to whom it is sent. Any one of two or more joint holders may give effectual receipts for any Dividends, other distributions, bonuses, or other monies payable in respect of the Share held by them as joint holders.

 

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38.8 No Dividend or other distribution shall bear interest against the Company.

 

38.9 Any Dividend or other distribution which cannot be paid to a Member and/or which remains unclaimed after six months from the date on which such Dividend or other distribution becomes payable may, in the discretion of the Directors, be paid into a separate account in the Company’s name, provided that the Company shall not be constituted as a trustee in respect of that account and the Dividend or other distribution shall remain as a debt due to the Member. Any Dividend or other distribution which remains unclaimed after a period of six years from the date on which such Dividend or other distribution becomes payable shall be forfeited and shall revert to the Company.

 

39 Capitalisation

 

     The Directors may at any time capitalise any sum standing to the credit of any of the Company’s reserve accounts or funds (including the share premium account and capital redemption reserve fund) or any sum standing to the credit of the profit and loss account or otherwise available for distribution; appropriate such sum to Members in the proportions in which such sum would have been divisible amongst such Members had the same been a distribution of profits by way of Dividend or other distribution; and apply such sum on their behalf in paying up in full unissued Shares for allotment and distribution credited as fully paid-up to and amongst them in the proportion aforesaid. In such event the Directors shall do all acts and things required to give effect to such capitalisation, with full power given to the Directors to make such provisions as they think fit in the case of Shares becoming distributable in fractions (including provisions whereby the benefit of fractional entitlements accrue to the Company rather than to the Members concerned). The Directors may authorise any person to enter on behalf of all of the Members interested into an agreement with the Company providing for such capitalisation and matters incidental or relating thereto and any agreement made under such authority shall be effective and binding on all such Members and the Company.

 

40 Books of Account

 

40.1 The Directors shall cause proper books of account to be kept with respect to all sums of money received and expended by the Company and the matters in respect of which the receipt or expenditure takes place, all sales and purchases of goods by the Company and the assets and liabilities of the Company. Proper books of account shall not be deemed to be kept if there are not kept such books of account as are necessary to give a true and fair view of the state of the Company’s affairs and to explain its transactions.

 

40.2 The Directors shall determine whether and to what extent and at what times and places and under what conditions or regulations the accounts and books of the Company or any of them shall be open to the inspection of Members not being Directors and no Member (not being a Director) shall have any right of inspecting any account or book or document of the Company except as conferred by Statute or authorised by the Directors or by the Company in general meeting.

 

40.3 The Directors may cause to be prepared and to be laid before the Company in general meeting profit and loss accounts, balance sheets, group accounts (if any) and such other reports and accounts as may be required by law.

 

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41 Audit

 

41.1 The Directors may appoint an Auditor of the Company who shall hold office on such terms as the Directors determine.

 

41.2 Every Auditor of the Company shall have a right of access at all times to the books and accounts and vouchers of the Company and shall be entitled to require from the Directors and officers of the Company such information and explanation as may be necessary for the performance of the duties of the Auditor.

 

41.3 Auditors shall, if so required by the Directors, make a report on the accounts of the Company during their tenure of office at the next annual general meeting following their appointment in the case of a company which is registered with the Registrar of Companies as an ordinary company, and at the next extraordinary general meeting following their appointment in the case of a company which is registered with the Registrar of Companies as an exempted company, and at any other time during their term of office, upon request of the Directors or any general meeting of the Members.

 

42 Notices

 

42.1 Notices shall be in writing and may be given by the Company to any Member either personally or by sending it by courier, post, cable, telex, fax or e-mail to him or to his address as shown in the Register of Members (or where the notice is given by e-mail by sending it to the e-mail address provided by such Member). Any notice, if posted from one country to another, is to be sent by airmail.

 

42.2 Where a notice is sent by courier, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by delivery of the notice to a courier company, and shall be deemed to have been received on the third day (not including Saturdays or Sundays or public holidays) following the day on which the notice was delivered to the courier. Where a notice is sent by post, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing, pre paying and posting a letter containing the notice, and shall be deemed to have been received on the fifth day (not including Saturdays or Sundays or public holidays in the Cayman Islands) following the day on which the notice was posted. Where a notice is sent by cable, telex or fax, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing and sending such notice and shall be deemed to have been received on the same day that it was transmitted. Where a notice is given by e-mail service shall be deemed to be effected by transmitting the e-mail to the e-mail address provided by the intended recipient and shall be deemed to have been received on the same day that it was sent, and it shall not be necessary for the receipt of the e-mail to be acknowledged by the recipient.

 

42.3 A notice may be given by the Company to the person or persons which the Company has been advised are entitled to a Share or Shares in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a Member in the same manner as other notices which are required to be given under the Articles and shall be addressed to them by name, or by the title of representatives of the deceased, or trustee of the bankrupt, or by any like description at the address supplied for that purpose by the persons claiming to be so entitled, or at the option of the Company by giving the notice in any manner in which the same might have been given if the death or bankruptcy had not occurred.

 

42.4

Notice of every general meeting shall be given in any manner authorised by the Articles to every holder of Shares carrying an entitlement to receive such notice on the record date for such meeting except that in the case of joint holders the notice shall be sufficient if given to the joint

 

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holder first named in the Register of Members and every person upon whom the ownership of a Share devolves by reason of his being a legal personal representative or a trustee in bankruptcy of a Member where the Member but for his death or bankruptcy would be entitled to receive notice of the meeting, and no other person shall be entitled to receive notices of general meetings.

 

43 Winding Up

 

43.1 If the Company shall be wound up the liquidator shall apply the assets of the Company in satisfaction of creditors’ claims in such manner and order as such liquidator thinks fit. Subject to the rights attaching to any Shares, in a winding up:

 

  (a) if the assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be insufficient to repay the whole of the Company’s issued share capital, such assets shall be distributed so that, as nearly as may be, the losses shall be borne by the Members in proportion to the par value of the Shares held by them; or

 

  (b) if the assets available for distribution amongst the Members shall be more than sufficient to repay the whole of the Company’s issued share capital at the commencement of the winding up, the surplus shall be distributed amongst the Members in proportion to the par value of the Shares held by them at the commencement of the winding up subject to a deduction from those Shares in respect of which there are monies due, of all monies payable to the Company for unpaid calls or otherwise.

 

43.2 If the Company shall be wound up the liquidator may, subject to the rights attaching to any Shares and with the sanction of a Special Resolution of the Company and any other sanction required by the Statute, divide amongst the Members in kind the whole or any part of the assets of the Company (whether such assets shall consist of property of the same kind or not) and may for that purpose value any assets and determine how the division shall be carried out as between the Members or different classes of Members. The liquidator may, with the like sanction, vest the whole or any part of such assets in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the Members as the liquidator, with the like sanction, shall think fit, but so that no Member shall be compelled to accept any asset upon which there is a liability.

 

44 Indemnity and Insurance

 

44.1 Every Director and officer of the Company (which for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include auditors of the Company), together with every former Director and former officer of the Company (each an “Indemnified Person”) shall be indemnified out of the assets of the Company against any liability, action, proceeding, claim, demand, costs, damages or expenses, including legal expenses, whatsoever which they or any of them may incur as a result of any act or failure to act in carrying out their functions other than such liability (if any) that they may incur by reason of their own actual fraud or wilful default. No Indemnified Person shall be liable to the Company for any loss or damage incurred by the Company as a result (whether direct or indirect) of the carrying out of their functions unless that liability arises through the actual fraud or wilful default of such Indemnified Person. No person shall be found to have committed actual fraud or wilful default under this Article unless or until a court of competent jurisdiction shall have made a finding to that effect.

 

44.2

The Company shall advance to each Indemnified Person reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred in connection with the defence of any action, suit, proceeding or

 

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investigation involving such Indemnified Person for which indemnity will or could be sought. In connection with any advance of any expenses hereunder, the Indemnified Person shall execute an undertaking to repay the advanced amount to the Company if it shall be determined by final judgment or other final adjudication that such Indemnified Person was not entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Article. If it shall be determined by a final judgment or other final adjudication that such Indemnified Person was not entitled to indemnification with respect to such judgment, costs or expenses, then such party shall not be indemnified with respect to such judgment, costs or expenses and any advancement shall be returned to the Company (without interest) by the Indemnified Person.

 

44.3 The Directors, on behalf of the Company, may purchase and maintain insurance for the benefit of any Director or other officer of the Company against any liability which, by virtue of any rule of law, would otherwise attach to such person in respect of any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust of which such person may be guilty in relation to the Company.

 

45 Financial Year

 

     Unless the Directors otherwise prescribe, the financial year of the Company shall end on 31st December in each year and, following the year of incorporation, shall begin on 1st January in each year.

 

46 Transfer by Way of Continuation

 

     If the Company is exempted as defined in the Statute, it shall, subject to the provisions of the Statute and with the approval of a Special Resolution, have the power to register by way of continuation as a body corporate under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the Cayman Islands and to be deregistered in the Cayman Islands.

 

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Dated this 10th day of January 2011.

Maples Corporate Services Limited

of PO Box 309, Ugland House

Grand Cayman

KY1-1104

Cayman Islands

acting by:

 

 

 

Michael Johns

 

 

Nick Bullmore

 

 

Audrey Santamaria

Witness to the above signatures

 

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EX-3.29 8 dex329.htm CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF VANTAGE DRILLING LABUAN I LTD. Certificate of Incorporation of Vantage Drilling Labuan I Ltd.

Exhibit 3.29

FORM 7

Labuan Companies Act 1990

(Subsection 15(5))

Company No.:

    LL08035

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF LABUAN COMPANY

This is to certify that Vantage Drilling Labuan I Ltd. is incorporated under the Labuan Companies Act 1990 on and from the 21st day of January, in the year of 2011 and that the company is a company limited by shares.

Given under my hand and seal this 21st day of January, in the year of 2011.

 

(ESSAH ABDUL MANAF)

for Labuan Financial Services Authority

Federal Territory of Labuan

Malaysia

EX-3.30 9 dex330.htm MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF VANTAGE DRILLING LABUAN I LTD. Memorandum and Articles of Association of Vantage Drilling Labuan I Ltd.

Exhibit 3.30

The Labuan companies act, 1990

Company limited by shares

Memorandum of association

of

Vantage Drilling Labuan I Ltd.

 

 

 

A. The name of the company is Vantage Drilling Labuan I Ltd.

 

B. The registered office of the Company will be situated in Labuan F.T., Malaysia.

 

C. The objects for which the Company is established are:

 

  (1) To carry on the primary business as an operator and provider of offshore drilling rigs and its associated services and personnel for the purpose of exploitation and exploration of oil and gas offshore and at sea in connection with the petroleum industry in the world including Malaysia as far as it is allowed under the law and regulation of Malaysia.

 

  (2) To undertake the primary business by tendering for and entering into contracts for the provision of offshore drilling services, including the leasing, chartering, purchase and supply of offshore drilling rigs and related equipment, machinery, designs and articles of all kinds and the necessary personnel required in the oil and gas operation and the petroleum industry in the world including Malaysia as far as it is allowed under the law and regulation of Malaysia.

 

  (3) To carry on the business of importers and exporters of any articles, commodities and things and do anything necessary or ancillary to the satisfactory conduct of this business.

 

  (4) To carry on the business as general agents for any company, firm or person of business of all descriptions.

 

  (5) To carry on the business and activities of management consultants and to render management, industrial, commercial, secretarial, public relations, industrial relations, and other related services to any person, firm or corporation engaged in any business, trade or activity.

 

  (6) To carry on the business of consulting in business, management, taxation, public relations, contracting and any similar businesses.

 

  (7)

To act as agents and secretaries or either of them for any other company, association or persons, whatever be the business such company association or


 

person carries on, and to carry on the business of advertising contractors and agents and any other business which may be usefully carried on in connection with such business.

 

  (8) To carry on the business of an investment holding company and for that purpose to acquire and hold either in the name of the Company or in that of any nominee shares, stocks, debentures, debenture stocks, bonds, notes, obligations and securities issued or guaranteed by any company or any other legal entity wherever incorporated, formed on carrying on business, and debentures, debenture stocks, bonds, notes, obligations and securities issued or guaranteed by any government, sovereign ruler, commissioners, public body or authority, supreme, dependent, municipal, local or otherwise in any part of the world.

 

  (9) To invest the money of the Company in such investments, undertaking, partnerships, syndicates, joint and single ventures, public and private corporations and enterprises and in such manner as the Company may from time to time determine.

 

  (10) To carry on any business, other than a business which is prohibited by the Labuan Companies Act 1990 or the regulations or otherwise by any written law of Malaysia, which may seem to the Company capable of being conveniently carried on or calculated directly or indirectly to enhance the value of or render profitable any of the Company’s property or rights.

 

  (11) To incorporate subsidiaries and to take part in the formation, management, supervision, or control of the business of such subsidiaries and for that purpose to appoint and remunerate any Directors, accountants, or other experts or agents.

 

  (12) To enter into or be a party to any transaction or document.

 

  (13) To acquire, hold, dispose of or deal with any information or rights or property of any kind.

 

  (14) To acquire, hold, dispose of or deal with the whole or any part of the undertaking of any other company, association or business.

 

  (15) To dispose of or otherwise deal with the whole or any part of its undertaking or business.

 

  (16) To assume any duties, obligations or liabilities.

 

  (17) To acquire any rights or interests.

 

  (18) To provide or procure provision of any services.

 

  (19)

To lend, borrow or raise or secure the payment of money in such manner as the Company may think fit and to secure the same or the repayment or performance of any debt, liability, contract, guarantee or other engagement incurred or to be

 

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entered into by the Company in any way and in particular by the issue of debentures perpetual or otherwise; charged upon all or any of the company’s property (both present and future), including its uncalled capital; and to purchase, redeem, or pay off any such securities.

 

  (20) To procure its registration or recognition in any place outside Labuan.

 

  (21) To create and extinguish liabilities and rights and interests.

 

  (22) To issue shares, debentures and options, and to take shares, debentures and options and to redeem and forfeit the same.

 

  (23) To employ or retain persons in and about its business or the business of any other company or person.

 

  (24) To give indemnities and guarantees and obtain indemnities and guarantees.

 

  (25) To take out insurance of all kinds whether over the property or rights of the Company or not.

 

  (26) To promote any other company.

 

  (27) To make gifts, donations and wagers that may lawfully be made, whether or not are for the purpose of advancing its business.

 

  (28) By way of settlement or other dealing or disposition, to give the right to a person not a member of the Company to share in the whole or any part of its gains or profits to the exclusion of its members, provided that in exercising such power no distribution of gains or profits shall be made pursuant to such settlement, disposition or other dealing which would exceed the amount properly distributed as a dividend or properly capable of being returned as capital surplus were such distribution a distribution to some or to all of the members of the Company.

 

  (29) From time to time to establish and create or join in the establishment and creation of trusts, settlements or funds of all kinds for the benefit of any person or persons selected by the Directors and for that purpose to execute all such documents and to do all such things as the Directors shall deem to be necessary.

 

  (30) To do any of the things that it may do in association with any other person and as principal or agent or as trustee or for its own benefit.

 

  (31) To promote any other business.

 

  (32) To do all such things as are incidental or conducive to the exercise of the powers of the Company.

 

D. The liability of the members is limited.

 

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E. The share capital of the Company shall be denominated in United States Dollar with power for the Company to increase, sub-divide, consolidate or reduce its capital and to divide the shares forming the capital (original, increased or reduced) into several classes and to attach thereto respectively preferential, deferred, special or qualified rights, privileges or conditions as regards dividends, repayment of capital, voting or otherwise.

 

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We, the several persons whose names and addresses are subscribed, are desirous of being formed into a Labuan company in pursuance to this Memorandum of Association, and we respectively agree to take the number of shares in the capital of the Company set opposite our respective names.

 

 

 

Names, addresses and descriptions

of subscribers

 

 

Number of shares

taken by each subscribers

 

Vantage Holdings Malaysia I Co.

 

PO Box 309, Ugland House

Grand Cayman, KY1-1104

Cayman, Islands

 

 

 

100

Company No.: 240253  

 

   

Chris DeClaire

Vice President

 

Total number of shares taken

 

 

100

 

Dated this 17th day of January 2011

Witness to the above signature:

 

 

Name: Mark Howell  

 

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INTERPRETATION

 

1) Interpretation clause. In these Articles the words standing in the first column of the Table next hereinafter contained shall bear the meanings set opposite to them respectively in the second column thereof, if not inconsistent with the subject or context.

 

WORDS    MEANINGS
Act    The Labuan Companies Act 1990 and every other Act for the time being in force concerning Labuan companies and affecting the Company.
Articles    These Articles of Association as originally framed or as altered from time to time by special resolution.
Company    Vantage Drilling Labuan I Ltd.
Office    The registered office for the time being of the Company.
Seal    The common seal of the Company.
Secretary    Any person appointed to perform the duties of the Secretary of the Company including any person appointed temporarily.
Trust Company    A corporation registered as a Labuan trust company under the Labuan Financial Services and Securities Act 2010.
USD    United States Dollar or United States Dollars.

Expressions referring to writing shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be construed as including references to printing, lithography and other modes of representing or reproducing words in a visible form.

Words importing the singular number only shall include the plural number, and vice versa.

Words importing the masculine gender only shall include the feminine gender.

Words importing persons shall include corporations.

Subject as aforesaid, any words or expressions defined in the Act shall, unless the context otherwise requires, bear the same meanings in these Articles.

LIMITED COMPANY

 

2)      (a)   The right to transfer shares is restricted in the manner hereinafter prescribed.
     (b)   Any invitation to the public to subscribe for any shares or debentures of the Company is prohibited except in accordance with the Act.


  (c) Any invitation to the public to deposit money with the Company for fixed periods or payable at call, whether bearing or not bearing interest, is prohibited except in accordance with the Act.

 

  (d) All prices and values given in respect of the shares of the Company shall be in a currency other than the Malaysian currency.

SHARE CAPITAL

 

3)   (a)    Issue of Shares. The shares of the Company shall be issued by the Directors, subject as aforesaid, and to the provisions of the immediate following Articles, the shares shall be under the control of the Directors, who may allot and issue the same to such persons on such terms and conditions and at such times as the Directors think fit. Subject to Section 55 of the Act, any preference shares may be issued on the terms that they are, or at the option of the Company are liable, to be redeemed.
  (b)    The rights conferred on all shares shall in all respects be identical and pari passu with each other.
4)   (a)    Offer to Members. Unless otherwise determined by the Company by special resolution or otherwise agreed by the holders of all the classes of shares for the time being issued, all original shares of whatsoever class for the time being unissued and not allotted and any new shares of whatsoever class from time to time to be created shall before they are issued be offered for subscription to the members in proportion, as nearly as the circumstances will admit, to the number of shares held by them respectively. Any such offer shall be made by written notice specifying the number and class of shares and the price at which the same are offered and limiting the time in accordance with Article 4(d) within which the offer if not accepted will be deemed to be declined.
  (b)    If any member declines or after the expiration of such time limit under Article 4(d) hereof, any member is deemed to decline to purchase the shares offered to him under Articles 4(a) hereof or any part thereof, such shares or any balance thereof shall be offered to the other members (being those who have accepted their respective offers under Articles 4(a) hereof in full) in proportion, as nearly as the circumstances will admit, to the number of shares held between themselves respectively before the offer under Article 4(a) hereof was first made. The time limit for accepting such offer shall be the same as in Article 4(d) hereof.
  (c)    In the event of any of the other members offered to them pursuant to Article 4(b) declining to purchase the shares or any balance thereof shall be offered to the remaining members (being only those who have accepted their respective offers under Articles 4(b) hereof in full) in the same apportionment as outlined in Article 4(b) hereof. This formula of apportionment of rejected shares to members (being only those who have accepted their previous respective offers in full in the same issue) shall continue so long as any shares or any balance thereof shall not be taken up by the members receiving the offer until there shall be one last member

 

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receiving the same. And the time limit for accepting each offer shall in all cases be the same as in Article 4(d) hereof or after the expiration of the time limit for the acceptance of such shares, being deemed to decline such shares the Directors may, subject to these Articles, dispose of the same in such manner as they think most beneficial to the Company. The Directors in like manner, dispose of any such new or original shares as aforesaid, which, by reason of the proportion borne by them to the number of persons entitled to such offer as aforesaid or by reason of any other difficulty in apportioning the same, cannot in the opinion of the Directors be conveniently offered in the manner hereinbefore provided.

 

  (d) The time limit for accepting such offer referred to in Article 4(a), 4(b) and 4(c) shall in all cases be not less than twenty-eight (28) days except in the case of a member who requires permission of his Government for accepting such offer, in which case the time limit shall be extended to six (6) months after the time specified by the Company in its notice. A member may in all cases otherwise agree to a shorter time within which to accept such offer.

 

5) Commission on subscription. The company may pay a commission to any person in consideration of his subscribing or agreeing to subscribe, whether absolutely or conditionally, or procuring or agreeing to procure subscriptions, whether absolute or conditional, for any shares in the Company:

 

     Provided that such commission shall not exceed 10 per cent of the price at which such shares are issued, or an amount equivalent to such percentage, and that such commission may be satisfied by the payment of cash or the allotment of fully paid shares or a combination thereof.

 

6) Share certificate. Every member shall be entitled, without payment, to receive in accordance with Section 81 of the Act within two (2) months after allotment or within one (1) month after lodgement of transfer one certificate issued under the Seal for all the shares registered in his name, specifying the shares to which it relates and the amount paid up thereon; provided that in the case of joint holders the Company shall not be bound to issue more than one certificate and delivery of such certificate to any one of them shall be sufficient delivery to all. Each share certificate shall specify the number and denoting the number of the shares in respect of which it is issued.

 

7) Renewal certificate. If a share certificate becomes worn out, defaced, lost or destroyed, it may be renewed on payment of such fee not exceeding USD2.00 and on such terms, if any, as to evidence and the indemnification of the out-of-pocket expenses of the Company for investigating such evidence, as the Directors think fit and, in the case of defacement or wearing out, on delivery up of the old certificate.

LIEN

 

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Company to have lien on shares and dividends. The company shall have a first and paramount lien upon all shares (whether fully paid or not) registered in the name of any member, either alone or jointly with any other person, for his debts, liabilities and

 

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engagements whether solely or jointly with any other person, to or with the Company, whether the period for the payment, fulfillment or discharge thereof shall have actually arrived or not, and such lien shall extend to all dividends from time to time declared in respect of such shares.

 

9) Lien may be enforced by sale of shares. The Directors may sell any shares subject to such lien at such time or times and in such manner as they think fit, but no sale shall be made until such time as the moneys in respect of which such lien exists or some part thereof are or is presently payable or a liability or engagement in respect of which such lien exists is liable to be presently fulfilled or discharged and until a demand and notice in writing stating the amount due or specifying the liability or engagement and demanding payments or fulfillment or discharge thereof, and giving notice of intention to sell in default, shall have been served on such member or the persons (if any) entitled by transmission to the shares, and default in payment, fulfillment or discharge shall have been made by him or them for seven days after such notice has been served.

 

10) Directors may authorize transfer and enter purchaser’s name in register. To give effect to any such sale the Directors may authorize some person to transfer the shares sold to the purchaser and may enter the purchaser’s name in the register of members as holders of the shares, and the purchaser shall not be bound to inquire as to the application of the purchase money, nor shall his title to the shares be affected by an irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings in reference to the sale.

 

11) Application of proceeds of sale. The net proceeds of any such sale shall be applied in or towards satisfaction of the amount due to the Company, or of the liability or engagement, as the case may be, and the balance (if any) shall be paid to the member or the person (if any) entitled by transmission to the shares prior to such sale.

 

12) Members not entitled to privilege of membership until all calls paid. No member shall be entitled to receive any dividend or to exercise any privilege as a member until he shall have paid all calls for the time being due and payable on every share held by him, whether alone or jointly with any other person, together with interest and expenses (if any).

CALLS ON SHARES

 

13)   (a)    Directors may make calls. The Directors may, subject to the provisions of these Articles, from time to time make such calls upon the members in respect of all moneys unpaid on their shares as they think fit, provided that fourteen (14) days’ notice at least is given of each call and each member shall be liable to pay the amount of every call so made upon him to the persons, by the instalments (if any) and at the times and places appointed by the Directors.
  (b)    When call deemed to have been made. A call shall be deemed to have been made at the time when the resolution of the Directors authorizing such call was passed.
  (c)    Liability of joint holders. The joint holders of a share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all calls and instalments in respect thereof.

 

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  (d) Interest on unpaid call. If a call or instalment payable in respect of a share is not paid before or on the appointed date for payment thereof, the person from whom the same is due shall pay interest on the amount of the call or instalment at such rate not exceeding 10 percent per annum as the Directors shall fix from the day appointed for payment thereof to the time of actual payment, but the Directors may waive payment of such interest wholly or in part.

 

  (e) Sum payable on allotment deemed to be a call. Any sum which by the terms of allotment of a share is made payable upon allotment or at any fixed date, whether on account of the amount of the share or by way of premium, shall, for all purposes of these Articles, be deemed to be a call duly made and payable on the date fixed for payment, and in case of non- payment the provisions of these Articles as to payment of interest and expenses, forfeiture and the like, and all the relevant provisions of these Articles shall apply as if such sum were a call duly made and notified as hereby provided.

 

  (f) Difference in calls. The Directors may, from time to time, make arrangements on the issue of shares for a difference between the holders of such shares in the amount of calls to be paid and in the time of payment of such calls.

 

  (g) Calls may be paid in advance. The Directors may, if they think fit, receive from any member willing to advance the same all or any part of the moneys due upon his shares beyond the sums actually called up thereon, and upon the moneys so paid in advance, or so much thereof as exceeds the amount for the time being called up on the shares in respect of which such advance has been made, the Directors may pay or allow such interest as may be agreed between them and such member, in addition to the dividend payable upon such part of the share in respect of which such advance has been made as is actually called up.

TRANSFER OF SHARES

 

14)   (a)    Subject to the restrictions contained in these Articles, any member may transfer all or any of his Shares but every transfer must be in writing and in the usual common form, or in any other form which the Directors may approve, and may be under hand only, and must be left at the office or at such other place as the Directors may determine for registration, accompanied by the certificate for the Shares to be transferred and such other evidence (if any) as the Directors may require to prove the title of the intending transferor or his right to transfer the Shares.
  (b)    The instrument of transfer of a Share shall be signed both by the transferor and by the transferee, and the transferor shall be deemed to remain the holder of the Share until the name of the transferee is entered in the register of members in respect thereof, provided that the Directors may dispense with the signing of the instrument of transfer by the transferee in any case in which they think fit in their discretion so to do. Shares of different classes shall not be comprised in the same instrument of transfer.

 

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  (c) The directors may decline to register any transfer of shares not being fully paid shares to a person whom they do not approve and may also decline to register any transfer of shares on which the Company has a lien.

 

  (d) All instruments of transfer which shall be registered shall be retained by the Company, but any instrument of transfer which the Directors may refuse to register shall (except in any case of fraud) be returned to the party presenting the same.

 

  (e) If the Directors refuse to register any transfer of a Share, they shall within one month after the date of which the transfer was lodged with the Company, send to the transferee notice of the refusal.

 

  (f) The registration of transfer may be suspended at such times and for such period as the Directors may from time to time determine, provided always that such registration shall not be suspended for more than thirty days in any year.

 

  (g) Such fee, not exceeding USD2.00 for each transfer as the Directors may from time to time determine, may be charged for registration of a transfer. There shall also be paid to the Company in respect of the registration of any Probate, Letters of Administration, Certificate of Marriage or Death, Power of Attorney or other document relating to or affecting the title to any Share or for making any entry in the Register affecting the title to any Share such fee not exceeding USD2.00 as the Directors may from time to time require or prescribe.

 

  (h) Renunciations. Nothing contained in these Articles shall preclude the Directors from recognizing a renunciation on the allotment of any share by the allottee in favor of some other person.

TRANSMISSION OF SHARES

 

15)   (a)    Transmission on death. In the case of the death of a shareholder the survivors or survivor where the deceased was a joint holder, and the executors or administrators of the deceased where he was a sole or only surviving holder, shall be the only person recognized by the Company as having any title to his interest in the shares, but nothing in this Article shall release the estate of a deceased holder (whether sole or joint) from any liability in respect of any shares held by him.
  (b)    Registration of executors and trustees in bankruptcy. Any person becoming entitled to a share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a member may, subject as hereinafter provided, either be registered himself as holder of the share upon giving to the Company notice in writing of his desire to be so registered, or transfer such share to some other person. All the provisions of these Articles relating to the right to transfer and the registration of transfer of shares shall be applicable to any such notice or transfer as aforesaid as if the death or bankruptcy of the member had not occurred and the notice or transfer were a transfer executed by such member.

 

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  (c) Rights of unregistered holders and trustees. Save as otherwise provided by or in accordance with these Articles, a person becoming entitled to a share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a member shall be entitled to the same dividends and other advantages to which he would be entitled if he were the registered holder of the share, except that he shall not be entitled in respect thereof to exercise the right conferred by membership in relation to meetings of the Company until he shall have been registered as a member in respect of the share. Should such person fail either to transfer the share or to be registered as a member in respect thereof within sixty days of being required so to do by the Directors, he shall in the case of shares which are fully paid up be deemed to have elected to be registered as a member in respect thereof and may be registered accordingly.

FORFEITURE OF SHARES

 

16)   (a)    Directors require payment of call with interest and expenses. If any member fails to pay the whole or any part of any call or instalment of a call on or before the day appointed for the payment thereof, the Directors may at any time thereafter, during such time as the call or instalment or any part thereof remains unpaid, serve a notice on him or on the person entitled to the share by transmission requiring him to pay such call or instalment or such part thereof as remains unpaid, together with interest at such rate not exceeding 10 per cent per annum as the Directors shall determine, and any expenses that may have accrued by reason of such non-payment.
  (b)    Notice requiring payment to contain certain particulars. The notice shall name a further day (not earlier than the expiration of seven days from the date of the notice) on or before which such call or instalment, or such part as aforesaid, and all interest and expenses that have accrued by reason of such non-payment, are to be paid. It shall also name the place where payment is to be made, and shall state that, in the event of non-payment at or before the time and at the place appointed, the shares in respect of which such call was made will be liable to be forfeited.
  (c)    On non-compliance with notice shares forfeited on resolution of Directors. If the requirements of any such notice as aforesaid are not complied with, any share in respect of which such notice has been given may at any time thereafter, before the payment required by the notice has been made, be forfeited by a resolution of the Directors to that effect. A forfeiture of shares shall include all dividends in respect of the shares not actually paid before the forfeiture notwithstanding that they shall have been declared.
  (d)    Notice of forfeiture to be given and entered in register of members. When any share has been forfeited in accordance with these Articles, notice of the forfeiture shall forthwith be given to the holder of the share or to the person entitled to the share by transmission, as the case may be, and an entry of such notice having been given, and of the forfeiture with the date thereof, shall forthwith be made in the register of members opposite to the share.

 

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  (e) Directors may annul forfeiture upon terms. Notwithstanding any such forfeiture as aforesaid the Directors may, at any time before the forfeited share has been otherwise disposed of, annul the forfeiture upon such terms as to payment of all calls and interest due thereon and all expenses incurred in respect of the share and upon such further terms (if any) as they shall see fit to impose.

 

  (f) Directors may dispose of forfeited shares. Every share which shall be forfeited may be sold, reallotted or otherwise disposed of, either to the person who was before forfeiture the holder thereof or entitled thereto, or to any other person upon such terms and in such manner as the Directors shall think fit, and the Directors may, if necessary, authorize some person to transfer the same to such other person as aforesaid.

 

  (g) Former holder of forfeited shares liable for call made before forfeiture. A shareholder whose shares have been forfeited shall, notwithstanding such forfeiture, be liable to pay to the Company all calls made and not paid on such shares at the time of forfeiture, and interest thereon to the date of payment, in the same manner in all respects as if the shares had not been forfeited, and to satisfy all (if any) the claims and demands which the Company might have enforced in respect of the shares at the time of forfeiture, without any deduction or allowances for the value of the shares at the time of forfeiture.

 

  (h) Consequences of forfeiture. The forfeiture of a share shall involve the extinction at the time of forfeiture of all interest in and all claims and demands against the Company in respect of the share, and all other rights and liabilities incidental to the share as between the shareholder whose share is forfeited and the Company, except only such of those rights and liabilities as are by these Articles expressly saved, or as are by the Act given or imposed in the case of past members.

 

  (i) Title to forfeited share. A statutory declaration in writing that the declarant is a Director of the Company, and that a share has been duly forfeited in pursuance of these Articles, and stating the date upon which it was forfeited, shall, as against all persons claiming to be entitled to the share adversely to the forfeiture thereof, be conclusive evidence of the facts therein stated, and such declaration, together with the receipt of the Company for the consideration (if any) given for the share on the sale or disposition thereof and a certificate of proprietorship of the share under the Seal delivered to the person to whom the same is sold or disposed of, shall constitute a good title to the share, and (subject to the execution of any necessary transfer) such person shall be registered as the holder of the share and shall be discharged from all calls made prior to such sale or disposition, and shall not be bound to inquire as to the application of the -purchase money (if any) nor shall his title to the share be affected by any act, omission or irregularity to or connected with the proceedings in, reference to the forfeiture, sale, re-allotment or disposal of the share.

 

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ALTERATION OF CAPITAL

 

17) Company may increase its capital. The company may from time to time by special resolution increase its share capital by such sum, to be divided into shares of such amount, as the resolution shall prescribe.

 

18) Company may alter its capital. The company may by special resolution

 

  (a) Consolidate all or any of its share capital into shares of larger amount than its existing shares; or

 

  (b) Subdivide its shares or any of them into shares of a smaller amount than is fixed by the Memorandum of Association, so that, subject to the provisions of the Act, in the sub-division the proportion between the amount paid and the amount, if any, unpaid on each reduced share shall be the same as it was in the case of the share from which the reduced share is derived; or

 

  (c) Cancel any shares not taken or agreed to be taken by any person or which have been forfeited and diminish the amount of its share capital by the amount of shares so cancelled.

Provided that any alteration of the rights of the holders of such existing class of shares shall not prejudice the existing rights of the holders of any ‘ other class of shares.

 

19) Company may reduce its capital. The company may by special resolution reduce its share capital in any manner authorised and subject to any conditions prescribed by the Act.

MODIFICATION OF CLASS RIGHTS

 

20) Rights of shareholders may be altered. Subject to the provisions of the Act, all or any of the rights, privileges or conditions for the time being attached or belonging to any class of shares for the time being forming part of the share capital of the Company may from time to time be modified, affected, varied, extended or surrendered in any manner with the consent in writing of the holders of not less than three-fourths of the issued shares of that class or with the sanction of a special resolution passed at a separate meeting of the members of that class. To any separate meeting all the provisions of these Articles as to general meetings of the Company shall mutatis mutandis apply, but so that the necessary quorum shall be members of the class holding or representing in person or by proxy one third of the share capital paid or credited as paid on the issued shares of the class, and every holder of shares of the class in question shall be entitled on a poll to one vote for every such share held by him.

GENERAL MEETINGS

 

21)   (a)    General Meetings. A general meeting shall be held once in every calendar year, at such time and place as may be determined by the Directors, but so that not more than fifteen months shall be allowed to elapse between any two such general meetings.

 

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  (b) Ordinary and Extraordinary Meeting. The above mentioned general meetings shall be called Ordinary Meetings. All other general meetings shall be called Extraordinary Meetings.

 

  (c) Extraordinary Meetings. The Directors may call an Extraordinary Meeting whenever they think fit and an Extraordinary Meeting shall also be convened on such requisition, or in default may be convened by such requisitionists, as provided by Section 95 (2) of the Act.

 

  (d) Notice of Meeting. Subject to the provisions of Sections 101 and 102 of the Act relating to the convening of meetings to pass special resolutions and resolutions of which special notice is required, twenty one (21) days notice at the least, specifying the place the day and the hour of meeting, and in the case of special business the general nature of such business, shall be given in the manner hereinafter mentioned to such persons as are under the provisions of these Articles entitled to receive notices of general meetings from the Company, but with the consent of all persons for the time being entitled as aforesaid, a meeting may be convened upon a shorter notice, and in such manner as such persons may approve. The accidental omission to give such notice to, or-the non-receipt of such notice by any such person shall not invalidate the proceedings or any resolution passed at any such meeting.

 

  (e) Resolution signed by all members as effective as if passed at general meeting. Subject to the Act, a resolution in writing signed by all members for the time being entitled to receive notice of and attend and vote at general meetings (or being corporations by their duly authorised representatives) shall be valid and effective as if the same had been passed at a general meeting of the Company duly convened and held, and may consist of several documents in the like form each signed by one or more members. For the purposes of this Article a cable, telegram, telex, telefax or other electronic communication sent by a member shall be deemed to be a document signed by him.

PROCEEDINGS AT GENERAL MEETINGS

 

22)   (a)    Special business. All business shall be deemed special that is transacted at an Extraordinary Meeting, and also all that is transacted at an Ordinary Meeting, with the exception of declaring a dividend, the consideration of the accounts, balance sheets, and the reports of the Directors and Auditors, and any other documents annexed to the balance sheets, the election of Directors in the place of those retiring and the appointment and fixing of the remuneration of the Auditors.
  (b)    No business to be transacted unless quorum present. No business shall be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum is present when the meeting proceeds to business. For all purposes the quorum shall be the shareholder or shareholders present in person or by proxy. For the purposes of this Article, such shareholder or his proxy shall be deemed to be present at the meeting if he participates by telephone or other electronic means and all members participating

 

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in the meeting are able to hear each other and recognise each other’s voice, and for this purpose participation shall constitute proof of recognition.

 

  (c) If no quorum meeting dissolved. If within half an hour from the time appointed for the holding of a general meeting, a quorum is not present, the meeting shall be dissolved.

 

  (d) Chairman of Board to preside at all meetings. The Chairman, if any, of the Board of Directors shall preside at every general meeting, but if there be no such Chairman or if at any meeting he shall not be present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for holding the same, or shall be unwilling to act as Chairman, the members present shall choose some Director or if no Director be present, or if all the Directors present decline to take the chair, they shall choose one of the members present to be Chairman of the meeting.

 

  (e) Notice of adjourned meeting. The Chairman may, with the consent of any meeting at which a quorum is present and shall, if so directed by the meeting, adjourn any meeting from time to time and from place to place as the meeting shall determine. Whenever a meeting is adjourned for ten days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given in the same manner as in the case of an original meeting. Save as aforesaid, no member, shall be entitled to any notice of an adjournment or of the business to be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business which might have been transacted at the meeting from which the adjournment took place.

 

  (f) How resolution decided. At any general meeting a resolution put to the vote at the meeting shall be decided on a show of hands, unless before or on the declaration of the result of the show of hands a poll is demanded by at least one (1) member and unless a poll is so demanded a declaration by the Chairman that a resolution has on a show of hands been carried unanimously or by a particular majority or lost shall be conclusive and an entry to that effect in the book containing the minutes of the proceedings of the Company shall be conclusive evidence thereof without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour of or against such resolution.

 

  (g) How poll to be taken. A poll demanded on the election of a Chairman or on a question of adjournment shall be taken at such time and place, and in such manner as the Chairman directs and the result of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the meeting at which the poll was demanded. Any business other than upon which a poll has been demanded may be proceeded with at a meeting pending the taking of the poll.

 

  (h) Chairman to have casting vote. In the case of an equality of votes, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, the Chairman shall be entitled to a second or casting vote.

 

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VOTES OF MEMBERS

 

23)   (a)    Number of votes. Subject to any rights or restrictions for the time being attached to any class or classes of shares, every member present in person or by proxy or represented by attorney shall have one vote on a show of hands and shall have one vote for each share of which he is the holder on a poll.
  (b)    Split votes. On a poll a member entitled to more than one vote need not, if he votes, use all his votes or cast all the votes he uses in the same way.
  (c)    Votes of joint holders of shares. In the case of joint holders the vote of the senior who tenders a vote whether in person or by proxy shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holder; and for this purpose seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names stand in the register of members.
  (d)    Votes of lunatic member. A person of unsound mind, or in respect of whom an order has been made by a court having jurisdiction in lunacy, may vote, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, by his committee, receiver, curator bonis, or other legal curator and such last mentioned persons may give their votes either personally or by proxy.
  (e)    Members indebted to company in respect of shares not entitled to vote. No member shall be entitled to vote at any general meeting unless all calls or other sums presently payable by him in respect of shares in the Company have been paid.
  (f)    Instrument appointing proxy to be in writing. The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing under the hand of the appointor or of his attorney duly authorised in writing or if the appointor is a corporation under the hand of an officer or attorney of the corporation. The instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to confer authority to demand or join in demanding a poll. A proxy or an attorney need not be a member of the Company.
  (g)    Instrument appointing a proxy to be left at the Office. The instrument appointing a proxy and the power of attorney or other’ authority, if any, under which it is signed, or a notarially certified copy of that power or authority shall be deposited at the Office not less than forty-eight hours before the time for holding the meeting or adjourned meeting at which the person named in the instrument proposes to vote, and in default the instrument of proxy shall not be treated as valid.
  (h)    Form of Proxy. An instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing in the common form or any other form approved by the Directors.
  (i)    Proxy by cable, telegram, telefax or telex shall be valid. Notwithstanding the provisions of Articles 23 (f), 23 (g) and 23 (h) of this Article the appointment of a proxy shall be valid if made by cable, telegram, telefax or telex.

 

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DIRECTORS

 

24)   (a)    Number of Directors. The number of Directors shall be at least one (1) (1) and not more than twelve (12).
  (b)    No Retirement by rotation. Directors shall not be subject to annual retirement by rotation. A resident Director who is an officer of a Trust company which made him available for the appointment may, subject to agreement between the Company and the Trust company be replaced by another officer of the Trust company at any time.
  (c)    Director’s Qualification. A Director shall not be required to hold any share qualification in the Company. A Director of the Company may be a corporate person.
  (d)    Alternate Directors. The respective class shareholders shall further be entitled to appoint alternates to attend and vote at any meeting of the Directors at which the Directors so appointed by them shall be unable to attend. An alternate Director so appointed shall not be entitled to receive any remuneration from the Company but shall be entitled to receive notices of and attend all meetings of the Directors, and to vote as a Director at any such meeting at which the Director appointing him is not present, and generally in the absence of his appointor to perform all the functions of his appointor as a Director. The nomination of an alternate Director shall be valid if made by cable, telefax, telex or telegram, provided that such nomination shall be confirmed within three months from the date of such cable; telefax, telex or telegram by a written nomination complying with the abovementioned requirements, and any act done by the alternate Director nominated in such cable, telefax, telex or telegram between the date thereof and the date of the receipt within the prescribed period by the Company nominating shall be as valid and effectual as if such alternate Director had been duly appointed in the first instance, whether such written nomination shall be received by the Company within the prescribed period or not.
  (e)    Director’s Remuneration. The remuneration of the Directors shall from time to time be determined by the Company in general meeting. The Directors shall also be paid such travelling, hotel and other expenses as may reasonably be incurred by them in the execution of their duties including any such expenses incurred in connection with their attendance at meetings of Directors. If by arrangement with the other Directors any Director shall perform or render any special duties or services outside his ordinary duties as a Director, the Directors may pay him special remuneration by way of salary, commission, participation in profits or otherwise as may be arranged. The remuneration or fees, if any, of a resident Director made available by the Trust company for the appointment shall be payable to the Trust company in such manner and at such times as may be agreed between the Trust company and the Company.

 

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  (f) Director may be interested in other Companies. A Director of the Company may be or become a Director or other officer of, or otherwise interested in, any company whether promoted by the Company or in which the Company may be interested as shareholder or otherwise, and no remuneration or other benefits received by him as a Director or officer of, or from his interest in such other company shall constitute an interest in such other company unless the Company otherwise directs.

 

  (g) Directors to manage company’s business. The business of the Company shall be managed by the Directors who may pay all such expenses •of and preliminary and incidental to the promotion, formation, establishment and registration of the Company as they think fit, and may exercise all such powers of the Company and do on behalf of the Company all such acts as may be exercised and done by the Company, and as are not by the Act or by these Articles required to be exercised or done by the Company in general meetings, subject nevertheless to any regulations of these Articles, to the, provisions of the Act,. and to such regulations being not inconsistent with the aforesaid regulations or provisions as may be prescribed by the Company in general meetings, but no regulation made by the Company in general meetings shall invalidate any prior act of the Directors which would have been valid if such regulation had not been made.

 

  (h) Managing director. The Directors may from time to time appoint one of the Directors to be managing director and a Director so appointed shall not, while holding that office, be subject to retirement by rotation and he shall not be taken into account in determining the rotation of retiring of Directors or the number of Directors to retire, but he shall, subject to the provisions of any contract between him and the Company, be subject to the same provisions as to resignation and removal as the other Directors of the Company, and if he ceases to hold the office of Director he shall ipso facto and immediately cease to be managing director.

 

  (i) Attorneys. The Directors may from time to time and at any time by power of attorney appoint any company, firm or persons or body of persons, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the Directors, to be the attorney or attorneys of the Company for such purposes and with such powers, authorities and discretion (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the Directors under these Articles) and for such period and subject to such conditions as they may think fit, and any such powers of attorney may contain such provisions for the protection and convenience of persons dealing with any such attorney as the Directors may think fit and may also authorise any such attorney to delegate all or any of the powers, authorities and discretion vested in him.

 

  (j) Directors’ borrowing powers. The Directors may borrow or raise money from time to time for the purposes of the Company or secure the payment of such sums as they may think fit, and may secure the repayment or payment of any such sums by mortgage or charge upon all or any of the property or assets of the Company or by the issue of debentures (whether at par or at a discount or premium) or otherwise as they may think fit.

 

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  (k) Vacancies in Board. The continuing Directors may act at any time notwithstanding any vacancy in their body: Provided always that in case the Directors shall at any time be reduced in number to less than the minimum number prescribed by these Articles, it shall be lawful for them to act as Directors for the purpose of filling up vacancies in their body, or of summoning a general meeting of the Company, but not for any other purpose.

 

  (l) Directors to comply with Act. The Directors shall duly comply with the provisions of the Act, and particularly the provisions as to registration and keeping copies of mortgages and charges, keeping a register of members, keeping a register of Directors and secretaries and entering all necessary particulars therein, and sending a copy thereof . or a notification of any changes therein to the Registrar of Companies, and sending to such Registrar of Companies an annual return under Section 109 of the Act, notices as to increase of capital, returns of allotments and contracts relating thereto, copies of resolutions and agreements and other particulars connected with the above.

 

  (m) Directors to cause minutes to be made. The Directors shall cause proper minutes to be made of all general meetings of the Company and also of all appointments of officers, and of the proceedings of all meetings of Directors and committees, and of the attendance thereat, and all business transacted at such meetings; and such minutes of any meeting, if purporting to be signed by the Chairman of such meeting, shall be conclusive evidence without any further proof of the facts therein stated.

 

25) Directors may contract with company or hold office of profit or act professionally.

 

  (a) A Director may contract with and be interested in any contract or proposed contract with the Company and shall not be liable to account for any profit made by him by reason of any such contract, provided that the nature of the interest of the Director in any such contract be declared at a meeting of the Directors as required by Section 91 of the Act. No Director shall vote as a Director in respect of any contract or arrangement in which he is interested, although he shall be counted in the quorum present at the meeting,’ but this prohibition shall not apply to any contract or arrangement with any other company in which he is interested only as an officer or Director of that other company or as holder of shares or other securities.

 

  (b) A Director may hold any other office or place of profit under the Company (except that of Auditor) in conjunction with his office of Director for such period and on such terms as to remuneration and otherwise as the Directors may determine.

 

  (c) A Director may act by himself or his firm in any professional capacity for the Company (except as Auditor)’ and he or his firm shall be entitled to remuneration for professional services as if he were not a Director.

 

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DISQUALIFICATION OF DIRECTORS

 

26) Office of Directors vacated in certain cases. Subject as herein otherwise provided or to the terms of any subsisting agreement, the office of a Director shall be vacated:

 

  (a) If a receiving order is made against him or he makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors.

 

  (b) If he is prohibited from being a Director by reason of any order made under any provision of the Act.

 

  (c) If he is found lunatic or becomes of unsound mind.

 

  (d) If he shall be requested to vacate office by all the other Directors, and they pass a resolution that he has been so requested and by reason thereof has vacated his office.

 

  (e) If he resigns his office by notice in writing to the Company.

APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS

 

27)

     (a   Number of Directors may be increased or reduced. The company may from time to time by special resolution increase or reduce the maximum number of Directors specified in Article 24(a).
     (b   Appointment. The Directors shall have power at any time, and from time to time, to appoint any person to be a Director, either to fill a casual vacancy or as an addition to the existing Directors, but so that the total number of Directors shall not at any time exceed the number fixed in accordance with these Articles.
     (c   Removal. The company may by ordinary resolution remove any Director before the expiration of his period of office, and may by an ordinary resolution appoint another person in his stead.

PROCEEDINGS OF DIRECTORS

 

28)

     (a   Director may call meeting of Directors. A Director may and the Secretary shall, on the requisition of a Director at any time summon a meeting of the Directors.
     (b   Meeting of Directors. The Directors may meet together for the despatch of business adjourn, and otherwise regulate their meetings, as they think fit. The quorum necessary for the transaction of business shall be one (1). All matters arising at any meeting shall be decided by a majority of votes. In case of an equality of votes the Chairman shall have a second or casting vote.
     (c   Chairman of the Board. The Directors may from time to time appoint one of the Directors to be Chairman of the Board and from time to time remove such Chairman. If at any meeting the Chairman be not present within thirty (30)

 

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minutes after the time appointed for holding the same, the Directors present shall choose some one of their members to be Chairman of such meeting.

 

  (d) Directors may delegate their powers. The Directors may delegate any of their powers to committees consisting of such member or members and/or such other person or persons as they think fit. Any committee so formed shall in the exercise of the powers so delegated conform to any regulations that may be imposed on it by the Directors.

 

  (e) Chairman to Committee. A committee may elect a Chairman of its meetings. If no such Chairman is elected; or if at any meeting the Chairman is not present within five minutes after the time appointed for holding the same, the committee members present may choose one of them to be Chairman of the meeting.

 

  (f) Meeting of Committees. A committee may meet and adjourn as its members think proper. Questions arising at any meeting shall be determined by a majority of votes of the committee members present, and in case of an equality of votes, the Chairman shall have a second or casting vote.

 

  (g) All acts by Directors to be valid. All acts done bona fide by any meeting of Directors, or by a committee of Directors, or by any person acting as a Director shall notwithstanding it be afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any such Director or person acting as aforesaid, or that they or any of them were disqualified, be as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed and was qualified to be a Director.

 

  (h) Resolution signed by Directors to be valid. A resolution in writing signed by all the Directors shall be as effective for all purposes as a resolution passed at a meeting of the Directors duly convened, held and constituted. Any such resolution may be contained in one or more documents signed by one or more of the Directors or their respective alternates and for the purposes of this Article, a cable, telegram, telefax or telex sent by a Director shall be deemed to be a document in writing signed by him provided that such cable, telegram, telefax or telex is confirmed in writing within three (3) weeks of the date of such cable, telegram, telefax or telex.

 

  (i) For the purposes of this Article, a Director shall be deemed to .be present at the meeting if he participates by telephone or other electronic means and all Directors participating in the meeting are able to hear each other and recognize each other’s voice, and for this purpose participation shall constitute proof of recognition. Participation in a meeting by telephone or other electronic means shall’ constitute presence in person at such meeting at the physical location designated by the Directors to be the location of the meeting (which, in the absence of designation, shall be deemed to be in Labuan).

 

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SECRETARY

 

29) A Secretary or secretaries shall be appointed by the Directors for such term, at such remuneration and upon such conditions as they may think fit, and any Secretary so appointed may be removed by them. Where there are two or more secretaries, at least one of them shall be a resident secretary who shall be an officer of a Trust company and made available for the appointment by the said Trust company. The company shall pay the resident secretary’s salary as fixed and in such manner as agreed between the Company and the Trust company which made him available for such appointment. The first secretary of the Company shall be ISLAND SERVICES LIMITED that shall be the corporate secretary of-the Company.

THE SEAL

 

30) Seal to be affixed by authority of resolution of Board and in the presence of one Director or the Secretary. The Seal shall not be affixed to any instrument except by the authority of a resolution of the Board of Directors, and in the presence of one Director or the Secretary or such other person as the Directors may appoint for the purpose and that Director or the Secretary or other person as aforesaid shall sign every instrument to which the Seal is so affixed in their presence, and in favour of any person bona fide dealing with the Company, such signatures shall be conclusive evidence of the fact that the Seal has been properly affixed.

DIVIDENDS AND RESERVES

 

31)    (a)    Subject to any preferential or other special rights for the time being attached to any special class of shares, the profits, of the Company which it shall from time to time determine to distribute by way of dividend shall be applied in payment of dividends upon the shares of the Company in proportion to the amounts paid up or credited as paid up thereon respectively otherwise than in advance of calls.
   (b)    Declaration of dividends. Subject to the provisions of the Act, the Directors at a General Meeting may from time to time declare dividends, but no such dividend shall be payable except out of the profits of the Company. The Directors may, if they think fit, from time to time declare and pay to the members such interim dividends as appear to them to be justified by the position of the Company, and may also from time to time, if in their opinion such payment is so justified, pay any preferential ‘dividends which by the terms of issue of any shares are made payable on fixed dates. No higher dividend shall be paid than is recommended by the Directors, and the declaration of the Directors as to the amount of the net profits shall be conclusive.
   (c)    Directors may form reserve fund. The Directors may, before recommending any dividend, set aside out of the profits of the Company such sums as they think proper as a reserve or reserves, which shall at the discretion of the Directors be applicable for meeting contingencies, or for repairing or maintaining any works connected with the business of the Company, or for equalising dividends, or for

 

 

 

 

 

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distribution by way of special dividend or bonus,, or which may be applied for such other purposes for which-the profits of the Company may lawfully be applied as the Directors may think expedient in the interests of the Company, and pending such application the Directors may employ the sums from time to time so set apart as aforesaid in the business of the Company. The Directors may also from time to time carry forward such sums as they may deem expedient in the interests of the Company.

 

  (d) Dividend warrants to be posted to members. Every dividend warrant may, unless otherwise directed, be sent by post to the last registered address of the member entitled thereto, and the receipt of the person whose name at the date of ‘the declaration of the dividend appears on the register of members as the owner of any share or, in the case of joint holders, of any one of such joint holders, shall be a good discharge to the Company for all payments made in respect of such share. No unpaid dividend or interest shall bear interest as against the Company.

CAPITALISATION OF PROFITS

 

32) Company may capitalise reserves and undivided profits. The company in general meetings may at any time and from time to time pass a special resolution that any sum not required for the payment or provision of any fixed preferential dividend, and (A) for the time being standing to the credit of any reserve of the Company including premiums received on the issue of any shares or debentures of the Company, or (B) being undivided net profits in the hands of the Company, be capitalised, and that such sum be appropriated as capital to and amongst the shareholders in the proportions in which they would have been entitled thereto if the same had ‘been distributed by way of dividend on the shares; and in such manner as the resolution may direct, and such resolution shall be effective, and the Directors shall in accordance with such resolution apply such sum in paying up in full any unissued shares or debentures of the Company on behalf of the shareholders aforesaid, and appropriate such shares or debentures and distribute the same credited as fully paid up to and amongst such shareholders in the proportions aforesaid in satisfaction of the, shares and interests of such shareholders in the said capitalised sum or shall apply such sum or any part thereof on behalf of the shareholders aforesaid in paying up the whole or part of any uncalled balance which shall for the time being be unpaid in respect of any issued shares held by such shareholders or otherwise deal with such sum as directed by such resolution. Where any difficulty arises in respect of any such distribution, the Directors may settle the same as they think expedient, and in particular they may issue fractional certificates, fix the value for distribution of any fully paid-up shares or debentures, make cash payments to any shareholders on the footing of the value so fixed ‘in order to adjust rights, and vest any such shares or debentures in trustees upon such trust for the persons entitled to share in the appropriation and distribution as may seem just and expedient to the Directors. When deemed requisite a proper contract for the allotment and acceptance of any shares to be distributed as aforesaid shall be delivered to the Registrar of Companies for registration in accordance with Section 43 of the Act and the Directors may appoint any person to sign such contract on” behalf of the person entitled to share in the appropriation and distribution and such appointment shall be effective.

 

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ACCOUNTS

 

33) Accounts and books to be kept. The Directors shall cause proper accounts to be kept:

 

  (a) Of the assets and liabilities of the Company.

 

  (b) Of all sums of money received and expended by the Company, and the matters in respect of which such receipts and expenditure take place.

 

  (c) Of all sales and purchases by the Company.

The accounting and other records shall be kept at the registered office or at such other place in Labuan as the Directors shall think fit, and shall always be open to the inspection of the Directors.

 

34) Inspection by members. The Directors shall from time to time determine whether in any particular case or class of cases, or generally, and to what extent and at what times and places and under what conditions or regulations, the accounts and books of the Company, or any of them shall be open to the inspection of members, and no member (not being a Director) shall have rights of inspecting any account or book or document of the Company, except as conferred by the Act or authorised by the Directors or by a resolution of the Company in general meeting.

NOTICE

 

35)   (a)    Service of Notice. A notice or any other document may be served by the Company upon any member either personally or by sending it through the post in a prepaid letter addressed to such member at his registered address as appearing in the register of members.
  (b)   

Service on joint holders of shares. All notices directed to be given to the members shall with respect to any share to which persons are jointly entitled, be given to whichever of such persons is named first in the register of members and any notice so given shall be sufficient notice to all the holders of such share.

  (c)    Notices in case of death or bankruptcy. A notice may be given by the Company to the persons entitled to any share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a member by sending it through the post in a prepaid letter addressed to them by name or by the title of representatives or trustees of such deceased or bankrupt member, at the address (if any) supplied for the purpose by such person as aforesaid, or (until such an address has been supplied) by giving the notice in the manner in which the same would have been given if the death or bankruptcy had not occurred.
  (d)    When service deemed effected. Any notice or other document, if served or sent by post, shall be deemed to have been served or delivered at the time when the letter containing the same is put into the post, and in proving such service or sending, it

 

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shall be sufficient to prove that the letter containing the notice or documents was properly addressed and put into the post office as a prepaid letter.

 

36) Accounts to be laid before company. Once at least in every year the Directors shall lay before the Company in a general meeting the audited or unaudited accounts of the Company for the period since the preceding account or (in the case of the first account) since the incorporation of the Company, made up to a date not more than nine months before such meeting. A copy of every audited or unaudited accounts which are to be laid before the Company in such general meeting accompanied by the Auditor’s report (if applicable) shall be sent to all members of the Company not less than seven (7) days before the date of such meeting.

INDEMNITY

 

37) Directors and officers entitled to indemnity. Subject to the provisions of the Act, every Director or other officer of the Company shall be entitled to be indemnified out of the assets of the Company against all losses or liabilities which he may sustain or incur in or about the execution of the duties of his office or otherwise in relation thereto, and no Director or other officer shall be liable for any liabilities incurred by the Company in the execution of the duties of his office or in relation thereto.

LODGEMENT

 

38) Every document required or permitted to be lodged or filed with the Registrar under the provisions of the Act shall be lodged or filed through a Trust company.

 

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Names, address and NRIC No.

of subscribers

 

 

 

Signature and description

of subscribers

 

 

Vantage Holdings Malaysia I Co.

 

 

Cayman Islands Corporation

 

PO Box 309, Ugland House

Grand Cayman, KY1-1104

Cayman Islands

 
Company No.: 250253  

 

Chris DeClaire

Vice President

Dated this 17th day of January 2011

 

 
Witness to the above signature:  
 

 

Name: Mark Howell

 

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EX-3.31 10 dex331.htm CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF VANTAGE DRILLING (MALAYSIA) I SDN. BHD. Certificate of Incorporation of Vantage Drilling (Malaysia) I Sdn. Bhd.

Exhibit 3.31

Companies Commission of Malaysia

Form 9

 

  Companies Act, 1965   Section 16(4)  

Company No.: 930786-M

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF A PRIVATE LIMITED COMPANY

It is hereby certified that

VANTAGE DRILLING (MALAYSIA) I SDN. BHD.

Has been incorporated under the Companies Act, 1965, on and from 25th day of January, 2011 and that this Company is a company limited by shares and that this Company is a private limited company.

Under my hand and seal in Kuala Lumpur on 25th day of January, 2011.

Assistant Registrar of Companies, Malaysia

EX-3.32 11 dex332.htm MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF VANTAGE DRILLING (MALAYSIA) I SDN. BHD Memorandum and Articles of Association of Vantage Drilling (Malaysia) I Sdn. Bhd

Exhibit 3.32

THE COMPANIES ACT, 1965

MALAYSIA

 

 

PRIVATE COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES

 

 

Memorandum

And

Articles of Association

of

VANTAGE DRILLING (MALAYSIA) I SDN. BHD.

 

 

Incorporated on the 25th January 2011

 

 

 


VANTAGE DRILLING (MALAYSIA) I SDN BHD

THE COMPANIES ACT, 1965

MALAYSIA

 

 

PRIVATE COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES

 

 

MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION

OF

VANTAGE DRILLING (MALAYSIA) I SDN. BHD.

 

 

 

1. The name of the Company is VANTAGE DRILLING (MALAYSIA) I SDN. BHD.

 

2. The registered office of the Company will be situated in Malaysia.

 

3. The objects for which the Company is established are:

 

  a) to carry on the primary business as an operator and provider of offshore drilling rigs and its associated services and personnel for the purpose of exploitation & exploration of oil and gas offshore and at sea in connection with the petroleum industry in Malaysia whether on land or at sea, on shore or offshore, as far as it is allowed under the laws and regulations of Malaysia.

 

  b) to also undertake the primary business by tendering for and entering into contracts for the provision of offshore drilling services, including the leasing, chartering, purchase and supply of offshore drilling rigs, and related equipment, machinery, designs and articles of all kinds and the necessary personnel required in the oil and gas operation and the petroleum industry in Malaysia whether on land or at sea, on shore or offshore, as far as it is allowed under the laws and regulations of Malaysia.

 

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VANTAGE DRILLING (MALAYSIA) I SDN BHD

 

 

  c) to engage in other oil and gas development and production activities in Malaysia whether on land or at sea, on shore or off shore, as far as it is allowed under the laws and regulations of Malaysia.

The objects set forth in any sub-clause shall not be restrictively construed but the widest interpretation shall be given thereto, and they shall not, except when the context expressly so requires, be in any way limited to or restricted by reference to or inference from any object or objects set forth in such sub-clause or from the terms of any other sub-clause or by the name of the Company. None of such sub-clauses or the object or objects therein specified all the powers thereby conferred shall be deemed subsidiary or ancillary to the objects or powers mentioned in any other sub-clause, but the Company shall have full power to exercise all or any of the powers and to achieve or to endeavour to achieve all of any or the objects conferred by and provided in any one or more of the said sub-clauses provided always that nothing in this Memorandum contained shall empower the Company to carry on any life assurance business or fire insurance business or the business of banking. The word “Company” in this Clause shall be deemed to include any partnership or other body of persons, whether incorporated or not incorporated, and whether domiciled in Malaysia or elsewhere, and the intention is that the objects specified in each paragraph of this clause shall, except where otherwise expressed in such paragraph, be independent main objects, and shall be in no way limited or restricted by reference from the terms of any other paragraph or the name of the Company.

 

4. To exercise any and/or all the powers contained in the Third Schedule to the Companies Act 1965.

 

5. The liability of the members is limited.

 

6. The authorised capital of the Company is Ringgit Malaysia One Hundred Thousand (RM100,000.00) only divided into One Hundred Thousand (100,000) ordinary shares of Ringgit Malaysia One (RM1.00) only each. The shares in the original or any increased capital may be divided into several classes and there may be attached thereto respectively any preferential, deferred or other special rights, privileges, conditions or restrictions as to dividends, capital, voting or otherwise.

 

7. Subject always to the respective rights, terms and conditions mentioned in Clause 6 hereof, the Company shall have power to increase or reduce the capital, to consolidate or sub-divide the shares into shares of larger or smaller amounts and to issue all or any part of the original or any additional capital as fully paid or partly paid shares, and with any special or preferential rights or privileges, or subject to any special terms or conditions and either with or without any special designation, and also from time to time to alter, modify, commute, abrogate or deal with any such rights, privileges, terms, conditions or designation in accordance with the regulations for the time being of the Company.

 

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VANTAGE DRILLING (MALAYSIA) I SDN BHD

 

We, the several persons whose names, addresses and descriptions are hereunto subscribed are desirous of being formed into a company in pursuance of this Memorandum of Association, and we respectively agree to take the number of shares in the capital of the Company set opposite to our respective names:

 

Names, Addresses and Descriptions of Subscribers         Number of
Shares Taken
by Each
Subscriber
 

Fadzil Ishkandar Bin Badaruddin

(NRIC: 710416-10-5655)

No 1, Jalan Sg Rasau 32/28

Berjaya Park

40460 Shah Alam

Selangor

 

Director

    
   

Norwen Shahreedha Bin

Mohd. Ghazali

(NRIC: 8210105-14-5973)

No.5 Jalan P14 B1/1

Presint 14,

62050 Putrajaya

Wilayah Persekutuan (Putrajaya)

 

Advocate & Solicitor

        

Dated this:

Witness to the above signatories:

 

   Lodged By:

Name: Kamal Ishmael Bin Mohammed Ariff

(NRIC.: 850307-14-5425)

Occupation: Advocate & Solicitor

Address: 14th Floor, Menara Keck Seng

203 Jalan Bukit Bintang

55100 Kuala Lumpur

  

Messrs Azmi & Associate

14th Floor, Menara Keck Seng,

203, Jalan Bukit Bintang

55100 Kuala Lumpur

Tel: 03-2118 5000

Fax: 03-2118 5111/5113

 

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VANTAGE DRILLING (MALAYSIA) I SDN BHD

 

ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION

OF

VANTAGE DRILLING (MALAYSIA) I SDN. BHD.

Interpretation

 

1. In these regulations—

“the Act” means the Companies Act 1965 [Act 125];

“the seal” means the common seal of the company;

“secretary” means any person appointed to perform the duties of a secretary of the company;

expressions referring to writing shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be construed as including references to printing, lithography, photography and other modes of representing or reproducing words in a visible form;

words or expressions contained in these regulations shall be interpreted in accordance with the provisions of the Interpretation Act 1948 and 1967 [Act 388], and of the Act as in force at the date at which these regulations become binding on the company.

Share Capital and Variation of Rights

 

2. The company is a private company, and accordingly:

 

  (a) the right to transfer shares is restricted in manner hereinafter prescribed;

 

  (b) limits to not more than fifty the number of its members (counting joint holders of shares as one person and not counting any person in the employment of the company or of its subsidiary or any person who while previously in the employment of the company or its subsidiary was and thereafter has continued to be a member of the company);

 

  (c) any invitation to the public to subscribe for any share in or debentures of the company is prohibited;

 

  (d) any invitation to the public to deposit money with the company for fixed periods or payable at call, whether bearing or not bearing interest, is prohibited.

 

3. Without prejudice to any special rights previously conferred on the holders of any existing shares or class of shares but subject to the Act, shares in the company may be issued by the directors and any such share may be issued with such preferred, deferred, or other special rights or such restrictions, whether in regard to dividend, voting, return of capital, or otherwise, as the directors, subject to any ordinary resolution of the company, determine.

 

4. Subject to the Act, any preference shares may, with the sanction of an ordinary resolution, be issued on the terms that they are, or at the option of the company are liable, to be redeemed.

 

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5. If at any time the share capital is divided into different classes of shares, the rights attached to any class (unless otherwise provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class) may, whether or not the company is being wound up, be varied with the consent in writing of the holders of three-fourths of the issued shares of that class, or with the sanction of a special resolution passed at a separate general meeting of the holders of the shares of the class. To every such separate general meeting the provisions of these regulations relating to general meeting shall mutatis mutandis apply, but so that the necessary quorum shall be two persons at least holding or representing by proxy one-third of the issued shares of the class and that any holder of shares of the class present in person or by proxy may demand a poll. To every such special resolution section 152 shall, with such adaptions as are necessary, apply.

 

6. The rights conferred upon the holders of the shares of any class issued with preferred or other rights shall, unless, otherwise expressly provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class, be deemed to be varied by the creation or issue of further shares ranking equally therewith.

 

7. The company may exercise the powers of paying commissions conferred by the Act, provided that the rate per cent or the amount of the commission paid or agreed to be paid shall be disclosed in the manner required by the Act and the commission shall not exceed the rate of 10 per cent of the price at which the shares in respect whereof the same is paid are issued or an amount equal to 10 per cent of that price, as the case may be. The said commission may be satisfied by the payment of cash or the allotment of fully or partly paid shares on partly in one way and partly in the other. The company may also on any issue of shares pay such brokerage as may be lawful.

 

8. Except as required by law, no person shall be recognized by the company as holding any share upon any trust, and the company shall not be bound by or be compelled in any way to recognize (even when having notice thereof) any equitable, contingent, future, or partial interest in any share or unit of a share or (except only as by these regulations or by law otherwise provided) any other rights in respect of any share except an absolute right to the entirely thereof in the registered holder.

 

9. Every person whose name is entered as a member in the register of members shall be entitled without payment to receive a certificate under the seal of the company in accordance with the Act but in respect of share or shares held jointly by several persons the company shall not be bound to issue more than one certificate, and delivery of a certificate for a share to one of several joint holders shall be sufficient delivery to all such holders.

Lien

 

10. The company shall have a first and paramount lien on every share (not being a fully paid share) for all money (whether presently payable or not) called or payable at a fixed time in respect of that share, and the company shall also have a first and paramount lien on all shares (other than fully paid shares) registered in the name of a single person for all money presently payable by him or his estate to the company; but the directors may at any time declare any share to be wholly or in part exempt from this regulation. The company’s lien, if any, on a share shall extend to all dividends payable thereon.

 

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11. The company may sell, in such manner as the directors think fit, any shares on which the company has a lien, but no sale shall be made unless a sum in respect of which the lien exists is presently payable, nor until the expiration of fourteen days after a notice in writing, stating and demanding payment of such part of the amount in respect of which the lien exists as is presently payable, has been given to the registered holder for the time being of the share, or the person entitled thereto by reason of his death or bankruptcy.

 

12. To give effect to any such sale the directors may authorize some person to transfer the shares sold to the purchasers thereof. The purchaser shall be registered as the holder of the shares comprised in any such transfer, and he shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, nor shall his title to the shares be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings in reference to the sale.

 

13. The proceeds of the sale shall be received by the company and applied in payment of such part of the amount in respect of which the lien exists as is presently payable, and the residue, if any, shall (subject to a like for sums not presently payable as existed upon the shares before the sale) be paid to the person entitled to the shares at the date of the sale.

Calls on Shares

 

14. The directors may from time to time make calls upon the members in respect of any money unpaid on their shares (whether on account of the nominal value of the shares or by way of premium) and not by the conditions of allotment thereof made payable at fixed times, provided that no call shall exceed one-fourth of the nominal value of the share or be payable at less than one month from the date fixed for the payment of the last preceding call, and each member shall (subject to receiving at least fourteen days’ notice specifying the time or times and place of payment) pay to the company at the time or times and place so specified the amount called on his shares. A call may be revoked or postponed as the directors may determine.

 

15. A call shall be deemed to have been made at the time when the resolution of the directors authorizing the call was passed and may be required to be paid by instalments.

 

16. The joint holders of a share shall be jointly and severally liable to pay all calls in respect thereof.

 

17. If a sum called in respect of a share is not paid before or on the day appointed for payment thereof, the person from whom the sum is due shall pay interest on the sum from the day appointed for payment thereof to the time of actual payment at such rate not exceeding 8 per cent per annum as the directors may determine, but the directors shall be at liberty to waive payment of that interest wholly or in part.

 

18.

Any sum which by the terms of issue of a share becomes payable on allotment or at any fixed date, whether on account of the nominal value of the share or by way of premium, shall for the purposes of these regulations, be deemed to be a call duly made and payable on the date on which by the terms of issue the same becomes payable, and in case of non-payment all the relevant provisions of these regulations as to payment of interest and

 

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expenses, forfeiture, or otherwise shall apply as if the sum had become payable by virtue of a call duly made and notified.

 

19. The directors may, on the issue of shares, differentiate between the holders as to the amount of calls to be paid and the times of payment.

 

20. The directors may, if they think fit, receive from any member willing to advance the same all or any part of the money uncalled and unpaid upon any shares held by him, and upon all or any part of the money so advanced may (until the same would, but for the advance, become payable) pay interest at such rate not exceeding (unless the company in general meeting shall otherwise direct) 8 per cent per annum as may be agreed upon between the directors and the member paying the sum in advance.

Transfer of Shares

 

21. Subject to these regulations any member may transfer all or any of his shares by instrument in writing in any usual or common form or in any other form which the directors may approve. The instrument shall be executed by or on behalf of the transferor and the transferor shall remain the holder of the shares transferred until the transfer is registered and the name of the transferee is entered in the register of members in respect thereof.

 

22. The instrument of transfer must be left for registration at the registered office of the company together with such fee not exceeding RM1.00 as the directors from time to time may require accompanied by the certificate of the shares to which it relates and such other evidence as the directors may reasonably require to show the right of the transferor to make the transfer, and thereupon the company shall, subject to the powers vested in the directors by these regulations, register the transferee as a shareholder and retain the instrument of transfer.

 

23. The directors may decline to register any transfer of shares not being fully paid shares to a person of whom they do not approve and may also decline to register any transfer of shares on which the company has a lien

 

24. The registration of transfers may be suspended at such times and for such periods as the directors may from time to time determine not exceeding in the whole thirty days in any year.

Transmission of Shares

 

25. In case of the death of a member the survivor or survivors where the deceased was a joint holder, and the legal personal representatives of the deceased where he was a sole holder, shall be the only persons recognized by the company as having any title to his interest in the shares; but nothing herein contained shall release the estate of a deceased joint holder from any liability in respect of any share which had been jointly held by him with other persons.

 

26.

Any person becoming entitled to a share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a member may, upon such evidence being produced as may from time to time properly be required by the directors and subject as hereinafter provided, elect either to be registered

 

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himself as holder of the share or to have some person nominated by him registered as the transferee thereof, but the directors shall, in either case, have the same right to decline or suspend registration as they would have had in the case of a transfer of the share by that member before his death or bankruptcy.

 

27. If the person so becoming entitled elects to be registered himself, he shall deliver or send to the company a notice in writing signed by him stating that he so elects. If he elects to have another person registered he shall testify his election by executing to that person a transfer of the share. All the limitations, restrictions, and provisions of these regulations relating to the right to transfer and the registration of transfers of shares shall be applicable to any such notice or transfer as aforesaid as if the death or bankruptcy of the member had not occurred and the notice or transfer were a transfer signed by that member.

 

28. Where the registered holder of any share dies or becomes bankrupt his personal representative or the assignee of his estate, as the case may be, shall, upon the production of such evidence as may from time to time be properly required by the directors in that behalf, be entitled to the same dividends and other advantages, and to the same rights (whether in relation to meetings of the company, or to voting, or otherwise), as the registered holder would have been entitled to if he had not died or become bankrupt; and where two or more persons are jointly entitled to any share in consequence of the death of the registered holder they shall, for the purposes of these regulations, be deemed to be joint holders of the share.

Forfeiture of Shares

 

29. If a member fails to pay any call or instalment of a call on the day appointed for payment thereof, the directors may, at any time thereafter during such time as any part of the call or instalment remains unpaid, serve a notice on him requiring payment of so much of the call or instalment as is unpaid, together with any interest which may have accrued.

 

30. The notice shall name a further day (not earlier than the expiration of fourteen days from the date of service of the notice) on or before which the payment required by the notice is to be made, and shall state that in the event of non-payment at or before the time appointed the shares in respect of which the call was made will be liable to be forfeited.

 

31. If the requirements of any such notice as aforesaid are not complied with, any share in respect of which the notice has been given may, at any time thereafter, before the payment required by the notice has been made, be forfeited by a resolution of the directors to that effect. Such forfeiture shall include all dividends declared in respect of the forfeited shares and not actually paid before the forfeiture.

 

32. A forfeited share may be sold or otherwise disposed of on such terms and in such manner as the directors think fit, and at any time before a sale or disposition the forfeiture may be canceled on such terms as the directors think fit.

 

33.

A person whose shares have been forfeited shall cease to be a member in respect of the forfeited shares, but shall, notwithstanding, remain liable to pay to the company all money which, at the date of forfeiture, was payable by him to the company in respect of the shares (together with interest at the rate of 8 per cent per annum from the date of the forfeiture on the money for the time being unpaid if the directors think fit to enforce

 

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payment of the interest), but his liability shall cease if and when the company receives payment in full of all such money in respect of the shares.

 

34. A statutory declaration in writing that the declarant is a director or the secretary of the company, and that a share in the company, has been duly forfeited on a date stated in the declaration, shall be conclusive evidence of the facts therein stated as against all persons claiming to be entitled to the share.

 

35. The company may receive the consideration, if any, given for a forfeited share on any sale or disposition thereof and may execute a transfer of the share in favour of the person to whom the share is sold or disposed of and he shall thereupon be registered as the holder of the share, and shall not be bound to see to the application of the purchase money, if any, nor shall his title to the share be affected by any irregularity or invalidity in the proceedings in reference to the forfeiture, sale, or disposal of the share.

 

36. The provisions of these regulations as to forfeiture shall apply in the case of non-payment of any sum which, by the terms of issue of a share, becomes payable at a fixed time, whether on account of the nominal value of the share or by way of premium, as if the same had been payable by virtue of a call duly made and notified.

Conversion of Shares into Stock

 

37. The company may by ordinary resolution passed at a general meeting convert any paid-up shares into stock and reconvert any stock into paid-up shares of any denomination.

 

38. The holders of stock may transfer the same or any part thereof in the same manner and subject to the same regulations as and subject to which the shares from which the stock arose might previously to conversion have been transferred or as near thereto as circumstances admit; but the directors may from time to time fix the minimum amount of stock transferable and restrict or forbid the transfer of fractions of that minimum, but the minimum shall not exceed the nominal amount of the shares from which the stock arose.

 

39. The holders of stock shall, according to the amount of the stock held by them, have the same rights, privileges and advantages as regards dividends, voting at meetings of the company and other matters as if they held the shares from which the stock arose, but no such privilege or advantage (except participation in the dividends and profits of the company and in the assets on winding up) shall be conferred by any such aliquot part of stock which would not if existing in shares have conferred that privilege or advantage.

 

40. Such of the regulations of the company as are applicable to paid-up shares shall apply to stock, and the words “share” and “shareholder” therein shall include “stock” and “stockholder”.

Alteration of Capital

 

41. The company may from time to time by ordinary resolution—

 

  (a) increase the share capital by such sum to be divided into shares of such amount as the resolution shall prescribe;

 

  (b) consolidate and divide all or any of its share capital into shares of larger amount than its existing shares;

 

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  (c) subdivide its shares or any of them into shares of smaller amount than is fixed by the memorandum; so however that in the subdivision the proportion between the amount paid and the amount, if any, unpaid on each reduced share shall be the same as it was in the case of the share from which the reduced share is derived; or

 

  (d) cancel shares which at the date of the passing of the resolution in that behalf have not been taken or agreed to be taken by any person or which have been forfeited and diminish the amount of its share capital by the amount of the shares so cancelled.

 

42. Subject to any direction to the contrary that may be given by the company in general meeting, all new shares shall, before issue, be offered to such persons as at the date of the offer are entitled to receive notices from the company of general meetings in proportion, as nearly as the circumstances admit, to the amount of the existing shares to which they are entitled. The offer shall be made by notice specifying the number of shares offered, and limiting a time within which the offer, if not accepted, will be deemed to be declined, and, after the expiration of that time, or on the receipt of an intimation from the person to whom the offer is made that he declines to accept the share offered, the directors may dispose of those shares in such manner as they think most beneficial to the company. The directors may likewise so dispose of any new shares which (by reason of the ratio which the new shares bear to shares held by persons entitled to an offer of new shares) cannot, in the opinion of the directors, be conveniently offered under this regulation.

 

43. The company may by special resolution reduce its share capital, any capital redemption reserve fund or any share premium account in any manner and with, and subject to, any incident authorized, and consent required by law.

General Meetings

 

44. An annual general meeting of the company shall be held in accordance with the Act. All general meetings other than the annual general meetings shall be called extraordinary general meetings.

 

45. Any director may whenever he thinks fit convene an extraordinary general meeting, and extraordinary general meetings shall be convened on such requisition or in default may be convened by such requisitionists as provided by the Act.

 

46. Subject to the provisions of the Act relating to special resolutions and agreements for shorter notice, fourteen days, notice at the least (exclusive of the day on which the notice is served or deemed to be served, but inclusive of the day for which notice is given) specifying the place, the day and the hour of meeting and in case of special business the general nature of that business shall be given to such persons as are entitled to receive these notices from the company.

 

47. All business shall be special that is transacted at an extraordinary general meeting, and also all that is transacted at an annual general meeting, with the exception of declaring a dividend, the consideration of the accounts, balance sheets, and the report of the directors and auditors, the election of directors in the place of those retiring, and the appointment and fixing of the remuneration of the auditors.

 

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Proceedings at General Meetings

 

48. No business shall be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum of members is present at the time when the meeting proceeds to business. Save as herein otherwise provided, two members present in person shall be a quorum. For the purposes of this regulation “member” includes a person attending as a proxy or as representing a corporation which is a member.

 

49. If within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting a quorum is not present, the meeting, if convened upon the requisition of members, shall be dissolved; in any other case it shall stand adjourned to the same day in the next week at the same time and place, or to such other day and at such other time and place as the directors may determine.

 

50. The chairman, if any, of the board of directors shall preside as chairman at every general meeting of the company, or if there is no such chairman, or if he is not present within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for the holding of the meeting or is unwilling to act, the members present shall elect one of their number to be chairman of the meeting.

 

51. The chairman may, with the consent of any meeting at which a quorum is present (and shall if so directed by the meeting), adjourn the meeting from time to time and from place to place, but no business shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place. When a meeting is adjourned for thirty days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as in the case of an original meeting. Save as aforesaid it shall not be necessary to give any notice of an adjournment or of the business to be transacted at an adjourned meeting.

 

52. At any general meeting a resolution put to the vote of the meeting shall be decided on a show of hands unless a poll is (before or on the declaration of the result of the show of hands) demanded –

 

  (a) by the chairman;

 

  (b) by at least three members present in person or by proxy;

 

  (c) by any member present in person or by proxy and representing not less than one-tenth of the total voting rights of all the members having the right to vote at the meeting; or

 

  (d) by a member holding shares in the company conferring a right to vote at the meeting being shares on which an aggregate sum has been paid up equal to not less than one-tenth of the total sum paid up on all the shares conferring that right.

Unless a poll is so demanded a declaration by the chairman that a resolution has on a show of hands been carried or carried unanimously, or by a particular majority, or lost, and an entry to that effect in the book containing the minutes of the proceedings of the company shall be conclusive evidence of the fact without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour of or against the resolution. The3 demand for a poll may be withdrawn.

 

53.

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be the resolution of the meeting at which the poll was demanded, but a poll demanded on the election of a chairman or on a question of adjournment shall be taken forthwith.

 

54. In the case of an equality of votes, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, the chairman of the meeting at which the show of hands takes place or at which the poll is demanded shall be entitled to a second or casting vote.

 

55. Subject to any rights or restrictions for the time being attached to any class of shares, at meetings of members or classes of members each member entitled to vote may vote in person or by proxy or by attorney and on a show of hands every person present who is member or a representative of a member shall have one vote, and on a poll every member present in person or by proxy or by attorney or other duly authorized representative shall have one vote for each share he holds.

 

56. In the case of joint holders the vote of the senior who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy, shall be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders; and for this purpose seniority shall be determined by the order in which the names stand in the register of members.

 

57. A member who is of unsound mind or whose person or estate is liable to be dealt with in any way under the law relating to mental disorder may vote, whether on a show of hands or on a poll, by his committee or by such other person as properly has the management of his estate, and any such committee or other person may vote by proxy or attorney.

 

58. No member shall be entitled to vote at any general meeting unless all calls or other sums presently payable by him in respect of shares in the company have been paid.

 

59. No objection shall be raised to the qualification of any voter except at the meeting or adjourned meeting at which the vote objected to is given or tendered, and every vote not disallowed at the meeting shall be valid for all purposes. Any such objection made in due time shall be referred to the chairman of the meeting, whose decision shall be final and conclusive.

 

60. The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing (in the common or usual form) under the hand of the appointor or of his attorney duly authorized in writing or, if the appointor is a corporation, either under seal or under the hand of an officer or attorney duly authorized. A proxy may be but need not be a member of the company. The instrument appointing a proxy shall be deemed to confer authority to demand or join in demanding a poll.

 

61. Where it is desired to afford members an opportunity of voting for or against a resolution the instrument appointing a proxy shall be in the following form or a form as near thereto as circumstances admit

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I/We,                      of                      being a member/members of the above-named company, hereby appoint                      of                      or failing him,                      of                     , as my/our proxy to vote for me/us on my/our behalf at the [annual or extraordinary, as the case may

 

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be] general meeting of the company, to be held on the              day of              20    , and at any adjournment thereof.

Signed this      day of                      20    

This form is to be used in favour of/against of the resolution.

*Strike out whichever is not desired. [Unless otherwise instructed, the proxy may vote as he thinks fit.]

 

62. The instrument appointing a proxy and the power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which it is signed or a notarially certified copy of that power of authority shall be deposited at the registered office of the company, or at such other place within Malaysia as is specified for that purpose in the notice convening the meeting, not less than forty-eight hours before the time for holding the meeting or adjourned meeting at which the person named in the instrument proposes to vote, or, in the case of a poll, not less than twenty-four hours before the time appointed for the taking of the poll, and in default the instrument of proxy shall not be treated as valid.

 

63. A vote given in accordance with the terms of an instrument of proxy or attorney shall be valid notwithstanding the previous death or unsoundness of mind of the principal or revocation of the instrument or of the authority under which the instrument was executed, or the transfer of the share in respect of which the instrument is given, if no intimation in writing of such death, unsoundness of mind, revocation, or transfer as aforesaid has been received by the company at the registered office before the commencement of the meeting or adjourned meeting at which the instrument is used.

Directors; Appointment, etc.

 

64. The first directors shall be:

 

  (a) NORWEN SHAHREEDHA BIN MOHAMAD GHAZALI (NRIC No: 810105-14-5973)

 

  (b) FADZIL ISHKANDAR BIN BADARUDDIN (NRIC No: 710416-10-5655)

 

65. At the first annual general meeting of the company all the directors shall retire from office, and at the annual general meeting in every subsequent year one-third of the directors for the time being, or, if their number is not three or a multiple of three, then the number nearest one-third, shall retire from office.

 

66. A retiring director shall be eligible for re-election.

 

67. The directors to retire in every year shall be those who have been longest in office since their last election, but as between persons who became directors on the same day those to retire shall (unless they otherwise agree among themselves) be determined by lot.

 

68.

The company at the meeting at which a director so retires may fill the vacated office by electing a person thereto, and in default the retiring director shall, if offering himself for re-election and not being disqualified under the Act from holding office as a director, be deemed to have been re-elected, unless at that meeting it is expressly resolved not to fill

 

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the vacated office unless a resolution for the re-election of that director is put to the meeting and lost.

 

69. The company may, from time to time by ordinary resolution passed at a general meeting, increase or reduce the number of directors, and may also determine in what rotation the increased or reduced number is to go out of office.

 

70. The directors shall have power at any time, and from time to time, to appoint any person to be a director, either to fill a casual vacancy or as an addition to the existing directors, but so that the total number of directors shall not at any time exceed the number fixed in accordance with these regulations. Any director so appointed shall hold office only until the next following annual general meeting, and shall then be eligible for re-election but shall not be taken into account in determining the directors who are to retire by rotation at that meeting.

 

71. Subject to section 128, the company may by ordinary resolution remove any director before the expiration of his period of office, and may by an ordinary resolution appoint another person in his stead; the person so appointed shall be subject to retirement at the same time as if he had become a director on the day on which the director in whose place he is appointed was last elected a director.

 

72. The remuneration of the directors shall from time to time be determined by the company in general meeting. That remuneration shall be deemed to accrue from day to day. The directors may also be paid all travelling, hotel, and other expenses properly incurred by them in attending and returning from meetings of the directors or any committee of the directors or general meetings of the company or in connection with the business of the company.

 

73. The shareholding qualification for directors may be fixed by the company in general meeting.

 

74. The office of director shall become vacant if the director –

 

  (a) ceases to be a director by virtue of the Act;

 

  (b) becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors generally;

 

  (c) becomes prohibited from being a director by reason of any order made under the Act;

 

  (d) becomes of unsound mind or a person whose person or estate is liable to be dealt with in any way under the law relating to mental disorder;

 

  (e) resigns his office by notice in writing to the company;

 

  (f) for more than six months is absent without permission of the directors from meetings of the directors held during that period;

 

  (g) without the consent of the company in general meeting holds any other office of profit under the company except that of managing director or manager; or

 

  (h) is directly or indirectly interested in any contract or proposed contract with the company and fails to declare the nature of his interest in manner required by the Act.

Powers and Duties of Directors

 

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75. The business of the company shall be managed by the directors who may pay all expenses incurred in promoting and registering the company, and may exercise all such powers of the company as are not, by the Act, or by these regulations, required to be exercised by the company in general meeting, subject, nevertheless, to any of these regulations, to the provisions of the Act, and to such regulations, being not inconsistent with the aforesaid regulations or provisions, as may be prescribed by the company in general meeting; but no regulation made by the company in general meeting shall invalidate any prior act of the directors which would have been valid if that regulation had not been made.

 

76. The directors may exercise all the powers of the company to borrow money and to mortgage or charge its undertaking, property, and uncalled capital, or any part thereof, and to issue debentures and other securities whether outright or as security for any debt, liability, or obligation of the company or of any third party.

 

77. The directors may exercise all the powers of the company in relation to any official seal for use outside Malaysia and in relation to branch registers.

 

78. The directors may from time to time by power of attorney appoint any corporation, firm, or person or body of persons, whether nominated directly or indirectly by the directors, to be the attorney of the company for such purposes and with such powers, authorities, and discretions (not exceeding those vested in or exercisable by the directors under these regulations) and for such period and subject to such conditions as they may think fit, and any such powers of attorney may contain such provisions for the protection and convenience of persons dealing with any such attorney as the directors may think fit and may also authorize any such attorney to delegate all or any of the powers, authorities, and discretions vested in him.

 

79. All cheques, promissory notes, drafts, bills of exchange, and other negotiable instruments, and all receipts for money paid to the company, shall be signed, drawn, accepted, endorsed or otherwise executed, as the case may be, by any two directors or in such other manner as the directors from time to time determine.

 

80. The directors shall cause minutes to be made –

 

  (a) of all appointments of officers to be engaged in the management of the company’s affairs;

 

  (b) of names of directors present at all meetings of the company and of the directors; and

 

  (c) of all proceedings at all meetings of the company and of the directors.

The minutes shall be signed by the chairman of the meeting at which the proceedings were held or by the chairman of the next succeeding meeting.

Proceedings of Directors

 

81. The directors may meet together for the dispatch of business, adjourn and otherwise regulate their meetings as they think fit. A director may at any time and the secretary shall on the requisition of a director summon a meeting of the directors.

 

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82. Subject to these regulations questions arising at any meeting of directors shall be decided by a majority of votes and a determination by a majority of directors shall for all purposes be deemed a determination of the directors. In case of an equality of votes the chairman of the meeting shall have a second or casting vote.

 

83. A director shall not vote in respect of any contract or proposed contract with the company in which he is interested, or any matter arising thereout, and if he does so vote his vote shall not be counted.

 

84. Any director with the approval of the directors may appoint any person (whether a member of the company or not) to be an alternate or substitute director in his place during such period as he thinks fit. Any person while he so holds office as an alternate or substitute director shall be entitled to notice of meetings of the directors and to attend and vote thereat, accordingly, and to exercise all the powers of the appointor in his place. An alternate or substitute director shall not require any share qualification, and shall ipso facto vacate office if the appointor vacates office as a director or removes the appointee from office. Any appointment or removal under this regulation shall be effected by notice in writing under the hand of the director making the same.

 

85. The quorum necessary for the transaction of the business of the directors may be fixed by the directors, and unless so fixed shall be two.

 

86. The continuing directors may act notwithstanding any vacancy in their body, but if and so long as their number is reduced below the number fixed by or pursuant to the regulations of the company as the necessary quorum of directors, the continuing director may act for the purpose of increasing the number of directors to that number or of summoning a general meeting of the company, but for no other purpose.

 

87. The directors may elect a chairman of their meetings and determine the period for which he is to hold office; but if no such chairman is elected, or if at any meeting the chairman is not present within ten minutes after the time appointed for holding the meeting, the directors present may choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting.

 

88. The directors may delegate any of their powers to committees consisting of such member of their body as they think fit; any committee so formed shall in the exercise of the powers so delegated conform to any regulations that may be imposed on it by the directors.

 

89. A committee may elect a chairman of its meetings; if no such chairman is elected, or if at any meeting the chairman is not present within ten minutes after the time appointed for holding the meeting, the members present may choose one of their number to be chairman of the meeting.

 

90. A committee may meet and adjourn as it thinks proper. Questions arising at any meeting shall be determined by a majority of votes of the members present, and in the case of an equality of votes the chairman shall have a second or casting vote.

 

91.

All acts done by any meeting of the directors or of a committee of directors or by any person acting as a director shall, notwithstanding that it is afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any such director or person acting as aforesaid, or

 

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that they or any of them were disqualified, be as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed and was qualified to be a director.

 

92. A resolution in writing, signed by all the directors for the time being entitled to receive notice of a meeting of the directors, shall be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the directors duly convened and held. Any such resolution may consist of several documents in like form, each signed by one or more directors.

Managing Directors

 

93. The directors may from time to time appoint one or more of their body to the office of managing director for such period and on such terms as they think fit and, subject to the terms of any agreement entered into in any particular case, may revoke any such appointment. A director so appointed shall not, while holding that office, be subject to retirement by rotation or be taken into account in determining the rotation of retirement of directors, but his appointment shall be automatically determined if he ceases from any cause to be a director.

 

94. A managing director shall, subject to the terms of any agreement entered into in any particular case, receive such remuneration (whether by way of salary, commission, or participation in profits, or partly in one way and partly in another) as the directors may determine.

 

95. The directors may entrust to and confer upon a managing director any of the powers exercisable by them upon such terms and conditions and with such restrictions as they may think fit, and either collaterally with or to the exclusion of their own powers, and may from time to time revoke, withdraw, alter, or vary all or any of those powers.

Associate Directors

 

96. The directors may from time to time appoint any person to be an associate director and may from time to time cancel any such appointment. The directors may fix, determine and vary the powers, duties and remuneration of any person so appointed, but a person so appointed shall not be required to hold any shares to qualify him for appointment nor have any right to attend or vote at any meeting of directors except by the invitation and with the consent of the directors.

Secretary

 

97. The secretary shall in accordance with the Act be appointed by the directors for such term, at such remuneration, and upon such conditions as they may think fit; and any secretary so appointed may be removed by them.

 

98. The first secretary shall be:

 

  (a) Lai Chee Wah (f) (I/C No.: 710106-05-5090)

MAICSA No.: 7031124

 

  (b) Ng Lai Yee (f) (I/C No.: 730502-08-5310)

MAICSA No.: 7031768

 

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Seal

 

99. The directors shall provide for the safe custody of the seal, which shall only be used by the authority of the directors or of a committee of the directors authorized by the directors in that behalf, and every instrument to which the seal is affixed shall be signed by a director and shall be countersigned by the secretary or by a second director or by some other person appointed by the directors for the purpose.

Accounts

 

100. The directors shall cause proper accounting and other records to be kept and shall distribute copies of the balance sheets and other documents as required by the Act and shall from time to time determine whether and to what extent and at what times and places and under what conditions or regulations the accounting and other records of the company or any of them shall be open to the inspection of members not being directors, and no member (not being a director) shall have any right of inspecting any account or book or paper of the company except as conferred by statute or authorized by the directors or by the company in general meeting.

Dividends and Reserves

 

101. The company in general meeting may declare dividends, but no dividend shall exceed the amount recommended by the directors.

 

102. The directors may from time to time pay to the members such interim dividends as appear to the directors to be justified by the profits of the company.

 

103. No dividend shall be paid otherwise than out of profits or shall bear interest against the company.

 

104. The directors may, before recommending any dividend, set aside out of the profits of the company such sums as they think proper as reserves which shall, at the discretion of the directors, be applicable for any purpose to which the profits of the company may be properly applied, and pending any such application may, at the like discretion, either be employed in the business of the company or be invested in such investments (other than shares in the company) as the directors may from time to time think fit. The directors may also without placing the same to reserve carry forward any profits which they may think prudent not to divide.

 

105. Subject to the rights of persons, if any, entitled to shares with special rights as to dividend, all dividends shall be declared and paid according to the amounts paid or credited as paid on the shares in respect whereof the dividend is paid, but no amount paid or credited as paid on a share in advance of calls shall be treated for the purposes of this regulation as paid on the share. All dividends shall be apportioned and paid proportionately to the amounts paid or credited as paid on the shares during any portion of the period in respect of which the dividend is paid; but if any share is issued on terms providing that it shall rank for dividend as from a particular date that share shall rank for dividend accordingly.

 

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106. The directors may deduct from any dividend payable to any member all sums of money, if any, presently payable by him to the company on account of calls or otherwise in relation to the shares of the company.

 

107. Any general meeting declaring a dividend or bonus may direct payment of the dividend or bonus wholly or partly by the distribution of specific assets and in particular of paid-up shares, debenture stock of any other company or in any one or more of those ways and the directors shall give effect to the resolution, and where any difficulty arises in regard to the distribution, the directors may settle the same as they think expedient, and fix the value for distribution of the specific assets or any part thereof and may determine that cash payments shall be made to any members upon the footing of the value so fixed in order to adjust the right of all parties, and may vest any such specific assets in trustees as may seem expedient to the directors.

 

108. Any dividend, interest, or other money payable in cash in respect of shares may be paid by cheque or warrant sent through the post directed to the registered address of the holder or, in the case of joint holders, to the registered address of that one of the joint holders who is first named on the register of members or to such person and to such address as the holder or joint holders may in writing direct. Every such cheque or warrant shall be made payable to the order of the person to whom it is sent. Any one of two or more joint holders may give effectual receipts for any dividends, bonuses, or other money payable in respect of the shares held by them as joint holders.

Capitalization of Profits

 

109. The company in general meeting may, upon the recommendation of the directors, resolve that it is desirable to capitalize any part of the amount for the time being standing to the credit of any of the company’s reserve accounts or to the credit of the profit and loss account or otherwise available for distribution, and accordingly that the sum be set free for distribution amongst the members who would have been entitled thereto if distributed by way of dividend and in the same proportions on condition that the same be not paid in cash but be applied either in or towards paying up any amounts for the time being unpaid on any shares held by those members respectively or paying up in full unissued shares or debentures of the company to be allotted and distributed, credited as fully paid up to and amongst the members in the proportion aforesaid, or partly in the one way and partly in the other, and the directors shall give effect to such resolution. A share premium account and a capital redemption reserve may, for the purposes of this regulation, be applied only in the paying up of unissued shares to be issued to members of the company as fully paid bonus shares.

 

110.

Whenever such a resolution as aforesaid shall have been passed the directors shall make all appropriations and applications of the undivided profits resolved to be capitalized thereby, and all allotments and issues of fully paid shares or debentures, if any, and generally shall do all acts and things required to give effect thereto, with full power to the directors to make such provision by the issue of fractional certificates or by payment in cash or otherwise as they think fit for the case of shares or debentures becoming distributable in fractions, and also to authorize any person to enter on behalf of all the members entitled thereto into an agreement with the company providing for the allotment to them respectively, credited as fully paid up, of any further shares or debentures to which they may be entitled upon the capitalization, or (as the case may require) for the

 

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payment up by the company on their behalf, by the application thereto of their respective proportions of the profits resolved to be capitalized, of the amounts or any part of the amounts remaining unpaid on their existing shares, and any agreement made under such authority shall be effective and binding on all such members.

Notices

 

111. A notice may be given by the company to any member either personally or by sending it by post to him at his registered address, or (if he has no registered address within Malaysia) to the address, if any, within Malaysia supplied by him to the company for the giving of notices to him. Where a notice is sent by post, service of the notice shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing, prepaying, and posting a letter containing the notice, and to have been effected in the case of a notice of a meeting on the day after the date of its posting, and in any other case at the time at which the letter would be delivered in the ordinary course of post.

 

112. A notice may be given by the company to the joint holders of a share by giving the notice to the joint holder first named in the register of members in respect of the share.

 

113. A notice may be given by the company to the persons entitled to a share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a member by sending it through the post in a prepaid letter addressed to them by name, or by the title of representatives of the deceased, or assignee of the bankrupt, or by any like description, at the address, if any, within Malaysia supplied for the purpose by the persons claiming to be so entitled, or (until such an address has been so supplied) by giving the notice in any manner in which the same might have been given if the death or bankruptcy had not occurred.

 

114. (1) Notice of every general meeting shall be given in any manner hereinbefore authorized to –

 

  (a) every member;
  (b) every person entitled to a share in consequence of the death or bankruptcy of a member who, but for his death or bankruptcy, would be entitled to receive notice of the meeting; and
  (c) the auditor for the time being of the company.
  (2) No other person shall be entitled to receive notices of general meetings.

Winding Up

 

115. If the company is wound up the liquidator may, with the sanction of a special resolution of the company, divide amongst the members in kind the whole or any part of the assets of the company (whether they consist of property of the same kind or not) and may for that purpose set such value as he deems fair upon any property to be divided as aforesaid and may determine how the division shall be carried out as between the members or different classes of members. The liquidator may, with the like sanction, vest the whole or any part of any such assets in trustees upon such trusts for the benefit of the contributories as the liquidator, with the like sanction, thinks fit, but so that no member shall be compelled to accept any shares or other securities whereon there is any liability.

Indemnity

 

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116. Every director, managing director, agent, auditor, secretary, and other officer for the time being of the company shall be indemnified out of the assets of the company against any liability incurred by him in defending any proceedings, whether civil or criminal, in which judgment is given in his favour or in which he is acquitted or in connection with any application under the Act in which relief is granted to him by the Court in respect of any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust.

 

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Names, Address and Descriptions of Subscribers    Number of Shares Taken  by
Each Subscriber

Fadzil Ishkandar Bin Badaruddin                                                      Director

 

(NRIC: 710416-10-5655)

No. 1, Jalan Sg Rasau 32/28

Berjaya Park

40460 Shah Alam

Selangor

 

/s/ Fadzil Ishkandar Bin Badaruddin

   One (1)
   

Norwen Shahreedha Bin Modh Ghazali Advocate & Solicotor

 

(NRIC: 810105-14-5973)

No. 5 Jalan P14 B1/1

Presint 14,

62050 Putrajaya

Wilaya Persekutuan (Putrajaya

 

/s/ Norwen Shahreedha Bin Modh Ghazali

   One (1)

Dated this: 21/1/2011

Witness to the above signatories:

/s/ Kamal Ishamael Bin Mohammed Ariff

 

Name:

     Kamal Ishamael Bin Mohammed Ariff

NRIC:

     850307-14-5425

Occupation:

     Advocate & Solicitor

Address:

    

14 Floor, Menara Keck Seng,

203, Jalan Bukit Bintang,

55100 Kuala Lumpur

Lodged By:

MESSRS AZMI & ASSOCIATES

14TH FLOOR, MENARA KECK SENG,

203 JALAN BUKIT BINTANG,

55100 KUALA LUMPUR.

TEL: 03-2118 5000

FAX: 03-2118 5111/5113

 

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EX-5.1 12 dex51.htm OPINION OF PORTER HEDGES LLP Opinion of Porter Hedges LLP

Exhibit 5.1

 

LOGO

   

RRI ENERGY PLAZA

1000 Main Street, 36th Floor

Houston, Texas 77002

{713} 226-6000 Phone

{713} 228-1331 Fax

porterhedges.com

June 10, 2011

Offshore Group Investment Limited

c/o Vantage Drilling Company

777 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 800

Houston, Texas 77056

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as special counsel for Offshore Group Investment Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Company”), Vantage Drilling Company, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Parent”), and certain of their subsidiaries with respect to the preparation of the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (the “Registration Statement”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) in connection with the registration by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), of the offer to exchange (the “Exchange Offer”) (i) up to $225,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 11 1/2% Senior Secured First Lien Notes due 2015 (the “Exchange Notes”) for a like principal amount of the Company’s outstanding 11 1/2% Senior Secured First Lien Notes due 2015 (the “Outstanding Notes”) and (ii) the guarantees (the “Guarantees”) of the Parent and certain subsidiaries of the Company and the Parent listed in the Registration Statement as guarantors (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”) of the Outstanding Notes and the Exchange Notes. The Outstanding Notes were issued, and the Exchange Notes will be issued, under an Indenture dated as of July 30, 2010 (the “Original Indenture”) as amended by the first supplemental indenture dated as of May 20, 2011 (the “First Supplemental Indenture”) and the Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 1, 2011 (the “Second Supplemental Indenture,” and, together with the Original Indenture and the First Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”), each among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). Capitalized terms used, but not defined, herein shall have the meaning given such terms in the Indenture.

We have examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of (i) the Registration Statement, (ii) the Indenture, (iii) the Registration Rights Agreement, (iv) the certificates of incorporation, memorandums and articles of association, bylaws or other organizational documents of the Company, the Parent and the Subsidiary Guarantors and (v) such other certificates, statutes and other instruments and documents as we considered appropriate for purposes of the opinions hereafter expressed. In connection with this opinion, we have assumed that the Registration Statement, and any amendments thereto (including post-effective amendments), will have become effective and the Exchange Notes will be issued in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws and in the manner described in the Registration Statement.


Offshore Group Investment Limited

June 10, 2011

Page 2

 

Based upon and subject to the foregoing and the limitations, qualifications, exceptions and assumptions set forth herein, and assuming that (i) the Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by, and represents the valid and binding obligation of, the Company, the Parent, the Subsidiary Guarantors, and the Trustee, (ii) the Exchange Notes have been duly authorized by the Company and the Guarantees have been duly authorized by the Parent and the Subsidiary Guarantors, (iii) the Registration Statement, including any amendments thereto, shall have become effective under the Securities Act and (iv) the Indenture shall have been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and having regard for such legal consideration as we deem relevant, we are of the opinion that when the Exchange Notes (in the form examined by us) have been duly executed by the Company, the Parent and the Subsidiary Guarantors, authenticated by the Trustee in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and delivered upon consummation of the Exchange Offer against receipt of Outstanding Notes surrendered in exchange therefor in accordance with the terms of the Exchange Offer, the Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement, the Exchange Notes will be valid and binding obligations of the Company and the Guarantees will be valid and binding obligations of the Parent and the Subsidiary Guarantors.

Our opinions expressed above are subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally (including, without limitation, all laws relating to fraudulent transfer or conveyance) and to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law), including, without limitation, (i) the possible unavailability of specific performance, injunctive relief or any other equitable remedy and (ii) concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing. Furthermore, (a) we express no opinion regarding the validity or effect of any provision relating to severability or separability or purporting to establish any obligation of any party as absolute or unconditional regardless of the occurrence or non-occurrence or existence or non-existence of any event or other state of facts and (b) certain of the waivers included in the Indenture relating to the guarantees by the Subsidiary Guarantors may be unenforceable in whole or in part.

In rendering the opinion set forth above, we have assumed that the execution and delivery by the Company of the Indenture and the Exchange Notes, the execution and delivery by the Parent and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors of the Indenture, the performance by the Company, the Parent and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors of its obligations under the Indenture and the Exchange Notes, do not and will not violate or constitute a default under their respective organizational documents or any agreement or instrument to which the Company, the Parent or any Subsidiary Guarantor or their respective properties are subject.

Members of Porter Hedges LLP are members of the bar of the State of Texas. The opinions expressed herein are limited exclusively to the federal laws of the United States of America, the laws of the State of Delaware and the laws of the State of Texas, and we are expressing no opinion as to the effect of the laws of any other jurisdiction, domestic or foreign.


Offshore Group Investment Limited

June 10, 2011

Page 3

 

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the use of our firm name in the prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement under the caption “Legal Matters.” In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are included in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission. This opinion is expressed as of the date hereof, and we disclaim any undertaking to advise you of any subsequent changes in the facts stated or assumed herein or of any subsequent changes in applicable law.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Porter Hedges LLP

PORTER HEDGES LLP

EX-12.1 13 dex121.htm STATEMENT SHOWING COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES Statement showing computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges

Exhibit 12.1

Vantage Drilling Company

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(In thousands, except Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges)

 

     Three Months
Ended
March 31,
2011
    Years Ended December 31,  
     2010     2009     2008     2007  

Earnings (Loss)

          

Earnings (loss) before provision for income taxes and minority interest

   $ (15,745   $ (28,627   $ 10,811      $ (48,049   $ 6,752   

Fixed charges

     41,962        97,052        32,343        4,033        21   

Amortization of capitalized interest

     625        1,712        528        66        —     

Distributed income of equity investees

     —          —          —          —          —     

Company’s share of pre-tax losses of equity investees

     —          —          —          —          —     

Capitalized interest

     —          (47,225     (23,813     (3,942     —     

Minority interest in pre-tax income of subsidiaries with no fixed charges

     0        0        0        0        0   
                                        

Earnings (loss) as adjusted

   $ 26,842      $ 22,912      $ 19,870      $ (47,891   $ 6,773   
                                        

Fixed Charges

          

Interest expense

   $ 41,542      $ 49,827      $ 8,178      $ 56      $ —     

Capitalized interest

     —          47,225        23,813        3,942        —     

Amortization of debt financing costs

     —          —          —          —          —     

Portion of rental expense representative of the interest factor

     420        —          353        35        21   
                                        

Total fixed charges

   $ 41,962      $ 97,052      $ 32,343      $ 4,033      $ 21   
                                        

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (a)

     —          —          —          —          322.5   

 

(a) For the three months ended March 31, 2011, and for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, earnings were not sufficient to cover fixed charges by approximately $15.1 million, $74.1 million, $12.5 million and $51.9 million, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2007, we had earnings, as defined, of approximately $6.8 million and essentially no fixed charges.
EX-23.2 14 dex232.htm CONSENT OF UHY LLP Consent of UHY LLP

Exhibit 23.2

LOGO

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Vantage Drilling Company and Subsidiaries (the “Company”) of our report dated March 16, 2011, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Vantage Drilling Company and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2010, which are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 16, 2011.

We also consent to the reference to our firm under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statements.

/s/ UHY LLP

Houston, Texas

June 10, 2011

EX-99.1 15 dex991.htm FORM OF LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL Form of Letter of Transmittal

Exhibit 99.1

LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

OFFSHORE GROUP INVESTMENT LIMITED

Offer For Any And All Outstanding

11  1/2% Senior Secured First Lien Notes Due 2015 and the Guarantees thereof

In Exchange For

11  1/2% Senior Secured First Lien Notes Due 2015 and the Guarantees thereof

Which Have Been Registered Under the Securities Act of 1933

Pursuant to the Prospectus Dated                     , 2011

 

THE EXCHANGE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON                     , 2011 (THE “EXPIRATION DATE”), UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED. TENDERS MAY BE WITHDRAWN PRIOR TO 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON THE EXPIRATION DATE.

 

The Exchange Agent for the Exchange Offer is:
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Delivery by Registered or Certified Mail:  

Facsimile Transmissions:

(Eligible Institutions Only)

 

Overnight Delivery

or Regular Mail:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Corporate Trust Operations

MAC N9303-121

P.O. Box 1517

Minneapolis, MN 55480

 

(612) 667-6282

 

To Confirm by Telephone or for Information Call:

 

(800) 344-5128

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

Corporate Trust Operations

MAC N9303-121

Sixth & Marquette Avenue

Minneapolis, MN 55479

DELIVERY OF THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE OR TRANSMISSION OF THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL VIA FACSIMILE TO A NUMBER OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY.

The undersigned acknowledges that they have received the Prospectus, dated                     , 2011 (the “Prospectus”), of Offshore Group Investment Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“OGIL”), and this Letter of Transmittal, which together constitute OGIL’s offer (the “Exchange Offer”) to exchange an aggregate principal amount of up to $225,000,000 of 11  1/2% Senior Secured First Lien Notes due 2015, and the guarantees thereof, which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Exchange Notes”), for a like principal amount of the issued and outstanding 11  1/2% Senior Secured First Lien due 2015, and the guarantees thereof (“Old Notes”), of OGIL from the holders thereof.

THE INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED HEREIN SHOULD BE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL IS COMPLETED.

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the same meaning given them in the Prospectus.

This Letter of Transmittal is to be completed by the holders of Old Notes either if Old Notes are to be forwarded herewith or if tenders of Old Notes are to be made by book-entry transfer to an account maintained by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (the “Exchange Agent”), at The Depository Trust Company (the “Book-Entry Transfer Facility” or “DTC”) pursuant to the procedures set forth in the “The Exchange Offer-Procedures for Tendering” in the Prospectus.

Holders of Old Notes whose certificates (the “Certificates”) for such Old Notes are not immediately available or who cannot deliver their Certificates and all other required documents to the Exchange Agent on or prior to the Expiration Date (as defined in the Prospectus) or who cannot complete the procedures for book-entry transfers on a timely basis, must tender their Old Notes according to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in “The Exchange Offer–Procedures for Tendering–Guaranteed Delivery” in the Prospectus.

 

 

 


DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS TO THE BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER FACILITY DOES NOT CONSTITUTE DELIVERY TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT.

NOTE: SIGNATURES MUST BE PROVIDED BELOW PLEASE READ THE ACCOMPANYING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

The undersigned has completed the appropriate boxes below and signed this Letter of Transmittal to indicate the action the undersigned desires to take with respect to the Exchange Offer:

 

DESCRIPTION OF OLD NOTES   

If Blank, Please Print Name and

Address of Registered Holder(s)

 

Old Notes

(Attach Additional List if Necessary)

 
     Certificate Number(s)*    

Aggregate Principal

Amount of Old
Notes

   

Principal Amount of

Old Notes Tendered

(If Less than All)**

 
                         
                         
                         
                         
      Total:                   

*  Need not be completed if Old Notes are being tendered by book-entry holders.

**  Old Notes may be tendered in whole or in part in denominations of principal amount of $2,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000. All Old Notes held shall be deemed tendered unless a lesser number is specified in this column. See Instruction 4.

     

      

 

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(BOXES BELOW TO BE CHECKED BY ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS ONLY)

 

¨       CHECK HERE IF TENDERED OLD NOTES ARE BEING DELIVERED BY BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER MADE TO THE ACCOUNT MAINTAINED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT WITH DTC AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:

 

Name of Tendering Institution                                                                                                                                                             

 

DTC Account Number                                                                                                                                                                             

 

Transaction Code Number                                                                                                                                                                     

 

¨       CHECK HERE AND ENCLOSE A PHOTOCOPY OF THE NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY IF TENDERED OLD NOTES ARE BEING DELIVERED PURSUANT TO A NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY PREVIOUSLY SENT TO THE EXCHANGE AGENT AND COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING (SEE INSTRUCTION 1):

 

Name(s) of Registered Holder(s)                                                                                                                                                         

 

Window Ticket Number (if any)                                                                                                                                                         

 

Date of Execution of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery                                                                                                                  

 

Name of Institution that Guaranteed Delivery                                                                                                                                

 

IF GUARANTEED DELIVERY IS TO BE MADE BY BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER:

 

Name of Tendering Institution                                                                                                                                                             

 

DTC Account Number                                                                                                                                                                             

 

Transaction Code Number                                                                                                                                                                     

 

¨       CHECK HERE IF TENDERED BY BOOK-ENTRY TRANSFER AND NON-EXCHANGED OLD NOTES ARE TO BE RETURNED BY CREDITING THE DTC ACCOUNT NUMBER SET FORTH ABOVE.

 

3


Ladies and Gentlemen:

Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Exchange Offer, the undersigned hereby tenders to OGIL the above-described aggregate principal amount of Old Notes in exchange for a like aggregate principal amount of Exchange Notes which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Prospectus, receipt of which is acknowledged, and in this Letter of Transmittal.

Subject to and effective upon the acceptance for exchange of all or any portion of the Old Notes tendered herewith in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer (including, if the Exchange Offer is extended or amended, the terms and conditions of any such extension or amendment), the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers to or upon the order of OGIL all right, title and interest in and to such Old Notes as is being tendered herewith. The undersigned hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Exchange Agent as its agent and attorney-in-fact (with full knowledge that the Exchange Agent is also acting as agent of OGIL in connection with the Exchange Offer) with respect to the tendered Old Notes, with full power of substitution (such power of attorney being deemed to be an irrevocable power coupled with an interest) subject only to the right of withdrawal described in the Prospectus, to (i) deliver Certificates for Old Notes to OGIL together with all accompanying evidences of transfer and authenticity to, or upon the order of, OGIL, upon receipt by the Exchange Agent, as the undersigned’s agent, of the Exchange Notes to be issued in exchange for such Old Notes, (ii) present Certificates for such Old Notes for transfer, and to transfer the Old Notes on the books of OGIL, and (iii) receive for the account of OGIL all benefits and otherwise exercise all rights of beneficial ownership of such Old Notes, all in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer.

The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned has full power and authority to tender, exchange, sell, assign and transfer the Old Notes tendered hereby and that, when the same is accepted for exchange, OGIL will acquire good, marketable and unencumbered title thereto, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances, and that the Old Notes tendered hereby are not subject to any adverse claims or proxies. The undersigned will, upon request, execute and deliver any additional documents deemed by OGIL or the Exchange Agent to be necessary or desirable to complete the exchange, assignment and transfer of the Old Notes tendered hereby, and the undersigned will comply with its obligations under the registration rights agreement. The undersigned has read and agrees to all of the terms of the Exchange Offer.

The name(s) and address(es) of the registered holder(s) of the Old Notes tendered hereby should be printed above, if they are not already set forth above, as they appear on the Certificates representing such Old Notes. The Certificate number(s) and the Old Notes that the undersigned wishes to tender should be indicated in the appropriate boxes above.

If any tendered Old Notes are not exchanged pursuant to the Exchange Offer for any reason, or if Certificates are submitted for more Old Notes than are tendered or accepted for exchange, Certificates for such nonexchanged or nontendered Old Notes will be returned (or, in the case of Old Notes tendered by book-entry transfer, such Old Notes will be credited to an account maintained at DTC), without expense to the tendering holder, promptly following the expiration or termination of the Exchange Offer.

The undersigned understands that tenders of Old Notes pursuant to any one of the procedures described in “The Exchange Offer–Procedures for Tendering” in the Prospectus and in the instructions attached hereto will, upon OGIL’s acceptance for exchange of such tendered Old Notes, constitute a binding agreement between the undersigned and OGIL upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Exchange Offer. The undersigned recognizes that, under certain circumstances set forth in the Prospectus, OGIL may not be required to accept for exchange any of the Old Notes tendered hereby.

Unless otherwise indicated herein in the box entitled “Special Issuance Instructions” below, the undersigned hereby directs that the Exchange Notes be issued in the name(s) of the undersigned or, in the case of a book-entry

 

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transfer of Old Notes, that such Exchange Notes be credited to the account indicated above maintained at DTC. If applicable, substitute Certificates representing Old Notes not exchanged or not accepted for exchange will be issued to the undersigned or, in the case of a book-entry transfer of Old Notes, will be credited to the account indicated above maintained at DTC. Similarly, unless otherwise indicated under “Special Delivery Instructions,” please deliver Exchange Notes to the undersigned at the address shown below the undersigned’s signature.

By tendering Old Notes and executing this Letter of Transmittal, the undersigned hereby represents and agrees that: (i) the undersigned is not an “affiliate” of OGIL, or if it is such an affiliate, that the Exchange Notes may not be offered for resale, resold or otherwise transferred without registration under and in compliance with the Prospectus delivery requirement of the Securities Act or an exemption therefrom, (ii) any Exchange Notes to be received by the undersigned are being acquired in the ordinary course of its business, (iii) the undersigned has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in a distribution (within the meaning of the Securities Act) of Exchange Notes to be received in the Exchange Offer, (iv) if the undersigned is not a broker-dealer, the undersigned is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution (within the meaning of the Securities Act) of such Exchange Notes, (v) the undersigned has full power and authority to transfer the Old Notes in exchange for the Exchange Notes and that OGIL will acquire good and unencumbered title thereto free and clear of any liens, restrictions, charges or encumbrances and not subject to any adverse claims, and (vi) the undersigned is not acting on behalf of any person or entity that could not truthfully make the above representations. By tendering Old Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer and executing this Letter of Transmittal, a holder of Old Notes that is a broker-dealer represents, and agrees, consistent with certain interpretative letters issued by the staff of the Division of Corporate Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission to third parties, that (A) such Old Notes held by the broker-dealer are held only as a nominee, or (B) such Old Notes were acquired by such broker-dealer for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities and it will deliver the Prospectus (as amended or supplemented from time to time) meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale of such Exchange Notes (provided that, by so acknowledging and by delivering a Prospectus, such broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act).

OGIL has agreed that, subject to the provisions of the registration rights agreement executed in connection with issuance of the Old Notes, the Prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a Participating Broker-Dealer (as defined below) in connection with resales of Exchange Notes received in exchange for Old Notes, where such Old Notes were acquired by such Participating Broker-Dealer for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, for a period ending on the earlier of (i) 120 days after the Exchange Offer registration statement is declared effective or (ii) the date on which a broker-dealer is no longer required to deliver a Prospectus in connection with market-making or other trading activities. In that regard, each broker-dealer who acquired Old Notes for its own account as a result of market-making or other trading activities (a “Participating Broker-Dealer”), by tendering such Old Notes and executing this Letter of Transmittal, agrees that, upon receipt of notice from OGIL of the occurrence of any event or the discovery of any fact which makes any statement contained or incorporated by reference in the Prospectus untrue in any material respect or which causes the Prospectus to omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained or incorporated by reference therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading or of the occurrence of certain other events specified in the registration rights agreement, such Participating Broker-Dealer will suspend the sale of Exchange Notes pursuant to the Prospectus until OGIL has amended or supplemented the Prospectus to correct such misstatement or omission and has furnished copies of the amended or supplemented Prospectus to the Participating Broker-Dealer or OGIL has given notice that the sale of Exchange Notes may be resumed, as the case may be.

 

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Holders of Old Notes whose Old Notes are accepted for exchange will not receive accrued interest on such Old Notes for any period from and after the last Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for on such Old Notes prior to the original issue date of the Exchange Notes or, if no such interest has been paid or duly provided for, will not receive any accrued interest on such Old Notes, and the undersigned waives the right to receive any such interest on such Old Notes accrued from and after such Interest Payment Date or, if no such interest has been paid or duly provided for, from and after February 1, 2011. The Exchange Notes will bear interest from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid on the Old Notes or, if no interest has been paid, from February 1, 2011.

The undersigned will, upon request, execute and deliver any additional documents deemed by OGIL to be necessary or desirable to complete the sale, assignment and transfer of the Old Notes tendered hereby. All authority herein conferred or agreed to be conferred in this Letter of Transmittal shall survive the death or incapacity of the undersigned and any obligation of the undersigned hereunder shall be binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators, personal representatives, trustees in bankruptcy, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the undersigned. Except as stated in the Prospectus, this tender is irrevocable.

 

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The undersigned, by completing the box entitled “Description of Old Notes” above and signing this letter, will be deemed to have tendered the Old Notes as set forth in such box.

 

SPECIAL ISSUANCE INSTRUCTIONS

(SIGNATURE GUARANTEE REQUIRED — SEE INSTRUCTION 2)

To be completed ONLY if Exchange Notes or Old Notes not tendered are to be issued in the name of someone other than the registered holder of the Old Notes whose name(s) appear(s) above.

 

  ¨   Old Notes not tendered to:

 

  ¨   Exchange Notes to:

 

Name:                                                                                                                                                                                                     
(Please Print)
Address:                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
(Include Zip Code)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
(Tax Identification or Social Security Number)

 

SPECIAL DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS

(SIGNATURE GUARANTEE REQUIRED — SEE INSTRUCTION 2)

To be completed ONLY if Exchange Notes or Old Notes not tendered are to be sent to someone other than the registered holder of the Old Notes whose name(s) appear(s) above, or such registered holder at an address other than that shown above.

 

  ¨   Old Notes not tendered to:

 

  ¨   Exchange Notes to:

 

Name:                                                                                                                                                                                                    

(Please Print)

Address:                                                                                                                                                                                                 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

(Include Zip Code)

 

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IMPORTANT

HOLDERS: SIGN HERE

(PLEASE COMPLETE SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9 HEREIN)

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                           

                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Signature(s) of holder(s)

Date:                                                                                                                                                                                               

(Must be signed by the registered holder(s) exactly as name(s) appear(s) on Certificate(s) for the Old Notes hereby tendered or on a security position listing or by person(s) authorized to become registered holder(s) by certificates and documents transmitted herewith. If signature is by trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, officer of corporation or other person acting, in a fiduciary or representative capacity, please provide the following information and see Instruction below)

Name(s):                                                                                                                                                                                        

                                                                                                                                                                                                           

(Please Print)
Capacity (full title):

                                                                                                                                                                                                           

                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Address:

                                                                                                                                                                                                           

                                                                                                                                                                                                           

(Include Zip Code)

Area Code and Telephone Number:                                                      

(SEE SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9 HEREIN)

 

GUARANTEE OF SIGNATURE(S) (SEE INSTRUCTION 2 BELOW)

 

Authorized Signature:
                                                                                                                                                                                                           
Name:

                                                                                                                                                                                                           

(Please Type or Print)
Title:
                                                                                                                                                                                                           
Name of Firm:
                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Address:

                                                                                                                                                                                                           

(Include Zip Code)

Area Code and Telephone Number:                                                      

Date:                                                      

 

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INSTRUCTIONS

FORMING PART OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE EXCHANGE OFFER

1. Delivery of Letter of Transmittal and Certificates; Guaranteed Delivery ProceduresThis Letter of Transmittal is to be completed either if (a) Certificates are to be forwarded herewith or (b) tenders are to be made pursuant to the procedures for tender by book-entry transfer set forth in “The Exchange Offer” in the Prospectus and an agent’s message is not delivered. Certificates, or timely confirmation of a book-entry transfer of such Old Notes into the Exchange Agent’s account at DTC, as well as this Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof), properly completed and duly executed, with any required signature guarantees, and any other documents required by this Letter of Transmittal must be received by the Exchange Agent at its address set forth herein on or prior to the Expiration Date. Tenders by book-entry transfer may also be made by delivering an agent’s message in lieu thereof. Old Notes may be tendered in whole or in part in denominations of principal amount of $2,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000.

Holders who wish to tender their Old Notes and (i) whose Old Notes are not immediately available or (ii) who cannot deliver their Old Notes, this Letter of Transmittal and all other required documents to the Exchange Agent on or prior to the Expiration Date or (iii) who cannot complete the procedures for delivery by book-entry transfer on a timely basis, may tender their Old Notes by properly completing and duly executing a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in “The Exchange Offer” in the Prospectus. Pursuant to such procedures: (i) such tender must be made by or through an Eligible Institution (as defined below); (ii) a properly completed and duly executed Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, substantially in the form made available by OGIL, must be received by the Exchange Agent on or prior to the Expiration Date; and (iii) the Certificates (or a book-entry confirmation) representing all tendered Old Notes, in proper form for transfer, together with a Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof), properly completed and duly executed, with any required signature guarantees and any other documents required by this Letter of Transmittal, must be received by the Exchange Agent within three New York Stock Exchange trading days after the date of execution of such Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, all as provided in “The Exchange Offer” in the Prospectus.

The Notice of Guaranteed Delivery may be delivered by hand or transmitted by facsimile or mail to the Exchange Agent, and must include a guarantee by an Eligible Institution in the form set forth in such Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. For Old Notes to be properly tendered pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedure, the Exchange Agent must receive a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery on or prior to the Expiration Date. As used herein and in the Prospectus, “Eligible Institution” means a firm or other entity identified in Rule 17Ad-15 under the Exchange Act as an “eligible guarantor institution,” including (as such terms are defined therein): (i) a bank; (ii) a broker, dealer, municipal securities broker or dealer or government securities broker or dealer; (iii) a credit union; (iv) a national securities exchange, registered securities association or clearing agency; or (v) a savings association that is a participant in a Securities Transfer Association.

The method of delivery of Certificates, this Letter of Transmittal and all other required documents is at the option and sole risk of the tendering holder, and the delivery will be deemed made only when actually received by the Exchange Agent. If delivery is by mail, then registered mail with return receipt requested, properly insured, or overnight delivery service is recommended. In all cases, sufficient time should be allowed to ensure timely delivery.

OGIL will not accept any alternative, conditional or contingent tenders. Each tendering holder, by execution of a Letter of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof), waives any right to receive any notice of the acceptance of such tender.

2. Guarantee of Signatures. No signature guarantee on this Letter of Transmittal is required if:

 

   

this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered holder (which term, for purposes of this document, shall include any participant in DTC whose name appears on a security position listing as the owner of

 

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the Old Notes (the “holder”)) of Old Notes tendered herewith, unless such holder(s) has completed either the box entitled “Special Issuance Instructions” or the box entitled “Special Delivery Instructions” above,

or

 

   

such Old Notes are tendered for the account of a firm that is an Eligible Institution.

In all other cases, an Eligible Institution must guarantee the signature(s) on this Letter of Transmittal. See Instruction 5.

3. Inadequate Space. If the space provided in the box captioned “Description of Old Notes” is inadequate, the Certificate number(s) and or the principal amount of Old Notes and any other required information should be listed on a separate signed schedule that is attached to this Letter of Transmittal.

4. Partial Tenders and Withdrawal Rights. Tenders of Old Notes will be accepted only in denominations of principal amount of $2,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000. If less than all the Old Notes evidenced by any Certificate submitted are to be tendered, fill in the principal amount of Old Notes that are to be tendered in the box entitled “Principal Amount of Old Notes Tendered.” In such case, new Certificate(s) for the remainder of the Old Notes that were evidenced by your old Certificate(s) will only be sent to the holder of the Old Notes, promptly after the Expiration Date. All Old Notes represented by Certificates delivered to the Exchange Agent will be deemed to have been tendered unless otherwise indicated.

Except as otherwise provided herein, tenders of Old Notes may be withdrawn at any time on or prior to the Expiration Date. In order for a withdrawal to be effective on or prior to that time, a written or facsimile transmission of such notice of withdrawal must be timely received by the Exchange Agent at one of its addresses set forth above or in the Prospectus on or prior to the Expiration Date. Any such notice of withdrawal must specify the name of the person who tendered the Old Notes to be withdrawn, the aggregate principal amount of Old Notes to be withdrawn, and (if Certificates have been tendered) the name of the registered holder of the Old Notes as set forth on the Certificate, if different from that of the person who tendered such Old Notes. If Certificates have been delivered or otherwise identified to the Exchange Agent, then prior to the physical release of such Certificates, the tendering holder must submit the serial numbers shown on the particular Certificates to be withdrawn and the signature on the notice of withdrawal must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution, except in the case of Old Notes tendered for the account of an Eligible Institution. If Old Notes have been tendered pursuant to the procedures for book-entry transfer set forth in the Prospectus under “The Exchange Offer,” the notice of withdrawal must specify the name and number of the account at DTC to be credited with the withdrawal of Old Notes, in which case a notice of withdrawal will be effective if delivered to the Exchange Agent by written, telegraphic, telex or facsimile transmission. Withdrawals of tenders of Old Notes may not be rescinded. Old Notes properly withdrawn will not be deemed validly tendered for purposes of the Exchange Offer, but may be retendered at any subsequent time on or prior to the Expiration Date by following any of the procedures described in the Prospectus under “The Exchange Offer.”

All questions as to the validity, form and eligibility (including time of receipt) of such withdrawal notices will be determined by OGIL, in its sole discretion, whose determination shall be final and binding on all parties. OGIL, any affiliates or assigns of OGIL, the Exchange Agent or any other person shall not be under any duty to give any notification of any irregularities in any notice of withdrawal or incur any liability for failure to give any such notification. Any Old Notes that have been tendered but that are withdrawn will be returned to the holder thereof without cost to such holder promptly after withdrawal.

5. Signatures on Letter of Transmittal, Assignments and Endorsements. If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered holder(s) of the Old Notes tendered hereby, the signature(s) must correspond exactly with the name(s) as written on the face of the Certificate(s) without alteration, enlargement or any change whatsoever.

 

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If any Old Notes tendered hereby are owned of record by two or more joint owners, all such owners must sign this Letter of Transmittal.

If any tendered Old Notes are registered in different name(s) on several Certificates, it will be necessary to complete, sign and submit as many separate Letters of Transmittal (or facsimiles thereof) as there are different registrations of Certificates.

If this Letter of Transmittal or any Certificates or bond powers are signed by trustees, executors, administrators, guardians, attorneys-in-fact, officers of corporations or others acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, such persons should so indicate when signing and, unless waived by OGIL, must submit proper evidence satisfactory to OGIL, in its sole discretion, of each such person’s authority to so act.

When this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered owner(s) of the Old Notes listed and transmitted hereby, no endorsement(s) of Certificate(s) or separate bond power(s) is required unless Exchange Notes are to be issued in the name of a person other than the registered holder(s). Signature(s) on such Certificate(s) or bond power(s) must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution.

If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by a person other than the registered owner(s) of the Old Notes listed, the Certificates must be endorsed or accompanied by appropriate bond powers, signed exactly as the name or names of the registered owner(s) appear(s) on the Certificates, and also must be accompanied by such opinions of counsel, certifications and other information as OGIL or the Trustee for the Old Notes may require in accordance with the restrictions on transfer applicable to the Old Notes. Signatures on such Certificates or bond powers must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution.

6. Special Issuance and Delivery Instructions. If Exchange Notes are to be issued in the name of a person other than the signer of this Letter of Transmittal, or if Exchange Notes are to be sent to someone other than the signer of this Letter of Transmittal or to an address other than that shown above, the appropriate boxes on this Letter of Transmittal should be completed. Certificates not exchanged will be returned by mail or, if tendered by book-entry transfer, by crediting the account indicated above maintained at DTC. See Instruction 4.

7. Irregularities. OGIL will determine, in its sole discretion, all questions as to the form of documents, validity, eligibility (including time of receipt) and acceptance for exchange of any tender of Old Notes, which determination shall be final and binding on all parties. OGIL reserves the absolute right to reject any and all tenders determined by it not to be in proper form or the acceptance of which, or exchange for which may, in the view of counsel to OGIL be unlawful. OGIL also reserves the absolute right, subject to applicable law, to waive any of the conditions of the Exchange Offer set forth in the Prospectus under “The Exchange Offer” or any conditions or irregularities in any tender of Old Notes of any particular holder whether or not similar conditions or irregularities are waived in the case of other holders. OGIL’s interpretation of the terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer (including this Letter of Transmittal and the instructions hereto) will be final and binding. No tender of Old Notes will be deemed to have been validly made until all irregularities with respect to such tender have been cured or waived. OGIL, any affiliates or assigns of OGIL, the Exchange Agent, or any other person shall not be under any duty to give notification of any irregularities in tenders or incur any liability for failure to give such notification.

8. Questions, Requests for Assistance and Additional Copies. Questions and requests for assistance may be directed to the Exchange Agent at its address and telephone number set forth on the front of this Letter of Transmittal. Additional copies of the Prospectus, the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery and the Letter of Transmittal may be obtained from the Exchange Agent or from your broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee.

 

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9. Backup Withholding; Substitute Form W-9. Under U.S. federal income tax law, a holder (including, for purposes of this section, beneficial owners of the Old Notes) whose tendered Old Notes are accepted for exchange is required to provide the Exchange Agent with such holder’s correct taxpayer identification number (“TIN”) on Substitute Form W-9 below. If the Exchange Agent is not provided with the correct TIN, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) may subject the holder or other payee to a $50 penalty. In addition, payments to such holders or other payees with respect to Old Notes exchanged pursuant to the Exchange Offer may be subject to backup withholding at a rate equal to 28%.

The box in Part 2 of the Substitute Form W-9 may be checked if the tendering holder has not been issued a TIN and has applied for a TIN or intends to apply for a TIN in the near future. If the box in Part 2 is checked, the holder or other payee must also complete the box captioned Certificate of Awaiting Taxpayer Identification Number below in order to avoid backup withholding. Notwithstanding that the box in Part 2 is checked and the box captioned Certificate of Awaiting Taxpayer Identification Number is completed, the holder will be subject to backup withholding on all payments made prior to the time a properly certified TIN is provided to the Exchange Agent. The Exchange Agent will retain such amounts withheld during the 60-day period following the date of the Substitute Form W-9. If the holder furnishes the Exchange Agent with its TIN within 60 days after the date of the Substitute Form W-9, the amounts retained during the 60-day period will be remitted to the holder and no further amounts shall be retained or withheld from payments made to the holder thereafter. If, however, the holder has not provided the Exchange Agent with its TIN within such 60-day period, amounts withheld will be remitted to the IRS as backup withholding. In addition, backup withholding will apply to all payments made thereafter until a correct TIN is provided.

Certain holders (including, among others, corporations, financial institutions and certain foreign persons) may not be subject to the backup withholding and reporting requirements. Such holders should nevertheless complete the attached Substitute Form W-9 and write “Exempt” on the face thereof, to avoid possible erroneous backup withholding. A foreign person may qualify as an exempt recipient by submitting a properly completed and appropriate IRS Form W-8, signed under penalties of perjury, attesting to that holder’s exempt status. Please consult the enclosed “Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9” for additional guidance on which holders are exempt from backup withholding.

Backup withholding is not an additional U.S. federal income tax. Rather, the U.S. federal income tax liability of a person subject to backup withholding will be reduced by the amount of tax withheld. If withholding results in an overpayment of taxes, a refund may be obtained, provided that the required information is furnished to the IRS.

10. Waiver of Conditions. OGIL reserves the absolute right to waive satisfaction of any or all conditions enumerated in the Prospectus.

11. No Conditional Tenders. No alternative, conditional or contingent tenders will be accepted. All tendering holders of Old Notes, by execution of this Letter of Transmittal, shall waive any right to receive notice of the acceptance of Old Notes for exchange.

Neither OGIL, the Exchange Agent nor any other person is obligated to give notice of any defect or irregularity with respect to any tender of Old Notes nor shall any of them incur any liability for failure to give any such notice.

12. Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates. If any Certificate(s) representing Old Notes have been lost, destroyed or stolen, the holder should promptly notify the Exchange Agent. The holder will then be instructed as to the steps that must be taken in order to replace the Certificate(s). This Letter of Transmittal and related documents cannot be processed until the procedures for replacing lost, destroyed or stolen Certificate(s) have been followed.

 

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13. Security Transfer Taxes. Holders who tender their Old Notes for exchange will not be obligated to pay any transfer taxes in connection therewith. If, however, Exchange Notes are to be delivered to, or are to be issued in the name of, any person other than the registered holder of the Old Notes tendered, or if a transfer tax is imposed for any reason other than the exchange of Old Notes in connection with the Exchange Offer, then the amount of any such transfer tax (whether imposed on the registered holder or any other persons) will be payable by the tendering holder. If satisfactory evidence of payment of such taxes or exemption therefrom is not submitted with the Letter of Transmittal, the amount of such transfer taxes will be billed directly to such tendering holder.

 

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IMPORTANT: THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL (OR FACSIMILE THEREOF) AND ALL OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE EXCHANGE AGENT ON OR PRIOR TO 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON THE EXPIRATION DATE.

TO BE COMPLETED BY ALL TENDERING SECURITY HOLDERS (SEE INSTRUCTION 9)

 

PAYER’S NAME: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

SUBSTITUTE

 

FORM W-9

 

PART 1—PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR

TIN IN THE BOX AT THE RIGHT

AND CERTIFY BY SIGNING AND DATING BELOW.

      TIN:                              

    Social Security Number OR

Employer Identification Number

Department of

The Treasury

Internal

Revenue

Service

 

Payer’s Request

For Taxpayer

Identification

Number

(“TIN”)

 

PART 2—TIN Applied for

 

 

CERTIFICATION – UNDER PENALTIES OF PERJURY,

I CERTIFY THAT:

 

(1)    The number shown on this form is my correct Taxpayer Identification Number (or I am waiting for a number to be issued to me); and

 

(2)    I am not subject to backup withholding either because (a) I am exempt from backup withholding, or (b) I have not been notified by the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) that I am subject to backup withholding as a result of a failure to report all interest or dividends or (c) the IRS has notified me that I am no longer subject to backup withholding; and

 

(3)    I am a U.S. person (including a U.S. resident alien).

   
    Signature:                                                      Date:                             , 2011
CERTIFICATION INSTRUCTIONS—You must cross out item (2) above if you have been notified by the IRS that you are subject to backup withholding because of underreporting of interest or dividends on your tax return. However, if after being notified by the IRS that you were subject to backup withholding, you received another notification from the IRS that you are no longer subject to backup withholding, do not cross out item (2). (Also see instructions in the attached Guidelines.)

 

NOTE: FAILURE TO COMPLETE AND RETURN THIS FORM MAY RESULT IN BACKUP WITHHOLDING ON ANY PAYMENTS MADE TO YOU IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXCHANGE OFFER. PLEASE REVIEW THE ENCLOSED GUIDELINES FOR CERTIFICATION OF TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9 FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

YOU MUST COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING CERTIFICATE IF YOU ARE AWAITING (OR WILL SOON APPLY FOR) A TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.

 

CERTIFICATE OF AWAITING TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
 

I certify under penalties of perjury that a taxpayer identification number has not been issued to me, and either (a) I have mailed or delivered an application to receive a taxpayer identification number to the appropriate Internal Revenue Service Center or Social Security Administration Office or (b) I intend to mail or deliver an application in the near future. I understand that if I do not provide a taxpayer identification number by the time of the exchange, all reportable payments made to me thereafter will be subject to backup withholding until I provide a number.

   

Signature:                                                                                                                              

 

    Date:                                                        

 

 

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GUIDELINES FOR CERTIFICATION OF TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION

NUMBER ON SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9

Guidelines for Determining the Proper Identification Number to Give the Payor — Social Security numbers have nine digits separated by two hyphens: i.e., 000-00-0000. Employer identification numbers have nine digits separated by only one hyphen: i.e., 00-0000000. The table below will help determine the name and number to give the Payor.

 

For this type of account:        
Give the name and
SOCIAL SECURITY
number of:
1.        An individual’s account    The individual
2.        Two or more individuals (joint account)    The actual owner of the account
or, if combined funds, the first
individual on the account(1)
3.        Custodian account of a minor (Uniform Gift to Minors Act)    The minor(2)
4.       

a. The usual revocable

    savings trust account (grantor is

    also trustee)

   The grantor-trustee(1)
 

b. So-called trust account

    that is not a legal or valid

    trust under state law

   The actual owner(1)
5.        Sole proprietorship or disregarded entity owned by an individual    The owner(3)
For this type of account:    Give the name and
EMPLOYER
IDENTIFICATION
number of:
  6.   Disregarded entity not owned by an individual    The owner
  7.      A valid trust, estate or
pension trust
   Legal entity (Do not furnish the identifying number of the personal representative or trustee unless the legal entity itself is not designated in the account title.)(4)
  8.      Corporation or entity electing corporate status on Form 8832    The corporation
  9.      Association, club, religious,
charitable, educational or
other tax exempt organization account
   The organization
10.      Partnership or entity treated as a partnership for tax purposes    The partnership
11.      A broker or registered
nominee
   The broker or nominee            
12.      Account with the Department
of Agriculture in the name of
a public entity (such as a
state or local government,
school district, or prison) that
receives agricultural program
payments
   The public entity    
 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) List first and circle the name of the person whose number you furnish. If only one person on a joint account has a social security number that person’s number must be furnished.
(2) Circle the minor’s name and furnish the minor’s social security number.
(3) You must show your individual name. You may also enter your business or “doing business as” name. You may use either your social security number or, if you have one, your employer identification number.
(4) List first and circle the name of the legal trust, estate or pension trust. (Do not furnish the TIN of the personal representative or trustee unless the legal entity itself is not designated in the account title.

 

NOTE: If no name is circled when there is more than one name listed, the number will be considered to be that of the first name listed.

 

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GUIDELINES FOR CERTIFICATION OF TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION

NUMBER ON SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9 — (Continued)

 

Obtaining a Number

If you don’t have a taxpayer identification number or you don’t know your number, obtain Form SS-5. Application for a Social Security Number Card, or Form SS-4, Application for Employer Identification Number, at a local office of the Social Security Administration or the Internal Revenue Service and apply for a number. You may also obtain Form SS-4 by calling the IRS at 1-800-TAX-FORM.

Payees Exempt from Backup Withholding

Payees specifically exempted from backup withholding on ALL payments include the following:

 

   

An organization exempt from tax under Section 501(a), an individual retirement account (IRA), or a custodial account under Section 403(b)(7) if the account satisfies the requirements of Section 401(f)(2).

 

   

The United States or a state thereof, the District of Columbia, a possession of the United States, or a political subdivision or wholly-owned agency or instrumentality or any one or more of the foregoing.

 

   

A foreign government and political subdivisions, agencies or instrumentalities thereof.

 

   

An international organization or any agency or instrumentality thereof.

Payees specifically exempted from backup withholding on interest and dividend payments include the following:

 

   

A corporation.

 

   

A financial institution.

 

   

A dealer in securities or commodities required to register in the U.S., the District of Columbia, or a possession of the U.S.

 

   

A real estate investment trust.

 

   

A common trust fund operated by a bank under Section 584(a).

 

   

An entity registered at all times during the tax year under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

   

A foreign central bank of issue.

 

   

A middleman known in the investment community as a nominee or who is listed in the most recent publication of the American Society of Corporate Secretaries, Inc., Nominee list.

 

   

A trust exempt from tax under Section 664 as described in Section 4947.

Payments of dividends and patronage dividends not generally subject to backup withholding include the following:

 

   

Payments to nonresident aliens subject to withholding under Section 1441.

 

   

Payments to partnerships not engaged in a trade or business in the U.S. and that have at least one nonresident partner.

 

   

Payments of patronage dividends not paid in money.

 

   

Payments made by certain foreign organizations.

 

   

Section 404(k) payments made by an ESOP.

 

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GUIDELINES FOR CERTIFICATION OF TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION

NUMBER ON SUBSTITUTE FORM W-9 — (CONTINUED)

 

Payments of interest not generally subject to backup withholding include the following:

 

   

Payments of interest on obligations issued by individuals. Note: You may be subject to backup withholding if this interest is $600 or more and is paid in the course of the payer’s trade or business and you have not provided your correct taxpayer identification number to the payer.

 

   

Payments of tax-exempt interest (including exempt-interest dividends under Section 852).

 

   

Payments described in Section 6049(b)(5) to nonresident aliens.

 

   

Payments on tax-free covenant bonds under Section 1451.

 

   

Payments made by certain foreign organizations.

 

   

Mortgage interest paid to you.

Exempt payees described above may file Form W-9 to avoid possible erroneous backup withholding. FILE THIS FORM WITH THE PAYER, FURNISH YOUR TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, WRITE “EXEMPT” ON THE FACE OF THE FORM, SIGN AND DATE THE FORM, AND RETURN IT TO THE PAYER.

Certain payments other than interest, dividends, and patronage dividends that are not subject to information reporting are also not subject to backup withholding. For details, see Sections 6041, 6041A, 6042, 6044, 6045, 6049, 6050A, 6050N, and their regulations.

Privacy Act Notice. Section 6109 requires most recipients of dividends, interest, or other payments to give taxpayer identification numbers to payers who must report the payments to the IRS. The IRS uses the numbers for identification purposes and to help verify the accuracy of tax returns. The IRS also may provide this information to the Department of Justice for civil and criminal litigation and to cities, states, and the District of Columbia to carry out their tax laws. Payers must be given the numbers whether or not recipients are required to file tax returns. Payers must generally withhold 28% of taxable interest, dividend, and certain other payments to a payee who does not furnish a taxpayer identification number to a payer. Certain penalties may also apply.

Penalties

(1) Penalty for Failure to Furnish Taxpayer Identification Number. If you fail to furnish your taxpayer identification number to a payer, you are subject to a penalty of $50 for each such failure unless your failure is due to reasonable cause and not to willful neglect.

(2) Civil Penalty for False information With Respect to Withholding. If you make a false statement with no reasonable basis that results in no backup withholding, you are subject to a penalty of $500.

(3) Criminal Penalty for Falsifying Information. Willfully falsifying certifications or affirmations may subject you to criminal penalties including fines and/or imprisonment.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT YOUR TAX CONSULTANT OR THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.

 

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EX-99.2 16 dex992.htm FORM OF NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery

Exhibit 99.2

NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY

OFFSHORE GROUP INVESTMENT LIMITED

For Tender of

Any And All Outstanding

11 1/2% Senior Secured First Lien Notes due 2015 and the Guarantees thereof

In Exchange For

11  1/2% Senior Secured First Lien Notes due 2015 and the Guarantees thereof

Which Have Been Registered Under the Securities Act of 1933

Pursuant to the Prospectus Dated                     , 2011

This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, or one substantially equivalent to this form, must be used to accept the Exchange Offer (as defined below) if (i) certificates for the 11 1/2% Senior Secured First Lien Notes due 2015, and the guarantees thereof (the “Old Notes”), of Offshore Group Investment Limited are not immediately available, (ii) the Old Notes, the Letter of Transmittal and all other required documents cannot be delivered to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (the “Exchange Agent”), on or prior to the Expiration Date or (iii) the procedures for delivery by book-entry transfer cannot be completed on a timely basis. This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery may be delivered by hand, overnight courier or mail, or transmitted by facsimile transmission, to the Exchange Agent. See “The Exchange Offer — Procedures for Tendering — Guaranteed Delivery,” in the Prospectus. In addition, in order to utilize the guaranteed delivery procedure to tender Old Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer, a completed, signed and dated Letter of Transmittal relating to the Old Notes (or facsimile thereof) must also be received by the Exchange Agent on or prior to the Expiration Date. Capitalized terms not defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Prospectus.

 

THE EXCHANGE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON                     , 2011 UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED. TENDERS MAY BE WITHDRAWN PRIOR TO 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON THE EXPIRATION DATE.

The Exchange Agent for the Exchange Offer is:

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

Delivery by Registered

or Certified Mail:

 

Facsimile Transmissions:

(Eligible Institutions Only)

 

Overnight Delivery

or Regular Mail:

Wells Fargo Bank, National

Association

Corporate Trust Operations

MAC N9303-121

P.O. Box 1517

Minneapolis, MN 55480

 

(612) 667-6282

 

To Confirm by Telephone

or for Information Call:

 

(800) 344-5128

 

Wells Fargo Bank, National

Association

Corporate Trust Operations

MAC N9303-121

Sixth & Marquette Avenue

Minneapolis, MN 55479

DELIVERY OF THIS NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE OR TRANSMISSION OF THIS NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY VIA FACSIMILE TO A NUMBER OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY.

THIS NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY IS NOT TO BE USED TO GUARANTEE SIGNATURES. IF A SIGNATURE ON A LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL IS REQUIRED TO BE GUARANTEED BY AN “ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION” UNDER THE INSTRUCTIONS THERETO, SUCH SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MUST APPEAR IN THE APPLICABLE SPACE PROVIDED IN THE SIGNATURE BOX ON THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.


Ladies and Gentlemen:

The undersigned hereby tenders to Offshore Group Investment Limited (“OGIL”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Prospectus dated                     , 2011 (as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Prospectus”), and the related Letter of Transmittal (which together constitute the “Exchange Offer”), receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the aggregate principal amount of Old Notes set forth below pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in the Prospectus under the caption “The Exchange Offer — Procedures for Tendering — Guaranteed Delivery.”

 

Aggregate Principal
Amount

  

 

  

Name(s) of Registered holder(s):

 

Amount Tendered:

   $  

 

  

 

Certificate No(s)
(if available):

     

 

 

$  

 

(TOTAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT REPRESENTED BY OLD NOTES CERTIFICATE(S))

If Old Notes will be tendered by book-entry transfer, provide the following information:

 

DTC Account Number:

 

 

 

Date:  

 

  

 

* Must be in denominations of principal amount of $2,000 and any integral multiples of $1,000.

All authority herein conferred or agreed to be conferred shall survive the death or incapacity of the undersigned and every obligation of the undersigned hereunder shall be binding upon the heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns of the undersigned.

PLEASE SIGN HERE

 

x  

 

   x  

 

x  

 

   x  

 

 

Signature(s) of Owner(s)

or Authorized Signatory

      Date:  

 

 

Area Code and Telephone Number:   

 

  

Must be signed by the holder(s) of the Old Notes as their name(s) appear(s) on certificates for Old Notes or on a security position listing, or by person(s) authorized to become registered holder(s) by endorsement and documents transmitted with this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. If signature is by a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, officer or other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, such person must set forth his or her full title below and, unless waived by OGIL, provide proper evidence satisfactory to OGIL of such person’s authority to so act.

 

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PLEASE PRINT NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES)

 

Name(s):     

 

    

 

Capacity:     

 

Address(es):     

 

    

 

    

 

 

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GUARANTEE OF DELIVERY

(NOT TO BE USED FOR SIGNATURE GUARANTEE)

The undersigned, a firm or other entity identified in Rule 17Ad-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as an “eligible guarantor institution,” including (as such terms are defined therein): (i) a bank; (ii) a broker, dealer, municipal securities broker, government securities broker or government securities dealer; (iii) a credit union; (iv) a national securities exchange, registered securities association or clearing agency; or (v) a savings association that is a participant in a Securities Transfer Association (each of the foregoing being referred to as an “Eligible Institution”), hereby guarantees to deliver to the Exchange Agent, at one of its addresses set forth above, either the Old Notes tendered hereby in proper form for transfer, or confirmation of the book-entry transfer of such Old Notes to the Exchange Agent’s account at The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), pursuant to the procedures for book-entry transfer set forth in the Prospectus, in either case together with one or more properly completed and duly executed Letter(s) of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof) and any other required documents within three trading days after the date of execution of this Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.

The undersigned acknowledges that it must deliver the Letter(s) of Transmittal (or facsimile thereof) and the Old Notes tendered hereby to the Exchange Agent within the time period set forth above and that failure to do so could result in a financial loss to the undersigned.

 

 

  

 

Name of Firm    Authorized Signature

 

  

 

Address    Title

 

   (Please Type or Print)
Zip Code   
Area Code and Telephone   

Number:

 

 

   Date:  

 

 

NOTE: DO NOT SEND CERTIFICATES FOR OLD NOTES WITH THIS FORM, CERTIFICATES FOR OLD NOTES SHOULD ONLY BE SENT WITH YOUR LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.

 

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