EX-10.11 14 nt10010929x7_ex10-11.htm EXHIBIT 10.11

Exhibit 10.11

       

1.    Shipbroker

 

N/A

 

BIMCO STANDARD BAREBOAT CHARTER
CODE NAME: “BARECON 2001”
 

2. Place and date

 

     17 December      2019

 

3.    Owners/Place of business (Cl. 1)

Oriental Fleet LNG 02 Limited

 

Trust Company Complex

Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island

Majuro, the Marshall Islands

MH96960

 

4.    Bareboat Charterers/Place of business (Cl. 1)

 

Golar Hull M2023 Corp.

Trust Company Complex

Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island

Majuro, the Marshall Islands

MH 96960

 

5.    Vessel’s name, call sign and flag (Cl. 1 and 3)

Name: “Golar Penguin”

Call Sign: V7AE8

Flag: The Republic of the Marshall Islands

 

 

6.    Type of Vessel

LNG carrier

 

7.    GT/NT

GT: 102100 tons

NT: 30631 tons

 

8.    When/Where built

2014

Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., Korea

 

9.    Total DWT (abt.) in metric tons on summer freeboard

82182 MT

 

10.  Classification Society (Cl. 3)

DNV GL

 

11.   Date of last special survey by the Vessel’s classification society

19 October 2019

 

12.   Further particulars of Vessel (also indicate minimum number of months’ validity of class certificates agreed acc. to Cl. 3)

N/A

 

13.  Port or Place of delivery (Cl. 3)

As per MOA

 

14.  Time for delivery (Cl. 4)

See Additional Clause 35

(Delivery)

 

15.   Cancelling date (Cl. 5)

See Additional Clause 34
(Background)

 

16.  Port or Place of redelivery (Cl. 15)

see Additional Clause 44 (Redelivery)

 

17.  No. of months’ validity of trading and class certificates upon redelivery (Cl. 15)

N/A

 

18.  Running days’ notice if other than stated in Cl. 4

N/A

 

19.  Frequency of dry-docking (Cl. 10(g))

In accordance with Classification Society or flag state requirements

 

20.  Trading limits (Cl. 6)

Trading worldwide always within International Navigating Limits

 

 

21.  Charter period (Cl. 2)

72 months commencing from the Actual Delivery Date

 

22.  Charter hire (Cl. 11)

See Additional Clause 40 (Hire)

 

23.  New class and other safety requirements (state percentage of Vessel’s insurance value acc. to Box 29) (Cl. 10(a)(ii))

See Additional Clause 39(c) (Structural changes and alterations)

 

24.  Rate of interest payable acc. to Cl. 11 (f) and, if applicable, acc. to PART IV

See Additional Clause 40 (Hire)

 

25.  Currency and method of payment (Cl. 11)

US Dollars (see also Additional Clause 40 (Hire))

 

26.  Place of payment; also state beneficiary and bank account (Cl. 11)

See Additional Clause 40 (Hire)

 

27.  Bank guarantee/bond (sum and place) (Cl. 24) (optional)

N/A

 

This document is a computer generated BARECON 2001 form printed by authority of BIMCO. Any insertion or deletion to the form must be clearly visible. In the event of any modification made to the pre-printed text of this document which is not clearly visible, the text of the original BIMCO approved document shall apply. BIMCO assumes no responsibility for any loss, damage or expense as a result of discrepancies between the original BIMCO approved document and this computer generated document.

 

 

 

 

“BARECON 2001” STANDARD BAREBOAT CHARTER PART I

 

28.  Mortgage(s), if any (state whether 12(a) or (b) applies; if 12(b) applies state date of Financial Instrument and name of Mortgagee(s)/Place of business) (CI. 12)

 

12(b) applies; form of Financial Instrument and name of Mortgagee to be determined

 

29.  Insurance (hull and machinery and war risks) (state value acc. to CI. 13(f) or, if applicable, acc. to Cl. 14(k)) (also state if Cl. 14 applies)

 

See Additional Clause 42 (Insurance)

 

30.  Additional insurance cover, if any, for Owners’ account limited to (Cl. 13(b) or, if applicable, Cl. 14(q))

 

No limitation

 

31.  Additional insurance cover, if any, for Charterers’ account limited to (CI. 13(b) or, if applicable, Cl. 14(q))

 

No limitation

 

32.  Latent defects (only to be filled in if period other than stated in Cl. 3)

 

33.  Brokerage commission and to whom payable (Cl. 27)

N/A

 

34.  Grace period (state number of clear banking days) (Cl. 28)

 

See Additional Clause 52 (Termination Events)

 

35.  Dispute Resolution (state 30(a), 30(b) or 30(c); if 30(c) agreed Place of Arbitration must be stated (Cl. 30)

N/A

 

36.  War cancellation (indicate countries agreed) (Cl. 26(f))

N/A

 

37.  Newbuilding Vessel (indicate with “yes” or “no” whether PART III applies) (optional)

No; Part Ill does not apply

 

38.  Name and place of Builders (only to be filled in if PART III applies)

N/A

 

39.  Vessel’s Yard Building No. (only to be filled in if PART III applies)

N/A

 

40.  Date of Building Contract (only to be filled in if PART III applies)

N/A

 

41.  Liquidated damages and costs shall accrue to (state party acc. to Cl. 1)

 

a)       N/A

b)       N/A

C)      N/A

 

 

42.  Hire/Purchase agreement (indicate with “yes” or “no” whether PART IV applies) (optional)

 

No; Part IV does not apply

 

43.  Bareboat Charter Registry (indicate with “yes” or “no” whether PART V applies) (optional)

 

No; Part V does not apply

 

44.  Flag and Country of the Bareboat Charter Registry (only to be filled in if PART V applies)

N/A

 

45.  Country of the Underlying Registry (only to be filled in if PART V applies)

N/A

 

46.  Number of additional clauses covering special provisions, if agreed

 

Clause 32 (Definitions) to Clause 81 (Conflicts)

 

 

 

PREAMBLE - It is mutually agreed that this Contract shall be performed subject to the conditions contained in this Charter which shall include PART I and PART II. In the event of a conflict of conditions, the provisions of PART I shall prevail over those of PART II to the extent of such conflict but no further. It is further mutually agreed that PART III and/or PART IV and/or PART V shall only apply and only form part of this Charter if expressly agreed and stated in Boxes 37, 42 and 43. If PART III and/or PART IV and/or PART V apply, it is further agreed that in the event of a conflict of conditions, the provisions of PART I and PART II shall prevail over those of PART III and/or PART IV and/or PART V to the extent of such conflict but no further.

 

Signature (Owners)

 

Signature (Charterers)

 
           
 

For and on behalf of

Oriental Fleet LNG 02 Limited

   

For and on behalf of

Golar Hull M2023 Corp.

 
           
 

/s/ Li Bing

   

/s/ Rodrigo Fortes

 
 

Name:    LI BING

   

Name:    Rodrigo Fortes

 
 

Title:     Director

   

Title:      Attorney-in-fact

 
           

 

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PART II

“BARECON 2001” Standard Bareboat Charter

 

1.  Definitions 1
In this Charter, the following terms shall have the 2
meanings hereby assigned to them: 3
“The Owners” shall mean the party identified in Box 3; 4
“The Charterers” shall mean the party identified in Box 4; 5
“The Vessel” shall mean the vessel named in Box 5 and 6
with particulars as stated in Boxes 6 to 12. 7
“Financial Instrument” means the mortgage, deed of 8
covenant or other such financial security instrument as 9
annexed to this Charter and stated in Box 28. See also 10
Addtional Clauses 32 (Definitions) and 33  
(Interpretations).  
2.  Charter Period 11
In consideration of the hire detailed in Box 22, 12
the Owners have agreed to let and the Charterers have 13
agreed to hire the Vessel for the period stated in Box 21 14
(“the Agreed Charter Period”) period stated in Box 21  
(“The Charter Period”). 15
3.  Delivery 16
See Additional Clause 35 (Delivery)  
(not applicable when Part III applies, as indicated in Box 37) 17
(a) The Owners shall before and at the time of delivery 18
exercise due diligence to make the Vessel seaworthy 19
And in every respect ready in hull, machinery and 20
equipment for service under this Charter. 21
The Vessel shall be delivered by the Owners and taken 22
over by the Charterers at the port or place indicated in 23
Box 13 in such ready safe berth as the Charterers may 24
direct. 25
(b) The Vessel shall be properly documented on 26
delivery in accordance with the laws of the flag State 27
indicated in Box 5 and the requirements of the 28
classification society stated in Box 10. The Vessel upon 29
delivery shall have her survey cycles up to date and 30
trading and class certificates valid for at least the number 31
of months agreed in Box 12. 32
(c) The delivery of the Vessel by the Owners and the 33
taking over of the Vessel by the Charterers shall 34
constitute a full performance by the Owners of all the 35
Owners’ obligations under this Clause 3, and thereafter 36
the Charterers shall not be entitled to make or assert 37
any claim against the Owners on account of any 38
conditions, representations or warranties expressed or 39
implied with respect to the Vessel but the Owners shall 40
be liable for the cost of but not the time for repairs or 41
renewals occasioned by latent defects in the Vessel, 42
her machinery or appurtenances, existing at the time of 43
delivery under this Charter, provided such defects have 44
manifested themselves within twelve (12) months after 45
delivery unless otherwise provided in Box 32. 46
4.  Time for Delivery 47
See Additional Clause 35 (Delivery)  
(not applicable when Part III applies, as indicated in Box 37) 48
The Vessel shall not be delivered before the date 49
indicated in Box 14 without the Charterers’ consent and 50
the Owners shall exercise due diligence to deliver the 51
Vessel not later than the date indicated in Box 15. 52
Unless otherwise agreed in Box 18, the Owners shall 53
give the Charterers not less than thirty (30) running days’ 54
preliminary and not less than fourteen (14) running days’ 55
definite notice of the date on which the Vessel is 56
expected to be ready for delivery. 57
The Owners shall keep the Charterers closely advised 58
of possible changes in the Vessel’s position. 59
5.  Cancelling 60
See Additional Clause 34 (Background)  
(not applicable when Part III applies, as indicated in Box 37) 61
(a) Should the Vessel not be delivered latest by the 62
cancelling date indicated in Box 15, the Charterers shall 63
have the option of cancelling this Charter by giving the 64
Owners notice of cancellation within thirty six (36) 65
running hours after the cancelling date stated in Box 66
15, failing which this Charter shall remain in full force 67
and effect. 68
(b) If it appears that the Vessel will be delayed beyond 69
the cancelling date, the Owners may, as soon as they 70
are in a position to state with reasonable certainty the 71
day on which the Vessel should be ready, give notice 72
thereof to the Charterers asking whether they will 73
exercise their option of cancelling, and the option must 74
then be declared within one hundred and sixty eight 75
(168) running hours of the receipt by the Charterers of 76
such notice or within thirty six (36) running hours after 77
the cancelling date, whichever is the earlier. If the 78
Charterers do not then exercise their option of cancelling, 79
the seventh day after the readiness date stated in the 80
Owners’ notice shall be substituted for the cancelling 81
date indicated in Box 15 for the purpose of this Clause 5. 82
(c) Cancellation under this Clause 5 shall be without 83
prejudice to any claim the Charterers may otherwise 84
have on the Owners under this Charter. 85
6.  Trading Restrictions 86
The Vessel shall be employed in lawful trades for the 87
carriage of suitable lawful merchandise within the trading 88
limits indicated in Box 20. 89
The Charterers undertake not to employ the Vessel or 90
suffer the Vessel to be employed otherwise than in 91
conformity with the terms of the contracts of 92
insuranceInsurances (as defined in Additional Clause 32 (Definitions))  
(including any warranties expressed or implied therein) 93
without first obtaining the consent of the insurers to such 94
employment and complying with such requirements as 95
to extra premium or otherwise as the insurers may 96
prescribe. 97
The Charterers also undertake not to employ the Vessel 98
or suffer her employment in any trade or business which 99
is forbidden by the law of any country to which the Vessel 100
may sail or is otherwise illicit or in carrying illicit or 101
prohibited goods or in any manner whatsoever which 102
may render her liable to condemnation, destruction, 103
seizure or confiscation. 104
Notwithstanding any other provisions contained in this 105
Charter it is agreed that nuclear fuels or radioactive 106
products or waste are specifically excluded from the 107
cargo permitted to be loaded or carried under this 108
Charter. This exclusion does not apply to radio-isotopes 109
used or intended to be used for any industrial, 110
commercial, agricultural, medical or scientific purposes 111
provided the Owners’ prior approval has been obtained 112
to loading thereof. 113
7.  Surveys on Delivery and Redelivery 114
(not applicable when Part III applies, as indicated in Box 37) 115
The Owners and Charterers shall each appoint 116
surveyors for the purpose of determining and agreeing 117
in writing the condition of the Vessel at the time of 118
delivery and redelivery hereunder. The Owners shall 119
bear all expenses of the On hire Survey including loss 120
of time, if any, and the Charterers shall bear all expenses 121
of the Off hire Survey including loss of time, if any, at 122
the daily equivalent to the rate of hire or pro rata thereof. 123
8.  Inspection 124
Subject to Additional Clause 43 (Inspection) Tthe 125
Owners shall have the right at any time after giving  
reasonable notice to the Charterers to inspect or survey 126
the Vessel or instruct a duly authorised surveyor to carry 127
out such survey on their behalf in accordance with 128
Additional Clause 43 (Inspection):-  
(a) to ascertain the condition of the Vessel and satisfy 129
themselves that the Vessel is being properly repaired 130
and maintained. The costs and fees for each such 131
inspection  
or survey shall be paid in accordance with Additional 132
Clause 43 (Inspection) by the Owners unless the  
Vessel  
is found to require repairs or maintenance in order to 133

 

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PART II

“BARECON 2001” Standard Bareboat Charter

 

achieve the condition so provided; 134
(b) in dry-dock in accordance with Additional Clause 135
43 (Inspection) if the Charterers have not dry docked  
Her in accordance with Clause 10(g). The costs and fees 136
for such inspection or survey shall be paid by the 137
Charterers; and 138
(c) for any other commercial reason they consider 139
necessary (provided it does not unduly interfere with 140
the commercial operation of the Vessel). The costs and 141
fees for such inspection(s) and survey(s) shall be paid in 142
accordance with Additional Clause 43 (Inspection).by  
the  
Owners. 143
   
All time used in respect of inspection, survey or repairs 144
shall be for the Charterers’ account and form part of the 145
Charter Period. 146
The Charterers shall also permit the Owners to inspect 147
the Vessel’s log books whenever requested and shall 148
whenever required by the Owners furnish them with full 149
information regarding any casualties or other accidents 150
or damage to the Vessel. 151
   
9.  Inventories, Oil and Stores 152
A complete inventory of the Vessel’s entire equipment, 153
outfit including spare parts, appliances and of all 154
consumable stores on board the Vessel shall be made 155
by the Charterers in conjunction with the Owners on 156
delivery and again on redelivery of the Vessel. Without 157
limiting the foregoing, Tthe  
Charterers shall also provide and the Owners, 158
respectively, shall at the  
time of delivery and redelivery take over and pay for with 159
a complete inventory of all  
bunkers, lubricating oil, unbroached provisions, paints, 160
ropes and other consumable stores (excluding spare 161
parts) in the said Vessel at the then current market prices 162
at the ports of delivery and redelivery, respectively. The 163
Charterers shall ensure that all spare parts listed in the 164
inventory and used during the Charter Period are 165
replaced at their expense prior to on redelivery of the 166
Vessel.See also Additional Clause 37 (Bunkers and 167
luboils)  
10. Maintenance and Operation 168
(a)(i)Maintenance and Repairs - During the Charter 169
Period the Vessel shall be in the full possession 170
and at the absolute disposal for all purposes of the 171
Charterers and under their complete control in 172
every respect. The Charterers shall maintain the 173
Vessel, her machinery, boilers, appurtenances and 174
spare parts in a good state of repair, in efficient 175
operating condition and in accordance with good 176
commercial maintenance practice for vessels of 177
this type and, except as  
provided for in Clause 14(l), if applicable, at their 178
own expense they shall at all times keep the 179
Vessel’s Class fully up to date with the Classification 180
Society indicated in Box 10 and maintain all other 181
necessary certificates in force at all times. 182
(ii) New Class and Other Safety Requirements In the 183
event of any improvement, structural changes or 184
new equipment becoming necessary for the 185
continued operation of the Vessel by reason of new 186
class requirements or by compulsory legislation 187
costing (excluding the Charterers’ loss of time) 188
more than the percentage stated in Box 23, or if 189
Box 23 is left blank, 5 per cent. of the Vessel’s 190
insurance value as stated in Box 29, then the 191
extent, if any, to which the rate of hire shall be varied 192
and the ratio in which the cost of compliance shall 193
be shared between the parties concerned in order 194
to achieve a reasonable distribution thereof as 195
between the Owners and the Charterers having 196
regard, inter alia, to the length of the period 197
remaining under this Charter shall, in the absence 198
of agreement, be referred to the dispute resolution 199
method agreed in Clause 30. 200
(iii) Financial Security - The Charterers shall maintain 201
financial security or responsibility in respect of third 202
party liabilities as required by any government, 203
including federal, state or municipal or other division 204
or authority thereof, to enable the Vessel, without 205
penalty or charge, lawfully to enter, remain at, or 206
leave any port, place, territorial or contiguous 207
waters of any country, state or municipality in 208
performance of this Charter without any delay. This 209
obligation shall apply whether or not such 210
requirements have been lawfully imposed by such 211
government or division or authority thereof. 212
The Charterers shall make and maintain all arrange- 213
ments by bond or otherwise as may be necessary to 214
satisfy such requirements at the Charterers’ sole 215
expense and the Charterers shall indemnify the Owners 216
against all consequences whatsoever (including loss of 217
time) for any failure or inability to do so. 218
(b) Operation of the Vessel - The Charterers shall at 219
their own expense and by their own procurement man, 220
victual, navigate, operate, supply, fuel and, whenever 221
required, repair the Vessel during the Charter Period 222
and they shall pay all charges and expenses of every 223
kind and nature whatsoever incidental to their use and 224
operation of the Vessel under this Charter, including 225
annual flag State fees and any foreign general 226
municipality and/or state taxes. The Master, officers 227
and crew of the Vessel shall be the servants of the Charterers 228
for all purposes whatsoever, even if for any reason 229
appointed by the Owners. 230
Charterers shall comply with the regulations regarding 231
officers and crew in force in the country of the Vessel’s 232
flag or any other applicable law. 233
(c) The Charterers shall keep the Owners and the 234
mortgagee(s) advised of the intended employment, 235
planned dry-docking and major repairs of the Vessel, 236
as reasonably required. See also Additional Clause 61 237
(Operational notifiable events)  
(d) Flag and Name of VesselSee Additional Clause 54 238
(Name of Vessel) During the Charter  
Period, the Charterers shall have the liberty to paint the 239
Vessel in their own colours, install and display their 240
funnel insignia and fly their own house flag. The 241
Charterers shall not, also have the liberty, unless with 242
the Owners’  
consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, to 243
change the flag and/or the name of the Vessel during 244
the Charter Period. Painting and re painting, instalment 245
and re-instalment, registration and re registration, if 246
required by the Owners, shall be at the Charterers’ 247
expense and time. 248
(e) Changes to the Vessel See Additional Clause 39 249
(Structural changes and alterations)- Subject to Clause  
10(a)(ii),  
the Charterers shall make no structural changes in the 250
Vessel or changes in the machinery, boilers, appurten 251
ances or spare parts thereof without in each instance 252
first securing the Owners’ approval thereof. If the Owners 253
so agree, the Charterers shall, if the Owners so require, 254
restore the Vessel to its former condition before the 255
termination of this Charter. 256
(f) Use of the Vessel’s Outfit, Equipment and 257
Appliances - The Charterers shall have the use of all 258
outfit, equipment, and appliances on board the Vessel 259
at the time of delivery, provided the same or their 260
substantial equivalent shall be returned to the Owners 261
on redelivery in the same good order and condition as 262
when received, ordinary wear and tear excepted. The 263
Charterers shall from time to time during the Charter 264
Period replace such items of equipment as shall be so 265
damaged or worn as to be unfit for use. The Charterers 266
are to procure that all repairs to or replacement of any 267
damaged, worn or lost parts or equipment be effected 268

 

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PART II 

“BARECON 2001” Standard Bareboat Charter

 

in such manner (both as regards workmanship and 269
quality of materials) as not to diminish the value of the 270
Vessel. The Charterers have the right to fit additional 271
equipment at their expense and risk but title to such 272
additional equipment shall be deemed to have  
passed to the Owners immediately upon such fitting  
(except for rental/leased items) and the Charterers  
shall remove such equipment at the end of the period if 273
requested by the Owners. Any equipment including radio 274
equipment on hire on the Vessel at time of delivery shall 275
be kept and maintained by the Charterers and the 276
Charterers shall assume the obligations and liabilities 277
of the Owners under any lease contracts in connection 278
therewith and shall reimburse the Owners for all 279
expenses incurred in connection therewith, also for any 280
new equipment required in order to comply with radio 281
regulations. 282
(g) Periodical Dry-Docking - The Charterers shall dry- 283
dock the Vessel and clean and paint her underwater 284
parts whenever the same may be necessary, but not 285
less than once during the period stated in Box 19 or, if 286
Box 19 has been left blank, every sixty (60) calendar 287
months after delivery or such other period as may be 288
required by the Classification Society or flag State. 289
11. Hire 290
See Additional Clause 40 (Hire)  
(a) The Charterers shall pay hire due to the Owners 291
punctually in accordance with the terms of this Charter 292
in respect of which time shall be of the essence. 293
(b) The Charterers shall pay to the Owners for the hire 294
of the Vessel a lump sum in the amount indicated in 295
Box 22 which shall be payable not later than every thirty 296
(30) running days in advance, the first lump sum being 297
payable on the date and hour of the Vessel’s delivery to 298
the Charterers. Hire shall be paid continuously 299
throughout the Charter Period. 300
(c) Payment of hire shall be made in cash without 301
discount in the currency and in the manner indicated in 302
Box 25 and at the place mentioned in Box 26. 303
(d) Final payment of hire, if for a period of less than 304
thirty (30) running days, shall be calculated proportionally 305
according to the number of days and hours remaining 306
before redelivery and advance payment to be effected 307
accordingly. 308
(e) Should the Vessel be lost or missing, hire shall 309
cease from the date and time when she was lost or last 310
heard of. The date upon which the Vessel is to be treated 311
as lost or missing shall be ten (10) days after the Vessel 312
was last reported or when the Vessel is posted as 313
missing by Lloyd’s, whichever occurs first. Any hire paid 314
in advance to be adjusted accordingly. 315
(f) Any delay in payment of hire shall entitle the 316
Owners to interest at the rate per annum as agreed 317
in Box 24. If Box 24 has not been filled in, the three months 318
Interbank offered rate in London (LIBOR or its successor) 319
for the currency stated in Box 25, as quoted by the British 320
Bankers’ Association (BBA) on the date when the hire 321
fell due, increased by 2 per cent., shall apply. 322
(g) Payment of interest due under sub clause 11(f) 323
shall be made within seven (7) running days of the date 324
of the Owners’ invoice specifying the amount payable 325
or, in the absence of an invoice, at the time of the next 326
hire payment date. 327
12. Mortgage 328
(only to apply if Box 28 has been appropriately filled in) 329
*) (a) The Owners warrant that they have not effected 330
any mortgage(s) of the Vessel and that they shall not 331
effect any mortgage(s) without the prior consent of the 332
Charterers, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. 333
*) (b) The Vessel chartered under this Charter is may be 334
financed  
by a mortgage according to the Financial Instrument in 335
accordance with Additional Clause 47 (Owners’  
mortgage).  
The Charterers undertake to comply, and provide such 336
information and documents to enable the Owners to 337
comply, with all such instructions or directions in regard 338
to the employment, insurances, operation, repairs and 339
maintenance of the Vessel as laid down in the Financial 340
Instrument or as may be directed from time to time during 341
the currency of the Charter by the mortgagee(s) in 342
conformity with the each Financial Instrument provided 343
that such instructions or directions shall not be more  
onerous than those pursuant to and under this  
Charter. See also Additional Clause 47 (Owners’  
mortgage)The Charterers  
confirm that, for this purpose, they have acquainted 344
themselves with all relevant terms, conditions and 345
provisions of the Financial Instrument and agree to 346
acknowledge this in writing in any form that may be 347
required by the mortgagee(s). The Owners warrant that 348
they have not effected any mortgage(s) other than stated 349
in Box 28 and that they shall not agree to any 350
amendment of the mortgage(s) referred to in Box 28 or 351
effect any other mortgage(s) without the prior consent 352
of the Charterers, which shall not be unreasonably 353
withheld. 354
*) (Optional, Clauses 12(a) and 12(b) are alternatives; 355
indicate alternative agreed in Box 28). 356
13. Insurance and Repairs 357
See Additional Clause 42 (Insurance)  
(a) During the Charter Period the Vessel shall be kept 358
insured by the Charterers at their expense against hull 359
and machinery, war and Protection and Indemnity risks 360
(and any risks against which it is compulsory to insure 361
for the operation of the Vessel, including maintaining 362
financial security in accordance with sub clause 363
10(a)(iii)) in such form as the Owners shall in writing 364
approve, which approval shall not be un reasonably 365
withheld. Such insurances shall be arranged by the 366
Charterers to protect the interests of both the Owners 367
and the Charterers and the mortgagee(s) (if any), and 368
The Charterers shall be at liberty to protect under such 369
insurances the interests of any managers they may 370
appoint. Insurance policies shall cover the Owners and 371
the Charterers according to their respective interests. 372
Subject to the provisions of the Financial Instrument, if 373
any, and the approval of the Owners and the insurers, 374
the Charterers shall effect all insured repairs and shall 375
undertake settlement and reimbursement from the 376
insurers of all costs in connection with such repairs as 377
well as insured charges, expenses and liabilities to the 378
extent of coverage under the insurances herein provided 379
for. 380
The Charterers also to remain responsible for and to 381
effect repairs and settlement of costs and expenses 382
incurred thereby in respect of all other repairs not 383
covered by the insurances and/or not exceeding any 384
possible franchise(s) or deductibles provided for in the 385
insurances. 386
All time used for repairs under the provisions of sub 387
clause 13(a) and for repairs of latent defects according 388
to Clause 3(c) above, including any deviation, shall be 389
for the Charterers’ account. 390
(b) If the conditions of the above insurances permit 391
additional insurance to be placed by the parties, such 392
cover shall be limited to the amount for each party set 393
out in Box 30 and Box 31, respectively. The Owners or 394
the Charterers as the case may be shall immediately 395
furnish the other party with particulars of any additional 396
insurance effected, including copies of any cover notes 397
or policies and the written consent of the insurers of 398
any such required insurance in any case where the 399
consent of such insurers is necessary. 400
(c) The Charterers shall upon the request of the 401
Owners, provide information and promptly execute such 402
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comply with the insurance provisions of the Financial 404
Instrument. 405
(d) Subject to the provisions of the Financial Instru- 406
ment, if any, should the Vessel become an actual, 407
constructive, compromised or agreed total loss under 408
the insurances required under sub clause 13(a), all 409
insurance payments for such loss shall be paid to the 410
Owners who shall distribute the moneys between the 411
Owners and the Charterers according to their respective 412
interests. The Charterers undertake to notify the Owners 413
and the mortgagee(s), if any, of any occurrences in 414
consequence of which the Vessel is likely to become a 415
total loss as defined in this Clause. 416
(e) The Owners shall upon the request of the 417
Charterers, promptly execute such documents as may 418
be required to enable the Charterers to abandon the 419
Vessel to insurers and claim a constructive total loss. 420
(f) For the purpose of insurance coverage against hull 421
and machinery and war risks under the provisions of 422
sub clause 13(a), the value of the Vessel is the sum 423
indicated in Box 29. 424
14. Insurance, Repairs and Classification 425
(Optional, only to apply if expressly agreed and stated 426
in Box 29, in which event Clause 13 shall be considered 427
deleted). 428
(a) During the Charter Period the Vessel shall be kept 429
insured by the Owners at their expense against hull and 430
machinery and war risks under the form of policy or 431
policies attached hereto. The Owners and/or insurers 432
shall not have any right of recovery or subrogation 433
against the Charterers on account of loss of or any 434
damage to the Vessel or her machinery or appurt 435
enances covered by such insurance, or on account of 436
payments made to discharge claims against or liabilities 437
of the Vessel or the Owners covered by such insurance. 438
Insurance policies shall cover the Owners and the 439
Charterers according to their respective interests. 440
(b) During the Charter Period the Vessel shall be kept 441
insured by the Charterers at their expense against 442
Protection and Indemnity risks (and any risks against 443
which it is compulsory to insure for the operation of the 444
Vessel, including maintaining financial security in 445
accordance with sub clause 10(a)(iii)) in such form as 446
the Owners shall in writing approve which approval shall 447
not be unreasonably withheld. 448
(c) In the event that any act or negligence of the 449
Charterers shall vitiate any of the insurance herein 450
provided, the Charterers shall pay to the Owners all 451
losses and indemnify the Owners against all claims and 452
demands which would otherwise have been covered by 453
such insurance. 454
(d) The Charterers shall, subject to the approval of the 455
Owners or Owners’ Underwriters, effect all insured 456
repairs, and the Charterers shall undertake settlement 457
of all miscellaneous expenses in connection with such 458
repairs as well as all insured charges, expenses and 459
liabilities, to the extent of coverage under the insurances 460
provided for under the provisions of sub clause 14(a). 461
The Charterers to be secured reimbursement through 462
the Owners’ Underwriters for such expenditures upon 463
presentation of accounts. 464
(e) The Charterers to remain responsible for and to 465
effect repairs and settlement of costs and expenses 466
incurred thereby in respect of all other repairs not 467
covered by the insurances and/or not exceeding any 468
possible franchise(s) or deductibles provided for in the 469
insurances. 470
(f) All time used for repairs under the provisions of 471
sub clauses 14(d) and 14(e) and for repairs of latent 472
defects according to Clause 3 above, including any 473
deviation, shall be for the Charterers’ account and shall 474
form part of the Charter Period. 475
The Owners shall not be responsible for any expenses 476
as are incident to the use and operation of the Vessel 477
for such time as may be required to make such repairs. 478
(g) If the conditions of the above insurances permit 479
additional insurance to be placed by the parties such 480
cover shall be limited to the amount for each party set 481
out in Box 30 and Box 31, respectively. The Owners or 482
the Charterers as the case may be shall immediately 483
furnish the other party with particulars of any additional 484
insurance effected, including copies of any cover notes 485
or policies and the written consent of the insurers of 486
any such required insurance in any case where the 487
consent of such insurers is necessary. 488
(h) Should the Vessel become an actual, constructive, 489
compromised or agreed total loss under the insurances 490
required under sub clause 14(a), all insurance payments 491
for such loss shall be paid to the Owners, who shall 492
distribute the moneys between themselves and the 493
Charterers according to their respective interests. 494
(i) If the Vessel becomes an actual, constructive, 495
compromised or agreed total loss under the insurances 496
arranged by the Owners in accordance with sub clause 497
14(a), this Charter shall terminate as of the date of such 498
loss. 499
(j) The Charterers shall upon the request of the 500
Owners, promptly execute such documents as may be 501
required to enable the Owners to abandon the Vessel 502
to the insurers and claim a constructive total loss. 503
(k) For the purpose of insurance coverage against hull 504
and machinery and war risks under the provisions of 505
sub clause 14(a), the value of the Vessel is the sum 506
indicated in Box 29. 507
(l) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub clause 508
10(a), it is agreed that under the provisions of Clause 509
14, if applicable, the Owners shall keep the Vessel’s 510
Class fully up to date with the Classification Society 511
indicated in Box 10 and maintain all other necessary 512
certificates in force at all times. 513
15. Redelivery 514
See Additional Clauses 44 (Redelivery) and  
45 (Redelivery conditions)  
At the expiration of the Charter Period the Vessel shall 515
be redelivered by the Charterers to the Owners at a 516
safe and ice free port or place as indicated in Box 16, in 517
such ready safe berth as the Owners may direct. The 518
Charterers shall give the Owners not less than thirty 519
(30) running days’ preliminary notice of expected date, 520
range of ports of redelivery or port or place of redelivery 521
and not less than fourteen (14) running days’ definite 522
notice of expected date and port or place of redelivery. 523
Any changes thereafter in the Vessel’s position shall be 524
notified immediately to the Owners. 525
The Charterers warrant that they will not permit the 526
Vessel to commence a voyage (including any preceding 527
ballast voyage) which cannot reasonably be expected 528
to be completed in time to allow redelivery of the Vessel 529
within the Charter Period. Notwithstanding the above, 530
should the Charterers fail to redeliver the Vessel within 531
The Charter Period, the Charterers shall pay the daily 532
equivalent to the rate of hire stated in Box 22 plus 10 533
per cent. or to the market rate, whichever is the higher, 534
for the number of days by which the Charter Period is 535
exceeded. All other terms, conditions and provisions of 536
this Charter shall continue to apply. 537
Subject to the provisions of Clause 10, the Vessel shall 538
be redelivered to the Owners in the same or as good 539
structure, state, condition and class as that in which she 540
was delivered, fair wear and tear not affecting class 541
excepted. 542
The Vessel upon redelivery shall have her survey cycles 543
up to date and trading and class certificates valid for at 544
least the number of months agreed in Box 17. 545
16. Non-Lien 546
The Charterers will not suffer, nor permit to be continued, 547
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agents other than a Permitted Security Interest (as 549
defined in Additional Clause 32 (Definitions)),  
which might have priority over the title and  
interest of the Owners in the Vessel. The Charterers 550
further agree to fasten to the Vessel in a conspicuous 551
place and to keep so fastened during the Charter Period 552
a notice reading as follows: 553
“This Vessel is the property of (name of Owners). It is 554
under a bareboat charter to (name of Charterers) and by 555
the terms  
of the Charter Party neither the Charterers nor the 556
Master have any right, power or authority to create, incur 557
or permit to be imposed on the Vessel any lien 558
whatsoever, or to contract on behalf of the Owners, or 559
to involve the Owners in any liability.”  
17. Indemnity (See also Additional Clause 62 (Further 560
Indemnities)  
(a) The Charterers shall indemnify the Owners against 561
any loss, damage or expense incurred by the Owners 562
arising out of or in relation to the operation of the Vessel 563
by the Charterers, and against any lien of whatsoever 564
nature arising out of an event occurring during the 565
Charter Period. If the Vessel be arrested or otherwise 566
detained by reason of claims or liens arising out of her 567
operation hereunder by the Charterers, the Charterers 568
shall at their own expense take all reasonable steps to 569
secure that within a reasonable time the Vessel is 570
released, including the provision of bail. 571
Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the 572
Charterers agree to indemnify the Owners against all 573
consequences or liabilities arising from the Master, 574
officers or agents signing Bills of Lading or other 575
documents. 576
(b) If the Vessel be arrested or otherwise detained by 577
reason of a claim or claims against the Owners, the 578
Owners shall at their own expense take all reasonable 579
steps to secure that within a reasonable time the Vessel 580
is released, including the provision of bail. 581
In such circumstances the Owners shall indemnify the 582
Charterers against any loss, damage or expense 583
incurred by the Charterers (includingexcluding hire paid 584
under  
this Charter) as a direct consequence of such arrest or 585
detention. 586
18. Lien 587
The Owners to have a lien upon all cargoes, sub hires 588
and sub freights belonging or due to the Charterers or 589
any sub charterers and any Bill of Lading freight for all 590
claims under this Charter, and the Charterers to have a 591
lien on the Vessel for all moneys paid in advance and 592
not earned. 593
19. Salvage 594
All salvage and towage performed by the Vessel shall 595
be for the Charterers’ benefit and the cost of repairing 596
damage occasioned thereby shall be borne by the 597
Charterers. 598
20. Wreck Removal 599
In the event of the Vessel becoming a wreck or 600
obstruction to navigation the Charterers shall indemnify 601
the Owners against any sums whatsoever which the 602
Owners shall become liable to pay and shall pay in 603
consequence of the Vessel becoming a wreck or 604
obstruction to navigation. 605
21. General Average 606
The Owners shall not contribute to General Average. 607
22. Assignment, Sub-Charter and Sale 608
See Additional Clause 53 (Sub-chartering) 609
(a) The Charterers shall not assign this Charter nor  
sub charter the Vessel on a bareboat basis except with 610
the prior consent in writing of the Owners, which shall 611
not be unreasonably withheld, and subject to such terms 612
and conditions as the Owners shall approve. 613
(b) The Owners shall not sell the Vessel during the 614
currency of this Charter except with the prior written 615
consent of the Charterers, which shall not be unreason 616
ably withheld, and subject to the buyer accepting an 617
assignment of this Charter. 618
23. Contracts of Carriage 619
*) (a) The Charterers are to procure that all documents 620
issued during the Charter Period evidencing the terms 621
and conditions agreed in respect of carriage of goods 622
shall contain a paramount clause incorporating any 623
legislation relating to carrier’s liability for cargo 624
compulsorily applicable in the trade; if no such legislation 625
exists, the documents shall incorporate the Hague-Visby 626
Rules. The documents shall also contain the New Jason 627
Clause and the Both-to-Blame Collision Clause. 628
*) (b) The Charterers are to procure that all passenger 629
tickets issued during the Charter Period for the carriage 630
of passengers and their luggage under this Charter shall 631
contain a paramount clause incorporating any legislation 632
relating to carrier’s liability for passengers and their 633
luggage compulsorily applicable in the trade; if no such 634
legislation exists, the passenger tickets shall incorporate 635
the Athens Convention Relating to the Carriage of 636
Passengers and their Luggage by Sea, 1974, and any 637
protocol thereto. 638
*) Delete as applicable. 639
24. Bank Guarantee 640
(Optional, only to apply if Box 27 filled in) 641
The Charterers undertake to furnish, before delivery of 642
the Vessel, a first class bank guarantee or bond in the 643
sum and at the place as indicated in Box 27 as guarantee 644
for full performance of their obligations under this 645
Charter. 646
25. Requisition/Acquisition 647
(a) In the event of the Requisition for Hire of the Vessel 648
by any governmental or other competent 649
authorityGovernmental Agency (as defined in  
Additional Clause 32 (Definitions))  
(hereinafter referred to as “Requisition for Hire”) 650
irrespective of the date during the Charter Period when 651
“Requisition for Hire” may occur then, unless and until 652
the Vessel becomes a Total Loss during such  
Requisition for Hire, and irrespective of the  
length thereof and whether or not it be for an indefinite 653
or a limited period of time, and irrespective of whether it 654
may or will remain in force for the remainder of the 655
Charter Period, this Charter shall not be deemed thereby 656
or thereupon to be frustrated or otherwise terminated 657
and the Charterers shall continue to pay the stipulated 658
hire in the manner provided by this Charter until the time 659
when the Charter would have terminated pursuant to 660
any of the provisions hereof always provided however 661
that in the event of “Requisition for Hire” any Requisition 662
Hire or compensation received or receivable by the 663
Owners shall be payable to the Charterers during the 664
remainder of the Charter Period or the period of the 665
“Requisition for Hire” whichever be the shorter. 666
(b) In the event of the Owners being deprived of their 667
ownership in the Vessel by any Compulsory Acquisition 668
of the Vessel or requisition for title by any governmental 669
or other competent authority (hereinafter referred to as 670
“Compulsory Acquisition”), then, irrespective of the date 671
during the Charter Period when “Compulsory Acqui- 672
sition” may occur, this Charter shall be deemed 673
terminated as of the date of such “Compulsory 674
Acquisition”. In such event Charter Hire to be considered 675
as earned and to be paid up to the date and time of 676
such “Compulsory Acquisition”. 677
26. War 678
(a) For the purpose of this Clause, the words “War 679
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threatened), act of war, civil war, hostilities, revolution, 681
rebellion, civil commotion, warlike operations, the laying 682
of mines (whether actual or reported), acts of piracy, 683
acts of terrorists, acts of hostility or malicious damage, 684
blockades (whether imposed against all vessels or 685
imposed selectively against vessels of certain flags or 686
ownership, or against certain cargoes or crews or 687
otherwise howsoever), by any person, body, terrorist or 688
political group, or the Government of any state 689
whatsoever, which may be dangerous or are likely to be 690
or to become dangerous to the Vessel, her cargo, crew 691
or other persons on board the Vessel. 692
(b) The Vessel, unless the written consent of the 693
Owners be first obtained, shall not continue to or go 694
through any port, place, area or zone (whether of land 695
or sea), or any waterway or canal, where it reasonably 696
appears that the Vessel, her cargo, crew or other 697
persons on board the Vessel, in the reasonable 698
judgement of the Owners, may be, or are likely to be, 699
exposed to War Risks. Should the Vessel be within any 700
such place as aforesaid, which only becomes danger- 701
ous, or is likely to be or to become dangerous, after her 702
entry into it, the Owners shall have the right to require 703
the Vessel to leave such area. 704
(c) The Vessel shall not load contraband cargo, or to 705
pass through any blockade, whether such blockade be 706
imposed on all vessels, or is imposed selectively in any 707
way whatsoever against vessels of certain flags or 708
ownership, or against certain cargoes or crews or 709
otherwise howsoever, or to proceed to an area where 710
she shall be subject, or is likely to be subject to 711
a belligerent’s right of search and/or confiscation. 712
(d) If the insurers of the war risks insurance, when 713
Clause 14 is applicable, should require payment of 714
premiums and/or calls because, pursuant to the 715
Charterers’ orders, the Vessel is within, or is due to enter 716
and remain within, any area or areas which are specified 717
by such insurers as being subject to additional premiums 718
because of War Risks, then the Charterers shall pay to 719
the relevant insurers directly such premiums and/or  
calls immediately when such premiums and/or calls  
are due.  
shall be reimbursed by the Charterers to the Owners at 720
the same time as the next payment of hire is due. 721
(e) The Charterers shall have the liberty: 722
(i) to comply with all orders, directions, recommend- 723
ations or advice as to departure, arrival, routes, 724
sailing in convoy, ports of call, stoppages, 725
destinations, discharge of cargo, delivery, or in any 726
other way whatsoever, which are given by the 727
Government of the Nation under whose flag the 728
Vessel sails, or any other Government, body or 729
group whatsoever acting with the power to compel 730
compliance with their orders or directions; 731
(ii) to comply with the orders, directions or recom- 732
mendations of any war risks underwriters who have 733
the authority to give the same under the terms of 734
the war risks insurance; 735
(iii) to comply with the terms of any resolution of the 736
Security Council of the United Nations, any 737
directives of the European Community, the effective 738
orders of any other Supranational body which has 739
the right to issue and give the same, and with 740
national laws aimed at enforcing the same to which 741
the Owners are subject, and to obey the orders 742
and directions of those who are charged with their 743
enforcement. 744
(f) In the event of outbreak of war (whether there be a 745
declaration of war or not) (i) between any two or more 746
of the following countries: the United States of America; 747
Russia; the United Kingdom; France; and the People’s 748
Republic of China, (ii) between any two or more of the 749
countries stated in Box 36, both the Owners and the 750
Charterers shall have the right to cancel this Charter, 751
whereupon the Charterers shall redeliver the Vessel to 752
the Owners in accordance with Clause 15, if the Vessel 753
has cargo on board after discharge thereof at 754
destination, or if debarred under this Clause from 755
reaching or entering it at a near, open and safe port as 756
directed by the Owners, or if the Vessel has no cargo 757
on board, at the port at which the Vessel then is or if at 758
sea at a near, open and safe port as directed by the 759
Owners. In all cases hire shall continue to be paid in 760
accordance with Clause 11 and except as aforesaid all 761
other provisions of this Charter shall apply until 762
redelivery. 763
27. Commission 764
The Owners to pay a commission at the rate indicated 765
in Box 33 to the Brokers named in Box 33 on any hire 766
paid under the Charter. If no rate is indicated in Box 33, 767
the commission to be paid by the Owners shall cover 768
the actual expenses of the Brokers and a reasonable 769
fee for their work. 770
If the full hire is not paid owing to breach of the Charter 771
by either of the parties the party liable therefor shall 772
indemnify the Brokers against their loss of commission. 773
Should the parties agree to cancel the Charter, the 774
Owners shall indemnify the Brokers against any loss of 775
commission but in such case the commission shall not 776
exceed the brokerage on one year’s hire. 777
   
28. Termination 778
See Additional Clauses 52 (Termination Events) and  
57 (Total Loss)  
(a) Charterers’ Default 779
The Owners shall be entitled to withdraw the Vessel from 780
the service of the Charterers and terminate the Charter 781
with immediate effect by written notice to the Charterers if: 782
(i) the Charterers fail to pay hire in accordance with 783
Clause 11. However, where there is a failure to 784
make punctual payment of hire due to oversight, 785
negligence, errors or omissions on the part of the 786
Charterers or their bankers, the Owners shall give 787
the Charterers written notice of the number of clear 788
banking days stated in Box 34 (as recognised at 789
the agreed place of payment) in which to rectify 790
the failure, and when so rectified within such 791
number of days following the Owners’ notice, the 792
payment shall stand as regular and punctual. 793
Failure by the Charterers to pay hire within the 794
number of days stated in Box 34 of their receiving 795
the Owners’ notice as provided herein, shall entitle 796
the Owners to withdraw the Vessel from the service 797
of the Charterers and terminate the Charter without 798
further notice; 799
(ii) the Charterers fail to comply with the requirements of: 800
(1) Clause 6 (Trading Restrictions) 801
(2) Clause 13(a) (Insurance and Repairs) 802
provided that the Owners shall have the option, by 803
written notice to the Charterers, to give the 804
Charterers a specified number of days grace within 805
which to rectify the failure without prejudice to the 806
Owners’ right to withdraw and terminate under this 807
Clause if the Charterers fail to comply with such 808
notice; 809
(iii) the Charterers fail to rectify any failure to comply 810
with the requirements of sub clause 10(a)(i) 811
(Maintenance and Repairs) as soon as practically 812
possible after the Owners have requested them in 813
writing so to do and in any event so that the Vessel’s 814
insurance cover is not prejudiced. 815
(b) Owners’ Default 816
If the Owners shall by any act or omission be in breach 817
of their obligations under this Charter to the extent that 818
the Charterers are deprived of the use of the Vessel 819
and such breach continues for a period of fourteen (14) 820
running days after written notice thereof has been given 821
by the Charterers to the Owners, the Charterers shall 822
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by written notice to the Owners. 824
(c) Loss of Vessel 825
This Charter shall be deemed to be terminated if the 826
Vessel becomes a total loss or is declared as a 827
constructive or compromised or arranged total loss. For 828
the purpose of this sub clause, the Vessel shall not be 829
deemed to be lost unless she has either become an 830
actual total loss or agreement has been reached with 831
her underwriters in respect of her constructive, 832
compromised or arranged total loss or if such agreement 833
with her underwriters is not reached it is adjudged by a 834
competent tribunal that a constructive loss of the Vessel 835
has occurred. 836
(d) Either party shall be entitled to terminate this 837
Charter with immediate effect by written notice to the 838
other party in the event of an order being made or 839
resolution passed for the winding up, dissolution, 840
liquidation or bankruptcy of the other party (otherwise 841
than for the purpose of reconstruction or amalgamation) 842
or if a receiver is appointed, or if it suspends payment, 843
ceases to carry on business or makes any special 844
arrangement or composition with its creditors. 845
(e) The termination of this Charter shall be without 846
prejudice to all rights accrued due between the parties 847
prior to the date of termination and to any claim that 848
either party might have. 849
29. Repossession 850
In the event of the termination of this Charter in 851
accordance with the applicable provisions of this Charter 852
Clause 28,  
the Owners shall have the right to repossess the Vessel 853
from the Charterers at her current or next port of call, or 854
at a port or place convenient to them without hindrance 855
or interference by the Charterers, courts or local 856
authorities. Pending physical repossession of the Vessel 857
in accordance with this Clause 29, the Charterers shall 858
hold the Vessel as gratuitous bailee only to the Owners 859
and the Charterers shall procure that the master and  
crew follow the orders and directions of the Owners.  
The Owners shall arrange for an authorised represent- 860
ative to board the Vessel as soon as reasonably 861
practicable following the termination of the Charter. The 862
Vessel shall be deemed to be repossessed by the 863
Owners from the Charterers upon the boarding of the 864
Vessel by the Owners’ representative. All arrangements 865
and expenses relating to the settling of wages, 866
disembarkation and repatriation of the Charterers’ 867
Master, officers and crew shall be the sole responsibility 868
of the Charterers. 869
30. Dispute Resolution 870
See Additional Clause 78 (Law and arbitration)  
*)(a) This Contract shall be governed by and construed 871
in accordance with English law and any dispute arising 872
out of or in connection with this Contract shall be referred 873
to arbitration in London in accordance with the Arbitration 874
Act 1996 or any statutory modification or re enactment 875
thereof save to the extent necessary to give effect to 876
the provisions of this Clause. 877
The arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with 878
the London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA) 879
Terms current at the time when the arbitration proceed 880
ings are commenced. 881
The reference shall be to three arbitrators. A party 882
wishing to refer a dispute to arbitration shall appoint its 883
arbitrator and send notice of such appointment in writing 884
to the other party requiring the other party to appoint its 885
own arbitrator within 14 calendar days of that notice and 886
stating that it will appoint its arbitrator as sole arbitrator 887
unless the other party appoints its own arbitrator and 888
gives notice that it has done so within the 14 days 889
specified. If the other party does not appoint its own 890
arbitrator and give notice that it has done so within the 891
14 days specified, the party referring a dispute to 892
arbitration may, without the requirement of any further 893
prior notice to the other party, appoint its arbitrator as 894
sole arbitrator and shall advise the other party 895
accordingly. The award of a sole arbitrator shall be 896
binding on both parties as if he had been appointed by 897
agreement. 898
Nothing herein shall prevent the parties agreeing in 899
writing to vary these provisions to provide for the 900
appointment of a sole arbitrator. 901
In cases where neither the claim nor any counterclaim 902
exceeds the sum of US$50,000 (or such other sum as 903
the parties may agree) the arbitration shall be conducted 904
in accordance with the LMAA Small Claims Procedure 905
current at the time when the arbitration proceedings are 906
commenced. 907
*) (b) This Contract shall be governed by and construed 908
in accordance with Title 9 of the United States Code
909
and the Maritime Law of the United States and any
910
dispute arising out of or in connection with this Contract
911
shall be referred to three persons at New York, one to
912
be appointed by each of the parties hereto, and the third
913
by the two so chosen; their decision or that of any two
914
of them shall be final, and for the purposes of enforcing
915
any award, judgement may be entered on an award by
916
any court of competent jurisdiction. The proceedings
917
shall be conducted in accordance with the rules of the
918
Society of Maritime Arbitrators, Inc.
919
In cases where neither the claim nor any counterclaim
920
exceeds the sum of US$50,000 (or such other sum as
921
the parties may agree) the arbitration shall be conducted
922
in accordance with the Shortened Arbitration Procedure
923
of the Society of Maritime Arbitrators, Inc. current at
924
the time when the arbitration proceedings are commenced.
925
*) (c) This Contract shall be governed by and construed 926
in accordance with the laws of the place mutually agreed 927
by the parties and any dispute arising out of or in 928
connection with this Contract shall be referred to 929
arbitration at a mutually agreed place, subject to the 930
procedures applicable there. 931
(d) Notwithstanding (a), (b) or (c) above, the parties 932
may agree at any time to refer to mediation any 933
difference and/or dispute arising out of or in connection 934
with this Contract. 935
In the case of a dispute in respect of which arbitration 936
has been commenced under (a), (b) or (c) above, the 937
following shall apply: 938
(i) Either party may at any time and from time to time 939
elect to refer the dispute or part of the dispute to 940
mediation by service on the other party of a written 941
notice (the “Mediation Notice”) calling on the other 942
party to agree to mediation. 943
(ii) The other party shall thereupon within 14 calendar 944
days of receipt of the Mediation Notice confirm that 945
they agree to mediation, in which case the parties 946
shall thereafter agree a mediator within a further 947
14 calendar days, failing which on the application 948
of either party a mediator will be appointed promptly 949
by the Arbitration Tribunal (“the Tribunal”) or such 950
person as the Tribunal may designate for that 951
purpose. The mediation shall be conducted in such 952
place and in accordance with such procedure and 953
on such terms as the parties may agree or, in the 954
event of disagreement, as may be set by the 955
mediator. 956
(iii) If the other party does not agree to mediate, that 957
fact may be brought to the attention of the Tribunal 958
and may be taken into account by the Tribunal when 959
allocating the costs of the arbitration as between 960
the parties. 961
(iv) The mediation shall not affect the right of either 962
party to seek such relief or take such steps as it 963
considers necessary to protect its interest. 964
(v) Either party may advise the Tribunal that they have 965
agreed to mediation. The arbitration procedure shall 966
continue during the conduct of the mediation but 967

 

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the Tribunal may take the mediation timetable into 968
account when setting the timetable for steps in the 969
arbitration. 970
(vi) Unless otherwise agreed or specified in the 971
mediation terms, each party shall bear its own costs 972
incurred in the mediation and the parties shall share 973
equally the mediator’s costs and expenses. 974
(vii) The mediation process shall be without prejudice 975
and confidential and no information or documents 976
disclosed during it shall be revealed to the Tribunal 977
except to the extent that they are disclosable under 978
the law and procedure governing the arbitration. 979
(Note: The parties should be aware that the mediation 980
process may not necessarily interrupt time limits.) 981
(e) If Box 35 in Part I is not appropriately filled in, sub clause 982
30(a) of this Clause shall apply. Sub clause 30(d) shall 983
apply in all cases. 984
*) Sub clauses 30(a), 30(b) and 30(c) are alternatives; 985
indicate alternative agreed in Box 35. 986
31. Notices 987
See Additional Clause 73 (Notices) 988
(a) Any notice to be given by either party to the other  
party shall be in writing and may be sent by fax, telex, 989
registered or recorded mail or by personal service. 990
(b) The address of the Parties for service of such 991
communication shall be as stated in Boxes 3 and 4 992
respectively. 993

 

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PART III

PROVISIONS TO APPLY FOR NEWBUILDING VESSELS ONLY

OPTIONAL
PART
  (Optional, only to apply if expressly agreed and stated in Box 37)  

 

1.  Specifications and Building Contract 1
(a) The Vessel shall be constructed in accordance with 2
the Building Contract (hereafter called “the Building 3
Contract”) as annexed to this Charter, made between the 4
Builders and the Owners and in accordance with the 5
specifications and plans annexed thereto, such Building 6
Contract, specifications and plans having been counter- 7
signed as approved by the Charterers. 8
(b) No change shall be made in the Building Contract or 9
in the specifications or plans of the Vessel as approved by 10
the Charterers as aforesaid, without the Charterers’ 11
consent. 12
(c) The Charterers shall have the right to send their 13
representative to the Builders’ Yard to inspect the Vessel 14
during the course of her construction to satisfy themselves 15
that construction is in accordance with such approved 16
specifications and plans as referred to under sub-clause 17
(a) of this Clause. 18
(d) The Vessel shall be built in accordance with the 19
Building Contract and shall be of the description set out 20
therein. Subject to the provisions of sub-clause 2(c)(ii) 21
hereunder, the Charterers shall be bound to accept the 22
Vessel from the Owners, completed and constructed in 23
accordance with the Building Contract, on the date of 24
delivery by the Builders. The Charterers undertake that 25
having accepted the Vessel they will not thereafter raise 26
any claims against the Owners in respect of the Vessel’s 27
performance or specification or defects, if any. 28
Nevertheless, in respect of any repairs, replacements or 29
defects which appear within the first 12 months from 30
delivery by the Builders, the Owners shall endeavour to 31
compel the Builders to repair, replace or remedy any defects 32
or to recover from the Builders any expenditure incurred in 33
carrying out such repairs, replacements or remedies. 34
However, the Owners’ liability to the Charterers shall be 35
limited to the extent the Owners have a valid claim against 36
the Builders under the guarantee clause of the Building 37
Contract (a copy whereof has been supplied to the 38
Charterers). The Charterers shall be bound to accept such 39
sums as the Owners are reasonably able to recover under 40
this Clause and shall make no further claim on the Owners 41
for the difference between the amount(s) so recovered and 42
the actual expenditure on repairs, replacement or 43
remedying defects or for any loss of time incurred. 44
Any liquidated damages for physical defects or deficiencies 45
shall accrue to the account of the party stated in Box 41(a) 46
or if not filled in shall be shared equally between the parties. 47
The costs of pursuing a claim or claims against the Builders 48
under this Clause (including any liability to the Builders) 49
shall be borne by the party stated in Box 41(b) or if not 50
filled in shall be shared equally between the parties. 51
   
2.  Time and Place of Delivery 52
(a) Subject to the Vessel having completed her 53
acceptance trials including trials of cargo equipment in 54
accordance with the Building Contract and specifications 55
to the satisfaction of the Charterers, the Owners shall give 56
and the Charterers shall take delivery of the Vessel afloat 57
when ready for delivery and properly documented at the 58
Builders’ Yard or some other safe and readily accessible 59
dock, wharf or place as may be agreed between the parties 60
hereto and the Builders. Under the Building Contract the 61
Builders have estimated that the Vessel will be ready for 62
delivery to the Owners as therein provided but the delivery 63
date for the purpose of this Charter shall be the date when 64
the Vessel is in fact ready for delivery by the Builders after 65
completion of trials whether that be before or after as 66
indicated in the Building Contract. The Charterers shall not 67
be entitled to refuse acceptance of delivery of the Vessel 68
and upon and after such acceptance, subject to Clause 69
1(d), the Charterers shall not be entitled to make any claim 70
against the Owners in respect of any conditions, 71
representations or warranties, whether express or implied, 72
as to the seaworthiness of the Vessel or in respect of delay 73
in delivery. 74
(b) If for any reason other than a default by the Owners 75
under the Building Contract, the Builders become entitled 76
under that Contract not to deliver the Vessel to the Owners, 77
the Owners shall upon giving to the Charterers written 78
notice of Builders becoming so entitled, be excused from 79
giving delivery of the Vessel to the Charterers and upon 80
receipt of such notice by the Charterers this Charter shall 81
cease to have effect. 82
(c) If for any reason the Owners become entitled under 83
the Building Contract to reject the Vessel the Owners shall, 84
before exercising such right of rejection, consult the 85
Charterers and thereupon 86
(i) if the Charterers do not wish to take delivery of the Vessel 87
they shall inform the Owners within seven (7) running days 88
by notice in writing and upon receipt by the Owners of such 89
notice this Charter shall cease to have effect; or 90
(ii) if the Charterers wish to take delivery of the Vessel 91
they may by notice in writing within seven (7) running days 92
require the Owners to negotiate with the Builders as to the 93
terms on which delivery should be taken and/or refrain from 94
exercising their right to rejection and upon receipt of such 95
notice the Owners shall commence such negotiations and/ 96
or take delivery of the Vessel from the Builders and deliver 97
her to the Charterers; 98
(iii) in no circumstances shall the Charterers be entitled to 99
reject the Vessel unless the Owners are able to reject the 100
Vessel from the Builders; 101
(iv) if this Charter terminates under sub-clause (b) or (c) of 102
this Clause, the Owners shall thereafter not be liable to the 103
Charterers for any claim under or arising out of this Charter 104
or its termination. 105
(d) Any liquidated damages for delay in delivery under the 106
Building Contract and any costs incurred in pursuing a claim 107
therefor shall accrue to the account of the party stated in 108
Box 41(c) or if not filled in shall be shared equally between 109
the parties. 110
   
3. Guarantee Works 111
If not otherwise agreed, the Owners authorise the 112
Charterers to arrange for the guarantee works to be 113
performed in accordance with the building contract terms, 114
and hire to continue during the period of guarantee works. 115
The Charterers have to advise the Owners about the 116
performance to the extent the Owners may request. 117
   
4. Name of Vessel 118
The name of the Vessel shall be mutually agreed between 119
the Owners and the Charterers and the Vessel shall be 120
painted in the colours, display the funnel insignia and fly 121
the house flag as required by the Charterers. 122
   
5. Survey on Redelivery 123
The Owners and the Charterers shall appoint surveyors 124
for the purpose of determining and agreeing in writing the 125
condition of the Vessel at the time of re-delivery. 126
Without prejudice to Clause 15 (Part II), the Charterers 127
shall bear all survey expenses and all other costs, if any, 128
including the cost of docking and undocking, if required, 129
as well as all repair costs incurred. The Charterers shall 130
also bear all loss of time spent in connection with any 131
docking and undocking as well as repairs, which shall be 132
paid at the rate of hire per day or pro rata. 133

 

 

 

 

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  PART IV
HIRE/PURCHASE AGREEEMNT
OPTIONAL
PART
  (Optional, only to apply if expressly agreed and stated in Box 42)  

 

See Additional Clause 56 (Purchase obligation and 1
transfer of title)  
On expiration of this Charter and provided the Charterers  
have fulfilled their obligations according to Part I and II 2
as well as Part III, if applicable, it is agreed, that on 3
payment of the final payment of hire as per Clause 11 4
the Charterers have purchased the Vessel with 5
everything belonging to her and the Vessel is fully paid 6
for. 7
   
In the following paragraphs the Owners are referred to 8
as the Sellers and the Charterers as the Buyers. 9
   
The Vessel shall be delivered by the Sellers and taken 10
over by the Buyers on expiration of the Charter. 11
   
The Sellers guarantee that the Vessel, at the time of 12
delivery, is free from all encumbrances and maritime 13
liens or any debts whatsoever other than those arising 14
from anything done or not done by the Buyers or any 15
existing mortgage agreed not to be paid off by the time 16
of delivery. Should any claims, which have been incurred 17
prior to the time of delivery be made against the Vessel, 18
the Sellers hereby undertake to indemnify the Buyers 19
against all consequences of such claims to the extent it 20
can be proved that the Sellers are responsible for such 21
claims. Any taxes, notarial, consular and other charges 22
and expenses connected with the purchase and 23
registration under Buyers’ flag, shall be for Buyers’ 24
account. Any taxes, consular and other charges and 25
expenses connected with closing of the Sellers’ register, 26
shall be for Sellers’ account. 27
In exchange for payment of the last month’s hire 28
instalment the Sellers shall furnish the Buyers with a 29
Bill of Sale duly attested and legalized, together with a 30
certificate setting out the registered encumbrances, if 31
any. On delivery of the Vessel the Sellers shall provide 32
for deletion of the Vessel from the Ship’s Register and 33
deliver a certificate of deletion to the Buyers. 34
The Sellers shall, at the time of delivery, hand to the 35
Buyers all classification certificates (for hull, engines, 36
anchors, chains, etc.), as well as all plans which may 37
be in Sellers’ possession. 38
   
The Wireless Installation and Nautical Instruments, 39
unless on hire, shall be included in the sale without any 40
extra payment. 41
   
The Vessel with everything belonging to her shall be at 42
Sellers’ risk and expense until she is delivered to the 43
Buyers, subject to the conditions of this Contract and 44
the Vessel with everything belonging to her shall be 45
delivered and taken over as she is at the time of delivery, 46
after which the Sellers shall have no responsibility for 47
possible faults or deficiencies of any description. 48
   
The Buyers undertake to pay for the repatriation of the 49
Master, officers and other personnel if appointed by the 50
Sellers to the port where the Vessel entered the Bareboat 51
Charter as per Clause 3 (Part II) or to pay the equivalent 52
cost for their journey to any other place. 53

 

 

 

 

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  PART V
PROVISIONS TO APPLY FOR VESSELS REGISTERED IN A
BAREBOAT CHARTER REGISTRY
OPTIONAL
PART
  (Optional, only to apply if expressly agreed and stated in Box 43)  

 

1. Definitions 1
For the purpose of this PART V, the following terms shall 2
have the meanings hereby assigned to them: 3
“The Bareboat Charter Registry” shall mean the registry 4
of the State whose flag the Vessel will fly and in which 5
the Charterers are registered as the bareboat charterers 6
during the period of the Bareboat Charter. 7
“The Underlying Registry” shall mean the registry of the 8
state in which the Owners of the Vessel are registered 9
as Owners and to which jurisdiction and control of the 10
Vessel will revert upon termination of the Bareboat 11
Charter Registration. 12
2. Mortgage 13
The Vessel chartered under this Charter is financed by 14
a mortgage and the provisions of Clause 12(b) (Part II) 15
shall apply. 16
3. Termination of Charter by Default 17
If the Vessel chartered under this Charter is registered 18
in a Bareboat Charter Registry as stated in Box 44, and 19
if the Owners shall default in the payment of any amounts 20
due under the mortgage(s) specified in Box 28, the 21
Charterers shall, if so required by the mortgagee, direct 22
the Owners to re register the Vessel in the Underlying 23
Registry as shown in Box 45. 24
In the event of the Vessel being deleted from the 25
Bareboat Charter Registry as stated in Box 44, due to a 26
default by the Owners in the payment of any amounts 27
due under the mortgage(s), the Charterers shall have 28
the right to terminate this Charter forthwith and without 29
prejudice to any other claim they may have against the 30
Owners under this Charter. 31

 

 

 



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CONTENTS  
   
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32. Definitions 3
33. Interpretations 20
34. Background 22
35. Delivery 22
36. Conditions precedent 24
37. Bunkers and luboils 27
38. Further maintenance and operation 27
39. Structural changes and alterations 28
40. Hire 29
41. Increased Costs 33
42. Insurance 35
43. Inspection 42
44. Redelivery 43
45. Redelivery conditions 43
46. Survey on redelivery 44
47. Owners’ mortgage 44
48. Charterers’ representations and warranties 45
49. Charterers’ undertakings 48
50. Financial covenants 55
51. Value maintenance clause 56
52. Termination Events 58
53. Sub-chartering 62
54. Name of Vessel 63
55. Purchase Option 63
56. Purchase Obligation and transfer of title 64
57. Total Loss 65
58. Appointment of Approved Manager 66
59. Fees and expenses 67
60. Stamp duties 67
61. Operational notifiable events 67
62. Further indemnities 68
63. Set-off 70
64. Further assurances and undertakings 70
65. Cumulative rights 70
66. No waiver 70
67. Entire agreement 71

 

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68. Amendments 71
69. Invalidity 71
70. English language 71
71. No partnership 71
72. Disclosure of information 71
73. Notices 72
74. Survival of Charterers’ obligations 73
75. Counterparts 73
76. Third Parties Act 74
77. Waiver of immunity 74
78. Law and arbitration 74
79. FATCA 75
80. Owners’ undertakings 75
81. Conflicts 76
SCHEDULE 1 FORM OF PROTOCOL OF DELIVERY AND ACCEPTANCE 77
SCHEDULE 2 FORM OF TITLE RE-TRANSFER PROTOCOL OF DELIVERY AND ACCEPTANCE 78
SCHEDULE 3 FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE 79
SIGNATURE PAGE 81

 

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ADDITIONAL CLAUSES
TO BAREBOAT CHARTER FOR LNG CARRIER “GOLAR PENGUIN”

 

32.          Definitions

 

In this Charter:

 

Account Bank” means Nordea Bank Abp, London Branch (or such other bank or financial institution as selected or designated by the Charterers (with the consent of the Owners) from time to time).

 

Account Charge” means the deed of charge over the Earnings Account and all amounts from time to time standing to the credit to the Earnings Account from the Charterers in favour of the Owners.

 

Actual Delivery Date” means the date of delivery of the Vessel by the Owners to the Charterers under this Charter.

 

Actual Owners’ Cost” means the “Purchase Price” as defined in the MOA.

 

Affiliate” means, in relation to any person, a Subsidiary of that person or a Holding Company of that person or any other Subsidiary of that Holding Company.

 

Agreement Term” means the period commencing on the date of this Charter and terminating on the later of:

 

(a) the expiration of the Charter Period; and

 

(b) the date on which all money of any nature owed by the Obligors to the Owners under the Transaction Documents or otherwise in connection with the Vessel have been paid in full to the Owners and no obligations of the Obligors of any nature to the Owners or otherwise in connection with the Transaction Documents or with the Vessel remain unperformed or undischarged (whether or not following (i) the occurrence of a Termination Event or (ii) the exercise of the Purchase Option in accordance with the terms of this Charter).

 

AML Laws” means as to any Obligor and in relation to money laundering or terrorism, any treaty, law (including the common law), statute, ordinance, code, rule, regulation, guidelines, license, permit requirement, order or determination of any Governmental Agency, and the interpretation or administration thereof, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Obligor.

 

Applicable Rate” means:

 

(a) for any Hire Period of which the Variable Hire Determination Date falls before the occurrence of a Screen Rate Replacement Event, LIBOR; or

 

(b) for any Hire Period of which the Variable Hire Determination Date falls upon or after the occurrence of a Screen Rate Replacement Event but before a Replacement Benchmark is agreed on pursuant to paragraph (o)(i)(A) of Clause 40 (Hire), the Substitute Rate; or

 

(c) for any Hire Period of which the Variable Hire Determination Date falls upon or after a Replacement Benchmark is agreed on pursuant to paragraph (o)(i)(A) of Clause 40 (Hire), the Replacement Benchmark.

 

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Approved Broker” means such firm or firms of insurance brokers as the Charterers may appoint from time to time and in each case approved by the Owners.

 

Approved Commercial Manager” means:

 

(a) Golar Management Limited;

 

(b) any other member of the Group; or

 

(c) any other third party management company acceptable to the Owners and appointed by the Charterers for the commercial management of the Vessel.

 

Approved Manager” means either the Approved Commercial Manager or, as the context may require, the Approved Technical Manager.

 

Approved Technical Manager” means:

 

(a) Golar Management Norway AS;

 

(b) any other member of the Group; or

 

(c) any other third party management company acceptable to the Owners and appointed by the Charterers for the technical management of the Vessel.

 

Approved Valuer” means each of (a) Arrow Shipbroking, (b) Braemar ACM Shipbroking, (c) Clarksons Platou, (d) Fearnleys AS, (e) Howe Robinson, (f) Maersk Broker and any other reputable and independent ship brokers proposed by the Charterers and approved by the Owners.

 

Authorisation” means an authorisation, consent, approval, resolution, licence, exemption, filing, notarisation, lodgement or registration.

 

Balloon” means an amount which equals forty two per cent. (42%) of the Actual Owners’ Cost.

 

Break Costs” means all costs, losses, premiums or penalties incurred by the Owners (including, without limitation, but without double-counting, all costs, losses, premiums or penalties incurred by the Owners under the Finance Documents) as a result of the receipt by the Owners of any payment under or in relation to the Transaction Documents on a day other than the due date for payment of the sum in question

 

Business Day” means a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which banks and financial markets are open for business in Hong Kong, London, New York, Oslo and Shanghai.

 

Cancelling Date” means the “Cancelling Date” as set out in clause 26 (Further definitions) of the MOA.

 

Cash Collateral” means the aggregate amount deposited into the Owners’ Account pursuant to paragraph (y) (Related Vessel Sale Proceeds Surplus and Cash Collateral) of Clause 49 (Charterers’ undertakings) and paragraph (c)(ii)(A) of Clause 51 (Value maintenance clause).

 

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Cash Reserves” has the meaning given to such term in paragraph (v) (Earnings Account) of Clause 49 (Charterers’ undertaking).

 

Chargor” means Golar Power Penguin Corp., a company incorporated under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (with registration number: 103309) whose registered office is at Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro, the Marshall Islands, MH96960.

 

Charter Period” means, subject to paragraph (k) (Illegality) of Clause 40 (Hire), Clauses 52 (Termination Events), 55 (Purchase Option), 56 (Purchase Obligation and transfer of title) and 57 (Total Loss), the period of seventy two (72) consecutive months commencing from the Actual Delivery Date.

 

Charterers’ Assignment” means the deed of assignment executed or to be executed (as the case may be) by the Charterers in favour of the Owners in relation to certain of the Charterers’ rights and interest in and to (among other things):

 

(a) the Earnings;

 

(b) the Insurances;

 

(c) the Requisition Compensation;

 

(d) any Sub-Charter which (1) is on demise chartering basis or (2) has a duration (taking into account any option to renew or extend) of more than twelve (12) months; and

 

(e) any Sub-Charter Guarantee or Security Interest in favour of the Charterers for the performance of the obligations of any Sub-Charterers under any Sub-Charter referred to under paragraph (d) above.

 

Classification Society” means the vessel classification society referred to in Box 10 (Classification Society) of this Charter, or such other member of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) as the Charterers may select and the Owners may approve from time to time.

 

Cost Balance” means, at any time during the Agreement Term, an amount equal to the Actual Owners’ Cost as may be deducted by payment, prepayment, or deemed payment of:

 

(a) the Upfront Hire;

 

(b) Principal Hire; and

 

(c) the Balloon.

 

Default Termination” means a Termination pursuant to the provisions of Clause 52 (Termination Events).

 

Earnings” means all hires, freights, passage moneys, pool income and other sums payable to or for the account of the Charterers and/or the Sub-Charterers in respect of the Vessel including (without limitation) all earnings received or to be received from each Sub-Charter, all remuneration for salvage and towage services, demurrage and detention moneys, contributions in general average, compensation in respect of any requisition for hire, and damages and other payments (whether awarded by any court or arbitral tribunal or by agreement or otherwise) for breach, termination or variation of any contract for the operation, employment or use of the Vessel.

 

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Earnings Account” means, in relation to the Vessel, the US Dollar account in the name of the Charterers (with IBAN: [***]) opened with the Account Bank, and includes any sub-account thereof and such account which is designated by the Owners as the earnings account for the purposes of this Charter.

 

Environmental Approvals” means any present or future permit, licence, approval, ruling, variance, exemption or other Authorisation required under the applicable Environmental Law.

 

Environmental Claim” means any claim, proceeding, formal notice or investigation by any governmental, judicial or regulatory authority or any other person which arises out of an Environmental Incident or an alleged Environmental Incident or which relates to any Environmental Law and, for this purpose, “claim” includes a claim for damages, compensation, contribution, injury, fines, losses and penalties or any other payment of any kind, including in relation to clean-up and removal, whether or not similar to the foregoing; an order or direction to take, or not to take, certain action or to desist from or suspend certain action; and any form of enforcement or regulatory action, including the arrest or attachment of any asset.

 

Environmental Incident” means:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Environmental Law” means any present or future law or regulation relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment, to conditions in the workplace, to the carriage, generation, handling, storage, use, release or spillage of Environmentally Sensitive Material or to actual or threatened releases of Environmentally Sensitive Material.

 

Environmentally Sensitive Material” means and includes all contaminants, oil, oil products, toxic substances and any other substance (including any chemical, gas or other hazardous or noxious substance) which is (or is capable of being or becoming) polluting, toxic or hazardous.

 

Fair Market Value” means the fair market value of the Vessel as ascertained in accordance with paragraph (b) (Valuations) of Clause 51 (Value maintenance clause).

 

FATCA Deduction” has the meaning given to such term in Clause 79 (FATCA).

 

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Finance Document” means any facility agreement, security document, fee letter and any other document designated as such by the Finance Parties and the Owners and which have been or may be (as the case may be) entered into between the Finance Parties and the Owners for the purpose of, among other things, financing or (as the case may be) refinancing the Actual Owners’ Cost.

 

Finance Party” means:

 

(a) any Affiliate of the Owners which is party to a Finance Document (other than the Owners and other entities which may have agreed or be intended as debtors and/or obligors thereunder); or

 

(b) any bank or financial institution which is party to a Finance Document (other than the Owners and other entities which may have agreed or be intended as debtors and/or obligors thereunder),

 

and “Finance Parties” means two or more of them.

 

Financial Indebtedness” means any indebtedness for or in respect of:

 

(a) moneys borrowed;

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Financing Principal” means an amount which equals the difference between the Actual Owners’ Cost and the Upfront Hire.

 

Flag State” means, in relation to the Vessel, The Republic of The Marshall Islands or such other state and/or registry as the Charterers shall nominate and as may be approved in writing by the Owners.

 

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GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.

 

GLNG Compliance Certificate” means a certificate delivered pursuant to sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (m) (Compliance Certificate) of Clause 49 (Charterers’ undertakings) and signed by the chief financial officer or any other authorised signatory of the Guarantor substantially in the form set out in Part I (Form of GLNG Compliance Certificate) of Schedule 3 (Form of Compliance Certificate).

 

Golar Power” means Golar Power Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of Bermuda with registration number 51481 and whose registered address is at 2nd Floor, S.E. Pearman Building, 9 Par-la-Ville Road, Hamilton HM11 Bermuda.

 

Golar Power Compliance Certificate” means a certificate delivered pursuant to sub-paragraph (ii) of paragraph (m) (Compliance Certificate) of Clause 49 (Charterers’ undertakings) and signed by a director of Golar Power substantially in the form set out in Part II (Form of Golar Power Compliance Certificate) of Schedule 3 (Form of Compliance Certificate).

 

Governmental Agency” means any government or any governmental agency, semi-governmental or judicial entity or authority (including any stock exchange or any self-regulatory organisation established under statute).

 

Group” means the Guarantor and its Subsidiaries from time to time.

 

Guarantee” means the guarantee made or to be made by the Guarantor in favour of the Owners in respect of the Obligors’ obligations under the Transaction Documents.

 

Guarantor” means Golar LNG Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of Bermuda with registered number 30506 and whose registered address is at 2nd Floor, S.E. Pearman Building, 9 Par-la-Ville Road, Hamilton HM11, Bermuda.

 

Handling Fee” means the non-refundable handling fee in the amount equal to one point three cent. (1.3%) of the Financing Principal.

 

Hire” means each or any combination or aggregate of (as the context may require):

 

(a) the Upfront Hire;

 

(b) the relevant Principal Hire;

 

(c) the relevant Variable Hire; and

 

(d) the Balloon.

 

Hire Payment Date” means the first day of each and any Hire Period, it being understood that there are altogether twenty four (24) Hire Payment Dates.

 

Hire Period” means each and every consecutive three (3)-month period during the Charter Period, the first Hire Period to commence on the Actual Delivery Date and each and any successive Hire Period to commence on the last day of the preceding Hire Period, provided that if a Hire Period would otherwise extend beyond the expiration of the Charter Period, then such Hire Period shall terminate on the expiration of the Charter Period.

 

Holding Company” means, in relation to a person, any other person in respect of which it is a Subsidiary.

 

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Hong Kong” means the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of The People’s Republic of China.

 

IAPPC” means a valid international air pollution prevention certificate for the Vessel issued under Annex VI (Regulations for the Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships 1973 (as modified in 1978 and 1997).

 

Indemnitee” has the meaning given to such term in Clause 62 (Further indemnities).

 

Innocent Owners’ Interest Insurances” means all policies and contracts of innocent owners’ interest insurance and innocent owners’ additional perils (oil pollution) from time to time taken out by the Owners in relation to the Vessel.

 

Insurances” means all policies and contracts of insurance (including all entries in protection and indemnity or war risks associations) which are from time to time taken out or entered into by the Charterers in respect of or in connection with the Vessel or her increased value or her earnings and (where the context permits) all benefits under such contracts and policies, including all claims of any nature and returns of premium.

 

ISM Code” means the International Safety Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention adopted by the International Maritime Organisation, as the same may be amended, supplemented or superseded from time to time (and the terms “safety management system”, “Safety Management Certificate” and “Document of Compliance” have the same meanings as are given to them in the ISM Code).

 

ISPS Code” means the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code adopted by the International Maritime Organisation (as the same may be amended, supplemented or superseded from time to time).

 

ISSC” means a valid and current International Ship Security Certificate issued under the ISPS Code.

 

Legal Reservations” means:

 

(a) the principle that equitable remedies may be granted or refused at the discretion of a court and the limitation of enforcement by laws relating to insolvency, reorganisation and other laws generally affecting the rights of creditors;

 

(b) the time barring of claims under the Limitation Acts, the possibility that an undertaking to assume liability for, or indemnify a person against, non-payment of United Kingdom stamp duty may be void and defences of set-off or counterclaim;

 

(c) similar principles, rights and defences under the laws of any Relevant Jurisdiction; and

 

(d) any reservations as to matters of law (but excluding at all times any reservations or qualifications as to matters of fact) referred to in the legal opinions delivered to the Owners under Clause 36 (Conditions precedent) of this Charter.

 

LIBOR” means the applicable Screen Rate at or about 11.00 am (London time) on the relevant Variable Hire Determination Date for the offering of deposits in US Dollars for a period comparable to the relevant Hire Period and, if any such rate is below zero, LIBOR will be deemed to be zero.

 

Limitation Acts” means the Limitation Act 1980 and the Foreign Limitation Periods Act 1984.

 

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Major Casualty Amount” means five million US Dollars (US$5,000,000) or the equivalent in any other currency or currencies.

 

Manager’s Undertaking” means a written undertaking and confirmation of an Approved Commercial Manager or (as the case may be) an Approved Technical Manager executed or to be executed in favour of the Owners.

 

Margin” means three point six per cent. (3.60%) per annum.

 

MARPOL” means the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships adopted by the International Maritime Organisation (as the same may be amended, supplemented or superseded from time to time).

 

Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on:

 

(a) the business, operations, property or condition (financial or otherwise) of any Obligor;

 

(b) the ability of any Obligor to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party; or

 

(c) the validity, legality or enforceability of any Transaction Document or the rights or remedies of the Owners under the Transaction Documents.

 

MOA” has the meaning given to such term in Clause 34 (Background).

 

Mortgagees’ Interest Insurances” means all policies and contracts of mortgagees’ interest insurance and mortgagees’ additional perils (oil pollution) insurance from time to time taken out by any Finance Party in relation to the Vessel.

 

Net Sale Proceeds” means the proceeds of a sale of the Vessel received, net of any fees, commissions, costs, disbursements or other expenses incurred by the Owners as a result of the Owners arranging the proposed sale.

 

Obligors” means, together, the Charterers, the Chargor, the Guarantor and the Related Charterer and “Obligor” means any one (1) of them.

 

Original Financial Statements” means:

 

(a) in relation to the Charterers, their audited financial statements for the financial year ended 31 December 2018 and their unaudited quarterly management accounts for the financial quarter ended 30 September 2019; and

 

(b) in relation to the Guarantor, its audited consolidated financial statements for the financial year ended 31 December 2018 (the “Guarantor Annual Original Financial Statements”) and its unaudited quarterly management accounts for the financial quarter ended 30 September 2019.

 

Owners’ Account” has the meaning given to such term in paragraph (f) (Payment account information) of Clause 40 (Hire).

 

Owners’ Bank” has the meaning given to such term in paragraph (f) (Payment account information) of Clause 40 (Hire).

 

Party” means a party to this Charter and “Parties” means both of them.

 

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PDA” means the protocol of delivery and acceptance in relation to the Vessel to be executed between the Owners and the Charterers, substantially in the form of Schedule 1 (Form of Protocol of Delivery and Acceptance) hereto.

 

Permitted Mortgagee” means a Finance Party holding a mortgage over the Vessel in accordance with Clause 47 (Owners’ mortgage).

 

Permitted Security Interest” means any:

 

(a) Security Interest created by the Transaction Documents and the Finance Documents;

 

(b) unless a Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, any ship repairer’s or outfitter’s possessory lien for an amount not exceeding the Major Casualty Amount;

 

(c) any lien arising by operation of law in the ordinary course of her trading (other than for master’s, officer’s or crew’s wages outstanding);

 

(d) any lien for salvage; and

 

(e) Security Interest the creation of which has been otherwise expressly permitted in writing by the Owners.

 

Potential Termination Event” means an event or circumstance which would, with the expiry of any permitted grace period, the giving of any notice, the lapse of time, or a determination of the Owners (or any combination of the foregoing) be a Termination Event.

 

Prepositioning Date” has the meaning given to such term in the MOA.

 

Principal Hire” has the meaning given to such term in sub-paragraph (a)(ii) of Clause 40 (Hire).

 

Project Documents” means, together, the Transaction Documents, any Sub-Charter and any Sub-Charter Guarantee.

 

Purchase Obligation” means the Charterers’ obligation to purchase the Vessel at the applicable Purchase Obligation Price in accordance with Clause 56 (Purchase Obligation and transfer of title).

 

Purchase Obligation Date” has the meaning given to such term in paragraph (b) (Purchase Obligation - outbreak of war) of Clause 56 (Purchase Obligation and transfer of title).

 

Purchase Obligation Notice” has the meaning given to such term in paragraph (b) (Purchase Obligation - outbreak of war) of Clause 56 (Purchase Obligation and transfer of title).

 

Purchase Obligation Price” means:

 

(a) in relation to the Purchase Obligation pursuant to paragraph (a) (Purchase Obligation - expiry of Agreed Charter Period) of Clause 56 (Purchase Obligation and transfer of title), the aggregate of:

 

(i) one US Dollar (US$1.0); and

 

(ii) all Unpaid Sums due and payable together with interest accrued thereon pursuant to paragraph (i) (Default interest) of Clause 40 (Hire) from the due date for payment thereof up to the date of actual payment;

 

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(b) in relation to the Purchase Obligation pursuant to paragraph (b) (Purchase Obligation - outbreak of war) of Clause 56 (Purchase Obligation and transfer of title), the aggregate of:

 

(i) an amount equal to the then current Cost Balance;

 

(ii) all Hire due and payable, but unpaid, under this Charter up to (and including) the Purchase Obligation Date together with interest accrued thereon pursuant to paragraph (i) (Default interest) of Clause 40 (Hire) from the due date for payment thereof to the date of actual payment;

 

(iii) all other Unpaid Sums due and payable together with interest accrued thereon pursuant to paragraph (i) (Default interest) of Clause 40 (Hire) from the due date for payment thereof up to the date of actual payment;

 

(iv) the Break Costs (if any) if the Purchase Obligation Date does not fall on a Hire Payment Date;

 

(v) any legal costs incurred by the Owners in respect of the implementation of the Purchase Obligation;

 

(vi) any other reasonable costs, losses, liabilities and expenses incurred or suffered by the Owners in connection with any Finance Document as a result of the implementation of the Purchase Obligation; and

 

(i) any other sums as the Owners may be entitled to under the terms of this Charter, including (but not limited to) any payments referred to in paragraph (a) of Clause 17 (Indemnity) and Clause 62 (Further indemnities).

 

Purchase Option” means the option to purchase the Vessel at the applicable Purchase Option Price which the Charterers may exercise in accordance with Clause 55 (Purchase Option).

 

Purchase Option Date” means the date indicated in the Purchase Option Notice, being a Business Day on which the Charterers may exercise the Purchase Option in accordance with Clause 55 (Purchase Option).

 

Purchase Option Fee” means, in respect of the relevant Purchase Option Date, an amount that is calculated by multiplying the then current Cost Balance by the percentage applicable to the period in which the Purchase Option Date falls (the “Relevant Period”) in accordance with the following table:

 

Description of the Relevant Period   Percentage of Cost Balance to be utilised for calculating the Purchase Option Fee (%)
     
Commencing on (and inclusive of) the Actual Delivery Date and ending on (and inclusive of) the day falling immediately before the second (2nd) anniversary of the Actual Delivery Date   2.0
     

Commencing on (and inclusive of) the second (2nd) anniversary of the Actual Delivery Date and ending on (and inclusive of) the day falling immediately before the third (3rd) anniversary of the Actual Delivery Date 

  1.5
     
Commencing on (and inclusive of) the third (3rd) anniversary of the Actual Delivery Date and ending on (and inclusive of) the day falling immediately before the fourth (4th) anniversary of the Actual Delivery Date   1.0
     
Commencing on (and inclusive of) the fourth (4th) anniversary of the Actual Delivery Date   0.5

 

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Purchase Option Notice” means a written notice (in such form as the Owners and the Charterers may agree) which the Charterers may deliver to the Owners for the purpose of the Charterers exercising the Purchase Option.

 

Purchase Option Price” means the amount due and payable by the Charterers to the Owners pursuant to Clause 55 (Purchase Option), being the aggregate of:

 

(a) an amount equal to the then current Cost Balance;

 

(b) the applicable Purchase Option Fee;

 

(c) all Hire due and payable, but unpaid, under this Charter up to (and including) the Purchase Option Date together with interest accrued thereon pursuant to paragraph (i) (Default interest) of Clause 40 (Hire) from the due date for payment thereof to the date of actual payment;

 

(d) all other Unpaid Sums due and payable together with interest accrued thereon pursuant to paragraph (i) (Default interest) of Clause 40 (Hire) from the due date for payment thereof up to the date of actual payment;

 

(e) the Break Costs (if any) if the Purchase Option Date does not fall on a Hire Payment Date;

 

(f) any legal costs incurred by the Owners in respect of the exercise of the Purchase Option;

 

(g) any other reasonable costs, losses, liabilities and expenses incurred or suffered by the Owners in connection with any Finance Document as a result of the Charterers’ exercise of the Purchase Option; and

 

(h) any other sums as the Owners may be entitled to under the terms of this Charter, including (but not limited to) any payments referred to in paragraph (a) of Clause 17 (Indemnity) and Clause 62 (Further indemnities).

 

Quiet Enjoyment Letter” means:

 

(a) the quiet enjoyment letter to be entered into between the Owners, any Permitted Mortgagee and the Charterers;

 

(b) if applicable, any quiet enjoyment letter to be entered into between any Transferee pursuant to Clause 47 (Owners’ mortgage), the Permitted Mortgagee and the Charterers; and

 

(c) if applicable, any quiet enjoyment letter to be entered into between the Owners and/or any Permitted Mortgagee (in relation to the Permitted Mortgagee, on a reasonable efforts only basis), the Charterers and any Sub-Charterers,

 

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in each case, in a form acceptable to all parties and, in particular, containing language to the effect that the Permitted Mortgagee (i) (in the absence of any Termination Event) allows the Charterers unfettered use and quiet enjoyment without interruption of the Vessel in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Charter, (ii) fully acknowledges the terms of this Charter, including the Purchase Option, (iii) has the right to step into this Charter in place of the Owners and (iv) undertakes for a specific period of time not to exercise any right it may have against the Vessel, in the case of a breach by the Owners of the Finance Documents (in the absence of any Termination Event), without the consent of the Charterers, and acknowledges that the Charterers, during such period shall have (a) a right of first refusal to purchase the Vessel at a price in line with (if applicable) the Purchase Option Price (less any Purchase Option Fee) or (if applicable) the then applicable Cost Balance at such time or (b) a right to arrange for an alternative financing and/or ownership structure.

  

Related Charter” means, in relation to the Related Vessel, the bareboat charter dated 6 March 2017 and entered into between the Related Owner (as owners) and the Related Charterer (as bareboat charterers) (as may be amended, modified, supplemented, novated or substituted from time to time).

 

Related Charterer” means Golar Hull M2022 Corp., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (with registration number: 46819) whose registered office is at Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro, the Marshall Islands, MH96960.

 

Related Owner” means Oriental Fleet LNG 01 Limited 东方富利LNG01有限公司, a company formed under the laws of the British Virgin Islands (with BVI company number: 1936283) whose registered office is at Ritter House, Wickhams Cay II, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands.

 

Related Vessel” means the 160,000 m3 LNG carrier named “Golar Crystal” with IMO number 9624926.

 

Related Vessel Cost Balance” means the “Financing Principal” defined in the Related Charter.

 

Related Vessel Sale Proceeds Surplus” means the “Vessel Sale Proceeds Surplus” defined in the Related Charter and paid to the Owners by the Related Owner pursuant to clause 53(k) (Surplus of sale proceeds) of the Related Charter.

 

Relevant Jurisdictions” means, in relation to an Obligor:-

 

(a) its jurisdiction of incorporation;

 

(b) any jurisdiction where any asset subject to or intended to be subject to any Security Interest to be created by it pursuant to the relevant Security Document is situated;

 

(c) any jurisdiction where it conducts its business, or where its centre of main interest is situated or where its central management and control is or has recently been exercised; and

 

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

 

Relevant Nominating Body” means any applicable central bank, regulator or other supervisory authority or a group of them, or any working group or committee sponsored or chaired by, or constituted at the request of, any of them or the Financial Stability Board.

 

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Replacement Benchmark” means a benchmark rate which is:

 

(a) formally designated, nominated or recommended as the replacement for the Screen Rate by:

 

(i) the administrator of the Screen Rate (provided that the market or economic reality that such benchmark rate measures is the same as that measured by the Screen Rate); or

 

(ii) any Relevant Nominating Body,

 

and if replacements have, at the relevant time, been formally designated, nominated or recommended under both paragraphs, the “Replacement Benchmark” will be the replacement under paragraph (ii) above;

 

(b) in the opinion of Owners and the Charterers, generally accepted in the international or any relevant domestic syndicated loan markets as the appropriate successor to the Screen Rate; or

 

(c) in the opinion of the Owners and the Charterers, an appropriate successor to the Screen Rate.

 

Requisition Compensation” means all compensation or other money which may from time to time be payable to the Charterers as a result of the Vessel being requisitioned for title or in any other way compulsorily acquired (other than by way of requisition for hire).

 

Restricted Party” means a person or entity that is (i) listed on, or owned or controlled by a person listed on, any Sanctions List; (ii) a national of, located in, incorporated under the laws of, or owned or (directly or indirectly) controlled by, a person located in or organised under the laws of a country or territory that is the target of country-wide or territory-wide Sanctions; or (iii) otherwise a target of Sanctions (“target of Sanctions” signifying a person with whom a US person or other national of Sanctions Authority would be prohibited or restricted by law from engaging in trade, business or other activities).

 

Sanctions” means the economic sanction laws, regulations, embargoes or restrictive measures administered, enacted or enforced by: (i) the United States government; (ii) the United Nations; (iii) the European Union; (iv) the United Kingdom; or (v) the respective governmental institutions and agencies of any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the US Department of Treasury (“OFAC”), the United States Department of State and Her Majesty’s Treasury (“HMT”) (together, the “Sanctions Authorities”).

 

Sanctions List” means the “Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons” list maintained by the OFAC, the Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets and the Investment Ban List maintained by HMT, or any similar list maintained by, or public announcement of Sanctions designation made by, any of the Sanctions Authorities.

 

Screen Rate” means the London interbank offered rate administered by the ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (or any other person which takes over the administration of that rate) for US Dollars for the relevant period displayed on page LIBOR01 or LIBOR 02 of the Thomson Reuters screen (or any replacement Thomson Reuters page which displays that rate) or on the appropriate page of such other information service which publishes that rate from time to time in place of Thomson Reuters. If such page or service ceases to be available, the Owners may specify another page or service displaying the appropriate rate after consultation with the Charterers.

 

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Screen Rate Replacement Event” means, in relation to the Screen Rate that:

 

(a) the methodology, formula or other means of determining that Screen Rate has, in the opinion of the Owners and the Charterers, materially changed; or

 

(b)   

 

(i)   

 

(A) the administrator of the Screen Rate or its supervisor publicly announces that such administrator is insolvent; or

 

(B) information is published in any order, decree, notice, petition or filing, however described, of or filed with a court, tribunal, exchange, regulatory authority or similar administrative, regulatory or judicial body which reasonably confirms that the administrator of the Screen Rate is insolvent,

 

provided that, in each case, at that time, there is no successor administrator to continue to provide the Screen Rate;

 

(ii) the administrator of the Screen Rate publicly announces that it has ceased or will cease to provide the Screen Rate permanently or indefinitely and, at that time, there is no successor administrator to continue to provide the Screen Rate;

 

(iii) the supervisor of the administrator of the Screen Rate publicly announces that the Screen Rate has been or will be permanently or indefinitely discontinued; or

 

(iv) the administrator of the Screen Rate or its supervisor announces that the Screen Rate may no longer be used; or

 

(c) the administrator of that Screen Rate determines that the Screen Rate should be calculated in accordance with its reduced submissions or other contingency or fallback policies or arrangements and either:

 

(i) the circumstance(s) or events leading to such determination are not temporary; or

 

(ii) the Screen Rate is calculated in accordance with any such policy or arrangement for a period no less than three months; or

 

(d) in the opinion of the Owners and the Charterers, the Screen Rate is otherwise no longer appropriate for the purposes of calculating the Variable Hire under this Charter.

 

Security Documents” means, in relation to the Vessel, collectively the following:

 

(a) the Account Charge;

 

(b) the Charterers’ Assignment;

 

(c) the Guarantee;

 

(d) each Manager’s Undertaking;

 

(e) the Share Charge; and

 

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(f) any other document that may at any time be executed by any person guaranteeing, creating, evidencing or perfecting any Security Interest to secure all or part of all the Obligors’ obligations under or in connection with the Transaction Documents,

 

and “Security Document” means any one of them.

 

Security Interest” means a mortgage, charge (whether fixed or floating), pledge, lien, encumbrance, hypothecation, assignment or security interest of any kind securing any obligation of any person or any type of preferential arrangement (including, without limitation, conditional sale, title transfer and/or retention arrangements having a similar effect), in each case howsoever arising.

 

Sellers” means the Charterers in their capacity as sellers under the MOA. “Settlement Date” means, following a Total Loss of the Vessel, the earlier of:

 

(a) the date which falls on the earlier of:

 

(i) ninety (90) days after the date of occurrence of the Total Loss; and

 

(ii) seventy two (72) months after the Actual Delivery Date,

 

in each case, if such date is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day; and

 

(b) the date on which the Owners receive the Total Loss Proceeds in respect of the Total Loss.

 

Share Charge” means the charge over the entire issued share capital of the Charterers executed or (as the case may be) to be executed by the Chargor in favour of the Owners.

 

Shareholder Funding” means any funding provided or to be provided by Golar Power to the Charterers (and which shall be subordinated (to the satisfaction to the Owners) in all respects to any and all amounts owing by the Charterers to the Owners under the Transaction Documents).

 

Sub-Charter” means any charterparty or contract of employment in respect of the Vessel entered into between the Charterers as disponent owners and any Sub-Charterers.

 

Sub-Charter Guarantee” means any guarantee provided by a Sub-Charter Guarantor in favour of the Charterers in respect of the relevant Sub-Charterers’ obligations under the relevant Sub-Charter.

 

Sub-Charter Guarantor” means any sub-charter guarantor in connection with a Sub-Charter which is or will be a party to a Sub-Charter Guarantee.

 

Sub-Charterers” means any sub-charterers which are or will be parties to the relevant Sub-Charter.

 

Subsidiary” means a subsidiary undertaking within the meaning of section 1162 of the Companies Act 2006.

 

Substitute Rate” has the meaning given to such term in paragraph (o)(i)(B) of Clause 40 (Hire).

 

Tax” or “tax” means any present and future tax (including, without limitation, value added tax, consumption tax or any other tax in respect of added value or any income), levy, impost, duty or other charge or withholding of any nature (including any penalty or interest payable in connection with any failure to pay or any delay in paying any of the same); and “Taxes”, “taxes”, “Taxation” and “taxation” shall be construed accordingly.

 

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Termination” means the termination at any time of the chartering of the Vessel under this Charter.

 

Termination Event” means each of the events specified in paragraph (a) (Termination Events) of Clause 52 (Termination Events).

 

Termination Notice” means the termination notice referred to in (as the context may require):

 

(a) paragraph (k) (Illegality) of Clause 40 (Hire); or

 

(b) paragraph (c) (Owners’ options after occurrence of a Termination Event) of Clause 52 (Termination Events).

 

Termination Payment Date” means:

 

(a) in respect of a Termination in accordance with paragraph (k) (Illegality) of Clause 40 (Hire), the date specified in the Termination Notice served on the Charterers pursuant to that Clause;

 

(b) in respect of a Default Termination, the date specified in the Termination Notice served on the Charterers pursuant to paragraph (c) (Owners’ options after occurrence of a Termination Event) of Clause 52 (Termination Events) in respect of such Default Termination; or

 

(c) in respect of a Total Loss Termination, the Settlement Date in respect of the Total Loss which gives rise to such Total Loss Termination.

 

Termination Sum” means an amount representing the Owners’ losses as a result of a Termination prior to the expiry of the Agreed Charter Period (other than by virtue of the Charterers exercising the Purchase Option in accordance with Clause 55 (Purchase Option)), which both parties acknowledge as a genuine and reasonable pre-estimate of the Owners’ losses in the event of such Termination and shall consist of the following:

 

(a) an amount equal to the then current Cost Balance;

 

(b) all Hire due and payable, but unpaid, under this Charter up to (and including) the relevant Termination Payment Date together with interest accrued thereon pursuant to paragraph (i) (Default interest) of Clause 40 (Hire) from the due date for payment thereof to the date of actual payment;

 

(c) all other Unpaid Sums due and payable, together with interest accrued thereon pursuant to paragraph (i) (Default interest) of Clause 40 (Hire) from the due date for payment thereof up to the date of actual payment;

 

(d) the Break Costs (if any) if the Termination Payment Date does not fall on a Hire Payment Date;

 

(e) any legal costs incurred by the Owners in respect of the Termination;

 

(f) so long as the Vessel is not being transferred to the Charterers, all liabilities, costs and expenses so incurred in recovering possession of, and in repositioning, berthing, insuring and maintaining the Vessel for carrying out any works or modifications required to cause the Vessel to conform with the provisions of Clauses 44 (Redelivery) and 45 (Redelivery conditions);

 

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(g) any other reasonable costs, losses, liabilities and expenses incurred or suffered by the Owners solely in connection with any Finance Document as a result of the Termination; and

 

(h) any other sums as the Owners may be entitled to under the terms of this Charter, including (but not limited to) any payments referred to in paragraph (a) of Clause 17 (Indemnity) and Clause 62 (Further indemnities).

 

Test Date” has the meaning given to such term in paragraph (a) (Definitions) of Clause 51(Value maintenance clause).

 

Third Parties Act” means the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.

 

Title Re-Transfer PDA” means the protocol of delivery and acceptance in relation to the re-transfer of the Vessel to be executed between the Owners and the Charterers, substantially in the form of Schedule 2 (Form of Title Re-Transfer Protocol of Delivery and Acceptance) hereto upon expiration of the Charter Period.

 

Total Loss” means, during the Charter Period:

 

(a) actual or constructive or compromised or agreed or arranged total loss of the Vessel;

 

(b) the requisition for title or compulsory acquisition of the Vessel by any Governmental Agency;

 

(c) the capture, seizure, arrest, detention, hijacking, theft, condemnation as prize, confiscation or forfeiture of the Vessel (not falling within (b) above), unless the Vessel is released and returned to the possession of the Owners or the Charterers within thirty (30) days after the capture, seizure, arrest, detention, hijacking, theft, condemnation as prize, confiscation or forfeiture in question,

 

and for the purpose of this Charter, (i) an actual Total Loss of the Vessel shall be deemed to have occurred at the date and time when the Vessel was lost but if the date of the loss is unknown the actual Total Loss shall be deemed to have occurred on the date on which the Vessel was last reported, (ii) a constructive Total Loss shall be deemed to have occurred at the date and time at which a notice of abandonment of the Vessel is given to the insurers of the Vessel, and (iii) a compromised, agreed or arranged Total Loss shall be deemed to have occurred on the date of the relevant compromise, agreement or arrangement.

 

Total Loss Proceeds” means the proceeds of the Insurances or any other compensation of any description in respect of a Total Loss unconditionally received and retained by or on behalf of the Owners in respect of a Total Loss.

 

Total Loss Termination” means a Termination pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (a) (Total Loss Termination) of Clause 57 (Total Loss).

 

Transaction Documents” means, together, this Charter, the MOA, the Security Documents and such other documents as may be designated as such by the Owners and the Charterers from time to time.

 

Unpaid Sum” means any sum due and payable but unpaid by any Obligor under the Transaction Documents.

 

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Upfront Hire” means the non-refundable advance hire payment which the Charterers are obliged to pay upfront to the Owners, being an amount equal to thirty per cent. (30%) of the Actual Owners’ Cost.

 

US Dollars”, “Dollars”, “USD”, “US$” and “$” each means available and freely transferable and convertible funds in lawful currency of the United States of America.

 

US Tax Obligor” means:

 

(a) an obligor which is resident for tax purposes in the United States of America; or

 

(b) an obligor some or all of whose payments under the Transaction Documents to which it is a party are from sources within the United States for US federal income tax purposes.

 

Valuation Report” means, in relation to the Vessel, a desktop valuation report (without physical inspection) addressed to the Owners from an Approved Valuer on the basis of a charter-free sale for prompt delivery for cash at arm’s length on normal commercial terms as between a willing seller and a willing buyer.

 

Variable Hire” has the meaning given to such term in sub-paragraph (a)(iii) of Clause 40 (Hire).

 

Variable Hire Determination Date” means, in relation to a Hire Period, the date falling fourteen (14) Business Days prior to the first day of such Hire Period.

 

Vessel” means the 160,000 m3 LNG carrier named “Golar Penguin” as more particularly described in Boxes 5 (Vessel’s name, call sign and flag) to 10 (Classification Society) of this Charter.

 

Vessel Management Agreement” means, in relation to the Vessel, each technical, commercial and/or crew management agreement executed or to be executed (as the case may be) between (a) an Approved Manager (as technical, commercial and/or crew manager (as the case may be)), and (b) the Charterers (as demise owners).

 

33. Interpretations

 

(a) In this Charter, unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to:

 

(i) this Charter include the Schedule hereto and references to Clauses and Schedules are, unless otherwise specified, references to Clauses of and Schedules to this Charter and, in the case of a Schedule, to such Schedule as incorporated in this Charter as substituted from time to time;

 

(ii) any statutory or other legislative provision shall be construed as including any statutory or legislative modification or re-enactment thereof, or any substitution therefor;

 

(iii) the term “Vessel” includes any part of the Vessel;

 

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

 

(v) the “Owners”, the “Charterers”, the “Chargor”, the “Guarantor”, any “Obligor”, any ” Sub-Charterers” or any other person include any of their respective successors, permitted assignees and permitted transferees;

 

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(vi) a “Project Document” or any other agreement, instrument or document include such Project Document or other agreement, instrument or document as the same may from time to time by amended, modified, supplemented, novated or substituted;

 

(vii) the “equivalent” in one currency (the “first currency”) as at any date of an amount in another currency (the “second currency”) shall be construed as a reference to the amount of the first currency which could be purchased with such amount of the second currency at the spot rate of exchange quoted by the Owners’ Bank at or about 11:00 a.m. (Hong Kong time) two (2) business days (being a day other than Saturday or Sunday on which banks and foreign exchange markets are generally open for business in Hong Kong) prior to such date for the purpose of the first currency with the second currency for delivery and value on such date;

 

(viii) hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import means this Charter as a whole (including the Schedules) and not any particular part hereof;

 

(ix) law” includes common or customary law and any constitution, decree, judgment, legislation, order, ordinance, regulation, rule, statute, treaty or other legislative measure in any jurisdiction or any present or future directive, regulation, request or requirement, or official or judicial interpretation of any of the foregoing, in each case having the force of law and, if not having the force of law, in respect of which compliance is generally customary;

 

(x) month” means, save as otherwise provided, a period starting on one day in a calendar month and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the next calendar month, except that if there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month in which that period is to end, that period shall end on the last day in that calendar month;

 

(xi) the word “person” or “persons” or to words importing persons include, without limitation, any state, divisions of a state, government, individuals, partnerships, corporations, ventures, government agencies, committees, departments, authorities and other bodies, corporate or unincorporated, whether having distinct legal personality or not;

 

(xii) the “winding-up”, “dissolution”, “administration”, “liquidation”, “insolvency”, “reorganisation”, “readjustment of debt”, “suspension of payments”, “moratorium” or “bankruptcy” (and their derivatives and cognate expressions) of any person shall each be construed so as to include the others and any equivalent or analogous proceedings or event under the laws of any jurisdiction in which such person is incorporated or any jurisdiction in which such person carries on business;

 

(xiii) protection and indemnity risks” means the usual risks covered by a protection and indemnity association which is a member of the International Group of P&I Clubs, including pollution risks, extended passenger cover and the proportion (if any) of any sums payable to any other person or persons in case of collision which are not recoverable under the hull and machinery policies by reason of the incorporation in them of clause 6 of the International Hull Clauses (1/11/02 or 1/11/03), clause 8 of the Institute Time Clauses (Hull)(1/10/83) or clause 8 of the Institute Time Clauses (Hulls)(1/11/1995) or the Institute Amended Running Down Clause (1/10/71) or any equivalent provision;

 

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(xiv) a Potential Termination Event or Termination Event is “continuing” if it has not been remedied or waived; and

 

(xv) words denoting the plural number include the singular and vice versa.

 

(b) Headings are for the purpose of reference only, have no legal or other significance, and shall be ignored in the interpretation of this Charter.

 

(c) A time of day (unless otherwise specified) is a reference to Hong Kong time.

 

34. Background

 

(a) The MOA By a memorandum of agreement (the “MOA”) of even date herewith made between the Owners (as buyers thereunder) and the Sellers (as sellers thereunder), the Owners have agreed to purchase and the Sellers have agreed to sell the Vessel subject to the terms and conditions therein.

 

(b) Transfer of ownership pursuant to MOA Accordingly the parties hereby agree that this Charter is subject to the effective transfer of ownership of the Vessel to the Owners pursuant to the MOA.

 

(c) Cancelling Events If:

 

(i) the Vessel is not delivered by the Cancelling Date (or such later date as the Owners and Sellers may agree);

 

(ii) it becomes unlawful for the Owners (as buyers) to perform or comply with any or all of their obligations under the MOA, or any of the obligations of the Owners under the MOA is not or ceases to be legal, valid, binding and enforceable; or

 

(iii) the MOA expires, is cancelled, terminated, rescinded or suspended or otherwise ceases to remain in full force and effect for any reason,

 

then (notwithstanding any rights and claims which the parties to the MOA may have against each other under the MOA) neither Party shall be liable to the other for any claim arising out of this Charter and this Charter shall immediately terminate and be cancelled (with the exception of Clause 17 (Indemnity) (Part II) and Clause 62 (Further indemnities)), provided that:

 

(A) the Owners shall be entitled to retain all fees paid by the Charterers pursuant to Clause 59 (Fees and expense) and, without prejudice to Clause 59 (Fees and expenses), if any fees which are or have been due and payable pursuant to such Clause but have not so been paid by the Charterers, the Charterers shall forthwith pay such fees to the Owners); and

 

(B) such payment shall not be construed as a penalty but shall represent an agreed estimate of the loss and damage suffered by the Owners in entering into this Charter and shall therefore be paid as compensation to the Owners.

 

35. Delivery

 

(a) Conditions to delivery The obligation of the Owners to charter the Vessel to the Charterers pursuant to this Charter shall be subject to the following conditions:
 
(i) delivery of the Vessel by the Charterers to the Owners pursuant to the terms of the MOA;

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(ii) the Owners obtaining full title to the Vessel pursuant to the terms of the MOA;

 

(iii) no Termination Event having occurred which is continuing on or prior to the Actual Delivery Date;

 

(iv) the representations and warranties referred to in Clause 48 (Charterers’ representations and warranties) being true and correct on the date of this Charter and the Actual Delivery Date;

 

(v) the Actual Delivery Date falling on or before the Cancelling Date (or such later date as may be agreed between the Owners (as buyer under the MOA) and the Sellers); and

 

(vi) the Owners having received, or being satisfied that they will receive, the documents and evidence referred to in paragraph (a) (Owners’ conditions precedent) of Clause 36 (Conditions precedent), in each case in all respects in form and substance satisfactory to them on or before the Actual Delivery Date.

 

(b) Delivery and acceptance Provided that the conditions referred to in paragraph (a) (Conditions to delivery) above have been fulfilled or waived to the satisfaction of the Owners (which shall be evidenced in writing by the Owners), the Owners and the Charterers agree that:

 

(i) the Charterers shall, at their own expense, upon the Actual Delivery Date arrange for the Vessel to be registered under the laws and flag of the Flag State and in the name of the Owners as legal owner and the Charterers as demise charterers;

 

(ii) the Charterers shall take delivery of the Vessel from the Owners under this Charter (such delivery to be conclusively evidenced by a duly executed PDA) immediately following the acceptance of delivery of the Vessel by the Owners from the Sellers pursuant to the MOA;

 

(iii) the Charterers will accept the Vessel:

 

(A) on an “as is where is” basis in exactly the same form and state as the Vessel is delivered by the Sellers to the Owners pursuant to the MOA;

 

(B) in such form and state with any faults, deficiencies and errors of description; and

 

(C) for the avoidance of doubt, no underwater inspection shall be performed at the time of commencement of this Charter on the basis that any repairs required at the next scheduled dry-docking are the responsibility of the Charterers; and

 

(iv) the Charterers shall have no right to refuse acceptance of delivery of the Vessel into this Charter if the Vessel is delivered to the Owners pursuant to the MOA and, notwithstanding and without prejudice to the foregoing, the Owners and the Charterers nonetheless agree to enter into and execute the PDA on delivery of the Vessel under this Charter.

 

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(c) No representation or warranty from Owners The Charterers acknowledge and agree that the Owners are not the manufacturer or original supplier of the Vessel which has been purchased by the Owners pursuant to the MOA, and have therefore made no representations or warranties in respect of the Vessel or any part thereof, and hereby waive all their rights in respect of any warranty or condition implied (whether statutory or otherwise) on the part of the Owners and all claims against the Owners howsoever the same might arise at any time in respect of the Vessel, or arising out of the construction, operation or performance of the Vessel and the chartering thereof under this Charter (including, without limitation, in respect of the seaworthiness or otherwise of the Vessel).

 

(d) No liability from Owners In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (c) (No representation or warranty from Owners) above, the Owners shall be under no liability whatsoever, howsoever arising, in respect of the injury, death, loss, damage or delay of or to or in connection with the Vessel or any person or property whatsoever, whether onboard the Vessel or elsewhere, and irrespective of whether such injury, death, loss, damage or delay shall arise from the unseaworthiness of the Vessel. For the purpose of this paragraph (d), “delay” shall include delay to the Vessel (whether in respect of delivery under this Charter or thereafter and any other delay whatsoever).

 

36. Conditions precedent

 

(a) Owners’ conditions precedent Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Charter, the obligations of the Owners to charter the Vessel to the Charterers under this Charter are subject to and conditional upon the Owners’ receipt of following documents and evidence (in each case in form and substance acceptable to the Owners) on or before the Actual Delivery Date:

 

(i) an original of each of the following:

 

(A) the duly executed Charter;

 

(B) the duly executed Security Documents together with all documents required by any of them; and

 

(C) the duly executed MOA;

 

(ii) certified true copies of the memorandum and articles of association (or equivalent documents) (and all amendments thereto) of each Obligor and any other documents required to be filed or registered or issued under the laws of their jurisdiction of incorporation to establish their incorporation;

 

(iii) certified true copies of resolutions passed at meetings of the board of directors of each Obligor (other than the Guarantor) and a certified true copy of an extract of resolutions passed at meetings of the board of directors of the Guarantor, each evidencing the relevant Obligor’s respective approval of the Transaction Documents and authorising appropriate officers, directors or attorneys to execute the same and to sign all notices required to be given hereunder or thereunder on their behalf or other evidence of such approvals and authorisations as shall be acceptable to the Owners;

 

(iv) a specimen of the signature of each person authorised by the resolution referred to in sub-paragraph (iii) above;

 

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(v) a certified true copy of a certificate of good standing of each Obligor (other than the Guarantor) and a certified true copy of a certificate of compliance of the Guarantor, each issued no earlier than ten (10) days prior to the Actual Delivery Date;

 

(vi) an original certificate of an authorised signatory of each Obligor certifying that each copy document relating to it specified in this paragraph (a) is correct, complete and in full force and effect;

 

(vii) if applicable, the original power of attorney of each Obligor under which any document (including the Transaction Documents) are to be executed or transactions undertaken by them;

 

(viii) if applicable, copies (certified true where possible) of all Authorisations as may be necessary to authorise the performance by each of the Obligors of its obligations under the Transaction Documents to which it is or (as the case may be) will be a party, and the execution, validity and enforceability of such Transaction Documents;

 

(ix) an original transcript of registry issued by the Flag State on the Actual Delivery Date evidencing that the Sellers are the owners of the Vessel and the Vessel is free from registered encumbrance and mortgages;

 

(x) copies or, where applicable, electronic copies of the following:

 

(A) the Original Financial Statements in relation to the Charterers and the Guarantor;

 

(B) each duly executed Vessel Management Agreement;

 

(C) the Vessel’s current Safety Management Certificate (as such term is defined pursuant to the ISM Code);

 

(D) each applicable Approved Technical Manager’s current Document of Compliance (as such term is defined pursuant to the ISM Code);

 

(E) the Vessel’s current ISSC;

 

(F) the Vessel’s current IAPPC;

 

(G) the Vessel’s classification certificate evidencing that she is free of all conditions of class from the Classification Society;

 

in each case (and where applicable) together with all addenda, amendments or supplements;

 

(xi) evidence that:

 

(A) all the conditions precedents under clause 8 (Conditions precedent) of the MOA have been, or, in the Owners’ opinion, will be satisfied on the Actual Delivery Date;

 

(B) the Charterers have paid the Handling Fee and all other payable fees, costs and expenses in accordance with Clause 59 (Fees and expenses);

 

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(C) on or immediately after the Actual Delivery Date, the Vessel will be registered (or at least provisionally registered, if applicable) under the laws and flag of the Flag State and in the name of the Owners with all associated costs and expenses paid by the Charterers in accordance with paragraph (b)(vii) (Other costs and expenses) of Clause 59 (Fees and expenses);

 

(D) the Vessel is insured in the manner required by the Transaction Documents (including, in particular, evidence that Innocent Owners’ Interest Insurances have been arranged and that the Owners have been or will be reimbursed by the Charterers for all costs, premiums and expenses paid or incurred by the Owners in connection therewith), together with:

 

(1) (if required by the Owners) an insurance report (in form and substance acceptable to the Owners) in respect of the Insurances issued by an insurance adviser appointed by the Owners or confirmation satisfactory to the Owners that such an insurance report will be issued;

 

(2) evidence that the relevant loss payable clause (in a form as the Owners may approve) has been or will be endorsed on or attached to the policies, the cover notes or certificates of entry relating to the Insurances; and

 

(3) evidence that letters of undertaking (each in a form as the Owners may approve) will be issued;

 

(E) the Cash Reserves (in an amount which complies with paragraph (v) (Earnings Account) of Clause 49 (Charterers’ undertaking)) have been credited into the Earnings Account;

 

(F) the Upfront Hire has been deducted from the Actual Owners’ Cost or (as the case may be) paid in accordance with the terms of this Charter; and

 

(G) any process agent referred to in any Transaction Document has accepted its appointment;

 

(xii) a legal opinion of the legal advisers to the Owners in each of the following relevant jurisdictions:

 

(A) England and Wales;

 

(B) Bermuda; and

 

(C) The Republic of the Marshall Islands,

 

or confirmation satisfactory to the Owners that such an opinion will be given; and

 

(xiii) a copy of any other Authorisation or other document, opinion or assurance which the Owners reasonably consider to be necessary or desirable in connection with the entry into and performance of the transactions contemplated by any Transaction Document or for the validity and enforceability of any Transaction Document (including, without limitation in relation to or for the purposes of any financing by the Owners).

 

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(b) Owners’ discretion regarding conditions precedent If the Owners in their sole discretion agree at the request of the Charterers to deliver the Vessel under this Charter to the Charterers before all of the documents and evidence required under paragraph (a) (Owners’ conditions precedent) above have been delivered to or to the order of the Owners, the Charterers undertake to deliver all outstanding documents and evidence to or to the order of the Owners no later than seven (7) Business Days after the Actual Delivery Date (or such later date as the Owners may agree in writing, acting in their sole discretion). The delivery of the Vessel by the Owners to the Charterers under this Charter shall not, unless otherwise notified by the Owners (acting in their sole discretion) to the Charterers in writing, be taken as a waiver of the Owners’ right to require production of all the documents and evidenced required by this Clause 36.

 

(c) Certified true copies Each certified true copy document referred to this Clause 36 must be certified by a director, company secretary or duly authorised representative of the relevant Obligor as being true and complete as at a date no later than the Actual Delivery Date.

 

(d) Original document If any of the original documents required under paragraph (a) (Owners’ conditions precedent) above cannot be delivered to the Owners on or prior to the Actual Delivery Date, the Owners will rely on a scanned copy of such document to proceed with the delivery of the Vessel as long as evidence that such original document is in transit to the Owners by courier is provided by the Charterers.

 

37. Bunkers and luboils

 

(a) At delivery the Charterers shall take over all bunkers, lubricating oil, water and unbroached provisions in the Vessel without cost.

 

(b) To the extent that Clause 44 (Redelivery) applies, at redelivery the Owners shall take over and pay for all bunkers, unused lubricating oil, water and unbroached provisions and other consumable stores in the Vessel at the Charterers’ net contract invoiced prices (including Charterers’ usual discounts).

 

38. Further maintenance and operation

 

(a) Maintenance The good commercial maintenance practice under Clause 10 (Maintenance and Operation) (Part II) of this Charter shall be deemed to include:

 

(i) the maintenance and operation of the Vessel by the Charterers in accordance with:

 

(A) the relevant regulations, requirements and recommendations of the Classification Society;

 

(B) the relevant regulations, requirements and recommendations of the country and flag of the Vessel’s registry;

 

(C) any applicable IMO regulations (including, without limitation, the ISM Code, the ISPS Code and MARPOL);

 

(D) all other applicable regulations, requirements and recommendations; and

 

(E) the Charterers’ operations and maintenance manuals;

 

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(ii) the maintenance and operation of the Vessel by the Charterers taking into account:

 

(A) engine manufacturers’ recommended maintenance and service schedules;

 

(B) builder’s operations and maintenance manuals; and

 

(iii) recommended maintenance and service schedules of all installed equipment and pipework.

 

(b) Access to class records The Charterers covenant with the Owners to arrange (at the Charterers’ costs) access to class records and inspection records for the Owners as available to the Charterers.

 

(c) Extra equipment Any equipment that is found not to be required on board as a result of regulation or operational experience is either to be, at the Charterers’ option, removed at the Charterers’ expense or to be maintained in operable condition.

 

39. Structural changes and alterations

 

(a) The Charterers shall make no structural changes in the Vessel or changes in the machinery, engines, appurtenances or spare parts thereof without in each instance first securing the Owners’ consent thereto except where any such change:

 

(i) does not have a material adverse effect on the Vessel’s certification or the Vessel’s fitness for purpose; and

 

(ii) will not materially diminish the value of the Vessel and/or have a material adverse effect on the safety, performance, value or marketability of the Vessel.

 

(b) Upon the occurrence of any Termination Event which is continuing, and if the Vessel is not being transferred to the Charterers pursuant to and in accordance with paragraph (g) (Transfer of title) of Clause 52 (Termination Events) and the Owners decide to retake possession of the Vessel pursuant to paragraph (d) of Clause 52 (Termination Events), then the Charterers shall, in each case at their expense, restore the Vessel to its former condition unless the changes made are carried out:

 

(i) with the prior written consent of the Owners; or

 

(ii) to improve the performance, operation or marketability of the Vessel; or

 

(iii) as a result of a regulatory compliance.

 

(c) Any improvement, structural changes or new equipment becoming necessary for the continued operation of the Vessel by reason of new class requirements or by compulsory legislation shall be for the Charterers’ account and the Charterers shall not have any right to recover from the Owners any part of the cost for such improvements, changes or new equipment either during the Charter Period, or at redelivery of the Vessel. Unless otherwise requested by the Owners, the Charterers shall not remove any such improvement structural changes or new equipment at redelivery of the Vessel. The Charterers shall upon request give written notice to the Owners of any such improvement, structural changes or new equipment.

 

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40. Hire

 

(a) Hire during Charter Period In consideration of the Owners’ agreement to charter the Vessel to the Charterers during the Charter Period pursuant to the terms hereof, the Charterers shall pay (or, in respect of the Upfront Hire only and subject to compliance with paragraph (i) below, be deemed to have paid) to the Owners each of the following sums on the relevant dates as follows:

 

(i) by way of advance hire which is payable upfront, an amount equal to the Upfront Hire on or before the Actual Delivery Date which:

 

(A) is non-refundable under any circumstances; and

 

(B) shall be deducted from the Actual Owners’ Cost in accordance with the MOA;

 

(ii) by way of principal hire (each a “Principal Hire”) on each Hire Payment Date an amount equal to one twenty-fourth (1/24th) of the difference between (A) the Financing Principal and (B) the Balloon; and

 

(iii) by way of variable hire (each a “Variable Hire”), the variable hire then payable on the corresponding Hire Payment Date. The amount of Variable Hire payable on each Hire Payment Date is calculated in accordance with the following formula:

 

A x B x C

 

whereby

 

A = the Cost Balance immediately prior to the relevant Hire Payment Date

 

B = the aggregate of the Margin and the Applicable Rate for the relevant Hire Period commencing on that Hire Payment Date

 

C = a fraction whose denominator is three hundred and sixty (360) and numerator is the number of days which will elapse from that Hire Payment Date (including that date) until, in respect of the Hire Payment Date of the final Hire Period during the Charter Period, the last day of such Hire Period (including that day), and, in respect of all other Hire Payment Dates, the next Hire Payment Date (not including that date).

 

(b) Payment of Balloon Unless (i) the Purchase Option Price or (ii) the Termination Sum has been, in each case, paid in full in accordance with the terms of this Charter, the Charterers shall pay to the Owners, on the final Hire Payment Date and in addition to any Principal Hire and Variable Hire, an amount equal to the Balloon.

 

(c) Accrual of Variable Hire For the purpose of determining any Hire payment under paragraph (a) (Hire during Charter Period) above, Variable Hire shall accrue from and including the first (1st) day of the relevant Hire Period;

 

(d) Payment of Hire Each Hire payment shall be made in advance on each Hire Payment Date (Hong Kong time) (in respect of which time is of the essence) with the first Hire Payment Date falling on the Actual Delivery Date. The Charterers shall, no later than 4:00 p.m. (Hong Kong time) on the relevant Hire Payment Date (in respect of which time is of the essence), provide the Owners with documentary evidence showing that the amount of the Hire for the relevant Hire Period has been remitted to the Owners’ Account on or before the relevant Hire Payment Date.

 

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(e) Non-Business Day Any payment provided herein due on any day which is not a Business Day shall be payable on the preceding Business Day.

 

(f) Payment account information All payments under this Charter shall be made to the account opened in the name of the Owners with such bank as the Owners may choose in Hong Kong (the “Owners’ Bank”), the details of which shall be notified by the Owners to the Charterers at least five (5) Business Days prior to the first Hire Payment Date (or such other account as the Owners may from time to time notify the Charterers in writing at least five (5) Business Days before the due date for payment) (the “Owners’ Account”) for credit to the account of the Owners.

 

(g) Charterers’ Hire payment obligation absolute Following delivery of the Vessel to, and acceptance by, the Charterers under this Charter, the Charterers’ obligation to pay Hire in accordance with this Clause 40 shall be absolute irrespective of any contingency whatsoever including but not limited to:

 

(i) any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defence or other right which either party to this Charter may have against the other;

 

(ii) any unavailability of the Vessel, for any reason, including but not limited to any action or inaction by any Sub-Charterers, seaworthiness, condition, design, operation, merchantability or fitness for use or purpose of the Vessel or any apparent or latent defects in the Vessel or its machinery and equipment or the ineligibility of the Vessel for any particular use or trade or for registration of documentation under the laws of any relevant jurisdiction or lack of registration or the absence or withdrawal of any consent required under the applicable law of any relevant jurisdiction for the ownership, chartering, use or operation of the Vessel or any damage to the Vessel;

 

(iii) any lack or invalidity of title or any other defect in title, provided such lack or invalidity of title or defect does not affect the quiet and peaceful use, possession and enjoyment of the Vessel;

 

(iv) any failure or delay on the part of either party to this Charter, whether with or without fault on its part, in performing or complying with any of the terms, conditions or other provisions of this Charter;

 

(v) any insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganisation, arrangement, readjustment of debt, dissolution, administration, liquidation or similar proceedings by or against the Owners, any Obligor or Sub-Charterers, or any change in the constitution of the Owners, any Obligor or Sub-Charterers;

 

(vi) any invalidity or unenforceability or lack of due authorisation of or any defect in this Charter or any Sub-Charter; or

 

(vii) any other cause which would but for this provision have the effect of terminating or in any way affecting the obligations of the Charterers hereunder,

 

it being the intention of the parties that the provisions of this Clause 40, and the obligation of the Charterers to pay Hire and make any payments under this Charter, shall (save as expressly provided in this Clause 40) survive any frustration and that, save as expressly provided in this Charter, no moneys paid under this Charter by the Charterers to the Owners shall in any event or circumstance be repayable to the Charterers. For the avoidance of doubt, the obligation of Charterers to pay Hire under this Charter shall not be affected by any breach of this Charter by the Owners, it being understood that the Charterers shall, in the event of such breach, be entitled to claim compensation for their losses, documented damages or expenses (excluding Hire paid under this Charter).

 

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(h) All payments free from deductions

 

(i) All payments of Hire and all other Unpaid Sums to the Owners pursuant to this Charter and the other relevant Transaction Documents shall be made in immediately available funds in US Dollars and free and clear of, and without deduction for or on account of, any bank charges and any Taxes (including a FATCA Deduction).

 

(ii) In the event that the Charterers are required by any law or regulation to make any deduction or withholding (including a FATCA Deduction) on account of any taxes which arise as a consequence of any payment due under this Charter, then:

 

(A) the Charterers shall notify the Owners promptly after they become aware of such requirement;

 

(B) the Charterers shall remit the amount of such taxes to the appropriate taxation authority within any applicable time limits and in any event prior to the date on which penalties attach thereto; and

 

(C) such payment shall be increased by such amount as may be necessary to ensure that the Owners receive a net amount which, after deducting or withholding such taxes, is equal to the full amount which the Owners would have received had such payment not been subject to such taxes.

 

(iii) The Charterers shall forward to the Owners evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Owners that any such taxes have been remitted to the appropriate taxation authority within thirty (30) days of the expiry of any time limit within which such taxes must be so remitted or, if earlier, the date on which such taxes are so remitted.

 

(iv) Mitigation The Owners shall, subject to sub-paragraph (v) (Limitation of liability) below and in consultation with the Charterers, take all reasonable steps to mitigate any circumstances which arise and which would result in any amount becoming payable under or pursuant to any of this paragraph (h) or Clause 41 (Increased Costs), including (but not limited to) transferring their rights and obligations under the Transaction Documents to an Affiliate (in accordance with Clause 47 (Owners’ mortgage). The above does not in any way limit the obligations of any Obligor under the Transaction Documents.

 

(v) Limitation of liability The Charterers shall promptly indemnify the Owners for all costs and expenses reasonably incurred by the Owners as a result of steps taken by the Owners under sub-paragraph (iv) (Mitigation) above. The Owners are not obliged to take any steps under sub-paragraph (iv) (Mitigation) above if, in their opinion (acting reasonably), to do so might be prejudicial to them.

 

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(i) Default interest Subject to paragraph (a)(i) (Non-payment) of Clause 52 (Termination Events), if the Charterers fail to pay any amount payable by it under a Transaction Document on its due date, interest shall accrue on the Unpaid Sum from the due date up to the date of actual payment (both before and after judgment) at a rate which is two per cent. (2%) per annum higher than the aggregate of the Margin and the Applicable Rate which would have been payable if the Unpaid Sum had, during the period of non-payment, constituted the Cost Balance for successive Hire Periods. Any interest accruing under this paragraph (i) shall be immediately payable by the Charterers on demand by the Owners. Default interest (if unpaid) arising on an Unpaid Sum will be compounded with the Unpaid Sum at the end of each Hire Period applicable to that Unpaid Sum but will remain immediately due and payable.

 

(j) Hire payment obligation to survive termination In the event that this Charter is terminated for whatever reason, the Charterers’ obligation to pay Hire and such other Unpaid Sum which (in each case) has accrued due before, and which remains unpaid, at the date of such termination shall continue notwithstanding such termination.

 

(k) Illegality In the event that it becomes unlawful or it is prohibited for the Owners to charter the Vessel to the Charterers pursuant to this Charter, then the Owners shall notify the Charterers of the relevant event and negotiate in good faith with the Charterers for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of the receipt of the relevant notice by the Charterers to agree an alternative. If such agreement is not reached within such thirty (30)-day period, the Parties agree that, in such circumstances, the Owners shall have the right to terminate this Charter by delivering to the Charterers a termination notice specifying a Termination Payment Date, whereupon the Charterers shall be obliged to pay to the Owners the Termination Sum on the Termination Payment Date and comply with such other terms and conditions as may be specified in such termination notice.

 

(l) Break Costs The Charterers shall, within three (3) Business Days of the Owners’ demand, pay to the Owners the Break Costs.

 

(m) Certificates and determinations Any certification or determination by the Owners of a rate or amount under any Transaction Document is, in the absence of fraud or manifest error, conclusive evidence of the matters to which it relates.

 

(n) Day count convention Any Hire, interest, commission or fee accruing under an Transaction Document will accrue from day to day and is calculated on the basis of the actual number of days that will elapse or have elapsed and a year of 360 days (or, where the amount is payable in a currency other than US Dollars, such period as is customary for such currency).

 

(o) Alternative rate

 

(i) If a Screen Rate Replacement Event has occurred,

 

(A) the Owners and the Charterers shall enter into negotiations, taking into account the then current market standards and with a view to agreeing on a Replacement Benchmark and any other amendment or waiver which relates to:

 

(1) aligning any provision of any Transaction Document to the use of that Replacement Benchmark;

 

(2) enabling that Replacement Benchmark to be used for the calculation of Variable Hire under this Charter (including,without limitation, any consequential changes required to enable that Replacement Benchmark to be used for the purposes of this Charter);

 

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(3) implementing market conventions applicable to that Replacement Benchmark;

 

(4) providing for appropriate fallback (and market disruption) provisions for that Replacement Benchmark; or

 

(5) adjusting the pricing to reduce or eliminate, to the extent reasonably practicable, any transfer of economic value from one Party to another as a result of the application of that Replacement Benchmark (and if any adjustment or method for calculating any adjustment has been formally designated, nominated or recommended by the Relevant Nominating Body, the adjustment shall be determined on the basis of that designation, nomination or recommendation), and

 

(B) until such time as a Replacement Benchmark and the related amendments have been agreed and without prejudice to the obligation of the Parties to enter into negotiations with a view to agreeing a Replacement Benchmark pursuant to sub-paragraph (i) above, for any Hire Period of which the Variable Hire Determination Date falls upon or after the occurrence of a Screen Rate Replacement Event, the rate to be used for the purpose of calculating the Variable Hire for such Hire Period shall be the rate notified by the Owners to the Charterers two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of that Hire Period, to be that which expresses as a percentage rate per annum the cost to the Owners of funding the Cost Balance from whatever source they may reasonably select and if such rate is less than zero then it shall be deemed to be zero (the “Substitute Rate”).

 

(ii) If sub-paragraph (i) above applies, the Charterers shall, within three (3) Business Days of demand, reimburse the Owners for the amount of all costs and expenses (including legal fees) reasonably incurred by the Owners in responding to, evaluating, negotiating or complying with paragraph (i) above. This shall include, for the avoidance of doubt, any costs and expenses incurred in relation to ensuring that all the Transaction Documents remain valid and fully perfected following any amendment or waiver.

 

41. Increased Costs

 

(a) Increased Costs Subject to paragraph (c) (Exceptions) below, the Charterers shall, within three (3) Business Days of a demand by the Owners, pay to the Owners the amount of any Increased Costs incurred by the Owners as a result of:

 

(i) the introduction of or any change in (or in the interpretation, administration or application of) any law or regulation;

 

(ii) compliance with any law or regulation made after the date of this Charter.; or

 

(iii) the implementation or application of or compliance with Basel III, CRR or CRD IV or any other law or regulation which implements Basel III, CRR or CRD IV (whether such implementation, application or compliance is by a government, regulator or the Owners).

 

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In this Charter:

 

(i) Basel III” means:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(ii) CRD IV” means Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on access to the activity of credit institutions and the prudential supervision of credit institutions and investment firms, amending Directive 2002/87/EC and repealing Directives 2006/48/EC and 2006/49/EC, as amended, supplemented or restated.

 

(iii) CRR” means Regulation EU No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms and amending Regulation EU No 648/2012, as amended, supplemented or restated.

 

(iv) Increased Costs” means:

 

(A) a reduction in the rate of return from the Hire or on the Owners’ overall capital;

 

(B) an additional or increased cost; or

 

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

 

which is incurred or suffered by the Owners to the extent that it is attributable to the Owners having entered into any Transaction Document or funding or performing its obligations under any Transaction Document.

 

(b) Increased Cost claims

 

(i) The Owners shall promptly notify the Charterers of any claim arising from paragraph (a) (Increased Costs) above and of the event giving rise to such claim.

 

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(ii) The Owners shall, as soon as practicable after having made a demand in respect of such claim, provide a certificate confirming the amount of their Increased Costs.

 

(c) Exceptions Paragraph (a) (Increased Costs) above does not apply to the extent that any Increased Cost is:

 

(i) compensated for by a payment made under sub-paragraph (h)(ii)(C) (All payments free from deductions) of Clause 40 (Hire);

 

(ii) compensated for by a payment made under Clause 60 (Stamp duties);

 

(iii) attributable to a FATCA Deduction required to be made by either Party, an Obligor or a Finance Party (if applicable);

 

(iv) attributable to the wilful breach by the Owners of any law or regulation; or

 

(v) attributable to the implementation or application of, or compliance with, the “International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards, a Revised Framework” published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in June 2004 in the form existing on the date of this Charter (but excluding any amendment arising out of Basel III) (“Basel II”) or any other law or regulation which implements Basel II (whether such implementation, application or compliance is by a government, regulator or the Owners).

 

42. Insurance

 

(a) Charterers’ obligation to place insurance During the Agreement Term, the Charterers shall at their expense keep the Vessel insured against fire and usual marine risks (including hull and machinery and excess risks), oil pollution liability risks, war (including, if applicable, “War Risks” as defined in paragraph (a) of Clause 26 (War)), protection and indemnity risks (and any risks against which it is compulsory to insure for the operation for the Vessel) (and if the Vessel trades in Japan, social responsibility risks (if required by the port or terminal owner) on industry standard terms applicable at the time or on such other terms as the Owners shall in writing approve):

 

(i) in US Dollars; and

 

(ii) in such market and on such terms as the Owners shall approve in writing.

 

(b) Beneficiaries of insurances Such insurances shall be arranged by the Charterers to protect the interests of the Owners, the Charterers and (if any) the Finance Parties, and the Charterers shall be at liberty to protect under such insurances the interests of any Approved Manager and the interest of any other named assured or co-assured provided that:

 

(i) the interest of such Approved Manager, other named assured or co-assured is limited:

 

(A) in respect of any insurances for hull and machinery and war risks:

 

(1) to any provable out-of-pocket expenses that they have incurred and which form part of any recoverable claim on underwriters; and

 

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(2) to any third party liability claims where cover for such claims is provided by the policy (and then only in respect of discharge of any such claims made specifically against them); and

 

(B) in respect of any insurances for protection and indemnity risks, to any recoveries they are entitled to make by way of reimbursement following discharge of any third party liability claims made specifically against them; and

 

(ii) if required by the Owners and/or the Finance Parties, each such Approved Manager, other named assured or co-assured shall execute an undertaking in favour of the Owners and/or the Finance Parties confirming paragraph (i) above, each in form and substance acceptable to the Owners and/or the Finance Parties.

 

(c) Scope of insurance The policies of Insurance shall cover the Owners, the Charterers and (if any) the Finance Parties according to their respective interests. Subject to the approval of the Owners (acting on the instructions or with the approval of the Finance Parties (in each case if applicable)) and the insurers, the Charterers shall effect all insured repairs and shall undertake settlement and reimbursement from the insurers of all costs in connection with such repairs as well as insured charges, expenses and liabilities to the extent of coverage under the insurances herein provided for.

 

(d) Repairs etc. not covered by Insurances The Charterers shall also remain responsible for and to effect repairs and settlement of costs and expenses incurred thereby in respect of all other repairs not covered by the Insurance and/or not exceeding any possible franchise(s) or deductibles provided for in the Insurance.

 

(e) H&M and war risks coverage The Charterers shall arrange that, at any time during the Agreement Term, the hull and machinery and war risks insurance (including increased value insurance) shall be:

 

(i) in an amount not less than the greater of:

 

(A) one hundred and twenty per cent. (120%) of the Cost Balance at that time; and

 

(B) the latest Fair Market Value of the Vessel ascertained prior to such time.

 

(ii) effected through first class international insurers or underwriter acceptable to the Owners; and

 

(iii) on industry standard terms applicable at the time or otherwise on terms acceptable to the Owners.

 

(f) Protection and indemnity coverage The Vessel shall be entered in Skuld or other protection and indemnity association which is a member of the International Group of P&I Clubs (the “IG”) acceptable to the Owners on customary terms and shall be covered against liability for pollution claims in an amount not less than one thousand million US Dollars (US$1,000,000,000) or the maximum amount of cover from time to time provided by members of the IG (if such maximum amount of cover is higher than one thousand million US Dollars (US$1,000,000,000)). The P&I cover shall include freight, demurrage and defence cover. All insurances shall include customary protection in favour of the Owners and (if any) the FinanceParties such as notice of cancellation and exclusion from liability for premiums or calls.

 

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(g) Placing of Insurances Without prejudice to paragraph (e) (H&M and war risks coverage) or (f) (Protection and indemnity coverage) above, the Charterers undertake to place the Insurances in such markets, in such currency, on such terms and conditions, and (unless any Insurances are placed directly and not through a broker) with an Approved Broker or such other first class and reputable brokers as the Owners shall have approved in writing.

 

(h) No alteration to terms of Insurances The Charterers shall not materially alter the terms of any of the Insurances nor allow any person to be co-assured under any of the Insurances without the prior written consent of the Owners (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). The Charterers shall, (A) no later than seven (7) days before the Actual Delivery Date and (B) at any other time upon request of the Owners, supply the Owners with such information as the Owners may in their discretion require with regard to the terms of the Insurances and the brokers, underwriters or associations through or with which the Insurances are placed.

 

(i) Insurance report The Charterers shall:

 

(i) reimburse the Owners on demand all costs and expenses incurred by the Owners in obtaining a report on the adequacy of the Insurances from an insurance adviser instructed by the Owners which report may be obtained no more than once per calendar year provided that if the terms of any of the Insurances are altered subsequent to a report being obtained, the Owners may obtain a further report in that calendar year and the Charterers shall reimburse the Owners on demand all costs and expenses incurred by the Owners in obtaining such further report; and

 

(ii) procure that there is delivered to such insurance adviser all such information in relation to the Insurances as such insurance adviser may reasonably require.

 

(j) Payment of premiums etc. The Charterers undertake duly and punctually to pay all premiums, calls and contributions, and all other sums at any time payable in connection with the Insurances, and, at their own expense, to arrange and provide any guarantees from time to time required by any underwriters, protection and indemnity or war risks association. From time to time at the Owners’ request, the Charterers will provide the Owners with evidence satisfactory to the Owners that such premiums, calls, contributions and other sums have been duly and punctually paid; that any such guarantees have been duly given; and that all declarations and notices required by the terms of any of the Insurances to be made or given by or on behalf of the Charterers to brokers, underwriters or associations have been duly and punctually made or given.

 

(k) Compliance with Insurances The Charterers will comply in all respects with all terms and conditions of the Insurances and will make all such declarations to brokers, underwriters and associations as may be required to enable the Vessel to operate in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Insurances. The Charterers will not do, nor permit to be done, any act, nor make, nor permit to be made, any omission, as a result of which any of the Insurances may become liable to be suspended, cancelled or avoided, or may become unenforceable, or as a result of which any sums payable under or in connection with any of the Insurances may be reduced or become liable to be repaid or rescinded in whole or in part. In particular, but without limitation, the Charterers will not permit the Vessel to be employed other than in conformity with the Insurances without first taking out additional insurance cover in respect of that employment in all respects to the satisfaction of the Owners, and the Charterers will promptly notify the Owners of any new material requirement imposed by any broker, underwriter or association in relation to any of the Insurances.

 

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(l) Renewal of Insurances The Charterers will no later than seven (7) days before the expiry of any of the Insurances renew them and shall immediately give the Owners and, if applicable, the Finance Parties such details of those renewals as the Owners and, if applicable, the Finance Parties may require.

 

(m) Delivery of documents relating to Insurances The Charterers shall:

 

(i) deliver to the Owners and, if applicable, the Finance Parties, copies of all policies, certificates of entry (endorsed with the appropriate loss payable clauses as may be required by the Owners and, if applicable, the Finance Parties from time to time) and such other documents relating to the Insurances as may be required by the Owners and, if applicable, the Finance Parties;

 

(ii) procure that a loss payable clause (substantially in the form attached to the Charterers’ Assignment) or, in the case of entries in a protection and indemnity association, a note of the Owners’ interest in such form as the Owners may approve (acting reasonably in line with applicable market standard), shall be endorsed on or attached to the policies, cover notes or certificates of entry relating to the Insurances; and

 

(iii) procure that letters of undertaking (in such form as the Owners and, if applicable, the Finance Parties may approve) shall be issued to the Owners and, if applicable, the Finance Parties by the brokers, underwriters or associations through which the Insurances are placed (or, in the case of protection and indemnity or war risks associations, by their managers).

 

(n) Fleet cover If the Vessel is at any time during the Agreement Term insured under any form of fleet cover (other than in relation to the Vessel’s entry in a protection and indemnity association or war risks associations (if applicable)), the Charterers shall procure that those letters of undertaking contain confirmation that the brokers, underwriters or association (as the case may be) will not set-off claims relating to the Vessel against premiums, calls or contributions in respect of any other vessel or other insurance, and that the insurance cover of the Vessel will not be cancelled by reason of non-payment of premiums, calls or contributions relating to any other vessel or other insurance. Failing receipt of those confirmations, the Charterers will instruct the brokers, underwriters or association concerned to issue a separate policy or certificate for the Vessel in the sole name of the Charterers or of the Charterers’ brokers as agents for the Charterers.

 

(o) Provision of information on casualty, accident or damage The Charterers shall promptly provide the Owners and, if applicable, the Finance Parties with full information regarding any casualty or other accident or damage to the Vessel the repair costs of which (whether before or after adjudication) would reasonably be expected to exceed the Major Casualty Amount including, without limitation, any communication with all parties involved in case of a claim under any of the Insurances.

 

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(p) Step-in rights of Owners and Finance Parties The Charterers agree that, on and at any time after the occurrence of a Termination Event which is continuing, the Owners and, if applicable, the Finance Parties shall be entitled to:

 

(i) collect, sue for, recover and give a good discharge for all claims in respect of any of the Insurances;

 

(ii) pay collecting brokers the customary commission on all sums collected in respect of those claims;

 

(iii) compromise all such claims or refer them to arbitration or any other form of judicial or non-judicial determination; and

 

(iv) otherwise deal with such claims in such manner as the Owners and, if applicable, the Finance Parties shall in their discretion think fit.

 

(q) Total loss insurance proceeds Whether or not a Termination Event shall have occurred, the proceeds of any claim under any of the Insurances in respect of a Total Loss shall be paid and applied in accordance with Clause 57 (Total Loss).

 

(r) Disputes with brokers, underwriters or associations In the event of any claim in respect of any of the Insurances (other than in respect of a Total Loss), if the Charterers shall fail to reach agreement with any of the brokers, underwriters or associations for the immediate restoration of the Vessel, or for payment to third parties, within such time as the Owners and, if applicable, the Finance Parties may stipulate, the Owners and, if applicable, the Finance Parties shall be entitled to require payment to themselves. In the event of any dispute arising between the Charterers and any broker, underwriter or association with respect to any obligation to make any payment to the Charterers or to the Owners and/or (if applicable) the Finance Parties under or in connection with any of the Insurances, or with respect to the amount of any such payment, the Owners and/or (if applicable) the Finance Parties shall be entitled to settle that dispute directly with the broker, underwriter or association concerned. Any such settlement shall be binding on the Charterers.

 

(s) Payment of insurance proceeds

 

(i) The Owners agree that any amounts which may become due under any protection and indemnity entry or insurance shall be paid to the Charterers to reimburse the Charterers for, and in discharge of, the loss, damage or expense in respect of which they shall have become due, unless, at the time the amount in question becomes due, a Termination Event shall have occurred and is continuing, in which event the Owners shall be entitled to receive the amounts in question and to apply them either:

 

(A) in reduction of the Termination Sum owed by the Charterers pursuant to paragraph (e) of Clause 52 (Termination Events); or

 

(B) at the option of the Owners, to the Charterers and/or other third parties in discharge of the liability in respect of which they were paid.

 

(ii) Without prejudice to the forgoing and subject to the terms of the Finance Documents (if any), all other claims in relation to the Insurances (other than in respect of a Total Loss), shall, unless and until the occurrence of a Termination Event which is continuing, in which event all claims under the relevant policy shall be payable directly to the Owners, be payable as follows:

 

(A) a claim in respect of any one casualty where the aggregate claim against all insurers does not exceed the Major Casualty Amount, prior to adjustment for any franchise or deductible under the terms of the relevant policy, shall be paid directly to the Charterers (as agent for the Owners) for the repair, salvage or other charges involved or as a reimbursement if the Charterers fully repaired the damage to the satisfaction of the Owners and paid all of the salvage or other charges; or

 

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(B) a claim in respect of any one casualty where the aggregate claim against all insurers exceeds the Major Casualty Amount prior to adjustment for any franchise or deductible under the terms of the relevant policy shall, subject to the prior written consent of the Owners, be paid to the Charterers as and when the Vessel is restored to her former state and condition and the liability in respect of which the insurance loss is payable is discharged, and provided that the insurers may with such consent make payment on account of repairs in the course of being effected but, in the absence of such prior written consent shall be payable directly to the Owners.

 

(t) Settlement, compromise or abandonment of claims The Charterers shall not settle, compromise or abandon any claim under or in connection with any of the Insurances (other than a claim of less than the Major Casualty Amount arising other than from a Total Loss) without the prior written consent of the Owners and, if applicable, the Finance Parties.

 

(u) Owners’ rights to maintain Insurances If the Charterers fail to effect or keep in force the Insurances, the Owners may (but shall not be obliged to) effect and/or keep in force such insurances on the Vessel and such entries in protection and indemnity or war risks associations as the Owners in their discretion consider desirable, and the Owners may (but shall not be obliged to) pay any unpaid premiums, calls or contributions. The Charterers will reimburse the Owners from time to time on demand for all such premiums, calls or contributions paid by the Owners, together with interest calculated in accordance with paragraph (i) (Default interest) of Clause 40 (Hire) from the date of payment by the Owners until the date of reimbursement.

 

(v) Environmental protection issues The Charterers shall comply strictly with the requirements of any legislation relating to pollution or protection of the environment which may from time to time be applicable to the Vessel in any jurisdiction in which the Vessel shall trade and in particular the Charterers shall comply strictly with the requirements of the United States Oil Pollution Act 1990 (the “Act”) if the Vessel is to trade in the United States of America and Exclusive Economic Zone (as defined in the Act). Before any such trade is commenced and during the entire period during which such trade is carried on, the Charterers shall:

 

(i) pay any additional premiums required to maintain protection and indemnity cover for oil pollution up to the limit available to the Charterers for the Vessel in the market;

 

(ii) make all such quarterly or other voyage declarations as may from time to time be required by the Vessel’s protection and indemnity association in order to maintain such cover, and promptly deliver to the Owners copies of such declarations;

 

(iii) submit the Vessel to such additional periodic, classification, structural or other surveys which may be required by the Vessel’s protection and indemnity insurers to maintain cover for such trade and promptly deliver to the Owners copies of reports made in respect of such surveys;

 

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(iv) implement any recommendations contained in the reports issued following the surveys referred to in sub-paragraph (v)(iii) above within the shorter of (x) the relevant time limits contained in such reports, or (y) ten (10) Business Days, and provide evidence satisfactory to the Owners that the protection and indemnity insurers are satisfied that this has been done; and

 

(v) in addition to the foregoing (if such trade is in the United States of America and Exclusive Economic Zone):

 

(A) obtain and retain a certificate of financial responsibility under the Act in form and substance satisfactory to the United States Coast Guard and provide the Owners with evidence of the same;

 

(B) procure that the protection and indemnity insurances do not contain a US Trading Exclusion Clause or any other analogous provision and provide the Owners with evidence that this is so; and

 

(C) comply strictly with any operational or structural regulations issued from time to time by any relevant authorities under the Act so that at all times the Vessel falls within the provisions which limit strict liability under the Act for oil pollution.

 

(w) Innocent Owners’ Interest Insurance and Mortgagees’ Interest Insurance The Owners shall be at liberty to, at any time during the Agreement Term, take out an Innocent Owners’ Interest Insurance in relation to the Vessel for such amounts and on such terms and conditions as the Owners may from time to time decide and any Finance Party shall be at liberty to take out a Mortgagees’ Interest Insurance in relation to the Vessel for such amounts and on such terms and conditions as that Finance Party may from time to time decide.

 

(x) Reimbursement in respect of the Innocent Owners’ Interest Insurance and Mortgagees’ Interest Insurance The Charterers shall from time to time upon the Owners’ demand:

 

(i) reimburse the Owners for all costs, premiums and expenses paid or incurred by the Owners in connection with any Innocent Owners’ Interest Insurance; and

 

(ii) reimburse the Owners or any Finance Party for all costs, premiums and expenses paid or incurred by the Owners or that Finance Party in connection with any Mortgagees’ Interest Insurance,

 

provided that (for the purpose of such reimbursement only) the costs, premiums and expenses in connection with the Innocent Owners’ Interest Insurances and the Mortgagees’ Interest Insurances shall be no more than such costs, premiums and expenses if the aggregate of the insured amount of the Innocent Owners’ Interest Insurances and that of the Mortgagees’ Interest Insurances does not exceed one hundred and twenty per cent. (120%) of the then current Cost Balance.

 

(y) Cooperation by the Charterers The Charterers agree and undertake that:

 

(i) in the event that the Charterers receive any payment in relation to the Insurances in contravention of this Charter, the Charterers will hold such payment on trust and on behalf of the Owners;

 

(ii) the Charterers will not refuse, withhold (or otherwise delay giving) consent to the payment of any amount which becomes payable to the Owners under the Insurances (to the extent that such payment is payable to the Owners in accordance with terms of this Charter);

 

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(iii) at the request of the Owners and at the cost of the Charterers, place any other insurance in line with international industry standards as may be requested by the Owners and/or the Finance Parties (if any), acting reasonably and subject to the opinion(s) of international reputable and independent insurance consultants; and

 

(iv) from time to time on the written request of the Owners, the Charterers will promptly execute and deliver to the Owners all documents which the Owners may require for the purpose of obtaining any payment in relation to the Insurances (to the extent that such payment is payable to the Owners in accordance with the terms of this Charter).

 

43. Inspection

 

(a) Owners’ right to inspect For so long as no Termination Event has occurred and is continuing, the Owners shall exercise the inspection rights under Clause 8 (Inspection):

 

(i) no more than once per calendar year on such date as the Owners may determine (and not at all if during a calendar year the Vessel is inspected pursuant to paragraph (c) (Inspection during dry-docking) below);

 

(ii) during normal business hours and upon reasonable written notice; and

 

(iii) so as not to disrupt the commercial operation of the Vessel,

 

and, in each case, the Charterers must grant or procure that the Owners and/or their representatives are given access to the Vessel, provided that the above shall not apply after the occurrence of a Termination Event and the Owners shall, in such event, be entitled to inspect or survey or instruct a duly authorised surveyor to carry out such survey of the Vessel on their behalf at any time upon the occurrence of a Termination Event.

 

(b) Inspection costs generally All reasonable, properly incurred and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of any such visit, inspection or survey carried out in accordance with Clause 8 (Inspection) and paragraph (a) (Owners’ right to inspect) above shall be for the account of the Charterers.

 

(c) Inspection during dry-docking The Charterers must give the Owners not less than two (2) months’ prior notice of any dry-docking of the Vessel to be performed during the Charter Period, and must:

 

(i) permit and/or procure permission for, the Owners and/or any person designated by the Owners to inspect and survey the Vessel during such dry-docking (so long as such inspection is during normal business hours, is upon reasonable written notice and does not disrupt the dry-docking of the Vessel); and

 

(ii) provide, or procure the provision of, proper facilities for such inspection.

 

(d) Inspection costs during dry-docking All reasonable, properly incurred and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of any visit, inspection or survey carried out in accordance with paragraph (c) (Inspection during dry-docking) above shall be for the account of the Charterers.

 

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(e) No liability upon Owners regarding inspection The Owners shall not:

 

(i) have any duty or liability to make any visit, inspection or survey pursuant to this Charter; or

 

(ii) incur any liability or obligations by not making any inspection or have any liability arising out of any visit, inspection or survey.

 

44. Redelivery

 

Upon:

 

(a) the occurrence of any Termination Event which is continuing and if the Owners decide to retake possession of the Vessel pursuant to paragraph (d) of Clause 52 (Owners’ options after occurrence of Termination Event); or

 

(b) the expiry of the Agreed Charter Period (and subject to no Total Loss having occurred and no Purchase Option or Purchase Obligation being exercised),

 

the Charterers shall, at their own cost and expense, redeliver or cause to be redelivered the Vessel to the Owners at a safe, ice free port where the Vessel would be afloat at all times in a ready safe berth or anchorage, in accordance with Clauses 45 (Redelivery conditions) and 46 (Survey on redelivery).

 

If the Vessel is to be redelivered pursuant to paragraph (b) above, the Charterers shall give the Owners not less than forty five (45) running days’ preliminary notice of expected date of redelivery and not less than thirty (30) running days’ definite notice of expected date of redelivery and port of redelivery.

 

45. Redelivery conditions

 

(a) Redelivery conditions If the Vessel is to be redelivered pursuant to Clause 44 (Redelivery), in addition to what has been agreed in Clause 44 (Redelivery), the condition of the Vessel shall at redelivery be as follows:

 

(i) the Vessel shall be free of any class conditions, recommendations and/or statutory breaches affecting the validity of its trading certificates;

 

(ii) the Vessel must be redelivered with all equipment and spares or replacement items which were on board at the time of the delivery under the MOA (save for any spare part or spare equipment which has been consumed in the course of operating the Vessel) and transferred to the Owners pursuant to the MOA and the log book (or a certified copy if the original cannot be provided) and other technical documentation which may be in the Charterers’ possession shall promptly be forwarded to the Owners at the Charterers’ expense;

 

(iii) the Vessel must be redelivered with all national and international trading certificates and hull/machinery survey positions for both class and statutory surveys free of any recommendation and qualifications valid and un-extended for a period of at least three (3) months beyond the redelivery date;

 

(iv) the Vessel shall have passed any flag or class surveys or inspections due within three (3) months after the date of redelivery and have its continuous survey system up to date;

 

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(v) the Vessel shall be free and clear of all liens; and

 

(vi) without prejudice to any of the foregoing, the Vessel shall be in the same or as good structure, state, condition and class as she was when she was delivered to the Charterers under this Charter on the Actual Delivery Date, fair wear and tear excepted.

 

(b) Obligation to pay Hire to continue Unless and until such time as the Termination Sum is paid by the Charterers to the Owners in accordance with the terms of this Charter, the Charterers shall continue to pay Hire in accordance with the terms of this Charter.

 

46. Survey on redelivery

 

If the Vessel is not sold or transferred in accordance with this Charter (including pursuant to the exercise of a Purchase Option or the Purchase Obligation or any other reason whatsoever), and provided that it has not become a Total Loss, the Owners and Charterers shall each appoint (at their own expense) surveyors for the purpose of determining and agreeing in writing the condition of the Vessel at redelivery. If the Vessel is not in the condition or does not meet the performance criteria required by Clause 45 (Redelivery conditions), a list of deficiencies together with the costs of repairing/remedying such deficiencies shall be agreed by the respective surveyors.

 

47. Owners’ mortgage

 

(a) Owners’ funding arrangements The Charterers:

 

(i) acknowledge that the Owners may enter into certain funding arrangements with the Finance Parties in order to finance part of the Actual Owners’ Cost, which funding arrangements may be secured, inter alia, by ship mortgages over the Vessel and (along with other related matters) the relevant Finance Documents, provided that:

 

(A) simultaneous with the Owners’ execution of any such ship mortgages, the relevant Permitted Mortgagee shall issue a Quiet Enjoyment Letter in favour of the Charterers;

 

(B) such ship mortgage(s) and Finance Documents shall not secure an amount greater than the aggregate of (1) the then applicable Cost Balance and (2) the then applicable Related Vessel Cost Balance; and

 

(C) other than pursuant to (1) the Finance Documents or (2) any funding arrangements entered or to be entered into in relation to the Related Vessel, the Owners shall not use the Vessel as collateral for any other funding arrangements;

 

(ii) irrevocably consent to any assignment in favour of the Finance Parties of the Charterers’ rights, title, interests and benefits in and to the Insurances, the Earnings, the Requisition Compensation and any Transaction Documents pursuant to the relevant Finance Documents; and

 

(iii) without limiting the generality of paragraph (o) (Further assurance (Finance Parties)) of Clause 49 (Charterers’ undertakings), undertake to execute or provide (as the case may be), and use reasonable commercial efforts to procure the execution or provision (as the case may be) by any third party of, such further information or document as in the opinion of the Owners and/or the Finance Parties are reasonably necessary to effect the assignment referred to in sub-paragraph (ii) above and any assignment (by way of security) by the Owners of their rights in the Transaction Documents in favour of any Finance Party.

 

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(b) Owners’ right to assign Without prejudice to paragraph (a) (Owners’ funding arrangements) of this Clause 47 (Owners’ mortgage) and any other provisions in this Charter, the Owners may assign, transfer or novate their rights under any Transaction Document to a Finance Party without the prior written consent of the Charterers.

 

(c) Novation by Owners and sale of the Vessel Other than pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions under the Transaction Documents, the Owners shall not novate their rights under this Charter or sell the Vessel, in each case, to any person (the “Transferee”) without:

 

(i) obtaining the prior written consent of the Charterers;

 

(ii) if applicable, procuring the Transferee to enter into a Quiet Enjoyment Letter;

 

(iii) in respect of a sale of the Vessel, such sale being subject to this Charter.

 

48. Charterers’ representations and warranties

 

(a) The Charterers make the representations and warranties set out in this Clause 48 to the Owners on the date of this Charter:

 

(i) Status each Obligor:

 

(A) is a company or corporation (as applicable), duly incorporated in good standing and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation; and

 

(B) has the power to own its assets and carry on its business as it is being conducted;

 

(ii) Binding obligations the obligations expressed to be assumed by each Obligor in the Transaction Documents to which it is a party are legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligations;

 

(iii) Non-conflict with other obligations the entry into and performance by each Obligor of, and the transactions contemplated by, the Transaction Documents to which it is a party do not and will not conflict with:

 

(A) any law or regulation applicable to it;

 

(B) its constitutional documents; or

 

(C) any material agreement or instrument binding on it or any of its assets;

 

(iv) Power and authority each Obligor has the power to enter into, perform and deliver, and have taken all necessary action to authorise its entry into, performance and delivery of, the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the transactions contemplated thereunder;

 

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(v) Validity and admissibility in evidence all Authorisations required:

 

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

 

(B) to make each Transaction Document to which each Obligor is a party admissible in evidence in its Relevant Jurisdiction; and

 

(C) for each Obligor to carry on its business,

 

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

 

(vi) Governing law and enforcement subject to the Legal Reservations:

 

(A) the choice of English law as the governing law of the Transaction Documents will be recognised and enforced in the Relevant Jurisdiction of each Obligor;

 

(B) any judgment obtained in England in relation to any Transaction Document will, in each case, be recognised and enforced in the Relevant Jurisdiction of each Obligor; and

 

(C) any arbitral award granted in relation to any other Transaction Document will be recognised and enforced in the Relevant Jurisdiction of each Obligor;

 

(vii) Deduction of Tax subject to the Legal Reservations, it is not required under the laws of any Relevant Jurisdiction of any Obligor to make any deduction for or on account of Tax from any payment any Obligor may make under any Transaction Document (including a FATCA Deduction);

 

(viii) No filing or stamp taxes subject to the Legal Reservations, under the laws of each Relevant Jurisdiction of each Obligor, it is not necessary that any Transaction Document to which such Obligor is a party be filed, recorded or enrolled with any court or other authority in that jurisdiction or that any stamp, registration or similar tax be paid on or in relation thereto or the transactions contemplated thereby;

 

(ix) No Potential Termination Event

 

(A) no Potential Termination Event or Termination Event is continuing or might reasonably be expected to result from any Obligor's entry into, or performance of the transactions contemplated by any Transaction Document to which such Obligor is a party; and

 

(B) no other event or circumstance is outstanding which constitutes a default under any other agreement or instrument which is binding on any Obligor or to which such Obligor's assets are subject and which might have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(x) No misleading information

 

(A) any factual information provided by or on behalf of the Charterers to the Owners was true and accurate in all material respects as at the date it was provided or as the date (if any) at which such information was stated; and

 

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(B) nothing has occurred or been omitted from the information so provided and no information has been given by or on behalf of the Charterers or withheld that results in the information provided by or on behalf of the Charterers being untrue or misleading in any material respect.

 

(xi) Financial statements in relation to the Original Financial Statements:

 

(A) the Original Financial Statements were prepared in accordance with the relevant GAAP consistently applied;

 

(B) the Original Financial Statements give a true and fair view and represent the financial condition of the Charterers and the Guarantor and their operations during the relevant financial year save to the extent expressly disclosed in such financial statements; and

 

(C) there has been no material adverse change in the business or financial condition of the Charterers or the Guarantor since the date on which the relevant Original Financial Statements were drawn up;

 

(xii) Pari passu ranking the payment obligations of each Obligor under each Transaction Document to which it is a party rank at least pari passu with the claims of all other unsecured and unsubordinated creditors of such Obligor, except for obligations mandatorily preferred by law applying to companies generally;

 

(xiii) No proceedings pending or threatened no litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings of or before any court, arbitral body or agency have (to the best of the Charterers' knowledge) been started or threatened which, if adversely determined, might reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, assets, financial condition or creditworthiness of any Obligor;

 

(xiv) No immunity none of the Obligors nor any of its assets has any right to immunity from set-off, legal proceedings, attachment prior to judgment, other attachment or execution of judgment on the grounds of sovereign immunity or otherwise;

 

(xv) Tax compliance and no tax claims: save as disclosed to the Owners, each Obligor has complied with all Tax laws and regulations applicable to it and its business and there are no tax claims commenced or threatened to commence against any Obligor;

 

(xvi) No insolvency none of the Obligors is insolvent or in liquidation or administration or subject to any other formal or informal insolvency procedure, and no receiver, administrative receiver, administrator, liquidator, trustee or analogous officer has been appointed in respect of the Charterers or all or any part of their assets;

 

(xvii) No breach of AML Laws none of the Obligors is, or will be, directly or indirectly, and whether knowingly or otherwise, involved in any transaction (including any sale and leaseback transaction):

 

(A) which is contrary to any AML Laws; or

 

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(B) the proceeds of which have been used for any purpose that would breach any anti-bribery or anti-corruption legislation in jurisdictions in which any Obligor conduct its business;

 

(xviii) No Restricted Party none of the Obligors is a Restricted Party, nor have they or any of their directors, officers or employees received notice or are aware of any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation against them with respect to Sanctions by a Sanctions Authority;

 

(xix) US tax status none of the Obligors is a US Tax Obligor, nor has it established a place of business or is otherwise conducting business in the United States of America;

 

(xx) Copies of Project Documents the copies of the Project Documents provided by the Charterers to the Owners in accordance with Clause 36 (Conditions precedent) are true and accurate copies of the originals and represent the full agreement between the parties to those Project Documents in relation to the subject matter of those Project Documents and there are no commissions, rebates, premiums or other payments due or to become due in connection with the subject matter of those Project Documents other than in the ordinary course of business or as disclosed to, and approved in writing by, the Owners.

 

(b) Each representation and warranty in sub-paragraphs (a)(ii) (Binding obligations) to (iv) (Power and authority), (x) (No misleading information) to (xiv) (No immunity) and (xvii) (No breach of AML Laws) to (xx) (Copies of Project Documents) above is deemed to be repeated by the Charterers by reference to the facts and circumstances then existing on (i) the Actual Delivery Date, and (ii) each Hire Payment Date.

 

49. Charterers' undertakings

 

The Charterers hereby undertake to the Owners that they will comply in full and procure compliance (where applicable) with the following undertakings throughout the Agreement Term:

 

(a) Corporate status each Obligor will maintain its corporate existence as a body corporate duly organised and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation and will maintain the power to own its assets and carry on its business as it is being conducted on the date of this Charter;

 

(b) Authorisations each Obligor shall promptly:

 

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

 

(ii) supply certified copies to the Owners of,

 

any Authorisation required by any applicable law:

 

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

 

(B) to make each Transaction Document to which that Obligor is a party admissible in evidence in its Relevant Jurisdiction;

 

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(C) for that Obligor to carry on its business; and

 

(D) to ensure the legality, validity or enforceability of any Transaction Document;

 

(c) Compliance with laws each Obligor shall comply in all respects with all laws in all material respects to which it may be subject in its jurisdiction of incorporation, the Flag State and any jurisdiction in which the Vessel is employed, if failure so to comply would have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(d) Manager's Undertaking the Charterers will procure that each Approved Manager shall enter into a Manager's Undertaking;

 

(e) Negative pledge

 

(i) The Charterers must not create or allow to exist any Security Interest (other than a Permitted Security Interest) on any of its rights, title and interest in and to, and all benefits accruing to it under or pursuant to (A) the Transaction Documents, (B) the Vessel, (C) the Insurances, (D) the Requisition Compensation, or (E) any of its other asset or undertaking.

 

(ii) Without prejudice to paragraph (f) (Disposals) below, the Charterers shall not:

 

(A) sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its assets on terms whereby that asset is or may be leased to, or re-acquired by, the Guarantor or any other member of the Group;

 

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

 

(C) enter into any arrangement under which money or the benefit of a bank or other account may be applied, set off or made subject to a combination of accounts (other than for Permitted Security Interest); or

 

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

 

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

 

(f) Disposals the Charterers shall not enter into a single transaction or a series of transactions, whether related or not and whether voluntarily or involuntarily, to dispose of any asset except for any of the following disposals:

 

(i) disposals permitted by the Transaction Documents;

 

(ii) disposals of assets made in (and on terms reflecting) the ordinary course of trading of the disposing entity and on an arm's length basis;

 

(iii) disposals of obsolete, damaged, worn-out, used or surplus assets, or assets which are no longer required in the ordinary course of business;

 

(iv) dealings with trade creditors with respect to book debts in the ordinary course of trading;

 

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(v) the application of cash or cash equivalents in the acquisition of assets or services in the ordinary course of their business;

 

(vi) the unwinding of any derivative or similar transaction; and

 

(vii) any surrender or waiver of contractual rights or the settlement, release, recovery on or surrender of contractual rights or other claims of any kind in accordance with the terms of this Charter;

 

(g) Merger the Charterers shall not enter into any amalgamation, demerger, merger or corporate restructuring without prior written consent of the Owners; and shall procure that the Guarantor shall not enter into any amalgamation, demerger, merger or corporate restructuring which is likely to have a Material Adverse Effect without prior written consent of the Owners;

 

(h) Change of control the Charterers shall remain a direct wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Chargor and shall procure that the Chargor shall remain a direct wholly-owned Subsidiary of Golar Power;

 

(i) Financial Indebtedness

 

(i) the Charterers shall not, without the prior written consent of the Owners, incur or permit to remain outstanding any Financial Indebtedness.

 

(ii) sub-paragraph (i) above does not apply to any Financial Indebtedness:

 

(A) incurred pursuant to any Shareholder Funding;

 

(B) incurred pursuant to any Transaction Document; and

 

(C) any trade debt occurring in the ordinary course of the Charterers' business;

 

(j) Loans and guarantees the Charterers shall not:

 

(i) make or allow to subsist any loan, grant any credit; or

 

(ii) give or allow to remain outstanding any guarantee or indemnity to or for the benefit of any person or otherwise voluntarily assume any liability, whether actual or contingent, in respect of any obligation of any person;

 

(k) Financial statements the Charterers will supply or cause to be supplied to the Owners:

 

(i) as soon as the same become available, but in any event within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the end of each financial year of the Guarantor, the audited consolidated financial statements of the Guarantor for that financial year in English language;

 

(ii) as soon as the same become available, but in any event within ninety (90) days after the end of each financial year of the Charterers, the audited financial statements of the Charterers for that financial year in English language; and

 

(iii) as soon as the same become available, but in any event within ninety (90) days after the end of each quarter of the Charterers and the Guarantor, as appropriate, the unaudited quarterly management accounts of the Charterers and the Guarantor for that financial quarter (consolidated in the case of the Guarantor).

 

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(l) Requirements as to financial statements the Charterers shall procure that:

 

(i) each set of financial statements delivered by the Charterers pursuant to paragraph (k) (Financial statements) above in relation to the Charterers and the Guarantor (each a "Notifying Party") shall be certified by an officer of the relevant Notifying Party, as giving a true and fair view of the financial condition and operations of that Notifying Party as at the date at which, and for the period in relation to which those financial statements were drawn up; and

 

(ii) each set of financial statements delivered pursuant to paragraph (k) (Financial statements) above is prepared using the applicable GAAP and financial reference periods consistent with those applied in the preparation of the Original Financial Statements unless, in relation to any set of financial statements, they notify the Owners that there has been a change in applicable the applicable GAAP or financial reference periods and their auditors deliver to the Owners:

 

(A) a description of any change necessary for those financial statements to reflect the applicable GAAP and financial reference periods upon which the Original Financial Statements were prepared; and

 

(B) sufficient information, in form and substance as may be reasonably required by the Owners, to enable the Owners to make an accurate comparison between the financial position indicated in those financial statements and the Original Financial Statements;

 

(m) Compliance Certificate concurrently with the delivery of each set of the audited annual financial statements in respect of the Guarantor and the unaudited semi-annual financial statements in respect of the Guarantor in accordance with paragraph (k)(i) (Financial statements) above, the Charterers shall deliver to the Owners:

 

(i) a GLNG Compliance Certificate signed by the chief financial officer or any other authorised signatory of the Guarantor certifying that, as at the date of such financial statements the Guarantor is in compliance with the covenants and undertakings in Clause 50 (Financial covenants) (or if they are not in compliance, indicating the extent of the breach) and setting out the calculation of the covenants and undertakings in Clause 50 (Financial covenants); and

 

(ii) a Golar Power Compliance Certificate signed by a director of Golar Power confirming that no Termination Event has occurred and is continuing which has not been waived or remedied at the date of such Golar Power Compliance Certificate or, if that is not the case, specifying the same and the steps, if any, being taken to remedy the same;

 

(n) Notifications: miscellaneous the Charterers shall:

 

(i) notify the Owners as soon as the Charterers become aware of, and shall procure the Guarantor to notify the Owners as soon as the Guarantor is aware of, the occurrence of any Potential Termination Event or any Termination Event and in each case, shall keep the Owners fully informed of all developments;

 

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(ii) notify the Owners in writing promptly upon becoming aware of (A) any Environmental Claim against the Charterers in respect of an amount in excess of ten per cent. (10%) of the value of the Vessel as at the date of such Environmental Claim against the Charterers (or any Sub-Charterers or any Approved Manager) which is current, or pending in relation to the Vessel or (B) any Environmental Incident or alleged Environmental Incident in relation to the Vessel;

 

(iii) notify the Owners in writing promptly upon becoming aware of any Project Document being terminated, repudiated, cancelled or otherwise ceasing to remain in full force and effect;

 

(iv) notify the Owners in writing immediately if a Sub-Charter is terminated, cancelled, repudiated, or expires, or otherwise ceases to remain in full force and effect;

 

(v) notify the Owners in writing immediately if the Charterers fail to obtain any Earnings for the Vessel for a period of twelve (12) months; and

 

(vi) disclose all information in relation to any Sub-Charter, including (but not limited to) the main commercial terms of such Sub-Charter, any information in relation to any Sub-Charterers' fulfilment of their obligations pursuant to the relevant Sub-Charter and any other information which the Owners may request;

 

(o) Further assurance (Finance Parties) the Charterers will from time to time, do and perform such other and further acts and execute and deliver any and all such other agreements, instruments and documents as may be reasonably necessary for the Owners or the Finance Parties (as the case may be) to:

 

(i) maintain and protect the existing rights and remedies of the Owners and/or the Finance Parties (as the case may be); or

 

(ii) carry out and effect the intent and purpose of this Charter and the other Transaction Documents,

 

in each case to the extent not inconsistent with the terms of this Charter;

 

(p) Cessation of business the Charterers shall not cease or threaten to cease to carry on all or, in the opinion of the Owners, any material part of the Charterers' business;

 

(q) Environmental matters the Charterers shall:

 

(i) comply with, and procure each Approved Manager to comply with, all Environmental Law applicable to and in relation to using and operating the Vessel;

 

(ii) obtain, maintain and ensure compliance with all applicable Environmental Permits in relation to using and operating the Vessel; and

 

(iii) implement procedures to monitor compliance with and to prevent liability under any Environmental Law applicable to the use and operation of the Vessel;

 

(r) Compliance with international convention etc. the Charterers shall procure that the Charterers and each Approved Manager shall comply with all applicable international conventions, codes and regulations (including, without limitation, the ISM Code (or any replacement thereof) and the ISPS Code (or any replacement thereof)) applicable to each of them respectively;

 

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(s) Delivery details of employment status of the Vessel the Charterers will deliver, or procure the delivery to the Owners of, the employment status together with (if requested by the Owners) the relevant contract of employment in respect of the Vessel every six (6) months during the Charter Period;

 

(t) No dealings with Restricted Party or breach of Sanctions the Charterers will not, and will not permit or authorise any other person to directly utilise or employ the Vessel or to use, lend, make payments of, contribute or otherwise make available, all or any part of the proceeds of any transaction(s) contemplated by the Transaction Documents to fund any trade, business or other activities:

 

(i) with a Restricted Party; or

 

(ii) in any other manner that would result in any Obligor, any Approved Manager or the Owners (if applicable) being in breach of any Sanctions or becoming a Restricted Party;

 

(u) Change of business the Charterers shall not change the nature and scope of their business from that carried on at the date of this Charter;

 

(v) Earnings Account

 

(i) the Charterers will procure that all of the Earnings of the Charterers shall be paid into the Earnings Account, free and clear of any cost, fee, expense, disbursement, withholding or deduction;

 

(ii) as an advance against future payment of the Purchase Obligation Price, the Purchase Option Price, the Termination Sum or any other amounts due in accordance with this Charter, the Charterers will:

 

(A) no later than the date falling two (2) Business Days before the Actual Delivery Date deposit into the Earnings Account; and

 

(B) thereafter procure that throughout the Agreement Term there will always be standing to the credit of the Earnings Account,

 

an amount (in US Dollars) of not less than three million US Dollars (US$3,000,000) (the "Cash Reserves");

 

(w) Project Documents the Charterers shall:

 

(i) comply with all their obligations under the Project Documents to which they are a party, and will procure that each other party (where that party is a member of the Group) shall comply with its obligations under the Project Documents to which it is a party; and

 

(ii) except with the prior written consent of the Owners, the Charterers shall not, and shall use their reasonable endeavours to procure that no other party (where that party is a member of the Group) shall, amend, cancel, vary, novate, supplement, supersede, waive or terminate any Project Document to which it is a party;

 

(x) Listing the Charterers shall procure that the Guarantor will for the duration of the Agreement Term maintain its listing as a publicly listed entity on The Nasdaq Stock Market (trading as NASDAQ: GLNG) or any other recognised stock exchange acceptable to the Owners;

 

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(y) Related Vessel Sale Proceeds Surplus and Cash Collateral

 

(i) the Parties agree that, as soon as the Owners receive the Related Vessel Sale Proceeds Surplus paid by the Related Owner to the Owners pursuant to the terms of the Related Charter, the Owners will deposit into the Owners' Account the Related Vessel Sales Proceeds Surplus, which shall be deemed to be the Cash Collateral or part of the Cash Collateral;

 

(ii) the Owners may (but are not obliged to) set off the Cash Collateral against the Purchase Option Price, the Purchase Obligation Price or the Termination Sum;

 

(iii) in addition to the Owners' right to apply the Cash Collateral towards payment of the Purchase Option Price, the Purchase Obligation Price or the Termination Sum, the Owners may at their sole discretion and at any time during the Agreement Term apply the Cash Collateral (or any part thereof) towards any Unpaid Sum that is due and payable at the time of such application and has not yet be paid;

 

(iv) upon the expiry of the Agreement Term, the Owners shall release to the Charterers any surplus of the Cash Collateral after the Owners' application of the Cash Collateral, subject to the Owners being satisfied that no Potential Termination Event or Termination Event has occurred or will occur immediately after such release;

 

(v) the Cash Collateral shall bear no interest; and

 

(vi) each Party agrees that all right, title and interest in and to the Cash Collateral shall vest in the Owners free and clear of any liens, claims, charges or encumbrances or any other interest of the Charterers, the Related Charterer or any other third person. Nothing in this Clause 49(y) is intended to create or does create in favour of any party any mortgage, charge, lien, pledge, encumbrance or other security interest in the Cash Collateral;

 

(z) Condition subsequent the Charterers shall:

 

(i) to the extent that any certificate received by the Owners pursuant to paragraph (a)(x) of Clause 36 (Conditions precedent) was in provisional form at the time of the receipt, deliver or cause to be delivered to the Owners the corresponding formal certificate as soon as possible after the Charterers' receipt of the same from the relevant persons, and in any event prior to the expiry of the validity period of such provisional certificate;

 

(ii) within one (1) Business Day from the Actual Delivery Date, the Vessel's certificate of registry and a certificate of ownership and encumbrance, both dated the Actual Delivery Date (evidencing that the Owners' ownership of the Vessel and that the Vessel is free from registered encumbrances and mortgages); and

 

(iii) within fifteen (15) Business Days from the Actual Delivery Date, letters of undertaking in respect of the Insurances as required by the Transaction Documents, together with copies of the relevant policies or cover notes or entry certificates in respect of the Insurances duly endorsed with the interest of the Owners; and

 

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(aa) Classification the Charterers shall ensure that the Vessel maintains the highest classification required for the purpose of the relevant trade of the Vessel which shall be with the Vessel's Classification Society, in each case, free from any overdue recommendations and conditions.

 

50. Financial covenants

 

(a) Financial definitions For the purpose of this Clause 50, the following definitions shall apply:

 

"Cash Equivalents" means:

 

(i) deposits with first class international banks the maturity of which does not exceed 12 months;

 

(ii) bonds, certificates of deposit and other money market instruments or securities issued or guaranteed by the Norwegian or United States Governments; and

 

(iii) any other instrument approved by the Owners.

 

"Consolidated Net Worth" means for the Group (on a consolidated basis), the total value of stockholders equity determined in accordance with GAAP as shown on the consolidated balance sheet contained in the most recent annual financial statements and quarterly financial statements of the Guarantor delivered pursuant to paragraph (k) (Financial statements) of Clause 49 (Charterers' undertakings).

 

"Current Assets" means, as at any date of determination, all of the short term assets of the Group determined in accordance with GAAP on a consolidated basis as shown in the balance sheet for the Guarantor and calculated on the same basis as was applied in the Guarantor Annual Original Financial Statements but using the information current as at the relevant date of determination.

 

"Current Liabilities" means, as at any date of determination, all of the short term liabilities of the Group (less the current portion of long-term debt, the current portion of long-term capital lease obligations and mark to market swap valuations and excluding in all respects the Leasing Loans) determined in accordance with GAAP on a consolidated basis as shown in the balance sheet for the Guarantor and calculated on the same basis as was applied in the Guarantor Annual Original Financial Statements but using the information current as at the relevant date of determination.

 

"Free Liquid Assets" means cash or cash equivalents freely available for use by the Guarantor and/or any other member of the Group for any lawful purpose without restriction (other than any restriction arising exclusively from any covenant to maintain a minimum level of free cash or cash equivalents) notwithstanding any Security Interest, right of set-off or agreement with any other party, where:

 

(i) the value of Cash Equivalents shall be deemed to be their quoted price, as at any date of determination, on any recognised exchange (being an exchange recognised and approved by the Owners) on which the same are listed or any dealing facility through which the same are generally traded; and

 

(ii) any cash or Cash Equivalents denominated in a currency other than Dollars shall be deemed to have a value in Dollars equal to the Dollar equivalent thereof at the rate of exchange published daily as at any date of determination.

 

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"Leasing Loans" means, in relation to any sale and leaseback transaction from time to time entered into by any member of the Group, any short term funding or loans incurred by the special purpose entity acting as lessor (wholly owned by the relevant leasing group) in such sale and leaseback transaction which that member of the Group is required to include in its balance sheet pursuant to the "Variable Interest Entity" account convention in GAAP.

 

(b) Financial covenants the Charterers shall (and shall procure that the Guarantor will) ensure that:

 

(i) the Consolidated Net Worth is equal to or greater than four hundred and fifty million US Dollars (US$450,000,000) (or its equivalent in any other currency) at all times during the Agreement Term;

 

(ii) the aggregate value of the Free Liquid Assets is equal to or greater than fifty million US Dollars (US$50,000,000) at all times during the Agreement Term; and

 

(iii) the Current Assets is greater than or equal to the Current Liabilities.

 

(c) Financial testing

 

(i) The financial covenants in this Clause 50 shall be tested by reference to each of the financial statements delivered pursuant to, as applicable, paragraph (k) (Financial statements) of Clause 49 (Charterers' undertaking) and/or each GLNG Compliance Certificate delivered pursuant to sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (m) (Compliance Certificate) of Clause 49 (Charterers' undertaking).

 

(ii) Any amount in a currency other than US Dollars is to be taken into account at its US Dollar equivalent calculated on the basis of the relevant rates of exchange used by the Charterers in, or in connection with, their financial statements for that period.

 

(iii) When calculating the financial covenants in this Clause 50, the effect if all transactions between members of the Group shall be eliminated to the extent not already netted out on consolidation.

 

(iv) No item may be credited or deducted more than once in any calculation under this Clause 50.

 

51. Value maintenance clause

 

(a) Definitions In this Clause 51:

 

"Test Date" means any day during the Agreement Term on which the Owners may test the Value Maintenance Ratio.

 

"Value Maintenance Ratio" means the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of:

 

(i) the Fair Market Value of the Vessel plus any additional cash already deposited into the Owners' Account to restore the Value Maintenance Threshold pursuant to sub-paragraph (c)(ii)(A) below; to

 

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(ii) the aggregate of the then current Cost Balance.

 

"Value Maintenance Threshold" means the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of one hundred and twenty per cent. (120%).

 

(b) Valuations

 

(i) In order to determine the Fair Market Value on a Test Date for the purposes of testing the Value Maintenance Ratio, the Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Owners based on the most recent Valuation Report provided to the Owners, provided that:

 

(A) in the absence of a Termination Event, the Charterers shall arrange, deliver to the Owners and bear the cost of the issuance of each such Valuation Report once every twelve (12) months during the Agreement Term; and

 

(B) upon the occurrence of a Termination Event, the Charterers shall arrange, deliver to the Owners and bear the cost of the issuance of all Valuation Reports as may be required by the Owners (acting in their sole discretion),

 

provided further that if the Charterers fail to deliver such Valuation Reports pursuant to this Clause 51, the Owners shall be entitled to arrange such Valuation Reports at the Charterers' cost.

 

(ii) Each Valuation Report to be provided for the purpose of sub-paragraph (b)(i) above shall:

 

(A) be issued by an Approved Valuer, if for the purpose of testing the Value Maintenance Ratio, (I) no earlier than fifteen (15) days before the relevant Test Date, and (II) no later than five (5) days before the relevant Test Date;

 

(B) be made without physical inspection of the Vessel and on a desktop, charter-free basis;

 

(C) on the basis of a sale for prompt delivery for cash at arm's length on normal commercial terms as between a willing seller and a willing buyer; and

 

(D) be delivered to the Owners within forty five (45) days from the day on which the Owners make a request for valuation of the Vessel.

 

(iii) If an Approved Valuer determines that the Fair Market Value shall fall within a range, the valuation as determined by such Approved Valuer should be the lower value of such range.

 

(iv) Each valuation shall be provided by an Approved Valuer in US Dollars.

 

(c) Value Maintenance Ratio

 

(i) The Owners may test the Value Maintenance Ratio on any Test Date in accordance with the methodology described in sub-paragraph (b) (Valuations) above.

 

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(ii) If, after conducting testing the Value Maintenance Ratio on the relevant Test Date, the Owners determine that the Value Maintenance Ratio is less than the Value Maintenance Threshold, then the Charterers shall, within fourteen (14) days of the Owners' receipt of the relevant Valuation Report:

  

(A) provide cash collateral in the amount of the shortfall and deposit the same in the Owners' Account (it being understood and the Owners and the Charterers hereby agree and acknowledge that such cash collateral shall be deemed to be the Cash Collateral or part of the Cash Collateral); or

 

(B) prepay such part of the Balloon and the Principal Hire in the amount of the shortfall (together with any Break Costs or other associated costs, expenses or penalties) to be applied by the Owners first to reduce the Charterers' obligation to pay the Balloon and then to reduce the Charterers’ obligation to pay the Principal Hire in inverse order of maturity (it being understood and the Owners and the Charterers hereby agree and acknowledge that any amount prepaid in accordance with this sub-paragraph (B) shall, once so applied by the Owners, not be refundable in any circumstance whatsoever),

 

in each case in order to restore the Value Maintenance Ratio to comply with the Value Maintenance Threshold.

 

52. Termination Events

 

(a) Termination Events Each of the following events shall constitute a Termination Event:

 

(i) Non-payment any Obligor fails to pay on the due date any sum payable pursuant to the Transaction Document to which it is a party at the place and in the currency in which it is expressed to be payable unless

 

(A) its failure to pay is caused by administrative or technical error; and

 

(B) payment is made within three (3) Business Days of its due date;

 

(ii) Non-compliance with insurance requirements or financial covenants

 

(A) the Charterers fail to obtain and/or maintain the Insurances required under Clause 42 (Insurance) in accordance with the provisions thereof or any insurer in respect of such Insurances cancels the Insurances or disclaims liability with respect thereto for reasons attributable to the Charterers; or

 

(B) any of the financial covenants contained in Clause 50 (Financial covenants) are breached when tested;

 

(iii) Other obligations any Obligor does not comply with any provision of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party (other than those referred to in sub-paragraphs (a)(i) (Non-payment) and (a)(ii) (Non-compliance with insurance requirements or financial covenants) above, each of which shall, for the avoidance of doubt and for the purpose of this sub-paragraph (a)(iii), be a default which is not capable of remedy) and such non-compliance is not remedied by such Obligor to the Owners' satisfaction within ten (10) Business Days of the earlier of (A) the Owners giving notice of the breach to the relevant Obligor, and (B) the date that any responsible officer of the relevant Obligor has actual knowledge of the breach, provided that any failure to provide information or document shall be capable of remedy;

 

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(iv) Misrepresentation any representation or statement made or deemed to be made by any Obligor in or pursuant to a Transaction Document to which it is a party or any other document delivered by or on behalf of an Obligor under or in connection with any Transaction Document to which it is a party is or proves to have been incorrect or misleading in any material respect when made or repeated, or deemed to be made or repeated;

 

(v) Cross default

 

(A) any Financial Indebtedness of any of (1) Obligors and (2) Golar Power (together the "Relevant Parties" and each a "Relevant Party") is not paid when due, taking into account any originally applicable grace period;

 

(B) any Financial Indebtedness of any Relevant Party is declared to be otherwise becomes due and payable prior to its specified maturity as a result of an event of default (however described);

 

(C) any commitment for any Financial Indebtedness of any Relevant Party is cancelled or suspended by a creditor of that Relevant Party as a result of an event of default (however described); or

 

(D) any enforcement of any Security Interest over any assets of any Relevant Party in respect of any Financial Indebtedness,

 

provided that no Termination Event will occur under this sub-paragraph (a)(v) if, in respect of the relevant Relevant Party, the aggregate amount of Financial Indebtedness or commitment for Financial Indebtedness falling within sub-paragraphs (A) to (D) above is equal to or less than ten million US Dollars (US$10,000,000) (or its equivalent in any other currency or currencies);

 

(vi) Insolvency

 

(A) any Obligor:

 

(1) is unable or admits inability to pay its debts as they fall due;

 

(2) suspends making payments on any of its debts;

 

(3) by reason of actual financial difficulties, commences negotiations with one or more of its creditors (excluding the Owners in their capacities as such) with a view to rescheduling any of its indebtedness; or

 

(B) a moratorium is declared in respect of any indebtedness of any Obligor;

 

(vii) Insolvency proceedings any corporate action, legal proceedings or other procedure or step is taken in relation to:

 

(A) the suspension of payments, a moratorium of any indebtedness, winding-up, liquidation, dissolution, bankruptcy, administration, provisional supervision or reorganisation (by way of voluntary arrangement, scheme of arrangement or otherwise) of an Obligor other than as part of a solvent reorganisation;

 

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(B) a composition, assignment or arrangement with the creditors of an Obligor; or

 

(C) the appointment of a liquidator, receiver, administrator or other similar officer in respect of an Obligor or any of its assets,

 

or any analogous procedure or step is taken in any jurisdiction, provided that this sub-paragraph (a)(vii) above shall not apply to any winding-up petition which is frivolous or vexatious and is discharged, stayed or dismissed within ten (10) Business Days of commencement;

 

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(ix) Repudiation, termination or cancellation etc. of Transaction Documents any Transaction Document is terminated, cancelled, repudiated or otherwise ceases to remain in full force and effect;

 

(x) Material adverse change any other event or events (whether related or not) occurs which is a material adverse change from the position applicable as at the date of this Charter in the business, operations, property, financial condition of any Obligor, the effect of which is to impair or prevent the due fulfilment by any Obligor of any of its material obligations or undertakings contained in a Transaction Document to which it is a party;

 

(xi) Change of control except with the prior written consent of the Owners,

 

(A) the Charterers cease to be a direct wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Chargor; or

 

(B) the Chargor ceases to be a direct wholly-owned Subsidiary of Golar Power;

 

(xii) Listing the Guarantor ceases to be a publicly listed entity on the Nasdaq Stock Market or any other recognised stock exchange acceptable to the Owners;

 

(xiii) Related Charter termination event any "Termination Event" (as such term is defined in the Related Charter) occurs under the Related Charter; and

 

(xiv) Unlawfulness and invalidity it is or becomes unlawful for an Obligor to perform any of its obligations under the Transaction Documents, or any Transaction Document ceases to be in full force and effect.

 

(b) Effect of a Termination Event A Termination Event shall constitute (as the case may be) either a repudiatory breach of, or breach of condition by the Charterers under, this Charter or an agreed terminating event the occurrence of which will (in any such case) entitle the Owners to exercise all or any of the remedies set out below in this Clause 52.

 

(c) Owners' options after occurrence of Termination Event Without prejudice to the forgoing or to any other rights of the Owners under the Charter, at any time after a Termination Event shall have occurred and be continuing following the lapse of any applicable grace period as specified in paragraph (a) (Termination Events)

 

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above, the Owners may:

 

(i) at their option and by delivering to the Charterers a Termination Notice, terminate this Charter on the date specified in such Termination Notice; and/or

 

(ii) apply the Cash Collateral in or towards payment of all amounts payable under the Transaction Documents.

 

(d) Owners' right to repossess On or at any time after a Termination in accordance with paragraph (c) (Owners' options after occurrence of Termination Event) above, and provided that the Charterers have failed to pay the Termination Sum in accordance with sub-paragraph (e) (Payment of Termination Sum) below, the Owners may (but without prejudice to the Charterers' obligations under Clause 44 (Redelivery) and Clause 45 (Redelivery conditions)) retake possession of the Vessel and, the Charterers agree that the Owners, for such purpose, may put into force and exercise all their rights and entitlements at law and may enter upon any premises belonging to or in the occupation or under the control of the Charterers where the Vessel may be located as well as giving instructions to the Charterers' servants or agents for this purpose.

 

(e) Payment of Termination Sum On the Termination Payment Date in respect of any Termination in accordance with paragraph (c) (Owners' options after occurrence of Termination Event) above, the Charterers shall pay to the Owners an amount equal to the Termination Sum. For the avoidance of doubt, the Charterers' obligation to pay the Termination Sum (and any of their other obligations under the Transaction Documents) shall not be affected irrespective of the Owners' ability to complete the sale of the Vessel referred to in paragraph (h) below.

 

(f) Owners' application of Termination Sum Following any termination to which this Clause 52 applies, all sums payable in accordance with paragraph (e) above shall be paid to such account or accounts as the Owners may direct and shall be applied in the Owners' sole discretion towards sums owed by the Obligors under the Transaction Documents.

 

(g) Transfer of title If the chartering of the Vessel or, as the case may be, the obligation of the Owners to deliver and charter the Vessel to the Charterers is terminated in accordance with the terms of this Charter, the obligation of the Charterers to pay Hire shall cease once the Charterers have made the payment in full pursuant to paragraph (e) (Payment of Termination Sum) above to the satisfaction of the Owners, whereupon the Owners shall, in exchange of such payment, arrange for title of the Vessel to be transferred to the Charterers in accordance with paragraphs (c) (Title transfer) to (e) (Charterers' letter of indemnity) of Clause 56 (Purchase Obligation and transfer of title).

 

(h) Owners' right to sell the Vessel Following any termination to which this Clause 52 applies, if the Charterers have not paid to the Owners the Termination Sum in full by the applicable Termination Payment Date (and consequently the Owners have not transferred title to the Vessel to the Charterers (or its nominee) in accordance with paragraph (g) above), the Owners shall be entitled (but not obliged) to sell the Vessel and apply the Net Sale Proceeds against the Termination Sum and claim from the Charterers for any shortfall.

 

(i) Surplus of sale proceeds Upon completion of the sale of the Vessel in accordance with paragraph (h) above:

 

(i) if the Charterers have not paid to the Owners the Termination Sum in full at the time when the Owners have received in full the Net Sale Proceeds and such Net Sale Proceeds exceed the Termination Sum; or

 

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(ii) the Charterers have paid to the Owners the Termination Sum in full at the time when the Owners have received in full the Net Sale Proceeds,

 

then any part of such Net Sale Proceeds which exceeds the Termination Sum (in the case of (i) above) or such Net Sale Proceeds (in the case of (ii) above) (the "Vessel Sale Proceeds Surplus") shall be paid by the Owners to the Related Owner as part of the cash collateral in relation to the Related Vessel which may be applied in the sole discretion of the Related Owner in accordance with the terms of the relevant Related Charter.

 

(j) Charterers have no right to termination Save as otherwise expressly provided in this Charter, the Charterers shall not have the right to terminate this Charter any time prior to the expiration of the Agreement Term.

 

(k) Owners' rights cumulative The rights conferred upon the Owners by the provisions of this Clause 52 are cumulative and in addition to any rights which they may otherwise have in law or in equity or by virtue of the provisions of this Charter.

 

53. Sub-chartering

 

(a) Restrictions on sub-chartering generally The Charterers shall not, without the prior written consent of the Owners:

 

(i) let the Vessel on any demise charter for any period;

 

(ii) enter into any time or consecutive voyage charter in respect of the Vessel (subject to paragraph (b) below);

 

(iii) except as may be permitted under the Sub-Charter, de-activate or lay-up the Vessel; or

 

(iv) assign their rights under this Charter.

 

(b) Exceptions The restrictions in paragraph (a) above shall not apply to:

 

(i) any Sub-Charter which is on a voyage or time charter basis with a duration (taking into account any option to renew or extend) of less than twelve (12) months; or

 

(ii) any Sub-Charter which is on a time charter basis with a duration (taking into account any option to renew or extend) of twelve (12) months or more and which would expire before the end of the Charter Period if and only if:

 

(A) the Charterers have, prior to their entering into of such Sub-Charter, notified the Owners in writing of such intended Sub-Charter and provided the Owners with any information which the Owners may reasonably request in respect of such Sub-Charter, including (but not limited to) the proposed terms of such Sub-Charter;

 

(B) the Charterers assign to the Owners all the Charterers' earnings arising out of and in connection with such Sub-Charter and all their rights and interest in such Sub-Charter on such conditions as the Owners may require (provided that the Charterers' earnings arising out of and in connection with such Sub-Charter and the Charterers' rights and interest in such Sub-Charter are capable of being assigned and any conditions to be satisfied in order for such assignment to be effective have been satisfied); and

 

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(C) the Charterers shall serve a notice on the relevant Sub-Charterers and shall use reasonable endeavours to obtain a written acknowledgement of such assignment from such Sub-Charterers in such form as is required by the Owners or any Finance Party (as the case may be).

 

54. Name of Vessel

 

The Charterers may:

 

(a) choose the initial name of the Vessel, but may only change the initial name of the Vessel with the prior consent of the Owners (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); and

 

(b) paint the Vessel in the colours, display the funnel insignia and fly the house flag as required by the Charterers from time to time.

 

55. Purchase Option

 

(a) Purchase Option Subject to:

 

(i) no Total Loss under Clause 57 (Total loss) having occurred;

 

(ii) no Termination Event under Clause 52 (Termination Events) having occurred which is continuing;

 

(iii) the Charterers' delivery of the Purchase Option Notice to the Owners at least three (3) months prior to the proposed Purchase Option Date; and

 

(iv) the Purchase Option Date falling:

 

(A) on any of the first (1st), second (2nd), third (3rd), fourth (4th) and fifth (5th) anniversary of the Actual Delivery Date; or

 

(B) after:

 

(1) a breach of any of the Owners' undertakings set out in paragraphs (c) (No insolvency) and (d) (No Restricted Party) of Clause 80 (Owners' undertakings); or

 

(2) a declaration of war by any of the following countries to any of the other following countries: the United States of America, Russia, the United Kingdom, France and the People's Republic of China,

 

the Charterers may purchase the Vessel on the Purchase Option Date for the applicable Purchase Option Price.

 

(b) Title transfer upon exercise of Purchase Option In exchange for payment by the Charterers of the applicable Purchase Option Price on the relevant Purchase Option Date, the Owners shall arrange for title of the Vessel to be transferred to the Charterers in accordance with paragraphs (c) (Title transfer) to (e) (Charterers' letter of indemnity) of Clause 56 (Purchase Obligation and transfer of title).

 

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56. Purchase Obligation and transfer of title

 

(a) Purchase Obligation - expiry of Agreed Charter Period Unless (i) Total Loss under Clause 57 (Total loss) has occurred, (ii) the Termination Sum has been paid in full in accordance with the terms of this Charter or (iii) the Purchase Option has been exercised in accordance with the terms of this Charter, the Owners shall be obliged to sell the Vessel to the Charterers or their nominee and the Charterers shall be obliged to purchase the Vessel or cause their nominee to purchase the Vessel on the date falling seventy two (72) months after the Actual Delivery Date by the Charterers' payment of the applicable Purchase Obligation Price.

 

(b) Purchase Obligation - outbreak of war In the event of a declaration of war by any of the following countries to any of the other following countries: the United States of America, Russia, the United Kingdom, France and the People's Republic of China, the Owners may at their option and by delivering to the Charterers a notice (the "Purchase Obligation Notice"), requiring the Charterers to purchase the Vessel and the Charterers shall be obliged to or cause their nominee to purchase the Vessel on the date specified in the Purchase Obligation Notice (the "Purchase Obligation Date") for the applicable Purchase Obligation Price.

 

(c) Title transfer In exchange of full payment by the Charterers of:

 

(i) in each case as applicable:

 

(A) (in the case of the circumstances described in Clause 55 (Purchase Option) the applicable Purchase Option Price;

 

(B) (in the case of the circumstances described in paragraph (a) (Purchase Obligation - expiry of Agreed Charter Period) above or paragraph (b) (Purchase Obligation - outbreak of war) above) the applicable Purchase Obligation Price; and

 

(ii) any other sums payable by the Charterers to the Owners under this Charter and subject to compliance with the other conditions set out in this Clause 56,

 

the Owners shall:

 

(A) transfer title to and ownership of the Vessel to the Charterers (or their nominee) by delivering to the Charterers (in each case at the Charterers' costs):

 

(1) a duly executed and notarised, legalised and/or apostilled (as applicable) bill of sale; and

 

(2) the Title Re-Transfer PDA;

 

(3) any other documents required by the Flag State to effectively transfer title; and

 

(B) procure the deletion of any mortgage or prior Security Interest in relation to the Vessel at the Owners' costs,

 

provided always that prior to such transfer or deletion (as the case may be), the Owners shall have received the letter of indemnity as referred to in paragraph (e) (Charterers' letter of indemnity) below from the Charterers, and the Charterers shall have performed all their obligations in connection with this Charter and with the Vessel, including without limitation the full payment of all Unpaid Sums, taxes, charges, duties, costs and disbursements (including legal fees) in relation to the Vessel.

 

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(d) "As is, where is" title transfer

 

(i) The transfer in accordance with paragraph (c) (Title transfer) above shall be made in all respects at the Charterers' expense on an "as is, where is" basis and the Owners shall give the Charterers (or their nominee) no representations, warranties, agreements or guarantees whatsoever concerning or in connection with the Vessel, the Insurances, the Vessel's condition, state or class or anything related to the Vessel, expressed or implied, statutory or otherwise.

 

(ii) Without prejudice to sub-paragraph (i) above, the Charterers confirm that:

 

(A) as the Vessel will at all relevant times be in their physical possession and use pursuant to this Charter, they do not require any inspection of the Vessel; and

 

(B) they will accept unconditionally the Vessel and its classification records for the purpose of any transfer under this Clause 56.

 

(iii) The place of documentary closing shall be at such place or places as may be agreed by the parties in writing.

 

(e) Charterers' letter of indemnity The Charterers shall, immediately prior to the receipt of the bill of sale, furnish the Owners with a letter of indemnity (in a form satisfactory to the Owners (acting reasonably)) duly executed by the Charterers and the Guarantor and which shall provide (among other things) that:

 

(i) the Owners and/or the Finance Parties (if any) have and will have no interest, concern or connection with the Vessel after the date of such letter; and

 

(ii) the Charterers and the Guarantor shall jointly and severally indemnify the Owners and keep the Owners indemnified against any claims made by any person arising in connection with the Vessel other than a claim arising out of or in connection with the Finance Documents that is not a result of:

 

(A) a Termination Event; or

 

(B) any non-compliance by any Obligor of any provision of the Transaction Documents to which such Obligor is a party.

 

(iii) the Owners shall indemnify the Charterers against any claims by any Finance Party against the Vessel after the expiration of the Agreement Term other than a claim arising out of or in connection with the Finance Documents that is a result of:

 

(A) a Termination Event; or

 

(B) any non-compliance by any Obligor in respect of any provision of the Transaction Documents to which such Obligor is a party.

 

57. Total Loss

 

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(a) Total Loss Termination If circumstances exist giving rise to a Total Loss, the Charterers shall promptly notify the Owners of the facts of such Total Loss. If the Charterers wish to proceed on the basis of a Total Loss and advise the Owners thereof, the Owners shall agree to the Vessel being treated as a Total Loss for all purposes of this Charter. The Owners shall thereupon abandon the Vessel to the Charterers and/or execute such documents as may be required to enable the Charterers to abandon the Vessel to insurers and claim a Total Loss. Without prejudice to the obligations of the Charterers to pay to the Owners all monies then due or thereafter to become due under this Charter, if the Vessel shall become a Total Loss during the Charter Period, then the Charter Period shall end on the Settlement Date.

 

(b) Occurrence of Total Loss If the Vessel becomes a Total Loss during the Charter Period, the Charterers shall, on the Settlement Date, pay to the Owners the amount calculated in accordance with paragraph (c) (Payment on Settlement Date) below.

 

(c) Payment on Settlement Date On the Settlement Date, the Charterers shall pay to the Owners an amount equal to the Termination Sum as at the Termination Payment Date. The foregoing obligations of the Charterers under this paragraph (c) shall apply regardless of whether or not any moneys are payable under any Insurances in respect of the Vessel, regardless of the amount payable thereunder, regardless of the cause of the Total Loss and regardless of whether or not any of the said compensation shall become payable.

 

(d) Payment of Total Loss Proceeds All Total Loss Proceeds shall be paid to such account or accounts as the Owners may direct and shall be applied towards satisfaction of the Termination Sum and any other sums due and payable under the Transaction Documents. To the extent that there is any surplus after such application, such surplus shall be returned to the Charterers.

 

(e) Constructive Total Loss The Charterers shall, at the Owners' request, provide evidence satisfactory to the Owners (acting reasonably) as to the date on which the constructive total loss of the Vessel occurred pursuant to the definition of Total Loss.

 

(f) Payment unconditional The Charterers shall continue to pay Hire on the days and in the amounts required under this Charter notwithstanding that the Vessel shall become a Total Loss provided always that no further instalments of Hire shall become due and payable after the Charterers have made the payment required by paragraph (c) above.

 

58. Appointment of Approved Manager

 

(a) Subject to the other provisions of this Charter, the Owners confirm their consent to the proposed appointment by the Charterers of:

 

(i) Golar Management Limited to be the Approved Commercial Manager; and

 

(ii) Golar Management Norway AS to be the Approved Technical Manager,

 

it being understood that each such appointment shall take effect on or before the Actual Delivery Date.

 

(b) The Charterers covenant not to appoint anyone other than an Approved Manager as manager of the Vessel without the prior written consent of the Owners (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

 

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59. Fees and expenses

 

(a) Handling Fee The Charterers shall pay to the Owners the Handling Fee and provide documentary evidence of such payment on the date of this Charter.

 

(b) Other costs and expenses The Charterers shall bear all reasonably incurred and properly documented costs, fees (including legal fees) and disbursements incurred by the Owners and the Charterers in connection with:

 

(i) the negotiation, preparation and execution of this Charter and the other Transaction Documents;

 

(ii) the sale, purchase and delivery of the Vessel under the MOA and this Charter;

 

(iii) any amendment, waiver or consent under this Charter or any other Transaction Documents requested by the Charterers;

 

(iv) preparation or procurement of any survey, inspection, valuation, tax or insurance advice;

 

(v) the exercise of the Purchase Option pursuant to Clause 55 (Purchase Option) or the fulfilment of the Purchase Obligation pursuant to Clause 56 (Purchase Obligation and transfer of title);

 

(vi) the occurrence of a Termination Event or a Total Loss;

 

(vii) the registration of the Vessel under the laws and flag of the Flag State; and

 

(viii) such other events or circumstances for which this Charter or any other Transaction Document expressly provides that the costs shall be borne by the Charterers,

 

but excluding, in each case, costs and expenses in respect of the incorporation, administration, winding-up or liquidation of the Owners.

 

60. Stamp duties

 

The Charterers shall pay promptly all stamp, documentary or other like duties and Taxes to which the Charter, the MOA and the other Transaction Documents may be subject or give rise and shall indemnify the Owners on demand against any and all liabilities with respect to or resulting from any delay on the part of the Charterers to pay such duties or taxes.

 

61. Operational notifiable events

 

(a) Notifiable events The Owners are to be advised as soon as possible after the occurrence of any of the following events:

 

(i) when a material condition of class is applied by the Classification Society;

 

(ii) whenever the Vessel is arrested, confiscated, seized, requisitioned, impounded, forfeited or detained by any government or other competent authorities or any other persons;

 

(iii) whenever a class or flag authority refuses to issue or withdraw trading certification;

 

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(iv) in the event of a fire requiring the use of fixed fire systems or collision / grounding;

 

(v) whenever the Vessel is planned for dry-docking, whether in accordance with paragraph (g) of Clause 10 (Maintenance and Operation) or any Sub-Charter, and whether routine or emergency;

 

(vi) the Vessel is taken under tow;

 

(vii) any death or serious injury on board;

 

(viii) any damage to the Vessel the repair costs of which (whether before or after adjudication) exceed the Major Casualty Amount; or

 

(ix) when any material alteration is proposed to be made to the Vessel.

 

(b) Without limiting the generality of paragraph (a) (Notifiable events) above, the Charterers shall, on the Actual Delivery Date and then every three (3) months thereafter until the expiry of the Agreement Term, supply (or cause to be supplied) to the Owners upon the Owners' request all material information (including copies where available) relating to the Vessel's operation.

 

62. Further indemnities

 

(a) Further indemnities Whether or not any of the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, the Charterers shall, in addition to the provisions under Clause 17 (Indemnity)(Part II) of this Charter and subject to sub-clause (b) below, indemnify, protect, defend and hold harmless the Owners and their officers, directors, agents and employees (collectively, the "Indemnitees") throughout the Agreement Term from, against and in respect of, any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, fines, fees, claims, actions, proceedings, judgement, order or other sanction, lien, salvage, general average, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements, including reasonable legal fees and expenses, of whatsoever kind and nature (collectively, the "Expenses"), imposed on, suffered or incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee, in any way relating to, resulting from or arising out of or in connection with, in each case, directly or indirectly, any one or more of the following:

 

(i) this Charter and any other Transaction Documents and any amendment, supplement or modification thereof or thereto requested by the Charterers;

 

(ii) the Vessel or any part thereof, including with respect to:

 

(A) the manufacture, design, possession, use or non-use, operation, maintenance, testing, repair, overhaul, condition, alteration, modification, addition, improvement, storage, seaworthiness, replacement, repair of the Vessel or any part (including, in each case, latent or other defects, whether or not discoverable and any claim for patent, trademark, or copyright infringement and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages and claims in any way relating to or arising out of spillage of cargo or fuel, out of injury to persons, properties or the environment or strict liability in tort);

 

(B) any claim or penalty arising out of violations by any Obligor, Approved Commercial Manager, Approved Technical Manager, Sub-Charterers or any other person of any applicable law (including any law relating to safety at sea, the ISM Code, any Environmental Law or any Sanctions);

 

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(C) any Environmental Claim;

 

(D) death or property damage of shippers or others;

 

(E) any liens in respect of the Vessel or any part thereof unless arising under or in connection with the Finance Documents in the absence of a Charterers' default; or

 

(F) any registration and/or tonnage fees (whether periodic or not) in respect of the Vessel payable to any registry of ships and any service fees payable to any service provider in relation to maintaining such registration at any registry of ships, including, without limitation, any registration fees and annual registration fees in connection with registering and maintaining the Owners as a foreign maritime entity (or its equivalent) in the relevant Flag State (or such other flag state as the Owners may consent to in writing) for the purpose of registering and maintaining the Owners' title with the relevant flag;

 

(iii) any breach of or failure to perform or observe, or any other non-compliance with, any covenant or agreement or other obligation to be performed by the Charterers under any Transaction Document to which it is a party or the falsity of any representation or warranty of the Charterers in any Transaction Document to which it is a party or the occurrence of any Termination Event which is continuing;

 

(iv) in connection with:

 

(A) preventing or attempting to prevent the arrest, confiscation, seizure, taking and execution, requisition, impounding, forfeiture or detention of the Vessel; or

 

(B) securing or attempting to secure the release of the Vessel,

 

in each case in connection with the exercise of the rights of a holder of a lien created by the Charterers;

 

(v) incurred or suffered by the Owners in:

 

(A) procuring the delivery of the Vessel to the Charterers under Clause 35 (Delivery)

 

(B) recovering possession of the Vessel following termination of this Charter under Clause 52 (Termination Events); or

 

(C) arranging for a transfer of the Vessel's title in accordance with paragraph (b) (Title transfer upon exercise of Purchase Option) of Clause 55 (Purchase Option), or paragraph (c) (Title transfer) of Clause 56 (Purchase Obligation and transfer of title);

 

(vi) arising from the Master or officers of the Vessel or the Charterers' agents signing bills of lading or other documents;

 

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(vii) in connection with:

 

(A) the arrest, seizure, taking into custody or other detention of the Vessel by any court or other tribunal or by any governmental entity (including any prevention or attempt to prevent such arrest, seizure, taking into custody or other detention); or

 

(B) subjection to distress by reason of any process, claim, exercise of any rights conferred by a lien or by any other action whatsoever,

 

of the Vessel which are expended, suffered or incurred as a result of or in connection with any claim or against, or liability of, the Charterers or any other member of the Group, together with any costs and expenses or other outgoings which may be paid or incurred by the Owners in releasing the Vessel from any such arrest, seizure, custody, detention or distress.

 

(b) Cost indemnities The Charterers shall pay to the Owners promptly on the Owners' written demand the amount of all costs and expenses (including legal fees) incurred by the Owners in connection with the enforcement of, or the preservation of any rights under, any Transaction Document including (without limitation) any losses, costs and expenses which the Owners may from time to time sustain, incur or become liable for by reason of the Owners being deemed by any court or authority to be an operator, or in any way concerned in the operation, of the Vessel.

 

(c) Run-off indemnities Without prejudice to any right to damages or other claim which either party may, at any time, have against the other hereunder, it is hereby agreed and declared that the indemnities of the Owners by the Charterers contained in this Charter shall continue in full force and effect for a period of six (6) months after the Agreement Term.

 

63. Set-off

 

The Owners may set off any matured and/or contingent obligation due from the Charterers under the Transaction Documents against any obligation (whether matured or not) owed by the Owners to the Charterers, regardless of the place of payment or currency of either obligation. If the obligations are in different currencies, the Owners may convert either obligation at a market rate of exchange in their usual course of business for the purpose of the set-off.

 

64. Further assurances and undertakings

 

(a) Each Party shall make all applications and execute all other documents and do all other acts and things as may be necessary to implement and to carry out their obligations under, and the intent of, this Charter.

 

(b) The Parties shall act in good faith to each other in respect of any dealings or matters under, or in connection with, this Charter.

 

65. Cumulative rights

 

The rights, powers and remedies provided in this Charter are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, powers or remedies at law or in equity unless specifically otherwise stated.

 

66. No waiver

 

No delay, failure or forbearance by a party to exercise (in whole or in part) any right, power or remedy under, or in connection with, this Charter will operate as a waiver. No waiver of any breach of any provision of this Charter will be effective unless that waiver is in writing and signed by the party against whom that waiver is claimed. No waiver of any breach will be, or be deemed to be, a waiver of any other or subsequent breach.

 

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67. Entire agreement

 

This Charter contains all the understandings and agreements of whatsoever kind and nature existing between the parties in respect of this Charter, the rights, interests, undertakings agreements and obligations of the parties to this Charter and shall supersede all previous and contemporaneous negotiations and agreements.

 

68. Amendments

 

This Charter may not be amended, altered or modified except by a written instrument executed by each of the parties to this Charter.

 

69. Invalidity

 

If any term or provision of this Charter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances shall to any extent be invalid or unenforceable the remainder of this Charter or application of such term or provision to persons or circumstances (other than those as to which it is already invalid or unenforceable) shall (to the extent that such invalidity or unenforceability does not materially affect the operation of this Charter) not be affected thereby and each term and provision of this Charter shall be valid and be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

70. English language

 

All notices, communications and financial statements and reports under or in connection with this Charter and the other Transaction Documents shall be in English language or, if in any other language, shall be accompanied by a translation into English. In the event of any conflict between the English text and the text in any other language, the English text shall prevail.

 

71. No partnership

 

Nothing in this Charter creates, constitutes or evidences any partnership, joint venture, agency, trust or employer/employee relationship between the parties, and neither party may make, or allow to be made any representation that any such relationship exists between the parties. Neither party shall have the authority to act for, or incur any obligation on behalf of, the other party, except as expressly provided in this Charter.

 

72. Disclosure of information

 

At any time after the date of this Charter and during the Agreement Term, each of the Owners and the Charterers shall keep confidential and shall not, without the prior written consent of the other, disclose to any person:

 

(a) the financial details of, or the transactions contemplated by, the Transaction Documents; or

 

(b) any information provided pursuant to any of the Transaction Documents,

 

provided that the Parties may disclose any such information without consent:

 

(i) to any person to the extent required for the purpose of any litigation, arbitration or regulatory proceedings or procedure;

 

(ii) to any person to whom, and to the extent that, information is required to be disclosed by any applicable law;

 

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(iii) to any investor, potential investor, purchaser or potential purchaser of or in any member of the Group;

 

(iv) to any other member of the Group and, if required, to the financiers of such member of the Group;

 

(v) to any Governmental Agency;

 

(vi) to the Finance Parties or any party to any of the Transaction Documents;

 

(vii) to the auditors, legal, financial or insurance advisors, underwriters or brokers of the Owners, the Charterers or of any of the persons listed in the paragraphs above or the lenders or financiers of or to the Group who shall, in each case, be instructed or under a professional obligation to maintain the confidentiality of any information supplied to them; or

 

(viii) in any manner contemplated by any of the Transaction Documents.

 

73. Notices

 

(a) Any communication to be made under or in connection with this Charter shall be made in writing and, unless otherwise stated, may be made by fax, letter or email.

 

(b) The address, fax number and email address (and the department or officer, if any, for whose attention the communication is to be made) of each party to this Charter for any communication or document to be made or delivered under or in connection with this Charter are:

 

(i) in the case of the Charterers:

 

Golar Hull M2023 Corp.

 

Address: c/o Golar Power Limited
6th Floor, The Zig Zag
70 Victoria Street
London SW1E 6SQ
England

 

Fax No.: +44 (0)20 7063 7901
Email: Eduardo.Maranhao@golar.com/
Rodrigo.Fortes@golar.com
Attention: Eduardo Maranhao / Rodrigo Fortes

 

with a copy to:

 

Golar LNG Limited

 

Address: 6th Floor, The Zig Zag
70 Victoria Street
London SW1E 6SQ
England

 

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Fax No.: +44 (0)20 7063 7901

 

Email: brian.tienzo@golar.com
Attention: Brian Tienzo

 

(ii) in the case of the Owners:

 

Oriental Fleet LNG 02 Limited
東方富利LNG02有限公司

 

Address: c/o Oriental Fleet International Company Limited
50/F, COSCO Tower
183 Queen's Road Central
Hong Kong

 

Fax No.: +852 2339 1881

 

Email: lou.can@coscoshipping.com / thomas.xing@ofi.com.hk / asset@coscoshipping.com
Attention: Belinda Lou / Thomas Xing / Xu Ying

 

or any substitute address, fax number, email address, department or officer as either party may notify to the other by not less than five (5) Business Days' notice.

 

(c) Any communication or document made or delivered by one party to this Charter to the other under or in connection with this Charter will only be effective:

 

(i) if by way of fax or email, when sent with no error message received; or

 

(ii) if by way of letter, when it has been left at the relevant address or five (5) Business Days after being deposited in the post postage prepaid in an envelope addressed to it at that address;

 

and, if a particular department or officer is specified as part of its address details provided under paragraph (b) above, if addressed to that department or officer.

 

Any communication or document which becomes effective, in accordance with this paragraph (c), after 5.00 pm in the place of receipt shall be deemed only to become effective on the following day.

 

74. Survival of Charterers' obligations

 

The termination of this Charter for any cause whatsoever shall not affect the right of the Owners to recover from the Charterers any money due to the Owners in consequence thereof and all other rights of the Owners (including but not limited to any rights, benefits or indemnities which are expressly provided to continue after the termination of this Charter) are reserved hereunder.

 

75. Counterparts

 

This Charter may be executed in any number of counterparts and any single counterpart or set of counterparts signed, in either case, by all the parties hereto shall be deemed to constitute a full and original agreement for all purposes.

 

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76. Third Parties Act

 

(a) Any person which is an Indemnitee or a Finance Party from time to time and is not a party to this Charter shall be entitled to enforce such terms of this Charter as provided for in this Charter in relation to the obligations of the Charterers to such Indemnitee or (as the case may be) Finance Party, subject to the Third Parties Act. The Third Parties Act applies to this Charter as set out in this Clause 76.

 

(b) Save as provided above, a person who is not a party to this Charter has no right under the Third Parties Act to enforce or to enjoy the benefit of any term of this Charter.

 

77. Waiver of immunity

 

(a) To the extent that any Party may in any jurisdiction claim for itself or its assets or revenues immunity from any proceedings, suit, execution, attachment (whether in aid of execution, before judgment or otherwise) or other legal process and to the extent that such immunity (whether or not claimed) may be attributed in any such jurisdiction to such Party or its assets or revenues, each Party agrees, to the extent permitted by any applicable law, not to claim and irrevocably waive, to the extent permitted by any applicable law, such immunity to the full extent permitted by the laws of such jurisdiction.

 

(b) Each Party consents generally in respect of any proceedings to the giving of any relief and the issue of any process in connection with such proceedings including (without limitation) the making, enforcement or execution against any property whatsoever (irrespective of its use or intended use) of any order or judgment which is made or given in such proceedings. Each Party agrees that in any proceedings in England this waiver shall have the fullest scope permitted by the English State Immunity Act 1978 and that this waiver is intended to be irrevocable for the purposes of such Act.

 

78. Law and arbitration

 

(a) This Charter and any contractual or non-contractual obligations arising from or connected with this Charter shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of England.

 

(b) Any dispute, controversy, difference or claim arising out of or relating to this Charter, including the existence, validity, interpretation, performance, breach or termination thereof or any dispute regarding non-contractual obligations arising out of or relating to it shall be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration in Hong Kong administered by the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre ("HKIAC") under the HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules in force when the Notice of Arbitration is submitted.

 

(c) The seat of arbitration shall be Hong Kong.

 

(d) The number of arbitrators shall be three (3). The arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in English.

 

(e) Each Party may appeal on points of law.

 

(f) The law governing this Clause 78 (Law and arbitration) shall be English law.

 

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79. FATCA

 

(a) For the purpose of this Clause 79, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

"Code" means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

"FATCA" means:

 

(i) sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code and any associated regulations;

 

(ii) any treaty, law, regulation or other official guidance enacted in any other jurisdiction, or relating to an intergovernmental agreement between the US and any other jurisdiction, which (in either case) facilitates the implementation of paragraph (i) above; or

 

(iii) any agreement pursuant to the implementation of paragraphs (i) or (ii) above with the US Internal Revenue Service, the US government or any governmental or taxation authority in any other jurisdiction.

 

"FATCA Deduction" means a deduction or withholding from a payment under this Charter or the other Transaction Documents required by or under FATCA.

 

(b) The Charterers shall procure that:

 

(i) if an Obligor is required to make a FATCA Deduction, that Obligor shall make that FATCA Deduction and any payment required in connection with that FATCA Deduction within the time allowed and in the minimum amount required by FATCA;

 

(ii) if a FATCA Deduction is required to be made by an Obligor, the amount of the payment due from that Obligor shall be increased to an amount which (after making any FATCA Deduction) leaves an amount equal to the payment which would have been due if no FATCA Deduction had been required; and

 

(iii) within thirty (30) days of making either a FATCA Deduction or any payment required in connection with that FATCA Deduction, the Obligor making that FATCA Deduction or payment shall deliver to the Owners evidence satisfactory to the Owners that the FATCA Deduction has been made or (as applicable) any appropriate payment has been paid to the relevant governmental or taxation authority.

 

80. Owners' undertakings

 

(a) Owners' financial statements The Owners undertake that, for the duration of the Agreement Term and upon prior written request of the Guarantor for the purpose of such Guarantor and/or the Group's financing reporting, the Owners shall supply or cause to be supplied to the Charterers the following documents and shall use their best endeavours to do so within the timelines specified below:

 

(i) as soon as the same become available, but in any event within fifty nine (59) days after the end of each financial year of the Owners, the audited annual financial statements of the Owners for that financial year; and

 

(ii) as soon as the same become available, but in any event within five (5) Business Days after the end of each financial quarter of the Owners, the unaudited quarterly management accounts of the Owners for that financial quarter.

 

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(b) Costs relating to Owners' financial statements The Owners and the Charterers agree and acknowledge that all costs arising out of or in connection with the Owners' preparation or procurement of:

 

(i) the audited annual financial statements in accordance with sub-paragraph (a)(i) (Owners' financial statements) above shall be borne by the Charterers; and

 

(ii) the unaudited quarterly management accounts in accordance with sub-paragraph (a)(ii) (Owners' financial statements) above shall be borne by the Owners.

 

(c) No insolvency The Owners undertake that, for the duration of the Charter Period, no judgment of their insolvency or bankruptcy and no order for their winding-up or liquidation will be made.

 

(d) No Restricted Party The Owners undertake that, for the duration of the Charter Period, the Owners will not become a Restricted Party.

 

81. Conflicts

 

Unless stated otherwise, in the event of there being any conflict between the provisions of Clauses 1 (Definitions) (Part II) to 31 (Notices) (Part II) and the provisions of Clauses 32 (Definitions) to 81 (Conflicts), the provisions of Clauses 32 (Definitions) to 81 (Conflicts) shall prevail.

 

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SCHEDULE 1
FORM OF PROTOCOL OF DELIVERY AND ACCEPTANCE

 

PROTOCOL OF DELIVERY AND ACCEPTANCE

 

It is hereby certified that pursuant to a bareboat charter dated                   2019 and made between Oriental Fleet LNG 02 Limited 東方富利LNG02有限公司  (the "Owners") as owners and Golar Hull M2023 Corp. (the "Bareboat Charterers") as bareboat charterers (as may be amended and supplemented from time to time, the "Bareboat Charter") in respect of one (1) 160,000 m3 LNG carrier named "Golar Penguin" and registered under the laws and flag of The Republic of the Marshall Islands with IMO number 9624938 (the "Vessel"), the Vessel is delivered for charter by the Owners to the Bareboat Charterers, and accepted by the Bareboat Charterers from the Owners at            hours (Hong Kong time) on the date hereof in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Bareboat Charter.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Owners and the Bareboat Charterers have caused this PROTOCOL OF DELIVERY AND ACCEPTANCE to be executed by their duly authorised representative on this            day of                   in                                   .

 

THE OWNERS   THE BAREBOAT CHARTERERS
     
ORIENTAL FLEET LNG 02 LIMITED   GOLAR HULL M2023 CORP.
     
東方富利LNG02有限公司    
     
by:   by:
     
Name:   Name:
Title:   Title:
Date:   Date:

 

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SCHEDULE 2
FORM OF TITLE RE-TRANSFER PROTOCOL OF DELIVERY AND ACCEPTANCE

 

PROTOCOL OF DELIVERY AND ACCEPTANCE

 

m.v. “Golar Penguin”

 

Oriental Fleet LNG 02 Limited 東方富利 LNG02 有限公司 of [Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro, the Marshall Islands, MH96960] (the “Owners”) deliver to Golar Hull M2023 Corp. whose registered address is [Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro, the Marshall Islands, MH96960] (the “Bareboat Charterers”) the Vessel described below and the Bareboat Charterers accept delivery of, title and risk to the Vessel pursuant to the terms and conditions of the bareboat charter dated                  2019 (as may be amended and supplemented from time to time) and made between (1) the Owners and (2) the Bareboat Charterers.

 

Name of Vessel:   m.v. “Golar Penguin”
     
Flag:   The Republic of the Marshall Islands
     
Place of Registration:   The Republic of the Marshall Islands
     
IMO Number:   9624938
     
Gross Registered Tonnage:   102100 tons
     
Net Registered Tonnage:   30631 tons
     
Dated:                  20
     
At:                  hours (Hong Kong time)
     
Place of delivery:    
     
THE OWNERS   THE BAREBOAT CHARTERERS
     
ORIENTAL FLEET LNG 02 LIMITED   GOLAR HULL M2023 CORP.
東方富利LNG02有限公司    
     
by:   by:
     
Name:   Name:
     
Title:   Title:
     
Date:   Date:

 

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SCHEDULE 3
FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

 

Part I
Form of GLNG Compliance Certificate

 

To: ORIENTAL FLEET LNG 02 LIMITED
  東方富利LNG02有限公司
  Trust Company Complex
  Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island
  Majuro, the Marshall Islands
  MH96960
  (the “Owners”)
   
From: GOLAR LNG LIMITED
  2nd Floor, S.E. Pearman Building
  9 Par-la-Ville Road
  Hamilton HM11
  Bermuda

 

Dated:

 

Dear Sirs

 

Bareboat charter in relation to the 160,000 m3 LNG carrier named “Golar Penguin” dated [●] 2019 and made between the Owners (as owners) and Golar Hull M2023 Corp. (as bareboat charterers) (the “Charter”)

 

1. We refer to the Charter.
   
2. This is a GLNG Compliance Certificate. Terms defined in the Charter have the same meaning when used in this GLNG Compliance Certificate unless given a different meaning in this GLNG Compliance Certificate.
   
3. We confirm that: as at the date on which the financial statements accompanying this GLNG Compliance Certificate were drawn up:
   
  [Insert details of covenants to be certified]
   
  [Charterers to provide details of calculations of financial covenants]

 

For and on behalf of  
Golar LNG Limited  
     
By:    
Title:    

 

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Part II
Form of Golar Power Compliance Certificate

 

To: ORIENTAL FLEET LNG 02 LIMITED
  東方富利LNG02有限公司
  Trust Company Complex
  Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island
  Majuro, the Marshall Islands
  MH96960
  (the “Owners”)
   
From: GOLAR POWER LIMITED
  2nd Floor, S.E. Pearman Building
  9 Par-la-Ville Road
  Hamilton HM11
  Bermuda

 

Dated:

 

Dear Sirs

 

Bareboat charter in relation to the 160,000 m3 LNG carrier named “Golar Penguin” dated [●] 2019 and made between the Owners (as owners) and Golar Hull M2023 Corp. (as bareboat charterers) (the “Charter”)

 

1. We refer to the Charter.
   
2. This is a Golar Power Compliance Certificate. Terms defined in the Charter have the same meaning when used in this Golar Power Compliance Certificate unless given a different meaning in this Golar Power Compliance Certificate.
   
3. [We confirm that no Termination Event is continuing.]*

 

For and on behalf of  
Golar Power Limited  
     
By:    
Title:    

  


* If this statement cannot be made, the certificate should identify any Termination Event that is continuing and the steps, if any, being taken to remedy it. 

 

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SIGNATURE PAGE

 

ADDITIONAL CLAUSES
TO BAREBOAT CHARTER FOR LNG CARRIER “GOLAR PENGUIN”

 

THE OWNERS   THE CHARTERERS
     
ORIENTAL FLEET LNG 02 LIMITED   GOLAR HULL M2023 CORP.
東方富利LNG02有限公司    
     
by:   by:
     
/s/ Li Bing   /s/ Rodrigo Fores
Name: Li Bing   Name: Rodrigo Fortes
     
Title: Director   Title: Attorney-in-Fact
     
Date: 17 December 2019   Date: 17 December 2019

 

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