EX-1.1 2 nt10010929x8_ex1-1.htm EXHIBIT 1.1
Exhibit 1.1

[ ● ] Shares
 
HYGO ENERGY TRANSITION LTD.
 
COMMON SHARES, PAR VALUE $1.00 PER SHARE
 
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
 
[ ● ], 2020
 

[ ● ], 2020
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
As representatives of the several Underwriters
named in Schedule I hereto

c/o Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
1585 Broadway
New York, New York 10036
 
c/o Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
200 West Street
New York, New York 10282
Ladies and Gentlemen:
 
Hygo Energy Transition Ltd., a Bermuda exempted company formerly known as Golar Power Limited (the “Company”), proposes to issue and sell to the several Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto (the “Underwriters”) [ ● ] common shares, par value $1.00 per share (the “Firm Shares”). The Company also proposes to issue and sell to the several Underwriters not more than an additional [ ● ] common shares, par value $1.00 per share (the “Additional Shares”), if and to the extent that Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, as representatives of the several Underwriters (the “Representatives”), shall have determined to exercise, on behalf of the Underwriters, the right to purchase such Additional Shares granted to the Underwriters in Section 2 hereof. The Firm Shares and the Additional Shares are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Shares.” The common shares, par value $1.00 per share, of the Company to be outstanding after giving effect to the sales contemplated hereby are hereinafter referred to as the “Common Shares.”
 
The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-248501), including a preliminary prospectus, relating to the Shares. The registration statement as amended at the time it becomes effective, including the information (if any) deemed to be part of the registration statement at the time of effectiveness pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), is hereinafter referred to as the “Registration Statement”; the prospectus in the form first used to confirm sales of Shares (or in the form first made available to the Underwriters by the Company to meet requests of purchasers pursuant to Rule 173 under the Securities Act) is hereinafter referred to as the “Prospectus.” If the Company has filed an abbreviated registration statement to register additional Common Shares pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act (a “Rule 462 Registration Statement”), then any reference herein to the term “Registration Statement” shall be deemed to include such Rule 462 Registration Statement.
 
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For purposes of this Agreement, “free writing prospectus” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, “preliminary prospectus” shall mean each prospectus used prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, and each prospectus that omitted information pursuant to Rule 430A under the Securities Act that was used after such effectiveness and prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, “Time of Sale Prospectus” means the preliminary prospectus contained in the Registration Statement at the time of its effectiveness together with the documents and pricing information set forth in Schedule II hereto, and “broadly available road show” means a “bona fide electronic road show” as defined in Rule 433(h)(5) under the Securities Act that has been made available without restriction to any person. As used herein, the terms “Registration Statement,” “preliminary prospectus,” “Time of Sale Prospectus” and “Prospectus” shall include the documents, if any, incorporated by reference therein as of the date hereof.
 
For purposes of this Agreement, the term “subsidiary” includes each entity listed as a “wholly owned subsidiary” on Schedule III hereto and the term “joint venture” includes each entity listed as a “joint venture” on Schedule III hereto.
 
1.           Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants to and agrees with each of the Underwriters that:
 
(a)          The Registration Statement has become effective; no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement is in effect, and no proceedings for such purpose or pursuant to Section 8A under the Securities Act are pending before or threatened by the Commission.
 
(b)          (i) The Registration Statement, when it became effective, did not contain and, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (ii) the Registration Statement and the Prospectus comply and, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, will comply in all material respects with the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, (iii) the Time of Sale Prospectus does not, and at the time of each sale of the Shares in connection with the offering when the Prospectus is not yet available to prospective purchasers and at the Closing Date (as defined in Section 4), the Time of Sale Prospectus, as then amended or supplemented by the Company, if applicable, will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (iv) each broadly available road show, if any, when considered together with the Time of Sale Prospectus, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (v) the Prospectus does not contain and, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except that the representations and warranties set forth in this paragraph do not apply to statements or omissions in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus based upon information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use therein, it being understood and agreed upon that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the Underwriter Information (as defined in Section 8(b)).
 
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(c)          The Company is not an “ineligible issuer” in connection with the offering pursuant to Rules 164, 405 and 433 under the Securities Act. Any free writing prospectus that the Company is required to file pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act has been, or will be, filed with the Commission in accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. Each free writing prospectus that the Company has filed, or is required to file, pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act or that was prepared by or on behalf of or used or referred to by the Company complies or will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. Except for the free writing prospectuses, if any, identified in Schedule II hereto, and electronic road shows, if any, each furnished to the Representatives before first use, the Company has not prepared, used or referred to, and will not, without the Representatives’ prior consent, prepare, use or refer to, any free writing prospectus.
 
(d)          The Company has been duly incorporated, is validly existing as an exempted company with limited liability under the laws of Bermuda in good standing, has the corporate power and authority to own or lease its property and to conduct its business as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus and is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property requires such qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
 
(e)          Each subsidiary of the Company and Centrais Elétricas de Sergipe S.A. (“CELSE”) has been duly incorporated, organized or formed, is validly existing as a corporation or other business entity in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, organization or formation, has the corporate or other business entity power and authority to own or lease its property and to conduct its business as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus and is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property requires such qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole; all of the issued shares of capital stock or other equity interests of each subsidiary and joint venture of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and nonassessable, are owned directly or indirectly by the Company in the percentages described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, and are owned free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities or claims except for (i) certain security interests in the benefit of certain creditors as described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus; and (ii) certain call options granted to prospective partners in the Project (as defined in the Registration Statement) as described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus.
 
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(f)          Except for the entities set forth on Schedule III hereto, the Company does not as of the date hereof own, and will not at the Closing Date or at any Option Closing Date own, directly or indirectly, any equity or long-term debt securities of any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association or other entity.
 
(g)          This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.
 
(h)          The authorized share capital of the Company is as set forth in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus under the caption “Capitalization” and the authorized share capital of the Company conforms as to legal matters to the description thereof contained in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus.
 
(i)           The ordinary shares, par value $1.00 per share (“Ordinary Shares”) and redeemable preference shares, par value $5.00 per share (“Preference Shares”), outstanding prior to the issuance of the Shares have been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
 
(j)          The Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued, delivered and paid for in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and the issuance of the Shares will not be subject to any preemptive or similar rights.
 
(k)          The execution and delivery by the Company of, and the performance by the Company of its obligations under, this Agreement will not contravene any provision of (i) applicable law, (ii) the memorandum of association or bye-laws of the Company, as amended, (iii) any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease or other agreement or instrument to which the Company, any of its subsidiaries or CELSE is a party that is material to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (iv) any judgment, order or decree of any governmental body, agency or court having jurisdiction over the Company, any subsidiary or CELSE, except, in the case of clauses (iii) and (iv), where such contravention would not, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and no consent, approval, authorization or order of, or qualification with, any governmental body, agency or court is required for the performance by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement, except such as may be required by the securities or Blue Sky laws of the various states or the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares.
 
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(l)           Since the end of the period covered by the latest audited financial statements included in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, there has not occurred any material adverse change, or any development involving a prospective material adverse change, in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business or operations of (i) the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) to the Company’s knowledge, CELSE, from that set forth in the Time of Sale Prospectus.
 
(m)         There are no legal or governmental proceedings pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened to which the Company, any of its subsidiaries or, to the Company’s knowledge, CELSE, is a party or to which any of the properties of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or, to the Company’s knowledge, CELSE, is subject (i) other than proceedings accurately described in all material respects in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus and proceedings that would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or on the power or ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated by each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus or (ii) that are required to be described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus and are not so described; and there are no statutes, regulations, contracts or other documents that are required to be described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement that are not described or filed as required.
 
(n)          Each preliminary prospectus filed as part of the Registration Statement as originally filed or as part of any amendment thereto, or filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act, complied when so filed in all material respects with the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
 
(o)          The Company is not, and after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Shares and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus will not be, required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”).
 
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(p)          No relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company, any of its subsidiaries or CELSE, on the one hand, and the directors, officers, shareholders, customers, suppliers or other affiliates of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or CELSE, on the other, that is required by the Securities Act to be described in each of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and that is not so described in such documents and in the Time of Sale Prospectus.
 
(q)          Except as would not result, individually or in the aggregate, in a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, (a)(i) the Company, each of its subsidiaries and, to the Company’s knowledge, CELSE are in compliance with any and all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws, regulations, rules, ordinances, codes, other requirements or rules of law (including common law), or decisions or orders of any domestic or foreign governmental agency, governmental body or court, relating to pollution, the protection of human health (to the extent related to exposure to Hazardous Substances (as defined herein)) and worker safety, the environment, natural resources or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (“Environmental Laws”), considering the current stage of projects under development and operation, have received all permits, licenses, registrations or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses and are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval, (ii) none of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or, to the Company’s knowledge, CELSE owns, occupies, operates or uses any real property contaminated with Hazardous Substances, (iii) none of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or, to the Company’s knowledge, CELSE is conducting or funding any investigation, remediation, remedial action or monitoring of actual or suspected Hazardous Substances in the environment, (iv) none of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or, to the Company’s knowledge, CELSE is liable or allegedly liable for any release or threatened release of Hazardous Substances, including at any off-site treatment, storage or disposal site, (v) none of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or, to the Company’s knowledge, CELSE is subject to any pending, or to the Company’s knowledge threatened, claim by any governmental agency or governmental body or person arising under Environmental Laws or relating to Hazardous Substances; (b) to the knowledge of the Company and its subsidiaries there are no facts or circumstances that would reasonably be expected to result in a violation of, liability under, or a claim pursuant to any Environmental Law that would, singly or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (c) there are no costs or liabilities associated with Environmental Laws (including, without limitation, any capital or operating expenditures required for clean-up, closure of properties or compliance with Environmental Laws or any permit, license or approval, any related constraints on operating activities and any potential liabilities to third parties) that would, singly or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole; and (d) in the ordinary course of its business, the Company and its subsidiaries periodically evaluate the effect, including associated costs and liabilities, of Environmental Laws on the business, properties, results of operations and financial condition of the Company, and, on the basis of such evaluation, the Company and its subsidiaries have reasonably concluded that such Environmental Laws will not, singly or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company or its subsidiaries. For purposes of this subsection “Hazardous Substances” means (A) petroleum and petroleum products, by-products or breakdown products, radioactive materials, asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls and mold and (B) any other chemical, material or substance defined or regulated as a toxic or hazardous pollutant, contaminant or waste under Environmental Laws.
 
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(r)           (i) Each employee benefit plan, within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), for which the Company or any member of its “Controlled Group” (defined as any entity, whether or not incorporated, that is under common control with the Company within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA or any entity that would be regarded as a single employer with the Company under Section 414(b),(c),(m) or (o) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)), would have any liability (each, a “Plan”), has been maintained in compliance with its terms and the requirements of any applicable statutes, orders, rules and regulations, including but not limited to ERISA and the Code; (ii) no prohibited transaction, within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, has occurred with respect to any Plan, excluding transactions effected pursuant to a statutory or administrative exemption; (iii) for each Plan that is subject to the funding rules of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, no Plan has failed (whether or not waived), or is reasonably expected to fail, to satisfy the minimum funding standards (within the meaning of Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code) applicable to such Plan; (iv) no Plan is, or is reasonably expected to be, in “at risk status” (within the meaning of Section 303(i) of ERISA) and no Plan that is a “multiemployer plan” within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA is in “endangered status” or “critical status” (within the meaning of Sections 304 and 305 of ERISA) (v) the fair market value of the assets of each Plan exceeds the present value of all benefits accrued under such Plan (determined based on those assumptions used to fund such Plan); (vi) no “reportable event” (within the meaning of Section 4043(c) of ERISA and the regulations promulgated thereunder) has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur; (vii) each Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified, and nothing has occurred, whether by action or by failure to act, which would cause the loss of such qualification; (viii) neither the Company nor any member of the Controlled Group has incurred, nor reasonably expects to incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA (other than contributions to a Plan or premiums to the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation, in the ordinary course and without default) in respect of a Plan (including a “multiemployer plan” within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA); and (ix) none of the following events has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur: (A) a material increase in the aggregate amount of contributions required to be made to all Plans by the Company or its Controlled Group affiliates in the current fiscal year of the Company and its Controlled Group affiliates compared to the amount of such contributions made in the Company’s and its Controlled Group affiliates’ most recently completed fiscal year; or (B) a material increase in the Company’s, its subsidiaries’ or, to the Company’s knowledge, CELSE’s “accumulated post-retirement benefit obligations” (within the meaning of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 715-60) compared to the amount of such obligations in the Company’s , its subsidiaries’ and CELSE’s most recently completed fiscal year, except in each case with respect to the events or conditions set forth in (i) through (ix) hereof, as would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
 
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(s)          Except as set forth in the registration rights agreement to be entered into by and among the Company, Golar LNG Limited and Stonepeak Associates II LLC (and/or certain funds and other entities managed, advised or controlled by or affiliated with Stonepeak Associates II LLC) on the Closing Date as described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, there are no contracts, agreements or understandings between the Company and any person granting such person the right to require the Company to file a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to any securities of the Company or to require the Company to include such securities with the Shares registered pursuant to the Registration Statement.
 
(t)           No forward-looking statement (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) included in any of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus has been made or reaffirmed without a reasonable basis or has been disclosed other than in good faith.
 
(u)          None of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or, to the Company’s knowledge, CELSE is a party to any contract, agreement or understanding with any person (other than this Agreement) that would give rise to a valid claim against any of them or any Underwriter for a brokerage commission, finder’s fee or like payment in connection with the offering and sale of the Shares.
 
(v)          (i) None of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or any director, officer, or employee thereof, or, to the Company’s knowledge, agent or representative of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or CELSE, has taken or will take any action in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization or approval of the payment, giving or receipt of money, property, gifts or anything else of value, directly or indirectly, to any government official (including any officer or employee of a government or government-owned or controlled entity or of a public international organization, or any person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of any of the foregoing, or any political party or party official or candidate for political office) (“Government Official”) in order to influence any official action or decision, or to an individual or entity (“Person”), in violation of any laws, rules and regulations relating to bribery or corruption, including (a) the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, (b) the UK Bribery Act 2010, (c) any material provision of Brazil’s Clean Company Act of 2014 (Law No. 12,846/2013) and other anti-corruption laws (including, without limitation, Law No. 8,666/1993, Decree-law No. 2,848/1940, Law No. 9,613/1998, Law No. 8,137/1990, Law No. 12,846/2013, Decree No. 8,420/2015, Law No. 8,429/1992, Law No. 12,813/2013 and Law No. 9,504/1997, Law No. 12,529/2011, Decree No. 5,687/2006, and Decree No. 3,678/2000), as amended, and (d) any other applicable anti-corruption laws (“Anti-Corruption Laws”); (ii) the Company and each of its subsidiaries and affiliates have conducted their businesses in compliance with all Anti-Corruption Laws and have instituted and maintained and will continue to maintain policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote and achieve compliance with such laws; and (iii) none of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or, to the Company’s knowledge, CELSE will use, directly or indirectly, the proceeds of the offering in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws.
 
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(w)         The operations of the Company, each of its subsidiaries and, to the Company’s knowledge, CELSE are and have been conducted at all times in material compliance with all applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements, including those of the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended by Title III of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT Act), and the applicable anti-money laundering statutes of jurisdictions where the Company, each of its subsidiaries and CELSE conduct business, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the “Anti-Money Laundering Laws”), and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company, any of its subsidiaries or, to the Company’s knowledge, CELSE with respect to the Anti-Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.
 
(x)          (i) The operations of the Company, each of its subsidiaries and, to the Company’s knowledge, CELSE are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable laws and regulations pertaining to trade and economic sanctions, including those administered or enforced by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions”) and (ii) none of the Company, any of its subsidiaries, or any director, officer, or employee thereof, or, to the Company’s knowledge, any agent, affiliate or representative of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or CELSE, is a Person that is, or is owned or controlled by one or more Persons that are:
 
(A)        the subject of any Sanctions; or
 
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(B)         located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions (including, without limitation, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea or Syria).
 
(ii) The Company will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person:
 
(A)        to fund or facilitate any activities or business of or with any Person or in any country or territory that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject of Sanctions; or
 
(B)         in any other manner that will result in a violation of Sanctions by any Person (including any Person participating in the offering, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise).
 
(iii) The Company, each of its subsidiaries and, to the Company’s knowledge, CELSE have not knowingly engaged in, are not now knowingly engaged in, and will not engage in, any dealings or transactions with any Person, or in any country or territory, that at the time of the dealing or transaction is or was the subject of Sanctions.
 
(y)          Subsequent to the respective dates as of which information is given in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, (i) the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, have not incurred any material liability or obligation, direct or contingent, nor entered into any material transaction; (ii) the Company has not purchased any of its outstanding capital stock, nor declared, paid or otherwise made any dividend or distribution of any kind on its capital stock other than ordinary and customary dividends; and (iii) there has not been any material change in the capital stock, short-term debt or long-term debt of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
 
(z)          Except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, the Company, each of its subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, CELSE, (a) have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property and good and marketable title to all personal property owned by them that is material to the business of the Company, its subsidiaries and CELSE, as applicable, except with respect to certain liens granted in favor of certain creditors and which do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property as described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus and (b) hold the interest set forth opposite their respective names on Schedule IV hereto with respect to the Golar Nanook, the Golar Celsius and the Golar Penguin (collectively, the “Vessels”), as applicable, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects except (i) as described and subject to the limitations contained in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus and (ii) such as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company, its subsidiaries and CELSE, as applicable; and any real property and buildings held under lease by the Company, its subsidiaries and CELSE are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the Company, its subsidiaries and CELSE, as applicable.
 
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(aa)         (i) The Company, its subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, CELSE own, have a valid license to use all patents, inventions, copyrights, know how (including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures), trademarks, service marks and trade names (collectively, “Intellectual Property Rights”) used in or reasonably necessary to the conduct of their businesses; (ii) the Intellectual Property Rights owned by the Company, its subsidiaries and CELSE, as applicable, and, to the Company’s knowledge, the Intellectual Property Rights licensed to the Company, its subsidiaries and CELSE, are valid, subsisting and enforceable, and there is no pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging the validity, scope or enforceability of any such Intellectual Property Rights; (iii) none of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, CELSE has received any written notice alleging any infringement, misappropriation or other violation of Intellectual Property Rights that, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (iv) to the Company’s knowledge, no third party is infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating, or has infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated, any Intellectual Property Rights owned by the Company, any of its subsidiaries or CELSE; (v) to the Company’s knowledge, none of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, CELSE infringes, misappropriates or otherwise violates, or has infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated, any Intellectual Property Rights; (vi) all employees or contractors engaged in the development of Intellectual Property Rights, on behalf of the Company, any subsidiary of the Company or CELSE have executed an invention assignment agreement whereby such employees or contractors presently assign all of their right, title and interest in and to such Intellectual Property Rights to the Company, the applicable subsidiary or, to the Company’s knowledge, CELSE, and to the Company’s knowledge no such agreement has been breached or violated; and (vii) the Company, its subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, CELSE use, and have used, commercially reasonable efforts to appropriately maintain all information intended to be maintained as a trade secret.
 
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(bb)        Except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus: (i) the Company, each of its subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, CELSE have materially complied with, and are presently in material compliance with, all internal and external privacy policies, contractual obligations, applicable industry standards, applicable laws, statutes, judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or other governmental or regulatory authority and any other applicable legal obligations, in each case, relating to the collection, use, transfer, import, export, storage, protection, disposal and disclosure by the Company, any of its subsidiaries or CELSE of personal, personally identifiable, household, sensitive, confidential or regulated data (“Data Security Obligations”, and such data, “Data”); (ii) the Company has not received any written notification of or written complaint regarding and is unaware of any other facts that, singly or in the aggregate, would reasonably indicate non-compliance with any Data Security Obligation; and (iii) of there is no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body pending or, or to the Company’s knowledge, threatened alleging non-compliance with any Data Security Obligation.
 
(cc)        The Company, each of its subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, CELSE has taken all reasonable technical and organizational measures necessary to protect the information technology systems and Data used in connection with the operation of the Company’s, its subsidiaries’ and CELSE’s businesses. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company, its subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, CELSE have used reasonable efforts to establish and maintain, and have established, maintained, implemented and complied with, reasonable information technology, information security, cyber security and data protection controls, policies and procedures, including oversight, access controls, encryption, technological and physical safeguards and business continuity/disaster recovery and security plans that are designed to protect against and prevent breach, destruction, loss, unauthorized distribution, use, access, disablement, misappropriation or modification, or other compromise or misuse of or relating to any information technology system or Data used in connection with the operation of the Company’s, its subsidiaries’ and CELSE’s businesses (“Breach”). The Company, its subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, CELSE have not been notified of and, to the Company’s knowledge, there has been no such Breach, nor does the Company have knowledge of any event or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in, any such Breach.
 
(dd)        No material labor dispute with the employees of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, CELSE exists, or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent; and the Company is not aware of any existing, threatened or imminent labor disturbance by the employees of any of its principal suppliers, manufacturers or contractors that could, singly or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
 
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(ee)        Except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, the Company, each of its subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, CELSE are insured by insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which they are engaged; none of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, CELSE has been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for; and none of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, CELSE has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business at a cost that would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
 
(ff)          Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, and except for those that are the responsibility of the charter parties to obtain pursuant to the terms of the charter agreements relating to the Vessels, as such agreements are currently in effect (the “Charter Agreements”), (i) the Company, each of its subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, CELSE possess all certificates, licenses, authorizations, consents and permits (“Governmental Licenses”) issued by the appropriate federal, state or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, except where the failure to so possess would not, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, all such Governmental Licenses are valid and in full force and effect, the Company, each of its subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, CELSE is in compliance with the terms and conditions of all such Governmental Licenses, and none of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, CELSE has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such Governmental License that, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and (ii) to the knowledge of the Company, the charter parties to the Charter Agreements possess, or reasonably expect to possess in the ordinary course of business as necessary, the Governmental Licenses that are the responsibility of the charter parties to obtain pursuant to the terms of the Charter Agreements.
 
(gg)         Each Vessel is duly registered under the laws of the jurisdiction set forth on Schedule IV in the name of the Company, free and clear of all liens except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus.
 
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(hh)        The financial statements included in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, together with the related schedules and notes thereto, comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements of the Securities Act and present fairly (i) the consolidated financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries and (ii) the financial position of Centrais Elétricas de Sergipe Participações S.A. (“CELSEPAR”), in each case as of the dates shown and their respective results of operations and cash flows for the periods shown, and such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) or international financial reporting standards, as issued by the International Accounting Standard Board (“IFRS”), as applicable, applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered thereby except for any normal year-end adjustments in the unaudited interim financial statements of the Company. The other financial information included in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus has been derived from the accounting records of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries and the Company’s equity method investees and presents fairly in all material respects the information shown thereby. The pro forma financial information and the related notes thereto included in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus presents fairly such information, has been prepared in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidelines with respect to pro forma financial information, and the assumptions used in the preparation thereof are reasonable and the adjustments used therein are appropriate to give effect to the transactions and circumstances referred to therein.
 
(ii)          The statistical, industry-related and market-related data included in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus are based on or derived from sources that the Company reasonably and in good faith believes are reliable and accurate and such data is consistent with the sources from which they are derived, in each case in all material respects.
 
(jj)          Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries or CELSE has any securities rated by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization,” as such term is defined in Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act.
 
(kk)        Ernst & Young LLP, who has certified certain financial statements of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries and delivered its report with respect to the audited consolidated financial statements and schedules of the Company and its subsidiaries filed with the Commission as part of the Registration Statement and included in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, is an independent registered public accounting firm with respect to the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder adopted by the Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (the “PCAOB”).
 
(ll)          KPMG Auditores Independentes, who has certified certain financial statements of CELSEPAR and delivered its report with respect to the audited consolidated financial statements and schedules of CELSEPAR filed with the Commission as part of the Registration Statement and included in each of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, is an independent registered public accounting firm with respect to CELSEPAR within the meaning of the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder adopted by the Commission and the PCAOB.
 
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(mm)      The Company, each of its subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, CELSE, taken as a whole, maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP or IFRS, as applicable, and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. Since the end of the Company’s most recent audited fiscal year there has been (i) no material weakness in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (whether or not remediated) and (ii) no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that has materially and adversely affected, or is reasonably likely to materially and adversely affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
(nn)        Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, the Company has not sold, issued or distributed any Ordinary Shares, Convertible Ordinary Shares, Preference Shares or Common Shares during the six-month period preceding the date hereof, including any sales pursuant to Rule 144A under, or Regulation D or S of, the Securities Act, other than shares issued pursuant to employee benefit plans, qualified stock option plans or other employee compensation plans or pursuant to outstanding options, rights or warrants.
 
(oo)        The Company, each of its subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, CELSEPAR and CELSE, have filed all federal, state, local and foreign tax returns required to be filed through the date of this Agreement or have requested extensions thereof (except where the failure to file would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole) and have paid all taxes required to be paid thereon including any fine or penalty levied against it (except for cases in which the failure to file or pay would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or, except as currently being contested in good faith and for which reserves required by U.S. GAAP or IFRS have been created in the financial statements of the Company, CELSEPAR or CELSE, as applicable), and no tax deficiency has been determined adversely to the Company, any of its subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, CELSEPAR or CELSE that, singly or in the aggregate, has had (nor does the Company nor any of its subsidiaries have any notice or knowledge of any tax deficiency that could reasonably be expected to be determined adversely to the Company or its subsidiaries and that could reasonably be expected to have) a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
 
(pp)        From the time of initial confidential submission of the Registration Statement to the Commission through the date hereof, the Company has been and is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act (an “Emerging Growth Company”).
 
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(qq)        The Shares have been approved to be listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, subject to official notice of issuance.
 
(rr)          None of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, CELSE has taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that has constituted or that could reasonably be expected to cause or result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company in connection with the offering of the Shares.
 
(ss)         The Company (i) has not alone engaged in any Testing-the-Waters Communication with any person other than Testing-the-Waters Communications with the consent of the Representatives with entities that are reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act or institutions that are reasonably believed to be accredited investors within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act and (ii) has not authorized anyone other than the Representatives to engage in Testing-the-Waters Communications. The Company reconfirms that the Representatives have been authorized to act on its behalf in undertaking Testing-the-Waters Communications. The Company has not distributed any Testing-the-Waters Communication that is a written communication within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act other than those listed on Schedule V hereto. “Testing-the-Waters Communication” means any communication with potential investors undertaken in reliance on Section 5(d) or Rule 163B of the Securities Act.
 
(tt)          As of the time of each sale of the Shares in connection with the offering when the Prospectus is not yet available to prospective purchasers, none of (A) the Time of Sale Prospectus, (B) any free writing prospectus, when considered together with the Time of Sale Prospectus, and (C) any individual Testing-the-Waters Communication, when considered together with the Time of Sale Prospectus, included, includes or will include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted, omits or will omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
 
(uu)        No stamp, value added or other issuance or transfer taxes are payable by or on behalf of the Underwriters in connection with (A) the delivery of the Shares to be sold by the Company in the manner contemplated by this Agreement or (B) the sale and delivery by the Underwriters of the Shares as contemplated herein.
 
(vv)        Any waiver, relief, concession or preferential treatment relating to taxes granted to CELSE related to the Special Regime for Infrastructure Development (REIDI - Regime Especial de Incentivos para o Desenvolvimento da Infraestrutura) by the Brazilian taxing authority is valid and in full force and effect pursuant to the Normative No. SPE/216/16, according to the list provided by the Brazilian Federal Revenue1 updated as of August 14, 2020.
 

1 Available at https://receita.economia.gov.br/acesso-rapido/legislacao/pessoas-juridicas-habilitadas-e-coabilitadas/relacao-das-pjs-reidi.pdf.
 
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(ww)      Based on its current and projected method of operations, and an opinion of its U.S. counsel, the Company should not be a Passive Foreign Investment Company (“PFIC”) within the meaning of Section 1297 of the Code, for the taxable year ending December 31, 2020, and the Company expects that it will not be treated as a PFIC for any future tax year.
 
(xx)        Based upon the assumptions and subject to the limitations set forth in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus (or any documents incorporated by reference therein), the Company believes that it will qualify for the exemption from United States federal income tax with respect to its U.S. source international transportation income under Section 883 of the Code for the taxable year ending December 31, 2021 and for future tax years, provided that less than 50 percent of its Common Shares are owned by “5-percent shareholders” (other than Golar LNG Limited) as defined in Treasury Regulation § 1.883-2(d)(3) for more than half the number of days during each such year.
 
(yy)        It is not necessary under the laws of Bermuda (i) to enable the Underwriters to enforce their rights under this Agreement provided that they are not otherwise engaged in business in Bermuda, or (ii) solely by reason of the execution, delivery or consummation of this Agreement, for any of the Underwriters to be qualified or entitled to carry out business in Bermuda.
 
(zz)        This Agreement is in proper form under the laws of Bermuda for the enforcement thereof against the Company, and to ensure the legality, validity, enforceability or admissibility into evidence in Bermuda of this Agreement.
 
(aaa)       The Company is a “foreign private issuer” as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
 
(bbb)      The courts of Bermuda would recognize as a valid judgment any final monetary judgment obtained against the Company in the courts of the State of New York.
 
(ccc)       Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor any of its or their properties or assets has any immunity from the jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process (whether through service or notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution or otherwise) under the laws of Bermuda. The irrevocable and unconditional waiver and agreement of the Company contained in Section 11(a) not to plead or claim any such immunity in any legal action, suit or proceeding based on this Agreement is valid and binding under the laws of Bermuda.
 
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(ddd)      The choice of law of the State of New York as the governing law of this Agreement is a valid choice of law under the laws of Bermuda and will be honored by the courts of Bermuda. The Company has the power to submit, and pursuant to Section 11(a) has, to the extent permitted by law, legally, validly, effectively and irrevocably submitted, to the jurisdiction of the Specified Courts (as defined in Section 11(a)), and has the power to designate, appoint and empower, and pursuant to Section 11(b), has legally, validly and effectively designated, appointed and empowered an agent for service of process in any suit or proceeding based on or arising under this Agreement in any of the Specified Courts.
 
2.           Agreements to Sell and Purchase. The Company hereby agrees to sell to the several Underwriters, and each Underwriter, upon the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained, but subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter stated, agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company the respective numbers of Firm Shares set forth in Schedule I hereto opposite its name at $[ ● ] a share (the “Purchase Price”).
 
On the basis of the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement, and subject to its terms and conditions, the Company agrees to sell to the Underwriters the Additional Shares, and the Underwriters shall have the right to purchase, severally and not jointly, up to [ ● ] Additional Shares at the Purchase Price; provided, however, that the amount paid by the Underwriters for any Additional Shares shall be reduced by an amount per share equal to any dividends declared by the Company and payable on the Firm Shares but not payable on such Additional Shares. The Representatives may exercise this right on behalf of the Underwriters in whole or from time to time in part by giving written notice not later than 30 days after the date of this Agreement. Any exercise notice shall specify the number of Additional Shares to be purchased by the Underwriters and the date on which such shares are to be purchased. Each purchase date must be at least one business day after the written notice is given and may not be earlier than the closing date for the Firm Shares or later than ten business days after the date of such notice. Additional Shares may be purchased as provided in Section 4 hereof solely for the purpose of covering over-allotments made in connection with the offering of the Firm Shares. On each day, if any, that Additional Shares are to be purchased (an “Option Closing Date”), each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase the number of Additional Shares (subject to such adjustments to eliminate fractional shares as the Representatives may determine) that bears the same proportion to the total number of Additional Shares to be purchased on such Option Closing Date as the number of Firm Shares set forth in Schedule I hereto opposite the name of such Underwriter bears to the total number of Firm Shares.
 
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3.           Terms of Public Offering. The Company is advised by the Representatives that the Underwriters propose to make a public offering of their respective portions of the Shares as soon after the Registration Statement and this Agreement have become effective as in the Representatives’ judgment is advisable. The Company is further advised by the Representatives that the Shares are to be offered to the public initially at $[ ● ] a share (the “Public Offering Price”) and to certain dealers selected by the Representatives at a price that represents a concession not in excess of $[ ● ] a share under the Public Offering Price, and that any Underwriter may allow, and such dealers may reallow, a concession, not in excess of $[ ● ] a share, to any Underwriter or to certain other dealers.
 
4.           Payment and Delivery. Payment for the Firm Shares shall be made to the Company in Federal or other funds immediately available in New York City against delivery of such Firm Shares for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on [ ● ], 2020, or at such other time on the same or such other date, not later than [ ● ], 2020,2 as shall be designated in writing by the Representatives. The time and date of such payment are hereinafter referred to as the “Closing Date.”
 
Payment for any Additional Shares shall be made to the Company in Federal or other funds immediately available in New York City against delivery of such Additional Shares for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date specified in the corresponding notice described in Section 2 or at such other time on the same or on such other date, in any event not later than [ ● ], 2020,3 as shall be designated in writing by the Representatives.
 
The Firm Shares and Additional Shares shall be registered in such names and in such denominations as the Representatives shall request not later than one full business day prior to the Closing Date or the applicable Option Closing Date, as the case may be. The Firm Shares and Additional Shares shall be delivered to the Representatives on the Closing Date or an Option Closing Date, as the case may be, for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters, with any stock transfer or other similar taxes payable in connection with the transfer of the Shares to the Underwriters (but, in no event, taxes imposed on the net income of an Underwriter) duly paid, against payment of the Purchase Price therefor.
 
5.           Conditions to the Underwriters’ Obligations. The obligations of the Company to sell the Shares to the Underwriters and the several obligations of the Underwriters to purchase and pay for the Shares on the Closing Date are subject to the condition that the Registration Statement shall have become effective not later than [4:30 p.m.], New York City time, on the date hereof.
 

2 To be 5 business days after expected closing date.

3 To be 10 business days after the expiration of the green shoe option.

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The several obligations of the Underwriters are subject to the following further conditions:
 
(a)          Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date:
 
(i)           no order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall be in effect, and no proceeding for such purpose or pursuant to Section 8A under the Securities Act shall be pending before or threatened by the Commission; and
 
(ii)          there shall not have occurred any change, or any development involving a prospective change, in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business or operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, from that set forth in the Time of Sale Prospectus that, in the Representatives’ judgment, is material and adverse and that makes it, in the Representatives’ judgment, impracticable to market the Shares on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Time of Sale Prospectus.
 
(b)          The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date and signed by an executive officer of the Company, to the effect set forth in Section 5(a)(i) and Section 5(a)(ii) above and to the effect that the representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement are true and correct as of the Closing Date and that the Company has complied with all of the agreements and satisfied all of the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder on or before the Closing Date. The officer signing and delivering such certificate may rely upon the best of his or her knowledge as to proceedings threatened.
 
(c)          The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion and negative assurance letter of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., U.S. counsel for the Company, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters.
 
(d)          The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion of MJM Limited, special Bermuda counsel for the Company, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters.
 
(e)          The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion of Stocche Forbes Advogados, special Brazilian counsel for the Company, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters.
 
(f)          The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion of Seward & Kissel LLP, special Republic of the Marshall Islands counsel for the Company, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters.
 
(g)          The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion of Vinson & Elkins RLLP, special United Kingdom counsel for the Company, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters.
 
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(h)          The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion and negative assurance letter of Latham & Watkins LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives.
 
With respect to the negative assurance letters to be delivered pursuant to Sections 5(c) and 5(h) above, Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. and Latham & Watkins LLP may state that their opinions and beliefs are based upon their participation in the preparation of the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto and review and discussion of the contents thereof, but are without independent check or verification, except as specified.
 
The opinions of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., MJM Limited, Stocche Forbes Advogados, Seward & Kissel LLP, and Vinson & Elkins RLLP described in Sections 5(c), 5(d), 5(e), 5(f) and 5(g) above shall be rendered to the Underwriters at the request of the Company and shall so state therein.
 
(i)           The Underwriters shall have received, on each of the date hereof and the Closing Date, letters dated the date hereof or the Closing Date, as the case may be, in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives, from each of Ernst & Young LLP and KPMG Auditores Independentes, independent public accountants, containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants’ “comfort letters” to underwriters with respect to the applicable financial statements and certain financial information contained in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus; provided that the letters delivered on the Closing Date shall use a “cut-off date” not earlier than the date hereof.
 
(j)           The “lock-up” agreements, each substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, between the Representatives and certain shareholders, officers and directors of the Company relating to restrictions on sales and certain other dispositions of Common Shares or certain other securities, delivered to the Representatives on or before the date hereof (the “Lock-up Agreements”), shall be in full force and effect on the Closing Date.
 
(k)          The several obligations of the Underwriters to purchase Additional Shares hereunder are subject to the delivery to the Representatives on the applicable Option Closing Date of the following:
 
(i)           a certificate, dated the Option Closing Date and signed by an executive officer of the Company, confirming that the certificate delivered on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 5(b) hereof remains true and correct as of such Option Closing Date;
 
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(ii)          an opinion and negative assurance letter of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., U.S. counsel for the Company, dated the Option Closing Date, relating to the Additional Shares to be purchased on such Option Closing Date and otherwise to the same effect as the opinion required by Section 5(c) hereof;
 
(iii)         an opinion of MJM Limited, special Bermuda counsel for the Company, dated the Option Closing Date, relating to the Additional Shares to be purchased on such Option Closing Date and otherwise to the same effect as the opinion required by Section 5(d) hereof;
 
(iv)         an opinion of Stocche Forbes Advogados, special Brazilian counsel for the Company, dated the Option Closing Date, relating to the Additional Shares to be purchased on such Option Closing Date and otherwise to the same effect as the opinion required by Section 5(e) hereof;
 
(v)          an opinion of Seward & Kissel LLP, special Republic of the Marshall Islands counsel for the Company, dated the Option Closing Date, relating to the Additional Shares to be purchased on such Option Closing Date and otherwise to the same effect as the opinion required by Section 5(f) hereof;
 
(vi)         an opinion of Vinson & Elkins RLLP, special United Kingdom counsel for the Company, dated the Option Closing Date, relating to the Additional Shares to be purchased on such Option Closing Date and otherwise to the same effect as the opinion required by Section 5(g) hereof;
 
(vii)        an opinion and negative assurance letter of Latham & Watkins LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, dated the Option Closing Date, relating to the Additional Shares to be purchased on such Option Closing Date and otherwise in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives;
 
(viii)       letters dated the Option Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters, from each of Ernst & Young LLP and KPMG Auditores Independentes, independent public accountants, substantially in the same form and substance as the respective letters furnished to the Underwriters pursuant to Section 5(k) hereof; provided that the letters delivered on the Option Closing Date shall use a “cut-off date” not earlier than two business days prior to such Option Closing Date; and
 
(ix)         such other documents as the Representatives may reasonably request with respect to the good standing of the Company, the due authorization and issuance of the Additional Shares to be sold on such Option Closing Date and other matters related to the issuance of such Additional Shares.
 
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6.           Covenants of the Company. The Company covenants with each Underwriter as follows:
 
(a)          To furnish to the Representatives, without charge, [ ● ]4 signed copies of the Registration Statement (including exhibits thereto) and for delivery to each other Underwriter a conformed copy of the Registration Statement (without exhibits thereto) and to furnish to the Representatives in New York City, without charge, prior to 10:00 a.m. New York City time on the business day next succeeding the date of this Agreement and during the period mentioned in Section 6(e) or 6(f) below, as many copies of the Time of Sale Prospectus, the Prospectus and any supplements and amendments thereto or to the Registration Statement as the Representatives may reasonably request.
 
(b)          Before amending or supplementing the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus, to furnish to the Representatives a copy of each such proposed amendment or supplement and not to file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which the Representatives reasonably object, and to file with the Commission within the applicable period specified in Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act any prospectus required to be filed pursuant to such Rule.
 
(c)          To furnish to the Representatives a copy of each proposed free writing prospectus to be prepared by or on behalf of, used by, or referred to by the Company and not to use or refer to any proposed free writing prospectus to which the Representatives reasonably object.
 
(d)          Not to take any action that would result in an Underwriter or the Company being required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act a free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of the Underwriter that the Underwriter otherwise would not have been required to file thereunder.
 
(e)          If the Time of Sale Prospectus is being used to solicit offers to buy the Shares at a time when the Prospectus is not yet available to prospective purchasers and any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which it is necessary to amend or supplement the Time of Sale Prospectus in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances, not misleading, or if any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which the Time of Sale Prospectus conflicts with the information contained in the Registration Statement then on file, or if, in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters, it is necessary to amend or supplement the Time of Sale Prospectus to comply with applicable law, forthwith to prepare, file with the Commission and furnish, at its own expense, to the Underwriters and to any dealer upon request, either amendments or supplements to the Time of Sale Prospectus so that the statements in the Time of Sale Prospectus as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances when the Time of Sale Prospectus is delivered to a prospective purchaser, be misleading or so that the Time of Sale Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, will no longer conflict with the Registration Statement, or so that the Time of Sale Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, will comply with applicable law.
 

4 To equal number of banks in syndicate plus one.

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(f)           If, during such period after the first date of the public offering of the Shares, as in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters, the Prospectus (or in lieu thereof the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) of the Securities Act) is required by law to be delivered in connection with sales by an Underwriter or dealer, any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus (or in lieu thereof the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) of the Securities Act) is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading, or if, in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters, it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus to comply with applicable law, forthwith to prepare, file with the Commission and furnish, at its own expense, to the Underwriters and to the dealers (whose names and addresses the Representatives will furnish to the Company) to which Shares may have been sold by the Representatives on behalf of the Underwriters and to any other dealers upon request, either amendments or supplements to the Prospectus so that the statements in the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus (or in lieu thereof the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) of the Securities Act) is delivered to a purchaser, be misleading or so that the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, will comply with applicable law.
 
(g)          To endeavor to qualify the Shares for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives shall reasonably request.
 
(h)          To file with the Commission such information in Form 20-F as may be required by Rule 463 under the Securities Act.
 
(i)           Whether or not the transactions contemplated in this Agreement are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, to pay or cause to be paid all expenses incident to the performance of the Company’s obligations under this Agreement, including: (i) the fees, disbursements and expenses of the Company’s counsel and the Company’s accountants in connection with the registration and delivery of the Shares under the Securities Act and all other fees or expenses in connection with the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, the Prospectus, any free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of, used by, or referred to by the Company and amendments and supplements to any of the foregoing, including all printing costs associated therewith, and the mailing and delivering of copies thereof to the Underwriters and dealers, in the quantities hereinabove specified, (ii) all costs and expenses related to the issuance, transfer and delivery of the Shares to the Underwriters, including any stamp, stock transfer or other similar taxes payable thereon (but, in no event, taxes imposed on the net income of an Underwriter), (iii) the cost of printing or producing any Blue Sky or Legal Investment memorandum in connection with the offer and sale of the Shares under state securities laws and all expenses in connection with the qualification of the Shares for offer and sale under state securities laws as provided in Section 6(g) hereof, including filing fees and the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection with such qualification and in connection with the Blue Sky or Legal Investment memorandum, (iv) all filing fees and the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Underwriters incurred in connection with the review and qualification of the offering of the Shares by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, (v) all fees and expenses in connection with the preparation and filing of the registration statement on Form 8-A relating to the Common Shares and all costs and expenses incident to listing the Shares on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, (vi) the cost of printing certificates representing the Shares, if any, (vii) the costs and charges of any transfer agent, registrar or depositary, (viii) the costs and expenses of the Company relating to investor presentations on any “road show” undertaken in connection with the marketing of the offering of the Shares, including, without limitation, expenses associated with the preparation or dissemination of any electronic road show, expenses associated with the production of road show slides and graphics, fees and expenses of any consultants engaged in connection with the road show presentations with the prior approval of the Company, travel and lodging expenses of the representatives and officers of the Company and any such consultants, and the cost of any aircraft chartered in connection with the road show, and the document production charges and expenses associated with printing this Agreement and (ix) all other costs and expenses incident to the performance of the obligations of the Company hereunder for which provision is not otherwise made in this Section 6. It is understood, however, that except as provided in this Section 6, Section 8 entitled “Indemnity and Contribution” and the last paragraph of Section 10 below, the Underwriters will pay all of their costs and expenses, including fees and disbursements of their counsel, stock transfer or other similar taxes payable on resale of any of the Shares by them and any advertising expenses connected with any offers they may make.
 
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(j)           The Company will promptly notify the Representatives if the Company ceases to be an Emerging Growth Company at any time prior to the later of (i) completion of the distribution of the Shares within the meaning of the Securities Act and (ii) completion of the Restricted Period (as defined in this Section 6).
 
(k)          If at any time following the distribution of any Testing-the-Waters Communication that is a written communication within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act there occurred or occurs an event or development as a result of which such Testing-the-Waters Communication included or would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or would omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing at that subsequent time, not misleading, the Company will promptly notify the Representatives and will promptly amend or supplement, at its own expense, such Testing-the-Waters Communication to eliminate or correct such untrue statement or omission.
 
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(l)          The Company will deliver to each Underwriter (or its agent), on or before the date of execution of this Agreement, a properly completed and executed Certification Regarding Beneficial Owners of Legal Entity Customers, together with copies of identifying documentation, and the Company undertakes to provide such additional supporting documentation as each Underwriter may reasonably request in connection with the verification of the foregoing Certification.
 
(m)         The Company will not take, and will cause each of its subsidiaries not to take, directly or indirectly, any action that would reasonably be expected to result in a violation by any U.S. person participating in the offering contemplated by this Agreement of Sanctions with respect to the sale of the Shares hereunder.
 
(n)          The Company shall pay, and shall indemnify and hold the Underwriters harmless against, any stamp tax, stock transfer tax, or other similar taxes (but, in no event, taxes imposed on the net income of an Underwriter) upon the issuance, sale or delivery of the Shares to the Underwriters.
 
(o)          As of the Closing Date, the Company will not be deemed an “investment company” as defined in the Investment Company Act. For a period of five years after the latest Closing Date, the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to ensure that neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries shall become an “investment company” as defined in the Investment Company Act. Unless there has occurred a material change in the nature of the operations of the Company, for a period of five years after the latest Closing Date, the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the Company shall not become a PFIC.
 
(p)          All sums payable by the Company under this Agreement shall be paid free and clear of and without deductions or withholdings of any present or future taxes or duties, unless the deduction or withholding is required by law, in which case the Company shall pay such additional amount as will result in the receipt by each Underwriter of the full amount that would have been received had no deduction or withholding been made, except to the extent of taxes that would not have been imposed but for such Underwriter being organized in or a resident of the jurisdiction imposing such taxes or having a permanent establishment therein.
 
The Company also covenants with each Underwriter that, without the prior written consent of the Representatives on behalf of the Underwriters, it will not, and will not publicly disclose an intention to, during the period ending 180 days after the date of the Prospectus (the “Restricted Period”), (1) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any Common Shares or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Shares or (2) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of Common Shares, whether any such transaction described in clause (1) or (2) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Shares or such other securities, in cash or otherwise or (3) file any registration statement with the Commission relating to the offering of any Common Shares or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Shares.
 
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The restrictions contained in the preceding paragraph shall not apply to (A) the Shares to be sold hereunder, (B) the issuance by the Company of Common Shares upon the exercise of an option or warrant or the conversion of a security outstanding on the date hereof as described in each of the Time of Sale Prospectus and Prospectus, (C) grants of options, restricted shares or other equity awards and the issuance of Common Shares or securities convertible into or exercisable for Common Shares (whether upon the exercise of share options or otherwise) to employees, officers, directors, advisors or consultants of the Company pursuant to the terms of a plan in effect prior to the Closing Date and as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus and Prospectus, (D) the filing of a registration statement on Form S-8 to register Common Shares issuable pursuant to any employee benefit plans, qualified share option plans or other employee compensation plans, as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, (E) Common Shares or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Common Shares, or the entrance into an agreement to issue Common Shares or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Common Shares, in connection with any merger, joint venture, strategic alliances, commercial or other collaborative transaction or the acquisition or license of the business, property, technology or other assets of another individual or entity or the assumption of an employee benefit plan in connection with a merger or acquisition, provided that the aggregate number of Common Shares or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Common Shares that the Company may issue or agree to issue pursuant to this clause (E) shall not exceed []% of the total outstanding Common Shares (on a non-diluted basis) immediately following the issuance of the Common Shares; and provided further, that the recipients of any such Common Shares and securities issued pursuant to this clause (E) during the 180-day restricted period described above shall enter into an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto on or prior to such issuance or (F) facilitating the establishment of a trading plan on behalf of a shareholder, officer or director of the Company pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act for the transfer of Common Shares; provided that (i) such plan does not provide for the transfer of Common Shares during the Restricted Period and (ii) to the extent a public announcement or filing under the Exchange Act, if any, is required of or voluntarily made by the Company regarding the establishment of such plan, such announcement or filing shall include a statement to the effect that no transfer of Common Shares may be made under such plan during the Restricted Period.
 
If the Representatives, in their sole discretion, agree to release or waive the restrictions on the transfer of Shares set forth in a Lock-up Agreement for an officer or director of the Company and provide the Company with notice of the impending release or waiver substantially in the form of Exhibit B at least three business days before the effective date of the release or waiver, the Company agrees to announce the impending release or waiver by a press release substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto through a major news service at least two business days before the effective date of the release or waiver.
 
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7.           Covenants of the Underwriters. Each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, covenants with the Company not to take any action that would result in the Company being required to file with the Commission under Rule 433(d) a free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of such Underwriter that otherwise would not be required to be filed by the Company thereunder, but for the action of the Underwriter.
 
8.           Indemnity and Contribution.
 
(a)          The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act and each affiliate of any Underwriter within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with defending or investigating any such action or claim) that arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or any amendment thereof, any preliminary prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, any issuer free writing prospectus as defined in Rule 433(h) under the Securities Act, any Company information that the Company has filed, or is required to file, pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act, any road show as defined in Rule 433(h) under the Securities Act (a “road show”), the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any Testing-the-Waters Communication, or arise out of, or are based upon, any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities arise out of, or are based upon, any such untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by the Underwriters through the Representatives consists of the Underwriter Information.
 
(b)          Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, its officers who sign the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to such Underwriter, but only with reference to information relating to such Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, any issuer free writing prospectus, road show or the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter through the Representatives consists of (i) the concession figures appearing in the first sentence of the third paragraph under the caption “Underwriting,” (ii) the information appearing in the seventh paragraph under the caption “Underwriting” and (iii) the information relating to stabilization by the Underwriters appearing in the first, second, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth sentences of the twelfth paragraph under the caption “Underwriting” (such information, collectively, the “Underwriter Information”).
 
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(c)          In case any proceeding (including any governmental investigation) shall be instituted involving any person in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to Section 8(a) or 8(b), such person (the “indemnified party”) shall promptly notify the person against whom such indemnity may be sought (the “indemnifying party”) in writing and the indemnifying party, upon request of the indemnified party, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party and any others the indemnifying party may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and disbursements of such counsel related to such proceeding. In any such proceeding, any indemnified party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified party unless (i) the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel or (ii) the named parties to any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the indemnifying party and the indemnified party and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. It is understood that the indemnifying party shall not, in respect of the legal expenses of any indemnified party in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all such indemnified parties and that all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. Such firm shall be designated in writing by the Representatives, in the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 8(a), and by the Company, in the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 8(b). The indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify the indemnified party from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by the second and third sentences of this paragraph, the indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 30 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request and (ii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed the indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding.
 
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(d)          To the extent the indemnification provided for in Section 8(a) or 8(b) is unavailable to an indemnified party or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then each indemnifying party under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand from the offering of the Shares or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause 8(d)(i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause 8(d)(i) above but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and of the Underwriters on the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand in connection with the offering of the Shares shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the net proceeds from the offering of the Shares (before deducting expenses) received by the Company and the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Underwriters, in each case as set forth in the table on the cover of the Prospectus, bear to the aggregate Public Offering Price of the Shares. The relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or by the Underwriters and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Underwriters’ respective obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 8 are several in proportion to the respective number of Shares they have purchased hereunder, and not joint. No indemnifying party shall, without the written consent of the indemnified party, effect the settlement or compromise of, or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to, any pending or threatened action or claim in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the indemnified party is an actual or potential party to such action or claim) unless such settlement, compromise or judgment (i) includes an unconditional release of the indemnified party from all liability arising out of such action or claim and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act, by or on behalf of any indemnified party.
 
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(e)          The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just or equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 8 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in Section 8(d). The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to in Section 8(d) shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 8, no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Shares underwritten by it and distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages that such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The remedies provided for in this Section 8 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies that may otherwise be available to any indemnified party at law or in equity.
 
(f)          The indemnity and contribution provisions contained in this Section 8 and the representations, warranties and other statements of the Company contained in this Agreement shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any termination of this Agreement, (ii) any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter, any person controlling any Underwriter or any affiliate of any Underwriter or by or on behalf of the Company, its officers or directors or any person controlling the Company and (iii) acceptance of and payment for any of the Shares.
 
9.           Termination. The Underwriters may terminate this Agreement by notice given by the Representatives to the Company, if after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to or on the Closing Date or any Option Closing Date, as the case may be, (i) trading generally shall have been suspended or materially limited on, or by, as the case may be, any of the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE American, the NASDAQ Global Market, the Chicago Board of Options Exchange, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange or the Chicago Board of Trade, (ii) trading of any securities of the Company shall have been suspended on any exchange or in any over-the-counter market, (iii) a material disruption in securities settlement, payment or clearance services in the United States, Bermuda or other relevant jurisdiction shall have occurred, (iv) any moratorium on commercial banking activities shall have been declared by Federal or New York State, Bermuda or other relevant country authorities or (v) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, or any change in financial markets, or any calamity or crisis that, in the Representatives’ judgment, is material and adverse and that, singly or together with any other event specified in this clause (v), makes it, in the Representatives’ judgment, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offer, sale or delivery of the Shares on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus.
 
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10.         Effectiveness; Defaulting Underwriters. This Agreement shall become effective upon the execution and delivery hereof by the parties hereto.
 
If, on the Closing Date or an Option Closing Date, as the case may be, any one or more of the Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Shares that it has or they have agreed to purchase hereunder on such date, and the aggregate number of Shares that such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to purchase is not more than one-tenth of the aggregate number of the Shares to be purchased on such date, the other Underwriters shall be obligated severally in the proportions that the number of Firm Shares set forth opposite their respective names in Schedule I bears to the aggregate number of Firm Shares set forth opposite the names of all such non-defaulting Underwriters, or in such other proportions as the Representatives may specify, to purchase the Shares that such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to purchase on such date; provided that in no event shall the number of Shares that any Underwriter has agreed to purchase pursuant to this Agreement be increased pursuant to this Section 10 by an amount in excess of one-ninth of such number of Shares without the written consent of such Underwriter. If, on the Closing Date, any Underwriter or Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Firm Shares and the aggregate number of Firm Shares with respect to which such default occurs is more than one-tenth of the aggregate number of Firm Shares to be purchased on such date, and arrangements satisfactory to the Representatives and the Company for the purchase of such Firm Shares are not made within 36 hours after such default, this Agreement shall terminate without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter or the Company. In any such case either the Representatives or the Company shall have the right to postpone the Closing Date, but in no event for longer than seven days, in order that the required changes, if any, in the Registration Statement, in the Time of Sale Prospectus, in the Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements may be effected. If, on an Option Closing Date, any Underwriter or Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Additional Shares and the aggregate number of Additional Shares with respect to which such default occurs is more than one-tenth of the aggregate number of Additional Shares to be purchased on such Option Closing Date, the non-defaulting Underwriters shall have the option to (i) terminate their obligation hereunder to purchase the Additional Shares to be sold on such Option Closing Date or (ii) purchase not less than the number of Additional Shares that such non-defaulting Underwriters would have been obligated to purchase in the absence of such default. Any action taken under this paragraph shall not relieve any defaulting Underwriter from liability in respect of any default of such Underwriter under this Agreement.
 
If this Agreement shall be terminated by the Underwriters, or any of them, because of any failure or refusal on the part of the Company to comply with the terms or to fulfill any of the conditions of this Agreement, or if for any reason the Company shall be unable to perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Company will reimburse the Underwriters or such Underwriters as have so terminated this Agreement with respect to themselves, severally, for all out-of-pocket expenses (including the reasonable fees and disbursements of their counsel) reasonably incurred by such Underwriters in connection with this Agreement or the offering contemplated hereunder.
 
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11.          Submission to Jurisdiction; Appointment of Agents for Service.
 
(a)          The Company irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or United States Federal court sitting in The City of New York (the “Specified Courts”) over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the Time of Sale Prospectus, the Prospectus, the Registration Statement or the offering of the Shares (each, a “Related Proceeding”). The Company irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any Related Proceeding brought in such a court and any claim that any such Related Proceeding brought in such a court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. To the extent that the Company has or hereafter may acquire any immunity (on the grounds of sovereignty or otherwise) from the jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process with respect to itself or its property, the Company irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, such immunity in respect of any such suit, action or proceeding.
 
(b)          The Company hereby irrevocably appoints Puglisi & Associates, with offices at 850 Library Ave Unit 204, Newark, DE 19711, as its agent for service of process in any Related Proceeding and agrees that service of process in any such Related Proceeding may be made upon it at the office of such agent. The Company waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any other requirements of or objections to personal jurisdiction with respect thereto. The Company represents and warrants that such agent has agreed to act as the Company’s agent for service of process, and the Company agrees to take any and all action, including the filing of any and all documents and instruments, that may be necessary to continue such appointment in full force and effect.
 
12.          Judgment Currency. If for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder into any currency other than United States dollars, the parties hereto agree, to the fullest extent permitted by law, that the rate of exchange used shall be the rate at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Underwriters could purchase United States dollars with such other currency in The City of New York on the business day preceding that on which final judgment is given. The obligation of the Company with respect to any sum due from it to any Underwriter or any person controlling any Underwriter shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency other than United States dollars, not be discharged until the first business day following receipt by such Underwriter or controlling person of any sum in such other currency, and only to the extent that such Underwriter or controlling person may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase United States dollars with such other currency. If the United States dollars so purchased are less than the sum originally due to such Underwriter or controlling person hereunder, the Company agrees as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify such Underwriter or controlling person against such loss. If the United States dollars so purchased are greater than the sum originally due to such Underwriter or controlling person hereunder, such Underwriter or controlling person agrees to pay to the Company an amount equal to the excess of the dollars so purchased over the sum originally due to such Underwriter or controlling person hereunder.
 
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13.         Taxes. If any sum payable by the Company under this Agreement is subject to tax in the hands of an Underwriter  (excluding (a) any tax measured by or imposed on the net income of such Underwriter (whether U.S. or non-U.S. federal, state, local, or other tax) and (b) any taxes that would not have been imposed but for such Underwriter being organized in or a resident of the jurisdiction imposing such taxes or having a permanent establishment therein), the sum payable to the Underwriter under this Agreement shall be increased to such sum as will ensure that the Underwriter shall be left with the sum it would have had in the absence of such tax.
 
14.         Entire Agreement.
 
(a)          This Agreement, together with any contemporaneous written agreements and any prior written agreements (to the extent not superseded by this Agreement) that relate to the offering of the Shares, represents the entire agreement between the Company and the Underwriters with respect to the preparation of any preliminary prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, the Prospectus, the conduct of the offering, and the purchase and sale of the Shares.
 
(b)          The Company acknowledges that in connection with the offering of the Shares: (i) the Underwriters have acted at arm’s length, are not agents of, and owe no fiduciary duties to, the Company or any other person, (ii) the Underwriters owe the Company only those duties and obligations set forth in this Agreement, any contemporaneous written agreements and prior written agreements (to the extent not superseded by this Agreement), if any, (iii) the Underwriters may have interests that differ from those of the Company, and (iv) none of the activities of the Underwriters in connection with the transactions contemplated herein constitutes a recommendation, investment advice, or solicitation of any action by the Underwriters with respect to any entity or natural person. The Company waives to the full extent permitted by applicable law any claims it may have against the Underwriters arising from an alleged breach of fiduciary duty in connection with the offering of the Shares.
 
15.         Recognition of the U.S. Special Resolution Regimes.
 
(a)          In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer from such Underwriter of this Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under this Agreement, will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement, and any such interest and obligation, were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.
 
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(b)          In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate of such Underwriter becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Agreement that may be exercised against such Underwriter are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.
 
For purposes of this Section 15, a “BHC Act Affiliate” has the meaning assigned to the term “affiliate” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 1841(k). “Covered Entity” means any of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b). “Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable. “U.S. Special Resolution Regime” means each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
 
16.         Compliance with USA Patriot Act. In accordance with the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), the Underwriters are required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies their respective clients, including the Company, which information may include the name and address of their respective clients, as well as other information that will allow the Underwriters to properly identify their respective clients.
 
17.         Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act or other applicable law, e.g., www.docusign.com) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.
 
18.          Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York.
 
19.          Headings. The headings of the sections of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed a part of this Agreement.
 
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20.         Notices. All communications hereunder shall be in writing and effective only upon receipt and if to the Underwriters shall be delivered, mailed or sent to the Representatives in care of Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, 1585 Broadway, New York, New York 10036, Attention: Equity Syndicate Desk, with a copy to the Legal Department, and in care of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282-2198, Attention: Equity Syndicate Desk, with a copy to the Legal Department; and if to the Company shall be delivered, mailed or sent to 2nd Floor, S.E. Pearman Building, 9 Par-la-Ville Road, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda.
 
[Signature pages follow]

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Very truly yours,



Hygo Energy Transition Ltd.



By:



Name:


Title:

Signature page to Underwriting Agreement


Accepted as of the date hereof

 
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Acting severally on behalf of themselves and the several Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto.


Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC




By:



Name:


Title:




Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC




By:



Name:


Title:


Signature page to Underwriting Agreement


SCHEDULE I

Underwriter
Number of Firm Shares To
Be Purchased


Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

Barclays Capital Inc.

BTIG, LLC

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
 
UBS Securities LLC

[ ]

Total:
 

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SCHEDULE II

Time of Sale Prospectus
 
1.
Preliminary Prospectus issued [ ].
 
2.
[ ]5



5 To include: (i) all free writing prospectuses filed by the Company under Rule 433(d) of the Securities Act; (ii) any free writing prospectus containing a description of terms that does not reflect final terms, if the Time of Sale Prospectus does not include a final term sheet; and (iii) orally communicated pricing information such as price per share and size of offering if a Rule 134 pricing term sheet is used at the time of sale instead of a pricing term sheet filed by the Company under Rule 433(d) as a free writing prospectus.
 
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SCHEDULE III
 
Wholly Owned Subsidiaries
 
Name
Jurisdiction of Organization
Ownership Interest
Golar FSRU 8 Corp
Marshall Islands
100%
Golar Hull 2023 (Penguin)
Marshall Islands
100%
Golar Hull 2026 (Celsius)
Marshall Islands
100%
Golar Nanook UK
United Kingdom
100%
Golar Power Brasil Participações S.A.
Brazil
100%
Golar Power Comercializadora de Gás Natural Ltda.
Brazil
100%
Golar Power Distribuidora de Gás Natural Ltda.
Brazil
100%
Golar Power Latam Participações e Comércio Ltda.
Brazil
100%
Golar Power Latam Serviços Maritimos Ltda.
Brazil
100%
Golar Power Maranhão Participações S.A.
Brazil
100%
Golar Power México Soc. de Resp. Limitada de Capital Variable
Mexico
100%
Golar Power Penguin Corp.
Marshall Islands
100%
Golar Power SSLNG Participações Ltda.
Brazil
100%
LNG Power Limited
United Kingdom
100%
Mercurio Comercializadora de Energia Ltda.
Brazil
100%
Terminal Gas Sul Ltda.
Brazil
100%
 
Joint Ventures
 
Name
Jurisdiction of Organization
Ownership Interest
Centrais Elétricas Barra dos Coqueiros S.A.- CEBARRA
Brazil
37.5%
CEBARRA - Centrais Elétricas de Sergipe Participações S.A.
Brazil
50%
CELSE - Centrais Elétricas de Sergipe S.A.
Brazil
50%
CELBA - Centrais Eletricas Barcarena S.A.
Brazil
50%
CELBA 2 -Centrais Eletricas Barcarena S.A.
Brazil
50%
Centrais Termelétricas São Marcos S.A.
Brazil
50%
Golar Power Brasil 2 Participações S.A.
Brazil
50%

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SCHEDULE IV
 
Vessels
 
Vessel
Owner (Ownership Interest)
Jurisdiction of Registration
Golar Nanook
LNG Power Limited (bareboat charter interest)
Republic of the Marshall Islands
Golar Celsius
Golar Power Limited (bareboat charter interest)
Republic of the Marshall Islands
Golar Penguin
Golar Power Penguin Corp. (bareboat charter interest)
Republic of the Marshall Islands

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SCHEDULE V
 
Written Testing-the-Water Communications
 
[ ].
 
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EXHIBIT A
 
FORM OF LOCK-UP AGREEMENT
 
_____________, 20__
 
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
As representatives of the several Underwriters
named in Schedule I to the Underwriting Agreement

c/o
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
1585 Broadway
New York, NY 10036

c/o Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
200 West Street
New York, New York 10282
Ladies and Gentlemen:

The undersigned understands that Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (together, the “Representatives”) propose to enter into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Hygo Energy Transition Ltd., a Bermuda exempted company formerly known as Golar Power Limited (the “Company”), providing for the public offering (the “Public Offering”) by the several Underwriters, including the Representatives (the “Underwriters”), of [ ] common shares, par value $1.00 per share (“Common Shares”).
 
To induce the Underwriters that may participate in the Public Offering to continue their efforts in connection with the Public Offering, the undersigned hereby agrees that, without the prior written consent of the Representatives on behalf of the Underwriters, it will not, and will not publicly disclose an intention to, during the period commencing on the date hereof and ending 180 days after the date of the final prospectus (the “Restricted Period”) relating to the Public Offering (the “Prospectus”), (1) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any Common Shares beneficially owned (as such term is used in Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), by the undersigned or any other securities so owned convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Shares or (2) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Common Shares, whether any such transaction described in clause (1) or (2) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Shares or such other securities, in cash or otherwise. The foregoing sentence shall not apply to:
 
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(a) transactions relating to Common Shares or other securities acquired in open market transactions after the completion of the Public Offering, provided that no filing under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act shall be required or shall be voluntarily made in connection with subsequent sales of Common Shares or other securities acquired in such open market transactions;
 
(b) transfers of Common Shares or any security convertible into Common Shares (i) as a bona fide gift or charitable contribution, (ii) by will or intestacy or to any member of the undersigned’s immediate family or to a trust for the direct or indirect benefit of the undersigned and/or any member of the undersigned’s immediate family, (iii) to any corporation, partnership limited liability company or other business entity, all of the beneficial ownership interests of which, in each such case, are held by the undersigned or any member of the undersigned’s immediate family, (iv) if the undersigned is a corporation, to limited partners, members, shareholders or holders of similar equity interests in the undersigned, or (v) if the undersigned is a corporation, to another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust or other business entity that is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) of the undersigned, or to any investment fund or other entity controlled or managed by the undersigned or affiliated with the undersigned, provided that (A) each transferee or distributee shall sign and deliver a lock-up agreement substantially in the form of this agreement and (B) no filing under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, reporting a reduction in beneficial ownership of Common Shares, shall be required or shall be voluntarily made during the Restricted Period, and provided further that any such transfer shall not involve a disposition for value;
 
(c) transfers of Common Shares or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Shares by operation of law pursuant to a qualified domestic order or other court order or in connection with a divorce settlement; provided that (i) any filing under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act made during the Restricted Period shall clearly indicate in the footnotes thereto that (A) the filing relates to the circumstances described in this paragraph and (B) no securities were sold by the undersigned, and (ii) the undersigned does not otherwise voluntarily effect any other public filing or report regarding such transfers during the Restricted Period;
 
(d) (i) the exercise of options or other similar awards or the vesting or settlement of awards granted pursuant to the Company’s equity incentive plans as described in the Prospectus (including the delivery and receipt of Common Shares, other awards or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Shares in connection with such exercise, vesting or settlement), or (ii) the transfer or disposition of Common Shares or any securities convertible into Common Shares by the undersigned to the Company (or the purchase and cancellation of the same by the Company) upon a vesting or settlement event of the Company’s securities or upon the exercise of options to purchase the Company’s securities on a “cashless” or “net exercise” basis to the extent permitted by the instruments representing such options pursuant to the Company’s equity incentive plans as described in the Prospectus, provided that (x) the Common Shares received upon exercise or settlement of the option are subject to the terms of this agreement, (y) no public disclosure or filing under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act shall be voluntarily made during the Restricted Period and (z) to the extent a filing under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act is required during the Restricted Period as a result of transfers in this paragraph, it shall clearly indicate that the filing relates to the circumstances described in this paragraph;
 
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(e) transfers to the Company to the extent required in order to satisfy the exercise price and/or any income, employment tax withholding and remittance obligations upon the vesting or exercise of an option or other award granted under an equity incentive plan or share purchase plan of the Company described in the Prospectus or the conversion or exercise of a warrant of the Company described in the Prospectus; provided that (i) any filing under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act made during the Restricted Period shall clearly indicate in the footnotes thereto that (A) the filing relates to the circumstances described in this paragraph and (B) no securities were sold by the undersigned, and (ii) the undersigned does not otherwise voluntarily effect any other public filing or report regarding such transfers during the Restricted Period;
 
(f) facilitating the establishment of a trading plan on behalf of a shareholder, officer or director of the Company pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act for the transfer of Common Shares, provided that (i) such plan does not provide for the transfer of Common Shares during the Restricted Period and (ii) to the extent a public announcement or filing under the Exchange Act, if any, is required of or voluntarily made by or on behalf of the undersigned or the Company regarding the establishment of such plan, such announcement or filing shall include a statement to the effect that no transfer of Common Shares may be made under such plan during the Restricted Period; [or]
 
(g) transfers pursuant to a bona fide third-party tender offer for all outstanding Common Shares or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Shares, merger, amalgamation, consolidation or other similar transaction approved by the Company’s Board of Directors and made to all holders of the Company’s securities involving a change of control of the Company (including, without limitation, the entering into any lock-up, voting or similar agreement pursuant to which the undersigned may agree to transfer, sell, tender or otherwise dispose of Common Shares or other such securities in connection with such transaction, or vote any Common Shares or other such securities in favor of any such transaction); provided that in the event that such tender offer, merger, amalgamation, consolidation or other such transaction is not completed, such securities held by the undersigned shall remain subject to the provisions of this agreement[; or][.]
 
[(h) the receipt by the undersigned of Common Shares, in connection with the conversion or redemption of preference shares in the Company or in connection with the merger of, Hygo Energy Transition Ltd. and Stonepeak Infrastructure Fund II Cayman (G) Ltd., as disclosed in the Prospectus; provided that any such shares of Common Stock received shall be subject to the terms of this letter agreement.]6
 


6 To be inserted in Stonepeak lock-up.
 
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[(h) the pledge by the undersigned of Common Shares to certain lenders as collateral to secure the undersigned’s obligations under a revolving credit facility.]7
 
For purposes of this agreement, (i) “immediate family” shall mean any relationship by blood, marriage, domestic partnership or adoption, not more remote than first cousin, and (ii) “change of control” shall mean the consummation of any bona fide third party tender offer, merger, amalgamation, consolidation or other similar transaction the result of which is that any “person” (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), or group of persons, other than the Company, becomes the beneficial owner (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 of the Exchange Act) of greater than 50% of the total voting power of all outstanding voting securities of the Company (or the surviving entity).
 
Nothing in this agreement shall prevent the undersigned from making a demand for, or exercising any right with respect to, the registration of the undersigned’s Securities, except for any such demand or any such exercise that is publicly disclosed (or required to be publicly disclosed) by the undersigned or any of its affiliates prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period; provided that in no event shall the Company be required or permitted to publicly file, or be required or permitted to publicly announce intent to file, a registration statement pursuant to such demand or such exercise prior to the expiration of the Lock-Up Period without the prior written consent of the Representatives.
 
In addition, the undersigned agrees that, without the prior written consent of the Representatives on behalf of the Underwriters, it will not, during the Restricted Period, make any demand for or exercise any right with respect to, the registration of any Common Shares or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Shares. The undersigned also agrees and consents to the entry of stop transfer instructions with the Company’s transfer agent and registrar against the transfer of the undersigned’s Common Shares except in compliance with the foregoing restrictions.
 
[If the undersigned is an officer or director of the Company, the undersigned further agrees that the foregoing restrictions shall be equally applicable to any issuer-directed Common Shares the undersigned may purchase in the offering.
 
If the undersigned is an officer or director of the Company, (i) the Representatives agree that, at least three business days before the effective date of any release or waiver of the foregoing restrictions in connection with a transfer of Common Shares, the Representatives will notify the Company of the impending release or waiver, and (ii) the Company has agreed in the Underwriting Agreement to announce the impending release or waiver by press release through a major news service at least two business days before the effective date of the release or waiver. Any release or waiver granted by the Representatives hereunder to any such officer or director shall only be effective two business days after the publication date of such press release. The provisions of this paragraph will not apply if (a) the release or waiver is effected solely to permit a transfer not for consideration and (b) the transferee has agreed in writing to be bound by the same terms described in this agreement to the extent and for the duration that such terms remain in effect at the time of the transfer.]8
 


7 To be inserted in GLNG lock-up.
 
8 To be inserted where the signatory is an executive officer or director of the Company.
 
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The undersigned understands that the Company and the Underwriters are relying upon this agreement in proceeding toward consummation of the Public Offering. The undersigned further understands that this agreement is irrevocable and shall be binding upon the undersigned’s heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns.
 
The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that the Underwriters have not provided any recommendation or investment advice nor have the Underwriters solicited any action from the undersigned with respect to the Public Offering of the Shares and the undersigned has consulted their own legal, accounting, financial, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent deemed appropriate. The undersigned further acknowledges and agrees that, although the Underwriters may provide certain Regulation Best Interest and Form CRS disclosures or other related documentation to you in connection with the Public Offering, the Underwriters are not making a recommendation to you to participate in the Public Offering or sell any Shares at the price determined in the Public Offering, and nothing set forth in such disclosures or documentation is intended to suggest that any Underwriter is making such a recommendation.
 
Whether or not the Public Offering actually occurs depends on a number of factors, including market conditions. Any Public Offering will only be made pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, the terms of which are subject to negotiation between the Company and the Underwriters.
 
This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
 

Very truly yours,



(Name)



(Address)

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EXHIBIT B
 
FORM OF WAIVER OF LOCK-UP
 
_____________, 20__
 
[Name and Address of
Officer or Director
Requesting Waiver]
 
Dear Mr./Ms. [Name]:
 
This letter is being delivered to Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (the “Representatives”) in connection with the offering by Hygo Energy Transition Ltd. (the “Company”) of [ ] common shares, par value $1.00 per share (“Common Shares”), of the Company and the lock-up agreement, dated [ ], 2020 (the “Lock-up Agreement”), executed by you in connection with such offering, and your request for a [waiver] [release] dated __________, 20__, with respect to ____ Common Shares (the “Shares”).
 
The Representatives hereby agree to [waive] [release] the transfer restrictions set forth in the Lock-up Agreement, but only with respect to the Shares, effective _____, 20___; provided, however, that such [waiver] [release] is conditioned on the Company announcing the impending [waiver] [release] by press release through a major news service at least two business days before effectiveness of such [waiver] [release]. This letter will serve as notice to the Company of the impending [waiver] [release].
 
Except as expressly [waived] [released] hereby, the Lock-up Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
 

Very truly yours,

 

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
Acting severally on behalf of themselves and the several Underwriters named in Schedule I to the Underwriting Agreement



Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

 

By:


 
Name:

 
Title:

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Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC




By:



Name:


Title:

cc: Company

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EXHIBIT C
 
FORM OF PRESS RELEASE
 
Hygo Energy Transition Ltd.
[Date]
 
Hygo Energy Transition Ltd. (the “Company”) announced today that Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, the lead book-running managers in the Company’s recent public sale of [ ] common shares, par value $1.00 per share, of the Company, are [waiving][releasing] a lock-up restriction with respect to ____ common shares held by [certain officers or directors] [an officer or director] of the Company. The [waiver][release] will take effect on ____________, 20__, and such common shares may be sold on or after such date.
 
This press release is not an offer for sale of the securities in the United States or in any other jurisdiction where such offer is prohibited, and such securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended.


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