EX-4.55 27 salt-2016123120fexx455.htm EXHIBIT 4.55 Exhibit
Exhibit 4.55



SCORPIO BULKERS INC.

May 8, 2015

Nordea Bank Finland Plc, New York Branch, as Agent
437 Madison Avenue, 21st Floor
New York, NY 10022


Re: Credit Agreement providing for a Term Loan Facility and a Revolving Loan Facility of up to US$408,976,447

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We refer to that certain credit agreement (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or modified from time to time, including by that certain first amendment dated March 6, 2015, the “Credit Agreement”) dated as of December 30, 2014, by and among, inter alios, (i) Scorpio Bulkers Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, as borrower (the “Borrower”), (ii) the lenders party thereto, and (iii) Nordea Bank Finland Plc, New York Branch, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Agent”) and as collateral agent. Terms used herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Credit Agreement unless otherwise defined.

Pursuant to Section 3.02 of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower may cancel any part of the Term Loan Commitments and/or the Available Revolving Loan Commitments available to it without premium or penalty. Section 3.02(a) specifies that any partial cancellation shall be in integral multiples of $1,000,000 and that the Agent receive at least three Business Days’ prior notice.
    
Pursuant to Section 1.01 (Revolving Loan Vessel) of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower may substitute a Revolving Loan Vessel prior to the initial Vessel Acquisition Borrowing Date upon 10 Business Days’ written notice to the Agent. Section 2.01(c) specifies that the principal amount of the Loan made on the Vessel Acquisition Borrowing Date in respect of such Substitution Vessel shall not exceed the lesser of 55% of its Appraised Value or the applicable maximum loan amount set forth in Schedule VI of the Credit Agreement opposite the vessel being substituted.

The Borrower hereby requests that Sixty Million Dollars ($60,000,000) of the Term Loan Commitments be cancelled, effective May 13, 2015. The Borrower is cancelling the part of the Term Loan Commitments corresponding to the following two vessels:

Name          Hull
SBI CHURCHILL 1059
SBI PERFECTO 1060

The Borrower hereby further requests that Thirteen Million Dollars ($13,000,000) of the Available Revolving Loan Commitments be cancelled, effective May 13, 2015. The Borrower will be cancelling part of the Available Revolving Loan Commitments relating to the vessel “SBI PRESIDENTE” with Hull Number 1061. The Borrower requests that the vessel “SBI PRESIDENTE” be substituted with the following Substitution Vessel, effective May 22, 2015:



Exhibit 4.55

Name
Owner
Vessel Type
DWT
Flag
Yard
Expected Delivery
SBI ECHO
SBI Echo Shipping Company Limited
Ultramax
61,000
Marshall Islands
Imabari Shipbuilding Co. Ltd
July 1, 2015

    
By its execution of this letter agreement, The Borrower hereby certifies that the vessel “SBI ECHO” meets the requirements of a Substitution Vessel under the Credit Agreement.
    
By its execution of this letter agreement, the Agent hereby agrees to cancel $60,000,000 of the Term Loan Commitments and to cancel $13,000,000 of the Available Revolving Loan Commitments. The Agent further consents to the substitution of the vessel “SBI PRESIDENTE” with the vessel “SBI ECHO” pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement and to the updating of Schedule VI thereto with the revised schedule attached hereto as Exhibit A.

By its execution of this letter agreement, the Borrower hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof, no Event of Default or event which, with the passage of time, giving of notice or both would become an Event of Default, has occurred or is continuing. The Borrower hereby reaffirms, as of the date hereof, each and every representation and warranty made thereby in the Credit Agreement, except for representations and warranties, if any, given as of a specified date.

By its execution of this letter agreement, the Borrower agrees that all other terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and the Credit Agreement shall be read and construed as if the terms of this letter agreement were included therein by way of addition or substitution, as the case may be. In addition, all rights and obligations of the parties to the Credit Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

This letter agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this letter agreement by facsimile or electronic transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

This letter agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without regard to choice-of-law principles.

























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Kindly indicate your acceptance and agreement with the foregoing by executing this letter agreement in the space indicated below.


Very truly yours,

SCORPIO BULKERS INC.,
                            
as Borrower

/s/ Hugh Baker
By:___________________________________
            Name: Hugh Baker
            Title: Chief Financial Officer


                            















Exhibit 4.55


CONSENTED TO AND AGREED as of May _8__, 2015.


NORDEA BANK FINLAND PLC, NEW YORK BRANCH,
as Agent

/s/ Henning Lyche Christiansen
By:___________________________________
Name: Henning Lyche Christiansen
Title: First Vice President

/s/ Martin Lunder
By:___________________________________
Name: Martin Lunder
Title: Senior Vice President











































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EXHIBIT A
VESSEL SCHEDULE






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SCHEDULE VI

A. Term Loan Vessels


Vessel Name
Registered Owner
Type
Flag
DWT
Builder’s Hull Number
Estimated Delivery Date
Contract Price
Maximum Loan Amount
SBI Athena
SBI Athena Shipping Company Limited
Ultramax
Marshall Islands
64,000
CX0610
Q1 2015
$27,250,000
$14,987,500
SBI Conga
SBI Conga Shipping Company Limited
Kamsarmax
Marshall Islands
82,000
H1722A
Q2 2015
$31,310,000
$17,220,500
SBI Behike
SBI Behike Shipping Company Limited
Capesize
Marshall Islands
180,000
HN1058
Q4 2015
$61,400,000
$33,770,000
SBI Bolero
SBI Bolero Shipping Company Limited
Kamsarmax
Marshall Islands
82,000
H1723A
Q3 2015
$31,310,000
$33,770,000
SBI Monterrey
SBI Monterrey Shipping Company Limited
Capesize
Marshall Islands
180,000
HN1059
Q1 2016
$61,400,000
$17,220,500
SBI Sousta
SBI Sousta Shipping Company Limited
Kamsarmax
Marshall Islands
82,000
H1724A
Q3 2015
$31,310,000
$17,220,500
SBI Rock
SBI Rock Shipping Company Limited
Kamsarmax
Marshall Islands
82,000
1092
Q4 2015
$29,313,000
$16,122,150
SBI Thalia
SBI Thalia Shipping Company Limited
Ultramax
Marshall Islands
64,000
CX0612
Q4 2015
$27,250,000
$14,987,500
SBI Twist
SBI Twist Shipping Company Limited
Kamsarmax
Marshall Islands
82,000
1093
Q1 2016
$29,313,000
$16,122,150
SBI Reggae
SBI Reggae Shipping Company Limited
Kamsarmax
Marshall Islands
82,000
H1725A
Q4 2015
$31,310,000
$17,220,500
SBI Parapara
SBI Parapara Shipping Company Limited
Kamsarmax
Marshall Islands
82,000
H1735A
Q1 2016
$31,310,000
$17,220,500











1 The information in this SCHEDULE VI shall be updated for each Collateral Vessel after each Borrowing Date, and may be supplemented by written notice to the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent prior to each such Borrowing Date pursuant to Section 6.18 of this Agreement.



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B. Revolving Loan Vessels
Vessel Name
Registered Owner
Type
Flag
DWT
Builder’s Hull Number
Estimated Delivery Date
Contract Price
Maximum Loan Amount
SBI Echo
SBI Echo Shipping Company Limited
Ultramax
Marshall Islands
61,000
S870
Q3 2015
$30,750,000
$17,124,523
SBI Zumba
SBI Zumba Shipping Company Limited
Kamsarmax
Marshall Islands
82,000
H1726A
Q1 2016
$31,310,000
$17,220,500
SBI Mazurka
SBI Mazurka Shipping Company Limited
Kamsarmax
Marshall Islands
82,000
H1736A
Q2 2016
$31,310,000
$17,220,500
SBI Hera
SBI Hera Shipping Company Limited
Ultramax
Marshall Islands
60,200
1907
Q2 2016
$31,045,490
$17,075,020
SBI Zeus
SBI Zeus Shipping Company Limited
Ultramax
Marshall Islands
60,200
1906
Q2 2016
$31,045,490
$17,075,020
SBI Poseidon
SBI Poseidon Shipping Company Limited
Ultramax
Marshall Islands
60,200
1911
Q3 2016
$31,045,490
$17,075,020
SBI Apollo
SBI Apollo Shipping Company Limited
Ultramax
Marshall Islands
60,200
1912
Q3 2016
$31,045,490
$17,075,020