0000919574-17-008715.txt : 20171222 0000919574-17-008715.hdr.sgml : 20171222 20171222092318 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000919574-17-008715 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 9 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20171231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20171222 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20171222 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Euronav NV CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001604481 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: DEEP SEA FOREIGN TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT [4412] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: C9 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 6-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-36810 FILM NUMBER: 171271372 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: DE GERLACHEKAAI 20 CITY: ANTWERP STATE: C9 ZIP: 2000 BUSINESS PHONE: 32-3-247-44-11 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: DE GERLACHEKAAI 20 CITY: ANTWERP STATE: C9 ZIP: 2000 6-K 1 d7772037_6-k.htm




UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549




FORM 6-K


REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of December 2017
Commission File Number: 001-36810




EURONAV NV
(Translation of registrant's name into English)



De Gerlachekaai 20
2000 Antwerpen
Belgium
 (Address of principal executive office)



 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F      Form 40-F 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):  .
Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):  .
Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant's "home country"), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant's securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant's security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.
 

 
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT
The Merger Agreement (defined below) has been included in this Report to provide investors and security holders with information regarding its terms. It is not intended to provide any other factual information about Euronav NV, Gener8 Maritime, Inc., the Merger Subsidiary (defined below) and their respective affiliates. The Merger Agreement contains representations and warranties by Euronav and Merger Subsidiary, on the one hand, and by Gener8, on the other hand, made solely for the benefit of the other. The assertions embodied in those representations and warranties are qualified by information in confidential disclosure schedules delivered by each party in connection with the signing of the Merger Agreement. Moreover, certain representations and warranties in the Merger Agreement were made as of a specified date, may be subject to a contractual standard of materiality different from what might be viewed as material to shareholders, or may have been used for the purpose of allocating risk between Euronav and Merger Subsidiary, on the one hand, and Gener8, on the other hand. Accordingly, the representations and warranties in the Merger Agreement should not be relied on by any persons as characterizations of the actual state of facts about Euronav, Merger Subsidiary or Gener8 at the time they were made or otherwise. In addition, information concerning the subject matter of the representations and warranties may change after the date of the Merger Agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in Euronav's or Gener8's public disclosures. The Merger Agreement should not be read alone, but should instead be read in conjunction with the other information regarding the Merger Agreement, the Merger, Euronav, Gener8, their respective affiliates and their respective businesses, that will be contained in, or incorporated by reference into, the Registration Statement on Form F-4 that will include a proxy statement of Gener8 Maritime Inc. and a prospectus of Euronav NV, as well as in the Forms 20-F, Forms 6-K and other filings that Euronav NV makes with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Entry into a Definitive Agreement and Plan of Merger
On December 20, 2017, Euronav NV ("Euronav" or the "Company") entered into a definitive Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") with Euronav MI Inc. (the "Merger Subsidiary"), a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Euronav, and Gener8 Maritime Inc. ("Gener8") pursuant to which, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions, the Merger Subsidiary will merge with and into Gener8 (the "Merger"), which will continue its corporate existence under the Marshall Islands Business Corporations Act as the surviving corporation and will be a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Euronav (the "Combined Entity").
On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, which has been approved by the board of directors of each of Euronav and Gener8, at the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time"), each share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Gener8 issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will be converted into the right to receive 0.7272 (the "Exchange Ratio") of a newly issued share of the ordinary shares of Euronav (the "Merger Consideration"), which is expected to result in the issuance of approximately 60.9 million new ordinary shares of Euronav, as may be adjusted in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, by means of the Belgian legal concept of a capital increase following an "inbreng in natura/apports en nature" as set out in articles 601 and 602 of the Belgian Companies Code ("BCC") (the "Contribution in Kind"), to be decided upon by Euronav's board of directors in the framework of the authorized capital. The merger is expected to result in Euronav shareholders owning approximately 72% of the issued share capital of the Combined Entity and Gener8 shareholders owning approximately 28% (based on the fully diluted share capital of Euronav and the fully diluted share capital of Gener8).
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Euronav will acquire Gener8's 30 operating crude tanker vessels in operation (21 Very Large Crude Carriers ("VLCCs"), six Suezmax tankers, one Aframax tanker, two Panamax tankers), with an aggregate carrying capacity of 8.1 million deadweight tons (dwt), with a weighted average age of approximately 3.7 years (the "Gener8 Merger Vessels").
This transaction is subject to customary conditions precedent, certain of which are described herein, including the approval of the shareholders of Gener8 at the shareholders meeting convened for the purpose of voting to approve the Merger (the "Gener8 Shareholder Meeting").


Certain Conditions to the Merger Agreement
Completion of the Merger is subject to customary closing conditions, including, among others specified in the Merger Agreement, (i) the approval of the Merger by Gener8's shareholders at the Gener8 Shareholder Meeting, (ii) the declaration of effectiveness by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of a Registration Statement on Form F-4 under the Securities Act, including a prospectus with respect to the Euronav ordinary shares constituting the Merger Consideration, (iii) the Euronav ordinary shares constituting the Merger Consideration having been approved for listing on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE")  subject to notice of issuance, and (iv) the receipt and effectiveness of certain lender consents and waivers that are required to consummate the Merger Agreement.
Board of Directors and Executive Management
After the Merger, members of Euronav's board of directors and executive management will continue to serve in such positions of the Combined Company.  In addition, with effect from the consummation of the Merger, Euronav has agreed to increase the size of its Board by one and to appoint an additional independent director who formerly served on the board of Gener8 to the Euronav board of directors.  Mr. Steve Smith is expected to join Euronav's board of directors effective upon the closing of the Merger and, in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, has received the consent of the Gener8 board of directors for such appointment.
Termination and Termination Fee
The Merger Agreement provides for certain termination rights for both Euronav and Gener8, including the mutual right to terminate if the Merger is not consummated by June 30, 2018 (subject to extension until July 31, 2018, upon certain conditions, the "End Date").  In addition, under certain circumstances, including, among others, if the Merger Agreement is terminated because the Merger is not consummated by the End Date at a time when the Merger Agreement could have been terminated by Euronav as a result of (i) a change of recommendation, (ii) the Company having entered into a binding agreement (other than a confidentiality agreement relating to an acquisition proposal), or (iii) if prior to the taking of a vote by the Company's shareholders, the Company materially and intentionally breaches any of its non-solicitation obligations in the Merger Agreement, Euronav will be entitled to receive a termination fee from Gener8 in the amount of $39 million.
Memoranda of Agreement to Purchase Three Vessels
Concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, Euronav and Gener8 executed and delivered 3 memoranda of agreement ("MOAs") with respect to the Gener8 Hera, the Gener8 Athena and the Gener8 Neptune which contemplate the purchase by Euronav of the vessels from Gener8 at a total purchase price of $220.9 million if the Merger is not consummated. A portion of the purchase price of each of the three vessels can be offset by one-third of the break-up fee in the case of a termination of the Merger Agreement in circumstances that trigger the break-up fee. The MOAs are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.3, 99.4 and 99.5 hereto.
Assumption of Indebtedness and Lender Consents
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Euronav will assume the existing indebtedness of Gener8 under two of its loan agreements. These loan agreements require the consent of the financial institutions party thereto in order to consummate the Merger, which is a "change of control" as defined under those agreements. If the Merger is completed, Euronav is not excluded from assuming more of Gener8's indebtedness.
The financial institutions are in the process of being approached in order to obtain their consent and we anticipate having all such consents in place prior to the consummation of the Merger. Euronav will not be assuming the indebtedness of Gener8 under its outstanding notes, which are expected to be repaid in full prior to or contemporaneously with the consummation of the Merger. 
No Solicitation; Withdrawal of Board Recommendation
The Merger Agreement provides that, during the period from the date of the Merger Agreement until the Effective Time, Gener8 will be subject to certain restrictions on its ability to solicit, initiate or knowingly take action to facilitate any inquiries or alternative acquisition proposals from third parties, to provide non-public information relating to Gener8 to third parties and to engage in discussions with third parties regarding alternative acquisition proposals, subject to customary exceptions. Gener8 will also be, subject to certain exceptions, restricted in its ability to qualify, withdraw, or modify or amend in a manner adverse to Euronav the recommendation of either Gener8's Transaction Committee or the Gener8's board of directors or recommend any other acquisition proposal or publicly propose to do any of the foregoing and may not, subject to certain exceptions, grant any waiver, amendment or release under any standstill or confidentiality agreement or takeover statute or provision contained in Gerner8's or its subsidiaries' charter documents.


The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby is not complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement, a copy of which is filed with this Report on Form 6-K as Exhibit 2.1 and the terms of which are incorporated by reference herein.
Related Agreements
Voting Agreement
A group of shareholders, representing approximately 48% of the issued and outstanding shares of Gener8, including certain directors of Gener8, have committed or are expected to commit shortly to vote in favor of the transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement, subject to terms and conditions contained in a Shareholder Support and Voting Agreement with Euronav, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1
Sale of Six VLCC Vessels
Subject to the consummation of the Merger, among other conditions, an unaffiliated third party has agreed to purchase from the Combined Entity six VLCC vessels at the closing of the Merger for an aggregate purchase price of $434 million.
Press Release
On December 21, 2017, Euronav and Gener8 issued a joint press announcing the execution of the Merger Agreement. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.
About Euronav NV
Euronav is an independent tanker company engaged in the ocean transportation and storage of crude oil. Euronav is headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium, and has offices throughout Europe and Asia. Euronav is listed on Euronext Brussels and on the NYSE under the symbol EURN. Euronav employs its fleet both on the spot and period market. VLCCs on the spot market are traded in the Tankers International pool of which Euronav is one of the major partners. Euronav's owned and operated fleet consists of 53 double hulled vessels being 1 V-Plus vessel, 29 VLCCs, 18 Suezmaxes, four Suezmaxes under construction and two FSO vessels (both owned in 50%-50% joint venture). Euronav's vessels mainly fly Belgian, Greek, French and Marshall Island flags.
About Gener8 Maritime, Inc.
As of December 20, 2017, Gener8 has a fleet of 30 wholly-owned vessels comprised of 21 VLCCs, 6 Suezmaxes, one Aframax, and two Panamax tankers.  Gener8's fleet has a total carrying capacity of approximately 7.5 million deadweight tons ("DWT") and an average age of approximately 3.7 years on a DWT basis. Gener8 is incorporated under the laws of the Marshall Islands and headquartered in New York.
Important Information for Investors and Shareholders
This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. In connection with the proposed merger. In connection with the proposed merger, Euronav intends to file with the SEC a registration statement on Form F–4 that will constitute a prospectus of Euronav and include a proxy statement of Gener8. Euronav and Gener8 also plan to file other relevant documents with the SEC regarding the proposed merger. INVESTORS ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS (INCLUDING ALL AMENDMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC IF AND WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED MERGER AND RELATED MATTERS. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the registration statement and the definitive proxy statement/prospectus (when available) and other documents filed with the SEC by Euronav and Gener8 with the SEC at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.



In addition, you will be able to obtain free copies of these documents by phone, e–mail or written request by contacting the investor relations department of Euronav or Gener8 at the following:
Euronav NV
Gener8 Maritime, Inc.
Mr. Brian Gallagher – Euronav Investor Relations
Tel: +44 20 7870 0436
Email: IR@euronav.com
Mr. Leonidas J. Vrondissis – Chief Financial Officer
Tel: +1 212 763 5600
Email: ir@gener8maritime.com

Participants in the Solicitation
Euronav and Gener8, and their respective directors, executive officers and certain other members of management and employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the holders of Gener8 common stock in respect of the proposed transaction. Information regarding the persons who may, under the rules of the SEC, be considered participants in the solicitation of proxies in favor of the proposed merger will be set forth in the proxy statement/prospectus when it is filed with the SEC. You can find information about Euronav's directors and executive officers in its Annual Report on Form 20-F files with the SEC on April 14, 2017, and about Gener8's officers and directors in its definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on April 6, 2017. You can obtain free copies of these documents from Euronav or Gener8 using the contact information above.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements contained in this communication may be deemed to be forward-looking statements under certain securities laws. All such statements are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of, and are intended to be forward-looking statements under applicable U.S. securities litigation, including the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. This Report, including information incorporated by reference into this Report, may contain forward-looking statements, including, for example, but not limited to, statements about management expectations, strategic objectives, strategic opportunities, growth opportunities, business prospects, regulatory proceedings, transaction synergies and other benefits of the proposed merger, and other similar matters. Forward-looking statements are not statements of historical facts and represent only Euronav's or Gener8's beliefs regarding future events, which is inherently uncertain. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as "anticipates," "believes," "budgets," "could," "estimates," "expects," "forecasts," "foresees," "goal," "intends," "likely," "may," "might," "plans," "projects," "schedule," "should," "target," "will," or "would" and similar expressions, although not all forward-looking information contains these identifying words.
By their very nature, forward-looking statements require us to make assumptions and are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties that give rise to the possibility that our predictions, forecasts, projections, expectations or conclusions will not prove to be accurate, that our assumptions may not be correct and that our objectives, strategic goals and priorities will not be achieved. We caution readers not to place undue reliance on these statements, as a number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, the possibility that the proposed merger does not close when expected or at all because required regulatory, shareholder or other approvals are not received or other conditions to the closing are not satisfied on a timely basis or at all; that we or Gener8 may be required to modify the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement to achieve regulatory or shareholder approval, or that the anticipated benefits of the proposed merger are not realized as a result of such things as the strength or weakness of the economy and competitive factors in the areas where we and Gener8 do business; the effects of competition in the markets in which we and Gener8 operate; the impact of changes in the laws and regulations regulating the seaborne transportation or refined petroleum products industries or affecting domestic and foreign operations; judicial or regulatory judgments and legal proceedings; the ability to successfully integrate the two companies; success in retaining the services of executives, key personnel and other employees that the combined company needs to realize all of the anticipated benefits of the proposed merger; the risk that expected synergies and benefits of the proposed merger will not be realized within the expected time frame or at all; reputational risks; and other factors that may affect our future results, including changes in trade policies, timely development and introduction of new products and services, changes in tax laws, technological and regulatory changes, and adverse developments in general market, business, economic, labor, regulatory and political conditions.



SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
   
EURONAV NV
     
Dated: December 22, 2017
 
By:
/s/ Hugo De Stoop
     
Hugo De Stoop
     
Chief Financial Officer
     
     
     
     




Exhibit Index


Exhibit No.
Exhibit
   
2.1
   
99.1
   
99.2
   
99.3 Memorandum of Agreement for the Gener8 Athena, dated December 20, 2017.
   
99.4 Memorandum of Agreement for the Gener8 Hera, dated December 20, 2017.
   
99.5 Memorandum of Agreement for the Gener8 Neptune, dated December 20, 2017.


*
Pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K, certain schedules and similar attachments have been omitted. The registrant hereby agrees to furnish a copy of any omitted schedule or similar attachment to the Commission upon request.






























EX-2.1 2 d7776326_ex2-1.htm

Exhibit 2.1
EXECUTION VERSION
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
dated as of December 20, 2017,
among
EURONAV NV
EURONAV MI INC.
and
GENER8 MARITIME, INC.


TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
 
 
 
ARTICLE I
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

SECTION 1.1.
Certain Definitions
2
ARTICLE II
THE MERGER

SECTION 2.1.
The Merger
14
ARTICLE III
EFFECT OF THE MERGER

SECTION 3.1.
Effect on Capital Stock
16
SECTION 3.2.
Effect on Company Stock Options, Company RSUs and Note
16
SECTION 3.3.
Contribution in Kind to Parent and Delivery of Consideration
18
SECTION 3.4.
Withholding Rights
21
SECTION 3.5.
Lost Certificates
21
SECTION 3.6.
Parent Capital Increase
21
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

SECTION 4.1.
Organization, Qualification and Corporate Power
22
SECTION 4.2.
Authorization
22
SECTION 4.3.
Noncontravention
23
SECTION 4.4.
Capitalization
24
SECTION 4.5.
Subsidiaries
25
SECTION 4.6.
Company SEC Filings
26
SECTION 4.7.
Financial Statement; Indebtedness
27
SECTION 4.8.
Disclosure Documents
28
SECTION 4.9.
Taxes
28
SECTION 4.10.
Compliance with Laws; Governmental Authorizations
29
SECTION 4.11.
Absence of Certain Changes; No Undisclosed Liabilities
30
SECTION 4.12.
Tangible Personal Assets
30
SECTION 4.13.
Real Property
30
SECTION 4.14.
Vessels; Maritime Matters
31
SECTION 4.15.
Contracts
31
SECTION 4.16.
Litigation
33
SECTION 4.17.
Employee Benefits
33
SECTION 4.18.
Labor and Employment Matters
34
SECTION 4.19.
Environmental
35
SECTION 4.20.
Insurance
35
SECTION 4.21.
Opinion of Financial Advisor
35
SECTION 4.22.
Fees
35
SECTION 4.23.
Takeover Statutes
36

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Page
SECTION 4.24.
Interested Party Transactions
36
SECTION 4.25.
Certain Business Practices
36
SECTION 4.26.
No Other Representations or Warranties
36

ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB

SECTION 5.1.
Organization, Qualification and Corporate Power
37
SECTION 5.2.
Authorization
38
SECTION 5.3.
Noncontravention
38
SECTION 5.4.
Capitalization
38
SECTION 5.5.
Subsidiaries
40
SECTION 5.6.
Parent SEC Filings
41
SECTION 5.7.
Financial Statements; Indebtedness
42
SECTION 5.8.
Disclosure Documents
43
SECTION 5.9.
Taxes
43
SECTION 5.10.
Compliance with Laws; Governmental Authorizations
44
SECTION 5.11.
Absence of Certain Changes; No Undisclosed Liabilities
44
SECTION 5.12.
Tangible Personal Assets
45
SECTION 5.13.
Real Property
45
SECTION 5.14.
Vessels; Maritime Matters
45
SECTION 5.15.
Contracts
46
SECTION 5.16.
Litigation
48
SECTION 5.17.
Employee Benefits
48
SECTION 5.18.
Labor and Employment Matters
49
SECTION 5.19.
Environmental
49
SECTION 5.20.
Insurance
49
SECTION 5.21.
Fees
50
SECTION 5.22.
Takeover Statutes
50
SECTION 5.23.
Operations of Merger Sub
50
SECTION 5.24.
Interested Party Transactions
50
SECTION 5.25.
Certain Business Practices
50
SECTION 5.26.
No Other Representations or Warranties
51
ARTICLE VI
CONDUCT OF BUSINESS PENDING THE MERGER

SECTION 6.1.
Operation of the Company's Business
51
SECTION 6.2.
Operation of Parent's Business
55
SECTION 6.3.
Access to Information
56
SECTION 6.4.
No Solicitation
57
SECTION 6.5.
Litigation
61
SECTION 6.6.
Takeover Provisions
62
SECTION 6.7.
Resignation of Company Officers and Directors
62
SECTION 6.8.
Interested Party Transactions
62

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ARTICLE VII
COVENANTS OF PARENT

SECTION 7.1.
Director and Officer Liability
62
SECTION 7.2.
Stock Exchange Listing
64
SECTION 7.3.
Parent Board Seat
64
SECTION 7.4.
Merger Sub
64
SECTION 7.5.
Employees
64
ARTICLE VIII
COVENANTS OF PARENT AND THE COMPANY

SECTION 8.1.
Proxy Statement; Registration Statement; Company Shareholders Meeting
65
SECTION 8.2.
Regulatory and Other Undertakings
67
SECTION 8.3.
Certain Filings
69
SECTION 8.4.
Public Announcements
69
SECTION 8.5.
Further Assurances
70
SECTION 8.6.
Notices of Certain Events
70
SECTION 8.7.
Transfer Taxes
70
SECTION 8.8.
Waiver of Conflicts
71
SECTION 8.9.
Tax Matters
71
ARTICLE IX
CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER

SECTION 9.1.
Conditions to Obligations of Each Party
72
SECTION 9.2.
Conditions to Obligations of the Company
72
SECTION 9.3.
Conditions to Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub
73
SECTION 9.4.
Frustration of Closing Conditions
74
ARTICLE X
TERMINATION

SECTION 10.1.
Termination
74
SECTION 10.2.
Effect of Termination
76
ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 11.1.
Notices
76
SECTION 11.2.
Survival of Representations and Warranties
77
SECTION 11.3.
Amendments and Waivers
77
SECTION 11.4.
Expenses
78
SECTION 11.5.
Exhibits; Disclosure Letters
79
SECTION 11.6.
Waiver
79
SECTION 11.7.
Governing Law
80
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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SECTION 11.8.
Jurisdiction
 80
SECTION 11.9.
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
81
SECTION 11.10.
 No Third Party Beneficiaries
81
SECTION 11.11.
Severability
81
SECTION 11.12.
Specific Performance
81
SECTION 11.13.
Headings
81
SECTION 11.14.
Construction
81
SECTION 11.15.
Binding Effect; Benefit; Assignment
82
SECTION 11.16.
Entire Agreement
82
SECTION 11.17.
Counterparts; Effectiveness
82
     
Exhibit A
 
A-1
Schedule 1
 
1

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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of December 20, 2017 (this"Agreement" ), among Euronav NV, a corporation organized under the laws of the Kingdom of Belgium ("Parent"), Euronav MI Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub"), and Gener8 Maritime, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (the"Company"). Parent, Merger Sub and the Company are each referred to herein as a "Party" and collectively as the "Parties". Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in Section 1.1 and elsewhere in this Agreement.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Parties wish to merge Merger Sub with and into the Company (the"Merger"), with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation and a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent;
WHEREAS, a transaction advisory committee (the"Transaction Committee") established by the board of directors of the Company (the"Company Board") has unanimously (i) determined that this Agreement and the Transactions, including the Merger, are fair to and in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders, (ii) declared advisable this Agreement and the Transactions, including the Merger, and (iii) recommended to the Company Board that this Agreement and the Transactions, including the Merger, be approved by the Company Board and submitted to the Company Shareholders Meeting for approval;
WHEREAS, the Company Board, upon the recommendation of the Transaction Committee, has (i) determined that this Agreement and the Transactions, including the Merger, are fair to and in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders, (ii) approved, adopted and declared advisable this Agreement and the Transactions, including the Merger, and (iii) recommended that this Agreement and the Transactions, including the Merger, be submitted to the Company Shareholders Meeting for approval;
WHEREAS, each of the board of directors of Parent (the "Parent Board") (on its own behalf and as the sole shareholder of Merger Sub) and the board of directors of Merger Sub has approved this Agreement and the Transactions, including the Merger;
WHEREAS, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, it is intended that (i) the Merger, including the receipt of Parent Shares by Company Common Shareholders, qualify as a"reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder, and (ii) this Agreement constitutes, and is adopted as, a"plan of reorganization" for purposes of Section 368 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder; and
WHEREAS, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company desire to make certain representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in connection with the Merger and also to prescribe various conditions thereto;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the representations and warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
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ARTICLE I
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1.          Certain Definitions.
(a)          When used in this Agreement, the following terms will have the meanings assigned to them in this Section 1.1(a ):
"1933 Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
"1934 Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
"Acquisition Proposal" means any offer, proposal, inquiry or indication of interest or any public announcement of intention to enter into any agreement or of (or intention to make) any offer, proposal, inquiry or indication of interest by a Third Party relating to any transaction or series of related transactions involving (i) any direct or indirect acquisition, lease or other disposition of assets of the Company or its Subsidiaries (including any Company Vessels or voting securities of the Company's Subsidiaries) equal to, individually or in the aggregate, 15% or more of the fair market value of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries or to which 15% or more of the consolidated net income or revenues of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the then most recently completed four-quarter period are attributable, (ii) any direct or indirect acquisition of 15% or more of the total outstanding equity or voting securities of the Company, including by way of tender offer or exchange offer, (iii) a merger, consolidation, spin-off, share exchange (including a split-off), business combination, sale of substantially all the assets, reorganization, recapitalization, liquidation, extraordinary dividend, dissolution or other similar transaction involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries involving (A) 15% or more of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries or assets of the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries that represented, individually or in the aggregate, 15% or more of the consolidated net income or revenues of the Company for the then most recently completed four-quarter period or (B) 15% or more of the total outstanding equity or voting securities of the Company, or (iv) any other transaction or series of transactions having a similar effect to those described in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii).
"Action" means any litigation, claim, action, suit, hearing, arbitration, audit, inspection, investigation or other proceeding (whether civil, criminal, administrative, labor or investigative) by or before a Governmental Authority or arbitrator(s).
"Affiliate" means, with respect to a Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by or is under common Control with, such Person. For purposes of this definition and as used otherwise in this Agreement, "Control" (including the terms"Controlled by" and"under common Control with") means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of securities or partnership or other ownership interests, as trustee or executor, by Contract or otherwise; provided, that in no event shall any portfolio company of a private equity investor or asset management investor in a Party be deemed an Affiliate of such Party.
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"Antitrust Laws" means any antitrust, competition or trade regulatory Laws of any jurisdiction, including the HSR Act.
"BCC" means the Belgian Companies Code adopted by the Act of May 7, 1999, as amended and replaced from time to time.
"Book-Entry Share" means a share of Company Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time represented by book-entry.
"Business Day" means (except as otherwise expressly set forth herein) a day other than Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks located in New York, New York or in Brussels, Belgium are authorized or required by applicable Law to close.
"Certificate" means each certificate which, immediately prior to the Effective Time, represented outstanding shares of Company Common Stock.
"Closing Parent Price" means the closing price per Parent Share on the NYSE (as reported on Bloomberg or, if not reported thereby, another alternative source as reasonably agreed by Parent and the Company) on the last trading day prior to the Effective Date.
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
"Company Balance Sheet" means the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2016, and the footnotes thereto, audited by the Company's auditors Deloitte & Touche LLP.
"Company Balance Sheet Date" means December 31, 2016.
"Company Benefit Plan" means any employee benefit plan, including any (i) deferred compensation or retirement plan or arrangement, (ii) defined contribution retirement plan or arrangement, (iii) defined benefit retirement plan or arrangement, (iv) employee welfare benefit plan or material fringe benefit plan or program, or (v) stock purchase, stock option, severance pay, employment, change-in-control, retention, vacation pay, salary continuation, sick leave, excess benefit, bonus or other incentive compensation, life insurance, employee loan or other employee benefit plan, practice, contract, program, policy or other arrangement, whether written or oral, formal or informal, whether or not subject to ERISA, under which any present or former employee, director, officer, consultant or independent contractor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has any present or future right to compensation, payments or benefits and that is sponsored or maintained or contributed to by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
"Company Common Shareholders" means those Persons holding outstanding shares of Company Common Stock immediately prior to the Effective Time.
"Company Common Stock" means common stock of the Company, $0.01 par value per share.
"Company Disclosure Documents" means any form, report, schedule, statement or other document required to be filed or provided with or to the SEC, NYSE, Euronext or other
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Governmental Authority by the Company or distributed or otherwise disseminated by the Company to the Company's shareholders or the holders of any outstanding Company Stock Options or Company RSUs in connection with the Transactions, including the Registration Statement or the Proxy Statement.
"Company Disclosure Letter" means the Disclosure Letter dated the date hereof regarding this Agreement that has been provided by the Company to Parent.
"Company Incentive Plan" means the Company's 2012 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended and restated, effective June 22, 2015).
"Company Material Adverse Effect" means any change, effect, event, occurrence, or development that, individually or in the aggregate with all such other changes, events, occurrences or developments, (i) has or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, business, assets (including Company Vessels), and liabilities (taken as a whole) or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, that none of the changes, effects, events, occurrences or developments to the extent attributable to the following shall be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Company Material Adverse Effect: (A) changes in applicable Law, GAAP or IFRS or authoritative interpretations thereof, in each case, after the date hereof, (B) changes in the global financial or securities markets or general global economic or political conditions, (C) changes or conditions generally affecting the industry in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate, (D) acts of war, sabotage or terrorism, or any escalation or the worsening of the foregoing, or natural disasters, (E) other than for purposes of Section 4.3 and Section 4.17(g ) (and, to the extent related thereto, the conditions set forth in Section 9.3(a )(iii)), the execution or performance of this Agreement or the announcement or consummation of the Transactions, (F) any failure by the Company and its Subsidiaries to meet any internal or published projections, forecasts or predictions in respect of financial or operating performance for any future period (provided that, in the case of this clause (F), the underlying cause of any such failure may be taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred), (G) the taking of any action required or permitted by this Agreement (provided, that the exception in this clause (G) shall not apply to any representation or warranty contained in Section 4.3 or Section 4.17(g ) (and, to the extent related thereto, the conditions set forth in Section 9.3(a )(iii)), or (H) the Specified Approvals having not been obtained at Closing; provided, that the effect of any matter referred to in clauses (A), (B), (C), or (D) shall only be excluded to the extent that such matter does not disproportionately affect the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other entities operating in the oil tanker shipping industry, or (ii) has or would reasonably be expected to materially impair the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement or materially delay the ability of the Company to consummate the Transactions.
"Company Permitted Liens" means (i) Liens disclosed on the Company Balance Sheet, (ii) Liens for Taxes that are not yet due and payable or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings (and for which adequate accruals or reserves have been established on the Company Balance Sheet), (iii) statutory Liens of landlords and workers', carriers' and mechanics' or other like Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices for amounts that are not yet due and payable or that are being contested in
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good faith, (iv) Liens on Company Vessels for crews' wages and salvage, for claims covered by insurance, and for maritime liens arising in the ordinary course of business which secure obligations not yet due and payable or not more than thirty (30) days overdue, (v) other Liens incidental to the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries or the ownership of the Company's or its Subsidiaries' property and assets and arising by operation of law which secure obligations not yet due or payable or not more than thirty (30) days overdue, (vi) restrictions on transfer of securities under applicable securities Laws, (vii) Liens that will be released on or prior to the Closing Date, and (viii) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice that are not reasonably likely to adversely interfere in a material way with the use of the property or assets encumbered thereby.

"Company Preferred Stock" means the preferred stock of the Company, $0.01 par value per share.
"Company RSU" means a restricted stock unit representing the right to earn one (1) share of Company Common Stock issued pursuant to the Company Incentive Plan or otherwise issued or granted by the Company.
"Company Stock Option" means an option to purchase shares of Company Common Stock issued pursuant to the Company Incentive Plan or otherwise issued or granted by the Company.
"Company Vessels" means Company Owned Vessels and Company Leased Vessels.
"Contract" means any contract, agreement, note, bond, indenture, mortgage, guarantee, option, derivative, lease, license, sales or purchase order, warranty, commitment or other instrument, obligation or binding arrangement or understanding of any kind, whether written or oral.
"Contribution in Kind" means the Belgian legal concept of a capital increase following an"inbreng in natura/apports en nature" as set out in articles 601 and 602 of the BCC.
"Control" has the meaning specified in the definition of Affiliate.
"Environmental Laws" means applicable Laws, any agreement with any Governmental Authority and Maritime Guidelines, in each case, relating to human health and safety, the environment or to pollutants, natural resources, contaminants, wastes or chemicals or any toxic, radioactive, ignitable, corrosive, reactive or otherwise hazardous substances, wastes or materials (including the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §9601 et seq., the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq., the Hazardous Material Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. § 1801 et seq., the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq., and any state and local or foreign counterparts or equivalents).
"EU Listing Prospectus" means the prospectus issued by Parent with respect to the admission to trading of the Merger Consideration in accordance with the European Prospectus
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Regulation 2017/1129 and the Belgian Law of 16 June 2006 on the public offering of securities and the admission of securities to trading on a regulated market, to be approved by the FSMA.
"Euronext" means Euronext Brussels, i.e., the Brussels Stock Exchange.
"Exchange Agent" means Computershare, Inc. and its subsidiary Computershare Trust Company, N.A. or such other bank or independent financial institution in the United States (or non-Belgian Affiliate thereof) reasonably acceptable to the Company and Parent, the appointment of which shall have been approved by the shareholders of the Company at the Company Shareholders Meeting.
"FSMA" means the Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority.
"GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, consistently applied.
"Governmental Authority" means any entity or body exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to United States federal, state or local government or other non-United States (including the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Kingdom of Belgium), international, multinational, supranational (including the European Union or the European Central Bank) or other government or body, including any department, commission, board, agency, instrumentality, political subdivision, bureau, official or other regulatory, administrative or judicial authority thereof and any self-regulatory organization, including the NYSE and Euronext.
"Governmental Authorizations" means, with respect to any Person, all licenses, permits (including construction permits), certificates, waivers, consents, franchises, accreditations, exemptions, variances, easements, expirations and terminations of any waiting period requirements and other authorizations and approvals issued to such Person by or obtained by such Person from any Governmental Authority, or of which such Person has the benefit under any applicable Law.
"HSR Act" means the Hart Scott Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
"IFRS" means the international financial reporting standards adopted by the International Accounting Standards Board from time to time, consistently applied.
"Indebtedness" means, with respect to any Person as of any date of determination, without duplication, any (i) obligation of such Person with respect to any indebtedness for borrowed money as of such date (including all obligations for principal, accrued interest, and any premiums, penalties, fees, expenses and breakage costs that are payable by such Person as of such date), (ii) obligation of such Person with respect to any indebtedness evidenced by any bond, debenture, note, mortgage, indenture or other debt instrument or debt security as of such date (including all obligations for principal, accrued interest, and any premiums, penalties, fees, expenses and breakage costs that are payable by such Person as of such date), (iii) obligation of such Person with respect to any sale/leaseback or similar arrangement in respect of a vessel
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(including all obligations for principal, accrued interest, and any premiums, penalties, fees, expenses and breakage costs that are payable by such Person as of such date), (iv) all reimbursement obligations with respect to outstanding banker's acceptances or letters of credit, but in the case of letters of credit only to the extent drawn as of such date, (v) liability of such Person as of such date with respect to any hedging obligations, including interest rate or currency exchange swaps, collars, caps or similar hedging obligations, (vi) responsibility or liability of such Person as of such date directly or indirectly as obligor, guarantor, surety or otherwise of any of the foregoing, and (vii) obligations of the type referred to in clauses (i) through (vi) of other Persons secured by (or for which the holder of such obligations has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on any property or asset of such Person (whether or not such obligation is assumed by such Person).
"Intervening Event" means a material fact, event, change, development, or set of circumstances (other than an Acquisition Proposal) affecting the business, assets or operations of the Company and occurring or arising after the date of this Agreement that was not known or reasonably foreseeable by the Transaction Committee or the Company Board as of or prior to the date of this Agreement; provided, that no fact, event, change, development or set of circumstances shall constitute an Intervening Event if such fact, event, change, development or set of circumstances (a) affects the oil tanker shipping industry generally (including events that generally affect the market value of vessels or charter hire rates), or (b) resulted from or arose out of the announcement or consummation of the Transactions or the compliance by the Company with its covenants and agreements hereunder; provided, further, that no such affect on the Company shall be considered to be material and thus an Intervening Event if the economic impact on the Company is less than $50,000,000.
"KEXIM Credit Agreement" means the $963,743,455 Facility Agreement, dated as of 31 August 2015 (as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of 20 October 2016, Amendment No. 2, dated as of 24 March 2017, and Amendment No. 3, dated as of 1 June 2017), among Gener8 Maritime Subsidiary VIII Inc., as borrower, Gener8 Maritime Subsidiary V, as shareholder, the Company, as parent guarantor, the guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto and Nordea Bank AB (publ), New York Branch, as facility agent for the lenders.
"Knowledge of Parent" or any similar phrase means the actual knowledge of the following persons: Paddy Rodgers, Hugo De Stoop, Alex Staring and Egied Verbeeck.
"Knowledge of the Company" or any similar phrase means the actual knowledge of the following persons: Peter Georgiopoulos, Leonard Vrondissis, John Tavlarios, Milton Gonzalez, Sean Bradley and George Fikaris.
"KPMG" means KPMG Bedrijfsrevisoren-Reviseurs d'Enterprises Burg. CVBA.
"Law" means any foreign, supranational, federal, state, provincial or local law (statutory, common or otherwise), constitution, treaty, convention, ordinance, code, rule, regulation, Order or other similar requirement enacted, adopted, promulgated or applied by a Governmental Authority.
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"Lien" means, with respect to any property or asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge, hypothecation, charge, security interest, infringement, interference, right of first refusal, right of first offer, preemptive right, option, community property right or other adverse claim or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such property or asset.
"Maritime Guidelines" means any United States, international or non-United States (including the Marshall Islands, Liberia and Bermuda) rule, code of practice, convention, protocol, guideline or similar requirement or restriction concerning or relating to a Company Vessel or Parent Vessel, as applicable, and to which a Company Vessel or Parent Vessel, as applicable, is subject and required to comply with, imposed, published or promulgated by any relevant Governmental Authority, the International Maritime Organization, such Company Vessel's or Parent Vessel's, as applicable, classification society or the insurer(s) of such Company Vessel or Parent Vessel, as applicable.
"Material Contracts" means each Contract set forth on, or required to be set forth on, Section 4.15(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter or Section 5.15(a) of the Parent Disclosure  Letter.
"Merger Consideration" means the Parent Shares to be issued pursuant to Section 3.1(a) and Section 3.2(b).
"MIBCA" means the Marshall Islands Business Corporations Act.
"Newbuildings" means vessels contracted to be constructed, under construction or newly constructed for, but not yet delivered to, (i) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than Company Vessels or (ii) Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, other than Parent Vessels, in each case, as applicable.
"Notarial Deed" means the notarial deed to be enacted by a Belgian notary public with respect to the capital increase within the framework of the authorized capital resulting from the Contribution in Kind by the Exchange Agent of the Surviving Corporation Shares in the name and on behalf of and for the account and benefit of the former Company Common Shareholders to Parent in return for being issued the Merger Consideration (new Parent Shares) in the name and on behalf of and for the account and benefit of the former Company Common Shareholders and the holders of any outstanding Company Stock Options or Company RSUs.
"NYSE" means the New York Stock Exchange.
"Option Consideration" means, with respect to each Company Stock Option issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Closing Date, an amount in cash equal to the product of (i) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company Stock Option immediately prior to the Closing Date, and (ii) the excess, if any, of the Transaction Value Per Share over the exercise price applicable to such shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company Stock Option. If the exercise price applicable to shares of Company Common Stock subject to a Company Stock Option is equal to or greater than the Transaction Value Per Share, no Option Consideration shall be payable hereunder.
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"Order" means any injunction, judgment, decree, order, ruling, writ, assessment, subpoena or verdict or other decision issued, promulgated or entered by or with any Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction.
"Parent Audit Report" means the unqualified special report on the Contribution in Kind of the Surviving Corporation Shares drawn up by Parent's auditors KPMG in accordance with article 602 of the BCC.
"Parent Balance Sheet" means the audited consolidated balance sheet of Parent as of December 31, 2016, and the footnotes thereto, audited by Parent's auditors KPMG.
"Parent Balance Sheet Date" means December 31, 2016.
"Parent Benefit Plan" means any employee benefit plan, including any
(i) deferred compensation or retirement plan or arrangement, (ii) defined contribution retirement plan or arrangement, (iii) defined benefit retirement plan or arrangement, (iv) employee welfare benefit plan or material fringe benefit plan or program, or (v) stock purchase, stock option, severance pay, employment, change-in-control, retention, vacation pay, salary continuation, sick leave, excess benefit, bonus or other incentive compensation, life insurance, employee loan or other employee benefit plan, practice, contract, program, policy or other arrangement, whether written or oral, formal or informal, whether or not subject to ERISA, under which any present or former employee, director, officer, consultant or individual independent contractor of Parent or any of its Affiliates has any present or future right to compensation, payments or benefits and that is sponsored or maintained or contributed to by Parent or any of its Affiliates.
"Parent Disclosure Documents" means any form, report, schedule, statement or other document required to be filed or provided with or to the SEC, NYSE, Euronext or other Governmental Authority by Parent or distributed or otherwise disseminated by Parent to Parent's shareholders, the Company's shareholders or the holders of any outstanding Company Stock Options or Company RSUs in connection with the Transactions, including the Registration Statement, the Proxy Statement, the EU Listing Prospectus, the Parent Special Board Report and the Parent Audit Report.
"Parent Disclosure Letter" means the Disclosure Letter dated the date hereof regarding this Agreement that has been provided by Parent to the Company.
"Parent Material Adverse Effect" means any change, effect, event, occurrence, or development that, individually or in the aggregate with all such other changes, events, occurrences or developments, (i) has or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, business, assets (including Parent Vessels), and liabilities (taken as a whole) or results of operations of Parent and Parent's Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, that none of the changes, effects, events, occurrences or developments to the extent attributable to the following shall be taken into account in determining whether there has been a Parent Material Adverse Effect: (A) changes in applicable Law, GAAP or IFRS or authoritative interpretations thereof, in each case, after the date hereof, (B) changes in the global financial or securities markets or general global economic or political conditions, (C) changes or conditions generally affecting the industry in which Parent and its Subsidiaries operate, (D) acts
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of war, sabotage or terrorism, or any escalation or worsening of the foregoing, or natural disasters, (E) other than for purposes of Section 5.3 and Section 5.17(f ) (and, to the extent related thereto, the conditions set forth in Section 9.2(a)(iii)), the execution or performance of this Agreement or the announcement or consummation of the Transactions, (F) any failure by the Parent and its Subsidiaries to meet any internal or published projections, forecasts or predictions in respect of financial or operating performance for any future period (provided that, in the case of this clause (F), the underlying cause of any such failure may be taken into account in determining whether a Parent Material Adverse Effect has occurred), or (G) the taking of any action required or permitted by this Agreement (provided, that the exception in this clause (G) shall not apply to any representation or warranty contained in Section 5.3 or Section 5.17(f) (and, to the extent related thereto, the conditions set forth in Section 9.2(a)(iii)); provided, that the effect of any matter referred to in clauses (A), (B), (C) or (D) shall only be excluded to the extent that such matter does not disproportionately affect Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other entities operating in the oil tanker shipping industry, or (ii) has or would reasonably be expected to materially impair the ability of Parent to perform its obligations under this Agreement or materially delay the ability of Parent to consummate the Transactions.
"Parent Permitted Liens" means (i) Liens disclosed on the Parent Balance Sheet, (ii) Liens for Taxes that are not yet due and payable or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings (and for which adequate accruals or reserves have been established on the Parent Balance Sheet), (iii) statutory Liens of landlords and workers', carriers' and mechanics' or other like Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices for amounts that are not yet due and payable or that are being contested in good faith, (iv) Liens on Parent Vessels for crews' wages and salvage, for claims covered by insurance, and for maritime liens arising in the ordinary cause of business which secure obligations not yet due and payable or not more than thirty (30) days overdue, (v) other Liens incidental to the conduct of the business of Parent and its Subsidiaries or the ownership of Parent's or its Subsidiaries' property and assets and arising by operation of law which secure obligations not yet due and payable or not more than thirty (30) days overdue, (vi) restrictions on transfer of securities under applicable securities Laws, (vii) Liens that will be released on or prior to the Closing Date, and (viii) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice that are not reasonably likely to adversely interfere in a material way with the use of the property or assets encumbered thereby.
"Parent Shares" means the ordinary shares of Parent, no par value per share.
"Parent Special Board Report" means the special report on the Contribution in Kind of the Surviving Corporation Shares drawn up by the Parent Board in accordance with article 602 of the BCC.
"Parent Vessels" the Parent Owned Vessels and the Parent Leased Vessels.
"Parent VWAP" means the volume weighted average price per Parent Share on the NYSE (as reported on Bloomberg or, if not reported thereby, another alternative source as reasonably agreed by Parent and the Company) for the three (3) consecutive trading days ending on the trading day before the Effective Date.
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"Per Share Merger Consideration" means 0.7272 Parent Shares for each share of Company Common Stock (excluding the Specified Company Shares).
"Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, a trust, an unincorporated association, or other entity or organization, including a Governmental Authority.
"Representatives" means, with respect to any Person, the respective directors, officers, employees, consultants, counsel, accountants, agents, advisors, investment bankers and other representatives of, or Persons retained by, such Person.
"SEC" means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Sinosure Credit Agreement" means the $385,227,495 Facility Agreement, dated as of 30 November 2015 (as supplemented by a Supplemental Agreement, dated as of 28 December 2015, as amended and restated by an Amending and Restating Deed, dated as of 29 June 2016 and as further supplemented by a Second Supplemental Agreement, dated as of 8 November 2017), among Gener8 Maritime Subsidiary VII Inc., as borrower, Gener8 Maritime Subsidiary V, as shareholder, the Company, as parent guarantor, the guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto and Nordea Bank AB (publ), New York Branch, as facility agent for the lenders.
"Specified Approvals" means the (i) the amendment, consent and waiver of all lenders, the"Required Lenders" (as defined in the Sinosure Credit Agreement) and/or China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation, as applicable, under the Sinosure Credit Agreement in respect of the provisions of the Sinosure Credit Agreement identified on Schedule 1 hereto and under the Sinosure Insurance Policy (as defined in the Sinosure Credit Agreement); (ii) the amendment, consent and waiver of all lenders, the"Majority Lenders" (as defined in the KEXIM Credit Agreement) and/or Korea Trade Insurance Corporation, as applicable under the KEXIM Credit Agreement in respect of the provisions of the KEXIM Credit Agreement identified on Schedule 1 hereto and under the K-Sure Insurance Policy (as defined in the KEXIM Credit Agreement); and (iii) such other amendments, consents and waivers under the Sinosure Credit Agreement or KEXIM Credit Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents (as defined in each of the Sinosure Credit Agreement and KEXIM Credit Agreement) in order to allow the Merger to be properly entered into and documented without causing a breach of any of the terms of the Sinosure Credit Agreement, the KEXIM Credit Agreement or the Transaction Documents thereunder.
"Specified Company Shares" means any shares of Company Common Stock to be canceled in accordance with Section 3.1(b).
"Subsidiary" means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture or other legal entity of which such Person (either alone or through or together with any other Subsidiary), owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the stock or other equity interests, the holders of which are generally entitled to vote for the election of the board of directors or other governing body of a non-corporate Person.
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"Surviving Corporation Shares" means shares of common stock of the Surviving Corporation, $0.01 par value per share.
"Tax Returns" means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, election, disclosure, estimate or information return or statement required to be supplied to a taxing authority in connection with Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto, and including any amendment thereof.
"Taxes" means all federal, state, local and foreign income, profits, tonnage, franchise, gross receipts, environmental, customs duty, capital stock, severance, stamp, payroll, sales, transfer, employment, unemployment, disability, use, property, withholding, excise, production, value added, occupancy and other taxes, duties or assessments of any nature whatsoever (whether payable directly or by withholding and whether or not requiring the filing of a Tax Return), including all estimated taxes, deficiency assessments, additions to tax, penalties and interest, whether disputed or not and including any obligations to indemnify or otherwise assume or succeed to the Tax liability of any other Person.
"Third Party" means any Person, including as defined in Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act, other than Parent or any of its Affiliates.
"Transaction Value Per Share" means the product of (i) the Closing Parent Price, and (ii) an amount equal to (A) the aggregate Merger Consideration divided by (B) the aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock, without duplication, issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time or subject to Company RSUs issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (excluding the Specified Company Shares).
"Transactions" means the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger.
(b)          For purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided herein or unless the context otherwise requires: (i) the meaning assigned to each term defined herein will be equally applicable to both the singular and the plural forms of such term and vice versa, and words denoting any gender will include all genders as the context requires; (ii) where a word or phrase is defined herein, each of its other grammatical forms will have a corresponding meaning; (iii) the terms"hereof',"herein","hereunder","hereby" and"herewith" and words of similar import will, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; (iv) when a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article, Section, paragraph, Exhibit or Schedule without reference to a document, such reference is to an Article, Section, paragraph, Exhibit or Schedule to this Agreement; (v) a reference to a subsection without further reference to a Section is a reference to such subsection as contained in the same Section in which the reference appears, and this rule will also apply to paragraphs and other subdivisions; (vi) the word"include","includes" or"including" when used in this Agreement will be deemed to include the words"without limitation", unless otherwise specified; (vii) a reference to any party to this Agreement or any other agreement or document will include such party's predecessors, successors and permitted assigns; (viii) a reference to any Law means such Law as amended, modified, codified, replaced or reenacted, and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; (ix) a reference
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to any Contract will include such Contract as amended, supplemented or modified (including any waiver thereto) in accordance with the terms thereof, except that with respect to any Contract listed in the Company Disclosure Letter or the Parent Disclosure Letter, all such amendments, supplements or modifications must also be listed in the Company Disclosure Letter or the Parent Disclosure Letter; (x) all accounting terms used and not defined herein have the respective meanings given to them under GAAP (if relating to the Company) or IFRS (if relating to Parent); (xi) all references to"day" or"days" are to calendar days; and (xii) any references in this Agreement to"dollars" or"$" shall be to U.S. dollars.
(c)          Additional Terms. Each of the following terms is defined in the Section set forth opposite such term:
Term
Section
Adjournment Period
Section 8.1(d)
Adverse Recommendation Change
Section 6.4(a)
Agreement
Preamble
Articles of Merger
Section 2.1(c)
BlueMountain
Section 3.2(d)
Closing
Section 2.1(b)
Closing Date
Section 2.1(b)
Company
Preamble
Company Board
Recitals
Company Board Recommendation
Section 4.2(b)
Company Charter Documents
Section 4.1
Company Disclosure Information
Section 4.8
Company Group Charter Documents
Section 4.5(b)
Company Interested Party Transaction
Section 4.24(a)
Company Leased Vessels
Section 4.14(a)
Company Owned Vessels
Section 4.14(a)
Company SEC Documents
Section 4.6(a)
Company Securities
Section 4.4(b)
Company Shareholders Approval
Section 4.2(a)
Company Shareholders Meeting
Section 8.1(d)
Company Subsidiary Charter Documents
Section 4.5(b)
Company Subsidiary Securities
Section 4.5(c)
Company Termination Fee
Section 11.4(b)
Confidentiality Agreement
Section 6.3
D&O Insurance
Section 7.1(c)
Effective Time
Section 2.1(c)
End Date
Section 10.1(b)(i)
Equitable Exceptions
Section 4.2(a)
ERISA
Section 4.17(e)
Exchange Fund
Section 3.3(a)
Indemnified Person
Section 7.1(a)
intentional breach
Section 10.2
Kramer Levin
Section 8.8
Letter of Transmittal
Section 3.3(b)(i)
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Term
Section
Material Company Breach
Section 10.1(e)
Material Parent Breach
Section 10.1(d)
Merger
Recitals
Merger Sub
Preamble
Note and Guarantee Amendment
Section 3.2(d)
Notice Period
Section 6.4(b)(ii)
OFAC
Section 4.25
Parent
Preamble
Parent Board
Recitals
Parent Charter Documents
Section 5.1
Parent Disclosure Information
Section 5.8
Parent Group Charter Documents
Section 5.5(b)
Parent Leased Vessels
Section 5.14(a)
Parent Owned Vessels
Section 5.14(a)
Parent SEC Documents
Section 5.6(a)
Parent Securities
Section 5.4(b)
Parent Subsidiary Charter Documents
Section 5.5(b)
Parent Subsidiary Securities
Section 5.5(c)
Party or Parties
Preamble
Policies
Section 4.20
Premium Cap
Section 7.1(c)
Proxy Statement
Section 8.1(a)
Registration Statement
Section 8.1(a)
Superior Proposal
Section 6.4(d)
Surviving Corporation
Section 2.1(a)
Takeover Statute
Section 4.23
Transaction Committee
Recitals
Transaction Committee Recommendation
Section 4.2(b)
Transfer Taxes
Section 8.7
Undistributed Parent Shares
Section 3.3(a)
ARTICLE II
THE MERGER
SECTION 2.1.          The Merger.
(a)          The Merger.  Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and in accordance with the MIBCA, at the Effective Time, Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company. Following the Merger, the separate existence of Merger Sub will cease and the Company will continue its corporate existence under the MIBCA as the surviving corporation in the Merger (the "Surviving Corporation").
(b)          Closing.  Subject to the provisions of Article IX, the closing of the Merger (the "Closing") shall take place: (i) in New York City at the offices of Seward & Kissel LLP, One Battery Park Plaza, New York, NY 10004 and at the Belgian notary public's office of Mr. Patrick Van Ooteghem, Cauwerburg 5, 9140 Temse, Belgium, as soon as possible, but in any event no later
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(other than conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or, to the extent permissible, waiver of those conditions at the Closing) have been satisfied or, to the extent permissible, waived by the Party or Parties entitled to the benefit of such conditions; or (ii) at such other place, at such other time or on such other date as the Parties may mutually agree in writing. The date on which the Closing actually takes place and is completed (including the Contribution in Kind and issuance of the Merger Consideration to the Exchange Agent in the name and on behalf of and for the account and benefit of the Company Common Shareholders and the holders of Company RSUs) is referred to as the "Closing Date". At the Closing, and immediately following the filing of the Articles of Merger as contemplated by Section 2.1(c), the Parties shall duly execute the Notarial Deed before the Belgian notary public.
(c)          Effective Time.  At the Closing, the Company and Merger Sub shall cause to be filed articles of merger (the "Articles of Merger") with the Registrar or Deputy Registrar of Corporations of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and make all other filings or recordings required by the MIBCA in connection with the Merger. The Merger shall become effective at such time as the Articles of Merger are duly filed with the Registrar or Deputy Registrar of Corporations of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (or at such later time as may be mutually agreed upon by the Parties and specified in the Articles of Merger in accordance with the MIBCA) (the time the Merger becomes effective, the "Effective Time").
(d)          Effects of the Merger.  The Merger will have the effects set forth in this Agreement and in the MIBCA. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time, all the properties, rights, privileges, immunities, powers and purposes of the Company and Merger Sub shall vest in the Surviving Corporation and all debts, claims, obligations, liabilities, restrictions, duties and penalties of the Company and Merger Sub shall become the debts, claims, obligations, liabilities, restrictions, duties and penalties of the Surviving Corporation.
(e)          Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws.  At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger, (i) the articles of incorporation of the Company, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, but as amended as set forth on Exhibit A hereto, shall be the articles of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended in accordance with such articles of incorporation and applicable Law, and (ii) the bylaws of Merger Sub, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation, except the references to Merger Sub's name shall be replaced by references to"Euronav MI II Inc.", until thereafter amended in accordance with the articles of incorporation and applicable Law.
(f)          Directors and Officers of Surviving Corporation.  The directors and officers of Merger Sub at the Effective Time shall be the initial directors and officers, respectively, of the Surviving Corporation and shall hold office in accordance with the articles of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until their successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal.
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ARTICLE III
EFFECT OF THE MERGER
SECTION 3.1.          Effect on Capital Stock.  At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the Company, Parent, Merger Sub, any Company Common Shareholder or the holder of any shares of common stock of Merger Sub:
(a)          each share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than any Specified Company Shares) shall be canceled and automatically converted into the right to receive the Per Share Merger Consideration, in the following manner: first, each share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than any Specified Company Shares) shall be automatically converted into one (1) Surviving Corporation Share and to effect such conversion the Surviving Corporation shall deliver to the Exchange Agent, solely in the name and on behalf of and for the account and benefit of the former Company Common Shareholders (other than the holders of Specified Company Shares), a number of Surviving Corporation Shares equal to the total number of shares of Company Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (reduced by the number of Specified Company Shares), and second, each such Surviving Corporation Share shall be automatically exchanged for the right to receive the Per Share Merger Consideration, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 3.3. As of the Effective Time, all such shares of Company Common Stock shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and retired and shall cease to exist, and shall thereafter represent only the right to receive the Per Share Merger Consideration in the manner contemplated by Section 3.3;
(b)          each share of Company Common Stock that is owned by (i) the Company or its Subsidiaries, or (ii) Parent, Merger Sub or their respective Subsidiaries, shall automatically be canceled and retired and shall cease to exist, and no consideration shall be delivered in exchange therefor;
(c)          each share of common stock of Merger Sub outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into and become one Surviving Corporation Share; and
(d)          notwithstanding the foregoing, if, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, the outstanding Parent Shares shall have changed into a different number of shares or a different class by reason of any stock dividend or distribution, subdivision, reclassification, recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, stock consolidation, combination, exchange of shares or other similar change or event then, the Merger Consideration and the Per Share Merger Consideration shall be correspondingly adjusted to reflect such stock dividend or distribution, subdivision, reclassification, recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, stock consolidation, combination, exchange of shares or other similar change or event.
SECTION 3.2.          Effect on Company Stock Options, Company RSUs and Note.
(a)          At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of any holder of a Company Stock Option, each then outstanding Company Stock Option (whether or not then vested and exercisable) shall terminate and be canceled in exchange for the
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right of the holder to be paid by the Surviving Corporation, immediately after the Effective Time (and in no event later than five (5) calendar days following the Effective Time), the Option Consideration payable in respect of such Company Stock Option, less any applicable withholding Taxes; provided, however, that if the exercise price applicable to shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company Stock Option is equal to or greater than the Transaction Value Per Share, such Company Stock Option shall terminate and be canceled in exchange for no consideration. The Option Consideration paid or payable in accordance with the terms of this Article III shall be deemed to have been paid in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such Company Stock Options. From and after the Effective Time, there shall be no further registration of transfers on the stock transfer books of the Surviving Corporation of the Company Stock Options that were outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time.
(b)          At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of any holder of Company RSUs, each then outstanding Company RSU shall become fully vested (including with respect to dividends and other distributions) in accordance with its terms and shall terminate and be canceled and Surviving Corporation Shares equal to the number of shares of Company Common Stock issuable under such Company RSU shall be issued to the Exchange Agent (solely in the name and on behalf of for the account and benefit of the former Company RSU holder), and such Surviving Corporation Shares shall be automatically exchanged for the right to receive the Per Share Merger Consideration, less any applicable withholding Taxes, as set forth in Section 3.3(a). As of the Effective Time, each holder of a Company RSU shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive, in accordance with Section 3.3(d), the Per Share Merger Consideration for the number of shares of Company Common Stock which were issuable to such holder under such Company RSU.
(c)          The Company shall take all actions necessary to effectuate the provisions of Section 3.2(a) and Section 3.2(b), including obtaining the requisite board or committee consents and taking all actions necessary or appropriate under the Company Incentive Plan and/or applicable award agreements.
(d)          On or prior to the date hereof, the Company has entered into a letter agreement with certain Affiliates of BlueMountain Capital Management, LLC (collectively, "BlueMountain") providing that (i) the repayment premium that would otherwise be payable upon a prepayment of the notes issued under that certain Note and Guarantee Agreement, originally dated as of March 28, 2014, by and among the Company, Gener8 Maritime Subsidiary V Inc. (formerly known as VLCC Acquisition I Corporation) and BlueMountain (as the purchasers of notes thereunder) (the "Note and Guarantee Agreement") shall be reduced to a premium equal to 1.00% of the principal amount of the notes prepaid to the holders, and (ii) the principal outstanding amount and all accrued interest and such repayment penalty on the Note and Guarantee Agreement shall be repaid in full to BlueMountain in cash on or prior to the Closing Date of the Merger in accordance with the terms of the Note and Guarantee Agreement (as modified by such letter agreement). From and after the date hereof until the Closing Date, the Company agrees to give proper notices to elect to pay any interest payments falling due under the Note and Guarantee Agreement in cash (not in kind); provided, however, that in the event that the Company Board reasonably concludes that making any such cash interest payment is reasonably likely to leave the Company without adequate operating liquidity or is otherwise
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not in the best interest of the Company, then the Company Board may determine that the Company instead elect to make a payment-in-kind of interest otherwise due and payable.
SECTION 3.3.          Contribution in Kind to Parent and Delivery of Consideration.
(a)          Contribution in Kind.  The appointment of the Exchange Agent to act as agent for the Merger and to, among other things, act as agent in the name and on behalf of and for the account and benefit of the Company Common Shareholders (other than the holders of Specified Company Shares) for the purpose of giving effect to the Contribution in Kind contemplated by this Section 3.3 and delivering the Per Share Merger Consideration to the Company Common Shareholders (other than the holders of Specified Company Shares) and holders of Company RSUs pursuant to the terms of this Article III shall be approved by the shareholders of the Company at the Company Shareholders Meeting. Parent and the Company shall appoint the Exchange Agent as promptly as practicable after such approval is obtained (but in no event later than the Effective Time). The exchange agent agreement to be entered into with the Exchange Agent, as directed by the terms of the Agreement and authorized by the approval of the shareholders of the Company at the Company Shareholders Meeting, shall authorize the Exchange Agent to act in the name and on behalf of and for the account and benefit of the Company Common Shareholders (other than the holders of Specified Company Shares) and the holders of Company RSUs to (i) contribute Surviving Corporation Shares to Parent and (ii) accept in their name and on their behalf, in return for such contribution, the Merger Consideration. As soon as possible on the Closing Date following the Effective Time, and pursuant to the provisions of the BCC, the Exchange Agent (acting as an exchange agent and solely in the name and on behalf of and for the account and benefit of the Company Common Shareholders (other than the holders of Specified Company Shares) and the holders of Company RSUs), shall contribute solely in the name and on behalf of and for the account and benefit of the Company Common Shareholders (other than the holders of Specified Company Shares) and the holders of Company RSUs), all of the issued and outstanding Surviving Corporation Shares that were issued to the Exchange Agent pursuant to Section 3.1(a) and Section 3.2(b) to Parent as a Contribution in Kind and, in consideration of this Contribution in Kind, Parent shall issue and deliver to the Exchange Agent (solely in the name and on behalf of and for the account and benefit of the Company Common Shareholders (other than the holders of Specified Company Shares) and the holders of Company RSUs), the Merger Consideration (such Parent Shares constituting the Merger Consideration received by the Exchange Agent and other cash or assets received by the Exchange Agent pursuant to the terms hereof for payment to Company Common Shareholders (other than the holders of Specified Company Shares) and holders of Company RSUs are referred to herein as the "Exchange Fund"). The exchange agent agreement with the Exchange Agent shall provide that, to the extent that there is any shareholders meeting of Parent with a record date occurring during the period of time that the Exchange Agent holds any undistributed Parent Shares in the Exchange Fund ("Undistributed Parent Shares"), the Exchange Agent will not vote any of such Undistributed Parent Shares on any matter presented for a vote at such Parent shareholders meeting or any postponement or adjournment thereof. Whenever a dividend or other distribution is declared or made with respect to Parent Shares with a record date for such dividend or distribution after the Closing Date, it shall be paid by Parent to the Exchange Agent with respect to all Undistributed Parent Shares on such record date (and such dividends or distributions shall be added to the Exchange Fund and shall be paid over by the Exchange Agent to the Company Common Shareholders (other than the holders of Specified
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Company Shares) to which the corresponding Parent Shares receiving such dividends or distributions are distributed by the Exchange Agent upon such Company Common Shareholders' proper delivery pursuant to Section 3.3(b) of a letter of transmittal and Certificate or Book-Entry Shares).
(b)          Company Common Stock.
(i)          As soon as reasonably practicable after the Closing Date, the Exchange Agent shall mail or otherwise deliver to each Company Common Shareholder whose Company Common Stock was converted into Surviving Corporation Shares and who has the right to receive Per Share Merger Consideration hereunder: (A) a letter of transmittal (the "Letter of Transmittal"), which shall specify that, in respect of any Certificate, risk of loss and title shall pass only upon receipt thereof (or of an affidavit in accordance with Section 3.5) by the Exchange Agent or, in the case of Book-Entry Shares, upon adherence to the procedures set forth in the Letter of Transmittal, and shall be in such form and have such other customary provisions as Parent and the Company may reasonably specify, (B) any notice required pursuant to the MIBCA, and (C) instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the Certificates or transfer of the Book-Entry Shares, as applicable, held by such Company Common Shareholder. In the event a Company Common Shareholder does not deliver to the Exchange Agent a duly executed and completed Letter of Transmittal and does not deliver the Certificate(s) or surrender the Book-Entry Shares held by such Company Common Shareholder, such Person shall not be entitled to receive the Per Share Merger Consideration relating to such Certificate or Book-Entry Share unless and until such Person delivers a duly executed and completed Letter of Transmittal and Certificate(s) or Book-Entry Shares (or an affidavit in accordance with Section 3.5), as applicable, to the Exchange Agent. Exchange of any Book-Entry Shares shall be effected in accordance with the Exchange Agent's customary procedures with respect to securities represented by book entry. Until surrendered as contemplated by this Section 3.3(b), each Certificate or Book-Entry Share shall be deemed at any time after the Effective Time to represent only the right to receive upon such surrender the Per Share Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 3.1(a) and this Section 3.3.
(ii)          Upon the Exchange Agent's receipt of a duly executed and completed Letter of Transmittal and the surrender of the Certificates or transfer of the Book-Entry Shares held by any Company Common Shareholder, the Exchange Agent shall deliver, in accordance with Section 3.1(a), to such Company Common Shareholder an aggregate number of such Parent Shares equal to the sum of such Company Common Shareholder's Per Share Merger Consideration for each share of Company Common Stock properly surrendered by such Company Common Shareholder pursuant hereto.
(iii)          The Per Share Merger Consideration paid or payable and issued or issuable upon the surrender of Company Common Stock in accordance with the terms of this Article III shall be paid or payable and issued or issuable in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to the shares of Company Common Stock.
(c)          Transfer Books Closed. From and after the Effective Time, the transfer books of the Company shall be closed, and there shall be no further registration of transfers on
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the transfer books of the Surviving Corporation of the Company Common Stock that was outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time.
(d)          Company RSUs. In the case of Company RSUs, the holder of any such Company RSUs shall receive in exchange therefor the applicable Per Share Merger Consideration into which such Company RSUs have been converted pursuant to Section 3.2(b), to be paid by the Exchange Agent to such holder of Company RSUs on or as soon as practicable after the Effective Time. The Per Share Merger Consideration paid or payable in accordance with the terms of this Article III shall be deemed to have been paid in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such Company RSUs. Immediately after the Effective Time, there shall be no further registration of transfers on the stock transfer books of the Surviving Corporation of the Company RSUs that were outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time.
(e)          No Fractional Shares.  No fractional Parent Shares shall be issued in connection with the Merger, but in lieu thereof, any Person who would otherwise be entitled to a fraction of a Parent Share (after aggregating for each particular Certificate or Book-Entry Share all fractional shares of Parent Shares to be received by such Person) shall receive from the Exchange Agent an amount in cash (rounded to the nearest whole cent), without interest, equal to the product of (i) such fraction and (ii) the Parent VWAP. Following the Closing Date, the Exchange Agent shall sell at then-prevailing prices on the NYSE such number of Parent Shares constituting a portion of the Exchange Fund as represents the aggregate of all fractional entitlements of all Company Common Shareholders (other than the holders of Specified Company Shares) and holders of Company RSUs, with the cash proceeds of such sales to be used by the Exchange Agent to fund the foregoing payments in lieu of fractional shares (and if the proceeds of such share sales by the Exchange Agent are insufficient for such purpose, then Parent shall promptly deliver to the Exchange Agent additional funds in an amount equal to the deficiency required to make all such payments in lieu of fractional shares). The Parties acknowledge that payment of the cash consideration in lieu of delivering fractional shares was not separately bargained for consideration, but merely represents a mechanical rounding off for purposes of simplifying the corporate and accounting complexities that would otherwise be caused by the delivery of fractional Parent Shares.
(f)          Undistributed Exchange Fund.  Any portion of the Exchange Fund which remains undistributed to the Company Common Shareholders (other than the holders of Specified Company Shares) or the holders of any outstanding Company Stock Options or Company RSUs, for six (6) months after the Closing Date shall be delivered to Parent, and any such Person, to the extent such Person has not theretofore complied with this Section 3.3 shall thereafter look only to Parent for, and Parent shall remain liable for, the Per Share Merger Consideration or the Option Consideration, as the case may be, to which such Person is entitled pursuant to this Agreement. Any such portion of the Exchange Fund remaining unclaimed by the Company Common Shareholders (other than the holders of Specified Company Shares) or the holders of any outstanding Company Stock Options or Company RSUs for five (5) years after the Closing Date (or such earlier date immediately prior to such time as such amounts would otherwise escheat to or become property of any Governmental Authority) shall, to the extent permitted by Law, become the property of Parent free and clear of any claims or interest of any Person previously entitled thereto.
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(g)          No Liability.  None of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company, the Surviving Corporation, the Exchange Agent or any employee, officer, director, agent or Affiliate of any of them, shall be liable to any holder or former holder of shares of Company Common Stock or to any other Person with respect to any Parent Shares (or dividends or distributions with respect thereto), or for any cash amounts, properly delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar Law. Any amounts remaining unclaimed by holders of any such shares immediately prior to the time at which such amounts would otherwise escheat to, or become property of, any Governmental Authority shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, become the property of the Surviving Corporation, free and clear of any claims or interest of any such holders, their successors, assigns or personal representatives previously entitled thereto or any other Person.
(h)          Dispute Resolution.  Prior to the Closing Date, any disputes regarding this Section 3.3 shall be addressed and resolved jointly by the Company and Parent, and any amendments to or waivers of any provision of this Section 3.3 shall be made jointly by the Company and Parent. After the Closing, any such disputes shall be addressed and resolved by the Parent Board, and any amendments to or waivers of this Section 3.3 shall be made in the sole discretion of the Parent Board.
SECTION 3.4.          Withholding Rights.  Notwithstanding any provision contained herein to the contrary, each of the Exchange Agent, the Surviving Corporation and Parent shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any consideration otherwise payable under this Agreement to any Person such amounts as it is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment under the Code or any provision of applicable state, local or foreign Tax Law and shall timely pay such withholding amount to the appropriate Governmental Authority. If the Exchange Agent, the Surviving Corporation or Parent, as the case may be, so withholds amounts, to the extent timely remitted to the appropriate Governmental Authority, such amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to such Person in respect of which the Exchange Agent, the Surviving Corporation or Parent, as the case may be, made such deduction and withholding.
SECTION 3.5.          Lost Certificates.   If any Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the Company Common Shareholder claiming such Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Parent) and, if required by Parent, the posting by such Person of a bond, in such reasonable amount as Parent may direct, as indemnity against any claim that may be made against it or the Exchange Agent, as the case may be, with respect to such Certificate, the Exchange Agent shall pay, in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate, the Per Share Merger Consideration to be paid in respect of the shares of Company Common Stock, as the case may be, represented by such Certificate, as contemplated by this Article III.
SECTION 3.6.            Parent Capital Increase.   Parent shall take, or cause to be taken, all actions as may be necessary for Parent to issue the Parent Shares required to be issued pursuant to Section 3.1(a), Section 3.2(b) and Section 3.3(a), including (a) the due preparation, drafting, execution and filing (as the case may be) of the Parent Special Board Report, the Notarial Deed and any other instruments of issuance, and (b) to cause the delivery of the Parent Audit Report (a copy of which shall be made available to the Company Board as promptly as possible after the
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same is delivered to Parent) confirming that the value of the Surviving Corporation Shares contributed to Parent pursuant to Section 3.3(a) amounts to at least the number and (fractional) value and, as the case may be, the issue premium of Parent Shares to be exchanged therefor. As promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement, and in any event prior to January 31, 2018, Parent shall provide to the Company drafts of the Parent Special Board Report and Notarial Deed.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
Except (i) as set forth in the Company Disclosure Letter, or (ii) as disclosed in Company SEC Documents filed or furnished and made publicly available on or after January 1, 2017 through the date of this Agreement to the extent such disclosure on its face appears to constitute information that would reasonably be deemed a qualification or exception to the following representations and warranties (other than any forward looking disclosures set forth in any risk factor section, any disclosures in any section related to forward looking statements included in any such reports, schedules, forms or documents and any other disclosures included therein to the extent that such statements are primarily cautionary, predictive or forward-looking in nature), the Company represents and warrants to Parent and Merger Sub that:
SECTION 4.1.          Organization, Qualification and Corporate Power.  The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and has all requisite corporate power and authority and all Governmental Authorizations, directly or indirectly, to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted. The Company is duly qualified or licensed as a foreign corporation to do business, and is in good standing (where applicable) or has equivalent status, in each jurisdiction where the character of its properties or assets owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of its activities makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or licensed and in good standing or to have equivalent status would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company has heretofore made available to Parent true and complete copies of the articles of incorporation, bylaws and any other governing documents of the Company (the "Company Charter Documents") as currently in effect as of the date hereof.
SECTION 4.2.          Authorization.
(a)          The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation by the Company of the Transactions are within the Company's corporate powers and, except for the Company Shareholders Approval, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company. The affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock is the only vote of the holders of any of the Company's capital stock required to complete the Transactions, including the Merger (the "Company Shareholders Approval"). This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that the enforceability thereof may be limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or similar Laws from time to time in effect affecting generally the enforcement of creditors' rights
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or remedies; and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at Law) (clauses (i) and (ii) collectively, the "Equitable  Exceptions").
(b)          At a meeting duly called and held, the Transaction Committee has unanimously (i) determined that this Agreement and the Transactions are fair to and in the best interests of the Company and the Company's shareholders, (ii) declared advisable this Agreement and the Transactions, and (iii) recommended to the Company Board that this Agreement and the Transactions be approved by the Company Board and submitted to the Company Shareholders Meeting for approval by the shareholders of the Company (such recommendation, which as of the date of this Agreement has not been rescinded, modified or amended in any respect, the "Transaction Committee Recommendation").  At a meeting duly called and held, the Company Board has (A) determined that this Agreement and the Transactions are fair to and in the best interests of the Company and the Company's shareholders, (B) approved, adopted and declared advisable this Agreement and the Transactions, (C) recommended that this Agreement and the Transactions be submitted to the Company Shareholders Meeting for approval by the shareholders of the Company, and (D) adopted the recommendation by the Transaction Committee for approval and adoption of this Agreement and the Transaction by the shareholders of the Company (such recommendation, which as of the date of this Agreement has not been rescinded, modified or amended in any respect, the "Company Board Recommendation").
(c)          Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 5.2(b), the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation by the Company of the Transactions require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority, other than (i) the filing and recordation of appropriate merger or other documents as required by the MIBCA and by relevant authorities of other jurisdictions in which the Company is qualified to do business (including the Articles of Merger), (ii) compliance with any applicable requirements of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, any other applicable U.S. state or federal securities laws and the rules and requirements of the NYSE and Euronext, including the filing of the Registration Statement, the Proxy Statement or any other Company Disclosure Documents or Parent Disclosure Documents with the SEC, the NYSE, Euronext or the FSMA, and (iii) such approvals as may be required under any Antitrust Laws that are applicable to the Transactions.
SECTION 4.3. Noncontravention.  Except as set forth in Section 4.3 of the Company  Disclosure Letter, the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions do not and will not (i) violate any provision of the Company Charter Documents or the comparable organizational documents, as applicable, of any of the Company's Subsidiaries, (ii) assuming compliance with the matters referred to in Section  4.2(c), contravene, conflict with or result in a violation or breach of any provision of any applicable Law, (iii) assuming compliance with the matters referred to in Section 4.2(c), require any consent or other action by any Person under, result in a violation or breach of, constitute a default, or an event that, with or without notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default under, or cause or permit the termination, cancellation, acceleration or other change of any right or obligation or the loss of any benefit of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under any provision of any Material Contract or any Governmental Authorization of the Company or
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any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv) result in the loss of, or creation or imposition of any Lien (other than Company Permitted Liens) on, any asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except, in the case of clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv), as would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 4.4.          Capitalization.
(a)          The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of (i) 225,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock, and (ii) 5,000,000 shares of Company Preferred Stock. As of the date of this Agreement, (i) 83,267,426 shares of Company Common Stock are issued and outstanding, (ii) no shares of Company Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding, (iii) 525,000 shares of Company Common Stock are issuable upon exercise of vested and unvested outstanding Company Stock Options, (iv) 362,613 shares of Company Common Stock are issuable upon the vesting or settlement of outstanding Company RSUs, and (v) no shares of Company Common Stock or Company Preferred Stock are held in the treasury of the Company. All outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company have been duly authorized and validly issued and fully paid and nonassessable, and are free of preemptive or similar rights under any provision of the MIBCA and the Company Charter Documents or any agreement to which the Company is a party or otherwise bound. Section 4.4(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a list of all outstanding Company Stock Options and Company RSUs, indicating with respect to each such Company Stock Option or Company RSU, the name of the holder thereof, the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company Stock Option or Company RSU that are vested and unvested, the exercise price, the date of grant, and the expiration date thereof.
(b)          Except as set forth in Section 4.4(a) above, Section 4.4(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, or Section 4.4(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter, there are no issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding (i) shares of capital stock of or other voting securities of or ownership interests in the Company, (ii) securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of capital stock or other voting securities of or ownership interests in the Company, (iii) warrants, calls, options or other rights to acquire from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or other obligation of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, any capital stock or other voting securities or ownership interests in or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for capital stock or other voting securities or ownership interests in the Company, or (iv) restricted shares, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units, performance units, contingent value rights,"phantom" stock or similar securities or rights that are derivative of, or provide economic benefits based, directly or indirectly, on the value or price of, any capital stock or voting securities of the Company (the items in clauses (i) through (iv) being referred to collectively as the "Company Securities").  Except as set forth in Section 4.4(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter, there are no outstanding obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any of the Company Securities. The Company and its Subsidiaries are not a party to any voting agreements, voting trusts, proxies or other similar agreements or understandings with respect to the voting of any shares of Company Common Stock, Company Preferred Stock or other Company Securities. Except as set forth in Section 4.4(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter or as may be required by applicable securities Laws and regulations, the Company and its Subsidiaries are not bound by any obligations or commitments of any character restricting the transfer of, or requiring the registration for sale of, any shares of Company Common Stock,
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Company Preferred Stock or other Company Securities. The Company Board and/or the Company's incentive committee has passed all resolutions and taken all actions necessary or appropriate under the Company Incentive Plan, the award agreements for all outstanding Company Stock Options and the restricted stock unit agreements for all outstanding Company RSUs to interpret and/or amend the Company Incentive Plan and/or such award agreements and/or restricted stock unit agreements to cause the effect of the Merger with respect to all outstanding Company Stock Options and Company RSUs to be as described in Section 3.2(a) and Section 3.2(b).
(c)          There is no outstanding Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries having the right to vote (or convertible into or exchangeable for securities having the right to vote) on any matters on which shareholders of the Company may vote.
(d)          Except as set forth in this Section 4.4, none of (i) the shares of Company Common Stock or Company Preferred Stock, or (ii) any other Company Securities is owned by any Subsidiary of the Company.
SECTION 4.5.          Subsidiaries.
(a)          Section 4.5(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a complete and correct list of each Subsidiary of the Company, together with the jurisdiction of incorporation or formation of each such Subsidiary, the form of organization of each such Subsidiary, the authorized and issued capital stock, voting securities or other ownership interests of each such Subsidiary and the name of each holder thereof. All outstanding ownership interests of such Subsidiaries are validly issued and fully paid and nonassessable (to the extent such concepts apply), and free of preemptive or similar rights under any provision of applicable Law, the Company Subsidiary Charter Documents (as defined below), or any agreement to which the Subsidiaries are a party or otherwise bound.
(b)          Each Subsidiary of the Company has been duly organized, is validly existing and in good standing (except with respect to jurisdictions that do not recognize the concept of good standing) under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation, and has all requisite power, Governmental Authorizations and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now conducted, except where the failure to be in good standing or possess such Governmental Authorizations would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Each such Subsidiary of the Company is duly qualified or licensed as a foreign corporation, limited liability company or other applicable entity to do business, and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the character of its properties or assets owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of its activities makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or licensed and in good standing would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company has heretofore made available to Parent true and complete copies of the articles of incorporation or bylaws (or comparable organization documents, as applicable) of each of the Subsidiaries of the Company (the "Company Subsidiary Charter Documents", and, together with the Company Charter Documents, the "Company Group  Charter Documents") as currently in effect.
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(c)          All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of, or voting securities of, or other ownership interests in, each Subsidiary of the Company, are owned by the Company directly or indirectly, free and clear of any Liens (other than Company Permitted Liens). There are no issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding (i) securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, shares of capital stock or other voting securities of, or ownership interests in, any Subsidiary of the Company, (ii) warrants, calls, options or other rights to acquire from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or other obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, any capital stock or other voting securities of, or ownership interests in, or any securities convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, any capital stock or other voting securities of, or ownership interests in, any Subsidiary of the Company, or (iii) restricted shares, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units, performance units, contingent value rights,"phantom" stock or similar securities or rights that are derivative of, or provide economic benefits based, directly or indirectly, on the value or price of, any capital stock or other voting securities of, or ownership interests in, any Subsidiary of the Company (the items in clauses (i) through (iii), together with all of the outstanding capital stock of, or other voting securities of, or ownership interests in, each Subsidiary of the Company, being referred to collectively as the "Company Subsidiary Securities").  Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries owns, directly or indirectly, any equity or other ownership interests in any Person, except for the Subsidiaries of the Company. There are no outstanding obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any of the Company Subsidiary Securities. Except as set forth in Section 4.5(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter, the Company is not subject to any obligation or requirement to provide funds to or make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in any Subsidiary of the Company or any other Person (including in connection with any pool in which a Company Vessel is entered).
(d)          There is no outstanding Indebtedness of the Subsidiaries of the Company having the right to vote (or convertible into or exchangeable for securities having the right to vote) on any matters on which equity holders of such Subsidiaries may vote.
(e)          None of the Subsidiaries of the Company has any class of equity securities that is subject to registration with the SEC under Section 12(g) of the 1934 Act. At no time has any class of securities issued by any such Subsidiary been held of record by five hundred (500) or more Persons.
SECTION 4.6.          Company SEC Filings.
(a)          The Company has filed with or furnished to the SEC, all reports, schedules, forms, statements, prospectuses, registration statements and other documents, as such documents may be amended, supplemented or restated, required to be filed with or furnished to the SEC by the Company since January 1, 2016 (collectively, together with any exhibits and schedules thereto and other information incorporated therein, the "Company SEC Documents").
(b)          As of its filing date (or, if amended, by a filing prior to the date hereof, on the date of such filing), each Company SEC Document complied, and each Company SEC Document filed subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the earlier of the Closing Date and the termination of this Agreement will comply on its face, as to form in all material respects with the
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applicable requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act, as the case may be, at the time of such filing. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no outstanding unresolved comments received from the staff of the SEC with respect to any of the Company SEC Documents. To the Knowledge of the Company, none of the Company SEC Documents is the subject of ongoing SEC review, outstanding SEC comment or outstanding SEC investigation. No Subsidiary of the Company is subject to the periodic reporting requirements of Section 13(a) and Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act.
(c)          As of its filing date (or, if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date hereof, on the date of such filing), each Company SEC Document filed pursuant to the 1934 Act did not, and each Company SEC Document filed subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the earlier of the Closing Date and the date of the termination of this Agreement will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that the foregoing does not apply to statements in or omissions from any such document based upon the Company Disclosure Information.
(d)          Each Company SEC Document that is a registration statement, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, filed pursuant to the 1933 Act, as of the date such registration statement or amendment became effective, did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; provided, however, that the foregoing does not apply to statements in or omissions from any such document based upon the Parent Disclosure Information.
SECTION 4.7.          Financial Statement; Indebtedness.
(a)          The audited consolidated financial statements (including the related notes and schedules) included or incorporated by reference in the Company SEC Documents complied, and the audited consolidated financial statements (including the related notes and schedules) included or incorporated by reference in the Company SEC Documents filed after the date hereof will comply, in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published regulations of the SEC, which have been prepared in all material respects in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto) and fairly present, in all material respects, the consolidated financial condition, results of operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the indicated dates and for the indicated periods.
(b)          The unaudited consolidated interim financial statements (including the related notes and schedules) included or incorporated by reference in the Company SEC Documents complied, and unaudited consolidated interim financial statements (including the related notes and schedules) included or incorporated by reference in the Company SEC Documents filed after the date hereof will comply, in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published regulations of the SEC, which have been prepared in all material respects in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto) and fairly present, in all
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material respects, the consolidated financial condition, results of operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the indicated dates and for the indicated periods, subject to normal and recurring year-end audit adjustments and the absence of full footnote disclosure.
(c)          The aggregate amount of outstanding Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries comprising the total long-term debt (as such term is used in the Company Balance Sheet) as of the date of this Agreement is set forth in Section 4.7(c ) of the Company Disclosure  Letter. Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries are in material default under, nor has any event occurred that, with or without notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a material default or cause or permit the acceleration of, any Indebtedness of the Company or its Subsidiaries.
SECTION 4.8.          Disclosure Documents.  The information with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries that the Company has supplied or will supply in writing to Parent specifically for use in the Registration Statement, the Proxy Statement or in any other Parent Disclosure Documents (the "Company Disclosure Information") at the time of the filing thereof or any amendment or supplement thereto and at the time of any distribution or dissemination of such Registration Statement, Proxy Statement or any other Parent Disclosure Documents, will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
SECTION 4.9.          Taxes.
(a)          All material Tax Returns required by applicable Law to have been filed by the Company and each of its Subsidiaries have been filed when due (taking into account any extensions), and each such Tax Return is complete and accurate and correctly reflects the liability for Taxes in all material respects. All material Taxes that are due and payable have been paid.
(b)          There is no audit or other proceeding pending against or with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, with respect to any material amount of Taxes. There are no material Liens on any of the assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that arose in connection with any failure (or alleged failure) to pay any Tax, other than Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable.
(c)          The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have withheld and paid all material Taxes required to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any Third Party.
(d)          Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has waived any statute of limitations in respect of a material amount of Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to any such Taxes.
(e)          Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any Tax allocation or sharing agreement.
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(f)          Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been included in any "consolidated," "unitary" or"combined" Tax Return provided for under the Law with respect to Taxes for any taxable period for which the statute of limitations has not expired (other than a group of which the Company and/or its Subsidiaries are the only members).
(g)          Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any material liability for the Taxes of any Person (other than any of the Company or its Subsidiaries) under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of any state, local, or foreign Law), as a transferee or successor, by contract, or otherwise.
(h)          Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is or has been a party to any"listed transaction" as defined in Section 6707A(c)(2) of the Code and Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4(b)(2).
(i)          Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken or agreed to take any action or has knowledge of any fact or circumstance that could reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.
(j)          Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been either a"distributing corporation" or a"controlled corporation" in a distribution in which the Parties to such distribution treated the distribution as one to which Section 355 of the Code is applicable within the prior three (3) years.
(k)          Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has, or since its formation has had, a permanent establishment in any country other than the country of its organization.
(1)          The Company and its Subsidiaries have complied in all material respects with the intercompany transfer pricing provisions of each applicable Law relating to Taxes, including the contemporaneous documentation and disclosure requirements thereunder.
(m)          Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is, and has been since December 31, 2015, exempt from U.S. federal income taxation on its U.S.-source shipping income under Section 883 of the Code and has satisfied the stock ownership test of Treasury Regulation Section 1.883-1(c)(2).
(n)          No written claim has ever been made by any Governmental Authority in a jurisdiction where the Company or any of its Subsidiaries does not file Tax Returns that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction.
SECTION 4.10.          Compliance with Laws; Governmental Authorizations.
(a)          The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is, and since January 1, 2016 has been, in compliance in all material respects with all Laws and Governmental Authorizations to which the Company or such Subsidiary, or any of its or their Company Vessels or other assets, is subject (including Maritime Guidelines).
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(b)          The Company and each of its Subsidiaries owns, holds, possesses or lawfully uses in the operation of its business all material Governmental Authorizations (including those required by Maritime Guidelines) that are necessary or required for it to conduct its business as now conducted.
SECTION 4.11.          Absence of Certain Changes; No Undisclosed Liabilities.
(a)          Except as set forth on Section 4.11(a ) of the Company Disclosure Letter, since the Company Balance Sheet Date through the date of this Agreement, (i) the Company and its Subsidiaries have conducted their respective businesses only in the ordinary course of business and (ii) there has not been a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(b)          Other than as expressly required by this Agreement or set forth on Section 4.11(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter, from the Company Balance Sheet Date until the date hereof, there has not been any action taken by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or event that had such action occurred after the date of this Agreement without Parent's consent, would constitute a breach of clauses (i), (ii), (iv), (viii), (x), (xii), (xiii), (xiv) or (xvii) of Section 6.1(b).
(c)          Except as set forth on Section 4.11(c ) of the Company Disclosure Letter, there are no liabilities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of any kind whatsoever (including in connection with any pool in which a Company Vessel is entered), whether accrued, contingent, absolute, determined, determinable or otherwise, other than: (i) liabilities disclosed and provided for in the Company Balance Sheet or in the notes thereto, (ii) liabilities and obligations arising out of this Agreement or the Transactions, (iii) liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business since the Company Balance Sheet Date, and (iv) liabilities which are not, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to, nor do the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have any commitment to become a party to, any joint venture, off-balance sheet partnership or any similar Contract (including any Contract relating to any transaction or relationship between the Company, on the one hand, and any unconsolidated Affiliate, including any structured finance, special purpose or limited purpose entity or Person, on the other hand, or any"off-balance sheet arrangements" (as defined in Item 303(a) of Regulation S-K of the SEC)), where the results, purpose or effect of such Contract is to avoid disclosure of any transaction involving, or liabilities of, the Company.
SECTION 4.12.          Tangible Personal Assets. The Company and its Subsidiaries, in the aggregate, have good and valid title to, or a valid interest in, all of their respective material tangible personal assets, free and clear of all Liens, other than Company Permitted Liens.
SECTION 4.13.          Real Property. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries owns any real property. Section 4.13 of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a true, correct and complete list of all real property leases under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a lessee. All such leases are valid and binding, and are in full force and effect; there are no material defaults by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries thereunder; no event has occurred which (whether with or without notice, lapse of time, or both) would constitute a material default thereunder by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. The Company has made available to Parent true and complete copies of all such leases.
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SECTION 4.14.          Vessels; Maritime Matters.
(a)          Section 4.14(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter contains a list, as of the date of this Agreement, of all vessels owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (the "Company Owned Vessels") or chartered-in by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to charter arrangements (the "Company Leased Vessels"), including the name, registered owner, capacity (gross tonnage or deadweight tonnage, as specified therein), year built, classification society, official number, flag state, charterer (and whether such charterer is currently operating in the spot or time charter market), the pool in which entered, and manager (commercial or technical), of each Company Owned Vessel and Company Leased Vessel. Each Company Vessel is operated in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Maritime Guidelines and Laws. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries are qualified to own and operate the Company Owned Vessels under applicable Laws in all material respects, including the Laws of each Company Owned Vessel's flag state. Each Company Vessel has all national and international operating and trading certificates, each of which is valid, that are required for the operation of such Company Vessel in the trades and geographic areas in which it is operated.
(b)          Each Company Vessel is classed by a classification society which is a member of the International Association of Classification Societies and possesses class and trading certificates free from overdue conditions or recommendations affecting class and valid through the date of this Agreement and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no event has occurred and no condition exists that would cause such Company Vessel's class to be suspended or withdrawn.
(c)          With respect to each of the Company Owned Vessels, either the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, is the sole owner of each such Company Vessel and has good title to such Company Vessel free and clear of all Liens other than Company Permitted Liens.
(d)          Prior to the date of this Agreement, the Company has made available to Parent true and complete copies of the most recent SIRE inspection reports relating to each Company Vessel.
SECTION 4.15.          Contracts.
(a)          Section 4.15(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter lists the following Contracts to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party:
(i)          each "material contract" (as such term is defined in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K of the SEC) to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound;
(ii)          each Contract not contemplated by this Agreement that limits the ability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates to engage in or compete with any line of business in any location or with any Person in any material manner;
(iii)          each Contract that creates a partnership, joint venture or any strategic alliance with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
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(iv)          each employment, consulting, services or similar Contract with any employee or independent contractor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries involving more than $100,000 of annual compensation;
(v)          each indenture, credit agreement, loan agreement, security agreement, guarantee, note, mortgage or other evidence of Indebtedness or Contract providing for Indebtedness individually in excess of $1,000,000;
(vi)          each Contract entered into since January 1, 2016 that relates to the acquisition or disposition, directly or indirectly, of any business (whether by merger, sale of stock, sale of assets or otherwise) or any material assets, including any vessel (other than (A) this Agreement or (B) acquisitions or dispositions of supplies, inventory, merchandise or products (other than vessels) in the ordinary course of business or that are obsolete, worn out, surplus or no longer used or useful in the conduct of business of the Company or its Subsidiaries), including also any such Contract whenever entered into that includes provisions that remain in effect in respect of"earn-outs" or deferred or contingent consideration;
(vii)          each ship-sales, memorandum of agreement, bareboat charter, or other vessel acquisition Contract entered into since January 1, 2016 for Newbuildings and secondhand vessels contracted for by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Company Owned Vessels) and other Contracts entered into since January 1, 2016 with respect to Newbuildings of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and the financing thereof, including performance guarantees, counter guarantees, refund guarantees, supervision agreements and plan verification services agreements;
(viii)          each pool agreement, management agreement, crewing agreement or financial lease (including sale/leaseback or similar arrangements) with respect to any Company Vessel;
(ix)          any Contract with a Third Party for the charter of any Company Vessel;
(x)          each collective bargaining agreement or other Contract with a labor union to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or otherwise bound;
(xi)          each Contract that provides for indemnification by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any Person other than a Contract entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(xii)          each Contract pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries spent or received, in the aggregate, more than $500,000 during the twelve (12) months prior to the date hereof or could reasonably be expected to spend or receive, in the aggregate, more than $500,000 during the twelve (12) months immediately after the date hereof;
(xiii)          each Contract to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or otherwise bound that contains a so-called"most favored nations" provision or similar provisions requiring the Company or its Affiliates to offer to a Person any terms or conditions that are at least as favorable as those offered to one or more other Persons; and
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(xiv)          each Contract involving a standstill or similar obligation of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(b)          The Company has heretofore made available to Parent true and complete copies of the Material Contracts as in effect as of the date hereof. Except as set forth on Section  4.15(b ) of the Company Disclosure Letter or would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (i) each of the Material Contracts is valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and effect with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries, and to the Knowledge of the Company, the other parties thereto, except to the extent that the enforceability thereof may be limited by the Equitable Exceptions and except for any Material Contracts that have expired or been terminated after the date hereof in accordance with its terms, and (ii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor to the Knowledge of the Company any other party to a Material Contract, has violated any provision of, or taken or failed to take any act which, with or without notice, lapse of time, or both, would constitute a breach or default under, or give rise to any right of cancellation or termination of or consent under, such Material Contract, and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received written notice that it has breached, violated or defaulted under any Material Contract.
SECTION 4.16.          Litigation.  Except as set forth in Section 4.16 of the Company Disclosure Letter or as would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as of the date of this Agreement, there is no Action pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any Company Vessels (including in connection with any pool in which a Company Vessel is entered). No officer or director of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is, as of the date of the Agreement, a defendant in any Action commenced by any equityholder of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to the performance of his duties as an officer or a director of the Company or any such Subsidiary under any applicable Law. There is no unsatisfied judgment, penalty or award against the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any Company Vessels (including in connection with any pool in which a Company Vessel is entered). Except as would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as of the date of this Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any Company Vessel is subject to any Orders.
SECTION 4.17.          Employee Benefits.
(a)          Section 4.17(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter includes a list of all material Company Benefit Plans. The Company has delivered or made available to Parent copies of each Company Benefit Plan or, in the case of any unwritten Company Benefit Plans, a summary thereof.
(b)          Section 4.17(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter includes a list of all employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries and independent contractors who perform substantially all of their personal services for the Company and its Subsidiaries pursuant to agreements to which the Company and its Subsidiary are parties and the amount of wages earned by each such individual and their place of employment.
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(c)          Each Company Benefit Plan has been administered in accordance with its terms and is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws.
(d)          Except as set forth in Section 4.17(d) of the Company Disclosure Letter or as would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (i) each Company Benefit Plan that is intended to qualify for favorable tax benefits under the Laws of any jurisdiction is so qualified, and (ii) to the Knowledge of the Company, no condition exists and no event has occurred that could reasonably be expected to result in the loss or revocation of such status. All material benefits, contributions and premiums relating to each Company Benefit Plan have been timely paid or made in accordance with the terms of such Company Benefit Plan and any related agreement and in compliance with all applicable Laws.
(e)          None of the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has during the past six (6) years maintained or contributed to, or had any obligation to contribute to any"employee benefit plan," within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"), that is covered by ERISA.
(f)          None of the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred during the past six (6) years, and no event has occurred and no condition or circumstance exists that could reasonably be expected to result in, any unsatisfied liability of the Company and its Subsidiaries under Title W of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA arising in connection with any employee benefit plan covered or previously covered by Title W of ERISA or such sections of the Code or ERISA.
(g)          Except as set forth in Section 4.17(g) of the Company Disclosure Letter the execution and performance of the Transactions will not (either alone or upon the occurrence of any additional or subsequent events) result in (i) any payment, compensation or benefits (whether of severance pay or otherwise), acceleration, forgiveness of indebtedness, vesting, distribution, increase in benefits or obligation to fund benefits with respect to any current or former, director, officer, employee, consultant or independent contractor or trigger the right of any current director, officer, employee, consultant or independent contractor to terminate any employment or contractual relationship with the Company and its Subsidiaries, or (ii) the triggering or imposition of any restrictions or limitations on the right of the Company, or any of its Subsidiaries, to amend or terminate any Company Benefit Plan.
SECTION 4.18.          Labor and Employment Matters.  The Company and all of its Subsidiaries have complied in all material respects with all labor and employment Laws, including, all labor and employment provisions included in the Maritime Guidelines, and those relating to wages, hours, workplace safety and health, immigration, individual and collective termination, discrimination and data privacy. There are no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, labor disputes, work stoppages, requests for representation, pickets, work slow-downs due to labor disagreements or any legal actions or arbitrations that involve the labor or employment relations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Since January 1, 2016, there has been no labor strike, dispute, work stoppage, request for representation, picket or work slow-down in respect of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is party to any collective bargaining agreement or any other type of collective agreement with any type of local, national or supranational workers' representatives, other than
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those required by applicable Law. To the Knowledge of the Company there is not pending or underway any union, or any other type of workers' representatives, organizational activities or requests or elections for representation with respect to employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

SECTION 4.19.          Environmental.  Except as set forth on Section 4.19 of the Company  Disclosure Letter, (a) the Company and each of its Subsidiaries is and has been in compliance in all material respects with all Environmental Laws, (b) the Company and each of its Subsidiaries possesses and is and has been in compliance in all material respects with all Governmental Authorizations required under Environmental Law for the conduct of their respective operations, (c) there are no actions pending against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries alleging a violation of or liability under any Environmental Law, and (d) the Company and its Subsidiaries have provided to Parent all material documents in its possession related to compliance with or liability under Environmental Laws.
SECTION 4.20.           Insurance.  The Company and its Subsidiaries maintain (i) insurance policies and fidelity bonds covering the Company, its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, properties, assets, directors, officers or employees, and (ii) protection and indemnity, hull and machinery and war risks insurance policies and club entries covering the Company Vessels in such amounts and types as are customary in the shipping industry (collectively, the "Policies").  Section 4.20 of the Company Disclosure Letter includes a list of all such Policies. Except as would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation or breach of or default under any of its obligations under any such Policy. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice that any Policy has been canceled or cover prejudiced or suspended. There are no material claims individually or in the aggregate by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pending under any of the Policies as to which coverage has been questioned, denied or disputed by the underwriters of such Policy, as applicable, in writing or in respect of which such underwriters have reserved their rights in writing.
SECTION 4.21.           Opinion of Financial Advisor.  The Company Board and the Transaction Committee have received the written opinion of UBS Securities LLC, financial advisor to the Transaction Committee, to the effect that, based upon and subject to the assumptions and limitations set forth therein, as of the date of this Agreement, the Per Share Merger Consideration to be received by the holders of the Company Common Stock pursuant to the Merger is fair, from a financial point of view, to such holders. The Company has made available to Parent a true and complete copy of such opinion.
SECTION 4.22.           Fees.  Except for UBS Securities LLC, there is no (and will not prior to Closing be any) investment banker, broker, finder or other intermediary that has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of the Company or its Subsidiaries who might be entitled to any fee or commission in connection with this Agreement or the Transactions or the rendering of any fairness opinion. The Company has furnished to Parent true, correct and complete copies of engagement letters relating to any such services, and there have been no amendments or revisions to such engagement letters.
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SECTION 4.23.           Takeover Statutes.  The Company and its Subsidiaries have taken all action required to be taken by them (if any) in order to exempt this Agreement and the Transactions from the requirements of any"moratorium","control share","fair price","affiliate transaction","business combination" or other anti-takeover laws and regulations of any Governmental Authority (each, a "Takeover Statute" ) or similar provision contained in the Company Group Charter Documents.
SECTION 4.24.           Interested Party Transactions.  Except as set forth in Section 4.24 of the Company Disclosure Letter, any Company Benefit Plan or any travel or expense reimbursement of officers or directors in the ordinary course, (a) there are no Contracts or arrangements between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any current officer or director of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of such officer's or director's immediate family members or Affiliates, or any current or former record or beneficial owner of 5% or more of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock or any of such owner's Affiliates, on the other hand (any such Contract or arrangement, a "Company Interested Party  Transaction" ), and (b) no current officer or director of the Company or its Subsidiaries possesses, directly or indirectly, any financial interest in, or is a director, officer or employee of, any Person which is a supplier, customer, lessor, lessee or competitor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
SECTION 4.25.          Certain Business Practices.  Since December 31, 2012, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries nor (to the Knowledge of the Company), any director, officer, agent or employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (a) used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other expenses relating to the business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (b) made any illegal bribe or kickback, illegal political contribution, unlawful payment from corporate funds which was incorrectly recorded on the books and records of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, unlawful payment from corporate funds to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns or violated any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 or other anti-corruption Laws, in each case relating to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, or (c) made any other unlawful payment relating to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries. Since December 31, 2012, neither the Company nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee, Affiliate or Person acting on behalf of the Company is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department ("OFAC"). Since December 31, 2012, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in transactions with, or exported any of its products or associated technical data (i) into (or to a national or resident of) Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Russia, Syria, or any other country to which the United States has embargoed goods to or has proscribed economic transactions with, in breach of such embargoes or proscriptions, or (ii) to the Knowledge of the Company, to any Person included on the United States Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals or the U.S. Commerce Department's Denied Persons List.
SECTION 4.26.  No Other Representations or Warranties.  The Company has conducted its own independent investigation, review and analysis of the business, operations, assets, liabilities, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise) and prospects of Parent and its Subsidiaries, which investigation, review and analysis was done by the Company and its
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Representatives. In entering into this Agreement, the Company acknowledges that it has relied solely upon the aforementioned investigation, review and analysis and not on any representations or opinions (whether written or oral) of Parent or its Affiliates (except the specific representations made in Article V). Except for the representations and warranties contained in Article V and in the certificate delivered by the Parent pursuant to Section 9.2(f ), the Company acknowledges that (a) neither Parent, Merger Sub nor any other Person on their behalf makes any other representation or warranty, express or implied, written or oral, at law or in equity, with respect to Parent, its Subsidiaries, or the business, operations, assets, liabilities, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects, including with respect to (i) merchantability or fitness for any particular use or purpose, or (ii) the probable success or profitability of Parent, its Subsidiaries or the business thereof after the Closing Date, and (b) except (subject to Section 4.26 and Section 5.26 ) in the case of common law fraud, neither Parent, Merger Sub nor any other Person will have or be subject to any liability or indemnification obligation to the Company or any other Person resulting from the distribution to the Company or any other Person, or their use, of any information provided in connection with the Transactions, including any information, documents, projections, forecasts or other material made available to them in certain"data rooms" or management presentations or in any other form in expectation of, or in connection with, the Transactions.
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB
Except (i) as set forth in the Parent Disclosure Letter, or (ii) as disclosed in Parent SEC Documents filed or furnished and made publicly available on or after January 1, 2017 through the date of this Agreement to the extent such disclosure on its face appears to constitute information that would reasonably be deemed a qualification or exception to the following representations and warranties (other than any forward looking disclosures set forth in any risk factor section, any disclosures in any section related to forward looking statements included in any such reports, schedules, forms or documents and any other disclosures included therein to the extent that such statements are primarily cautionary, predictive or forward-looking in nature), Parent and Merger Sub, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to the Company that:
SECTION 5.1.          Organization, Qualification and Corporate Power.  Each of Parent and Merger Sub is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization. Each of Parent and Merger Sub has all requisite corporate power and authority and all Governmental Authorizations, directly or indirectly, to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted. Parent is duly qualified or licensed as a foreign corporation to do business, and is in good standing (where applicable) or has equivalent status, in each jurisdiction where the character of its properties or assets owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of its activities makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or licensed and in good standing or to have equivalent status would not have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. Parent has heretofore made available to the Company true and complete copies of the articles of association and any other governing documents of Parent (the "Parent Charter  Documents" ) and of Merger Sub as currently in effect as of the date hereof.
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SECTION 5.2.          Authorization.
(a)          The execution, delivery and performance by Parent and Merger Sub of this Agreement and the consummation by Parent and Merger Sub of the Transactions are within the corporate powers of Parent and Merger Sub and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Parent and Merger Sub. This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of each of Parent and Merger Sub enforceable against each of them in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that the enforceability thereof may be limited by the Equitable Exceptions. No vote of the holders of Parent Shares is required to consummate the Transactions.
(b)          Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.2(c), the execution, delivery and performance by Parent and Merger Sub of this Agreement and the consummation by Parent and Merger Sub of the Transactions require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority, other than (i) the filing and recordation of appropriate merger or other documents as required by the MIBCA and by relevant authorities of other jurisdictions in which Parent is qualified to do business (including the Articles of Merger), (ii) compliance with any applicable requirements of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, any other applicable U.S. state or federal securities laws and the rules and requirements of the NYSE and Euronext, including the filing of the Registration Statement, the Proxy Statement or any other Company Disclosure Documents or Parent Disclosure Documents with the SEC, the NYSE, Euronext or the FSMA, and (iii) such approvals as may be required under any Antitrust Laws that are applicable to the Transactions.
SECTION 5.3.           Noncontravention.  Except as set forth in Section 5.3 of the Parent Disclosure Letter, the execution, delivery and performance by Parent and Merger Sub of this Agreement, and the consummation by Parent and Merger Sub of the Transactions do not and will not (i) violate any provision of the Parent Charter Documents or the comparable organizational documents, as applicable, of any of Merger Sub or any of Parent's other Subsidiaries, (ii) assuming compliance with the matters referred to in Section 5.2(b), contravene, conflict with, or result in a violation or breach of any provision of any applicable Law, (iii) assuming compliance with the matters referred to in Section 5.2(b), require any consent or other action by any Person under, result in a violation or breach of, constitute a default, or an event that, with or without notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default under or cause or permit the termination, cancellation, acceleration or other change of any right or obligation or the loss of any benefit to Parent or Merger Sub or any of Parent's other Subsidiaries under any provision of any Material Contract of Parent, Merger Sub or any of Parent's other Subsidiaries or any Governmental Authorization of Parent, Merger Sub or any of Parent's other Subsidiaries, or (iv) result in the loss of, or creation or imposition of any Lien (other than Parent Permitted Liens) on any asset of Parent, Merger Sub or any of Parent's other Subsidiaries, except, in the case of clauses (ii ), (iii ) and (iv ), as would not have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.4.           Capitalization.
(a)          The share capital of Parent amounts to $173,046,122.14 and is represented by 159,208,949 Parent Shares. As of the date of this Agreement, (i) 159,208,949 Parent Shares are issued and outstanding, (ii) 586,590 Parent Shares are issuable upon exercise of vested and
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unvested outstanding Parent stock options, (iii) 65,433 Parent Shares are issuable upon the vesting of outstanding restricted stock units and which are scheduled to vest in 2018; and (iv) 1,042,415 Parent Shares are held in the treasury of Parent. All outstanding shares of capital stock of Parent have been duly authorized and validly issued and fully paid and nonassessable, and are free of preemptive or similar rights under any provision of the Laws of the Kingdom of Belgium and the Parent Charter Documents or any agreement to which Parent is a party or otherwise bound. Parent's shareholders have duly and validly granted an authorization to the Parent Board with respect to the authorized capital of Parent for a period of five (5) years, ending June 19, 2020, by which the Parent Board is authorized to increase the share capital of Parent in one or more times by an amount of $150,000,000 corresponding to a maximum of 138,005,652 new Parent Shares that may be issued by the Parent Board at any time prior to June 19, 2020.

(b)          Except as set forth in Section 5.4(a) above or Section 5.4(b) of the Parent  Disclosure Letter, there are no issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding (i) shares of capital stock of or other voting securities of or ownership interests in Parent, (ii) securities of Parent or any of Parent's Subsidiaries convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of capital stock or other voting securities of or ownership interests in Parent, (iii) warrants, calls, options or other rights to acquire from Parent or any of Parent's Subsidiaries, or other obligation of Parent or any of Parent's Subsidiaries to issue, any capital stock or other voting securities or ownership interests in or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for capital stock or other voting securities or ownership interests in Parent, or (iv) restricted shares, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units, performance units, contingent value rights,"phantom" stock or similar securities or rights that are derivative of, or provide economic benefits based, directly or indirectly, on the value or price of, any capital stock or voting securities of Parent (the items in clauses (i) through (iv) being referred to collectively as the "Parent Securities"). There are no outstanding obligations of Parent or any of Parent's Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any of the Parent Securities. Parent and Parent's Subsidiaries are not a party to any voting agreements, voting trusts, proxies or other similar agreements or understandings with respect to the voting of any Parent Shares or other Parent Securities. Except as may be required by applicable securities Laws and regulations and other than the Parent Charter Documents, Parent and Parent's Subsidiaries are not bound by any obligations or commitments of any character restricting the transfer of, or requiring the registration for sale of, any Parent Shares or other Parent Securities.
(c)          Except as set forth on Section 5.4(c) of the Parent Disclosure Letter, there is no outstanding Indebtedness of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries having the right to vote (or convertible into or exchangeable for securities having the right to vote) on any matters on which shareholders of Parent may vote.
(d)          Except as set forth in this Section 5.4, none of (i) the Parent Shares or (ii) any other Parent Securities is owned by any Subsidiary of Parent.
(e)          The Parent Shares to be issued pursuant to the Merger in accordance with Section 3.1 (i) will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and not subject to preemptive rights or similar rights under any provision of any applicable Laws, Parent Charter Documents or any agreement to which Parent is a party or is otherwise bound, (ii) will, when issued, be registered under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act and registered or exempt from
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registration under applicable"blue sky" Laws, and (iii) will be approved for listing on the NYSE, subject to completion of the Merger and official notice of issuance, prior to the Closing Date.

(f)          As of the date of this Agreement, one hundred (100) shares of capital stock of Merger Sub are issued and outstanding. All outstanding shares of capital stock of Merger Sub have been duly authorized and validly issued and fully paid and nonassessable, and free of preemptive or similar rights under any provision of the Laws of the Marshall Islands, the organizational documents of Merger Sub or any agreement to which Parent or Merger Sub are a party or are otherwise bound.
SECTION 5.5.           Subsidiaries.
(a)          Section 5.5(a) of the Parent Disclosure Letter sets forth a complete and correct list of each Subsidiary of the Parent, together with the jurisdiction of incorporation or formation of each such Subsidiary, the form of organization of each such Subsidiary, the authorized and issued capital stock, voting securities or other ownership interests of each such Subsidiary and the name of each holder thereof. All outstanding ownership interests of such Subsidiaries are validly issued and fully paid and nonassessable (to the extent such concepts apply), and free of preemptive or similar rights under any provision of applicable Law, the Parent Subsidiary Charter Documents (as defined below), or any agreement to which the Subsidiaries are a party or otherwise bound.
(b)          Each Subsidiary of Parent has been duly organized, is validly existing and in good standing (except with respect to jurisdictions that do not recognize the concept of good standing) under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation, and has all requisite power, Governmental Authorizations and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now conducted, except where the failure to be in good standing or possess such Governmental Authorizations would not have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. Each such Subsidiary of Parent is duly qualified or licensed as a foreign corporation, limited liability company or other applicable entity to do business, and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the character of its properties or assets owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of its activities makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or licensed and in good standing would not have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. Parent has heretofore made available to the Company true and complete copies of the articles of incorporation or bylaws (or comparable organization documents, as applicable) of each of the Subsidiaries of Parent (the "Parent Subsidiary Charter  Documents," and, together with the Parent Charter Documents, the "Parent Group Charter  Documents") as currently in effect.
(c)          All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of, or voting securities of, or other ownership interests in, each Subsidiary of Parent, is owned by Parent directly or indirectly, free and clear of any Liens (other than Parent Permitted Liens). There are no issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding (i) securities of Parent or any Subsidiary of Parent convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, shares of capital stock or other voting securities of, or ownership interests in, any Subsidiary of Parent, (ii) warrants, calls, options or other rights to acquire from Parent or any of Parent's Subsidiaries, or other obligations of Parent or any of its
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Subsidiaries to issue any capital stock or other voting securities of, or ownership interests in, or any securities convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, any capital stock or other voting securities of, or ownership interests in, any Subsidiary of Parent or (iii) restricted shares, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units, performance units, contingent value rights,"phantom" stock or similar securities or rights that are derivative of, or provide economic benefits based, directly or indirectly, on the value or price of, any capital stock or other voting securities of, or ownership interests in, any Subsidiary of Parent (the items in clauses (i) through (iii), together with all of the outstanding capital stock of, or other voting securities of, or ownership interests in, each Subsidiary of Parent, being referred to collectively as the "Parent Subsidiary Securities"). Except as set forth in Section 5.5(c) of the Parent Disclosure Letter, none of the Subsidiaries of Parent owns, directly or indirectly, any equity or other ownership interests in any Person, except for other Subsidiaries of Parent. There are no outstanding obligations of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any of the Parent Subsidiary Securities. Except as set forth in Section 5.5(c) of the Parent Disclosure  Letter, Parent is not subject to any obligation or requirement to provide funds to or make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in any Subsidiary of Parent or any other Person (including in connection with any pool in which a Parent Vessel is entered).
(d)          There is no outstanding Indebtedness of the Subsidiaries of Parent having the right to vote (or convertible into or exchangeable for securities having the right to vote) on any matters on which equity holders of such Subsidiaries may vote.
(e)          None of the Subsidiaries of Parent has any class of equity securities that is subject to registration with the SEC under Section 12(g) of the 1934 Act. At no time has any class of securities issued by any such Subsidiary been held of record by five hundred (500) or more Persons.
SECTION 5.6.          Parent SEC Filings.
(a)          Parent has filed with or furnished to the SEC, all reports, schedules, forms, statements, prospectuses, registration statements and other documents, as such documents may be amended, supplemented or restated, required to be filed with or furnished to the SEC by Parent since January 1, 2016 (collectively, together with any exhibits and schedules thereto and other information incorporated therein, the "Parent SEC Documents").
(b)          As of its filing date (or, if amended, by a filing prior to the date hereof, on the date of such filing), each Parent SEC Document complied, and each Parent SEC Document filed subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the earlier of the Closing Date and the termination of this Agreement will comply on its face, as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act, as the case may be, at the time of such filing. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no outstanding unresolved comments received from the staff of the SEC with respect to any of the Parent SEC Documents. To the Knowledge of Parent, none of the Parent SEC Documents is the subject of ongoing SEC review, outstanding SEC comment or outstanding SEC investigation. No Subsidiary of Parent is subject to the periodic reporting requirements of Section 13(a) and Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act.
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(c)          As of its filing date (or, if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date hereof, on the date of such filing), each Parent SEC Document filed pursuant to the 1934 Act did not, and each Parent SEC Document filed subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the earlier of the Closing Date and the date of the termination of this Agreement will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that the foregoing does not apply to statements in or omissions from any such document based upon the Company Disclosure Information.
(d)          Each Parent SEC Document that is a registration statement, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, filed pursuant to the 1933 Act, as of the date such registration statement or amendment became effective, did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; provided, however, that the foregoing does not apply to statements in or omissions from any such document based upon the Company Disclosure Information.
SECTION 5.7.            Financial Statements; Indebtedness.
(a)          The audited consolidated financial statements (including the related notes and schedules) included or incorporated by reference in the Parent SEC Documents complied, and audited consolidated financial statements (including the related notes and schedules) included or incorporated by reference in the Parent SEC Documents filed after the date hereof will comply, in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published regulations of the SEC, have been prepared in all material respects in accordance with IFRS applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto) and fairly present, in all material respects, the consolidated financial condition, results of operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows of Parent and its Subsidiaries as of the indicated dates and for the indicated periods.
(b)          The unaudited consolidated interim financial statements (including the related notes and schedules) included or incorporated by reference in the Parent SEC Documents complied, and unaudited consolidated interim financial statements (including the related notes and schedules) included or incorporated by reference in the Parent SEC Documents filed after the date hereof will comply, in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published regulations of the SEC, have been prepared or will be prepared in all material respects in accordance with IFRS applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto) and fairly present, in all material respects, the consolidated financial condition, results of operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows of Parent and its Subsidiaries as of the indicated dates and for the indicated periods, subject to normal and recurring year-end audit adjustments and the absence of full footnote disclosure.
(c)          The aggregate amount of outstanding Indebtedness of Parent and its Subsidiaries comprising the total long-term debt (as such term is defined in the Parent Balance Sheet) as of the date of this Agreement is set forth in Section 5.7(c) of the Parent Disclosure Letter. Neither Parent nor its Subsidiaries are in material default under, nor has any event
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occurred that, with or without notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a material default or cause or permit the acceleration of, any Indebtedness of Parent or its Subsidiaries.
SECTION 5.8.          Disclosure Documents. The information with respect to Parent and its Subsidiaries that Parent has supplied or will supply in writing to the Company specifically for use in the Registration Statement, the Proxy Statement or in any other Company Disclosure Documents (the "Parent Disclosure Information" ) at the time of the filing thereof or any amendment or supplement thereto and at the time of any distribution or dissemination of such Registration Statement, Proxy Statement or any other Company Disclosure Documents, will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
SECTION 5.9.          Taxes.

(a)          All material Tax Returns required by applicable Law to have been filed by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries have been filed when due (taking into account any extensions), and each such Tax Return is complete and accurate and correctly reflects the liability for Taxes in all material respects. All material Taxes that are due and payable have been paid.
(b)          There is no audit or other proceeding pending against or with respect to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, with respect to any material amount of Taxes. There are no material Liens on any of the assets of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries that arose in connection with any failure (or alleged failure) to pay any Tax, other than Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable.
(c)          Parent and each of its Subsidiaries have withheld and paid all material Taxes required to have been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing to any Third Party.
(d)          Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has waived any statute of limitations in respect of a material amount of Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to any such Taxes.
(e)          Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any Tax allocation or sharing agreement.
(f)          Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has been included in any "consolidated," "unitary" or"combined" Tax Return provided for under the Law with respect to Taxes for any taxable period for which the statute of limitations has not expired (other than a group of which Parent and/or its Subsidiaries are the only members).
(g)          Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has any material liability for the Taxes of any Person (other than any of Parent and its Subsidiaries) under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of any state, local, or foreign Law), as a transferee or successor, by contract, or otherwise.
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(h)          Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is or has been a party to any"listed transaction" as defined in Section 6707A(c)(2) of the Code and Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4(b)(2).
(i)          Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken or agreed to take any action or has knowledge of any fact or circumstance that could reasonably be expected to prevent the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.
(j)          Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has been either a"distributing corporation" or a"controlled corporation" in a distribution in which the Parties to such distribution treated the distribution as one to which Section 355 of the Code is applicable within the prior three (3) years.
(k)          Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has, or since its date of formation has had, a permanent establishment in any country other than the country of its organization.
(1)          Each of Parent and its Subsidiaries have complied in all material respects with the intercompany transfer pricing provisions of each applicable Law relating to Taxes, including the contemporaneous documentation and disclosure requirements thereunder.
(m)          Each of Parent and its Subsidiaries is, and has been for the last five (5) years, exempt from U.S. federal income taxation on its U.S.-source shipping income under Section 883 of the Code and has obtained all"ownership statements" required to establish such exemption in accordance with the Treasury Regulations interpreting Section 883 of the Code.
(n)          No written claim has ever been made by any Governmental Authority in a jurisdiction where Parent or any of its Subsidiaries does not file Tax Returns that Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction.
SECTION 5.10.            Compliance with Laws; Governmental Authorizations.
(a)          Parent and each of its Subsidiaries is, and since January 1, 2016 has been, in compliance in all material respects with all Laws and Governmental Authorizations to which Parent or such Subsidiary, or any of its or their Parent Vessels or other assets, is subject (including Maritime Guidelines).
(b)          Parent and each of its Subsidiaries owns, holds, possesses or lawfully uses in the operation of its business all material Governmental Authorizations (including those required by Maritime Guidelines) that are necessary or required for it to conduct its business as now conducted.
SECTION 5.11.          Absence of Certain Changes; No Undisclosed Liabilities.
(a)          Except as set forth on Section 5.11(a) of the Parent Disclosure Letter, since the Parent Balance Sheet Date through the date of this Agreement, (i) Parent and its
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Subsidiaries have conducted their respective businesses only in the ordinary course of business, and (ii) there has not been any Parent Material Adverse Effect.
(b)          Other than as expressly required by this Agreement or set forth on Section 5.11(b) of the Parent Disclosure Letter, from the Parent Balance Sheet Date until the date hereof, there has not been any action taken by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or event that had such action occurred after the date of this Agreement without the Company's consent, would constitute a breach of Section 6.2(b).
(c)          Except as set forth on Section 5.11(c) of the Parent Disclosure Letter, there are no liabilities of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries of any kind whatsoever (including in connection with any pool in which a Parent Vessel is entered), whether accrued, contingent, absolute, determined, determinable or otherwise, other than: (i) liabilities disclosed and provided for in the Parent Balance Sheet or in the notes thereto, (ii) liabilities and obligations arising out of this Agreement or the Transactions, (iii) liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business since the Parent Balance Sheet Date, and (iv) liabilities which are not, individually or in the aggregate, material to Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Neither Parent nor its Subsidiaries is a party to, nor does Parent or its Subsidiaries have any commitment to become a party to, any joint venture, off-balance sheet partnership or any similar Contract (including any Contract relating to any transaction or relationship between Parent on the one hand, and any unconsolidated Affiliate, including any structured finance, special purpose or limited purpose entity or Person on the other hand, or any"off-balance sheet arrangements" (as defined in Item 303(a) of Regulation S-K of the SEC)), where the results, purpose or effect of such Contract is to avoid disclosure of any transaction involving, or liabilities of, Parent.
SECTION 5.12.          Tangible Personal Assets.  Parent and its Subsidiaries, in the aggregate, have good and valid title to, or a valid interest in, all of their respective material tangible personal assets, free and clear of all Liens, other than Parent Permitted Liens.
SECTION 5          .13.  Real Property.  Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries owns any real property. Section 5.13 of the Parent Disclosure Letter sets forth a true, correct and complete list of all real property leases under which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is a lessee. All such leases are valid and binding, and are in full force and effect; there are no material defaults by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries thereunder; no event has occurred which (whether with or without notice, lapse of time, or both) would constitute a material default thereunder by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries. Parent has made available to the Company true and complete copies of all such leases.
SECTION 5.14.           Vessels; Maritime Matters.
(a)          Section 5.14(a) of the Parent Disclosure Letter contains a list, as of the date of this Agreement, of all vessels owned by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (the "Parent  Owned Vessels") or chartered-in by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to charter arrangements (the "Parent Leased Vessels"), including the name, registered owner, capacity (gross tonnage or deadweight tonnage, as specified therein), year built, classification society, official number, flag state, charterer (and whether such charterer is currently operating in the spot or time charter market), the pool in which entered, and manager (commercial or technical), of
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each Parent Owned Vessel and Parent Leased Vessel. Each Parent Vessel is operated in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Maritime Guidelines and Laws. Parent and each of its Subsidiaries are qualified to own and operate the Parent Owned Vessels under applicable Laws in all material respects, including the Laws of each Parent Owned Vessel's flag state. Each Parent Vessel has all national and international operating and trading certificates, each of which is valid, that are required for the operation of such Parent Vessel in the trades and geographic areas in which it is operated.
(b)          Each Parent Vessel is classed by a classification society which is a member of the International Association of Classification Societies and possesses class and trading certificates free from overdue conditions or recommendations affecting class and valid through the date of this Agreement and, to the Knowledge of Parent, no event has occurred and no condition exists that would cause such Parent Vessel's class to be suspended or withdrawn.
(c)          With respect to each of the Parent Owned Vessels, either Parent or one of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, is the sole owner of each such Parent Vessel and has good title to such Parent Vessel free and clear of all Liens other than Parent Permitted Liens.
(d)          Prior to the date of this Agreement, Parent has made available to the Company true and complete copies of the most recent SIRE inspection reports relating to each Parent Vessel.
SECTION 5.15.            Contracts.
(a)          Section 5.15(a) of the Parent Disclosure Letter lists the following Contracts to which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is a party:
(i)          each"material contract" (as such term is defined in Item 10.0 and in Instructions As To Exhibits of Form 20-F) to which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound;
(ii)          each Contract not contemplated by this Agreement that limits the ability of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates to engage in or compete with any line of business in any location or with any Person in any material manner;
(iii)          each Contract that creates a partnership, joint venture or any strategic alliance with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(iv)          each employment, consulting, services or similar Contract with any employee or independent contractor of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries involving more than $250,000 of annual compensation;
(v)          each indenture, credit agreement, loan agreement, security agreement, guarantee, note, mortgage or other evidence of Indebtedness or Contract providing for Indebtedness individually in excess of $1,000,000;
(vi)          each Contract entered into since January 1, 2016 that relates to the acquisition or disposition, directly or indirectly, of any business (whether by merger, sale of
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stock, sale of assets or otherwise) or any material assets, including any vessel (other than (A) this Agreement or (B) acquisitions or dispositions of supplies, inventory, merchandise or products (other than vessels) in the ordinary course of business or that are obsolete, worn out, surplus or no longer used or useful in the conduct of business of Parent or its Subsidiaries), including also any such Contract whenever entered into that includes provisions that remain in effect in respect of"earn-outs" or deferred or contingent consideration;
(vii)          each ship-sales, memorandum of agreement, bareboat charter, or other vessel acquisition Contract entered into since January 1, 2016 for Newbuildings and secondhand vessels contracted for by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Company Owned Vessels) and other Contracts entered into since January 1, 2016 with respect to Newbuildings of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries and the financing thereof, including performance guarantees, counter guarantees, refund guarantees, supervision agreements and plan verification services agreements;
(viii)          each pool agreement, management agreement, crewing agreement or financial lease (including sale/leaseback or similar arrangements) with respect to any Parent Vessel;
(ix)          any Contract with a Third Party for the charter of any Parent Vessel;
(x)          each collective bargaining agreement or other Contract with a labor union to which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or otherwise bound;
(xi)          each Contract that provides for indemnification by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries to any Person other than a Contract entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(xii)          each Contract pursuant to which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries spent or received, in the aggregate, more than $500,000 during the twelve (12) months prior to the date hereof or could reasonably be expected to spend or receive, in the aggregate, more than $500,000 during the twelve (12) months immediately after the date hereof;
(xiii)          each Contract to which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or otherwise bound that contains a so-called"most favored nations" provision or similar provisions requiring Parent or its Affiliates to offer to a Person any terms or conditions that are at least as favorable as those offered to one or more other Persons; and
(xiv)          each Contract involving a standstill or similar obligation of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries.
(b)          Parent has heretofore made available to the Company true and complete copies of the Material Contracts as in effect as of the date hereof. Except as set forth on Section  5.15(b) of the Parent Disclosure Letter or as would not reasonably be expected to be material to Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (i) each of the Material Contracts is valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and effect with respect to Parent and its Subsidiaries, and to the Knowledge of Parent, the other parties thereto, except to the extent that the enforceability thereof
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may be limited by the Equitable Exceptions and except for any Material Contracts that have expired or been terminated after the date hereof in accordance with its terms, and (ii) neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor to the Knowledge of Parent any other party to a Material Contract, has violated any provision of, or taken or failed to take any act which, with or without notice, lapse of time, or both, would constitute a breach or default under, or give rise to any right of cancellation or termination of or consent under, such Material Contract, and neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has received written notice that it has breached, violated or defaulted under any Material Contract.
SECTION 5.16.          Litigation.  Except as set forth in Section 5.16 of the Parent Disclosure  Letter or as would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as of the date of this Agreement (a) there is no Action pending or, to the Knowledge of Parent, threatened against Parent, any of its Subsidiaries or any Parent Vessels (including in connection with any pool in which a Parent Vessel is entered). No officer or director of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is, as of the date of the Agreement, a defendant in any Action commenced by any equityholder of Parent or any of Parent's Subsidiaries with respect to the performance of his duties as an officer or a director of Parent or any such Subsidiary under any applicable Law. There is no unsatisfied judgment, penalty or award against Parent, any of Parent's Subsidiaries or any Parent Vessels (including in connection with any pool in which a Parent Vessel is entered). Except as would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as of the date of this Agreement, neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any Parent Vessel is subject to any Orders.
SECTION 5.17.          Employee Benefits.
(a)          Section 5.17(a) of the Parent Disclosure Letter includes a list of all material Parent Benefit Plans. Parent has delivered or made available to the Company copies of each Parent Benefit Plan or, in the case of any unwritten Parent Benefit Plans, a summary thereof.
(b)          Each Parent Benefit Plan has been administered in accordance with its terms and is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws.
(c)          Except as set forth in Section 5.17(c) of the Parent Disclosure Letter or as would not reasonably be expected to be material to Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (i) each Parent Benefit Plan that is intended to qualify for favorable tax benefits under the Laws of any jurisdiction is so qualified, and (ii) to the Knowledge of Parent, no condition exists and no event has occurred that could reasonably be expected to result in the loss or revocation of such status. All material benefits, contributions and premiums relating to each Parent Benefit Plan have been timely paid or made in accordance with the terms of such Parent Benefit Plan and any related agreement and in compliance with all applicable Laws.
(d)          None of Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has ever maintained or contributed to, or had any obligation to contribute to any"employee benefit plan," within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA, that is covered by ERISA.
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(e)          None of Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred, and no event has occurred and no condition or circumstance exists that could reasonably be expected to result in, any unsatisfied liability of Parent and its Subsidiaries under Title W of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA arising in connection with any employee benefit plan covered or previously covered by Title W of ERISA or such sections of the Code or ERISA.
(f)          Except as set forth in Section 5.17(f) of the Parent Disclosure Letter the execution and performance of the Transactions will not (either alone or upon the occurrence of any additional or subsequent events) result in (i) any payment, compensation or benefits (whether of severance pay or otherwise), acceleration, forgiveness of indebtedness, vesting, distribution, increase in benefits or obligation to fund benefits with respect to any current or former director, officer, employee, consultant or independent contractor or trigger the right of any current director, officer, employee, consultant or independent contractor to terminate any employment or contractual relationship with Parent and its Subsidiaries, or (ii) the triggering or imposition of any restrictions or limitations on the right of Parent, or any of its Subsidiaries, to amend or terminate any Parent Benefit Plan.
SECTION 5.18.           Labor and Employment Matters.  Parent and all of its Subsidiaries have complied in all material respects with all labor and employment Laws, including all labor and employment provisions included in the Maritime Guidelines, and those relating to wages, hours, workplace safety and health, immigration, individual and collective termination, discrimination and data privacy. There are no pending or, to the Knowledge of Parent, threatened, labor disputes, work stoppages, requests for representation, pickets, work slow-downs due to labor disagreements or any legal actions or arbitrations that involve the labor or employment relations of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries. Since January 1, 2016, there has been no labor strike, dispute, work stoppage, request for representation, picket or work slow-down in respect of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries. To the Knowledge of Parent there is not pending or underway any union, or any other type of workers' representatives, organizational activities or requests or elections for representation with respect to employees of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries.
SECTION 5.19.          Environmental.  Except as set forth on Section 5.19 of the Parent  Disclosure Letter, (a) Parent and each of its Subsidiaries is and has been in compliance in all material respects with all Environmental Laws, (b) Parent and each of its Subsidiaries possesses and is and has been in compliance in all material respects with all Governmental Authorizations required under Environmental Law for the conduct of their respective operations, (c) there are no actions pending against Parent or any of its Subsidiaries alleging a violation of or liability under any Environmental Law, and (d) Parent and its Subsidiaries have provided to the Company all material documents in its possession related to compliance with or liability under Environmental Laws.
SECTION 5.20.          Insurance.  Parent and its Subsidiaries maintain (i) Policies covering Parent, its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, properties, assets, directors, officers or employees, and (ii) Policies covering the Parent Vessels in such amounts and types as are customary in the shipping industry. Section 5.20 of the Parent Disclosure Letter includes a list of all such Policies. Except as would not reasonably be expected to be material to Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation or breach
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of or default under any of its obligations under any such Policy. Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice that any Policy has been canceled or cover prejudiced or suspended. There are no material claims individually or in the aggregate by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries pending under any of the Policies as to which coverage has been questioned, denied or disputed by the underwriters of such Policy, as applicable, in writing or in respect of which such underwriters have reserved their rights in writing.
SECTION 5.21.           Fees.  Except for RMK Maritime LLP, there is no investment banker, broker, finder or other intermediary that has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of Parent or its Subsidiaries who might be entitled to any fee or commission in connection with this Agreement or the Transactions or the rendering of any fairness opinion. Parent has furnished to the Company true, correct and complete copies of engagement letters relating to any such services, and there have been no amendments or revisions to such engagement letters.
SECTION 5.22.          Takeover Statutes.  Parent and its Subsidiaries have taken all action required to be taken by them (if any) in order to exempt this Agreement and the Transactions from the requirements of any Takeover Statute or similar provision contained in the Parent Group Charter Documents.
SECTION 5.23.           Operations of Merger Sub.  Merger Sub is a direct, wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent, was formed solely for the purpose of engaging in the Transactions, has engaged in no other business activities and has conducted its operations only as specifically contemplated by this Agreement.
SECTION 5.24.           Interested Party Transactions.  Except as set forth in Section 5.23 of the Parent Disclosure Letter, any Parent Benefit Plan or any travel or expense reimbursement of officers or directors in the ordinary course, (a) there are no Contracts or arrangements between Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any current officer or director of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or any of such officer's or director's immediate family members or Affiliates, or any current or former record or beneficial owner of 5% or more of the outstanding Parent Shares or any of such owner's Affiliates, on the other hand, and (b) no current officer or director of Parent or its Subsidiaries possesses, directly or indirectly, any financial interest in, or is a director, officer or employee of, any Person which is a supplier, customer, lessor, lessee or competitor of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries.
SECTION 5.25.           Certain Business Practices.  Since December 31, 2012, none of Parent, its Subsidiaries nor (to the Knowledge of Parent), any director, officer, agent or employee of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (a) used any funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other expenses relating to the business of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, (b) made any illegal bribe or kickback, illegal political contribution, unlawful payment from corporate funds which was incorrectly recorded on the books and records of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, unlawful payment from corporate funds to foreign or domestic government officials or employees or to foreign or domestic political parties or campaigns or violated any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 or other anti-corruption Laws, in each case relating to the business of Parent and its Subsidiaries or (c) made any other unlawful payment relating to the business of Parent and its Subsidiaries. Since December 31, 2012, neither Parent nor, to the Knowledge of Parent, any director, officer, agent, employee, Affiliate or Person acting on behalf
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of Parent is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC. Since December 31, 2012, neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in transactions with, or exported any of its products or associated technical data (i) into (or to a national or resident of) Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Russia, Syria, or any other country to which the United States has embargoed goods to or has proscribed economic transactions with, in breach of such embargoes or proscriptions, or (ii) to the Knowledge of Parent, to any Person included on the United States Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals or the U.S. Commerce Department's Denied Persons List.
SECTION 5.26.          No Other Representations or Warranties. Parent and Merger Sub have conducted their own independent investigation, review and analysis of the business, operations, assets, liabilities, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise) and prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries, which investigation, review and analysis was done by Parent, Merger Sub and their Representatives. In entering into this Agreement, Parent and Merger Sub acknowledge that they have relied solely upon the aforementioned investigation, review and analysis and not on any representations or opinions (whether written or oral) of the Company or its Affiliates (except the specific representations made in Article IV). Except for the representations and warranties contained in Article IV and in the certificate delivered by the Company pursuant to Section 9.3(f ), Parent and Merger Sub acknowledge that (a) neither the Company nor any other Person on behalf of the Company makes any other representation or warranty, express or implied, written or oral, at law or in equity, with respect to the Company, its Subsidiaries, or the business, operations, assets, liabilities, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects thereof, including with respect to (i) merchantability or fitness for any particular use or purpose, or (ii) the probable success or profitability of the Company, its Subsidiaries or the business thereof after the Closing Date, and (b) except (subject to Section 4.26 and Section 5.26 ) in the case of common law fraud, neither the Company nor any other Person will have or be subject to any liability or indemnification obligation to Parent, Merger Sub or any other Person resulting from the distribution to Parent, Merger Sub or any other Person, or their use, of any information provided in connection with the Transactions, including any information, documents, projections, forecasts or other material made available to them in certain"data rooms" or management presentations or in any other form in expectation of, or in connection with, the Transactions.
ARTICLE VI
CONDUCT OF BUSINESS PENDING THE MERGER
SECTION 6.1.          Operation of the Company's Business.
(a)          Except (A) as set forth in Section 6.1(a ) of the Company Disclosure  Letter, (B) as expressly permitted or required by this Agreement or required by applicable Law, or (C) with the prior written consent of Parent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), from the date hereof until the Closing Date, the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, carry on its business in the ordinary course and in a manner consistent with past practice in all material respects and use its reasonable best efforts to (i) preserve intact its present business organization, goodwill and assets, (ii) maintain in effect all Governmental Authorizations required to carry on its business as now conducted, (iii) keep available the services of its present officers and other employees (provided, that the Company
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shall not be obligated to, or to cause its Subsidiaries to, increase the compensation of, or make any other payments or grant any concessions to, such officers and employees), and (iv) preserve its present relationships with material customers, suppliers and other Persons with which it has a business relationship (provided, that they shall not be obligated to make any payments or grant any concessions to such Persons other than payments in the ordinary course consistent with past practice).
(b)          Without limiting the generality of Section 6.1(a), except (A) as set forth in Section 6.1(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter, (B) as expressly permitted or required by this Agreement or required by applicable Law, or (C) with the prior written consent of Parent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned other than any consent with respect to Section 6.1(b)(vi) which Parent may withhold in its sole discretion), from the date hereof until the Closing Date, the Company shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries (or, with respect to any Company Vessels that are entered into a pool, any applicable pool management company to the extent that the Company shall have the right to consent to such action pursuant to the Contracts between such pool management company and the Company or its Subsidiaries) to, do any of the following:
(i)          amend its articles of incorporation, bylaws or other comparable charter or organizational documents (whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise);
(ii)          (A) declare, set aside or pay any dividends on, or make any other distributions (whether in cash, stock, property or otherwise) in respect of, any shares of Company Common Stock, other Company Securities or Company Subsidiary Securities, other than from a wholly-owned Subsidiary to its parent, (B) split, combine or reclassify any shares of Company Common Stock, other Company Securities or Company Subsidiary Securities, (C) issue or authorize the issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for, any shares of Company Common Stock, other Company Securities or Company Subsidiary Securities (D) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of Company Common Stock, other Company Securities or Company Subsidiary Securities, or (E) amend, modify or change any term of, or take any action that would result in a default under, any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(iii)          (A) issue, deliver, sell, grant, pledge, transfer, subject to any Lien or otherwise encumber or dispose of any shares of Company Common Stock, other Company Securities or Company Subsidiary Securities, or (B) amend any term of any Company Securities or any Company Subsidiary Securities (in each case, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise);
(iv)          accelerate or delay (A) the payment of any accounts payable or other liability or (B) the collection of notes or accounts receivable, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(v)          incur more than $200,000 of capital expenditures in the aggregate in excess of amounts budgeted for by the Company or its Subsidiaries as described in Section  6.1(b)(v) of the Company Disclosure Letter, other than capital expenditures relating to the
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maintenance of the Company Vessels in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(vi)          acquire or commit to acquire (A) all or any substantial portion of a business or Person or division thereof (whether by purchase of stock, purchase of assets, merger, consolidation, or otherwise), or (B) any assets or properties involving a price in excess of $200,000 in the aggregate, except (1) acquisitions by the Company or any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries of or from an existing wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company, (2) the acquisitions described on Section 6.1(b)(vi) of the Company Disclosure Letter, (3) acquisitions of assets, materials and supplies in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (4) the purchase of bunkers in the ordinary course of business, or (5) pursuant to Contracts for Newbuildings in effect on the date of this Agreement;
(vii)          enter into any Contract that, if in existence on the date hereof, would be a Material Contract or Company Interested Party Transaction, or amend, modify, extend or terminate any Material Contract or Company Interested Party Transaction (other than the expiration of any such Contract in accordance with its terms, and the termination of any such Contract in connection with any breach by the applicable counterparty);
(viii)          sell, lease, license, transfer, subject to any Lien or otherwise dispose of, any of its assets or properties except (A) sales of used equipment in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, and (B) Company Permitted Liens (it being agreed that if the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall desire to sell any Company Vessel or to charter out any Company Vessel for a period of more than seven (7) months (excluding charters of Company Vessels made by the pools where the charterer has a right, if at the end of this period the vessel is on a ballast voyage to a port of redelivery or is upon a laden voyage, to continue to have use of the vessel for as long as necessary to complete such ballast voyage, or to complete such laden voyage and to return to a port of redelivery), Parent shall have a right of first refusal to purchase or charter each and any such Company Vessel on the same terms the Company or its Subsidiary intends to accept from a Third Party and if Parent fails to exercise such right of first refusal within two (2) Business Days of Parent's receipt of written notice from the Company, then Parent shall be deemed to have consented to such sale or charter of such Company Vessel by the Company to such Third Party);
(ix)          adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or enter into any agreement with respect to the voting of its capital stock or other securities held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(x)          except as required pursuant to the terms of any Company Benefit Plan existing as of the date hereof or to the extent required under applicable Law, (A) grant to any director, officer, employee or consultant of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries any increase or enhancement in compensation, bonus or other benefits, (B) grant to any director, officer or employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries any right to receive severance, change in control, retention or termination pay or benefits or any increase in severance, change of control or termination pay or benefits or (C) adopt, enter into or amend or commit to adopt,
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enter into or amend any Company Benefit Plan except for amendments required under applicable Law;
(xi)          except as required by GAAP (or any interpretation thereof) or a Governmental Authority, make any change in any method of accounting principles, method or practices;
(xii)          (A) incur or issue any Indebtedness (other than accrual of interests, drawdowns, premiums, penalties, fees, expenses and breakage costs under any Material Contracts existing as of the date hereof), (B) make any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any other Person (including in connection with any pool in which a Company Vessel is entered), other than to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (C) repay or satisfy any Indebtedness (other than scheduled payments of Indebtedness when due); provided that this clause (xii) shall not limit the issuance or incurrence of any intercompany Indebtedness or the repayment or satisfaction of such intercompany Indebtedness; provided, further, notwithstanding anything in this clause (xii) to the contrary, the Company and its Subsidiaries may incur Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $300,000 at any one time outstanding and may repay or satisfy any such Indebtedness from time to time;
(xiii)          change any material method of Tax accounting, make or change any material Tax election, file any material amended return (except as required by applicable Law), settle or compromise any material Tax liability, enter into any closing agreement with respect to any material amount of Taxes, surrender any right to claim a material Tax refund or offset or otherwise reduce a material Tax liability or take into account on any Tax Return required to be filed prior to the Closing any adjustment or benefit arising from the Transactions;
(xiv)          institute, settle, or agree to settle any action, suit, litigation, investigation or proceeding (other than actions, suits, litigations, investigations or proceedings where Parent is adverse to the Company) pending or threatened before any arbitrator, court or other Governmental Authority, in each case in excess of $100,000 (exclusive of any amounts covered by insurance) or that imposes injunctive or other non-monetary relief on the Company or its Subsidiaries;
(xv)          disclose, or consent to the disclosure of, any trade secrets or other proprietary information, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(xvi)          waive, release or assign any claims or rights having a value in excess of $100,000;
(xvii)          fail to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the current material insurance (or re-insurance) policies maintained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including directors' and officers' insurance, not to be canceled or terminated or any of the coverage thereunder to lapse, unless, simultaneously with such termination, cancellation or lapse, replacement policies underwritten by insurance or re-insurance companies of nationally recognized standing having comparable deductions and providing coverage equal to or greater than the coverage under the canceled, terminated or lapsed policies for substantially similar
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premiums or less are in full force and effect; provided, that neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall obtain or renew any insurance (or reinsurance) policy for a term exceeding three (3) months;
(xviii)          directly or indirectly (A) purchase or construct any vessel or enter into any Contract for the purchase or construction of any vessel, (B) sell or otherwise dispose of any Company Vessel or enter into any contract for the sale or disposal of any Company Vessel, (C) to the extent that the Company shall have the right to consent to such action under the terms of the Contracts between the Company and the service provider or manager of such Company Vessel, enter into any contract for the bareboat or spot or time charter-out of any Company Vessel in excess of sixty (60) calendar days, (D) change any manager of any Company Vessel, (E) defer scheduled maintenance of any Company Vessel, or (F) depart from any normal drydock and maintenance practices or discontinue replacement of spares in operating the Company Vessels; provided, that, to the extent that the Company shall have the right to consent to such action under the terms of the Contracts between the Company and the service provider or manager of such Company Vessel, and subject to actions permitted under clause (v) of this Section 6.1(b), the Company will not, and will cause its Subsidiaries not to enter into any Contract for the drydocking or repair of any Company Vessel where the estimated cost thereof is in excess of $200,000 unless, in the case of this clause (F), such work cannot prudently be deferred and is required to preserve the safety and seaworthiness of such Company Vessel, or
(xix)          authorize or enter into a Contract to take any of the actions described in clauses (i)  through (xviii) of this Section 6.1(b).
(c)          Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, from and after the date hereof and until the Closing, each employee of the Company shall be permitted and is hereby authorized to remove the items listed in Section 6.1(c ) of the Company Disclosure Letter and any other property which such employee can establish is the personal property of such employee from the Company's premises at no cost, expense or liability to the Company, Parent, the Surviving Corporation or Merger Sub.
SECTION 6.2.          Operation of Parent's Business.
(a)          Except (A) as set forth in Section 6.2(a ) of the Parent Disclosure Letter, (B) as expressly permitted or required by this Agreement or required by applicable Law, or (C)with the prior written consent of the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), from the date hereof until the Closing Date, Parent shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, carry on its business in the ordinary course and in a manner consistent with past practice in all material respects and use its reasonable best efforts to (i) preserve intact its present business organization, goodwill and assets, (ii) maintain in effect all Governmental Authorizations required to carry on its business as now conducted, (iii) keep available the services of its present officers and other employees (provided that Parent shall not be obligated to, or to cause its Subsidiaries to, increase the compensation of, or make any other payments or grant any concessions to, such officers and employees), (iv) preserve its present relationships with material customers, suppliers and other Persons with which it has a business relationship (provided, that they shall not be obligated to make any payments or grant any concessions to such Persons other than payments in the ordinary course consistent with past
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practice), (v) not issue any Parent Securities or Parent Subsidiary Securities; provided, that this Section 6.2(a) shall not prohibit issuances of Parent Shares reserved for issuance of equity awards in accordance with Section 5.4(a), or (vi) any purchase, sale, sale/leaseback or similar transaction or arrangement involving a vessel in the ordinary course and in a manner consistent with past practice.
(b)          Without limiting the generality of Section 6.2(a), except (A) as set forth in Section 6.2(b) of the Parent Disclosure Letter, (B) as expressly permitted or required by this Agreement or required by applicable Law, or (C) with the prior written consent of Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), from the date hereof until the Closing Date, Parent shall not, nor shall it permit Merger Sub or any of its Subsidiaries to, do any of the following:
(i)          amend its articles of incorporation, bylaws or other comparable charter or organizational documents (whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise);
(ii)          (A) declare, set aside or pay any dividends on, or make any other distributions (whether in cash, stock, property or otherwise) in respect of, any Parent Shares, other Parent Securities or Parent Subsidiary Securities, other than (1) from a wholly-owned Subsidiary to its parent, or (2) an annual cash dividend consistent with past practice (including with respect to declaration, record and payment dates) by Parent in aggregate amount (interim and final dividend) not to exceed $0.12 per Parent Share, (B) split, combine or reclassify any Parent Shares, other Parent Securities or Parent Subsidiary Securities, (C) issue or authorize the issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for, any Parent Shares, other Parent Securities or Parent Subsidiary Securities, (D) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Parent Shares or other Parent Securities, or (E) amend, modify or change any term of, or take any action that would result in a default under, any Indebtedness of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries;
(iii)          (A) issue, deliver, sell, grant, pledge, transfer, subject to any Lien or otherwise encumber or dispose of any Parent Shares, other Parent Securities or Parent Subsidiary Securities, or (B) amend any term of any Parent Securities (in each case, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise);
(iv)          adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization of Parent, or enter into any agreement with respect to the voting of its capital stock or other securities held by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries;
(v)          take any action that might reasonably be expected to prevent, impede or materially delay the consummation of the Transactions; or
(vi)          authorize or enter into a Contract to take any of the actions described in clauses (i) through (v) of this Section 6.2(b).
SECTION 6.3.          Access to Information.  After the date hereof until the Closing Date and subject to applicable Law and the Mutual Confidentiality Agreement dated as of October 16, 2017 between the Company and Parent (the "Confidentiality Agreement"), the Company shall:
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(i) give to Parent and its Representatives, upon reasonable prior written notice, reasonable access to the offices, properties, books and records of the Company and its Subsidiaries as may be reasonably requested in connection with the Parties' efforts to consummate the Transactions and for baseline inventory and planning assessments by Parent; provided, however, that any such access shall be conducted during normal business hours in a manner not to interfere with the businesses or operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries; (ii) furnish to Parent and its Representatives such financial and operating data and other information as such Persons may reasonably request in writing from time to time in connection with the Parties' efforts to consummate the Transactions; and (iii) instruct the Representatives of the Company and its Subsidiaries and the ship managers and pool managers of Company Vessels to cooperate with Parent in the matters described in clauses (i) and (ii) above. In accordance with the foregoing, the Company shall permit Parent and its Representatives reasonable access to a sample of Company Vessels when at a port upon reasonable prior written notice and in accordance with reasonable procedures agreed upon by the Company and Parent for baseline inventory and planning assessments by Parent. When accessing any of the Company Vessels, Parent shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, comply with all safety and security policies or requirements for the applicable Company Vessel. With respect to this Section 6.3, Parent's"Representatives" shall be deemed to include the Third Parties disclosed to the Company in connection with the Confidentiality Agreement with whom Parent is negotiating to purchase from the Surviving Corporation or its Subsidiaries up to six Company Vessels for purpose of due diligence on such Company Vessels covering the matters described in Section 6.3 of the Parent Disclosure Letter, including inspections thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall not be required to provide such access or disclose any information if doing so is reasonably likely to (A) result in a waiver of attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or similar privilege or (B) violate any Contract to which it is a party or to which it is subject or applicable Law.
SECTION 6.4.           No Solicitation.
(a)          General Prohibitions.  Except as expressly permitted pursuant to Section 6.4(b), from and after the date hereof and prior to the earlier of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 10.1 and the Closing Date, the Company shall not (and the Company shall (A) cause its Subsidiaries not to and (B) not authorize or permit and shall instruct and use reasonable best efforts to cause its Representatives and any of its Subsidiaries' Representatives not to), directly or indirectly, (i) solicit, initiate or knowingly take any action to facilitate or encourage or assist any inquiries or the making of any proposal or offer that constitutes or would reasonably be expected to lead to the submission of any Acquisition Proposal, (ii) enter into or participate in any discussions or negotiations with, or furnish any information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or afford access to the business, properties, assets, personnel, books or records of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any Third Party with respect to inquiries regarding, or the making of, an Acquisition Proposal, (iii) qualify, withdraw, or modify or amend in a manner adverse to Parent, the Transaction Committee Recommendation or the Company Board Recommendation (or recommend an Acquisition Proposal), or publicly propose to do any of the foregoing (any of the foregoing in this clause (iii), an "Adverse Recommendation Change"), (iv) approve, endorse, recommend or enter into (or agree or publicly propose to do any of the foregoing) any agreement in principle, letter of intent, term sheet, merger agreement, acquisition agreement, option agreement or other similar instrument relating
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to an Acquisition Proposal (other than a confidentiality agreement with a Third Party to whom the Company is permitted to provide information in accordance with Section 6.4(b )(i)), or (v) grant any waiver, amendment or release under any standstill or confidentiality agreement or any Takeover Statute or similar provision contained in the Company Charter Documents other than a waiver of the obligations of Third Parties existing as of the date of this Agreement not to seek from the Company any waiver of such Third Parties' standstill obligations and granting a limited waiver if requested solely to enable such Third Parties to make an Acquisition Proposal to the Company Board. The Company shall (and the Company shall (1) cause its Subsidiaries to and (2) instruct and use reasonable best efforts to cause its Representatives and any of its Subsidiaries' Representatives to) cease immediately and cause to be terminated any and all existing activities, solicitations, encouragements, discussions or negotiations, if any, with any Third Party and its Representatives and its financing sources conducted prior to the date hereof with respect to any Acquisition Proposal or efforts to obtain an Acquisition Proposal, and shall also request such Third Party to promptly return or destroy all confidential information concerning the Company and its Subsidiaries prior to the date hereof.
(b)          Exceptions.
(i)          Prior to (but not at any time from or after) obtaining the Company Shareholders Approval, if the Company receives a bona fide, written Acquisition Proposal from a Third Party after the date hereof (that has not been withdrawn) that did not result from a breach or violation of the provisions of Section 6.4(a) and, prior to taking any action described in clauses (A) and (B) below, (1) the Transaction Committee determines in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel, that based on the information then available and after consultation with its financial advisors of nationally recognized reputation, such Acquisition Proposal constitutes or could reasonably be expected to lead to a Superior Proposal, and (2) the Company shall have complied with Section 6.4(c), then the Company may, in response to such Acquisition Proposal, directly or indirectly through its Representatives, (A) engage in negotiations or discussions with such Third Party and its Representatives or financing sources with respect to such Acquisition Proposal and (B) thereafter furnish to such Third Party or its Representatives or financing sources non-public information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to a confidentiality agreement (a copy of which shall be promptly (and in any event within twenty-four (24) hours) provided for informational purposes only to Parent) with such Third Party with terms no less favorable to the Company than those contained in the Confidentiality Agreement; provided that all written materials provided or made available to such Third Party (to the extent that such information has not been previously provided or made available to Parent) is provided or made available to Parent promptly (and in any event within twenty-four (24) hours) after the time it is provided or made available to such Third Party.
(ii)          Prior to (but not at any time from or after) obtaining the Company Shareholders Approval, the Transaction Committee or the Company Board may, following receipt of or on account of a Superior Proposal, make an Adverse Recommendation Change in connection with such Superior Proposal, if such Superior Proposal did not result from a breach or violation of the provisions of Section 6.4(a), and the Transaction Committee or the Company Board, as applicable, determines in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel and financial advisors of nationally recognized reputation that, in light of such Superior Proposal, the failure of the Transaction Committee or the Company Board, as applicable, to take such action is
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reasonably likely to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties to the Company's shareholders under applicable Law; provided, however, that the Transaction Committee and the Company Board shall not be entitled to effect an Adverse Recommendation Change in connection with a Superior Proposal unless (A) the Transaction Committee promptly notifies Parent, in writing at least five (5) Business Days before making an Adverse Recommendation Change (the "Notice  Period" ) ,of the intention of the Transaction Committee or the Company Board, as applicable, to take such action with respect to such Superior Proposal, which notice shall state expressly that the Company has received an Acquisition Proposal that the Transaction Committee or the Company Board, as applicable, has determined to be a Superior Proposal and that the Transaction Committee or the Company Board, as applicable, intends to make an Adverse Recommendation Change; (B) the Transaction Committee attaches to such notice the proposed transaction agreements and the identity of the Third Party making such Superior Proposal; (C) during the Notice Period, if requested (orally or in writing) by Parent, the Transaction Committee has engaged, and has directed its Representatives to engage, in negotiations with Parent in good faith (to the extent Parent desires to negotiate) to amend this Agreement in such a manner that such Superior Proposal ceases to constitute a Superior Proposal; and (D) following the Notice Period, the Transaction Committee or the Company Board, as applicable, shall have considered in good faith any proposed amendments to this Agreement and determined in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisors of nationally recognized reputation, taking into account any changes to this Agreement made or proposed in writing by Parent, that such Superior Proposal continues to constitute a Superior Proposal; provided, however, that, with respect to any applicable Superior Proposal, any amendment to the financial terms or any other material amendment to a term of such Superior Proposal shall require a new written notice by the Transaction Committee and a new Notice Period (except that the Notice Period shall be reduced to seventy-two (72) hours, or if there are less than seventy-two (72) hours prior to the Company Shareholders Meeting, as much notice as is reasonably practicable, and in no event shall the new Notice Periods exceed nine (9) days in the aggregate), and no such Adverse Recommendation Change in connection with such Superior Proposal may be made during any Notice Period.
(iii)          Prior to (but not at any time from or after) obtaining the Company Shareholders Approval, the Transaction Committee or the Company Board may, if there has been an Intervening Event, make an Adverse Recommendation Change in connection with such Intervening Event if the Transaction Committee or the Company Board, as applicable, determines in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel and financial advisors of nationally recognized reputation that, in light of such Intervening Event, the failure of the Transaction Committee or the Company Board, as applicable, to take such action is reasonably likely to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties to the Company's shareholders under applicable Law; provided, however, that the Transaction Committee and the Company Board shall not be entitled to effect an Adverse Recommendation Change in connection with an Intervening Event unless (A) the Company promptly notifies Parent in writing at least three (3) Business Days before making an Adverse Recommendation Change of the intention of the Transaction Committee or Company Board, as applicable, to take such action with respect to such Intervening Event, which notice shall include the material facts underlying the Transaction Committee's or the Company Board's determination that an Intervening Event has occurred, and state the reasons that the Transaction Committee or the Company Board, as applicable, intends to make an Adverse Recommendation Change, in reasonable detail, (B) during such three (3)-
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Business Day period, if requested (orally or in writing) by Parent, the Company has engaged, and has directed its Representatives to engage, in negotiations with Parent in good faith (to the extent Parent desires to negotiate) to amend this Agreement in such a manner that an Adverse Recommendation Change is no longer warranted as a result of the Intervening Event, and (C) following such three (3)-Business Day period, the Transaction Committee or the Company Board, as applicable, shall have considered in good faith any proposed amendments to this Agreement and determined in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisors of nationally recognized reputation, taking into account any changes to this Agreement made or proposed in writing by Parent, that the failure of the Transaction Committee or the Company Board, as applicable, to make an Adverse Recommendation Change in connection with such Intervening Event is reasonably likely to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties to the Company's shareholders under applicable Law; provided, that the Company shall not be required to negotiate with Parent in connection with an Adverse Recommendation Change that the Company Board intends to effect in response to an Intervening Event if the Company has already negotiated with Parent in accordance with this Section 6.4(b )(iii ) in connection with an Adverse Recommendation Change by the Transaction Committee or the Company Board, as applicable, in response to the same Intervening Event.
(iv)          In addition, nothing contained herein shall prevent the Transaction Committee or the Company Board from complying with Rule 14e-2(a) under the 1934 Act with regard to an Acquisition Proposal, or from (A) making legally required disclosures; provided that any Adverse Recommendation Change may only be made in a manner consistent with this Section 6.4, or (B) granting any waiver, amendment or release under any standstill or confidentiality agreement or any Takeover Statute or similar provision contained in the Company Charter Documents.
(c)          Required Notices. The Company and the Company Board shall not take any of the actions referred to in Section 6.4(b) unless the Company shall have first complied with the applicable requirements of this Section 6.4(c). The Company shall notify Parent promptly (but in no event later than 24 hours) after receipt by the Company (or, if received by any of the Company's Representatives, after the Company is informed by such Representative) of any Acquisition Proposal or of any inquiries or other communication regarding the making of an Acquisition Proposal, including the material terms and conditions thereof and providing a copy, if applicable, of any written requests, proposals or offers, including proposed agreements, and the identity of the Person making (or inquiry or communications about) such Acquisition Proposal and its proposed financing sources, if any, and shall keep Parent reasonably informed on a prompt basis (but in any event no later than 24 hours) as to the status (including changes or proposed changes to the material terms) of such Acquisition Proposal. The Company shall also notify Parent promptly (but in no event later than 24 hours) after receipt by the Company of any request for non-public information relating to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or for access to the business, properties, assets, personnel, books or records of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries by any Third Party that has informed the Company that it is considering making, or has made, an Acquisition Proposal. The Company shall also notify Parent promptly of the Company's intention to take the actions set forth in clauses (A) or (B) of Section 6.4(b)(i). The Company agrees that it and its Subsidiaries will not enter into any confidentiality agreement with any Third Party subsequent to the date hereof which prohibits the Company from providing any information to Parent in accordance with this Section 6.4.
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(d)          Definition of Superior Proposal.  For purposes of this Agreement, "Superior Proposal" means a bona fide, written Acquisition Proposal (provided that, for the purposes of this definition, references to"15%" in the definition of Acquisition Proposal shall be deemed replaced with references to"50%") that (i) was not solicited by the Company or any of its Representatives from and after November 20, 2017, (ii) is not subject to any additional financing conditions that are not already contemplated by this Agreement and for which financing has been fully committed or is on hand or the Company Board or the Transaction Committee, as applicable, determines in good faith after considering the advice of its financial advisor of nationally recognized reputation is reasonably probable to be fully financed, and (iii) the Company Board or the Transaction Committee, as applicable, has determined in good faith, after considering the advice of its outside legal counsel and financial advisors of nationally recognized reputation and taking into consideration all of the applicable terms, conditions, impacts and all legal, financial, regulatory, fiduciary and other aspects of such Acquisition Proposal that the Company Board or the Transaction Committee, as applicable, deems in good faith to be relevant, including, to the extent the Company Board or the Transaction Committee, as applicable, deems relevant, the identity of the Person making the Acquisition Proposal, financing, regulatory approvals, shareholder litigation, termination fees, expense reimbursement provisions and the expected timing and risk and likelihood of consummation, would result in a transaction more favorable, from a financial point of view, to the Company's shareholders than the Transactions provided hereunder (after taking into account and giving effect to any adjustments or amendment to this Agreement proposed by Parent).
(e)          The Company acknowledges and agrees that any violation of the restrictions set forth in this Section 6.4 by any Subsidiary or Representative of the Company shall be deemed to be a breach of this Section 6.4 by the Company.
SECTION 6.5.          Litigation.
(a)          The Company shall promptly advise Parent of any Action commenced or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against or involving the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, any of their respective officers or directors, the Transaction Committee, or any Company Vessel, relating to this Agreement or the Transactions and shall keep Parent informed and consult with Parent regarding the status of such Action on an ongoing basis. The Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, cooperate with and give Parent the opportunity to consult with respect to the defense or settlement of any such Action, and shall not agree to any settlement without the prior written consent of Parent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned).
(b)          Parent shall promptly advise the Company of any Action commenced or, to the Knowledge of Parent, threatened against or involving Parent or Merger Sub, any of its Subsidiaries, any of their respective officers or directors, or any Parent Vessels, relating to this Agreement or the Transactions and shall keep the Company informed and consult with the Company regarding the status of such Action on an ongoing basis. Parent shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, cooperate with and give the Company the opportunity to consult with respect to the defense or settlement of any such Action and shall not agree to any settlement without the prior written consent of the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned).
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SECTION 6.6.          Takeover Provisions.  If any Takeover Statute or similar provision contained in the Company Charter Documents shall become or is deemed to be applicable to the Transactions after the date of this Agreement, each of the Company, Parent, Merger Sub and the respective members of their boards of directors and the Transaction Committee shall grant such approvals and take such actions as are necessary so that the Transactions may be consummated as promptly as practicable on the terms contemplated herein and otherwise act to eliminate if possible, and otherwise to minimize, the effects of such Takeover Statute, or such similar provision contained in Company Charter Documents, as applicable, on the Transactions.
SECTION 6.7.          Resignation of Company Officers and Directors.  To the extent requested in writing by Parent no less than five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to cause to be delivered to Parent prior to the Closing written resignations of each officer, director and manager of the Company and its Subsidiaries, which resignations shall be effective as of, and subject to the occurrence of, the Closing.
SECTION 6.8.          Interested Party Transactions.  At or prior to the Closing, (a) the Company shall take all commercially reasonable actions the Company is permitted to take under (and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its controlled-Affiliates to take all commercially reasonable actions such controlled-Affiliates are permitted to take under) the Contracts set forth on Section 6.8 of the Company Disclosure Letter to terminate such Contracts, effective as of the Effective Time, or amend such Contracts so as to eliminate any further liability or obligation of the Company or its Subsidiaries thereunder arising after the Effective Time; and (b) the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a formal written sublease with respect to a currently sub-let portion of its New York offices on substantially the same terms than those contained in the expired sublease, including the right to terminate the sublease upon ninety (90) days' prior notice.
ARTICLE VII
COVENANTS OF PARENT
SECTION 7.1.           Director and Officer Liability.  Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to do the following:
(a)          Until the later of the (i) sixth (6th) anniversary of the Effective Time and (ii) date of the final disposition of any Action of a nature described in this Section 7.1(a) asserted against any Indemnified Person prior to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time, Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless the present and former officers and directors of the Company or any Company's Subsidiaries (each, together with such person's heirs, executors or administrators, an "Indemnified Person") against any costs or expenses (including, subject to receipt of any undertaking required by applicable Law, advancing attorneys' fees and expenses in advance of the final disposition of any claim, suit, proceeding or investigation to each Indemnified Person), judgments, fines, losses, fees, claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any actual or threatened Action arising out of or pertaining to the fact that the Indemnified Person is or was an officer or director of the Company or any Company's Subsidiaries, or is or was an officer or director of the Company or any Company Subsidiary or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise,
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whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time to the fullest extent permitted by the MIBCA or any other applicable Law or provided under the Company Charter Documents in effect on the date hereof; provided that such indemnification shall be subject to any limitation imposed from time to time under applicable Law or under the Company Charter Documents in effect on the date hereof. Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnified Person in the defense of any such Action.
(b)          For a period of no less than six (6) years after the Effective Time, Parent shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law, cause to be maintained in effect the provisions in the Company Group Charter Documents of the Surviving Corporation and each Subsidiary of the Company (or in such documents of any successor to the business of the Surviving Corporation or any Subsidiary of the Company if any such Subsidiary shall not continue in existence) regarding exculpation, indemnification and advancement of expenses in effect as of the date hereof or in any agreement, a complete copy of which agreement has been provided by the Company to Parent prior to the date hereof, to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, in each case in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, and shall not amend, repeal or otherwise modify any such provisions or the exculpation, indemnification or advancement of expenses provisions of the Company Group Charter Documents (or successor company documents) or any such agreement in any manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder of any individual who, at or before the Effective Time, was an Indemnified Person; provided, that all rights to indemnification in respect of any Action pending or asserted or any claim made within such period shall continue until the final disposition of such Action or resolution of such claim.
(c)          Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to either (i) continue to maintain in effect for a period of no less than six (6) years after the Effective Time the Company's directors' and officers' insurance policies (the "D&O Insurance") in place as of the date hereof or (ii) purchase or provide comparable D&O Insurance for such six (6)-year period from a carrier with comparable or better credit ratings to the Company's existing directors' and officers' insurance policies, in each case, with coverage for the persons who are covered by the Company's existing D&O Insurance, with terms, conditions, retentions and levels of coverage at least as favorable (in the aggregate) to the insured individuals as the Company's existing D&O Insurance with respect to matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time; provided, that in no event shall Parent or the Surviving Corporation be required to expend for such policies pursuant to this sentence an aggregate premium amount in excess of 250% of the amount per annum the Company paid in its last full fiscal year, which amount is set forth in Section 7.1(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter (the "Premium Cap"); provided, further, that if the aggregate premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, the Surviving Corporation shall be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available, with respect to matters occurring prior to the Effective Time, for a cost not exceeding the Premium Cap. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at the Company's option and in lieu of the obligations of Parent and the Surviving Corporation under the first sentence of this Section 7.1(c), the Company may purchase prior to the Effective Time, a prepaid"tail policy" for a period of no more than six (6) years after the Effective Time with coverage for the persons who are covered by the Company's existing D&O Insurance, with terms, conditions, retentions and levels of coverage at least as favorable to the insured individuals as the Company's existing D&O Insurance with respect to matters existing or occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, in which
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event Parent shall cease to have any obligations under the first sentence of this Section 7.1(c); provided, that the aggregate premium for such policies shall not exceed the Premium Cap. In the event the Company elects to purchase such a"tail policy," Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to maintain such"tail policy" in full force and effect and continue to honor its obligations thereunder.
(d)          If either Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of their respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and is not the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger, or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its properties, rights and other assets to any Person, then, and in each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Corporation, as the case may be, succeed to or assume the applicable obligations of such party set forth in this Section 7.1.
(e)          The rights of each Indemnified Person under this Section 7.1 shall be in addition to any rights such Person may have under the Company Group Charter Documents (or successor company documents), under the MIBCA or any other applicable Law or under any agreement of any Indemnified Person with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. These rights shall survive consummation of the Merger and are intended to benefit, and shall be enforceable by, each Indemnified Person.
SECTION 7.2.            Stock Exchange Listing.  Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to take all actions, including drafting the EU Listing Prospectus and the NYSE Supplemental Listing Application, and do all things, reasonably necessary, proper or advisable on its part under applicable Laws and rules and policies of the NYSE and Euronext to ensure that the Parent Shares comprising the Merger Consideration are approved for listing, subject to completion of the Merger and official notice of issuance, on the NYSE prior to or as of the Closing Date and on Euronext as of or as soon as practicable after the Closing Date, and the Company shall cooperate with Parent with respect to such approvals.
SECTION 7.3.            Parent Board Seat.   Parent shall take all actions necessary so that Mr. Steve Smith (a current director of the Company) or, if Mr. Steve Smith is unavailable then another Person designated by the Transaction Committee that is reasonably satisfactory to Parent, is nominated and proposed for election by Parent's corporate governance and nomination committee to the Parent Board at the next annual Parent shareholders meeting.
SECTION 7.4.            Merger Sub.  Parent shall take all actions necessary to (a) cause Merger Sub to perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the Transaction on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and (b) ensure that, prior to the Effective Time, Merger Sub shall not conduct any business or make any investments other than as specifically contemplated by this Agreement.
SECTION 7.5.            Employees.  Promptly after the Parties first publicly announce the execution of this Agreement, the Company shall assist Parent to deliver (and Parent shall deliver) to each employee of Parent and its Subsidiaries a letter concerning intended employment arrangements containing the language set forth in Section 7.5 of the Parent Disclosure Letter.
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ARTICLE VIII
COVENANTS OF PARENT AND THE COMPANY
SECTION 8.1.          Proxy Statement; Registration Statement; Company Shareholders Meeting.
(a)          As soon as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, Parent and the Company shall jointly prepare, and Parent shall file with the SEC, a registration statement on Form F-4 to register, under the 1933 Act, the Parent Shares issuable in the Transactions (together with all amendments supplements and exhibits thereto, the "Registration  Statement" ), which shall include a prospectus with respect to the Parent Shares issuable in the Transactions and a proxy statement to be sent to the shareholders of the Company (and, to the extent applicable, the holders of any outstanding Company RSUs) relating to the Company Shareholders Meeting (together with any amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the "Proxy Statement" ). Parent and the Company shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective under the 1933 Act as soon as reasonably practicable after such filing. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to furnish to Parent all information concerning the Company and its Affiliates to be included in the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement as may be reasonably requested by Parent as promptly as reasonably practicable following the date of such request, and shall provide such other reasonable assistance, in each case as may be reasonably requested by Parent in connection with the preparation, filing and distribution of the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to filing the Registration Statement (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or mailing the Proxy Statement (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect thereto, the Company and Parent shall (i) provide the other an opportunity to review and comment on such document or response (including the proposed final version of such document or response), and (ii) consider in good faith all comments reasonably proposed by the other Party within a reasonable time after having been provided such document or response for its review; provided, that none of the Parties shall be responsible for any delay in furnishing the Registration Statement or the Proxy Statement to the SEC (or a response to any comment of the SEC in connection therewith) to the extent arising from a Party's review of the foregoing or a Party's good faith consideration and incorporation of any comments thereto proposed by the other Party. Parent shall advise the Company, promptly after receiving notice thereof, of the time when the Registration Statement has become effective or any supplement or amendment has been filed, of the issuance of any stop order, or of any request by the SEC for amendment of the Registration Statement or Proxy Statement or comments thereon and responses thereto or requests by the SEC for additional information, and Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to have any such stop order or suspension lifted, reversed or otherwise terminated.
(b)          If prior to the Company Shareholders Meeting, any event occurs with respect to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, or any change occurs with respect to other information supplied by Parent for inclusion in the Proxy Statement or Registration Statement, in each case which is required by applicable Law to be described in an amendment of, or a supplement to, the Proxy Statement or Registration Statement so that such document would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which
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they were made, not misleading, Parent shall promptly notify the Company of such event or information, and the Company and Parent shall reasonably cooperate in the prompt, and in any event within the earlier of (i) five (5) Business Days following the receipt of such notice and (ii) the date of the Company Shareholders Meeting, preparation and furnishing to the SEC of any necessary amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement or Registration Statement and, as required by applicable Law, in disseminating the information contained in such amendment or supplement to the Company's shareholders (and, to the extent applicable, the holders of any outstanding Company RSUs). Nothing in this Section 8.1(b) shall limit the obligations of any Party under Section 8.1(a); provided, that none of the Parties shall be responsible for any delay in furnishing any such amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement or Registration Statement to the SEC to the extent arising from a Party's review of the foregoing or a Party's good faith consideration and incorporation of any comments thereto proposed by the other Party.
(c)          If prior to the Company Shareholders Meeting, any event occurs with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any Acquisition Proposal is received by the Company or any Adverse Recommendation Change is made in connection with an Acquisition Proposal or Intervening Event as permitted by Section 6.4(b), or any change occurs with respect to other information supplied by the Company for inclusion in the Proxy Statement or Registration Statement, in each case which is required by applicable Law to be described in an amendment of, or a supplement to, the Proxy Statement or Registration Statement so that such document would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Company shall promptly notify Parent of such event, and Parent shall reasonably cooperate in the prompt, and in any event within the earlier of (i) five (5) Business Days following the happening of such event requiring an amendment or supplement and (ii) the date of the Company Shareholders Meeting, preparation and furnishing to the SEC of any necessary amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement or Registration Statement and, as required by applicable Law, in disseminating the information contained in such amendment or supplement to the Company's shareholders (and, to the extent applicable, the holders of any outstanding Company RSUs). Nothing in this Section  8.1(c) shall limit the obligations of any party under Section 8.1(a); provided, that none of the Parties shall be responsible for any delay in furnishing any such amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement or Registration Statement to the SEC to the extent arising from a Party's review of the foregoing or a Party's good faith consideration and incorporation of any comments thereto proposed by the other Party.
(d)          The Company shall, as soon as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold a meeting of the shareholders (the "Company Shareholders Meeting") for the sole purpose of seeking the Company Shareholders Approval, and shall not submit any other proposals in connection with such Company Shareholders Meeting (other than proposals relating to executive compensation as may be required by Rule 14a-21(c) under the 1934 Act, and in connection with the appointment of the Exchange Agent in a manner consistent with Article III ), without the prior written consent of Parent; provided that the Company (i) shall cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to the Company's shareholders (and, to the extent applicable, the holders of any outstanding Company RSUs) as promptly as reasonably practicable after the Registration Statement is declared effective under the 1933 Act, and (ii) shall use its reasonable best efforts to hold the Company
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Shareholders Meeting on the twentieth (20th) Business Day following the first mailing of the Proxy Statement to the Company's shareholders. Subject to Section 6.4(b), the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to solicit the Company Shareholders Approval. The Company shall include in the Proxy Statement the recommendation of the Transaction Committee and the Company Board that the Company's shareholders give the Company Shareholders Approval, except to the extent that the Transaction Committee or the Company Board shall have made an Adverse Recommendation Change as permitted by Section 6.4(b). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall not make or file any amendment, supplement or change to the Proxy Statement without the written consent of Parent, except in connection with an Adverse Recommendation Change or as otherwise required by applicable Law; provided, that, if, at any time prior to the Company Shareholders Meeting, any information relating to the Company, Parent or any of their respective Affiliates, officers or directors should be discovered by the Company or Parent which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement, so that the Proxy Statement shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, the Party which discovers such information shall promptly notify the other Parties, and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be filed with the SEC and, to the extent required by applicable Law, disseminated to the Company's shareholders. The Company agrees that its obligations to hold the Company Shareholders Meeting pursuant to this Section 8.1 shall not be affected by the commencement, public proposal, public disclosure or communication to the Company of any Acquisition Proposal, or by the making of any Adverse Recommendation Change. The Company shall not adjourn or postpone the Company Shareholders Meeting without the prior written consent of Parent; provided, that the Company shall have the right to adjourn or postpone the Company Shareholders Meeting if: (i) after consultation with Parent, for a single period not to exceed ten (10) Business Days from the date on which the Company Shareholders Meeting is originally scheduled (as set forth in the Proxy Statement), the Company has not received proxies representing a sufficient number of shares of Company Common Stock to obtain the Company Shareholders Approval; (ii) on the date on which the Company Shareholders Meeting is originally scheduled (as set forth in the Proxy Statement), there are insufficient shares of Company Common Stock represented (either in person or by proxy) to constitute a quorum necessary to conduct the business of the Company Shareholders Meeting; or (iii) after consultation with Parent, the failure to adjourn or postpone the Company Shareholders Meeting would reasonably be expected to be a violation of applicable Law for the distribution of any required amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement to be timely provided to the Company's shareholders (the period that the Company Shareholders Meeting is adjourned or postponed, the "Adjournment Period").
SECTION 8.2.          Regulatory and Other Undertakings.
(a)          Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Parties shall, and shall cause their respective Affiliates to, use their respective reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Law to consummate the Merger, including (i) preparing and filing as promptly as practicable with any Governmental Authority or other Third Party all documentation to effect all necessary filings, notices, petitions, statements, registrations, submissions of information, applications and other documents that are necessary, proper or advisable to
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consummate the Merger, including certain Parent Disclosure Documents, (ii) obtaining and maintaining any approvals, consents, registrations, waivers, amendments, permits, authorizations and other confirmations required to be obtained from any Governmental Authority or other Third Party that are necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the Merger (including those set forth in Section 9.2(b) and Section 9.3(b), as applicable); (iii) making any other submissions required in connection with the consummation of the Transaction under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, the MIBCA, applicable state, federal or foreign securities Laws or the NYSE or Euronext rules and regulations, and (iv) taking or causing to be taken all other actions necessary, proper or advisable consistent with this Section 8.2 to cause the expiration of the applicable waiting periods, or receipt of required consents, approvals or authorizations under such Laws as soon as practicable; provided that the obligations set forth in this sentence shall not be deemed to have been breached as a result of actions by the Company or its Subsidiaries expressly permitted by Sections 6.4(b )  or 8.1. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each of the Parties shall as promptly as reasonably practicable after the date hereof file or supply, or cause to be filed or supplied, all notifications and information required to be filed or supplied pursuant to any Antitrust Laws that are applicable to the Transactions.
(b)          Subject to the terms hereof, the Company and Parent agree, and shall cause each of their respective Subsidiaries, to cooperate and to use their respective reasonable best efforts to obtain any government clearances or approvals required for Closing under any Antitrust Laws, to respond to any government requests for information under any Antitrust Laws, and to contest and resist any Action, including any legislative, administrative or judicial action, and to have vacated, lifted, reversed or overturned any Order (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) that restricts, prevents or prohibits the consummation of the Transactions under any Antitrust Laws. The Parties will consult and cooperate with one another, and consider in good faith the views of one another, in connection with any analyses, appearances, presentations, memoranda, briefs, arguments, opinions and proposals made or submitted by or on behalf of any Party in connection with proceedings under or relating to any Antitrust Laws. Parent and the Company agree to provide the other Party and its counsel the opportunity, on reasonable advance notice, to participate in any substantive meetings or discussions, either in person or by telephone, between Parent or the Company or any of their Representatives, on the one hand, and any Governmental Authority, on the other hand, concerning or in connection with the Transactions.
(c)          Notwithstanding anything in this Section 8.2 or otherwise in this Agreement, none of Parent, Merger Sub or the Company shall be required or permitted to consent to any requirement, condition, limitation, understanding, agreement or order of a Governmental Authority (i) to sell, divest, license, assign, transfer, hold separate or otherwise dispose of any portion of the assets or business of the Company, the Surviving Corporation, Parent or Merger Sub, or any of their respective Subsidiaries, (ii) that limits the freedom of action with respect to, or ability to retain, any of the businesses, services, or assets that would be material to the Company, the Surviving Corporation, Parent or Merger Sub and their respective Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, after giving effect to the Merger, in order to be permitted by such Governmental Authority to consummate the Transactions, or (iii) that modifies or waives any material terms and conditions of this Agreement.
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(d)          Each of Parent and the Company shall not, and shall cause its Affiliates not to, take any action or enter into any transaction, or any agreement to effect any transaction (including any merger or acquisition) that might reasonably be expected to make it more difficult, or to increase the time required, to: (i) obtain the expiration or termination of the waiting period under any Antitrust Law applicable to the Transactions; (ii) avoid the entry of, the commencement of litigation seeking the entry of, or to effect the dissolution of, any injunction, temporary restraining order or other order that would materially delay or prevent the consummation of the Transactions; or (iii) obtain all authorizations, consents, orders and approvals of Governmental Authorities necessary for the consummation of the Transactions; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 8.2(d ) shall restrict or limit the Company Board, the Transaction Committee, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from taking any action permitted under or required by Section 6.4, Section 8.1 or Article X.
SECTION 8.3.          Certain Filings. The Parties shall reasonably cooperate with one another (i) in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement, the Proxy Statement, the EU Listing Prospectus, the Parent Audit Report or any other required Parent Disclosure Documents or Company Disclosure Documents, (ii) in determining whether any action by or in respect of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority is required, or any actions, consents, approvals or waivers are required to be obtained from parties to any contracts, in connection with the consummation of the Transactions, and (iii) in taking such actions or making any such filings, furnishing information required in connection therewith or with the Registration Statement, the Proxy Statement or any other Parent Disclosure Documents or Company Disclosure Documents and seeking timely to obtain any such actions, consents, approvals or waivers. No Party shall consent to any voluntary extension of any statutory deadline or waiting period or to any voluntary delay of the consummation of the Transactions at the behest of any Governmental Authority without the consent of the other Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.
SECTION 8.4.          Public Announcements.  Subject to Section 6.4, the Parties shall consult with each other before issuing any press release, having any communication with the press (whether or not for attribution) or making any other public statement, or scheduling any press conference or conference call with investors or analysts, with respect to this Agreement or the Transactions and none of the Parties nor any of their Affiliates shall issue any such press release or make any such other public statement or schedule any such press conference or conference call without the consent of Parent (in the case of the Company and its Affiliates) or the Company (in the case of Parent, Merger Sub and their Affiliates), which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) the Parties each hereby consent to the filing of Parent's Form 6-K and the Company's Form 8-K on the date of this Agreement in the form previously provided by Parent or the Company to the other Party, as applicable, and to the distribution or dissemination of any Parent Disclosure Documents by Parent and any Company Disclosure Documents by the Company, and (b) nothing herein shall prohibit the making of any public statement or press release by a Party to the extent that in the judgment of such Party upon the advice of its outside counsel such public statement or press release is required by applicable Law or any listing agreement with or rule of any national securities exchange or association, in which case, the Party making such determination will, if practicable in the circumstances, allow the other Parties reasonable time to comment on such public statement or press release in advance of its issuance.
 
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SECTION 8.5.          Further Assurances.  At and after the Closing Date, the officers and directors of the Surviving Corporation shall be authorized to execute and deliver, in the name and on behalf of the Company or Merger Sub, any deeds, bills of sale, assignments or assurances and to take and do, in the name and on behalf of the Company or Merger Sub, any other actions and things to vest, perfect or confirm of record or otherwise in the Surviving Corporation any and all right, title and interest in, to and under any of the rights, properties or assets of the Company acquired or to be acquired by the Surviving Corporation as a result of, or in connection with, the Merger.
SECTION 8.6.          Notices of Certain Events. Prior to the Closing Date or the earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 10.1, each of the Company and Parent shall promptly notify the other if to the Knowledge of the Company or the Knowledge of Parent, as the case may be:
(a)          any written notice or other written communication is received from any Person alleging that the consent of such Person (or another Person) is or may be required in connection with the Transactions;
(b)          any written notice or other written communication is received from any Governmental Authority in connection with the Transactions;
(c)          any action, suit, claim, investigation or proceeding is commenced or, to the Knowledge of the Company or the Knowledge of Parent, as the case may be, threatened against, relating to or involving or otherwise affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Company Vessels or Parent and any of its Subsidiaries or Parent Vessels, as applicable, that, if pending on the date of this Agreement, would have been required to have been disclosed pursuant to any Section of this Agreement;
(d)          any inaccuracy of any representation or warranty of such party contained in this Agreement at any time during the term hereof that could reasonably be expected to cause any of the conditions set forth in Article IX not to be satisfied;
(e)          any failure of such party to comply with or satisfy any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it hereunder occurs that would or would reasonably be expected to cause any of the conditions set forth in Article IX not to be satisfied; and
(f)          any event occurs that has had a Company Material Adverse Effect or Parent Material Adverse Effect, as applicable.
Notwithstanding anything in this Section 8.6 to the contrary, the failure by a Party to comply with this Section 8.6 shall not constitute a breach of or non-compliance with any covenant or agreement by such Party for determining the satisfaction of the conditions to the obligations of the Parties set forth in Section 9.2(d) or Section 9.3(d).
SECTION 8.7.          Transfer Taxes. The Parties shall cooperate in the preparation, execution and filing of all returns, questionnaires, applications or other documents regarding any property transfer or gains, sales, use, transfer, value added, stock transfer or stamp taxes, any
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transfer, recording, registration and other fees and any similar taxes that become payable in connection with the Transactions (together with any related interests, penalties or additions to Tax, "Transfer Taxes" ), and shall cooperate in attempting to minimize the amount of Transfer Taxes. From and after the Effective Time, Parent shall pay or cause to be paid all Transfer Taxes.

SECTION 8.8.            Waiver of Conflicts. Recognizing that Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP ("Kramer Levin") has acted as legal counsel to the Company, its Subsidiaries, certain of the direct and indirect holders of Company Common Stock and certain of their respective Affiliates prior to date hereof, and that Kramer Levin intends to act as legal counsel to certain of the direct and indirect holders of Company Common Stock and their respective Affiliates (which will no longer include the Company and its Subsidiaries) after the Effective Time, each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company hereby waives, on its own behalf and agrees to cause its Affiliates, the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries to waive, any conflicts that may arise in connection with Kramer Levin representing any direct or indirect holders of the Company Common Stock or their Affiliates after the Effective Time as such representation may relate to Parent, Merger Sub, the Company, the Surviving Corporation or its Subsidiaries or the transactions contemplated hereby. In addition, all communications involving attorney-client confidences between direct and indirect holders of Company Common Stock, the Company and its Subsidiaries and their respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and Kramer Levin, on the other hand, in the course of the negotiation, documentation and consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to be attorney-client confidences that belong solely to the direct and indirect holders of Company Common Stock and their respective Affiliates (and not the Company, the Surviving Corporation or its Subsidiaries). Accordingly, the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries shall not have access to any such communications or to the files of Kramer Levin relating to such engagement from and after the Effective Time. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, from and after the Effective Time, (a) the direct and indirect holders of Company Common Stock and their respective Affiliates (and not the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries) shall be the sole holders of the attorney-client privilege with respect to such engagement, and none of the Surviving Corporation or the Subsidiaries shall be a holder thereof, (b) to the extent that files of Kramer Levin in respect of such engagement constitute property of the client, only the direct and indirect holders of Company Common Stock and their respective Affiliates (and not the Surviving Corporation and the Subsidiaries) shall hold such property rights, and (c) Kramer Levin shall have no duty whatsoever to reveal or disclose any such attorney-client communications or files to the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries by reason of any attorney-client relationship between Kramer Levin and the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or otherwise. This Section  8.8 will be irrevocable, and no term of this Section 8.8 may be amended, waived or modified, without the prior written consent of Kramer Levin.
SECTION 8.9.          Tax Matters.  Each of Parent and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts (i) to cause the Merger, including the receipt of Parent Shares by Company Common Shareholders, to qualify as a"reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code with respect to which Parent and the Company will each be a"party to the reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(b) of the Code and (ii) not to, and not permit or cause any of its respective Subsidiaries to, take or cause to be taken any action reasonably likely to cause the
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Merger, including the receipt of Parent Shares by Company Common Shareholders, to fail to qualify as a"reorganization" under Section 368(a) of the Code.
ARTICLE IX
CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER
SECTION 9.1.          Conditions to Obligations of Each Party.  The respective obligations of each Party to effect the Merger are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a)          no applicable Law preventing or prohibiting the consummation of the Merger shall be in effect;
(b)          the Company Shareholders Approval shall have been obtained in accordance with the MIBCA; and
(c)          (i) the Registration Statement shall have become effective under the 1933 Act and shall not be the subject of any stop order suspending the effectiveness thereof or any proceedings initiated by the SEC seeking any such stop order; and (ii) the Parent Shares included in the Merger Consideration shall have been approved for listing on NYSE, subject to the completion of the Merger and official notice of issuance.
SECTION 9.2.            Conditions to Obligations of the Company.  The obligations of the Company to effect the Merger are further subject to the satisfaction or (to the extent permitted by Law) waiver by the Company, at or prior to the Closing, of the following additional conditions:
(a)          (i) the representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub contained in Section 5.11(a)(ii) shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Closing Date as if made at and as of the Closing Date, (ii) the representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub contained in the first sentence of Section 5.1, Section 5.2(a), Section 5.4(a), the first sentence of Section 5.4(b), Section 5.4(e)(i) and Section 5.21 of this Agreement shall be true and correct (except for de minimis exceptions) as of the Closing Date as if made at and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent any such representation and warranty by its terms addresses matters only as of another specified time, in which case such representation and warranty will be true and correct (except for de minimis exceptions) as of such other time), and (iii) all of the other representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub contained in this Agreement or in any certificate or other writing delivered by Parent pursuant hereto (disregarding all materiality and Parent Material Adverse Effect qualifications contained therein) shall be true and correct as of the Closing Date as if made at and as of the Closing Date (except (1) to the extent any such representation and warranty by its terms addresses matters only as of another specified time, in which case such representation and warranty will be true and correct in all material respects as of such other time or (2) where the failure of any or all of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct would not in the aggregate have a Parent Material Adverse Effect);
(b)          all required filings shall have been made and all required approvals shall have been obtained (or waiting periods expired or terminated) under any Antitrust Laws that are applicable to the Transactions;
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(c)          either (i) all of the Specified Approvals have been obtained on or prior to, and shall be in full force and effect on, the Closing Date, or (ii) Parent shall have demonstrated to the reasonable satisfaction of the Transaction Committee that it has available, or will have available at Closing, alternative financing sufficient to refinance any Indebtedness for which the Specified Approvals are not obtained;
(d)          each of Parent and Merger Sub shall have performed and complied with in all material respects all of the covenants and obligations required to be performed or complied with by it under this Agreement on or prior to the Closing Date;
(e)          from the date hereof and through the Closing Date, there shall not have occurred a Parent Material Adverse Effect;
(f)          Parent shall have delivered to the Company, as of the Closing Date, a certificate, dated as of such date, executed by an executive officer of Parent to the effect that the conditions set forth in clauses (a), (d) and (e) of this Section 9.2 have been satisfied, and certifying as to the aggregate outstanding Indebtedness of Parent and its Subsidiaries, as of the Closing Date; and
(g)          Parent shall have delivered to the Company, a true and complete copy of each of the Parent Special Board Report and the Parent Audit Report.
SECTION 9.3.           Conditions to Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub.  The obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to effect the Merger are further subject to the satisfaction or (to the extent permitted by Law) waiver by Parent, at or prior to the Closing, of the following additional conditions:
(a)          (i) the representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section  4.11(a)(ii  shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Closing Date as if made at and as of the Closing Date, (ii) the representations and warranties of the Company contained in the first sentence of Section 4.1, Section 4.2(a), Section 4.4(a), the first sentence of Section 4.4(b) and Section 4.22 of this Agreement shall be true and correct (except for de minimis exceptions) as of the Closing Date as if made at and as of the Closing Date (except to the extent any such representation and warranty by its terms addresses matters only as of another specified time, in which case such representation and warranty will be true and correct (except for de minimis exceptions) as of such other time), and (iii) all of the other representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement or in any certificate or other writing delivered by the Company pursuant hereto (disregarding all materiality and Company Material Adverse Effect qualifications contained therein) shall be true and correct as of the Closing Date as if made at and as of the Closing Date (except (1) to the extent any such representation and warranty by its terms addresses matters only as of another specified time, in which case such representation and warranty will be true and correct in all material respects as of such other time or (2) where the failure of any or all of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct would not in the aggregate have a Company Material Adverse Effect);
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(b)          all required filings shall have been made and all required approvals shall have been obtained (or waiting periods expired or terminated) under any Antitrust Laws that are applicable to the Transactions;
(c)          all of the Specified Approvals shall have been obtained in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Parent, on or prior to, and shall be in full force and effect on, the Closing Date;
(d)          the Company shall have performed and complied with in all material respects with each of the covenants and obligations required to be performed by it under this Agreement on or prior to the Closing Date;
(e)          from the date hereof through the Closing Date, there shall not have occurred a Company Material Adverse Effect; and
(f)          the Company shall have delivered to Parent, as of the Closing Date, a certificate, dated as of such date, executed by an executive officer of the Company to the effect that the conditions set forth in clauses (a ), (d ) and (e ) of this Section 9.3 have been satisfied, and certifying as to the aggregate outstanding Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries comprising the total long-term debt (as such term is used in the Company Balance Sheet) as of the Closing Date.
SECTION 9.4.            Frustration of Closing Conditions.  Neither Parent or Merger Sub, on the one hand, nor the Company, on the other hand, may rely, either as a basis for not consummating the Merger or for terminating this Agreement and abandoning the Merger, on the failure of any condition set forth in Section 9.1, Section 9.2 or Section 9.3, as the case may be, to be satisfied if such failure was caused by such Party's breach of any provision of this Agreement or failure to use its reasonable best efforts to consummate the Merger and the other Transactions, as required by and subject to Section 8.2 or Section 8.5.
ARTICLE X
TERMINATION
SECTION 10.1.            Termination.  This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Effective Time (notwithstanding the receipt of the Company Shareholders Approval), as follows:
(a)          by mutual written agreement of the Company and Parent; or
(b)          by either the Company or Parent, if:
(i)          the Effective Time shall not have occurred on or before June 30, 2018 (the "End Date"); provided, that if (A) the Company Shareholders Meeting shall not have occurred by such date and (B) all other conditions in Article IX (other than the conditions set forth in Section 9.1(b ) ) are satisfied or are capable of being satisfied by such date, then Parent or the Company may elect, by written notice to the other Party, to extend the End Date to July 31, 2018; provided, further, that if the Company Shareholders Meeting shall have been adjourned or postponed in accordance with Section 8.1(d), the End Date shall be extended by the
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Adjournment Period; provided, further, that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10.1(b)(i) shall not be available to any Party if the failure of such Party (and in the case of Parent, including the failure of Merger Sub) to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement has been a principal cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the Merger to be consummated on or before the End Date; or
(ii)          the Company Shareholders Approval shall not have been obtained after a vote of the Company's shareholders has been taken and completed at the duly convened Company Shareholders Meeting or at any adjournment or postponement thereof; or
(iii)          there shall be any applicable Law that prohibits the Company, Parent or Merger Sub from consummating the Merger and such prohibition shall have become final and nonappealable; or
(c)          by Parent, if:
(i)          an Adverse Recommendation Change shall have occurred;
(ii)          the Company shall have entered into a binding agreement (other than a confidentiality agreement contemplated by Section 6.4(b)(i)) relating to any Acquisition Proposal; or
(iii)          prior to the taking of a vote to adopt this Agreement at the Company Shareholders Meeting, the Company shall have intentionally and materially breached any of its covenants or obligations under Section 6.4 (the Parties acknowledging that the Company shall be deemed to have intentionally and materially breached such covenants or obligations if an Acquisition Proposal arises from an intentional breach or violation of Section  6.4(a));
(d)          by the Company, if (i) Parent or Merger Sub shall have breached or failed to perform any of their covenants or obligations set forth in this Agreement, or (ii) any representation or warranty of Parent or Merger Sub shall have become untrue, in each case which breach or failure to perform or to be true, individually or in the aggregate, has resulted or would reasonably be expected to result in a failure of a condition set forth in Section 9.2(a) or Section 9.2(d) (such circumstance, a "Material Parent Breach"), and such Material Parent Breach cannot be or, to the extent curable by Parent or Merger Sub, has not been cured by the earlier of (1) the End Date and (2) twenty (20) days after the giving of written notice to Parent of such breach or failure; provided, that if such breach or failure to perform is capable of being cured by Parent by the End Date, such twenty (20) day period shall be extended until the second (2nd) Business Day prior to the End Date solely to the extent during such period Parent is using its reasonable best efforts to cure such breach or failure to perform; provided, further, that the Company shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this clause (d) if the Company is then in breach of any of its covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement, which breach would result in the failure of any of the conditions set forth in Section 9.3(a) or Section 9.3(d); and
(e)          by Parent, if (i) the Company shall have breached or failed to perform any of its covenants or obligations set forth in this Agreement (other than its covenants and obligations under Section 6.4), or (ii) any representation or warranty of the Company shall have
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become untrue, in each case which breach or failure to perform or to be true, individually or in the aggregate has resulted or would reasonably be expected to result in a failure of a condition set forth in Section 9.3(a) or Section 9.3(d) (such circumstance, a "Material Company Breach"), and such Material Company Breach cannot be or, to the extent curable by the Company, has not been cured by the earlier of (1) the End Date and (2) twenty (20) days after the giving of written notice to Parent of such breach or failure; provided, that if such breach or failure to perform is capable of being cured by the Company by the End Date, such twenty (20) day period shall be extended until the second (2nd) Business Day prior to the End Date solely to the extent during such period the Company is using its reasonable best efforts to cure such breach or failure to perform; provided, further, that Parent shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this clause (e ) if Parent or Merger Sub is then in breach of any of their covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement, which breach would result in the failure of any of the conditions set forth in Section 9.2(a) or Section 9.2(d).
The Party desiring to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10.1 (other than pursuant to Section 10.1(a)) shall give written notice of such termination to the other Party.
SECTION 10.2.          Effect of Termination. Subject to Section 11.4(d), if this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 10.1, this Agreement shall become void and of no effect without liability of any Party (or any shareholder, director, officer, employee, agent, consultant or representative of such Party) to the other Party; provided that, if such termination shall result from the intentional breach by a Party of its obligations hereunder or (subject to Section 4.26 and Section 5.26) common law fraud, such Party shall be fully liable for any and all liabilities and damages incurred or suffered by the other Parties as a result of such breach (including liability for damages determined taking into account the loss of the economic benefits of the Transactions to the Company's shareholders). For purposes of this Agreement, "intentional  breach" shall mean an action or omission taken or omitted to be taken that the breaching Party intentionally takes (or fails to take) and knows (or should reasonably have known) would, or would reasonably be expected to, cause a material breach of this Agreement. The Confidentiality Agreement and the provisions of this Section 10.2 and Article XI shall survive any termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 10.1.
ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 11.1.           Notices.  All notices, requests and other communications to any party hereunder shall be in writing (including facsimile transmission) and shall be given,
if to Parent of Merger Sub, to:
Euronav NV
De Gerlachekaai 20
2000, Antwerp, Belgium
Attention:
Egied Verbeeck, General Counsel
An Goris, Secretary General
Facsimile No.: +32 (3) 247-4409
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with a copy to:
Seward & Kissel LLP
One Battery Park Plaza
New York, New York 10004
Attention:          Gary Wolfe
Facsimile No.: +1 (212) 480-8421
if to the Company, to:
Gener8 Maritime, Inc.
299 Park Avenue, Second Floor
New York, New York 10171
Attention: Leonard J. Vrondissis
Facsimile No.: +1 (212) 763-5607
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Shearman & Sterling LLP
599 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Attention: John A. Marzulli, Esq., George Karafotias, Esq.
Facsimile No.: +1 (212) 848-7179
and
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
1177 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
Attention: Thomas E. Molner, Esq., Terrence L. Shen, Esq.
Facsimile No.: +1 (212) 715-8000
or to such other address or facsimile number as such Party may hereafter specify for the purpose by notice to the other Parties. All such notices, requests and other communications shall be deemed received on the date of receipt by the recipient thereof if received prior to 5:00 p.m. (in the time zone of the recipient) on a Business Day. Otherwise, any such notice, request or communication shall be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day.
SECTION 11.2.          Survival of Representations and Warranties.  The representations and warranties contained herein and in any certificate or other writing delivered pursuant hereto shall not survive the Closing Date.
SECTION 11.3.           Amendments and Waivers.
(a)          Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived if, but only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and is signed, in the case of an amendment, by each Party or, in the case of a waiver, by each Party against whom the waiver is to be effective;
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provided that (i) any such amendment or waiver on behalf of the Company shall require the approval of the Transaction Committee, and (ii) after the Company Shareholders Approval has been obtained there shall be no amendment or waiver that would require the further approval of the shareholders of the Company under the MIBCA unless such amendment is subject to shareholder approval.

(b)          No waiver shall be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach or failure of the same term or condition, or a waiver of any other term or condition of this Agreement. No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by applicable Law.
SECTION 11.4.           Expenses.
(a)          General. Except as expressly otherwise provided herein, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the Transactions shall be paid by the party incurring such costs or expenses, whether or not the Merger is consummated.
(b)          Termination Fee.
(i)          If this Agreement is terminated (A) by Parent or the Company pursuant to Section 10.1(b)(i) at a time when this Agreement could have been validly terminated pursuant to Section 10.1(c), or (B) by Parent pursuant to Section 10.1(c), then the Company shall pay to Parent in immediately available funds the Company Termination Fee, in the case of a termination by Parent, within two (2) Business Days after such termination and, in the case of a termination by the Company, at the time of such termination. "Company Termination Fee" means $39,000,000.00 in cash.
(ii)          If this Agreement is terminated (A)(1) by Parent or the Company pursuant to Section 10.1(b)(ii) and prior to the taking of a vote to adopt this Agreement at the Company Shareholders Meeting an Acquisition Proposal (with 50% being substituted for references to 15% in the definition thereof for the purposes of this Section 11.4(b)(ii)) shall have been publicly disclosed for the first time after the date of this Agreement and shall not have been withdrawn, or (2) by Parent pursuant to Section 10.1(e)(i) and prior to termination of this Agreement an Acquisition Proposal (with 50% being substituted for references to 15% in the definition thereof for the purposes of this Section 11.4(b)(ii)) shall have been made and shall not have been withdrawn, and (B) prior to the first anniversary of the date of such termination, the Company enters into a definitive agreement with respect to any Acquisition Proposal or any Acquisition Proposal shall have been consummated, then the Company shall pay the Company Termination Fee to Parent in immediately available funds within two (2) Business Days after the occurrence of the last of the events described in clauses (A) and (B) of this Section 11.4(b)(ii).
(c)          Other Costs and Expenses. The Company acknowledges that the agreements contained in this Section 11.4 are an integral part of the Transactions and that, without these agreements, Parent and Merger Sub would not enter into this Agreement.
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Accordingly, if the Company fails to pay any amount due to Parent on or prior to the date such amounts are due pursuant to this Section 11.4, it shall also pay any costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) incurred by Parent or Merger Sub in connection with a legal action or proceeding to enforce the obligations to pay the Company Termination Fee that results in a judgment against the Company for such amount, together with interest on the amount of any unpaid fee, cost or expense at the publicly announced prime rate of Citibank, N.A., in effect on the date such amounts were originally due hereunder, from the date such fee, cost or expense was required to be paid to (but excluding) the payment date.
(d)          Parent and Merger Sub agree that, upon any valid termination of this Agreement in accordance with the terms herein under circumstances where the Company Termination Fee is payable by the Company pursuant to this Section 11.4 and such Company Termination Fee is received in full, Parent and Merger Sub shall be precluded from any other remedy against the Company, at law or in equity or otherwise, and neither Parent nor Merger Sub shall seek to obtain any recovery, judgment, or damages of any kind, including consequential, indirect, or punitive damages, against the Company or any of the Company's Subsidiaries or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, partners, managers, members, shareholders or Affiliates or their respective Representatives in connection with this Agreement or the Transactions. In no event shall the Company be required to pay the Company Termination Fee on more than one occasion.
SECTION 11.5.           Exhibits; Disclosure Letters.  All exhibits annexed hereto are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement as if set forth in full herein. References to this Agreement shall include the Company Disclosure Letter and the Parent Disclosure Letter. The Parties agree that any item or reference in any section or subsection of the Company Disclosure Letter or Parent Disclosure Letter, as applicable, shall be deemed to be an exception to (or, as applicable, a disclosure for purposes of) the applicable representations and warranties (or applicable covenants) that are contained in the corresponding Sections or subsections of this Agreement and any other representations and warranties that are contained in this Agreement to which the relevance of such item thereto is reasonably apparent on its face. The mere inclusion of an item in the Company Disclosure Letter or Parent Disclosure Letter, as applicable, as an exception to (or, as applicable, a disclosure for purposes of) a representation or warranty shall not be deemed an admission that such item represents a material exception or material fact, event or circumstance or that such item would have a Company Material Adverse Effect or Parent Material Adverse Effect, as applicable or establish any standard of materiality to define further the meaning of such terms for purposes of this Agreement.
SECTION 11.6.          Waiver.  Subject to Section 11.3 hereof, at any time prior to the Effective Time, whether before or after the Company Shareholders Meeting, Parent (on behalf of itself and Merger Sub) may (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the covenants, obligations or other acts of the Company, or (b) waive any inaccuracy of any representations or warranties or compliance with any of the agreements or covenants of the Company or with any conditions to its own obligations. Any agreement on the part of Parent (on behalf of itself and Merger Sub) to any such extension or waiver will be valid only if such waiver is set forth in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of Parent by its duly authorized officer. Subject to Section 11.3 hereof, at any time prior to the Effective Time, whether before or after the Company Shareholders Meeting, the Company may (a) extend the time for the performance of
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any of the covenants, obligations or other acts of Parent or Merger Sub, or (b) waive any inaccuracy of any representations or warranties or compliance with any of the agreements or covenants of Parent or Merger Sub or with any conditions to its own obligations. Any agreement on the part of the Company to any such extension or waiver will be valid only if such waiver is set forth in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of the Company by its duly authorized officer. The failure of any Party to assert any of its rights under this Agreement or otherwise will not constitute a waiver of such rights. The waiver of any such right with respect to particular facts and other circumstances will not be deemed a waiver with respect to any other facts and circumstances, and each such right will be deemed an ongoing right that may be asserted at any time and from time to time.
SECTION 11.7.          Governing Law.  This Agreement will be deemed to be made in and in all respects will be interpreted, construed and governed by and in accordance with the Laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any choice of Law or conflict of Law provision or rule that would cause the application of the Laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York, except (a) to the extent that the Law of the Republic of the Marshall Islands or of the Kingdom of Belgium are mandatorily applicable to the Transactions, and (b) all matters relating to the fiduciary duties of the Company shall be subject to the Laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
SECTION 11.8.          Jurisdiction.  EACH OF THE PARTIES CONSENTS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT SITTING IN MANHATTAN IN NEW YORK CITY OR IN THE FEDERAL SOUTHERN DISTRICT IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND ANY APPELLATE COURT THEREFROM LOCATED IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT ALL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE MERGER OR THE OTHER TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE LITIGATED IN SUCH COURTS. EACH OF THE PARTIES ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS RESPECTIVE PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS, AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY FINAL AND NONAPPEALABLE JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, THE MERGER OR THE OTHER TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EACH OF THE PARTIES FURTHER IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS OUT OF ANY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED COURTS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING BY THE MAILING OF COPIES THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO SUCH PARTY AT THE ADDRESS SPECIFIED IN THIS AGREEMENT, SUCH SERVICE TO BECOME EFFECTIVE FIFTEEN (15) CALENDAR DAYS AFTER SUCH MAILING. NOTHING HEREIN WILL IN ANY WAY BE DEEMED TO LIMIT THE ABILITY OF ANY PARTY TO SERVE ANY SUCH LEGAL PROCESS, SUMMONS, NOTICES AND DOCUMENTS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR TO OBTAIN JURISDICTION OVER OR TO BRING ACTIONS, SUITS OR PROCEEDINGS AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY IN SUCH OTHER JURISDICTIONS, AND IN SUCH MANNER, AS MAY BE PERMITTED BY ANY APPLICABLE LAW.
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SECTION 11.9.           WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.  EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY
SECTION 11.10.          No Third Party Beneficiaries. Except as provided in Section 7.1 and Section 11.15 (which provisions are intended to be for the benefit of the Persons referred to therein, and may be enforced by any such Person), the Parties hereby agree that their respective representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein are solely for the benefit of the other Parties, in accordance with and subject to the terms of this Agreement, and this Agreement is not intended to, and does not, confer upon any Person other than the Parties any rights or remedies hereunder, including the right to rely upon the representations and warranties.
SECTION 11.11.          Severability.  If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other Governmental Authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated so long as the economic or legal substance of the Transactions is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such a determination, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in a reasonably acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.
SECTION 11.12.          Specific Performance.  The Parties acknowledge and agree that irreparable damage would occur if any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached and that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred in connection therewith. Each Party agrees that, in the event of any breach or threatened breach by any other Party of any covenant or obligation contained in this Agreement, the non-breaching Party shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement or to enforce specifically the performance of the terms and provisions hereof in any federal court located in the State of New York or any New York state court, in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity, and the Parties to this Agreement hereby waive any requirement for the posting of any bond or similar collateral in connection therewith. The Parties hereby agree to waive in any action for specific performance of any such obligation (other than in connection with any action for temporary restraining order) the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
SECTION 11.13.          Headings.  The descriptive headings contained in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and will not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
SECTION 11.14.           Construction. T he Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement, and, in the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement will be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties, and no presumption or burden of proof will arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.
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SECTION 11.15.          Binding Effect; Benefit; Assignment.
(a)          The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure solely to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and no provision of this Agreement is intended to confer any rights, benefits, remedies, obligations or liabilities hereunder upon any Person other than the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns, except (i) as provided in Section 7.1 and Section 7.3 and (ii) the Company on behalf of the Company's shareholders to pursue damages (including claims for damages based on loss of the economic benefits of the Transaction to the Company's shareholders) in the event of the intentional breach of this Agreement prior to the Closing Date by Parent or Merger Sub (whether or not this Agreement has been terminated pursuant to Article X), which right is hereby expressly acknowledged and agreed by Parent and Merger Sub.
(b)          No Party may assign, delegate or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the consent of each other Party, except that Parent or Merger Sub may transfer or assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement after the Closing Date to any Affiliate of Parent; provided, that no such assignment shall relieve Parent or Merger Sub of any obligations under this Agreement; provided, further, that no assignment or purported assignment of this Agreement by Parent or Merger Sub shall be valid if and to the extent such assignment causes the Merger to fail to qualify as a"reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder. Any purported assignment without such prior written consents shall be void.
SECTION 11.16.          Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Confidentiality Agreement constitute the entire agreement among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both oral and written, among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.
SECTION 11.17.          Counterparts; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. This Agreement shall become effective when each Party shall have received a counterpart hereof signed by all of the other Parties. Until and unless each Party has received a counterpart hereof signed by the other Party, this Agreement shall have no effect and no Party shall have any right or obligation hereunder (whether by virtue of any other oral or written agreement or other communication). Facsimile signatures or signatures received as a pdf attachment to electronic mail shall be treated as original signatures for all purposes of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the date first written above.
 
EURONAV NV
   
   
 
By:
/s/ P.J. Rodgers
 
Name:
P.J. Rodgers
 
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
     
     
 
By:
/s/ H. De Stoop
 
Name:
H. De Stoop
 
Title:
CFO
     
     
 
 
EURONAV MI INC.
   
   
 
By:
/s/ H. De Stoop
 
Name:
H. De Stoop
 
Title:
Secretary
     
 
 
 
GENER8 MARITIME, INC.
   
   
 
By:
/s/ Leonard J. Vrondissis
 
Name:
Leonard J. Vrondissis
 
Title:
Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President
     
























[Signature page to Merger Agreement]


Exhibit A
Articles of Incorporation of the Company
 
 
 
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AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
EURONAV MI II INC.
PURSUANT TO THE MARSHALL ISLANDS BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT
The original Articles of Incorporation were filed with the Marshall Islands Registrar of Corporations on August 1, 2008. The First Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation were filed with the Marshall Islands Registrar of Corporations on May 17, 2012. The Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation were filed with the Marshall Islands Registrar of Corporations on December 11, 2013. The Third Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation were filed with the Marshall Islands Registrar of Corporations on May 7, 2015.
The undersigned, for the purpose of amending and restating Euronav MI II Inc.'s (the"Corporation") Articles of Incorporation (as amended and restated,"the Articles of Incorporation") pursuant to the Marshall Islands Business Corporations Act, does hereby make, subscribe, acknowledge and file with the Registrar of Corporations this instrument for that purpose, as follows:
A.
The name of the Corporation shall be:
Euronav MI II Inc.
B.
The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may now or hereafter be organized under the Marshall Islands Business Corporations Act (the"BCA").
C.
The registered address of the Corporation in the Marshall Islands is Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro, Marshall Islands MH96960. The name of the Corporation's registered agent at such address is The Trust Company of the Marshall Islands, Inc.
D.
The aggregate number of shares of stock that the Corporation is authorized to issue is two hundred twenty five million (225,000,000) registered shares with a par value of U.S. $0.01 per share.
E.
The Corporation shall have every power which a corporation now or hereafter organized under the BCA may have.
F.
The name and address of the incorporator is:
 
Name
Post Office Address
Majuro Nominees Ltd.
P.O. Box 1405
 
Majuro
 
Marshall Islands


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G.
No holder of shares of the Corporation of any class, now or hereafter authorized, shall have any preferential or preemptive rights to subscribe for, purchase or receive any shares of the Corporation of any class, now or hereafter authorized, or any options or warrants for such shares, or any rights to subscribe to or purchase such shares, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for such shares, which may at any time be issued, sold or offered for sale by the Corporation.
H.
No director shall be personally liable to the Corporation or any of its shareholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the BCA as the same exists or may hereafter be amended. If the BCA is amended hereafter to authorize the further elimination or limitation of the liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent authorized by the BCA, as so amended. Any repeal or modification of this Section H shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification.
I.
The Board of Directors as well as the shareholders of the Corporation shall have the authority to adopt, amend or repeal the bylaws of the Corporation pursuant to the provisions of the Corporation's bylaws as in effect at such time.
J.
Notwithstanding any other provision of these Articles of Incorporation or the bylaws of the Corporation (and notwithstanding the fact that some lesser percentage may be specified by law, these Articles of Incorporation or the bylaws of the Corporation), the affirmative vote of two-thirds or more of the total number of votes eligible to be cast by the holders of issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon at a meeting of shareholders, shall be required to amend, alter, change or repeal these Articles of Incorporation.
K.
Reference is made to the merger of the Corporation with and into Gener8 Maritime, Inc., with the Corporation continuing as the surviving corporation and a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Euronav NV (the"Merger") and pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, by and among Gener8 Maritime, Inc., Euronav MI Inc., and Euronav NV, dated December 20, 2017 (the"Merger Agreement"). All capitalized terms used in this Article K, unless otherwise defined herein, shall have the meaning attributed to them in the Merger Agreement. Reference is made to the Company Shareholders Meeting convened on [0], 2018 at which the Company Common Shareholders approved the Merger and ratified the appointment of an Exchange Agent to act as agent for the Merger and to, among other things, act as agent solely in the name and on behalf of and for the account and benefit of the former Company Common Shareholders (other than the holders of Specified Company Shares) for purposes of giving effect to the Contribution in Kind by (i) contributing the Surviving Corporation Shares to Parent in the name and on behalf of and for the account and benefit of the former Company Common Shareholders, (ii) accepting in their name and on their behalf, in return for such contribution, the Merger Consideration and (iii) performing all other actions contemplated by Article III of the Merger Agreement. The Exchange Agent shall act as agent for the Merger and to, among other things, act as agent solely in the name and on behalf of and for the account and benefit of the Company Common Shareholders (other than the holders of Specified Company Shares) for purposes of giving effect to the Contribution in Kind, and accepting
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and delivering the Per Share Merger Consideration in the name and on behalf of and for the account and benefit of the Company Common Shareholders (other than the holders of Specified Company Shares) and the holders of Company RSUs as contemplated by Article III of the Merger Agreement. The Corporation shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Agent, acting solely in the name and on behalf of and for the account and benefit of the Company Common Shareholders (other than the holders of Specified Company Shares) and the holders of Company RSUs and pursuant to the provisions of the Belgian Companies Code (but, for the avoidance of doubt, the Belgian Companies Code shall only apply for purposes of the Contribution in Kind), to perform any and all obligations of the Exchange Agent as set forth in the Merger Agreement immediately following the Effective Time.
L.
Corporate existence shall continue upon filing these Articles of Incorporation with the Registrar of Corporations effective as of 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on the [.] day of [0] 2018.
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Schedule 1
Specified Approvals
A)          Sinosure Credit Agreement Proposed Amendments:
·
Clause (c)(i) of the definition of"Change of Control" shall be amended to permit the ownership by Parent of 35% or more on a fully diluted basis of the voting and economic interest in the Company's"Equity Interests" (as defined in the Sinosure Credit Agreement).
·
Clause (c)(iii) of the definition of"Change of Control" shall be amended to remove the requirement that each of Peter Georgiopoulos, Gary Brocklesby and Nicolas Busch remain a director of the Company.
·
Section 21.23 shall be amended to permit the merger between the Company and the Merger Sub.
·
Sections 21.28 and 21.35 shall each be amended to permit the payment in full of the"Blue Mountain Indebtedness" (as defined in the Sinosure Credit Agreement).
·
Section 27.18 shall be deleted in its entirety.
B)          KEXIM Credit Agreement Proposed Amendments:
·
Clause (c)(i) of the definition of"Change of Control" shall be amended to permit the ownership by Parent of 35% or more on a fully diluted basis of the voting and economic interest in the Company's"Equity Interests" (as defined in the KEXIM Credit Agreement).
·
Clause (c)(iii) of the definition of"Change of Control" shall be amended to remove the requirement that each of Peter Georgiopoulos, Gary Brocklesby and Nicolas Busch remain a director of the Company.
·
Section 21.23 shall be amended to permit the merger between the Company and the Merger Sub.
·
Section 21.28 and Section 21.35 shall each be amended to permit the payment in full of the"Blue Mountain Indebtedness" (as defined in the KEXIM Credit Agreement).
·
Section 27.17 shall be deleted it entirety.
 
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EX-99.1 3 d7776350_ex99-1.htm
Exhibit 99.1
EXECUTION VERSION
SHAREHOLDER SUPPORT AND VOTING AGREEMENT
SHAREHOLDER SUPPORT AND VOTING AGREEMENT, dated as of December 20, 2017 (this "Agreement"), by and among Euronav NV, a Belgian corporation ("Parent"), and each of the Persons listed on Schedule 1 hereto (each, a "Shareholder").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution of this Agreement, Parent, Euronav MI Inc., a Marshall Islands corporation ("Merger Sub"), and Gener8 Maritime, Inc., a Marshall Islands corporation (the "Company"), are entering into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the date hereof (the "Merger Agreement"), pursuant to which the parties thereto have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions therein, that Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company (the "Merger"), with the Company as surviving corporation to become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent and the former shareholders of the Company to receive the right to receive shares of common stock of Parent;
WHEREAS, as of the date of this Agreement, each Shareholder is the Beneficial Owner (as hereinafter defined) of the number of outstanding shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share (the "Company Common Stock") set forth opposite such Shareholder's name on Schedule 1 hereto, all of which shares such Shareholder controls the right to vote; and
WHEREAS, as a condition to the willingness of Parent to enter into the Merger Agreement, Parent has required that each Shareholder agrees, and each Shareholder has agreed, to enter into this Agreement and abide by certain covenants and obligations set forth herein, including with respect to the Covered Shares (as hereinafter defined).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations, warranties, covenants and agreements herein contained, for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
GENERAL
1.1          Defined Terms. The following capitalized terms, as used in this Agreement, shall have the meanings set forth below. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Merger Agreement.
"Beneficial Ownership" by a Person of any securities includes ownership by any Person who, directly or indirectly, through any Contract, relationship or otherwise, has or shares (i) voting power which includes the power to vote, or to direct the voting of, such security; and/or (ii) investment power which includes the power to dispose, or to direct the disposition, of such security; and shall otherwise be interpreted in accordance with the term "beneficial

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ownership" as defined in Rule 13d-3 adopted by the SEC under the Exchange Act. The terms "Beneficially Own," "Beneficially Owned" and "Beneficial Owner" shall have a correlative meaning.
"Covered Shares" means, with respect to each Shareholder, (a) the Existing Shares that are Beneficially Owned by such Shareholder and (b) any other shares of Company Common Stock or other Company Securities, in each case that such Shareholder acquires Beneficial Ownership of after the date hereof and holds as of the record date for the Company Shareholders Meeting.
"Existing Shares" means, with respect to each Shareholder, the number of shares of Company Common Stock set forth opposite such Shareholder's name on Schedule 1 hereto.
"Restricted Shares" means, with respect to each Shareholder, (a) the Existing Shares that are Beneficially Owned by such Shareholder, and (b) the Existing Shares that are Beneficially Owned by any other Shareholder that such initial Shareholder acquires Beneficial Ownership of after the date hereof pursuant to a Permitted Transfer under Section 4.1(a).
"Transfer" means, directly or indirectly, to offer, 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, assign, pledge, encumber, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of (by merger (including by conversion into securities or other consideration), by tendering into any tender or exchange offer, by testamentary disposition, by operation of law or otherwise), either voluntarily or involuntarily, or to enter into any Contract (including any profit or loss sharing arrangement) with respect to the voting of or sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation or similar disposition.
ARTICLE 2
VOTING
2.1          Agreement to Vote. Each Shareholder hereby severally agrees that during the term of this Agreement, at the Company Shareholders Meeting and at any other meeting of one or more classes of shareholders of the Company, however called, including any adjournment, recess or postponement thereof, and in connection with any written consent of one or more classes of shareholders of the Company, such Shareholder shall, in each case to the fullest extent that the Covered Shares are entitled to vote thereon or consent thereto:
(a)          appear (in person or by proxy) at each such meeting or otherwise cause all of the Covered Shares to be counted as present thereat for purposes of calculating a quorum;
(b)          subject to Section 2.1(c), or except as expressly provided or permitted herein, vote (or cause to be voted), in person or by proxy, or deliver (or cause to be delivered) a written consent covering, all of its Covered Shares: (i) in favor of the Merger and the authorization and approval of the Merger Agreement and the Transactions; (ii) against any action or agreement that would reasonably be expected to result in a breach of any material covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of the Company contained in the Merger Agreement, or of such Shareholder contained in this Agreement; and (iii) against any
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action, proposal, transaction or agreement that would impede, interfere with, delay, discourage, frustrate, prevent, nullify, adversely affect or inhibit the timely consummation of the Merger or the fulfillment of Parent's or the Company's conditions under the Merger Agreement, any of the other Transactions or change in any manner the voting rights of any class of shares of the Company (including any amendments to the Company Charter Documents); provided, that, in the case of each of (i), (ii) and (iii), the Merger Agreement shall not have been amended or modified without such Shareholder's prior written consent (A) to decrease or change the form of the Per Share Merger Consideration or (B) to amend or modify the Merger Agreement in a manner which is materially adverse to such Shareholder; and
(c)          in the event that the Company Board or the Transaction Committee has made an Adverse Recommendation Change that has not been rescinded or otherwise withdrawn, vote (or cause to be voted), in person or by proxy, or deliver (or cause to be delivered) a written consent covering, an amount of Covered Shares equal to fifty percent (50%) of the number of Covered Shares held by such Shareholder as of the record date for the Company Shareholders Meeting in favor of the Merger and the authorization and approval of the Merger Agreement and the Transactions (the parties acknowledging that the remaining Covered Shares may be voted by each Shareholder in any manner they determine).
2.2          No Inconsistent Agreements. Each Shareholder hereby severally and not jointly represents, covenants and agrees that, except for this Agreement, such Shareholder (i) has not entered into, and shall not enter into, any voting agreement, voting trust or similar agreement or understanding, with respect to any of the Covered Shares, (ii) has not granted, and shall not grant at any time while this Agreement remains in effect, a proxy, consent or power of attorney with respect to any of the Covered Shares that is inconsistent with Section 2.1, (iii) has not given, and shall not give, any voting instructions or authorities in any manner inconsistent with clause (a), clause (b) and clause (c) of Section 2.1, with respect to any of the Covered Shares, and (iv) has not taken and shall not take any action that such Shareholder knows would constitute a breach hereof or make any representation or warranty of such Shareholder contained herein untrue or incorrect or have the effect of preventing or disabling such Shareholder from performing any of its obligations under this Agreement.
ARTICLE 3
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
3.1          Representations and Warranties of the Shareholders. Each Shareholder hereby severally and not jointly represents and warrants to Parent as follows:
(a)          Organization; Authorization; Validity of Agreement; Necessary Action. Such Shareholder is duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization. Such Shareholder has the requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The execution and delivery by such Shareholder of this Agreement, the performance by it of its obligations hereunder and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly and validly authorized by such Shareholder and no other actions or proceedings on the part of such Shareholder or any shareholder or equity holder thereof or any other Person are necessary to
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authorize the execution and delivery by it of this Agreement, the performance by it of its obligations hereunder or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Shareholder and, assuming this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the other parties hereto, constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of such Shareholder, enforceable against such Shareholder in accordance with its terms, subject to the Equitable Exceptions.
(b)          Ownership. Such Shareholder is the Beneficial Owner of such Shareholder's Existing Shares, free and clear of any Liens, other than (i) any Liens pursuant to this Agreement, (ii) restrictions on transfer of securities under applicable securities Laws, (iii) any Liens granted in connection with a general pledge of Existing Shares to such Shareholder's prime broker, which do and will not affect such Shareholder's Beneficial Ownership of the Existing Shares. Such Shareholder is also the owner of record of such Shareholder's Existing Shares, other than the Existing Shares that are held by the nominee set forth opposite such Shareholder's name on Schedule 1 hereto, which does and will not affect such Shareholder's Beneficial Ownership of the Existing Shares. As of the date of this Agreement, such Shareholder's Existing Shares constitute all of the shares of Company Common Stock Beneficially Owned or owned of record by such Shareholder. Except to the extent Existing Shares are Transferred after the date of this Agreement pursuant to a Permitted Transfer, such Shareholder is the Beneficial Owner and has and will have at all times during the term of this Agreement Beneficial Ownership, sole voting power (which includes the right to control such vote as contemplated herein), power of disposition, and power to agree to all of the matters set forth in this Agreement, in each case with respect to all of such Shareholder's Existing Shares at all times through the Closing Date.
(c)          Non-Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such Shareholder do not and will not to its knowledge (i) contravene or conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of, any provision of the certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other comparable governing documents, as applicable, of such Shareholder, (ii) contravene or conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of, any Law applicable to such Shareholder or by which any of its assets or properties is bound, (iii) conflict with or result in any violation, termination, cancellation or breach of, or constitute a default (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) under, any Contract to which such Shareholder is a party or by which it or any of its assets or properties is bound or (iv) result in the creation of any Liens upon any of the assets or properties of such Shareholder, except for any of the foregoing as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay the ability of such Shareholder to perform its obligations hereunder or prevent or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(d)          Consents and Approvals. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Shareholder does not, and the performance by such Shareholder of its obligations under this Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not, require such Shareholder to obtain any consent, approval, order, waiver, authorization or permit of or any filing with or notification to, any Governmental Authority or other Person.
(e)          Reliance by Parent. Such Shareholder understands and acknowledges that Parent is entering into the Merger Agreement in reliance upon Shareholder's execution and
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delivery of this Agreement and the representations, warranties, covenants and obligations of Shareholder contained herein.
ARTICLE 4
OTHER COVENANTS
4.1          Prohibition on Transfers. During the term of this Agreement, each Shareholder hereby agrees (and, to the extent applicable, shall cause its nominees) not to Transfer any of the Restricted Shares, Beneficial Ownership thereof or any other interest therein, except for a transfer of Restricted Shares (which Transfer includes all Beneficial Ownership, voting rights and other interests therein) (a) to other Shareholders that are party to this Agreement or (b) to a Third Party that, if prior to the effectiveness of such Transfer, the transferee executes a joinder hereto agreeing to be bound by all the terms hereof and notice of such Transfer is delivered to Parent in the manner contemplated by Section 5.4 (a Transfer under either of clauses (a) or (b) of this Section 4.1, a "Permitted Transfer").
4.2          Stock Dividends, etc. In the event of a reclassification, recapitalization, reorganization, stock split (including a reverse stock split) or combination, exchange or readjustment of shares or other similar transaction, or if any stock dividend or stock distribution is declared, in each case affecting the Existing Shares, the term "Existing Shares" shall be deemed to refer to and include such shares as well as all such stock dividends and distributions and any securities of the Company into which or for which any or all of such shares may be changed or exchanged or which are received in such transaction. Each Shareholder hereby agrees, while this Agreement is in effect, promptly to notify Parent of the number of any new shares of Company Common Stock or other Company Securities with respect to which Beneficial Ownership is acquired by such Shareholder, if any, after the date hereof and before the Effective Time. Any such shares or securities shall automatically become subject to the terms of this Agreement as Existing Shares as though owned by the Shareholder as of the date hereof.
4.3          Short Sales. In recognition of the benefit that each Shareholder will receive as a result of Parent entering into the Merger Agreement, each Shareholder hereby agrees with the Company that, during the term of this Agreement, it will not (and any Shareholder that is not an investment fund (including a fund managed by an investment manager) or other institutional investor shall cause its Affiliates and its and their respective Representatives not to), without the prior written consent of the Parent, engage in any transaction constituting a Short Sale relating to shares of Parent Common Stock, any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Parent Common Stock, or any other Parent Securities whether now owned or hereafter acquired, by the Shareholder or its Affiliates or with respect to which such Shareholder or Affiliate has or hereafter acquires the power of disposition. For purposes of this paragraph, a "Short Sale" means all "short sales" as defined in Rule 200 promulgated under Regulation SHO under the 1934 Act, whether or not against the box, and any forward sale contracts, options, puts, calls, short sales, "put equivalent positions" (as defined in Rule 16a-1(h) under the 1934 Act) and similar arrangements.
4.4          No Solicitation.  Each Shareholder hereby agrees that it shall not (and any Shareholder that is not an investment fund (including a fund managed by an investment manager) or other institutional investor shall cause its Affiliates, including its subsidiaries, and
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its and their Representatives not to) directly or indirectly, take any action that the Company is otherwise prohibited from taking under Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreement.
4.5          Waiver of Actions. During the term of this Agreement, each Shareholder severally and not jointly agrees not to commence or join in, and agrees to take all actions reasonably necessary to opt out of any class in any class action with respect to, any claim, derivative or otherwise, against Parent, the Company, any of the other parties to the Merger Agreement or any of their respective successors (a) challenging the validity of, or seeking to enjoin the operation of, any provision of this Agreement or the Merger Agreement or (b) alleging a breach of any fiduciary duty of any Person in connection with the negotiation and entry into this Agreement or the Merger Agreement. During the term of this Agreement, each Shareholder severally and not jointly waives, and agrees not to exercise, assert or perfect, any rights of dissent and appraisal under the MIBCA that such Shareholder may have in connection with the execution and performance of the Merger Agreement or the transactions contemplated therein.
4.6          Further Assurance; Confidentially. During the term of this Agreement, from time to time, at Parent's request and without further consideration, each Shareholder shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take all such further action as may be reasonably necessary to effect the actions and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, each Shareholder hereby severally as to itself only, but not jointly with any other Shareholder, authorizes Parent and the Company to publish and disclose in any Parent Disclosure Documents and in any other announcement or disclosure required by applicable Law such Shareholder's identity and ownership of the Covered Shares and the nature of such Shareholder's obligations under this Agreement.
4.7          Registration Rights Waiver. Subject to Closing of the Merger Agreement, each Shareholder that is a party to, or is entitled to the benefits of, the Second Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement dated as of May 7, 2015 among the Company and certain shareholders of the Company (the "Registration Rights Agreement") agrees to waive and not to assert any rights such Shareholder may have under the Registration Rights Agreement with respect to any and all Merger Consideration received by such Shareholder as a result of the Merger.
ARTICLE 5
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1          Termination. This Agreement and all obligations of the parties hereunder shall automatically terminate on the earliest to occur of (i) the conclusion of the Company Shareholders Meeting at which the vote contemplated in Section 2.1 has occurred and the Covered Shares have been voted as specified therein, (ii) the date of any amendment, waiver or modification of the Merger Agreement without the Shareholder's prior written consent that has the effect of (1) decreasing or changing the form of the Per Share Merger Consideration or (2) otherwise amending, waiving or modifying the Merger Agreement in a manner materially adverse to such Shareholder, (iii) the Effective Time, and (iv) the date of termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms (including after any extension thereof), and after the occurrence of any such applicable event this Agreement shall terminate and be of no further
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force; provided, however, the provisions of this Section 5.1 and Sections 5.3 through 5.14 shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
5.2          No Ownership Interest. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to vest in Parent any direct or indirect ownership or incidence of ownership of or with respect to any Covered Shares. All rights, ownership and economic benefits of and relating to the Covered Shares shall remain vested in and belong to the Shareholders and Parent and Seascape shall have no authority to direct the Shareholders in the voting or disposition of any of the Covered Shares, except as otherwise provided herein.
5.3          Fees and Expenses. All costs and expenses (including, without limitation, all fees and disbursements of counsel, accountants, investment bankers, experts and consultants to a party) incurred in connection with this Agreement shall be paid by the party incurring such costs and expenses.
5.4          Notices. All notices, requests and other communications to any party hereunder shall be in writing (including facsimile or email transmission) and shall be given,
(a)
if to Parent to:
Euronav NV
De Gerlachekaai 20
2000, Antwerp, Belgium
Attention: Egied Verbeeck, General Counsel
                 An Goris, Secretary General
Facsimile No.: +32 (3) 247-4409
Email: egied.verbeeck@euronav.com

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Seward & Kissel LLP
One Battery Park Plaza
New York, New York 10004
Attention: Keith Billotti
Facsimile No.: (212) 480-8421
Email: billotti@sewkis.com

(b)          if to any Shareholder: to such Shareholder and its counsel at their respective addresses and facsimile numbers set forth on Schedule 1 hereto; or
(c)          to such other address, email address or facsimile number as such party may hereafter specify for the purpose by notice to the other parties hereto.
All such notices, requests and other communications shall be deemed received on the date of receipt by the recipient thereof if received prior to 5:00 p.m. on a Business Day in the time zone of the recipient. Otherwise, any such notice, request or communication shall be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day.
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5.5          Interpretation. Unless the express context otherwise requires:
(a)          the terms "hereof", "herein", "hereunder", "hereby" and "herewith" and words of similar import will, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement;
(b)          the meaning assigned to each term defined herein will be equally applicable to both the singular and the plural forms of such term and vice versa, and words denoting any gender will include all genders as the context requires;
(c)          references herein to a specific Section, Subsection, Recital or Schedule shall refer, respectively, to Sections, Subsections, Recitals or Schedules of this Agreement;
(d)          the word "include", "includes" or "including" when used in this Agreement will be deemed to include the words "without limitation", unless otherwise specified;
(e)          references herein to any Person shall include such Person's heirs, executors, personal representatives, administrators, successors and assigns; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Section 5.5 is intended to authorize any Transfer not otherwise permitted by this Agreement;
(f)          references herein to a Person in a particular capacity or capacities shall exclude such Person in any other capacity;
(g)          with respect to the determination of any period of time, (i) the word "from" means "from and including" and the words "to" and "until" each means "to but excluding" and (ii) time is of the essence;
(h)          the word "or" shall be disjunctive but not exclusive;
(i)          references herein to any Law shall be deemed to refer to such Law as amended, modified, codified, reenacted, supplemented or superseded in whole or in part and in effect from time to time, and also to all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder;
(j)          a reference to any Contract will include such Contract as amended, supplemented or modified (including any waiver thereto) in accordance with the terms thereof;
(k)          the headings contained in this Agreement are intended solely for convenience and shall not affect the rights of the parties to this Agreement; and
(l)          if the last day for the giving of any notice or the performance of any act required or permitted under this Agreement is a day that is not a Business Day, then the time for the giving of such notice or the performance of such action shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day.
5.6          Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Merger Agreement constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and
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supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both oral and written, between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.
5.7          Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.
(a)          This Agreement will be deemed to be made in and in all respects will be interpreted, construed and governed by and in accordance with the Laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any choice of Law or conflict of Law provision or rule that would cause the application of the Laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York, except to the extent that the law of the Republic of the Marshall Islands is mandatorily applicable to the Merger.
(b)          EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO CONSENTS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT SITTING IN MANHATTAN IN NEW YORK CITY OR IN THE FEDERAL SOUTHERN DISTRICT IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND ANY APPELLATE COURT THEREFROM LOCATED IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT ALL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE LITIGATED IN SUCH COURTS. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO ACCEPTS FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS RESPECTIVE PROPERTIES, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID COURTS AND WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS, AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY FINAL AND NONAPPEALABLE JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO FURTHER IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS OUT OF ANY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED COURTS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING BY THE MAILING OF COPIES THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO SUCH PARTY AT THE ADDRESS SPECIFIED IN THIS AGREEMENT, SUCH SERVICE TO BECOME EFFECTIVE 15 CALENDAR DAYS AFTER SUCH MAILING. NOTHING HEREIN WILL IN ANY WAY BE DEEMED TO LIMIT THE ABILITY OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE ANY SUCH LEGAL PROCESS, SUMMONS, NOTICES AND DOCUMENTS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR TO OBTAIN JURISDICTION OVER OR TO BRING ACTIONS, SUITS OR PROCEEDINGS AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY HERETO IN SUCH OTHER JURISDICTIONS, AND IN SUCH MANNER, AS MAY BE PERMITTED BY ANY APPLICABLE LAW.
(c)          EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
5.8          Amendment; Waiver. This Agreement may not be amended with respect to any Shareholder except by an instrument in writing signed by Parent and such Shareholder. Each party may waive any right of such party hereunder by an instrument in writing signed by such party and delivered to Parent and such Shareholders.
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5.9          Remedies.
(a)          The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur if any provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with the terms hereof, that monetary damages may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred in connection therewith, and that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement or to enforce specifically the performance of the terms and provisions hereof in any federal court located in the State of New York or any New York state court, in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity, and the parties to this Agreement hereby waive any requirement for the posting of any bond or similar collateral in connection therewith. The parties hereby agree to waive in any action for specific performance of any such obligation (other than in connection with any action for temporary restraining order) the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.
(b)          The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by applicable Law. No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.
5.10          Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application of that provision to any Person or any circumstance, is invalid or unenforceable, (a) a suitable and equitable provision shall be substituted for that provision in order to carry out, so far as may be valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of the invalid or unenforceable provision and (b) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of that provision to other Persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability affect the validity or enforceability of that provision, or the application of that provision, in any other jurisdiction. Upon such a determination, the parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in a reasonably acceptable manner so that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement may be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.
5.11          Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries. No party to this Agreement may assign or delegate, by operation of law or otherwise, all or any portion of its rights or liabilities under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other parties to this Agreement, which any such party may withhold in its absolute discretion. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Any purported assignment without such prior written consent shall be null and void. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer on any Person other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and permitted assigns any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement.
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5.12          Construction. The parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement, and, in the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement will be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties, and no presumption or burden of proof will arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.
5.13          Shareholder Capacity. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made herein by each Shareholder are made solely with respect to such Shareholder and the Existing Shares or the Restricted Shares or the Covered Shares, as the case may be. Each Shareholder is entering into this Agreement solely in its capacity as the Beneficial Owner of such Covered Shares and nothing herein shall limit or affect any actions taken by any officer or director of the Company (or a subsidiary of the Company) solely in his or her capacity as a director or officer of the Company (or a subsidiary of the Company), including, without limitation, to the extent applicable, participating in his or her capacity as a director of the Company in any discussions or negotiations in accordance with Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreement. Nothing contained herein, and no action taken by any Shareholder pursuant hereto, shall be deemed to constitute the parties as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the parties are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to the obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
5.14          Counterparts; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. This Agreement shall become effective when each party hereto shall have received a counterpart hereof signed by all of the other parties hereto. Until and unless each party has received a counterpart hereof signed by the other party hereto, this Agreement shall have no effect and no party shall have any right or obligation hereunder (whether by virtue of any other oral or written agreement or other communication). Facsimile signatures or signatures received as a pdf attachment to electronic mail shall be treated as original signatures for all purposes of this Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the duly authorized officers of the parties to this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 
EURONAV NV
     
     
 
By:
/s/ P.J. Rodgers
 
Name:
P.J. Rodgers
 
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
     
 
By:
/s/ H. De Stoop
 
Name:
H. De Stoop
 
Title:
CFO
     



[Signature Page to Voting Agreement]


 
ARF II MARITIME HOLDINGS LLC
     
     
 
By:
/s/ Steven D. Smith
 
Name:
Steven D. Smith
 
Title:
 

 
ARF II MARITIME EQUITY PARTNERS LP
     
     
 
By:
/s/ Steven D. Smith
 
Name:
Steven D. Smith
 
Title:
 

 
ARF II MARITIME EQUITY CO-INVESTORS LLC
     
     
 
By:
/s/ Steven D. Smith
 
Name:
Steven D. Smith
 
Title:
 




[Signature Page to Shareholder Support and Voting Agreement — Aurora]



 
BLUE MOUNTAIN CREDIT
ALTERNATIVES MASTER FUND L.P.
By:  BlueMountain Capital Management, LLC, its investment manager
     
     
 
By:
/s/ David M. O'Mara
 
Name:
David M. O'Mara
 
Title:
Deputy General Counsel

 
BLUEMOUNTAIN DISTRESSED MASTER FUND L.P.
By:  BlueMountain Capital Management, LLC, its investment manager
     
     
 
By:
/s/ David M. O'Mara
 
Name:
David M. O'Mara
 
Title:
Deputy General Counsel

 
BLUEMOUNTAIN STRATEGIC CREDIT MASTER FUND L.P.
By:  BlueMountain Capital Management, LLC, its investment manager
     
     
 
By:
/s/ David M. O'Mara
 
Name:
David M. O'Mara
 
Title:
Deputy General Counsel


 
BLUEMOUNTAIN GUADALUPE PEAK FUND L.P.
By:  BlueMountain Capital Management, LLC, its investment manager
     
     
 
By:
/s/ David M. O'Mara
 
Name:
David M. O'Mara
 
Title:
Deputy General Counsel


[Signature Page to Shareholder Support and Voting Agreement — BlueMountain]



 
BLUE MOUNTAIN MOUNTENVERS MASTER FUND SCA SICA V-SIF.
By:  BlueMountain Capital Management, LLC, its investment manager
     
     
 
By:
/s/ David M. O'Mara
 
Name:
David M. O'Mara
 
Title:
Deputy General Counsel

 
BLUEMOUNTAIN TIMBERLINE LTD.
By:  BlueMountain Capital Management, LLC, its investment manager
     
     
 
By:
/s/ David M. O'Mara
 
Name:
David M. O'Mara
 
Title:
Deputy General Counsel

 
BLUEMOUNTAIN KICKING HORSE FUND L.P.
By:  BlueMountain Capital Management, LLC, its investment manager
     
     
 
By:
/s/ David M. O'Mara
 
Name:
David M. O'Mara
 
Title:
Deputy General Counsel


 
BLUEMOUNTAIN CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES MASTER FUND I L.P.
By:  BlueMountain Capital Management, LLC, its investment manager
     
     
 
By:
/s/ David M. O'Mara
 
Name:
David M. O'Mara
 
Title:
Deputy General Counsel

[Signature Page to Shareholder Support and Voting Agreement — BlueMountain]



 
BLUEMOUNTAIN SUMMIT TRADING L.P.
By:  BlueMountain Capital Management, LLC, its investment manager
     
     
 
By:
/s/ David M. O'Mara
 
Name:
David M. O'Mara
 
Title:
Deputy General Counsel



[Signature Page to Shareholder Support and Voting Agreement — BlueMountain]



 
TWIN HAVEN SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND IV, L.P.
 
By:  Twin Haven Capital Partners LLC, its investment manager
     
     
 
By:
/s/ Michael Vinci
 
Name:
Michael Vinci
 
Title:
COO/CFO


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Schedule 1

SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION

Shareholder
Name and Contact Information
Shares of Common Stock
Nominee (if any)
and Existing Shares
Held Thereby
Ethan Auerbach
 
299 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10171
Phone: 212-763-5600
0
 
Sean Bradley
 
299 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10171
Phone: 212-763-5600
41,944
 
Peter C. Georgiopoulos
 
299 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10171
Phone: 212-763-5600
865,103
 
Milton H. Gonzales, Jr.
 
299 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10171
Phone: 212-763-5600
41,944
 
Dan Ilany
 
299 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10171
Phone: 212-763-5600
0
 
Adam Pierce
 
299 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10171
Phone: 212-763-5600
9,584
 
Roger Schmitz
 
299 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10171
Phone: 212-763-5600
9,584
 



Shareholder
Name and Contact Information
Shares of Common Stock
Nominee (if any)
and Existing Shares
Held Thereby
John P. Tavlarios
 
299 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10171
Phone: 212-763-5600
67,110
 
Leonard J. Vrondissis
 
299 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10171
Phone: 212-763-5600
58,495
 
ARF II Maritime Equity Co-Investors LLC
 
c/o Aurora Resurgence Management Partners LLC
10877 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 2100
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Attn: General Counsel
Email: thart@auroracap.com
2,162,162
 
ARF II Maritime Equity Partners L.P.
 
c/o Aurora Resurgence Management Partners LLC
10877 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 2100
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Attn: General Counsel
Email: thart@auroracap.com
48,378
 
ARF II Maritime Holdings LLC
 
c/o Aurora Resurgence Management Partners LLC
10877 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 2100
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Attn: General Counsel
Email: thart@auroracap.com
4,054,054
 
Blue Mountain Credit Alternatives Master Fund L.P.
 
c/o BlueMountain Capital Management, LLC
280 Park Avenue, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Attn: General Counsel
Email: legalnotices@bmcm.com
3,069,447
 




Shareholder
Name and Contact Information
Shares of Common Stock
Nominee (if any)
and Existing Shares
Held Thereby
BlueMountain Credit Opportunities Master Fund I L.P.
c/o BlueMountain Capital Management, LLC
280 Park Avenue, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Attn: General Counsel
Email: legalnotices@bmcm.com
1,179,786
 
BlueMountain Distressed Master Fund L.P.
c/o BlueMountain Capital Management, LLC
280 Park Avenue, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Attn: General Counsel
Email: legalnotices@bmcm.com
58,045
 
BlueMountain Guadalupe Peak Fund L.P.
c/o BlueMountain Capital Management, LLC
280 Park Avenue, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Attn: General Counsel
Email: legalnotices@bmcm.com
332,991
 
BlueMountain Kicking Horse Fund L.P.
c/o BlueMountain Capital Management, LLC
280 Park Avenue, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Attn: General Counsel
Email: legalnotices@bmcm.com
405,334
 
BlueMountain Montenvers Master Fund SCA SICAV-SIF
c/o BlueMountain Capital Management, LLC
280 Park Avenue, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Attn: General Counsel
Email: legalnotices@bmcm.com
1,589,135
 
BlueMountain Strategic Credit Master Fund L.P. c/o BlueMountain Capital Management, LLC
178,264
 
     



Shareholder
Name and Contact Information
Shares of Common Stock
Nominee (if any)
and Existing Shares
Held Thereby
280 Park Avenue, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Attn: General Counsel
Email: legalnotices@bmcm.com
   
BlueMountain Summit Trading L.P.
c/o BlueMountain Capital Management, LLC
280 Park Avenue, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Attn: General Counsel
Email: legalnotices@bmcm.com
101,020
 
BlueMountain Timberline Ltd.
c/o BlueMountain Capital Management, LLC
280 Park Avenue, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Attn: General Counsel
Email: legalnotices@bmcm.com
928,882
 
OCM Marine Holdings TP, L.P.
c/o Oaktree Capital Group Holdings GP, LLC
333 South Grand Avenue, 28th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071
11,923,244
 
Opps Marine Holdings TP, L.P.
c/o Oaktree Capital Group Holdings GP, LLC
333 South Grand Avenue, 28th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071
1,129,290
 
Twin Haven Special Opportunities Fund IV, L.P.
c/o Twin Haven Capital Partners, L.L.C. 33 Riverside Avenue, 3rd Floor
Westport, CT 06880
3,000,000
Pershing LLC (2,460,170 shares in certificate form and 539,830 shares in electronic form)


 
EX-99.2 4 d7776377_ex99-2.htm
Exhibit 99.2

 
 

 
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EURONAV NV AND GENER8 MARITIME, INC. ANNOUNCE MERGER AGREEMENT

ANTWERP, Belgium, and New York, New York, 21 December 2017 – The Boards of Euronav NV (NYSE: EURN & Euronext: EURN) ("Euronav" or the "Company") and Gener8 Maritime, Inc. (NYSE: GNRT) ("Gener8") are pleased to announce that they have reached an agreement on a stock-for-stock merger for the entire issued and outstanding share capital of Gener8 pursuant to which Gener8 would become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Euronav (the merger to form the "Combined Entity").

The merger will create the leading independent large crude tanker operator including:

·
75 crude tankers, including 44 VLCCs and 28 Suezmax crude tankers, representing over 18 million DWT in the aggregate.
·
Combined Entity balance sheet assets of over USD 4 billion.
·
Estimated pro-forma market capitalization of approximately USD 1.8 billion based on Euronav's closing price of USD 8.10 per share on 20 December 2017.
·
Marked-to-market leverage of less than 50% for the Combined Entity.
·
A liquidity position estimated at more than USD 750 million, including cash on hand and undrawn amounts available under existing credit facilities.

KEY TRANSACTION TERMS

·
0.7272 Euronav shares for each share of Gener8 (the "Exchange Ratio") which is expected to result in the issuance of approximately 60.9 million new Euronav shares to Gener8 shareholders.
·
The Exchange Ratio was calculated on the basis of several factors, including  a relative net asset value (NAV) methodology analysis.
·
The Exchange Ratio implies a premium of 35% paid on Gener8 shares based on the closing share prices on 20 December 2017.
·
The merger will result in Euronav shareholders owning approximately 72% of the issued share capital of the Combined Entity and Gener8 shareholders owning approximately 28% (based on the fully diluted share capital of Euronav and the fully diluted share capital of Gener8).
 

 
 
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The merger is subject to the approval of Gener8's shareholders, the consent of certain of Gener8's lenders to assign certain debt facilities to the Combined Entity, the effectiveness of a registration statement to be filed by Euronav with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") to register the Euronav shares to be issued in the merger (the "New Registration Statement"), the listing of such shares on the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") and other customary closing conditions.
·
No additional equity issuance is currently contemplated beyond the approximately 60.9 million Euronav shares to be issued in exchange for Gener8 shares.
·
Euronav as the Combined Entity will remain listed on NYSE and Euronext under the symbol "EURN."
·
Carl Steen, Paddy Rodgers and Hugo De Stoop will remain respectively Chairman of the Board, CEO and CFO of the Combined Entity.
·
The merger will require the approval of the holders of a majority of Gener8's outstanding shares. A group of shareholders, representing approximately 48% of the issued and outstanding shares of Gener8, including certain current directors of Gener8, have committed or are expected to commit shortly to vote in favour of this merger, subject to the terms and conditions contained in voting agreements with Euronav.
·
A reputable third-party tanker owner has agreed to purchase from the Combined Entity six modern VLCCs upon closing of this transaction at a price of USD 434 million. The sale will allow Euronav to maintain sustainable and robust financial ratios and keep leverage and liquidity well within Management's desired levels.

The Euronav NV board has unanimously approved the transaction and the merger does not require the approval of Euronav's shareholders.

Euronav and Gener8 believe that the merger will:

·
Be accretive to the shareholders of both companies and is consistent with previously set expansion criteria of Euronav.
·
Create the world's leading independent crude tanker operator with 75 large crude tankers focused predominately on the VLCC and Suezmax asset classes and two FSO vessels in joint venture.
·
Provide tangible economies of scale via pooling arrangements, procurement opportunities, reduced overhead and enhanced access to capital.
·
Offer a well-capitalised, highly liquid company for investors to participate in the tanker market.
·
Through commitment to the Tankers International Pool (a spot market-oriented tanker pool), provide the lowest commercial fees as a percentage of revenue in the sector upon closing of the merger.
·
Allow Euronav to retain the same disciplined dividend policy for the Combined Entity.
 

 
 


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One of the independent Board members of Gener8, Steve Smith, is expected to join the Board of Euronav following completion of the merger, which is expected by the latest end June 2018.

In arriving at the Exchange Ratio, Euronav has taken into account a number of factors including the estimated net asset values of each company, the recent share price performance of the two companies, and the opportunity to combine two tanker fleets with good prospects for stronger combined growth.

The Gener8 board believes that the terms of the merger are in the best interests of Gener8 shareholders.

The Euronav Board considers the merger to be in the best interests of Euronav shareholders as a whole and has unanimously approved the transaction.

For further information about the Merger, please refer to the New Registration Statement to be filed with the SEC by Euronav and the proxy statement to be filed by Gener8.

Commenting on the merger, Carl Steen, Chairman of Euronav said: "The merger between Euronav and Gener8 is expected to deliver real value for both sets of shareholders. The financial strength of the Combined Entity together with a strong leadership team will make it well placed to navigate the tanker cycle".

Paddy Rodgers, CEO of Euronav said: "This transaction marks an exciting development for Euronav. The merger creates the leading tanker company which is better placed to serve the needs of our customers and support our partners."

Peter Georgiopoulos, Chairman and CEO of Gener8 said: "I have been a vocal advocate for consolidation in the shipping industry and have always stated that we would be a willing buyer or seller depending upon what is best for our shareholders.  This transaction creates the largest independent VLCC fleet in the world.  The combined company has a very bright future that will benefit both Gener8 and Euronav shareholders."
 

 
 
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ADVISORS

Seward & Kissel LLP is serving as legal counsel to Euronav in connection with the merger, Shearman & Sterling LLP is serving as legal counsel to the transaction committee of Gener8 and Kramer Levin Naftalis & Fankel LLP is serving as legal counsel to Gener8.  RMK Maritime is serving as financial advisor to Euronav's Board of directors and UBS Securities LLC is serving as financial advisor to Gener8. For Belgian law matters, Euronav was advised by Argo Law.
 
Forward-Looking Statements

Matters discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "Reform Act") provides safe harbor protections for forward-looking statements with the meaning of the Reform Act. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements, which are other than statements of historical facts. Euronav and Gener8 desire to take advantage of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is including this cautionary statement in connection with this safe harbor legislation. The words "believe", "anticipate", "intends", "estimate", "forecast", "project", "plan", "potential", "may", "should", "expect", "pending" and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements.

The forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including without limitation, management's examination of historical operating trends, data contained in company records and other data available from third parties. Although management believes that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond the companies' control, there can be no assurance that Euronav or Gener8 will accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections.

In addition to these important factors, other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include the ability of Euronav and Gener8 to successfully complete the proposed merger on anticipated terms and timing, including obtaining required shareholder and regulatory approvals, unforeseen liabilities, future capital expenditures, revenues, expenses, earnings, synergies, economic performance, indebtedness, financial condition, losses, future prospects, business and management strategies, expansion and growth of the Combined Entity's operations and other conditions to the completion of the acquisition, risks relating to the integration of Gener8's operations and the possibility that the anticipated synergies and other benefits of the proposed merger will not be realized or will not be realized within the expected timeframe, the outcome of any legal proceedings related to the merger, the failure of counterparties to fully perform their contracts with Euronav or Gener8, the strength of world economies and currencies, general market conditions, including fluctuations in charter rates and vessel values (including the possibility of a material decline or prolonged weakness in such rates), changes in demand for tanker vessel capacity, changes in the companies' operating expenses, including bunker prices, dry-docking and insurance costs, the market for the companies' vessels, availability of financing and refinancing to meet the capital needs of the Combined Entity, charter counterparty performance, ability to obtain financing and comply with covenants in such financing arrangements, changes in governmental rules and regulations or actions taken by regulatory authorities in the tanker industry, including without limitation, legislation adopted by international organizations such as the IMO and the European Union or by individual countries, potential liability from pending or future litigation, general domestic and international political conditions, potential disruption of shipping routes due to accidents or political events, vessels breakdowns, crew wages, changes in demand for oil and petroleum products and instances of off-hires and other factors. Please see Euronav's and Gener8's filings with the SEC for a more complete discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties.

You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on Euronav's and Gener8's forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are and will be based upon management's then-current views and assumptions regarding future events and operating performance, and are applicable only as of the dates of such statements. Neither Euronav nor Gener8 assumes any duty to update or revise forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, as of any future date.
 

 
 
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR INVESTORS

This announcement is not a recommendation in favor of a vote on the transaction, nor is it a solicitation of proxies in connection with any such vote. In connection with the proposed merger, Euronav intends to file with the SEC a registration statement on Form F–4 that will constitute a prospectus of Euronav and include a proxy statement of Gener8. Euronav and Gener8 also plan to file other relevant documents with the SEC regarding the proposed merger. INVESTORS ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC IF AND WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED MERGER AND RELATED MATTERS. You may obtain a free copy of the proxy statement/prospectus (if and when it becomes available) and other relevant documents filed by Euronav and Gener8 with the SEC at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.






In addition, you will be able to obtain free copies of these documents by phone, e–mail or written request by contacting the investor relations department of Euronav or Gener8 at the following:

Euronav NV
Gener8 Maritime, Inc.
Mr. Brian Gallagher – Euronav Investor Relations
Tel: +44 20 7870 0436
Email: IR@euronav.com
Mr. Leonidas J. Vrondissis – Chief Financial Officer
Tel: +1 212 763 5600
Email: ir@gener8maritime.com

NO OFFER OR SOLICITATION

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, sell, or solicit any securities or any proxy vote or approval, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.


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Announcement of Euronav fourth quarter results 2017: Thursday, 25 January 2018

About Euronav
Euronav is an independent tanker company engaged in the ocean transportation and storage of crude oil. The Company is headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium, and has offices throughout Europe and Asia. Euronav is listed on Euronext Brussels and on the NYSE under the symbol EURN. Euronav employs its fleet both on the spot and period market. VLCCs on the spot market are traded in the Tankers International pool of which Euronav is one of the major partners. Euronav's owned and operated fleet consists of 53 double hulled vessels being 1 V-Plus vessel, 28 VLCCs, 18 Suezmaxes, four Suezmaxes under construction and two FSO vessels (both owned in 50%-50% joint venture). The Company's vessels mainly fly Belgian, Greek, French and Marshall Island flags.

About Gener8
As of December 20, 2017, Gener8 Maritime has a fleet of 30 wholly-owned vessels comprised of 21 VLCCs, 6 Suezmaxes, one Aframax, and two Panamax tankers.  Gener8 Maritime's fleet has a total carrying capacity of approximately 7.5 million deadweight tons ("DWT") and an average age of approximately 3.7 years on a DWT basis. Gener8 Maritime is incorporated under the laws of the Marshall Islands and headquartered in New York.

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EX-99.3 5 d7772037_ex99-3.htm
Exhibit 99.3
 
 
 
 
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
 
Norwegian Shipbrokers' Association's
 
Memorandum of Agreement  for sale and
 
purchase of ships. Adopted by BIMCO in 1956.
 
Code-name
 
SALEFORM 2012
 
Revised 1966, 1983 and 1986/87, 1993 and 2012

Dated: December 20, 2017

Gener8 Athena LLC of Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro, Marshall
Islands, MH96960 (Name of sellers), hereinafter called the "Sellers", have agreed to sell, and
Euronav nv of De Gerlachekaai 20, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium or its nominee (Name of buyers), hereinafter
called the "Buyers", have agreed to buy:
Name of vessel: GENER8 ATHENA

IMO Number: 9723071

Classification Society: DNV-GL

Class Notation: +1A1 Tanker for oil BIS BWM(T) Clean COAT-PSPC(B) Crane CSR E0 ESP SPM TMON
VCS(2)
Year of Build: 2015
Builder/Yard: Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd.
     
Flag: Marshall Islands
Place of Registration: Majuro
GT/NT: 157,092/101,147

hereinafter called the "Vessel", on the following terms and conditions:

Definitions
"Banking Days" are days on which banks are open both in the country of the currency stipulated for
the Purchase Price in Clause 1 (Purchase Price) and in the place of closing stipulated in Clause 8
(Documentation) and UK, Belgium, Luxembourg, Hong Kong, The Netherlands and Norway (add
additional jurisdictions as appropriate).
"Buyers' Nominated Flag State" means _______ (state flag state).

"Class" means the class notation referred to above.

"Classification Society" means the Society referred to above.

"Deposit" shall have the meaning given in Clause 2 (Deposit)

"Deposit Holder" means _________ (state name and location of Deposit Holder) or, if left blank, the
Sellers' Bank, which shall hold and release the Deposit in accordance with this Agreement.

"Effective Date" means the date the Merger Agreement is terminated.

"In writing" or "written" means a letter handed over from the Sellers to the Buyers or vice versa, a
registered letter, e-mail or telefax.

"Merger Agreement" means that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger entered into on or about the
date hereof pursuant to which Euronav NV will cause the Merger Sub (as defined in the Merger
Agreement) to merge with and into Gener8 Maritime, Inc. ("GNRT") (as the same may be
supplemented or amended from time to time).

"Parties" means the Sellers and the Buyers.
"Purchase Price" means the price for the Vessel as stated in Clause 1 (Purchase Price).

"Sellers' Account" means to such bank account advised in writing by the Sellers (state details of bank
account) at the Sellers' Bank.
"Sellers' Bank" means _______ (state name of bank, branch and details) or, if left blank, the bank notified by the Sellers to the Buyers for receipt of the balance of the Purchase Price.
   
1.
Purchase Price
 
The Purchase Price is USD 72,800,000 (United States Seventy Two Million Eight Hundred
Thousand) (state currency and amount both in words and figures).
2.
Deposit [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]
 
As security for the correct fulfilment of this Agreement the Buyers shall lodge a deposit of
__% (__ per cent) or, if left blank, __% (__ per cent), of the Purchase Price (the
"Deposit") in an interest bearing account for the Parties with the Deposit Holder within three (3)
Banking Days after the date that:

 
(i)
this Agreement has been signed by the Parties and exchanged in original or by
This document is a computer generated SALEFORM 2012 form printed by authority of the Norwegian Shipbrokers' Association. Any insertion or deletion to the form must be clearly visible. In the event of
any modification made to the pre-printed text of this document which is not clearly visible, the text of the original approved document shall apply. BIMCO and the Norwegian Shipbrokers' Association
assume no responsibility for any loss, damage or expense as a result of discrepancies between the original approved document and this computer generated document.


   
e-mail or telefax; and 
     
 
(ii)
the Deposit Holder has confirmed in writing to the Parties that the account has been
opened.
 
 
The Deposit shall be released in accordance with joint written instructions of the Parties.
Interest, if any, shall be credited to the Buyers. Any fee charged for holding and releasing the
Deposit shall be borne equally by the Parties. The Parties shall provide to the Deposit Holder
all necessary documentation to open and maintain the account without delay.
   
3.
Payment
 
On delivery of the Vessel, but not later than three (3) Banking Days after the date that Notice of
Readiness has been given in accordance with Clause 5 (Time and place of delivery and
notices):
 
 
(i)
the Deposit shall be released to the Sellers; and
     
 
(ii)
the balance of the Purchase Price and all other sums payable on delivery by the Buyers
to the Sellers under this Agreement shall be paid in full free of bank charges to the
Sellers' Account; provided, however, part of the Purchase Price may be satisfied by
setting off up to 1/3rd of any Company Termination Fee (as defined in the Merger
Agreement) due to Euronav NV from GNRT against the Purchase Price. Procedure of
payment of the Purchase Price and any moneys under the MOA to be always subject to
the mutual agreement of the Sellers and Buyers and their respective Banks.
 
4.
Inspection
   
 
(a)* The Buyers have inspected and accepted the Vessel's classification records. The Buyers
have also inspected the Vessel at/in _________ (state place) on _________ (state date) and have
accepted the Vessel following this inspection and the sale is outright and definite, subject only
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
 
(b)* The Buyers shall have the right to inspect the Vessel's classification records and declare
whether same are accepted or not within _________ (state date/period).
 
The Sellers shall make the Vessel available for inspection at/in _________ (state place/range) within
_________ (state date/period).
 
The Buyers shall undertake the inspection without undue delay to the Vessel. Should the
Buyers cause undue delay they shall compensate the Sellers for the losses thereby incurred.
 
The Buyers shall inspect the Vessel without opening up and without cost to the Sellers.
 
During the inspection, the Vessel's dock and engine log books shall be made available for
examination by the Buyers.
 
The Sale shall become outright and definite, subject only to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, provided that the Sellers receive written notice of acceptance of the Vessel from
the Buyers within seventy two (72) hours after completion of such inspection or after the
date/last day of the period stated in Line 59, whichever is earlier.
 
Should the Buyers fail to undertake the inspection as scheduled and/or notice of acceptance of
the Vessel's classification records and/or of the Vessel not be received by the Sellers as
aforesaid, the Deposit together with interest earned, if any, shall be released immediately to the
Buyers, whereafter this Agreement shall be null and void.

 *4(a) and 4(b) are alternatives; delete whichever is not applicable. In the absence of deletions,
alternative 4(a) shall apply.

5.
Time and place of delivery and notices
(a) The Vessel shall be delivered and taken over safely afloat after discharge of cargo at a safe and
accessible berth or
anchorage at/in a location (state place/range) in the Sellers' option not before 60 days after the
Effective Date.
Notice of Readiness shall not be tendered before: ___________ (date)

Cancelling Date (see Clauses 5(c), 6 (a)(i), 6 (a) (iii) and 14): 120 days after the Effective Date

(b) The Sellers shall keep the Buyers well informed of the Vessel's itinerary and shall
provide the Buyers with thirty (30), twenty (20), fifteen (15), ten (10), five (5) and three (3) days' notice
of the date the
Sellers intend to tender Notice of Readiness and Two (2) and One (1) days definite notice of the date
Sellers intend to tender Notice of Readinessand of the intended place of delivery.
When the Vessel is at the place of delivery and physically ready for delivery in accordance with

This document is a computer generated SALEFORM 2012 form printed by authority of the Norwegian Shipbrokers' Association. Any insertion or deletion to the form must be clearly visible. In the event of
any modification made to the pre-printed text of this document which is not clearly visible, the text of the original approved document shall apply. BIMCO and the Norwegian Shipbrokers' Association
assume no responsibility for any loss, damage or expense as a result of discrepancies between the original approved document and this computer generated document.
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this Agreement, the Sellers shall give the Buyers a written Notice of Readiness for delivery.

(c)  If the Sellers anticipate that, notwithstanding the exercise of due diligence by them, the
Vessel will not be ready for delivery by the Cancelling Date they may notify the Buyers in writing
stating the date when they anticipate that the Vessel will be ready for delivery and proposing a
new Cancelling Date. Upon receipt of such notification the Buyers shall have the option of
either cancelling this Agreement in accordance with Clause 14 (Sellers' Default) within three (3)
Banking Days of receipt of the notice or of accepting the new date as the new Cancelling Date.
If the Buyers have not declared their option within three (3)seven (7) Banking Days of receipt of the
Sellers' notification or if the Buyers accept the new date, the date proposed in the Sellers'
notification shall be deemed to be the new Cancelling Date and shall be substituted for the
Cancelling Date stipulated in line 79.

If this Agreement is maintained with the new Cancelling Date all other terms and conditions
hereof including those contained in Clauses 5(b) and 5(d) shall remain unaltered and in full
force and effect.

(d) Cancellation, failure to cancel or acceptance of the new Cancelling Date shall be entirely
without prejudice to any claim for damages the Buyers may have under Clause 14 (Sellers'
Default) for the Vessel not being ready by the original Cancelling Date.

(e) Should the Vessel become an actual, constructive or compromised total loss before delivery
the Deposit together with interest earned, if any, shall be released immediately to the Buyers
whereafter this Agreement shall be null and void.

 
6.
Divers Inspection / Drydocking
       (a)*
 
(i)
The Buyers shall have the option at their cost and expense to arrange for an underwater
inspection by a diver approved by the Classification Society prior to the delivery of the
Vessel. Such option shall be declared latest nine (9) days prior to the Vessel's intended
date of readiness for delivery as notified by the Sellers pursuant to Clause 5(b) of this
Agreement. The Sellers shall at their cost and expense make the Vessel available for
such inspection. This inspection shall be carried out without undue delay and in the
presence of a Classification Society surveyor arranged for by the Sellers and paid for by
the Buyers. The Buyers' representative(s) shall have the right to be present at the diver's
inspection as observer(s) only without interfering with the work or decisions of the
Classification Society surveyor. The extent of the inspection and the conditions under
which it is performed shall be to the satisfaction of the Classification Society. If the
conditions at the place of delivery are unsuitable for such inspection, the Sellers shall at
their cost and expense make the Vessel available at a suitable alternative place near to
the delivery port, in which event the Cancelling Date shall be extended by the additional
time required for such positioning and the subsequent re-positioning. The Sellers may
not tender Notice of Readiness prior to completion of the underwater inspection.

 
(ii)
If the rudder, propeller, bottom or other underwater parts below the deepest load line are
found broken, damaged or defective so as to affect the Vessel's class, then (1) unless
repairs can be carried out afloat to the satisfaction of the classification society, the
Sellers shall arrange for the vessel to be drydocked at their expense for inspection by
the classification society of the vessel's under water parts below the deepest load line,
the extent of the inspection being in accordance with the Classification Society's rules (2)
such defects shall be made good by the Sellers at their cost and expense to the
satisfaction of the Classification society without condition/recommendation** and (3) the
Sellers shall pay for the underwater inspection and the Classification Society's
attendance.
 
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if the Classification Society
do not require the aforementioned defects to be rectified before the next class
drydocking survey, the Sellers shall be entitled to deliver the Vessel with these defects
against a deduction from the Purchase Price of the estimated direct cost (of labour and
materials) of carrying out the repairs to the satisfaction of the Classification Society,
whereafter the Buyers shall have no further rights whatsoever in respect of the defects
and/or repairs. The estimated direct cost of the repairs shall be the average of quotes
for the repair work obtained from two reputable independent shipyards at or in the
vicinity of the port of delivery, one to be obtained by each of the Parties within two (2)
Banking Days from the date of the imposition of the condition/recommendation, unless
the Parties agree otherwise. Should either of the Parties fail to obtain such a quote within
the stipulated time then the quote duly obtained by the other Party shall be the sole basis
for the estimate of the direct repair costs. The Sellers may not tender Notice of


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    Readiness prior to such estimate having been established. 
     
 
(iii)
If the Vessel is to be drydocked pursuant to Clause 6(a)(ii) and no suitable dry docking
facilities are available at the port of delivery, the Sellers shall take the Vessel to a port
where suitable drydocking facilities are available, whether within or outside the delivery
range as per Clause 5(a). Once drydocking has taken place the Sellers shall deliver the
Vessel at a port within the delivery range as per Clause 5(a) which shall, for the purpose
of this Clause, become the new port of delivery. In such event the Cancelling Date shall
be extended by the additional time required for the drydocking and extra steaming, but
limited to a maximum of fourteen (14) days.
     
 
(b) * The Sellers shall place the Vessel in drydock at the port of delivery for inspection by the
Classification Society of the Vessel's underwater parts below the deepest load line, the extent
of the inspection being in accordance with the Classification Society's rules. If the rudder,
propeller, bottom or other underwater parts below the deepest load line are found broken,
damaged or defective so as to affect the Vessel's class, such defects shall be made good at the
Sellers' cost and expense to the satisfaction of the Classification Society without
condition/recommendation**. In such event the Sellers are also to pay for the costs and
expenses in connection with putting the Vessel in and taking her out of drydock, including the
drydock dues and the Classification Society's fees. The Sellers shall also pay for these costs
and expenses if parts of the tailshalf system are condemned or found defective or broken so as
to affect the Vessel's class. In all other cases, the Buyers shall pay the aforesaid costs and
expenses, dues and fees.
 
(c) If the Vessel is drydocked pursuant to Clause 6 (a)(ii) or 6 (b) above:


 
(i)
The Classification Society may require survey of the tailshaft system, the extent of the
survey being to the satisfaction of the Classification surveyor. If such survey is
not required by the Classification Society, the Buyers shall have the option to require the
tailshaft to be drawn and surveyed by the Classification Society, the extent of the survey
being in accordance with the Classification Society's rules for tailshaft survey and
consistent with the current stage of the Vessel's survey cycle. The Buyers shall declare
whether they require the tailshaft to be drawn and surveyed not later than by the
completion of the inspection by the Classification Society. The drawing and refitting of
the tailshaft shall be arranged by the Sellers. Should any part of the tailshaft system be
condemned or found defective so as to affect the Vessel's class, these parts shall be
renewed or made good at the sellers' cost and expense to the satisfaction of
Classification Society without condition/recommendation**.

 
(ii)
The costs and expenses relating to the survey of the tailshaft system shall be borne by
the Buyers unless the Classification Society requires such survey to be carried out or if
parts of the system are condemned or found defective or broken so as to affect the
Vessel's class, in which case the Sellers shall pay these costs and expenses.

 
(iii)
The Buyers' representative(s) shall have the right to be present in the drydock, as
observe(s) only without interfering with the work or decisions of the Classification
Society surveyor.

 
(iv)
The Buyers shall have the right to have the underwater parts of the Vessel cleaned
and painted at their risk, cost and expense without interfering with the Seller's or the
Classification Society surveyor's work, if any, and without affecting the Vessel's timely
delivery. If, however, the Buyers' work in drydock is still in progress when the
Sellers have completed the work which the Sellers are required to do, the additional
docking time needed to complete the Buyers' work shall be for the Buyers' risk, cost and
expense. In the event that the Buyers' work required such additional time, the Sellers
may upon completion of the Sellers' work tender Notice of Readiness for delivery whilst
the Vessel is still in drydock and, notwithstanding Clause 5(a), the Buyers shall be
obliged to take delivery in accordance with Clause 3 (Payment), whether the Vessel is in
drydock or not.

* 6(a) and 6 (b) are alternatives; delete whichever is not applicable. In the absence of deletions,
alternative 6 (a) shall apply.

**Notes or memoranda, if any, in the surveyor's report which are accepted by the Classification
Society without condition/recommendation are not to be taken into account.

 
7.
Spares, bunkers and other items
 
The Sellers shall deliver the Vessel to the Buyers with everything belonging to her on board
and on shore. All spare parts and spare equipment including spare tail-end shaft(s) and/or
spare propeller(s)/propeller blade(s), if any, belonging to the Vessel at the time of inspection

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used or unused, whether on board or not shall become the Buyers' property, but and spares on
order are excludedincluded; provided these belong to the Vessel alone and not to any common
stock that the Sellers keep on a fleet basis. Forwarding charges, if any, shall be for the Buyers'
account. The Sellers
are not required to replace spare parts including spare tail-end shaft(s) and spare
propeller(s)/propeller blade(s) which are taken out of spare and used as replacement prior to
delivery, but the replaced items shall be the property of the Buyers. Unused stores and
provisions shall be included in the sale and be taken over by the Buyers without extra payment. Radio
installation and navigation equipment shall be included in the sale without extra payment if they
are the property of the Sellers.

Library and forms exclusively for use in the Sellers' vessel(s) and captain's, officers' and crew's
personal belongings including the slop chest are excluded from the sale without compensation,
as well as the following additional items: ______ (include list)
Items on board which are on hire or owned by third parties, listed as follows, are excluded from
the sale without compensation: __________ (include list)

Items on board at the time of inspection which are on hire or owned by third parties, not listed
above, shall be replaced or procured by the Sellers prior to delivery at their cost and expense.

The Buyers shall take over remaining bunkers and unused lubricating and hydraulic oils and
greases in dedicated storage tanks (i.e. not to be blended with other systems oils/greases) and
unopened drums and pay either:
(a) *the actual supplied net price inclusive of all Sellers rebates and discounts (excluding barging
expenses) as evidenced by invoices or vouchers; or
(b) *the current net market price (excluding barging expenses) at the port and date of delivery
of the Vessel or, if unavailable, at the nearest bunkering port,

for the quantities taken over.

Quantities of bunkers, lubricating and hydraulic oils and greases on board are to be verified by a
joint survey between the Sellers' and Buyers' representatives on board prior to delivery.

Payment under this Clause shall be made at the same time and place and in the same
currency as the Purchase Price.

"inspection" in this Clause 7, shall mean the Buyers' inspection according to Clause 4(a) or 4(b)
(Inspection), if applicable. If the Vessel is taken over without inspection, the date of this
Agreement shall be the relevant date.

*(a) and (b) are alternatives, delete whichever is not applicable. In the absence of deletions
alternative (a) shall apply.
 
 
8.
Documentation
 
The place of closing: in the Buyers option either at the premises of the Buyers head office
In Antwerp, Belgium or at the Buyers ship management office in Piraeus, Greece, or in London
(a) In exchange for payment of the Purchase Price the Sellers shall provide the Buyers with the
following delivery documents:
 
 
(i)
Four (4) Legal Bill(s) of Sale in a British form 10A recordable in the Buyers' Nominated Flag
State,
 
transferring title of the Vessel and stating that the Vessel is free from all mortgages,
encumbrances and maritime liens or any other debts whatsoever, duly notarially attested
and legalised orby apostilled, as required by the Buyers' Nominated Flag State;

 
(ii)
Evidence that all necessary corporate, shareholder and other action has been taken by
the Sellers to authorise the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement; original
corporate and shareholder resolutions of the Sellers to be delivered to the Buyers
notarized and legalized by apostille.

 
(iii)
Power of Attorney of the Sellers appointing one or more representatives to act on behalf
of the Sellers in the performance of this Agreement, duly notarially attested and legalised
orby apostilled (as appropriate);

 
(iv)
Certified by a Director or Officer of the Sellers true and complete copies of the Certificate
and Articles of Incorporation and of the By-Laws or comparable governance documents, if any,
of the Sellers together with any amendments thereto duly notarially attested and legalized by
apostille.

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(v)
Certificate issued by the Corporate Registry of the Sellers place of incorporation
confirming that the Sellers are duly registered, in legal existence and listing names of the
Sellers' registered officers/directors. This document shall be dated not earlier than seven (7)
Banking Days prior to the delivery date.

 
(vi)
Certificate or Transcript of Registry issued by the competent authorities of the Sellers flag state
on the date of delivery evidencing the Sellers' ownership of the Vessel and that the
Vessel is free from registered encumbrances and mortgages, to be faxed or e-mailed by
such authority or the Sellers to the closing meeting upon proper discharge of any Seller's
mortgages and encumbrances existing on the Vessel prior to delivery with the original to
be sent to the Buyers as soon as
possible after delivery of the Vessel;

 
(vii)
Declaration of Class or (depending on the Classification Society) a Class Maintenance
Certificate issued within three (3) Banking Days prior to delivery confirming that the
Vessel is in Class free of condition/recommendation;

 
(viii)
Certificate of Deletion of the Vessel from the Vessel's registry or other official evidence of
deletion appropriate to the Vessel's registry at the time of delivery, or, in the event that
the registry does not as a matter of practice issue such documentation immediately, a
written undertaking by the Sellers to effect deletion from the Vessel's registry forthwith
and provide a certificate or other official evidence of deletion to the Buyers promptly and
latest within four (4) weeks after the Purchase Price has been paid and the Vessel has
been delivered;

 
(ix)
A copy of the Vessel's Continuous Synopsis Record certifying the date on which the
Vessel ceased to be registered with the Vessel's registry, or, in the event that the registry
does not as a matter of practice issue such certificate immediately, a written undertaking
from the Sellers to provide the copy of this certificate promptly upon it being issued
together with evidence of submission by the Sellers of a duly executed From 2 stating
the date on which the Vessel shall cease to be registered with the Vessel's registry; all original
CSRs to be handed over on board the Vessel at the time of Delivery;

 
(x)
Commercial Invoice for the Vessel;

 
(xi)
Commercial Invoice(s) for bunkers, lubricating and hydraulic oils and greases;

 
(xii)
A copy of the Sellers' letter to their satellite communication provider cancelling the
Vessel's communication contract which is to be sent immediately after delivery of the
Vessel;

 
(xiii)
Any additional documents as may reasonably be required by the Buyers and the competent
authorities of
the Buyers' Nominated Flag State for the purpose of registering the Vessel, provided the
Buyers notify the Sellers of any such documents as soon as possible and within reasonable
time after the date of
this Agreement; and

 
(xiv)
The Sellers' letter of confirmation and undertaking that to the best of their knowledge:, the
Vessel is not
black listed by any nation or international organisation.
1. the Vessel is not black listed by any nation, international organisation, terminal, port, union,
including without limitation the Arab Boycott League and the ITF, that she has not traded with
Israel and that there is no pending, criminal or otherwise, investigation by any authority for any
violation including MARPOL and oil pollution against the Vessel;
2. the Sellers are at the time of delivery, and have at all times prior to delivery, been in
compliance with any and all sanctions, prohibitions, and/or restrictions imposed on any
specified persons, entities, or other bodies including the designation of specified vessels or
fleets under United Nations Resolutions or trade or economic sanctions, laws or regulations of
the European Union or the United States, including but not limited to, those U.S. Sanctions
against Iran as administered by the U.S. Treasury Departments Office of Foreign Assets Control
(OFAC), the Sanctions enacted under the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012
codified at 22 USC 8801 note, as may be amended, supplemented or replaced, all other sanctions
administered by OFAC;
3. the Sellers are not at the date of delivery, nor have they at any time prior to delivery, been
listed on OFACs Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List or otherwise identified as a
sanctioned persion, and are not subject to any of the sanctions, prohibitions, or restrictions
referred to in above; and
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or designated persons, entities, or other bodies subject to or identified under any sanctions,
prohibitions and/or restrictions under United Nations Resolutions or trade or economic
sanctions, laws or regulations of the European Union or the United States or any nation or
organization; and
5. the Vessel has not grounded or touched bottom or suffered any underwater damage since the
time of inspection.

 
(b) At the time delivery the Buyers shall provide the Sellers with:  
     
 
(i)
Certificate of Directors Resolutions issued by the Buyers Executive Committee members
Eevidencinge that all necessary corporate, shareholder and other action has been taken by
the Buyers to authorise the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement; and

 
(ii)
Power of Attorney of the Buyers appointing one or more representatives to act on behalf
of the Buyers in the performance of this Agreement, duly notarially attested and legalised
or apostilled (as appropriate).

 
(iii)
The Buyers' Certificate of Incorporation and Good Standing confirming the good
standing of the Buyers and providing information on the current Directors and Executive
Committee Members of the Buyers together with copy of Buyers' Articles of Association
attached to it, issued within one (1) month prior to the delivery, duly notarized attested and
legalized by apostille (as appropriate).
     
 
(c) If any of the documents listed in Sub clauses (a) and (b) above are not in the English
language they shall be accompanied by an English translation by an authorised translator or
certified by a lawyer qualified to practice in the country of the translated language.

(d) The Parties shall to the extent possible exchange copies, drafts or samples of the
documents listed in Sub-clause (a) and Sub-clause (b) above for review and comment by the
other party not later than ten (10) (state number of days), or if left blank, nine (9) days prior to the
Vessel's intended date of readiness for delivery as notified by the Sellers pursuant to
Clause 5(b) of this Agreement.

(e) Concurrent with the exchange of documents in Sub-clause (a) and Sub-clause (b) above,
the Sellers shall also hand to the Buyers the classification certificate(s) as well as all plans,
drawings and manuals, (excluding ISM/ISPS manuals), which are on board the Vessel. Other
certificates which are on board the Vessel shall also be handed over to the Buyers unless
the Sellers are required to retain same, in which case the Buyers have the right to take copies.

(f) Other technical documentation which may be in the Sellers' possession shall promptly after
delivery be forwarded to the Buyers at their expense, if they so request. The Sellers may keep
the Vessel's log books but the Buyers have the right to take copies of same.

(g) The Parties shall sign and deliver to each other a Protocol of Delivery and Acceptance
confirming the date and time of delivery of the Vessel from the Sellers to the Buyers.  
 
 9. 
Encumbrances
 
The Sellers warrant that the Vessel, at the time of delivery, is free from all charters,
encumbrances, mortgages and maritime liens or any other debts whatsoever, and is not subject
to Port State or other administrative detentions. The Sellers hereby undertake to indemnify the
Buyers against all consequences of claims made against the Vessel which have been incurred
prior to the time of delivery. 
    
10.
Taxes, fees and expenses
  
Any taxes, fees and expenses in connection with the purchase and registration in the Buyers'
Nominated Flag State shall be for the Buyers' account, whereas similar charges in connection
with the closing of the Sellers' register shall be for the Sellers' account.
    
11.
Condition on delivery
  
The Vessel with everything belonging to her shall be at the Sellers' risk and expense until she is
delivered to the Buyers, but subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement she shall be
delivered and taken over as she was at the time of inspection, fair wear and tear excepted.
    
  
However, the Vessel shall be delivered free of cargo and free of stowaways with her Class
maintained without condition/recommendation*, free of average damage affecting the Vessel's
class, and with her classification certificates and national, international, trading and statutory
certificates, as well as all other
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condition/recommendation* by the Classification Society or the relevant authorities at the time
of delivery. The Sellers shall notify the Buyers of any matters to their knowledge prior to delivery
which upon being reported to the Classification Society would lead to the withdrawal of the
Vessels Class or to the imposition of a recommendation relating to her Class.
"inspection" in this Clause 11, shall mean the Buyers' inspection according to Clause 4(a) or
4(b) (Inspections), if applicable. If the Vessel is taken over without inspection, the date of this
Agreement shall be the relevant date.

*Notes and memoranda, if any, in the surveyor's report which are accepted by the Classification
Society without condition/recommendation are not to be taken into account.

12.
Name/markings
 
Upon delivery the Buyers undertake to change the name of the Vessel and alter funnel
markings.
   
13.
Buyers' default
 
Should the Deposit not be lodged in accordance with Clause 2 (Deposit), the Sellers have the
right to cancel this Agreement, and they shall be entitled to claim compensation for their losses
and for all expenses incurred together with interest.
   
 
Should the Purchase Price not be paid in accordance with Clause 3 (Payment), the Sellers
have the right to cancel this Agreement, in which case the Deposit together with interest
earned, if any, shall be released to the Sellers. If the Deposit does not cover their loss, the
Sellers shall be entitled to claim further compensation for their losses and for all expenses
incurred together with interest.
   
14.
Sellers' default
 
Should the Sellers fail to give Notice of Readiness in accordance with Clause 5(b) or fail to be
ready to validly complete a legal transfer by the Cancelling Date the Buyers shall have the
option of cancelling this Agreement. If after Notice of Readiness has been given but before
the Buyers have taken delivery, the Vessel ceases to be physically ready for delivery and is not
made physically ready again by the Cancelling Date and new Notice of Readiness given, the
Buyers shall retain their option to cancel. In the event that the Buyers elect to cancel this
Agreement, the Deposit together with interest earned, if any, shall be released to them
immediately.
   
 
Should the Sellers fail to give Notice of Readiness by the Cancelling Date or fail to be ready to
validly complete a legal transfer as aforesaid they shall make due compensation to the Buyers
for their loss and for all expenses together with interest if their failure is due to proven
negligence and whether or not the Buyers cancel this Agreement.

15.
Buyers' representatives
 
After this Agreement has been signed by the Parties and the Deposit has been lodged, the
Buyers have the right to place two (2) representatives on board the Vessel at their sole risk and
expense.
   
 
These representatives are on board for the purpose of familiarisation and in the capacity of
observers only, and they shall not interfere in any respect with the operation of the Vessel. The
Buyers and the Buyers' representatives shall sign the Sellers' P&L Club's standard letter of
indemnity prior to their embarkation. Sellers and Buyers shall mutually and in good faith decide
when and where the Buyers can place their representatives at the first opportunity and at a
convenient port of embarkation on board the Vessel without disrupting the safety, operation and
operation of the Vessel. Buyers' representatives to be allowed to use the Vessel's
communication equipment.
   
16.
Law and Arbitration
 
(a) *This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law and
any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be referred to arbitration in
London in accordance with the Arbitration Act 1996 or any statutory modification or re-
enactment thereof save to the extent necessary to give effect to the provisions of this Clause.
   
 
The arbitration shall be conducted in the English language and in accordance with the London
Maritime Arbitrators
Association (LMAA) Terms current at the time when the arbitration proceedings are
commenced.
   
 
The reference shall be to three arbitrators. A party wishing to refer a dispute to arbitration shall
appoint its arbitrator and send notice of such appointment in writing to the other party requiring
the other party to appoint its own arbitrator within fourteen (14) calendar days of that notice and
stating that it will appoint its arbitrator as sole arbitrator unless the other party appoints its own

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arbitrator and gives notice that it has done so within the fourteen (14) days specified. If the
other party does not appoint its own arbitrator and give notice that it has done so within the
fourteen (14) days specified, the party referring a dispute to arbitration may, without the
requirement of any further prior notice to the other party, appoint its arbitrator as sole arbitrator
and shall advise the other party accordingly. The award of a sole arbitrator shall be binding on
both Parties as if the sole arbitrator had been appointed by agreement.
   
 
In cases where neither the claim nor any counterclaim exceeds the sum of US$100,000 the
arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the LMAA Small Claims Procedure current at
the time when the arbitration proceedings are commenced.
   
 
(b) *This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with Title 9 of the
United States Code and the substantive law (not including the choice of law rules) of the State
of New York and any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be
referred to three (3) persons at New York, one to be appointed by each of the parties hereto,
and the third by the two so chosen; their decision or that of any two of them shall be final, and
for the purposes of enforcing any award, judgement may be entered on an award by any court of
competent jurisdiction. The proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with the rules of the
Society of Maritime Arbitrators, Inc.
   
 
In cases where neither the claim nor any counterclaim exceeds the sum of US$100,000 the
arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the Shortened Arbitration Procedure of the
Society of Maritime Arbitrators, Inc.
   
 
(c) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of _______
(state place) and any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be
referred to arbitration at ___________(state place), subject to the procedures applicable there.
   
 
*16(a), 16(b) and 16(c) are alternatives; delete whichever is not applicable, In the absence of
deletions, alternative 16(a) shall apply.

 
17.
Notices
 
All notices to be provided under this Agreement shall be in writing.

Contact details for recipients of notices are as follows:

 
For the Buyers:
EURONAV NV
De Gerlachekaai 20,
2000 Antwerp, Belgium
Telephone: +32 3 247 44 11
Fax: +32 3 247 44 09
PIC: Alexander Staring – COO
E-mail: management@euronav.com
Normal working hours: 09.00 18.00 CET
     
 
For the Sellers:
c/o GENER8 MARITIME INC.
299 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10171
Telephone: 212-763-5600
Fax:
PIC: Sean Bradley
Email: sbradley@gener8mgmt.com

18.
Entire Agreement
 
The written terms of this Agreement comprise the entire agreement between the Buyers and
the Sellers in relation to the sale and purchase of the Vessel and supersede all previous
agreements whether oral or written between the Parties in relation thereto.
   
 
Each of the Parties acknowledges that in entering into this Agreement it has not relied on and
shall have no right or remedy in respect of any statement, representation, assurance or
warranty (whether or not made negligently) other than as is expressly set out in this Agreement.
   
 
Any terms implied into this Agreement by any applicable statute or law are hereby excluded to
the extent that such exclusion can legally be made. Nothing in this Clause shall limit or exclude
any liability for fraud.
   
 
19. Confidentiality
 
Each Party undertakes that it shall not at any time during this Agreement, disclose the
commercial terms of this Agreement or any information which should reasonably be considered
to be private or confidential concerning the business (including, without limitation, any customer

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or suppliers of the other Party to any person which is not (i) an employee, (ii) professional
advisor, (iii) representative or (iv) director or officer of such Party and any agents or affiliates of
such Party (on a need to know basis) (v) potential financing parties (and then only on a need to
know basis) or except as may be required by law, court order or any governmental or regulatory
authority.
The Buyers shall make any public announcement, communication or circular (announcement) or
press release concerning this Agreement as required by law or any governmental or regulatory
authority including, without limitation, any relevant securities stock exchange.
   
 
20. Effectiveness of this MOA.  This MOA shall be null and void and no longer effective if (a) the
Transactions (as defined in the Merger Agreement) close prior to June 30, 2018 or such later date
as mutually agreed; or (b) the Buyers shall breach the provisions of the Merger Agreement
resulting in its termination and the Sellers determine that they do not wish to sell the Vessel, in
the Sellers' sole discretion.
   



For and on behalf of the Sellers
For and on behalf of the Buyers
   
Name: George Fikanis
Name: H. De Stoop
   
Title: VP
Title: CFO
   
/s/ George Fikanis
/s/ H. De Stoop
   
Sean Bradley
Egied Verbeeck
   
Commercial Director
General Counsel
   
/s/ Sean Bradley
/s/ Egied Verbeeck
   















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EX-99.4 6 d7772037_ex99-4.htm
Exhibit 99.4
 
 
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
 
Norwegian Shipbrokers' Association's
 
Memorandum of Agreement  for sale and
 
purchase of ships. Adopted by BIMCO in 1956.
 
Code-name
 
SALEFORM 2012
 
Revised 1966, 1983 and 1986/87, 1993 and 2012

Dated: December 20, 2017

Gener8 Hera LLC of Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro, Marshall Islands,
MH96960 (Name of sellers), hereinafter called the "Sellers", have agreed to sell, and
Euronav nv of De Gerlachekaai 20, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium or its nominee (Name of buyers), hereinafter
called the "Buyers", have agreed to buy:
Name of vessel: GENER8 HERA

IMO Number: 9723100

Classification Society: DNV-GL

Class Notation: +1A1 Tanker for oil BIS BWM(T) Clean COAT-PSPC(B) Crane CSR E0 ESP SPM TMON
VCS(2)
Year of Build: 2016
Builder/Yard: Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd.
     
Flag: Marshall Islands
Place of Registration: Majuro
GT/NT: 157,092/101,100

hereinafter called the "Vessel", on the following terms and conditions:

Definitions
"Banking Days" are days on which banks are open both in the country of the currency stipulated for
the Purchase Price in Clause 1 (Purchase Price) and in the place of closing stipulated in Clause 8
(Documentation) and UK, Belgium, Luxembourg, Hong Kong, The Netherlands and Norway (add
additional jurisdictions as appropriate).
"Buyers' Nominated Flag State" means _______ (state flag state).

"Class" means the class notation referred to above.

"Classification Society" means the Society referred to above.

"Deposit" shall have the meaning given in Clause 2 (Deposit)

"Deposit Holder" means _________ (state name and location of Deposit Holder) or, if left blank, the
Sellers' Bank, which shall hold and release the Deposit in accordance with this Agreement.

"Effective Date" means the date the Merger Agreement is terminated.

"In writing" or "written" means a letter handed over from the Sellers to the Buyers or vice versa, a
registered letter, e-mail or telefax.

"Merger Agreement" means that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger entered into on or about the
date hereof pursuant to which Euronav NV will cause the Merger Sub (as defined in the Merger
Agreement) to merge with and into Gener8 Maritime, Inc. ("GNRT") (as the same may be
supplemented or amended from time to time).

"Parties" means the Sellers and the Buyers.
"Purchase Price" means the price for the Vessel as stated in Clause 1 (Purchase Price).

"Sellers' Account" means to such bank account advised in writing by the Sellers (state details of bank
account) at the Sellers' Bank.
"Sellers' Bank" means _______ (state name of bank, branch and details) or, if left blank, the bank notified by the Sellers to the Buyers for receipt of the balance of the Purchase Price.
   
1.
Purchase Price
 
The Purchase Price is USD 75,600,000 (United States Dollars Seventy Five Million Six Hundred
Thousand) (state currency and amount both in words and figures).
2.
Deposit [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]
 
As security for the correct fulfilment of this Agreement the Buyers shall lodge a deposit of
__% (__ per cent) or, if left blank, __% (__ per cent), of the Purchase Price (the
"Deposit") in an interest bearing account for the Parties with the Deposit Holder within three (3)
Banking Days after the date that:

 
(i)
      this Agreement has been signed by the Parties and exchanged in original or by
 
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e-mail or telefax; and 
     
 
(ii)
the Deposit Holder has confirmed in writing to the Parties that the account has been
opened.
 
 
The Deposit shall be released in accordance with joint written instructions of the Parties.
Interest, if any, shall be credited to the Buyers. Any fee charged for holding and releasing the
Deposit shall be borne equally by the Parties. The Parties shall provide to the Deposit Holder
all necessary documentation to open and maintain the account without delay.
   
3.
Payment
 
On delivery of the Vessel, but not later than three (3) Banking Days after the date that Notice of
Readiness has been given in accordance with Clause 5 (Time and place of delivery and
notices):
 
 
(i)
the Deposit shall be released to the Sellers; and
     
 
(ii)
the balance of the Purchase Price and all other sums payable on delivery by the Buyers
to the Sellers under this Agreement shall be paid in full free of bank charges to the
Sellers' Account; provided, however, part of the Purchase Price may be satisfied by
setting off up to 1/3rd of any Company Termination Fee (as defined in the Merger
Agreement) due to Euronav NV from GNRT against the Purchase Price. Procedure of
payment of the Purchase Price and any moneys under the MOA to be always subject to
the mutual agreement of the Sellers and Buyers and their respective Banks.
 
4.
Inspection
   
 
(a)* The Buyers have inspected and accepted the Vessel's classification records. The Buyers
have also inspected the Vessel at/in _________ (state place) on _________ (state date) and have
accepted the Vessel following this inspection and the sale is outright and definite, subject only
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
 
(b)* The Buyers shall have the right to inspect the Vessel's classification records and declare
whether same are accepted or not within _________ (state date/period).
 
The Sellers shall make the Vessel available for inspection at/in _________ (state place/range) within
_________ (state date/period).
 
The Buyers shall undertake the inspection without undue delay to the Vessel. Should the
Buyers cause undue delay they shall compensate the Sellers for the losses thereby incurred.
 
The Buyers shall inspect the Vessel without opening up and without cost to the Sellers.
 
During the inspection, the Vessel's dock and engine log books shall be made available for
examination by the Buyers.
 
The Sale shall become outright and definite, subject only to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, provided that the Sellers receive written notice of acceptance of the Vessel from
the Buyers within seventy two (72) hours after completion of such inspection or after the
date/last day of the period stated in Line 59, whichever is earlier.
 
Should the Buyers fail to undertake the inspection as scheduled and/or notice of acceptance of
the Vessel's classification records and/or of the Vessel not be received by the Sellers as
aforesaid, the Deposit together with interest earned, if any, shall be released immediately to the
Buyers, whereafter this Agreement shall be null and void.

 *4(a) and 4(b) are alternatives; delete whichever is not applicable. In the absence of deletions,
alternative 4(a) shall apply.

5.
Time and place of delivery and notices
(a) The Vessel shall be delivered and taken over safely afloat after discharge of cargo at a safe and
accessible berth or
anchorage at/in a location (state place/range) in the Sellers' option not before 60 days after the
Effective Date.
Notice of Readiness shall not be tendered before: ___________ (date)

Cancelling Date (see Clauses 5(c), 6 (a)(i), 6 (a) (iii) and 14): 120 days after the Effective Date

(b) The Sellers shall keep the Buyers well informed of the Vessel's itinerary and shall
provide the Buyers with thirty (30), twenty (20), fifteen (15), ten (10), five (5) and three (3) days' notice
of the date the
Sellers intend to tender Notice of Readiness and Two (2) and One (1) days definite notice of the date
Sellers intend to tender Notice of Readinessand of the intended place of delivery.
When the Vessel is at the place of delivery and physically ready for delivery in accordance with

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this Agreement, the Sellers shall give the Buyers a written Notice of Readiness for delivery.

(c)  If the Sellers anticipate that, notwithstanding the exercise of due diligence by them, the
Vessel will not be ready for delivery by the Cancelling Date they may notify the Buyers in writing
stating the date when they anticipate that the Vessel will be ready for delivery and proposing a
new Cancelling Date. Upon receipt of such notification the Buyers shall have the option of
either cancelling this Agreement in accordance with Clause 14 (Sellers' Default) within three (3)
Banking Days of receipt of the notice or of accepting the new date as the new Cancelling Date.
If the Buyers have not declared their option within three (3)seven (7) Banking Days of receipt of the
Sellers' notification or if the Buyers accept the new date, the date proposed in the Sellers'
notification shall be deemed to be the new Cancelling Date and shall be substituted for the
Cancelling Date stipulated in line 79.

If this Agreement is maintained with the new Cancelling Date all other terms and conditions
hereof including those contained in Clauses 5(b) and 5(d) shall remain unaltered and in full
force and effect.

(d) Cancellation, failure to cancel or acceptance of the new Cancelling Date shall be entirely
without prejudice to any claim for damages the Buyers may have under Clause 14 (Sellers'
Default) for the Vessel not being ready by the original Cancelling Date.

(e) Should the Vessel become an actual, constructive or compromised total loss before delivery
the Deposit together with interest earned, if any, shall be released immediately to the Buyers
whereafter this Agreement shall be null and void.

 
6.
Divers Inspection / Drydocking
       (a)*
 
(i)
The Buyers shall have the option at their cost and expense to arrange for an underwater
inspection by a diver approved by the Classification Society prior to the delivery of the
Vessel. Such option shall be declared latest nine (9) days prior to the Vessel's intended
date of readiness for delivery as notified by the Sellers pursuant to Clause 5(b) of this
Agreement. The Sellers shall at their cost and expense make the Vessel available for
such inspection. This inspection shall be carried out without undue delay and in the
presence of a Classification Society surveyor arranged for by the Sellers and paid for by
the Buyers. The Buyers' representative(s) shall have the right to be present at the diver's
inspection as observer(s) only without interfering with the work or decisions of the
Classification Society surveyor. The extent of the inspection and the conditions under
which it is performed shall be to the satisfaction of the Classification Society. If the
conditions at the place of delivery are unsuitable for such inspection, the Sellers shall at
their cost and expense make the Vessel available at a suitable alternative place near to
the delivery port, in which event the Cancelling Date shall be extended by the additional
time required for such positioning and the subsequent re-positioning. The Sellers may
not tender Notice of Readiness prior to completion of the underwater inspection.

 
(ii)
If the rudder, propeller, bottom or other underwater parts below the deepest load line are
found broken, damaged or defective so as to affect the Vessel's class, then (1) unless
repairs can be carried out afloat to the satisfaction of the classification society, the
Sellers shall arrange for the vessel to be drydocked at their expense for inspection by
the classification society of the vessel's under water parts below the deepest load line,
the extent of the inspection being in accordance with the Classification Society's rules (2)
such defects shall be made good by the Sellers at their cost and expense to the
satisfaction of the Classification society without condition/recommendation** and (3) the
Sellers shall pay for the underwater inspection and the Classification Society's
attendance.
 
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if the Classification Society
do not require the aforementioned defects to be rectified before the next class
drydocking survey, the Sellers shall be entitled to deliver the Vessel with these defects
against a deduction from the Purchase Price of the estimated direct cost (of labour and
materials) of carrying out the repairs to the satisfaction of the Classification Society,
whereafter the Buyers shall have no further rights whatsoever in respect of the defects
and/or repairs. The estimated direct cost of the repairs shall be the average of quotes
for the repair work obtained from two reputable independent shipyards at or in the
vicinity of the port of delivery, one to be obtained by each of the Parties within two (2)
Banking Days from the date of the imposition of the condition/recommendation, unless
the Parties agree otherwise. Should either of the Parties fail to obtain such a quote within
the stipulated time then the quote duly obtained by the other Party shall be the sole basis
for the estimate of the direct repair costs. The Sellers may not tender Notice of


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    Readiness prior to such estimate having been established. 
     
 
(iii)
If the Vessel is to be drydocked pursuant to Clause 6(a)(ii) and no suitable dry docking
facilities are available at the port of delivery, the Sellers shall take the Vessel to a port
where suitable drydocking facilities are available, whether within or outside the delivery
range as per Clause 5(a). Once drydocking has taken place the Sellers shall deliver the
Vessel at a port within the delivery range as per Clause 5(a) which shall, for the purpose
of this Clause, become the new port of delivery. In such event the Cancelling Date shall
be extended by the additional time required for the drydocking and extra steaming, but
limited to a maximum of fourteen (14) days.
     
 
(b) * The Sellers shall place the Vessel in drydock at the port of delivery for inspection by the
Classification Society of the Vessel's underwater parts below the deepest load line, the extent
of the inspection being in accordance with the Classification Society's rules. If the rudder,
propeller, bottom or other underwater parts below the deepest load line are found broken,
damaged or defective so as to affect the Vessel's class, such defects shall be made good at the
Sellers' cost and expense to the satisfaction of the Classification Society without
condition/recommendation**. In such event the Sellers are also to pay for the costs and
expenses in connection with putting the Vessel in and taking her out of drydock, including the
drydock dues and the Classification Society's fees. The Sellers shall also pay for these costs
and expenses if parts of the tailshalf system are condemned or found defective or broken so as
to affect the Vessel's class. In all other cases, the Buyers shall pay the aforesaid costs and
expenses, dues and fees.
 
(c) If the Vessel is drydocked pursuant to Clause 6 (a)(ii) or 6 (b) above:


 
(i)
The Classification Society may require survey of the tailshaft system, the extent of the
survey being to the satisfaction of the Classification surveyor. If such survey is
not required by the Classification Society, the Buyers shall have the option to require the
tailshaft to be drawn and surveyed by the Classification Society, the extent of the survey
being in accordance with the Classification Society's rules for tailshaft survey and
consistent with the current stage of the Vessel's survey cycle. The Buyers shall declare
whether they require the tailshaft to be drawn and surveyed not later than by the
completion of the inspection by the Classification Society. The drawing and refitting of
the tailshaft shall be arranged by the Sellers. Should any part of the tailshaft system be
condemned or found defective so as to affect the Vessel's class, these parts shall be
renewed or made good at the sellers' cost and expense to the satisfaction of
Classification Society without condition/recommendation**.

 
(ii)
The costs and expenses relating to the survey of the tailshaft system shall be borne by
the Buyers unless the Classification Society requires such survey to be carried out or if
parts of the system are condemned or found defective or broken so as to affect the
Vessel's class, in which case the Sellers shall pay these costs and expenses.

 
(iii)
The Buyers' representative(s) shall have the right to be present in the drydock, as
observe(s) only without interfering with the work or decisions of the Classification
Society surveyor.

 
(iv)
The Buyers shall have the right to have the underwater parts of the Vessel cleaned
and painted at their risk, cost and expense without interfering with the Seller's or the
Classification Society surveyor's work, if any, and without affecting the Vessel's timely
delivery. If, however, the Buyers' work in drydock is still in progress when the
Sellers have completed the work which the Sellers are required to do, the additional
docking time needed to complete the Buyers' work shall be for the Buyers' risk, cost and
expense. In the event that the Buyers' work required such additional time, the Sellers
may upon completion of the Sellers' work tender Notice of Readiness for delivery whilst
the Vessel is still in drydock and, notwithstanding Clause 5(a), the Buyers shall be
obliged to take delivery in accordance with Clause 3 (Payment), whether the Vessel is in
drydock or not.

* 6(a) and 6 (b) are alternatives; delete whichever is not applicable. In the absence of deletions,
alternative 6 (a) shall apply.

**Notes or memoranda, if any, in the surveyor's report which are accepted by the Classification
Society without condition/recommendation are not to be taken into account.

 
7.
Spares, bunkers and other items
 
The Sellers shall deliver the Vessel to the Buyers with everything belonging to her on board
and on shore. All spare parts and spare equipment including spare tail-end shaft(s) and/or
spare propeller(s)/propeller blade(s), if any, belonging to the Vessel at the time of inspection

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used or unused, whether on board or not shall become the Buyers' property, but and spares on
order are excludedincluded; provided these belong to the Vessel alone and not to any common
stock that the Sellers keep on a fleet basis. Forwarding charges, if any, shall be for the Buyers'
account. The Sellers
are not required to replace spare parts including spare tail-end shaft(s) and spare
propeller(s)/propeller blade(s) which are taken out of spare and used as replacement prior to
delivery, but the replaced items shall be the property of the Buyers. Unused stores and
provisions shall be included in the sale and be taken over by the Buyers without extra payment. Radio
installation and navigation equipment shall be included in the sale without extra payment if they
are the property of the Sellers.

Library and forms exclusively for use in the Sellers' vessel(s) and captain's, officers' and crew's
personal belongings including the slop chest are excluded from the sale without compensation,
as well as the following additional items: ______ (include list)
Items on board which are on hire or owned by third parties, listed as follows, are excluded from
the sale without compensation: __________ (include list)

Items on board at the time of inspection which are on hire or owned by third parties, not listed
above, shall be replaced or procured by the Sellers prior to delivery at their cost and expense.

The Buyers shall take over remaining bunkers and unused lubricating and hydraulic oils and
greases in dedicated storage tanks (i.e. not to be blended with other systems oils/greases) and
unopened drums and pay either:
(a) *the actual supplied net price inclusive of all Sellers rebates and discounts (excluding barging
expenses) as evidenced by invoices or vouchers; or
(b) *the current net market price (excluding barging expenses) at the port and date of delivery
of the Vessel or, if unavailable, at the nearest bunkering port,

for the quantities taken over.

Quantities of bunkers, lubricating and hydraulic oils and greases on board are to be verified by a
joint survey between the Sellers' and Buyers' representatives on board prior to delivery.

Payment under this Clause shall be made at the same time and place and in the same
currency as the Purchase Price.

"inspection" in this Clause 7, shall mean the Buyers' inspection according to Clause 4(a) or 4(b)
(Inspection), if applicable. If the Vessel is taken over without inspection, the date of this
Agreement shall be the relevant date.

*(a) and (b) are alternatives, delete whichever is not applicable. In the absence of deletions
alternative (a) shall apply.
 
 
8.
Documentation
 
The place of closing: in the Buyers option either at the premises of the Buyers head office
In Antwerp, Belgium or at the Buyers ship management office in Piraeus, Greece, or in London
(a) In exchange for payment of the Purchase Price the Sellers shall provide the Buyers with the
following delivery documents:
 
 
(i)
Four (4) Legal Bill(s) of Sale in a British form 10A recordable in the Buyers' Nominated Flag
State,
 
transferring title of the Vessel and stating that the Vessel is free from all mortgages,
encumbrances and maritime liens or any other debts whatsoever, duly notarially attested
and legalised orby apostilled, as required by the Buyers' Nominated Flag State;

 
(ii)
Evidence that all necessary corporate, shareholder and other action has been taken by
the Sellers to authorise the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement; original
corporate and shareholder resolutions of the Sellers to be delivered to the Buyers
notarized and legalized by apostille.

 
(iii)
Power of Attorney of the Sellers appointing one or more representatives to act on behalf
of the Sellers in the performance of this Agreement, duly notarially attested and legalised
orby apostilled (as appropriate);

 
(iv)
Certified by a Director or Officer of the Sellers true and complete copies of the Certificate
and Articles of Incorporation and of the By-Laws or comparable governance documents, if any,
of the Sellers together with any amendments thereto duly notarially attested and legalized by
apostille.

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(v)
Certificate issued by the Corporate Registry of the Sellers place of incorporation
confirming that the Sellers are duly registered, in legal existence and listing names of the
Sellers' registered officers/directors. This document shall be dated not earlier than seven (7)
Banking Days prior to the delivery date.

 
(vi)
Certificate or Transcript of Registry issued by the competent authorities of the Sellers flag state
on the date of delivery evidencing the Sellers' ownership of the Vessel and that the
Vessel is free from registered encumbrances and mortgages, to be faxed or e-mailed by
such authority or the Sellers to the closing meeting upon proper discharge of any Seller's
mortgages and encumbrances existing on the Vessel prior to delivery with the original to
be sent to the Buyers as soon as
possible after delivery of the Vessel;

 
(vii)
Declaration of Class or (depending on the Classification Society) a Class Maintenance
Certificate issued within three (3) Banking Days prior to delivery confirming that the
Vessel is in Class free of condition/recommendation;

 
(viii)
Certificate of Deletion of the Vessel from the Vessel's registry or other official evidence of
deletion appropriate to the Vessel's registry at the time of delivery, or, in the event that
the registry does not as a matter of practice issue such documentation immediately, a
written undertaking by the Sellers to effect deletion from the Vessel's registry forthwith
and provide a certificate or other official evidence of deletion to the Buyers promptly and
latest within four (4) weeks after the Purchase Price has been paid and the Vessel has
been delivered;

 
(ix)
A copy of the Vessel's Continuous Synopsis Record certifying the date on which the
Vessel ceased to be registered with the Vessel's registry, or, in the event that the registry
does not as a matter of practice issue such certificate immediately, a written undertaking
from the Sellers to provide the copy of this certificate promptly upon it being issued
together with evidence of submission by the Sellers of a duly executed From 2 stating
the date on which the Vessel shall cease to be registered with the Vessel's registry; all original
CSRs to be handed over on board the Vessel at the time of Delivery;

 
(x)
Commercial Invoice for the Vessel;

 
(xi)
Commercial Invoice(s) for bunkers, lubricating and hydraulic oils and greases;

 
(xii)
A copy of the Sellers' letter to their satellite communication provider cancelling the
Vessel's communication contract which is to be sent immediately after delivery of the
Vessel;

 
(xiii)
Any additional documents as may reasonably be required by the Buyers and the competent
authorities of
the Buyers' Nominated Flag State for the purpose of registering the Vessel, provided the
Buyers notify the Sellers of any such documents as soon as possible and within reasonable
time after the date of
this Agreement; and

 
(xiv)
The Sellers' letter of confirmation and undertaking that to the best of their knowledge:, the
Vessel is not
black listed by any nation or international organisation.
1. the Vessel is not black listed by any nation, international organisation, terminal, port, union,
including without limitation the Arab Boycott League and the ITF, that she has not traded with
Israel and that there is no pending, criminal or otherwise, investigation by any authority for any
violation including MARPOL and oil pollution against the Vessel;
2. the Sellers are at the time of delivery, and have at all times prior to delivery, been in
compliance with any and all sanctions, prohibitions, and/or restrictions imposed on any
specified persons, entities, or other bodies including the designation of specified vessels or
fleets under United Nations Resolutions or trade or economic sanctions, laws or regulations of
the European Union or the United States, including but not limited to, those U.S. Sanctions
against Iran as administered by the U.S. Treasury Departments Office of Foreign Assets Control
(OFAC), the Sanctions enacted under the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012
codified at 22 USC 8801 note, as may be amended, supplemented or replaced, all other sanctions
administered by OFAC;
3. the Sellers are not at the date of delivery, nor have they at any time prior to delivery, been
listed on OFACs Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List or otherwise identified as a
sanctioned persion, and are not subject to any of the sanctions, prohibitions, or restrictions
referred to in above; and
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or designated persons, entities, or other bodies subject to or identified under any sanctions,
prohibitions and/or restrictions under United Nations Resolutions or trade or economic
sanctions, laws or regulations of the European Union or the United States or any nation or
organization; and
5. the Vessel has not grounded or touched bottom or suffered any underwater damage since the
time of inspection.

 
(b) At the time delivery the Buyers shall provide the Sellers with:  
     
 
(i)
Certificate of Directors Resolutions issued by the Buyers Executive Committee members
Eevidencinge that all necessary corporate, shareholder and other action has been taken by
the Buyers to authorise the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement; and

 
(ii)
Power of Attorney of the Buyers appointing one or more representatives to act on behalf
of the Buyers in the performance of this Agreement, duly notarially attested and legalised
or apostilled (as appropriate).

 
(iii)
The Buyers' Certificate of Incorporation and Good Standing confirming the good
standing of the Buyers and providing information on the current Directors and Executive
Committee Members of the Buyers together with copy of Buyers' Articles of Association
attached to it, issued within one (1) month prior to the delivery, duly notarized attested and
legalized by apostille (as appropriate).
     
 
(c) If any of the documents listed in Sub clauses (a) and (b) above are not in the English
language they shall be accompanied by an English translation by an authorised translator or
certified by a lawyer qualified to practice in the country of the translated language.

(d) The Parties shall to the extent possible exchange copies, drafts or samples of the
documents listed in Sub-clause (a) and Sub-clause (b) above for review and comment by the
other party not later than ten (10) (state number of days), or if left blank, nine (9) days prior to the
Vessel's intended date of readiness for delivery as notified by the Sellers pursuant to
Clause 5(b) of this Agreement.

(e) Concurrent with the exchange of documents in Sub-clause (a) and Sub-clause (b) above,
the Sellers shall also hand to the Buyers the classification certificate(s) as well as all plans,
drawings and manuals, (excluding ISM/ISPS manuals), which are on board the Vessel. Other
certificates which are on board the Vessel shall also be handed over to the Buyers unless
the Sellers are required to retain same, in which case the Buyers have the right to take copies.

(f) Other technical documentation which may be in the Sellers' possession shall promptly after
delivery be forwarded to the Buyers at their expense, if they so request. The Sellers may keep
the Vessel's log books but the Buyers have the right to take copies of same.

(g) The Parties shall sign and deliver to each other a Protocol of Delivery and Acceptance
confirming the date and time of delivery of the Vessel from the Sellers to the Buyers.  
 
 9. 
Encumbrances
 
The Sellers warrant that the Vessel, at the time of delivery, is free from all charters,
encumbrances, mortgages and maritime liens or any other debts whatsoever, and is not subject
to Port State or other administrative detentions. The Sellers hereby undertake to indemnify the
Buyers against all consequences of claims made against the Vessel which have been incurred
prior to the time of delivery. 
    
10.
Taxes, fees and expenses
  
Any taxes, fees and expenses in connection with the purchase and registration in the Buyers'
Nominated Flag State shall be for the Buyers' account, whereas similar charges in connection
with the closing of the Sellers' register shall be for the Sellers' account.
    
11.
Condition on delivery
  
The Vessel with everything belonging to her shall be at the Sellers' risk and expense until she is
delivered to the Buyers, but subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement she shall be
delivered and taken over as she was at the time of inspection, fair wear and tear excepted.
    
  
However, the Vessel shall be delivered free of cargo and free of stowaways with her Class
maintained without condition/recommendation*, free of average damage affecting the Vessel's
class, and with her classification certificates and national, international, trading and statutory
certificates, as well as all other
certificates the Vessel had at the time of inspection, valid and unextended for a period of six (6)
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condition/recommendation* by the Classification Society or the relevant authorities at the time
of delivery. The Sellers shall notify the Buyers of any matters to their knowledge prior to delivery
which upon being reported to the Classification Society would lead to the withdrawal of the
Vessels Class or to the imposition of a recommendation relating to her Class.
"inspection" in this Clause 11, shall mean the Buyers' inspection according to Clause 4(a) or
4(b) (Inspections), if applicable. If the Vessel is taken over without inspection, the date of this
Agreement shall be the relevant date.

*Notes and memoranda, if any, in the surveyor's report which are accepted by the Classification
Society without condition/recommendation are not to be taken into account.

12.
Name/markings
 
Upon delivery the Buyers undertake to change the name of the Vessel and alter funnel
markings.
   
13.
Buyers' default
 
Should the Deposit not be lodged in accordance with Clause 2 (Deposit), the Sellers have the
right to cancel this Agreement, and they shall be entitled to claim compensation for their losses
and for all expenses incurred together with interest.
   
 
Should the Purchase Price not be paid in accordance with Clause 3 (Payment), the Sellers
have the right to cancel this Agreement, in which case the Deposit together with interest
earned, if any, shall be released to the Sellers. If the Deposit does not cover their loss, the
Sellers shall be entitled to claim further compensation for their losses and for all expenses
incurred together with interest.
   
14.
Sellers' default
 
Should the Sellers fail to give Notice of Readiness in accordance with Clause 5(b) or fail to be
ready to validly complete a legal transfer by the Cancelling Date the Buyers shall have the
option of cancelling this Agreement. If after Notice of Readiness has been given but before
the Buyers have taken delivery, the Vessel ceases to be physically ready for delivery and is not
made physically ready again by the Cancelling Date and new Notice of Readiness given, the
Buyers shall retain their option to cancel. In the event that the Buyers elect to cancel this
Agreement, the Deposit together with interest earned, if any, shall be released to them
immediately.
   
 
Should the Sellers fail to give Notice of Readiness by the Cancelling Date or fail to be ready to
validly complete a legal transfer as aforesaid they shall make due compensation to the Buyers
for their loss and for all expenses together with interest if their failure is due to proven
negligence and whether or not the Buyers cancel this Agreement.

15.
Buyers' representatives
 
After this Agreement has been signed by the Parties and the Deposit has been lodged, the
Buyers have the right to place two (2) representatives on board the Vessel at their sole risk and
expense.
   
 
These representatives are on board for the purpose of familiarisation and in the capacity of
observers only, and they shall not interfere in any respect with the operation of the Vessel. The
Buyers and the Buyers' representatives shall sign the Sellers' P&L Club's standard letter of
indemnity prior to their embarkation. Sellers and Buyers shall mutually and in good faith decide
when and where the Buyers can place their representatives at the first opportunity and at a
convenient port of embarkation on board the Vessel without disrupting the safety, operation and
operation of the Vessel. Buyers' representatives to be allowed to use the Vessel's
communication equipment.
   
16.
Law and Arbitration
 
(a) *This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law and
any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be referred to arbitration in
London in accordance with the Arbitration Act 1996 or any statutory modification or re-
enactment thereof save to the extent necessary to give effect to the provisions of this Clause.
   
 
The arbitration shall be conducted in the English language and in accordance with the London
Maritime Arbitrators
Association (LMAA) Terms current at the time when the arbitration proceedings are
commenced.
   
 
The reference shall be to three arbitrators. A party wishing to refer a dispute to arbitration shall
appoint its arbitrator and send notice of such appointment in writing to the other party requiring
the other party to appoint its own arbitrator within fourteen (14) calendar days of that notice and
stating that it will appoint its arbitrator as sole arbitrator unless the other party appoints its own

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arbitrator and gives notice that it has done so within the fourteen (14) days specified. If the
other party does not appoint its own arbitrator and give notice that it has done so within the
fourteen (14) days specified, the party referring a dispute to arbitration may, without the
requirement of any further prior notice to the other party, appoint its arbitrator as sole arbitrator
and shall advise the other party accordingly. The award of a sole arbitrator shall be binding on
both Parties as if the sole arbitrator had been appointed by agreement.
   
 
In cases where neither the claim nor any counterclaim exceeds the sum of US$100,000 the
arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the LMAA Small Claims Procedure current at
the time when the arbitration proceedings are commenced.
   
 
(b) *This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with Title 9 of the
United States Code and the substantive law (not including the choice of law rules) of the State
of New York and any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be
referred to three (3) persons at New York, one to be appointed by each of the parties hereto,
and the third by the two so chosen; their decision or that of any two of them shall be final, and
for the purposes of enforcing any award, judgement may be entered on an award by any court of
competent jurisdiction. The proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with the rules of the
Society of Maritime Arbitrators, Inc.
   
 
In cases where neither the claim nor any counterclaim exceeds the sum of US$100,000 the
arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the Shortened Arbitration Procedure of the
Society of Maritime Arbitrators, Inc.
   
 
(c) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of _______
(state place) and any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be
referred to arbitration at ___________(state place), subject to the procedures applicable there.
   
 
*16(a), 16(b) and 16(c) are alternatives; delete whichever is not applicable, In the absence of
deletions, alternative 16(a) shall apply.

 
17.
Notices
 
All notices to be provided under this Agreement shall be in writing.

Contact details for recipients of notices are as follows:

 
For the Buyers:
EURONAV NV
De Gerlachekaai 20,
2000 Antwerp, Belgium
Telephone: +32 3 247 44 11
Fax: +32 3 247 44 09
PIC: Alexander Staring – COO
E-mail: management@euronav.com
Normal working hours: 09.00 18.00 CET
     
 
For the Sellers:
c/o GENER8 MARITIME INC.
299 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10171
Telephone: 212-763-5600
Fax:
PIC: Sean Bradley
Email: sbradley@gener8mgmt.com

18.
Entire Agreement
 
The written terms of this Agreement comprise the entire agreement between the Buyers and
the Sellers in relation to the sale and purchase of the Vessel and supersede all previous
agreements whether oral or written between the Parties in relation thereto.
   
 
Each of the Parties acknowledges that in entering into this Agreement it has not relied on and
shall have no right or remedy in respect of any statement, representation, assurance or
warranty (whether or not made negligently) other than as is expressly set out in this Agreement.
   
 
Any terms implied into this Agreement by any applicable statute or law are hereby excluded to
the extent that such exclusion can legally be made. Nothing in this Clause shall limit or exclude
any liability for fraud.
   
 
19. Confidentiality
 
Each Party undertakes that it shall not at any time during this Agreement, disclose the
commercial terms of this Agreement or any information which should reasonably be considered
to be private or confidential concerning the business (including, without limitation, any customer

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or suppliers of the other Party to any person which is not (i) an employee, (ii) professional
advisor, (iii) representative or (iv) director or officer of such Party and any agents or affiliates of
such Party (on a need to know basis) (v) potential financing parties (and then only on a need to
know basis) or except as may be required by law, court order or any governmental or regulatory
authority.
The Buyers shall make any public announcement, communication or circular (announcement) or
press release concerning this Agreement as required by law or any governmental or regulatory
authority including, without limitation, any relevant securities stock exchange.
   
 
20. Effectiveness of this MOA.  This MOA shall be null and void and no longer effective if (a) the
Transactions (as defined in the Merger Agreement) close prior to June 30, 2018 or such later date
as mutually agreed; or (b) the Buyers shall breach the provisions of the Merger Agreement
resulting in its termination and the Sellers determine that they do not wish to sell the Vessel, in
the Sellers' sole discretion.
   



For and on behalf of the Sellers
For and on behalf of the Buyers
   
Name: George Fikanis
Name: H. De Stoop
   
Title: VP
Title: CFO
   
/s/ George Fikanis
/s/ H. De Stoop
   
Sean Bradley
Egied Verbeeck
   
Commercial Director
General Counsel
   
/s/ Sean Bradley
/s/ Egied Verbeeck
   















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EX-99.1 7 d7772037_ex99-5.htm
Exhibit 99.5
 
 

 
 
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
 
Norwegian Shipbrokers' Association's
 
Memorandum of Agreement  for sale and
 
purchase of ships. Adopted by BIMCO in 1956.
 
Code-name
 
SALEFORM 2012
 
Revised 1966, 1983 and 1986/87, 1993 and 2012
 
Dated: December 20, 2017
 
Gener8 Neptune LLC of Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro, Marshall
Islands, MH96960 (Name of sellers), hereinafter called the "Sellers", have agreed to sell, and
Euronav nv of De Gerlachekaai 20, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium or its nominee (Name of buyers), hereinafter
called the "Buyers", have agreed to buy:
Name of vessel: GENER8 NEPTUNE
 
IMO Number: 9723069
 
Classification Society: DNV-GL
 
Class Notation: +1A1 Tanker for oil BIS BWM(T) Clean COAT-PSPC(B) Crane CSR E0 ESP SPM TMON
VCS(2)
Year of Build: 2015
Builder/Yard: Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. 
 
 
 
Flag: Marshall Islands
Place of Registration: Majuro
GT/NT: 157,092/101,147
 
hereinafter called the "Vessel", on the following terms and conditions:
 
Definitions
"Banking Days" are days on which banks are open both in the country of the currency stipulated for
the Purchase Price in Clause 1 (Purchase Price) and in the place of closing stipulated in Clause 8
(Documentation) and UK, Belgium, Luxembourg, Hong Kong, The Netherlands and Norway (add
additional jurisdictions as appropriate).
"Buyers' Nominated Flag State" means _______ (state flag state).

"Class" means the class notation referred to above.
 
"Classification Society" means the Society referred to above.
 
"Deposit" shall have the meaning given in Clause 2 (Deposit)
 
"Deposit Holder" means _________ (state name and location of Deposit Holder) or, if left blank, the
Sellers' Bank, which shall hold and release the Deposit in accordance with this Agreement.
 
"Effective Date" means the date the Merger Agreement is terminated.
 
"In writing" or "written" means a letter handed over from the Sellers to the Buyers or vice versa, a
registered letter, e-mail or telefax.

"Merger Agreement" means that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger entered into on or about the
date hereof pursuant to which Euronav NV will cause the Merger Sub (as defined in the Merger
Agreement) to merge with and into Gener8 Maritime, Inc. ("GNRT") (as the same may be
supplemented or amended from time to time).
 
"Parties" means the Sellers and the Buyers.
"Purchase Price" means the price for the Vessel as stated in Clause 1 (Purchase Price).
 
"Sellers' Account" means to such bank account advised in writing by the Sellers (state details of bank
account) at the Sellers' Bank.
"Sellers' Bank" means _______ (state name of bank, branch and details) or, if left blank, the bank notified by the Sellers to the Buyers for receipt of the balance of the Purchase Price.
 
 
1.
Purchase Price
 
The Purchase Price is USD 72,500,000 (United States Dollars Seventy Two Million Five Hundred
Thousand) (state currency and amount both in words and figures).
2.
Deposit [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]
 
As security for the correct fulfilment of this Agreement the Buyers shall lodge a deposit of
__% (__ per cent) or, if left blank, 10% (ten per cent), of the Purchase Price (the
"Deposit") in an interest bearing account for the Parties with the Deposit Holder within three (3)
Banking Days after the date that:
 
 
(i)
this Agreement has been signed by the Parties and exchanged in original or by
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e-mail or telefax; and 
     
 
(ii)
the Deposit Holder has confirmed in writing to the Parties that the account has been
opened.
 
 
The Deposit shall be released in accordance with joint written instructions of the Parties.
Interest, if any, shall be credited to the Buyers. Any fee charged for holding and releasing the
Deposit shall be borne equally by the Parties. The Parties shall provide to the Deposit Holder
all necessary documentation to open and maintain the account without delay.
   
3.
Payment
 
On delivery of the Vessel, but not later than three (3) Banking Days after the date that Notice of
Readiness has been given in accordance with Clause 5 (Time and place of delivery and
notices):
 
 
(i)
the Deposit shall be released to the Sellers; and
     
 
(ii)
the balance of the Purchase Price and all other sums payable on delivery by the Buyers
to the Sellers under this Agreement shall be paid in full free of bank charges to the
Sellers' Account; provided, however, part of the Purchase Price may be satisfied by
setting off up to 1/3rd of any Company Termination Fee (as defined in the Merger
Agreement) due to Euronav NV from GNRT against the Purchase Price. Procedure of
payment of the Purchase Price and any moneys under the MOA to be always subject to
the mutual agreement of the Sellers and Buyers and their respective Banks.
 
4.
Inspection
   
 
(a)* The Buyers have inspected and accepted the Vessel's classification records. The Buyers
have also inspected the Vessel at/in _________ (state place) on _________ (state date) and have
accepted the Vessel following this inspection and the sale is outright and definite, subject only
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
 
(b)* The Buyers shall have the right to inspect the Vessel's classification records and declare
whether same are accepted or not within _________ (state date/period).
 
The Sellers shall make the Vessel available for inspection at/in _________ (state place/range) within
_________ (state date/period).
 
The Buyers shall undertake the inspection without undue delay to the Vessel. Should the
Buyers cause undue delay they shall compensate the Sellers for the losses thereby incurred.
 
The Buyers shall inspect the Vessel without opening up and without cost to the Sellers.
 
During the inspection, the Vessel's dock and engine log books shall be made available for
examination by the Buyers.
 
The Sale shall become outright and definite, subject only to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, provided that the Sellers receive written notice of acceptance of the Vessel from
the Buyers within seventy two (72) hours after completion of such inspection or after the
date/last day of the period stated in Line 59, whichever is earlier.
 
Should the Buyers fail to undertake the inspection as scheduled and/or notice of acceptance of
the Vessel's classification records and/or of the Vessel not be received by the Sellers as
aforesaid, the Deposit together with interest earned, if any, shall be released immediately to the
Buyers, whereafter this Agreement shall be null and void.

 *4(a) and 4(b) are alternatives; delete whichever is not applicable. In the absence of deletions,
alternative 4(a) shall apply.

5.
Time and place of delivery and notices
(a) The Vessel shall be delivered and taken over safely afloat after discharge of cargo at a safe and
accessible berth or
anchorage at/in a location (state place/range) in the Sellers' option not before 60 days after the
Effective Date.
Notice of Readiness shall not be tendered before: ___________ (date)

Cancelling Date (see Clauses 5(c), 6 (a)(i), 6 (a) (iii) and 14): 120 days after the Effective Date

(b) The Sellers shall keep the Buyers well informed of the Vessel's itinerary and shall
provide the Buyers with thirty (30), twenty (20), fifteen (15), ten (10), five (5) and three (3) days' notice
of the date the
Sellers intend to tender Notice of Readiness and Two (2) and One (1) days definite notice of the date
Sellers intend to tender Notice of Readinessand of the intended place of delivery.
When the Vessel is at the place of delivery and physically ready for delivery in accordance with

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this Agreement, the Sellers shall give the Buyers a written Notice of Readiness for delivery.

(c)  If the Sellers anticipate that, notwithstanding the exercise of due diligence by them, the
Vessel will not be ready for delivery by the Cancelling Date they may notify the Buyers in writing
stating the date when they anticipate that the Vessel will be ready for delivery and proposing a
new Cancelling Date. Upon receipt of such notification the Buyers shall have the option of
either cancelling this Agreement in accordance with Clause 14 (Sellers' Default) within three (3)
Banking Days of receipt of the notice or of accepting the new date as the new Cancelling Date.
If the Buyers have not declared their option within three (3)seven (7) Banking Days of receipt of the
Sellers' notification or if the Buyers accept the new date, the date proposed in the Sellers'
notification shall be deemed to be the new Cancelling Date and shall be substituted for the
Cancelling Date stipulated in line 79.

If this Agreement is maintained with the new Cancelling Date all other terms and conditions
hereof including those contained in Clauses 5(b) and 5(d) shall remain unaltered and in full
force and effect.

(d) Cancellation, failure to cancel or acceptance of the new Cancelling Date shall be entirely
without prejudice to any claim for damages the Buyers may have under Clause 14 (Sellers'
Default) for the Vessel not being ready by the original Cancelling Date.

(e) Should the Vessel become an actual, constructive or compromised total loss before delivery
the Deposit together with interest earned, if any, shall be released immediately to the Buyers
whereafter this Agreement shall be null and void.

 
6.
Divers Inspection / Drydocking
       (a)*
 
(i)
The Buyers shall have the option at their cost and expense to arrange for an underwater
inspection by a diver approved by the Classification Society prior to the delivery of the
Vessel. Such option shall be declared latest nine (9) days prior to the Vessel's intended
date of readiness for delivery as notified by the Sellers pursuant to Clause 5(b) of this
Agreement. The Sellers shall at their cost and expense make the Vessel available for
such inspection. This inspection shall be carried out without undue delay and in the
presence of a Classification Society surveyor arranged for by the Sellers and paid for by
the Buyers. The Buyers' representative(s) shall have the right to be present at the diver's
inspection as observer(s) only without interfering with the work or decisions of the
Classification Society surveyor. The extent of the inspection and the conditions under
which it is performed shall be to the satisfaction of the Classification Society. If the
conditions at the place of delivery are unsuitable for such inspection, the Sellers shall at
their cost and expense make the Vessel available at a suitable alternative place near to
the delivery port, in which event the Cancelling Date shall be extended by the additional
time required for such positioning and the subsequent re-positioning. The Sellers may
not tender Notice of Readiness prior to completion of the underwater inspection.

 
(ii)
If the rudder, propeller, bottom or other underwater parts below the deepest load line are
found broken, damaged or defective so as to affect the Vessel's class, then (1) unless
repairs can be carried out afloat to the satisfaction of the classification society, the
Sellers shall arrange for the vessel to be drydocked at their expense for inspection by
the classification society of the vessel's under water parts below the deepest load line,
the extent of the inspection being in accordance with the Classification Society's rules (2)
such defects shall be made good by the Sellers at their cost and expense to the
satisfaction of the Classification society without condition/recommendation** and (3) the
Sellers shall pay for the underwater inspection and the Classification Society's
attendance.
 
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if the Classification Society
do not require the aforementioned defects to be rectified before the next class
drydocking survey, the Sellers shall be entitled to deliver the Vessel with these defects
against a deduction from the Purchase Price of the estimated direct cost (of labour and
materials) of carrying out the repairs to the satisfaction of the Classification Society,
whereafter the Buyers shall have no further rights whatsoever in respect of the defects
and/or repairs. The estimated direct cost of the repairs shall be the average of quotes
for the repair work obtained from two reputable independent shipyards at or in the
vicinity of the port of delivery, one to be obtained by each of the Parties within two (2)
Banking Days from the date of the imposition of the condition/recommendation, unless
the Parties agree otherwise. Should either of the Parties fail to obtain such a quote within
the stipulated time then the quote duly obtained by the other Party shall be the sole basis
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    Readiness prior to such estimate having been established. 
     
 
(iii)
If the Vessel is to be drydocked pursuant to Clause 6(a)(ii) and no suitable dry docking
facilities are available at the port of delivery, the Sellers shall take the Vessel to a port
where suitable drydocking facilities are available, whether within or outside the delivery
range as per Clause 5(a). Once drydocking has taken place the Sellers shall deliver the
Vessel at a port within the delivery range as per Clause 5(a) which shall, for the purpose
of this Clause, become the new port of delivery. In such event the Cancelling Date shall
be extended by the additional time required for the drydocking and extra steaming, but
limited to a maximum of fourteen (14) days.
     
 
(b) * The Sellers shall place the Vessel in drydock at the port of delivery for inspection by the
Classification Society of the Vessel's underwater parts below the deepest load line, the extent
of the inspection being in accordance with the Classification Society's rules. If the rudder,
propeller, bottom or other underwater parts below the deepest load line are found broken,
damaged or defective so as to affect the Vessel's class, such defects shall be made good at the
Sellers' cost and expense to the satisfaction of the Classification Society without
condition/recommendation**. In such event the Sellers are also to pay for the costs and
expenses in connection with putting the Vessel in and taking her out of drydock, including the
drydock dues and the Classification Society's fees. The Sellers shall also pay for these costs
and expenses if parts of the tailshalf system are condemned or found defective or broken so as
to affect the Vessel's class. In all other cases, the Buyers shall pay the aforesaid costs and
expenses, dues and fees.
 
(c) If the Vessel is drydocked pursuant to Clause 6 (a)(ii) or 6 (b) above:


 
(i)
The Classification Society may require survey of the tailshaft system, the extent of the
survey being to the satisfaction of the Classification surveyor. If such survey is
not required by the Classification Society, the Buyers shall have the option to require the
tailshaft to be drawn and surveyed by the Classification Society, the extent of the survey
being in accordance with the Classification Society's rules for tailshaft survey and
consistent with the current stage of the Vessel's survey cycle. The Buyers shall declare
whether they require the tailshaft to be drawn and surveyed not later than by the
completion of the inspection by the Classification Society. The drawing and refitting of
the tailshaft shall be arranged by the Sellers. Should any part of the tailshaft system be
condemned or found defective so as to affect the Vessel's class, these parts shall be
renewed or made good at the sellers' cost and expense to the satisfaction of
Classification Society without condition/recommendation**.

 
(ii)
The costs and expenses relating to the survey of the tailshaft system shall be borne by
the Buyers unless the Classification Society requires such survey to be carried out or if
parts of the system are condemned or found defective or broken so as to affect the
Vessel's class, in which case the Sellers shall pay these costs and expenses.

 
(iii)
The Buyers' representative(s) shall have the right to be present in the drydock, as
observe(s) only without interfering with the work or decisions of the Classification
Society surveyor.

 
(iv)
The Buyers shall have the right to have the underwater parts of the Vessel cleaned
and painted at their risk, cost and expense without interfering with the Seller's or the
Classification Society surveyor's work, if any, and without affecting the Vessel's timely
delivery. If, however, the Buyers' work in drydock is still in progress when the
Sellers have completed the work which the Sellers are required to do, the additional
docking time needed to complete the Buyers' work shall be for the Buyers' risk, cost and
expense. In the event that the Buyers' work required such additional time, the Sellers
may upon completion of the Sellers' work tender Notice of Readiness for delivery whilst
the Vessel is still in drydock and, notwithstanding Clause 5(a), the Buyers shall be
obliged to take delivery in accordance with Clause 3 (Payment), whether the Vessel is in
drydock or not.

* 6(a) and 6 (b) are alternatives; delete whichever is not applicable. In the absence of deletions,
alternative 6 (a) shall apply.

**Notes or memoranda, if any, in the surveyor's report which are accepted by the Classification
Society without condition/recommendation are not to be taken into account.

 
7.
Spares, bunkers and other items
 
The Sellers shall deliver the Vessel to the Buyers with everything belonging to her on board
and on shore. All spare parts and spare equipment including spare tail-end shaft(s) and/or
spare propeller(s)/propeller blade(s), if any, belonging to the Vessel at the time of inspection

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used or unused, whether on board or not shall become the Buyers' property, but and spares on
order are excludedincluded; provided these belong to the Vessel alone and not to any common
stock that the Sellers keep on a fleet basis. Forwarding charges, if any, shall be for the Buyers'
account. The Sellers
are not required to replace spare parts including spare tail-end shaft(s) and spare
propeller(s)/propeller blade(s) which are taken out of spare and used as replacement prior to
delivery, but the replaced items shall be the property of the Buyers. Unused stores and
provisions shall be included in the sale and be taken over by the Buyers without extra payment. Radio
installation and navigation equipment shall be included in the sale without extra payment if they
are the property of the Sellers.

Library and forms exclusively for use in the Sellers' vessel(s) and captain's, officers' and crew's
personal belongings including the slop chest are excluded from the sale without compensation,
as well as the following additional items: ______ (include list)
Items on board which are on hire or owned by third parties, listed as follows, are excluded from
the sale without compensation: __________ (include list)

Items on board at the time of inspection which are on hire or owned by third parties, not listed
above, shall be replaced or procured by the Sellers prior to delivery at their cost and expense.

The Buyers shall take over remaining bunkers and unused lubricating and hydraulic oils and
greases in dedicated storage tanks (i.e. not to be blended with other systems oils/greases) and
unopened drums and pay either:
(a) *the actual supplied net price inclusive of all Sellers rebates and discounts (excluding barging
expenses) as evidenced by invoices or vouchers; or
(b) *the current net market price (excluding barging expenses) at the port and date of delivery
of the Vessel or, if unavailable, at the nearest bunkering port,

for the quantities taken over.

Quantities of bunkers, lubricating and hydraulic oils and greases on board are to be verified by a
joint survey between the Sellers' and Buyers' representatives on board prior to delivery.

Payment under this Clause shall be made at the same time and place and in the same
currency as the Purchase Price.

"inspection" in this Clause 7, shall mean the Buyers' inspection according to Clause 4(a) or 4(b)
(Inspection), if applicable. If the Vessel is taken over without inspection, the date of this
Agreement shall be the relevant date.

*(a) and (b) are alternatives, delete whichever is not applicable. In the absence of deletions
alternative (a) shall apply.
 
 
8.
Documentation
 
The place of closing: in the Buyers option either at the premises of the Buyers head office
In Antwerp, Belgium or at the Buyers ship management office in Piraeus, Greece, or in London
(a) In exchange for payment of the Purchase Price the Sellers shall provide the Buyers with the
following delivery documents:
 
 
(i)
Four (4) Legal Bill(s) of Sale in a British form 10A recordable in the Buyers' Nominated Flag
State,
 
transferring title of the Vessel and stating that the Vessel is free from all mortgages,
encumbrances and maritime liens or any other debts whatsoever, duly notarially attested
and legalised orby apostilled, as required by the Buyers' Nominated Flag State;

 
(ii)
Evidence that all necessary corporate, shareholder and other action has been taken by
the Sellers to authorise the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement; original
corporate and shareholder resolutions of the Sellers to be delivered to the Buyers
notarized and legalized by apostille.

 
(iii)
Power of Attorney of the Sellers appointing one or more representatives to act on behalf
of the Sellers in the performance of this Agreement, duly notarially attested and legalised
orby apostilled (as appropriate);

 
(iv)
Certified by a Director or Officer of the Sellers true and complete copies of the Certificate
and Articles of Incorporation and of the By-Laws or comparable governance documents, if any,
of the Sellers together with any amendments thereto duly notarially attested and legalized by
apostille.

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(v)
Certificate issued by the Corporate Registry of the Sellers place of incorporation
confirming that the Sellers are duly registered, in legal existence and listing names of the
Sellers' registered officers/directors. This document shall be dated not earlier than seven (7)
Banking Days prior to the delivery date.

 
(vi)
Certificate or Transcript of Registry issued by the competent authorities of the Sellers flag state
on the date of delivery evidencing the Sellers' ownership of the Vessel and that the
Vessel is free from registered encumbrances and mortgages, to be faxed or e-mailed by
such authority or the Sellers to the closing meeting upon proper discharge of any Seller's
mortgages and encumbrances existing on the Vessel prior to delivery with the original to
be sent to the Buyers as soon as
possible after delivery of the Vessel;

 
(vii)
Declaration of Class or (depending on the Classification Society) a Class Maintenance
Certificate issued within three (3) Banking Days prior to delivery confirming that the
Vessel is in Class free of condition/recommendation;

 
(viii)
Certificate of Deletion of the Vessel from the Vessel's registry or other official evidence of
deletion appropriate to the Vessel's registry at the time of delivery, or, in the event that
the registry does not as a matter of practice issue such documentation immediately, a
written undertaking by the Sellers to effect deletion from the Vessel's registry forthwith
and provide a certificate or other official evidence of deletion to the Buyers promptly and
latest within four (4) weeks after the Purchase Price has been paid and the Vessel has
been delivered;

 
(ix)
A copy of the Vessel's Continuous Synopsis Record certifying the date on which the
Vessel ceased to be registered with the Vessel's registry, or, in the event that the registry
does not as a matter of practice issue such certificate immediately, a written undertaking
from the Sellers to provide the copy of this certificate promptly upon it being issued
together with evidence of submission by the Sellers of a duly executed From 2 stating
the date on which the Vessel shall cease to be registered with the Vessel's registry; all original
CSRs to be handed over on board the Vessel at the time of Delivery;

 
(x)
Commercial Invoice for the Vessel;

 
(xi)
Commercial Invoice(s) for bunkers, lubricating and hydraulic oils and greases;

 
(xii)
A copy of the Sellers' letter to their satellite communication provider cancelling the
Vessel's communication contract which is to be sent immediately after delivery of the
Vessel;

 
(xiii)
Any additional documents as may reasonably be required by the Buyers and the competent
authorities of
the Buyers' Nominated Flag State for the purpose of registering the Vessel, provided the
Buyers notify the Sellers of any such documents as soon as possible and within reasonable
time after the date of
this Agreement; and

 
(xiv)
The Sellers' letter of confirmation and undertaking that to the best of their knowledge:, the
Vessel is not
black listed by any nation or international organisation.
1. the Vessel is not black listed by any nation, international organisation, terminal, port, union,
including without limitation the Arab Boycott League and the ITF, that she has not traded with
Israel and that there is no pending, criminal or otherwise, investigation by any authority for any
violation including MARPOL and oil pollution against the Vessel;
2. the Sellers are at the time of delivery, and have at all times prior to delivery, been in
compliance with any and all sanctions, prohibitions, and/or restrictions imposed on any
specified persons, entities, or other bodies including the designation of specified vessels or
fleets under United Nations Resolutions or trade or economic sanctions, laws or regulations of
the European Union or the United States, including but not limited to, those U.S. Sanctions
against Iran as administered by the U.S. Treasury Departments Office of Foreign Assets Control
(OFAC), the Sanctions enacted under the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012
codified at 22 USC 8801 note, as may be amended, supplemented or replaced, all other sanctions
administered by OFAC;
3. the Sellers are not at the date of delivery, nor have they at any time prior to delivery, been
listed on OFACs Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List or otherwise identified as a
sanctioned persion, and are not subject to any of the sanctions, prohibitions, or restrictions
referred to in above; and
4. the Sellers have not engaged in any transaction, commercial or otherwise, with any specified

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or designated persons, entities, or other bodies subject to or identified under any sanctions,
prohibitions and/or restrictions under United Nations Resolutions or trade or economic
sanctions, laws or regulations of the European Union or the United States or any nation or
organization; and
5. the Vessel has not grounded or touched bottom or suffered any underwater damage since the
time of inspection.

 
(b) At the time delivery the Buyers shall provide the Sellers with:  
     
 
(i)
Certificate of Directors Resolutions issued by the Buyers Executive Committee members
Eevidencinge that all necessary corporate, shareholder and other action has been taken by
the Buyers to authorise the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement; and

 
(ii)
Power of Attorney of the Buyers appointing one or more representatives to act on behalf
of the Buyers in the performance of this Agreement, duly notarially attested and legalised
or apostilled (as appropriate).

 
(iii)
The Buyers' Certificate of Incorporation and Good Standing confirming the good
standing of the Buyers and providing information on the current Directors and Executive
Committee Members of the Buyers together with copy of Buyers' Articles of Association
attached to it, issued within one (1) month prior to the delivery, duly notarized attested and
legalized by apostille (as appropriate).
     
 
(c) If any of the documents listed in Sub clauses (a) and (b) above are not in the English
language they shall be accompanied by an English translation by an authorised translator or
certified by a lawyer qualified to practice in the country of the translated language.

(d) The Parties shall to the extent possible exchange copies, drafts or samples of the
documents listed in Sub-clause (a) and Sub-clause (b) above for review and comment by the
other party not later than ten (10) (state number of days), or if left blank, nine (9) days prior to the
Vessel's intended date of readiness for delivery as notified by the Sellers pursuant to
Clause 5(b) of this Agreement.

(e) Concurrent with the exchange of documents in Sub-clause (a) and Sub-clause (b) above,
the Sellers shall also hand to the Buyers the classification certificate(s) as well as all plans,
drawings and manuals, (excluding ISM/ISPS manuals), which are on board the Vessel. Other
certificates which are on board the Vessel shall also be handed over to the Buyers unless
the Sellers are required to retain same, in which case the Buyers have the right to take copies.

(f) Other technical documentation which may be in the Sellers' possession shall promptly after
delivery be forwarded to the Buyers at their expense, if they so request. The Sellers may keep
the Vessel's log books but the Buyers have the right to take copies of same.

(g) The Parties shall sign and deliver to each other a Protocol of Delivery and Acceptance
confirming the date and time of delivery of the Vessel from the Sellers to the Buyers.  
 
 9. 
Encumbrances
 
The Sellers warrant that the Vessel, at the time of delivery, is free from all charters,
encumbrances, mortgages and maritime liens or any other debts whatsoever, and is not subject
to Port State or other administrative detentions. The Sellers hereby undertake to indemnify the
Buyers against all consequences of claims made against the Vessel which have been incurred
prior to the time of delivery. 
    
10.
Taxes, fees and expenses
  
Any taxes, fees and expenses in connection with the purchase and registration in the Buyers'
Nominated Flag State shall be for the Buyers' account, whereas similar charges in connection
with the closing of the Sellers' register shall be for the Sellers' account.
    
11.
Condition on delivery
  
The Vessel with everything belonging to her shall be at the Sellers' risk and expense until she is
delivered to the Buyers, but subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement she shall be
delivered and taken over as she was at the time of inspection, fair wear and tear excepted.
    
  
However, the Vessel shall be delivered free of cargo and free of stowaways with her Class
maintained without condition/recommendation*, free of average damage affecting the Vessel's
class, and with her classification certificates and national, international, trading and statutory
certificates, as well as all other
certificates the Vessel had at the time of inspection, valid and unextended for a period of six (6)
months without

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condition/recommendation* by the Classification Society or the relevant authorities at the time
of delivery. The Sellers shall notify the Buyers of any matters to their knowledge prior to delivery
which upon being reported to the Classification Society would lead to the withdrawal of the
Vessels Class or to the imposition of a recommendation relating to her Class.
"inspection" in this Clause 11, shall mean the Buyers' inspection according to Clause 4(a) or
4(b) (Inspections), if applicable. If the Vessel is taken over without inspection, the date of this
Agreement shall be the relevant date.

*Notes and memoranda, if any, in the surveyor's report which are accepted by the Classification
Society without condition/recommendation are not to be taken into account.

12.
Name/markings
 
Upon delivery the Buyers undertake to change the name of the Vessel and alter funnel
markings.
   
13.
Buyers' default
 
Should the Deposit not be lodged in accordance with Clause 2 (Deposit), the Sellers have the
right to cancel this Agreement, and they shall be entitled to claim compensation for their losses
and for all expenses incurred together with interest.
   
 
Should the Purchase Price not be paid in accordance with Clause 3 (Payment), the Sellers
have the right to cancel this Agreement, in which case the Deposit together with interest
earned, if any, shall be released to the Sellers. If the Deposit does not cover their loss, the
Sellers shall be entitled to claim further compensation for their losses and for all expenses
incurred together with interest.
   
14.
Sellers' default
 
Should the Sellers fail to give Notice of Readiness in accordance with Clause 5(b) or fail to be
ready to validly complete a legal transfer by the Cancelling Date the Buyers shall have the
option of cancelling this Agreement. If after Notice of Readiness has been given but before
the Buyers have taken delivery, the Vessel ceases to be physically ready for delivery and is not
made physically ready again by the Cancelling Date and new Notice of Readiness given, the
Buyers shall retain their option to cancel. In the event that the Buyers elect to cancel this
Agreement, the Deposit together with interest earned, if any, shall be released to them
immediately.
   
 
Should the Sellers fail to give Notice of Readiness by the Cancelling Date or fail to be ready to
validly complete a legal transfer as aforesaid they shall make due compensation to the Buyers
for their loss and for all expenses together with interest if their failure is due to proven
negligence and whether or not the Buyers cancel this Agreement.

15.
Buyers' representatives
 
After this Agreement has been signed by the Parties and the Deposit has been lodged, the
Buyers have the right to place two (2) representatives on board the Vessel at their sole risk and
expense.
   
 
These representatives are on board for the purpose of familiarisation and in the capacity of
observers only, and they shall not interfere in any respect with the operation of the Vessel. The
Buyers and the Buyers' representatives shall sign the Sellers' P&L Club's standard letter of
indemnity prior to their embarkation. Sellers and Buyers shall mutually and in good faith decide
when and where the Buyers can place their representatives at the first opportunity and at a
convenient port of embarkation on board the Vessel without disrupting the safety, operation and
operation of the Vessel. Buyers' representatives to be allowed to use the Vessel's
communication equipment.
   
16.
Law and Arbitration
 
(a) *This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law and
any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be referred to arbitration in
London in accordance with the Arbitration Act 1996 or any statutory modification or re-
enactment thereof save to the extent necessary to give effect to the provisions of this Clause.
   
 
The arbitration shall be conducted in the English language and in accordance with the London
Maritime Arbitrators
Association (LMAA) Terms current at the time when the arbitration proceedings are
commenced.
   
 
The reference shall be to three arbitrators. A party wishing to refer a dispute to arbitration shall
appoint its arbitrator and send notice of such appointment in writing to the other party requiring
the other party to appoint its own arbitrator within fourteen (14) calendar days of that notice and
stating that it will appoint its arbitrator as sole arbitrator unless the other party appoints its own

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arbitrator and gives notice that it has done so within the fourteen (14) days specified. If the
other party does not appoint its own arbitrator and give notice that it has done so within the
fourteen (14) days specified, the party referring a dispute to arbitration may, without the
requirement of any further prior notice to the other party, appoint its arbitrator as sole arbitrator
and shall advise the other party accordingly. The award of a sole arbitrator shall be binding on
both Parties as if the sole arbitrator had been appointed by agreement.
   
 
In cases where neither the claim nor any counterclaim exceeds the sum of US$100,000 the
arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the LMAA Small Claims Procedure current at
the time when the arbitration proceedings are commenced.
   
 
(b) *This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with Title 9 of the
United States Code and the substantive law (not including the choice of law rules) of the State
of New York and any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be
referred to three (3) persons at New York, one to be appointed by each of the parties hereto,
and the third by the two so chosen; their decision or that of any two of them shall be final, and
for the purposes of enforcing any award, judgement may be entered on an award by any court of
competent jurisdiction. The proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with the rules of the
Society of Maritime Arbitrators, Inc.
   
 
In cases where neither the claim nor any counterclaim exceeds the sum of US$100,000 the
arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the Shortened Arbitration Procedure of the
Society of Maritime Arbitrators, Inc.
   
 
(c) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of _______
(state place) and any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be
referred to arbitration at ___________(state place), subject to the procedures applicable there.
   
 
*16(a), 16(b) and 16(c) are alternatives; delete whichever is not applicable, In the absence of
deletions, alternative 16(a) shall apply.

 
17.
Notices
 
All notices to be provided under this Agreement shall be in writing.

Contact details for recipients of notices are as follows:

 
For the Buyers:
EURONAV NV
De Gerlachekaai 20,
2000 Antwerp, Belgium
Telephone: +32 3 247 44 11
Fax: +32 3 247 44 09
PIC: Alexander Staring – COO
E-mail: management@euronav.com
Normal working hours: 09.00 18.00 CET
     
 
For the Sellers:
c/o GENER8 MARITIME INC.
299 Park Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10171
Telephone: 212-763-5600
Fax:
PIC: Sean Bradley
Email: sbradley@gener8mgmt.com

18.
Entire Agreement
 
The written terms of this Agreement comprise the entire agreement between the Buyers and
the Sellers in relation to the sale and purchase of the Vessel and supersede all previous
agreements whether oral or written between the Parties in relation thereto.
   
 
Each of the Parties acknowledges that in entering into this Agreement it has not relied on and
shall have no right or remedy in respect of any statement, representation, assurance or
warranty (whether or not made negligently) other than as is expressly set out in this Agreement.
   
 
Any terms implied into this Agreement by any applicable statute or law are hereby excluded to
the extent that such exclusion can legally be made. Nothing in this Clause shall limit or exclude
any liability for fraud.
   
 
19. Confidentiality
 
Each Party undertakes that it shall not at any time during this Agreement, disclose the
commercial terms of this Agreement or any information which should reasonably be considered
to be private or confidential concerning the business (including, without limitation, any customer

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or suppliers of the other Party to any person which is not (i) an employee, (ii) professional
advisor, (iii) representative or (iv) director or officer of such Party and any agents or affiliates of
such Party (on a need to know basis) (v) potential financing parties (and then only on a need to
know basis) or except as may be required by law, court order or any governmental or regulatory
authority.
The Buyers shall make any public announcement, communication or circular (announcement) or
press release concerning this Agreement as required by law or any governmental or regulatory
authority including, without limitation, any relevant securities stock exchange.
   
 
20. Effectiveness of this MOA.  This MOA shall be null and void and no longer effective if (a) the
Transactions (as defined in the Merger Agreement) close prior to June 30, 2018 or such later date
as mutually agreed; or (b) the Buyers shall breach the provisions of the Merger Agreement
resulting in its termination and the Sellers determine that they do not wish to sell the Vessel, in
the Sellers' sole discretion.
   



For and on behalf of the Sellers
For and on behalf of the Buyers
   
Name: George Fikanis
Name: H. De Stoop
   
Title: VP
Title: CFO
   
/s/ George Fikanis
/s/ H. De Stoop
   
Sean Bradley
Egied Verbeeck
   
Commercial Director
General Counsel
   
/s/ Sean Bradley
/s/ Egied Verbeeck
   















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