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
Dated: November 13, 2015
Commission File No. 001-34104
NAVIOS
MARITIME ACQUISITION CORPORATION
7 Avenue de Grande Bretagne, Office 11B2
Monte Carlo, MC 98000 Monaco
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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NAVIOS MARITIME ACQUISITION CORPORATION
FORM 6-K
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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Operating and Financial Review and Prospects
The following is a discussion of the financial condition and results of operations for the three and the nine month periods ended September 30, 2015 and
2014 of Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation (referred to herein as we, us, the Company or Navios Acquisition). All of the financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). You should read this section together with the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes included in Navios Acquisitions 2014 Annual
Report filed on Form 20-F with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
This report contains forward-looking statements (as defined in Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) concerning future events including Navios Acquisitions future dividends, opportunities to reinvest cash accretively in a fleet renewal
program or otherwise and Navios Acquisitions growth strategy and measures to implement such strategy; including expected vessel acquisitions and entering into further time charters. Words such as may, expects,
intends, plans, believes, anticipates, hopes, estimates, and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such
statements include comments regarding expected revenue and time charters. These forward-looking statements are based on the information available to, and the expectations and assumptions deemed reasonable by, Navios Acquisition at the time these
statements were made. Although Navios Acquisition believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such expectations will prove to have been correct. These statements involve
known and unknown risks and are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates which are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of Navios Acquisition. Actual results may differ
materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, uncertainty relating to global trade, including prices of seaborne
commodities and continuing issues related to seaborne volume and ton miles, our continued ability to enter into long-term time charters for our vessels, fluctuations in charter rates for tanker vessels, our ability to maximize the use of, or changes
in demand for, our vessels, changes in the demand for crude oil, the loss of any customer or charter or vessel, the aging of our fleet and resultant increases in operations costs, changes in the availability and costs of funding due to conditions in
the bank market, capital markets and other factors, increases in costs and expenses, including but not limited to: crew wages, insurance, provisions, port expenses, lube oil, bunkers, repairs, maintenance and general and administrative expenses, the
expected cost of, and our ability to comply with, governmental regulations and maritime self-regulatory organization standards, as well as standard regulations imposed by our charterers applicable to our business, general domestic and international
political conditions, competitive factors in the market in which Navios Acquisition operates; risks associated with operations outside the United States; and other factors listed from time to time in the Navios Acquisitions filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission in its Form 20-Fs and Form 6-Ks. Navios Acquisition expressly disclaims any obligations or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any
change in Navios Acquisitions expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based. Navios Acquisition makes no prediction or statement about the performance of its common
stock.
Recent Developments and History
Dividend Policy
On November 6, 2015, the
Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend for the third quarter of 2015 of $0.05 per share of common stock, payable on December 23, 2015, to stockholders of record as of December 17, 2015. The declaration and payment of any
further dividends remain subject to the discretion of the Board of Directors and will depend on, among other things, Navios Acquisitions cash requirements as measured by market opportunities, restrictions under its credit agreements and other
debt obligations and such other factors as the Board of Directors may deem advisable.
Vessel Acquisitions and Deliveries
On October 19, 2015, Navios Acquisition agreed to acquire two vessels, the Nave Spherical, a 2009-built, 297,188 dwt VLCC and the Nave Photon, a
2008-built, 297,395 dwt VLCC from an unaffiliated third party, for an aggregate purchase price of $133.0 million. The Nave Spherical was delivered on November 6, 2015 and has been chartered-out for two years at a rate of $41,475, net
per day.
In November 2015, Navios Acquisition, entered into a term loan facility of up to $125.0 million (divided into five tranches) with Deutsche Bank
AG Filiale Deutschlandgeschäft and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB for: (i) the financing of the purchase price of the Nave Spherical described above; and (ii) the refinancing of an existing facility with Deutsche Bank AG Filiale
Deutschlandgeschäft and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB for four MR2 product tankers. Four of the five tranches of the facility are repayable in 20 quarterly installments of between approximately $0.4 million and $1.9 million, each, with a
final balloon repayment of the balance to be repaid on the last repayment date. The fifth tranche is repayable in 16 quarterly installments of between approximately $0.7 million and $0.8 million, each. The maturity date of the loan is in the fourth
quarter of 2020. The credit facility bears interest at LIBOR plus 295 bps per annum. The agreement also requires compliance with certain financial covenants.
The Nave Photon is expected to be delivered within 2015 and is expected to be financed through a new credit facility and cash from the balance sheet.
Equity Transactions
In January 2015, Navios
Acquisition, through the holders put option, redeemed 250 shares of its Series D Convertible Preferred Stock and paid $2.5 million to the holder upon redemption.
On March 2, 2015, 200 shares of the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock were mandatorily converted into 200,000 shares of puttable common stock.
On April 24, 2015, Navios Acquisition redeemed, through the holders put option, 25,000 shares of the puttable common stock and 75 shares of
its Series D Convertible Preferred Stock and paid $0.3 million and $0.8 million, respectively, to the holder upon redemption.
On April 30, 2015, 200
shares of the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock were mandatorily converted into 200,000 shares of puttable common stock.
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On June 30, 2015, 162 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock were mandatorily converted into 64,800
shares of common stock.
On July 15, 2015, Navios Acquisition redeemed, through the holders put option, 50,000 shares of the puttable common
stock and 50 shares of its Series D Convertible Preferred Stock and paid $0.5 million and $0.5 million, respectively, to the holder upon redemption.
On
August 13, 2015, 200 shares of the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock were mandatorily converted into 200,000 shares of puttable common stock.
As
of September 30, 2015, Navios Acquisition had the following equity outstanding: 150,733,052 shares of common stock (which includes 525,000 shares of puttable common stock), 3,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, 378 shares
of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock issued in connection with the acquisition of two LR1 product tankers, 1,000 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock issued to Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. (Navios Holdings) and
225 shares of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock.
Under the share repurchase program, for up to $50.0 million, approved and authorized by the Board of
Directors, Navios Acquisition has repurchased 2,512,500 shares for a total cost of approximately $9.2 million, as of November 9, 2015.
Fleet
As of November 10, 2015, our fleet consisted of a total of 39 double-hull tanker vessels, aggregating approximately 4.1 million
deadweight tons (dwt), of which 38 are currently on-the-water with one vessel expected to be delivered within 2015. The fleet includes eight VLCC tankers, which transport crude oil and eight Long Range 1 (LR1) product
tankers, 19 Medium Range 2 (MR2) product tankers and four chemical tankers, which transport refined petroleum products and bulk liquid chemicals.
All the vessels are currently chartered-out to quality counterparties with an average remaining charter period of approximately one year. As of
November 10, 2015, we had charters covering 99.8% of available days in 2015, 51.5% of available days in 2016 and 16.3% of available days in 2017.
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Vessels |
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Built/ Delivery Date |
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DWT |
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Net Charter Rate (1) |
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Profit Sharing |
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Expiration Date (2) |
Owned Vessels |
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Nave Constellation |
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Chemical Tanker |
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2013 |
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45,281 |
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$ |
16,088 |
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50%/50% |
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September 2016 |
Nave Universe |
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Chemical Tanker |
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2013 |
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45,513 |
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$ |
16,088 |
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50%/50% |
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July 2016 |
Nave Polaris |
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Chemical Tanker |
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2011 |
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25,145 |
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Floating Rate |
(11) |
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None |
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February 2016 |
Nave Cosmos |
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Chemical Tanker |
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2010 |
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25,130 |
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Floating Rate |
(11) |
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None |
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February 2016 |
Nave Velocity |
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MR2 Product Tanker |
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2015 |
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49,999 |
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$ |
14,319 |
(8) |
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50%/50% |
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February 2017 |
Nave Sextans |
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MR2 Product Tanker |
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2015 |
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49,999 |
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$ |
16,294 |
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None |
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January 2018 |
Nave Pyxis |
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MR2 Product Tanker |
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2014 |
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49,998 |
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$ |
16,294 |
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None |
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February 2018 |
Nave Luminosity |
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MR2 Product Tanker |
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2014 |
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49,999 |
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$ |
14,319 |
(8) |
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50%/50% |
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September 2016 |
Nave Jupiter |
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MR2 Product Tanker |
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2014 |
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49,999 |
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$ |
14,319 |
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50%/50% |
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May 2016 |
Bougainville |
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MR2 Product Tanker |
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2013 |
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50,626 |
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$ |
15,976 |
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100% |
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September 2016 |
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$ |
16,296 |
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100% |
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September 2017 |
Nave Alderamin |
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MR2 Product Tanker |
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2013 |
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49,998 |
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$ |
15,600 |
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None |
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February 2017 |
Nave Bellatrix |
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MR2 Product Tanker |
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2013 |
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49,999 |
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$ |
13,331 |
(4) |
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50%/50% |
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January 2016 |
Nave Capella |
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MR2 Product Tanker |
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2013 |
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49,995 |
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$ |
16,664 |
(15) |
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None |
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January 2016 |
Nave Orion |
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MR2 Product Tanker |
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2013 |
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49,999 |
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$ |
13,331 |
(4) |
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50%/50% |
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March 2016 |
Nave Titan |
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MR2 Product Tanker |
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2013 |
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49,999 |
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$ |
13,825 |
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50%/50% |
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June 2016 |
Nave Aquila |
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MR2 Product Tanker |
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2012 |
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49,991 |
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$ |
14,566 |
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50%/50% |
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November 2016 |
Nave Atria |
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MR2 Product Tanker |
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2012 |
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49,992 |
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$ |
14,566 |
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50%/50% |
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July 2016 |
Nave Orbit |
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MR2 Product Tanker |
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2009 |
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50,470 |
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$ |
17,750 |
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None |
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November 2017 |
Nave Equator |
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MR2 Product Tanker |
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2009 |
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50,542 |
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$ |
14,250 |
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None |
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April 2016 |
Nave Equinox |
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MR2 Product Tanker |
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2007 |
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50,922 |
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$ |
15,650 |
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ice-transit premium(6) |
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April 2016 |
Nave Pulsar |
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MR2 Product Tanker |
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2007 |
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50,922 |
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$ |
15,553 |
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ice-transit premium(6) |
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May 2016 |
Nave Dorado |
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MR2 Product Tanker |
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2005 |
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47,999 |
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$ |
13,578 |
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None |
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January 2016 |
Nave Lucida |
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MR2 Product Tanker |
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2005 |
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47,999 |
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$ |
13,578 |
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None |
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January 2016 |
Nave Atropos |
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LR1 Product Tanker |
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2013 |
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74,695 |
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$ |
13,825 |
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50%/50% |
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October 2016 |
Nave Rigel |
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LR1 Product Tanker |
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2013 |
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74,673 |
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$ |
13,825 |
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50%/50% |
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August 2016 |
Nave Cassiopeia |
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LR1 Product Tanker |
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2012 |
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74,711 |
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$ |
13,825 |
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50%/50% |
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February 2016 |
Nave Cetus |
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LR1 Product Tanker |
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2012 |
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74,581 |
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$ |
13,825 |
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50%/50% |
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April 2016 |
Nave Estella |
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LR1 Product Tanker |
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2012 |
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75,000 |
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$ |
11,850 |
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90% up to $16,000 |
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January 2016 |
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50% above $16,000 |
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$ |
11,850 |
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90% up to $17,000 |
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January 2017 |
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50% above $17,000 |
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Nave Andromeda |
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LR1 Product Tanker |
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2011 |
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75,000 |
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$ |
14,000 |
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100% up to $17,000 |
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November 2016 |
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50% above $17,000 |
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Nave Ariadne |
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LR1 Product Tanker |
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2007 |
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74,671 |
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$ |
13,825 |
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50%/50% |
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May 2016 |
Nave Cielo |
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LR1 Product Tanker |
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2007 |
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74,671 |
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$ |
13,825 |
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50%/50% |
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May 2016 |
Nave Buena Suerte(13) |
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VLCC |
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2011 |
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297,491 |
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Floating Rate |
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None |
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August 2016 |
Nave Quasar(13) |
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VLCC |
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2010 |
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297,376 |
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$ |
25,350 |
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50% above $29,250 |
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February 2016 |
Nave Synergy |
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VLCC |
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2010 |
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299,973 |
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$ |
34,125 |
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None |
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January 2016 |
Nave Galactic(13) |
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VLCC |
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2009 |
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297,168 |
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Floating Rate |
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None |
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September 2017 |
Nave Spherical |
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VLCC |
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2009 |
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297,188 |
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$ |
41,475 |
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None |
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November 2017 |
Nave Neutrino(13) |
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VLCC |
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2003 |
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298,287 |
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Floating Rate |
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None |
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September 2017 |
Nave Electron(13) |
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VLCC |
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2002 |
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305,178 |
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Floating Rate |
(10) |
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None |
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February 2016 |
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Owned Vessel to be Delivered |
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Nave Photon |
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VLCC |
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2008 |
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297,395 |
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(1) |
Net time charter-out rate per day (net of commissions), presented in USD. |
(2) |
Estimated dates assuming the midpoint of the redelivery period by charterers. |
(3) |
Charterers option to extend the charter for one year at $15,553 net plus profit sharing. Profit sharing will be calculated monthly and profits will be split equally between each party. The profit sharing formula
incorporates a $1,000 premium above the relevant index. |
(4) |
Charterers option to extend the charter for one year at $14,813 net plus profit sharing. The charterers will receive 100% of the first $1,000 in profits above the base rate and the owners will receive 100% of the
next $1,000. Thereafter, all profits will be split equally between each party. |
(5) |
Charterers option to extend the charter for one year at $15,306 net plus profit sharing. The charterers will receive 100% of the first $1,000 in profits above the base rate and the owners will receive 100% of the
next $1,000. Thereafter, all profits will be split equally between each party. |
(6) |
Profit sharing based on a formula which incorporates a premium when vessels are trading in ice. For the Nave Equinox, the premium is $1,900 net per day and for the Nave Pulsar, $1,975 net per day. |
(7) |
Rate can reach a maximum of $20,885 net per day calculated based on a formula. Both rate and ceiling increase by 2% annually. |
(8) |
Charterers option to extend for an additional year at a rate of $15,306 net per day plus 50% profit sharing. |
(9) |
Rate is based upon daily Baltic International Tanker Routes (BITR), Route Tanker Dirty 3 ME Gulf to Japan (TD3) adjusted for vessels service speed/cons. |
(10) |
Rate based on VLCC pool earnings. |
(11) |
Rate based on chemical tankers pool earnings. |
(12) |
Rate is based upon daily BITR TD3. Navios Acquisition will receive 100% of the index rate up to $39,500 net per day and 50% of any amount in excess of $39,500 net per day. The contract provides for a minimum rate of
$29,625 net per day and $27,156 net per day for the last nine months of the contract. |
(13) |
Navios Acquisition has granted an option to Navios Midstream, exercisable until November 2016, to purchase the vessel from Navios Acquisition at fair market value. |
(14) |
Charterers option to extend for one year at $18,250 net per day. |
(15) |
Charterers option to extend for six months at $18,664 net per day. |
(16) |
Rate is based upon daily BITR TD3. Navios Acquisition will receive 100% of the index rate up to $41,969 net per day, 90% up until $44,438 net per day and 50% of any amount in excess of $44,438 net per day. The contract
provides a minimum rate of $29,625 net per day. |
(17) |
Charterers option to extend for two years at $20,500 net per day. |
Charter Policy and Industry
Outlook
Our core fleet, as of November 10, 2015, consisted of 39 vessels, of which eight are VLCCs, 27 are product tankers and four are chemical
tankers of which, 38 are currently on-the-water with one vessel expected to be delivered within 2015. All the vessels are
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currently chartered-out to quality counterparties with an average remaining charter period of approximately one year. Certain of our charters have profit sharing arrangements (see fleet table
above). We intend to deploy the open vessels that have yet to be chartered-out to leading charterers in a mix of long, medium and short-term time charters, depending on the vessels positions, seasonality and market outlook. This chartering
strategy is intended to allow us to capture increased profits from strong charter markets, while developing relatively stable cash flows from longer-term time charters. We will also seek profit sharing arrangements in our long-term time charters, to
provide us with potential incremental revenue above the contracted minimum charter rates.
We intend to selectively grow our fleet using Navios
Holdings global network of relationships and extensive experience in the marine transportation industry, coupled with our financial resources and financing capability, to acquire young, high-quality, modern, double-hulled vessels in the
product, crude oil and chemical tanker sectors. Vessel prices in these sectors have been affected by the continuing low levels of debt financing available to shipping industry participants resulting from the recent worldwide financial crisis and
because charter rates for crude, product and chemical tankers are still below their highs of 2008.
Factors Affecting Navios Acquisitions Results
of Operations
We believe the principal factors that will affect our future results of operations are the general economic, regulatory, political and
governmental conditions that affect the shipping industry and those that specifically affect conditions in countries and markets in which our vessels engage in business. Please read Risk Factors in our 2014 Annual Report on Form 20-F for
a discussion of certain risks inherent to our business. Other key factors that will be fundamental to our business, future financial condition and results of operations include:
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the demand for seaborne transportation services; |
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the ability of Navios Holdings commercial and chartering operations to successfully employ our vessels at economically attractive rates, particularly as our fleet expands and our charters expire;
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the effective and efficient technical management of our vessels; |
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Navios Holdings ability to satisfy technical, health, safety and compliance standards of oil majors and major commodity traders; and |
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the strength of and growth in the number of our customer relationships, especially with oil majors and major commodity traders. |
In addition to the factors discussed above, we believe certain specific factors will impact our condensed consolidated results of operations. These factors
include:
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the charter hire earned by our vessels under our charters; |
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our access to capital required to acquire additional vessels and/or to implement our business strategy; |
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our ability to acquire or sell vessels at prices we deem satisfactory; |
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our level of debt and the related interest expense and amortization of principal; and |
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the level of any dividend paid to our stockholders. |
Voyage and Time Charter
Revenues are driven primarily by the number of vessels in the fleet, the number of days during which such vessels operate and the amount of daily charter hire
rates that the vessels earn under charters, which, in turn, are affected by a number of factors, including:
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the duration of the charters; |
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the level of spot market rates at the time of charters; |
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decisions relating to vessel acquisitions and disposals; |
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the amount of time spent positioning vessels; |
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the amount of time that vessels spend in dry dock undergoing repairs and upgrades; |
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the age, condition and specifications of the vessels; and |
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the aggregate level of supply and demand in the tanker shipping industry. |
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Time charters are available for varying periods, ranging from a single trip (spot charter) to long-term which may
be many years. In general, a long-term time charter assures the vessel owner of a consistent stream of revenue. Operating the vessel in the spot market affords the owner greater spot market opportunity, which may result in high rates when vessels
are in high demand or low rates when vessel availability exceeds demand. Vessel charter rates are affected by world economics, international events, weather conditions, strikes, governmental policies, supply and demand, and many other factors that
might be beyond the control of management.
The cost to maintain and operate a vessel increases with the age of the vessel. Older vessels are less fuel
efficient, cost more to insure and require upgrades from time to time to comply with new regulations. The average age of Navios Acquisitions owned fleet, currently on the water, is 4.8 years. But, as such fleet ages or if Navios Acquisition
expands its fleet by acquiring older vessels, the cost per vessel would be expected to rise and vessel profitability would be expected to decrease.
Navios Acquisition reports financial information and evaluates its operations by charter revenues. Navios Acquisition does not use discrete financial
information to evaluate operating results for each type of charter. As a result, management reviews operating results solely by revenue per day and operating results of the fleet and thus Navios Acquisition has determined that it operates under one
reportable segment.
Set forth below are selected historical and statistical data for Navios Acquisition for each of the three and nine month periods
ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 that the Company believes may be useful in better understanding the Companys financial position and results of operations.
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Three month period ended
September 30, |
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Nine month period ended
September 30, |
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2015 |
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2014 |
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2015 |
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2014 |
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(unaudited) |
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(unaudited) |
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(unaudited) |
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(unaudited) |
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FLEET DATA |
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Available days(1) |
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3,397 |
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3,476 |
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10,357 |
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|
|
9,875 |
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Operating days(2) |
|
|
3,389 |
|
|
|
3,471 |
|
|
|
10,325 |
|
|
|
9,851 |
|
Fleet utilization(3) |
|
|
99.8 |
% |
|
|
99.9 |
% |
|
|
99.7 |
% |
|
|
99.8 |
% |
Vessels operating at period end |
|
|
37 |
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
37 |
|
|
|
39 |
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AVERAGE DAILY RESULTS |
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|
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|
|
|
|
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|
Time Charter Equivalent per day(4) |
|
$ |
22,551 |
|
|
$ |
19,327 |
|
|
$ |
22,538 |
|
|
$ |
19,060 |
|
Navios Acquisition believes that the important measures for analyzing trends in its results of operations consist of the
following:
(1) |
Available days: Available days for the fleet represent the total calendar days the vessels were in Navios Acquisitions possession for the relevant period after subtracting off-hire days associated
with scheduled repairs, dry dockings or special surveys. The shipping industry uses available days to measure the number of days in a relevant period during which vessels should be capable of generating revenues. |
(2) |
Operating days: Operating days are the number of available days in the relevant period less the aggregate number of days that the vessels are off-hire due to any reason, including unforeseen circumstances.
The shipping industry uses operating days to measure the aggregate number of days in a relevant period during which vessels actually generate revenues. |
(3) |
Fleet utilization: Fleet utilization is the percentage of time that Navios Acquisitions vessels were available for generating revenue, and is determined by dividing the number of operating days
during a relevant period by the number of available days during that period. The shipping industry uses fleet utilization to measure a companys efficiency in finding suitable employment for its vessels and minimizing the amount of days that
its vessels are off hire for reasons other than scheduled repairs, dry dockings and special surveys. |
(4) |
Time Charter Equivalent Rate: Time Charter Equivalent Rate (the TCE Rate) is defined as voyage and time charter revenues less voyage expenses during a period divided by the number of available
days during the period. The TCE Rate is a standard shipping industry performance measure used primarily to present the actual daily earnings generated by vessels of various types of charter contracts for the number of available days of the fleet.
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Period-over-Period Comparisons
The
following tables present condensed consolidated revenue and expense information for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014. This information was derived from the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of
comprehensive income/ (loss) of Navios Acquisition for the respective periods.
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For the Three Month Period ended September 30, 2015 compared to the Three Month Period ended
September 30, 2014
The following table presents condensed consolidated revenue and expense information for the three month periods ended
September 30, 2015 and 2014. This information was derived from the unaudited condensed consolidated revenue and expense accounts of Navios Acquisition for the respective periods.
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|
|
Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars |
|
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2015 (unaudited) |
|
|
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2014 (unaudited) |
|
Revenue |
|
$ |
77,692 |
|
|
$ |
69,309 |
|
Time charter and voyage expenses |
|
|
(1,095 |
) |
|
|
(2,127 |
) |
Direct vessel expenses |
|
|
(326 |
) |
|
|
(369 |
) |
Management fees |
|
|
(23,092 |
) |
|
|
(25,136 |
) |
General and administrative expenses |
|
|
(3,111 |
) |
|
|
(3,923 |
) |
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
(13,590 |
) |
|
|
(17,821 |
) |
Interest income |
|
|
489 |
|
|
|
208 |
|
Interest expenses and finance cost |
|
|
(17,887 |
) |
|
|
(18,548 |
) |
Equity in net earnings of affiliated companies |
|
|
4,817 |
|
|
|
144 |
|
Other expense, net |
|
|
(681 |
) |
|
|
(78 |
) |
|
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
23,216 |
|
|
$ |
1,659 |
|
|
|
|
ADJUSTED EBITDA(1) |
|
$ |
55,201 |
|
|
$ |
39,663 |
|
(1) |
Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. See Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net Cash from Operating Activities for a description of Adjusted EBITDA and a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA
to the most comparable measure under US GAAP. |
Revenue: Revenue for the three month period ended
September 30, 2015 increased by $8.4 million or 12.1% to $77.7 million, as compared to $69.3 million for the same period in 2014. The increase was mainly attributable to: (i) the increase in revenue following the delivery of six vessels
since July 2014; and (ii) the profit sharing increase by $9.5 million to $10.0 million recognized in the three month period ended September 30, 2015, as compared to $0.5 million for the same period in 2014. The increase was partially
mitigated by $22.9 million due to the sale of four VLCCs in November 2014 and two VLCCs in June 2015 to Navios Midstream Partners L.P. (Navios Midstream). Available days of the fleet decreased to 3,397 days for the three month period
ended September 30, 2015, as compared to 3,476 days for the three month period ended September 30, 2014. The TCE Rate increased to $22,551 for the three month period ended September 30, 2015, from $19,327 for the three month period
ended September 30, 2014.
Time charter and voyage expenses: Time charter and voyage expenses for the three month
period ended September 30, 2015 decreased by $1.0 million to $1.1 million, as compared to $2.1 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2014. The $1.0 million decrease was attributable to a $1.1 million decrease in voyage
related expenses, such as port expenses and bunkers consumption, and was partially mitigated by $0.1 million increase in broker commissions due to the increased number of vessels in Navios Acquisitions fleet.
Direct vessel expenses: Direct vessel expenses, comprising of the amortization of dry dock and special survey costs, of
certain vessels in our fleet amounted to $0.3 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2015, as compared to $0.4 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2014.
Management fees: Management fees for the three month period ended September 30, 2015 decreased by $2.0 million to
$23.1 million, as compared to $25.1 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2014. The decrease was attributable to: (i) the decrease of $5.2 million due to the sale of four VLCCs in November 2014 and two VLCCs in June 2015,
partially mitigated by the increase incurred as a result of the six vessels delivered since July 2014.
General and administrative
expenses: Total general and administrative expenses for the three month period ended September 30, 2015 decreased by $0.8 million to $3.1 million compared to $3.9 million for the three month period ended September 30,
2014. The decrease was attributable to a $0.8 million decrease in the stock based compensation expense. For each of the three month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, the expenses charged by Navios Holdings for administrative services
were $1.9 million.
Depreciation and amortization: Depreciation and amortization decreased by approximately $4.2
million to $13.6 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2015 as compared to $17.8 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2014. The decrease of approximately $4.2 million was attributable to:
(i) a decrease in depreciation expense of $5.3 million due to the sale of the six VLCCs to Navios Midstream in November 2014 and June 2015; and (ii) a decrease in amortization expense of $1.1 million
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mainly due to a decrease in amortization of favorable and unfavorable lease terms after the sale of the time charter-out contracts attached to the six VLCCs sold to Navios Midstream. The decrease
was partially mitigated by $2.1 million increase in depreciation due to the acquisitions of vessels described above. Depreciation of a vessel is calculated using an estimated useful life of 25 years from the date the vessel was originally delivered
from the shipyard.
Interest income: Interest income for three month period ended September 30, 2015 increased by
$0.3 million to $0.5 million compared to $0.2 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2014. The increase is mainly attributable to the increase of the interest income accrued under the revolving loans paid to Navios Europe I and
Navios Europe II.
Interest expense and finance cost: Interest expense and finance cost for the three month period
ended September 30, 2015 decreased by $0.7 million to $17.9 million, as compared to $18.5 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2014. The decrease was due to the decrease in the average outstanding balance
of our borrowings to $1,119.2 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2015 as compared to $1,318.0 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2014. The decrease was partially mitigated by the increase
in the weighted average interest rate for the three month period ended September 30, 2015 to 6.10% from 5.62%, during the three month period ended September 30, 2014. As of September 30, 2015 and 2014, the outstanding balance under
Navios Acquisitions total borrowings was $1,115.2 million and $1,282.1 million, respectively.
Equity in net earnings of
affiliated companies: Equity in net earnings of affiliated companies increased by $4.7 million to $4.8 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2015, as compared to $0.1 million for the same period in 2014. The
increase resulted from the equity in earnings of Navios Midstream which amounted to $3.9 million and the remaining $0.8 million increase resulted from the equity in earnings of Navios Europe I Inc. (Navios Europe I) and Navios
Europe II Inc. (Navios Europe II).
Other expense, net: Other expense, net for the three month period
ended September 30, 2015 was $0.7 million. For the comparative period of 2014, other expense, net was $0.1 million.
For the Nine Month
Period ended September 30, 2015 compared to the Nine Month Period ended September 30, 2014
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars |
|
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 (unaudited) |
|
|
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 (unaudited) |
|
Revenue |
|
$ |
236,711 |
|
|
$ |
192,520 |
|
Time charter and voyage expenses |
|
|
(3,281 |
) |
|
|
(4,305 |
) |
Direct vessel expenses |
|
|
(1,023 |
) |
|
|
(1,582 |
) |
Management fees |
|
|
(71,427 |
) |
|
|
(71,223 |
) |
General and administrative expenses |
|
|
(10,179 |
) |
|
|
(11,235 |
) |
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
(43,361 |
) |
|
|
(51,418 |
) |
Gain/ (loss) on sale of vessels |
|
|
5,771 |
|
|
|
(904 |
) |
Impairment loss |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(11,690 |
) |
Interest income |
|
|
1,062 |
|
|
|
487 |
|
Interest expenses and finance cost |
|
|
(55,202 |
) |
|
|
(53,807 |
) |
Change in fair value of other assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,188 |
) |
Equity in net earnings of affiliated companies |
|
|
11,906 |
|
|
|
597 |
|
Other expense, net |
|
|
(1,365 |
) |
|
|
(215 |
) |
|
|
|
Net income/ (loss) |
|
$ |
69,612 |
|
|
$ |
(13,963 |
) |
|
|
|
ADJUSTED EBITDA(1) |
|
$ |
164,354 |
|
|
$ |
110,513 |
|
(1) |
Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. See Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net Cash from Operating Activities for a description of Adjusted EBITDA and a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA
to the most comparable measure under US GAAP. |
Revenue: Revenue for the nine month period ended
September 30, 2015 increased by $44.2 million or 23.0% to $236.7 million, as compared to $192.5 million for the same period of 2014. The increase was mainly attributable to: (i) the increase in revenue following the delivery of 11
vessels from January 1, 2014 until September 30, 2015; and (ii) the profit sharing increase by $23.8 million to $26.2 million recognized in the nine month period ended September 30, 2015, as compared to $2.3 million for the same
period in 2014. The increase was partially mitigated by $58.6 million due to the sale of five VLCCs in 2014 and two VLCCs in June
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2015. Available days of the fleet increased to 10,357 days for the nine month period ended September 30, 2015, as compared to 9,875 days for the nine month period ended
September 30, 2014. The TCE Rate increased to $22,538 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2015, from $19,060 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2014.
Time charter and voyage expenses: Time charter and voyage expenses amounted to $3.3 million for the nine month period ended
September 30, 2015; as compared to $4.3 million for the same period of 2014. The $1.0 million decrease was attributable to a $1.7 million decrease in voyage related expenses, such as port expenses and bunkers consumption, and was partially
mitigated by approximately $0.6 million increase in broker commissions due to the increased number of vessels in Navios Acquisitions fleet.
Direct vessel expenses: Direct vessel expenses, comprising of the amortization of dry dock and special survey costs, of
certain vessels in our fleet amounted to $1.0 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2015, as compared to $1.6 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2014. The decrease was due to the sale of five
VLCCs in 2014 and two VLCCs in June 2015.
Management fees: Management fees for the nine month period ended
September 30, 2015 increased by $0.2 million to $71.4 million, as compared to $71.2 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2014. The increase was attributable to the increase in the number of vessels operating under Navios
Acquisitions fleet and was partially mitigated by: (i) $14.1 million decrease due to the sale of five VLCCs in 2014 and two VLCCs in June 2015; and (ii) decrease in the daily fixed management fee paid for each VLCC to $9,500 from
$10,000 with effect as of May 2014.
General and administrative expenses: Total general and administrative expenses for
the nine month period ended September 30, 2015 decreased by $1.1 million to $10.2 million compared to $11.2 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2014. The decrease was mainly attributable to a $2.4 million
decrease in stock based compensation expense, partially mitigated by a: (a) $0.3 million increase in administrative expenses paid to Navios Holdings due to the increased number of vessels in Navios Acquisitions fleet; and
(b) $1.0 million increase in other general and administrative expenses, including professional, other fees and travel expenses. For the nine month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, the expenses charged by Navios Holdings for
administrative services were $5.7 million and $5.4 million, respectively.
Depreciation and
amortization: Depreciation and amortization decreased by approximately $8.1 million to $43.4 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2015 as compared to $51.4 million for the nine month period ended
September 30, 2014. The decrease of $8.1 million was mainly attributable to: (i) a decrease in depreciation expense of $14.4 million due to the sale of the Shinyo Splendor in May 2014 and the sale of the four VLCCs to Navios
Midstream in November 2014 and the two VLCCs to Navios Midstream in June 2015; (ii) a decrease in amortization of favorable and unfavorable lease terms of $2.9 million, mainly due to the sale of the time charter-out contracts attached to the
six VLCCs sold to Navios Midstream. The decrease was partially mitigated by approximately $9.3 million due to the acquisition of the eleven vessels discussed above. Depreciation of a vessel is calculated using an estimated useful life of 25 years
for the date the vessel was originally delivered from the shipyard.
Gain/ (loss) on sale of vessels: The gain on sale
of vessels for the nine month period ended September 30, 2015, was $5.8 million which resulted from the sale of the Nave Celeste and the C. Dream to Navios Midstream for a total sale price of $100.0 million, of which $73.0
million was paid in cash and $27.0 million was paid in a new class of units designated as Subordinated Series A Units of Navios Midstream.
On May 6, 2014, Navios Acquisition sold the Shinyo Splendor to an unaffiliated third party for an aggregate sale price of $20.0 million
and recognized a loss on sale of $0.9 million.
Impairment loss: As of March 31, 2014, an impairment loss of $10.7
million related to the sale of Shinyo Splendor had been recognized under the line item Impairment Loss. As of March 31, 2014, the Company had a current expectation that, more likely than not, the Shinyo Splendor would be sold before
the end of its previously estimated useful life, and as a result performed an impairment test of the specific asset group. The carrying amount of the asset group was more than its undiscounted future cash flows which resulted in an impairment loss.
In addition, as of March 31, 2014, management reassessed the recoverable amount of a receivable and recognized an impairment loss of $1.0 million.
Interest income: Interest income for the nine month period ended September 30, 2015 amounted to $1.1 million, as
compared to $0.5 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2014. The increase is mainly attributable to the increase of the interest income accrued under the revolving loans paid to Navios Europe I and Navios Europe II.
Interest expense and finance cost: Interest expense and finance cost for the nine month period ended September 30,
2015 increased by $1.4 million to $55.2 million, as compared to $53.8 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2014. The increase was due to the increase in the weighted average interest rate for the nine month
period ended September 30, 2015 to 5.99% from 5.64%, during the nine month period ended September 30, 2014. The average outstanding balance of our borrowings amounted to $1,158.7 million for the nine month period ended
September 30, 2015 as compared to $1,236.2 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2014. As of September 30, 2015 and 2014, the outstanding balance under Navios Acquisitions total borrowings was $1,115.2
million and $1,282.1 million, respectively.
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Change in fair value of other assets: As of March 31, 2014, management
revalued its derivative asset at $2.3 million using publicly available trading data and recognized a fair value loss of $1.2 million in the condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income/ (loss). The derivative was sold in the second
quarter of 2014.
Equity in net earnings of affiliated companies: Equity in net earnings of affiliated companies
increased by $11.3 million to $11.9 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2015, as compared to $0.6 million for the same period in 2014. The increase resulted from the equity in earnings of Navios Midstream which amounted to
$10.4 million and from the equity in earnings of Navios Europe I and Navios Europe II of $0.9 million.
Other
expense, net: Other expense, net for the nine month period ended September 30, 2015 was $1.4 million. For the comparative period of 2014, other expense, net was $0.2 million.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our primary short-term
liquidity needs are related to general working capital requirements, dry docking expenditures, minimum cash balance maintenance as per our credit facility agreements and debt repayment, while our long-term liquidity needs primarily relate to
expansion and investment capital expenditures, other maintenance capital expenditures and debt repayment. We anticipate that our primary sources of funds for our short-term liquidity needs will be cash flows from operations and bank borrowings,
which we believe will be sufficient to meet our existing short-term liquidity needs for at least the next 12 months. Generally, our long-term sources of funds will be from cash from operations, long-term bank borrowings and other debt or equity
financings. We expect that we will rely on external financing sources, including bank borrowings, to fund acquisitions and expansion and investment capital expenditures. We cannot assure you that we will be able to raise the size of our credit
facilities or obtain additional funds on favorable terms.
Cash Flow
Cash flows for the nine month period ended September 30, 2015 compared to the nine month period ended September 30, 2014:
The following table presents cash flow information for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Month
Period Ended
September 30, 2015
(unaudited) |
|
|
Nine Month
Period Ended
September 30, 2014
(unaudited) |
|
Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
$ |
91,488 |
|
|
$ |
75,768 |
|
Net cash provided by/ (used in) investing activities |
|
|
29,600 |
|
|
|
(266,647 |
) |
Net cash (used in)/ provided by financing activities |
|
|
(99,853 |
) |
|
|
173,271 |
|
Net increase/ (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
21,235 |
|
|
$ |
(17,608 |
) |
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period |
|
|
54,493 |
|
|
|
82,835 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period |
|
$ |
75,728 |
|
|
$ |
65,227 |
|
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Cash provided by operating activities for the nine month period ended September 30, 2015 as compared
to the nine month period ended September 30, 2014:
Net cash provided by operating activities increased by $15.7 million to
$91.5 million for the period ended September 30, 2015 as compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $75.8 million for the same period in 2014. The increase is analyzed as follows:
The net income for the nine month period ended September 30, 2015 was $69.6 million compared to $14.0 million net loss for the nine month
period ended September 30, 2014. In determining net cash provided by operating activities for the nine month period ended September 30, 2015, the net income was adjusted for the effect of depreciation and amortization of
$43.4 million, $5.8 million gain on sale of vessels, $2.7 million for amortization and a write-off of deferred finance fees and bond premium, $1.0 million for the amortization of dry dock and special survey costs, $2.0 million stock based
compensation and $1.6 million for earnings in affiliates, net of dividend received.
Amounts due to related parties decreased by $28.1 million from
$28.1 million at December 31, 2014 to $0 at September 30, 2015. The decrease of approximately $28.1 million primarily resulted from a $17.8 million payment relating to operating activities, i.e., management fees and other expenses,
and a $10.4 million payment related to financing activities, i.e., capitalized expenses of certain of the Companys vessels, while these were under construction.
Amounts due from related parties increased by $19.4 million to $20.8 million at September 30, 2015 from $1.4 million at December 31, 2014. The
increase mainly relates to prepayments of management fees as well as for dry dock and special survey costs for certain vessels of our fleet.
Please refer
to the relevant discussion below, under Related Party Transactions.
Payment for dry dock and special survey costs incurred in the nine month
periods ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014 was $0.3 million and $0.6 million, respectively, and related to the dry dock and special survey costs of certain vessels of the fleet.
Accounts receivable increased by $1.8 million from $18.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2014, to $20.1 million for the nine month period
September 30, 2015. The increase was mainly attributed to the increase in receivables due from charterers.
Accounts payable was $2.7 million
for the nine month period ended September 30, 2015 and $1.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2014. The increase of $1.1 million was mainly due to: (i) a $1.0 million increase in agents and brokers payables; and
(ii) a $0.1 million increase in insurers payables and suppliers.
Prepaid expenses and other current assets decreased by $2.5 million to
$6.2 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2015 from $8.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2014. The total decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets primarily resulted from: (i) a $3.3
million decrease in working capital advances required under certain charter contracts; and (ii) a $1.0 million decrease in inventory. The decrease of $4.3 million was partially mitigated by: (a) a $0.6 million increase in other prepaid
expenses; (b) $0.2 million representing amounts reclassified to caption Other long-term assets, as in accordance with the terms of the charter contracts these are expected to be redelivered to the Company within the next twelve
months from September 30, 2015; and (c) a $1.0 million paid for the shares repurchase program of Navios Acquisition.
Other long-term assets
decreased by $0.2 million to $0.5 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2015 from $0.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2014, due to $0.2 million representing advances to certain counterparties for working capital
purposes reclassified from the caption Prepaid expenses and other current assets.
Accrued expenses approximately increased by $13.6 million
to $23.9 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2015, from $10.3 million on December 31, 2014. The increase was mainly attributable to the increase of accrued interest.
Deferred voyage revenue primarily relates to cash received from charterers prior to it being earned. These amounts are recognized as revenue over the voyage
or charter period. Deferred voyage revenue increased by $1.5 million to $2.9 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2015 from $1.4 million on December 31, 2014.
Cash provided by/ (used in) investing activities for the nine month period ended September 30, 2015 as compared to the nine month period ended
September 30, 2014:
Net cash provided by investing activities increased by a $296.2 million inflow to $29.6 million as of
September 30, 2015 from a $266.6 million outflow as of September 30, 2014.
Net cash provided by investing activities for the nine month
period ended September 30, 2015, resulted from: (i) $71.2 million net proceeds from sale of vessel; and (ii) $1.6 million from dividends received from affiliates. The $72.8 million increase was mitigated by: (a) $29.4 million
paid for the acquisition of vessels; (b) a $7.2 million paid for investments in affiliates (from which $6.7 million relates to the investment in Navios Europe II and approximately $0.6 million was paid to Navios Midstream to acquire 32,509
general partner units in order for Navios Acquisition to maintain its 2.0% general partnership interest); and (c) a $6.6 million loan granted to Navios Europe II.
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Net cash used in investing activities for the nine month period ended September 30, 2014, resulted from:
(a) $258.4 million paid for acquisitions of vessels; (b) $23.4 million paid as deposits for the acquisition of the vessels that were delivered to Navios Acquisition; and (c) $3.2 million from a loan granted to Navios Europe
II. The $285.0 million increase was mitigated by the $18.3 million proceeds from the sale of Shinyo Splendor in May 2014.
Cash (used in)/ provided
by financing activities for the nine month period ended September 30, 2015 as compared to the nine month period ended September 30, 2014:
Net cash used in financing activities decreased by $273.1 million to a $99.9 million outflow at September 30, 2015 from a $173.3 million inflow in
the nine month period ended September 30, 2014.
The decrease in net cash used in financing activities resulted from: (i) $73.3 million of
loan repayments; (ii) $32.2 million of dividends paid; (iii) a $11.3 million payment to a related party capitalized expenses of certain of the Companys vessels, while these were under construction; (iv) $4.5 million for the
redemption of convertible shares; and (v) $5.6 million for the acquisition of treasury stock, and was partially offset by $26.0 million loan proceeds net of deferred finance fees; and a $1.0 million decrease in restricted cash.
Net cash provided by financing activities for the nine month period ended September 30, 2014 was $173.3 million. Net cash provided by financing
activities resulted from: (a) $139.1 million loan proceeds net of deferred finance fees; (b) $59.6 million of proceeds from the issuance of ship mortgage notes net of debt issuance costs; (c) $54.3 million of net proceeds
from an equity offering; and (d) $17.7 million decrease in restricted cash. This increase was partially offset by: (i) $73.8 million of loan repayments; and (ii) $23.7 million of dividends paid.
Reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to Net Cash from Operating Activities
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|
|
|
|
Three Month Period Ended September 30, 2015 (unaudited) |
|
|
Three Month Period Ended September 30, 2014 (unaudited) |
|
|
Nine Month Period Ended September 30, 2015 (unaudited) |
|
|
Nine Month Period Ended September 30, 2014 (unaudited) |
|
Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
$ |
37,344 |
|
|
$ |
37,739 |
|
|
$ |
91,488 |
|
|
$ |
75,768 |
|
Net increase in operating assets |
|
|
14,134 |
|
|
|
6,198 |
|
|
|
18,589 |
|
|
|
9,271 |
|
Net (increase)/ decrease in operating liabilities |
|
|
(13,417 |
) |
|
|
(21,785 |
) |
|
|
1,229 |
|
|
|
(25,521 |
) |
Net interest cost |
|
|
17,398 |
|
|
|
18,340 |
|
|
|
54,140 |
|
|
|
53,320 |
|
Amortization of deferred finance costs |
|
|
(712 |
) |
|
|
(829 |
) |
|
|
(2,705 |
) |
|
|
(2,325 |
) |
Earnings in affiliates, net of dividends received |
|
|
454 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,613 |
|
|
|
|
|
Stock based compensation |
|
|
(671 |
) |
|
|
(1,474 |
) |
|
|
(1,989 |
) |
|
|
(4,374 |
) |
Gain/ (loss) on sale of vessels |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,771 |
|
|
|
(904 |
) |
Impairment loss |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(11,690 |
) |
Change in fair value of other assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,188 |
) |
EBITDA(1) |
|
$ |
54,530 |
|
|
$ |
38,189 |
|
|
$ |
168,136 |
|
|
$ |
92,357 |
|
Stock based compensation |
|
|
671 |
|
|
|
1,474 |
|
|
|
1,989 |
|
|
|
4,374 |
|
(Gain)/ loss on sale of vessels |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,771 |
) |
|
|
904 |
|
Impairment loss |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,690 |
|
Change in fair value of other assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,188 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA(2) |
|
$ |
55,201 |
|
|
$ |
39,663 |
|
|
$ |
164,354 |
|
|
$ |
110,513 |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Month Period Ended September 30, 2015 (unaudited) |
|
|
Three Month Period Ended September 30, 2014 (unaudited) |
|
|
Nine Month Period Ended September 30, 2015 (unaudited) |
|
|
Nine Month Period Ended September 30, 2014 (unaudited) |
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
$ |
37,344 |
|
|
$ |
37,739 |
|
|
$ |
91,488 |
|
|
$ |
75,768 |
|
Net cash (used in)/ provided by investing activities |
|
$ |
(4,869 |
) |
|
$ |
(57,534 |
) |
|
$ |
29,600 |
|
|
$ |
(266,647 |
) |
Net cash (used in)/ provided by financing activities |
|
$ |
(30,544 |
) |
|
$ |
23,734 |
|
|
$ |
(99,853 |
) |
|
$ |
173,271 |
|
(1) |
EBITDA for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2015, in this document, represents net income plus interest and finance costs, plus depreciation and amortization and income taxes. |
(2) |
Adjusted EBITDA for the three month period ended September 30, 2015, in this document, excludes non-cash stock-based compensation of $0.7 million. |
Adjusted EBITDA for the nine month period ended September 30, 2015 in this document excludes non-cash stock-based compensation of $2.0
million and the gain on the sale of vessels of $5.8 million.
For the three months ended September 30, 2014, Adjusted EBITDA in this
document excludes non-cash stock-based compensation of $1.5 million.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, Adjusted EBITDA in
this document excludes non-cash stock-based compensation of $4.4 million, impairment loss and loss on sale of vessel of $12.6 million and $1.2 million in connection with the change in fair value of other assets.
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are presented because Navios Acquisition believes that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are a basis upon which liquidity can be assessed
and present useful information to investors regarding Navios Acquisitions ability to service and/or incur indebtedness, pay capital expenditures, meet working capital requirements and pay dividends. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are
non-GAAP financial measures and that have limitations as an analytical tool should not be considered a substitute for net income, cash flow from operating activities and other operations or cash flow statement data prepared in accordance
with U.S. GAAP or as a measure of profitability or liquidity. Some of these limitations are: (i) EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, working capital needs; and (ii) although depreciation and
amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized may have to be replaced in the future. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect any cash requirements for such capital expenditures. Because of these limitations, EBITDA
and Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as a principal indicator of Navios Acquisitions performance. While EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are frequently used as a measure of operating results and the ability to meet debt service requirements,
the definition of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA used here may not be comparable to that used by other companies due to differences in methods of calculation.
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA have limitations as an analytical tool, and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the analysis of Navios
Acquisition results as reported under U.S. GAAP.
Adjusted EBITDA for the three month period ended September 30, 2015 increased by $15.5 million to
$55.2 million from $39.7 million in the same period of 2014. The increase in Adjusted EBITDA was due to: (i) a $8.4 million increase in revenue due to vessels deliveries and increase in profit sharing, as described above;
(ii) a $4.7 million increase in equity in net earnings of affiliated companies; (iii) a $2.0 million decrease in management fees; and (iv) a $1.0 million decrease in time charter expenses. This increase was partially mitigated by
a $0.6 million increase in other expense, net.
Adjusted EBITDA for the nine month period ended September 30, 2015 increased by $53.8 million to
$164.4 million from $110.5 million in the same period of 2014. The increase in Adjusted EBITDA was due to: (i) a $44.2 million increase in revenue due to the acquisitions of the vessels and increase in profit sharing, described above;
(ii) a $11.3 million increase in equity in net earnings of affiliated companies; and (iii) a $1.0 million decrease in time charter expenses. This increase was partially mitigated by: (a) a $1.3 million increase in general and
administrative expenses; (b) a $1.2 million increase in other expense, net; and (c) a $0.2 million increase in management fees.
Long-Term
Debt Obligations and Credit Arrangements
Ship Mortgage Notes:
8 1/8% First Priority Ship Mortgages: On November 13, 2013, the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, Navios Acquisition Finance (US)
Inc. (Navios Acquisition Finance and together with the Company, the 2021 Co-Issuers) issued $610.0 million in first priority ship mortgage notes (the Existing Notes) due on November 15, 2021 at a fixed rate
of 8.125%.
On March 31, 2014, the Company completed a sale of $60.0 million of its first priority ship mortgage notes due in 2021 (the
Additional Notes, and together with the Existing Notes, the 2021 Notes). The terms of the Additional Notes are identical to the Existing Notes and were issued at 103.25% plus accrued interest from November 13, 2013. The
net cash received amounted to $59.6 million.
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The 2021 Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a joint and several basis by all of Navios
Acquisitions subsidiaries with the exception of Navios Acquisition Finance (a co-issuer of the 2021 Notes).
The 2021 Co-Issuers have the option to
redeem the 2021 Notes in whole or in part, at any time: (i) before November 15, 2016, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount, plus a make-whole premium, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any; and (ii) on or
after November 15, 2016, at a fixed price of 106.094% of the principal amount, which price declines ratably until it reaches par in 2019, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any.
At any time before November 15, 2016, the 2021 Co-Issuers may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2021 Notes with the net proceeds
of an equity offering at 108.125% of the principal amount of the 2021 Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, so long as at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of the Existing Notes remains outstanding after such redemption.
In addition, upon the occurrence of certain change of control events, the holders of the 2021 Notes will have the right to require the 2021 Co-Issuers to
repurchase some or all of the 2021 Notes at 101% of their face amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the repurchase date.
The 2021 Notes contain
covenants which, among other things, limit the incurrence of additional indebtedness, issuance of certain preferred stock, the payment of dividends, redemption or repurchase of capital stock or making restricted payments and investments, creation of
certain liens, transfer or sale of assets, entering in transactions with affiliates, merging or consolidating or selling all or substantially all of the 2021 Co-Issuers properties and assets and creation or designation of restricted
subsidiaries. The 2021 Co-Issuers were in compliance with the covenants as of September 30, 2015.
The Existing Notes and the Additional Notes are
treated as a single class for all purposes under the indenture including, without limitation, waivers, amendments, redemptions and other offers to purchase and the Additional Notes rank evenly with the Existing Notes. The Additional Notes and the
Existing Notes have the same CUSIP number.
Guarantees
The Companys 2021 Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a joint and several basis by all of the Companys subsidiaries with the
exception of Navios Acquisition Finance (a co-issuer of the 2021 notes). The Companys 2021 Notes are unregistered. The guarantees of our subsidiaries that own mortgaged vessels are senior secured guarantees and the guarantees of our
subsidiaries that do not own mortgaged vessels are senior unsecured guarantees. All subsidiaries, including Navios Acquisition Finance, are 100% owned. Navios Acquisition does not have any independent assets or operations. Except as noted above,
Navios Acquisition does not have any subsidiaries that are not guarantors of the 2021 Notes.
Credit Facilities
As of September 30, 2015, the Company had secured credit facilities with various banks with a total outstanding balance of $445.2 million. The purpose of
the facilities was to finance the construction or acquisition of vessels or refinance existing indebtedness. All of the facilities are denominated in U.S. Dollars and bear interest based on LIBOR plus spread ranging from 250 bps to 325 bps per
annum. The facilities are repayable in either semi-annual or quarterly installments, followed by balloon payments with maturities, ranging from October 2016 to February 2023. See also the maturity table included below.
DVB Bank S.E. and ABN AMRO Bank N.V.: On May 28, 2010, Navios Acquisition entered into a loan agreement with DVB Bank S.E. and ABN AMRO BANK
N.V. of up to $52.0 million (divided into two tranches of $26.0 million each) to partially finance the acquisition costs of two product tanker vessels. The repayment of each tranche started three months after the delivery date of the respective
vessel and bore interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 275 bps. The loan also required compliance with certain financial covenants. After various amendments, on November 13, 2014, the Company prepaid an amount of $18.4 million which was the entire
amount outstanding under one of the two tranches using a portion of the proceeds received from Navios Midstreams IPO. In June 2015, the Company fully prepaid the outstanding balance under this loan facility. The repayment of the loan agreement
was accounted for as a debt extinguishment in accordance with ASC470 Debt and the remaining unamortized balance of $0.1 million was written-off from the deferred financing fees.
Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale: On December 29, 2011, Navios Acquisition entered into a loan agreement with Norddeutsche
Landesbank Girozentrale of up to $28.1 million to partially finance the purchase price of one MR2 product tanker vessel. The facility is repayable in 32 quarterly installments of $0.39 million each with a final balloon payment of $15.6
million to be
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repaid on the last repayment date. The repayment starts three months after the delivery of the vessel and it bears interest at a rate of LIBOR plus: (a) up to but not including the drawdown
date of, 175 bps per annum; (b) thereafter until, but not including, the tenth repayment date, 250 bps per annum; and (c) thereafter 300 bps per annum. The loan also requires compliance with certain financial covenants. During
the first quarter of 2015 the facility was fully drawn and as of September 30, 2015 an amount of $27.3 million was outstanding under this loan agreement.
Deutsche Bank AG Filiale Deutschlandgeschäft and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB: On July 18, 2014, Navios Acquisition entered into a
five-year term loan facility of up to $132.4 million (divided into eight tranches) with Deutsche Bank AG Filiale Deutschlandgeschäft and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB for the: (i) refinancing of the purchase price for one very large
crude carrier and two MR2 product tankers; (ii) post-delivery financing of two newbuilding MR2 product tankers, and (iii) the refinancing of a credit facility with Deutsche Bank AG Filiale Deutschlandgeschäft for three MR2 product
tankers. The refinancing was treated as a modification for accounting purposes. The agreement also requires compliance with certain financial covenants. On November 13, 2014, the Company prepaid an amount of $29.6 million which was the entire
amount outstanding under the two tranches. In June 2015, the Company prepaid an amount of $29.7 million which was the entire amount outstanding under another two tranches. During the first quarter of 2015 the facility was fully drawn and as of
September 30, 2015 an amount of $62.2 million was outstanding. One of the four outstanding tranches bears an interest at LIBOR plus 325 bps per annum and the remaining three tranches bear interest at LIBOR plus 310 bps per annum. This facility
was refinanced in November 2015.
As of September 30, 2015, the total amount available to be drawn from all our facilities was $40.0 million.
The loan facilities include, among other things, compliance with loan to value ratios and certain financial covenants: (i) minimum liquidity higher of
$40.0 million or $1.0 million per vessel; (ii) net worth ranging from $50.0 million to $135.0 million; and (iii) total liabilities divided by total assets, adjusted for market values to be lower than 75%, as of January 1, 2014 and
thereafter. It is an event of default under the credit facilities if such covenants are not complied with, including the loan to value ratios for which the Company may provide sufficient additional security to prevent such an event.
As of September 30, 2015, the Company was in compliance with its covenants.
Amounts drawn under the facilities are secured by first preferred priority mortgages on Navios Acquisitions vessels and other collateral and are
guaranteed by each vessel-owning subsidiary. The credit facilities contain a number of restrictive covenants that prohibit or limit Navios Acquisition from, among other things: incurring or guaranteeing indebtedness; entering into affiliate
transactions; changing the flag, class, management or ownership of Navios Acquisitions vessels; changing the commercial and technical management of Navios Acquisitions vessels; selling Navios Acquisitions vessels; and subordinating
the obligations under each credit facility to any general and administrative costs relating to the vessels, including the fixed daily fee payable under the management agreement. The credit facilities also require Navios Acquisition to comply with
the ISM Code and ISPS Code and to maintain valid safety management certificates and documents of compliance at all times.
In November 2015, Navios
Acquisition, entered into a term loan facility of up to $125.0 million (divided into five tranches) with Deutsche Bank AG Filiale Deutschlandgeschäft and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB for the: (i) financing of the purchase price of the
Nave Spherical described above; and (ii) the refinancing of an existing facility with Deutsche Bank AG Filiale Deutschlandgesäft and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB for four MR2 product tankers. Four of the five tranches of the
facility are repayable in 20 quarterly installments of between approximately $0.4 million and $1.9 million, each with a final balloon repayment of the balance to be repaid on the last repayment date. The fifth tranche is repayable in 16 quarterly
installments of between approximately $0.7 million and $0.8 million, each. The maturity of the loan is in the fourth quarter of 2020. The credit facility bears interest at LIBOR plus 295 bps per annum. The agreement also requires compliance with
certain financial covenants.
Capital Expenditures
On January 8, 2015, Navios Acquisition took delivery of the Nave Sextans, a newbuilding, 49,999 dwt, MR2 product tanker, from an unaffiliated third party
for a total cost of $33.4 million. Cash paid was $17.8 million and $15.6 million was transferred from vessel deposits.
On February 11, 2015,
Navios Acquisition took delivery of the Nave Velocity, a newbuilding, 49,999 dwt, MR2 product tanker, from an unaffiliated third party for a total cost of $39.2 million. Cash paid was $12.7 million and $26.6 million was transferred from vessel
deposits.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
Charter
hire payments to third parties for chartered-in vessels are treated as operating leases for accounting purposes. As of September 30, 2015, Navios Acquisition was contingently liable to charter-in certain vessels from Navios Midstream. Please
see discussion below under Contractual Obligations.
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Contractual Obligations
The following table summarizes our long-term contractual obligations as of September 30, 2015:
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Payments due by period (Unaudited) (1) |
|
(In thousands of U.S. dollars) |
|
Less than 1 year |
|
|
1-3 years |
|
|
3-5 years |
|
|
More than 5 years |
|
|
Total |
|
Long-term debt obligations(1) |
|
$ |
31,795 |
|
|
$ |
107,090 |
|
|
$ |
236,064 |
|
|
$ |
740,254 |
|
|
$ |
1,115,203 |
|
Total contractual obligations |
|
$ |
31,795 |
|
|
$ |
107,090 |
|
|
$ |
236,064 |
|
|
$ |
740,254 |
|
|
$ |
1,115,203 |
|
(1) |
The amount identified does not include interest costs associated with the outstanding credit facilities, which are based on LIBOR, plus the costs of complying with any applicable regulatory requirements and a margin
ranging from 250 bps to 325 bps per annum or the $670.0 million 2021 Notes which have a fixed rate of 8.125%. |
Navios Holdings,
Navios Acquisition and Navios Maritime Partners L.P. (Navios Partners) have made available to Navios Europe I (in each case, in proportion to their ownership interests in Navios Europe I) revolving loans up to $24.1 million to fund
working capital requirements (collectively, the Navios Revolving Loans I). As of September 30, 2015, the amount undrawn from the revolving facility was $9.1 million, of which Navios Acquisition was committed to fund $4.3 million.
Further, Navios Holdings, Navios Acquisition and Navios Partners will make available to Navios Europe II (in each case, in proportion to their ownership
interests in Navios Europe II) revolving loans up to $38.5 million to fund working capital requirements (collectively, the Navios Revolving Loans II). As of September 30, 2015, the amount undrawn under the Navios Revolving Loans II
was $24.6 million, of which Navios Acquisition is committed to fund $11.7 million.
Backstop Agreement: On November 18, 2014, Navios
Acquisition entered into backstop agreements with Navios Midstream. In accordance with the terms of the backstop agreements, Navios Acquisition has provided a backstop commitment to charter-in the Shinyo Ocean and the Shinyo Kannika for a two-year
period as of their scheduled redelivery at the currently contracted rate if the market charter rate is lower than the currently contracted rate. Further, Navios Acquisition has provided a backstop commitment to charter-in the Nave Celeste for a
two-year period as of its scheduled redelivery, at the net time charter-out rate per day (net of commissions) of $35,000 if the market charter rate is lower than the charter-out rate of $35,000. Navios Acquisition has also provided a backstop
commitment to charter-in the option vessels, the Nave Galactic and the Nave Quasar for a four-year period as of their scheduled redelivery, at the net time charter-out rate per day (net of commissions) of $35,000 if the market charter rate is lower
than the charter-out rate of $35,000. Conversely, if market charter rates are higher during the backstop period, such vessels will be chartered-out to third-party charterers at prevailing market rates and Navios Acquisitions backstop
commitment will not be triggered. The backstop commitment does not include any profit sharing.
Related Party Transactions
The Navios Holdings Credit Facility: In September 2010, Navios Acquisition entered into a $40.0 million credit facility with Navios Holdings, which is
available for multiple drawing up to a limit of $40.0 million. The $40.0 million facility has a margin of LIBOR plus 300 bps and pursuant to an amendment dated November 8, 2011, the maturity of the facility was extended to December 2014.
In December 2014, the facility was renewed for one year. As of September 30, 2015, there was no outstanding amount under this facility.
Management fees: Pursuant to a Management Agreement dated May 28, 2010, which was amended on May 4, 2012, a subsidiary of Navios Holdings
(the Manager), provides commercial and technical management services to Navios Acquisitions vessels for a daily fee of $6,000 per owned MR2 product tanker and chemical tanker vessel and $7,000 per owned LR1 product tanker vessel
and $10,000 per VLCC tanker vessel for the first two years. This daily fee covers all of the vessels operating expenses, other than certain fees and costs. During the remaining term of the Management Agreement, Navios Acquisition expects it
will reimburse Navios Holdings for all of the actual operating costs and expenses it incurs in connection with the management of its fleet. Actual operating costs and expenses will be determined in a manner consistent with how the initial fixed fees
were determined. Dry docking expenses were fixed through May 2014 for up to $0.3 million per LR1 and MR2 product tanker vessel and were reimbursed at cost for VLCC vessels.
In May 2014, Navios Acquisition extended the duration of its existing Management Agreement with Navios Holdings until May 2020 and fixed the fees for
ship management services of its owned fleet for two additional years through May 2016 at current rates for product tanker and chemical tanker vessels, being $6,000 daily rate per MR2 product tanker and chemical tanker vessel and $7,000 daily
rate per LR1 product tanker vessel and reduced the rate by 5% to $9,500 daily rate per VLCC vessel. Dry docking expenses under this Management Agreement will be reimbursed at cost for all vessels.
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Effective March 30, 2012, Navios Acquisition can, upon request to Navios Holdings, partially or fully defer
the reimbursement of dry docking and other extraordinary fees and expenses under the Management Agreement to a later date, but not later than January 5, 2016, and if reimbursed on a later date, such amounts will bear interest at a rate of
1% per annum over LIBOR. Effective as of September 28, 2012, Navios Acquisition can, upon request, reimburse Navios Holdings partially or fully, for any fixed management fees outstanding for a period of not more than nine months under the
Management Agreement at a later date, but not later than January 5, 2016, and if reimbursed on a later date, such amounts will bear interest at a rate of 1% per annum over LIBOR.
Total management fees for each of the three month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 amounted to $23.1 million and $25.1 million, respectively.
Total management fees for each of the nine month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 amounted to $71.4 million and $71.2 million, respectively.
General and administrative expenses: On May 28, 2010, Navios Acquisition entered into an administrative services agreement with Navios Holdings,
initially set to expire in May 2015 that was later extended until May 2020, pursuant to which Navios Holdings provides certain administrative management services to Navios Acquisition, which include bookkeeping, audit and accounting services,
legal and insurance services, administrative and clerical services, banking and financial services, advisory services, client and investor relations and other services. Navios Holdings is reimbursed for reasonable costs and expenses incurred in
connection with the provision of these services.
For each of the three month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 the administrative services
rendered by Navios Holdings amounted to $1.9 million. For the nine month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 the administrative services rendered by Navios Holdings amounted to $5.7 million and $5.4 million, respectively.
Balance due from related parties: Amounts due from related parties as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 were $20.8 million and $1.4
million, respectively. As of September 30, 2015, the Company had: (i) a receivable from Navios Europe I in the amount of $1.5 million in connection with the accrued interest income on the working capital loan; (ii) a receivable from
Navios Europe II in the amount of $0.2 million in connection with the accrued interest income on the working capital loan; (iii) a receivable from Navios Holdings in the amount of $19.0 million in connection with the prepayment of management
fees and other expenses; and (iv) a receivable from Navios Midstream in the amount of $0.1 million.
As of December 31, 2014, the Company had a
receivable from Navios Midstream in the amount of $0.7 million in connection with various payables that were settled on its behalf. Further, the Company had a receivable from Navios Europe I in the amount of $0.7 million in connection with the
accrued interest income on the working capital loan.
Balance due to related parties: Amounts due to related parties as of September 30, 2015
and December 31, 2014 were $0 and $28.1 million, respectively, of which the current amount payable to Navios Holdings and its subsidiaries was $0 and $18.5 million, respectively, and the long term payable was $0 and $9.6 million, respectively.
The amounts mainly consist of management fees, administrative fees, dry docking costs and other expenses.
Omnibus Agreements
Acquisition Omnibus Agreement: Navios Acquisition entered into an omnibus agreement (the Acquisition Omnibus Agreement) with Navios
Holdings and Navios Partners in connection with the closing of Navios Acquisitions initial vessel acquisition, pursuant to which, among other things, Navios Holdings and Navios Partners agreed not to acquire, charter-in or own liquid shipment
vessels, except for container vessels and vessels that are primarily employed in operations in South America without the consent of an independent committee of Navios Acquisition. In addition, Navios Acquisition, under the Acquisition Omnibus
Agreement, agreed to cause its subsidiaries not to acquire, own, operate or charter-in drybulk carriers under specific exceptions. Under the Acquisition Omnibus Agreement, Navios Acquisition and its subsidiaries grant to Navios Holdings and Navios
Partners a right of first offer on any proposed sale, transfer or other disposition of any of its drybulk carriers and related charters owned or acquired by Navios Acquisition. Likewise, Navios Holdings and Navios Partners agreed to grant a similar
right of first offer to Navios Acquisition for any liquid shipment vessels they might own. These rights of first offer will not apply to a: (a) sale, transfer or other disposition of vessels between any affiliated subsidiaries, or pursuant to
the existing terms of any charter or other agreement with a counterparty; or (b) merger with or into, or sale of substantially all of the assets to, an unaffiliated third party.
Midstream Omnibus Agreement: Navios Acquisition entered into an omnibus agreement (the Midstream Omnibus Agreement), with Navios
Midstream, Navios Holdings and Navios Partners in connection with the Navios Midstream IPO, pursuant to which Navios Acquisition, Navios Midstream, Navios Holdings, Navios Partners and their controlled affiliates generally have agreed not to acquire
or own any VLCCs, crude oil tankers, refined petroleum product tankers, LPG tankers or chemical tankers under time charters of five or more years without the consent of the Navios Maritime Midstream Partners GP LLC (Navios Midstream General
Partner). The Midstream Omnibus Agreement contains significant exceptions that will allow Navios Acquisition, Navios Holdings, Navios Partners or any of their controlled affiliates to compete with Navios Midstream under specified
circumstances.
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Under the Midstream Omnibus Agreement, Navios Midstream and its subsidiaries will grant to Navios Acquisition a
right of first offer on any proposed sale, transfer or other disposition of any of its VLCCs or any crude oil tankers, refined petroleum product tankers, LPG tankers or chemical tankers and related charters owned or acquired by Navios Midstream.
Likewise, Navios Acquisition will agree (and will cause its subsidiaries to agree) to grant a similar right of first offer to Navios Midstream for any of the VLCCs, crude oil tankers, refined petroleum product tankers, LPG tankers or chemical
tankers under charter for five or more years it might own. These rights of first offer will not apply to a: (a) sale, transfer or other disposition of vessels between any affiliated subsidiaries, or pursuant to the terms of any charter or other
agreement with a charter party; or (b) merger with or into, or sale of substantially all of the assets to, an unaffiliated third-party.
Backstop
Agreement: On November 18, 2014, Navios Acquisition entered into backstop agreements with Navios Midstream. In accordance with the terms of the backstop agreements, Navios Acquisition has provided a backstop commitment to charter-in
the Shinyo Ocean and the Shinyo Kannika for a two-year period as of their scheduled redelivery at the currently contracted rate if the market charter rate is lower than the currently contracted rate. Further, Navios Acquisition has provided a
backstop commitment to charter-in the Nave Celeste for a two-year period as of its scheduled redelivery, at the net time charter-out rate per day (net of commissions) of $35,000 if the market charter rate is lower than the charter-out rate of
$35,000. Navios Acquisition has also provided a backstop commitment to charter-in the option vessels, the Nave Galactic and the Nave Quasar for a four-year period as of their scheduled redelivery, at the net time charter-out rate per day (net of
commissions) of $35,000 if the market charter rate is lower than the charter-out rate of $35,000. Conversely, if market charter rates are higher during the backstop period, such vessels will be chartered-out to third-party charterers at prevailing
market rates and Navios Acquisitions backstop commitment will not be triggered. The backstop commitment does not include any profit sharing.
Navios Midstream General Partner Option Agreement with Navios Holdings: Navios Acquisition entered into an option agreement, dated
November 18, 2014, with Navios Holdings under which Navios Acquisition grants Navios Holdings the option to acquire any or all of the outstanding membership interests in Navios Midstream General Partner and all of the incentive distribution
rights in Navios Midstream representing the right to receive an increasing percentage of the quarterly distributions when certain conditions are met. The option shall expire on November 18, 2024. Any such exercise shall relate to not less than
twenty-five percent of the option interest and the purchase price for the acquisition of all or part of the option interest shall be an amount equal to its fair market value.
Option Vessels: Navios Acquisition has granted options to Navios Midstream, exercisable until November 2016, to purchase five more VLCCs (other
than the Nave Celeste and the C. Dream) from Navios Acquisition at fair market value.
Sale of C. Dream and Nave Celeste: On June 18, 2015,
Navios Acquisition sold the vessel-owning subsidiaries of the C. Dream and the Nave Celeste to Navios Midstream for an aggregate sale price of $100.0 million. Out of the $100.0 million purchase price, $73.0 million was paid in cash and the remaining
amount was paid through the issuance to Navios Acquisition of 1,592,920 Subordinated Series A Units of Navios Midstream. In conjunction with the transaction, Navios Midstream also issued 32,509 general partner units to the General Partner for $0.6
million, in order for the General Partner to maintain its 2.0% general partnership interest.
The Company recognized its incremental investment in Navios
Midstream, which amounted to $27.7 million under Investment in affiliates. The incremental investment included the Companys share of the basis difference between the fair value and the underlying book value of Navios
Midstreams assets at the transaction date, which amounted to $2.9 million. Of this difference, an amount of $(0.1) million was allocated to the intangibles assets and $3.0 million was allocated to the tangible assets. This difference is being
amortized through Equity in net earnings of affiliated companies over the remaining life of Navios Midstreams tangible and intangible assets.
The transaction resulted in a gain on sale of $14.7 million, of which $5.8 million was recognized at the time of sale in the statements of comprehensive
income / (loss) under Gain / (loss) on sale of vessels and the remaining $9.0 million representing profit of Navios Acquisitions 60.9% interest in Navios Midstream has been deferred under Deferred gain on sale of assets
and is being amortized over the vessels remaining useful life or until the vessels are sold.
Balance due from Navios Europe I: Balance due
from Navios Europe I as of September 30, 2015 amounted to $9.8 million (December 31, 2014: $8.5 million) which included the Navios Revolving Loans I of $7.1 million (December 31, 2014: $7.1 million), the non-current amount of $1.2
million (December 31, 2014: $0.7 million) related to the accrued interest income earned under the Navios Term Loans I under the caption Loans receivable from affiliates and the accrued interest income earned under the Navios
Revolving Loans I of $1.5 million (December 31, 2014: $0.7 million) under the caption Balance due from related parties.
The Navios
Revolving Loans I and the Navios Term Loans I earn interest and an annual preferred return, respectively, at 12.7% per annum, on a quarterly compounding basis and are repaid from free cash flow (as defined in the loan agreement) to
the fullest extent
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possible at the end of each quarter. There are no covenant requirements or stated maturity dates. As of September 30, 2015, the amount undrawn under the Navios Revolving Loans I was $9.1
million, of which Navios Acquisition was committed to fund $4.3 million.
Balance due from Navios Europe II: Navios Holdings, Navios
Acquisition and Navios Partners will make available to Navios Europe II (in each case, in proportion to their ownership interests in Navios Europe II) revolving loans up to $38.5 million to fund working capital requirements (collectively, the
Navios Revolving Loans II). See Note 7 for the Investment in Navios Europe II and respective ownership interests.
Balance due from Navios
Europe II as of September 30, 2015 amounted to $7.2 million which included the Navios Revolving Loans II of $6.6 million, the non-current amount of $0.3 million related to the accrued interest income earned under the Navios Term Loans II
under the caption Loans receivable from affiliates and the accrued interest income earned under the Navios Revolving Loans II of $0.2 million under the caption Balance due from related parties.
The Navios Revolving Loans II and the Navios Term Loans II earn interest and an annual preferred return, respectively, at 18% per annum, on a
quarterly compounding basis and are repaid from free cash flow (as defined in the loan agreement) to the fullest extent possible at the end of each quarter. There are no covenant requirements or stated maturity dates. As of September 30, 2015,
the amount undrawn under the Navios Revolving Loans II was $24.6 million, of which Navios Acquisition was committed to fund $11.7 million. As of September 30, 2015, the outstanding amount was fully drawn under the Navios Term Loans II.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risks
Foreign Exchange Risk
Our functional and reporting
currency is the U.S. dollar. We engage in worldwide commerce with a variety of entities. Although our operations may expose us to certain levels of foreign currency risk, our transactions are predominantly U.S. dollar denominated. Transactions in
currencies other than U.S. dollars are translated at the exchange rate in effect at the date of each transaction. Differences in exchange rates during the period between the date a transaction denominated in a foreign currency is consummated and the
date on which it is either settled or translated, are recognized in the statement of comprehensive income.
Interest Rate Risk
As of September 30, 2015, Navios Acquisition had a total of $1,115.2 million in long-term and short-term indebtedness. Borrowings under our credit
facilities bear interest at rates based on a premium over U.S. $ LIBOR except for the interest rate on the Existing Notes and the Additional Notes which is fixed. Therefore, we are exposed to the risk that our interest expense may increase if
interest rates rise. For the nine month period ended September 30, 2015, we paid interest on our outstanding bank debt at a weighted average interest rate of 3.05%. A 1% increase in LIBOR would have increased our interest expense for the nine
month period ended September 30, 2015 by $3.7 million.
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments, which potentially subject us to significant concentrations of credit risk, consist principally of trade accounts receivable. We closely
monitor our exposure to customers for credit risk. We have policies in place to ensure that we trade with customers with an appropriate credit history. For the nine month period ended September 30, 2015, Navig8 accounted for 37.0% of Navios
Acquisitions revenue and Mansel accounted for 10.3% of Navios Acquisitions revenue. For the year ended December 31, 2014, Navios Acquisitions customers representing 10% or more of total revenue were Navig8 and DOSCO, which
accounted for 28.8% and 22.4% of total revenue, respectively.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash deposits and cash equivalents in excess of amounts covered by government-provided insurance are exposed to loss in the event of non-performance by
financial institutions. Navios Acquisition does maintain cash deposits and equivalents in excess of government-provided insurance limits. Navios Acquisition also minimizes exposure to credit risk by dealing with a diversified group of major
financial institutions.
Inflation
Inflation has had
a minimal impact on vessel operating expenses and general and administrative expenses. Our management does not consider inflation to be a significant risk to direct expenses in the current and foreseeable economic environment.
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In April 2015, the FASB issued the ASU 2015-03, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs, in order to simplify presentation of debt
issuance costs. This update requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. The
recognition and measurement guidance for debt issuance costs are not affected by the amendments in this update. The ASU is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within
those fiscal years. Early application is permitted. An entity should apply the new guidance on a retrospective basis, wherein the balance sheet of each individual period presented should be adjusted to reflect the period-specific effects of applying
the new guidance. Navios Acquisition early adopted the new standard. (See Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies).
In February
2015, the FASB issued the ASU 2015-02, Consolidation (Topic 810)Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis, which amends the criteria for determining which entities are considered VIEs, amends the criteria for determining if a
service provider possesses a variable interest in a VIE and ends the deferral granted to investment companies for application of the VIE consolidation model. The ASU is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015.
Early application is permitted. We do not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on Companys results of operations, financial position or cash flows.
In January 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-01, Income Statement Extraordinary and Unusual Items. This standard eliminates the concept of
extraordinary and unusual items from U.S. GAAP. The new standard is effective for annual and interim periods after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted. Navios Acquisition plans to adopt this standard effective January 1, 2016.
The adoption of the new standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Companys results of operations, financial position or cash flows.
In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements-Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40): Disclosure of Uncertainties
About an Entitys Ability to Continue as a Going Concern. This standard requires management to assess an entitys ability to continue as a going concern, and to provide related footnote disclosures in certain circumstances. Before
this new standard, no accounting guidance existed for management on when and how to assess or disclose going concern uncertainties. The amendments are effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within
annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Early application is permitted. The Company plans to adopt this standard effective January 1, 2017. The adoption of the new standard is not expected to have a material impact on the
Companys results of operations, financial position or cash flows.
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09 Revenue from Contracts with
Customers clarifying the method used to determine the timing and requirements for revenue recognition on the statements of income. Under the new standard, an entity must identify the performance obligations in a contract, the transaction price
and allocate the price to specific performance obligations to recognize the revenue when the obligation is completed. The amendments in this update also require disclosure of sufficient information to allow users to understand the nature, amount,
timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flow arising from contracts. The new accounting guidance was originally effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016. On July 9, 2015, the FASB finalized a one-year
deferral of the effective date for the new revenue standard. The standard will be effective for public entities for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and interim periods therein. The Company is currently reviewing the
effect of ASU No. 2014-09 on its revenue recognition.
In April 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-08, Presentation of Financial Statements and
Property, Plant and Equipment changing the presentation of discontinued operations on the statements of income and other requirements for reporting discontinued operations. Under the new standard, a disposal of a component or a group of
components of an entity is required to be reported in discontinued operations if the disposal represents a strategic shift that has (or will have) a major effect on an entitys operations and financial results when the component meets the
criteria to be classified as held-for-sale or is disposed. The amendments in this update also require additional disclosures about discontinued operations and disposal of an individually significant component of an entity that does not qualify for
discontinued operations. The new accounting guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2014. The adoption had no impact to the Companys results of operations, financial position or cash flows.
Critical Accounting Policies
Navios Acquisitions
interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires Navios Acquisition to make estimates in the application of our accounting policies based on
the best assumptions, judgments and opinions of management. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
Critical accounting policies are those that reflect significant judgments or uncertainties, and potentially result in materially different results under
different assumptions and conditions. Other than as described below, all significant accounting policies are as described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements included in the Companys Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended
December 31, 2014 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2015.
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Exhibit List
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|
|
Exhibit
Number |
|
|
|
|
10.1 |
|
Amended and Restated Facility Agreement for $125.0 million term loan facility, dated November 4, 2015 |
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NAVIOS MARITIME ACQUISITION CORPORATION
F-1
NAVIOS MARITIME ACQUISITION CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars except share data)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes |
|
|
September 30, 2015 (unaudited) |
|
|
December 31, 2014 (unaudited) |
|
ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
3 |
|
|
$ |
75,728 |
|
|
$ |
54,493 |
|
Restricted cash |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
5,710 |
|
|
|
6,669 |
|
Accounts receivable, net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
20,122 |
|
|
|
18,273 |
|
Due from related parties |
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
20,803 |
|
|
|
1,361 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,232 |
|
|
|
8,732 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
128,595 |
|
|
|
89,528 |
|
|
|
|
|
Vessels, net |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
1,321,503 |
|
|
|
1,375,931 |
|
Deposits for vessels acquisitions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
42,276 |
|
Goodwill |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
1,579 |
|
|
|
1,579 |
|
Intangible assets-other than goodwill |
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,300 |
|
Other long-term assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
480 |
|
|
|
690 |
|
Deferred dry dock and special survey costs, net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,504 |
|
|
|
5,312 |
|
Investment in affiliates |
|
|
7, 12 |
|
|
|
185,470 |
|
|
|
151,966 |
|
Investment in available-for-sale securities |
|
|
7, 11, 16 |
|
|
|
15,534 |
|
|
|
15,099 |
|
Loan receivable from affiliates |
|
|
7, 12 |
|
|
|
15,249 |
|
|
|
7,791 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total non-current assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,544,319 |
|
|
|
1,603,944 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,672,914 |
|
|
$ |
1,693,472 |
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
2,728 |
|
|
$ |
1,599 |
|
Dividend payable |
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,967 |
|
Accrued expenses |
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
23,896 |
|
|
|
10,261 |
|
Due to related parties, short term |
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18,489 |
|
Deferred revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,912 |
|
|
|
1,400 |
|
Current portion of long-term debt, net of deferred finance costs |
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
30,534 |
|
|
|
31,882 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
60,070 |
|
|
|
71,598 |
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt, net of current portion, premium and net of deferred finance costs |
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
1,066,873 |
|
|
|
1,110,120 |
|
Due to related parties, long term |
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,625 |
|
Unfavorable lease terms |
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,878 |
|
Deferred gain on sale of assets |
|
|
4, 12 |
|
|
|
8,982 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total non-current liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,075,855 |
|
|
|
1,122,623 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,135,925 |
|
|
$ |
1,194,221 |
|
|
|
|
|
Commitments and contingencies |
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock, 225 and 1,200 shares issued and outstanding with $2,250 and $12,000 redemption amount as of
September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively |
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
2,250 |
|
|
|
12,000 |
|
Puttable common stock 525,000 and 0 shares issued and outstanding with $5,250 and $0 redemption amount as of September 30, 2015
and December 31, 2014, respectively |
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
5,250 |
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders equity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 4,378 and 4,540 series B and D shares issued and outstanding as
of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively |
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 250,000,000 shares authorized; 150,733,052 and 151,664,942 issued and outstanding as of
September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively |
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
15 |
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
529,316 |
|
|
|
557,125 |
|
Accumulated surplus/ (deficit) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,265 |
|
|
|
(66,347 |
) |
Other comprehensive loss |
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
(3,107 |
) |
|
|
(3,542 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Total stockholders equity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
529,489 |
|
|
|
487,251 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,672,914 |
|
|
$ |
1,693,472 |
|
See unaudited condensed notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-2
NAVIOS MARITIME ACQUISITION CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/ (LOSS)
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars- except share and per share data)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes |
|
|
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2015 (unaudited) |
|
|
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2014 (unaudited) |
|
|
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 (unaudited) |
|
|
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 (unaudited) |
|
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
77,692 |
|
|
$ |
69,309 |
|
|
$ |
236,711 |
|
|
$ |
192,520 |
|
Time charter and voyage expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,095 |
) |
|
|
(2,127 |
) |
|
|
(3,281 |
) |
|
|
(4,305 |
) |
Direct vessel expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(326 |
) |
|
|
(369 |
) |
|
|
(1,023 |
) |
|
|
(1,582 |
) |
Management fees |
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
(23,092 |
) |
|
|
(25,136 |
) |
|
|
(71,427 |
) |
|
|
(71,223 |
) |
General and administrative expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,111 |
) |
|
|
(3,923 |
) |
|
|
(10,179 |
) |
|
|
(11,235 |
) |
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
4, 5 |
|
|
|
(13,590 |
) |
|
|
(17,821 |
) |
|
|
(43,361 |
) |
|
|
(51,418 |
) |
Gain/ (loss) on sale of vessels |
|
|
4, 12 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,771 |
|
|
|
(904 |
) |
Impairment loss |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(11,690 |
) |
Interest income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
489 |
|
|
|
208 |
|
|
|
1,062 |
|
|
|
487 |
|
Interest expenses and finance cost |
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
(17,887 |
) |
|
|
(18,548 |
) |
|
|
(55,202 |
) |
|
|
(53,807 |
) |
Change in fair value of other assets |
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,188 |
) |
Equity in net earnings of affiliated companies |
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
4,817 |
|
|
|
144 |
|
|
|
11,906 |
|
|
|
597 |
|
Other expense, net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(681 |
) |
|
|
(78 |
) |
|
|
(1,365 |
) |
|
|
(215 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income/ (loss) |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
23,216 |
|
|
$ |
1,659 |
|
|
$ |
69,612 |
|
|
$ |
(13,963 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other comprehensive (loss)/ income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized holding (loss)/ income on investments in available-for-sale-securities |
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
(3,740 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
435 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other comprehensive (loss)/ income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,740 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
435 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total comprehensive income/ (loss) |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
19,476 |
|
|
$ |
1,659 |
|
|
$ |
70,047 |
|
|
$ |
(13,963 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income/ (loss) |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
23,216 |
|
|
$ |
1,659 |
|
|
$ |
69,612 |
|
|
$ |
(13,963 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividend on Series B preferred shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(19 |
) |
|
|
(27 |
) |
|
|
(73 |
) |
|
|
(81 |
) |
Dividend on Series D preferred shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(50 |
) |
|
|
(181 |
) |
|
|
(249 |
) |
|
|
(461 |
) |
Dividend declared on restricted shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(70 |
) |
|
|
(105 |
) |
|
|
(210 |
) |
|
|
(315 |
) |
Undistributed (income)/ loss attributable to Series C participating preferred shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,123 |
) |
|
|
(66 |
) |
|
|
(3,356 |
) |
|
|
760 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income/ (loss) attributable to common shareholders, basic |
|
|
17 |
|
|
$ |
21,954 |
|
|
$ |
1,280 |
|
|
$ |
65,724 |
|
|
$ |
(14,060 |
) |
Dividend on Series B preferred shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
73 |
|
|
|
|
|
Dividend on Series D preferred shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
50 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
249 |
|
|
|
|
|
Dividend declared on restricted shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
70 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
210 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income/ (loss) attributable to common shareholders, diluted |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
22,093 |
|
|
$ |
1,280 |
|
|
$ |
66,256 |
|
|
$ |
(14,060 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income/ (loss) per share, basic |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
0.15 |
|
|
$ |
0.01 |
|
|
$ |
0.44 |
|
|
$ |
(0.10 |
) |
Weighted average number of shares, basic |
|
|
|
|
|
|
150,040,892 |
|
|
|
149,564,942 |
|
|
|
150,315,899 |
|
|
|
146,772,085 |
|
Net income/ (loss) per share, diluted |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
0.14 |
|
|
$ |
0.01 |
|
|
$ |
0.43 |
|
|
$ |
(0.10 |
) |
Weighted average number of shares, diluted |
|
|
|
|
|
|
153,160,110 |
|
|
|
150,764,942 |
|
|
|
153,946,808 |
|
|
|
146,772,085 |
|
See unaudited condensed notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-3
NAVIOS MARITIME ACQUISITION CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes |
|
|
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 (unaudited) |
|
|
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 (unaudited) |
|
Operating Activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income/ (loss) |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
69,612 |
|
|
$ |
(13,963 |
) |
Adjustments to reconcile net income/ (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
4, 5 |
|
|
|
43,361 |
|
|
|
51,418 |
|
Amortization and write-off of deferred finance fees and bond premium |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,705 |
|
|
|
2,325 |
|
Amortization of deferred dry dock and special survey costs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,023 |
|
|
|
1,582 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,989 |
|
|
|
4,374 |
|
Impairment loss |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,690 |
|
(Gain)/ loss on sale of vessels |
|
|
4, 12 |
|
|
|
(5,771 |
) |
|
|
904 |
|
Change in fair value of other assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,188 |
|
Equity in affiliates, net of dividends received |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,613 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Decrease/ (increase) in prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,500 |
|
|
|
(5,242 |
) |
(Increase) in accounts receivable |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,553 |
) |
|
|
(6,702 |
) |
(Increase)/ decrease in restricted cash |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(36 |
) |
|
|
177 |
|
Decrease in other long term assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
210 |
|
|
|
3,105 |
|
Increase in accounts payable |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,221 |
|
|
|
860 |
|
Increase in accrued expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,801 |
|
|
|
12,677 |
|
Payments for dry dock and special survey costs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(268 |
) |
|
|
(609 |
) |
Increase in due from related parties |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(19,442 |
) |
|
|
|
|
(Decrease)/ increase in due to related parties, short term and long term |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(17,763 |
) |
|
|
12,562 |
|
Increase/ (decrease) in deferred revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,512 |
|
|
|
(577 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
91,488 |
|
|
$ |
75,768 |
|
|
|
|
|
Investing Activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisition of vessels |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
(29,397 |
) |
|
|
(258,393 |
) |
Deposits for vessel acquisitions |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(23,358 |
) |
Dividends received from available-for sale-securities and affiliates |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,588 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net proceeds from sale of vessel |
|
|
|
|
|
|
71,224 |
|
|
|
18,315 |
|
Investment in affiliates |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(7,201 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Loan to affiliate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,211 |
) |
Loan receivable from affiliates |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(6,614 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by/ (used in) investing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
29,600 |
|
|
$ |
(266,647 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Financing Activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loan proceeds, net of deferred finance costs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
25,954 |
|
|
|
139,132 |
|
Loan repayments |
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
(73,272 |
) |
|
|
(73,825 |
) |
Dividend paid |
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
(32,200 |
) |
|
|
(23,668 |
) |
Payment to related party |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(11,265 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Decrease in restricted cash |
|
|
|
|
|
|
995 |
|
|
|
17,747 |
|
Net proceeds from equity offering |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
54,287 |
|
Proceeds from issuance of ship mortgage and senior notes, net of debt issuance costs and premium |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
59,598 |
|
Redemption of Series D Convertible preferred stock and puttable common stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4,500 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Acquisition of treasury stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,565 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash (used in)/ provided by financing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
(99,853 |
) |
|
$ |
173,271 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase/ (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
|
|
|
|
21,235 |
|
|
|
(17,608 |
) |
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year |
|
|
|
|
|
|
54,493 |
|
|
|
82,835 |
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
75,728 |
|
|
$ |
65,227 |
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash interest paid, net of capitalized interest |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
39,285 |
|
|
$ |
37,166 |
|
Non-cash investing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capitalized financing costs |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
19 |
|
|
$ |
292 |
|
Accrued interest on loan to affiliates |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
843 |
|
|
$ |
970 |
|
Deferred gain on sale of assets |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
8,971 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
Investment in affiliates received upon sale of vessels |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
27,111 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
Non-cash financing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends payable |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
7,994 |
|
Acquisition of vessels |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
(914 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,485 |
) |
Deposits for vessel acquisition |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(1,629 |
) |
Due to related party |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
914 |
|
|
$ |
3,114 |
|
Stock- based compensation |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,989 |
|
|
$ |
4,374 |
|
See unaudited condensed notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-4
NAVIOS MARITIME ACQUISITION CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share data)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred Stock |
|
|
Common Stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of Preferred Shares |
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Number of Common Shares |
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Other Comprehensive Loss |
|
|
Additional Paid-in Capital |
|
|
Accumulated surplus/ (deficit) |
|
|
Total Stockholders Equity |
|
Balance, December 31, 2013 |
|
|
4,540 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
136,714,942 |
|
|
$ |
13 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
530,203 |
|
|
$ |
(79,394 |
) |
|
$ |
450,822 |
|
Issuance of common shares |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14,950,000 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
54,287 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
54,289 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,374 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,374 |
|
Dividend paid/declared (see Note 8) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(24,443 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(24,443 |
) |
Net loss |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(13,963 |
) |
|
|
(13,963 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, September 30, 2014 (unaudited) |
|
|
4,540 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
151,664,942 |
|
|
$ |
15 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
564,421 |
|
|
$ |
(93,357 |
) |
|
$ |
471,079 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2014 |
|
|
4,540 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
151,664,942 |
|
|
$ |
15 |
|
|
$ |
(3,542 |
) |
|
$ |
557,125 |
|
|
$ |
(66,347 |
) |
|
$ |
487,251 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Conversion of preferred stock into puttable common stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
600,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Redemption of puttable common stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(75,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Conversion of preferred stock into common stock |
|
|
(162 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
64,800 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisition of treasury stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,521,690 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,565 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(5,565 |
) |
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,989 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,989 |
|
Dividend paid/declared (see Note 8) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(24,233 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(24,233 |
) |
Net income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
69,612 |
|
|
|
69,612 |
|
Other comprehensive income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
435 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
435 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, September 30, 2015 (unaudited) |
|
|
4,378 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
150,733,052 |
|
|
$ |
15 |
|
|
$ |
(3,107 |
) |
|
$ |
529,316 |
|
|
$ |
3,265 |
|
|
$ |
529,489 |
|
See unaudited condensed notes to consolidated financial statements.
F-5
NAVIOS MARITIME ACQUISITION CORPORATION
UNAUDITED CONDENSED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars except share and per share data)
NOTE 1: DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation (Navios Acquisition or the Company) (NYSE: NNA) owns a large fleet of modern crude oil, refined
petroleum product and chemical tankers providing worldwide marine transportation services. The Companys strategy is to charter its vessels to international oil companies, refiners and large vessel operators under long, medium and short-term
charters. The Company is committed to providing quality transportation services and developing and maintaining long-term relationships with its customers. The operations of Navios Acquisition are managed by a subsidiary of Navios Maritime Holdings
Inc. (Navios Holdings).
Navios Acquisition was incorporated in the Republic of Marshall Islands on March 14, 2008. On July 1, 2008,
Navios Acquisition completed its initial public offering, or its IPO. On May 28, 2010, Navios Acquisition consummated the vessel acquisitions which constituted its initial business combination. Following such transaction, Navios
Acquisition commenced its operations as an operating company.
In June 2015, Navios Maritime Midstream Partners L.P. (Navios Midstream)
exercised its option to acquire the shares of the vessel-owning subsidiaries of the Nave Celeste and the C. Dream from Navios Acquisition for an aggregate purchase price of $100,000. The aggregate purchase
price consisted of 1,592,920 of Subordinated Series A Units, issued to Navios Acquisition and $73,000 cash consideration.
As of September 30, 2015,
Navios Holdings had 43.3% of the voting power and 46.5% of the economic interest in Navios Acquisition.
As of September 30, 2015, Navios Acquisition
had outstanding: 150,733,052 shares of common stock (which includes 525,000 shares of puttable common stock), 3,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, 378 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock issued in connection
with the acquisition of the two LR1 product tankers, 1,000 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock issued to Navios Holdings and 225 shares of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock.
NOTE 2: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(a) Basis of presentation: The accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited, but, in the opinion of
management, reflect all adjustments for a fair statement of Navios Acquisitions consolidated balance sheets, statement of changes in equity, statements of comprehensive income/ (loss) and cash flows for the periods presented. The results of
operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year. The footnotes are condensed as permitted by the requirements for interim financial statements and accordingly, do not include information and disclosures
required under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) for complete financial statements. All such adjustments are deemed to be of a normal recurring nature. These interim financial statements
should be read in conjunction with the Companys consolidated financial statements and notes included in Navios Acquisitions 2014 Annual Report filed on Form 20-F with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Change in Accounting Principle
The Company
historically presented deferred debt issuance costs, or fees related to directly issuing debt, as long-term assets on the consolidated balance sheets. During the first quarter of 2015, the Company adopted guidance codified in ASU 2015-03
Interest - Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30), Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs. The guidance simplifies the presentation of debt issuance costs by requiring debt issuance costs to be presented as a deduction
from the corresponding liability, consistent with debt discounts. The recognition and measurement guidance for debt issuance costs is not affected. Therefore, these costs will continue to be amortized as interest expense using the effective interest
method pursuant to ASC 835-30-35-2 through 35-3. Upon adoption, the Company applied the new guidance retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. The Company elected to early adopt the requirements of ASU 2015-03
effective beginning the first quarter ending March 31, 2015 and applied this guidance retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the Companys financial statements.
The reclassification does not impact net income as previously reported or any prior amounts reported on the Statements of Comprehensive Income/ (Loss), or the
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. The effect of the retrospective application of this change in accounting principle on the Companys Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2014 resulted in a reduction of Total non-current assets and Total assets in the amount of $22,330, with a corresponding decrease of $20,781 in Long-term debt, net and Total non-current liabilities and a decrease of $1,549 in Current portion of
long-term debt net and Total current liabilities.
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NAVIOS MARITIME ACQUISITION CORPORATION
UNAUDITED CONDENSED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars except share and per share data)
(b) Principles of consolidation: The accompanying consolidated financial statements
include the accounts of Navios Acquisition, a Marshall Islands corporation, and its majority owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in the consolidated statements.
The Company also consolidates entities that are determined to be variable interest entities as defined in the accounting guidance, if it determines that it is
the primary beneficiary. A variable interest entity (VIE) is defined as a legal entity where either (a) equity interest holders as a group lack the characteristics of a controlling financial interest, including decision making
ability and an interest in the entitys residual risks and rewards, or (b) the equity holders have not provided sufficient equity investment to permit the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support,
or (c) the voting rights of some investors are not proportional to their obligations to absorb the expected losses of the entity, their rights to receive the expected residual returns of the entity, or both and substantially all of the
entitys activities either involve or are conducted on behalf of an investor that has disproportionately few voting rights.
(c) Equity method
investments: Affiliates are entities over which the Company generally has between 20% and 50% of the voting rights, or over which the Company has significant influence, but it does not exercise control. Investments in these entities are
accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Under this method, the Company records an investment in the stock of an affiliate at cost, and adjusts the carrying amount for its share of the earnings or losses of the affiliate subsequent to
the date of investment and reports the recognized earnings or losses in income. Dividends received from an affiliate reduce the carrying amount of the investment. The Company recognizes gains and losses in earnings for the issuance of shares by its
affiliates, provided that the issuance of such shares qualifies as a sale of such shares. When the Companys share of losses in an affiliate equals or exceeds its interest in the affiliate, the Company does not recognize further losses, unless
the Company has incurred obligations or made payments on behalf of the affiliate.
Navios Acquisition evaluates its equity method investments, for other
than temporary impairment, on a quarterly basis. Consideration is given to (1) the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than the carrying value, (2) the financial condition and near-term prospects and
(3) the intent and ability of the Company to retain its investments for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value.
(d) Subsidiaries: Subsidiaries are those entities in which the Company has an interest of more than one half of the voting rights and/or
otherwise has power to govern the financial and operating policies. The acquisition method of accounting is used to account for the acquisition of subsidiaries if deemed to be a business combination. The cost of an acquisition is measured as the
fair value of the assets given up, shares issued or liabilities undertaken at the date of acquisition. The excess of the cost of acquisition over the fair value of the net assets acquired and liabilities assumed is recorded as goodwill.
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NAVIOS MARITIME ACQUISITION CORPORATION
UNAUDITED CONDENSED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars except share and per share data)
As of September 30, 2015, and 2014 the entities included in these consolidated financial statements
were:
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Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation and Subsidiaries: |
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Aegean Sea Maritime Holdings Inc. |
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Sub-Holding Company |
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Marshall Is. |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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Amorgos Shipping Corporation |
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Vessel-Owning Company |
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Marshall Is. |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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Andros Shipping Corporation |
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Vessel-Owning Company |
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Marshall Is. |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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Antikithira Shipping Corporation |
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Vessel-Owning Company |
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Marshall Is. |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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Antiparos Shipping Corporation |
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Vessel-Owning Company |
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Marshall Is. |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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Amindra Shipping Co. |
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Sub-Holding Company |
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Marshall Is. |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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Crete Shipping Corporation |
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Vessel-Owning Company |
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Marshall Is. |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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Folegandros Shipping Corporation |
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Vessel-Owning Company |
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Marshall Is. |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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Ikaria Shipping Corporation |
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Vessel-Owning Company |
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Marshall Is. |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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Ios Shipping Corporation |
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Vessel-Owning Company |
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Cayman Is. |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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Kithira Shipping Corporation |
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Vessel-Owning Company |
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Marshall Is. |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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Kos Shipping Corporation |
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Vessel-Owning Company |
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Marshall Is. |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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Mytilene Shipping Corporation |
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Vessel-Owning Company |
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Marshall Is. |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation |
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Holding Company |
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Marshall Is. |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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Navios Acquisition Finance (U.S.) Inc. |
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Co-Issuer |
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Delaware |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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Rhodes Shipping Corporation |
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Vessel-Owning Company |
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Marshall Is. |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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Serifos Shipping Corporation |
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Vessel-Owning Company |
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Marshall Is. |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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Shinyo Dream Limited |
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Vessel-Owning Company(3) |
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Hong Kong |
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1/1 - 6/17 |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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Shinyo Kannika Limited |
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Vessel-Owning Company(3) |
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Hong Kong |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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Shinyo Kieran Limited |
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Vessel-Owning Company(3) |
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British Virgin Is. |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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Shinyo Loyalty Limited |
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Vessel-Owning Company(1) |
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Hong Kong |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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Shinyo Navigator Limited |
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Vessel-Owning Company(2) |
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Hong Kong |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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Shinyo Ocean Limited |
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Vessel-Owning Company(3) |
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Hong Kong |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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Shinyo Saowalak Limited |
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Vessel-Owning Company(3) |
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British Virgin Is. |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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Sifnos Shipping Corporation |
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Vessel-Owning Company |
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Marshall Is. |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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Skiathos Shipping Corporation |
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Vessel-Owning Company |
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Marshall Is. |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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Skopelos Shipping Corporation |
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Vessel-Owning Company |
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Cayman Is. |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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Syros Shipping Corporation |
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Vessel-Owning Company |
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Marshall Is. |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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Thera Shipping Corporation |
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Vessel-Owning Company |
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Marshall Is. |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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Tinos Shipping Corporation |
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Vessel-Owning Company |
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Marshall Is. |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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Oinousses Shipping Corporation |
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Vessel-Owning Company |
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Marshall Is. |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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Psara Shipping Corporation |
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Vessel-Owning Company |
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Marshall Is. |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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Antipsara Shipping Corporation |
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Vessel-Owning Company |
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Marshall Is. |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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Samothrace Shipping Corporation |
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Vessel-Owning Company |
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Marshall Is. |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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Thasos Shipping Corporation |
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Vessel-Owning Company |
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Marshall Is. |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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Limnos Shipping Corporation |
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Vessel-Owning Company |
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Marshall Is. |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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Skyros Shipping Corporation |
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Vessel-Owning Company |
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Marshall Is. |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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Alonnisos Shipping Corporation(4) |
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Vessel-Owning Company |
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Marshall Is. |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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Makronisos Shipping Corporation(4) |
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Vessel-Owning Company |
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Marshall Is. |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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Iraklia Shipping Corporation |
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Vessel-Owning Company |
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Marshall Is. |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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Paxos Shipping Corporation |
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Vessel-Owning Company |
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Marshall Is. |
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Antipaxos Shipping Corporation |
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Vessel-Owning Company |
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Marshall Is. |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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Donoussa Shipping Corporation |
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Vessel-Owning Company |
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Marshall Is. |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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Schinousa Shipping Corporation |
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Vessel-Owning Company |
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Marshall Is. |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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Navios Acquisition Europe Finance Inc |
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Sub-Holding Company |
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Marshall Is. |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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Sikinos Shipping Corporation |
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Vessel-Owning Company(3) |
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Marshall Is. |
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1/1 - 6/17 |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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Kerkyra Shipping Corporation |
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Vessel-Owning Company |
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Marshall Is. |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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Lefkada Shipping Corporation |
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Vessel-Owning Company |
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Marshall Is. |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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Zakynthos Shipping Corporation |
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Vessel-Owning Company |
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Marshall Is. |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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Leros Shipping Corporation |
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Vessel-Owning Company |
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Marshall Is. |
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1/1 - 9/30 |
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4/4 - 9/30 |
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Kimolos Shipping Corporation |
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Vessel-Owning Company |
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Marshall Is. |
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4/29 - 9/30 |
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Samos Shipping Corporation |
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Vessel-Owning Company |
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Marshall Is. |
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Navios Maritime Midstream Partners GP LLC |
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Holding Company |
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Marshall Is. |
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(1) |
Former vessel-owner of the Shinyo Splendor which was sold to an unaffiliated third party on May 6, 2014. |
(2) |
Former vessel-owner of the Shinyo Navigator which was sold to an unaffiliated third party on December 6, 2013. |
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Navios Midstream acquired all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the vessel-owning subsidiary. |
(4) |
Each company had the rights over a shipbuilding contract of an MR2 product tanker vessel. In February 2015, these shipbuilding contracts were terminated, with no exposure to Navios Acquisition, due to the
shipyards inability to issue a refund guarantee. |
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NAVIOS MARITIME ACQUISITION CORPORATION
UNAUDITED CONDENSED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars except share and per share data)
(e) Use of estimates: The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity
with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the dates of the financial statements and the reported
amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. On an on-going basis, management evaluates the estimates and judgments, including those related to uncompleted voyages, future dry dock dates, the selection of useful lives for tangible
assets and scrap value, expected future cash flows from long-lived assets to support impairment tests, provisions necessary for accounts receivables, provisions for legal disputes and contingencies and the valuations estimates inherent in the
deconsolidation gain. Management bases its estimates and judgments on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the
carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could differ from those estimates under different assumptions and/or conditions.
(f) Vessels, net: Vessels are stated at historical cost, which consists of the contract price, delivery and acquisition expenses and
capitalized interest costs while under construction. Vessels acquired in an asset acquisition or in a business combination are recorded at fair value. Subsequent expenditures for major improvements and upgrading are capitalized, provided they
appreciably extend the life, increase the earning capacity or improve the efficiency or safety of the vessels. Expenditures for routine maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred.
Depreciation is computed using the straight line method over the useful life of the vessels, after considering the estimated residual value. Management
estimates the residual values of our tanker vessels based on a scrap value of $360 per lightweight ton. Residual values are periodically reviewed and revised to recognize changes in conditions, new regulations or other reasons. Revisions of residual
values affect the depreciable amount of the vessels and affects depreciation expense in the period of the revision and future periods.
Management
estimates the useful life of our vessels to be 25 years from the vessels original construction. However, when regulations place limitations over the ability of a vessel to trade on a worldwide basis, its useful life is re-estimated to end at
the date such regulations become effective.
(g) Impairment of long-lived asset group: Vessels, other fixed assets and other long-lived
assets held and used by Navios Acquisition are reviewed periodically for potential impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of a particular asset may not be fully recoverable. Navios Acquisitions
management evaluates the carrying amounts and periods over which long-lived assets are depreciated to determine if events or changes in circumstances have occurred that would require modification to their carrying values or useful lives. In
evaluating useful lives and carrying values of long-lived assets, certain indicators of potential impairment are reviewed such as undiscounted projected operating cash flows, vessel sales and purchases, business plans and overall market conditions.
Undiscounted projected net operating cash flows are determined for each asset group (consisting of the individual vessel and the intangible with respect
to the time charter agreement to that vessel) and compared to the vessel carrying value and related carrying value of the intangible with respect to the time charter agreement attached to that vessel or the carrying value of deposits for new
buildings. Within the shipping industry, vessels are often bought and sold with a charter attached. The value of the charter may be favorable or unfavorable when comparing the charter rate to then current market rates. The loss recognized either on
impairment (or on disposition) will reflect the excess of carrying value over fair value (selling price) for the vessel individual asset group.
As of
March 31, 2014, the Company had a current expectation that, more likely than not, the Shinyo Splendor would be sold before the end of its previously estimated useful life, and, as a result, performed an impairment test of the specific asset
group. The recoverability test was based on undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the entitys use and eventual disposition of the asset. The significant factors and assumptions used in the undiscounted projected net operating cash
flow analysis included determining the net operating cash flows by considering the charter revenues from the existing time charter until its expiration, net of brokerage and address commissions and management fees and an estimate of sale proceeds
from its disposal based on market valuations for such vessel. The carrying amount of the asset group was more than its undiscounted future cash flows. As a result, the entity failed the recoverability test (step one) of the impairment test and
proceeded with step two of the impairment analysis.
An impairment loss in the amount of $10,718 was recognized for the period presented as the carrying
amount of the asset group was not recoverable and exceeded its fair value as of March 31, 2014. Management believes the underlying assumptions supporting this assessment are reasonable.
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NAVIOS MARITIME ACQUISITION CORPORATION
UNAUDITED CONDENSED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars except share and per share data)
The Shinyo Splendor was subsequently sold on May 6, 2014 to an unaffiliated third party for a net sale
price of $19,219.
(h) Series D Convertible Preferred Stock: Navios Acquisition issued shares of its authorized Series D Convertible
Preferred Stock (nominal and fair value $12,000) to a shipyard, in partial settlement of the purchase price of certain newbuild vessels. The Series D Convertible Preferred Stock includes a 6% per annum dividend payable quarterly, starting
one year after delivery of each vessel. The Series D Convertible Preferred Stock will mandatorily convert into shares of common stock 30 months after issuance at a price per share of common stock equal to $10.00. The holder of Series D Convertible
Preferred Stock shall have the right to convert the shares of the preferred stock into common stock prior to the scheduled maturity dates at a price of $7.00 per share of common stock. The Series D Convertible Preferred Stock does not have any
voting rights. Navios Acquisition is obligated to redeem the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock (or converted common shares) at their nominal value at the holders option. Beginning 18 months after the issuance of the preferred stock, the
holder can exercise the option to request the redemption of up to 250 shares of preferred stock (or such number that has been converted to common shares) on a quarterly basis.
The fair value of the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock was determined using a combination of the Black-Scholes model and discounted projected cash flows
for the conversion option and put, respectively. The model used takes into account the credit spread of Navios Acquisition, the volatility of its stock, as well as the price of its stock at the issuance date. The Series D Convertible Preferred Stock
is classified as temporary equity (i.e., apart from permanent equity) as a result of the redemption feature upon exercise of the put option granted to the holder of the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock.
(i) Revenue Recognition: Revenue is recorded when services are rendered, under a signed charter agreement or other evidence of an
arrangement, the price is fixed or determinable, and collection is reasonably assured. Revenue is generated from the voyage charter and the time charter of vessels.
Voyage revenues for the transportation of cargo are recognized ratably over the estimated relative transit time of each voyage. A voyage is deemed to commence
when a vessel is available for loading and is deemed to end upon the completion of the discharge of the current cargo. Estimated losses on voyages are provided for in full at the time such losses on voyages are provided for in full at the time such
losses become evident. Under a voyage charter, a vessel is provided for the transportation of specific goods between specific ports in return for payment of an agreed upon freight per ton of cargo.
Revenues from time chartering of vessels are accounted for as operating leases and are thus recognized on a straight-line basis as the average revenue over
the rental periods of such charter agreements, as service is performed. A time charter involves placing a vessel at the charterers disposal for a period of time during which the charterer uses the vessel in return for the payment of a
specified daily hire rate. Under time charters, operating costs such as for crews, maintenance and insurance are typically paid by the owner of the vessel.
Profit sharing revenues are calculated at an agreed percentage of the excess of the charterers average daily income (calculated on a quarterly or
half-yearly basis) over an agreed amount and accounted for on an accrual basis based on provisional amounts and for those contracts that provisional accruals cannot be made due to the nature of the profit sharing elements, these are accounted for on
the actual cash settlement.
Revenues are recorded net of address commissions. Address commissions represent a discount provided directly to the
charterers based on a fixed percentage of the agreed upon charter or freight rate. Since address commissions represent a discount (sales incentive) on services rendered by the Company and no identifiable benefit is received in exchange for the
consideration provided to the charterer, these commissions are presented as a reduction of revenue.
Pooling arrangements: For vessels
operating in pooling arrangements, the Company earns a portion of total revenues generated by the pool, net of expenses incurred by the pool. The amount allocated to each pool participant vessel, including the Companys vessels, is determined
in accordance with an agreed-upon formula, which is determined by points awarded to each vessel in the pool based on the vessels age, design and other performance characteristics. Revenue under pooling arrangements is accounted for on the
accrual basis and is recognized when an agreement with the pool exists, price is fixed, service is provided and the collectability is reasonably assured.
The allocation of such net revenue may be subject to future adjustments by the pool however, such changes are not expected to be material.
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NAVIOS MARITIME ACQUISITION CORPORATION
UNAUDITED CONDENSED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars except share and per share data)
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In February 2015, the FASB issued the ASU 2015-02, Consolidation (Topic 810)Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis, which amends the
criteria for determining which entities are considered VIEs, amends the criteria for determining if a service provider possesses a variable interest in a VIE and ends the deferral granted to investment companies for application of the VIE
consolidation model. The ASU is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015. Early application is permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on Companys results
of operations, financial position or cash flows.
In January 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-01, Income Statement Extraordinary and Unusual
Items. This standard eliminates the concept of extraordinary and unusual items from U.S. GAAP. The new standard is effective for annual and interim periods after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted. Navios Acquisition plans to
adopt this standard effective January 1, 2016. The adoption of the new standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Companys results of operations, financial position or cash flows.
In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements-Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40): Disclosure of Uncertainties
About an Entitys Ability to Continue as a Going Concern. This standard requires management to assess an entitys ability to continue as a going concern, and to provide related footnote disclosures in certain circumstances. Before
this new standard, no accounting guidance existed for management on when and how to assess or disclose going concern uncertainties. The amendments are effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within
annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Early application is permitted. The Company plans to adopt this standard effective January 1, 2017. The adoption of the new standard is not expected to have a material impact on the
Companys results of operations, financial position or cash flows.
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09 Revenue from Contracts with
Customers clarifying the method used to determine the timing and requirements for revenue recognition on the statements of income. Under the new standard, an entity must identify the performance obligations in a contract, the transaction price
and allocate the price to specific performance obligations to recognize the revenue when the obligation is completed. The amendments in this update also require disclosure of sufficient information to allow users to understand the nature, amount,
timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flow arising from contracts. The new accounting guidance was originally effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016. On July 9, 2015, the FASB finalized a one-year
deferral of the effective date for the new revenue standard. The standard will be effective for public entities for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and interim periods therein. The Company is currently reviewing the
effect of ASU No. 2014-09 on its revenue recognition.
In April 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-08, Presentation of Financial Statements and
Property, Plant and Equipment, changing the presentation of discontinued operations on the statements of income and other requirements for reporting discontinued operations. Under the new standard, a disposal of a component or a group of
components of an entity is required to be reported in discontinued operations if the disposal represents a strategic shift that has (or will have) a major effect on an entitys operations and financial results when the component meets the
criteria to be classified as held-for-sale or is disposed. The amendments in this update also require additional disclosures about discontinued operations and disposal of an individually significant component of an entity that does not qualify for
discontinued operations. The new accounting guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2014. The adoption had no impact to the Companys results of operations, financial position or cash flows.
NOTE 3: CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Cash and cash
equivalents consisted of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2015 |
|
|
December 31, 2014 |
|
Cash on hand and at banks |
|
$ |
68,260 |
|
|
$ |
19,380 |
|
Short-term deposits |
|
|
7,468 |
|
|
|
35,113 |
|
|
|
|
Total cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
75,728 |
|
|
$ |
54,493 |
|
F-11
NAVIOS MARITIME ACQUISITION CORPORATION
UNAUDITED CONDENSED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars except share and per share data)
Short term deposits relate to time deposit accounts held in banks for general purposes.
Cash deposits and cash equivalents in excess of amounts covered by government-provided insurance are exposed to loss in the event of non-performance by
financial institutions. The Company does maintain cash deposits and equivalents in excess of government-provided insurance limits. The Company also minimizes exposure to credit risk by dealing with a diversified group of major financial
institutions.
The restricted cash of $5,710 as of September 30, 2015 and $6,669 as of December 31, 2014 was held in retention accounts in order
to service debt, interest payments and pledged accounts, as required by certain of Navios Acquisitions credit facilities.
NOTE 4: VESSELS, NET
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vessels |
|
Cost |
|
|
Accumulated Depreciation |
|
|
Net Book Value |
|
Balance at December 31, 2013 |
|
$ |
1,478,886 |
|
|
$ |
(125,755 |
) |
|
$ |
1,353,131 |
|
Additions |
|
|
437,498 |
|
|
|
(63,660 |
) |
|
|
373,838 |
|
Disposals |
|
|
(406,054 |
) |
|
|
65,734 |
|
|
|
(340,320 |
) |
Impairment loss |
|
|
(22,724 |
) |
|
|
12,006 |
|
|
|
(10,718 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2014 |
|
$ |
1,487,606 |
|
|
$ |
(111,675 |
) |
|
$ |
1,375,931 |
|
|
|
|
|
Additions |
|
|
72,606 |
|
|
|
(42,902 |
) |
|
|
29,704 |
|
Disposals |
|
|
(104,274 |
) |
|
|
20,142 |
|
|
|
(84,132 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Balance at September 30, 2015 |
|
$ |
1,455,938 |
|
|
$ |
(134,435 |
) |
|
$ |
1,321,503 |
|
On January 8, 2015, Navios Acquisition took delivery of the Nave Sextans, a newbuilding, 49,999 dwt, MR2 product tanker,
from an unaffiliated third party for a total cost of $33,373.
On February 11, 2015, Navios Acquisition took delivery of the Nave Velocity, a
newbuilding, 49,999 dwt, MR2 product tanker, from an unaffiliated third party for a total cost of $39,233.
On June 18, 2015, Navios Midstream
exercised its option to acquire the shares of the vessel-owning subsidiaries of the Nave Celeste and the C. Dream from Navios Acquisition for an aggregate sale price of $100,000. The sale price consisted of $73,000 cash consideration and the
issuance of 1,592,920 Subordinated Series A Units to Navios Acquisition. Refer to Note 12. The gain on sale of vessels amounted to $5,771 and was calculated as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds received: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Cash proceeds received from sale of assets |
|
$ |
71,224 |
|
|
|
|
|
Subordinated Series A Units |
|
|
27,111 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
98,335 |
|
Carrying Value of assets sold: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vessels and deferred dry dock and special survey costs, net |
|
|
(84,184 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Favorable & unfavorable leases |
|
|
37 |
|
|
|
|
|
Working capital |
|
$ |
554 |
|
|
|
(83,593 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14,742 |
|
|
|
|
Deferred gain on sale of assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,971 |
|
|
|
|
Gain on sale of vessels |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
5,771 |
|
F-12
NAVIOS MARITIME ACQUISITION CORPORATION
UNAUDITED CONDENSED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars except share and per share data)
For the nine month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 capitalized interest amounted to $104 and
$2,172, respectively. For the three month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, capitalized interest amounted to $0 and $729, respectively.
NOTE 5: INTANGIBLE ASSETS OTHER THAN GOODWILL
Intangible
assets as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, consisted of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Favorable lease terms |
|
Cost |
|
|
Accumulated Amortization |
|
|
Net Book Value |
|
Balance at December 31, 2013 |
|
$ |
57,070 |
|
|
$ |
(16,899 |
) |
|
$ |
40,171 |
|
Additions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4,742 |
) |
|
|
(4,742 |
) |
Disposals** |
|
|
(44,877 |
) |
|
|
12,748 |
|
|
|
(32,129 |
) |
Write-off* |
|
|
(1,695 |
) |
|
|
1,695 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2014 |
|
$ |
10,498 |
|
|
$ |
(7,198 |
) |
|
$ |
3,300 |
|
|
|
|
|
Additions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(776 |
) |
|
|
(776 |
) |
Disposals*** |
|
|
(10,498 |
) |
|
|
7,974 |
|
|
|
(2,524 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Balance at September 30, 2015 |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unfavorable lease terms |
|
Cost |
|
|
Accumulated Amortization |
|
|
Net Book Value |
|
Balance at December 31, 2013 |
|
$ |
(5,819 |
) |
|
$ |
2,258 |
|
|
$ |
(3,561 |
) |
Additions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
683 |
|
|
|
683 |
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2014 |
|
$ |
(5,819 |
) |
|
$ |
2,941 |
|
|
$ |
(2,878 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Additions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
317 |
|
|
|
317 |
|
Disposals*** |
|
|
5,819 |
|
|
|
(3,258 |
) |
|
|
2,561 |
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at September 30, 2015 |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Amortization (expense)/income of favorable and unfavorable lease terms for the periods ended
September 30, 2015 and 2014 is presented in the following table:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the three months ended September 30, 2015 |
|
|
For the three months ended September 30, 2014 |
|
|
For the nine months ended September 30, 2015 |
|
|
For the nine months ended September 30, 2014 |
|
Unfavorable lease terms |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
171 |
|
|
$ |
317 |
|
|
$ |
513 |
|
Favorable lease terms charter-out |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,239 |
) |
|
|
(776 |
) |
|
|
(3,895 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(1,068 |
) |
|
$ |
(459 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,382 |
) |
(*) |
On May 6, 2014, Navios Acquisition sold the Shinyo Splendor to an unaffiliated third party purchaser for an aggregate price of $20,020. An amount of $1,695 has been written off due to the expiration of the time
charter of the related favorable lease of the vessel. |
F-13
NAVIOS MARITIME ACQUISITION CORPORATION
UNAUDITED CONDENSED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars except share and per share data)
(**) |
On November 18, 2014, Navios Acquisition sold all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of four of Navios Acquisitions vessel-owning subsidiaries (Shinyo Ocean Limited, Shinyo Kannika Limited, Shinyo
Kieran Limited and Shinyo Saowalak Limited) to Navios Midstream. The carrying amount of the favorable leases was $32,129. |
(***) |
On June 18, 2015, Navios Acquisition sold all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of two of Navios Acquisitions vessel-owning subsidiaries (Sikinos Shipping Corporation and Shinyo Dream Limited) to Navios
Midstream. The carrying amount of the favorable leases was $2,524 and of the unfavorable leases was $(2,561). |
NOTE 6: GOODWILL
Goodwill as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 consisted of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance January 1, 2014 |
|
$ |
1,579 |
|
|
|
Balance December 31, 2014 |
|
|
1,579 |
|
|
|
Balance September 30, 2015 |
|
$ |
1,579 |
|
NOTE 7: INVESTMENT IN AFFILIATES
Navios Europe I
On October 9, 2013, Navios
Holdings, Navios Acquisition and Navios Maritime Partners L.P. (Navios Partners) established Navios Europe Inc. (Navios Europe I) and have ownership interests of 47.5%, 47.5% and 5.0%, respectively. On December 18, 2013,
Navios Europe I acquired ten vessels for aggregate consideration consisting of (i) cash (which was funded with the proceeds of senior loan facility (the Senior Loan I), and loans aggregating $10,000 from Navios Holdings, Navios
Acquisition and Navios Partners (in each case, in proportion to their ownership interests in Navios Europe I) (collectively, the Navios Term Loans I) and (ii) the assumption of a junior participating loan facility (the Junior
Loan I). In addition to the Navios Term Loans I, Navios Holdings, Navios Acquisition and Navios Partners will also make available to Navios Europe I (in each case, in proportion to their ownership interests in Navios Europe I) revolving loans
up to $24,100 to fund working capital requirements (collectively, the Navios Revolving Loans I).
On an ongoing basis, Navios Europe I is
required to distribute cash flows (after payment of operating expenses, amounts due pursuant to the terms of the Senior Loan I and repayments of the Navios Revolving Loans I) according to a defined waterfall calculation.
The Navios Term Loan I will be repaid from the future sale of vessels owned by Navios Europe I and is deemed to be the initial investment by Navios
Acquisition. Navios Acquisition evaluated its investment in Navios Europe I under ASC 810 and concluded that Navios Europe I is a VIE and that the Company is not the party most closely associated with Navios Europe I and, accordingly, is not the
primary beneficiary of Navios Europe I.
Navios Acquisition further evaluated its investment in the common stock of Navios Europe I under ASC 323 and
concluded that it has the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of Navios Europe I and, therefore, its investment in Navios Europe I is accounted for under the equity method.
The fleet of Navios Europe I is managed by subsidiaries of Navios Holdings.
As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the estimated maximum potential loss by Navios Acquisition in Navios Europe I would have been
$15,159 and $13,414, respectively, which represents the Companys carrying value of its investment of $5,366 (December 31, 2014: $4,935) the Companys portion of the carrying balance of the Navios Revolving Loans I including accrued
interest on the Navios Term Loans I of $8,329 (December 31, 2014: $7,791) and the accrued interest income on the Navios Revolving Loans I in the amount of $1,464 (December 31, 2014: $688) which is included under Due from related parties.
Refer to Note 12 for the terms of the Navios Revolving Loans I.
F-14
NAVIOS MARITIME ACQUISITION CORPORATION
UNAUDITED CONDENSED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars except share and per share data)
Income recognized for the three month period ended September 30, 2015 was $221 and loss recognized for
the three month period ended September 30, 2014 was $20. Income recognized for the nine month period ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014 was $430 and $123, respectively.
Navios Europe II
On February 18, 2015,
Navios Holdings, Navios Acquisition and Navios Partners established Navios Europe (II) Inc. (Navios Europe II) and have ownership interests of 47.5%, 47.5% and 5.0%, respectively. From June 8, 2015 through September 30, 2015,
Navios Europe II acquired fourteen vessels for: (i) cash consideration of $145,550 (which was funded with the proceeds of $131,550 senior loan facilities net of loan discount of $3,375 (the Senior Loans II) and loans aggregating
$14,000 from Navios Holdings, Navios Acquisition and Navios Partners (in each case, in proportion to their ownership interests in Navios Europe II) (collectively, the Navios Term Loans II) and (ii) the assumption of a junior
participating loan facility (the Junior Loan II) with a face amount of $182,150 and fair value of $99,147. In addition to the Navios Term Loans II, Navios Holdings, Navios Acquisition and Navios Partners will also make available to
Navios Europe II (in each case, in proportion to their ownership interests in Navios Europe II) revolving loans up to $38,500 to fund working capital requirements (collectively, the Navios Revolving Loans II).
On an ongoing basis, Navios Europe II is required to distribute cash flows (after payment of operating expenses, amounts due pursuant to the terms of the
Senior Loans and repayments of the Navios Revolving Loans II) according to a defined waterfall calculation as follows:
|
|
First, Navios Holdings, Navios Acquisition and Navios Partners will each earn a 18.0% preferred distribution on the Navios Term Loans II and the Navios Revolving Loans II; and |
|
|
Second, any remaining cash is then distributed on an 80%/20% basis, respectively, between (i) the Junior Loan II holder and (ii) the holders of the Navios Term Loans II. |
The Navios Term Loan II will be repaid from the future sale of vessels owned by Navios Europe II and is deemed to be the initial investment by Navios
Acquisition. Navios Acquisition evaluated its investment in Navios Europe II under ASC 810 and concluded that Navios Europe II is a VIE and that the Company is not the party most closely associated with Navios Europe II and, accordingly, is not the
primary beneficiary of Navios Europe II based on the following:
|
|
the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of Navios Europe II are shared jointly between (i) Navios Holdings, Navios Acquisition and Navios Partners and
(ii) the Junior Loan holder II; and |
|
|
while Navios Europe IIs residual is shared on an 80%/20% basis, respectively, between (i) the Junior Loan holder II and (ii) Navios Holdings, Navios Acquisition and Navios Partners, the Junior Loan II
holder is exposed to a substantial portion of Navios Europe IIs risks and rewards. |
Navios Acquisition further evaluated its
investment in the common stock of Navios Europe II under ASC 323 and concluded that it has the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of Navios Europe II and, therefore, its investment in Navios Europe II
is accounted for under the equity method.
The fleet of Navios Europe II is managed by subsidiaries of Navios Holdings.
As of September 30, 2015, the estimated maximum potential loss by Navios Acquisition in Navios Europe II would have been $14,040, which represents the
Companys carrying value of the investment of $6,889, the Companys balance of the Navios Revolving Loans II including accrued interest on the Navios Term Loans II of $6,919 and the accrued interest income on the Navios Revolving Loans II
in the amount of $232 which is included under Due from related parties.
As of September 30, 2015, the Navios Acquisition portion
of the Navios Revolving Loan II outstanding was $6,614. Income recognized for the three and nine month period ended September 30, 2015 was $239.
F-15
NAVIOS MARITIME ACQUISITION CORPORATION
UNAUDITED CONDENSED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars except share and per share data)
Navios Midstream
On October 13, 2014, the Company formed in the Marshall Islands a wholly-owned subsidiary, Navios Midstream. The purpose of Navios Midstream is to own,
operate and acquire crude oil tankers, refined petroleum product tankers, chemical tankers and liquefied petroleum gas tankers under long-term employment contracts.
On the same day, the Company formed in the Marshall Islands a limited liability company, Navios Maritime Midstream Partners GP LLC (the Navios Midstream
General Partner) a wholly-owned subsidiary to act as the general partner of Navios Midstream.
Navios Midstream completed an IPO of its units on
November 18, 2014 and is listed on the NYSE under the symbol NAP.
In connection with the IPO of Navios Midstream in November 2014,
Navios Acquisition sold all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of four of Navios Acquisitions vessel-owning subsidiaries (Shinyo Ocean Limited, Shinyo Kannika Limited, Shinyo Kieran Limited and Shinyo Saowalak Limited) in exchange for:
(i) all of the estimated net cash proceeds from the IPO amounting to $110,403; (ii) $104,451 of the $126,000 borrowings under Navios Midstreams new credit facility; (iii) 9,342,692 subordinated units and 1,242,692 common units;
and (iv) 381,334 general partner units, representing a 2.0% general partner interest in Navios Midstream, and all of the incentive distribution rights in Navios Midstream to the Navios Midstream General Partner.
In connection with the sale of Nave Celeste and the C. Dream to Navios Midstream in June 2015, Navios Acquisition received 1,592,920 Subordinated Series A
Units of Navios Midstream, as part of the sales price. In conjunction with the transaction, Navios Midstream also issued 32,509 general partner units to the General Partner for $551, in order for the General Partner to maintain its 2.0% general
partnership interest.
Following the above transactions, as of September 30, 2015 the Company owned a 2.0% general partner interest in Navios
Midstream through the Navios Midstream General Partner and a 58.9% limited partnership interest through the ownership of subordinated units (45.2%), the subordinated series A units (7.7%) and through common units (6.0%), based on all of the
outstanding common, subordinated and general partner units.
The Company evaluated its investment in Navios Midstream under ASC 810 and concluded that
Navios Midstream is not a VIE. The Company further evaluated the power to control the board of directors of Navios Midstream under the voting interest model. As of the IPO date, Navios Acquisition, as the general partner, delegated all its powers to
the board of directors of Navios Midstream and does not have the right to remove or replace the elected directors from the board of directors. Elected directors were appointed by the general partner, but as of the IPO date are deemed to be elected
directors. The elected directors represent the majority of the board of directors of Midstream and therefore, the Company concluded that it does not hold a controlling financial interest in Navios Midstream and deconsolidated the vessels sold as of
the IPO date.
Navios Acquisition further evaluated its investments in Navios Midstream as follows:
|
|
Investment in common units- The 1,242,692 common units that were acquired at the closing of the IPO were fair valued at $15 per unit and are accounted for as available-for-sale securities on the basis that during the
subordination period the common units have preferential dividend and liquidation rights and therefore, do not meet the definition of common stock or in-substance common stock under ASC 323-10-20. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31,
2014, the carrying amount of the investment in available-for-sale common units was $15,534 and $15,099, respectively. (See Note 16). |
|
|
Investment in the subordinated units and general partner units- Under ASC 323, the Company concluded that it has the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of Navios
Midstream and, therefore, its investment in the subordinated and general partner units of Navios Midstream was fair valued at $15 per unit and is accounted for under the equity method on the basis that the subordinated units are considered to be
in-substance common stock for accounting purposes. |
|
|
Investment in the subordinated Series A units- In connection with the sale of Nave Celeste and C. Dream to Navios Midstream in June 2015, Navios Acquisition received 1,592,920 subordinated Series A units of Navios
Midstream, as part of the sales price. The Company analyzed its investment in the subordinated Series A units and concluded that this is to be accounted for under the equity method on the basis that the subordinated Series A units are also
considered to be in-substance common stock for accounting purposes and the Company has significant influence over Navios Midstream. The Companys investment in the subordinated Series A units was fair valued at $ 17.02 per unit on the
date of the sale of the vessels to Navios Midstream. |
|
|
Investment in the general partner units- The general partner units (which holds the incentive distribution rights (IDRs) in Navios Midstream) has been accounted for under the equity method. Given that the carrying value
of the general partner and the income recorded by the general partner is overall immaterial to the financial statements, the Company accounts for the general partner units consistent with the subordinated units and applies equity method accounting.
The investment in the general partner units of Navios Midstream was fair valued at $15 per unit and is accounted for under the equity method. |
F-16
NAVIOS MARITIME ACQUISITION CORPORATION
UNAUDITED CONDENSED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars except share and per share data)
As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the carrying amount of the investment in Navios
Midstream (subordinated units and general partner units) accounted for under the equity method was $173,216 and $147,031, respectively.
Accounting for
basis difference
The initial investment in Navios Midstream following the completion of the IPO recorded under the equity method of $145,860, as of
the deconsolidation date included the Companys share of the basis difference between the fair value and the underlying book value of Navios Midstreams assets. The Companys share of the basis difference is with reference to its
holding in the subordinated units and general partner units only.
The Company recognized its incremental investment upon the receipt of the Subordinated
series A units in Navios Midstream, which amounted to $27,665 under Investment in affiliates. The investment was recognized at fair value at $17.02 per unit. The incremental investment included the Companys share of the basis
difference between the fair value and the underlying book value of Navios Midstreams assets at the transaction date, which amounted to $2,947. Of this difference an amount of $(82) was allocated to the intangible assets and $3,029 was
allocated to the tangible assets. This difference is amortized through Equity in net earnings of affiliated companies over the remaining life of Navios Midstreams tangible and intangible assets.
As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the unamortized difference between the carrying amount of the investment in Navios Midstream and the
amount of the Companys underlying equity in net assets of Navios Midstream was $20,238 and $17,754, respectively. This difference is amortized through Equity in net earnings of affiliated companies over the remaining life of Navios
Midstreams tangible and intangible assets.
For the three month period ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, total equity method income recognized
in Equity in net earnings of affiliated companies was $3,396 and $0, respectively. For the nine month period ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, total equity method income recognized in Equity in net earnings of affiliated
companies was $9,133 and $0, respectively. Dividends received (including dividends received from common units held) during the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2015 were $5,194 and $11,882, respectively.
Summarized financial information of the affiliated companies is presented below:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2015 |
|
|
December 31, 2014 |
|
Balance Sheet |
|
Navios Midstream |
|
|
Navios Europe I |
|
|
Navios Europe II |
|
|
Navios Midstream |
|
|
Navios Europe I |
|
|
Navios Europe II |
|
Current assets |
|
$ |
39,065 |
|
|
$ |
13,621 |
|
|
$ |
17,659 |
|
|
$ |
31,742 |
|
|
$ |
13,764 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
Non-current assets |
|
|
441,653 |
|
|
|
181,926 |
|
|
|
247,236 |
|
|
|
353,920 |
|
|
|
190,638 |
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities |
|
|
4,460 |
|
|
|
14,357 |
|
|
|
13,548 |
|
|
|
18,113 |
|
|
|
15,649 |
|
|
|
|
|
Non-current liabilities |
|
|
197,336 |
|
|
|
189,721 |
|
|
|
245,313 |
|
|
|
114,065 |
|
|
|
191,744 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Month Period Ended September 30, 2015 |
|
|
Three Month Period Ended September 30, 2014 |
|
Income Statement |
|
Navios Midstream |
|
|
Navios Europe I |
|
|
Navios Europe II |
|
|
Navios Midstream |
|
|
Navios Europe I |
|
|
Navios Europe II |
|
Revenue |
|
$ |
22,473 |
|
|
$ |
11,051 |
|
|
$ |
9,387 |
|
|
$ |
16,174 |
|
|
$ |
8,416 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
Net income/(loss) |
|
|
6,232 |
|
|
|
(740 |
) |
|
|
5,620 |
|
|
|
(27 |
) |
|
|
(6,946 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Month Period Ended September 30, 2015 |
|
|
Nine Month Period Ended September 30, 2014 |
|
Income Statement |
|
Navios Midstream |
|
|
Navios Europe I |
|
|
Navios Europe II |
|
|
Navios Midstream |
|
|
Navios Europe I |
|
|
Navios Europe II |
|
Revenue |
|
$ |
57,526 |
|
|
$ |
30,911 |
|
|
$ |
10,381 |
|
|
$ |
47,526 |
|
|
$ |
25,525 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
Net income/(loss) |
|
|
17,938 |
|
|
|
(5,540 |
) |
|
|
6,033 |
|
|
|
(1,443 |
) |
|
|
(12,009 |
) |
|
|
|
|
F-17
NAVIOS MARITIME ACQUISITION CORPORATION
UNAUDITED CONDENSED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars except share and per share data)
NOTE 8: DIVIDEND PAYABLE
On October 31, 2014, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend in respect of the third quarter of 2014 of $0.05 per share of common stock
payable on January 6, 2015 to stockholders of record as of December 17, 2014. A dividend in the aggregate amount of $7,967 was paid on January 6, 2015 out of which $7,583 was paid to the stockholders of record as of December 17,
2014 and $384 was paid to Navios Holdings, the holder of the 1,000 shares of the Series C Preferred Stock.
On February 6, 2015, the Board of
Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend in respect of the fourth quarter of 2014 of $0.05 per share of common stock payable on April 2, 2015 to stockholders of record as of March 18, 2015. A dividend in the aggregate amount of $7,977
was paid on April 2, 2015 out of which $7,593 was paid to the stockholders of record as of March 18, 2015 and $384 was paid to Navios Holdings, the holder of the 1,000 shares of the Series C Preferred Stock.
On May 11, 2015, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend in respect of the first quarter of 2015 of $0.05 per share of common stock
payable on July 2, 2015 to stockholders of record as of June 18, 2015. A dividend in the aggregate amount of $7,986 was paid on July 2, 2015 out of which $7,602 was paid to the stockholders of record as of June 18, 2015 and $384
was paid to Navios Holdings, the holder of the 1,000 shares of the Series C Preferred Stock.
On August 13, 2015, the Board of Directors declared a
quarterly cash dividend for the second quarter of 2015 of $0.05 per share of common stock payable on September 24, 2015 to stockholders of record as of September 18, 2015. A dividend in the aggregate amount of $7,926 was paid on
September 24, 2015 out of which $7,542 was paid to the stockholders of record as of September 18, 2015 and $384 was paid to Navios Holdings, the holder of the 1,000 shares of the Series C Preferred Stock.
The declaration and payment of any further dividends remain subject to the discretion of the Board of Directors and will depend on, among other things, Navios
Acquisitions cash requirements as measured by market opportunities and restrictions under its credit agreements and other debt obligations and such other factors as the Board of Directors may deem advisable.
As of September 30, 2015, Navios Acquisition had paid dividends in the aggregate of $317 to the holders of the Series B and Series D Preferred
Stock.
NOTE 9: ACCRUED EXPENSES
Accrued expenses as
of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 consisted of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2015 |
|
|
December 31, 2014 |
|
Accrued voyage expenses |
|
$ |
874 |
|
|
$ |
559 |
|
Accrued loan interest |
|
|
22,301 |
|
|
|
8,925 |
|
Accrued legal and professional fees |
|
|
721 |
|
|
|
777 |
|
|
|
|
Total accrued expenses |
|
$ |
23,896 |
|
|
$ |
10,261 |
|
F-18
NAVIOS MARITIME ACQUISITION CORPORATION
UNAUDITED CONDENSED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars except share and per share data)
NOTE 10: BORROWINGS
Borrowings as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 consisted of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2015 |
|
|
December 31, 2014 |
|
Commerzbank AG, Alpha Bank AE, Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank |
|
$ |
120,750 |
|
|
$ |
128,250 |
|
BNP Paribas S.A. and DVB Bank S.E. |
|
|
66,000 |
|
|
|
69,750 |
|
DVB Bank S.E. and ABN Amro Bank N.V. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
17,931 |
|
Eurobank Ergasias S.A. $52,200 |
|
|
41,707 |
|
|
|
43,753 |
|
Eurobank Ergasias S.A. $52,000 |
|
|
39,162 |
|
|
|
40,998 |
|
Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale |
|
|
27,344 |
|
|
|
24,971 |
|
DVB Bank S.E. and Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank |
|
|
52,734 |
|
|
|
55,078 |
|
Ship Mortgage Notes $670,000 |
|
|
670,000 |
|
|
|
670,000 |
|
Deutsche Bank AG Filiale Deutschlandgeschäft and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB |
|
|
62,244 |
|
|
|
74,639 |
|
HSH Nordbank AG $40,300 |
|
|
35,262 |
|
|
|
37,152 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,115,203 |
|
|
|
1,162,522 |
|
Less: Deferred finance costs, net |
|
|
(19,458 |
) |
|
|
(22,330 |
) |
Add: bond premium |
|
|
1,662 |
|
|
|
1,810 |
|
|
|
|
Total borrowings |
|
$ |
1,097,407 |
|
|
$ |
1,142,002 |
|
|
|
|
Less: current portion, net of deferred finance costs |
|
|
(30,534 |
) |
|
|
(31,882 |
) |
|
|
|
Total long-term borrowings, net of current portion, bond premium and deferred finance costs |
|
$ |
1,066,873 |
|
|
$ |
1,110,120 |
|
Long-Term Debt Obligations and Credit Arrangements
Ship Mortgage Notes:
8 1/8% First Priority Ship
Mortgages: On November 13, 2013, the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, Navios Acquisition Finance (US) Inc. (Navios Acquisition Finance and together with the Company, the 2021 Co-Issuers) issued
$610,000 in first priority ship mortgage notes (the Existing Notes) due on November 15, 2021 at a fixed rate of 8.125%.
On
March 31, 2014, the Company completed a sale of $60,000 of its first priority ship mortgage notes due in 2021 (the Additional Notes, and together with the Existing Notes, the 2021 Notes). The terms of the Additional
Notes are identical to the Existing Notes and were issued at 103.25% plus accrued interest from November 13, 2013. The net cash received amounted to $59,598.
The 2021 Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a joint and several basis by all of Navios Acquisitions subsidiaries with the exception of
Navios Acquisition Finance (a co-issuer of the 2021 Notes).
The 2021 Co-Issuers have the option to redeem the 2021 Notes in whole or in part, at any time
(i) before November 15, 2016, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount, plus a make-whole premium, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, and (ii) on or after November 15, 2016, at a fixed price of 106.094%
of the principal amount, which price declines ratably until it reaches par in 2019, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any.
At any time before
November 15, 2016, the 2021 Co-Issuers may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2021 Notes with the net proceeds of an equity offering at 108.125% of the principal amount of the 2021 Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest,
if any, so long as at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of the Existing Notes remains outstanding after such redemption.
In addition, upon the
occurrence of certain change of control events, the holders of the 2021 Notes will have the right to require the 2021 Co-Issuers to repurchase some or all of the 2021 Notes at 101% of their face amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the
repurchase date.
The 2021 Notes contain covenants which, among other things, limit the incurrence of additional indebtedness, issuance of certain
preferred stock, the payment of dividends, redemption or repurchase of capital stock or making restricted payments and investments,
F-19
NAVIOS MARITIME ACQUISITION CORPORATION
UNAUDITED CONDENSED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars except share and per share data)
creation of certain liens, transfer or sale of assets, entering in transactions with affiliates, merging or consolidating or selling all or substantially all of the 2021 Co-Issuers
properties and assets and creation or designation of restricted subsidiaries. The 2021 Co-Issuers were in compliance with the covenants as of September 30, 2015.
The Existing Notes and the Additional Notes are treated as a single class for all purposes under the indenture including, without limitation, waivers,
amendments, redemptions and other offers to purchase and the Additional Notes rank evenly with the Existing Notes. The Additional Notes and the Existing Notes have the same CUSIP number.
Guarantees
The Companys 2021 Notes are fully
and unconditionally guaranteed on a joint and several basis by all of the Companys subsidiaries with the exception of Navios Acquisition Finance (a co-issuer of the 2021 notes). The Companys 2021 Notes are unregistered. The guarantees of
our subsidiaries that own mortgaged vessels are senior secured guarantees and the guarantees of our subsidiaries that do not own mortgaged vessels are senior unsecured guarantees. All subsidiaries, including Navios Acquisition Finance, are 100%
owned. Navios Acquisition does not have any independent assets or operations. Except as provided above, Navios Acquisition does not have any subsidiaries that are not guarantors of the 2021 Notes.
Credit Facilities
As of September 30, 2015, the
Company had secured credit facilities with various banks with a total outstanding balance of $445,203. The purpose of the facilities was to finance the construction or acquisition of vessels or refinance existing indebtedness. All of the facilities
are denominated in U.S. Dollars and bear interest based on LIBOR plus spread ranging from 250 bps to 325 bps per annum. The facilities are repayable in either semi-annual or quarterly installments, followed by balloon payments with maturities,
ranging from October 2016 to February 2023. See also the maturity table included below.
DVB Bank S.E. and ABN AMRO Bank N.V.: On May 28,
2010, Navios Acquisition entered into a loan agreement with DVB Bank S.E. and ABN AMRO Bank N.V. of up to $52,000 (divided into two tranches of $26,000 each) to partially finance the acquisition costs of two product tanker vessels. The repayment of
each tranche started three months after the delivery date of the respective vessel and bore an interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 275 bps. The loan also required compliance with certain financial covenants. After various amendments, on
November 13, 2014, the Company prepaid an amount of $18,379 which was the entire amount outstanding under one of the two tranches using a portion of the proceeds received from Navios Midstreams IPO. In June 2015, the Company fully prepaid
the outstanding balance under this loan facility. The repayment of the loan agreement was accounted for as a debt extinguishment in accordance with ASC470 Debt and the remaining unamortized balance of $91 was written-off from the deferred financing
fees.
Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale: On December 29, 2011, Navios Acquisition entered into a loan agreement with Norddeutsche
Landesbank Girozentrale of up to $28,125 to partially finance the purchase price of one MR2 product tanker vessel. The facility is repayable in 32 quarterly installments of $391 each with a final balloon payment of $15,625 to be repaid on the
last repayment date. The repayment starts three months after the delivery of the vessel and it bears interest at a rate of LIBOR plus: (a) up to but not including the drawdown date of, 175 bps per annum; (b) thereafter until, but not
including, the tenth repayment date, 250 bps per annum; and (c) thereafter 300 bps per annum. The loan also requires compliance with certain financial covenants. During the first quarter of 2015, the facility was fully drawn and as of
September 30, 2015, an amount of $27,344 was outstanding under this loan agreement.
Deutsche Bank AG Filiale Deutschlandgeschäft and
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB: On July 18, 2014, Navios Acquisition, entered into a five-year term loan facility of up to $132,413 (divided into eight tranches) with Deutsche Bank AG Filiale Deutschlandgeschäft and Skandinaviska
Enskilda Banken AB for the: (i) refinancing of the purchase price for one very large crude carrier and two MR2 product tankers; (ii) post-delivery financing of two newbuilding MR2 product tankers, and (iii) the refinancing of a credit
facility with Deutsche Bank AG Filiale Deutschlandgeschäft for three MR2 product tankers. The refinancing was treated as a modification for accounting purposes. The agreement also requires compliance with certain financial covenants. On
November 13, 2014, the Company prepaid an amount of $29,610 which was the entire amount outstanding under two of the tranches. In June 2015, the Company prepaid an amount of $29,678 which was the entire amount outstanding under another two
tranches. During the first quarter of 2015 the facility was fully drawn and as of September 30, 2015 an amount of $62,244 was outstanding. The outstanding balances of each of the four tranches are repayable in 16 equal quarterly installments
ranging from $348 to $380 each and a final balloon repayment of the balance to be repaid on the last repayment date. The maturity of the loan facility is in July 2019. One of the four outstanding tranches bears an interest at LIBOR plus 325 bps per
annum and the remaining three tranches bear interest at LIBOR plus 310 bps per annum.
F-20
NAVIOS MARITIME ACQUISITION CORPORATION
UNAUDITED CONDENSED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars except share and per share data)
As of September 30, 2015, the total amount available to be drawn from all our facilities was $40,000.
The loan facilities include, among other things, compliance with loan to value ratios and certain financial covenants: (i) minimum liquidity higher
of $40,000 or $1,000 per vessel; (ii) net worth ranging from $50,000 to $135,000; and (iii) total liabilities divided by total assets, adjusted for market values to be lower than 75%, as of January 1, 2014 and thereafter. It is an
event of default under the credit facilities if such covenants are not complied with, including the loan to value ratios for which the Company may provide sufficient additional security to prevent such an event.
As of September 30, 2015, the Company was in compliance with its covenants.
Amounts drawn under the facilities are secured by first preferred priority mortgages on Navios Acquisitions vessels and other collateral and are
guaranteed by each vessel-owning subsidiary. The credit facilities contain a number of restrictive covenants that prohibit or limit Navios Acquisition from, among other things: incurring or guaranteeing indebtedness; entering into affiliate
transactions; changing the flag, class, management or ownership of Navios Acquisitions vessels; changing the commercial and technical management of Navios Acquisitions vessels; selling Navios Acquisitions vessels; and subordinating
the obligations under each credit facility to any general and administrative costs relating to the vessels, including the fixed daily fee payable under the management agreement. The credit facilities also require Navios Acquisition to comply with
the ISM Code and ISPS Code and to maintain valid safety management certificates and documents of compliance at all times.
The maturity table below
reflects the principal payments of all notes and credit facilities outstanding as of September 30, 2015 for the next five years and thereafter based on the repayment schedule of the respective loan facilities (as described above) and the
outstanding amount due under the 2021 Notes. The maturity table below includes principal payments of the drawn portion of credit facilities associated with the financing of vessels delivered for 2015 and thereafter.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amount |
|
Long-Term Debt Obligations: |
|
|
|
|
Year |
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2016 |
|
$ |
31,795 |
|
September 30, 2017 |
|
|
62,295 |
|
September 30, 2018 |
|
|
44,795 |
|
September 30, 2019 |
|
|
159,638 |
|
September 30, 2020 |
|
|
76,426 |
|
September 30, 2021 and thereafter |
|
|
740,254 |
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
1,115,203 |
|
NOTE 11: FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments:
Cash and cash equivalents: The carrying amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets for interest bearing deposits approximate their fair
value because of the short maturity of these investments.
Restricted Cash: The carrying amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets
for interest bearing deposits approximate their fair value because of the short maturity of these investments.
Investments in available-for-sale
securities: The carrying amount of the investments in available-for-sale securities reported in the balance sheet represents unrealized gains and losses on these securities, which are reflected directly in equity unless an unrealized loss is
considered other-than-temporary, in which case it is transferred to the statements of comprehensive income/ (loss).
Other long-term
debt, net of deferred finance costs: As a result of the adoption of ASU 2015-03, the book value has been adjusted to reflect the net presentation of deferred financing costs. The outstanding balance of the floating rate loans continue to
approximate its fair value, excluding the effect of any deferred finance costs.
F-21
NAVIOS MARITIME ACQUISITION CORPORATION
UNAUDITED CONDENSED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars except share and per share data)
Ship Mortgage Notes and premiums: The fair value of the 2021 Notes, which has a fixed rate, was
determined based on quoted market prices, as indicated in the table below.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2015 |
|
|
December 31, 2014 |
|
|
|
Book Value |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
|
Book Value |
|
|
Fair Value |
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
75,728 |
|
|
$ |
75,728 |
|
|
$ |
54,493 |
|
|
$ |
54,493 |
|
Restricted cash |
|
$ |
5,710 |
|
|
$ |
5,710 |
|
|
$ |
6,669 |
|
|
$ |
6,669 |
|
Investments in available-for-sale securities |
|
$ |
15,534 |
|
|
$ |
15,534 |
|
|
$ |
15,099 |
|
|
$ |
15,099 |
|
Ship mortgage notes and premium |
|
$ |
671,662 |
|
|
$ |
623,938 |
|
|
$ |
671,810 |
|
|
$ |
657,860 |
|
Other long-term debt, net of deferred finance costs |
|
$ |
425,745 |
|
|
$ |
445,203 |
|
|
$ |
470,192 |
|
|
$ |
492,522 |
|
Loans receivable from affiliates |
|
$ |
15,249 |
|
|
$ |
15,249 |
|
|
$ |
7,791 |
|
|
$ |
7,791 |
|
Fair Value Measurements
The estimated fair value of our financial instruments that are not measured at fair value on a recurring basis, categorized based upon the fair value
hierarchy, are as follows:
Level I: Inputs are unadjusted, quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets that we have the ability
to access. Valuation of these items does not entail a significant amount of judgment.
Level II: Inputs other than quoted prices included in Level I that
are observable for the asset or liability through corroboration with market data at the measurement date.
Level III: Inputs that are unobservable. The
Company did not use any Level III inputs as of September 30, 2015.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair Value Measurements at September 30, 2015 Using |
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
Level I |
|
|
Level II |
|
|
Level III |
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
75,728 |
|
|
$ |
75,728 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Restricted cash |
|
$ |
5,710 |
|
|
$ |
5,710 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Ship mortgage notes |
|
$ |
623,938 |
|
|
$ |
623,938 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Other long-term debt(1) |
|
$ |
445,203 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
445,203 |
(1) |
|
$ |
|
|
Loans receivable from affiliates(2) |
|
$ |
15,249 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
15,249 |
(2) |
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2014 Using |
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
Level I |
|
|
Level II |
|
|
Level III |
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
54,493 |
|
|
$ |
54,493 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Restricted cash |
|
$ |
6,669 |
|
|
$ |
6,669 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Ship mortgage notes |
|
$ |
657,860 |
|
|
$ |
657,860 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Other long-term debt(1) |
|
$ |
492,522 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
492,522 |
(1) |
|
$ |
|
|
Loans receivable from affiliates(2) |
|
$ |
7,791 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
7,791 |
(2) |
|
$ |
|
|
Due to related parties, long term(1) |
|
$ |
9,625 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
9,625 |
(1) |
|
$ |
|
|
(1) |
The fair value of the Companys other long-term debt and due to related parties, long-term is estimated based on currently available debt with similar contract terms, interest rate and remaining maturities as well
as taking into account the Companys creditworthiness. |
(2) |
The fair value of the Companys loans receivable from affiliate companies is estimated based on currently available debt with similar contract terms, interest rate and remaining maturities as well as taking into
account the counterpartys creditworthiness. |
F-22
NAVIOS MARITIME ACQUISITION CORPORATION
UNAUDITED CONDENSED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars except share and per share data)
The following table presents the Companys assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis
and are categorized using the fair value hierarchy.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair Value Measurements as of September 30, 2015 Using |
|
Assets |
|
Total |
|
|
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level I) |
|
|
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level II) |
|
|
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level III) |
|
Investments in available-for-sale securities |
|
$ |
15,534 |
|
|
$ |
15,534 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2014 Using |
|
Assets |
|
Total |
|
|
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level I) |
|
|
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level II) |
|
|
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level III) |
|
Investments in available-for-sale securities |
|
$ |
15,099 |
|
|
$ |
15,099 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
NOTE 12: TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES
The Navios Holdings Credit Facilities: Navios Acquisition entered into a $40,000 credit facility with Navios Holdings which is available for multiple
drawings up to a limit of $40,000 (see also Note 10). The $40,000 facility has a margin of LIBOR plus 300 bps and pursuant to an amendment dated November 8, 2011, the maturity of the facility was extended to December 2014. In December 2014
the facility was renewed for one year. As of September 30, 2015, there was no outstanding amount under this facility.
Management fees:
Pursuant to the Management Agreement dated May 28, 2010 as amended on May 4, 2012, a subsidiary of Navios Holdings provided for five years from the closing of the Companys initial vessel acquisition, commercial and technical
management services to Navios Acquisitions vessels for a daily fee through May 28, 2014. This daily fee covered all of the vessels operating expenses, other than certain fees and costs. Dry docking expenses were fixed for the first
four years under this agreement for up to $300 per LR1 and MR2 product tanker vessel and were reimbursed at cost for VLCC vessels.
In May 2014,
Navios Acquisition extended the duration of its existing Management Agreement with Navios Holdings until May 2020 and fixed the fees for ship management services of its owned fleet for two additional years through May 2016 at current rates
for product tanker and chemical tanker vessels, being $6.0 daily rate per MR2 product tanker and chemical tanker vessel and $7.0 daily rate per LR1 product tanker vessel and reduced the rate by 5% to $9.5 daily rate per VLCC vessel. Dry docking
expenses under this Management Agreement will be reimbursed at cost for all vessels.
Effective March 30, 2012, Navios Acquisition can, upon request
to Navios Holdings, partially or fully defer the reimbursement of dry docking and other extraordinary fees and expenses under the Management Agreement to a later date, but not later than January 5, 2016, and if reimbursed on a later date,
such amounts will bear interest at a rate of 1% per annum over LIBOR. Commencing as of September 28, 2012, Navios Acquisition can, upon request, reimburse Navios Holdings partially or fully, for any fixed management fees outstanding for a
period of not more than nine months under the Management Agreement at a later date, but not later than January 5, 2016, and if reimbursed on a later date, such amounts will bear interest at a rate of 1% per annum over LIBOR.
Total management fees for each of the three month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 amounted to $23,092 and $25,136, respectively. Total
management fees for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 amounted to $71,427 and $71,223, respectively.
General and
administrative expenses: On May 28, 2010, Navios Acquisition entered into an Administrative Services Agreement with Navios Holdings, expiring on May 28, 2015, pursuant to which Navios Holdings provides certain administrative management
services to Navios Acquisition which include: bookkeeping, audit and accounting services, legal and insurance services, administrative and clerical services, banking and financial services, advisory services, client and investor relations and other
services. Navios Holdings is reimbursed for reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection with the provision of these services. In May 2014, Navios Acquisition extended the duration of its existing Administrative Services Agreement with
Navios Holdings, until May 2020 pursuant to its existing terms.
For the three month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, the administrative
services rendered by Navios Holdings amounted to $1,850 and $1,911, respectively. For the nine month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, the administrative services rendered by Navios Holdings amounted to $5,711 and $5,409, respectively.
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UNAUDITED CONDENSED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars except share and per share data)
Balance due from related parties: Amounts due from related parties as of September 30, 2015 and
December 31, 2014 were $20,803 and $1,361, respectively. As of September 30, 2015, the Company had: (i) a receivable from Navios Europe I in the amount of $1,464 in connection with the accrued interest income on the working capital
loan; (ii) a receivable from Navios Europe II in the amount of $232 in connection with the accrued interest income on the working capital loan; (iii) a receivable from Navios Holdings in the amount of $19,017 in connection with the
prepayment of management fees and other expenses; and (iv) a receivable from Navios Midstream in the amount of $87. As of December 31, 2014, the Company had: (a) a receivable from Navios Midstream in the amount of $674 in connection
with various payables that were settled on its behalf; and (b) a receivable from Navios Europe I in the amount of $687 in connection with the accrued interest income on the working capital loan.
Balance due to related parties: Amounts due to related parties as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 were $0 and $28,144,
respectively, of which the current amount payable to Navios Holdings and its subsidiaries was $0 and $18,489, respectively, and the long term amount payable was $0 and $9,625, respectively. The amounts mainly consisted of management fees,
administrative fees, dry docking costs and other expenses.
Omnibus Agreements
Acquisition Omnibus Agreement: Navios Acquisition entered into an omnibus agreement (the Acquisition Omnibus Agreement) with Navios Holdings
and Navios Partners in connection with the closing of Navios Acquisitions initial vessel acquisition, pursuant to which, among other things, Navios Holdings and Navios Partners agreed not to acquire, charter-in or own liquid shipment vessels,
except for container vessels and vessels that are primarily employed in operations in South America without the consent of an independent committee of Navios Acquisition. In addition, Navios Acquisition, under the Acquisition Omnibus Agreement,
agreed to cause its subsidiaries not to acquire, own, operate or charter-in drybulk carriers under specific exceptions. Under the Acquisition Omnibus Agreement, Navios Acquisition and its subsidiaries grant to Navios Holdings and Navios Partners a
right of first offer on any proposed sale, transfer or other disposition of any of its drybulk carriers and related charters owned or acquired by Navios Acquisition. Likewise, Navios Holdings and Navios Partners agreed to grant a similar right of
first offer to Navios Acquisition for any liquid shipment vessels they might own. These rights of first offer will not apply to a: (a) sale, transfer or other disposition of vessels between any affiliated subsidiaries, or pursuant to the
existing terms of any charter or other agreement with a counterparty; or (b) merger with or into, or sale of substantially all of the assets to, an unaffiliated third party.
Midstream Omnibus Agreement: Navios Acquisition entered into an omnibus agreement (the Midstream Omnibus Agreement), with Navios Midstream,
Navios Holdings and Navios Partners in connection with the Navios Midstream IPO, pursuant to which Navios Acquisition, Navios Midstream, Navios Holdings, Navios Partners and their controlled affiliates generally have agreed not to acquire or own any
VLCCs, crude oil tankers, refined petroleum product tankers, LPG tankers or chemical tankers under time charters of five or more years without the consent of the Navios Midstream General Partner. The Midstream Omnibus Agreement contains significant
exceptions that will allow Navios Acquisition, Navios Holdings, Navios Partners or any of their controlled affiliates to compete with Navios Midstream under specified circumstances.
Under the Midstream Omnibus Agreement, Navios Midstream and its subsidiaries will grant to Navios Acquisition a right of first offer on any proposed sale,
transfer or other disposition of any of its VLCCs or any crude oil tankers, refined petroleum product tankers, LPG tankers or chemical tankers and related charters owned or acquired by Navios Midstream. Likewise, Navios Acquisition will agree (and
will cause its subsidiaries to agree) to grant a similar right of first offer to Navios Midstream for any of the VLCCs, crude oil tankers, refined petroleum product tankers, LPG tankers or chemical tankers under charter for five or more years it
might own. These rights of first offer will not apply to a: (a) sale, transfer or other disposition of vessels between any affiliated subsidiaries, or pursuant to the terms of any charter or other agreement with a charter party or,
(b) merger with or into, or sale of substantially all of the assets to, an unaffiliated third-party.
Backstop Agreements: On
November 18, 2014, Navios Acquisition entered into backstop agreements with Navios Midstream. In accordance with the terms of the backstop agreements, Navios Acquisition has provided a backstop commitment to charter-in the Shinyo Ocean and the
Shinyo Kannika for a two-year period as of their scheduled redelivery at the currently contracted rate if the market charter rate is lower than the currently contracted rate. Further, Navios Acquisition has provided a backstop commitment to
charter-in the Nave Celeste for a two-year period as of its scheduled redelivery, at the net time charter-out rate per day (net of commissions) of $35 if the market charter rate is lower than the charter-out rate of $35. Navios Acquisition has also
provided a
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UNAUDITED CONDENSED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars except share and per share data)
backstop commitment to charter-in the option vessels, the Nave Galactic and the Nave Quasar for a four-year period as of their scheduled redelivery, at the net time charter-out rate per day (net
of commissions) of $35 if the market charter rate is lower than the charter-out rate of $35. Conversely, if market charter rates are higher during the backstop period, such vessels will be chartered-out to third-party charterers at prevailing market
rates and Navios Acquisitions backstop commitment will not be triggered. The backstop commitment does not include any profit sharing.
Navios
Midstream General Partner Option Agreement with Navios Holdings: Navios Acquisition entered into an option agreement, dated November 18, 2014, with Navios Holdings under which Navios Acquisition grants Navios Holdings the option to acquire
any or all of the outstanding membership interests in Navios Midstream General Partner and all of the incentive distribution rights in Navios Midstream representing the right to receive an increasing percentage of the quarterly distributions when
certain conditions are met. The option shall expire on November 18, 2024. Any such exercise shall relate to not less than twenty-five percent of the option interest and the purchase price for the acquisition of all or part of the option
interest shall be an amount equal to its fair market value.
Option Vessels: In connection with the IPO of Navios Midstream, Navios Acquisition has
granted options to Navios Midstream, exercisable until November 2016, to purchase five more VLCCs (other than the Nave Celeste and the C. Dream) from Navios Acquisition at fair market value.
Sale of C. Dream and Nave Celeste: On June 18, 2015, Navios Acquisition sold the vessel-owning subsidiaries of the C. Dream and the Nave Celeste
to Navios Midstream for a sale price of $100,000 in total. Out of the $100,000 purchase price, $73,000 was paid in cash and the remaining amount was paid through the issuance of 1,592,920 subordinated Series A Units of Navios Midstream. In
conjunction with the transaction, Navios Midstream also issued 32,509 general partner units to the General Partner, in order for the General Partner to maintain its 2.0% general partnership interest, for $551.
The Company recognized its incremental investment in Navios Midstream, which amounted to $27,665 under Investment in affiliates. The investment
was recognized at fair value at $17.02 per unit. The incremental investment included the Companys share of the basis difference between the fair value and the underlying book value of Navios Midstreams assets at the transaction date,
which amounted to $2,947. Of this difference an amount of $(82) was allocated to the intangibles assets and $3,029 was allocated to the tangible assets. This difference is amortized through Equity in net earnings of affiliated companies
over the remaining life of Navios Midstreams tangible and intangible assets.
The transaction resulted in a gain on sale of $14,742, of which $5,771
was recognized at the time of sale in the statement of comprehensive income / (loss) under Gain / (loss) on sale of vessels and the remaining $8,971 representing profit of Navios Acquisitions 60.9% interest in Navios Midstream has
been deferred under Deferred gain on sale of assets and is being amortized over the vessels remaining useful life or until the vessels are sold.
Balance due from Navios Europe I: Balance due from Navios Europe I as of September 30, 2015 amounted to $9,793 (December 31, 2014: $8,478)
which included the Navios Revolving Loans I of $7,125 (December 31, 2014: $7,125), the non-current amount of $1,204 (December 31, 2014: $665) related to the accrued interest income earned under the Navios Term Loans I under the caption
Loans receivable from affiliates and the accrued interest income earned under the Navios Revolving Loans I of $1,464 (December 31, 2014: $688) under the caption Balance due from related parties.
The Navios Revolving Loans I and the Navios Term Loans I earn interest and an annual preferred return, respectively, at 12.7% per annum, on a
quarterly compounding basis and are repaid from free cash flow (as defined in the loan agreement) to the fullest extent possible at the end of each quarter. There are no covenant requirements or stated maturity dates. As of September 30, 2015,
the amount undrawn under the Navios Revolving Loans I is $9,100, of which Navios Acquisition is committed to fund $4,323.
Balance due from Navios
Europe II: Navios Holdings, Navios Acquisition and Navios Partners will make available to Navios Europe II (in each case, in proportion to their ownership interests in Navios Europe II) revolving loans up to $38,500 to fund working capital
requirements (collectively, the Navios Revolving Loans II). See Note 7 for the Investment in Navios Europe II and respective ownership interests.
Balance due from Navios Europe II as of September 30, 2015 amounted to $7,151 which included the Navios Revolving Loans II of $6,614, the
non-current amount of $305 related to the accrued interest income earned under the Navios Term Loans II under the caption Loans receivable from affiliates and the accrued interest income earned under the Navios Revolving Loans
II of $232 under the caption Balance due from related parties.
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NAVIOS MARITIME ACQUISITION CORPORATION
UNAUDITED CONDENSED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars except share and per share data)
The Navios Revolving Loans II and the Navios Term Loans II earn interest and an annual preferred return,
respectively, at 18% per annum, on a quarterly compounding basis and are repaid from free cash flow (as defined in the loan agreement) to the fullest extent possible at the end of each quarter. There are no covenant requirements or stated
maturity dates. As of September 30, 2015, the amount undrawn under the Navios Revolving Loans II is $24,575, of which Navios Acquisition is committed to fund $11,673. As of September 30, 2015, the outstanding amount was fully drawn
under the Navios Term Loans II.
NOTE 13: COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
On November 18, 2014, Navios Acquisition entered into backstop agreements with Navios Midstream. In accordance with the terms of the backstop agreements,
Navios Acquisition has provided a backstop commitment to charterin the Shinyo Ocean and the Shinyo Kannika for a two-year period as of their scheduled redelivery at the currently contracted rate if the market charter rate is lower than the
currently contracted rate. Further, Navios Acquisition has provided a backstop commitment to charter-in the Nave Celeste for a two-year period as of its scheduled redelivery, at the net time charter-out rate per day (net of commissions) of $35 if
the market charter rate is lower than the charter-out rate of $35. Navios Acquisition has also provided a backstop commitment to charter-in the option vessels, the Nave Galactic and the Nave Quasar for a four-year period as of their scheduled
redelivery, at the net time charter-out rate per day (net of commissions) of $35 if the market charter rate is lower than the charter-out rate of $35. Conversely, if market charter rates are higher during the backstop period, such vessels will be
chartered-out to third-party charterers at prevailing market rates and Navios Acquisitions backstop commitment will not be triggered. The backstop commitment does not include any profit sharing.
The Company is involved in various disputes and arbitration proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. Provisions have been recognized in the
financial statements for all such proceedings where the Company believes that a liability may be probable, and for which the amounts are reasonably estimable, based upon facts known at the date of the financial statements were prepared. In the
opinion of the management, the ultimate disposition of these matters individually and in aggregate will not materially affect the Companys financial position, results of operations or liquidity.
NOTE 14: PREFERRED AND COMMON STOCK
Preferred Stock
As of September 30, 2015, the Company was authorized to issue 10,000,000 shares of $0.0001 par value preferred stock with such designations,
voting and other rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.
On June 30, 2015, 162 shares of Series B
Convertible Preferred Stock (being 30% of the 540 shares originally issued), with nominal value of $10 per share, were mandatorily converted into 64,800 shares of common stock at a conversion ratio of 1:25.
As of each of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, there were 4,378 and 4,540 shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding, respectively.
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock
On each of
August 31, 2012, October 31, 2012, February 13, 2013 and April 24, 2013, Navios Acquisition issued 300 shares of its authorized Series D Convertible Preferred Stock (nominal and fair value $3,000) to a shipyard, in partial
settlement of the purchase price of each of the newbuilding LR1 product tankers, Nave Cassiopeia, Nave Cetus, Nave Atropos and Nave Rigel. The preferred stock includes a 6% per annum dividend payable quarterly, starting one year after delivery
of each vessel. The Series D Convertible Preferred Stock will mandatorily convert into shares of common stock 30 months after issuance at a price per share of common stock equal to $10.00. The holder of the preferred stock shall have the right to
convert such shares of preferred stock into common stock prior to the scheduled maturity dates at a price of $7.00 per share of common stock. The Series D Convertible Preferred Stock does not have any voting rights. Navios Acquisition is obligated
to redeem the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock (or converted common shares) at their nominal value of $10.00 at the holders option. Beginning 18 months and no later than 60 months after the issuance of the preferred stock, the holder can
exercise the option to request the redemption of up to 250 shares of preferred stock (or such number that has been converted to common shares) on a quarterly basis.
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UNAUDITED CONDENSED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars except share and per share data)
The fair value was determined using a combination of the Black-Scholes model and discounted projected cash
flows for the conversion option and put, respectively. The model used takes into account the credit spread of Navios Acquisition, the volatility of its stock, as well as the price of its stock at the issuance date. The convertible preferred stock is
classified as temporary equity (i.e., apart from permanent equity) as a result of the redemption feature upon exercise of the put option granted to the holder of the preferred stock.
In January 2015, Navios Acquisition redeemed, through the holders put option, 250 shares of the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock and paid $2,500 to
the holder upon redemption.
In March 2015, 200 shares of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock were mandatorily converted into 200,000 shares of common
stock. In conjunction with the conversion, the 200,000 shares of common stock have been reclassified to puttable common stock within temporary equity, as a result of an embedded put option of the holder for up to 30 months after the conversion date.
In April 2015, Navios Acquisition redeemed, through the holders put option, 75 shares of the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock and paid $750 to
the holder upon redemption.
In April 2015, 200 shares of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock were mandatorily converted into 200,000 shares of common
stock. In conjunction with the conversion, the 200,000 shares of common stock have been reclassified to puttable common stock within temporary equity, as a result of an embedded put option of the holder for up to 30 months.
In July 2015, Navios Acquisition redeemed, through the holders put option 50 shares of its Series D Convertible Preferred Stock and paid $500 to the
holder upon redemption.
In August 2015, 200 shares of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock were mandatorily converted into 200,000 shares of common
stock. In conjunction with the conversion, the 200,000 shares of common stock have been reclassified to puttable common stock within temporary equity, as a result of an embedded put option of the holder for up to 30 months after the conversion date.
As of each of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, 225 and 1,200 shares of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock, respectively, were
outstanding.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series D Preferred Stock |
|
|
|
Number of
preferred shares |
|
|
Amount |
|
Balance at December 31, 2013 |
|
|
1,200 |
|
|
$ |
12,000 |
|
Balance at December 31, 2014 |
|
|
1,200 |
|
|
$ |
12,000 |
|
|
|
|
Conversion of 600 shares of the Series D Preferred Stock into 600,000 shares of puttable common stock |
|
|
(600 |
) |
|
|
(6,000 |
) |
Redemption of Series D Preferred Stock |
|
|
(375 |
) |
|
|
(3,750 |
) |
|
|
|
Balance at September 30, 2015 |
|
|
225 |
|
|
$ |
2,250 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Puttable Common Stock |
|
|
|
Number of common shares |
|
|
Amount |
|
Balance at December 31, 2013 |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2014 |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
Conversion of 600 shares of the Series D Preferred Stock into 600,000 shares of puttable common stock |
|
|
600,000 |
|
|
|
6,000 |
|
Redemption of puttable common stock |
|
|
(75,000 |
) |
|
|
(750 |
) |
|
|
|
Balance at September 30, 2015 |
|
|
525,000 |
|
|
$ |
5,250 |
|
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UNAUDITED CONDENSED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars except share and per share data)
Common Stock and puttable common stock
As of September 30, 2015, the Company was authorized to issue 250,000,000 shares of $0.0001 par value common stock.
On March 2, 2015, 200 shares of the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock were mandatorily converted into 200,000 shares of puttable common stock and on
April 24, 2015, 25,000 shares of such puttable common stock were redeemed for $250.
On April 30, 2015, 200 shares of the Series D Convertible
Preferred Stock were mandatorily converted into 200,000 shares of puttable common stock.
On June 30, 2015, 162 shares of Series B Convertible
Preferred Stock were converted into 64,800 shares of common stock.
On July 15, 2015, Navios Acquisition redeemed, through the holders put
option, 50,000 shares of the puttable common stock and paid $500 to the holder upon redemption.
On August 13, 2015, 200 shares of the Series D
Convertible Preferred Stock were mandatorily converted into 200,000 shares of puttable common stock.
Under the share repurchase program, for up to $50.0
million, approved and authorized by the Board of Directors, Navios Acquisition has repurchased 1,521,690 shares for a total cost of approximately $5,565, as of September 30, 2015.
NOTE 15: SEGMENT INFORMATION
Navios Acquisition reports
financial information and evaluates its operations by charter revenues. Navios Acquisition does not use discrete financial information to evaluate operating results for each type of charter. As a result, management reviews operating results solely
by revenue per day and operating results of the fleet and thus Navios Acquisition has determined that it operates under one reportable segment.
The
following table sets out operating revenue by geographic region for Navios Acquisitions reportable segment. Revenue is allocated on the basis of the geographic region in which the customer is located. Tanker vessels operate worldwide. Revenues
from specific geographic region which contribute over 10% of total revenue are disclosed separately.
Revenue by Geographic Region
Vessels operate on a worldwide basis and are not restricted to specific locations. Accordingly, it is not possible to allocate the assets of these operations
to specific countries.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three Month Period ended September 30, 2015 (unaudited) |
|
|
Three Month Period ended September 30, 2014 (unaudited) |
|
|
Nine Month Period ended September 30, 2015 (unaudited) |
|
|
Nine Month Period ended September 30, 2014 (unaudited) |
|
Asia |
|
$ |
53,198 |
|
|
$ |
42,557 |
|
|
$ |
158,822 |
|
|
$ |
126,880 |
|
Europe |
|
|
8,779 |
|
|
|
12,374 |
|
|
|
30,024 |
|
|
|
29,404 |
|
United States |
|
|
15,715 |
|
|
|
14,378 |
|
|
|
47,865 |
|
|
|
36,236 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
77,692 |
|
|
$ |
69,309 |
|
|
$ |
236,711 |
|
|
$ |
192,520 |
|
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UNAUDITED CONDENSED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars except share and per share data)
NOTE 16: INVESTMENT IN AVAILABLE FOR SALE SECURITIES
As part of the consideration received from the sale of all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of four of Navios Acquisitions vessel-owning
subsidiaries (Shinyo Ocean Limited, Shinyo Kannika Limited, Shinyo Kieran Limited and Shinyo Saowalak Limited) to Navios Midstream in November 2014, the Company received 1,242,692 common units of Navios Midstream (refer to Note 7). As of
September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the carrying amount of the investment in available-for-sale common units was $15,534 and $15,099, respectively. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the unrealized holding
income/ (loss) on the investment amounted to $435 and $3,542, respectively, and was included in Other comprehensive (loss)/ income.
NOTE
17: INCOME/ (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE
Income / (loss) per share is calculated by dividing net income / (loss) available to common stockholders by the
weighted average number of shares of common stock of Navios Acquisition outstanding during the period.
Potential common shares of 9,176,000 for the nine
month period ended September 30, 2015 (which included Series C Preferred Stock and Stock Options) and 14,406,286 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2014 (which included Series A, Series B, Series C and Series D Preferred Stock,
Restricted Stock and Stock Options) have an anti-dilutive effect (i.e. those that increase income per share or decrease (loss) per share) and are therefore excluded from the calculation of diluted income/ (loss) per share.
Potential common shares of 9,176,000 for the three month period ended September 30, 2015 (which included Series C Preferred Stock and Stock Options) and
13,206,286 for the three month period ended September 30, 2014 (which included Series B, Series C and Series D Preferred Stock, Restricted Stock and Stock Options) have an anti-dilutive effect (i.e. those that increase income per share or
decrease (loss) per share) and are therefore excluded from the calculation of diluted income/ (loss) per share.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the Three |
|
|
For the Three |
|
|
For the Nine |
|
|
For the Nine |
|
|
|
Months
Ended |
|
|
Months
Ended |
|
|
Months
Ended |
|
|
Months
Ended |
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
2015 |
|
|
2014 |
|
|
2015 |
|
|
2014 |
|
Numerator: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income/ (loss) |
|
$ |
23,216 |
|
|
$ |
1,659 |
|
|
$ |
69,612 |
|
|
$ |
(13,963 |
) |
Less: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividend on Series B preferred shares |
|
|
(19 |
) |
|
|
(27 |
) |
|
|
(73 |
) |
|
|
(81 |
) |
Dividend on Series D preferred shares |
|
|
(50 |
) |
|
|
(181 |
) |
|
|
(249 |
) |
|
|
(461 |
) |
Dividend declared on restricted shares |
|
|
(70 |
) |
|
|
(105 |
) |
|
|
(210 |
) |
|
|
(315 |
) |
Undistributed (income)/ loss attributable to Series C participating preferred shares |
|
|
(1,123 |
) |
|
|
(66 |
) |
|
|
(3,356 |
) |
|
|
760 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income/ (loss) attributable to common shareholders, basic |
|
$ |
21,954 |
|
|
$ |
1,280 |
|
|
$ |
65,724 |
|
|
$ |
(14,060 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Plus: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividend on Series B preferred shares |
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
73 |
|
|
|
|
|
Dividend declared on Series D preferred shares |
|
|
50 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
249 |
|
|
|
|
|
Dividend declared on restricted shares |
|
|
70 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
210 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net income/ (loss) attributable to common stockholders, diluted |
|
$ |
22,093 |
|
|
$ |
1,280 |
|
|
$ |
66,256 |
|
|
$ |
(14,060 |
) |
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|
|
|
|
Denominator: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denominator for basic net income/ (loss) per share weighted average shares |
|
|
150,040,892 |
|
|
|
149,564,942 |
|
|
|
150,315,899 |
|
|
|
146,772,085 |
|
Series A preferred stock |
|
|
1,200,000 |
|
|
|
1,200,000 |
|
|
|
1,200,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Series B preferred stock |
|
|
151,200 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
194,400 |
|
|
|
|
|
Series D preferred stock |
|
|
368,012 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
836,503 |
|
|
|
|
|
Restricted shares |
|
|
1,400,006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,400,006 |
|
|
|
|
|
Denominator for diluted net income/(loss) per share adjusted weighted average shares |
|
|
153,160,110 |
|
|
|
150,764,942 |
|
|
|
153,946,808 |
|
|
|
146,772,085 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic net income / (loss) per share |
|
$ |
0.15 |
|
|
$ |
0.01 |
|
|
$ |
0.44 |
|
|
$ |
(0.10 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted net income/ (loss) per share |
|
$ |
0.14 |
|
|
$ |
0.01 |
|
|
$ |
0.43 |
|
|
$ |
(0.10 |
) |
F-29
NAVIOS MARITIME ACQUISITION CORPORATION
UNAUDITED CONDENSED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars except share and per share data)
NOTE 18: INCOME TAXES
The Marshall Islands, the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands, Hong Kong, Panama and Malta do not impose a tax on international shipping income. Under
the laws of those countries, the countries of incorporation of the Company and its subsidiaries and/or the vessels registration, the companies are subject to tonnage taxes which have been included in the accompanying consolidated statements of
comprehensive income/ (loss).
As of January 1, 2013, foreign-flagged vessels that are managed by Greek or foreign ship management companies in
Greece are subject to duties towards the Greek state which are calculated on the basis of the relevant vessels tonnage. The payment of such duties exhausts the tax liability of the foreign ship owning company and the relevant manager
against any tax, duty, charge or contribution payable on income from the exploitation of the foreign flagged vessel. The amount included in Navios Acquisitions statements of comprehensive income/ (loss) for the nine months ended
September 30, 2015, and 2014 related to the Greek Tonnage tax was $543 and $115, respectively, and for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, related to the Greek Tonnage tax was $5 and $7, respectively.
Pursuant to Section 883 of the Internal Revenue Code of the United States (the Code), U.S. source income from the international operation of
ships is generally exempt from U.S. income tax if the company operating the ships meets certain incorporation and ownership requirements. Among other things, in order to qualify for this exemption, the company operating the ships must be
incorporated in a country, which grants an equivalent exemption from income taxes to U.S. corporations. All the Navios Acquisitions ship-operating subsidiaries satisfy these initial criteria. In addition, these companies must meet an ownership
test. Subject to proposed regulations becoming finalized in their current form, the management of Navios Acquisition believes by virtue of a special rule applicable to situations where the ship operating companies are beneficially owned by a
publicly traded company like Navios Acquisition, the second criterion can also be satisfied based on the trading volume and ownership of the Companys shares, but no assurance can be given that this will remain so in the future. Due to the
exemption under Section 883 of the Code, Delaware would not impose a tax on the Company or its subsidiaries international shipping income.
F-30
NAVIOS MARITIME ACQUISITION CORPORATION
UNAUDITED CONDENSED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars except share and per share data)
NOTE 19: SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On October 19, 2015, Navios Acquisition agreed to acquire two vessels, the Nave Spherical, a 2009-built, 297,188 dwt VLCC and the Nave Photon, a
2008-built, 297,395 dwt VLCC from an unaffiliated third party, for an aggregate purchase price of $133,000. The Nave Spherical was delivered on November 6, 2015. The vessel has been chartered-out for two years at a rate
of $41,475, net per day.
In November 2015, Navios Acquisition, entered into a term loan facility of up to $125,000 (divided into five tranches)
with Deutsche Bank AG Filiale Deutschlandgeschäft and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB for the: (i) financing of the purchase price of the Nave Spherical described above; and (ii) the refinancing of an existing facility with Deutsche
Bank AG Filiale Deutschlandgescäft and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB for four MR2 product tankers. The four of the five tranches of the facility are repayable in 20 quarterly installments of between approximately $435 and $1,896, each
with a final balloon repayment of the balance to be repaid on the last repayment date. The fifth tranche is repayable in 16 quarterly installments of between approximately $709 and $802, each. The maturity date of the loan is in the fourth quarter
of 2020. The credit facility bears interest at LIBOR plus 295 bps per annum. The agreement also requires compliance with certain financial covenants. The November 2015 credit facility agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this report and is
incorporated herein by reference.
The Nave Photon is expected to be delivered within 2015 and is expected to be financed through a new credit facility
and cash from the balance sheet.
On November 6, 2015, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend for the third quarter of 2015 of
$0.05 per share of common stock payable on December 23, 2015 to stockholders of record as of December 17, 2015. The declaration and payment of any further dividends remain subject to the discretion of the Board of Directors and will depend
on, among other things, Navios Acquisitions cash requirements as measured by market opportunities and restrictions under its credit agreements and other debt obligations and such other factors as the Board of Directors may deem advisable.
F-31
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.
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NAVIOS MARITIME ACQUISITION CORPORATION |
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By: |
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/s/ Angeliki
Frangou |
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Angeliki Frangou |
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Chief Executive Officer |
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Date: November 13, 2015 |
EXHIBIT 10.1
Private and Confidential
DATED
18th July 2014
as amended and restated
on 4 November 2015
LIMNOS SHIPPING CORPORATION
PAXOS SHIPPING CORPORATION
SKYROS SHIPPING CORPORATION
THASOS SHIPPING CORPORATION
and
TILOS SHIPPING
CORPORATION
as borrowers
THE BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
listed in schedule 1
as
lenders
and
WILMINGTON TRUST (LONDON) LIMITED
as agent
and
DEUTSCHE BANK AG FILIALE DEUTSCHLANDGESCHÄFT
as security trustee
FACILITY
AGREEMENT FOR A USD 125,000,000
TERM LOAN FACILITY
IN FIVE ADVANCES
(originally a USD132,413,281.62 term loan facility in eight advances)
INCE & CO
PIRAEUS
Index
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Clause |
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Page |
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1 |
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Purpose, definitions, construction & majority lenders |
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1 |
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2 |
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The available commitment and cancellation |
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18 |
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3 |
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Interest and interest periods |
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20 |
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4 |
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Repayment and prepayment |
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23 |
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5 |
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Fees and expenses |
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26 |
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6 |
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Payments and taxes; accounts and calculations |
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27 |
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7 |
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Representations and warranties |
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31 |
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8 |
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Undertakings |
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36 |
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9 |
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Conditions |
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51 |
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|
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10 |
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Events of default |
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|
52 |
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|
|
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11 |
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Indemnities |
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|
56 |
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|
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12 |
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Unlawfulness and increased costs |
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|
57 |
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13 |
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Application of moneys, set off, pro-rata payments and miscellaneous |
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58 |
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14 |
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Accounts |
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61 |
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15 |
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Assignment, transfer and lending office |
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62 |
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16 |
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Agent and security trustee |
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65 |
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17 |
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Notices and other matters |
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76 |
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18 |
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Borrowers obligations |
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78 |
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19 |
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Governing law |
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|
79 |
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20 |
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Jurisdiction |
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80 |
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Schedule 1 The lenders and their commitments |
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83 |
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Schedule 2 Form of drawdown notice |
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|
84 |
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Schedule 3 Conditions precedent |
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86 |
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Schedule 4 Form of transfer certificate |
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90 |
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Schedule 5 Form of trust deed |
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|
94 |
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Schedule 6 Form of compliance certificate |
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95 |
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Schedule 7 Vessel details |
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|
98 |
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THIS AGREEMENT dated 18th July 2014 as amended
and restated on 4 November 2015 is made BY and BETWEEN:
(1) |
LIMNOS SHIPPING CORPORATION, PAXOS SHIPPING CORPORATION, SKYROS SHIPPING CORPORATION, THASOS SHIPPING CORPORATION and TILOS SHIPPING CORPORATION as joint and several borrowers; |
(2) |
THE BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS listed in schedule 1 as lenders; |
(3) |
WILMINGTON TRUST (LONDON) LIMITED as agent; and |
(4) |
DEUTSCHE BANK AG FILIALE DEUTSCHLANDGESCHÄFT as security trustee. |
NOW IT IS HEREBY AGREED AS
FOLLOWS:
1 |
PURPOSE, DEFINITIONS, CONSTRUCTION & MAJORITY LENDERS |
This Agreement sets out the terms and conditions on which the Lenders:
(a) |
agreed to make available to Limnos, Paxos, Skyros, Thasos and four other Marshall Islands corporations (such four other corporations, the Released Borrowers) (as joint and several borrowers) a loan of
up to (originally) one hundred and thirty two million four hundred and thirteen thousand two hundred and eighty one Dollars and sixty two cents (USD132,413,281.62) in eight advances, for the purpose of (i) re-financing the purchase price of
three Product Tankers, (ii) re-financing the purchase price of a VLCC, (iii) re-financing the purchase price of two MR Product Tankers and (iv) part-financing the purchase price of two Product/Chemical Tankers under construction by
Dae Sun Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Ltd., of which four advances have, as at 4 November 2015, been repaid in full and following which repayment the Released Borrowers were released from their obligations under this Agreement and as
at 4 November 2015 the principal amount in respect of the Loan Facility owing to the Lenders is sixty one million one hundred and forty five thousand six hundred and sixty six Dollars and sixty five cents (USD61,145,666.65); and
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(b) |
agree to make available to the Borrowers (as joint and several borrowers) an additional sum in aggregate in the amount of sixty three million eight hundred and fifty four thousand three hundred and thirty three Dollars
and thirty five cents (USD63,854,333.35) for the purpose of part-financing the purchase price of a VLCC. |
In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires:
Account Bank means Deutsche Bank AG Filiale Deutschlandgeschäft, Frankfurt/Main, Germany, acting through its office at
Adolphsplatz 7, 20457 Hamburg, Germany or such other bank as may be designated by the Agent as the Account Bank for the purposes of this Agreement and which is of a rating acceptable to the Lenders, in their sole discretion;
Advance A means the advance of USD14,784,946.20 representing the aggregate of (i) USD10,799,625, which has already been
drawn and (ii) USD3,985,321.20 in respect of the Undrawn Commitment of Advance A or, as the context requires, the amount thereof outstanding from time to time;
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Advance D means the advance of USD12,096,774.20 representing the aggregate of
(i) USD7,026,041.65, which has already been drawn and (ii) USD5,070,732.55 in respect of the Undrawn Commitment of Advance D or, as the context requires, the amount thereof outstanding from time to time;
Advance G means the advance of USD23,857,526.90 representing the aggregate of (i) USD21,660,000, which has already been
drawn and (ii) USD2,197,526.90 in respect of the Undrawn Commitment of Advance G or, as the context requires, the amount thereof outstanding from time to time;
Advance H means the advance of USD25,201,612.90 representing the aggregate of (i) USD21,660,000, which has already been
drawn and (ii) USD3,541,612.90 in respect of the Undrawn Commitment of Advance H or, as the context requires, the amount thereof outstanding from time to time;
Advance I means the advance of USD49,059,139.80 or, as the context requires, the amount thereof outstanding from time to
time;
Advances means together, Advance A, Advance D, Advance G, Advance H and Advance I and, in the singular, means any
of them;
Aegean Sea means Aegean Sea Maritime Holdings Inc., a company incorporated in the Marshall Islands and having
its registered office at Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro, Marshall Islands, MH96960;
Affiliate means, in relation to any person, a Subsidiary of that person or a company of which that person is a Subsidiary or
any other Subsidiary of a company of which that person is a Subsidiary or, in relation to a natural person, any parent, sibling or child of that person, and such persons estate;
Agent means Wilmington Trust (London) Limited, a corporation incorporated in England and Wales and having its registered
office at Third Floor, 1 Kings Arms Yard, London EC2R 7AF, England (or of such other address as may last have been notified to the other parties to this Agreement) or such other person as may be appointed as agent by the Creditor Parties
pursuant to clause 16.13;
Approved Broker means each of (i) H Clarkson & Co. Ltd., (ii) Fearnleys AS
of Grev Wedels Plass 9, P.O. Box 1158 Sentrum, Oslo N-0107 Norway, (iii) Maersk Broker K.S. and (iv) Maritime Strategies International Ltd. or such other reputable, independent and first class firm of shipbrokers specialising in the
valuation of vessels of the relevant type agreed between the Lenders and the Borrowers;
Approved Insurance Brokers
means such firm of insurance brokers, appointed by the Owner, as may from time to time be approved in writing by the Agent for the purposes of this Agreement;
Balloon Instalment means, in relation to each Advance (where applicable), the repayment instalment referred to as the
balloon instalment in Clause 4.1.1;
2
Banking Day means a day on which dealings in deposits in USD are carried on in
the London Interbank Eurocurrency Market and (other than Saturday or Sunday) on which banks are open for business in London, Hamburg, Frankfurt/Main,, Piraeus and New York City (or any other relevant place of payment under clause 6);
Borrowed Money means Indebtedness in respect of (i) money borrowed or raised and debit balances at banks, (ii) any
bond, note, loan stock, debenture or similar debt instrument, (iii) acceptance or documentary credit facilities, (iv) receivables sold or discounted (otherwise than on a non-recourse basis), (v) deferred payments for assets or
services acquired, (vi) finance leases and hire purchase contracts, (vii) swaps, forward exchange contracts, futures and other derivatives (and when calculating the value of any transaction under this paragraph, (only the marked to market
value shall be taken into account), (viii) any amount raised by the issue of shares which are redeemable (other than at the option of the issuer) before the Maturity Date, (ix) any other transaction (including without limitation forward
sale or purchase agreements) having the commercial effect of a borrowing or raising of money or of any of (ii) to (viii) above and (ix) guarantees in respect of Indebtedness of any person falling within any of (i) to
(viii) above;
Borrower means each of Limnos Shipping Corporation (Limnos), Paxos Shipping
Corporation (Paxos), Skyros Shipping Corporation (Skyros), Thasos Shipping Corporation (Thasos) and Tilos Shipping Corporation (Tilos) each a company incorporated in the
Marshall Islands and having its registered office at Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro, Marshall Islands, MH96960 and in the plural means all of them;
Break Costs means the aggregate amount of all losses, premiums, penalties, costs and expenses whatsoever certified by the
Agent (pursuant to notification to it by the relevant Lender or Lenders) at any time and from time to time as having been incurred by the Lenders or any of them in maintaining or funding their Contributions or in liquidating or re-employing fixed
deposits acquired to maintain the same as a result of either:
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(a) |
any repayment or prepayment of the Loan or any part thereof otherwise than (i) in accordance with clause 4.1 or (ii) on an Interest Payment Date whether on a voluntary or involuntary basis or otherwise
howsoever; or |
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(b) |
as a result of the Borrowers failing or being incapable of drawing an Advance after a relevant Drawdown Notice has been given; |
Certified Copy means in relation to any document delivered or issued by or on behalf of any company, a copy of such document
certified as a true, complete and up to date copy of the original by any of the directors or officers for the time being of such company or by such companys attorneys or solicitors;
Charter Assignment means a specific assignment of the Required Charter, each Existing Charter and each Extended Employment
Contract required to be executed hereunder by any Borrower in favour of the Security Trustee (including any notices and/or acknowledgements and/or undertakings associated therewith) in such form as the Lenders may require in their sole discretion;
Classification means, in relation to a Vessel, the highest class available for a vessel of her type with the relevant
Classification Society;
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Classification Society means, in relation to each Vessel, any International
Association of Classification Societies classification society which the Lenders shall, at the request of the Borrowers, have agreed in writing shall be treated as the classification society in relation to such Vessel for the purposes of the
relevant Ship Security Documents;
Commitment means, in relation to the Loan in relation to each Lender, the sum set out
opposite its name in schedule 1 or any replacement thereof and in relation to each Advance in relation to each Lender the sum set out opposite its name in schedule 1 or any replacement thereof, or otherwise pursuant to the terms of any relevant
Transfer Certificate as the amount which, subject to the terms of this Agreement, it is obliged to advance to the Borrowers hereunder in respect of the Loan Facility, in each case as such amount may have been reduced and/or cancelled under this
Agreement;
Compliance Certificate means a certificate substantially in the form set out in schedule 6 signed by a
director of the Borrowers and the Corporate Guarantors;
Compulsory Acquisition means, in respect of a Vessel,
requisition for title or other compulsory acquisition including, if that ship is not released therefrom within the Relevant Period, capture, appropriation, forfeiture, seizure, detention, deprivation or confiscation howsoever for any reason (but
excluding requisition for use or hire) by or on behalf of any Government Entity or other competent authority or by pirates, hijackers, terrorists or similar persons; Relevant Period means for the purposes of this definition of Compulsory
Acquisition either (i) ninety (90) days or, (ii) if relevant underwriters confirm in writing (in customary terms) prior to the end of such ninety (90) day period that such capture, seizure, detention or confiscation will be
covered by the relevant Owners war risks insurance the shorter of twelve (12) months and such period at the end of which cover is confirmed to attach;
Contribution means, at any relevant time, in relation to each Lender, the principal amount of the Loan owing to such Lender
at such time;
Corporate Guarantee means each of the unconditional, irrevocable and on demand guarantees required to be
executed hereunder by the Corporate Guarantors in such form as the Lenders may require in their sole discretion, and in the plural means both of them;
Corporate Guarantor means each of (i) NMAC and (ii) Aegean Sea, and in the plural means both of them;
Cost of Funds means the rate per annum determined by the Agent to be the arithmetic mean (by reference to the proportion
which a Lenders Contribution bears to the Loan or, as the case may be, a relevant Advance) of the rate at which deposits in Dollars are offered to the Lenders by leading banks in the London Interbank Market at the relevant Lenders
request at or about 11.00 a.m. (London time) on the day on which quotations would ordinarily be given by leading banks in the London Interbank Market for deposits in the relevant currency to which such rate is to be determined for delivery on the
first day of that period, and which each Lender shall have duly notified to the Agent;
Creditor Parties means,
together, the Agent, the Security Trustee, the Lenders and any Transferee Lenders;
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Deed of Covenants means the deed of covenants collateral to the Mortgage over
Vessel F required to be executed hereunder by Leros in favour of the Security Trustee, in such form as the Lenders may require in their sole discretion;
Default means any Event of Default or any event or circumstance which with the giving of notice or lapse of time or the
satisfaction of any other condition (or any combination thereof) would constitute an Event of Default;
Delivery Date
means, in relation to Vessel G and Vessel H, the date on which title to and possession of that Vessel was transferred from the Builder to the relevant Borrower and, in relation to Vessel I, the date on which title to and possession of that Vessel
was transferred from the Seller to Tilos;
Dollars and USD mean the lawful currency of the USA and in
respect of all payments to be made under any of the Security Documents means funds which are for same day settlement in the New York Clearing House Interbank Payments System (or such other US dollar funds as may at the relevant time be customary for
the settlement of international banking transactions denominated in US dollars);
Drawdown Date means, in relation to
each Advance, any date being a Banking Day falling during the Drawdown Period, on which that Advance is, or is to be, made available;
Drawdown Notice means, in relation to each Advance, a notice substantially in the form of schedule 2;
Drawdown Period means, in relation to the Undrawn Commitment of Advance A, the Undrawn Commitment of Advance D, the
Undrawn Commitment of Advance G, the Undrawn Commitment of Advance H and Advance I, the period commencing on the Execution Date and ending on the earliest of (a) 1 December 2015, (b) the date on which Vessel I is delivered by the
Seller to Tilos and (c) any date on which (i) the amount of the Loan is equal to the Total Commitment or (ii) the Total Commitment is reduced to zero pursuant to clauses 10.2 or 12;
Earnings means, in respect of a Vessel, all moneys whatsoever from time to time due or payable to the relevant Owner during
the Facility Period arising out of the use or operation of that Vessel including (but without limiting the generality of the foregoing) all freight, hire and passage moneys, income arising under pooling arrangements, compensation payable to the
relevant Owner in event of requisition of that Vessel for hire, remuneration for salvage and towage services, demurrage and detention moneys and damages for breach (or payments for variation or termination) of any charterparty or other contract for
the employment of that Vessel;
Earnings Account means, in respect of a Borrower, a USD Account required to be opened
and maintained with the Account Bank in the name of that Borrower designated [NAME OF BORROWER] - Earnings Account and includes any other account designated in writing by the Agent to be an Earnings Account for the purposes of this
Agreement;
Earnings Accounts Pledge means a first priority pledge over the Earnings Accounts required to be executed
hereunder between the Borrowers and the Security Trustee in such form as the Lenders may require in their sole discretion;
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EBITDA means the aggregate amount of combined pre-tax profits of the Group
before extraordinary or exceptional items, interest, depreciation and amortisation as shown, at any relevant time, by the Latest Accounts;
EIAPP Certificate means the Engine International Air Pollution Prevention Certificate issued or to be issued pursuant to
Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ship, MARPOL 73/78 (Regulations for the Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) in relation to a Vessel;
Encumbrance means any mortgage, charge, pledge, lien, hypothecation, assignment, title retention, preferential right,
option, trust arrangement or security interest or other encumbrance, security or arrangement conferring howsoever a priority of payment in respect of any obligation of any person;
Environmental Affiliate means any agent or employee of any Borrower, the Manager, or any other Group Member or any other
person having a contractual relationship with any Borrower, the Manager, or any other Group Member in connection with any Relevant Ship or its operation or the carriage of cargo and/or passengers thereon and/or the provision of goods and/or services
on or from any Relevant Ship;
Environmental Approval means any consent, authorisation, licence or approval of any
governmental or public body or authorities or courts applicable to any Relevant Ship or its operation or the carriage of cargo and/or passengers thereon and/or the provision of goods and/or services on or from any Relevant Ship required under any
Environmental Law;
Environmental Claim means (i) any claim by any applicable Government Entity alleging breach of,
or non-compliance with, any Environmental Laws or Environmental Approvals or otherwise howsoever relating to or arising out of an Environmental Incident or (ii) any claim by any other third party howsoever relating to or arising out of an
Environmental Incident (and, in each such case, claim shall include a claim for damages and/or direction for and/or enforcement relating to clean-up costs, removal, compliance, remedial action or otherwise) or (iii) any Proceedings
arising from any of the foregoing;
Environmental Incident means, regardless of cause, (i) any discharge or release
of Environmentally Sensitive Material from any Relevant Ship; (ii) any incident in which Environmentally Sensitive Material is discharged or released from a vessel other than a Relevant Ship which involves collision between a Relevant Ship and
such other vessel or some other incident of navigation or operation, in either case, where the Relevant Ship, the Manager and/or the relevant Owner and/or the relevant Group Member and/or the relevant Operator are actually, contingently or allegedly
at fault or otherwise howsoever liable (in whole or in part) or (iii) any incident in which Environmentally Sensitive Material is discharged or released from a vessel other than a Relevant Ship and where such Relevant Ship is actually or
reasonably likely to be arrested as a result and/or where the Manager and/or the relevant Owner and/or other Group Member and/or the relevant Operator are actually or contingently at fault or allegedly and reasonably likely to be found at fault or
otherwise howsoever liable to any administrative or legal action;
Environmental Laws means all laws, regulations,
conventions and agreements whatsoever relating to pollution, human or wildlife well-being or protection of the environment (including, without limitation, the United States Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and any comparable laws of the individual States
of the USA);
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Environmentally Sensitive Material means oil, oil products or any other
products or substance which are polluting, toxic or hazardous or any substance the release of which into the environment is howsoever regulated, prohibited or penalised by or pursuant to any Environmental Law;
Event of Default means any of the events or circumstances listed in clause 10.1;
Execution Date means the date on which this Agreement has been executed by all the parties hereto;
Existing Loan Agreement means the loan agreement dated 17 July 2013 made between (i) Iraklia, Samothrace and
Thasos as borrowers, (ii) Deutsche Bank AG Filiale Deutschlandgeschäft, Frankfurt/Main, Germany as lender and (iii) Deutsche Bank AG Filiale Deutschlandgeschäft, Frankfurt/Main, Germany as agent and security trustee in respect of
a loan facility of up to USD48,465,000;
Extended Employment Contract means, in respect of a Vessel, any time
charterparty, contract of affreightment or other contract of employment of such ship (including the entry of a Vessel in any pool) which has a tenor exceeding twelve (12) months (including any options to renew or extend such tenor);
Facility Period means the period starting on the date of this Agreement and ending on the date on which all obligations
whatsoever of all of the Security Parties under or pursuant to the Security Documents whensoever arising, actual or contingent, have been irrevocably paid, performed and/or complied with;
FATCA means:
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sections 1471 to 1474 of the Code or any associated regulations or other official guidance; |
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any treaty, law, regulation or other official guidance enacted in any other jurisdiction, or relating to an intergovernmental agreement between the US and any other jurisdiction, which (in either case) facilitates the
implementation of paragraph (a) above; or |
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(c) |
any agreement pursuant to the implementation of paragraphs (a) or (b) above with the US Internal Revenue Service, the US government or any governmental or taxation authority in any other jurisdiction.
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FATCA Application Date means:
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in relation to a withholdable payment described in section 1473(1)(A)(i) of the Code (which relates to payments of interest and certain other payments from sources within the US), 1 July 2014;
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(b) |
in relation to a withholdable payment described in section 1473(1)(A)(ii) of the Code (which relates to gross proceeds from the disposition of property of a type that can produce interest from
sources within the US), 1 January 2017; or |
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in relation to a passthru payment described in section 1471(d)(7) of the Code not falling within paragraphs (a) or (b) above, 1 January 2017, |
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or, in each case, such other date from which such payment may become subject to a deduction or
withholding required by FATCA as a result of any change in FATCA after the date of this Agreement;
FATCA Deduction
means a deduction or withholding from a payment under a Security Document required by or under FATCA;
FATCA Exempt
Party means a party to a Security Document that is entitled to receive payments free from any FATCA Deduction;
FATCA
Protected Lender means any Lender irrevocably designated as a FATCA Protected Lender by the Borrowers by notice to that Lender and the Agent at least six months prior to the earliest FATCA Application Date for a payment by a Party to that
Lender (or to the Agent for the account of that Lender);
Flag State means the Marshall Islands, Panama, Hong Kong or
any other country acceptable to the Lenders;
General Assignment means, in respect of each Vessel, the deed of
assignment of its earnings, insurances and requisition compensation executed or to be executed by the relevant Owner in favour of the Security Trustee in such form as the Lenders may require in their sole discretion and in the plural means all of
them;
Government Entity means any national or local government body, tribunal, court or regulatory or other agency and
any organisation of which such body, tribunal, court or agency is a part or to which it is subject;
Group means at any
relevant time NMAC and its Subsidiaries, but not including any Unconsolidated Subsidiary which is listed on any public exchange;
Group Member means any member of the Group;
IAPP Certificate means the International Air Pollution Prevention Certificate issued or to be issued pursuant to Annex VI of
the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ship, MARPOL 73/78 (Regulations for the Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) in relation to a Vessel;
Indebtedness means any obligation howsoever arising (whether present or future, actual or contingent, secured or unsecured
as principal, surety or otherwise and including any derivative transaction) for the payment or repayment of money;
Insurances means, in respect of a Vessel, all policies and contracts of insurance (which expression includes all entries of
that Vessel in a protection and indemnity or war risks association) which are from time to time during the Facility Period in place or taken out or entered into by or for the benefit of the relevant Owner (whether in the sole name of the Owner or
otherwise) in respect of that Vessel and her Earnings or otherwise howsoever in connection with that Vessel and all benefits thereof (including claims of whatsoever nature and return of premiums);
Interest Expense means, for any relevant financial year, the aggregate interest payable by the Group and any member thereof
on any Indebtedness during such period;
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Interest Payment Date means, in relation to each Advance, the last Banking Day
of an Interest Period and, if an Interest Period is longer than 3 months, the date falling at the end of each successive period of 3 months during such Interest Period starting from its commencement;
Interest Period means each period for the calculation of interest in respect of the Loan or, as the case may be, Advance
ascertained in accordance with the provisions of clause 3;
ISM Code Documentation means, in relation to a Vessel, the
document of compliance (DOC) and safety management certificate (SMC) issued by a Classification Society pursuant to the ISM Code in relation to that Vessel within the periods specified by the ISM Code;
ISM SMS means the safety management system which is required to be developed, implemented and maintained under the ISM Code;
ISPS Code means the International Ship and Port Security Code of the International Maritime Organisation and includes
any amendments or extensions thereto and any regulations issued pursuant thereto;
ISSC means an International Ship
Security Certificate issued in respect of a Vessel pursuant to the ISPS Code;
Latest Accounts means, in respect of any
financial quarter or financial year of the Group, the latest consolidated audited financial statements (in respect of each financial quarter or each financial year, as the case may be) required to be prepared in accordance with US GAAP pursuant
to clause 8.1.6 (a) and (b);
Lenders means the banks listed in schedule 1 and Transferee Lenders;
Lending Branch means, in respect of each Lender, its office or branch at the address set out beneath its name in
schedule 1 (or, in the case of a Transferee Lender, in the Transfer Certificate to which it is a party as Transferee Lender) or such other office or branch as any Lender shall from time to time select and notify through the Agent to the other
parties to this Agreement;
LIBOR means the London Interbank offered rate administered by ICE Benchmark Administration
Limited (or any other person which takes over the administration of that rate) for USD for the relevant period on the relevant Quotation Day displayed on page LIBOR01 of the Reuters screen (or any replacement Reuters page which displays that rate)
or on the appropriate page of such other information service which publishes that rate from time to time in place of Reuters (and, if any such rate is below zero, LIBOR shall be deemed to be zero) or, if such quotation is not available, means the
Cost of Funds;
Liquidity means the aggregate of all cash deposits legally and beneficially owned by any Group Member
which:
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are free from any Encumbrance other than, in respect of any deposit with a Creditor Party, any Encumbrance given as security for the obligations of the Borrowers under this Agreement; and |
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are otherwise at the free and unrestricted disposal of the relevant Group Member by which it is owned; |
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Loan means the aggregate principal amount in respect of the Loan Facility
owing to the Lenders under this Agreement at any relevant time;
Loan Facility means the loan facility provided by the
Lenders on the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement in the amount of (originally) up to USD132,413,281.62;
Loss
Payable Clauses means, in respect of a Vessel, the provisions regulating the manner of payment of sums receivable under the Insurances which are to be incorporated in the relevant insurance documents, such provisions to be in the forms set
out in schedule 1 to the General Assignment relating thereto or in such other forms as may from time to time be required or agreed in writing by the Agent;
Majority Lenders means at any relevant time the Lenders whose Contributions exceed 66.7% of the Loan;
Management Agreement means, in respect of a Vessel, the management agreement dated 28 May 2010 made between NMAC and
Navios ShipManagement Inc. (Navios ShipManagement), as amended by an amendment agreement and an assignment agreement both dated 10 September 2010 and an amendment agreement dated 14 May 2014 and made between (i) the
Manager, (ii) NMAC and (iii) Navios ShipManagement, in a form previously approved in writing by the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Majority Lenders);
Manager means Navios Tankers Management Inc., a company incorporated in the Marshall Islands and having its registered
office at Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro, Marshall Islands, MH96960 or (without the need for the Agents consent) an affiliate thereof or any other person appointed by an Owner, with the prior written consent of
the Agent, acting on the instructions of the Lenders, as the manager of the relevant Mortgaged Vessel;
Managers
Undertakings means the undertakings and assignments required to be executed hereunder by the Manager in favour of the Security Trustee in respect of each of the Vessels each in such form as the Lenders may require in their sole discretion
and in the plural means all of them;
Margin means 2.95% per annum;
Material Adverse Effect means any event or occurrence which the Majority Lenders reasonably determine has had or could
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (i) the Creditor Parties rights under, or the security provided by, any Security Document, (ii) the ability of any Security Party to perform or comply with any of its
obligations under any Security Document or (iii) the value or nature of the property, assets, operations, liabilities or financial condition of any Security Party;
Maturity Date means 4 November 2020;
MII & MAP Policy means a mortgagees interest and pollution risks insurance policy (including additional perils
(pollution) cover) in respect of each Mortgaged Vessel to be effected by the Security Trustee on behalf of the Lenders on or before the first Drawdown Date to cover the Mortgaged Vessels as the same may be renewed or replaced annually thereafter and
maintained throughout the Facility Period through such brokers, with such underwriters and containing such coverage as may be acceptable to the Lenders in their sole discretion, insuring a sum of at least one hundred and ten per cent (110%) of
the Loan in respect of mortgagees interest insurance and one hundred and ten per cent (110%) of the Loan in respect of additional perils cover;
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Money Laundering has the meaning given to it in Article 1 of Directive
2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union;
month means a period beginning in one
calendar month and ending in the next calendar month on the day numerically corresponding to the day of the calendar month on which it started, provided that (a) if the period started on the last Banking Day in a calendar month or if there is
no such numerically corresponding day, it shall end on the last Banking Day in such next calendar month and (b) if such numerically corresponding day is not a Banking Day, the period shall end on the next following Banking Day in the same
calendar month but if there is no such Banking Day it shall end on the preceding Banking Day and months and monthly shall be construed accordingly;
Mortgage means, in respect of each Vessel, the first preferred mortgage thereof required to be executed hereunder by the
Owner thereof in favour of the Security Trustee as amended, in the case of Vessel A, Vessel D, Vessel G and Vessel H, by the Mortgage Addendum in respect thereof, each in such form as the Lenders may require in their sole discretion and in the
plural means all of them;
Mortgage Addendum means, in respect of the Mortgages over each of Vessel A, Vessel D, Vessel
G and Vessel H, the addendum thereto executed or to be executed by the relevant Owner, each in such form as the Lenders may require in their sole discretion, and in the plural means all of them;
Mortgaged Vessel means, at any relevant time, a Vessel which is at such time subject to a Mortgage and a Vessel shall, for
the purposes of this Agreement, be regarded as a Mortgaged Vessel as from the date on which the Mortgage of that Vessel has been executed and registered in accordance with this Agreement until whichever shall be the earlier of (i) the payment
in full of the amount required to be paid to the Agent pursuant to clause 4.3 or 4.6 following the Total Loss or sale respectively of such Vessel and (ii) the end of the Facility Period;
Net Profit means for each financial year of NMAC, the Net Profit as set out in the relevant Latest Accounts;
Net Worth means by reference to the Latest Accounts, the Total Assets (based on book values) less Total Liabilities of the
Group;
NMAC means Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation a company incorporated in the Marshall Islands and having its
registered office at Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro, Marshall Islands, MH96960;
Notes
means together (i) the US$610,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 8.125% First Priority Ship Mortgage Notes due in 2021 issued by NMAC and Navios Acquisition Finance (US) Inc. (the Issuers) on 13 November 2013
pursuant to an indenture dated as of 13 November 2013 (as amended by a first supplemental indenture dated as of 8 January 2014, a second supplemental indenture dated as of 20 February 2014 a third supplemental indenture dated as of
31 March 2014, the Indenture) and a fourth supplemental indenture dated as of 28 May 2014) and (ii) the $60,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 8.125% First Priority Ship Mortgage Notes due in 2021 issued by
the Issuers on 31 March 2014;
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Notice of Assignment of Insurances means, in respect of a Vessel, a notice of
assignment in the form set out in schedule 2 to the General Assignment relating thereto or in such other form as may from time to time be required or agreed in writing by the Agent, acting on the instructions of the Lenders;
Operator means any person who is from time to time during the Facility Period concerned in the operation of a Relevant Ship
and falls within the definition of Company set out in rule 1.1.2 of the ISM Code;
Owner means, in relation
to:
and in the plural means all of them;
Permitted Encumbrance means any Encumbrance in favour of the Creditor Parties or any of them created pursuant to the
Security Documents and Permitted Liens;
Permitted Liens means any lien on a Vessel for masters, officers or
crews wages outstanding in the ordinary course of trading, any lien for salvage and any ship repairers or outfitters possessory lien for a sum not (except with the prior written consent of the Agent, acting on the instructions of
the Lenders) exceeding the Casualty Amount (as defined in the Ship Security Documents for such Vessel);
Pertinent
Jurisdiction means any jurisdiction in which or where any Security Party is incorporated, resident, domiciled, has a permanent establishment or assets, carries on, or has a place of business or is otherwise howsoever effectively connected;
Proceedings means any litigation, arbitration, legal action or complaint or judicial, quasi-judicial or administrative
proceedings whatsoever arising or instigated by anyone (private or governmental) in any court, tribunal, public office or other forum whatsoever and wheresoever (including, without limitation, any action for provisional or permanent attachment of
any thing or for injunctive remedies or interim relief and any action instigated on an ex parte basis);
Prohibited
Person means any person with whom transactions are currently prohibited or restricted under the United States of America sanctions administered by the United States of America Department of Treasurys Office of Foreign Assets Control
(OFAC), any other United States of America government sanction, export or procurement laws or any other sanctions or other such restrictions on business dealings imposed by a member state of the European Union, including a person on any list of
restricted entities, persons or organisations published by the United States of America government, the United Nations or the European Union or any member state of the European Union, including without limitation:
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the United States of America Governments List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons, Denied Persons List, Entities List, Debarred Parties List, Excluded Parties List and Terrorism Exclusion List;
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(b) |
Her Majestys Treasurys Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets; |
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(c) |
the European Union Restricted Person Lists issued pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No. 881/2002 of 27 May 2002, Council Regulation (EC) No. 2580/2001 of 27 December 2001 and Council Common
Position 2005/725/CFSP of 17 October 2005; and |
(d) the United Nations Consolidated List established and maintained by
the 1267 Committee
provided that when Prohibited Person is used in this Agreement in relation to any Security Party, it shall
mean in relation to that Security Party only persons who are Prohibited Persons pursuant to laws and/or regulations which are binding on that Security Party;
Quotation Day means, in relation to any period for which an interest rate is to be determined, two (2) Banking Days
before the first day of that period unless market practice differs in the London interbank market, in which case the Quotation Day will be determined by the Agent in accordance with market practice in the London interbank market (and if quotations
would normally be given by leading banks in the London interbank market on more than one day, the Quotation Day will be the last of those days);
Registry means, in relation to a Vessel, the office of the registrar, commissioner or representative of the Flag State, who
is duly empowered to register such Vessel, the relevant Owners title thereto and the relevant Mortgage under the laws and flag of the Flag State;
Relevant Ship means each of the Vessels and any other ship from time to time (whether before or after the date of this
Agreement) owned, managed or crewed by, or chartered to, any Group Member;
Repayment Dates means, subject to clause
6.3, in respect of each Advance, each of the dates falling at quarterly intervals after the Drawdown Date in respect thereof, up to and including the date falling 60 months after the Execution Date;
Required Authorisation means any authorisation, consent, declaration, licence, permit, exemption, approval or other
document, whether imposed by or arising in connection with any law, regulation, custom, contract, security or otherwise howsoever which must be obtained at any time from any person, Government Entity, central bank or other self-regulating or
supra-national authority in order to enable the Borrowers lawfully to borrow the loan or draw any Advance and/or to enable any Security Party lawfully and continuously to continue its corporate existence and/or perform all its obligations whatsoever
whensoever arising and/or grant security under the relevant Security Documents and/or to ensure the continuous validity and enforceability thereof;
Required Security Amount means the amount in USD (as certified by the Agent) which is at any relevant time (a) up to
and including 4 November 2016, 133% of the Loan, (b) thereafter up to and including 4 November 2017, 137%, and (c) thereafter 140%;
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Requisition Compensation means, in respect of a Vessel, all moneys or other
compensation from time to time payable during the Facility Period by reason of the Compulsory Acquisition of that Vessel;
Security Documents means this Agreement, the Mortgages, the Deed of Covenants, the Corporate Guarantees, the General
Assignments, the Charter Assignments, the Earnings Accounts Pledge, the Managers Undertakings, the Shares Pledges and any other documents as may have been or shall from time to time after the date of this Agreement be executed to guarantee
and/or to govern and/or secure all or any part of the Loan, interest thereon and other moneys from time to time owing by the Borrowers pursuant to this Agreement (whether or not any such document also secures moneys from time to time owing pursuant
to any other document or agreement);
Security Party means the Borrowers, the Corporate Guarantors, the Manager or any
other person who may at any time be a party to any of the Security Documents (other than the Creditor Parties);
Security
Trustee means Deutsche Bank AG Filiale Deutschlandgeschäft, Frankfurt/Main, Germany, acting for the purposes of this Agreement through its office at Adolphsplatz 7, 20457 Hamburg, Germany (or of such other address as may last have
been notified to the other parties to this Agreement pursuant to clause 17.2.3) or such other person as may be appointed as Security Trustee and trustee by the Lenders, the Account Bank and the Agent pursuant to clause 16.14;
Security Value means the amount in USD (as confirmed by the Agent) which is, at any relevant time, the aggregate of
(a) the Valuation Amounts of the Mortgaged Vessels as most recently determined in accordance with clause 8.2.2 and (b) the net realizable market value of any additional security actually provided from time to time to the Lenders
pursuant to clause 8.2.1(b) and (c) cash over which there is an Encumbrance as security for the obligations of the Borrowers under this Agreement;
Shares Pledge means the first priority pledge of the shares of and in each Borrower to be executed by Aegean Sea in favour
of the Security Trustee in such form as the Lenders may require in their sole discretion and in the plural means all of them;
Ship Security Documents means, in relation to each Vessel, the relevant Mortgage, (in respect of Vessel I) the Deed of
Covenants, the relevant General Assignment, any relevant Charter Assignment and the relevant Managers Undertakings;
Subsidiary of a person means any company or entity directly or indirectly controlled by such person, and for this purpose
control means the ownership of more than fifty per cent (50%) of the voting share capital (or equivalent rights of ownership) of such company or entity;
Taxes includes all present and future income, corporation, capital or value-added taxes and all stamp and other taxes and
levies, imposts, deductions, duties, charges and withholdings whatsoever together with interest thereon and penalties in respect thereto, if any, and charges, fees or other amounts made on or in respect thereof (and Taxation shall be
construed accordingly);
Total Assets and Total Liabilities mean, respectively, the total assets and
total liabilities of the Group as evidenced at any relevant time by the Latest Accounts, provided that cash (which shall have the meaning given thereto under US GAAP) shall be deducted from Total Assets and Total Liabilities;
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Total Commitment means, at any relevant time, the aggregate of the Commitments
of all the Lenders at such time (being the aggregate of the sums set out opposite their names in schedule 1);
Total
Loss means, in relation to each Vessel:
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actual, constructive, compromised or arranged total loss of such Vessel; or |
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(b) |
Compulsory Acquisition; or |
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(c) |
any hijacking, theft, condemnation, capture, seizure, arrest, detention or confiscation of such Mortgaged Vessel not falling within the definition of Compulsory Acquisition by any Government Entity, or by persons
allegedly acting or purporting to act on behalf of any Government Entity, unless (i) either such Mortgaged Vessel be released and restored to the relevant Owner within ninety (90) days after such incident, or (ii) if relevant
underwriters confirm in writing (in customary terms) prior to the end of such ninety (90) day period that such capture, seizure, detention or confiscation will be fully covered by the relevant Owners war risks insurance, the shorter of
twelve (12) months and such period for which cover is confirmed to attach; |
Transfer Certificate
means a certificate in substantially the form set out in schedule 4;
Transferee Lender has the meaning ascribed thereto
in clause 15.3;
Transferor Lender has the meaning ascribed thereto in clause 15.3;
Trust Deed means a trust deed in the form, or substantially in the form, set out in schedule 5;
Trust Property means (i) the security, powers, rights, titles, benefits and interests (both present and future)
constituted by and conferred on the Creditor Parties or any of them under or pursuant to the Security Documents (including, without limitation, the benefit of all covenants, undertakings, representations, warranties and obligations given, made or
undertaken to any Creditor Party in the Security Documents), (ii) all moneys, property and other assets paid or transferred to or vested in any Creditor Party (or anyone else on such Creditor Partys behalf) or received or recovered by any
Creditor Party (or anyone else on such Creditor Partys behalf) pursuant to, or in connection with, any of the Security Documents whether from any Security Party or any other person and (iii) all moneys, investments, property and other
assets at any time representing or deriving from any of the foregoing, including all interest, income and other sums at any time received or receivable by any Creditor Party (or anyone else on such Creditor Partys behalf) in respect of the
same (or any part thereof);
Underlying Documents means, together, the Shipbuilding Contracts and the Management
Agreements, the Existing Charters, the Required Charter and any Extended Employment Contract;
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Unconsolidated Subsidiary of a person means a Subsidiary of such person but
whose individual financial statements are not included in the consolidated or combined financial statements of such person;
Undrawn Commitment of Advance A means USD3,985,321.20;
Undrawn Commitment of Advance D means USD5,070,732.55;
Undrawn Commitment of Advance G means USD2,197,526.90;
Undrawn Commitment of Advance H means USD3,541,612.90;
Unlawfulness means any event or circumstance which either is or, as the case may be, might in the opinion of the Agent
become the subject of a notification by the Agent to the Borrowers under clause 12.1;
USA means the United States
of America;
Valuation Amount means, in respect of each Vessel, the value thereof as most recently determined under
clause 8.2.2; and
Vessel means each of Vessel A, Vessel D, Vessel G, Vessel H and Vessel I and in the plural
means all of them.
Words and expressions defined in Schedule 7 (Vessel Details) when used in this Agreement shall have the meanings given
to them in Schedule 7 (Vessel Details) as if the same were set out in full in this clause 1.2.
In this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires:
1.3.1 |
clause headings and the index are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall be ignored in the construction of this Agreement; |
1.3.2 |
references to clauses and schedules are to be construed as references to clauses of, and schedules to, this Agreement and references to this Agreement include its schedules and any supplemental agreements hereto
executed from time to time; |
1.3.3 |
references to (or to any specified provision of) this Agreement or any other document shall be construed as references to this Agreement, that provision or that document as in force for the time being and as duly
amended and/or supplemented and/or novated; |
1.3.4 |
references to a regulation include any present or future regulation, rule, directive, requirement, request or guideline (whether or not having the force of law) of any Government Entity, central bank or any
self-regulatory or other supra-national authority; |
1.3.5 |
references to any person in or party to this Agreement shall include reference to such persons lawful successors and assigns and references to a Lender shall also include a Transferee Lender; |
1.3.6 |
words importing the plural shall include the singular and vice versa; |
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1.3.7 |
references to a time of day are, unless otherwise stated, to London time; |
1.3.8 |
references to a person shall be construed as references to an individual, firm, company, corporation or unincorporated body of persons or any Government Entity; |
1.3.9 |
references to a guarantee include references to an indemnity or any other kind of assurance whatsoever (including, without limitation, any kind of negotiable instrument, bill or note) against financial loss
or other liability including, without limitation, an obligation to purchase assets or services as a consequence of a default by any other person to pay any Indebtedness and guaranteed shall be construed accordingly; |
1.3.10 |
references to any statute or other legislative provision are to be construed as references to any such statute or other legislative provision as the same may be re enacted or modified or substituted by any subsequent
statute or legislative provision (whether before or after the date hereof) and shall include any regulations, orders, instruments or other subordinate legislation issued or made under such statute or legislative provision; |
1.3.11 |
a certificate by the Agent or the Security Trustee as to any amount due or calculation made or any matter whatsoever determined in connection with this Agreement shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrowers except
for manifest error; |
1.3.12 |
if any document, term or other matter or thing is required to be approved, agreed or consented to by any of the Creditor Parties such approval, agreement or consent must be obtained in writing unless the contrary is
stated; |
1.3.13 |
time shall be of the essence in respect of all obligations whatsoever of the Borrowers under this Agreement, howsoever and whensoever arising; |
1.3.14 |
and the words other and otherwise shall not be construed eiusdem generis with any foregoing words where a wider construction is possible; |
1.3.15 |
references to the Lenders are, unless otherwise stated, to all the Lenders. |
1.4 |
Accounting terms and references to currencies |
Currencies are referred to in this
Agreement by the three letter currency codes (ISO 4217) allocated to them by the International Organisation for Standardisation.
1.5 |
Contracts (Rights of Third Parties Act) 1999 |
Except for clause 20, no part of this
Agreement shall be enforceable under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 by a person who is not a party to this Agreement.
Where this Agreement or any other Security Document provides for any
matter to be determined by reference to the opinion of the Majority Lenders or to be subject to the consent or request of the Majority Lenders or for any decision or action to be taken on the instructions in writing of the Majority Lenders, such
opinion, consent, request or instructions shall (as between the Lenders) only be regarded as having been validly given or issued by the Majority Lenders if all the Lenders with a Commitment and/or Contribution shall have received prior notice of the
matter on which such opinion, consent, request or instructions are required to be
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obtained and the relevant majority of such Lenders shall have given or issued such opinion, consent, request or instructions but so that (as between the Borrowers and the Creditor Parties) the
Borrowers shall be entitled (and bound) to assume that such notice shall have been duly received by each relevant Lender and that the relevant majority shall have been obtained to constitute Majority Lenders whether or not this is in fact the case.
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THE AVAILABLE COMMITMENT AND CANCELLATION |
The Lenders, relying upon each of the representations and warranties
in clause 7, agree to provide to the Borrowers upon and subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Undrawn Commitment of Advance A, the Undrawn Commitment of Advance D, the Undrawn Commitment of Advance G, the Undrawn Commitment of Advance H
and Advance I for the purposes of financing part of the purchase price of Vessel I. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the obligations of each Lender shall be to contribute to the Undrawn Commitment of Advance A, the Undrawn Commitment of
Advance D, the Undrawn Commitment of Advance G, the Undrawn Commitment of Advance H and Advance I the proportion of the relevant one of the Undrawn Commitment of Advance A, the Undrawn Commitment of Advance D, the Undrawn Commitment of
Advance G, the Undrawn Commitment of Advance H and Advance I which is set out opposite its name in Schedule 1. Each Lenders Contribution shall be recalculated upon drawdown of Advance I. The Lenders shall not be required to make
available any part of their respective Commitments which is undrawn after the last day of the Drawdown Period.
The obligations of the Lenders under this Agreement are several
according to their respective Commitments and/or Contributions. The failure of any Lender to perform such obligations shall not relieve any other party to this Agreement of any of its respective obligations or liabilities under this Agreement nor
shall any Creditor Party be responsible for the obligations of any other Creditor Party (except for its own obligations, if any, as a Lender) under this Agreement.
Notwithstanding any other term of this Agreement (but without
prejudice to the provisions of this Agreement relating to or requiring action by the Majority Lenders) the interests of the Creditor Parties are several and the amount due to any Creditor Party is a separate and independent debt. Each Creditor Party
shall have the right to protect and enforce its rights arising out of this Agreement and it shall not be necessary for any other Creditor Party to be joined as an additional party in any Proceedings for this purpose.
2.4.1 |
On the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, the Undrawn Commitment of Advance A, the Undrawn Commitment of Advance D, the Undrawn Commitment of Advance G, the Undrawn Commitment of Advance H
and Advance I shall be drawn by and advanced to the Borrowers in one amount on the relevant Drawdown Date following receipt by the Agent from the Borrowers of a Drawdown Notice not later than 10:00 a.m. on the second Banking Day before the
proposed Drawdown Date. |
2.4.2 |
A Drawdown Notice shall be effective on actual receipt by the Agent and, once given, shall, subject as provided in clause 3.5, be irrevocable. |
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2.5 |
Limitation and application of Advances |
2.5.1 |
The amount of the Loan shall not exceed USD125,000,000 and shall be equal to the aggregate of: |
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(a) |
USD14,784,946.20 in respect of Advance A, of which USD10,799,625 has already been drawn; |
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(b) |
USD12,096,774.20 in respect of Advance D, of which USD7,026,041.65 has already been drawn; |
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(c) |
USD23,857,526.90 in respect of Advance G, of which USD21,660,000 has already been drawn; |
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(d) |
USD25,201,612.90 in respect of Advance H, of which USD21,660,000 has already been drawn; and |
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(e) |
USD49,059,139.80 in respect of Advance I. |
If an Advance is not drawn in full the undrawn
amount shall be cancelled and the amount of each repayment instalment for that Advance shall be reduced proportionately.
2.5.2 |
The Undrawn Commitment of Advance A, the Undrawn Commitment of Advance D, the Undrawn Commitment of Advance G, the Undrawn Commitment of Advance H and Advance I (in the aggregate amount of USD63,854,333.35) shall
be paid forthwith upon drawdown to such account of the Seller as the Borrowers shall stipulate in the relevant Drawdown Notice. |
Upon receipt of a Drawdown Notice complying with the terms of this
Agreement, the Agent shall promptly notify each Lender and each Lender shall make available to the Agent its portion of the relevant Advance for payment by the Agent in accordance with clause 6.2. The Borrowers acknowledge that payment of any
Advance to the account referred to in the relevant Drawdown Notice shall satisfy the obligation of the Lenders to lend that Advance to the Borrowers under this Agreement.
2.7 |
Voluntary cancellation of Facility |
The Borrowers may at any time during the Drawdown
Period by notice to the Agent (effective only on actual receipt) cancel with effect from a date not less than ten Banking Days after the receipt by the Agent of such notice the whole or any part (being five hundred thousand Dollars (USD500,000)) or
any larger sum which is an integral multiple of five hundred thousand Dollars (USD500,000)) of the Total Commitment. Any such notice of cancellation, once given, shall be irrevocable and the Total Commitment shall be reduced accordingly and each
Lenders Commitment shall be reduced pro rata according to the proportion which its Commitment bears to the Total Commitment.
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2.8 |
Cancellation in changed circumstances |
The Borrowers may also at any time during the
Facility Period by notice to the Agent (effective only on actual receipt) prepay and cancel with effect from a date not less than fifteen (15) days after receipt by the Agent of such notice, the whole but not part only, but without prejudice to
the Borrowers obligations under clauses 6.6 and 12, of the Contribution and Commitment (if any) of any Lender to which the Borrowers shall have become obliged to pay additional amounts under clause 12 or clause 6.6. Upon any notice of
such prepayment and cancellation being given, the Commitment of the relevant Lender shall be reduced to zero, the Borrowers shall be obliged to prepay the Contribution of such Lender and such Lenders related costs (including but not limited to
Break Costs) and any amounts payable under Clause 4.6.4 on such date and such Lender shall be under no obligation to participate in the Loan or any further Advances.
Without prejudice to the Borrowers obligations under clause
8.1.4, no Creditor Party shall have any responsibility for the application of the proceeds of any Advance or any part thereof by the Borrowers.
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INTEREST AND INTEREST PERIODS |
The Borrowers must pay interest on each Advance in respect of each
Interest Period relating thereto on each Interest Payment Date relating thereto at the rate per annum determined by the Agent to be the aggregate of (a) the Margin and (b) Cost of Funds or, as the case may be, LIBOR each for that Interest
Period, where Cost of Funds shall apply at any time after the Lenders give the Borrowers written notice that it is not possible to determine the rate of LIBOR, and LIBOR shall apply at all other times.
3.2 |
Duration of Interest Periods |
Subject to clause 3.3, and save as the Lenders may
otherwise agree, each Interest Period shall be of three (3) months duration.
3.3 |
Determination of Interest Periods |
3.3.1 |
the first Interest Period in respect of the first Advance to be made hereunder shall start on its Drawdown Date, and each subsequent Interest Period shall start on the last day of the previous Interest Period;
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3.3.2 |
the first Interest Period in respect of each subsequent Advance shall commence on its Drawdown Date and terminate simultaneously with the Interest Period which is then current for the Loan; and |
3.3.3 |
if any Interest Period would otherwise overrun a relevant Repayment Date, then the relevant Advance shall be divided into parts so that there is one part in the amount of the repayment instalment due on such Repayment
Date and having an Interest Period ending on the relevant Repayment Date and another part in the amount of the balance of that Advance having an Interest Period ascertained in accordance with clause 3.2 and the other provisions of this
clause 3.3. |
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PROVIDED THAT:
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(a) |
the Interest Periods for Advance A, Advance D, Advance G and Advance H current on the Drawdown Date of Advance I shall terminate on the Drawdown Date of Advance I and the subsequent Interest Period for each of
Advance A, Advance D, Advance G and Advance H shall start on the Drawdown Date of Advance I and end on 4 February 2016; and |
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(b) |
the first Interest period for the Undrawn Commitment of Advance A, the Undrawn Commitment of Advance D, the Undrawn Commitment of Advance G, the Undrawn Commitment of Advance H and Advance I shall start on the
Drawdown Date of Advance I and end on 4 February 2016. |
If the Borrowers fail to pay any sum (including, without limitation,
any sum payable pursuant to this clause 3.4) on its due date for payment under any of the Security Documents, the Borrowers must pay interest on such sum on demand from the due date up to the date of actual payment (as well after as before
judgment) at a rate determined by the Agent pursuant to this clause 3.4. The period starting on such due date and ending on such date of payment shall be divided into successive periods of not more than three (3) months as selected by the Agent
each of which (other than the first, which shall start on such due date) shall start on the last day of the preceding such period. The rate of interest applicable to each such period shall be the aggregate (as determined by the Agent) of
(a) two per cent (2%) per annum, (b) the Margin and (c) the applicable one of Cost of Funds and LIBOR for such periods. Such interest shall be due and payable on demand, or, if no demand is made, then on the last day of each such
period as determined by the Agent and on the day on which all amounts in respect of which interest is being paid under this Clause are paid, and each such day shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, be treated as an Interest Payment Date,
provided that if such unpaid sum is an amount of principal which became due and payable by reason of a declaration by the Agent under clause 10.2.2 or a prepayment pursuant to clauses 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 8.2.1(a) or 12.1, on a date other than an Interest
Payment Date relating thereto, the first such period selected by the Agent shall be of a duration equal to the period between the due date of such principal sum and such Interest Payment Date and interest shall be payable on such principal sum
during such period at a rate of two per cent (2%) above the rate applicable thereto immediately before it shall have become so due and payable. If, for the reasons specified in clause 3.5.1, the Agent is unable to determine a rate in accordance
with the foregoing provisions of this clause 3.4, each Lender shall promptly notify the Agent of the cost of funds to such Lender and interest on any sum not paid on its due date for payment shall be calculated at a rate determined by the Agent to
be two per cent (2%) per annum above the aggregate of the Margin and the arithmetic mean of the cost of funds to the Lenders compounded at such intervals as the Agent selects.
3.5 |
Market disruption; non-availability |
3.5.1 |
Whenever, at any time prior to the commencement of any Interest Period: |
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(a) |
the Agent, acting on the instructions of the Lenders, shall have determined that adequate and fair means do not exist for ascertaining the applicable one of Cost of Funds and LIBOR during such Interest Period; or
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(b) |
the Agent shall have received notification from a Lender or Lenders that deposits in USD are not available to such Lender or Lenders in the London Interbank Market in the ordinary course of business to fund their
Contributions to the Loan for such Interest Period |
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(c) |
the Agent must promptly give notice (a Determination Notice) thereof to the Borrowers and to each of the Lenders. A Determination Notice shall contain particulars of the relevant circumstances giving
rise to its issue. After the giving of any Determination Notice, regardless of any other provision of this Agreement, the Commitment shall not be borrowed until notice to the contrary is given to the Borrowers by the Agent. |
3.5.2 |
Within ten (10) days of any Determination Notice being given by the Agent under clause 3.6.1, each Lender must certify an alternative basis (the Alternative Basis) for maintaining its
Contribution. The Alternative Basis may at the relevant Lenders sole discretion include (without limitation) alternative interest periods, alternative currencies or alternative rates of interest but shall include a margin above the cost of
funds to such Lender. The Agent shall calculate the arithmetic mean of the Alternative Basis provided by the relevant Lenders (the Substitute Basis) and certify the same to the Borrowers and the Lenders. The Substitute Basis so
certified shall be binding upon the Borrowers, and shall take effect in accordance with its terms from the date specified in the Determination Notice until such time as the Agent notifies the Borrowers that none of the circumstances specified in
clause 3.6.1 continues to exist whereupon the normal interest rate fixing provisions of this Agreement shall again apply and, subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, the Commitment may again be borrowed. |
The Borrowers shall consult with the Lenders prior to entering into
any arrangements to hedge the Borrowers exposure under this Agreement to interest rate fluctuations and the Lenders shall have the right of first refusal, each to the extent of its Contribution to enter into derivative transactions in that
respect, Provided that (i) the notional amount of any such derivative transactions shall not exceed the amount of the Loan and (ii) all Indebtedness of any Borrower in relation to such derivative transactions shall be fully subordinated to
the obligations of the Borrowers under this Agreement in a form acceptable to the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Lenders) and the relevant Borrower and counterparty shall enter into such documentation in that regard as the Agent (acting on
the instructions of the Lenders) may require.
In the event that the terms of the derivative transactions offered by a Lender are not
competitive, the Borrowers may conclude any swap or derivative contract in respect of that Lenders Contribution with the other Lenders or another bank or financial institution to hedge the Borrowers exposure under this Agreement to
interest rate fluctuations provided that, in such case, no Encumbrances may be granted by the Borrowers to such other bank or financial institution in respect of the Vessels or their Earnings or Insurances (each as defined in the relevant Ship
Security Documents) or any other asset without the prior written consent of the Lenders.
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4 |
REPAYMENT AND PREPAYMENT |
4.1.1 |
Subject as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Borrowers must repay: |
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(a) |
Advance A by twenty (20) quarterly instalments, with one such instalment to be repaid on each of the Repayment Dates in respect of that Advance (commencing with the first Repayment Date falling on 4 February
2016) and a balloon instalment to be repaid on the final Repayment Date. The amount of the first eight instalments shall be USD775,618.28 each, the amount of the next twelve instalments shall be USD595,833.33 each and the amount of the Balloon
Instalment shall be USD1,429,999.97; |
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(b) |
Advance D by sixteen (16) quarterly instalments, with one such instalment to be repaid on each of the Repayment Dates in respect of that Advance (commencing with the first Repayment Date falling on 4 February
2016) The amount of the first eight instalments shall be USD802,974.75 each and the amount of the next eight instalments shall be USD709,122.03 each; |
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(c) |
Advance G by twenty (20) quarterly instalments, with one such instalment to be repaid on each of the Repayment Dates in respect of that Advance (commencing with the first Repayment Date falling on 4 February
2016) and a balloon instalment to be repaid on the final Repayment Date. The amount of the first eight instalments shall be USD578,545.03 each, the amount of the next twelve instalments shall be USD443,750 each and the amount of the Balloon
Instalment shall be USD13,904,166.68; |
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(d) |
Advance H by twenty (20) quarterly instalments, with one such instalment to be repaid on each of the Repayment Dates in respect of that Advance (commencing with the first Repayment Date falling on 4 February
2016) and a balloon instalment to be repaid on the final Repayment Date. The amount of the first eight instalments shall be USD572,076.62 each, the amount of the next twelve instalments shall be USD435,267.86 each and the amount of the Balloon
Instalment shall be USD15,401,785.69; |
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(e) |
Advance I by twenty (20) quarterly instalments, with one such instalment to be repaid on each of the Repayment Dates in respect of that Advance (commencing with the first Repayment Date falling on 4 February
2016) and a balloon instalment to be repaid on the final Repayment Date. The amount of the first eight instalments shall be USD1,895,785.33 each, the amount of the next twelve instalments shall be USD1,482,812.5 each and the amount of the Balloon
Instalment shall be USD16,099,107.14. |
4.1.2 |
The Borrowers shall on the Maturity Date also pay to the Agent and the Lenders the whole of the Loan then outstanding and all other amounts in respect of interest or otherwise then due and payable under this Agreement
and the Security Documents. |
Subject to clauses 4.6 and 4.7 the Borrowers may, subject to
having given 10 Banking Days prior notice thereof to the Agent, prepay the Loan or any Advance in whole or part (such part being in an amount of five hundred thousand Dollars (USD500,000) or any larger sum which is an integral multiple of such
amount) on any relevant Interest Payment Date without premium or penalty.
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4.3 |
Mandatory Prepayment on Total Loss |
On the date falling one hundred and eighty
(180) days after that on which a Mortgaged Vessel became a Total Loss or, if earlier, on the date upon which the relevant insurance proceeds are, or Requisition Compensation (as defined in the Mortgage for such Vessel or, in relation to Vessel
F, the Deed of Covenants) is, received by the relevant Borrower (or the Security Trustee pursuant to the Security Documents), the Borrowers must prepay the Loan by an amount equal to the greater of (i) the Advance relating to that Mortgaged
Vessel and (ii) such amount of the Loan as would need to be prepaid to ensure that after such prepayment there could be no security shortfall under clause 8.2.
For the purpose of this Agreement, a Total Loss shall be deemed to have
occurred:
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(a) |
in the case of an actual total loss of a Vessel, on the actual date and at the time such Vessel was lost or, if such date is not known, on the date on which such Vessel was last reported; |
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(b) |
in the case of a constructive total loss of a Vessel, upon the date and at the time notice of abandonment of the ship is given to the then insurers of such Vessel (provided a claim for total loss is admitted by such
insurers) or, if such insurers do not immediately admit such a claim, at the date and at the time at which either a total loss is subsequently admitted by such insurers or a total loss is subsequently adjudged by a competent court of law or
arbitration tribunal to have occurred; |
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(c) |
in the case of a compromised or arranged total loss of a Vessel, on the date upon which a binding agreement as to such compromised or arranged total loss has been entered into by the then insurers of such Vessel;
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(d) |
in the case of Compulsory Acquisition, on the date upon which the relevant requisition of title or other compulsory acquisition occurs; and |
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(e) |
in the case of hijacking, theft, condemnation, capture, seizure, arrest, detention or confiscation of a Vessel (other than within the definition of Compulsory Acquisition) by any Government Entity, or by persons
allegedly acting or purporting to act on behalf of any Government Entity, which deprives an Owner of the use of such Vessel for more than ninety (90) days, upon the expiry of the Relevant Period where Relevant Period means, for the
purposes of this clause 4.3.1(e), either (i) the period of ninety (90) days after the date upon which the relevant incident occurred or, (ii) if relevant underwriters confirm in writing (in customary terms) prior to the end of
such ninety (90) day period that such capture, seizure, detention or confiscation will be covered by the relevant Owners war risks insurance if continuing for a further period exceeding ten (10) calendar months, the shorter of twelve
(12) months and such period at the end of which cover is confirmed to attach. |
4.4 |
Mandatory prepayment on sale of Mortgaged Vessel |
On the date of completion of the sale
of a Mortgaged Vessel the Borrowers must prepay the Loan by an amount equal to the greater of (i) the Advance relating to that Mortgaged Vessel and (ii) such amount of the Loan as would need to be prepaid to ensure that after such
prepayment there could be no security shortfall under clause 8.2.
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4.5 |
Mandatory prepayment on change of control |
The Borrowers must prepay the Loan in full
and the undrawn Commitment shall be immediately cancelled in the event that:
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(i) |
there is any change in the direct or indirect ownership of any Borrower without the prior written consent of the Lenders; or |
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(ii) |
the number of shares of and in NMAC owned by Navios Maritime Holdings Inc., Mrs. Angeliki Frangou and their respective Affiliates in aggregate falls, without the prior written consent of the Lenders, below 30% of
the issued shares of NMAC; or |
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(iii) |
any other person or persons acting in concert acquire, without the prior written consent of the Lenders, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the issued shares of, or voting rights in, NMAC or acquire the right to
control the appointment of a majority of the members of the board of directors of NMAC. |
4.6 |
Amounts payable on prepayment |
Any prepayment of all or part of the Loan under this
Agreement shall be made together with:
4.6.1 |
accrued interest on the amount to be prepaid to the date of such prepayment; |
4.6.2 |
any additional amount payable under clauses 3.5, 6.6 or 12.2; |
4.6.3 |
if any Advance or any part of any of them is prepaid under clause 4.2 in an amount exceeding USD2,000,000 in aggregate (the Excess), |
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(a) |
prior to the first anniversary of the Drawdown Date in respect of Advance I, then the Borrowers shall pay to the Agent, on the date such prepayment is made, for payment to the Lenders pro rata according to their
contributions, a prepayment fee of 1.25% of the amount of such Excess; or |
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(b) |
after the first anniversary of the Drawdown Date in respect of Advance I but prior to the second anniversary of the Drawdown Date in respect of Advance I, then the Borrowers shall pay to the Agent, on the date such
prepayment is made, for payment to the Lenders pro rata according to their contributions, a prepayment fee of 1% of the amount of such Excess, |
unless such prepayment is made (i) using Borrowed Moneys borrowed from Deutsche Bank AG Filiale Deutschlandgeschäft or from a
syndicate of banks or financial institutions led by Deutsche Bank AG Filiale Deutschlandgeschäft or (ii) pursuant to clause 8.2.1(a),
and no prepayment fee shall be payable if an Advance or any part thereof is prepaid under clause 4.2 after the second anniversary of the
Drawdown Date in respect thereof.
4.6.4 |
all other sums payable by the Borrowers to the Creditor Parties under this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents including, without limitation any Break Costs and, if the whole Loan is being prepaid, any
accrued commitment commission payable under clause 5.1. |
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4.7 |
Notice of prepayment; reduction of maximum loan amount |
4.7.1 |
Every notice of prepayment shall be effective only on actual receipt by the Agent, shall be irrevocable, shall specify the amount to be prepaid and the Advance which is to be prepaid and shall oblige the Borrowers to
make such prepayment on the date specified. Subject to the other provisions of this Agreement and in particular Clause 2.6, no amount prepaid under this Clause 4 in respect of the Loan may be reborrowed. |
4.7.2 |
Any amounts prepaid pursuant to clause 4.2 shall be applied against the Loan in the order and manner selected by the Borrowers. |
4.7.3 |
Any amounts prepaid pursuant to clauses 4.3 or 4.4 shall be applied firstly against the Advance which financed the lost or sold Mortgaged Vessel and thereafter pro rata against the remaining Advances, in each case
against the repayment instalments in inverse order of maturity. |
4.7.4 |
The Borrowers obligations set out in Clause 4.1.1 shall not be affected by any prepayment in respect of the Loan pursuant to clause 4.2. |
4.7.5 |
The Borrowers may not prepay any part of the Loan except as expressly provided in this Agreement. |
4.7.6 |
No amount prepaid may be reborrowed. |
The Borrowers shall pay to the Agent for its own account an
administration fee in an amount per annum agreed in writing between the Agent and the Borrowers payable in advance on the Execution Date and annually thereafter.
The Borrowers agree to reimburse the Creditor Parties on a full indemnity
basis within ten (10) days of demand all expenses and/or disbursements whatsoever (including without limitation legal, printing, travel and out of pocket expenses and expenses related to the provision of legal and insurance opinions referred to
in schedule 3) certified by the Creditor Parties or any of them as having been incurred by them from time to time:
5.2.1 |
in connection howsoever with the syndication of the Loan Facility and with the negotiation, preparation, execution and, where relevant, registration of the Security Documents and of any contemplated or actual amendment,
or indulgence or the granting of any waiver or consent howsoever in connection with, any of the Security Documents (including legal fees and any travel expenses); and |
5.2.2 |
in contemplation or furtherance of, or otherwise howsoever in connection with, the exercise or enforcement of, or preservation of any rights, powers, remedies or discretions under any of the Security Documents, or in
consideration of the Creditor Parties rights thereunder or any action proposed or taken following the occurrence of a Default or otherwise in respect of the moneys owing under any of the Security Documents, |
together with interest at the rate referred to in clause 3.4 from the date on which reimbursement of such expenses and/or disbursements were
due following demand to the date of payment (as well after as before judgment).
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All fees and expenses payable pursuant to this Agreement must be paid
together with value added tax or any similar tax (if any) properly chargeable thereon in any jurisdiction. Any value added tax chargeable in respect of any services supplied by the Creditor Parties or any of them under this Agreement shall, on
delivery of the value added tax invoice, be paid in addition to any sum agreed to be paid hereunder.
5.4 |
Stamp and other duties |
The Borrowers must pay all stamp, documentary, registration or
other like duties or taxes (including any duties or taxes payable by any of the Creditor Parties) imposed on or in connection with any of the Underlying Documents, the Security Documents or the Loan or any Advance and agree to indemnify the Creditor
Parties or any of them against any liability arising by reason of any delay or omission by the Borrowers to pay such duties or taxes.
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PAYMENTS AND TAXES; ACCOUNTS AND CALCULATIONS |
6.1 |
No set-off or counterclaim |
All payments to be made by the Borrowers under any of the
Security Documents must be made in full, without any set off or counterclaim whatsoever and, subject as provided in clause 6.6, free and clear of any deductions or withholdings, in USD on or before 11:00 am on the due date in freely available funds
to such account at such bank and in such place as the Agent may from time to time specify for this purpose. Save as otherwise provided in this Agreement or any other relevant Security Documents, such payments shall be for the account of all Lenders
and the Agent shall distribute such payments in like funds as are received by the Agent to the Lenders rateably, in the proportions which their respective Contributions bear to the aggregate of the Loan and the Advances on the date on which such
payment is made.
6.2 |
Payment by the Lenders |
All sums to be advanced by the Lenders to the Borrowers under
this Agreement shall be remitted in USD on the relevant Drawdown Date to the account of the Agent at such bank as the Agent may have notified to the Lenders and shall be paid by the Agent on such date in like funds as are received by the Agent to
the account specified in the relevant Drawdown Notice.
When any payment under any of the Security Documents would otherwise
be due on a day which is not a Banking Day, the due date for payment shall be extended to the next following Banking Day unless such Banking Day falls in the next calendar month in which case payment shall be made on the immediately preceding
Banking Day.
All interest and other payments of an annual nature under any of the
Security Documents shall accrue from day to day and be calculated on the basis of actual days elapsed and a three hundred and sixty (360) day year.
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If any sum due from the Borrowers under any of the Security
Documents, or under any order or judgment given or made in relation thereto, must be converted from the currency (the first currency) in which the same is payable thereunder into another currency (the second currency) for the
purpose of (i) making or filing a claim or proof against the Borrowers, (ii) obtaining an order or judgment in any court or other tribunal or (iii) enforcing any order or judgment given or made in relation thereto, the Borrowers
undertake to indemnify and hold harmless the Lender from and against any loss suffered as a result of any discrepancy between (a) the rate of exchange used for such purpose to convert the sum in question from the first currency into the second
currency and (b) the rate or rates of exchange at which the Lender may in the ordinary course of business purchase the first currency with the second currency upon receipt of a sum paid to it in satisfaction, in whole or in part, of any such
order, judgment, claim or proof. Any amount due from the Borrowers under this clause 6.5 shall be due as a separate debt and shall not be affected by judgment being obtained for any other sums due under or in respect of any of the Security
Documents and the term rate of exchange includes any premium and costs of exchange payable in connection with the purchase of the first currency with the second currency.
6.6 |
Grossing-up for Taxes - by the Borrowers |
If at any time the Borrowers must make any
deduction or withholding in respect of Taxes or deduction in respect of any royalty payment, duty, assessment or other charge or otherwise from any payment due under any of the Security Documents for the account of any Creditor Party or if the Agent
or the Security Trustee must make any deduction or withholding from a payment to another Creditor Party or withholding in respect of Taxes from any payment due under any of the Security Documents, the sum due from the Borrowers in respect of such
payment must be increased to the extent necessary to ensure that, after the making of such deduction or withholding, the relevant Creditor Party receives on the due date for such payment (and retains, free from any liability in respect of such
deduction or withholding), a net sum equal to the sum which it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been required to be made and the Borrowers must indemnify each Creditor Party against any losses or costs incurred by it by
reason of any failure of the Borrowers to make any such deduction or withholding or by reason of any increased payment not being made on the due date for such payment. Provided however that if any Creditor Party or the Agent or the Security Trustee
shall be or become entitled to any Tax credit or relief in respect of any Tax which is deducted from any payment by the Borrowers and it actually receives a benefit from such Tax credit or relief in its country of domicile, incorporation or
residence, the relevant Creditor Party or the Agent or the Security Trustee, as the case may be, shall, subject to any laws or regulations applicable thereto, pay to the Borrowers after such benefit is effectively received by the relevant Creditor
Party or the Agent or the Security Trustee, as the case may be, such amounts (which shall be conclusively certified by the relevant Creditor Party or the Agent or the Security Trustee) as shall ensure that the net amount actually retained by the
relevant Creditor Party or the Agent or the Security Trustee, as the case may be, is equal to the amount which would have been retained if there had been no such deduction. The Borrowers must promptly deliver to the Agent any receipts, certificates
or other proof evidencing the amounts (if any) paid or payable in respect of any deduction or withholding as aforesaid.
6.7 |
Grossing-up for Taxes - by the Lenders |
If at any time a Lender must make any deduction
or withholding in respect of Taxes from any payment due under any of the Security Documents for the account of the Agent or the Security
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Trustee, the sum due from such Lender in respect of such payment must be increased to the extent necessary to ensure that, after the making of such deduction or withholding, the Agent or, as the
case may be, the Security Trustee receives on the due date for such payment (and retains free from any liability in respect of such deduction or withholding) a net sum equal to the sum which it would have received had no such deduction or
withholding been required to be made and each Lender must indemnify the Agent and the Security Trustee against any losses or costs incurred by it by reason of any failure of such Lender to make any such deduction or withholding or by reason of any
increased payment not being made on the due date for such payment.
Each Lender shall maintain, in accordance with its usual practice, an
account evidencing the amounts from time to time lent by, owing to and paid to it under the Security Documents. The Agent and/or the Security Trustee shall maintain a control account showing the Loan, the Advances and other sums owing by the
Borrowers under the Security Documents and all payments in respect thereof being made from time to time. The control account shall, in the absence of manifest error, be prima facie evidence of the amount from time to time owing by the Borrowers
under the Security Documents.
6.9 |
Agent may assume receipt |
Where any sum is to be paid under the Security Documents to
the Agent or, as the case may be, the Security Trustee for the account of another person, the Agent or, as the case may be, the Security Trustee may assume that the payment will be made when due and the Agent or, as the case may be, the Security
Trustee may (but shall not be obliged to) make such sum available to the person so entitled. If it proves to be the case that such payment was not made to the Agent or, as the case may be, the Security Trustee, then the person to whom such sum was
so made available must on request refund such sum to the Agent or, as the case may be, the Security Trustee together with interest thereon sufficient to compensate the Agent or, as the case may be, the Security Trustee for the cost of making
available such sum up to the date of such repayment and the person by whom such sum was payable must indemnify the Agent or, as the case may be, the Security Trustee for any and all loss or expense which the Agent or, as the case may be, the
Security Trustee may sustain or incur as a consequence of such sum not having been paid on its due date.
If, on any date on which a payment is due to be made by the Borrowers
under any of the Security Documents, the amount received by the Agent from the Borrowers falls short of the total amount of the payment due to be made by the Borrowers on such date then, without prejudice to any rights or remedies available to the
Agent, the Security Trustee and the Lenders under any of the Security Documents, the Agent must apply the amount actually received from the Borrowers in or towards discharge of the obligations of the Borrowers under the Security Documents in the
following order, notwithstanding any appropriation made, or purported to be made, by the Borrowers:
6.10.1 |
first, in or towards payment, on a pro-rata basis, of any Break Costs and any unpaid costs and expenses of the Agent and the Security Trustee under any of the Security Documents; |
6.10.2 |
secondly, in or towards payment of any fees payable to the Agent or any of the other Creditor Parties under, or in relation to, the Security Documents which remain unpaid; |
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6.10.3 |
thirdly, in or towards payment to the Lenders, on a pro rata basis, of any accrued interest owing in respect of the Loan which shall have become due under any of the Security Documents but remains unpaid;
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6.10.4 |
fourthly, in or towards repayment of the Loan which have become due and payable; and |
6.10.5 |
fifthly, in or towards payment to the Lenders of any other sum relating to the Loan which shall have become due under any of the Security Documents but remains unpaid. |
The order of application set out in clauses 6.10.1 to 6.10.5 may be varied by the Agent if the Lenders so direct, without any reference to, or
consent or approval from, the Borrowers.
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(a) |
Subject to subclause (c) below, each party to a Security Document shall, within ten Banking Days of a reasonable request by another party to the Security Documents: |
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(i) |
confirm to that other party whether it is a FATCA Exempt Party or is not a FATCA Exempt Party; and |
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(ii) |
supply to the requesting party such forms, documentation and other information relating to its status under FATCA (including its applicable passthru percentage or other information required under the
regulations of the US Treasury Department or other official guidance including intergovernmental agreements) as the requesting party reasonably requests for the purposes of such requesting partys compliance with FATCA. |
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(b) |
If a party to any Security Document confirms to another party pursuant to subclause (a) above that it is a FATCA Exempt Party and it subsequently becomes aware that it is not, or has ceased to be a FATCA Exempt
Party, that party shall notify that other party and the Agent reasonably promptly. |
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(c) |
Subclause (a) above shall not oblige any Lender to do anything which would or might in its reasonable opinion constitute a breach of any law or regulation, any policy of that Lender, any fiduciary duty or any duty
of confidentiality, or to disclose any confidential information (including, without limitation, its tax returns and calculations); provided, however, that information required (or equivalent to the information so required) by United States Internal
Revenue Service Forms W-8 or W-9 (or any successor forms) shall not be treated as confidential information of such Lender for purposes of this subclause (c). |
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(d) |
If a party to any Security Document fails to confirm its status or to supply forms, documentation or other information requested in accordance with subclause (a) above (including, for the avoidance of doubt, where
subclause (c) above applies), then |
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(i) |
if that party failed to confirm whether it is (and/or remains) a FATCA Exempt Party then such party shall be treated for the purposes of the Security Documents as if it is not a FATCA Exempt Party; and
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(ii) |
if that party failed to confirm its applicable passthru percentage then such party shall be treated for the purposes of the Security Documents (and payments made thereunder) as if its applicable passthru percentage is
100%, |
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until (in each case) such time as the party in question provides the requested confirmation,
forms, documentation or other information.
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(a) |
Each Party may make any FATCA Deduction it is required to make by FATCA, and any payment required in connection with that FATCA Deduction, and no Party shall be required to increase any payment in respect of which it
makes such a FATCA Deduction or otherwise compensate the recipient of the payment for that FATCA Deduction. |
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(b) |
Each Party shall promptly, upon becoming aware that it must make a FATCA Deduction (or that there is any change in the rate or the basis of such FATCA Deduction) notify the Party to whom it is making the payment and, in
addition, shall notify the Borrowers, the Agent and the other Creditor Parties. |
7 |
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
7.1 |
Continuing representations and warranties |
The Borrowers represent and warrant to each
Creditor Party that:
each of the Security Parties is duly incorporated and validly existing in
good standing, under the laws of its respective country of incorporation, in each case, as a corporation and has power to carry on its respective businesses as it is now being conducted and to own their respective property and other assets to which
it has unencumbered legal and beneficial title except as disclosed to the Agent in writing;
each of the Security Parties has power to execute, deliver and perform its
obligations and, as the case may be, to exercise its rights under the Underlying Documents and the Security Documents to which it is a party; all necessary corporate, shareholder and other action has been taken to authorise the execution, delivery
and on the execution of the Security Documents performance of the same and no limitation on the powers of the Borrowers to borrow or any other Security Party to howsoever incur liability and/or to provide or grant security will be exceeded as a
result of borrowing any part of the Loan;
7.1.3 |
Binding obligations |
the Underlying Documents and the Security Documents, when executed, will
constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the relevant Security Parties enforceable in accordance with their respective terms;
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7.1.4 |
No conflict with other obligations |
the execution and delivery of, the performance of their
obligations under, and compliance with the provisions of, the Underlying Documents and the Security Documents by the relevant Security Parties will not (i) contravene any existing applicable law, statute, rule or regulation or any judgment,
decree or permit to which any Security Party or other member of the Group is subject, (ii) conflict with, or result in any breach of any of the terms of, or constitute a default under, any agreement or other instrument to which any Security
Party or any other member of the Group is a party or is subject or by which it or any of its property is bound, (iii) contravene or conflict with any provision of the constitutional documents of any Security Party or (iv) result in the
creation or imposition of, or oblige any of the Security Parties to create, any Encumbrance (other than a Permitted Encumbrance) on any of the undertakings, assets, rights or revenues of any of the Security Parties;
no Default has occurred;
7.1.6 |
No litigation or judgments |
no Proceedings are current, pending or, to the knowledge of the
officers of any Borrower, threatened against any of the Security Parties or any other Group Members or their assets which could have a Material Adverse Effect and there exist no judgments, orders, injunctions which would materially affect the
obligations of the Security Parties under the Security Documents;
7.1.7 |
No filings required |
except for the registration of the Mortgages in the relevant register
under the laws of the relevant Flag State through the relevant Registry, it is not necessary to ensure the legality, validity, enforceability or admissibility in evidence of any of the Underlying Documents or any of the Security Documents that they
or any other instrument be notarised, filed, recorded, registered or enrolled in any court, public office or elsewhere in any Pertinent Jurisdiction or that any stamp, registration or similar tax or charge be paid in any Pertinent Jurisdiction on or
in relation to any of the Underlying Documents or the Security Documents and each of the Underlying Documents and the Security Documents is in proper form for its enforcement in the courts of each Pertinent Jurisdiction;
7.1.8 |
Required Authorisations and legal compliance |
all Required Authorisations have been obtained or
effected and are in full force and effect and no Security Party has in any way contravened any applicable law, statute, rule or regulation (including all such as relate to money laundering);
the choice of English law to govern the Underlying Documents and the Security
Documents (other than the Mortgages, the Deed of Covenants and the Earnings Accounts Pledge), the choice of the law of the Flag State to govern the Mortgages and the Deed of Covenants, the choice of German law to govern the Earnings Accounts Pledge
and the submissions by the Security Parties to the jurisdiction of the English courts and the obligations of such Security Parties associated therewith, are valid and binding;
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no Security Party nor any of their assets is entitled to immunity on the grounds
of sovereignty or otherwise from any Proceedings whatsoever;
7.1.11 |
Financial statements correct and complete |
the latest audited and unaudited consolidated
financial statements of NMAC in respect of the relevant financial year as delivered to the Agent present or will present fairly and accurately the financial position of NMAC and the consolidated financial position of the Group as at the date thereof
and the results of the operations of NMAC and the consolidated results of the operations of the Group for the financial year ended on such date and, as at such date, neither NMAC nor any of its Subsidiaries had any significant liabilities
(contingent or otherwise) or any unrealised or anticipated losses which are not disclosed by, or reserved against or provided for in, such financial statements;
the obligations of the Borrowers under this Agreement are direct, general and
unconditional obligations of the Borrowers and rank at least pari passu with all other present and future unsecured and unsubordinated Indebtedness of the Borrowers except for obligations which are mandatorily preferred by operation of law and not
by contract;
7.1.13 |
Information/ Material Adverse Effect |
all information, whatsoever provided by any Security
Party to the Agent in connection with the negotiation and preparation of the Security Documents or otherwise provided hereafter in relation to, or pursuant to this Agreement is, or will be, true and accurate in all material respects and not
misleading, does or will not omit material facts and all reasonable enquiries have been, or shall have been, made to verify the facts and statements contained therein and there has not occurred any event which could have a Material Adverse Effect on
any Security Party since such information was provided to the Agent; there are, or will be, no other facts the omission of which would make any fact or statement therein misleading;
7.1.14 |
No withholding Taxes |
no Taxes anywhere are imposed whatsoever by withholding or otherwise on
any payment to be made by any Security Party under the Underlying Documents or the Security Documents to which such Security Party is or is to be a party or are imposed on or by virtue of the execution or delivery by the Security Parties of the
Underlying Documents or the Security Documents or any other document or instrument to be executed or delivered under any of the Security Documents;
the Borrowers shall apply the Loan only for the purposes specified in clauses
1.1 and 2.1;
7.1.16 |
The Mortgaged Vessels |
throughout the Facility Period, each Mortgaged Vessel will, following
its Delivery Date, be:
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(a) |
in the absolute sole, legal and beneficial ownership of the relevant Owner; |
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(b) |
registered through the offices of the relevant Registry as a ship under the laws and flag of the relevant Flag State; |
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(c) |
in compliance with the ISM Code and the ISPS Code and operationally seaworthy and in every way fit for service; |
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(d) |
in good and sea-worthy and cargo-worthy condition; and |
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(e) |
classed with the relevant Classification free of all qualifications or recommendations of the relevant Classification Society (other than those which have been or are being complied with in accordance with their terms
and which are not by their terms overdue for compliance). |
7.1.17 |
Mortgaged Vessels employment |
except with the prior consent of the Agent (acting on the
instructions of the Lenders), there will not be any agreement or arrangement whereby the Earnings (as defined in the relevant Ship Security Documents) of any Mortgaged Vessel may be shared howsoever with any other person (it being understood that
any arrangement under which a Borrower receives a share of income received by a charterer of its Vessel is not subject to this Clause);
7.1.18 |
Freedom from Encumbrances |
no Mortgaged Vessel nor its Earnings, Insurances or Requisition
Compensation (each as defined in the relevant Ship Security Documents) nor the Earnings Account nor any Extended Employment Contract in respect of such Mortgaged Vessel nor any or Existing Charter nor the Required Charter nor any other properties or
rights which are, or are to be, the subject of any of the Security Documents nor any part thereof will be subject to any Encumbrance except Permitted Encumbrances;
7.1.19 |
Environmental Matters |
except as may already have been disclosed by the Borrowers in writing
to, and acknowledged and accepted in writing by, the Agent:
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(a) |
the Borrowers and, to the best of the Borrowers knowledge and belief (having made due enquiry), their respective Environmental Affiliates, have complied with the provisions of all Environmental Laws;
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(b) |
the Borrowers and, to the best of the Borrowers knowledge and belief (having made due enquiry), their respective Environmental Affiliates have obtained all Environmental Approvals and are in compliance with all
such Environmental Approvals; |
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(c) |
no Environmental Claim has been made or threatened or pending against any Borrower, or, to the best of the Borrowers knowledge and belief (having made due enquiry), any of their respective Environmental
Affiliates; and |
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(d) |
there has been no Environmental Incident; |
With effect from the Delivery Date of its Vessel, each of the Borrowers will
comply with and continue to comply with and procure that the Manager complies with and continues to comply with the ISM Code, the ISPS Code and all other statutory and other requirements relative to its business and in particular each Borrower or
the Manager will obtain and maintain a valid DOC and SMC for each Mortgaged Vessels and that it and the Manager will implement and continue to implement an ISM SMS;
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7.1.21 |
Copies true and complete |
the Certified Copies or originals of the Underlying Documents
delivered or to be delivered to the Agent pursuant to clause 9.1 are, or will when delivered be, true and complete copies or, as the case may be, originals of such documents; and such documents constitute valid and binding obligations of the
parties thereto enforceable in accordance with their respective terms and there have been no amendments or variations thereof or defaults thereunder;
7.1.22 |
the Borrowers are the ultimate beneficiaries of the Loan; |
7.1.23 |
Except for the Manager, no Security Party has incurred any Indebtedness save under this Agreement and the Notes or as otherwise disclosed to the Agent in writing or as disclosed in the Groups public filings;
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7.1.24 |
NMAC and all Borrowers have filed all tax and other fiscal returns required to be filed by any tax authority to which they are subject; |
7.1.25 |
no Borrower has an office in England; |
7.1.26 |
Prohibited Persons, unlawful activity |
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(a) |
to the best of its knowledge, none of the shares in any Borrower, any Security Party, or a Vessel are or will be at any time during the Facility Period legally and beneficially owned and controlled by a Prohibited
Person; |
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(b) |
to the best of its knowledge, no Prohibited Person has or will have at any time during the Facility Period any legal or beneficial interest of any nature whatsoever in any of the shares of any of the Security Parties;
and |
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(c) |
to the best of their knowledge, no title in any property or other assets subject to an Encumbrance created by a Security Document has been obtained in breach of any existing applicable law, statute, rule or regulation;
and |
7.1.27 |
in relation to the borrowing by the Borrowers of the Loan, the performance and discharge of their obligations and liabilities under this Agreement or any of the Security Documents and the transactions and other
arrangements effected or contemplated by this Agreement or any of the Security Documents to which the Borrowers are or any of them is a party, they are acting for their own account and that the foregoing will not involve or lead to a contravention
of any law, official requirement or other regulatory measure or procedure which has been implemented to combat Money Laundering. |
7.2 |
Repetition of representations and warranties |
On each day throughout the Facility
Period, the Borrowers shall be deemed to repeat the representations and warranties in clause 7.1 updated mutatis mutandis as if made with reference to the facts and circumstances existing on such day.
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The Borrowers undertake with each Creditor Party that, from the Execution Date
until the end of the Facility Period, they will:
8.1.1 |
Notice of Default and Proceedings |
promptly inform the Agent of (a) any Default and of any
other circumstances or occurrence which might adversely affect the ability of any Security Party to perform its obligations under any of the Security Documents and (b) as soon as the same is instituted or threatened, details of any Proceedings
involving any Security Party which could have a material adverse effect on that Security Party and/or the operation of any of the Vessels (including, but not limited to any Total Loss of a Vessel or the occurrence of any Environmental Incident) and
will from time to time, if so requested by the Agent, confirm to the Agent in writing that, save as otherwise stated in such confirmation, no Default has occurred and is continuing and no such Proceedings are on foot or threatened;
obtain or cause to be obtained, maintain in full force and effect and comply
fully with all Required Authorisations, provide the Agent with Certified Copies of the same and do, or cause to be done, all other acts and things which may from time to time be necessary or desirable under any applicable law (whether or not in the
Pertinent Jurisdiction) for the continued due performance of all the obligations of the Security Parties under each of the Security Documents;
8.1.3 |
Corporate Existence/Ownership |
ensure that each Security Party maintains its corporate
existence as a body corporate duly organised and validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the Pertinent Jurisdiction and ensure that each Borrower is owned, directly or through other companies, by NMAC;
use the Advances exclusively for the purposes specified in clauses 1.1 and
2.1;
ensure that their obligations under this Agreement shall at all times rank at least
pari passu with all their other present and future unsecured and unsubordinated Indebtedness with the exception of any obligations which are mandatorily preferred by law and not by contract;
8.1.6 |
Financial statements |
send to the Agent (or procure that is sent):
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(a) |
as soon as possible, but in no event later than 60 days after the end of each quarter in each of its financial years (commencing with the financial quarter ending 30 June 2014), quarterly unaudited consolidated
accounts of NMAC (prepared in accordance with US GAAP), together with updated details (in a form acceptable to the Agent) of all off-balance sheet and time-charter hire commitments of the Relevant Ships; |
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(b) |
as soon as possible, but in no event later than 120 days after the end of each of its financial years, annual audited (prepared in accordance with US GAAP by a firm of accountants acceptable to the Agent)
consolidated accounts of NMAC (commencing with the financial year ending 31 December 2014), together with updated details (in a form acceptable to the Agent) of all off-balance sheet and time-charter hire commitments of the Relevant Ships;
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(c) |
as soon as possible, but in no event later than 180 days after the end of each of its financial years, financial management information, including but not limited to, cash balance, Indebtedness of each Mortgaged Vessel,
EBITDA and Interest Expense, in a form acceptable to the Agent, certified as to its correctness by a director of NMAC; |
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(d) |
as soon as possible, but in no event later than 60 days after the end of each of its financial years, Group cash flow forecasts; and |
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(e) |
any other financial information in respect of any Borrower and/or NMAC which may be required by the Lenders from time to time. |
8.1.7 |
Compliance Certificates |
deliver to the Agent on the dates of which the accounts and financial
statements must be delivered to the Agent under clause 8.1.6, a Compliance Certificate together with Approved Brokers valuations for the Mortgaged Vessels and such other supporting information as the Agent may require.
8.1.8 |
Provision of further information |
provide the Agent, and procure that NMAC provide the Agent,
with such financial or other information concerning any Borrower and their respective affairs, activities, financial standing, Indebtedness and operations and the performance of the Mortgaged Vessels as the Agent or any Lender (acting through the
Agent) may from time to time reasonably require and all other documentation and information as any Lender may from time to time require in order to comply with its, and all other relevant, know-your-customer regulations;
8.1.9 |
Obligations under Security Documents |
duly and punctually perform each of the obligations
expressed to be imposed or assumed by them under the Security Documents and Underlying Documents and will procure that each of the other Security Parties will, duly and punctually perform each of the obligations expressed to be assumed by it under
the Security Documents and the Underlying Documents to which it is a party;
8.1.10 |
Compliance with ISM Code |
without prejudice to the generality of clause 8.1.14, comply with,
and will procure that any Operator will comply with, and ensure that the Mortgaged Vessels and any Operator comply with the requirements of the ISM Code, including (but not limited to) the maintenance and renewal of valid certificates pursuant
thereto throughout the Security Period (as defined in the Mortgages and the Deed of Covenants);
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8.1.11 |
Withdrawal of DOC and SMC |
immediately inform the Agent if there is any actual withdrawal of
their or any Operators DOC or the SMC of any Mortgaged Vessel;
8.1.12 |
Issuance of DOC and SMC |
and will procure that any Operator will promptly inform the Agent of
the receipt by any Borrower or any Operator of notification that its application for a DOC or any application for an SMC for any Mortgaged Vessel has been refused;
8.1.13 |
ISPS Code Compliance |
and will procure that the Manager or any Operator will:
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(a) |
maintain at all times a valid and current ISSC in respect of each Mortgaged Vessel; |
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(b) |
immediately notify the Agent in writing of any actual or threatened withdrawal, suspension, cancellation or modification of the ISSC in respect of a Mortgaged Vessel; and |
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(c) |
procure that each Mortgaged Vessel will comply at all times with the ISPS Code; |
8.1.14 |
Compliance with Laws and payment of taxes |
comply with, and will ensure that the Manager and
each Mortgaged Vessel complies with, all relevant Environmental Laws, laws, statutes and regulations and pay all taxes for which it is liable as they fall due and has or have at all times all trading certificates necessary to carry out the trade in
which the Vessels are engaged at any relevant time;
(i) deliver to the Agent a Certified Copy of each Extended Employment Contract
upon its execution, (ii) forthwith thereupon execute (a) a Charter Assignment in respect thereof and (b) any notice of assignment required in connection therewith and use reasonable efforts to procure the acknowledgement of any such
notice of assignment by the relevant charterer (provided that any failure to procure the same shall not constitute an Event of Default) and (iii) pay all legal and other costs incurred by the Agent in connection with any such Charter
Assignments, forthwith following the Agents demand.
8.1.16 |
Financial Covenants of the Group |
procure that
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(a) |
at no time shall the Liquidity of the Group be less than the higher of (i) USD1,000,000 multiplied by the number of vessels (including vessels under construction) owned or to be owned (in the case of newbuildings)
by NMAC or any of its Subsidiaries and (ii) USD40,000,000; |
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(b) |
the Net Worth of the Group will at all times exceed USD135,000,000; |
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(c) |
the Total Liabilities divided by the Total Assets (adjusted for market values of vessels calculated (a) in respect of VLCCs over which there is a mortgage securing the Notes, in accordance with Clause 8.2.2 but
taking into account the benefit or burden of any charterparty or other engagement concerning those VLCCs and (b) in respect of all other vessels, in accordance with Clause 8.2.2) shall be (i) up to 31st December 2015 (inclusive), less than 80% and (ii) at all other times, less than 75%. |
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permit the Security Trustee (acting on the instructions of the Lenders), at the
cost of the Borrowers and upon receipt of at least 15 days written notice, by surveyors or other persons appointed by it for such purpose, to board any Mortgaged Vessel at all other reasonable time for the purpose of inspecting her and to afford all
proper facilities for such inspections and for this purpose to give the Security Trustee reasonable advance notice of any intended drydocking of each Vessel (whether for the purpose of classification, survey or otherwise) and to pay the costs in
respect of one inspection in each calendar year;
ensure that all Indebtedness of any Borrower to its shareholders, to the Manager
or to any other Group Member is fully subordinated to the Loan, all in a form acceptable to the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Lenders);
8.1.19 |
Classification Society undertaking |
if so requested by the Security Trustee, acting on the
instructions of the Lenders, on or before the relevant Delivery Date, or immediately on any change of Classification Society for any Vessel, irrevocably instruct (in such form as the Lenders may require in their sole discretion) the Classification
Society of each Vessel to do all or any of the following during the Facility Period (and use reasonable endeavours to procure that the Classification Society undertakes with the Security Trustee at such time):
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(a) |
to send to the Security Trustee, following receipt of a written request from the Security Trustee, certified true copies of all original class records held by the Classification Society in relation to that Vessel;
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(b) |
to allow the Security Trustee (or its agents), at any time and from time to time, to inspect the original class and related records of the relevant Owner and that Vessel at the offices of the Classification Society and
to take copies of them; |
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(c) |
to notify the Security Trustee immediately if the Classification Society: |
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(i) |
receives notification from the relevant Owner or any person that that Vessels Classification Society is to be changed; |
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(ii) |
becomes aware of any facts or matters which may result in or have resulted in a change, suspension, discontinuance, withdrawal or expiry of that Vessels class under the rules or terms and conditions of that
Owners or that Vessels membership of the classification society; or |
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(iii) |
has imposed any requirements or recommendations in respect of the relevant Vessel (other than those which have been or are being complied with in accordance with their terms and which are not by their terms overdue for
compliance); |
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(d) |
following receipt of a written request from the Security Trustee, acting on the instructions of the Lenders,: |
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(i) |
to confirm that the relevant Owner is not in default of any of its contractual obligations or liabilities to the classification society and, without limiting the foregoing, that it has paid in full all fees or other
charges due and payable to the classification society; or |
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(ii) |
if that Owner is in default of any of its contractual obligations or liabilities to the classification society, to specify to the Security Trustee in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances of such default, the
consequences thereof, and any remedy period agreed or allowed by the classification society; |
provide, and procure that NMAC provides, to the Agent evidence and/or a viable plan (in
all respects acceptable to the Agent) that the Notes have been or will be repaid and/or refinanced prior to their maturity date, such evidence and/or plan to be provided not later than 6 months prior to such maturity date;
maintain a balance of no less than USD1,000,000 on each Earnings Account
(a) throughout the Facility Period in the case of each of Limnos, Skyros, Thasos and Tilos and (b) until Advance D has been repaid in full in the case of Paxos, except:
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(i) |
if no Extended Employment Contract in form and substance acceptable to the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Lenders) has been entered into in respect of each Vessel at least 14 days prior to the earliest
possible redelivery date under the Required Charter or the Existing Charters (as the case may be) or each subsequent Extended Employment Contract in respect of such Vessel; or |
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(ii) |
there occurs any of the following in respect of the Required Charter or an Existing Charter or any subsequent Extended Employment Contract: |
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(a) |
it terminates or is terminated other than by effluxion of time; |
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(b) |
its duration is reduced from that agreed at the time it is entered into; |
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(c) |
the rate of hire payable or paid thereunder is reduced from that agreed at the time it is entered into; or |
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(d) |
there is a delay in the payment by the charterer of the hire payable thereunder and such delay continues for more than 30 days (and whilst such amount of hire remains unpaid), |
then the Borrower who is the owner of the relevant Vessel must maintain on its Earnings Account a balance of no less than (a) in the case
of Tilos, USD2,000,000 and (b) in the case of each other Borrower, USD1,500,000 until such acceptable Extended Employment Contract is entered into,
PROVIDED THAT an Extended Employment Contract shall be deemed to be acceptable to the Lenders for the purpose of this Clause if (a) it is
a time charter contract with a tenor exceeding twelve (12) months (excluding any options to renew or extend such tenor) and (b) the aggregate of the gross daily rate of hire under such Extended Employment Contract and the gross daily rate
of hire under the current Extended Employment Contracts in respect of the
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other Mortgaged Vessels is not less than the Required Hire Amount per day where Required Hire Amount means an amount equivalent to the aggregate of (i) USD32,000 (whilst
Vessel I is a Mortgaged Vessel) and (ii) USD16,000 multiplied by the number of the other Mortgaged Vessels (other than Vessel D after Advance D has been repaid in full),
PROVIDED FURTHER THAT the amount of the Required Hire Amount shall be reviewed by the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Lenders) after
the second anniversary of the Drawdown date of Advance I so as to be adjusted to take into account the prevailing breakeven rates of hire of the Mortgaged Vessels.
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provide the Lenders and/or the Agent with information, certificates and any documents required by the Lenders and/or the Agent to ensure compliance with any law, official requirement or other regulatory measure or
procedure implemented to combat Money Laundering; and |
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notify the Lenders and the Agent as soon as it becomes aware of any matters evidencing that a breach of any law, official requirement or other regulatory measure or procedure implemented to combat Money Laundering may
or is about to occur or that the person(s) who have or will receive the commercial benefit of this Agreement have changed after the date of this Agreement; and |
ensure that no Vessel will be employed, and will not suffer any Vessel to be
employed, and will not and will ensure that no Group Member does, conduct or undertake any business:
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(a) |
in breach of any embargo or sanction or prohibited order (or any similar order or directive) of: |
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the United Nations Security Council; |
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(iii) |
the United Kingdom; or |
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the United States of America, |
as they apply to their members or nationals; or
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in any trade, carriage of goods or business which is forbidden by the laws of the United Kingdom or the United States of America as they apply to their members or nationals, or any law applicable to a Borrower, any
Operator of any Vessel, any charterer of any Vessel or any country which any Vessel may visit; or |
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(c) |
in carrying illicit or prohibited goods; or |
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(d) |
in a way which may make it liable to be condemned by a prize court or destroyed, seized or confiscated; or |
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to the knowledge of a Borrower, by or for the benefit of a Prohibited Person |
provided that:
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the Borrowers shall be obliged only to ensure that the provisions of this clause apply to each Group Member only to the extent that that Group Member is bound by the relevant law or regulation in respect of the matters
set out in this clause; and |
if (aa) a Creditor Party is resident in Germany (Inländer) within the
meaning of Section 2 Paragraph 15 of the German foreign trade and payments act (Außenwirtschaftsgesetz and herein, AWG) and is (bb) therefore subject to Section 7 of the German foreign trade ordinance
(Außenwirtschaftsverordnung and herein, AWV) and would (cc) therefore not itself be permitted to give a representation or an undertaking that is given or is to be given by a Security Party with respect to
sanctions under this Agreement or any other Security Document, then such Creditor Party shall not, in the event of a breach by a Security Party of any such representation or undertaking, be entitled to invoke or declare an Event of Default or
vote for a cancellation of the Total Commitments and/or repayment of the Loan in accordance with Clause 10.2 (Acceleration).
The
representations in Clause 7 given by, and the undertakings in Clause 8 of, any Security Party to any Creditor Party which is resident in Germany (Inländer) within the meaning of Section 2 Para. 15 of the AWG are given
only to the extent that such Creditor Party itself would be permitted to make such representations or undertakings pursuant to Section 7 of the AWV;
procure that NMAC shall comply with all of the obligations undertaken by NMAC
in the Notes; and
no later than 1 December 2015, provide evidence satisfactory to the
Agent that Vessel I has been delivered to and unconditionally accepted by, the charterer under and in accordance with the Required Charter.
8.2 |
Security value maintenance |
If, at any time after the first Drawdown Date, the Security Value shall be
less than the Required Security Amount, the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Majority Lenders) shall give notice to the Borrowers requiring that such deficiency be remedied and then the Borrowers must either:
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prepay within a period of thirty (30) days of the date of receipt by the Borrowers of the Agents said notice such part of the Loan as will result in the Security Value after such prepayment (taking into
account any other repayment of the Loan made between the date of the notice and the date of such prepayment) being equal to or higher than the Required Security Amount; or |
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(b) |
within thirty (30) days of the date of receipt by the Borrowers of the Agents said notice constitute to the satisfaction of the Agent such
further security for the Loan |
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as shall be acceptable to the Lenders having a value for security purposes (as determined by the Lenders in their absolute discretion) at the date upon which such further security shall be
constituted which, when added to the Security Value, shall not be less than the Required Security Amount as at such date. |
The provisions of clauses 4.6 and 4.7 shall apply to prepayments under clause 8.2.1(a) provided that the Agent shall apply such prepayments
(i) pro rata against the Advances, (ii) in reduction of the repayment instalments under clause 4.1 in inverse order of maturity and the amounts of the Loan prepaid hereunder shall not be available to be re-borrowed.
8.2.2 |
Valuation of Mortgaged Vessels |
The Valuation Amount of each Mortgaged Vessel shall, for the
purposes of this Agreement, be a valuation of the relevant Mortgaged Vessel, prepared (at the Borrowers expense) in USD by an Approved Broker appointed by the Borrowers (the Borrowers Valuation), unless the Agent,
acting on the instructions of a Lender, has also requested a valuation prepared by an Approved Broker appointed by the Agent (the Agents Valuation), in which case the Valuation Amount shall be, if either:
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the Borrowers Valuation and the Agents Valuation vary by 10% or more; or |
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the Agent determines in its sole discretion (acting on the instructions of the Majority Lenders) that, based on the Agents Valuation alone, the Security Value is less than the Required Security Amount,
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the arithmetic mean of the Borrowers Valuation and the Agents Valuation, (and if neither (A) nor
(B) apply, then the Valuation Amount of the relevant Vessel shall be the Borrowers Valuation).
In each case such valuations
must be made without physical inspection, and on the basis of a sale for prompt delivery for cash at arms length, on normal commercial terms, as between a willing buyer and a willing seller without taking into account the benefit or burden of
any charterparty or other engagement concerning the relevant Mortgaged Vessel,
provided that, in each case, if an Approved Broker
provides a range of valuations, the lowest of these figures shall be deemed to be the valuation provided by that Approved Broker for the purposes of this clause.
Valuations shall be obtained:
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on the date falling three months after the last Drawdown Date and quarterly thereafter; and |
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(in addition to (a) above) at any other time as the Agent shall require (in its absolute discretion). |
The Approved Brokers valuations for each Mortgaged Vessel on each such occasion shall constitute the Valuation Amount of such Mortgaged
Vessel for the purposes of this Agreement until superceded by the next such valuation.
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The Borrowers undertake with the Creditor Parties to supply to the Agent and to
the Approved Broker such information concerning the relevant Mortgaged Vessel and its condition as such shipbrokers may require for the purpose of determining any Valuation Amount.
All costs in connection with obtaining and determining (i) any Valuation Amount
pursuant to Clause 8.2.2(a), (ii) any Valuation Amount pursuant to clause 8.2.2(b) after the occurrence of a Default, (iii) any Valuation Amount which obliges the Borrowers to make a prepayment of the Loan or provide additional security in
accordance with Clause 8.2.1, and (iv) any valuation either of any additional security for the purposes of ascertaining the Security Value at any time or necessitated by the Borrowers electing to constitute additional security pursuant to
clause 8.2.1(b), must be paid by the Borrowers and all costs in connection with obtaining and determining any Valuation Amount under clause 8.2.2(b) prior to the occurrence of a Default shall be at the cost of the Lenders.
8.2.5 |
Valuation of additional security |
For the purposes of this clause 8.2, the market value
(i) of any additional security over a ship (other than the Vessels) shall be determined in accordance with clause 8.2.2 and (ii) of any other additional security provided or to be provided to the Creditor Parties or any of them shall be
determined by the Agent, acting on the instructions of the Lenders, in their absolute discretion.
8.2.6 |
Documents and evidence |
In connection with any additional security provided in accordance with
this clause 8.2, the Agent shall be entitled to receive (at the Borrowers expense) such evidence and documents of the kind referred to in schedule 3 as may in the Agents opinion be appropriate and such favourable legal opinions as the
Agent, acting on the instructions of the Lenders, shall in its/their absolute discretion require.
8.3 |
Negative undertakings |
The Borrowers jointly and severally undertake with each Creditor
Party that, from the Execution Date until the end of the Facility Period, they will not, without the prior written consent of the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Lenders):
permit any Encumbrance (other than a Permitted Encumbrance) to subsist, arise
or be created or extended over all or any part of their respective present or future undertakings, assets, rights or revenues to secure or prefer any present or future Indebtedness or other liability or obligation of any Group Member or any other
person, unless the same is reasonably required in the ordinary course of business;
8.3.2 |
No merger or transfer |
merge or consolidate with any other person or permit any change to the
legal or beneficial ownership of their shares from that existing at the Execution Date;
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sell, transfer, assign, create security or option over, pledge, pool, abandon, lend
or otherwise dispose of or cease to exercise direct control over any part of their present or future undertaking, assets, rights or revenues (otherwise than by transfers, sales or disposals for full consideration in the ordinary course of trading)
whether by one or a series of transactions related or not;
8.3.4 |
Other business or manager |
undertake any business other than the ownership and operation of the
Vessels or employ anyone other than the Manager as commercial and technical manager of the Vessels;
acquire any further assets other than the Vessels and rights arising under
contracts entered into by or on behalf of the Borrowers in the ordinary course of their businesses of owning, operating and chartering the Vessels;
incur any obligations (to any Group Member or otherwise) except for
obligations arising under the Underlying Documents or the Security Documents or contracts entered into in the ordinary course of their business of owning, operating and chartering the Vessels;
incur any Borrowed Money except for Borrowed Money pursuant to the Security
Documents;
8.3.8 |
Repayment of borrowings |
repay or prepay the principal of, or pay interest on or any other sum
in connection with any of their Borrowed Money except for Borrowed Money pursuant to the Security Documents;
issue any guarantees, other than those given under the Notes or otherwise become
directly or contingently liable for the obligations of any person, firm, or corporation except pursuant to the Security Documents and except for (i) guarantees from time to time required in the ordinary course of business by any protection and
indemnity or war risks association with which a Vessel is entered, guarantees required to procure the release of such Vessel from any arrest, detention, attachment or levy or guarantees required for the salvage of a Vessel and (ii) such other
guarantees to which the Agent shall have consented in writing on behalf of the Creditor Parties;
make any loans or grant any credit (save for normal trade credit in the ordinary course
of business) to any person or agree to do so;
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permit any Indebtedness of any Borrower to any person (other than the Creditor
Parties pursuant to the Security Documents) to be guaranteed by any person (except for guarantees from time to time required in the ordinary course of business and in the ordinary course by any protection and indemnity or war risks association with
which a Vessel is entered, guarantees required to procure the release of such Vessel from any arrest, detention, attachment or levy or guarantees or undertakings required for the salvage of a Vessel);
form or acquire any Subsidiaries;
8.3.13 |
Change of name, flag or class |
Change the name, flag, Classification or Classification Society
of any Vessel;
without the prior written consent of the Agent (acting on the instructions of the
Lenders) and then only subject to such conditions as the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Lenders) may impose, let or agree to let a Vessel:
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on demise or bareboat charter for any period; or |
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(ii) |
by any time or consecutive voyage charter for a term which exceeds or which by virtue of any optional extensions therein contained may exceed twenty four (24) months duration; or |
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(iii) |
on terms whereby more than two (2) months hire (or the equivalent) is payable in advance; or |
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(iv) |
below a fair and reasonable arms-length rate obtainable for similar charters at the time when the relevant Vessel is fixed |
and the Agent shall forward to the Lenders any request from the Borrowers for consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld in respect
of (ii) above) under this clause 8.1.14 within one (1) Banking Day of receipt thereof, and the Lenders shall give or withhold their consent within three (3) Banking Days of receipt by them of such request.
8.3.15 |
Prohibited Persons |
have, and shall use reasonable endeavours to procure that no Group Member
will have, any course of business dealings, directly or indirectly, with any Prohibited Person;
8.3.16 |
Breach/amendment of Shipbuilding Contracts |
agree any amendment or supplement to a Shipbuilding
Contract, or waive or fail to enforce any breach by the Builder thereunder; or
8.3.17 |
Civil merchant trading |
use any Vessel other than as a civil merchant trading vessel; or
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Provided that no Default has occurred or shall be caused thereby, NMAC may
declare or pay dividends or distribute any of its present or future assets, undertakings, rights or revenues in an amount not exceeding in aggregate the greater of (i) 50% of its Net Profits for any relevant financial quarter and
(ii) USD0.05 per issued share for any relevant financial quarter to any of its partners, members or shareholders.
Each Borrower covenants with each Creditor Party and undertakes throughout
the Facility Period, in respect of the Mortgaged Vessel owned by it:
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(a) |
Insured risks, amounts and terms |
to insure and keep such Mortgaged Vessel insured free of
cost and expense to the Creditor Parties and in the sole name of the relevant Owner:
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(i) |
against fire and usual marine risks (including increased value and excess risks) and war risks, including the London Blocking and Trapping Addendum or similar arrangement, war risks P&I liabilities and terrorism, on
an agreed value basis, in such amounts (but not in any event less than the aggregate of (i) whichever shall be the greater of the market value of such Mortgaged Vessel for the time being (as shall be determined in accordance with clause 8.2.2
of the Loan Agreement) and such amount as is at least one hundred and twenty per cent (120%) of the Advance relating to such Mortgaged Vessel and (ii) the aggregate amounts of any Permitted Liens in respect of such Mortgaged Vessel), and
upon such terms as shall from time to time be approved in writing by the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Lenders); |
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against protection and indemnity risks (including pollution risks for the highest amount in respect of which cover is or may become available for ships of the same type, size, age and flag as such Mortgaged Vessel (for
the time being USD1,000,000,000) and a freight, demurrage and defence cover) for the full value and tonnage of such Mortgaged Vessel (as approved in writing by the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Lenders)) and upon such terms as shall from
time to time be approved in writing by the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Lenders); |
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(iii) |
if and when so requested by the Agent, acting on the instructions of the Lenders, against loss of earnings and otherwise in such amounts and upon such terms as shall from time to time be approved in writing by the Agent
(acting on the instructions of the Lenders); |
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(iv) |
if and when so requested by the Agent, acting on the instructions of the Lenders, against political risks on such terms and in such amounts as shall from time to time be approved in writing by the Agent (acting on the
instructions of the Lenders) and as shall be in line with market practice prevailing at the time and in relation to the trading of such Mortgaged Vessel; and |
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(v) |
in respect of such other matters of whatsoever nature and howsoever arising in respect of which the Agent, acting on the instructions of the Lenders,
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considers, having regard to practices and other circumstances prevailing at the relevant time, it would in the opinion of the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Lenders) be reasonable for
the relevant Owner to insure and which are specified by the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Lenders) by notice to the relevant Owner, |
and to pay to the Security Trustee the cost (as conclusively certified by the Security Trustee) of (aa) any mortgagees interest
insurance (including Mortgagees Interest Insurance (MII) and Mortgagees Additional Perils (Pollution) Insurance (MAP) coverage) which the Security Trustee may from time to time effect in respect of
such Mortgaged Vessel and the other Mortgaged Vessels upon such terms and in such amounts (being in any event no less than one hundred and ten per cent (110%) of the Loan in respect of MII coverage and one hundred per cent (100%) of the
Loan in respect of MAP coverage) as it shall deem desirable; and (bb) any other insurance cover which the Security Trustee may from time to time effect in respect of such Mortgaged Vessel and/or in respect of its interest and potential third
party liability as mortgagee of such Mortgaged Vessel as the Security Trustee shall deem desirable having regard to any limitations in respect of amount or extent of cover which may from time to time be applicable to any of the other insurances
referred to in this clause 8.5(a);
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(b) |
Approved Insurance Brokers, insurers and associations |
to effect the insurances aforesaid in
such currency as the Agent, acting on the instructions of the Lenders, may approve and through the Approved Insurance Brokers and with such insurance companies and/or underwriters as shall from time to time be approved in writing by the Agent
(acting on the instructions of the Lenders) and which are of a rating acceptable to the Lenders; provided however that the insurances against war risks and protection and indemnity risks may be effected by the entry of such Mortgaged Vessel with
such war risks and protection and indemnity associations which is a member of the International Group of P&I Clubs as shall from time to time be approved in writing by the Agent, acting on the instructions of the Lenders;
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(c) |
Fleet liens, set-off and cancellation |
if any of the insurances referred to in
clause 8.5(a) form part of a fleet cover, to procure that the Approved Insurance Brokers shall undertake to the Security Trustee that they shall neither set off against any claims in respect of such Mortgaged Vessel any premiums due in respect
of any vessel under such fleet cover which is not a Mortgaged Vessel or any premiums due for other insurances, nor cancel the insurance for reason of non-payment of premiums for any vessel under such fleet
cover which is not a Mortgaged Vessel or of premiums for such other insurances, and shall undertake to issue a separate policy in respect of such Mortgaged Vessel if and when so requested by the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Lenders),
provided that the rules of the relevant insurance companies and/or underwriters, war risks and protection and indemnity associations so permit;
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(d) |
Payment of premiums and calls |
punctually to pay all premiums, calls, contributions or other
sums payable in respect of all such insurances and to produce all relevant receipts or other evidence of payment when so required by the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Lenders);
at least fourteen (14) days before the relevant policies, contracts or entries
expire, to notify the Security Trustee of the names of the brokers and/or the war risks and protection and indemnity associations proposed to be employed by the relevant Owner or any other party for the purposes of the renewal of such insurances and
of the amounts in which such insurances are proposed to be renewed and the risks to be covered and, subject to compliance with any requirements of the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Lenders) pursuant to this clause 8.5, to procure
that appropriate instructions for the renewal of such Insurances on the terms so specified are given to the Approved Insurance Brokers and/or to the approved war risks and protection and indemnity associations at least ten (10) days before the
relevant policies, contracts or entries expire, and that the Approved Insurance Brokers and/or the approved war risks and protection and indemnity associations will at least seven (7) days before such expiry (or within such shorter period as
the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Lenders) may from time to time agree) confirm in writing to the Agent as and when such renewals have been effected in accordance with the instructions so given;
to arrange for the execution and delivery of such guarantees or indemnities as may
from time to time be required by any protection and indemnity or war risks association;
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(g) |
Hull policy documents, notices, loss payable clauses and brokers undertakings |
to
deposit with the Approved Insurance Brokers (or procure the deposit of) all slips, cover notes, policies, certificates of entry or other instruments of insurance from time to time issued in connection with such of the insurances referred to in
clause 8.5(a) as are effected through the Approved Insurance Brokers and procure that the interest of the Security Trustee shall be endorsed thereon by incorporation of the relevant Loss Payable Clause and, where the insurances have been
assigned to the Security Trustee, by means of a Notice of Assignment of Insurances (signed by the relevant Owner and by any other assured who shall have assigned its interest in the insurances to the Security Trustee) and that the Agent shall be
furnished with pro forma copies thereof and a letter or letters of undertaking from the Approved Insurance Brokers in such form as shall from time to time be required by the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Lenders);
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(h) |
Associations loss payable clauses, undertakings and certificates |
to procure that any
protection and indemnity and/or war risks associations in which such Mortgaged Vessel is for the time being entered shall endorse the relevant Loss Payable Clause on the relevant certificate of entry or policy and shall furnish the Agent with a
copy of such certificate of entry or policy and a letter or letters of undertaking in such form as may from time to time be required by the Agent, acting on the instructions of the Lenders;
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(i) |
Extent of cover and exclusions |
to take all necessary action and comply with all requirements
which may from time to time be applicable to the Insurances (including, without limitation, the making of all requisite declarations within any prescribed time limits and the payment of any additional premiums or calls) so as to ensure that the
Insurances are not made subject to any exclusions or qualifications to which the Agent have not given their prior written consent and are otherwise maintained on terms and conditions from time to time approved in writing by the Agent, acting on the
instructions of the Lenders;
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(j) |
Correspondence with brokers and associations |
to provide to the Security Trustee, forthwith
upon request, copies of all written communications between the relevant Owner and the Approved Insurance Brokers and approved war risks and protection and indemnity associations which relate to compliance with requirements from time to time
applicable to the Insurances including, without limitation, all requisite declarations and payments of additional premiums or calls referred to in clause 8.5(d);
if so requested by the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Lenders),
but at the cost of the Borrowers, to furnish the Agent from time to time with a detailed report signed by an independent firm of marine insurance brokers appointed by the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Lenders) dealing with the insurances
maintained on such Mortgaged Vessel and stating the opinion of such firm as to the adequacy thereof;
to do all things necessary and provide all documents, evidence and
information to enable the Security Trustee to collect or recover any moneys which shall at any time become due in respect of the Insurances;
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(m) |
Employment of Mortgaged Vessel |
not to employ such Mortgaged Vessel or suffer such Mortgaged
Vessel to be employed otherwise than in conformity with the terms of the Insurances (including any warranties express or implied therein) without first obtaining the consent of the insurers to such employment and complying with such requirements
such as to extra premium or otherwise as the insurers may prescribe;
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(n) |
Application of recoveries |
to apply all sums receivable under the Insurances which are paid to
the relevant Owner in accordance with the Loss Payable Clauses in repairing all damage and/or in discharging the liability in respect of which such sums shall have been received;
not to permit the insurances referred to in Clause 8.5(a) to be effected in
the name of any other person unless such person has to the satisfaction of the Agent (acting on
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the instructions of the Lenders) executed a first priority assignment in favour of the Security Trustee of such persons interest in the Insurances of such Mortgaged Vessel in similar terms
(mutatis mutandis) to the General Assignment relating thereto;
9.1 |
Advance of the Undrawn Commitment of Advance A, the Undrawn Commitment of Advance D, the Undrawn Commitment of Advance G, the Undrawn Commitment of Advance H and Advance I |
The obligation of each Lender to make its Commitment available in respect of the Undrawn Commitment of Advance A, the Undrawn Commitment of
Advance D, the Undrawn Commitment of Advance G, the Undrawn Commitment of Advance H and Advance I is conditional upon:
9.1.1 |
The Agent receiving, on or before the Drawdown Date of the Undrawn Commitment of Advance A, the Undrawn Commitment of Advance D, the Undrawn Commitment of Advance G, the Undrawn Commitment of Advance H and Advance I but
prior to making such Advance, the documents described in Schedule 3 in respect of the Relevant Vessel (as defined in Schedule 3) in form and substance satisfactory to the Creditor Parties and their lawyers; |
9.1.2 |
the representations and warranties contained in clause 7 and clauses 4.1 and 4.2 of the Corporate Guarantees being then true and correct as if each was made with respect to the facts and circumstances existing at such
time; and |
9.1.3 |
no Default having occurred and being continuing and there being no Default which would result from the making of the Loan. |
9.2 |
Waiver of conditions precedent |
The conditions specified in this clause 9 are inserted
solely for the benefit of the Lenders and may be waived by the Agent in whole or in part and with or without conditions only with the consent of the Lenders.
9.3 |
Further conditions precedent |
Not later than five (5) Banking Days prior to the
Drawdown Date of an Advance and not later than five (5) Banking Days prior to any Interest Payment Date, the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Majority Lenders) may request and the Borrowers must, not later than two (2) Banking Days
prior to such date, deliver to the Agent (at the Borrowers expense) on such request further favourable certificates and/or opinions as to any or all of the matters which are the subject of clauses 7, 8, 9 and 10.
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Each of the following events shall constitute an Event of Default (whether such
event shall occur voluntarily or involuntarily or by operation of law or regulation or in connection with any judgment, decree or order of any court or other authority or otherwise, howsoever):
10.1.1 |
Non-payment: any Security Party fails to pay any sum payable by it under any of the Security Documents at the time, in the currency and in the manner stipulated in the Security Documents or the Underlying
Documents (and so that, for this purpose, sums payable (i) under clauses 3.1 and 4.1 shall be treated as having been paid at the stipulated time if (aa) received by the Agent within two (2) days of the dates therein referred to and (bb)
such delay in receipt is caused by administrative or other delays or errors within the banking system and (ii) on demand shall be treated as having been paid at the stipulated time if paid within two (2) Banking Days of demand); or
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10.1.2 |
Breach of Insurance and certain other obligations: any Owner or, as the context may require, the Manager or any other person fails to obtain and/or maintain the Insurances (as defined in, and in accordance with
the requirements of, the Ship Security Documents) for any of the Mortgaged Vessels or if any insurer in respect of such Insurances cancels the Insurances or disclaims liability by reason, in either case, of mis-statement in any proposal for the
Insurances or for any other failure or default on the part of the Borrowers or any other person or a Borrower commits any breach of or omits to observe any of the obligations or undertakings expressed to be assumed by them under clause 8; or
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10.1.3 |
Breach of other obligations: any Security Party commits any breach of or omits to observe any of its obligations or undertakings expressed to be assumed by it under any of the Security Documents (other than those
referred to in clauses 10.1.1 and 10.1.2 above) unless such breach or omission, in the opinion of the Agent (following consultation with the Creditor Parties) is capable of remedy, in which case the same shall constitute an Event of Default if it
has not been remedied within fifteen (15) days of the occurrence thereof; or |
10.1.4 |
Misrepresentation: any representation or warranty made or deemed to be made or repeated by or in respect of any Security Party in or pursuant to any of the Security Documents or in any notice, certificate or
statement referred to in or delivered under any of the Security Documents is or proves to have been incorrect or misleading; or |
10.1.5 |
Cross-default: There shall occur a default (howsoever therein described) under any Indebtedness of any Borrower in an amount exceeding one million Dollars (USD1,000,000) or any Indebtedness (including, but not
limited to, the Notes) of any Group Member or Members in an amount exceeding in aggregate ten million Dollars (USD10,000,000) is not paid when due (subject to applicable grace periods) or any such Indebtedness of any Borrower or any Group Member
becomes (whether by declaration or automatically in accordance with the relevant agreement or instrument constituting the same) due and payable prior to the date when it would otherwise have become due (unless as a result of the exercise by the
relevant Borrower or Group Member of a voluntary right of prepayment), or any creditor of a Borrower or any Group Member becomes entitled to declare any such Indebtedness due and payable or any facility or commitment available to any Borrower or any
Group Member relating to Indebtedness is withdrawn, suspended or cancelled by reason of any default (however described) of the person concerned; or |
10.1.6 |
Execution: any uninsured judgment or order made against any Security Party is not stayed, appealed against or complied with within fifteen (15) days or a creditor attaches or takes possession of, or a
distress, execution, sequestration or other process is levied or enforced upon or sued out against, any of the undertakings, assets, rights or revenues of any Security Party and is not discharged within thirty (30) days; or |
10.1.7 |
Insolvency: any Security Party is unable or admits inability to pay its debts as they fall due; suspends making payments on any of its debts or
announces an intention to do so; becomes |
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insolvent; or any Security Party (other than the Corporate Guarantors and the Manager) has negative net worth (taking into account contingent liabilities); or suffers the declaration by any
court, liquidator, receiver or administrator of a moratorium in respect of any of its Indebtedness; or |
10.1.8 |
Reduction or loss of capital: a meeting is convened by any Security Party (other than the Corporate Guarantors and the Manager) without the Agents prior written consent, for the purpose of passing any
resolution to purchase, reduce or redeem any of its share capital without the Agents prior written consent; or |
10.1.9 |
Dissolution: any corporate action, Proceedings or other steps are taken to dissolve or wind-up any Security Party or an order is made or resolution passed for the dissolution or winding up of any Security Party
or a notice is issued convening a meeting for such purpose; or |
10.1.10 |
Administration: any petition is presented, notice given or other steps are taken anywhere to appoint an administrator of any Security Party or the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Lenders) reasonably
believes that any such petition or other step is imminent or an administration order is made in relation to any Security Party; or |
10.1.11 |
Appointment of receivers and managers: any administrative or other receiver is appointed anywhere of any Security Party or any part of its assets and/or undertaking or any other steps are taken to enforce
any Encumbrance over all or any part of the assets of any Security Party; or |
10.1.12 |
Compositions: any corporate action, legal proceedings or other procedures or steps are taken, or negotiations commenced, by any Security Party or by any of its creditors (other than the Corporate Guarantors and
the Manager) or any legal proceedings are taken in respect of either Corporate Guarantor, with a view to the general readjustment or rescheduling of all or part of its Indebtedness or to proposing any kind of composition, compromise or arrangement
involving such company and any of its creditors; or |
10.1.13 |
Analogous proceedings: there occurs, in relation to any Security Party, in any country or territory in which any of them carries on business or to the jurisdiction of whose courts any part of their assets is
subject, any event which, in the reasonable opinion of the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Lenders), appears in that country or territory to correspond with, or have an effect equivalent or similar to, any of those mentioned in clauses
10.1.6 to 10.1.12 (inclusive) or any Security Party otherwise becomes subject, in any such country or territory, to the operation of any law relating to insolvency, bankruptcy or liquidation; or |
10.1.14 |
Cessation of business: any Security Party suspends or ceases or threatens to suspend or cease to carry on its business without the prior written consent of the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Lenders),
such consent not to be unreasonably withheld; or |
10.1.15 |
Seizure: all or a material part of the undertaking, assets, rights or revenues of, or shares or other ownership interests in, any Security Party are seized, nationalised, expropriated or compulsorily acquired by
or under the authority of any Government Entity; or |
10.1.16 |
Invalidity: any of the Security Documents and the Underlying Documents shall at any time and for any reason become invalid or unenforceable or otherwise cease to remain in full force and effect, or if the
validity or enforceability of any of the Security Documents and the Underlying Documents shall at any time and for any reason be contested by any Security Party which is a party thereto, or if any such Security Party shall deny that it has any, or
any further, liability thereunder; or |
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10.1.17 |
Unlawfulness: any Unlawfulness occurs or it becomes impossible or unlawful at any time for any Security Party, to fulfil any of the covenants and obligations expressed to be assumed by it in any of the Security
Documents or for a Creditor Party to exercise the rights or any of them vested in it under any of the Security Documents or otherwise; or |
10.1.18 |
Repudiation: any Security Party repudiates any of the Security Documents or does or causes or permits to be done any act or thing evidencing an intention to repudiate any of the Security Documents; or
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10.1.19 |
Encumbrances enforceable: any Encumbrance (other than Permitted Liens) in respect of any of the property (or part thereof) which is the subject of any of the Security Documents becomes enforceable; or
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10.1.20 |
Arrest: a Mortgaged Vessel is arrested, confiscated, seized, taken in execution, impounded, forfeited, detained in exercise or purported exercise of any possessory lien or other claim or otherwise taken from the
possession of its Owner and that Owner shall fail to procure the release of such Mortgaged Vessel within a period of fifteen (15) Banking Days thereafter (this clause does not include capture of a Vessel by pirates for up to 12 months (but does
apply if such capture exceeds 12 months) if relevant underwriters confirm in writing (in customary terms) within ninety (90) day of capture, that such capture will be covered by the relevant Owners war risks insurance); or
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10.1.21 |
Registration: the registration of a Mortgaged Vessel under the laws and flag of the relevant Flag State is cancelled or terminated without the prior written consent of the Creditor Parties; or |
10.1.22 |
Unrest: the Flag State of a Mortgaged Vessel or the country in which any Security Party is incorporated or domiciled becomes involved in hostilities or civil war or there is a seizure of power in the Flag State
by unconstitutional means unless the Owner of the Vessel registered in such Flag State shall have transferred its Vessel onto a new flag acceptable to the Creditor Parties within sixty (60) days of the start of such hostilities or civil war or
seizure of power; or |
10.1.23 |
Environmental Incidents: an Environmental Incident occurs which gives rise, or may give rise, to an Environmental Claim which could, in the opinion of the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Lenders) be
expected to have a material adverse effect (i) on the business, assets or financial condition of any Security Party or the Group taken as a whole or (ii) on the security constituted by any of the Security Documents or the enforceability of
that security in accordance with its terms; or |
10.1.24 |
P&I: an Owner or the Manager or any other person fails or omits to comply with any requirements of the protection and indemnity association or other insurer with which a Mortgaged Vessel is entered for
insurance or insured against protection and indemnity risks (including oil pollution risks) to the effect that any cover (including, without limitation, any cover in respect of liability for Environmental Claims arising in jurisdictions where such
Mortgaged Vessel operates or trades) is or may be liable to cancellation, qualification or exclusion at any time; or |
10.1.25 |
Material events: any other event occurs or circumstance arises which, in the opinion of the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Lenders),
is likely materially and adversely to affect |
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either (i) the ability of any Security Party to perform all or any of its obligations under or otherwise to comply with the terms of any of the Security Documents or (ii) the security
created by any of the Security Documents; or |
10.1.26 |
Required Authorisations: any Required Authorisation is revoked or withheld or modified or is otherwise not granted or fails to remain in full force and effect or if any exchange control or other law or regulation
shall exist which would make any transaction under the Security Documents or the continuation thereof, unlawful or would prevent the performance by any Security Party of any term of any of the Security Documents; or |
10.1.27 |
Material adverse change: there occurs, in the reasonable opinion of the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Lenders), a material adverse change in: |
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(a) |
the financial condition or strength of any Security Party or the Group by reference to the financial position or strength of such Security Party or the Group as described by any Security Party to the Agent in the
negotiation of this Agreement; or |
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(b) |
in the conditions prevailing in the international money and capital markets; or |
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(c) |
in the financial, political or economic situation globally; or |
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(d) |
the financial prospects of any of the Borrowers, the Corporate Guarantors or the Group, in the reasonable opinion of the Lenders; or |
10.1.28 |
Extended Employment Contract/Required Charter: the Required Charter or an Existing Charter or any subsequent Extended Employment Contract terminates or is terminated other than by effluxion of time unless the
Vessel which was the subject of that charter shall have been delivered, within 30 days of such termination, to a new charterer pursuant to an Extended Employment Contract on terms, at rates and with a charterer in all respects acceptable to the
Agent (acting on the instructions of the Lenders) which terminates no earlier than the date on which the Required Charter or Existing Charter or subsequent Extended Employment Contract which it is replacing would have terminated had it not
terminated early. |
10.1.29 |
Money Laundering: any Security Party is in breach of or fails to observe any law, requirement, measure or procedure implemented to combat Money Laundering. |
The Agent, if so requested by the Majority Lenders shall, without
prejudice to any other rights of the Lenders, at any time after the happening of an Event of Default by notice to the Borrowers declare that:
10.2.1 |
the obligation of each Lender to make its Commitment available shall be terminated, whereupon the Commitment shall be reduced to zero forthwith; and/or |
10.2.2 |
the Loan and all interest accrued and all other sums payable whatsoever under the Security Documents have become due and payable, whereupon the same shall, immediately or in accordance with the terms of such notice,
become due and payable. |
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If, under clause 10.2.2, the Agent has declared the Loan to be due and
payable on demand, at any time thereafter the Agent may (and if so instructed by the Majority Lenders shall) by written notice to the Borrowers (a) demand repayment of the Loan on such date as may be specified whereupon, regardless of any other
provision of this Agreement, the Loan shall become due and payable on the date so specified together with all interest accrued and all other sums payable under this Agreement or (b) withdraw such declaration with effect from the date specified
in such notice.
The Borrowers agree to indemnify each Creditor Party on demand,
without prejudice to any of such Creditor Partys other rights under any of the Security Documents, against any loss (including, without limitation, loss of Margin) or expense (including, without limitation, Break Costs) which such Creditor
Party shall certify as sustained by it as a consequence of any Default, any prepayment of the Loan being made under clauses 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 8.2.1(a) or 12.1 or any other repayment or prepayment of the Loan or part thereof being made otherwise
than on an Interest Payment Date relating to the part of the Loan prepaid or repaid; and/or any Advance not being made for any reason (excluding any default by the Agent, the Security Trustee or any Lender) after the Drawdown Notice for such Advance
has been given.
11.2 |
Environmental indemnity |
The Borrowers shall indemnify each Creditor Party on demand and
hold it harmless from and against all costs, claims, expenses, payments, charges, losses, demands, liabilities, actions, Proceedings, penalties, fines, damages, judgements, orders, sanctions or other outgoings of whatever nature which may be
incurred or made or asserted whensoever against such Creditor Party at any time, whether before or after the repayment in full of principal and interest under this Agreement, arising howsoever out of an Environmental Claim made or asserted against
such Creditor Party which would not have been, or been capable of being, made or asserted against such Creditor Party had it not entered into any of the Security Documents or been involved in any of the resulting or associated transactions.
11.3 |
Capital adequacy and reserve requirements indemnity |
The Borrowers shall promptly
indemnify each Lender on demand against any cost incurred or loss suffered by such Lender as a result of its complying with (i) the minimum reserve requirements from time to time of the European Central Bank (ii) any capital adequacy
directive of the European Union and/or (iii) any revised framework for international convergence of capital measurements and capital standards and/or any regulation imposed by any Government Entity in connection therewith, and/or in connection
with maintaining required reserves with a relevant national central bank to the extent that such compliance or maintenance relates to such Lenders Commitment and/or Contribution or deposits obtained by it to fund the whole or part thereof and
to the extent such cost or loss is not recoverable by such Lender under clause 12.2.
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UNLAWFULNESS AND INCREASED COSTS |
If it is or becomes contrary to any law, directive or regulation for any
Lender to contribute to an Advance or to maintain its Commitment or fund its Contribution to the Loan or any Advance, such Lender shall promptly, through the Agent, give notice to the Borrowers whereupon (a) such Lenders Contribution and
Commitment shall be reduced to zero and (b) the Borrowers shall be obliged to prepay such Lenders Contribution either (i) forthwith or (ii) on a future specified date not being earlier than the latest date permitted by the
relevant law, directive or regulation together with interest accrued to the date of prepayment and all other sums payable by the Borrowers under this Agreement.
If the result of any change in, or in the interpretation or application
of, or the introduction of, any law or any regulation, request or requirement (whether or not having the force of law, but, if not having the force of law, with which a Lender or, as the case may be, its holding company habitually complies),
including (without limitation) those relating to Taxation, capital adequacy, liquidity, reserve assets, cash ratio deposits and special deposits, is to:
12.2.1 |
subject any Lender to Taxes or change the basis of Taxation of any Lender with respect to any payment under any of the Security Documents (other than Taxes or Taxation on the overall net income, profits or gains of such
Lender imposed in the jurisdiction in which its principal or lending office under this Agreement is located); and/or |
12.2.2 |
increase the cost to, or impose an additional cost on, any Lender or its holding company in making or keeping such Lenders Commitment available or maintaining or funding all or part of such Lenders
Contribution; and/or |
12.2.3 |
reduce the amount payable or the effective return to any Lender under any of the Security Documents; and/or |
12.2.4 |
reduce any Lenders or its holding companys rate of return on its overall capital by reason of a change in the manner in which it is required to allocate capital resources to such Lenders obligations
under any of the Security Documents; and/or |
12.2.5 |
require any Lender or its holding company to make a payment or forgo a return on or calculated by reference to any amount received or receivable by such Lender under any of the Security Documents; and/or
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12.2.6 |
require any Lender or its holding company to incur or sustain a loss (including a loss of future potential profits) by reason of being obliged to deduct all or part of its Contribution or the Loan from its capital for
regulatory purposes, |
then and in each such case (subject to clause 12.3):
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(a) |
such Lender shall notify the Borrowers in writing of such event promptly upon its becoming aware of the same; and |
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(b) |
the Borrowers shall on demand made at any time whether or not such Lenders Contribution has been repaid, pay to the Agent for the account of such Lender the amount which such Lender specifies (in a certificate
setting forth the basis of the computation of such amount but not including any matters which such Lender or its holding company regards as confidential) is required to compensate such Lender and/or (as the case may be) its holding company for such
liability to Taxes, cost, reduction, payment , forgone return or loss. |
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For the purposes of this clause 12.2 holding company means the company or entity (if
any) within the consolidated supervision of which a Lender is included.
Nothing in clause 12.2 shall entitle any Lender to receive any amount in
respect of compensation for any such liability to Taxes, increased or additional cost, reduction, payment, foregone return or loss to the extent that the same is the subject of an additional payment under clause 6.6 or (b) attributable to a
FATCA Deduction required to be made by a Party.
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APPLICATION OF MONEYS, SET OFF, PRO-RATA PAYMENTS AND MISCELLANEOUS |
13.1 |
Application of moneys |
All moneys received by the Agent and/or the Security Trustee
under or pursuant to any of the Security Documents and expressed to be applicable in accordance with the provisions of this clause 13.1 or in a manner determined in the Security Trustees or (as the case may be) the Agents discretion,
shall be applied in the following manner:
13.1.1 |
first, in or towards payment, on a pro-rata basis, of any Break Costs and any unpaid costs and expenses of the Creditor Parties or any of them under any of the Security Documents; |
13.1.2 |
secondly, in or towards payment of any fees payable to the Agent or any of the other Creditor Parties under, or in relation to, the Security Documents which remain unpaid; |
13.1.3 |
thirdly, in or towards payment to the Creditor Parties, on a pro rata basis, of any accrued interest owing in respect of the Loan which shall have become due under any of the Security Documents but remains unpaid;
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13.1.4 |
fourthly, in or towards repayment of the Loan (whether the same is due and payable or not); |
13.1.5 |
fifthly, in or towards payment to the Lenders of any other sum relating to the Loan which shall have become due under any of the Security Documents but remains unpaid; and |
13.1.6 |
sixthly, the surplus (if any) shall be paid to the Borrowers or to whomsoever else may then be entitled to receive such surplus. |
13.2.1 |
Each Borrower irrevocably authorises each Creditor Party (without prejudice to any of such Creditor Partys rights at law, in equity or otherwise), at any time and without notice to the Borrowers, to apply any
credit balance to which any Borrower is then entitled standing upon any account of any Borrower with any branch of such Creditor Party in or towards satisfaction of any sum due and payable from the Borrowers to such Creditor Party under any of the
Security Documents. For this purpose, each Creditor Party is authorised to purchase with the moneys standing to the credit of such account such other currencies as may be necessary to effect such application. |
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13.2.2 |
No Creditor Party shall be obliged to exercise any right given to it by this clause 13.2. Each Creditor Party shall notify the Borrowers through the Agent forthwith upon the exercise or purported exercise of any right
of set off giving full details in relation thereto and the Agent shall inform the other Creditor Parties. |
13.2.3 |
Nothing in this clause 13.2 shall be effective to create a charge or other security interest. |
13.3.1 |
If at any time any Lender (the Recovering Lender) receives or recovers any amount owing to it by the Borrowers under this Agreement (other than pursuant to any other Security Document) by direct
payment, set-off or in any manner other than by payment through the Agent pursuant to clauses 6.1 or 6.9 (not being a payment received from a Transferee Lender or a sub-participant in such Lenders Contribution or any other payment of an amount
due to the Recovering Lender for its sole account pursuant to clauses 3.6, 5, 6.6, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 12.1, or 12.2), the Recovering Lender shall, within two (2) Banking Days of such receipt or recovery (a Relevant Receipt)
notify the Agent of the amount of the Relevant Receipt. If the Relevant Receipt exceeds the amount which the Recovering Lender would have received if the Relevant Receipt had been received by the Agent and distributed pursuant to clause 6.1 or 6.10
(as the case may be) then: |
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within two (2) Banking Days of demand by the Agent, the Recovering Lender shall pay to the Agent an amount equal (or equivalent) to the excess; |
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(b) |
the Agent shall treat the excess amount so paid by the Recovering Lender as if it were a payment made by the Borrowers and shall distribute the same to the Lenders (other than the Recovering Lenders) in accordance with
clause 6.10; and |
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(c) |
as between the Borrowers and the Recovering Lender the excess amount so re-distributed shall be treated as not having been paid but the obligations of the Borrowers to the other Lenders shall, to the extent of the
amount so re-distributed to them, be treated as discharged. |
13.3.2 |
If any part of the Relevant Receipt subsequently has to be wholly or partly refunded by the Recovering Lender (whether to a liquidator or otherwise) each Lender to which any part of such Relevant Receipt was so
re-distributed shall on request from the Recovering Lender repay to the Recovering Lender such Lenders pro-rata share of the amount which has to be refunded by the Recovering Lender. |
13.3.3 |
Each Lender shall on request supply to the Agent such information as the Agent may from time to time request for the purposes of this clause 13.3. |
13.3.4 |
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this clause 13.3, no Recovering Lender shall be obliged to share any Relevant Receipt which it receives or recovers pursuant to Proceedings taken by it to recover any sums
owing to it under this Agreement with any other party which has a legal right to, but does not, either join in such Proceedings or commence and diligently pursue separate Proceedings to enforce its rights in the same or another court (unless the
Proceedings instituted by the Recovering Lender are instituted by it without prior notice having been given to such party through the Agent). |
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For the avoidance of doubt it is hereby declared that failure by any
Recovering Lender to comply with the provisions of clause 13.3 shall not release any other Recovering Lender from any of its obligations or liabilities under clause 13.3.
The provisions of this clause 13 shall not, and shall not be construed so as
to, constitute a charge or create or declare a trust by a Lender over all or any part of a sum received or recovered by it in the circumstances mentioned in clause 13.3.
Each Borrower undertakes with each Creditor Party that the Security
Documents shall both at the date of execution and delivery thereof and throughout the Facility Period be valid and binding obligations of the respective parties thereto which, with the rights of each Lender thereunder, are enforceable in accordance
with their respective terms and that they will, at their expense, execute, sign, perfect and do, and will procure the execution, signing, perfecting and doing by each of the other Security Parties of, any and every such further assurance, document,
act or thing as in the reasonable opinion of the Majority Lenders may be necessary or desirable for perfecting the security contemplated or constituted by the Security Documents.
In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and any of the other
Security Documents, the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail.
13.8 |
No implied waivers, remedies cumulative |
No failure or delay on the part of any of the
Creditor Parties to exercise any power, right or remedy under any of the Security Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise by any Creditor Party of any power, right or remedy preclude any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other power, right or remedy. The remedies provided in the Security Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any remedies provided by law. No waiver by any Creditor Party shall be effective unless it
is in writing.
If any provision of this Agreement is prohibited, invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such prohibition, invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect or impair howsoever the remaining provisions thereof or affect the validity, legality or enforceability of such provision in any other
jurisdiction.
Regardless of any other provision of this Agreement, none of the Creditor
Parties shall be liable for any failure to perform the whole or any part of this Agreement resulting directly or indirectly from (i) the action or inaction or purported action of any governmental or local authority (ii) any strike,
lockout, boycott or blockade (including any strike, lockout, boycott or blockade effected by or upon any Creditor Party or any of its representatives or employees) (iii) any act of God (iv) any act of war (whether declared or not) or
terrorism (v) any failure of any information technology or other operational systems or equipment affecting any Creditor Party or (vi) any other circumstances whatsoever outside any Creditor Partys control.
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This Agreement may be amended or varied only by an instrument in writing
executed by all parties hereto who irrevocably agree that the provisions of this clause 13.11 may not be waived or modified except by an instrument in writing to that effect signed by all of them.
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and all such
counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement which may be sufficiently evidenced by one counterpart.
All documents required to be delivered under and/or supplied
whensoever in connection howsoever with any of the Security Documents and all notices, communications, information and other written material whatsoever given or provided in connection howsoever therewith must either be in the English language or
accompanied by an English translation certified by a notary, lawyer or consulate acceptable to the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Lenders).
Each Borrower undertakes with each Creditor Party that it will ensure that:
14.1.1 |
it will on or before the Delivery Date in respect of its Vessel, open an Earnings Account in its name; and |
14.1.2 |
all moneys payable to any Owner in respect of the Earnings of its Vessel shall, unless and until the Agent (acting on the instructions of the Majority Lenders) directs to the contrary pursuant to the provisions of the
relevant Mortgage or, as the case may be, the Deed of Covenants, be paid to its Earnings Account, Provided however that if any of the moneys paid to an Earnings Account are payable in a currency other than USD, they shall be paid to a sub-account of
that Earnings Account denominated in such currency (except that if the relevant Borrower fails to open such a sub-account, the Account Bank shall then convert such moneys into USD at the Account Banks spot rate of exchange at the relevant time
for the purchase of USD with such currency and the term spot rate of exchange shall include any premium and costs of exchange payable in connection with the purchase of USD with such currency). |
14.2 |
Earnings Accounts: withdrawals |
Any sums standing to the credit of the Earnings Accounts
may be applied from time to time (i) firstly to make the payments required under this Agreement, (ii) secondly, subject to there being no breach of Clause 8.1.21 and to no Event of Default having occurred, in the operation of the Mortgaged
Vessels and (iii) thirdly, subject to there being at any time sufficient funds to maintain or pay amounts due under (i) and (ii) above as they fall due, for the unrestricted use of the Borrowers.
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14.3 |
Application of accounts |
At any time after the occurrence of an Event of Default, the
Agent may (and on the instructions of the Majority Lenders shall), without notice to the Borrowers, instruct the Account Bank to apply all moneys then standing to the credit of the Earnings Accounts (together with interest from time to time accruing
or accrued thereon) in or towards satisfaction of any sums due to the Creditor Parties or any of them under the Security Documents in the manner specified in clause 13.1.
14.4 |
Charging of accounts |
The Earnings Accounts and all amounts from time to time standing
to the credit thereof shall be subject to the security constituted and the rights conferred by the Earnings Accounts Pledge respectively.
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ASSIGNMENT, TRANSFER AND LENDING OFFICE |
This Agreement shall be binding upon, and enure for the benefit of,
the Creditor Parties and the Borrowers and their respective successors in title.
15.2 |
No assignment by Borrowers |
No Borrower may assign or transfer any of its rights or
obligations under this Agreement.
15.3 |
Transfers by Creditor Parties |
any Lender (the Transferor Lender) may
at any time cause all or any part of its rights, benefits and/or obligations under this Agreement and the other Security Documents to be transferred to (i) another Lender, (ii) another branch, Subsidiary or affiliate of a Lender,
(iii) another first class international bank or financial institution, (iv) a trust corporation, fund or other person which is regularly engaged in or established for the purpose of making, purchasing or investing in loans, securities or
other financial assets and which is advised by or the assets of which are managed or serviced by a Lender (in each case a Transferee Lender) without the consent of the Borrowers or NMAC but, in the case of a transfer under (i),
(iii) or (iv) above, after consultation with the Borrowers and/or NMAC, in each case by delivering to the Agent a Transfer Certificate duly completed and duly executed by the Transferor Lender and the Transferee Lender. No such transfer is
binding on, or effective in relation to, the Borrowers or the Agent unless (i) it is effected or evidenced by a Transfer Certificate which complies with the provisions of this clause 15.3 and is signed by or on behalf of the Transferor Lender,
the Transferee Lender and the Agent (on behalf of itself, the Borrowers and the other Creditor Parties) and (ii) such transfer of rights under the other Security Documents has been effected and registered. Upon signature of any such Transfer
Certificate by the Agent, which signature shall be effected as promptly as is practicable after such Transfer Certificate has been delivered to the Agent, and subject to the terms of such Transfer Certificate, such Transfer Certificate shall have
effect as set out below.
The following further provisions shall have effect in relation to any Transfer Certificate:
15.3.1 |
a Transfer Certificate may be in respect of a Lenders rights in respect of all, or part of, its Commitment and shall be in respect of the same proportion of its Contribution; |
15.3.2 |
a Transfer Certificate shall only be in respect of rights and obligations of the Transferor Lender in its capacity as a Lender and shall not transfer
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applicable) as the Agent and/or the Agent and/or the Security Trustee, or in any other capacity, as the case may be and such other rights and obligations may only be transferred in accordance
with any applicable provisions of this Agreement; |
15.3.3 |
a Transfer Certificate shall take effect in accordance with English law as follows: |
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(a) |
to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate, the Transferor Lenders payment rights and all its other rights (other than those referred to in clause 15.3.2 above) under this Agreement are assigned to the
Transferee Lender absolutely, free of any defects in the Transferor Lenders title and of any rights or equities which the Borrowers had against the Transferor Lender and the Transferee Lender assumes all obligations of the Transferor Lender as
are transferred by such Transfer Certificate; |
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(b) |
the Transferor Lenders Commitment is discharged to the extent specified in the Transfer Certificate; |
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(c) |
the Transferee Lender becomes a Lender with a Contribution and/or a Commitment in respect of the Loan Facility of the amounts specified in the Transfer Certificate; |
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(d) |
the Transferee Lender becomes bound by all the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents which are applicable to the Lenders generally, including those about pro-rata sharing and the exclusion of liability
on the part of, and the indemnification of, the Agent and the Agent and the Security Trustee and to the extent that the Transferee Lender becomes bound by those provisions, the Transferor Lender ceases to be bound by them; |
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(e) |
an Advance or part of an Advance which the Transferee Lender makes after the Transfer Certificate comes into effect ranks in point of priority and security in the same way as it would have ranked had it been made by the
Transferor Lender, assuming that any defects in the Transferor Lenders title and any rights or equities of any Security Party against the Transferor Lender had not existed; and |
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(f) |
the Transferee Lender becomes entitled to all the rights under this Agreement which are applicable to the Lenders generally, including but not limited to those those under clauses 3.6, 5 and 12 and to the extent that
the Transferee Lender becomes entitled to such rights, the Transferor Lender ceases to be entitled to them; |
15.3.4 |
the rights and equities of the Borrowers or of any other Security Party referred to above include, but are not limited to, any right of set-off and any other kind of cross-claim; and |
15.3.5 |
the Borrowers, the Account Bank, the Security Trustee, the Agent and the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorise and instruct the Agent to sign any such Transfer Certificate on their behalf and undertake not to withdraw,
revoke or qualify such authority or instruction at any time. Promptly upon its signature of any Transfer Certificate, the Agent shall notify the Borrowers, the Transferor Lender and the Transferee Lender. |
15.4 |
Reliance on Transfer Certificate |
15.4.1 |
The Agent shall be entitled to rely on any Transfer Certificate believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been presented or signed by the persons by whom it purports to have been presented or signed, and
shall not be liable to any of the parties to this Agreement and the Security Documents for the consequences of such reliance. |
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15.4.2 |
The Agent shall at all times during the continuation of this Agreement maintain a register in which it shall record the name, Commitments, Contributions and administrative details (including the lending office) from
time to time of the Lenders holding a Transfer Certificate and the date at which the transfer referred to in such Transfer Certificate held by each Lender was transferred to such Lender, and the Agent shall make the said register available for
inspection by any Lender or the Borrowers during normal banking hours upon receipt by the Agent of reasonable prior notice requesting the Agent to do so. |
15.4.3 |
The entries on the said register shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive in determining the identities of the Commitments, the Contributions and the Transfer Certificates held by the Lenders from time to
time and the principal amounts of such Transfer Certificates and may be relied upon by all parties to this Agreement. |
15.5 |
Transfer fees and expenses |
Any Transferor Lender who causes the transfer of all or any
part of its rights, benefits and/or obligations under the Security Documents in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this clause 15, must, on each occasion, pay to the Agent a transfer fee of one thousand five hundred Dollars (USD 1,500) and,
in addition, be responsible for all other costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable legal fees and expenses) associated therewith and all value added tax thereon, as well as those of the Agent (in addition to its fee as
aforesaid) in connection with such transfer.
15.6 |
Documenting transfers |
If any Lender assigns all or any part of its rights or transfers
all or any part of its rights, benefits and/or obligations as provided in clause 15.3, each Borrower undertakes, immediately on being requested to do so by the Agent and at the cost of the Transferor Lender, to enter into, and procure that the other
Security Parties shall (at the cost of the Transferor Lender) enter into, such documents as may be necessary or desirable to transfer to the Transferee Lender all or the relevant part of such Lenders interest in the Security Documents and all
relevant references in this Agreement to such Lender shall thereafter be construed as a reference to the Transferor Lender and/or its Transferee Lender (as the case may be) to the extent of their respective interests.
A Lender may sub-participate all or any part of its rights and/or
obligations under the Security Documents at its own expense without the consent of, consultation with or notice to, the Borrowers.
Each Lender shall lend through its office at the address specified in
schedule 1 or, as the case may be, in any relevant Transfer Certificate or through any other office of such Lender selected from time to time by it through which such Lender wishes to lend for the purposes of this Agreement. If the office through
which a Lender is lending is changed pursuant to this clause 15.8, such Lender shall notify the Agent promptly of such change and the Agent shall notify the Borrowers, the Security Trustee, the Agent, the Account Bank and the other Lenders.
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A Lender may include all or any part of the Loan in a securitisation or
similar transaction without the consent of, or consultation with, the Borrowers or any Security Party (but after giving 45-day notice to the Borrowers). The Borrowers will assist the Lenders as necessary to achieve a successful securitisation (or
similar transaction) Provided that the Borrowers shall not be required to bear any third party costs related to any such securitisation and need only provide such information which any third parties may reasonably request.
15.10 |
Disclosure of information |
The Borrowers hereby do, and shall procure that the other
Security Parties do, irrevocably authorise each Creditor Party to give, divulge and reveal from time to time information and details relating to their accounts, the Vessels, the Security Documents, the Loan, the Commitments and any agreement entered
into by the Borrowers and/or Security Party or information provided by the Borrowers or Security Party in connection with the Security Documents to:
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(i) |
any public or internationally recognised authorities that are entitled to and have requested to obtain such information, |
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(ii) |
the Creditor Parties respective head offices, branches and affiliates and professional advisors, |
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(iii) |
any other parties to the Security Documents, |
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(iv) |
a rating agency or their professional advisors, |
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(v) |
any person with whom such Creditor Party proposes to enter (or considers entering) into contractual relations in relation to the Loan and/or its Commitment or Contribution, and |
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(vi) |
any other person regarding the funding, re-financing, transfer, assignment, sale, sub-participation or operational arrangements or other transaction in relation to the Loan, its Contribution or its Commitment, including
without limitation, for purposes in connection with a securitisation or similar transaction or any enforcement, preservation, assignment, transfer, sale or sub-participation of any of such Creditor Partys rights and obligations
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Provided that, in respect of paragraphs (iv), (v) and (vi) above, a Creditor Party may only give, divulge and
reveal such information as NMAC would be authorised to disclose in accordance with the rules and regulations of the public stock exchange in which it is listed and the recipient of such information shall execute a confidentiality agreement in
relation to such information.
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AGENT AND SECURITY TRUSTEE |
16.1 |
Appointment of the Agent |
Each Lender irrevocably appoints the Agent as its agent for
the purposes of this Agreement and such of the Security Documents to which it may be appropriate for the Agent to be party. Accordingly each of the Lenders hereby authorise the Agent:
16.1.1 |
to execute such documents as may be approved by the Majority Lenders for execution by the Agent; and |
16.1.2 |
(whether or not by or through employees or agents) to take such action on such Lenders behalf and to exercise such rights, remedies, powers and discretions as are specifically delegated to the Agent by any
Security Document, together with such powers and discretions as are reasonably incidental thereto. |
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Any action taken by the Agent under or in relation to any of the
Security Documents whether with requisite authority or on the basis of appropriate instructions received from the Majority Lenders (or as otherwise duly authorised) shall be binding on all the Creditor Parties.
16.3.1 |
The Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the contents of each notice, certificate or other document received by it from the Borrowers under or pursuant to clauses 8.1.1, 8.1.6, 8.1.8 and 8.1.12; and
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16.3.2 |
The Agent shall (subject to the other provisions of this clause 16) take (or instruct the Security Trustee to take) such action or, as the case may be, refrain from taking (or authorise the Security Trustee to refrain
from taking) such action with respect to the exercise of any of its rights, remedies, powers and discretions as agent, as the Majority Lenders may direct (unless otherwise provided in this Agreement). |
16.4 |
Security Trustees and Agents rights |
The Security Trustee and the Agent may:
16.4.1 |
in the exercise of any right, remedy, power or discretion in relation to any matter, or in any context, not expressly provided for by this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents, act or, as the case may be,
refrain from acting (or authorise the Security Trustee to act or refrain from acting) in accordance with the instructions of the Lenders, and shall be fully protected in so doing; |
16.4.2 |
unless and until it has received directions from the Majority Lenders, take such action or, as the case may be, refrain from taking such action (or authorise the Security Trustee to take or refrain from taking such
action) in respect of a Default of which the Agent has actual knowledge as it shall consider advisable in the best interests of the Lenders (but shall not be obliged to do so); |
16.4.3 |
refrain from acting (or authorise the Security Trustee to refrain from acting) in accordance with any instructions of the Lenders to institute any Proceedings arising out of or in connection with any of the Security
Documents until it and/or the Security Trustee has been indemnified and/or secured to its satisfaction against any and all costs, expenses or liabilities (including legal fees) which it would or might incur as a result; |
16.4.4 |
deem and treat (i) each Lender as the person entitled to the benefit of the Contribution of such Lender for all purposes of this Agreement unless and until a notice shall have been filed with the Agent pursuant to
clause 15.3 and shall have become effective, and (ii) the office set opposite the name of each of the Lenders in schedule 1 as its lending office unless and until a written notice of change of lending office shall have been received by the
Agent and the Agent may act upon any such notice unless and until the same is superseded by a further such notice; |
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16.4.5 |
rely as to matters of fact which might reasonably be expected to be within the knowledge of any Security Party upon a certificate signed by any director or officer of the relevant Security Party on behalf of the
relevant Security Party; and |
16.4.6 |
do anything which is in its opinion necessary or desirable to comply with any law or regulation in any jurisdiction. |
16.5 |
No Liability of Agent |
None of the Security Trustee, the Agent nor any of their
respective employees and agents shall:
16.5.1 |
be obliged to make any enquiry as to the use of any of the proceeds of the Loan unless (in the case of the Agent) so required in writing by a Lender, in which case the Agent shall promptly make the appropriate request
to the Borrowers; or |
16.5.2 |
be obliged to make any enquiry as to any breach or default by the Borrowers or any other Security Party in the performance or observance of any of the provisions of the Security Documents or as to the existence of a
Default unless (in the case of the Agent) the Agent has actual knowledge thereof or has been notified in writing thereof by a Creditor Party, in which case the Agent shall promptly notify the Creditor Parties of the relevant event or circumstance;
or |
16.5.3 |
be obliged to enquire whether or not any representation or warranty made by the Borrowers or any other Security Party pursuant to this Agreement or any of the other Security Documents is true; or |
16.5.4 |
be obliged to do anything (including, without limitation, disclosing any document or information) which would, or might in its opinion, be contrary to any law or regulation or be a breach of any duty of confidentiality
or otherwise be actionable or render it liable to any person; or |
16.5.5 |
be obliged to account to any Lender for any sum or the profit element of any sum received by it for its own account; or |
16.5.6 |
be obliged to institute any Proceedings arising out of or in connection with any of the Security Documents other than on the instructions of the Majority Lenders; or |
16.5.7 |
be liable to any Lender for any action taken or omitted under or in connection with any of the Security Documents unless caused by its gross negligence or wilful misconduct. |
For the purposes of this clause 16, none of the Security Trustee or the Agent shall be treated as having actual knowledge of any matter of
which the corporate finance or any other division outside the agency or loan administration department of the Security Trustee or the Agent or the person for the time being acting as the Security Trustee or the Agent may become aware in the context
of corporate finance, advisory or lending activities from time to time undertaken by the Security Trustee or the Agent or, as the case may be, the Security Trustee or Agent for any Security Party or any other person which may be a trade competitor
of any Security Party or may otherwise have commercial interests similar to those of any Security Party.
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16.6 |
Non reliance on Security Trustee, Agent |
Each Lender acknowledges that it has not
relied on any statement, opinion, forecast or other representation made by the Security Trustee or the Agent to induce it to enter into any of the Security Documents and that it has made and will continue to make, without reliance on the Security
Trustee or the Agent and based on such documents as it considers appropriate, its own appraisal of the creditworthiness of the Security Parties and its own independent investigation of the financial condition, prospects and affairs of the Security
Parties in connection with the making and continuation of such Lenders Commitment or Contribution under this Agreement. Neither of the Security Trustee and the Agent shall have any duty or responsibility, either initially or on a continuing
basis, to provide any Lender with any credit or other information with respect to any Security Party whether coming into its possession before the making of any Advance or the Loan or at any time or times thereafter other than as provided in clause
16.3.1.
16.7 |
No responsibility on the Security Trustee, Agent for Borrowers performance |
Neither of the Security Trustee or the Agent shall have any responsibility or liability to any Lender:
16.7.1 |
on account of the failure of any Security Party to perform its obligations under any of the Security Documents; or |
16.7.2 |
for the financial condition of any Security Party; or |
16.7.3 |
for the completeness or accuracy of any statements, representations or warranties in any of the Security Documents or any document delivered under any of the Security Documents; or |
16.7.4 |
for the execution, effectiveness, adequacy, genuineness, validity, enforceability or admissibility in evidence of any of the Security Documents or of any certificate, report or other document executed or delivered under
any of the Security Documents; or |
16.7.5 |
to investigate or make any enquiry into the title of the Borrowers or any other Security Party to the Vessels or any other security or any part thereof; or |
16.7.6 |
for the failure to register any of the Security Documents with any official or regulatory body or office or elsewhere; or |
16.7.7 |
for taking or omitting to take any other action under or in relation to any of the Security Documents or any aspect of any of the Security Documents; or |
16.7.8 |
on account of the failure of the Security Trustee to perform or discharge any of its duties or obligations under the Security Documents; or |
16.7.9 |
otherwise in connection with the Security Documents or their negotiation or for acting (or, as the case may be, refraining from acting) in accordance with the instructions of the Lenders. |
16.8 |
Reliance on documents and professional advice |
Each of the Security Trustee and the
Agent shall be entitled to rely on any communication, instrument or document believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed or sent by the proper person and shall be entitled to rely as to legal or other professional matters on
opinions and statements of any legal or other professional advisers selected or approved by it (including those in the Security Trustees or Agents employment).
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Each of the Security Trustee and the Agent may, without any liability to
account to the Lenders, accept deposits from, lend money to, and generally engage in any kind of banking or other business with, and provide advisory or other services to, any Security Party or any company in the same group of companies as such
Security Party or any of the Lenders as if it were not the Security Trustee or the Agent.
16.10 |
Rights of Agent as Lender; no partnership |
With respect to its own Commitment and
Contribution (if any) the Security Trustee and the Agent shall have the same rights and powers under the Security Documents as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not performing the duties and functions delegated to it under
this Agreement and the term Lenders shall, unless the context clearly otherwise indicates, include the Security Trustee and the Agent in their respective individual capacity as a Lender. This Agreement shall not be construed so as to
constitute a partnership between the parties or any of them.
16.11 |
Amendments and waivers |
16.11.1 |
Subject to clause 16.11.2, the Security Trustee and/or the Agent (as the case may be) may, with the consent of the Lenders (or if and to the extent expressly authorised by the other provisions of any of the Security
Documents) and, if so instructed by the Lenders, shall: |
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(a) |
agree (or authorise the Security Trustee to agree) amendments or modifications to any of the Security Documents with the Borrowers and/or any other Security Party; and/or |
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(b) |
vary or waive breaches of, or defaults under, or otherwise excuse performance of, any provision of any of the Security Documents by the Borrowers and/or any other Security Party (or authorise the Security Trustee to do
so). |
Any such action so authorised and effected by the Agent shall be documented in such manner as the Security Trustee
and/or the Agent (as the case may be) shall (with the approval of the Majority Lenders) determine, shall be promptly notified to the Lenders by the Security Trustee and/or the Agent (as the case may be) and (without prejudice to the generality of
clause 16.2) shall be binding on the Lenders.
16.11.2 |
Except with the prior written consent of the Lenders, the Security Trustee and the Agent shall have no authority on behalf of the Lenders to agree (or authorise the Security Trustee to agree) with the Borrowers and/or
any other Security Party any amendment or modification to any of the Security Documents or to grant (or authorise the Security Trustee to grant) waivers in respect of breaches or defaults or to vary or excuse (or authorise the Security Trustee to
vary or excuse) performance of or under any of the Security Documents by the Borrowers and/or any other Security Party, if the effect of such amendment, modification, waiver or excuse would be to: |
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(a) |
reduce the Margin, postpone the due date or reduce the amount of any payment of principal, interest or other amount payable by any Security Party under any of the Security Documents; |
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(b) |
change the currency in which any amount is payable by any Security Party under any of the Security Documents; |
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(c) |
increase any Lenders Commitment; |
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(d) |
extend the Maturity Date or the Drawdown Period; |
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(e) |
change any provision of any of the Security Documents which expressly or impliedly requires the approval or consent of all the Lenders such that the relevant approval or consent may be given otherwise than with the
sanction of all the Lenders; |
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(f) |
change the order of distribution under clauses 6.10 and 13.1; |
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(g) |
change any of clauses 2.2, 2.3, 4.5, 15.3, 8.1.23, 8.3.15 and this clause 16.11; |
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(h) |
change the definition of Majority Lenders in clause 1.2; |
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(i) |
release, whether in part or entirely, any Security Party from the security constituted by any Security Document (except as required by the terms thereof or by law) or change the terms and conditions upon which such
security or guarantee may be, or is required to be, released |
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(j) |
result in a FATCA Deduction, unless the Agent has given the Lenders ten Banking Days prior notice or each Lender is a FATCA Protected Lender. The Agent shall notify the Lenders reasonably promptly of any amendments or
waivers proposed by the Borrowers |
provided that:
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(i) |
if the Agent or a Lender reasonably believes that an amendment or waiver may constitute a material modification for the purposes of FATCA that may result (directly or indirectly) in a Party being required to
make a FATCA Deduction and the Agent or that Lender (as the case may be) notifies the Company and the Agent accordingly, that amendment or waiver may, subject to paragraph (ii) below, not be effected without the consent of the Agent or that
Lender (as the case may be); and |
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(ii) |
the consent of a Lender shall not be required pursuant to paragraph (i) above if that Lender is a FATCA Protected Lender. |
16.12 |
Reimbursement and indemnity by Lenders |
Each Lender shall reimburse the Security Trustee
and the Agent (rateably in accordance with such Lenders Commitment or, after the first Advance or the Loan has been drawn, its Contribution,) to the extent that the Security Trustee or the Agent is not reimbursed by the Borrowers, for the
costs, charges and expenses incurred by the Security Trustee or the Agent which are expressed to be payable by the Borrowers under clause 5.4 including (in each case), without limitation, the fees and expenses of legal or other professional advisers
provided that, if following any payment to the Security Trustee or the Agent by a Lender under this clause the Security Trustee or the Agent receives payment from the Borrowers in respect of the same costs, fees or expenses, the Security Trustee or
the Agent shall upon receipt thereof reimburse the relevant Lender. Each Lender must on demand indemnify the Account Bank, the Security
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Trustee or the Agent (rateably in accordance with such Lenders Commitment or, after the first Advance or the Loan has been drawn, its Contribution) against all liabilities, damages, costs
and claims whatsoever incurred by the Account Bank, the Agent and/or the Security Trustee in connection with any of the Security Documents or the performance of its duties under any of the Security Documents or any action taken or omitted by the
Account Bank, the Security Trustee or, as the case may be, the Agent, under any of the Security Documents, unless such liabilities, damages, costs or claims arise from the Account Banks, the Security Trustees or as the case may be, the
Agents own gross negligence or wilful misconduct.
16.13 |
Retirement of the Agent |
16.13.1 |
The Agent may, having given to the Borrowers and each of the Lenders not less than fifteen (15) days notice of its intention to do so, retire from its appointment as the Agent under this Agreement, provided
that no such retirement shall take effect unless there has been appointed by the Lenders as a successor agent: |
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(a) |
a company in the same group of companies as the Agent nominated by the Agent which the Lenders hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agree to appoint or, failing such nomination, |
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(b) |
a Lender nominated by the Majority Lenders or, failing such a nomination, |
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(c) |
any reputable and experienced bank or financial institution nominated by the retiring Agent. |
Any corporation into which the retiring Agent may be merged or converted or any corporation with which the Agent may be consolidated or any
corporation resulting from any merger, conversion, amalgamation, consolidation or other reorganisation to which the Agent shall be a party shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be the successor Agent under this Agreement and the other
Security Documents without the execution or filing of any document or any further act on the part of any of the parties to the Security Documents save that notice of any such merger, conversion, amalgamation, consolidation or other reorganisation
shall forthwith be given to each Security Party and the Lenders. Prior to any such successor being appointed, the Agent agrees to consult with the Borrowers and the Lenders as to the identity of the proposed successor and to take account of any
reasonable objections which the Borrowers and the Lenders may raise to such successor being appointed.
16.13.2 |
If the Majority Lenders, acting reasonably, are of the opinion that the Agent is unable to fulfil its obligations under this Agreement in a professional and acceptable manner, then they may require the Agent, by written
notice, to resign in accordance with clause 16.13.1, which the Agent shall promptly do, and the terms of clause 16.13.1 shall apply to the appointment of any substitute Agent save that the same shall be appointed by the Majority Lenders and not by
the Lenders. |
16.13.3 |
Upon any such successor as aforesaid being appointed, the retiring Agent shall be discharged from any further obligation under the Security Documents (but shall continue to have the benefit of this clause 16 in respect
of any action it has taken or refrained from taking prior to such discharge) and its successor and each of the other parties to this Agreement shall have the same rights and obligations among themselves as they would have had if such successor had
been a party to this Agreement in place of the retiring Agent. The retiring Agent shall (at its own expense) provide its successor with copies of such of its records as its successor reasonably requires to carry out its functions under the Security
Documents. |
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16.14 |
Appointment and retirement of Security Trustee |
Each of the Lenders and the Agent irrevocably appoints the Security Trustee as its
Security Trustee and trustee for the purposes of the Security Documents, in each case on the terms set out in this Agreement. Accordingly, each of the Lenders and the Agent hereby authorises the Security Trustee (whether or not by or through
employees or agents) to take such action on its behalf and to exercise such rights, remedies, powers and discretions as are specifically delegated to the Security Trustee by this Agreement and/or the Security Documents, together with such powers and
discretions as are reasonably incidental thereto.
Without prejudice to clause 16.13, the Security Trustee may, having given to the
Borrowers and each of the Lenders not less than fifteen (15) days notice of its intention to do so, retire from its appointment as Security Trustee under this Agreement and any Trust Deed, provided that no such retirement shall take
effect unless there has been appointed by the Lenders and the Agent as a successor Security Trustee and trustee:
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(a) |
a company in the same group of companies of the Security Trustee nominated by the Security Trustee which the Lenders hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agree to appoint or, failing such nomination,
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(b) |
a Lender or trust corporation nominated by the Majority Lenders or, failing such a nomination, |
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(c) |
any bank or trust corporation nominated by the retiring Security Trustee, |
and, in any case,
such successor Security Trustee and trustee shall have duly accepted such appointment by delivering to the Agent (i) written confirmation (in a form acceptable to the Agent) of such acceptance agreeing to be bound by this Agreement in the
capacity of Security Trustee as if it had been an original party to this Agreement and (ii) a duly executed Trust Deed.
Any
corporation into which the retiring Security Trustee may be merged or converted or any corporation with which the Security Trustee may be consolidated or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion, amalgamation, consolidation or other
reorganisation to which the Security Trustee shall be a party shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be the successor Security Trustee under this Agreement, any Trust Deed and the other Security Documents without the execution or filing
of any document or any further act on the part of any of the parties to this Agreement, any Trust Deed and the other Security Documents save that notice of any such merger, conversion, amalgamation, consolidation or other reorganisation shall
forthwith be given to each Security Party and the Lenders. Prior to any such successor being appointed, the Security Trustee agrees to consult with the Borrowers as to the identity of the proposed successor and to take account of any reasonable
objections which the Borrowers may raise to such successor being appointed.
16.14.3 |
Upon any such successor as aforesaid being appointed, the retiring Security Trustee shall be discharged from any further obligation under the Security
Documents (but shall continue to have the benefit of this clause 16 in respect of any action it has taken or refrained from taking prior to such discharge) and its successor and each of the other parties to this Agreement shall
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have the same rights and obligations among themselves as they would have had if such successor had been a party to this Agreement in place of the retiring Security Trustee. The retiring Security
Trustee shall (at its own expense) provide its successor with copies of such of its records as its successor reasonably requires to carry out its functions under the Security Documents. |
16.15 |
Powers and duties of the Security Trustee |
16.15.1 |
The Security Trustee shall have no duties, obligations or liabilities to any of the Lenders and the Agent beyond those expressly stated in any of the Security Documents. Each of the Agent and the Lenders hereby
authorises the Security Trustee to enter into and execute: |
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(a) |
each of the Security Documents to which the Security Trustee is or is intended to be a party; and |
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(b) |
any and all such other Security Documents as may be approved by the Agent in writing (acting on the instructions of the Majority Lenders) for entry into by the Security Trustee, |
and, in each and every case, to hold any and all security thereby created upon trust for the Lenders and the Agent for the time being in the
manner contemplated by this Agreement.
16.15.2 |
Subject to clause 16.15.3 the Security Trustee may, with the prior consent of the Majority Lenders communicated in writing by the Agent, concur with any of the Security Parties to: |
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(a) |
amend, modify or otherwise vary any provision of the Security Documents to which the Security Trustee is or is intended to be a party; or |
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(b) |
waive breaches of, or defaults under, or otherwise excuse performance of, any provision of the Security Documents to which the Security Trustee is or is intended to be a party; or |
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(c) |
give any consents to any Security Party in respect of any provision of any Security Document |
Any such action so authorised and effected by the Security Trustee shall be promptly notified to the Lenders and the Agent by the Security
Trustee and shall be binding on the other Creditor Parties.
16.15.3 |
The Security Trustee shall not concur with any Security Party with respect to any of the matters described in clause 16.11.4 without the consent of the Lenders communicated in writing by the Agent. |
16.15.4 |
The Security Trustee shall (subject to the other provisions of this clause 16) take such action or, as the case may be, refrain from taking such action, with respect to any of its rights, powers and discretions as
Security Trustee and trustee, as the Agent may direct. Subject as provided in the foregoing provisions of this clause, unless and until the Security Trustee has received such instructions from the Agent, the Security Trustee may, but shall not be
obliged to, take (or refrain from taking) such action under or pursuant to the Security Documents referred to in clause 16.14 as the Security Trustee shall deem advisable in the best interests of the Creditor Parties provided that (for the avoidance
of doubt), to the extent that this clause might otherwise be construed as authorising the Security Trustee to take, or refrain from taking, any action of the nature referred to in clause 16.15.2 - and for which the prior consent of the Lenders is
expressly required under clause 16.15.3 - clauses 16.15.2 and 16.15.3 shall apply to the exclusion of this clause. |
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16.15.5 |
None of the Lenders nor the Agent shall have any independent power to enforce any of the Security Documents referred to in clause 16.14 or to exercise any rights, discretions or powers or to grant any consents or
releases under or pursuant to such Security Documents or any of them or otherwise have direct recourse to the security and/or guarantees constituted by such Security Documents or any of them except through the Security Trustee. |
16.15.6 |
For the purpose of this clause 16, the Security Trustee may, rely and act in reliance upon any information from time to time furnished to the Security Trustee by the Agent (whether pursuant to clause 16.15.7 or
otherwise) unless and until the same is superseded by further such information, so that the Security Trustee shall have no liability or responsibility to any party as a consequence of placing reliance on and acting in reliance upon any such
information unless the Security Trustee has actual knowledge that such information is inaccurate or incorrect. |
16.15.7 |
Without prejudice to the foregoing each of the Agent and the Lenders (whether directly or through the Agent) shall provide the Security Trustee with such written information as it may reasonably require for the purpose
of carrying out its duties and obligations under the Security Documents referred to in clause 16.14. |
16.16.1 |
The trusts constituted or evidenced in or by this Agreement and the Trust Deed shall remain in full force and effect until whichever is the earlier of: |
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(a) |
the expiration of a period of eighty (80) years from the date of this Agreement; and |
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(b) |
receipt by the Security Trustee of confirmation in writing by the Agent that there is no longer outstanding any Indebtedness (actual or contingent) which is secured or guaranteed or otherwise assured by or under any of
the Security Documents, |
and the parties to this Agreement declare that the perpetuity period applicable to this Agreement
and the trusts declared by the Trust Deed shall for the purposes of the Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 1964 be the period of eighty (80) years from the date of this Agreement.
16.16.2 |
In its capacity as trustee in relation to the Security Documents specified in clause 16.14, the Security Trustee shall, without prejudice to any of the powers, discretions and immunities conferred upon trustees by law
(and to the extent not inconsistent with the provisions of any of those Security Documents), have all the same powers and discretions as a natural person acting as the beneficial owner of such property and/or as are conferred upon the Security
Trustee by any of those Security Documents. |
16.16.3 |
It is expressly declared that, in its capacity as trustee in relation to the Security Documents specified in clause 16.14, the Security Trustee shall
be entitled to invest moneys forming part of the security and which, in the opinion of the Security Trustee, may not be paid out promptly following receipt in the name or under the control of the Security Trustee in any of the investments for the
time being authorised by law for the investment by trustees of trust moneys or in any other property or investments whether similar to the aforesaid or not or by placing the same on deposit in the name or under the control of the Security Trustee as
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Security Trustee may think fit without being under any duty to diversify its investments and the Security Trustee may at any time vary or transpose any such property or investments for or into
any others of a like nature and shall not be responsible for any loss due to depreciation in value or otherwise of such property or investments. Any investment of any part or all of the security may, at the discretion of the Security Trustee, be
made or retained in the names of nominees. |
16.17 |
Independent action by Creditor Parties |
None of the Creditor Parties shall enforce,
exercise any rights, remedies or powers or grant any consents or releases under or pursuant to, or otherwise have a direct recourse to the security and/or guarantees constituted by any of the Security Documents without the prior written consent of
the Majority Lenders but, provided such consent has been obtained, it shall not be necessary for any other Creditor Party to be joined as an additional party in any Proceedings for this purpose.
16.18 |
Common Agent and Security Trustee |
The Agent and the Security Trustee have entered into
the Security Documents in their separate capacities (a) as agent for the Lenders under and pursuant to this Agreement (in the case of the Agent) and (b) as Security Trustee and trustee for the Lenders and the Agent under and pursuant to
this Agreement, to hold the guarantees and/or security created by the Security Documents specified in clause 16.14 on the terms set out in such Security Documents (in the case of the Security Trustee). If and when the Agent and the Security Trustee
are the same entity and any Security Document provides for the Agent to communicate with or provide instructions to the Security Trustee (and vice versa), all parties to this Agreement agree that any such communications or instructions on such
occasions are unnecessary and are hereby waived.
16.19 |
Co-operation to achieve agreed priorities of application |
The Lenders and the Agent
shall co-operate with each other and with the Security Trustee and any receiver under the Security Documents in realising the property and assets subject to the Security Documents and in ensuring that the net proceeds realised under the Security
Documents after deduction of the expenses of realisation are applied in accordance with clause 13.1.
16.20 |
The Prompt distribution of proceeds |
Moneys received by any of the Creditor Parties
(whether from a receiver or otherwise) pursuant to the exercise of (or otherwise by virtue of the existence of) any rights and powers under or pursuant to any of the Security Documents shall (after providing for all costs, charges, expenses and
liabilities and other payments ranking in priority) be paid to the Agent for distribution (in the case of moneys so received by any of the Creditor Parties other than the Agent or the Security Trustee) and shall be distributed by the Agent or, as
the case may be, the Security Trustee (in the case of moneys so received by the Agent or, as the case may be, the Security Trustee) in each case in accordance with clause 13.1. The Agent or, as the case may be, the Security Trustee shall make each
such application and/or distribution as soon as is practicable after the relevant moneys are received by, or otherwise become available to, the Agent or, as the case may be, the Security Trustee save that (without prejudice to any other provision
contained in any of the Security Documents) the Agent or, as the case may be, the Security Trustee (acting on the instructions of the Majority Lenders) or any receiver may
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credit any moneys received by it to a suspense account for so long and in such manner as the Agent or such receiver may from time to time determine with a view to preserving the rights of the
Agent and/or the Security Trustee and/or the Account Bank and/or the Lenders or any of them to provide for the whole of their respective claims against the Borrowers or any other person liable.
After consultation with the Borrowers and the Lenders and
notwithstanding clause 16.11, the Agent shall be entitled to make such amendments to this Agreement as it may determine to be necessary to take account of any changes in market practices as a consequence of the European Monetary Union (whether as to
the settlement or rounding of obligations, business days, the calculation of interest or otherwise whatsoever). So far as possible such amendments shall be such as to put the parties in the same position as if the event or events giving rise to the
need to amend this Agreement had not occurred. Any amendment so made to this Agreement by the Agent shall be promptly notified to the other parties hereto and shall be binding on all parties hereto.
Without prejudice to the Borrowers rights, in certain instances, to
give their consent thereunder, clauses 15 and 16 are for the exclusive benefit of the Creditor Parties.
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NOTICES AND OTHER MATTERS |
17.1.1 |
unless otherwise specifically provided herein, every notice under or in connection with this Agreement shall be given in English by letter delivered personally and/or sent by post and/or transmitted by fax and/or
electronically; |
17.1.2 |
in this clause notice includes any demand, consent, authorisation, approval, instruction, certificate, request, waiver or other communication. |
17.2 |
Addresses for communications, effective date of notices |
17.2.1 |
Subject to clause 17.2.2, clause 17.2.5 and 17.3 notices to the Borrowers shall be deemed to have been given and shall take effect when received in full legible form by the Borrowers at the address and/or the fax number
appearing below (or at such other address or fax number as the Borrowers may hereafter specify for such purpose to the Agent by notice in writing); |
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notwithstanding the provisions of clause 17.2.1 or clause 17.2.5, a notice of Default and/or a notice given pursuant to clause 10.2 or clause 10.3 to the Borrowers shall be deemed to have been given and shall take
effect when delivered, sent or transmitted by the Creditor Parties or any of them to the Borrowers to the address or fax number referred to in clause 17.2.1; |
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17.2.3 |
subject to clause 17.2.5, notices to the Agent and/or the Security Trustee and/or Account Bank and/or Security Trustee shall be deemed to be given, and shall take effect, when received in full legible form by the Agent
and/or the Security Trustee at the address and/or the fax number address appearing below (or at any such other address or fax number as the Agent and/or the Security Trustee (as appropriate) may hereafter specify for such purpose to the Borrowers
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Paul Barton |
17.2.4 |
subject to clause 17.2.5 and 17.3, notices to a Lender shall be deemed to be given and shall take effect when received in full legible form by such Lender at its address and/or fax number specified in schedule 1 or in
any relevant Transfer Certificate (or at any other address or fax number as such Lender may hereafter specify for such purpose to the other Creditor Parties); and |
17.2.5 |
if under clause 17.2.1 or clause 17.2.3 a notice would be deemed to have been given and effective on a day which is not a working day in the place of receipt or is outside the normal business hours in the place of
receipt, the notice shall be deemed to have been given and to have taken effect at the opening of business on the next working day in such place. |
17.3 |
Electronic Communication |
17.3.1 |
Any communication to be made by and/or between the Creditor Parties or any of them and the Security Parties or any of them under or in connection with the Security Documents or any of them may be made by electronic mail
or other electronic means, if and provided that all such parties: |
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notify each other in writing of their electronic mail address and/or any other information required to enable the sending and receipt of information by that means; and |
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notify each other of any change to their electronic mail address or any other such information supplied by them. |
17.3.2 |
Any electronic communication made by and/or between the Creditor Parties or any of them and the Security Parties or any of them will be effective only when actually received in readable form and, in the case of any
electronic communication made by the Borrowers or the Lenders to the Agent, only if it is addressed in such manner as the Agent shall specify for this purpose. |
17.4 |
Notices through the Agent |
Every notice under this Agreement or (unless otherwise
provided therein) any other Security Document to be given by the Borrowers to any other party, shall be given to the Agent for
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onward transmission as appropriate and every notice under this Agreement to be given to the Borrowers shall (except as otherwise provided in the Security Documents) be given to the Borrowers by
the Agent.
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BORROWERS OBLIGATIONS |
Regardless of any other provision in any of the Security Documents,
all obligations and liabilities whatsoever of the Borrowers herein contained are joint and several and shall be construed accordingly. Each of the Borrowers agrees and consents to be bound by the Security Documents to which it becomes a party
notwithstanding that the other Borrower may not do so or be effectually bound and notwithstanding that any of the Security Documents may be invalid or unenforceable against the other Borrower, whether or not the deficiency is known to any Creditor
Party.
18.2 |
Borrowers as principal debtors |
Each Borrower acknowledges that it is a principal and
original debtor in respect of all amounts which may become payable by the Borrowers in accordance with the terms of any of the Security Documents and agrees that each Creditor Party may continue to treat it as such, whether or not such Creditor
Party is or becomes aware that such Borrower is or has become a surety for the other Borrower.
The Borrowers undertake to keep the Creditor Parties fully indemnified on
demand against all claims, damages, losses, costs and expenses arising from any failure of any Borrower to perform or discharge any purported obligation or liability of that Borrower which would have been the subject of this Agreement or any other
Security Document had it been valid and enforceable and which is not or ceases to be valid and enforceable against the other Borrower on any ground whatsoever, whether or not known to any Creditor Party including, without limitation, any irregular
exercise or absence of any corporate power or lack of authority of, or breach of duty by, any person purporting to act on behalf of the other Borrower (or any legal or other limitation, whether under the Limitation Acts or otherwise or any
disability or death, bankruptcy, unsoundness of mind, insolvency, liquidation, dissolution, winding up, administration, receivership, amalgamation, reconstruction or any other incapacity of any person whatsoever (including, in the case of a
partnership, a termination or change in the composition of the partnership) or any change of name or style or constitution of any Security Party)).
18.4 |
Liability unconditional |
None of the obligations or liabilities of the Borrowers under
any Security Document shall be discharged or reduced by reason of:
18.4.1 |
the death, bankruptcy, unsoundness of mind, insolvency, liquidation, dissolution, winding-up, administration, receivership, amalgamation, reconstruction or other incapacity of any person whatsoever (including, in the
case of a partnership, a termination or change in the composition of the partnership) or any change of name or style or constitution of any Borrower or any other person liable; |
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18.4.2 |
any Creditor Party granting any time, indulgence or concession to, or compounding with, discharging, releasing or varying the liability of, any Borrower or any other person liable or renewing, determining, varying or
increasing any accommodation, facility or transaction or otherwise dealing with the same in any manner whatsoever or concurring in, accepting, varying any compromise, arrangement or settlement or omitting to claim or enforce payment from any
Borrower or any other person liable; or |
18.4.3 |
anything done or omitted which but for this provision might operate to exonerate the Borrowers or all of them. |
18.5 |
Recourse to other security |
No Creditor Party shall be obliged to make any claim or
demand or to resort to any security or other means of payment now or hereafter held by or available to them for enforcing any of the Security Documents against any Borrower or any other person liable and no action taken or omitted by any Creditor
Party in connection with any such security or other means of payment will discharge, reduce, prejudice or affect the liability of the Borrowers under the Security Documents to which any of them is, or is to be, a party.
18.6 |
Waiver of Borrowers rights |
Each Borrower agrees with the Creditor Parties that,
throughout the Facility Period, it will not, without the prior written consent of the Agent:
18.6.1 |
exercise any right of subrogation, reimbursement and indemnity against the other Borrower or any other person liable under the Security Documents; |
18.6.2 |
demand or accept repayment in whole or in part of any Indebtedness now or hereafter due to such Borrower from the other Borrower or from any other person liable for such Indebtedness or demand or accept any guarantee
against financial loss or any document or instrument created or evidencing an Encumbrance in respect of the same or dispose of the same; |
18.6.3 |
take any steps to enforce any right against the other Borrower or any other person liable in respect of any such moneys; or |
18.6.3 |
claim any set-off or counterclaim against the other Borrower or any other person liable or claim or prove in competition with any Creditor Party in the liquidation of the other Borrower or any other person liable or
have the benefit of, or share in, any payment from or composition with, the other Borrower or any other person liable or any security granted under any Security Document now or hereafter held by any Creditor Party for any moneys owing under this
Agreement or for the obligations or liabilities of any other person liable but so that, if so directed by the Agent, it will prove for the whole or any part of its claim in the liquidation of the other Borrower or other person liable on terms that
the benefit of such proof and all money received by it in respect thereof shall be held on trust for the Creditor Parties and applied in or towards discharge of any moneys owing under this Agreement in such manner as the Agent shall require.
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This Agreement and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in
connection with it shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, English law.
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20.1 |
Exclusive Jurisdiction |
For the benefit of the Creditor Parties, and subject to clause
20.4 below, the Borrowers hereby irrevocably agree that the courts of England shall have exclusive jurisdiction:
20.1.1 |
to settle any disputes or other matters whatsoever arising under or in connection with this Agreement (or any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with this Agreement) and any disputes or other
such matters arising in connection with the negotiation, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any part thereof, whether the alleged liability shall arise under the laws of England or under the laws of some other country and regardless of
whether a particular cause of action may successfully be brought in the English courts; and |
20.1.2 |
to grant interim remedies or other provisional or protective relief. |
20.2 |
Submission and service of process |
Each Borrower accordingly irrevocably and
unconditionally submits to the jurisdiction of the English courts. Without prejudice to any other mode of service each Borrower:
20.2.1 |
irrevocably empowers and appoints HFW Nominees Ltd at present of Friary Court, 65 Crutched Friars, London EC3N 2AE, England as its agent to receive and accept on its behalf any process or other document relating to any
proceedings before the English courts in connection with this Agreement; |
20.2.2 |
agrees to maintain such an agent for service of process in England from the date hereof until the end of the Facility Period; |
20.2.3 |
agrees that failure by a process agent to notify the Borrowers of service of process will not invalidate the proceedings concerned; |
20.2.4 |
without prejudice to the effectiveness of service of process on its agent under clause 20.2.1 above but as an alternative method, consents to the service of process relating to any such proceedings by mailing or
delivering a copy of the process to its address for the time being applying under clause 17.2; |
20.2.5 |
agrees that if the appointment of any person mentioned in clause 20.2.1 ceases to be effective, the Borrowers shall immediately appoint a further person in England to accept service of process on its behalf in England
and, failing such appointment within seven (7) days the Agent shall thereupon be entitled and is hereby irrevocably authorised by the Borrowers in those circumstances to appoint such person by notice to the Borrowers. |
20.3 |
Forum non conveniens and enforcement abroad |
Each Borrower:
20.3.1 |
waives any right and agrees not to apply to the English court or other court in any jurisdiction whatsoever to stay or strike out any proceedings commenced in England on the ground that England is an inappropriate forum
and/or that Proceedings have been or will be started in any other jurisdiction in connection with any dispute or related matter falling within clause 20.1; and |
20.3.2 |
agrees that a judgment or order of an English court in a dispute or other matter falling within clause 20.1 shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrowers and may be enforced against it in the courts of any other
jurisdiction. |
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20.4 |
Right of Creditor Parties, but not Borrowers, to bring proceedings in any other jurisdiction |
20.4.1 |
Nothing in this clause 20 limits the right of any Creditor Party to bring Proceedings, including third party proceedings, against any one or all Borrowers, or to apply for interim remedies, in connection with this
Agreement in any other court and/or concurrently in more than one jurisdiction; |
20.4.2 |
the obtaining by any Creditor Party of judgment in one jurisdiction shall not prevent such Creditor Party from bringing or continuing proceedings in any other jurisdiction, whether or not these shall be founded on the
same cause of action. |
20.5 |
Enforceability despite invalidity of Agreement |
Without prejudice to the generality of
clause 13.9, the jurisdiction agreement contained in this clause 20 shall be severable from the rest of this Agreement and shall remain valid, binding and in full force and shall continue to apply notwithstanding this Agreement or any part thereof
being held to be avoided, rescinded, terminated, discharged, frustrated, invalid, unenforceable, illegal and/or otherwise of no effect for any reason.
20.6 |
Effect in relation to claims by and against non-parties |
20.6.1 |
For the purpose of this clause Foreign Proceedings shall mean any Proceedings except proceedings brought or pursued in England arising out of or in connection with (i) or in any way related to any of
the Security Documents or any assets subject thereto or (ii) any action of any kind whatsoever taken by any Creditor Party pursuant thereto or which would, if brought by any or all of the Borrowers against any Creditor Party, have been required
to be brought in the English courts; |
20.6.2 |
no Borrower shall bring or pursue any Foreign Proceedings against any Creditor Party and shall use its best endeavours to prevent persons not party to this Agreement from bringing or pursuing any Foreign Proceedings
against any Creditor Party; |
20.6.3 |
If, for any reason whatsoever, any Security Party and/or any person connected howsoever with any Security Party brings or pursues against any Creditor Party any Foreign Proceedings, the Borrowers shall indemnify such
Creditor Party on demand in respect of any and all claims, losses, damages, demands, causes of action, liabilities, costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, legal costs) of whatsoever nature howsoever arising from or in connection with
such Foreign Proceedings which such Creditor Party (or the Agent on its behalf) certifies as having been incurred by it; |
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Creditor Parties and the Borrowers hereby agree and declare that the benefit of this clause 20 shall extend to and may be enforced by any officer, employee, agent or business associate of any of the Creditor Parties against whom a Borrower brings a
claim in connection howsoever with any of the Security Documents or any assets subject thereto or any action of any kind whatsoever taken by, or on behalf of or for the purported benefit of any Creditor Party pursuant thereto or which, if it were
brought against any Creditor Party, would fall within the material scope of clause 20.1. In those circumstances this clause 20 shall be read and construed as if references to any Creditor Party were references to such officer, employee, agent or
business associate, as the case may be.
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IN WITNESS whereof the parties to this Agreement have caused this Agreement to be duly executed on the date first above written.
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SIGNED by Peter Kallifidas |
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LIMNOS SHIPPING CORPORATION |
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/s/ Peter Kallifidas |
(as borrower under and pursuant to |
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a power of attorney dated |
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in the presence of Ronan Le Du |
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/s/ Ronan Le Du |
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SIGNED by Peter Kallifidas |
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as a deed for and on behalf of |
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PAXOS SHIPPING CORPORATION |
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/s/ Peter Kallifidas |
(as borrower under and pursuant to |
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in the presence of Ronan Le Du |
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/s/ Ronan Le Du |
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SIGNED by Peter Kallifidas |
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as a deed for and on behalf of |
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SKYROS SHIPPING CORPORATION |
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/s/ Peter Kallifidas |
(as borrower under and pursuant to |
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a power of attorney dated |
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in the presence of Ronan Le Du |
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/s/ Ronan Le Du |
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SIGNED by Peter Kallifidas |
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as a deed for and on behalf of |
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THASOS SHIPPING CORPORATION |
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in the presence of Ronan Le Du |
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/s/ Ronan Le Du |
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SIGNED by Peter Kallifidas |
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as a deed for and on behalf of |
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TILOS SHIPPING CORPORATION |
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/s/ Peter Kallifidas |
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a power of attorney dated |
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in the presence of Ronan Le Du |
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SIGNED by Robin Parry |
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DEUTSCHE BANK AG FILIALE |
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DEUTSCHLANDGESCHÄFT |
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(as lender) in the presence of Ronan Le Du |
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/s/ Ronan Le Du |
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SKANDINAVISKA ENSKILDA BANKEN AB (PUBL) |
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WILMINGTON TRUST (LONDON) LIMITED |
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DEUTSCHLANDGESCHÄFT |
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