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have sufficient knowledge and experience to make a meaningful evaluation of the Bonds, the merits and risks of investing in the Bonds and the information contained
or incorporated by reference in this Securities Note and/or Registration Document or any applicable supplement;
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have access to, and knowledge of, appropriate analytical tools to evaluate, in the context of its particular financial situation, an investment in the Bonds and
the impact the Bonds will have on its overall investment portfolio;
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have sufficient financial resources and liquidity to bear all of the risks of an investment in the Bonds, including where the currency for principal or interest
payments is different from the potential investor’s currency;
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understand thoroughly the terms of the Bonds and be familiar with the behavior of the financial markets; and
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be able to evaluate (either alone or with the help of a financial adviser) possible scenarios for economic, interest rate and other factors that may affect its
investment and its ability to bear the applicable risks.
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Responsibility Statement
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THIRD PARTY INFORMATION
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INFORMATION CONCERNING THE SECURITIES
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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APPENDIX 1: BOND AGREEMENT
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RISK FACTORS
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Under the terms of the Bond issue the Issuer is permitted to incur liabilities that will rank senior in priority to the Bonds, including, Inter Alia, Senior Secured Bank Debt.
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Mandatory prepayment events may lead to a prepayment of the Bonds in circumstances where an investor may not be able to reinvest the prepayment
proceeds at an equivalent rate of interest.
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Bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings may prove difficult depending on which jurisdiction proceedings are opened in, and the Issuer's liabilities
in respect of the Bonds may rank junior to certain of the Issuer's debts including the Issuer’s Senior Secured Bank Debt.
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There will only be a limited trading market for the Bonds.
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The market price of the Bonds may be volatile.
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The bondholders will be subject to restrictions on transfers of the Bonds.
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The terms and conditions of the Bond Terms will allow for modification of the Bonds or security, waivers or authorizations of breaches and
substitution of the Issuer which, in certain circumstances, may be affected without the consent of bondholders.
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Legal investment considerations may restrict certain investments.
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The Issuer may incur substantial indebtedness.
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The Issuer’s ability to service its indebtedness depends on many factors beyond its control.
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The Bonds may not be a suitable investment for all investors.
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Fulfilment of conditions precedent.
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The terms and conditions of the Bond Terms will impose significant operating and financial restrictions, which may prevent the Issuer from
capitalizing on business opportunities and taking some actions.
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The price of the Bonds is subject to risks of interest rate and currency fluctuation.
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Significant changes in exchange rates may have a material adverse effect on the value of the principal payable on the Bonds.
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The Bonds may be subject to optional redemption by the Issuer, which may have a material adverse effect on the value of the Bonds, and in such
circumstances an investor may not be able to reinvest the redemption proceeds at an equivalent rate of interest.
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The enforcement of rights as a bondholder across multiple jurisdictions may prove difficult. Furthermore, in the event any bondholder’s rights as a
bondholder have been infringed, it may be difficult to enforce judgments against the Issuer or its respective directors or management.
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Change of law.
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THIRD PARTY INFORMATION
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INFORMATION CONCERNING THE SECURITIES
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Reference name of the Bond Issue:
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9.50% USD 100,000,000 Senior Unsecured Callable Bond Issue 2018/2023
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ISIN:
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NO0010832868
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Issue date:
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14 September 2018
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Issuer:
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Diana Shipping Inc. (a Marshall Islands corporation with registration number 13671) with LEI number 549300XD7FHNJ0THIV12
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Group:
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Means the Issuer and its Subsidiaries from time to time. A “Group Company” means the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries.
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Currency:
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USD
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Borrowing Limit:
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USD 125,000,000
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Issue Amount/First Tranche:
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USD 100,000,000
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Coupon rate:
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9.50% p.a., semi-annual interest payments.
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Settlement Date:
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27 September 2018. Notice is expected to be given to subscribers minimum two banking days prior to the Settlement Date.
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Maturity Date:
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27 September 2023 (5 years after Settlement Date).
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First Interest Payment Date:
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27 March 2018 (6 months after Settlement Date).
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Last Interest Payment Date:
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Maturity Date.
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Interest Payments:
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Interest will start to accrue on Settlement Date and shall be payable semi-annually in arrears on the interest payment day in March and
September each year (each an “Interest Payment Date”). Day count fraction for coupon is “30/360”, business day convention is “unadjusted” and business day is “Oslo”, “London” and “New York”.
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Issue Price:
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100% of nominal value
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Yield:
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Investors wishing to invest in the Bonds after the Issue Date must pay the market price for the Bonds in the secondary market at the time
of purchase. Depending on the development in the bond market in general and the development of the Issuer, the price of the Bonds may have increased (above par) or decreased (below par). If the price has increased, the yield for the
purchaser in the secondary market will be lower than the Interest Rate of the Bonds and vice versa. If the Bonds are bought and sold at par value the yield will be the same as the Interest Rate (9.50% per annum).
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Amortization:
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The Bonds shall be repaid in full at the Maturity Date at 100% of nominal value (plus accrued interest on redeemed Bonds).
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Nominal value:
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The Bonds will have a nominal value of USD 50,000 each.
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Tap Issues:
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The Issuer may at one or more occasions issue additional Bonds under the Bond Issue up to an aggregate amount equal to the Borrowing Limit
(each such issue a “Tap Issue”). For Tap Issues not falling on an Interest Payment Date, accrued interest will be calculated using standard market practice in the secondary bond market.
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Status of the Bonds:
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The Bonds will constitute senior debt obligations of the Issuer. The Bonds shall rank at least pari passu with each other and with all
other senior unsecured obligations of the Issuer other than obligations which are
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mandatorily preferred by law. The Bonds shall rank ahead of subordinated capital. The Bond Issue is unsecured.
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Purpose of the Bonds:
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The net proceeds from the Bonds shall be used for (i) prepayment in full of the Existing Notes (as defined below) and/or prepayment, in
full or in part, or refinancing of other debt of the Group, and (ii) general corporate purposes.
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Existing Notes:
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The senior unsecured notes due 15 May 2020 with ISIN MHY2066G1200 with a total outstanding amount of USD 63.25 million and issued by the
Issuer.
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Call Options (American):
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The Issuer may redeem the Bonds (in whole or in parts) as follows:
(i) at any time from and including the Interest Payment Date falling 3 years after Settlement Date to, but not including, the Interest Payment Date falling 4 years after
Settlement Date at a price equal to 103.8% of nominal value (plus accrued interests on the redeemed Bonds);
(ii) at any time from and including the Interest Payment Date falling 4 years after Settlement Date to, but not including, the Interest Payment Date falling 4 years and 6 months
after Settlement Date at a price equal to 101.9% of nominal value (plus accrued interests on the redeemed Bonds);
(iii) at any time from and including the Interest Payment Date falling 4 years and 6 months after Settlement Date to, but not including, the Final Maturity Date at a price equal
to 100.00% of nominal value (plus accrued interests on the redeemed Bonds).
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Representations and warranties:
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Standard representations and warranties as per the Trustee’s rider for representations and warranties. The representations and warranties
shall be made on the execution date of the relevant Finance Document, and shall be deemed to be repeated on the Settlement Date and, in case of a Tap Issue, on the date of issuance of any additional Bonds.
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General Undertakings:
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During the term of the Bonds, the Issuer shall (unless the Trustee or the Bondholders’ Meeting (as the case may be) in writing have agreed
otherwise) comply with the following general undertakings at any time:
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a) Merger: The Issuer shall not, and shall ensure that no other Group Company shall, carry out any merger or other business combination or corporate reorganization involving a
consolidation of the assets and obligations of the Issuer or any other Group Company with any other companies or entities if such transaction would have a Material Adverse Effect.
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b) De-mergers: The Issuer shall not, and shall ensure that no other Group Company shall, carry out any de-merger or other corporate reorganization involving a split of the
Issuer or any other Group Company into two or more separate companies or entities, if such transaction would have a Material Adverse Effect.
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c) Continuation of business: The Issuer shall procure that no material change is made to the general nature of the business of the Group and/or the Issuer from that carried
on at the date of the Bond Terms.
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d) Corporate status: The Issuer shall not change its type of organization or jurisdiction of organization.
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e) Disposal of business: The Issuer shall not, and shall procure that
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the other Group Companies shall not, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the Group’s assets or operations to any
person not being a member of the Group, unless such sale, transfer or disposal is carried out in the ordinary course of business and would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
f) Arm’s length transactions: The Issuer shall not, and the Issuer shall ensure that no other Group Company shall, enter into any transaction with any person except on arm’s
length terms and for fair market value.
g) Compliance with laws: The Issuer shall, and shall ensure that all other Group Companies shall, carry on its business in accordance with acknowledged, careful and sound
practices in all aspects and comply in all respects with all laws and regulations it or they may be subject to from time to time. Breach of these obligations shall be regarded as non-compliance only if such breach would have a Material
Adverse Effect.
h) Litigations: The Issuer shall, promptly upon becoming aware of them, send the Trustee such relevant details of any:
(i) litigations, arbitrations or administrative proceedings which have been or might be started by or against any Group Company and which, if decided adversely is likely to
have a Material Adverse Effect; and
(ii) other events which have occurred or might occur and which is likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
i) Reporting: The Issuer shall of its own accord make its Annual Financial Statements available to the Trustee and on its web pages for public distribution not later than 120
days after the end of each financial year and Interim Accounts not later than 60 days after the end of each 3 months interim period (each such date a “Reporting Date”). Such reports shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP, and include
a profit and loss account, balance sheet, cash flow statement and management commentary or report from the Board of Directors in the form in which the Issuer is required to file them with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act.
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Special Undertakings:
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During the term of the Bonds, the Issuer shall (unless the Trustee or the Bondholders’ Meeting (as the case may be) in writing have agreed
otherwise) comply with the following special covenants at any time:
a) Distribution Restrictions: If (i) an Event of Default or an event or circumstance which, with the giving of any notice or the lapse of time, would constitute an Event of
Default (a “Default”) has occurred and is continuing, (ii) an Event of Default or a Default would result therefrom, (iii) the Issuer is not in compliance with the Financial Covenants, (iv) the making of any Distribution by the Issuer or
a Subsidiary would result in the Issuer not being in compliance with the Financial Covenants or (v) if, as a result of a Distribution by the Issuer or a Subsidiary, except a Preferred Share Distribution, the Remaining Cash Position is
less than the Remaining Cash Requirement, the Issuer shall not declare or make any Distribution.
b) Subsidiary distribution: Save for obligations under any Financial Indebtedness, the Issuer shall not permit any Subsidiary to create or permit to exist any contractual
obligation (or encumbrance) restricting the right of any Subsidiary to:
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(i) pay dividends or make other Distributions to its shareholders;
(ii) service any Financial Indebtedness to the Issuer;
(iii) make any loans to the Issuer; or
(iv) transfer any of its assets and properties to the Issuer;
if the creation of such contractual obligation is reasonably likely to prevent the Issuer from complying with its payment obligations under
the Bond Terms.
c) Negative pledge: The Issuer shall not, and shall ensure that no Group Company shall, create, permit to subsist or allow to exist any mortgage, pledge, lien or any other
encumbrance over any of its present or future respective assets (including shares in Subsidiaries) or its revenues, other than the encumbrances granted to secure any of the following:
(i) the Permitted Security;
(ii) any netting or set-off arrangement entered into by the Issuer or any other Group Company (as the case may be) in the ordinary course of its banking arrangements for the
purpose of netting debt and credit balances of the Issuer (if applicable); and
(iii) any lien arising by operation of law.
d) Financial Indebtedness restrictions: The Issuer shall not, and shall ensure that no Group Company shall, incur, create or permit to subsist any Financial Indebtedness
(including guarantees) other than the Permitted Financial Indebtedness (as defined below).
e) Financial support restrictions: The Issuer shall not and shall ensure that no other Group Company shall, grant any loans, guarantees or other financial assistance
(including, but not limited to granting of security) (“Financial Support”) to or for the benefit of any third party or other Group Company, other than any Financial Support granted:
(i) in connection with Permitted Financial Indebtedness; and
(ii) in the ordinary course of business.
f) Insurances: The Issuer shall, and the Issuer shall procure that each Group Company will, maintain with reputable insurance companies, funds or underwriters adequate
insurance or captive arrangements with respect to its assets, equipment and business against such liabilities, casualties and contingencies and of such types and in such amounts as are consistent with prudent business practice in their
relevant jurisdiction.
g) Listing: The Issuer shall ensure that its ordinary shares remain listed on the New York Stock Exchange or another recognized stock exchange.
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Financial Covenants:
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The Issuer undertakes to comply with the following Financial Covenants during the term of the Bond Issue:
a) Minimum Liquidity shall not be less than USD 10,000,000.
b) Tangible Net Worth of the Group shall exceed 20% of Total Assets; and
c) Net Borrowings to Total Assets shall not exceed 70%.
The Issuer undertakes to comply with the above Financial Covenants at all times, such compliance to be measured on each Quarter Date and
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certified by the Issuer by delivery of a compliance certificate, setting out (in reasonable detail) computations evidencing compliance with
the Financial Covenants, with the delivery of each Financial Report on the relevant Reporting Date. The Financial Covenants shall be calculated on a consolidated basis for the Group during the lifetime of the Bonds.
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Definitions:
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“Acceptable Bank” means, in relation to Cash and Cash Equivalents, a commercial bank, savings bank or trust company which has a rating of
BBB or higher from Standard & Poor's Ratings Service or Baa2 or higher from Moody's Investor Service Limited or a comparable rating from a nationally recognized credit rating agency for its long term debt obligations.
“Annual Financial Statement” means the audited consolidated annual financial statements of the Issuer for any financial year, prepared in
accordance with GAAP, such financial statements to include a profit and loss account, balance sheet, cash flow statement, managements summary and report of the board of directors in the form in which the Issuer is required to file them
with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
“Bondholders” means a holder of Bond(s), as registered in the CSD, from time to time.
“Bondholders’ Meeting” means a meeting of Bondholders, as set out in the Bond Terms.
“Bonds” means the debt instruments issued by the Issuer pursuant to this Term Sheet/Bond Terms.
“Business Day” means a day on which both the relevant CSD settlement system is open.
“Cash and Cash Equivalents” means on any date, the aggregate equivalent in USD on such date of the then current market value of:
a) cash in hand or amounts standing to the credit of any current and/or on deposit accounts with an Acceptable Bank; and
b) time deposits with Acceptable Banks and certificates of deposit issued, and bills of exchange accepted, by an Acceptable Bank;
in each case to which any Group Company is beneficially entitled at the time and to which any Group Company has free and unrestricted
access and which is not subject to any Security.
“Decisive Influence” means a person having, as a result of an agreement or through the ownership of shares or interests in another person
(directly or indirectly):
(i) a majority of the voting rights in that other person; or
(ii) a right to elect or remove a majority of the members of the board of directors of that other person.
"Distribution" means:
(i) dividend payments or distributions, whether in cash or kind;
(ii) repurchasing of shares or undertaking other similar transactions (including, but not limited to total return swaps related to shares in the Issuer or transactions with a
similar effect); or
(iii) repayment of any loans to its (or the Issuer's) shareholders that are subordinated in right of payment to the Bonds.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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“Finance Documents” means:
a) the Bond Terms;
b) the Trustee's fee agreement; and
c) any other document the Issuer and the Trustee designate as a Finance Document.
“Financial Indebtedness” means any indebtedness for or in respect of:
a) moneys borrowed (and debit balances at banks or other financial institutions);
b) any amount raised by acceptance under any acceptance credit facility or dematerialized equivalent;
c) any amount raised pursuant to any note purchase facility or the issue of bonds, notes, debentures, loan stock or any similar instrument, including the Bonds;
d) the amount of any liability in respect of any lease or hire purchase contract which would, in accordance with GAAP, be treated as finance or capital lease (meaning that the
lease is capitalized as an asset and booked as a corresponding liability in the balance sheet);
e) receivables sold or discounted (other than any receivables to the extent they are sold on a non-recourse basis provided that the requirements for de-recognition under GAAP
are met));
f) any derivative transaction entered into and, when calculating the value of any derivative transaction, only the marked to market value (or, if any actual amount is due as a
result of the termination or close-out of that derivative transaction, that amount shall be taken into account);
g) any counter-indemnity obligation in respect of a guarantee, bond, standby or documentary letter of credit or any other instrument issued by a bank or financial institution
in respect of an underlying liability of a person which is not a Group Company which liability would fall within one of the other paragraphs of this definition;
h) any amount raised by the issue of redeemable shares which are redeemable (other than at the option of the Issuer) before the Maturity Date or are otherwise classified as
borrowings under GAAP;
i) any amount of any liability under an advance or deferred purchase agreement, if (a) the primary reason behind entering into the agreement is to raise finance or (b) the
agreement is in respect of the supply of assets or services and payment is due more than 120 calendar days after the date of supply;
j) any amount raised under any other transaction (including any forward sale or purchase agreement) having the commercial effect of a borrowing or otherwise being classified
as a borrowing under GAAP; and
k) without double counting, the amount of any liability in respect of any guarantee for any of the items referred to in paragraphs a) to j) above.
“Financial Reports” means the Annual Financial Statements and the Interim Accounts.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.
“Interim Accounts” means the unaudited consolidated quarterly financial statements of the Issuer for any quarter ending on 31 March, 30
June or 30 September, prepared in accordance with GAAP and including a profit and loss account, balance sheet, cash flow statement and management commentary or report from the board of directors in the form in which
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the Issuer is required to file them with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
“Liquidity” means, at any date, the aggregate amount of Cash and Cash Equivalents of the Group in each case reported in accordance
with GAAP.
“Net Borrowings” means Total Financial Indebtedness less Cash and Cash Equivalents.
“Permitted Financial Indebtedness” means:
(i) this Bond Issue (including any Tap Issue);
(ii) the Existing Notes;
(iii) any unsecured bonds issued by the Issuer with (i) no amortization and with maturity after the Maturity Date, (ii) terms not materially more favourable than the
Bonds, and (iii) without any Financial Support from any other Group Company;
(iv) the Senior Bank Facilities;
(v) future senior secured or unsecured Financial Indebtedness provided by commercial banks, Export Credit Agencies or other financial institutions of similar nature
incurred by the Issuer or any Group Company on marketable terms and conditions with the purpose of financing the acquisition of new vessels or assets (including newbuildings and/or second-hand vessels) (or acquisition of shares in
entities owning one or more newbuildings or second-hand vessels or assets);
(vi) future senior secured bonds, notes or similar debt instruments issued by the Issuer or any Group Company on marketable terms and conditions with first priority
security in vessels (newbuildings and/or second-hand vessels);
(vii) any Financial Indebtedness incurred by any Group Company in the ordinary course of business for working capital purposes and as part of the daily operations of
such Group Company;
(viii) existing and future bid-, payment- and performance bonds, guarantees and letters of credit incurred by any Group Company in the ordinary course of business;
(ix) obligations incurred by any Group Company under any interest rate and currency hedging agreements relating to any Permitted Financial Indebtedness;
(x) any unsecured intra-group loans granted by any Group Company to another Group Company provided that intra-group loans to the Issuer shall be subordinated to the
Bonds;
(xi) any unsecured Subordinated Loans to the Issuer;
(xii) any intra-group accounting balances relating to the provision of services between the Issuer and other Group Companies;
(xiii) any Financial Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business for an amount of up to USD 20 million; and
(xiv) any refinancing, extension, amendment or replacement of any of (ii)-(xiii) above from time to time.
“Permitted Security” means any Security in respect of Permitted Financial Indebtedness referred to in paragraph (iv), (v), (vi),
(vii), (viii), (ix), and (xiii) above and any refinancing, extension, amendment or replacement thereof from time to time.
“Preferred Share Distribution" means a distribution under a class of preferred share capital issued by the Issuer, provided that
the conditions in "Distribution Restrictions" sub-paragraphs (i) to (iv) are met
“Quarter Date” means each 31 March, 30 June, 30 September and 31 December.
“Remaining Cash Position” means the sum of restricted cash and Cash and Cash Equivalents.
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“Remaining Cash Requirement” means USD 500 000 per vessel plus USD 45 million.
“Senior Bank Facilities” means the following existing Financial Indebtedness:
(i) the loan agreement dated 22 October 2009 in respect of "Houston";
(ii) the loan agreement dated 2 October 2010 in respect of "Los Angeles" and "Philadelphia";
(iii) the loan agreement dated 13 September 2011 in respect of "Arethusa";
(iv) the loan agreement dated 24 May 2013 in respect of "Crystalia" and "Atalandi";
(v) the loan agreement dated 9 January 2014 in respect of "Melite" and "Artemis";
(vi) the loan agreement dated 18 December 2014 in respect of "G. P. Zafirakis" and "P. S. Palios";
(vii) the loan agreement dated 17 March 2015 for the purpose of adding additional vessels and refinancing previous loan agreements in respect of "Leto", "Melia",
"Amphitrite" and "Polymnia";
(viii) the loan agreement dated 26 March 2015 in respect of "New York", "Myrto" and "Maia";
(ix) the loan agreement dated 29 April 2015 in respect of "Santa Barbara";
(x) the loan agreement dated 13 July 2018 with BNP Paribas;
(xi) the loan agreement dated 30 September 2015 in respect of "New Orleans" and "Medusa";
(xii) the loan agreement dated 7 January 2016 in respect of "San Francisco" and "Newport News";
(xiii) the loan agreement dated 29 March 2016 in respect of "Selina" and "Ismene"; and
(xiv) the loan agreement dated 10 May 2016 in respect of "Maera".
“Subsidiary” means a company over which another company has Decisive Influence.
“Subordinated Loans” means debt financing provided to the Issuer that is;
(a) subordinated in right of payment to the Bonds;
(b) does not mature or require any amortisation prior to the date on which all amounts under the Bond Terms and any other Finance Documents have been paid in full; and
(c) does not provide for its acceleration or confer any right to declare any event of default prior to the date on which all amounts under the Bond Terms and any other
Finance
Documents have been paid in full. For the avoidance of doubt, payment of cash interest of any such loans is permitted only as long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and subject to the Distribution Restrictions set out above. “Tangible Net Worth” means the consolidated total shareholders’ equity (including retained earnings) of the Group, less goodwill
and other intangible items (other than favorable charter agreements recorded in connection with purchase accounting under GAAP and, for the avoidance of doubt, vessel acquisition or construction agreements).
“Total Assets” means the amount of the total assets of the Issuer determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP and
as shown in the balance sheet in the Issuer’s latest Financial Report.
“Total Financial Indebtedness” means the amount of long-term Financial Indebtedness (including finance leases, bank loans and
other long-term
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debt) and short-term Financial Indebtedness of the Issuer, both determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP and as shown
in the balance sheet in the Issuer’s latest Financial Report.
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Material Adverse Effect:
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Means a material adverse effect on: (a) the Issuer’s ability to perform and comply with its obligations under the Bond Terms; or (b) the
validity or enforceability of the Bond Terms.
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Change of Control Event:
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Means if any person or group of persons acting in concert, gains Decisive Influence over the Issuer.
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Put Option:
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Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Event, each Bondholder will have a right (a “Put Option”) to require that the Issuer purchases
all or some of the Bonds held by that Bondholder at a price equal to 101% of the nominal value during a period of 30 calendar days following the notice of a Change of Control Event. The Put Option repayment date will be the fifth
Business Day after the end of the 30 calendar days exercise period. The settlement of the Put Option will be based on each Bondholders holding of Bonds at that day.
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Clean-up Call:
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If Bonds representing more than 90% of the outstanding Bonds have been repurchased in relation to a Change of Control Event (Put Option),
the Issuer is entitled to repurchase all the remaining outstanding Bonds at a price of 101% of nominal value (plus accrued interest) by notifying the remaining Bondholders of its intention to do so no later than 20 calendar days after
the settlement date for the Put Option. Such prepayment may occur at the earliest on the 15th calendar day following the date of such notice.
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Issuer’s ownership of Bonds:
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The Issuer has the right to acquire and own the Bonds. Such Bonds may at the Issuer's discretion be retained or sold (but not cancelled).
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Limitation of rights of action
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No Bondholder is entitled to take any enforcement action, instigate any insolvency procedures, or take other action against the Issuer or
any other party in relation to any of the liabilities of the Issuer or any other party under or in connection with the Finance Documents, other than through the Bond Trustee and in accordance with these Bond Terms, provided, however,
that the Bondholders shall not be restricted from exercising any of their individual rights derived from these Bond Terms, including the right to exercise the Put Option.
Each Bondholder shall immediately upon request by the Bond Trustee provide the Bond Trustee with any such documents, including a written
power of attorney (in form and substance satisfactory to the Bond Trustee), as the Bond Trustee deems necessary for the purpose of exercising its rights and/or carrying out its duties under the Finance Documents. The Bond Trustee is
under no obligation to represent a Bondholder which does not comply with such request.
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Bondholders’ rights
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If a beneficial owner of a Bond not being registered as a Bondholder wishes to exercise any rights under the Finance Documents, it must
obtain proof of ownership of the Bonds, acceptable to the Bond Trustee.
A Bondholder (whether registered as such or proven to the Bond Trustee’s satisfaction to be the beneficial owner of the Bond as set out in
paragraph (a) above) may issue one or more powers of attorney to third parties to represent it in relation to some or all of the Bonds held or beneficially owned by such Bondholder. The Bond Trustee shall only have to examine the face
of a power of attorney or similar evidence of authorisation that has been provided to it pursuant to this Clause 3.3 (Bondholders’ rights) and may assume that it is in full force and effect, unless otherwise is apparent from its face or
the Bond Trustee has actual knowledge to the
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contrary.
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Event of Default:
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The Bond Terms shall include standard event of default provisions for the Issuer and the Group Companies related to, inter alia,
non-payment, breach of other obligations, misrepresentation, cross default, insolvency and insolvency proceedings, creditor’s process, impossibility or illegality, unlawfulness and Material Adverse Effect, with applicable remedy
provisions and exceptions, including that insolvency, insolvency proceedings and creditor’s process with respect to the other Group Companies than the Issuer shall be subject to Material Adverse Effect qualifications. The cross default
provisions shall only apply to any single Financial Indebtedness in excess of USD 20,000,000 (or equivalent thereof in any other currency), and cross default events to include items (i)-(iv) in the standard Nordic Trustee Bond Terms for
any Group Company (including the threshold amounts referred to above).
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Limitation of claims:
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All claims under the Bond Agreement, attached hereto as Appendix 1, and the other Finance Documents as defined in Clause 1.1 of the Bond
agreement, for payment, including interest and principal, will be subject to the legislation regarding time-bar provisions of the Norwegian Limitation Act of 18 May 1979 No. 18; pt. 3 years for interest payments and 10 years for
principal.
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Conditions precedent for disbursement to the Issuer
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Payment of the net proceeds from the issuance of the Bonds to the Issuer shall be conditional on the Bond Trustee having received in due
time (as determined by the Bond Trustee) prior to the Issue Date each of the following documents, in form and substance satisfactory to the Bond Trustee:
(i) these Bond Terms duly executed by all parties hereto;
(ii) certified copies of all necessary corporate resolutions of the Issuer to issue the Bonds and execute the Finance Documents to which it is a party;
(iii) a certified copy of a power of attorney (unless included in the corporate resolutions) from the Issuer to relevant individuals for their execution of the Finance Documents
to which it is a party, or extracts from the relevant register or similar documentation evidencing such individuals’ authorisation to execute such Finance Documents on behalf of the Issuer;
(iv) certified copies of the Issuer's articles of association and of a full extract from the relevant company register in respect of the Issuer evidencing that the Issuer is
validly existing;
(v) confirmation from the Issuer that no potential or actual Event of Default has occurred or is likely to occur as a result of the issuance of the Bonds;
(vi) copies of the Issuer’s latest Financial Reports (if any);
(vii) confirmation that the applicable prospectus exemption requirements (ref the EU prospectus directive (2003/71 EC)) concerning the issuance of the Bonds have been fulfilled;
(viii) copies of any necessary governmental approval, consent or waiver (as the case may be) required at such time to issue the Bonds;
(ix) confirmation that the Bonds are registered in the CSD;
(x) copies of any written documentation used in marketing the Bonds or made public by the Issuer or any Manager in connection with the issuance of the Bonds;
(xi) the Bond Trustee Fee Agreement duly executed by the parties thereto; and
(xii) legal opinions or other statements as may be required by the Bond Trustee (including in respect of corporate matters relating to the Issuer and the legality, validity and
enforceability of these
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Bond Terms and the Finance Documents).
The Bond Trustee, acting in its reasonable discretion, may, regarding this Clause 6.1 (Conditions precedent for disbursement to
the Issuer), waive the requirements for documentation, or decide in its discretion that delivery of certain documents shall be made subject to an agreed closing procedure between the Bond Trustee and the Issuer
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Joint Lead Managers:
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Fearnley Securities AS, P.O. Box 1158 Sentrum, NO-0107, Oslo, Norway; and
Nordea Bank Abp , filial i Norge, P.O. Box 1166 Sentrum, NO-0107 Oslo, Norway.
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Trustee:
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Nordic Trustee AS, Postboks 1470 Vika, NO-0116 Oslo, Norway
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Registration:
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The Norwegian Central Securities Depository (the “CSD”). Principal and interest accrued will be credited the bondholders through the CSD.
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Paying Agent:
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Nordea Bank Abp, filial i Norge, P.O. Box 1166 Sentrum, NO-0107 Oslo, Norway.
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Listing of the Bonds:
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An application will be made for the Bonds to be listed on Oslo Stock Exchange.
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Market making:
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No market-maker agreement has been made for this Bond Issue.
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Tax gross up:
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The Issuer shall pay any stamp duty and other public fees accruing in connection with issuance of the Bonds or the Security Documents, but
not in respect of trading of the Bonds in the secondary market (except to the extent required by applicable laws), and the Issuer shall deduct before payment to the Bondholders at source any applicable withholding tax payable pursuant
to law, subject to standard gross-up and gross-up call provisions.
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Governing law:
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This term sheet and the Bond Terms shall be governed by Norwegian law, venue to be Oslo district court (No.: "Oslo tingrett").
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Bond Terms:
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The standard Nordic Bond Terms for corporate and high yield bonds will regulate the rights and obligations with respect to the Bonds. In
the event of any discrepancy between this term sheet and the final Bond Terms, the provisions of the Bond Terms shall prevail.
By filing an application to subscribe for Bonds, each investor accepts to become a Bondholder and to be bound by the provisions of the Bond
Terms. Further, by filing such application, each investor accepts that certain adjustments to the structure and terms described in this term sheet may occur in the final Bond Terms.
The Bond Terms shall include provisions on the Bond Trustee’s right to represent the Bondholders, including a “no action” clause, meaning
that no individual Bondholder may take any legal action against the Issuer individually (as further described in the Bond Terms). The Bond Terms will further contain provisions regulating the duties of the Bond Trustee, procedures for
Bondholders’ Meetings/Written Resolutions and applicable quorum and majority requirements for Bondholders’ consent, whereas a sufficient majority of Bondholders may materially amend the provision of the Bond Terms or discharge the Bonds
in part or in full without the consent of all Bondholders, as well as other provisions customary for a bond offering as described herein.
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Terms of subscription:
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Any subscriber of the Bonds specifically authorises the Bond Trustee to
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execute and deliver the Bond Terms on behalf of the prospective Bondholder, who will execute and deliver relevant application forms prior
to receiving Bond allotments. On this basis, the Issuer and the Bond Trustee will execute and deliver the Bond Terms and the latter’s execution and delivery is on behalf of all of the subscribers, such that they thereby will become
bound by the Bond Terms. The Bond Terms specify that by virtue of being registered as a Bondholder (directly or indirectly) with the CSD, the Bondholders are bound by the terms of the Bond Terms and any other Finance Document, without
any further action required to be taken or formalities to be complied with.
The Bond Terms shall be made available to the general public for inspection purposes and may, until redemption in full of the Bonds, be
obtained on request to the Bond Trustee or the Issuer.
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Subscription Restrictions:
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General
No action has been taken or will be taken to permit the distribution of any of the Bond Issue or any other material related to the Bonds in
any jurisdiction where action would be required for such purposes. The offering of Bonds, the distribution of any of this Term Sheet or any other material related to the Bond Issue, the application for or purchase of Bonds, or the entry
into of an agreement to purchase Bonds, may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions, and persons into whose possession such documents or offer come must inform themselves about and observe any such restrictions. None of the Issuer
or the Joint Lead Managers, or any of their representatives, shall have any responsibility for any violations of such restrictions.
European Economic Area
This Term Sheet or any other material related to the Bonds does not constitute or form part of a prospectus within the meaning of the EU
Prospectus Directive, as implemented in any member state of the European Economic Area (the "EEA") (each, a "Relevant Member State"). The expression "EU Prospectus Directive" means Directive 2003/71/EC (and amendments thereto, including
the 2010 PD Amending Directive, to the extent implemented in the Relevant Member State), and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State and the expression "2010 PD Amending Directive" means Directive
2010/73/EU. This Term Sheet or any other material related to the Bonds has therefore not been, and will not be, reviewed by or registered with the Norwegian Financial Supervisory Authority or any other regulator or public authority.
Accordingly, the Bonds will only be offered or sold within the EEA in reliance of applicable exemptions from preparing a prospectus
pursuant to the EU Prospectus Directive.
United States
The Bonds will be offered or sold to a “U.S. Person” (within the meaning of Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the “U.S. Securities Act”)) or within the United States only in reliance on Rule 144A under the U.S. Securities Act to Qualified Institutional Buyers (“QIBs”) as defined in Rule 144A under the U.S. Securities Act.
The Bonds have not and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act or any securities law of any state or other jurisdiction in the
United States and may not be offered or sold within the United States to, or for the account or benefit of, any U.S. Person, except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and appropriate
exemptions under the laws of any other jurisdiction. See further details in the Application Form. Failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of applicable securities legislation.
Nordea is not registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
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Commission as a U.S. registered broker-dealer and will not participate in the offer or sale of the Bonds within the United States.
United Kingdom
In the UK the Bonds will only offered or sold to persons who have professional experience, knowledge and expertise in matters relating to
investments and are "investment professionals" for the purposes of article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 and only in circumstances where, in accordance with section 86(1) (c) and
(d) of the Financial and Services Markets Act 2000 ("FSMA") the requirement to provide an approved prospectus in accordance with the requirement under section 85 FSMA does not apply. Consequently, the Applicant understands that the
Bonds may be offered only to "qualified investors" for the purposes of sections 86(1) and 86(7) FSMA, or to limited numbers of UK investors, or only where minima are placed on the consideration or denomination of securities that can be
made available (all such persons being referred to as "relevant persons"). Any application or subscription for the Bonds is available only to relevant persons and will be engaged in only with relevant persons. See further details in the
Application Form.
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Transfer Restrictions:
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The Bonds are freely transferable and may be pledged, subject to the following:
(i) Bondholders will not be permitted to transfer the Bonds except (a) subject to an effective registration statement under the U.S. Securities Act, (b) to a person that the
bondholder reasonably believes is a QIB within the meaning of Rule 144A that is purchasing for its own account, or the account of another QIB, in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A, (c) in an offshore transaction,
including a transaction on the Oslo Børs, meeting the requirements of Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act, , and (d) pursuant to any other exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act, including Rule 144 thereunder
(if available).
(ii) Bondholders may be subject to purchase or transfer restrictions with regard to the Bonds, as applicable from time to time under local laws to which a Bondholder may be
subject (due e.g. to its nationality, its residency, its registered address, its place(s) for doing business). Each Bondholder must ensure compliance with local laws and regulations applicable at own cost and expense.
Notwithstanding the above, a Bondholder which has purchased the Bonds in contradiction to mandatory restrictions applicable may
nevertheless utilize its voting rights under the Bond Terms provided that the Issuer shall not incur any additional liability by complying with its obligations to such Bondholder.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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APPENDIX 1: BOND AGREEMENT
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Contents
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Clause
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1.
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INTERPRETATION
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3
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2.
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THE BONDS
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13
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3.
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THE BONDHOLDERS
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14
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4.
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ADMISSION TO LISTING
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14
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5.
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REGISTRATION OF THE BONDS
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6.
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CONDITIONS FOR DISBURSEMENT
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15
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7.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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8.
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PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THE BONDS
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18
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9.
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INTEREST
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20
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10.
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REDEMPTION AND REPURCHASE OF BONDS
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11.
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PURCHASE AND TRANSFER OF BONDS
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22
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12.
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INFORMATION UNDERTAKINGS
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23
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13.
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GENERAL AND FINANCIAL UNDERTAKINGS
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24
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14.
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EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND ACCELERATION OF THE BONDS
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27
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15.
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BONDHOLDERS’ DECISIONS
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30
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16.
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THE BOND TRUSTEE
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35
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17.
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AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS
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18.
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MISCELLANEOUS
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19.
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GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
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BOND TERMS between
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ISSUER:
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Diana Shipping Inc., a company existing under the laws of Marshall Islands with registration number 13671 and LEI-code
549300XD7FHNJ0THIV12; and
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BOND TRUSTEE:
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Nordic Trustee AS, a company existing under the laws of Norway with registration number 963 342 624 and LEI-code 549300XAKTM2BMKIPT85.
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DATED:
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26 September 2018
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These Bond Terms shall remain in effect for so long as any Bonds remain outstanding.
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| 1. |
INTERPRETATION
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| 1.1 |
Definitions
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any person which is a Subsidiary of that person;
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any person who has Decisive Influence over that person (directly or indirectly); and
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| (c) |
any person which is a Subsidiary of an entity who has Decisive Influence (directly or indirectly) over that person.
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cash in hand or amounts standing to the credit of any current and/or on deposit accounts with an Acceptable Bank; and
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time deposits with Acceptable Banks and certificates of deposit issued, and bills of exchange accepted, by an Accepted Bank;
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a majority of the voting rights in that other person; or
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| (b) |
a right to elect or remove a majority of the members of the board of directors of that other person.
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dividend payments or distributions, whether in cash or in kind;
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| (b) |
repurchasing of shares or undertaking other similar transactions (including, but not limited to total return swaps related to shares in the Issuer or transactions
with similar effect); or
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| (c) |
repayment of any loans to its (or the Issuer`s) shareholders that are subordinated in right of payment to the Bonds.
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moneys borrowed (and debit balances at banks or other financial institutions);
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| (b) |
any amount raised by acceptance under any acceptance credit facility or dematerialized equivalent;
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| (c) |
any amount raised pursuant to any note purchase facility or the issue of bonds, notes, debentures, loan stock or any similar instrument, including the Bonds;
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| (d) |
the amount of any liability in respect of any lease or hire purchase contract which would, in accordance with GAAP, be treated as a finance or capital lease
(meaning that the lease is capitalized as an asset and booked as a corresponding liability in the balance sheet);
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| (e) |
receivables sold or discounted (other than any receivables to the extent they are sold on a non-recourse basis provided that the requirements for de-recognition
under GAAP are met);
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any derivative transaction entered into and, when calculating the value of any derivative transaction, only the marked to market value (or, if any actual amount is
due as a result of the termination or close-out of that derivative transaction, that amount shall be taken into account);
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| (g) |
any counter-indemnity obligation in respect of a guarantee, bond, standby or documentary letter of credit or any other instrument issued by a bank or financial
institution in respect of an underlying liability of a person which is not a Group Company which liability would fall within one of the other paragraphs of this definition;
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any amount raised by the issue of redeemable shares which are redeemable (other than at the option of the Issuer) before the Maturity Date or are otherwise
classified as borrowings under GAAP;
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| (i) |
any amount of any liability under an advance or deferred purchase agreement, if (a) the primary reason behind entering into the agreement is to raise finance or
(b) the agreement is in respect of the supply of assets or services and payment is due more than hundred and twenty (120) calendar days after the date of supply;
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any amount raised under any other transaction (including any forward sale or purchase agreement) having the commercial effect of a borrowing or otherwise being
classified as a borrowing under GAAP; and
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| (k) |
without double counting, the amount of any liability in respect of any guarantee for any of the items referred to in paragraphs a) to j) above.
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| (a) |
is unable or admits inability to pay its debts as they fall due;
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| (b) |
suspends making payments on any of its debts generally; or
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| (c) |
is otherwise considered insolvent or bankrupt within the meaning of the relevant bankruptcy legislation of the jurisdiction which can be regarded as its center of
main interest as such term is understood pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) no. 1346/2000 on insolvency proceedings (as amended).
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| (a) |
the ability of the Issuer to perform and comply with its obligations under these Bond Terms; or
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the validity or enforceability of these Bond Terms.
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| (a) |
this Bond Issue (including any Tap Issue);
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the Existing Notes;
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| (c) |
any unsecured bonds issued by the Issuer with (i) no amortisation and with maturity after the Maturity Date, (ii) terms not materially more favourable than the
Bonds, and (iii) without any Financial Support from any other Group Company;
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the Senior Bank Facilities;
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| (e) |
future senior secured or unsecured Financial Indebtedness provided by commercial banks, Export Credit Agencies or other financial institutions of similar nature
incurred by the Issuer or any Group Company on marketable terms and conditions with the purpose of financing the acquisition of new vessels or assets (including newbuildings
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future senior secured bonds, notes or similar debt instruments issued by the Issuer or any Group Company on marketable terms and conditions with first priority
security in vessels (newbuildings and/or second-hand vessels ) except for vessels forming part of the Group's existing fleet that are unencumbered as of the Issue Date;
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| (g) |
any Financial Indebtedness incurred by any Group Company in the ordinary course of business for working capital purposes and as part of the daily operations of
such Group Company;
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| (h) |
existing and future bid-, payment- and performance bonds, guarantees and letters of credit incurred by any Group Company in the ordinary course of business;
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| (i) |
obligations incurred by any Group Company under any interest rate and currency hedging agreements relating to any Permitted Financial Indebtedness;
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| (j) |
any unsecured intra-group loans granted by any Group Company to another Group Company provided that intra-group loans to the Issuer shall be subordinated to the
Bonds;
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any unsecured Subordinated Loans to the Issuer;
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| (l) |
any intra-group accounting balances relating to the provision of services between the Issuer and other Group Companies;
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| (m) |
any Financial Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business for an amount of up to USD 20,000,000; and
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| (n) |
any refinancing, extension, amendment or replacement of any of (b)-(m) above from time to time.
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| (a) |
in relation to payments pursuant to these Bond Terms, the date designated as the Relevant Record Date in accordance with the rules of the CSD from time to time;
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| (b) |
for the purpose of casting a vote in a Bondholders’ Meeting, the date falling on the immediate preceding Business Day to the date of that Bondholders' Meeting
being held, or another date as accepted by the Bond Trustee; and
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| (c) |
for the purpose of casting a vote in a Written Resolution:
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| (i) |
the date falling three (3) Business Days after the Summons have been published; or,
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| (ii) |
if the requisite majority in the opinion of the Bond Trustee has been reached prior to the date set out in paragraph (i) above, on the date falling on the
immediate Business Day prior to the date on which the Bond Trustee declares that the Written Resolution has been passed with the requisite majority.
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the loan agreement dated 22 October 2009 in respect of "Houston";
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| (b) |
the loan agreement dated 2 October 2010 in respect of "Los Angeles" and "Philadelphia";
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| (c) |
the loan agreement dated 13 September 2011 in respect of "Arethusa";
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| (d) |
the loan agreement dated 24 May 2013 in respect of "Crystalia" and "Atalandi";
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| (e) |
the loan agreement dated 9 January 2014 in respect of "Melite" and "Artemis";
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| (f) |
the loan agreement dated 18 December 2014 in respect of "G. P. Zafirakis" and "P. S. Palios";
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| (g) |
the loan agreement dated 17 March 2015 for the purpose of adding additional vessels and refinancing previous loan agreements in respect of "Leto", "Melia",
"Amphitrite" and "Polymnia";
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| (h) |
the loan agreement dated 26 March 2015 in respect of "New York", "Myrto" and "Maia";
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| (i) |
the loan agreement dated 29 April 2015 in respect of "Santa Barbara";
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| (j) |
the loan agreement dated 13 July 2018 with BNP Paribas;
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| (k) |
the loan agreement dated 30 September 2015 in respect of "New Orleans" and "Medusa";
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| (l) |
the loan agreement dated 7 January 2016 in respect of "San Francisco" and "Newport News";
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| (m) |
the loan agreement dated 29 March 2016 in respect of "Selina" and "Ismene"; and
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| (n) |
the loan agreement dated 10 May 2016 in respect of "Maera".
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subordinated in right of payment to the Bonds;
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| (b) |
does not mature or require any amortisation prior to the date on which all amounts under these Bond Terms and any other Finance Documents have been paid in full;
and
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| (c) |
does not provide for its acceleration or confer any right to declare any event of default prior to the date on which all amounts under these Bond Terms and any
other Finance Documents have been paid in full. For the avoidance of doubt, payment of cash interest of any such loans is permitted only as long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and subject to the Distribution
Restrictions set out above.
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| 1.2 |
Construction
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| (a) |
headings are for ease of reference only;
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| (b) |
words denoting the singular number will include the plural and vice versa;
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| (c) |
references to Clauses are references to the Clauses of these Bond Terms;
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| (d) |
references to a time are references to Central European time unless otherwise stated;
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| (e) |
references to a provision of “law” is a reference to that provision
as amended or re-enacted, and to any regulations made by the appropriate authority pursuant to such law;
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| (f) |
references to a “regulation” includes any regulation, rule,
official directive, request or guideline by any official body;
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| (g) |
references to a “person” means any individual, corporation,
partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, unincorporated organization, government, or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity, whether or not having a separate
legal personality;
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| (h) |
references to Bonds being “redeemed” means that such Bonds are
cancelled and discharged in the CSD in a corresponding amount, and that any amounts so redeemed may not be subsequently re-issued under these Bond Terms;
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| (i) |
references to Bonds being “purchased” or “repurchased” by the Issuer means that such Bonds may be dealt with by the Issuer as set out in Clause 11.1 (Issuer’s purchase of Bonds),
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| (j) |
references to persons “acting in concert” shall be interpreted
pursuant to the relevant provisions of the Securities Trading Act; and
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| (k) |
an Event of Default is “continuing” if it has not been remedied or
waived.
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| 2. |
THE BONDS
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| 2.1 |
Amount, denomination and ISIN of the Bonds
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| (a) |
The Issuer has resolved to issue a series of Bonds in the maximum amount of USD 125,000,000 (the “Maximum Issue Amount”). The Bonds may be issued on different issue dates and the Initial Bond Issue will be in the amount of up to USD 100,000,000. The Issuer may, provided that the conditions set
out in Clause 6.3 (Tap Issues) are met, at one or more occasions issue Additional Bonds (each a “Tap Issue”) until the Nominal Amount of all Additional Bonds equals in aggregate the Maximum Issue Amount less the Initial Bond Issue. Each Tap Issue will be subject to
identical terms as the Bonds issued pursuant to the Initial Bond Issue in all respects as set out in these Bond Terms, except that Additional Bonds may be issued at a different price than for the Initial Bond Issue and which may be
below or above the Nominal Amount. The Bond Trustee shall prepare an addendum to these Bond Terms evidencing the terms of each Tap Issue (a “Tap
Issue Addendum”).
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| (b) |
The Bonds are denominated in US Dollars (USD), being the legal currency of the United States of America.
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| (c) |
The Initial Nominal Amount of each Bond is USD 50,000.
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| (d) |
The ISIN of the Bonds is NO0010832868. All Bonds issued under the same ISIN will have identical terms and conditions as set out in these Bond Terms.
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| 2.2 |
Tenor of the Bonds
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| 2.3 |
Use of proceeds
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| 2.4 |
Status of the Bonds
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| 2.5 |
Transaction Security
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| 3. |
THE BONDHOLDERS
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| 3.1 |
Bond Terms binding on all Bondholders
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| (a) |
By virtue of being registered as a Bondholder (directly or indirectly) with the CSD, the Bondholders are bound by these Bond Terms and any other Finance Document,
without any further action required to be taken or formalities to be complied with by the Bond Trustee, the Bondholders, the Issuer or any other party.
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| (b) |
The Bond Trustee is always acting with binding effect on behalf of all the Bondholders.
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| 3.2 |
Limitation of rights of action
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| (a) |
No Bondholder is entitled to take any enforcement action, instigate any insolvency procedures, or take other action against the Issuer or any other party in
relation to any of the liabilities of the Issuer or any other party under or in connection with the Finance Documents, other than through the Bond Trustee and in accordance with these Bond Terms, provided, however, that the
Bondholders shall not be restricted from exercising any of their individual rights derived from these Bond Terms, including the right to exercise the Put Option.
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| (b) |
Each Bondholder shall immediately upon request by the Bond Trustee provide the Bond Trustee with any such documents, including a written power of attorney (in form
and substance satisfactory to the Bond Trustee), as the Bond Trustee deems necessary for the purpose of exercising its rights and/or carrying out its duties under the Finance Documents. The Bond Trustee is under no obligation to
represent a Bondholder which does not comply with such request.
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| 3.3 |
Bondholders’ rights
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If a beneficial owner of a Bond not being registered as a Bondholder wishes to exercise any rights under the Finance Documents, it must obtain proof of ownership
of the Bonds, acceptable to the Bond Trustee.
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| (b) |
A Bondholder (whether registered as such or proven to the Bond Trustee’s satisfaction to be the beneficial owner of the Bond as set out in paragraph (a) above) may
issue one or more powers of attorney to third parties to represent it in relation to some or all of the Bonds held or beneficially owned by such Bondholder. The Bond Trustee shall only have to examine the face of a power of attorney
or similar evidence of authorisation that has been provided to it pursuant to this Clause 3.3 (Bondholders’ rights) and may assume that
it is in full force and effect, unless otherwise is apparent from its face or the Bond Trustee has actual knowledge to the contrary.
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| 4. |
ADMISSION TO LISTING
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| 5. |
REGISTRATION OF THE BONDS
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| 5.1 |
Registration in the CSD
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| 5.2 |
Obligation to ensure correct registration
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| 5.3 |
Country of issuance
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| 6. |
CONDITIONS FOR DISBURSEMENT
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| 6.1 |
Conditions precedent for disbursement to the Issuer
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| (a) |
Payment of the net proceeds from the issuance of the Bonds to the Issuer shall be conditional on the Bond Trustee having received in due time (as determined by the
Bond Trustee) prior to the Issue Date each of the following documents, in form and substance satisfactory to the Bond Trustee:
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| (i) |
these Bond Terms duly executed by all parties hereto;
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| (ii) |
certified copies of all necessary corporate resolutions of the Issuer to issue the Bonds and execute the Finance Documents to which it is a party;
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| (iii) |
a certified copy of a power of attorney (unless included in the corporate resolutions) from the Issuer to relevant individuals for their execution of the Finance
Documents to which it is a party, or extracts from the relevant register or similar documentation evidencing such individuals’ authorisation to execute such Finance Documents on behalf of the Issuer;
|
| (iv) |
certified copies of the Issuer's articles of association and of a full extract from the relevant company register in respect of the Issuer evidencing that the
Issuer is validly existing;
|
| (v) |
confirmation from the Issuer that no potential or actual Event of Default has occurred or is likely to occur as a result of the issuance of the Bonds;
|
| (vi) |
copies of the Issuer’s latest Financial Reports (if any);
|
| (vii) |
confirmation that the applicable prospectus exemption requirements (ref the EU prospectus directive (2003/71 EC)) concerning the issuance of the Bonds have been
fulfilled;
|
| (viii) |
copies of any necessary governmental approval, consent or waiver (as the case may be) required at such time to issue the Bonds;
|
| (ix) |
confirmation that the Bonds are registered in the CSD;
|
| (x) |
copies of any written documentation used in marketing the Bonds or made public by the Issuer or any Manager in connection with the issuance of the Bonds;
|
| (xi) |
the Bond Trustee Fee Agreement duly executed by the parties thereto; and
|
| (xii) |
legal opinions or other statements as may be required by the Bond Trustee (including in respect of corporate matters relating to the Issuer and the legality,
validity and enforceability of these Bond Terms and the Finance Documents).
|
| (b) |
The Bond Trustee, acting in its reasonable discretion, may, regarding this Clause 6.1 (Conditions precedent for disbursement to the Issuer), waive the requirements for documentation, or decide in its discretion that delivery of certain documents shall be made subject to an agreed closing
procedure between the Bond Trustee and the Issuer
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| 6.2 |
Distribution
|
| 6.3 |
Tap Issues
|
| (a) |
the Bond Trustee has executed a Tap Issue Addendum; and
|
| (b) |
the representations and warranties contained in Clause 7 (Representations
and Warranties) of these Bond Terms are true and correct in all material respects and repeated by the Issuer as at the date of issuance of such Additional Bonds.
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| 7. |
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
|
| (a) |
at the date of these Bond Terms;
|
| (b) |
at the Issue Date; and
|
| (c) |
at the date of issuance of any Additional Bonds.
|
| 7.1 |
Status
|
| 7.2 |
Power and authority
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| 7.3 |
Valid, binding and enforceable obligations
|
| 7.4 |
Non-conflict with other obligations
|
| 7.5 |
No Event of Default
|
| (a) |
No Event of Default exists or is likely to result from the making of any drawdown under these Bond Terms or the entry into, the performance of, or any transaction
contemplated by, any Finance Document.
|
| (b) |
No other event or circumstance has occurred which constitutes (or with the expiry of any grace period, the giving of notice, the making of any determination or any
combination of any of the foregoing, would constitute) a default or termination event (howsoever described) under any other agreement or instrument which is binding on it or any of its Subsidiaries or to which its (or any of its
Subsidiaries’) assets are subject which has or is likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
|
| 7.6 |
Authorizations and consents
|
| (a) |
to enable it to enter into, exercise its rights and comply with its obligations under this Bond Terms or any other Finance Document to which it is a party; and
|
| (b) |
to carry on its business as presently conducted and as contemplated by these Bond Terms,
|
| 7.7 |
Litigation
|
| 7.8 |
Financial Reports
|
| 7.9 |
No Material Adverse Effect
|
| 7.10 |
No misleading information
|
| 7.11 |
No withholdings
|
| 7.12 |
Pari passu ranking
|
| 7.13 |
Security
|
| 8. |
PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THE BONDS
|
| 8.1 |
Covenant to pay
|
| (a) |
The Issuer will unconditionally make available to or to the order of the Bond Trustee and/or the Paying Agent all amounts due on each Payment Date pursuant to the
terms of these Bond Terms at such times and to such accounts as specified by the Bond Trustee and/or the Paying Agent in advance of each Payment Date or when other payments are due and payable pursuant to these Bond Terms.
|
| (b) |
All payments to the Bondholders in relation to the Bonds shall be made to each Bondholder registered as such in the CSD at the Relevant Record Date, by, if no
specific order is made by the Bond Trustee, crediting the relevant amount to the bank account nominated by such Bondholder in connection with its securities account in the CSD.
|
| (c) |
Payment constituting good discharge of the Issuer’s payment obligations to the Bondholders under these Bond Terms will be deemed to have been made to each
Bondholder once the amount has been credited to the bank holding the bank account nominated by the Bondholder in connection with its securities account in the CSD. If the paying bank and the receiving bank are the same, payment shall
be deemed to have been made once the amount has been credited to the bank account nominated by the Bondholder in question.
|
| (d) |
If a Payment Date or a date for other payments to the Bondholders pursuant to the Finance Documents falls on a day on which either of the relevant CSD settlement
system or the relevant currency settlement system for the Bonds are not open, the payment shall be made on the first following possible day on which both of the said systems are open, unless any provision to the contrary have been set
out for such payment in the relevant Finance Document.
|
| 8.2 |
Default interest
|
| (a) |
Default interest will accrue on any Overdue Amount from and including the Payment Date on which it was first due to and excluding the date on which the payment is
made at the Interest Rate plus an additional three (3) per cent. per annum.
|
| (b) |
Default interest accrued on any Overdue Amount pursuant to this Clause 8.2 (Default interest) will be added to the Overdue Amount on each Interest Payment Date until the Overdue Amount and default interest accrued thereon have been repaid in full.
|
| 8.3 |
Partial Payments
|
| (a) |
If the Paying Agent or the Bond Trustee receives a Partial Payment, such Partial Payment shall, in respect of the Issuer’s debt under the Finance Documents be
considered made for discharge of the debt of the Issuer in the following order of priority:
|
| (i) |
firstly, towards any outstanding fees, liabilities and expenses of the Bond Trustee;
|
| (ii) |
secondly, towards accrued interest due but unpaid; and
|
| (iii) |
thirdly, towards any principal amount due but unpaid.
|
| (b) |
Notwithstanding paragraph (a) above, any Partial Payment which is distributed to the Bondholders, shall, after the above mentioned deduction of outstanding fees,
liabilities and expenses, be applied (i) firstly towards any principal amount due but unpaid and (ii) secondly, towards accrued interest due but unpaid, in the following situations;
|
| (i) |
the Bond Trustee has served a Default Notice in accordance with Clause 14.2 (Acceleration of the Bonds), or
|
| (ii) |
as a result of a resolution according to Clause 15 (Bondholders’
decisions).
|
| 8.4 |
Taxation
|
| (a) |
The Issuer is responsible for withholding any withholding tax imposed by applicable law on any payments to be made by it in relation to the Finance Documents.
|
| (b) |
The Issuer shall, if any tax is withheld in respect of the Bonds under the Finance Documents:
|
| (i) |
gross up the amount of the payment due from it up to such amount which is necessary to ensure that the Bondholders or the Bond Trustee, as the case may be, receive
a net amount which is (after making the required withholding) equal to the payment which would have been received if no withholding had been required; and
|
| (ii) |
at the request of the Bond Trustee, deliver to the Bond Trustee evidence that the required tax deduction or withholding has been made.
|
| (b) |
Any public fees levied on the trade of Bonds in the secondary market shall be paid by the Bondholders, unless otherwise provided by law or regulation, and the
Issuer shall not be responsible for reimbursing any such fees.
|
| 8.5 |
Currency
|
| (a) |
All amounts payable under the Finance Documents shall be payable in the denomination of the Bonds set out in Clause 2.1 (Amount, denomination and ISIN of the Bonds). If, however, the denomination differs from the currency of the bank account connected to the Bondholder’s account in the CSD,
any cash settlement may be exchanged and credited to this bank account.
|
| (b) |
Any specific payment instructions, including foreign exchange bank account details, to be connected to the Bondholder's account in the CSD must be provided by the
relevant Bondholder to the Paying Agent (either directly or through its account manager in the CSD) within five (5) Business Days prior to a Payment Date. Depending on any currency exchange settlement agreements between each
Bondholder’s bank and the Paying Agent, and opening hours of the receiving bank, cash settlement may be delayed, and payment shall be deemed to have been made once the cash settlement has taken place, provided, however, that no
default interest or other penalty shall accrue for the account of the Issuer for such delay.
|
| 8.6 |
Set-off and counterclaims
|
| 9. |
INTEREST
|
| 9.1 |
Calculation of interest
|
| (a) |
Each Outstanding Bond will accrue interest at the Interest Rate on the Nominal Amount for each Interest Period, commencing on and including the first date of the
Interest Period, and ending on but excluding the last date of the Interest Period.
|
| (b) |
Interest will accrue on the Nominal Amount of any Additional Bond for each Interest Period starting with the Interest Period commencing on the Interest Payment
Date immediately prior to the issuance of the Additional Bonds (or, if the date of the issuance is not an Interest Payment Date and there is no Interest Payment Date prior to such date of issuance, starting with the Interest Period
commencing on the Issue Date).
|
| (c) |
Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve months of thirty (30) days each and, in case of an incomplete month, the actual
number of days elapsed (30/360-days basis).
|
| 9.2 |
Payment of interest
|
| 10. |
REDEMPTION AND REPURCHASE OF BONDS
|
| 10.1 |
Redemption of Bonds
|
| 10.2 |
Voluntary early redemption - Call Option
|
| (a) |
The Issuer may redeem the Outstanding Bonds (in whole or in parts) (the “Call
Option”) on any Business Day at any time from and including:
|
| (i) |
the Interest Payment Date falling 3 years after the Issue Date to, but not including, the Interest Payment Date falling 4 years after the Issue Date at a price
equal to 103.8% of the Nominal Amount (plus accrued interest on the redeemed Bonds);
|
| (ii) |
the Interest Payment Date falling 4 years after the Issue Date to, but not including, the Interest Payment Date falling 4 years and 6 months after the Issue Date
at a price equal to 101.9% of the Nominal Amount (plus accrued interest on the redeemed Bonds);
|
| (iii) |
the Interest Payment Date falling 4 years and 6 months after the Issue Date to, but not including, the Maturity Date at a price equal to 100% of the Nominal Amount
(plus accrued interest on the redeemed Bonds).
|
| (b) |
Any redemption of Bonds pursuant to Clause 10.2 (a) above shall be determined based upon the redemption prices applicable on the Call Option Repayment Date.
|
| (c) |
The Call Option may be exercised by the Issuer by written notice to the Bond Trustee and the Bondholders at least ten (10), but not more than twenty (20), Business
Days prior to the proposed Call Option Repayment Date. Such notice sent by the Issuer is irrevocable and shall specify the Call Option Repayment Date.
|
| (d) |
Any Call Option exercised in part will be used for pro rata payment to the Bondholders in accordance with the applicable regulations of the CSD.
|
| 10.3 |
Mandatory repurchase due to a Put Option Event
|
| (a) |
Upon the occurrence of a Put Option Event, each Bondholder will have the right (the “Put Option”) to require that the Issuer purchases all or some of the Bonds held by that Bondholder at a price equal to 101 per cent. of the Nominal Amount.
|
| (b) |
The Put Option must be exercised within thirty (30) calendar days after the Issuer has given notice to the Bond Trustee and the Bondholders that a Put Option Event
has occurred pursuant to Clause 12.3 (Put Option Event). Once notified, the Bondholders’ right to exercise the Put Option is irrevocable
and will not be affected by any subsequent events related to the Issuer.
|
| (c) |
Each Bondholder may exercise its Put Option by written notice to its account manager for the CSD, who will notify the Paying Agent of the exercise of the Put
Option. The Put Option Repayment Date will be the fifth (5) Business Day after the end of the thirty (30) calendar days exercise period referred to in paragraph (b) above. However, the settlement of the Put Option will be based on
each Bondholders holding of Bonds at the Put Option Repayment Date.
|
| (d) |
If Bonds representing more than 90 per cent. of the Outstanding Bonds have been repurchased pursuant to this Clause 10.3 (Mandatory repurchase due to a Put Option Event), the Issuer is entitled to repurchase all the remaining Outstanding Bonds at the price stated in paragraph (a) above (plus
accrued interest) by notifying the remaining Bondholders of its intention to do so no later than twenty (20) calendar days after the Put Option Repayment Date. Such prepayment may occur at the earliest on the fifteenth (15th ) calendar day following the date of such notice.
|
| 10.4 |
Early redemption option due to a tax event
|
| 11. |
PURCHASE AND TRANSFER OF BONDS
|
| 11.1 |
Issuer's purchase of Bonds
|
| 11.2 |
Restrictions
|
| (a) |
Certain purchase or selling restrictions may apply to Bondholders under applicable local laws and regulations from time to time. Neither the Issuer nor the Bond
Trustee shall be responsible to ensure compliance with such laws and regulations and each Bondholder is responsible for ensuring compliance with the relevant laws and regulations at its own cost and expense.
|
| (b) |
A Bondholder who has purchased Bonds in breach of applicable restrictions may, notwithstanding such breach, benefit from the rights attached to the Bonds pursuant
to these Bond Terms (including, but not limited to, voting rights), provided that the Issuer shall not incur any additional liability by complying with its obligations to such Bondholder.
|
| 12. |
INFORMATION UNDERTAKINGS
|
| 12.1 |
Financial Reports
|
| (a) |
The Issuer shall prepare Annual Financial Statements in the English language and make them available on its website (alternatively on another relevant information
platform) as soon as they become available, and not later than hundred and twenty (120) days after the end of the financial year.
|
| (b) |
The Issuer shall prepare Interim Accounts in the English language and make them available on its website (alternatively on another relevant information platform)
as soon as they become available, and not later than sixty (60) days after the end of the relevant interim period.
|
| 12.2 |
Requirements as to Financial Reports
|
| 12.3 |
Put Option Event
|
| 12.4 |
Information: Miscellaneous
|
| (a) |
promptly inform the Bond Trustee in writing of any Event of Default or any event or circumstance which the Issuer understands or could reasonably be expected to
understand may lead to an Event of Default and the steps, if any, being taken to remedy it;
|
| (b) |
at the request of the Bond Trustee, report the balance of the Issuer’s Bonds (to the best of its knowledge, having made due and appropriate enquiries);
|
| (c) |
send the Bond Trustee copies of any statutory notifications of the Issuer, including but not limited to in connection with mergers, de-mergers and reduction of the
Issuer’s share capital or equity;
|
| (d) |
if the Bonds are listed on the Exchange, send a copy to the Bond Trustee of its notices to the Exchange;
|
| (e) |
if the Issuer and/or the Bonds are rated, inform the Bond Trustee of its and/or the rating of the Bonds, and any changes to such rating;
|
| (f) |
inform the Bond Trustee of changes in the registration of the Bonds in the CSD; and
|
| (g) |
within a reasonable time, provide such information about the Issuer’s and the Group’s business, assets and financial condition as the Bond Trustee may reasonably
request.
|
| 13. |
GENERAL AND FINANCIAL UNDERTAKINGS
|
| 13.1 |
Authorisations
|
| 13.2 |
Compliance with laws
|
| 13.3 |
Continuation of business
|
| 13.4 |
Corporate status
|
| 13.5 |
Mergers and de-mergers
|
| (a) |
any merger or other business combination or corporate reorganisation involving the consolidation of assets and obligations of the Issuer or any other Group Company
with any other companies or entities; or
|
| (b) |
any de-merger or other corporate reorganisation having the same or equivalent effect as a demerger involving a split of the Issuer or any other Group Company into
two or more separate companies or entities;
|
| 13.6 |
Litigation
|
| (a) |
litigations, arbitrations or administrative proceedings which have been or might be started by or against any Group Company and which, if decided adversely is
likely to have a Material Adverse Effect; and
|
| (b) |
other events which have occurred or might occur and which is likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
|
| 13.7 |
Financial Indebtedness
|
| (a) |
Except as permitted under paragraph (b) below, the Issuer shall not, and shall procure that no other Group Company will, incur any additional Financial
Indebtedness or maintain or prolong any existing Financial Indebtedness.
|
| (b) |
Paragraph (a) above shall not prohibit any Group Company to incur, maintain or prolong any Permitted Financial Indebtedness.
|
| 13.8 |
Negative pledge
|
| (a) |
Except as permitted under paragraph (b) below, the Issuer shall not, and shall procure that no other Group Company will, create or allow to subsist, retain,
provide, prolong or renew any Security over any of its/their assets (whether present or future).
|
| (b) |
Paragraph (a) above does not apply to Security granted to secure any of the following:
|
| (i) |
Permitted Security;
|
| (ii) |
any netting or set-off arrangements entered into by the Issuer or any other Group Company (as the case may be) in the ordinary course of its banking arrangements
for the purposes of netting debt and credit balances of the Issuer (if applicable); and
|
| (iii) |
any lien arising by operation of law.
|
| 13.9 |
Financial support
|
| (a) |
Except as permitted under paragraph (b) below, the Issuer shall not, and shall procure that no other Group Company shall, be a creditor in respect of any Financial
Support to or for the benefit of any third party or other Group Company.
|
| (b) |
Paragraph (a) above does not apply to any:
|
| (i) |
Permitted Financial Indebtedness; and
|
| (ii) |
in the ordinary course of business.
|
| 13.10 |
Distribution restrictions
|
| (a) |
an Event of Default or an event or circumstance which, with the giving of any notice or the lapse of time, would constitute an Event of Default (a "Default") has occurred and is continuing;
|
| (b) |
an Event of Default or a Default would result therefrom;
|
| (c) |
the Issuer is not in compliance with the financial covenants set out in Clause 13.16 (Financial covenants);
|
| (d) |
the making of any Distribution by the Issuer or a Subsidiary would result in the Issuer not being in compliance with the financial covenants set out in Clause
13.16 (Financial covenants); or
|
| (e) |
as a result of a Distribution by the Issuer or a Subsidiary, except a Preferred Share Distribution, the Remaining Cash Position is less than the Remaining Cash
Requirement.
|
| 13.11 |
Subsidiary restrictions
|
| (a) |
pay dividends or make Distributions to its shareholders;
|
| (b) |
service any Financial Indebtedness to the Issuer;
|
| (c) |
make any loans to the Issuer; or
|
| (d) |
transfer any of its assets and properties to the Issuer;
|
| 13.12 |
Arm`s length transactions
|
| 13.13 |
Disposal
|
| 13.14 |
Listing
|
| 13.15 |
Insurances
|
| 13.16 |
Financial Covenants
|
| (a) |
The Issuer shall comply with the following:
|
| (i) |
Minimum Liquidity
|
| (ii) |
Tangible Net Worth
|
| (iii) |
Net Borrowings to Total Assets
|
| (b) |
The Issuer undertakes to comply with the above financial covenants at all times, such compliance to be measured on each Quarter Date and certified by the Issuer by
delivery of a Compliance Certificate, setting out (in reasonably detail) computations evidencing compliance with the financial covenants, with the delivery of each Financial Report within the reporting dates set out in Clause 12.1 (Financial Reports). The financial covenants shall be calculated on a consolidated basis for the Group during the lifetime of the Bonds.
|
| 14. |
EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND ACCELERATION OF THE BONDS
|
| 14.1 |
Events of Default
|
| (a) |
Non-payment
|
| (i) |
its failure to pay is caused by administrative or technical error in payment systems or the CSD and payment is made within five (5) Business Days following the
original due date; or
|
| (ii) |
in the discretion of the Bond Trustee, the Issuer has substantiated that it is likely that such payment will be made in full within five (5) Business Days
following the original due date.
|
| (b) |
Breach of other obligations
|
| (c) |
Misrepresentation
|
| (d) |
Cross default
|
| (i) |
any Financial Indebtedness is not paid when due nor within any applicable grace period; or
|
| (ii) |
any Financial Indebtedness is declared to be or otherwise becomes due and payable prior to its specified maturity as a result of an event of default (however
described); or
|
| (iii) |
any commitment for any Financial Indebtedness is cancelled or suspended by a creditor as a result of an event of default (however described), or
|
| (iv) |
any creditor becomes entitled to declare any Financial Indebtedness due and payable prior to its specified maturity as a result of an event of default (however
described),
|
| (e) |
Insolvency and insolvency proceedings
|
| (i) |
is Insolvent; or
|
| (ii) |
is object of any corporate action or any legal proceedings is taken in relation to:
|
| (A) |
the suspension of payments, a moratorium of any indebtedness, winding-up, dissolution, administration or reorganisation (by way of voluntary arrangement, scheme of
arrangement or otherwise) other than a solvent liquidation or reorganization; or
|
| (B) |
a composition, compromise, assignment or arrangement with any creditor which may materially impair its ability to perform its obligations under these Bond Terms;
or
|
| (C) |
the appointment of a liquidator (other than in respect of a solvent liquidation), receiver, administrative receiver, administrator, compulsory manager or other
similar officer of any of its assets; or
|
| (D) |
enforcement of any Security over any of its or their assets having an aggregate value exceeding the threshold amount set out in paragraph 14.1 (d) (Cross default) above; or
|
| (E) |
for (A) - (D) above, any analogous procedure or step is taken in any jurisdiction in respect of any such company,
|
| (f) |
Creditor’s process
|
| (g) |
Unlawfulness
|
| (i) |
the ability of the Issuer to perform its obligations under these Bond Terms; or
|
| (ii) |
the ability of the Bond Trustee to exercise any material right or power vested to it under the Finance Documents.
|
| 14.2 |
Acceleration of the Bonds
|
| (a) |
declare that the Outstanding Bonds, together with accrued interest and all other amounts accrued or outstanding under the Finance Documents be immediately due and
payable, at which time they shall become immediately due and payable; and/or
|
| (b) |
exercise any or all of its rights, remedies, powers or discretions under the Finance Documents or take such further measures as are necessary to recover the
amounts outstanding under the Finance Documents.
|
| 14.3 |
Bondholders’ instructions
|
| (a) |
the Bond Trustee receives a demand in writing from Bondholders representing a simple majority of the Voting Bonds, that an Event of Default shall be declared, and
a Bondholders' Meeting has not made a resolution to the contrary; or
|
| (b) |
the Bondholders' Meeting, by a simple majority decision, has approved the declaration of an Event of Default.
|
| 14.4 |
Calculation of claim
|
| (i) |
for any Event of Default arising out of a breach of Clause 14.1 (Events
of Default) paragraph (a) (Non-payment), the claim will be calculated at the price applicable at the date when such Event of
Default occurred; and
|
| (ii) |
for any other Event of Default, the claim will be calculated at the price applicable at the date when the Default Notice was served by the Bond Trustee.
|
| 15. |
BONDHOLDERS’ DECISIONS
|
| 15.1 |
Authority of the Bondholders' Meeting
|
| (a) |
A Bondholders' Meeting may, on behalf of the Bondholders, resolve to alter any of these Bond Terms, including, but not limited to, any reduction of principal or
interest and any conversion of the Bonds into other capital classes.
|
| (b) |
The Bondholders’ Meeting cannot resolve that any overdue payment of any instalment shall be reduced unless there is a pro rata reduction of the principal that has
not fallen due, but may resolve that accrued interest (whether overdue or not) shall be reduced without a corresponding reduction of principal.
|
| (c) |
The Bondholders' Meeting may not adopt resolutions which will give certain Bondholders an unreasonable advantage at the expense of other Bondholders.
|
| (d) |
Subject to the power of the Bond Trustee to take certain action as set out in Clause 16.1 (Power to represent the Bondholders), if a resolution by, or an approval of, the
|
| (e) |
At least 50 per cent. of the Voting Bonds must be represented at a Bondholders' Meeting for a quorum to be present.
|
| (f) |
Resolutions will be passed by simple majority of the Voting Bonds represented at the Bondholders' Meeting, unless otherwise set out in paragraph (g) below.
|
| (g) |
Save for any amendments or waivers which can be made without resolution pursuant to Clause 17.1 (Procedure for amendments and waivers) paragraph (a), section (i) and (ii), a majority of at least 2/3 of the Voting Bonds represented at the Bondholders' Meeting is required for approval of any
waiver or amendment of any provisions of these Bond Terms, including a change of Issuer and change of Bond Trustee.
|
| 15.2 |
Procedure for arranging a Bondholders’ Meeting
|
| (a) |
A Bondholders' Meeting shall be convened by the Bond Trustee upon the request in writing of:
|
| (i) |
the Issuer;
|
| (ii) |
Bondholders representing at least 1/10 of the Voting Bonds;
|
| (iii) |
the Exchange, if the Bonds are listed and the Exchange is entitled to do so pursuant to the general rules and regulations of the Exchange; or
|
| (iv) |
the Bond Trustee.
|
| (b) |
If the Bond Trustee has not convened a Bondholders' Meeting within ten (10) Business Days after having received a valid request for calling a Bondholders’ Meeting
pursuant to paragraph (a) above, then the re-questing party may itself call the Bondholders’ Meeting.
|
| (c) |
Summons to a Bondholders' Meeting must be sent no later than ten (10) Business Days prior to the proposed date of the Bondholders' Meeting. The Summons shall be
sent to all Bondholders registered in the CSD at the time the Summons is sent from the CSD. If the Bonds are listed, the Issuer shall ensure that the Summons is published in accordance with the applicable regulations of the Exchange.
The Summons shall also be published on the website of the Bond Trustee (alternatively by press release or other relevant information platform).
|
| (d) |
Any Summons for a Bondholders’ Meeting must clearly state the agenda for the Bondholders’ Meeting and the matters to be resolved. The Bond Trustee may include
additional agenda items to those requested by the person calling for the Bondholders’ Meeting in the Summons. If the Summons contains proposed amendments to these Bond Terms, a description of the proposed amendments must be set out in
the Summons.
|
| (e) |
Items which have not been included in the Summons may not be put to a vote at the Bondholders' Meeting.
|
| (f) |
By written notice to the Issuer, the Bond Trustee may prohibit the Issuer from acquiring or dispose of Bonds during the period from the date of the Summons until
the date of the Bondholders' Meeting, unless the acquisition of Bonds is made by the Issuer pursuant to Clause 10 (Redemption and Repurchase of
Bonds).
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| (g) |
A Bondholders' Meeting may be held on premises selected by the Bond Trustee, or if paragraph (b) above applies, by the person convening the Bondholders’ Meeting
(however to be held in the capital of the Relevant Jurisdiction). The Bondholders' Meeting will be opened and, unless otherwise decided by the Bondholders' Meeting, chaired by the Bond Trustee. If the Bond Trustee is not present, the
Bondholders' Meeting will be opened by a Bondholder and be chaired by a representative elected by the Bondholders' Meeting (the Bond Trustee or such other representative, the "Chairperson").
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| (h) |
Each Bondholder, the Bond Trustee and, if the Bonds are listed, representatives of the Exchange, or any person or persons acting under a power of attorney for a
Bondholder, shall have the right to attend the Bondholders' Meeting (each a “Representative”). The Chairperson may grant access to the
meeting to other persons not being Representatives, unless the Bondholders' Meeting decides otherwise. In addition, each Representative has the right to be accompanied by an advisor. In case of dispute or doubt with regard to whether
a person is a Representative or entitled to vote, the Chairperson will decide who may attend the Bondholders' Meeting and exercise voting rights.
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| (i) |
Representatives of the Issuer have the right to attend the Bondholders' Meeting. The Bondholders Meeting may resolve to exclude the Issuer’s representatives and/or
any person holding only Issuer's Bonds (or any representative of such person) from participating in the meeting at certain times, however, the Issuer’s representative and any such other person shall have the right to be present during
the voting.
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| (j) |
Minutes of the Bondholders' Meeting must be recorded by, or by someone acting at the instruction of, the Chairperson. The minutes must state the number of Voting
Bonds represented at the Bondholders' Meeting, the resolutions passed at the meeting, and the results of the vote on the matters to be decided at the Bondholders' Meeting. The minutes shall be signed by the Chairperson and at least
one other person. The minutes will be deposited with the Bond Trustee who shall make available a copy to the Bondholders and the Issuer upon request.
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| (k) |
The Bond Trustee will ensure that the Issuer, the Bondholders and the Exchange are notified of resolutions passed at the Bondholders' Meeting and that the
resolutions are published on the website of the Bond Trustee (or other relevant electronically platform or press release).
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| (l) |
The Issuer shall bear the costs and expenses incurred in connection with convening a Bondholders' Meeting regardless of who has convened the Bondholders’ Meeting,
including any reasonable costs and fees incurred by the Bond Trustee.
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| 15.3 |
Voting rules
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| (a) |
Each Bondholder (or person acting for a Bondholder under a power of attorney) may cast one vote for each Voting Bond owned on the Relevant Record Date, ref. Clause
3.3 (Bondholders’ rights). The Chairperson may, in its sole discretion, decide on accepted evidence of ownership of Voting Bonds.
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| (b) |
Issuer's Bonds shall not carry any voting rights. The Chairperson shall determine any question concerning whether any Bonds will be considered Issuer's Bonds.
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| (c) |
For the purposes of this Clause 15 (Bondholders’ decisions), a
Bondholder that has a Bond registered in the name of a nominee will, in accordance with Clause 3.3 (Bondholders’ rights), be deemed to be
the owner of the Bond rather than the nominee. No vote may be cast by any nominee if the Bondholder has presented relevant evidence to the Bond Trustee pursuant to Clause 3.3 (Bondholders’ rights) stating that it is the owner of the Bonds voted for. If the Bondholder has voted directly for any of its nominee registered Bonds, the Bondholder’s votes shall take
precedence over votes submitted by the nominee for the same Bonds.
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| (d) |
Any of the Issuer, the Bond Trustee and any Bondholder has the right to demand a vote by ballot. In case of parity of votes, the Chairperson will have the deciding
vote.
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| 15.4 |
Repeated Bondholders’ Meeting
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| (a) |
Even if the necessary quorum set out in paragraph (d) of Clause 15.1 (Authority
of the Bondholders’ Meeting) is not achieved, the Bondholders’ Meeting shall be held and voting completed for the purpose of recording the voting results in the minutes of the Bondholders’ Meeting. The Bond Trustee or the
person who convened the initial Bondholders' Meeting may, within ten (10) Business Days of that Bondholders’ Meeting, convene a repeated meeting with the same agenda as the first meeting.
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| (b) |
The provisions and procedures regarding Bondholders’ Meetings as set out in Clause 15.1 (Authority of the Bondholders’ Meeting), Clause 15.2 (Procedure for arranging a Bondholders’ Meeting) and
Clause 15.3 (Voting rules) shall apply mutatis
mutandis to a repeated Bondholders’ Meeting, with the exception that the quorum requirements set out in paragraph (d) of Clause 15.1 (Authority
of the Bondholders’ Meeting) shall not apply to a repeated Bondholders' Meeting. A Summons for a repeated Bondholders’ Meeting shall also contain the voting results obtained in the initial Bondholders’ Meeting.
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| (c) |
A repeated Bondholders’ Meeting may only be convened once for each original Bondholders’ Meeting. A repeated Bondholders’ Meeting may be convened pursuant to the
procedures of a Written Resolution in accordance with Clause 15.5 (Written Resolutions), even if the initial meeting was held pursuant to
the procedures of a Bondholders’ Meeting in accordance with Clause 15.2 (Procedure for arranging a Bondholders’ Meeting) and vice versa.
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| 15.5 |
Written Resolutions
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| (a) |
Subject to these Bond Terms, anything which may be resolved by the Bondholders in a Bondholders’ Meeting pursuant to Clause 15.1 (Authority of the Bondholders’
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| (b) |
The person requesting a Bondholders’ Meeting may instead request that the relevant matters are to be resolved by Written Resolution only, unless the Bond Trustee
decides otherwise.
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| (c) |
The Summons for the Written Resolution shall be sent to the Bondholders registered in the CSD at the time the Summons is sent from the CSD and published at the
Bond Trustee’s web site, or other relevant electronic platform or via press release.
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| (d) |
The provisions set out in Clause 15.1 (Authority of the Bondholders’
Meeting), 15.2 (Procedure for arranging a Bondholder’s Meeting), Clause 15.3 (Voting Rules) and Clause 15.4 (Repeated Bondholders’ Meeting) shall apply mutatis mutandis to a Written Resolution, except that:
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| (i) |
the provisions set out in paragraphs (g), (h) and (i) of Clause 15.2 (Procedure
for arranging Bondholders Meetings); or
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| (ii) |
provisions which are otherwise in conflict with the requirements of this Clause 15.5 (Written Resolution),
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| (e) |
The Summons for a Written Resolution shall include:
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| (i) |
instructions as to how to vote to each separate item in the Summons (including instructions as to how voting can be done electronically if relevant); and
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| (ii) |
the time limit within which the Bond Trustee must have received all votes necessary in order for the Written Resolution to be passed with the requisite majority
(the “Voting Period”), such Voting Period to be at least three (3) Business Days but not more than fifteen (15) Business Days from the
date of the Summons, provided however that the Voting Period for a Written Resolution summoned pursuant to Clause 15.4 (Repeated Bondholders’
Meeting) shall be at least ten (10) Business Days but not more than fifteen (15) Business Days from the date of the Summons.
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| (f) |
Only Bondholders of Voting Bonds registered with the CSD on the Relevant Record Date, or the beneficial owner thereof having presented relevant evidence to the
Bond Trustee pursuant to Clause 3.3 (Bondholders’ rights), will be counted in the Written Resolution.
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| (g) |
A Written Resolution is passed when the requisite majority set out in paragraph (e) or paragraph (f) of Clause 15.1 (Authority of Bondholders’ Meeting) has been achieved, based on the total number of Voting Bonds, even if the Voting Period has not yet
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| (h) |
The effective date of a Written Resolution passed prior to the expiry of the Voting Period is the date when the resolution is approved by the last Bondholder that
results in the necessary voting majority being achieved.
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| (i) |
If no resolution is passed prior to the expiry of the Voting Period, the number of votes shall be calculated at the close of business on the last day of the Voting
Period, and a decision will be made based on the quorum and majority requirements set out in paragraphs (d) to (f) of Clause 15.1(Authority of
Bondholders’ Meeting).
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| 16. |
THE BOND TRUSTEE
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| 16.1 |
Power to represent the Bondholders
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| (a) |
The Bond Trustee has power and authority to act on behalf of, and/or represent, the Bondholders in all matters, including but not limited to taking any legal or
other action, including enforcement of these Bond Terms, and the commencement of bankruptcy or other insolvency proceedings against the Issuer, or others.
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| (b) |
The Issuer shall promptly upon request provide the Bond Trustee with any such documents, information and other assistance (in form and substance satisfactory to
the Bond Trustee), that the Bond Trustee deems necessary for the purpose of exercising its and the Bondholders’ rights and/or carrying out its duties under the Finance Documents.
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| 16.2 |
The duties and authority of the Bond Trustee
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| (a) |
The Bond Trustee shall represent the Bondholders in accordance with the Finance Documents, including, inter alia, by following up on the delivery of any Compliance
Certificates and such other documents which the Issuer is obliged to disclose or deliver to the Bond Trustee pursuant to the Finance Documents and, when relevant, in relation to accelerating and enforcing the Bonds on behalf of the
Bondholders.
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| (b) |
The Bond Trustee is not obligated to assess or monitor the financial condition of the Issuer or any other Obligor unless to the extent expressly set out in these
Bond Terms, or to take any steps to ascertain whether any Event of Default has occurred. Until it has actual knowledge to the contrary, the Bond Trustee is entitled to assume that no Event of Default has occurred. The Bond Trustee is
not responsible for the valid execution or enforceability of the Finance Documents, or for any discrepancy between the indicative terms and conditions described in any marketing material presented to the Bondholders prior to issuance
of the Bonds and the provisions of these Bond Terms.
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| (c) |
The Bond Trustee is entitled to take such steps that it, in its sole discretion, considers necessary or advisable to protect the rights of the Bondholders in all
matters pursuant to the terms of the Finance Documents. The Bond Trustee may submit any instructions received by it from the Bondholders to a Bondholders' Meeting before the Bond Trustee takes any action pursuant to the instruction.
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| (d) |
The Bond Trustee is entitled to engage external experts when carrying out its duties under the Finance Documents.
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| (e) |
The Bond Trustee shall hold all amounts recovered on behalf of the Bondholders on separated accounts.
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| (f) |
The Bond Trustee will ensure that resolutions passed at the Bondholders' Meeting are properly implemented, provided, however, that the Bond Trustee may refuse to
implement resolutions that may be in conflict with these Bond Terms, any other Finance Document, or any applicable law.
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| (g) |
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Finance Documents to the contrary, the Bond Trustee is not obliged to do or omit to do anything if it would or might in
its reasonable opinion constitute a breach of any law or regulation.
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| (h) |
If the cost, loss or liability which the Bond Trustee may incur (including reasonable fees payable to the Bond Trustee itself) in:
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| (i) |
complying with instructions of the Bondholders; or
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| (ii) |
taking any action at its own initiative,
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| (i) |
The Bond Trustee shall give a notice to the Bondholders before it ceases to perform its obligations under the Finance Documents by reason of the non-payment by the
Issuer of any fee or indemnity due to the Bond Trustee under the Finance Documents.
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| (j) |
The Bond Trustee may instruct the CSD to split the Bonds to a lower nominal amount in order to facilitate partial redemptions, restructuring of the Bonds or other
situations.
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| 16.3 |
Equality and conflicts of interest
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| (a) |
The Bond Trustee shall not make decisions which will give certain Bondholders an unreasonable advantage at the expense of other Bondholders. The Bond Trustee
shall, when acting pursuant to the Finance Documents, act with regard only to the interests of the Bondholders and shall not be required to have regard to the interests or to act upon or comply with any direction or request of any
other person, other than as explicitly stated in the Finance Documents.
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| (b) |
The Bond Trustee may act as agent, trustee, representative and/or security agent for several bond issues relating to the Issuer notwithstanding potential conflicts
of interest. The Bond Trustee is entitled to delegate its duties to other professional parties.
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| 16.4 |
Expenses, liability and indemnity
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| (a) |
The Bond Trustee will not be liable to the Bondholders for damage or loss caused by any action taken or omitted by it under or in connection with any Finance
Document, unless directly caused by its gross negligence or wilful misconduct. The Bond Trustee shall not be responsible for any indirect or consequential loss. Irrespective of the foregoing, the Bond Trustee shall have no liability
to the Bondholders for damage caused by the Bond Trustee acting in accordance with instructions given by the Bondholders in accordance with these Bond Terms.
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| (b) |
Any liability for the Bond Trustee for damage or loss is limited to the amount of the Outstanding Bonds. The Bond Trustee is not liable for the content of
information provided to the Bondholders by or on behalf of the Issuer or any other person.
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| (c) |
The Bond Trustee shall not be considered to have acted negligently in:
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| (i) |
acting in accordance with advice from or opinions of reputable external experts; or
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| (ii) |
taking, delaying or omitting any action if acting with reasonable care and provided the Bond Trustee considers that such action is in the interests of the
Bondholders.
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| (d) |
The Issuer is liable for, and will indemnify the Bond Trustee fully in respect of, all losses, expenses and liabilities incurred by the Bond Trustee as a result of
negligence by the Issuer (including its directors, management, officers, employees and agents) in connection with the performance of the Bond Trustee’s obligations under the Finance Documents, including losses incurred by the Bond
Trustee as a result of the Bond Trustee's actions based on misrepresentations made by the Issuer in connection with the issuance of the Bonds, the entering into or performance under the Finance Documents, and for as long as any
amounts are outstanding under or pursuant to the Finance Documents.
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| (e) |
The Issuer shall cover all costs and expenses incurred by the Bond Trustee in connection with it fulfilling its obligations under the Finance Documents. The Bond
Trustee is entitled to fees for its work and to be indemnified for costs, losses and liabilities on the terms set out in the Finance Documents. The Bond Trustee's obligations under the Finance Documents are conditioned upon the due
payment of such fees and indemnifications. The fees of the Bond Trustee will be further set out in the Bond Trustee Fee Agreement.
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| (f) |
The Issuer shall on demand by the Bond Trustee pay all costs incurred for external experts engaged after the occurrence of an Event of Default, or for the purpose
of investigating or considering (i) an event or circumstance which the Bond Trustee reasonably believes is or may lead to an Event of Default or (ii) a matter relating to the Issuer or any of the Finance Documents which the Bond
Trustee reasonably believes may constitute or lead to a breach of any of the Finance Documents or otherwise be detrimental to the interests of the Bondholders under the Finance Documents.
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| (g) |
Fees, costs and expenses payable to the Bond Trustee which are not reimbursed in any other way due to an Event of Default, the Issuer being Insolvent or similar
circumstances pertaining to any Obligors, may be covered by making an equal reduction in the proceeds to the Bondholders hereunder of any costs and expenses incurred by the Bond Trustee (or the Security Agent) in connection therewith.
The Bond Trustee may withhold funds from any escrow account (or similar arrangement) or from other funds received from the Issuer or any other person, irrespective of such funds being subject to Transaction Security, and to set-off
and cover any such costs and expenses from those funds.
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| (h) |
As a condition to effecting any instruction from the Bondholders (including, but not limited to, instructions set out in Clause 14.3 (Bondholders’ instructions) or Clause 15.2 (Procedure for arranging a
Bondholders’ Meeting)), the Bond Trustee may require satisfactory Security, guarantees and/or indemnities for any possible liability and anticipated costs and expenses from those Bondholders who have given that instruction
and/or who voted in favour of the decision to instruct the Bond Trustee.
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| 16.5 |
Replacement of the Bond Trustee
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| (a) |
The Bond Trustee may be replaced according to the procedures set out in Clause 15 (Bondholders’ Decisions), and the Bondholders may resolve to replace the Bond Trustee without the Issuer’s approval.
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| (b) |
The Bond Trustee may resign by giving notice to the Issuer and the Bondholders, in which case a successor Bond Trustee shall be elected pursuant to this Clause
16.5 (Replacement of the Bond Trustee), initiated by the retiring Bond Trustee.
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| (c) |
If the Bond Trustee is Insolvent, or otherwise is permanently unable to fulfil its obligations under these Bond Terms, the Bond Trustee shall be deemed to have
resigned and a successor Bond Trustee shall be appointed in accordance with this Clause 16.5 (Replacement of the Bond Trustee).The Issuer
may appoint a temporary Bond Trustee until a new Bond Trustee is elected in accordance with paragraph (a) above.
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| (d) |
The change of Bond Trustee's shall only take effect upon execution of all necessary actions to effectively substitute the retiring Bond Trustee, and the retiring
Bond Trustee undertakes to co-operate in all reasonable manners without delay to such effect. The retiring Bond Trustee shall be discharged from any further obligation in respect of the Finance Documents from the change takes effect,
but shall remain liable under the Finance Documents in respect of any action which it took or failed to take whilst acting as Bond Trustee. The retiring Bond Trustee remains entitled to any benefits and any unpaid fees or expenses
under the Finance Documents before the change has taken place.
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| (e) |
Upon change of Bond Trustee the Issuer shall co-operate in all reasonable manners without delay to replace the retiring Bond Trustee with the successor Bond
Trustee and release the retiring Bond Trustee from any future obligations under the Finance Documents and any other documents.
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| 17. |
AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS
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| 17.1 |
Procedure for amendments and waivers
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| (a) |
The Issuer and the Bond Trustee (acting on behalf of the Bondholders) may agree to amend the Finance Documents or waive a past default or anticipated failure to
comply with any provision in a Finance Document, provided that:
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| (i) |
such amendment or waiver is not detrimental to the rights and benefits of the Bondholders in any material respect, or is made solely for the purpose of rectifying
obvious errors and mistakes; or
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| (ii) |
such amendment or waiver is required by applicable law, a court ruling or a decision by a relevant authority; or
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| (iii) |
such amendment or waiver has been duly approved by the Bondholders in accordance with Clause 15 (Bondholders’ Decisions).
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| (b) |
Any changes to these Bond Terms necessary or appropriate in connection with the appointment of a Security Agent other than the Bond Trustee shall be documented in
an amendment to these Bond Terms, signed by the Bond Trustee (in its discretion). If so desired by the Bond Trustee, any or all of the Transaction Security Documents shall be amended, assigned or re-issued, so that the Security Agent
is the holder of the relevant Security (on behalf of the Bondholders). The costs incurred in connection with such amendment, assignment or re-issue shall be for the account of the Issuer.
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| 17.2 |
Authority with respect to documentation
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| 17.3 |
Notification of amendments or waivers
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| 18. |
MISCELLANEOUS
|
| 18.1 |
Limitation of claims
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| 18.2 |
Access to information
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| (a) |
These Bond Terms will be made available to the public and copies may be obtained from the Bond Trustee or the Issuer. The Bond Trustee will not have any obligation
to distribute any other information to the Bondholders or any other person, and the
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| (b) |
In order to carry out its functions and obligations under these Bond Terms, the Bond Trustee will have access to the relevant information regarding ownership of
the Bonds, as recorded and regulated with the CSD.
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| (c) |
The information referred to in paragraph (b) above may only be used for the purposes of carrying out their duties and exercising their rights in accordance with
the Finance Documents and shall not disclose such information to any Bondholder or third party unless necessary for such purposes.
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| 18.3 |
Notices, contact information
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| (a) |
The Issuer’s written notifications to the Bondholders will be sent to the Bondholders via the Bond Trustee or through the CSD with a copy to the Bond Trustee and
the Exchange (if the Bonds are listed).
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| (b) |
Unless otherwise specifically provided, all notices or other communications under or in connection with these Bond Terms between the Bond Trustee and the Issuer
will be given or made in writing, by letter, e-mail or fax. Any such notice or communication will be deemed to be given or made as follows:
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| (i) |
if by letter, when delivered at the address of the relevant party;
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| (ii) |
if by e-mail, when received; and
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| (iii) |
if by fax, when received.
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| (c) |
The Issuer and the Bond Trustee shall each ensure that the other party is kept informed of changes in postal address, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers and
contact persons.
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| (d) |
When determining deadlines set out in these Bond Terms, the following will apply (unless otherwise stated):
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| (i) |
if the deadline is set out in days, the first day of the relevant period will not be included and the last day of the relevant period will be included;
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| (ii) |
if the deadline is set out in weeks, months or years, the deadline will end on the day in the last week or the last month which, according to its name or number,
corresponds to the first day the deadline is in force. If such day is not a part of an actual month, the deadline will be the last day of such month; and
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| (iii) |
if a deadline ends on a day which is not a Business Day, the deadline is postponed to the next Business Day.
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| 18.4 |
Defeasance
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| (a) |
Subject to paragraph (b) below and provided that:
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| (i) |
an amount sufficient for the payment of principal and interest on the Outstanding Bonds to the Maturity Date (including, to the extent applicable, any premium
payable upon exercise of the Call Option), and always subject to paragraph (c) below (the “Defeasance Amount”) is credited by the Issuer
to an account in a financial institution acceptable to the Bond Trustee (the “Defeasance Account”);
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| (ii) |
the Defeasance Account is irrevocably pledged and blocked in favour of the Bond Trustee on such terms as the Bond Trustee shall request (the “Defeasance Pledge”); and
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| (iii) |
the Bond Trustee has received such legal opinions and statements reasonably required by it, including (but not necessarily limited to) with respect to the validity
and enforceability of the Defeasance Pledge, then the Issuer will be relieved from its obligations under Clause 12.2 (Requirements as to
Financial Reports) paragraph (a), Clause 12.3 (Put Option Event), Clause 12.4 (Information: Miscellaneous) and Clause 13 (General and financial undertakings);
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| (b) |
The Bond Trustee shall be authorised to apply any amount credited to the Defeasance Account towards any amount payable by the Issuer under any Finance Document on
the due date for the relevant payment until all obligations of the Issuer and all amounts outstanding under the Finance Documents are repaid and discharged in full.
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| (c) |
The Bond Trustee may, if the Defeasance Amount cannot be finally and conclusively determined, decide the amount to be deposited to the Defeasance Account in its
discretion, applying such buffer amount as it deems required.
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| 19. |
GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
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| 19.1 |
Governing law
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| 19.2 |
Main jurisdiction
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| 19.3 |
Alternative jurisdiction
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| (a) |
to commence proceedings against the Issuer or any of its assets in any court in any jurisdiction; and
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| (b) |
to commence such proceedings, including enforcement proceedings, in any competent jurisdiction concurrently.
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| 19.4 |
Service of process
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| (a) |
Without prejudice to any other mode of service allowed under any relevant law, the Issuer:
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| (i) |
irrevocably appoints Advokatfirmaet Wiersholm AS as its agent for service of process in relation to any proceedings in connection with these Bond Terms; and
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| (ii) |
agrees that failure by an agent for service of process to notify the Issuer of the process will not invalidate the proceedings concerned.
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| (b) |
If any person appointed as an agent for service of process is unable for any reason to act as agent for service of process, the Issuer must immediately (and in any
event within ten (10) Business Days of such event taking place) appoint another agent on terms acceptable to the Bond Trustee. Failing this, the Bond Trustee may appoint another agent for this purpose.
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The Issuer:
DIANA SHIPPING INC.
/s/ Andreas Nikolaos Michalopoulos /s/ Ioannis Zafirakis
…………………………………………............................
By: Andreas Nikolaos Michalopoulos
and Ioannis Zafirakis
Position: Director, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
and Director, Chief Strategy Officer & Secretary
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As Bond Trustee :
NORDIC TRUSTEE AS
………………………………………….
By:
Position:
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The Issuer:
DIANA SHIPPING INC.
………………………………………….
By:
Position:
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As Bond Trustee :
NORDIC TRUSTEE AS
/s/ Joegen Andersen
………………………………………….
By: Joegen Andersen
Position:
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