Form 20-F þ
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Form 40-F o
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CAPITAL PRODUCT PARTNERS L.P.
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Dated: May 23, 2012
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By:
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Capital GP L.L.C., its general partner
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/s/ Ioannis E. Lazaridis
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Name:
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Ioannis E. Lazaridis
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Title:
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Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer of Capital GP L.L.C.
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NINTH SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT
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Clause
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Page
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INTERPRETATION
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2
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2
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AGREEMENT OF THE CREDITOR PARTIES
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2
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3
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CONDITIONS
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2
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4
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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3
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5
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AMENDMENTS TO LOAN AGREEMENT AND OTHER FINANCE DOCUMENTS
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3
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6
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FURTHER ASSURANCES
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5
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7
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EXPENSES
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5
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8
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COMMUNICATIONS
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5
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9
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SUPPLEMENTAL
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6
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10
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LAW AND JURISDICTION
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6
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SCHEDULE LENDERS
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7
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EXECUTION PAGES
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8
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(1)
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CAPITAL PRODUCT PARTNERS L.P. as Borrower;
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(2)
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THE BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS listed in Schedule 1 herein, as Lenders;
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(3)
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HSH NORDBANK AG, acting through its office at Gerhart-Hauptmann-Platz 50, D-20095 Hamburg, Germany as Agent;
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(4)
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HSH NORDBANK AG, acting through its office at Gerhart-Hauptmann-Platz 50, D-20095 Hamburg, Germany, as Security Trustee;
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(5)
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HSH NORDBANK AG, acting through its office at Gerhart-Hauptmann-Platz 50, D-20095 Hamburg, Germany, as Bookrunner; and
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(6)
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HSH NORDBANK AG, acting through its office at Martensdamm 6, D-24103 Kiel, Germany as Swap Bank.
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(A)
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By a loan agreement dated 22 March 2007 (as amended and supplemented by supplemental agreements dated, respectively, 19 September 2007, 11 June 2008, 7 April 2009, 8 April 2009, 2 October 2009, 30 June 2010, 30 November 2010 and 23 December 2011, the “Loan Agreement”) and made between (i) the Borrower, (ii) the Lenders, (iii) the Agent, (iv) the Security Trustee, (v) the Bookrunner and (vi) the Swap Bank, the Lenders agreed to make available to the Borrower revolving credit and term loan facilities in an amount of (originally) US$370,000,000 in aggregate of which an amount of US$346,000,000 is on the date hereof outstanding by way of principal.
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(B)
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The Borrower has requested that the Lenders agree to:
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(i)
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the conversion of the Revolving Facility to the Term Loan on the Effective Date; and
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(ii)
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the deferral of certain Repayment Instalments and the consequential amendments to the repayment profile of the Term Loan.
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(C)
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The Lenders’ consent to the Borrower’s requests referred to in recital (B) is subject to the following conditions:
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(i)
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the Borrower first making a prepayment of $95,150,000 against the Loan;
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(ii)
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the Margin increasing to 2 per cent. per annum; and
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(iii)
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the equity raised from the Group’s investors shall be non-amortising, fully subordinated to the Loan and its term shall extend beyond the last day of the Security Period.
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(D)
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This Agreement sets out the terms and conditions on which the Creditor Parties agree, with effect on and from the Effective Date, to the Borrower’s requests and to carry out the consequential amendments to the Loan Agreement.
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1
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INTERPRETATION
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1.1
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Defined expressions. Words and expressions defined in the Loan Agreement and the other Finance Documents shall have the same meanings when used in this Agreement unless the context otherwise requires.
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1.2
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Definitions. In this Agreement, unless the contrary intention appears:
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“Effective Date” means the date on which the conditions precedent in Clause 3.2 are satisfied; and
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“Second Mortgage Addendum” means, in respect of each Mortgage, a second addendum thereto, executed or to be executed by the relevant Owner in favour of the Security Trustee in such form as the Agent may approve or require.
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1.3
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Application of construction and interpretation provisions of Loan Agreement. Clauses 1.2 and 1.5 of the Loan Agreement apply, with any necessary modifications, to this Agreement.
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2
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AGREEMENT OF THE CREDITOR PARTIES
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2.1
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Agreement of the Lenders. The Lenders agree, subject to and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement to:
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(a)
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the conversion of the Revolving Facility to the Term Loan on the Effective Date; and
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(b)
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the deferral of certain upcoming repayment instalments and the consequential amendments to the repayment profile of the Term Loan.
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2.2
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Agreement of the Creditor Parties. The Creditor Parties agree, subject to and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement, to the consequential amendment of the Loan Agreement and the other Finance Documents in connection with the matters referred to in Clause 2.1.
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2.3
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Effective Date. The agreement of the Lenders and the other Creditor Parties contained in Clauses 2.1 and 2.2 shall have effect on and from the Effective Date.
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3
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CONDITIONS
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3.1
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General. The agreement of the Lenders and the other Creditor Parties contained in Clauses 2.1 and 2.2 is subject to the fulfilment of the conditions precedent in Clause 3.2.
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3.2
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Conditions precedent. The conditions referred to in Clause 3.1 are that the Agent shall have received the following documents and evidence in all respects in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent and its lawyers on or before the Effective Date:
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(a)
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documents of the kind specified in paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of Schedule 3, Part A to the Loan Agreement in relation to the Borrower in connection with the execution of this Agreement, updated with appropriate modifications to refer to this Agreement;
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(b)
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a duly executed original of this Agreement duly executed by the parties to it;
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(c)
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an original of each Mortgage Addendum or, as the case may be, each Second Mortgage Addendum each duly signed by the relevant Owner and evidence satisfactory to the Agent and its lawyers that the same has been registered as a valid first or, as the case may be, second addendum to the Mortgage it relates to in accordance with the laws of the relevant Approved Flag State;
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(d)
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evidence that an amount of $95,150,000 has been applied in prepayment of the Loan;
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(e)
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a certified copy of the subscription agreement setting out the terms of equity raising from the Group’s investors duly executed by the parties thereto in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent;
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(f)
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such legal opinions as the Agent may require in respect of such matters concerning the laws of the Republic of Liberia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands; and
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(g)
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evidence that the agent referred to in Clause 30.4 of the Loan Agreement has accepted its appointment as agent for service of process under this Agreement.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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4.1
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Repetition of Loan Agreement representations and warranties. The Borrower represents and warrants to the Creditor Parties that the representations and warranties in Clause 10 of the Loan Agreement remain true and not misleading if repeated on the date of this Agreement.
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4.2
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Repetition of Finance Document representations and warranties. The Borrower and each of the other Security Parties represent and warrant to the Creditor Parties that the representations and warranties in the Finance Documents (other than the Loan Agreement) to which it is a party remain true and not misleading if repeated on the date of this Agreement.
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5
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AMENDMENTS TO LOAN AGREEMENT AND OTHER FINANCE DOCUMENTS
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5.1
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Specific amendments to Loan Agreement. With effect on and from the Effective Date the Loan Agreement shall be amended as follows:
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(a)
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by inserting in Clause 1.1 thereof the definition of “Second Mortgage Addendum” as set out in Clause 1.2;
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(b)
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by deleting the words and figures “30 June 2012” from the definition of “Adjustment Period” and by replacing them with the words “the Termination Date” in Clause 1.1 thereof;
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(c)
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by deleting the definition of “Margin” in its entirety in Clause 1.1 thereof and by replacing it with the following new definition:
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““Margin” means 2 per cent. per annum;”;
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(d)
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by deleting the definitions of “Distribution Declaration Date” and “Relevant Distribution Declaration Date” in Clause 1.1 thereof in their entirety;
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(e)
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by inserting a new definition in Clause 1.1 thereof as follows:
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(f)
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by deleting the definition of “Termination Date” in Clause 1.1 thereof in its entirety and replacing it with the following new definition:
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(g)
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by deleting Clause 4.9 thereof in its entirety;
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(h)
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by deleting Clause 8.2 thereof in its entirety and by replacing it with the following new Clause 8.2 as follows:
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“8.2
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Repayment of Term Loan. Save as otherwise repaid or prepaid, the Term Loan shall be repaid by:
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(a)
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6 equal consecutive Repayment Instalments in the amount of $12,975,000 each; and
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(b)
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a Balloon Instalment in the amount of $173,000,000.”;
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(i)
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by deleting the letter “(a)” or, as the case may be, the letter “(b)” in all references throughout the Loan Agreement to Clause 8.2;
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(j)
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by deleting Clause 8.3 thereof in its entirety and by replacing it with the following new Clause 8.3 as follows:
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“8.3
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Repayment Dates. The first Repayment Instalment shall be repaid on 30 March 2016, each subsequent Repayment Instalment shall be repaid at 3-monthly intervals thereafter and the Balloon Instalment, together with the final Repayment Instalment, shall be repaid on 30 June 2017.”;
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(k)
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by deleting Clause 8.13 thereof in its entirety and by replacing it with a new Clause 8.13 as follows:
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(l)
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by deleting Clause 8.14 thereof in its entirety and by replacing it with the following new Clause 8.14 as follows:
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“8.14
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No reborrowing. No amount of the Term Loan prepaid may be reborrowed.”;
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(m)
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by deleting the words “50 per cent. of such liquidity may be constituted by undrawn Commitments under the Revolving Facility” at the end of Clause 12.5 (c) thereof;
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(n)
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by deleting Clauses 18.2, 18.3(c), 18.4, 18.5 and 18.6 in their entirety and by re-designating the existing Clauses 18.3 and 18.7 as new Clauses 18.2 and 18.3;
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(o)
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by construing all references therein to “this Agreement” where the context admits as being references to “this Agreement as the same is amended and supplemented by this Agreement and as the same may from time to time be further supplemented and/or amended”; and
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(p)
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by construing references to each of the Finance Documents as being references to each such document as it is from time to time supplemented and/or amended.
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5.2
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Amendments to Finance Documents. With effect on and from the Effective Date each of the Finance Documents other than the Loan Agreement shall be, and shall be deemed by this Agreement to have been, amended as follows:
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(a)
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the definition of, and references throughout each of the Finance Documents to, the Loan Agreement and any of the other Finance Documents shall be construed as if the same referred to the Loan Agreement and those Finance Documents as amended and supplemented by this Agreement;
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(b)
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by construing all references in the Loan Agreement and in the Finance Documents to a “Mortgage” as reference to that Mortgage as amended by the Mortgage Addendum or, as the case may be, the Second Mortgage Addendum; and
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(c)
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by construing references throughout each of the Finance Documents to “this Agreement”, “this Deed”, hereunder and other like expressions as if the same referred to such Finance Documents as amended and supplemented by this Agreement.
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5.3
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Finance Documents to remain in full force and effect. The Finance Documents shall remain in full force and effect as amended and supplemented by:
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(a)
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the amendments to the Finance Documents contained or referred to in Clauses 5.1 and 5.2; and
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(b)
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such further or consequential modifications as may be necessary to give full effect to the terms of this Agreement.
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6
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FURTHER ASSURANCES
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6.1
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Borrower’s and each Security Party’s obligation to execute further documents etc. The Borrower and each Security Party shall:
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(a)
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execute and deliver to the Security Trustee (or as it may direct) any assignment, mortgage, power of attorney, proxy or other document, governed by the law of England or such other country as the Security Trustee may, in any particular case, specify; and
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(b)
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effect any registration or notarisation, give any notice or take any other step,
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which the Agent may, by notice to the Borrower, specify for any of the purposes described in Clause 6.2 or for any similar or related purpose.
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6.2
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Purposes of further assurances. Those purposes are:
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(a)
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validly and effectively to create any Security Interest or right of any kind which the Security Trustee intended should be created by or pursuant to the Loan Agreement or any other Finance Document, each as amended and supplemented by this Agreement, and
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(b)
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implementing the terms and provisions of this Agreement.
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6.3
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Terms of further assurances. The Security Trustee may specify the terms of any document to be executed by the Borrower or any Security Party under Clause 6.1, and those terms may include any covenants, powers and provisions which the Security Trustee considers appropriate to protect its interests.
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6.4
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Obligation to comply with notice. The Borrower or any Security Party shall comply with a notice under Clause 6.1 by the date specified in the notice.
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EXPENSES
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7.1
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Expenses. The provisions of clause 20 (fees and expenses) of the Loan Agreement shall apply to this Agreement as if they were expressly incorporated in this Agreement with any necessary modifications.
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COMMUNICATIONS
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8.1
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General. The provisions of clause 28 (notices) of the Loan Agreement, as amended and supplemented by this Agreement, shall apply to this Agreement as if they were expressly incorporated in this Agreement with any necessary modifications.
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9
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SUPPLEMENTAL
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9.1
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Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts.
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9.2
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Third Party rights. A person who is not a party to this Agreement has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce or to enjoy the benefit of any term of this Agreement.
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10
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LAW AND JURISDICTION
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10.1
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Governing law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law.
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10.2
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Incorporation of the Loan Agreement provisions. The provisions of clause 30 (law and jurisdiction) of the Loan Agreement, as amended and supplemented by this Agreement, shall apply to this Agreement as if they were expressly incorporated in this Agreement with any necessary modifications.
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Lender
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Lending Office
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HSH Nordbank AG
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Gerhart-Hauptmann-Platz 50
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20095 Hamburg
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Germany
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Fax No: +49 40 33 33 34118
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Alpha Bank A.E.
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Akti Miaouli 89
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185 38 Piraeus
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Greece
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Fax No: +30 210 429 0348
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Deutsche Schiffsbank AG
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Domshof 17
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D-28195 Bremen
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Fax No: +49 421 3609293
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National Bank of Greece S.A.
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Bouboulinas 2 & Akti Miaouli
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185 35 Piraeus
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Fax No: +30 210 414 4120
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BNP Paribas S.A.
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16 Boulevard des Italiens,
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75009, Paris
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Fax No: +33 1 42 98 43 55
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BORROWER
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SIGNED by Valasia Gkigkilini
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/s/ Valasia Gkigkilini |
for and on behalf of
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CAPITAL PRODUCT PARTNERS L.P.
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LENDERS
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SIGNED by Maria-Chrysoula Karpida
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/s/ Maria-Chrysoula Karpida |
for and on behalf of
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HSH NORDBANK AG
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SIGNED by C.V. Flokos; C.G. Aroni
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/s/ C.V. Flokos; /s/ C.G. Aroni |
for and on behalf of
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ALPHA BANK A.E.
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SIGNED by Maria-Chrysoula Karpida
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/s/ Maria-Chrysoula Karpida |
for and on behalf of
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DEUTSCHE SCHIFFSBANK AG
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SIGNED by Konstantinos N. Simos; Christos Kalivas
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/s/ Konstantinos N. Simos; /s/ Christos Kalivas |
for and on behalf of
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NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE S.A.
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SIGNED by Eleni Athanasiadou; George Pitaoulis
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/s/Eleni Athanasiadou; /s/ George Pitaoulis |
for and on behalf of
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BNP PARIBAS S.A.
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SWAP BANK
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SIGNED by Maria-Chrysoula Karpida
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/s/ Maria-Chrysoula Karpida |
for and on behalf of
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HSH NORDBANK AG
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BOOKRUNNER
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SIGNED by Maria-Chrysoula Karpida
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/s/ Maria-Chrysoula Karpida |
for and on behalf of
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HSH NORDBANK AG
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AGENT
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SIGNED by Maria-Chrysoula Karpida
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/s/ Maria-Chrysoula Karpida |
for and on behalf of
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HSH NORDBANK AG
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SECURITY TRUSTEE
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SIGNED by Maria-Chrysoula Karpida
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/s/ Maria-Chrysoula Karpida |
for and on behalf of
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HSH NORDBANK AG
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Witness to all the
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above signatures
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Name: Dimitris Karamacheras
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Address: Watson-Farley & Williams
89 Akti Miaouli
Piraeus 185 38 - Greece
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/s/ Valasia Gkigkilini |
/s/ Valasia Gkigkilini
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for and on behalf of
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for and on behalf of
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APOLLONAS SHIPPING COMPANY
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NAVARRO INTERNATIONAL S.A.
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/s/ Valasia Gkigkilini | /s/ Valasia Gkigkilini | |
for and on behalf of
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for and on behalf of
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CARNATION SHIPPING COMPANY
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CENTURION NAVIGATION LIMITED
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/s/ Valasia Gkigkilini |
/s/ Valasia Gkigkilini
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for and on behalf of
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for and on behalf of
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IRAKLITOS SHIPPING COMPANY
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POLARWIND MARITIME S.A.
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/s/ Valasia Gkigkilini |
/s/ Valasia Gkigkilini
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for and on behalf of
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for and on behalf of
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SHIPPING RIDER CO.
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TEMPEST MARINE INC.
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/s/ Evangelos Bairactaris
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/s/ Valasia Gkigkilini
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for and on behalf of
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for and on behalf of
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ROSS SHIPMANAGEMENT CO.
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LAREDO MARITIME INC.
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/s/ Valasia Gkigkilini
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/s/ Valasia Gkigkilini
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for and on behalf of
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for and on behalf of
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LORENZO SHIPMANAGEMENT INC.
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SPLENDOR SHIPHOLDING S.A.
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/s/ Valasia Gkigkilini
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/s/ Valasia Gkigkilini
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for and on behalf of
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for and on behalf of
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MANGO FINANCE CORP.
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SORREL SHIPMANAGEMENT INC.
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/s/ Valasia Gkigkilini
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/s/ Evangelos Bairactaris
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for and on behalf of
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for and on behalf of
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ADRIAN SHIPHOLDING INC.
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FORBES MARITIME CO.
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/s/ Valasia Gkigkilini
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/s/ Valasia Gkigkilini | |
for and on behalf of
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for and on behalf of
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CANVEY SHIPMANAGEMENT CO.
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AMOUREUX CARRIERS CORP.
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/s/ Evangelos Bairactaris
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for and on behalf of
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CAPITAL SHIP MANAGEMENT CORP.
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THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT
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Clause
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Page
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1
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INTERPRETATION
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2
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2
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AGREEMENT OF THE CREDITOR PARTIES
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2
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3
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CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
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2
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4
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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3
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5
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AMENDMENTS TO LOAN AGREEMENT AND OTHER FINANCE DOCUMENTS
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3
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6
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FURTHER ASSURANCES
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5
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7
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EXPENSES
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6
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8
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COMMUNICATIONS
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6
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9
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SUPPLEMENTAL
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6
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10
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LAW AND JURISDICTION
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6
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SCHEDULE LENDERS
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7
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EXECUTION PAGES
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8
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(1)
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CAPITAL PRODUCT PARTNERS L.P. as Borrower;
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(2)
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THE BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS listed in Schedule 1 herein, as Lenders;
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(3)
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HSH NORDBANK AG, acting through its office at Gerhart-Hauptmann-Platz 50, D-20095 Hamburg, Germany as Mandated Lead Arranger;
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(4)
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HSH NORDBANK AG, acting through its office at Gerhart-Hauptmann-Platz 50, D-20095 Hamburg, Germany as Facility Agent;
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(5)
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HSH NORDBANK AG, acting through its office at Gerhart-Hauptmann-Platz 50, D-20095 Hamburg, Germany, as Security Trustee;
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(6)
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HSH NORDBANK AG, acting through its office at Gerhart-Hauptmann-Platz 50, D-20095 Hamburg, Germany, as Bookrunner;
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(7)
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HSH NORDBANK AG, acting through its office at Martensdamm 6, D-24103 Kiel, Germany as Swap Bank; and
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(8)
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DNB BANK ASA (formerly DnB NOR Bank ASA), acting through its office at 20 St. Dunstan’s Hill, London EC3R 8HY, England as Co-Arranger.
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(A)
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By a loan agreement dated 19 March 2008 (as amended and supplemented by supplemental agreements dated, respectively, 2 October 2009 and 30 June 2010, the “Loan Agreement”) and made between (i) the Borrower, (ii) the Lenders, (iii) the Mandated Lead Arranger, (iv) the Facility Agent, (v) the Security Trustee, (vi) the Bookrunner, (vii) the Swap Bank and (viii) the Co-Arranger, the Lenders agreed to make available to the Borrower revolving credit and term loan facilities in an amount of (originally) US$350,000,000 (the “Loan”) in aggregate of which an amount of US$242,080,000 is by way of principal outstanding on the date hereof.
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(B)
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The Borrower has requested that the Lenders agree to the deferral of certain Repayment Instalments and the consequential amendments to the repayment profile of the Loan; and
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(C)
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The Lenders’ consent to the Borrower’s request referred to in Recital (B) is subject to the following conditions:
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(i)
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the Borrower first making a prepayment of $48,416,000 against the Loan;
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(ii)
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the Margin increasing to 3 per cent. per annum;
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(iii)
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the cancellation of the availability of Tranche B and of a part of the undrawn balance of the Revolving Facility in an amount equal to $48,416,000; and
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(iv)
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the equity raised from the Group’s investors shall be non-amortising, fully subordinated to the Loan and its term shall extend beyond the last day of the Security Period.
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(D)
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This Agreement sets out the terms and conditions on which the Creditor Parties agree, with effect on and from the Effective Date, to the Borrower’s request and to carry out the consequential amendments to the Loan Agreement.
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1
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INTERPRETATION
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1.1
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Defined expressions. Words and expressions defined in the Loan Agreement and the other Finance Documents shall have the same meanings when used in this Agreement unless the context otherwise requires.
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1.2
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Definitions. In this Agreement, unless the contrary intention appears:
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“Effective Date” means the date on which the conditions precedent in Clause 3.2 are satisfied; and
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“Second Mortgage Addendum” means, in respect of each Mortgage, a second addendum thereto, executed or to be executed by the relevant Owner in favour of the Security Trustee in such form as the Facility Agent may approve or require.
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1.3
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Application of construction and interpretation provisions of Loan Agreement. Clauses 1.2 and 1.5 of the Loan Agreement apply, with any necessary modifications, to this Agreement.
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2
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AGREEMENT OF THE CREDITOR PARTIES
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2.1
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Agreement of the Lenders. The Lenders agree, subject to and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement to:
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(a)
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the deferral of certain repayment instalments and the consequential amendments to the repayment profile of the Loan;
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(b)
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the amendments/variations to the Loan Agreement and the other Finance Documents referred to in Clause 5.
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2.2
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Agreement of the Creditor Parties. The Creditor Parties agree, subject to and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement, to the consequential amendment of the Loan Agreement and the other Finance Documents in connection with the matters referred to in Clause 2.1.
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2.3
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Effective Date. The agreement of the Lenders and the other Creditor Parties contained in Clauses 2.1 and 2.2 shall have effect on and from the Effective Date.
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3
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CONDITIONS
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3.1
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General. The agreement of the Lenders and the other Creditor Parties contained in Clauses 2.1 and 2.2 is subject to the fulfilment of the conditions precedent in Clause 3.2.
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3.2
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Conditions precedent. The conditions referred to in Clause 3.1 are that the Facility Agent shall have received the following documents and evidence in all respects in form and substance satisfactory to the Facility Agent and its lawyers on or before the Effective Date:
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(a)
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documents of the kind specified in paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of Schedule 3, Part A to the Loan Agreement in relation to the Borrower in connection with the execution of this Agreement, updated with appropriate modifications to refer to this Agreement;
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(b)
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an original of this Agreement duly executed by the parties to it;
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(c)
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an original of each Mortgage Addendum or, as the case may be, each Second Mortgage Addendum each duly signed by the relevant Owner and evidence satisfactory to the Facility Agent and its lawyers that the same has been registered as a valid first or, as the case may be, second addendum to the Mortgage it relates to in accordance with the laws of the relevant Approved Flag State;
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(d)
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evidence that an amount of $48,416,000 has been applied in prepayment of the Loan;
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(e)
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a certified copy of the subscription agreement setting out the terms of equity raising from the Group’s investors duly executed by the parties thereto in form and substance satisfactory to the Facility Agent;
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(f)
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such legal opinions as the Facility Agent may require in respect of such matters concerning the laws of the Republic of Liberia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands; and
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(g)
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evidence that the agent referred to in Clause 30.4 of the Loan Agreement has accepted its appointment as agent for service of process under this Agreement.
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4
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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4.1
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Repetition of Loan Agreement representations and warranties. The Borrower represents and warrants to the Creditor Parties that the representations and warranties in clause 10 of the Loan Agreement remain true,valid and not misleading if repeated on the date of this Agreement.
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4.2
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Repetition of Finance Document representations and warranties. The Borrower and each of the other Security Parties represent and warrant to the Creditor Parties that the representations and warranties in the Finance Documents (other than the Loan Agreement) to which it is a party remain true, valid and not misleading if repeated on the date of this Agreement.
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5
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AMENDMENTS TO LOAN AGREEMENT AND OTHER FINANCE DOCUMENTS
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5.1
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Specific amendments to Loan Agreement. With effect on and from the Effective Date the Loan Agreement shall be amended as follows:
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(a)
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by inserting in Clause 1.1 thereof the definition of “Second Mortgage Addendum” as set out in Clause 1.2;
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(b)
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by deleting the definition of “Margin” in its entirety in Clause 1.1 thereof and by replacing it with the following new definition:
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““Margin” means 3 per cent. per annum;”
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(c)
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by inserting a new definition in Clause 1.1 thereof as follows:
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““Prepayment Amount” means an amount of $48,416,000 to be applied towards partial prepayment of the Loan;”;
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(d)
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by adding a new Clause 2.3 as follows:
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“2.3
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Permanent Cancellation. The Borrower agrees with the Creditor Parties that on the date of application of the Prepayment Amount against the Loan:
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(a)
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an amount of the undrawn part of the Revolving Facility equal to the Prepayment Amount shall be permanently cancelled and the undrawn Total Commitments
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shall be reduced to $55,420,000 (being the undrawn balance under Tranche C) on that date; and
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(b)
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simultaneously with the application of the Prepayment Amount, the availability of Tranche B shall be permanently cancelled.”;
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(e)
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by deleting Clause 4.9 thereof in its entirety;
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(f)
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by deleting the words “(as such date may be extended in accordance with Clause 4.9)” from the definitions of “Termination Date” and “Availability Period” in Clause 1.1 thereof;
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(g)
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by deleting Clause 5.14 thereof in its entirety;
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(h)
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by deleting Clause 8.2(b) thereof in its entirety and by replacing it with the following:
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“(b)
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Save as otherwise repaid or prepaid, after the Termination Date, the Borrower shall repay:
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(i)
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Tranche C by up to 20 equal consecutive three-monthly repayment instalments (each a “Repayment Instalment” and together the “Repayment Instalments”) and a final balloon instalment (the “Balloon Instalment”). The Balloon Instalment shall be equal to 50 per cent of the Revolving Facility on the Termination Date and each Repayment Instalment shall be in an amount equal to one-twentieth of the amount by which the Revolving Facility on the Termination Date exceeds the Balloon Instalment; and
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(ii)
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the Term Loan (other than Tranche C) by:
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(A)
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9 equal consecutive three-monthly Repayment Instalments in the amount of $8,069,333.33 each; and
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(B)
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a Balloon Instalment in the amount of $121,040,000.”;
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(i)
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by deleting Clause 8.3 thereof in its entirety and by replacing it with the following:
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“8.3 Repayment Dates.
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(a)
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The first Repayment Instalment to be made pursuant to Clause 8.2(b)(i) shall be repaid on the date falling 3 months after the Termination Date, each subsequent Repayment Instalment shall be repaid at 3-monthly intervals thereafter and the Balloon Instalment, together with the final Repayment Instalment, shall be repaid on the Final Maturity Date; and
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(b)
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the first Repayment Instalment to be made pursuant to Clause 8.2(b)(ii) shall be repaid on 30 March 2016, each subsequent Repayment Instalment shall be repaid at 3-monthly intervals thereafter and the Balloon Instalment, together with the final Repayment Instalment, shall be repaid on 30 March 2018.”;
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(j)
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by deleting Clause 8.12 thereof in its entirety and by replacing it with a new Clause 8.12 as follows:
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“8.12 Application of partial prepayment. The Prepayment Amount shall be applied in order of maturity against the then outstanding Repayment Instalments and each partial prepayment made at any time after the application of the Prepayment Amount shall be applied to reduce pro-rata each Repayment Instalment and the Balloon Instalment.”;
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4
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(k)
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by construing all references therein to “this Agreement” where the context admits as being references to “this Agreement as the same is amended and supplemented by this Second Supplemental Agreement and as the same may from time to time be further supplemented and/or amended”; and
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(l)
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by construing references to each of the Finance Documents as being references to each such document as it is from time to time supplemented and/or amended.
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5.2
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Amendments to Finance Documents. With effect on and from the Effective Date each of the Finance Documents other than the Loan Agreement shall be, and shall be deemed by this Agreement to have been, amended as follows:
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(a)
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the definition of, and references throughout each of the Finance Documents to, the Loan Agreement and any of the other Finance Documents shall be construed as if the same referred to the Loan Agreement and those Finance Documents as amended and supplemented by this Agreement;
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(b)
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by construing all references in the Loan Agreement and in the Finance Documents to a “Mortgage” as reference to that Mortgage as amended by the Mortgage Addendum or, as the case may be, the Second Mortgage Addendum; and
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(c)
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by construing references throughout each of the Finance Documents to “this Agreement”, “this Deed”, hereunder and other like expressions as if the same referred to such Finance Documents as amended and supplemented by this Agreement.
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5.3
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Finance Documents to remain in full force and effect. The Finance Documents shall remain in full force and effect as amended and supplemented by:
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(a)
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the amendments to the Finance Documents contained or referred to in Clauses 5.1 and 5.2; and
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(b)
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such further or consequential modifications as may be necessary to give full effect to the terms of this Agreement.
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6
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FURTHER ASSURANCES
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6.1
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Borrower’s and each Security Party’s obligation to execute further documents etc. The Borrower and each Security Party shall:
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(a)
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execute and deliver to the Security Trustee (or as it may direct) any assignment, mortgage, power of attorney, proxy or other document, governed by the law of England or such other country as the Security Trustee may, in any particular case, specify;
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(b)
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effect any registration or notarisation, give any notice or take any other step,
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which the Facility Agent may, by notice to the Borrower, specify for any of the purposes described in Clause 6.2 or for any similar or related purpose.
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6.2
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Purposes of further assurances. Those purposes are:
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(a)
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validly and effectively to create any Security Interest or right of any kind which the Security Trustee intended should be created by or pursuant to the Loan Agreement or any other Finance Document, each as amended and supplemented by this Agreement, and
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(b)
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implementing the terms and provisions of this Agreement.
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6.3
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Terms of further assurances. The Security Trustee may specify the terms of any document to be executed by the Borrower or any Security Party under Clause 6.1, and
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those terms may include any covenants, powers and provisions which the Security Trustee considers appropriate to protect its interests.
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6.4
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Obligation to comply with notice. The Borrower or any Security Party shall comply with a notice under Clause 6.1 by the date specified in the notice.
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7
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EXPENSES
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7.1
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Expenses. The provisions of clause 20 (fees and expenses) of the Loan Agreement shall apply to this Agreement as if they were expressly incorporated in this Agreement with any necessary modifications.
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8
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COMMUNICATIONS
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8.1
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General. The provisions of clause 28 (notices) of the Loan Agreement, as amended and supplemented by this Agreement, shall apply to this Agreement as if they were expressly incorporated in this Agreement with any necessary modifications.
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9
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SUPPLEMENTAL
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9.1
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Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts.
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9.2
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Third Party rights. A person who is not a party to this Agreement has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce or to enjoy the benefit of any term of this Agreement.
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10
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LAW AND JURISDICTION
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10.1
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Governing law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law.
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10.2
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Incorporation of the Loan Agreement provisions. The provisions of clause 30 (law and jurisdiction) of the Loan Agreement, as amended and supplemented by this Agreement, shall apply to this Agreement as if they were expressly incorporated in this Agreement with any necessary modifications.
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Lender
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Lending Office
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HSH Nordbank AG
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Gerhart-Hauptmann-Platz 50
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20095 Hamburg
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Germany
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Fax No: +49 40 33 33 34118
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Alpha Bank A.E.
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Akti Miaouli 89
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185 38 Piraeus
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Greece
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Fax No: +30 210 429 0348
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DNB BANK ASA
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20 St. Dunstan’s Hill
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(formerly DnB NOR
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London EC3R 8HY
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Bank ASA)
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England
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Fax No: 0044 207 626 5356
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National Bank of Greece S.A.
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Bouboulinas 2 &
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Akti Miaouli
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185 35 Piraeus
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Fax No: +30 210 414 4120
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Piraeus Bank A.E.
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47-49 Akti Miaouli
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185 36 Piraeus
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Fax No: +30 210 429 2669
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BORROWER
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||
SIGNED by Valasia Gkigkilini
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)
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/s/ Valasia Gkigkilini |
for and on behalf of
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)
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CAPITAL PRODUCT PARTNERS L.P.
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)
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LENDERS
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||
SIGNED by Maria-Chrysoula Karpida
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)
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/s/ Maria-Chrysoula Karpida |
for and on behalf of
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)
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HSH NORDBANK AG
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)
|
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SIGNED by C.V. Flokos; C.G. Aroni
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)
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/s/ C.V. Flokos; /s/ C.G. Aroni |
for and on behalf of
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)
|
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ALPHA BANK A.E.
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)
|
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SIGNED by Maria-Chrysoula Karpida
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)
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/s/ Maria-Chrysoula Karpida |
for and on behalf of
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)
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DNB BANK ASA
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)
|
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SIGNED by Konstantinos N. Simos; Christos Kalivas
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)
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/s/ Konstantinos N. Simos; /s/ Christos Kalivas |
for and on behalf of
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)
|
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NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE S.A.
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)
|
|
SIGNED by Maria Youryi; Jason Dallas
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)
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/s/ Maria Youryi; /s/ Jason Dallas |
for and on behalf of
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)
|
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PIRAEUS BANK A.E.
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)
|
|
SWAP BANK
|
||
SIGNED by Maria-Chrysoula Karpida
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)
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/s/ Maria-Chrysoula Karpida |
for and on behalf of
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)
|
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HSH NORDBANK AG
|
)
|
|
BOOKRUNNER
|
||
SIGNED by Maria-Chrysoula Karpida
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)
|
/s/ Maria-Chrysoula Karpida |
for and on behalf of
|
)
|
|
HSH NORDBANK AG
|
)
|
MANDATED LEAD ARRANGER
|
||
SIGNED by Maria-Chrysoula Karpida
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)
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/s/ Maria-Chrysoula Karpida |
for and on behalf of
|
)
|
|
HSH NORDBANK AG
|
)
|
|
CO-ARRANGER
|
||
SIGNED by Maria-Chrysoula Karpida
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)
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/s/ Maria-Chrysoula Karpida |
for and on behalf of
|
)
|
|
DNB BANK ASA
|
)
|
|
FACILITY AGENT
|
||
SIGNED by Maria-Chrysoula Karpida
|
)
|
/s/ Maria-Chrysoula Karpida |
for and on behalf of
|
)
|
|
HSH NORDBANK AG
|
)
|
|
SECURITY TRUSTEE
|
||
SIGNED by Maria-Chrysoula Karpida
|
)
|
/s/ Maria-Chrysoula Karpida |
for and on behalf of
|
)
|
|
HSH NORDBANK AG
|
)
|
|
Witness to all the
|
)
|
|
above signatures
|
)
|
|
Name: /s/ Dimitris Karamacheras
|
||
Address: Watson, Farley & Williams
89 Akti Miaouli
Piraeus 18538-Greece
|
/s/ Valasia Gkigkilini |
/s/ Valasia Gkigkilini
|
|
for and on behalf of
|
for and on behalf of
|
|
BAYMONT ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED
|
WIND DANCER SHIPPING INC.
|
|
|
||
/s/ Valasia Gkigkilini | /s/ Valasia Gkigkilini | |
for and on behalf of
|
for and on behalf of
|
|
EPICURUS SHIPPING COMPANY
|
BELERION MARITIME CO.
|
|
/s/ Valasia Gkigkilini |
/s/ Valasia Gkigkilini
|
|
for and on behalf of
|
for and on behalf of
|
|
ACHILLEAS CARRIER CORP.
|
AIAS CARRIER CORP.
|
|
/s/ Valasia Gkigkilini |
/s/ Valasia Gkigkilini
|
|
for and on behalf of
|
for and on behalf of
|
|
ALEXANDER THE GREAT CARRIER CORP.
|
MILTIADIS M II CARRIER CORP.
|
|
/s/ Evangelos Bairactaris
|
|
|
for and on behalf of
|
||
CAPITAL SHIP MANAGEMENT CORP.
|
To:
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Capital Product Partners L.P.
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Trust Company House
|
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Trust Company Complex
|
|
Ajeltake Road
|
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Ajeltake Island
|
|
Majuro MH96960
|
|
the Marshall Islands
|
(a)
|
the Loan Agreement;
|
(b)
|
your written notice of 11 May 2012 in which you advised us:
|
|
(i)
|
of your intention to make a voluntary partial prepayment of US$6,000,000 (the “Prepayment”); and
|
|
(ii)
|
that, upon exercising your option pursuant to clause 7.9(b) of the Loan Agreement, the amount of the Prepayment will be applied in order of maturity and in full prepayment of the first to eighth (inclusive) Repayment Instalments (as defined in the Loan Agreement); and
|
(c)
|
your request (the “Request”) that the principal outstanding amount of the Loan (as reduced upon application of the amount of the Prepayment) is repaid pursuant to clause 7.1 of the Loan Agreement and on the dates specified in clause 7.2 of the Loan Agreement, each as amended pursuant to Clauses 2(e) and 2(f) , respectively.
|
1
|
Agreement. In consideration of the Prepayment we hereby confirm our agreement to the Request, subject to:
|
(a)
|
the conditions set out in paragraph 6 below; and
|
(b)
|
the Borrower and the Security Parties executing the acknowledgement to this letter confirming their agreement to the terms and conditions of the same.
|
2
|
Amendments to the Loan Agreement. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions of this letter and with effect from the date of this letter, the Loan Agreement shall be amended as follows:
|
(a)
|
by construing all references in the Loan Agreement to “this Agreement” and all references in the Finance Documents (other than the Loan Agreement) to the “Loan
|
|
Agreement” as references to the Loan Agreement as amended and supplemented by this letter; and
|
(b)
|
the definition of, and references throughout each of the Finance Documents to the Mortgage shall be construed as if the same referred to the Mortgage as amended and supplemented by the Mortgage Addendum;
|
(c)
|
by adding the following new definitions in clause 1.1 thereof:
|
(d)
|
by adding the words “as amended and supplemented by the Mortgage Addendum” after the word “required” in the second line of the definition of “Mortgage” in clause 1.1 thereof;
|
(e)
|
by substituting clause 7.1 thereof with the following:
|
|
“7.1
|
Amount of Repayment Instalments. Same as previously repaid or prepaid, the Borrower shall repay the Loan by:
|
|
(a)
|
by 9 consecutive equal quarterly repayment instalments (each a “Repayment Instalment” and, together, the “Repayment Instalments”) each in the amount of $1,000,000; and
|
|
(b)
|
by a balloon payment (the “Balloon Instalment”) in the amount of $10,000,000.”;
|
(f)
|
by substituting clause 7.2 thereof with the following:
|
|
“7.2
|
Repayment Dates. The first Repayment Instalment shall be repaid on 30 March 2016, each subsequent Repayment Instalment shall be paid at 3-monthly intervals thereafter and the last Repayment Instalment shall be paid, together with the Balloon Instalment, on 30 March 2018;”; and
|
(g)
|
by construing all references in the Loan Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder” and the like and in the Finance Documents to the “Loan Agreement” as references to the Loan Agreement as amended and/or supplemented by this letter.
|
3
|
Amendments to Finance Documents. With effect on and from the date of this letter each of the Finance Documents (other than the Loan Agreement) shall be, and shall be deemed by this letter to have been, amended as follows:
|
(a)
|
the definition of, and references throughout each of the Finance Documents to, the Loan Agreement and any of the other Finance Documents shall be construed as if the same referred to the Loan Agreement and those Finance Documents as amended and supplemented by this letter; and
|
(b)
|
by construing references throughout each of the Finance Documents to “this Agreement”, “this Deed”, “hereunder and other like expressions as if the same referred to such Finance Documents as amended and supplemented by this letter.
|
4
|
Loan Agreement and Finance Documents. The Borrower and the Owner hereby agree with the Lender that all other provisions of the Loan Agreement and the Finance Documents shall be and are hereby re-affirmed and remain in full force and effect.
|
5
|
Representations and Warranties. The Borrower and the Owner hereby represent and warrant to the Lender that:
|
(a)
|
the representations and warranties contained in clause 9 the Loan Agreement and clause 9 of the Guarantee are true and correct on the date of this letter as if all references therein to “this Agreement” or, as the case may be, “this Guarantee” were references to the Loan Agreement or, as the case may be, the Guarantee as supplemented by this letter; and
|
(b)
|
this letter comprises the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower and the Owner enforceable in accordance with its terms.
|
6
|
Conditions. Our agreement contained in paragraph 1 of this letter shall be expressly subject to the condition that we shall have received in form and substance as may be approved or required by us on or before the signature hereof:
|
(a)
|
a certificate of an officer of each of the Borrower and the Owner confirming that the names of all the directors and, in the case of the Owner, shareholders thereof;
|
(b)
|
copies of:
|
|
(i)
|
the unanimous written consent of the directors of the Borrower;
|
|
(ii)
|
resolutions passed at a meeting of the board of directors and the shareholders of the Owner,
|
|
evidencing approval of this letter and, in the case of the Owner, the Mortgage Addendum and authorising appropriate officers or attorneys to execute the same;
|
(c)
|
the original of any power of attorney issued in favour of any person executing this letter and the Mortgage Addendum on behalf of the Borrower or, as the case may be, the Owner;
|
(d)
|
evidence that the Mortgage Addendum has been duly executed by the Owner together with evidence that the Mortgage Addendum has been duly registered in accordance with the laws of Liberia;
|
(e)
|
evidence that the Prepayment has been effected in accordance with clause 7 of the Loan Agreement;
|
(f)
|
copies of all governmental and other consents, licences, approvals and authorisations as may be necessary to authorise the performance by the Borrower and the Owner of their respective obligations under this letter or, as the case may be, the Mortgage Addendum and the execution, validity and enforceability of this letter or, as the case may be, the Mortgage Addendum;
|
(g)
|
documentary evidence that the agent for service of process named in clause 29 of the Loan Agreement has accepted its appointment;
|
(h)
|
favourable legal opinions from lawyers appointed by the Lender on such matters concerning the laws of Marshall Islands, Liberia and such other relevant jurisdictions as the Lender may require; and
|
(i)
|
if the Lender so requires, in respect of any of the documents referred to above, a certified English translation prepared by a translator approved by the Lender.
|
7
|
Notices. Clause 27 (Notices) of the Loan Agreement shall extend and apply to this letter as if the same were (mutatis mutandis) herein expressly set forth.
|
8
|
Governing Law. This letter shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law and clause 29 (Law and Jurisdiction) of the Loan Agreement shall extend and apply to this letter as if the same were (mutatis mutandis) herein expressly set forth.
|
Yours faithfully
|
|
/s/ Christina Margelou /s/ Maria Antoniou | |
for and on behalf of
|
|
EMPORIKI BANK OF GREECE S.A.
|
/s/ Valasia Gkigkilini | |
for and on behalf of
|
|
CAPITAL PRODUCT PARTNERS L.P.
|
Date:
|
21 May 2012
|
/s/ Chrysanthi Klisaris | |
for and on behalf of
|
|
PATROKLOS MARINE CORP.
|
/s/ Evangelos Baircataris | |
for and on behalf of
|
|
CAPITAL SHIP MANAGEMENT CORP.
|
Date:
|
21 May 2012
|