EXHIBIT 10.8
Scankracker Shareholders' Agreement, dated as of June 30, 1996, by and
between Preem Petroleum AB (formerly OK Petroleum AB), Norsk Hydro AS, and
OK Kracker XX
XXXXXXX SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT
Among
OK PETROLEUM AB
NORSK HYDRO a.s
OK KRACKER AB
Dated June 30, 1986
INDEX
(The Index is not a part of the Shareholders Agreement but is for convenience
of reference only.)
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PARTIES 4
RECITALS 4
PART ONE: SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT: 5
DEFINITIONS AND RULES OF CONSTRUCTION
1.1 Subject Matter 5
1.2 Definitions 5
1.3 Rules of Construction 7
PART TWO: SHAREHOLDINGS, RIGHTS OF SHAREHOLDERS AND 7
FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS
2.1 Shareholders and Share Percentages 7
2.2 Transferability of Shares by Shareholders 8
2.3 Certificates for Shares 9
2.4 Shareholders Loans and Accounts Payable to Kracker 9
2.5 Obligations of Shareholders 10
PART THREE: MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF KRACKER 10
3.1 Number and Representation of Directors of Kracker 10
3.2 Officers of the Board 10
3.3 Authority of the Board 11
3.4 Service Agreement with Scanraff 11
3.5 Management of Kracker 11
3.6 Executive Committee 11
3.7 Right of Inspection 13
3.8 Swedish Auditors 14
PART FOUR: TECHNICAL AND OTHER SERVICES 14
4.1 Project Review and Shareholders' Services 14
4.2 Liability and Indemnity 15
PART FIVE: WORKING CAPITAL AND CAPITAL ADDITIONS 15
5.1 Working Capital 15
5.2 Expansion and Additions of the Plant 16
5.3 Replacement and Renewal of Equipment 18
5.4 Investment and Financing Plan 18
PART SIX: MISCELLANEOUS 18
6.1 Dissolution 18
6.2 Force Majeure 19
6.3 Governing Law 20
6.4 Arbitration 20
6.5 Term 20
6.6 Notices 21
6.7 Severability of Obligations 21
6.8 Beneficiaries 22
6.9 Changes in Writing 22
SIGNATURES 22
KRACKER SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT
This is an AGREEMENT dated as of June 30, 1986 among OK Petroleum AB
(herein called "OKP"), Norsk Hydro a.s (herein called "Hydro") OKP and Hydro
sometimes individually called a "Shareholder" and collectively called the
"Shareholders" and OK Kracker AB, (herein called "Kracker").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, Hydro has acquired 50 per cent of the capital stock of
Kracker, the present share capital of which is SEK 175,000,000 from
Oljekonsumenternas forbund, ekonomisk forening (herein called "OK");
WHEREAS, OK has merged substantially all of its assets, i.a. 50 per
cent of the capital stock of Kracker, into Svenska Petroleum AB (herein
called "SP") in consideration of shares in SP and SP has changed its name to
OKP;
WHEREAS, to the extent that their respective interests may appear
herein as well in such additional agreements as may be entered into pursuant
hereto, OKP and Hydro desire to cooperate and jointly undertake the operation
of Kracker; and
WHEREAS, OKP, Hydro and Kracker desire to set forth in this
Agreement the terms and conditions of their cooperation and joint undertaking
with respect to Kracker.
NOW, THEREFORE, each Shareholder agrees with each other Shareholder
and Kracker agrees with all Shareholders as follows:
PART ONE:
SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT:
DEFINITION AND RULES OF CONSTRUCTION
1.1 SUBJECT MATTER. The subject matter of this Agreement is the
catalytic cracking unit and associated facilities (herein called the "Plant")
owned by Kracker and which include facilities located on the process area (on
land owned by Kracker) and equipment, pipelines and tanks, located on
Skandinaviska Raffinaderi AB Scanraff (herein called "Scanraff") refinery
area on the Lyse Peninsula in Bohuslan, north of Lysekil, Sweden, having a
nominal capacity to process 20.000 barrels of feedstock per stream day.
1.2 DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise
expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires, the terms
defined in this Article 1.2 have the meaning herein assigned to them, the
capitalized terms defined in the Recitals, Article 1.1 and subsequent
Articles by inclusion in quotation marks and parentheses have the meaning so
ascribed to them.
"Affiliate", with respect to any Shareholder, means:
(i) any other Person which beneficially owns, directly or
indirectly, all of such Shareholder's voting stock, or
(ii) any other Person all of the voting stock of which is
beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, either by such Shareholder or by
an Affiliate of such Shareholder as defined in the preceding clause (i).
"Board of Directors" means the Board of Directors of Kracker.
"By-Laws" means the duly registered By-Laws of Kracker as in effect
from time to time.
"Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust, estate, unincorporated organization, cooperative, or
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
"Processing Agreement" means the Kracker Processing Agreement of
even date herewith among OKP, Hydro and Kracker.
"Processing Rights" means the rights of a Shareholder to process
feedstock through the Plant according to the percentage of capacity as
provided for in the Processing Agreement.
"Plant" means the catalytic cracking unit and related facilities
owned by Kracker, which is the subject matter of this Agreement as the same
may exist from time to time during the term of this Agreement, the Kracker
facilities are described in Exhibit A, attached hereto.
"Secretary" means the Secretary of the Board of Directors of Kracker.
"Share" means a share of the capital stock of Kracker.
"Share Percentage" as applied to each Shareholder means that
percentage of all the Shares at any time issued and outstanding which is
owned by such Shareholder at the time the definition is applied (except that
if two (2) or more Shareholders are Affiliates, their respective percentages
as foresaid shall be combined, and they shall be treated as a single
Shareholder for purposes of this Agreement).
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"Shareholders" means, at the time the definition is applied, the owner
of one or more issued and outstanding Shares (subject to the definition of
Share Percentage).
1.3 RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. For purposes of this Agreement, unless the
context otherwise requires, (i) all terms defined herein include the plural
as well as the singular and (ii) reference to any Person include successors
of such Person by consolidation and merger, and transferees of all or
substantially all of its assets (provided that such successor has duly
assumed in writing all such Person's obligations, if any, hereunder).
Reference to Parts and Articles are, unless otherwise specificed to Parts and
Articles of this Agreement. References to any other agreement or other
instrument shall, unless the context otherwise requires, or the definition
thereof otherwise specifies, be deemed reference to the same as it may from
time to time be changed, amended or extended in accordance with its terms and
such other agreement or instrument when referred to shall be deemed to be
incorporated herein by reference. Neither the captions to Parts, Articles of
Subdivisions thereof, nor the Index shall be deemed to be a part of this
Agreement.
PART TWO:
SHAREHOLDINGS, RIGHTS OF SHAREHOLDERS
AND FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS
2.1 SHAREHOLDERS AND SHARE PERCENTAGES. The Shareholders and their
Share Percentages are as follows:
OKP: Fifty percent (50%)
Hydro: Fifty percent (50%)
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2.2 TRANSFERABILITY OF SHARES BY SHAREHOLDERS.
(a) Except as provided for in Article 2.2 (c) no Shareholder may
assign, sell or otherwise transfer any Shares held by it or any other interest
in or obligation under this Agreement (including Kracker) without the prior
written consent of all of the Shareholders, unless such transfer is made to
an Affiliate. Transfers to an Affiliate shall be permitted notwithstanding
any provision to the contrary in the Kracker By-Laws, and any necessary waiver
of an option to purchase the Share shall be deemed to have been given. In
respect of transfers contemplated hereunder that require prior written
consent, the Shareholders whose consent to the transfer is being sought may
consent to the transfer subject to observance of the procedures applicable to
transfers as specified in the Kracker By-Laws.
(b) If shares or any other interest in this Agreement are
transferred in accordance with this Article 2.2 paragraph (a), or (c) the
transferor shall cause the transferee to agree in writing to assume all of
the obligations of the transferor under this Agreement, the Processing
Agreement and the Financial Arrangements. In no event shall such transfer
relieve the transferor of its obligations under this Agreement, the Processing
Agreement or the Financial Arrangements.
(c) In the event a Shareholder ("Optionor") is declared a
bankrupt, the other Shareholder ("Optionee") shall have the first option to
purchase the Optionors's Shares ("Option Shares") on the terms set forth in
this Article 2.2 (c). The price per Option Share shall be equal to the fair
market value of each Option Share, to be determined by arbitration as
provided for in Article 7.4, if the parties cannot agree as to the fair
market value (the "Purchase Price"). Any Optionee desiring to
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purchase Option Shares may within 90 days following the bankruptcy give
notice to the Optionor and the Secretary that it is instituting arbitration
proceedings to determine the Purchase Price. The option shall be exercised as
to all of the shares the Optionee is entitled to purchase and shall be made
within a 30-day period following the determination of the Purchase Price by
giving notice thereof to Optionor and the Secretary. At the end of the option
period, the purchasing Optionee shall promptly deliver to the Secretary its
certified check payable to Optionor for the full purchase amount for the
Shares purchased by it; whereupon the Secretary shall promptly deliver to
Optionor that check against receipt of the Certificates for the Option Shares
(assigned in blank). Any registration fee for the transfer shall be borne by
the Optionee.
2.3 CERTIFICATES FOR SHARES. An executed counterpart of this
Agreement shall be filed with the Secretary, and Kracker shall cause to be
placed on the face of each certificate for Shares heretofore or hereafter
issued an appropriate legend indicating that ownership thereof is subject to
the provisions of this Agreement and specifically Articles 2.2 and 2.5.
2.4 SHAREHOLDERS' LOANS AND ACCOUNTS PAYABLE TO KRACKER. Subject always
to the restrictions imposed by any third party borrowings, any loans made to
Kracker by the Shareholders, including specifically loans made pursuant to the
terms of Article 5.2 shall be upon such terms and conditions and at such
rates of interest as all of the Shareholders may agree. The Shareholders
acknowledge the following outstanding loans to Kracker: OKP SEK 125,000,000
and Hydro SEK 125,000,000 and that such loans are subordinated to all third
party loans.
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2.5 OBLIGATIONS OF SHAREHOLDERS. Each Shareholder shall always hold
its Shares, take action, give its consent or require the Directors nominated
by it to vote in such manner that the provisions of this Agreement and the
Processing Agreement can be satisfied.
PART THREE:
MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF KRACKER
3.1 NUMBER AND REPRESENTATION OF DIRECTORS OF KRACKER (a) The Board of
Directors shall at all times be composed of five (5) members elected by the
Shareholders, two (2) of whom shall be nominees of OKP and two (2) of whom
shall be nominees of Hydro. The fifth member of the Board of Directors shall
be the Managing Director of Kracker. In addition, there shall also be four
(4) Deputy Director, two nominated by each of OKP and Hydro. A Deputy
Director nominated by a Shareholder may never act for a Director that was
nominated by another Shareholder.
(b) The Board of Directors shall also include such number of
Employee Directors and Deputy Employee Directors as may be required from time
to time by law.
3.2 OFFICERS OF THE BOARD. The Officers of the Board shall be the
Chairman and the Vice Chairman appointed by the Shareholders. In addition, the
Board of Directors shall select a Secretary of the Board (who may also be a
Board member but need not be). The Secretary shall be responsible for
keeping all records necessary for the orderly administration of the Board of
Directors, including the preparation, retention of minutes of meetings,
resolutions adopted, agenda and notices. All fees and other expenses
otherwise payable by Kracker to Directors or Deputy Directors other than the
Managing Director, Employee Director or Deputy Employee Directors, shall be
borne by the Shareholder nominating such Directors or Deputy Directors.
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3.3 AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD. The Management and control of Kracker and
all aspects of its operations shall be carried out through the Board of
Directors and such committees as may be established by the Board of Directors
from time to time. No action may be taken by the Board of Directors except by
majority vote and provided at least one Director nominated solely by OKP and
one Director nominated solely by Hydro agree to such action.
3.4 SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH SCANRAFF. The Shareholders acknowledge the
Service Agreement between Scranraff and Kracker dated as of November 22, 1983
and that Kracker is integrated with and operated by Scanraff in accordance
with said agreement. The Excom shall perform its duties as set forth above in
compliance with the Service Agreement or such other service agreement as may
be entered into. A copy of the present Service Agreement is attached hereto as
Exhibit B.
3.5 MANAGEMENT OF KRACKER. The Shareholders shall grant to the Board
of Directors all of the authority and management control over the Plant and
its operation which may be permitted under Swedish law.
3.6 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. (a) An Executive Committee (herein called the
"Excom") shall be established by the Board of Directors and shall be composed
of three (3) members, (hereinafter "Member" or "Members") one (1) to be
selected by each Shareholder and the third Member to be the Managing Director
of Kracker. In the event that the Excom cannot unanimously agree on a matter,
or if the Members are unable to hold a meeting called pursuant to a written
notice given as provided herein, the matter so contemplated shall be referred
to the Board of Directors. Each Shareholder shall notify the Board of
Directors from time to time, in writing, of the person which it has selected
to be its Member, together with the name of one alternate who shall have
power to act in the absence of its Member and who shall also be a Director or
a Deputy Director.
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(b) The responsibalities of the Excom, in addition to any other
matter that may be delegated to it, shall be to:
(i) review and approve any changes of the Service Agreement
with Scanraff referred to above;
(ii) review and approve operating programs and investments,
manpower and expense budgets for submission to the Board of Directors;
(iii) approve or modify rated capacities of units in the Plant;
(iv) approve new or modifications to standard yields for
feedstocks;
(v) approve procedures for determining acceptability of grades
of feedstocks for processing;
(vi) approve the manner, frequency and form in which customary
operating reports shall be made by Kracker;
(vii) approve control accounting systems and procedures;
(viii) approve appropriation requests for investment expenditures
covered by approved capital budget in excess of the Managing Director's
authority as may be in effect from time to time;
(ix) approve additions to or deletions from the Plant product
slate and changes in product specification;
(x) approve procedures and conditions for the transfer of
capacity utilization and for economic use of any Plant capacity that is
surplus to any Shareholder;
(xi) approve the appointment, transfer or dismissal of all key
personnel other than the Managing Director;
(xii) approve insurance programs; and
(xiii) authorize those technical and other services provided for
in Part Four of this Agreement
(c) Meetings of the Excom shall be held at such times and in
such manner as is necessary to properly carry out its responsibilities, and for
this purpose may be called by any Member upon two weeks' prior written notice.
Matters that are the responsibility of the Excom may be submitted to it by any
Member, for consideration and vote without holding a meeting, provided such
matter is submitted in writing or by telegram or telex to the other Members.
In such event, the Members may vote by giving written or telegraphic or telex
advice of their vote to the Secretary. No action may be taken by the Excom
without the affirmative vote of all of its Members appointed by the
Shareholders.
(d) The Excom shall appoint such technical financial,
accounting, tax, legal or other subcommittees as it deems appropriate for
studies, analysis, and reports on matters pertaining to the Plant and its
operation.
3.7 RIGHT OF INSPECTION. (a) Each Shareholder shall have the right to
inspect the Plant from time to time, provided any such inspection does not
unreasonably interfere with day-to-day operations.
(b) Each Shareholder shall have the right to audit, on a
periodic basis, Plant operating records and all other Kracker books, accounts
and records.
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3.8 SWEDISH AUDITORS. Auditors of Kracker shall be Swedish authorized
public accountants or accounting firms. Each Shareholder shall have the right
to nominate one (1) Auditor and one (1) Deputy Auditor. The audit shall be
sufficient in scope to meet the requirements of all Shareholders.
PART FOUR:
TECHNICAL AND OTHER SERVICES
4.1 PROJECT REVIEW AND SHAREHOLDERS' SERVICES. (a) Each Shareholder
shall have the right to review at any time in detail all design, construction
and engineering projects associated with or undertaken by Kracker.
(b) To the extent that technical and other services are
available in a Shareholder Kracker shall be obligated to call for these
services from such Shareholder in lieu of either (i) setting up facilities
within Kracker which significantly duplicate services available from such
Shareholder or (ii) contracting for comparable services from others unless
it can be demonstrated that Kracker will benefit therefrom.
(c) To the extent OKP or Hydro shall provide technical and
other services requested by Kracker as contemplated herein, OKP or Hydro
shall, with the approval of the other Shareholder, which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld, enter into a contract for such services under terms
and conditions therein set out.
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4.2 LIABILITY AND INDEMNITY. (a) Except in the case of gross
negligence, no Shareholder or its Affiliates, their agents and employees,
shall be liable to Kracker for any loss or damage of whatsoever nature
sustained by Kracker or for any third party claims (including another
Shareholder) arising out of, in connection with or related to the performance
by or on behalf of such Shareholder or its Affiliates, their agents and
employees, of their obligations under Part Four of this Agreement.
(b) Kracker shall keep each Shareholder and its Affiliates,
their agents and employees, fully indemnified against any claim, demand,
action or proceeding brought or instituted against such Shareholder and its
Affiliates, their agents and employees, by any third party (including
another Shareholder) in connection with the performance by or on behalf of
such Shareholder or its Affiliates, their agents and employees, of their
obligations under Part Four of this Agreement, except in the case of gross
negligence of such Shareholder and its Affiliates, their agents and employees.
PART FIVE:
WORKING CAPITAL AND CAPITAL ADDITIONS
5.1 WORKING CAPITAL. (a) Any deficiency in working capital not
provided by the normal processing fees and required by Kracker shall be
provided by an increase in or a surcharge on the processing fee unless the
Board of Directors shall elect to finance such deficiency by outside
short-term borrowings or subordinated loans or by advance processing fees
from the Shareholders as may be approved by the Board of Directors from time
to time.
(b) To the extent it can do so, Kracker shall arrange its affairs
(including effecting short term borrowings if so authorized) to avoid the
need for demands for payments or advances under the Financial Arrangements
from a Shareholder.
5.2 EXPANSION AND ADDITIONS OF THE PLANT. (a) The Shareholders agree
in principle to participate on a pro rata basis (in the same percentage as
their Processing Rights) in any Plant expansion, alteration, addition or
improvement (hereinafter "Modification") which may be required, according to
commercial necessity and in the exercise of good business judgment in order
to enable the Plant to manufacture and supply on a competitive basis,
petroleum products to meet product and quality requirements. In the event the
Shareholders agree to a Modification, the Shareholders will make available to
Kracker on a pro rata basis (on the same percentage as the Shareholders
Processing Rights) the funds necessary for such Modification to the extent
such funds are not otherwise provided for. The method of making such funds
available shall be agreed upon by the Shareholders at the appropriate time.
(b) In the event that a Shareholder does not wish to participate in
a Modification (the "Non-Participating Shareholder"), then provided (i) The
Shareholder in favor of the Modification (the "Participating Shareholder")
agree to make available to Kracker all of the funds necessary for such
Modification, (ii) such Modification is made in a manner that the
Non-Participating Shareholder's Processing Rights is not adversely affected
in respect of quantity, quality and cost, by such Modification, (iii) the
Non-Participating Shareholder's other rights in respect of Kracker and the
Plant, are adjusted to reflect such disproportionate investment, (iv) the
consent of the Non-Participating Shareholder is obtained, which consent,
taking into account the foregoing conditions, shall not be unreasonably
withheld.
If the Modification is capable of being utilized solely by the Participating
Shareholder, without affecting the Processing Rights of the Non-Participating
Shareholder, then the Non-Participating Shareholder shall have no right to
process in or through the Modification or no obligation with respect to the
maintenance, repair or operating costs of the Modification and the
Modification shall be devoted exclusively to the Participating Shareholder
and to the extent necessary the Processing Agreement shall be amended to
reflect the Modification and the Participating Shareholder's exclusive right
in the same. Unless the Shareholders should agree otherwise, their Share
Percentage shall not be affected by the foregoing. If the Non-Participating
Shareholder subsequently desires to participate in the Modification, it may
do so provided (x) the participation does not adversely affect the
Modification or the Participating Shareholder in respect of capacity,
quality, cost or completion date, (y) it notifies the Participating
Shareholder and Kracker within 90 days after completion of the Modification,
(z) it pays to the Participating Shareholder a pro rated amount (in the same
percentage as such Non-Participating Shareholder's Processing Rights) of the
funds made available by the Participating Shareholder to Kracker, plus
interest thereon calculated on a per annum basis at a rate equal to the
official discount rate plus 3.5%, in Sweden during the period between the
advancement of funds by the Participating Shareholder and the payment by the
Non-Participating Shareholder of this share of the cost of the Modification
and it receives the consent of the Participating Shareholder, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld if the Participating and Non-Participating
Shareholder can reach agreement on any matters involved in the Modification
that may be required to insure that the Non-Participating Shareholder's
subsequent participation is on no more favorable terms than that of the
Participating Shareholder.
5.3 REPLACEMENT AND RENEWAL OF EQUIPMENT. Notwithstanding the
provisions of Article 5.2, as long as the Shareholders have an interest in
Kracker, they agree to make available to Kracker, in proportion to their
Processing Rights such funds as are required from time to time to operate or
maintain the Plant in an efficient and safe manner. For the purpose of this
Article 5.3, operation and maintenance means such measures as are necessary
to maintain the Plant in working order at basically the same technological
level, capacity, yield structure and product slate.
5.4 INVESTMENT AND FINANCING PLAN. Before the end of each year the
Board of Directors shall consider and approve an investment budget and a
financing plan covering the following year and, in addition, a tentative
five-year investment and financing plan.
PART SIX:
MISCELLANEOUS
6.1 DISSOLUTION. (a) In the event of liquidation, expropriation,
sale or other dissolution of Kracker (hereinafter "Dissolution") for any
reason, the assets of Kracker shall be disposed of as and in the order listed
below:
(i) all secured creditors shall be paid in full to the extent that
the security is sufficient therefor; and
(ii) all other creditors shall be paid in full, including any
Shareholder's loans; and
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(iii) the balance of the assets shall be distributed to the
Shareholders in accordance with their Share Percentage at the time of
distribution.
(b) In the event there has been a modification under section
5.2 (b) but the Share Percentage has not been adjusted on account of such
modification, then, as part of the payments contemplated under Article 6.1
(a), each Shareholder shall be entitled to receive as a creditor of Kracker
a payment equal to that proportion of the assets less amounts payable under
Article 6.1 (a)(i) and (ii) prior to the application of this Article 6.1 (b),
which the value of any portion of the Plant (just prior to Dissolution)
attribute to a Modification, if any, made by the particular party, under
Article 5.2 of this Agreement bears to the total value of the Plant just
prior to Dissolution.
(c) Any payment that would otherwise be made to a Shareholder
pursuant to Article 6.1 (a)(ii) that is determinable according to the
provisions of Article 6.1 (b), shall be reduced by the outstanding balance
of any loan made to Kracker, on account of the Modification to which such
payment is attributable and paid by Kracker under Article 6.1 (a)(i) or (ii)
above.
6.2 FORCE MAJEURE. No Shareholder shall be obligated to perform any
act required to be performed by it hereunder, other than to make payments,
when due, when and while and to the extent it is prevented from or hindered
in performing such act, due to Acts of God, fire, explosion or other
catastrophes, storms, war, blockages, quarantine restrictions, embargoes,
strikes or other labor disturbances, total or partial failure or shortage of
crude oil production from normal sources or transportation facilities,
breakdown of machinery, equipment or plant not caused by the negligence of
the party, commandering of raw materials, feedstock,
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stock-in-process, products, plants of facilities or by any other similar or
different acts of civil or military authorities, or by any causes beyond the
control of a party, including the act of any Government or instrumentality
thereof, whether similar to the causes herein specified or not. In the event
that any party is, wholly or in part, so prevented from or hindered in
carrying out its obligations hereunder, it shall give written notice by the
most expeditious means as soon as possible after the occurrence of the causes
relied on, giving full particulars of the reasons for such prevention or
hindrance.
6.3 GOVERNING LAW. Subject to the provisions of Article 7.4, this
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
Sweden.
6.4 ARBITRATION. (a) Any controversy, dispute or claim arising out of
or related to this Agreement or any contract, minutes of agreement, or other
understanding entered into pursuant hereto, in the implementation hereof, or
in consideration hereof, shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with
the Rules of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce.
The arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in the Swedish language and
take place in Stockholm, Sweden.
6.5 TERM. (a) Except as otherwise expressly provided, this Agreement
shall become effective (i) on the date Hydro has acquired from OK part of the
capital stock of Kracker and (ii) the merger of part OK's assets (including
the Shares) into SP has become effective, which ever occurs later, and shall
remain in full force and effect until August 11, 2022, but no termination
shall affect any rights or liabilities, theretofore accrued hereunder or
pursuant hereto.
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(b) No later than August 11, 2020, the Shareholders and Kracker
shall in good faith commence negotiations in order to reach a new arrangement
concerning their respective interests in Kracker and the Plant. Should the
Shareholders and Kracker fail to reach an arrangement as provided above, then
the Shareholder shall cause Kracker to be liquidated in a manner contemplated
in Section 6.1 of this Agreement.
6.6 NOTICES. All notices or communications hereunder shall be given by
letter sent by mail, telex or telegram and shall be deemed given when the
letter is sent by ordinary mail, the telex dispatched or the telegram filed
with the telegraph company, postage or charges prepaid, and directed to the
party or parties for whom intended at the respective address set forth below
in each case until changed by notice given hereunder:
To OKP:
OK Petroleum AB
x/x Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx XX
Xxx 0000
X-000 00 XXXXXXXXX Xxxxxx
To Hydro:
Norsk Hydro a.s
Xxxxxx xxxx 0
XXXX 0 Xxxxxx
To Kracker:
OK Kracker AB
Box 10007
X-000 00 XXXXXXX Xxxxxx
6.7 SEVERABILITY OF OBLIGATIONS. The obligations of the Shareholders
hereunder are not joint but several, and default in performance by any one of
such Shareholder shall in no way affect the obligations of any other
Shareholder.
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6.8 BENEFICIARIES. This Agreement shall only inure to the benefit of,
and may only be enforced by, the parties hereto and shall not, in any event,
inure to the benefit of, or be enforceable by, any other Person whatsoever.
6.9 CHANGES IN WRITING. No modification, variation or amendment of
this Agreement, no determination, evaluation, approval, waiver or other
action permitted or taken hereunder and no further agreement contemplated
hereby shall be of any force unless the same is in writing and has been
signed by (i) all the parties in the case of modification, variation or
amendment or (ii) the applicable Person in such other cases.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Kracker
Shareholders Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written.
OK PETROLEUM AB NORSK HYDRO a.s
By _________________________ By _________________________
Title_______________________ Title ______________________
KRACKER AB
By _________________________
Title_______________________
