AMENDMENT TO THE TERM LOAN FACILITY LEONARDO FIVE, LTD.
Exhibit 10.25
[*]: THE IDENTIFIED INFORMATION HAS BEEN OMITTED FROM THE AGREEMENT BECAUSE IT IS BOTH (i) NOT MATERIAL AND (ii) IS THE TYPE THAT THE REGISTRANT TREATS AS PRIVATE OR CONFIDENTIAL.
Dated 23 December 2021
AMENDMENT TO THE TERM LOAN FACILITY
XXXXXXXX FIVE, LTD.
as Borrower
and
NCL CORPORATION LTD.
as Guarantor
and
NCL INTERNATIONAL, LTD
as Shareholder
and
NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE HOLDINGS LTD.
as the Holding
and
THE Banks and FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS listed IN Schedule 1
as Lenders
and
CRÉDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK
BNP PARIBAS FORTIS S.A./N.V.
HSBC BANK PLC
KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH
CASSA DEPOSITI E PRESTITI S.P.A.
BANCO SANTANDER, S.A.
SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE
as Joint Mandated Lead Arrangers
and
BNP PARIBAS
as Facility Agent
and
CRÉDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK
as SACE Agent
and
HSBC CORPORATE TRUSTEE COMPANY (UK) LIMITED
as Security Trustee
relating to a facility agreement originally dated 19 December 2018 (as amended and restated by an amendment and restatement agreement dated 17 February 2021 and as further amended and restated by an amendment and restatement agreement dated 17 June 2021)
in respect of the part financing of the 3,300 passenger cruise ship newbuilding
presently designated as Hull No. [*] at Fincantieri S.p.A
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THIS AGREEMENT is made on 23 December 2021
| (1) | XXXXXXXX FIVE, LTD., an exempted company incorporated under the laws of Bermuda whose registered office is at Park Xxxxx, 00 Xxx-xx-Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx XX00, Xxxxxxx as borrower (the "Borrower") |
| (2) | NCL CORPORATION LTD., an exempted company incorporated under the laws of Bermuda with its registered office at Park Xxxxx, 00 Xxx-xx-Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx XX00, Xxxxxxx (the "Guarantor") |
| (3) | NCL INTERNATIONAL, LTD., a company incorporated under the laws of Bermuda and having its registered office at Park Xxxxx, 00 Xxx-xx-Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx XX00, Xxxxxxx (the "Shareholder") |
| (4) | NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE HOLDINGS LTD., a company incorporated under the laws of Bermuda with its registered office at Park Xxxxx, 00 Xxx-xx-Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx XX00, Xxxxxxx (the "Holding") |
| (5) | THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS listed in Schedule 1 (The Lenders) as lenders (the "Lenders") |
| (7) | CRÉDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK, as SACE agent (the "SACE Agent") |
| (8) | BNP PARIBAS, as facility agent (the "Facility Agent") |
| (9) | HSBC CORPORATE TRUSTEE COMPANY (UK) LIMITED, as security trustee (the "Security Trustee") |
| (A) | By the Original Facility Agreement, the Lenders agreed to make available to the Borrower a facility of (originally) the Dollar equivalent of up to €640,000,000 and the amount of the SACE Premium (but not exceeding $954,854,771.78) for the purpose of assisting the Borrower in financing (a) the payment or reimbursement under the Shipbuilding Contract of all or part of 80% of the Final Contract Price up to the Eligible Amount and (b) reimbursement to the Borrower of 100% of the First Instalment of the SACE Premium paid by it to SACE and payment to SACE of 100% of the Second Instalment of the SACE Premium (as defined therein). |
| (B) | Due to the unprecedented and extraordinary impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on the cruise sector and cruise operators, the Original Facility Agreement was amended and restated pursuant to an amendment and restatement agreement dated 17 February 2021 (the "February 2021 Amendment and Restatement Agreement"), and further amended and restated pursuant to an amendment and restatement agreement dated 17 June 2021 (the "June 2021 Amendment and Restatement Agreement"), pursuant to which the parties agreed to the temporary suspension of certain covenants under the Guarantee and addition of certain covenants under the Original Facility Agreement (as further defined below, the "Facility |
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| Agreement"). Pursuant to such amendments, the amount of the Facility was increased to an Amended Maximum Loan Amount of $981,132,048.65 . |
| (C) | The Parties have agreed to amend and supplement the Facility Agreement as set out in this Agreement for the purposes of, inter alia, amending certain financial covenants and certain other provisions under the Facility Agreement. |
| 1 | Definitions and Interpretation |
| 1.1 | Definitions |
In this Agreement:
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| 1.2 | Defined expressions |
Defined expressions in the Facility Agreement and, with effect from the Effective Date, the Amended Facility Agreement, shall have the same meanings when used in this Agreement unless the context otherwise requires or unless otherwise defined in this Agreement.
| 1.3 | Application of construction and interpretation provisions of Facility Agreement |
Clause 1.2 (Construction of certain terms) of the Facility Agreement applies to this Agreement as if it were expressly incorporated in it with any necessary modifications.
| 1.4 | Designation as a Finance Document |
The Borrower and the Facility Agent designate this Agreement as a Finance Document.
| 1.5 | Third party rights |
| (a) | Unless provided to the contrary in a Finance Document, a person who is not a Party has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 (the "Third Parties Act") to enforce or to enjoy the benefit of any term of this Agreement other than SACE, who may enforce or to enjoy the benefit of and rely on the provisions of this Agreement and the Amended Facility Agreement subject to the provisions of the Third Parties Act. |
| (b) | Notwithstanding any term of any Finance Document, the consent of any person who is not a Party (other than SACE) is not required to rescind or vary this Agreement at any time. |
| 2 | Conditions Precedent |
| 2.1 | The Effective Date cannot occur unless: |
| (b) | save as disclosed in writing to the Facility Agent and SACE prior to the date of this Agreement, the representations and warranties contained in Clause 3 (Representations) are true and correct on, and as of, each such time as if each was made with respect to the facts and circumstances existing at such time; |
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| (d) | the Facility Agent is satisfied that the Effective Date can occur and has not provided any instructions to the contrary informing the Parties that the Effective Date cannot occur. |
| 2.3 | Other than to the extent that the Majority Lenders notify the Facility Agent in writing to the contrary before the Facility Agent provides the certificate described in Clause 2.2 above, the Creditor Parties authorise (but do not require) the Facility Agent to execute and provide such certificate. The Facility Agent shall not be liable for any damages, costs or losses whatsoever as a result of giving any such certificate. |
| 3 | Representations |
| 3.1 | Facility Agreement representations |
On the date of this Agreement and on the Effective Date, each Obligor that is a party to the Facility Agreement makes each of the representations and warranties as set out in clause 11 (Representations and warranties) of the Amended Facility Agreement and updated with appropriate modifications to refer to the December 2021 Finance Documents.
| 3.2 | Finance Document representations |
On the date of this Agreement and on the Effective Date, each Obligor (save for the Holding) makes the representations and warranties set out in the Finance Documents (other than the Facility Agreement) to which it is a party, as amended and supplemented by this Agreement and updated with appropriate modifications to refer to this Agreement by reference to the circumstances then existing.
| 4 | Amendments to Facility Agreement and other Finance Documents |
| 4.1 | Specific Amendments to the Facility Agreement |
With effect on and from the Effective Date, the Facility Agreement shall be, and shall be deemed by this Agreement to be, amended as follows:
| (a) | In clause 1.1 (Definitions) of the Facility Agreement, the following definitions shall be added in alphabetical order: |
| (i) | "2021 Deferral Final Repayment Date" means: |
| (A) | in relation to the Marina Facility Agreement, 19 January 2027; |
| (B) | in relation to the Riviera Facility Agreement, 27 October 2026; |
| (C) | in relation to the Seven Seas Explorer Facility Agreement, 31 December 2026; and |
| (D) | in relation to the Seven Seas Splendor Facility Agreement, 29 January 2027. |
| (ii) | "Approved Project" means any of the projects identified in the Approved Projects List. |
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| (iii) | "Approved Projects List" means the approved projects list provided by the Guarantor and accepted by the Facility Agent prior to the December 2021 Effective Date. |
| (iv) | "December 2021 Amendment Agreement" means the amendment to this Agreement dated 23 December 2021 between, amongst others, the Borrower, the Facility Agent and the SACE Agent. |
| (v) | "December 2021 Effective Date" has the meaning given to the term Effective Date in the December 2021 Amendment Agreement. |
| (vi) | "December 2021 Fee Letters" means any letter between the Facility Agent (or the SACE Agent, as applicable) and any Obligor which sets out the fees payable in connection with the arrangements contemplated by the December 2021 Amendment Agreement. |
| (vii) | "Delivered Vessel Facilities" means, together, Marina Facility Agreement, Riviera Facility Agreement, Seven Seas Explorer Facility Agreement and Seven Seas Splendor Facility Agreement. |
| (viii) | "Marina Facility Agreement" means, in respect of m.v. MARINA, a facility agreement originally dated 18 July 2008 (as amended by a supplemental agreement dated 25 October 2010, as further amended and restated by an amendment and restatement agreement dated 31 October 2014, as amended by a supplemental agreement dated 4 June 2020 and as further amended and restated by an amendment and restatement agreement dated 17 February 2021), as further amended, restated and supplemented from time to time. |
| (ix) | "Reinstatement Event" means the final 2021 Deferral Final Repayment Date or any date when all Deferral Tranches under the Delivered Vessel Facilities (as defined therein) are repaid or prepaid in full. |
| (x) | "Riviera Facility Agreement" means, in respect of m.v. RIVIERA, a facility agreement originally dated 18 July 2008 (as amended by a supplemental agreement dated 25 October 2010, as amended by a side letter dated 29 March 2012, as amended and restated by an amendment and restatement agreement dated 31 October 2014, as amended by a framework agreement dated 31 January 2018, as amended by a supplemental agreement dated 4 June 2020 and as further amended and restated by an amendment and restatement agreement dated 17 February 2021), as further amended, restated and supplemented from time to time. |
| (xi) | "Seven Seas Explorer Facility Agreement" means, in respect of m.v. SEVEN SEAS EXPLORER, a facility agreement originally dated 31 July 2013 (as amended and restated by an amendment and restatement agreement dated 31 October 2014, as amended by a supplemental agreement dated 4 June 2020 and as further amended and restated pursuant to an amendment and restatement agreement dated 17 February 2021), as further amended, restated and supplemented from time to time. |
| (xii) | "Seven Seas Splendor Facility Agreement" means, in respect of m.v. SEVEN SEAS SPLENDOR, a facility agreement originally dated 30 March 2016 (as amended by a supplemental agreement dated 4 June 2020 and as further amended and restated pursuant to an amendment and restatement agreement dated 17 February 2021), as further amended, restated and supplemented from time to time. |
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| (xiii) | "Term and Revolving Credit Facilities" means the facilities granted pursuant to the credit agreement originally dated 24 May 2013 (as amended and restated from time to time) between, inter alios, the Guarantor and Voyager Vessel Company, LLC as borrowers, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent. |
| (b) | In clause 1.1 (Definitions) of the Facility Agreement, the definition of "2021 Deferral Effective Date" and all references to such term in the Finance Documents shall be deleted and replaced as follows: |
"February 2021 Effective Date" has the meaning given to the term Effective Date in the February 2021 Amendment and Restatement Agreement.
| (c) | In Clause 12.26 (Most favoured nations), sub-clauses (b) and (c) shall be deleted and replaced as follows: |
"(b) | The Borrower undertakes that if at any time after the date of this Agreement and until the occurrence of a Reinstatement Event, it or any other member of the Group is required to grant additional security in relation to a financial contract or financial document relating to any existing Financial Indebtedness: |
(i) | with the support of any export credit agency (excluding any extensions, increases or changes to the terms and conditions thereof), such security shall be granted on a pari passu basis to the Lenders (and the Security Trustee agrees to enter and/or procure the entry by the relevant Secured Parties into such intercreditor documentation to reflect such pari passu ranking (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Secured Parties) as may be required in connection with such arrangements); or |
Until the occurrence of a Reinstatement Event, in respect of any new Financial Indebtedness (other than Permitted Financial Indebtedness), or any extensions, increases or changes to the terms and conditions of any existing Financial Indebtedness, in each case with or which has the support of any export credit agency, the Borrower shall enter into good faith negotiations with the Security Trustee to grant additional security for the purpose of further securing the Loan, provided that any failure to reach agreement under this paragraph (c) following such good faith negotiations shall not constitute an Event of Default." |
| (d) | Clause 12.28 (New capital raises or financing) shall be deleted and replaced as follows: |
"12.28 | (New capital raises or financing) |
(a) | Save as provided below: |
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(i) | no new debt shall be raised and no new Financial Indebtedness shall be incurred by the Group (including, for the avoidance of doubt, inter-company loans); |
(ii) | no non-arm's length disposals of any asset relating to the Group fleet shall be made; and |
(iii) | no additional Security Interests securing existing Financial Indebtedness will be created or permitted to subsist by any Obligor (unless the Lenders benefit from this new security on a pari passu basis), |
during the Deferral Period.
(b) | The restrictions in paragraph (a) of this Clause 12.28 (New capital raises or financing) above shall not apply in relation to: |
(i) | any refinancing of any bond issuance of, or loan entered into by, the Group (A) which matures during such period or (B) where not maturing during such period, shall be on terms resulting, when taken as a whole, in an improvement of the ability of the Obligors to meet their obligations under the Finance Documents which terms include any of the following: an extension of the repayment terms; or a decrease in the interest rate; or the conversion of such Financial Indebtedness from secured to unsecured or first to second priority; |
(ii) | any debt provided prior to 31 December 2022 to provide the Group with crisis and/or recovery related funding in respect of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic; |
(iii) | any debt being raised on or after 31 December 2022 to support the Group with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic made with the prior written consent of SACE; |
(iv) | any debt being raised to finance any instalment of a cruise vessel already contracted for or contracted for during such period or any refurbishment, maintenance, upgrade or lengthening of a cruise ship during such period (including without limitation any costs incurred by the owner of a cruise ship in connection therewith); |
(v) | any debt being raised to finance capital expenditure for projects which are already contracted for but in respect of which committed financing has not yet been obtained, and which, in each case has been (or will be) listed in the Information Package submitted to the Facility Agent prior to the February 2021 Effective Date; |
| (i) | (vi)any extension or renewal of revolving credit facilities, and made with the prior written consent of SACE if any additional security is to be granted; |
(vii) | any new debt otherwise agreed by XXXX; or |
any inter-company loan or operating arrangement which from an accounting perspective has the effect of an intercompany loan (an "intercompany arrangement") which: |
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(A) | is existing as at the date of the February 2021 Amendment and Restatement Agreement; |
(B) | is made among any Group members or any Group member with the Holding provided that: |
(1) | any inter-company arrangement is made solely for the purpose of regulatory or Tax purposes carried out in the ordinary course of business and on an arm's length basis; and |
the aggregate principal amount of any inter-company arrangements outstanding pursuant to this paragraph (b)(viii)(B)(2) of this Clause 12.28 (New capital raises or financing) does not exceed [*] Dollars ($[*]) at any time; or |
(C) | has been approved with the prior written consent of SACE; |
any Permitted Security Interest; |
any Security Interest otherwise approved with the prior written consent of SACE; |
any Financial Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business which in the aggregate does not exceed USD [*] during any twelve-month period, it being provided that: |
prior to 31 December 2022, this amount shall be increased to USD [*] for any Financial Indebtedness incurred to finance capital expenditure for Approved Projects; and |
if any part of such Financial Indebtedness allocated prior to 31 December 2022 to an Approved Project remains unused throughout the twelve-month period of year 2022, the surplus may be carried over to increase the relevant Financial Indebtedness throughout the twelve-month period of year 2023 for that Approved Project only; |
without prejudice to Clauses 12.11 (Mergers) and 12.15 (Investments) and clause 11.13 (No merger) of the Guarantee, the issuance of share capital by any Group member to another Group member; and |
(xiii) | any extension, renewal, replacement or upsizing in respect of the Term and Revolving Credit Facilities (including the granting of additional Security Interests), |
and for the avoidance of doubt, no debt or equity issuance shall be raised in respect of any form of merger, sub-division, amalgamation, restructuring, consolidation, winding-up, dissolution or anything analogous thereto or acquisition of any entity, share capital or obligations of any corporation or other entity."
| (e) | In Clause 16.5 (Breach of new covenants or the Principles), sub-clause (b) shall be deleted and replaced as follows: |
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"(b) | Save as permitted by Clause 12.28 (New capital raises or financing), if at any time after the February 2021 Effective Date and until the occurrence of a Reinstatement Event: |
(i) | the Guarantor or any other Group member enters into any financial contract or financial document relating to any Financial Indebtedness and which contains any debt deferral or covenant waivers of existing debt, or the raising of any new debt intended to reimburse existing debt that benefits from additional security or more favourable terms than those available to the Lenders (unless they are granted to the Lenders on a pari passu basis), the requirement to comply with the financial covenants set out in paragraphs (b) and (c) of clause 11.15 (Financial covenants) of the Guarantee which was otherwise suspended during the Deferral Period shall be reinstated (it being provided that such covenants shall not be reinstated in case of such financial contract or financial document relating to the Term and Revolving Credit Facilities); or |
and the remaining clauses will be renumbered and all relevant cross references will be updated accordingly.
| 4.2 | Specific Amendments to the Guarantee |
With effect on and from the Effective Date, the Guarantee shall be, and shall be deemed by this Agreement to be amended as follows:
| (a) | Clause 11.15 (Financial Covenants) shall be deleted and replaced as follows: |
"11.15 | Financial Covenants |
The Guarantor will not permit the Free Liquidity to be less than fifty million Dollars ($50,000,000) at any time, save that until 30 September 2025, this amount shall be increased to two hundred million Dollars ($200,000,000). |
The Guarantor will not permit the ratio of Total Net Funded Debt to Total Capitalization to be greater than 0.70:1.00 at any time, save that from 1 January 2023 until 30 September 2025, this ratio shall be computed in accordance with the table below. |
The Guarantor will not permit the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Debt Service for the Group at the end of any fiscal quarter, computed for the period of the four consecutive fiscal quarters ending as at the end of the relevant fiscal quarter, to be less than 1.25:1.00 unless the Free Liquidity of the Group at all times during such period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending as at the end of such fiscal quarter was equal to or greater than one hundred million Dollars ($100,000,000), save that |
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from 1 January 2023 until 30 September 2025, this amount shall be increased to two hundred million Dollars ($200,000,000)."
| 1Q 2023 | 2Q 2023 | 3Q 2023 | 4Q 2023 | 1Q 2024 | 2Q 2024 | 3Q 2024 | 4Q 2024 | 1Q 2025 | 2Q 2025 | 3Q 2025 | 4Q 2025 and thereafter |
Total Net Funded Debt to Total Capitalization =< | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] | [*] |
| (b) | Clause 11.16 (Financial definitions) shall be amended by deleting the definition of "Total Capitalization" and replacing it as follows: |
"Total Capitalization" means, at any date of determination, the Total Net Funded Debt plus the consolidated stockholders' equity of the Group at such date determined in accordance with GAAP and derived from the then latest accounts delivered under Clause 11.3 (Provision of financial statements); provided it is understood that the effect of any impairment of intangible assets and, in relation to exchangeable or convertible notes or other debt instruments containing similar equity mechanisms, any non-cash loss, charge or expense shall be added back to stockholders' equity.
| (c) | Clause 11.17 (Negative Undertakings) shall be amended by deleting in sub-clause (b) the wording "Subject to the restrictions set out in Clause 11.19 (New capital raises or financing) and replacing it with "Save as permitted by Clause 11.19 (New capital raises or financing)". |
| (d) | In Clause 11.18 (Most favoured nations), sub-clauses (b) and (c) shall be deleted and replaced as follows: |
"(b) | The Guarantor undertakes that if at any time after the date of this Guarantee and until the occurrence of a Reinstatement Event, it or any other member of the Group is required to grant additional security in relation to a financial contract or financial document relating to any existing Financial Indebtedness: |
with the support of any export credit agency (excluding any extensions, increases or changes to the terms and conditions thereof), such security shall be granted on a pari passu basis to the Lenders (and the Security Trustee agrees to enter and/or procure the entry by the relevant Secured Parties into such intercreditor documentation to reflect such pari passu ranking (in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Secured Parties) as may be required in connection with such arrangements), or |
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(c) | Until the occurrence of a Reinstatement Event, in respect of any new Financial Indebtedness (other than Permitted Financial Indebtedness), or any extensions, increases or changes to the terms and conditions of any existing Financial Indebtedness, in each case with or which has the support of any export credit agency, the Guarantor shall enter into good faith negotiations with the Security Trustee to grant additional security for the purpose of further securing the Loan, provided that any failure to reach agreement under this paragraph (c) following such good faith negotiations shall not constitute an Event of Default." |
| (e) | Clause 11.19 (New capital raises or financing) shall be deleted and replaced as follows: |
"(a) | Save as provided below: |
no new debt shall be raised and no new Financial Indebtedness shall be incurred by the Group (including, for the avoidance of doubt, inter-company loans); |
no non-arm's length disposals of any asset relating to the Group fleet shall be made; and |
no additional Security Interests securing existing Financial Indebtedness will be created or permitted to subsist by any Obligor (unless the Lenders benefit from this new security on a pari passu basis), |
during the Deferral Period.
(b) | The restrictions in paragraph (a) of this Clause 11.19 (New capital raises or financing) shall not apply in relation to: |
any refinancing of any bond issuance of, or loan entered into by, the Group (A) which matures during such period or (B) where not maturing during such period, which shall be on terms resulting, when taken as a whole, in an improvement of the ability of the Obligors to meet their obligations under the Finance Documents, which terms include any of the following: an extension of the repayment terms; a decrease in the interest rate; or the conversion of such Financial Indebtedness from secured to unsecured or first to second priority; |
any debt provided prior to 31 December 2022 to provide the Group with crisis and/or recovery related funding in respect of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic; |
any debt being raised on or after 31 December 2022 to support the Group with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic made with the prior written consent of SACE; |
any debt being raised to finance any instalment of a cruise vessel already contracted for or contracted for during such period or any refurbishment, maintenance, upgrade or lengthening of a cruise ship during such period (including without limitation any costs incurred by the owner of a cruise ship in connection therewith); |
any debt being raised to finance capital expenditure for projects which are already contracted for but in respect of which committed financing has not yet |
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been obtained, and which, in each case has been (or will be) listed in the Information Package submitted to the Facility Agent prior to the February 2021 Effective Date;
any extension or renewal of revolving credit facilities, and made with the prior written consent of SACE if any additional security is to be granted; |
any new debt otherwise agreed by XXXX; |
any inter-company loan or operating arrangement which from an accounting perspective has the effect of an intercompany loan (an "intercompany arrangement") which: |
is existing as at the date of the February 2021 Amendment and Restatement Agreement; |
is made among any Group members or any Group member with the Holding provided that: |
(1) | any inter-company arrangement is made solely for the purpose of regulatory or Tax purposes carried out in the ordinary course of business and on an arm's length basis; and |
the aggregate principal amount of any inter-company arrangements pursuant to this paragraph (B) does not exceed [*] Dollars ($[*]) at any time; or |
has been approved with the prior written consent of SACE. |
any Permitted Security Interest; |
any Security Interest otherwise approved with the prior written consent of SACE; or |
any Financial Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business which in the aggregate does not exceed USD [*] during any twelve-month period, it being provided that: |
prior to 31 December 2022, this amount shall be increased to USD [*] for any Financial Indebtedness incurred to finance capital expenditure for Approved Projects; and |
if any part of such Financial Indebtedness allocated to an Approved Project remains unused throughout the twelve-month period of year 2022, the surplus may be carried over to increase the relevant Financial Indebtedness throughout the twelve-month period of year 2023 for that Approved Project only; |
without prejudice to clauses 12.11 (Mergers) and 12.15 (Investments) of the Loan Agreement and Clause 11.13 (No merger), the issuance of share capital by any Group member to another Group member; and |
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any extension, renewal, replacement or upsizing in respect of the Term and Revolving Credit Facilities (including the granting of additional Security Interests), |
and, for the avoidance of doubt, no debt or equity issuance shall be raised in respect of any form of merger, sub-division, amalgamation, restructuring, consolidation, winding-up, dissolution or anything analogous thereto or acquisition of any entity, share capital or obligations of any corporation or other entity."
| (f) | In Clause 11.21 (Breach of new covenants or the Principles), sub-clause (b) shall be deleted and replaced as follows: |
"(b) | Save as permitted by Clause 11.19 (New capital raises or financing), if at any time after the February 2021 Effective Date and until the occurrence of a Reinstatement Event: |
(i) | the Guarantor or any other Group member enters into any financial contract or financial document relating to any Financial Indebtedness and which contains any debt deferral or covenant waivers of existing debt, or the raising of any new debt intended to reimburse existing debt that benefits from additional security or more favourable terms than those available to the Lenders (unless they are granted to the Lenders on a pari passu basis), the requirement to comply with the financial covenants set out in paragraphs (b) and (c) of Clause 11.15 (Financial covenants) which was otherwise suspended during the Deferral Period shall be reinstated (it being provided that such covenants shall not be reinstated in case of such financial contract or financial document relating to the Term and Revolving Credit Facilities); or |
(ii) | the Guarantor or any other Group member makes a prepayment (save for any mandatory prepayment necessary to avoid an event of default (however defined)) of any Financial Indebtedness (unless this is done on a pari passu basis with the obligations owed to the Lenders hereunder), the requirement to comply with the financial covenants set out in paragraphs (b) and (c) of Clause 11.15 (Financial covenants) which was otherwise suspended during the Deferral Period shall be reinstated, it being provided that such covenants shall not be reinstated in case of a prepayment relating to the revolving tranche of the Term and Revolving Credit Facilities within the ordinary course of business.", |
and the remaining clauses will be renumbered and all relevant cross references will be updated accordingly.
| 4.3 | Guarantor Confirmation |
On the Effective Date, the Guarantor confirms that:
| (a) | its Guarantee extends to the obligations of the Borrower under the Finance Documents as amended and supplemented by this Agreement; |
| (b) | the obligations of the relevant Obligors under the Finance Documents as amended and supplemented by this Agreement are included in the Secured Liabilities (as defined in the Facility Agreement); and |
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| (c) | the Guarantee shall continue to be binding on each of the parties to it and have full force and effect in accordance with its original terms and the amendments to the Finance Documents as so amended and supplemented by this Agreement. |
| 4.4 | Holding confirmation |
On the Effective Date, the Holding confirms that, notwithstanding the amendments made to the Finance Documents pursuant to this Agreement, the undertakings given by the Holding under the Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its original terms and the amendments to the Finance Documents as amended and supplemented by this Agreement.
| 4.5 | Security Confirmation |
On the Effective Date, each Obligor confirms that:
| (a) | any Security Interest created by it under the Finance Documents extends to the obligations of the relevant Obligors under the Finance Documents as amended and supplemented by this Agreement; |
| (b) | the obligations of the relevant Obligors under the Finance Documents as amended and supplemented by this Agreement are included in the Secured Liabilities (as defined in the Finance Documents to which they are a party); |
| (c) | the Security Interests created under the Finance Documents continue in full force and effect on the terms of the respective Finance Documents; and |
| (d) | to the extent that this confirmation creates a new Security Interest, such Security Interest shall be on the terms of the Finance Documents in respect of which this confirmation is given. |
| 4.6 | Finance Documents to remain in full force and effect |
The Finance Documents shall remain in full force and effect and, from the Effective Date:
| (a) | in the case of the Facility Agreement as amended and supplemented pursuant to Clause 4.1 (Specific amendments to the Facility Agreement); |
| (b) | in the case of the Guarantee, as amended and supplemented pursuant to Clause 4.2 (Specific Amendments to the Guarantee); |
| (c) | the Facility Agreement and the applicable provisions of this Agreement will be read and construed as one document; |
| (d) | the Guarantee and the applicable provisions of this Agreement will be read and construed as one document; and |
| (e) | except to the extent expressly waived by the amendments effected by this Agreement, no waiver is given by this Agreement and the Lenders expressly reserve all their rights and remedies in respect of any breach of or other default under the Finance Documents. |
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| 5 | Further Assurance |
Clause 12.20 (Further assurance) of the Amended Facility Agreement applies to this Agreement as if it were expressly incorporated in it with any necessary modifications.
| 6 | Costs, Expenses and Fees |
| 6.1 | Clause 10.11 (Transaction Costs) of the Amended Facility Agreement applies to this Agreement as if it were expressly incorporated in it with any necessary modifications. |
| 6.2 | The Borrower shall pay to each of (i) the Facility Agent for its own account, (ii) the Facility Agent (for the account of each Lender) and (iii) the SACE Agent (for the account of SACE) such fees in the amount and at the times specified in the relevant December 2021 Fee Letters. |
| 7 | Notices |
Clause 32 (Notices) of the Amended Facility Agreement applies to this Agreement as if it were expressly incorporated in it with any necessary modifications.
| 8 | Counterparts |
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and this has the same effect as if the signatures on the counterparts were on a single copy of this Agreement.
| 9 | Signing Electronically |
The Parties acknowledge and agree that they may execute this Agreement and any variation or amendment to the same, by electronic instrument. The Parties agree that the electronic signatures appearing on the documents shall have the same effect as handwritten signatures and the use of an electronic signature on this Agreement shall have the same validity and legal effect as the use of a signature affixed by hand and is made with the intention of authenticating this Agreement, and evidencing the Parties' intention to be bound by the terms and conditions contained herein. For the purposes of using an electronic signature, the Parties authorise each other to conduct the lawful processing of personal data of the signers for contract performance and their legitimate interests including contract management.
| 10 | Governing Law |
This Agreement and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with it are governed by English law.
| 11 | Enforcement |
| 11.1 | Jurisdiction |
| (a) | The courts of England have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement (including a dispute regarding the existence, validity or termination of this Agreement or any non-contractual obligation arising out of or in connection with this Agreement) (a "Dispute"). |
| (b) | The Obligors accept that the courts of England are the most appropriate and convenient courts to settle Disputes and accordingly no Obligor will argue to the contrary. |
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| 11.2 | Service of process |
| (a) | Without prejudice to any other mode of service allowed under any relevant law, each Obligor (other than an Obligor incorporated in England and Wales): |
| (i) | irrevocably appoints Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx LLP, currently of 107 Cheapside, London, UK, EC2V 6DN as its agent for service of process in relation to any proceedings before the English courts in connection with any Finance Document; and |
| (ii) | agrees that failure by a process agent to notify the relevant Obligor of the process will not invalidate the proceedings concerned. |
| (b) | If any person appointed as an agent for service of process is unable for any reason to act as agent for service of process, the Borrower (on behalf of all the Obligors) must immediately (and in any event within 10 days of such event taking place) appoint another agent on terms acceptable to the Facility Agent. Failing this, the Facility Agent may appoint another agent for this purpose. |
This Agreement has been entered into on the date stated at the beginning of this Agreement.
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BORROWER
duly authorised)Xxxx Xxxxxx
for and on behalf of)
XXXXXXXX FIVE, LTD. )
GUARANTOR
duly authorised)Xxxx Xxxxxx
for and on behalf of)
NCL CORPORATION LTD.)
SHAREHOLDER
duly authorised)Xxxx Xxxxxx
for and on behalf of)
NCL INTERNATIONAL, LTD. )
HOLDING
SIGNED by)/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
duly authorised)Xxxx Xxxxxx
for and on behalf of)
NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE)
HOLDINGS LTD.)
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LENDERS
SIGNED by)/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
duly authorised )Xxxxx Xxxxxx
for and on behalf of)Attorney-in-fact
CRÉDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE)
AND INVESTMENT BANK)
SIGNED by)/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
duly authorised )Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
for and on behalf of)Energy, Resources & Infrastructure
BNP PARIBAS FORTIS S.A./N.V.)
)/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
)Xxxxx Xxxxxx
)Energy, Resources & Infrastructure
SIGNED by)/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
duly authorised )Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
for and on behalf of)Attorney-in-fact
HSBC BANK PLC)
SIGNED by)/s/ Xxxxx Xxxx
duly authorised )Xxxxx Xxxx
for and on behalf of)Attorney-in-fact
KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH)
SIGNED by)/s/ Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
duly authorised )Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
for and on behalf of)Responsabile Gestione Operazioni Imprese e
CASSA DEPOSITI E PRESTITI S.P.A.)Istituzioni Finanziarie
SIGNED by)/s/ Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx
duly authorised )Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx
for and on behalf of)Executive Director
BANCO SANTANDER, S.A.)
)/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
)Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
)Senior Vice President
SIGNED by)/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
duly authorised )Xxxxx Xxxxxx
for and on behalf of)Attorney-in-fact
SOCIETE GENERALE)
SIGNED by)/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
duly authorised )Xxxxx Xxxxxx
for and on behalf of)Attorney-in-fact
SEA BRIDGE FINANCE LIMITED)
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MANDATED LEAD ARRANGERS
SIGNED by)/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
duly authorised )Xxxxx Xxxxxx
for and on behalf of)Attorney-in-fact
CRÉDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE )
AND INVESTMENT BANK)
SIGNED by)/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
duly authorised )Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
for and on behalf of)Energy, Resources & Infrastructure
BNP PARIBAS FORTIS S.A./N.V.)
)/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
)Xxxxx Xxxxxx
)Energy, Resources & Infrastructure
SIGNED by)/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
duly authorised )Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
for and on behalf of)Attorney-in-fact
HSBC BANK PLC)
SIGNED by)/s/ Xxxxx Xxxx
duly authorised )Xxxxx Xxxx
for and on behalf of)Attorney-in-fact
KFW IPEX-BANK GMBH)
SIGNED by)/s/ Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
duly authorised )Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
for and on behalf of)Responsabile Gestione Operazioni Imprese e
CASSA DEPOSITI E PRESTITI S.P.A.)Istituzioni Finanziarie
SIGNED by)/s/ Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx
duly authorised )Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx
for and on behalf of)Executive Director
BANCO SANTANDER, S.A.)
)/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
)Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
)Senior Vice President
SIGNED by)/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
duly authorised )Xxxxx Xxxxxx
for and on behalf of)Attorney-in-fact
SOCIETE GENERALE)
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FACILITY AGENT
SIGNED by)/s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
duly authorised )Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
for and on behalf of)Responsable de Transaction Management
BNP PARIBAS )Export Finance
)
)/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
)Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
SACE AGENT
SIGNED by)/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
duly authorised )Xxxxx Xxxxxx
for and on behalf of)Attorney-in-fact
CRÉDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE )
AND INVESTMENT BANK)
SECURITY TRUSTEE
SIGNED by)/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
duly authorised )Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
for and on behalf of)Authorised Signatory
HSBC CORPORATE TRUSTEE)
COMPANY (UK) LIMITED)
