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The said Purchase Price shall be paid in full free of bank charges to on delivery of the Vessel, but not later than 3 banking days after the Vessel is in every respect physically ready for delivery in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and Notice of Readiness has been given in accordance with Clause 5.
(i) the Classification Society may require survey of the tailshaft system, the extent of the survey being to the satisfaction of the Classification surveyor. If such survey is not required by the Classification Society, the Buyers shall have the right to require the tailshaft to be drawn and surveyed by the Classification Society, the extent of the survey being in accordance with the Classification Societys rules for tailshaft survey and consistent with the current stage of the Vessels survey cycle. The Buyers shall declare whether they require the tailshaft to be drawn and surveyed not later than by the completion of the inspection by the Classification Society. The drawing and refitting of the tailshaft shall be arranged by the Sellers. Should any parts of the tailshaft system be condemned or found defective so as to affect the Vessels class, these parts shall be renewed or made good at the Sellers expense to the satisfaction of the Classification Society without condition/recommendation*. (ii) the expenses relating to the survey of the tailshaft system shall be borne by the Buyers unless the Classification Society requires such survey to be carried out, in which case the Sellers shall pay these expenses. The Sellers shall also pay the expenses if the Buyers require the survey and parts of the system are condemned or found defective or broken so as to affect the Vessels Class*. (iii) the expenses in connection with putting the Vessel in and taking her out of drydock, including the drydock dues and the Classification Societys fees shall be paid by the Sellers if the Classification Society issues any condition/recommendation* as a result of the survey or if it requires survey of the tailshaft system, in all other cases the Buyers shall pay the aforesaid expenses, dues and fees. (iv) the Buyers representative shall have the right to be present in the drydock, but without interfering with the work or decisions of the Classification surveyor. (v) the Buyers shall have the right to have the underwater parts of the Vessel cleaned and painted at their risk and expense without interfering with the Sellers or the Classification surveyors work, if any, and without affecting the Vessels timely delivery. if, however, the Buyers work in drydock is still in progress when the Sellers have completed the work which the Sellers are required to do, the additional decking time needed to complete the Buyers work shall be for the Buyers risk and expense. In the event that the Buyers work requires such additional time, the Sellers may upon completion of the Sellers work tender Notice of Readiness for delivery whilst the Vessel is still in drydock and the Buyers shall be obliged to take delivery. In accordance with Clause 3, whether the Vessel is in drydock or not and irrespective of Clause 5 b).
Exhibit 10.7
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
Dated: 2nd June 2010
Norwegian Shipbrokers Associations Memorandum of Agreement for sale and purchase of ships. Adopted by The Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) in 1956. Code-name SALEFORM 1993 Revised 1966, 1983 and 1986/87. | ||
GOLDENRAIN MARITIME SA hereinafter called the Sellers, have agreed to sell, and | ||
GENERAL MARITIME CORPORATION or their guaranteed nominee | ||
hereinafter called the Buyers, have agreed to buy | ||
Name: Hull No S430 being a 165,000 dwt Suezmax Crude Oil Carrier
Classification Society/Class: Det Norske Veritas
Built: Under Construction By: Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. the Builder
Flag: To be nominated Place of Registration: To be nominated
Call Sign: N/A Grt/Nrt:
Register Number: N/A
hereinafter called the Vessel, on the following terms and conditions:
Definitions
Banking days are days on which banks are open both in the country of the currency stipulated for the Purchase Price in Clause 1 and in the place of closing stipulated in Clause 8.
In writing or written means a letter handed over from the Sellers to the Buyers or vice versa, a registered letter, telex, telefax or other modern form of written communication.
Classification Society or Class means the Society referred to in line 4.
Shipbuilding Contract means the Shipbuilding Contract dated 10th July 2007 in respect of the Vessel, being attached hereto as Appendix I.
Specifications means the Specifications as described in the Shipbuilding Contract.
1. | Purchase Price US$ 76,000,000 (Seventy six million United States Dollars) | |
2. | Deposit |
As security for the correct fulfilment of this Agreement the Buyers shall pay a deposit of 10% (ten per cent) of the Purchase Price into an interest bearing joint account within three (3) New York banking days from the date of this
Agreement signed by both parties via fax/email and all subjects are lifted. This deposit shall be placed with the Sellers
nominated bank in London or Monaco or Switzerland
and held by them in a joint account for the Sellers and the Buyers, to be released In accordance with joint written instructions of the Sellers and the Buyers. Interest, if any, to be credited to the Buyers. Any fee charged for holding the said deposit shall be borne equally by the Sellers and the Buyers.
3. | Payment |
The balance of the Purchase Price shall be positioned by the Buyers or their Bankers in a suspense account with a Bank nominated by the Sellers in London or Monaco or Switzerland (non Eurozone) no later than three (3) New York banking days prior to the Delivery Date as defined in the Shipbuilding Contract. At the time of remittance of the said funds to the said suspense account the Buyers or their bankers shall advise the Sellers bankers (via an MT199 message or otherwise) of the names of the persons authorised to release the relevant funds to the Sellers at the time of delivery. Any excess amount remaining in the said suspense account after payment of the Purchase Price for the Vessel and any additional amounts shall be remitted back to the Buyers.
On delivery of the Vessel from the Sellers to the Buyers and execution by the Sellers and the Buyers of a Protocol of Delivery and Acceptance, the Buyers shall pay to the Sellers the Deposit less all interest accrued thereon, together with the balance of the purchase price plus any additional amounts payable for bunkers and lubricating oils on board the Vessel at the time of delivery.
4. | Inspections | |
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5. | Notices, time and place of delivery | |
a) | The Sellers shall keep the Buyers regularly posted with regards to the actual delivery date of the Vessel and | |
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The Buyers hereby confirm that the delivery of the Vessel by Sellers under this agreement will take place simultaneously with delivery of the Vessel to the Sellers by the Builder. Sellers will deliver the Vessel unregistered. | ||
b) | The Vessel shall be delivered and taken over safely afloat at a safe and accessible berth or anchorage |
In the Sellers option. | ||
Expected time of delivery: Between 5th-14th October 2010 | ||
Date of cancelling (see Clauses 5 c), 6 b) (III) and 14): As per the Shipbuilding Contract of 30th June 2011 | ||
d) | Should the Vessel become an actual, constructive or compromised total loss before delivery the deposit together with interest earned shall be released immediately to the Buyers whereafter this Agreement shall be null and void. | |
6. | Drydocking/Divers Inspection | |
7. | Spares/bunkers, etc. |
The Sellers shall deliver the Vessel to the Buyers with everything belonging to her on board and on shore and on order and with all those parties mentioned in the Shipbuilding Specifications. All spare parts and spare equipment including spare tail-end shaft(s) and/or spare propeller(s)/propeller blade(s), if any, belonging to the Vessel at the time of inspection used or unused, whether on board or not shall become the Buyers property, but spares on order are to be excluded. Forwarding charges, if any, shall be for the Buyers account. The Sellers are not required to replace spare parts including spare tail-end shaft(s) and spare propeller(s)/propeller blade(s) which are taken out of spare and used as replacement prior to delivery, but the replaced items shall be the property of the Buyers if same supplied by the Builder under the Shipbuilding Contract. The radio installation and navigational equipment shall be included in the sale without extra payment if they are the property of the Sellers. Unused stores and provisions shall be included in the sale and be taken over by the Buyers without extra payment if same supplied by the
17) The sale is to be an all cash transaction and Buyers /Sellers to discuss the possibility of issuing warrants to Sellers. The agreement is subject to a successful equity issuance of General Maritime Corporation stock within three weeks of this agreement being signed.
18) As per the SHIPMAN 98, Shipmanagement Agreement, it is agreed that Crew Management (Box 5), Technical Management (Box 6), Insurance Arrangements (Box 8) of the Vessel to remain with Metrostar Management Corp. and Commercial/financial and all corporate responsibilities to be with General Maritime. Metrostar Management Corp. will document the scope of their Shipmanagement duties in individual Shipmanagement Agreements in the SHIPMAN 98 form (as amended) for the Vessel.
19) This Agreement is to be kept strictly private and confidential save for any disclosure required by the securities laws of the United States of America.
20) This agreement is to be governed by the Master Agreement of even date.
Clauses 21 24 inclusive shall be deemed incorporated and considered an integral part of this Agreement.
This document is a computer generated copy of SALEFORM 1993 printed by authority of the Norwegian Shipbrokers Association, using software which is the copyright of Strategic Software Ltd. Any insertion or deletion to the form must be clearly visible. In the event of any modification made to the preprinted text of this document, the original document shall apply. The Norwegian Shipbrokers Association and Strategic Software Ltd. assume no responsibility for any loss or damage caused as a result of discrepancies between the original approved document and this document.
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Clause 21
The Sellers are buying the Vessel as a resale from the original Buyer under the Shipbuilding Contract (the Original Buyer).
Supervision during construction of the vessel to be carried out for Sellers by the Original Buyer. Buyers are to have the right to place up to one observer per two Vessels at Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co., Ltd shipyard immediately after the Keel Laying of the Vessel. This observer is to form part of the Original Buyers supervision team but all costs connected with their stay at the shipyard are to be for Buyers account. This observer shall have no authority in the construction, drawing approval and shall only liaise/communicate with the Original Buyers supervision team and not the shipyard directly. Office facilities with phone, fax, email to be provided the Original Buyers within the Original Buyers supervision team site office, all direct costs associated with Buyers observers use of these office to be for Buyers account.
The Buyers obvserver shall not have by direct contact with the Shipyard whatsoever. Any questions or comments shall be addressed in writing to the Original Buyers supervision team representatives at the Shipyard who will receive all written comments/questions from the Buyers. The original Buyers supervision team representatives shall forward all of the Buyers comments/questions to the Shipyard but the Shipyard is not obliged to comply with all demands. This paragraph is fundamental for this Contract.
If for any reason whatsoever the conduct of the Buyers observer is not satisfactory or such observer act in contravention of the provisions herein the Sellers may request the substitution of such observer and the Buyers must comply with such request.
Clause 22
On or prior to the delivery of the Vessel under this Agreement, the Sellers undertake to procure that the Original Buyer shall assign to the Buyers all their rights, interest and title a) under the relevant article of the Shipbuilding Contract dealing with the Vessels so called warranty of quality, b) in any claims made thereunder outstanding at the time of such assignment and c) under any other suppliers or equipment manufacturers warranties that are available to the Original Buyer, such assignments being subject to the consent of the Builder and such other suppliers. The assignment of the rights described above, shall be effected by a) the Original Buyer executing a deed in a form acceptable to the Buyers and b) the Builder, or such other relevant supplier or manufacturer countersigning a notice of assignment again in a form acceptable to the Buyers, such notice to be duly executed, provided, however, that in the event that the Builder or any supplier or manufacturer does not consent to the assignment of the relevant warranty, the Sellers hereby further undertake to procure that the Original Buyer shall act as the agent of the Buyers in raising, handling and closing any claims that the Buyers may want to raise under the said warranty always following instructions of the Buyers. The Sellers shall arrange that the Original Buyer shall not refuse any request by the Buyers to raise a claim under the said warranty of quality on the understanding that neither the Sellers or the Original Buyer shall be
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liable to meet a claim if there is a failure to recover the same from the Builder, or, as the case may be, the relevant supplier or manufacturer, provided, however that the Sellers shall procure that the Original Buyer, will on the request of the Buyers, commence legal proceedings against the Builder, or the supplier or manufacturer in connection with any disputed or non-recoverable claim made under the relevant warranty. The Original Buyer will draft the deed of assignment which is subject to Buyers approval.
If the Vessel is not built in accordance to the specifications and the Shipbuilding Contract then the Sellers will transfer to the Buyers the benefit of any resultant liquidated damages as per the Shipbuilding Contract Article III Adjustment of Contract Price.
The Vessel shall be delivered to the Buyers only once she is in all respects ready in accordance with the Shipbuilding Contract and specification. However, the Buyers shall accept the vessel if the Original Buyer is obliged to take delivery of the Vessel under the Shipbuilding Contract Article III, always with the provision that any liquidated damages are transferred to the benefit of the Buyers.
Clause 23
The Vessel is to be delivered with Buyers name/funnel markings/port of registry.
The Sellers undertake that the following date of this Agreement and until delivery of the Vessel to the Buyers under this Agreement, they will not, and that they will procure that the Original Buyer will not without the previous written consent of the Buyers, a) agree any amendments, supplements or changes whatsoever to the Shipbuilding Contract, the Specifications or any other document relating to the construction of the Vessel; b) release or, waive any breach of, the Builder from any of the Builders obligations under the Shipbuilding Contract, and c) terminate the Shipbuilding Contract for any reason whatsoever.
However, in case of questions arise which may result in amendments, supplements or changes whatsoever to the Shipbuilding Contract the Sellers are to notify the Buyers in writing thereof. The Buyers shall within seven (7) days after receipt of such written notice the Sellers of their approval or comments thereon, if any, Should the Buyers fail to notify the Sellers of their approval or comments within seven (7) days then the Sellers to be at their liberty to make their own decisions thereon.
Clause 24
The Buyers have received and approved the Vessels Specifications, Makers List and the Shipbuilding Contract and therefore this sale is outright and definite, subject only to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
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For the Buyers | For the Sellers | |||||
/s/ J.P. Tavlarios | /s/ Achilleas Stergiou | |||||
President | President |
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