First Amendment to the Restructuring Support Agreement among the Company, certain of its subsidiaries named therein and the Amending Creditors party thereto, dated as of May 27, 2014

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EXHIBIT 10.1
 
FIRST AMENDMENT TO RESTRUCTURING SUPPORT AGREEMENT
 
This FIRST AMENDMENT TO RESTRUCTURING SUPPORT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is made and entered into as of May 27, 2014, and effective as of the Amendment Effective Date (as defined herein), by and among Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (“Genco”) and its undersigned subsidiaries (together with Genco, the “Company Parties”) and the undersigned Supporting Creditors (the “Amending Creditors” and, together with the Company Parties, the “Amendment Parties”).

WHEREAS, reference is made to the Restructuring Support Agreement, effective as of April 3, 2014, by and among the Supporting Creditors and the Company Parties (as such agreement may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Restructuring Support Agreement”);

WHEREAS, the Restructuring Support Agreement contemplates a Restructuring of the Company Parties to be implemented through a prepackaged chapter 11 plan consistent with the terms and conditions of the Restructuring Support Agreement and the Restructuring Term Sheet attached thereto (such chapter 11 plan of reorganization, the “Plan”);

WHEREAS, in accordance with the Restructuring Support Agreement, on April 21, 2014, each of the Company Parties filed a voluntary petition for relief under chapter 11 of title 11 of the United States Code, 11 U.S.C. §§ 101-1532 (as amended, the “Bankruptcy Code”), in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Bankruptcy Court”);

WHEREAS, on April 25, 2014, the Bankruptcy Court entered an Order in the Company Parties’ chapter 11 cases [Docket No. 47] approving the Company Parties’ assumption of the Restructuring Support Agreement pursuant to section 365(a) of the Bankruptcy Code; and

WHEREAS, on May 23, 2014, the Bankruptcy Court ordered a schedule for confirmation of the Plan (the “Confirmation Schedule”); and

WHEREAS, the Amending Creditors and the Company Parties wish to amend the Restructuring Support Agreement in accordance with Section 18 of the Restructuring Support Agreement as set forth more fully herein;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, along with other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Amendment Parties hereby agree as follows:

1. Capitalized Terms.  Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Restructuring Support Agreement.

2. Amendment.

a. Section 8(e) of the Restructuring Support Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:
“the order approving the Disclosure Statement and the solicitation procedures and confirming the Plan shall be entered (such date, the “Confirmation Date”) on or before June  27, 2014; and”.

b. The section of the Restructuring Term Sheet located opposite the word “Rights Offering” is amended as follows:
· the words “Some or all of the” are inserted at the beginning of the first bullet point.
· the words “for 60 days” are stricken from the first bullet point.
· the words “party thereto” shall be inserted in the second bullet point after the words “Supporting 2007 Facility Lenders” and after the words “Supporting Noteholders”.
 
3. Consent.  Each undersigned Amending Creditor hereby consents to (a) extending the Subscription Deadline (as defined in the Plan) to June 18, 2014; (b) amending the Plan to reflect the new Subscription Deadline; (c) entry into a new Equity Commitment Agreement or an amendment to the Equity Commitment Agreement dated as of April 16, 2014 that (i) reflects the new Confirmation Schedule, (ii) is consistent with the Term Sheet (as revised by this Amendment), (iii) is otherwise on terms and conditions identical to those in the Equity Commitment Agreement dated as of April 16, 2014 and (iv) has been approved by the Required Commitment Parties (as defined in the Equity Commitment Agreement).
 
4. Amending Creditors’ Representations and Warranties. Each undersigned Amending Creditor, severally but not jointly, represents, warrants, and acknowledges as follows:

a. Authority and Validity.  (i) Such Amending Creditor has the power and authority to execute, deliver, and perform its obligations under this Amendment, and to consummate the transactions contemplated herein, (ii) the execution, delivery, and performance by such Amending Creditor under this Amendment and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Amending Creditor, and (iii) this Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by the Amending Creditor and constitutes the legal, valid, and binding agreement of such Amending Creditor and is enforceable against such Amending Creditor in accordance with its terms.
 
b. Title.  Such Amending Creditor is the legal or beneficial holder of, and has all necessary authority (including authority to bind any other legal or beneficial holder) with respect to the debt outstanding under the Debt Instruments in the aggregate principal amount set forth in Exhibit A (and in the case of a nominee, it
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has due and proper authorization to act on behalf of, and to bind, the beneficial owner of such Debt Instruments), and that its interests in such Debt Instruments are free and clear of any pledge, lien, security interest, charge, claim, equity, option, proxy, voting restriction, right of first refusal, or other limitation on disposition or encumbrances of any kind that would adversely affect in any way such Amending Creditor’s performance of its obligations contained in the Restructuring Support Agreement and this Amendment at the time such obligations are required to be performed; and

c. Supporting Creditor.  Such Amending Creditor is a Supporting Creditor party to the Restructuring Support Agreement (whether as an original signatory thereto or by subsequent execution and delivery of a Transferee Acknowledgement in accordance with Section 5(a) of the Restructuring Support Agreement).

5. Company Parties’ Representations and Warranties.  Each of the Company Parties hereby represents, warrants, and acknowledges that (i) it has the power and authority to execute, deliver, and perform its obligations under this Amendment, and to consummate the transactions contemplated herein, (ii) the execution, delivery, and performance by the Company Parties under this Amendment and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the applicable Company Parties, and (iii) this Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by the applicable Company Parties and constitutes the legal, valid, and binding agreement of such Company Parties and is enforceable against the Company Parties in accordance with its terms.

6. Continued Effect of Restructuring Support Agreement.  The Restructuring Support Agreement remains unchanged and in full force and effect, except as specifically amended by this Amendment and except to the extent individual holdings reflected on each Supporting Creditor’s signature page to the original Restructuring Support Agreement have changed as a result of a transfer pursuant to Section 5(a) of the Restructuring Support Agreement.

7. Governing Law.  THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY CONFLICTS OF LAW PROVISION WHICH WOULD REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAW OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.

8. Amendment Effective Date.  This Amendment shall become effective as to each of the Company Parties and each Supporting Creditor under the Restructuring Support Agreement upon the execution and delivery of counterpart signatures by each of the Company Party and Amending Creditors constituting (i) Required Supporting 2007 Facility Lenders, (ii) Required Supporting $100 Million Facility Lenders, (iii) Required Supporting $253 Million Facility Lenders, and (iv) Required Supporting Noteholders (as each such term is defined in Section 7(b) of the Restructuring Support Agreement) (such date, the “Amendment Effective Date”).
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9. Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement.  The signatures of all of the Amending Parties need not appear on the same counterpart. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Amendment by facsimile or electronic mail shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed signature page of this Amendment.

10. No Waiver.  The execution, delivery and effectiveness hereof shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Parties under the Restructuring Support Agreement.
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Amending Parties have caused this FIRST AMENDMENT TO PLAN SUPPORT AGREEMENT to be duly executed as of the date above written.
 
GENCO SHIPPING & TRADING LIMITED
 
By:
/s/ John C. Wobensmith
Name: John C. Wobensmith
       
Title: Chief Financial Officer
 
GENCO ACHERON LIMITED
GENCO CHARGER LIMITED
GENCO BEAUTY LIMITED
GENCO HUNTER LIMITED
GENCO KNIGHT LIMITED
GENCO PREDATOR LIMITED
GENCO LEADER LIMITED
GENCO WARRIOR LIMITED
GENCO MUSE LIMITED
GENCO BAY LIMITED
GENCO VIGOUR LIMITED
GENCO OCEAN LIMITED
GENCO CARRIER LIMITED
GENCO AVRA LIMITED
GENCO PROSPERITY LIMITED
GENCO MARE LIMITED
GENCO SUCCESS LIMITED
GENCO SPIRIT LIMITED
GENCO WISDOM LIMITED
GENCO LORRAINE LIMITED
GENCO MARINE LIMITED
GENCO PYRENEES LIMITED
GENCO EXPLORER LIMITED
GENCO LOIRE LIMITED
GENCO PIONEER LIMITED
GENCO CLAUDIUS LIMITED
GENCO PROGRESS LIMITED
GENCO BOURGOGNE LIMITED
GENCO RELIANCE LIMITED
GENCO PICARDY LIMITED
GENCO SURPRISE LIMITED
GENCO AQUITAINE LIMITED
GENCO SUGAR LIMITED
GENCO NORMANDY LIMITED
GENCO AUGUSTUS LIMITED
GENCO AUVERGNE LIMITED
GENCO TIBERIUS LIMITED
GENCO PROVENCE LIMITED
GENCO LONDON LIMITED
GENCO ARDENNES LIMITED
GENCO TITUS LIMITED
GENCO BRITTANY LIMITED
GENCO CONSTANTINE LIMITED
GENCO LANGUEDOC LIMITED
GENCO HADRIAN LIMITED
GENCO RHONE LIMITED
GENCO COMMODUS LIMITED
GENCO INVESTMENTS LLC
GENCO MAXIMUS LIMITED
GENCO MANAGEMENT (USA) LLC
GENCO CLAUDIUS LIMITED
GENCO SHIP MANAGEMENT LLC
GENCO CHALLENGER LIMITED
GENCO RE INVESTMENTS LLC
GENCO CHAMPION LIMITED
 
 
By:
/s/ John C. Wobensmith
Name: John C. Wobensmith
       
Title: Chief Financial Officer
 
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GENCO CAVALIER LLC
GENCO RAPTOR LLC
GENCO THUNDER LLC
 
By:
/s/ John C. Wobensmith
Name: John C. Wobensmith
       
Title: Manager
 
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Alden Global Capital LLC
 
 
By: /s/ Beth Pierce                    
Name:  Beth Pierce
Title:  Vice President
 
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APOLLO SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES MANAGED
ACCOUNT, L.P.

BY: APOLLO SOMA ADVISORS, L.P., its general
partner

BY: APOLLO SOMA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC,
its general partner
 
By: /s/ Joseph D. Glatt                    
Name:  Joseph D. Glatt
Title:  Vice President and Secretary

AES (LUX) S.A R.L.
 
BY: APOLLO EUROPEAN STRATEGIC
MANAGEMENT, L.P., its investment manager

BY: APOLLO EUROPEAN STRATEGIC
MANAGEMENT GP, LLC, its general partner
 
By: /s/ Joseph D. Glatt                    
Name:  Joseph D. Glatt
Title:  Vice President and Secretary

AEC (LUX) S.A R.L.

BY: APOLLO EUROPEAN CREDIT MANAGEMENT,
L.P., its investment manager

BY: APOLLO EUROPEAN CREDIT MANAGEMENT
GP, LLC, its general partner
 
By: /s/ Joseph D. Glatt                    
Name:  Joseph D. Glatt
Title:  Vice President and Secretary
 
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APOLLO CENTRE STREET PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
 
BY: APOLLO CENTRE STREET MANAGEMENT, LLC,
its investment manager
 
By: /s/ Joseph D. Glatt                    
Name:  Joseph D. Glatt
Title:  Vice President and Secretary

ANS U.S. HOLDINGS LTD
 
BY: APOLLO SK STRATEGIC ADVISORS, LLC, its
sole director
 
By: /s/ Joseph D. Glatt                    
Name:  Joseph D. Glatt
Title:  Vice President and Secretary
 
APOLLO CREDIT OPPORTUNITY FUND III LP
 
BY: APOLLO CREDIT OPPORTUNITY ADVISORS III
LP, its general partner

BY: APOLLO CREDIT OPPORTUNITY ADVISORS III
GP LLC, its general partner
 
By: /s/ Joseph D. Glatt                    
Name:  Joseph D. Glatt
Title:  Vice President and Secretary
 
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APOLLO FRANKLIN PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
 
BY: APOLLO FRANKLIN ADVISORS (APO DC), L.P.,
its general partner

BY: APOLLO FRANKLIN ADVISORS (APO DC-GP),
LLC, its general partner
 
By: /s/ Joseph D. Glatt                    
Name:  Joseph D. Glatt
Title:  Vice President and Secretary

APOLLO ZEUS STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS, L.P.
 
BY: APOLLO ZEUS STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT,
LLC, its investment manager
 
By: /s/ Joseph D. Glatt                    
Name:  Joseph D. Glatt
Title:  Vice President and Secretary
 
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Bank of America, N.A.
 
 
By: /s/ Jonathan M. Barnes                    
Name:  Jonathan M. Barnes
Title:  Vice President
 
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Centerbridge Capital Partners II (Cayman), L.P.
 
Centerbridge Capital Partners SBS II (Cayman), L.P.
 
Centerbridge Special Credit Partners II AIV IV (Cayman), L.P.
 
Centerbridge Credit Partners, LP
 
Centerbridge Credit Partners Master, LP


By: /s/ Bao Truong                    
Name:  Bao Truong
Title:  Senior Managing Director
 
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CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.


By: /s/ Linda R. Gianna Hasio                    
Name:  Linda R. Gianna Hasio
Title:  Director
 
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CITIGROUP FINANCIAL PRODUCTS INC.


By: /s/ Michael Eliason                    
Name:  Michael Eliason
Title:  Authorized Signatory
 
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CITIBANK N.A.


By: /s/ Michael Eliason                    
Name:  Michael Eliason
Title:  Attorney-In-Fact
 
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Credit Value Partners, LP, for funds and accounts
under management

 
By: /s/ Donald Pollard                    
Name:  Donald Pollard
Title:  Authorized Signatory
 
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Gracie Credit Opportunities Master Fund, LP
 
By:  P&S Credit Management, LP


By: /s/ Sam Konz                    
Name:  Sam Konz
Title:  CFO
 
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P. Gracie, Ltd
 
By:  P&S Credit Management, LP


By: /s/ Sam Konz                    
Name:  Sam Konz
Title:  CFO
 
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Kildonan Castle Global Credit Opportunity Master Fund Ltd.

 
By: /s/ S. Dhulipaca                    
Name:  S. Dhulipaca
Title:  CIO
 
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Midtown Acquisitions LP

 
By: /s/ Avram Z. Friedman                    
Name:  Avram Z. Friedman
Title:  Manager
 
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Onex Debt Opportunity Fund, Ltd.
 
By: Onex Credit Partners, LLC, its investment manager
 

By: /s/ Kevin Connors                    
Name:  Kevin Connors
Title:  Portfolio Manager
 
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OCP Investment Trust
 
By: Onex Credit Partners, LLC, its manager
 
By: /s/ Kevin Connors                    
Name:  Kevin Connors
Title:  Portfolio Manager
 
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PANNING MASTER FUND, LP
By: Panning Capital Management, LP as investment manager


By: /s/ William Kelly                    
Name:  William Kelly
Title:  COO
 
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SILVER POINT CAPITAL FUND, L.P.


By: /s/ Michael A. Gatto                    
Name:  Michael A. Gatto
Title:  Authorized Signatory
 
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SPCP GROUP, LLC,


By: /s/ Michael A. Gatto                    
Name:  Michael A. Gatto
Title:  Authorized Signatory
 
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Permal Stone Lion Fund Ltd.

By:      Stone Lion Capital Partners L.P.,
Investment Manager


By: /s/ Claudia Borg                    
Name:  Claudia Borg
Title:  Authorized Signatory
 
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Stone Lion Portfolio L.P.
By: Stone Lion Capital Partners L.P.,
Its Investment Manager


By: /s/ Claudia Borg                    
Name:  Claudia Borg
Title:  General Counsel
 
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STRATEGIC VALUE MASTER FUND, LTD.

By:  Strategic Value Partners, LLC, its Investment Manager


By: /s/ Lewis Schwartz                    
Name:  Lewis Schwartz
Title:  Chief Financial Officer
 
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STRATEGIC VALUE SPECIAL SITUATIONS MASTER FUND II, L.P.

By:  SVP Special Situations II LLC, its Investment Manager

 
By: /s/ Lewis Schwartz                    
Name:  Lewis Schwartz
Title:  Chief Financial Officer
 
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STRATEGIC VALUE SPECIAL SITUATIONS MASTER FUND III, L.P.

By:  SVP Special Situations III LLC, its Investment Manager

 
By: /s/ Lewis Schwartz                    
Name:  Lewis Schwartz
Title:  Chief Financial Officer
 
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STRATEGIC VALUE SPECIAL SITUATIONS OFFSHORE FUND III-A, L.P.

By: SVP Special Situations III-A LLC its Investment Manager

By: /s/ Lewis Schwartz                    
Name:  Lewis Schwartz
Title:  Chief Financial Officer
 
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MAP 139 SEGREGATED PORTFOLIO OF LMA SPC
By:            Vendor Capital Management LP
Its:            Investment Adviser
 

By: /s/ Michael J. Wartell                    
Name:  Michael J. Wartell
Title:  Co-Chief Investment Officer
 
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VENDOR CAPITAL MASTER FUND LTD
By:            Vendor Capital Management LP
Its:            Investment Manager

 
By: /s/ Michael J. Wartell                    
Name:  Michael J. Wartell
Title:  Co-Chief Investment Officer
 
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ADVANTAGE OPPORTUNITIES FUND, L.P.
 
 
By: /s/ Irvin Schlussel                    
Name:             Irvin Schlussel
Title:                Managing Partner
 
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BROWNSTONE INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC
 
 
By: /s/ Douglas Lowey                    
Name:             Douglas Lowey
Title:                CEO
 
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FIDELITY ADVISOR SERIES I FUND; FIDELITY ADVISOR LEVERAGED
COMPANY STOCK FUND
 
 
By: /s/ Joseph Zambello                    
Name:             Joseph Zambello
Title:                Deputy Treasurer
 
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FIDELITY SECURITIES FUND; FIDELITY LEVERAGED COMPANY STOCK FUND
 
 
By: /s/ Joseph Zambello                    
Name:             Joseph Zambello
Title:                Deputy Treasurer
 
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NEW GENERATION ADVISORS, LLC
 
 
By: /s/ Johan D. Goedkoop                    
Name:             Johan D. Goedkoop
Title:                Vice President
 
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JLP CREDIT OPPORTUNITY MASTER FUND LTD.
 
By:            Phoenix Investment Adviser, LLC, its Investment Manager
 
 
By: /s/  Jeff Peskind                    
Name:             Jeff Peskind
Title:                CIO
 
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JLP STRESSED CREDIT FUND LP
 
By:            Phoenix Investment Adviser, LLC, its Investment Manager
 
 
By: /s/  Jeff Peskind                    
Name:              Jeff Peskind
Title:                CIO
 
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WILFRID ADVISORS AG
 
 
By: /s/ Nicholas W. Walsh                    
Name:             Nicholas W. Walsh
Title:                President

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BNP PARIBAS



By:    /s/ Eric Eugène                                   
Name: Eric Eugène
Title:  Global Head of Transportation Group



By:   /s/ Patricia Lormeau                          
Name: Patricia Lormeau
Title:




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Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank



By:    /s/ Michael Choina                          
Name: Michael Choina
Title:  Director




By:    /s/ Eden Rahman                              
Name: Eden Rahman
Title:  Associate




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Deutsche Bank AG Filiale Deutschlandgeschäft



By:   /s/ K. Seefeld                                     
Name: K. Seefeld
Title:  Director



By:    /s/ Bastian Duhmert                         
Name: Bastian Duhmert
Title:  Director




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DVB Bank SE



By:    /s/ Joachim Götz                               
Name: Joachim Götz
Title:  Vice President




By:    /s/ Bianca Blum                                
Name: Bianca Blum
Title:  Vice President





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Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ).



By:    /s/ Ame Juell-Skielse                       
Name: Arne Juell-Skieise
Title:



By:    /s/ Jan Dachién                                
Name: Jan Dachién
Title:





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Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank



By:    /s/ Michael Choina                          
Name: Michael Choina
Title:  Director



By:    /s/ Eden Rahman                              
Name: Eden Rahman
Title:  Associate





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Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ).



By:    /s/ Bjarte Böe                                    
Name: Bjarte Böe
Title:



Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ).



By:    /s/ Magnus Rundgren                     
Name: Magnus Rundgren
Title:





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CREDIT INDUSTRIEL ET COMMERCIAL



By:    /s/ Andrew McKuin                        
Name: Andrew McKuin
Title:  Vice President



By:    /s/ Alex Aupoix                                
Name: Alex Aupoix
Title:  Managing Director





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