Oman Ministry of Tourism Request Letter to Omagine LLC Regarding ITC Designation for Omagine Project

Summary

The Sultanate of Oman's Ministry of Tourism has sent a letter to Omagine LLC, requesting specific documents and commitments before considering the company's application for Integrated Tourism Complex (ITC) status for the Omagine Project. Omagine LLC must provide evidence of bank financing, detailed project costs, and letters of undertaking from project promoters regarding ownership and company structure. The Ministry will only proceed with a development agreement after receiving and reviewing these materials, which must be submitted within 60 days.

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EXHIBIT 10.11
Sultanate of Oman
Ministry of Tourism
Muscat
Minister’s Office
 
 
Ref: MOT/l/2/ 676/2012 Date:  9 May 2012
 
Mr. Frank J. Drohan
 
Managing Director,
 
Omagine LLC.
P.O. Box: 708 P.C: 115
 
Dear Mr. Drohan,
 
Re: Omagine Project
 
Before we proceed with your application for Integrated Tourism Complex ("ITC") designation and approval for the OMAGINE project, we hereby request you to provide us with the following in relation to the project:
 
(i)  
Evidence in the form of legally binding commitment letter from independent lenders of the project that adequate third party bank financing is sufficiently and available to finance the project (the "Commitment Letter") also with the Commitment Letter and specifying the details of project financing including the amount and term of the loan.
(ii)  
The total estimated cost of the project and the project's ratio of debt to equity specifying the cost of each components/ elements in the project.
(iii)  
A letter of undertaking from the promoters of the project, in the event that the project is executed by your company, the promoters will not sell, assign or transfer the project to a third party at any time before the completion of the project without the prior written approval of the Ministry,
(iv)  
A letter of undertaking from the promoters of the project that the project company entering into a development agreement with the Ministry will be a Joint Stock Company with the same shareholders as Omagine LLC.
 
The Ministry would enter into a development agreement for the project upon being satisfied that all the foregoing prerequisites have been validly provided.
 
We should be pleased to receive the foregoing letters and information within sixty (60) days from the date of this letter.

Yours Sincerely,
 
 
 
 
/s/ Ahmed bin Nasser bin Hamed Al-Mahrizi
Ahmed bin Nasser bin Hamed Al-Mahrizi
Minister of Tourism