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Guarantee: The Guarantor hereby guarantees the due and punctual payment to you of all sums payable by the Owners to V.Ships
under and pursuant to each Addendum for each Vessel at any time during the duration of the respective technical management agreement and each Addendum, as may be applicable.
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Payment Demand and Terms of Payment: Provided always that under no circumstance shall we bear more liability than each Owner,
if any of the Owners fails for whatever reason to perform any obligation or fails to pay any sums when due to you in accordance with the provisions of the respective Addendum, you shall notify us in writing of the manner in which such Owner
has failed to perform and request that payment be made by the Guarantor under this Guarantee specifying the bank account V.Ships wish to receive payment ( “Payment Demand”).
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Waivers: This is an on-demand Guarantee and not merely a surety. Therefore, the Guarantor hereby waives (a) any right to
assert any counterclaim or other defenses before payment and to exercise any right to set-off; (b) any right to require that any action or proceeding be brought against each of the Owners or any other person in advance of payment.
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No delay of V.Ships in the exercise of or failure to exercise any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver of such rights, a waiver of any other rights or a release of the Guarantor from any obligations
hereunder.
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Termination: This Guarantee shall terminate in relation to each Owner on the earlier of the (i) date on which the respective
Management Agreement for the relevant Vessel is terminated or (ii) the respective Addendum for the relevant Vessel is terminated. Where the respective Addendum is terminated between 1 January and 30 June of a Verification Period, and
V.Ships was the responsible compliance entity on 31 December of the previous Reporting Period, this Guarantee shall terminate only if the relevant Owner has advanced the funds required for payment of the estimated FuelEU Penalty before
termination of the relevant Addendum.
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Representations and warranties: The Guarantor represents and warrants that:
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(a) it is an entity duly organised and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has the corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and carry out the terms and
provisions of this Guarantee;
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(b) no authorisation, approval, consent or order of, or registration or filing with, any court or other governmental body having jurisdiction over the Guarantor is required on the part of the Guarantor for
execution and delivery of this Guarantee; and
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(c) this Guarantee, when executed and delivered, will constitute a valid and legally binding agreement of the Guarantor.
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Miscellaneous: This Guarantee shall be binding upon the Guarantor, its successors and assigns and inure to the benefit of and
be enforceable by V.Ships, its successors and assigns.
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This Guarantee shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law and arbitration as provided in each Management Agreement.
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No term or provision of this Guarantee, included this provision, shall be amended, modified, altered, waived or supplemented except in writing duly signed by the Guarantor and V.Ships.
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Any claim or demand under this Guarantee shall be in writing signed by one of your officers or attorneys-in-fact and may be served on us by E-mail to
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All payments by us under this Guarantee shall be made without any set off or counterclaim and without deduction or withholding for or on account of any taxes, duties, or charges whatsoever unless we are
compelled by law to deduct or withhold the same. In the later event we shall make the minimum deduction or withholding permitted and will pay such additional amounts as may be necessary in order that the net amount received by you after
such deductions or withholdings shall equal the amount which would have been received had no such deduction or withholding been required to be made.
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For and on behalf of the
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For and on behalf of the
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Guarantor
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V. Ships Greece Ltd.
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Name:
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Name:
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Title:
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Title:
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