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Background
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1.
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Interpretation
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2.
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Sale and Purchase
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3.
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Conditions
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4.
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Closing
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5.
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Pre-Closing Conduct of Business
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6.
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Warranties
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7.
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Confidentiality
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8.
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Announcements
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9.
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Deductions and Withholding
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10.
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Further Assurance
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11.
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Costs
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12.
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Notices
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13.
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General
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14.
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Entire Agreement
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15.
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Counterparts
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16.
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Governing Law and Jurisdiction
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| (1) |
OCM NJORD HOLDINGS S.À R.L., a private limited liability company (société à responsabilité
limitée) incorporated under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, with registered office at 26A Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg, Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg and registered with the Luxembourg trade and companies register (Registre de commerce et des sociétés, Luxembourg) under number B176516 (the “Seller”); and
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| (2) |
HAFNIA LIMITED, a company limited by shares registered under the laws of Singapore, with registration number 202440137E and
whose registered office is at 10 Pasir Panjang Road, #18-01, Mapletree Business City, Singapore 117438 (the “Purchaser”),
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| 1. |
INTERPRETATION
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| 1.1 |
In this Agreement:
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| 1.2 |
General interpretation rules
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| 1.2.1 |
Unless the context otherwise requires, references to one gender include all other genders and no gender, and references to the singular include the plural and vice versa.
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| 1.2.2 |
References to a “person” include any individual, company, partnership, joint venture, firm, association, trust, governmental or regulatory authority, unincorporated association or other body or
entity (whether or not having separate legal personality).
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| 1.2.3 |
References to a “body corporate”, “holding company”, “parent undertaking”, “subsidiary”
and “subsidiary undertaking” shall have the meanings given in the Companies Act 2006 and references to a “company” include any company, corporation or other
body corporate, wherever and however incorporated or established.
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| 1.2.4 |
References to “this Agreement” shall include any recitals and schedules to it and references to “Clauses” are to clauses of this Agreement. The table of
contents and headings are inserted for convenience only and do not affect the construction and interpretation of this Agreement.
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| 1.2.5 |
References to “US$” are to the United States dollar.
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| 1.2.6 |
Unless expressly stated otherwise, references to any document (including this Agreement), or to a provision in a document, shall be construed as a reference to such document or provision as amended, supplemented, modified, restated or
novated from time to time.
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| 1.2.7 |
References to books, records or other information mean books, records or other information in any form including paper, electronically stored data, magnetic media, film and microfilm.
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| 1.2.9 |
Words introduced by the word “other” shall not be given a restrictive meaning because they are preceded by words referring to a particular class of acts, matters or things.
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| 1.2.10 |
References to any English legal term shall, in respect of any jurisdiction other than England and Wales, be construed as references to the term or concept which most nearly corresponds to it in that jurisdiction.
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| 1.2.11 |
References to any statute or statutory provision include:
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| (a) |
that statute or provision as from time to time modified or re-enacted whether before or (unless expressly stated otherwise) after the date of this Agreement;
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| (b) |
any past statute or statutory provision (as from time to time modified or re-enacted) which such statute or statutory provision has directly or indirectly replaced; and
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| (c) |
any subordinate legislation made from time to time under that statute or statutory provision,
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| 1.2.12 |
Unless expressly stated otherwise, references to times of the day are to London, United Kingdom time.
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| 2. |
SALE AND PURCHASE
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| 2.2 |
The Seller waives, subject to Closing, any rights of pre-emption or any other restrictions on transfer conferred upon it with respect to the Sale Shares, whether under the Articles or otherwise.
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| 2.5 |
In the event that:
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| 2.5.2 |
the Sale Shares are transferred to the Purchaser ex-dividend (meaning without the right to receive the relevant Non-Ordinary Course Pre-Closing Distribution),
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| 3. |
CONDITIONS
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| 3.1 |
Closing and the sale and purchase of the Sale Shares pursuant to this Agreement is in all respects conditional upon the satisfaction or waiver (as applicable) of the following Conditions on or before the Long Stop Date:
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| 3.1.3 |
the receipt of the following authorisations, consents, regulatory approvals or rulings:
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| (a) |
authorisation for a foreign direct investment and to complete the Transaction pursuant to the Danish Investment Screening Act (Consolidated Act No. 1256 of 27 October 2023), as amended; and
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| (b) |
approval of the Transaction by the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica – CADE) in Brazil, pursuant to Law No. 12,529/2011 and related regulations,
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| 3.1.5 |
After the passing of the Regulatory Screening Date, the Purchaser shall only be entitled to add additional approvals or clearances to the Subsequent Regulatory Conditions if either:
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| 3.2 |
Each of the Chair Appointment Condition and the Transaction Integrity Condition may only be waived by the Purchaser in its sole discretion. The Regulatory Conditions may only be waived with the agreement in writing of the Seller and the
Purchaser.
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| 3.5 |
Unless the Chair Appointment Condition is waived by the Purchaser, the Seller shall:
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| 3.5.1 |
reasonably promptly following the date of this Agreement, select a Nominee to be appointed as a director of the Company and chair of the Company’s board of directors;
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| 3.5.2 |
reasonably prior to the selection and nomination of a Nominee, consult with the Purchaser regarding the selection of the proposed Nominee;
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| 3.5.3 |
obtain written confirmation from the Nominee stating that they are willing to be appointed to the Company’s board of directors; and
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| 3.5.4 |
following consultation with the Purchaser, use all reasonable endeavours to satisfy or procure the satisfaction of the Chair Appointment Condition (including, if necessary, requisitioning a shareholder meeting of the Company to consider
the appointment and/or resignation of directors of the Company in accordance with the Articles) as soon as reasonably practicable following the selection of the Nominee and in any event on or before the Long Stop Date.
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| 3.6 |
Each Party shall, as soon as reasonably practicable following a request from the other, the Company and/or their respective advisers, and in any event sufficiently in advance of any applicable deadline, provide all information, materials
and assistance relating to the Nominee, the Purchaser Group and/or the Seller Group that is required by Applicable Law or the Articles to be provided and/or disclosed, or that the Seller or the Purchaser otherwise reasonably considers
desirable to provide and/or disclose, in connection with the satisfaction of the Chair Appointment Condition.
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| 3.7 |
The Parties shall cooperate in a timely manner in the preparation of any documents and information required for finalising the Regulatory Screening and satisfying the Regulatory Conditions.
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| 3.9.1 |
promptly notify and provide the Seller or its legal advisors with drafts of all written communications intended to be sent and a summary of all material oral communications intended to be made to any Relevant Authority, in each case
sufficiently in advance of the Regulatory Filings or any applicable time limits;
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| 3.9.2 |
without prejudice to the generality of Clause 3.9, the Purchaser shall in good faith take into account any comments or suggestions made by the Seller or its legal advisers with respect to such written or oral communications with any
Relevant Authority; and
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| 3.9.3 |
the Purchaser shall give the Seller and its legal advisors reasonable notice of all meetings, calls and interactions with the any Relevant Authority and provide the Seller and its legal advisors an opportunity to attend the same, unless
prohibited by applicable law or otherwise directed by a Relevant Authority.
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| 3.10 |
The Purchaser shall, and shall procure that each member of the Purchaser Group shall:
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| 3.10.3 |
subject to Clause 3.11, use all reasonable endeavours to take all actions required to satisfy the Regulatory Conditions; and
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| 3.10.4 |
keep the Seller promptly informed as to progress towards the satisfaction of the Regulatory Conditions and notify the Seller in writing as soon as reasonably practicable after it becomes aware that any applicable waiting period has
expired or been earlier terminated or any approval or clearance granted or satisfied by any Relevant Authority with respect to the Regulatory Conditions (together with reasonable evidence).
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| 3.13.1 |
assist the Purchaser with any applicable filings and submissions needed to satisfy the Regulatory Conditions as reasonably requested by the Purchaser;
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| 3.13.2 |
as soon as reasonably practicable following a request from the Purchaser and/or its advisers, and in any event sufficiently in advance of any applicable deadline, (i) itself provide and (ii) use all reasonable endeavours to procure that
the Company provides all information and materials reasonably required for the Regulatory Screening and the making or submission of any filings, notifications, communications or materials to a Relevant Authority in relation to the
Regulatory Conditions; and
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| 3.13.3 |
in relation to any information which in the opinion of the Seller (acting reasonably) would be of importance to the Regulatory Screening and/or the making or submission of any filings, notifications, communications or materials to a
Relevant Authority in relation to the Regulatory Conditions promptly after the Seller or any member of the Seller Group becoming aware of the existence of such relevant information promptly notify the Purchaser hereof, and provide the
Purchaser with, such information.
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| 3.14 |
Without prejudice to the generality of the Purchaser’s obligations under Clause 3.7, the Purchaser shall, and shall procure that each member of the Purchaser Group shall:
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| 3.14.1 |
subject to finalisation of the Regulatory Screening, file and submit, or procure the filing and submission of the Regulatory Filings in connection with the Regulatory Conditions to each Relevant Authority (and shall pay all fees and
expenses associated with the same incurred by the Seller and any member of the Seller Group) as soon as reasonably practicable and in any event within 20 Business Days of this Agreement, except for any Call-In jurisdictions, provided in
each case that the Purchaser receives any required and relevant information from the Seller and the Company pursuant to Clause 3.13 reasonably in advance of the deadline of 20 Business Days;
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| 3.14.2 |
promptly deal with all requests and enquiries from any Relevant Authority in connection with satisfying the Regulatory Conditions and promptly provide all information and materials required by any Relevant Authority in connection with
satisfying the Regulatory Conditions;
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| 3.14.3 |
in respect of any material communications by or on behalf of the Purchaser, or any member of the Purchaser Group, with any Relevant Authority in connection with the Regulatory Conditions:
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| (a) |
promptly notify the Seller of any material communication (whether written or oral) received from any Relevant Authority in connection with the Regulatory Conditions and provide the Seller or, as appropriate pursuant to applicable
Antitrust Law, on a counsel-to-counsel basis the Seller’s legal advisers, with copies of any such written communications and written summaries of any such oral communications (except if the Seller or its advisers were present at the
relevant call or meeting);
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provide the Seller or, as appropriate pursuant to applicable Antitrust Law, on a counsel-to-counsel basis the Seller’s legal advisers, with drafts of all material written communications or summaries of all material oral communications
intended to be sent or made to any Relevant Authority in connection with the Regulatory Conditions and give the Seller a reasonable opportunity to comment on the contents of such intended communications and take into account its reasonable
comments and requests in relation to the same; and
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| (c) |
provide the Seller with reasonable notice of any call and/or meeting with any Relevant Authority in connection with the Regulatory Conditions and an opportunity to participate, or to have its advisers participate, in such call and/or
meeting, except to the extent a Relevant Authority expressly requests that the Seller or the Seller’s advisers do not to participate in a call or meeting or if prohibited by Applicable Law.
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| 3.16 |
If a Party at any time becomes aware of anything that is reasonably likely to prevent the Regulatory Conditions from being satisfied, it shall inform the other Party of the matter as soon as reasonably practicable and keep the other
Party apprised of the status of such matter.
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| 3.17 |
Nothing in Clauses 3.7 to 3.14 (inclusive) shall require a Party to disclose, or procure the disclosure of, commercially sensitive or legally privileged information regarding itself, the Company or any member of the Seller Group (in the
case of the Seller) or the Purchaser Group (in the case of the Purchaser) to another Party, except to the extent that it is necessary to ensure that the Regulatory Conditions and any of its obligations under Clauses 3.7 to 3.14 (inclusive)
are satisfied, in which case such disclosure shall be on a confidential external counsel-to-counsel basis only and/or provided on a redacted basis (provided the disclosing Party acts reasonably in identifying such information for
redaction).
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| 4. |
CLOSING
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| 4.1 |
Closing shall take place remotely via electronic exchange of documents and signatures by or on behalf of the Parties (or at such other location or in such other manner as may be agreed in writing between the Seller and the Purchaser) on
the Closing Date.
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| 4.2 |
On the Closing Date:
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| 4.2.1 |
the Seller shall procure delivery and registration of the Sale Shares to a securities account in the name of the Purchaser as notified by the Purchaser; and
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| 4.2.2 |
the Purchaser shall procure payment of the Purchase Price by electronic transfer in same day immediately available funds to the Seller’s Bank Account.
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| 4.3 |
No later than five Business Days prior to the Closing Date, each Party shall provide the other Party with a statement in writing of the relevant details and instructions and any other information required to settle the Transaction in
accordance with this Clause 4.
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| 4.4 |
All documents and payments received by a Party from another in connection with Closing shall, unless the sending Party expressly states otherwise, be held by the recipient Party to the order of the sending Party until such time as:
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| 4.4.1 |
all documents required to be delivered to the Purchaser at Closing in accordance with Clause 4.2.1 have been delivered; and
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| 4.4.2 |
an amount equal to the Purchase Price has been paid in accordance with Clause 4.2.2 and duly received by the Seller in immediately available funds in the Seller’s Bank Account,
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PRE-CLOSING CONDUCT OF BUSINESS
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| 5.1 |
Between the date of this Agreement and Closing, the Seller undertakes that it shall:
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| 5.1.1 |
not exercise its voting rights or any other powers vested in it from time to time in its capacity as a shareholder of the Company to:
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restrict or prevent the Company and its direct and indirect subsidiaries from being operated in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and/or the current business of the Company; or
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approve any matters put to shareholders of the Company in accordance with Article 137 of the Articles without the consent of the Purchaser (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); and
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the Company does not change its Dividend Policy, its financial calendar and the dates for the issuance of its financial statements;
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that no demerger or spin-out transaction is approved, any new share class is created and/or any amendment is made to, or any reclassification is conducted of, the Company’s existing share classes and the rights and obligations associated
therewith;
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no transactions or series of connected transactions with an aggregate value in excess of US$1,000,000.00 between any member of the Company Group and the Seller Group are approved;
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no material change in the business of the Company Group taken as a whole is approved;
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no sale of Company Group assets in one, or a series of connected, transactions, comprising, individually or in the aggregate, in any one calendar year period, of more than 35% of the gross assets of the Company Group, determined by
reference to the Company’s most recent consolidated audited accounts at the time of such approval is approved; and/or
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| (f) |
any merger or consolidation involving a member of the Company Group is approved where the gross value of the assets or EBITDA immediately before completion of such merger or consolidation, multiplied by the Company Group’s percentage
ownership of the consolidated or merged entity which is being acquired is 50% or more than the gross value of the assets or EBITDA (as applicable) of the Company Group immediately before completion of such merger or consolidation,
determined in each case by reference to the most recent consolidated audited accounts of the Company and of the merged or consolidated entity at the time of such approval but applying, in each case, the accounting principles set out in the
Company’s most recent consolidated audited accounts at the time of such approval.
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| 5.1.3 |
In the event that the Seller transfers any of its shares in the Company (other than the Sale Shares) to an affiliate of the Seller, the Seller shall procure that the transferee of such shares in the Company complies with the obligations
set out in Clauses 5.1.1 and 5.1.2.
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| 5.2 |
Nothing in Clause 5.1 shall prevent any matter or action required, in the reasonable opinion of the Seller, to be undertaken:
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| 5.2.1 |
to comply with Applicable Law or taken in the case of any emergency, disaster or other serious incident or circumstance with the intention of minimising any adverse effect on the Seller or the Company;
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| 5.2.2 |
to comply with any obligation, commitment or arrangement of or relating to any member of the Seller Group existing on or before the date of this Agreement; or
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| 5.2.3 |
as expressly permitted by or required to give effect to and to comply with, this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or undertaken at the written request, or with the written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld
or delayed), of the Purchaser.
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| 5.3 |
No Claim of any nature whatsoever may be brought under this Agreement in respect of any breach of the obligations in this Clause 5 unless and until Closing has occurred.
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| 6. |
WARRANTIES
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| 6.1 |
The Seller warrants to the Purchaser that as at the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date (by reference to the facts and circumstances then existing):
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| 6.1.1 |
it has valid beneficial title to the Sale Shares and valid title to depositary receipts representing the Sale Shares; and
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| 6.1.2 |
in each case, there is no Encumbrance on or over any of the Sale Shares and there is no agreement or commitment to give or create any such Encumbrance and, no claim has been made by any person towards the Seller to be entitled to any
such Encumbrance.
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| 6.2 |
The Seller warrants to the Purchaser that as at the date of this Agreement, the Seller is not (after having made due inquiry with the board member of the Company appointed by and representing the Seller) aware of any inside information
relating to the Company or the Company’s financial instruments within the meaning of the Market Abuse Regulation or any material non-public information with respect to the Company for the purposes of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, except any inside information or material non-public information relating to this Agreement and the Transaction.
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| 6.3 |
The Purchaser warrants to the Seller that its obligations to complete the purchase of the Sale Shares are not subject to, or conditional upon, obtaining any debt or equity financing from any source outside of the Purchaser Group, and the
Purchaser has and will have sufficient funds to pay to the Seller the Purchase Price in full in cash at Closing.
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| 6.4 |
The Purchaser represents, warrants and agrees as follows:
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| 6.4.2 |
the Purchaser certifies that it is not a U.S. person (as defined in Regulation S) and is not acquiring the Sale Shares for the account or benefit of any U.S. person;
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| 6.4.3 |
the Purchaser agrees to resell the Sale Shares only: (i) in accordance with the provisions of Regulation S; (ii) pursuant to registration under the Securities Act; or (iii) pursuant to an available exemption from registration; and
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| 6.4.4 |
the Purchaser agrees not to engage in any hedging transactions with regard to the Sale Shares unless in compliance with the Securities Act.
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| 6.5 |
Each Party warrants to the other Party that as at the date of this Agreement and as at the Closing Date (by reference to the facts and circumstances then existing):
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| 6.5.1 |
it is validly incorporated, in existence and duly registered under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation and has the requisite capacity, power and authority to enter into and perform the obligations expressed to be assumed by it
under this Agreement;
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| 6.5.2 |
it has obtained or satisfied all corporate, regulatory and other approvals, and any other conditions, necessary to execute, and perform its obligations under this Agreement and any Transaction Documents which are to be entered into by
it;
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| 6.5.3 |
its obligations under this Agreement constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of it and the execution and delivery of, and the performance of its obligations under, this Agreement will not:
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| (a) |
result in a material breach of any provision of its constitutional documents;
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| (b) |
result in a material breach of, or constitute a default under, any instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound; or
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| (c) |
result in a breach of any order, judgment or decree of any court or governmental agency to which it is a party or by which it is bound; and
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| 6.5.4 |
it is not insolvent or bankrupt under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or unable to pay its debts within the meaning of section 123(1) or (2) of the Insolvency Act 1986 (or the equivalent laws of any applicable
jurisdiction); and
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| 6.6 |
Each of the Warranties shall be construed as a separate and independent warranty and shall not be limited or restricted by reference to any other Warranty.
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| 6.7 |
Notwithstanding that the Purchaser or a member of the Purchaser’s Group becomes aware at any time that there has been any breach of the Warranties provided by the Seller or any other term of this Agreement or that there may be a Claim
against the Seller, the Purchaser shall not be entitled to rescind this Agreement or treat this Agreement as terminated. The Purchaser waives all and any rights of rescission in respect of this Agreement it may have (howsoever arising or
deemed to arise), other than any such rights in respect of fraud.
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| 6.8 |
Notwithstanding that the Seller or a member of the Seller’s Group becomes aware at any time that there has been any breach of the Warranties provided by the Purchaser or any other term of this Agreement or that there may be a Claim
against the Purchaser, the Seller shall not be entitled to rescind this Agreement or treat this Agreement as terminated. The Seller waives all and any rights of rescission in respect of this Agreement it may have (howsoever arising or
deemed to arise), other than any such rights in respect of fraud.
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| 6.9 |
Except in the case of fraud, each Party acknowledges that it does not rely on and has not been induced to enter into this Agreement on the basis of any warranties, representations, covenants, undertakings, indemnities or other statements
whatsoever, other than the Warranties and acknowledges that none of the other Party, any member of the Seller Group or the Purchaser Group, as applicable or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, advisers or agents has
given any such warranties, representations, covenants, undertakings, indemnities or other statements.
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| 6.10 |
Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement, the total aggregate liability (including any applicable interest and costs) of the Seller or the Purchaser under this Agreement shall not in any event exceed an amount equal to the
Purchase Price.
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| 7. |
CONFIDENTIALITY
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| 7.1 |
Subject to Clause 7.2, each Party shall treat as strictly confidential, and not disclose or use, any information which relates to:
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| 7.1.1 |
the existence and the provisions of this Agreement and any agreement entered into pursuant to this Agreement;
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| 7.1.2 |
the negotiations relating to this Agreement and any agreement entered into pursuant to this Agreement;
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| 7.1.3 |
in the case of the Purchaser, the Company, the Seller or any member of the Seller Group and or its or their business, financial and other affairs (including future plans and targets); or
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| 7.1.4 |
in the case of the Seller, the Purchaser or any member of the Purchaser Group and or its or their business, financial and other affairs (including future plans and targets),
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| 7.2 |
| 7.2.2 |
made on a confidential basis to any Relevant Authority and required for the purpose of any governmental filing necessary to fulfil the Regulatory Conditions and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
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| 7.2.3 |
made on a confidential basis to the professional advisers of any Party or any member of the Seller Group or the Purchaser Group (and any of their respective directors, officers, employee or consultants), provided that such persons need
to know the Confidential Information for the purposes of considering, evaluating, advising on or furthering the sale and purchase of the Sale Shares or any matters arising in connection with the same, provided that such persons are under a
legal obligation to treat such information as confidential;
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| 7.2.4 |
concerns Confidential Information which is or will become publicly available other than by breach of this Agreement; or
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| 7.2.5 |
consented to by the other Party with prior written consent to the disclosure or use,
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| 8. |
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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| 8.2 |
Clause 8.1 shall not restrict any announcement, communication or circular:
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| 8.2.1 |
made or issued by or on behalf of the Seller or any member of the Seller Group with the prior written consent of the Purchaser (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed);
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| 8.2.2 |
made or issued by or on behalf of the Purchaser, or any member of the Purchaser Group, with the prior written consent of the Seller, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed;
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| 8.2.3 |
with substantially the same content as or within the scope of another announcement, communication or circular made or issued by or on behalf of the Purchaser, the Seller or any member of the Purchaser Group or the Seller Group; or
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| 8.2.4 |
required by law or any Relevant Authority, court order, the rules of any relevant stock exchange or applicable accounting practices, but only to the extent so required and provided that the Party with an obligation to make such
announcement or communication or issue a circular shall consult with the other Party so far as is reasonably practicable and permitted by Applicable Law before complying with such obligation.
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| 9. |
DEDUCTIONS AND WITHHOLDING
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| 9.1 |
All sums payable under this Agreement shall be paid in full, in immediately available funds, without any set off, counterclaim, restriction, condition, deduction or withholding, in each case, except only as may be required by Applicable
Law. For the avoidance of doubt: (i) the payor shall bear its own costs, charges, expenses and fees relating to the transmission or processing of any payment (including any bank, correspondent or intermediary charges and any inward receipt
or payment processing fees) and shall have no right to receive or recover any amount from the recipient in respect of such amounts; and (ii) nothing in this Clause 9 entitles the payor to reduce or withhold any payment on account of any
such charges, fees, costs or expenses.
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| 9.2 |
If any deduction or withholding is required by Applicable Law, the payor shall account to the Relevant Authority for the amount so required to be deducted or withheld and shall pay the recipient such additional amount as will ensure that
the recipient receives (after any deduction or withholding required by Applicable Law has been made), in total, the amount which it would have been entitled to receive in the absence of such deduction or withholding; provided that no such
additional amount shall be payable in respect of any deduction or withholding on account of Tax imposed on the Purchase Price, except to the extent such deduction or withholding arises solely as a result of a connection of the payor with
the jurisdiction imposing it.
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| 10. |
FURTHER ASSURANCE
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| 11. |
COSTS
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| 11.1 |
Save as otherwise stated in any other provision of this Agreement, each Party shall pay its own costs and expenses in relation to the negotiations leading up to the sale and purchase of the Sale Shares and to the preparation, execution
and carrying into effect of this Agreement.
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| 11.2 |
The Purchaser shall bear the cost of, and shall arrange the payment of, all notarial or registration fees and stamp duty, transfer Taxes or similar Taxes or their equivalents in all jurisdictions arising as a result of any Transaction
(including the sale and purchase of the Sale Shares) and (unless it is mandatory under Applicable Law for the Seller to do so itself) shall fulfil any administrative and reporting obligations imposed by any jurisdiction in connection with
any Transaction within the time permitted by Applicable Law.
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| 11.3 |
All amounts payable pursuant to this Agreement are, unless otherwise stated, exclusive of VAT. If anything under this Agreement constitutes the consideration for a taxable supply for VAT purposes, then:
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| 11.3.1 |
the Party receiving that consideration shall provide a valid VAT invoice (which may be in electronic form) if one is required by law; and
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| 11.3.2 |
except where the reverse charge procedure applies and subject to the provision of a valid VAT invoice where one is required in accordance with Clause 11.3.1, in addition to that consideration the Party providing that consideration shall
at the same time pay to the recipient an amount equal to any VAT thereon.
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| 12. |
NOTICES
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| 12.1 |
A notice or other communication in connection with this Agreement (each, a “Notice”) shall only be effective if it is in writing, in the English language and delivered by hand, recorded or special
delivery, courier using an internationally recognised courier company, or email.
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| 12.2 |
Any Notices under this Agreement to the Seller shall be sent to the Seller at its address or email address and for the attention of the individual set out below:
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| 12.3 |
Any Notices under this Agreement to the Purchaser shall be sent to the Purchaser at its address or email address and for the attention of the individual set out below:
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| 12.4 |
Subject to Clause 12.5, a Notice shall be effective upon receipt and shall be deemed to have been given and received:
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| 12.4.1 |
at the time of delivery, if delivered by hand or courier;
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| 12.4.2 |
at the time of delivery recorded by the delivery company in the case of recorded delivery or special delivery; and
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| 12.4.3 |
at time of sending, if sent by email, provided that receipt shall not be deemed to have occurred if the relevant sender receives an automated message indicating that the message has not been delivered to the relevant recipient(s).
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| 13. |
GENERAL
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| 13.3 |
The failure to exercise, or delay in exercising, a right or remedy provided by this Agreement or by law does not impair or constitute a waiver of the right or remedy or an impairment of, or a waiver of, other rights or remedies. No
single or partial exercise of a right or remedy provided by this Agreement or by law prevents further exercise of the right or remedy or the exercise of another right or remedy.
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| 13.4 |
Any waiver of any term of this Agreement, waiver of any breach of any term of this Agreement, or waiver of, or election whether or not to enforce, any right or remedy arising under this Agreement or provided by law, must be in writing
and signed by or on behalf of the person granting the waiver, and no waiver or election shall be inferred from a Party’s conduct.
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| 13.5 |
A person who is not a Party to this Agreement has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any term of, or enjoy any benefit under, this Agreement.
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| 13.6 |
If any provision in this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable by any judicial or other competent authority or otherwise (whether in whole or in part):
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| 13.6.2 |
to the extent it is not possible to delete or modify the provision, in whole or in part, under Clause 13.6.1 then such provision or part of it shall, to the extent that it is illegal, invalid or unenforceable, be deemed not to form part
of this Agreement and the legality, validity and enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement shall, subject to any deletion or modification made under Clause 13.6.1, not be affected.
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| 13.7 |
Nothing in this Agreement and no action taken by the Parties under this Agreement shall be deemed to constitute a partnership between the Parties nor constitute any Party the agent of any other Party for any purpose.
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| 14. |
ENTIRE AGREEMENT
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| 14.2 |
So far as is permitted by Applicable Law and except in the case of fraud, the only rights and remedies of the Parties in relation to any representation, warranty or undertaking made or given in connection with this Agreement shall be for
breach of the relevant terms of this Agreement and each Party waives all other rights and remedies (including those in tort or arising under statute) in relation to any such representation, warranty or undertaking.
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| 14.3 |
This Agreement may only be varied, supplemented or replaced by a document signed by each of the Parties and expressed to be a variation to this Agreement.
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| 15. |
COUNTERPARTS
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| 16. |
GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
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| 16.1 |
This Agreement and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with this Agreement (including any non-contractual obligations arising out of the negotiation of the transaction(s) contemplated by this Agreement) are
governed by and shall be construed in accordance with English law.
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| 16.2 |
The Seller and Purchaser agree that:
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| 16.2.1 |
any dispute shall be referred to and finally determined by arbitration in accordance with the 2020 Arbitration Rules of the London Court of International Arbitration (the “LCIA”);
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| 16.2.2 |
this arbitration agreement shall be governed by English law;
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| 16.2.3 |
the seat of the arbitration shall be London, England;
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| 16.2.4 |
the language of the arbitration shall be English;
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| 16.2.5 |
the number of arbitrators shall be three, unless the Parties agree to have a single arbitrator. Each Party shall nominate one arbitrator. If either Party fails to make a nomination, the LCIA shall appoint the relevant arbitrator without
affecting any nomination or confirmation of an arbitrator by the other Party. The two arbitrators nominated by the Parties shall within fifteen days of the confirmation of the second arbitrator jointly nominate a third arbitrator to act as
presiding arbitrator. If the party-nominated arbitrators fail to agree, the LCIA shall appoint the presiding arbitrator. If this Clause operates to exclude a Party’s right to choose its own arbitrator, each Party irrevocably and
unconditionally waives any right to do so; and
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| 16.2.6 |
this agreement to arbitrate shall be binding upon the Parties, their successors and assigns.
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| 16.3 |
Each Party irrevocably consents to any process in any legal action or proceedings arising out of or in connection with this Agreement (including its formation) being served on it in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement
relating to service of Notices. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall affect the right of any Party to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.
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SIGNED
for and on behalf of
OCM NJORD HOLDINGS S.À R.L.
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/s/ Hugo Froment
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by a duly authorised signatory
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Signature of authorised signatory
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Hugo Froment
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Name of authorised signatory
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Manager
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Title of authorised signatory
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/s/ Martin Eckel
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Signature of authorised signatory
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Martin Eckel
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Name of authorised signatory
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Manager
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Title of authorised signatory
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SIGNED
for and on behalf of
HAFNIA LIMITED
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/s/ Ralph Steen Juhl
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by a duly authorised signatory
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Signature of authorised signatory
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Ralph Steen Juhl
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Name of authorised signatory
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Executive Vice President
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Title of authorised signatory
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