Notice of Dividend Amount • May 6, 2025
Notice of Dividend Amount
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Denne meldingen til obligasjonseierne er kun utarbeidet på engelsk. For informasjon vennligst kontakt Nordic Trustee AS.
ISIN: NO 0010821010 FRN Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA senior unsecured convertible USD 32,500,000 bonds 2018/2023
Oslo, 6 May 2025
Nordic Trustee AS acts as trustee (the "Bond Trustee") for the bondholders (the "Bondholders") in the above-mentioned bond issue with ISIN NO 0010821010 and issued by Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA as issuer (the "Issuer") pursuant to the bond terms originally dated 9 May 2018 (as amended and amended and restated from time to time, the "Existing Bond Terms").
Capitalised terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings ascribed to such terms in the Existing Bond Terms.
The Bond Trustee has issued this notice of Written Resolution pursuant to a request from the Issuer, in accordance with the terms of the Bond Terms.
The information in this notice (the "Notice") regarding the Issuer and the Group and market conditions is provided by the Issuer, and the Bond Trustee expressly disclaims all liability whatsoever related to such information.
The Issuer requests that certain amendments are made to the Existing Bond Terms, and where the key amendments can be summarized as follows:
The proceeds of the new tap issue is intended to finance the Group's acquisition of its interest in Siem Day (see the stock exchange notice issued by the Issuer on or about 6 May 2025) as well as working capital and the other amendments are meant to inter alia facilitate the Group's increased focused on maritime assets, including by giving the Group the flexibility to raise new debt capital. The adjustments to the Conversion Price will off-set NOK/USD exchange rate fluctuations.
Based on the above, the Issuer is proposing (the "Proposal") that the Existing Bond Terms are amended and restated by through entry into of the amendment and restatement Agreement (the "Amendment and Restatement Agreement") attached hereto as Schedule 2 (Amendment and Restatement Agreement) and whereby the Existing Bond Terms will be amended and restated in the form of the amended and restated bond terms attached as Schedule 1 (Amended and Restated Bond Terms) to the Amendment Agreement (the "Amended and Restated Bond Terms").
Bondholders holding a required majority of Bonds have confirmed to the Issuer that they are supportive towards the Proposal.
The Proposal is put forward to the Bondholders without further evaluation or recommendation from the Bond Trustee. Nothing herein shall constitute a recommendation to the Bondholders from the Bond Trustee. Each Bondholder should independently evaluate the Proposal and vote accordingly.
Based on the above, the Issuer has approached the Bond Trustee to request a Written Resolution. For the avoidance of doubt, no Bondholders meeting will be held.
It is proposed that the Bondholders resolve the following Proposal by way of Written Resolution (the "Proposed Resolution"):
"The Bondholders approve Proposal as described in section 3 (Proposal) of the Notice, and so that the Bond Trustee shall enter into the Amendment and Restatement Agreement and thereby give effect to the amendment and restatement of the Existing Bond Terms in the form of the Amended and Restated Bond Terms on the terms of the Amendment and Restatement Agreement. The extension of the Maturity Date to 9 November 2030 shall take effect immediately and not be subject to any conditions precedent.
The Bondholders authorise and instruct the Bond Trustee to take such steps and complete such transactions on behalf of the Bondholders as may be necessary or desirable in connection with the Proposal. Including without limitation to prepare, finalise and enter into the necessary agreements and other documentation deemed appropriate, and for and behalf of the Bondholders, take such further actions and negotiate, agree, enter into, sign and execute such agreements and documents that are required to complete and give effect to the Proposal. "
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Voting Period: The Voting Period shall expire eleven (11) Business Days after the date of this Notice, being on 21 May 2025 at 16:00 Oslo time. The Bond Trustee must have received all votes necessary in order for the Written Resolution to be passed with the requisite majority under the Bond Terms prior to the expiration of the Voting Period.
How to vote: A duly completed and signed Voting Form (attached hereto as Schedule 1), together with proof of ownership/holdings must be received by the Bond Trustee no later than at the end of the Voting Period and must be submitted by scanned e-mail to [email protected].
To approve the Proposal 1) either Bondholders representing at least 2/3 of the relevant Voting Bonds, must vote in favour of the Proposed Resolution prior to the expiry of the Voting Period, or 2) at least 2/3 of the relevant Voting Bonds is in favour and at least 50 % of the relevant Voting Bonds, have voted by the end of the Voting Period. The Bondholders may vote "In Favour" of or "Against" the Proposed
Resolution. A Written Resolution is passed when the requisite majority has been achieved for the Proposed Resolution, even if the Voting Period has not yet expired. A Written Resolution may also be passed if the sufficient number of negative votes is received prior to the expiry of the Voting Period, in which case the resolution is that the Proposed Resolution is not approved.
The effective date of a Written Resolution passed prior to the expiry of the Voting Period is the date when the Proposed Resolution is approved by the last Bondholder that resulted in the necessary voting majority being achieved.
If the above resolution is not adopted as proposed herein, the Bond Terms and other Finance Documents will remain unchanged.
Yours sincerely
Nordic Trustee AS
________________
Fredrik Lundberg
Schedules:
Schedule 1: Voting form for ISIN NO 0010821010
Schedule 2: Amendment and Restatement Agreement
The undersigned holder or authorised person/entity votes in the following manner to the Proposed Resolution as defined in the Notice of a Written Resolution dated 6 May 2025.
In favour of the Proposed Resolution
Against the Proposed Resolution
| ISIN | Amount of bonds owned |
|---|---|
| NO 0010821010 | |
| Custodian Name | Account number at Custodian |
| Company | Day time telephone number |
Enclosed to this form is the complete printout from our custodian/VPS1 , verifying our bondholding in the bond issue as of _______________.
We acknowledge that Nordic Trustee AS in relation to the Written Resolution for verification purpose may obtain information regarding our holding of Bonds on the above stated account in the securities register VPS.
We consent to the following information being shared with the issuer's advisor (the Advisor):
Our identity and amounts of Bonds owned
Our vote
Place, date Authorized signature
_____________________ ___________________________________________
Nordic Trustee AS PO Box 1470 Vika N-0116 Oslo Norway
Telephone: +47 22 87 94 00 E-mail: [email protected]
1 If the Bonds are held in custody other than in the VPS, evidence provided from the custodian confirming that (i) you are the owner of the Bonds, (ii) in which account number the Bonds are held, and (iii) the amount of Bonds owned.
attached as a separate document on www.Stamdata.com
to
between
as Issuer and
on behalf of
in the bond issue
FRN Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA senior unsecured convertible USD 32,500,000 bonds 2018/2023
THIS AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") has been entered into on [**] May 2025 between:
(the parties referred to above in (1) to (2) above are jointly referred to herein as the "Parties" and each a "Party").
2.1 In this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
"Amended and Restated Bond Terms" means the Original Bond Terms as amended and restated by this Agreement in the form set out in Schedule 1 (Amended and Restated Bond Terms).
"Effective Date" means the date the Bond Trustee has confirmed in writing to the Issuer that the conditions precedent pursuant to Clause 4 (Conditions Precedent) herein have been satisfied.
3.1 The Parties agree that on, and with effect from, the Effective Date, the Original Bond Terms shall be amended and restated by this Agreement so that it shall then be in effect in the form set forth in
Schedule 1 (Amended and Restated Bond Terms) to this Agreement.
each in a form and substance satisfactory to the Bond Trustee (as determined at its sole discretion upon receipt), unless waived by the Bond Trustee in its sole discretion. The Bond Trustee shall notify the Issuer promptly upon being so satisfied.
5.1 The Issuer repeats the representations and warranties to the Bond Trustee that are included in clause 7 (Representations and Warranties) of the Amended and Restated Bond Terms on the date of this Agreement and the Effective Date, in each case with reference to the facts and circumstances then in existence.
6.1 The Issuer confirms that, notwithstanding the amendments effected by this Agreement, any reference in any Finance Document to the Original Bond Terms shall be construed as a reference to the Original Bond Terms as amended and restated by this Agreement. Unless expressly modified by this Agreement, all terms and provisions of the Original Bond Terms shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects by the Parties as if herein set forth in their entirety. All references in the Original Bond Terms to "these Bond Terms", "hereof", "hereby", "hereto", and the like, shall, from the Effective Date, mean the Original Bond Terms as hereby amended and restated.
[the next page is the signature page]
| The Issuer: | The Bond Trustee: |
|---|---|
| Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA | Nordic Trustee AS |
| …………………………………………. | …………………………………………. |
| By: | By: |
| Position: | Position: |
[attached as a separate document]
FINAL DRAFT (060525)
FOR
FRN Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA senior unsecured convertible USD 32,500,00046,000,000 bonds 2018/20232030
ISIN NO 0010821010
| 1. | INTERPRETATION 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2. | THE BONDS 1214 | |
| 3. | THE BONDHOLDERS 1315 | |
| 4. | ADMISSION TO LISTING 1416 | |
| 5. | REGISTRATION OF THE BONDS 1416 | |
| 6. | CONDITIONS FOR DISBURSEMENT 1416 | |
| 7. | REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 1518 | |
| 8. | PAYMENTS IN RESPECT OF THE BONDS 1720 | |
| 9. | INTEREST 1922 | |
| 10. | REDEMPTION AND REPURCHASE OF BONDS 1922 | |
| 11. | PURCHASE AND TRANSFER OF BONDS 2325 | |
| 12. | CONVERSION TERMS 2325 | |
| 13. | ADJUSTMENT OF THE CONVERSION PRICE 2427 | |
| 14. | MERGER AND DE-MERGER 2729 | |
| 15. | INFORMATION UNDERTAKINGS 2730 | |
| 16. | GENERAL AND FINANCIAL UNDERTAKINGS 2931 | |
| 17. | FINANCIAL COVENANTS 31 | |
| 1817.EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND ACCELERATION OF THE BONDS 3133 | ||
| 1918.BONDHOLDERS' DECISIONS 3436 | ||
| 2019.THE BOND TRUSTEE 3941 | ||
| 2120.AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS 4344 | ||
| 2221.MISCELLANEOUS 4345 | ||
| 2322.GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION 4547 |
SCHEDULE 1 COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
| BOND TERMS between | ||||
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| ISSUER: | Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA, a company existing under the laws of Norway with registration number 984195486 and LEI-code 5967007LIEEXZXI7OG55 and |
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| BOND TRUSTEE: | Nordic Trustee AS, a company existing under the laws of Norway with registration number 963 342 624 and LEI-code 549300XAKTM2BMKIPT85. |
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| ORIGINALLY DATED: | 9 May 2018, as amended and restated through the Amendment and Restatement Agreement |
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| These Bond Terms shall remain in effect for so long as any Bonds remain outstanding. |
The following terms will have the following meanings:
"Account Manager" means a Bondholder's account manager in the CSD.
"Additional Bonds" means the debt instruments issued under a Tap Issue, including any Temporary Bonds.
"Affiliate" means, in relation to any person:
"Amendment and Restatement Agreement" means the amendment and restatement agreement dated [**] May 2025 and made between the Issuer and the Bond Trustee (on behalf of the Bondholders).
"Annual Financial Statements" means the audited unconsolidated and consolidated annual financial statements of the Issuer for any financial year, prepared in accordance with IFRS, such financial statements to include a profit and loss account, balance sheet, cash flow statement and report of the board of directors.
"Attachment" means each of the attachments to these Bond Terms.
"Bank Rate" means FED's fund rate (inclusive of any spreads or adjustments).
"Bond Terms" means these terms and conditions, including all Attachments which shall form an integrated part of these Bond Terms, in each case as amended and/or supplemented from time to time.
"Bond Trustee" means the company designated as such in the preamble to these Bond Terms, or any successor, acting for and on behalf of the Bondholders in accordance with these Bond Terms.
"Bond Trustee Fee Agreement" means the agreement entered into between the Issuer and the Bond Trustee relating among other things to the fees to be paid by the Issuer to the Bond Trustee for its obligations relating to the Bonds.
"Bondholder" means a person who is registered in the CSD as directly registered owner or nominee holder of a Bond, subject however to Clause 3.3 (Bondholders' rights).
"Bondholders' Meeting" means a meeting of Bondholders as set out in Clause 1818 (Bondholders' Decisions).
"Bonds" means the debt instruments issued by the Issuer pursuant to these Bond Terms, including any Additional Bonds.
"Bonus Issue" means an issue of new shares to shareholders against no consideration.
"Business Day" means a day on which both the relevant CSD settlement system is open, and the relevant Bond currency settlement system is open.
"Business Day Convention" means that if the last day of any Interest Period originally falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the Interest Period will be extended to include the first following Business Day unless that day falls in the next calendar month, in which case the Interest Period will be shortened to the first preceding Business Day (Modified Following).
"Call Option" has the meaning given to it in Clause 10.2 (Voluntary early redemption – Call Option).
"Call Option Repayment Date" means the settlement date for the Call Option determined by the Issuer pursuant to Clause 10.2 (Voluntary early redemption – Call Option), or a date agreed upon between the Bond Trustee and the Issuer in connection with such redemption of Bonds.
"Change of Control Event" means an event whereby:
(i) any group or person gains control, directly or indirectly, over more than 50% of the Shares and/or voting capital of the Issuer; or
(ii) the shares of the Issuer are de-listed from Oslo Børs.
"Company Register"" means the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises (Norwegian: Foretaksregisteret).
"Compliance Certificate" means a statement substantially in the form as set out in Attachment 1 hereto.
"Conversion Condition" means that the general meeting of the Issuer, through a general meeting resolution, has renewed its approval the Conversion Right and so that the Conversion Right shall stay in force for a period until the end of the Exercise Period plus 10 Business Days or five (5) years from the date of that general meeting (whichever is shorter).
"Conversion Date" means the date falling 10 – ten – Business Days after the Paying Agent has received the relevant exercise notice pursuant to Clause 12.1.
"Conversion Period" means the entire term of the Bonds, subject to the Conversion Right has been exercised within the Exercise Period.
"Conversion Price" means:
0.42677 x (7.8213/Y) = X
and where:
X is the Conversion Price
Y is a number set as the exchange rate of NOK per USD as published by Norges Bank on its webpage on the calculation date at the time on that date when the exchange rates for that date are published (or, if such rates are no longer published, such replacement reference as shall be determined by the Bond Trustee),
"Conversion Price" means USD 0.42677,in each case subject to adjustments as provided in Clauses 13 and 14.
"Conversion Right" means the right of each Bondholder to convert each Bond at the Conversion Price into ordinary Shares of the Issuer, subject to Clauses 12, 13 and 14.
"Compounded Daily SOFR" means for the Observation Period relating to any Interest Period the rate of return of a daily compound interest investment on the Interest Quotation Date calculated in accordance with the following formula, and rounded to the fifth decimal place:
$$\left[\prod_{i=1}^{\text{Add}_{\text{add}}} \left(1 + \frac{\tilde{D}_{\text{add}}^{\text{add}} \tilde{R}_i^{\text{add}} \times \mathbf{n}_i}{\text{dcc}}\right) - 1\right] \times \left(\frac{\text{dcc}}{\text{dcc}}\right)$$
where:
d0 means the number of RFR Business Days in the Observation Period; i means a series of whole numbers from one to d0, each representing the relevant RFR Business Day in chronological order in the Observation Period;
Daily Ratei means for any RFR Business Day "i" in the Observation Period, the Daily Rate for that RFR Business Day "i";
ni means, for any RFR Business Day i, the number of calendar days from, and including, that RFR Business Day "i" up to, but excluding, the following RFR Business Day;
dcc means 360; and
d means the number of calendar days in that Observation Period,
whereby the rate per day in the Observation Period shall not be rounded.
"Credit Adjustment Spread" means 0.2161 per cent. per annum.
"CSD" means the central securities depository in which the Bonds are registered, being Verdipapirsentralen ASA (VPS).
"Daily Rate" means the SOFR Rate for a RFR Business Date.
"Dealing Day" means a day on which the Market Place is open for business, (other than a day on which the Market Place is scheduled to or does close prior to its regular weekday closing time).
"Decisive Influence" means a person having, as a result of an agreement or through the ownership of shares or interests in another person (directly or indirectly):
"Default Notice" means a written notice to the Issuer as described in Clause 17.217.2 (Acceleration of the Bonds).
"Default Repayment Date" means the settlement date set out by the Bond Trustee in a Default Notice requesting early redemption of the Bonds.
"De-Listing Event" means an event whereby the shares of the Issuer are no longer listed on any Exchange.
"Event of Default" means any of the events or circumstances specified in Clause 17.117.1 (Events of Default).
"Exchange" means Oslo Børs (the Oslo Stock Exchange).
"Exercise Period" means the period commencing on the Issue Date and ending on the 60th Business Day prior to the Maturity Date, or, if earlier, the tenth (10th) Business Day prior to the date for redemption of the Bonds.
"Finance Documents" means these Bond Terms, the Bond Trustee Fee Agreement, the Amendment and Restatement Agreement, any Tap Issue Addendum and any other document designated by the Issuer and the Bond Trustee as a Finance Document.
"Financial Indebtedness" means any indebtedness for or in respect of:
"Financial Reports" means the Annual Financial Statements and the Interim Accounts.
"Financial Support" means any loans, guarantees, Security or other financial assistance (whether actual or contingent).
"First Call Date" means the Interest Payment Date falling three years after the Issue Date.
"Group" means the Issuer and its Subsidiaries from time to time.
"Group Company" means any person which is a member of the Group.
"IFRS" means the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and guidelines and interpretations issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (or any predecessor and successor thereof), in force from time to time.
"Initial Bond Issue" means the amount to be issued on the Issue Date as set out in Clause 2.1 (Amount, denomination and ISIN of the Bonds).
"Initial Nominal Amount" means the nominal amount of each Bond as set out in Clause 2.1 (Amount, denomination and ISIN of the Bonds).
"Insolvent" means that a person:
"Intercompany Loans" means any unsecured Financial Indebtedness entered into by and among Group Companies.
"Interest Payment Date" means the last day of each Interest Period, the first Interest Payment Date being the date falling three months after the Issue Date (and subsequent Interest Payment Dates being each date, subject to adjustment in accordance with the Business Day Convention, falling in three month arrears thereafter) and the last Interest Payment Date being the Maturity Date.
"Interest Period" means, subject to adjustment in accordance with the Business Day Convention, the period between each Interest Payment Date.
"Interest Rate" means the percentage rate per annum which is the aggregate of the Reference Rate for the relevant Interest Period plus the Margin.
"Interest Quotation Day" means, in relation to any period for whichan Interest Rate is to be determinedPeriod, the day falling twofive (25) RFR Business Days before the firstlast day of the relevantthat Interest Period, or if Bank of England is not open on such date, the immediately preceding day Bank of England is open.
"Interim Accounts" means the unaudited consolidated quarterly financial statements of the Issuer for the quarterly period ending on each 31 March, 30 June, 30 September and 31 December in each year, prepared in accordance with IFRS.
"ISIN" means International Securities Identification Number, being the identification number of the Bonds.
"Issue Date" means 9 May 2018.
"Issuer" means the company designated as such in the preamble to these Bond Terms.
"Issuer's Bonds" means any Bonds which are owned by the Issuer or any AffiliateSubsidiary of the Issuer.
"Margin" means 5.56.5 per cent. per annum.
"Market Place" means a recognized stock exchange or regulated market providing material trading activity and liquidity for the Shares, always including Oslo Børs (the Oslo Stock Exchange) and Oslo Axess, while always excluding OTC trading or other trades via similar dealer networks.
"Material Adverse Effect" means a material adverse effect on:
always provided that Subsidiaries not being a Material Subsidiary shall in aggregate not exceed 20 % of the consolidated turnover, gross assets or nets assets of the Group (as the case may be).
"Maturity Date" means 9 May 2023November 2030, adjusted according to the Business Day Convention.
"Maximum Issue Amount" means the maximum amount that may be issued under these Bond Terms as set out in Clause 2.1 (Amount, denomination and ISIN of the Bonds).
"MC Library" means the Groups' multi-client library and any other asset forming an integral part of it.
"Nominal Amount" means the Initial Nominal Amount (less the aggregate amount by which each Bond has been partially redeemed, if any) pursuant to Clause 10 (Redemption and repurchase of Bonds) or any other amount following a split of Bonds pursuant to Clause 19.219.2, paragraph (j).
"Observation Period" means the period from and including the day falling Observation Shift Days prior to the first day of an Interest Period and ending on, but excluding, the day falling Observation Shift Days prior to the last day of an Interest Period. "Observation Shift Days" means five (5) RFR Business Days.
"Outstanding Bonds" means any Bonds not redeemed or otherwise discharged.
"Overdue Amount" means any amount required to be paid by the Issuer under any of the Finance Documents but not made available to the Bondholders on the relevant Payment Date or otherwise not paid on its applicable due date.
"Partial Payment" means a payment that is insufficient to discharge all amounts then due and payable under the Finance Documents.
"Paying Agent" means the legal entity appointed by the Issuer to act as its paying agent with respect to the Bonds in the CSD.
"Payment Date" means any Interest Payment Date or any Repayment Date.
(c) Any borrowings pursuant to the USD 10 million Revolving Credit Facility;
"Permitted Hedging Obligation" means any unsecured obligation of any Group Company under a derivative transaction entered into with one or more hedging counterparties in connection with protection against or benefit from fluctuation in any rate or price, where such exposure arises in the ordinary course of business or in respect of payments to be made under the Bond Terms (but not derivative transactions entered into for the investment or speculative purposes).
"Put Option" shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Clause 10.3 (Mandatory repurchase due to a Put Option Event).
"Put Option Event" means a Change of ControlDe-listing Event.
"Put Option Repayment Date" means the settlement date for the Put Option Event pursuant to Clause 10.3 (Mandatory repurchase due to a Put Option Event).
"Reference Rate" means a percentage rate per annum which is the aggregate of (a) the Compounded Daily SOFR and (b) the Credit Adjustment Spread; rounded to the fifth decimal.
If such interest rate is no longer available, the interest rate will be set by the Bond Trustee in consultation with the Issuer to:
LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate) being;
(a) The interest rate which is published on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or through another system or on another website replacing the said system or website respectively) approximately 11.00 a.m. (London time) on the Interest Quotation Day and for a period comparable to the relevant Interest Period; or
(b) if no screen rate is available for the(i) any relevant Interest Periodreplacement reference rate generally accepted in the market; or
In each case, ifIf any such rate is below zero, the Reference Rate will be deemed to be zero.
"Relevant Jurisdiction" means the country in which the Bonds are issued, being Norway.
"Relevant Record Date" means the date on which a Bondholder's ownership of Bonds shall be recorded in the CSD as follows:
"Repayment Date" means any Call Option Repayment Date, the Default Repayment Date, the Put Option Repayment Date, the Tax Event Repayment Date or the Maturity Date.
"RFR Business Day" means any day where SOFR is published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York ("FED") on the Screen Page.
"Screen Page" means the FED's web page or any web page or distribution system of an authorised distributor.
"Securities Trading Act" means the Securities Trading Act of 2007 no.75 of the Relevant Jurisdiction.
"Security" means a mortgage, charge, pledge, lien, security assignment or other security interest securing any obligation of any person or any other agreement or arrangement having a similar effect.
""Share Settlement Option" means the Issuer's option under clause 10.6 to settle the Bonds on the Maturity Date by issuing Shares.
"Shares" means ordinary shares in the Issuer, with ISIN NO0010358484.
"Siem Day Transaction" means the transaction where a Subsidiary of the Issuer will enter into a bareboat charter party for the MV Siem Day, such charterparty to include purchase options and a purchase obligation, and where the Issuer will guarantee the due performance of the bareboat charter party by the Subsidiary.
"SOFR" means Secured Overnight Financing Rate. "SOFR Rate" means the SOFR for a RFR Business Day, and as published on the Screen Page on the following RFR Business Day.
"Subsidiary" means a company over which another company has Decisive Influence.
"Summons" means the call for a Bondholders' Meeting or a Written Resolution as the case may be.
"Tap Issue" has the meaning ascribed to such term in Clause 2.1 (Amount, denomination and ISIN of the Bonds).
"Tap Issue Addendum" has the meaning ascribed to such term in Clause 2.1 (Amount, denomination and ISIN of the Bonds).
"Tax Event Repayment Date" means the date set out in a notice from the Issuer to the Bondholders pursuant to Clause 10.5 (Early redemption option due to a tax event).
"USD 10 million Revolving Credit Facility" means the revolving credit facility dated 2 February 2015 with the Issuer as borrower and DNB Bank ASA as lender, as subsequently amended, and any replacement thereof.
"Temporary Bonds" has the meaning ascribed to such term in Clause 2.1 (Amount, denomination and ISIN of the Bonds).
""USD 20 million5 Million Guarantee Facility" means the Committed Guarantee Facility dated 27 April 2012, as subsequently amended, with the Issuer as borrower and DNB ASA as lender in an amount of up to USD 205 million available for payment, bid and performance bonds in connection with needs in its daily operation, as subsequently amended, and any replacement thereof.
"Valuation Date" means the date three (3) Dealing Days prior to the Maturity Date.
"Volume Weighted Average Price" means the volume-weighted average price of a Share on the Market Place on any Dealing Day, translated into USD at the spot rate of exchange prevailing at the close of business on each such Dealing Day, provided that if on any such Dealing Day where such price is not available or cannot otherwise be determined as provided above, the Volume Weighted Average Price shall be the Volume Weighted Average Price, determined as provided above, on the immediately preceding Dealing Day on which the same can be so determined.
"Voting Bonds" means the Outstanding Bonds less the Issuer's Bonds and a Voting Bond shall mean any single one of those Bonds.
"Written Resolution" means a written (or electronic) solution for a decision making among the Bondholders, as set out in Clause 18.518.5 (Written Resolutions).
In these Bond Terms, unless the context otherwise requires:
The tenor of the Bonds is from and including the Issue Date to but excluding the Maturity Date.
The Bonds will constitute senior debt obligations of the Issuer. The Bonds will rank pari passu between themselves and will rank at least pari passu with all other obligations of the Issuer (save for such claims which are preferred by bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation or other similar laws of general application).
The Bonds are unsecured.
By virtue of being registered as a Bondholder (directly or indirectly) with the CSD, the Bondholders are bound by these Bond Terms and any other Finance Document, without any further action required to be taken or formalities to be complied with by the Bond Trustee, the Bondholders, the Issuer or any other party.
The Bond Trustee is always acting with binding effect on behalf of all the Bondholders.
No Bondholder is entitled to take any enforcement action, instigate any insolvency procedures, or take other action against the Issuer or any other party in relation to any of the liabilities of the Issuer or any other party under or in connection with the Finance Documents, other than through the Bond Trustee and in accordance with these Bond Terms, provided, however, that the Bondholders shall not be restricted from exercising any of their individual rights derived from these Bond Terms, including the right to exercise the Put Option.
Each Bondholder shall immediately upon request by the Bond Trustee provide the Bond Trustee with any such documents, including a written power of attorney (in form and substance satisfactory to the Bond Trustee), as the Bond Trustee deems necessary for the purpose of exercising its rights and/or carrying out its duties under the Finance Documents. The Bond Trustee is under no obligation to represent a Bondholder which does not comply with such request.
If a beneficial owner of a Bond not being registered as a Bondholder wishes to exercise any rights under the Finance Documents, it must obtain proof of ownership of the Bonds, acceptable to the Bond Trustee.
A Bondholder (whether registered as such or proven to the Bond Trustee's satisfaction to be the beneficial owner of the Bond as set out in paragraph 3.3 above) may issue one or more powers of attorney to third parties to represent it in relation to some or all of the Bonds held or beneficially owned by such Bondholder. The Bond Trustee shall only have to examine the face of a power of attorney or similar evidence of authorisation that has been provided to it pursuant to this Clause 3.3 (Bondholders' rights) and may assume that it is in full force and effect, unless otherwise is apparent from its face or the Bond Trustee has actual knowledge to the contrary.
The Issuer shall within 6 months of the Issue Date apply for the Bonds to be admitted to listing on the Exchange.
The Issuer shall use its reasonable commercial endeavours to ensure that any Temporary Bonds are listed on an Exchange within 12 months of the issue date for such Temporary Bonds.
The Bonds shall be registered in dematerialised form in the CSD according to the relevant securities registration legislation and the requirements of the CSD.
The Issuer will at all times ensure that the registration of the Bonds in the CSD is correct and shall immediately upon any amendment or variation of these Bond Terms give notice to the CSD of any such amendment or variation.
The Bonds have not been issued under any other country's legislation than that of the Relevant Jurisdiction. Save for the registration of the Bonds in the CSD, the Issuer is under no obligation to register, or cause the registration of, the Bonds in any other registry or under any other legislation than that of the Relevant Jurisdiction
Disbursement of the proceeds from the issuance of the Bonds is conditional on the Bond Trustee's confirmation to the Paying Agent that the conditions in Clause 6.1 (Conditions precedent for disbursement to the Issuer) have been either satisfied in the Bond Trustee's discretion or waived by the Bond Trustee pursuant to paragraph (6.1(b)) of Clause 6.1 above.
The Issuer may issue Additional Bonds if:
The Issuer makes the representations and warranties set out in this Clause 7 (Representations and warranties), in respect of itself to the Bond Trustee (on behalf of the Bondholders) at the following times and with reference to the facts and circumstances then existing:
(a) at the date of these Bond Terms; and
(c) (b) aton the Issue Datedate of issuance of any Additional Bonds.
It is a public limited liability company, duly incorporated and validly existing and registered under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, and has the power to own its assets and carry on its business as it is being conducted.
It has the power to enter into, perform and deliver, and has taken all necessary action to authorise its entry into, performance and delivery of, this Bond Terms and any other Finance Document to which it is a party and the transactions contemplated by those Finance Documents.
These Bond Terms and each other Finance Document to which it is a party constitutes (or will constitute, when executed by the respective parties thereto) its legal, valid and binding obligations, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, and (save as provided for therein and, in respect of the Conversion Right, subject to the completion of the Conversion Condition) no further registration, filing, payment of tax or fees or other formalities are necessary or desirable to render the said documents enforceable against it.
The entry into and performance by it of these Bond Terms and any other Finance Document to which it is a party and the transactions contemplated thereby do not and will not conflict with (i) any law or regulation or judicial or official order; (ii) its constitutional documents; or (iii) any agreement or instrument which is binding upon it or any of its assets.
(i) No Event of Default exists or is likely to result from the making of any drawdown under these Bond Terms or the entry into, the performance of, or any transaction contemplated by, any Finance Document.
(ii) No other event or circumstance has occurred which constitutes (or with the expiry of any grace period, the giving of notice, the making of any determination or any combination of any of the foregoing, would constitute) a default or termination event (howsoever described) under any other agreement or instrument which is binding on it or any of its Subsidiaries or to which its (or any of its Subsidiaries') assets are subject which has or is likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
All authorisations, consents, approvals, resolutions, licenses, exemptions, filings, notarizations or registrations required:
(i) to enable it to enter into, exercise its rights and comply with its obligations under this Bond Terms or any other Finance Document to which it is a party; and
(ii) to carry on its business as presently conducted and as contemplated by these Bond Terms,
have been obtained or effected and are in full force and effect.
No litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings or investigations of or before any court, arbitral body or agency which, if adversely determined, is likely to have a Material Adverse Effect have (to the best of its knowledge and belief) been started or threatened against it or any of its Subsidiaries.
Its most recent Financial Reports fairly and accurately represent the assets and liabilities and financial condition as at their respective dates, and have been prepared in accordance with IFRS, consistently applied.
Since the date of the most recent Financial Reports, there has been no change in its business, assets or financial condition that is likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Any factual information provided by it to the Bondholders or the Bond Trustee for the purposes of the issuance of the Bonds was true and accurate in all material respects as at the date it was provided or as at the date (if any) at which it is stated.
The Issuer is not required to make any deduction or withholding from any payment which it may become obliged to make to the Bond Trustee or the Bondholders under these Bond Terms.
Its payment obligations under these Bond Terms or any other Finance Document to which it is a party ranks as set out in Clause 2.4.
No Security exists over any of the present assets of any Group Company in conflict with these Bond Terms.
order is made by the Bond Trustee, crediting the relevant amount to the bank account nominated by such Bondholder in connection with its securities account in the CSD.
(a) The Issuer may not apply or perform any counterclaims or set-off against any payment obligations pursuant to these Bond Terms or any other Finance Document
Interest shall fall due on each Interest Payment Date for the corresponding preceding Interest Period and, with respect to accrued interest on the principal amount then due and payable, on each Repayment Date.
The Outstanding Bonds will mature in full on the Maturity Date and shall be redeemed by the Issuer on the Maturity Date at a price equal to 100 per cent of the Nominal Amount.
COCCPDLCP = OCP / (1 + (CP x c/t))
Where
OCP: current Conversion Price
CP: Conversion Premium, being the percentage by which the initial Conversion Price exceeds the Volume Weighted Average Price of the Share for a period of 15 Dealing Days ending on the Issue Date.
c: number of days from and including the date the Change of ControlDe-Listing Event occurs to but excluding the Maturity Date
t: number of days from and including the Issue Date to but excluding the Maturity Date
The number of Shares required to be issued shall be determined by dividing the principal amount of the Bonds by the Change of ControlDe-Listing Conversion Price in effect on the relevant conversion date.
A Put Option Event shall not apply in the event of a consolidation, amalgamation or merger of the Issuer with any corporation or in case of a sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Issuer which would have similar effect as a merger (a "Merger") if (a) the Issuer is the continuing corporation or (b) the Issuer, in the reasonable opinion of the Bond Trustee, has taken necessary steps to ensure that each Bond then outstanding will be convertible into the class and amount of shares and other securities, property or cash receivable upon such consolidation, amalgamation or merger by a holder of the number of Shares which would have become liable to be issued upon exercise of Conversion Rights immediately prior to such consolidation, amalgamation or merger.
The Issuer may at any time during the term of the Bonds, provided that 90% or more of the original issued Bonds have been redeemed or converted into Shares call all, but not some only, of the outstanding Bonds at par value plus accrued interest (the "Clean-up call option"). Should the Issuer exercise the Clean-up call option, the Bond Trustee and the Bondholders must be informed of this (the Bondholders in writing via the CSD) no later than 20 Business Days before the date of redemption. Each Bondholder may within the Exercise Period elect to exercise its Conversion Right after having received the Issuer's Clean-up call option notice.
If the Issuer is or will be required to gross up any withheld tax imposed by law from any payment in respect of the Bonds under the Finance Documents pursuant to Clause 8.4 (Taxation) as a result of a change in applicable law implemented after the date of these Bond Terms, the Issuer will have the right to redeem all, but not only some, of the Outstanding Bonds at a price equal to 100 per cent. of the Nominal Amount. The Issuer shall give written notice of such redemption to the Bond Trustee and the Bondholders at least twenty (20) Business Days prior to the Tax Event Repayment Date, provided that no such notice shall be given earlier than 60 days prior to the earliest date on which the Issuer would be obliged to withhold such tax were a payment in respect of the Bonds then due.
The Issuer may redeem the Bonds on the Maturity Date by exercising a Share Settlement Option with respect to all of the Bonds, but not some only, provided that the Shares are listed on the Exchange and no Event of Default has occurred, by giving notice to the Bond Trustee and the Bondholders not more than 60 nor less than 30 calendar days prior to the Maturity Date.
The Issuer shall exercise the Share Settlement Option by:
Fractions of Shares will not be issued or transferred or delivered pursuant to this Clause 10.6 (and for the avoidance of doubt no cash payment will be made in lieu thereof).
When used in this Clause 10.6, the "Current Value" in respect of a Share on the Valuation Date shall mean 99% of the average of the Volume Weighted Average Price of the Shares for the twenty consecutive Dealing Days ending on the Valuation Date, translated into USD at the spot rate of exchange prevailing at the close of business on each such Dealing Day.
The Issuer may purchase and hold Bonds and such Bonds may be retained, sold or cancelled in the Issuer's sole discretion, (including with respect to Bonds purchased pursuant to Clause 10.3 (Mandatory repurchase due to a Put Option Event).
Each Bondholder may exercise one or more of his Conversion Right(s) at the Conversion Price at any time during the Exercise Period provided that the relevant Bondholder at the Conversion Date has the right to own Shares under the applicable law and that notification thereof is given pursuant to Clause 12.4.
The Conversion Right cannot be separated from the Bond.
The Conversion Price shall be adjusted pursuant to Clauses 13 and 14.
In order to exercise a Conversion Right, the Bondholder shall deliver to the Paying Agent (via its Account Manager) a duly completed, irrevocable and signed exercise notice.
Request for conversion takes place by the Bondholder notifying its Account Manager of the number of Bonds which shall be converted. The Bondholder's Account Manager shall then promptly forward the request to the Paying Agent. The Paying Agent shall carry the conversion into effect at the Conversion Date.
Conversion will be effected by a set-off of the total nominal value of the Bonds to be converted against the issuing of the whole number of shares resulting from dividing the total nominal value of the Bonds to be converted by the Conversion Price. Any excess amount beyond the whole number of shares converted by the Bonds shall fall to the Issuer.
Interest accrued since the latest Interest Payment Date but not due on a Conversion Date, shall not be paid in cash nor kind to the Bondholders, but shall accrue to the Issuer, unless the Conversion Date falls in an ex-period for a Payment Date and/or the Maturity Date, then interest due shall be paid to the relevant Bondholder.
The Issuer is responsible for ensuring that:
If the share capital increase is not registered in the Company Register at the Conversion Date, the Issuer shall ensure that the shares following the conversion shall be temporarily registered in the CSD (with temporary ISIN).
Shares issued upon conversion give rights in the Issuer as of the registration of the share capital increase in the Company Register, unless the general meeting of the Issuer has resolved differently.
The obligation of the Issuer to issue Shares on the exercise of any Bondholder's Conversion Rights may, at the sole discretion of the Issuer, be settled, in whole or in part, by cash payment. The cash settlement option shall only be exercisable by the Issuer if the aggregate amount payable to the Bondholder which has exercised the Bondholder's Conversion Right would be less than USD 500,000.
The cash settlement payment shall be the product of (i) the number of Shares otherwise deliverable under the Convertible Bond and in respect of which the Issuer has elected such cash settlement option and (ii) the average of the Volume Weighted Average Price for the fifteen consecutive Dealing Days immediately after the date the Issuer elects to exercise its cash settlement option in respect of the relevant Convertible Bond.
In the event of a new issue of Shares in which shareholders have preferential rights to subscribe for the new shares,
(i) if the Shares are listed at a Market Place, a new Conversion Price be calculated as follows:
x old Conversion Price
B = Share Price
The "Share Price" is the average of the weighted average of official daily trading price on the Market Place the last three days the shares are quoted including rights.
(ii) if the Shares are not listed, each Bondholder shall have the same subscription right as the shareholders, as if the Bondholder already had exercised his conversion right.
In the event of an issue of financial instruments in accordance with Chapter 11 of the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act in which existing shareholders of the Issuer have preferential rights to subscribe for such financial instruments (the "Subscription Rights"),
(i) if the Shares are listed on a Market Place, a new Conversion Price shall be calculated as follows:
x old Conversion Price
where: (a) "Average Subscription Period Price" means the average of the weighted average of official daily trading price of such Shares on the Market Place, measured during the period when the Subscription Rights may be exercised, and (b) "Average Subscription Rights Price" means either (1) if the Issuer has listed the Subscription Rights on a Market Place, the average of the weighted average of official daily trading price of such Subscription Rights on the Market Place, measured during the period when the Subscription Rights may be exercised, or (2) if the Issuer has not listed the Subscription Rights on a Market Place, the average of the trading price of the Subscription Rights calculated by a broker agreed upon by the Issuer and the Bond Trustee, measured during the period when the Subscription Rights may be exercised Days without trading are not included in the aforesaid calculations.
(ii) if the Shares are not listed, each Bondholder shall have the same subscription right as the shareholders, as if the Bondholder already had exercised his conversion right.
In the event of a capital write-down of the Issuer's share capital and subsequent repayment to shareholders,
(i) if the Shares are listed at a Market Place, a new Conversion Price be calculated as follows:
x old Conversion Price
A =
The "Share Price" is the average of the weighted average of official daily trading price on the Market Place the last three days shares are quoted including rights.
(ii) if the Shares are not listed, the Conversion Price be reduced with an amount equal to the amount repaid per share.
Reduction of the share capital without repayment to the shareholders shall have no influence on the Conversion Price.
In the event of a Bonus Issue of new Shares (with the exception of shares issued in settlement of a merger offer), split or consolidation, the new Conversion Price shall be fixed as follows:
x old Conversion Price
In the event that the shares are split into more than one class of shares, the conversion right shall be adjusted so that Bondholders' interest in the separate share classes remains unchanged, regardless of whether the Bondholder elects to convert prior to, or after the date on which the shares are quoted post split.
A bonus issue writing up the par value of the shares in the Issuer shall have no influence of the Conversion Price.
Should the Issuer make a dividend distribution, in cash or in kind (including by way of distribution of shares) to shareholders of the Issuer, the Conversion Price shall be adjusted according to the principles of Clause 13.3, by reducing the Conversion Price equal to the full amount or, as the case may be in the event of a dividend distribution in kind, the fair market value of the dividend distribution received on each Share.
If changes are made in the share capital other than those mentioned in Clauses 13.1-13.5 above, which are unfavourable to the Bondholders compared to the shareholders, the Bond Trustee and the Issuer shall agree on a new Conversion Price. This also applies to other transactions, which are unfavourable to the Bondholders. The principles expressed in Clauses 13.1 to Clause 13.5 above shall always be the basis for any adjustments pursuant to this Clause.
If the Conversion Price is below par value of the Shares, par value of the shares still applies, and the Issuer shall upon conversion pay the Bondholders the difference between the par value of the Shares and the Conversion Price.
If the Issuer prior to the expiry of the Conversion Period decides on a statutory merger (in accordance with prevailing legislation from time to time) in which the Issuer is the acquired company, each Bondholder has the right to demand the Bonds to be redeemed at par plus accrued interest.
The Issuer shall give the Bondholders written notification through the CSD at the latest five (5) Business Days after notification of the merger. The notification shall refer to the regulations and deadlines of Clause 14.2.
Request for redemption takes place by the Bondholder notifying its Account Manager at the latest two (2) months after notification of the merger. The Bondholder's Account Manager shall then promptly forward the request to the Paying Agent.
Redemption shall take place five (5) Business Days after the acquiring company has notified that the merger shall be effective.
If a Bondholder does not use the right to request redemption according to Clause 14.2, the conversion right shall be transferred to a right to convert to shares in the acquiring company on terms that are adjusted to reflect the exchange ratio of the merger.
If the Issuer decides on a merger in which the Issuer is the acquiring company, and the shareholders of the acquired company receive settlement in the form of shares only, no adjustment will be made to the Conversion Price. If the shareholders of the acquired company receive settlement in any other form, in full or partly, the Conversion Price shall be adjusted according to Clause 13.
In the event of a de-merger, a split-up, a spin-off, split-off or if any other event occurs which in the opinion of the Bond Trustee has the same effect as a de-merger, the Issuer and the Bond Trustee shall agree on appropriate adjustments to the Conversion Right and the Conversion Price, which shall be made pursuant to the principles as set out in Clause 13.
The provisions in this Clause 14 have no limitation on the creditor's right of objection to the merger or de-merger.
(a) The Issuer shall prepare Annual Financial Statements in the English language and make them available on its website (alternatively on another relevant information platform)
as soon as they become available, and not later than 120 days after the end of the financial year.
(b) The Issuer shall prepare Interim Accounts in the English language and make them available on its website (alternatively on another relevant information platform) as soon as they become available, and not later than 60 days after the end of the relevant interim period.
The Issuer shall inform the Bond Trustee in writing as soon as possible after becoming aware that a Put Option Event has occurred.
The Issuer shall:
(g) within a reasonable time, provide such information about the Issuer's and the Group's business, assets and financial condition as the Bond Trustee may reasonably request.
The Issuer undertakes to (and shall, where applicable, procure that the other Group Companies will) comply with the undertakings set forth in this Clause 16 (General Undertakings).
The Issuer shall, and shall procure that each other Group Company will, in all material respects obtain, maintain and comply with the terms of any authorisation, approval, license and consent required for the conduct of its business as carried out from time to time if a failure to do so would have Material Adverse Effect.
The Issuer shall, and shall procure that each other Group Company will, comply in all material respects with all laws and regulations to which it may be subject from time to time , if failure so to comply would have a Material Adverse Effect.
The Issuer shall procure that no material change is made to the general nature of the business from that carried on by the Group at the Issue Date., provided that the Group shall be permitted to expand its business into having interests in maritime assets (including vessels and rigs), through the lease, ownership and/or operation of maritime assets or otherwise, including through the Siem Day Transaction.
if such merger, demerger, combination or reorganisation would have a Material Adverse Effect.
The Issuer shall not, and shall procure that no Material Subsidiary will, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (including shares or other securities in any person) or operations (other than to a Group Company), unless such sale, transfer or disposal is carried out in the ordinary course of business on arm's length terms and would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
Without limiting Clause 16.2 (Compliance with laws), the Issuer shall conduct all business transactions with any Affiliate at market terms and otherwise on an arm's length basis.
The Issuer shall not sell, transfer, assign or otherwise dilute or dispose of any sharer, or any other ownership interest in any of the Material Subsidiaries, and shall cause each Material Subsidiary not to issue or sell any new shares, treasury shares or other ownership interest, to any third party.
The Issuer shall not permit any Subsidiary to create or permit to exist any contractual obligation (or Security) restricting the right of any Subsidiary to (i) pay dividends or make other distributions to its shareholders, (ii) pay any Financial Indebtedness to the Issuer, (iii) make any loans to the Issuer or (iv) transfer any of its assets and properties to the Issuer, except if provided in the Bond Terms.
The Issuer shall not, and shall ensure that no Material Subsidiary, change its type of organization or jurisdiction of organization.
The Issuer shall, and the Issuer shall procure that each Group Company will, maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, funds or underwriters adequate insurance or captive arrangements with respect to its assets, equipment and business against such liabilities, casualties and contingencies and of such types and in such amounts as are consistent with prudent business practice in their relevant jurisdiction.
The Issuer shall ensure that the Issuer's shares remains listed on the Exchange, or another recognized stock exchange.
The Issuer shall ensure that the Conversion Condition is satisfied no later than on the date of its ordinary general meeting in 2025.
No pledge shall exist over all or parts of the MC Library and the Issuer shall procure that no member of the Group sells or otherwise disposes of any part of the MC Library to any company outside the Group save that Group Companies may (i) license multiclient data to customers in the ordinary course of business and (ii) invite industrial partners to take equity interest in the Group's multi-client projects.
The Issuer undertakes at all times to maintain Cash and Cash Equivalents of no less than USD 2,500,000.
"Cash and Cash Equivalent" means on any date, the aggregate of the equivalent in USD on such date of the then current market value of:
in each case, to which any Group Company is beneficially entitled at that time and to which any such Group Company has free and unrestricted access and which is not subject to any Security.
An "acceptable bank" for this purpose is:
The financial covenant will apply at all times and will be tested on a quarterly basis, to be calculated on 31 March, 30 June, 30 September and 31 December each year and reported in connection with the corresponding interim and annual reports.
Each of the events or circumstances set out in this Clause 17.117.1shall constitute an Event of Default:
(a) Non-payment
The Issuer and Material Subsidiaries fails to pay any amount payable by it under the Finance Documents when such amount is due for payment, unless:
The Issuer and Material Subsidiaries does not comply with any provision of the Finance Documents other than set out under paragraph (a) (Non-payment) above, unless such failure is capable of being remedied and is remedied within twenty (20) Business Days after the earlier of the Issuer's actual knowledge thereof, or notice thereof is given to the Issuer by the Bond Trustee
(c) Misrepresentation
Any representation, warranty or statement (including statements in Compliance Certificates) made under or in connection with any Finance Documents is or proves to have been incorrect, inaccurate or misleading in any material respect when made or deemed to have been made, unless the circumstances giving rise to the misrepresentation are capable of remedy and are remedied within twenty (20) Business Days of the earlier of the Bond Trustee giving notice to the Issuer or the Issuer becoming aware of such misrepresentation.
(d) Cross default
If for the Issuer and Material Subsidiaries:
provided however that the aggregate amount of such Financial Indebtedness or commitment for Financial Indebtedness falling within paragraphs (i) to (iv) above exceeds a total of USD 1.5 million (or the equivalent thereof in any other currency).
The Issuer and Material Subsidiaries:
however this shall not apply to any petition which is frivolous or vexatious and is discharged, stayed or dismissed within twenty (20) Business Days of commencement.
Any expropriation, attachment, sequestration, distress or execution affects any asset or assets of the Issuer and Material Subsidiaries having an aggregate value exceeding the threshold amount set out in paragraph 17.117.1 (d) (Cross default) above and is not discharged within twenty (20) Business Days.
It is or becomes unlawful for the Issuer and Material Subsidiaries to perform or comply with any of its obligations under the Finance Documents to the extent this may materially impair:
If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Bond Trustee may, in its discretion in order to protect the interests of the Bondholders, or upon instruction received from the Bondholders pursuant to Clause 17.317.3 (Bondholders' instructions) below, by serving a Default Notice:
The Bond Trustee shall serve a Default Notice pursuant to Clause 17.217.2 (Acceleration of the Bonds) if:
The claim derived from the Outstanding Bonds due for payment as a result of the serving of a Default Notice will be calculated at the prices set out in Clause 10.2 (Voluntary early redemption – Call Option) as applicable at the following dates (and regardless of the Default Repayment Date set out in the Default Notice):
The request shall clearly state the matters to be discussed and resolved.
published on the website of the Bond Trustee (or other relevant electronically platform or press release).
(l) The Issuer shall bear the costs and expenses incurred in connection with convening a Bondholders' Meeting regardless of who has convened the Bondholders' Meeting, including any reasonable costs and fees incurred by the Bond Trustee.
Resolutions), even if the initial meeting was held pursuant to the procedures of a Bondholders' Meeting in accordance with Clause 18.218.2 (Procedure for arranging a Bondholders' Meeting) and vice versa.
shall not apply to a Written Resolution.
Trustee pursuant to Clause 3.3 (Bondholders' rights), will be counted in the Written Resolution.
to the terms of the Finance Documents. The Bond Trustee may submit any instructions received by it from the Bondholders to a Bondholders' Meeting before the Bond Trustee takes any action pursuant to the instruction.
will not, in the reasonable opinion of the Bond Trustee, be covered by the Issuer or the relevant Bondholders pursuant to paragraphs (e) and (g) of Clause 19.419.4 (Expenses, liability and indemnity), the Bond Trustee may refrain from acting in accordance with such instructions, or refrain from taking such action, until it has received such funding or indemnities (or adequate security has been provided therefore) as it may reasonably require.
(a) The Bond Trustee shall not make decisions which will give certain Bondholders an unreasonable advantage at the expense of other Bondholders. The Bond Trustee shall, when acting pursuant to the Finance Documents, act with regard only to the interests of the Bondholders and shall not be required to have regard to the interests or to act upon or comply with any direction or request of any other person, other than as explicitly stated in the Finance Documents.
(b) The Bond Trustee may act as agent, trustee, representative and/or security agent for several bond issues relating to the Issuer notwithstanding potential conflicts of interest. The Bond Trustee is entitled to delegate its duties to other professional parties.
may constitute or lead to a breach of any of the Finance Documents or otherwise be detrimental to the interests of the Bondholders under the Finance Documents.
If the Bondholders have resolved the substance of an amendment to any Finance Document, without resolving on the specific or final form of such amendment, the Bond Trustee shall be considered authorised to draft, approve and/or finalise (as applicable) any required documentation or any outstanding matters in such documentation without any further approvals or involvement from the Bondholders being required.
The Bond Trustee shall as soon as possible notify the Bondholders of any amendments or waivers made in accordance with this Clause 2020 (Amendments and waivers), setting out the date from which the amendment or waiver will be effective, unless such notice obviously is unnecessary. The Issuer shall ensure that any amendment to these Bond Terms is duly registered with the CSD.
All claims under the Finance Documents for payment, including interest and principal, will be subject to the legislation regarding time-bar provisions of the Relevant Jurisdiction.
(c) The information referred to in paragraph (b) above may only be used for the purposes of carrying out their duties and exercising their rights in accordance with the Finance Documents and shall not disclose such information to any Bondholder or third party unless necessary for such purposes.
Written notices to the Bondholders made by the Bond Trustee will be sent to the Bondholders via the CSD with a copy to the Issuer and the Exchange (if the Bonds are listed). Any such notice or communication will be deemed to be given or made via the CSD, when sent from the CSD.
payable upon exercise of the Call Option), and always subject to paragraph (c) below (the "Defeasance Amount") is credited by the Issuer to an account in a financial institution acceptable to the Bond Trustee (the "Defeasance Account");
then;
A defeasance established according to this Clause 21.421.4 may not be reversed.
These Bond Terms are governed by the laws of the Relevant Jurisdiction, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
The Bond Trustee and the Issuer agree for the benefit of the Bond Trustee and the Bondholders that the City Court of the capital of the Relevant Jurisdiction shall have jurisdiction with respect to any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Bond Terms. The Issuer agrees for the benefit of the Bond Trustee and the Bondholders that any legal action or proceedings arising out of or in connection with these Bond Terms against the Issuer or any of its assets may be brought in such court.
Clause 2222 (Governing law and jurisdiction) is for the exclusive benefit of the Bond Trustee and the Bondholders and the Bond Trustee have the right:
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These Bond Terms have been executed in two originals, of which the Issuer and the Bond Trustee shall retain one each.
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| The Issuer: | As Bond Trustee: | |
| Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA | Nordic Trustee AS | |
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| By: | By: | |
| Position: | Position: | |
[date]
We refer to the Bond Terms for the above captioned Bonds made between Nordic Trustee AS as Bond Trustee on behalf of the Bondholders and the undersigned as Issuer. Pursuant to Clause 15.2 of the Bond Terms a Compliance Certificate shall be issued in connection with each delivery of Financial Statements to the Bond Trustee.
This letter constitutes the Compliance Certificate for the period [●].
Capitalised terms used herein will have the same meaning as in the Bond Terms.
With reference to Clause 15.2 (Requirements as to Financial Reports) we hereby certify that all information delivered under cover of this Compliance Certificate is true and accurate and there has been no material adverse change to the financial condition of the Issuer since the date of the last accounts or the last Compliance Certificate submitted to you. Copies of our latest consolidated [Financial Statements] / [Interim Accounts] are enclosed.
The Financial Covenants set out in Clause 17 (Financial Covenants) are met, please see the calculations and figures in respect of the ratios attached hereto.
We confirm that, to the best of our knowledge, no Event of Default has occurred or is likely to occur.
Yours faithfully,
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA
Name of authorised person
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