Annual Report — Form 10-K
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1: 10-K Annual Report 58 315K
2: EX-4.F Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders 2 11K
9: EX-10.AA Material Contract 5 15K
10: EX-10.EE Material Contract 18 85K
11: EX-10.FF Material Contract 10 45K
12: EX-10.GG Material Contract 27 97K
13: EX-10.HH Material Contract 9 36K
3: EX-10.U Material Contract 8 23K
4: EX-10.V Material Contract 9 27K
5: EX-10.W Material Contract 1 9K
6: EX-10.X Material Contract 17 74K
7: EX-10.Y Material Contract 17 75K
8: EX-10.Z Material Contract 30 124K
14: EX-21 Subsidiaries of the Registrant 1 6K
15: EX-27 Financial Data Schedule (Pre-XBRL) 1 8K
EX-10.U — Material Contract
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EXHIBIT 10.u
FIRST AMENDMENT TO LOAN FACILITY AGREEMENT
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE LOAN FACILITY AGREEMENT (the "First
Amendment") is made this 4th day of December, 1998, by and between ALMIRA
ENTERPRISES, INC. ("Almira"), AZURE INVESTMENTS, INC. ("Azure"), EFFJOHN
INTERNATIONAL CRUISE HOLDINGS, INC. ("EffJohn"), NEW COMMODORE CRUISE LINES
LIMITED ("New Commodore") and COMMODORE HOLDINGS LIMITED ("Commodore").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, Almira, Azure, EffJohn, New Commodore and Commodore entered
into a loan facility agreement dated July 14, 1995 (the "Loan Agreement");
WHEREAS, by the Loan Agreement, EffJohn made available to Almira and
Azure a loan facility in the amount of twenty-four million five hundred thousand
dollars (US$24,500,00) (the "Loan");
WHEREAS, as security for its obligation under the Loan Agreement, Azure
provided EffJohn a mortgage on the M/V Enchanted Seas (the "Vessel"), a Vessel
owned and registered to Azure;
WHEREAS, as further security for its obligations under the Loan
Agreement, Azure and New Commodore executed a First Priority Tripartite Deed in
respect of the M/V Enchanted Seas (the "Tripartite Deed");
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Tripartite Deed, Azure and New Commodore
assigned to EffJohn all of its right, title and interest in the bareboat charter
dated July 14, 1995 by and between Azure and New Commodore for the charter of
the Vessel (the "Bareboat Charter");
WHEREAS, as further security for its obligations as guarantor under the
Loan Agreement, New Commodore executed a First Priority Charge over the Shares
of Azure;
WHEREAS, as security for its obligation under the Loan Agreement Almira
provided EffJohn a mortgage on the M/V Enchanted Isle (the "Isle") (the "Isle
Mortgage"), a vessel owned and registered to Almira;
WHEREAS, by a Loan Agreement entered into on October 21, 1991, as
amended in March 1993, March 1994 and July 1995 (the "EffJohn Loan Agreement"),
Merita Bank, PLC ("Merita") made available to EffJohn thirty-two million dollars
(US$32,000,000);
WHEREAS, on July 14, 1995, as security for EffJohn's obligation under
the EffJohn Loan Agreement, EffJohn assigned its interest in the Isle Mortgage
to Merita;
WHEREAS, pursuant to EffJohn's agreement with Azure, EffJohn has
entered into an agreement with Merita whereby EffJohn will remit the outstanding
indebtedness due under the EffJohn Loan Agreement, in exchange for Merita
agreeing to re-assign to EffJohn, all of Merita's interest in the Security
Documents, as defined in this First Amendment, including the Isle Mortgage;
WHEREAS, Azure and EffJohn have entered into an agreement whereby Azure
will remit US$8,052,758 to EffJohn (and another US$500,000 for the discharge of
New Commodore's obligations under Section 10.3 in the Loan Agreement), all in
prepayment of the Loan, and EffJohn will release all of its right, interest and
title in the Vessel, the shares of Azure and the Bareboat Charter, insurances,
earnings, requisition compensation and all earnings whatsoever in connection
with the Bareboat Charter, and release Azure from any further obligations under
the Loan Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration for the payment of US$8,552,758 by
Azure, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged by EffJohn, the mutual
promises contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the
parties agree as follows:
1. With respect to paragraph 1 of the introductory paragraphs, the following
term will be deleted:
"Azure Investments, Inc. ("Azure)."
The term "Borrower" will refer only to Almira Enterprises, Inc.
2. DEFINTIONS:
(a) With respect to Section 1.2 of the Loan Agreement, the following
terms will be redefined as follows:
"Account Pledges" - together the first priority pledge over
the Operating Account and the Retention Account to be executed
by the Bareboat Charterer and the Borrower in favor of the
Lender and the second priority pledge over the FMC Account to
be executed by the Bareboat Charterer in favor of the Lender;
"Charter" - the Isle Charter;
"FMC Accounts" - together the FMC Collateral Account and the
Isle FMC Account;
"Mortgage" - the first preferred Panamanian mortgage over the
Vessel to be entered into by the Borrower in favor of Lender
in respect of its Vessel;
"Obligors" - the Borrower and the Guarantors;
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"Purchase Documents" - the Isle MOA and all documents,
contracts, agreements, bill of sale and other documents
whereby the Borrower has contracted to purchase and will
acquire title to the Vessel from the Vendor;
"Security Documents" - this Agreement, the Mortgage, the Isle
Tripartite Deed, the Pledge, the Account Pledge, the Trademark
Re-assignment and the Technical Manager's Subordination
Undertaking and where the context otherwise admits any other
securities, guarantees or undertakings whatsoever which the
Borrower has agreed to procure and/or which may be executed at
any time in respect of the Loan;
"Technical Management Agreement" - the agreement to be entered
into between Bareboat Charterer and the Technical Manager in
respect of the technical management of the Vessel;
"Vessel" - Isle.
(b) With respect to Section 1.2 of the Loan Agreement, and any
references therein, the following terms will be changed:
"Charters" to "Charter"
"Vessels" to "Vessel"
"Mortgages" to "Mortgage"
"Borrowers" to "Borrower"
"Pledges" to "Pledge"
"Technical Management Agreements" to "Technical Management
Agreement"
(c) With respect to Section 1.2 of the Loan Agreement and any
references therein, the following terms and definitions will be deleted:
"Lay-Up Charter"
"Lay-Up Charterer"
"Lay-Up Period"
"Lay-Up Tripartite Deed"
"Lender's Assignment"
"Seas"
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"Seas Charter"
"Seas FMC Account"
"Seas MOA"
"Seas Tripartite Deed"
"Tripartite Deeds"
3. Any reference in the Loan Agreement to the following terms shall be changed
as follows:
"each Vessel" or "either Vessel" to "the Vessel"
"each Borrower," "either Borrower" or "relevant Borrower" to
"the Borrower"
"Tripartite Deeds" to "Isle Tripartite Deed"
4. With respect to the second line in Section 7.1 starting with the word "over",
the entire text shall be deleted and the following language inserted:
"as provided for in the amortization schedule attached hereto
as Exhibit A."
5. With respect to the third line in Section 7.3 the word "first" shall be
deleted. With respect to the fourth line in Section 7.3 the parenthetical
information shall be deleted and the following language inserted:
"of the Outstanding Indebtedness."
With respect to the sixth line through the fifteenth line the entire
text shall be deleted.
6. With respect to the third line through the fourteenth line in Section 7.4
starting with the word "in", the entire text shall be deleted and the following
language inserted:
"of the Outstanding Indebtedness."
7. With respect to the fifth line through the ninth line in Section 8.1 starting
with the word "save", the entire text shall be deleted.
8. With respect to Section 10.3, it shall be deleted.
9. With respect to the sixth line of section 14.1(b), the word "relevant" shall
be deleted.
10. With respect to Section 15.1(l), it shall be deleted.
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11. The parties hereby agree that any fees (including those incurred by EffJohn
and Merita) incurred in connection with the preparation of this First Amendment
and the documents contemplated herein and consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, including any breakage costs (if any) as a consequence of
the prepayment made by EffJohn to Merita which costs presently amount to zero
(the amount being subject to change if the date of prepayment should change),
shall be paid by New Commodore.
12. In the event of conflict between this First Amendment and the Loan
Agreement, this First Amendment shall control to the extent of any such
conflict. Expect as expressly set forth in this First Amendment, the Loan
Agreement is hereby ratified and confirmed as written.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this First
Amendment as of the day and year first above written.
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT may be execute in any number of counterparts, all
of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.
ALMIRA ENTERPRISES, INC.
By: /s/ Frederick A. Mayer
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Name: Frederick A. Mayer
Title: Attorney-in-Fact
AZURE INVESTMENTS, INC.
By: /s/ Frederick A. Mayer
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Name: Frederick A. Mayer
Title: Attorney-in-Fact
EFFJOHN INTERNATIONAL CRUISE HOLDINGS, INC.
By: /s/ Thomas Forss
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Name: Thomas Forss
Title: Director
NEW COMMODORE CRUISE LINES LIMITED
By: /s/ Frederick A. Mayer
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Name: Frederick A. Mayer
Title: Chairman of the Board
COMMODORE HOLDINGS LIMITED
By: /s/ Frederick A. Mayer
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Name: Frederick A. Mayer
Title: Vice Chairman of the Board
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EXHIBIT A
BEG # OF PRINC
PRINC DAYS PMTS
1998 1-Dec-98 16,105,515 16 (8,552,758)
15-Dec-98 7,552,757 14 (171,654)
1999 15-Jan-99 7,381,103 31 (171,654)
15-Feb-99 7,209,449 31 (171,654)
15-Mar-99 7,037,795 28 (171,654)
15-Apr-99 6,866,141 31 (171,654)
15-May-99 6,694,487 30 (171,654)
15-Jun-99 6,522,833 31 (171,654)
15-Jul-99 6,351,179 30 (171,654)
15-Aug-99 6,179,525 31 (171,654)
15-Sep-99 6,007,871 31 (171,654)
15-Oct-99 5,836,217 30 (171,654)
15-Nov-99 5,664,563 31 (171,654)
15-Dec-99 5,492,909 30 (171,654)
2000 15-Jan-99 5,321,255 31 (171,654)
15-Feb-99 5,149,601 31 (171,654)
15-Mar-99 4,977,947 29 (171,654)
15-Apr-99 4,806,293 31 (171,654)
15-May-99 4,634,639 30 (171,654)
15-Jun-99 4,462,985 31 (171,654)
15-Jul-99 4,291,331 30 (171,654)
15-Aug-99 4,119,677 31 (171,654)
15-Sep-99 3,948,023 31 (171,654)
15-Oct-99 3,776,369 30 (171,654)
15-Nov-99 3,604,715 31 (171,654)
15-Dec-99 3,433,061 30 (171,654)
2001 15-Jan-99 3,261,407 31 (171,654)
15-Feb-99 3,089,753 31 (171,654)
15-Mar-99 2,918,099 28 (171,654)
15-Apr-99 2,746,445 31 (171,654)
15-May-99 2,574,791 30 (171,654)
15-Jun-99 2,403,137 31 (171,654)
15-Jul-99 2,231,483 30 (171,654)
15-Aug-99 2,059,829 31 (171,654)
15-Sep-99 1,888,175 31 (171,654)
15-Oct-99 1,716,521 30 (171,654)
15-Nov-99 1,544,867 31 (171,654)
15-Dec-99 1,373,213 30 (171,654)
2002 15-Jan-99 1,201,559 31 (171,654)
15-Feb-99 1,029,905 31 (171,654)
15-Mar-99 858,251 28 (171,654)
15-Apr-99 686,597 31 (171,654)
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15-May-99 514,943 30 (171,654)
15-Jun-99 343,289 31 (171,654)
15-Jul-99 171,635 30 (171,635)
15-Aug-99 0 31 -
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Dates Referenced Herein
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| Filed on: | | 12/29/98 | | | | | | | None on these Dates |
| For Period End: | | 9/30/98 |
| | 7/14/95 | | 1 |
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