Form 8-K
8-K — TIDEWATER INC
Accession: 0001104659-26-103962
Filed: 2026-08-31
Period: 2026-08-25
CIK: 0000098222
SIC: 4400 (WATER TRANSPORTATION)
Item: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Item: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
Item: Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
Item: Regulation FD Disclosure
Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13
or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August
25, 2026
Tidewater Inc.
(Exact name of registrant
as specified in its charter)
Delaware
1-6311
72-0487776
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
842
West Sam Houston Parkway North, Suite
400
Houston,
Texas
77024
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (713) 470-5300
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former
Address, If Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K
filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General
Instruction A.2. below):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of
the Act:
Title of each class
Trading
Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which
registered
Common stock, $0.001 par value per share
TDW
New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405) or Rule 12b-2
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2).
Emerging Growth Company ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by
check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting
standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Introductory
Note
On
August 31, 2026 (the “Closing Date”), Tidewater Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Tidewater” or
the “Company”), completed its acquisition (the “Transaction”) of all outstanding capital stock of
Wilson, Sons Ultratug Participações S.A. (“WSUT”) and Atlantic Offshore Services S.A. (together with
WSUT, the “Target Companies”). As a result of this Transaction, the Company acquired the assets owned by the Target
Companies and their wholly owned subsidiaries, which include a fleet of 22 platform supply vessels.
Item
1.01
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Amended and Restated Sale and Purchase Agreement
As
previously disclosed, on February 22, 2026, the Company entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement (the “Original SPA”),
by and among Wilson Sons S.A. (“Wilson Sons”), Ultranav International II, S.A. (“Ultranav”), Remolcadores
Ultratug Limitada (“Remolcadores”, together with Wilson Sons and Ultranav, the “Sellers”), the
Target Companies, the Company, and Pan Marine do Brasil Ltda., a company incorporated in Brazil and a wholly owned subsidiary of the
Company, and Tidewater Marine International, Inc., a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands and a wholly owned subsidiary of
the Company (collectively, the “Tidewater Purchasers”, together with the Company, the “Tidewater Parties”).
On August 25, 2026, the Sellers, the Target Companies and the Tidewater Parties entered into an Amended and Restated Sale and Purchase
Agreement (the “Amended & Restated SPA”), to: (a) allow for the consummation of the Transaction prior
to the replacement of certain parent company guarantees in respect of the Target Companies’ BNDES Construction Loans (as defined
below) (the “BNDES Parent Company Guarantees”); (b) provide for the covenant of the Tidewater Parties described
under “Replacement of BNDES Parent Company Guarantees” below; (c) clarify the means by which certain parent company
guarantors in respect of the BB Loan (as defined below) with Banco do Brasil S.A. (“BB”) will be released, as a condition
to closing the Transaction; (d) allow for the parties to agree to complete the Transaction on August 31, 2026; and (e) amend
certain other ancillary matters. The foregoing description of the Amended and Restated SPA and the transactions contemplated thereby
are subject to and qualified in their entirety by reference to the Amended and Restated SPA, which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 hereto,
the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Replacement
of BNDES Parent Company Guarantees
In
connection with and pursuant to the Amended and Restated SPA, as soon as reasonably practicable following the Closing Date but prior to
December 31, 2026, the Tidewater Parties are required to use best endeavors to: (a) (i) replace the BNDES Parent Company
Guarantees or (ii) repay in full the amounts outstanding of such certain loans contained therein; and (b) terminate the BNDES
Parent Company Guarantees and fully release in writing each relevant Seller from any obligation and liability in respect thereof. To support
and backstop the Company’s obligations to indemnify the relevant Sellers in respect to the replacement of the BNDES Parent Company
Guarantees, the Company procured unsecured bank guarantees from DNB Bank ASA not to exceed the amount of USD $170,458,000 (the “Replacement
LCs”) in effect prior to the Closing Date. In connection with the issuance of the Replacement LCs, Tidewater is required to
maintain minimum liquidity (defined as unrestricted cash plus undrawn capacity under any of the Company’s revolving credit facilities)
in an amount at least equal to 1.25x of the total outstanding amount of the Replacement LCs. For so long as each Replacement LC remains
in full force and effect in accordance with its terms and conditions, the relevant Seller may make a written demand for payment in respect
of the Tidewater Parties’ indemnification obligations in connection with replacing the BNDES Parent Company Guarantees, including
for any steps taken in relation to an enforcement action by Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social (“BNDES”),
subject to the terms and limitations set forth in the Amended and Restated SPA. The Replacement LCs serve to additionally support the
covenant of the Tidewater Parties to replace such BNDES Parent Company Guarantees by December 31, 2026. The Replacement LCs will
remain in effect until the earlier of December 31, 2026 and the date on which DNB Bank ASA receives a written notice from the Company
and the Sellers requesting termination of the Replacement LCs. Pursuant to the Amended and Restated SPA, the Sellers are obligated to
provide such written notice to DNB Bank ASA once the relevant BNDES Parent Company Guarantees are terminated and the Sellers are released
from any obligation and liability in respect thereof.
Banco
do Brasil Loan and Replacement of Parent Company Guarantee
The
description of and the information set forth under Item 2.03 below is incorporated into this Item 1.01 by reference as if fully set forth
under this item.
Item 2.01 Completion
of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
The
disclosure set forth in the “Introductory Note” above is incorporated into this Item 2.01 by reference. On the Closing Date,
pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Amended and Restated SPA, the Company completed the Transaction in exchange for consideration
consisting of an aggregate purchase price of USD $500 million, on a debt free, cash free basis. The purchase price was subject to customary
adjustments as set forth in the Amended and Restated SPA, including (without limitation) a reduction for the Target Companies’
Closing Date indebtedness (net of cash), capex, transaction costs and other transaction related expenses, and an increase by the excess
of the Target Companies’ Closing Date working capital over a USD $30.1 million target. On the Closing Date, the Tidewater Parties
paid approximately USD $283.1 million in cash and acquired the Target Companies subject to their existing debt totaling approximately
USD $229.3 million, as provided by BNDES and BB. The purchase price remains subject to a customary post-closing adjustment as set forth
in the Amended and Restated SPA. As previously announced, the Tidewater Purchasers incepted into certain warranty and indemnity insurance
policies (collectively, the “W&I Insurance Policy”) in connection with the Transaction allowing for the Tidewater
Purchasers to bring claims for losses arising out of breaches of the warranties and tax covenant, subject to the terms and limitations
set forth in the Amended and Restated SPA. Following the closing of the Transaction, the W&I Insurance Policy will remain in effect
for the duration of the policy terms contained therein.
The
foregoing description of the Amended and Restated SPA and the transactions contemplated thereby are subject to and qualified in their
entirety by reference to the Amended and Restated SPA, which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 hereto, the terms of which are incorporated
herein by reference.
Item
2.03
Creation
of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
Banco do Brasil Loan and Replacement
of Parent Company Guarantee
On
the Closing Date, the Company replaced Remolcadores and its affiliate as the new guarantor of the existing loan (the “BB Loan”)
from BB, as lender, to Magallanes Navegação Brasileira S.A., a wholly owned subsidiary of WSUT (“MNB”),
as borrower. The guarantor replacement was made pursuant to the Fifth Amendment, dated August 18, 2026, to the Fixed Credit Facility
No. 20/00502-4 between BB, MNB, the Company, WSUT, and Wilson Sons Offshore S.A., a wholly owned subsidiary of WSUT (“WSO”),
which became effective as of the consummation of the Transaction upon satisfaction of the conditions specified therein.
The
Fixed Credit Facility No. 20/00502-4 (the “BB Loan Agreement”), executed on December 18, 2008 and as subsequently
amended, provides a secured loan with an interest rate of 3.10% per annum that matures on December 18, 2030. The principal of the
BB Loan amortizes in equal monthly installments of approximately USD $0.4 million, and interest is payable monthly. As of the Closing
Date, the BB Loan had an outstanding principal amount of approximately USD $22.5 million.
The
BB Loan Agreement contains certain customary covenants and events of default. The covenants include, among others: (i) maintaining
a ratio of EBITDA to debt service payments (comprised of principal amortizations and interest) at 1.1 : 1 or higher; (ii) maintaining
an aggregate appraisal value of at least 130% of the outstanding loan balance for vessels serving as collateral; (iii) not changing
the vessels’ primary activities without the lender’s consent; (iv) entering into contracts at market prices; (v) permitting
vessel inspections by the lender; and (vi) complying with environmental law. BB has the right to declare all outstanding installments
immediately due and payable if, among other things, MNB: (i) fails to timely pay any obligation; (ii) fails to pay any other
debt exceeding BRL$500,000 within 30 days after notice; (iii) engages in bankruptcy proceedings; (iv) fails to make timely defense
of legal or tax proceedings; (v) provides incomplete or falsified information to the lender; (vi) fails to disclose material
information; (vii) defaults on another obligation exceeding BRL$500,000; (viii) commits fraud involving the collateral; (ix) fails
to maintain insurance; (x) fails to supplement collateral when required; (xi) fails to make timely defense against any government
assessments; or (xii) undergoes seizure, expropriation or nationalization of assets.
All
obligations under the BB Loan Agreement are guaranteed by the Company and secured by a perfected security interest in four vessels owned
by MNB. As of the Closing Date, as additional security for MNB’s obligations under the BB Loan Agreement, MNB delivered to BB a
bank guarantee issued by Banco Bradesco S.A. in an amount equal to 20% of the outstanding balance.
The
foregoing summary of the BB Loan Agreement is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the text of the BB Loan Agreement, a copy
of which will be filed with the Company’s Quarterly Report for Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2026.
BNDES
Construction Loans
After
the Closing Date, WSO will maintain the existing loan facilities under the Credit Facility Agreements Nos. 07.2.0417.1, 07.2.0418.1, 10.2.1621.1,
12.2.0433.1, and 12.2.0434.1 (collectively, the “BNDES Construction Loan Agreements” and such loans, the “BNDES
Construction Loans”), entered into between 2007 and 2012 and as amended, by and between BNDES, as lender, WSO, as borrower,
and the Sellers (or their affiliates), as guarantors. These loan facilities were originally created to fund the construction of the borrower’s
vessels and have since remained outstanding after all the vessel construction has been completed.
Each
BNDES Construction Loan Agreement provides for a secured loan facility with an interest rate between 2.64% and 3.43% per annum and a maturity
date that varies between December 2026 and December 2035. The principal of the BNDES Construction Loans currently amortizes
in aggregate monthly installments of approximately USD $2.3 million (subject to reduction as individual loans mature), and interest is
payable monthly. As of the Closing Date, the BNDES Construction Loans had an aggregate outstanding principal amount of approximately USD
$170.1 million.
The
BNDES Construction Loan Agreements contain certain customary covenants, including that WSO must comply with the “Provisions Applicable
to BNDES Contracts” (Disposições Aplicáveis aos Contratos do BNDES, Resoluçăo 665/87).
Among its other obligations (with variations among the loan agreements), WSO must: (i) utilize the loan proceeds within a set period;
(ii) grant BNDES certain rights under the insurance policies for the collateral vessels; (iii) comply with the laws applicable
to persons with disabilities; (iv) offer a training program in the event of workforce reductions; (v) adopt environmental protection,
occupational safety, and occupational health measures; (vi) comply with environmental laws; (vii) demonstrate a domestic content
percentage of at least 60% and engage an audit service to verify local content; and (viii) notify BNDES if any person holding a paid
position at the borrower or any of its owners, controlling shareholders or directors is elected or sworn in as a member of the National
Congress.
Under
the BNDES Construction Loan Agreements (with variations), BNDES has the right to declare all outstanding loan balances immediately due
and payable if, among other things: (i) any provision is included in the borrower’s or its controlling entities’ organizational
documents that restricts the borrower’s growth, access to new markets, or ability to pay its financial obligations under the BNDES
Construction Loans; (ii) the borrower fails to offer a training program in the event of workforce reductions; (iii) a final
and non-appealable judgment holds the borrower liable for certain labor or environmental violations; (iv) the borrower or the guarantor
breaches any of its obligations under the BNDES Construction Loans; (v) the borrower undergoes a change in control without the lender’s
consent; (vi) any judicial proceeding or other event occurs that may affect the guarantee in favor of BNDES; (vii) the borrower
uses the loan proceeds for unallowed purposes; or (viii) any person holding a paid position at the borrower or any of its owners,
controlling shareholders or directors is elected or sworn in as a member of National Congress.
The
obligations under the BNDES Construction Loan Agreements are secured by a perfected security interest in eleven vessels owned by WSO.
The vessels serving as collateral must maintain an aggregate appraisal value equal to at least 110% of the outstanding loan balance for
Credit Facility Agreements Nos. 07.2.0417.1, 07.2.0418.1, 12.2.0433.1, and 12.2.0434.1 and 130% of the outstanding loan balance for Credit
Facility Agreement No. 10.2.1621.1 (such ratio, the “collateral coverage ratio”). The guarantees provided by the
Sellers (or their affiliates) will remain in place after the Closing Date. It is expected that the Company will replace the Sellers (or
their affiliates) as the new guarantor upon finalizing the terms of the Company’s guarantee and the supporting documentation. Upon
the Company becoming the new guarantor and the satisfaction of certain other conditions, the BNDES Construction Loan Agreements will be
amended to, among other things, raise the interest rates to 3.21% for Credit Facility Agreements Nos. 07.2.0417.1, 07.2.0418.1, 12.2.0433.1,
and 12.2.0434.1 and 3.77% for Credit Facility Agreement No. 10.2.1621.1, as well as increase the collateral coverage ratio for all
BNDES Construction Loans to 130%.
The
foregoing summary of the BNDES Construction Loans is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the text of the BNDES Construction
Loan Agreements, a copy of which will be filed with the Company’s Quarterly Report for Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30,
2026.
BNDES
Conversion & Drydock Loans
After
the Closing Date, WSO and MNB will maintain the existing loan facilities under the Credit Facility Agreements Nos. 22.9.0071.1, 22.9.0087.1,
23.9.0103.1, 24.9.0195.1 and 26.9.0068.1 (collectively, the “BNDES C&D Loan Agreements” and such loans, the “BNDES
C&D Loans”), entered into between December 2022 and July 2026 and as amended, by and between BNDES, as lender,
and WSO or MNB, as applicable, as borrower. These loan facilities were created to finance the engine overhaul, drydocking, modernization
and conversion of the borrowers’ vessels.
Each
BNDES C&D Loan Agreement provides for a loan facility with an interest rate of 3% (or, in the case of Credit Facility Agreement No.
26.9.0068.1, a rate of 2.4%) per annum. Maturity dates vary across the facilities: Credit Facility Agreement Nos. 22.9.0071.1 and 22.9.0087.1
mature between December 2028 and December 2030; Credit Facility Agreement No. 23.9.0103.1 matures between February 2027 and February 2031;
and Credit Facility Agreement No. 24.9.0195.1 matures between January 2028 and January 2035. The principal of the foregoing facilities
currently amortizes in aggregate monthly installments of approximately USD $1.8 million (subject to adjustment as individual loans mature
or additional disbursements are made), and interest is payable monthly. Credit Facility Agreement No. 26.9.0068.1 was entered into in
July 2026 for a total amount of approximately USD $26.8 million, with the initial disbursement scheduled for October 2026 and maturity
dates between July 2032 and July 2035. As of the Closing Date, the BNDES C&D Loans had an aggregate outstanding principal amount of
approximately USD $36.7 million.
The
BNDES C&D Loan Agreements contain certain customary covenants, including that the borrower must comply with the “Provisions
Applicable to BNDES Contracts” (Disposições Aplicáveis aos Contratos do BNDES, Resoluçăo 665/87).
Among its other obligations (with variations among the loan agreements), the borrower must: (i) complete the projects within a set
period; (ii) comply with certain environmental obligations related to the projects and notify BNDES of environmental damages that
may compromise the projects; (iii) notify BNDES of certain lawsuits and proceedings involving the borrower, its affiliates, employees,
agents or representatives, or suppliers essential to the projects; (iv) deliver audited annual financial statements; (v) not
incur indebtedness (subject to exceptions); (vi) not sell or encumber assets (subject to exceptions); (vii) not carry out any
change in control; (viii) notify BNDES if any person holding a paid position at the borrower or any of its owners, controlling shareholders
or directors is elected or sworn in as a member of the National Congress; and (ix) not use the loan proceeds in any country or territory
in violation of sanctions.
Under
the BNDES C&D Loan Agreements (with variations), BNDES has the right to declare all outstanding loan balances immediately due and
payable if, among other things: (i) a final and non-appealable judgment holds the borrower liable for certain labor or environmental
violations; (ii) any of the borrower’s representations is inaccurate; (iii) the borrower engages in bankruptcy proceedings;
(iv) the borrower breaches its obligations relating to the guarantees; (v) the borrower commits any anti-bribery, anti-terrorism,
anti-money laundering, or certain other laws; (vi) any provision is included in the borrower’s or its controlling entities’
organizational documents that restricts the borrower’s growth, access to new markets, or ability to pay its financial obligations
under the BNDES C&D Loans; (vii) the borrower uses the loan proceeds for unallowed purposes; or (viii) any person holding
a paid position at the borrower or any of its owners, controlling shareholders or directors is elected or sworn in as a member of the
National Congress.
The
obligations under the BNDES C&D Loan Agreements are secured by bank guarantees provided by various banks.
The
foregoing summary of the BNDES C&D Loans is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the text of the BNDES C&D Loan Agreements,
a copy of which will be filed with the Company’s Quarterly Report for Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2026.
Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure.
On August 31, 2026,
the Company issued a press release announcing the completion of the Transaction. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1
to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth under this item.
The
information furnished pursuant to Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes
of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the
liabilities of that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing made by us under the Exchange Act
or Securities Act of 1933, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation language in any such filing, except as shall be expressly
set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Disclaimer
Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
In
accordance with the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the Company notes that certain statements
set forth in this communication are forward-looking statements that reflect its current view with respect to future events and future
financial performance. Forward-looking statements are all statements other than statements of historical fact, including, without limitation,
statements about the Company’s replacement as the guarantor for the BNDES Construction Loans, the expected benefits of the Transaction
and the Company’s ability to integrate the Target Companies’ operations and business successfully. All such forward-looking
statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, and our future results of operations
could differ materially from our historical results or current expectations reflected by such forward-looking statements. These risks
and uncertainties include, without limitation: potential adverse reactions or changes to business relationships resulting from the completion
of the Transaction; the effects of disruption to our business; the effects of industry, market, economic, political or regulatory conditions
outside of our control; transaction costs; our ability to achieve the benefits from the Transaction, including the anticipated cash flow
generation and customer relationships; our ability to promptly, efficiently and effectively integrate the vessels into our own operations;
unknown liabilities; and the diversion of management time on integration-related issues. Other important factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include: fluctuations in worldwide energy demand and oil and
gas prices; fleet additions by competitors and industry overcapacity; limited capital resources available to replenish our asset base
as needed, including through acquisitions or vessel construction, and to fund our capital expenditure needs; uncertainty of global financial
market conditions and potential constraints in accessing capital or credit if and when needed with favorable terms, if at all; changes
in decisions and capital spending by customers based on industry expectations for offshore exploration, field development and production;
consolidation of our customer base; loss of a major customer; changing customer demands for vessel specifications, which may make some
of our older vessels technologically obsolete for certain customer projects or in certain markets; rapid technological changes; delays
and other problems associated with vessel maintenance; the continued availability of qualified personnel and our ability to attract and
retain them; the operating risks normally incident to our lines of business, including the potential impact of liquidated counterparties;
our ability to comply with covenants in our indentures and other debt instruments; acts of terrorism and piracy; the impact of regional
or global public health crises or pandemics; the impact of potential information technology, cybersecurity or data security breaches;
integration of acquired businesses and entry into new lines of business; disagreements with our joint venture partners; natural disasters
or significant weather conditions; unsettled political conditions, war, civil unrest and governmental actions, such as expropriation or
enforcement of customs or other laws that are not well developed or consistently enforced; risks associated with our international operations,
including local content, local currency or similar requirements especially in higher political risk countries where we operate; interest
rate and foreign currency fluctuations; labor changes proposed by international conventions; increased regulatory burdens and oversight;
changes in laws governing the taxation of foreign source income; retention of skilled workers; enforcement of laws related to the environment,
labor and foreign corrupt practices; increased global concern, regulation and scrutiny regarding climate change; increased stockholder
activism; the potential liability for remedial actions or assessments under existing or future environmental regulations or litigation;
the effects of asserted and unasserted claims and the extent of available insurance coverage; the resolution of pending legal proceedings;
and other risks and uncertainties detailed in our most recent Form 10-K, Form 10-Qs and Form 8-Ks filed with or furnished
to the Securities and Exchange Commission. If one or more of these or other risks or uncertainties materialize (or the consequences of
any such development changes), or should our underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results or outcomes may vary materially from
those reflected in our forward-looking statements. Statements in this communication are made as of the date hereof, and the Company disclaims
any intention or obligation to update publicly or revise such statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Financial
Statements of Business Acquired
The
financial statements required by this Item 9.01(a) will be filed by amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K within 71 calendar
days after the date on which this Current Report is required to be filed.
(b) Pro
Forma Financial Information
The
pro forma financial information required by this Item 9.01(b) will be filed by amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K
within 71 calendar days after the date on which this Current Report is required to be filed.
(c) Exhibits
The
following exhibits are filed herewith:
Exhibit
No.
Description
2.1
Amended and Restated Agreement for the Sale and Purchase of Wilson, Sons Ultratug Participações S.A. and Atlantic Offshore Services S.A., dated as of August 25, 2026, by and among Wilson Sons S.A., Ultranav International II, S.A., Remolcadores Ultratug Limitada, Wilson, Sons Ultratug Participações S.A., Atlantic Offshore Services S.A., Pan Marine do Brasil Ltda., Tidewater Marine International, Inc. and Tidewater Inc.
99.1
Press Release announcing the completion of the Transaction, dated August 31, 2026
104
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
TIDEWATER INC.
Dated: August 31, 2026
By:
/s/ Daniel A. Hudson
Daniel A. Hudson
Executive Vice President,
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
EX-2.1 — EXHIBIT 2.1
EX-2.1
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Exhibit 2.1
EXECUTION
VERSION
THIS DEED (the “Deed”)
is made by way of a deed on 25 August 2026
BETWEEN:
1. WILSON SONS S.A., a company incorporated in Brazil with registered number CNPJ: 33.130.691/0001-05,
the registered office of which is Praia de Botafogo No. 186, 4th Floor, Room 301, Botafogo, City of Rio de Janeiro, State of
Rio de Janeiro, Zip Code 22250-145, Brazil (“Wilson Sons”);
2. ULTRANAV INTERNATIONAL II, S.A., a company incorporated in Panama with registered number 155720459,
the registered office of which is PH Dream Plaza Workings, 10th Floor, Office 7, Costa del Este, Panama City, 0812, Panama (“Ultranav”);
3. REMOLCADORES ULTRATUG LIMITADA, a company incorporated in Chile with registered number 78.558.840-1
and registered in Brazil under CNPJ number 08.529.751/0001-01, the registered office of which is Avenida. EI Bosque Norte, No. 500,
Piso 19, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile (“Ultratug” and, together with Ultranav, the “Ultratug Sellers”
and each an “Ultratug Seller”, and Wilson Sons and the Ultratug Sellers collectively being the “Sellers”
and each a “Seller”);
4. WILSON, SONS ULTRATUG PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A., a closed company incorporated in Brazil
with registered number CNPJ: 04.017.196/0001-88, the registered office of which is Rua da Quitanda No. 86, 5th Floor, Room 501,
Edifício Galeria, Centro, City of Rio De Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Zip Code 20.091-005, Brazil (the “Brazil
Target Company”) (for the purposes of the Target Obligations only);
5. ATLANTIC OFFSHORE SERVICES S.A., a closed company incorporated in Panama with registered number
679710, the registered office of which is Tower Financial Center, 16th Floor, 50th Street and Elvira Mendez, Panama City, Republic of
Panama (the “Panama Target Company” and, together with Brazil Target Company, each a “Target Company”
and, collectively, the “Target Companies”);
6. PAN MARINE DO BRASIL LTDA., a company incorporated in Brazil with registered number CNPJ 42.519.082/0001-25,
the registered office of which is Rua Paulo Sérgio Vasconcelos, No. 741, Granja Cavaleiros, City of Macaé, State of
Rio de Janeiro, Zip Code 27.930-310, Brazil (the “Brazil Purchaser”);
7. Tidewater Marine International, Inc. a company
incorporated in the Cayman Islands with registered number 229814, the registered office of which is at c/o Centralis Cayman Limited, One
Capital Place, 3rd Floor, Shedden Road, George Town, Grand Cayman KY1-1110, Cayman Islands (the “Cayman Purchaser”
and, together with the Brazil Purchaser, the “Purchasers”); and
8. TIDEWATER INC., a corporation incorporated in the State of Delaware and whose principal executive
offices are at 842 West Sam Houston Parkway North, Suite 400, Houston, Texas 77024, United States of America (the “Purchasers’
Guarantor” and together with the Sellers, the Target Companies and the Purchasers, the “Parties” and each
a “Party”).
WHEREAS:
(A) On 22 February 2026, the Parties entered into an agreement for the sale and purchase of the entire
issued share capital of each of the Target Companies (the “Original SPA”).
(B) On 22 April 2026 and 1 June 2026, the Parties entered into letters relating to the amendment
of certain provisions of the Original SPA (the “Amendment Letters”).
(C) On 29 May 2026 and 25 June 2026, the Parties entered into letters relating to the waiver of
certain provisions of the Original SPA (the “Waiver Letters”).
(D) As at the date hereof, the Original SPA as amended by the Amendment Letters and the Waiver Letters shall
be referred to as the “SPA”.
(E) The Parties now wish to amend and restate the SPA with immediate effect from the date hereof.
WHEREBY IT IS AGREED as follows:
1. Interpretation
1.1 Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions and principles of interpretation set out in Clause
1.2 (Interpretation) of the SPA shall apply to this Deed as if references in those clauses to “this Agreement” are
to this Deed.
2. Amendment and Restatement of the SPA
2.1 The Parties agree that the SPA shall be amended and restated in its entirety with effect from the date
hereof in the form set out in the Schedule of this Deed.
2.2 The amendment and restatement of the SPA pursuant to this Deed shall constitute a variation of the SPA,
with effect from the date hereof, in accordance with Clause 18.5 of the SPA.
2.3 The provisions of the SPA, as amended and restated by this Deed, shall continue in full force and effect.
3. General
3.1 The provisions of Clauses 15 (Remedies and Waivers), 16 (Binding Effect; Assignment); 17 (Further
Assurance), 18 (Entire Agreement), 19 (Rights of Third Parties), 20 (Notices), 22 (Confidentiality),
24 (Counterparts), 25 (Electronic and Digital Signatures), 26 (Invalidity), 27 (Governing Law),
28 (Jurisdiction), 29 (Agent for Service) and 30 (Language) shall be incorporated into this Deed as if set out
in full in this Deed and as if references to “this Agreement” are references to this Deed.
[Signature page follows]
IN WITNESS whereof the parties have executed this Deed as a
deed as of the date first above written.
Executed as a DEED
)
)
for and on behalf of PAN MARINE DO
)
/s/ Felipe Arturo Hernandez Otaño
BRASIL LTDA.,
)
(Authorised signatory)
)
a company incorporated in Brazil and
)
Name: Felipe Arturo Hernandez Otaño
acting by authorised signatory who, in
)
accordance with the laws of that territory,
)
are acting under the authority of the
)
company
)
)
)
Executed as a DEED
)
)
for and on behalf of TIDEWATER MARINE
)
/s/ Daniel A. Hudson
INTERNATIONAL, INC.,
)
(Authorised signatory)
)
a company incorporated in the Cayman
)
Name: Daniel A. Hudson
Islands and acting by authorised signatory
)
who, in accordance with the laws of that
)
territory, is acting under the authority of the
)
company
)
)
)
Executed as a DEED
)
)
for and on behalf of TIDEWATER INC.,
)
/s/ Daniel A. Hudson
)
(Authorised signatory)
a company incorporated in the State of
)
Delaware (United States of America) and
)
Name: Daniel A. Hudson
acting by authorised signatory who, in
)
accordance with the laws of that territory, is
)
acting under the authority of the company
)
)
)
)
[Senna - SPA A&R
Deed – Signature page (Purchasers / Purchasers’ Guarantor)]
Executed as a DEED
)
)
for and on behalf of WILSON SONS S.A.,
)
/s/ Luis Gustavo Bueno Machado
)
(Authorised signatory)
a company incorporated in Brazil and
)
acting by two officers who, in accordance
)
Name: Luis Gustavo Bueno Machado
with the laws of that territory, are acting
)
under the authority of the company
)
)
/s/ Michael Robert Connell
)
(Authorised signatory)
)
)
Name: Michael Robert Connell
[Senna - SPA A&R
Deed – Signature page (Wilson Sons)]
Executed as a DEED
)
)
for and on behalf of ULTRANAV
)
/s/ Jan Vermeij Chamy
INTERNATIONAL II, S.A.,
)
(Authorised signatory)
)
a company incorporated in Panama
)
Name: Jan Vermeij Chamy
and acting by two duly authorised legal
)
representatives and/or attorneys-in-fact
)
who, in accordance with the laws
)
/s/ Francisco Larraín Echeverría
of that territory, is acting under the
)
(Authorised signatory)
authority of the company
)
)
Name: Francisco Larraín Echeverría
)
Executed as a DEED
)
)
/s/ Jan Vermeij Chamy
for and on behalf of REMOLCADORES
)
(Authorised signatory)
ULTRATUG LIMITADA,
)
)
Name: Jan Vermeij Chamy
a company incorporated in Chile and
)
acting by two authorised signatories who,
)
in accordance with the laws of that territory,
)
/s/ Francisco Larraín Echeverría
are acting under the authority of the
)
(Authorised signatory)
company
)
)
Name: Francisco Larraín Echeverría
[Senna
- SPA A&R Deed – Signature page (Ultratug Sellers)]
Executed as a DEED
)
)
for and on behalf of WILSON, SONS
)
/s/ Luis Gustavo Bueno Machado
ULTRATUG PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.,
)
(Authorised signatory)
)
a company incorporated in Brazil and
)
Name: Luis Gustavo Bueno Machado
acting by two officers who, in accordance
)
with the laws of that territory, are acting
)
under the authority of the company
)
/s/ Federico Carlos Irrgang
)
(Authorised signatory)
)
)
Name: Federico Carlos Irrgang
Executed as a DEED
)
)
for and on behalf of ATLANTIC
)
/s/ Luis Gustavo Bueno Machado
OFFSHORE SERVICES S.A.,
)
(Authorised signatory)
)
a company incorporated in Panama and
)
Name: Luis Gustavo Bueno Machado
acting by two duly authorised legal
)
representatives who, in accordance with
)
the laws of that territory, is acting under the
)
/s/ Federico Carlos Irrgang
authority of the company
)
(Authorised signatory)
)
)
Name: Federico Carlos Irrgang
[Senna
- SPA A&R Deed – Signature page (Target Companies)]
SCHEDULE
[See overleaf]
DATED 22 FEBRUARY 2026
(as amended and restated on 25 August 2026)
WILSON SONS S.A.
ULTRANAV INTERNATIONAL II, S.A.
REMOLCADORES ULTRATUG LIMITADA
WILSON, SONS ULTRATUG PARTICIPAÇÕES
S.A.
ATLANTIC OFFSHORE SERVICES S.A.
PAN MARINE DO BRASIL LTDA.
TIDEWATER MARINE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
and
TIDEWATER INC.
SALE AND PURCHASE AGREEMENT
relating to the sale and purchase of
Wilson, Sons Ultratug Participações S.A.
and Atlantic Offshore Services S.A.
Slaughter and May,
One Bunhill Row,
LONDON EC1Y 8YY
(PIRD/JODW/AQP)
CONTENTS
Page
1.
Interpretation
2
2.
Sale and Purchase
42
3.
Conditions
42
4.
Conduct of Business before Completion
53
5.
Separation and Termination of Existing Shareholder
Arrangements
59
6.
Consideration
63
7.
Completion and post-Completion
65
8.
Post-Completion Adjustment
67
9.
Seller Warranties and Undertakings
67
10.
Remedies and Limitations on Liability
68
11.
Purchasers and Purchasers’ Guarantor Warranties
and Undertakings
71
12.
Payments, Withholdings and Deductions
75
13.
Purchasers’ Guarantee
79
14.
Access
80
15.
Remedies and Waivers
81
16.
Binding Effect; Assignment
82
17.
Further Assurance
82
18.
Entire Agreement
83
19.
Rights of Third Parties
83
20.
Notices
83
21.
Announcements
85
22.
Confidentiality
87
23.
Costs and Expenses
88
24.
Counterparts
89
25.
Electronic and Digital Signatures
89
26.
Invalidity
90
27.
Governing Law
90
28.
Jurisdiction
90
29.
Agent for Service
90
30.
Language
92
31.
Debt Financing Sources
92
32.
W&I Insurance Policy
93
Schedule 1
Conditions
95
Schedule 2 Completion and
Post-Completion Arrangements
98
Schedule 3 Conduct of Business
before Completion
103
Schedule 4 Seller Warranties
109
Schedule 5 Purchasers’
and Purchasers’ Guarantor Warranties
132
Schedule 6 Limitations
on Liability
136
Schedule 7 Consideration
Allocation
144
Schedule 8 Post-Completion
Adjustment
145
Schedule 9 Tax Covenant
159
Schedule 10 The Target
Companies and the Subsidiaries
179
Schedule 11 Petrobras Claim
185
Agreed Form Documents
Announcement
Release Letter
Forms of Resignation Letter
Trade Mark Assignments
Ultratug Replacement LC
Wilson Sons Replacement LC
Banco do Brasil Amendment
Bradesco Bank Guarantee
THIS DEED (the “Agreement”)
is made by way of a deed on 22 February 2026
BETWEEN:
1. WILSON SONS S.A., a company incorporated
in Brazil with registered number CNPJ: 33.130.691/0001-05, the registered office of which
is Praia de Botafogo No. 186, 4th Floor, Room 301, Botafogo, City of Rio de Janeiro,
State of Rio de Janeiro, Zip Code 22250-145, Brazil (“Wilson Sons”);
2. ULTRANAV INTERNATIONAL II, S.A., a company
incorporated in Panama with registered number 155720459, the registered office of which is
PH Dream Plaza Workings, 10th Floor, Office 7, Costa del Este, Panama City, 0812, Panama
(“Ultranav”);
3. REMOLCADORES ULTRATUG LIMITADA, a company
incorporated in Chile with registered number 78.558.840-1 and registered in Brazil under
CNPJ number 08.529.751/0001-01, the registered office of which is Avenida. EI Bosque Norte,
No. 500, Piso 19, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile (“Ultratug” and, together
with Ultranav, the “Ultratug Sellers” and each an “Ultratug Seller”,
and Wilson Sons and the Ultratug Sellers collectively being the “Sellers”
and each a “Seller”);
4. WILSON, SONS ULTRATUG PARTICIPAÇÕES
S.A., a closed company incorporated in Brazil with registered number CNPJ: 04.017.196/0001-88,
the registered office of which is Rua da Quitanda No. 86, 5th Floor, Room 501,
Edifício Galeria, Centro, City of Rio De Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Zip Code 20.091-005,
Brazil (the “Brazil Target Company”) (for the purposes of the Target Obligations
only);
5. ATLANTIC OFFSHORE SERVICES S.A., a closed
company incorporated in Panama with registered number 679710, the registered office of which
is Tower Financial Center, 16th Floor, 50th Street and Elvira Mendez, Panama City, Republic
of Panama (the “Panama Target Company” and, together with Brazil Target
Company, each a “Target Company” and, collectively, the “Target
Companies”) (for the purposes of the Target Obligations only);
6. PAN MARINE DO BRASIL LTDA., a company
incorporated in Brazil with registered number CNPJ 42.519.082/0001-25, the registered office
of which is Rua Paulo Sérgio Vasconcelos, No. 741, Granja Cavaleiros, City of
Macaé, State of Rio de Janeiro, Zip Code 27.930-310, Brazil (the “Brazil
Purchaser”);
7. Tidewater
Marine International, Inc. a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with
registered number 229814, the registered office of which is at c/o Centralis Cayman Limited,
One Capital Place, 3rd Floor, Shedden Road, George Town, Grand Cayman KY1-1110, Cayman Islands
(the “Cayman Purchaser” and, together with the Brazil Purchaser, the “Purchasers”);
and
8. TIDEWATER INC., a corporation incorporated
in the State of Delaware and whose principal executive offices are at 842 West Sam Houston
Parkway North, Suite 400, Houston, Texas 77024, United States of America (the “Purchasers’
Guarantor” and together with the Sellers, the Target Companies and the Purchasers,
the “Parties” and each a “Party”).
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WHEREAS:
(A) The Purchasers wish to acquire the Target
Group.
(B) Wilson Sons owns the Wilson Sons Panama Target
Shares and Ultranav owns the Ultranav Panama Target Shares, which together constitute the
entire issued share capital of the Panama Target Company.
(C) Wilson Sons owns the Wilson Sons Brazil Target
Shares and Ultratug owns the Ultratug Brazil Target Shares, which together constitute the
entire issued share capital of the Brazil Target Company.
(D) The Sellers have agreed to sell, and the Purchasers
have agreed to purchase, the Target Shares, in each case, on the terms and subject to the
conditions of this Agreement.
(E) The Target Companies have become parties to
this Agreement solely for the purposes of the Target Obligations.
WHEREBY IT IS AGREED as follows:
1. Interpretation
1.1 In this Agreement and the Schedules to
it:
“2025
Financial Statements”
means
the annual consolidated financial statements of each of the Target Companies and their respective Subsidiaries (or, in the alternative,
of the Target Group on a combined basis) as of and for the year ended 31 December 2025, which financial statements shall be
audited by the independent auditors of the Target Group;
“Accounts”
means
the Panama Accounts and the Brazil Accounts;
“Accounts
Date”
means
31 December 2024;
“Action”
means
any action, claim, charge, complaint, grievance, lawsuit, litigation, hearing, petition, suit, audit, assessment, reassessment, arbitration,
mediation, examination, investigation, inquiry or other proceeding, in each case by or before any Governmental Authority, whether
civil, criminal, administrative or otherwise, in Law or in equity, whether public or private, and whether formal or informal;
“Activities”
has
the meaning given in Clause 14.1;
“Adjustment
Amount”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 1.1(K) of Part A of Schedule 8 (Post-Completion Adjustment);
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“Affiliates”
means, in relation to a person, for these
purposes (the “relevant person”):
(a) any
person Controlled by the relevant person (whether directly or indirectly);
(b) any
person Controlling (directly or indirectly) the relevant person; and
(c) any
person Controlled (whether directly or indirectly) by any person Controlling (whether directly or indirectly) the relevant person;
“Agreed
Accountant”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 3.4 of Part A of Schedule 8 (Post-Completion Adjustment);
“Agreed
Form”
in
relation to any document, means such document in a form agreed by the Sellers and the Purchasers and either: (a) initialled
for the purposes of identification by the Purchasers’ Solicitors on behalf of the Purchasers and the Sellers’ Solicitors
on behalf of the Sellers; or (b) confirmed by the Purchasers’ Solicitors and the Sellers’ Solicitors in writing
(including via email) to be in “agreed form”;
“Agreement”
has
the meaning given in the Preamble;
“Alternative
Transaction”
has
the meaning given in paragraph (Z) of Schedule 3 (Conduct of Business before Completion);
“Announcement”
means
the announcement in the Agreed Form concerning the Transaction to be made by Purchasers’ Guarantor on the date of this
Agreement following the execution of this Agreement;
“ANTAQ”
means
the Brazilian National Agency of Waterway Transports (Agência Nacional de Transportes Aquaviários);
“Anti-Corruption
and Anti-Money Laundering Laws”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 5.7(A) of Schedule 4 (Seller Warranties);
“Antitrust
Condition”
means
the Condition set out in paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 (Conditions);
“Antitrust
Restrictions”
has
the meaning given in Clause 3.2(C), and “Antitrust Restriction” shall be construed accordingly;
“Applicable
Exchange Rate”
means:
(a) where
the relevant amount is to be converted from Brazilian reais (R$) to US dollars (USD), the sale exchange rate (Taxa de Venda)
expressed as the amount of Brazilian reais (R$) equivalent to one (1) US dollar (USD), as published by the Central Bank of Brazil
on its website (which, on the date hereof, is located at http://www4.bcb.gov.br/pec/taxas/batch/taxas.asp?id=txdolar, or any successor
replacement website) as of the Business Day immediately preceding either the day on which the relevant payment is due or, as the
case may be, the relevant date of determination as provided in Clause 1.2(X); and
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(b) where
the relevant amount is to be converted from any currency other than Brazilian reais (R$) to US dollars (USD), the applicable Bloomberg
BFIX spot exchange rate as at 4.00 p.m. on the Business Day immediately preceding either the day on which the relevant
payment is due or, as the case may be, the relevant date of determination as provided in Clause 1.2(X);
“Assurance”
means
any undertaking, assurance, indemnity, guarantee, performance bond, bid bond, letter of credit, security or commitment that has the
effect of making one person liable (in whole or in part) for a Liability or obligation of another person;
“Banco
do Brasil”
means
Banco do Brasil S.A.;
“Banco do Brasil
Amendment”
means
the Quinto Aditivo à Escritura Pública de Financiamento com Recursos do Fundo da Marinha Mercante, Abertura de Crédito
Fixo [*****], in the Agreed Form entered into between Banco do Brasil, Magallanes Navegação Brasileira S/A, and
other intervening third parties thereto, including the Purchasers’ Guarantor, the Brazil Target Company and Wilson Sons Offshore
S.A.;
“Banco
do Brasil Cash Collateral”
means
any cash deposited by any member of the Target Group into the cash collateral accounts with account numbers [*****] and [*****] at
the [*****] Corporate Banking Office of Banco do Brasil to secure the borrowings of the Target Group under the Banco do Brasil Financing
Document (including any interest accrued thereon);
“Banco
do Brasil Financing Document”
means
the Financing Contract [*****] dated 18 December 2008 between Magallanes Navegação Brasileira S.A., Banco do Brasil,
Ultratug and the other parties thereto, a copy of which is located at document reference 2.5.3.1.3.5 in the Data Room, as amended
or restated on 15 June 2012, 24 September 2020, 28 December 2020 and 13 June 2022 pursuant to document references
2.5.3.1.3.1, 2.5.3.1.3.2, 2.5.3.1.3.3 and 2.5.3.1.3.4 in the Data Room and, subject to Clause 3.13, from time to time after
the date of this Agreement;
“Banco
do Brasil PCGs”
means:
(a) the
shareholders’ guarantees provided in the vessel construction agreements entered into between Magallanes Navegação
Brasileira S.A., Inversiones Magallanes Limitada, Ultratug and the other parties thereto with Banco do Brasil and Wilson, Sons
Offshore S.A., for which details are set out in tab 5. “overview” (rows 15 to 18 (inclusive)) of the file
named “Debt Details 01.2026 (VDR Reference)” located at document reference 6.5.3.3 in the Data Room);
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(b) the
stand-by letters of credit on behalf of Ultratug located at document references 6.5.2.1 to 6.5.2.4 (inclusive) in the Data Room;
and
(c) the
letter of credit issued by Inversiones Magallanes Limitada located at document reference number 6.5.2.5 in the Data Room;
“Bank
Consents Conditions”
means
the Conditions set out in paragraphs 2 and 3 of Schedule 1 (Conditions), and “Bank Consents Condition”
shall be construed accordingly;
“Base
Purchase Price”
has
the meaning given in Clause 6.1(A);
“Benefit
Plan”
means
any programme, policy or arrangement relating to mandatory or voluntary compensation and/or benefits offered by any member of the
Target Group for the benefit of any director, officer, employee or consultant of any member of the Target Group, including any employment
agreement, cash or equity-based bonus or incentive plan, employee loan, severance, retention or termination benefits, vacation policy,
retirement or pension plan (including any pension plan registered with the Brazilian National Superintendence of Complementary Pensions
(PREVIC)), health and welfare plan, or any other mandatory benefit required under applicable Law, including the Brazilian Consolidation
of Labor Laws (CLT), and any part(s) of any applicable collective bargaining agreement, collective labour agreement or similar
instrument (solely to the extent such part(s) contain any obligation on any member of the Target Group to pay any compensation
and/or benefits to or for the benefit of any director, employee or consultant of any member of the Target Group), in each case that
is sponsored, maintained, funded or required to be funded by any member of the Target Group, but excluding, for the avoidance of
doubt, any programme, policy or arrangement sponsored by any Governmental Authority;
“BNDES”
means
Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social (BNDES);
“BNDES
Financing Documents”
means
the financing documents entered into by Wilson, Sons Offshore S.A. and/or Magallanes Navegação Brasileira S.A. (as
applicable), as borrower, and BNDES, as lender, which are as set out in the file named “Documentos de Financiamento BNDES.4.xlsx”
located at document reference 6.5.6.3 in the Data Room. Copies of the BNDES Financing Documents are contained in folders 2.3.3.1.3
and 6.5.6 and at document reference 2.5.3.1.3.6 in the Data Room;
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“BNDES
PCG Replacement Condition”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 2(A)(i) of Schedule 1 (Conditions);
“BNDES
PCGs”
means:
(a) the
shareholders’ guarantees provided in the vessel construction agreements entered into by Wilson, Sons Offshore S.A. with BNDES,
for which details are set out in tab 5. “overview” (rows 4 to 14 (inclusive)) of the file named “Debt
Details 01.2026 (VDR Reference)” located at document reference 6.5.3.3 in the Data Room; and
(b) the
letters of credit issued by Ultratug and located at document references 6.5.2.7 to 6.5.2.10 (inclusive) in the Data Room;
“BNDES
PCGs Termination”
has
the meaning given in Clause 3.25(A);
“Books
and Records”
has
its common law meaning and includes all notices, correspondence, orders, inquiries, drawings, plans, books of account and other documents
and all computer disks or tapes or other machine legible programmes or other records (excluding software);
“Bradesco
Bank Guarantee”
means
the Letter of Guarantee in the Agreed Form dated prior to the Completion Date and issued by Banco Bradesco S.A. to Banco do
Brasil;
“Brazil
Accounts”
means
the audited consolidated financial statements of the Brazil Target Company and its Subsidiaries as at the Accounts Date, comprising:
(a) the balance sheet as at the Accounts Date; (b) the profit and loss statement for the period of twelve (12) months ended
on the Accounts Date; and (c) the notes to the accounts, a copy of which is located at document references 6.9.2.4 and 6.9.2.5
of the Data Room;
“Brazil
Purchaser”
has
the meaning given in the Recitals;
“Brazil
Target Company”
has
the meaning given in the Recitals and basic information concerning which is set out in Part A of Schedule 10 (The
Target Companies and the Subsidiaries);
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“Brazil
Target Shares”
means
the Wilson Sons Brazil Target Shares and the Ultratug Brazil Target Shares;
“Break
Payment”
means
an amount equal to seven million, five hundred thousand US dollars (USD 7,500,000);
“Break
Payment Event”
means a termination of this Agreement pursuant
to Clause 3.20 in circumstances where:
(a) either
of the Bank Consents Conditions has not been satisfied, except where the failure to satisfy the relevant Bank Consents Condition
is the direct result of a material breach by a Seller of Clause 3.10 or if such material breach materially contributed to
the failure to satisfy the relevant Bank Consents Condition; or
(b) the
Transaction has become conditional upon the satisfaction or waiver of the Material Adverse Effect Condition in accordance with the
Transaction Documents and the Material Adverse Effect Condition has not been satisfied or waived;
“Burdensome
Remedy”
means:
(a) the
divestment of more than five Vessels;
(b) being
required to remove more than five Vessels from the Brazilian market on more than a temporary or short-term basis; or
(c) a
combination of (a) and (b) that involves more than five Vessels;
“Business
Day”
means
a day (other than a Saturday or a Sunday) on which banks are open for business in London, the United Kingdom; Houston, the United
States; São Paulo, Brazil; Panama City, Panama and Santiago, Chile;
“Business
Information”
means all information (in whatever form held),
including all:
(a) formulas,
designs, specifications, drawings, know-how, manuals and instructions;
(b) customer
and supplier lists, sales, marketing and promotional information;
(c) business
plans, budgets and forecasts;
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(d) technical
or other expertise including source materials relating to software;
(e) accounting
and Tax records, correspondence, orders and inquiries; and
(f) financial
records, bills, accounting, internal and audit records, operating manuals, programming information, computerised data, quality records
and reports, cost information, pricing data, market surveys, mailing lists and personnel and payroll records;
“Business
Warranties”
means,
other than any Fundamental Warranty, the Warranties set out in Schedule 4 (Seller Warranties), and “Business Warranty”
shall be construed accordingly;
“BWT”
means
any Brazilian withholding income Tax on capital gains (imposto de renda sobre o ganho de capital);
“CADE”
means
the Brazilian Antitrust Authority (Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica);
“Capex
Plan”
means
the capital expenditure plan for the Target Group, a copy of which is located at document reference 6.5.9.3 of the Data Room;
“Cash”
means:
(a) any
cash at bank and in hand and cash in transit owned by any member of the Target Group which is freely available and immediately accessible
for use by the relevant member of the Target Group (net of uncleared cheques and excluding any Restricted Cash);
(b) any
marketable securities and cash equivalents with a maturity of not more than three (3) months owned by any member of the Target
Group, in each case excluding Restricted Cash; and
(c) the
items specifically included within “Cash” pursuant to Part C of Schedule 8 (Post-Completion Adjustment),
but excluding any amounts specifically excluded
from “Cash” pursuant to Part C of Schedule 8 (Post-Completion Adjustment);
“Cayman
Purchaser”
has
the meaning given in the Recitals;
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“Charter”
means
any charter or Contract of affreightment with respect to Vessels chartered out;
“Claim”
means
any claim, Action or demand of any nature whatsoever made against any of the Sellers in respect of or in relation to any matter in
this Agreement or in any other Transaction Document;
“Companies
Act”
means
the UK Companies Act 2006;
“Completion”
means
completion of the sale and purchase of the Target Shares under this Agreement;
“Completion
BWT Amount”
has
the meaning given in Clause 12.3(A);
“Completion
Date”
means
the day on which the Completion takes place in accordance with Clause 7, being the fifth (5th) Business Day following
the day on which the last in time of the Conditions applicable to the Transaction pursuant to the Transaction Documents (other than
the Completion Date Conditions) shall have been satisfied or waived (if applicable) in accordance with the Transaction Documents
(provided that if such Business Day is not an Eligible Completion Date, the Completion Date shall be the next Business Day which
is an Eligible Completion Date) or such later date as may be determined in accordance with Clauses 7.2 or 7.5(A) or
such other time and date as may be agreed in writing (including by email) between the Sellers and the Purchasers;
“Completion
Date Conditions”
means
those Conditions listed in paragraphs 4 to 9 (inclusive) of Schedule 1 (Conditions);
“Completion
Exchange Rate”
means
the sale exchange rate (Taxa de Venda) expressed as the amount of Brazilian reais (R$) equivalent to one (1) US dollar
(USD), as published by the Central Bank of Brazil on its website (which, on the date hereof, is located at http://www4.bcb.gov.br/pec/taxas/batch/taxas.asp?id=txdolar,
or any successor replacement website) on the Business Day immediately prior to the Completion Date;
“Completion
Payment”
has
the meaning given in Clause 7.3(H);
“Completion
Statement”
means
the completion statement delivered by the Purchasers pursuant to Part A of Schedule 8 (Post-Completion Adjustment)
after it becomes finalised pursuant to paragraph 3.2, 3.3 or 3.8 of Part A of Schedule 8
(Post-Completion Adjustment);
“Completion
Working Capital”
means:
(a) the
Current Assets of the Target Group, less
(b) the
Current Liabilities of the Target Group,
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in each case, as at the Effective Time, prepared
in accordance with Schedule 8 (Post-Completion Adjustment).
A sample calculation of Completion Working
Capital is set forth in Part E of Schedule 8 (Post-Completion Adjustment) as if the Effective Time was 31 December 2025;
“Compliant”
means, with respect to each set of Financial
Statements, that:
(a) such
Financial Statements do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact regarding the Target Group or omit to state any material
fact regarding the Target Group necessary in order to make such Financial Statements not misleading under the circumstances in which
they were made;
(a) the
Target Group has not stated its intent to, or determined that it must, restate any historical financial information included in the
Financial Statements; and
(b) the
Financial Statements are prepared in accordance with IFRS, compliant in all material respects with all applicable requirements of
Regulation S-X under the Securities Act for an acquired business and, if applicable, audited in compliance with US GAAS, with
the independent auditors of the Target Group having provided either (i) an unqualified audit opinion with respect to such set
of Financial Statements, or (ii) with respect to the 2025 Financial Statements only, a qualified audit opinion only insofar
as such audit opinion remains qualified solely because such Financial Statements do not contain comparative financial information,
and, in each case, having not withdrawn or advised the Sellers in writing that it intends to withdraw such audit opinion, to the
extent such financial statements would be (x) required in an offering of securities by the Purchasers’ Guarantor or any
of its Affiliates, assuming for this purpose that such offering was being made pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1
as of the date hereof in order for such registration statement to be declared effective by the SEC (or any successor form thereto),
and (y) required to be filed with the SEC in compliance with the reporting obligations of the Purchasers’ Guarantor under
Item 9.01(a) of Form 8-K;
“Compliant
Financial Statements”
has
the meaning given in Clause 4.11(B);
“Computer
Systems”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 11.12(A) of Schedule 4 (Seller Warranties);
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“Conditions”
has
the meaning given in Clause 3.1;
“Confidentiality
Agreement”
means
the confidentiality agreement entered into between the Brazil Target Company and the Purchasers’ Guarantor on 12 September 2024,
pursuant to which the Brazil Target Company made available to the Purchasers’ Guarantor certain confidential information relating
to the Target Group;
“Consideration”
has
the meaning given in Clause 6.1;
“Contingency
Transitional Services”
has
the meaning given in Clause 5.8;
“Contingency
Transitional Services Agreement”
means
the transitional services agreement which, in the event that the Purchasers deliver a Contingency TSA Notice to the Sellers in accordance
with Clause 5.8 shall be entered into at Completion between Wilson Sons and the Brazil Target Company, and the form of which
is to be agreed by Wilson Sons and the Purchasers in accordance with Clauses 5.7 and 5.8(B);
“Contingency
TSA Notice”
has
the meaning given in Clause 5.8;
“Contract”
means
any agreement, whether written or oral, that creates binding legal obligations between the parties thereto, as evidenced by mutual
assent, consideration and a lawful object;
“Control”
means,
in relation to a person, for these purposes (the “relevant person”), the ability of another person to directly
or indirectly ensure that the activities and business of the relevant person are conducted in accordance with the wishes of that
other person (whether by exercise of contractual rights, ownership of shares or otherwise), and a person shall be deemed to have
control of a body corporate if that person has the contractual right to procure that the activities and business of that body corporate
are conducted in accordance with that person’s wishes or if that person possesses more than half of the issued share capital
or the voting rights in that body corporate or the right to receive more than half of the income of that body corporate or any distribution
by it of all of its income or more than half of its assets on a winding up, and “Controlled” and “Controlling”
shall be construed accordingly;
“Costs
Agreement”
means
the costs agreement entered into by the Parties to this Agreement on 10 July 2026 in connection with the Bank Consents Conditions
and the Replacement LCs;
“Current
Assets”
means the current assets of the Target Group,
but excluding:
(a) any
amounts comprising Cash;
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(b) any
amounts receivable by one member of the Target Group from another member of the Target Group; and
(c) any
amounts specifically excluded from Current Assets and/or Completion Working Capital pursuant to Part C of Schedule
8 (Post-Completion Adjustment);
“Current
Liabilities”
means the current liabilities of the Target
Group, but excluding:
(a) any
amounts comprising Debt;
(b) any
Liabilities in respect of Transaction Costs;
(c) any
amounts payable by one member of the Target Group to another member of the Target Group;
(d) any
liabilities arising in respect of leases that would be required to be capitalised in accordance with IFRS 16; and
(e) any
amounts specifically excluded from Current Liabilities or Completion Working Capital pursuant to Part C of Schedule
8 (Post-Completion Adjustment);
“Data
Protection Laws”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 11.12(B) of Schedule 4 (Seller Warranties);
“Data
Room”
means
the electronic data room with the project name “Project Senna” made available by the Sellers to the Purchasers and hosted
by Intralinks, the contents of which are listed in Appendix 1 to the Disclosure Letter;
“Debt”
means:
(a) all
outstanding indebtedness of any member of the Target Group for borrowed money (including overdrafts, drawn credit facilities, bank
loans, bonds and notes, but net of any Banco do Brasil Cash Collateral);
(b) all
Assurances assumed by any member of the Target Group in respect of any indebtedness of any person not a member of the Target Group;
(c) any
intercompany financing balances owing from a member of the Target Group to any member of the Sellers’ Relevant Seller Groups,
including the Shareholder Loans to the extent not settled in full as at the Effective Time, and excluding for the avoidance of doubt
any trading balances owing from a member of the Target Group to any member of the Seller's Relevant Seller Groups arising in the
ordinary course of business to the extent included as a Current Liability;
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(d) all
liabilities in respect of unfunded or underfunded pension, gratuity, jubilee, retirement, termination, indemnity, health or welfare
plan or other similar plans to the extent any member of the Target Group would be liable at or following Completion, in each case,
together with the employer portion of any applicable Taxes due in respect of any such payments;
(e) any
liabilities of any member of the Target Group for deferred purchase price of assets, property, securities or services, including
all earn-out payments, seller notes and other similar payments;
(f) any
liabilities of any member of the Target Group in respect of any interest rate swap, forward contract currency or other hedging arrangements;
(g) any
liabilities of any member of the Target Group in respect of any factoring arrangements where a member of the Target Group remains
liable;
(h) any
items specifically included within “Debt” pursuant to Part C of Schedule 8 (Post-Completion Adjustment);
and
(i) all
accrued or unpaid interest, fees, break costs, prepayment penalties and similar charges in connection with any indebtedness of any
member of the Target Group that are incurred and become payable as a result of the Transaction;
but, for the avoidance of doubt, in each
case, excluding:
(i) any
trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business and reflected in Current Liabilities;
(ii) any
liabilities arising in respect of leases that would be required to be capitalised in accordance with IFRS 16;
(iii) any
amounts owing from one member of the Target Group to another member of the Target Group;
(iv) any
liabilities of any member of the Target Group in respect of any Transaction Costs; and
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(v) any
items specifically excluded from “Debt” pursuant to Part C of Schedule 8 (Post-Completion Adjustment);
“Debt
Financing”
means
all or any part of any debt financing arranged or obtained by the Purchasers’ Guarantor (or any of its controlled Affiliates)
prior to the Completion Date, including the offering of debt securities in an offering, which may consist of multiple tranches, registered
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or in a private placement pursuant to an exemption
from the registration requirements of the Securities Act;
“Debt
Financing Sources”
means,
collectively, any person that provides, or has entered into, or in the future enters into, any binding agreement, including any commitment
letters, engagement letters, credit agreements, loan agreements, indentures, underwriting agreements or purchase agreements related
thereto, with the Purchasers’ Guarantor or any of its Affiliates in connection with, or that is otherwise acting as a lender,
arranger, bookrunner, manager, agent, underwriter, placement agent, initial purchasers, trustee or any other similar representative
in respect of, all or any part of any Debt Financing and any other financial institutions, lenders or investors with respect to any
Debt Financing, together with any of such person’s Affiliates and any of such person’s or any of its Affiliates’
respective direct or indirect, former, current or future stockholders, managers, members, directors, officers, employees, agents,
advisors, other representatives and their respective successors or assignees; provided that none of the Purchasers, or the Purchasers’
Guarantor or any Affiliate thereof shall be a Debt Financing Source;
“Defendant”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 1 of Schedule 11 (Petrobras Claim);
“Demand”
has
the meaning given in each Replacement LC (as applicable);
“Disclosed”
means
information fairly disclosed to the Purchasers prior to the date of this Agreement in sufficient detail as would enable a reasonable
purchaser of the Target Shares to identify the nature and the scope of the matter concerned;
“Disclosure
Letter”
means
the letter of the same date as this Agreement written by the Sellers to the Purchasers;
“Disputed
Matters”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 3.4 of Part A of Schedule 8 (Post-Completion Adjustment);
“DPEM”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 18.5 of Schedule 4 (Seller Warranties);
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“Draft
Completion Statement”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 1.1 of Part A of Schedule 8 (Post-Completion Adjustment);
“EBN”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 18.12 of Schedule 4 (Seller Warranties);
“Effective
Time”
means
23:59:59 on the day immediately before the Completion Date;
“Election
Period”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 3(C) of Schedule 11 (Petrobras Claim);
“Eligible
Completion Date”
means
(i) 31 August 2026 (for the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding that such date is not a Business Day for the purposes of
this Agreement), or (ii) a Business Day which is the final Business Day of a calendar month, provided that if such date falls
on a Tuesday or a Friday, the Eligible Completion Date shall be deemed to occur on the next Business Day;
“Employee
Retention Arrangements”
means
the employee retention arrangements, copies and details of which are contained in folder 6.7.53 of the Data Room;
“Encumbrance”
means
any mortgage, charge, rent-charge, pledge, lien, option, restriction, right of first refusal, right of pre-emption (or other security
holder right which may operate to restrict transfer), retention of title, assignment by way of security, fiduciary assignment, trust
arrangement for the purpose of providing security, claim, right, interest or preference granted to any person or any other encumbrance
or security interest of any kind (or an agreement or commitment to create any of the same), excluding (where such term is used in
relation to any business or assets) non-exclusive licences of Intellectual Property rights granted in the ordinary course of business;
“Enduring
Provisions”
means
this Clause 1 (Interpretation), Clause 9.4 (Seller Warranties and Undertakings), Clause 10 (Remedies and
Limitations on Liability), Clause 13 (Purchasers’ Guarantee), Clause 15 (Remedies and Waivers), Clause 16
(Binding Effect; Assignment), Clause 18 (Entire Agreement), Clause 19 (Rights of Third Parties), Clause 20
(Notices), Clause 21 (Announcements), Clause 22 (Confidentiality), Clause 23 (Costs and Expenses),
Clause 24 (Counterparts), Clause 25 (Electronic and Digital Signatures), Clause 26 (Invalidity),
Clause 27 (Governing Law), Clause 28 (Jurisdiction), Clause 29 (Agent for Service), Clause 30
(Language) and Clause 31 (Debt Financing Sources);
“Environmental
Claim”
means
any Action alleging Liability (including Liability for investigatory costs, cleanup costs, governmental response costs, natural resources
damages, property damages, personal injuries, attorneys’ fees, fines or penalties) arising out of, based on, resulting from
or relating to: (a) the presence, release of or exposure to any Hazardous Materials; (b) circumstances forming the basis
of any violation, or alleged violation, of any Environmental Laws; or (c) any other matters covered or regulated by, or for
which Liability is imposed under, Environmental Laws;
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“Environmental
Laws”
means
all Laws relating to pollution, the protection, restoration or remediation of or prevention of harm to the environment or natural
resources, or the protection of human health and safety from the presence of Hazardous Materials, including Laws relating to: (a) the
exposure to, or releases or threatened releases of, Hazardous Materials; (b) the generation, manufacture, processing, distribution,
use, treatment, containment, disposal, storage, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials; or (c) recordkeeping, notification,
disclosure and reporting requirements respecting Hazardous Materials;
“Environmental
Permits”
means
any licences, permits, certifications, approvals or other authorisations or registrations of any Governmental Authority, (including
all amendments, extensions, modifications and renewals thereof) provided or issued under Environmental Laws, and “Environmental
Permit” shall be construed accordingly;
“Estimated
Completion Working Capital”
means
the amount of the Completion Working Capital as estimated by the Sellers in good faith;
“Estimated
External Cash Value”
means
the amount of the External Cash Value as estimated by the Sellers in good faith;
“Estimated
External Debt Value”
means
the amount of the External Debt Value as estimated by the Sellers in good faith;
“Estimated
Net Debt Balance”
means
the Estimated External Debt Value less the Estimated External Cash Value, which may be a positive or a negative amount;
“Estimated
New Capex Amount”
means
the amount of the New Capex Amount as estimated by the Sellers in good faith;
“Estimated
Target Working Capital Adjustment”
means
the Target Working Capital minus the Estimated Completion Working Capital;
“Estimated
Transaction Costs Amount”
means
the amount of the Transaction Costs Amount as estimated by the Sellers in good faith;
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“Excess
Policy”
has
the meaning given in Clause 32.1;
“External
Cash Value”
means
the aggregate of the amounts of Cash (which can be a positive or negative number) as at the Effective Time determined in accordance
with Schedule 8 (Post-Completion Adjustment);
“External
Debt Value”
means
the aggregate of the amounts of Debt as at the Effective Time determined in accordance with Schedule 8 (Post-Completion Adjustment);
“Final
Determination”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 1(B) of Schedule 11 (Petrobras Claim);
“Financial
Statements”
means
the Interim Financial Statements and the 2025 Financial Statements, as applicable;
“Fundamental
Warranties”
means
the Warranties set out in paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Schedule 4 (Seller Warranties), and
“Fundamental Warranty” shall be construed accordingly;
“Fundamental
Warranty Claim”
means
any Claim in respect of breach of a Fundamental Warranty;
“Governmental
Authority”
means
any supranational, federal, national, state, municipal, provincial, local or similar government (including any subdivision, court,
tribunal, administrative agency or commission or other authority thereof); any quasi-governmental or private body exercising any
regulatory, importing or other governmental or quasi-governmental authority, in any applicable jurisdiction; any securities exchange
or governmental, regulatory, administrative or Tax Authority, agency or commission or any court, tribunal, or judicial or arbitral
body in any applicable jurisdiction, including the SEC, the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (Comissão de Valores
Mobiliários), any foreign exchange and/or investment authority, the CADE, any competition or antitrust authority, ANTAQ,
the Brazilian Federal Revenue Services (Receita Federal do Brasil), the Ports and Civil Aviation Ministry (Ministério
de Portos e Aeroportos), Federal Environmental Agency (Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis
- IBAMA), Maritime Authority of the Brazilian Navy and any other authorities, administrative agency or commission, regulator
which regulates or supervises any member of either Relevant Seller Group, the Purchasers’ Group or the Target Group (as the
case may be), in Brazil or overseas;
“Guarantee
Amount”
has
the meaning given in each Replacement LC (as applicable);
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“Hazardous
Material”
means:
(a) any
material, substance, chemical or waste (or combination thereof) that (i) is listed, defined, designated, regulated or classified
as hazardous, toxic, radioactive, dangerous, a pollutant, a contaminant, petroleum, oil or words of similar meaning or effect under
any Environmental Law or (ii) can form the basis of any Liability under any Environmental Law; and
(b) any
petroleum, petroleum products, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), asbestos and asbestos-containing
materials, radon, mould, fungi and other substances, including related precursors and breakdown products;
“Historical
Financial Statements”
means the following consolidated financial
statements of each of the Target Companies and their respective Subsidiaries (or, in the alternative, of the Target Group on a combined
basis) prepared in accordance with IFRS:
(a) audited
annual financial statements as of and for the year ended 31 December 2024, audited by the independent auditors of the Target
Group; and
(b) unaudited
interim financial statements as of and for the nine (9) months ended 30 September 2024 and 30 September 2025, reviewed
by the independent auditors of the Target Group;
“IFRS”
means
International Financial Reporting Standards, International Accounting Standards and interpretations of those standards issued
by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee and their
respective predecessor bodies;
“Infringe”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 11.6 of Schedule 4 (Seller Warranties);
“Intellectual
Property”
means
all intellectual property and industrial rights, including patents, trademarks, rights in designs, copyrights, database rights and
domain names (whether or not any of these is registered and including applications for registration of any such patents, trademarks
or rights) and all rights or forms of protection of a similar nature or having equivalent or similar effect to any of these which
may subsist anywhere in the world;
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“Interim
Financial Statements”
means the unaudited interim consolidated
financial statements of each of the Target Companies and their respective Subsidiaries (or, in the alternative, of the Target Group
on a combined basis) as of and for:
(a) where
the Completion Date occurs on or after 31 March 2026, the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of each of the
Target Companies and their respective Subsidiaries (or, in the alternative, of the Target Group on a combined basis) as of the three
(3) months ended 31 March 2026;
(b) where
the Completion Date occurs on or after 30 June 2026, the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of each of the
Target Companies and their respective Subsidiaries (or, in the alternative, of the Target Group on a combined basis) as of the six
(6) months ended 30 June 2026; and
(c) where
the Completion Date occurs after 30 September 2026, the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of each of the Target
Companies and their respective Subsidiaries (or, in the alternative, of the Target Group on a combined basis) as of the nine (9) months
ended 30 September 2026,
(as applicable), each of which shall be reviewed
by the independent auditors of the Target Group;
“Interim
Period”
means
the period commencing on the date of this Agreement and until the earlier of the Completion Date and the valid termination of this
Agreement;
“JUCERJA”
means
the board of commerce of the State of Rio de Janeiro (Junta Comercial do Estado do Rio de Janeiro);
“Labour
Agreement”
means
any collective bargaining agreement, works council agreement, labour agreement, memorandum of agreement or understanding or other
labour-related agreement or arrangement with any Labour Organisation;
“Labour
Organisation”
means
any labour union, trade union, works council, labour organisation, staff association or staff council or similar employee representative
body;
“Law”
means
all statutes, laws, ordinances, decrees, treaties, codes, orders, decisions, rules, directives or regulations of any Governmental
Authority in any relevant jurisdiction;
“Leased
Real Properties”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 7.1 of Schedule 4 (Seller Warranties);
“Leases”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 7.1 of Schedule 4 (Seller Warranties);
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“Liability”
means
any debt, loss, expense, liability, damage, fine, cost, royalty, proceeding, deficiency or obligation of any nature (whether fixed
or contingent, known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, suspected or unsuspected, matured or unmatured, asserted or unasserted,
accrued or unaccrued, liquidated or unliquidated, due or to become due, direct, indirect or consequential and whether or not resulting
from third-party claims) or any out-of-pocket cost or expense (including any claims under any benefit or compensatory plan, agreement,
programme or arrangement), including any liability for Taxes;
“Licence
Agreement and Other Covenants”
means
the License Agreement and Other Covenants entered into by and between Wilson, Sons Offshore S.A. and Cargo Sapiens Software Ltda.
on 7 May 2024;
“Long
Stop Date”
means
31 December 2026, or such later time and date as may be agreed in writing between the Sellers and the Purchasers;
“Loss”
means,
in respect of any matter, event or circumstance, any and all actual and out-of-pocket losses, demands, claims, Actions, proceedings,
damages, payments, Liabilities, fines, penalties, costs, damages, expenses, disbursements or other liabilities, in any case of any
nature whatsoever, including Taxes, reasonable legal and other professional expenses and any interest applicable in respect of any
of the foregoing;
“Material
Adverse Effect”
means
a material and adverse effect on the Target Group as the Parties may agree to from time to time;
“Material
Adverse Effect Condition”
has
the meaning agreed between the Parties from time to time;
“Material
Contract”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 13.1 of Schedule 4 (Seller Warranties);
“Material
IP Licence”
means any written contract to which any member
of the Target Group is a party and under which any member of the Target Group:
(a) is
granted a licence, covenant not to sue or other similar right with respect to Intellectual Property, excluding open source licences
and any non-exclusive licence to “off the shelf” software that is generally commercially available and that has annual
aggregate licence and maintenance fees of less than fifty thousand Brazilian reais (R$ 50,000); or
(b) grants
any licence, covenant not to sue or other similar right with respect to any Target Group IP,
excluding in each case of clauses (a) and
(b), any:
(i) agreements
with employees or independent contractors entered into in the ordinary course of business in connection with the Target Group’s
engagement of that person;
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(ii) non-exclusive
licences granted by the Target Group to its vendors, customers and suppliers in the ordinary
course of business; or
(iii) agreements
containing a non-exclusive licence that is merely incidental to the transaction contemplated
in such contract, the commercial purpose of which is primarily for something other than such
licence;
“Minimum
Cash”
means
an aggregate amount of ten million US dollars (USD 10,000,000) either (i) falling within limb (a) of the definition
of “Cash” or (ii) comprising marketable securities or cash equivalents falling within limb (b) of the definition
of “Cash” but with a maturity of no more than one week (as opposed to not more than three (3) months) and which
convert on maturity to cash at bank, in hand or in transit which is freely available and immediately accessible for use by the relevant
member of the Target Group (net of uncleared cheques and excluding any Restricted Cash) on such maturity date;
“Most
Recent Annual Accounts”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 1.8 of Part C of Schedule 8 (Post-Completion Adjustment);
“Net
Debt Adjustment”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 1.1(D) of Part A of Schedule 8 (Post-Completion Adjustment);
“Net
Debt Balance”
means
the External Debt Value less the External Cash Value, which may be a positive or a negative amount (a positive amount meaning
the External Debt Value exceeds the External Cash Value and a negative amount meaning that the External Cash Value exceeds the External
Debt Value);
“New
Capex Adjustment”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 1.1(F) of Part A of Schedule 8 (Post-Completion Adjustment);
“New
Capex Amount”
means
the aggregate value of all New Capex Items as at the Effective Time;
“New
Capex Item”
means the aggregate of:
(a) any
Relevant Capital Expenditure made prior to the Effective Time by any member of the Target Group; and
(b) any
interest, fees, break costs, prepayment penalties and similar charges (whether paid or unpaid) accrued following the date of this
Agreement and prior to the Effective Time in connection with any Debt of any member of the Target Group incurred for the purposes
of funding any Relevant Capital Expenditure made or committed to be made (including as may arise through the Relevant Tender Process
or other successful contractual tender process approved by the Purchasers in writing in accordance with Clause 4.2(C))
prior to the Effective Time by any member of the Target Group;
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“Non-Vessels
Transition Period”
has
the meaning given in Clause 11.7(C);
“Panama
Accounts”
means
the audited consolidated financial statements of the Panama Target Company and its Subsidiary as at the Accounts Date, comprising:
(i) the balance sheet as at the Accounts Date; (ii) the profit and loss statement for the period of twelve (12) months
ended on the Accounts Date; and (iii) the notes to the accounts, a copy of which is located at document reference 6.9.2.3
of the Data Room;
“Panama
Target Company”
has
the meaning given in the Recitals and basic information concerning which is set out in Part A of Schedule 10 (The
Target Companies and the Subsidiaries);
“Panama
Target Shares”
means
the Wilson Sons Panama Target Shares and the Ultranav Panama Target Shares;
“Parent
Company Guarantees”
means
the BNDES PCGs and the Banco do Brasil PCGs;
“Payment”
has
the meaning given in Clause 1.2(J);
“Payment
Obligation”
has
the meaning given in Clause 1.2(J);
“Permits”
means
any licences, permits, certifications, approvals or other authorisations or registrations of any Governmental Authority including
all amendments, extensions, modifications and renewals thereof (but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any Environmental Permits),
and “Permit” shall be construed accordingly;
“Permitted
Capex Commitments”
has
the meaning given in paragraph (D) of Schedule 3 (Conduct of Business before Completion);
“Permitted
Encumbrances”
means, with respect to any Leased Real Property
or any Vessel, any of the following:
(a) mechanics’,
carriers’, workmen’s, repairmen’s or other like Encumbrances arising or incurred in the ordinary course of business
or imposed by applicable Law for amounts that are not yet due and payable or the amount and validity of which are being contested
in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with IFRS;
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(b) imperfections
of title, easements, rights-of-way, covenants, restrictions and other similar charges or Encumbrances, if any, which do not, individually
or in the aggregate, materially impair the present or continued use and operation of the specific assets to which they relate;
(c) zoning,
building and other generally applicable land use restrictions, provided, however, that such restrictions do not materially interfere
with the present use of the relevant Lease by the Target Group;
(d) Encumbrances
not created by the Target Group that affect the underlying fee interest of any Lease;
(e) any
set of facts an up-to-date survey based on publicly available information would show; and
(f) Encumbrances
for Taxes which are not yet assessed or, if assessed, not yet due and payable, in each case, which arise by operation of Law;
provided, however, in each case, that such
facts do not materially interfere with the present use of the relevant Leased Real Property (and related Lease) or Vessel (and related
Charter) by the Target Group;
“Personal
Data”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 11.12(C) of Schedule 4 (Seller Warranties);
“Personal
Data Breach”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 11.12(D) of Schedule 4 (Seller Warranties);
“Petrobras”
means Petróleo Brasileiro S.A., together
with the following Affiliates of Petrobras who are party to the Petrobras Contracts:
(a) [*****]
(b) [*****]
(c) [*****]
(d) [*****]
(e) [*****]
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(f) [*****]
(g) [*****]
(h) [*****]
(i) [*****]
(j) [*****]
(k) [*****]
(l) [*****]
(m) [*****]
“Petrobras
Claim”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 1(C) of Schedule 11 (Petrobras Claim);
“Petrobras
Claim Proceeds”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 1(D) of Schedule 11 (Petrobras Claim);
“Petrobras
Contracts”
means
the time charter contracts entered into by Wilson, Sons Offshore S.A. and/or Magallanes Navegação Brasileira S.A. (as
applicable) with Petrobras, which are as set out at rows 3-20 (inclusive) and row 23 in the file named “Client List as of
2026.02.20” located at document reference 6.4.9.1.11 and folders 2.3.4.1.3 and 2.5.4.1.2 in the Data Room;
“Post-Completion
Adjustment BWT Amount”
has
the meaning given in Clause 12.5(A);
“Post-Completion
Adjustment Exchange Rate”
means
the sale exchange rate (Taxa de Venda) expressed as the amount of Brazilian reais (R$) equivalent to one (1) US dollar
(USD), as published by the Central Bank of Brazil on its website (which, on the date hereof, is located at http://www4.bcb.gov.br/pec/taxas/batch/taxas.asp?id=txdolar,
or any successor replacement website) on the Business Day immediately prior to the Post-Completion Adjustment Payment Date;
“Post-Completion
Adjustment Payment Date”
means
the date falling five (5) Business Days after the final determination of the Completion Statement in accordance with paragraph 3.2,
3.3 or 3.8 (as applicable) of Part A of Schedule 8 (Post-Completion Adjustment);
“Pre-Completion
Tax Period”
means
any Tax Return Period ending before or on (and including) the Completion Date and the portion of any Straddle Period beginning on
the first day of such Straddle Period and ending on and including the Completion Date;
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“Pre-contractual
Statement”
has
the meaning given in Clause 18.2;
“Primary
Policy”
has
the meaning given in Clause 32.1;
“Proceedings”
means
any proceeding, suit or action arising out of or in connection with this Agreement;
“Property”
or “Properties”
means
any freehold, leasehold or other immovable property in any part of the world;
“Proposed
Transferee”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 3(A) of Schedule 11 (Petrobras Claim);
“Purchasers”
has
the meaning given in the Recitals;
“Purchasers’
Bank Account”
means
such bank account as the Purchasers may notify to the Sellers in accordance with Clause 20 (Notices), at least five (5) Business
Days before the relevant due date for payment;
“Purchasers’
Group”
means
the Purchasers and their Affiliates from time to time, including, from Completion, each member of the Target Group;
“Purchasers’
Guarantor”
has
the meaning given in the Recitals;
“Purchasers’
Guarantor Warranties”
means
those warranties set out in Part B of Schedule 5 (Purchasers’ and Purchasers’ Guarantor Warranties)
given by the Purchasers’ Guarantor;
“Purchasers’
Solicitors”
means
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP of 1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 6800, Houston, Texas 77002, United States
of America;
“Purchasers’
Warranties”
means
those warranties set out in Part A of Schedule 5 (Purchasers’ and Purchasers’ Guarantor Warranties)
given by the Purchasers;
“Registered
Target Group IP”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 11.1 of Schedule 4 (Seller Warranties);
“Release
Letter”
means
the form of letter of release in the Agreed Form to be executed by the relevant Seller(s), each relevant member of the Target
Group and each of the Resigning Directors and Officers in respect of the full and irrevocable release of such persons in their capacity
as directors and officers of the relevant members of the Target Group, such release to take effect from Completion;
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“Relevant
Capital Expenditure”
means any capital expenditure made or, to
the extent reflected as a Current Liability, committed to be made (including by way of participation in any contractual tender process
which, if successful, would require relevant capital expenditure to be made) (as relevant) by any member of the Target Group following
the date of this Agreement which either:
(a) relates
to the Relevant Tender Process or any contract or agreement awarded to any member of the Target Group in connection with, and following
the conclusion of, the Relevant Tender Process; or
(b) has,
for the purposes of Clause 4.1 and paragraph (D) of Schedule 3 (Conduct of Business before Completion),
been approved (or deemed to be approved in accordance with Clause 4.7) by the Purchasers in writing in accordance with Clause 4.2(C),
but, for the avoidance of doubt, in each
case, excluding any capital expenditure made or committed to be made (as relevant) by any member of the Target Group in the ordinary
course of business in accordance with the Capex Plan;
“Relevant
Completion Payment Amount”
means:
(a) in
relation to Wilson Sons, an amount equal to its proportion of the Completion Payment as allocated in accordance with Schedule
7 (Consideration Allocation);
(b) in
relation to Ultranav, an amount equal to its proportion of the Completion Payment as allocated in accordance with Schedule 7
(Consideration Allocation); and
(c) in
relation to Ultratug, an amount equal to the aggregate of:
(i) its
proportion of the Completion Payment as allocated in accordance with Schedule 7 (Consideration Allocation);
(ii) minus
the Retention Amount as at Completion (being, for the avoidance of doubt, five million US dollars (USD 5,000,000) only);
(iii) minus
the Completion BWT Amount;
“Relevant
Insurance Claim”
means
any claim under any Seller Insurance Policy or any insurance policy of any member of the Target Group, in each case, made by or on
behalf of any member of the Target Group prior to Completion in respect of which (a) no Current Asset is recognised within the
Completion Working Capital and (b) repairs or other remediation relating to the insurance claims were paid for by the Sellers
or the Target Companies prior to the Effective Time or any Liability in respect of such repairs or remediation is recognised as a
Current Liability or Debt in the Completion Statement;
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“Relevant
Proportion”
means, in relation to any Seller and in respect
of any Claim against, or amount payable or receivable by, such Seller, a fraction equal to X/Y where:
(a) “X”
equals the percentage set out against such Seller’s name in Schedule 7 (Consideration Allocation); and
(b) “Y”
equals the aggregate of the percentages set out in Schedule 7 (Consideration Allocation) against the name of each Seller against
whom the relevant Claim (or series of separate Claims relating to the same facts and circumstances) is made, from whom the relevant
amount is payable or by whom the relevant amount is receivable (as relevant),
and, for the avoidance of doubt, in relation
to Wilson Sons only, where, for the purposes of calculating “X” or “Y” (as relevant), the relevant Claim
(or series of separate Claims relating to the same facts and circumstances), the relevant amount payable or the relevant amount receivable
(as relevant) relates to:
(i) solely
the Wilson Sons Panama Target Shares or the Wilson Sons Brazil Target Shares (as relevant), the relevant percentage shall be the
percentage set out against Wilson Sons’ name in Schedule 7 (Consideration Allocation) in respect of solely the Wilson
Sons Panama Target Shares or the Wilson Sons Brazil Target Shares (as relevant); and
(ii) both
the Wilson Sons Panama Target Shares and the Wilson Sons Brazil Target Shares, the relevant percentage shall be the aggregate of
the percentages set out against Wilson Sons’ name in Schedule 7 (Consideration Allocation) in respect of both the Wilson
Sons Panama Target Shares and the Wilson Sons Brazil Target Shares;
“Relevant
Seller Group”
means:
(a) in
relation to Wilson Sons, Wilson Sons, and its Affiliates from time to time; and
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(b) in
relation to either or both of the Ultratug Sellers (as relevant), Ultratug and Ultranav and their respective Affiliates from time
to time,
but, in each case, excluding any member of
the Target Group;
“Relevant
Tender Process”
means
the ongoing tender process between [*****], details of which are contained in folder 6.4.33 in the Data Room;
“Replacement
LC Condition”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 2(A)(ii) of Schedule 1 (Conditions);
“Replacement
LCs”
means
the Wilson Sons Replacement LC and the Ultratug Replacement LC;
“Representatives”
has
the meaning given in Clause 14.1;
“Resignation
Letter”
means
the forms of letter of resignation in the Agreed Form to be executed by each of the Resigning Directors and Officers in respect
of the resignation of such persons as directors and/or officers of the relevant members of the Target Group, effective as of Completion,
and delivered in accordance with paragraph 1.1(A)(v) or paragraph 1.2(A)(vi) (as relevant) of Schedule
2 (Completion and Post-Completion Arrangements);
“Resigning
Directors and Officers”
means
the Wilson Sons Resigning Directors and Officers and the Ultratug Resigning Directors and Officers;
“Resolution
Period”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 3.3 of Part A of Schedule 8 (Post-Completion Adjustment);
“Restricted
Cash”
means
any Cash that is subject to any legal, regulatory, contractual, or other restriction on use, transfer or distribution, including
cash held in escrow, pledged as collateral, subject to exchange controls, subject to pending or anticipated Tax withholdings, remittances
or other similar obligations or otherwise not freely available for use by the relevant member of the Target Group (including, for
the avoidance of doubt, the Banco do Brasil Cash Collateral);
“Restricted
Names”
means each of the following:
(a) Wilson
Sons Ultratug Offshore;
(b) WSUT;
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(c) Wilson
Sons Offshore;
(d) Wilson,
Sons;
(e) Ultratug;
(f) Ultranav;
(g) Ultramar;
(h) Antares
Naviera; and
(i) Magallanes,
and “Restricted Name”
shall be construed accordingly;
“Restricted
Territory”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 5.7(B) of Schedule 4 (Seller Warranties);
“Retention
Amount”
means an amount equal to the aggregate of:
(a) five
million US dollars (USD 5,000,000); and
(b) an
amount equal to interest on such sum at an annual interest rate of 4.5% (calculated on a daily basis assuming a 365-day year), which
shall accrue daily for the period from (but excluding) the Completion Date to (and including) the Post-Completion Adjustment Payment
Date;
“Review
Period”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 2.1 of Part A of Schedule 8 (Post-Completion Adjustment);
“Right
of First Refusal”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 3(C) of Schedule 11 (Petrobras Claim);
“Sanctioned
Person”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 5.7(C) of Schedule 4 (Seller Warranties);
“Sanctions
Authority”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 5.7(D) of Schedule 4 (Seller Warranties);
“Sanctions
Laws”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 5.7(E) of Schedule 4 (Seller Warranties);
“SEC”
means
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission;
“Seller”
or “Sellers”
has
the meaning given in the Recitals;
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“Seller
Bank Account”
means,
in relation to each Seller, such bank account as the relevant Seller may notify to the Purchasers in accordance with Clause 20
(Notices), at least five (5) Business Days before the relevant due date for payment;
“Seller
Insurance Policies”
has
the meaning given in Clause 11.10, and “Seller Insurance Policy” shall be construed accordingly;
“Seller
Related Parties”
has
the meaning given in Clause 32.4(A);
“Sellers’
Solicitors”
means
Slaughter and May of One Bunhill Row, London EC1Y 8YY;
“Separation”
means the activities required or advisable
for the transfer or migration of services, assets, contracts or other rights to or for the benefit of the Target Group and the activities
required or advisable in order to establish the necessary platforms and systems, in each case to enable the Target Group to operate
independently of each Relevant Seller Group and be integrated with the operations of the Purchasers’ Group as soon as reasonably
practicable following Completion, including:
(a) the
transfer of data relating to the Target Group hosted on systems of Wilson Sons and its Relevant Seller Group to systems of the Purchasers’
Group and/or the Target Group;
(b) the
migration of information technology servers from Wilson Sons and its Relevant Seller Group to the Purchasers’ Group and/or
the Target Group; and
(c) the
transfer of services provided by Wilson Sons and its Relevant Seller Group to the Purchasers’ Group and/or the Target Group,
which may include replacement of such current services with suitable alternatives or support and assistance with the establishment
of standalone arrangements by the Purchasers’ Group and/or the Target Group;
“Separation
Manager”
has
the meaning given in Clause 5.3;
“Separation
Plan”
has
the meaning given in Clause 5.1;
“Service
Documents”
means
a claim form, application notice, order, judgment or other document relating to any Proceedings;
“Settlement”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 1 of Schedule 11 (Petrobras Claim);
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“Shareholder
Loans”
means
the Wilson Sons Shareholder Loan and the Ultratug Shareholder Loan;
“Statement
of Objections”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 3.1 of Part A of Schedule 8 (Post-Completion Adjustment);
“Straddle
Period”
means
any Tax Return Period that begins on or before, and ends after, the Completion Date;
“Subsidiary”
or “Subsidiaries”
means,
with respect to a person, at any relevant time any then subsidiary of such person and/or any entity in which such person holds a
direct or indirect equity interest;
“Target
Company” or “Target Companies”
has
the meaning given in the Recitals;
“Target
Group”
means
the Target Companies and all of their respective Subsidiaries;
“Target
Group IP”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 11.12(E) of Schedule 4 (Seller Warranties);
“Target
Obligations”
means
Clauses 3.5, 3.6, 3.10, 4.1, 4.2(A), 4.3, 4.5, 4.8, 4.11, 4.12
and 5.12 and Schedule 3 of this Agreement, as well as any other obligation to be undertaken or fulfilled by any of
the Target Companies as expressly indicated in this Agreement;
“Target
Permits”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 14.1 of Schedule 4 (Seller Warranties), and “Target Permit”
shall be construed accordingly;
“Target
Policies”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 15.1 of Schedule 4 (Seller Warranties), and “Target Policy”
shall be construed accordingly;
“Target
Shares”
means
the Wilson Sons Target Shares and the Ultratug Target Shares;
“Target
Working Capital”
means
thirty million, one hundred thousand US dollars (USD 30,100,000);
“Target
Working Capital Adjustment”
means
the Target Working Capital minus the Completion Working Capital;
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“Tax”
means
any and all taxes, customs, duties, levies, fees, tariffs, imposts, contributions, and any other similar deductions and withholdings,
in each case, in the nature of tax and imposed or assessed by any Governmental Authority, including taxes on or with respect to net
or gross income, earnings, franchise, profits or gains, receipts, proceeds, capital, sales, use, ad valorem, value added, transfer,
ownership, property, inventory, capital stock, licence, payroll, occupation, employment, social security, development, registration,
business, capital stock, natural resources, non-resident or other withholding, alternative or add-on minimum, base erosion minimum,
including IRPJ (Imposto de Renda da Pessoa Jurídica – Income Tax), BWT, CSLL (Contribuição Social
sobre o Lucro Líquido – Social Contribution on Net Equity), ICMS (Imposto sobre Operações
Relativas à Circulação de Mercadorias e Prestações de Serviços), IPI (Imposto
sobre Produtos Industrializados – Tax on Industrialised Products), PIS (Programa de Integração Social
– Social Integration Program), COFINS (Contribuição para Financiamento da Seguridade Social – Social
Security Financing Contribution), ISS (Imposto sobre Serviços de Qualquer Natureza – Services Tax), IPTU
(Imposto sobre a Propriedade Predial e Territorial Urbana – Urban Property Tax), ITR (Imposto Territorial Rural
– Rural Property Tax), ITBI (Imposto sobre a Transmissão de Bens Imóveis – Immovable Property
Transfer Tax), ITCMD (Imposto de Transmissão Causa Mortis e Doação – Gift and Inheritance
Tax), IPVA (Imposto sobre a Propriedade de Veículos Automotores – Vehicle Ownership Tax), IOF (Imposto
sobre Operações Financeiras – Tax on Financial Transactions), IBS (Imposto sobre Bens e Serviços
– Tax on Goods and Services), CBS (Contribuição sobre Bens e Serviços – Contribution on Goods
and Services), IS (Imposto Seletivo – Excise Tax), FGTS (Fundo de Garantia por Tempo de Serviço –
Severance Guarantee Fund), together with all penalties, charges, interest and fines imposed by any Governmental Authority with
respect to any of the foregoing or as a result of any failure to file any Tax Return required for the purposes of any of the foregoing;
“Tax
Authority”
means
any authority responsible for or having jurisdiction over the administration, determination, collection, management or the imposition
of any Tax;
“Tax
Authority Claim”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 1.1 of Schedule 9 (Tax Covenant);
“Tax
Benefit”
means, for any taxable year in which a Loss
is incurred, as reasonably determined by the relevant recipient of any Payment, the amount by which the cash Tax Liability of such
payee or any member of its group for such taxable year or the subsequent taxable year is actually reduced as a result of such Loss
calculated by comparing:
(a) the
Taxes payable by such person in respect of such taxable years without giving effect to any deductions for the payment or accrual
of such Loss that gives rise to the relevant Payment Obligation; and
(b) the
Taxes payable by such person in respect of such taxable years after giving effect to any deductions actually allowed as a result
of the payment or accrual of such Loss, and net of any Taxes and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such person in connection
with obtaining, receiving or accruing such reduction in cash Tax Liability or the related Payment Obligation;
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“Tax
Claim”
means
a Claim for a breach of Tax Warranties or a Claim made under Schedule 9 (Tax Covenant);
“Tax
Covenant”
means
the tax covenant in the agreed form set out in Schedule 9 (Tax Covenant);
“Tax
Covenant Claim”
means
any Claim arising out of, or in connection with, the Tax Covenant;
“Tax
Incentives”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 12.4 of Schedule 4 (Seller Warranties);
“Tax
Liability”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 1.1 of Schedule 9 (Tax Covenant);
“Tax
Return Period”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 1.1 of Schedule 9 (Tax Covenant);
“Tax
Returns”
means
any return (including any information return and any amended return), report, statement, schedule, notice, attachment, supplement,
form, declaration, estimate, election, claim for refund or other document or information in each case filed with or submitted to,
or required to be filed with or submitted to, any Tax Authority in connection with the determination, assessment, collection or payment
of any Tax or in connection with the administration, implementation or enforcement of or compliance with any applicable Law relating
to Tax;
“Tax
Warranties”
means
the Warranties set out in paragraph 12 of Schedule 4 (Seller Warranties) and “Tax Warranty”
shall be construed accordingly;
“Trade
Laws”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 5.7(F) of Schedule 4 (Seller Warranties);
“Trade
Mark Assignments”
means
each of the trade mark assignments in the Agreed Form (to be entered into at Completion) relating to the transfer of certain
Restricted Name registered trade marks from the Target Group to: (i) Wilson Sons; and (ii) Inversiones Magallanes Limitada,
in each case, for nominal consideration;
“Transaction”
the
proposed sale and purchase of the Target Shares as contemplated by this Agreement;
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“Transaction
Costs”
means:
(a) any
unpaid fees, costs and expenses of counsel, accountants, financial advisors or other advisors or service providers (including any
brokerage fees, commissions, finders’ fees, or financial advisory fees) incurred since 24 June 2024 by any member
of the Target Group directly in connection with the preparation, execution and carrying into effect of this Agreement and all other
Transaction Documents, together with any amounts in respect of irrecoverable VAT and/or IOF-FX Tax payable in respect thereof by
the Target Group; and
(b) all
amounts payable by any member of the Target Group under any contractual arrangement between any member of the Target Group and any
employee or consultant of any member of the Target Group that will be triggered in whole or in part by either the execution of this
Agreement or as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (either alone or in combination with
another event) (but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, the Employee Retention Arrangements), together with the employer portion
of any applicable employment Taxes, including social security contributions for which any member of the Target Group is liable in
respect of such payments,
but, in each case, excluding, for the avoidance
of doubt, any fees, costs and expenses incurred by any member of the Target Group:
(i) in
relation to the satisfaction of the Conditions;
(ii) in
effecting the Separation;
(iii) in
connection with Clauses 4.11 to 4.16 (inclusive); or
(iv) otherwise
at the written direction or the written instruction of any member of the Purchasers’ Group;
“Transaction
Costs Adjustment”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 1.1(H) of Part A of Schedule 8 (Post-Completion Adjustment);
“Transaction
Costs Amount”
means
the aggregate value of all Transaction Costs as at the Effective Time;
“Transaction
Documents”
means
this Agreement, the Confidentiality Agreement, the Disclosure Letter, the Contingency Transitional Services Agreement, the Release
Letters, the Resignation Letters, the Trade Mark Assignments, the Costs Agreement and any other documents and letters entered into
from time to time between the Sellers and the Purchasers in relation to the sale and purchase of the Target Shares contemplated by
this Agreement;
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“Transfer
Notice”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 3(B) of Schedule 11 (Petrobras Claim);
“Transfer
Taxes”
has
the meaning given in Clause 23.2;
“Transition
Period”
has
the meaning given in Clause 11.7(C);
“Ultranav”
has
the meaning given in the Recitals;
“Ultranav
Panama Target Shares”
means
the 2,500 ordinary shares without nominal value in the capital of the Panama Target Company held by Ultranav;
“Ultratug”
has
the meaning given in the Recitals;
“Ultratug
Acquisition Cost”
has
the meaning given in Clause 12.4;
“Ultratug
Brazil Target Shares”
means
the 273,792,179 ordinary shares with no par value in the capital of the Brazil Target Company held by Ultratug;
“Ultratug
Post-Completion BWT Amount”
has
the meaning given in Clause 12.6(A);
“Ultratug
Post-Completion Exchange Rate”
means
the sale exchange rate (Taxa de Venda) expressed as the amount of Brazilian reais (R$) equivalent to one (1) US dollar
(USD), as published by the Central Bank of Brazil on its website (which, on the date hereof, is located at http://www4.bcb.gov.br/pec/taxas/batch/taxas.asp?id=txdolar,
or any successor replacement website) applicable on the Business Day immediately prior to the date on which any Ultratug Post-Completion
Payment is made;
“Ultratug
Post-Completion Gross Adjustment Payment”
means:
(a) in
the event that following delivery of the Completion Statement in accordance with paragraph 1 of Part A of
Schedule 8 (Post-Completion Adjustment) the Adjustment Amount is a negative number and Ultratug’s Relevant Proportion
of the Adjustment Amount (expressed as a positive number) is less than or equal to the Retention Amount (as at the Post-Completion
Adjustment Payment Date), an amount equal to:
(i) the
Retention Amount (as at the Post-Completion Adjustment Payment Date);
(ii) minus
Ultratug’s Relevant Proportion of the Adjustment Amount (expressed as a positive number); and
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(b) in
the event that following delivery of the Completion Statement in accordance with paragraph 1 of Part A of
Schedule 8 (Post-Completion Adjustment) the Adjustment Amount is a positive number, an amount equal to:
(i) the
Retention Amount (as at the Post-Completion Adjustment Payment Date);
(ii) plus
Ultratug’s Relevant Proportion of the Adjustment Amount;
“Ultratug
Post-Completion Net Adjustment Payment”
means
the aggregate amount to be paid to Ultratug by the Purchasers in accordance with either paragraph 3.9(A)(iii)(a) of
Part A of Schedule 8 (Post-Completion Adjustment) or paragraph 3.9(B)(iii) of Part A
of Schedule 8 (Post-Completion Adjustment) (as relevant);
“Ultratug
Post-Completion Payment”
has
the meaning given in Clause 12.6;
“Ultratug
Replacement LC”
means
the payment demand guarantee in the Agreed Form issued by DNB Bank ASA as guarantor on behalf of the Purchasers’ Guarantor
as applicant and in favour of Ultratug as beneficiary, to be issued prior to Completion if the Purchasers make an election pursuant
to Clause 3.9(A)(ii);
“Ultratug
Resigning Directors and Officers”
means
[*****];
“Ultratug
Seller” or “Ultratug Sellers”
has
the meaning given in the Recitals;
“Ultratug
Shareholder Loan”
means
the shareholder loan made pursuant to the Ultratug Shareholder Loan Agreement;
“Ultratug
Shareholder Loan Agreement”
means
the inter-company loan agreement entered into by Ultratug (as lender) and the Brazil Target Company (as borrower) on 28 March 2011
(as amended from time to time), a copy of which is located at document reference 2.2.3.3.2.4 of the Data Room;
“Ultratug
Target Shares”
means
the Ultratug Brazil Target Shares and the Ultranav Panama Target Shares;
“Unconditional
Time”
has
the meaning given in Clause 3.19;
“Undisputed
Matters”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 3.4 of Part A of Schedule 8 (Post-Completion Adjustment);
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“US
GAAS”
means
Generally Accepted Auditing Standards in the United States;
“VAT”
means:
(a) any
value added tax or goods and services tax;
(b) any
state value added tax on the circulation of goods and on interstate and intermunicipal transportation and communication services
– imposto sobre circulação de mercadorias e serviços (ICMS), established by the Brazilian Federal
Constitution and regulated by Complementary Law No. 87/1996, as amended, generally levied on the circulation of goods and those
services, including on imports;
(c) any
federal tax on industrialised products – imposto sobre produtos industrializados (IPI), established by the Brazilian
Federal Constitution, instituted by Law No. 4,502/1964, and regulated by Decree No. 7,212/2010 (RIPI/2010), generally levied
upon the import of industrialised products and on their exit from an industrial establishment or an equivalent establishment;
(d) any
federal social contributions on gross revenue, namely the Social Integration Program contribution – contribuição
para o programa de integração social (PIS/Pasep) and the Social Security Financing Contribution - contribuição
para o financiamento da seguridade social (COFINS), instituted respectively by Complementary Law No. 7/1970 and Complementary
Law No. 70/1991 and currently governed, for the non-cumulative regime, by Laws No. 10,637/2002 (PIS) and 10,833/2003 (COFINS),
generally levied on the gross revenue of legal entities and also on imports under Law No. 10,865/2004;
(e) any
contribuição sobre bens e Serviços (CBS) introduced by Constitutional Amendment No. 132/23 and Complementary
Law No. 214/2025 generally due over the sale of goods and provision of services;
(f) any
imposto sobre Bens e Serviços (IBS) introduced by Constitutional Amendment No. 132/23 and Complementary Law No. 214/2025
generally due over the sale of goods and provision of services;
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(g) any
Impuesto a la Transferência de Bienes Corporales Muebles y la Prestación
de Servicios (ITBMS) generally due over the sale of goods and provision of services;
and
(h) any
other Tax of a similar nature to the Taxes referred to in any of paragraphs (a) to (g) (inclusive) above,
whether imposed in substitution for, or levied in addition to, the Taxes referred to in any of paragraphs (a) to
(g) (inclusive) above or imposed elsewhere;
“Vessels”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 18.1 of Schedule 4 (Seller Warranties), and “Vessel” shall be
construed accordingly;
“Vessel
Support Base Lease”
means
the lease amendment (1º aditivo ao contrato de locação de imóvel não residencial) dated 25
November 2025 between Wilson Sons Offshore S.A. (as lessee) and Wilson Sons Serviços Marítimos Ltda. (as lessor)
in respect of the vessel support base at Ponta D’Areia;
“Vessels
Transition Period”
has
the meaning given in Clause 11.7(A);
“Vitiating
Policy Breach”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 2.11 of Schedule 6 (Limitations on Liability);
“W&I
Insurance Policy”
has
the meaning given in Clause 32.1;
“Warranties”
means
the warranties set out in Schedule 4 (Seller Warranties) and “Warranty” shall be construed accordingly;
“Wilson
Sons”
has
the meaning given in the Recitals;
“Wilson
Sons Brazil Target Shares”
means
the 273,792,179 ordinary shares with no par value in the capital of the Brazil Target Company held by Wilson Sons;
“Wilson
Sons Panama Target Shares”
means
the 2,500 ordinary shares without nominal value in the capital of the Panama Target Company held by Wilson Sons;
“Wilson
Sons Replacement LC”
means
the payment demand guarantee in the Agreed Form issued by DNB Bank ASA as guarantor on behalf of the Purchasers’ Guarantor
as applicant and in favour of Wilson Sons as beneficiary, to be issued prior to Completion if the Purchasers make an election pursuant
to Clause 3.9(A)(ii);
“Wilson
Sons Resigning Directors and Officers”
means
[*****];
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“Wilson
Sons Shareholder Loan”
means
the shareholder loan made pursuant to the Wilson Sons Shareholder Loan Agreement;
“Wilson
Sons Shareholder Loan Agreement”
means
the inter-company loan agreement entered into by Wilson Sons (as lender) and the Brazil Target Company (as borrower) on 5 April 2011
(as amended from time to time), a copy of which is located at document reference 2.2.3.3.2.6 of the Data Room, as amended on 14 January 2016,
pursuant to document reference 2.2.3.3.2.7 in the Data Room;
“Wilson
Sons Target Shares”
means
the Wilson Sons Brazil Target Shares and the Wilson Sons Panama Target Shares;
“withholding
payee”
has
the meaning given in Clause 12.2(B);
“withholding
payor”
has
the meaning given in Clause 12.2(B);
“Working
Capital Adjustment”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 1.1(J) of Part A of Schedule 8 (Post-Completion Adjustment); and
“Working
Hours”
means 9.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. on
a Business Day.
1.2 In this Agreement, unless otherwise specified:
(A) references to Clauses, paragraphs and
Schedules are to clauses, paragraphs of and schedules to, this Agreement;
(B) use of any gender includes the other genders;
(C) a reference to any statute or statutory
provision shall be construed as a reference to the same as it may have been, or may from
time to time be, amended, modified or re-enacted and (unless otherwise stated) shall include
any subordinate legislation made from time to time under that statute or statutory provision;
(D) references to a “company”
shall be construed so as to include any corporation or other body corporate, wherever and
however incorporated or established;
(E) references to a “person”
shall be construed so as to include any individual, firm, company (including any limited
liability company or joint stock company), corporation, body corporate, government, Governmental
Authority or any joint venture, association or partnership (in each case, whether or not
having separate legal personality);
(F) the expressions “body corporate”,
“paid up” and “subsidiary”, except if otherwise provided
herein, shall have the meaning given in the Companies Act;
(G) any reference to a “day”
(including the phrase “Business Day”) shall mean a period of 24 hours
running from midnight to midnight;
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(H) references to times are, unless otherwise
specified, to London time;
(I) references to “US dollars”
or “USD” are to the lawful currency of the United States of America and
references to “Brazilian reais” or “R$” are to the
lawful currency of Brazil;
(J) any indemnity expressed to be given with
respect to a Loss or obligation to pay (the “Payment Obligation”) being
given on “an after-Tax basis” or expressed to be “calculated
on an after-Tax basis” means that the amount payable pursuant to such Payment Obligation
(the “Payment”) shall be calculated in such a manner as will ensure that,
after taking into account:
(i) any Tax required to be deducted or withheld
from the Payment;
(ii) the amount of any additional Tax which
becomes payable as a result of the Payment’s being subject to Tax; and
(iii) the amount of any Tax Benefit which
is obtained in respect of the Loss giving rise to the Payment Obligation,
the recipient of the Payment is in the
same position as that in which it would have been if the matter giving rise to the Payment Obligation had not occurred (or, in the case
of a Payment Obligation arising by reference to a matter affecting a person other than the recipient of the Payment, the recipient of
the Payment and that other person are, taken together, in the same position as that in which they would have been had the matter giving
rise to the Payment Obligation not occurred), provided that the amount of the Payment shall not exceed that which it would have been
if it had been regarded for all Tax purposes as received solely by the recipient and not any other person;
(K) references to “fees”,
“costs” and/or “expenses” incurred by a person shall
not include any amount in respect of VAT comprised in such fees, costs or expenses for which
either that person or, if relevant, a member of its group for VAT purposes is entitled to
credit or repayment as input VAT;
(L) references to writing shall include any
modes of reproducing words in a legible and non-transitory form and whether sent or supplied
by electronic mail;
(M) the formulation “to the extent
that” shall be read as meaning “if, but only to the extent that”;
(N) the words “include”,
“includes” or “including” shall be deemed to be followed
by the wording “without limitation”;
(O) the rule known as the ejusdem
generis rule does not apply and, accordingly, general words introduced by the word
“other” are not to be given a restrictive meaning by reason of the fact that
they are preceded by words indicating a particular class of acts, matters or things;
(P) general words are not to be given a restrictive
meaning by reason of the fact that they are followed by particular examples intended to be
embraced by the general words;
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(Q) all headings and titles are inserted for
convenience only and are to be ignored in the interpretation of this Agreement;
(R) the Schedules form part of this Agreement
and shall have the same force and effect as if expressly set out in the body of this Agreement,
and any reference to this Agreement shall include the Schedules;
(S) words appearing in a language other than
English in italics shall have their accepted meanings under the Laws of the jurisdiction
to which the relevant term relates;
(T) references to the knowledge, belief or
awareness (or similar phrases) of a Seller or any other member of its Relevant Seller Group
shall be limited to the actual knowledge of the relevant Seller after due inquiry of: (i) in
relation to Wilson Sons, [*****]; (ii) in relation to either or both of the Ultratug
Sellers, [*****]; and (iii) in relation to any Seller, [*****];
(U) references to any English legal term for
any Action, remedy, method of judicial proceeding, legal document, legal status, court, official
or any legal concept or thing shall, where the context requires, in respect of any jurisdiction
other than England be deemed to include what most nearly approximates in that jurisdiction
to the English legal term;
(V) any reference to a Tax of a jurisdiction
(or any part thereof) shall be deemed to include any equivalent Tax of any part of the jurisdiction
that is levied pursuant to the devolution of powers relating to Tax to that part of the jurisdiction,
unless the context otherwise requires;
(W) an amount of Tax shall be deemed to be
“finally and conclusively determined” when, in respect of such amount:
(i) an agreement in writing between the party liable to pay the Tax and the relevant
Tax Authority is made; (ii) a final assessment or final additional assessment is issued
by the relevant Tax Authority, in respect of which no appeal or challenge is made within
the prescribed time limit, or any appeal or challenge made is withdrawn (and the amount of
Tax shall be deemed to be finally and conclusively determined at the time of expiration of
the prescribed time limit or the withdrawal of the appeal or challenge, whichever is later);
or (iii) a decision of a court or tribunal (including any judicial or administrative
tribunal) is given or any binding agreement or determination is made, from which either no
appeal lies or in respect of which no appeal is made within the prescribed time limit (in
which case, the amount of Tax shall be deemed to be finally and conclusively determined at
the time of expiration of the prescribed time limit); and
(X) where it is necessary to determine whether
a monetary limit or threshold set out in this Agreement has been reached or exceeded (as
the case may be) and the value of any of the relevant amount is expressed in a currency other
than US dollars (USD), the value of such amount not already expressed in US dollars (USD)
shall be translated into US dollars (USD) at the Applicable Exchange Rate on the date such
amount is to be determined (which, for the purposes of Clause 4 (Conduct of Business
before Completion) and Schedule 3 (Conduct of Business before Completion) shall be
the date on which the relevant act or matter is undertaken and, for the purposes of Schedule
6 (Limitations on Liability), shall be the date of receipt by the relevant Seller(s) of
written notification of the relevant Claim from the Purchasers in accordance with paragraph 3
of Schedule 6 (Limitations on Liability)).
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2. Sale and Purchase
2.1 On and subject to the terms of this Agreement
(including the Conditions), at Completion:
(A) Wilson Sons shall sell, and the Cayman
Purchaser shall purchase, full legal and beneficial title to the Wilson Sons Panama Target
Shares;
(B) Wilson Sons shall sell, and the Brazil
Purchaser shall purchase, full legal and beneficial title to the Wilson Sons Brazil Target
Shares;
(C) Ultranav shall sell, and the Cayman Purchaser
shall purchase, full legal and beneficial title to the Ultranav Panama Target Shares; and
(D) Ultratug shall sell, and the Brazil Purchaser
shall purchase, full legal and beneficial title to the Ultratug Brazil Target Shares,
in each case, free from all Encumbrances
(including any and all rights of pre-emption over the Target Shares, which the Sellers shall procure to be irrevocably waived on or prior
to Completion by the persons entitled thereto) together with all rights attaching or accruing to them as at Completion (including the
right to receive all dividends or distributions declared, made or paid on or after Completion).
2.2 The Sellers acknowledge that the Purchasers
enter into this Agreement in reliance on the Warranties and undertakings of the Sellers under
this Agreement. The Purchasers acknowledge that the Sellers enter into this Agreement in
reliance on the warranties and undertakings of the Purchasers under this Agreement.
3. Conditions
3.1 The sale and purchase of the Target Shares
pursuant to this Agreement is in all respects conditional upon the satisfaction or waiver
(as relevant) of those matters listed in Schedule 1 (Conditions) (the “Conditions”).
Antitrust Condition
3.2 The Purchasers shall:
(A) subject to Clause 3.2(C), use all
reasonable endeavours to fulfil or procure the fulfilment of the Antitrust Condition as soon
as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement and, in any event, before
the Long Stop Date;
(B) submit the formal filing to CADE as soon
as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement and, in any event, provided
that the Sellers and the Target Companies have complied in all material respects with their
obligations under Clause 3.6, by no later than twenty (20) Business Days from
the date hereof;
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(C) if required in connection with the fulfilment
of the Antitrust Condition, offer or agree to commitments, undertakings, hold separate orders
or any other equivalent acts for the sale, divestiture or disposition of, or the imposition
of any limitation upon, any of its assets, businesses or behaviour, and execute any and all
such acts and otherwise take any and all such action and give any undertakings as are imposed,
needed or would reasonably be expected to be needed to secure satisfaction of the Antitrust
Condition (“Antitrust Restrictions”), provided that the Purchasers shall
not be required to offer or to agree to any Antitrust Restriction that would:
(i) (A) involve the sale, divestiture
or disposition of any of the Purchasers’ Group’s assets or businesses or (B) require
the Purchasers to remove any of the Purchasers’ Group’s assets or businesses
from the Brazilian market on more than a temporary or short-term basis (excluding, for the
avoidance of doubt, any assets or businesses of the Target Group); or
(ii) require the implementation of a Burdensome
Remedy; and
(D) notify the Sellers in writing as soon
as reasonably practicable of the satisfaction of the Antitrust Condition.
3.3 Subject to Clause 3.4, the
Purchasers undertake to keep the Sellers informed as to progress towards satisfaction of
the Antitrust Condition, and undertakes, without prejudice to the generality of Clause
3.2, to:
(A) lead the work to fulfil the Antitrust
Condition, including (subject to Clauses 3.3(D) and 3.6) preparing
and submitting all appropriate filings, submissions and notifications (formal and informal)
for the fulfilment of the Antitrust Condition, provided that the Purchasers shall consult
with the Sellers and take into consideration the Sellers’ reasonable comments regarding
the strategy for fulfilling the Antitrust Condition;
(B) notify the Sellers and provide copies
of, or, in the case of non-written communications, details of, any communications to or from
CADE, where such communications have not been independently or contemporaneously supplied
to the Sellers (or the Sellers’ advisers), as soon as reasonably practicable after
the communication is made or received;
(C) respond as soon as reasonably practicable
to all inquiries received from CADE and to supplement such filings as reasonably requested
by CADE;
(D) provide the Sellers (and/or advisers nominated
by the Sellers) with draft copies of all responses to inquiries, filings, supplements to
filings, submissions and communications to CADE (other than any inquiries, filings, supplements
to filings, submissions and communications relating solely to the Purchasers’ Group,
which the Purchasers shall notify the Sellers (and/or advisers nominated by the Sellers)
that it has received) in relation to satisfying the Antitrust Condition at such time (which
in any event shall be no less than two (2) Business Days prior to the relevant submission
or communication unless not reasonably practicable) as will allow the Sellers (or such nominated
advisers) a reasonable opportunity to provide comments to be reasonably considered by the
Purchasers on such responses, filings, supplements, submissions and communications before
they are submitted or sent, and, unless such responses, filings, supplements, submissions
and communications have been disclosed to the Sellers by CADE, the Purchasers or are otherwise
available to the Sellers as part of the proceedings with CADE, provide the Sellers (or such
nominated advisers) with copies of all such responses, filings, supplements, submissions
and communications in the form submitted or sent as soon as reasonably practicable;
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(E) where permitted by CADE, allow persons
nominated by the Sellers to attend all meetings or significant telephone calls with CADE
(by giving the Sellers reasonable notice of such meetings or calls) and, where appropriate,
to make oral submissions at such meetings or calls; and
(F) not itself take, and procure that each
member of the Purchasers’ Group does not take, any action that would or would be reasonably
likely to prevent or materially delay the approval from CADE for the purposes of satisfying
the Antitrust Condition.
3.4 In the event that submissions, communications
or meetings as envisaged by Clauses 3.3 or 3.5 in relation to the Antitrust
Condition contain information relating to the Purchasers’ Group or either Relevant
Seller Group of a confidential or commercially sensitive nature or which the Parties are
not permitted to disclose to each other pursuant to applicable Law, such information shall
be: (a) redacted; or (b) if reasonably requested by the recipient Party, only disclosed
as agreed in advance between the relevant Seller(s) and the Purchasers on an “outside
counsel” basis via their respective external antitrust advisers.
3.5 Subject to Clause 3.4, the Sellers
and Target Companies shall:
(A) promptly notify the Purchasers (and provide
copies or, in the case of non-written communications, details) of any communication received
from CADE in relation to the Transaction; and
(B) not communicate with or respond to CADE
directly in relation to the Transaction (other than to receive any non-written communications
referred to above) without (i) providing the Purchasers with a copy of communication
or response no less than two (2) Business Days prior to the relevant communication or
response (unless not reasonably practicable to do so), and (ii) the prior written consent
of the Purchasers (or its nominated advisers) (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld,
conditioned or delayed),
in each case, save as required by applicable
Law or by the decision of an applicable Governmental Authority.
3.6 Subject to Clauses 3.3 and
3.4, each of the Sellers and the Target Companies shall:
(A) use all reasonable endeavours to procure
the fulfilment of the Antitrust Condition;
(B) co-operate with the Purchasers in good
faith in connection with the fulfilment of the Antitrust Condition;
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(C) not, without the prior written consent
of the Purchasers, agree to any proposal, commitment or undertaking requested by CADE or
offer any proposal, commitment or undertaking to CADE, in each case in connection with the
Antitrust Condition;
(D) if requested by the Purchasers, agree
to any proposal, commitment or undertaking requested by CADE or offered to CADE by the Purchasers
so long as such proposal, commitment or undertaking is conditioned upon Completion occurring,
relates to the Target Group and/or the Purchasers (and does not adversely impact the Sellers,
their Relevant Seller Groups or their businesses following Completion) and such Seller would
not reasonably be expected to have any post-Completion Liability in connection with such
proposal, commitment or undertaking;
(E) provide, and procure that the other members
of its Relevant Seller Group provide, and use all reasonable endeavours to procure that the
members of the Target Group provide, such assistance and information concerning its Relevant
Seller Group and the Target Group as may be reasonably requested by the Purchasers in connection
with the fulfilment of the Antitrust Condition; and
(F) not take any action that would or would
be reasonably likely to materially prevent or materially delay the approval from CADE for
the purposes of satisfying the Antitrust Condition.
3.7 For the avoidance of doubt, if CADE requires
the Purchasers, or the Purchasers offer or agree, to implement a restructure or divestment
of any part of the business of the Purchasers’ Group (to the extent it elects to do
so) or the Target Group, there shall be no adjustment to the Consideration.
3.8 The Parties acknowledge and agree that,
in accordance with applicable Brazilian Law, the Antitrust Condition may not be waived by
any Party.
Bank Consents Conditions
3.9 The Purchasers shall:
(A) use all reasonable endeavours to fulfil
or procure the fulfilment of the Bank Consents Conditions as soon as reasonably practicable
following the date of this Agreement and, in any event, before the Long Stop Date, which
shall include:
(i) the Purchasers promptly making such submissions
and promptly providing such responses to inquiries and other information to BNDES and Banco
do Brasil, or any other relevant third party;
(ii) the Purchasers promptly offering to replace
the Parent Company Guarantees with effect from Completion with guarantee(s) to be provided
by the Purchasers’ Guarantor or such other member of the Purchasers’ Group as
may be acceptable to BNDES or Banco do Brasil (as applicable), provided that if all criteria
set forth in limbs (1) to (3) (inclusive) of the definition of “Replacement
LC Condition” are satisfied on or prior to Completion, the Purchasers may elect by
notice in writing to the Sellers on or prior to Completion, in respect of all (and not some
only) of the BNDES PCGs, not to so replace the BNDES PCGs with effect from Completion, in
which case Clauses 3.25 and 3.26 shall apply; and
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(iii) the Purchasers, acting reasonably and
promptly, considering, offering and/or accepting other proposals, negotiations, commitments
or undertakings as may be required by BNDES or Banco do Brasil (as applicable) in connection
with satisfaction of the Bank Consents Conditions, provided that the Purchasers shall not
be obliged to accept or agree to any material increase to the applicable interest rate(s) under
the BNDES Financing Documents or the Banco do Brasil Financing Document;
(B) lead the work to satisfy the Bank Consents
Conditions, provided that the Purchasers shall, in consultation with the Sellers, in good
faith assess the best strategy for the satisfaction of the Bank Consents Conditions; and
(C) keep the Sellers informed as to progress
towards satisfaction of the Bank Consents Conditions, providing the Sellers with a copy of
any substantive documents or correspondence in connection with therewith, and notify the
Sellers in writing as soon as reasonably practicable of the satisfaction of each Bank Consents
Condition.
3.10 Subject to Clauses 3.9(B) and
3.9(C), each of the Sellers and the Target Companies shall:
(A) except in accordance with Clauses 3.10(B) to
3.10(D), not engage in discussions with BNDES or Banco do Brasil with respect to the
Bank Consents Conditions except with the express written consent of the Purchasers (not to
be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), provided that:
(i) this Clause 3.10(A) shall
not, for the avoidance of doubt, restrict the Sellers or the Target Companies from engaging
in discussions with BNDES or Banco do Brasil with respect to matters unconnected with the
Bank Consents Conditions; and
(ii) the Sellers or the Target Companies may
respond to an unsolicited inquiry or communication from BNDES, Banco do Brasil or other relevant
third party with respect to the Bank Consents Conditions but only on a non-substantive basis
until such time as the Purchasers have consented to any substantive engagement pursuant to
this Clause 3.10(A);
(B) co-operate with the Purchasers in good
faith, and shall use all reasonable endeavours to procure that the relevant members of the
Target Group co-operate with the Purchasers in good faith, in connection with the satisfaction
of the Bank Consents Conditions;
(C) timely and duly make any and all required
payments under the Banco do Brasil Financing Document and the BNDES Financing Documents that
become due and payable during the Interim Period; and
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(D) use all reasonable endeavours to:
(i) where requested by the Purchasers, procure
that the relevant members of the Target Group make such introductions to, and attend meetings
with the representatives of, BNDES, Banco do Brasil and/or any other relevant third parties,
and cooperate in explaining the benefits of this Agreement and the Transaction for all the
parties involved;
(ii) make or deliver on behalf of the Purchasers
such submissions or communications as the Purchasers may reasonably direct to BNDES or Banco
do Brasil and/or any other relevant third parties;
(iii) not take any action that would or would
be reasonably likely to prevent or delay the satisfaction of the Bank Consents Conditions;
and
(iv) provide the Purchasers with a copy of
any documents or correspondence, and disclose any material verbal information, received from
BNDES or Banco do Brasil and/or any other relevant third parties,
in each case as may reasonably be required
in connection with the satisfaction of the Bank Consents Conditions.
3.11 If the Purchasers notify the Sellers
in writing that they intend to make an election pursuant to Clause 3.9(A)(ii), promptly
following the Purchasers’ written request (which shall be accompanied by the final
“execution” forms of the Wilson Sons Replacement LC and the Ultratug Replacement
LC), Wilson Sons and Ultratug shall each execute the Wilson Sons Replacement LC and the Ultratug
Replacement LC, respectively.
3.12 A Bank Consents Condition may not be
waived, in whole or in part, except with the prior written consent of each of the Sellers
and the Purchasers, provided that the Purchasers may, following reasonable consultation with
the Sellers and having taken into account the reasonable views of the Sellers, by written
notice to the Sellers, waive the part of the Condition set out at sub-paragraph (B) (only)
of either or both of the Bank Consents Conditions (in whole or in part) set out at paragraphs
2 and 3 of Schedule 1 (Conditions) at any time prior to Completion, if
the Purchasers elect to procure the repayment in full of the amounts outstanding under the
BNDES Financing Documents and/or the Banco do Brasil Financing Document (as applicable) and
provided that all obligations and liabilities of the Sellers and any relevant member of their
respective Relevant Seller Groups under the Parent Company Guarantees shall be irrevocably
and unconditionally released and discharged in full with effect from no later than Completion.
In such an event, the Sellers shall cooperate with the Purchasers’ reasonable requests
to facilitate such repayment and release.
3.13 Except pursuant to Clause 3.10(D),
the Sellers shall not, and shall cause the members of the Target Group not to, replace, amend,
supplement, terminate or waive any of the Banco do Brasil Financing Document or the BNDES
Financing Documents, or any provision thereof, without the Purchasers’ prior written
consent.
3.14 The Sellers shall promptly notify the
Purchasers: (A) upon becoming aware of any actual or threatened breach, default, repudiation,
cancellation or termination (or any event or circumstance that, with or without notice, lapse
of time or both, would reasonably be expected to give rise to any such breach, default, repudiation,
cancellation or termination) by any party to the Banco do Brasil Financing Document or the
BNDES Financing Documents; and (B) upon receipt by any Seller or any member of the Target
Group of any written notice or other written communication of any such breach, default, repudiation,
cancellation or termination.
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General
3.15 Each Party undertakes in connection with
each of the Conditions not to engage in any conduct in breach of any applicable Anti-Corruption
and Anti-Money Laundering Laws. Each Party shall promptly notify in writing the other Parties
of any solicitation, demand or other request for anything of value, by or on behalf of any
official, employee or representative of, or any other person acting in an official capacity
for or on behalf of any Governmental Authority, relating to any approval or consent to be
given under or in connection with any of the Conditions.
3.16 The Purchasers and the Sellers undertake
to disclose in writing to the other Parties any event, development or circumstance that would
reasonably be expected to prevent any of the Conditions from being satisfied on or prior
to the Long Stop Date, promptly after such event, development or circumstance comes to their
attention (provided that the relevant Party is not otherwise prevented by applicable Law
from making such disclosure).
3.17 The Purchasers may, in their sole discretion,
waive, by written notice to the Sellers, in whole or in part any of the Completion Date Conditions
(save for the Condition set out in paragraph 4 of Schedule 1, which may
be waived only by mutual consent of the Purchasers and the Sellers).
3.18 This Agreement may be terminated:
(A) by mutual written consent of the Purchasers
and the Sellers;
(B) by written notice from the Purchasers
(acting jointly) to the Sellers or from the Sellers (acting jointly) to the Purchasers if
any Governmental Authority of the United States of America, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Panama
or Chile shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any governmental order
which has become final and non-appealable and has the effect of making consummation of the
Transaction illegal under the laws of the United States of America, Brazil, the United Kingdom,
Panama or Chile or otherwise prohibiting consummation of the Transaction; provided that,
if either the Purchasers (acting jointly) or the Sellers (acting jointly) (in each case acting
reasonably and in good faith) conclude that there is a reasonable prospect of any non-judicial
order being lifted or modified so as to cease being of such effect, and notifies the other
Parties of the same, no Party may terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Clause 3.18(B) unless
such non-judicial order has not been lifted or so modified as at the earlier to occur of
(i) the date on which the last in time of the of the Conditions (other than the Completion
Date Conditions) is satisfied or waived (if applicable) in accordance with the Transaction
Documents and (ii) 12.00 p.m. on the Long Stop Date;
(C) by written notice from the Purchasers
to the Sellers if there has been a violation, breach, or inaccuracy of any Fundamental Warranty,
in any material respect, of the Sellers or the Target Companies under this Agreement prior
to the Completion Date, which violation, breach, or inaccuracy:
(i) has not been waived by the Purchasers;
and
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(ii) either:
(a) if capable of being cured prior to the
Long Stop Date, has not been cured by the Sellers within the earlier to occur of (1) the
Long Stop Date and (2) thirty (30) days after receipt by the Sellers of written notice
thereof from the Purchasers; or
(b) is not capable of being cured prior
to the Long Stop Date.
3.19 The time at which all Conditions applicable
to the Transaction pursuant to the Transaction Documents (other than the Completion Date
Conditions) are satisfied (or, if applicable, validly waived) is the “Unconditional
Time”. If the Unconditional Time has not occurred on or before 5.00 p.m. on
the Long Stop Date, then this Agreement shall be capable of termination by either the Purchasers
or the Sellers forthwith on written notice to, in the case of the Purchasers, the Sellers
and, in the case of the Sellers, the Purchasers, provided that:
(A) in the event that the Purchasers are proposing
so to terminate, the Purchasers have complied in all material respects with its obligations
under this Clause 3 and any other Transaction Document in relation to any Condition
that remains to be satisfied (or (if applicable) waived as at 5.00 p.m. on the Long
Stop Date); and
(B) in the event that the Sellers are proposing
so to terminate, the Sellers have complied in all material respects with their obligations
under this Clause 3 and any other Transaction Document in relation to any Condition
that remains to be satisfied (or (if applicable) waived as at 5.00 p.m. on the Long
Stop Date).
Break Payment
3.20 By way of compensation for the loss or
damage (including incurring substantial costs and expenses, lost opportunity costs, business
dislocation, reputational harm or adverse stakeholder reaction) that may be suffered by the
Sellers and/or any member of their respective Relevant Seller Groups on the occurrence of
a Break Payment Event, the Purchasers shall pay to the Sellers the Break Payment, which payment
shall be settled in accordance with Clause 3.22.
3.21 The Sellers and the Purchasers acknowledge
and agree, having taken appropriate professional advice, that the Break Payment constitutes
a fair and reasonable amount payable by the Purchasers as a result of the occurrence of a
Break Payment Event and is proportionate to the legitimate interests of the Sellers and their
respective Relevant Seller Groups in connection with the Transaction in the circumstances
that give rise to the obligation for the Break Payment to be paid in accordance with this
Agreement.
3.22 In the event that the Break Payment becomes
payable:
(A) the Purchasers shall pay, in accordance
with Clause 12, to each Seller’s Seller Bank Account its Relevant Proportion
of an amount equal to the Break Payment within ten (10) Business Days of the Break Payment
Event occurring; and
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(B) the payment of the Break Payment shall
be the Sellers’ sole and exclusive remedy in respect of the termination of this Agreement
and the Sellers shall not be entitled to make any claim for damages in respect of such termination.
3.23 If this Agreement is terminated in accordance
with Clauses 3.18, 3.19, 7.2 or 7.5(C) (and without
limiting any Party’s right to claim damages in accordance with this Agreement), all
obligations of the Parties under this Agreement shall end (except for the Enduring Provisions)
and all rights, remedies and liabilities of the Parties which have accrued before termination
shall continue to exist.
3.24 For the avoidance of doubt, prior to
any termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, the Parties shall be entitled
to seek any remedy (including injunctive relief or any order for specific performance) in
respect of the performance of the other Parties’ obligations applicable at such time.
Post-Completion Obligations in relation
to BNDES PCGs and Replacement LCs
3.25 Where: (i) the Purchasers make an
election not to replace the BNDES PCGs with effect from Completion pursuant to Clause
3.9(A)(ii); and (ii) the Bank Consents Condition set out in paragraph 2 of
Schedule 1 is satisfied in part by virtue of the satisfaction of the Replacement LC
Condition (and not, for the avoidance of doubt, the satisfaction of the BNDES PCG Replacement
Condition):
(A) the Purchasers shall use their respective
best endeavours to procure, as soon as reasonably practicable following Completion and in
any event prior to the Long Stop Date:
(i) either:
(a) the replacement of the BNDES PCGs with
guarantee(s) to be provided by the Purchasers’ Guarantor or such other member
of the Purchasers’ Group as may be acceptable to BNDES; or
(b) the repayment in full of amounts outstanding
under the BNDES Financing Documents; and
(ii) the release in full in writing of each
member of each of the Relevant Seller Groups that is a party to, or has any obligation or
Liability under, any BNDES PCG from any and all obligations and Liabilities under the BNDES
PCGs and the termination of the BNDES PCGs contemporaneously with the entering into effect
of such replacement or repayment (as applicable) contemplated by Clause 3.25(A)(i),
(limbs (i) and (ii) collectively
being the “BNDES PCGs Termination”);
(B) the Purchasers shall:
(i) keep the Sellers informed as to progress
in relation to the BNDES PCGs Termination and shall consult with the Sellers in good faith
as to the strategy for achieving the BNDES PCGs Termination, which shall include providing
the Sellers with a copy of any substantive documents or correspondence in connection with
therewith; and
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(ii) notify the Sellers in writing as soon
as reasonably practicable following the occurrence of the BNDES PCGs Termination;
(C) the Sellers shall cooperate with the Purchasers’
reasonable requests relating to the BNDES PCGs Termination, including the execution of such
documentation as is reasonably required to effect the BNDES PCGs Termination (provided that
no member of any Seller’s Relevant Seller Group shall be required to execute any document
which imposes, or otherwise become subject to, any obligation or Liability to any person
in connection therewith) and, following completion of the BNDES PCGs Termination, prompt
delivery of such confirmation and release documentation as may reasonably be required and
requested by the Purchasers in connection with the termination of the Replacement LCs;
(D) for so long as each Replacement LC remains
in force in accordance with its terms, upon the occurrence of the BNDES PCG Termination:
(i) in respect of the Wilson Sons Replacement
LC, the Purchasers’ Guarantor and Wilson Sons shall promptly provide joint notice in
writing to DNB Bank ASA requesting the termination of such Replacement LC with immediate
effect pursuant to and in accordance with sections 3 and 5 thereof; and
(ii) in respect of the Ultratug Replacement
LC, the Purchasers’ Guarantor and Ultratug shall promptly provide joint notice in writing
to DNB Bank ASA requesting the termination of such Replacement LC with immediate effect pursuant
to and in accordance with sections 3 and 5 thereof,
it being understood that in each case
each of the Purchasers’ Guarantor and Wilson Sons or Ultratug (as applicable) shall be responsible for the provision of their respective
duly executed counterpart of such notice.
(E) without prejudice to Clause 3.25(F),
if, at any time following Completion and prior to the BNDES PCGs Termination having occurred,
BNDES takes any steps in relation to any enforcement action against a Seller or any other
member of a Relevant Seller Group with respect to the BNDES Financing Documents and/or the
BNDES PCGs and in connection therewith any Seller or any other member of a Relevant Seller
Group actually incurs or would reasonably be expected to incur, at or before the time at
which, were Wilson Sons and/or Ultratug to make an immediate Demand, the amount paid pursuant
to such Demand would be credited to the account(s) of Wilson Sons and/or Ultratug, any
Liability under any BNDES PCG, then Wilson Sons and/or Ultratug (as applicable) shall be
entitled in their sole discretion to issue one or more Demands in an aggregate amount in
USD (with any conversion being calculated in accordance with the Applicable Exchange Rate
and Clause 1.2(X) of this Agreement) equal to the amount of any Liability that
Wilson Sons and/or Ultratug (as applicable) (and/or the members of their respective Relevant
Seller Groups) actually incur and/or would reasonably be expected to incur, provided in each
case that Wilson Sons and/or Ultratug (as applicable) shall, to the extent reasonably practicable,
use reasonable efforts to consult with the Purchasers prior to making any such Demand so
as to provide to the Purchasers an opportunity to indemnify Wilson Sons and/or Ultratug (and/or
the applicable members of their respective Relevant Seller Groups) in respect of any such
Liability pursuant to Clause 11.9;
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(F) if Completion has occurred but the BNDES
PCGs Termination has not occurred by 5.00 p.m. on 21 December 2026, Wilson Sons
and Ultratug shall each be entitled (at any point prior to the Long Stop Date) to issue one
or more Demands in an amount equal to the entire Guarantee Amount (such amount being specified
in USD in such Demand, with any conversion being calculated in accordance with the Applicable
Exchange Rate and Clause 1.2(X) of this Agreement) under the Wilson Sons Replacement
LC and the Ultratug Replacement LC (respectively). The Sellers shall promptly provide to
the Purchasers by way of email a copy of any Demand (under and as defined in the Replacement
LCs) that is delivered in accordance with the terms of a Replacement LC. Any delay or failure
to deliver such copy to the Purchasers shall not invalidate the delivery of any Demand. Upon
receipt of the relevant funds from DNB Bank ASA under the applicable Replacement LC, each
of Wilson Sons and Ultratug (as applicable) shall use reasonable endeavours to use such received
funds (to the extent of such funds):
(i) first, to reimburse any amounts in respect
of any Losses owing and unpaid to, or that would reasonably be expected to be incurred by,
any Seller or any member of its Relevant Seller Group: (a) in connection with the receipt
or application of the funds received as contemplated by this Clause 3.25(F); (b) pursuant
to the indemnity granted in favour of any Seller or any member of its Relevant Seller Group
pursuant to Clause 11.9 in connection with the BNDES Financing Documents and the BNDES
PCGs; and/or (c) otherwise in connection with the BNDES Financing Documents and the
BNDES PCGs; and
(ii) secondly, to the extent that the Purchasers
make suitable arrangements for the Target Group to (p)repay amounts outstanding under the
BNDES Financing Documents (including principal, accrued interest and any prepayment fees)
in accordance with the terms thereof, to either: (x) put the relevant member of the
Target Group in funds to (p)repay such outstanding amounts prior to such (p)repayment; or
(y) to promptly reimburse the relevant member of the Target Group in respect of any
such actual (p)repayment(s) once made;
(G) promptly following the occurrence of the
BNDES PCGs Termination (whether before or after the Long Stop Date), Wilson Sons shall pay
to the Purchasers’ Guarantor (net of any costs, fees and expenses incurred in connection
with the payment of) an amount equal to the difference between (i) (a) the amount
actually paid to Wilson Sons by DNB Bank ASA under the Wilson Sons Replacement LC plus
(b) amounts paid to Wilson Sons or any member of its Relevant Seller Group by or on
behalf of the Purchasers pursuant to Clause 11.9 in connection with the BNDES Financing
Documents and the BNDES PCGs, less (ii) (a) the Losses actually incurred
by Wilson Sons (or any member of its Relevant Seller Group) in connection with the BNDES
Financing Documents and the BNDES PCGs (including, for the avoidance of doubt, as contemplated
in Clause 3.25(F)(i)) plus (b) amounts paid by Wilson Sons to (p)repay
the BNDES Financing Documents via the mechanism set forth in Clause 3.25(F)(ii);
and
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(H) promptly following the occurrence of the
BNDES PCGs Termination (whether before or after the Long Stop Date), Ultratug shall pay to
the Purchasers’ Guarantor (net of any costs, fees and expenses incurred in connection
with the payment of) an amount equal to the difference between (i) (a) the amount
actually paid to Ultratug by DNB Bank ASA under the Ultratug Replacement LC plus (b) amounts
paid to Ultratug or any member of its Relevant Seller Group by or on behalf of the Purchasers
pursuant to Clause 11.9 in connection with the BNDES Financing Documents and the BNDES
PCGs, less (ii) (a) the Losses actually incurred by Ultratug (or
any member of its Relevant Seller Group) in connection with the BNDES Financing Documents
and the BNDES PCGs (including, for the avoidance of doubt, as contemplated in Clause 3.25(F)(i))
plus (b) amounts paid by Ultratug to (p)repay the BNDES Financing Documents via
the mechanism set forth in Clause 3.25(F)(ii).
3.26 For the period from Completion and until
the BNDES PCGs Termination, the provisions of Clauses 11.8 and 11.9 shall apply
mutatis mutandis on the basis that the BNDES PCGs are “Assurances” for
these purposes, provided, however, that the Sellers shall not be entitled to recover more
than once in respect of the same Loss or Liability, including where recovery has been made
pursuant to Clause 3.25. Except as set forth in Clauses 3.25(E) and 3.25(F),
neither Wilson Sons nor Ultratug shall be entitled to issue one or more Demands under the
Wilson Sons Replacement LC or the Ultratug Replacement LC (respectively).
4. Conduct of Business before Completion
4.1 Subject to Clause 4.2 and
Clause 4.8(B), between the date of this Agreement and Completion (or, if earlier,
termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms), each of the Sellers and the
Target Companies shall use all reasonable endeavours to:
(A) procure that each member of the Target
Group carries on its business in the ordinary course of the business as carried on in the
twelve (12) months preceding the date of this Agreement; and
(B) make capital expenditures substantially
in accordance with the Capex Plan.
In particular, no Target Company will
undertake, and each Target Company shall procure that no member of the Target Group will undertake, and each of the Sellers shall exercise
its voting rights and other rights as a shareholder of the relevant Target Company (insofar as it is able to do so through the exercise
of such rights) and cause any board member appointed by such Seller to (insofar as such director is able to do so) to ensure that no
member of the Target Group will undertake, any of the acts or matters listed in Schedule 3 (Conduct of Business before Completion).
4.2 Clause 4.1 and Schedule
3 (Conduct of Business before Completion) shall not operate so as to restrict or prevent:
(A) any action or matter reasonably undertaken
by any member of the Target Group or any member of either Relevant Seller Group in the case
of an emergency or disaster with the good faith intention of minimising any adverse effect
thereof on any member of the Target Group, provided that to the extent practicable, the Target
Companies and the Sellers shall consult with the Purchasers prior to taking such action;
(B) any action taken in order to comply with
any applicable Law (including the requirements of any Governmental Authority), save where
there is an alternative means of achieving the same outcome which is reasonably practicable
and permitted pursuant to Clause 4.1 and Schedule 3 (Conduct of Business
before Completion);
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(C) any matter undertaken at the written request
or with the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned
or delayed) of the Purchasers;
(D) the completion or performance of any obligation
undertaken pursuant to any Contract entered into by or relating to any of the Sellers or
any member of the Target Group prior to the date of this Agreement that has been Disclosed
to the Purchasers;
(E) subject to Clause 4.4 and other
than in relation to paragraph (M) of Schedule 3 (Conduct of Business before
Completion), any member of the Target Group and their respective employees from engaging
with Petrobras in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice;
(F) subject to paragraph (BB) of Schedule
3 (Conduct of Business before Completion), any member of the Target Group from participating
in the Relevant Tender Process or any other contractual tender process in which the Purchasers
or any member of the Purchasers’ Group are also participating, in a manner consistent
with past practice;
(G) other than in relation to paragraph
(M) of Schedule 3 (Conduct of Business before Completion) and save where
there is an alternative means of achieving the same outcome which is reasonably practicable
and permitted pursuant to Clause 4.1 and Schedule 3 (Conduct of Business before
Completion), any matter undertaken for the purposes of causing the Separation in accordance
with Clause 5;
(H) any matter contemplated by the Transaction
Documents; or
(I) other than in relation to paragraph
(M) of Schedule 3 (Conduct of Business before Completion), any increase in
emoluments, compensation or benefits of any category of employees of any member of the Target
Group solely where such increase is required pursuant to the terms and conditions of any
Labour Agreement existing prior to the date of this Agreement and Disclosed to the Purchasers
or extended or entered into in accordance with paragraph (Q) of Schedule
3 (Conduct of Business before Completion) or any applicable Law.
4.3 As soon as reasonably practicable following
the execution of this Agreement (and in any event no later than any timeframe specified in
any Petrobras Contract), the applicable member of the Target Group shall notify Petrobras
of this Agreement and the Transactions in accordance with the requirements of the applicable
Petrobras Contract. The Sellers shall provide copies of each such notification to the Purchasers
promptly following the delivery of the relevant notification to Petrobras.
4.4 If requested by the Purchasers, the Sellers
shall procure that the relevant members of the Target Group (i) make such introductions
of the Purchasers to Petrobras and/or any other relevant third parties as may be reasonably
so requested and (ii) make or deliver on behalf of the Purchasers such submissions or
communications as the Purchasers may reasonably direct to Petrobras and/or any other relevant
third parties in connection with the Petrobras Contracts.
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4.5 During the period commencing on the date
of this Agreement and ending on Completion, (i) the Sellers shall make available appropriate
Representatives of the Sellers, and (ii) the Target Group shall make available appropriate
Representatives of the Target Group, in each case, to appropriate Representatives of the
Purchasers (a) promptly in the event of any development in the Target Group’s
ongoing commercial relationship with Petrobras which is likely to have a material adverse
impact on the Target Group as a whole, and (b) for regular monthly meetings for the
purpose of, to the extent permitted by applicable antitrust Law, discussing and providing
relevant updates on the status of the Target Group’s ongoing commercial relationship
with Petrobras, provided that the discussions at and updates provided at such meetings shall
address only operational and commercial matters with respect to Petrobras.
4.6 For the avoidance of doubt, the Parties
agree that the provisions of Clauses 4.1 and 4.5 and Schedule 3
(Conduct of Business before Completion) shall not be considered as constituting any kind
of premature integration between the activities of the Purchasers and the Target Group.
4.7 The Purchasers’ approval under Clause 4.2(C) shall
be deemed to have been given to the Sellers if such approval has neither been granted nor
denied by the Purchasers within ten (10) Business Days of the Sellers notifying the
Purchasers in accordance with Clause 20 (Notices) of its intention to undertake
such act or matter.
4.8 Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Agreement, the Sellers and the Target Companies shall:
(A) procure that: (i) any and all amounts
outstanding under the Shareholder Loans are repaid by the Target Group or waived by the relevant
lender(s), provided that the Shareholder Loans may only be waived if such waiver does not
result in any adverse Tax consequences for any Party; and (ii) the Shareholder Loans
are fully and finally settled and discharged in accordance with their terms, resulting in
the full and final release of each relevant member of the Target Group in respect of any
liabilities under the Shareholder Loans as a consequence of such payment or waiver (as applicable),
by no later than the Completion Date; and
(B) use all reasonable endeavours to procure
that the amount of Cash held by the Target Group as a whole as at Completion is not less
than the Minimum Cash.
4.9 Between the date of this Agreement and
Completion, the Sellers shall be entitled to
(A) seek to procure that each relevant member
of the Target Group enters into a Release Letter with each of the Resigning Directors and
Officers; and
(B) subject to compliance with Clause 4.2,
Clause 4.8 and Schedule 3 (Conduct of Business before Completion), make or
procure the making of lawful payments of any dividend, distribution or return of capital
in cash by any member of the Target Group.
4.10 Claims for breach of any of the obligations
in this Clause 4 shall not in any respect be extinguished or affected by Completion.
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Financial Statements
4.11
(A) The Sellers and the Target Companies have
Disclosed to the Purchasers the Historical Financial Statements.
(B) During the Interim Period, the Sellers
and the Target Companies shall use all reasonable endeavours to procure the preparation and
delivery to the Purchasers of:
(i) the 2025 Financial Statements as soon
as reasonably practicable and in any event by no later than 8 May 2026;
(ii) the Interim Financial Statements in respect
of each reporting period as soon as reasonably practicable and in any event within sixty
(60) calendar days following the end of the applicable reporting period, provided that Completion
occurs sixty (60) calendar days or more after the end of such applicable reporting period,
in each case, on a basis which is Compliant
on the date(s) of their delivery (the “Compliant Financial Statements”).
(C) Following Completion and until the date
that is ninety (90) days thereafter, the Sellers shall provide such reasonable assistance
and co-operation as may be necessary or reasonably requested by the Purchasers or any member
of the Purchasers’ Group (including the Target Companies) or their respective Representatives,
including the provision of reasonable access during normal business hours to its personnel,
Books and Records, in order for the Purchasers to prepare financial statements relating to
any member(s) of the Target Group as of the Completion Date and for the period from
the date of the latest Financial Statements delivered by the Sellers and the Target Companies
pursuant to Clause 4.11(B) up to and including the Completion Date, in each case,
on a Compliant basis.
(D) The Purchasers shall be responsible for
all documented costs, fees and expenses incurred or payable by the Sellers or (prior to Completion)
any member of the Target Group in connection with the compliance by the Sellers and the Target
Companies of their obligations pursuant to Clauses 4.11(B) or 4.11(C),
whether in the case of the Sellers, paid prior to or following Completion and including any
reasonable and documented costs, fees and expenses of the independent auditor of the Target
Group incurred (x) between the date hereof and Completion and (y) on or after Completion
to the extent any Financial Statements are required to be prepared and/or delivered after
Completion. For the avoidance of doubt, the Purchasers shall be responsible for all costs,
fees and expenses incurred by itself or any member of the Purchasers’ Group in connection
with this Clause 4.11.
(E) The Purchasers shall reimburse the Sellers
(on their own behalf or as trustee for each member of the Target Group) for any and all such
costs, fees and expenses by wire transfer of immediately available funds promptly after written
request therefor by or on behalf of a Seller to the Purchasers, including an itemised list
of the requested costs, fees and expenses (which request shall identify an account or accounts
designated for receipt of such reimbursement). For the avoidance of doubt, the Sellers may
deliver requests for reimbursement on more than one occasion (without duplication of amounts
to be reimbursed), but not more than once per calendar month.
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Debt Financing
4.12 During the Interim Period, each Seller
and each Target Company agrees to use all reasonable endeavours to provide, and shall cause
their respective Affiliates and their respective Representatives to use all reasonable endeavours
to provide, in each case at the Purchasers’ sole expense, all reasonable and customary
cooperation as is reasonably necessary or customary for any Debt Financing.
4.13 Notwithstanding anything in Clause 4.12
to the contrary:
(A) such requested cooperation shall not unreasonably
disrupt or interfere with the business or the operations of the Sellers, the Target Group
or their respective Affiliates;
(B) nothing in Clause 4.12 shall
require the cooperation of each Seller, the Target Group or their respective Affiliates or
Representatives to the extent that it would (i) subject any of the Sellers’, the
Target Group’s or their respective Affiliates’ respective directors, managers,
officers or employees to any personal Liability (as opposed to Liability in his or her capacity
as a director, manager, officer or employee of such person), (ii) reasonably be expected
to conflict with, violate or result in a default or breach under Sellers’, the Target
Group’s or their respective Affiliates’ respective constitutional documents,
any applicable Law or any agreements by which any member of the Target Group is bound, or
(iii) cause any obligation, representation or warranty in this Agreement to be breached
by the Sellers or the Target Companies or prevent or materially delay the consummation of
the Transaction;
(C) prior to the Completion Date, neither
any Seller, the Target Group nor any of their respective Affiliates shall be required to
(i) pay any commitment or other similar fee or incur any other expense, Liability or
obligation or make any other payment, in each case, for which it has not first been put in
funds in full by the Purchasers or (ii) agree to provide any indemnity in connection
with any Debt Financing unless such indemnity would be of no effect unless and until Completion
occurs;
(D) none of any Seller, the Target Group,
their respective Affiliates or their respective directors, officers or employees shall be
required to execute, deliver or enter into, or perform any agreement, document or instrument,
including any definitive debt financing agreement, with respect to any Debt Financing that
is not contingent upon the consummation of the Completion or that would be effective prior
to the Completion Date (other than representation letters and authorisation letters) and
none of the directors and managers of the Target Group shall be required to adopt resolutions
approving the agreements, documents and instruments pursuant to which any Debt Financing
is obtained prior to the Completion Date unless the Purchasers have determined that such
directors and managers are to remain as directors and managers of the Target Group on and
after the Completion Date and such resolutions are contingent upon the occurrence of, or
only effective as of, Completion; and
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(E) nothing in Clause 4.12 shall
oblige any Seller or the Target Group to provide any information which (i) would result
in the loss or waiver of any attorney-client privilege of any Seller, any Target Company
or any of their respective Affiliates, or (ii) would contravene any applicable Law,
rule, regulation or order (provided that the Sellers and the Target Group, as applicable,
shall use reasonable best endeavours to make substitute arrangements or permit such disclosure
in a manner that would not result in the loss or waiver of any such attorney-client privilege).
4.14 The Purchasers shall on demand indemnify,
defend and hold harmless on an after-Tax basis each of the Sellers, each member of the Target
Group and each of their respective Affiliates, directors, managers and other Representatives
from and against any and all Liabilities or Losses suffered or incurred by them in connection
with their cooperation in arranging the Debt Financing (including the provision of any information
to be utilised in connection therewith) and the performance of their respective obligations
under Clauses 4.11(B), 4.11(C) or 4.12, in each case, other
than to the extent any of the foregoing was suffered or incurred as a result of the bad faith,
gross negligence or wilful misconduct of any Seller, any Target Company or any of their Affiliates
or any of their respective Representatives. The Purchasers shall, promptly upon written request
from any Seller, reimburse the Sellers (on their own behalf and as trustee for each member
of the Target Group and each of their respective Affiliates, directors, managers and other
Representatives) for all reasonable out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses incurred by any
of the foregoing in connection with the cooperation required by Clause 4.12.
4.15 Without prejudice to Clause 22,
neither the Purchasers nor any member of the Purchasers’ Group shall disclose (including
on a private basis to any third party) any information made available to it pursuant to Clauses
4.11 or 4.12 without the prior written consent of the Sellers (not to be unreasonably
withheld, conditioned or delayed), provided that the Purchasers shall be permitted to disclose
such information:
(A) to the Debt Financing Sources subject
to their confidentiality obligations under the definitive documentation evidencing the applicable
Debt Financing which confidentiality obligations each Seller shall have approved in writing
and shall be entitled to enforce directly against the Debt Financing Sources;
(B) to prospective lenders and investors during
syndication and marketing of any Debt Financing subject to their agreed confidentiality undertakings,
which shall be customary for financing transactions of the same type as the applicable Debt
Financing (including customary “click-through” confidentiality undertakings and
confidentiality provisions contained in customary confidential information memoranda or other
offering memoranda) and which confidentiality undertakings each Seller shall have approved
in writing and shall be entitled to enforce directly against the prospective lenders and
investors;
(C) to the extent required to be filed with
the SEC in compliance with the reporting obligations of the Purchasers’ Guarantor under
the United States federal securities laws, provided that the Purchasers shall consult with
the Sellers (acting reasonably and in good faith) prior to making any such disclosure and
shall take into account the Sellers’ reasonable comments on the contents of any such
disclosure; and
(D) to ratings agencies, on a confidential
basis.
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Third Party Consents
4.16 Prior to Completion, the Sellers shall
use their respective reasonable endeavours to:
(A) obtain a waiver from Chubb in writing
irrevocably waiving any and all rights to terminate the Chubb Errors and Omissions Insurance
Policy No 16.10.0024445.28 arising thereunder as a result of the change of control of the
Target Companies and their respective Affiliates occurring as a result of the Transaction;
(B) obtain a waiver in writing irrevocably
waiving any and all rights to terminate the lease agreement with Fundo de Investimento Imobiliário
- FII Edifício Galeria [*****] and related to the Target Group’s headquarters
arising thereunder as a result of the change of control of the Target Companies and their
respective Affiliates occurring as a result of the Transaction; and
(C) obtain a waiver in writing irrevocably
waiving any and all rights to renegotiate the monthly licensing fee and/or to terminate the
Licence Agreement and Other Covenants as a result of the change of control of the Target
Companies and their respective Affiliates occurring as a result of the Transaction.
5. Separation and Termination of
Existing Shareholder Arrangements
Separation
5.1 Wilson Sons and the Purchasers each undertake
to work together (acting reasonably and in good faith) in order to agree to the terms of
a plan for Separation in writing, specifying the activities to be performed to achieve Separation
(“Separation Plan”) as soon as reasonably practicable following the date
of this Agreement and, in any event, by no later than 21 June 2026 or such other time
as may be agreed in writing between Wilson Sons and the Purchasers.
5.2 The Separation Plan shall include details
of:
(A) specified activities to be performed in
order to achieve Separation;
(B) a target date and time by which each activity
is to be performed;
(C) the Party responsible for the performance
of each activity;
(D) any acceptance testing or similar processes
to be carried out before an activity identified in the Separation Plan is completed; and
(E) appropriate safeguards in order to ensure
minimal disruption to the businesses of Wilson Sons’ Relevant Seller Group and the
Purchasers’ Group, including relationships with third parties, during implementation
of the Separation Plan.
5.3 With effect from the date of this Agreement,
each of Wilson Sons and the Purchasers shall appoint a separate representative (each a “Separation
Manager”) who shall be:
(A) generally responsible for negotiating
and agreeing on the items set out in Clause 5.2;
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(B) overseeing the progress towards completion
of the Separation; and
(C) generally available during Working Hours
to discuss (whether in person or otherwise) any aspect of the Separation.
5.4 Following agreement of the Separation
Plan, Wilson Sons shall notify the Purchasers in writing promptly after becoming aware of
the relevant matter of anything which Wilson Sons considers (acting reasonably and in good
faith) would or is likely to prevent completion of the Separation (or any part of it) occurring
in accordance with the timetable set out in the Separation Plan.
5.5 Wilson Sons and the Purchasers shall each
use commercially reasonable efforts to undertake all activities assigned to each of them
respectively under the Separation Plan and to implement the Separation Plan in all material
respects in accordance with the timetable set out in the Separation Plan, which shall include
using commercially reasonable efforts to replace the current arrangements provided by Wilson
Sons or other members of its Relevant Seller Group with respect to the provision of information
technology services for the Target Group as contemplated by the Separation by establishing
standalone arrangements of the Target Group prior to Completion and/or transferring such
service provision to, and integrating such service provision with the arrangements of, the
Purchasers’ Group following Completion.
5.6 In relation to any aspects of the Separation
that remain to be implemented after Completion, Wilson Sons shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to cooperate and assist the Purchasers with respect to the implementation of the
Separation as soon as reasonably practicable, including following the Completion Date until
such Separation has been implemented and, in any event, for no longer than six (6) months
following Completion. During such period, Wilson Sons and the Purchasers shall ensure that
appropriate access rights (including appropriate access to information, documents, premises
and employees) will be provided to Wilson Sons’ Relevant Seller Group or the Purchasers’
Group (as relevant) to the extent reasonably required in connection with Separation planning
and implementation, provided that the Party granting such access will not be required to
breach any applicable Law or contractual obligations including obligations of confidentiality
in order to do so.
5.7 Wilson Sons and the Purchasers shall each
use commercially reasonable efforts to negotiate in good faith and agree the form of the
Contingency Transitional Services Agreement (excluding the scope, duration and pricing of
the relevant Contingency Transitional Services which shall be agreed pursuant to Clause
5.8(B)) as soon as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement and, in
any event, by no later than 15 June 2026 or such other time as may be agreed in writing
(which shall include e-mail) between Wilson Sons and the Purchasers.
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5.8 If at any time prior to Completion, the
Purchasers (acting reasonably) determine that certain transitional services will be required
to be provided following Completion by any member of the Seller’s Relevant Seller Group
to any member of the Target Group (“Contingency Transitional Services”),
then it may request that Wilson Sons and the Brazil Target Company enter into the Contingency
Transitional Services Agreement at Completion (a “Contingency TSA Notice”)
detailing the scope and duration of the Contingency Transitional Services that it reasonably
believes will be required by the Target Group following Completion, and following delivery
of such Contingency TSA Notice to the Sellers in accordance with Clause 20:
(A) subject to Clauses 5.8(B) and
5.8(C), at Completion, Wilson Sons shall deliver to the Purchasers the Contingency
Transitional Services Agreement, duly executed by Wilson Sons and Brazil Target Company;
(B) Wilson Sons and the Purchasers shall negotiate
in good faith (each acting reasonably) with a view to agreeing as soon as reasonably practicable
after the date of such notification and, in any event, prior to Completion the scope, duration
and pricing of the relevant Contingency Transitional Services to be provided to the relevant
members of the Target Group following Completion under the Contingency Transitional Services
Agreement;
(C) Wilson Sons shall, and shall procure that
its Relevant Seller Group shall, use all reasonable endeavours to identify and obtain by
Completion all permissions, consents, agreements or authorisations from any third party service
provider necessary for the provision of any of the Contingency Transitional Services; and
(D) in the event that Wilson Sons and the
Purchasers cannot, before the Completion Date, agree on the scope, duration and pricing of
any of the Contingency Transitional Services to be provided, including the fees to be paid
by the Brazil Target Company under the Contingency Transitional Services Agreement or any
other material terms, then, subject to the Sellers obtaining all permissions, consents, agreements
or authorisations from any third party service provider necessary for the provision of any
of the Contingency Transitional Services, the scope of any such Contingency Transitional
Services shall be deemed to be the same, in all material respects, as the equivalent service
provided by Wilson Sons’ Relevant Seller Group to the Target Group during the period
of twelve (12) months (or such shorter period in which the existing service was provided,
if less than twelve (12) months) prior to the Completion Date, except that fees to be paid
in respect of the Contingency Transitional Services shall be increased or decreased (as applicable)
to reflect the annual rate of inflation in Brazil (being the inflation index rate (IPCA)
calculated by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (Instituto Brasileiro
de Geografia e Estatistica - IBGE) as published by the Central Bank of Brazil from time
to time), and the relevant service(s) shall be provided by Wilson Sons’ Relevant
Seller Group to the Target Group for the period reasonably requested by the Purchasers in
the Contingency TSA Notice (provided that the period shall be no longer than three (3) months
from the Completion Date), in consideration for fees equal to the fees payable as at the
date of this Agreement to Wilson Sons’ Relevant Seller Group for providing the equivalent
service(s) to the Target Group.
5.9 Any dispute or difference which arises
between Wilson Sons and the Purchasers relating to the Separation or the Separation Plan
shall, if not first resolved by the Separation Managers (who shall be responsible for working
within the protocols established between Wilson Sons and the Purchasers) within ten (10) Business
Days, be referred to a senior manager of each of Wilson Sons and the Purchasers for determination.
In the event that the senior managers cannot resolve such dispute or difference within ten
(10) Business Days, the dispute or difference shall be referred to the Chief Financial
Officers of Wilson Sons and the Purchasers. In the event that the Chief Financial Officers
cannot resolve such dispute or difference within ten (10) Business Days, the Parties
shall not be under an obligation to enter into mediation or formal dispute resolution procedures.
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5.10 Where the approval, co-operation or participation
of any member of the Purchasers’ Group is expressly contemplated in connection with
the Separation, whether pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or the Separation Plan, the
Purchasers undertake to act, and to use all reasonable endeavours to procure that each other
relevant member of the Purchasers’ Group acts, reasonably and in good faith in connection
therewith.
5.11 Any costs reasonably incurred in connection
with the implementation of the Separation by any member of Wilson Sons’ Relevant Seller
Group or any member of the Target Group including: (i) any costs imposed by a third
party in connection with granting a third party consent or “right to use”, or
splitting, assigning or novating the relevant third party agreement (including any cancellation
costs); (ii) any Taxes payable by a member of the Target Group; (iii) any contractual
costs associated with any transfer of relevant data or assets to a member of the Purchasers’
Group or the Target Group; (iv) any costs incurred in connection with any data separation
and migration exercise, including any reasonably incurred consultancy fees; and (v) any
costs associated with the Purchasers migrating off of the Contingency Transitional Services,
shall be borne by the Purchasers. To the extent the Parties engage any third parties to assist
in the Separation, the Parties will use reasonable efforts to have such third parties engaged
by the Purchasers and, if such third parties are engaged by the Sellers, the Purchasers must
consent to any scope of work and fee structure in advance. For the avoidance of doubt, each
Party shall bear its own costs in connection with the negotiation and agreement of (x) the
Separation Plan and (y) the form and terms of the Contingency Transitional Services
Agreement. The Purchasers shall, promptly at the written request of Wilson Sons or any Target
Company, which request shall include an itemised list of the relevant costs and identify
an account or accounts designated for receipt of reimbursement monies, reimburse Wilson Sons
or such Target Company (on its own behalf and as trustee for each other member of the Target
Group) on an after-Tax basis for all such costs to be borne by the Purchasers pursuant to
this Clause 5.11 to the extent such costs are incurred by any member of Wilson
Sons’ Relevant Seller Group or the Target Group.
Termination of existing shareholder
arrangements
5.12 Except as expressly referred to in any
of the Transaction Documents, and for the Transaction Documents themselves, and except for
(i) the maritime agency services agreement dated 24 May 2023 between Wilson, Sons
Offshore S.A., Magallanes Navegação Brasileira S.A. and Wilson Sons Shipping
Ltda.; (ii) the maritime agency services agreement between Wilson, Sons Offshore S.A.,
Magallanes Navegação Brasileira S.A. and Rochamar Agência Marítima
S.A. (an entity which was historically part of the same corporate group as Ultratug and Ultranav);
and (iii) the Vessel Support Base Lease, the Sellers shall procure that all existing
contracts, agreements and/or other arrangements between (and only between) any members of
either Relevant Seller Group, on the one hand, and any member of the Target Group, on the
other hand, (including the shareholders’ agreement relating to the Brazil Target Company
dated 28 May 2010 which is located at document reference 2.2.1.7.3 of the Data
Room) shall terminate with effect from Completion, and all rights, obligations and liabilities
thereunder shall cease to have any force and effect and any accrued rights, obligations and
liabilities thereunder shall be irrevocably and unconditionally waived. The Sellers and the
Target Companies shall use their reasonable efforts to formalise in writing prior to Completion
the maritime agency services agreement between Wilson, Sons Offshore S.A., Magallanes Navegação
Brasileira S.A. and Rochamar Agência Marítima S.A. (an entity which was historically
part of the same corporate group as Ultratug and Ultranav), subject to the written consent
of the Purchasers (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).
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5.13 Other than in relation to the Shareholder
Loans, the Sellers shall procure that all financial indebtedness arising between, on the
one hand, a member of the Target Group and, on the other hand, a member of a Seller’s
Relevant Seller Group, and excluding trade credit or trading balances arising in the ordinary
course of business, is settled and discharged in full at or prior to Completion.
6. Consideration
6.1 The total consideration for the sale of
the Target Shares shall be:
(A) the sum of five hundred million US dollars
(USD 500,000,000), as adjusted pursuant to any Transaction Document (the “Base Purchase
Price”);
(B) minus (in the event that the Target
Working Capital Adjustment is a positive number) or plus (in the event that the Target
Working Capital Adjustment is a negative number) an amount equal to the absolute amount (being,
for the avoidance of doubt, the variance from zero) of the Target Working Capital Adjustment;
(C) minus (in the event that the Net
Debt Balance is a positive number) or plus (in the event that the Net Debt Balance
is a negative number) an amount equal to the absolute amount (being, for the avoidance of
doubt, the variance from zero) of the Net Debt Balance;
(D) plus an amount equal to the New
Capex Amount;
(E) minus an amount equal to the Transaction
Costs Amount,
(such amount, as adjusted pursuant
to this Agreement, being the “Consideration”).
6.2 In addition, following Completion:
(A) in relation to any Relevant Insurance
Claim:
(i) the Purchasers shall (and shall procure
that each relevant member of the Purchasers’ Group shall) use reasonable endeavours
to promptly submit, diligently pursue and successfully obtain recovery of amounts from the
relevant insurer in respect of such Relevant Insurance Claim;
(ii) the Purchasers shall keep the Sellers
reasonably informed at all times, and shall consult in good faith with the Sellers, as to
the conduct and pursuit of such Relevant Insurance Claim;
(iii) the Purchasers shall promptly provide
the Sellers with copies of any material notices, correspondence or other documents and reasonable
details of any material oral communications with the relevant insurer in relation to such
Relevant Insurance Claim;
(iv) the Purchasers shall provide the Sellers
with a reasonable opportunity to comment on any material documentation relating to such Relevant
Insurance Claim and shall consider, in good faith, any reasonable comments of the Sellers
on such documentation or any reasonable suggestions of the Sellers in relation to the conduct
and progress of the Relevant Insurance Claim;
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(v) if the Sellers (acting reasonably and
in good faith) believe, after having reasonably consulted with the Purchasers, that the Purchasers
are in material breach of their obligation in Clause 6.2(A)(i), the Sellers shall
be entitled to assume conduct of such Relevant Insurance Claim by delivery of a written notice
to the Purchasers, in which case, the Purchasers shall (and shall procure that each relevant
member of the Purchasers’ Group shall) provide reasonable assistance and access (at
the Sellers’ cost) to their respective Books and Records and personnel to the Sellers
as the Sellers may request in connection with their conduct and pursuit of such Relevant
Insurance Claim against the relevant insurer; and
(vi) if any member of the Target Group or
the Purchasers’ Group receives any proceeds in respect of such Relevant Insurance Claim,
the Purchasers shall (and shall procure that the relevant member of the Target Group shall)
promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days of receipt of such monies,
remit such amounts actually recovered (net of Taxes) to the Sellers in their respective Relevant
Proportions by wire transfer of immediately available funds; and
(B) if any employee that is a party to an
Employee Retention Arrangement voluntarily terminates his or her employment with an applicable
member of the Target Group within six months following the Completion Date, then:
(i) the Purchasers shall promptly notify the
Sellers of such termination; and
(ii) within ten (10) Business Days of
such notification, each Seller shall reimburse the Purchasers, by wire transfer of immediately
available funds, for their respective Relevant Proportion of any amounts paid by the relevant
member of the Target Group to such employee pursuant to the applicable Employee Retention
Arrangement.
6.3 The Consideration shall be calculated
and paid in accordance with:
(A) Clause 7 (Completion and post-Completion)
and paragraph 2.2 of Schedule 2 (Completion and Post-Completion Arrangements);
and
(B) Clause 8 (Post-Completion
Adjustment) and Schedule 8 (Post-Completion Adjustment).
6.4 The Parties agree that the Consideration
shall be allocated between the Target Shares and the Sellers in the proportions set out in
Schedule 7 (Consideration Allocation).
6.5 To the extent permitted by applicable
Law, any payment made by a Party under this Agreement shall be treated as taking effect by
way of an adjustment to the Consideration. Where there is a reduction of the Consideration
pursuant to this Clause 6, the adjustment shall be made by way of reduction of the
consideration paid by the Purchasers allocated pro rata to all the Target Shares held by
the relevant Seller(s) by reference to the proportions in which the Consideration is
to be allocated in accordance with Schedule 7 (Consideration Allocation).
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6.6 The consideration payable by the Purchasers
to the Sellers in respect of the Target Shares in accordance with the foregoing provisions
of this Clause 6 (as adjusted in accordance with Clause 8 and Schedule
8 (Post-Completion Adjustment)) shall (if applicable) be further adjusted after Completion:
(A) in accordance with Clause 6.2;
and
(B) by the Purchasers paying to the Sellers
the Petrobras Claim Proceeds in accordance with Schedule 11 (Petrobras Claim).
7. Completion and post-Completion
7.1 Subject to the Completion Date Conditions
being satisfied on the Completion Date, Completion shall take place remotely on the Completion
Date (or at such later date and/or such other place (including virtually) as may be agreed
in writing between the Sellers and the Purchasers).
7.2 If any Completion Date Condition is not
satisfied on or before the proposed Completion Date, the Completion Date shall be automatically
deferred to the next Eligible Completion Date on a repeating basis until the first Eligible
Completion Date on which all Completion Date Conditions are satisfied or (if applicable)
waived (so that the provisions of this Clause 7 shall apply to Completion as so deferred),
provided that if, on any such deferral, the resulting Eligible Completion Date would occur
after the Long Stop Date, the Sellers or the Purchasers (as the case may be) may terminate
this Agreement by notice in writing to (in the case of the Sellers seeking to terminate)
the Purchasers or (in the case of the Purchasers seeking to terminate) the Sellers.
7.3 Not less than ten (10) Business Days
prior to the Completion Date, the Sellers shall notify the Purchasers in writing of:
(A) the Base Purchase Price;
(B) the Estimated External Cash Value;
(C) the Estimated Completion Working Capital;
(D) the Estimated External Debt Value;
(E) the Estimated Net Debt Balance;
(F) the Estimated New Capex Amount;
(G) the Estimated Transaction Costs Amount;
and
(H) the estimated Consideration as at Completion
(the “Completion Payment”), being an amount calculated as follows:
(i) the Base Purchase Price;
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(ii) minus (in the event that it is
a positive number) or plus (in the event that it is a negative number) the absolute
amount (being, for the avoidance of doubt, the variance from zero) of the Estimated Target
Working Capital Adjustment;
(iii) minus (in the event that it is
a positive number) or plus (in the event that it is a negative number) an amount equal
to the absolute amount (being, for the avoidance of doubt, the variance from zero) of the
Estimated Net Debt Balance;
(iv) plus an amount equal to the Estimated
New Capex Amount; and
(v) minus an amount equal to the Estimated
Transaction Costs Amount.
7.4 Prior to or at Completion, Wilson Sons
shall do those things listed in paragraph 1.1 of Schedule 2 (Completion
and Post-Completion Arrangements), the Ultratug Sellers shall do those things listed in paragraph 1.2
of Schedule 2 (Completion and Post-Completion Arrangements), each of the Sellers shall
do those things listed in paragraph 1.3 of Schedule 2 (Completion and
Post-Completion Arrangements) and the Purchasers shall do those things listed in paragraph 2
of Schedule 2 (Completion and Post-Completion Arrangements). Completion shall take
place in accordance with paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 (Completion and Post-Completion
Arrangements).
7.5 If the respective obligations of the Sellers
or the Purchasers under Clause 7.4 and Schedule 2 (Completion and Post-Completion
Arrangements) (but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, the obligations of the Purchasers
under paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 (Completion and Post-Completion Arrangements))
are not complied with on the Completion Date, the Purchasers (in the case of non-compliance
by the Sellers) or, as the case may be, the Sellers (in the case of non-compliance by the
Purchasers) may:
(A) defer Completion to the final Business
Day of the next calendar month after the Completion Date (and which date is also an Eligible
Completion Date) (so that the provisions of this Clause 7 shall apply to Completion
as so deferred and the date to which Completion is so deferred shall be the “Completion
Date” for the purposes of this Agreement);
(B) proceed to Completion as far as practicable
(without limiting their rights under this Agreement); or
(C) subject to Completion having been deferred
at least once under Clause 7.5(A), terminate this Agreement by notice in writing
to, in the case of the Sellers, the Purchasers and, in the case of the Purchasers, the Sellers.
7.6 Neither the Sellers nor the Purchasers
shall be obliged to complete the sale and purchase of any of the Target Shares unless the
sale and purchase of all the Target Shares under this Agreement is completed simultaneously.
7.7 Payment by or on behalf of the Purchasers
of the amount stated in Clause 6 (in accordance with paragraph 2.2
of Schedule 2 (Completion and Post-Completion Arrangements)) and, if applicable, any
amount to be paid by the Purchasers pursuant to Schedule 8 (Post-Completion Adjustment)
following delivery of the Completion Statement in accordance with Part A of Schedule
8 (Post-Completion Adjustment) and/or Clause 6.6 shall constitute payment of the
Consideration and shall discharge the obligations of the Purchasers under Clause 2.
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7.8 Following Completion, the Purchasers shall
do those things listed in paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 (Completion and Post-Completion
Arrangements).
7.9 The Parties hereby acknowledge and agree
that:
(A) the provisions of Schedule 9 (Tax
Covenant) shall come into effect from Completion; and
(B) the provisions of Schedule 11 (Petrobras
Claim) shall come into effect from and including the Completion Date.
7.10 Any provision of this Agreement and any
other documents referred to in it which is capable of being performed after, but which has
not been performed at or before, Completion and all warranties and covenants and other undertakings
contained in or entered into pursuant to this Agreement, shall remain in full force and effect
notwithstanding Completion.
8. Post-Completion Adjustment
8.1 Following Completion, the Parties will
comply with their respective obligations set out in Schedule 8 (Post-Completion Adjustment).
8.2 The Sellers and the Purchasers acknowledge
and agree that they intend for the amounts paid under Schedule 8 (Post-Completion
Adjustment) to be treated as an adjustment to the Consideration for all applicable Tax purposes,
and the Parties will report such payments consistently with such intent unless otherwise
required by applicable Law.
9. Seller Warranties and Undertakings
9.1 Subject as provided in this Agreement,
each Seller warrants to the Purchasers:
(A) as at the date of this Agreement, that
each Business Warranty is true and accurate in all respects as at the date of this Agreement;
(B) as at the date of this Agreement, that
each Fundamental Warranty is true and accurate in all respects as at the date of this Agreement;
and
(C) as at Completion, that each Fundamental
Warranty will be true and accurate in all respects as at Completion as if repeated immediately
before Completion by reference to the facts and circumstances then subsisting at that date,
save that, for the avoidance of doubt, where any Fundamental Warranty is given in respect
of facts and circumstances existing as at a specified date, that specified date shall continue
to apply to such Fundamental Warranty.
9.2 Each Seller gives:
(A) the Warranties set out in paragraphs 1,
2 and 3.1(A) to 3.1(D) (inclusive) of Schedule 4 (Seller
Warranties) only in respect of itself and the Target Shares that the relevant Seller agrees
to sell under this Agreement and shall be liable in respect of any breach of any such Warranty
only to the extent that the relevant breach relates to or affects itself or the Target Shares
that the relevant Seller agrees to sell under this Agreement;
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(B) the Warranties which are given by each
Seller so far as that Seller is aware (or subject to any similar qualification relating to
that Seller’s awareness): (i) only so far as it knows, believes or is aware that
such Warranty is accurate and only in respect of its own knowledge, belief or awareness and
not in respect of the knowledge, belief or awareness of the other Seller; and (ii) in
the event that there is a breach of any such Warranty by more than one Seller, on the basis
that each such Seller shall be liable (subject always to Clause 10) in respect of
any breach of any such Warranty only for its Relevant Proportion of the aggregate amount
claimed by the Purchasers in respect of any such breach; and
(C) all other Warranties set out in Schedule
4 (Seller Warranties) on the basis that each Seller shall be liable (subject always to
Clause 10) in respect of any breach of any such Warranty only for its Relevant
Proportion of the aggregate amount claimed by the Purchasers in respect of any such breach.
9.3 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.
9.4 In the event that, prior to Completion,
the Purchasers’ Guarantor or any other member of the Purchasers’ Group becomes
obligated under any Assurance pursuant to the Banco do Brasil Amendment, the Sellers shall:
(A) indemnify, on an after-Tax basis, the
Purchasers’ Guarantor and any other member of the Purchasers’ Group in respect
of any Losses suffered or incurred prior to Completion by the Purchasers’ Guarantor
and any other member of the Purchasers’ Group in any way pursuant to or in connection
with any such Assurance, in each case, prior to Completion; and
(B) not enter into any variation of any agreement
which may have the effect of varying any such Assurance in a way which is materially adverse
to any member of the Purchasers’ Group without the prior written consent of the Purchasers.
10. Remedies and Limitations on
Liability
10.1 Except in the case of fraud, the Liability
attaching to the Sellers or any other member of their respective Relevant Seller Groups in
respect of any Claims (including under the Warranties) shall be limited by the applicable
exclusions and/or limitations set out in Schedule 6 (Limitations on Liability).
10.2 Notwithstanding that the Purchasers or
a member of the Purchasers’ Group become aware at any time (whether it does so by reason
of any disclosure made in the Disclosure Letter or otherwise) that there has been any breach
of the Warranties or any other term of this Agreement or that there may be a Claim against
the Seller, save as, and to the extent, set out in Clauses 3.18, 3.19,
7.2 or 7.5(C), the Purchasers shall not be entitled to rescind this Agreement
or treat this Agreement as terminated. Save as, and to the extent, set out in Clauses 3.18,
3.19, 7.2 or 7.5(C), each Party waives all and any rights of rescission
or termination 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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10.3 Except in the case of fraud or otherwise
under the Transaction Documents (including the Warranties), the Purchasers acknowledge that
they do not rely on and have not been induced to enter into this Agreement or any other Transaction
Document on the basis of any warranties, representations, covenants, undertakings, indemnities
or other statements whatsoever.
10.4 Except in the case of fraud, the Purchasers
(acting for themselves and as agents and trustees for each member of the Purchasers’
Group) undertake to each of the Sellers, that neither they nor any other member of the Purchasers’
Group:
(A) has any rights or remedies against (and
shall waive (to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law) any right or remedy it may
have against); nor
(B) shall be entitled to make any claim against
(and shall waive (to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law) any claim it may have
against),
any of the respective directors, officers,
employees, advisers or agents of any member of its Relevant Seller Group or any member of the Target Group in respect of matters arising
solely in connection with the agreement, negotiation, execution and/or implementation of the Transaction that occur on or before Completion
(including the facilitation of any due diligence conducted by or on behalf of the Purchasers’ Group).
10.5 Without prejudice to Clause 18
(Entire Agreement) and except as expressly set out in Schedule 4 (Seller Warranties),
the Purchasers acknowledge and agree that no member of any Seller’s Relevant Seller
Group makes any warranty as to the accuracy of any forecasts, estimates, projections, statements
of intent or statements of opinion provided to the Purchasers (howsoever provided) on or
prior to the date of this Agreement, including in the Wilson Sons Ultratug Offshore information
memorandum, a copy of which is located at document reference 1.1.1 of the Data Room,
or in the documents provided to the Purchasers or their advisers in the course of the Purchasers’
due diligence exercise (including the Data Room) or in the Disclosure Letter.
10.6 The Parties hereby acknowledge and agree
that:
(A) no Seller shall be liable to make any
payment under this Agreement nor shall the Purchasers exercise any right of set-off or counterclaim
against or otherwise withhold payment of any sums stated to be payable by the Purchasers
to the Sellers or any of them hereunder or under any other agreement subsisting between them
other than any withholding required by applicable Law (save as set out in Clauses 12.3,
12.5 and 12.6, paragraph 2.2 of Schedule 2 (Completion and Post-Completion
Arrangements) and paragraph 3.9(A)(iii)(a) or paragraph 3.9(B)(iii)(a) of
Part A of Schedule 8 (Post-Completion Adjustment)); and
(B) the Purchasers, on their own behalf and
on behalf of the other members of the Purchasers’ Group and their respective successors
and permitted assigns, hereby waive any rights of set-off, netting, offset, recoupment or
similar rights that the Purchasers, any other member of the Purchasers’ Group or any
of their respective successors and permitted assigns has or may have with respect to the
payment of the Consideration or any other payments to be made by the Purchasers or any other
member of the Purchasers’ Group pursuant to this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents
or any other document or instrument delivered by the Purchasers or another member of the
Purchasers’ Group in connection herewith,
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in each case, unless and until the
Liability of the Sellers or any of them has been agreed or adjudged payable in any Action.
10.7 The obligations of the Sellers under
the Transaction Documents shall be several and not joint obligations or joint and several
obligations and shall, where applicable, be subject to the limitations set out in Schedule
6 (Limitations on Liability).
10.8 Each Seller shall have rights and liabilities
(including in relation to payment) under or in relation to a breach of the Transaction Documents
to the extent that those rights and liabilities or the relevant breach relate to or affect
the Target Shares (including, as applicable, the part of the business of the Target Group
undertaken by the relevant Target Company) it agrees to sell under this Agreement or otherwise
arise in connection with the sale of those Target Shares to the Purchasers. For the avoidance
of doubt, no Seller shall have any Liability for breach of any warranty, undertaking or obligation
given by, or expressed to be performed by, any other Seller or for breach by any other Seller
of its obligations under the Transaction Documents, or on behalf of, or for the benefit of,
any other Seller or any member of that Seller’s Relevant Seller Group or its respective
directors, officers and employees.
10.9 Without prejudice to Clauses 10.7
or 10.8 or the limitations and other provisions set out in Schedule 6 (Limitations
on Liability), in relation to any Claim made against more than one Seller (or any series
of separate Claims made against more than one Seller relating to the same facts and circumstances),
the maximum Liability of each such Seller in respect of such Claim shall not exceed such
Seller’s Relevant Proportion of the amount claimed.
10.10 Without prejudice to Clauses 10.7 to
10.9 (inclusive) or the limitations and other provisions set out in Schedule 6
(Limitations on Liability), the maximum aggregate Liability of each Seller under or in connection
with the Transaction Documents in respect of all Claims on any ground whatsoever (in the
absence of fraud) shall not exceed the amount of the Consideration received by such Seller
or, if the relevant Claim is made before Completion has occurred or following termination
of this Agreement, the amount set out opposite its name in the table below:
Name
of Seller
Maximum
aggregate Liability
Wilson
Sons
One
hundred and thirty one million, five hundred and ninety thousand US dollars
(USD 131,590,000)
Ultratug
Ninety
two million, one hundred and thirteen thousand US dollars
(USD 92,113,000)
Ultranav
Thirty
nine million, four hundred and seventy seven thousand US dollars
(USD 39,477,000)
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10.11 The Purchasers undertake that they shall
not themselves, and that they will procure that no Affiliate of the Purchasers shall, make
any Claim against any Seller under or in connection with the Transaction Documents unless
the estimated maximum amount of that Claim is expressly stated, except when the estimated
maximum amount of that Claim cannot be assessed at the moment that the Purchasers make the
Claim against any Seller.
10.12 Without prejudice to Schedule 9
(Tax Covenant), no Party shall be entitled to claim for any loss of profit or indirect loss
or other unforeseeable damages or for any punitive damages. For the avoidance of doubt, in
the case of any Claim relating to an amount of damages awarded against or payable by the
Purchasers’ Group or the Sellers’ Group, as applicable, in connection with a
third party claim, this exclusion shall not apply to limit the amount recoverable by the
Purchasers or the Sellers, as applicable, in respect of such third party claim where the
damages payable by the Purchasers’ Group or Sellers’ Group, as applicable, were
in respect of any loss of profit, indirect loss, other unforeseeable damages or any punitive
damages, provided that the loss suffered by the Purchasers or the Sellers (as applicable)
in respect of such third party claim is recoverable under this Clause 10.12.
11. Purchasers and Purchasers’
Guarantor Warranties and Undertakings
Purchasers’ Warranties
11.1 The Purchasers warrant to the Sellers
that each of the Purchasers’ Warranties is true and accurate in all respects at the
date of this Agreement and at Completion as if repeated immediately before Completion by
reference to the facts and circumstances subsisting at that date.
11.2 Each of the Purchasers’ Warranties
shall be construed as a separate and independent warranty and shall not be limited or restricted
by reference to any other such warranty.
Purchasers’ Guarantor Warranties
11.3 The Purchasers’ Guarantor warrants
to the Sellers that each of the Purchasers’ Guarantor Warranties is true and accurate
in all respects at the date of this Agreement and at Completion as if repeated immediately
before Completion by reference to the facts and circumstances subsisting at that date.
11.4 Each of the Purchasers’ Guarantor
Warranties shall be construed as a separate and independent warranty and shall not be limited
or restricted by reference to any other such warranty.
Restricted Names
11.5 Subject to Clause 11.7, the
Purchasers acknowledge and agree that nothing in this Agreement shall transfer or license,
or shall operate as an agreement to transfer or license, any right, title or interest in
or to the Restricted Names or any associated logo or device, or any similar name or mark.
Accordingly, the Purchasers:
(A) acknowledge and agree that, at Completion,
the relevant members of the Target Group shall enter into the Trade Mark Assignments;
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(B) undertake that, following Completion,
they shall (and shall procure that any member of the Purchasers’ Group) shall provide
such assistance and take any such action as any Seller may reasonably request in connection
with the filing of the Trade Mark Assignments with the Relevant Government Authority; and
(C) undertake that, following Completion,
they shall not, and shall procure that no other member of the Purchasers ‘Group shall,
hold either: (i) itself out as being part of or in any way connected with any Seller’s
Relevant Seller Group; or (ii) any Seller or any other member of its Relevant Seller
Group out as being part of or in any way connected with the Purchasers’ Group.
11.6 The Purchasers shall procure that each
member of the Target Group whose corporate name contains any of the Restricted Names shall,
as soon as reasonably practicable following Completion and in any event within ten (10) Business
Days after Completion, file all required resolutions and other required documentation to
change their corporate names to a name which does not include any of the Restricted Names
or any confusingly similar name thereto, and shall use all reasonable endeavours to procure
that effect is given to such name change without undue delay thereafter. Promptly upon receipt
of confirmation from the appropriate court, registry or other authority that such name change
has been effected, the Purchasers shall provide the Sellers with written proof that such
name change has been effected.
11.7
(A) The Purchasers shall procure that each
member of the Target Group shall, before the end of the applicable Transition Period, destroy,
delete or otherwise remove the Restricted Names from all publicly distributed or publicly
accessible or available assets and materials owned or used by, or on behalf of, any member
of the Target Group, including existing stocks, websites, e-mails, systems, sales literature,
stationery, buildings, signage, vessels (including Vessels) and vehicles. In relation to
any vessels (including Vessels), the Target Group shall use all reasonable endeavours to
effectuate such destruction, deletion or removal within three (3) months following the
Completion Date (and, in any event, no later than six (6) months following the Completion
Date) (the period of time it takes to actually cause all such destruction, deletion or removal,
the “Vessels Transition Period”).
(B) Each Seller, on behalf of itself and the
Relevant Seller Group, hereby grants to the Purchasers and the Target Group a non-exclusive,
worldwide, fully paid-up, royalty-free, non-transferable, limited licence to use and display
the Restricted Names on vessels (including Vessels) for the Vessels Transition Period, solely
in a manner and to an extent that is substantially consistent with their use and display
in the conduct of the business of the Target Companies during the six (6) months immediately
prior to the Completion Date (and any natural evolutions or extensions of such use in the
business of the Target Companies).
(C) Each Seller, on behalf of itself and the
Relevant Seller Group, hereby grants to the Purchasers and the Target Group a non-exclusive,
worldwide, fully paid-up, royalty-free, non-transferable, limited licence to use and publicly
display the Restricted Names on material or assets other than on vessels for the period of
three (3) months immediately following Completion (the “Non-Vessels Transition
Period” and each of the Vessels Transition Period and the Non-Vessels Transition
Period being a “Transition Period”), solely in a manner and to an extent
that is substantially consistent with their use and display in the conduct of the business
of the Target Companies during the six (6) months immediately prior to the Completion
Date (and any natural evolutions or extensions of such use in the business of the Target
Companies).
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(D) The Purchasers and the Target Group shall
use the Restricted Names at a level of quality consistent in all material respects to that
in effect for the Restricted Names used in the business of the Target Companies during the
six (6) months immediately prior to the Completion Date.
Assurances
11.8 The Purchasers undertake to the Sellers
that they shall use all reasonable endeavours, and take any such action as any Seller may
reasonably request, to obtain the removal or replacement of, and the release of any obligations
of such Seller or any member of its Relevant Seller Group under, any Assurances given or
procured by any member of its Relevant Seller Group to or for the benefit of any person who
is not a member of such Relevant Seller Group in connection with the business of the Target
Group with effect from Completion (or, where the Purchasers are unable to procure such removal
or replacement, and release, with effect from Completion, as soon as reasonably practicable
thereafter), and any such removal or replacement, and release, shall in each case be on a
non-recourse basis to any member of either Relevant Seller Group.
11.9 Pending such removal or replacement,
and release, the Purchasers shall:
(A) indemnify, on an after-Tax basis, each
Seller and any other member of such Seller’s Relevant Seller Group in respect of any
Losses suffered or incurred after Completion by that Seller or any other member of such Seller’s
Relevant Seller Group in any way pursuant to or in connection with any such Assurance; and
(B) not enter into any variation of any agreement
which may have the effect of varying any such Assurance in a way which is materially adverse
to any member of a Seller’s Relevant Seller Group without the prior written consent
of the relevant Seller.
Insurances
11.10 The Purchasers acknowledge and agree
that each Seller shall be entitled to arrange for all insurance policies provided or arranged
by its Relevant Seller Group in relation to the business of the Target Group (whether under
policies maintained with third party issuers or other members of its Relevant Seller Group)
prior to or at Completion (such policies collectively, the “Seller Insurance
Policies”) to cease upon Completion in respect of any occurrence, event, act, omission
or other matter relating to any member of the Target Group or the business of the Target
Group occurring or existing on or after Completion.
11.11 Subject to Clause 11.12, the
Purchasers further acknowledge and agree that:
(A) neither they, nor any other member of
the Purchasers’ Group, shall have or be entitled to the benefit of, nor shall it or
they make or notify any claim under, any Seller Insurance Policies in respect of any occurrence,
event, act, omission or other matter relating to any member of the Target Group or the business
of the Target Group occurring or existing on or after Completion; and
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(B) it shall be the sole responsibility of
the Purchasers to ensure that, with effect from Completion, adequate insurance cover (including
any insurance cover required pursuant to applicable Law or the terms of any contract to which
any member of the Target Group is party) is put in place with respect to the business of
the Target Group.
11.12 Notwithstanding Clauses 11.10
and 11.11 and without prejudice to Clause 6.2(A):
(A) to the extent that, following Completion,
any member of the Target Group has any claim under any Seller Insurance Policy (excluding
any Relevant Insurance Claim in respect of which Clause 6.2(A) applies), and
if and to the extent that such claim would remain valid following Completion, then each Seller
shall ensure that the relevant members of its Relevant Seller Group shall (in each case,
subject to, and where permitted by, the terms of the relevant Seller Insurance Policy):
(i) provide to the Purchasers and the relevant
member of the Target Group such reasonable assistance and cooperation as the Purchasers or
the relevant member of the Target Group may reasonably request in order to allow such member
of the Target Group to pursue or continue to pursue such claim and to continue to have the
benefit of such Seller Insurance Policy, provided that the Purchasers shall be responsible
for any reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Seller and the members of its Relevant
Seller Group in providing such assistance and cooperation;
(ii) subject to the Purchasers indemnifying,
on an after-Tax basis, each Seller and the other members of its Relevant Seller Group for
any reasonable costs, Liabilities and expenses incurred by any member of such Seller’s
Relevant Seller Group in making a claim under the relevant Seller Insurance Policy, make
and pursue such claim under such Seller Insurance Policy as the Purchasers or the relevant
member of the Target Group shall reasonably request and keep the Purchasers and the relevant
member of the Target Group reasonably informed of the progress of such claim, provided that
no Seller nor any other member of a Seller’s Relevant Seller Group shall be obliged
to take any action (or omit or desist from taking any action) which would reasonably be expected
to be materially detrimental to any Seller and/or its Relevant Seller Group, provided, further,
that if any Seller or any member of its Relevant Seller Group, on the one hand, and any member
of the Target Group, on the other hand, have competing claims under a Seller Insurance Policy
and there are insufficient limits remaining under such Seller Insurance Policy, then such
limits shall be allocated pro rata among such parties in accordance with their respective
bona fide losses covered thereunder (it being acknowledged that the Target Group’s
bona fide losses will relate to claims in respect of occurrences, events, acts, omissions
or other matters relating to any member of the Target Group or the business of the Target
Group occurring or existing at or prior to Completion only); and
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(iii) promptly remit, by wire transfer of
immediately available funds, upon receipt any insurance proceeds (net of any Taxes) relating
to any such claim to the Purchasers or the relevant member of the Target Group.
Transaction Costs
11.13 The Purchasers undertake to the Sellers
that they shall procure that each relevant member of the Target Group shall pay any Transaction
Costs which remain payable by it on or after the Completion Date (provided such Transaction
Costs are included in the Transaction Costs Amount) either: (A) as soon as reasonably
practicable following Completion and, in any event, within five (5) Business Days of
the Completion Date; or (B) at such later date as may be expressly agreed in writing
between the relevant member of the Target Group and the relevant third party.
ANTAQ Notifications
11.14 The Purchasers shall procure that, as
soon as reasonably practicable following Completion and, in any event, within thirty (30)
days of the Completion Date, each of the following Affiliates notifies ANTAQ that Completion
has occurred (in each case in accordance with all applicable Law, regulations and ANTAQ requirements
relating to such notifications):
(A) Wilson, Sons Offshore S.A.; and
(B) Magallanes Navegação Brasileira
S.A.
12. Payments, Withholdings and Deductions
12.1 Unless otherwise expressly set out in
this Agreement or agreed in writing between the Sellers and the Purchasers, all payments
to be made under this Agreement shall be made by way of electronic transfer in US dollars
in immediately available same-day funds, provided, however, that if any such amount comprising
the Consideration is payable to any person in Brazil, it must be converted into Brazilian
reais (R$) at the Completion Exchange Rate or Post-Completion Adjustment Exchange Rate, as
the case may be.
12.2 Save in respect of the payment of the
Consideration or in the case of a payment being made on an after-Tax basis where such deduction
or withholding has already been taken into account in calculating the amount of the payment:
(A) all payments made by any Party under this
Agreement shall be made gross, free of any deduction or withholding of any kind other than
any deduction or withholding required by applicable Law; and
(B) if a Party (“withholding payor”)
is required by applicable Law to make a deduction or withholding from a payment to another
Party or person (the “withholding payee”) under this Agreement (other
than a payment of any part of the Consideration, any amount in respect of the Retention Amount,
and any payment of interest), the amount payable shall be increased to the extent necessary
to ensure that, after the making of any deduction or withholding, the withholding payee receives
a sum equal to the sum it would have received had no deduction or withholding been made.
Amounts deducted and withheld and remitted to the appropriate Tax Authority in accordance
with applicable Law shall be treated as paid to the person in respect of whom such deduction
or withholding was made.
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Completion BWT Amount
12.3 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
in Clause 12.2, the Purchasers shall:
(A) withhold from the payment of Ultratug’s
Relevant Proportion of the Completion Payment and pay to the relevant Brazilian Governmental
Authorities on the Completion Date the applicable BWT, in the amount calculated by Ultratug
pursuant to Clause 12.4 (and having taken into account the Completion Exchange
Rate for the purposes of finalising such calculation) (the “Completion BWT Amount”);
and
(B) deliver to Ultratug a copy of the BWT
receipt (Documento de Arrecadação de Receitas Federais – DARF)
promptly, and in any event within two (2) Business Days, following the payment by the
Purchasers of the Completion BWT Amount in accordance with applicable Brazilian Law.
For the avoidance of doubt, the payment
by the Purchasers to Ultratug of its Relevant Completion Payment Amount in accordance with paragraph 2.2 of Schedule 2
(Completion and Post-Completion Arrangements) already takes into account the BWT withholding to be made by the Purchasers pursuant to
Clause 12.3(A), and the Purchasers shall not make any additional withholding or deduction from the payment of Ultratug’s
Relevant Completion Payment Amount unless otherwise required by applicable Law.
12.4 Ultratug shall calculate the applicable
BWT payable by the Purchasers pursuant to Clause 12.3(A) in good faith (converting,
for these purposes, Ultratug’s Relevant Proportion of the Completion Payment from US
dollars (USD) to Brazilian reais (R$) as at the Applicable Exchange Rate for the purposes
of the date such calculations are made) according to applicable Brazilian Law, based on the
difference between the Completion Payment and the acquisition cost originally incurred in
Brazilian reais (R$) (considering the foreign exchange rates of the time of the acquisition,
the subscription or capitalization of profits permitted by Law) by Ultratug in acquiring
or subscribing for (as applicable) the Ultratug Brazil Target Shares (“Ultratug
Acquisition Cost”), and shall:
(A) provide to the Purchasers a draft of such
calculation (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be subject to Ultratug’s Relevant
Proportion of the Completion Payment being converted to Brazilian reais (R$) at the Completion
Exchange Rate) by no later than the date falling three (3) Business Days prior to the
Completion Date;
(B) take into account any reasonable comments
(acting in good faith) on such draft calculation of the applicable BWT provided by the Purchasers
to Ultratug by no later than the date falling two (2) Business Days prior to the Completion
Date; and
(C) provide to the Purchasers a final version
of such calculation (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be subject to Ultratug’s
Relevant Proportion of the Completion Payment being converted to Brazilian reais (R$) at
the Completion Exchange Rate) by no later than the date falling one (1) Business Day
prior to the Completion Date.
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Post-Completion Adjustment BWT Amount
12.5 In the event that following delivery
of the Completion Statement in accordance with paragraph 2 of Part A
of Schedule 8 (Post-Completion Adjustment) the Purchasers are required to make an
Ultratug Post-Completion Gross Adjustment Payment to Ultratug pursuant to paragraph 3.9(A)(iii)(a) or
paragraph 3.9(B)(iii) of Part A of Schedule 8 (Post-Completion
Adjustment) (as relevant), the Purchasers shall:
(A) withhold from the payment of such Ultratug
Post-Completion Gross Adjustment Payment and pay to the relevant Brazilian Governmental Authorities
on the Post-Completion Adjustment Payment Date the applicable BWT in the amount calculated
by Ultratug pursuant to Clause 12.7 (and having taken into account the Post-Completion
Adjustment Exchange Rate for the purposes of finalising such calculation) (the “Post-Completion
Adjustment BWT Amount”); and
(B) deliver to Ultratug a copy of the BWT
receipt (Documento de Arrecadação de Receitas Federais – DARF)
promptly, and in any event within two (2) Business Days, following the payment by the
Purchasers of the Post-Completion Adjustment BWT Amount in accordance with applicable Brazilian
Law.
For the avoidance of doubt, the payment
by the Purchasers to Ultratug of the Ultratug Post-Completion Net Adjustment Payment in accordance with paragraph 3.9(A)(iii)(a) or
paragraph 3.9(B)(iii) (as relevant) of Part A of Schedule 8 already takes into account the BWT withholding
to be made by the Purchasers pursuant to Clause 12.6(A) and the Purchasers shall not make any additional withholding or deduction
from the payment of the Ultratug Post-Completion Net Adjustment Payment unless otherwise required by applicable Law.
12.6 In the event that, following Completion,
the Purchasers are required to make a payment to Ultratug pursuant to Clause 6.2(A)(vi),
Clause 6.6 or Schedule 11 (Petrobras Claim) (as relevant) (each, an “Ultratug
Post-Completion Payment”), the Purchasers shall:
(A) withhold from the payment of such Ultratug
Post-Completion Payment and pay to the relevant Brazilian Governmental Authorities on the
date of the relevant Ultratug Post-Completion Payment the applicable BWT, in the amount calculated
by Ultratug pursuant to Clause 12.7 (and having taken into account the Ultratug
Post-Completion Exchange Rate for the purposes of finalising such calculation) (the “Ultratug
Post-Completion BWT Amount”); and
(B) deliver to Ultratug a copy of the BWT
receipt (Documento de Arrecadação de Receitas Federais – DARF)
promptly, and in any event within two (2) Business Days, following the payment by the
Purchasers of the Ultratug Post-Completion Payment in accordance with applicable Brazilian
Law.
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12.7 Ultratug shall calculate the applicable
BWT payable by the Purchasers pursuant to Clause 12.5(A) and, if applicable,
Clause 12.6(A) in good faith (converting, for these purposes, the relevant Ultratug
Post-Completion Gross Adjustment Payment or Ultratug Post-Completion Payment (as applicable)
from US dollars (USD) to Brazilian reais (R$) as at the Applicable Exchange Rate for the
purposes of the date such calculations are made) according to applicable Brazilian Law and,
in the case of an Ultratug Post-Completion Gross Adjustment Payment, based on the difference
between the Ultratug Post-Completion Gross Adjustment Payment and the Ultratug Acquisition
Cost (taking into account the prior payment of Ultratug’s Relevant Proportion of the
Completion Payment and, if applicable, any Ultratug Post-Completion Gross Adjustment Payment
and any prior Ultratug Post-Completion Payment). Furthermore, Ultratug shall:
(A) provide to the Purchasers a draft of such
calculation (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be subject to the Ultratug Post-Completion
Gross Adjustment Payment or relevant Ultratug Post-Completion Payment (as applicable) being
converted to Brazilian reais (R$) at the Post-Completion Adjustment Exchange Rate or Ultratug
Post-Completion Exchange Rate (as applicable)) by no later than the date falling three (3) Business
Days prior to the Post-Completion Adjustment Payment Date or Ultratug Post-Completion Payment
Date (as applicable);
(B) take into account any reasonable comments
(acting in good faith) on such draft calculation of the applicable BWT provided by the Purchasers
to Ultratug by no later than the date falling two (2) Business Days prior to the Post-Completion
Adjustment Payment Date or Ultratug Post-Completion Payment Date (as applicable); and
(C) provide to the Purchasers a final version
of such calculation (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall be subject to the Ultratug
Post-Completion Gross Adjustment Payment or Ultratug Post-Completion Payment (as applicable)
being converted to Brazilian reais (R$) at the Post-Completion Adjustment Exchange Rate or
Ultratug Post-Completion Exchange Rate (as applicable)) by no later than the date falling
one (1) Business Day prior to the Post-Completion Adjustment Payment Date or Ultratug
Post-Completion Payment Date (as applicable).
BWT indemnity
12.8 Subject to the Purchasers complying in
all material respects with its obligations with respect to timely payment of applicable BWT
(including pursuant to Clauses 12.3, 12.5 and 12.6 and to paragraph 4
of Schedule 6), except where such failure to so comply results from, or is caused
by, any act or omission of Ultratug or any other Seller or their respective Affiliates (including
any delay or failure by the Sellers to comply with its own obligations pursuant to Clauses
12.4 and 12.7), Ultratug hereby agrees and undertakes to hold the Purchasers (and any
individual acting as legal representative of the Purchasers for Brazilian Tax Law purposes
in connection with the Transaction) harmless and indemnify on an after-Tax basis such persons
from and against any and all Losses (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, the applicable
amount of the BWT itself) incurred by them as a result of, or in connection with, its payment
of the BWT applicable to the Transaction pursuant to this Agreement (including as a result
of any error in Ultratug’s calculation of such BWT in accordance with Clause 12.4
or Clause 12.5 regardless of any limitations set forth in this Agreement). To
the extent that the Purchasers (or any individual acting as legal representative of the Purchasers
for Brazilian Tax Law purposes in connection with the Transaction) are required to post any
bond, guarantee or surety in connection with any claim, demand, investigation or assessment
initiated by the Brazilian Tax Authorities with the purpose of disputing the calculation
and withholding the BWT, Ultratug shall take all actions that may be reasonably required
to secure the timely and full posting of any such bond, guarantee or surety on behalf of
the Purchasers (and any individual acting as legal representative of the Purchasers for Brazilian
Tax Law purposes in connection with the Transaction).
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Refund of BWT
12.9 The Purchasers undertake to Ultratug
that, in the event that following delivery of the Completion Statement in accordance with
paragraph 2 of Part A of Schedule 8 (Post-Completion Adjustment)
the Adjustment Amount is a negative number and Ultratug’s Relevant Proportion of the
Adjustment Amount (expressed as a positive number) is greater than the Retention Amount (as
at the Post-Completion Adjustment Payment Date), or in any other circumstances resulting
in a reduction, or deemed reduction, in the amount of the Consideration received, or deemed
received, by Ultratug under this Agreement (including, without limitation, pursuant to Clause
6.2(B) if applicable), they shall:
(A) use commercially reasonable efforts to
co-operate with Ultratug in good faith and procure that each relevant member of the Target
Group so co-operates with Ultratug in good faith, in connection with obtaining a refund of
any overpayment of BWT from the relevant Brazilian Governmental Authorities; and
(B) provide, and use all reasonable endeavours
to procure that each relevant member of the Target Group provides, such assistance and information
as may be reasonably requested by Ultratug in connection with obtaining a refund of any overpayment
of BWT from the relevant Brazilian Governmental Authorities.
All out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses
incurred by the Purchasers in connection with their obligations pursuant to this Clause 12.9 shall be borne by Ultratug.
13. Purchasers’ Guarantee
13.1 In consideration of the Sellers agreeing
to sell the Target Shares on the terms set out in this Agreement, the Purchasers’ Guarantor
irrevocably and unconditionally:
(A) guarantees to the Sellers the due and
punctual performance of each obligation, commitment and undertaking of the Purchasers (on
behalf of itself and/or any member of the Purchasers’ Group) contained in this Agreement
or the Transaction Documents; and
(B) agrees to indemnify the Sellers on an
after-Tax basis in respect of any breach of the Purchasers (on behalf of themselves and/or
any member of the Purchasers’ Group) of any of its obligations, commitments and undertakings
contained in this Agreement or the Transaction Documents.
13.2 The liability of the Purchasers’
Guarantor contained in this Agreement and the Transaction Documents shall not be released
or diminished by any variation of the terms of this Agreement or any Transaction Document
(whether or not agreed by the Purchasers’ Guarantor) any forbearance, neglect or delay
in seeking performance of the obligations hereby imposed or any granting of time for such
performance.
13.3 If the Purchasers default for any reason
whatsoever in the performance of any obligation, commitment or undertaking undertaken or
expressed to be undertaken under or pursuant to this Agreement or any other document referred
to in it, the Purchasers’ Guarantor shall forthwith upon demand unconditionally perform
(or procure performance of) and satisfy (or procure the satisfaction of) the obligation,
commitment or undertaking in regard to which such default has been made in the manner prescribed
by this Agreement and the Transaction Documents so that the same benefits shall be conferred
on the Sellers as would have been received if such obligation, commitment or undertaking
had been duly performed and satisfied by the Purchasers in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement and the Transaction Documents (as applicable).
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13.4 The Purchasers’ Guarantor shall
be liable only to the same extent as the Purchasers would be liable under this Agreement
and shall be entitled to assert any defences, limitations of liability, exclusions, set-offs
and any other rights available to the Purchasers under this Agreement. The aggregate liability
of the Purchasers’ Guarantor under Clause 13.1(A) shall in no event exceed
the aggregate liability that the Purchasers would have to the Sellers under this Agreement.
13.5 This guarantee is to be a continuing
guarantee and accordingly is to remain in force until all the obligations of the Purchasers
(in respect of itself and on behalf of the Purchasers’ Group) shall have been performed
or satisfied regardless of the legality, validity or enforceability of any provisions of
this Agreement or the Transaction Documents and notwithstanding the winding-up, liquidation,
dissolution or other incapacity of the Purchasers or any change in the status, control or
ownership of the Purchasers. This guarantee is in addition to, without limiting and not in
substitution for, any rights or security which the Sellers may now or after the date of this
Agreement have or hold for the performance and observance of the obligations, commitments
and undertakings of the Purchasers under or in connection with this Agreement or any other
document referred to in it.
13.6 The Purchasers’ Guarantor agrees
that any obligation, commitment or undertaking undertaken or expressed to be undertaken by
the Purchasers (including, without limitation, any monies expressed to be payable under this
Agreement) which may not be enforceable against or recoverable from the Purchasers by reason
of any legal limitation, disability or incapacity on or of the Purchasers or any fact or
circumstance (other than any limitation imposed by this Agreement) shall nevertheless be
enforceable against and recoverable from the Purchasers’ Guarantor as though the same
had been incurred by the Purchasers’ Guarantor and the Purchasers’ Guarantor
were the sole or principal obligor in respect thereof and shall be performed or paid by the
Purchasers’ Guarantor on demand.
14. Access
14.1 The Sellers shall, and shall procure
that the Target Group shall, afford to the Purchasers’ Group and to the officers, employees,
accountants, consultants, legal counsel, financial advisors and agents and other representatives
(collectively, “Representatives”) of the Purchasers’ Group reasonable
access during normal business hours, throughout the Interim Period, to the Target Group and
its books, records, work papers and personnel, as the Purchasers may reasonably request in
connection with activities related to the implementation of the Transaction (collectively,
the “Activities”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Sellers
nor the Target Group shall be required to afford such access if it would unreasonably disrupt
the operations of such party or any of its Subsidiaries, would cause a violation of any Contract
or obligation of confidentiality to which such party or any of its Subsidiaries is a party
(provided that Sellers and/or the Target Group, as the case may be, has used its reasonable
efforts to find an alternative way to provide the access or information contemplated by this
Clause 14.1), cause a risk of a loss of privilege to such party or any of its Subsidiaries
or would constitute a violation of any applicable Law. The Purchasers’ Group shall,
and shall cause their respective Representatives to, observe and comply with all bona fide
health, safety and security rules, regulations, requirements and instructions of the Target
Group, and the terms and conditions of the Confidentiality Agreement.
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14.2 For a period of seven (7) years
from Completion, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, the Purchasers shall make available
to each Seller and each other member of its Relevant Seller Group any Books and Records of
any member of the Target Group (or, if practicable, the relevant parts of those Books and
Records) which are reasonably required by that Seller or any other member of its Relevant
Seller Group for the purpose of dealing with its Tax, accounting and insurance affairs and/or
compliance with any legal, regulatory or statutory duty and/or its obligations under the
Transaction Documents and, accordingly, the Purchasers shall, upon being given reasonable
notice by the relevant Seller or, as the case may be, the relevant other member of its Relevant
Seller Group and subject to the relevant Seller or, as the case may be, the relevant other
member of its Relevant Seller Group giving such undertaking as to confidentiality as the
Purchasers shall reasonably require, procure that such Books and Records are made available
to the relevant Seller or, as the case may be, the relevant other member of its Relevant
Seller Group for inspection (during Working Hours) and copying (at the expense of the relevant
Seller or, as the case may be, the relevant other member of its Relevant Seller Group) only
to the extent necessary for such purpose.
14.3 For a period of seven (7) years
from Completion, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, each Seller shall, and shall
procure that each other member of its Relevant Seller Group shall, make available to each
member of the Purchasers’ Group any Books and Records of any member of the Relevant
Seller Group (or, if practicable, the relevant parts of those Books and Records) which are
reasonably required by any member of the Purchasers’ Group for the purpose of dealing
with its Tax, accounting and insurance affairs and/or compliance with any legal, regulatory
or statutory duty and/or its obligations under the Transaction Documents and, accordingly,
the relevant Seller shall, upon being given reasonable notice by the member of the Purchasers’
Group and subject to the relevant member of the Purchasers’ Group giving such undertaking
as to confidentiality as the relevant Seller shall reasonably require, procure that such
Books and Records are made available to the relevant member of the Purchasers’ Group
for inspection (during Working Hours) and copying (at the relevant member of the Purchasers’
Group’s expense) only to the extent necessary for such purpose.
15. Remedies and Waivers
15.1 Unless expressly indicated otherwise
in this Agreement, no delay or omission on the part of any Party in exercising any right,
power or remedy provided by Law or under this Agreement or any other documents referred to
in it shall impair such right, power or remedy or operate as a waiver thereof.
15.2 The single or partial exercise of any
right, power or remedy provided by Law or under this Agreement shall not preclude any other
or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy except where
expressly stated herein.
15.3 The rights, powers and remedies provided
in this Agreement are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, powers and remedies provided
by Law unless otherwise expressly stated herein.
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16. Binding Effect; Assignment
16.1 This Agreement shall be binding upon
and shall inure to the benefit of the Parties and their permitted successors and assigns.
Except as otherwise expressly stated in the applicable Transaction Document, no Party shall
assign, or purport to assign, all or any part of the benefit of, or its rights or benefits
under this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents (together with any causes
of Action arising in connection with any of them) without the prior written consent of the
Sellers (in the case of assignment by the Purchasers) or the Purchasers (in the case of assignment
by any of the Sellers), which any such Party/ies may withhold in its/their absolute discretion.
16.2 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
herein, no consent shall be required in the case of an assignment:
(A) by the Purchasers in whole or in part
to any other member of the Purchasers’ Group; and
(B) by any Seller to any other member of its
Relevant Seller Group,
provided that, in each case, where
any such assignment takes place:
(i) there shall be no adverse impact on the
other Parties;
(ii) such assignment would not reasonably
be expected to result in any delay to the satisfaction of any of the Conditions or the implementation
of the Separation; and
(iii) the liabilities of the other Parties
under the relevant Transaction Document or this Agreement shall be no greater than such liabilities
would have been had the assignment not occurred.
16.3 Any purported assignment in violation
of this Clause 16 shall be void.
16.4 Except as otherwise expressly stated
in the applicable Transaction Document, no Party shall make a declaration of trust in respect
of or enter into any arrangement whereby it agrees to hold in trust for any other person
all or any part of the benefit of, or its rights or benefits under, the Transaction Documents.
16.5 Except as otherwise expressly stated
in the applicable Transaction Document, no Party shall subcontract or enter into any arrangement
whereby another person is to perform any or all of its obligations under the Transaction
Documents.
17. Further Assurance
Without prejudice to any restriction
or limitation on the extent of any Party’s obligations under this Agreement, each of the Parties shall from time to time, so far
as each is reasonably able, do or procure the doing of all such acts and/or execute or procure the execution of all such documents in
a form reasonably satisfactory to the Party concerned as they may reasonably consider necessary to transfer the Target Shares to the
Purchasers or otherwise to give the other Parties the full benefit of this Agreement.
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18. Entire Agreement
18.1 This Agreement, the Transaction Documents
and any other documents entered into pursuant to this Agreement or the Transaction Documents
constitute the whole and only agreement between the Parties relating to the sale and purchase
of the Target Shares.
18.2 Each Party acknowledges that in entering
into this Agreement, the Transaction Documents and any other documents entered into pursuant
to this Agreement or the Transaction Documents it is not relying on and has not been induced
to enter into this Agreement, the Transaction Documents or any other such document on the
basis of any draft, agreement, undertaking, representation, warranty, promise, assurance
or arrangement of any nature whatsoever, whether or not in writing, relating to the subject
matter of the Transaction Documents made or given by any person at any time prior to the
date of this Agreement (a “Pre-contractual Statement”) except as expressly
set out in this Agreement.
18.3 Except in the case of fraud, no Party
shall have any right of Action against any other Party arising out of or in connection with
any Pre-contractual Statement except to the extent that is expressly set out in this Agreement
or any other such document.
18.4 Except as otherwise expressly stated
in the Transaction Documents, if there is any conflict between the terms of this Agreement
and any other Transaction Documents, this Agreement shall prevail (as between the Parties
to this Agreement and as between any members of each Seller’s Relevant Seller Group
on the one hand and any members of the Purchasers’ Group on the other).
18.5 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.
19. Rights of Third Parties
19.1 Unless this Agreement expressly states
otherwise (which includes any provision expressed to be in favour of any person who is not
a Party, including Clauses 4.11(C), 4.11(D), 4.11(E), 4.14, 5.5,
9.4, 10.4, 11.9, 11.12, 12.8, 23.2, 23.3,
31 and 32.4), 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.
19.2 This Agreement may be terminated, and
any provision of it amended or waived, without the consent of any person who is not a Party
to this Agreement but who has the right to enforce any of its terms under this Clause 19.
20. Notices
20.1 A notice under this Agreement shall only
be effective if it is in writing. E-mail is permitted.
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20.2 Notices under this Agreement shall be
sent to a Party at its physical address and/or e-mail address and for the attention of the
individual(s) set out below:
Party
Physical
Address
For
the attention of
address
Wilson
Sons
[*****]
[*****]
[*****]
[*****]
[*****]
[*****]
[*****]
With
a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Slaughter and May
One Bunhill Row
London EC1Y 8YY
United Kingdom
[*****]
[*****]
[*****]
[*****]
The
Ultratug Sellers
[*****]
[*****]
[*****]
[*****]
[*****]
[*****]
[*****]
With
a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Slaughter and May
One Bunhill Row
London EC1Y 8YY
United Kingdom
[*****]
[*****]
[*****]
[*****]
The Target Companies
[*****]
[*****]
[*****]
The
Purchasers
842 West Sam Houston Parkway
North, Suite 400
Houston
Texas 77024
USA
Daniel
A. Hudson
[*****]
With a copy
(which shall not constitute notice) to:
Skadden, Arps, Slate,
Meagher & Flom LLP
845 Texas Ave Suite 2300
Houston
Texas 77002
USA
Stephen
M. Gill
[*****]
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Machado, Meyer,
Sendacz e Opice Advogados
Rua José Gonçalves de Oliveira, No. 116, 5th Floor
Itaim Bibi
São Paulo – SP
Zip Code 01453-050
Brazil
Arthur B. Penteado
Eduardo B. Câmara
[*****]
[*****]
20.3 A Party may change its notice details
on giving notice to the other Parties of the change in accordance with this Clause 20.
That notice shall only be effective on the day falling five (5) clear Business Days
after the notification has been received or such later date as may be specified in the notice.
20.4 Any notice given under this Agreement
shall, in the absence of earlier receipt, be deemed to have been duly given as follows:
(A) if delivered personally, on delivery;
(B) if sent by first class inland post, two
(2) clear Business Days after the date of posting;
(C) if sent by airmail, six (6) clear
Business Days after the date of posting; and
(D) if sent by e-mail, when sent, provided
that no error message or message of non-delivery is received by the sender.
20.5 Any notice given under this Agreement
outside Working Hours in the country in which the recipient is situated (as listed in Clause 20.2)
shall be deemed not to have been given until the start of the next period of Working Hours
in such place.
20.6 The provisions of this Clause 20
shall not apply in relation to the service of Service Documents.
21. Announcements
21.1 Subject to Clause 21.2, no
announcement concerning the sale or purchase of the Target Shares or the existence or content
of any Transaction Document (other than the Announcement), including for the avoidance of
doubt any additional announcements deriving from the Announcement, shall be made by:
(A) any member of Wilson Sons’ Relevant
Seller Group without the prior written approval of the Purchasers and the Ultratug Sellers,
such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed;
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(B) any member of the Ultratug Sellers’
Relevant Seller Group without the prior written approval of the Purchasers and Wilson Sons,
such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed;
(C) any member of the Target Group without
the prior written approval of the Purchasers, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld,
conditioned or delayed; or
(D) any member of the Purchasers’ Group
without the prior written approval of the Sellers, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld,
conditioned or delayed.
21.2 Any member of either Relevant Seller
Group or any member of the Purchasers’ Group may make an announcement concerning the
sale or purchase of the Target Shares or the existence or content of any Transaction Document
if required by:
(A) the Law of any relevant jurisdiction;
and/or
(B) any Governmental Authority to which the
relevant person is subject or submits, wherever situated whether or not the requirement has
the force of law,
in which case the relevant Seller(s) or
the Purchasers (as relevant) shall take all such steps as may be reasonable and practicable in the circumstances to agree to the contents
of such announcement with:
(i) in the case of an announcement by any
member of Wilson Sons’ Relevant Seller Group, the Purchasers and the Ultratug Sellers;
(ii) in the case of an announcement by any
member of the Ultratug Sellers’ Relevant Seller Group, the Purchasers and Wilson Sons;
(iii) in the case of an announcement by any
member of the Target Group, the Purchasers; or
(iv) in the case of an announcement by any
member of the Purchasers’ Group, the Sellers,
in each case, before making such announcement
and provided that any such announcement shall (to the extent practicable) be made only after written notice to:
(a) in the case of an announcement by any
member of Wilson Sons’ Relevant Seller Group, the Purchasers and the Ultratug Sellers;
(b) in the case of an announcement by any
member of the Ultratug Sellers’ Relevant Seller Group, the Purchasers and Wilson Sons;
(c) in the case of an announcement by any
member of the Target Group, the Purchasers; or
(d) in the case of an announcement by any
member of the Purchasers’ Group, the Sellers.
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This Clause 21.2 does not
apply in relation to the Announcement.
21.3 The restrictions contained in this Clause 21
shall continue to apply after Completion or the termination of this Agreement without limit
in time.
22. Confidentiality
22.1 Subject to Clause 21 and
Clauses 4.15 and 22.2, each Party shall treat as strictly confidential
all information received or obtained as a result of entering into or performing this Agreement
which relates to:
(A) the provisions or the subject matter of
the Transaction Documents;
(B) the negotiations relating to any of the
Transaction Documents;
(C) (in relation to the Purchasers) any member
of either Relevant Seller Group and, before Completion, the Target Group (including any Business
Information); and
(D) (in relation to the Sellers) any member
of the Purchasers’ Group.
22.2 Notwithstanding the provisions of Clause 22.1
and subject to Clauses 4.15 and 22.4, any Party may disclose information
which would otherwise be confidential if and to the extent:
(A) required by the applicable Law of any
relevant jurisdiction or for the purpose of any Proceedings;
(B) required by any Governmental Authority
to which any Party (or, in relation to a Seller, any member of its Relevant Seller Group
or, in relation to the Purchasers, any member of the Purchasers’ Group) is subject
or submits, wherever situated, whether or not the requirement for information has the force
of law;
(C) such disclosure is made for the purpose
of sharing such information with a Tax Authority in the course of dealing with its Tax affairs
or the Tax affairs of, in relation to a Seller, any member of its Relevant Seller Group or,
in relation to the Purchasers, any member of the Purchasers’ Group;
(D) that the information is disclosed on a
strictly confidential basis to the professional advisers, auditors and/or bankers of that
Party on a need-to-know basis and provided they have a duty to keep such information confidential;
(E) necessary to satisfy any Conditions pursuant
to Clause 3;
(F) that the information has come into the
public domain through no fault of that Party;
(G) that the other Party (or Parties) to whom
such information relates has given prior written approval to the disclosure, such approval
not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed;
(H) it does so to a member of its Relevant
Seller Group (in the case of the Sellers) or a member of the Purchasers’ Group (in
the case of the Purchasers) or any of their respective directors and employees, in each case,
which accept restrictions in the terms of this Clause 22; or
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(I) required to enable that Party to enforce
its rights under this Agreement.
22.3 Any Party disclosing information pursuant
to Clauses 4.15, 22.2(A) or 22.2(B) shall (to the extent
permitted by applicable Law and regulation) take all such steps as may be reasonable and
practicable in the circumstances to agree the contents, form and timing of such disclosure
with the Party (or Parties) to whom such information relates before making such disclosure.
22.4 The provisions of Clause 22.2(D) to
(I) (inclusive) shall not permit the Purchasers to disclose any confidential
information prior to the Completion Date to any customer, supplier, financing provider, joint
venture party or business partner of any member of either Relevant Seller Group or the Target
Group, without the Sellers’ prior written consent.
22.5 To the extent that any term of this Agreement
conflicts with any term of the Confidentiality Agreement, the relevant terms of this Agreement
shall prevail.
22.6 The restrictions contained in this Clause 22
shall continue to apply after the termination of this Agreement without limit in time.
23. Costs and Expenses
23.1 Without prejudice to Clause 11.13,
the remainder of this Clause 23 and the Costs Agreement, and save as stated in Clauses 4.11,
4.12, 4.15, 5.11, 6.2, 12.9, 23.2 and 23.3,
each Party shall pay its own costs and expenses in relation to the negotiations leading up
to the sale and purchase of the Target Shares, to the satisfaction of the Conditions, and
to the preparation, execution and carrying into effect of this Agreement and all other Transaction
Documents. The Parties acknowledge that the Target Companies (and the relevant member of
the Target Group, where applicable) shall pay its own costs and expenses incurred by them
in relation to the satisfaction of the Conditions.
23.2 Subject to Clauses 23.3 and 23.4,
the Purchasers shall bear any stamp duty, stamp duty reserve, transfer or other similar Taxes
(excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, IOF-FX Tax (imposto sobre operações
de crédito, câmbio e seguro, ou relativas a títulos e valores mobiliários))
and all conveyance fees, recording charges and registration duties arising as a result of
the transfer of the Target Shares to the Purchasers and/or the payment of the Consideration
(pursuant to and in accordance with paragraph 2.2 of Schedule 2 (Completion
and Post-Completion Arrangements)) to the Sellers (including on, or in relation to, any instruments
effecting such transfer or any agreement to such transfer) or any other matters contemplated
or effected by the Transaction Documents (collectively, the “Transfer Taxes”),
and shall indemnify and hold harmless on an after-Tax basis each Seller and each other member
of such Seller’s Relevant Seller Group accordingly.
23.3 The Sellers shall bear any IOF-FX Tax
(imposto sobre operações de crédito, câmbio e seguro, ou relativas
a títulos e valores mobiliários) arising as a result of (i) the transfer
of the Target Shares to the Purchasers and/or the payment of the Consideration (pursuant
to and in accordance with paragraph 2.2 of Schedule 2 (Completion and
Post-Completion Arrangements)) to the Sellers (including on, or in relation to, any instruments
effecting such transfer or any agreement to such transfer), but excluding for the avoidance
of doubt any IOF-FX Tax arising in connection with any arrangements put in place by the Purchasers'
Group to transfer funds to the Purchasers to pay the Consideration under this Agreement and/or
(ii) the payments set forth in Clause 6.2(B), in each case, pursuant to this
Agreement, and the Sellers shall indemnify and hold harmless on an after-Tax basis in their
respective Relevant Proportions the Purchasers and all members of the Purchasers’ Group
accordingly.
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23.4 Wilson Sons shall bear any IRPJ (Imposto
de Renda da Pessoa Jurídica – Income Tax) to the extent applicable to and
payable by Wilson Sons, arising in connection with or as a result of the transfer of the
Wilson Sons Panama Target Shares or the Wilson Sons Brazil Target Shares to the Purchasers
and/or to the extent it relates to the Wilson Sons Panama Target Shares or the Wilson Sons
Brazil Target Shares only the payment of the Consideration (pursuant to and in accordance
with paragraph 2.2 of Schedule 2 (Completion and Post-Completion Arrangements))
to Wilson Sons (including on, or in relation to, any instruments effecting such transfer
or any agreement to such transfer), in each case pursuant to this Agreement, and Wilson Sons
shall indemnify and hold harmless on an after-Tax basis the Purchasers and each other member
of the Purchasers’ Group accordingly.
23.5 The Party required to do so under applicable
Law shall prepare and timely file (or cause to be prepared and timely filed) all Tax Returns
with respect to such Transfer Taxes.
24. Counterparts
24.1 This Agreement may be executed in any
number of counterparts, and by the Parties on separate counterparts, but shall not be effective
until each Party has executed at least one counterpart.
24.2 Each counterpart shall constitute an
original of this Agreement, but all the counterparts shall together constitute but one and
the same instrument.
25. Electronic and Digital Signatures
25.1 The Parties acknowledge and agree that
this Agreement, if signed and delivered by electronic means (including by means of the electronic
platform DocuSign), shall be valid, effective and enforceable for all legal purposes. The
Parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waive any right to claim otherwise.
25.2 Notwithstanding Clause 25.1,
where any document (other than this Agreement) is required to be submitted to a Governmental
Authority or registry in Brazil (including JUCERJA), the Parties shall ensure that such document
is executed using a method of electronic signature which is accepted at the relevant time
by such authority under applicable Law. As at the date of this Agreement, the Parties hereby
acknowledge and agree that JUCERJA requires that corporate acts be signed in accordance with
Deliberation No. 168, dated 31 March 2025, using one of the following methods:
(A) a qualified electronic signature, executed
using a digital certificate device accredited by ICP-Brasil;
(B) an electronic signature via gov.br, executed
within the gov.br system; or
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(C) a digital signature executed directly
on JUCERJA’s platform, either with a digital certificate or gov.br account.
25.3 In order to utilise any of the methods
of execution referred to in Clause 25.2, the signatory must hold a Brazilian
Taxpayer Identification Number (CPF). As an exception, a foreign individual who is not a
resident in Brazil may execute the relevant documents by means of an advanced electronic
signature that ensures the authorship and integrity of the electronic document, provided
that such signature is recognised as valid by the relevant Governmental Authority or registry
in Brazil.
25.4 For the avoidance of doubt, electronic
signatures applied solely via DocuSign do not meet the requirements set out in Clause 25.2
and shall not be deemed valid for the execution of documents intended for submission to any
Governmental Authority or registry in Brazil.
26. Invalidity
If at any time any provision of this
Agreement is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any respect under the Law of any jurisdiction, that shall not affect or
impair:
(A) the legality, validity or enforceability
in that jurisdiction of any other provision of this Agreement; or
(B) the legality, validity or enforceability
under the Law of any other jurisdiction of that or any other provision of this Agreement.
27. Governing Law
This Agreement is to be governed by
and construed in accordance with English Law. Any matter, claim or dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, whether
contractual or non-contractual, is to be governed by and determined in accordance with English Law.
28. Jurisdiction
28.1 The courts of England are to have exclusive
jurisdiction to settle any dispute, whether contractual or non-contractual, arising out of
or in connection with this Agreement and, accordingly, any Proceedings may be brought in
the English courts.
28.2 Each Party waives (and agrees not to
raise) any objection, on the ground of forum non conveniens or on any other ground, to the
taking of Proceedings in the courts of England.
28.3 Each Party agrees that a judgment against
it in Proceedings brought in England shall be conclusive and binding upon it and may be enforced
in any other jurisdiction.
28.4 Each Party irrevocably submits and agrees
to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England.
29. Agent for Service
29.1 Wilson Sons irrevocably appoints Mediterranean
Shipping Company (UK) Limited of Medite House, 10 The Havens, Ransomes Europark, Ipswich,
Suffolk IP3 9SJ, United Kingdom (with any notices or communications to be addressed for the
attention of [*****] to be its agent for the receipt of Service Documents and agrees that
any Service Document may be effectively served on it in connection with Proceedings in England
and Wales by service on its agent effected in any manner permitted by the Civil Procedure
Rules. If the agent at any time ceases for any reason to act as such, Wilson Sons shall appoint
a replacement agent having an address for service in England or Wales and shall notify the
other Parties of the name and address of the replacement agent. Failing such appointment
and notification, the Purchasers shall be entitled by notice to Wilson Sons to appoint a
replacement agent to act on behalf of Wilson Sons. The provisions of this Clause 29.1
applying to service on an agent apply equally to service on a replacement agent.
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29.2 Each of the Ultratug Sellers irrevocably
appoints Trustige Limited of 4th Floor, Portman House, 2 Portman Street, London W1H 6DU,
United Kingdom to be its agent for the receipt of Service Documents and agrees that any Service
Document may be effectively served on it in connection with Proceedings in England and Wales
by service on its agent effected in any manner permitted by the Civil Procedure Rules. If
the agent at any time ceases for any reason to act as such, the Ultratug Sellers shall appoint
a replacement agent having an address for service in England or Wales and shall notify the
other Parties of the name and address of the replacement agent. Failing such appointment
and notification, the Purchasers shall be entitled by notice to the Ultratug Sellers to appoint
a replacement agent to act on behalf of the Ultratug Sellers. The provisions of this Clause 29.2
applying to service on an agent apply equally to service on a replacement agent.
29.3 Each of the Target Companies irrevocably
appoints Elemental CoSec Ltd. of 27 Old Gloucester Street, London WC1N 3AX, United Kingdom
to be its agent for the receipt of Service Documents and agrees that any Service Document
may be effectively served on it in connection with Proceedings in England and Wales by service
on its agent effected in any manner permitted by the Civil Procedure Rules. If the agent
at any time ceases for any reason to act as such, the Target Companies shall appoint a replacement
agent having an address for service in England or Wales and shall notify the other Parties
of the name and address of the replacement agent. Failing such appointment and notification,
the Purchasers shall be entitled by notice to the Target Companies to appoint a replacement
agent to act on behalf of the Target Companies. The provisions of this Clause 29.3
applying to service on an agent apply equally to service on a replacement agent.
29.4 Each of the Purchasers and the Purchasers’
Guarantor irrevocably appoints Tidewater Marine UK Ltd. of The Exchange No. 1, 62-104
Market Street, Aberdeen, AB11 5PJ, United Kingdom to be its agent for the receipt of Service
Documents and agrees that any Service Document may be effectively served on it in connection
with Proceedings in England and Wales by service on its agent effected in any manner permitted
by the Civil Procedure Rules. If the agent at any time ceases for any reason to act as such,
the Purchasers and the Purchasers’ Guarantor shall appoint a replacement agent having
an address for service in England or Wales and shall notify the other Parties of the name
and address of the replacement agent. Failing such appointment and notification, the Sellers
shall be entitled by notice to the Purchasers and the Purchasers’ Guarantor to appoint
a replacement agent to act on behalf of the Purchasers and the Purchasers’ Guarantor.
The provisions of this Clause 29.4 applying to service on an agent apply equally to
service on a replacement agent.
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30. Language
30.1 Each notice, demand, request, statement,
instrument, certificate or other communication under or in connection with this Agreement
shall be:
(A) in English; or
(B) if not in English, accompanied by an English
translation made by a translator, and certified by an officer of the Party giving the notice
to be accurate.
30.2 The receiving Party shall be entitled
to assume the accuracy of and rely upon any English translation of any document provided
pursuant to Clause 30.1.
31. Debt Financing Sources
31.1 Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement
to the contrary, each of the Parties, on behalf of itself and each of its Affiliates, hereby:
(A) agrees that any Action, whether in Law
or in equity, whether in contract or in tort or otherwise, to which the Debt Financing Sources
are a party, arising out of or relating to, this Agreement, the Debt Financing or any of
the agreements (including any definitive debt financing agreement and any related commitment
or fee letter) entered into in connection with the Debt Financing or any of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby or the performance of any services thereunder shall be subject
to the exclusive jurisdiction of any federal or state court in the State of New York (and
appellate courts thereof) and irrevocably submits itself and its property with respect to
any such Action to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts;
(B) agrees that any such Action shall be governed
by the Laws of the State of New York (without giving effect to any conflicts of Law principles
that would result in the application of the Laws of another state or jurisdiction);
(C) agrees that notwithstanding anything to
the contrary contained herein, none of the Target Companies or any of their respective Affiliates,
shareholders, partners, members, controlling persons or Representatives shall have any rights
or claims against any Debt Financing Source relating to or arising out of this Agreement,
the Debt Financing, any definitive debt financing agreement, any related commitment letter
or fee letter, or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or the performance
of any services thereunder, whether at Law or equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise;
(D) knowingly, intentionally and voluntarily
waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, trial by jury in any Action brought
against any Debt Financing Source in any way arising out of or relating to, this Agreement,
the Debt Financing, any definitive debt financing agreement, any related commitment letter
or fee letter or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or the performance
of any services thereunder; and
(E) agrees that the Debt Financing Sources
are express third-party beneficiaries of, and may enforce, any of the provisions herein reflecting
the foregoing agreements in this Clause 31 (and such provisions shall not be
amended in any respect that is materially adverse to the Debt Financing Sources without the
prior written consent of the Debt Financing Sources).
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31.2 This Clause 31 shall not
limit the rights of the parties to the Debt Financing under any definitive debt financing
agreement or related commitment letter.
32. W&I Insurance Policy
32.1 The Purchasers have procured, with a
true and accurate copy of the conditionally bound version provided to the Sellers: (i) a
primary warranty and indemnity insurance policy (the “Primary Policy”),
and (ii) an excess warranty and indemnity insurance policy (the “Excess Policy”),
in each case, with respect to the Warranties (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the
Fundamental Warranties, the Business Warranties and the Tax Warranties) and the Tax Covenant
(the Primary Policy and the Excess Policy collectively being the “W&I Insurance
Policy”) which take effect simultaneously on or prior to Completion.
32.2 The Parties acknowledge and agree that,
except in the case of fraud, the Purchasers’ sole remedy in respect of any Claim in
respect of the Warranties (other than, subject to paragraphs 2.7 to 2.10
(inclusive) of Schedule 6 (Limitations on Liability), Claims in respect of any Fundamental
Warranty and any Tax Claim) is a claim against the W&I Insurance Policy.
32.3 For the avoidance of doubt, any non-payment
under the W&I Insurance Policy, any defect, invalidity, illegality, unenforceability,
expiry, termination or repudiation of the W&I Insurance Policy, any incapacity, insolvency
or other legal limitation of the insurer(s) providing the W&I Insurance Policy,
any insufficiency or inadequacy of cover in respect of the W&I Insurance Policy or any
failure by the Purchasers to effect or bind the W&I Insurance Policy shall not affect
the limitations on the Sellers’ Liability set out in Clause 10 and Schedule
6 (Limitations on Liability).
32.4 The Purchasers shall ensure that such
W&I Insurance Policy provides that (and that such terms shall not be amended, waived
or otherwise modified in any manner inconsistent with this Clause 32.4 without
the prior written consent of the Sellers):
(A) the insurer(s) irrevocably and unconditionally
waives and agrees not to pursue, directly or indirectly, any and all rights of subrogation,
contribution or any other rights that the insurer(s) might have against the Sellers,
any of their Affiliates and any direct and indirect equityholders, directors, members, managers,
partners and Representatives of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Seller
Related Parties”), except in the case of fraud by any such Seller Related Party;
and
(B) the Seller Related Parties are express
third party beneficiaries of the waiver contained in Clause 32.4(A) and are entitled
to enforce such waiver against the insurer(s).
32.5 If any amount recovered under the W&I
Insurance Policy in respect of a breach of a Fundamental Warranty or in respect of any Tax
Claim is subject to Tax in the hands of the Purchasers, to the extent such Tax is not recoverable
under the W&I Insurance Policy due to the limit of liability under the W&I Insurance
Policy being exceeded, subject to applicable limitations and exclusions in this Agreement
(including the Tax Covenant), such amount of Tax shall be considered a Loss in respect of
a breach of the relevant Fundamental Warranty or Tax Warranty or a Loss that is the subject
of a Tax Covenant Claim (as the case may be), and the Purchasers shall be entitled to make
a Claim against the Sellers in respect of such amount of Tax notwithstanding Clause 32.2
above, but only to the extent that such Tax would have been recoverable by the Purchasers
if, but for the existence of, and provisions of this Agreement relating to, the W&I Insurance
Policy, the Purchasers had made the relevant Claim for breach of Fundamental Warranty or
Tax Claim against the Sellers directly.
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32.6 At the written request of any Seller,
the Purchasers shall, without limitation to any right of any Seller separately to enforce
such terms, use reasonable endeavours (at the Sellers’ expense) to enforce any term
in the W&I Insurance Policy under which the insurer thereunder waives its rights to take
subrogated action against any Seller Related Parties upon the terms set out in the W&I
Insurance Policy.
32.7 The Purchasers shall be solely responsible
for all premiums and underwriting fees under the W&I Insurance Policy and any and all
fees, costs and expenses to procure, maintain and make claims under any such W&I Insurance
Policy.
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Schedule 1
Conditions
Antitrust Condition
1. CADE having granted final approval for
the Transaction under the applicable merger control Law, and such approval not having been
withdrawn; for these purposes, final approval shall mean: (i) if the unconditional approval
is granted by CADE’s General Superintendence, CADE’s certificate confirming the
lapse of the period of fifteen (15) days from the publication of CADE’s decision in
the Official Gazette without any challenge to such decision; or (ii) if either the unconditional
approval or the approval subject to any Antitrust Restriction is granted by CADE’s
Tribunal, publication of the approval in the Official Gazette.
Bank Consents Conditions
2.
(A) Either:
(i) BNDES having agreed in writing to irrevocably
release as of Completion each member of each of the Relevant Seller Groups that is a party
to, or has any obligation or Liability under, any BNDES PCG from any and all obligations
and Liabilities under the BNDES PCGs and to terminate the BNDES PCGs with effect from Completion
(the “BNDES PCG Replacement Condition”); or
(ii) otherwise, only if the Purchasers make
an election pursuant to Clause 3.9(A)(ii): (1) each of the Replacement LCs
having been duly executed by DNB and having become irrevocably and unconditionally binding
on each of the parties thereto in accordance with its terms; (2) a duly executed, dated
copy of the Wilson Sons Replacement LC having been provided to Wilson Sons; and (3) a
duly executed, dated copy of the Ultratug Replacement LC having been provided to Ultratug
(collectively, the “Replacement LC Condition”); and
(B) BNDES having either:
(i) provided its written consent (in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchasers) in respect of: (1) the change of
control of the Target Companies and their respective Affiliates occurring as a result of
the Transaction; and (2) the Transaction, in each case, for the purpose of the BNDES
Financing Documents;
(ii) confirmed in writing (in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Purchasers) that none of: (1) the change of control of
the Target Companies and their respective Affiliates occurring as a result of the Transaction;
or (2) the Transaction, will give rise to an early termination event or an event of
default under the BNDES Financing Documents; or
(iii) otherwise irrevocably waived in writing
(in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchasers) any early termination event
or any event of default under the BNDES Financing Documents arising as a result of: (1) the
change of control of the Target Companies and their respective Affiliates occurring as a
result of the Transaction; or (2) the Transaction,
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(it being understood, in each case,
that “in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchasers” shall mean consent, confirmation or waiver of the
relevant matter in principle and irrespective of any conditionality attached thereto by BNDES).
3.
(A) Either:
(i) Banco do Brasil having agreed in writing
to irrevocably release as of Completion each member of each of the Relevant Seller Groups
that is a party to, or has any obligation or Liability under, any Banco do Brasil PCG from
any and all obligations and Liabilities under the Banco do Brasil PCGs and to terminate the
Banco do Brasil PCGs with effect from Completion; or
(ii) otherwise, (1) the Banco do Brasil
Amendment having been duly executed by the parties thereto such that it becomes effective
in accordance with its terms and each of the documents and steps set forth in clauses 7(I) through
7(VI) thereof having been provided to Banco do Brasil or performed (as applicable) in
accordance with the Banco do Brasil Amendment and Banco do Brasil having acknowledged such
receipt or performance (as applicable), and (2) a duly executed, dated copy of the Banco
do Brasil Amendment together with reasonable evidence of the provision of such documents
to Banco do Brasil, the performance of such steps and the acknowledgement of the same by
Banco do Brasil having been provided to each of the Sellers; and
(B) Banco do Brasil having either:
(i) provided its written consent (in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchasers) in respect of: (1) the change of
control of the Target Companies and their respective Affiliates occurring as a result of
the Transaction; and (2) the Transaction, in each case, for the purpose of the Banco
do Brasil Financing Document;
(ii) confirmed in writing (in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Purchasers) that none of: (1) the change of control of
the Target Companies and their respective Affiliates occurring as a result of the Transaction;
or (2) the Transaction, will give rise to an early termination event or an event of
default under the Banco do Brasil Financing Document; or
(iii) otherwise irrevocably waived in writing
(in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchasers) any early termination event
or any event of default under the Banco do Brasil Financing Document arising as a result
of: (1) the change of control of the Target Companies and their respective Affiliates
occurring as a result of the Transaction; or (2) the Transaction.
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No Supervening Illegality Condition
4. No Governmental Authority of the United
States of America, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Panama or Chile having enacted, issued, promulgated,
enforced or entered any governmental order which has become final and non-appealable and
has the effect of making consummation of the Transaction illegal under the laws of the United
States of America, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Panama or Chile or otherwise prohibiting consummation
of the Transaction.
Purchasers’ Conditions
5. The Sellers and the Target Companies are
not in material violation of their respective obligations under Clause 4.3 of this
Agreement.
6. The Fundamental Warranties of the Sellers
and the Target Companies under this Agreement being true and accurate in all material respects
as of the date of this Agreement and as of the proposed Completion Date being true and accurate
in all material respects.
7. All amounts outstanding under the Shareholder
Loans having been repaid by the Target Group or waived by the relevant lender(s), and the
Shareholder Loans having been fully and finally settled and discharged in accordance with
their terms, resulting in the full and final release of each relevant member of the Target
Group in respect of any liabilities under the Shareholder Loans as a consequence of such
payment or waiver (as applicable).
8. The amount of Cash held by the Target Group
as a whole being not less than the Minimum Cash.
9. The Compliant Financial Statements having
been delivered to the Purchasers within the time periods specified pursuant to Clause
4.11(B) (for the avoidance of doubt, only to the extent the relevant time period(s) in
Clause 4.11(B) have elapsed on or prior to the Completion Date). For clarification,
for purposes of this Condition (but not for purposes of covenant compliance) Clause 4.11(B) shall
be deemed to be read as an absolute covenant and not subject to the “all reasonable
endeavours” standard contained therein.
10. To the extent a Material Adverse Effect
has become applicable under the Transaction Documents, the Material Adverse Effect Condition
having been satisfied or waived by the Purchasers.
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Schedule 2
Completion and Post-Completion Arrangements
1. Sellers’ Obligations at Completion
1.1 Prior to or at Completion, Wilson Sons
shall:
(A) deliver or cause to be delivered to the
Purchasers or the Purchasers’ Solicitors, as applicable:
(i) a copy of the minutes of a duly held meeting
(or unanimous written resolutions) of the directors of Wilson Sons, authorising the execution
by Wilson Sons of the Transaction Documents to which it is party;
(ii) duly executed transfers in respect of
the Wilson Sons Panama Target Shares in favour of the Cayman Purchaser and any power of attorney
under which any such transfers are executed;
(iii) share certificates for the Wilson Sons
Panama Target Shares in the name of Wilson Sons;
(iv) a copy of the relevant Trade Mark Assignment
duly executed by Wilson Sons and each relevant member of the Target Group; and
(v) a Resignation Letter in respect of each
of the Wilson Sons Resigning Directors and Officers, duly executed by each such individual;
and
(B) cause the Brazil Target Company to:
(i) update the shares registry book (livro
de “Registro de Ações Nominativas”) of the Brazil Target Company
to reflect the Brazil Purchaser as the owner of the Wilson Sons Brazil Target Shares with
effect from Completion; and
(ii) execute the transfer of shares book (livro
de “Transferência de Ações Nominativas”) of the Brazil
Target Company in respect of the transfer of the Wilson Sons Brazil Target Shares from Wilson
Sons to the Brazil Purchaser with effect from Completion.
1.2 Prior to or at Completion, the Ultratug
Sellers shall:
(A) deliver or cause to be delivered to the
Purchasers or the Purchasers’ Solicitors, as applicable:
(i) a copy of the minutes of a duly held meeting
(or unanimous written resolutions) of the directors of Ultratug (or a duly constituted committee
thereof), or a relevant extract thereof, authorising the execution by Ultratug of the Transaction
Documents to which it is party;
(ii) a copy of the minutes of a duly held
meeting (or unanimous written resolutions) of the directors of Ultranav (or a duly constituted
committee thereof), or a relevant extract thereof, authorising the execution by Ultranav
of the Transaction Documents to which it is party;
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(iii) duly executed transfers in respect of
the Ultranav Panama Target Shares in favour of the Cayman Purchaser and any power of attorney
under which any such transfers are executed;
(iv) share certificates for the Ultranav Panama
Target Shares in the name of Ultranav;
(v) a copy of the Trade Mark Assignment duly
executed by Inversiones Magallanes Limitada and each relevant member of the Target Group;
and
(vi) a Resignation Letter in respect of each
of the Ultratug Resigning Directors and Officers, duly executed by each such individual;
and
(B) the Ultratug Sellers shall cause the Brazil
Target Company to:
(i) update the shares registry book (livro
de “Registro de Ações Nominativas”) of the Brazil Target Company
to reflect the Brazil Purchaser as the owner of the Ultratug Brazil Target Shares with effect
from Completion; and
(ii) execute the transfer of shares book (livro
de “Transferência de Ações Nominativas”) of the Brazil
Target Company in respect of the transfer of the Ultratug Brazil Target Shares from Ultratug
to the Brazil Purchaser with effect from Completion.
1.3 Prior to or at Completion, the Sellers
shall procure board meetings or shareholders’ meetings, as applicable, of each applicable
member of the Target Group to be held at which:
(A) (in the case of the Panama Target Company)
it shall be resolved that the transfers referred to in paragraphs 1.1(A)(ii) and
1.2(A)(iii) of this Schedule 2 shall be approved for registration and
the Cayman Purchaser registered as the holder of the Panama Target Shares in the register
of members of the Panama Target Company with effect from Completion;
(B) each of the persons nominated by the Purchasers
not less than three (3) Business Days before Completion shall be appointed directors
of the relevant member of the Target Group, such appointments to take effect from Completion,
provided that the Purchasers have also provided to each relevant member of the Target Group,
not less than three (3) Business Days prior to Completion, such information relating
to each relevant person as is reasonably required by the relevant member of the Target Group
for the purposes of any bona fide legal or regulatory requirement; and
(C) the Resignation Letters of each of the
relevant Resigning Directors and Officers shall be tendered are accepted so as to take effect
upon Completion.
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2. Purchasers’ Obligations at Completion
Prior to or at Completion, the Purchasers shall:
2.1 deliver or cause to be delivered to the
Sellers or the Sellers’ Solicitors, as applicable:
(A) a copy of the minutes of a duly held meeting
(or unanimous written resolutions) of the directors of the Purchasers (or a duly constituted
committee thereof), or a relevant extract thereof, authorising the execution by the Purchasers
of the Transaction Documents to which they are parties;(B) a copy of the minutes of a
duly held meeting (or unanimous written resolutions) of the directors of the Purchasers’
Guarantor (or a duly constituted committee thereof), or a relevant extract thereof, authorising
the execution by the Purchasers’ Guarantor of the Transaction Documents to which they
are parties;
(C) a copy of any “no claims”
declaration that they are required to deliver to the insurance provider(s) under the
W&I Insurance Policy, including (for the avoidance of doubt):
(i) the Inception No Breach Declaration (as
defined in, and pursuant to clause 3.1 of, the Primary Policy and pursuant to section 10
of the Excess Policy); and
(ii) the Completion No Breach Declaration
(as defined in, and pursuant to clause 3.1 of, the Primary Policy and pursuant to section
10 of the Excess Policy);
(D) proof of payment of all such premiums,
underwriting fees and other payments in connection with the W&I Insurance Policy, including
(for the avoidance of doubt):
(i) the Premium (as defined in the Primary
Policy) on a timely basis in accordance with the Primary Policy;
(ii) the Underwriting Fee (as defined in the
Primary Policy) on a timely basis in accordance with the Primary Policy; and
(iii) the Premium (as defined in the Excess
Policy) on a timely basis in accordance with the Excess Policy;
(E) evidence of satisfaction of the conditions
set out in clause 3.2 of the Primary Policy and section 10 of the Excess Policy, to the extent
available at Completion (with evidence of satisfaction of any post-Completion deliverables
requirements pursuant to clause 3.2 of the Primary Policy and section 10 of the Excess Policy
to be provided to the Sellers as soon as reasonably practicable following satisfaction in
accordance with the applicable terms of the W&I Insurance Policy); and
(F) if the Condition set out at paragraph
3 of Schedule 1 (Conditions) is satisfied in part in accordance with paragraph (3)(A)(ii) thereof,
evidence of a copy of the Bradesco Bank Guarantee, duly executed and registered with a notary
public (cartório) in Brazil, having been delivered to Banco do Brasil pursuant
to the Banco do Brasil Amendment; and
2.2 pay, in accordance with Clause 12,
to each Seller’s Seller Bank Account an amount equal to the relevant Seller’s
Relevant Completion Payment Amount.
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3. General
All documents and items delivered at Completion
pursuant to this Schedule 2 shall be held by the recipient to the order of the person delivering the same until such time as Completion
shall be deemed to have taken place. Simultaneously with:
3.1 delivery of all documents and items required
to be delivered at Completion in accordance with this Schedule 2 (or waiver of the
delivery of it by the person entitled to receive the relevant document or item); and
3.2 receipt in cleared funds by each Seller
in its Seller Bank Account of an electronic funds transfer of an amount equal to that Seller’s
Relevant Completion Payment Amount in accordance with paragraph 2.2 of this Schedule
2,
the documents and items delivered in accordance
with this Schedule 2 shall cease to be held to the order of the person delivering them and Completion shall be deemed to have
taken place.
4. Post-Completion
4.1 Following Completion, the Purchasers shall:
(A) submit or procure that each member of
the Target Group shall submit the relevant corporate documents and related filings relating
to the Transaction and/or its consummation to the relevant state-level or federal district-level
board of commerce or other relevant Governmental Authority;
(B) update each of the following registrations,
filings, licences and legal authorisations with the relevant Governmental Authority, as applicable,
to reflect any changes in corporate/legal entity names, ownership, directors and/or officers
in each case arising as a result of the Transaction, including:
(i) Municipal Registration (Inscrição
Municipal) to reflect the change in the corporate name of the relevant member of the
Target Group;
(ii) FGTS registration (Fundo de Garantia
por Tempo de Serviço – Severance Guarantee Fund) to reflect the change in
the corporate name of the relevant member of the Target Group;
(iii) Operating Permit (Alvará de
Funcionamento) to reflect the change in the corporate name of the relevant member of
the Target Group;
(iv) the Ownership Registration Document (Provisão
de Registro da Propriedade Marítima – PRPM) issued by the Brazilian Admiralty
Court (Tribunal Marítimo Brasileiro) of each Vessel to reflect the change in
the corporate name of the relevant member of the Target Group;
(v) the authorization issued by ANTAQ to operate
as a Brazilian Navigation Company (Empresa Brasileira de Navegação –
EBN) to reflect the change in the corporate name of the relevant member of the Target
Group;
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(vi) the Shipowner Registration Certificate
(Certificado de Registro de Armador – CRA) of the Target Companies, as applicable,
issued by Brazilian Admiralty Court (Tribunal Marítimo Brasileiro) to reflect
the change in the corporate name of the relevant member of the Target Group;
(vii) the Brazilian Special Registry (Registro
Especial Brasileiro – REB) issued by the Brazilian Admiralty Court (Tribunal
Marítimo Brasileiro) of each Vessel to reflect the change in the corporate name
of the relevant member of the Target Group;
(viii) the National Taxpayer of Legal Entities,
CNPJ;
(ix) the relevant corporate authorities with
respect to the change of directors and officers of the Panama Target Company to the Public
Registry of Panama; and
(x) the Resignation Letters to reflect the
changes to the Target Group’s directors and/or officers to be submitted to the relevant
commercial registry,
in each case, within
the relevant time limit prescribed by applicable Law; and
(C) provide each of the Sellers with a copy
of the duly filed relevant corporate documents and filings and the duly updated registrations,
filings, licences and legal authorisations referenced in paragraph 4.1 promptly
following the relevant filing or update being made.
4.2 No later than ten (10) Business Days
after the Completion, the Sellers shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Purchasers
a true and complete copy of the data room maintained by Intralinks on behalf of the Target
Companies on a USB drive, CD or DVD-Rom or other means acceptable to the Purchasers.
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Schedule 3
Conduct of Business before Completion
The acts and matters for the purposes of Clause 4.1
are as follows (to the extent permitted by Law):
(A) making any amendment to the memorandum
or the articles of association (or equivalent constitutional documents) of any member of
the Target Group;
(B) selling, transferring, pledging or otherwise
disposing of any shares or securities (including options, warrants or convertible securities)
in any member of the Target Group (save as contemplated by this Agreement);
(C) acquiring an equity or equivalent ownership
interest in a corporate body (save for a member of the Target Group doing so in relation
to another member of the Target Group) or merging or consolidating with a corporate body
or any other person or participating in any kind of corporate reconstruction;
(D) save for any capital expenditure commitment
either: (i) made in accordance with the Capex Plan; or (ii) required to be incurred
by any member of the Target Group pursuant to or in connection with the Relevant Tender Process
or any contract or agreement awarded to any member of the Target Group following the conclusion
of, and in connection with, the Relevant Tender Process (together, the “Permitted
Capex Commitments”), making any capital expenditure commitment (including, for
the avoidance of doubt, by entering into a binding contract or agreement or contractual tender
process pursuant to which one or more members of the Target Group will be required to incur
capital expenditure) which individually exceeds one hundred thousand US dollars (USD 100,000)
or which together with all other capital expenditure commitments other than Permitted Capex
Commitments entered into by the Target Group between the date of this Agreement and Completion
exceeds, in aggregate, one million US dollars (USD 1,000,000);
(E) selling, assigning, transferring, conveying,
licensing, pledging, mortgaging, encumbering, abandoning, disposing of or otherwise subjecting
to any Encumbrance (other than Permitted Encumbrances), any property, asset or business of
the Target Group (other than (i) such actions undertaken in the ordinary course of business
and consistent with past practice, on arm’s length terms; or (ii) of obsolete
equipment, in each of (i) and (ii) for an aggregate value of less than or equal
to two hundred thousand US dollars (USD 200,000) (excluding amounts in respect of VAT));
(F) acquiring or leasing any property, asset
or business (other than an acquisition or a lease on arm’s length terms in the ordinary
course of business for consideration of less than or equal to two hundred thousand US dollars
(USD 200,000) (excluding amounts in respect of VAT) in total for an acquisition or per annum
for a lease);
(G) granting any guarantee or indemnity for
the obligations of any person (not being a member of the Target Group), save for the granting
of any guarantee or indemnity pursuant to or in connection with (i) any borrowing, factoring
or other financing commitments or arrangements which would not be restricted pursuant to
paragraph (I) below (including the replacement of any Parent Company Guarantees
in connection with the BNDES Financing Documents and/or the Banco do Brasil Financing Document
as contemplated by this Agreement), or (ii) the implementation of the Capex Plan or
any Relevant Capital Expenditure;
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(H) creating, issuing or allotting any share
or other security of any member of the Target Group or granting any option or right to subscribe
or acquire, or convert any security into, any share or other security of any member of the
Target Group, save where the same is to or from another member of the Target Group;
(I) entering into, amending or terminating
any borrowing, factoring or other financing commitments or arrangements, including capital
or finance leases (other than: (i) use of overdraft and/or revolving credit facilities
agreed before the date of this Agreement and Disclosed to the Purchaser, or the receipt of
trade credit in the ordinary course of business; (ii) any refinancing of any borrowing
or financing arrangements of the Target Group on materially the same or better terms as the
relevant arrangement being refinanced (including any replacement of guarantees in connection
with any financing or refinancing); (iii) any such commitment or arrangement to the
extent entered into solely for the purposes of funding any Relevant Capital Expenditure or
any Permitted Capex Commitment; or (iv) any such commitment or arrangement which is
with (and only with) any other member of the Target Group);
(J) other than any Permitted Encumbrance,
creating or granting any option, right to acquire, mortgage, charge, pledge, lien (other
than a lien arising by operation of Law) or other form of security or Encumbrance on, over
or affecting the whole or any part of the undertaking or material assets of the Target Group;
(K) making any loan (other than to other members
of the Target Group and the granting of trade credit in the ordinary course of business)
to any person;
(L) entering into, amending, modifying or
terminating any Material Contract (other than any Petrobras Contract) or any Contract that
would constitute a Material Contract (other than any Petrobras Contract) if it were in effect
on the date of this Agreement unless such Contract: (i) relates to any borrowing, factoring
or other financing commitment or arrangement which would not be restricted pursuant to paragraph
(I) above; (ii) is entered into in connection with any Relevant Capital Expenditure
or any Permitted Capex Commitment; or (iii) is with (and only with) any other member
of the Target Group;
(M) amending, modifying or terminating (other
than upon expiry) any Petrobras Contract, or entering into, amending or modifying any Contract
that would constitute a Petrobras Contract if it were in effect on the date of this Agreement;
(N) commencing any claim or other formal dispute
resolution procedure, whether at Law or in equity, relating to any member of the Target Group
where the amount claimed exceeds two hundred fifty thousand US dollars (USD 250,000);
(O) settling or compromising any claim or
other formal dispute resolution procedure except for any claim or other formal dispute resolution
procedure (i) where the amount paid in settlement or compromise by any member(s) of
the Target Group is less than one hundred thousand US dollars (USD 100,000) individually,
or two hundred and fifty thousand US dollars (USD 250,000) in the aggregate in any one-year
period and (ii) the settlement or compromise of which would not (y) prevent or
materially delay the consummation of the Transaction and (z) result in (1) the
imposition of any term or condition that would reasonably be expected to materially restrict
the future activity or conduct of any member of the Target Group or (2) a finding or
admission of a violation of Law;
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(P)
(i) making any change of residence for Tax
purposes of any member of the Target Group or creating a permanent establishment in a jurisdiction
where the relevant member of the Target Group is not a resident for Tax purposes as of the
date of this Agreement;
(ii) making any change to any material accounting
method or accounting period used for Tax purposes of any member of the Target Group;
(iii) making, rescinding or changing any material
Tax election of or with respect to any member of the Target Group;
(iv) filing an amended material Tax Return;
(v) entering into any agreement affecting
any Tax Liability of any member of the Target Group where that Tax Liability exceeds two
hundred fifty thousand US dollars (USD 250,000);
(vi) filing any request for rulings or special
Tax incentives with any Tax Authority;
(vii) settling, consenting to or compromising
any Tax Authority Claim or other material Action in respect of Taxes of any member of the
Target Group;
(viii) surrendering any right to claim a material
refund for Taxes of any member of the Target Group to a person outside the Target Group;
or
(ix) consenting to any waiver or extension
of any limitation period with respect to any Tax Authority Claim or Taxes relating to any
member of the Target Group;
(Q) entering into, modifying or extending
any Labour Agreement, save for extending or renewing any Labour Agreement in existence and
Disclosed to the Purchasers where such extension or renewal is implemented on substantially
equivalent terms to the terms of the relevant Labour Agreement as in force at the date of
this Agreement;
(R) recognising or certifying any Labour Organisation
as the bargaining representative for any employees of the Target Group which is not already
recognised or certified as such as at the date of this Agreement;
(S) engaging in or announcing any mass layoff,
redundancy programme or similar collective redundancy process requiring notice under applicable
Law;
(T) initiating, proposing or taking any steps
in connection with winding up, liquidation, administration, receivership or other insolvency
proceedings, or making any composition, compromise, assignment or arrangement with creditors,
in respect of any member of the Target Group;
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(U) except as required by the terms of Benefit
Plan as of the date hereof:
(i) terminating, establishing, adopting, entering
into, amending or granting any award under any Benefit Plan (including any retention, severance,
termination pay, deferred compensation, change in control bonus, transaction bonus or other
incentive compensation plan) or any other arrangement that would be a Benefit Plan if in
effect on the date hereof;
(ii) accelerating the payment, funding, right
to payment or vesting of compensation or benefits of any current or former director, officer,
employee or consultant of any member of the Target Group;
(iii) modifying the compensation or benefits
of any current or former officer, employee, director or consultant of any member of the Target
Group in each case to the extent that such modification(s) would result in an increase
to the aggregate annual cost, as at the date of this Agreement, of compensation or benefits
payable by the Target Group to any current or former officers, employees, directors or consultants
of any member of the Target Group of more than 1.5 per cent (1.5%) per annum (and disregarding,
for this purpose, any increase arising as a result of any change in the number of officers,
employees, directors or consultants of the Target Group), save for any modification which
is required under the Brazilian Consolidation of Labor Laws (CLT) or pursuant to the terms
and conditions of any Labour Agreement existing and Disclosed to the Purchasers or extended
or entered into in accordance with paragraph (Q) above or applicable Law;
(iv) loaning or advancing any money or other
property to any director, officer, employee or consultant of any member of the Target Group;
(v) granting any equity or equity-based awards
to any director, officer, employee or consultant of any member of the Target Group; or
(vi) hiring or terminating the employment
or service (other than for “cause” (“cause” including for those purposes,
gross misconduct)) of any director, officer, employee or consultant of any member of the
Target Group except:
(a) with respect to hiring (but not substitution),
where the aggregate annual additional cost for such new hires would not exceed two hundred
and fifty thousand US dollars (USD 250,000); and
(b) with respect to terminations, such persons
with a designation of “Grade 18” or higher (as determined by reference to column
“W” of the spreadsheet located at document reference 6.7.3.1.3 of the Data
Room) (but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, terminating the employment or service of
any member of crew of any Vessel);
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(V) entering into or amending any Contract,
arrangement, or transaction with any Seller or any member of its Relevant Seller Group other
than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, or, other than as
provided in Clause 5.12, waiving, releasing, assigning, or otherwise compromising any right
or claim against any Seller or any member of its Relevant Seller Group;
(W) making any change in financial accounting
methods, principles or practices by reference to which the accounts of any member of the
Target Group are drawn up except for any such changes arising as a result of a change in
Law or accounting standards;
(X) other than as contemplated by this Agreement,
selling, assigning, licensing, transferring, allowing to lapse or expire or enter into the
public domain, failing to renew, cancelling, pledging, abandoning, discontinuing, or disposing
of (or otherwise entering into or amending any contract for or with respect to) any Intellectual
Property other than (i) the grant of non-exclusive licences granted to customers or
suppliers in the ordinary course of business or (ii) the lapse or expiration of Intellectual
Property at the end of their respective statutory terms;
(Y) directly or indirectly:
(i) purchasing or constructing any vessel
or entering into any Contract for the Purchasers or construction of any vessel;
(ii) selling or otherwise disposing of any
Vessel or entering into any Contract for the sale, disposal or Encumbrance of any Vessel;
(iii) to the extent that a member of the Target
Group shall have the right to consent to such action under the terms of the Contracts between
any member of the Target Group and the service provider or third-party manager of any Vessel,
entering into any Contract for (A) the bareboat or (B) spot or time charter-out
of such Vessel in excess of six (6) months (but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt,
any such Contract for the bareboat or spot or time charter-out of such Vessel in respect
of which a proposal for such Contract for the bareboat or spot or time charter-out of such
Vessel has been communicated between any member of the Target Group and the relevant service
provider or third-party manager of the relevant Vessel prior to the date of this Agreement);
provided that, with respect to Contracts entered into pursuant to sub-paragraph (B) herein,
the Sellers and the Target Group shall, to the extent reasonably practicable to do so, reasonably
consult with the Purchasers in advance in relation thereto and consider in good faith any
preferences or opinions expressed by the Purchasers;
(iv) changing any third-party manager of any
Vessel; or
(v) to the extent that any member of the Target
Group shall have the right to consent to such action under the terms of the Contracts between
any member of the Target Group and the service provider or third-party manager of any Vessel,
entering into any Contract for the drydocking or repair of such Vessel where either such
drydocking or repair is not included in or contemplated by the Capex Plan or the estimated
cost of such drydocking or repair exceeds the estimated cost of such drydocking or repair
as set out in the Capex Plan;
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(Z) enter into any agreement, understanding,
arrangement, transaction or series of related transactions (other than transactions contemplated
by this Agreement) relating to the direct or indirect disposition, whether by sale, acquisition,
merger or otherwise of all or any material portion of the assets or equity interests of any
Target Company (an “Alternative Transaction”), including to (i) initiate,
solicit or knowingly encourage or knowingly facilitate any inquiries, proposals or offers
regarding, or the making of an Alternative Transaction, (ii) conduct, participate or
engage in any discussions or negotiations with any person with respect to an Alternative
Transaction, (iii) furnish or provide any non-public information or data regarding any
of the Target Group, or access to the properties, assets or employees of any of the Target
Group, to any person in connection with or in response to an Alternative Transaction or any
indication of interest that would or would reasonably be expected to lead to an Alternative
Transaction, or (iv) enter into any letter of intent or agreement in principle, or other
agreement providing for an Alternative Transaction;
(AA) amending in any material respect or terminating
any insurance coverage to the extent that such coverage relates directly to the business
of any member of the Target Group or procuring any additional material insurance policies
covering the Target Group (other than any renewal or replacement of an existing insurance
policy);
(BB) to the extent any member of the Target
Group participates in the Relevant Tender Process during the Interim Period, amending in
any material respect the terms of its contractual tender; or
(CC) entering into any agreement (conditional
or otherwise) to do any of the foregoing.
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Schedule 4
Seller Warranties
1. Ownership of the Target Shares
1.1 Wilson Sons is the sole legal and beneficial
owner of the Wilson Sons Panama Target Shares and the Wilson Sons Brazil Target Shares.
1.2 Ultranav is the sole legal and beneficial
owner of the Ultranav Panama Target Shares.
1.3 Ultratug is the sole legal and beneficial
owner of the Ultratug Brazil Target Shares.
1.4 There is no Encumbrance on, over or affecting
the Target Shares or any of them or any shares of any member of the Target Group and there
is no agreement or commitment to give or create any such Encumbrance and no claim has been
made by any person to be entitled to any such Encumbrance.
1.5 The Target Shares and the shares of any
member of the Target Group have been validly issued and allotted and are fully paid up.
1.6 Except for this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby, no person has any right (whether written or oral, contingent or otherwise)
to subscribe for, be issued or allotted, or acquire, or to receive or to be transferred any
Target Shares or any other shares, equity participation or securities in any member of the
Target Group, or any rights convertible into or exchangeable with Target Shares or any other
shares, equity participation or securities in any member of the Target Group.
2. Incorporation and Capacity of the Sellers
and the Target Group
2.1 Each Seller and each member of the Target
Group is validly incorporated, in existence and duly registered under the Laws of its jurisdiction
of incorporation.
2.2 Each Seller and each member of the Target
Group has the requisite capacity, power and authority to, as applicable, enter into and perform
the obligations expressed to be assumed by it under this Agreement and the other Transaction
Documents to which it is a party.
2.3 The obligations of each Seller and each
member of the Target Group under this Agreement constitute, and the obligations of each Seller
and each member of the Target Group under the other Transaction Documents to which it is
a party will, when executed and delivered, constitute, valid and binding obligations of the
relevant Seller or member of the Target Group in accordance with their respective terms.
2.4 The execution and delivery of this Agreement
and the other Transaction Documents, and the performance by: (i) each Seller of its
obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party;
and (ii) each Target Company of the Target Obligations, will not:
(A) result in a breach of any provision of
the constitutional documents of the relevant Seller or of the members of the Target Group;
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(B) result in a breach of or constitute a
default under any instrument to which the relevant Seller is a party or by which the relevant
Seller is bound;
(C) result in a breach of any order, judgment
or decree of any Governmental Authority to which the relevant Seller or the members of the
Target Group are a party or by which the relevant Seller or the members of the Target Group
are bound;
(D) result in a breach of any applicable Law
by which the relevant Seller or member of the Target Group is bound; or
(E) save as provided for in this Agreement,
require the consent of its shareholders or of any other person, including Governmental Authorities,
except where any failure to obtain such consent would not prevent the Parties from consummating
the Transaction.
3. Insolvency
The Sellers
3.1 As at the date of this Agreement and at
the Completion Date:
(A) no order has been made and no resolution
has been passed for the winding up or appointment of a liquidator of any of the Sellers and
no petition has been presented and no meeting has been convened for the purpose of winding
up or appointing a liquidator of any of the Sellers;
(B) no receiver has been appointed in respect
of any of the Sellers or over all or substantially all of any of their respective assets;
(C) no composition, general assignment or
similar arrangement with or for the benefit of all or any class of creditors has been proposed
or entered into in respect of any of the Sellers; and
(D) no Seller is insolvent or otherwise unable
to pay its debts within the meaning of any relevant insolvency or company legislation.
The Target Group
3.2 As at the date of this Agreement and at
the Completion Date:
(A) no order has been made and no resolution
has been passed for the winding up or appointment of a liquidator of any member of the Target
Group and no petition has been presented and no meeting has been convened for the purpose
of winding up or appointing a liquidator of any member of the Target Group;
(B) no receiver has been appointed in respect
of any member of the Target Group or over all or substantially all of any of their respective
assets;
(C) no composition, general assignment or
similar arrangement with or for the benefit of all or any class of creditors has been proposed
or entered into in respect of any member of the Target Group; and
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(D) no member of the Target Group is insolvent
or otherwise unable to pay its debts within the meaning of any relevant insolvency or company
legislation.
4. Target Group structure and corporate
matters
4.1 The Panama Target Shares comprise the
whole of the issued and allotted share capital of the Panama Target Company.
4.2 The Brazil Target Shares comprise the
whole of the issued and allotted share capital of the Brazil Target Company.
4.3 Part B of Schedule 10
(The Target Companies and the Subsidiaries) lists all the current Subsidiaries of the Target
Companies (each, a “Transferred Subsidiary”) and the details set out therein
are true and complete in all respects as at the date of this Agreement.
4.4 As of the date of this Agreement, no member
of the Target Group has any interest in any shares, equity participation or other securities
of any other body corporate, person or undertaking which is not a member of the Target Group
and so listed on Part B of Schedule 10 (The Target Companies and the Subsidiaries).
4.5 The copies of the memorandum or the articles
of association (or equivalent constitutional documents) of each member of the Target Group
which are located at document references 2.2.1.3.25.21, 6.4.24.2.13, 6.4.24.3.8, 6.4.24.4.5,
6.4.30.5, 2.6.1.3.12.1 and 2.7.1.3.8 in the Data Room are complete and accurate in all material
respects (it being acknowledged by the Purchasers that in some cases such records of the
original document and amendments thereto are maintained in parallel rather than in a single
consolidated, integrated and restated document, in keeping with customary local practice
and applicable Law) and, to the extent required by Law, fully set out the rights and restrictions
attaching to each class of share capital of the member of the Target Group to which they
relate.
5. Anti-Corruption, Anti-Money Laundering,
Sanctions and Trade Laws
5.1 No member of the Target Group, nor any
of their respective directors, officers, employees or (so far as the relevant Seller is aware)
agents or other persons acting for or on their behalf (each in their capacity as such), is
violating or has violated at any time, in the period commencing on 24 April 2019, any
applicable Sanctions Laws or Trade Laws, or at any time in the period commencing five (5) years
prior to the date of this Agreement, any applicable Anti-Corruption and Anti-Money Laundering
Laws or Trade Laws.
5.2 No member of the Target Group, nor any
of their respective directors, officers, employees or (so far as the relevant Seller is aware)
agents or other persons acting for or on their behalf (each in their capacity as such), has
at any time in the period commencing five (5) years prior to the date of this Agreement
either directly or indirectly given, offered, promised, or agreed to give, or authorised
the giving of, requested, accepted or agreed to accept any payment, gift or other item of
value or similar benefit to or from any person (including any foreign official, foreign political
party, foreign political party official or candidate for foreign political office) in violation
of any applicable Anti-Corruption and Anti-Money Laundering Laws.
5.3 No member of the Target Group, nor any
of their respective directors, officers, employees, or (so far as the relevant Seller is
aware) agents or other persons acting for or on their behalf (each in their capacity as such),
is, or has at any time in the period commencing on 24 April 2019 with respect to applicable
Sanctions Laws and Trade Laws, or has at any time in the period commencing five (5) years
prior to the date of this Agreement with respect to Anti-Corruption and Anti-Money Laundering
Laws or Trade Laws, been the subject of any conviction, litigation, enforcement action, investigation
or enquiry, in each case, by any Governmental Authority regarding any conduct of any such
person which constitutes or constituted (as relevant) a possible, potential, actual or apparent
violation of applicable Anti-Corruption and Anti-Money Laundering Laws, Sanctions Laws or
Trade Laws, and no member of the Target Group has received written or, so far as the relevant
Seller is aware, verbal notice that any such litigation, enforcement action, investigation
or enquiry is threatened by any Governmental Authority.
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5.4 Each member of the Target Group maintains,
and has maintained throughout the period commencing on 24 April 2019 with respect to
applicable Sanctions Laws, and throughout the period commencing five (5) years prior
to the date of this Agreement with respect to applicable Anti-Corruption and Anti-Money Laundering
Laws and Trade Laws, policies, procedures and internal controls reasonably designed to ensure
compliance by it and its directors, officers, employees, their agents or other persons acting
for or on their behalf (each in their capacity as such) with applicable Anti-Corruption and
Anti-Money Laundering Laws, Sanctions Laws and Trade Laws.
5.5 No member of the Target Group, nor any
of their respective directors or officers or (so far as the relevant Seller is aware) employees,
agents or other persons acting for or on their behalf, is a Sanctioned Person.
5.6 No member of the Target Group, nor any
of their respective directors, officers, employees or (so far as the relevant Seller is aware)
agents (each in their capacity as such), has, in the period commencing on 24 April 2019,
engaged in any dealings or transactions with or for the benefit of, directly or indirectly,
any Restricted Territory or Sanctioned Person.
5.7 For the purposes of paragraph 5
of this Schedule 4, the following definitions shall apply:
(A) “Anti-Corruption and Anti-Money
Laundering Laws” means any Law in any jurisdiction (including any statute or legislation
or any order, ordinance, rule or regulation, in each case which is issued by any competent
Governmental Authority and has the force of Law) in each case to the extent applicable to
any member of the Target Group and relating specifically to anti-bribery or anti-corruption
(governmental or commercial), money laundering or counter-terrorist financing, including
the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended (15 U.S.C. §§ 78dd-1
et seq.); the UK Bribery Act 2010; the United Nations Convention Against Corruption 2003;
the European Union Money Laundering Directive and European Union member states’ implementing
legislation; the UK Criminal Finances Act 2017; the UK Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing
and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017; the UK Proceeds of
Crime Act 2002; 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956 and 1957 and the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended
by the USA PATRIOT Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 5311 et seq., and its implementing regulations,
31 C.F.R. Chapter X; the Brazilian Clean Company Federal Law No. 12.846, dated
as of 1 August 2013, as amended; the anti-corruption rules contained in the Brazilian
Administrative Improbity Federal Law No. 8.429, dated as of 2 June 1992, as amended
by Law No. 14,230/2021, and as further amended; articles 317, 332, 333, 337-B and
337-C of the Brazilian Decree-Law No. 2.848, dated as of 7 December 1940 (Penal
Code), as amended; the Brazilian Federal Law No. 9.613, dated as of 3 March 1998,
as amended; the Brazilian Federal Law No. 13.260, dated as of 16 March 2016, as
amended; the Brazilian Federal Law No. 13.810, dated as of 8 March 2019, as amended;
the Brazilian Decree No. 3.678, dated as of 30 November 2000, as amended; the Brazilian
Decree No. 11.129, dated as of 11 July 2022, as amended; Brazilian Federal Decree
No. 8,420, dated as of 18 March 2015, as amended; Brazilian Federal Law No. 8,666,
dated as of 21 June 1993, as amended; Brazilian Federal Law No. 9,504, dated as
of 30 September 1997, as amended; Brazilian Law No. 12,813, dated as of 16 May 2013,
as amended; and all national and international Laws enacted to implement the OECD Convention
on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions;
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(B) “Restricted Territory”
means any country or territory that is or was at the relevant time itself the subject or
target of any comprehensive country-wide or territory-wide Sanctions Laws (which, for the
avoidance of doubt, comprise (for the period from 24 April 2019 to 1 July 2025)
Syria and (as of the date of this Agreement) North Korea, Cuba, Iran, the Crimea, the
so-called Donetsk People’s Republic and the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic
regions of Ukraine and the non-government-controlled areas of the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia
oblasts of Ukraine);
(C) “Sanctioned Person”
means any person that is or was at the relevant time (as relevant) the target of any Sanctions
Laws, including:
(i) any person listed on any Sanctions Laws-related
list of designated persons maintained by the United States of America;
(ii) any person listed on any Sanctions Laws-related
list of designated persons maintained by the European Union or any member state of the European
Union;
(iii) any person listed on any Sanctions Laws-related
list of designated persons maintained by the United Kingdom;
(iv) any person listed on any Sanctions Laws-related
list of designated persons maintained by the United Nations Security Council;
(v) any government or government instrumentality
of or within a Restricted Territory;
(vi) the government of Venezuela;
(vii) any person located, organised or ordinarily
resident in any Restricted Territory; or
(viii) any person who is directly or indirectly
fifty per cent (50%) or more owned or controlled by any one or more of the persons described
in paragraphs (i) to (vii) (inclusive) above;
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(D) “Sanctions Authority”
means:
(i) the United Nations Security Council;
(ii) the United States of America and the
governmental institutions and agencies thereof, including the Office of Foreign Assets Control
of the US Department of the Treasury, the US Department of Commerce, and the US Department
of State;
(iii) the United Kingdom and the governmental
institutions and agencies thereof, including His Majesty’s Treasury and the Office
of Financial Sanctions Implementation of the United Kingdom;
(iv) the European Union and the governmental
institutions and agencies thereof and each European Union member state and the governmental
and agencies thereof; and
(v) Brazil and the governmental institutions
and agencies thereof;
(E) “Sanctions Laws” means
all economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced
from time to time by any Sanctions Authority in each case to the extent applicable to any
member of the Target Group; and
(F) “Trade Laws” means
all export, import, customs, trade and anti-boycott Laws administered, enacted or enforced
by the United States of America, the United Kingdom, the European Union, any European Union
member state, Brazil, Panama or Chile, or the governmental institutions or agencies of the
foregoing, in each case to the extent applicable to any member of the Target Group, including:
(i) the U.S. Export Administration Regulations,
the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations, and the import Laws administered by U.S.
Customs and Border Protection; and
(ii) the anti-boycott Laws administered by
the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
6. Employees
6.1 Document reference 6.7.3.1.3 in the Data
Room contains an anonymised list, which is complete and accurate in all material respects,
of all employees of the Target Group including each employee’s: (A) date of hire;
(B) job title or position; (C) work location (country, state and city); and (D) current
annual base compensation rate and/or hourly rate of pay (as applicable).
6.2 No officer or employee with a designation
of “Grade 19” or higher (as determined by reference to column “W”
of the spreadsheet located at document reference 6.7.3.1.3 of the Data Room) (but excluding,
for the avoidance of doubt, any member of crew of any Vessel) has given notice of termination
of employment in any written notice addressed and delivered to any of the members of the
Target Group.
6.3 Except as otherwise disclosed in the Disclosure
Letter, (A) no employees of any member of the Target Group are represented by a Labour
Organisation with respect to their employment with any member of the Target Group, (B) no
member of the Target Group has recognised any Labour Organisation as the representative of
any employees of any member of the Target Group for collective bargaining, information or
consultation purposes, and (C) copies of the collective bargaining agreements between
any such employee representative bodies and any member of the Target Group are located at
document references 6.7.30.1.8, 6.7.30.1.10 and 6.7.30.1.17 of the Data Room. So far
as the relevant Seller is aware, there are no demands for recognition or certification by
any Labour Organisation relating to employees of the Target Group pending against any member
of the Target Group.
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6.4 Each member of the Target Group is, and
for the five (5) years prior to the date of this Agreement, has been in compliance in
all material respects with all applicable employment and labour Laws including, without limitation,
all applicable Law regarding terms and conditions of employment, health and safety, wages
and hours, child labour, immigration, employment discrimination, quota for the hiring of
people with disabilities, equal opportunity, plant closures and layoffs, redundancies, affirmative
action, workers’ compensation, labour relations, employee leave issues, unemployment
insurance, and automated employment decision tools and other artificial intelligence.
6.5 None of the members of the Target Group
employ minors up to the age of eighteen (18), including apprentice minors (menores aprendizes).
6.6 There are no employment contracts between
any member of the Target Group and any current or former employees of the Target Group which
contain a notice period longer than that required by applicable labour Laws.
6.7 All officers and employees of each member
of the Target Group are all regularly registered in the “Livro ou Ficha de Registro
de Empregados”, the “eSocial” and/or the “CTPS Digital” systems
(as applicable).
6.8 No member of the Target Group is in default
in any payment owing to any current or former employees for any services or amounts required
to be reimbursed or otherwise paid, except for arrearages occurring in the ordinary course
of business.
6.9 There are no existing nor, as far as the
relevant Seller is aware, threatened Actions in relation to any member of the Target Group
by or in respect of any employee or former employee in respect of his or her employment under
which the amount claimed is: (A) in excess of twenty-five thousand US dollars (USD 25,000)
individually, or (B) two hundred and fifty thousand US dollars (USD 250,000) in the
aggregate.
6.10 There are no existing nor, as far as
the relevant Seller is aware, threatened Actions filed by or with any Governmental Authority
in connection with the employment or termination of employment of any current or former employee
of any member of the Target Group (including any claim relating to unfair labour practices,
employment discrimination, harassment, retaliation, equal pay, wages and hours, or any other
labour or employment-related matters arising under applicable Law) under which the amount
claimed is: (A) in excess of twenty-five thousand US dollars (USD 25,000) individually,
or (B) two hundred fifty thousand US dollars (USD 250,000) in the aggregate.
6.11 There are no strikes, work stoppages or
other material labour disputes against or affecting any member of the Target Group nor, so
far as the relevant Seller is aware, any facts and circumstances in existence which would
be reasonably likely to give rise to any of the foregoing.
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6.12 In the three (3) years prior to
the date of this Agreement, no member of the Target Group is or has been party to a settlement
agreement with a current or former officer or employee of any member of the Target Group
that involves allegations of sexual harassment or sexual misconduct by either: (A) any
officer of any member of the Target Group, or (B) any employee of the Target Group with
a designation of “Grade 19” or higher (as determined by reference to column “W”
of the spreadsheet located at document reference 6.7.3.1.3 of the Data Room). In the last
three (3) years, so far as the relevant Seller is aware, no allegations of sexual harassment
or sexual misconduct have been made against any officer of any member of the Target Group
or any employee of the Target Group with a designation of “Grade 19” or higher
(as determined by reference to column “W” of the spreadsheet located at document
reference 6.7.3.1.3 of the Data Room).
6.13 So far as the relevant Seller is aware,
no current or former employee or officer of any member of the Target Group is in violation
of any material term of any employment agreement, non-disclosure agreement, non-competition
agreement, non-solicitation agreement or other restrictive covenant agreement entered into
with any member of the Target Group.
7. Leased Real Property
7.1 Folders 2.3.7.2, 6.4.17.1 and 6.4.37 in
the Data Room set out the only Properties owned, leased, subleased, used or occupied by any
member of the Target Group or in which any member of the Target Group has an interest (the
“Leased Real Properties”). The Data Room contains copies, at folders 2.3.7.2,
6.4.17.1 and 6.4.37, which are complete and accurate in all material respects, of all agreements
under which the Target Group leases, subleases or otherwise occupies the Leased Real Property,
as may have been amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (together
with all guarantees thereof, the “Leases”).
7.2 So far as the relevant Seller is aware,
the Target Group has a valid leasehold interest in each parcel of Leased Real Property pursuant
to the Leases, in each case, free and clear of any Encumbrances other than Permitted Encumbrances.
The Leases are valid instruments, in full force and effect, and enforceable against the Target
Group and against any other counterparty thereto, in accordance with their respective terms.
The Leases have not been terminated, assigned or subleased.
7.3 No member of the Target Group nor, so
far as the relevant Seller is aware, any other party to any Lease is in breach thereof or
default thereunder that would be material to the Target Group’s business taken as a
whole and, so far as the relevant Seller is aware, no event has occurred that would constitute
a default under any of the Leases that would be material to the Target Group’s business
taken as a whole.
7.4 The Target Group does not own any Property.
The members of the Target Group have not agreed to purchase, nor is any member of the Target
Group obligated to purchase, any Property from a third party under any Contract.
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8. Antitrust
8.1 No member of the Target Group is or has
at any time in the five (5) years prior to date of this Agreement been party to or directly
or indirectly concerned in any agreement, arrangement, understanding or practice which:
(A) infringes or infringed any applicable
competition or anti-trust Law in any jurisdiction in which the business of the Target Group
is or has been carried on; or
(B) so far as the relevant Seller is aware,
is or has been the subject of any investigation or site inspection by, or in respect of which
any member of the Target Group has received a request for information, warning or notice
in writing from, any Governmental Authority located in any jurisdiction in which the business
of the Target Group is or has been carried on, in each case pursuant to any applicable competition
or anti-trust Law.
8.2 No member of the Target Group has given
any undertaking to any Governmental Authority, no order, decision, judgment or direction
of any Governmental Authority has been made against any member of the Target Group and communicated
in writing to any member of the Target Group, or in relation to it, pursuant to any applicable
competition or anti-trust Law in any jurisdiction in which the business of the Target Group
is or has been carried on which materially restricts the manner in which any member of the
Target Group is permitted to conduct any business.
8.3 No member of the Target Group has received
any state aid, or any written notice of any investigation, complaint, Action or negative
decision in relation to the receipt or the alleged receipt of any state aid or alleged state
aid, from any Governmental Authority in any jurisdiction in which the business of the Target
Group is or has been carried on.
9. Employee Benefit Plans
9.1 Folders 6.7.14.1.1 and 6.7.65.3 and document
references 6.7.30.1.8, 6.7.30.1.10 and 6.7.30.1.17 in the Data Room contain copies of each
written Benefit Plan. There are no unwritten Benefit Plans. Since 31 December 2025,
no member of the Target Group has adopted any new Benefit Plan.
9.2 Other than pursuant to the Employee Retention
Arrangements, Benefit Plans or any Labour Agreements contained in folders 6.7.14.1.1, 6.7.65.3,
6.7.53 and 6.7.30.1 in the Data Room, there are no obligations, agreements or arrangements
(whether funded or unfunded) which any member of the Target Group contributes to or may become
liable to contribute to or is or has become or may become liable to satisfy under which benefits
are payable on retirement, death or following termination of employment or service to employees
of the Target Group.
9.3 For the five (5) years prior to the
date of this Agreement, each member of the Target Group has duly complied in all material
respects with its obligations under applicable Law relating to the Benefit Plans.
9.4 There is no existing, nor, so far as the
relevant Seller is aware, threatened in writing to a member of the Target Group, Action relating
to the Benefit Plans other than routine claims for benefits.
9.5 No member of the Target Group has any
commitment or obligation and has not made any representations to adopt, amend, modify or
terminate any Benefit Plan in connection with Completion or otherwise.
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9.6 Except for the Employee Retention Arrangements,
neither the execution of this Agreement nor Completion will (either alone or in connection
with the termination of employment or service of any officer, employee, director or individual
service provider prior to, following or in connection with Completion):
(A) accelerate the time of payment or vesting
or trigger any payment or funding of compensation or benefits under, or increase the amount
payable or trigger any other obligation pursuant to, any Benefit Plan of any member of the
Target Group or to any officer, employee, director or individual service provider of any
member of the Target Group; or
(B) entitle any officer, employee, director
or individual service provider of any member of the Target Group to any payment or benefit,
including any bonus, retention, severance, retirement or job security payment or benefit,
including in respect of any payment or gross up, indemnity or reimbursement for any Tax incurred
by such person in relation to the foregoing.
9.7 All material contributions and other amounts
which have fallen due for payment by a member of the Target Group under the Benefit Plans
have been paid up to the latest payment date as at the date of this Agreement.
10. Environmental Matters
10.1 For the five (5) years prior to
the date of this Agreement, each member of the Target Group, and all assets owned or operated
by, and all operations conducted by, each member of the Target Group, have been in compliance
in all material respects with all applicable Environmental Laws (which compliance includes
the possession by each member of the Target Group of all material Environmental Permits required
under applicable Environmental Laws and compliance in all material respects with the terms
and conditions thereof). During the five (5) years prior to the date of this Agreement,
no Governmental Authority has terminated, or threatened in writing to any member of the Target
Group to terminate, any material Environmental Permit held by the members of the Target Group.
10.2 There are no existing nor, so far as
the relevant Seller is aware, threatened Environmental Claims against any member of the Target
Group under which the amount claimed is in excess of five hundred thousand US dollars (USD
500,000) or, where the amount claimed is not specified, reasonably expected to be in excess
of five hundred thousand US dollars (USD 500,000) and, so far as the relevant Seller is aware,
there are no facts, circumstances or conditions, including the presence of any Hazardous
Materials, that would be reasonably likely to form the basis of an Environmental Claim under
which the amount claimed would be in excess of five hundred thousand US dollars (USD 500,000).
10.3 The relevant Seller has Disclosed to
the Purchasers in folder 6.6.6 in the Data Room copies and results of any reports, data,
investigations, audits and assessments (including Phase I environmental site assessments
and Phase II environmental site assessments) completed within the three (3) years prior
to the date of this Agreement and in the possession of any member of the Target Group pertaining
to: (A) any unresolved material Environmental Claims; (B) any Hazardous Materials
in, on, beneath or adjacent to any property currently or formerly owned, operated or leased
by any member of the Target Group, in circumstances which would be reasonably linked to form
the basis of any material Environmental Claim against any member of the Target Group; or
(C) any member of the Target Group’s material breach of Environmental Laws.
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11. Intellectual Property, Information
Technology and Privacy
11.1 Document reference 6.4.34.3 in the Data
Room sets forth a list, which is complete and accurate, of all issued, registered (or applications
for the registration of) Intellectual Property that is included in the Target Group IP (the
“Registered Target Group IP”) and any domain names and social media accounts
included in the Target Group IP.
11.2 The Registered Target Group IP is exclusively
owned by a member of the Target Group and has been prosecuted or otherwise registered in
compliance with applicable Law.
11.3 Other than in connection with the Restricted
Names or under any Contingency Transitional Services Agreement, no Seller or member of either
Relevant Seller Group owns any Intellectual Property material to the business of the Target
Group.
11.4 All renewal, application and other official
registry fees for the maintenance of the Registered Target Group IP and the domain names
and social media accounts included in the Target Group IP have been paid.
11.5 So far as the relevant Seller is aware,
each of the members of the Target Group owns, is licensed or otherwise has valid and enforceable
rights to use all material Intellectual Property used in or necessary for the operation of
the Target Group’s business as currently conducted, in each case, free and clear of
any Encumbrances.
11.6 So far as the relevant Seller is aware,
the operation of the Target Group’s business as currently conducted, including the
use of Intellectual Property, does not, and has not in the three (3) years prior to
the date of this Agreement, infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated (“Infringe”)
any third party’s Intellectual Property. In the three (3) years prior to the date
of this Agreement, no written notice of claim has been received by a member of the Target
Group or, so far as the relevant Seller is aware, threatened by any person against any member
of the Target Group, in each case, alleging that the Target Group’s use of any of the
Target Group IP or the conduct of the Target Group’s business Infringes the Intellectual
Property of any person.
11.7 The Computer Systems are, so far as the
relevant Seller is aware:
(A) free from malicious code or similar devices
that could materially interfere with their normal operation, cause damage to or allow unauthorised
access to such Computer Systems or any software or data thereon; and
(B) materially sufficient for the business
of the Target Group as currently conducted.
11.8 The Target Group: (A) takes commercially
reasonable steps to provide for the back-up and recovery of data owned or controlled by the
Target Group, (B) has implemented commercially reasonable disaster recovery plans and
procedures relevant to the Target Group’s business, and (C) takes commercially
reasonable actions that are designed to protect the integrity and security of the Computer
Systems and the information stored therein, processed thereon or transmitted therefrom from
unauthorised use, access or modification by third parties. During the three (3) years
prior to the date of this Agreement, there has been no failure or substandard performance
of any Computer Systems that has caused any disruption to the Target Group’s business,
which failure or disruption was material to the Target Group’s business as a whole
as presently conducted and, so far as the relevant Seller is aware, during the three (3) years
prior to the date of this Agreement, there has been no unauthorised use, access or modification
by third parties to the Computer Systems which would be material to the Target Group’s
business taken as a whole.
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11.9 With respect to the processing, collection,
storage, disclosure, transfer and/or use of any Personal Data by the Target Group in connection
with its business, each member of the Target Group is, and for the three (3) years prior
to the date of this Agreement has been, in compliance in all material respects with: (A) all
applicable Data Protection Laws, and (B) Target Group privacy policies and procedures,
copies of which policies are located at folder 2.5.6.3 and document references 6.4.32.2
and 6.4.32.3 in the Data Room.
11.10 During the three (3) years prior
to the date of this Agreement, no member of the Target Group has: (A) suffered any material
Personal Data Breach, including any breach that was required to be reported to the relevant
supervisory authority; (B) been subject to investigations or requests from any supervisory
authority or other Governmental Authority which have been notified in writing to any member
of the Target Group relating to the data processing activities and compliance with applicable
Data Protection Laws; or (C) received written notice from any individuals alleging material
non-compliance with Data Protection Laws, or alleging that any response to a request for
data subject to exercising their rights under Data Protection Laws was not materially compliant
with applicable Data Protection Laws.
11.11 None of the trade secrets of the members
of the Target Group have been published or publicly disclosed by the members of the Target
Group or, so far as the relevant Seller is aware, by any other person to any person, in each
case, except pursuant to licences or contracts requiring such other persons to keep such
trade secrets confidential.
11.12 For the purposes of paragraph 11
of this Schedule 4, the following definitions shall apply:
(A) “Computer Systems”
shall mean the computer hardware, servers, networks, platforms, peripherals, data communication
lines and other information technology equipment and related systems, including all software
stored or used thereon, that are owned, licenced, leased, used or held for use by the Target
Group;
(B) “Data Protection Laws”
shall mean any and all applicable Law relating to: (i) the receipt, collection, compilation,
use, storage, processing, sharing, safeguarding, security (including technical, organisational
and physical), disposal, destruction, disclosure or transfer (including cross-border) of
Personal Data, and (ii) breach notification in connection with Personal Data;
(C) “Personal Data” shall
mean, in addition to any definition for such term or for any similar term (e.g., “personally
identifiable information” or “PII”) provided by Data Protection Laws, or
by any member of the Target Group in any of their respective privacy policies, notices or
contracts, all information that directly or indirectly relates to an identified or identifiable
individual person;
(D) “Personal Data Breach”
shall have the meaning given to it under Data Protection Laws; and
(E) “Target Group IP” means
Intellectual Property that is owned by the Target Group.
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12. Taxes
12.1 Each material Tax Return, including SPED
(Sistema Público de Escrituração Digital)-related information
(such as SPED-Contábil, EFD (Escrituração Fiscal Digital), EFD-Contribuições,
NFe (Nota Fiscal Eletrônica)), required to be filed by, or on behalf of, any
member of the Target Group with any Tax Authority within the last six (6) years has
been filed on or before the applicable due date (including any extensions of such due date)
and, so far as the relevant Seller is aware, has been prepared in accordance with all applicable
Law in all material respects and, so far as the relevant Seller is aware, was (when filed)
and remains true, correct, and complete in all material respects.
12.2 So far as the relevant Seller is aware,
all material Taxes due and payable by or with respect to any member of the Target Group (whether
or not shown on any such Tax Return), including any material Taxes imposed on or with respect
to the property of any member of the Target Group, have been timely paid in full, other than
those provided for in the Historical Financial Statements.
12.3 No member of the Target Group is currently
the beneficiary of any modification, waiver or extension of time within which to file any
income or other Tax Return and no request for any such modification, waiver or extension
is currently pending. No member of the Target Group has granted any extension, modification
or waiver of the limitation period with respect to any Tax or Tax Return (including with
respect to the payment, assessment or collection of any Tax) that remains in effect and no
request for any such extension, modification or waiver is currently pending.
12.4 Except as otherwise disclosed in the
Disclosure Letter, so far as the relevant Seller is aware, the members of the Target Group
are not party to any Tax incentive or Tax benefit programmes, Tax instalment payment plans
or any other programmes for the settlement of overdue Taxes, nor is any member of the Target
Group a party to any Tax settlement or commitment agreements (“Tax Incentives”).
So far as the relevant Seller is aware, the members of the Target Group have within the last
six (6) years fully and timely complied with all material obligations and conditions
related to the Tax Incentives.
12.5 So far as the relevant Seller is aware,
each member of the Target Group has: (A) timely withheld, deducted and collected all
material Taxes required to have been withheld, deducted or collected by it in connection
with or with respect to amounts paid, received or owing to or from any employee, creditor,
stockholder, independent contractor, customer or other person; (B) timely paid over
any amounts so withheld, deducted or collected to the appropriate Tax Authority; and (C) otherwise
complied in all material respects with all applicable Law (including information reporting
requirements) relating to the withholding, collection and remittance of Taxes.
12.6 There are no material Actions ongoing,
pending or, so far as the relevant Seller is aware, threatened against or with respect to
any member of the Target Group with respect to any Tax Return or Tax. No material adjustment
with respect to any Tax Return, Tax Authority Claim, claim for any additional Tax or deficiency
for Taxes has been received by any member of the Target Group that has not been paid or accounted
for in full.
12.7 No claim in writing has been received
by any member of the Target Group from any Tax Authority in any jurisdiction where that member
of the Target Group does not file a particular type of Tax Return or pay a particular type
of Tax that such member of the Target Group is or may be required to file such type of Tax
Return of pay such Tax.
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12.8 Each member of the Target Group has,
at all times, been exclusively a resident for all Tax purposes in its jurisdiction of organisation.
So far as the relevant Seller is aware, no member of the Target Group has acted or acts as
the branch, agent, factor or any Tax representative of any person resident for Tax purposes
outside of that member’s jurisdiction of organisation.
12.9 No member of the Target Group: (A) has
been a member of a group filing a consolidated, combined, affiliated, unitary or similar
income Tax Return, or (B) so far as the relevant Seller is aware, has any Liability
for the Taxes of any other person as a result of being a member of any such group, as a transferee
or successor, by contract or otherwise.
12.10 No member of the Target Group has at
any time entered into or been engaged in or been a party to or promoter of any scheme, transaction
or arrangement which was required by Law to be specifically disclosed by a member of the
Target Group to a Tax Authority or which the relevant member of the Target Group entered
into with a main or dominant purpose of the avoidance of Tax.
12.11 No member of the Target Group is party
to or bound by any Tax allocation or Tax sharing agreement with respect to any person under
which it is liable to make any material payment, other than any agreement not primarily related
to Taxes which is entered into: (A) in the ordinary course of business, or (B) solely
between members of the Target Group. So far as the Sellers are aware, no member of the Target
Group is liable to discharge or make a payment in respect of a Tax Liability which is the
primary liability of another person and, so far as the Sellers are aware, there are no facts
and circumstances which are likely to give rise to a Tax Liability that has arisen or arises
primarily to another person.
12.12 There are no Encumbrances with respect
to Taxes upon any of the assets or properties of any member of the Target Group other than
Permitted Encumbrances.
12.13 Adequate accruals and reserves in accordance
with applicable Law and accounting principles and practices generally accepted in Brazil
as of the Accounts Date have been made in the Historical Financial Statements (with respect
to all periods covered thereby) for all Taxes not yet due and payable by or with respect
to any member of the Target Group.
12.14 So far as the Sellers are aware, since
the period or date, as applicable, covered by the Historical Financial Statements, no Tax
Liability has been incurred by or with respect to any member of the Target Group in respect
of matters outside of the ordinary course of business.
12.15 So far as the Sellers are aware, all
material transactions entered into by or among the Target Group have been made or entered
into in accordance with arm’s length principles and in compliance in all material respects
with any applicable Law regarding transfer pricing. Each member of the Target Group has properly
and in a timely manner documented its transfer pricing methodologies in accordance with all
applicable Law.
12.16 Neither: (A) more than fifty percent
(50%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of any member of the Target
Group, nor (B) more than fifty percent (50%) of the total value of the stock of any
member of the Target Group, in each case, is (or has ever been) owned, directly or indirectly,
by Tax residents of the United States, either individually or in the aggregate.
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12.17 Each member of the Target Group has
kept and preserved complete, accurate and up-to-date records and information in all material
respects as required by applicable Law.
12.18 Each member of the Target Group is a
taxable person, registered for VAT purposes, but no member of the Target Group is or has
in the six (6) years prior to the date of this Agreement been treated for VAT purposes
as being a member of any group of companies which included a company which is not a Target
Company. All supplies made by a Target Company are taxable supplies for VAT purposes.
13. Contracts
13.1 Document references 6.4.9.1.11 and 6.4.9.2.56
in the Data Room list, as of the date hereof, each of the following Contracts to which any
member of the Target Group is a party or to which assets or properties of the Target Group
are subject (each, a “Material Contract”) but excluding any Contract relating
to overdraft, loan and other financial facilities available to any member of the Target Group,
including all debentures, charges, guarantees and indemnities related to any such overdraft,
loan and other financial facilities, which are covered by paragraph 21 of this Schedule
4:
(A) all Petrobras Contracts;
(B) all Charters: (i) of a duration in
excess of six (6) months, or (ii) with a value in excess of five million US dollars
(USD 5,000,000) and a duration of 12 months or less;
(C) all Contracts under which any member of
the Target Group has made or received payments of more than one million US dollars (USD 1,000,000)
in the eighteen (18) calendar months prior to the date of this Agreement;
(D) all Contracts providing for payments by
or to any member of the Target Group in excess of five hundred thousand US dollars (USD 500,000)
per year;
(E) all Contracts placing an Encumbrance on,
or relating to the sale of, any asset of any member of the Target Group with a value in excess
of one hundred thousand US dollars (USD 100,000);
(F) all Contracts material to the Target Group
with its top five (5) suppliers and its top five (5) customers, in each case,
measured by dollar value for the twelve (12) calendar months ended 30 September 2025
of the Target Group;
(G) all Contracts: (i) requiring any
member of the Target Group to purchase its total requirements of any product or services
from a third party, or (ii) containing “take or pay” provisions;
(H) all Contracts for acquisitions or dispositions
(by merger, purchase or sale of assets or equity or otherwise) of any business or a material
amount of assets, shares or other equity interests of any other person or any Property, in
each case, which are yet to be performed by any member of the Target Group in all material
respects or pursuant to which any member of the Target Group has continuing obligations which
are yet to be performed in all material respects;
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(I) other than the Petrobras Contracts, all
other Contracts with a Governmental Authority under which any party to the contract has made
payments of more than two hundred fifty thousand US dollars (USD 250,000);
(J) in relation to any Vessel, the following
Contracts: (i) management (technical and/or commercial) agreements, (ii) crewing
agreements, (iii) operating agreements, (iv) stacking (lay-up) agreements, (v) finance
leasing (including sale/leaseback or similar arrangements) or (vi) agreements for the
pooling of any Vessel, in each case, which have individually resulted in payments to or by
any member of the Target Group of more than two hundred fifty thousand US dollars (USD 250,000)
in the financial year prior to the date of this Agreement;
(K) all agreements entered into by each member
of the Target Group and in force on the date of this Agreement with respect to any vessel
constructed or in the course of being constructed for any member of the Target Group, including
shipbuilding agreements, and the financing thereof, including performance guarantees, counter
guarantees, refund guarantees, supervision agreements and plan verification services agreements;
(L) all Contracts involving Material IP Licences;
(M) all joint venture or partnership agreements;
and
(N) any Contract that: (i) requires any
member of the Target Group to conduct any business on a “most favoured nation”
or “most favoured customer” basis with any third person; (ii) provides for
“exclusivity” or similar obligations to which any member of the Target Group
is subject or a beneficiary thereof; or (iii) grants any right of first refusal, right
of first offer or similar right related to any material assets or rights of any member of
the Target Group;
13.2 Copies of each Material Contract: (A) have
been disclosed in the Data Room with document references for such Contracts as set out in
document references 6.4.9.1.11 and 6.4.9.2.56 in the Data Room, and (B) are accurate
and complete in all material respects.
13.3 So far as the relevant Seller is aware,
each Material Contract is in full force and effect and represents a valid, legally binding
and enforceable obligation of the applicable member of the Target Group and the other party
or parties thereto.
13.4 No member of the Target Group is in material
breach of any Material Contract and, so far as the relevant Seller is aware, the other parties
to each Material Contract are not in material breach of such Material Contracts.
13.5 No member of the Target Group has committed
any breach of a Charter that would permit termination of such Charter prior to the expiration
of its stated term.
13.6 No counterparty to a Material Contract
has, during the twelve (12) months preceding the date of this Agreement, terminated, suspended
or otherwise adversely and materially modified any Material Contract or served on any member
of the Target Group a written notice of its intention to terminate, suspend or otherwise
adversely and materially modify any Material Contract.
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13.7 Other than any Material Contract, no
member of the Target Group is a party to any Contract, agreement or arrangement in writing
which is material and subsisting and, in each case:
(A) is not on an arm’s length basis;
or
(B) relates to matters not within the ordinary
business of the Target Group.
14. Target Permits
14.1 Document references 2.3.9.1.10 and 2.3.9.1.11
in the Data Room set forth a true, complete and correct list of all Permits which are required
for the operation of the Target Group’s business and owned or possessed by any member
of the Target Group (collectively, the “Target Permits”). Copies of each
Target Permit have been provided at folders 2.3.7.2.3, 2.3.7.2.4, 2.3.9.1, 2.3.12, 2.4.9,
2.5.9 and 6.4.7 of the Data Room and are true, complete and accurate in all material respects.
14.2 So far as the relevant Seller is aware,
all Target Permits are valid and in full force and effect. All applications required to have
been filed for the renewal of each Target Permit as at the date of this Agreement have been
duly filed on a timely basis with the appropriate Governmental Authority. All other material
filings required to have been made with respect to each Target Permit during the three (3) years
prior to the date of this Agreement have been duly made on a timely basis with the appropriate
Governmental Authority. No consent, notice, or approval is required for the Target Permits
to remain in place following Completion.
14.3 There are no existing defaults or violations
by any member of the Target Group in respect of any Target Permits that would be material
to the Target Group’s business as a whole and, so far as the relevant Seller is aware,
no Action is existing, or has been threatened in writing to a member of the Target Group,
to revoke, terminate, suspend, cancel, limit or adversely modify any Target Permit and, so
far as each Seller is aware, there are no facts, circumstances or conditions that if made
known to the appropriate Governmental Authorities would be reasonably likely to result in
an Action to revoke, terminate, suspend, cancel, limit or adversely modify any such Target
Permit.
14.4 No member of the Target Group is party
to any material organized port concession agreement, public port facility lease agreement,
or private or adhesion agreement for the operation of port facilities.
14.5 During the three (3) years prior
to the date of this Agreement:
(A) no member of the Target Group has violated
in any material respect the Brazilian Federal Law No. 9,432/1997 and Decree No. 2,596/1998
(maritime transport and offshore support navigation) or the rules issued by the Merchant
Marine Fund Board (CDFMM) under Federal Law No. 10,893/2004 regarding national-content
indexes applicable to shipbuilding and access to the Merchant Marine Fund, and all local
content certifications required under applicable Law have been duly obtained, in each case
as they are applicable to the relevant member of the Target Group and its respective business;
and
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(B) no member of the Target Group has received
any written notice: (i) regarding any such violation by any member of the Target Group
of the aforementioned Law, decrees and rules; or (ii) issued by, or of any proceedings
pending before, ANTAQ or CDFMM or any other competent authority alleging a material breach
by any member of the Target Group in respect of such aforementioned Law, decrees and rules,
in each case, as they are applicable to the relevant member of the Target Group and its respective
business.
15. Insurance
15.1 Document reference 2.3.5.1.10 in the
Data Room sets forth a list of all insurance policies maintained by the Sellers’ Group
or Target Group insuring the properties, assets or operations of any member of the Target
Group and under which any member of the Target Group would be entitled to benefit from, including,
without limitation, policies of title, liability, fire, casualty, business interruption and
workers’ compensation and all other forms of insurance (collectively, the “Target
Policies” and individually, a “Target Policy”). Copies of each
Target Policy are contained in folders 2.2.5.1, 2.3.5.1, 6.4.13.4 and 6.4.18 of the Data
Room, and such copies are complete and accurate in all material respects.
15.2 So far as the relevant Seller is aware,
each of the Target Policies are valid and in full force and effect. All premiums due and
payable under any Target Policies have been paid as at the date of this Agreement.
15.3 No member of the Target Group is in breach
or default under any Target Policy which breach or default would be material to the Target
Group’s business as a whole, nor has any member of the Target Group received a written
notice of cancellation, termination or non-renewal of any Target Policy.
15.4 During the past three (3) years,
each member of the Target Group is and has been in compliance in all material respects with
all requirements to maintain insurance under applicable Law and all Material Contracts.
15.5 Other than as Disclosed or as set out
in any Employee Benefit Plan, the Target Group does not maintain any self-insurance, fronted
insurance or captive insurance and does not have any liability with respect to any such insurance
or arrangement.
15.6 Each member of the Target Group has the
benefit of insurance with respect to cybersecurity and each member of the Target Group has
complied in all material respects with the terms and conditions of such insurance policies
applicable to that member of the Target Group.
15.7 There is no claim by any member of the
Target Group pending under any Target Policy as to which coverage has been denied (excluding
any amounts in respect of VAT) or disputed by the underwriters of any Target Policy.
16. Brokers
Other than pursuant to the engagement
of Pareto Securities AS as financial advisor in respect of the Transaction, no broker, finder or similar intermediary has acted for or
on behalf of any member of the Target Group in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, and no broker,
finder, agent or similar intermediary is entitled to any broker’s, finder’s or similar fee or other commission in connection
therewith based on any agreement with any member of the Target Group, or any action taken by them or on their behalf.
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17. Title to Assets; Sufficiency
17.1 Each member of the Target Group owns
with valid title to (and/or in the case of leased or licensed assets, the right to use, with
a valid leasehold interest or licence) all assets, whether tangible or intangible and wherever
situated, operated, owned, leased, licensed or held by such member of the Target Group and
which individually or in the aggregate are material to the business of the Target Group as
a whole, free and clear of all Encumbrances other than Permitted Encumbrances.
17.2 All the material tangible personal property
of Target Group is in good operating condition and repair, normal wear and tear excepted,
save for machinery and equipment under routine repair or out of service in the ordinary course
of business and as would not materially affect the current operations of the Target Group.
18. Vessels
18.1 Document reference 6.4.13.1.9 in the
Data Room sets forth a list of all vessels, which is complete and accurate in all material
respects, owned by the Target Group (“Vessels”), including:
(A) all Charters in force applicable to each
Vessel as of the date of this Agreement;
(B) the endorsements with respect to each
Vessel; and
(C) the respective type, class, deadweight
tonnage, gross tonnage, shipowner and disponent owner, number and date of issuance of the
REB certificate (if maintained in respect of such Vessel), with respect to each Vessel.
18.2 Each Vessel has been duly registered,
in a regular status, before the Brazilian Admiralty Court (Tribunal Marítimo Brasileiro),
or the competent Port Captaincy (Capitania dos Portos), in accordance with Brazilian
Federal Law No. 7,652/1998, and/or the Brazilian Special Registry (REB) (as applicable
in respect of each Vessel), in accordance with Brazilian Federal Law No. 9,432/1997,
flying the Brazilian flag on a permanent and/or temporary basis, as applicable.
18.3 Each Vessel is maintained with its class
without condition or recommendation communicated to any member of the Target Group in writing
by the relevant classification society applicable to such Vessel, affecting the Vessel’s
class.
18.4 To the extent required by applicable
Law, all existing charter agreements relating to the fleet of Vessels operated by the Target
Group have been duly and timely registered before the Management System of Chartering in
Maritime Shipping (Sistema de Afretamento da Navegação Marítima)
(“SAMA”) of ANTAQ, and their copies have been duly and timely submitted
to ANTAQ, each to the extent the obligation to do so rests with a member of the Target Group
under applicable Law.
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18.5 All Vessels are covered by the Mandatory
Insurance for Personal Injuries Caused by Ships or their Cargo (Seguro Obrigatório
de Danos Pessoais Causados por Embarcações ou por suas Cargas) (“DPEM”),
established by Law No. 8,374/1991.
18.6 Each Vessel is solely owned by the member
of the Target Group set forth opposite its name at document reference 6.4.13.1.9 of the Data
Room, free and clear of all Encumbrances.
18.7 The Sellers and the Target Companies
have provided to the Purchasers, at folder 6.4.13.6 of the Data Room access to each of the
reports, surveys and inspections of the Vessels which have been produced in the three (3) years
prior to the date of this Agreement and which are in the possession of a member of the Target
Group. No violation, recommendation or exception which would be material to the business
of the Target Group as operated in the ordinary course as at the date of this Agreement noted
in the course of any such report, survey or inspection remains uncorrected.
18.8 Each of the Vessels is in adequate operating
condition and repair, normal ordinary wear and tear excepted, or with respect to the Vessels
on inactive lay-up status, is in proper condition for such lay-up and maintained in accordance
with applicable Law and has all required certificates as specified in writing in the relevant
Target Policy necessary for continued insurance coverage under such Target Policy.
18.9 Each Vessel is operated in compliance
in all material respects with all applicable international, national, state and local maritime
Laws.
18.10 There are no outstanding restrictions
or limitations imposed by any Governmental Authority and communicated in writing to any member
of the Target Group with respect to the Vessels or the operations thereof.
18.11 In the five (5) years prior to
the date of this Agreement, so far as the relevant Seller is aware, none of the Vessels has
been used in violation of any applicable Law that would subject such Vessel to an in rem
claim or to arrest, seizure or forfeiture by any Governmental Authority.
18.12 Wilson, Sons Offshore S.A. and Magallanes
Navegação Brasileira S.A. each qualify as Brazilian Navigation Companies (Empresa
Brasileira de Navegação) (“EBN”) under the ANTAQ Authorization
Term No. 529, dated as of 10 June 2009, and No. 581, dated as of 25 August 2009.
18.13 Wilson, Sons Offshore S.A. and Magallanes
Navegação Brasileira S.A are each registered before the Brazilian Admiralty
Court (Tribunal Marítimo Brasileiro) as a shipowner under Shipowner Registration
Certificates No. 04472, which is valid until 4 February 2030, and No. 04483,
which is valid until 4 February 2030, respectively.
19. Affiliate Transactions
19.1 Other than pursuant to: (i) goods
and services provided by Wilson Sons and its Relevant Seller Group to the Target Group in
the ordinary course of business and on arm’s length terms; (ii) the Shareholder
Loans; (iii) the Parent Company Guarantees; and (iv) the Vessel Support Base Lease,
no Seller, any Affiliate of any Seller nor any of the respective directors, managers, members
or officers of any member of the Target Group:
(A) are involved in any business arrangement,
Contract or relationship with any member of the Target Group;
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(B) owns any material property or right, tangible
or intangible, which is used by any member of the Target Group;
(C) has any material interest in any property
used by any member of the Target Group;
(D) has any claim, express or implied, or
cause of action against any member of the Target Group or owes any amounts to any member
of the Target Group that will not be paid in full as of the Completion Date; or
(E) owns any material interest in, or controls
or is a director, manager, officer, employee or partner of, or consultant to, any person
which is a supplier, customer, landlord, tenant, creditor or debtor of any member of the
Target Group.
19.2 No member of the Target Group has agreed
to guarantee or provide any form of security or indemnities in relation to any debt or obligation
of any of the Sellers, any of the Sellers’ respective Affiliates or any of the respective
directors, managers, members or officers of any of the Sellers or any of the Sellers’
respective Affiliates.
20. Banking
The Data Room contains, at document
references 6.5.12.4 and 6.5.12.5 and folder 6.4.31, details, which are complete and accurate in all material respects, of:
(A) all bank accounts maintained by each member
of the Target Group, including the name of each bank, savings and loan or similar financial
institution with which any member of the Target Group has an account or safety deposit box
or other arrangement, and any numbers or other identifying codes of such accounts, safety
deposit boxes or such other arrangements maintained by any member of the Target Group thereat;
(B) the names of all persons authorised to
draw on any such account or to have access to any such safety deposit box facility or such
other arrangement; and
(C) any outstanding powers of attorney executed
by or on behalf of any member of the Target Group in respect of such accounts.
21. Financing Arrangements
21.1 Details of overdraft, loan and other
financial facilities available to any member of the Target Group in each case of one hundred
thousand US dollars (USD 100,000) and above are set out in folders 2.2.3, 2.3.3, 2.4.3, 2.5.3,
6.5.1, 6.5.2, 6.5.3, 6.5.6 and 6.5.7 in the Data Room, including details of all debentures,
charges, guarantees and indemnities given to secure those facilities (including the Parent
Company Guarantees) in respect of the BNDES Financing Documents, the Banco do Brasil Financing
Document, and the Shareholder Loans.
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21.2 So far as the relevant Seller is aware:
(A) each Contract relating to the arrangements described in paragraph 21.1 above
is valid and binding on the members of the Target Group to the extent such person is a party
thereto, as applicable, and, so far as the relevant Seller is aware, each other party thereto,
and is in full force and effect; (B) the relevant member of the Target Group, and, so
far as the relevant Seller is aware, any other party thereto, has performed all material
obligations required to be performed by it under each such Contract; and (C) no event
which is an event of default under, or any event of condition that constitutes, or after
notice or lapse of time or both, will constitute, a default on the part of such member of
the Target Group or any counterparty thereof, or any material breach of any of the terms
of any such contracts or that would entitle any counterparty to call for repayment prior
to the occurrence of normal maturity.
22. Accounts
22.1 The Brazil Accounts:
(A) have been prepared in accordance with
applicable Law and accounting principles and practices generally accepted in Brazil as at
the Accounts Date; and
(B) show a true and fair view of the assets
and liabilities of the Brazil Target Company and its Subsidiaries (on a consolidated basis)
as at the Accounts Date, and of the profits and losses of the Brazil Target Company and its
Subsidiaries (on a consolidated basis) for the accounting period ended on that date.
22.2 The Panama Accounts:
(A) have been prepared in accordance with
applicable Law and accounting principles and practices generally accepted in Panama as at
the Accounts Date; and
(B) show a true and fair view of the assets
and liabilities of the Panama Target Company and its Subsidiary (on a consolidated basis)
as at the Accounts Date, and of the profits and losses of the Panama Target Company and its
Subsidiary (on a consolidated basis) for the accounting period ended on that date.
22.3 Since the Accounts Date, other than as
provided for in this Agreement:
(A) there has been no material adverse change
in the financial position of the Target Group as a whole; and
(B) the business of the Target Group as a
whole has been carried on, in all material respects, in the ordinary course of business.
22.4 No person has any Encumbrance on any
accounts receivable of any member of the Target Group.
22.5 The accounting records of each member
of the Target Group are up-to-date in all material respects and have been maintained in all
material respects as required under any applicable Law.
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23. Litigation
23.1 No member of the Target Group is involved
as at the date of this Agreement:
(A) as a party in any litigation, arbitration,
mediation or other form of dispute resolution process or administrative proceedings where
the amount claimed or in dispute exceeds one hundred thousand US dollars (USD 100,000) (in
respect of any individual claim or in aggregate in respect of a series of related claims);
or
(B) as a defendant in criminal proceedings,
and no such proceedings have been threatened by or, so far as the relevant Seller is aware,
against any member of the Target Group.
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Schedule 5
Purchasers’ and Purchasers’ Guarantor Warranties
Part A: Purchasers’ Warranties
1. Incorporation and Capacity of the Purchasers
1.1 The Purchasers are validly incorporated,
in existence and duly registered under the Laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation.
1.2 The Purchasers have the requisite capacity,
power and authority to enter into and perform the obligations expressed to be assumed by
them under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which they are parties.
1.3 The obligations of the Purchasers under
this Agreement constitute, and the obligations of the Purchasers under the other Transaction
Documents to which they are parties will constitute, when executed and delivered, legal,
valid and binding obligations of the Purchasers in accordance with their respective terms.
1.4 The execution and delivery of, and the
performance by the Purchasers of their obligations under, this Agreement and the other Transaction
Documents to which they are parties will not:
(A) result in a material breach of any provision
of the constitutional documents of the Purchasers;
(B) result in a material breach of, or constitute
a default under, any instrument to which the Purchasers are parties or by which the Purchasers
are bound;
(C) result in a breach of any order, judgment
or decree of any Governmental Authority to which the Purchasers are parties or by which the
Purchasers are bound;
(D) save as contemplated by this Agreement,
require the Purchasers to obtain any consent or approval of, or give any notice to or make
any registration with, any governmental or other authority which has not been obtained or
made as at the date of this Agreement and is in full force and effect;
(E) result in any indebtedness of the Purchasers’
Group becoming due or capable of being declared due and payable prior to the stated maturity
date; or
(F) require the consent of their shareholders
or of any other person.
1.5 The Purchasers will have available to
them on Completion, on an unconditional basis, funds denominated in US dollars (USD), or
which can be readily converted into US dollars (USD), which are equal to or greater than
the amount of the Base Purchase Price and which are, and at Completion will be, available
to them on an unconditional basis to be applied in satisfaction of the Consideration payable
by the Purchasers pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
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2. Insolvency
2.1 No order has been made and no resolution
has been passed for the winding up or appointment of a liquidator of the Purchasers and no
petition has been presented and no meeting has been convened for the purpose of winding up
or appointing a liquidator of the Purchasers.
2.2 No receiver has been appointed in respect
of the Purchasers or over all or substantially all of its assets.
2.3 No composition, general assignment or
similar arrangement with or for the benefit of all or any class of creditors has been proposed
or entered into in respect of the Purchasers.
2.4 The Purchasers are not insolvent or otherwise
unable to pay their debts within the meaning of any relevant insolvency or company legislation.
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Part B: Purchasers’ Guarantor Warranties
1. Incorporation and Capacity of the Purchasers’
Guarantor
1.1 The Purchasers’ Guarantor is validly
incorporated, in existence and duly registered under the Laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation.
1.2 The Purchasers’ Guarantor has the
requisite capacity, power and authority to enter into and perform the obligations expressed
to be assumed by it under this Agreement.
1.3 The obligations of the Purchasers’
Guarantor under this Agreement will constitute, when executed and delivered, legal, valid
and binding obligations of the Purchasers’ Guarantor in accordance with their respective
terms.
1.4 The execution and delivery of, and the
performance by the Purchasers’ Guarantor of its obligations under this Agreement will
not:
(A) result in a material breach of any provision
of the constitutional documents of the Purchasers’ Guarantor;
(B) result in a material breach of, or constitute
a default under, any instrument to which the Purchasers’ Guarantor is a party or by
which the Purchasers’ Guarantor is bound;
(C) result in a breach of any order, judgment
or decree of any Governmental Authority to which the Purchasers’ Guarantor is a party
or by which the Purchasers’ Guarantor is bound;
(D) require the Purchasers’ Guarantor
to obtain any consent or approval of, or give any notice to or make any registration with,
any governmental or other authority which has not been obtained or made as at the date of
this Agreement and is in full force and effect;
(E) result in any indebtedness of the Purchasers’
Group becoming due or capable of being declared due and payable prior to the stated maturity
date; or
(F) require the consent of its shareholders
or of any other person.
2. Insolvency
2.1 No order has been made and no resolution
has been passed for the winding up or appointment of a liquidator of the Purchasers’
Guarantor and no petition has been presented and no meeting has been convened for the purpose
of winding up or appointing a liquidator of the Purchasers’ Guarantor.
2.2 No receiver has been appointed in respect
of the Purchasers’ Guarantor or over all or substantially all of its assets.
2.3 No composition, general assignment or
similar arrangement with or for the benefit of all or any class of creditors has been proposed
or entered into in respect of the Purchasers’ Guarantor.
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2.4 The Purchasers’ Guarantor is not
insolvent or otherwise unable to pay its debts within the meaning of any relevant insolvency
or company legislation.
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Schedule 6
Limitations on Liability
1. Application
1.1 Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement
to the contrary, the provisions of this Schedule 6 shall operate to limit the Liability
of the Sellers as set out in this Schedule 6.
1.2 Each provision of this Schedule 6
shall be read and construed without prejudice to each of the other provisions of this Schedule
6.
1.3 Clause 10 makes further provision
for limitations and exclusions on the Liability of the Sellers under this Agreement.
1.4 Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement
to the contrary, the limitations on Liability set forth in this Schedule 6 shall not
apply to any Tax Claims, save to the extent expressly stated in this Schedule 6 or
Schedule 9 (Tax Covenant).
2. Limitations on Quantum and General;
W&I Insurance Policy
De minimis and basket
2.1 The Purchasers shall not be entitled to
bring any Claim in respect of breach of Warranty or Tax Claim (or series of such related
Claims with respect to related facts or circumstances):
(A) where the amount claimed is less than
three hundred thousand US dollars (USD 300,000); or
(B) unless and until the aggregate amounts
claimed under all such Claims (disregarding any Claims excluded by paragraph 2.1(A))
exceeds two million, six hundred and thirty one thousand, eight hundred US dollars (USD 2,631,800),
but once the aggregate amount of all such Claims has exceeded such sum, the total aggregate
Liability of the Sellers shall be in respect of the full amount of all such Claims and not
only the amount by which such sum is exceeded.
Limitations on quantum
2.2 Notwithstanding anything else in this
Agreement, the total aggregate Liability of the Sellers under the Transaction Documents (including
in respect of all legal and other costs and expenses) shall not in any event exceed:
(A) in respect of any and all Claims for breach
of Business Warranty (other than for breach of a Tax Warranty), an amount equal to one (1) US
dollar (USD); or
(B) in respect of any and all Tax Claims,
an amount equal to fifteen percent (15%) of the Consideration (or, if the relevant Tax Claim
is made before Completion has occurred or following termination of this Agreement, an amount
equal to thirty nine million, four hundred and seventy seven thousand US dollars (USD 39,477,000));
or
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(C) in respect of any and all Claims (other
than Claims relating to the calculation of BWT for which the Purchasers are or may be entitled
to seek indemnity from Ultratug pursuant to Clause 12.8), an amount equal to one hundred
per cent. (100%) of the Consideration (or, if the relevant Claim is made before Completion
has occurred or following termination of this Agreement, an amount equal to two hundred sixty
three million, one hundred and eighty thousand US dollars (USD 263,180,000)).
General
2.3 No Seller shall have any liability in
respect of the Warranties other than the Fundamental Warranties unless Completion occurs.
2.4 Without prejudice to Schedule 9
(Tax Covenant), a Seller shall only be liable in respect of any Claim (including all legal
and other costs and expenses) if and to the extent that such Claim is admitted by that Seller
or proven in a court of competent jurisdiction such that all appeals have been waived or
exhausted.
2.5 Nothing in this Agreement shall, or shall
be deemed to, relieve or abrogate the Purchasers of any common law or other duty to mitigate
any loss or damage including enforcing against any person (other than the relevant Seller
or any other member of its Relevant Seller Group) any rights any member of the Purchasers’
Group has or may have in respect of the fact, matter or circumstance giving rise to the Claim.
2.6 The only Warranties given in respect of
Tax are the Tax Warranties and none of the other Warranties shall or shall be deemed to be,
whether directly or indirectly, a Warranty in respect of Tax and the Purchasers acknowledge
and agree that the Sellers make no other warranty as to Tax.
W&I Insurance Policy
2.7 The Purchasers confirm that the Cayman
Purchaser (on its own behalf and for the benefit of the Brazil Purchaser) has entered into
the W&I Insurance Policy prior to or as of signing of this Agreement. The Parties acknowledge
and agree that, except in the case of fraud, the Purchasers’ sole remedy in respect
of any Claim in respect of the Warranties (other than, subject to paragraphs 2.7 to
2.10 (inclusive) of this Schedule 6, Claims in respect of any Fundamental Warranty
and any Tax Claim) is a claim against the W&I Insurance Policy.
2.8 No Fundamental Warranty Claim or Tax Claim
shall be brought against any Seller, and no Seller shall be liable for any Fundamental Warranty
Claim or Tax Claim, unless and until the Cayman Purchaser (on its own behalf and/or for the
benefit of the Brazil Purchaser) has made any claim it may have under the W&I Insurance
Policy and (subject to paragraph 2.9 below) used best endeavours to pursue such claim.
Each Seller’s Relevant Proportion of Liability in respect of such Fundamental Warranty
Claim or Tax Claim (as applicable) shall be reduced (on a pro rata basis) by the amount (if
any) recovered under the W&I Insurance Policy (less the reasonable costs of recovery
actually incurred by the Purchasers in pursuing such claim under the W&I Insurance Policy),
or extinguished if the amount so recovered is equal to or exceeds the amount of the Fundamental
Warranty Claim or Tax Claim (as applicable).
2.9 Subject to paragraph 2.10 below,
where the Cayman Purchaser (on its own behalf and/or for the benefit of the Brazil Purchaser)
has made a claim under the W&I Insurance Policy in respect of a Fundamental Warranty
Claim or a Tax Claim and it has used best endeavours to pursue such claim but such claim
under the W&I Insurance Policy has not been settled or finally determined with the insurer
within six (6) calendar months of the Cayman Purchaser’s first notification to
the insurer in relation to the relevant claim, the Purchasers may (subject to the remaining
provisions of this Schedule 6) bring a Fundamental Warranty Claim or a Tax Claim (as
applicable) against the Sellers in respect of such matter.
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2.10 If any Seller pays an amount in discharge
of a Fundamental Warranty Claim or a Tax Claim prior to such claim under the W&I Insurance
Policy having been settled or finally determined, the Cayman Purchaser (on its own behalf
and/or for the benefit of the Brazil Purchaser) shall continue to use best endeavours to
pursue such claim under the W&I Insurance Policy until it is settled or finally determined.
If and to the extent that the Purchasers recover (in whole or in part) any sum from the insurer
in respect of such Fundamental Warranty Claim or Tax Claim (as applicable), the Purchasers
shall promptly (and in any event within five (5) Business Days of recovery) pay (by
wire transfer of immediately available funds) to the relevant Seller(s) an amount equal
to the lower of (i) the amount actually paid by such Seller in discharge of the Fundamental
Warranty Claim or the Tax Claim (as applicable), and (ii) the sum actually recovered
from the insurer in the applicable Relevant Proportion(s) (net of Taxes and less the
reasonable costs of recovery actually incurred by the Purchasers in pursuing such claim under
the W&I Insurance Policy).
2.11 If, the Cayman Purchaser (on its own
behalf and/or for the benefit of the Brazil Purchaser) would have been entitled to recover
amounts in relation to a Fundamental Warranty Claim or Tax Claim under the W&I Insurance
Policy, but the W&I Insurance Policy is terminated as a result of the Cayman Purchaser’s
(on its own behalf and/or for the benefit of the Brazil Purchaser) failure to comply with
the terms of the W&I Insurance Policy (a “Vitiating Policy Breach”),
the liability of the Sellers for such Fundamental Warranty Claim or Tax Claim shall be reduced
by the amount that would have been available under the W&I Insurance Policy but-for such
Vitiating Policy Breach.
3. Time Limits for Bringing Claims
3.1 No Claim shall be brought against any
Seller unless the Purchasers have given the relevant Seller written notice of such Claim
specifying (in reasonable detail) the matter which gives rise to the Claim and the nature
of the Claim, in any event:
(A) in the case of any Claim relating to breach
of Fundamental Warranty (other than a Business Warranty or a Tax Warranty), on or before
the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Completion Date;
(B) in the case of any Tax Claim, on or before
the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Completion Date; and
(C) in the case of any other Claim (including
relating to a breach of a Business Warranty, other than a Fundamental Warranty or a Tax Claim),
on or before the second (2nd) anniversary of the Completion Date.
3.2 Except in the case of a Tax Covenant Claim,
any Claim notified to a Seller in accordance with paragraph 3.1 shall be deemed to
have been irrevocably withdrawn (if such Claim has not been previously satisfied, settled
or expressly withdrawn) if legal proceedings in respect of such Claim have not been commenced
within six (6) months of service of such notice to such Seller, and for this purpose
proceedings shall not be deemed to have been commenced unless they shall have been properly
issued and validly served upon the relevant Seller, provided that in the case of such a Claim
based on a Liability which is contingent or otherwise not capable of being quantified, the
six (6) month period shall commence on the date the relevant Liability becomes an actual
Liability or is capable of being quantified. In the case of a Claim to which paragraphs
2.8 to 2.10 (inclusive) of this Schedule 6 apply, the relevant six-month
period for the purposes of this paragraph 3.2 shall commence when the Purchasers
become entitled to bring the Claim against the Sellers under those provisions.
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3.3 In the case of a Tax Covenant Claim, any
Claim notified to a Seller in accordance with paragraph 3.1 shall be deemed to have
been irrevocably withdrawn if legal proceedings in respect of such Claim have not been commenced
within six (6) months of the amount of Tax in respect of which the Claim is made being
finally and conclusively determined.
Cure period
3.4 Notwithstanding the foregoing, the relevant
Seller shall have a period of thirty (30) days from receipt of such written notice (or, in
the case of a Claim based upon a Liability which is contingent or otherwise not capable of
being quantified, the date on which the contingent Liability becomes an actual Liability
or the Liability becomes capable of being quantified) to remedy the matter the subject of
the Claim and no legal proceedings shall be commenced in respect of such Claim by the Purchasers
unless such period of thirty (30) days has expired without such matter being so remedied.
No Liability for Contingent or Non-Quantifiable
Claims
3.5 If any breach of the Warranties arises
by reason of some Liability of any member of the Purchasers’ Group which, at the time
the relevant Warranty Claim is notified to the relevant Seller, is contingent only or otherwise
not capable of being quantified, then the relevant Seller shall not be under any obligation
to make any payment in respect of such Claim unless and until such Liability ceases to be
contingent or becomes capable of being quantified. So long as such Claim shall have been
notified to the relevant Seller in accordance with paragraphs 3.1 and 4.1(A) of
this Schedule 6, then the proviso set out at the end of paragraph 3.2 of this
Schedule 6 shall operate to govern the time limit within which legal proceedings must
be commenced in respect thereof and the Purchasers shall not be prevented from making such
a Claim in respect of a contingent or non-quantifiable loss where the Liability does not
become an actual Liability or capable of being quantified until after the expiry of the relevant
time limit set out in paragraph 3.
4. Conduct of Litigation
4.1 Upon the Purchasers or any member of the
Purchasers’ Group becoming aware of any Action or demand against it by any third party
or any other matter likely to give rise to any Claim (including, for the avoidance of doubt,
any claims, actions or demands relating to the BWT for which the Purchasers are or may be
entitled to seek indemnity from Ultratug pursuant to Clause 12.8), other than
a Tax Claim, which shall be governed by Schedule 9 (Tax Covenant), the Purchasers
shall and shall procure the relevant member of the Purchasers’ Group shall:
(A) promptly, and in any event within thirty
(30) days thereof, notify the relevant Seller by written notice in accordance with paragraph
3.5 of this Schedule 6;
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(B) subject to the relevant Seller indemnifying
on an after-Tax basis the Purchasers and each relevant member of the Purchasers’ Group
(in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Purchasers) against any Liability, cost, damage
or expense which may be incurred thereby (but without implying any admission of Liability
thereby), take such action and give such information and access to its personnel, premises,
chattels, documents and records (including in electronic form) (which the Purchasers shall
procure are preserved) to the relevant Seller and its professional advisers as the relevant
Seller may reasonably request and the relevant Seller shall be entitled to require any relevant
member of the Purchasers’ Group to take such action and give such information and assistance
reasonably required in order to avoid, dispute, resist, mitigate, settle, compromise, defend
or appeal any claim in respect thereof or adjudication with respect thereto;
(C) make no admission of Liability, agreement,
settlement or compromise with any third party in relation to any such claim or adjudication
without the prior written consent of the relevant Seller, such consent not to be unreasonably
withheld or delayed; and
(D) take or procure that there is taken all
reasonable action requested, in writing, by the relevant Seller or otherwise to mitigate
any loss suffered by it or any member of the Purchasers’ Group in respect of which
a Claim (other than a Tax Claim) could be made.
5. No Liability if Loss is Otherwise Compensated
for
5.1 No Liability shall attach to any Seller
for any Claim to the extent that damages or any other amount has already been recovered by
any member of the Purchasers’ Group in respect of the same matter, loss or Liability
under any other terms of any other Transaction Document or any other document entered into
pursuant hereto or other reimbursement or restitution by the Sellers and accordingly the
Purchasers’ Group may only recover once in respect of the same matter, loss or Liability.
5.2 The Sellers shall not be liable to the
extent that the subject of the Claim has been or is made good or is otherwise fully compensated
for without cost to the Purchasers or any other member of the Purchasers’ Group.
6. Recovery from Insurers and Other Third
Parties
6.1 If, in respect of any matter which would
give rise to a Claim (other than a Tax Claim), any member of the Purchasers’ Group
is entitled to claim under any policy of insurance, then the appropriate member of the Purchasers’
Group shall make a claim against the relevant insurers and use all reasonable endeavours
to pursue such claim in an expedient manner and in accordance with the terms of the applicable
policy, and, in the event that the Purchasers or any other member of the Purchasers’
Group recovers any insurance proceeds, the amount of the Claim against the relevant Seller
shall be reduced by the amount recovered less the reasonable costs of such pursuit and any
Tax thereon.
6.2 Where the Purchasers or any other member
of the Purchasers’ Group is at any time entitled to recover from some other person
(including any sub-contractor or consultant or any Tax Authority but other than any insurer),
any sum in respect of any matter giving rise to a Claim (other than a Tax Claim), the Purchasers
shall, and shall ensure that the relevant member of the Purchasers’ Group concerned
shall, take reasonable steps to enforce such recovery and, in the event that the Purchasers
or any other member of the Purchasers’ Group recovers any amount from such other person
in respect of such matter, the amount of the Claim against the relevant Seller shall be reduced
by the amount recovered less the reasonable costs and any Tax incurred by the Purchasers’
Group in making such recovery.
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6.3 If any Seller pays at any time to the
Purchasers or any other member of the Purchasers’ Group an amount pursuant to a Claim
(other than a Tax Claim) and the Purchasers or member of the Purchasers’ Group subsequently
recovers from some other person any sum in respect of any matter giving rise to such Claim,
the Purchasers shall, and shall ensure that the relevant member of the Purchasers’
Group shall, promptly repay to the relevant Seller in immediately available funds the lesser
of: (i) the amount paid by the relevant Seller to the Purchasers or other member of
the Purchasers’ Group; and (ii) the sum (including interest (if any)) recovered
from such other person (less the reasonable cost of recovery and any Tax thereon).
7. Voluntary Acts
7.1 No Claim shall lie against any Seller
to the extent that such Claim (other than a Tax Claim) is attributable to:
(A) any voluntary act, omission, transaction
or arrangement carried out at the written request of or with the written consent of the Purchasers
or any member of the Purchasers’ Group before Completion or pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents;
(B) any voluntary act, omission, transaction
or arrangement carried out by the Purchasers or on their behalf or by persons deriving title
from the Purchasers or by another member of the Purchasers’ Group on or after Completion
otherwise than in the ordinary course of business of the Target Group as carried on at Completion
to fulfil a legally binding commitment of any member of the Target Group entered into prior
to Completion, or undertaken in order to comply with applicable Law; or
(C) any admission of Liability made in breach
of the provisions of paragraph (C) of this Schedule 6 after the date hereof
by the Purchasers or on their behalf or by persons deriving from the Purchasers or by another
member of the Purchasers’ Group on or after Completion.
7.2 No Seller shall be liable for any Claim
(other than a Tax Claim) which would not have arisen but for, or to the extent that such
Claim is increased by, any reorganisation or change in ownership of any member of the Purchasers’
Group after Completion or change in any accounting basis on which any member of the Purchasers’
Group values its assets or any accounting basis, method, policy or practice of any member
of the Purchasers’ Group in each case as compared to those in force or having effect
at the date of this Agreement.
8. The Accounts
No matter shall be the subject of a
Claim (other than a Tax Claim) to the extent that an allowance, provision or reserve in respect of such matter has been made on the balance
sheet and/or profits and loss statements of the Accounts or has otherwise been reflected or identified in the Accounts (including in
the notes thereto).
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9. The Completion Statement
No matter shall be the subject of a
Claim (other than a Tax Claim) to the extent that it is taken into account in the Completion Statement.
10. Future Legislation
No Liability shall arise in respect
of any Claim (other than a Tax Claim) to the extent that the Liability occurs or is increased (in which case, no Liability shall arise
in respect of such increase only) directly or indirectly as a result of:
(A) the passing of, or a change in, any Law
or administrative action, not in force on or prior to the date of this Agreement;
(B) any change after the date of this Agreement
of any generally accepted interpretation or application of any of the foregoing or in the
enforcement policy or practice of the relevant authorities; or
(C) any change in the published practice of
or the withdrawal of any extra-statutory concession or other formal agreement or arrangement
currently granted by or made with any Governmental Authority (whether or not having the force
of Law).
11. Purchasers’ Knowledge
11.1 Without prejudice to paragraph 12
of this Schedule 6, the Sellers shall not be liable in respect of any Claim under
the Warranties to the extent that the Purchasers were aware of the Claim or the matter forming
the basis of the Claim before the date of this Agreement.
12. Disclosure
12.1 The Purchasers shall not be entitled
to claim that any fact, matter or circumstance causes any of the Warranties (other than the
Fundamental Warranties) to be breached if Disclosed in the Data Room or in, or by virtue
of, the Disclosure Letter (including in any document referred to in, or delivered as part
of, the Disclosure Letter) or by any other Transaction Document.
12.2 If, during the Interim Period:
(A) the Sellers (i) Disclose any fact,
matter or circumstance which has first arisen since the date of this Agreement and which
could reasonably be expected to constitute a breach of any Fundamental Warranty, and (ii) acknowledge
that such fact, matter or circumstance would permit the Purchasers to terminate this Agreement
pursuant to Clause 3.18(C); and
(B) the Purchasers (i) waive the Condition
set forth in paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 (Conditions), or (ii) otherwise
proceed to Completion,
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then Sellers shall not be liable in
respect of any Claim of a breach of the relevant Fundamental Warranty on the basis of such Disclosed fact, matter or circumstance (whenever
brought).
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Schedule 7
Consideration Allocation
Seller
Target
Shares
Consideration
Allocation
Wilson
Sons
Wilson
Sons Brazil Target Shares
35%
Wilson
Sons
Wilson
Sons Panama Target Shares
15%
Ultratug
Ultratug
Brazil Target Shares
35%
Ultranav
Ultranav
Panama Target Shares
15%
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Schedule 8
Post-Completion Adjustment
Part A: Preparation of Completion Statement and Payment Provisions
1. Preparation of Draft Completion Statement
1.1 Within sixty (60) calendar days after
Completion, the Purchasers shall prepare and deliver to the Sellers a draft of the Completion
Statement (the “Draft Completion Statement”) in respect of the Target
Group as at the Effective Time and substantially in the form set out in Part D
of this Schedule 8 specifying:
(A) the External Debt Value;
(B) the External Cash Value;
(C) the Net Debt Balance;
(D) the amount by which the Net Debt Balance
(i) exceeds the Estimated Net Debt Balance (in which case the relevant amount shall
be expressed as a negative number) or (ii) is lower than the Estimated Net Debt Balance
(in which case the relevant amount shall be expressed as a positive number) (the “Net
Debt Adjustment”);
(E) the New Capex Amount;
(F) the amount by which the New Capex Amount
(i) exceeds the Estimated New Capex Amount (in which case the relevant amount shall
be expressed as a positive number) or (ii) is lower than the Estimated New Capex Amount
(in which case the relevant amount shall be expressed as a negative number) (the “New
Capex Adjustment”);
(G) the Transaction Costs Amount;
(H) the amount by which the Transaction Costs
Amount (i) exceeds the Estimated Transaction Costs Amount (in which case the relevant
amount shall be expressed as a negative number) or (ii) is lower than the Estimated
Transaction Costs Amount (in which case the relevant amount shall be expressed as a positive
number) (the “Transaction Costs Adjustment”);
(I) the Completion Working Capital;
(J) the amount by which the Completion Working
Capital (i) exceeds the Estimated Completion Working Capital (in which case the relevant
amount shall be expressed as a positive number) or (ii) is lower than the Estimated
Completion Working Capital (in which case the relevant amount shall be expressed as a negative
number) (the “Working Capital Adjustment”); and
(K) the aggregate of the Net Debt Adjustment,
the New Capex Adjustment, the Transaction Costs Adjustment and the Working Capital Adjustment
(the “Adjustment Amount”), which may be a positive or a negative amount.
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2. Review of Draft Completion Statement
2.1 After receipt of the Draft Completion
Statement, the Sellers shall have thirty (30) calendar days (the “Review Period”)
to review the Draft Completion Statement.
2.2 During the Review Period, the Purchasers
shall and shall procure that each member of the Target Group shall provide the Sellers with
reasonable access during normal business hours to any relevant personnel, Representatives,
premises, Books and Records, calculations and working papers of the Target Group as any Seller
or its respective Representatives may reasonably request in connection with its review of
the Draft Completion Statement, provided that such access shall be in a manner that does
not interfere with the ordinary course of business operations of the Purchasers’ Group
or the Target Group. Any such personnel and Representatives of the Purchasers’ Group
and the Target Group shall be instructed to reasonably co-operate and give prompt information
and explanations to the Sellers and their respective personnel, Representatives and advisors
for such purpose.
3. Dispute Mechanism
3.1 On or prior to the last day of the Review
Period, the Sellers may jointly object to the Draft Completion Statement by delivering to
the Purchasers a written statement setting forth the Sellers’ objections in reasonable
detail, indicating each disputed item, amount and the basis for the Sellers’ disagreement
therewith (the “Statement of Objections”).
3.2 If the Sellers do not deliver the Statement
of Objections before the expiration of the Review Period, the Draft Completion Statement
shall be final and binding and shall be the Completion Statement for the purposes of this
Agreement and the Adjustment Amount reflected therein shall be deemed to be accepted by the
Sellers as the final Adjustment Amount for the purposes of this Agreement.
3.3 If the Sellers deliver the Statement of
Objections before the expiration of the Review Period, the Purchasers and the Sellers will
negotiate in good faith to resolve such objections within thirty (30) calendar days after
delivery of the Statement of Objections (the “Resolution Period”). If
the disputed matters set forth in the Statement of Objections are so resolved within the
Resolution Period, the Draft Completion Statement (with such changes as may have been agreed
in writing by the Purchasers and the Sellers) shall be final and binding and shall be the
Completion Statement and the Adjustment Amount reflected in therein shall be the final Adjustment
Amount for the purposes of this Agreement.
3.4 If the Purchasers and the Sellers fail
to reach an agreement with respect to the matters set forth in the Statement of Objections
before the expiration of the Resolution Period, then the matters remaining in dispute (“Disputed
Matters” and any matters agreed in writing to not be so disputed, the “Undisputed
Matters”) shall be submitted for resolution to:
(A) an independent firm of chartered accountants
of international repute, mutually selected in writing by the Purchasers and the Sellers;
or
(B) failing such mutual selection within ten
(10) Business Days following expiry of the Resolution Period, the person nominated by
the President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales upon the joint
application thereto by the Purchasers and the Sellers (such person being an individual at
an independent firm of chartered accountants),
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(the “Agreed Accountant”),
on the basis that the Agreed Accountant is to make a decision in relation to the Disputed Matters and notify the Purchasers and the Seller
of its decision within thirty (30) Business Days of receiving the reference or such longer reasonable period as the Agreed Accountant
may determine.
3.5 The Agreed Accountant, acting as an expert
and not an arbitrator, shall resolve the Disputed Matters only and make any adjustment to
the Adjustment Amount and the Draft Completion Statement. The Parties agree that all adjustments
shall be made without regard to materiality. The Agreed Accountant shall only decide the
specific Disputed Matters and its decision for each Disputed Amount Matter must be within
the range of values assigned to each such item in the Draft Completion Statement and the
Statement of Objections, respectively, and be made in accordance with the terms and definitions
of this Agreement, including where relevant the accounting policies, principles, practices,
bases and methodologies set out in Part C of this Schedule 8.
3.6 The costs of the Agreed Accountant shall
be paid based on the inverse proportion of the relative success of the Purchasers and the
Sellers with respect to the Disputed Matters. By way of illustrative example, if the Sellers
dispute an item of $100 and assert that it should be $200 and the Agreed Accountant determines
that it is $160, the Purchasers shall pay 60% (and the Sellers shall pay 40%) of the fees
of the Agreed Accountant.
3.7 Each of the Sellers and the Purchasers
shall respectively provide or procure the provision to the Agreed Accountant of all such
information and assistance as the Agreed Accountant shall reasonably require, including:
(A) by their respective personnel, Representatives
and advisers;
(B) in the case of each Seller, the Books
and Records and personnel of its Relevant Seller Group; and
(C) in the case of the Purchasers, the Books
and Records and personnel of the Target Group,
in each case during normal office hours
and subject to reasonable notice.
3.8 The decision of the Agreed Accountant
shall, in the absence of fraud or manifest error, be final and binding on the Purchasers
and the Sellers and the Draft Completion Statement amended as necessary to reflect the decision
of the Agreed Accountant in relation to the Disputed Matters; and any agreement between the
Purchasers and the Sellers in respect of the Undisputed Matters, shall be the final Completion
Statement, containing the Adjustment Amount, for the purposes of this Agreement. In the event
of the Agreed Accountant’s manifest error, the Agreed Accountant shall be required
to rectify such error and the corrected determination of the Completion Statement shall be
final and binding on the Sellers and the Purchasers, save for fraud.
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3.9 Subject to paragraph 3.10,
if the Adjustment Amount is:
(A) a negative number, then:
(i) Wilson Sons shall on the Post-Completion
Adjustment Payment Date pay, in accordance with Clause 12, to the Purchasers’
Bank Account an amount equal to its Relevant Proportion of the Adjustment Amount (expressed
as a positive number);
(ii) Ultranav shall pay on the Post-Completion
Adjustment Payment Date, in accordance with Clause 12, to the Purchasers’
Bank Account an amount equal to its Relevant Proportion of the Adjustment Amount (expressed
as a positive number); and
(iii) either:
(a) in the event that the Ultratug’s
Relevant Proportion of the Adjustment Amount (expressed as a positive number) is less than
or equal to the Retention Amount (as at the Post-Completion Adjustment Payment Date), the
Purchasers shall pay on the Post-Completion Adjustment Payment Date, in accordance with Clause 12,
to Ultratug’s Seller Bank Account an amount equal to:
(1) the relevant Ultratug Post-Completion
Gross Adjustment Payment;
(2) minus the Post-Completion Adjustment
BWT Amount; or
(b) in the event that Ultratug’s Relevant
Proportion of the Adjustment Amount (expressed as a positive number) exceeds the Retention
Amount (as at the Post-Completion Adjustment Payment Date), the Purchasers shall be entitled
to retain the entirety of the Retention Amount and Ultratug shall pay on the Post-Completion
Adjustment Payment Date, in accordance with Clause 12, to the Purchasers’
Bank Account an amount equal to:
(1) Ultratug’s Relevant Proportion
of the Adjustment Amount (expressed as a positive number);
(2) minus the Retention Amount (as
at the Post-Completion Adjustment Payment Date); or
(B) a positive number, then the Purchasers
shall pay on the Post-Completion Adjustment Payment Date, in accordance with Clause 12,
to:
(i) Wilson Sons’ Seller Bank Account
an amount equal to its Relevant Proportion of the Adjustment Amount;
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(ii) Ultranav’s Seller Bank Account
an amount equal to its Relevant Proportion of the Adjustment Amount; and
(iii) Ultratug’s Seller Bank Account
an amount equal to:
(a) the relevant Ultratug Post-Completion
Gross Adjustment Payment;
(b) minus the Post-Completion Adjustment
BWT Amount;
3.10 For the avoidance of doubt, no amount
shall be payable in respect of the same matter both pursuant to this paragraph 3
and in respect of any Claim.
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Part B: Accounting Policies, Principles, Practices, Bases
and Methodologies
The Completion Statement shall:
1.1 be prepared strictly in accordance with
the specific accounting principles, practices and policies set out in Part C
of this Schedule 8;
1.2 to the extent not inconsistent with paragraph 1.1
above, be prepared using the accounting principles, practices, classifications, methodologies
and policies actually applied in the preparation of the Accounts as of the Accounts Date;
and
1.3 to the extent not inconsistent with paragraphs 1.1
and 1.2 above, be under IFRS in force and applicable as at the Completion Date.
For the avoidance of doubt, paragraph 1.1
shall take precedence over paragraph 1.2 and paragraph 1.3, and paragraph 1.2 shall take precedence over paragraph
1.3.
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Part C: Specific Accounting Principles, Practices and Policies
The specific accounting principles, policies
and practices referred to in paragraph 1.1 of Part B of this Schedule 8 are:
1.1 the Completion Statement shall be prepared
on a combined basis from the nominal ledgers of each member of the Target Group as at the
Completion Date using year-end ‘close the books’ processes, including but not
limited to a detailed assessment of prepayments and accruals;
1.2 the Completion Statement shall be prepared
on a going concern basis, except for Transaction Costs and Debt (other than to the extent
that any items comprising Debt are not repaid, refinanced, terminated, released, surrendered
or waived prior to or with effect from Completion or otherwise in connection with Completion),
and shall exclude the effect of change of control or ownership of the Target Group and shall
not include any charge, provision, reserve or write-off in respect of any costs, liabilities
or charges to be incurred after the date to which the Completion Statement is made up as
a consequence of any change in management strategy, direction or priority or possible closure
of any business (or part thereof) after Completion which results from the change of ownership,
in each case, made at the direction of the Purchaser;
1.3 the Completion Statement shall only take
account of events following the Effective Time if they are “adjusting events”
(as defined in IAS 10) and only having regard to information available to the parties up
until the time the Completion Statement is determined to be final for the purposes of this
Agreement in accordance with Part A of this Schedule 8 and only where
such information provides evidence of conditions existing at the Effective Time;
1.4 the provisions of this Schedule 8
shall be interpreted so as to avoid double counting (whether positive or negative) of any
items to be included in the Completion Statement;
1.5 the Completion Statement shall take no
account of the costs and expenses of the Sellers or the Purchasers in relation to any of
the Transaction Documents other than any costs and expenses constituting Transaction Costs;
1.6 the Completion Statement shall take no
account in Debt (or External Debt Value) or in Current Liabilities (or Completion Working
Capital) of any liabilities arising in respect of leases that would be required to be capitalised
in accordance with IFRS 16;
1.7 the Completion Statement shall be drawn
up in US dollars (USD) with assets and liabilities in the Completion Statement denominated
in a currency other than US dollars (USD) being converted into US dollars (USD) using the
exchange rates prevailing at the Effective Time based on the same accounting principles,
practices and methodology for translational and transactional amounts as were used in the
Accounts;
1.8 subject to paragraphs 1.10 to 1.19
(inclusive) of this Part C of this Schedule 8, there shall be no change
in:
(A) the classification to a current asset
or current liability of any particular asset or liability that has not been characterised
as a current asset or current liability, respectively, in the most recent audited annual
accounts of the Target Group as of 31 December 2024 (the “Most Recent
Annual Accounts”); or
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(B) the classification to a long-term asset
or long-term liability of any particular asset or liability that has not been characterised
as a long-term asset or long-term liability, respectively, in the Most Recent Annual Accounts,
(in each case, other than any such changes
resulting solely from the passage of time);
1.9 no minimum materiality limits shall be
applied in the preparation of the Completion Statement;
1.10 balances between members of the Target
Group shall be reconciled and eliminated and any unreconciled balances (assets or liabilities)
shall be written off and not included in Completion Working Capital;
1.11 the following items of the Target Group
shall be excluded from Cash, Debt, Current Assets and Current Liabilities for the
purposes of calculating the External Cash Value, the External Debt Value and the Completion
Working Capital (as applicable):
(A) any deferred income Tax assets and liabilities
in respect of any Pre-Completion Tax Period;
(B) the Petrobras Claim and any Petrobras
Claim Proceeds; and
(C) any Liabilities in respect of the Employee
Retention Arrangements;
1.12 the following items of the Target Group
shall be excluded from Current Assets or Current Liabilities (as applicable) for the
purposes of calculating the Completion Working Capital:
(A) all receivables of any member of the Target
Group in respect of any claim made under insurance policy prior to Completion (including
in respect of any Relevant Insurance Claim);
(B) the short-term portion of loans and financing
constituting Debt;
(C) Restricted Cash;
(D) assets or contra liabilities relating
to Debt (including unamortized debt issuance costs);
(E) liabilities in respect of any Tax on services
(Imposto Sobre Serviços) instalment payables, in respect of any Pre-Completion
Tax Period;
(F) any refund assets related to PIS (Programa
de Integração Social – Social Integration Program), or COFINS (Contribuição
para Financiamento da Seguridade Social – Social Security Financing Contribution)
not considered to be recoverable in the twelve (12) months following Completion (including,
for the avoidance of doubt, the amount of one hundred and forty-four thousand US dollars
(USD 144,000)) in respect of such assets recognised by the Target Group in the Most Recent
Annual Accounts and in respect of which relevant documentation is located in folder 6.9.66
of the Data Room;
(G) any long-term assets related to prepaid
amounts of hull insurance coverage that relate to accounting periods more than twelve (12)
months after the Completion Date; and
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(H) any Liabilities incurred by any member
of the Target Group as a result of compliance with Clauses 4.11(B), 4.11(C),
4.12, 4.16 and 5 of this Agreement;
1.13 for the avoidance of doubt, the following
items of the Target Group (together with any other Current Asset or Current Liability that
is not specifically excluded from the relevant definition thereof) shall be included
within Current Assets or Current Liabilities (as applicable) for the purposes of calculating
the Completion Working Capital:
(A) liabilities and assets in respect of non-income
Taxes, including VAT, in respect of any Pre-Completion Tax Period, save to the extent referred
to in paragraph 1.15(D);
(B) intercompany trading balances and accounts
payable owed to, or owing from, the Sellers or their respective Affiliates; and
(C) liabilities in respect of pension, gratuity,
retirement, termination, indemnity, health or welfare plans or other similar plans in respect
of Target Group employees, save to the extent referred to in paragraph 1.15;
1.14 the following item of the Target Group
shall be excluded from Debt for the purposes of calculating the External Debt Value:
(A) any Liabilities incurred by any member
of the Target Group as a result of complying with Clauses 4.11(B), 4.11(C),
4.12, 4.16 and 5 of this Agreement;
1.15 the following liabilities of the Target
Group shall be deemed to be Debt for the purposes of calculating the External Debt
Value:
(A) liabilities to accrued or unpaid Corporate
Income Tax (Imposto de Renda da Pessoa Jurídica - IRPJ) in respect of any Pre-Completion
Tax Period (after taking into account any applicable deductions and exclusions, including
for the avoidance of doubt, any temporary income tax exclusions and any deductions or exclusions
which would be available if a Straddle Period were deemed to end at the time of Completion);
(B) liabilities to accrued or unpaid Social
Contribution on Net Income (CSLL) Tax payables (Contribuição Social sobre
o Lucro Líquido) in respect of any Pre-Completion Tax Period (after taking into
account any applicable deductions and exclusions, including for the avoidance of doubt, any
temporary income tax exclusions and any deductions or exclusions which would be available
if a Straddle Period were deemed to end at the time of Completion);
(C) liabilities in respect of accrued or unpaid
amounts characterised as “Labor claims and litigations”;
(D) liabilities in respect of any Tax on services
(Imposto Sobre Serviços) instalment payables, in respect of any Pre-Completion
Tax Period;
(E) liabilities in respect of accrued or unpaid
amounts characterised as “Post-employment benefit”; and
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(F) liabilities in respect of any Tax due
and unpaid arising out of or in connection with the waiver of any Shareholder Loan;
1.16 any current receivables of the Target
Group from a Tax Authority which are available to offset or reduce any liability in respect
of (i) IRPJ (Imposto de Renda da Pessoa Jurídica – Income Tax),
or (ii) CSLL (Contribuição Social sobre o Lucro Líquido –
Social Contribution on Net Equity), in each case: (x) in respect of any Pre-Completion
Tax Period (assuming that a Straddle Period were deemed to end at the time of Completion),
and (y) excluding any off-balance sheet amounts, shall be deemed to be Cash for
the purposes of calculating the External Cash Value, to the extent these amounts do not exceed
the equivalent items in paragraphs 1.15(A) and 1.15(B);
1.17 the following items shall be included
within Current Assets for the purposes of calculating the Completion Working Capital:
(A) contractual retention receivables (whether
short-term or long-term) relating to the Petrobras Contracts; and
(B) inventory comprising spare parts (whether
short-term or long-term);
1.18 the amount of Cash shall be reduced by
five million US dollars (USD 5,000,000) for the purposes of calculating the External Cash
Value; and
1.19 for the purposes of preparing the Completion
Statement, accounts receivable and accounts payable shall be drawn up using the same procedures
applied by the Target Group as of the fiscal year-end.
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Part D: Form of Completion Statement
From: Pan Marine do Brasil Ltda.
Tidewater Marine International Inc.
To: Wilson Sons S.A.
Ultranav International II, S.A.
Remolcadores Ultratug Limitada
Date: [·]
2026
Dear Sir / Madam
Project Senna – Completion Statement
Reference is made to the sale and purchase agreement
dated [·] February 2026 between Wilson Sons S.A., Ultranav International
II, S.A., Remolcadores Ultratug Limitada, Wilson, Sons Ultratug Participações S.A., Atlantic Offshore Services S.A., Pan
Marine do Brasil Ltda., Tidewater Marine International, Inc. and Tidewater Inc. (the “SPA”). Capitalised terms
used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the SPA.
This document constitutes the “Draft Completion
Statement” prepared for the purposes of, and in accordance with, paragraph 1.1 of Part A of Schedule 8 (Post-Completion Adjustment)
of the SPA.
SPA
Reference (in
Schedule 8, Part A)
Item
Proposed
Value
1.1(A)
External
Debt Value
[·]
1.1(B)
Less
External Cash Value
[·]
1.1(C)
Net
Debt Balance (being External Debt Value less External Cash Value)
[·]
-
Estimated
Net Debt Balance
[·]
As
above
Less
Net Debt Balance
[·]
1.1(D)
Net
Debt Adjustment (being Estimated Net Debt Balance less Net Debt Balance)
[·]
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-
Estimated
New Capex Amount
[·]
1.1(E)
Less
New Capex Amount
[·]
1.1(F)
New
Capex Adjustment (being Estimated New Capex Amount less New Capex Amount)
[·]
-
Estimated
Transaction Costs Amount
[·]
1.1(G)
Transaction
Costs Amount
[·]
1.1(H)
Transaction
Costs Adjustment (being Estimated Transaction Costs Amount less Transaction Costs Amount)
[·]
-
Estimated
Completion Working Capital
[·]
1.1(I)
Less
Completion Working Capital
[·]
1.1(J)
Working
Capital Adjustment (being Estimated Completion Working Capital less Completion Working Capital)
[·]
As
above
Net
Debt Adjustment
[·]
As
above
Plus
New Capex Adjustment
[·]
As
above
Plus
Transaction Costs Adjustment
[·]
As
above
Plus
Working Capital Adjustment
[·]
1.1(K)
Adjustment
Amount
(being Net Debt Adjustment plus New
Capex Adjustment plus Transaction Costs Adjustment plus Working Capital Adjustment)
[·]
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Yours faithfully
For and on behalf of Pan Marine do Brasil Ltda.
For and on behalf of Tidewater Marine International, Inc.
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Part E: Sample Calculation of Completion Working Capital
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Schedule 9
Tax Covenant
1. Interpretation
1.1 In this Schedule 9 (or for the
purposes of any provision of the Transaction Documents that references this Schedule 9):
“Accounts
Relief”
means
a Relief or a right to repayment of Tax that is shown as an asset in the Completion Statement;
“Actual
Tax Liability”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 1.2 of this Schedule 9;
“Covenantor
Liability”
means
each of (i) a Tax Liability of any member of the Sellers' Group, and (ii) any liability of any Seller under paragraphs
2 or 14 of this Schedule 9;
“Deemed
Tax Liability”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 1.3 of this Schedule 9;
“Disputed
Claim”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 12.2 of this Schedule 9;
“Event”
means
any transaction, event, action, circumstance or omission, including Completion and any change in the residence of any person for
the purposes of any Tax, whether alone or in conjunction with any other transaction, event, action, circumstance or omission;
“Income,
Profits or Gains”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 1.5(A) of this Schedule 9;
“Loss”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 1.5(E) of this Schedule 9;
“Post-Completion
Relief”
means any Relief of a member of the Target
Group which arises:
(a) as a consequence of or by reference
to an Event occurring after Completion; or
(b) in respect of a period commencing
after Completion;
“Pre-Completion
Tax Return”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 11.4(A) of this Schedule 9;
“Purchasers
Group Relief”
means
any Relief of a member of the Purchasers’ Group (other than a member of the Target Group);
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“Purchasers’
Relief”
means
any Accounts Relief, Post-Completion Relief, and any Purchasers Group Relief, but does not include any Relief to the extent it arises
as a result of any Tax Liability or other matter which has resulted in a payment having been made by or becoming due from any Seller
under this Schedule 9;
“Purchasers’
Repayment”
means:
(a) any right of a member of the Target Group to a repayment of Tax that arises as a consequence of, or by reference to, an
Event occurring after Completion or in respect of a period commencing after Completion and (b) any right of a member of the
Purchasers’ Group (other than a member of the Target Group) to a repayment of Tax;
“Relief”
means
any loss, relief, allowance, credit, deduction or set-off in respect of any Tax, other than a repayment of Tax;
“Secondary
Liability”
means
a Tax Liability by reference to which an amount becomes payable under paragraphs 14.2 or 14.3;
“Seller’s
Overprovision Amount”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 5.2 of this Schedule 9;
“Seller’s
Relief Amount”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 6.3 of this Schedule 9;
“Seller’s
Repayment Amount”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 7.3 of this Schedule 9;
“Sellers’
Dispute Document”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 10.5 of this Schedule 9;
“Sellers’
Dispute Review Period”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 10.5 of this Schedule 9;
“Sellers’
Group”
means
either Relevant Seller Group;
“Straddle
Tax Return”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 11.4(A) of this Schedule 9;
“Tax
Authority Claim”
means
(a) a self-assessment or the issue of any notice, letter, assessment, demand, determination or other document by or on behalf
of any Tax Authority from which it appears either (i) that a Tax Liability of a member of the Target Group may arise or (ii) in
the context of paragraph 14.4 of this Schedule 9, that a Tax Liability of any member of the Sellers’ Group may
arise and (b) any enquiry, claim, dispute, proceeding or other engagement in connection with which it appears that the circumstances
described in either (i) or (ii) may arise;
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“Tax
Liability”
means
an Actual Tax Liability or a Deemed Tax Liability;
“Tax
Period”
subject
to paragraph 15 of this Schedule 9, means an accounting period or any other period in respect of which a Tax Return
is required to be submitted to any Tax Authority or in respect of which, or by reference to which, Tax is required to be calculated;
“Tax
Return Period”
means
an accounting period or any other period in respect of which a Tax Return is required to be submitted to any Tax Authority in connection
with the assessment of a company’s Tax Liability on Income, Profits or Gains; and
“Tax
thereon”
has
the meaning given in paragraph 1.5(D) of this Schedule 9.
1.2 references to an “Actual Tax
Liability”, when used in respect of a member of the Target Group, mean a Liability
or increase in a Liability of a member of the Target Group to make or suffer a payment of
Tax, regardless of whether any such Liability has been discharged in whole or in part before
Completion;
1.3 references to a “Deemed Tax Liability”,
when used in respect of a member of the Target Group, mean:
(A) the Loss of any Accounts Relief, in which
case (i) where the Accounts Relief in question is a right to repayment of Tax, the amount
of the Deemed Tax Liability shall be the amount of the repayment of Tax that would have been
obtained but for such Loss, and (ii) in all other cases, the amount of the Deemed Tax
Liability shall be the amount of Tax which could have been saved by a member of the Target
Group but for such Loss of Accounts Relief (on the assumption that at the time of the Loss
there are sufficient Income, Profits or Gains or Actual Tax Liabilities against which to
set off the Relief); or
(B) the setting off or utilisation (including
by way of deduction in a calculation) of any Purchasers’ Relief or Purchasers’
Repayment, in each case, where, but for such setting off or utilisation, the relevant member
of the Target Group would have had an Actual Tax Liability in respect of which the relevant
Purchaser(s) would have been able to make a Claim against any of the Sellers under this
Schedule 9, in which case, the amount of the Deemed Tax Liability shall be the amount
of Tax which has been saved in consequence of the setting off or utilisation;
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1.4 references to a “Tax Liability”
when used in respect of a person other than a member of the Target Group, mean a liability
or increase in a liability of that person to make a payment of Tax;
1.5 references to:
(A) “Income, Profits or Gains”
in this Schedule 9 mean any income, receipts, turnover, revenue, profits, gains and
any other similar measure by reference to which Tax is chargeable or assessed, and include
any income, receipts, turnover, revenue, profits or gains which are deemed to be earned,
credited, distributed, accrued or received for the purposes of any Tax;
(B) Income, Profits or Gains as being earned,
credited, distributed, accrued or received on or before a particular date or in respect of
a particular period mean Income, Profits or Gains which are regarded as having been, or are
deemed to have been, earned, accrued or received on or before that date or in respect of
that period for the purposes of any Tax;
(C) an Event occurring on or before a particular
date includes an Event deemed to occur or which is otherwise treated or regarded as occurring
on or before that date for the purposes of any Tax, and an Event occurring after a particular
date includes an Event deemed to occur or which is otherwise treated or regarded as occurring
after that date for the purposes of any Tax;
(D) “Tax thereon” in this
Schedule 9 include an amount equal to Tax which would have been charged thereon but
for the setting off or utilisation of a Purchasers’ Relief or a Purchasers’ Repayment;
and
(E) “Loss” in this Schedule
9 in relation to any Relief means the loss, non-availability, reduction, nullification,
disallowance or clawback of such Relief;
1.6 unless otherwise specified:
(A) references to paragraphs are to paragraphs
of this Schedule 9;
(B) references to “period”
are to a period of time and not to an accounting period unless the phrase “accounting
period” is used;
(C) references to “repayment of Tax”
mean a repayment or refund of Tax paid or amounts paid for, or on account of, Tax and shall
be deemed to include any interest or repayment supplement on or in respect thereof;
(D) references to “financial or time
limits” mean the financial or time limits in Schedule 6 (Limitations on
Liability), but not, for the avoidance of doubt, any of the limitations set out in paragraph
3; and
1.7 for the purposes of this Schedule 9
(or for purposes of any provision of the Transaction Documents that references this Schedule
9), the amount of:
(A) any Tax Liability, Relief or repayment
of Tax of or arising to;
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(B) any cost or expenses as referred to in
paragraph 2.1(C) to the extent incurred by; or
(C) any Seller’s Overprovision Amount
arising in respect of,
any member of the Target Group in which
the Brazil Target Company or the Panama Target Company holds (in aggregate, directly or indirectly) less than 100% of the equity at Completion
shall be deemed reduced to such percentage thereof as corresponds to the percentage of the equity so held; and
1.8 for the purposes of paragraphs 5, 6
and 7, the matters referred to in this paragraph 1.8 are:
(A) the loss, non-availability or reduction
(including by way of setting off or utilisation) of any Purchasers’ Relief;
(B) any change in Law that is made after the
date of this Agreement;
(C) any transaction, omission or action carried
out, effected or made by a member of the Target Group or other member of the Purchasers’
Group at any time after Completion other than any such transaction or action which is required
by Law or which is carried out, effected or made in any of the circumstances specified in
paragraphs 3.1(E)(i), 3.1(E)(ii) or 3.1(E)(iii);
(D) any failure or omission as described in
paragraph 3.1(F); and
(E) any changes after Completion of the date
to which a member of the Target Group makes up its accounts or in the bases, methods or policies
of accounting of a member of the Target Group or any other member of the Purchasers’
Group except where such change was necessary to comply with Law or generally accepted accounting
practice as, and to the extent that, it applied to the relevant company at the date of this
Agreement.
2. Covenant
2.1 Subject to the provisions of paragraph
3, the Sellers hereby severally and proportionally (in their respective Relevant Proportions)
covenant with the Purchasers to pay to the relevant Purchaser(s) (so far as possible
by way of repayment of the consideration payable under this Agreement for the Target Shares)
an amount equal to:
(A) any Actual Tax Liability of a member of
the Target Group:
(i) arising as a consequence of or by reference
to any Event which occurred on or before Completion; or
(ii) arising in respect of or by reference
to any Income, Profits or Gains to the extent that such Income, Profits or Gains were earned,
credited, distributed, accrued or received (x) on or before Completion, or (y) in
respect of a period ending on or before Completion;
(B) any Deemed Tax Liability; and
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(C) any reasonable out of pocket costs and
expenses suffered or incurred by the relevant Purchaser(s) and/or a member of the Target
Group in connection with any Tax Liability to the extent that it gives rise to a Payment
Obligation for any of the Sellers to make a payment to the relevant Purchaser(s) under
this paragraph 2 (including making any Claim in respect of any such Tax Liability
under this Schedule 9, and disputing, resisting, appealing, compromising or defending
any Tax Authority Claim for, or in connection with, any such Tax Liability).
3. Limitations and Exclusions
3.1 The covenant given in paragraph 2
shall not cover any Tax Liability of a member of the Target Group and there shall be no Liability
in respect of a Claim under the Tax Warranties (treating the circumstances giving rise to
such Claim as if, for the purposes of this paragraph 3, they were a Tax Liability)
to the extent that:
(A) any provision or reserve in respect of
that Tax Liability was made in the Completion Statement or such amount is taken into account
in the determination of the consideration pursuant to this Agreement; or
(B) such Tax Liability was paid or discharged
before Completion and such payment or discharge was reflected in the Completion Statement
(and, for this purpose, the phrase “reflected in the Completion Statement” means
that the net assets as shown in the Completion Statement (as applicable) are lower, by the
amount paid or discharged, than they would have been if such payment or discharge had not
occurred); or
(C) such Tax Liability would not have arisen
but for any change in Law that is made after the date of this Agreement; or
(D) such Tax Liability would not have arisen
but for any change in the published practice of, or any change in a published extra concession
of, any Tax Authority which occurs or is made after the date of this Agreement; or
(E) such Tax Liability would not have arisen
but for a voluntary transaction, action, or omission (but only to the extent the relevant
Purchaser(s) ought reasonably to have known that such omission may reasonably result
in a Tax Liability) carried out or effected or made by a member of the Target Group or other
member of the Purchasers’ Group at any time after Completion, other than any such transaction
or action:
(i) which is required by Law;
(ii) which is carried out or effected pursuant
to a legally binding commitment of a member of the Target Group created on or before Completion;
(iii) which is carried out or effected in
the ordinary course of business of the relevant member of the Target Group at Completion;
(iv) which is carried out or effected at the
joint written request or with the joint written consent of the relevant Seller(s); or
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(v) which is the setting off or utilisation
of a Purchasers’ Relief or Purchasers’ Repayment in circumstances giving rise
to a Deemed Tax Liability; or
(F) such Tax Liability would not have arisen
or would have been reduced but for a failure or omission on the part of the relevant Purchaser(s) and/or
a member of the Target Group after Completion to make or submit all claims, disclaimers,
elections, consents or other similar documents which have been assumed to have been made
or submitted for the purposes of computing the provision or reserve for Tax in the Accounts,
provided that sufficient details of the relevant claim, disclaimer, election or consent, etc.
are notified in writing or Disclosed by the relevant Seller(s) to the relevant Purchaser(s) no
later than fifteen (15) Business Days prior to the last date on which such claim, disclaimer,
election or consent, etc. may be validly made or submitted;
(G) such Tax Liability would not have arisen
but for any changes after Completion of the date to which a member of the Target Group makes
up its accounts or in the bases, methods or policies of accounting of a member of the Target
Group or any other member of the Purchasers’ Group except where such change was necessary
to comply with Law or a generally accepted accounting practice as, and to the extent that,
it applied to the relevant company at the date of this Agreement;
(H) such Tax Liability has been made good
without cost to a member of the Target Group or to any other member of the Purchasers’
Group;
(I) such Tax Liability relates to or arises
in respect of the Separation;
(J) any Income, Profits or Gains to which
that Tax Liability is attributable were actually earned or received by or accrued to (but
not where the Income, Profits or Gains were deemed only for Tax purposes to be earned or
received) by a member of the Target Group on or before Completion and were not reflected
in the Completion Statement but should have been so reflected;
(K) the relevant Purchaser(s) have otherwise
made recovery in respect of that Tax Liability under this Schedule 9 or by means of
a Claim for breach of any of the Warranties or under any other provision of any of the Transaction
Documents; or
(L) such Tax Liability comprises a penalty,
charge or interest and is solely attributable to any unreasonable delay or failure on the
part of any member of the Purchasers’ Group.
3.2 Certain provisions of Schedule 6
(Limitations on Liability) contain further limitations which apply to this Schedule 9
(including setting certain financial and time limits).
3.3 The exclusions in paragraph 3.1
shall not apply to any Liability for any Claim under this Schedule 9 to the extent
the same is attributable to fraud on the part of the relevant Seller or a member of the Relevant
Seller Group.
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4. Mitigation
4.1 Subject to paragraph 4.2, the Purchasers
shall, at the direction in writing of the Sellers acting jointly, procure that the Target
Group take all such steps, at the sole cost of the Sellers:
(A) as the Sellers may require to use in the
manner hereinafter mentioned all such Reliefs including Reliefs made available to a company
by means of a surrender from another company without payment but excluding a Purchasers’
Relief, as are available to a member of the Target Group to reduce, eliminate or make good
any Tax Liability in respect of which the relevant Purchaser(s) would have been able
to make a Claim against the relevant Seller under this Schedule 9, the said use being
to effect the reduction, elimination or making good of any such Tax Liability to the extent
specified by the relevant Seller and permitted by Law; and
(B) as the Sellers may require to make all
such claims and elections specified in respect of any Tax Period of a member of the Target
Group commencing before Completion or in respect of any Event occurring (or deemed to occur)
on or before Completion as have the effect of reducing, eliminating or making good any such
Tax Liability as is mentioned in paragraph 4.1(A), provided that no such claim or
election shall require a member of the Target Group to use (i) any Purchasers’
Relief, or (ii) any Purchasers’ Repayment, or (iii) any Relief or repayment
to the extent it has already been taken into account for the purposes of paragraphs 5,
6 or 7, respectively, or given rise to an amount which has been taken into account under
paragraph 9.
4.2 The Purchasers shall not be obliged under
this paragraph 4 to take, or to procure that any member of the Target Group takes,
any action which:
(A) would have the effect of giving rise to
any Tax Liability of any member of the Target Group for which no Claim could be made under
this Schedule 9; or
(B) would have the effect of preventing from
arising (or reducing) a Relief which would, but for that action, have been a Purchasers’
Relief.
5. Overprovisions
5.1 Subject to the provisions of paragraph
8 (Overprovisions, Reliefs and Repayments: General), if any provision for Tax in the
Accounts is an overprovision otherwise than as the result of any matter referred to in paragraph
1.8, then the amount of such overprovision shall be dealt with in accordance with paragraph
5.2.
5.2 Where it is provided under paragraph
5.1 that any amount shall be dealt with in accordance with paragraph 5.2, it shall
be divided between the Sellers in their Relevant Proportions (each such proportional amount,
a “Seller’s Overprovision Amount”) and each Seller’s Overprovision
Amount shall be:
(A) first set off against any payment then
due from the relevant Seller under this Schedule 9;
(B) to the extent there is an excess, a refund
shall be made to the relevant Sellers of any previous payment or payments made by that Seller
under this Schedule 9 and not previously refunded under paragraphs 5.2(B),
6.3(B) or 7.3(B) up to the amount of such excess; and
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(C) to the extent that the excess referred
to in paragraph 5.2(B) is not exhausted under that paragraph, then the remainder
of that excess shall be carried forward and set off against any future payment or payments
which become due from that Seller under any of the Transaction Documents.
6. Reliefs
6.1 Subject to the provisions of paragraph
8, this paragraph 6.1 shall apply if a member of the Target Group has received
or obtained or is entitled to receive or obtain a Relief, other than a Purchasers’
Relief or a Relief arising as a result of any matter referred to in paragraph 1.8.
6.2 Where paragraph 6.1 applies, to
the extent that:
(A) the Relief arises as a consequence of
or by reference to any Event which occurred on or before Completion or was deemed to occur
on or before Completion for the purposes of any Tax but excluding such Relief to the extent
that it is taken into account in the calculation of any Income, Profits or Gains;
(B) the Relief is taken into account in the
calculation of any Income, Profits or Gains which were earned, accrued or received (i) on
or before Completion, or (ii) in respect of a period ending on or before Completion;
or
(C) the Relief arises as a result of any Tax
Liability or other matter which has resulted in a payment having been made or becoming due
from any Seller under this Schedule 9,
and in each case, excluding
any Relief that is an Accounts Relief, then as and when:
(i) the liability of any member of the Purchasers’
Group to make an actual payment of or in respect of Tax (not being a Tax Liability in respect
of which any Seller would be liable under this Schedule 9, ignoring any financial
or time limits) is reduced by reason of that Relief, the amount by which that liability is
so reduced shall be dealt with in accordance with paragraph 6.3; or
(ii) any member of the Purchasers’ Group
receives a repayment of or in respect of Tax by reason of that Relief, the amount of such
repayment less any Tax thereon and any costs of recovery incurred by that or any other member
of the Purchasers’ Group shall be dealt with in accordance with paragraph 6.3
(except to the extent that such amount falls to be dealt with under paragraph 6.3
as a result of paragraph 6.2).
6.3 Where it is provided under paragraph
6.2 that any amount shall be dealt with in accordance with paragraph 6.3, it shall
be divided between the Sellers in their Relevant Proportions (each such proportional amount,
a “Seller’s Relief Amount”), and each Seller’s Relief Amount
shall be:
(A) first set off against any payment then
due from the relevant Seller under this Schedule 9;
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(B) to the extent there is an excess, a refund
shall be made to the relevant Seller of any previous payment or payments made by the relevant
Seller under this deed and not previously refunded under paragraphs 5.2(B), 6.3(B) or
7.3(B) up to the amount of such excess; and
(C) to the extent that the excess referred
to in paragraph 6.3(B) is not exhausted under that paragraph, then the remainder
of that excess shall be carried forward and set off against any future payment or payments
which become due from the relevant Seller under this Schedule 9.
7. Repayments
7.1 Subject to the provisions of paragraph
8 (Overprovisions, Reliefs and Repayments: General) this paragraph 7.1 shall apply
if a member of the Target Group has received or obtained or is entitled to receive or obtain
a repayment of Tax, other than a repayment arising as a result of any matter referred to
in paragraph 1.8.
7.2 Where paragraph 7.1 applies, then
to the extent that:
(A) the repayment is of Tax paid as a consequence
of or by reference to any Event which occurred on or before Completion or was deemed to occur
on or before Completion for the purposes of any Tax but excluding such repayment to the extent
that it is a repayment of Tax paid in respect of or by reference to any Income, Profits or
Gains; or
(B) the repayment is of Tax paid in respect
of any Income, Profits or Gains which were or were thought to be earned, accrued or received
(i) on or before Completion, or (ii) in respect of a period ending on or before
Completion;
and, in each case, the repayment of
Tax is not a Purchasers’ Repayment or an Accounts Relief, the amount of such repayment less any Tax thereon and any costs of recovery
incurred by that or any other member of the Purchasers’ Group shall be dealt with in accordance with paragraph 7.3.
7.3 Where it is provided under paragraph
7.2 that any amount shall be dealt with in accordance with this paragraph 7.3,
it shall be divided between the Sellers in their Relevant Proportions (each such proportional
amount, a “Seller’s Repayment Amount”), and each Seller’s
Repayment Amount shall be:
(A) first set off against any payment then
due from the relevant Seller under this Schedule 9; and
(B) to the extent there is an excess, a refund
shall be made to the relevant Seller of any previous payment or payments made by the relevant
Seller under this deed and not previously refunded under paragraphs 5.2(B), 6.3(B) or
7.3(B) up to the amount of such excess; and
(C) to the extent the excess referred to in
paragraph 7.3(B) is not exhausted under that paragraph, then the remainder of
that excess shall be carried forward and set off against any future payment or payments which
become due from the relevant Seller under this deed.
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8. Overprovisions, Reliefs and Repayments:
General
8.1 Upon any Purchaser or member of the Target
Group becoming aware of the existence of a Seller’s Overprovision Amount, a Seller’s
Relief Amount or a Seller’s Repayment Amount, the relevant Purchaser(s) shall
give written notice to the relevant Seller(s) setting out reasonably sufficient details
of such Seller’s Overprovision Amount, Seller’s Relief Amount or Seller’s
Repayment Amount.
8.2 The provisions of paragraphs 5, 6 or
7 do not apply in respect of a particular Seller’s Overprovision Amount, Seller’s
Relief Amount or Seller’s Repayment Amount unless any member of the Purchasers’
Group becomes aware of the existence thereof, within the period ending on or before the sixth
anniversary of Completion.
8.3 Where there would otherwise be any two
or more of a Seller’s Overprovision Amount, a Seller’s Relief Amount and a Seller’s
Repayment Amount in respect of the same matter, the relevant Seller(s) shall be entitled
to the benefit of only one such amount to the exclusion of the others.
9. Recovery From Other Persons
9.1 If, in the event of any payment becoming
due from any Seller under paragraph 2 or in respect of a Claim for breach of a Tax
Warranty, a member of the Target Group either is immediately entitled at the due date for
the making of that payment to recover from any person (excluding any other member of the
Purchasers’ Group) any sum (including any interest) in respect of the matter that has
resulted in that payment becoming due from any Seller, or within six (6) years from
Completion becomes entitled to make such a recovery, then the relevant Purchaser(s) shall
procure that the member of the Target Group entitled to make that recovery shall promptly
notify the relevant Seller(s) of its entitlement and shall, if so required by the relevant
Seller(s) and, subject to the relevant Purchaser(s) and the relevant member of
the Target Group first being indemnified on an after-Tax basis (in a form reasonably satisfactory
to the relevant Purchaser(s)) by the relevant Seller(s) against any Tax that may be
suffered on receipt of that amount and any reasonable out of pocket costs and expenses that
may be incurred in recovering that amount, take all reasonable steps to enforce that recovery
(keeping the relevant Seller(s) reasonably informed of the progress of any action taken
and providing the relevant Seller(s) with copies of all material correspondence and
documentation) and to the extent that:
(A) the relevant Seller(s) have not yet
made a payment in respect of the matter in question, the amount due from the relevant Seller(s) in
respect of that matter shall be reduced (but not below nil) by an amount (allocated between
the relevant Sellers in proportion to their Relevant Proportions where there is more than
one relevant Seller) equal to the sum so recovered by the member of the Target Group in respect
of that matter less any Tax thereon and any reasonable costs of recovery incurred by that
or any other member of the Target Group or the Purchasers’ Group (save to the extent
that the amount has already been made good by any Seller(s)); and
(B) the relevant Seller(s) have made
a payment in respect of the matter in question, the relevant Purchaser(s) shall account
to the relevant Seller(s) for whichever is the lesser of (allocated between the relevant
Sellers in proportion to their Relevant Proportions where there is more than one relevant
Seller):
(i) any sum so recovered by the member of
the Target Group in respect of that matter less any Tax thereon and any costs of recovery
incurred by that or any other member of the Target Group or the Purchasers’ Group (save
to the extent that the amount has already been made good by any Seller(s)); and
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(ii) the amount paid by the relevant Seller(s) in
respect of that matter.
9.2 If, in addition to the provisions of this
Schedule 9, the provisions of any of paragraphs 5, 6 or 7 would apply
in respect of a repayment of Tax, the provisions of paragraphs 5, 6 or 7 (as
applicable) and not the provisions of this Schedule 9 shall apply in relation to that
repayment of Tax.
10. Tax Authority Claims Procedure
10.1 If the relevant Purchaser(s) or
a member of the Target Group becomes aware of any Tax Authority Claim which may reasonably
result in the relevant Purchaser(s) making a Claim against a Seller either under this
Schedule 9 or for breach of any of the Tax Warranties, the relevant Purchaser(s) shall:
(A) give, or shall procure that the relevant
member of the Target Group gives, written notice of that Tax Authority Claim to the relevant
Seller(s) as soon as reasonably practicable and, wherever possible, at least 15 days
prior to the last date on which such Tax Authority Claim can be appealed (such written notice
to include details of such Tax Authority Claim, the due date for payment and the time limits
for appeal, and so far as practicable, the amount of Tax involved), and where the relevant
Purchaser(s) fail to comply with this obligation, the liability of the relevant Seller(s) under
this Schedule 9 in respect of such Tax Authority Claim shall be nil, except to the
extent that absent the relevant Purchaser(s)’ breach of this paragraph 10.1(A) the
relevant Seller(s) would have been liable under this Schedule 9; and
(B) procure that the relevant member of the
Target Group takes such action and gives such information and assistance in connection with
the affairs of the member of the Target Group as the relevant Seller(s), acting jointly (if
there is more than one relevant Seller), may reasonably and promptly by written notice request,
to avoid, dispute, resist, appeal, compromise or defend the Tax Authority Claim, provided
that the relevant Seller(s) shall severally and proportionally (in their respective
Relevant Proportions) indemnify on an after-Tax basis (in a form reasonably satisfactory
to the relevant Purchaser(s)) the relevant Purchaser(s) and the relevant member of the
Target Group against all losses, costs, damages and expenses (including any additional liability
to Tax) which the relevant Purchaser(s) or relevant member of the Target Group may suffer
or incur as a result of taking such action (and which would not have arisen or been incurred
but for the relevant Seller(s) having exercised any rights under this paragraph 10.1).
10.2 The actions which the relevant Seller(s) may
reasonably request under paragraph 10.1(B) include the relevant member of the
Target Group applying to postpone (so far as legally possible) the payment of any Tax and/or
allowing the relevant Seller(s) to take on or take over at their own expense the conduct
of all or any proceedings of whatsoever nature arising in connection with the Tax Authority
Claim in question, provided that the Tax Authority Claim relates wholly and exclusively to
a Tax Liability for which the Seller(s) are liable under a Tax Claim. If the relevant
Seller(s) take on or take over the conduct of proceedings, the relevant Purchaser(s) shall
provide and shall procure that the relevant member of the Target Group provides such information
and assistance as the relevant Seller(s) may reasonably require in connection with the
preparation for and conduct of those proceedings.
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10.3 Paragraph 10.1(B) shall not
apply in respect of any Tax Authority Claim:
(A) to the extent that it would involve contesting
any Disputed Claim before any court or other appellate body (excluding the Tax Authority
or body which has made the Disputed Claim) unless tax counsel (of at least 10 years call)
opines in writing, following disclosure of all relevant facts and circumstances, that an
appeal against the Tax Authority Claim in question is more likely than not to succeed. The
relevant Purchaser(s) and the relevant Seller(s) shall use reasonable endeavours
to agree the appointment of such tax counsel. In the event that such appointment cannot be
agreed, the relevant Seller(s) shall be entitled to appoint tax counsel at their sole
discretion;
(B) where it derives from or arises out of
any dishonest or fraudulent act or omission by a Seller or a relevant member of the Target
Group prior to Completion;
(C) if within fifteen (15) Business Days following
the relevant Seller(s)’ receipt of written notice of the Tax Authority Claim from the
relevant Purchaser(s), the relevant Seller(s):
(i) do not request that the relevant Purchaser(s) or
the relevant member of the Target Group take any action under paragraph 10.1(B); or
(ii) the relevant Seller(s) fail to offer
to indemnify the relevant Purchaser(s) and/or the relevant member of the Target Group
(as appropriate),
in which case the relevant Purchaser(s) and
the relevant member of the Target Group shall (without prejudice to the Purchasers’ rights under this Schedule 9) be free
to contest, pay or settle the Tax Authority Claim on such terms as it may, in its absolute discretion, consider fit;
(D) if the relevant Sellers:
(i) are declared insolvent or bankrupt or
legal proceedings are started for the appointment of a receiver, administrator, trustee in
bankruptcy, insolvency practitioner or similar officer of the relevant Seller(s); or
(ii) are unable to pay their debts as they
fall due within the meaning of any relevant insolvency or company legislation.
10.4 Neither the Purchasers nor the relevant
member of the Target Group shall be required to take any action under paragraph 10.1(B) if
it reasonably considers that taking such action would be reasonably likely to cause a material
prejudice to the Tax affairs or bona fide commercial interests of the member of the Target
Group which is the subject of the Tax Authority Claim or the Target Group as a whole or the
Purchasers’ Group as a whole.
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10.5 Nothing in paragraph 10.1(B) shall
(i) require the Purchasers to procure, or (ii) permit the relevant Seller(s), in
having conduct of any proceedings, to allow, direct or require, that a member of the Target
Group:
(A) submit any material statement, defence,
claim, notice, election, filing or other document or material correspondence proposed to
be submitted to any Tax Authority, court or tribunal by or at the request or direction of
the relevant Seller(s) (a “Sellers’ Dispute Document”), unless
the same has been submitted in draft form to the relevant Purchaser(s) before the lapse
of one half of the period beginning on the later of (i) the date the relevant Purchaser(s) or
a member of the Target Group provided written notice of the relevant Tax Authority Claim
to the relevant Seller(s) and (ii) the date the relevant Purchaser(s) or a
member of the Target Group provided written notice to the relevant Seller(s) (pursuant
to the Purchasers’ obligations under this paragraph 10) of the latest document
or correspondence received from or sent to the relevant Tax Authority and ending on the date
on which such Sellers’ Dispute Document shall be required to be sent to the Tax Authority,
court or tribunal (each such period, a “Sellers’ Dispute Review Period”),
and the relevant Seller(s) have taken into account all reasonable comments of the relevant
Purchaser(s) on such Sellers’ Dispute Document that are received two (2) days
before the lapse of such Sellers’ Dispute Review Period; or
(B) compromise or settle any Disputed Claim,
unless the prior written agreement of the relevant Purchaser(s) is sought (such agreement
not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed);
10.6 Where the relevant Seller(s) do
not take on or take over the conduct of proceedings or exercise their rights under paragraph
10.1(B) in connection with the Tax Authority Claim, the relevant Purchaser(s) shall,
or shall procure that the relevant member of the Target Group shall, keep the relevant Seller(s) informed
of all material matters pertaining to such Tax Authority Claim, including providing the relevant
Seller(s) with copies of all material relevant information, correspondence or other
written records with any Tax Authority to the extent that it relates to such Tax Authority
Claim, and the opportunity to comment on any material documentation relating to such Tax
Authority Claim, such comment to be submitted to the relevant Purchaser(s) at least
five (5) Business Days prior to its submission to the relevant Tax Authority, which
the relevant Purchaser(s) shall consider in good faith.
10.7 Where a Claim for breach of Tax Warranty,
or a Claim pursuant to the Tax Covenant is made exclusively against the W&I Insurance
Policy, any conduct of claims provision in that W&I Insurance Policy, and not the provisions
of this Schedule 9, shall apply.
10.8 Where a Claim for breach of Tax Warranty,
or a Claim pursuant to the Tax Covenant is made first against the W&I Insurance Policy
but where the Sellers may reasonably be or become liable for such Claim or any part of such
Claim (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any amount described in Clause 32.5)
under this Schedule 9, conduct of the Claim shall be governed by the provisions of
this Schedule 9 to the extent they are consistent with the obligations of the relevant
Purchaser(s) and any relevant member of the Target Group under the W&I Insurance
Policy.
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11. Tax Returns
11.1 For the purposes of this paragraph
11, the “relevant Seller(s)” shall mean:
(A) in respect of any Tax Return of the Panama
Target Company or its Affiliates, Wilson Sons and Ultranav; and
(B) in respect of any Tax Return of the Brazil
Target Company or its Affiliates, Wilson Sons and Ultratug.
11.2 The relevant Seller(s) shall:
(A) prepare, or cause to be prepared, at the
relevant Seller(s) cost and expense, all Tax Returns of the Target Group required to
be filed under Law on or prior to the Completion Date;
(B) be responsible for the timely filing (taking
into account any extensions received from the relevant Tax Authorities) of such Tax Returns;
and
(C) prepare all documentation and deal with
all matters (including correspondence) relating to such Tax Returns. To the extent that any
such documentation or correspondence is to be submitted by a member of the Target Group after
Completion, the relevant Purchaser shall procure that such member of the Target Group shall
cause such documentation or correspondence to be signed and submitted to the appropriate
Tax Authority on a timely basis without amendment or with such amendments as the relevant
Seller(s) shall agree (acting jointly), provided that the relevant Purchaser shall not
be obliged to procure such action in respect of any documentation or correspondence that
contains information that to the best of that member of the Target Group’s knowledge
is incorrect, incomplete or misleading.
11.3 The relevant Sellers shall provide the
relevant Purchaser(s) with a copy of each such Tax Return where such return relates
solely to Corporate Income Tax (Imposto de Renda da Pessoa Jurídica –
IRPJ) and/or Social Contribution on Net Income (CSLL) Tax payables (Contribuição
Social sobre o Lucro Líquido), in draft form for its review and comment no less
than ten (10) days before the last date on which the return may be filed with the appropriate
Tax Authority without incurring interest and penalties (“Filing Date”),
and shall consider in good faith the comments from the relevant Purchaser(s).
11.4 The Purchasers shall:
(A) prepare, or cause to be prepared, all
Tax Returns of the Target Group, other than those in paragraph 11.2 above, including
every Tax Return of the Target Group for any Pre-Completion Tax Period (other than those
in paragraph 11.2 above) (“Pre-Completion Tax Returns”), and every
Tax Return for any Straddle Period (“Straddle Tax Returns”);
(B) provide the relevant Seller(s) with
a copy of each such Pre-Completion Tax Return and Straddle Tax Return in draft form to the
relevant Seller(s) at least twenty (20) Business Days before the Filing Date give the
relevant Seller(s) an opportunity to make comments thereon, and properly reflect the
relevant Seller(s)’ comments, to the extent such comments relate to a matter: (i) for
which the relevant Seller(s) may be liable under this Agreement; or (ii) which
could affect a Covenantor Liability, and provided that reflection of the Seller(s)’
comments would not result in the contravention of applicable Law; and
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(C) procure that the Target Group shall cause
the completed returns mentioned in paragraph (B) to be signed and submitted to
the appropriate Tax Authority on a timely basis and without amendment (save with the written
consent of the relevant Seller(s) which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned
or delayed);
11.5 Except as set out in paragraph 11.2
above, the Purchasers shall prepare all documentation and deal with all matters (including
correspondence) relating to any Pre-Completion Tax Return or Straddle Tax Return, provided
that, where there is or is to be any correspondence, meeting or telephone call with any Tax
Authority in relation to such Tax Returns that relate to a matter: (i) for which the
relevant Seller(s) may be liable under this Agreement; or (ii) which could affect
a Covenantor Liability:
(A) the Purchasers shall promptly send copies
of all such correspondence received and copies of all draft replies to the relevant Seller(s),
give the relevant Seller(s) an opportunity to make comments jointly thereon a reasonable
time in advance of the submission of those replies to the relevant Tax Authority and properly
reflect the relevant Seller(s)’ reasonable comments, provided that reflection of the
Seller(s)’ comments would not result in the contravention of applicable Law; and
(B) the Purchasers shall give reasonable advance
notice of any such meeting or call to the relevant Seller(s), and the relevant Seller(s) shall
each be entitled to nominate an individual to attend and not participate in such meeting
or call.
11.6 Without prejudice to the foregoing provisions
of this paragraph 11, the parties acknowledge and agree that, in preparing any Tax
Return in accordance with paragraphs 11.2 or 11.4, and preparing any documentation
and dealing with any matter in relation to any Tax Return in accordance with paragraphs
11.2(C) and 11.5, documentation will be prepared and the returns or matter
will be dealt with (as the case may be) in accordance with the past practice of the member
of the Target Group in question, provided that the Purchasers or any member of the Target
Group shall not be obliged to do anything that is not to the best of the relevant member
of the Target Group’s knowledge correct and complete, or that would be reasonably likely
to cause a material prejudice to the Tax affairs or bona fide commercial interests of the
Purchasers’ Group.
11.7 The Purchasers shall procure that the
Target Group shall afford such access to their personnel, books, accounts and records and
provide such assistance as is necessary and reasonable to enable the relevant Seller(s) to
exercise its rights, and fulfil its obligations, under this paragraph 11.
11.8 The relevant Seller(s) shall procure
that the relevant members of the Sellers’ Group shall afford such access to their personnel,
books, accounts, records and Representatives, and provide such assistance as is reasonable
to enable the Purchasers to exercise their rights, and fulfil their obligations, under this
paragraph 11.
11.9 The Purchasers shall not, and shall procure
that each member of the Target Group shall not, amend or withdraw any return mentioned in
paragraphs 11.2 and 11.4 or submitted in accordance with paragraphs 11.2
and 11.4, or make any representation, claim or filing that is inconsistent therewith,
save with the written consent of the relevant Seller(s) (which shall not be unreasonably
withheld, conditioned or delayed) or pursuant to a notice issued by a Tax Authority requiring
the same under sufferance of penalty.
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11.10 Where there is conflict between the
foregoing provisions of this paragraph 11 and the provisions of paragraph
4 or paragraph 10, the provisions of paragraph 4 or paragraph 10
take precedence over the foregoing provisions of this paragraph 11.
12. Due Date of Payment
12.1 Where a payment falls to be made under
this Schedule 9, the payment shall be made in cleared funds.
12.2 Where any action is taken to dispute,
defend, resist, appeal or compromise any Tax Authority Claim (a “Disputed Claim”),
the relevant Seller(s) are to pay any required sum under paragraph 2 by
the date falling five (5) Business Days after the date when the amount of Tax that is
the subject matter of the Disputed Claim is finally and conclusively determined, except to
the extent the claim cannot be disputed, defended, resisted, appealed or compromised (as
the case may be) prior to all or a portion of the Tax which is the subject matter of the
Disputed Claim being paid, in which case, an amount equal to that amount of Tax shall be
paid by the relevant Seller(s) (in their respective Relevant Proportions) promptly upon
receipt by that Seller of a written notice from the relevant Purchaser(s) for that amount. Any
such amount of Tax paid but subsequently recovered by the relevant Purchaser(s) or a
member of the Target Group (together with interest paid by the Tax Authority) upon resolution
of the Disputed Claim shall be repaid to the relevant Seller(s) (in their respective
Relevant Proportions) forthwith, less any Tax thereon and any reasonable costs of recovery
incurred by any member of the Target Group or the Purchasers’ Group, notwithstanding
the other provisions in this Schedule 9.
12.3 In any other case, the due date for the
making of any payment under this Schedule 9 shall be the later of the date falling
five (5) Business Days after the date upon which the party liable to make the payment
under this Schedule 9 has been notified of the obligation to make the payment by the
party entitled to claim the payment, and:
(A) in the case of a payment in respect of
an Actual Tax Liability, the date falling on the later of:
(i) five (5) Business Days before the
last date upon which the Tax concerned can be paid without the person liable to pay it incurring
a liability to interest or a charge or penalty in respect of it; and
(ii) five (5) Business Days after the
date upon which the party liable to make the payment under this deed has been notified of
the obligation to make the payment by the party entitled to claim the payment;
(B) in case of a payment in respect of a Deemed
Tax Liability:
(i) which relates to the Loss of any Accounts
Relief other than a repayment of Tax, the date falling ten (10) Business Days before
the date in which the relevant member of the Target Group becomes due to pay any Tax which
it would not, but for such Loss, have had to pay;
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(ii) which relates to the Loss of a right
to a repayment of Tax, the date falling ten (10) Business Days before the day on which
such repayment (or increased repayment) of Tax would have been due and for this purpose it
shall be assumed that the repayment would have become due at the earliest possible date;
(iii) which relates to the setting off or
utilisation of any Purchasers’ Relief or Purchasers’ Repayment, the date falling
five (5) Business Days before the date on which the relevant member of the Target Group
would, but for such setting off or utilisation (and in the absence of any other Purchasers’
Relief or Purchasers’ Repayment), have been liable to pay any Tax; and
(C) in the case of a payment in respect of
costs and expenses under paragraph 2.1(C), five (5) Business Days before the
date upon which the costs and expenses fall due for payment (or, if later, ten (10) Business
Days after demand therefor).
13. Deductions From Payments, etc.
13.1 All sums payable by any Seller to any
Purchaser under this Schedule 9 shall be paid free and clear of all deductions or
withholdings whatsoever, save only as may be required by Law and, if any such deduction or
withholding is required, the relevant Seller shall provide such evidence satisfactory to
the relevant Purchaser, acting reasonably, that such deduction or withholding has been made
and appropriate payment made to the relevant Tax Authority.
13.2 If any deductions or withholdings for,
or on account of, Tax are required by Law to be made from any of the sums payable as mentioned
in paragraph 13.1 then, except to the extent that the sum constitutes interest, the
relevant Seller shall be obliged to pay to the relevant Purchaser(s) such additional
amount as will, after such deduction or withholding has been made, leave the relevant Purchaser(s) with
the same amount as they would have been entitled to receive in the absence of any such requirement
for that Seller to make a deduction or withholding.
13.3 If any sum payable by any Seller to any
Purchaser under this Schedule 9 is required by Law to be brought into charge to Tax
in the hands of the Purchaser, then, except to the extent that the sum constitutes interest,
the relevant Seller shall pay such additional amount as shall be required to ensure that
the total amount received by the relevant Purchaser(s) is equal to the amount that would
have been received if the sum payable by that Seller were not required by Law to be brought
into charge to Tax in the hands of the relevant Purchaser(s).
13.4 The relevant Purchaser(s) shall
use reasonable endeavours to obtain and utilise a Relief in respect of any deduction or withholding
in respect of which an additional amount has been paid pursuant to paragraph 13.2
and in respect of any such additional amount and, to the extent that any such Relief is obtained
and utilised by the relevant Purchaser(s), the relevant Purchaser(s) shall pay to the
relevant Seller, within ten Business Days of utilising such Relief, such amount as will leave
the relevant Purchaser(s) in the same after-Tax position as that in which they would
have been if no such deduction or withholding had been required by Law to be made in respect
of the payment from that particular Seller.
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14. Secondary Liabilities
14.1 This paragraph 14 shall not apply
in respect of the Completion BWT Amount or the Post-Completion Adjustment BWT Amount.
14.2 Subject to paragraph 14.7, each
relevant Seller shall pay to the relevant Purchaser(s) an amount equal to the Relevant
Proportion of any Tax Liability of a member of the Target Group in respect of Tax which is
chargeable directly or primarily against, or arises directly or primarily in consequence
of or by reference to anything done by, any person that (i) is or may be treated for
the purposes of any Tax as being or having been, at any time on or before Completion, a member
of the same group as, or otherwise associated or connected with, the member of the Target
Group concerned; and (ii) is not a member of the Target Group or any other member of
the Purchasers’ Group, provided that such person was, at the time when such thing was
done, within the control of the Sellers’ Group.
14.3 Subject to paragraph 14.7, each
relevant Purchaser shall pay to the relevant Seller(s) an amount equal to the Relevant
Proportion of any Tax Liability of a member of the Relevant Seller Group in respect of Tax
which is chargeable directly or primarily against, or arises directly or primarily in consequence
of or by reference to anything done by, any member of the Purchasers’ Group. No payment
shall be due under this paragraph 14.3 to the extent that, had the Tax in question
been discharged by the relevant member of the Purchasers’ Group (and ignoring for this
purpose any financial or time limits), the relevant Purchaser would have been entitled to
make a Claim against that Seller under this Schedule 9 or under the Tax Warranties
in respect of such Tax; and, in such circumstances and to that extent, such Seller shall
procure that no statutory or other right to recover in respect of that Secondary Liability
shall be exercised.
14.4 If a payment is due under paragraphs
14.2 or 14.3, the payer shall also pay any reasonable out-of-pocket costs and
expenses reasonably and properly incurred by, in the case of a payment under paragraph
14.2, any member of the Purchasers’ Group or, in the case of a payment made under
paragraph 14.3, any member of the Sellers’ Group, to the extent in either case
that such costs and expenses would not have been so incurred but for any Secondary Liability
which gives rise to an obligation for the payer to make a payment under paragraphs 14.2
or 14.3 or with any Tax Authority Claim therefor; or in successfully taking or defending
any action under paragraphs 14.2 or 14.3.
14.5 Where a party is entitled to receive
an amount under this paragraph 14 and a person is or becomes entitled, under any statutory
provision or otherwise, to recover an amount in respect of the relevant Secondary Liability
other than pursuant to this paragraph 14, then such party shall use, or shall procure
that the relevant person uses, all reasonable endeavours to make such recovery. In the event
that such recovery is made, such payments shall be made between the parties as will ensure
that the aggregate amount paid by the paying party or parties under this paragraph 14
is equal to the amount that would have been so payable but for this paragraph 14.5
minus the amount of such recovery, net of any Taxes and out-of-pocket costs and expenses
incurred in making such recovery (provided that such aggregate amount shall not be less than
zero).
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14.6 Paragraphs 10 and 13 shall
apply to the covenant in this paragraph 14 as if references to the relevant Purchaser(s) were
replaced with references to the relevant Seller(s) or other applicable terms (and vice
versa) and “Purchasers’ Relief” were replaced with “Relief other
than a Purchasers’ Relief” and making any other necessary modifications.
14.7 The exclusions in paragraph 3
shall apply to the covenants in paragraphs 14.2 and 14.3, making any necessary
modifications.
15. Notional End of Tax Period
15.1 For the purposes of determining whether
a Tax Liability, Relief, or entitlement to or receipt of a repayment of Tax has arisen in
respect of a period ending on or before Completion or in respect of a period commencing after
Completion, a Tax Period of each member of the Target Group current at the time of Completion
shall be deemed to end at that time.
16. Cooperation on Tax Matters
16.1 Without prejudice to the foregoing provisions
in this Schedule 9, the Parties shall cooperate, as and to the extent reasonably requested
by another such Party, in connection with determining any Tax Liability, the preparation
and filing of any Tax Return under this Schedule 9, and any audit, litigation or other
proceeding or Action with respect to Taxes, in each case, relating to any member of the Target
Group with regard to any Pre-Completion Tax Period. Such cooperation shall include (upon
the other Party’s written request) the provision of records and information that are
reasonably relevant to any such Tax matter and making employees reasonably available on a
mutually convenient basis to provide additional information and explanation of any material
provided hereunder.
17. Miscellaneous
17.1 No amount of any Tax Liability, Relief
or repayment of Tax shall be counted more than once in either Party’s favour (whether
to give rise to or increase an amount due to them or to eliminate or reduce an amount due
from them) pursuant to this Schedule 9, treating for this purpose the members of the
Purchasers’ Group (including the Target Group) together as one party.
17.2 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
in this Agreement, in the event of a conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of
this Schedule 9 and any other provisions of this Agreement, the provisions of this
Schedule 9 shall govern.
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Schedule 10
The Target Companies and the Subsidiaries
Part A: The Target Companies
Company
name:
Atlantic
Offshore Services S.A.
Registered
number:
679710
Date
of incorporation:
26 October 2009
Place
of incorporation:
Panama
Address
of registered office:
Tower
Financial Center, 16th Floor, 50th Street and Elvira Mendez, Panama City, Republic of Panama
Class of
company:
Closed
corporation
Issued
share capital:
USD
48,343,336 comprising 5,000 ordinary shares without nominal value
Shareholder(s):
Wilson Sons S.A. (50% of the issued share capital)
Ultranav International II, S.A. (50% of the issued share capital)
Managers:
[*****]
[*****]
[*****]
[*****]
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Company
name:
Wilson,
Sons Ultratug Participações S.A.
Registered
number:
CNPJ:
04.017.196/0001-88
Date
of incorporation:
29 August 2000
Place
of incorporation:
Brazil
Address
of registered office:
Rua
da Quitanda No. 86, 5th Floor, Room 501, Edifício Galeria, Centro, City of Rio De Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro,
Zip Code 20.091-005, Brazil
Class of
company:
Closed
corporation
Issued
share capital:
R$
547,584,358 comprising 547,584,358 ordinary shares with no par value
Shareholder(s)
Wilson Sons S.A. (50% of the issued share capital)
Remolcadores Ultratug Limitada (50% of the issued share capital)
Managers:
[*****]
[*****]
[*****]
[*****]
[*****]
[*****]
[*****]
[*****]
[*****]
[*****]
[*****]
[*****]
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Part B: The Transferred Subsidiaries
Company
name:
South
Patagonia Services Sociedad Anónima
Registered
number:
214380210013
Date
of incorporation:
27 October 2000
Place
of incorporation:
Uruguay
Address
of registered office:
Juncal
1392, Montevideo, Uruguay
Class of
company:
Closed
corporation
Issued
share capital:
USD
4,305,000 comprising 4,305,000 ordinary shares of USD 1.00 each
Shareholder(s):
Atlantic
Offshore Services S.A. (100% of the issued share capital)
Managers:
[*****]
[*****]
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Company
name:
Wilson,
Sons Offshore S.A.
Registered
number:
CNPJ:
08.376.900/0001-40
Date
of incorporation:
20 September 2006
Place
of incorporation:
Brazil
Address
of registered office:
Rua
da Quitanda No. 86, 5th Floor, Room 501, Centro, City of Rio De Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Zip Code 20.091-005,
Brazil
Class of
company:
Closed
corporation
Issued
share capital:
R$
455,943,278 comprising 455,943,278 ordinary shares with no par value
Shareholder(s):
Wilson,
Sons Ultratug Participações S.A. (100% of the issued share capital)
Managers:
[*****]
[*****]
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Company
name:
WSUT
Serviços Marítimos Ltda.
Registered
number:
CNPJ:
38.438.465/0001-00
Date
of incorporation:
14 September 2020
Place
of incorporation:
Brazil
Address
of registered office:
Rua
da Quitanda No. 86, 5th Floor, Room 501, Edifíccio Galeria, Centro, City of Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro,
Zip Code 20091-005, Brazil
Class of
company:
Limited
liability company
Issued
share capital:
R$
1,000 comprising 1,000 quotas of R$ 1.00 each
Shareholder(s):
Wilson,
Sons Ultratug Participações S.A. (100% of the issued share capital)
Managers:
[*****]
[*****]
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Company
name:
Magallanes
Navegação Brasileira S.A.
Registered
number:
CNPJ:
07.191.820/0001-57
Date
of incorporation:
17 January 2005
Place
of incorporation:
Brazil
Address
of registered office:
Rua
da Quitanda No. 86, 5th Floor, Room 501, Edifício Galeria, Centro, City of Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Zip
Code 20091-005, Brazil
Class of
company:
Closed
corporation
Issued
share capital:
R$
193,257,897 comprising 193,257,897 ordinary shares with no par value
Shareholder(s):
Wilson,
Sons Ultratug Participações S.A. (100% of the issued share capital)
Managers:
[*****]
[*****]
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Schedule 11
Petrobras Claim
1. For the purpose of this Schedule 11,
the following definitions shall apply:
(A) “Defendant” means Petróleo
Brasileiro S.A., being the defendant under the Petrobras Claim;
(B) “Final Determination”
means, in relation to the Petrobras Claim, that any Settlement has become unconditional or
a decision of a court of competent jurisdiction has been given from which either no appeal
lies or in respect of which no appeal has been made within the applicable time limit;
(C) “Petrobras Claim” means
the litigation described at document references 6.4.36.1.26 and 6.4.36.1.28.8 in the Data
Room (including any related proceedings, settlement discussions, enforcement or appeals);
(D) “Petrobras Claim Proceeds”
means fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate amount of cash received by any member of the Target
Group after Completion as a result of:
(i) Final Determination of the Petrobras Claim
by way of damages, compensation, settlement payment, penalty or interest or by way of reimbursement
from a third party to any member of the Target Group in respect of any costs (including,
for the avoidance of doubt, any related interest); or
(ii) a sale of the Petrobras Claim to a third
person (and for clarity, not to any Seller) in compliance with paragraph 3 of this
Schedule 11, in each case net of any Tax on income or profits in the hands of the
recipient member of the Target Group as a result of receipt of the cash; and
(E) “Settlement” means
any agreement, settlement or compromise with the Defendant in relation to the Petrobras Claim
or any discontinuation of the Petrobras Claim.
2. Following Completion, the Purchasers shall
have the sole conduct, direction and control of the Petrobras Claim in the name of any relevant
member of the Target Group as necessary. In connection with such conduct:
(A) the Purchasers shall act in their sole
discretion in connection with progressing, furthering, settling, compromising and/or appealing
(as applicable) the Petrobras Claim, provided that the Purchasers shall:
(i) keep the Sellers promptly and reasonably
informed of any material matters and developments relating to the Petrobras Claim and/or
any Settlement;
(ii) liaise with the Sellers on a regular
basis and as reasonably required regarding the conduct and defence of the Petrobras Claim;
(iii) promptly provide the Sellers with copies
of any material notices, correspondence or other documents, and reasonable details of any
material oral communications, relating to the Petrobras Claim;
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(iv) provide the Sellers a reasonable opportunity
to comment on any material documentation relating to the Petrobras Claim and/or any Settlement,
with the Purchasers required to consider any such comments in good faith; and
(v) take into account, in good faith, any
reasonable suggestions of the Sellers related to progressing, furthering, settling, compromising
and/or appealing (as applicable) the Petrobras Claim; and
(B) the Purchasers may settle, compromise
or offer to settle or compromise the Petrobras Claim, provided that the Purchasers shall
not do so without the prior written consent of the Sellers (not to be unreasonably withheld,
conditioned or delayed) if such Settlement would include the imposition of any term or condition
that would reasonably be expected to (i) materially restrict the future activity or
conduct of any Seller or any member of their respective Relevant Seller Groups, or (ii) include
a finding or admission of a violation of Law on the part of the any Seller or any member
of their respective Relevant Seller Groups.
3. Sale of the Petrobras Claim; Right of
First Refusal
(A) Subject to the remainder of this paragraph
3, the Purchasers shall have the right to sell, transfer or assign for cash all rights
and title to the Petrobras Claim to a bona fide third party (the “Proposed
Transferee”). Any transfer in violation of this paragraph 3 shall be null
and void ab initio and of no force or effect.
(B) At least ten (10) Business Days prior
to consummating any proposed sale, transfer or assignment of the Petrobras Claim to a Proposed
Transferee, the Purchasers shall deliver written notice (the “Transfer Notice”)
to the Sellers setting forth the material terms and conditions of the proposed transfer,
including the purchase price and form of consideration, and inviting the Sellers to exercise
their Right of First Refusal.
(C) The Sellers shall have the right, but
not the obligation, irrevocably exercisable by written notice delivered to the Purchasers
within ten (10) Business Days following receipt of the Transfer Notice (the “Election
Period”), to purchase the Petrobras Claim on the same terms and conditions set
forth in the Transfer Notice but at fifty percent (50%) of the value of the proposed purchase
price (the “Right of First Refusal”). For an election to be valid, the
Sellers must collectively elect to purchase the entirety of the Petrobras Claim.
(D) If the Sellers timely and irrevocably
elect to exercise the Right of First Refusal, the Parties shall consummate the purchase and
sale of the Petrobras Claim within ten (10) Business Days following such election and
on the terms set out in the Transfer Notice unless otherwise agreed in writing between the
Purchasers and the Sellers.
(E) If the Sellers do not timely exercise
the Right of First Refusal, or elect not to exercise the Right of First Refusal, the Purchasers
may, during the 180-day period following the expiration of the Election Period, transfer
the Petrobras Claim to the Proposed Transferee on terms no more favourable to the Proposed
Transferee than those set forth in the Transfer Notice.
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4. Subject to the Purchasers complying in
all material respects with its obligations pursuant to paragraph 2 above, the
Sellers shall:
(A) indemnify, on an after-Tax basis, and
hold harmless in their respective Relevant Proportions the Purchasers and each other relevant
member of the Purchasers’ Group against fifty percent (50%) of all reasonable costs
and expenses (including reasonable legal and expert fees) incurred by the Purchasers and
each other relevant member of the Purchasers’ Group as a result of complying with the
requirements set out in paragraph 2 above or as a direct result of the Purchasers’
conduct of the Petrobras Claim. Any such indemnified amounts shall be paid promptly to the
Purchasers’ Bank Account upon written demand and provision of reasonable supporting
documentation; and
(B) bear fifty percent (50%) of all fees and
expenses of any advisers instructed by any member of the Target Group in connection with
the Petrobras Claim.
5. Within twenty (20) Business Days of the
receipt by the Purchasers of any Petrobras Claim Proceeds, the Purchasers shall procure the
payment to:
(A) Wilson Sons’ Seller Bank Account
of an amount equal to its Relevant Proportion of any and all Petrobras Claim Proceeds;
(B) Ultranav’s Seller Bank Account of
an amount equal to its Relevant Proportion of any and all Petrobras Claim Proceeds; and
(C) Ultratug’s Seller Bank Account of
an amount equal to its Relevant Proportion of any and all Petrobras Claim Proceeds.
6. The Parties hereby acknowledge that more
than one payment in respect of the Petrobras Claim Proceeds may be required to the extent
that the Petrobras Claim Proceeds are not received pursuant to a single court judgment, payment
or settlement.
7. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary,
but without prejudice to Clause 12, the Parties agree that the Sellers shall bear
all Taxes arising in connection with or as a result of any payment to the Sellers in respect
of the Petrobras Claim Proceeds in accordance with paragraphs 5 and 6 above.
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IN WITNESS whereof this Deed has been executed and delivered
as a deed on the date first before written.
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(Authorised signatory)
a company incorporated in Brazil and
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Name: Luis Gustavo Bueno Machado
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(Authorised signatory)
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Name: Michael Robert Connell
[Senna/McLaren
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for and on behalf of ULTRANAV INTERNATIONAL II, S.A.,
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(Authorised signatory)
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Name: Jan Vermeij Chamy
a company incorporated in Panama and
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acting by two duly authorised legal
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representatives and/or attorneys-in-fact
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who, in accordance with the laws of that
)
(Authorised signatory)
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the company
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Name: Francisco Larraín Echeverría
Executed as a DEED
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(Authorised signatory)
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Name: Jan Vermeij Chamy
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(Authorised signatory)
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Name: Francisco Larraín Echeverría
[Senna/McLaren
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ULTRATUG PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.,
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(Authorised signatory)
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Name: Luis Gustavo Bueno Machado
a company incorporated in Brazil and
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acting by two officers who, in
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accordance with the laws of that
)
territory, are acting under the authority
)
(Authorised signatory)
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Name: Federico Carlos Irrgang
Executed as a DEED
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for and on behalf of ATLANTIC OFFSHORE SERVICES S.A.,
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(Authorised signatory)
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a company incorporated in Panama and
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Name: Luis Gustavo Bueno Machado
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the laws of that territory, is acting under
)
the authority of the company
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(Authorised signatory)
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Name: Federico Carlos Irrgang
[Senna/McLaren
– Sale and Purchase Agreement (Target Group signature page)]
Executed as a DEED
)
)
for and on behalf of PAN MARINE DO BRASIL LTDA.,
)
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(Authorised signatory)
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a company incorporated in Brazil and
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Name: Felipe Arturo Hernandez Otaño
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accordance with the laws of that
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territory, is acting under the authority of
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the company
Executed as a DEED
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for and on behalf of TIDEWATER MARINE INTERNATIONAL, INC.,
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(Authorised signatory)
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a company incorporated in the Cayman
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Name: Daniel A. Hudson
Islands and acting by authorised
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signatory who, in accordance with the
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laws of that territory, is acting under the
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authority of the company
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Executed as a DEED
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for and on behalf of TIDEWATER INC.,
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(Authorised signatory)
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Delaware (United States of America)
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Name: Daniel A. Hudson
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in accordance with the laws of that
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territory, is acting under the authority of
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[Senna/McLaren
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EX-99.1 — EXHIBIT 99.1
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Exhibit 99.1
Tidewater Inc.
842 West Sam Houston Parkway North, Suite 400
Houston, TX 77024, USA
+1.713.470.5300
Tidewater
announces completion of wilson sons ultratug acquisition
HOUSTON, August 31, 2026 - Tidewater Inc. (NYSE: TDW) (the
“Company”) today announced the completion of its acquisition of Wilson, Sons Ultratug Participações S.A. and
its affiliate Atlantic Offshore Services S.A. (collectively, “WSUT”), effective August 31, 2026.
Quintin Kneen, Tidewater’s President and Chief Executive
Officer, commented, “We are pleased to announce the closing of the WSUT acquisition, and we are excited to welcome our new employees
to Tidewater. The WSUT fleet of 22 PSVs is an excellent complement to the Tidewater fleet and further expands our leading global market
position in OSVs. We are excited about growing our presence in Brazil and remain optimistic about the long-term opportunities ahead of
us in this market.”
About Tidewater
Tidewater owns and operates one of the largest fleets of offshore
support vessels in the industry, with 70 years of experience supporting offshore energy exploration, production, generation and offshore
wind activities worldwide.
Forward-Looking Statements
In accordance with the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the Company notes that certain statements set forth in this communication are forward-looking statements
which reflect our current view with respect to future events and future financial performance. Forward-looking statements are all statements
other than statements of historical fact, including, without limitation, statements about the expected benefits of the WSUT acquisition
and our ability to integrate its operations and business successfully. All such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties,
many of which are beyond the control of the Company, and our future results of operations could differ materially from our historical
results or current expectations reflected by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation:
potential adverse reactions or changes to business relationships resulting from the completion of the transaction; the effects of disruption
to our business; the effects of industry, market, economic, political or regulatory conditions outside of our control; transaction costs;
our ability to achieve the benefits from the transaction, including the anticipated cash flow generation and customer relationships; our
ability to promptly, efficiently and effectively integrate the vessels into our own operations; unknown liabilities; and the diversion
of management time on integration-related issues. Other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
in the forward-looking statements include: fluctuations in worldwide energy demand and oil and gas prices; fleet additions by competitors
and industry overcapacity; limited capital resources available to replenish our asset base as needed, including through acquisitions or
vessel construction, and to fund our capital expenditure needs; uncertainty of global financial market conditions and potential constraints
in accessing capital or credit if and when needed with favorable terms, if at all; changes in decisions and capital spending by customers
based on industry expectations for offshore exploration, field development and production; consolidation of our customer base; loss of
a major customer; changing customer demands for vessel specifications, which may make some of our older vessels technologically obsolete
for certain customer projects or in certain markets; rapid technological changes; delays and other problems associated with vessel maintenance;
the continued availability of qualified personnel and our ability to attract and retain them; the operating risks normally incident to
our lines of business, including the potential impact of liquidated counterparties; our ability to comply with covenants in our indentures
and other debt instruments; acts of terrorism and piracy; the impact of regional or global public health crises or pandemics; the impact
of potential information technology, cybersecurity or data security breaches; integration of acquired businesses and entry into new lines
of business; disagreements with our joint venture partners; natural disasters or significant weather conditions; unsettled political conditions,
war, civil unrest and governmental actions, such as expropriation or enforcement of customs or other laws that are not well developed
or consistently enforced; risks associated with our international operations, including local content, local currency or similar requirements
especially in higher political risk countries where we operate; interest rate and foreign currency fluctuations; labor changes proposed
by international conventions; increased regulatory burdens and oversight; changes in laws governing the taxation of foreign source income;
retention of skilled workers; enforcement of laws related to the environment, labor and foreign corrupt practices; increased global concern,
regulation and scrutiny regarding climate change; increased stockholder activism; the potential liability for remedial actions or assessments
under existing or future environmental regulations or litigation; the effects of asserted and unasserted claims and the extent of available
insurance coverage; the resolution of pending legal proceedings; and other risks and uncertainties detailed in our most recent Form 10-K,
Form 10-Qs and Form 8-Ks filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission. If one or more of these or other risks or
uncertainties materialize (or the consequences of any such development changes), or should our underlying assumptions prove incorrect,
actual results or outcomes may vary materially from those reflected in our forward-looking statements. Statements in this communication
are made as of the date hereof, and the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update publicly or revise such statements, whether
as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Contacts
Tidewater Inc.
West Gotcher
Senior Vice President,
Strategy, Corporate Development and Investor Relations
+1.713.470.5285
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