Exhibit 10.111

 

EXECUTION COPY

 

OCM MARINE INVESTMENT CTB, LTD.
C/O OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.
333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90071

 

November 16, 2011

 

General Maritime Corporation
299 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10171

 

Re:          Equity Financing Commitment

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

OCM Marine Investment CTB, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempt company (the
“Investor”), directly or indirectly through one or more affiliates, intends to
contribute funds directly or indirectly to General Maritime Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the chapter 11 plan of
reorganization contemplated by the Company, affiliates of Investor and other
lenders to the Company to be consummated pursuant to the terms and conditions of
that Restructuring Support Agreement (such agreement, including any attachments
or exhibits thereto, the “Support Agreement”) to which this letter is attached
as an exhibit, to be entered into among the Company, certain affiliates of
Investor, certain lenders to the Company and other parties (such plan or any
alternative plan agreed to by such parties, the “Plan”).

 

The terms of the Plan may (solely with the Investor’s prior written consent, in
its sole discretion) contemplate that the Company will conduct a rights offering
to the holders of certain bonds issued by the Company (the “Offerees”), for an
aggregate equity investment in the Company to be determined by the Investor and
reflected in the Plan (such maximum aggregate equity investment, if one is
permitted by the Investor, the “Rights Offering Amount”).  Additionally, the
Support Agreement provides that the Investor would backstop in full the
Rights Offering Amount pursuant to an equity commitment agreement on terms and
conditions satisfactory to each of the Investor and the Company (the “Equity
Commitment Agreement”), to be entered into between the Investor and the Company.

 

This is to advise you that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth below and in the Support Agreement, the Investor hereby commits to
contribute to the Company concurrently with the effectiveness of the Plan,
directly or indirectly (through one or more of its affiliates), $175,000,000
(One Hundred Seventy Five Million Dollars), reduced by the amount of the Rights
Offering Amount, if any, purchased by the Offerees.

 

The Investor represents and warrants that as of the date hereof, and on the date
the transactions contemplated by the Equity Commitment Agreement are
consummated, it has access to uncalled capital commitments plus cash on hand, in
each case, sufficient to satisfy each and all of its obligations under this
letter.  The Investor further represents and warrants that (i) the execution,
delivery and performance of this letter by the Investor have been duly and
validly authorized by all requisite action, (ii) no other proceedings are
necessary to authorize the execution, delivery or performance of this letter by
the Investor, and (iii) this letter constitutes a

 

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valid and binding obligation of the Investor, enforceable in accordance with its
terms, subject to the terms and conditions of the Support Agreement.

 

The Investor’s obligations under this letter are subject to (i) the execution
and delivery by the Company of the Equity Commitment Agreement, in form and
substance acceptable to each of the Investor and the Company, which shall
provide for such terms and conditions as are acceptable to the parties thereto,
including, but not limited, to, consent rights, representations and warranties,
closing conditions (including those conditions listed in the immediately
following sentence), covenants of the Investor and the Company (including that
an amount equal to $75,000,000 of the equity proceeds invested by the Investor
and, to the extent acceptable terms are included in the Plan, the Offerees,
shall be used to pay down the Prepetition Senior Facilities, as defined in the
Support Agreement, in accordance with the terms of the Support Agreement), and
other terms and conditions satisfactory to each of the Investor and the Company,
and (ii) the satisfaction of the conditions to the Investor’s obligation to
consummate the transactions contemplated by the Equity Commitment Agreement as
set forth therein.  The conditions to the parties’ respective obligations to
consummate transactions contemplated by the Equity Commitment Agreement shall
include, among others: (v) the approval by the board of directors of the Company
of the Plan, the Support Agreement and the Equity Commitment Agreement and the
transactions contemplated by each of them, (w) that the counterparties to
certain material contracts of the Company identified in the Equity Commitment
Agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any amendment thereto), if
any, shall have provided their written consent to the transactions contemplated
by the Plan and the Equity Commitment Agreement, to the extent that such consent
is required, (x) during the period beginning on the date on which the Equity
Commitment Letter is executed by the parties thereto and ending on the date on
which the transactions contemplated by the Equity Commitment Agreement are
consummated, the absence of any “material adverse effect,” such term to be
defined in manner agreed to by each of the Company and the Investor and set
forth in the Equity Commitment Agreement, with respect to the Company or its
business, condition, prospects, operations or assets (except as a result of the
Plan proceedings), (y) the consummation and effectiveness of the Plan, in
accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the Support Agreement,
including the satisfaction of the Milestones (as defined in the Support
Agreement) and the restructuring of the Prepetition Senior Facilities as set
forth in the Support Agreement, and (z) that the Company shall have, as of
immediately after giving effect to all of the equity funding made under the
Equity Commitment Agreement, the above-referenced payment of obligations under
the Prepetition Senior Facilities and all payments due under the Plan, an amount
of unrestricted cash on hand equal to a minimum of $25 million, including after
giving effect to payments made on or before the effective date of the Plan
pursuant to the terms thereof on account of all outstanding professional fees.

 

The Investor’s obligations to fund any amount to the Company shall automatically
expire with no further liabilities or obligations upon the termination of the
Support Agreement in accordance with its terms, unless such termination in
accordance with the terms of the Support Agreement occurred as a result of the
breach thereof by the Investor.  The Investor’s funding commitment set forth
herein shall not be assignable by the Company without the Investor’s prior
written consent, and the granting of such consent in a given instance shall be
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discretion of the Investor and, if granted, shall not constitute a waiver of
this requirement as to any subsequent assignment.  This letter, together with
the Support Agreement, contain the entire agreement of the parties with respect
to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior arrangements and
understandings with respect thereto.  The Investor agrees that it shall not
transfer or assign any of its interests in the Oaktree Facility (as such term is
defined in the Support Agreement) unless the transferee or assignee shall have
agreed in writing to be bound by the provisions of this letter.  The Investor
represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof, it holds all indebtedness
of the Company and its subsidiaries that is currently outstanding pursuant to
the Oaktree Facility.

 

Other than as required by law or legal process, each of the parties agree that
it will not, nor will it permit its advisors or affiliates to, disclose to any
person or entity the contents of this commitment letter, other than to the
Company’s directors, officers, agents and advisors who are instructed to
maintain the confidentiality of this letter in accordance herewith.

 

Notwithstanding anything that may be expressed or implied in this letter, each
party hereto, by its acceptance of the benefits hereof, covenants, agrees and
acknowledges that, notwithstanding that the Investor is a partnership, no
recourse hereunder or under any documents or instruments delivered in connection
herewith (except to the extent that a Related Party is a party thereto or has
express obligations under any such document or instrument) shall be had against
any Related Party (as defined below) of the Investor or any Related Party of any
of the Investor’s Related Parties, whether by the enforcement of any assessment
or by any legal or equitable proceedings, or by virtue of any statute,
regulation or other applicable law, it being expressly agreed and acknowledged
that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to, be imposed on, or
otherwise be incurred by any Related Party of the Investor or any Related Party
of any of the Investor’s Related Parties, as such for any obligations of the
Investor under this letter or any documents or instruments delivered in
connection herewith (except to the extent that a Related Party is a party
thereto or has express obligations under any such document or instrument) or for
any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their
creation.  Other than the Investor’s obligations pursuant to this letter, none
of the Investor or any of its Related Parties shall have any liability for any
debts, obligations or liabilities of any other person, and, none of such persons
shall have any liability or obligation of any kind to the Company, or any of its
Related Parties, or any other person (in all cases, whether directly or
indirectly and whether arising under contract, by operation of law or
otherwise), in connection with the Equity Commitment Agreement or any of the
transactions contemplated thereby, (except to the extent that a Related Party is
a party thereto or has express obligations under any such document or
instrument).  For the purposes of this commitment letter, the terms “Related
Party” and “Related Parties” shall mean any and all former, current or future
director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member,
equityholder or affiliate of a person or entity.

 

This letter may be amended or waived only in a writing signed by the Investor
and the Company.  No waiver of any provision hereunder or any breach or default
thereof shall extend to or affect in any way any other provision or prior or
subsequent breach or default.

 

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EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION,
PROCEEDING, OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE)
ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS LETTER OR THE ACTIONS OF SUCH PARTY IN THE
NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE, AND ENFORCEMENT HEREOF.

 

All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation
and enforceability of this letter shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the Laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any
choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of
Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the Laws
of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.

 

[Signature page follows]

 

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If this letter is agreeable to you, please so indicate by signing in the space
indicated below.

 

 

Very truly yours,

 

 

 

OCM MARINE INVESTMENT CTB, LTD.

 

 

 

By:

Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.

 

Its:

Director

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ B. James Ford

 

Name:

B. James Ford

 

Its:

Managing Director

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Adam C. Pierce

 

Name:

Adam C. Pierce

 

Its:

Senior Vice President

 

 

Accepted and agreed as of November 16, 2011.

 

GENERAL MARITIME CORPORATION

 

 

By:

/s/ Jeffrey D. Pribor

 

Name:

Jeffrey D. Pribor

 

Its:

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

 

 

[Signature Page to Oaktree/General Maritime Equity Commitment Letter]

 

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