Document:

Execution version

Exhibit 4.20(e)

 

 

 

SIDE LETTER NO. 4

 

		To:	GRINDROD SHIPPING PTE. LTD.

as Borrower

 

IVS BULK CARRIERS PTE. LTD

IVS BULK OWNING PTE. LTD

IVS BULK 462 PTE. LTD.

IVS BULK 475 PTE. LTD.

UNICORN ATLANTIC PTE. LTD.

UNICORN BALTIC PTE. LTD.

UNICORN ROSS PTE. LTD.

UNICORN IONIA PTE. LTD.

IVS BULK 511 PTE. LTD.

IVS BULK 603 PTE. LTD.

IVS BULK 707 PTE. LTD.

UNICORN CASPIAN PTE. LTD.

IVS BULK 512 PTE. LTD.

IVS BULK 609 PTE. LTD.

IVS BULK 611 PTE. LTD.

IVS BULK 612 PTE. LTD.

as Owner Guarantors

 

GRINDROD SHIPPING HOLDINGS LTD.

as Corporate Guarantor

 

__30___ June 2020

 

Dear Sirs

 

Facility Agreement dated 8 May 2018 (as amended)

 

We refer to the facility agreement dated 8
May 2018, as amended and supplemented by a side letter dated 14 December 2018, a side letter no. 2 dated 28 June 2019 and a side
letter no. 3 dated 16 April 2020 (the "Facility Agreement") and made between (i) Grindrod Shipping Pte. Ltd. as
borrower (the "Borrower"), (ii) IVS Bulk Carriers Pte. Ltd, IVS Bulk Owning Pte. Ltd., IVS Bulk 462 Pte. Ltd.,
IVS Bulk 475 Pte. Ltd., Unicorn Atlantic Pte. Ltd., Unicorn Baltic Pte. Ltd., Unicorn Ross Pte. Ltd., Unicorn Ionia Pte. Ltd.,
IVS Bulk 511 Pte. Ltd., IVS Bulk 603 Pte. Ltd., IVS Bulk 707 Pte. Ltd., Unicorn Caspian Pte. Ltd., IVS Bulk 512 Pte. Ltd., IVS
Bulk 609 Pte. Ltd., IVS Bulk 611 Pte. Ltd. and IVS Bulk 612 Pte. Ltd. as owner guarantors (the "Owner Guarantors"),
(iii) Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, DVB Bank SE (formerly known as DVB Bank SE Singapore Branch) and Standard
Chartered Bank (Singapore) Limited (formerly known as Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore Branch) as mandated lead arrangers, (iv)
Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and DVB Bank SE (formerly known as DVB Bank SE Singapore Branch) as coordination
agents, (v) Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank as account bank, (vi) the financial institutions listed in Part
B of Schedule 1 therein as original lenders (the "Lenders"), (vii) the financial institutions listed in Part B
of Schedule 1 therein as original hedge counterparties, (viii) DVB Bank SE (formerly known as DVB Bank SE Singapore Branch) as
facility agent (the "Facility Agent") and (ix) DVB Bank SE (formerly known as DVB Bank SE Singapore Branch) as
security agent (the "Security Agent") relating to the refinancing of 16 ships owned by the Owner Guarantors.

 

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We are writing to you in
our capacity as Facility Agent and as Security Agent.

 

The Obligors have requested
that certain amendments be made to the financial covenants set out in Clause 20 (Financial Covenants) of the Facility Agreement
and clause 10 (Financial Covenants) of the Corporate Guarantor Guarantee.

 

The Finance Parties have
agreed to accede to this request and this letter sets out the terms and conditions on which the Finance Parties agree, with effect
on and from the Effective Date, to amend the terms of the Facility Agreement and the Corporate Guarantee.

 

		1	Definitions and Interpretation

 

		1.1	Definitions

 

		(a)	Words and expression defined in the Facility Agreement shall have the same meanings when used in
this letter unless otherwise defined or the context otherwise requires.

 

		(b)	In this letter, unless the contrary intention appears:

 

"Effective
Date" means the date on which the conditions in Clause 2.3 (Conditions precedent) are satisfied.

 

		1.2	Application of construction provisions of Facility Agreement

 

Clause 1.2 (Construction)
of the Facility Agreement applies to this letter as if it were expressly incorporated in it with any necessary modifications.

 

		1.3	Designation as a Finance Document

 

The Borrower and the Facility Agent
designate this letter as a Finance Document.

 

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		1.4	Third party rights

 

Unless provided to the contrary in
a Finance Document, a person who is not a Party to this letter has no right under the Third Parties Act to enforce or to enjoy
the benefit of any term of this letter.

 

		2	Agreement of the FINANCE Parties and conditions precedent

 

		2.1	Agreement of the Finance Parties

 

The Finance Parties agree, subject
to and upon the terms and conditions of this letter, to amend the financial covenants set out in clause 20 (Financial Covenants)
of the Facility Agreement and clause 10 (Financial Covenants) of the Corporate Guarantor Guarantee as set out in this letter.

 

		2.2	Effective Date

 

The agreement of the Finance Parties
contained in Clause 2.1 (Agreement of the Finance Parties) shall have effect on and from the Effective Date.

 

		2.3	Conditions precedent

 

		(a)	The Effective Date cannot occur unless the Facility Agent has received (or on the instructions
of all of the Lenders, waived receipt of) all of the following documents and other evidence in form and substance satisfactory
to the Facility Agent on or before 30 June 2020 or such later date as the Facility Agent may agree with the Borrower:

 

		(i)	a certificate of each Obligor signed by a director certifying that the documents provided by that
Obligor pursuant to Schedule 2 Part A paragraphs 1.1 to 1.3 (inclusive) of the Facility Agreement or (in the case of the Corporate
Guarantor) Schedule 2 Part D paragraphs 1.1 to 1.3 (inclusive) of the Facility Agreement have not been amended or modified in any
way since the last date of their delivery to the Facility Agent and that all such documents remain correct, complete and in full
force and effect as at a date no earlier than the date of this letter;

 

		(ii)	a duly executed original of this letter; and

 

		(iii)	receipt by the Facility Agent of an amendment fee of $15,000 for each Lender ($45,000 in total)
for distribution amongst the Lenders.

 

		(b)	The Facility Agent shall notify the Borrower and the other Finance Parties promptly upon being
satisfied as to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent referred to in paragraph (a) above.

 

		(c)	Other than to the extent that the Lenders notify the Facility Agent in writing to the contrary
before the Facility Agent gives the notification described in paragraph (b) above, the Finance Parties authorise (but do not require)
the Facility Agent to give that notification. The Facility Agent shall not be liable for any damages, costs or losses whatsoever
as a result of giving any such notification.

 

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		3	Specific amendments to the finance Documents

 

		3.1	Amendments to the Facility Agreement

 

With
effect from the Effective Date, the Facility Agreement shall be amended as follows:

 

		(a)	by adding the following new definitions to clause 1.1 (Definitions) of the Facility Agreement:

 

""Sankaty"
means Sankaty European Investments III, S.à.r.l., a private limited liability company (société à responsabilité
limitée) incorporated in Luxembourg having its registered office at 4, rue Lou Hemmer, L-1748, Luxembourg, registered with
the Luxembourg Register of Commerce and Companies under number B-183.498.";

 

""Sankaty
Facility" means the loan facility of up to $35,833,333 provided to the Borrower for the purpose of purchasing shares in
IVS Bulk Pte. Ltd. pursuant to the financing agreement dated 13 February 2020 and made between (i) the Borrower as borrower (ii)
the persons named from time to time therein as lenders and (iii) Sankaty as administrative agent and collateral agent.";

 

		(b)	by replacing the full stop at the end of paragraph (a)(iii) of clause 19.2 (Financial statements)
of the Facility Agreement with a semi-colon and by inserting the following new paragraph (a)(iv):

 

"(iv) as soon
as they become available, but in any event no later than 10 November 2020, the unaudited consolidated management accounts of the
Group for the period 1 January 2020 to 30 September 2020 (inclusive).";

 

		(c)	by amending the reference in paragraph (b) of clause 19.2(b) (Financial statements) of the
Facility Agreement from "(a)(i) to (a)(iii) above" to "(a)(i) to (a)(iv) above";

 

		(d)	by deleting paragraph (a) of clause 19.3 (Compliance Certificate) of the Facility Agreement
and replacing it with the following new paragraph (a):

 

"(a) The Borrower
shall supply to the Facility Agent, with each set of financial statements delivered pursuant to paragraphs (a)(i) and (a)(ii) of
Clause 19.2 (Financial statements), a Compliance Certificate setting out computations as to compliance with Clause 20 (Financial
Covenants) as at the date as at which those financial statements were drawn up and the Borrower shall provide a further Compliance
Certificate with the management accounts delivered pursuant to paragraph (a)(iv) of Clause 19.2 (Financial statements),
setting out computations as to compliance with paragraphs (a)(ii) and (iv) of Clause 20.1 (Financial Covenants) as at 30
September 2020.";

 

		(e)	by replacing the full stop at the end of paragraph (i) of clause 19.5 (Information; miscellaneous)
of the Facility Agreement with a semi-colon and by inserting the following new paragraph (j):

 

"(j)without
limitation to the foregoing, such details as to the status of the sales of m.v.s "LEOPARD MOON", "LEOPARD SUN"
and "IVS NIGHTJAR" as any Finance Party may request.";

 

		(f)	by deleting paragraph (a)(ii) of clause 20.1 (Financial covenants) of the Facility Agreement
and replacing it with the following new paragraph (a)(ii) of clause 20.1 (Financial covenants):

 

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"(ii) Cash
and Cash Equivalents are not less than, during the period from 1 January 2020 to 30 September 2020 (inclusive), $20,000,000 and,
at all other times, $30,000,000 unencumbered cash, including the minimum cash balance in the Debt Service Reserve Account required
pursuant to Clause 20.3 (Minimum Cash);"; and

 

		(g)	by deleting the definition of Current Liabilities in clause 20.2 (Financial covenant definitions)
of the Facility Agreement and replacing it with the following new definition of Current Liabilities:

 

""Current
Liabilities" means the current liabilities of the Corporate Guarantor on a consolidated basis as stated in the Latest
Accounts and determined in accordance with IFRS but excluding any adjustments made for IFRS 16 (and during the period from 1 January
2020 to 30 September 2020 (inclusive), additionally excluding any liabilities owed to Sankaty arising from the Sankaty Facility);".

 

		3.2	Amendments to the Corporate Guarantee

 

With effect from
the Effective Date, the Corporate Guarantee shall be amended as follows:

 

		(a)	by replacing the full stop at the end of paragraph (c) of clause 9.2 (Financial statements)
of the Corporate Guarantee with a semi-colon and by inserting the following new paragraph (d):

 

"(d) as soon
as they become available, but in any event no later than 10 November 2020, the unaudited consolidated management accounts of the
Group for the period 1 January 2020 to 30 September 2020 (inclusive).";

 

		(b)	by deleting paragraph (a) of clause 9.3 (Compliance Certificate) of the Corporate Guarantee
and replacing it with the following new paragraph (a):

 

"(a) The Guarantor
shall supply to the Facility Agent, with each set of financial statements delivered pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b) of Clause
19.2 (Financial statements), a Compliance Certificate setting out computations as to compliance with Clause 10 (Financial
Covenants) as at the date as at which those financial statements were drawn up and the Guarantor shall provide a further Compliance
Certificate with the management accounts delivered pursuant to paragraph (d) of Clause 9.2 (Financial statements), setting
out computations as to compliance with paragraph (b) of Clause 10.1 (Financial Covenants) as at 30 September 2020.";

 

		(c)	by deleting paragraph (b) of clause 10.1 (Financial covenants) of the Corporate Guarantee
and replacing it with the following new paragraph (b) of clause 10.1 (Financial covenants):

 

"(b) Cash
and Cash Equivalents are not less than, during the period from 1 January 2020 to 30 September 2020 (inclusive), $20,000,000 and,
at all other times, $30,000,000 unencumbered cash, including the minimum cash balance in the Debt Service Reserve Account required
pursuant to Clause 20.3 (Minimum Cash) of the Facility Agreement;"; and

 

		(d)	by adding a new un-numbered paragraph at the end of clause 10.1 (Financial covenants) of the Corporate
Guarantee:

 

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"In the event
of any inconsistency between the financial covenants set out in this Clause 10.1 (Financial covenants) and the financial
covenants set out in clause 20.1 (Financial covenants) of the Facility Agreement, the financial covenants in the Facility
Agreement shall prevail.".

 

		4	Representations

 

		4.1	Facility Agreement representations

 

Each Obligor makes the representations
and warranties set out in clause 18 (Representations) of the Facility Agreement, as amended and supplemented by this letter
and updated with appropriate modifications to refer to this letter, by reference to the circumstances then existing on the date
of this letter.

 

		4.2	Finance Document representations

 

Each Obligor makes the representations
and warranties set out in the Finance Documents (other than the Facility Agreement) to which it is a party, as amended and supplemented
by this letter and updated with appropriate modifications to refer to this letter, by reference to the circumstances then existing
on the date of this letter.

 

		5	Amendments to Finance Documents

 

		5.1	Amendments to Finance Documents

 

With effect on and from the Effective
Date the Facility Agreement and each other Finance Document shall be, and shall be deemed by this letter to be, amended as follows:

 

		(a)	the definition of, and references throughout to, each Finance Document shall be construed as if
the same referred to that Finance Document as amended and supplemented by this letter; and

 

		(b)	by construing references throughout to "this Agreement", "this Deed" and other
like expressions as if the same referred to such Finance Document as amended and supplemented by this letter.

 

		5.2	Finance Documents to remain in full force and effect

 

		(a)	The Finance Documents shall remain in full force and effect as amended and supplemented by such
further or consequential modifications as may be necessary to give full effect to the terms of this letter.

 

		(b)	Except to the extent expressly waived by the amendments effected by this letter, no waiver is given
by this letter and the Finance Parties expressly reserve all their rights and remedies in respect of any breach of or other Default
under the Finance Documents.

 

		5.3	Obligor Confirmation

 

By its countersignature of this letter,
each Obligor:

 

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		(a)	confirms its acceptance of the amendments effected by this letter;

 

		(b)	agrees that it is bound as an Obligor;

 

		(c)	confirms that the definition of, and references throughout each of the Finance Documents to, the
Facility Agreement and any of the other Finance Documents shall be construed as if the same referred to the Facility Agreement
and those Finance Documents as amended and supplemented by this Agreement;

 

		(d)	if it is the Corporate Guarantor or an Owner Guarantor confirms that its guarantee and indemnity:

 

		(i)	continues to have full force and effect on the terms of the Facility Agreement as amended and supplemented
by this letter; and

 

		(ii)	extends to the obligations of the relevant Obligors under the Finance Documents as amended and
supplemented by this letter.

 

		5.4	Security confirmation

 

By its countersignature of this letter,
each Obligor confirms that:

 

		(a)	any Security created by it under the Finance Documents extends to the obligations of the relevant
Obligors under the Finance Documents as amended and supplemented by this letter;

 

		(b)	the obligations of the relevant Obligors under the Facility Agreement as amended and supplemented
by this letter are included in the Secured Liabilities (as defined in the Security Documents to which it is a party); and

 

		(c)	the Security created under the Finance Documents continues in full force and effect on the terms
of the respective Finance Documents

 

		6	Further Assurance

 

		6.1	Further assurance

 

Each Obligor shall
(and shall procure that each other Transaction Obligor will) promptly, and in any event within the time period specified by the
Facility Agent do all such acts (including procuring or arranging any registration, notarisation or authentication or the giving
of any notice) or execute or procure execution of all such documents (including assignments, transfers, mortgages, charges, notices,
instructions, acknowledgements, proxies and powers of attorney), as the Facility Agent may specify (and in such form as the Facility
Agent may require in favour of the Facility Agent or its nominee(s)) to implement the terms and provisions of this letter.

 

		6.2	Additional corporate action

 

At the same time as a Transaction
Obligor delivers to the Facility Agent or Security Agent any document executed under this Clause 7 (Further Assurance),
that Party shall deliver to the Facility Agent or Security Agent as applicable a certificate signed by two of that Party's directors
or officers which shall:

 

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		(a)	set out the text of a resolution of that Party's directors specifically authorising the execution
of the document specified by the Facility Agent or the Security Agent as applicable; and

 

		(b)	state that either the resolution was duly passed at a meeting of the directors validly convened
and held, throughout which a quorum of directors entitled to vote on the resolution was present, or that the resolution has been
signed by all the directors of officers and is valid under that Party's articles of association or other constitutional documents.

 

		7	Costs and Expenses

 

Clause 16.2 (Amendment costs)
of the Facility Agreement, as amended and supplemented by this letter, applies to this letter as if it were expressly incorporated
in it with any necessary modifications.

 

		8	Notices

 

Clause 36 (Notices) of the
Facility Agreement, as amended and supplemented by this letter, applies to this letter as if it were expressly incorporated in
it with any necessary modifications.

 

		9	Counterparts

 

This letter may be executed in any
number of counterparts, and this has the same effect as if the signatures on the counterparts were on a single copy of this letter.

 

		10	Governing Law

 

This letter and any non-contractual
obligations arising out of or in connection with it are governed by English law.

 

		11	Enforcement

 

		11.1	Jurisdiction

 

		(a)	The courts of England have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute arising out of or in connection
with this letter (including a dispute regarding the existence, validity or termination of this letter or any non-contractual obligation
arising out of or in connection with this letter) (a "Dispute").

 

		(b)	The Obligors accept that the courts of England are the most appropriate and convenient courts to
settle Disputes and accordingly the Obligors will not argue to the contrary.

 

		(c)	This Clause 11.1 (Jurisdiction) is for the benefit of the Finance Parties only. As a result,
no Finance Party shall be prevented from taking proceedings relating to a Dispute in any other courts with jurisdiction. To the
extent allowed by law, the Finance Parties may take concurrent proceedings in any number of jurisdictions.

 

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		11.2	Service of process

 

Each Obligor irrevocably
appoints Grindrod Shipping Services UK Ltd, to act as its agent to receive and accept on its behalf any process or other document
relating to any proceedings in the English courts which are connected with this letter.

 

This letter has been entered into on the date
stated at the beginning of this letter.

 

Yours faithfully

 

	/s/Domenik Nizet	 	Domenik Nizet	 	/s/Willie Toh	 	Willie Toh
	 	 	Senior Vice President	 	 	 	Vice President
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	For and on behalf of	 	 	 	 	 	 
	DVB BANK SE	 	 	 	 	 	 
	as Facility Agent	 	 	 	 	 	 

 

	/s/Domenik Nizet	 	Domenik Nizet	 	/s/Willie Toh	 	Willie Toh
	 	 	Senior Vice President	 	 	 	Vice President
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	For and on behalf of	 	 	 	 	 	 
	DVB BANK SE	 	 	 	 	 	 
	as Security Agent	 	 	 	 	 	 

 

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We hereby acknowledge and agree to the terms
of the above letter:

 

	/s/Stephen William Griffiths	 	Stephen William Griffiths
	For and on behalf of	 	 
	GRINDROD SHIPPING PTE. LTD.	 	 
	as Borrower	 	 
	 	 	 
	/s/Stephen William Griffiths	 	Stephen William Griffiths
	For and on behalf of	 	 
	IVS BULK CARRIERS PTE. LTD	 	 
	as an Owner Guarantor	 	 
	 	 	 
	/s/Stephen William Griffiths	 	Stephen William Griffiths
	For and on behalf of	 	 
	IVS BULK OWNING PTE. LTD	 	 
	as an Owner Guarantor	 	 
	 	 	 
	/s/Stephen William Griffiths	 	Stephen William Griffiths
	For and on behalf of	 	 
	IVS BULK 462 PTE. LTD.	 	 
	as an Owner Guarantor	 	 
	 	 	 
	/s/Stephen William Griffiths	 	Stephen William Griffiths
	For and on behalf of	 	 
	IVS BULK 475 PTE. LTD.	 	 
	as an Owner Guarantor	 	 
	 	 	 
	/s/Stephen William Griffiths	 	Stephen William Griffiths
	For and on behalf of	 	 
	UNICORN ATLANTIC PTE. LTD.	 	 
	as an Owner Guarantor	 	 
	 	 	 
	/s/Stephen William Griffiths	 	Stephen William Griffiths
	For and on behalf of	 	 
	UNICORN BALTIC PTE. LTD.	 	 
	as an Owner Guarantor	 	 

 

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	/s/Stephen William Griffiths	 	Stephen William Griffiths
	For and on behalf of	 	 
	UNICORN ROSS PTE. LTD.	 	 
	as an Owner Guarantor	 	 
	 	 	 
	/s/Stephen William Griffiths	 	Stephen William Griffiths
	For and on behalf of	 	 
	UNICORN IONIA PTE. LTD.	 	 
	as an Owner Guarantor	 	 
	 	 	 
	/s/Stephen William Griffiths	 	Stephen William Griffiths
	For and on behalf of	 	 
	IVS BULK 511 PTE. LTD.	 	 
	as an Owner Guarantor	 	 
	 	 	 
	/s/Stephen William Griffiths	 	Stephen William Griffiths
	For and on behalf of	 	 
	IVS BULK 603 PTE. LTD.	 	 
	as an Owner Guarantor	 	 
	 	 	 
	/s/Stephen William Griffiths	 	Stephen William Griffiths
	For and on behalf of	 	 
	IVS BULK 707 PTE. LTD.	 	 
	as an Owner Guarantor	 	 
	 	 	 
	/s/Stephen William Griffiths	 	Stephen William Griffiths
	For and on behalf of	 	 
	UNICORN CASPIAN PTE. LTD.	 	 
	as an Owner Guarantor	 	 
	 	 	 
	/s/Stephen William Griffiths	 	Stephen William Griffiths
	For and on behalf of	 	 
	IVS BULK 512 PTE. LTD. 	 	 
	as an Owner Guarantor	 	 

 

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	/s/Stephen William Griffiths	 	Stephen William Griffiths
	For and on behalf of	 	 
	IVS BULK 609 PTE. LTD.	 	 
	as an Owner Guarantor	 	 
	 	 	 
	/s/Stephen William Griffiths	 	Stephen William Griffiths
	For and on behalf of	 	 
	IVS BULK 611 PTE. LTD.	 	 
	as an Owner Guarantor	 	 
	 	 	 
	/s/Stephen William Griffiths	 	Stephen William Griffiths
	For and on behalf of	 	 
	IVS BULK 612 PTE. LTD.	 	 
	as an Owner Guarantor	 	 
	 	 	 
	/s/Stephen William Griffiths	 	Stephen William Griffiths
	For and on behalf of	 	 
	GRINDROD SHIPPING HOLDINGS LTD.	 	 
	as Corporate Guarantor	 	 

 

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                                         of 12Execution version

Exhibit 4.20(f)

 

SIDE LETTER NO. 5

 

		To:	GRINDROD SHIPPING PTE. LTD.

as Borrower

 

IVS BULK CARRIERS PTE. LTD

IVS BULK OWNING PTE. LTD

IVS BULK 462 PTE. LTD.

IVS BULK 475 PTE. LTD.

UNICORN ATLANTIC PTE. LTD.

UNICORN BALTIC PTE. LTD.

UNICORN ROSS PTE. LTD.

UNICORN IONIA PTE. LTD.

IVS BULK 511 PTE. LTD.

IVS BULK 603 PTE. LTD.

IVS BULK 707 PTE. LTD.

UNICORN CASPIAN PTE. LTD.

IVS BULK 512 PTE. LTD.

IVS BULK 609 PTE. LTD.

IVS BULK 611 PTE. LTD.

IVS BULK 612 PTE. LTD.

as Owner Guarantors

 

GRINDROD SHIPPING HOLDINGS LTD.

as Corporate Guarantor

 

DVB BANK SE SINGAPORE BRANCH

CRÉDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE
AND INVESTMENT BANK, SINGAPORE BRANCH

STANDARD CHARTERED BANK, SINGAPORE
BRANCH

as Lenders

 

CRÉDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE
AND INVESTMENT BANK, SINGAPORE BRANCH

DVB BANK SE

STANDARD CHARTERED BANK, SINGAPORE
BRANCH

as Hedge Counterparties

 

CRÉDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE
AND INVESTMENT BANK

as Account Bank

 

11 November 2020

 

Dear Sirs

 

Facility Agreement dated 8 May 2018 (as amended)

 

We refer to the facility agreement dated 8
May 2018, as amended and supplemented by a side letter dated 14 December 2018, a side letter no. 2 dated 28 June 2019, a side letter
no. 3 dated 16 April 2020 and a side letter no. 4 dated 30 June 2020 (the "Facility Agreement") and made between
(i) Grindrod Shipping Pte. Ltd. as borrower (the "Borrower"), (ii) IVS Bulk Carriers Pte. Ltd, IVS Bulk Owning
Pte. Ltd., IVS Bulk 462 Pte. Ltd., IVS Bulk 475 Pte. Ltd., Unicorn Atlantic Pte. Ltd., Unicorn Baltic Pte. Ltd., Unicorn Ross Pte.
Ltd., Unicorn Ionia Pte. Ltd., IVS Bulk 511 Pte. Ltd., IVS Bulk 603 Pte. Ltd., IVS Bulk 707 Pte. Ltd., Unicorn Caspian Pte. Ltd.,
IVS Bulk 512 Pte. Ltd., IVS Bulk 609 Pte. Ltd., IVS Bulk 611 Pte. Ltd. and IVS Bulk 612 Pte. Ltd. as owner guarantors (the "Owner
Guarantors"), (iii) Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, DVB Bank SE (formerly known as DVB Bank SE Singapore
Branch) and Standard Chartered Bank (Singapore) Limited (formerly known as Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore Branch) as mandated
lead arrangers, (iv) Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and DVB Bank SE (formerly known as DVB Bank SE Singapore
Branch) as coordination agents, (v) Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank as account bank, (vi) the financial institutions
listed in Part B of Schedule 1 therein as original lenders (the "Lenders"), (vii) the financial institutions listed
in Part B of Schedule 1 therein as original hedge counterparties, (viii) DVB Bank SE (formerly known as DVB Bank SE Singapore Branch)
as facility agent (the "Facility Agent") and (ix) DVB Bank SE (formerly known as DVB Bank SE Singapore Branch)
as security agent (the "Security Agent") relating to the refinancing of 16 ships owned by the Owner Guarantors.

 

     

     

    

 

We are writing to you in
our capacity as Facility Agent and as Security Agent.

 

DVB Bank SE has requested
that it be removed from the Facility Agreement in its capacity as a Hedging Counterparty.

 

The parties to this letter
have agreed to accede to this request with effect on and from the date of this letter.

 

		1	Definitions and Interpretation

 

		1.1	Definitions

 

		(a)	Words and expression defined in the Facility Agreement shall have the same meanings when used in
this letter unless otherwise defined or the context otherwise requires.

 

		1.2	Application of construction provisions of Facility Agreement

 

Clause 1.2 (Construction)
of the Facility Agreement applies to this letter as if it were expressly incorporated in it with any necessary modifications.

 

		1.3	Designation as a Finance Document

 

The Borrower and the Facility Agent
designate this letter as a Finance Document.

 

		1.4	Third party rights

 

Unless provided to the contrary in
a Finance Document, a person who is not a Party to this letter has no right under the Third Parties Act to enforce or to enjoy
the benefit of any term of this letter.

 

		2	Agreement

 

The parties to this letter agree,
subject to and upon the terms and conditions of this letter, and with effect on and from the date of this letter to amend the Facility
Agreement as set out in this letter.

 

		3	Specific amendments to the finance Documents

 

		3.1	Amendments to the Facility Agreement

 

With
effect on and from the date of this letter, the Facility Agreement shall be amended by deleting the reference to DVB Bank SE in
its capacity as an Original Hedging Counterparty from Part B of Schedule 1 (The Parties) of the Facility Agreement.

 

		4	Amendments to Finance Documents

 

		4.1	Amendments to Finance Documents

 

With effect on and from the date
of this letter the Facility Agreement and each other Finance Document shall be, and shall be deemed by this letter to be, amended
as follows:

 

		(a)	the definition of, and references throughout to, each Finance Document shall be construed as if
the same referred to that Finance Document as amended and supplemented by this letter; and

 

		(b)	by construing references throughout to "this Agreement", "this Deed" and other
like expressions as if the same referred to such Finance Document as amended and supplemented by this letter.

 

		4.2	Finance Documents to remain in full force and effect

 

The Finance Documents
shall remain in full force and effect as amended and supplemented by such further or consequential modifications as may be necessary
to give full effect to the terms of this letter.

 

		4.3	Obligor Confirmation

 

By its countersignature of this letter,
each party to this letter:

 

		(a)	confirms its acceptance of the amendments effected by this letter;

  

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		(b)	agrees that it is bound as a party to the Finance Documents;

  

		(c)	confirms that the definition of, and references throughout each of the Finance Documents to, the
Facility Agreement and any of the other Finance Documents shall be construed as if the same referred to the Facility Agreement
and those Finance Documents as amended and supplemented by this Agreement;

 

		(d)	if it is the Corporate Guarantor or an Owner Guarantor confirms that its guarantee and indemnity:

 

		(i)	continues to have full force and effect on the terms of the Facility Agreement as amended and supplemented
by this letter; and

 

		(ii)	extends to the obligations of the relevant Obligors under the Finance Documents as amended and
supplemented by this letter.

 

		4.4	Security confirmation

 

By its countersignature of this letter,
each Obligor confirms that:

 

		(a)	any Security created by it under the Finance Documents extends to the obligations of the relevant
Obligors under the Finance Documents as amended and supplemented by this letter;

 

		(b)	the obligations of the relevant Obligors under the Facility Agreement as amended and supplemented
by this letter are included in the Secured Liabilities (as defined in the Security Documents to which it is a party); and

 

		(c)	the Security created under the Finance Documents continues in full force and effect on the terms
of the respective Finance Documents

  

		5	Notices

 

Clause 36 (Notices) of the
Facility Agreement, as amended and supplemented by this letter, applies to this letter as if it were expressly incorporated in
it with any necessary modifications.

 

		6	Counterparts

 

This letter may be executed in any
number of counterparts, and this has the same effect as if the signatures on the counterparts were on a single copy of this letter.

 

		7	Governing Law

 

This letter and any non-contractual
obligations arising out of or in connection with it are governed by English law.

 

		8	Enforcement

 

		8.1	Jurisdiction

 

		(a)	The courts of England have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute arising out of or in connection
with this letter (including a dispute regarding the existence, validity or termination of this letter or any non-contractual obligation
arising out of or in connection with this letter) (a "Dispute").

 

		(b)	The Obligors accept that the courts of England are the most appropriate and convenient courts to
settle Disputes and accordingly the Obligors will not argue to the contrary.

 

		(c)	This Clause 8.1 (Jurisdiction) is for the benefit of the Finance Parties only. As a result,
no Finance Party shall be prevented from taking proceedings relating to a Dispute in any other courts with jurisdiction. To the
extent allowed by law, the Finance Parties may take concurrent proceedings in any number of jurisdictions.

 

		8.2	Service of process

 

Each Obligor irrevocably
appoints Grindrod Shipping Services UK Ltd, to act as its agent to receive and accept on its behalf any process or other document
relating to any proceedings in the English courts which are connected with this letter.

 

This letter has been entered into on the date
stated at the beginning of this letter.

 

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Yours faithfully

 

	/s/Renaud Boula de Mareuil	 	Renaud Boula de Mareuil	 	/s/Domenik Nizet	 	Domenik Nizet
	 	 	Senior Vice President	 	 	 	Senior Vice President
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	
        For and on behalf of

        DVB BANK SE

        as Facility Agent
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	/s/Renaud Boula de Mareuil	 	Renaud Boula de Mareuil	 	/s/Domenik Nizet	 	Domenik Nizet
	 	 	Senior Vice President	 	 	 	Senior Vice President
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	
        For and on behalf of

        DVB BANK SE

        as Security Agent
	 	 	 	 	 	 

 

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We hereby acknowledge and agree to the terms
of the above letter:

 

	/s/Stephen William Griffiths	 	Stephen William Griffiths
	 	 	 
	For and on behalf of	 	 
	GRINDROD SHIPPING PTE. LTD.	 	 
	as Borrower	 	 
	 	 	 
	/s/Stephen William Griffiths	 	Stephen William Griffiths
	 	 	 
	For and on behalf of	 	 
	IVS BULK CARRIERS PTE. LTD	 	 
	as an Owner Guarantor	 	 
	 	 	 
	/s/Stephen William Griffiths	 	Stephen William Griffiths
	 	 	 
	For and on behalf of	 	 
	IVS BULK OWNING PTE. LTD	 	 
	as an Owner Guarantor	 	 
	 	 	 
	/s/Stephen William Griffiths	 	Stephen William Griffiths
	 	 	 
	For and on behalf of	 	 
	IVS BULK 462 PTE. LTD.	 	 
	as an Owner Guarantor	 	 
	 	 	 
	/s/Stephen William Griffiths	 	Stephen William Griffiths
	 	 	 
	For and on behalf of	 	 
	IVS BULK 475 PTE. LTD.	 	 
	as an Owner Guarantor	 	 
	 	 	 
	/s/Stephen William Griffiths	 	Stephen William Griffiths
	 	 	 
	For and on behalf of	 	 
	UNICORN ATLANTIC PTE. LTD.	 	 
	as an Owner Guarantor	 	 
	 	 	 
	/s/Stephen William Griffiths	 	Stephen William Griffiths
	 	 	 
	For and on behalf of	 	 
	UNICORN BALTIC PTE. LTD.	 	 
	as an Owner Guarantor	 	 
	 	 	 
	/s/Stephen William Griffiths	 	Stephen William Griffiths
	 	 	 
	For and on behalf of	 	 
	UNICORN ROSS PTE. LTD.	 	 
	as an Owner Guarantor	 	 
	 	 	 
	/s/Stephen William Griffiths	 	Stephen William Griffiths
	 	 	 
	For and on behalf of	 	 
	UNICORN IONIA PTE. LTD.	 	 
	as an Owner Guarantor	 	 
	 	 	 
	/s/Stephen William Griffiths	 	Stephen William Griffiths
	 	 	 
	For and on behalf of	 	 
	IVS BULK 511 PTE. LTD.	 	 
	as an Owner Guarantor	 	 

 

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	/s/Stephen William Griffiths	 	Stephen William Griffiths
	 	 	 
	For and on behalf of	 	 
	IVS BULK 603 PTE. LTD.	 	 
	as an Owner Guarantor	 	 
	 	 	 
	/s/Stephen William Griffiths	 	Stephen William Griffiths
	 	 	 
	For and on behalf of	 	 
	IVS BULK 707 PTE. LTD.	 	 
	as an Owner Guarantor	 	 
	 	 	 
	/s/Stephen William Griffiths	 	Stephen William Griffiths
	 	 	 
	For and on behalf of	 	 
	UNICORN CASPIAN PTE. LTD.	 	 
	as an Owner Guarantor	 	 
	 	 	 
	/s/Stephen William Griffiths	 	Stephen William Griffiths
	 	 	 
	For and on behalf of	 	 
	IVS BULK 512 PTE. LTD. 	 	 
	as an Owner Guarantor	 	 
	 	 	 
	/s/Stephen William Griffiths	 	Stephen William Griffiths
	 	 	 
	For and on behalf of	 	 
	IVS BULK 609 PTE. LTD.	 	 
	as an Owner Guarantor	 	 
	 	 	 
	/s/Stephen William Griffiths	 	Stephen William Griffiths
	 	 	 
	For and on behalf of	 	 
	IVS BULK 611 PTE. LTD.	 	 
	as an Owner Guarantor	 	 
	 	 	 
	/s/Stephen William Griffiths	 	Stephen William Griffiths
	 	 	 
	For and on behalf of	 	 
	IVS BULK 612 PTE. LTD.	 	 
	as an Owner Guarantor	 	 
	 	 	 
	/s/Stephen William Griffiths	 	Stephen William Griffiths
	 	 	 
	For and on behalf of	 	 
	GRINDROD SHIPPING HOLDINGS LTD.	 	 
	as Corporate Guarantor	 	 

 

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	/s/Renaud Boula de Mareuil	 	Renaud Boula de Mareuil	 	/s/Domenik Nizet	 	Domenik Nizet
	 	 	Senior Vice President	 	 	 	Senior Vice President
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	For and on behalf of

DVB BANK SE SINGAPORE BRANCH

as a Lender

	 	 	 	 

 

	/s/Dilhan Sebastian	 	Dilhan Sebastian
	 	 	 
	For and on behalf of	 	 
	CRÉDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK, SINGAPORE BRANCH
	as a Lender	 	 
	 	 	 
	/s/Abhishek Pandey	 	Abhishek Pandey
	 	 	Managing Director & Head
	 	 	Shipping Finance
	 	 	 
	For and on behalf of	 	 
	STANDARD CHARTERED BANK, SINGAPORE BRANCH
	as a Lender	 	 
	 	 	 
	/s/Dilhan Sebastian	 	Dilhan Sebastian
	 	 	 
	For and on behalf of	 	 
	CRÉDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK, SINGAPORE BRANCH
	as a Hedging Counterparty	 	 

 

	/s/Renaud Boula de Mareuil	 	Renaud Boula de Mareuil	 	/s/Domenik Nizet	 	Domenik Nizet
	 	 	Senior Vice President	 	 	 	Senior Vice President
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	
        For and on behalf of

        DVB BANK SE

        as a Hedging Counterparty
	 	 	 	 	 	 

 

	/s/Abhishek Pandey	 	Abhishek Pandey
	 	 	Managing Director & Head
	 	 	Shipping Finance
	 	 	 
	For and on behalf of	 	 
	STANDARD CHARTERED BANK, SINGAPORE BRANCH
	as a Hedging Counterparty	 	 
	 	 	 
	/s/Dilhan Sebastian	 	Dilhan Sebastian
	 	 	 
	For and on behalf of	 	 
	CRÉDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK, SINGAPORE BRANCH
	as Account Bank	 	 

 

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