Document:

exv10w1

Exhibit 10.1

Dated 18 August 2009

 

MARFIN EGNATIA BANK Societe Anonyme

as Lender

-and-

AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS LTD.

CHINA HOLDINGS LTD.

and

BRAZIL HOLDINGS LTD.

as joint and several Borrowers

 

FINANCIAL AGREEMENT

reducing revolving credit facility not exceeding in aggregate

US$37,400,000 regarding m/vs “GRAND MIRSINIDI” (tbr “AUSTRALIA”)

“YIOSONAS” (tbr “CHINA”) and “GRAND NIKE” (tbr “BRAZIL”)

 

 

 

INDEX

	 	 	 	 	 
	1. PURPOSE
	 	 	1	 
	2. DEFINITIONS
	 	 	1	 
	3. THE FACILITY — THE BORROWERS JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY
	 	 	19	 
	4. AVAILABILITY — DESIGNATED TRANSACTIONS
	 	 	20	 
	5. NOTICE OF DRAWDOWN
	 	 	21	 
	6. INTEREST PERIODS
	 	 	23	 
	7. INTEREST
	 	 	24	 
	8. DEFAULT INTEREST
	 	 	24	 
	9. SUBSTITUTE BASIS
	 	 	25	 
	10. PREPAYMENT
	 	 	26	 
	11. REDUCTION — REPAYMENT
	 	 	30	 
	12. APPLICATION
	 	 	30	 
	13. EVIDENCE OF DEBT
	 	 	31	 
	14. PAYMENTS
	 	 	31	 
	15. CHANGE OF CIRCUMSTANCES
	 	 	32	 
	16. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
	 	 	34	 
	17. SECURITIES
	 	 	39	 
	18. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT AND CONDITIONS SUBSEQUENT
	 	 	39	 
	19. FINANCIAL AND GENERAL UNDERTAKINGS
	 	 	44	 
	20. INSURANCE UNDERTAKINGS
	 	 	47	 
	21. OPERATIONAL UNDERTAKINGS
	 	 	50	 
	22. RETENTION ACCOUNT AND EARNINGS ACCOUNTS
	 	 	55	 
	23. SECURITY MARGIN
	 	 	56	 
	24. EVENTS OF DEFAULT
	 	 	57	 
	25. SET-OFF
	 	 	60	 
	26. FEES
	 	 	60	 
	27. EXPENSES
	 	 	61	 
	28. INDEMNITY
	 	 	61	 
	29. ENVIRONMENTAL INDEMNITY
	 	 	61	 
	30. STAMP DUTIES
	 	 	62	 
	31. DETERMINATIONS
	 	 	62	 
	32. NO WAIVER
	 	 	62	 
	33. PARTIAL INVALIDITY
	 	 	62	 
	34. TRANSFER, ASSIGNMENT, PARTICIPATION, CHANGE OF LENDING BRANCH
	 	 	62	 
	35. NON-IMMUNITY
	 	 	63	 
	36. NOTICES
	 	 	64	 
	37 SUPPLEMENTAL
	 	 	65	 
	38. LAW AND JURISDICTION
	 	 	65	 
	39. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER FINANCE DOCUMENTS
	 	 	66	 
	SCHEDULE 1 — FORM OF NOTICE OF DRAWDOWN
	 	 	68	 
	SCHEDULE 2 — FORM OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
	 	 	70	 

 

 

THIS AGREEMENT is made the 18th day of August 2009

BETWEEN

	1)	 	MARFIN EGNATIA BANK Societe Anonyme as lender; and
	 
	2)	 	AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS LTD., CHINA HOLDINGS LTD. and BRAZIL HOLDINGS LTD. as joint and several
borrowers.
	 
	1.	 	PURPOSE
	 
	A.	 	This Agreement sets out the terms and conditions on which the Lender has agreed to make
available to the Borrowers as joint and several borrowers a reducing revolving credit
facility, not exceeding at any time the aggregate amount of Thirty Seven million Four hundred
thousand Dollars ($37,400,000 in multiple Advances in the following amounts and for the
following purposes:

	 	(i)	 	an Advance (hereinafter called the “Brazil Advance”) of up to Eight million
Four hundred Fifty thousand Dollars ($8,450,000) for the purpose of initially
assisting the Brazil Owner in financing or refinancing part of the acquisition cost of
the Brazil Ship pursuant to the relevant MOA;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	an Advance (hereinafter called the “Australia Advance”) of up to Twenty
million Five hundred thousand Dollars ($20,500,000) for the purpose of initially
assisting the Australia Owner in financing or refinancing part of the acquisition cost
of the Australia Ship pursuant to the relevant MOA;
	 
	 	(iii)	 	an Advance (hereinafter called the “China Advance”) of up to Eight million
Four hundred Fifty thousand Dollars ($8,450,000) for the purpose of assisting the
China Owner in financing or refinancing part of the acquisition cost of the China Ship
pursuant to the relevant MOA; and
	 
	 	(iv)	 	Advances (hereinafter called together the “Working Capital Advances” and
singly each a “Working Capital Advance”) in amounts approved by the Lender for the
purpose of providing the Borrowers or any of them with working capital.

	B.	 	The Borrowers and the Lender have agreed to enter into Designated Transactions with the
Lender pursuant to separate Confirmations.
	 
	2.	 	DEFINITIONS
	 
	2.1	 	In this Agreement the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context
otherwise requires:
	 
	 	 	“Accounts” means collectively the Earnings Accounts and the Retention Account and, in the
singular, means any of them;

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	 	 	“Accounts’ Charges” means collectively the Earnings Account Charges and the Retention
Account Charge and, in the singular, means any of them;
	 
	 	 	“Acquisition” means the acquisition by the Grandunion Guarantor of the Acquisition
Shares of the Aries Maritime Guarantor on the terms of the Acquisition Documents;
	 
	 	 	“Acquisition Date” means the date on which the Aries Maritime Guarantor shall issue and
sell to the Grandunion Guarantor and the Grandunion Guarantor shall purchase from the Aries
Maritime Guarantor the Acquisition Shares;
	 
	 	 	“Acquisition Documents” means the LOI and any other document designated as an
“Acquisition Document” by, inter alios, the Lender in connection with, inter alia, the
Acquisition as the same may from time to time be amended, varied or supplemented and, in the
singular, means any of them;
	 
	 	 	“Acquisition Shares” means 15,977,778 newly issued common shares, par value $0.01 per
share of the Aries Maritime Guarantor and/or such other shares of the Aries Maritime
Guarantor, which shall be acquired by the Grandunion Guarantor pursuant to the Acquisition
Documents;
	 
	 	 	“Advance” means the principal amount of each borrowing by the Borrowers under this
Agreement (including for the avoidance of doubt each of the Australia Advance, the China
Advance, the Brazil Advance and the Working Capital Advances) or, if the context may
require, so much thereof as shall for the time being be outstanding to the Lender hereunder
or, as the case may be, the principal amount of that portion of each borrowing by the
Borrowers under this Agreement for which the Borrowers select an Interest Period of a
particular duration and, in the plural, means all of them;
	 
	 	 	“Applicable Accounting Principles” means those accounting principles, standards and
practices on which preparation of the Financial Statements is based, which are
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and principles and practices adopted by
each Corporate Guarantor and its Subsidiaries at the date hereof or at any time hereafter
and notified to and accepted by the Lender;
	 
	 	 	“Applicable Limit” means the maximum amount of the Facility available for drawing hereunder
at any relevant time being on the date hereof Thirty Seven million Four hundred thousand
Dollars ($37,400,000) and being reduced on each of the twenty (20) Reduction Dates by the
relevant Reduction Instalment referred to in Clause 11.1 and as it may be further reduced
in accordance with Clauses 10.1 and/or 10.3 and/or 10.5 and/or 11.1 and/or 11.2 and/or any
other provision of this Agreement;
	 
	 	 	“Applicable Margin” means three point five per cent (3.5% ) per annum;
	 
	 	 	“Approved Brokers” means the insurance brokers appointed by the Borrowers with the
Lender’s prior approval;

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	 	 	“Aries Maritime Guarantee” means the guarantee and indemnity in respect of the Borrowers’
obligations under this Agreement and the other Finance Documents executed or, as the
context may require, to be executed by the Aries Maritime Guarantor in favour of the Lender
in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender in its sole discretion as the same may
from time to time be amended, varied or supplemented;
	 
	 	 	“Aries Maritime Guarantor” means Aries Maritime Transport Limited, a company organized
and existing under the laws of Bermuda, having its registered office at Canon’s Court, 22
Victoria Street, Hamilton, Bermuda;
	 
	 	 	“Auditors” means any first class firm of international accountants to be approved by the
Lender;
	 
	 	 	“Australia Advance” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Clause 1(A)(ii);
	 
	 	 	“Australia Charter” means the time charter as summarized in a recapitulation dated 28 May
2009 in respect of the Australia Ship made, or as the context may require, to be made
between the Australia Owner as owner and the Australia Charterer as charterer for a period
of about eleven (11) to about thirteen (13) months (about means plus/minus fifteen (15)
days) and at a rate of Twenty Eight thousand Two hundred Fifty ($28,250) per day pro rata,
as the same may from time to time be amended, varied or supplemented, with the Lender’s
prior written consent;
	 
	 	 	“Australia Charterer” means TMT Bulk Corp. of Panama;
	 
	 	 	“Australia Earnings Account” means the interest bearing deposit account opened by the
Australia Owner with the Lender numbered 0315610426 into which all the Earnings
of the Australia Ship are to be paid, in accordance with Clause 21.2, such account to
include any substitute account or sub-account or revised account or revised designation or
number whatsoever and any deposit account to which monies from the Australia Earnings
Account may from time to time be paid on a time deposit basis;
	 
	 	 	“Australia Owner” means Australia Holdings Ltd., a corporation organised and existing under
the laws of the Republic of Liberia, having its registered office at 80, Broad Street,
Monrovia, Republic of Liberia;
	 
	 	 	“Australia Seller” means Grand Mirsinidi Inc., a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the Republic of Liberia, having its registered office at 80, Broad Street,
Monrovia, Liberia;
	 
	 	 	“Australia Ship” means the m.v. “GRAND MIRSINIDI”, a bulk carrier vessel, with gross
tonnage of 91,188 tons and net tonnage of 52,901 tons, presently registered in the
ownership of the Australia Seller under Liberian flag, to be acquired by the Australia
Owner and registered in its ownership on the relevant Delivery Date under the
same flag, under the name “AUSTRALIA”;

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	 	 	“Availability Period” means in respect of each Advance, the period commencing from the
date of this Agreement and ending on the relevant Termination Date;
	 
	 	 	“Balloon Payment” means a payment in the amount of Six million Two hundred thousand Dollars
($6,200,000) to be made by the Borrowers to the Lender on the twentieth (20th)
Reduction Date;
	 
	 	 	“Banking Day” means a day on which banks and financial markets are open for business
in Athens, New York and London and any other financial centre which the Lender may deem
appropriate for the operation of the provisions of this Agreement;
	 
	 	 	“Borrowers” means together the Australia Owner, the China Owner and the Brazil Owner and,
in the singular, means any of them;
	 
	 	 	“Brazil Advance” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Clause 1(A)(i);
	 
	 	 	“Brazil Charter” means the time charter dated 20 May 2008 as amended by addenda dated 23
December 2008 and 7 January 2009 in respect of the Brazil Ship made between the Brazil
Seller as owner and the Brazil Charterer as charterer and novated or to be novated by an
addendum or a novation agreement made, or as the context may require, or to be made by the
Brazil Seller, the Brazil Charterer and the Brazil Owner as owner, for a period of about
six (6) years (plus/minus sixty (60) days) and at a minimum daily hire rate of Thirty One
thousand Dollars ($31,000) pro rata gross for the first and second year and Twenty eight
thousand Dollars ($28,000) pro rata gross thereafter, subject to the condition in the
addendum dated 7 January 2009, as the same may be amended, varied or supplemented, with the
Lender’s prior written consent;
	 
	 	 	“Brazil Charterer” means TMT Bulk Corp. of Taiwan, Republic of China;
	 
	 	 	“Brazil Earnings Account” means the interest bearing deposit account opened by the Brazil
Owner with the Lender numbered 0315613422 into which all the Earnings of the
Brazil Ship are to be paid, in accordance with Clause 21.2, such account to include any
substitute account or sub-account or revised account or revised designation or number
whatsoever and any deposit account to which monies from the Brazil Earnings Account may
from time to time be paid on a time deposit basis;
	 
	 	 	“Brazil Owner” means Brazil Holdings Ltd., a corporation and existing under the laws of the
Republic of Liberia, having its registered office at 80, Broad Street, Monrovia, Liberia;
	 
	 	 	“Brazil Seller” means Grand Nike Pte. Ltd., a company duly formed and existing under the
laws of Singapore;
	 
	 	 	“Brazil Ship” means the m.v. “GRAND NIKE”, a bulk carrier vessel, with gross tonnage of
77,135 tons and net tonnage of 48,543 tons, presently registered in the ownership of the
Brazil Seller under Singapore flag, to be acquired by the Brazil Owner and registered in
its ownership on the relevant Delivery Date under Liberian flag, under the name “BRAZIL”;

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	 	 	“Charters” means together the Australia Charter, the China Charter and the Brazil
Charter and, in the singular, means any of them;
	 
	 	 	“Charter Assignment” means in relation to each Ship, the first priority deed of assignment
of the Charter in respect of that Ship made or, as the context may require, to be made
between the Owner thereof and the Lender in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender
in its sole discretion as the same may from time to time hereafter be amended, varied or
supplemented and, in the plural, means all of them;
	 
	 	 	“Charterers” means together the Australia Charterer, the China Charterer and the
Brazil Charterer and, in the singular, means any of them;
	 
	 	 	“China Advance” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Clause 1(A)(iii);
	 
	 	 	“China Earnings Account” means the interest bearing deposit account opened by the
China Owner with the Lender numbered 0315612427 into which all the Earnings of
the China Ship are to be paid, in accordance with Clause 21.2, such account to include any
substitute account or sub-account or revised account or revised designation or number
whatsoever and any deposit account to which monies from the China Earnings Account may from
time to time be paid on a time deposit basis;
	 
	 	 	“China Owner” means China Holdings Ltd., a corporation organised and existing under the
laws of the Republic of Liberia, having its registered office at 80, Broad Street Monrovia,
Liberia;
	 
	 	 	“China Seller” means Yiosonas Maritime S.A. a corporation organized and existing under the
laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, having its registered office at Trust Company
Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro, MH96960, Marshall Islands;
	 
	 	 	“China Ship” means the m.v. “YIOSONAS”, a bulk carrier vessel, with gross tonnage of 73,115
tons and net tonnage of 47,445 tons, presently registered in the ownership of the China
Seller under Liberian flag, to be acquired by the China Owner and registered in its
ownership on the relevant Delivery Date under the same flag, under the name
“CHINA”;
	 
	 	 	“China Charter” means the time charter dated 18 November 2005 as amended by an addendum no.
1 dated 10 March 2006, an addendum no. 2 dated 25 March 2006, an addendum no. 3 dated 2
August 2007 and an addendum no. 4 dated 1 October 2007 in respect of the China Ship made
between the China Charterer as charterer and LEON SHIPHOLDING CORP. of the Marshall Islands
(“LEON”), and novated or to be novated by addenda or novation agreements made, or as the
context may require, or to be made by LEON, the China Charterer and the China Owner as
owner, for a period of minimum nine (9) years and seven (7) months up to ten (10) years and
six (6) months in China Charterer’s option and at a daily hire rate of Thirteen thousand
Two hundred Fifty Dollars ($13,250) including overtime as the same may be amended, varied
or supplemented, with the Lender’s prior written consent; and

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	 	 	“China Charterer” means DEIULEMAR SHIPPING SOCIETA’ CON UNICO SOCIO S.P.A. of Perugia,
Italy;
	 
	 	 	“Classification Society” means, in respect of each Ship, Bureau Veritas, or such other
classification society member of the IACS, as may be approved in writing by the Lender;
	 
	 	 	“Commitment Letter” means the letter dated 12 August 2009, issued by the Lender addressed
to the Borrowers and the Grandunion Guarantor and accepted by the Grandunion Guarantor for
and on behalf of itself, the Borrowers and the Personal Guarantor on 17 August 2009;
	 
	 	 	“Compulsory Acquisition” means requisition for title or other compulsory acquisition,
requisition, appropriation, expropriation, deprivation, forfeiture or confiscation for
any reason of a Ship by any Government Entity or other competent authority, whether de
jure or de facto, but shall exclude requisition for use or hire not involving
requisition of title;
	 
	 	 	“Confirmation” in relation to any continuing Designated Transaction, has the meaning given
to it in the Master Agreement;
	 
	 	 	“Control” means in relation to a body corporate:

	 	(a)	 	the power (whether by way of ownership of shares, proxy, contract, agency or
otherwise) to:

	 	(i)	 	cast, or control the casting of, more than fifty per cent
(50%) of the maximum number of votes that might be cast at a general meeting
of such body corporate; or
	 
	 	(ii)	 	appoint or remove all, or the majority, of the directors or
other equivalent officers of such body corporate; or
	 
	 	(ii)	 	give directions with respect to the operating and financial
polices of such body corporate with which the directors or other equivalent
officers of such body corporate are obliged to comply; and/or

	 	(b)	 	the holding beneficially of more than fifty per cent (50%) of the issued share
capital of such body corporate (excluding any part of that issued capital that carries
no right to participate beyond a specified amount in a distribution of either profits
or capital),

	 	 	and “Controlled” shall be construed accordingly;
	 
	 	 	“Corporate Guarantee” means, from the date of this Agreement until the date on which the
conditions set forth in Clause 18.4 shall have been satisfied, the Grandunion Guarantee and
thereafter the Aries Maritime Guarantee and, in the plural, means both of them;

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	 	 	“Corporate Guarantor” means:

	 	(a)	 	for the period commencing on the date of execution of this Agreement until
the date on which the conditions referred to in Clause 18.4 shall have been satisfied:
the Grandunion Guarantor; and
	 
	 	(b)	 	for period commencing on the date on which the conditions referred to in
Clause 18.4 shall have been satisfied and at any time thereafter throughout the
Security Period: the Aries Maritime Guarantor;

	 	 	“Default Rate” means the interest rate referred to in Clause 8.1;
	 
	 	 	“Delivery Date” means, in relation to each Ship, the date on which that Ship is delivered
by the relevant Seller to the relevant Owner pursuant to the relevant MOA;
	 
	 	 	“Designated Transaction” means a Transaction which fulfils the following requirements:

	 	(a)	 	it is entered into by the Borrowers pursuant to the Master Agreement with the
Lender; and
	 
	 	(b)	 	its purpose is the hedging of the Borrowers’ exposure under this Agreement to
fluctuations in LIBOR arising from the funding of the Facility (or any part thereof)
for a period expiring no later than the final Reduction Date;

	 	 	“Dollars” or “$” means the lawful currency for the time being of the United States of
America;
	 
	 	 	“Drawdown” means the making of an Advance by the Lender to the Borrowers;
	 
	 	 	“Drawdown Date” means, in relation to each Advance, the date requested by the Borrowers for
that Advance to be made available or (as the context requires) the date on which that
Advance is actually made available;
	 
	 	 	“Early Termination Date”, in relation to any continuing Designated Transaction, shall have
the meaning given to it in the Master Agreement;
	 
	 	 	“Earnings” means in relation to each Ship all freight, hire, passage monies and any
other amounts whatsoever which may at any time be earned by or become payable to or for the
account of the Owner of that Ship or its agents arising out of or as a result of the
ownership, possession, management and/or operation of that Ship by the Owner thereof or its
agents or under any charter (including, without limitation, each Charter), contract or
carriage or other contract (including a salvage or towage contract) for the use, operation
or management of that Ship, all payments for any variation of any such contract and all
damages for any breach of any such contract, all general average and salvage remuneration
and all compensation for requisition for hire;
	 
	 	 	“Earnings Account Charge” means in relation to each Earnings Account the first priority
assignment, pledge and charge granted or, as the context may require, to be granted by the
relevant Borrower to the Lender on any monies standing the credit of that Earnings Account

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	 	 	in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender as the same may from time to time
hereafter be amended, varied or supplemented and, in the plural, means all of them;
	 
	 	 	“Earnings Account” means in relation to:

	 	(a)	 	the Australia Ship, the Australia Earnings Account;
	 
	 	(b)	 	the China Ship, the China Earnings Account;
	 
	 	(c)	 	the Brazil Ship, the Brazil Earnings Account;

	 	 	and, in the plural, means all of them;
	 
	 	 	“Encumbrance” means a mortgage, pledge, lien, charge (whether fixed or floating),
assignment, hypothecation, security interest, title retention, preferential right or trust
arrangement and any other security agreement or arrangement whether now existing or arising
in the future on the assets or revenue of the Borrowers or any of them or any other
Security Party other than a pledge or lien arising by operation of law;
	 
	 	 	“Environmental Approvals” means any permit, licence, approval, ruling, certification,
exemption or other authorisation relating to the Ships or any of them required under
applicable Environmental Laws;
	 
	 	 	“Environmental Claim” means:

	 	(a)	 	any claim by any governmental, judicial or regulatory authority which arises
out of an Environmental Incident or an alleged Environmental Incident or which relates
to any Environmental Law; or
	 
	 	(b)	 	any claim by any other person which relates to an Environmental Incident or
to an alleged Environmental Incident;

	 	 	and “claim” means a claim for damages, compensation, fines, penalties or any other payment
of any kind whether or not similar to the foregoing; an order or direction to take, or not
to take, certain action or to desist from or suspend certain action; and any form of
enforcement or regulatory action, including the arrest or attachment of any asset;
	 
	 	 	“Environmental Incident” means:

	 	(a)	 	any release of Environmentally Sensitive Material from a Relevant Ship; or
	 
	 	(b)	 	any incident in which Environmentally Sensitive Material is released from a
vessel other than a Relevant Ship and which involves a collision between a Relevant
Ship and such other vessel or some other incident of navigation or operation, in
either case, in connection with which a Relevant Ship is actually or potentially
liable to be arrested, attached, detained or injuncted and/or a Relevant Ship and/or
any owner

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	 	 	 	and/or any other operator or manager thereof is at fault or otherwise liable to any
legal or administrative action; or
	 
	 	(c)	 	any other incident in which Environmentally Sensitive Material is released
otherwise than from a Relevant Ship and in connection with which any Relevant Ship is
actually or potentially liable to be arrested and/or where any owner and/or any
operator or manager of any Relevant Ship is at fault or otherwise liable to any legal
or administrative action;

	 	 	“Environmental Law” means any law relating to pollution or protection of the environment,
to the carriage of Environmentally Sensitive Material or to actual or threatened releases
of Environmentally Sensitive Material;
	 
	 	 	“Environmentally Sensitive Material” means oil, oil products and any other substance
(including any chemical, gas or other hazardous or noxious substance), which is (or is
capable of being or becoming) polluting, toxic or hazardous;
	 
	 	 	“Event of Default” means any event referred to in Clause 24;
	 
	 	 	“Excess Risks” means in relation to each Ship the proportion of claims for general average
and salvage charges and under the ordinary running-down clause, which is not recoverable in
consequence of the value at which that Ship is assessed for the purpose of such claims
exceeding her insured value;
	 
	 	 	“Facility” means a reducing revolving credit facility in an amount of up to Thirty
Seven million Four hundred thousand Dollars ($37,400,000) to be made available to the
Borrowers by the Lender in multiple Advances pursuant to the terms of Clause 1(A) and
Clause 3 or, if the context may so require, so much thereof as shall for the time being be
outstanding to the Lender hereunder;
	 
	 	 	“Finance Documents” means:

	 	(a)	 	this Agreement;
	 
	 	(b)	 	the Master Agreement;
	 
	 	(c)	 	the Security Documents; and
	 
	 	(d)	 	any other document (whether creating an Encumbrance or not) which is executed at
any time by any Security Party or any other person as security for, or to establish
any form of subordination or priorities’ arrangement in relation to any amount payable
to the Lender under this Agreement and/or the Master Agreement or any of the documents
referred to in this definition or in any other Clause of this Agreement;

	 	 	“Financial Statements” means the audited by the Auditors or unaudited annual or
quarterly financial statements of the Group, referred to in Clause 19.1 comprising in each
case of a statement of income, balance sheet, cash flow statement and relative notes;

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	 	 	“Flag State” means in relation to each Ship: the Republic of Liberia or in each case any
other flag state which shall be acceptable to the Lender in its sole discretion;
	 
	 	 	“General Assignment” means in relation to each Ship the first priority deed of
assignment relative to the Insurances, the Earnings and the Requisition Compensation of
that Ship made or, as the context may require, to be made by and between the Owner of that
Ship and the Lender in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender as the same may from
time to time hereafter be amended, varied or supplemented;
	 
	 	 	“Government Entity” means and includes (whether having a distinct legal personality or not)
any national or local government authority, board, commission, department, division, organ,
instrumentality, court or agency or tribunal and any association, organisation or
institution of which any of the foregoing is a member or to whose jurisdiction any of the
foregoing is subject or in whose activities any of the foregoing is a participant;
	 
	 	 	“Grandunion Guarantee” means the guarantee and indemnity in respect of the Borrowers’
obligations under this Agreement and the other Finance Documents executed or, as the
context may require, to be executed by the Grandunion Guarantor in favour of the Lender in
form and substance satisfactory to the Lender in its sole discretion as the same may from
time to time be amended, varied or supplemented;
	 
	 	 	“Grandunion Guarantor” means Grandunion Inc., a corporation organized and existing
under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, having its registered office at
Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake Island, Majuro MH96960, Marshall Islands;
	 
	 	 	“Group” means the relevant Corporate Guarantor and its Subsidiaries (whether direct or
indirect and including without limitation the Borrowers and the relevant Managing
Subsidiary) from time to time during the Security Period and “members of the Group” shall
be construed accordingly;
	 
	 	 	“Guarantees” means together the relevant Corporate Guarantee and the Personal Guarantee
and, in the singular, means any them;
	 
	 	 	“Guarantors” means together the relevant Corporate Guarantor and the Personal Guarantor
and, in the singular, means any of them;
	 
	 	 	“Indebtedness” means any and all moneys, liabilities and obligations (whether actual or
contingent, whether existing or hereafter arising, whether or not for the payment of money,
and including, without limitation, the Master Agreement Liabilities and any obligation or
liability to pay damages) which are now or which may at any time and from time to time
hereafter be due, owing, payable or incurred or expressed to be due, owing, payable or
incurred from the Borrowers or any of them (whether as principal, surety or otherwise) to
the Lender under this Agreement, the Master Agreement and the other Finance Documents;

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	 	 	“Insurance Documents” means all slips, cover notes, contracts, policies, certificates
of entry or other insurance documents evidencing or constituting the Insurances from time
to time in effect;
	 
	 	 	“Insurances” means, collectively in relation to each Ship, all policies and contracts
of insurance (which expression includes all entries of that Ship in a protection and
indemnity or mutual hull or war risks association) or such other arrangements by way of
insurance which are from time to time taken out or entered into in respect of or in
connection with that Ship and its Earnings pursuant to this Agreement and including all
benefits thereof including all claims of whatsoever nature and return of premiums;
	 
	 	 	“Insurers” means the underwriters, insurance companies, mutual insurance associations
with or by which the Insurances are effected;
	 
	 	 	“Interest Determination Date” means the Banking Day which is two (2) Banking Days
prior to the commencement of an Interest Period;
	 
	 	 	“Interest Payment Date” means each day on which interest is payable in accordance with
Clause 7, provided that if any such day is not a Banking Day, the relevant Interest Payment
Date shall be the next succeeding day which is a Banking Day, unless such next succeeding
Banking Day falls into another calendar month, in which event, the relevant Interest
Payment Date shall be the immediately preceding Banking Day;
	 
	 	 	“Interest Period” means each of the successive periods determined in accordance with
Clause 6 of this Agreement during which the Facility or any part thereof is outstanding and
for which an Interest Rate in respect thereof is to be established hereunder;
	 
	 	 	“Interest Rate” means for each Advance (save as provided in Clause 9) the rate of
interest applicable to that Advance (or any part thereof) during each Interest Period in
respect thereof which is/are conclusively certified by the Lender to the Borrowers to be
the aggregate of (a) the Applicable Margin and (b) LIBOR or the Lender’s cost of funding
the relevant Advance, for Interest Periods of longer than six (6) months;
	 
	 	 	“ISM Code” means, in relation to its application to the relevant Manager, the Borrowers,
each Ship and her operation:

	 	(a)	 	‘The International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for
Pollution Prevention’, currently known or referred to as the ‘ISM Code’, adopted by
the Assembly of the International Maritime Organisation by Resolution A.741(18) on 4
November 1993 and incorporated on 19 May 1994 into chapter IX of the International
Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea 1974 (SOLAS 1974); and
	 
	 	(b)	 	all further resolutions, circulars, codes, guidelines, regulations and
recommendations which are now or in the future issued by or on behalf of the
International Maritime Organisation or any other entity with responsibility for
implementing the ISM Code, including without limitation, the ‘Guidelines on
implementation or administering of the International Safety Management (ISM)

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	 	 	 	Code by Administrations produced by the International Maritime Organisation
pursuant to Resolution A.788(19) adopted on 25 November 1995,

	 	 	as the same may be amended, supplemented or replaced from time to time;
	 
	 	 	“ISM Code Documentation” includes, in relation to each Ship:

	 	(a)	 	the document of compliance (DOC) and safety management certificate (SMC)
issued pursuant to the ISM Code in relation to that Ship within the periods specified
by the ISM Code; and
	 
	 	(b)	 	all other documents and data which are relevant to the ISM SMS and its
implementation and verification which the Lender may require; and
	 
	 	(c)	 	any other documents which are prepared or which are otherwise relevant to
establish and maintain compliance of such Ship or the compliance of the relevant Owner
and/or the relevant Manager with the ISM Code which the Lender may require;

	 	 	“ISM SMS” means, in relation to each Ship, the safety management system for that Ship which
is required to be developed, implemented and maintained by each Owner under the ISM Code;
	 
	 	 	“ISPS Code” means the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code adopted by the
International Maritime Organization Assembly as the same may have been or may be amended or
supplemented from time to time;
	 
	 	 	“ISPS Code Documentation” includes in relation to each Ship:

	 	(a)	 	the International Ship Security Certificate issued pursuant to the ISPS Code
in relation to that Ship within the periods specified by the ISPS Code; and
	 
	 	(b)	 	all other documents and data which are relevant to the ISPS Code and its
implementation and verification which the Lender may require;

	 	 	“Lender” means Marfin Egnatia Bank Societe Anonyme, a company duly incorporated under the
laws of the Republic of Greece, having its registered office at 20 Mitropoleos and
Komninon, 546 24 Thessaloniki, Greece and acting in this case through its office at 91 Akti
Miaouli, 185 38 Piraeus, Greece and shall include its successors and assigns;
	 
	 	 	“Letter of Undertaking” means a letter of undertaking executed or, as the context may
require, to be executed by the Borrowers in favour of the Lender, in such terms as the
Lender may approve or require;
	 
	 	 	“LIBOR” means, for an Interest Period:

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	 	(a)	 	the rate per annum equal to the offered quotation for deposits in Dollars for
a period equal to, or as near as possible equal to, the relevant Interest Period which
appears on the appropriate page of the Reuters Monitor Money Rates Service at or about
11.00 a.m. (London time) on the Interest Determination Date for that Interest Period
(or on such other service as may be nominated by the British Bankers’ Association as
the information vendor for the purpose of displaying British Bankers’ Association
Interest Settlement Rates for Dollars); or
	 
	 	(b)	 	if no rate is quoted on the appropriate page of the Reuters Monitor Money
Rates Service, the rate per annum determined by the Lender to be the arithmetic mean
(rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest one-sixteenth of one per cent) of the
rates per annum at which deposits in Dollars are offered to the Lender by leading
banks in the London Interbank Market at the Lender’s request at or about 11.00 a.m.
(London time) on the Interest Determination Date for that Interest Period for a period
equal to that Interest Period and for delivery on the first Banking Day of it;

	 	 	“Loan Account” means collectively the account or accounts maintained by the Lender
referred to in Clause 13;
	 
	 	 	“LOI” means the non-binding letter of intent dated 24 June 2009 as amended by an
Amendment No.1 dated 22 July 2009, both entered into between the Grandunion Guarantor and
the Aries Maritime Guarantor setting out the proposed main terms and conditions of the
Acquisition;
	 
	 	 	“Major Casualty” means, in relation to each Ship, any casualty to such Ship in respect of
which the claim or the aggregate of the claims against all insurers, before adjustment
for any relevant franchise or deductible, exceeds Three hundred thousand Dollars
($300,000) or the equivalent thereof in any other currency;
	 
	 	 	“Management Agreement” means, in relation to each Ship, the management agreement made
or to be made between the Owner thereof and the relevant Manager, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Lender and as the same may from time to time be amended, varied or
supplemented with the Lender’s prior written consent;
	 
	 	 	“Managers” means together the relevant Managing Subsidiary and/or any other company
approved by the Lender as manager of the Ships or any of them and, in the singular, means
any of them;
	 
	 	 	“Manager’s Undertaking” means, in relation to each Ship, a letter of undertaking
including, where appropriate, an assignment of any obligatory insurances executed or, as
the context may require, to be executed by each Manager in favour of the Lender, in such
terms as the Lender may approve or require and, in the plural, means all of them;

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	 	 	“Managing Subsidiary” means:

	 	(a)	 	for the period commencing on the date of execution of this Agreement and
ending on the date on which the conditions set forth in Clause 18.4 shall have been
satisfied: (a) in respect of the Australia Ship: Stamford Navigation Inc., of the
Republic of Liberia, a Subsidiary of the Grandunion Guarantor and (b) in respect of
the China Ship and the Brazil Ship: Newfront Shipping S.A., of Panama, a Subsidiary of
the Grandunion Guarantor; and
	 
	 	(b)	 	for the period commencing on the date on which the conditions set forth in
Clause 18.4 shall have been satisfied and at any time thereafter throughout the
Security Period: AMT Management Ltd. of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, a
Subsidiary of the Aries Maritime Guarantor;

	 	 	“Market Value” means in respect of each Ship, the value thereof determined in accordance
with the provisions of Clause 21.26;
	 
	 	 	“Master Agreement” means the master swap agreement (on the 2002 ISDA Master Agreement
(Multicurrency-Crossborder) form) and Schedule thereto both made or as the context may
require to be made between the Borrowers and the Lender and includes all Designated
Transactions from time to time entered into and Confirmations from time to time exchanged
thereunder;
	 
	 	 	“Master Agreement Assignment” means in relation to the Master Agreement, the
assignment of that Master Agreement in favour of the Lender, executed or, as the context
requires, to be executed by the Borrowers in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender
in its sole discretion as security for the Indebtedness, as the same may from time to time
be amended, varied or supplemented;
	 
	 	 	“Master Agreement Liabilities” means at any relevant time all liabilities actual or
contingent, present or future of the Borrowers to the Lender under the Master Agreement;
	 
	 	 	“Maximum Permitted Swap Exposure” an amount not exceeding the lesser of Three million Seven
hundred Forty thousand Dollars ($3,740,000) and ten per cent (10%) of the outstanding
principal amount of the Facility;
	 
	 	 	“MOA” means:

	 	(a)	 	in relation to the Australia Ship: the memorandum of agreement dated 7 April
2009 as amended by Addendum No, 1 dated 7 April 2007 and by Addendum No. 2 dated 14
August 2009 and made between the Australia Seller and the Australia Owner, nominated
by Port Line Marine Limited of the Marshall Islands as buyer in relation to the sale
and purchase of the Australia Ship, as the same may be further amended, varied or
supplemented with the Lender’s prior written consent;
	 
	 	(b)	 	in relation to the Brazil Ship: the memorandum of agreement dated 5 August
2009 and made between the Brazil Seller and the Brazil Owner in relation to the sale
and

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	 	 	 	purchase of the Brazil Ship, as the same may be further amended, varied or
supplemented with the Lender’s prior written consent; and
	 
	 	(c)	 	in relation to the China Ship: the memorandum of agreement dated 5 August
2009 and made between the China Seller and the China Owner in relation to the sale and
purchase of the China Ship, as the same may be further amended, varied or supplemented
with the Lender’s prior written consent,

	 	 	and, in the plural, means all of them;
	 
	 	 	“Mortgage” means in relation to each Ship, the first preferred Liberian mortgage granted
or, as the context may require, to be granted by the Owner of that Ship to the Lender to
secure the due payment of the Indebtedness in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender
as the same may from time to time hereafter be amended, varied or supplemented, and, in the
plural, means all of them;
	 
	 	 	“Nasdaq” means the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation;
	 
	 	 	“Nomination Date” means the Banking Day which is three (3) Banking Days prior to the
commencement of an Interest Period;
	 
	 	 	“Notice of Drawdown” means each written notice given by the Borrowers to the Lender
pursuant to Clause 5.1.4 substantially in the form set out in Schedule 1 hereto;
	 
	 	 	“Owner” means:

	 	(a)	 	in relation to the Australia Ship: the Australia Owner;
	 
	 	(b)	 	in relation to the Brazil Ship: the Brazil Owner; and
	 
	 	(c)	 	in relation to the China Ship: the China Owner,

	 	 	and, in the plural, means all of them;
	 
	 	 	“Permitted Liens” means any supplier’s, carrier’s, workman’s or similar lien arising in the
ordinary course of business automatically by statute or by operation of law and not by way
of contract in respect of amounts not yet due and payable but excluding any lien arising
from any default or omission of the Security Parties or any of them;
	 
	 	 	“Personal Guarantee” means a guarantee in respect of the Borrowers’ obligations, under this
Agreement and the other Finance Documents, executed or, as the context may require, to be
executed by the Personal Guarantor in favour of the Lender, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Lender, in its sole discretion as same may from time to time be
amended, varied or supplemented;

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	 	 	“Personal Guarantor” means the individual acceptable to the Lender in its sole
discretion who shall execute the Personal Guarantee;
	 
	 	 	“Protection and Indemnity risks” means the usual risks covered by a protection and
indemnity association that is a member of the International Group of Protection and
Indemnity Associations, including the proportion not otherwise recoverable in case of
collision under the ordinary running-down clause;
	 
	 	 	“Purchase Advances” means collectively the Australia Advance, the Brazil Advance and the
China Advance and, in the singular, means any of them;
	 
	 	 	“Purchase Documents” means, in relation to each Ship, the relevant MOA and all contracts,
bills of sale, export licenses (if appropriate) and other documents whatsoever made or to
be made whereby the relevant Seller contracted to sell that Ship to the relevant Owner and
the relevant Owner contracted to purchase and will acquire title for such Ship from the
relevant Seller;
	 
	 	 	“Reduction Date” means the date falling three (3) months from the earlier of (i) the
Drawdown Date of the Purchase Advance last to occur and (ii) the Termination Date in
relation to the Purchase Advances and each of the nineteen (19) dates falling at successive
quarterly intervals thereafter throughout the Security Period, on each of which dates the
amount of the Facility available hereunder shall be reduced in accordance with Clause 11.1
provided that if any such day is not a Banking Day the relevant Reduction Date shall be the
next succeeding day which is a Banking Day unless such next succeeding Banking Day falls in
another calendar month in which event the relevant Reduction Date shall be the immediately
preceding Banking Day;
	 
	 	 	“Reduction Instalments” means, collectively the twenty (20) consecutive quarterly
instalments, each such instalment being in the amount of One million Five hundred Sixty
thousand Dollars ($1,560,000), the first such instalment being due and payable on the first
Reduction Date and each subsequent instalment being due and payable on each Reduction Date
falling at successive quarterly intervals thereafter; provided that if the Facility drawn
down is less than Thirty Seven million Four hundred thousand Dollars ($37,400,000) then the
Reduction Instalments and the Balloon Payment shall be reduced proportionately;
	 
	 	 	“Relevant Ship” means each Ship and any other ship from time to time owned, managed or
crewed by, or demise or bareboat chartered to an Owner or any other member of the Group;
	 
	 	 	“Retention Account” means the account numbered 0315615423 opened in the joint names of the
Borrowers with the Lender pursuant to Clause 22.1 such account to include any
substitute account or sub-account or revised account or revised designation or number
whatsoever, and any deposit account to which monies from the Retention Account may from
time to time be paid on a time deposit basis;

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	 	 	“Retention Account Charge” means the first priority assignment, pledge and charge granted
or, as the context may require, to be granted by the Borrowers to the Lender on the
Retention Account in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender as the same may from time
to time be amended, varied or supplemented;
	 
	 	 	“Requisition Compensation” means all compensation payable by reason of any Compulsory
Acquisition of a Ship other than requisition for hire;
	 
	 	 	“Security Documents” means collectively the Mortgages, the General Assignments, the
Charter Assignments, the Guarantees, the Manager’s Undertakings, the Master Agreement
Assignment and the Accounts’ Charges and where the context so admits this Agreement and any
other agreement or document that may be executed at any time by the Borrowers, the other
Security Parties or any other person as security for the due payment of the Indebtedness;
	 
	 	 	“Security Parties” means each party to the Finance Documents (other than the Lender
and the Charterers) and, in the singular, means any of them;
	 
	 	 	“Security Period” means the period during which the Finance Documents remain in effect
and ending when the Indebtedness is paid in full;
	 
	 	 	“Sellers” means, together, the Australia Seller, the Brazil Seller and the China Seller
and, in the singular, means any of them;
	 
	 	 	“Ships” means together the Australia Ship, the Brazil Ship and the China Ship and, in the
singular, means any of them;
	 
	 	 	“Subject Documents” means all of the Finance Documents, the Purchase Documents, the
Acquisition Documents, the Charters and the Management Agreements (none to be amended,
varied, supplemented or modified without the consent of the Lender), and together with any
other instrument, document or memorandum, scheduled to any of the documents referred to
above, and any notice, consent to acknowledgement referred to in or required pursuant to
any of the documents referred to above and any document, instrument or memorandum which
secures any of the obligations of the Borrowers under any of the Finance Documents or under
any other Subject Document;
	 
	 	 	“Subsidiary” of a person means: (a) any other person directly or indirectly Controlled
by that person; or (b) any other person whose dividends or distributions on ordinary voting
share capital that person is entitled to receive more than fifty per cent (50%); or (c) any
entity (whether or not so Controlled) treated as a Subsidiary in the financial statements
of that person from time to time;
	 
	 	 	“Swap Exposure” means, as at any relevant date the amount certified by the Lender (whose
certificate shall in the absence of manifest error be conclusive and binding on the
Borrowers) to be the aggregate net amount in Dollars which would be payable by the
Borrowers to the Lender under (and calculated in accordance with) section 6(e) (Payments

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	 	 	on Early Termination) of the Master Agreement if an Early Termination Date had occurred on
the relevant date in relation to all continuing Designated Transactions;
	 
	 	 	“Taxes” means all present and future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees,
deductions and withholdings, and any restrictions or conditions resulting in a charge
(other than taxes on the overall net income of the Lender) and “Tax” and “Taxation” shall
be construed accordingly;
	 
	 	 	“Termination Date” means (i) for each Purchase Advance 30 October 2009 and (ii) for each
Working Capital Advance the date falling one (1) month prior to the last Reduction Date or
in each case such later date(s) as the Lender may approve in writing;
	 
	 	 	“Total Loss” means in relation to each Ship:

	 	(a)	 	the actual or constructive or compromised or arranged or agreed total loss of
such Ship; or
	 
	 	(b)	 	Compulsory Acquisition of such Ship; or
	 
	 	(c)	 	the capture, seizure, arrest, detention or confiscation of such Ship by any
Government Entity or by a person acting or purporting to act on behalf of any
Government Entity where such Ship is not released or discharged within thirty (30)
days or such lesser period provided in the War Risks Insurances;

	 	 	“Transaction” has the meaning given to it in the Master Agreement;
	 
	 	 	“War Risks” includes all risks referred to in the Institute Time Clauses (Hulls)
(1/10/83) and (1/11/95) including, but not limited to, the risk of mines, blocking and
trapping, missing vessel, confiscation and all risks excluded by Clause 23 of the
Institute Time Clauses (Hulls) (1/10/83) or Clause 24 of the Institute Time Clauses
(Hulls) (1/11/1995); and
	 
	 	 	“Working Capital Advance” shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Clause 1(A)(IV).
	 
	2.2	 	In this Agreement clause headings are for ease of reference only and shall be disregarded in
the construction of this Agreement.
	 
	2.3	 	In this Agreement unless the context otherwise requires:

	2.3.1	 	words importing the singular number shall include the plural and vice versa;
	 
	2.3.2	 	fees, costs and expenses shall be exclusive of any value added tax or similar tax (if any)
which shall accordingly be payable in addition;
	 
	2.3.3	 	any reference to a document or instrument is a reference to that document or instrument as
the same may have been, or may from time to time be amended or supplemented;

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	2.3.4	 	the liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of a company or body corporate or the appointment
of a receiver, administrative receiver, manager or administrator of or in relation to a
company or corporation or any of its assets shall be construed so as to include any equivalent
or analogous proceedings under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated or any
jurisdiction in which it carries on business or has assets or liabilities;
	 
	2.3.5	 	references to persons include any individual, partnership, firm, trust, body corporate,
government, governmental body, authority, agency, unincorporated body of persons or
association;
	 
	2.3.6	 	a reference to any enactment or statutory provision include any enactment or statutory
provision which amends, extends, consolidates or replaces the same or which has been amended,
extended, consolidated or replaced by the same and shall include any orders, regulations,
codes of practice, instruments or other subordinated legislation made under the relevant
enactment or statutory provision; and
	 
	2.3.7	 	the words “herein”, “hereto” and “hereunder” refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to
the particular Clause or Schedule in which the words may be used.

	3.	 	THE FACILITY — THE BORROWERS JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY
	 
	3.1	 	The Lender hereby agrees to make available to the Borrowers subject to the terms and the
conditions hereof the Facility for the purposes stated in Clause 1(A) in an aggregate amount
not exceeding at any relevant time the Thirty Seven million Four hundred thousand Dollars
($37,400,000) provided however that (i) each Advance shall be made available for
drawing until the Termination Date in respect thereof and otherwise upon the terms and subject
to the conditions of this Agreement (ii) no Working Capital Advance shall be drawn down unless
the Purchase Advances have been previously drawn down and (iii) to the extent that the
Borrowers prepay any sums initially borrowed in respect of the Facility they shall be entitled
to reborrow the amount so prepaid up to the Applicable Limit prevailing at the relevant time.
	 
	3.2	 	The Borrowers undertake to use the proceeds of each Advance in accordance with and for the
purposes referred to in Clause 1(A); the Lender (although entitled) shall not be obliged to
monitor the application of such proceeds.
	 
	3.3	 	All the liabilities and obligations of the Borrowers under this Agreement shall, whether
expressed to be so or not, be joint and several so that each Borrower shall be jointly and
severally responsible with the other Borrowers for all liabilities and obligations of the
Borrowers under this Agreement and so that such liabilities and obligations shall not be
impaired by:

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	 	(a)	 	any failure of this Agreement to be legal, valid, binding and enforceable in
relation to any of the Borrowers whether as a result of lack of corporate capacity,
due authorisation, effective execution or otherwise;
	 
	 	(b)	 	any giving of time, forbearance, indulgence, waiver or discharge in relation
to any of the Borrowers or to any other party to the Security Documents; or
	 
	 	(c)	 	any other matter or event whatsoever which might have the effect of impairing
all or any of the liabilities and obligations of any of the Borrowers.

	3.4	 	Each of the Borrowers declares that it is and will, throughout the Security Period, remain a
principal debtor for all amounts owing under this Agreement and none of the Borrowers shall in
any circumstances be construed to be a surety for the obligations of the other Borrowers
hereunder.
	 
	3.5	 	Until all sums owing to the Lender by the Borrowers under this Agreement, the Master
Agreement and the other Finance Documents have been paid in full none of the Borrowers
(hereinafter called a “Creditor Borrower”) will without the prior written consent of the
Lender ask, demand, sue for, take or receive from any of the other Borrowers or any other
member of the Group (hereinafter called a “Debtor Borrower”) by set-off or any other manner
the whole or any part of all present and future sums, liabilities and obligations payable or
owing by the Debtor Borrower to the Creditor Borrower whether actual or contingent jointly or
severally or otherwise howsoever (such sums being hereinafter called the “Subordinated
Liabilities”) so long as any Senior Liabilities are outstanding to the Lender (for which
purpose “Senior Liabilities” shall mean all present and future sums, liabilities and
obligations whatsoever payable or owing by the Borrowers (or any of them) pursuant to the
Finance Documents or any of them or otherwise whatsoever, whether actual or contingent jointly
or severally or otherwise howsoever).
	 
	4.	 	AVAILABILITY — DESIGNATED TRANSACTIONS
	 
	4.1	 	Subject as herein provided, the Facility is available to the Borrowers to be drawn down
during the Availability Period. Any part of a Facility which remains undrawn at the close of
business in Athens on the latest Termination Date shall be automatically cancelled.
	 
	4.2	 	Any Designated Transaction shall be entered into on the basis of the Master Agreement and
shall be concluded with the Lender.
	 
	4.3	 	No Designated Transaction may be entered into by the Borrowers if a material adverse change
occurs in the financial condition or operation of any one or more of the Security Parties or
any other member of the Group and/or if any other Event of Default occurs or an event which
with the giving of notice or passage of time or the combination of both or the fulfillment of
any other condition, may become an Event of Default having occurred.
	 
	4.4	 	Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement and/or the Master Agreement to the contrary,
if for any reason a Designated Transaction has been entered into but the Facility

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	 	 	is not drawn under this Agreement then, subject to Clause 4.5, the Lender shall be entitled
but not obliged (and, where relevant, may do so without the consent of the Borrowers where
it would otherwise be required whether under the Master Agreement or otherwise) to amend,
supplement, cancel, net out, terminate, liquidate, transfer or assign all or any part of
the rights, benefits and obligations created by such Designated Transaction and/or the
Master Agreement and/or to obtain or re-establish any hedge or related trading position in
any manner and with any person the Lender in its absolute discretion may determine.
	 
	4.5	 	If a Designated Transaction has been entered into but the Facility is not drawn down under
this Agreement and the Lender in its absolute discretion agrees, following a written request
of the Borrowers, that the Borrowers may be permitted to maintain all or part of a Designated
Transaction, the Borrowers shall, within fifteen (15) days of being notified by the Lender of
such requirement, provide the Lender with, or procure the provision to the Lender of, such
additional security as shall in the opinion of the Lender be adequate to secure the
performance of such Designated Transaction, which additional security shall take such form and
be constituted by such documentation, as the Lender in its absolute discretion may approve or
require.
	 
	4.6	 	The Borrowers shall on the first written demand of the Lender indemnify the Lender in respect
of all losses, costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, legal costs and expenses)
incurred or sustained by the Lender as a consequence of or in relation to the effecting of any
matter or transactions referred to in Clauses 4.4 and 4.5.
	 
	4.7	 	Without prejudice to or limitation of the obligations of the Borrowers under Clause 4.6, in
the event that the Lender exercises any of its rights under Clauses 4.4 or 4.5 and such
exercise results in all or part of a Designated Transaction being terminated such termination
shall be treated under the Master Agreement in the same manner as if it were a Terminated
Transaction (as defined in section 14 of the Master Agreement) effected by the Lender after an
Event of Default (as so defined in that section 14) by the Borrowers and, accordingly,
the Lender shall be permitted to recover from the Borrowers a payment for early termination
calculated in accordance with the provisions of section 6(e)(i) of the Master Agreement.
	 
	4.8	 	In the event that the Lender fails to enter into a Designated Transaction with the
Borrowers, the Lender shall not be liable to the Borrowers to enter into such Designated
Transaction nor to compensate the Borrowers for such failure.
	 
	5.	 	NOTICE OF DRAWDOWN
	 
	5.1	 	Subject to:

	5.1.1	 	the receipt by the Lender of the documents specified in Clause 18 in form and substance
satisfactory to the Lender and its legal advisers before the relevant Drawdown Date; and

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	5.1.2	 	no Event of Default or an event which with the giving of notice or passage of time or
satisfaction of any other condition or any combination of the foregoing, may become an Event
of Default having occurred; and
	 
	5.1.3	 	the representations and warranties set out in Clause 16 (updated mutatis mutandis to the
relevant Drawdown Date) being true and correct; and
	 
	5.1.4	 	the receipt by the Lender of a Notice of Drawdown in the form set out in Schedule 1 hereto
not later than 11.00 a.m. (London time) two (2) Banking Days prior to the relevant Drawdown
Date setting out the date of the proposed Advance,

	 	 	each Advance shall be made available to the Borrowers in accordance with and on the terms
and conditions of this Agreement.
	 
	5.2	 	Unless otherwise expressly agreed between the Borrowers and the Lender no Working Capital
Advance shall be made:

	5.2.1	 	if the Purchase Advances have not been drawn down first or are no longer available for
drawing;
	 
	5.2.2	 	if by being drawn down it would increase the Facility to a sum in excess of the Applicable
Limit prevailing at the relevant time; and
	 
	5.2.3	 	in an amount of less than One million Dollars ($1,000,000).

	5.3	 	Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions of this Clause 5 the Lender
shall not be obliged to make available any Advance if, following its drawing, the covenant
contained in Clause 23 (Security Margin) would cease to be complied with.
	 
	5.4	 	Each Notice of Drawdown shall be irrevocable and the Borrowers shall be bound to borrow in
accordance with such notice.
	 
	5.5	 	On payment of the amount drawn down in respect of each Advance the Borrowers shall sign an
Acknowledgement in the form set out in Schedule 2 hereto.
	 
	5.6	 	If the Borrowers give a Notice of Drawdown pursuant to Clause 5.1.4 and the Lender makes
arrangements on the basis of such notice to acquire Dollars in the London Interbank Market to
fund an Advance or any part thereof and the Borrowers are not permitted or otherwise fail to
borrow in accordance with such Notice of Drawdown (either on account of any condition
precedent not being fulfilled or otherwise) the Borrowers shall indemnify the Lender against
any damages, losses or expenses which the Lender may incur (either directly or indirectly) as
a consequence of the failure by the Borrowers to borrow in accordance with such Notice of
Drawdown.
	 
	5.7	 	The Borrowers may, at any time during the Availability Period, cancel the Facility or, as the
case may be, any part thereof which remains undrawn in whole or in part (but if in part in a

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	 	 	minimum of One hundred thousand Dollars ($100,000) or a multiple thereof upon giving the
Lender three (3) Banking Days’ notice in writing to that effect. Such notice once given
shall be irrevocable and upon such cancellation taking effect the Facility shall be reduced
accordingly. Notwithstanding any such cancellation pursuant to this Clause 5.7 the
Borrowers shall continue to be liable for any and all amounts due to the Lender under this
Agreement including without limitation any amounts due to the Lender under Clauses 7, 9,
15. 27 and 28.
	 
	6.	 	INTEREST PERIODS
	 
	6.1	 	Subject to Clause 6.2, the Interest Periods applicable to each Advance shall (subject to
market availability) be periods of a duration of three (3) or six (6) months (or such other
periods as the Lender and the Borrowers may agree) as selected by the Borrowers by written
notice to be received by the Lender not later than 11.00 a.m. (London time) on the relevant
Nomination Date;
	 
	6.2	 	Notwithstanding the provisions of Clause 6.1:

	6.2.1	 	the initial Interest Period in respect of the Advance first to occur shall commence on the
Drawdown Date thereof and shall end on the expiry date thereof and the initial Interest Period
in respect of any subsequent Advance shall commence on the Drawdown Date thereof and shall end
on the last day of the then current Interest Period in respect of the Advance first to occur
and upon expiration of the first Interest Period in respect of the Advance first to occur, all
Advances shall be consolidated into and shall be treated in all respects as a single Advance
and each subsequent Interest Period for such consolidated single Advance shall commence on the
expiry of the preceding Interest Period in respect thereof;
	 
	6.2.2	 	if any Interest Period would otherwise end on a day which is not a Banking Day, that
Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding day which is a Banking Day unless
such next succeeding Banking Day falls in another calendar month in which event that Interest
Period shall end upon the immediately preceding Banking Day;
	 
	6.2.3	 	if any Interest Period commences on the last Banking Day in a calendar month or if there is
no numerically corresponding day in the month in which that Interest Period ends, that
Interest Period shall end on the last Banking Day in that later month;
	 
	6.2.4	 	where any Reduction Date occurs other than at the end of an Interest Period there shall in
respect of that part of the Facility equivalent to the amount of the Reduction Instalment by
which the Applicable Limit is to be reduced on such Reduction Date, be a separate Interest
Period expiring on such Reduction Date and the Interest Rate relating to such part shall be
fixed separately;
	 
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	6.2.6	 	save as provided in Clause 6.2.1, if the Borrowers fail to select an Interest Period in
accordance with the above, such Interest Period shall be of three (3) months duration or of
such other duration as the Lender in its sole discretion may select; and
	 
	6.2.7	 	save as provided in Clauses 6.2.1 and 6.2.4 the Borrowers shall not select more than one (1)
Interest Period at any one time.

	7.	 	INTEREST
	 
	7.1	 	Subject to the terms of this Agreement the Borrowers shall pay to the Lender interest in
respect of each Advance (or the relevant part thereof) accruing at the Interest Rate for each
Interest Period relating thereto in arrears on the last day of each Interest Period, provided
that where such Interest Period is of a duration longer than three (3) months, accrued
interest in respect of such Advance (or such part thereof) shall be paid every three (3)
months during such Interest Period and on the last day of such Interest Period.
	 
	7.2	 	Interest shall be calculated on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed and a three
hundred and sixty (360) day year.
	 
	7.3	 	The Interest Rate applicable for each Interest Period shall be calculated and determined by
the Lender on each Interest Determination Date and each such determination of an Interest Rate
hereunder shall be promptly notified by the Lender to the Borrowers at the beginning of each
Interest Period in respect thereof.
	 
	7.4	 	The Lender’s certificate as to the Interest Rate applicable shall be final and (except in the
case of manifest error) binding on the Borrowers and the other Security Parties.
	 
	8.	 	DEFAULT INTEREST
	 
	8.1	 	In the event of a failure by the Borrowers to pay any amount on the date on which such amount
is due and payable pursuant to this Agreement and/or the Master Agreement and/or the other
Finance Documents and irrespective of any notice by the Lender or any other person to the
Borrowers in respect of such failure, the Borrowers shall pay interest on such amount on
demand from the date of such default up to the date of actual payment (as well after as before
judgment) at the per annum rate which is the aggregate of (a) two point five per cent (2.5%)
and (b) the Applicable Margin and (c) the rate at which the Lender in accordance with its
normal practice is offered deposits in Dollars in the London Interbank Market for such period
as the Lender may select at or about 11.00 a.m. (London time) on the Banking Day immediately
following that on which the Lender becomes aware of the default and, so long as the default
continues, such rate shall be recalculated on the same basis thereafter.
	 
	8.2	 	Any interest which shall have accrued under Clause 8.1 in respect of an unpaid amount shall
be due and payable at the end of the period by reference to which it is calculated or such
other date or dates as the Lender may specify by written notice to the Borrowers.

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	8.3	 	Clause 7.2 shall apply to the calculation of interest on amounts in default.
	 
	9.	 	SUBSTITUTE BASIS
	 
	9.1	 	If the Lender determines (which determination shall be conclusive) that:

	9.1.1	 	at 11.00 a.m. (London time) on any Interest Determination Date the Lender was not being
offered by banks in the London Interbank Market deposits in Dollars in the required amount and
for the required period; or
	 
	9.1.2	 	LIBOR would not adequately reflect the cost of the Lender of making, funding or maintaining
the Facility or any part thereof for the duration of the next succeeding Interest Period; or
	 
	9.1.3	 	by reason of circumstances affecting the London Interbank Market such deposits are not
available to the Lender in such market; or
	 
	9.1.4	 	adequate and reasonable means do not or will not exist for the Lender to ascertain the
Interest Rate applicable to the next succeeding Interest Period; or
	 
	9.1.5	 	Dollars will or may not continue to be freely transferable;

	 	 	then, and in any such case the Lender shall give notice of any such event to the Borrowers
and in case any of the above occurs on the Interest Determination Date prior to a Drawdown
Date the Borrowers’ right to borrow an Advance which remains available for borrowing shall
be suspended during the continuation of such circumstances.
	 
	9.2	 	If, however, any of the events described in Clause 9.1 occurs on any other Interest
Determination Date relative to an Advance or any part thereof, then the duration of the
relevant Interest Period(s) shall be up to one (1) month and during such Interest Period the
Interest Rate applicable to such Advance or the relevant part thereof shall be the rate per
annum determined by the Lender rounded upwards to the nearest whole multiple of one sixteenth
per cent (1/16th%) to be the aggregate of the Applicable Margin and the cost (expressed as a
percentage rate per annum) to the Lender of funding the amount of such Advance or any part
thereof during such Interest Period(s).
	 
	9.3	 	During such Interest Period(s) the Borrowers and the Lender shall negotiate in good faith in
order to agree an Interest Rate or Rates and Interest Period or Periods satisfactory to the
Borrowers and the Lender to be substituted for those which but for the occurrence of any such
event as specified in this Clause would have applied. If the Borrowers and the Lender are
unable to agree on such an Interest Rate(s) and Interest Period(s) by the day which is two (2)
Banking Days before the end of the Interest Period referred to above, the Borrowers shall
repay the Facility together with accrued interest thereon at the Interest Rate set out above
together with all other amounts due under this Agreement relative to the Facility but

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	 	 	without any prepayment fee, on the last day of such Interest Period, whereupon both
Facility shall be cancelled and no further Advances shall be made hereunder.
	 
	10.	 	PREPAYMENT
	 
	10.1	 	If, at any time during the Security Period, a Ship is sold or becomes a Total Loss or the
Mortgage on that Ship is discharged, on the Total Loss Reduction Date or on the Disposal
Reduction Date or on the date of discharge of Mortgage on that Ship (as the case may be), the
Borrowers shall prepay such part of the Facility as is equal to the higher of (i) the Relevant
Amount and (ii) such amount in Dollars as shall ensure that, following the relevant
prepayment, the Security Margin referred to in Clause 23 is maintained.
	 
	 	 	Defined terms
	 
	 	 	For the purposes of this Clause 10.1:

	 	(a)	 	“Applicable Fraction” means, in relation to a Ship, a fraction having a
numerator of an amount equal to the Market Value of such Ship (as most recently
determined in accordance with clause 21.26) and a denominator of an amount equal to
the aggregate Market Values of all of the Ships mortgaged at the relevant time in
favour of the Lender (as most recently determined in accordance with clause 21.26), in
each case as at the Disposal Reduction Date or Total Loss Reduction Date or the date
of discharge of Mortgage on that Ship (as the case may be);
	 
	 	(b)	 	“Disposal Reduction Date” means:

	 	(i)	 	in relation to a Ship which has become a Total Loss, its
Total Loss Reduction Date; or
	 
	 	(ii)	 	in relation to a Ship which is sold in accordance with the
provisions of the relevant Security Documents, the date of completion of such
sale by the transfer of title to such Ship to the purchaser in exchange for
payment of the relevant purchase price; or
	 
	 	(iii)	 	in relation to a Ship the Mortgage on which is discharged
following the request of the Borrowers and the consent of the Lender in
accordance with this Clause 10.1, the date of discharge of such Mortgage by
the Lender;

	 	(c)	 	“Relevant Amount” means, in relation to a Ship which has become a Total
Loss or is sold or the Mortgage of which is discharged in accordance with this Clause
10.1, the amount in Dollars which is equal to the amount of the Applicable Fraction
multiplied by the amount of the Facility outstanding as of the Disposal Reduction
Date for such Ship; and
	 
	 	(d)	 	“Total Loss Reduction Date” means, in relation to a Ship which has become a
Total Loss, the date which is the earlier of:

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	 	(i)	 	the date falling one hundred and eighty (180) days after that
on which such Ship becomes a Total Loss; and
	 
	 	(ii)	 	the date upon which insurance proceeds are or Requisition
Compensation is received in respect of such Total Loss by the relevant Owner
(or the Lender pursuant to the relevant General Assignment or Mortgage).

	 	 	Subject to no Event of Default or any event which with the giving of notice or passage of
time or satisfaction of any other condition or any combination of the foregoing may become
an Event of Default being in occurrence or continuing at the time a prepayment is made
under this Clause 10.1, any balance arising from the sale or Total Loss or discharge of
Mortgage proceeds of a Ship, after the prepayment required by this Clause 10.1 has been
made shall be released to the Borrowers or to such other person as the Borrowers may
direct.
	 
	 	 	PROVIDED HOWEVER THAT if at any time during the Security Period there is only one Ship
subject to a Mortgage and the Mortgage on that Ship is discharged following the Borrowers’
request or that Ship is sold (in both cases with the Lender’s prior written consent) or
becomes a Total Loss, on the Disposal Reduction Date or the Total Loss Reduction Date or on
the date of discharge of the Mortgage on that Ship (as the case may be), the Borrowers
shall mandatorily prepay the full amount of the Indebtedness to the Lender.
	 
	10.2	 	For the purposes of this Clause 10.1, a Total Loss shall be deemed to have occurred:

	 	(a)	 	in the case of an actual total loss of a Ship on the actual date and at the
time that Ship was lost or if such date is not known, the date on which such Ship was
last reported;
	 
	 	(b)	 	in the case of a constructive total loss of a Ship upon the date and at the
time notice of abandonment of such Ship is given to the Insurers of that Ship for the
time being (provided a claim for such total loss is admitted by the Insurers) or, if
the Insurers do not admit such a claim, or, in the event that such notice of
abandonment is not given by the owner thereof to the Insurers of that Ship, on the
date and at the time on which the incident which may result, in that Ship being
subsequently determined to be a constructive total loss has occurred;
	 
	 	(c)	 	in the case of a compromised or arranged total loss of a Ship, on the date
upon which a binding agreement as to such compromised or arranged total loss has been
entered into by the Insurers of that Ship;
	 
	 	(d)	 	in the case of Compulsory Acquisition of a Ship, on the date upon which the
relevant Compulsory Acquisition occurs; and
	 
	 	(e)	 	in the case of hijacking, theft, condemnation, capture, seizure, arrest,
detention or confiscation of a Ship (other than where the same amounts to Compulsory
Acquisition of such Ship) by any Government Entity, or by persons purporting to act

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	 	 	 	on behalf of any Government Entity, which deprives the owner thereof of the use of
that Ship for more than thirty (30) days, upon the expiry of the period of thirty
(30) days after the date upon which the relevant hijacking, theft, condemnation,
capture, seizure, arrest, detention or confiscation occurred.

	10.3	 	Unless an Event of Default shall have occurred (whereupon all moneys received by the Lender
pursuant to Clause 10.1 shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of Clause 12) any
and all amounts prepaid pursuant to Clause 10.1 shall be applied at the option of the Lender
towards prepayment of the Balloon Payment and the Reduction Instalments in inverse order of
maturity or, in any other manner to be determined by the Lender in its sole discretion;
provided however that unless the Lender otherwise expressly agrees in writing, upon
application of any sums so prepaid towards prepayment of the Facility, the Applicable Limit
shall be reduced by the amounts so prepaid and applied.
	 
	10.4	 	By giving not less than fifteen (15) Banking Days’ prior written notice to the Lender the
Borrowers may prepay all or any part of the Facility (but if in part the amount to be prepaid
shall be One hundred thousand Dollars ($100,000) or a multiple thereof) at the end of the then
current Interest Period. The Borrowers shall obtain any consent or approval from the relevant
authorities that may be necessary to make any such prepayment of the Facility or any part
thereof and if it fails to obtain and/or comply with the terms of such consent or approval and
in consequence thereof the Lender has to repay the amount prepaid or the Lender incurs any
penalty or loss then the Borrowers shall indemnify the Lender forthwith against all amounts so
repaid and/or against all such penalties and losses incurred.
	 
	10.5	 	Unless the Lender otherwise expressly agrees in writing, all prepayments under Clause 10.4
shall be applied towards prepayment of the Balloon Payment and the Reduction Instalments in
inverse order of maturity or, in any other manner to be determined by the Lender, in its sole
discretion provided however that if any amounts so prepaid are reborrowed in accordance with
Clause 10.8, the obligation of the Borrowers to pay the Balloon Payment and any Reduction
Instalments prepaid in accordance with this Clause 10.5 shall be reinstated.
	 
	10.6	 	Save as otherwise herein expressly provided, any prepayment of the Facility or any part
thereof made or deemed to be made under this Agreement shall, if made otherwise than at the
end of an Interest Period relative to the amounts prepaid, be made together with accrued
interest thereon and such additional amount (if any) as the Lender may certify as necessary to
compensate the Lender for any costs incurred or to be incurred by it as a result of such
prepayment.
	 
	10.7	 	Any notice of prepayment given by the Borrowers under this Agreement shall be irrevocable and
the Borrowers shall be bound to prepay in accordance with each such notice.
	 
	10.8	 	Subject to the other provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Clauses
9.1, 10.3. 11.1, 11.2, 15.1 and 24) any prepayment made under this Agreement and applied
against the Facility or any part thereof may be reborrowed hereunder.

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	10.9	 	The Borrowers may not prepay all or any part of the Facility except in accordance with the
express terms of this Agreement.
	 
	10.10	 	Subject to Clause 10.12, on or prior to any repayment or prepayment of the Facility or any
part thereof under this Clause 10 or Clause 9 or Clause 15 or any other provision of this
Agreement, the Borrowers shall wholly or partially reverse, offset, unwind or otherwise
terminate one or more of the continuing Designated Transactions as applicable so that the
notional principal amount of the continuing Designated Transactions thereafter remaining does
not and will not in the future (taking into account the scheduled amortisation) exceed the
amount of the Facility as reducing from time to time thereafter pursuant to Clause 11.1.
	 
	10.11	 	If a Designated Transaction is terminated in circumstances where the Lender would be obliged
to pay an amount to the Borrowers under the Master Agreement, the Borrowers hereby agree that
such payment shall be applied towards prepayment of the Facility in such manner as the Lender
shall determine in sole discretion and authorise the Lender to apply such amount for such
purpose.
	 
	10.12	 	If less than the full amount of the Facility remains outstanding following a prepayment
under this Agreement and the Lender in its absolute discretion agrees, following a written
request of the Borrowers, that the Borrowers may be permitted to maintain all or part of a
Designated Transaction in an amount not wholly matched with or linked to all or part of the
Facility, the Borrowers shall, within fifteen (15) days of being notified by the Lender of
such requirement, provide the Lender with, or procure the provision to the Lender of, such
additional security as shall in the opinion of the Lender be adequate to secure the
performance of such Designated Transaction, which additional security shall take such form and
be constituted by such documentation, as the Lender in its absolute discretion may approve or
require.
	 
	10.13	 	Notwithstanding any provision of the Master Agreement to the contrary and the Borrowers’
obligations under Clause 10.10, in the case of a prepayment of all or part of the Facility
(including, without limitation, following the occurrence of a Total Loss or upon a sale of the
Ship or the discharge of the Mortgage in accordance with Clause 10.1 or under any other
provision of this Agreement) then, subject to Clause 10.12, the Lender shall be entitled but
not obliged (and, where relevant, may do so without the consent of the Borrowers, where it
would otherwise be required whether under the Master Agreement or otherwise) to amend,
supplement, cancel, net out, terminate, liquidate, transfer or assign all or any part of the
rights, benefits and obligations created by any Designated Transaction and/or the Master
Agreement and/or to obtain or re-establish any hedge or related trading position in any manner
and with any person the Lender in its absolute discretion may determine and both the Lender’s
and the Borrowers’ continuing obligations under any Designated Transaction and/or the Master
Agreement shall, unless agreed otherwise by the Lender, be calculated so far as the Lender
considers it practicable by reference to the amended repayment schedule for the Facility
taking into account the fact that less than the full amount of the Facility remains
outstanding.
	 
	10.14	 	The Borrowers shall on the first written demand of the Lender indemnify the Lender in
respect of all losses, costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, legal costs and

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	 	 	expenses) incurred or sustained by the Lender as a consequence of or in relation to the
effecting of any matter or transactions referred to in Clauses 10.10, 10.12 and 10.13.
	 
	10.15	 	Without prejudice to or limitation of the obligations of the Borrowers under Clause 10.14,
in the event that the Lender exercises any of its rights under Clauses 10.10 or 10.12 or 10.13
and such exercise results in all or part of a Designated Transaction being terminated such
termination shall be treated under the Master Agreement in the same manner as if it were a
Terminated Transaction (as defined in section 14 of the Master Agreement) effected by
the Lender after an Event of Default (as so defined in that section 14) by the Borrowers and,
accordingly, the Lender shall be permitted to recover from the Borrowers a payment for early
termination calculated in accordance with the provisions of section 6(e)(i) of the Master
Agreement.
	 
	10.16	 	In case of prepayments made due to a refinancing of a Ship by a bank or financial
institution other than the Lender, the Borrowers shall pay to the Lender a prepayment fee equal to Two per cent (2%) of the aggregate outstanding amount of the Facility.
	 
	11.	 	REDUCTION — REPAYMENT
	 
	11.1	 	The Facility shall be reduced by the Borrowers by (a) the twenty (20) Reduction Instalments,
each such Reduction Instalment being due and payable on the Reduction Date numerically
corresponding to it and, on which such Reduction Instalment shall be due and payable hereunder
and (b) the Balloon Payment being due and payable on the twentieth (20th) Reduction
Date. On the final Reduction Date the Borrowers shall also pay to the Lender any other
outstanding amounts of the Facility.
	 
	11.2	 	The Borrowers accept and agree that on each Reduction Date, the maximum amount of the
Facility shall be reduced to the Applicable Limit available on such Reduction Date and in case
that on any Reduction Date the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Advances drawn
down and outstanding on such Reduction Date, the Borrowers covenant to pay to the Lender on
such Reduction Date such part of the Facility as shall be required in order to reduce the
Facility to the Applicable Limit available on such Reduction Date.
	 
	11.3	 	Each Reduction Instalment and the Balloon Payment shall be paid in Dollars.
	 
	12.	 	APPLICATION
	 
	 	 	All moneys received by the Lender under or pursuant to any of the Agreement and/or the
other Finance Documents and expressed to be applicable in accordance with the provisions of
this Clause 12 shall be held by the Lender, to be applied in the following manner:

	 	(a)	 	first, in or towards payment of all sums other than principal of or interest
on the Facility which may be owing to the Lender under this Agreement and the other
Finance Documents or any of them;

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	 	(b)	 	second, in or towards payment of the amounts owing (whether actually or
contingently) to the Lender under the Master Agreement (calculated as at the actual
Early Termination Date applying to each particular Designated Transaction, or if no
such Early Termination Date shall have occurred, calculated as if an Early Termination
Date occurred on the date of application or distribution hereunder);
	 
	 	(c)	 	third, in or towards payment to the Lender of any default interest and/or
overdue principal payments payable to the Lender under the Finance Documents;
	 
	 	(d)	 	fourth, in or towards payment to the Lender of any interest owing in respect
of the Facility or any part thereof;
	 
	 	(e)	 	fifth, in or towards payment to the Lender of principal owing in respect of
the Facility;
	 
	 	(f)	 	sixth, in or towards payment to the Lender of any amount due to it in
accordance with the provisions of Clauses 10.6 and 28 by reason of any such payment in
respect of the Facility not being effected on the last day of an Interest Period in
respect of the total amount of the Facility;
	 
	 	(g)	 	seventh, at any time on or after the occurrence of an Event of Default in
retention of a sum equal to the total of any and all other amounts which (in the
reasonable opinion of the Lender) although not then due to the Lender under this
Agreement and the other Finance Documents will become so due to the Lender, such sums
thereafter to be applied by the Lender from time to time in accordance with this
Clause 12; and
	 
	 	(h)	 	eighth, the surplus (if any) shall be paid to the Borrowers or to whomsoever
else may be entitled to receive such surplus.

	13.	 	EVIDENCE OF DEBT
	 
	13.1	 	The Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice one or more Loan Accounts in
the name of the Borrowers evidencing the Indebtedness.
	 
	13.2	 	In any legal action or proceedings arising out of or in connection with this Agreement and/or
the other Finance Documents the entries made in the Loan Account(s) maintained pursuant to
Clause 13.1 shall be conclusive evidence (save in the case of manifest error) of the existence
and amounts of the liabilities of the Borrowers therein recorded.
	 
	14.	 	PAYMENTS
	 
	14.1	 	All amounts payable under this Agreement and/or the other Finance Documents by the Borrowers,
including amounts payable under this Clause 14, shall be paid in full to the Lender without
set-off or counterclaim or retention and free and clear of and without any deduction or
withholding for or on account of any Taxes.

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	14.2	 	In the event the Borrowers are required by law to make any such deduction or withholding from
any payment hereunder then the Borrowers shall forthwith pay to the Lender such additional
amount as will result in the immediate receipt by the Lender (as the case may be) of the full
amount which would have been received hereunder had no such deduction or withholding been
made, but if the Lender shall be or become entitled to any Tax credit or relief in respect of
any Tax which is deducted from any payment by the Borrowers and if the Lender in its sole
determination actually receives a benefit from such Tax credit or relief in its country of
domicile, incorporation or residence, the Lender shall, subject to any laws or regulations
applicable thereto, pay to the Borrowers after such benefit is effectively received by the
Lender such amounts (which shall be conclusively certified by the Lender) as shall ensure that
the net amount actually retained by the Lender is equal to the amount which would have been
retained if there had been no such deduction; the Borrowers shall immediately forward to the
Lender official receipt of the relevant taxation or other authority or other evidence
acceptable to the Lender of the amount deducted or withheld as aforesaid, provided that in the
event that it shall be illegal for the Borrowers to pay such additional amount as is referred
to in this Clause 14.2 then the Indebtedness shall be repayable by the Borrowers to the Lender
on demand.
	 
	14.3	 	All payments to be made by the Borrowers under this Agreement and/or the other Finance
Documents shall be made in Dollars in immediately available and freely transferable and
convertible funds not later than 11.00 a.m. London time on the date upon which the relevant
payment is due to the Lender at such account as the Lender may from time to time nominate by
written notice to the Borrowers.
	 
	14.4	 	The Borrowers undertake to indemnify the Lender against any loss incurred by the Lender as a
result of any judgment or order being given or made for the payment of any amount due under
this Agreement, the Master Agreement and/or the other Finance Documents and such judgment or
order being expressed in a currency other than the currency in which the payment was due under
this Agreement, the Master Agreement and/or the other Finance Documents and as a result of any
variation having occurred in rates of exchange between the date on which the currency is
converted for the purpose of such judgment or order and the date of actual payment thereof.
This indemnity shall constitute a separate and independent liability of the Borrowers and
shall continue in force and effect notwithstanding any such judgment or order as aforesaid.
	 
	15.	 	CHANGE OF CIRCUMSTANCES
	 
	15.1	 	If:

	15.1.1	 	any law, regulation, treaty or official directive (whether or not having the force of law)
or the interpretation thereof by any authority charged with the administration thereof:

	 	(a)	 	subjects the Lender to any Tax with respect to payments of
principal of or interest on the Facility or any other amount payable
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	 	(b)	 	changes the basis of Taxation of payments to the Lender of
principal of or interest on the Facility or of any other amount payable
hereunder (other than a change in the rate of Tax on the overall net income of
the Lender); or
	 
	 	(c)	 	imposes, modifies or deems applicable any reserve and/or
special deposit requirements against or in respect of assets or liabilities
of, or deposits with or for the account of, or loans or credit extended by any
office of the Lender; or
	 
	 	(d)	 	imposes on the Lender any other condition affecting this
Agreement, the Facility or any part thereof or its funding; or

	15.1.2	 	the Lender complies with any request, law, regulation (including any which relates to
capital adequacy or liquidity control or which affects the manner in which the Lender
allocates capital resources to its obligations under this Agreement (including without
limitation, those resulting from the implementation or application of or compliance with the
“International Convergence of Capital Measurement and Capital Standards, a Revised Framework”
published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in June 2004 in the form existing on
the date of this Agreement (“Basel ll”) or any other law or regulation which implements Basel
II) or directive from any applicable fiscal or monetary authority (whether or not having the
force of law) and as a result of any of the foregoing either directly or indirectly:

	 	(a)	 	the cost to the Lender of making, funding or maintaining the
Facility or any part thereof is increased; or

	 	(b)	 	the amount of principal, interest or other amount payable to
the Lender or the effective return to the Lender hereunder is reduced; or

	 	(c)	 	the Lender makes any payment or foregoes any interest or
other return on or calculated by reference to the gross amount receivable by
it from the Borrowers hereunder,

	 	 	then and in each such case upon demand from time to time the Borrowers shall pay to the
Lender such amount as shall compensate the Lender for such increased cost, reduction,
payment or foregone interest or other return. If the Lender is entitled to make a claim
pursuant to this Clause it shall notify the Borrowers of the event by reason of which it is
so entitled and shall submit to the Borrowers a certificate setting out details of the
event giving rise to such compensation, the amount thereof and the manner in which it has
been calculated and in the absence of manifest error such certificate shall be conclusive.
	 
	 	 	On receipt of such certificate the Borrowers shall have the option to prepay within ninety
(90) days the Facility together with all interest accrued thereof and all costs and other
amounts (including amounts payable referred to above and any amount payable under Clause
10.6) payable to the Lender hereunder. If the Borrowers decide to exercise such option they
shall give written notice to the Lender and prepay the amount due to the Lender

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	 	 	within ninety (90) days of the receipt of the certificate referred to above. The Lender’s
duties and liabilities hereunder shall be cancelled on the giving of such notice.

	15.2	 	Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contained, if any change in law, regulation
or treaty or in the interpretation or application thereof by any authority charged with the
administration thereof shall make it unlawful for the Lender to make, fund or maintain the
Facility or any part thereof, the Lender may by written notice thereof to the Borrowers
declare that the Lender’s duty to provide the Borrowers with the Facility shall be terminated
forthwith whereupon the Borrowers will prepay forthwith (or if permitted by law on the next
following Interest Payment Date) the Facility together with all interest accrued thereon and
all other amounts payable to the Lender hereunder including the amounts due under Clause 10.6.
The Lender’s duties and liabilities hereunder shall be cancelled on the giving of such notice.
	 
	15.3	 	If any of the events referred to in Clause 15.1 or Clause 15.2 shall occur, but without
prejudice to the liability of the Borrowers to prepay the Facility, the Borrowers and the
Lender concerned shall negotiate in good faith with a view to agreeing terms for making the
Facility available from another jurisdiction, or funding the Facility from alternative sources
or otherwise restructuring the Facility on a basis which is not unlawful.
	 
	16.	 	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
	 
	16.1	 	The Borrowers hereby represent and warrant to the Lender that:

	16.1.1	 	each Security Party is a company or corporation duly formed and validly existing under the
laws of the country of its incorporation and has the power and authority to own its assets and
carry on business in each jurisdiction in which it owns assets or carries on business;
	 
	16.1.2	 	each Security Party has power to enter into this Agreement and the other Subject Documents
to which it is a party and to perform and discharge its/his/her duties and liabilities
hereunder and thereunder and (in the case of the Borrowers) to borrow hereunder and to enter
into Designated Transactions and each Security Party has taken all necessary action (whether
corporate or otherwise) required to authorise the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement and the other Subject Documents and the borrowings to be made hereunder;
	 
	16.1.3	 	the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Subject Documents
will not contravene or exceed the powers granted to each Security Party or by, or any
provision of, any law or regulation in any jurisdiction to which the Security Parties or any
of them are/is subject, any order or decree of any governmental agency or court of or in any
jurisdiction to which the Security Parties or any of them are/is subject, the certificates of
incorporation, the other constitutional documents of the Security Parties or any of them or
any mortgage, deed, contract or agreement to which the Security Parties or any of them is/are
a party and which is binding upon the Security Parties’ assets, and will not cause any

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	 	 	Encumbrance to arise over or attach to all or any part of any Security Party’s
revenues or assets nor require any Security Party to create any such Encumbrance;

	16.1.4	 	all consents, licences, approvals, registrations, authorisations or declarations (including,
without limitation, all foreign exchange control approvals) in any jurisdiction to which the
Security Parties or any of them is/are subject required to enable the Borrowers to borrow
hereunder and to enter into Designated Transactions and the Borrowers and the other Security
Parties lawfully to enter into and perform and discharge their respective duties and
liabilities under this Agreement and the other Subject Documents to which each of them is a
party and to ensure that the duties and liabilities of each of the Borrowers and the other
Security Parties hereunder and thereunder are legal, valid and enforceable in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement and the other Subject Documents to which each of them is a party
and to make this Agreement and the other Subject Documents admissible in evidence in such
aforesaid jurisdictions have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect;

	16.1.5	 	this Agreement and each of the other Subject Documents to which each Security Party is a
party constitute the legal, valid, binding and unconditional duties and liabilities of each
Security Party as is a party thereto, enforceable against such Security Party in accordance
with the terms hereof or thereof;

	16.1.6	 	no Security Party has failed to pay when due any material amount or to perform any material
duty under the provisions of any agreement relating to indebtedness in excess in aggregate of
Five hundred thousand Dollars ($500,000) to which it is a party or by which it may be bound
and no event has occurred and is continuing which constitutes, or which with the giving of
notice or lapse of time or both would constitute, a material breach or default by such
Security Party under any such agreement;

	16.1.7	 	no litigation or administrative proceedings in any court, arbitration tribunal or
governmental authority are pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrowers or any of them,
threatened against any Security Party or any of its assets which might materially adversely
affect such Security Party’s ability to perform and discharge its duties and liabilities
hereunder and under the other Subject Documents to which it/he/she is a party thereto;

	16.1.8	 	the Financial Statements are complete and correct and present fairly the position of the
members of the Group and the results of the operations of the members of the Group ended on
such date, and have been prepared in accordance with the Applicable Accounting Principles
consistently applied and give a true and fair view of the financial condition, assets and
liabilities of the members of the Group therein stated at the date to which such Financial
Statements have been prepared and since that date there has been no adverse change in the
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	 	 	business, assets or operation of the members of the Group therein stated or the
Group taken as a whole (as the case may be);

	16.1.9	 	the information provided to the Lender in relation to this transaction is true and correct
in all material respects and does not omit any information necessary to make any of the
information so provided not misleading;
	 
	16.1.10	 	the copy of each Subject Document delivered by the Borrowers to the Lender is a true and
complete copy thereof;
	 
	16.1.11	 	none of the parties to the Subject Documents is in default thereunder;
	 
	16.1.12	 	none of the Security Parties is in default under any agreement to which it/he is a party or
by which it may be bound and no litigation, arbitration, tax claim, administrative proceeding
or investigation is current or pending or (to its knowledge) threatened;
	 
	16.1.13	 	the financial condition of the Borrowers and the other Security Parties has not suffered
any material deterioration since that condition was last disclosed to the Lender;
	 
	16.1.14	 	all the obligations and liabilities of the Borrowers hereunder rank and will rank at least
pari passu in right of payments with all other unsubordinated indebtedness of the Borrowers or
any of them;
	 
	16.1.15	 	save as disclosed to the Lender in writing none of the Borrowers and the relevant Corporate
Guarantor has incurred any indebtedness or authorised or accepted any capital commitments
(other than that normally associated with the day to day operation or trading of the Ships,
where appropriate);
	 
	16.1.16	 	no Taxes are imposed by deduction withholding or otherwise or any other payment to be made
by any Security Party under this Agreement and/or any other of the Subject Documents or are
imposed on or by virtue of the execution or delivery of the Agreement and/or any other of the
Subject Documents or any document or instrument to be executed or delivered hereunder or
thereunder and all relevant tax returns have been filed;
	 
	16.1.17	 	the choice of law agreed to govern this Agreement and/or any other Subject Document and the
submission to the jurisdiction of the courts agreed in each of the Subject Documents are or
will be on execution of the respective Subject Documents valid and binding on the Borrowers
and any other Security Party which is a party thereto;
	 
	16.1.18	 	there are and will be no commissions, rebates, premiums or other payment by or to an
account of any one or more of the Borrowers, the other Security Parties, the shareholder(s) of
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	 	 	Purchase Documents other than disclosed to the Lender by the Borrowers in writing;

	16.1.19	 	no Encumbrance exists on any Security Party’s assets except as permitted by this Agreement;
	 
	16.1.20	 	the giving of the relevant Corporate Guarantee is to the commercial benefit of the
relevant Corporate Guarantor in that at the time of giving such Corporate Guarantee, such
Corporate Guarantor will belong to the same group of companies as the Borrowers and shall have
a financial interest in the Facility being extended to the Borrowers and by giving its
Corporate Guarantee, such Corporate Guarantor it will further its own business interests
within the scope of its constitutional documents;
	 
	16.1.21	 	the giving of the Personal Guarantee by the Personal Guarantor is to the commercial benefit
of the Personal Guarantor;
	 
	16.1.22	 	each of the Subject Documents is in full force and effect and constitute the valid binding
and enforceable obligations of the Borrower which is a party thereto and the other parties to
it and there has been no breach of the terms or the obligations of any party to it thereunder
and no person has disputed or repudiated or disclaimed any liability under it or indicated
that it does not consider itself bound by or does not intend to comply with any of the terms
of any such documents;
	 
	16.1.23	 	the Borrowers and the relevant Corporate Guarantor have filed all tax and other fiscal
returns required to be filed by any tax authority to which they are subject and none of the
Borrowers and the relevant Corporate Guarantor has an office in England or in the United
States of America;
	 
	16.1.25	 	no member of the Group is overdue in the payment of any amount in respect of Tax; and
	 
	16.1.26	 	the Aries Maritime Guarantor is a company whose shares are listed in Nasdaq and has fully
complied with its obligations arising in respect of the Acquisition and such listing.
	 
	16.2	 	The Borrowers hereby further jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Lender that
the following matters will be true on the Delivery Date in respect of each Ship (each
hereinafter referred to in this Clause 16.2 as the “relevant Ship” and the Owner thereof being
hereinafter referred to in this Clause 16.2 as the “relevant Owner”) and thereafter they shall
remain true throughout the Security Period:
	 
	16.2.1	 	the relevant Ship will have unconditionally been delivered by the relevant Seller to and
accepted by the relevant Owner pursuant to the relevant MOA and the full amount of the
purchase price payable in respect thereof will have been duly paid to the relevant Seller;

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	16.2.2	 	the relevant Owner will be the legal and beneficial owner of the relevant Ship under the
laws of the relevant Flag State;
	 
	16.2.3	 	the relevant Ship will be in the absolute and unencumbered ownership of the relevant Owner
save as contemplated by this Agreement and the other Finance Documents;
	 
	16.2.4	 	the relevant Ship will maintain the highest class with her Classification Society free of
all recommendations and qualifications of her Classification Society or other conditions or
notations affecting class;
	 
	16.2.5	 	the relevant Ship will be operationally seaworthy;
	 
	16.2.6	 	except for the registration of each Mortgage at the appropriate Registry of ships it is not
necessary or advisable to ensure the legality, validity, enforceability or admissibility in
evidence of this Agreement and the other Subject Documents, that any of them be filed,
recorded or enrolled with any governmental authority or agency or that they be stamped with
any stamp, registration or similar transaction tax in the United Kingdom or in the Republic of
Greece or in the Republic of the Marshall Islands or in the Republic of Liberia or in Bermuda
or in any other country where any Security Party carries on business;
	 
	16.2.7	 	the relevant Ship will comply with all relevant laws, regulations and requirements
(statutory or otherwise), including without limitation, the ISM Code, the ISPS Code, the ISM
Code Documentation, the ISPS Code Documentation as are applicable to (i) ships registered
under the law of the flag it will be flying and (ii) engaged in the same or a similar service
as such Ship is or is to be engaged;
	 
	16.2.8	 	the Mortgage in respect of the relevant Ship will have been duly recorded against such Ship
as a valid first priority ship mortgage in accordance with the laws of her flag;
	 
	16.2.9	 	the relevant Ship will be insured in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement in
respect of Insurances;
	 
	16.2.10	 	the relevant Ship will be managed by the relevant Manager under the terms of the Management
Agreement, relating thereto;
	 
	16.2.11	 	the relevant Owner and the relevant Manager shall have complied with the provisions of all
Environmental Laws in respect of each Ship;
	 
	16.2.12	 	the relevant Owner and the relevant Manager shall have obtained all Environmental Approvals
and are in compliance with all such Environmental Approvals in respect of the relevant Ship as
appropriate;

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	16.2.13	 	none of the Borrowers and/or the relevant Manager shall have received notice of any
Environmental Claim that alleges that any of the Owners and/or the relevant Manager is not in
compliance with any Environmental Law or any Environmental Approval in respect of the relevant
Ship;
	 
	16.2.14	 	there shall be no Environmental Claim pending against the relevant Owner, the relevant
Manager or the relevant Ship; and
	 
	16.2.15	 	no Environmental Incident shall have occurred which could or might give rise to any
Environmental Claim against the relevant Owner, the relevant Manager and the relevant Ship.
	 
	16.3	 	The representations and warranties of the Borrowers set out in Clauses 16.1 and 16.2 above
shall survive the execution of this Agreement and shall be deemed to be repeated on each
Drawdown Date and on each Interest Payment Date with respect to the facts and circumstances
existing at each such time as if made at such time.
	 
	17.	 	SECURITIES
	 
	17.1	 	The Borrowers hereby agree that the Security Documents shall secure with first priority, the
due payment of the Indebtedness provided however that unless an Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing, the Lender shall release the Grandunion Guarantor and the Personal
Guarantor from their respective obligations under the Grandunion Guarantee and the Personal
Guarantee upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Clause 18.4.
	 
	17.2	 	It is declared and agreed in relation to the security created by the Security Documents that:
	 
	17.2.1	 	it shall be held by the Lender as a continuing security for the payment of the Indebtedness;
	 
	17.2.2	 	the security so created shall not be satisfied or discharged by intermediate payment or
satisfaction of any part of the amount secured thereunder;
	 
	17.2.3	 	the security so created shall be in addition to and shall not in any way be prejudiced or
affected by any collateral or other security now or hereafter held by the Lender for all or
any part of the amounts thereby secured; and
	 
	17.2.4	 	every power and right given to the Lender hereunder shall be in addition to and not in
limitation of any and every other power or right of the Lender under the Security Documents
and may be exercised from time to time in such order and as often as the Lender may consider
appropriate.
	 
	18.	 	CONDITIONS PRECEDENT AND CONDITIONS SUBSEQUENT
	 
	18.1	 	Notwithstanding the provisions of Clause 5, the agreement of the Lender to permit the
Drawdown of any Advance hereunder is subject to the condition that the Lender shall have

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	 	 	received not later than the Drawdown Date in respect of such Advance the following
documents or evidence in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender and its legal
advisers:

	18.1.1	 	a certificate as to the shareholding of each Security Party, signed by the secretary or a
director of that Security Party, stating the full names of the persons or persons legally and
beneficially entitled as shareholders/stockholders of the entire issued and outstanding
 shares/stock of that Security Party and a copy, certified as a true copy by the secretary of
each Security Party of the resolutions of the board of directors and of the shareholders of
each Security Party authorising the transaction contemplated hereby and authorising a person
or persons to sign or execute on behalf of each Security Party this Agreement, each Notice of
Drawdown (as in the form of Schedule 1 thereof), each Acknowledgement (as in the form of
Schedule 2 hereof) and the other Finance Documents as is a party thereto;
	 
	18.1.2	 	the originals of any power or powers of attorney granted pursuant to Clause 18.1.1;
	 
	18.1.3	 	specimen signatures, duly authenticated of the person or persons referred to in Clause
18.1.1;
	 
	18.1.4	 	certificates or other evidence satisfactory to the Lender in its sole discretion of the
existence and good standing of each Security Party, dated not more than fifteen (15) days
before the date of this Agreement;
	 
	18.1.5	 	copies, duly certified as a true copy by the respective secretaries of each Security Party
of the certificate of incorporation and the other constitutional documents of each Security
Party;
	 
	18.1.6	 	evidence that each Account has been duly opened by the relevant Borrower(s) as appropriate
and all mandate forms, signature cards and authorities have been duly delivered and that each
of such accounts is free of all liens or charges other than the liens and charges in favour of
the Lender referred to herein;
	 
	18.1.7	 	certified copies of all documents (with a certified translation if an original is not in
English) evidencing any other necessary action (including but without limitation governmental
approval, consents, licences, authorisations, validations or exemptions which the Lender or
its legal advisers may require) by or of parties with respect to this Agreement and the other
Finance Documents;

	18.1.8	 	the Grandunion Guarantee duly executed by the Grandunion Guarantor;
	 
	18.1.9	 	the Personal Guarantee duly executed by the Personal Guarantor;
	 
	18.1.10	 	the Accounts’ Charges duly executed by each of the Borrowers, as appropriate;

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	18.1.11	 	evidence that the fees payable to the Lender in accordance with Clause 26 have been duly
paid;
	 
	18.1.12	 	the Master Agreement duly executed between the Borrowers and the Lender;
	 
	18.1.13	 	the Master Agreement Assignment duly executed by the Borrowers;
	 
	18.1.14	 	evidence that an amount of Twenty Five thousand Euros (€ 25,000) has been paid to the
Lender’s Greek and English law legal advisors in respect of their fees in connection with this
Agreement and the other Finance Documents;
	 
	18.1.15	 	letter from HFW Nominees Limited to the Lender confirming acceptance of their appointment
as agents for service of process in England under Clause 38.4;
	 
	18.1.16	 	a letter from Mr. George Livanos to the Lender confirming acceptance of his appointment as
agent for service of process in Greece under Clause 38.5.
	 
	18.1.17	 	the opinion letters from Marshall Islands, Liberia and such other legal
counsels as the Lender may require, all acceptable to the Lender, in relation to this
Agreement and the other Finance Documents referred to in this Clause 18.1, and in form and
substance satisfactory to the Lender;
	 
	18.1.18	 	copies of such of the Acquisition Documents as shall have been executed by the relevant
Drawdown Date certified as true and complete copies thereof by the Borrowers’ legal counsel;
	 
	18.1.19	 	the Letter of Undertaking duly executed by the Borrowers;
	 
	18.1.20	 	such documents or evidence relating to the verification of identify and knowledge of the
Lender’s customers with all necessary “know your customer” and money laundering requirements
as the Lender may require;
	 
	18.1.21	 	execution and, where appropriate, registration of loan documentation and drawdown of a loan
to be provided by the Lender to Grand Rodosi Inc. of the Republic of Liberia and Grand Anemi
Limited of the Republic of Malta in accordance with the terms of a commitment letter issued by
the Lender on 17 August 2009 and duly accepted by the aforesaid companies on 18 August 2009; and
	 
	18.1.22	 	such further documents and evidence in connection with the matters referred to in this
Clause 18.1 as the Lender may hereafter request.
	 
	18.2	 	In addition to the conditions referred to in Clause 18.1 all of which must have been
fulfilled to the satisfaction of the Lender at the times and in the manner referred to
therein, the obligation of the Lender to permit the drawdown of any Advance relating to the
financing or the refinancing of the acquisition cost of a Ship pursuant to the relevant
Purchase Documents (hereinafter the “relevant Ship”) is also subject to the condition that the
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	 	 	shall have received the following documents or evidence in respect of that Ship in form and
substance satisfactory to the Lender and its legal advisers on or prior to the Drawdown
Date of that Advance:

	18.2.1	 	copy of the MOA and the other Purchase Documents in respect of the relevant
Ship, certified as true and complete copies thereof by the Borrowers’ legal counsel;
	 
	18.2.2	 	the Mortgage over the relevant Ship duly executed by the Owner thereof and notarised or
legalised as appropriate and duly recorded at the appropriate registry of ships;
	 
	18.2.3	 	the General Assignment and the Charter Assignment in respect of the relevant Ship duly
executed by the parties thereto;
	 
	18.2.4	 	the notices of assignment of the Insurances and of the Earnings in respect of the relevant
Ship duly signed by the relevant Owner thereof;
	 
	18.2.5	 	the notices of assignment of the Earnings and of the Charter in respect of the relevant Ship
duly signed by the Owner thereof and acknowledged by the relevant Charterer;
	 
	18.2.6	 	if required by the Lender, a survey report for the relevant Ship issued by a surveyor
appointed by and/or acceptable to the Lender at the expense of the relevant Owner certifying
the condition of such Ship;
	 
	18.2.7	 	evidence that save for the Encumbrances created by the relevant Finance Documents there is
no Encumbrance whatsoever on the relevant Ship except in favour of the Lender;
	 
	18.2.8	 	evidence that the relevant Ship is insured in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement, such evidence to be certified by an insurance expert appointed by or acceptable to
the Lender at the expense of the Borrowers;
	 
	18.2.9	 	evidence that the relevant Ship is classed at the highest classification status with the
relevant Classification Society, free of overdue recommendations or other conditions or
notations affecting her class;
	 
	18.2.10	 	market valuations on the basis specified in Clause 21.26 issued by reputable sale and
purchase brokers appointed by or acceptable to the Lender, at the expense of the Borrowers,
certifying the Market Value of the relevant Ship;
	 
	18.2.11	 	certified copies of the classification and international safety and trading certificates of
the relevant Ship issued by the Classification Society of the relevant Ship free of
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	18.2.12	 	a confirmation of class issued by the Classification Society of the relevant Ship stating
that such Ship is free of overdue recommendations or other conditions or notations affecting
its class;
	 
	18.2.13	 	evidence that the relevant Ship will be registered in the ownership of the relevant Owner
under the laws of the relevant Flag State, free from registered Encumbrances other than the
Mortgage registered thereon;
	 
	18.2.14	 	copies of the Management Agreements and of the Charters certified as true and complete
copies thereof by the Borrowers’ legal counsel;
	 
	18.2.15	 	copies of the ISM Code Documentation and the ISPS Code Documentation in relation to the
relevant Ship, the relevant Owner and the relevant Manager;
	 
	18.2.16	 	the Manager’s Undertaking in respect of the relevant Ship duly executed by the relevant
Manager;
	 
	18.2.17	 	the opinion letters from Marshall Islands, Liberia and such other legal counsels as the
Lender may require, all acceptable to the Lender, in relation to the Finance Documents
referred to in this Clause 18.2, in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender; and
	 
	18.2.18	 	such further documents and evidence as the Lender may hereafter request.
	 
	18.3	 	If the Lender, at its discretion, permits an Advance or any part thereof to be borrowed
before certain of the conditions referred to in Clauses 18.1 and/or 18.2 (as the case may be)
are satisfied, the Borrowers shall ensure that those conditions are satisfied within five (5)
Banking Days after the relevant Drawdown Date (or such longer period as the Lender specifies).
	 
	18.4	 	The Lender shall not be obliged to grant its consent to the change of the shareholder of the
Borrowers contemplated by the Acquisition unless and until the Lender shall have received on
or prior to the Acquisition Date the following documents or evidence in form and substance
satisfactory to the Lender and its legal advisors:
	 
	18.4.1	 	each of the matters specified in any Acquisition Document as conditions precedent to the
Acquisition shall have been satisfied (or waived by the Grandunion Guarantor with the Lender’s
prior written consent);
	 
	18.4.2	 	copies of any and all Acquisition Documents (unless already delivered to the Lender pursuant
to Clause 18.1.18;
	 
	18.4.3	 	the documents specified in Clauses 18.1.1 to 18.1.5 (inclusive) in respect of the Aries
Maritime Guarantor;
	 
	18.4.4	 	the Aries Maritime Guarantee duly executed by the Aries Maritime Guarantor;

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	18.4.5	 	Manager’s Undertakings duly executed by the relevant Managing Subsidiary of the Aries
Maritime Guarantor and any other relevant Manager which shall manage one or more ships after
the Acquisition; and
	 
	18.4.6	 	the opinion letters from Bermuda and such other legal counsels as the Lender may require,
all acceptable to the Lender in relation to the Aries Maritime Guarantee, the Manager’s
Undertakings, the Acquisition Documents and such other matters as the Lender may require in
its absolute discretion.

	19.	 	FINANCIAL AND GENERAL UNDERTAKINGS
	 
	 	 	The Borrowers hereby jointly and severally undertake with the Lender that throughout the
Security Period the Borrowers shall (and shall procure that each other relevant Security
Party shall) comply with the following provisions of this Clause 19, except as the Lender
may otherwise permit:
	 
	19.1	 	to supply the Lender with two (2) copies of (i) the annual Financial Statements of the Group
audited by the Auditors as soon as available but in any event not later than one hundred and
eighty (180) days after the end of the relevant period to which they relate starting with the
2008 Financial Statements and (ii) the quarterly unaudited Financial Statements of the Group
as soon as available but in any event not later than ninety (90) days after the end of the
relevant quarterly period starting with the accounts for the quarterly period ending 30
September 2009 and (iii) such other information with regard to the business, properties or
condition, financial or otherwise, of each member of the Group as the Lender may from time to
time reasonably request;
	 
	19.2	 	to procure that the Financial Statements to be delivered from time to time in accordance with
Clause 19.1 shall be prepared in accordance with the Applicable Accounting Principles;
	 
	19.3	 	to obtain promptly at any time and from time to time such registrations, licenses, consents
and approvals as may be required in respect of this Agreement and the other Subject Documents
under any applicable law or regulation to enable them to perform and discharge their duties
and liabilities hereunder and thereunder and promptly supply the Lender with copies thereof;
	 
	19.4	 	to ensure that at all times the claims of the Lender against each Security Party under this
Agreement and the other Finance Documents rank at least pari passu with the claims of all its
other unsecured creditors save those whose claims are preferred by any bankruptcy, insolvency
or other similar laws of general application;
	 
	19.5	 	to deliver to the Lender translations into English (certified by an authorised translator) of
any documents which have to be delivered to the Lender under the terms of this Agreement or
the other Finance Documents, the originals of which are not in the English language;

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	19.6	 	not to make any loans or advances to, or any investments in, any person, firm, corporation or
joint venture (or to any officer, director, stockholder, employee or customer of any such
person);
	 
	19.7	 	not to borrow any money or permit any such borrowing to continue or incur any indebtedness
whatsoever other than the Facility, the Swap Exposure or other than by way of subordinated
shareholders’ loans or enter into any agreement for payment on deferred terms (otherwise than
on customary suppliers’ credit terms) or any equipment lease or contract hire agreement other
than in the ordinary course of business;
	 
	19.8	 	not to assume, guarantee or otherwise undertake the liability of any person, firm or company
(otherwise than pursuant to the terms hereof and in the ordinary course of operation or
trading of the Ships);
	 
	19.9	 	not to authorise or accept any capital commitments (save and except in connection with the
ordinary course of operation or trading of the Ships);
	 
	19.10	 	not to declare or pay any dividends or repay any shareholders’ loans or make any
distributions to their shareholders in any form whatsoever;
	 
	19.11	 	not to and procure that the relevant Manager and the relevant Corporate Guarantor shall not
change the nature of their business or commence any business other than the ownership and
operation of ships;
	 
	19.12	 	not to (save and except as provided in this Agreement or otherwise in favour of the Lender),
create or permit to exist any Encumbrance whatsoever on the Ships or any of them or on any of
the other property or assets, real or personal of any Borrower whether now owned or hereafter
acquired, other than a Permitted Lien without the prior written consent of the Lender;
	 
	19.13	 	without prejudice to the obligations of the Borrowers under Clause 19.14, promptly after the
happening of an Event of Default or an event which with the giving of notice or passage of
time or satisfaction of any other condition or any combination of the foregoing, may become an
Event of Default having occurred, to notify the Lender of such event and of the steps (if any)
which are being taken to nullify or mitigate its effect;
	 
	19.14	 	from time to time (but not more than once every six (6) months) on request by the Lender, to
deliver to it a certificate signed by a director or officer of the Borrowers confirming that,
save as may be notified in detail in such certificate, no Event of Default or an event which
with the giving of notice or passage of time or satisfaction of any other condition or any
combination of the foregoing, may become an Event of Default having occurred and is then
subsisting to be accompanied by such evidence as to the information and matters contained in
such certificate as the Lender may from time to time reasonably require;
	 
	19.15	 	to ensure and procure that each Security Party shall maintain its corporate existence under
the laws of the country of its incorporation and shall comply with all relevant legislation
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	 	 	laws and regulations (including following the Acquisition to the laws and regulations
relating to the listing of the shares of the Aries Maritime Guarantor in Nasdaq)
applicable to it;

	19.16	 	to ensure and procure that following the Acquisition no change in the Chief Executive
Officer and/or the Chairman of the Aries Maritime Guarantor shall occur without the prior
written consent of the Lender;
	 
	19.17	 	to pay and to ensure and procure that the other Security Parties shall pay all Taxes,
assessments and other governmental charges when the same fall due, except to the extent that
the same are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and adequate reserves
have been set aside for their payment if such proceedings fail and ensure and procure that all
relevant tax returns of the Borrowers and the other Security Parties shall be properly and
timely filed;
	 
	19.18	 	not to convey, assign, transfer, sell or otherwise or dispose of the Ships or any of them or
any of the other property, assets or rights owned by the Borrowers whether present or future,
without the prior written consent of the Lender;
	 
	19.19	 	to send (or procure that it is sent) to the Lender as soon as the same is instituted (or, to
the knowledge of the Borrowers or any of them threatened), details of any litigation,
arbitration or administrative proceedings against or involving the Borrowers (or any of them)
and/or the other Security Parties (or any of them) or the Ships (or any of them) , which is
likely to have a material adverse effect on the Borrowers (or any of them), the other Security
Parties (or any of them) or the operation of the Ships (or any of them);
	 
	19.20	 	to comply (and ensure that each other Security Party will comply) with all laws regulations
treaties and conventions applicable to the Borrowers, the other Security Parties and the Ships
and to carry on the Ships all certificates and other documents which may from time to time be
required to evidence such compliance;
	 
	19.21	 	not to and ensure and procure that the relevant Corporate Guarantor and the relevant
Manager(s) shall not dissolve, merge into or consolidate with any other company or person and
procure that no change in the management or the legal or beneficial ownership of the
Borrowers, the relevant Corporate Guarantor, the relevant Manager(s) and the Ships shall be
effected;
	 
	19.22	 	to ensure and procure that (i) from the date of this Agreement and until the Acquisition
Date each Borrower shall be a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Grandunion Guarantor and (ii)
from the Acquisition Date and thereafter throughout the Security Period each Borrower will be
a Subsidiary of the Aries Maritime Guarantor;
	 
	19.23	 	to ensure and procure that no change of Control in the relevant Corporate Guarantor shall
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	19.24	 	to execute and procure the execution by each other Security Party of any further document or
documents required by the Lender in order to perfect or complete the security created by the
Finance Documents;
	 
	19.25	 	to use the proceeds of the Facility for the Borrowers’ benefit and under their full
responsibility and exclusively for the purposes specified in this Agreement;
	 
	19.26	 	to ensure and procure that all times throughout the Security Period the Borrowers and/or the
relevant Corporate Guarantor shall maintain with the Lender to the credit of any account held
with the Lender (including the Earnings Accounts but excluding the Retention Account) free
deposits having minimum average quarterly balances of an amount equal to the amounts due to
the Lender for the relevant quarterly period;
	 
	19.27	 	to ensure and procure that on the Acquisition Date the Grandunion Guarantee shall be
substituted with the Aries Maritime Guarantee;
	 
	19.28	 	to ensure and procure that the Swap Exposure shall not exceed the Maximum Permitted Swap
Exposure; and
	 
	19.29	 	to deliver to the Lender such documents and evidence as the Lender shall from time to time
require relating to the verification of identity and knowledge of the Lender’s customers and
the compliance by the Lender with all necessary “know your customer” or similar checks, always
on the basis of applicable laws and regulations or the Lender’s own internal guidelines, in
each case as such laws, regulations or internal guidelines apply from time to time.

	20.	 	INSURANCE UNDERTAKINGS
	 
	 	 	The Borrowers hereby jointly and severally undertake with the
Lender that throughout the Security Period the Borrowers shall
(at the expense of the Borrowers and upon such terms, in such
amounts and with such Insurers as shall from time to time be
approved in writing by the Lender) comply with the following
provisions of this Clause 20, except as the Lender may otherwise
permit:

	20.1	 	to insure and keep insured the Ships in Dollars or such other currency as may be approved in
writing by the Lender, in the full insurable value of the Ships but in no event for an
aggregate amount which is less than the higher of (i) the aggregate Market Values of the Ships
subject to a Mortgage and (ii) one hundred and thirty per cent (130%) of the aggregate amount
of the Facility and the Maximum Permitted Swap Exposure against fire, marine and other risks
(including Excess Risks) and War Risks covered by hull and machinery policies;
	 
	20.2	 	to enter each Ship in the name of the relevant Owner for her full value and tonnage in a
protection and indemnity association approved by the Lender with unlimited liability if
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	 	 	$1,000,000,000 for oil pollution and for excess oil spillage and pollution liability
insurance for the highest possible standard cover against all Protection and Indemnity
Risks;

	20.3	 	if any Ship enters the territorial waters of the United States of America for any reason
whatsoever, to take out such additional insurance to cover such risks as may be necessary in
order to obtain a Certificate of Financial Responsibility from the United States Coastguard;
	 
	20.4	 	upon the Lender’s request, the effect loss of hire and/or Earnings, Insurance on any or all
of the Ships (as may be required by the Lender) in respect of charterparties which exceed
twelve (12) months duration and otherwise on such terms and in such amounts as the Lender may
instruct the Borrowers as being necessary or appropriate provided such cover is available in
the market;
	 
	20.5	 	to effect such additional Insurances as may reasonably be requested by the Lender to maintain
the scope of the existing cover of the Insurances;
	 
	20.6	 	to renew the Insurances at least fourteen (14) days before the relevant Insurances expire and
to procure that the Approved Brokers shall promptly confirm in writing to the Lender as and
when each such renewal is effected;
	 
	20.7	 	punctually to pay all premiums, calls, contributions or other sums payable in respect of the
Insurances and to produce all relevant receipts when so required in writing by the Lender;
	 
	20.8	 	to pay to the Lender on demand all premiums or other amounts payable by the Lender in
effecting a mortgagee’s interest policy and a mortgagee’s interest (additional perils)
insurance policy in the name of the Lender upon such terms and conditions and with such
insurers and for such amounts as the Lender may require, the aggregate of which amounts in
the case of the Ships subject to a Mortgage shall not be less than one hundred and ten per
cent (110%) of the aggregate of (a) the Facility and (b) the Maximum Permitted Swap Exposure
and under such wording and conditions acceptable to the Lender;
	 
	20.9	 	to arrange for the execution of such guarantees as may from time to time be required by any
Protection and Indemnity or War Risks association;
	 
	20.10	 	to give notice of assignment of the Insurances to the Insurers in the form set out in
Schedule 2 to each of the General Assignments and to procure that a copy of each notice of
assignment shall be endorsed upon or attached to the relevant Insurance Documents;
	 
	20.11	 	to procure that the Insurance Documents shall be deposited with the Approved Brokers and
that such brokers shall provide the Lender with certified copies thereof and shall issue to
the Lender a letter or letters of undertaking in such form as the Lender shall reasonably
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	20.12	 	to procure that the Protection and Indemnity and/or War Risks associations in which each of
the Ships is entered shall provide the Lender with a letter or letters of undertaking in their
standard form and shall provide the Lender with a copy of the certificates of entry;
	 
	20.13	 	to procure that the Insurance Documents (including all certificates of entry in any
Protection and Indemnity and/or War Risks association) shall contain loss payable clauses in
the form set out in Schedule 3 or Schedule 4 (as may be appropriate) to each General
Assignment;
	 
	20.14	 	to procure that the Insurance Documents shall provide that the lien or set off for unpaid
premiums or calls shall be limited to only the premiums or calls due in relation to the
Insurances on the Ships and for fourteen (14) days prior written notice to be given to the
Lender by the Insurers (such notice to be given even if the Insurers have not received an
appropriate enquiry from the Lender) in the event of cancellation or termination of Insurances
and in the event of the non-payment of the premium or calls, the right to pay the said premium
or calls within a reasonable time;
	 
	20.15	 	promptly to provide the Lender with full information regarding any casualties or damage to
any Ship in an amount in excess of Three hundred thousand Dollars ($300,000) or in consequence
whereof any of the Ships has become or may become a Total Loss;
	 
	20.16	 	at the request of the Lender, to provide the Lender, at the Borrowers’ cost, with a detailed
report issued by a firm of marine insurance brokers or consultants appointed by the Lender in
relation to the Insurances;
	 
	20.17	 	not to do any act nor voluntarily suffer nor permit any act to be done whereby any Insurance
shall or may be suspended or avoided and not to suffer nor permit any of the Ships to engage
in any voyage nor to carry any cargo not permitted under the Insurances in effect without
first covering such Ship to the amount herein provided for with insurance satisfactory to the
Lender for such voyage or the carriage of such cargo;
	 
	20.18	 	(without limitation to the generality of the foregoing) in particular not permit any Ship to
enter or trade to any zone which is declared a war zone by any Government or by such Ship’s
War Risks Insurers unless there shall have been effected by the Borrowers as appropriate and
at their expense such special insurance as the War Risk Insurers may require;
	 
	20.19	 	to procure that all amounts payable under the Insurances are paid in accordance with the
loss payable clause in the form set out in Schedule 3 or Schedule 4 (as may be appropriate) to
each General Assignment and to apply and procure that all amounts as are paid to the relevant
Owner are applied to the repair of the damage and the reparation of the loss in respect of
which the said amounts shall have been received; and
	 
	20.20	 	should any Ship be laid up for any period, to arrange “lay up” Insurances for such Ship
during such period, at their own cost and upon such terms and conditions, in such amounts and
with such Insurers as shall from time to time be approved in writing by the Lender.

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	21.	 	OPERATIONAL UNDERTAKINGS
	 
	 	 	The Borrowers hereby jointly and severally undertake with the Lender that throughout the
Security Period the Borrowers shall (and shall procure that each other relevant Security
Party shall) comply with the following provisions of this Clause 21.1 except as the Lender
may otherwise permit:
	 
	21.1	 	to ensure and procure that on the relevant Delivery Date each Ship shall be duly registered
under the laws of the relevant Flag State in the ownership of its Owner and such Owner shall
not do or suffer to be done anything whereby such registration may be forfeited or imperilled;
	 
	21.2	 	to ensure that all Earnings of each Ship shall be paid into the relevant Earnings Account
opened in the name of the Owner of such Ship;
	 
	21.3	 	to ensure that when due and payable, all taxes, assessments, levies, governmental charges,
fines and penalties lawfully imposed on and enforceable against the Ships or any of them shall
be paid by the Borrowers, unless contested in good faith and by the appropriate proceedings;
	 
	21.4	 	to ensure that none of the Ships (or any share thereof or interest therein) shall be sold
transferred, mortgaged, charged, hypothecated or abandoned (save in the case of maritime
necessity) and neither the Insurances nor the Earnings of the Ships or any of them will be
assigned without the prior written consent of the Lender which it shall have the power to
withhold;
	 
	21.5	 	to ensure that none of the Ships shall be operated in any manner contrary to any law or
regulations in any relevant jurisdiction, including, without limitation the ISM Code and ISPS
Code and none of the Owners and the relevant Manager shall engage in any unlawful trade or
carry any cargo that will expose the relevant Ship to penalty, forfeiture or capture and in
the event of hostilities in any part of the world (whether a war be declared or not) not
employ any Ship or voluntarily suffer her employment in carrying any contraband goods;
	 
	21.6	 	to ensure that no Owner shall create or permit to be created or continued any lien or
Encumbrance(s) on its Ship and/or the Insurances and/or the Earnings of its Ship (other than
Permitted Liens) and/or shall satisfy all claims and demands which if unpaid might in law or
by statute or otherwise create a lien or Encumbrance(s) and (without prejudice to the
generality of the foregoing) no lien or Encumbrance(s) shall be created or permitted to be
created or continued on its Ship for any reason whatsoever other than Permitted Liens;
	 
	21.7	 	to ensure that on the request of the Lender, each Owner shall provide and procure that the
Lender shall be provided with satisfactory evidence that the wages, allotments, insurance and
pension contributions of the Master and crew of its Ship are being paid in accordance with the
articles of agreement relating to such Ship and the relevant regulations and that all
deductions from the remuneration of the Master and crew in respect of any tax liability
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	 	 	authority and that the Master of its Ship has no claim for disbursements other than those
properly incurred by him in the ordinary trading of such Ship on the voyage then in
progress;
	 
	21.8	 	if any writ or proceedings shall be issued against any Ship or if any Ship shall be otherwise
attached, arrested or detained by any proceeding in any court or tribunal or by any government
or other authority, the Owners shall immediately notify and procure that the Lender shall be
notified thereof by telefax confirmed by letter and as soon as practicably possible thereafter
cause such Ship to be released and all liens or Encumbrance(s) (except for the Mortgage and
any Permitted Liens on such Ship) thereon to be discharged;
	 
	21.9	 	save for the Charters, no Owner shall without the prior written consent of the Lender (which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) voyage or time charter its Ship or place her under
contract for employment for any period which when aggregated with any optional periods of
extension contained in the said charter or contract, would exceed twelve (12) months duration;
provided however that in the event of a Ship being employed (with the Lender’s prior written
consent) under any demise or bareboat charter or any charter which when aggregated with any
optional periods contained in such charter would exceed twelve (12) months duration, the
Lender shall be furnished forthwith with (a) details and documentary evidence satisfactory to
the Lender in its sole discretion in respect of the new employment, (b) upon Lender’s request,
a specific assignment in favour of the Lender of the benefit of such charter together with a
notice of any such assignment addressed to the relevant charterer and endorsed with an
acknowledgement of receipt by the relevant charterer all in form and substance satisfactory to
the Lender and (c) upon Lender’s request, a specific agreement of subordination of the rights
of such charterer to the rights of the Lender;
	 
	21.10	 	no Owner shall without the prior written consent of the Lender (which it shall have full
power to withhold) demise charter its Ship for any period whatsoever;
	 
	21.11	 	no Owner shall without the prior written consent of the Lender (which it shall have full
power to withhold) deliver its Ship into the possession of any person or persons for effecting
repairs or renewals to such Ship the cost of which will exceed the amount of Three hundred
thousand Dollars ($300,000) unless such person or persons shall have given a written
undertaking to the Lender not to exercise any lien or right of detention on such Ship in
respect of the cost of such repairs or renewals;
	 
	21.12	 	at all times and at the Owners’ own expense, each Owner shall maintain its Ship in a
seaworthy condition and in good running order and repair in accordance with first class ship
ownership and ship management practice and keep and procure that its Ship is kept in such
condition as will entitle him to the highest classification status with the Classification
Society free from recommendations and notations which have not been complied with in
accordance with their terms and procure that the Lender is provided with certificates issued
by the relevant Classification Society that such classification status is maintained and with
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	21.13	 	each Owner shall submit its Ship regularly to such periodical or other surveys as may be
required for classification purposes and, if so required by the Lender in writing, supply and
procure that the Lender is supplied with copies of all survey reports issued in respect
thereof;
	 
	21.14	 	the Owners shall notify and procure that the Lender is notified immediately by telefax of
any recommendation or requirement imposed on the Ships by their Classification Society, their
Insurers or by any other competent authority that is not complied with in accordance with its
terms;
	 
	21.15	 	the Owners shall give and procure that the Lender is given with reasonable prior notice of
any proposed dry docking or any underwater survey of a Ship so that the Lender (if it so
desires) can arrange for a representative to be present;
	 
	21.16	 	the Owners shall authorise and procure that the Classification Society and all other
regulatory authorities of the Ships are authorised to disclose to the Lender any information
or documents requested by the Lender relating to the classification, repair, maintenance or
seaworthiness of the Ships;
	 
	21.17	 	the Borrowers shall comply with all legal requirements whether imposed by enactment,
regulation, common law or otherwise and have on board the Ships as and when legally required
valid certificates showing compliance therewith;
	 
	21.18	 	without prejudice to Clause 21.17, the Owners shall take all necessary and proper
precautions to prevent any infringements of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 of the United
States of America or any similar legislation applicable to the Ships in any jurisdiction in or
to which a Ship shall be employed or trade or which may otherwise be applicable to a Ship, the
Owners or any of them or any other Security Party and, if the Lender shall so require, the
Owners shall enter into a “Carrier Initiative Agreement” with the United States Customs
Service and to procure that such agreement (or any similar agreement hereafter introduced by
any agency of the United States of America) is maintained in full force and effect by the
Owners;
	 
	21.19	 	the Owners shall comply with and procure that the relevant Manager and all servants and
agents of the Owners and the relevant Manager or any charterer of the Ships shall comply with,
the ISM Code, the ISPS Code, all Environmental Laws and all legislation of any state or
government in relation to the Ships, their ownership, operation and management or to the
business of the Owners including, without limitation, requirements relating to manning,
submission of oil spill response plans, designation of qualified individuals and establishing
financial responsibility;
	 
	21.20	 	the Owners shall hold or procure that the relevant Manager shall hold all appropriate ISM
Documentation and provide the Lender with copies of the relevant ISM Code Documentation and
ISPS Code Documentation duly issued to the Owners, the relevant Manager and the Ships pursuant
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	21.21	 	the Owners shall keep or procure that it is kept onboard each Ship a copy of all relevant
ISM Code Documentation and ISPS Code Documentation respectively;
	 
	21.22	 	the Owners shall perform and discharge all duties and liabilities imposed on the Owners or
any of them under any charter (including, without limitation, the Charters), bill of lading or
other contract relating to the Ships;
	 
	21.23	 	the Owners shall not remove or permit the removal of any part of any Ship or any equipment
belonging thereto, nor make or permit to be made any alteration in the structure type or speed
of any Ship which materially reduced the value of such Ship (unless such removal or alteration
is required by statute or by her Classification Society) without the prior written consent of
the Lender which it shall have full power to withhold;
	 
	21.24	 	at all reasonable times and on reasonable notice, the Owners shall permit and procure that
the Lender or its authorised representative is permitted full and complete access to the Ships
for the purpose of inspecting the state and condition of the Ships and their cargo and papers
and at the written request of the Lender deliver and procure the delivery for inspection
copies of any and all contracts and documents relating to the Ships whether on board or not;
	 
	21.25	 	the Owners shall keep and procure that the Lender is kept fully informed as to the use, the
employment and the position of each Ship and promptly provide and procure that the Lender is
provided with information concerning the classification, status and insurance of each Ship
from time to time as and when so required in writing by the Lender;
	 
	21.26	 	when so requested by the Lender, the Owners shall appoint and procure that two (2)
independent sale and purchase shipbrokers shall be appointed, nominated by the Lender to give
valuations of each Ship without physical inspection and on the basis of an arms length
purchase by a willing buyer from a willing seller and, unless the Lender otherwise requires,
without taking into account any Charter or any other charterparty in respect thereof; all
costs and fees payable in connection with such valuations shall be paid by the Owners and the
value of each Ship shall be determined by taking into account the average of the aforesaid
valuations;
	 
	21.27	 	in the event of Compulsory Acquisition of a Ship by any Government Entity, the Owners shall
execute and procure the execution of any assignment that the Lender may request in relation to
any and all amounts which such Government Entity shall be liable to pay as Requisition
Compensation for such Ship or for her use and if received by the Owners to pay and procure the
payment of such amounts immediately to the Lender;
	 
	21.28	 	each Owner shall appoint and procure the appointment of the relevant Manager as manager of
its Ship and shall not vary or terminate this appointment without the Lender’s prior written
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	21.29	 	the Owners shall execute and deliver to the Lender such documents of transfer as the Lender
may require in the event of sale of any of the Ships pursuant to any power of sale contained
in the Mortgages or any of them or which the Lender may have in law;
	 
	21.30	 	the Owners shall not employ the Ships or any of them nor allow their employment in any
manner contrary to any law or regulation in any relevant jurisdiction including, but not
limited to, the ISM Code and the ISPS Code;
	 
	21.31	 	the Owners shall immediately notify the Lender by fax, confirmed forthwith by letter, of:

	 	(i)	 	any casualty in respect of a Ship which is or is likely to be or to become a
Major Casualty;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	any occurrence as a result of which a Ship has become or is, by the passing
of time or otherwise, likely to become a Total Loss;
	 
	 	(iii)	 	any requirement or recommendation made by any insurer or classification
society or by any competent authority in respect of a Ship which is not complied with
in accordance with its terms;
	 
	 	(iv)	 	any arrest or detention of a Ship, any exercise or purported exercise of any
lien on a Ship or her Earnings or her Insurances or any requisition of a Ship for
hire;
	 
	 	(v)	 	any intended dry docking of a Ship;
	 
	 	(vi)	 	any Environmental Claim made against the Owners or any of them or in
connection with a Ship or any Environmental Incident in respect thereof;
	 
	 	(vii)	 	any claim for breach of the ISM Code or the ISPS Code, being made against
the Owners or any of them and/or the relevant Manager or otherwise in connection with
a Ship; or
	 
	 	(viii)	 	any other matter, event or incident, actual or threatened the effect of which will
or could lead to the ISM Code and/or the ISPS Code not being complied with;

	 	 	and advise and procure that the Lender shall be advised in writing on a regular basis and
in such detail as the Lender shall require of the Owners’ or any other person’s response to
any of those events or matters;
	 
	21.32	 	each Owner shall keep prominently in the Chart Room and in the Master’s cabin of its Ship a
framed duly completed notice printed in plain type of such size that the area of print shall
cover a space not less than six inches wide and nine inches high reading as follows:

“NOTICE OF MORTGAGE

	 	 	This Ship is owned by [name of Owner] (the “Owner”) and is subject to a first preferred
mortgage in favour of MARFIN EGNATIA BANK Societe Anonyme. Under the terms of the said
mortgage and deed of covenants a certified copy of which is preserved with the

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	 	 	Ship’s papers neither the Owner nor the Captain nor any officer or agent nor any charterer
of this Ship nor any other person whatsoever has any power, right or authority whatever to
create, incur or permit the imposition on this Ship any commitments or encumbrances except
for crews wages accrued for not more than three (3) months or salvage.”; and

	21.33	 	each Owner shall comply with its respective obligations under each Subject Document and
shall not vary, amend or terminate any of the aforesaid documents.
	 
	22.	 	RETENTION ACCOUNT AND EARNINGS ACCOUNTS
	 
	22.1	 	The Borrowers hereby agree to open a Retention Account with the Lender. On the date falling
two (2) calendar months before the first Reduction Date first to occur and on the same date in
each consecutive following calendar month (provided that if such day is not a Banking Day, the
next following Banking Day) the Lender will transfer from the Earnings Accounts (at the
Lender’s sole discretion) to the Retention Account an amount equal to one third
(1/3rd) of the Reduction Instalment payable on the next Reduction Date and the
relevant monthly fraction of the interest due on the next Interest Payment Date.
	 
	22.2	 	The Lender shall pay interest to the Borrowers on the credit balances from time to time in
the Retention Account at the rate which it usually pays on equivalent amounts and in
accordance with its usual practice.
	 
	22.3	 	On each Reduction Date, the Lender shall transfer from the Retention Account to the Loan
Account(s) an amount equal to the Reduction Instalment payable on that date and on each
Interest Payment Date the Lender shall transfer from the Retention Account to the Loan
Accounts(s) an amount equal to the interest payable under Clause 7 on that date.
	 
	22.4	 	In the event that there are insufficient funds in the Earnings Accounts to pay the amounts
referred to in Clause 22.1 above the Borrowers agree to pay to the Lender an amount equal to
the difference between the actual amount in the Earnings Accounts and the amount due under
Clause 22.1 on the first next Banking Day (or such other Banking Day agreed pursuant to Clause
22.1) in such month.
	 
	22.5	 	The Lender acknowledges that the Borrowers shall, unless and until an Event of Default (or
any event which only with the giving of notice or passage of time or a determination by the
Lender and/or satisfaction of any condition or any combination of the foregoing may become an
Event of Default) shall occur and the Lender shall direct to the contrary, be entitled from
time to time, to require that moneys for the time being standing to the credit of the Accounts
or any of them be transferred in such amounts and for such periods as the Borrowers select to
fixed-term deposit accounts (“deposit accounts”) opened in the name of the Borrowers with the
Lender. None of the Borrowers shall be entitled to withdraw moneys standing to the credit of
the Earnings Accounts which are the relevant subject of a fixed term deposit until the
expiry of the period of such deposit unless the Borrowers shall, on withdrawing such moneys
pay to the Lender on demand any loss or expense which the Lender shall certify that it has
sustained or incurred as a result of such withdrawal being made prior to the expiry of the
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	 	 	entitled to debit the relevant Earnings Account for the amount so certified prior to such
withdrawal being made. Without prejudice to the foregoing in the event that any moneys so
deposited are to be applied pursuant to Clause 12, the Borrowers shall, on such application
being made, pay to the Lender on demand any loss or expense which the Lender shall certify
that it has sustained or incurred as a result of such application being made prior to the
expiry of the period of the relevant deposit and the Lender shall be entitled to debit the
relevant Account for the amount so certified prior to such application being made. Any
deposit accounts shall, for all the purposes of the Finance Documents, be deemed to be
sub-accounts of the relevant Accounts from which the moneys deposited in the deposit
accounts were transferred and all references in the Finance Documents to the Accounts or
any of them shall be deemed to include the deposit accounts deemed as aforesaid to be
sub-accounts thereof.

	22.6	 	The Borrower hereby undertakes to ensure that, throughout the Security Period all payments by
the Lender to the Borrowers under each Designated Transaction are paid to an Earnings Account.
	 
	22.7	 	The Borrower (without prejudice to the terms of each General Assignment) hereby undertakes to
pay all the Earnings of each Ship to the relevant Earnings Account. Unless and until
the Lender gives notice to the Borrowers that it requires that all Earnings be paid directly
to the Lender (which notice may only be given by the Lender if an Event of Default has
occurred), all amounts in the Earnings Accounts shall be applied as follows:

	 	(i)	 	first, towards the payment of fees and costs that are due and payable by the
Borrowers to the Lender under the Finance Documents;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	second, towards payment to the Retention Account of the amounts required to
be transferred to the credit thereof in accordance with Clause 22; and
	 
	 	(iii)	 	third, any balance thereafter remaining in the Earnings Accounts shall be
available to the Borrowers.

	23.	 	SECURITY MARGIN
	 
	 	 	In the event that during the Security Period the aggregate Market Values of the Ships
subject to a Mortgage determined pursuant to Clause 21.26 and the value of any additional
security (valued in accordance with normal banking practice) previously provided to the
Lender pursuant to this Clause is less than one hundred forty per cent (140%) of the
aggregate of the Facility and the Swap Exposure (excluding any amounts standing at any time
to the credit of the Retention Account), then the Borrowers shall within twenty one (21)
Banking Days of receipt of a notice from the Lender advising the Borrowers of the amount of
such deficiency (which notice shall be conclusive) either provide to the Lender additional
security (valued in accordance with normal banking practice) which shall in all respects be
satisfactory to the Lender so that the aggregate Market Values of the Ships subject to a
Mortgage (determined in accordance with Clause 21.26) together with the value of any
additional security (valued as aforesaid) previously provided to the Lender pursuant to
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	 	 	Clause is at least one hundred forty per cent (140%) of the aggregate of the Facility and
the Swap Exposure (excluding any amounts standing at any time to the credit of the
Retention Account), or prepay part of the Facility in accordance with Clause 10 so that the
aggregate Market Values of the Ships subject to a Mortgage (determined in accordance with
Clause 21.26) together with the value of any additional security (valued as aforesaid)
previously provided to the Lender pursuant to this Clause is at least one hundred and forty
per cent (140%) of the aggregate of the Facility and the Swap Exposure (excluding any
amounts standing at any time to the credit of the Retention Account).

	24.	 	EVENTS OF DEFAULT
	 
	24.1	 	If:

	24.1.1	 	the Borrowers or any of them or any other Security Party fail to pay on the due date for
payment any amount which shall have become due hereunder or under the other Finance Documents;
	 
	24.1.2	 	any representation, warranty or statement made by the Borrowers or any of them or any other
Security Party in this Agreement or in any of the other Finance Documents or any certificate,
statement or opinion delivered or made hereunder or under the Subject Documents or in
connection herewith or with the Subject Documents shall be incorrect or inaccurate when made
in any material respect;
	 
	24.1.3	 	an Event of Default under any of the Subject Documents (as defined therein) shall occur;
	 
	24.1.4	 	the Borrowers or any of them or any other Security Party fail(s) duly and punctually to
perform or observe any other term of this Agreement and/or the Master Agreement and in any
such case such failure, if capable of remedy, shall continue for fourteen (14) days after the
Lender shall have given to the Borrowers notice in writing of such failure;
	 
	24.1.5	 	except when contested in good faith and by the appropriate proceedings, any other
indebtedness of the Borrowers, the other Security Parties or any of them exceeding in
aggregate Five hundred thousand Dollars ($500,000), shall become due and payable or, with the
giving of notice or lapse of time or both, capable of being declared due and payable prior to
its stated maturity by reason of any circumstance entitling the creditor(s) thereof to declare
such indebtedness due and payable and such indebtedness is not paid within fourteen (14) days
thereof;
	 
	24.1.6	 	the Borrowers or any of them or any other Security Party or any other member of the Group
shall enter into voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy, liquidation or dissolution, or shall
become insolvent, or an administrator, administrative receiver, receiver or liquidator shall
be appointed of all or a material part of its undertaking or assets or proceedings are
commenced by or against them/it under any reorganisation, arrangement, readjustment of debts,
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	 	 	regulation, or if any event shall occur which, under the relevant system of law,
shall have an equivalent effect;

	24.1.7	 	the Borrowers or any of them or any other Security Party or any other member of the Group
shall cease or threaten to cease to carry on the whole or a substantial part of their/its
business;
	 
	24.1.8	 	the Borrowers or any of them or any other Security Party or any other member of the Group
shall transfer or dispose of all or a substantial part of their/its assets whether by one or a
series of transactions, related or not;
	 
	24.1.9	 	the Subject Documents or any of them shall cease, in whole or in part, to be valid, binding
and enforceable;
	 
	24.1.10	 	the Borrowers or any of them shall sell, transfer, dispose of or encumber their/its Ship or
any interest or share therein, or agree so to do (save for Permitted Liens) without the prior
written consent of the Lender;
	 
	24.1.11	 	any of the Ships shall become a Total Loss and the Borrowers shall fail to make the
mandatory prepayment required to be made under Clause 10.1 in respect of such Total Loss
within the time therein set forth;
	 
	24.1.12	 	any governmental or other consent, licence or authority required to make this Agreement
and/or any of the other Finance Documents legal, valid, binding, enforceable and admissible in
evidence or required to enable the Borrowers or any of them or any other Security Party to
perform their/its respective duties and discharge their/its liabilities hereunder or under the
other Finance Documents is withdrawn or ceases to be in full force and effect unless the
Borrowers or such other Security Party procures that such consent, licence or authority is
reinstated or re-issued to the satisfaction of the Lender within fifteen (15) calendar days of
the said withdrawal or cessation;
	 
	24.1.13	 	any distress or execution is levied or enforced against a material (in the opinion of the
Lender) part of the property and assets of the Borrowers or any of them or any other Security
Party and such distress or execution is not withdrawn or discharged within ten (10) Banking
Days; or
	 
	24.1.14	 	the Borrowers or any of them or any other Security Party or any other member of the Group
shall stop payment of, or shall be unable to, or shall admit inability to pay their/its debts
as they fall due, or shall enter into any composition or other arrangement with their/its
creditors generally or shall declare a general moratorium on the payment of indebtedness;
	 
	24.1.15	 	the fulfilment of any one or more of the obligations covenants and undertakings contained
in any one or more of this Agreement, the other Finance Documents and any other documents
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	 	 	the rights vested in the Lender hereunder or thereunder becoming either unlawful
under any applicable law or unauthorised by any authority having jurisdiction or
otherwise impossible;

	24.1.16	 	if the Personal Guarantor dies or otherwise ceases to be actively involved in the business
of the Borrowers and the Borrowers failing upon Lender’s request to provide the Lender with a
guarantee from an alternative Personal Guarantor acceptable to the Lender in its sole
discretion within sixty (60) days from such request, unless the Personal Guarantor has been
released from his obligations under the Personal Guarantee in accordance with the provisions
of Clause 17.1;
	 
	24.1.17	 	if (a) an Event of Default or Potential Event of Default (in each case as defined in the
Master Agreement) has occurred and is continuing under the Master Agreement or (b) an Early
Termination Date (as defined in the Master Agreement) has occurred or been or become capable
of being effectively designated under the Master Agreement or (c) a person entitled to do so
gives notice of an Early Termination Date under Section 6(b)(iv) of the Master Agreement or
(d) the Master Agreement is terminated, cancelled, suspended, rescinded or revoked or
otherwise ceases to remain in full force and effect for any reason;
	 
	24.1.18	 	a material adverse change occurs in the financial condition or operation of any one or more
of the Security Parties or any other member of the Group;
	 
	24.1.19	 	if any Security Party, any Seller or any Charterer repudiates or evidences an intention to
repudiate any one or more of the Subject Documents or if any Subject Document is rescinded or
cancelled or terminated or amended or varied, without the Lender’s prior written consent; or
	 
	24.1.20	 	if any Ship is arrested or detained and such arrest or detention is not released within
fourteen (14) days, or an order for the sale of any Ship is made by a court of competent
jurisdiction or the Borrowers cease to retain possession and/or control of any Ship for a
period in excess of fourteen (14) days,

	 	 	then, and in any such event and at any time thereafter, the Lender may by written notice to
the Borrowers declare that the Facility of the Lender shall be cancelled, whereupon the
same shall be cancelled and declare the Indebtedness immediately due and payable whereupon
the same shall become so payable to the Lender.
	 
	24.2	 	All amounts received by the Lender under or pursuant to any of the Finance Documents after
the happening of any Event of Default shall be applied by the Lender in payment of the
Indebtedness in accordance with the terms of Clause 12.
	 
	24.3	 	On the occurrence of an Event of Default the Lender shall have the right and power to order
the Ships or any of them to proceed forthwith at the Borrowers’ risk and expense to a port or
place nominated by the Lender. The Borrowers undertake to give the necessary instructions to
the Master of each Ship to comply with any such order of the Lender and if

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	 	 	the Borrowers fail to give such instructions for any reason whatsoever the Lender shall
have the right and power to give such instructions direct to the Master(s).

	24.4	 	On the occurrence of any Event of Default the Lender shall be entitled but not obliged
to, exercise all its rights under the Master Agreement and to, inter alia, cancel, net out,
unwind, terminate or liquidate all or any part of the rights, benefits and obligations created
by any Designated Transaction and/or the Master Agreement. Without prejudice to or limitation
of the obligations of the Borrowers hereunder and under the Master Agreement, in the event
that the Lender exercises any of its rights under the Master Agreement and such exercise
results in all or part of a Designated Transaction being terminated, such termination shall
constitute a Terminated Transaction (as defined in section 14 of the Master Agreement)
effected by the Lender after an Event of Default (as so defined in that section 14) by the
Borrower and, accordingly, the Lender shall be entitled to recover from the Borrowers a
payment for early termination calculated in accordance with the provisions of section 6(e)(i)
of the Master Agreement.
	 
	25.	 	SET-OFF
	 
	25.1	 	The Lender shall have the right, in addition to all rights of set off, combination, lien or
otherwise which it has at law or under any agreement between the Lender and the Borrowers or
any of them at any time without demand after the occurrence of an Event of Default:

	25.1.1	 	to set off any amount to the credit of any existing accounts of the Borrowers or any of them
and/or the relevant Corporate Guarantor with the Lender (whether deposit, loan or any other
account) including, without limitation, the Earnings Accounts and the Retention Account in or
towards satisfaction of all amounts due from the Borrowers under this Agreement and/or the
other Finance Documents; and
	 
	25.1.2	 	to transfer and apply any amount standing to the credit of any such existing accounts of the
Borrowers or any of them and/or the relevant Corporate Guarantor with any associate or
subsidiary of the Lender in or towards satisfaction of all amounts due from the Borrowers or
any of them under this Agreement and/or the other Finance Documents.

	25.2	 	Where such set-off or transfer requires the conversion of one currency into another, such
conversion shall be calculated at the spot rate as conclusively determined by the Lender for
purchasing such currency with the currency in which the relevant amounts are denominated on
the date of actual payment.
	 
	26.	 	FEES
	 
	26.1	 	The Borrowers have agreed to pay to the Lender an arrangement fee of Seventy Five thousand
Dollars ($75,000) on the Drawdown Date of the Advance first to occur.

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	26.2	 	The Borrowers shall also pay to the Lender a commitment fee (the “Commitment Fee”) of One per
cent (1%) per annum on the amount of the Facility which is from time to time available and has
not been drawn down from the date of acceptance of the Commitment Letter until the expiry of
the Availability Period, such Commitment Fee to be payable on the earlier of (i) the drawdown
of the Advance last to occur and (ii) on the relevant Termination Date, such Commitment Fee
shall be calculated upon the exact number of days which have elapsed on the basis of a year
consisting of three hundred and sixty (360) days and shall be payable quarterly in arrears and
on the relevant Termination Date.
	 
	26.3	 	The Borrowers shall also pay to the Lender a management fee (the “Management Fee”) of Fifteen
thousand Dollars ($15,000) which shall be paid on the date falling twelve (12) months from the
Drawdown Date of the Advance first to occur and at annual intervals thereafter throughout the
Security Period.
	 
	27.	 	EXPENSES
	 
	27.1	 	Whether or not the Facility or any part thereof, is actually drawn down the Borrowers shall
reimburse the Lender on demand for all costs, charges and expenses incurred by the Lender in
connection with the preparation, negotiation and conclusion of this Agreement and the other
Finance Documents including fees and expenses of the Lender’s legal advisers.
	 
	27.2	 	The Borrowers shall reimburse the Lender on demand for all charges and expenses (including
legal fees) incurred by the Lender in or in connection with the exercise of the Lender’s
rights and powers under this Agreement and the other Finance Documents (including but not
limited to the fees and charges of auditors, brokers, surveyors and lawyers instructed by the
Lender) and with the actual, attempted or purported enforcement of, or preservation of rights
under this Agreement and the other Finance Documents.
	 
	28.	 	INDEMNITY
	 
	 	 	The Borrowers hereunder jointly and severally undertake and agree to indemnify the Lender,
upon the Lender’s first demand, from and against any losses, costs or expenses (including
legal expenses) which they incur in consequence of any Event of Default including (but
without limitation) all losses (including loss of profit for the current Interest Period),
premiums and penalties incurred or to be incurred in liquidating or redeploying deposits
made by third parties or funds acquired or arranged to advance or maintain the Facility or
any part thereof and any liability items which arise, or are asserted, under or in
connection with any law relating to safety at sea.
	 
	29.	 	ENVIRONMENTAL INDEMNITY
	 
	 	 	The Borrowers jointly and severally undertake to indemnify the Lender against all damages,
losses, liabilities, costs, expenses, penalties, fines or proceedings which may be incurred
or paid by or imposed on the Lender directly or indirectly at any time (whether before or
after the Indebtedness has been repaid in full) pursuant to any Environmental Law or any
other environmental legislation of any state or government which would not have been
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	 	 	or paid by or imposed on the Lender had it not entered into this Agreement and/or the other
Finance Documents.

	30.	 	STAMP DUTIES
	 
	 	 	The Borrowers shall pay any and all stamp, registration and similar
taxes and charges of whatsoever nature which may be payable or
determined to be payable on, or in connection with, the execution,
registration, notarisation, performance or enforcement of this
Agreement or the other Finance Documents. The Borrowers shall
indemnify the Lender against any and all liabilities with respect to
or resulting from delay or omission on the part of the Borrowers or
any of them to pay any such taxes.
	 
	31.	 	DETERMINATIONS
	 
	 	 	Each determination of an Interest Rate or a Default Rate or of any amount in respect of
principal or interest or fees or expenses by the Lender in accordance with this Agreement
and every other determination or certification by the Lender under this Agreement shall be
conclusive and binding on the Borrowers in the absence of manifest error.
	 
	32.	 	NO WAIVER
	 
	 	 	No failure to exercise and no delay on the part of the Lender in exercising any right or
power hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise
of any right or power preclude any other or future exercise thereof or the exercise of any
other right or power. The rights, powers and remedies herein provided are cumulative and
not exclusive of any rights, powers or remedies provided by law.
	 
	33.	 	PARTIAL INVALIDITY
	 
	 	 	In the event that any term or condition of this Agreement is rendered or declared illegal,
invalid or inoperative in whole or in part by any statute rule or regulation or any
decision of any court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction then such determination or
declaration shall neither affect the validity of any other term or condition of this
Agreement which (save as aforesaid) will remain in full force and effect nor the legality,
validity or enforceability of such term or condition under the laws of any other
jurisdiction.
	 
	34.	 	TRANSFER, ASSIGNMENT, PARTICIPATION, CHANGE OF LENDING BRANCH
	 
	34.1	 	This Agreement shall bind and be to the benefit of the Borrowers and the Lender and their
respective successors and permitted assigns.
	 
	34.2	 	None of the Borrowers may assign any of its rights, powers, duties or liabilities hereunder
without the prior written consent of the Lender which it shall have full power to withhold.
	 
	34.3	 	The Lender may, without prior notice or the consent of the Borrowers or any other Security
Party, at any time assign, transfer all or part of the Facility and its rights and powers
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	 	 	this Agreement to any other bank or other financial institution (the “Transferee Lender”).
The Lender shall notify the Borrowers of any such assignment or transfer as soon as
practicable.

	34.4	 	The Lender may at any time and from time to time change its lending office in respect of the
whole or any part of its participation in the Facility. The Lender shall notify the Borrowers
of any such change in the lending office as soon as is practicable.
	 
	34.5	 	If the Lender transfers or assigns, transfers or in any other manner grants participation in
respect of all or any part of its rights, powers duties and liabilities hereunder pursuant to
Clause 34.3 the Borrowers undertake immediately on being requested to do so by the Lender and
at the cost of the Lender to enter into and procure that the other parties to the Finance
Documents shall enter into, such documents as may be necessary or desirable to transfer to the
relevant assignee, transferee or participant all or the relevant part of the Lender’s interest
in the Finance Documents and all relevant references in this Agreement and the Finance
Documents to the Lender shall thereafter be construed as a reference to the Lender and/or such
assignee, transferee or participant (as the case may be) to the extent of their respective
interests.
	 
	34.6	 	The Lender may disclose to a potential assignee, transferee of participant or to any other
person who may propose entering into contractual relations with the Lender in relation to this
Agreement such information about the Borrowers and the other Security Parties as the Lender
shall consider appropriate.
	 
	35.	 	NON-IMMUNITY
	 
	35.1	 	None of the Borrowers and the relevant Corporate Guarantor has any right of immunity from
set-off, suit or execution, attachment or other legal process under the laws of the United
Kingdom, or the Republic of Greece or the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the Republic of
Liberia or Bermuda.
	 
	35.2	 	The exercise by each of the Borrowers of its rights and performance and discharge of its
duties and liabilities hereunder will constitute commercial acts done and performed for
private and commercial purposes.
	 
	35.3	 	To the extent that the Borrowers or any of them may in any jurisdiction in which proceedings
may at any time be taken for the enforcement of this Agreement and/or any of the other Finance
Documents claim for themselves or their assets immunity from suit, judgment, execution,
attachment (whether, before judgment or otherwise) or other legal process, and to the extent
that in any such jurisdiction there may be attributed to themselves or their assets any such
immunity (whether or not claimed), the Borrowers hereby irrevocably agree not to claim and
hereby irrevocably waive any such immunity to the full extent permitted by the laws of such
jurisdiction.

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	36.	 	NOTICES
	 
	36.1	 	Unless otherwise specifically provided, any notice under or in connection with any Finance
Document shall be given by letter or fax; and references in the Finance Documents to written
notices, notices in writing and notices signed by particular persons shall be construed
accordingly.
	 
	36.2	 	A notice shall be sent:

	 	 	 
	(a)      to the Borrowers:

	 	c/o Stamford Navigation Inc.
	 

	 	1-7, Flessa & 83, Akti Miaouli
	 

	 	185 38 Piraeus
	 

	 	Greece
	 

	 	Fax No.: +30 213 0148408
	 
	 	 
	(b)      to the Lender at:

	 	24B Kifissias Avenue
	

	 	151 25 Maroussi
	

	 	Attiki, Greece
	

	 	Fax No: +30 210 6896358

		 	or to such other address as the relevant party may notify the other in writing.
	 
	36.3	 	Subject to Clauses 36.4 and 36.5:

	 	(a)	 	a notice which is delivered personally or posted shall be deemed to be
served, and shall take effect, at the time when it is delivered;
	 
	 	(b)	 	a notice which is sent by fax shall be deemed to be served, and shall take
effect, two (2) hours after its transmission is completed.

	36.4	 	However, if under Clause 36.3 a notice would be deemed to be served:

	 	(a)	 	on a day which is not a Banking Day in the place of receipt; or
	 
	 	(b)	 	on such a Banking Day, but after 5 p.m. local time;

	 	 	the notice shall (subject to Clause 36.5) be deemed to be served, and shall take effect, at
9 a.m. on the next day which is such a Banking Day.
	 
	36.5	 	Clauses 36.3 and 36.4 do not apply if the recipient of a notice notifies the sender within
one (1) hour after the time at which the notice would otherwise be deemed to be served that
the notice has been received in a form, which is illegible in a material respect.
	 
	36.6	 	A notice under or in connection with a Finance Document shall not be invalid by reason that
the manner of serving it does not comply with the requirements of this Agreement or, where
appropriate, any other Finance Document under which it is served if the failure to serve it in

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	 	 	accordance with the requirements of this Agreement or other Finance Document, as the case
may be, has not caused any party to suffer any significant loss or prejudice.

	36.7	 	Any notice under or in connection with a Finance Document shall be in English.
	 
	36.8	 	In this Clause “notice” includes any demand, consent, authorisation, approval, instruction,
waiver or other communication.
	 
	37	 	SUPPLEMENTAL
	 
	37.1	 	The rights and remedies which the Finance Documents give to the Lender are:

	 	(a)	 	cumulative;
	 
	 	(b)	 	may be exercised as often as appears expedient; and
	 
	 	(c)	 	shall not, unless a Finance Document explicitly and specifically states so,
be taken to exclude or limit any right or remedy conferred by any law.

	37.2	 	If any provision of a Finance Document is or subsequently becomes void, unenforceable or
illegal, that shall not affect the validity, enforceability or legality of the other
provisions of that Finance Document or of the provisions of any other Finance Document.
	 
	37.3	 	A Finance Document may be executed in any number of counterparts.
	 
	37.4	 	A person who is not a party to this Agreement has no right under the Contracts (Rights of
Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce or to enjoy the benefit of any term of this Agreement.
	 
	37.5	 	This Agreement supersedes the terms and conditions contained in any correspondence relating
to the subject matter of this Agreement exchanged between the Lender and the Borrowers or
their representatives prior to the date of this Agreement including, without limitation, the
Commitment Letter.
	 
	38.	 	LAW AND JURISDICTION
	 
	38.1	 	This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, English law.
	 
	38.2	 	Subject to Clause 38.3, the courts of England shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any
disputes, which may arise out of or in connection with this Agreement.
	 
	38.3	 	Clause 38.2 is for the exclusive benefit of the Lender, which reserves the right:

	 	(a)	 	to commence proceedings in relation to any matter which arises out of or in
connection with this Agreement in the courts of the Republic of Greece and/or any
country other than England or Greece and which have or claim jurisdiction to that
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	 	(b)	 	to commence such proceedings in the courts of any such country or countries
concurrently with or in addition to proceedings in England or Greece or without
commencing proceedings in England or Greece.

	 	 	The Borrowers shall not commence any proceedings in any country other than England in
relation to a matter, which arises out of or in connection with this Agreement.
	 
	38.4	 	The Borrowers irrevocably appoint HFW Nominees Limited, presently at Friary Court, 65
Crutched Friars, London EC3N 2AE, England, to act as its/their agent to receive and accept on
their/its behalf any process or other document relating to any proceedings in the English
courts which are connected with this Agreement.
	 
	38.5	 	The Borrowers irrevocably designate and appoint Mr. George Livanos, an Attorney-at-law with
offices at 2 Thesmoforiou Street, Piraeus 18454, Greece, as agent for the service of process
in Greece (“antiklitos”) and agree to consider any legal process or any demand or notice made
served by or on behalf of the Lender on the said agent as being made to the Borrowers. The
designation of such an authorized agent (“antiklitos”) shall remain irrevocable until all
Indebtedness shall have been paid in full in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and
the other Finance Documents.
	 
	38.6	 	Nothing in this Clause 38 shall exclude or limit any right which the Lender may have (whether
under the law of any country, an international convention or otherwise) with regard to the
bringing of proceedings, the service of process, the recognition or enforcement of a judgment
or any similar or related matter in any jurisdiction.
	 
	38.7	 	In this Clause 38, “proceedings” means proceedings of any kind, including an application for
a provisional or protective measure or enforcement court order (diatagi pliromis).
	 
	39.	 	THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER FINANCE DOCUMENTS
	 
	 	 	In case of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and any of the other
Finance Documents the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail.

AS WITNESS the hands of the duly authorised representatives of the parties hereto the day and year
first above written.

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EXECUTION PAGE

	 	 	 	 	 
	SIGNED by Michael Chaelis

	 	 	)	  /s/ Michael Chaelis
	and by Stavros Yagos

	 	 	)	  /s/ Stavros Yagos
	for and on behalf of

	 	 	)	 
	MARFIN EGNATIA BANK Societe Anonyme

	 	 	)	 
	in the presence of: Anna Zois

	 	 	)	  /s/ Anna Zois
	 
	 	 	 	 
	SIGNED by Marios Constantinides

	 	 	)	  /s/ Marios Constantinides
	for and on behalf of

	 	 	)	 
	AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS LTD.

	 	 	)	 
	in the presence of: Christina Economides

	 	 	)	  /s/ Christina Economides
	 
	SIGNED by Marios Constantinides

	 	 	)	  /s/ Marios Constantinides
	for and on behalf of

	 	 	)	 
	CHINA HOLDINGS LTD.

	 	 	)	 
	in the presence of: Christina Economides

	 	 	)	  /s/ Christina Economides
	 
	 	 	 	 
	SIGNED by Marios Constantinides

	 	 	)	  /s/ Marios Constantinides
	for and on behalf of

	 	 	)	 
	BRAZIL HOLDINGS LTD.

	 	 	)	 
	in the presence of Christina Economides:

	 	 	)	  /s/ Christina Economides

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SCHEDULE 1

FORM OF NOTICE OF DRAWDOWN

	 	 	 
	TO:

	 	MARFIN EGNATIA BANK Societe Anonyme
	 

	 	24B Kifissias Avenue
	 

	 	151 25 Maroussi
	 

	 	Attiki, Greece

Date: [l
] 2009

Dear Sirs,

Financial Agreement made to [l]

	1.	 	We refer to the financial agreement dated [l] 2009 (the “Financial Agreement”) and made
between ourselves, as joint and several Borrowers and yourselves as Lender, in connection with
a reducing revolving credit facility of up to Thirty Seven million Four hundred thousand
Dollars ($37,400,000).
	 
	 	 	Terms defined in the Financial Agreement have their defined meanings when used in this
Notice of Drawdown.
	 
	2.	 	We request to borrow [an] Advance[s] as follows:

	 	(a)	 	Amount: $ [l];
	 
	 	(b)	 	Drawdown Date: [l] 2009;
	 
	 	(c)	 	Duration of the first Interest Period shall be [l] months; and
	 
	 	(d)	 	Payment instructions: account in the name of [l] and numbered [l]
with [l] of [l].

	3.	 	We represent and warrant that:

	 	(a)	 	the representations and warranties in Clause 16 of the Financial Agreement
and in the other Finance Documents would remain true and not misleading if repeated on
the date of this notice with reference to the circumstances now existing;
	 
	 	(b)	 	no Event of Default has occurred or will result from the borrowing of the
above Advance[s].

	4.	 	This notice cannot be revoked without your prior written consent.

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	5.	 	[We authorise you to deduct from the proceeds of the above Advance[s] the amount of (a) the
arrangement fee referred to in Clause 26.1 [and] [the commitment fee referred to in Clause
26.2 and (b) all legal fees payable pursuant to Clause 18.1.13.]

Yours faithfully,

	 	 	 
	For and on behalf of
	 	 
	AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS LTD.
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 

Attorney-in-Fact

	 	 
	 
	 	 
	For and on behalf of
	 	 
	CHINA HOLDINGS LTD.
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 

Attorney-in-Fact

	 	 
	 
	 	 
	For and on behalf of
	 	 
	BRAZIL HOLDINGS LTD.
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 

Attorney-in-Fact

	 	 

69

 

SCHEDULE 2

FORM OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Date: [l]

Financial Agreement dated [l] 2009 (the “Financial Agreement”)

We the undersigned Borrowers declare that in connection with the above Financial Agreement we
received [an] Advance[s] in the amount of [l] Dollars ($[l]) value [l].

Capitalised terms used herein shall have the respective meanings specified in the Financial
Agreement.

	 	 	 
	Yours faithfully,
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	For and on behalf of
	 	 
	AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS LTD.
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 

Attorney-in-Fact

	 	 
	 
	 	 
	For and on behalf of
	 	 
	     CHINA HOLDINGS LTD.
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 

Attorney-in-Fact

	 	 
	 
	 	 
	For and on behalf of
	 	 
	     BRAZIL HOLDINGS LTD.
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 

Attorney-in-Fact

	 	 

70Exhibit 10.1

Exhibit 10.1

CARDTRONICS, INC.

CODE OF BUSINESS CONDUCT AND ETHICS

APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON JANUARY 25, 2010

	I.	 	SCOPE

	 
	 	 	This Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (“Code”) applies to all directors, officers and
employees of Cardtronics, Inc. (the “Company”), and its subsidiaries. Such directors, officers
and employees are referred to herein collectively as the “Covered Parties.”

	II.	 	PURPOSE

	 
	 	 	The Company is proud of the values with which it conducts its business. It has and will
continue to uphold the highest levels of business ethics and personal integrity in all of its
transactions and interactions with outside parties. To this end, this Code serves to (1)
emphasize the Company’s commitment to ethics and compliance with established laws and
regulations; (2) set forth basic standards of ethical and legal behavior; (3) provide a
reporting mechanism for known or suspected ethical or legal violations; and (4) help prevent
and detect any wrongdoings. Given the variety and complexity of ethical questions that may
arise in the Company’s course of business, this Code should serve only as a rough guide for the
Covered Parties. Confronted with ethically ambiguous situations, the Covered Parties should
remember the Company’s commitment to the highest ethical standards and seek advice from
supervisors, managers or other appropriate personnel to ensure that all actions they take on
behalf of the Company honor this commitment.

	III.	 	ETHICAL STANDARDS

	 
	 	 	Conflicts of Interest

A conflict of interest exists when a person’s private interests interfere in any way with the
interests of the Company. A conflict can arise when a Covered Party takes actions or has
interests that may make it difficult to perform his or her work for the Company objectively and
effectively. Conflicts of interest may also arise when a Covered Party, or members of his or
her family, receives improper personal benefits as a result of his or her position with the
Company. For example, loans to, or guarantees of obligations of Covered Parties and their
family members from a competitor, customer or supplier are clear conflicts of interest.
Furthermore, it is almost always a conflict of interest for a Covered Party to work
simultaneously for a competitor, customer or supplier.

Conflicts of interest may not always be readily apparent, so if you have a question, you should
consult with your supervisor or manager or, if circumstances warrant, the Chief Executive
Officer, Chief Financial Officer or General Counsel of the Company. Any Covered Party who
becomes aware of a conflict (or potential conflict) should bring it to the attention of a
supervisor, manager or other appropriate personnel within the Company, or consult the
procedures described in Section V and VI of this Code. All directors and executive officers of
the Company and its subsidiaries shall disclose any material transaction or relationship that
reasonably could be expected to give rise to such a conflict to the Chairperson of the
Company’s Audit Committee. No action may be taken with respect to such transaction or party
unless (and until) such action has been approved by the Company’s Audit Committee.

 

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CARDTRONICS, INC.

CODE OF BUSINESS CONDUCT AND ETHICS

APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON JANUARY 25, 2010

Corporate Opportunities

Without the written consent of the Company’s Board of Directors, all Covered Parties are
prohibited from taking for themselves an opportunity that is (1) a potential transaction or
matter that may be an investment or business opportunity or prospective economic or competitive
advantage in which the Company could reasonably have an interest or expectancy or (2)
discovered through the use of corporate property, information or position. No Covered Party may
use corporate property, information or position for improper personal gain, and no Covered
Party may compete with the Company directly or indirectly. All Covered Parties owe a duty to
the Company to advance its legitimate interests whenever possible.

Fair Dealings

All Covered Parties shall behave honestly and ethically at all times and with all people. They
shall act in good faith, with due care, and shall engage only in fair and open competition. All
competitors, suppliers, customers, and colleagues shall be treated ethically. Misappropriating
proprietary information or possessing confidential information that was obtained without the
owner’s consent, or inducing such disclosures by past or present employees of other companies
is prohibited. No Covered Party should take unfair advantage of anyone through manipulation,
concealment, abuse of privileged information, misrepresentation of material facts, or any other
unfair practice.

The purpose of business entertainment and gifts in a commercial setting is to create goodwill and
sound working relationships, not to gain unfair advantages with customers. No gift or entertainment
should ever be offered or accepted by a Covered Party or any family member of a Covered Party
unless it (1) is consistent with customary business
practices; (2) is not excessive in value; (3) cannot be construed as

 a bribe or payoff; and (4) does not violate any laws or regulations. The offer or acceptance of
cash gifts, including loans and/or guarantees, by any Covered Party is strictly prohibited.
Covered Parties should discuss with their supervisors, managers or other appropriate personnel
any gifts or proposed gifts that they think may be inappropriate.

 

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CARDTRONICS, INC.

CODE OF BUSINESS CONDUCT AND ETHICS

APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON JANUARY 25, 2010

Insider Trading

All Covered Parties who have access to confidential information of the Company are not
permitted to use or share that information for stock trading purposes, or for any other purpose
except the conduct of the Company’s business. All non-public information about the Company
should be considered confidential information. It is always illegal to trade in the Company’s
securities while in possession of material, non-public information, and it is also illegal to
communicate or “tip” such information to others. Covered Parties should discuss any questions
regarding what constitutes confidential, non-public information with the Company’s General
Counsel.

Confidentiality

All Covered Parties must maintain the confidentiality of confidential information entrusted to
them, except when disclosure is authorized by an appropriate officer of the Company or required
by applicable laws or regulations. Confidential information includes all non-public information
that might be of use to competitors or harmful to the Company or its customers if disclosed. It
also includes information that suppliers and customers have entrusted to the Company. The
obligation to preserve confidential information continues even after a Covered Party’s
employment or association with the Company ends.

Protection and Proper Use of Company Assets

All Covered Parties should endeavor to protect the Company’s assets and ensure their efficient
use. Theft, carelessness, and waste have a direct impact on the Company’s profitability. Any
suspected incident of fraud or theft should be immediately reported to a supervisor, manager or
other appropriate personnel within the Company. The Company’s equipment should not be used for
non-Company business, though incidental personal use is permitted. The obligation of Covered
Parties to protect the Company’s assets includes its proprietary information. Proprietary
information includes (but is not limited to) intellectual property such as trade secrets,
patents, trademarks, and copyrights, as well as business, marketing and service plans,
databases, physical and electronic records, salary information, and any unpublished financial
or operational data and reports. Unauthorized use or distribution of this information would
violate Company policy. It could also be illegal and result in civil or criminal penalties.

Compliance with Laws, Rules and Regulations

Obeying the law, both in letter and in spirit, is the foundation on which the Company’s ethical
standards are built. In conducting the business of the Company, the Covered Parties shall
comply with applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations at all levels of government in
the United States and in any non-U.S. jurisdiction in which the Company does business. Although
not all Covered Parties are expected to know the details of these laws, it is important to know
enough about the applicable local, state and national laws to determine when to seek advice
from supervisors, managers or other appropriate personnel within the Company.

 

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CARDTRONICS, INC.

CODE OF BUSINESS CONDUCT AND ETHICS

APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON JANUARY 25, 2010

Timely and Truthful Public Disclosure

In reports and documents filed with or submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission (and
other regulatory agencies) by the Company, and in other public communications made by the
Company, the Covered Parties involved in the preparation of such reports and documents
(including those who are involved in the preparation of financial or other reports and the
information included in such reports and documents) shall make disclosures that are full, fair,
accurate, timely and understandable. Where applicable, these Covered Parties shall provide
thorough and accurate financial and accounting data for inclusion in such disclosures. They
shall not knowingly conceal or falsify information, misrepresent material facts or omit
material information necessary to avoid misleading the Company’s independent public auditors or
investors.

Significant Accounting Deficiencies

The Chief Executive Officer and each senior financial officer and employee shall promptly bring
to the attention of the Audit Committee any information he or she may have concerning (1)
significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls over financial
reporting which could adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and
report financial data; or (2) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s financial reporting and disclosure
process, and the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.

Foreign Payments

The Company and its Covered Parties must comply with the United Stated Foreign Corrupt Practices
Act, which makes it illegal for U.S. companies to win, retain or
direct business by offering, paying or approving payments to foreign government workers,
political parties or their officials. For additional information, please contact the Company’s
General Counsel.

	IV.	 	Waivers

	 
	 	 	Any waiver of this Code for executive officers or directors may be made only by the Company’s
Board of Directors or its Audit Committee, and will be promptly disclosed as required by law or
applicable stock exchange regulations.

 

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CARDTRONICS, INC.

CODE OF BUSINESS CONDUCT AND ETHICS

APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON JANUARY 25, 2010

	V.	 	Violations of Ethical Standards

	 
	 	 	Reporting Known or Suspected Violations

	 
	 	 	The Company’s directors, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and General Counsel
shall promptly report any known or suspected violations of this Code to the Chairman of the
Company’s Audit Committee. All other Covered Parties should talk to supervisors, managers or
other appropriate personnel about known or suspected illegal or unethical behavior. These
Covered Parties may also report questionable behavior in the same manner as they may report
complaints regarding accounting, internal accounting controls, or auditing matters by either
calling (anonymously, if desired) a third party organization at 1-800-963-5731, or by accessing
such third party organization online at www.ethicspoint.com. Employees located in the
United Kingdom should first dial 0800-89-0011 before dialing the above number, and employees
located in Mexico should first dial 01-880-288-2872. No retaliatory action of any kind will be
permitted against anyone making such a report in good faith, and the Company’s Audit Committee
will strictly enforce this prohibition.

Accountability for Violations

If the Company’s Audit Committee (or its designee) determines that this Code has been violated,
either directly by failure to report a violation or by withholding information related to a
violation, the offending Covered Party may be disciplined for non- compliance with penalties up to and including removal from office or dismissal.

 Such penalties may include written notices to the individual involved that a violation has been
determined, censure by the Audit Committee, demotion or re-assignment of the individual
involved, and suspension (with or without pay or benefits). Violations of this Code may also
constitute violations of law and may result in criminal penalties and civil liabilities for the
offending Covered Party and the Company. All Covered Parties are expected to cooperate in
internal investigations of misconduct.

	VI.	 	Compliance Procedures

	 
	 	 	All Covered Parties must work together to ensure prompt and consistent action when violations
of this Code occur. In some situations, however, it is difficult to know if a violation has
occurred. Because every situation that will arise cannot be anticipated, it is important that
the Company and the Covered Parties remain flexible when new questions or problems arise. The
following are some steps to keep in mind in this regard:

	•	 	Make sure you have all the facts. In order to reach the right solutions, one must be as
informed as possible.

 

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CARDTRONICS, INC.

CODE OF BUSINESS CONDUCT AND ETHICS

APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON JANUARY 25, 2010

	 	•	 	Ask yourself: what specifically am I being asked to do? Does it seem unethical or
improper? Use your judgment and common sense and trust your instincts. If something seems
unethical or improper, it probably is.

	 
	 	•	 	Clarify your responsibility and role. In most situations, there is shared
responsibility. Are your colleagues informed? It may help to get others involved and
discuss the problem.

	 
	 	•	 	Discuss the problem with your supervisor. This is the basic guidance for all
situations. In many cases, your supervisor will be more knowledgeable about the questions,
and he or she will appreciate being consulted as part of the decision-making process.

	 
	 	•	 	Seek help from Company resources. In rare cases where it would be inappropriate or
uncomfortable to discuss an issue with your supervisor, or where you believe your
supervisor has given you an inappropriate answer, discuss it with the Company’s Vice
President of Human Resources or with the Company’s General Counsel or report the issue
through the Company’s whistleblower hotline.

	 
	 	•	 	You may report ethical violations in confidence without fear of retaliation. If your
situation requires that your identity be kept secret, your anonymity will be protected to
the maximum extent possible consistent with the Company’s legal obligations. The Company
in all circumstances prohibits retaliation of any kind against those who report ethical
violations in good faith.

	VII.	 	Posting Requirement

	 
	 	 	The Company shall post this Code of Business Conduct and Ethics on the Company’s website as
required by applicable rules and regulations. In addition, the Company shall disclose in its
Annual Report on Form 10-K and the proxy statement for its annual meeting of stockholders that
a copy of this Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is available on the Company’s website.

	VIII.	 	Amendments

	 
	 	 	Any amendment to this Code shall be made only by the Company’s Board of Directors. If an
amendment to this Code is made, appropriate disclosure will be made within two business days
after the amendment has been made in accordance with applicable legal requirements and stock
exchange regulations.

 

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