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ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION INC · Aug 19, 4:00 PM ET
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ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION INC 10-Q
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Article IDEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Definitions.
Section 1.2 General Interpretive Principles. For purposes of this Agreement: (a) the words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (b) the word “or” is not exclusive unless expressly indicated otherwise; (c) the words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereby,” “hereto” and “hereunder” refer to this Agreement as a whole unless otherwise specified; (d) the terms contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and shall be construed to include all genders of such terms; (e) “writing,” “written” and comparable terms refer to printing, typing and other means of reproducing words (including electronic media) in a visible form; (f) the table of contents and headings for this Agreement are for reference purposes only and do not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement; (g) all defined terms in this Agreement have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant
hereto, unless otherwise defined therein; and (h) when calculating the period of time before which, within which or following which any act is to be done or step taken pursuant to this Agreement, the date that is the reference date in calculating such period shall be excluded, and if the last day of such period is not a Business Day, the period shall end on the immediately following Business Day. Unless the context otherwise requires, references herein: (i) to Articles, Sections, Schedules, Annexes or Exhibits mean the Articles and Sections of, and the Schedules, Annexes and Exhibits attached to, this Agreement; (ii) to an agreement, instrument or other document means such agreement, instrument or other document as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time to the extent permitted by the provisions thereof; (iii) to any Law means such Law as amended and in effect from time to time and includes any successor legislation thereto and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; (iv) to a Person are also to its successors and permitted assigns; and (v) to “day” or “days” are to calendar days unless Business Days are expressly specified. The Schedules, Annexes and Exhibits referred to herein shall be construed with, and as an integral part of, this Agreement to the same extent as if they were set forth verbatim herein.
Article IICERTAIN AGREEMENTS AND UNDERTAKINGS
Section 2.1 Limited Liability; Relationship of the Shareholders. Except as expressly required by applicable Law, no Shareholder shall be bound or liable (a) for any debts, liabilities, contracts or other obligations of the Company or (b) as a result of any act or omission of any other Shareholder. Nothing herein shall (i) be construed to create a general partnership between or among any of the Parties, (ii) authorize any Shareholder to act as the agent of any other Shareholder, (iii) permit any Shareholder to act on behalf of or bind any other Shareholder, nor (iv) give any Shareholder the authority to act for or to assume or incur any liabilities on behalf of any other Shareholder. The obligations of the Shareholders under this Agreement are several and not joint with the obligations of the other Shareholder, and no Shareholder shall be responsible in any way for the performance or non-performance of the obligations of any other Shareholder. Each Shareholder shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including the rights arising out of this Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any other Shareholder to be joined as an additional party in any Action for such purpose.
Section 2.2 Conflicting Provisions. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement or in the Company Bylaws to the contrary, unless otherwise required by applicable Law, in the event of any discrepancy between the Company Bylaws and this Agreement, this Agreement shall prevail as among the Shareholders, and the Shareholders shall take such action in their capacity as Shareholders, and the Company shall cooperate with any such action, that may be necessary or appropriate to implement the provisions of this Agreement or to amend the Company Bylaws to eliminate any such discrepancy in a manner that is consistent with the original intent of the Parties as set forth in this Agreement, subject to applicable Law. In the event of any discrepancy between this Agreement, the Company Bylaws and the JV Agreement (a) with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, this Agreement shall prevail as among the Shareholders, and (b) with respect to any matter that is not the subject matter of this Agreement, the JV Agreement shall prevail.
Section 2.3 General Undertakings and Agreements by the Shareholders and the Company.
Article IIISHAREHOLDER MATTERS
Section 3.1 Shareholders Meetings.
Section 3.2 Action by Unanimous Written Consent. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, any action to be taken by the Shareholders may be taken without a meeting or proper notice if a resolution in writing setting forth the approval of the taking of such action is signed by the holders of all of the outstanding Shares. Such resolution shall have the same force and effect as a vote of the Shareholders at a duly held meeting at which a quorum is present.
Article IVGOVERNANCE
Section 4.1 Board of Directors; Composition and Removal.
Section 4.2 Meetings of the Board of Directors.
Section 4.3 Board of Directors Approval; Quorum; Vote Required.
Section 4.4 Action by Unanimous Written Consent. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, any action to be taken by the Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting or proper notice if a resolution in writing setting forth the approval of the taking of such action is signed by all of the Directors. Such resolution shall have the same force and effect as a vote of the Board of Directors at a duly held meeting at which a quorum is present.
Section 4.5 Advisory Committees.
Section 4.6 Officers. The Board of Directors shall have the authority to, from time to time and at any time, appoint and remove (with or without cause) such officers of the Company, and to delegate and revoke such powers to such officers, as Board of Directors deems appropriate, including the power, acting individually or jointly, to represent and bind the Company in accordance with the scope of their respective powers and duties; in the understanding that the officers of the Company, appointed by the Board of Directors shall have the authority and responsibility for the conduction of the day-to-day operations of the Company. Each such officer shall hold office at the pleasure of Board of Directors for the term for which he or she is appointed and until his or her successor has been appointed and qualified. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not (including at the direction, or with the approval of, any officer of the Company) take or approve the taking of any action specified in Section 4.7 without the prior approval of the Board of Directors.
Section 4.7 Board Decisions. The prior approval of the Board of Directors (pursuant to either (i) the affirmative vote of all of the Directors present or represented at a duly held meeting of the Board of Directors at which a quorum is present in accordance with Section 4.3 or (ii) the unanimous written consent of Board of Directors in accordance with Section 4.4) shall be required to approve the taking of the following actions (unless (1) an Odyssey Change of Control has occurred, in which case, the affirmative vote of the Odyssey Directors will be required or (2) an MP Change of Control has occurred, in which case, the affirmative vote of the MP Directors will be required, in the case of each of the foregoing clauses (1) and (2), only with respect to the following clauses (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (j)(2), (n), (p), (q) and (r) (for such purpose, insofar as clause (s) relates to a matter addressed by any of the foregoing enumerated clauses) (the “Change of Control Veto Matters”)):
Article VCAPITAL STRUCTURE
Section 5.1 Company Resolutions. Concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Parties will execute certain resolutions adopted in lieu of a shareholders’ meeting whereby, it will be approved (the “Company’s Resolutions”):
Section 5.2 Existing Capital Structure. Each Shareholder as of the Effective Date is listed on Schedule A, together with number of ordinary shares of the Company (“Shares”) held by such Shareholder and the Ownership Percentage of such Shareholder as of the Effective Date. Shareholders shall have the right to obtain from the Company a certificate setting forth the information on Schedule A with respect to the Shareholders, duly updated by the Company to reflect the current information in the Company’s register of Shareholders.
Section 5.3 Initial Capital Contributions; No Other Obligation. Concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement (i) MP has contributed cash to the Company in an amount equal to MXN 3,001.00 and (ii) Odyssey has contributed cash to the Company in an amount of MXN 3,001.00 (each, an “Initial Cash Contribution”), the receipt of each of which is hereby acknowledged by the Company. The cash amounts funded by each Shareholder pursuant to its respective Initial Cash Contribution shall be treated as a capital contribution. Except for the Initial
Cash Contributions, or as approved by a shareholders’ meeting or as included in the Business Plan, no Shareholder shall have any obligation to make any capital contribution or loan to provide credit or support to the Company except as otherwise agreed in writing by all of the Shareholders.
Section 5.4 Operating Expenses. To the extent not paid or reimbursed by the Company, and subject, where applicable, to the prior approval of the Board of Directors in accordance with Section 4.7, the Shareholders shall pay or otherwise bear, in proportion to each Shareholder’s Ownership Percentage (for effects of this section Ownership Percentage will not consider the Series C Share or the Series D Share), all payments, fees, costs, expenses and other liabilities obligations resulting from, related to, associated with, arising from or incurred in connection with the operations of the Company.
Section 5.5 Distributions. Without the prior approval of the Board of Directors, the Company shall not make, nor be required to make, any distributions to any Shareholder on account of the Shares.
Article VITRANSFERs OF sHARES
Section 6.1 Restrictions on Transfers. From the Effective Date and until the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article VIII, no Shareholder shall Transfer any Shares to any Person; provided, however, that Odyssey (or an Affiliate thereof) may, without the prior written consent of MP, Transfer its Shares to ORM or any other Affiliate of Odyssey. Any attempted or purported Transfer of Shares is prohibited and shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, be null and void ab initio and of no effect, and the Company shall not record in its register of Shareholders any such attempted or purported Transfer of Shares.
Article VIIADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
Section 7.1 Fiduciary Duties; Corporate Opportunities.
Section 7.2 Confidentiality.
Section 7.3 Public Announcements.
Section 7.4 Access to Information.
Section 7.5 Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption. Each Party shall comply in all respects and shall ensure that each of its Representatives complies in all respects with the applicable Laws and regulations on anti-bribery and anti-corruption in all activities relating to this Agreement or the Project. For the avoidance of doubt, no Party or its Representatives, including any third party working on behalf of such Party, shall pay or offer to pay, promise or authorize the payment of any money or giving of a gift or anything of value to a Governmental Authority, an official or other employee of any governmental entity, a political party, an official of a political party or candidate for public office for the purpose of influencing that official or party to assist in obtaining or retaining any business, permit, agreement or other asset relating in any way to the Project. The obligations of the Parties pursuant to this Section 7.5 shall include all applicable recordkeeping requirements.
Section 7.6 Further Assurances. Each of the Parties hereto shall, from time to time and without further consideration, execute and deliver such actions, other documents and instruments (including instruments of transfer, conveyance and assignment) and take such further action as any Party may reasonably require to complete more effectively any matter provided for, and any obligation assumed, in this Agreement, but in no event shall any Party be required to take any actions that would result in such Party increasing its obligations under this Agreement. The foregoing shall include, without limitation, the taking of any and all action as may be necessary to effectively implement any decision of the Parties made in accordance with the provisions hereof.
Article VIIITerm; TERMINATION
Section 8.1 Term. This Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and continue for an indefinite term until terminated in accordance with Section 8.2.
Section 8.2 Termination. This Agreement shall terminate upon, and only upon, the earlier to occur of the following events:
Section 8.3 Effects of Termination. In the event of a valid termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 8.2, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and of no further force or effect, and there shall be no liability or obligation on the part of any Party, except that (i) Section 7.2, this Article VIII, Article IX, and Article X shall survive such termination in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof, and (ii) the termination of this Agreement shall not release any Shareholder from any liability for any breach of this Agreement that occurred prior to, or in connection with, such termination. If this Agreement is validly terminated in accordance with this Article VIII and at the time of such termination the Closing has not occurred, the Parties shall cooperate in good faith and take all commercially reasonable actions to provide for the prompt dissolution, liquidation, and winding-up of the Company in accordance with applicable Law and the Company Bylaws.
Article IXDispute Resolution
Section 9.1 Consultation on Disputes. The Parties agree that they shall attempt to resolve in good faith any and all disputes arising in connection with this Agreement. If at any time the Parties are unable to agree on or to resolve any of such matters, then an irreconcilable difference will be deemed to have occurred (an “Irreconcilable Difference”). Upon the occurrence of an Irreconcilable Difference, each Party will require its designee to meet within fifteen (15) days of the occurrence of the Irreconcilable Difference and to continue to meet as necessary in person or by phone during the thirty (30) days after such meeting.
Section 9.2 External Dispute Resolution.
Article XMISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.1 Notices. Any notice to be given under this Agreement shall be deemed to have been duly given upon receipt when in writing and delivered by courier, delivery receipt requested, or by electronic mail, delivery confirmed, to the addresses specified below. Any Party may change its address provided below for the purpose of this Agreement by giving written notice to the other Parties of such change in the manner hereinabove provided.
Section 10.2 Governing Law. This Agreement and all questions of its interpretation shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Mexico, without regard to the conflict of laws rules thereof.
Section 10.3 Language. English shall be the official language in respect to all matters in connection with this Agreement, including notices provided hereunder, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Parties and/or required under Mexican law. In the event that this Agreement is translated into Spanish, the English version shall be controlling as among the Parties.
Section 10.4 Assignment. Except to the extent permitted pursuant to this Agreement, the rights and obligations under this Agreement may not be assigned by any Party to any Person. Any other attempted assignment in contravention of this provision shall be void.
Section 10.5 Entire Agreement. This Agreement represents the entire agreement and understanding between the Parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes any prior agreement or understanding, written or oral, that the parties may have had.
Section 10.6 Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of MP, Odyssey and the Company and their respective permitted successors and assignees.
Section 10.7 Amendments. Any modification or amendment of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective only if in writing and signed by each Party.
Section 10.8 Severability. If any Article, Section or paragraph, or any part thereof, of this Agreement, or any agreement or document appended hereto or made a part hereof is held invalid, ruled illegal or unenforceable under present or future laws effective during the term of this Agreement, then it is the intention of the Parties that the remainder of the Agreement, or any agreement or document appended hereto or made a part hereof, shall not be affected thereby, unless the deletion of such provision shall cause this Agreement to become materially adverse to any Party in which case the Parties shall negotiate in good faith such changes to the Agreement as will best preserve for the Parties the benefits and obligations of such provision.
Section 10.9 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, and by each Party on the same or different counterparts, but all of such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument and agreement.
Section 10.10 Waivers. Any waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective only if in writing and signed in person by or on behalf of each Party against whom enforcement of such waiver is sought. No failure by a Party to take any action with respect to a breach of this Agreement or a default by any Party shall constitute a waiver of the right of any Party to enforce any provision of this Agreement or to take action with respect to such breach or default or any
subsequent breach or default. Waiver by any Party of any breach or failure to comply with any provision of this Agreement by a Party shall not be construed as, or constitute, a continuing waiver of such provision, or a waiver of any other breach of or failure to comply with any other provision of this Agreement.
Section 10.11 No Agency. Nothing in this Agreement shall constitute an appointment of either Party as the legal representative or agent of the other Party, nor shall any of either Party have the right or authority, to assume, create or incur any liability or obligation, express or implied, against, in the name of, or on behalf of the other Party without the other Party’s prior written consent.
Section 10.12 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Nothing expressed or mentioned in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any Person other than the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision herein contained.
Section 10.13 Specific Performance. Each Party agrees and acknowledges that money damages may not be an adequate remedy for violations of this Agreement and that any Party may, in its sole discretion, demand for specific performance of the breaching Party’s obligations of the breaching Party’s obligations pursuant to Article 1949 (one thousand nine hundred and forty nine) of the Federal Civil Code and their correlative articles of the civil codes of other Mexican States as well as Losses or injunctive or such other relief as may deem just and proper in order to enforce this Agreement or prevent any violation hereof and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, each Party waives any objection to the imposition of such relief.
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