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VOLUME 8
ISSUE 38
Bond Prices
and carries a coupon of 10.5%. Proceeds will be used to re- 7,000 CEU and has begun the process of upgrading its fleet
purchase NOK 4 million in the bond loan EID01 and having purchased a new vessel at an attractive price while dis-
page 4 NOK 42 million face value in the bond loan EID02. After posing of old RoRo tonnage. While the company has high
Conference Schedule
repayment, the outstanding amounts under the issues contract coverage for the remainder of 2010 and 2011, it falls
would be respectively NOK 25.5 million and NOK 28.5 off significantly thereafter offering limited cash flow visibility.
page 10 million. The excess proceeds, NOK 154 million, will be The good news is that the market is improving rapidly from
used for general corporate purposes. Further details are historic lows in late 2009 and early 2010 and if that trend
provided in our Guts of the Deal below. continues charter renewals will be firm.
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Fleet age, the sector’s orderbook, short-term contract coverage and The shares were priced at $25 on September 15, a discount of
high gearing are credit negatives. Offsetting these are the improving approximately 2.5% from the prior day close. The next day 6.97
market condition, the reduced cyclicality of the sector and the com- million shares, versus the three-month average volume of 745 thou-
pany’s decision not to order newbuildings. Overall, Nordea assigned sand, were traded with the shares closing at $25.11. They continue
the company a shadow credit rating of B+ with a stable outlook. In to trade around the offering price.
this instance, risk was priced in to the satisfaction of the investors.
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ket from 2012 and onward. The expectation is that there is demand are also more lenient payment terms and a three-month deferral on
for pre-fabrication of even larger integrated production platforms the delivery dates from the original contractual dates with the first
and spar buoys, the design and construction of which is limited by vessel delivering in January 2012 and the last in February 2013.
the available means of transport.
Financing for the newbuildings has not been arranged; however,
While the technical testing is taking place, the company in order to based upon recent experience, the company believes it can arrange
ensure the prudent financing of the project is asking its Board to 70% in bank financing. The net required equity investment in the
approve the investment decision and its shareholders to approve a remaining installments is $29 million, which will likely be funded
fully committed rights offering of approximately $100 million at a from the proceeds of the recent $225 million convertible bond.
special general meeting.
While at Jinhaiwan, GOGL’s management also re-structured its
The three largest shareholders of Dockwise, HAL Investment, newbuilding program converting six options to 8 firm orders. Back
Sankaty Advisors and Project Holland Deelnemingen, who in 2009, when GOGL issued equity, it moved six Kamsarmax ves-
together currently control 37.18% have individually decided to par- sels on order into SPCs. The company has now agreed with the ship-
ticipate in the offering and are committed to vote in favor of the yard to build four of the six Kamsarmax bulkers while converting
offering. Existing shareholders will be allocated subscription rights the remaining two into ice class Panamax vessels. In addition, the
according to their shareholdings. These rights entitle the holders to company has agreed to purchase an additional two more ice-class
subscribe for shares at a subscription price of EUR 17 per share, Panamax.
which might be lowered to EUR 16 should the VWAP for the six
business days preceding the record date fall below EUR 17.75. The According to Pareto, the parties have agreed to reduce the price on
subscription price of EUR 17 corresponds to a discount of approx- its Capesize newbuilding from $79 million to $61.5 million. In sim-
imately 6.3% on the VWAP in the 30-day trading period preceding ilar fashion, the Kamsarmax price was lowered form the earlier price
this announcement. of $49.1 million to $36 million with the price on the new Panamax
bulkers set at $33.5 million each. The total cost of the nine new-
The Royal Bank of Scotland N.V. will act as global coordinator buildings is $339.5 million of which $74.9 was already paid in 2007
and sole bookrunner of the rights issue. and 2008. Under the presumption that 70% bank financing is avail-
Fredriksen Re-jiggers his Orderbook While the counterparty has not been disclosed, the company has
We refer to a shell game not in a pejorative sense but only in that entered into charters on the four Kamsarmax bulkers. Two of the
Mr. Fredriksen arrived with something, left with something differ- vessels are fixed on bareboat charters for 10 years at a rate of
ent and was richer for it. Like most of Mr. Fredriksen’s dealings, this $13,000/day net. The two others are fixed for five years on time
was not simple. It involves two of his companies, Frontline and charters at a net rate of $19,950/day. In addition there is a profit
Golden Ocean Group (“GOGL”) and two shipyards, one Chinese sharing arrangement on all four vessels, under which GOGL will
and the other Korean. receive 50% of the income above $23,000 per day.
Frontline was the first to announce an agreement with Zhoushan The re-structuring has immediate value. Back in 2008, the compa-
Jinhaiwan Shipyard (“Jinhaiwan”) to re-structure its newbuilding ny took an impairment charge of $16.8 million on the vessels. Based
program. Back in April and May 2008, Frontline ordered six VLCC upon a testing of the vessel values and the contracts, it has made the
newbuildings at Jinhaiwan. A year later two of the newbuildings decision to reverse this impairment in the third quarter.
were cancelled and the installments already paid were transferred to
two of the retained newbuildings, with the remaining two vessels The news was not so good in Korea where GOGL exercised its
converted into options. rights and canceled the contract with Daehan Shipbuilding for the
Capesize bulker, M/V Golden Changi. GOGL anticipates being
In the latest iteration, the company has agreed to exercise the two reimbursed with interest for the payments made to date. According
options and has added a third VLCC bringing the total package to to Pareto, the original contract price for this vessel was $81 million
five vessels with a total contract price of $525 million or $105 mil- versus the current market price of $60 million.
lion per vessel. According to Anders Karlsen of Nordea, this is a
reduction of $30 million per vessel. With the price reduction, there It was a very busy week for Team Fredriksen.
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Equity Deal Table # = New = Updated
Issuer Underwriters / Advisors Amount Structure / Pricing / Comments Status
(US$ M)
DryShips Inc. Deutsche Bank $350 ATM offering of up to $350M. Based upon last In Progress
closing price of $4.42, approximately 79M shares
will be issued. Post announcement shares traded
down 5.9%. Deutsche to receive 2% commission.
Company's first two ATMs raised $975M.
Ridgebury Tankers Jefferies, UBS, Wells Fargo $341 IPO in lieu of 144A private placement. Acquisition In Progress
of four 2009 built Suezmax tankers for $300M.
Vessels employed in Blue Fin Tankers Pool. Sponsor
Bob Burke to invest $5.8M. Full payout model.
Seawell Limited RS Platou, Carnegie, Pareto, $431 Private placement of 115.4M shares at NOK 23 Done
DnB NOR, Nordea raised NOK 2,654M.Shares fully underwritten by
Seadrill and Hemen Holdings. Seadrill will own
51.5%. Proceeds will be used to finance the Allis-
Chalmers acquisition, repay existing debt, finance
future growth and for general corporate purposes.
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp. S. Goldman Advisors $78 Offered enhanced terms to exercise warrants at Done
reduced exercise price.$5.65 per share on cash basis
and 4.25 warrants per share on cashless basis. 76.13
of public warrants were exercised exceeding the
threshold for Navios and Ms. Frangou to exercice
13.9M private warrants. Program raised necessary
cash to acquire VLCCs
K-Sea Transportation Partners L.P. $100 First Reserve & Kayne Anderson invested $100M Done
in exchange for ~18.4M convertible preferred units.
Coupon of 13.5% with PIK through 6/30/12.
Priced at $5.43/unit, a 22% premium. Investors
will appoint 3 directors and gain the right to
acquire a 35% interest in the GP which owns the
IDRs. Proceeds will be used to pay down debt.
Capital Product Partners L.P. UBS, Citi, Deutsche Bank, Wells Fargo $52 Offered 5.5M units priced at $8.63/unit, a 5.5% Done
discount from the prior day. Proceeds used to fully
fund the acquisition of M/T Assos. Purchased from
parent for $43.5M. Vessel chartered to PEMEX for
4 years.
Seaspan Corporation $1,000 Replaces expired existing shelf registration. Done
Danaos Corporation Evercore Partners $200 As part of restructuring, company issued 54.1M Done
shares at $3.70 in a private placement with the
Coustas family purchasing in excess of $100M.
Price was discounted by 5.9% to the 30 day
moving average, but 13.1% to prior close. George
Economou also invested, purchasing a 10.6%
interest and will join the Board.
Baltic Trading Limited $127 Proceeds to repay borrowings under the revolver In Progress
which were used to acquire the 3 Metrostar vessels
for $99.8M and for general working capital.
Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. BofA Merrill Lynch, Citi, UBS, $134 Offering 5.25M units at $22.15, a discount of 4.5% Done
Barclays Capital, Raymond James, from prior close. Transaction upsized 5%. Proceeds
Credit Agricole CIB, ING for gen'l partnership purposes, including the
funding of dropdowns. In the interim, will pay
down o/s debt under an existing revolver.
Genco Shipping and Trading Ltd Deutsche Bank, BNP Paribas, Credit Suisse, $58 Issuance of 3.125m common shares conducted Done
DVB Capital Markets, Knight Capital concurrently with sale of sr. convertible notes for
Markets, Credit Agricole total net proceeds of about $182.5m. Use of proceeds
intended to partially finance previously announced
acquisition of 18 drybulk vessels from Bourban SA
and Metrostar. Underwriters exercised green shoe
purchasing additional 0.47m shares ($7.5M).
Vantage Drilling Company Jefferies, Johnson Rice, Pareto Securities $50 Done concurrently with subsidiary's 144A bonds. Done
Proceeds to acquire 55% interest in Platinum
Driller it does not own. Greenshoe of 6.8M shares.
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Ship Finance Limited $101 Vessel Acqusition Acquired 3 Supramax bulkers for $100.7M. Done
One in the water built in 2009; others deliver
4q2010 and 1q2011. Chartered to Asain
logistics company for average term of 9 years
at net rate of $17K/day. 80% gearing from
banks.
BW Offshore Limited Carnegie $500 Advanced Production and BWO has agreed to sell all of its hares of In Progress
Loading PLC APL to National Oilwell Varco for $500M.
Ancillary to the agreement BWO and APL
will enter into supply, technology and
non-compete agreements.
Seawell Limited Alpha Corporate Finance, 890 Allis Chalmers Energy Combined company will rank in top ten of In Progress
Goldman Sach, leading oil field service companies. Offer is a
RBC Capital Markets combination of shares and cash. Right to
elect $4.25 in cash or 1.15 shares of Seawell.
Cash offer capped at 35% of o/s shares.Price
represents a premium of 77% of prior day's
close. Conditioned on raising minimum of
$100M of new equity.
Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. 29 Maritime Capital Shipping Acquiring the 49% of MCS it does not own In Progress
for $29M from Restis family interests payable
in cash in the amount of $3M and shares
totalling $26M at an agreed price of $1.05,
a 14% premium over the preceeding closing
price.
Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. 29 Bulk Energy Transport Acquiring the 50% of BET it does not own In Progress
(Holdings) for $33M from Restis family interests payable
in cash in the amount of $7M and shares
totalling $26M at an agreed price of $1.05,
a 14% premium over the preceeding closing
price.
Genco Shipping and Deutsche Bank, BNP $125 5.00% 5 Issuance of $110M of sr. convertible notes conducted Done
Trading Ltd Paribas, Credit Suisse, concurrently with equity sale. Proceeds to finance
DVB Capital Markets, acquisition of 18 drybulk vessels from Bourban and
Knight Capital Markets, Metrostar. The conversion price is $19.60 per share, a
Credit Agricole conversion premium of 22.5% relative to offering price of
new shares ($16). The underwriters exercised $15m green
shoe in full.
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Polsteam Group ABN AMRO $45 Post delivery financing for 2 newbuilding Kamsarmax bulk
carriers for 2 SPCs guaranteed by Polsteam.
Seacor Grant DIS $38 K/S acquired AHTS/ROV from Seacor with 4-year T/C to Sonangol
PDVSA Dynacom Tankers $208 BBHP. Four 2009 LR1s for $52M each.15% upfront payment
with a balloon at the end of 10 yr BB.Hi-Lo rents.
North China Shipping Holdings Ship Finance International Conversion of outright sale to hire purchase of 2 Suezmax tankers.
5 year BB at $16K/day with options and put.
Odfjell Star Tankers Sale-leaseback of Bow Pioneer and Bow Hunter, while terminating
Bow Asir and Bow Arar.
Eitzen Chemical Pareto K/S $34 Sale & 5 year BB back of Sichem Pace. Senior debt provided by
Nordea with Northern Shipping Funds providing $4MM sub debt.
Ocean Tankers KFH Oceanic Portfolio Company Ltd $70 Sale and 5-7 year bareboat back of 2008 built
(Tufton Oceanic)/DnB NOR Markets Aframax LRII tanker with purchase options.
STX Pan Ocean Korea Asset Management Corp. 3 handysize and 1 supramax bulker
Teekay Shipping Fairsky Shipping $114 Sale and long term charterback of 2x114,830dwt
tankers built in 2005
Swiber Offshore Marine Swiber Holdings/ICON Capital $42.50 Partial sale and leaseback of a 300 men accomodation work
barge for 3 years
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Offer Price YTW STW Maturity Ratings Call Date Call Price
SHIPPING
American Commercial Lines (ACLI) NASDAQ: ACLI, Market Cap: $344 mm B1/-
12.5% Sr Sec Nts due '17 107.000 10.59% 934 Jul-17 B2/B+ 07/15/13 106.250
10.25% Sr Sec Nts due '15 103.000 9.24% 838 May-15 B1/B+ 05/01/12 105.125
Berlian Laju Tanker (BLTAIJ) IDX: BLTA IJ, Market Cap: $348 mm -/-
7.5% Secured due '14 77.000 16.10% 1,523 May-14 –/CCC 05/15/12 103.750
5.5% Sr Nts due '12 90.643 11.97% 1,131 May-12 –/NR any time MW+50
7.25% Sr Nts due '13 86.875 14.00% 1,348 Feb-13 –/NR 02/01/11 101.813
12% Sr Nts due '17 106.750 10.27% 891 Nov-17 Caa1/CCC+ 11/15/13 106.000
8.04% Sr Sec Nts due '19 103.750 7.43% 522 Feb-19 Baa3/BBB any time MW+37.5
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GREATL) NASDAQ: GLDD, Market Cap: $306 mm B2/B
7.75% Sr Sub Nts due '13 100.000 7.73% 745 Dec-13 B3/B- 10/25/10 102.583
1.875% Sr Nts due '27 70.000 11.32% 1,031 Oct-27 –/– 10/22/14 100.000
10.875% Sr Sec Nts due '17 104.500 9.76% 835 Jan-17 B3/B- 01/15/13 108.156
8.875% Sr Sec Nts due '17 105.000 7.67% 630 Nov-17 Ba3/BB- 11/01/13 104.438
9.5% Sr Nts due '14 102.500 8.24% 775 Dec-14 B3/B+ 12/15/10 104.750
11.75% Sr Sec Nts due '16 111.500 8.90% 755 Nov-16 B3/B+ 11/15/13 105.875
Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) NYSE: OSG, Market Cap: $1,013 mm Ba2/BB-
8.75% Sr Nts due '13 107.000 6.28% 555 Dec-13 Ba3/BB- any time MW
8.125% Sr Nts due '18 103.500 7.51% 547 Mar-18 Ba3/BB- NC MW+50
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Offer Price YTW STW Maturity Ratings Call Date Call Price
SHIPPING CONTINUED
Royal Caribbean Lines (RCL) NYSE: RCL, Market Cap: $6,514 mm Ba2/BB-
Ship Finance International Ltd. (SHIPFI) NYSE: SFL, Market Cap: $1,464 mm Ba3/BB
8.5% Sr Nts due '13 103.000 1.04% 89 Dec-13 B1/B+ 10/25/10 102.833
7% Sr Nts due '16 94.000 8.26% 657 Dec-16 Ba2/BB+ 10/25/10 103.500
6.125% Sr Nts due '17 95.000 7.12% 537 Feb-17 Ba2/BB+ any time MW+50
5.875% Sr Nts due '19 92.000 7.16% 505 Feb-19 Ba2/BB+ any time MW+50
7.875% Sr Nts due '20 100.000 7.87% 564 Mar-20 Ba2/BB+ any time MW+50
8.5% Sr Nts due '20 108.500 7.23% 482 Jan-20 B1/BB any time MW+50
9.25% Sr Sec Nts due '11 100.000 8.94% 879 Nov-11 B3/B- 10/25/10 102.313
11.75% Sr Sec Nts due '15 100.500 11.54% 1,080 Jun-15 B3/B 12/15/12 105.875
11.75% Sr Sec Nts due '15 100.500 11.54% 1,080 Jun-15 B3/B 12/15/12 105.875
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Offer Price YTW STW Maturity Ratings Call Date Call Price
SUPPLY VESSELS
Gulfmark Offshore (GMRK) NASDAQ: GMRK, Market Cap: $772 mm Ba3 / BB-
7.75% Sr Nts due '14 101.500 6.84% 644 Jul-14 B1/BB- 10/25/10 102.583
Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS) NYSE: HOS, Market Cap: $488 mm Ba3 / BB-
6.125% Sr Nts due '14 95.000 7.54% 649 Dec-14 Ba3/B+ 10/25/10 103.063
8% Sr Nts due '17 96.500 8.68% 677 Sep-17 Ba3/B+ 09/01/13 104.000
Seacor Holdings (CKH) NYSE: CKH, Market Cap: $1,782 mm Ba1 / BBB-
5.875% Sr Nts due '12 102.000 4.82% 438 Oct-12 Ba1/BBB- any time MW+12.5
7.375% Sr Nts due '19 106.000 6.48% 414 Oct-19 Ba1/BBB- any time MW+50
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