UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGEOMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16

under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the Month of October 2024

Commission File Number: 001-42162

 

 

CROWN LNG HOLDINGS LIMITED

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

 

37th Floor, 1 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London,

Greater London E14 5AA, United Kingdom

(Address of principal executive office)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

Form 20-F ☒   Form 40-F ☐

 

 

 


Entry into the KGLNG Agreements

On October 28, 2024, Crown LNG Holdings Limited, a private limited company incorporated under the laws of Jersey, Channel Islands (the “Company”), entered into the KGLNG Master Agreement (the “KGLNG Master Agreement”) with East LNG Pte. Ltd., a private limited liability company incorporated under the laws of Singapore (the “Seller”), Crown LNG India AS, a private limited liability company incorporated under the laws of Norway (the “Original Buyer”), Crown LNG (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., a private limited liability company in the process of being incorporated (the “New Buyer”), and Crown LNG Holding AS, a private limited liability company incorporated under the laws of Norway (“CHO”), collectively referred to as the (“KGLNG Parties”).

Also, in connection with the KGLNG Master Agreement, on October 28, 2024, the KGLNG Parties also executed the KGNLG Closing Memorandum (the “KGLNG Closing Memorandum”) to further detail the process by which the Company’s subsidiaries will enter into such agreements as further described in the KGLNG Master Agreement and the KGLNG Closing Memorandum.

Under to the KGLNG Master Agreement, the KGLNG Parties agreed to cancel the original KGLNG Transaction Agreement entered into by the KGLNG Parties on August 3, 2023 (as further amended from time to time, the “Original KGLNG Transaction Agreement”) under which the Seller granted to the Original Buyer (i) a profit participation right in respect of future distributions from Krishna Godavari LING Terminal Pvt. Ltd. (“KGLNG”), and (ii) an option to buy all the shares of KGLNG held by the Seller.

In connection with the KGLNG Master Agreement, (i) the Crown LNG shall acquire the KGLNG shares held by the Seller and the Seller shall undertake to support the New Buyer in the development of a project to finance, build, own, operate and lease out an offshore LNG import and regasification terminal at Kakinada, East Godavari in India.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the KGLNG Master Agreement, the Company also agreed that the Seller shall be entitled to subscribe for Company shares in the amount equal to $60 million based on a subscription price per share equal to the Company’s share price calculated on a five day VWAP minus 5% in exchange for assignment of the Support Promissory Note in the amount of $58 million by New Buyer in favor of Seller and the Purchase Promissory Note in the amount of $2 million by New Buyer in favor of Seller.

Entry into the GBTRON Agreement

On October 28, 2024, the Company, GBTRON Lands Limited, a private limited liability company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales (“Lands Limited”), and CHO (collectively, the GBTRON Parties) executed the GBTRON Closing Memorandum (the “GBTRON Closing Memorandum”), in connection with the original GBTRON Transaction Agreement (the “Original GBTRON Transaction Agreement”), entered into by the GBTRON Parties on August 3, 2023.

As stated in the GBTRON Closing Memorandum, the GBTRON Parties acknowledged that under the Original GBTRON Transaction Agreement, NewCo (as defined therein) has issued a promissory note in favor of Lands Limited, which shall be transferred by Lands Limited to the Company and as a result, Lands Limited shall subscribe for shares of the Company based on a subscription price per share equal to the ordinary shares of the Company on the last business date before the closing of the share transfer minus 5% in the amount equal to $25 million.

The foregoing summaries of the KGLNG Master Agreement, the KGLNG Closing Memorandum and the GBTRON Closing Memorandum do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the KGLNG Master Agreement, the KGLNG Closing Memorandum and the GBTRON Closing Memorandum, forms of which are filed as Exhibit 10.1, 10.2, and 10.3 respectively, to this Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K and are incorporated by reference.

The Company has issued a press release entitled “Crown LNG Announces Execution of Final Agreements to Acquire Kakinada and Grangemouth LNG Import Terminal Assets.” A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.


The press release set forth in Exhibits 99.1 is being furnished with the Securities and Exchange Commission and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.

The information contained in this Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K is incorporated by reference into the Company’s registration statements, including its registration statements on Form F-1 (File Nos. 333-278430) and shall be a part thereof, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.

 

Exhibit
Number
  

Description of Exhibit

10.1

 

10.2

 

10.3

  

Form of KGLNG Master Agreement, dated as of October 28, 2024

 

Form of KGLNG Closing Memorandum, dated as of October  28, 2024

 

Form of GBTRON Closing Memorandum, dated as of October 28, 2024

99.1    Press Release entitled “Crown LNG Announces Execution of Final Agreements to Acquire Kakinada and Grangemouth LNG Import Terminal Assets”


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

    CROWN LNG HOLDINGS LIMITED
Date: November 1, 2024     By:  

/s/ Jørn Husemoen

    Name:   Jørn Husemoen
    Title:   Authorized Signatory

Exhibit 10.1

 

 

KGLNG Master Agreement

 

 

BETWEEN

EAST LNG PTE LTD

AND

CROWN LNG INDIA AS

AND

CROWN LNG HOLDING AS

AND

CROWN LNG HOLDINGS LIMITED

AND

CROWN LNG (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.

28 October 2024


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PARTIES

This amended agreement (the “Agreement”) is made on 28 October 2024 between:

 

(1)

East LNG Pte. Ltd., a private limited liability company incorporated under the laws of Singapore, with registered address at 7500a, Beach Road, #14-302 the Plaza, Singapore 199591, and with business registration number 201622928W (the “Seller”);

 

(2)

Crown LNG India AS, a private limited liability company incorporated under the laws of Norway, with registered address at Drammensveien 147A, 0277 Oslo, Norway, and with business registration number 926 787 853 (the “Original Buyer”);

 

(3)

Crown LNG (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., a private limited liability company in the process of being incorporated (“New Buyer”);

 

(4)

Crown LNG Holding AS, a private limited liability company incorporated under the laws of Norway, with registered address at Skøyen Atrium, Drammensveien 147, 0277 Oslo, Norway, and with business registration number 817 120 962 (“CHO”); and

 

(5)

Crown LNG Holdings Limited, a private limited liability company incorporated on the Island of Jersey, Channel Islands, with primary place of business at 37th Floor, 1 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London, Greater London E14 5AA, United Kingdom (“PubCo”);

collectively referred to the “Parties” and each individually as a “Party”.

BACKGROUND

 

(A)

The Crown Group, directly or indirectly through its affiliates, develops, finances, owns and operates liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) terminals as part of the liquefaction and regasification portions of the LNG chain.

 

(B)

Save for the 1,000 shares held by a local director, the Seller owns all of the shares of Krishna Godavari LNG Terminal Pvt. Ltd. (such shares, the “Shares”), a private limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the state Andrha radish, India, with registered address at 67-11-7/6, 5th Floor, VJ Inn, LB Nagar Main Road, Kakinada ± 533001, East Godavari Dist., AP, India (the “Company”).

 

(C)

The Seller and a subsidiary of the Original Buyer, Crown LNG India Limited (“CHH”), entered into an exclusivity agreement dated 3 June 2020, and amended in three amendment agreements, dated 9 September 2020, 31 March 2021 and 3 August 2023 respectively (the “Exclusivity Agreement”) to finance, build, own, operate and lease out an offshore LNG import and regasification terminal (the “Re-gas Terminal”) at Kakinada, East Godavari in India (the “Project”).

 

(D)

On 3 August 2023, the Parties also entered into an agreement, subsequently amended on 9 October 2023 (the “KGLNG Transaction Agreement”), whereby the Seller granted the Original Buyer: (i) certain rights to an amount equal to any distributions paid by the Company to its shareholders (each a “Future Payment”) until the aggregate amount of Future Payments made by the Seller to the Original Buyer equals the Maximum Future Payment Amount (as defined in the KGLNG Transaction Agreement) (the “Future Payment Right”), and (ii) an option to buy the Shares (the “Option”).

 

(E)

The Project was valued at USD 242,000,000 based on a discounted cash flow projection methodology prepared by a recognised international financial adviser on 19 July 2023 (the “Initial Valuation Analysis”). Amongst other things, the Initial Valuation Analysis was based on the assumption that contracts for the construction, financing and operation of the Project (assuming use and delivery of the Crown Group’s LNG regasification solution in a timely fashion) would be secured and that the Project would be successfully completed.


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(F)

In conjunction with the entry into of the KGLNG Transaction Agreement, Catcha Investment Group (“Catcha”) and CHO, being the then parent company of the Original Buyer, entered into a business combination agreement with PubCo and CGT Merge II Limited (the “Business Combination Agreement”) to combine the business of CHO, Catcha and PubCo, outlining the terms for CHO’s combination with PubCo, listed at the NYSE, and subsequent raise of sufficient proceeds to inter alia fund and realise the Project from an initial public offering of the Crown Group.

 

(G)

On 9 July 2024 the combination under the Business Combination Agreement was completed, and trading of the shares and warrants of PubCo commenced on the Nasdaq (instead of NYSE). However, the transaction failed to raise the required Proceeds to fund the development of the Project.

 

(H)

On 2 August 2024, the Original Buyer exercised the Option under the KGLNG Transaction Agreement to purchase the Shares from the Seller (in order to avoid that the right to acquire the Shares expired on 3 August 2024). At the date of this Agreement, the sale and purchase of the Shares has not been completed in accordance with the Option.

 

(I)

An updated valuation analysis of the Project prepared by the same recognised international financial advisor dated 30 June 2024, based on the same valuation methodology as the Initial Valuation Analysis, values the Project at USD 231,800,000 (the “Updated Valuation Analysis”). However, since the combination pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, the market value of the PubCo Shares has implicitly been reduced by about 95% compared to the pre-money valuation prior to the listing – implying a misalignment with the market perception of the value which inter alia could be due to less confidence from the market that the assumptions for the Initial Valuation Analysis and Updated Valuation Analysis can be fulfilled. The valuation of the Project, and the conditions for completing the Project and thus the valuation of the Future Payment Right is therefore at the date hereof highly uncertain.

 

(J)

Against this background, the Parties acknowledge that they have a shared interest in realising the Project, but that the transaction parameters under the KGLNG Transaction Agreement does not provide the required funding or overall framework to achieve this. The Seller and the Company depends on the Crown Group to realise the Project since the Crown Group’s LNG regasification solution must be used to fulfil conditions in the License. The Crown Group does however not have the required funding to support the Project, and the value of the Future Payment Right held by the Crown Group also depends on distributions from a developed and operational Project. In order to realise the Project, the Parties have therefore agreed that it is in their common best interest to revise the transaction parameters in order to facilitate for new funding to the Project to be obtained. Furthermore, after having considered various alternatives, the Parties consider the most viable alternative for funding of the Project is for the Crown Group to acquire the Company and raise proceeds for the development of the Project from a listing of the Company on the BSE.

 

(K)

In order to facilitate the contemplated listing and realisation of the Project, the Parties have agreed that:

 

  (i)

the KGLNG Transaction Agreement (including the Future Payment Right and the Option) shall be cancelled;

 

  (ii)

the New Buyer shall acquire the Shares; and

 

  (iii)

East LNG shall undertake to support the New Buyer in the development of the Project and the listing of the Company on the BSE.


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On this background, it is agreed as follows:

CONDITIONS

 

1

DEFINITIONS

 

1.1

In addition to the definitions set out elsewhere in this Agreement, the following definitions shall apply to capitalised terms used herein:

 

1.1.1

Agreement Date means the date of this Agreement.

 

1.1.2

BSE means BSE Limited, also known as the Bombay Stock Exchange.

 

1.1.3

BSE Listing means a listing of the ordinary shares of the Company on the BSE in order to raise proceeds for the development of the Project.

 

1.1.4

Business Days means a day when banks are open for general banking business in Norway, Singapore, Jersey, England and India.

 

1.1.5

Crown Group means PubCo and its subsidiaries.

 

1.1.6

Existing Approved Shareholder Loans means the outstanding loans from KGLNG as debtor at the date hereof in the amount of USD 600,000.

 

1.1.7

License means the 35 years license held by with Company (Order no. 286/APPCB/CFE/ROKKD/HO/2016) dated 8th of June 2016 by the competent authority of Andhra Pradesh.

 

1.1.8

Nasdaq means the Nasdaq Stock Market.

 

1.1.9

NYSE means the New York Stock Exchange.

 

1.1.10

PubCo Shares means the ordinary shares of no par value in the capital of PubCo.

 

1.1.11

PubCo Share Price means the published market value (based on 5 days volume weighted average price) per share of the PubCo Shares which are listed on Nasdaq at close of business New York time on the last Business Day prior to the New Buyer issuing the Promissory Note.

 

1.1.12

Tax or Taxes means any federal, state or local taxes, duties, levies, imposts, deductions, surcharges or other charges of any kind, nature or description past, present or future.

 

1.1.13

Transaction Costs means any amount of (a) fees, expenses or liabilities relating to advice and services rendered by professional advisors and consultants solely and directly in connection with the Share Purchase (excluding any recoverable VAT or other recoverable Taxes in respect of such fees and expenses) and (b) any other costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, execution and performance of the Agreement and the Share Purchase.

 

1.1.14

USD means United States Dollars.

 

2

CANCELLATION OF THE KGLNG TRANSACTION AGREEMENT

 

2.1

The Parties hereby agree that the exercise of the Option by the Original Buyer on 2 August 2024 shall be considered withdrawn.

 

2.2

The Parties further agree that the KGLNG Transaction Agreement (as well as all related annexes, ancillary and amendment agreements) is hereby terminated by mutual consent, and each of the Parties are released and discharged from further obligations to each other and their respective rights against each other under the KGLNG Transaction Agreement (including without limitation the Option and the Future Payment Right) are hereby cancelled without any further liability for either of the Parties.


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3

EXCLUSIVITY EXTENSION AND PROJECT SUPPORT

 

3.1

On the Agreement Date, East LNG shall enter into and the New Buyer shall procure that CHH enters into an amendment agreement to the Exclusivity Agreement in the form attached as Appendix 1 hereto (the “EA Amendment Agreement # 4”).

 

3.2

Immediately after the execution of the EA Amendment Agreement, East LNG, the Company and CHH shall enter into a novation agreement for the novation of the rights and obligations under the Exclusivity Agreement from East LNG to the Company in the form attached as Appendix 2 hereto (the “EA Deed of Novation”).

 

3.3

From the Agreement Date and for a period of 60 months thereafter, the Seller shall refrain from engaging in any activities or projects that directly compete with the Company or the New Buyer’s business within the regions of India’s East Coast, including but not limited to refraining from soliciting the customers, suppliers or employees of the Crown Group (the “Non-Compete Clause”).

 

3.4

As consideration for the Seller entering into the EA Amendment Agreement # 4 and EA Deed of Novation in support of the BSE Listing and for the Seller taking on the obligations under the Non-Compete Clause, the New Buyer shall issue a promissory note from the New Buyer in favour of the Seller in the amount of USD 58,000,000 in the form attached as Appendix 3 hereto (the “Support Promissory Note”).

 

4

NEW SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

4.1

The Seller shall sell and transfer to the New Buyer, and the New Buyer shall purchase the Shares from the Seller, free and clear of any encumbrances and together with all rights attaching to them (the “Share Purchase”).

 

4.2

The detailed terms and conditions of the Share Purchase shall be included in a share purchase agreement to be entered into between the New Buyer and the Seller without undue delay after the Agreement Date (the “Share Purchase Agreement”). In addition to the terms and conditions included in this clause 4, the Share Purchase Agreement shall include, without limitation, warranties for title to the Shares and capacity of the Seller, as well as confirmation that the License remains in full force and effect that that there are no other substantial assets or liabilities in the Company and obligations for the Seller and New Buyer to make the required filings in India (including TAN and PAN registrations as applicable).

 

4.3

The purchase price for the Shares under the Share Purchase Agreement shall be a sum of USD 2,000,000,which shall be settled by issuance of a promissory note from the New Buyer in favour of the Seller in the amount of USD 2,000,000 in the form attached as Appendix 4 hereto (the “Purchase Promissory Note”).

 

4.4

The New Buyer shall procure that the Company pays the outstanding amounts under the Existing Approved Shareholder Loans at their nominal value as soon as practically possible after the Company has raised the required financing to make such payments. East LNG shall procure that the creditors does not enforce their claims under the under the Existing Approved Shareholder Loans until the Company has raised the required financing as aforesaid.


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4.5

The New Buyer shall upon acquisition of the Shares pursuant to this clause 4 pursue the BSE Listing as soon as practically possible.

 

5

SETTLEMENT OF PROMISSORY NOTES

 

5.1

Immediately following the issuance of the Support Promissory Note and Purchase Promissory Note (together the “Promissory Notes”), the Seller undertakes to, and shall be entitled to subscribe for PubCo Shares for a total subscription amount equal to USD 60,000,000 based on a subscription price per share equal to the PubCo Share Price calculated on a 5 day VWAP less 5%. No separate consideration shall be payable by the Seller for this right to subscribe for the PubCo Shares.

 

5.2

Provided that no payments have been made under the Promissory Notes, the Seller shall transfer the ownership to the Promissory Note to PubCo in the date of subscription of the PubCo Shares as full and final payment for the subscription amount set out in clause 5.1.

 

5.3

Upon completion of the transfer of the Promissory Notes to PubCo, PubCo shall instruct its secretary to register the Seller (or such other affiliated shareholders of the Seller as the Seller notifies PubCo) as the holder of the PubCo Shares subscribed as set out in clause 5.1 which shall be credited as fully paid.

 

6

NOTICES

 

6.1

Any notice to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and in the English language. Such notice shall be deemed duly given or made when delivered personally or by email to the Party in question as follows or at such address as the respective Party hereto may hereafter specify in writing to the other Party:

If to the Seller:

 

Name:    East LNG Pte Ltd
For the attention of:      Swapan Kataria, Director
Address:    7500a, Beach Road, #14-302 the Plaza,
   Singapore 199591
E-mail:    sk@LNG9.com

If to the New Buyer, Original buyer, CHO or PubCo:

 

Name:   

Crown LNG (Singapore) Pte. Ltd / Crown

LNG India AS / Crown LNG Holding AS /

Crown LNG Holdings Limited

For the attention of:      Jørn S. Husemoen
Address:    c/o Crown LNG Holding AS, Skøyen Atrium,
   Drammensveien 147, 0277 Oslo, Norway
E-mail:    jorn@crownlng.com

 

6.2

Any notice given as set out in clause 6.1 shall be deemed to be have been given:

 

  (a)

if delivered personally, at the time of delivery; or

 

  (b)

if sent by e-mail, on the day it was sent provided it is sent during business hours on a Business Day and, if not, on the next Business Day, and provided that if the recipient of the e-mail has not confirmed receipt a copy of the notice must be delivered, sent by post or fax on the first Business Day thereafter.


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7

TAXES AND TRANSACTION COSTS

 

7.1

The New Buyer shall be responsible for any and all Taxes and Transaction Costs due as a direct result of entry into of this Agreement and/or the accomplishment of the Share Purchase.

 

7.2

If by requirement of law any Taxes or amounts in respect of any Taxes must be deducted, withheld or paid by the New Buyer or the Seller as a result of entry into of this Agreement and/or the accomplishment of the Share Purchase, the New Buyer shall (a) pay such Taxes to the relevant authority and/or to the Seller (provided that the Seller provides evidence that such Taxes will be paid to the relevant authority) and (b) with respect to any Taxes due in respect of payments to be made from the New Buyer to the Seller under this Agreement, make such additional payments under Agreement as may be necessary to ensure that the Seller receives (free from any liability in respect of any such deduction or withholding) a net amount equal to the full amount which it would have received had payment not been made subject to Taxes or other deductions.

 

7.3

The Seller shall cooperate in good faith with the New Buyer to minimise any Taxes that may occur as a direct result of entry into of this Agreement and/or the accomplishment of the Share Purchase.

 

7.4

The Buyer shall pay any Transaction Costs incurred by the Seller in relation to the entry into of this Agreement and/or the accomplishment of the Share Purchase.

 

8

GENERAL

 

8.1

PubCo shall without undue delay after the Agreement Date ensure that the New Buyer is incorporated, and shall until the incorporation of the New Buyer be responsible for the rights and obligations of the New Buyer pursuant to this Agreement and any other documents entered into to carry out this Agreement.

 

9

GOVERNING LAW; LEGAL VENUE

 

9.1

All matters arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be governed by Norwegian law.

 

9.2

In all disputes arising from or related to this Agreement, the Parties shall first seek to resolve the dispute amicably. If the dispute cannot be settled amicably, the dispute shall be finally decided by arbitration according to the Norwegian Arbitration Act of 14 May 2004 no. 25. The place for the arbitration shall be Oslo and the language for all documentation and proceedings related to the arbitration shall be English. The dispute, the arbitration proceedings and the arbitral award shall be confidential.

* * * * *


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SIGNATURE PAGE

This Agreement has been signed by the Parties (or their duly authorised representatives) on the date stated at the beginning of this Agreement.

 

East LNG Pte. Ltd.      Crown LNG India AS

/s/ Swapan Kataria

    

/s/ Jørn Husemoen

Name: Swapan Kataria      Name: Jørn Husemoen
Position: Director      Position: Director
Crown LNG Holding AS      Crown LNG Holdings Limited

/s/ Jørn Husemoen

       

/s/ Jørn Husemoen

Name: Jørn Husemoen      Name: Jørn Husemoen
Position: Director      Position: Director
Crown LNG (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.     

/s/ Jørn Husemoen

    
Name: Jørn Husemoen     
Position: Director     


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APPENDIX 1 FORM OF EA AMENDMENT AGREEMENT # 4

FOURTH AMENDMENT TO EXCLUSIVITY AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDMENT TO EXCLUSIVITY AGREEMENT (the “Fourth Amendment”) is entered into on [=DATE] 2024 by and between:

 

(1)

Crown LNG India Limited (formerly known as Asia First Holdings Limited), a company incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong, with registered address at 11/F Tower 1 Tern Centre, 237 Queen’s Road, Central Hong Kong and with business registration number 2730016, (“Crown India”); and

 

(2)

Krishna Godavari LNG Terminal Private Limited, a private limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the state Andrha radish, India, with registered address at 67- 11-7/6, 5th Floor, VJ Inn, LB Nagar Main Road, Kakinada ± 533001, east Godavari Dist., AP, India, (“KGLNG”);

(Crown India and KGLNG hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Parties” or, individually, a “Party”).

BACKGROUND:

 

(A)

An Exclusivity Agreement (“Agreement”) between East LNG Pte. Ltd (“East LNG”) and Crown India (together the “Original Parties”) was entered into on 3rd of June 2020 and duly signed by East LNG and Crown India.

 

(B)

The Agreement regulates the rights and responsibility of each Party. East LNG have majority control of KGLNG through ownership of 525,000 of the total 526,000 shares issued in Krishna Godavari LNG Terminal Private Limited (“KGLNG”).

 

(C)

The Original Parties made certain amendments to the Agreement in an amendment to the Agreement dated 9th of September 2020 (the “First Amendment”).

 

(D)

The Original Parties made certain additional amendments to the Agreement in a second amendment to the Agreement dated 31st of March 2021 (the “Second Amendment”) as further set out therein.

 

(E)

The Original Parties made certain additional amendments to the Agreement in a third amendment to the Agreement dated 3 August 2023 (the “Third Amendment”) as further set out therein.

 

(F)

On the date of this Amendment 4, the Parties have agreed to make certain changes to the Agreement as set out below, first and foremost to extend the agreement perpetually, so that there shall be no requirement for final investment decision to occur within a final investment decision long stop date (or termination rights for final investment decision not having occurred within such date) thereunder.

 

(G)

Terms defined in the Agreement (as amended by the First Amendment, Second Amendment and Third Amendment) shall have the same meaning when used in this Fourth Amendment.


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NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties have agreed as follows:

 

1

AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT

 

1.1

Reference is made to the item 2.3 of the Agreement, which currently reads as follows:

 

  2.3

Both parties shall use their reasonable endeavours to ensure that FID is achieved no later than 31 December 2025 (the FID Long Stop Date”).”

 

1.2

Item 2.3 of the Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety and shall have no further force or effect.

 

1.3

Furthermore, item 8.1.3 and item 8.2.2 of the Agreement, each of which refers to the FID Long Stop Date, shall deleted in their entirety and shall have no further force or effect..

 

2

MISCELLANEOUS

 

2.1

The provisions of clauses 10 (Confidentiality), 11 (Miscellaneous) and 12 (Governing Law and Dispute Resolution) of the Agreement shall apply, mutatis mutandis, as if written out in full in this Fourth Amendment.

 

2.2

Except to the extent amended or supplemented by this Fourth Amendment, the terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in all other respects.

 

2.3

This Fourth Amendment is supplemental to and shall be read as an integral part of the Agreement.

*****

(Signature pages follows on the next page)


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SIGNATURE PAGE

 

Crown LNG India Limited       East LNG Pte. Ltd.

  

         

  

Name: Jørn Skule Husemoen       Name: Swapan Kataria
Position: Director       Position: Director


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APPENDIX 2 FORM OF EA DEED OF NOVATION

DEED OF NOVATION

This deed of novation (the “Deed of Novation”) is made on [•] 2024.

BETWEEN

 

(1)

Crown LNG India Limited (formerly known as Asia First Holdings Limited), a company incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong, with registered address at 11/F Tower 1 Tern Centre, 237 Queen’s Road, Central Hong Kong and with business registration number 2730016, (“Crown India”);

 

(2)

East LNG Pte. Ltd., a private limited liability company incorporated under the laws of Singapore, with registered address at 7500A, Beach Road, #14-302 the Plaza, Singapore 199591, and with business registration number 201622928W (“East LNG”); and

 

(3)

Krishna Godavari Terminal Pvt. Ltd., a private limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the state Andrha radish, India, with registered address at 67-11-7/6, 5th Floor, VJ Inn, LB Nagar Main Road, Kakinada ± 533001, east Godavari Dist., AP, India, (“KGLNG”).

each a “Party” and together the “Parties”.

WHEREAS

 

(A)

An exclusivity agreement (“Agreement”) between East LNG and Crown India was entered into on 3rd of June 2020 and duly signed by East LNG and Crown India.

 

(B)

East LNG and Crown India made certain amendments to the Agreement in an amendment to the Agreement dated 9th of September 2020 (the “First Amendment”).

 

(C)

East LNG and Crown India made certain additional amendments to the Agreement in a second amendment to the Agreement dated 31st of March 2021 (the “Second Amendment”) as further set out therein.

 

(D)

East LNG and Crown India made certain additional amendments to the Agreement in a third amendment to the Agreement dated 3 August 2023 (the “Third Amendment”) as further set out therein.

 

(E)

East LNG and Crown India made certain additional amendments to the Agreement in a fourth amendment to the Agreement dated [•] (the “Fourth Amendment”) as further set out therein.

 

(F)

Terms defined in the Agreement (as amended by the First Amendment, Second Amendment, Third Amendment and Fourth Amendment) (together the “Exclusivity Agreement”) shall have the same meaning when used in this Deed of Novation.

 

(G)

The Parties have agreed that the rights and obligations of East LNG shall be novated to KGLNG. This Deed of Novation sets out terms of such novation.

IT IS HEREBY AGREED

 

1

Crown India consent to East LNG transferring all their rights and obligations under the Exclusivity Agreement to KGLNG as of [DATE] (the ‘‘Effective Date’’), and Crown India further undertake to KGLNG that it will discharge its obligations under the Exclusivity Agreement and be liable to KGLNG for any breaches of the Exclusivity Agreement on its part on or after the Effective Date, as if KGLNG had been party to the Exclusivity Agreement when it was first made.


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2

KGLNG undertakes to Crown LNG that it will discharge the obligations of East LNG under the Exclusivity Agreement as if KGLNG were party to the Exclusivity Agreement when it was first made.

 

3

East LNG undertake to Crown LNG to remain liable for any acts or omissions of East LNG under the Exclusivity Agreement prior to the Effective Date, and further acknowledge that East LNG shall cease to have any rights or obligations under the Exclusivity Agreement on or after the Effective Date.

 

4

Crown India release and discharge East LNG from all liabilities, claims and demands of any kind arising from breaches which in each case occur after the Effective Date under or in connection with the Exclusivity Agreement.

 

5

The provisions of clauses 10 (Confidentiality), 11 (Miscellaneous) and 12 (Governing Law and Dispute Resolution) of the Agreement shall apply, mutatis mutandis, as if written out in full in this Deed of Novation.

 

6

Except to the extent amended or supplemented by this Deed of Novation, the terms and conditions of the Exclusivity Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in all other respects.

 

7

This Deed of Novation is supplemental to and shall be read as an integral part of the Exclusivity Agreement.

***

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Deed of Novation to be executed as a deed by their respective duly authorized signatories on the         2024.

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Executed and delivered as a deed by Crown   
LNG India Limited acting by   
__________________, a [director / attorney-    ......................................
in-fact / authorised signatory], in the presence of:   

 

SIGNATURE OF [director / attorney-in-fact /

   authorised signatory]
......................................   
SIGNATURE OF WITNESS   
NAME OF WITNESS IN BLOCK CAPITALS:   
ADDRESS OF WITNESS:   
OCCUPATION OF WITNESS:   


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Executed and delivered as a deed by East   
LNG Pte. Ltd. acting by   
__________________, a [director / attorney-    ......................................
in-fact / authorised signatory], in the presence of:   

 

SIGNATURE OF [director / attorney-in-fact /

   authorised signatory]
......................................   
SIGNATURE OF WITNESS   
NAME OF WITNESS IN BLOCK CAPITALS:   
ADDRESS OF WITNESS:   
OCCUPATION OF WITNESS:   


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Executed and delivered as a deed by Krishna Godavari Terminal Pvt. Ltd., acting by           , a [director / attorney-in-fact / authorised signatory], in the presence of:

......................................

SIGNATURE OF WITNESS

NAME OF WITNESS IN BLOCK CAPITALS:

ADDRESS OF WITNESS:

OCCUPATION OF WITNESS:


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APPENDIX 3 FORM OF SUPPORT PROMISSORY NOTE

PROMISSORY NOTE

Crown LNG (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., a private limited liability company incorporated under the laws of Singapore (the “Debtor”),

by its execution and delivery of this promissory note (the “Promissory Note”) does hereby acknowledge its debt to

East LNG Pte. Ltd., a private limited liability company incorporated under the laws of Singapore, with registered address at 7500a, Beach Road, #14-302 the Plaza, Singapore 199591, and with business registration number 201622928W (the “Creditor”);

in the principal amount of

USD 58,000,000 (United States Sixty Million dollars) (the “Principal Amount”)

on the following terms and conditions:

 

1.    Repayment:    The Debtor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally undertakes, warrants and promises to pay to the Creditor the Principal Amount in full on or before [=one year from issue date] (the “Repayment Date”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Debtor shall be entitled to prepay the Principal Amount in whole or in part at any time upon giving not less than fourteen (14) days prior written notice to the Creditor.
2.    Interest:    The Debtor shall pay interest on the Principal Amount at the rate of SOFR plus 1.5% per annum (on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed and a year of 360 days) which shall be payable quarterly in arrears.
      SOFR” means the secured overnight financing rate (SOFR) administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or any other person which takes over the administration of that rate) published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or any other person which takes over the publication of that rate).
3.    Default interest:    If the Debtor fails to make any payment under this Promissory Note on the due date of such payment, it shall pay default interest on the overdue amount at an aggregate rate in accordance with the Norwegian Act relating to Interest on Overdue Payment of 1976 such default interest to be calculated (on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed and a year of 360 days) from the due date of that payment until (and including) the date of receipt by the Creditor of the overdue amount together with such accrued default interest.
4.    Acceleration:    The Debtor accepts and agrees that the Creditor, by written notice to the Debtor at the address set forth above, shall be entitled to declare the outstanding portion of the Principal Amount at any time immediately due and payable in full together with accrued interest and default interest if at any time Debtor fails to make any payment under this Promissory Note on the due date of such payment.


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5.    Transferability    The parties acknowledge and agree that, except for (i) transfers contemplated in the form of this Promissory Note or (ii) other transfers to Crown LNG Holdings Limited or any of its subsidiaries, this Promissory Note is not transferable.
6.    Governing Law:    This Promissory Note and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with this Promissory Note shall be governed by Norwegian law.
7.    Jurisdiction:    Any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Promissory Note (including disputes regarding the existence, validity or termination of this Promissory Note and disputes relating to any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with this Promissory Note) shall be decided by arbitration according to the Norwegian Arbitration Act of 14 May 2004 no. 25. The place for the arbitration shall be Oslo and the language for all documentation and proceedings related to the arbitration shall be English. The dispute, the arbitration proceedings and the arbitral award shall be confidential.

[Signature page to follow]


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Date           2024

For and on behalf of

Crown LNG (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.

 

            

Name:

Title:


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ENDORSEMENT FOR TRANSFER

This Promissory Note (which includes all of the Creditor’s rights and benefits hereunder) is hereby transferred to Crown LNG Holdings Limited, a private limited company incorporated under the laws Jersey with primary place of business at 37th Floor, 1 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London, Greater London E14 5AA UK with registration number 149912 in Jersey, with effect from

Date        

For and on behalf of

East LNG Pte. Ltd.

 

            

Name:

Title:


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APPENDIX 4 FORM OF PURCHASE PROMISSORY NOTE

PROMISSORY NOTE

Crown LNG (Singapore) PTE. LTD, a private limited liability company incorporated under the laws of Singapore (the “Debtor”),

by its execution and delivery of this promissory note (the “Promissory Note”) does hereby acknowledge its debt to

East LNG Pte. Ltd., a private limited liability company incorporated under the laws of Singapore, with registered address at 7500a, Beach Road, #14-302 the Plaza, Singapore 199591, and with business registration number 201622928W (the “Creditor”);

in the principal amount of

USD 2,000,000 (United States Sixty Million dollars) (the “Principal Amount”)

on the following terms and conditions:

 

1.    Repayment:    The Debtor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally undertakes, warrants and promises to pay to the Creditor the Principal Amount in full on or before [=one year from issue date] (the “Repayment Date”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Debtor shall be entitled to prepay the Principal Amount in whole or in part at any time upon giving not less than fourteen (14) days prior written notice to the Creditor.
2.    Interest:    The Debtor shall pay interest on the Principal Amount at the rate of SOFR plus 1.5% per annum (on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed and a year of 360 days) which shall be payable quarterly in arrears.
      SOFR” means the secured overnight financing rate (SOFR) administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or any other person which takes over the administration of that rate) published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or any other person which takes over the publication of that rate).
3.    Default interest:    If the Debtor fails to make any payment under this Promissory Note on the due date of such payment, it shall pay default interest on the overdue amount at an aggregate rate in accordance with the Norwegian Act relating to Interest on Overdue Payment of 1976 such default interest to be calculated (on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed and a year of 360 days) from the due date of that payment until (and including) the date of receipt by the Creditor of the overdue amount together with such accrued default interest.
4.    Acceleration:    The Debtor accepts and agrees that the Creditor, by written notice to the Debtor at the address set forth above, shall be entitled to declare the outstanding portion of the Principal Amount at any time immediately due and payable in full together with accrued interest and default interest if at any time Debtor fails to make any payment under this Promissory Note on the due date of such payment.


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5.    Transferability    The parties acknowledge and agree that, except for (i) transfers contemplated in the form of this Promissory Note or (ii) other transfers to Crown LNG Holdings Limited or any of its subsidiaries, this Promissory Note is not transferable.
6.    Governing Law:    This Promissory Note and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with this Promissory Note shall be governed by Norwegian law.
7.    Jurisdiction:    Any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Promissory Note (including disputes regarding the existence, validity or termination of this Promissory Note and disputes relating to any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with this Promissory Note) shall be decided by arbitration according to the Norwegian Arbitration Act of 14 May 2004 no. 25. The place for the arbitration shall be Oslo and the language for all documentation and proceedings related to the arbitration shall be English. The dispute, the arbitration proceedings and the arbitral award shall be confidential.

[Signature page to follow]


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Date           2024

For and on behalf of

Crown LNG (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.

 

            

Name:

Title:


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ENDORSEMENT FOR TRANSFER

This Promissory Note (which includes all of the Creditor’s rights and benefits hereunder) is hereby transferred to Crown LNG Holdings Limited, a private limited company incorporated under the laws Jersey with primary place of business at 37th Floor, 1 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London, Greater London E14 5AA UK with registration number in Jersey 149912, with effect from

Date        

For and on behalf of

East LNG Pte. Ltd.

 

            

Name:

Title:

Exhibit 10.2

 

 

KGLNG Closing Memorandum

 

 

BETWEEN

EAST LNG PTE LTD

AND

CROWN LNG INDIA AS

AND

CROWN LNG HOLDING AS

AND

CROWN LNG HOLDINGS LIMITED

AND

CROWN LNG (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.

28 OCTOBER 2024


PARTIES

This closing memorandum (the “Closing Memorandum”) is made on 28 October 2024 between:

 

(1)

East LNG Pte. Ltd., a private limited liability company incorporated under the laws of Singapore, with registered address at 7500a, Beach Road, #14-302 the Plaza, Singapore 199591, and with business registration number 201622928W (the “Seller”);

 

(2)

Crown LNG India AS, a private limited liability company incorporated under the laws of Norway, with registered address at Drammensveien 147A, 0277 Oslo, Norway, and with business registration number 926 787 853 (the “Original Buyer”);

 

(3)

Crown LNG (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., (under incorporation as a private limited liability company under the laws of Singapore) (“New Buyer”);

 

(4)

Crown LNG Holding AS, a private limited liability company incorporated under the laws of Norway, with registered address at Skøyen Atrium, Drammensveien 147, 0277 Oslo, Norway, and with business registration number 817 120 962 (“CHO”); and

 

(5)

Crown LNG Holdings Limited, a private limited liability company incorporated on the Island of Jersey, Channel Islands, with registered address at 37th Floor, 1, Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London, Greater London E14 5AA, United Kingdom (“PubCo”);

collectively referred to the “Parties” and each individually as a “Party”.

BACKGROUND

 

(A)

The Parties have on the date hereof entered into an agreement (the “KGLNG Master Agreement”) pursuant to which each Party have certain rights and obligations and the Parties together shall implement certain actions and transactions (together the “KGLNG Transactions”).

 

(B)

The Parties wish to implement the KGLNG Transactions as soon as possible and have entered into the Closing Memorandum to summarise the KGLNG Transactions that have been completed on the date hereof and KGLNG Transactions that shall be completed as soon as possible thereafter.

CONFIRMATIONS

On this background, it is agreed as follows:

 

1.

Terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning given to them in the KGLNG Master Agreement.

 

2.

The Parties acknowledge and agree that the following actions have taken place on the date of this Closing Memorandum:

 

  (a)

pursuant to clause 3.1 of the KGLNG Master Agreement, the Company and CHH have entered into the EA Amendment Agreement # 4; and

 

  (b)

pursuant to clause 3.2 of the KGLNG Master Agreement, the Company and CHH have entered into the EA Deed of Novation;

 

  (c)

pursuant to clause 3.4 of the KGLNG Master Agreement, the New Buyer has issued the Support Promissory Note in favour of the Seller; and


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  (d)

pursuant to clause 4.3 of the KGLNG Master Agreement, the New Buyer has issued Purchase Promissory Note in favour of the Seller.

 

3.

The Parties acknowledge and agree that the following actions remain outstanding and shall be implemented as soon as possible after the date of this Closing Memorandum:

 

  (a)

pursuant to clause 4.2 of the KGLNG Master Agreement, the New Buyer and the Seller shall enter into the Share Purchase Agreement and the Seller and the New Buyer shall carry out the Share Purchase;

 

  (b)

pursuant to clause 5 of the GBTRON Transaction Agreement, the Seller shall transfer the Promissory Notes to PubCo and subscribe for PubCo Shares; and

 

  (c)

any other action as specified under the KGLNG Master Agreement or the Share Purchase Agreement to be entered into pursuant to the KGLNG Master Agreement.

 

4.

Each Party agrees to execute and deliver any documents and take any actions that are reasonably necessary to effectuate the KGLNG Transactions terms and intent of the KGLNG Master Agreement. This obligation extends beyond the termination of the KGLNG Master Agreement.

 

5.

PubCo shall without undue delay after the date of this Closing Memorandum ensure that the New Buyer is incorporated, and shall until the incorporation of the New Buyer be responsible for the rights and obligations of the New Buyer pursuant to this Closing Memorandum and any other documents entered into to carry out this Closing Memorandum.

 

6.

All matters arising out of or relating to this Closing Memorandum shall be governed by Norwegian law, and all disputes arising from or related to this Closing Memorandum shall be resolved in accordance with Clause 8.2 of the KGLNG Master Agreement.

* * * * *


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SIGNATURE PAGE

This Closing Memorandum has been signed by the Parties (or their duly authorised representatives) on the date stated at the beginning of this Closing Memorandum.

 

East LNG Pte. Ltd.      Crown LNG India AS

/s/ Swapan Kataria

    

/s/ Jørn Husemoen

Name: Swapan Kataria      Name: Jørn Husemoen
Position: Director      Position: Director
Crown LNG Holding AS          Crown LNG Holdings Limited

/s/ Jørn Husemoen

    

/s/ Jørn Husemoen

Name: Jørn Husemoen      Name: Jørn Husemoen
Position: Director      Position: Director

Crown LNG (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.

(under incorporation)

    

/s/ Jørn Husemoen

    
Name: Jørn Husemoen     
Position: Director     

Exhibit 10.3

 

 

GBTRON Closing Memorandum

 

 

BETWEEN

GBTRON LANDS LIMITED

AND

CROWN LNG HOLDING AS

AND

CROWN LNG HOLDINGS LIMITED

28 OCTOBER 2024


PARTIES

This closing memorandum (the “Closing Memorandum”) is made on 28 October 2024 between:

 

(1)

GBTRON Lands Limited, a private limited liability company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales, with registered address at 45 Pont Street, London, SW1X 0BD, United Kingdom, and with company registration number 07103170 (the “Seller”);

 

(2)

Crown LNG Holding AS, a private limited liability company incorporated under the laws of Norway, with registered address at Skøyen Atrium, Drammensveien 147, 0277 Oslo, Norway, and with business registration number 817 120 962 (“Buyer”); and

 

(3)

Crown LNG Holdings Limited, a private limited liability company incorporated on the Island of Jersey, Channel Islands, with primary place of business at 37th Floor, 1, Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London, Greater London E14 5AA UK (“PubCo”);

collectively referred to the “Parties” and each individually as a “Party”.

BACKGROUND

 

(A)

On 3 August 2023 the Parties entered into an agreement for option for sale and purchase of shares in NewCo (the “GBTRON Transaction Agreement”).

 

(B)

On 2 August 2024 the Buyer notified the Seller that it wished to purchase the shares in NewCo (the “Option Exercise Notice”).

 

(C)

On 1 September 2024, The Seller and NewCo entered into a heads of terms for a sub-lease agreement (the “HOT”).

 

(D)

Pursuant to the GBTRON Transaction Agreement and Option Exercise Notice, each Party has certain rights and obligations, and the Parties shall together implement certain actions and transactions, in connection with the sale and purchase of the shares in NewCo (together the “GBTRON Transactions”).

 

(E)

The Parties wish to implement the GBTRON Transactions as soon as possible and have entered into the Closing Memorandum to summarise the GBTRON Transactions that have been completed on the date hereof and GBTRON Transactions that shall be completed as soon as possible thereafter.

CONFIRMATIONS

On this background, it is agreed as follows:

 

1.

Terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning given to them in the GBTRON Transaction Agreement.

 

2.

The Parties acknowledge and agree that the following actions have taken place on the date of this Closing Memorandum:

 

  (a)

pursuant to clause 3.1 of the GBTRON Transaction Agreement, the Seller has established NewCo;

 

  (b)

pursuant to clause 5.2 of the GBTRON Transaction Agreement, the Buyer has submitted the notice of exercise of Option to the Seller;

 

  (c)

pursuant to clause 9.2 (a) of the GBTRON Transaction Agreement, the Seller and NewCo has entered into the HOT; and

 


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  (d)

pursuant to clause 9.2 (b) of the GBTRON Transaction Agreement, the Seller has procured that NewCo, as consideration for the NewCo Assets Transfer (including the entry into of the HOT), has issued the NewCo Promissory Note.

 

3.

The Parties acknowledge and agree that the following actions remain outstanding and shall be implemented as soon as possible after the date of this Closing Memorandum:

 

  (a)

pursuant to clause 3.3 of the GBTRON Transaction Agreement, the Seller shall prepare and deliver to the Buyer a detailed plan outlining the process for the NewCo Transfer Implementation Plan;

 

  (b)

pursuant to clause 4 of the GBTRON Transaction Agreement, the Seller shall set up a Data Room and allow the Buyer to perform due diligence on NewCo, the NewCo Asset and the NewCo Transfer Implementation Plan as provided for therein.

 

  (c)

pursuant to clause 9.2 (a) of the GBTRON Transaction Agreement, the Seller shall take the steps set out in the NewCo Transfer Implementation Plan required in relation to NewCo Assets Transfer as may be required in addition to the entry into of the HOT;

 

  (d)

pursuant to clause 9.3 (a) of the GBTRON Transaction Agreement, the Seller shall deliver to the Buyer evidence of the authority of the individual executing the documents to be executed and delivered for and on behalf of the Seller at Completion;

 

  (e)

pursuant to clause 9.3 (b) of the GBTRON Transaction Agreement, the Seller shall deliver to the Buyer a copy of duly signed minutes from a board meeting in NewCo approving relevant transactions;

 

  (f)

pursuant to clause 9.3 (c) of the GBTRON Transaction Agreement, the Seller shall deliver to the Buyer a stock transfer form for the Shares executed by the Seller;

 

  (g)

pursuant to clause 9.3 (d) of the GBTRON Transaction Agreement, the Seller shall deliver to the Buyer the share certificate for the Shares or an indemnity, in agreed form, for any lost certificates;

 

  (h)

pursuant to clause 9.3 (e) of the GBTRON Transaction Agreement, the Seller shall procure that the Shares are transferred to the Buyer, free and clear of any Encumbrances;

 

  (i)

pursuant to clause 9.3 (f) of the GBTRON Transaction Agreement, the Seller shall deliver to the Buyer a copy of the NewCo’s shareholder register showing that the Buyer has been registered as the owner of the Shares, free and clear of any Encumbrances;

 

  (j)

pursuant to clause 9.3 (g) of the GBTRON Transaction Agreement, the Seller shall deliver to the Buyer letters of resignation from each of the board members of NewCo confirming that they resign from their respective offices with effect from Completion, and that they waive any right to any fees and other claims that they may have against NewCo in their capacity as members of the board at such time;

 

  (k)

pursuant to clause 9.4 (a) of the GBTRON Transaction Agreement, the Buyer shall deliver to the Seller evidence of the authority of the individual(s) completing the GBTRON Transaction Agreement on behalf of the Buyer;


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  (l)

pursuant to clause 9.4 (b) of the GBTRON Transaction Agreement, the Buyer shall pay the Purchase Price to the Seller;

 

  (m)

pursuant to clause 9.4 (c) of the GBTRON Transaction Agreement, the Buyer shall notify NewCo of its purchase of Shares in writing;

 

  (n)

pursuant to clause 13 of the GBTRON Transaction Agreement, the Seller shall transfer the NewCo Promissory Note to PubCo and subscribe for PubCo Shares; and

 

  (o)

any other action as specified under the GBTRON Transaction Agreement.

 

4.

Each Party recognise that the entry into of the HOT will cover certain elements of the NewCo Assets Transfer, but the GBTRON Transaction related to the NewCo Assets Transfer shall still be implemented and the HOT shall if required be amended to reflect the requirements of the NewCo Assets Transfer in accordance with the GBTRON Transaction Agreement.

 

5.

Each Party agrees to execute and deliver any documents and take any actions that are reasonably necessary to effectuate the GBTRON Transactions terms and intent of the GBTRON Transaction Agreement. This obligation extends beyond the termination of the GBTRON Transaction Agreement.

 

6.

All matters arising out of or relating to this Closing Memorandum shall be governed by Norwegian law, and all disputes arising from or related to this Closing Memorandum shall be resolved in accordance with Clause 18 of the GBTRON Transaction Agreement.

* * * * *


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SIGNATURE PAGE

This Closing Memorandum has been signed by the Parties (or their duly authorised representatives) on the date stated at the beginning of this Closing Memorandum.

 

GBTRON Lands Limited      Crown LNG Holdings Limited

/s/ Ashish Dixit

    

/s/ Jørn Husemoen

Name: Ashish Dixit      Name: Jørn Husemoen
Position: Director      Position: Director
Crown LNG Holding AS     

/s/ Jørn Husemoen

        
Name: Jørn Husemoen     
Position: Director     

Exhibit 99.1

Crown LNG Announces Execution of Final Agreements to Acquire Kakinada and Grangemouth LNG Import Terminal Assets

LONDON, November 1, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Crown LNG Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: CGBS) (“Crown” or “Crown LNG”), a leading provider of LNG liquefaction and regasification terminal technologies for harsh weather locations, today announced the conclusion of two strategic acquisition agreements forming the basis of Crown LNG’s entry into the global LNG infrastructure network: KGLNG and Grangemouth. The KGLNG agreement finalizes the acquisition of all shares of KGLNG, which owns the operating license for the Company’s planned LNG import terminal in Kakinada, India. The Grangemouth agreement finalizes the acquisition of LNG import terminal assets in Grangemouth, Scotland from GBTron Lands Limited.

The Kakinada project, located on the East coast of India, is licensed to operate 365 days a year, a first for the harsh weather prone area. Imported gas from the planned terminal would reach demand centers via the East-West Pipeline, helping to support the Indian government’s drive to more than double the share of natural gas in the country’s energy mix to 15% by 2030.

Total consideration for the KGLNG acquisition will be made in shares of Crown LNG equal to $60 million.

The Grangemouth project, located on the East coast of Scotland, seeks to support the UK’s increasing drive for energy security post-Brexit and in the context of geopolitical impacts on energy markets. Currently, the UK relies on just three facilities for all of the country’s LNG imports, which increased 74% from 2021 to 2022.

Total consideration for the GBTron acquisition will be made in shares of Crown LNG equal to $25 million.

“We are excited and proud to announce the execution of these two transactions and move these two projects down the path,” said Swapan Kataria, Chief Executive Officer of Crown LNG. “With Crown LNG and our subsidiaries now firmly in control of the Kakinada and Grangemouth projects, we look forward to driving the success of these two transformative projects for both India and the UK.”

Crown remains dedicated to delivering exceptional LNG liquefaction and regasification terminal infrastructure solutions services that cater to the evolving needs of the under-served markets across the globe. As we focus on expanding our operations in Europe and South Asia, we continue to forge strategic partnerships and explore new opportunities to provide efficient and reliable solutions.

About Crown LNG Holdings Limited

Crown LNG is a leading provider of offshore LNG liquefaction and regasification terminal infrastructure solutions for harsh weather locations, which represent a significant addressable market for bottom-fixed, gravity based (“GBS”) liquefaction and floating storage regasification units, as well as associated green and blue hydrogen, ammonia and power projects. Through this approach, Crown aims to provide lower carbon sources of energy securely to under-served markets across the globe. Visit www.crownlng.com/investors for more information.


Forward-Looking Information and Statements

Certain statements in this announcement are not historical facts but are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements generally are accompanied by words such as “believe,” “may,” “could,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” “plan,” “should,” “would,” “plan,” “future,” “outlook,” “potential,” “project” and similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding estimates and forecasts of other performance metrics and projections of market opportunity. They involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified in this press release and on current expectations of Crown’s management and are not predictions of actual performance. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as and must not be relied on by any investor as, a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. Many actual events and circumstances are beyond the control of Crown. Some important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in any forward-looking statements could include changes in domestic and foreign business, market, financial, political and legal conditions. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law. Although the Company believes that the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that such expectations will turn out to be correct, and the Company cautions investors that actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results and encourages investors to review other factors that may affect its future results in the Company’s registration statement and other filings with the SEC.

Crown LNG Holdings Limited Contacts

Investors

Caldwell Bailey

ICR, Inc.

CrownLNGIR@icrinc.com

Media

Zach Gorin

ICR, Inc.

CrownLNGPR@icrinc.com


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