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To the beneficial owners, or authorized representatives acting on behalf of the beneficial owners, of any of the following securities:
28620QAA1
Eletson Holdings, Inc., a Liberian corporation (“Holdings”), Eletson Finance (US) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Eletson Finance”) and Agathonissos Finance LLC, a Marshall Islands limited liability company (“Eletson MI,” and, together with Holdings and Eletson Finance, the “Offerors”) are offering to exchange any and all outstanding 9.625% First Preferred Ship Mortgage Notes due 2022 (the “Existing Notes”) (CUSIP Numbers:
28620QAA1; V32248AA0; and
28620QAB9) for
The Exchange Offer will be made, and the New Notes are being offered and will be issued, only to holders of the Existing Notes
If you are a beneficial owner, or an authorized representative acting on behalf of a beneficial owner, of Existing Notes that is an Eligible Holder, please complete the attached certification
(the “Eligibility Certification”) and return it to D.F. King & Co., Inc. at the address set forth in the Eligibility Certification or submit it online on the next page.
If you are a beneficial owner of Existing Notes that is not an Eligible Holder, you may not participate in the Exchange Offer and you should not complete the attached Eligibility Certification.
If you do not submit a valid Eligibility Certification, you will not be entitled to receive any documents or materials relating to the Exchange Offer.
The definitions of “accredited investor” and “U.S. person” are set forth on
Annex A below.
To enable the Offerors to ensure that these limitations are met, please check one of the boxes below:
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By checking one of the boxes above and signing this Letter of Transmittal (the “Letter”), the undersigned also represents, warrants and acknowledges that:
(1) It
has received a copy of the Offer to Exchange and acknowledges it has had access
to the financial and other information, and has been afforded the opportunity to
ask questions of the Offerors’ representatives and receive answers to those
questions, as it deemed necessary in connection with its decision to tender
Existing Notes in the Exchange Offer.
(2) There are risks incident to the acquisition of the New
Notes, including, without limitation, those risks that are summarized under
“Risk Factors” in the Offer to Exchange.
(3) It is
acquiring the New Notes to be issued for its own account for investment purposes
and not with a view toward, or for resale or transfer in connection with, the
sale or distribution thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act that would
be in violation of the Securities Act or any securities or “blue sky” laws of
any state of the United States or other applicable law, and has no contract,
agreement, undertaking or arrangement, and no intention to enter into any
contract, agreement, undertaking or arrangement to pledge such securities or any
part thereof (other than pledges to its own lenders).
(4) It has been
advised by the Offerors that (1) the New Notes are being privately placed by the
Offerors pursuant to an exemption from registration provided under Section
4(a)(2) of the Securities Act or pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities
Act and neither the offer nor sale of any New Notes has been registered under
the Securities Act or any state or foreign securities or “blue sky” laws; (2)
the New Notes are characterized as “restricted securities” under the Securities
Act inasmuch as they are being acquired from the Offerors in a transaction not
involving a public offering and that the undersigned must continue to bear the
economic risk of the investment in its New Notes unless the offer and sale of
its New Notes is subsequently registered under the Securities Act and all
applicable state or foreign securities or “blue sky” laws or an exemption from
such registration is available; (3) it is not anticipated that there will be any
public market for the New Notes in the foreseeable future; (4) the public offer
or sale of any New Notes without registration will require the availability of
an exemption under the Securities Act; (5) a restrictive legend in the form
satisfactory to the Offerors shall be placed on the certificates representing
the New Notes; and (6) a notation shall be made in the appropriate records of
the trustee for the New Notes indicating that the New Notes are subject to
restrictions on transfer.
(5) It has such
knowledge, skill and experience in business, financial and investment matters so
that the undersigned is capable of evaluating the merits, risks and consequences
of an investment in the New Notes and is able to bear the economic risk of loss
of such investment, including the complete loss of such investment.
(6) Neither it,
its affiliates nor any person acting on its or any of their behalf has engaged,
or will engage, in any form of general solicitation or general advertising
(within the meaning of Rule 502(c) under the Securities Act) in connection with
the offering of the New Notes.
(7) All
information it has provided to the Offerors concerning its financial position,
and the knowledge of financial and business matters of the person making the
investment decision on its behalf, is correct and complete as of the date hereof
and may be relied upon by the Offerors and their respective stockholders,
officers, agents and affiliates. Please submit your responses as soon as possible in order to allow sufficient time for you to review and submit the relevant paperwork to participate in the transaction. This letter does not constitute an offer or a solicitation of an offer with respect to the New Notes. This letter does not create any obligations whatsoever on the part of the Offerors or any of their subsidiaries, as applicable, to make any offer or on the part of the recipient to participate if an offer is made. The New Notes that the Offerors propose to offer pursuant to the Exchange Offer referenced above will not be registered under the Securities Act, or applicable state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from, or in transactions not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state laws. You may direct any questions to D.F. King & Co., Inc., Attn: Andrew Beck, at 48 Wall Street, 22nd Floor, New York, New York 10005, telephone number: (800) 487-4870 (toll-free) or (212) 269-5550 (banks and brokers) or email elet@dfking.com.
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