Title of Each Class of Securities to be Registered (1)
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Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price (2) |
Amount of
Registration
Fee (2)
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Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
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$
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151,068,369
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$
|
18,310
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(1)
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The securities registered herein are offered pursuant to an automatic shelf registration statement on Form F-3 (Registration No.
333-230469) filed by Scorpio Tankers Inc., effective March 22, 2019.
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(2)
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Calculated in accordance with Rule 457(r) and is made in accordance with Rule 456(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT INFORMATION IN THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
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S-ii
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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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S-iii
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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
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S-1
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THE OFFERING
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S-3
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RISK FACTORS
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S-4
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USE OF PROCEEDS
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S-5
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CAPITALIZATION
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S-6
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SELLING SHAREHOLDER
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S-7
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
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S-8
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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
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S-11
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EXPENSES
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S-16
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SERVICE OF PROCESS AND ENFORCEMENT OF CIVIL LIABILITIES
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S-17
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LEGAL MATTERS
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S-18
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EXPERTS
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S-19
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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S-20
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
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1
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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
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1
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RISK FACTORS
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2
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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
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3
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USE OF PROCEEDS
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5
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CAPITALIZATION
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6
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
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7
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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
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9
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DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES
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10
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DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS
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15
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DESCRIPTION OF PURCHASE CONTRACTS
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16
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DESCRIPTION OF RIGHTS
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17
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DESCRIPTION OF UNITS
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18
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TAX CONSIDERATIONS
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19
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SERVICE OF PROCESS AND ENFORCEMENT OF CIVIL LIABILITIES
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20
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EXPENSES
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21
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LEGAL MATTERS
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22
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EXPERTS
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22
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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our future operating or financial results;
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the strength of world economies and currencies;
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● |
fluctuations in interest rates and foreign exchange rates;
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general market conditions, including the market for our vessels, fluctuations in spot and charter rates and vessel values;
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availability of financing and refinancing;
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our business strategy and other plans and objectives for growth and future operations;
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our ability to successfully employ our vessels;
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planned capital expenditures and availability of capital resources to fund capital expenditures;
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planned, pending or recent acquisitions, business strategy and expected capital spending or operating expenses, including drydocking, surveys, upgrades and
insurance costs;
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our ability to realize the expected benefits from acquisitions;
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potential liability from pending or future litigation;
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general domestic and international political conditions;
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potential disruption of shipping routes due to accidents or political events;
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vessel breakdowns and instances of off-hire;
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competition within our industry;
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the supply of and demand for vessels comparable to ours;
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corruption, piracy, militant activities, political instability, terrorism, and ethnic unrest in locations where we may operate;
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delays and cost overruns in construction projects;
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our level of indebtedness;
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● |
our ability to obtain financing and to comply with the restrictive and other covenants in our financing arrangements;
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● |
our need for cash to meet our debt service obligations;
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● |
our levels of operating and maintenance costs, including bunker prices, drydocking and insurance costs;
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● |
our ability to successfully identify, consummate, integrate, and realize the expected benefits from acquisitions, including our acquisition of Navig8 Product
Tankers Inc, or NPTI;
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reputational risks;
|
● |
availability of skilled workers and the related labor costs and related costs;
|
● |
the MARPOL convention, Annex VI Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships which will reduce the maximum amount of sulfur that ships can emit into the air, which
will be applicable as of January 1, 2020;
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● |
the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments (BWM), which will be applicable as of September 2019;
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compliance with governmental, tax, environmental and safety regulation;
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any non-compliance with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (FCPA) or other applicable regulations relating to bribery;
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● |
general economic conditions and conditions in the oil and natural gas industry;
|
● |
effects of new products and new technology in our industry;
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● |
the failure of counterparties to fully perform their contracts with us;
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● |
our dependence on key personnel;
|
● |
adequacy of insurance coverage;
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● |
our ability to obtain indemnities from customers;
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● |
changes in laws, treaties or regulations applicable to us;
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● |
the volatility of the price of our common shares and our other securities;
|
● |
other factors that may affect our future results; and
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● |
these factors and other risk factors described in this prospectus supplement and other reports that we furnish or file with the Commission.
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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
This summary highlights information that appears later, or that is incorporated by reference, in this prospectus supplement and is qualified in its entirety by the more detailed information and
financial statements included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement. This summary may not contain all of the information that may be important to you. As an investor or prospective investor, you should carefully
review the entire prospectus, including the section of this prospectus supplement entitled "Risk Factors" and the more detailed information that appears later in this prospectus supplement or that is contained in the documents that we
incorporate by reference into this prospectus supplement before making an investment in our securities.
Unless the context otherwise requires, as used in this prospectus
supplement, the terms "Company," "we," "us," and "our" refer to Scorpio Tankers Inc. and all of its subsidiaries. "Scorpio Tankers Inc." refers only to Scorpio Tankers Inc. and not its subsidiaries. The term "Selling Shareholders"
refers to the shareholders described in the section entitled "Selling Shareholders," on page S-7.
Unless otherwise indicated, all references to "U.S. dollars," "dollars," "U.S.$" and "$" in this prospectus supplement are to the lawful currency of the United States of America.
Our financial information included in this prospectus supplement that is derived from financial statements incorporated by reference hereto has been prepared in accordance with IFRS.
On January 18, 2019, we effected a one-for-ten reverse stock split. All share and per share information throughout this prospectus supplement has been retroactively adjusted to reflect the reverse
stock split. The par value was not adjusted as a result of the reverse stock split.
Our Company
We provide marine transportation of refined petroleum products worldwide. As of March 22, 2019, our fleet consisted of 109 wholly-owned or financed leased tankers (38 LR2, 12 LR1, 45 MR and 14 Handymax) with a weighted
average age of approximately 3.6 years, and 10 bareboat chartered-in tankers (seven Handymax and three MR), which we refer to collectively as our Operating Fleet.
|
Corporate Information
We were incorporated in the Republic of the Marshall Islands pursuant to the Marshall
Islands Business Corporation Act on July 1, 2009. We currently maintain our principal executive offices at 9, Boulevard Charles III, Monaco 98000 and our telephone number at that location is +377-9798-5716. We also maintain an office in
the United States at 150 East 58th Street, New York, New York 10155 and the telephone number at that location is 212-542-1616. We own or finance lease each of the vessels in our owned and financed leased fleet, and expect to own or
finance lease each additional vessel that we acquire into our owned and finance leased fleet in the future, if any, through separate wholly-owned subsidiaries incorporated in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The seven Handymax
vessels in our bareboat chartered-in fleet are chartered-in to our wholly-owned subsidiary incorporated in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, STI Chartering and Trading Ltd. The three MR vessels in our bareboat chartered-in fleet are
chartered in through separate wholly-owned subsidiaries incorporated in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Our website is www.scorpiotankers.com. The information contained in or connected to our website is not part of this prospectus
supplement or the accompanying prospectus.
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THE OFFERING
|
||
Maximum Number of Common Shares Offered by the Selling Shareholders
|
7,743,125 Common Shares
|
|
Common Shares Issued and Outstanding as of March 22, 2019
|
51,396,970 Common Shares
|
|
Use of Proceeds
|
All common shares sold pursuant to this prospectus supplement will be sold by the Selling Shareholders for their own accounts. We
will not receive any of the proceeds from such sales.
|
|
NYSE Trading Symbol
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"STNG"
|
|
Risk Factors
|
Investing in our common shares involves risks. You should carefully consider the risks discussed under the caption "Risk Factors"
on page S-4 of this prospectus supplement, and in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2018, filed with the
Commission on March 20, 2019, and under the caption "Risk Factors" or any similar caption in the documents that we subsequently file with the Commission that are incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus
supplement and the accompanying base prospectus.
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actual basis;
|
● |
as adjusted basis to give effect to the following:
|
● |
Scheduled principal repayments in the amount of $28.4 million under our secured credit facilities and $28.3 million under our lease financing arrangements and
these principal payments have been treated as payments of current debt;
|
● |
The payment of $57.5 million for the redemption of our 8.25% Senior Unsecured
Notes due 2019, or the Senior Notes Due 2019. On March 18, 2019, or the Redemption Date, the Company redeemed the entire outstanding balance of its Senior Notes Due 2019. The redemption price of the Senior Notes Due 2019 was
equal to 100% of the principal amount to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the Redemption Date; and
|
● |
The repurchase of $2.3 million face value of the Company's 2.375% Senior
Convertible Notes due 2019 at an average price of $990.00 per $1,000 principal amount.
|
As of December 31, 2018
|
||||||||
In thousands of U.S. dollars
|
Actual
|
As adjusted
|
||||||
Cash
|
$
|
593,652
|
$
|
477,238
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(3)
|
|||
Current debt:
|
||||||||
Current portion of long term debt (1)
|
297,934
|
209,810
|
||||||
Finance lease liability (2)
|
114,429
|
86,139
|
||||||
Non-current debt:
|
||||||||
Long term debt (1)
|
1,192,000
|
1,192,000
|
||||||
Finance lease liability (2)
|
1,305,952
|
1,305,952
|
||||||
Total debt
|
$
|
2,910,315
|
$
|
2,793,901
|
||||
Shareholders' equity:
|
||||||||
Share capital
|
5,776
|
5,776
|
||||||
Additional paid-in capital
|
2,648,599
|
2,648,599
|
||||||
Treasury shares
|
(467,056
|
)
|
(467,056
|
)
|
||||
Accumulated deficit
|
(348,307
|
)
|
(348,307
|
)
|
||||
Total shareholders' equity
|
$
|
1,839,012
|
$
|
1,839,012
|
||||
Total capitalization
|
$
|
4,749,327
|
$
|
4,632,913
|
1. |
The current portion of long term debt at December 31, 2018 is net of unamortized deferred financing fees of $2.1 million and the non-current portion of long
term debt is net of unamortized deferred financing fees of $12.0 million.
|
2. |
The current portion of the financial lease lability at December 31, 2018 is net of unamortized deferred financing fees of $0.8 million and the non-current
portion of financial lease liability is net of unamortized deferred financing fees of $8.7 million. Debt and finance lease liabilities, as adjusted, does not reflect deferred financing fee activity from January 1, 2019 through March 22,
2019. This activity is estimated to be $2.2 million.
|
3. |
Cash, as adjusted, does not include the impact of cash flows from operations from
January 1, 2019 through March 22, 2019.
|
Name of Selling Shareholders
|
Common Shares
Owned Before
Offering(1)
|
Percentage of Class
Prior to the
Offering(2)
|
Total
Common Shares
Offered Hereby
|
Common Shares
Owned Following
the Offering
|
Percentage of
Class Following
the Offering
|
|||||||||||||||
Scorpio Bulkers Inc. (3)
|
5,405,405
|
10.52
|
%
|
5,405,405
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
Scorpio Services Holding Limited (4)
|
1,359,807
|
2.65
|
%
|
1,359,807
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
Scorpio Assets STNG Limited (5)
|
679,903
|
1.32
|
%
|
679,903
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
Annalisa Lolli-Ghetti (6)
|
2,337,720
|
4.55
|
%
|
2,337,720
|
0
|
0
|
%
|
|||||||||||||
Total |
7,743,125 |
15.07 |
% |
7,743,125 |
0 |
0 | % |
(1) |
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the Rule 13d-3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Except as subject to community property laws or
otherwise as described in the notes below, where applicable, the person named above has voting and investment power with respect to all common shares shown as beneficially owned by it.
|
(2) |
Based on 51,396,970 common shares outstanding as of March 22, 2019.
|
(3) |
Scorpio Bulkers Inc. is a related party to us. For information about our relationship with Scorpio Bulkers Inc. and the Scorpio group of companies, or
Scorpio, please see our Annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2018, filed with the Commission on March 20, 2019.
|
(4) |
Scorpio Services Holding Limited is a related party to us. For information about our relationship with Scorpio Services Holding Limited and Scorpio, please
see our Annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2018, filed with the Commission on March 20, 2019.
|
(5) |
Scorpio Assets STNG Limited, a member of Scorpio, is a related party to us. For information about our relationship with Scorpio, please see our Annual report
on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2018, filed with the Commission on March 20, 2019
|
(6) |
Annalisa Lolli-Ghetti is a related party to us. Ms. Lolli-Ghetti may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the common shares held by Scorpio Services
Holding Limited and Scorpio Assets STNG Limited. In addition, Ms.
Lolli-Ghetti owns 298,010 common shares directly. For information about our relationship with Ms. Lolli-Ghetti and Scorpio, please see our Annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2018, filed with the
Commission on March 20, 2019.
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● |
a distribution by way of a dividend or otherwise to existing shareholders of such Selling Shareholders;
|
● |
one or more block trades in which a broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent, but may reposition and resell a portion of the block, as
principal, in order to facilitate the transaction;
|
● |
purchases by a broker-dealer, as principal, and resale by the broker-dealer for their account;
|
● |
ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which a broker-dealer solicits purchasers;
|
● |
underwriters, brokers or dealers (who may act as agents or principals) or directly to one or more purchasers;
|
● |
an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;
|
● |
broker-dealers, who may agree with the Selling Shareholders to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share;
|
● |
public or privately negotiated transactions;
|
● |
short sales;
|
● |
through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions, whether through an options exchange or otherwise;
|
● |
trading plans entered into by the Selling Shareholders pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act that are in place at the time of an offering pursuant
to this prospectus supplement that provide for periodic sales of their securities on the basis of parameters described in such trading plans;
|
● |
any combination of the foregoing; or
|
● |
any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.
|
● |
any person who is the beneficial owner of 15% or more of our outstanding voting stock; or
|
● |
any person who is our affiliate or associate and who held 15% or more of our outstanding voting stock at any time within three years before the date on which
the person's status as an interested shareholder is determined, and the affiliates and associates of such person.
|
● |
certain mergers or consolidations of us or any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of ours;
|
● |
any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition of our assets or of any subsidiary of ours having an aggregate fair market value
equal to 10% or more of either the aggregate fair market value of all of our assets, determined on a combined basis, or the aggregate value of all of our outstanding stock;
|
● |
certain transactions that result in the issuance or transfer by us of any stock of ours to the interested shareholder;
|
● |
any transaction involving us or any of our subsidiaries that has the effect of increasing the proportionate share of any class or series of stock, or
securities convertible into any class or series of stock, of ours or any such subsidiary that is owned directly or indirectly by the interested shareholder or any affiliate or associate of the interested shareholder; and
|
● |
any receipt by the interested shareholder of the benefit directly or indirectly (except proportionately as a shareholder) of any loans, advances, guarantees,
pledges or other financial benefits provided by or through us.
|
● |
before a person became an interested shareholder, our Board of Directors approved either the business combination or the transaction in which the shareholder
became an interested shareholder;
|
● |
upon consummation of the transaction which resulted in the shareholder becoming an interested shareholder, the interested shareholder owned at least 85% of
our voting stock outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, other than certain excluded shares;
|
● |
at or following the transaction in which the person became an interested shareholder, the business combination is approved by our Board of Directors and
authorized at an annual or special meeting of shareholders, and not by written consent, by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of our outstanding voting stock that is not owned by the interested shareholder;
|
● |
the shareholder was or became an interested shareholder prior to the closing of our initial public offering in 2010;
|
● |
a shareholder became an interested shareholder inadvertently and (i) as soon as practicable divested itself of ownership of sufficient shares so that the
shareholder ceased to be an interested shareholder; and (ii) would not, at any time within the three-year period immediately prior to a business combination between us and such shareholder, have been an interested shareholder but for
the inadvertent acquisition of ownership; or
|
● |
the business combination is proposed prior to the consummation or abandonment of and subsequent to the earlier of the public announcement or the notice
required under our amended and restated articles of incorporation which (i) constitutes one of the transactions described in the following sentence; (ii) is with or by a person who either was not an interested shareholder during the
previous three years or who became an interested shareholder with the approval of the board; and (iii) is approved or not opposed by a majority of the members of the Board of Directors then in office (but not less than one) who were
directors prior to any person becoming an interested shareholder during the previous three years or were recommended for election or elected to succeed such directors by a majority of such directors. The proposed transactions referred
to in the preceding sentence are limited to:
|
o |
a merger or consolidation of us (except for a merger in respect of which, pursuant to the BCA, no vote of our shareholders is required);
|
o |
a sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition (in one transaction or a series of transactions), whether as part of a dissolution or
otherwise, of assets of us or of any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of ours (other than to any direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary or to us) having an aggregate fair market value equal to 50% or more of either the
aggregate fair market value of all of our assets determined on a consolidated basis or the aggregate fair market value of all the outstanding shares; or
|
o |
a proposed tender or exchange offer for 50% or more of our outstanding voting stock.
|
Commission registration fee
|
$
|
18,310
|
||
Legal fees and expenses
|
$ | 75,000 | ||
Accounting fees and expenses
|
$ | 15,000 | ||
Miscellaneous
|
$ | 6,690 | ||
Total
|
$ | 115,000 |
● |
Our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2018, filed with the Commission on March 20, 2019, containing our audited consolidated
financial statements for the most recent fiscal year for which those statements have been filed; and
|
● |
The description of our common stock contained in our registration statement on Form 8-A, filed with the Commission on March 26, 2010, including any subsequent
amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.
|
Monaco
9, Boulevard Charles III
Monaco 98000
Tel: +377-9798-5716
|
New York
150 East 58th Street
New York, New York 10155, USA
Tel: +1 212 542 1616
|
ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
|
1
|
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
|
1
|
RISK FACTORS
|
2
|
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
|
3
|
USE OF PROCEEDS
|
5
|
CAPITALIZATION
|
6
|
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
|
7
|
DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
|
9
|
DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES
|
10
|
DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS
|
15
|
DESCRIPTION OF PURCHASE CONTRACTS
|
16
|
DESCRIPTION OF RIGHTS
|
17
|
DESCRIPTION OF UNITS
|
18
|
TAX CONSIDERATIONS
|
19
|
SERVICE OF PROCESS AND ENFORCEMENT OF CIVIL LIABILITIES
|
20
|
EXPENSES
|
21
|
LEGAL MATTERS
|
22
|
EXPERTS
|
22
|
WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
|
22
|
ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission, or the Commission, using a shelf registration process. Under the shelf registration process, we or any selling shareholder may sell, from time to time, our common shares, preferred shares, debt
securities, warrants, purchase contracts, rights, and units described in this prospectus, in one or more offerings. No limit exists on the aggregate amount of the securities we or any selling shareholder may sell pursuant to the
registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we or any selling shareholder may offer. Each time we or a selling shareholder offer securities,
we will provide you with a prospectus supplement that will describe, among other things, the specific amounts, prices and terms of the offered securities. We may file a prospectus supplement in the future that may also add, update
or change the information contained in this prospectus. You should read carefully this prospectus, any prospectus supplement, and the additional information described below under the heading "Where You Can Find Additional
Information."
This prospectus and any prospectus supplement are part of a registration statement
that we filed with the Commission and do not contain all the information in the registration statement. Forms of the indentures and other documents establishing the terms of the offered securities are filed as exhibits to the
registration statement. Statements in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement about these documents are summaries and each statement is qualified in all respects by reference to the document to which it refers. You should
refer to the actual documents for a more complete description of the relevant matters. For further information about us or the securities offered hereby, you should refer to the registration statement, which you can obtain from the
Commission as described below under the section entitled "Where You Can Find Additional Information."
Unless the context otherwise requires, when used in this prospectus, the terms
"Scorpio Tankers," the "Company," "we," "our" and "us" refer to Scorpio Tankers Inc. and its subsidiaries. "Scorpio Tankers Inc." refers only to Scorpio Tankers Inc. and not its subsidiaries.
Unless otherwise indicated, all references to "dollars" and "$" in this prospectus
are to, and amounts are presented in, United States dollars. We prepare our financial statements, including all of the financial statements included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, in U.S. dollars and in accordance
with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. We have a fiscal year end of December 31.
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
This section summarizes some of the key information that is
contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. It may not contain all of the information that may be important to you. As an investor or prospective investor, you should review carefully the entire prospectus and the
information incorporated by reference herein, including the section entitled "Risk Factors."
Our Company
Scorpio Tankers Inc. was incorporated in the Republic of the Marshall Islands
pursuant to the Marshall Islands Business Corporations Act on July 1, 2009. We provide seaborne transportation of refined petroleum products worldwide. We began our operations in October 2009 with three vessel owning and operating
subsidiary companies. In April 2010, we completed our initial public offering of common stock and commenced trading on the NYSE under the symbol "STNG." We have since expanded our fleet and as of the date of this prospectus, our
fleet consists of 109 wholly owned or finance leased product tankers (consisting of 38 LR2, 12 LR1, 14 Handymax and 45 MR) with an average age of approximately 3.6 years, and 10 bareboat chartered-in product tankers that we operate
(consisting of seven Handymax and three MR), which we refer to collectively as our Operating Fleet.
Corporate Structure
We were incorporated in the Republic of the Marshall Islands pursuant to the Marshall
Islands Business Corporation Act on July 1, 2009. We currently maintain our principal executive offices at 9, Boulevard Charles III, Monaco 98000 and our telephone number at that location is +377-9798-5716. We also maintain an
office in the United States at 150 East 58th Street, New York, New York 10155 and the telephone number at that location is 212-542-1616. We own or finance lease each of the vessels in our owned and financed leased fleet,
and expect to own or finance lease each additional vessel that we acquire into our owned and finance leased fleet in the future, if any, through separate wholly-owned subsidiaries incorporated in the Republic of the Marshall
Islands. The seven Handymax vessels in our bareboat chartered-in fleet are chartered-in to our wholly-owned subsidiary incorporated in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, STI Chartering and Trading Ltd. The three MR vessels in
our bareboat chartered-in fleet are chartered in through separate wholly-owned subsidiaries incorporated in the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
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|
● |
our future operating or financial results;
|
|
● |
the strength of world economies and currencies;
|
● |
fluctuations in interest rates and foreign exchange rates;
|
● |
general market conditions, including the market for our vessels, fluctuations in spot and charter rates and vessel values;
|
● |
availability of financing and refinancing;
|
● |
our business strategy and other plans and objectives for growth and future operations;
|
● |
our ability to successfully employ our vessels;
|
● |
planned capital expenditures and availability of capital resources to fund capital expenditures;
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planned, pending or recent acquisitions, business strategy and expected capital spending or operating expenses, including drydocking, surveys, upgrades and
insurance costs;
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our ability to realize the expected benefits from acquisitions;
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potential liability from pending or future litigation;
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general domestic and international political conditions;
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potential disruption of shipping routes due to accidents or political events;
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vessel breakdowns and instances of off-hire;
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competition within our industry;
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the supply of and demand for vessels comparable to ours;
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corruption, piracy, militant activities, political instability, terrorism, and ethnic unrest in locations where we may operate;
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delays and cost overruns in construction projects;
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our level of indebtedness;
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our ability to obtain financing and to comply with the restrictive and other covenants in our financing arrangements;
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our need for cash to meet our debt service obligations;
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our levels of operating and maintenance costs, including bunker prices, drydocking and insurance costs;
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our ability to successfully identify, consummate, integrate, and realize the expected benefits from acquisitions, including our acquisition of Navig8
Product Tankers Inc, or NPTI;
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reputational risks;
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availability of skilled workers and the related labor costs and related costs;
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the MARPOL convention, Annex VI Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships which will reduce the maximum amount of sulfur that ships can emit into the air,
which will be applicable as of January 1, 2020;
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the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments (BWM), which will be applicable as of September 2019;
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compliance with governmental, tax, environmental and safety regulation;
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any non-compliance with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (FCPA) or other applicable regulations relating to bribery;
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general economic conditions and conditions in the oil and natural gas industry;
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effects of new products and new technology in our industry;
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the failure of counterparties to fully perform their contracts with us;
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our dependence on key personnel;
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adequacy of insurance coverage;
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our ability to obtain indemnities from customers;
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changes in laws, treaties or regulations applicable to us;
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the volatility of the price of our common shares and our other securities and other factors that may affect our future results; and
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these factors and other risk factors described in this prospectus and other reports that we furnish or file with the Commission.
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a block trade in which a broker-dealer may resell a portion of the block, as principal, in order to facilitate the transaction;
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purchases by a broker-dealer, as principal, and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;
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ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which a broker solicits purchasers; or
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trading plans entered into by us pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, that are in place at
the time of an offering pursuant to this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement hereto that provide for periodic sales of their securities on the basis of parameters described in such trading plans.
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enter into transactions involving short sales of our common shares by broker-dealers;
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sell common shares short and deliver the shares to close out short positions;
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enter into options or other types of transactions that require us or them to deliver common shares to a broker-dealer, who will then resell or transfer the
common shares under this prospectus; or
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loan or pledge the common shares to a broker-dealer, who may sell the loaned shares or, in the event of default, sell the pledged shares.
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the designation, aggregate principal amount and authorized denominations;
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the issue price, expressed as a percentage of the aggregate principal amount;
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the maturity date;
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the interest rate per annum, if any;
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if the debt securities provide for interest payments, the date from which interest will accrue, the dates on which interest will be payable, the date on
which payment of interest will commence and the regular record dates for interest payment dates;
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any optional or mandatory sinking fund provisions or exchangeability provisions;
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the terms and conditions upon which conversion of any convertible debt securities may be effected, including the conversion price, the conversion period and
other conversion provisions;
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whether the debt securities will be our senior or subordinated securities;
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whether the debt securities will be our secured or unsecured obligations;
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the applicability and terms of any guarantees;
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the date, if any, after which and the price or prices at which the debt securities may be optionally redeemed or must be mandatorily redeemed and any other
terms and provisions of optional or mandatory redemptions;
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if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof, the denominations in which the debt securities of the series will be issuable;
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if other than the full principal amount, the portion of the principal amount of the debt securities of the series which will be payable upon acceleration or
provable in bankruptcy;
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any events of default not set forth in this prospectus;
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the currency or currencies, including composite currencies, in which principal, premium and interest will be payable, if other than the currency of the
United States;
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if principal, premium or interest is payable, at our election or at the election of any holder, in a currency other than that in which the debt securities
of the series are stated to be payable, the period or periods within which, and the terms and conditions upon which, the election may be made;
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whether interest will be payable in cash or additional securities at our or the holder's option and the terms and conditions upon which the election may be
made;
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if denominated in a currency or currencies other than the currency of the United States, the equivalent price in the currency of the United States for
purposes of determining the voting rights of holders of those debt securities under the applicable indenture;
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if the amount of payments of principal, premium or interest may be determined with reference to an index, formula or other method based on a coin or
currency other than that in which the debt securities of the series are stated to be payable, the manner in which the amounts will be determined;
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any restrictive covenants or other material terms relating to the debt securities;
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whether the debt securities will be issued in the form of global securities or certificates in registered form;
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any listing on any securities exchange or quotation system;
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additional provisions, if any, related to defeasance and discharge of the debt securities; and
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any other special features of the debt securities.
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our ability to incur either secured or unsecured debt, or both;
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our ability to make certain payments, dividends, redemptions or repurchases;
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our ability to create dividend and other payment restrictions affecting our subsidiaries;
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our ability to make investments;
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mergers and consolidations by us or our subsidiaries;
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sales of assets by us;
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our ability to enter into transactions with affiliates;
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our ability to incur liens; or
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sale and leaseback transactions.
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(1) |
changes the amount of securities whose holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver;
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(2) |
reduces the rate of or changes the interest payment time on any security or alters its redemption provisions (other than any alteration to any such section
which would not materially adversely affect the legal rights of any holder under the indenture) or the price at which we are required to offer to purchase the securities;
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(3) |
reduces the principal or changes the maturity of any security or reduces the amount of, or postpones the date fixed for, the payment of any sinking fund or
analogous obligation;
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(4) |
waives a default or event of default in the payment of the principal of or interest, if any, on any security (except a rescission of acceleration of the
securities of any series by the holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding securities of that series and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration);
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(5) |
makes the principal of or interest, if any, on any security payable in any currency other than that stated in the security;
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(6) |
makes any change with respect to holders' rights to receive principal and interest, the terms pursuant to which defaults can be waived, certain
modifications affecting shareholders or certain currency-related issues; or
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(7) |
waives a redemption payment with respect to any security or changes any of the provisions with respect to the redemption of any securities;
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default in any payment of interest when due which continues for 30 days;
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default in any payment of principal or premium at maturity;
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● |
default in the deposit of any sinking fund payment when due;
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● |
default in the performance of any covenant in the debt securities or the applicable indenture which continues for 60 days after we receive notice of the
default;
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default under a bond, debenture, note or other evidence of indebtedness for borrowed money by us or our subsidiaries (to the extent we are directly
responsible or liable therefor) having a principal amount in excess of a minimum amount set forth in the applicable subsequent filings, whether such indebtedness now exists or is hereafter created, which default shall have resulted in
such indebtedness becoming or being declared due and payable prior to the date on which it would otherwise have become due and payable, without such acceleration having been rescinded or annulled or cured within 30 days after we
receive notice of the default; and
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events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization.
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$
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(1
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)
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Commission Registration Fee
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$ |
*
|
||
Printing and Engraving Expenses
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$ |
*
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||
Legal Fees and Expenses
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$ |
*
|
||
Accountants' Fees and Expenses
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$ |
*
|
||
NYSE Supplemental Listing Fee
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$ |
*
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||
FINRA Fee
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$
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225,500
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||
Blue Sky Fees and Expenses
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$ |
*
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||
Transfer Agent's Fees and Expenses
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$ |
*
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||
Miscellaneous Costs
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$ |
*
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||
Total
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$ |
*
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(1) |
The Registrant is registering an indeterminate amount of securities under the registration statement in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r), the Registrant is deferring payment of the registration fee in connection with such securities until the time the securities are sold
under the registration statement pursuant to a prospectus supplement.
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* |
To be provided by a prospectus supplement or as an exhibit to report on Form 6-K that is incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.
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Our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2018, filed with the Commission on March 20, 2019, which contains our audited consolidated
financial statements for the most recent fiscal year for which those statements have been filed.
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● |
The description of our common stock contained in our registration statement on Form 8-A, filed with the Commission on March 26, 2010, including any
subsequent amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.
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Monaco
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New York
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9, Boulevard Charles III
Monaco 98000
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150 East 58th Street
New York, New York 10155, USA
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Tel: +377-9798-5716
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Tel: +1 212 542 1616
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