NAVIOS MARITIME MIDSTREAM PARTNERS L.P.
CONDENSED NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars except unit and per unit data)
General and administrative expenses: On November 18, 2014, Navios Midstream entered into the Administrative Services Agreement with the Manager, expiring on November 18, 2019, pursuant to which the Manager provides certain administrative management services to Navios Midstream which include: bookkeeping, audit and accounting services, legal and insurance services, administrative and clerical services, banking and financial services, advisory services, client and investor relations and other services. The Manager is reimbursed for reasonable costs and expenses.
Total general and administrative expenses for the three month periods ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 were $1,111 and $753, respectively. Total general and administrative expenses for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 were $2,718 and $2,107, respectively. For each of the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2018, the expense arising from the administrative services rendered by the Manager to the Company’s vessels were $375 and $1,119, respectively. For each of the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2017, the expense arising from the administrative services rendered by the Manager to the Company’s vessels were $375 and $1,125, respectively.
Balances due from related parties: Balance due from related parties as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, were $21,708 and $22,651, respectively, and included the current andnon-current amounts mainly due from Navios Holdings and Navios Acquisition and its subsidiaries. Amounts due from related parties mainly consisted of the backstop commitment from Navios Acquisition (see “Backstop agreements” paragraph below), as well as special survey and dry docking expenses for certain vessels of the fleet, and management fees in accordance with the Management Agreement.
Omnibus agreement: On November 18, 2014, Navios Midstream entered into an omnibus agreement, with Navios Acquisition, Navios Holdings and Navios Partners in connection with the Navios Midstream IPO, pursuant to which Navios Acquisition, Navios Holdings, Navios Maritime Partners L.P. (“Navios Partners”) and their controlled affiliates generally have agreed not to acquire or own any VLCCs, crude oil tankers, refined petroleum product tankers, LPG tankers or chemical tankers under time charters of five or more years. The omnibus agreement contains significant exceptions that will allow Navios Acquisition, Navios Holdings, Navios Partners or any of their controlled affiliates to compete with Navios Midstream under specified circumstances.
Under the omnibus agreement, Navios Midstream and its subsidiaries granted to Navios Acquisition a right of first offer on any proposed sale, transfer or other disposition of any of its VLCCs or any crude oil tankers, refined petroleum product tankers, LPG tankers or chemical tankers and related charters owned or acquired by Navios Midstream. Likewise, Navios Acquisition granted a similar right of first offer to Navios Midstream for any of the VLCCs, crude oil tanker, refined petroleum product tanker, LPG tanker or chemical tanker under charter for five or more years it might own. These rights of first offer will not apply to a (a) sale, transfer or other disposition of vessels between any affiliated subsidiaries, or pursuant to the terms of any charter or other agreement with a charter party or (b) merger with or into, or sale of substantially all of the assets to, an unaffiliated third-party.
Navios Midstream entered into an omnibus agreement with Navios Maritime Containers Inc. (“Navios Containers”), Navios Acquisition, Navios Holdings and Navios Partners, pursuant to which Navios Acquisition, Navios Holdings, Navios Partners and Navios Midstream have granted to Navios Containers a right of first refusal over any container vessels to be sold or acquired in the future. The omnibus agreement contains significant exceptions that will allow Navios Acquisition, Navios Holdings, Navios Partners and Navios Midstream to compete with Navios Containers under specified circumstances.
Backstop agreements: On November 18, 2014, Navios Acquisition entered into backstop agreements with Navios Midstream. In accordance with the terms of the backstop agreements, Navios Acquisition has provided a backstop commitment at a net rate of $35.0 per day for the Nave Celeste, $38.4 per day for the Shinyo Ocean and $38.0 per day for the Shinyo Kannika. The backstop rates apply for atwo-year period as of the redelivery of each of the vessels from its original charterer, if the actual rates achieved are below the agreed backstop rates for each of the vessels. The backstop commitment for the Shinyo Kannika terminated following the sale of this vessel in March 2018. Navios Acquisition agreed to extend the backstop commitment of the Shinyo Kannika to the Nave Galactic, following the acquisition of the latter by Navios Acquisition in March 2018. For the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2018, backstop revenue was $7,358 and $17,939, respectively, and was included in the balance due from related parties (see “Balances due from related parties” paragraph above). For the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2017 backstop commitment was $6,018 and $11,248, respectively, and was included in the balance due from related parties (see paragraph above in current section).
General Partner option agreement: Navios Holdings has aten-year option to purchase a minimum of 25% of the general partner interest held by the general partner, the incentive distribution rights held by the general partner and/or the membership interests in the general partner from Navios Acquisition, each at fair market value. The option expires on November 18, 2024.
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