Interest in the Property. The Parties intend that the Royalty, to the maximum extent permissible under applicable Law, constitutes an interest in the Property and agree that: (a) the Royalty will run with the Property and the title to the Property, and any disposition or transfer of the Property, or any interest in the Property, will be subject to the Royalty; (b) any sale or other disposition by the Company of any interest in the Property will be effective only in accordance with Section 8.3; (c) the Royalty Holder’s entitlement to any payments due on account of the Royalty will arise at the time of the production of Product, and all such payments will be held by the Company in trust for the Royalty Holder until paid to the Royalty Holder in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement; (d) to the maximum extent possible under applicable Law, the Company will, upon request by the Royalty Holder, sign and deliver to the Royalty Holder, and the Royalty Holder may register or otherwise record (or require the Company to register or otherwise record) against the Property, this Agreement or a notice of this Agreement, and any other similar document or documents as the Royalty Holder may request that will have the effect of giving notice of the existence of the Royalty to third Persons, and protecting the Royalty Holder’s right to receive the Royalty and the performance by the Company of the other covenants and obligations under this Agreement; (e) if any renewal, extension, modification, substitution, amalgamation, succession, conversion, demise to lease, renaming or variation of any mineral right is granted as contemplated in the definition of Property, the Company agrees if permissible under Law, to execute and deliver such document or documents as the Royalty Holder may reasonably request to acknowledge that the Royalty is applicable to the same including any registration or recording document of any nature whatsoever, inclusive of those contemplated in Section 2.2(d); and (f) without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall, the maximum extent possible under the UNCLOS and the regulations of the ISA, take all steps and actions necessary, including seeking consent of the ISA and any sponsoring state, to register the Royalty as an Encumbrance on any exploitation contract granted to the Company by the ISA, provided nothing shall require the Royalty Holder to fulfil qualification criteria under UNCLOS; provided that any Encumbrance granted to the Royalty Holder hereunder shall be postponed and subordinated to any Encumbrance in favour of any existing or future Financing Party in accordance with Section 8.5.
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Sources: Royalty Agreement (TMC the Metals Co Inc.), Royalty Agreement (TMC the Metals Co Inc.)
Interest in the Property. The Parties intend that the Royalty, to the maximum extent permissible under applicable Law, constitutes an interest in the Property and agree that:
(a) the Royalty will run with and bind the Property and the title to the Property, and any disposition or transfer of the Property, or any interest in the Property, will be subject to the Royalty;
(b) any sale or other disposition by the Company of any interest in the Property will be effective only in accordance with Section 8.310.3;
(c) the Royalty Holder’s entitlement to any payments or credits due on account of the Royalty will arise at the time of the production of Product, and all such payments or credits will be held by the Company in trust for the Royalty Holder until paid or credited to the Royalty Holder in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement;
(d) to the maximum extent possible under applicable Law, the Company will, upon request by the Royalty Holder, sign and deliver to the Royalty Holder, and the Royalty Holder may register or otherwise record (or require the Company to register or otherwise record) against the Property, this Agreement or a notice of this Agreement, and any other similar document or documents as the Royalty Holder may request that will have the effect of giving notice of the existence of the Royalty to third Persons, and protecting the Royalty Holder’s right to receive the Royalty and the performance by the Company of the other covenants and obligations under this Agreement;Royalty; and
(e) if any renewal, extension, modification, substitution, amalgamation, succession, conversion, demise to lease, renaming or variation of any mineral right is granted as contemplated in the definition of Property, the Company agrees if permissible under Law, to execute and deliver such document or documents as the Royalty Holder may reasonably request to acknowledge that the Royalty is applicable to the same including any registration or recording document of any nature whatsoever, inclusive of those contemplated in Section 2.2(d2.3(c); and
(f) without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall, the maximum extent possible under the UNCLOS and the regulations of the ISA, take all steps and actions necessary, including seeking consent of the ISA and any sponsoring state, to register the Royalty as an Encumbrance on any exploitation contract granted to the Company by the ISA, provided nothing shall require the Royalty Holder to fulfil qualification criteria under UNCLOS; provided that any Encumbrance granted to the Royalty Holder hereunder shall be postponed and subordinated to any Encumbrance in favour of any existing or future Financing Party in accordance with Section 8.5.
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