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SILVER WHEATON CORP.
as Borrower
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THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
as Co-Lead Arranger, Joint Bookrunner and Administrative Agent
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BANK OF MONTREAL
as Co-Lead Arranger, Joint Bookrunner and Syndication Agent
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CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE,
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA AND THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK
as Co-Documentation Agents
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THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD., CANADA BRANCH,
NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA AND HSBC BANK CANADA
as Senior Managers
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THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, BANK OF MONTREAL, CANADIAN IMPERIAL
BANK OF COMMERCE, ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, THE TORONTO-DOMINION
BANK, THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD., CANADA BRANCH,
EXPORT DEVELOPMENT CANADA, HSBC BANK CANADA, MIZUHO BANK, LTD.,
NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA AND BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., CANADA BRANCH
as Lenders
THIRD AMENDING AGREEMENT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED |
REVOLVING TERM FACILITY CREDIT AGREEMENT |
Dated as of February 27, 2017
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THIRD AMENDING AGREEMENT TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING TERM FACILITY CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT dated as of the 27thday of February, 2017.
BETWEEN:
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, a Canadian chartered bank
(herein, in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders, called the “Administrative Agent”)
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SILVER WHEATON CORP., a corporation continued under the laws of the Province of Ontario
(herein called the “Borrower”)
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THE SEVERAL LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT(herein and therein in their capacities as lenders to the Borrower, collectively called the “Lenders” and individually called a “Lender”)
WHEREAS the Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent entered into an amended and restated credit agreement dated as of February 27, 2015, as amended by a first amending agreement dated as of November 20, 2015 and by a second amending agreement dated as of March 18, 2016 in connection with a certain credit facility in favour of the Borrower (the “Credit Agreement”);
AND WHEREAS the Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent hereto wish to amend certain provisions of the Credit Agreement;
NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSES that, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties covenant and agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINED TERMS
All capitalized terms which are used herein without being specifically defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement.
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ARTICLE 2
AMENDMENTS TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
Subject to the terms and conditions herein contained, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to the extent necessary to give effect to the provisions of this agreement and to incorporate the provisions of this agreement into the Credit Agreement.
The cover page of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the reference therein to “EXPORT DEVELOPMENT CANADA” as a Senior Manager and replacing it with “NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA”.
Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
| (a) | The definition of “Maturity Date” is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced by the following: |
““Maturity Date”means February 27, 2022.”
Section 2.2 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the third sentence thereof and replacing it with the following:
“Each Lender shall provide to the Borrower its Pro Rata Share of each credit, whether such credit is extended by way of drawdown, rollover or conversion provided the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that during the period from and including February 27, 2017 to and including the Interest Periods ending March 17, 2017, the credit extended by Export Development Canada and National Bank of Canada is non-pro rata and is based upon such Lenders’ Individual Commitments in effect prior to February 27, 2017 being $150,000,000 and $120,000,000, respectively (and for the avoidance of doubt, such extensions of credit upon maturity of the Interest Periods ending March 17, 2017 shall be in accordance with Export Development Canada’s and National Bank of Canada’s respective Pro Rata Shares).”
Section 3.10 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced by the following:
“Notice Periods
Each Drawdown Notice, Rollover Notice, Conversion Notice and Prepayment Notice shall be given to the Administrative Agent:
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| (a) | prior to 10:00 a.m. (Vancouver time) on the third Banking Day prior to the date of any drawdown, rollover or conversion of a LIBOR Loan; and |
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| (b) | prior to 10:00 a.m. (Vancouver time) on the Banking Day prior to the date of any voluntary prepayment or any other other drawdown, rollover or conversion.” |
Schedule A to the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with Schedule A attached hereto.
ARTICLE 3
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
3.1 | Representations and Warranties |
To induce the Lenders and the Administrative Agent to enter into this agreement, the Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent that the representations and warranties of the Borrower which are contained in Section 10.1 of the Credit Agreement, as hereby amended, are true and correct on the date hereof as if made on the date hereof.
ARTICLE 4
CONDITION PRECEDENT
4.1 | Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of this Agreement |
This agreement shall not become effective until the following conditions precedent are fulfilled:
| (a) | this agreement shall have been executed and delivered by each of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders; |
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| (b) | the attached acknowledgement and consent shall have been executed and delivered by each Guarantor to the Administrative Agent; |
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| (c) | the Borrower shall have paid to the Lenders and to The Bank of Nova Scotia and Bank of Montreal, in their respective capacities as co-lead arrangers of the Credit Facility (the “Joint-Lead Arrangers”) all fees and expenses required to be paid in connection with the fee letter of even date executed by the Borrower and the Joint-Lead Arrangers. |
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ARTICLE 5
MISCELLANEOUS
The Borrower represents and warrants to and in favour of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that no Default has occurred and is continuing as at the date this agreement becomes effective and no Default would arise immediately thereafter.
5.2 | Future References to the Credit Agreement |
On and after the date of this agreement, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof”, or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, and each reference in any related document to the “Credit Agreement”, “thereunder”, “thereof”, or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby. The Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, is and shall continue to be in full force and effect and is hereby in all respects ratified and confirmed.
This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario.
This agreement shall enure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
If any provision of this agreement is inconsistent or conflicts with any provision of the Credit Agreement, the relevant provision of this agreement shall prevail and be paramount. This agreement shall not create any novation.
This agreement shall not limit, impair or constitute a waiver of the rights, powers or remedies available to the Administrative Agent or the Lendersunder the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document.
This agreement shall be deemed to be a Credit Document.
The Borrower shall do, execute and deliver or shall cause to be done, executed and delivered all such further acts, documents and things as the Administrative Agent may
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reasonably request for the purpose of giving effect to this agreement and to each and every provision hereof.
This agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this agreement on the date first above written.
| SILVER WHEATON CORP. |
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| By: | /s/ Curt D. Bernardi |
| | Name: Curt D. Bernardi |
| | Title: Senior Vice President, Legal andmCorporate Secretary |
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| THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, asAdministrative Agent |
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| By: | /s/ Clement Yu |
| | Name: Clement Yu |
| | Title: Director |
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| By: | /s/ Ryan Moonilal |
| | Name: Ryan Moonilal |
| | Title: Analyst |
| THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as Lender |
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| By: | /s/ Kurt R. Foellmer |
| | Name: Kurt R. Foellmer |
| | Title: Director |
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| By: | /s/ Stephen MacNeil |
| | Name: Stephen MacNeil |
| | Title: Associate Director |
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| BANK OF MONTREAL, as Lender |
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| By: | /s/ Robert H. Wright |
| | Name: Robert H. Wright |
| | Title: Director |
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| CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OFCOMMERCE, as Lender |
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| By: | /s/ Peter Rawlins |
| | Name: Peter Rawlins |
| | Title: Managing Director |
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| By: | /s/ Kazim Mehdi |
| | Name: Kazim Mehdi |
| | Title: Executive Director |
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| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, as Lender |
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| By: | /s/ Stam Fountoulakia |
| | Name: Stam Fountoulakia |
| | Title: Authorized Signatory |
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| THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK, asLender |
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| By: | /s/ Frazer Scott |
| | Name: Frazer Scott |
| | Title: Managing Director |
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| By: | /s/ Ben Montgomery |
| | Name: Ben Montgomery |
| | Title: Director |
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| BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHIUFJ, LTD., CANADA BRANCH, asLender |
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| By: | /s/ Michael Quinn |
| | Name: Michael Quinn |
| | Title: Director |
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| EXPORT DEVELOPMENT CANADA, asLender |
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| By: | /s/ Philip Sauve |
| | Name: Philip Sauve |
| | Title: Senior Associate |
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| By: | /s/ Tamara Fathi |
| | Name: Tamara Fathi |
| | Title: Financing Manager |
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| HSBC BANK CANADA, as Lender |
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| By: | /s/ Curtis Standerwick |
| | Name: Curtis Standerwick |
| | Title: Vice President Global Banking |
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| By: | /s/ Emma Amaya |
| | Name: Emma Amaya |
| | Title: Associate, Global Banking |
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| MIZUHO BANK, LTD., as Lender |
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| By: | /s/ Robert MacKinnon |
| | Name: Robert MacKinnon |
| | Title: Managing Director Canada Branch |
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| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA, asLender |
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| By: | /s/ Allan Fordyce |
| | Name: Allan Fordyce |
| | Title: Managing Director |
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| By: | /s/ David Torrey |
| | Name: David Torrey |
| | Title: Managing Director |
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| BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., CANADABRANCH, as Lender |
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| By: | /s/ Marc Ahlers |
| | Name: Marc Ahlers |
| | Title: Vice President |
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CONSENT
The undersigned, each being a guarantor of the Borrower’s Obligations under,inter alia, the Credit Agreement, hereby acknowledge, agree to and consent to the foregoing amendments to the Credit Agreement and hereby confirm their obligations under their respective Guarantee.
| SILVER WHEATON (CAYMANS) LTD. |
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| By: | /s/ Nik Tatarkin |
| Name: | Nik Tatarkin |
| Title: | Presidetn |
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| SILVER WHEATON LUXEMBOURGSARL |
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| By: | /s/ Ounesh Reebye |
| Name: | Ounesh Reebye |
| Title: | Manager |
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| WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS(CAYMAN) CO. |
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| By: | /s/ Ounesh Reebye |
| Name: | Ounesh Reebye |
| Title: | Director |
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SCHEDULE A
LENDERS AND INDIVIDUAL COMMITMENTS
Lenders | Individual Commitment |
The Bank of Nova Scotia | $255,000,000 |
Bank of Montreal | $255,000,000 |
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | $220,000,000 |
Royal Bank of Canada | $220,000,000 |
The Toronto-Dominion Bank | $220,000,000 |
HSBC Bank Canada | $170,000,000 |
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., Canada Branch | $150,000,000 |
National Bank of Canada | $150,000,000 |
Mizuho Bank., Ltd. | $120,000,000 |
Export Development Canada | $120,000,000 |
Bank of America, N.A., Canada Branch | $120,000,000 |
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