TIME OR AT ANY TIME NAMED HEREIN AS LENDERS,
SECTION 1 DEFINITIONS; RULES OF CONSTRUCTION | 1 | |||
1.1 Definitions | 1 | |||
1.2 Accounting Terms | 30 | |||
1.3 Certain Matters of Construction | 30 | |||
1.4 Interest Calculations and Payments | 31 | |||
1.5 Interest Act (Canada) | 31 | |||
1.6 Equivalent Amount | 32 | |||
SECTION 2 CREDIT FACILITIES | 32 | |||
2.1 Revolver Commitment | 32 | |||
2.2 Letter of Credit Facility | 36 | |||
SECTION 3 INTEREST, FEES AND CHARGES | 39 | |||
3.1 Interest | 39 | |||
3.2 Fees | 40 | |||
3.3 Computation of Interest, Fees, Yield Protection | 41 | |||
3.4 Overdraft Loans | 42 | |||
3.5 Illegality | 42 | |||
3.6 Increased Costs | 42 | |||
3.7 Capital Adequacy | 43 | |||
3.8 Mitigation | 43 | |||
3.9 Funding Losses | 44 | |||
3.10 Maximum Interest | 44 | |||
SECTION 4 LOAN ADMINISTRATION | 44 | |||
4.1 Manner of Borrowing and Funding Revolver Loans | 44 | |||
4.2 Defaulting Lender | 46 | |||
4.3 Number and Amount of BA Equivalent Loans; Determination of Rate | 49 | |||
4.4 Effect of Termination | 49 | |||
SECTION 5 PAYMENTS | 49 | |||
5.1 General Payment Provisions | 49 | |||
5.2 Repayment of Revolver Loans | 49 | |||
5.3 Payment of Other Obligations | 50 | |||
5.4 Marshalling; Payments Set Aside | 50 | |||
5.5 Post—Default Allocation of Payments | 50 | |||
5.6 Application of Payments | 51 | |||
5.7 Loan Account; Account Stated | 51 | |||
5.8 Taxes | 52 | |||
SECTION 6 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT | 52 | |||
6.1 Conditions Precedent to Amendment and Restatement | 52 | |||
6.2 Conditions Precedent to All Credit Extensions | 55 | |||
6.3 Limited Waiver of Conditions Precedent | 56 | |||
SECTION 7 COLLATERAL | 56 | |||
7.1 Grant of Security Interest | 56 | |||
7.2 Lien on Deposit Accounts/Dominion Accounts; Cash Collateral | 57 | |||
7.3 Other Collateral | 58 |
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7.4 No Assumption of Liability | 58 | |||
7.5 Further Assurances | 58 | |||
SECTION 8 COLLATERAL ADMINISTRATION | 58 | |||
8.1 Borrowing Base Certificates | 58 | |||
8.2 Administration of Accounts | 59 | |||
8.3 Administration of Inventory | 60 | |||
8.4 Administration of Equipment and Real Estate | 60 | |||
8.5 Administration of Deposit Accounts | 61 | |||
8.6 General Provisions | 61 | |||
8.7 Power of Attorney | 62 | |||
SECTION 9 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES | 63 | |||
9.1 General Representations and Warranties | 63 | |||
9.2 Complete Disclosure | 70 | |||
SECTION 10 COVENANTS AND CONTINUING AGREEMENTS | 70 | |||
10.1 Affirmative Covenants | 70 | |||
10.2 Negative Covenants | 76 | |||
10.3 Financial Covenants | 81 | |||
SECTION 11 EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES ON DEFAULT | 81 | |||
11.1 Events of Default | 81 | |||
11.2 Remedies upon Default | 83 | |||
11.3 License | 84 | |||
11.4 Setoff | 85 | |||
11.5 Remedies Cumulative; No Waiver | 85 | |||
11.6 Equity Cure | 86 | |||
SECTION 12 AGENT | 87 | |||
12.1 Appointment, Authority and Duties of Agent | 87 | |||
12.2 Agreements Regarding Collateral and Field Examination Reports | 88 | |||
12.3 Reliance By Agent | 89 | |||
12.4 Action Upon Default | 89 | |||
12.5 Ratable Sharing | 89 | |||
12.6 Indemnification of Agent Indemnitees | 90 | |||
12.7 Limitation on Responsibilities of Agent | 90 | |||
12.8 Successor Agent and Co-Agents | 91 | |||
12.9 Due Diligence and Non-Reliance | 92 | |||
12.10 Replacement of Certain Lenders | 92 | |||
12.11 Remittance of Payments and Collections | 93 | |||
12.12 Agent in its Individual Capacity | 93 | |||
12.13 Agent Titles | 94 | |||
12.14 No Third Party Beneficiaries | 94 | |||
SECTION 13 BENEFIT OF AGREEMENT; ASSIGNMENTS AND PARTICIPATIONS | 94 | |||
13.1 Successors and Assigns | 94 | |||
13.2 Participations | 94 | |||
13.3 Assignments | 95 | |||
13.4 Representation of Lenders | 96 | |||
SECTION 14 GUARANTEES | 96 |
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14.1 The Guarantees | 96 | |||
14.2 Guarantee Absolute | 96 | |||
14.3 Consents, Waivers and Renewals | 97 | |||
14.4 Subrogation | 98 | |||
14.5 Subordination | 98 | |||
14.6 Protection Clause | 99 | |||
14.7 Limitation on Guarantee of Obligations | 99 | |||
14.8 Guarantee of Payment | 100 | |||
SECTION 15 MISCELLANEOUS | 100 | |||
15.1 Consents, Amendments and Waivers | 100 | |||
15.2 Indemnity | 101 | |||
15.3 Notices and Communications | 102 | |||
15.4 Performance of Obligors’ Obligations | 102 | |||
15.5 Credit Inquiries | 103 | |||
15.6 Severability | 103 | |||
15.7 Cumulative Effect; Conflict of Terms | 103 | |||
15.8 Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures | 103 | |||
15.9 Entire Agreement | 103 | |||
15.10 Obligations of Lenders | 103 | |||
15.11 Confidentiality | 104 | |||
15.12 Governing Law; Choice of Forum; Service of Process | 104 | |||
15,13 Waivers by Obligors | 105 | |||
15.14 Survival of Representations and Warranties | 106 | |||
15.15 Fees and Expenses | 106 | |||
15.16 Limitation of Liability | 107 | |||
15.17 Final Agreement | 107 | |||
15.18 Precedence | 107 | |||
15.19 Judgment Currency | 108 | |||
15.20 Canadian Anti-Money Laundering Legislation | 108 | |||
15.21 Existing Loan and Security Agreement Amended and Restated | 109 |
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Exhibit A | Revolver Note | |
Exhibit B | Intentionally Deleted | |
Exhibit C | Assignment and Acceptance | |
Exhibit D | Assignment Notice | |
Exhibit E | Borrowing Base Certificate | |
Exhibit F | Notice of Continuation/Conversion | |
Exhibit G | Compliance Certificate | |
Exhibit H | Notice of Borrowing | |
Schedule 1.1 | Commitments of Lenders | |
Schedule 1 .2 | EBITDA Adjustments | |
Schedule 8.5 | Dominion Accounts | |
Schedule 8.6.1 | Business Locations | |
Schedule 9.1.4 | Names and Capital Structure | |
Schedule 9.1.5 | Former Names and Companies | |
Schedule 9.1.12 | Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Licenses | |
Schedule 9.1.15 | Environmental Matters | |
Schedule 9.1.16 | Restrictive Agreements | |
Schedule 9.1.17 | Litigation | |
Schedule 9.1.19 | Pension Compliance | |
Schedule 9.1.21 | Labour Contracts | |
Schedule 9.1.29 | Real Estate | |
Schedule 10.2.2 | Existing Liens | |
Schedule 10.2.17 | Existing Affiliate Transactions |
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(a) | Request for Increase. Provided that there exists no Default or Event of Default, the Borrower may, at any time after delivery of the Section 10.1.2 Financials for the Fiscal Quarter ending September 30, 2010 evidencing compliance with the covenants under Section 10.3, and from time to time thereafter, request an increase in the Revolver Commitments (“New Revolver Commitments”) by an amount (for all such requests) not exceeding $140,000,000 in the aggregate by issuing a notice to that effect to the Agent and the Lenders (a “Commitment Increase Notice”); provided that (A) any such request for an increase shall be in a minimum amount of $10,000,000, and (B) the Borrower may make a maximum of four such requests. At the time of sending a Commitment Increase Notice, the |
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Borrower (in consultation with the Agent) shall specify the time period within which each Lender is requested to respond (which shall in no event be less than ten (10) Business Days from the date of delivery of such notice to the Lenders). |
(b) | Lender Elections to Increase. Each Lender shall notify the Agent within such time period whether or not it agrees to increase its Commitment and, if so, whether by an amount equal to, greater than, or less than its Pro Rata share of such requested increase (each such requested increase a “Commitment Increase Amount”). Any Lender not responding within such time period shall be deemed to have declined to increase its Commitment. | ||
(c) | Notification by Agent; Additional Lenders. The Agent shall notify the Borrower and each Lender of the Lenders’ responses to each Commitment Increase Notice. To achieve the full amount of a Commitment Increase Amount and subject to the approval of the Agent (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), the Borrower may also invite additional Eligible Assignees to become Lenders pursuant to a joinder agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and its counsel. | ||
(d) | Effective Date and Allocations. If the Revolver Commitments are increased in accordance with this Section 2.1.7, the Agent and the Borrower shall determine the effective date (the “Commitment Increase Date”) and the final allocation of such increase. The Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the final allocation of such increase and the Commitment Increase Date. For the avoidance of doubt, any Loans made and Letters of Credit issued following the Commitment Increase Date and utilizing any increase in the Revolver Commitments shall constitute Obligations for all purposes of the Loan Documents. | ||
(e) | Conditions to Effectiveness of Increase. As a condition precedent to any such increase, the Borrower shall deliver to the Agent a certificate of each Obligor dated as of the Commitment Increase Date signed by a Senior Officer of such Obligor (i) certifying and attaching the resolutions adopted by such Obligor approving or consenting to such increase, and (ii) in the case of the Borrower, certifying that, before and after giving effect to such increase, (A) the representations and warranties contained in Section 9 and the other Loan Documents are true and correct on and as of the Commitment Increase Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 2.1.7, the representations and warranties contained in subsection 9.1.8 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent financial statements furnished pursuant to subsection 10.1.2, (B) no Default or Event of Default exists, and (C) the increase will not result in any obligation to grant any Liens in favour of any other Person (other than any Liens in favour of Agent, as agent for New Revolving Lenders). |
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(f) | On any Commitment Increase Date on which New Revolver Commitments are effected, subject to the satisfaction of the foregoing terms and conditions, (i) each of the Lenders with Revolver Commitments shall assign to each Lender with a New Revolver Commitment (each, a “New Revolver Lender”) and each of the New Revolver Lenders shall purchase from each of the Lenders with Revolver Commitments, at the principal amount thereof (together with accrued interest), such interests in the Revolver Loans outstanding on such Commitment Increase Date as shall be necessary in order that, after giving effect to all such assignments and purchases, such Revolver Loans will be held by existing Lenders with Revolver Loans and New Revolver Lenders ratably in accordance with their Revolver Commitments after giving effect to the addition of such New Revolver Commitments to the Revolver Commitments, (ii) each New Revolver Commitment shall be deemed for all purposes a Revolver Commitment and each Loan made thereunder shall be deemed, for all purposes, a Revolver Loan and (iii) each New Revolver Lender shall become a Lender with respect to the New Revolver Commitment and all matters relating thereto. |
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(a) | Borrower acknowledges that Issuing Bank’s willingness to issue any Letter of Credit is conditioned upon Issuing Bank’s receipt of a LC Application with respect to the requested Letter of Credit, as well as such other instruments and agreements as Issuing Bank may customarily require for issuance of a letter of credit of similar type and amount. Issuing Bank shall have no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit unless (i) Issuing Bank receives a LC Request and LC Application at least three Business Days prior to the requested date of issuance; and (ii) each LC Condition is satisfied. If Issuing Bank receives written notice from a Lender at least one Business Day before issuance of a Letter of Credit that any LC Condition has not been satisfied, Issuing Bank shall have no obligation to issue the requested Letter of Credit (or any other) until such notice is withdrawn in writing by that Lender or until Required Lenders have waived such condition in accordance with this Agreement. Prior to receipt of any such notice, Issuing Bank shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any failure of LC Conditions. | ||
(b) | Letters of Credit may be requested by Borrower only (i) to support obligations of Borrower incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business; or (ii) for other purposes as Agent and Lenders may approve from time to time in writing. The renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit shall be treated as the issuance of a new Letter of Credit, except that delivery of a new LC Application shall be required at the discretion of Issuing Bank. | ||
(c) | Borrower assumes all risks of the acts, omissions or misuses of any Letter of Credit by the beneficiary. In connection with issuance of any Letter of Credit, none of Agent, Issuing Bank or any Lender shall be responsible for the existence, character, quality, quantity, condition, packing, value or delivery of any goods purported to be represented by any Documents; any differences or variation in the character, quality, quantity, condition, packing, value or delivery of any goods from that expressed in any Documents; the form, validity, sufficiency, accuracy, genuineness or legal effect of any Documents or of any endorsements thereon; the time, place, manner or order in which shipment of goods is made; partial or incomplete shipment of, or failure to ship, any goods referred to in a Letter of Credit or Documents; any deviation from instructions, delay, default or fraud by any shipper or other Person in connection with any goods, shipment or delivery; any breach of contract between a shipper or vendor and Borrower; errors, omissions, interruptions or delays in transmission or delivery of any messages, by mail, cable, telegraph, telex, telecopy, e-mail, telephone or |
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otherwise; errors in interpretation of technical terms; the misapplication by a beneficiary of any Letter of Credit or the proceeds thereof; or any consequences arising from causes beyond the control of Issuing Bank, Agent or any Lender, including any act or omission of a Governmental Authority. The rights and remedies of Issuing Bank under the Loan Documents shall be cumulative. Issuing Bank shall be fully subrogated to the rights and remedies of each beneficiary whose claims against Borrower are discharged with proceeds of any Letter of Credit. | |||
(d) | In connection with its administration of and enforcement of rights or remedies under any Letters of Credit or LC Documents, Issuing Bank shall be entitled to act, and shall be fully protected in acting, upon any certification, notice or other communication in whatever form believed by Issuing Bank, in good faith, to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by a proper Person, Issuing Bank may consult with and employ legal counsel, accountants and other experts to advise it concerning its obligations, rights and remedies, and shall be entitled to act upon, and shall be fully protected in any action taken in good faith reliance upon, any advice given by such experts. Issuing Bank may employ agents and attorneys in connection with any matter relating to Letters of Credit or LC Documents, and shall not be liable for the negligence or misconduct of any such agents or attorneys selected with reasonable care. |
(a) | If Issuing Bank honours any request for payment under a Letter of Credit, Borrower shall pay to Issuing Bank, on the same day (“Reimbursement Date”), the amount paid by Issuing Bank under such Letter of Credit, together with interest at the interest rate for Prime Rate Revolver Loans from the Reimbursement Date until payment by Borrower. The obligation of Borrower to reimburse Issuing Bank for any payment made under a Letter of Credit shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid without regard to any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or the existence of any claim, setoff, defense or other right that Borrower may have at any time against the beneficiary. Whether or not Borrower submits a Notice of Borrowing, Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Borrowing of Prime Rate Revolver Loans, in an amount necessary to pay all amounts due Issuing Bank on any Reimbursement Date and each Lender agrees to fund its Pro Rata share of such Borrowing whether or not the Commitments have terminated, an Overadvance exists or is created thereby, or the conditions in Section 6 are satisfied. The amount of any request for payment under a Letter of Credit denominated in a currency other than Dollars shall be converted into Dollars at the Agent’s spot buying rate in Toronto at approximately 12:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on the date of such drawing/request for payment. |
(b) | Upon issuance of a Letter of Credit, each Lender shall be deemed to have irrevocably and unconditionally purchased from Issuing Bank, without |
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recourse or warranty, an undivided Pro Rata interest and participation in all LC Obligations relating to the Letter of Credit. If Issuing Bank makes any payment under a Letter of Credit and Borrower does not reimburse such payment on the Reimbursement Date, Agent shall promptly notify Lenders and each Lender shall promptly (within one Business Day) and unconditionally pay to Agent, for the benefit of Issuing Bank, the Lender’s Pro Rata share of such payment. Upon request by a Lender, Issuing Bank shall furnish copies of any Letters of Credit and LC Documents in its possession at such time. |
(c) | The obligation of each Lender to make payments to Agent for the account of Issuing Bank in connection with Issuing Bank’s payment under a Letter of Credit shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, not subject to any counterclaim, setoff, compensation, qualification or exception whatsoever, and shall be made in accordance with this Agreement under all circumstances, irrespective of any lack of validity or unenforceability of any Loan Documents; any draft, certificate or other document presented under a Letter of Credit having been determined to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or the existence of any setoff compensation or defense that any Obligor may have with respect to any Obligations. Issuing Bank does not assume any responsibility for any failure or delay in performance or any breach by Borrower or other Person of any obligations under any LC Documents. Issuing Bank does not make to Lenders any express or implied warranty, representation or guarantee with respect to the Collateral, LC Documents or any Obligor. Issuing Bank shall not be responsible to any Lender for any recitals, statements, information, representations or warranties contained in, or for the execution, validity, genuineness, effectiveness or enforceability of any LC Documents; the validity, genuineness, enforceability, collectibility, value or sufficiency of any Collateral or the perfection of any Lien therein; or the assets, liabilities, financial condition, results of operations, business, creditworthiness or legal status of any Obligor. |
(d) | No Issuing Bank Indemnitee shall be liable to any Lender or other Person for any action taken or omitted to be taken in connection with any LC Documents except as a result of its actual gross negligence or wilful misconduct. Issuing Bank shall not have any liability to any Lender if Issuing Bank refrains from any action under any Letter of Credit or LC Documents until it receives written instructions from Required Lenders. |
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(a) | The Obligations shall bear interest (i) if a Prime Rate Loan, at the Prime Rate in effect from time to time, plus the Applicable Margin for Prime Rate Revolver Loans; (ii) if a BA Equivalent Loan, at the BA Equivalent Rate for the applicable Interest Period, plus the Applicable Margin for BA Equivalent Revolver Loans; and (iii) if any other Obligation (including, to the extent permitted by law, interest not paid when due), at the Prime Rate in effect from time to time, plus the Applicable Margin for Prime Rate Revolver Loans. Interest shall accrue from the date the Loan is advanced or the Obligation is incurred or payable, until paid by Borrower. If a Loan is repaid on the same day made, one day’s interest shall accrue. | ||
(b) | During any Default or Event of Default, if Agent or Required Lenders in their discretion so elect, Obligations shall bear interest at the Default Rate. Borrower acknowledges that the cost and expense to Agent and each Lender due to a Default or an Event of Default are difficult to ascertain and that the Default Rate is a fair and reasonable estimate to compensate Agent and Lenders for such added cost and expense. | ||
(c) | Interest accrued on the Loans shall be due and payable in arrears, (i) on the first day of each month and, for any BA Equivalent Loan, the last day of its Interest Period; and (ii) on the Commitment Termination Date. Interest accrued on any other Obligations shall be due and payable as provided in the Loan Documents and, if no payment date is specified, shall be due and payable on demand. Notwithstanding the foregoing, interest accrued at the Default Rate shall be due and payable on demand. |
(a) | Borrower may on any Business Day, subject to delivery of a Notice of Conversion/Continuation, elect to convert any portion of the Prime Rate Loans to, or to continue any BA Equivalent Loan at the end of its Interest Period as, a BA Equivalent Loan. During any Default or Event of Default, Agent may (and shall at the direction of Required Lenders) declare that no Loan may be made, converted or continued as a BA Equivalent Loan. | ||
(b) | Whenever Borrower desires to convert or continue Loans as BA Equivalent Loans, Borrower shall give Agent a Notice of Conversion/Continuation, no later than 12:00 p.m. (Eastern time) at least three Business Days before the |
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requested conversion or continuation date. Promptly after receiving any such notice, Agent shall notify each Lender thereof. Each Notice of Conversion/Continuation shall be irrevocable, and shall specify the aggregate principal amount of Loans to be converted or continued, the conversion or continuation date (which shall be a Business Day), and the duration of the Interest Period (which shall be deemed to be one month if not specified). If, upon the expiration of any Interest Period in respect of any BA Equivalent Loans, Borrower shall have failed to deliver a Notice of Conversion/Continuation, it shall be deemed to have elected to convert such Loans into Prime Rate Loans. |
(a) | the Interest Period shall commence on the date the Loan is made or continued as, or converted into, a BA Equivalent Loan, and shall expire on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at its end; | ||
(b) | if any Interest Period commences on a day for which there is no corresponding day in the calendar month at its end or if such corresponding day falls after the last Business Day of such month, then the Interest Period shall expire on the last Business Day of such month; and if any Interest Period would expire on a day that is not a Business Day, the period shall expire on the next Business Day; and | ||
(c) | no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Revolver Termination Date. |
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(i) | a Lender shall be subject to any Tax with respect to any BA Equivalent Loan or Letter of Credit or its obligation to make BA Equivalent Loans, issue Letters of Credit or participate in LC Obligations, or a change shall result in the basis of taxation of any payment to a Lender with respect to its BA Equivalent Loans, or its obligation to make BA Equivalent Loans, issue Letters of Credit or participate in LC Obligations (except for Excluded Taxes); or |
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(ii) | any reserve (including any imposed by the Board of Governors or any other Governmental Authority), special deposits or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, a Lender shall be imposed or deemed applicable, or any other condition affecting a Lender’s BA Equivalent Loans or obligation to make BA Equivalent Loans, issue Letters of Credit or participate in LC Obligations shall be imposed on such Lender; |
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(a) | Whenever Borrower desires funding of a Borrowing of Revolver Loans, Borrower shall give Agent a Notice of Borrowing. Such notice must be |
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received by Agent no later than 12:00 p.m. (Eastern time) (i) on the Business Day of the requested funding date, in the case of Prime Rate Loans, and (ii) at least three Business Days prior to the requested funding date, in the case of BA Equivalent Loans. Notices received after 12:00 p.m. (Eastern time) shall be deemed received on the next Business Day. Each Notice of Borrowing shall be irrevocable and shall specify (A) the principal amount of the Borrowing, (B) the requested funding date (which must be a Business Day), (C) whether the Borrowing is to be made as Prime Rate Loans or BA Equivalent Loans, and (D) in the case of BA Equivalent Loans, the duration of the applicable Interest Period (which shall be deemed to be one month if not specified). | |||
(b) | Unless payment is otherwise timely made by Borrower, the becoming due of any Obligations (whether principal, interest, fees or other charges, including Extraordinary Expenses, LC Obligations, Cash Collateral and Bank Product Debt) shall be deemed to be a request for Prime Rate Loans, on the due date, in the amount of such Obligations. The proceeds of such Loans shall be disbursed as direct payment of the relevant Obligation. | ||
(c) | If Borrower establishes a controlled disbursement account with Agent or any Affiliate of Agent, then the presentation for payment of any cheque or other item of payment drawn on such account at a time when there are insufficient funds to cover it shall be deemed to be a request for Prime Rate Loans, on the date of such presentation, in the amount of the cheque and items presented for payment. The proceeds of such Revolver Loans may be disbursed directly to the controlled disbursement account or other appropriate account. |
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(a) | Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, advance Swingline Loans to Borrower out of Agent’s own funds, up to an aggregate outstanding amount of $15,000,000, unless the funding is specifically required to be made by all Lenders hereunder. Each Swingline Loan shall constitute a Revolver Loan for all purposes, except that payments thereon shall be made to Agent for its own account. The obligation of Borrower to repay Swingline Loans shall be evidenced by the records of Agent and need not be evidenced by any promissory note. | ||
(b) | To facilitate administration of the Revolver Loans, Lenders and Agent agree (which agreement is solely among them, and not for the benefit of or enforceable by Borrower) that settlement among them with respect to Revolver Loans (other than Swingline Loans) may take place periodically on a date determined from time to time by Agent, which shall occur at least once every five Business Days. On each settlement date, settlement shall be made with each Lender in accordance with the Settlement Report delivered by Agent to Lenders. Between settlement dates, Agent may in its discretion apply payments on Revolver Loans to Swingline Loans, regardless of any designation by Borrower or any provision herein to the contrary. Each Lender’s obligation to make settlements with Agent is absolute and unconditional, without offset, compensation, counterclaim or other defense, and whether or not the Commitments have terminated, an Overadvance exists, or the conditions in Section 6 are satisfied. |
(a) | Agent may, in its discretion, retain payments that would otherwise be made to such Defaulting Lender hereunder, apply the payments to such Lender’s defaulted obligations or readvance the funds to Borrower in accordance with this Agreement and this Section 4.2. The failure of any Defaulting Lender to fund a Loan or to make a payment in respect of a LC Obligation |
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shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder, and no Lender shall be responsible for default by another Lender provided, however, that neither the Agent nor any Lender shall be required to make any Loans, issue any Letters of Credit, make available any Bank Products or otherwise extend any form of credit to the Borrower (“Defaulting Lender Credit Extensions”) which may require the Agent or any such Lender to obtain settlement with or payment or repayment or reimbursement from such Defaulting Lender, all of which Defaulting Lender Credit Extensions being in the sole discretion of the Agent and Lenders exercised in good faith; | |||
(b) | The sum of such Defaulting Lender’s outstanding Loansplus its risk participations in outstanding Swingline Loans, Bank Products (if any) and LC Obligations (collectively, its “Credit Exposure”) and such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment shall not be included in determining whether all Lenders or the Required Lenders have taken or may take any action hereunder (including any consent to any amendment or waiver pursuant to Section 15.1);provided that the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Defaulting Lender (it being understood that any Commitments or Loans held or deemed held by the Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for a vote of the Lenders hereunder requiring the consent of the Lenders); | ||
(c) | Subject to clause (d) below, a Defaulting Lender shall be deemed to have assigned any and all payments due to it from the Obligor, whether on account of outstanding Loans, interest, fees or otherwise, to the remaining non-defaulting Lenders for application to, and reduction of, their proportionate shares of all outstanding Obligations until, as a result of application of such assigned payments, the Lenders’ respective Pro Rata share of all outstanding Obligations shall have returned to those in effect immediately prior to such delinquency and without giving effect to the nonpayment causing such delinquency; | ||
(d) | Subject to Section 3.2, at the option of the Agent, any amount payable to such Defaulting Lender hereunder (whether on account of principal, interest, fees or otherwise and including any amount that would otherwise be payable to such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 4.2) shall, in lieu of being distributed to such Defaulting Lender, be retained by the Agent in a segregated account and, subject to any applicable requirements of law, be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Agent, (i) first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to any Agent hereunder, (ii) second, Pro Rata, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to any Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender hereunder, (iii) third, if so determined by the Agent or requested by an Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, held in such account as cash collateral for future funding obligations of the Defaulting Lender in respect of any existing or future participating interest in any Swingline Loan or Letter of Credit, (iv) fourth, to the funding of any Loan in respect of which |
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such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Agent, (v) fifth, if so determined by the Agent, held in such account as cash collateral for future funding obligations of the Defaulting Lender in respect of any Loans under this Agreement, (vi) sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders or any Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender or such Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement, and (vii) seventh, to such Defaulting Lender; provided that if such payment is (x) a prepayment of the principal amount of any Loans or reimbursement obligations in respect of LC disbursements which a Defaulting Lender has funded its participation obligations and (y) made at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 6.2 are satisfied, such payment shall be applied solely to prepay the Loans of, and reimbursement obligations owed to, all non-Defaulting Lenders Pro Rata prior to being applied to the prepayment of any Loans, or reimbursement obligations owed to, any Defaulting Lender. | |||
(e) | The Defaulting Lender’s decision-making and participation rights and rights to payments as set forth in clauses (a) through (d) hereinabove shall be restored only upon the payment by the Defaulting Lender of its Pro Rata share of any Obligations, any participation obligation, or expenses as to which it is delinquent, together with interest thereon at the Default Rate from the date when originally due until the date upon which any such amounts are actually paid and/or such Lender otherwise ceases to constitute a Defaulting Lender. | ||
(f) | The non-defaulting Lenders shall also have the right, but not the obligation, in their respective, sole and absolute discretion, to acquire for no cash consideration, (Pro Rata, based on the respective Commitments of those Lenders electing to exercise such right) the Defaulting Lender’s Commitment to fund future Loans (the “Defaulting Lender’s Future Commitment”). Upon any such purchase of the Pro Rate Share of any Defaulting Lender’s Future Commitment, the Defaulting Lender’s share in future Loans and its rights under the Loan Documents with respect thereto shall terminate on the date of purchase, and the Defaulting Lender shall promptly execute all documents reasonably requested to surrender and transfer such interest, including, if so requested, an Assignment and Acceptance. Each Defaulting Lender shall indemnify the Agent and each non-defaulting Lender from and against any and all loss, damage or expenses, including but not limited to reasonable attorneys’ fees and funds advanced by any Agent or by any non-defaulting Lender, on account of a Defaulting Lender’s failure to timely fund its Pro Rata share of a Loan or to otherwise perform its obligations under the Loan Documents. Nothing contained in this Section 4.2(f) shall be deemed to limit or modify the rights of the Borrower and Agent pursuant to Section 12.10 hereof. |
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(a) | first, to all costs and expenses, including Extraordinary Expenses, owing to Agent; | ||
(b) | second, to all amounts owing to Agent on Swingline Loans or Protective Advances; | ||
(c) | third, to all amounts owing to Issuing Bank on LC Obligations; | ||
(d) | fourth, to all Obligations constituting fees owing to Agent and owing to Lenders (on a Pro Rata basis), (excluding amounts relating to Bank Products); | ||
(e) | fifth, to all Obligations constituting interest owing to Agent and owing to the Lenders (on a Pro Rata basis), (excluding amounts relating to Bank Products); | ||
(f) | sixth, to provide Cash Collateral for outstanding Letters of Credit; | ||
(g) | seventh, to all other Obligations owing to Agent, and owing to the Lenders (on a Pro Rata basis), other than Bank Product Debt; and |
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(a) | Notes shall have been executed by Borrower and delivered to each Lender that requests issuance of a Note. Each other Loan Document not delivered under the Existing Loan and Security Agreement shall have been duly executed and delivered to Agent by each of the signatories thereto, and each Obligor shall be in compliance with all terms thereof. | ||
(b) | Agent shall have received all PPSA and other Lien searches and other evidence satisfactory to Agent that such Liens are the only Liens upon the Collateral, except Permitted Liens. | ||
(c) | The Agent shall have received: |
(i) | acknowledgment copies of proper financing or filing statements, publications or recordations, duly filed on or before the Closing Date under the PPSA of all jurisdictions that the Agent may deem necessary or desirable in order to perfect the Agent’s Lien; and | ||
(ii) | duly executed “Termination Statements” and such other instruments, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent, as shall be necessary to terminate and discharge and satisfy all Liens on the Property of the Obligors (except Permitted Liens). |
(d) | Agent shall have received all subordination and postponement agreements required pursuant to the terms hereof, including, as necessary, any amendment or restatements of the: |
(i) | ATB Intercreditor Agreement; and | ||
(ii) | the Shareholder Subordination Agreement. |
(e) | Agent shall have received duly executed agreements establishing each Dominion Account, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent, to the extent not delivered under the Existing Loan and Security Agreement. | ||
(f) | Agent shall have received certificates, in form and substance satisfactory to it, from a knowledgeable Senior Officer of each Obligor certifying that, after giving effect to the Loans outstanding on the Closing Date and transactions hereunder, (i) such Obligor is Solvent; (ii) no Default or Event of Default exists; (iii) the representations and warranties set forth in Section 9 are true and correct; and (iv) such Obligor has complied with all agreements and conditions to be satisfied by it under the Loan Documents. | ||
(g) | Agent shall have received a certificate of a duly authorized officer of each Obligor, certifying (i) that attached copies of such Obligor’s Organic Documents are true and complete, and in full force and effect, without amendment except as shown, or there have been no amendments thereto |
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since November 2, 2006, (ii) that an attached copy of resolutions authorizing execution and delivery of the Loan Documents is true and complete, and that such resolutions are in full force and effect, were duly adopted, have not been amended, modified or revoked, and constitute all resolutions adopted with respect to this credit facility, and (iii) to the title, name and signature of each Person authorized to sign the Loan Documents. Agent may conclusively rely on this certificate until it is otherwise notified by the applicable Obligor in writing. |
(h) | Agent shall have received a written opinion of McCarthy Tetrault LLP as well as any local counsel to Obligors or Agent, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent. | ||
(i) | Agent shall have received compliance certificates, certificates of status, certificates d’attestation and good standing certificates for each Obligor, issued by the appropriate official of such Obligor’s jurisdiction of organization and each jurisdiction where such Obligor’s conduct of business or ownership of Property necessitates qualification. | ||
(j) | Agent shall have received copies of policies or certificates of insurance and binders of Insurance for the insurance policies carried by Obligors with requisite loss payable endorsements, all in compliance with the Loan Documents and in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent, to the extent not delivered under the Existing Loan and Security Agreement. | ||
(k) | Agent shall have completed its legal due diligence of Obligors, with results satisfactory to Agent. | ||
(1) | Agent shall have received a Borrowing Base Certificate prepared as of September 28, 2009. | ||
(m) | The Borrower shall have paid all fees and expenses of the Agent and Lenders, including as provided in the Fee Letter and hereunder, and all attorney costs and audit costs incurred in connection with any of the Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby to the extent invoiced. | ||
(n) | The Agent shall have received an officer’s certificate from the Borrower certifying, and/or received other evidence satisfactory to the Agent, that the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are not in violation of or contrary to the provisions of any other document to which Borrower or any Subsidiary is a party or by which they are bound. | ||
(o) | There shall exist no action, suit, investigation, litigation, or proceeding pending or threatened in any court or before any arbitrator or governmental authority that in Lenders’ good faith credit discretion (a) could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or impair Obligors’ ability to perform their obligations under the Loan Agreement, or (b) could |
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reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the Obligations or the transactions contemplated thereby. | |||
(p) | Agent shall have reviewed and confirmed its satisfaction with the instruments/debt documents evidencing the Debt of and any other creditors not being paid out and discharged on or prior to the Closing Date, including, without limitation, its satisfaction with the terms of the ATB Financial Debt (including any amendments or renewals thereto) as it exists on the Closing Date. | ||
(q) | The Agent shall have received an officer’s certificate from the Borrower certifying, and/or received other evidence satisfactory to it, that each Obligor shall have obtained all governmental and third party consents and approvals as Agent may consider necessary or appropriate in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby. | ||
(r) | Assignment and Acceptance agreements amongst the Lenders party to the Existing Loan and Security Agreement and the Lenders party to this Agreement shall have been executed and delivered to the Agent to the extent deemed necessary by the Agent. | ||
(s) | All proceedings taken in connection with the execution of this Agreement, all other Loan Documents and all documents and papers relating thereto shall be satisfactory in form, scope, and substance to the Agent and the Lenders. |
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(a) | No Default or Event of Default shall exist at the time of, or result from, such funding, issuance or grant; | ||
(b) | The representations and warranties of each Obligor in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct on the date of, and upon giving effect to, such funding, issuance or grant (except for representations and warranties that expressly relate to an earlier date); | ||
(c) | All conditions precedent in any other Loan Document shall be satisfied; | ||
(d) | No event shall have occurred or circumstance exist that has or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and | ||
(e) | With respect to issuance of a Letter of Credit, the LC Conditions shall be satisfied. |
(a) | all Accounts; | ||
(b) | all Chattel Paper, including electronic chattel paper; | ||
(c) | all Deposit Accounts and Dominion Accounts; | ||
(d) | all General Intangibles, including Intellectual Property; | ||
(e) | all Goods, including Inventory but excluding Equipment; |
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(f) | all Instruments; | ||
(g) | all Investment Property; | ||
(h) | all monies, whether or not in the possession or under the control of Agent, a Lender, or a bailee or Affiliate of Agent or a Lender, including any Cash Collateral; | ||
(i) | all accessions to, substitutions for, and all replacements, products, and cash and non-cash proceeds of the foregoing, including proceeds of and unearned premiums with respect to insurance policies, and claims against any Person for loss, damage or destruction of any Collateral; and | ||
(j) | all books and records (including customer lists, files, correspondence, tapes, computer programs, print-outs and computer records) pertaining to the foregoing. |
(a) | To further secure the prompt payment and performance of all Obligations, each Obligor hereby grants to Agent, for the benefit of Secured Parties, a continuing security interest in and Lien upon all of Obligors’ right, title and interest in and to each Deposit Account and Dominion Account of such Obligor and any deposits or other sums at any time credited to any such Deposit Account and Dominion Account, including any sums in any blocked or lockbox accounts or in any accounts into which such sums are swept. For greater certainty, Obligors hereby agree that, unless otherwise agreed to by Agent, they will not maintain any Deposit Accounts, other than Dominion Accounts with the Bank. | ||
(b) | Each Obligor authorizes and directs Bank to deliver to Agent, on a daily basis, all balances in the Dominion Accounts maintained by such Obligor with such depository for application to the Obligations then outstanding. Each Obligor irrevocably appoints Agent as such Obligor’s attorney to collect such balances to the extent any such delivery is not so made. |
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(a) | Each Obligor shall maintain insurance with respect to the Collateral, covering casualty, hazard, public liability, theft, malicious mischief, and such other risks, in such amounts, with such endorsements, and with such insurers (rated A+ or better by A.M. Best Rating Guide) as are satisfactory to Agent. All proceeds under each policy shall be payable to Agent. From time to time upon request, Obligors shall deliver to Agent the originals or certified copies of its insurance policies and updated flood plain searches. Unless Agent shall agree otherwise, each policy shall include satisfactory endorsements (i) showing Agent as sole loss payee, first mortgagee or additional insured, as appropriate; (ii) requiring 30 days prior written notice to Agent in the event of cancellation of the policy for any reason whatsoever; and (iii) specifying that the interest of Agent shall not be impaired or invalidated by any act or neglect of any Obligor or the owner of the Property, nor by the occupation of the premises for purposes more hazardous than are permitted by the policy. If any Obligor fails to provide and pay for such insurance, Agent may, at its option, but shall not be required to, procure the insurance and charge Obligors therefor. Each Obligor agrees to deliver to Agent, promptly as rendered, copies of all reports made to insurance companies. While no Event of Default exists, Obligors may settle, adjust or compromise any insurance claim, as long as the proceeds are delivered to Agent. If an Event of Default exists, only Agent shall be authorized to settle, adjust and compromise such claims. |
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(b) | Any proceeds of insurance (other than proceeds from workers’ compensation or D&O insurance) and any awards arising from condemnation of any Collateral shall be paid to Agent. Any such proceeds or awards that relate to Inventory shall be applied to payment of the Revolver Loans, and then to any other Obligations outstanding. |
(a) | Endorse an Obligor’s name on any Payment Item or other proceeds of Collateral (including proceeds of insurance) that come into Agent’s possession or control; and |
(b) | During an Event of Default, (i) notify any Account Debtors of the assignment of their Accounts or to set-up or render opposable any Lien in respect thereof, demand and enforce payment of Accounts, by legal proceedings or otherwise, and generally exercise any rights and remedies with respect to Accounts; (ii) settle, adjust, modify, compromise, discharge or release any Accounts or other Collateral, or any legal proceedings brought to collect Accounts or Collateral; (iii) sell or assign any Accounts and other Collateral upon such terms, for such amounts and at such times as Agent deems advisable; (iv) take control, in any manner, of any proceeds of Collateral; (v) prepare, file and sign in Obligor’s name to a proof of claim or other document in a bankruptcy of an Account Debtor, or to any notice, assignment or satisfaction of Lien or similar document; (vi) receive, open and dispose of mail addressed to an Obligor, and notify postal authorities to change the address for delivery thereof to such address as Agent may designate; (vii) endorse any Chattel Paper, Document, Instrument, invoice, freight bill, bill of lading, or similar document or agreement relating to any |
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Accounts, Inventory or other Collateral; (viii) use an Obligor’s stationery and sign its name to verifications of Accounts and notices to Account Debtors; (ix) use the information recorded on or contained in any data processing equipment and computer hardware and software relating to any Collateral; (x) make and adjust claims under policies of insurance; (xi) take any action as may be necessary or appropriate to obtain payment under any letter of credit or banker’s acceptance for which an Obligor is a beneficiary; and (xii) take all other actions as Agent deems appropriate to fulfill any Obligor’s obligations under the Loan Documents. |
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(a) | it is genuine and in all respects what it purports to be, and is not evidenced by a judgment; |
(b) | it arises out of a completed, bona fide sale and delivery of goods or rendition of services in the Ordinary Course of Business, and substantially in accordance with any purchase order, contract or other document relating thereto; |
(c) | it is for a sum certain, maturing as stated in the invoice covering such sale or rendition of services, a copy of which has been furnished or is available to Agent on request; |
(d) | it is not subject to any offset, compensation, Lien (other than Agents Lien), deduction, defense, dispute, counterclaim or other adverse condition except as arising in the Ordinary Course of Business and disclosed to Agent; and it is absolutely owing by the Account Debtor, without contingency in any respect; |
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(e) | no purchase order, agreement, document or Applicable Law restricts assignment of the Account to Agent (regardless of whether, under the UCC, the PPSA or the Civil Code, the restriction is ineffective); |
(f) | no extension, compromise, settlement, modification, credit, deduction or return has been authorized with respect to the Account, except discounts or allowances granted in the Ordinary Course of Business for prompt payment that are reflected on the face of the invoice related thereto and in the reports submitted to Agent hereunder; and |
(g) | to the best of Borrower’s knowledge, (i) there are no facts or circumstances that are reasonably likely to impair the enforceability or collectibility of such Account; (ii) the Account Debtor had the capacity to contract when the Account arose, continues to meet the applicable Borrower’s customary credit standards, is Solvent, is not contemplating or subject to an Insolvency Proceeding, and has not failed, or suspended or ceased doing business; and (iii) there are no proceedings or actions threatened or pending against any Account Debtor that could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Account Debtor’s financial condition. |
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(a) | Each Plan is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws and the terms of such Plans. Each of the Obligor’s and each of its Subsidiaries’ Plans are duly registered where required by, and are in compliance and good standing in all material respects under, all applicable laws, acts, statutes, regulations, orders, directives and agreements, including, without limitation, the ITA and the PBA, any successor legislation thereto, and other applicable laws of any jurisdiction. Each Obligor has made all required contributions to any Plan when due, and no application for or taking of a funding waiver or an extension of any amortization period has been made with respect to any Plan. | ||
(b) | There are no pending or, to the best knowledge of Obligors, threatened claims, actions or lawsuits, or action by any Governmental Authority or any Plan administrator or trustee, with respect to any Plan which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. There has been no prohibited transaction or breach of the fiduciary responsibility rules with respect to any Plan or any breach by the Borrower of any other laws, rules, regulations or terms of any Plans or any whole or partial termination or wind up of any Plan which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. |
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(c) | (i) No Pension Event has occurred during the last 5 years, or is reasonably expected to occur; (ii) no Plan has any Unfunded Pension Liability; and (iii) No Obligor has incurred during the last 5 years, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability under applicable laws with respect to any Plan (other than premiums due and not delinquent). | ||
(d) | No Lien on any property of an Obligor has arisen in respect of any Plan (except inchoate Liens for premiums and contributions not due and delinquent). | ||
(e) | No Obligor or Subsidiary has any Multiemployer Plan or Foreign Plan. Each Obligor and Subsidiary is in full compliance with the requirements of all Applicable Laws, including ERISA, relating to each Multiemployer Plan and Foreign Plan. No fact or situation exists that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect in connection with any Multiemployer Plan or Foreign Plan. No Obligor or Subsidiary has any withdrawal liability in connection with a Multiemployer Plan or Foreign Plan. All employer and employee contributions to Foreign Plans, to the extent required by law or the terms of such plans, have been made or accrued in accordance with normal accounting principles. The fair market value of the assets of each funded Foreign Plan, the liability of each insurer for any Foreign Plan funded through insurance and/or the book reserve established for each Foreign Plan, together with any accrued contributions, are sufficient to provide the accrued benefit obligations of all participants in such plans according to the actuarial assumptions and valuations most recently used to account for such obligations in accordance with applicable generally accepted accounting principles. Each Foreign Plan required to be registered has been registered and is maintained in good standing with all applicable regulatory authorities. |
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(a) | (a) Except as advised in writing to the Agent, no investigation or proceeding of any Governmental Authority is pending against the Real Estate or against an Obligor in respect of the Real Estate. No part of the Real Estate has been condemned, taken or expropriated by any Governmental Authority, federal, state, provincial, municipal or any other competent authority; | ||
(b) | Except as advised in writing to the Agent, all present uses in respect of the Real Estate may lawfully be continued and all permitted uses are satisfactory for the Obligors’ current and intended purposes; | ||
(c) | All Obligor owned Real Estate is set forth in Schedule 9.1.29; and | ||
(d) | No Inventory is located at any leased Premises except as indicated in Schedule 8.6.1. |
(a) | Permit Agent from time to time, subject (except when a Default or Event of Default exists) to reasonable notice and normal business hours, to visit and inspect the Properties of any Obligor or Subsidiary, inspect, audit and make extracts from any Obligor’s or Subsidiary’s books and records, and discuss with its officers, employees, agents, mandataries, advisors and independent accountants such Obligor’s or Subsidiary’s business, financial condition, assets, prospects and results of operations. Lenders may participate in any such visit or inspection, at their own expense. Neither Agent nor any Lender shall have any duty to any Obligor to make any inspection, nor to share any results of any inspection, appraisal or report with any Obligor. To |
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the extent any appraisal or other information is shared by Agent or a Lender with any Obligor, such Obligor acknowledges that it was prepared by Agent and Lenders for their purposes and Obligors shall not be entitled to rely upon it. Agent (or its representatives) shall conduct, every year during the term of this Agreement, at least one appraisal of Inventory and one examination. | |||
(b) | Reimburse Agent for all charges, costs and expenses of Agent in connection with (i) examinations of any Obligor’s books and records or any other financial or Collateral matters; and (ii) appraisals of Inventory. Subject to the foregoing, Obligors shall pay Agent’s then standard charges, costs and expenses for each day that an employee of Agent or its Affiliates is engaged in any examination activities (the standard per diem, per individual, is US$1,000 (excluding costs and expenses)). This Section 10.1.1 shall not be construed to limit Agent’s or its representatives’ right to conduct examinations or to obtain appraisals at any time in its discretion, nor to use third parties for such purposes. |
(a) | as soon as available, and in any event within 120 days after the close of each Fiscal Year, balance sheets as of the end of such Fiscal Year and the related statements of income, cash flow and shareholders equity for such Fiscal Year, on consolidated and consolidating bases for Obligors and Subsidiaries, which consolidated statements shall be audited and certified (without qualification as to scope, “going concern” or similar items) by a firm of independent chartered accountants of recognized standing selected by Borrower and acceptable to Agent, and shall set forth in comparative form corresponding figures for the preceding Fiscal Year and other information acceptable to Agent; | ||
(b) | as soon as available, and in any event within 30 days after the end of each calendar month, (i) unaudited balance sheets as of the end of such month and the related statements of income and cash flow for such month and for the portion of the Fiscal Year then elapsed, on consolidated and consolidating bases for Obligors and Subsidiaries, setting forth in comparative form corresponding figures for the preceding Fiscal Year and certified by the chief financial officer of Borrower as prepared in accordance with GAAP and fairly presenting the financial position and results of operations for such month and period, subject to normal year end adjustments and the absence of footnotes, (ii) a reconciliation of the detailed accounts receivable aged trial balance most recently delivered to Agent pursuant to the requirements of Section 8.2.1 to the accounts receivable balance provided in the unaudited balance sheet delivered pursuant to clause |
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(i) above, (iii) a reconciliation of the detailed trade payable listing most recently delivered to Agent pursuant to the requirements of Section 10.1.2(f) to the trade payable balance provided in the unaudited balance sheet delivered pursuant to clause (i) above, and (iv) a reconciliation of the detailed inventory reports most recently delivered to Agent pursuant to the requirements of Section 8.3.1 to the inventory balance provided in the unaudited balance sheet delivered pursuant to clause (i) above; |
(c) | concurrently with delivery of financial statements under clauses (a) and (b) above,or more frequently if requested by Agent while a Default or Event of Default exists, a Compliance Certificate executed by the chief financial officer of Borrower; | ||
(d) | concurrently with delivery of financial statements under clause (a) above, copies of all management letters and other material reports submitted to Obligors by its accountant in connection with such financial statements; | ||
(e) | not later than ninety (90) days after the beginning of each Fiscal Year, projections of Obligors’ consolidated balance sheets, results of operations, cash flow and Availability for the next Fiscal Year, month by month; | ||
(f) | on or before the 30th day of each month, or as frequent as the Agent may request, a listing of each Obligor’s trade payables as of the end of the preceding month, specifying the trade creditor and balance due, all in form satisfactory to Agent; | ||
(g) | promptly after the sending or filing thereof, copies of any proxy statements, financial statements or reports that any Obligor has made generally available to its shareholders; copies of any regular, periodic and special reports or registration statements or prospectuses that any Obligor files with the Securities and Exchange Commission. any provincial securities commission (including the Ontario Securities Commission) or any other Governmental Authority, or any securities exchange; and copies of any press releases or other statements made available by an Obligor to the public concerning material changes to or developments in the business of such Obligor; | ||
(h) | promptly after the sending or filing thereof, copies of any annual report, valuation, notice on other filing to be filed in connection with each Plan or Foreign Plan, to the FSCO, the Canada Revenue Agency, or otherwise; | ||
(i) | upon request, or, in the event that such filing reflects a significant change with respect to the matters covered thereby, within five (5) Business Days after the filing thereof with the FSCO or any other Governmental Authority, as applicable, copies of the following: (i) each annual report filed with the FSCO or any other Governmental Authority with respect to each Plan and (ii) a copy of each other filing or notice filed with the FSCO or any other Governmental Authority with respect to each Plan by an Obligor; |
(j) | upon request, copies of each actuarial report for any Plan or Multi- Employer Plan and within five (5) Business Days after receipt thereof by an Obligor copies of any notices of the FSCO’s or any other Governmental Authorities’ intention to terminate a Plan or to have a third party appointed to administer such Plan or determination that a whole or partial termination has occurred in respect of any Plan or that any withdrawal liability exists in respect of any Plan; or (ii) any notice regarding the imposition of withdrawal liability; | ||
(k) | within fifteen (15) Business Days after the occurrence thereof: (i) any changes in the benefits of any existing Plan which increase the Obligors’ annual costs with respect thereto by an amount in excess of $250,000, or the establishment of any new Plan or the commencement of contributions to any Plan to which the Obligors or any of their Subsidiaries was not previously contributing, in either case if the annual costs with respect thereto are in excess of $250,000, and (ii) any failure by the Obligors or any of their Subsidiaries to make a required instalment or any other required payment in respect of a Pension Plan on or before the due date for such instalment or payment or any other material breach or material default by the Obligors or any of their Subsidiaries under or in respect of any Plan or (iii) the occurrence of any event or condition which might constitute grounds for termination, or winding up of a Plan or which might give rise to any Lien on any property of the Obligors or any of their Subsidiaries in respect of any Plan; | ||
(l) | At Agent’s request, a copy of any tax return filed by an Obligor; and | ||
(m) | such other reports and information (financial or otherwise) as Agent may request from time to time in connection with any Collateral or any Obligor’s, Subsidiary’s or other Obligor’s financial condition or business. |
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(a) | Maintain all of its Property necessary and useful in its businesses in the ordinary course in good operating condition and repair, ordinary wear and tear excepted; | ||
(b) | To perform or cause to be performed all of its covenants and obligations contained in all Leases and keep all such Leases in good standing (unless and until terminated in the ordinary course of business); and | ||
(c) | Promptly notify the Agent of any fire or other casualty or any notice of expropriation, action or proceeding affecting the Real Estate or any part thereof immediately upon obtaining knowledge of the same. |
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(a) | the Obligations; | ||
(b) | ATB Financial Debt, provided same is subject to the ATB Intercreditor Agreement; | ||
(c) | The Shareholders’ Notes, the Class R Note, other indebtedness to a shareholder or Affiliate of the Borrower, provided same are subject to the Shareholders Subordination Agreement; | ||
(d) | Permitted Purchase Money Debt; | ||
(e) | Borrowed Money (other than the Obligations, ATB Financial Debt, the Shareholders’ Notes, the Class R Note, Permitted Purchase Money Debt and other permitted Debt under Section 10.2.1(c)), but only to the extent outstanding on the Closing Date and satisfactory to the Lenders, and not satisfied with proceeds of the initial Loans; | ||
(f) | Permitted Contingent Obligations; | ||
(g) | Debt that is not included in any of the preceding clauses of this Section, is not secured by a Lien and does not exceed $250,000 in the aggregate at any time; and | ||
(h) | Accounts payable and accrued liabilities arising in the Ordinary Course of Business. |
(a) | Liens in favour of Agent; | ||
(b) | Purchase Money Liens securing Permitted Purchase Money Debt; |
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(c) | Liens for Taxes not yet due or being Properly Contested; | ||
(d) | statutory Liens (other than Liens for Taxes or imposed under ERISA) arising in the Ordinary Course of Business, but only if (i) payment of the obligations secured thereby is not yet due or is being Properly Contested, and (ii) such Liens do not materially impair the value or use of the Property or materially impair operation of the business of any Obligor or Subsidiary; | ||
(e) | Liens incurred or deposits made in the Ordinary Course of Business to secure the performance of tenders, bids, leases, contracts (except those relating to Borrowed Money), statutory obligations and other similar obligations, or arising as a result of progress payments under government contracts, as long as such Liens are at all times junior to Agent’s Liens; | ||
(f) | Liens arising by virtue of a judgment or judicial order against any Obligor or Subsidiary, or any Property of an Obligor or Subsidiary, as long as such Liens are (i) in existence for less than twenty (20) consecutive days or being Properly Contested, and (ii) at all times junior to Agent’s Liens; | ||
(g) | Liens which constitute easements, servitudes, rights-of-way, restrictions, covenants or other agreements of record, and other similar charges or encumbrances on Real Estate, that do not secure any monetary obligation and do not interfere with the Ordinary Course of Business; | ||
(h) | normal and customary rights of setoff or compensation upon deposits in favour of depository institutions, and Liens of a collecting bank on Payment Items in the course of collection; | ||
(i) | Liens on Equipment and Real Estate in favour of ATB Financial securing the ATB Financial Debt and as permitted pursuant to the ATB Intercreditor Agreement; and | ||
(j) | existing Liens shown on Schedule 10.2.2. | ||
10.2.3 | Capital Expenditures. |
10.2.4 | Payments to Shareholders. |
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10.2.5 | Restricted Investments. |
10.2.6 | Disposition of Assets. |
10.2.7 | Advances. |
10.2.8 | Restrictions on Payment of Certain Debt. |
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10.2.9 | Fundamental Changes. |
10.2.10 | Subsidiaries. |
10.2.11 | Organic Documents. |
10.2.12 | Tax Consolidation. |
10.2.13 | Accounting Changes. |
10.2.14 | Restrictive Agreements. |
10.2.15Conduct of Business. |
10.2.16 | Affiliate Transactions. |
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10.2.17 | Plans. |
10.2.18 | Amendments to Subordinated Debt. |
10.2.19 | Acquisitions. |
10.2.20 | Transactions Affecting Collateral or Obligations. |
10.2.21 | Sale and Leaseback Transactions |
10.2.22 | Inactive Subsidiaries |
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10.2.23 | Distributor Agreements |
10.3 | Financial Covenants. |
For so long as any Commitments or Obligations are outstanding, Borrower shall: | ||
10.3.1 | ||
Maintain Adjusted EBITDA of: |
• | $1,500,000 for the two Fiscal Quarters ending December 31, 2009; | ||
• | $4,800,000 for the three Fiscal Quarters ending March 31, 2010; and | ||
• | $3,700,000 for the four Fiscal Quarters ending June 30, 2010. |
10.3.2 | Leverage Ratio. |
10.3.3 | Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. |
11.1 | Events of Default. |
(a) | Any Obligor fails to pay any Obligations when due (whether at stated maturity, on demand, upon acceleration or otherwise); | ||
(b) | Any representation, warranty or other written statement of any Obligor made in connection with any Loan Documents or transactions contemplated thereby is incorrect or misleading in any material respect when given; |
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(c) | Any Obligor breaches or fails to perform any covenant contained in Section 7.2, 7.3, 7.5, 8.1, 8.2.4, 8.2.5, 8.6.2, 10.1.1, 10.1.2, 10.1.3(d), 10.1.7 or 10.3; | ||
(d) | Any Obligor breaches or fails to perform any other covenant contained in any Loan Documents, and such breach or failure is not cured within 15 days after a Senior Officer of such Obligor has knowledge thereof or receives notice thereof from Agent, whichever is sooner; provided, however, that such notice and opportunity to cure shall not apply if the breach or failure to perform is not capable of being cured within such period or is a wilful breach by an Obligor; | ||
(e) | Any Guarantor repudiates, terminates, revokes or attempts to revoke its Guarantee; any Obligor denies or contests the validity or enforceability of any Loan Documents or Obligations, or the perfection, opposability or priority of any Lien granted to Agent; or any Loan Document ceases to be in full force or effect for any reason (other than a waiver or release by Agent and Lenders); | ||
(f) | Any breach or default of an Obligor occurs under any document, instrument or agreement to which it is a party or by which it or any of its Properties is bound, relating to any Debt (other than the Obligations) in excess of $250,000 if the maturity of or any payment with respect to such Debt may be accelerated or demanded due to such breach; | ||
(g) | Any judgment or order for the payment of money is entered against an Obligor in an amount that exceeds, individually or cumulatively with all unsatisfied judgments or orders against all Obligors, $250,000 (net of any insurance coverage therefor acknowledged in writing by the insurer), unless a stay of enforcement of such judgment or order is in effect, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise; | ||
(h) | Any loss, theft, damage or destruction occurs with respect to any Collateral if the amount not covered by insurance exceeds $500,000 (excluding any related deductible under insurance policies); | ||
(i) | Any Obligor is enjoined, restrained or in any way prevented by any Governmental Authority from conducting any material part of its business; any Obligor suffers the loss, revocation or termination of any material license, permit, lease or agreement necessary to its business; there is a cessation of any material part of an Obligor’s business or enterprise for a material period of time; any material Collateral or Property of an Obligor is taken or impaired through condemnation; any Obligor agrees to or commences any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of its affairs; or any Obligor ceases to be Solvent; | ||
(j) | Any Insolvency Proceeding is commenced by any Obligor; an Insolvency Proceeding is commenced against any Obligor and such Obligor consents to the institution of the proceeding against it; the petition commencing the proceeding is not timely controverted by such Obligor; such petition is not |
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(k) | A Reportable Event occurs that constitutes grounds for termination by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation of any Multiemployer Plan or appointment of a trustee or receiver for any Multiemployer Plan; any Multiemployer Plan is terminated or any such trustee is requested or appointed; any Obligor is in “default” (as defined in Section 4219(c)(5) of ERISA) with respect to payments to a Multiemployer Plan resulting from any withdrawal therefrom; or any event similar to the foregoing occurs or exists with respect to a Foreign Plan; | ||
(1) | A Pension Event shall occur which, in Agent’s determination, constitutes grounds for the termination under any applicable law, of any Plan or for the appointment by the appropriate Governmental Authority of a trustee for any Plan, or if any Plan shall be terminated or any such trustee shall be requested or appointed, or if an Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries is in default with respect to payments to a Multiemployer Plan or Plan resulting from their complete or partial withdrawal from such Plan and any such event may reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or any Lien arises (save for contribution amounts not yet due) in connection with any Plan; | ||
(m) | Any Obligor or any of its Senior Officers is criminally indicted or convicted for (i) a felony committed in the conduct of such Obligor’s business, or (ii) any provincial, state or federal law (including the Controlled Substances Act, Money Laundering Control Act of 1986 and Illegal Exportation of War Materials Act) that could lead to forfeiture of any material Property or any Collateral; | ||
(n) | Any amendment is made to the Shareholders Agreement without the prior written consent of the Agent; | ||
(o) | A Change of Control occurs; or | ||
(p) | Any event occurs or condition exists that has a Material Adverse Effect. |
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(a) | declare any Obligations immediately due and payable, whereupon they shall be due and payable without diligence, presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by Obligors to the fullest extent permitted by law; | ||
(b) | terminate, reduce or condition any Commitment, or make any adjustment to the Borrowing Base; | ||
(c) | require Obligors to Cash Collateralize LC Obligations, Bank Product Debt and other Obligations that are contingent or not yet due and payable, and, if Obligors fail promptly to deposit such Cash Collateral, Agent may (and shall upon the direction of Required Lenders) advance the required Cash Collateral as Revolver Loans (whether or not an Overadvance exists or is created thereby, or the conditions in Section 6 are satisfied); and | ||
(d) | exercise any other rights or remedies afforded under any agreement, by law, at equity or otherwise, including the rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC, PPSA, Civil Code, BIA or CCAA. Such rights and remedies include the rights to (i) take possession of any Collateral; (ii) require Obligors to assemble Collateral, at Obligors’ expense, and make it available to Agent at a place designated by Agent; (iii) enter any premises where Collateral is located and store Collateral on such premises until sold (and if the premises are owned or leased by an Obligor, Obligors agree not to charge for such storage); and (iv) sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral in its then condition, or after any further manufacturing or processing thereof, at public or private sale, with such notice as may be required by Applicable Law, in lots or in bulk, at such locations, all as Agent, in its discretion, deems advisable. Each Obligor agrees that 10 days notice of any proposed sale or other disposition of Collateral by Agent shall be reasonable. Agent shall have the right to conduct such sales on any Obligor’s premises, without charge, and such sales may be adjourned from time to time in accordance with Applicable Law. Agent shall have the right to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any Collateral for cash, credit or any combination thereof, and Agent may purchase any Collateral at public or, if permitted by law, private sale and, in lieu of actual payment of the purchase price, may set off or compensate the amount of such price against the Obligations. After an Event of Default which is continuing, the Agent is hereby granted a licence to use, without charge, the Obligors’ labels, patents, copyrights, name, trade secrets, trade names, trademarks, and advertising matter, or any similar property, in completing production of, advertising or selling any Collateral, and the Obligors’ rights under all licences and all franchise agreements shall inure to the Agent’s benefit for such purpose. The proceeds of sale shall be applied first to all expenses of sale, including legal fees, and then to the Obligations. The Agent will return any excess to the Borrower and the Borrower shall remain liable for any deficiency. |
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(a) | Subject to paragraph (b) of this Section, each Lender and the Bank represents and warrants to the Agent and the other Lenders and the Borrower that it is a Qualified Lender; | ||
(b) | If the Canada Revenue Agency or any other Governmental Authority of Canada or other jurisdiction asserts a claim that the Agent did not properly withhold tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender such Lender shall indemnify the Agent and the Borrower fully for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by the Agent or the Borrower as tax or otherwise, including penalties and interest, and including any taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on the amounts payable to the Agent under this Section, together with all costs and expenses (including costs of legal counsel); | ||
(c) | Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreement contained herein, the representations and warranties contained in paragraph (a) of this Section and the agreements and obligations contained in paragraph (b) of this Section shall survive the payment in full of principal, interest, fees and any other amounts payable hereunder, the termination of this Agreement and any other Loan Document and the replacement of the Agent. |
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SECTION 13 | BENEFIT OF AGREEMENT; ASSIGNMENTS AND PARTICIPATIONS |
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SECTION 14 | GUARANTEES |
(a) | Any lack of validity or enforceability of the Obligations or the Guaranteed Obligations or any agreement or instrument relating thereto; | ||
(b) | Any change in the time, manner or place of the payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Obligations or the Guaranteed Obligations, or any amendment or modification of or any consent to departure from this Agreement or any other Loan Document; |
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(c) | Any exchange, release, unopposability or nonperfection of any Collateral or any release or amendment to, waiver of, or consent to departure from, or any Guarantee for, all or any part of the Obligations or the Guaranteed Obligations; | ||
(d) | the absence of any action to enforce this Agreement (including this Section) or any other Loan Document, or any waiver, consent or indulgence of any kind by Agent or any Lender with respect thereto; | ||
(e) | Any whole or partial termination of this Guarantee as to any other Guarantor; | ||
(f) | the insolvency of any Obligor; (e) any election by Agent or any Lender to avail itself of an Insolvency Proceeding or any election in an Insolvency Proceeding for the application of Section 1111(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code, or otherwise; (f) any borrowing or grant of a Lien by Borrower, as debtor-in-possession; (g) the disallowance of any claims of Agent or any Lender against any Obligor for the repayment of any Obligations under debtor relief laws; or | ||
(g) | Any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a defence available to, or a discharge of, the Borrower in respect of the Obligations or the Guaranteed Obligations or a Guarantor in respect of this Guarantee or the Guaranteed Obligations. |
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(a) | In any action or proceeding with respect to any Guarantor involving any state or provincial corporate law, or any state or provincial or federal bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other law affecting the rights of creditors generally, if the obligations of such Guarantor under Section 14.1 hereof would otherwise be held or determined to be void, invalid or unenforceable, or subordinated to the claims of any other creditors, on account of the amount of its liability under said Section 14.1, then, notwithstanding any other provision hereof to the contrary, the amount of such liability shall, without any further action by such Guarantor, any Lender, the Agent or any other Person, be automatically limited and reduced to the highest amount which is valid and enforceable and not subordinated to the claims of other creditors as determined in such action or proceeding. | ||
(b) | To the extent that any Guarantor shall make a payment under this Agreement of all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations (a “Guarantor Payment”) which, taking into account all other Guarantor Payments then previously or concurrently made by the Guarantor, exceeds the amount which the Guarantor would otherwise have paid if the Guarantor had paid the aggregate Obligations satisfied by such Guarantor Payment in the same proportion that such Guarantor’s “Allocable Amount” (as defined below) (in effect immediately prior to such Guarantor Payment) bore to the aggregate Allocable Amounts of the Guarantor in effect immediately prior to the making of such Guarantor Payment, then, following payment in full in cash of the Obligations and termination of the Commitments, such Guarantor shall be entitled to receive contribution and indemnification payments from, and be reimbursed by, the Guarantor for the amount of such excess, pro rata based upon their respective Allocable Amounts in effect immediately prior to such Guarantor Payment. |
(i) | As of any date of determination, the “Allocable Amount” of any Guarantor shall be equal to the maximum amount of the claim which could then be recovered from such Guarantor under this Agreement without rendering |
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such claim voidable or avoidable under Section 548 of Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code or under any applicable state Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act, Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act or similar statute or common law. |
(ii) | This subsection (b) is intended only to define the relative rights of the Guarantor and nothing set forth in this subsection (b) is intended to or shall impair the obligations of the Guarantors, jointly and severally, to pay any amounts as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. | ||
(iii) | The rights of the parties under this subsection (b) shall be exercisable upon the full and indefeasible payment of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. | ||
(iv) | The parties hereto acknowledge that the rights of contribution and indemnification hereunder shall constitute assets of any Guarantor to which such contribution and indemnification is owing. |
SECTION 15 | MISCELLANEOUS |
(a) | without the prior written consent of Agent, no modification shall be effective with respect to any provision in a Loan Document that relates to any rights, duties or discretion of Agent; | ||
(b) | without the prior written consent of Issuing Bank, no modification shall be effective with respect to any LC Obligations or Section 2.2; | ||
(c) | without the prior written consent of each affected Lender, no modification shall be effective that would (i) increase the Commitment of such Lender; |
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. | or (ii) reduce the amount of, or waive or delay payment of, any principal, interest or fees payable to such Lender; and | ||
(d) | without the prior written consent of all Lenders (except a Defaulting Lender), no modification shall be effective that would (i) extend the Revolver Termination Date; (ii) alter Section 5.5, 7.1 (except to add Collateral), or 15.1.1; (iii) amend the definitions of Borrowing Base (and the defined terms used in such definition), Pro Rata or Required Lenders; (iv) increase any advance rate, or increase total Commitments; (v) release Collateral with a book value greater than $2,000,000 during any calendar year, except as currently contemplated by the Loan Documents; or (vi) release any Obligor from liability for any Obligations, if such Obligor is Solvent at the time of the release. |
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(a) | THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE INTERPRETED AND THE RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS (AS OPPOSED TO THE CONFLICT OF LAWS PROVISIONS PROVIDED THAT PERFECTION ISSUES MAY GIVE EFFECT TO APPLICABLE CHOICE OR CONFLICT OF LAW RULES SET FORTH IN ARTICLE IX OF THE UCC OR IN THE PPSA OR CIVIL CODE OF QUEBEC, AS APPLICABLE) OF THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO AND THE FEDERAL LAWS OF CANADA APPLICABLE THEREIN. | ||
(b) | ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO, AND |
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BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, EACH OF THE OBLIGORS, THE AGENT AND THE LENDERS CONSENTS, FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS. EACH OF THE OBLIGORS, THE AGENT AND THE LENDERS IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION, INCLUDING ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OR BASED ON THE GROUNDS OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS, WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE BRINGING OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN SUCH JURISDICTION IN RESPECT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY DOCUMENT RELATED HERETO. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING: (1) THE AGENT AND THE LENDERS SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST AN OBLIGOR OR ITS PROPERTY IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION THE AGENT OR THE LENDERS DEEM NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE IN ORDER TO REALIZE ON THE COLLATERAL OR OTHER SECURITY FOR THE OBLIGATIONS AND (2) EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ANY APPEALS FROM THE COURTS DESCRIBED IN THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING SENTENCE MAY HAVE TO BE HEARD BY A COURT LOCATED OUTSIDE THOSE JURISDICTIONS. | |||
(c) | EACH OBLIGOR HEREBY WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS UPON IT AND CONSENTS THAT ALL SUCH SERVICE OF PROCESS MAY BE MADE BY REGISTERED MAIL OR BY PERSONAL DELIVERY OR TELECOPIER AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 15.3 DIRECTED TO THE ATTENTION OF OBLIGORS AT ITS ADDRESS SET FORTH HEREIN AND SERVICE MADE BY REGISTERED MAIL SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE COMPLETED FIVE (5) DAYS AFTER THE SAME SHALL HAVE BEEN SO DEPOSITED IN THE MAIL POSTAGE PREPAID AND IF MADE OTHERWISE SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE COMPLETED AT THE TIMES PROVIDED IN SECTION 15.3. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, IF THE PARTY EFFECTING SUCH SERVICE OF PROCESS KNOWS OR OUGHT REASONABLY TO KNOW OF ANY DIFFICULTIES WITH THE POSTAL SYSTEM THAT MIGHT AFFECT THE DELIVERY OF MAIL, SUCH SERVICE OF PROCESS MAY NOT BE MAILED BUT MUST BE EFFECTED BY PERSONAL DELIVERY OR BY A TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICE CAPABLE OF CREATING A WRITTEN RECORD. NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF AGENT OR THE LENDERS TO SERVE LEGAL PROCESS BY ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW. |
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(a) | Each Obligor acknowledges that, pursuant to the Proceeds of Crime Act and other applicable anti-money laundering, anti-terrorist financing, government sanction and “know your client” laws (collectively, including any guidelines or orders thereunder, “AML Legislation”), the Lenders may be required to obtain, verify and record information regarding the Obligors and their respective directors, authorized signing officers, direct or indirect shareholders or other Persons in control of the Obligors, and the transactions contemplated hereby. Each Obligor shall promptly provide all such information, including supporting documentation and other evidence, as may be reasonably requested by any Lender or any prospective assignee or participant of a Lender, any Issuing Bank or any Agent, in order to comply with any applicable AML Legislation, whether now or hereafter in existence. | ||
(b) | If the Agent has ascertained the identity of any Obligor or any authorized signatories of the Obligors for the purposes of applicable AML Legislation, then the Agent: |
(i) | shall be deemed to have done so as an agent for each Lender, and this Agreement shall constitute a “written agreement” in such regard between each Lender and the Agent within the meaning of the applicable AML Legislation; and | ||
(ii) | shall provide to each Lender copies of all information obtained in such regard without any representation or warranty as to its accuracy or completeness. |
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BORROWER: MIDFIELD SUPPLY ULC | ||||
Per: | /s/ Kathy Kirkup | |||
Name: | Kathy Kirkup | |||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||
Address: | 1600-101 6th Avenue SW Calgary, Alberta T2P 3P4 | |||
Attn: | Kathy Kirkup Facsimile: 403.265.8544 | |||
GUARANTORS MEGA PRODUCTION TESTING INC. | ||||
Per: | /s/ Kathy Kirkup | |||
Name: | Kathy Kirkup | |||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||
Address: | 1600-101 6th Avenue SW Calgary, Alberta T2P 3P4 | |||
Attn: | Kathy Kirkup Facsimile: 403.265.8544 |
HAGAN OILFIELD SUPPLY LTD. | ||||
Per: | /s/ Kathy Kirkup | |||
Name: | Kathy Kirkup | |||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||
Address: | 1600-101 6th Avenue SW Calgary, Alberta T2P 3P4 | |||
Attn: | Kathy Kirkup Facsimile: 403.265.6544 |
AGENT AND LENDERS: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. (acting through its Canada branch), as Agent | ||||
Per: | /s/ Medina Sales De Andrade | |||
Name: | Medina Sales De Andrade | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
Address: | Bank of America, N.A. (acting through its Canada branch) 200 Front Street W., Suite 2700 Toronto, Ontario M5V 3L2 | |||
Attn: | Medina Sales De Andrade/Loan Administration | |||
Facsimile: | (416) 349-4282 | |||
With a Copy to: | ||||
Address: | Bank of America, N.A. TX1-492-11-23 901 Main Street, 11th Floor Dallas, Texas 75202 | |||
Attn: | Loan Administration | |||
Facsimile: | (214) 209-4766 | |||
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. (acting through its Canada branch), as a Lender | ||||
Per: | /s/ Medina Sales De Andrade | |||
Name: | Medina Sales De Andrade | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
Address: | Bank of America, N.A. (acting through its Canada branch) 200 Front Street W., Suite 2700 Toronto, Ontario M5V 3L2 | |||
Attn: | Medina Sales De Andrade/Loan Administration | |||
Facsimile: | (416) 349-4282 | |||
With a copy to: | ||||
Address: | Bank of America, N.A. TX1-492-11-23 901 Main Street, 11th Floor Dallas, Texas 75202 | |||
Attn: | Loan Administration | |||
Facsimile: | (214) 209-4766 | |||
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., TORONTO BRANCH, as a Lender | ||||
Per: | / s/ Dan Howat | |||
Name: | Dan Howat | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President | |||
Address: | 200 Bay Street, Suite 1800 Toronto M5J 2J2 Canada | |||
Attn: Facsimile: | Loan Administration (416) 981-2365 | |||