November 21, 1996
Repap Wisconsin Inc.
433 North Main Street
Kimberly, Wisconsin
54136
Attention: Senior VP & Controller, Coated Paper Operations
Subject: Pulp Purchase Agreement #7 dated July 12, 1995 and
Pulp Purchase Agreement #8 dated October 19, 1995, between
Repap British Columbia ("RBC", formerly known as Skeena
Cellulose Inc. and Repap Wisconsin Inc. ("RWI")
Dear Mr. Morgan,
As we have discussed with you, the delivery schedule under the above
contracts would pose financial and marketing problems for RBC. For this
reason, we would suggest amending Pulp Purchase Agreement # 7 and Pulp
Purchase Agreement #8 in the following fashion:
Amendments to Pulp Purchase Agreements
1. Pulp delivered pursuant to Pulp Purchase Agreements #7 and #8 over the 2
year period ending December 31, 1998, shall be deemed to be delivered
pursuant to the Woodpulp Contract dated January 1, 1994 (the "Woodpulp
Contract").
2. A fidelity discount will be applied to all tonnes delivered pursuant to
the Woodpulp Contract as follows;
i) for pulp delivered with a market price up to and including $U.S. 650 per
tonne, 4%; or
ii) for pulp delivered with a market price greater than $U.S. 650 per tonne,
$U.S. 60 per tonne (As described in Table 1 below).
3. Commencing January 1, 1997, interest on the amount prepaid for pulp to be
delivered pursuant to Pulp Purchase Agreements #7 and #8, will be paid
monthly via a further discount (the "Interest Discount") on the pulp
delivered calculated at the rate of US Prime plus 1 %. Interest during
any month when no shipments occur, will accrue and be paid via an increase
in the discount in the following month.
4. An allowance of $US 75 per tonne for freight (the "Freight Allowance")
shall be deducted from payments for pulp delivered pursuant to the Woodpulp
Contract. Such amount will be adjusted from time to time to reflect changes
in the actual freight cost.
5. When the market pulp price is greater than $U.S. 710 per tonne, the
price payable on the pulp delivered pursuant to the Woodpulp Contract, will
be paid or allocated as follows;
i) The difference between the market pulp price and U.S. $710 per tonne will
be applied against the outstanding amount prepaid for pulp to be delivered
pursuant to Pulp Purchase Agreements #7 and #8; and
ii) the balance of the purchase price after deducting the fidelity discount,
the Interest Discount and the Freight Allowance, shall be paid in cash in
accordance with the terms of the Woodpulp Contract.
6. RWI will also have the option, when market pulp prices are greater than
U.S. $800 per tonne, to request up to an additional 2000 tonnes per month to
be delivered by RBC. Such a request will be made 60 days prior to the
required delivery date. These tonnes, if requested, will be applied against
the outstanding amount prepaid for pulp to be delivered pursuant to Pulp
Purchase Agreements #7 and #8, in the following fashion:
i) The number of tonnes delivered multiplied by the market price per tonne of
pulp less $U.S. 60 per tonne and less the Freight Allowance. This
calculation will be done at the end of each month for which any such
additional tonnes are delivered.
7. Any outstanding amount prepaid for pulp to be delivered pursuant to Pulp
Purchase Agreements #7 and #8, plus accrued interest, at the end of the term
will be due and payable.
8. Pulp Purchase Agreements #7 and #8 as hereby amended, may at the option
of Avenor Inc. be further amended upon the completion of the proposed
amalgamation of Avenor Inc. and Repap Enterprises Inc.
PULP PURCHASE AGREEMENT
U.S. $/Tonne
Market Interest(1) Fid(2) Appl to Freight Funds
Price Discount Disc $60 Disc Deal Allow to RBC
600 31 24 0 0 75 470
650 31 26 0 0 75 518
675 31 0 60 0 75 509
710 31 0 60 0 75 544
750 31 0 60 40 75 544
800 31 0 60 90 75 544
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(1)$24,721,868 (including accrued interest to December 31, 1996) @ 8.25% + 1%
on 6000 tonnes/month. This Interest Discount will reduce as the outstanding
amount prepaid for pulp to be delivered pursuant to Pulp Purchase
Agreements #7 and #8 reduces.
(2)4%
Please signify your agreement to these amendments by signing the duplicate
of this letter and returning it to my attention.
Yours truly,
Repap British Columbia Inc.
____________________
H.R. Papushka
Executive Vice President
Agreed:
Repap Wisconsin Inc.
____________________
T. Morgan
Senior V.P. & Controller
Coated Paper Operations