Goldcorp Inc. | ||
(Translation of registrants name into English) | ||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
GOLDCORP INC. |
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By: | /s/ Anna M. Tudela | |||
Name: | Anna M. Tudela | |||
Title: | Director, Legal and Assistant Corporate Secretary | |||
Date: May 28, 2007
1. | Name and Address of Company | |
Goldcorp Inc. (Goldcorp) Park Place, Suite 3400, 666 Burrard Street Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 2X8 |
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2. | Date of Material Change | |
May 21, 2007 | ||
3. | News Release | |
A news release with respect to the material change referred to in this report was issued through CCN Matthews on May 21, 2007 and filed on the system for electronic document analysis and retrieval (SEDAR). | ||
4. | Summary of Material Change | |
Goldcorp announced that it has entered into a US$1.5 billion credit facility with a syndicate of twelve lenders. | ||
5. | Full Description of Material Change | |
Goldcorp announced that it has entered into a US$1.5 billion credit facility with a syndicate of twelve lenders. | ||
The credit facility replaces Goldcorps existing credit facilities. It is intended to be used to finance growth opportunities and for general corporate purposes. The floating rate facility is unsecured and amounts drawn are required to be financed or repaid by May 18, 2012. | ||
For the facility, Bank of Montreal acted as Co-Lead Arranger, Administrative Agent and Sole Bookrunner and Bank of Nova Scotia acted as Co-Lead Arranger, Syndication Agent and Processing Agent. |
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements | ||
This material change report contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable Canadian securities legislation, concerning the business, operations and financial performance and condition of Goldcorp. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to the future price of gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc, the estimation of mineral reserves and resources, the realization of mineral reserve estimates, the timing and amount of estimated future production, costs of production, capital expenditures, costs and |
timing of the development of new deposits, success of exploration activities, permitting time lines, hedging practices, currency exchange rate fluctuations, requirements for additional capital, government regulation of mining operations, environmental risks, unanticipated reclamation expenses, timing and possible outcome ! of pending litigation, title disputes or claims and limitations on insurance coverage. Generally, these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as plans, expects or does not expect, is expected, budget, scheduled, estimates, forecasts, intends, anticipates or does not anticipate, or believes, or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results may, could, would, might or will be taken, occur or be achieved. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of Goldcorp to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to: risks related to the integration of acquisitions; risks related to international operations; risks related to joint venture operations; actual results of current exploration activities; actual results of current reclamation activities; conclusions of economic evaluations; changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined; future prices of gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc; possible variations in ore reserves, grade or recovery rates; failure of plant, equipment or processes to operate as anticipated; accidents, labour disputes and other risks of the mining industry; delays in obtaining governmental approvals or financing or in the completion of development or construction activities, as well as those factors discussed in the section entitled Description of the Business Risk Factors in Goldcorps Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2006, available on www.sedar.com, and Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2006 on file with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. Although Goldcorp has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Goldcorp does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that are incorporated by reference herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws. |
6. | Reliance on Subsection 7.1(2) and (3) of National Instrument 51-102 | |
Not applicable. | ||
7. | Omitted Information | |
Not applicable. | ||
8. | Executive Officer | |
For further information contact Charles Jeannes, Executive Vice, Corporate Development of Goldcorp at (604) 696-3000. | ||
9. | Date of Report | |
May 24, 2007. |
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ARTICLE 1 | INTERPRETATION |
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1.1 | Defined Terms |
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1.2 | Other Usages |
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1.3 | Plural and Singular |
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1.4 | Headings |
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1.5 | Currency |
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1.6 | Applicable Law |
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1.7 | Time of the Essence |
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1.8 | Non-Banking Days |
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1.9 | Consents and Approvals |
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1.10 | Amount of Credit |
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1.11 | Schedules |
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1.12 | Extension of Credit |
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ARTICLE 2 | CREDIT FACILITY |
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2.1 | Establishment of Credit Facility |
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2.2 | Lenders Commitments |
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2.3 | Reduction of Credit Facility |
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2.4 | Termination of Credit Facility |
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ARTICLE 3 | GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO CREDITS |
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3.1 | Types of Credit Availments |
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3.2 | Funding of Loans |
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3.3 | Failure of Lender to Fund Loan |
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3.4 | Timing of Credit Availments |
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3.5 | Inability to Fund U.S. Dollar Advances in Canada |
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3.6 | Time and Place of Payments |
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3.7 | Remittance of Payments |
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3.8 | Evidence of Indebtedness |
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3.9 | General Provisions Relating to All Letters |
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3.10 | Notice Periods |
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3.11 | Overdraft Loans |
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ARTICLE 4 | DRAWDOWNS |
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4.1 | Drawdown Notice |
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ARTICLE 5 | ROLLOVERS |
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5.1 | LIBOR Loans |
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5.2 | Rollover Notice |
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ARTICLE 6 | CONVERSIONS |
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6.1 | Converting Loan to Other Type of Loan |
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6.2 | Conversion Notice |
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6.3 | Absence of Notice |
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6.4 | Conversion by Lenders |
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ARTICLE 7 | INTEREST AND FEES |
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7.1 | Interest Rates |
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7.2 | Calculation and Payment of Interest |
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7.3 | General Interest Rules |
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7.4 | Selection of Interest Periods |
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7.5 | Standby Fee |
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7.6 | Letter Fees |
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7.7 | Applicable Rate Adjustment |
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7.8 | Utilization Fee |
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ARTICLE 8 | RESERVE, CAPITAL, INDEMNITY AND TAX PROVISIONS |
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8.1 | Conditions of Credit |
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8.2 | Change of Circumstances |
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8.3 | Failure to Fund as a Result of Change of Circumstances |
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8.4 | Indemnity Relating to Credits |
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8.5 | Indemnity for Transactional and Environmental Liability |
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8.6 | Gross-Up for Taxes |
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ARTICLE 9 | REPAYMENTS AND PREPAYMENTS |
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9.1 | Repayments |
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9.2 | Voluntary Prepayments under Credit Facility |
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9.3 | Prepayment Notice |
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9.4 | Reimbursement or Conversion on Presentation of Letters |
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9.5 | Letters Subject to an Order |
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9.6 | Currency of Repayment |
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ARTICLE 10 | REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
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10.1 | Representations and Warranties |
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10.2 | Survival of Representations and Warranties |
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10.3 | Title Representation Deemed Correct in Certain Circumstances |
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ARTICLE 11 | COVENANTS |
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11.1 | Affirmative Covenants |
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11.2 | Restrictive Covenants |
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11.3 | Performance of Covenants by Administrative Agent |
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ARTICLE 12 | CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBTAINING CREDIT |
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12.1 | Conditions Precedent to All Credit |
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12.2 | Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of Agreement |
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12.3 | Waiver |
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ARTICLE 13 | DEFAULT AND REMEDIES |
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13.1 | Events of Default |
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13.2 | Refund of Overpayments |
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13.3 | Remedies Cumulative |
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13.4 | Set-Off |
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ARTICLE 14 | THE AGENTS |
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14.1 | Appointment and Authorization of Agents |
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14.2 | Interest Holders |
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14.3 | Consultation with Counsel |
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14.4 | Documents |
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14.5 | Agents as Lenders |
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14.6 | Responsibility of Agents |
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14.7 | Action by Agents |
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14.8 | Notice of Events of Default |
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14.9 | Responsibility Disclaimed |
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14.10 | Indemnification |
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14.11 | Credit Decision |
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14.12 | Successor Agents |
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14.13 | Delegation by Agents |
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14.14 | Waivers and Amendments |
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14.15 | Determination by Agents Conclusive and Binding |
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14.16 | Adjustments among Lenders after Acceleration |
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14.17 | Redistribution of Payment |
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14.18 | Distribution of Notices |
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14.19 | Entering into Contracts |
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ARTICLE 15 | MISCELLANEOUS |
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15.1 | Notices |
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15.2 | Severability |
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15.3 | Counterparts |
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15.4 | Successors and Assigns |
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15.5 | Assignment |
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15.6 | Entire Agreement |
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15.7 | Further Assurances |
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15.8 | Judgment Currency |
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SCHEDULE A | LENDERS AND INDIVIDUAL COMMITMENTS |
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SCHEDULE B | COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE |
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SCHEDULE C | FORM OF ASSIGNMENT |
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SCHEDULE D | FORM OF DRAWDOWN NOTICE |
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SCHEDULE E | FORM OF ROLLOVER NOTICE |
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SCHEDULE F | FORM OF CONVERSION NOTICE |
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SCHEDULE G | CORPORATE STRUCTURE |
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SCHEDULE H | REIMBURSEMENT INSTRUMENT |
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SCHEDULE I | APPLICABLE RATES |
1.1 | Defined Terms |
(a) | if the acquisition is a share purchase, the Borrower shall Control the entity being acquired immediately following the completion of such acquisition; or |
(b) | if the acquisition is an asset purchase, all or substantially all of the assets of the vendor (or of a division or unit of the vendor) are being acquired. |
(a) | pledges to the holder of such loans cash or Cash Equivalents in an amount not less than 90% of the aggregate principal amount of such loans, as collateral security for the repayment thereof; or |
(b) | deposits with the holder of such loans cash or Cash Equivalents in an amount not less than 90% of the aggregate principal amount of such loans, which deposits are required to be maintained with such holder while such loans remain outstanding. |
(a) | the declaration, payment or setting aside for payment of any dividend or other distribution on or in respect of any Shares in the capital of an Obligor, other than a dividend declared, paid or set aside for payment by the Borrower which is payable in shares of the Borrower; and |
(b) | the redemption, retraction, purchase, retirement or other acquisition, in whole or in part, of any Shares in the capital of the Borrower or any securities, instruments or contractual rights capable of being converted into, exchanged or exercised for Shares in the capital of the Borrower, including, without limitation, options, warrants, conversion or exchange privileges and similar rights. |
(a) | Interest Expenses for such Fiscal Quarter; |
(b) | consolidated income tax expenses of the Borrower for such Fiscal Quarter; and |
(c) | consolidated depreciation and amortization expenses and other non-cash expenses of the Borrower for such Fiscal Quarter. |
(a) | the amended and restated credit agreement dated as of April 21, 2006 between the Borrower, The Bank of Nova Scotia, as administrative agent and the lenders referred to therein, establishing a U.S. $500,000,000 revolving term credit facility; |
(b) | the credit agreement dated as of April 21, 2006 between the Borrower, The Bank of Nova Scotia, as processing agent and the lenders referred to therein, establishing a U.S. $350,000,000 revolving term credit facility; and |
(c) | the credit agreement dated as of April 21, 2006 between the Borrower, The Bank of Nova Scotia, as processing agent and the lenders referred to therein, establishing a U.S. $550,000,000 non-revolving term credit facility; |
(a) | any petroleum product, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB), natural gas, natural gas liquids, liquified natural gas or synthetic gas usable for fuel; or |
(b) | any pollutant or contaminant or hazardous or toxic chemical, material or substance within the meaning of any applicable federal, state, provincial or local law, regulation, ordinance or requirement (including consent decrees and administrative orders) relating to or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning any hazardous or toxic waste, substance or material or concerning the environment or public health, all as in effect on the applicable date. |
(a) | the business of the entity being acquired is, (in the case of a share Acquisition) or the assets being acquired are used in or relate to, (in the case of an asset Acquisition) the mining industry; |
(b) | no Default or Event of Default exists at the time of such proposed Acquisition and no Default or Event of Default would exist immediately after the implementation of any such proposed Acquisition; and |
(c) | the financial covenants set out in Sections 11.1(o) and (p) would be met, on a pro forma basis, immediately after giving effect to the implementation of any such Acquisition. |
(a) | the Indebtedness of the Obligors under the Credit Documents; |
(b) | Indebtedness arising under Capital Leases and Purchase Money Indebtedness; |
(c) | Indebtedness in respect of Hedging Agreements incurred in accordance with Section 11.1(s); |
(d) | Indebtedness of Material Operating Subsidiaries (excepting the Guarantor) not prohibited by Section 11.2(f); |
(e) | any other unsecured Indebtedness (other than a guarantee of any Project Debt); and |
(f) | any Indebtedness of any Subject Entity pursuant to a limited recourse guarantee pursuant to which the only recourse of the creditor thereunder is the shares of a Subsidiary of the Borrower (for certainty, other than any Material Operating Subsidiary) that has incurred Project Debt. |
(a) | Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies not at the time due or delinquent or the validity of which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and as to which reserves are being maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles so long as forfeiture of any part of such property or assets will not result from the failure to pay such taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies during the period of such contest; |
(b) | the Lien of any judgment rendered or the Lien of any claim filed which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and as to which reserves are being maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles so long as forfeiture of any part of such property or assets will not result from the failure to satisfy such judgment or claim during the period of such contest; |
(c) | Liens and charges incidental to construction or current operations which have not at such time been filed pursuant to law or which relate to obligations not due or delinquent or the validity of which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and as to which reserves are being maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles so long as forfeiture of any part of such property or assets will not result from the failure to pay such obligations during the period of such contest; |
(d) | restrictions, easements, rights-of-way, servitudes or other similar rights in land granted to or reserved by other Persons which in the aggregate do not materially impair the usefulness, in the operation of the business of any Subject Entity, of the property subject to such restrictions, easements, rights-of-way, servitudes or other similar rights in land granted to or reserved by other persons; |
(e) | the right reserved to or vested in any Official Body by the terms of any lease, licence, franchise, grant or permit acquired by any Subject Entity or by any statutory provision, to terminate any such lease, licence, franchise, grant or permit, or to require annual or other payments as a condition to the continuance thereof; |
(f) | the Lien resulting from the deposit of cash or securities (i) in connection with contracts, tenders or expropriation proceedings, or (ii) to secure workers compensation, surety or appeal bonds, costs of litigation when required by law and public and statutory obligations, or (iii) in connection with the discharge of Liens or claims incidental to construction and mechanics, warehousemans, carriers and other similar liens; |
(g) | security given to an Official Body when required by such Official Body in connection with the operations of any Subject Entity, all in the ordinary course of business; |
(h) | the reservations, limitations, provisos and conditions, if any, expressed in any original grants from the Crown or in comparable grants, if any, in jurisdictions other than Canada; |
(i) | title defects or irregularities which are of a minor nature and in the aggregate will not materially impair the use of the property for the purpose for which it is held; |
(j) | restrictions of Official Bodies affecting the use of land or the nature of any structures which may be erected thereon, provided such restrictions have been complied with and will not materially impair the use of the property for the purpose for which it is held; |
(k) | Liens on concentrates, minerals or the proceeds of sale of such concentrates or minerals arising or granted pursuant to a processing arrangement entered into in the ordinary course and upon usual market terms, securing the payment of a Subject Entitys portion of the fees, costs and expenses attributable to the processing of such concentrates or minerals under any such processing arrangement, but only insofar as such Liens relate to obligations which are at such time not past due or the validity of which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; |
(l) | any other Lien satisfaction of which has been provided for by deposit in escrow of cash or a surety bond in an amount not exceeding U.S.$30,000,000 at any time; |
(m) | Liens to secure Permitted Indebtedness referred to in paragraphs (b) and (d) thereof; |
(n) | royalties on the production or profits from mining and other Liens arising under Third Party Mining Arrangements; |
(o) | Liens on project assets created to secure the delivery of silver produced therefrom pursuant to a Silver Purchase Agreement; |
(p) | Liens against cash or Cash Equivalents, provided that such cash or Cash Equivalents have been provided as collateral security for the obligations of one or more of the Subject Entities under a Defeased Loan Transaction (including, for certainty, the obligations of an Obligor under a guarantee provided in connection therewith); and |
(q) | the extension, renewal or refinancing of any Permitted Lien, provided that the amount so secured does not exceed the original amount secured immediately prior to such extension, renewal or refinancing and the Lien is not extended to any additional property. |
(a) | the sum of EBITDA (exclusive of any portion thereof attributable to any Rolling Permitted Acquisition EBITDA) for such Fiscal Quarter and for the three immediately preceding Fiscal Quarters; and |
(b) | any Rolling Permitted Acquisition EBITDA for such Fiscal Quarter. |
(a) | for the Fiscal Quarter during which such date occurs (the Pro Forma Fiscal Quarter), pro forma EBITDA attributable to such Permitted Acquisition or other asset acquisition during such Fiscal Quarter as if such Permitted Acquisition or other asset acquisition had occurred on the first day of such Fiscal Quarter multiplied by four; |
(b) | for the first Fiscal Quarter following the Pro Forma Fiscal Quarter, the aggregate of EBITDA attributable to such Permitted Acquisition or other asset acquisition during such Fiscal Quarter and pro forma EBITDA attributable to such Permitted Acquisition or other asset acquisition during the Pro Forma Fiscal Quarter as if such Permitted Acquisition or other asset acquisition had occurred on the first day of the Pro Forma Fiscal Quarter multiplied by two; |
(c) | for the second Fiscal Quarter following the Pro Forma Fiscal Quarter, the aggregate of EBITDA attributable to such Permitted Acquisition or other asset acquisition during such Fiscal Quarter and the immediately preceding Fiscal Quarter and pro forma EBITDA attributable to such Permitted Acquisition or other asset acquisition during the Pro Forma Fiscal Quarter as if such Permitted Acquisition or other asset acquisition had occurred on the first day of the Pro Forma Fiscal Quarter multiplied by 4/3; and |
(d) | for the third Fiscal Quarter following the Pro Forma Fiscal Quarter, the aggregate of EBITDA attributable to such Permitted Acquisition or other asset acquisition during such Fiscal Quarter and the two immediately preceding Fiscal Quarters and pro forma EBITDA attributable to such Permitted Acquisition or other asset acquisition during the Pro Forma Fiscal Quarter as if such Permitted Acquisition or other asset acquisition had occurred on the first day of the Pro Forma Fiscal Quarter. |
1.2 | Other Usages |
1.3 | Plural and Singular |
1.4 | Headings |
1.5 | Currency |
1.6 | Applicable Law |
1.7 | Time of the Essence |
1.8 | Non-Banking Days |
1.9 | Consents and Approvals |
1.10 | Amount of Credit |
(a) | in the case of a LIBOR Loan or Base Rate Canada Loan, the principal amount thereof; |
(b) | in the case of a Letter denominated in U.S. dollars, the contingent liability of the Issuing Lender thereunder; and |
(c) | in the case of a Letter denominated in Canadian dollars, the U.S. Dollar Equivalent of the contingent liability of the Issuing Lender thereunder. |
1.11 | Schedules |
1.12 | Extension of Credit |
2.1 | Establishment of Credit Facility |
2.2 | Lenders Commitments |
2.3 | Reduction of Credit Facility |
2.4 | Termination of Credit Facility |
(a) | The Credit Facility shall terminate upon the earliest to occur of: |
(i) | the termination of the Credit Facility in accordance with Section 13.1; |
(ii) | the date on which the Credit Facility has been permanently reduced to zero pursuant to Section 2.3; and | ||
(iii) | the Maturity Date. |
(b) | Upon the termination of the Credit Facility, the right of the Borrower to obtain any credit thereunder and all of the obligations of the Lenders to extend credit thereunder shall automatically terminate. |
3.1 | Types of Credit Availments |
3.2 | Funding of Loans |
3.3 | Failure of Lender to Fund Loan |
3.4 | Timing of Credit Availments |
3.5 | Inability to Fund U.S. Dollar Advances in Canada |
(a) | the right of the Borrower to obtain any affected Base Rate Canada Loan or LIBOR Loan from such Lender shall be suspended until such Lender determines that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist and such Lender so notifies the Borrower; |
(b) | if any affected Base Rate Canada Loan or LIBOR Loan is not yet outstanding, any applicable Drawdown Notice shall be cancelled and the advance requested therein shall not be made; |
(c) | if any LIBOR Loan is already outstanding at any time when the right of the Borrower to obtain credit by way of a LIBOR Loan is suspended, it shall, subject |
(d) | if any Base Rate Canada Loan is already outstanding at any time when the right of the Borrower to obtain credit by way of a Base Rate Canada Loan is suspended, it shall, subject to the Borrower having the right to obtain credit by way of a LIBOR Loan at such time, be immediately converted to a LIBOR Loan in the principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Base Rate Canada Loan and having an Interest Period of one month or, if the Borrower does not have the right to obtain credit by way of a LIBOR Loan at such time, it shall be immediately converted to a loan in such other currency as may be mutually agreed upon in the principal amount equal to the Exchange Equivalent of the principal amount of the Base Rate Canada Loan. |
3.6 | Time and Place of Payments. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, the Borrower shall make all payments pursuant to this agreement or pursuant to any document, instrument or agreement delivered pursuant hereto by deposit to the Designated Account before 10:00 a.m. (Vancouver time) on the day specified for payment and the Processing Agent shall be entitled to withdraw the amount of any payment due to the Processing Agent or the Lenders hereunder from such accounts on the day specified for payment. |
3.7 | Remittance of Payments |
3.8 | Evidence of Indebtedness |
3.9 | General Provisions Relating to All Letters |
(a) | The Borrower hereby acknowledges and confirms to the Issuing Lender that the Issuing Lender shall not be obliged to make any inquiry or investigation as to the right of any beneficiary to make any claim or Draft or request any payment under a Letter and payment by the Issuing Lender pursuant to a Letter shall not be withheld by the Issuing Lender by reason of any matters in dispute between the beneficiary thereof and the Borrower. The sole obligation of the Issuing Lender with respect to Letters is to cause to be paid a Draft drawn or purporting to be drawn in accordance with the terms of the applicable Letter and for such purpose the Issuing Lender is only obliged to determine that the Draft purports to comply with the terms and conditions of the relevant Letter. |
(b) | The Issuing Lender shall not have any responsibility or liability for or any duty to inquire into the form, sufficiency (other than to the extent provided in the preceding paragraph), authorization, execution, signature, endorsement, correctness (other than to the extent provided in the preceding paragraph), genuineness or legal effect of any Draft, certificate or other document presented to it pursuant to a Letter and the Borrower unconditionally assumes all risks with respect to the same. The Borrower agrees that it assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of the beneficiary of any Letter with respect to the use by such beneficiary of the relevant Letter. |
(c) | The obligations of the Borrower hereunder with respect to Letters shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable and shall not be reduced by any event or occurrence including, without limitation: |
(i) | any lack of validity or enforceability of this agreement or any such Letter; |
(ii) | any amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from this agreement; |
(iii) | the existence of any claim, set-off, defense or other rights which the Borrower may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee |
(iv) | any Draft, statement or other document presented under any such Letter proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect whatsoever; |
(v) | payment by the Issuing Lender under such Letter against presentation of a sight draft or certificate which does not comply with the terms of such Letter; |
(vi) | any non-application or misapplication by the beneficiary of such Letter of the proceeds of any drawing under such Letter; or |
(vii) | any reduction or withdrawal of the Issuing Lenders credit rating by any rating agency. |
(d) | Any action, inaction or omission taken or suffered by the Issuing Lender or any of the Issuing Lenders correspondents under or in connection with a Letter or any Draft made thereunder, if in good faith and in conformity with foreign or domestic laws, regulations or customs applicable thereto, shall be binding upon the Borrower and shall not place the Issuing Lender or any of its correspondents under any resulting liability to the Borrower. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Issuing Lender and its correspondents may receive, accept or pay as complying with the terms of a Letter, any Draft thereunder, otherwise in order which may be signed by, or issued to, the administrator or any executor of, or the trustee in bankruptcy of, or the receiver for any property of, or other person or entity acting as the representative or in the place of, such beneficiary or its successors and assigns. The Borrower covenants that it will not take any steps, issue any instructions to the Issuing Lender or any of its correspondents or institute any proceedings intended to derogate from the right or ability of the Issuing Lender or its correspondents to honour and pay any Draft or Drafts. |
(e) | The Borrower agrees that the Lenders, the Overdraft Lender, the Issuing Lender and the Agents shall have no liability to it for any reason in respect of or in connection with any Letter, the issuance thereof, any payment thereunder, or any other action taken by the Lenders, the Overdraft Lender, the Issuing Lender or the Agents or any other person in connection therewith, other than any such liability that a court of competent jurisdiction determines arose on account of the Issuing Lenders gross negligence or wilful misconduct. |
(f) | The Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits as most recently published by the International Chamber of Commerce (the UCP) shall in all respects apply to each Letter and shall be deemed for such purpose to be a part hereof as if fully incorporated herein. In the event of any conflict between the UCP and the laws of any jurisdiction specified in the relevant Letter, the UCP shall prevail to the extent necessary to remove the conflict. |
3.10 | Notice Periods |
3.11 | Overdraft Loans. |
(a) | Subject to the following provisions of this Section, overdrafts arising from clearance of cheques or drafts drawn on the U.S. dollar or Canadian dollar accounts of the Borrower maintained with the Overdraft Lender, and designated by the Overdraft Lender for such purpose, shall be deemed to be outstanding as an extension of credit to the Borrower from the Overdraft Lender under the Credit Facility (each, an Overdraft Loan) as Base Rate Canada Loans (any overdraft in Canadian dollar accounts shall be deemed to be outstanding as a Base Rate Canada Loan in an amount equal to the U.S. Dollar Equivalent of the amount of such Canadian dollar amount). For certainty, notwithstanding Section 4.1, no Drawdown Notice need be delivered by the Borrower in respect of Overdraft Loans. |
(b) | Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, all references to Base Rate Canada Loans shall include Overdraft Loans. |
(c) | Overdraft Loans shall be made by the Overdraft Lender alone, without assignment to, or participation by, the other Lenders. |
(d) | The aggregate principal amount of the Overdraft Loans shall not exceed U.S.$50,000,000. |
(e) | If the Borrower shall request a drawdown under the Credit Facility other than under this Section (a Syndicated Drawdown) and the Overdraft Lenders Pro Rata Share of such Syndicated Drawdown would cause the Overdraft Lenders Pro Rata Share of all Syndicated Loans together with the Overdraft Loans then outstanding to exceed the Overdraft Lenders Individual Commitment, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have given a repayment notice notifying the Processing Agent of a repayment of the Overdraft Loans to the extent of such excess (without any bonus or penalty being payable in respect thereof) and the Borrower shall make such repayment on the requested date of such Syndicated Drawdown. For the purposes hereof Syndicated Loans means all credit outstanding under the Credit Facility other than Overdraft Loans. |
(f) | The Borrower may make repayments of Overdraft Loans (together with accrued interest thereon) by deposit to the accounts referred to in Section 3.11(a) from time to time without penalty. |
(g) | All interest payments and principal repayments of or in respect of Overdraft Loans shall be solely for the account of the Overdraft Lender. |
(h) | Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contained or contrary to the provisions of applicable law, |
(i) | (I) if a Default occurs and is continuing or (II) if the Overdraft Lender so requires, and there are then outstanding any Overdraft Loans, then, effective on the day of notice to that effect to the other Lenders from the Overdraft Lender or |
(ii) | if any Overdraft Loan has remained outstanding for five consecutive Banking Days, then, effective on the next Banking Day, |
(i) | For certainty, it is hereby acknowledged and agreed that the Lenders shall be obligated to advance their Pro Rata Share of an extension of credit by way of |
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drawdown contemplated by section 3.11(h) and to disburse to the Overdraft Lender their Pro Rata Shares of the Syndicated Loan referenced therein irrespective of: |
(i) | whether a Default or Event of Default is then continuing or whether any other condition in Article 12 is met; and |
(ii) | whether the Borrower has in fact actually requested such extension of credit by way of drawdown (by delivery of a Drawdown Notice or otherwise). |
4.1 | Drawdown Notice |
(a) | the date the credit is to be obtained; |
(b) | whether the credit is to be obtained by way of Base Rate Canada Loan, LIBOR Loan or Letter; |
(c) | in the case of any credit to be obtained by way of a Loan, the principal amount of the Loan; |
(d) | if the credit is to be obtained by way of LIBOR Loan, the applicable Interest Period; |
(e) | if the credit is to be obtained by way of Letter, the named beneficiary of the Letter, the maturity date and amount of the Letter, the currency in which the Letter is to be denominated and all other terms of the Letter (including, without limitation, (i) the proposed form of the Letter and (ii) if the Letter is to be issued on behalf of a Subsidiary of the Borrower as well as on behalf of the Borrower, the name of such Subsidiary); and |
(f) | the details of any irrevocable authorization and direction pursuant to Section 3.2. |
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5.1 | LIBOR Loans |
5.2 | Rollover Notice |
(a) | the maturity date of the maturing LIBOR Loan; |
(b) | the principal amount of the maturing LIBOR Loan and the portion thereof to be replaced; and |
(c) | the Interest Period or Interest Periods of the replacement LIBOR Loans. |
6.1 | Converting Loan to Other Type of Loan |
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6.2 | Conversion Notice |
(a) | the type of Loan to be converted; | ||
(b) | the date on which the conversion is to take place; |
(c) | the principal amount of the Loan or the portion thereof which is to be converted; |
(d) | the type and amount of the Loan into which the outstanding Loan is to be converted; and |
(e) | if an outstanding Loan is to be converted into a LIBOR Loan, the applicable Interest Period. |
6.3 | Absence of Notice |
6.4 | Conversion by Lenders |
7.1 | Interest Rates |
(i) | in the case of each Base Rate Canada Loan, the Alternate Base Rate Canada plus the Applicable Rate; and | ||
(ii) | in the case of each LIBOR Loan, LIBOR plus the Applicable Rate. |
7.2 | Calculation and Payment of Interest |
(a) | Interest on the outstanding principal amount from time to time of each Base Rate Canada Loan shall accrue from day to day from and including the date on which |
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credit is obtained by way of such Loan to but excluding the date on which such Loan is repaid in full (both before and after maturity and as well after as before judgment) and shall be calculated on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed divided by 365. | |||
(b) | Accrued interest shall be paid, |
(i) | in the case of interest on Base Rate Canada Loans, monthly in arrears on the 22nd day of each calendar month; and |
(ii) | in the case of interest on LIBOR Loans, on the last day of the applicable Interest Period; provided that, in the case of Interest Periods of a duration longer than three months, accrued interest shall be paid no less frequently than every three months from the first day of such Interest Period during the term of such Interest Period and on the date on which such LIBOR Loans are otherwise required to be repaid. |
7.3 | General Interest Rules |
(a) | For the purposes hereof, whenever interest is calculated on the basis of a year of 360 or 365 days, each rate of interest determined pursuant to such calculation expressed as an annual rate for the purposes of the Interest Act (Canada) is equivalent to such rate as so determined multiplied by the actual number of days in the calendar year in which the same is to be ascertained and divided by 360 or 365 days, respectively. |
(b) | Interest on each Loan and on overdue interest thereon shall be payable in the currency in which such Loan is denominated during the relevant period. |
(c) | If the Borrower fails to pay any fee or other amount of any nature payable by it to the Agents or the Lenders hereunder or under any document, instrument or agreement delivered pursuant hereto on the due date therefor, the Borrower shall pay to the Agents or the Lenders, as the case may be, interest on such overdue amount in the same currency as such overdue amount is payable from and including such due date to but excluding the date of actual payment (as well after as before judgment) at the rate per annum, calculated and compounded monthly, which is equal to the Alternate Base Rate Canada plus 3% in the case of overdue amounts denominated in U.S. dollars. Such interest on overdue amounts shall become due and be paid on demand made by either Agent. |
7.4 | Selection of Interest Periods |
(a) | Interest Periods shall have a duration from one, two, three or six months (subject to availability and to the aggregate number of Interest Periods with different dates outstanding being less than fifteen (15)); |
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(b) | the first Interest Period for a LIBOR Loan shall commence on and include the day on which credit is obtained by way of such Loan and each subsequent Interest Period applicable thereto shall commence on and include the date of the expiry of the immediately preceding Interest Period applicable thereto; and |
(c) | if any Interest Period would end on a day which is not a Banking Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Banking Day unless such next succeeding Banking Day falls in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall be shortened to end on the immediately preceding Banking Day. |
7.5 | Standby Fee |
7.6 | Letter Fees |
(a) | The Borrower shall pay to the Lenders, in accordance with Section 3.6, an issuance fee quarterly in arrears on the first Banking Day of each Fiscal Quarter, calculated at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Rate on the basis of a year of 365 days and on the amount of each such Letter for a period of time equal to the number of days in the preceding Fiscal Quarter on which such Letter was outstanding. In addition, with respect to all Letters, the Borrower shall from time to time pay to the Issuing Lender its usual and customary fees (at the then prevailing rates) for the amendment, delivery and administration of letters of credit such as the Letters. Each such payment is non-refundable and fully earned when due. |
(b) | With respect to each Letter issued hereunder, the Borrower shall pay to the Issuing Lender, in accordance with Section 3.6, a fronting fee quarterly in arrears on the first Banking Day of each Fiscal Quarter, calculated at a rate of 0.125% per annum on that portion of the amount of each such Letter for which Lenders other than the Issuing Lender have agreed to reimburse the Issuing Lender for any amounts drawn hereunder and for a period of time equal to the number of days in the preceding Fiscal Quarter on which such Letter was outstanding. Each such payment is non-refundable and fully earned when due. |
7.7 | Applicable Rate Adjustment |
(a) | For so long as no Rating exists, the changes in the Applicable Rate shall be effective as of the first day of the applicable Fiscal Quarter, in each case based upon the compliance certificate contemplated under Section 11.1(a)(iii) that has previously been delivered to the Processing Agent with respect to the second |
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immediately preceding Fiscal Quarter. If a new Applicable Rate becomes effective during the term of an outstanding LIBOR Loan or Letter, the Processing Agent shall forthwith determine the amount of any overpayment or underpayment of interest with respect to such LIBOR Loan or issuance fees with respect to such Letters and notify the Borrower and the Lenders of such amounts. Such determination by the Processing Agent shall constitute, in the absence of manifest error, prima facie evidence of the amount of such overpayment or underpayment, as the case may be. In the event of an underpayment, the Borrower shall, upon receipt of such notice, pay to the relevant Lenders in accordance with Section 3.6, the amount of such underpayment. In the event of any overpayment, the amount of such overpayment shall be credited to succeeding payments of interest or issuance fees, as the case may be, as they become due until such amount has been fully applied, or, if any overpayment or part thereof is still outstanding on the first Banking Day of the next Fiscal Quarter, the amount of such overpayment or part thereof shall be paid by the Lenders to the Borrower on such first Banking Day. |
(b) | For so long as a Rating exists, the changes in the Applicable Rate shall be effective on (i) the date the initial Rating (as announced by the relevant Major Credit Rating Agency) is obtained or (ii) the effective date for any change in the Pricing Rating (as announced by the relevant Major Credit Rating Agency). If a new Applicable Rate becomes effective during the term of an outstanding LIBOR Loan or Letter, the Processing Agent shall forthwith determine the amount of any overpayment or underpayment of interest with respect to such LIBOR Loan or issuance fees with respect to such Letters and notify the Borrower and the Lenders of such amounts. Such determination by the Processing Agent shall constitute, in the absence of manifest error, prima facie evidence of the amount of such overpayment or underpayment, as the case may be. In the event of an underpayment, the Borrower shall, upon receipt of such notice, pay to the relevant Lenders in accordance with Section 3.6, the amount of such underpayment. In the event of any overpayment, the amount of such overpayment shall be credited to succeeding payments of interest or issuance fees, as the case may be, as they become due until such amount has been fully applied or if any overpayment or part thereof is still outstanding on the first Banking Day of the next Fiscal Quarter, the amount of such overpayment or part thereof shall be paid by the Lenders to the Borrower on such first Banking Day. |
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8.1 | Conditions of Credit |
8.2 | Change of Circumstances |
(a) | If, with respect to any type of credit, the introduction or adoption of any law, regulation, guideline, request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any governmental authority, central bank or comparable agency (Restraint) or any change therein or in the application thereof to the Borrower or to any Lender or in the interpretation or administration thereof or any compliance by any Lender therewith: |
(i) | prohibits or restricts extending or maintaining such type of credit or the charging of interest or fees in connection therewith, the Borrower agrees that such Lender shall have the right to comply with such Restraint, shall have the right to refuse to permit the Borrower to obtain such type of credit and shall have the right to require, at the option of the Borrower, the conversion of such outstanding credit to another type of credit to permit compliance with the Restraint or repayment in full of such credit together with accrued interest thereon on the last day on which it is lawful for such Lender to continue to maintain and fund such credit or to charge interest or fees in connection therewith, as the case may be; or |
(ii) | shall impose or require any reserve, special deposit requirements or tax (excluding taxes measured with reference to the net income of such Lender or capital taxes or receipts and franchise taxes), shall establish an appropriate amount of capital to be maintained by such Lender or shall impose any other requirement or condition which results in an increased cost to such Lender of extending or maintaining a credit or obligation hereunder or reduces the amount received or receivable by such Lender with respect to any credit under this agreement or reduces such Lenders effective return hereunder or on its capital or causes such Lender to make any payment or to forego any return based on any amount received or receivable hereunder, then, on notification to the Borrower by such |
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Lender, the Borrower shall pay immediately to such Lender such amounts as shall fully compensate such Lender for all such increased costs, reductions, payments or foregone returns which accrue up to and including the date of receipt by the Borrower of such notice and thereafter, upon demand from time to time, the Borrower shall pay such additional amount as shall fully compensate such Lender for any such increased or imposed costs, reductions, payments or foregone returns. Such Lender shall notify the Borrower of any actual increased or imposed costs, reductions, payments or foregone returns forthwith on becoming aware of same and shall concurrently provide to the Borrower a certificate of an officer of such Lender setting forth the amount of compensation to be paid to such Lender and the basis for the calculation of such amount. Notwithstanding this Section 8.2(a), the Borrower shall not be liable to compensate such Lender for any such cost, reduction, payment or foregone return occurring more than 60 days before receipt by the Borrower of the aforementioned notification from such Lender; provided, however, that the aforementioned limitation shall not apply to any such cost, reduction, payment or foregone return of a retroactive nature. |
(b) | Each Lender agrees that, as promptly as practicable after it becomes aware of the occurrence of an event or the existence of a condition that would cause it to seek additional amounts from the Borrower pursuant to Section 8.2(a), it will use reasonable efforts to make, fund or maintain the affected credit of such Lender through another lending office or take such other actions as it deems appropriate if as a result thereof the additional moneys which would otherwise be required to be paid in respect of such credit pursuant to Section 8.2(a), would be reduced and if, as determined by such Lender in its sole discretion, the making, funding or maintaining of such affected credit through such other lending office or the taking of such other actions would not otherwise adversely affect such credit or such Lender and would not, in such Lenders sole discretion, be commercially unreasonable. |
8.3 | Failure to Fund as a Result of Change of Circumstances |
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8.4 | Indemnity Relating to Credits |
(a) | in the liquidation or redeposit of any funds acquired by the Lenders to fund or maintain any portion of a LIBOR Loan as a result of: |
(i) | the failure of the Borrower to borrow or make repayments on the dates specified under this agreement or in any notice from the Borrower to the Processing Agent (provided that if any notice specifies the repayment of a LIBOR Loan at any time other than its maturity date, then the Borrower shall be responsible for any loss, costs or expenses referred to above); or |
(ii) | the repayment or prepayment of any amounts on a day other than the payment dates prescribed herein or in any notice from the Borrower to the Processing Agent (provided that if any notice specifies the repayment of a LIBOR Loan at any time other than its maturity date, then the Borrower shall be responsible for any loss, costs or expenses referred to above). |
(b) | with respect to any Letter, arising from claims or legal proceedings, and including reasonable legal fees and disbursements, respecting the collection of amounts owed by the Borrower hereunder in respect of such Letter or the enforcement of the Processing Agent or the Lenders rights hereunder in respect of such Letter including, without limitation, legal proceedings attempting to restrain the Processing Agent or the Lenders from paying any amount under such Letter. |
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8.5 | Indemnity for Transactional and Environmental Liability |
(a) | The Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify and hold each Agent, each Lender, the Overdraft Lender, the Issuing Lender and each of their respective shareholders, officers, directors, employees, and agents (collectively, the Indemnified Parties") free and harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, actions, causes of action, suits, losses, costs, charges, liabilities and damages, and expenses in connection therewith (irrespective of whether such Indemnified Party is a party to the action for which indemnification hereunder is sought), and including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and out of pocket disbursements and amounts paid in settlement which are approved by the Borrower (collectively in this Section 8.5(a), the Indemnified Liabilities), incurred or suffered by, or asserted against, the Indemnified Parties or any of them as a result of, or arising out of, or relating to (i) the extension of credit contemplated herein, (ii) any transaction financed or to be financed in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, with the proceeds of any credit extended hereunder, (iii) any actual or threatened investigation, litigation or other proceeding relating to any credit extended or proposed to be extended as contemplated herein or (iv) the execution, delivery, performance or enforcement of the Credit Documents and any instrument, document or agreement executed pursuant hereto or thereto, except for any such Indemnified Liabilities that a court of competent jurisdiction determines arose on account of an Indemnified Partys gross negligence or willful misconduct. |
(b) | Without limiting the generality of the indemnity set out in the preceding clause (a), the Borrower hereby further agrees to indemnify and hold the Indemnified Parties free and harmless from and against any and all claims, demand, actions, causes of action, suits, losses, costs, charges, liabilities and damages, and expenses in connection therewith, including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and out of pocket disbursements and amounts paid in settlement which are approved by the Borrower, of any and every kind whatsoever paid (collectively in this Section 8.5(b), the Indemnified Liabilities"), incurred or suffered by, or asserted against, the Indemnified Parties or any of them for, with respect to, or as a direct or indirect result of, (i) the presence on or under, or the escape, seepage, leakage, spillage, discharge, emission or release from, any real property legally or beneficially owned (or any estate or interest which is owned), leased, used or operated by any Obligor of any Hazardous Material, Contaminant, Pollutant or Waste, and (ii) any other violation of an Environmental Law by any Obligor, and regardless of whether caused by, or within the control of, such Obligor, except for any such Indemnified Liabilities that a court of competent jurisdiction determines arose on account of an Indemnified Partys gross negligence or willful misconduct. |
(c) | All obligations provided for in this Section 8.5 shall survive indefinitely the permanent repayment of the outstanding credit hereunder and the termination of the Credit Agreement. The obligations provided for in this Section 8.5 shall not |
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be reduced or impaired by any investigation made by or on behalf of either Agent or any of the Lenders. |
(d) | The Borrower hereby agrees that, for the purposes of effectively allocating the risk of loss placed on the Borrower by this Section 8.5, each Agent and each Lender shall be deemed to be acting as the agent or trustee on behalf of and for the benefit of their respective shareholders, officers, directors, employees and agents. |
(e) | If, for any reason, the obligations of the Borrower pursuant to this Section 8.5 shall be unenforceable, the Borrower agrees to make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each obligation that is permissible under applicable law. |
(f) | The indemnity under this Section 8.5 shall not apply to any matters specifically dealt with in Sections 8.2, 8.4, 8.6 or 11.1(f). |
8.6 | Gross-Up for Taxes |
(a) | Any and all payments made by the Borrower under this agreement or under any other Credit Document (any such payment being hereinafter referred to as a Payment) to or for the benefit of either Agent or any Lender shall be made without set-off or counterclaim, and free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for, or on account of, any and all present or future Taxes except to the extent that such deduction or withholding is required by law or the administrative practice of any Official Body. If any such Taxes are so required to be deducted or withheld from or in respect of any Payment made to or for the benefit of either Agent or any Lender, the Borrower shall: |
(i) | promptly notify the Processing Agent of such requirement; |
(ii) | pay to such Agent or Lender, as the case may be, in addition to the Payment to which such Agent or Lender is otherwise entitled, such additional amount as is necessary to ensure that the net amount actually received by such Agent or Lender (free and clear of, and net of, any such Taxes, including the full amount of any Taxes required to be deducted or withheld from any additional amount paid by the Borrower under this Section 8.6(a), whether assessable against the Borrower, such Agent or such Lender) equals the full amount such Agent or Lender, as the case may be, would have received had no such deduction or withholding been required; |
(iii) | make such deduction or withholding; |
(iv) | pay to the relevant Official Body in accordance with applicable law the full amount of Taxes required to be deducted or withheld (including the full amount of Taxes required to be deducted or withheld from any |
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additional amount paid by the Borrower to such Agent or Lender under this Section 8.6(a)), within the time period required by applicable law; and |
(v) | as promptly as possible thereafter, forward to such Agent or Lender, as the case may be, an original official receipt (or a certified copy), or other documentation reasonably acceptable to such Agent or Lender, evidencing such payment to such Official Body. |
(b) | If either Agent or any Lender is subject to Taxes under Part XIII of the Tax Act (or any successor part) in respect of any Payment made by the Borrower but such Taxes are not levied by way of deduction or withholding (all such Taxes being Non-Withheld Part XIII Taxes), the Borrower shall pay to such Agent or Lender, as the case may be, at the time the Borrower makes such Payment and in addition to such Payment, such additional amount as is necessary to ensure that the total amount received by such Agent or Lender, as the case may be, is equal to the Payment plus the amount of Non-Withheld Part XIII Taxes exigible in respect of the aggregate of the Payment and the additional amount payable under this Section 8.6(b). |
(c) | In the case of a Lender that is a non-resident of Canada for the purposes of the Tax Act, Sections 8.6(a) and (b) shall apply only if such Lender becomes a Lender after the date hereof and has acquired its interest under the Credit Documents with the prior written consent of the Borrower or pursuant to an Assignment After Default. |
(d) | The Borrower hereby indemnifies and holds harmless each Agent and each Lender, on an after-Taxes basis, for the full amount of Taxes, including Non-Withheld Part XIII Taxes, interest, penalties and other liabilities, levied, imposed or assessed against (and whether or not paid directly by) such Agent or Lender, as applicable, and for all expenses, resulting from or relating to the Borrowers failure to: |
(i) | remit to such Agent or Lender the documentation referred to in Section 8.6(a)(v); |
(ii) | pay any Taxes when due to the relevant Official Body (including, without limitation, any Taxes imposed by any Official Body on amounts payable under this Section 8.6)); or |
(iii) | pay to the such Agent or Lender any Non-Withheld Part XIII Taxes in accordance with Section 8.6(b), |
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(e) | If the Borrower determines in good faith that a reasonable basis exists for contesting any Taxes for which a payment has been made under this Section 8.6, the relevant Lender or Agent, as applicable, shall, if so requested by the Borrower, cooperate with the Borrower in challenging such Taxes at the Borrowers expense. |
(f) | If any Lender or Agent, as applicable, receives a refund of, or credit for, Taxes for which a payment has been made by the Borrower under this Section 8.6, which refund or credit in the good faith judgment of such Lender or Agent, as the case may be, is attributable to the Taxes giving rise to such payment made by the Borrower, then such Lender or Agent, as the case may be, shall reimburse the Borrower for such amount (if any, but not exceeding the amount of any payment made under this Section 8.6 that gives rise to such refund or credit), net of out-of-pocket expenses of such Lender or Agent, as the case may be, which such Agent or Lender, as the case may be, determines in its absolute discretion will leave it, after such reimbursement, in no better or worse position than it would have been in if such Taxes had not been exigible. The Borrower, upon the request of either Agent or any Lender, agrees to repay such Agent or Lender, as the case may be, any portion of any such refund or credit paid over to the Borrower that such Agent or Lender, as the case may be, is required to pay to the relevant Official Body and agrees to pay any interest, penalties or other charges paid by such Agent or Lender, as the case may be, as a result of or related to such payment to such Official Body. Neither Agent nor any Lender shall be under any obligation to arrange its tax affairs in any particular manner so as to claim any refund or credit. Neither either Agent nor any Lender shall be obliged to disclose any information regarding its tax affairs or computations to the Borrower or any other Person in connection with this Section 8.6(f) or any other provision of this Section 8.6. |
(g) | The Borrower also hereby indemnifies and holds harmless each Agent and Lender, on an after-Taxes basis, for any additional taxes on net income that such Agent or Lender may be obliged to pay as a result of the receipt of amounts under this Section 8.6. |
(h) | Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding tax or Non-Withheld Part XIII Taxes under the law of the jurisdiction in which the Borrower is resident for tax purposes, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party, with respect to Payments shall, at the request of the Borrower, deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the Processing Agent), at the time or times prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Processing Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by |
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applicable law (if any) as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding or a reduced rate of Non-Withheld Part XIII Taxes. In addition, (i) any Lender, if requested by the Borrower or the Processing Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law (if any) or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Processing Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Processing Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to withholding or information reporting requirements, and (ii) any Lender that ceases to be, or to be deemed to be, resident in Canada for purposes of Part XIII of the Tax Act or any successor provision thereto in respect of Payments shall within five Business Days thereof notify the Borrower and the Processing Agent in writing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Lender shall be required to deliver any documentation pursuant to this Section 8.6(h) that such Lender is not legally able to deliver. |
(i) | Additional amounts payable under Section 8.6(a) and Non-Withheld Part XIII Taxes payable under Section 8.6(b) have the same character as the Payments to which they relate. For greater certainty, for example, additional amounts payable under Section 8.6(a) or Non-Withheld Part XIII Taxes payable under Section 8.6(b), in respect of interest payable under a Credit Document, shall be payments of interest under such Credit Document. All payments made under this Section 8.6 shall be subject to the provisions of this Section 8.6. |
(j) | The Borrowers obligations under this Section 8.6 shall survive without limitation the termination of the Credit Facility and this agreement and all other Credit Documents and the permanent repayment of the outstanding credit and all other amounts payable hereunder. |
(k) | For purposes of this Section 8.6 Lenders shall include the Overdraft Lender and the Issuing Lender. |
9.1 | Repayments |
9.2 | Voluntary Prepayments under Credit Facility |
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9.3 | Prepayment Notice |
(a) | the date on which the prepayment is to take place; and |
(b) | the type and principal amount of the Loan or the portion thereof which is to be prepaid. |
9.4 | Reimbursement or Conversion on Presentation of Letters |
(a) | On presentation of a Letter and payment thereunder by the Issuing Lender, the Borrower shall forthwith pay to the Processing Agent for the account of the Issuing Lender, and thereby reimburse the Issuing Lender for, all amounts paid by the Issuing Lender pursuant to such Letter; failing such payment, the Borrower shall be deemed to have effected a conversion of such Letter into a Base Rate Canada Loan to the extent of the payment of the Issuing Lender thereunder. |
(b) | If the Issuing Lender makes payment under any Letter and the Borrower does not fully reimburse the Issuing Lender on or before the date of payment, then Section 9.4(a) shall apply to deem a Base Rate Canada Loan to be outstanding to the Borrower under this agreement in the manner therein set out. Each Lender shall, on request by the Issuing Lender, immediately pay to the Issuing Lender an amount equal to such Lenders Pro Rata Share of the amount paid by the Issuing Lender such that each relevant Lender is participating in the deemed Base Rate Canada Loan in accordance with its Pro Rata Share. |
(c) | Each Lender shall immediately on demand indemnify the Issuing Lender to the extent of such Lenders Pro Rata Share of any amount paid or liability incurred by the Issuing Lender under each Letter issued by it to the extent that the Borrower does not fully reimburse the Issuing Lender therefor. |
9.5 | Letters Subject to an Order |
9.6 | Currency of Repayment |
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10.1 | Representations and Warranties |
(a) | Status and Power of Subject Entities. Each Subject Entity is a corporation duly incorporated and organized and validly subsisting in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation. Each Subject Entity is duly qualified, registered or licensed in all jurisdictions where the failure to do so would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each Subject Entity has all requisite corporate capacity, power and authority to own, hold under licence or lease its properties, to carry on its business as now conducted. Each Obligor has all requisite corporate capacity to enter into, and carry out the transactions contemplated by, the Credit Documents to which is a party. |
(b) | Authorization and Enforcement. All necessary action, corporate or otherwise, has been taken to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by each Obligor of the Credit Documents to which it is a party. Each Obligor has duly executed and delivered the Credit Documents to which it is a party. The Credit Documents to which each Obligor is a party are legal, valid and binding obligations of such Obligor, enforceable against such Obligor in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that the enforceability thereof may be limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization and other laws of general application limiting the enforcement of creditors rights generally, (ii) the fact that the courts may deny the granting or enforcement of equitable remedies and (iii) the fact that, pursuant to the Currency Act (Canada), no court in Canada may make an order expressed in any currency other than lawful money of Canada. |
(c) | Compliance with Other Instruments. The execution, delivery and performance by each Obligor of the Credit Documents to which it is a party, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and therein, do not and will not conflict with, result in any material breach or violation of, or constitute a material default under, the terms, conditions or provisions of the charter or constating documents or by-laws of, or any shareholder agreement or declaration relating to, such Obligor or of any law, regulation, judgment, decree or order binding on or applicable to such Obligor or to which its property is subject or of any material agreement, lease, licence, permit or other instrument to which such Obligor is a party or is otherwise bound or by which such Obligor benefits or to |
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which its property is subject and do not require the consent or approval of any Official Body or any other party. |
(d) | Financial Statements. The consolidated financial statements of the Borrower for the most recently completed Fiscal Quarter or Fiscal Year, as the case may be, were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and no Material Adverse Change has occurred in the condition, financial or otherwise, of the Borrower since the date of such financial statements. The consolidated balance sheet of the aforesaid financial statement presents a fair statement of the financial condition and assets and liability of the Borrower as at the date thereof and the consolidated statements of operations, retained earnings and cashflows contained in the aforesaid consolidated financial statements fairly presents the results of the operations of the Borrower throughout the period covered thereby. Except to the extent reflected or reserved against in the aforesaid balance sheet (including the notes thereto) and except as incurred in the ordinary and usual course of the business of the Borrower, the Borrower does not have any outstanding indebtedness or any liability or obligations (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) of a material nature customarily reflected or reserved against in a balance sheet (including the notes thereto) prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. |
(e) | Litigation. There are no actions, suits, inquiries, claims or proceedings (whether or not purportedly on behalf of any Subject Entity) pending or threatened in writing against or affecting any Subject Entity before any Official Body which in any case or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. |
(f) | Title to Assets. Each Subject Entity has good title to all of its material property, assets and undertaking, free from any Lien other than the Permitted Liens. |
(g) | Conduct of Business. No Subject Entity is in violation of any agreement, mortgage, franchise, licence, judgment, decree, order, statute, statutory trust, rule or regulation relating in any way to itself or to the operation of its business or to its property or assets (including, without limitation, Environmental Laws) and which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each Subject Entity holds all licenses, certificates of approval, approvals, registrations, permits and consents which are required to operate its businesses where they are currently being operated except where the failure to have such licenses, certificates of approval, approvals, registrations, permits and consents could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. |
(h) | Outstanding Defaults. No event has occurred which constitutes or which, with the giving of notice, lapse of time or both, would constitute a default under or in respect of any material agreement, undertaking or instrument to which any Subject Entity is a party or to which its respective property or assets may be subject, and which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. |
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(i) | Solvency Proceedings. No Subject Entity has: |
(i) | admitted its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due or failed to pay its debts generally as they become due; |
(ii) | in respect of itself, filed an assignment or petition in bankruptcy or a petition to take advantage of any insolvency statute; | ||
(iii) | made an assignment for the benefit of its creditors; |
(iv) | consented to the appointment of a receiver of the whole or any substantial part of its assets; |
(v) | filed a petition or answer seeking a reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition in respect of itself under applicable bankruptcy laws or any other applicable law or statute of Canada, the United States or other applicable jurisdiction or any subdivision thereof; or |
(vi) | been adjudged by a court having jurisdiction a bankrupt or insolvent, nor has a decree or order of a court having jurisdiction been entered for the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, trustee or assignee in bankruptcy of any Subject Entity with such decree or order having remained in force and undischarged or unstayed for a period of 30 days. |
(j) | Tax Returns and Taxes. Each Subject Entity has filed all material Tax returns and Tax reports required by law to have been filed by it and has paid all Taxes thereby shown to be owing, except any such Taxes which are being diligently contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles shall have been set aside on its books. |
(k) | Expropriation. There is no present or threatened (in writing) expropriation of the property or assets of any Subject Entity, which expropriation could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. | ||
(l) | Environmental Compliance. |
(i) | All facilities and property (including underlying groundwater) owned, leased, used or operated by any Company have been, and continue to be, owned or leased in compliance with all Environmental Laws where any such non-compliance could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; |
(A) | claims, complaints, notices or requests for information received by any Company with respect to any alleged violation of any |
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Environmental Law which, if proved, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; |
(B) | complaints, notices or inquiries to any Company regarding potential liability under any Environmental Law which liability could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; |
(iii) | There have been no Releases of any Hazardous Materials or any escape, seepage, leakage, spillage, discharge, emission or release of any Contaminants, Pollutants or Waste at, on, under or from any property now or previously owned, operated, used or leased by any Company that, singly or in the aggregate, have, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect; |
(iv) | Each Company has been issued and is in compliance with all permits, certificates, approvals, licenses and other authorizations under any Environmental Laws to carry on its business except where any such non-issuance or non-compliance could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and |
(v) | No conditions exist at, on or under any property now or previously owned, operated, used or leased by any Company which, with the passage of time, or the giving of notice or both, would give rise to liability under any Environmental Law which liability could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. |
(m) | Material Operating Subsidiaries and Partnerships. There are no Material Operating Subsidiaries other than as set forth in, and subject to, the last sentence of the definition thereof and those Material Operating Subsidiaries which are or will hereafter identified in compliance certificates delivered to the Processing Agent pursuant to Section 11.1(a)(iii). No Subject Entity is, directly or indirectly, a member of, or a partner or participant in, any partnership, joint venture or syndicate where the liability of the relevant Subject Entity arising from such partnership, joint venture or syndicate could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. |
(n) | Corporate Structure. As at the date hereof, and hereafter, except as such information may change as a result of a transaction permitted hereby and reported to the Processing Agent in accordance with Section 11.1(a)(v), the chart attached hereto as Schedule G accurately sets out the corporate structure of the Borrower and all of its Subsidiaries and evidences (i) intercorporate share ownership and (ii) ownership of operating mines. |
(o) | Assets Insured. The property and assets of each Subject Entity are insured with insurers, in amounts, for risks and otherwise which are reasonable in relation to such property and assets (subject to the amount of such deductibles as are reasonable and normal in the circumstances) against loss or damage, and there has |
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been no default or failure by the party or parties insured under the provisions of such policies of insurance maintained which would prevent the recovery by such Subject Entity insured thereunder of the full amount of any material insured loss. |
(p) | No Omissions. None of the representations and statements of fact set forth in this Section 10.1 omits to state any material fact necessary to make any such representation or statement of fact not misleading in any material respect. |
10.2 | Survival of Representations and Warranties |
10.3 | Title Representation Deemed Correct in Certain Circumstances |
11.1 | Affirmative Covenants |
(a) | Financial Reporting. The Borrower shall furnish the Processing Agent with the following statements and reports (with sufficient copies for all of the Lenders) (the filing of any of the following documents on SEDAR shall satisfy the delivery obligation in relation to such documents so filed when the Borrower has provided written notice of such filing to the Processing Agent): |
(i) | within 120 days after the end of each Fiscal Year, copies of the audited consolidated financial statements of the Borrower for such Fiscal Year and the auditors report thereon in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; |
(ii) | within 60 days after the end of each of the first three Fiscal Quarters of each Fiscal Year and within 85 days after the end of the fourth Fiscal Quarter of each Fiscal Year, copies of the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Borrower in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; |
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(iii) | concurrent with the deliveries of financial statements pursuant to any of clauses (i) and (ii) above, a duly executed and completed compliance certificate, in the form attached as Schedule B hereto and signed by a senior financial officer of the Borrower; |
(iv) | within 90 days after the end of each Fiscal Year, an annual budget (including a cash flow forecast, gold production projections and a capital expenditures plan) of the Borrower in respect of the next period of three Fiscal Years including the then current Fiscal Year; |
(v) | concurrent with the deliveries in clause (iii) above, an updated Schedule G reflecting any changes in the then current Schedule G, which updated Schedule G shall thereafter be deemed to be the form of Schedule G attached hereto; and |
(vi) | such other statements, reports and information as the Processing Agent on the instructions of the Majority Lenders may reasonably request from time to time, including, any information that may be reasonably requested in respect of any Permitted Acquisition. |
(b) | Copies of Public Filings. The Borrower shall, upon request, furnish the Processing Agent with copies of all documents which are filed by any Obligor with the Ontario Securities Commission or with any similar Official Body in any other jurisdiction in compliance with applicable securities legislation which are not available on SEDAR. |
(c) | Use of Proceeds. The Borrower shall apply all of the proceeds of the Credit Facility towards refinancing the Existing Credit Agreements in their entirety and otherwise for general corporate purposes including the financing of Permitted Acquisitions. |
(d) | Insurance. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Subject Entity to, insure and keep insured, with insurers, for risks, in amounts in a manner consistent with standard industry practice and otherwise upon terms satisfactory to the Administrative Agent acting reasonably, all of the Subject Entities assets, property and undertaking. |
(e) | Access to Senior Financial Officers. Upon the request of the Administrative Agent at reasonable intervals, the Borrower shall, and shall cause other Subject Entity to, make available its senior financial officers to answer questions concerning such Subject Entitys business and affairs. |
(f) | Reimbursement of Expenses. The Borrower shall (i) reimburse each Agent, on demand, for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs, charges and expenses incurred by or on behalf of such Agent (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of one primary counsel and any local or special counsel to either Agent in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery, syndication, administration and interpretation of the Credit Documents |
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and the closing documentation ancillary to the completion of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and any amendments and waivers hereto (whether or not consummated or entered into), the charges of Intralinks and any lien search fees and (ii) reimburse each Agent and the Lenders, on demand, for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs, charges and expense incurred by or on behalf of any of them (including the fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel) in connection with the enforcement of the Credit Documents. |
(g) | Notice of Expropriation or Condemnation and Title Issues. The Borrower shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent of the commencement or the written threat of any expropriation or condemnation of any of the material assets, property or undertaking of any Subject Entity or of the institution of any proceedings related thereto. In the event that the Borrower shall become aware of any Liens on, or title problems in respect of, any material property of any Subject Entity that would result in such Subject Entity not having good title (or the equivalent in all relevant jurisdictions) to all of its material property, free and clear of all Liens, other than Permitted Liens, the Borrower shall, and shall cause the other Subject Entities to, promptly take all such commercially reasonable actions as may be required for such Subject Entity to acquire good title (or the equivalent in all relevant jurisdictions) to all of its material property, free and clear of all Liens, other than Permitted Liens. |
(h) | Inspection of Assets and Operations. The Borrower shall, and shall cause the other Subject Entities to, permit representatives of the Administrative Agent from time to time and representatives of the Lenders (but no more than once in any particular Fiscal Year with respect to any particular Lender) to inspect the assets, property or undertaking of any Subject Entity and for that purpose to enter on any property which is owned and controlled by any Subject Entity and where any of the assets, property or undertaking of the Subject Entities may be situated during reasonable business hours and, unless a Default has occurred and is continuing, upon reasonable notice. |
(i) | Change of Name, Office or Other Information. The Borrower shall notify the Processing Agent in writing promptly of any change in (i) the corporate name of any Obligor or (ii) the jurisdiction of incorporation of any Obligor. |
(j) | Corporate Existence. Except as contemplated by any Permitted Reorganization, the Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Subject Entity to, maintain its corporate existence in good standing. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Subject Entity to, qualify and remain duly qualified to carry on business and own property in each jurisdiction where the failure to do so could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. |
(k) | Conduct of Business. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Subject Entity to, conduct its business in such a manner so as to comply with all laws and regulations (including, without limitation, Environmental Laws), so as to observe and perform all its obligations under leases, licences and agreements necessary for |
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the proper conduct of its business and so as to preserve and protect its property and assets and the earnings, income and profits therefrom where such non-compliance, non-observance or non-performance could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Subject Entity to, perform all obligations incidental to any trust imposed upon it by statute and shall ensure that any breaches of the said obligations and the consequences of any such breach shall be promptly remedied where failure to do so could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Subject Entity to, obtain and maintain all licenses, permits, government approvals, franchises, authorizations and other rights necessary for the operation of its business where failure to do so could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. |
(l) | Taxes. The Borrower shall pay, and shall cause each other Subject Entity to pay, all material Taxes levied, assessed or imposed upon it and upon its property or assets or any part thereof, as and when the same become due and payable, save and except when and so long as the validity of any such Taxes is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and reserves are being maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles while forfeiture of any part of its property or assets may result from the failure to so pay during the period of any such contest. |
(m) | Notice of Litigation. The Borrower shall promptly notify the Processing Agent of any actions, suits, inquiries, claims or proceedings (whether or not purportedly on behalf of any Subject Entity) commenced or threatened in writing against or affecting any Subject Entity before any Official Body which in any case or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. |
(n) | Environmental Matters. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Company to, as soon as practicable and in any event within 30 days, notify the Processing Agent and provide copies upon receipt of all written claims, complaints, notices or inquiries relating to the condition of its facilities and properties or compliance with Environmental Laws, which claims, complaints, notices or inquiries relate to matters which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and shall proceed diligently to resolve any such claims, complaints, notices or inquiries relating to compliance with Environmental Laws and provide such information and certifications which the Processing Agent may reasonably request from time to time to evidence compliance with this Section 11.1(n). |
(o) | Tangible Net Worth. The Borrower shall, at all times, maintain Tangible Net Worth in an amount greater than U.S.$6,500,000,000. |
(p) | Total Indebtedness to Tangible Net Worth Ratio. The Borrower shall, at all times, maintain the Total Indebtedness to Tangible Net Worth Ratio to be less than or equal to 1.00:1. |
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(q) | Books and Records. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Subject Entity to, keep proper books of account and records covering all its business and affairs on a current basis, make full, true and correct entries of its transactions in such books, set aside on its books from their earnings all such proper reserves as required by generally accepted accounting principles and permit representatives of the Administrative Agent to inspect such books of account, records and documents and to make copies therefrom during reasonable business hours. |
(r) | Notice of Default or Event of Default. Upon the occurrence of either a Default or an Event of Default of which the Borrower is aware, the Borrower shall promptly deliver to the Processing Agent a notice specifying the nature and date of occurrence of such Default or Event of Default, the Borrowers assessment of the duration and effect thereof and the action which the Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto. |
(s) | Risk Management. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Subject Entity to, at all times comply with the Agreed Risk Management Policy. |
(t) | Pari Passu. The Borrower shall ensure that the payment obligations of each Obligor under this agreement and each other Credit Document to which such Obligor is a party rank at least pari passu in right of payment with all of such Obligors present and future other unsecured Indebtedness, other than any such Indebtedness which is preferred by mandatory provisions of applicable law. |
(u) | Rating of the Borrower. The Borrower shall forthwith provide notice to the Agents of (x) any change in any existing Rating or (y) any obtaining of a new solicited and published Rating. |
11.2 | Restrictive Covenants |
(a) | Liens. The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit or suffer any other Subject Entity to, enter into or grant, create, assume or suffer to exist any Lien affecting any of their respective properties, assets or undertaking, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, save and except only for the Permitted Liens. |
(b) | Corporate Existence. The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit or suffer any other Subject Entity to, take part in any amalgamation, merger, dissolution, winding up, corporate reorganization, capital reorganization or similar proceeding or arrangement other than any Permitted Reorganization. |
(c) | Disposition of Material Operating Subsidiaries. The Borrower shall not, and shall not suffer or permit any other Subject Entity, to sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any ownership interest in (x) any Shares of any Subsidiary if as a result thereof the Borrower would cease to own, directly or indirectly, 100% of the |
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Shares of each Material Operating Subsidiary, (y) a material portion of the assets of any Material Operating Subsidiary or (z) any other assets of any Material Operating Subsidiary which would result (based on pro forma calculations as at the time of such disposition) in such Material Operating Subsidiary ceasing to constitute a Material Operating Subsidiary). |
(d) | Distributions. The Borrower shall not make any Distribution if (x) a Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of making any such Distribution or (y) a Default would arise immediately after the making of any such Distribution. |
(e) | Indebtedness of the Subject Entities. The Borrower shall not, and shall not suffer or permit any other Subject Entity to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Project Debt or any Permitted Acquisition Indebtedness or any other Indebtedness other than Permitted Indebtedness. |
(f) | Indebtedness of the Non-Guaranteeing Material Operating Subsidiary Companies. The Borrower shall not suffer or permit the aggregate Indebtedness (without duplication) of the Non-Guaranteeing Material Operating Subsidiary Companies at any particular time to exceed 15% of Tangible Net Worth at such time. |
(g) | Acquisitions. The Borrower shall not, and shall not suffer or permit any other Subject Entity to, make any Acquisitions other than Permitted Acquisitions. |
(h) | Alumbrera Project. The Borrower shall not suffer or permit any of its Subsidiaries that directly or indirectly has an ownership interest in the Alumbrera Project to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness excluding Indebtedness owed to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that has such an ownership interest. |
(i) | Risk Management. The Borrower shall not amend or modify the Agreed Risk Management Policy if, as a result of such amendment or modification, the Borrower, on a consolidated basis, would be permitted thereunder, on a consolidated basis, to hedge in excess of 75% of its annual gold production. |
11.3 | Performance of Covenants by Administrative Agent |
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12.1 | Conditions Precedent to All Credit |
(a) | the Borrower shall have complied with the requirements of Article 4, 5 or 6, as the case may be, in respect of the relevant credit; |
(b) | no Default has occurred and is continuing or would arise immediately after giving effect to or as a result of such extension of credit; |
(c) | the representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in Section 10.1 shall be true and correct in all respects on the date such credit is extended as if such representations and warranties were made on such date; and | ||
(d) | the Credit Facility has not been terminated pursuant to Section 2.4. |
(a) | the conditions precedent set forth in Section 12.1 have been fulfilled; |
(b) | the Guarantor shall have executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent the Guarantee; |
(c) | the Administrative Agent has received, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent: |
(i) | a duly certified copy of the articles of incorporation or amalgamation and by-laws of each Obligor; |
(ii) | a certificate of status or good standing for each Obligor issued by the appropriate governmental body or agency of the jurisdiction in which such Obligor is incorporated; |
(iii) | a duly certified copy of the resolution of the board of directors of each Obligor authorizing it to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Credit Documents to which such Obligor is a signatory; |
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(iv) | a certificate of an officer of each Obligor, in such capacity, setting forth specimen signatures of the individuals authorized to sign the Credit Documents to which each Obligor is a signatory; |
(v) | a certificate of a senior officer of each Obligor, in such capacity, certifying that, to the best of his knowledge after due inquiry, no Default has occurred and is continuing or would arise immediately upon the initial extension of credit under the Credit Facility; and |
(vi) | a compliance certificate of the Borrower as of the date of the initial extension of credit, satisfactory to the Lenders and giving effect to such initial extension of credit (all calculations in respect of the financial covenants hereunder shall be based on the financial information of the Borrower for the 2006 Fiscal Year and adjusted for such initial extension of credit and the repayment of all Indebtedness under the Existing Credit Agreements pursuant to Section 12.2(g), which compliance certificate shall also set out the Leverage Ratio for the second immediately preceding Fiscal Quarter; |
(d) | the Administrative Agent has received, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders: |
(i) | an opinion of counsel to the Obligors, addressed to the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and its counsel, relating to the status and capacity of the Obligors, the due authorization, execution and delivery and the validity and enforceability of the Credit Documents to which the Obligors are a party in the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Obligors and in the Province of Ontario and such other matters as the Lenders may reasonably request; and |
(ii) | an opinion of the Administrative Agents counsel with respect to such matters as may be reasonably required by the Lenders in connection with the transactions hereunder (including, without limitation, the legality, validity and binding nature obligations of the Obligors under, and the enforceability against the Obligors of, the Credit Documents which are governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario); |
(e) | there has not occurred a Material Adverse Change since December 31, 2006; |
(f) | the Administrative Agent and its counsel shall be satisfied, acting reasonably, that all necessary approvals, acknowledgements, directions and consents have been given and that all relevant laws have been complied with in respect of all agreements and transactions referred to herein; |
(g) | all outstanding Indebtedness of the Borrower under the Existing Credit Agreements have been repaid in full and all commitments of the lenders thereunder have been terminated and all guarantees in connection therewith have been released and discharged; and |
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(h) | the Borrower shall have paid to the Agents and the Lenders all fees and expenses required to be paid on or before the initial extension of credit under the Credit Facility. |
12.3 | Waiver |
13.1 | Events of Default |
(a) | the breach by the Borrower of the provisions of Section 9.1; |
(b) | the failure of any Obligor to pay any amount due under the Credit Documents (other than amounts due pursuant to Section 9.1) within five Banking Days after the payment is due; |
(c) | the commencement by any Subject Entity or by any other Person of proceedings for the dissolution, liquidation or winding up of such Subject Entity or for the suspension of operations of such Subject Entity (other than such proceedings commenced to facilitate a Permitted Reorganization or by another Person which are diligently defended and are discharged, vacated or stayed within thirty days after commencement); |
(d) | if any Subject Entity ceases or threatens to cease to carry on its business or is adjudged or declared bankrupt or insolvent or admits its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due or fails to pay its debts generally as they become due or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, petitions or applies to any tribunal for the appointment of a receiver or trustee for it or for any part of its property (or such a receiver or trustee is appointed for it or any part of its property), or commences (or any other Person commences) any proceedings relating to it under any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation law or statute of any jurisdiction whether now or hereafter in effect (other than such proceedings commenced by another Person which are diligently defended and are discharged, vacated or stayed within thirty days after commencement), or by any act indicates its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any such proceeding for it or for any part of its property, or suffers the appointment of any receiver or trustee, sequestrator or other custodian; |
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(e) | if any representation or warranty made by any Obligor in this agreement or in any other document, agreement or instrument delivered pursuant hereto or referred to herein or any material information furnished in writing to either Agent by any Obligor proves to have been incorrect in any material respect when made or furnished and continues to be incorrect in any material respect for thirty days after the Administrative Agent has given the Borrower notice thereof; |
(f) | if a writ, execution, attachment or similar process is issued or levied against all or any portion of the property of any Subject Entity in connection with any judgment against it in an amount of at least U.S.$25,000,000 and such writ, execution, attachment or similar process is not released, bonded, satisfied, discharged, vacated or stayed within thirty days after its entry, commencement or levy; |
(g) | the breach or failure of due observance or performance by any Obligor of any covenant or provision of any Credit Document (other than those previously referred to in this Section 13.1) or of any other document, agreement or instrument delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or referred to herein or therein to which either Agent or any of the Lenders is a party and such breach or failure continues for ten Banking Days after the Administrative Agent has given the Borrower notice of such breach or failure; |
(h) | if one or more encumbrancers, liens or landlords take possession of any part of the property of any Subject Entity or attempt to enforce their security or other remedies against such property (other than at the expiry of the relevant lease) and their claims remain unsatisfied for such period as would permit such property to be sold thereunder and such property which has been repossessed or is capable of being sold has an aggregate fair market value of at least U.S.$25,000,000; |
(i) | if any Subject Entity fails to pay any amount of at least U.S. $25,000,000 when due, whether at maturity, upon acceleration, demand or otherwise; |
(j) | any Person or combination of Persons acting in concert acquires direct or indirect beneficial ownership of more than 33 1/3% of the outstanding voting securities of the Borrower and such change of ownership has not been consented to by the Majority Lenders; |
(k) | any one or more of the Credit Documents is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction not to be a legal, valid and binding obligation of any Obligor which is a party thereto, enforceable by the Agents, the Lenders or any of them against such Obligor and such Credit Document has not been replaced by a legal, valid, binding and enforceable document which is equivalent in effect to such Credit Document, assuming such Credit Document had originally been legal, valid, binding and enforceable, in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent, within 30 days of such determination, provided, however, that such grace period shall only be provided if such Obligor actively co-operates with the Administrative Agent to so replace such Credit Document; |
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(l) | a Material Adverse Change occurs; |
(m) | the Obligors, collectively, cease to own directly (whether as partners or otherwise) 100% of the Red Lake Mines; or |
(n) | the Borrower ceases to own, directly or indirectly, at a minimum the same percentage ownership interest of the Alumbrera Project as at the date hereof; |
13.2 | Refund of Overpayments |
(a) | if the Letter is subject to an Order, the date on which any final and non-appealable order, judgment or other determination has been rendered or issued either permanently enjoining the Issuing Lender from paying under such Letter or terminating any outstanding Order; and | ||
(b) | the earlier of: |
(i) | the date on which either the original counterpart of such Letter is returned to the Issuing Lender for cancellation or the Issuing Lender is released by the beneficiary thereof from any further obligations in respect of such Letter; | ||
(ii) | the expiry of such Letter; and |
(iii) | (where the contingent liability under such Letter is less than the face amount thereof), all amounts possibly payable under such Letter have been paid; |
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13.3 | Remedies Cumulative |
13.4 | Set-Off |
14.1 | Appointment and Authorization of Agents |
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14.2 | Interest Holders |
14.3 | Consultation with Counsel |
14.4 | Documents |
14.5 | Agents as Lenders |
14.6 | Responsibility of Agents |
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14.7 | Action by Agents |
14.8 | Notice of Events of Default |
14.9 | Responsibility Disclaimed |
(a) | to the Borrower or any other Person as a consequence of any failure or delay in the performance by, or any breach by, any Lender or Lenders of any of its or their obligations under any of the Credit Documents; |
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(b) | to any Lender or Lenders as a consequence of any failure or delay in performance by, or any breach by, the Borrower of any of its obligations under any of the Credit Documents; or |
(c) | to any Lender or Lenders for any statements, representations or warranties in any of the Credit Documents or in any other documents contemplated hereby or thereby or in any other information provided pursuant to any of the Credit Documents or any other documents contemplated hereby or thereby or for the validity, effectiveness, enforceability or sufficiency of any of the Credit Documents or any other document contemplated hereby or thereby. |
14.10 | Indemnification |
14.11 | Credit Decision |
(a) | in making its decision to enter into this agreement and to make its Pro Rata Share of the Credit Facility available to the Borrower, it is independently taking whatever steps it considers necessary to evaluate the financial condition and affairs of the Borrower and that it has made an independent credit judgment without reliance upon any information furnished by such Agent; and |
(b) | so long as any portion of the Credit Facility is being utilized by the Borrower, it will continue to make its own independent evaluation of the financial condition and affairs of the Borrower. |
14.12 | Successor Agents |
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14.13 | Delegation by Agents |
14.14 | Waivers and Amendments |
(a) | Subject to Sections 14.14(b) (d) any term, covenant or condition of any of the Credit Documents may only be amended with the prior consent of the Borrower and the Majority Lenders or compliance therewith may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) by the Majority Lenders and in any such event the failure to observe, perform or discharge any such covenant, condition or obligation, so amended or waived (whether such amendment is executed or such consent or waiver is given before or after such failure), shall not be construed as a breach of such covenant, condition or obligation or as a Default or Event of Default. |
(b) | Notwithstanding Section 14.14(a), without the prior written consent of each Lender, no such amendment or waiver shall directly: |
(i) | increase the amount of the Credit Facility or the amount of the Individual Commitment of any Lender with respect to the Credit Facility; | ||
(ii) | extend the Maturity Date; |
(iii) | extend the time for the payment of interest on Loans, forgive any portion of principal thereof, reduce the stated rate of interest thereon or amend the requirement of pro rata application of all amounts received by the Processing Agent in respect of the Credit Facility; |
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(iv) | change the percentage of the Lenders requirement to constitute the Majority Lenders or otherwise amend the definition of Majority Lenders; |
(v) | reduce the stated amount or postpone the date for payment of any fees or other amount to be paid pursuant to Article 7 or Article 8 of this agreement; |
(vi) | permit any subordination of any of the Indebtedness of the Obligors under the Credit Documents; | ||
(vii) | release or discharge the Guarantee, in whole or in part; or | ||
(viii) | alter the terms of this Section 14.14, 14.16 or 14.17. |
(c) | No amendment to or waiver of any provision hereof to the extent it affects the rights or obligations of either Agent, the Overdraft Lender or the Issuing Lender shall be effective without the prior written consent of such party. |
(d) | Without the prior written consent of the Issuing Lender, no amendment to or waiver of Article 14 or any other provision hereof to the extent it affects the rights or obligations of the Issuing Lender shall be effective. |
14.15 | Determination by Agents Conclusive and Binding |
14.16 | Adjustments among Lenders after Acceleration |
(a) | The Lenders agree that, at any time after all indebtedness of the Borrower to the Lenders pursuant hereto has become immediately due and payable pursuant to Section 13.1 or after the cancellation or termination of the Credit Facility, they will at any time or from time to time upon the request of any Lender through the Administrative Agent purchase portions of the availments made available by the other Lenders which remain outstanding, and make any other adjustments which may be necessary or appropriate, in order that the amounts of the availments made available by the respective Lenders which remain outstanding, as adjusted pursuant to this Section 14.16, will be in the same proportions as their respective Pro Rata Shares thereof with respect to the Credit Facility immediately prior to such acceleration, cancellation or termination. |
(b) | The Lenders agree that, at any time after all indebtedness of the Borrower to the Lenders pursuant hereto has become immediately due and payable pursuant to Section 13.1 or after the cancellation or termination of the Credit Facility, the amount of any repayment made by the Borrower under this agreement, and the amount of any proceeds of the exercise of any rights or remedies of the Lenders under the Credit Documents, which are to be applied against amounts owing |
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hereunder as principal, will be so applied in a manner such that to the extent possible, the availments made available by the respective Lenders which remain outstanding, after giving effect to such application, will be in the same proportions as their respective Pro Rata Shares thereof with respect to the Credit Facility immediately prior to such acceleration, cancellation or termination. |
(c) | For greater certainty, the Lenders acknowledge and agree that without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 14.16(a) and (b), such provisions will have application if and whenever any Lender shall obtain any payment (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any right of set-off, compensation, or otherwise) on account of any monies owing or payable by the Borrower to it under the Credit Documents in excess of its pro rata share of payments on account of monies owing by the Borrower to all the Finance Parties thereunder. |
(d) | The Borrower agrees to be bound by and to do all things necessary or appropriate to give effect to any and all purchases and other adjustments made by and between the Lenders pursuant to this Section 14.16. |
14.17 | Redistribution of Payment |
14.18 | Distribution of Notices |
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15.1 | Notices |
15.2 | Severability |
15.3 | Counterparts |
15.4 | Successors and Assigns |
15.5 | Assignment |
(a) | Neither the Credit Documents nor the benefit thereof may, without the consent of each Lender, be assigned by the Borrower. |
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(b) | A Lender may at any time sell to one or more other persons (Participants) participating interests in any credit outstanding hereunder, any commitment of the Lender hereunder or any other interest of the Lender hereunder. In the event of any such sale by a Lender of a participating interest to a Participant, the Lenders obligations under this agreement to the Borrower shall remain unchanged, the Lender shall remain solely responsible for the performance thereof and the Borrower shall continue to be obligated to the Lender in connection with the Lenders rights under this agreement. The Borrower agrees that if amounts outstanding under this agreement are due and unpaid, or shall have been declared to be or shall have become due and payable upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, or any Default which might mature into an Event of Default, each Participant shall be deemed to have the right of setoff in respect of its participating interest in amounts owing under this agreement to the same extent as if the amount of its participating interest were owing directly to it as the relevant Lender under this agreement. The Borrower also agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Article 8 with respect to its participation hereunder; provided, that no Participant shall be entitled to receive any greater amount pursuant to such Article than the Lender with the relevant Individual Commitment at the date hereof would have been entitled to receive in respect of the amount of the participation transferred by such Lender to such Participant had no such transfer occurred. |
(c) | With the prior written consent of (i) the Borrower (which consent shall not be required (x) if such sale is to one or more other Lenders or to an Affiliate of any Lender and such assignment would not impose at the time of the assignment on the Borrower any liability under Section 8.6 or (y) in circumstances where an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing), (ii) the Issuing Lender, (iii) the Overdraft Lender and (iv) the Agents, a Lender may at any time sell all or any part of its rights and obligations under the Credit Documents (but not less than the lesser of (x) U.S.$5,000,000 and (y) the entirety of its Individual Commitment) to one or more Persons (Purchasing Lenders), provided that such consent is not required in the case of the sale by a Schedule II Lender to its Affiliate that is listed in Schedule III to the Bank Act (Canada). Upon such sale, the Lender shall, to the extent of such sale, be released from its obligations under the Credit Documents and each of the Purchasing Lenders shall become a party to the Credit Documents to the extent of the interest so purchased. Any such assignment by a Lender shall not be effective unless and until such Lender has paid to the Processing Agent an assignment fee in the amount of U.S.$3,500 for each Purchasing Lender, unless and until the Purchasing Lender has executed an instrument substantially in the form of Schedule C hereto whereby the Purchasing Lender has agreed to be bound by the terms of the Credit Documents as a Lender and has agreed to specific Individual Commitments and a specific address and telefacsimile number for the purpose of notices as provided in Section 15.1, unless and until the requisite consents to such assignment have been obtained, unless and until a copy of a fully executed copy of such instrument has been delivered to each Agent and the Borrower. Upon any such assignment becoming effective, Schedule A hereto shall be deemed to be amended to include the |
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Purchasing Lender as a Lender with the specific Individual Commitment, address and telefacsimile number as aforesaid and the Individual Commitment of the Lender making such assignment shall be deemed to be reduced by the amount of the Individual Commitment of the Purchasing Lender. |
(d) | The Borrower authorizes each Agent and the Lenders to disclose to any Participant or Purchasing Lender (each, a Transferee) and any prospective Transferee and authorizes each of the Lenders to disclose to any other Lender any and all financial information in their possession concerning the Borrower which has been delivered to them by or on behalf of the Borrower pursuant to this agreement or which has been delivered to them by or on behalf of the Borrower in connection with their credit evaluation of the Obligors prior to becoming a party to this agreement, so long as any such Transferee agrees not to disclose any confidential, non-public information to any Person other than its non-brokerage affiliates, employees, accountants or legal counsel, unless required by law. |
15.6 | Entire Agreement |
15.7 | Further Assurances |
15.8 | Judgment Currency |
(a) | If, for the purpose of obtaining or enforcing judgment against the Borrower in any court in any jurisdiction, it becomes necessary to convert into a particular currency (such currency being hereinafter in this Section 15.8 referred to as the Judgment Currency) an amount due in another currency (such other currency being hereinafter in this Section 15.8 referred to as the Indebtedness Currency) under this agreement, the conversion shall be made at the rate of exchange prevailing on the Banking Day immediately preceding: |
(i) | the date of actual payment of the amount due, in the case of any proceeding in the courts of the Province of Ontario or in the courts of any other jurisdiction that will give effect to such conversion being made on such date; or |
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(ii) | the date on which the judgment is given, in the case of any proceeding in the courts of any other jurisdiction (the date as of which such conversion is made pursuant to this Section 15.8(a)(ii) being hereinafter in this Section 15.8 referred to as the Judgment Conversion Date). |
(b) | If, in the case of any proceeding in the court of any jurisdiction referred to in Section 15.8(a)(ii), there is a change in the rate of exchange prevailing between the Judgment Conversion Date and the date of actual payment of the amount due, the Borrower shall pay to the appropriate judgment creditor or creditors such additional amount (if any, but in any event not a lesser amount) as may be necessary to ensure that the amount paid in the Judgment Currency, when converted at the rate of exchange prevailing on the date of payment, will produce the amount of the Indebtedness Currency which could have been purchased with the amount of Judgment Currency stipulated in the judgment or judicial order at the rate of exchange prevailing on the Judgment Conversion Date. |
(c) | Any amount due from the Borrower under the provisions of Section 15.8(b) shall be due to the appropriate judgment creditor or creditors as a separate debt and shall not be affected by judgment being obtained for any other amounts due under or in respect of this agreement. |
(d) | The term rate of exchange in this Section 15.8 means the noon spot rate of exchange for Canadian interbank transactions applied in converting the Indebtedness Currency into the Judgment Currency published by the Bank of Canada for the day in question. |
Goldcorp Inc. | ||
Park Place | ||
3400-666 Burrard Street | ||
Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 2X8 | ||
Attention:
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Executive Vice President | |
and Chief Financial Officer and | ||
Vice President and Treasurer | ||
Telefax:
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(604) 696-3001 |
GOLDCORP INC. | ||||||
By: | /s/ Lindsay Hall |
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Name: | Lindsay Hall | |||||
Title: | Executive Vice President & CFO | |||||
By: | /s/ Paula Rogers |
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Name: | Paula Rogers | |||||
Title: | Vice President & Treasurer |
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Bank of Montreal | ||
Loan Products Group | ||
885 West Georgia St., Suite 1800 | ||
Vancouver, BC V6C 3E8 | ||
Attention:
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Jerry Kaye | |
Vice-President | ||
Telefax:
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(604) 443-1408 |
BANK OF MONTREAL, as Administrative Agent | ||||||
By: | /s/ Jerry Kaye |
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Name: | Jerry Kaye | |||||
Title: | Vice President | |||||
By: |
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Title: |
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Bank of Montreal | ||
Loan Products Group | ||
885 West Georgia St., Suite 1800 | ||
Vancouver, BC V6C 3E8 | ||
Attention:
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Jerry Kaye | |
Vice-President | ||
Telefax:
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(604) 443-1408 |
BANK OF MONTREAL | ||||||
By: | /s/ Jerry Kaye |
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Name: | Jerry Kaye | |||||
Title: | Vice President | |||||
By: |
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Title: |
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The Bank of Nova Scotia | ||
Corporate Banking Loan Syndications | ||
40 King St. West - 62nd Floor | ||
Toronto, Ontario M5W 2X6 | ||
Attention:
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Managing Director | |
Telefax:
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(416) 866-2009 | |
with a copy to: | ||
Attention:
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Managing Director | |
Telefax:
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(416) 866-3329 |
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as Processing Agent | ||||||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Eddy
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Name: | Michael K. Eddy | |||||
Title: | Director-Mining | |||||
By: | /s/ Alexander Mihailovich |
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Name: | Alexander Mihailovich | |||||
Title: | Associate Director |
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The Bank of Nova Scotia | ||
Corporate Banking Mining | ||
Scotia Plaza, 62nd Floor | ||
40 King Street West | ||
Toronto, Ontario M5W 2X6 | ||
Attention:
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Managing Director | |
Telefax:
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(416) 866-2009 |
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as Lender | ||||||
By: | /s/ Michael K. Eddy |
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Name: | Michael K. Eddy | |||||
Title: | Director-Mining | |||||
By: | /s/ Alexander Mihailovich |
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Name: | Alexander Mihailovich | |||||
Title: | Associate Director |
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Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | ||
BCE Place | ||
161 Bay Street, 8th Floor | ||
Toronto, ON M5J 2S8 | ||
Attention:
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E.G. Ramsay Executive Director |
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Telefax:
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(416) 594-8347 |
CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE | |||||||
By: |
/s/ E.G. Ramsay | ||||||
Name: | E.G. Ramsay | ||||||
Title: | Executive Director | ||||||
By: |
/s/ Jens Paterson | ||||||
Name: | Jens Paterson | ||||||
Title: | Executive Director |
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Citibank N.A., Canadian Branch | ||
Suite 4301-400 3rd Avenue SW | ||
Calgary, AB T2P 4H2 | ||
Attention:
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Matt van Remmen, | |
Vice President | ||
Telefax:
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(403) 398-1693 |
CITIBANK N.A., CANADIAN BRANCH | ||||||
By: | [Illegible] | |||||
Name: | ||||||
Title: | ||||||
By: |
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Title: |
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JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Toronto Branch | ||
200 Bay Street, Suite 1800 | ||
Royal Bank Plaza, South Tower | ||
Toronto, ON M5J 2J2 | ||
Attention:
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Ramona Sankar, | |
Account Manager | ||
Telefax:
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(416) 981-9128 |
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., TORONTO BRANCH | ||||||
By: | /s/ Sara Collins |
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Name: | Sara Collins | |||||
Title: | Executive Director | |||||
By: |
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Title: |
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Deutsche Bank AG, Canada Branch | ||
199 Bay Street | ||
Commerce Court West, Suite 4700 | ||
Toronto, ON M5L 1E9 | ||
Attention:
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Marcellus Lueung | |
Assistant Vice-President | ||
Telefax:
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(416) 682-8484 |
DEUTSCHE BANK AG, CANADA BRANCH | ||||||
By: | /s/ Robert A. Johnston |
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Name: | Robert A. Johnston | |||||
Title: | Vice President | |||||
By: | /s/ Marcellus Leung |
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Name: | Marcellus Leung | |||||
Title: | Assistant Vice President |
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HSBC Bank USA, N.A. (Toronto Branch) | ||
70 York Street | ||
Toronto, ON M5J 1S9 | ||
Attention:
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Maria Mendez-Tadak | |
Agency Services Officer | ||
Telefax:
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(716) 841-2291 |
HSBC BANK USA, N.A. (Toronto Branch) | ||||||
By: |
/s/ Jody Sanderson | |||||
Name: | Jody Sanderson | |||||
Title: | Authorized Signatory | |||||
By: |
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Name: | ||||||
Title: |
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Merrill Lynch Capital Corporation | ||
4 World Financial Center, 22nd Floor | ||
New York, NY 10080 | ||
Attention:
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Don Burkitt | |
Director | ||
Telefax:
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(212) 449-5681 |
MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL CANADA INC. | ||||||
By: |
/s/ Marcelo Cosma | |||||
Title: Vice President | ||||||
By: |
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Title: |
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Morgan Stanley Senior Funding (Nova Scotia) | ||
Suite 1900 | ||
1959 Upper Water Street | ||
Halifax, NS B3J 2X2 | ||
Attention:
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Lisa Malone | |
Telefax:
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(718) 233-2132 |
MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING (NOVA SCOTIA) | ||||||
By: | /s/ Jaap L. Tonckens |
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Name: | Jaap L. Tonckens | |||||
Title: | Vice President | |||||
By: |
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Title: |
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Royal Bank of Canada | ||
20 King Street West, 7th Floor | ||
Toronto, ON M5H 1C4 | ||
Attention:
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Stam Fountoulakis | |
Vice President | ||
Telefax:
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(416) 842-3791 |
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | ||||||
By: | /s/ Stam Fountoulakis |
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Name: | Stam Fountoulakis | |||||
Title: | Authorized Signatory | |||||
By: |
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Title: |
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Société Générale (Canada Branch) | ||
1501 McGill College Avenue, | ||
Suite 1800 | ||
Montreal, PQ H3A 3M8 | ||
Attention:
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Mariette Jean | |
Senior Loan Administrator | ||
Telefax:
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(514) 841-6250 |
SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE (CANADA BRANCH) | ||||||
By: | /s/ Benoit Desmarais |
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Name: | Benoit Desmarais | |||||
Title: | Managing Director | |||||
By: | /s/ Paul Primavesi |
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Name: | Paul Primavesi | |||||
Title: | Vice President |
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UBS AG Canada Branch | ||
161 Bay Street, Suite 4100 | ||
BCE Place | ||
Toronto, ON M5J 2S1 | ||
Attention:
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Amy Fung, Director | |
Telefax:
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(416) 350-4860 |
UBS AG CANADA BRANCH | ||||||
By: | /s/ Amy Fung |
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Name: | Amy Fung | |||||
Title: | Director | |||||
By: | /s/ Stephen Gerry |
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Name: | Stephen Gerry | |||||
Title: | Director |
Lenders | Individual Commitment | |||
Bank of Montreal
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The Bank of Nova Scotia
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Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
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Citibank N.A., Canadian Branch
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JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Toronto Branch
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Deutsche Bank AG, Canada Branch
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HSBC Bank USA, National Association
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Merrill Lynch Capital Corporation
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Morgan Stanley Senior Funding (Nova Scotia)
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Royal Bank of Canada
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Société Générale (Canada Branch)
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UBS AG Canada Branch
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TO: | THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA |
1. | I am the duly appointed [senior financial officer] of Goldcorp Inc., the Borrower named in the credit agreement made as of May 18, 2007, as amended (the Credit Agreement) between Goldcorp Inc., the Lenders named therein, Bank of Montreal, as administrative agent of the Lenders, and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as processing agent of the Lenders and as such I am providing this Certificate for and on behalf of Goldcorp Inc. pursuant to the Credit Agreement. | |
2. | I am familiar with and have examined the provisions of the Credit Agreement including, without limitation, those of Article, 10, Article 11 and Article 13 therein. | |
3. | To the best of my knowledge, information and belief and after due inquiry, no Default has occurred and is continuing. | |
As at or for the relevant period ending ___, the amounts and financial ratios as contained in Sections 11.1(o) and (p) of the Credit Agreement are as follows and detailed calculations thereof are attached hereto: |
Actual | Required Amount | |||||
Amount | ||||||
(a)
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Tangible Net Worth | U.S. $6,500,000,000 | ||||
(b)
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Total Indebtedness to Tangible Net Worth Ratio | £ 1.00:1 |
1As for the relevant period ending ___, the Leverage Ratio is as follows and detailed calculations thereof are attached hereto: |
Actual Amount | ||
Leverage Ratio
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:1 |
The attached calculation worksheet as at the relevant period ending accurately sets out the information therein contained. |
1 | The Borrower only need report with respect to the Leverage Ratio until a Rating is obtained. |
4. | As at the last day of the Fiscal Quarter ending <*>, <*>, the 2Material Operating Subsidiaries are as follows: |
Material Operating | Rolling EBITDA | % of Adjusted | ||
Subsidiary | attributable to | EBITDA for such | ||
Material Operating | Fiscal Quarter | |||
Subsidiary for such | ||||
Fiscal Quarter | ||||
(i) <*>
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U.S. $<*> | <*>% | ||
(ii) <*>
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U.S. $<*> | <*>% | ||
(iii) <*>
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U.S. $<*> | <*>% | ||
(iv) <*>
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U.S. $<*> | <*>% |
5. | Unless the context otherwise requires, capitalized terms in the Credit Agreement which appear herein without definitions shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement. |
2 | Note inclusions and exclusions in the definition of Material Operating Subsidiaries. |
Equity as of financial statements dated [ ]
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U.S.$ | |
Less: |
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Goodwill and other Intangible Assets
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U.S.$( ) | |
Tangible Net Worth
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U.S.$(A) |
Minimum Level
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US$6,500,000,000 |
Description | Amount | |||
[itemize] | ||||
Total Indebtedness
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U.S.$ (B) | |||
Tangible Net Worth
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U.S.$ (A) | |||
Total Indebtedness to Tangible Net Worth
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<*>:1 | |||
Minimum Requirement
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1:1 | |||
Leverage Ratio |
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Total Indebtedness
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U.S.$ (B) | |||
Cash: |
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(C) | ||||
Net Indebtedness (B C)
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U.S.$ (D) | |||
Rolling EBITDA
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U.S. $ (E) | |||
Leverage Ratio (Actual)
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(D:E) |
(a) | The Assignor hereby sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby purchases and assumes from the Assignor, a ___% interest in and to all of the Assignors rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement as of the Effective Date (as defined below) (including, without limitation, such percentage interest in the Assignors Individual Commitment as in effect on the Effective Date, the credit extended by the Assignor under the Credit Facility and outstanding on the Effective Date and the corresponding rights and obligations of the Assignor under all of the Credit Documents). | ||
(b) | The Assignor (i) represents and warrants that as of the date hereof its Individual Commitment with respect to the Credit Facility is U.S. $___(without giving effect to assignments thereof which have not yet become effective, including, but not limited to, the assignment contemplated hereby), and the aggregate outstanding amount of credit extended by it under the Credit Facility is U.S. $___(without giving effect to assignments thereof which have not yet become effective, including, but not limited to, the assignment contemplated hereby); (ii) represents and warrants that it is the legal and beneficial owner of the interest being assigned by it hereunder and that such interest is free and clear of any adverse claim; (iii) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Documents or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Credit Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto; (iv) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of any of the Obligors or the performance or observance by the Obligors of any of their obligations under the Credit Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto; and (v) gives notice to the Agents and the Borrower of the assignment to the Assignee hereunder. |
(c) | The effective date of this Assignment (the Effective Date) shall be the later of ___and the date on which a copy of a fully executed copy of this Assignment has been delivered to the Borrower and the Agents in accordance with Section 15.5(c) of the Credit Agreement. | ||
(d) | The Assignee hereby agrees to the specific Individual Commitment of U.S. $___with respect to the Credit Facility and to the address and telefacsimile number set out after its name on the signature page hereof for the purpose of notices as provided in Section 15.1 of the Credit Agreement. | ||
(e) | As of the Effective Date (i) the Assignee shall, in addition to any rights and obligations under the Credit Documents held by it immediately prior to the Effective Date, have the rights and obligations under the Credit Documents that have been assigned to it pursuant to this Assignment and (ii) the Assignor shall, to the extent provided in this Assignment, relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under the Credit Documents. | ||
(f) | The Assignor and Assignee shall make all appropriate adjustments in payments under the Credit Documents for periods prior to the Effective Date directly between themselves. |
[ASSIGNOR] |
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By: | ||||
Title: | ||||
[ASSIGNEE] |
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By: | ||||
Title: | ||||
Address | ||||
Attention: | ||||
Telefax: | ||||
BANK OF MONTREAL, as Administrative Agent |
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By: |
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Name: | ||||||
Title: |
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as Processing Agent |
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By: |
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Name: | ||||||
Title: |
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as Issuing Lender |
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By: |
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Name: | ||||||
Title: |
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as Overdraft Lender |
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By: |
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Name: | ||||||
Title: |
3GOLDCORP INC. | ||||||
By: |
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Name: | ||||||
Title: |
3 | Required if no Default outstanding. |
TO:
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The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Processing Agent | |
WBO Loan Administration and Agency Services | ||
3rd Floor, 720 King Street | ||
Toronto, Ontario M5V 2T3 | ||
Att: Senior Manager | ||
Facsimile: (416) 866-5991 | ||
With a copy to Corporate Banking Loan Syndications | ||
40 King Street West, 62nd Floor | ||
Toronto, Ontario M5W 2X6 | ||
Att: Managing Director | ||
Facsimile: (416) 866-3329 | ||
RE:
|
Credit Agreement made as of May 18, 2007, as amended, modified, supplemented or replaced from time to time (the Credit Agreement) between Goldcorp Inc., as borrower, the Lenders named therein, Bank of Montreal, as administrative agent of the Lenders, and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as processing agent of the Lenders | |
Pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby irrevocably notifies you that it wishes to draw down under the | ||
Credit Facility on [date of drawdown] as follows: | ||
Availment Option: | ||
Amount: U.S.$ | ||
If LIBOR Loan, Interest Period: | ||
If Letter, (a copy being attached hereto): | ||
Type and Currency of Letter: | ||
If issued on behalf of a Subsidiary as well as on behalf of the undersigned, the name of such | ||
Subsidiary: | ||
Date of Issuance: | ||
Named Beneficiary: | ||
Maturity Date: | ||
Amount: [Cdn./U.S.]$ |
Other Terms: |
GOLDCORP INC. |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
TO:
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The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Processing Agent | |
WBO Loan Administration and Agency Services | ||
3rd Floor, 720 King Street | ||
Toronto, Ontario M5V 2T3 | ||
Att: Senior Manager | ||
Facsimile: (416) 866-5991 | ||
With a copy to Corporate Banking Loan Syndications | ||
40 King Street West, 62nd Floor | ||
Toronto, Ontario M5W 2X6 | ||
Att: Managing Director | ||
Facsimile: (416) 866-3329 | ||
RE:
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Credit Agreement made as of May 18, 2007, as amended, modified, supplemented or replaced from time to time (the Credit Agreement) between Goldcorp Inc., as borrower, the Lenders named therein, Bank of Montreal, as administrative agent of the Lenders, and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as processing agent of the Lenders | |
Pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby irrevocably requests a rollover of outstanding credit under the | ||
Credit Facility on [date of rollover] as follows: |
Maturity Date of Maturing LIBOR Loan | ||||
Principal Amount of Maturing LIBOR Loan | U.S.$ | |||
Portion Thereof to be Replaced | U.S.$ | |||
Interest Period of New LIBOR Loan | months |
GOLDCORP INC. |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
TO:
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The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Processing Agent | |
WBO Loan Administration and Agency Services | ||
3rd Floor, 720 King Street | ||
Toronto, Ontario M5V 2T3 | ||
Att: Senior Manager | ||
Facsimile: (416) 866-5991 | ||
With a copy to Corporate Banking Loan Syndications | ||
40 King Street West, 62nd Floor | ||
Toronto, Ontario M5W 2X6 | ||
Att: Managing Director | ||
Facsimile: (416) 866-3329 | ||
RE:
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Credit Agreement made as of May 18, 2007, as amended, modified, supplemented or replaced form time to time (the Credit Agreement) between Goldcorp Inc., as borrower, the Lenders named therein, Bank of Montreal, as administrative agent of the Lenders, and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as processing agent of the Lenders | |
Pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby irrevocably requests a conversion of outstanding credit under the | ||
Credit Facility on [date of conversion] as follows: |
Converting From
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Amount of | ||||||
New LIBOR Loan | ||||||
Interest | months | |||||
Period of | ||||||
New LIBOR Loan | ||||||
LIBOR Loans |
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Maturity Date of
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Maturing LIBOR Loan |
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Principal Amount of U.S.$
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Maturing LIBOR Loan |
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be converted |
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Base Rate Canada Loan | ||||||
Base Rate Canada Loans |
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Canada Loan
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GOLDCORP INC. |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
TO:
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The Bank of Nova Scotia (the Issuing Lender) | |
RE:
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Credit Agreement made as of May 18, 2007, as amended, modified, supplemented or replaced from time to time (the Credit Agreement) between Goldcorp Inc., as borrower, the Lenders named therein, Bank of Montreal, as administrative agent of the Lenders, and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as processing agent of the Lenders | |
For good and valuable consideration, the undersigned hereby agrees to immediately reimburse the Issuing Lender the amount of each | ||
and any demand or other request for payment presented to and paid by the Issuing Lender in accordance with each Letter (as defined in the Credit Agreement) issued by the Issuing Lender on behalf of the undersigned (even if, under laws applicable to the rights of the beneficiary of such Letter, a demand or other request for payment is validly presented after expiry of such Letter). |
[NAME OF SUBSIDIARY] |
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