AURORA CANNABIS INC. as Borrower - and - THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT as Lenders - and - BANK OF MONTREAL as Administrative Agent - and - BANK OF MONTREAL as Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT...
as Borrower
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THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT
as Lenders
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BANK OF MONTREAL
as Administrative Agent
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BANK OF MONTREAL
as Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
December 17, 2020
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Exhibits
"A"Β -Β Lenders and Lenders' Commitments
"B"Β -Β Draw Request
"C"Β -Β Rollover Notice
"D"Β -Β Substitution Notice
"E"Β -Β Repayment Notice
"F"Β -Β Borrowing Base Certificate
"G"Β -Β Monthly Compliance Certificate
"H"Β -Β Quarterly Compliance Certificate
"I"Β -Β [Intentionally Deleted]
"J"Β -Β Form of BA Equivalent Note
"K"Β -Β CBA Model Provisions
Schedules
3.06(a)Β -Β Listed Properties and Lending Values
6.01(b)Β -Β Corporate Information (including list of Unsecured Subsidiaries)
6.01(h)Β -Β Material Permits
6.01(i)Β -Β Specific Permitted Liens
6.01(j)Β -Β Owned Properties
6.01(k)Β -Β Material Leased Properties
6.01(l)Β -Β Intellectual Property
6.01(n)Β -Β Material Agreements
6.01(o)Β -Β Labour Agreements
6.01(p)Β -Β Environmental Matters
6.01(q)Β -Β Litigation
6.01(r)Β -Β Pension Plans
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
This Agreement dated December 17, 2020 is made among:
as Borrower
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THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME
PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT
as Lenders
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BANK OF MONTREAL
as Administrative Agent
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BANK OF MONTREAL
as Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner
For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by each party, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I - INTERPRETATION
1.01Β Definitions
In this Agreement, the words and phrases set out in the CBA Model Provisions (as hereinafter defined) shall have the respective meanings set forth therein (subject to section 12.01 hereof). In addition, the following words and phrases shall have the respective meanings set forth below:
"2019 Credit Agreement" means the first amended and restated credit agreement among the parties hereto dated September 4, 2019, as amended prior to the date hereof.
"2019 Convertible Notes" means the 5.50% convertible notes due February 28, 2024 issued by the Borrower pursuant to the trust indenture made between the Borrower and GLAS Trust Company LLC dated January 24, 2019.
"Acceleration Date" means the earlier of (i) the date of the occurrence of an Insolvency Event in respect of any Material Company; and (ii) the date on which the Borrower fails to repay all or any portion of the Obligations pursuant to an Acceleration Notice issued by the Agent.
"Acceleration Notice" is defined in section 10.02.
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"Acceptable Appraisal" in respect of any Owned Property or Material Leased Property means an up-to-date appraisal by an AACI appraiser in form and substance satisfactory to the LendersΒ which considers the following approaches to value: fair market, cost, and comparable and alternate use value on a hypothetical best use facility; together with a transmittal letter from such appraiser addressed to the Agent which permits the Agent and the Lenders to rely thereon.
"Acquisition" means (a) a purchase or other acquisition by a Company of all or substantially all of the assets (or any division or business line thereof) of any Person, or (b) a purchase or other acquisition (whether by means of a merger, consolidation, or otherwise) by any Company of all or substantially all of the shares or other equity interests in any Person.
"Acquisition Cash Outlay" means, in respect of any Acquisition, the aggregate of (i) the purchase price for such Acquisition (whether payable at the time of completion thereof or at any future time) excluding any portion thereof which is satisfied entirely by the issuance of equity shares of the Borrower or unsecured convertible debentures of the Borrower which constitute Subordinated Debt, plus (ii) the aggregate amount of Funded Debt assumed in connection with such Acquisition.
"Adjusted GAAP" at any time means GAAP in effect at such time as if IFRS 16 had not been implemented.
"Advance" means an extension of credit by one or more of the Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement, including for greater certainty an extension of credit in the form of a Loan, a Bankers' Acceptance, a BA Equivalent Loan or the issuance of a Letter of Credit.
"Affiliate" is defined in the CBA Model Provisions.
"Agent" means BMO in its capacity as the administrative agent hereunder, and its successors in such capacity.
"Agreement" means this credit agreement (including the Exhibits and Schedules) as it may be amended, supplemented, replaced or restated from time to time; and each reference herein to "this Agreement", "the date hereof", "the date of this Agreement"Β and similar references are references to this amended and restated credit agreement and not to the 2019 Credit Agreement
"Aggregate Actual Hedge Liability" means, on any date of determination, the net aggregate amount of the Borrower's liability under all Hedge Transactions outstanding on such date in the event of a default or termination thereunder, calculated in accordance with the terms thereof (and for greater certainty, determined after netting any amounts payable to the Borrower thereunder against amounts payable by the Borrower thereunder).
"Amendment Closing Date" means the date on which all conditions precedent listed in section 9.01 herein have been satisfied, as confirmed by the Agent to the Borrower in writing.
"AML Legislation" means all anti-money laundering, anti-terrorist financing, government sanction and "know your client" Laws in effect in any jurisdiction in which any Company carries on business or owns assets, including any guidelines or orders thereunder, specifically including the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (Canada).
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"Annual Business Plan" is defined in section 7.04(e).
"Applicable Law" is defined in the CBA Model Provisions.
"Applicable Margin" means, in respect of any Availment Option and in respect of any Fiscal Quarter, the percentage in the column relating to such Availment Option in the following table:
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Prime Rate Loan |
Bankers' Acceptance / BA |
Standby Fee |
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3.00% |
4.25% |
0.85% |
"Associate" has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Canada Business Corporations Act.
"Aurora Sky Property" means the Material Leased Property municipally known as 0000 00xx Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx International Airport, Alberta leased by 1769474 Alberta Ltd. (a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Borrower) as tenant from Edmonton Regional Airports Authority as landlord pursuant to a lease dated May 1, 2017.
"Availment Option" means a method of borrowing which is available to the Borrower as provided herein.
"BA Equivalent Loan" means an Advance in Canadian Dollars made by a Non-BA Lender to the Borrower in respect of which the Borrower has issued a BA Equivalent Note.
"BA Equivalent Note" means a promissory note payable by the Borrower to a Non-BA Lender in the form of Exhibit "J" attached hereto.
"BA Lender" means a Lender identified in Exhibit "A" attached hereto as a Lender which will accept Bankers' Acceptances hereunder.
"Bankers' Acceptance" means a xxxx of exchange or a blank non-interest bearing depository xxxx as defined in the Depository Bills and Notes Act (Canada) drawn by the Borrower and accepted by a BA Lender in respect of which the Borrower becomes obligated to pay the face amount thereof to the holder (which may be a third party or such BA Lender) upon maturity.
"BIA" means the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada).
"BMO" means Bank of Montreal and its successors and permitted assigns.
"Borrower" means Aurora Cannabis Inc., a corporation subsisting under the federal Laws of Canada.
"Borrowing Base Certificate" means a certificate delivered by the Borrower to the Agent in the form of Exhibit "F".
"Business Day" means any day on which the Agent is open for over-the-counter business in both Toronto, Ontario and Edmonton, Alberta, excluding Saturday, Sunday and any other day that is a statutory holiday in Toronto, Ontario or Edmonton, Alberta.
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"Canadian Dollars" or "CDN$" means the lawful money of Canada.
"Cannabis" means:
(a)Β any plant or seed, whether live or dead, from any species or subspecies of genus Cannabis, including Cannabis sativa, Cannabis indica and Cannabis ruderalis, Marijuana and any part, whether live or dead, of the plant or seed thereof, including any stalk, branch, root, leaf, flower, or trichome;
(b)Β any material obtained, extracted, isolated, or purified from the plant or seed or the parts contemplated by clause (a) of this definition, including any oil, cannabinoid, terpene, genetic material or any combination thereof;
(c)Β any organism engineered to biosynthetically produce the material contemplated by clause (b) of this definition, including any micro-organism engineered for such purpose;
(d)Β any biologically or chemically synthesized version of the material contemplated by clause (b) of this definition or any analog thereof, including any product made by any organism contemplated by clause (c) of this definition;
(e)Β any other meaning ascribed to the term "cannabis" under Applicable Law in any Qualified Jurisdiction, including the Cannabis Act and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Canada); and
(f)Β any other meaning ascribed to the term "cannabis" under the Controlled Substances Act (United States);
provided that the term "Cannabis" shall exclude Industrial Hemp except that in the context of any product which is subject to regulation under the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (United States), "Cannabis" shall include Industrial Hemp unless and until cannabidiol derived from Industrial Hemp has been approved thereunder.
"Cannabis Act" means An Act respecting cannabis and to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Criminal Code and other Acts, S.C. 2018, c. 16, as amended from time to time.
"Cannabis-Related Activities" means any activities, including advertising or promotional activities, relating to or in connection with (i) the possession, importation, exportation, cultivation, production, purchase, testing, distribution or sale of Cannabis; (ii) the design and engineering of cannabis facilities; or (iii) consulting activities relating to any of the foregoing (but for greater certainty not including consulting activities in any jurisdiction which are not subject to any Applicable Laws relating to Cannabis in such jurisdiction).
"Cannabis Regulations" means the Cannabis Regulations under the Cannabis Act, as amended from time to time and all other regulations made from time to time under the Cannabis Act or any other statute in effect in a Qualified Jurisdiction with respect to Cannabis-Related Activities.
"Canadian Companies" means those Companies incorporated under the laws of Canada or a province thereof.
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"Capital Expenditures" means expenditures made directly or indirectly which are considered to be in respect of the acquisition or leasing of capital assets in accordance with GAAP, including the acquisition or improvement of Land, plant, machinery or equipment, whether fixed or removable.
"Capital Lease" means any lease of assets which in accordance with Adjusted GAAP would be required to be capitalized on the balance sheet of the lessee.
"Cash Collateral" has the meaning set out in Section 8.03 herein.
"Cash Taxes" in respect of any fiscal period means amounts actually paid by the Companies in such fiscal period in respect of income and capital Taxes (whether relating to such fiscal period or any other fiscal period).
"CBA Model Provisions" means the model credit agreement provisions attached hereto as Exhibit "K", which have been revised under the direction of the Canadian Bankers' Association Secondary Loan Market Specialist Group from provisions prepared by The Loan Syndications and Trading Association, Inc.
"CDOR Rate" means on any day the annual rate of interest which is the rate determined as being the arithmetic average of the quotations of all institutions listed in respect of the rate for Canadian Dollar denominated bankers' acceptances for the relevant period displayed and identified as such on the "Reuters Screen CDOR Page" (as defined in the International Swap Dealer Association, Inc. definitions, as modified and amended from time to time) as of 10:00 a.m. Toronto, Ontario local time on such day and, if such day is not a Business Day, then on the immediately preceding Business Day (as adjusted by the Agent after 10:00 a.m. Toronto, Ontario local time to reflect any error in a posted rate of interest or in the posted average annual rate of interest with notice of such adjustment in reasonable detail evidencing the basis for such determination being concurrently provided to the Borrower); provided that if such rates are not available on the Reuters Screen CDOR Page on any particular day, then the CDOR Rate on that day shall be the average of the rates applicable to Canadian Dollar bankers' acceptances for the relevant period quoted for customers in Canada by the Agent as of 10:00 a.m. Toronto, Ontario local time on such day; or if such day is not a Business Day, then on the immediately preceding Business Day; and provided further that the CDOR Rate shall not be less than zero.
"Code of Conduct" means the document entitled "Aurora Cannabis Inc. Code of Business Conduct and Ethics" adopted by the board of directors of the Borrower, a copy of which has been provided to the Lenders.
"Collateral" means all property, assets and undertaking of the Secured Companies encumbered by the Security, together with all proceeds of the foregoing.
"Commitment" means, in respect of any Lender, such Lender's commitment to make Advances to the Borrower under the Facilities (or if required by the context, under a Facility or Tranche).
"Companies" means the Borrower and all of its Subsidiaries from time to time; and "Company" means any of them as the context requires.
"Control" is defined in the CBA Model Provisions.
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"Copyrights" means all rights, title and interests (and all related IP Ancillary Rights) arising under any requirement of Law in copyrights and all mask work, database and design rights, whether or not registered or published, all registrations and recordations thereof and all applications in connection therewith.
"Currency Hedge Transaction" mean an agreement made between the Borrower and a Lender for the purpose of hedging currency risk, including a currency exchange agreement or a foreign exchange forward contract.
"Deeds of Hypothec" means, collectively, (i) the deeds of hypothec executed on or prior to the Facilities Initial Establishment Date by any of the Secured Companies named therein, and (ii) each deed of hypothec executed after the Facilities Initial Establishment Date by any existing or new Secured Company having its domicile (within the meaning of the Civil Code of QuΓ©bec) or Administrative situated in the Province of Quebec, in each case in favor of the Agent acting in the capacity of hypothecary representative (within the meaning of Article 2692 of the Civil Code of QuΓ©bec) and in form and substance (x) substantially consistent with the deed of hypothec referred to in the preceding clause (i), or (y) otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, as each of such deeds of hypothec may be amended, supplemented, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time.
"Default" is defined in the CBA Model Provisions.
"Defined Benefit Pension Plan" means any Pension Plan which contains a "defined benefit provision" as defined in subsection 147.1(1) of the Income Tax Act (Canada).
"Distribution" in respect of any Company means any amount paid by such Company to or on behalf of its shareholders, partners or unitholders or to any Related Person thereto, including amounts paid in respect of dividends or profits, a return of capital (including a redemption or purchase of shares for cancellation), management fees, bonuses, commissions, directors' fees and payments of principal, interest or other amounts on account of indebtedness, and whether such payments are made to such Persons in their capacity as shareholders, partners, unitholders, directors, officers, employees or creditors of such Company or otherwise, or any other direct or indirect payment in respect of earnings or capital; provided however that the following shall not be considered Distributions: payments made to directors, officers and employees of the Companies from time to time in respect of salaries, bonuses, commissions, reimbursement of expenses, payments under profit-sharing and benefit plans and directors' fees, in each case in the ordinary course of business and in reasonable amounts; and (ii) payments made pursuant to Permitted Related Person Transactions.
"Draw Request" means a notice in the form of Exhibit "B" given by the Borrower to the Agent for the purpose of requesting an Advance.
"EBITDA" means, in respect of any fiscal period, the consolidated net income of the Borrower in such fiscal period determined in accordance with GAAP excluding the following: extraordinary or non-recurring income and gains, non-cash gains (such as unrealized foreign exchange gains) and income of the Unsecured Subsidiaries (except to the extent that dividends in respect of such income have been paid in cash by such Unsecured Subsidiaries to a Secured Company); plus the following amounts (to the extent such amounts were deducted in determining such consolidated net income, and without duplication):
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(a)Β Interest, fees and expenses paid in connection with Permitted Funded Debt;
(b)Β income and capital taxes;
(c)Β depreciation and amortization;
(d)Β non-cash charges and expenses such as unrealized foreign exchange losses and chargesΒ relating to the impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets;
(e)Β non-cash share-based compensation;
(f)Β extraordinary non-recurring expenses or losses to the extent approved by the Required Lenders in writing; and
(g)Β any other expenses approved in writing by the Required Lenders in their discretion;
and provided further that:
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in respect of each Company which became a Subsidiary of the Borrower in any fiscal period, EBITDA for such fiscal period shall be determined as if such Company had been a Subsidiary of the Borrower throughout the entire said fiscal period; and
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in respect of each Company which ceased to be a Subsidiary of the Borrower in any fiscal period, EBITDA for such fiscal period shall be determined as if such Company had not been a Subsidiary of the Borrower during such fiscal period.
"Eligible Receivable" in respect of any Secured Company means an account receivable of such Company (in this definition, individually called an "account") which satisfies all of the following eligibility criteria:
(a)Β the account arises from a bona fide, fully-completed transaction consisting of the sale of goods or the provision of services by the Company to an account debtor;
(b)Β the account is subject to a First-Ranking Security Interest held by the Agent pursuant to the Security and is not subject to any other Lien except Permitted Liens;
(c)Β if the account debtor is a Governmental Authority, all requirements of applicable legislation have been satisfied in order that the assignment of such Eligible Receivables in favour of the Agent shall be valid and enforceable;
(d)Β if the account arises from the sale of Cannabis or any other Cannabis-Related Activity, the account debtor is located in a Qualified Jurisdiction;
(e)Β the account debtor is not a Company or a Related Person thereto;
(f)Β the account is not in dispute or subject to any defence, counterclaim or claim by the account debtor for credit, set-off, allowance or adjustment;
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(g)Β the Company does not have an obligation to hold any portion of the account in trust or as agent for any other Person (except pursuant to a Statutory Lien securing obligations which are not overdue);
(h)Β an invoice relating to the account has been issued by the Company and sent to the account debtor;
(i)Β the account is not outstanding for more than ninety-one (91) days from the date of the invoice relating thereto (regardless of the due date specified in such invoice for payment);
(j)Β the account debtor is not insolvent or subject to any proceeding under Insolvency Legislation;
(k)Β if the account debtor is not located in Canada, the amount of such account plus the aggregate amount of all other accounts owing by the same account debtor does not exceed Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000); and
(l)Β the account is not subject to undue credit risk in the opinion of the Required Lenders.
"Equity Issuance" means an issuance or sale by any Company of shares, partnership interests or other equity interests, except any such issuance or sale (i) to any other Company, or (ii) to management or employees of any Company under any employee stock option or stock purchase plan stock appreciation rights plan, phantom stock plan or other employee benefit plan or arrangement in existence from time to time.
"Equivalent Amount" means, in relation to an amount in one currency, the amount in another currency that could be purchased by the amount in the first currency, determined by reference to the applicable Exchange Rate at the time of such determination.
"Event of Default" is defined in section 10.01.
"Exchange Rate" means, on the date of determination of any amount of Canadian Dollars to be converted into another currency pursuant to this Agreement for any reason, or vice-versa, the spot rate of exchange for converting Canadian Dollars into such other currency or vice-versa, as the case may be, established by the Bank of Canada at approximately 4:30 p.m. (Toronto time) on the date of such determination (or such other date as may be specified herein).
"Facilities" means Facility A and Facility B; and "Facility" means any of them as the context requires.
"Facilities Initial Establishment Date" means August 29, 2018.
"Facility A" is defined in section 2.01.
"Facility A Lenders" means those Lenders which have issued Commitments under Facility A.
"Facility A Margin Limit" is defined in section 2.07.
"Facility A Maximum Amount" means Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000.00).
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"Facility B" is defined in section 3.01.
"Facility B Lenders" means those Lenders which have issued Commitments under Facility B.
"Facility B Maximum Amount" means One Hundred One Million Two Hundred Seventeen Thousand and Ninety-Eight Dollars and Forty-Three Cents ($101,217,098.43).
"First-Ranking Security Interest" in respect of any Collateral means a Lien in such Collateral which is registered as required under this Agreement to record and perfect the charges contained therein and which ranks in priority to all other Liens in such Collateral, except for any Permitted Liens which may have priority in accordance with Applicable Law.
"Fiscal Quarter" means a fiscal quarter of the Borrower, ending on the last day of September, December, March and June in each year.
"Fiscal Year" means a fiscal year of the Borrower, ending on the last day of June in each year.
"Funded Debt" in respect of any Person means obligations of such Person which are considered to constitute debt in accordance with GAAP, including indebtedness for borrowed money (in the case of the Borrower, specifically including the Outstanding Principal Amount, Subordinated Debt, obligations secured by Purchase-Money Security Interests and obligations under Capital Leases), capitalized interest, and the redemption price of any securities which are redeemable at the option of the holder, plus the Aggregate Actual Hedge Liability at the time of determination; but excluding the following: accounts payable, payroll accruals, accruals in respect of normal business expenses and future income Taxes (both current and long-term).
"GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles in Canada as in effect from time to time as set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the relevant Canadian public and private accounting boards and institutes which are applicable to the relevant Person and the circumstances as of the date of determination, consistently applied including, without limitation, International Financial Reporting Standards adopted by the Accounting Standards Board of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (which have been adopted by the Borrower).
"Governmental Authority" is defined in the CBA Model Provisions, and for greater certainty includes Health Canada.
"Guarantee" means any agreement by which any Person assumes, guarantees, endorses, contingently agrees to purchase or provide funds for the payment of, or otherwise becomes liable upon, the obligation of any other Person, or agrees to maintain the net worth or working capital or other financial condition of any other Person or otherwise assures any creditor of such Person against loss, and shall include any contingent liability under any letter of credit or similar document or instrument.
"Hazardous Materials" means any contaminant, pollutant, waste or substance that is likely to cause immediately or at some future time harm or degradation to the surrounding environment or risk to human health; and without restricting the generality of the foregoing, including any pollutant, contaminant, waste, hazardous waste or dangerous goods that is regulated by any Requirements of Environmental Law or that is designated, classified, listed or defined as hazardous, toxic, radioactive or dangerous or as a contaminant, pollutant or waste by any Requirements of Environmental Law.
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"Hedge Transaction" means an Interest Rate Hedge Transaction or a Currency Hedge Transaction.
"Hedging Obligations" means all obligations of the Borrower to the respective Lenders pursuant to or arising in connection with Hedge Transactions.
"Immaterial Unsecured Subsidiary" means an Unsecured Subsidiary which (i) owns assets having a value of less than [Redacted - Confidential Information relating to size of subsidiary] and is not expected to own assets having a greater value at any time prior to the Maturity Date; (ii) does not have an annual net income greater than [Redacted - Confidential Information relating to size of subsidiary] and is not expected to have annual net income in excess of such amount in any fiscal year up to and including its fiscal year in which the Maturity Date occurs; and (iii) is not material to the business, operations, financial condition or properties of the Companies taken as a whole; asΒ designated in writing by the Borrower and confirmed by the Agent upon the instructions of the Required Lenders.
"Indemnitees" means the Lenders, the Agent and their respective successors and permitted assignees, any agent of any of them (specifically including a receiver or receiver-manager) and the respective officers, directors and employees of the foregoing.
"Industrial Hemp" means (i) in Canada, hemp and derivatives thereof to the extent such products are exempt from the application of the Cannabis Act; (ii) in the United States, hemp and derivatives thereof to the extent such products are not considered a controlled substance pursuant to the Controlled Substances Act (United States); and (iii) in any other jurisdiction, hemp and derivatives thereof to the extent such products are not subject to any laws or regulations relating to Cannabis in effect in such jurisdiction.
"Insolvency Event" means, in respect of any Person, the occurrence of any one or more of the following events:
β’Β such Person ceases to carry on its business; or commits an act of bankruptcy or becomes insolvent (as such terms are used in the BIA); or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, files a petition in bankruptcy, makes a proposal or commences a proceeding under Insolvency Legislation; or petitions or applies to any tribunal for, or consents to, the appointment of any receiver, trustee or similar liquidator in respect of all or a substantial part of its property; or admits the material allegations of a petition or application filed with respect to it in any proceeding commenced in respect of it under Insolvency Legislation; or takes any corporate action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing; or
β’Β any proceeding or filing is commenced against such Person seeking to have an order for relief entered against it as debtor or to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking liquidation, winding-up, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of it or its debts under any Insolvency Legislation, or seeking appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for it or any of its property or assets; unless (i) such Person is diligently defending such proceeding in good faith and on reasonable grounds as determined by the Required Lenders and (ii) such proceeding does not in the reasonable opinion of the Required Lenders materially adversely affect the ability of such Person to carry on its business and to perform and satisfy all of its obligations;
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"Insolvency Legislation" means legislation in any applicable jurisdiction relating to reorganization, arrangement, compromise or re-adjustment of debt, dissolution or winding-up, or any similar legislation, and specifically includes for greater certainty the BIA, the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada) and the Winding-Up and Restructuring Act (Canada).
"Intellectual Property" means all rights, title and interests in intellectual property and all IP Ancillary Rights relating thereto, including all Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks, Internet Domain Names, Trade Secrets, industrial designs, integrated circuit topographies, plant breeders' rights and rights under IP Licenses.
"Interest" means interest on loans, stamping fees in respect of bankers' acceptances, the difference between the proceeds received by the issuers of bankers' acceptances and the amounts payable upon the maturity thereof, issuance fees in respect of letters of credit, and any other charges or fees in connection with the extension of credit which are determined by reference to the amount of credit extended, plus standby fees in respect of the unutilized portion of any credit facility; but for greater certainty "Interest" shall not include agency fees, arrangement fees, structuring fees, fees relating to the granting of consents, waivers, amendments, extensions or restructurings, the reimbursement of costs and expenses, and any similar amounts which may be charged from time to time in connection with the establishment, administration or enforcement of the Facilities.
"Interest Rate Hedge Transaction" means an agreement made between the Borrower and a Lender for the purpose of hedging interest rate risk, including an interest rate exchange agreements (commonly known as an "interest rate swap") or a forward rate agreement.
"Interim Financial Statements" means, at any time, the unaudited financial statements of the Borrower, on a consolidated and unconsolidated basis, in respect of the most recently completed Fiscal Quarter (and also on a year-to-date basis in respect of such Fiscal Quarter and all previous Fiscal Quarters in the same Fiscal Year) prepared in accordance with GAAP except that such financial statements shall not include any notes thereto and shall be subject to normal year-end adjustments.
"Internet Domain Names" means all right, title and interest (and all related IP Ancillary Rights) in internet domain names.
"Investment" means an investment made or held by a Person, directly or indirectly, in another Person (whether such investment was made by the first-mentioned Person in such other Person or was acquired from a third party), including a contribution of capital and including the acquisition or holding of the following: all or substantially all of the assets used in connection with a business; common or preferred shares; debt obligations; partnership interests; and investments in joint ventures; provided however that if a transaction would satisfy the definition of "Capital Expenditure" herein and also the definition of "Investment" herein, it shall be deemed to constitute an Investment and not a Capital Expenditure.
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"IP Ancillary Rights" means, with respect to an item of Intellectual Property all foreign counterparts to, and all divisionals, reversions, continuations, continuations-in-part, reissues, re-examinations, renewals and extensions of, such Intellectual Property and all income, royalties, proceeds and liabilities at any time due or payable or asserted under or with respect to any of the foregoing or otherwise with respect to such Intellectual Property, including all rights to xxx or recover at Law or in equity for any past, present or future infringement, misappropriation, dilution, violation or other impairment thereof, and, includes in each case, all rights to obtain any other IP Ancillary Right.
"IP License" means all contractual obligations (and all related IP Ancillary Rights), whether written or oral, granting any right, title and interest in any Intellectual Property.
"Issuing Bank" means BMO.
"Land" means real property (including a leasehold interest in land) and all buildings, improvements, fixtures and plant situated thereon.
"Landlord Agreement" means an agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent given in favour of the Agent by the landlord of a Material Leased Property (and also acknowledged by all mortgagees of such landlord if requested by the Agent upon the instructions of the Required Lenders), which shall include the following provisions: the landlord consents to the granting of a security interest in the lease by the Secured Company which is a tenant thereunder in favour of the Agent and agrees that the Agent may assign the lease to a third party with the landlord's consent which shall not be unreasonably withheld; the landlord agrees to give written notice to the Agent in respect of and a reasonable opportunity to cure any default before terminating the lease; and the landlord agrees to waive (or subordinate and defer the enforcement of) its right of distraint and any other rights and remedies and any security it may hold in respect of any property of the tenant located on such Material Leased Property or affixed to such Material Leased Property which the tenant is entitled to remove under Applicable Law or pursuant to the terms of the lease.
"Laws" means all statutes, codes, ordinances, decrees, rules, regulations, municipal by-laws, judicial or arbitral or administrative or ministerial or departmental or regulatory judgments, orders, decisions, rulings or awards, or any provisions of such laws, including general principles of common and civil law and equity or policies or guidelines, to the extent such policies or guidelines have the force of law, binding on the Person referred to in the context in which such word is used; and "Law" means any of the foregoing.
"Lenders" means the lenders identified in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and any other Persons which may from time to time become lenders pursuant to this Agreement; and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
"Lender-Related Distress Event" means, with respect to any Lender or any Person that directly or indirectly Controls such Lender (such Lender and each such Person being individually referred to in this definition as a "distressed person"), (i) the commencement of a voluntary or involuntary proceeding with respect to such distressed person under any Insolvency Legislation, (ii) the appointment of a custodian, conservator, receiver or similar official in respect of such distressed person or any substantial part of its assets, (iii) a forced liquidation, merger, sale or other change of Control of such distressed person supported in whole or in part by Guarantees or other support (including, without limitation, the nationalization or assumption of ownership or operating control of such distressed person by any Governmental Authority), or (iv) such distressed person makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors or is otherwise adjudicated as, or determined by any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over such distressed person or its assets to be, insolvent, bankrupt, or deficient in meeting any capital adequacy or liquidity standard of any such Governmental Authority.
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"Letter of Credit" means a stand-by letter of guarantee or documentary letter of credit.
"Lien" means: (i) a lien, charge, mortgage, hypothec, pledge, security interest or conditional sale agreement; (ii) an assignment, lease, consignment, trust or deemed trust that secures payment or performance of an obligation; (iii) a garnishment; (iv) any other encumbrance of any kind; and (v) any commitment or agreement to enter into or grant any of the foregoing.
"Listed Properties" means the Owned Properties and Material Leased Properties listed on Schedule 3.06(a), the disposition of which the Lenders have previously consented to in accordance with the Repayment provisions set out in Section 3.06(d)(ii).
"Loan" means a Prime Rate Loan or an extension of credit under the Swingline (other than the issuance of a Letter of Credit).
"Loan Documents" means, collectively, this Agreement, the Security, any promissory notes issued by the Borrower to the Agent or the Lenders hereunder, all agreements relating to Hedge Transactions, all Service Agreements, any certificate completed and executed by any Secured Company and all other certificates, instruments, agreements and other documents delivered, or to be delivered, by a Secured Company to the Agent or the Lenders or any of them, as applicable, under or in connection with this Agreement or the Facilities, and any fee letters entered into between the Borrower and the Agent in respect of fees payable to the Agent or the Lenders.
"MasterCard Line" is defined in section 4.02.
"Material Adverse Change" means any change or event which: (i) constitutes a material adverse change in the business, operations, financial condition or properties of the Companies taken as a whole; or (ii) materially impairs the Companies' ability, taken as a whole, to timely and fully perform any of their material obligations under the Loan Documents, or (iii) materially impairs the ability of the Agent and the Lenders to enforce their rights and remedies under this Agreement or the Security.
"Material Agreements" means each agreement listed in Schedule 6.01(n) hereto and each other agreement made between any Company and another Person from time to time which if terminated would result, or would have a reasonable likelihood of resulting, in a Default, Event of Default or a Material Adverse Change.
"Material Company" means a Company which is not an Immaterial Unsecured Company.
"Material Leased Property" means (i) each parcel of Land described in Schedule 6.01(k) attached hereto; and (ii) any other parcel of Land leased by a Secured Company as tenant in respect of which, in the reasonable opinion of the Required Lenders, the value of all buildings, improvements, fixtures, plant and capital equipment affixed thereto or situated thereon is equal to or greater than Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000).
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"Material Permit" means each licence or permit listed in Schedule 6.01(h) hereto and each other licence, permit, approval, registration or qualification granted to or held by any Material Company which if suspended or terminated would result, or would have a reasonable likelihood of resulting, in a Default, Event of Default or a Material Adverse Change.
"Maturity Date" means December 31, 2022.
"Medical Cannabis Qualified Jurisdiction" means any country (i) which is approved in writing by the Required Lenders in their discretion and (ii) in which it is legal in all political subdivisions therein (including for greater certainty on a federal, state and municipal basis) to undertake Medical Cannabis-Related Activities, as confirmed by a legal opinion provided by the Borrower's counsel in such jurisdiction in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent and the Lenders. The Required Lenders may in their discretion from time to time (i) upon receipt of a written request by the Borrower, designate any jurisdiction a Medical Cannabis Qualified Jurisdiction provided that all above criteria set have been satisfied; and (ii) revoke the designation of any jurisdiction as a Medical Cannabis Qualified Jurisdiction by written notice to the Borrower if the condition set out in clause (ii) above is no longer satisfied. Each of Canada, Germany, Denmark, Colombia and Uruguay is a Medical Cannabis Qualified Jurisdiction as at the date of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the United States shall not be designated a Medical Cannabis Qualified Jurisdiction except with the written consent of all Lenders in their discretion.
"Medical Cannabis-Related Activities" means Cannabis-Related Activities in connection with Cannabis used solely for medical purposes.
"Monthly Compliance Certificate" means a certificate delivered by the Borrower to the Agent in the form of Exhibit "G".
"Non-BA Lender" means a Lender identified in Exhibit "A" attached hereto as a Lender which will make BA Equivalent Loans instead of accepting Bankers' Acceptances hereunder.
"Non-Funding Lender" means any Lender (i) that has failed to fund any payment or Advance required to be made by it hereunder or to purchase all participations required to be purchased by it hereunder and under the Loan Documents, or (ii) that has given verbal or written notice to the Borrower, the Agent or any other Lender, or has otherwise publicly announced, that it believes that it may be unable to fund advances under one or more credit agreements to which it is a party, or (iii) with respect to which one or more Lender-Related Distress Events has occurred, or (iv) with respect to which the Agent believes, acting reasonably, that such Lender has defaulted or may default in fulfilling its obligations (whether as an agent, lender or letter of credit issuer) under one or more other credit agreements to which it is a party, or (v) with respect to which the Agent believes, acting reasonably, that there is a reasonable chance that such Lender will fail to fund any payment or Advance required to be made hereunder.
"Non-Medical Cannabis-Related Activities" means Cannabis-Related Activities other than Medical Cannabis-Related Activities.
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"Non-Medical Cannabis Qualified Jurisdiction" means any country (i) which is approved in writing by the Required Lenders in their discretion and (ii) in which it is legal in all political subdivisions therein (including for greater certainty on a federal, state and municipal basis) to undertake Non-Medical Cannabis-Related Activities, as confirmed by a legal opinion provided by the Borrower's counsel in such jurisdiction in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent and the Lenders. The Required Lenders may in their discretion from time to time (i) upon receipt of a written request by the Borrower, designate any jurisdiction a Non-Medical Cannabis Qualified Jurisdiction provided that all above criteria set have been satisfied; and (ii) revoke the designation of any jurisdiction as a Non-Medical Cannabis Qualified Jurisdiction by written notice to the Borrower if the condition set out in clause (ii) above is no longer satisfied. Each of Canada and Uruguay is a Non-Medical Cannabis Qualified Jurisdiction as at the date of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the United States shall not be designated a Non-Medical Cannabis Qualified Jurisdiction except with the written consent of all Lenders in their discretion.
"Non-Revolving Facilities" means Facility B; and "Non-Revolving Facility" means any of them as the context requires.
"Non-Swingline Tranche" means the portion of Facility A other than the Swingline.
"Obligations" means, at any time and without duplication: (i) all direct and indirect, contingent and absolute indebtedness, obligations and liabilities of the Companies to the Agent and the Lenders (or if the context requires, to any Lender) under or in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (specifically including for greater certainty all Guarantees provided hereunder) at such time, specifically including the Outstanding Principal Amount, all accrued and unpaid Interest thereon, and all fees, expenses and other amounts payable pursuant to this Agreement and the Loan Documents; plus (ii) indebtedness outstanding under the MasterCard Line at such time; plus (iii) the Hedging Obligations at such time; plus (iv) all obligations under Service Agreements at such time; provided that if otherwise specified or required by the context, "Obligations" shall mean any portion of the foregoing.
"Outstanding Principal Amount" means, at any time, the aggregate of the Borrower's obligations in respect of all Advances made under the Facilities (or a Facility or Tranche if the context requires) which have not been repaid or satisfied at such time, determined as follows: (i) in the case of Prime Rate Loans, the principal amount thereof; (ii) in the case of Bankers' Acceptances, BA Equivalent Notes and Letters of Credit, the face amount thereof; and (iii) in the case of Hedge Transactions, the Aggregate Actual Hedge Liability.
"Owned Properties" means all Land owned by the Secured Companies from time to time, specifically including as at the date of this Agreement the Land described in Schedule 6.01(j) attached hereto.
"Patents" means all rights, title and interests (and all related IP Ancillary Rights) arising under any requirement of Law in or relating to patents and applications therefor.
"Pension Plan" means (i) a "pension plan" or "plan" which is subject to the funding requirements of applicable pension benefits legislation in any jurisdiction, or (ii) any pension benefit plan or similar arrangement applicable to employees of any Company.
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"Permitted Acquisition" means an Acquisition of shares or other equity interests in a Person (referred to herein as a "share purchase"), or an Acquisition of assets of a Person not in the ordinary course of business (referred to herein as an "asset purchase"), in either case if all of the following criteria are satisfied (except to the extent otherwise agreed in writing by the Required Lenders in their discretion):
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the Required Lenders acting reasonably shall have provided their prior written consent to such Acquisition after conducting such due diligence they may consider appropriate in the circumstances (for greater certainty, specifically including in respect of financial matters, the corporate and capital structure of such Person, key management, and business, environmental, regulatory, tax and legal matters, and the Borrower shall provide all information requested by the Required Lenders in connection with such due diligence at least thirty (30) days prior to the proposed completion of such Acquisition); provided that such prior written consent shall not be required in respect of a Small Acquisition;
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such Person is engaged in a business similar to or vertically integrated with the business conducted by the Borrower;
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if the Acquisition involves a hostile or unsolicited take-over, no portion of the Facilities is used, directly or indirectly, in connection with the financing of the Acquisition unless approved by all Lenders in their sole discretion;
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in the case of a share purchase, immediately thereafter such Person will be a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Borrower;
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in the case of a share purchase, upon the completion of such Acquisition (i) all Funded Debt (except Funded Debt which will constitute Permitted Funded Debt hereunder) of such Person shall be repaid; and all Liens (except Liens which will constitute Permitted Liens hereunder) affecting the assets of such Person shall be released and discharged; and (ii) such Person shall provide a Guarantee and all other Security required herein to be provided by a Subsidiary of the Borrower hereunder (including registrations, searches, legal opinions and ancillary documentation);
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in the case of an asset purchase, upon the completion of such transaction (i) all Funded Debt (except Funded Debt which will constitute Permitted Funded Debt hereunder) secured by the acquired assets shall be repaid; and (ii) within thirty (30) days following the completion of such transaction (A) all Liens (except Liens which will constitute Permitted Liens hereunder) affecting such assets shall be released and discharged; and (B) all Security required herein to be provided to the Agent in respect of such assets (including registrations, searches, legal opinions and ancillary documentation) shall be provided;
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the Acquisition does not involve the assumption of any material environmental liabilities, and all representations and warranties contained herein with respect to environmental matters shall be true and correct both immediately before and immediately after such Acquisition; and if as a result of the Acquisition any Company will acquire ownership of any Land, the Borrower shall have provided an environmental questionnaire in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent in respect of such Land which evidences compliance with all such representations and warranties;
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if the acquired business includes any Medical Cannabis-Related Activities, the Company which will carry on the acquired business will own assets and carry on business only in one or more Medical Cannabis Qualified Jurisdictions;
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if the acquired business includes any Non-Medical Cannabis-Related Activities, the Company which will carry on the acquired business will own assets and carry on business only in one or more Non-Medical Cannabis Qualified Jurisdictions;
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the Borrower is in compliance with all covenants and representations and warranties under this Agreement and will remain in compliance after giving effect to such Acquisition; and no Default, Event of Default or Material Adverse Change shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from the completion of such Acquisition;
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if the Borrower proposes to incur Subordinated Debt to finance all or any portion of such Acquisition, the terms and conditions of such Subordinated Debt shall be satisfactory to the Required Lenders, and the holder(s) of such Subordinated Debt shall enter into a subordination and postponement agreement with the Agent containing terms and conditions contemplated in the definition of "Subordinated Debt" herein;
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the Acquisition shall be accretive to EBITDA for the immediately preceding twelve calendar months prior to the date of the Acquisition after giving effect to normalization adjustments as may by advised by the Borrower and approved by the Required Lenders;
and provided further that if any such transaction would constitute both a Capital Expenditure and a Permitted Acquisition, it shall be deemed to constitute a Permitted Acquisition and not a Capital Expenditure.
"Permitted Credit Card Obligations" means obligations of the Companies to any of the Lenders under or in connection with credit cards issued by such Lenders not in excess of the aggregate maximum amount of [Redacted - Maximum Amount] at any time.
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"Permitted Funded Debt" means, without duplication: (i) the Outstanding Principal Amount; (ii) indebtedness of the Borrower to each holder of a Bankers' Acceptance (and for greater certainty, the Borrower's contingent obligation to each Lender which has accepted a Bankers' Acceptance comprises part of the Outstanding Principal Amount); (iii) indebtedness of any Company to another Company; (iv) Subordinated Debt; (v) the Borrower's indebtedness under the 2019 Convertible Notes; and (vi) Funded Debt of the Companies secured by Permitted Liens;
"Permitted Liens" means:
(a)Β Statutory Liens in respect of any amount which is not at the time overdue;
(b)Β Statutory Liens in respect of any amount which may be overdue but the validity of which is being contested in good faith and in respect of which reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP;
(c)Β Liens or rights of distress reserved in or exercisable under any lease for rent not at the time overdue or for compliance with the terms of such lease not at the time in default; and security deposits given under leases not in excess of six (6) months' rent;
(d)Β any obligations or duties affecting any Land due to any public utility or to any municipality or government, or to any statutory or public authority, with respect to any franchise, grant, licence or permit in good standing and any defects in title to structures or other facilities arising solely from the fact that such structures or facilities are constructed or installed on Land under government permits, leases or other grants in good standing; which obligations, duties and defects in the aggregate do not materially impair the use of such property, structures or facilities for the purpose for which they are held;
(e)Β Liens incurred or deposits of cash made or pledged to secure obligations under workers' compensation legislation or similar legislation, or in connection with contracts, bids, tenders or expropriation proceedings, surety or appeal bonds, costs of litigation when required by Law, public and statutory obligations, and warehousemen's, storers', repairers', carriers' and other similar Liens and deposits;
(f)Β security given to a public utility or any municipality or government or to any statutory or public authority to secure obligations incurred to such utility, municipality, government or other authority in the ordinary course of business and not at the time overdue;
(g)Β Liens and privileges arising out of a judgment or an award (not otherwise constituting a Default) in respect of which an appeal or proceeding for review has been commenced and a stay of execution pending such appeal or proceedings for review has been obtained, and in respect of which reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP;
(h)Β any Lien affecting any Land arising in connection with the construction or improvement of such Land or arising out of the furnishing of materials or supplies therefor, provided that such Lien secures moneys not at the time overdue (or if overdue, the validity of which is being contested in good faith and in respect of which reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP), notice of such Lien has not been given to the Agent or any Lender and such Lien has not been registered against title to such Land;
(i)Β Liens affecting any Land arising in connection with registered restrictions, covenants, land use contracts, building schemes, declarations of covenants, conditions and restrictions, servicing agreements in favour of any Governmental Authority, easements, rights-of-way, servitudes or other similar rights in or with respect to such Land (including open space and conservation easements, restrictions or similar agreements and rights of way and servitudes for railways, water, sewer, drainage, gas and oil pipelines, electricity, light, power, telephone, telegraph, internet or cable television services and utilities) granted to or reserved by other Persons or properties, which, in the aggregate, do not materially impair the use of such Land for its intended purposes or the operation of the business thereon, and provided that same have been complied with;
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(j)Β Liens affecting any Land arising in connection with site plan agreements, subdivision agreements, development agreements and similar instruments registered or recorded in the ordinary course of business which do not, in the aggregate, materially impair the use of such Land for its intended purposes or the operation of the business thereon, and provided that same have been complied with;
(k)Β Liens affecting any Land arising in connection with any right reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority, by the terms of any permit, licence, certificate, order, grant, classification (including any zoning Laws and ordinances and similar legal requirements), registration or other consent, approval or authorization acquired by such Person from any Governmental Authority or by any Law, to terminate any such permit, licence, certificate, order, grant, classification, registration or other consent, approval or authorization or to require annual or other payments as a condition to the continuance thereof and which, in the aggregate, do not materially impair the use of such Land for its intended purposes or the operation of the business thereon, and provided that same have been complied with;
(l)Β Liens affecting any Land arising in connection with the reservations, limitations, provisos and conditions, if any, expressed in any grants of such Land from any Governmental Authority, which, in the aggregate, do not materially impair the use of such Land for its intended purposes or the operation of the business thereon, and provided that same have been complied with;
(m)Β Permitted Purchase-Money Security Interests;
(n)Β [Intentionally Deleted];
(o)Β Liens securing Subordinated Debt;
(p)Β the Specific Permitted Liens;
(q)Β cash collateral provided by the Companies to one or more of the Lenders as security for Permitted Credit Card Obligations not in excess of the aggregate maximum amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) at any time; and
(r)Β the Security;
provided that the use of the term "Permitted Liens" to describe the foregoing Liens shall mean that such Liens are permitted to exist (whether in priority to or subsequent in priority to the Security, as determined by Applicable Law); and for greater certainty such Liens shall not be entitled to priority over the Security by virtue of being described in this Agreement as "Permitted Liens".
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"Permitted Purchase-Money Security Interests" means Purchase-Money Security Interests incurred or assumed in connection with the purchase, leasing or acquisition of capital equipment in the ordinary course of business and without resulting in a contravention of any applicable provisions of this Agreement; and provided further that the aggregate amount thereof incurred or assumed in each Fiscal Year does not exceed Eight Million Dollars ($8,000,000).
"Permitted Related Person Transaction" means any transaction, contract or other dealing (i) between two or more Companies, each of which has provided all Security required to be provided by it hereunder; (ii) relating to Subordinated Debt; or (iii) between any Company and a Related Person thereto in the ordinary course of business upon commercially reasonable terms and conditions.
"Person" is defined in the CBA Model Provisions.
"Potential Statutory Priority Amount" at any time means the amount of all employee source deductions, goods and services tax and all other similar amounts payable by the Companies at such time which have not been paid or remitted when due and could result in a Statutory Lien ranking in priority to or pari passu with the Security.
"Prime Rate" means the greater of the following: (i) the rate of interest announced from time to time by BMO as its reference rate then in effect for determining rates of interest on Canadian dollar loans to its customers in Canada and designated as its prime rate; and (ii) the thirty (30) day CDOR Rate plus one-half percent (0.5%) per annum.
"Prime Rate Loan" means a loan made by a Lender to the Borrower in Canadian Dollars in respect of which interest is determined by reference to the Prime Rate, but excluding Advances in the form of BA Equivalent Loans.
"Proceeds of Realization", in respect of the Security or any portion thereof, means all amounts received by the Agent and any Lender in connection with:
β’Β any realization thereof, whether occurring as a result of enforcement or otherwise;
β’Β any sale, expropriation, loss or damage or other disposition of the Collateral or any portion thereof (other than a disposition of Collateral made pursuant to section 7.02(d)); and
β’Β the dissolution, liquidation, bankruptcy or winding-up of any Company or any other distribution of its assets to creditors;
and all other amounts which are expressly deemed to constitute "Proceeds of Realization" in this Agreement.
"Professional Advisor" means an independent third-party advisor appointed by the Agent on behalf of the Lenders, from time to time.
"Properties" means the Owned Properties and the Material Leased Properties.
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"Proportionate Share" in respect of any Lender means:
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in the context of such Lender's obligation to make Advances under any Facility or Tranche, such Lender's Commitment to make Advances under such Facility or Tranche divided by the aggregate amount of all Lenders' Commitments to make Advances under such Facility or Tranche;
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in the context of such Lender's entitlement to receive a portion of the standby fee in respect of any Facility or Tranche, such Lender's Commitment to make Advances under such Facility or Tranche divided by the aggregate amount of all Lenders' Commitments to make Advances under such Facility or Tranche;
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subject to section 11.03, in the context of any Lender's entitlement to receive payments of principal, interest or fees (other than standby fees) in respect of any Facility or Tranche, the Outstanding Principal Amount due to such Lender under such Facility or Tranche divided by the aggregate amount of the Outstanding Principal Amount due to all Lenders under such Facility or Tranche; and
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in any other context, such Lender's Commitment divided by the aggregate of all Lenders' Commitments.
"Purchase-Money Security Interest" means (i) a Capital Lease; or (ii) a Lien on any property or asset which is created, issued or assumed to secure the unpaid purchase price thereof, provided that such Lien is restricted to such property or asset (and all additions thereto, replacements and proceeds thereof) and secures an amount not in excess of the purchase price thereof and any interest and fees payable in respect thereof.
"Qualified Currency" means, in respect of any Qualified Jurisdiction, the legal tender of such Qualified Jurisdiction.
"Qualified Jurisdiction" means a Medical Cannabis Qualified Jurisdiction or a Non-Medical Cannabis Qualified Jurisdiction.
"Quarterly Compliance Certificate" means a certificate delivered by the Borrower to the Agent in the form of Exhibit "H".
"Related Person" in relation to any Person means a Subsidiary, Affiliate, Associate or employee of such Person.
"Reliva" means Reliva, LLC, a limited liability company subsisting under the laws of the State of Delaware.
"Repayment" means a repayment by the Borrower on account of the Outstanding Principal Amount.
"Repayment Notice" means a notice delivered by the Borrower to the Agent committing it to make a Repayment, in the form of Exhibit "E".
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"Required Lenders" means, (i) at any time prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default which is continuing, any two or more Lenders which have issued Commitments hereunder representing two-thirds (2/3) or more of the aggregate amount of all Lenders' Commitments; and (ii) at any time after the occurrence of an Event of Default which is continuing; any two or more Lenders which have made Advances representing two-thirds (2/3) or more of the total amount of the Outstanding Principal Amount under the Facilities; provided however that if at any time there are only two (2) Lenders under this Agreement, "Required Lenders" shall mean both such Lenders, and if at any time there is only one (1) Lender under this Agreement, "Required Lenders" shall mean such Lender; and provided further that in respect of any amendments or the granting of any waivers or consents relating to the covenants set out in Section 7.03 herein, "Required Lenders" shall mean (A) at any time prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default which is continuing, any two or more Lenders representing eighty percent (80%) or more of the aggregate amount of all Lenders' Commitments; and (B) at any time after the occurrence of an Event of Default which is continuing, any two or more Lenders which have made Advances representing eighty percent (80%) or more of the total amount of the Outstanding Principal Amount under the Facilities;
"Requirements of Environmental Law" means: (i) obligations under common law; (ii) requirements imposed by or pursuant to statutes, regulations and by-laws whether presently or hereafter in force; (iii) directives, policies and guidelines issued or relied upon by any Governmental Authority to the extent such directives, policies or guidelines have the force of law; (iv) permits, licenses, certificates and approvals from Governmental Authorities which are required in connection with air emissions, discharges to surface or groundwater, noise emissions, solid or liquid waste disposal, the use, generation, storage, transportation or disposal of Hazardous Materials; and (v) requirements imposed under any clean-up, compliance or other order made pursuant to any of the foregoing, in each and every case relating to environmental, health or safety matters including all such obligations and requirements which relate to (A) solid, gaseous or liquid waste generation, handling, treatment, storage, disposal or transportation of Hazardous Materials and (B) exposure to Hazardous Materials.
"Responsible Person" means (i) an officer or director of any Company or (ii) any other Person required to hold a security clearance pursuant to the Cannabis Act or the Cannabis Regulations.
"Restricted Jurisdiction" means each of Uruguay, Columbia, France, United Kingdom, Jamaica and any other country, state or political subdivision designated by any one or more of the Lenders in their discretion from time to time upon at least thirty (30) days' prior written notice given to the Borrower and the Agent.Β
"Rollover" means the renewal of an Availment Option upon its maturity in the same form.
"Rollover Notice" means a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit "C" given by the Borrower to the Agent for the purpose of requesting a Rollover.
"Sanctions" means the sanctions laws, regulations, embargoes or restrictive measures administered, enacted or enforced by any Sanctions Authority.
"Sanctions Authority" means Canada or any other country having jurisdiction over any of the Companies or the respective Governmental Authorities of any of the foregoing.
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"Sanctioned Entity" means (a) a country or a government of a country, (b) an agency of the government of a country, (c) an organization directly or indirectly controlled by a country or its government, (d) a Person resident in or determined to be resident in a country, in each case, that is subject to a sanctions program administered and enforced by a Sanctions Authority.
"Sanctioned Person" means a Person that is, or is owned or Controlled by Persons that are, the subject of any Sanctions.
"Secured Companies" means the Borrower and the Secured Subsidiaries.
"Secured Subsidiaries" means all present and future Subsidiaries of the Borrower except the Unsecured Subsidiaries.
"Security" means all Guarantees, security agreements, mortgages, debentures and other documents required to be provided to the Agent or the Lenders pursuant to Article VIII and all other documents and agreements delivered by the Secured Companies and any other Persons to the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders from time to time as security for the payment and performance of the Obligations, and the security interests, assignments and Liens constituted by the foregoing.
"Service Agreements" is defined in section 4.03.
"Small Acquisition" means an Acquisition in respect of which all of the following criteria are satisfied: (i) the Acquisition Cash Outlay is less than [Redacted - Amount of cash outlay]; (ii) the Acquisition Cash Outlay for such Acquisition and all other Small Acquisitions in the same Fiscal Year is less than [Redacted - Amount of cash outlay]; and (iii) if any portion of the purchase price for such Acquisition is payable by the issuance of equity shares of the Borrower, the aggregate value of such shares plus the aggregate value of all shares of the Borrower issued in connection with all other Small Acquisitions in the same Fiscal Year is less than [Redacted - Dollar value of shares issued].
"Solvent" means, with respect to any Company as of the date of determination, (i) the aggregate property of such Company is sufficient, if disposed of at a fairly conducted sale under legal process, to enable payment of all its obligations, due and accruing due; (ii) such Company is able to meet its obligations as they generally become due; and (iii) such Company has not ceased paying its current obligations in the ordinary course of business as they generally become due; for purposes of this definition, the amount of any contingent obligation at such time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all of the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability; provided however that with respect to any Company incorporated or organized under the Laws of a jurisdiction other than Canada, such Company shall be considered "Solvent" if it satisfies the foregoing requirements and also satisfies all other solvency requirements under Applicable Law in such jurisdiction.Β
"Specific Permitted Liens" means the Liens described in Schedule 6.01(i), as such Liens may be amended or replaced from time to time on substantially similar terms and conditions provided that the principal amount of the indebtedness secured thereby is not increased.
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"Statutory Lien" means a Lien in respect of any property or assets of a Company created by or arising pursuant to any applicable legislation in favour of any Governmental Authority to secure any obligation, including a Lien for the purpose of securing such Company's obligation to deduct and remit employee source deductions, goods and services tax and harmonized sales tax pursuant to the Income Tax Act (Canada), the Excise Tax Act (Canada), the Canada Pension Plan (Canada), the Employment Insurance Act (Canada) and any legislation in any jurisdiction similar to or enacted in replacement of the foregoing from time to time.
"Subordinated Debt" means any indebtedness of any Company to any Person which the Required Lenders in their sole discretion have consented to in writingΒ and in respect of which the holder thereof has entered into a subordination and postponement agreement in favour of the Agent in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent and registered in all places where necessary or desirable to protect the priority of the Security, which shall provide (among other things) that: (A) the maturity date of such indebtedness is later than the Maturity Date; (B) the holder of such indebtedness may not receive any payments on account of principal or interest thereon (except to the extent, if any, expressly permitted therein); (C) any security held in respect of such indebtedness is subordinated to the Security; (D) the holder of such indebtedness may not take any enforcement action in respect of any such security (except to the extent, if any, otherwise expressly provided therein) without the prior written consent of the Agent; and (E) any enforcement action taken by the holder of such indebtedness will not interfere with the enforcement action (if any) being taken by the Agent in respect of the Security.
"Subsidiary" means a business entity which is Controlled, directly or indirectly, by another business entity (as used herein, "business entity" includes a corporation, company, partnership, limited partnership, trust or joint venture); and for greater certainty includes a Subsidiary of a Subsidiary.
"Substitution" means the substitution of one Availment Option for another, and does not constitute a fresh or new Advance.
"Substitution Notice" means a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit "D" given by the Borrower to the Agent for the purposes of requesting a Substitution.
"Swingline" is defined in section 2.08.
"Swingline Commitment" means the commitment of the Swingline Lender to extend credit under the Swingline up to the Swingline Limit, and comprising a portion of such Lender's Facility A Commitment.
"Swingline Lender" means BMO and its successors and permitted assigns in such capacity, or any other Lender appointed in writing from time to time by the Required Lenders.
"Swingline Limit" means One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000).
"Taxes" is defined in the CBA Model Provisions.
"Trade Secrets" means all right, title and interest (and all related IP Ancillary Rights) arising under any requirement of Law in or relating to trade secrets.
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"Trademarks" means all right, title and interest (and all related IP Ancillary Rights) in trademarks, trade names, corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business names, trade styles, service marks, logos and other source or business identifiers and, in each case, all goodwill associated therewith, all registrations and recordations thereof and all applications in connection therewith.
"Tranche" means a designated portion of a Facility which is subject to certain additional terms and conditions as provided herein.
"Unrestricted Cash" means, as of any date of determination, the amount of all monies standing to the credit of the Secured Companies that is in bank accounts maintained by the Secured Companies with the Agent that are (A) (i) not subject to any Lien (other than a Permitted Lien), and (ii) not subject to any restriction (specifically including for greater certainty any restriction under a Permitted Lien) which would prevent the Secured Companies from using such monies for operating purposes in the ordinary course of business; less (B) the Outstanding Principal Amount under Facility A at such date.
"Unsecured Subsidiaries" is defined in section 8.10(a).
"Year-end Financial Statements" means, at any time, the financial statements the Borrower, each on an audited consolidated and unaudited unconsolidated basis, in respect of the most recently completed Fiscal Year prepared in accordance with GAAP (and for greater certainty including the notes thereto and an unqualified opinion of the Borrower's auditor with respect thereto).
1.02Β Accounting Principles
Unless otherwise specifically provided herein, any accounting term used in this Agreement shall have the meaning customarily given such term in accordance with GAAP, and all financial computations hereunder shall be computed in accordance with GAAP consistently applied. That certain items or computations are explicitly modified by the phrase "in accordance with GAAP" shall in no way be construed to limit the foregoing. If there occurs after the date hereof any change in GAAP from that used in the preparation of the financial statements referred to herein, after the date hereof the Borrower and its Subsidiaries adopt any other accounting principles for use in the preparation of their financial statements (such changes in GAAP and such adoption being referred to herein as "Accounting Changes") that affects in any respect the calculation of any covenants contained in this Agreement (including those in section 7.03), the Lenders and the Borrower shall discuss whether they wish to amend any relevant provisions of this Agreement that relate to the calculation of such covenants with the intent of having their respective positions after such Accounting Changes conform as nearly as possible to their respective positions as of the date of this Agreement.Β Unless any such amendments have been agreed upon by all parties hereto in writing, compliance with the financial covenants in this Agreement shall be determined as if no such Accounting Change had occurred.Β In such event, the financial statements required to be provided by the Borrower hereunder shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP in effect on the date of such financial statements (after giving effect to such Accounting Change), and the Borrower shall concurrently deliver to the Agent a reconciliation in form and substance satisfactory to the Lenders showing all adjustments made to financial statements in order to determine compliance with such financial covenants on the basis of GAAP in effect prior to such Accounting Change.
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1.03Β Currency References
All amounts referred to in this Agreement are in Canadian Dollars unless otherwise noted.
1.04Β Extended Meanings
Unless otherwise specified, words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa and words importing gender include all genders.Β Unless otherwise specified, references in this Agreement to sections, Schedules and Exhibits are to sections of, and Schedules and Exhibits to, this Agreement.Β Unless otherwise specified, each reference to an enactment of legislation is deemed to be a reference to that enactment of legislation, and to the regulations made under that enactment, as amended or re-enacted from time to time.Β Unless otherwise specified, references to time of day or date mean the local time or date in the City of Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx.Β "Including" means "including without limitation" and the term "including" shall not be construed to limit any general statement that precedes such term to the specific or similar items or matters immediately following it. Unless expressly qualified by the phrase "acting reasonably" or an equivalent phrase, the phrase "discretion" means "sole discretion" and any action to be taken or decision to be made by the Agent or the Lenders in their discretion shall mean that such discretion is absolute and unfettered.
1.05Β Amendment and Restatement
This Agreement amends and restates the provisions of the 2019 Credit Agreement and shall not be considered a novation thereof. Any provision hereof which differs from or is inconsistent with a provision of the 2019 Credit Agreement constitutes an amendment to the 2019 Credit Agreement with each such amendment being effective as and from the date hereof.Β This Agreement will not discharge or constitute a novation of any debt, obligation, covenant or agreement contained in the 2019 Credit Agreement or in any Security, agreements, certificates and other documents executed and delivered by or on behalf of the Borrower in respect thereof or in connection therewith, but same shall remain in full force and effect save to the extent same are amended by the provisions of this Agreement.Β All representations and warranties set out in this Agreement are freshly made on the date hereof, but nothing herein shall release or otherwise affect the Borrower's liability, without duplication, in connection with the representations and warranties contained in the 2019 Credit Agreement.Β The Borrower hereby represents, warrants, acknowledges and agrees with the Agent that all Security executed and delivered by the Companies to the Agent prior to the date of this Agreement is valid and enforceable in accordance with its terms and continues in full force and effect. Any reference to the 2019 Credit Agreement in any other Loan Document shall be deemed to constitute a reference to this Agreement.
1.06Β Exhibits and Schedules
The following Exhibits and Schedules are attached to this Agreement and incorporated herein by reference (but with respect to Exhibit K, subject to section 12.01 hereof):
Exhibits
"A"Β -Β Lenders and Lenders' Commitments
"B"Β -Β Draw Request
"C"Β -Β Rollover Notice
"D"Β -Β Substitution Notice
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"E"Β -Β Repayment Notice
"F"Β -Β Borrowing Base Certificate
"G"Β -Β Monthly Compliance Certificate
"H"Β -Β Quarterly Compliance Certificate
"I"Β -Β [Intentionally Deleted]
"J"Β -Β Form of BA Equivalent Note
"K"Β -Β CBA Model Provisions
Schedules
3.06(a)Β -Β List of Owned Properties being Disposed of
6.01(b)Β -Β Corporate Information (including list of Unsecured Subsidiaries)
6.01(h)Β -Β Material Permits
6.01(i)Β -Β Specific Permitted Liens
6.01(j)Β -Β Owned Properties
6.01(k)Β -Β Material Leased Properties
6.01(l)Β -Β Intellectual Property
6.01(n)Β -Β Material Agreements
6.01(o)Β -Β Labour Agreements
6.01(p)Β -Β Environmental Matters
6.01(q)Β -Β Litigation
6.01(r)Β -Β Pension Plans
ARTICLE II - FACILITY A
2.01Β Continuation of Facility A
Each Facility A Lender confirms that it has issued a Commitment in the maximum principal amount indicated opposite its name in Exhibit "A" under the heading "Facility A Commitments". The said Commitments have been established by the Facility A Lenders severally and not jointly, and are hereinafter collectively referred to as "Facility A".Β Facility A is a committed, revolving credit facility.Β Each Advance by a Lender under the Non-Swingline Tranche of Facility A shall be made in its Proportionate Share of the Non-Swingline Tranche.
2.02Β Purpose
Advances under Facility A shall be used by the Borrower for working capital purposes and other general corporate purposes; provided however that Advances under Facility A shall not be used by the Borrower, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of making Investments.
2.03Β Revolving Nature
Facility A shall be a revolving facility. For greater certainty, the Borrower shall be entitled to obtain Advances under Facility A from time to time and repay all or any portion of the Outstanding Principal Amount under Facility A from time to time; provided that the Outstanding Principal Amount under Facility A shall not exceed the Facility A Margin Limit in effect at such time.
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2.04Β Repayment
The Obligations under Facility A shall become due and payable on the earlier of: (i) the Acceleration Date; and (ii) the Maturity Date.
2.05Β Availment Options
Subject to the restrictions contained in this Agreement (and in particular, sections 5.02 and 5.03), the Borrower may receive Advances under Facility A from each Lender by any one or more of the following Availment Options (or any combination thereof):
(a)Β Prime Rate Loans; or
(b)Β Bankers' Acceptances from BA Lenders with a maturity between 28 and 182 days (inclusive), subject to availability; or
(c)Β BA Equivalent Loans from Non-BA Lenders with a maturity between 28 and 182 days (inclusive), subject to availability; or
(d)Β Letters of Credit, subject to section 2.09.
Bankers' Acceptances and BA Equivalent Loans will not be issued with a maturity date later than the Maturity Date. The Borrower may convert all or any portion of the Outstanding Principal Amount under Facility A in the form of any above Availment Option into another form of Availment Option denominated in the same currency, subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement (but for greater certainty, Bankers' Acceptances and BA Equivalent Loans may not be converted into another Availment Option prior to the maturity thereof).
2.06Β Interest and Fees
In respect of Advances under Facility A, the Borrower agrees to pay the following to the Agent on behalf of the Lenders (or if specified below, to the Issuing Bank for its own account):
(a)Β interest on Prime Rate Loans at the Prime Rate plus the Applicable Margin per annum, payable monthly in arrears on the last day of each and every month;
(b)Β in respect of each Bankers' Acceptance, a stamping fee equal to the Applicable Margin, multiplied by the face amount of the Bankers' Acceptance with the product thereof further multiplied by the number of days to maturity of the Bankers' Acceptance and divided by 365, payable at the time of acceptance;
(c)Β in respect of each BA Equivalent Note, a stamping fee equal to the Applicable Margin multiplied by the face amount of the BA Equivalent Note with the product thereof further multiplied by the number of days to maturity of the BA Equivalent Note and divided by 365, payable at the time of acceptance;
(d)Β the following fees in respect of each Letter of Credit: (i) in respect of the period from the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit to the last day of the then current Fiscal Quarter, a fee equal to the Applicable Margin in effect on the date of issuance multiplied by the face amount of such Letter of Credit multiplied by the number of days in such period (including the first and last days of such period) and divided by three hundred and sixty-five (365), payable on the last Business Day of such Fiscal Quarter; (ii) in respect of each subsequent Fiscal Quarter (other than the Fiscal Quarter in which the Letter of Credit shall expire), a fee equal to the Applicable Margin in effect on the first day of such Fiscal Quarter multiplied by the face amount of such Letter of Credit multiplied by the number of days in such Fiscal Quarter (including the first and last days of such period) and divided by three hundred and sixty-five (365), payable on the last Business Day of such Fiscal Quarter; and (iii) in respect of the Fiscal Quarter in which such Letter of Credit shall expire, a fee equal to the Applicable Margin in effect on the first day of such Fiscal Quarter multiplied by the face amount of such Letter of Credit multiplied by the number of days in the period from and including the first day of such Fiscal Quarter to but excluding the day on which such Letter of Credit expires and divided by three hundred and sixty-five (365), payable on the last Business Day of such Fiscal Quarter;
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(e)Β an administrative fee in respect of each Letter of Credit payable to the Issuing Bank for its own account as follows: (i) in respect of the period from the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit to the last day of the then current Fiscal Quarter, a fee equal to one-quarter of one percent (0.25%) multiplied by the face amount of such Letter of Credit multiplied by the number of days in such period (including the first and last days of such period) and divided by three hundred and sixty-five (365), payable on the last Business Day of such Fiscal Quarter; (ii) in respect of each subsequent Fiscal Quarter (other than the Fiscal Quarter in which the Letter of Credit shall expire), a fee equal to one-quarter of one percent (0.25%) multiplied by the face amount of such Letter of Credit multiplied by the number of days in such Fiscal Quarter (including the first and last days of such period) and divided by three hundred and sixty-five (365), payable on the last Business Day of such Fiscal Quarter; and (iii) in respect of the Fiscal Quarter in which such Letter of Credit shall expire, a fee equal to one-quarter of one percent (0.25%) multiplied by the face amount of such Letter of Credit multiplied by the number of days in the period from and including the first day of such Fiscal Quarter to but excluding the day on which such Letter of Credit expires and divided by three hundred and sixty-five (365), payable on the last Business Day of such Fiscal Quarter;
(f)Β administrative fees payable to the Issuing Bank for its own account in accordance with its usual practice in respect of the issuance, amendment and renewal of Letters of Credit; and
(g)Β a standby fee payable in Canadian Dollars with respect to the unused portion of the Non-Swingline Tranche, calculated on a daily basis as being the difference between (i) the Facility A Maximum Amount (less the Commitments of any Non-Funding Lenders under Facility A), less the Swingline Limit and (ii) the Outstanding Principal Amount under the Non-Swingline Tranche, multiplied by the Applicable Margin and divided by 365; which standby fee shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each Fiscal Quarter based on the number of days in such Fiscal Quarter (including the first day and excluding the last day in such Fiscal Quarter) and on the Maturity Date.
2.07Β Facility A Margin Limit
(a)Β In this Agreement, "Facility A Margin Limit" means, at any time, an amount equal to the lesser of: (A) the Facility A Maximum Amount; and (B) an amount determined at such time as follows:
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(i)Β eighty-five percent (85%) of Eligible Receivables owing by Governmental Authorities domiciled in Canada; plus
(ii)Β seventy-five percent (75%) of Eligible Receivables owing by other account debtors domiciled in Canada; plus
(iii)Β in the discretion of the Required Lenders from time to time, a percentage (which shall not exceed sixty-five percent (65%)) of any or all Eligible Receivables arising from Cannabis-Related Activities owing by account debtors domiciled in other Qualified Jurisdictions, plusΒ
(iv)Β in the discretion of the Required Lenders from time to time, a percentage (which shall not exceed sixty-five percent (65%)) of any or all Eligible Receivables arising from the sale of Industrial Hemp outside of Canada, less
(v)Β the Potential Statutory Priority Amount at such time.
(b)Β The Facility A Margin Limit shall be adjusted as at the date of each receipt by the Agent of a Borrowing Base Certificate and shall remain in effect until receipt by the Agent of a subsequent Borrowing Base Certificate; provided that if the Agent does not receive a Borrowing Base Certificate on or before the date required pursuant to section 7.04(a), the Facility A Margin Limit shall be reduced to the lowest Facility A Margin Limit in the preceding twelve (12) months or such lower amount estimated by the Facility A Lenders acting reasonably to be the Facility A Margin Limit determined in accordance with the formula in paragraph (a) above, until such time as a Borrowing Base Certificate is thereafter received by the Agent.
(c)Β The Facility A Lenders shall have no obligation to make any Advance under Facility A if after making such Advance the Outstanding Principal Amount under Facility A would exceed the Facility A Margin Limit then in effect.
(d)Β If at any time the aggregate amount of the Outstanding Principal Amount under Facility A is in excess of the Facility A Margin Limit for any reason (specifically including as a result of a fluctuation in currency exchange rates), the Borrower agrees that immediately after receipt of a written request from the Agent it will make Repayments under Facility A in such amount as will result in the aggregate amount of the Outstanding Principal Amount under Facility A not exceeding the Facility A Margin Limit. The Agent shall firstly apply such Repayment against Loans under Facility A; and any remaining portion of such Repayment shall be held by the Agent and applied against Bankers' Acceptances, BA Equivalent Loans and Letters of Credit under Facility A upon the maturity thereof.
2.08Β Swingline
A portion of Facility A in the maximum amount of the Swingline Limit (the "Swingline") shall be subject to the following terms and conditions, in addition to any other applicable terms and conditions contained in this Agreement:
(a)Β The Swingline shall be established and maintained by the Swingline Lender only, and the Swingline Lender shall not have the right to assign or grant a participation in the Swingline in whole or in part to any other Person.
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(b)Β The Outstanding Principal Amount under the Swingline shall not at any time exceed the Swingline Limit.
(c)Β The Swingline shall form a part of Facility A and, except to the extent provided in this section, shall be subject to all terms and conditions of this Article II, specifically including the Facility A Margin Limit.
(d)Β Subject to paragraph (f) below, Advances to and Repayments by the Borrower under the Swingline shall be made in the following manner. The Swingline Lender will make Advances to the Borrower into one or more Canadian Dollar bank accounts designated by the Borrower as required in order to honour cheques drawn by the Borrower on such accounts presented to the Swingline Lender for payment. As deposits are made into such accounts by the Borrower, the Swingline Lender shall withdraw funds from such accounts from time to time and apply such funds as repayments under the Swingline. Advances to the Borrower and Repayments by the Borrower under the Swingline shall be made without notice and shall be on a dollar for dollar basis (i.e. not subject to minimum amounts or multiples).
(e)Β The obligation of the Swingline Lender to make each Advance under the Swingline shall be subject to the satisfaction of all conditions precedent in section 9.02, except for the requirement in section 9.02(d) to provide a Draw Request.
(f)Β Interest on the Outstanding Principal Amount under the Swingline shall be payable by the Borrower to the Swingline Lender (for its own account) at the Prime Rate plus the Applicable Margin per annum, payable monthly in arrears on the last day of each and every month.
(g)Β The Borrower hereby agrees to pay a standby fee with respect to the unused portion of the Swingline, payable to the Swingline Lender (for its own account), calculated on a daily basis as being the difference between (i) the Swingline Limit and (ii) the Outstanding Principal Amount under the Swingline, multiplied by the Applicable Margin and divided by 365; which standby fee shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each Fiscal Quarter based on the number of days in such Fiscal Quarter (including the first day and excluding the last day in such Fiscal Quarter) and on the Maturity Date.
(h)Β The Swingline Lender may in its discretion at any time, by written notice to the Borrower, require the Borrower to request an Advance under Facility A from the Facility A Lenders in an amount (in this paragraph called the "Swingline Reduction Amount") for the purpose of reducing the Outstanding Principal Amount under the Swingline; and the Borrower agrees to promptly comply with any such request.Β The proceeds of such Advance shall be applied to reduce the Outstanding Principal Amount under the Swingline accordingly. If the Borrower fails to comply with any such request from the Swingline Lender within two (2) Business Days after receipt thereof, each Facility A Lender agrees that upon request by the Swingline Lender it will make an Advance under Facility A in an amount equal to its Proportionate Share of the Swingline Reduction Amount, the proceeds of which shall be applied to reduce the Outstanding Principal Amount under the Swingline. In addition, each Facility A Lender hereby accepts from the Swingline Lender a participation (which participation shall be non-recourse to the Swingline Lender) in the Outstanding Principal Amount under the Swingline from time to time, in such Lender's Proportionate Share of Facility A. Each Facility A Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees to indemnify and hold the Swingline Lender harmless from liability in respect of, such Lender's said Proportionate Share of such Outstanding Principal Amount under the Swingline. Each said Facility A Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire a participation in such Outstanding Principal Amount under the Swingline and its said indemnity obligation are absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including the occurrence and continuance of a Default or Event of Default hereunder. For greater certainty however, nothing herein shall require a Facility A Lender to make Advances under Facility A in excess of its Commitment under Facility A.
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2.09Β Letters of Credit
Letters of Credit shall be issued only under the Non-Swingline Tranche and shall be subject to the following additional terms and conditions:
(a)Β Letters of Credit may be issued in all Qualified Currencies. Letters of Credit will not be issued for the purpose of guaranteeing obligations of any Person, except as permitted under section 7.02(b). Each Letter of Credit shall have a term not in excess of one (1) year.Β The Equivalent Amount expressed in Canadian Dollars of the aggregate face amount of all Letters of Credit outstanding at any time may not exceed Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000).
(b)Β If a Letter of Credit is issued in a Qualified Currency other than Canadian Dollars, each fee in respect of such Letter of Credit payable pursuant to section 2.06 herein shall be payable in Canadian Dollars in accordance with section 5.06.
(c)Β Each request for the issuance of a Letter of Credit shall be delivered by the Borrower to the Issuing Bank in accordance with the notice requirements in section 5.02(a) herein, together with the Issuing Bank's customary form of application and indemnity agreement completed to its satisfaction and the proposed form of the Letter of Credit (which shall be satisfactory to the Issuing Bank) and such other certificates, documents and other information as the Issuing Bank may reasonably request.
(d)Β The obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the Issuing Bank for all drawings under Letters of Credit shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable and shall be satisfied strictly in accordance with their terms, irrespective of:
(i)Β any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit;
(ii)Β the existence of any claim, setoff, defence or other right which the Borrower or any other Person may at any time have against the beneficiary under any Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank or any Lender (other than the defence of payment in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or a defence based on the negligence or wilful misconduct of the Issuing Bank or any Lender) or any other Person in accordance with this Agreement or other transaction;
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(iii)Β any draft or other document presented under any Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; and
(iv)Β any other circumstance or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing.
(e)Β In making any payment under any Letter of Credit (i) the Issuing Bank's exclusive reliance on the documents presented to it under such Letter of Credit as to any and all matters set forth therein, including reliance on the amount of any draft presented under such Letter of Credit, whether or not the amount due to the beneficiary equals the amount of such draft and whether or not any document presented pursuant to such Letter of Credit proves to be insufficient in any respect, if such document on its face appears to be in order, and whether or not any other statement or any other document presented pursuant to such Letter of Credit proves to be forged or invalid or any statement therein proves to be inaccurate or untrue in any respect whatsoever and (ii) any non-compliance in any immaterial respect of the documents presented under such Letter of Credit with the terms thereof shall, in each case, not be deemed wilful misconduct or negligence of the Issuing Bank.
(f)Β The Issuing Bank and its correspondents may accept and act upon the name, signature, or act of any party purporting to be the executor, administrator, receiver, trustee in bankruptcy or other legal representative of any party designated in any Letter of Credit in the place of the name, signature, or act of such party.
(g)Β Concurrently with each request for the issuance of a Letter of Credit the Agent shall notify each Lender of the principal amount, the reference number and the expiration date thereof and the amount of such Lender's participation therein. By the issuance of a Letter of Credit hereunder and without further action on the part of the Issuing Bank or the Lenders, each said Lender hereby accepts from the Issuing Bank a participation (which participation shall be without recourse to the Issuing Bank) in such Letter of Credit in such Lender's Proportionate Share of Facility A, effective upon the issuance of such Letter of Credit. Each Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally assumes, as primary obligor and not as a surety, and agrees to pay and discharge and to indemnify and hold the Issuing Bank harmless from liability in respect of, such Lender's said Proportionate Share of the amount of any drawing under a Letter of Credit.Β Each said Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations in each Letter of Credit issued by the Issuing Bank and its obligation to make the payments specified herein, and the right of the Issuing Bank to receive the same, in the manner specified herein, are absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including the occurrence and continuance of a Default or Event of Default hereunder, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.Β The Issuing Bank shall review each draft and any accompanying documents presented under a Letter of Credit and shall notify each said Lender of any such presentment.Β Promptly after it shall have ascertained that any draft and any accompanying documents presented under such Letter of Credit appear on their face to be in substantial conformity with the terms and conditions of the Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank shall give notice to each said Lender and the Borrower of the receipt and amount of such draft and the date on which payment thereon will be made, and each said Lender shall, by 11:00 a.m. Toronto time on the date such payment is to be made, pay its said Proportionate Share of the amount so drawn under the Letter of Credit in immediately available funds, and the Issuing Bank shall make the appropriate payment to the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit.Β The Borrower agrees to immediately reimburse each said Lender in an amount equal to the said payment by such Lender with interest thereon payable at the same rate and in the same manner as Prime Rate Loans under Facility A.
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(h)Β On or before the Maturity Date the Borrower shall (i) arrange for the cancellation and return of all outstanding Letters of Credit to the Issuing Bank or (ii) provide cash collateral in favour of the Agent in respect of all outstanding Letters of Credit in an amount equal to the aggregate of the face amounts of all such Letters of Credit, plus an additional amount estimated by the Issuing Bank in respect of its anticipated fees and expenses associated with the settlement of such Letters of Credit. For greater certainty, the Agent shall have no obligation to release all or any portion of the Security unless and until all Letters of Credit are cancelled or such cash collateral is provided in respect thereof to the satisfaction of the Issuing Bank.
Notwithstanding paragraph (d) above, if at any time (i) the Advances under Facility A comprise solely of one or more Letters of Credit (which cannot be repaid prior to the maturity thereof); and (ii) the aggregate amount of the Outstanding Principal Amount under Facility A is in excess of the Facility A Margin Limit (specifically including as a result of a fluctuation in currency exchange rates), the Borrower agrees that immediately after a written request from the Agent, it shall deposit funds with the Agent in an amount equal to the difference between the Facility A Margin Limit and the aggregate amount of all Letters of Credit then outstanding under Facility A, and the Borrower acknowledges and agrees that such funds shall be subject to (i) a First-Ranking Security Interest in favour of the Agent; and (ii) a right of set-off pursuant to Section 10.04(b) of the Credit Agreement.
2.10Β Cancellation
The Borrower may from time to time upon two (2) Business Days' prior written notice to the Agent, permanently cancel any unadvanced portion of Facility A in a minimum amount of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) without payment of any penalty or fee (provided that such required minimum amount shall not apply in the case of a cancellation of Facility A in its entirety). The Facility A Maximum Amount shall be automatically and permanently reduced by the amount so cancelled and each Lender's Commitment under Facility A shall be reduced by its Proportionate Share of the amount so cancelled.
ARTICLE III - NON-REVOLVING FACILITIES
3.01Β Continuation of Facility B
Each Facility B Lender confirms that it has issued a Commitment in the maximum principal amount indicated opposite its name in Exhibit "A" under the heading "Facility B Commitments". The said Commitments have been established by the Facility B Lenders severally and not jointly, and are hereinafter collectively referred to as "Facility B".Β Facility B is a committed, non-revolving credit facility.
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Exhibit "A" includes a table of Lenders' Commitments which shall apply from the date hereto to but excluding September 30, 2019, and a table of Lenders' Commitments which shall apply from and after September 30, 2019.Β On September 30, 2019 the Agent shall make all adjustments as may be necessary or desirable in order that the Outstanding Advances by each Facility B Lender under Facility B shall be in its Proportionate Share of Facility B in effect on and after such date, which for greater certainty shall not exceed such Lender's Commitment under Facility B in effect from and after such date.
3.02Β [Intentionally Deleted]
3.03Β [Intentionally Deleted]
3.04Β Purpose
(a)Β Advances under Facility B have been used by the Borrower for working capital purposes and other general corporate purposes; provided however that Advances under Facility B shall not be used by the Borrower, directly or indirectly, for the purpose of making Investments.
(b)Β [Intentionally Deleted]
(c)Β [Intentionally Deleted]
3.05Β Non-Revolving Nature; Advances
(a)Β Facility B is a non-revolving facility, and any Repayment under Facility B may not be reborrowed. Facility B has been fully advanced and no further Advances are permitted thereunder.Β
(b)Β [Intentionally Deleted]
(c)Β [Intentionally Deleted]
3.06Β Repayment
(a)Β On December 31, 2020 and on the last Business Day of each Fiscal Quarter thereafter ending September 30, 2022, the Borrower shall make quarterly Repayments under Facility B in the amount of $6,250,000. The remaining balance of the Outstanding Principal Amount under Facility B shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date.Β From and after the Fiscal Quarter ending June 30, 2021, any net proceeds of a Listed Property on Schedule 3.06(a) to this Agreement may be applied towards the Repayments required under this paragraph (a) on a pro rata basis as determined by the Agent, provided that such net proceeds are received by the Agent not less than five (5) Business Days prior to the required Repayment under this section 3.06(a).
(b)Β [Intentionally Deleted]
(c)Β At any time after the date of this Agreement and notwithstanding any other section herein, the Borrower may instruct the Agent to apply all or any portion of the Cash Collateral as a Repayment under Facility B and the Cash Collateral shall be reduced by the amount of such Repayment.
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(d)Β The following Repayments shall be required in addition to all other Repayments required under this Agreement:
(i)Β If any Company receives net proceeds from a policy of insurance, the Borrower shall make a Repayment in an amount equal to such net proceeds within three (3) Business Days after such net proceeds are received, except to the extent that such proceeds are permitted to be retained as provided in sections 8.08 or 8.09.
(ii)Β Upon the disposition by a Company of each Listed Property:
(a)Β the Borrower shall make a Repayment in an amount equal to 100% of the net proceeds within five (5) Business Days of receipt of such net proceeds; and
(b)Β if (X) the Agent has attributed a lending value to a Listed Property as set out in Schedule 3.06(a), and (Y) the net proceeds received by the Borrower for the disposition of such Listed Property is less than the lending value of such Listed Property as set out in Schedule 3.06(a), the Borrower shall make an additional Repayment to the Lenders on account of the Outstanding Advances under Facility B equal to the lending value set out in Schedule 3.06(a) less the net proceeds received from the disposition of such Property;
(iii)Β Notwithstanding subsection 3.06(d)(ii), if the net proceeds received by the Borrower from the disposition of the Listed Properties is greater than Thirty Six Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($36,500,000) and the Borrower has made all Repayments required to be made to the Lenders pursuant to section 3.06(d)(ii) above, the maximum Repayments required from the disposition of such Listed Properties shall be Thirty Six Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($36,500,000).
(iv)Β Except as set out in subsection 3.06(d)(ii), If any Company receives net proceeds equal to or greater than Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) from any transaction (or a series of related transactions) referred to in section 7.02(d)(iv) or (v), within five (5) days after receipt of such net proceeds the Borrower shall make a Repayment in an amount equal to seventy-five percent (75%) of such net proceeds.
As used herein, "net proceeds" in respect of any above transaction means the gross amount payable in respect of such transaction less any Taxes, sales commissions and other reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the transaction, usual and reasonable adjustments in connection with the transaction and any other amount specifically approved in writing by the Required Lenders acting reasonably. Each such Repayment shall be applied against the scheduled principal repayments under any one or more of the Non-Revolving Facilities (in each case, in reverse chronological order) as the Required Lenders may require in their discretion, until the Outstanding Principal Amount under all Non-Revolving Facilities has been repaid in full; and thereafter such Repayment shall be applied against the Outstanding Principal Amount under Facility A, but for greater certainty such Repayment shall not reduce the Facility A Maximum Amount and the Borrower shall thereafter be entitled to receive further Advances under Facility A upon the satisfaction of all applicable conditions precedent.
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3.07Β Availment Options
Subject to the restrictions contained in this Agreement (and in particular, sections 5.02 and 5.03), the Borrower may receive Advances under each Non-Revolving Facility by any one or more of the following Availment Options (or any combination thereof):
(a)Β Prime Rate Loans; or
(b)Β Bankers' Acceptances from BA Lenders with a maturity between 28 and 182 days (inclusive), subject to availability; or
(c)Β BA Equivalent Loans from Non-BA Lenders with a maturity between 28 and 182 days (inclusive), subject to availability.
Bankers' Acceptances and BA Equivalent Loans will not be issued with a maturity date later than the Maturity Date. The Borrower may convert all or any portion of the Outstanding Principal Amount under any Non-Revolving Facility in the form of any above Availment Option into another form of Availment Option denominated in the same currency, subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement (but for greater certainty, Bankers' Acceptances and BA Equivalent Loans may not be converted into another Availment Option prior to the maturity thereof).
3.08Β Interest and Fees
In respect of Advances under each Non-Revolving Facility, the Borrower agrees to pay the following:
(a)Β interest on Prime Rate Loans at the Prime Rate plus the Applicable Margin per annum, payable monthly in arrears on the last day of each and every month;
(b)Β in respect of each Bankers' Acceptance, a stamping fee equal to the Applicable Margin, multiplied by the face amount of the Bankers' Acceptance with the product thereof further multiplied by the number of days to maturity of the Bankers' Acceptance and divided by 365, payable at the time of acceptance;
(c)Β in respect of each BA Equivalent Note, a stamping fee equal to the Applicable Margin multiplied by the face amount of the BA Equivalent Note with the product thereof further multiplied by the number of days to maturity of the BA Equivalent Note and divided by 365, payable at the time of acceptance;
(d)Β [Intentionally Deleted]
(e)Β [Intentionally Deleted]
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, such payments shall be made to the Agent on behalf of the Lenders; and the Agent shall promptly remit to each Lender its Proportionate Share of each such payment.
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3.09Β [Intentionally Deleted]
3.10Β Voluntary Repayments
Upon not less than three (3) Business Days' prior written notice to the Agent, the Borrower may make a Repayment on account of Prime Rate Loans outstanding under any Non-Revolving Facility in a minimum amount of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) without payment of any penalty or fee (provided that such required minimum amounts shall not apply in the case of a Repayment of the entire Outstanding Principal Amount under such Non-Revolving Facility). Any such voluntary Repayment shall be applied against the Borrower's obligations to make scheduled Repayments under such Non-Revolving Facility in reverse chronological order; and the amount of credit available under such Non-Revolving Facility shall be automatically and permanently reduced by any such voluntary Repayment.Β The Agent shall promptly remit to each Lender under such Non-Revolving Facility its Proportionate Share of any such voluntary Repayment. For greater certainty however, Bankers' Acceptances and BA Equivalent Loans may not be repaid prior to the maturity thereof.
3.11Β [Intentionally Deleted]
ARTICLE IV - ANCILLARY CREDIT PRODUCTS
4.01Β Hedge Transactions
(a)Β BMO (for greater certainty, in its capacity as a Lender hereunder and not in its capacity as the Agent) shall act as lead swap arranger for all Interest Rate Hedge Transactions to be entered into between the Borrower and the Lenders hereunder and shall offer each Lender an opportunity to participate in a pro-rata portion of such Interest Rate Hedge Transactions pursuant to such arrangements as may be agreed between BMO and the other Lenders, respectively.
(b)Β Each Borrower may deal directly with the respective Lenders in connection with the establishment of Currency Hedging Agreements.
(c)Β Hedge Transactions may not be entered into for speculative purposes.
(d)Β The term of each Currency Hedge Transaction shall expire not later than the earlier of (a) twelve (12) months from the date of such Currency Hedge Transaction, and (b) the Maturity Date.
(e)Β The term of each Interest Rate Hedge Transaction shall expire not later than the Maturity Date.
(f)Β The aggregate of the notional amounts of all Interest Rate Hedge Transactions outstanding at any time shall not exceed the Outstanding Principal Amount under the Non-Revolving Facilities at such time.
(g)Β In respect of each Hedge Transaction entered into between the Borrower and a Lender, the Borrower agrees to execute and deliver to such Lender all agreements as it may reasonably require (for greater certainty, specifically including an ISDA master agreement).
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(h)Β The Security shall secure all obligations owing under or in respect of each Hedge Transaction; and the priority of such obligations shall rank on a pari passu basis with all other Obligations as provided in section 8.01.
(i)Β The Borrower will not enter into or be a party to any Hedge Transactions with any Persons other than the Lenders.
(j)Β Each Hedge Transaction made with a Lender shall include such Lender's standard early termination events.Β Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Hedge Transaction shall also stipulate that the termination of all or any of the Facilities shall constitute an Early Termination Event (as defined in the applicable ISDA Master Agreement) and the Affected Party (as defined in such ISDA Agreement) shall be the counter-party to the Lender in such contract.Β The Lender shall have the right to choose the payment measure and the payment method (as such terms are understood in the ISDA Master Agreement) in respect of such Early Termination Event.
4.02Β MasterCard Line
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, BMO may in its discretion establish a line of credit for the Borrower in the maximum principal amount of {Redacted - Amount of Line], or any other principal amount as may be agreed between BMO and the Borrower from time to time, in respect of corporate MasterCards in Qualified Currencies issued by BMO to the Borrower`s employees to be used for corporate purposes only in Qualified Jurisdictions, including purchasing supplies and funding miscellaneous business expenses (the "MasterCard Line"). BMO shall issue MasterCards upon request by the Borrower from time to time upon the completion of, and in accordance with, the credit card agreements and other documents customarily required by BMO in connection with the issuance of corporate MasterCards.Β The Borrower shall pay interest and fees in connection with loans and advances made under the MasterCard Line at the rates and at the times set out in such credit card agreements and other documents, and the Borrower`s indebtedness thereunder, including accrued and unpaid interest thereon, shall mature and become due and payable in full by the Borrower on the earlier of (i) the date specified in the such agreements, and (ii) the Maturity Date.
4.03Β Service Agreements
BMO and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce ("CIBC") (subject to section 7.01(k) herein, in the case of CIBC) may in their discretion from time to time enter into agreements with the Borrower or any other Company in respect of cash management, payroll or other banking services (collectively, "Service Agreements"). The Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify and save harmless BMO and CIBC in respect of all losses which it may suffer in respect of the failure of any Company to observe and per-form its obligations under any Service Agreement, and for all purposes of this Agreement such Service Agreement shall be deemed to have been entered into between BMO and the Borrower or CIBC and the Borrower, as applicable. The Borrower agrees to pay to BMO and CIBC (each for their own account) fees in respect of Service Agreements as they may agree in writing from time to time.
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ARTICLE V - GENERAL CONDITIONS
5.01Β Matters relating to Interest
(a)Β Unless otherwise indicated, interest on any outstanding principal amount and all other amounts payable hereunder (including unpaid interest) shall be calculated daily and shall be payable monthly in arrears on the last day of each and every month; and if the maturity date of a Facility is not the end of a month, all accrued and unpaid interest in respect of such Facility shall be paid on such maturity date. If the last day of a month is not a Business Day, the interest payment due on such day shall be made on the next Business Day, and interest shall continue to accrue on the said principal amount and shall also be paid on such next Business Day. Interest shall accrue from and including the day upon which an Advance is made or is deemed to have been made, and ending on but excluding the day on which such Advance is repaid or satisfied. Any change in the Prime Rate shall cause an immediate adjustment of the interest rate applicable to Prime Rate Loans without the necessity of any notice to the Borrower.
(b)Β Unless otherwise stated, in this Agreement if reference is made to a rate of interest, fee or other amount "per annum" or a similar expression is used, such interest, fee or other amount shall be calculated on the basis of a year of three hundred and sixty-five (365) or three hundred and sixty-six (366) days, as the case may be. If the amount of any interest, fee or other amount is determined or expressed on the basis of a period of less than one year of three hundred and sixty-five (365) or three hundred and sixty-six (366) days, as the case may be, the equivalent yearly rate is equal to the rate so determined or expressed, divided by the number of days in the said period, and multiplied by the actual number of days in that calendar year. The Agent agrees that promptly upon request by the Borrower from time to time it will advise the Borrower of the Prime Rate and CDOR in effect at such time (or during any other period prior to such time), and will assist the Borrower in calculating the effective annual rate of interest required to be disclosed pursuant to section 4 of the Interest Act (Canada). The Borrower hereby irrevocably agrees not to plead or assert, whether by way of defence or otherwise, in any proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, that the interest payable thereunder and the calculation thereof has not been adequately disclosed to the Borrower, whether pursuant to section 4 of the Interest Act (Canada) or any other Law.
(c)Β Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, if the amount of any interest, premium, fees or other monies or any rate of interest stipulated for, taken, reserved or extracted under the Loan Documents would otherwise contravene the provisions of section 347 of the Criminal Code (Canada), section 4 or section 8 of the Interest Act (Canada) or any successor or similar legislation, or would exceed the amounts which the Lenders are legally entitled to charge and receive under any Law to which such compensation is subject, then such amount or rate of interest shall be reduced to such maximum amount as would not contravene such provision; and to the extent that any excess has been charged or received the Lenders shall apply such excess against the Outstanding Principal Amount and refund any further excess amount.
(d)Β Any change in the Applicable Margin in respect of any Availment Option under a Facility shall be determined quarterly by the Agent based upon the information contained in the Quarterly Compliance Certificate received by the Agent in respect of the most recently completed Fiscal Quarter, and shall take effect commencing on the fifth (5th) Business Day following receipt of such Quarterly Compliance Certificate by the Agent (in this paragraph called the "effective date"). For greater certainty:
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(i)Β the interest rates and fees applicable to all Advances made on or after the effective date shall be based upon the said revised Applicable Margin;
(ii)Β from and after the effective date, the interest rates and fees applicable to all Loans outstanding on the effective date shall be based upon the said revised Applicable Margin;
(iii)Β no readjustment shall be made in respect of any Bankers' Acceptance or BA Equivalent Loan which is outstanding on the effective date, and the said revised Applicable Margin all apply to all Bankers' Acceptances and BA Equivalent Loans issued or made on or after the effective date; and
(iv)Β in respect of each Letter of Credit which is outstanding on the effective date there shall be a readjustment to the fee initially paid upon the issuance thereof, as follows: the fee relating to the period from the date of issuance to but excluding the effective date shall be based upon the Applicable Margin in effect during such period; and the fee relating to the period from and including the effective date to but excluding the date of expiry of such Letter of Credit shall be based upon the Applicable Margin in effect from after the effective date; and the Agent and the Borrower agree to promptly make all such payments as the Agent may advise are required in order to effect such adjustments.
The determination of such adjustments by the Agent shall be deemed to be correct absent manifest error. If the Agent does not receive a Quarterly Compliance Certificate on a date required pursuant to section 7.04(c), then from and after the date such Quarterly Compliance Certificate was required to have been delivered, the Applicable Margin in respect of each Availment Option shall be the highest Applicable Margin relating thereto, until the fifth Business Day following receipt by the Agent of the required Quarterly Compliance Certificate.
5.02Β Notice Periods
(a)Β The Borrower shall provide written notice to the Agent in respect of Advances, Rollovers, Substitutions and Repayments as set out below:
(i)Β two (2) Business Days' notice is required before 10:00 a.m. Toronto time in respect of an Advance, Rollover, Substitution or voluntary Repayment relating to a Prime Rate Loan, except that no notice is required for Advances and Repayments under the Swingline;
(ii)Β two (2) Business Days' notice is required before 10:00 a.m. Toronto time in respect of an Advance, Rollover, Substitution or voluntary Repayment relating to a Bankers' Acceptance or a BA Equivalent Note;
(iii)Β notice is required for each voluntary Repayment under the Non-Revolving Facilities in accordance with section 3.10, as applicable;
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(iv)Β despite the foregoing provisions of this section 5.02, three (3) Business Days' notice is required before 10:00 a.m. Toronto time in respect of any Advance, Rollover, Substitution or voluntary Repayment if the amount is greater than $25,000,000; and
(v)Β three (3) Business Days' notice is required before 10:00 a.m. Toronto time in respect of the issuance of a Letter of Credit.
(b)Β Notice of any Advance, Rollover or Substitution referred to in paragraph (a) above shall be given in the form of a Draw Request, Rollover Notice or Substitution Notice, as the case may be, attached hereto as Exhibits, and shall be given to the Agent at its address in section 13.09.
(c)Β If notice is not provided as contemplated herein with respect to the maturity of any Bankers' Acceptance or BA Equivalent Loan, the Agent may in its discretion convert such Bankers' Acceptance or BA Equivalent Loan upon its maturity into a Prime Rate Loan.
(d)Β Any conversion from one form of Availment Option to another shall be subject to satisfaction of all of terms and conditions applicable to the form of the new Availment Option.
5.03Β Minimum Amounts, Multiples and Procedures re Draws, Substitutions and Repayments
(a)Β Advances under the Swingline shall be on a dollar for dollar basis and not subject to a minimum amount or a required multiple.
(b)Β Subject to paragraph (a), each request by the Borrower for an Advance or Substitution in the form of a Prime Rate Loan shall be in a minimum amount of $1,000,000 and a multiple of $100,000.
(c)Β Each request by the Borrower for an Advance by way of Bankers' Acceptances and BA Equivalent Notes shall be for an aggregate face amount of Bankers' Acceptances and BA Equivalent Notes of not less than $5,000,000 and in a multiple of $100,000, and in such amount as will result in the face amount of each Bankers' Acceptance or BA Equivalent Note issued by a Lender being in a multiple of $1,000.
(d)Β Upon receipt of a Draw Request under any Facility, the Agent shall promptly notify each Lender under such Facility of the contents thereof and such Lender's Proportionate Share of the Advance. Such Draw Request shall not thereafter be revocable.
(e)Β Each Advance shall be made by the applicable Lenders to the Agent at its address referred to in section 13.09 or such other address as the Agent may designate by notice in writing to the Lenders from time to time. Each Lender shall make available its Proportionate Share of each said Advance to the Agent.Β Unless the Agent determines that any condition of the Advance has not been satisfied or waived, the Agent shall make the funds so received from the Lenders available to the Borrower by 2:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on the requested date of the Advance.Β No Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender's obligation to make available its Proportionate Share of the said Advance.
(f)Β [Intentionally Deleted].
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(g)Β The Borrower agrees to deliver in favour of each Lender such other agreements and documentation as such Lender may reasonably require (not inconsistent with this Agreement) in respect of such Lender's requirements for the acceptance of Bankers' Acceptances or the issuance of BA Equivalent Notes.
(h)Β All payments of principal, interest and other amounts made by the Borrower to the Agent in respect of the Outstanding Principal Amount under a Facility shall be paid by the Agent to the respective Lenders, each in accordance with its Proportionate Share. For greater certainty, however, stamping fees in respect of Bankers' Acceptances and BA Equivalent Notes shall be received and retained by the respective Lenders which issued or accepted such Bankers' Acceptances and BA Equivalent Notes.
5.04Β Place of Repayments
(a)Β All payments of principal, interest and other amounts to be made by the Borrower to the Agent pursuant to this Agreement shall be made at its address noted in section 13.09 or to such other address as the Agent may direct in writing from time to time. All such payments received by the Agent on a Business Day before 2:00 p.m. (Toronto time) shall be treated as having been received by the Agent on that day; payments made after such time on a Business Day shall be treated as having been received by the Agent on the next Business Day.
(b)Β Whenever any payment shall be due on a day which is not a Business Day, the date for payment thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day. Interest shall continue to accrue and be payable thereon as provided herein, until the date on which such payment is received by the Agent.
(c)Β The Borrower hereby authorizes and directs the Agent to debit automatically, by mechanical, electronic or manual means, any bank account maintained by it with the Agent for all amounts due and payable by it under this Agreement, including the repayment of principal and the payment of interest, fees and all charges relating to the operation of such bank account. The Agent shall notify the Borrower as to the particulars of such debits in accordance with its usual practice.
5.05Β Evidence of Obligations (Noteless Advances)
The Agent shall open and maintain, in accordance with its usual practice, accounts evidencing the Obligations; and the information entered in such accounts shall constitute prima facie evidence of the Obligations.Β The Agent may, but shall not be obliged to, request the Borrower to execute and deliver promissory notes from time to time as additional evidence of the Obligations, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent acting reasonably.
5.06Β Determination of Equivalent Amounts
Whenever it is necessary or desirable at any time to determine the Equivalent Amount in Canadian Dollars of an amount expressed in any other Qualified Currency, or vice-versa (specifically including for greater certainty the determination of whether the Outstanding Principal Amount under any Facility or Tranche exceeds the maximum amount of such Facility or Tranche), the Equivalent Amount shall be determined by reference to the Exchange Rate on the date of such determination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, for the purposes of determining fees applicable to Letters of Credit issued under Facility A and the standby fee applicable to Facility A, the Agent shall make such determination based upon the Exchange Rate in effect on the first Business Day of the month in which such determination is made.
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5.07Β Commitment to Purchase Bankers' Acceptances and BA Equivalent Notes
(a)Β In connection with the issuance of each Bankers' Acceptance or BA Equivalent Note, the amount payable by the purchaser thereof to the Borrower shall be determined in accordance with the following formula:
_____F_____
1 + (D x T/365)
where:
FΒ means the face amount of such Bankers' Acceptance or BA Equivalent Note,
DΒ means the discount rate, and
TΒ means the number of days to maturity of such Bankers' Acceptance or BA Equivalent Note,
with the amount as so calculated being rounded up or down to the fifth decimal place and with 0.000005 being rounded up.
(b)Β Each BA Lender which is a bank listed in Schedule I of the Bank Act (Canada) agrees to purchase those Bankers' Acceptances which it has accepted at a discount from the face amount thereof equal to the CDOR Rate for the relevant period in effect on the issuance date thereof; provided however that if BMO is the only BA Lender under a Facility, the discount rate shall be the applicable discount rate established by BMO on the issuance date thereof.
(c)Β Each BA Lender which is a bank listed in Schedule II or Schedule III of the Bank Act (Canada) agrees to purchase those Bankers' Acceptances which it has accepted at a discount from the face amount thereof equal to the CDOR Rate for the relevant period in effect on the issuance date thereof plus a premium determined by such BA Lender not in excess of one-tenth of one percent (0.10%) per annum.
(d)Β Each Non-BA Lender agrees to purchase BA Equivalent Notes issued by it hereunder at a discount from the face amount thereof equal to the CDOR Rate for the relevant period in effect on the issuance date thereof.
(e)Β The discount applicable to each Bankers' Acceptances and BA Equivalent Note shall be determined on the basis of a year of 365 days.
5.08Β Provisions Regarding Bankers' Acceptances
The following provisions are applicable to Bankers' Acceptances issued by the Borrower and accepted by any BA Lender hereunder:
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Payment of Bankers' Acceptances
(a)Β The Borrower agrees to provide for each Bankers' Acceptance by payment of the face amount thereof to the Agent on behalf of the BA Lender on the maturity of the Bankers' Acceptance or, prior to such maturity, on the Acceleration Date; and the Agent shall remit the said amount to such BA Lender and such BA Lender shall in turn remit such amount to the holder of the Bankers' Acceptance. If the Borrower fails to provide for the payment of the Bankers' Acceptance accordingly, any amount not so paid shall be immediately payable by the Borrower to the Agent on behalf of the BA Lender together with interest on such amount calculated daily and payable monthly at the rate and in the manner applicable to Prime Rate Loans under the Facility under which such Bankers' Acceptance was issued. The Borrower agrees not to claim any days of grace for the payment at maturity of any Bankers' Acceptance and agrees to indemnify and save harmless the BA Lender in connection with all payments made by the BA Lender (or by the Agent on its behalf) pursuant to Bankers' Acceptances accepted by the BA Lender, together with all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the BA Lender in this regard.Β The Borrower hereby waives any defences to payment which might otherwise exist if for any reason a Bankers' Acceptance is held by the BA Lender for its own account at maturity.
Availability of Bankers' Acceptances
(b)Β If at any time and from time to time the Agent determines, acting reasonably, that there no longer exists a market for Bankers' Acceptances for the term requested by the Borrower, or at all, the Agent shall so advise the Borrower, and in such event the BA Lenders shall not be obliged to accept and the Borrower shall not be entitled to issue Bankers' Acceptances.
Power of Attorney
(c)Β The Borrower hereby appoints each BA Lender as its true and lawful attorney to complete and issue Bankers' Acceptances on behalf of the Borrower in accordance with written (including facsimile) transmitted instructions provided by the Borrower to the Agent on behalf of such BA Lender, and the Borrower hereby ratifies all that its said attorney may do by virtue thereof except anything done that constitutes negligence or wilful misconduct by the BA Lender.Β The Borrower agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Agent and the BA Lenders and their respective directors, officers and employees from and against any charges, complaints, costs, damages, expenses, losses or liabilities of any kind or nature which they may incur, sustain or suffer, arising from or by reason of acting, or failing to act, as the case may be, in reliance upon this power of attorney, except to the extent caused by the negligence or wilful misconduct of the Agent or the BA Lender or their respective directors, officers and employees.Β The Borrower hereby agrees that each Bankers' Acceptance completed and issued and accepted in accordance with this section by a BA Lender on behalf of the Borrower is a valid, binding and negotiable instrument of the Borrower as drawer and endorser.Β The Borrower agrees that each BA Lender's accounts and records will constitute prima facie evidence of the execution and delivery by the Borrower of Bankers' Acceptances.Β This power of attorney shall continue in force until the earlier of (i) delivery of written notice of revocation by the Borrower to the Agent on behalf of the BA Lender at the Agent's address provided in section 13.09, and (ii) the termination of this Agreement.
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Dispositions
(d)Β The BA Lender may from time to time hold, sell, rediscount to otherwise dispose of any or all Bankers' Acceptances accepted and purchased by it.
5.09Β Provisions regarding BA Equivalent Notes
Each Non-BA Lender will not accept Bankers' Acceptances hereunder, and shall instead from time to time make BA Equivalent Loans to the Borrower.Β Each BA Equivalent Loan shall be evidenced by a non-interest bearing promissory note payable by the Borrower to the Non-BA Lender substantially in the form of Exhibit "J" attached hereto, which will be purchased by the Non-BA Lender.Β Each BA Equivalent Note shall be negotiable by the Non-BA Lender without notice to or the consent of the Borrower, and the holder thereof shall be entitled to enforce such BA Equivalent Note against the Borrower free of any equities, defences or rights of set-off that may exist between the Borrower and the Non-BA Lender. In this Agreement, all references to a BA Equivalent Note shall mean the loan evidenced thereby if required by the context; and all references to the "issuance" of a BA Equivalent Note by a Non-BA Lender and similar expressions shall mean the making of a BA Equivalent Loan by the Non-BA Lender which is evidenced by a BA Equivalent Note.Β The following provisions are applicable to each BA Equivalent Loan made by a Non-BA Lender to the Borrower hereunder:
Payment of BA Equivalent Notes
(a)Β The Borrower agrees to provide for each BA Equivalent Note by payment of the face amount thereof to the Agent on behalf of the Non-BA Lender on the maturity of the BA Equivalent Note or, prior to such maturity, on the Acceleration Date; and the Agent shall remit the said amount to such Non-BA Lender and such Non-BA Lender shall in turn remit such amount to the holder of the BA Equivalent Note. If the Borrower fails to provide for the payment of the BA Equivalent Note accordingly, any amount not so paid shall be immediately payable by the Borrower to the Agent on behalf of the Non-BA Lender together with interest on such amount calculated daily and payable monthly at the rate and in the manner applicable to Prime Rate Loans under the Facility under which such BA Equivalent Note was issued. The Borrower agrees not to claim any days of grace for the payment at maturity of any BA Equivalent Note and agrees to indemnify and save harmless the Non-BA Lender in connection with all payments made by the Non-BA Lender (or by the Agent on its behalf) pursuant to BA Equivalent Notes accepted by the Non-BA Lender, together with all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Non-BA Lender in this regard.Β The Borrower hereby waives any defences to payment which might otherwise exist if for any reason a BA Equivalent Note is held by the Non-BA Lender for its own account at maturity.
Availability of BA Equivalent Loans
(b)Β The Non-BA Lender shall have no obligation to make BA Equivalent Loans during any period in which the BA Lenders' obligation to issue Bankers' Acceptances is suspended pursuant to section 3.5 of the CBA Model Provisions.
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Power of Attorney
(c)Β The Borrower hereby appoints the Non-BA Lender as its true and lawful attorney to complete BA Equivalent Notes on behalf of the Borrower in accordance with written (including facsimile) transmitted instructions delivered by the Borrower to the Agent, and the Borrower hereby ratifies all that its said attorney may do by virtue thereof except anything done that constitutes negligence or wilful misconduct by the Non-BA Lender.Β The Borrower agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Agent and the Non-BA Lender and their respective directors, officers and employees from and against any charges, complaints, costs, damages, expenses, losses or liabilities of any kind or nature which they may incur, sustain or suffer, arising from or by reason of acting, or failing to act, as the case may be, in reliance upon this power of attorney except to the extent caused by the negligence or wilful misconduct of the Agent or the Non-BA Lender or their respective directors, officers and employees. The Borrower hereby agrees that each BA Equivalent Note completed by the Non-BA Lender on behalf of the Borrower is a valid, binding and negotiable instrument of the Borrower as drawer and endorser.Β The Borrower agrees that the Non-BA Lender's accounts and records will constitute prima facie evidence of the execution and delivery by the Borrower of BA Equivalent Notes.Β This power of attorney shall continue in force until the earlier of (i) delivery of written notice of revocation by the Borrower to the Agent on behalf of the Non-BA Lender at the Agent's address provided in section 13.09, and (ii) the termination of this Agreement.
Dispositions
(d)Β The Non-BA Lender may from time to time hold, sell, rediscount to otherwise dispose of any or all BA Equivalent Notes accepted and purchased by it.
5.10Β No Repayment of Certain Availment Options
The Borrower acknowledges that Bankers' Acceptances and BA Equivalent Loans may not be repaid prior to the maturity thereof. If prior to the maturity of such Availment Option the Agent receives any funds from the Borrower or any other Person which are intended to be applied as a Repayment thereof, the Agent may retain such funds without any obligation to invest such funds or pay interest thereon, and shall apply such funds against such Availment Option on the scheduled maturity date thereof.
5.11Β Illegality
The obligation of any Lender to make Advances under any Facility shall be suspended if and for so long as it is unlawful or impossible for such Lender to maintain its Commitment under any Facility or make Advances thereunder as a result of the adoption of any Applicable Law or any change in any Applicable Law, or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by such Lender with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any such Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency.
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5.12Β Anti-Money Laundering
The Borrower acknowledges that pursuant to AML Legislation the Agent and the Lenders may be required to obtain, verify and record information regarding the Companies and their respective directors, authorized signing officers, direct or indirect shareholders, partners or other persons in control of the Companies and the transactions contemplated hereby.Β The Borrower shall promptly provide all such information, including any supporting documentation and other evidence, as may be requested by the Agent or any Lender, or any prospective assignee or participant of a Lender or the Agent, in order to comply with any applicable AML Legislation, whether now or hereafter in existence. If the Agent has ascertained the identity of any Company, or any authorized signatories of any Company, for the purposes of applicable AML Legislation, then the Agent shall:
(a)Β be deemed to have done so as an agent for each Lender, and this Agreement shall constitute a "written agreement" in such regard between each Lender and the Agent within the meaning of applicable AML Legislation; and
(b)Β provide each Lender with copies of all information obtained in such regard without any representation or warranty as to its accuracy or completeness.
Notwithstanding the foregoing each Lender acknowledges and agrees that the Agent has no obligation to ascertain the identity of any Company, or any authorized signatories of any Company, on behalf of such Lender or to confirm the completeness or accuracy of any information that the Agent obtains from any Company, or any such authorized signatory, in doing so.
5.13Β Terrorist Lists
Each Company is and will remain in compliance in all material respects with all Canadian economic sanctions laws and implementing regulations under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (Canada), the Criminal Code (Canada), the United Nations Act (Canada) and all similar applicable anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing provisions and regulations issued pursuant to any of the foregoing. No Company (i) is a Person designated by the Canadian government on any list set out in the United Nations Al-Qaida and Taliban Regulations, the Regulations Implementing the United Nations Resolutions on the Suppression of Terrorism or the Criminal Code (collectively, the "Terrorist Lists") with which a Canadian Person cannot deal with or otherwise engage in business transactions, (iii) is a Person who is otherwise the target of Canadian economic sanctions laws or (iv) is controlled by (including without limitation by virtue of such Person being a director or owning voting shares or interests), or acts, directly or indirectly, for or on behalf of, any Person or entity on a Terrorist List or a foreign government that is the target of Canadian economic sanctions prohibitions such that the entry into, or performance under, this Agreement or any other Loan Document would be prohibited under Canadian Law.
ARTICLE VI - REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
6.01Β Representations and Warranties
The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Agent and the Lenders as follows:
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(a)Β Status - Each Company has been duly incorporated (or amalgamated) and organized and is validly subsisting under the Laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation and is up-to-date in respect of all material corporate filings.
(b)Β Corporate Information - Schedule 6.01(b) attached hereto contains a list of the Companies and the following information in respect of each Company: prior names and corporate predecessors, governing jurisdiction and all prior governing jurisdictions, registered office and principal place of business, all Medical Cannabis Qualified Jurisdictions, Non-Medical Cannabis Qualified Jurisdictions and other jurisdictions in which it has places of business or owns assets and all locations therein, the number and classes of its issued and outstanding shares, and (except in the case of the Borrower) a list of its shareholders including the number and class of shares held by each. Schedule 6.01(b) also contains a list of all Secured Subsidiaries and a list of all Unsecured Subsidiaries.
(c)Β Solvency - Each Company is Solvent.Β
(d)Β No Pending Changes - No Person has any agreement or option or any right or privilege (whether by Law, pre-emptive or contractual) capable of becoming an agreement, including convertible securities, warrants or convertible obligations of any nature, for the purchase of any properties or assets of any Company out of the ordinary course of business or for the purchase, subscription, allotment or issuance of any debt or equity securities of any Company.
(e)Β No Conflicting Agreements - Neither the execution and delivery of the Security, nor compliance with the terms, provisions and conditions of this Agreement or the Security will conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute a default under the charter documents or by-laws of any Company or any agreement or instrument to which it is a party or is otherwise bound, and does not require the consent or approval of any Person, other than those which have been obtained.
(f)Β No Conflict with Charter Documents - There are no provisions in the charter documents, constitution or by-laws of any Company of or in any unanimous shareholder agreement affecting it which restrict or limit its powers to borrow money, issue debt obligations, guarantee the payment or performance of the obligations of others, or otherwise encumber all or any of its property, now owned or subsequently acquired.
(g)Β Loan Documents - The Borrower has the corporate capacity, power, legal right and authority to borrow from the Lenders, perform its obligations under this Agreement and provide the Security required to be provided by it hereunder; and each Secured Subsidiary has the corporate capacity, power, legal right and authority to guarantee payment to the Agent and the Lenders of the Borrower's Obligations and provide the Security required to be provided by it hereunder. The execution and delivery of the Loan Documents by the Secured Companies and the performance of their respective obligations therein have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Secured Companies party thereto, enforceable against them in accordance with the terms and provisions thereof, subject to Laws of general application affecting creditors' rights (including Insolvency Legislation) and the discretion of the court in awarding equitable remedies.
(h)Β Conduct of Business; Material Permits - Except as set out in Schedule 6.01(h) attached hereto, each Company has always been and continues to be in compliance in all material respects with all Applicable Laws of each jurisdiction in which it owns assets or carries on business and has always been and continues to be duly licensed, registered and qualified to do business and in good standing in each such jurisdiction; and all such licences, registrations and qualifications presently held by it are valid and subsisting and in good standing. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Company has never and does not presently carry on any Medical Cannabis-Related Activities in any jurisdiction which is not a Medical Cannabis Qualified Jurisdiction, and each Company has never and does not presently carry on any Non-Medical Cannabis-Related Activities in any jurisdiction which is not a Non-Medical Cannabis Qualified Jurisdiction. Attached hereto as Schedule 6.01(h) is a true and complete list of all Material Permits as at the Amendment Closing Date.Β Each Company is in compliance with the Code of Conduct.
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(i)Β Ownership of Assets; Specific Permitted Liens - The Companies own all assets required in order to carry on their businesses as presently conducted. Each Company owns, and possesses its assets free and clear of any and all Liens except for Permitted Liens. No Company has any commitment or obligation (contingent or otherwise) to grant any Liens except for Permitted Liens. No event has occurred which constitutes, or which with the giving of notice, lapse of time or both would constitute, a material default under any Lien which has been granted by any of the Companies. Schedule 6.01(i) attached hereto contains a true and complete list of all Specific Permitted Liens as at the Amendment Closing Date.
(j)Β Owned Properties - There are no Owned Properties other than: (i) as at the Amendment Closing Date, those listed in Schedule 6.01(j) attached hereto; and (ii) after the Amendment Closing Date, additional Owned Properties (if any) in respect of which all Security has been provided in favour of the Agent as required pursuant to section 8.01 herein.
(k)Β Material Leased Properties - There are no Material Leased Properties other than: (i) as at the Amendment Closing Date, those listed in Schedule 6.01(k) attached hereto; and (ii) after the Amendment Closing Date, additional Material Leased Properties (if any) in respect of which all Security has been provided in favour of the Agent as required pursuant to section 8.01 herein. Schedule 6.01(k) attached hereto contains a true and complete list of all Material Leased Properties as at the Amendment Closing Date including in respect of each applicable lease the names of the parties, the municipal address and legal description of the Material Leased Property, the rent payable under the lease, the term of the lease and all renewal options, and the existence of any purchase option or right of first refusal in respect of the purchase of the Material Leased Property.
(l)Β Intellectual Property - Each Company possesses or has the right to use all Intellectual Property material to the conduct of its business, each of which is in good standing in all material respects; and has the right to use such Intellectual Property without violation of any material rights of others with respect thereto. Attached hereto as Schedule 6.01(l) is a list of all such material Intellectual Property held by the Companies as at the Amendment Closing Date, including a description of the nature of such rights. No Person has asserted any claim in respect of the validity of such Intellectual Property or the Companies' rights therein, and the Borrower is not aware of any basis for the assertion of any such claims. The Borrower is not aware of any material infringement of the Companies' rights under such Intellectual Property by other Persons. The conduct and operations of the businesses of each Company do not infringe, misappropriate, dilute or violate any Intellectual Property rights held by any other Person.
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(m)Β Insurance - The Companies have obtained insurance which satisfies all requirements in section 7.01(h) herein.
(n)Β Material Agreements - Each Material Agreement to which any Company is a party is in good standing and in full force and effect. None of the Companies, or, to the best of the Borrower's knowledge, any of the other parties thereto, has been or is presently in material breach of any of the terms or conditions contained in any Material Agreement to which it has been a party or is presently a party. Attached hereto as Schedule 6.01(n) is a true and complete list of all Material Agreements to which the Companies are party as at the Amendment Closing Date.
(o)Β Labour Agreements - Schedule 6.01(o) attached hereto contains a true and complete list of all contracts with labour unions and employee associations to which the Companies are a party as at the Amendment Closing Date, and the Borrower is not aware of any attempts to organize or establish any other labour union or employee association.
(p)Β Environmental Laws - Except to the extent disclosed in Schedule 6.01(p) attached hereto:
(i)Β each Company and its business, operations, assets, equipment, property, leaseholds and other facilities is in compliance in all material respects with all Requirements of Environmental Law, specifically including all Requirements of Environmental Law concerning the storage and handling of Hazardous Materials;
(ii)Β each Company holds all material permits, licenses, certificates and approvals from Governmental Authorities which are required in connection with air emissions, discharges to surface or groundwater, noise emissions, solid or liquid waste disposal, the use, generation, storage, transportation or disposal of Hazardous Materials and all other Requirements of Environmental Law;
(iii)Β there has been no material emission, spill, release, or discharge into or upon the air, soils (or any improvements located thereon), surface water or groundwater or the sewer, septic system or waste treatment, storage or disposal system servicing the premises, of any Hazardous Materials at or from any of the Properties;
(iv)Β no written complaint, order, directive, claim, citation, or notice from any Governmental Authority or any other Person has been received by any Company with respect to any of the Properties in respect of air emissions, spills, releases, or discharges to soils or improvements located thereon, surface water, groundwater or the sewer, septic system or waste treatment, storage or disposal systems servicing any of the Properties, noise emissions, solid or liquid waste disposal, the use, generation, storage, transportation, or disposal of Hazardous Materials or other Requirements of Environmental Law affecting the Properties;
(v)Β there are no legal or administrative proceedings, investigations or claims now pending, or to the Borrower's knowledge, threatened in writing, with respect to the presence on or under, or the discharge, emission, spill, radiation or disposal into or upon any of the Properties, the atmosphere, or any watercourse or body of water, of any Hazardous Material; nor are there any material matters under discussion between any Company and any Governmental Authority relating thereto; and there is no factual basis for any such proceedings, investigations or claims; and
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(vi)Β the Companies have no material indebtedness, obligation or liability, absolute or contingent, matured or not matured, with respect to the storage, treatment, cleanup or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, including without limitation any such indebtedness, obligation, or liability under any Requirements of Environmental Law regarding such storage, treatment, cleanup or disposal.
(q)Β Litigation - There are no actions, suits or proceedings pending, or to the knowledge of the Borrower threatened, against any Company in any court or before or by any federal, provincial, municipal or other Governmental Authority except: (i) litigation disclosed in Schedule 6.01(q) attached hereto; and (ii) other litigation in which all amounts claimed against the Companies do not in the aggregate exceed Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000).
(r)Β Pension Plans - Schedule 6.01(r) attached hereto contains a true and complete list of all Pension Plans established by the Companies as at the Amendment Closing Date. The Companies are not party to any Defined Benefit Pension Plans. No steps have been taken to terminate any such Pension Plan (in whole or in part), no contribution failure has occurred with respect to any such Pension Plan sufficient to give rise to a Lien under any Applicable Laws of any jurisdiction, and no condition exists and no event or transaction has occurred with respect to any such Pension Plan which might result in the incurrence by any Company of any material liability, fine or penalty. Each such Pension Plan is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable pension benefits and tax Laws, (i) all contributions (including employee contributions made by authorized payroll deductions or other withholdings) required to be made to the appropriate funding agency in accordance with all Applicable Laws and the terms of such Pension Plan have been made in accordance with all Applicable Laws and the terms of such Pension Plan, (ii) to the extent applicable, all liabilities under such Pension Plan are funded, on a going concern and solvency basis, in accordance with the terms of the respective Pension Plans, the requirements of applicable pension benefits laws and of applicable regulatory authorities and the most recent actuarial report filed with respect to the Pension Plan, and (iii) no event has occurred and no conditions exist with respect to any such Pension Plan that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in such Pension Plan having its registration revoked or refused for the purposes of any applicable pension benefits or tax Laws or being placed under the administration of any relevant pension benefits regulatory authority or being required to pay any Taxes or penalties under any applicable pension benefits or tax Laws.
(s)Β Financial Statements - The most recent Year-end Financial Statements and Interim Financial Statements delivered to the Agent and the Lenders have been prepared in accordance with GAAP (except in the case of the Interim Financial Statements, subject to normal adjustments and the absence of footnotes) on a basis which is consistent with the previous fiscal period, and present fairly:
(i)Β the assets and liabilities (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) and financial condition of the Borrower on a consolidated basis as at the dates therein specified;
(ii)Β the sales, earnings and results of operations of the Borrower on a consolidated basis during the periods covered thereby; and
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(iii)Β in the case of the Year-end Financial Statements, the changes in financial position of the Borrower on a consolidated basis;
and the Companies have no material liabilities (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) except as disclosed therein and liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business which do not directly or indirectly pertain to financing activities; and since the dates of the said Year-end Financial Statements and Interim Financial Statements, as the case may be, no material liabilities have been incurred by the Companies except in the ordinary course of business and no Material Adverse Change has occurred.
(t)Β Financial and Other Information - All financial and other information provided by or in respect of the Companies to the Agent and the Lenders was true, correct and complete in all material respects when provided. No information, exhibit, or report furnished by the Companies to the Agent or the Lenders contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state a material fact or any fact necessary to make the statement contained therein not materially misleading in the circumstances in which it was made.
(u)Β No Guarantees - No Guarantees have been granted by any Company except for Guarantees permitted under Section 7.02(b).
(v)Β Tax Returns - Each Company has duly and timely filed all tax returns required to be filed by it, and has paid all Taxes which are due and payable by it except for Taxes being contested in good faith and in respect of which reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP. Each Company has also paid all other Taxes, charges, penalties and interest due and payable under or in respect of all assessments and re-assessments of which it has received written notice except for Taxes being contested in good faith and in respect of which reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP. There are no actions, suits, proceedings, investigations or claims pending, or to the knowledge of the Borrower threatened in writing, against any Company in respect of Taxes, governmental charges or assessments except for any such actions, suits, proceedings, investigations or claims which are being contested in good faith and in respect of which reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP.
(w)Β Statutory Liens - Each Company has remitted on a timely basis all amounts required to have been withheld and remitted (including withholdings from employee wages and salaries relating to income tax, employment insurance and Canada Pension Plan contributions), goods and services tax and all other amounts which if not paid when due could result in the creation of a Statutory Lien against any of its property, except for Permitted Liens.
(x)Β Sanctions, etc. - Each Company and each of its Affiliates, and each of their respective directors, officers, employees and agents (i) is not a Sanctioned Person; and (ii) is not located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is or whose government is a Sanctioned Entity, and (iii) does not own or control any assets located in a country or territory that is or whose government is a Sanctioned Entity except for products sold to customers in any such country or territory in the ordinary course of business in compliance with applicable Sanctions laws.Β Each Company and each of its Affiliates does not knowingly derive any revenues from investments in, or transactions with Sanctioned Persons or Sanctioned Entities, except in compliance with applicable Sanctions laws.Β No proceeds of any Advance will be used to fund any operations in, finance any investments or activities in, or make any payments to, a Sanctioned Person or a Sanctioned Entity, except in compliance with applicable Sanctions laws.
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(y)Β No Default, etc. - No Default, Event of Default or Material Adverse Change has occurred and is continuing.
(z)Β Transactions with Related Persons - The Companies are not party to any contract, commitment or transaction (including by way of loan) with any Related Person, except Permitted Related Person Transactions.
(aa)Β Full Disclosure - There are no facts known to the Borrower which could reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the Secured Companies' ability to observe and perform their respective obligations under the Loan Documents.
6.02Β Survival of Representations and Warranties
The Borrower acknowledges that the Agent and the Lenders shall rely upon the representations and warranties contained in this Article in connection with the establishment and continuation of the Facilities and also in connection with the entering into by any Lender of any Hedge Transaction with the Borrower. Notwithstanding any investigations which may be made by the Agent or the Lenders, the said representations and warranties shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement until full and final payment and satisfaction of the Obligations.
ARTICLE VII - COVENANTS
7.01Β Positive Covenants
The Borrower hereby covenants and agrees with the Agent and the Lenders that it will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to:
(a)Β Prompt Payment - in the case of the Borrower, pay all principal, interest and other amounts due hereunder at the times and in the manner specified herein;
(b)Β Preservation of Corporate Existence, Material Permits, etc. - maintain its corporate existence in good standing, continue to carry on its business, preserve its rights, powers, licences, privileges, franchises and goodwill, including all Material Permits in all applicable jurisdictions, maintain all qualifications to carry on business in each applicable jurisdiction, and conduct its business in a proper and efficient manner so as to protect its property and income;
(c)Β Compliance with Laws - comply in all material respects with all Applicable Laws (specifically including, for greater certainty, all applicable Requirements of Environmental Law) and use the proceeds of all Advances hereunder for legal and proper purposes; and without limiting the generality of the foregoing the Borrower shall and shall cause each other Company to:
(i)Β manage and operate its business and Investments in accordance with all Applicable Laws;
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(ii)Β engage in Medical Cannabis-Related Activities only in Medical Cannabis Qualified Jurisdictions, and engage in Non-Medical Cannabis Cannabis-Related Activities only in Non-Medical Cannabis Qualified Jurisdictions, in each case in accordance with all Applicable Laws therein;
(iii)Β ensure that all activities of the Companies relating to the cultivation, production and processing of Cannabis occur solely in facilities licensed by Governmental Authorities in Qualified Jurisdictions;
(iv)Β ensure that all sales of Cannabis are to Governmental Authorities in Qualified Jurisdictions and any other Persons approved in writing from time to time by the Agent upon the instructions of the Required Lenders; and
(v)Β comply with all Applicable Laws in effect in each applicable jurisdiction with respect to any activities, including advertising or promotional activities, relating to or in connection with the possession, importation, exportation, cultivation, production, purchase, testing, distribution or sale of Industrial Hemp;
(d)Β Payment of Taxes, etc. - pay when due all rents, Taxes, rates, levies, assessments and governmental charges, fees and dues lawfully levied, assessed or imposed in respect of its property which are material to the conduct of its business, and deliver to the Agent upon request receipts evidencing such payments; except for rents, Taxes, rates, levies, assessments and governmental charges, fees or dues in respect of which an appeal or review proceeding has been commenced, a stay of execution pending such appeal or review proceeding has been obtained or reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP; and the amounts in question do not in the aggregate materially detract from the ability of the Companies to carry on their businesses and to perform and satisfy all of their respective obligations hereunder;
(e)Β Maintain Records - maintain adequate books, accounts and records in accordance with GAAP;
(f)Β Maintenance of Assets - keep its property and assets (except obsolete assets) in good repair and working condition;
(g)Β Inspection - permit the Agent and its employees and agents to enter upon and inspect its properties, assets, books and records from time to time during normal business hours upon reasonable prior notice and in a manner which does not materially interfere with its business, and make copies of and abstracts from such books and records and discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with any of its officers, directors, accountants and auditors, and execute and deliver all consents and further assurances as may be necessary or desirable in order for the Agent and its agents to obtain information from Governmental Authorities and other third parties with respect to environmental matters;
(h)Β Insurance - obtain and maintain, from insurance companies acceptable to the Agent and the Lenders, liability insurance, all-risks property insurance on a replacement cost basis (less a reasonable deductible not to exceed amounts customary in the industry for similar businesses and properties), business interruption insurance, product recall and liability insurance coverage for at least Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000), and insurance in respect of such other risks as are customary in the industry for similar businesses and properties; all of which policies of insurance shall be in such amounts as are customary in the industry for similar businesses and properties; and the Borrower shall cause the interest of the Agent to be noted on property insurance policies as first mortgagee and loss payee (which policies shall include the standard mortgage clause approved by the Insurance Bureau of Canada (or an equivalent clause in other applicable jurisdictions)) and as an additional insured under liability insurance policies; and the Borrower shall provide the Agent with certificates of insurance and certified copies of such policies from time to time upon request;
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(i)Β Perform Obligations - fulfil all covenants and obligations required to be performed by it under those Loan Documents to which it is a party;
(j)Β Notice of Certain Events - provide written notice to the Agent of each of the following promptly after the occurrence thereof:
(i)Β any Default, Event of Default or Material Adverse Change;
(ii)Β a default by any Company under any agreement relating to Funded Debt;
(iii)Β receipt by any Company of notice of the termination or suspension of, or a material default under, any Material Agreement or Material Permit;
(iv)Β all amendments to Material Permits;
(v)Β all material correspondence and notices received from any Governmental Authority or stock exchange with respect to any Material Permit or any regulatory or other investigations into the Companies' business practices;
(vi)Β any changes in the identity of Responsible Persons, together with satisfactory evidence of security clearances for such Responsible Persons under the Cannabis Act or the Cannabis Regulations; and any rejection notice for new or renewal security clearance applications for each Responsible Person.
(vii)Β the results of any facility audit by any Governmental Authority to the extent such results are material and negative; and (ii) any warning document, letter or notice from any Governmental Authority that would have a material and negative impact on any Material Permit, together with the Company's action plan with respect thereto;
(viii)Β the issuance of any management letter to the Borrower by its auditor; and
(ix)Β the incorrectness of any representation or warranty contained herein in any material respect;
(k)Β Bank Accounts and Service Agreements - maintain all bank accounts and Service Agreements of the Canadian Companies with BMO and its Affiliates, except:
(i)Β bank accounts of the Canadian Companies having an aggregate principal balance less than the greater of (i) Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000); and (ii) ten percent (10)% of the consolidated cash of the Canadian Companies' at the time of determination; and
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(ii)Β bank accounts held by the Canadian Companies with banks other than BMO in respect of which deposit account control agreements have been provided in favour of the Agent, to the extent requested by the Agent upon the instructions of the Required Lenders;
(l)Β Use of Advances - utilize the proceeds of all Advances for the Companies' own business purposes; and not permit such proceeds to be used, directly or indirectly, by any other Person or for any other purpose;
(m)Β Environmental Information - if requested by the Agent from time to time upon the instructions of the Required Lenders: (i) provide the Agent with an environmental questionnaire in the Agent's standard form completed by a knowledgeable officer of the Borrower in respect of any Property; and (ii) if the information contained therein is inconsistent in any material respect with the representations in section 6.01(p) herein, provide the Agent with a phase I environmental report in respect of such Property (and if recommended in such phase I report, a phase II environmental report), and promptly take all such action as may be required to comply with all reasonable recommendations contained in such report(s); and
(n)Β Further Assurances - provide the Agent with such further information, financial data, documentation and other assurances as the Agent or the Lenders may reasonably require from time to time.
7.02Β Negative Covenants
The Borrower hereby covenants and agrees with the Agent and the Lenders that it will not, and will ensure that each of its Subsidiaries does not, without the prior written consent of the Agent on behalf of the Required Lenders (or if required pursuant to section 11.01, all Lenders acting unanimously), which consent may be withheld in their sole discretion unless otherwise expressly provided herein:
(a)Β Funded Debt - create, incur or assume any Funded Debt, except Permitted Funded Debt;
(b)Β Guarantees - become obligated under Guarantees, except: (i) Guarantees which comprise part of the Security; (ii) Guarantees in respect of Permitted Funded Debt incurred by any other Secured Company; and (iii) Guarantees in respect of obligations incurred by any other Company under contracts (including leases) entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(c)Β Liens - except as set out in Schedule 6.01(h) attached hereto, grant or suffer to exist any Lien in respect of any of its property, except Permitted Liens;
(d)Β Disposition of Assets - directly or indirectly sell, transfer, assign, lease or otherwise dispose of any of its assets (including, without limitation, Intellectual Property), subject to the following exceptions:
(i)Β each Company may sell or transfer assets to any other Secured Company, provided that the transferee has provided all Security required to be provided by it hereunder and no Default, Event of Default or Material Adverse Change has occurred and is continuing or would exist immediately thereafter;
(ii)Β each Unsecured Company may sell or otherwise dispose of assets;
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(iii)Β each Secured Company may sell inventory in the ordinary course of business; and
(iv)Β provided that no Default, Event of Default or Material Adverse Change has occurred and is continuing or would exist immediately thereafter, each Secured Company may sell assets which are obsolete or no longer used to carry on its business; and for greater certainty section 3.06(d)(iv) shall apply in respect thereof; and
(v)Β in addition to the foregoing exceptions, provided that no Default, Event of Default or Material Adverse Change has occurred and is continuing or would exist immediately thereafter, each Secured Company may sell or otherwise dispose of assets (in one or a series of related transactions) in the ordinary course of business (but for greater certainty a sale and leaseback transaction shall not be considered to be in the ordinary course of business) provided that the fair market value of the assets which are the subject of each such disposition does not exceed Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000); and for greater certainty section 3.06(d)(iv) shall apply in respect thereof;
(e)Β Investments - make or acquire any Investments, except that the following Investments may be made or acquired if both immediately before and immediately after each such Investment no Default, Event of Default or Material Adverse Change has occurred and is continuing:
(i)Β Permitted Acquisitions;
(ii)Β Investments in any Secured Company, provided that such Secured Company has provided all Security required to be provided by it hereunder;
(iii)Β Investments in Unsecured Subsidiaries and Reliva subject to the following limit: the aggregate amount of all such Investments by the Companies in Unsecured Subsidiaries and Reliva (for greater certainty, determined at the time such Investments were made without regard to any subsequent fluctuations in the value of such Investments) shall not at any time exceed an amount equal to five percent (5%) of Borrower's shareholders' equity at such time;
(iv)Β Investments in direct obligations of the Government of Canada with maturities of one (1) year or less from the date of acquisition of the investment, provided that if required by the Required Lenders, the Company making such Investment shall provide such additional items of Security as the Agent may require in order that such investments shall be specifically pledged to the Agent;
(v)Β Investments in certificates of deposit having maturities of less than one (1) year, issued by BMO; and
(vi)Β other Investments not in excess of the aggregate amount of [Redacted-value of other investments];
(f)Β Certain Activities - except with the prior written consent of the Lenders acting unanimously, directly or indirectly engage or participate in any Medical Cannabis-Related Activities in any jurisdiction other a Medical Cannabis Qualified Jurisdiction, or directly or indirectly engage or participate in any Non-Medical Cannabis-Related Activities in any jurisdiction other a Non-Medical Cannabis Qualified Jurisdiction, provided however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, Reliva may engage in the business of commercial cultivation, processing, and marketing of Industrial Hemp in the United States and the design, formulation, marketing, manufacturing, distribution and sale in the United States of products that contain cannabidiol derived from Industrial Hemp to the extent that such activities do not contravene the Controlled Substances (Act) (United States).
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(g)Β Distributions - make any Distributions;
(h)Β Certain Payments - make any payment in respect of principal, interest, fees or any other amounts in respect of:
(i)Β [Intentionally Deleted];
(ii)Β any other Subordinated Debt, except to the extent expressly permitted herein or under the subordination, postponement and assignment agreement relating thereto; or
(iii)Β voluntary payments on account of the principal amount of the 2019 Convertible Notes;
(i)Β Certain Amendments - agree to any amendments to the 2019 Convertible Notes or the trust indenture relating thereto;
(j)Β Corporate Changes - materially change its capital structure or the nature of its business, or enter into any transaction whereby all or a substantial portion of its property, assets and undertaking would become the property of any other Person (other than a Secured Company), whether by way of reconstruction, reorganization, recapitalization, consolidation, amalgamation, merger, transfer, sale or otherwise;
(k)Β Defined Benefit Pension Plans - establish, assume or otherwise become a party to or liable under any Defined Benefit Pension Plan;
(l)Β New Subsidiaries - create or acquire any Subsidiary unless (i) all of the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of such Subsidiary are owned directly or indirectly by the Borrower; (ii) such new Subsidiary provides a Guarantee in respect of the Obligations and all Security required to be provided by it hereunder, unless the Lenders agreed that such Subsidiary shall be designated an Unsecured Subsidiary; and (iii) all of the issued and outstanding shares of such new Subsidiary are pledged to the Agent, and in each case accompanied by legal opinions as contemplated herein;
(m)Β Fiscal Year - change its fiscal year;
(n)Β Auditors - change its auditors to a firm that is not a nationally recognized auditing firm;
(o)Β Dealing with Related Persons - enter into any contract, carry out any transaction or otherwise have any dealings with Related Persons, except Permitted Related Person Transactions;
(p)Β Use of Advances - use the proceeds of any Advance for any purposes other than those expressly contemplated in this Agreement; and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the proceeds of any Advance will not be used, directly or indirectly, to lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person to fund any operations in, finance any investments, business or activities in, or make any payments to a Sanctioned Person or a Sanctioned Entity if such funding, financing or paying would result in a violation of Sanctions by any Person (including any Person participating in such Advance, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise), or in any other manner that would result in a violation of Sanctions by any Person; and the Agent and the Lenders in their sole and unfettered discretion may refuse to make any Advance or delay, block or refuse to process any transaction which they believe may result in a contravention of the foregoing covenant;
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(q)Β Restricted Jurisdictions - except as may be otherwise agreed in writing by the Lenders acting unanimously:
(i)Β use the proceeds of any Advance, directly or indirectly, to lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary which carries on business in a Restricted Jurisdiction; or
(ii)Β deposit or transfer funds, directly or indirectly, received from any Subsidiary which carries on business in a Restricted Jurisdiction into any bank account maintained by any Company with the Agent;
(r)Β Reliva - except as may be otherwise agreed in writing by the Lenders acting unanimously, use the proceeds of any Advance, directly or indirectly, to lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to Reliva.
(s)Β Capital Expenditures - make any Capital Expenditures, except the Secured Companies may make Capital Expenditures provided that no Default or Event of Default or Material Adverse Change shall have occurred and be continuing or would exist immediately thereafter and such Capital Expenditures are financed by proceeds from (i) an Equity Issuance; or (ii) the disposition of assets of the Companies in accordance with this Agreement, to the extent that such proceeds are not required to be applied as a Repayment pursuant to Section 3.06(e)(iii);
7.03Β Financial Covenants
(a)Β The Borrower shall maintain at all times Unrestricted Cash in a minimum amount equal to the lesser of:
(i)Β $75,000,000; and
(ii)Β Two Hundred and Twenty-Five Percent (225%) of (X) the Outstanding Principal Amount under Facility B; less (Y) the Cash Collateral.
7.04Β Reporting Requirements
The Borrower shall deliver, or cause to be delivered (by email in accordance with section 13.09), the following financial and other information to the Agent at the times indicated below:
(a)Β a Borrowing Base Certificate as at the end of each month in the form of Exhibit "F" attached hereto, certified by the President, Chief Financial Officer or other senior officer of the Borrower acceptable to the Agent, by no later than twenty (20) days after the end of such month, which shall include:
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(i)Β an aged summary of accounts receivable of the Companies including the following information: country of domicile; intercompany accounts; doubtful accounts; accounts in dispute; contra accounts; holdbacks, and any deposits received from each account debtor which remain outstanding at the report date; and
(ii)Β a summary of all amounts which comprise the Potential Statutory Priority Amount;
(b)Β by no later than twenty (20) days after the end of each month, a certificate in the form of Exhibit "G" attached hereto, certified by the President, Chief Financial Officer or other senior officer of the Borrower acceptable to the Agent, which shall include:
(i)Β a list of Medical Cannabis Qualified Jurisdictions;
(ii)Β a list of Non-Medical Cannabis Qualified Jurisdictions;
(iii)Β a list of jurisdictions in which the Companies own assets or carry on business which are not Qualified Jurisdictions and a summary of all activities of the Companies therein, and confirmation such activities do not contravene any Applicable Laws in such jurisdictions and that the Borrower has received legal advice from its counsel in such jurisdictions to that effect;
(iv)Β confirmation that the Companies are carrying on Medical Cannabis-Related Activities only in Medical Cannabis Qualified Jurisdictions and Non-Medical Cannabis-Related Activities only in Non-Medical Cannabis Qualified Jurisdictions, in each case in compliance with all Applicable Laws therein; and all Material Permits issued by Governmental Authorities for the Companies' facilities and operations remain in full force and effect; and
(v)Β the balance of Unrestricted Cash of the Companies as at the last day of the most recently completed month.
(c)Β by no later than the later of (i) thirty (30) days after the end of each month; or (ii) the last day of the month following the end of the preceding month:
(i)Β the aggregate gross cannabis revenue and the aggregate gross cannabis revenue net of excise duty of the Companies; in respect of such month; and
(ii)Β the aggregate amount raised by the Borrower through Equity Issuances in respect of such month.
(d)Β by no later than the later of (i) sixty (60) days after the end of each month; or (ii) the last day of the second month following the end of the preceding month:
(i)Β the unaudited draft Income Statement summary of the Borrower, on a consolidated basis, in respect of such month, in the following format:
X. Β Xxxxx Cannabis Revenue
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X.Β Xxxxx Cannabis Revenue,Β less excise duty, less Product Returns/Pricing adjustment Provision
C.Β Cost of goods sold, excluding fair value adjustments
X.Β Xxxxx Margins: line B - line C
E.Β Selling, general and administrative cash expenses
F.Β Operating Income: Gross Margins - line E
G.Β Cash interest expenses
H.Β Summary of Operating Earnings: Operating Income - line G
(ii)Β the aggregate amount of Capital Expenditures made by the Companies in respect of such month.
(e)Β quarterly, within forty-five (45) days after the end of each Fiscal Quarter other than the last Fiscal Quarter in each Fiscal Year:
(i)Β the Interim Financial Statements in respect of such Fiscal Quarter accompanied by management's discussion and analysis;
(ii)Β a Quarterly Compliance Certificate in respect of such Fiscal Quarter certified by the President, Chief Financial Officer or other senior officer of the Borrower acceptable to the Agent, in the form of Exhibit "H" attached hereto; and
(iii)Β the Annual Business Plan of the Borrower updated in respect of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter, accompanied by management's discussion and analysis;
(f)Β annually, within ninety (90) days after the end of each Fiscal Year:
(i)Β the Year-End Financial Statements in respect of such Fiscal Year, accompanied by management's discussion and analysis and a copy of the Borrower's auditor's letter to management; and
(ii)Β a Quarterly Compliance Certificate in respect of such Fiscal Year certified by the President, Chief Financial Officer or other senior officer of the Borrower acceptable to the Agent, in the form of Exhibit "H" attached hereto;
(g)Β annually, not later than one hundred twenty (120) days after the commencement of each Fiscal Year, the consolidated annual business plan of the Borrower for such Fiscal Year updated on a quarterly basis, including projections in respect of profit and loss, balance sheet, cash flow, Capital Expenditures and financial covenant calculations, including disclosure of all material assumptions utilized (the "Annual Business Plan")
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(h)Β concurrently with the delivery of all financial statements referred to above, a management-prepared reconciliation and all other information reasonably requested by the Lenders showing all adjustments required to reflect Adjusted GAAP;
(i)Β concurrently with the delivery of all financial statements referred to above, a management-prepared reconciliation and all other information reasonably requested by the Lenders showing all adjustments made to exclude income of the Unsecured Subsidiaries in connection with the determination of EBITDA, provided however that such reconciliation shall not be required if no such adjustments were made;
(j)Β in respect of each Permitted Acquisition other than a Small Acquisition, a certificate of an officer of the Borrower confirming that such transaction constitutes a Permitted Acquisition, which certificate shall be provided not later than three (3) Business Days before the completion of such transaction (and for greater certainty, such certificate is required in addition to all information requested by the Required Lenders in order to provide their consent thereto at least thirty (30) days prior to the completion thereof);
(k)Β in respect of each Permitted Acquisition which is a Small Acquisition, a certificate of an officer of the Borrower containing details of such transaction and confirming that such transaction constitutes a Permitted Acquisition, which certificate shall be provided not later than five (5) Business Days after the completion thereof; and
(l)Β such additional information and documents as the Agent (upon the instructions of the Required Lenders) may reasonably require from time to time.
7.05Β [Intentionally Deleted]
7.06Β [Intentionally Deleted]
ARTICLE VIII - SECURITY
8.01Β Security to be Provided by the Secured Companies
The Borrower agrees to provide (or cause the Secured Subsidiaries to provide) the security listed below as continuing security for the payment of the Obligations, specifically including for greater certainty the Hedging Obligations and all other obligations of the Borrower arising under or in respect of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents:
(a)Β Guarantees from all present and future Secured Subsidiaries in respect of the Obligations, each such Guarantee to be in an unlimited amount;
(b)Β general security agreements creating a First-Ranking Security Interest in respect of all present and future property, assets and undertaking of the Secured Companies (for greater certainty, specifically including all shares and other equity interests held by each Secured Company in any other Company, provided that the certificates evidencing such shares and other equity interests shall not be required to be delivered to the Agent unless and until requested in writing by the Agent upon the instructions of the Required Lenders);
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(c)Β collateral mortgages or debentures creating a First-Ranking Security Interest in respect of the Owned Properties;
(d)Β leasehold mortgages or debentures creating a First-Ranking Security Interest in respect of all Material Leased Properties;
(e)Β to the extent requested by the Agent upon the instructions of the Required Lenders acting reasonably, security agreements creating a specific assignment and First-Ranking Security Interest in all or any of the Material Agreements, together with acknowledgements and consents from the other parties thereto; provided however that if the assignment of any Material Agreement as security requires the consent of the other contracting party thereto, the Borrower shall use reasonable commercial efforts to obtain such consent shall not be required to assign such Material Agreement as security if such consent is not provided;
(f)Β to the extent requested by the Agent upon the instructions of the Required Lenders acting reasonably, security agreements creating a specific assignment and First-Ranking Security Interest in all or any of the Material Permits to the extent a security interest may be obtained therein, together with acknowledgements and consents from the issuers thereof to the extent available;
(g)Β to the extent requested by the Agent upon the instructions of the Required Lenders acting reasonably, security agreements creating an assignment and First-Ranking Security Interest in respect of Intellectual Property of the Secured Companies which the Required Lenders consider to be material, together with any necessary consents from other Persons which may be required in connection with the granting of said assignments and security interests;
(h)Β to the extent requested by the Agent upon the instructions of the Required Lenders acting reasonably, assignments of bank accounts maintained by the Secured Companies with financial institutions other than BMO, including deposit account control agreements in favour of the Agent;
(i)Β a specific pledge of monies referred to in section 8.03 herein;
(j)Β assignments all policies of insurance in respect of the Secured Companies (which requirement shall be satisfied if the Agent's interest as first mortgagee and loss payee is recorded on such policies); and
(k)Β such other security and further assurances as the Agent may reasonably require from time to time.
8.02Β Security to be Provided by Others
The Borrower agrees to obtain and provide to the Agent the following (and it shall constitute an Event of Default if any item of listed below is not provided to the Agent):
(a)Β [Intentionally Deleted];
(b)Β a subordination, postponement and standstill agreement from any other holder of indebtedness which is intended to constitute Subordinated Debt; and
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(c)Β Landlord Agreements in respect of each Material Leased Property.
8.03Β Specific Pledge of Cash Collateral
The Borrower shall establish a bank account with the Agent and shall deposit and subject to section 3.06(c) maintain funds in such account (the "Cash Collateral") in the amount of Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000). Except as set out in section 3.06(c), in accordance with section 11.01(a), the release of all or any portion of the Cash Collateral shall require the unanimous consent of the Lenders. The Borrower and Guarantors each acknowledge and agree as follows: (a) it is the mutual intention of the Borrower, the Guarantors and the Lenders that from and after the occurrence of an Event of Default (whether or not an Insolvency Event has occurred) the Cash Collateral is to be used solely for the prompt repayment of the Outstanding Principal Amount under Facility B and is not to be used or available for use by the Borrower for any other purpose, (b) from and after the occurrence of an Event of Default (whether or not an Insolvency Event has occurred) the Borrower shall not (i) use the Cash Collateral for any purpose other than the prompt repayment of the Outstanding Principal Amount under Facility B, or (ii) seek to defeat, delay or hinder the application of such amounts by any party in repayment of the Outstanding Principal Amount under Facility B, and (c) the Lenders are relying upon the foregoing in entering into this Agreement.
8.04Β General Provisions re Security; Registration
The Security shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent and the Required Lenders in their sole discretion.Β The Security shall be held by the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders. The Agent may require that any item of Security be governed by the Laws of the jurisdiction where the property subject to such item of Security is located. The Security shall be registered by the Borrower where necessary or desirable to record and perfect the charges contained therein, as determined by the Agent in its sole discretion, specifically including registrations in the Canadian Intellectual Property Office andΒ fixture filings in respect of personal property of the Secured Companies which is affixed to Land (other than the Owned Properties).Β All share certificates evidencing issued and outstanding shares in the capital of each Secured Company (other than the Borrower) which are required to be delivered pursuant to section 8.01(b) herein shall be delivered to the Agent together with a stock transfer power of attorney executed in blank.Β
8.05Β Opinions re Security
The Borrower shall cause to be delivered to the Agent the opinions of the solicitors for the Secured Companies regarding their corporate status, the due authorization, execution and delivery of the Security provided by them, all registrations in respect of the Security, the results of all applicable searches in respect of them, title to the Properties and the results of all customary off-title enquiries relating thereto (such results to be satisfactory to the Agent and the Lenders) and the enforceability of such Security; all such opinions to be in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent and its counsel.Β In lieu of title opinions, the Borrower may at its option arrange for title insurance in respect of all of any of the Properties, the form and substance of which shall be satisfactory to the Agent and the Lenders.
8.06Β After-Acquired Property, Further Assurances
The Borrower shall execute and deliver from time to time, and cause each other Secured Company to execute and deliver from time to time, all such further documents and assurances as may be reasonably required by the Agent from time to time, not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, in order to provide the Security contemplated hereunder, specifically including: supplemental or additional security agreements, assignments and pledge agreements which shall include lists of specific assets to be subject to the security interests required hereunder.
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8.07Β Security for Hedge Transactions
If a Lender continues to be a party to one or more Hedge Transactions with the Borrower after all other indebtedness and obligations of the Borrower to such Lender hereunder have been repaid and satisfied in full (or assigned by such Lender to an assignee), for greater certainty such Lender shall continue to be a Lender for all purposes of this Agreement and the obligations under such Hedge Transactions shall continue to be secured by the Security as provided herein, but such Lender shall not thereafter be a "Required Lender" as such term is defined herein.
8.08Β Agent May Obtain Insurance
If the Borrower does not provide the Agent with evidence of continuing insurance coverage which satisfies the requirements of this Agreement, the Agent may, but shall have no obligation to, purchase such insurance in order to protect the interests of the Agent and the Lenders in the Collateral. Such insurance may also, but need not, protect the Secured Companies' interests in the Collateral. The Borrower agrees to immediately reimburse the Agent upon demand for all costs and expenses incurred by the Agent in respect of the purchase of any such insurance, and until so paid such expenses shall constitute part of the Obligations, shall bear interest as provided in section 10.09 and shall be secured by the Security.
8.09Β Insurance Proceeds
If insurance proceeds become payable in respect of loss of or damage to any property owned by a Company, such proceeds shall be applied against the Obligations subject to the following exception.Β If no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at such time, and if such proceeds are less than Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000), the Lenders shall consent to the payment of such proceeds to such Company provided that:
(a)Β such property has been repaired or replaced within one hundred eighty (180) days after the event giving rise to the proceeds and the proceeds will reimburse such Company for payments it has made for such purpose; or
(b)Β the Borrower confirms in writing to the Agent that it will forthwith cause such proceeds to be used to repair or replace such property.
8.10Β Unsecured Subsidiaries
(a)Β The Borrower may by written notice to the Agent from time to time advise of its intention to establish or acquire one or more Subsidiaries which the Borrower proposes to be exempted from the requirement to provide a Guarantee and Security pursuant to this Article VIII (collectively the "Unsecured Subsidiaries"). Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article VIII or any other provisions of this Agreement, the Unsecured Subsidiaries shall not be required to provide Guarantees and Security if all the following conditions are satisfied:
(i)Β no Default, Event of Default or Material Adverse Change has occurred and is continuing;
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(ii)Β the aggregate value of the assets of all Unsecured Subsidiaries is less than fifteen percent (15%) of the aggregate value of the assets of all Companies; and
(iii)Β the aggregate net revenue of the Unsecured Subsidiaries (for greater certainty, net of excise duties) in each twelve (12) month fiscal period is less than fifteen percent (15%) of the net revenue of the Borrower and all of its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in such fiscal period.
(b)Β The Borrower agrees to provide written notice to the Agent immediately if any one or more of the conditions listed in paragraph (a) are not satisfied at any time. If any one or more of the conditions listed in paragraph (a) are not satisfied at any time (and regardless of whether the Borrower has provided written notice in respect thereof), the Agent may in its discretion by written notice to the Borrower require that Guarantees and Security be provided by any or all of the Unsecured Subsidiaries, but only to the extent necessary such that the conditions listed in paragraph (a) are satisfied. Upon receipt of such written notice the Borrower shall immediately take all such actions to cause the Unsecured Subsidiaries designated therein to provide Guarantees and Security in favour of the Agent, together with all ancillary documentation and legal opinions, required pursuant to this Article VIII.
(c)Β The designation of any Company as an Unsecured Subsidiary or an Immaterial Unsecured Subsidiary shall be reflected in Schedule 6.01(b) - Corporate Information.
(d)Β The Borrower hereby advises the Lenders that it intends to dispose of all shares held by it in the capital of Urban Cultivator Inc. (a Secured Subsidiary) for nominal consideration, and hereby requests that: (i) Urban Cultivator Inc. be designated an Unsecured Subsidiary and all security held by the Agent in respect thereof be released; (ii) the Borrower be permitted to dispose of such shares for nominal consideration; and (iii) the sale proceeds therefrom not be required to be applied as a Repayment pursuant to section 3.06(e)(iii) herein; and the Lenders hereby agree to the foregoing.
8.11Β Quebec Hypothecary Representative
Without limiting the powers of the Agent (and as part of its duties) hereunder or under the other Loan Documents and to the extent applicable, the Borrower (on its own behalf and on behalf of each Secured Subsidiary) and the Lenders hereby acknowledge that the Agent will, for the purposes of holding any security granted under the Deeds of Hypothec be the hypothecary representative (within the meaning of Article 2692 of the Civil Code of QuΓ©bec) for all present and future Lenders. Each of the Lenders and the other Secured Parties hereby constitutes, to the extent necessary, the Agent as its hypothecary representative in order to hold Liens granted under such hypothecs. Each Person who becomes a Lender after the Facilities Initial Establishment Date will be deemed to have confirmed and ratified the constitution of the Agent as its hypothecary representative. Any Person who is not a Lender and who is entitled to benefit from the Liens created by the Security Documents will be deemed to have accepted the constitution of the Agent as its hypothecary representative. The execution, if applicable, prior to the Facilities Initial Establishment Date by the Agent, in its capacity as hypothecary representative for and on behalf of the Lenders of the hypothecs comprised within the Security is hereby ratified and confirmed. For the avoidance of doubt, the Agent, acting as hypothecary representative, shall have the same rights, powers, immunities, indemnities and exclusions from liability as are prescribed in favor of the Agent in this Agreement, which shall apply mutatis mutandis. In the event of the resignation of the Agent (which shall include its resignation as hypothecary representative) and appointment of a successor Agent, such successor Agent shall also act as hypothecary representative, as contemplated above.
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ARTICLE IX - CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
9.01Β Conditions Precedent to Amendments
The amendments to the 2019 Credit Agreement reflected in this Agreement shall not become effective unless and until the following conditions have been satisfied, in each case to the satisfaction of the Agent and the Lenders in their sole discretion:
(a)Β all conditions precedent in section 9.02 shall have been satisfied;
(b)Β the Lenders shall have completed and shall be satisfied with their due diligence in respect of the Companies, specifically including due diligence with respect to the following:
(i)Β the Year-end Financial Statements in respect of the most recent Fiscal Year and the Interim Financial Statements in respect of the most recent Fiscal Quarter;
(ii)Β financial projections in respect of the Borrower on a consolidated basis for the Fiscal Years ending June 30, 2019, June 30, 2020 and June 30, 2021;
(iii)Β a Quarterly Compliance Certificate in respect of the most recently completed Fiscal Quarter;
(iv)Β a Borrowing Base Certificate in respect of the most recently completed month
(v)Β the terms and conditions of all leases in respect of the Material Leased Properties, which shall permit reasonable alternative uses (and for greater certainty, the permitted use of each Material Leased Property shall not be restricted to the production of Cannabis and related activities);
(vi)Β the terms and conditions of all other Material Agreements;
(vii)Β the terms and conditions of all Material Permits, including certified true copies of all licenses issued by Governmental Authorities (including those in other Qualified Jurisdictions) for each Company's facilities together with all amendments thereto and all material correspondence received from Governmental Authorities including communication on non-compliance items;
(c)Β no litigation is pending or threatened in writing against one or more of the Companies that, if decided adversely, could constitute a Material Adverse Change;
(d)Β all Security required to be provided prior to the Amendment Closing Date shall have been executed and delivered, all registrations necessary or desirable in connection therewith shall have been made, and all legal opinions and other documentation required by the Lenders in connection therewith shall have been executed and delivered, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent and the Lenders in their sole discretion; provided however that such Security in respect of Whistler Medical Marijuana Corporation shall be provided not later than sixty (60) days after the Amendment Closing Date;
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(e)Β any necessary governmental, regulatory and third party approvals necessary in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated therein shall have been given unconditionally and without containing any onerous terms;
(f)Β the Agent shall have received an officer's certificate and certified copies of resolutions of the board of directors of the Borrower concerning the due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and such related matters as the Agent and the Lenders may reasonably require;
(g)Β the Agent shall have received a certificate of status, certificate of compliance or similar certificate for each Secured Company issued by its governing jurisdiction and each other jurisdiction in which it carries on business or holds any material assets;
(h)Β the Agent and the Lenders shall have received an opinion from the solicitors for the Borrower regarding its corporate status, the due authorization, execution, delivery and enforceability of this Agreement and such other matters as the Agent and the Lenders may reasonably require, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent and the Lenders;
(i)Β the Companies shall have satisfied all requirements of the Agent and the Lenders under AML Legislation;Β
(j)Β the Agent and the Lenders shall have conducted and be satisfied with site visits of any or all of the Owned Properties and the Material Leased Properties, if desired;
(k)Β the Borrower shall have paid to the Agent, or made arrangements satisfactory to the Agent for the payment of, all fees and expenses (including the Agent's legal expenses) relating to this Agreement, specifically including all underwriting fees, arrangement fees and similar fees in respect of this Agreement as agreed in writing between the Borrower and the Agent; and
(l)Β the Agent and the Lenders shall have received such additional evidence, documents or undertakings as they may require to complete the transactions contemplated hereby in accordance with the terms and conditions contained herein.
9.02Β Conditions Precedent to all Advances
The Lenders shall have no obligation to make the first Advance or any subsequent Advance under any Facility unless at the time of each such Advance all of the following conditions have been satisfied, in each case to the satisfaction of the Agent and the Lenders in their sole discretion:
(a)Β the representations and warranties in section 6.01 shall be true and correct in all material respects as if made on the date of such Advance;
(b)Β all additional Security required to be provided at the time of such Advance shall have been executed and delivered and all registrations necessary or desirable in connection therewith shall have been made, and any other documentation required by the Agent shall have been executed and delivered, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent;
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(c)Β the Borrower shall have given a Draw Request to the Agent in accordance with the notice requirements provided herein;
(d)Β in respect of an Advance under Facility A the Borrower shall have provided a satisfactory Borrowing Base Certificate and Monthly Compliance Certificate in respect of the most recent month;
(e)Β no Default, Event of Default or Material Adverse Change shall have occurred and be continuing, nor shall the making of the Advance result in the occurrence of a Default, Event of Default or Material Adverse Change; and
(f)Β no third party demand or garnishment order for payment to any Government Authority shall have been received by the Agent or any Lender with respect to any Company.
9.03Β [Intentionally Deleted]
9.04Β [Intentionally Deleted]
9.05Β [Intentionally Deleted]
9.06Β [Intentionally Deleted]
9.07Β [Intentionally Deleted]
ARTICLE X - DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
10.01Β Events of Default
The occurrence of any one or more of the following events, after the expiry of any applicable cure period set out below, shall constitute an event of default under this Agreement (an "Event of Default"):
(a)Β the Borrower or any other Company fails to pay any amount payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document when due;
(b)Β any representation or warranty provided by a Company to the Agent or the Lenders herein or in any other Loan Document was incorrect in any material respects on the date on which such representation or warranty was made;
(c)Β the Borrower fails to perform or comply with any of the covenants in section 7.03;
(d)Β any Company fails to perform or comply with any of its covenants or obligations contained in this Agreement, the Security or any other agreement made between it and any Lenders (other than those in paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) above) after receipt of notice of such non-compliance from the Agent; provided that if such non-compliance is capable of remedy within fifteen (15) days and such Company diligently attempts to remedy such non-compliance and informs the Agent of its efforts in this regard, and such non-compliance is remedied within such period, then such non-compliance shall be deemed not to constitute an Event of Default;
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(e)Β any Material Company is in default in the payment or performance of any of its indebtedness or obligations under any agreement relating to Funded Debt (other than the Outstanding Principal Amount) after the expiry of any grace or cure periods relating thereto;
(f)Β an Insolvency Event occurs in respect of any Material Company;
(g)Β any Material Company is in default under any Material Agreement (after the expiry of any grace or cure periods relating thereto) or agrees to the surrender or termination of any Material Agreement prior to the expiry date expressly set out therein, or any Material Agreement is terminated, in each case unless such Material Agreement is immediately replaced by a substantially similar Material Agreement containing terms satisfactory to the Lenders;
(h)Β any Material Company is in default under any Material Permit (after the expiry of any grace or cure periods relating thereto), or agrees to the surrender or termination of any Material Permit prior to the expiry date expressly set out therein, or any Material Permit is suspended, terminated or revoked, in each case unless such Material Permit is immediately replaced by a substantially similar Material Permit containing terms satisfactory to the Lenders;
(i)Β any document constituting part of the Security shall for any reason (other than the fault of the Agent or any Lender) cease to be in full force and effect or shall be declared in a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to be null and void; or any Company contests the validity or enforceability thereof or denies it has any further liability or obligation thereunder; or any document (other than a Guarantee) constituting part of the Security shall for any reason fail to create a valid and perfected First-Ranking Security Interest in and to the property purported to be subject thereto;
(j)Β any Person which has provided a Guarantee in respect of the Obligations terminates or purports to terminate its liability under such Guarantee or its liability thereunder in respect of any future Advances, or disputes the validity or enforceability of such Guarantee or any Security provided by it;
(k)Β any Person takes possession of any property of a Material Company with a value in excess of Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000) by way of or in contemplation of enforcement of security, or a distress or execution or similar process is levied or enforced against any such property, and such possession continues in effect and is not released, satisfied, vacated, stayed, or discharged within ten (10) days or such longer period during which entitlement to the use of such property continues with the applicable Material Company, and such Material Company is contesting the same in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, provided that such grace period will cease to apply if the property is removed from the use of the Material Company;
(l)Β one or more final judgments or decrees for the payment of money shall have been obtained or entered against any one or more of the Companies in excess of Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000) in the aggregate and shall remain unpaid for a period in excess of thirty (30) days; unless such judgement is fully covered by insurance (subject to a reasonable deductible amount) and the insurer thereof has confirmed such coverage in writing;
(m)Β any Governmental Authority shall take any action to condemn, seize or appropriate any property of any Material Company with a value in excess of Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000) unless such Governmental Authority has paid a fair and reasonable expropriation amount; and such expropriation or seizure continues in effect and is not terminated or stayed or within ten (10) days or such longer period during which entitlement to the use of such property continues with the applicable Material Company, and such Material Company is contesting the same in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, provided that such grace period will cease to apply if the property is removed from the use of the Material Company;
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(n)Β any Person or group of Persons acting in concert has Control of any Company at any time;
(o)Β the Borrower's auditors include any adverse qualification in their audit opinion relating to the Year-end Financial Statements;
(p)Β [Intentionally Deleted];
(q)Β the Cannabis Act is repealed; or
(r)Β a Material Adverse Change occurs and is continuing.
10.02Β Acceleration, etc.
(a)Β Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default which is continuing the Agent shall, upon the instructions of the Required Lenders, issue a written notice to the Borrower (an "Acceleration Notice") declaring all of the Obligations to be immediately due and payable.
(b)Β Upon receipt of an Acceleration Notice the Borrower shall immediately pay and satisfy the Obligations, including payment to the Agent of the following amounts (without duplication): (i) the Outstanding Principal Amount and all accrued and unpaid interest, fees and other amounts relating thereto; (ii) the Aggregate Actual Hedge Liability; (iii) an amount equal to the face amount of all Bankers' Acceptances and BA Equivalent Loans then outstanding; and (iv) the maximum amount payable under all outstanding Letters of Credit. The Agent shall hold all such amounts paid by the Borrower in respect of such Hedge Transactions, Bankers' Acceptances, BA Equivalent Loans and Letters of Credit as security for the Borrower's obligations thereunder.
(c)Β At any time on or after the Acceleration Date the Agent may exercise any and all rights and remedies hereunder and under any other Loan Documents, including the enforcement of all or any portion of the Security.
(d)Β From and after the date of the occurrence of an Event of Default and for so long as such Event of Default continues, both before and after the Acceleration Date, the Outstanding Principal Amount shall bear interest or fees at the rates otherwise applicable plus two percent (2%) per annum in order to compensate the Lenders for the additional risk.
10.03Β Acceleration of Certain Contingent ObligationsΒ
Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default which is continuing, any Lender which has issued a Bankers' Acceptance, BA Equivalent Note or Letter of Credit or entered into a Hedge Transaction with the Borrower may make a Prime Rate Loan to the Borrower in an amount equal to the face amount of such Bankers' Acceptance, BA Equivalent Note or Letter of Credit, or the amount required to unwind such Hedge Transaction (such amount to be determined in accordance with the terms thereof), as the case may be; and the proceeds of any such Loan shall be held by such Lender and used to satisfy the Lender's obligations under the said Bankers' Acceptance, BA Equivalent Note or Letter of Credit as such becomes due, or to effect the unwinding of such Hedge Transaction.Β Any such Loan shall bear interest at the rate and in the manner applicable to Prime Rate Loans under the Facilities.
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10.04Β Combining Accounts, Set-Off
Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, in addition to and not in limitation of any rights now or hereafter granted under Applicable Law, each Lender may at any time and from time to time:
(a)Β combine, consolidate or merge any or all of the deposits or other accounts maintained with such Lender by a Secured Company (whether term, notice, demand or otherwise and whether matured or unmatured) and such Company's obligations to such Lender hereunder; and
(b)Β set off, apply or transfer any or all sums standing to the credit of any such deposits or accounts in or towards the satisfaction of such obligations.
Each Lender may exercise any rights pursuant to this section 10.04 without prior notice to the Borrower or such Company, but agrees to provide written notice to the Agent and the Borrower promptly after exercising any such rights.
10.05Β Appropriation of Monies
After the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default the Agent may from time to time, but subject to section 11.03, apply any Proceeds of Realization against any portion or portions of the Obligations, and the Borrower may not require any different application.Β The taking of a judgment or any other action or dealing whatsoever by the Agent or the Lenders in respect of the Security shall not operate as a merger of any of the Obligations hereunder or in any way affect or prejudice the rights, remedies and powers which the Agent or the Lenders may have, and the foreclosure, surrender, cancellation or any other dealing with any Security or the said obligations shall not release or affect the liability of the Borrower or any other Person in respect of the remaining portion of the Obligations.
10.06Β No Further Advances
The Lenders shall not be obliged to make any further Advances (including honouring any cheques drawn by the Borrower which are presented for payment) from and after the earliest to occur of the following: (i) delivery by the Agent to the Borrower of a written notice that a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and that as a result thereof no further Advances will be made (regardless of whether an Acceleration Notice is issued); (ii) the occurrence of an Insolvency Event; and (iii) receipt by the Agent or any Lender of any garnishment notice, notice of a Statutory Lien or other notice of similar effect in respect of any Company pursuant to the Income Tax Act (Canada), the Excise Tax Act (Canada) or any similar notice under any other statute in effect in any jurisdiction.
10.07Β Judgment Currency
If for the purposes of obtaining judgment against the Borrower in any court in any jurisdiction with respect to this Agreement it becomes necessary for a Lender to convert into the currency of such jurisdiction (in this section called the "Judgment Currency") any amount due to the Lender by the Borrower hereunder in any currency other than the Judgment Currency, the conversion shall be made at the Exchange Rate prevailing on the Business Day before the day on which judgment is given.Β In the event that there is a change in the Exchange Rate prevailing between the Business Day before the day on which the judgment is given and the date of payment of the amount due, the Borrower will, on the date of payment, pay such additional amounts (if any) or be entitled to receive reimbursement of such amount, if any, as may be necessary to ensure that the amount paid on such date is the amount in the Judgment Currency which when converted at the Exchange Rate prevailing on the date of payment is the amount then due under this Agreement in such other currency.Β Any additional amount due by the Borrower under this section will be due as a separate debt and shall not be affected by judgment being obtained for any other sums due under or in respect of this Agreement.Β
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10.08Β Remedies Cumulative
All rights and remedies granted to the Agent and the Lenders in this Agreement, and any other documents or instruments in existence between the parties or contemplated hereby, and any other rights and remedies available to the Agent and the Lenders at Law or in equity, shall be cumulative.Β The exercise or failure to exercise any of the said remedies shall not constitute a waiver or release thereof or of any other right or remedy, and shall be non-exclusive.
10.09Β Performance of Covenants by Agent
If the Borrower fails to perform any covenant or obligation to be performed by it pursuant to this Agreement, the Agent may in its sole discretion perform any of the said obligations but shall be under no obligation to do so; and any amounts expended or advanced by the Agent for such purpose shall be payable by the Borrower upon demand together with interest at the highest rate then applicable to the Facilities.
10.10Β Appointment of Professional Advisor
The Borrower hereby acknowledges that the Agent, may, upon the instructions of the Required Lenders, at any time and from time to time after the occurrence of and during the continuation of an Event of Default, engage a Professional Advisor, at the sole cost and expense of the Borrower, to monitor the Companies' operations, business, financial and other affairs, to review any reporting provided by the Borrower to the Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, and to provide such other reports and other advice as the Agent and the Lenders may require from time to time in respect thereof. The Borrower agrees to, and to cause each of its Subsidiaries to, co-operate fully with such Professional Advisor and provide such Professional Advisor with all information reasonably requested by it or the Agent in connection with the foregoing.
ARTICLE XI - THE AGENT AND THE LENDERS
11.01Β Decision-Making
(a)Β Any amendment to this Agreement relating to the following matters, and the granting of any waiver or consent by the Lenders in respect of such matters, shall require the unanimous agreement of the Lenders:
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(i)Β changes to the interest rates and fees payable in respect of any Facility;
(ii)Β increases in the maximum amount of credit available under any Facility;
(iii)Β extensions of the Maturity Date;
(iv)Β changes to the scheduled dates or the scheduled amounts for Repayments hereunder;
(v)Β the establishment of any Availment Option in U.S. Dollars or any other currency which is not a Qualified Currency;
(vi)Β releases of all or any portion of the Security, except to the extent provided in paragraph (c) below;
(vii)Β the definitions of "Required Lenders" and "Proportionate Share" in section 1.01;
(viii)Β any provision of this Agreement which expressly states that the unanimous consent of the Lenders is required in connection with any action to be taken or consent to be provided by the Lenders; and
(ix)Β this section 11.01.
(b)Β Except for the matters described in paragraph (a) above, any amendment to this Agreement shall be effective if made among the Borrower, the Agent and the Required Lenders, and for greater certainty any such amendment which is agreed to by the Required Lenders shall be final and binding upon all Lenders.
(c)Β The Agent may from time to time without notice to or the consent of the Lenders execute and deliver partial releases of the Security in respect of any item of Collateral (whether or not the proceeds of sale thereof are received by the Agent) which the Companies are permitted to dispose of pursuant to this Agreement without obtaining the prior written consent of the Lenders; and in releasing any such security the Agent may rely upon and assume the correctness of all information contained in any certificate or document provided by the Borrower, without further enquiry. Otherwise, any release or discharge in respect of the Security or any portion thereof shall require the written consent of the Lenders acting unanimously.
(d)Β Except for the matters which require the unanimous consent of the Lenders as set out in the foregoing paragraphs of this section 11.01, and except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, any action to be taken or decision to be made by the Lenders pursuant to this Agreement (specifically including for greater certainty the issuance of written notice to the Borrower of the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default, the issuance of a demand for payment of the Obligations, a decision to make an Advance despite any condition precedent relating thereto not being satisfied, the provision of any waiver in respect of a breach of any covenant or the granting of any consent) shall be effective if approved in writing by the Required Lenders; and any such decision or action shall be final and binding upon all the Lenders.
(e)Β Any action to be taken or decision to be made by the Lenders pursuant to this Agreement which is required to be unanimous shall be made at a meeting of the Lenders called by the Agent pursuant to section 11.06(k) or by a written instrument executed by all of the Lenders. Any action to be taken or decision to be made by the Lenders pursuant to this Agreement which is required to be made by the Required Lenders shall be made at a meeting of the Lenders called by the Agent pursuant to section 11.06(k) or by a written instrument executed by the Required Lenders. Any such instrument may be executed by facsimile or pdf and in counterparts.
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11.02Β Security
(a)Β Except to the extent provided in paragraph (b), the Security shall be granted in favour of and held by the Agent for and on behalf of the Lenders in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. The Agent shall, in accordance with its usual practices in effect from time to time, take all steps required to perfect and maintain the Security, including: taking possession of the certificates representing the securities required to be pledged hereunder; filing renewals and change notices in respect of such Security; and ensuring that the name of the Agent is noted as loss payee or mortgagee on all property insurance policies covering the Collateral. If the Agent becomes aware of any matter concerning the Security which it considers to be material, it shall promptly inform the Lenders.Β The Agent shall comply with all instructions provided by the Lenders in connection with the enforcement or release of the Security which it holds.Β The Agent agrees to permit each Lender to review and make photocopies of the original documents comprising the Security from time to time upon reasonable notice.
(b)Β If any Company has provided security in favour of any Lender directly, such Lender agrees to pay to the Agent all amounts received by it in connection with the enforcement of such security, and all such amounts shall be deemed to constitute Proceeds of Realization and shall be dealt with as provided in section 11.03. Each Lender which holds any such Security agrees that it shall not enforce such security unless and until the Required Lenders have made a determination to enforce the Security pursuant to section 11.01(d).
11.03Β Application of Proceeds of Realization
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Proceeds of Realization of the Security or any portion thereof shall be distributed in the following order:
(a)Β first, in payment of all costs and expenses incurred by the Agent and the Lenders in connection with such realization, including legal, accounting Professional Advisors and receivers' fees and disbursements;
(b)Β second, against the remaining Obligations (except those referred to in paragraph (c) below), on a pari passu basis among the Lenders to whom such Obligations are payable;
(c)Β third, to pay any Obligations owed to Non-Funding Lenders, on a pari passu basis among the Non-Funding Lenders to whom such Obligations are payable; and
(d)Β fourth, if all obligations of the Borrower listed above have been paid and satisfied in full, any surplus Proceeds of Realization shall be paid in accordance with Applicable Law.
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11.04Β Payments by Agent
(a)Β The following provisions shall apply to all payments made by the Agent to the Lenders hereunder:
(i)Β the Agent shall be under no obligation to make any payment (whether in respect of principal, interest, fees or otherwise) to any Lender until an amount in respect of such payment has been received by the Agent from the Borrower;
(ii)Β if the Agent receives a payment of principal, interest, fees or other amount owing by the Borrower under any Facility which is less than the full amount of any such payment due, the Agent shall distribute such amount received among the Lenders under such Facility in each Lender's Proportionate Share of such Facility;
(iii)Β if any Lender has advanced more or less than its Proportionate Share of its Commitment under any Facility, such Lender's entitlement to such payment shall be increased or reduced, as the case may be, in proportion to the amount actually advanced by such Lender;
(iv)Β if a Lender's Proportionate Share of an Advance under any Facility thereof has been advanced for less than the full period to which any payment by the Borrower relates, such Lender's entitlement to receive a portion of any payment of interest or fees shall be reduced in proportion to the length of time such Lender's Proportionate Share has actually been outstanding (unless such Lender has paid all interest required to have been paid by it to the Agent pursuant to the CBA Model Provisions);
(v)Β the Agent acting reasonably and in good faith shall, after consultation with the Lenders in the case of any dispute, determine in all cases the amount of all payments to which each Lender is entitled and such determination shall be deemed to be prima facie correct;
(vi)Β upon request, the Agent shall deliver a statement detailing any of the payments to the Lenders referred to herein;
(vii)Β all payments by the Agent to a Lender hereunder shall be made to such Lender at its address set out herein unless notice to the contrary is received by the Agent from such Lender; and
(viii)Β if the Agent has received a payment from the Borrower on a Business Day (not later than the time required for the receipt of such payment as set out in this Agreement) and fails to remit such payment to any Lender entitled to receive its Proportionate Share of such payment on such Business Day, the Agent agrees to pay interest on such late payment at a rate determined by the Agent in accordance with prevailing banking industry practice on interbank compensation.
(b)Β The Agent may in its sole discretion from time to time make adjustments in respect of any Lender's share of a Drawdown, Substitution, Rollover or Repayment under any Facility in order that the Advances made by such Lender under such Facility shall be approximately in accordance with such Lender's Proportionate Share of such Facility.
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11.05Β Protection of Agent
(a)Β Unless the Agent has actual knowledge or actual notice to the contrary, it may assume that each Lender's address set out in Exhibit "A" attached hereto is correct, unless and until it has received from such Lender a notice designating a different address.
(b)Β The Agent may engage and pay for the advice or services of any lawyers, accountants or other experts whose advice or services may to it seem necessary, expedient or desirable and rely upon any advice so obtained (and to the extent that such costs are not recovered from the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement, each Lender agrees to reimburse the Agent in such Lender's Proportionate Share of such costs).
(c)Β Unless the Agent has actual knowledge or actual notice to the contrary, it may rely as to matters of fact which might reasonably be expected to be within the knowledge of any Company upon a statement contained in any Loan Document.
(d)Β Unless the Agent has actual knowledge or actual notice to the contrary, it may rely upon any communication or document believed by it to be genuine.
(e)Β The Agent may refrain from exercising any right, power or discretion vested in it under this Agreement unless and until instructed by the Required Lenders as to whether or not such right, power or discretion is to be exercised and, if it is to be exercised, as to the manner in which it should be exercised (provided that such instructions shall be required to be provided by all of the Lenders in respect of any matter for which the unanimous consent of the Lenders is required as set out herein).
(f)Β The Agent may refrain from exercising any right, power or discretion vested in it which would or might in its sole and unfettered opinion be contrary to any Law of any jurisdiction or any directive or otherwise render it liable to any Person, and may do anything which is in its opinion in its sole discretion necessary to comply with any such Law or directive.
(g)Β The Agent may delegate any of its duties and responsibilities hereunder to any other Person as it shall determine to be appropriate.
(h)Β The Agent may refrain from acting in accordance with any instructions of the Required Lenders to begin any legal action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or take any steps to enforce or realize upon any Security, until it shall have received such security as it may reasonably require (whether by way of payment in advance or otherwise) against all costs, claims, expenses (including legal fees) and liabilities which it will or may expend or incur in complying with such instructions.
(i)Β The Agent shall not be bound to disclose to any Person any information relating to the Companies or any Related Person if such disclosure would or might in its opinion in its sole discretion constitute a breach of any Law or regulation or be otherwise actionable at the suit of any Person.
(j)Β The Agent shall not accept any responsibility for the accuracy and/or completeness of any information supplied in connection herewith or for the legality, validity, effectiveness, adequacy or enforceability of any Loan Document and shall not be under any liability to any Lender as a result of taking or omitting to take any action in relation to any Loan Document except in the case of the Agent's gross negligence or wilful misconduct.
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11.06Β Duties of Agent
The Agent shall:
(a)Β as a non-fiduciary agent for the Borrower, maintain a record of the Outstanding Principal Amount owing to each Lender (including the interest of each Lender in all outstanding Letters of Credit), which record shall conclusively be presumed to be correct and accurate, absent manifest error;
(b)Β hold and maintain the Security to the extent provided in section 11.02;
(c)Β provide to each Lender copies of all financial information received from the Borrower promptly after receipt thereof, and copies of any Draw Requests, Substitution Notices, Rollover Notices, Repayment Notices and other notices received by the Agent from the Borrower upon request by any Lender;
(d)Β promptly advise each Lender of Advances required to be made by it hereunder and disburse all Repayments to the Lenders hereunder in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;
(e)Β promptly notify each Lender of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default of which the Agent has actual knowledge or actual notice;
(f)Β at the time of engaging any agent, receiver, receiver-manager, consultant, monitor or other party in connection with the Security or the enforcement thereof, obtain the agreement of such party to comply with the applicable terms of this Agreement in carrying out any such enforcement activities and dealing with any Proceeds of Realization;
(g)Β account for any monies received by it in connection with this Agreement, the Security and any other agreement delivered in connection herewith or therewith;
(h)Β each time the Borrower requests the written consent of the Lenders (or the Required Lenders, as the case may be) in connection with any matter, use its best efforts to obtain and communicate to the Borrower the response of the Lenders (or the Required Lenders) in a reasonably prompt and timely manner having due regard to the nature and circumstances of the request;
(i)Β give written notice to the Borrower in respect of any other matter in respect of which notice is required in accordance with or pursuant to this Agreement, promptly or promptly after receiving the consent of the Lenders, if required under the terms of this Agreement;
(j)Β except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, act in accordance with any instructions given to it by the Required Lenders;
(k)Β refrain from exercising any right, power or discretion vested in it under this Agreement or any document incidental thereto if so instructed by the Required Lenders (in respect of any matter which requires the consent of the Required Lenders), or by all of the Lenders (in respect of any matter which requires the unanimous consent of the Lenders); and
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(l)Β call a meeting of the Lenders at any time not earlier than five (5) days and not later than thirty (30) days after receipt of a written request for a meeting provided by any Lender.
11.07Β Lenders' Obligations Several; No Partnership
The obligations of each Lender under this Agreement are several.Β The failure of any Lender to carry out its obligations hereunder shall not relieve the other Lenders of any of their respective obligations hereunder. No Lender shall be responsible for the obligations of any other Lender hereunder. Neither the entering into of this Agreement nor the completion of any transactions contemplated herein shall constitute the Lenders a partnership.
11.08Β Sharing of Information
The Agent and the Lenders may share among themselves any information they may have from time to time concerning the Companies whether or not such information is confidential; but shall have no obligation to do so (except for any obligations of the Agent to provide information to the extent required in this Agreement).
11.09Β Acknowledgement by Borrower
The Borrower hereby acknowledges notice of the terms of the provisions of this Article XI and agrees to be bound hereby to the extent of its obligations hereunder.
11.10Β Amendments to Article XI
The Agent and the Lenders may amend any provision in this Article XI, except section 11.01, without prior notice to or the consent of the Borrower, and the Agent shall provide a copy of any such amendment to the Borrower reasonably promptly thereafter; provided however if any such amendment would materially adversely affect any rights, entitlements, obligations or liabilities of the Borrower, such amendment shall not be effective until the Borrower provides its written consent thereto, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or arbitrarily delayed.
11.11Β Deliveries, etc.
As between the Companies on the one hand, and the Agent and the Lenders on the other hand:
(a)Β all statements, certificates, consents and other documents which the Agent purports to deliver to a Company on behalf of the Lenders shall be binding on each of the Lenders, and none of the Companies shall be required to ascertain or confirm the authority of the Agent in delivering such documents;
(b)Β all certificates, statements, notices and other documents which are delivered by a Company to the Agent in accordance with this Agreement shall be deemed to have been duly delivered to each of the Lenders; and
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(c)Β all payments which are delivered by the Borrower to the Agent in accordance with this Agreement shall be deemed to have been duly delivered to each of the Lenders.
11.12Β Agency Fee
The Borrower agrees to pay to the Agent an annual agency fee in such amount as may be agreed in writing from time to time between the Borrower and the Agent, payable in advance on the Facilities Initial Establishment Date and annually on each anniversary date thereafter during the term of this Agreement.
11.13Β Non-Funding Lender
(a)Β Each Non-Funding Lender shall be required to provide to the Agent, immediately upon receipt of a written request from the Agent, (A) cash in an amount equal to 105% of such Non-Funding Lender's Proportionate Share of the face amount of outstanding Letters of Credit, and (B) cash in an amount, as shall be determined from time to time by the Agent in its discretion, equal to all other obligations of such Non-Funding Lender to the Agent that are owing or may become owing pursuant to this Agreement, including, without limitation, such Non-Funding Lender's obligation to pay its Proportionate Share of any indemnification or expense reimbursement amounts not paid by the Borrower. Such cash shall be held by the Agent in one or more accounts in the name of the Agent and shall not be required to be interest-bearing. The Agent shall be entitled to apply such cash from time to time in satisfaction of all or any portion of such obligations of such Non-Funding Lender, as determined by the Agent in its discretion.
(b)Β The Agent shall be entitled to set off any Non-Funding Lender's Proportionate Share of all payments received from the Borrower against such Non-Funding Lender's obligations to fund payments and Advances required to be made by it and to purchase participations required to be purchased by it in each case under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The Agent shall be entitled to withhold and deposit in one or more non-interest bearing accounts in the name of the Agent all amounts (whether principal, interest, fees or otherwise) received by the Agent from the Borrower and due to such Non-Funding Lender pursuant to this Agreement, which amounts shall be used by the Agent (A) first, to reimburse the Agent for any amounts owing to it by such Non-Funding Lender pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (B) second, to reimburse the other Lenders in respect of any Advances which may have been made by them in their discretion in order to fund, in whole or in part, any shortfall in Advances which were required to have been made by such Non-Funding Lender (and to the extent that any said Advance made by a Lender is so reimbursed, such Advance shall be deemed to have been assigned by such Lender to the Non-Funding Lender), (C) third, to be held in such account and applied by the Agent from time to time against all other obligations of such Non-Funding Lender to the Agent owing pursuant to this Agreement in such amount as shall be determined from time to time by the Agent in its discretion including, without limitation, such Non-Funding Lender's obligation to pay its Proportionate Share of any indemnification or expense reimbursement amounts not paid by the Borrower, and (D) fourth, at the Agent's discretion, to fund from time to time such Non-Funding Lender's Proportionate Share of Advances under any Facility.
(c)Β A Non-Funding Lender shall have no voting or consent rights with respect to matters under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, unless and until it is no longer a Non-Funding Lender. Accordingly, the Commitments and the portion of the Outstanding Principal Amount owing to any Non-Funding Lender shall be disregarded in the determination of the Required Lenders.
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(d)Β Neither the Agent nor any of its Affiliates nor any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents or representatives shall be liable to any Lender (including, without limitation, a Non-Funding Lender) for any action taken or omitted to be taken by them in connection with amounts payable by the Borrower to a Non-Funding Lender and received by the Agent and applied in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, save and except for the negligence or wilful misconduct of the Agent as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.
ARTICLE XII - CBA MODEL PROVISIONS
12.01Β CBA Model Provisions Incorporated by Reference
The CBA Model Provisions (except for the footnotes contained therein) form part of this Agreement and are incorporated herein by reference, subject to the following variations:
(a)Β Each term set out below which is used as a defined term in the CBA Model Provisions shall be deemed to have been replaced as set out below; and for greater certainty the said replacement term shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in section 1.01 of this Agreement:
β’Β "Administrative Agent" shall be replaced by "Agent";
β’Β "Applicable Percentage" shall be replaced by "Proportionate Share";
β’Β "Loans" shall be replaced by "Advances";
β’Β "Obligors" shall be replaced by "Secured Companies" (and all necessary changes required by the context shall be deemed to have been made); and
β’Β "Provisions" shall be replaced by "CBA Model Provisions".
(b)Β "Pro rata share", "rateably" and similar terms in the CBA Model Provisions shall have the meaning ascribed to the term "Proportionate Share" as defined in section 1.01 of this Agreement, if the context requires.
(c)Β The terms "Related Parties" and "Related Party" in the CBA Model Provisions shall be deemed to have the meanings ascribed to the defined terms "Related Persons" and "Related Person" in this Agreement, respectively.Β
(d)Β In the third line of subsection 7.7(1) of the CBA Model Provisions, the phrase "β¦in consultation with the Borrowerβ¦" is hereby amended to read "β¦upon notice to the Borrowerβ¦".
(e)Β The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the indemnity contained in clause 9(b)(iii) of the CBA Model Provisions is in addition to and not in substitution for the indemnity contained in section 13.05 of this Agreement.
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(f)Β In addition to the restrictions contained in paragraph 10(b) of the CBA Model Provisions relating to the ability of Lenders to assign their Commitments in whole or in part, if a Lender proposes to assign less than its entire Commitment under any Facility, it may do so only if it retains a Commitment under such Facility in a principal amount of at least Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000).
12.02Β Inconsistencies with CBA Model Provisions
To the extent that there is any inconsistency between a provision of this Agreement and a provision of the CBA Model Provisions, the provision of this Agreement shall govern. For greater certainty, a provision of this Agreement and a provision of the CBA Model Provisions shall be considered to be inconsistent if both relate to the same subject-matter and the provision in the CBA Model Provisions imposes more onerous obligations or restrictions than the corresponding provision in this Agreement.
ARTICLE XIII - GENERAL
13.01Β Waiver
The failure or delay by the Agent or any Lender in exercising any right or privilege with respect to the non-compliance with any provisions of this Agreement by the Borrower and any course of action on the part of the Agent or any Lender, shall not operate as a waiver of any rights of the Agent or such Lender unless made in writing by the Agent or such Lender.Β Any such waiver shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which it is given and shall not constitute a waiver of any other rights and remedies of the Agent or such Lender with respect to any other or future non-compliance.
13.02Β Expenses of Agent and Lenders
Whether or not the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are completed or any Advance has been made, the Borrower agrees to pay on demand by the Agent from time to time all reasonable expenses incurred by the Agent or any Lender in connection with this Agreement, the Security and all documents contemplated hereby, specifically including: reasonable expenses incurred by the Agent and the Lenders in respect of due diligence, appraisals, insurance consultations, credit reporting and responding to demands of any Governmental Authority; reasonable legal expenses incurred by the Agent and the Lenders in connection with the preparation and interpretation of this Agreement and the Security and the administration of the Facilities generally, including the preparation of waivers and partial discharges of Security; all reasonable legal expenses incurred by the Agent and the Lenders in connection with the protection and enforcement of the Security; and all fees of Professional Advisors as contemplated herein.
13.03Β Debit Authorization
The Borrower hereby authorizes the Agent to debit any account maintained by the Borrower with the Agent, and to set off and compensate against any and all accounts, credits and balances maintained by the Borrower with the Agent, in order to pay (i) any interest or other amounts payable by the Borrower from time to time pursuant to this Agreement when due; and (ii) any expenses referred to in section 11.02 which are not paid by the Borrower within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Borrower of a written request from the Agent for payment of such expenses. The Agent agrees to give written notice to the Borrower of any such debit promptly thereafter.
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13.04Β General Indemnity
In addition to any other liability of the Borrower hereunder, the Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify and save harmless the Indemnitees from and against all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements (including reasonable legal fees and Professional Advisors) of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Indemnitees (except to the extent arising from the negligence or wilful misconduct of such Indemnitees) which relate or arise out of or result from:
(a)Β any failure by the Borrower to pay and satisfy its obligations hereunder including, without limitation, any costs or expenses incurred by reason of the liquidation or re-employment in whole or in part of deposits or other funds required by the Lenders to fund or maintain the Facilities or as a result of the Borrower's failure to take any action on the date required hereunder or specified by it in any notice given hereunder;
(b)Β any investigation by Governmental Authorities or any litigation or other similar proceeding related to any use made or proposed to be made by the Borrower of the proceeds of any Advance; and
(c)Β any instructions given to any Lender to stop payment on any cheque issued by the Borrower or to reverse any wire transfer or other transaction initiated by such Lender at the request of the Borrower.
13.05Β Environmental Indemnity
In addition to any other liability of the Borrower hereunder, the Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify and save harmless the Indemnitees from and against:
(a)Β any losses suffered by the Indemnitees for, in connection with, or as a direct or indirect result of, the failure of any Company to comply with all Requirements of Environmental Law;
(b)Β any losses suffered by the Indemnitees for, in connection with, or as a direct or indirect result of, the presence of any Hazardous Material situated in, on or under any property owned by any of the Companies or upon which any of them carries on business; and
(c)Β any and all liabilities, losses, damages, penalties, expenses (including reasonable legal fees) and claims which may be paid, incurred or asserted against the Indemnitees for, in connection with, or as a direct or indirect result of, any legal or administrative proceedings with respect to the presence of any Hazardous Material on or under any property owned by any of the Companies or upon which any of them carries on business, or the discharge, emission, spill, radiation or disposal by any of them of any Hazardous Material into or upon any Land, the atmosphere, or any watercourse or body of water; including the costs of defending and/or counterclaiming or claiming over against third parties in respect of any action or matter and any cost, liability or damage arising out of a settlement entered into by the Indemnitees of any such action or matter;
except to the extent arising from the negligence or wilful misconduct of such Indemnitees.
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13.06Β Survival of Certain Obligations despite Termination of Agreement
The termination of this Agreement shall not relieve the Borrower from its obligations to the Agent and the Lenders arising prior to such termination, such as obligations arising as a result of or in connection with any breach of this Agreement, any failure to comply with this Agreement or the inaccuracy of any representations and warranties made or deemed to have been made prior to such termination, and obligations arising pursuant to all indemnity obligations contained herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the obligations of the Borrower to the Agent and the Lenders arising under or in connection with sections 13.04 and 13.05 of this Agreement and section 3.2 of the CBA Model Provisions shall continue in full force and effect despite any termination of this Agreement.
13.07Β Interest on Unpaid Costs and Expenses
If the Borrower fails to pay when due any amount in respect of costs or expenses incurred by the Agent or any other amount incurred by the Agent and required to be paid by it hereunder (other than principal or interest on any Advance), it shall pay interest on such unpaid amount from the time such amount is due until paid at the rate equal to the highest rate of interest then applicable under the Facilities.
13.08Β Assignment
The Borrower may not assign any of its rights and obligations hereunder. A Lender may from time to time assign all or any portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement in minimum amounts of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) to other Persons, provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the prior written consent of the Borrower if at the time of such assignment the Borrower is in compliance with all terms and conditions of the Loan Documents and the Acceleration Date has not occurred; otherwise such assignment may be made by a Lender without notice to and without obtaining the consent of the Borrower.Β Any consent of the Borrower which may be necessary shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, it being understood that it shall be reasonable for the Borrower to withhold such consent based solely on the desire to avoid the payment of additional costs or taxes. Upon any assignment permitted hereunder, such Lender shall be relieved of its obligations hereunder to the extent that the assignee agrees in writing to assume such obligations. The Borrower agrees to execute and deliver, and cause its Subsidiaries to execute and deliver, such documents and assurances in favour of any such assignees or new parties as may be reasonably required to evidence their consent to and carry out the foregoing.
13.09Β Notice
Without prejudice to any other method of giving notice, all communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and delivered to the addressee by prepaid private courier or sent by facsimile to the applicable address and to the attention of the officer of the addressee as follows:
(a)Β to the Borrower:
Xxxxx 000, 00000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, XX
X0X 0X0
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx - Chief Legal Officer
Fax: Β (000) 000-0000
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with a courtesy copy to
Xxxxxxxx LLP
00000 - 000 Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, XX
X0X 0X0
Attention:Β Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Q.C.
Fax: Β (000) 000-0000
(b)Β to the Agent at the following address:
Bank of Montreal
Agent Bank Services
000 Xxxxx Xx., 00xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx
X0X 0X0
Attention: Manager, Agent Bank Services (re Aurora Cannabis Inc.)
Fax No: 000-000-0000
(c)Β to any Lender, at its address noted on Exhibit "A" attached hereto.
Any communication transmitted by prepaid private courier shall be deemed to have been validly and effectively given or delivered on the Business Day after which it is submitted for delivery. Any communication transmitted by facsimile shall be deemed to have been validly and effectively given or delivered on the day on which it is transmitted, if transmitted on a Business Day on or before 5:00 p.m. (local time of the intended recipient), and otherwise on the next following Business Day. Any party may change its address for service by notice given in the foregoing manner.
13.10Β Severability
Any provision of this Agreement which is illegal, prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, in whole or in part, shall not invalidate the remaining provisions hereof; and any such illegality, prohibition or unenforceability in any such jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
13.11Β Further Assurances
The Borrower shall, at its expense, promptly execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered to the Agent upon request, acting reasonably, from time to time all such other and further documents, agreements, opinions, certificates and instruments in compliance with this Agreement, or if necessary or desirable to more fully record or evidence the obligations intended to be entered into herein.
13.12Β Time of the Essence
Time shall be of the essence of this Agreement.
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13.13Β Promotion and Marketing
For the purpose of promotion and marketing, the Borrower hereby authorizes and consents to the reproduction, disclosure and use by the Lenders and the Agent of its name, identifying logo and the Facilities. The Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the Lenders shall be entitled to determine, in their sole discretion, whether to use such information; that no compensation will be payable by the Lenders or the Agent in connection therewith; and that the Lenders and the Agent shall have no liability whatsoever to it or any of its employees, officers, directors, affiliates or shareholders in obtaining and using such information as contemplated herein.
13.14Β Entire Agreement; Waivers and Amendments to be in Writing
(a)Β This Agreement supersedes all discussion papers, term sheets and other writings which may have been issued by the Agent or the Lenders prior to the date hereof relating to the Facilities, which shall have no further force or effect. This Agreement and any other documents or instruments contemplated herein or therein shall constitute the entire agreement and understanding among the Borrower, the Lenders and the Agent relating to the subject-matter hereof.
(b)Β Subject to section 11.01(b) and section 11.10, no provision of this Agreement, or any other document or instrument in existence among the parties may be modified, waived or terminated except by an instrument in writing executed by the party against whom such modification, waiver or termination is sought to be enforced.
13.15Β Inconsistencies with Security
To the extent that there is any inconsistency between a provision of this Agreement and a provision of any document constituting part of the Security, the provision of this Agreement shall govern. For greater certainty, a provision of this Agreement and a provision of the Security shall be considered to be inconsistent if both relate to the same subject-matter and the provision in the Security imposes more onerous obligations or restrictions than the corresponding provision in this Agreement.
13.16Β Confidentiality
The Agent and the Lenders agree that all documentation and other information made available by the Borrower to them under or in connection with this Agreement shall (except to the extent such documentation or other information is publicly available or hereafter becomes publicly available other than by their actions, or was theretofore known or hereinafter becomes known to them independently of any disclosure by the Companies) be held in confidence by them and used solely in the evaluation, administration and enforcement of the Advances and all matters related to this Agreement and the Security and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and in the prosecution of defence of legal proceedings arising in connection herewith and therewith. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained herein shall be construed to prevent the Agent or the Lenders from (a) making disclosure of any information (i) if required to do so by Applicable Law, (ii) to any Governmental Authority having or claiming to have authority to regulate or oversee any aspect of the business of the Agent, the Lenders or the Companies in connection with the exercise of such authority or claimed authority and that compels or requires the disclosure of such information, (iii) pursuant to any subpoena or if otherwise compelled in connection with any litigation or administrative proceeding, (iv) to any prospective participant or assignee of all or any portion of the rights and obligations or the Agent or any Lender hereunder provided that such prospective assignee executes and delivers to the Borrower a confidentiality agreement in form and substance acceptable to it, acting reasonably, or (v) to the extent that the Agent or its counsel deems necessary or appropriate, acting reasonably, to effect or preserve its Security or to enforce any remedy provided in this Agreement or the Security or otherwise available by Law; or (b) making, on a confidential basis, such disclosures as the Agent and the Lenders reasonably deem necessary or appropriate to their legal counsel, accountants or other advisers, agents or representatives (including outside auditors).
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13.17Β Governing Law
This Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with the Laws of the Province of Ontario. Without prejudice to the right of the Agent and the Lenders to commence any proceedings with respect to this Agreement in any other proper jurisdiction, the parties hereby attorn and submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario.Β
13.18Β Execution by Fax and Counterparts
This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which, when so executed, shall be deemed to be an original and which counterparts together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile or pdf, and any signature contained hereon by facsimile or pdf shall be deemed to be equivalent to an original signature for all purposes.
13.19Β Binding Effect
This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall enure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns; "successors" includes any corporation resulting from the amalgamation of any party with any other corporation.
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