AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
Exhibit
10.9.8
AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO CREDIT
AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDING AGREEMENT is
made as of the 30th day of
December, 0000,
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X X X X X X:
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
(hereinafter
referred to as the "Agent")
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and -
THOSE
BANKS WHOSE NAMES APPEAR ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HERETO
(hereinafter
collectively referred to as the "Lenders")
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and -
VITRAN
CORPORATION INC., VITRAN EXPRESS CANADA INC. AND VITRAN CORPORATION
(hereinafter
collectively referred to as the "Borrowers")
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and -
THE
GUARANTORS WHOSE NAMES APPEAR ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HERETO
(hereinafter
collectively referred to as the "Guarantors")
WHEREAS the Agent, the Lenders
and the Borrowers entered into a Credit Agreement dated as of July 31, 2007 (the
"Original Credit
Agreement");
AND WHEREAS the Agent, the
Lenders, the Borrowers and the Guarantors entered into Amendment No. 1 to Credit
Agreement dated as of January 21, 2008 (the "First
Amendment");
AND WHEREAS the Agent, the
Lenders, the Borrowers and the Guarantors entered into Amendment No. 2 to Credit
Agreement dated as of April 10, 2008 (the "Second
Amendment") (the Original Credit Agreement as amended by the First
Amendment and the Second Amendment is hereinafter referred to as the "Credit
Agreement");
AND WHEREAS the Borrowers have
requested certain amendments to the Credit Agreement, and the Agent and the
Lenders have agreed to grant such amendments, subject to the terms and
conditions set out in this Agreement;
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NOW THEREFORE in consideration
of the premises and the agreements herein set out and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
INTERPRETATION
1.1
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Definitions.
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Unless
otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this amendment agreement
(this "Agreement"),
including in the recitals hereto, shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms
in the Credit Agreement.
1.2
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References to Credit
Agreement.
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Upon
execution of this Agreement, the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to have been
amended as of the Amendment Effective Date (as that term is defined in Article
IV hereof). The terms "hereof", "herein", "this agreement" and
similar terms used in the Credit Agreement, shall mean and refer to, from and
after the Amendment Effective Date, the Credit Agreement as amended by this
Agreement.
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Continued
Effectiveness.
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Nothing
contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to be a waiver by the Agent or the
Lenders of compliance by the Borrowers and Guarantors of any covenant or
agreement contained in, or a waiver of any Default or Event of Default under,
the Credit Agreement or applicable Guarantee and each of the parties hereto
agree that the Credit Agreement as amended by this Agreement shall remain in
full force and effect.
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Benefit of the
Agreement.
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This
Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Borrowers, the
Guarantors, the Agent and the Lenders and their respective successors and
permitted assigns.
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Invalidity of any
Provisions.
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Any
provision of this Agreement which is prohibited by the laws of any jurisdiction
shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective only to the extent of such
prohibition in such jurisdiction without invalidating the remaining terms and
provisions hereof and no such invalidity shall affect the obligation of the
Borrower to pay the Secured Obligations in full.
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1.6
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Captions and
Heading.
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The
inclusion of headings preceding the text of the sections of this Agreement and
the headings following each Article in this Agreement are intended for
convenience of reference only and shall not affect in any way the construction
or interpretation thereof.
ARTICLE
II
AMENDMENTS
2.1
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Amendments
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Subject
to satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Article IV of this
Agreement, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
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(a)
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Section
1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following
defined terms in proper alphabetical sequence:
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(i)
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"Acquisition EBITDA"
means, for any particular period with respect to any Person, net income
(which, for the purposes of this definition, shall be the net income of
such Person as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles) excluding in the calculation of net income all extraordinary,
unusual and all other non-recurring items, foreign exchange losses or
gains and losses or gains on the repurchase or redemption of any
securities, plus, to the extent deducted in calculating such net income,
interest expense, other financing costs, income tax expenses, amortization,
depreciation and other non-cash
items.
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(ii)
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"Defaulting Lender" means
any Lender, as determined by the Agent, that has (a) failed to fund any
portion of its Loans or participations in Letters of Credit or Swingline
Loans within three Banking Days of the date required to be funded by it
hereunder, (b) notified the Borrowers, the Agent, the Issuing Lender, the
Swingline Lender or any Lender in writing that it does not intend to
comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement or has
made a public statement to the effect that it does not intend to comply
with its funding obligations under this Agreement or under other
agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) failed, within three
Banking Days after request by the Agent, to confirm that it will comply
with the terms of this Agreement relating to its obligations to fund
prospective Loans and participations in then outstanding Letters of Credit
and Swingline Loans, (d) otherwise failed to pay over to the Agent or any
other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within
three Banking Days of the date when due, unless the subject of a good
faith dispute, or (e) (i) become or is insolvent or has a parent company
that has become or is insolvent or (ii) become the subject of a bankruptcy
or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee or
custodian appointed for it, or has taken any action in furtherance of, or
indicating its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such
proceeding or appointment or has a parent company that has become the
subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver,
conservator, trustee or custodian appointed for it, or has taken any
action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of or
acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment.
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(iii)
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"Distribution" means (i)
the declaration, payment or setting aside for payment of any dividend or
other distribution on or in respect of any shares in the capital of
Vitran; and (ii) the redemption, retraction, purchase, retirement or other
acquisition, in whole or in part, of any shares in the capital of Vitran
or any securities, instruments or contractual rights capable of being
converted into, exchanged or exercised for shares in the capital of
Vitran, including, without limitation, options, warrants, conversion or
exchange privileges and similar rights.
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(iv)
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"EBITDAR" means, for any
particular period, with respect to any Company, EBITDA of such Company for
such period plus, to the extent deducted in determining Net Income of such
Company, Rent of such Company for such period, and, provided that for
purposes of calculating EBITDAR for any period, the EBITDAR during such
period attributable to any Acquisition by such Company or any Subsidiary
of such Company during such period shall be included on a pro forma basis
for such period (assuming the consummation of such Acquisition and the
incurrence or assumption of any Debt in connection therewith occurred on
the first day of such period) provided that such Company shall have
provided to the Agent and the Lenders, prior to the completion of the
Acquisition, (i) the most recently available consolidated balance sheet of
the Person that is the subject of such Acquisition (and its consolidated
Subsidiaries) and (ii) the most recently available consolidated statements
of income and of cash flows and all such financial statements have been
reviewed and reported on by independent accountants or are otherwise in
form and substance acceptable to the Agent.
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(v)
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"EBITDAR to Interest Expenses
and Rent Ratio" means, for a particular Fiscal Quarter, the ratio
of (i) Rolling EBITDAR of Vitran (on a consolidated basis) for such Fiscal
Quarter to (ii) Rolling Interest Expenses and Rent of Vitran (on a
consolidated basis) for such Fiscal Quarter.
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(vi)
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"LC Disbursement" means a
payment made by the Issuing Lender pursuant to a Letter of
Credit.
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(vii)
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"LC Exposure" means, at
any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding
Letters of Credit at such time plus (b) the aggregate amount of all LC
Disbursements that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of a
Borrower at such time. The LC Exposure of any Lender at any
time shall be its Pro Rata Share of the total LC Exposure at such
time.
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(viii)
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"Monthly Asset Coverage
Ratio" means, for a particular month, the ratio of (i) Receivables
Value of Vitran (on a consolidated basis) as at the last day of such month
plus the net book value, in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles, of Eligible Real Property and Eligible Equipment of Vitran (on
a consolidated basis) to (ii) Funded
Debt of Vitran (on a consolidated basis) for such
month.
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(ix)
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"Monthly U.S. Asset Coverage
Ratio" means, for a particular month, the ratio of (i) Receivables
Value of the U.S. Borrower (on a consolidated basis) as at the last day of
such month plus the net book value of Eligible Real Property and Eligible
Equipment of the U.S. Borrower (on a consolidated basis) to (ii) Funded
Debt of the U.S. Borrower (on a consolidated basis) for such
month.
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(x)
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"Revolving Credit
Exposure" means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of
the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Loans under the
Revolving Facility and its LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure at such
time.
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(xi)
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"Rent" of any Company
means the obligations of such Company to pay rent or other amounts under
any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or
personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are
required to be classified and accounted for as operating leases under
generally accepted accounting principles.
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(xii)
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"Rolling EBITDAR" means,
for any Fiscal Quarter, the aggregate of EBITDAR for such Fiscal Quarter
and for each of the three immediately preceding Fiscal
Quarters.
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(xiii)
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"Rolling Interest Expenses and
Rent" means, for any Fiscal Quarter, the aggregate of Interest
Expenses plus Rent for such Fiscal Quarter and for each of the three
immediately preceding Fiscal Quarters.
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"Swingline Exposure"
means, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of all Swingline Loans
outstanding at such time. The Swingline Exposure of any Lender
at any time shall be its Pro Rata Share of the total Swingline Exposure at
such time.
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(b)
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The
definition of "ABR Canada" in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is
hereby amended by inserting the following sentence at the end of such
definition: "Any change in ABR Canada due to a change in the Base Rate
Canada shall be effective from and including the effective date of such
change in Base Rate Canada.".
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(c)
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The
definition of "ABR New York" in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is
hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
following:
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""ABR New York" means, at any
particular time, the variable rate of interest per annum, calculated on the
basis of a 360-day year, which is equal to the greater of (a) the Base Rate New
York at such time, (b) the aggregate of (i) the Federal Funds Effective Rate at
such time and (ii) ½ of 1% per annum and (c) LIBOR for a one month Interest
Period on such day (or if such day is not a Banking Day, the immediately
preceding Banking Day) plus 1% per annum. Any change in ABR New York due to a
change in Base Rate New York, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or LIBOR shall be
effective from and including the effective date of such change in Base Rate New
York, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or LIBOR, respectively."
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(d)
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The
definition of "EBITDA" in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby
amended by inserting the phrase "(including, without limitation,
share-based compensation)" on the ninth line thereof following the phrase
"other non cash expenses".
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(e)
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Section
9.4 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following:
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"9.4
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Mandatory Prepayments under the
Credit Facilities. Until December 31, 2009, 100% of the
proceeds of any Permitted Disposition or any sale, assignment, transfer,
conveyance or other disposition of any (i) real estate of any Obligor,
(ii) rolling stock (including without limitation motor vehicles, tractors
and trailers) of any Obligor in an aggregate amount in excess of
$1,000,000 to the extent the proceeds from such sale are not reinvested by
the applicable Obligor in rolling stock within 90 days of such sale, or
(iii) any other assets of the Obligors in an aggregate amount in excess of
$1,000,000, in each case net of all expenses of disposition and all taxes
related thereto, shall be applied as a mandatory prepayment of the Credit
Facilities on the completion of such Permitted Disposition or such other
sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, lease or
disposition. Prior to October 1, 2009, any such prepayment
shall be applied firstly to the prepayment of outstanding credit under the
Revolving Facility, and secondly, if no credit remains outstanding under
the Revolving Facility, such proceeds shall be deposited in an account at
JPMorgan Canada as cash collateral for the Secured Obligations. From
October 1, 2009 to and including December 31, 2009, any such prepayment
shall be applied firstly to the prepayment of outstanding credit under the
Term Facility (up to a maximum of $10,000,000), secondly to the prepayment
of outstanding credit under the Revolving Facility, and thirdly such
proceeds shall be deposited in an account at JPMorgan Canada as cash
collateral for the Secured Obligations. On September 30, 2009, the
Borrowers must make a drawdown under the Revolving Facility in the amount
of all prepayments made under the Revolving Facility pursuant to this
Section (up to a maximum of $10,000,000) and use the proceeds of such
drawdown to make a prepayment of outstanding credit under the Term
Facility (the "Term
Repayment"). The first $10,000,000 which is prepaid under the
Revolving Facility pursuant to this Section may not be re-borrowed until
such time as the Term Repayment is made. Any amount over $10,000,000 which
is prepaid under the Revolving Facility pursuant to this Section on
or before September 30, 2009 may not be re-borrowed. Amounts which are
prepaid under the Revolving Facility pursuant to this Section between
October 1, 2009 and December 31, 2009 may not be re-borrowed. Amounts
which are prepaid under the Term Facility as aforesaid may not be
re-borrowed."
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Section
11.1(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by (i) renumbering
subsection (vi) to be subsection (vii), and (ii) inserting a new
subsection (vi) as follows:
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"(vi)
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within
20 days after the end of each month (A) a copy of the unaudited
consolidated balance sheet and income statement of Vitran, (B) a copy of
the unaudited consolidated balance sheet and income statement of the U.S.
Borrower prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles, and (C) a compliance certificate of Vitran confirming the
Monthly Asset Coverage Ratio and the Monthly U.S. Asset Coverage Ratio for
such month;"
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(g)
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Section
11.1(b) of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following paragraph:
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"(b)
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Debt to EBITDA
Ratio. Vitran shall maintain the Debt to EBITDA Ratio
(i) for the Fiscal Quarter ending December 31, 2008 at less than or equal
to 5.50 to 1, (ii) for the Fiscal Quarter ending March 31, 2009 at less
than or equal to 6.75 to 1, (iii) for the Fiscal Quarter ending June 30,
2009 at less than or equal to 6.75 to 1, (iv) for the Fiscal Quarter
ending September 30, 2009 at less than or equal to 5.75 to 1, (v) for the
Fiscal Quarter ending December 31, 2009 at less than or equal to 4.25 to
1, and (vi) for each Fiscal Quarter thereafter at less than or equal to
3.25 to 1."
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(h)
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Section
11.1(c) of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following paragraph:
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"(c)
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U.S. Borrower Debt to EBITDA
Ratio. The U.S. Borrower shall maintain the U.S.
Borrower Debt to EBITDA Ratio (i) for the Fiscal Quarter ending December
31, 2008 at less than or equal to 3.25 to 1, (ii) for the Fiscal Quarter
ending March 31, 2009 at less than or equal to 5.00 to 1, (iii) for the
Fiscal Quarter ending June 30, 2009 at less than or equal to 5.00 to 1
(iv) for the Fiscal Quarter ending September 30, 2009 at less than or
equal to 3.25 to 1, and (v) for each Fiscal Quarter thereafter at less
than or equal to 2.50 to 1."
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(i)
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Section
11.1(d) of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following paragraph:
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"(d)
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EBITDAR to Interest Expenses
and Rent Ratio. Vitran shall maintain the EBITDAR to
Interest Expenses and Rent Ratio (i) for the Fiscal Quarter ending
December 31, 2008 at greater than or equal to 1.60 to 1, (ii) for the
Fiscal Quarter ending March 31, 2009 at greater than or equal to 1.40 to
1, (iii) for the Fiscal Quarter ending June 30, 2009 at greater than or
equal to 1.30 to 1, (iv) for the Fiscal Quarter
ending September 30, 2009 at greater than or equal to 1.35 to 1, and (v)
for each Fiscal Quarter thereafter at greater than or equal to 1.50 to
1.
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(j)
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Section
11.1(e) of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following paragraph:
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"(e)
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Asset
Coverage. For the period through and including December
31, 2009, the Borrowers shall, for each month, maintain the
Monthly Asset Coverage Ratio at greater than or equal to 1.40 to 1. From
and after January 1, 2010, the Borrowers shall, for each Fiscal
Quarter, maintain the Asset Coverage Ratio at greater than or equal to
1.30 to 1."
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(k)
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Section
11.1(f) of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following paragraph:
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"(f)
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U.S. Asset
Coverage. For the period through and including December
31, 2009, the U.S. Borrower shall, for each month, maintain the Monthly
U.S. Asset Coverage Ratio at greater than or equal to 1.40 to 1. From and
after January 1, 2010, the U.S. Borrower shall, for each Fiscal
Quarter, maintain the U.S. Asset Coverage Ratio at greater than or equal
to 1.30 to 1."
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(l)
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Section
11.1(g) of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following paragraph:
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"(g) Equity. Equity
shall at all times exceed US$155,000,000."
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(m)
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Section
11.1(j) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by (i) deleting the
phrase "and Acquisitions" on the seventh line thereof following the phrase
"Capital Expenditures" and (ii) inserting the sentence "For greater
certainty, the making of a Distribution shall not be a permitted purpose
for the proceeds of credit obtained under the Credit Facilities." at the
end of such Section.
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(n)
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Section
11.1(r) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by (i) inserting the
phrase "within thirty days of such Person becoming a Subsidiary" on the
second line thereof following the phrase "after the date hereof to" and
(ii) inserting the phrase "within thirty days of such Person becoming a
Subsidiary," on the seventh line thereof following the phrase "cause to be
executed and delivered,".
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(o)
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Section
11.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following
Sections 11.1(hh), (ii), (jj) and (kk) after Section
11.1(gg):
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"(hh)
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Perfection of Rolling Stock.
The Borrowers shall, and shall cause each of the Obligors to, on or
before April 30, 2009 or such later date as agreed to in writing by the
Agent in its sole discretion, in respect of 85% or more (calculated by net
book value) of the Obligors' motor vehicles (including without limitation
tractors and trailers but excluding motor vehicles currently contemplated
to be sold as confirmed to the Agent in writing) (a) register Personal Property Security
Act financing statements in favour of the Agent, in form and
substance satisfactory to the Agent, in each applicable Canadian
jurisdiction describing such motor vehicles registered in Canada (or in
any Province therein) and including each such motor vehicle's vehicle
identification number, or (b) cause the lien of the Agent in and to such
motor vehicles to be duly noted on the applicable certificates of title or
to be otherwise filed in such manner as is prescribed by law in order to
perfect such lien and will cause all such certificates of title and
evidences of lien to be deposited with the
Agent.
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(ii)
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Las Vegas/L.A. Express,
Inc. The Borrowers will cause Las Vegas/L.A. Express,
Inc. to, on or before January 31, 2009, (i) execute and deliver an
assumption and supplement agreement to the applicable Guarantee, (ii)
grant to the Agent a security interest in all of its present and future
undertaking and assets, and (iii) execute and deliver, or cause to be
executed and delivered, all other relevant documentation (including
without limitation opinions of counsel, corporate organizational and
authorizing documents and an officer's certificate) as the Agent shall
reasonably request.
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(jj)
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Minimum Rolling Twelve Month
EBITDA. Vitran shall maintain Rolling EBITDA (i) for the
Fiscal Quarter ending March 31, 2009 at greater than or equal to
$22,500,000, (ii) for the Fiscal Quarter ending June 30, 2009 at greater
than or equal to $20,000,000, (iii) for the Fiscal Quarter ending
September 30, 2009 at greater than or equal to $22,500,000, and (iv) for
the Fiscal Quarter ending December 31, 2009 at greater than or equal to
$25,000,000.
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(kk)
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Field Exams. Each
of the Borrowers shall, and shall cause each of the other Obligors to, on
or before March 31, 2009 or such later date as agreed to in writing by the
Agent in its sole discretion, permit the Agent (or any appraiser,
consultant, agent or other third party satisfactory to it) to inspect its
rolling stock and accounts receivable and to the extent applicable
inventory, to perform appraisals of the rolling stock of any Borrower or
other Obligor, and, in the Agent’s sole discretion, to inspect, examine,
check and make copies of, and extracts from, the books, records, computer
data, computer programs, journals, orders, receipts, correspondence and
other data relating to such rolling stock, accounts receivable and
inventory, the scope of such appraisals, inspections, exams and checks
must be reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and the results of which will
be compiled in reports distributed to the Agent, the Lenders and the
Borrowers. All such appraisals, inspections, exams and checks by the
Agent shall be at the sole expense of the Borrowers."
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(p)
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Section
11.2(d) of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following paragraph:
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"(d)
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Investments. The
Borrowers shall not, and shall not suffer or permit any of the
Subsidiaries to (A) for the period through and including December 31, 2009
(i) invest in any other entity or entities, singly or in the aggregate, by
way of equity investment or otherwise or (ii) provide any financial
assistance (by way of loan, guarantee or otherwise) to any other entity
other than by way of investments in or financial assistance to any of the
Obligors, and (B) from and after January 1, 2010 (i) invest in any other
entity or entities, singly or in the aggregate, by way of equity
investment or otherwise or (ii) provide any financial assistance (by way
of loan, guarantee or otherwise) to any other entity, in an aggregate
amount greater than US$2,000,000 or the Canadian Dollar Equivalent
thereof, other than by way of investments in or financial assistance to
any of the Obligors. Nothing in this Section 11.2(d) shall
prevent any Borrower nor any Subsidiary from making any Acquisition as
permitted by Section 11.2(g)."
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(q)
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Section
11.2(f) of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the following paragraph:
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"(f)
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Dispositions of
Assets. For the period through and including December
31, 2009, the Borrowers shall not, and shall not suffer or permit any of
the Subsidiaries to, sell, assign, transfer, convey, lease (as lessor) or
otherwise dispose of any of their respective assets including any
disposition as part of a sale and leaseback transaction other than (i) the
sale, lease or other disposition by the applicable Obligor of obsolete
assets and assets sold in the ordinary course of business, in an aggregate
amount not to exceed $3,000,000, (ii) the sale, lease or other disposition
by the applicable Obligor of the properties listed on Part III of Schedule
H hereto, and (iii) any other disposition of assets of any of the
Companies which is expressly consented to in writing by all of the
Lenders. From and after January 1, 2010, the Borrowers shall not, and
shall not suffer or permit any of the Subsidiaries to, sell, assign,
transfer, convey, lease (as lessor) or otherwise dispose of any of their
respective assets including any disposition as part of a sale and
leaseback transaction out of the ordinary course of business other than
Permitted Dispositions."
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(r)
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Section
11.2 (g) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by (i) replacing the
"," at the end of subparagraph (vi) with a ";" and (ii) inserting new
subparagraphs (vii) and (viii) as follows:
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"(vii)
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in
respect of any Acquisition paid for in stock to be made on or before
December 31, 2009, the Borrowers must (A) provide written confirmation to
the Agent that the business or line of business represented by such assets
or entity that is the subject of such Acquisition shall have a positive
Acquisition EBITDA for the four Fiscal Quarters immediately preceding the
completion of the Acquisition as established by the financial statements
described in paragraph (i) of the definition of EBITDA, and (B) obtain the
prior written consent of the Majority Lenders to such Acquisition, which
consent is to be provided or withheld in the sole discretion of each
Lender; and
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(viii)
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in
respect of any Acquisition paid for in cash (in whole or in part) to be
made on or before December 31, 2009, the Borrowers must obtain the prior
written consent of each of the Lenders to such Acquisition, which consent
is to be provided or withheld in the sole discretion of each
Lender,"
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(s)
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Section
11.2 (p) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the
sentence "In addition, Vitran shall not make any Distribution to any
Person on or before December 31, 2009." at the end of such
Section.
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(t)
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Section
11.2 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following
Section 11.2(s) at the end of such Section:
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"(s)
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Restriction on Capital
Expenditures. Until January 1, 2010, the Borrowers shall not, and
shall not suffer or permit any of the Subsidiaries to, make or commit to
make any Capital Expenditures in an aggregate amount in excess of
$10,000,000."
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(u)
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Article
16 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following
Section 16.14 after Section 16.13:
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"16.14 Defaulting
Lenders . Notwithstanding any provision of this
Agreement to the contrary, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the
following provisions shall apply for so long as such Lender is a Defaulting
Lender:
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(a)
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fees shall cease to accrue on the
unfunded portion of the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender pursuant to
Section 7.6;
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(b)
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the Commitment and Revolving
Credit Exposure of such Defaulting Lender shall not be included in
determining whether all Lenders or the Majority Lenders have taken or may
take any action hereunder (including any consent to any amendment or
waiver pursuant to Section 14.14), provided that any waiver,
amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each
affected Lender which affects such Defaulting Lender differently than
other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting
Lender;
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(c)
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if any Swingline Exposure or LC
Exposure exists at the time a Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender
then:
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(i)
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all or any part of such Swingline
Exposure and LC Exposure shall be reallocated among the non-Defaulting
Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Share (with the
Defaulting Lender's Individual Commitment being excluded from the
aggregate of the Individual Commitments of all of the Lenders) but only to
the extent (x) the sum of all non-Defaulting Lenders' Revolving Credit
Exposures plus such Defaulting Lender's Swingline Exposure and LC Exposure
does not exceed the total of all non-Defaulting Lenders' Individual
Commitments and (y) the conditions set forth in Section 12.1 are satisfied
at such time; and
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(ii)
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if the reallocation described in
clause (i) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrowers
shall within one Banking Day following notice by the Agent (x) first,
prepay such Swingline Exposure and (y) second, cash collateralize such
Defaulting Lender's LC Exposure (after giving effect to any partial
reallocation pursuant to clause (i) above) in accordance with the
procedures set forth in Section 9.10 for so long as such LC Exposure is
outstanding;
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(iii)
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if the Borrowers cash collateralize any portion
of such Defaulting Lender's LC Exposure pursuant to Section 16.14(c), the
Borrowers shall not be required to pay any fees to such Defaulting Lender
pursuant to Section 7.9 with respect to such Defaulting Lender's LC
Exposure during the period such Defaulting Lender's LC Exposure is cash
collateralized;
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(iv)
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if the LC Exposure of the
non-Defaulting Lenders is reallocated pursuant to Section 16.14(c), then
the fees payable to the Lenders pursuant to Section 7.6 and Section 7.9
shall be adjusted in accordance with such non-Defaulting Lenders' Pro Rata
Share; or
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(v)
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if any Defaulting Lender's LC
Exposure is neither cash collateralized nor reallocated pursuant to
Section 16.14(c), then, without prejudice to any rights or remedies of the
Issuing Lender or any Lender hereunder, all standby fees that otherwise
would have been payable to such Defaulting Lender (solely with respect to
the portion of such Defaulting Lender's Individual Commitment that was
utilized by such LC Exposure) and issuance fees payable under Section 7.9
with respect to such Defaulting Lender's LC Exposure shall be payable to
the Issuing Lender until such LC Exposure is cash collateralized and/or
reallocated;
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(d)
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so long as any Lender is a
Defaulting Lender,
the Swingline Lender shall not be required to fund any Swingline Loan and
the Issuing Lender shall not be required to issue, amend or increase any
Letter of Credit, unless it is satisfied that the related exposure will be
100% covered by the Individual Commitments of the non-Defaulting Lenders
and/or cash collateral will be provided by the Borrowers in accordance
with Section 16.14(c), and participating interests in any such newly
issued or increased Letter of Credit or newly made Swingline Loan shall be
allocated among non-Defaulting Lenders in a manner consistent with Section
16.14(c)(i) (and Defaulting Lenders shall not participate therein);
and
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(e)
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any amount payable to such
Defaulting Lender hereunder (whether on account of principal, interest,
fees or otherwise and including any amount that would otherwise be payable
to such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 3.10) shall, in lieu of
being distributed to such Defaulting Lender, be retained by the Agent in a
segregated account and, subject to any applicable requirements of law, be
applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Agent (i) first,
to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Agent
hereunder, (ii) second, pro rata, to the payment of any amounts owing by
such Defaulting Lender to the Issuing Lender or Swingline Lender
hereunder, (iii) third, if so determined by the Agent or requested by an
Issuing Lender or Swingline Lender, held in such account as cash
collateral for future funding obligations of the Defaulting Lender of any
participating interest in any Swingline Loan or Letter of Credit, (iv)
fourth, to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting
Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this
Agreement, as determined by the Agent, (v) fifth, if so determined by the
Agent and the Borrower, held in such account as cash collateral for future
funding obligations of the Defaulting Lender of any Loans under this
Agreement, (vi) sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders
or an Issuing Lender or Swingline Lender as a result of any judgment of a
court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender or such Issuing
Lender or Swingline Lender against such Defaulting Lender as a result of
such Defaulting Lender's breach of its obligations under this Agreement,
(vii) seventh, to the payment of any amounts owing to a Borrower as a
result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by
such Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such
Defaulting Lender's breach of its obligations under this Agreement, and
(viii) eighth, to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a
court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if such payment is (x) a
prepayment of the
principal amount of any Loans or reimbursement obligations in respect of
LC Disbursements which a Defaulting Lender has funded its participation
obligations and (y) made at a time when the conditions set forth in
Section 12.1 are satisfied, such payment shall be applied solely to prepay
the Loans of, and reimbursement obligations owed to, all non-Defaulting
Lenders pro rata prior to being applied to the prepayment of any Loans, or
reimbursement obligations owed to, any Defaulting
Lender.
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In the event that the Agent, the
Borrower, the Issuing Lender and the Swingline Lender each agrees that a
Defaulting Lender has adequately remedied all matters that caused such Lender to
be a Defaulting Lender, then the Swingline Exposure and LC Exposure of the
Lenders shall be readjusted to reflect the inclusion of such Lender's Individual
Commitment and on such date such Lender shall purchase at par such of the Loans
of the other Lenders (other than Swingline Loans) as the Agent shall determine
may be necessary in order for such Lender to hold such Loans in accordance with
its Pro Rata Share."
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(r)
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Schedule
A to the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced
with Schedule A attached hereto.
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(s)
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Schedule
C to the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced
with Schedule C attached hereto.
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2.2
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Confirmation.
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Each
of the Borrowers confirms and agrees with the Agent and the Lenders that its
right to request an increase in the Revolving Facility Available Amount pursuant
to Section 2.6 of the Credit Agreement is hereby suspended until December 31,
2009.
ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
3.1
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Representations and
Warranties.
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Each
of the Borrowers and the Guarantors hereby represents and warrants to the Agent
and each Lender as follows (which representations and warranties shall survive
the execution and delivery of this Agreement, acknowledging that the Agent and
the Lenders are relying thereon without independent inquiry in entering into
this Agreement):
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(a)
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Status and
Power. Each Company is a corporation duly incorporated
or amalgamated and organized and validly existing under the laws of its
jurisdiction of incorporation or amalgamation. Each Company is
duly qualified, registered or licensed in all jurisdictions where such
qualification, registration or licensing is required for such Company to
carry on its business, except where failure to do so could not reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each Company has
all requisite capacity, power and authority to own, hold under licence or
lease its properties, to carry on its business and to otherwise enter
into, and carry out the transactions contemplated by, the Loan Documents
to which it is a party. None of the Obligors is an "investment
company" within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended.
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(b)
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Authorization and Enforcement
of Loan Documents. All necessary action, corporate or
otherwise, has been taken to authorize the execution, delivery and
performance by each Obligor of this Agreement. Each Obligor has
duly executed and delivered this Agreement. This Agreement
constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Obligor,
enforceable against each Obligor by the Agent and the Lenders in
accordance with its terms, except to the extent that the enforceability
thereof may be limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
moratorium, reorganization and other laws of general application limiting
the enforcement of creditors' rights generally and (ii) the fact that the
courts may deny the granting or enforcement of equitable
rights.
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(c)
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Compliance with Other
Instruments. The execution, delivery and performance by
each Obligor of this Agreement, and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated herein, do not and will not conflict with, result in any
breach or violation of, or constitute a default under the terms,
conditions or provisions of the articles of incorporation (or
amalgamation, as applicable) or by-laws of the Obligors, any Applicable
Law or any agreement, lease, licence, permit or other instrument to which
any Obligor is a party or is otherwise bound or by which any
Obligor benefits or to which its property is subject and do not require
the consent or approval of any Official Body or any other Person except as
has been obtained. Each Obligor has complied with all
Applicable Law in respect of this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated herein.
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(d)
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Compliance with
Laws. None of the Companies are in violation of any
agreement, employee benefit plan, pension plan, mortgage, franchise,
licence, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or regulation relating in
any way to itself, to the operation of its business or to its property or
assets and which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
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(e)
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Default. No
Default or Event of Default under the Credit Agreement has occurred or is
continuing.
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ARTICLE
IV
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT
4.1
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Conditions
Precedent.
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This
Agreement shall not become effective until the Agent and the Lenders shall have
received the following each dated on or before the date hereof and all in form
and substance satisfactory to the Agent and the Majority Lenders (the date on
which such conditions precedent are satisfied is hereinafter referred to as the
"Amendment
Effective Date"):
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(a)
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this
Agreement shall have been duly executed and delivered to the Agent and
each of the Lenders on behalf of the Borrowers and the
Guarantors;
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(b)
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the
Agent shall have received payment of all fees required by them in
connection with this Agreement and the fee letter dated as of the date
hereof between the Borrowers and the
Agent;
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(c)
|
the
Lenders party to this Agreement shall have received payment of an upfront
fee in an amount equal to 50.0 bps of each such Lender's Individual
Commitment;
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(d)
|
a
duly certified resolution of the board of directors of each Borrower
authorizing it to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this
Agreement;
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(e)
|
a
certificate of a senior officer of each Borrower setting forth specimen
signatures of the individuals authorized to sign on their respective
behalf;
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(f)
|
a
certificate of status or good standing for each Borrower issued by the
appropriate governmental body or agency of the jurisdiction in which such
Borrower is incorporated or formed;
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(g)
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a
certificate of a senior officer of each Borrower certifying that, inter
alia, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or
would occur or continue immediately after this Agreement becoming
effective;
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(h)
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opinions
of Borrowers' legal counsel with respect to, inter alia, each Borrower,
the enforceability of this Agreement and as to such other matters as the
Agent may reasonably request, and otherwise in form and substance
satisfactory to the Agent; and
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(i)
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the
Agent shall have received all such other certificates, documents,
opinions, and information that it reasonably
requests.
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ARTICLE
V
CONSENT AND
CONFIRMATION
5.1
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Guarantors
Consent
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Each
of the Guarantors hereby consents to the amendments to the Credit Agreement
provided for in this Agreement and hereby confirms that its respective Guarantee
remains in full force and effect with respect to the Secured Obligations under
the Credit Agreement as amended by this Agreement.
ARTICLE
VI
MISCELLANEOUS
6.1
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Further
Assurances.
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Each
of the parties hereto agrees to execute and deliver or cause to be executed and
delivered all such instruments and to take all such action as the other party
may reasonably request, and at the expense of such other party in order to more
fully effectuate and accomplish the intent and purposes of and to carry out the
terms of this Agreement.
6.2
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Governing
Law.
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This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable
therein.
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6.3
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Consent to
Jurisdiction.
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Each
of the Borrowers and the Guarantors hereby irrevocably submit to the
non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario in respect
of any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement
and hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of any such action,
suit or proceeding may be heard and determined in any such Ontario
court. Each of the Borrowers and the Guarantors hereby irrevocably
waive, to the fullest extent they may effectively do so, the defense of an
inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or
proceeding. Each of the Borrowers and the Guarantors agree that a
final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding shall be conclusive and
may be enforced in another jurisdiction by suit on the judgment or in any other
manner provided by law. Nothing in this Section 6.3 shall affect the right of
the Agent (on behalf of the Lenders) to bring any suit, action or proceeding
against the Borrowers and the Guarantors (or any one or more of them) or their
respective assets in the courts of any other jurisdiction.
6.4
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Time of the
Essence.
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Time
shall be of the essence in this Agreement in all respects.
6.5
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Counterparts.
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This
Agreement may be executed and delivered in any number of counterparts, each of
which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all
of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
agreement. Counterparts may be executed and delivered in original,
facsimile or portable document format (pdf) form to the other parties hereto and
the parties hereto agree to accept any such executed counterparts as original
signed versions of this Agreement.
[SIGNATURE
PAGES TO FOLLOW]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties
have executed this Agreement on the date first set out above.
VITRAN
CORPORATION INC.
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: President and
Chief Executive Officer
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VITRAN
EXPRESS CANADA INC.
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
|
VITRAN
CORPORATION
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Chief
Executive Officer
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JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as
Agent
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title:
Vice President
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JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A.,
Toronto
Branch, as Canadian Lender
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title:
Vice President
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JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A.
as
U.S. Lender
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title:
Vice President
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FIFTH
THIRD BANK,
as
U.S. Lender
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title:
Vice President
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FIFTH
THIRD BANK,
Canadian
Branch, as Canadian Lender
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Title:
Vice President and Principal Officer
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XXXXX
FARGO BANK, N.A.
as
U.S. Lender
By:
/s/
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx XX
Title:
Vice President
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XXXXX FARGO FINANCIAL
CORPORATION CANADA,
as
Canadian Lender
By:
/s/
Xxxx
Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxxx Xxxxxx
Title:
Vice President
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NATIONAL
CITY BANK,
as
U.S. Lender
By: /s/ Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title:
Senior Vice President
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NATIONAL
CITY BANK,
Canada
Branch, as Canadian Lender
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Title:
Senior Vice President
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BANK OF
MONTREAL
Chicago
Branch as U.S. Lender
By:
Name:
Title:
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BANK
OF MONTREAL,
as
Canadian Lender
By:
Name:
Title:
|
BANK
OF AMERICA, N.A.
as
U.S. Lender
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx
X’Xxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. X’Xxxxxxxx
Title:
Senior Vice President
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BANK
OF AMERICA, N.A.
Canada
Branch, as Canadian Lender
By:
/s/
Xxxxxx Sales Xx
Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxx Sales Xx Xxxxxxx
Title:
Vice President
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NATIONAL
BANK OF CANADA,
New
York Branch, as U.S. Lender
By: /s/
Xxxxxxx
Xxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Title:
Vice President
By: /s/
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
Title:
Vice President
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NATIONAL
BANK OF CANADA,
as
Canadian Lender
By:
/s/
Xxx
Xxxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title:
Director
By:
/s/
Xxx
Xxxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title:
Managing Director
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LAURENTIAN
BANK OF CANADA,
as
Canadian Lender
By:
/s/
Xxx
Xxxxxx
Name:
Xxx Xxxxxx
Title:
Senior Manager
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By:
/s/
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title:
Senior Manager
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VITRAN
LOGISTICS LIMITED
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title:
Authorized Signatory
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EXPÉDITEUR
T.W. LTÉE
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title:
Authorized Signatory
|
1124708
ONTARIO INC.
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title:
Authorized Signatory
|
1124709
ONTARIO INC.
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title:
Authorized Signatory
|
CAN-AM
LOGISTICS INC.
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title:
Authorized Signatory
|
1098304
ONTARIO INC.
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title:
Authorized Signatory
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ROUT-WAY
EXPRESS LINES LTD./LES
SERVICES
ROUTIERS EXPRESS ROUT LTÉE
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title:
Authorized Signatory
|
XXXXX
HOLDINGS INC.
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title:
Authorized Signatory
|
VITRAN
ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS INC.
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title:
Authorized Signatory
|
SOUTHERN
EXPRESS LINE OF ONTARIO LIMITED
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title:
Authorized Signatory
|
0772703
B.C. LTD.
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title:
Authorized Signatory
|
1277050
ALBERTA INC.
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title:
Authorized Signatory
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VITRAN
EXPRESS, INC.
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title:
Authorized Signatory
|
VITRAN
EXPRESS WEST INC.
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title:
Authorized Signatory
|
KANSAS
MOTOR FREIGHT CORP.
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title:
Authorized Signatory
|
X.X.
XXXXXXXXXXX, INC.
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title:
Authorized Signatory
|
VITRAN
LOGISTICS, INC.
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title:
Authorized Signatory
|
FRONTIER
TRANSPORT CORPORATION
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title:
Authorized Signatory
|
PJAX,
INC.
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title:
Authorized Signatory
|
VITRAN
LOGISTICS CORP.
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title:
Authorized Signatory
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SCHEDULE
A
PRICING
GRID
APPLICABLE
MARGIN
Pricing
Level
|
Debt
to
EBITDA
Ratio
|
BA
Fee
LIBOR
+
LC/LG
Fee*
(bp)
|
Prime+
Base
Rate Canada
Base
Rate New York
(bp)
|
Standby
Commitment
Fee
(bp)
|
Level
I
|
<3.
00x
|
250.0
|
150.0
|
50.0
|
Level
II
|
≥3.00
and
<
3.50x
|
300.0
|
200.0
|
50.0
|
Level
III
|
≥3.50
and
<
4.00x
|
350.0
|
250.0
|
50.0
|
Level
IV
|
≥4.00
and
<
4.50x
|
400.00
|
300.0
|
50.0
|
Level
V
|
≥4.50x
|
450.0
|
350.0
|
50.0
|
*LCs
& LGs will be subject to a fronting fee of 12.5
bps