WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP. AND WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS INTERNATIONAL LTD. as Borrowers - and - THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA as Co-Lead Arranger, Joint Bookrunner and Administrative Agent - and - BANK OF MONTREAL as Co-Lead Arranger, Joint Bookrunner and...
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WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP. AND WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS INTERNATIONAL LTD.
as Borrowers
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THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
as Co-Lead Arranger, Joint Bookrunner and Administrative Agent
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BANK OF MONTREAL
as Co-Lead Arranger, Joint Bookrunner and Syndication Agent
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CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE, NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA,
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA AND THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK
as Co-Documentation Agents
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BANK OF MONTREAL AND ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
as Co-Lead Sustainability Structuring Agents and Coordinators
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THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA AND CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE
as Co-Sustainability Agents
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THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, BANK OF MONTREAL, CANADIAN IMPERIAL
BANK OF COMMERCE, ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, THE TORONTO-DOMINION
BANK, EXPORT DEVELOPMENT CANADA, NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA AND
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., CANADA BRANCH
as Lenders
SECOND AMENDING AGREEMENT TO THE SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING TERM FACILITY CREDIT AGREEMENT |
Dated as of June [25], 2024
SECOND AMENDING AGREEMENT TO
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING TERM FACILITY CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT dated as of the [25th] day of June, 2024.
BETWEEN:
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, a Canadian chartered bank
(herein, in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders, called the "Administrative Agent")
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WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP., a corporation continued under the laws of the Province of Ontario, and WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS INTERNATIONAL LTD., an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands,
(herein called the "Borrowers")
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THE SEVERAL LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT
(herein and therein in their capacities as lenders to the Borrowers, collectively called the "Lenders" and individually called a "Lender")
WHEREAS the Borrowers, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent entered into a second amended and restated revolving term facility credit agreement dated as of July 18, 2022, in connection with a certain credit facility in favour of the Borrowers, as amended by the first amending agreement dated as of June 22, 2023 (the "Credit Agreement");
AND WHEREAS the Borrowers, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent hereto wish to amend certain provisions of the Credit Agreement;
NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSES that, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties covenant and agree as follows:
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ARTICLE 1
DEFINED TERMS
1.1 Capitalized Terms
All capitalized terms which are used herein without being specifically defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement.
ARTICLE 2
AMENDMENTS TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
2.1 General Rule
Subject to the terms and conditions herein contained, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to the extent necessary to give effect to the provisions of this agreement and to incorporate the provisions of this agreement into the Credit Agreement.
2.2 Defined Terms
(a) The definition of "Maturity Date" in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced by the following:
""Maturity Date" means June [25], 2029."
ARTICLE 3
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
3.1 Representations and Warranties
To induce the Lenders and the Administrative Agent to enter into this agreement, the Borrowers hereby represent and warrant to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent that the representations and warranties of the Borrowers which are contained in Section 10.1 of the Credit Agreement, as hereby amended, are true and correct on the date hereof as if made on the date hereof.
ARTICLE 4
CONDITION PRECEDENT
4.1 Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of this Agreement
This agreement shall not become effective until the following conditions precedent are fulfilled:
(a) this agreement shall have been executed and delivered by each of the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders;
(b) the attached acknowledgement and consent shall have been executed and delivered by each Guarantor to the Administrative Agent;
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(c) the Borrowers shall have paid to the Lenders and to The Bank of Nova Scotia and Bank of Montreal, in their respective capacities as co-lead arrangers of the Credit Facility (the "Joint-Lead Arrangers") all fees and expenses required to be paid in connection with the fee letter of even date executed by the Borrowers and the Joint-Lead Arrangers.
ARTICLE 5
MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 No Default
The Borrowers represent and warrant to and in favour of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that no Default has occurred and is continuing as at the date this agreement becomes effective and no Default would arise immediately thereafter.
5.2 Future References to the Credit Agreement
On and after the date of this agreement, each reference in the Credit Agreement to "this agreement", "hereunder", "hereof", or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, and each reference in any related document to the "Credit Agreement", "thereunder", "thereof", or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby. The Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, is and shall continue to be in full force and effect and is hereby in all respects ratified and confirmed.
5.3 Governing Law
This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario.
5.4 Enurement
This agreement shall enure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
5.5 Conflict
If any provision of this agreement is inconsistent or conflicts with any provision of the Credit Agreement, the relevant provision of this agreement shall prevail and be paramount. This agreement shall not create any novation.
5.6 No Waiver
This agreement shall not limit, impair or constitute a waiver of the rights, powers or remedies available to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders under the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document.
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5.7 Credit Document
This agreement shall be deemed to be a Credit Document.
5.8 Further Assurances
Each Borrower shall do, execute and deliver or shall cause to be done, executed and delivered all such further acts, documents and things as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request for the purpose of giving effect to this agreement and to each and every provision hereof.
5.9 Counterparts
This agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this agreement on the date first above written.
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THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as Administrative Agent |
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CONSENT
The undersigned, each being a guarantor of the applicable Obligations under, inter alia, the Credit Agreement, hereby acknowledge, agree to and consent to the foregoing amendments to the Credit Agreement and hereby confirm their obligations under their respective Guarantee.
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SILVER WHEATON LUXEMBOURG S.À ▇.▇. |
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