Exhibit 10.1

 

[Execution Copy]

 

FIRST AMENDMENT TO FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

This agreement dated as of June 6, 2017 is made among:

 

TUCOWS.COM CO.

TING FIBER, INC.

TING INC.

TUCOWS (DELAWARE) INC. and

TUCOWS (EMERALD), LLC

(as Borrowers)

 

- and -

 

TUCOWS INC.

(as a Guarantor)

 

- and -

 

THE LENDERS PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT

(as Lenders)

 

- and -

 

BANK OF MONTREAL

as Administrative Agent

 

 

WHEREAS the undersigned are parties to the first amended and restated credit
agreement dated January 20, 2017 (the "Credit Agreement");

 

NOW THEREFORE for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged by each party, the parties agree as follows:

 

1.

Terms used herein as defined terms shall have the respective meanings ascribed
thereto in the Credit Agreement, unless otherwise defined herein.

 

2.

The parties acknowledge that on the eNom Closing Date an Advance was made under
Facility D in the principal amount of Eighty-Four Million Four Hundred
Ninety-Eight Thousand Dollars ($84,498,000) and in accordance with Section 5.01
of the Credit Agreement the unadvanced portion of Facility D in the amount of
Five Hundred Two Thousand Dollars ($502,000) was cancelled. The Borrowers hereby
request that the Facility C Limit be increased by Five Hundred Two Thousand
Dollars ($502,000) and the Lenders hereby agree to such request. The parties
also acknowledge that the Facility C Limit has been reduced as a result of
Repayments made under Facility C prior to the date of this agreement. As a
result of the foregoing, the following defined terms in Section 1.01 of the
Credit Agreement are hereby amended to read as follows:

 

 

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“Facility C Limit” means, at any time, Thirty-Five Million Two Hundred
Forty-Three Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty-Two Dollars and Forty-Seven Cents
($35,243,722.47) less the aggregate amount of Repayments made under Facility C
prior to such time.

 

“Facility D Limit” means, at any time, Eighty-Four Million Four Hundred
Ninety-Eight Thousand Dollars ($84,498,000) less the aggregate amount of
Repayments made under Facility D prior to such time.

 

3.

Exhibit “A” to the Credit Agreement is hereby replaced with the Exhibit attached
hereto entitled “Exhibit “A” – updated as at May *, 2017”.

 

4.

The following defined term is hereby added to Section 1.01 of the Credit
Agreement:

 

“Adjusted EBITDA” means, in respect of any twelve (12) month fiscal period,
EBITDA for such fiscal period plus an amount equal to the lesser of the
following: (i) the portion (if any) of the T-Mobile Liability which was deducted
in the determination of EBITDA for such fiscal period; and (ii) the T-Mobile
Liability as at the end of such fiscal period.

 

5.

The defined term “Total Funded Debt to EBITDA Ratio” in Section 1.01 of the
Credit Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with the following defined term:

 

“Total Funded Debt to Adjusted EBITDA Ratio” means, at any time, the ratio of
(i) Total Funded Debt at such time to (ii) Adjusted EBITDA in the immediately
preceding twelve (12) month period.

 

6.

Each reference to the defined term “Total Funded Debt to EBITDA Ratio” in the
Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read “Total Funded Debt to Adjusted EBITDA
Ratio”.

 

7.

In accordance with the defined term “Cash Available for Capital Expenditures and
Share Repurchases” in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement, the Required Lenders
in the exercise of their discretion hereby designate that for the purposes of
determining the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio at any time during the Fiscal Year
ending December 31, 2017, Cash Available for Capital Expenditures and Share
Repurchases shall be Nine Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($9,100,000)
(being the amount of cash on hand above a minimum cash balance of at least
$6,000,000 as at December 31, 2016) less the portion thereof previously used by
the Companies in such Fiscal Year to finance Capital Expenditures and Share
Repurchases.

 

8.

The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that eNom EBITDA in each fiscal period
noted below shall be deemed to be as follows:

 

 

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$3,691,228 for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2016; and

 

 

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$820,273 for the 20-day period ended January 20, 2017.

 

9.

The Lenders hereby confirm their receipt of and satisfaction with (i) the
audited financial statements of eNom in respect of its fiscal year ended
December 31, 2016; and (ii) all other financial information required by the
Lenders to evidence that the eNom EBITDA for such fiscal year is not less than
Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000); and accordingly Section 7.15 of the
Credit Agreement is hereby deleted and of no further force or effect.

 

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10.

Clauses (v) and (vi) of Section 9.01(k) of the Credit Agreement are hereby
deleted and replaced with the following:

 

(v)     the eNom Companies may continue to maintain their bank accounts with
Silicon Valley Bank existing as at the Amendment Closing Date during the period
of two hundred forty (240) days immediately following the eNom Closing Date
provided that the aggregate of all amounts held in such accounts shall not
exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) at any time during such period (and for
greater certainty, the eNom Companies shall establish replacement bank accounts
with an Affiliate of BMO within such period) and provided further that within
sixty (60) days after the eNom Closing Date the eNom Companies and Silicon
Valley Bank shall have entered into a deposit account control agreement in
respect of such accounts in favour of the Agent in form and substance
satisfactory to the Agent; and

 

(vi)     the eNom Companies may maintain bank accounts with Commonwealth Bank in
Australia provided that the aggregate of all amounts held in such accounts shall
not exceed Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000) at any time;

 

11.

The Credit Parties hereby represent and warrant to the Agent and the Lenders
that all representations and warranties contained in Article VIII of the Credit
Agreement are true, correct and complete in all material respects as at the date
hereof, except that Schedule 8.01(b) attached thereto is hereby replaced with
the updated Schedule 8.01(b) attached hereto.

 

12.

Each Credit Party hereby represents, warrants, acknowledges and agrees that all
Security executed and delivered by it or by any of its Subsidiaries to the Agent
prior to the date of this agreement continues in full force and effect and
remains valid and enforceable in accordance with its terms.

 

13.

This agreement shall become effective on the date when all of the following
conditions precedent have been satisfied, in each case to the satisfaction of
the Agent and the Lenders in their sole discretion:

 

 

(a)

the Agent shall have received an officer's certificate and certified copies of
resolutions of the board of directors of each Credit Party concerning the due
authorization, execution and delivery of this agreement, and such related
matters as the Agent and the Lenders may reasonably require;

 

 

(b)

the Agent shall have received a certificate of status, certificate of compliance
or similar certificate for each Credit Party issued by its governing
jurisdiction;

 

  (c)  the Agent shall have received opinions from the solicitors for each
Credit Party regarding its corporate status, the due authorization, execution,
delivery and enforceability of this agreement by it, and such other matters as
the Agent and the Lenders may reasonably require;  

 

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(d)

the Borrowers shall have paid the amendment fee referred to in paragraph 14
herein; and

 

 

(e)

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.

 

14.

In consideration of the increase in Facility C and the other amendments
contained herein, the Borrowers hereby agree to pay a fee to the Agent on behalf
of the Lenders in the amount of Two Thousand Eight Hundred Eleven Dollars
($2,811); and the Borrowers hereby irrevocably authorize the Agent to debit any
bank account maintained by any of them with the Agent in payment of such fee and
remit to each Lender its Proportionate Share of such fee.

 

15.

All provisions of the Credit Agreement are hereby amended as the context may
require in order to give effect to the intention of this agreement. On and after
this date, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement” and each
reference to the Credit Agreement in any of the Loan Documents and any and all
other agreements, documents and instruments delivered by any of the Lenders, the
Agent, the Credit Parties or any other Person shall mean and be a reference to
the Credit Agreement as amended hereby. Except as specifically amended by this
agreement, the Credit Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and is
hereby ratified and confirmed.

 

16.

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 non-exclusive
jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario.

 

17.

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.

 

18.

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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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have executed this agreement.

 

 

TUCOWS INC.

 

By: /s/ Davinder Singh

name: Davinder Singh

title: CFO

 

TING FIBER, INC.

 

By: /s/ Davinder Singh

name: Davinder Singh

title: CFO

 

 

TUCOWS.COM CO.

 

By: /s/ Davinder Singh

name: Davinder Singh

title: CFO

 

TING INC.

 

By: /s/ Davinder Singh

name: Davinder Singh

title: CFO

 

 

TUCOWS (DELAWARE) INC.

 

By: /s/ Davinder Singh

name: Davinder Singh

title: CFO

 

TUCOWS (EMERALD), LLC

by its sole member, TING FIBER, INC.

 

By: /s/ Davinder Singh

name: Davinder Singh

title: CFO

 

 

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BANK OF MONTREAL, as Administrative Agent

 

By: /s/ Francois Wentzel

name: Francois Wentzel

title: Managing Director

 

By: /s/ Cameron Landry

name: Cameron Landry

title: Managing Director

BANK OF MONTREAL, as a Lender

 

By: /s/ Grace Lam

name: Grace Lam

title: Director

 

By: /s/ Aditya Sapru

name: Aditya Sapru

title: Managing Director

 

BANK OF MONTREAL, Chicago Branch, as a Lender

 

By: /s/ Randon Gardley

name: Randon Gardley

title: Vice President

 

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, as a Lender

 

By: /s/ Kerry O’Neill

name: Kerry O’Neill

title: Authorized Signatory

 

By: /s/ Brad W. Clarkson

name: Brad W. Clarkson

title: Authorized Signatory

 

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as a Lender

 

By: /s/ Angela Bai

name: Angela Bai

title: Director

 

By: /s/ Suneel Puri

name: Suneel Puri

title: Associate Director

 

 

 

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