Exhibit 4(a)






Exhibit 4(a)




 

U.S. $1,500,000,000 REVOLVING TERM CREDIT FACILITY

 





AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT




BETWEEN




POTASH CORPORATION OF SASKATCHEWAN INC.

as Borrower




AND




THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA,

BANK OF MONTREAL,

HSBC BANK CANADA,

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., CANADA BRANCH,

CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE,

EXPORT DEVELOPMENT CANADA

and such other persons as become parties hereto

as Lenders




AND




THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

as Agent of the Lenders




MADE AS OF MAY 29, 2008

AND AMENDED AND RESTATED AS OF JANUARY 21, 2009




 









 





TABLE OF CONTENTS




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE 1 INTERPRETATION	 	 	2	 
	1.1
	 	Definitions	 	 	2	 
	1.2
	 	Headings; Articles and Sections	 	 	19	 
	1.3
	 	Number; persons; including; successors	 	 	19	 
	1.4
	 	Accounting Principles	 	 	20	 
	1.5
	 	References to Agreements and Enactments	 	 	20	 
	1.6
	 	Per Annum Calculations	 	 	20	 
	1.7
	 	Schedules	 	 	20	 
	1.8
	 	Amendment and Restatement	 	 	20	 
	ARTICLE 2 THE CREDIT FACILITY	 	 	21	 
	2.1
	 	The Credit Facility	 	 	21	 
	2.2
	 	Types of Availments	 	 	21	 
	2.3
	 	Purpose	 	 	21	 
	2.4
	 	Availability and Nature of the Credit Facility	 	 	21	 
	2.5
	 	Minimum Drawdowns	 	 	22	 
	2.6
	 	Libor Loan Availability	 	 	22	 
	2.7
	 	Notice Periods for Drawdowns, Conversions and Rollovers	 	 	22	 
	2.8
	 	Conversion Option	 	 	22	 
	2.9
	 	Libor Loan Rollovers; Selection of Libor Interest Periods	 	 	23	 
	2.10
	 	Rollovers and Conversions not Repayments	 	 	23	 
	2.11
	 	Agent’s Obligations with Respect to Canadian Prime Rate Loans, U.S. Base Rate Loans and Libor Loans	 	 	23	 
	2.12
	 	Lenders’ and Agent’s Obligations with Respect to Canadian Prime Rate Loans, U.S. Base Rate Loans and Libor Loans	 	 	23	 
	2.13
	 	Irrevocability	 	 	23	 
	2.14
	 	Optional Cancellation or Reduction of the Credit Facility	 	 	24	 
	2.15
	 	Optional Repayment; Additional Repayment Terms	 	 	24	 
	2.16
	 	Mandatory Repayment of Credit Facility	 	 	25	 
	2.17
	 	Currency Excess	 	 	25	 
	2.18
	 	Permitted Increase in Credit Facility	 	 	26	 
	2.19
	 	Hostile Acquisitions	 	 	27	 
	ARTICLE 3 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO DRAWDOWNS	 	 	28	 
	3.1
	 	Conditions for Drawdowns	 	 	28	 
	3.2
	 	Additional Conditions for Amendment and Restatement	 	 	28	 
	3.3
	 	Waiver	 	 	28	 
	ARTICLE 4 EVIDENCE OF DRAWDOWNS	 	 	29	 
	4.1
	 	Account of Record	 	 	29	 
	ARTICLE 5 PAYMENTS OF INTEREST AND FEES	 	 	29	 
	5.1
	 	Interest on Canadian Prime Rate Loans	 	 	29	 
	5.2
	 	Interest on U.S. Base Rate Loans	 	 	29	 
	5.3
	 	Interest on Libor Loans	 	 	29	 
	5.4
	 	Interest Act (Canada)	 	 	30	 
	5.5
	 	Nominal Rates; No Deemed Reinvestment	 	 	30	 
	5.6
	 	Standby Fees	 	 	30	 
	5.7
	 	Agent’s Fees	 	 	30	 














 





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	5.8
	 	Interest on Overdue Amounts	 	 	30	 
	5.9
	 	Waiver	 	 	31	 
	5.10
	 	Maximum Rate Permitted by Law	 	 	31	 
	ARTICLE 6 BANKERS’ ACCEPTANCES	 	 	31	 
	6.1
	 	Bankers’ Acceptances	 	 	31	 
	6.2
	 	Acceptance Fees	 	 	31	 
	6.3
	 	Form and Execution of Bankers’ Acceptances	 	 	31	 
	6.4
	 	Power of Attorney; Provision of Bankers’ Acceptances to Lenders	 	 	32	 
	6.5
	 	Mechanics of Issuance	 	 	34	 
	6.6
	 	Rollover, Conversion or Payment on Maturity	 	 	34	 
	6.7
	 	Restriction on Rollovers and Conversions	 	 	35	 
	6.8
	 	Rollovers	 	 	35	 
	6.9
	 	Conversion into Bankers’ Acceptances	 	 	35	 
	6.10
	 	Conversion from Bankers’ Acceptances	 	 	35	 
	6.11
	 	BA Equivalent Advances	 	 	35	 
	6.12
	 	Termination of Bankers’ Acceptances	 	 	36	 
	ARTICLE 7 PLACE AND APPLICATION OF PAYMENTS	 	 	36	 
	7.1
	 	Place of Payment of Principal, Interest and Fees; Payments to Agent	 	 	36	 
	7.2
	 	Designated Accounts of the Lenders	 	 	36	 
	7.3
	 	Funds	 	 	36	 
	7.4
	 	Application of Payments	 	 	37	 
	7.5
	 	Payments Clear of Taxes	 	 	37	 
	7.6
	 	Set Off	 	 	38	 
	7.7
	 	Margin Changes; Adjustments for Margin Changes; Notice of Rating Changes	 	 	38	 
	ARTICLE 8 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES	 	 	39	 
	8.1
	 	Representations and Warranties	 	 	39	 
	8.2
	 	Deemed Repetition	 	 	41	 
	8.3
	 	Effective Time of Repetition	 	 	42	 
	8.4
	 	Nature of Representations and Warranties	 	 	42	 
	ARTICLE 9 GENERAL COVENANTS	 	 	42	 
	9.1
	 	Affirmative Covenants of the Borrower	 	 	42	 
	9.2
	 	Negative Covenants of the Borrower	 	 	45	 
	9.3
	 	Agent May Perform Covenants	 	 	46	 
	ARTICLE 10 EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND ACCELERATION	 	 	46	 
	10.1
	 	Events of Default	 	 	46	 
	10.2
	 	Acceleration	 	 	48	 
	10.3
	 	Conversion on Default	 	 	49	 
	10.4
	 	Remedies Cumulative and Waivers	 	 	49	 
	10.5
	 	Termination of Lenders’ Obligations	 	 	49	 
	ARTICLE 11 CHANGE OF CIRCUMSTANCES	 	 	50	 
	11.1
	 	Market Disruption Respecting Libor Loans	 	 	50	 
	11.2
	 	Market Disruption Respecting Bankers’ Acceptances	 	 	50	 
	11.3
	 	Change in Law	 	 	51	 
	11.4
	 	Prepayment of Portion	 	 	52	 
	11.5
	 	Illegality	 	 	53	 
	ARTICLE 12 COSTS, EXPENSES AND INDEMNIFICATION	 	 	53	 
	12.1
	 	Costs and Expenses	 	 	53	 














 




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	12.2
	 	General Indemnity	 	 	54	 
	12.3
	 	Judgment Currency	 	 	55	 
	12.4
	 	Limits on Liability of Indemnified Parties	 	 	55	 
	ARTICLE 13 THE AGENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE CREDIT FACILITY	 	 	56	 
	13.1
	 	Authorization and Action	 	 	56	 
	13.2
	 	Procedure for Making Loans	 	 	56	 
	13.3
	 	Remittance of Payments	 	 	57	 
	13.4
	 	Redistribution of Payment	 	 	57	 
	13.5
	 	Duties and Obligations	 	 	58	 
	13.6
	 	Prompt Notice to the Lenders	 	 	59	 
	13.7
	 	Agent’s and Lenders’ Authorities	 	 	59	 
	13.8
	 	Lender Credit Decision	 	 	60	 
	13.9
	 	Indemnification of Agent	 	 	60	 
	13.10
	 	Successor Agent	 	 	60	 
	13.11
	 	Taking and Enforcement of Remedies	 	 	61	 
	13.12
	 	Reliance Upon Agent	 	 	61	 
	13.13
	 	No Liability of Agent	 	 	62	 
	13.14
	 	The Agent and Defaulting Lenders	 	 	62	 
	13.15
	 	Article for Benefit of Agent and Lenders	 	 	63	 
	ARTICLE 14 GENERAL	 	 	63	 
	14.1
	 	Exchange and Confidentiality of Information	 	 	63	 
	14.2
	 	Nature of Obligation under this Agreement; Defaulting Lenders	 	 	64	 
	14.3
	 	Notices	 	 	65	 
	14.4
	 	Governing Law	 	 	65	 
	14.5
	 	Benefit of the Agreement	 	 	66	 
	14.6
	 	Assignment	 	 	66	 
	14.7
	 	Participations	 	 	66	 
	14.8
	 	Severability	 	 	66	 
	14.9
	 	Whole Agreement	 	 	66	 
	14.10
	 	Amendments and Waivers	 	 	66	 
	14.11
	 	Further Assurances	 	 	67	 
	14.12
	 	Attornment	 	 	67	 
	14.13
	 	Time of the Essence	 	 	67	 
	14.14
	 	Credit Agreement Governs	 	 	67	 
	14.15
	 	Counterparts	 	 	68	 







 











 





AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT




     THIS AGREEMENT is made as of May 29, 2008 and amended and restated as of January 21, 2009


BETWEEN:





POTASH CORPORATION OF SASKATCHEWAN INC., a corporation
subsisting under the laws of Canada, (hereinafter referred to as the “Borrower”),



OF THE FIRST PART,




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THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, BANK OF MONTREAL, HSBC
BANK CANADA, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., CANADA BRANCH, CANADIAN IMPERIAL
BANK OF COMMERCE and EXPORT DEVELOPMENT CANADA, together with such
other persons as become parties hereto, as lenders (hereinafter
sometimes collectively referred to as the “Lenders” and sometimes
individually referred to as a “Lender”),



OF THE SECOND PART,




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THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, a Canadian chartered bank, as agent of the
Lenders hereunder (hereinafter referred to as the “Agent”),



OF THE THIRD PART.




          WHEREAS the Borrower, the Agent and certain of the Lenders are parties to the credit agreement
made as of May 29, 2008 between the Borrower, certain of the Lenders and the Agent (as amended and
supplemented to the date hereof, the “Existing Credit Agreement”);



          AND WHEREAS the Borrower has requested the Lenders to provide the Credit Facility to the
Borrower on the terms and conditions herein set forth;



          AND WHEREAS the Lenders have agreed to provide the Credit Facility to the Borrower on the
terms and conditions herein set forth;



          AND WHEREAS the parties hereto have agreed to amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement
on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth;



          AND WHEREAS the Lenders wish the Agent to act on their behalf with regard to certain matters
associated with the Credit Facility;



          NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSES that in consideration of the covenants and agreements
herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby conclusively acknowledged by each of the parties hereto, the parties hereto covenant and
agree as follows:









 




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ARTICLE 1

INTERPRETATION




1.1 Definitions




          In this Agreement, unless something in the subject matter or context is inconsistent
therewith:


“Additional Compensation” has the meaning set out in Section 11.3(1).



“Advance” means an advance of funds made by the Lenders or by any one or more of them to the
Borrower, but does not include any Conversion or Rollover.



“Affected Loan” has the meaning set out in Section 11.4.



“Affiliate” means any person which, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under
common control with another person; and, for the purposes of this definition, “control” (including,
with correlative meanings, the terms “controlled by” or “under common control with”) means the
power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of any person, whether
through the ownership of shares or other economic interests, the holding of voting rights or
contractual rights or otherwise.



“Agency Fee Agreement” means the Agency Fee Agreement dated as of May 29, 2008 between the Borrower
and the Agent respecting the payment of certain fees and other amounts to the Agent for its own
account.



“Agent’s Accounts” means the following accounts maintained by the Agent to which payments and
transfers under this Agreement are to be effected:





	 	(a)	 	for Canadian Dollars:
	 
	 	 	 	The Bank of Nova Scotia

Wholesale Banking Operations

720 King Street West, 3rd Floor

Toronto, ON M5V 2T3

SWIFT: NOSCCATT

Cdn. $ Account No.: 52712-23902-64

ATTN: WBO, Loan Administration and Agency Services

REF: Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc.; and
	 
	 	(b)	 	for United States Dollars:
	 
	 	 	 	The Bank of Nova Scotia New York Agency

1 Liberty Plaza, Floors 22-26

New York, N.Y. 10006

FED FUNDS ABA #02600253-2

SWIFT: NOSCUS33

FOR CREDIT: BNS Wholesale Banking Operations, Toronto, Ontario

U.S. $ Account No.: 6027-36

ATTN: WBO, Loan Administration and Agency Services

REF: Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc.,




or such other account or accounts as the Agent may from time to time designate by notice to the
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“Agreement” means this amended and restated credit agreement, as the same may be amended, modified,
supplemented or restated from time to time in accordance with the provisions hereof.



“Applicable Laws” or “applicable laws” means, in relation to any person, transaction or event:





	 	(a)	 	all applicable provisions of laws, statutes, rules and regulations from time to
time in effect of any Governmental Authority; and
	 
	 	(b)	 	all Governmental Authorizations to which the person is a party or by which it
or its property is bound or having application to the transaction or event.




“Applicable Pricing Rate”, as regards any Loan or the standby fees payable in accordance with
Section 5.6, means, when and for so long as the Debt Rating of the Borrower is one of the following
or no Debt Rating has been assigned to the Borrower by S&P (as the case may be), the percentage
rate per annum set forth opposite such rating or indication in the column applicable to the type of
Loan in question or such standby fee:




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	Margin on Libor	 	 
	 	 	Margin on Canadian	 	Loans and	 	 
	 	 	Prime Rate Loans	 	Acceptance Fees for	 	 
	 	 	and U.S. Base Rate	 	Bankers’	 	Standby Fee on
	S&P Rating	 	Loans	 	Acceptances	 	Credit Facility
	A- or above
	 	2.00% per annum	 	3.00% per annum	 	0.65% per annum
	BBB+
	 	2.25% per annum	 	3.25% per annum	 	0.70% per annum
	BBB
	 	2.50% per annum	 	3.50% per annum	 	0.80% per annum
	BBB-
	 	3.00% per annum	 	4.00% per annum	 	0.90% per annum
	BB+ or below or if
not rated by S&P
	 	3.50% per annum	 	4.50% per annum	 	1.00% per annum





provided that:





	 	(a)	 	the above ratings refer to the rating classifications of S&P on the date hereof
and shall be deemed to refer to the then equivalent rating classifications of such
rating agency in the event of any subsequent changes to such classifications;
	 
	 	(b)	 	the above rates per annum applicable to Libor Loans are expressed on the basis
of a year of 360 days and the above rates per annum applicable to other Loans are
expressed on the basis of a year of 365 days;
	 
	 	(c)	 	changes in Applicable Pricing Rate shall be effective in accordance with
Section 7.7; and
	 
	 	(d)	 	the above changes in Applicable Pricing Rate shall apply, as at the effective
dates of such changes, to Libor Loans outstanding on such dates, but only for those
portions of applicable Interest Periods falling within those times during which the
changes in Applicable Pricing Rate are effective, as provided above.




“Assignment Agreement” means an assignment agreement substantially in the form of Schedule B
annexed hereto, with such modifications thereto as may be required from time to time by the Agent,
acting reasonably.



“BA Discount Rate” means:










 



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	 	(a)	 	in relation to a Bankers’ Acceptance accepted by a Schedule I Lender, the CDOR
Rate;
	 
	 	(b)	 	in relation to a Bankers’ Acceptance accepted by a Schedule II Lender or
Schedule III Lender, the lesser of:






	 	(i)	 	the Discount Rate then applicable to bankers’ acceptances having
identical issue and comparable maturity dates as such Bankers’ Acceptances,
accepted by such Schedule II Lender or Schedule III Lender; and
	 
	 	(ii)	 	the CDOR Rate plus 0.20% per annum,






provided that if both such rates are equal, then the “BA Discount Rate” applicable
thereto shall be the rate specified in (i) above; and




	 	(c)	 	in relation to a BA Equivalent Advance:






	 	(i)	 	made by a Schedule I Lender, the CDOR Rate;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	made by a Schedule II Lender or Schedule III Lender, the rate
determined in accordance with subparagraph (b) of this definition; and
	 
	 	(iii)	 	made by any other Lender, the CDOR Rate plus 0.20% per annum.




“BA Equivalent Advance” means, in relation to a Drawdown of, Conversion into or Rollover of
Bankers’ Acceptances, an Advance in Canadian Dollars made by a Non-Acceptance Lender as part of
such Loan.



“Bankers’ Acceptance” means a draft in Canadian Dollars drawn by the Borrower, accepted by a Lender
and issued for value pursuant to this Agreement.



“Banking Day” means, in respect of a Libor Loan, a day on which banks are open for business in
Calgary, Alberta, Toronto, Ontario, New York, New York and London, England and, for all other
purposes, means a day on which banks are open for business in Calgary, Alberta, Toronto, Ontario
and New York, New York, but does not in any event include a Saturday or a Sunday.



“Canadian Dollars” and “Cdn. $” mean the lawful money of Canada.



“Canadian Prime Rate” means, for any day, the greater of:





	 	(a)	 	the rate of interest per annum established from time to time by the Agent as
the reference rate of interest for the determination of interest rates that the Agent
will charge to customers of varying degrees of creditworthiness in Canada for Canadian
Dollar demand loans in Canada; and
	 
	 	(b)	 	the rate of interest per annum equal to the average annual yield rate for one
month Canadian Dollar bankers’ acceptances (expressed for such purpose as a yearly rate
per annum in accordance with Section 5.4) which rate is shown on the display referred
to as the “CDOR Page” (or any display substituted therefor) of Reuters Limited (or any
successor thereto or Affiliate thereof) at 10:00 a.m. (Toronto time) on such day or, if
such day is not a Banking Day, on the immediately preceding Banking Day, plus 1.00% per
annum,




provided that if both such rates are equal or if such one month bankers’ acceptance rate is
unavailable for any reason on any day of determination, then the “Canadian Prime Rate” shall be the
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“Canadian Prime Rate Loan” means an Advance in, or Conversion into, Canadian Dollars made by the
Lenders to the Borrower with respect to which the Borrower has specified or a provision hereof
requires that interest is to be calculated by reference to the Canadian Prime Rate.



“Capital” means, at any particular time, the aggregate of:





	 	(a)	 	Debt at such time; and
	 
	 	(b)	 	Equity at such time.




“Cash Equivalents” means (a) securities issued, guaranteed or insured by the government of any
country or any political subdivision thereof; (b) deposits or certificates of deposit issued or
guaranteed by a bank or trust company; or (c) debt securities or commercial paper issued or
guaranteed by a body corporate.



“CDOR Rate” means, on any day on which Bankers’ Acceptances are to be issued pursuant hereto, the
per annum rate of interest which is the rate determined as being the arithmetic average of the
annual yield rates applicable to Canadian Dollar bankers’ acceptances having identical issue and
comparable maturity dates as the Bankers’ Acceptances proposed to be issued by the Borrower
displayed and identified as such on the display referred to as the “CDOR Page” (or any display
substituted therefor) of Reuters Limited (or any successor thereto or Affiliate thereof) as at
approximately 10:00 a.m. (Toronto time) on such day, or if such day is not a Banking Day, then on
the immediately preceding Banking Day (as adjusted by the Agent in good faith after 10:00 a.m.
(Toronto time) to reflect any error in a posted rate or in the posted average annual rate);
provided, however, if such a rate does not appear on such CDOR Page, then the CDOR Rate, on any
day, shall be the Discount Rate quoted by the Agent (determined as of 10:00 a.m. (Toronto time) on
such day) which would be applicable in respect of an issue of bankers’ acceptances in a comparable
amount and with comparable maturity dates to the Bankers’ Acceptances proposed to be issued by the
Borrower on such day, or if such day is not a Banking Day, then on the immediately preceding
Banking Day.



“clearing house” has the meaning set out in Section 6.4.



“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of the United States, as amended from time to time, and any
successor statute.



“Commitment” means the commitment by each Lender under the Credit Facility to provide the amount of
United States Dollars (or the Equivalent Amount thereof) set forth opposite its name in Schedule A
annexed hereto, subject to any increase in accordance with Section 2.18 and to any reduction in
accordance with the provisions hereof.



“Companies” means the Borrower and the Subsidiaries.



“Compliance Certificate” means a certificate of the Borrower signed on its behalf by a director,
the president, chief executive officer, chief financial officer, vice president-finance or
treasurer of the Borrower, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Schedule C, to be given to
the Agent and the Lenders by the Borrower pursuant hereto.



“Conflicted Lender” has the meaning set out in Section 2.19.



“Conversion” means a conversion or deemed conversion of a Loan into another type of Loan pursuant
to the provisions hereof; provided that, subject to Section 2.8 and to Article 6 with respect to
Bankers’ Acceptances, the conversion of a Loan denominated in one currency to a Loan denominated in
another currency shall be effected by repayment of the Loan or portion thereof being converted in
the currency in which it was denominated and readvance to the Borrower of the Loan into which such
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“Conversion Date” means the date specified by the Borrower as being the date on which the Borrower
has elected to convert, or this Agreement requires the Conversion of, one type of Loan into another
type of Loan and which shall be a Banking Day.



“Conversion Notice” means a notice substantially in the form annexed hereto as Schedule D to be
given to the Agent by the Borrower pursuant hereto.



“Credit Facility” means the credit facility in the maximum principal amount of U.S. $1,500,000,000
or the Equivalent Amount in Canadian Dollars to be made available to the Borrower by the Lenders in
accordance with the provisions hereof, subject to any increase in accordance with Section 2.18 and
to any reduction in accordance with the provisions hereof.



“Currency Excess” has the meaning set out in Section 2.17.



“Currency Excess Deficiency” has the meaning set out in Section 2.17.



“DBNA” has the meaning set out in Section 6.4.



“Debt” means, at any particular time, the aggregate of (without duplication):





	 	(a)	 	the aggregate of the amounts which would, in accordance with GAAP, be
classified on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower at such time as
indebtedness for borrowed money of the Borrower and as capital leases of the Borrower
(but specifically excluding Subordinated Debt); and
	 
	 	(b)	 	the aggregate indebtedness for borrowed money of entities other than the
Companies to the extent guaranteed by any of the Companies at such time.




“Debt Rating” means the debt rating that has been most recently announced by S&P for the Credit
Facility or, if the Credit Facility is not rated, the corporate credit rating or issuer rating by
S&P of the Borrower or the successor thereto, as the case may be.



“Default” means any event or condition which, with the giving of notice, lapse of time or upon a
declaration or determination being made (or any combination thereof), would constitute an Event of
Default.



“Defaulting Lender” means any Lender:





	 	(a)	 	that has failed to fund any payment or its portion of any Loans required to be
made by it hereunder or to purchase any participation required to be purchased by it
hereunder and under the other Documents;
	 
	 	(b)	 	that has notified the Borrower, the Agent or any Lender (verbally or in
writing) that it does not intend to or is unable to comply with any of its funding
obligations under this Agreement or has made a public statement to that effect or to
the effect that it does not intend to or is unable to fund advances generally under
credit arrangements to which it is a party;
	 
	 	(c)	 	that has failed, within 3 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;
	 
	 	(d)	 	that has otherwise failed to pay over to the Agent or any other Lender any
other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within 3 Banking Days of the date when
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	 	(e)	 	in respect of which a Lender Insolvency Event or a Lender Distress Event has
occurred in respect of such Lender or its Lender Parent; or
	 
	 	(f)	 	with respect to which the Agent has concluded, acting reasonably, and has
advised the Lenders in writing, that it is of the view that there is a reasonable
chance that such Lender shall become a Defaulting Lender pursuant to subparagraphs (a)
to (e), inclusive, of this definition.




“Defeased Loan Transaction” means a transaction where loans are made to a given Company (“X”) and X
or another Company either:





	 	(a)	 	pledges to the holder of such loans, cash or Cash Equivalents in an amount not
less than 90% of the aggregate principal amount of such loans, as collateral security
for the repayment thereof; or
	 
	 	(b)	 	deposits with the holder of such loans, cash or Cash Equivalents in an amount
not less than 90% of the aggregate principal amount of such loans, which deposits are
required to be maintained with such holder while such loans remain outstanding.




“Discount Proceeds” means the net cash proceeds to the Borrower from the sale of a Bankers’
Acceptance pursuant hereto or, in the case of BA Equivalent Advances, the amount of a BA Equivalent
Advance at the applicable BA Discount Rate, in any case, before deduction or payment of the fees to
be paid to the Lenders under Section 6.2.



“Discount Rate” means, with respect to the issuance of a bankers’ acceptance, the discount rate per
annum, calculated on the basis of a year of 365 days, (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the
nearest whole multiple of 1/100th of one percent) which is equal to the discount exacted
by a purchaser taking initial delivery of such bankers’ acceptance, calculated as a rate per annum
and as if the issuer thereof received the discount proceeds in respect of such bankers’ acceptance
on its date of issuance and had repaid the respective face amount of such bankers’ acceptance on
the maturity date thereof.



“Documents” means this Agreement, the Agency Fee Agreement and all certificates, notices,
instruments and other documents delivered or to be delivered to the Agent or the Lenders, or both,
in relation to the Credit Facility pursuant hereto or thereto and, when used in relation to any
person, the term “Documents” shall mean and refer to the Documents executed and delivered by such
person.



“Drawdown” means:





	 	(a)	 	an Advance of a Canadian Prime Rate Loan, U.S. Base Rate Loan or Libor Loan; or
	 
	 	(b)	 	the issue of Bankers’ Acceptances (or the making of a BA Equivalent Advance in
lieu thereof) other than as a result of Conversions or Rollovers.




“Drawdown Date” means the date on which a Drawdown is made by the Borrower pursuant to the
provisions hereof and which shall be a Banking Day.



“Drawdown Notice” means a notice substantially in the form annexed hereto as Schedule E to be given
to the Agent by the Borrower pursuant hereto.



“EBITDA” means, for any particular period, Net Income of the Borrower for such period plus, to the
extent deducted in the determination of Net Income of the Borrower for such period, the aggregate
of (without duplication):





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	 	(b)	 	consolidated income tax expense (both current and deferred) of the Borrower
(including, without limitation, those reported on the consolidated income statement of
the Borrower as “provincial mining and other taxes”) for such period;
	 
	 	(c)	 	consolidated depreciation, amortization and other non-cash expenses of the
Borrower for such period; and
	 
	 	(d)	 	unrealized losses in respect of Hedging Instruments of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries for such period,




less, to the extent included in Net Income for such period, unrealized gains in respect of Hedging
Instruments of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period.



“EDGAR Database” means the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system database of
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.



“Environmental Laws” means all applicable federal, state, provincial or local statutes, laws,
ordinances, codes, rules, regulations, consent decrees and administrative orders having the force
of law and relating to public health or the protection of the environment.



“Equity” means, at any particular time, the aggregate of (a) the amount which would, in accordance
with GAAP, be classified upon the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower at such time as
shareholder’s equity and (b) the amount of Subordinated Debt at such time.



“Equivalent Amount” means, on any day, the equivalent amount in Canadian Dollars or United States
Dollars, as the case may be, after giving effect to a conversion of a specified amount of United
States Dollars to Canadian Dollars or of Canadian Dollars to United States Dollars, as the case may
be, at the noon rate of exchange for Canadian interbank transactions established by the Bank of
Canada for the day in question, or, if such rate is for any reason unavailable, at the spot rate
quoted for wholesale transactions involving the applicable currency by the Agent at approximately
noon (Toronto time) on that day in accordance with its normal practice.



“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 of the United States, as amended
from time to time, and any successor statute.



“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control
with the Borrower within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code (and Sections 4 14(m) and
(o) of the Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 4l2 of the Code).



“ERISA Event” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) a withdrawal by the
Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan
year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a
cessation of operations which is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a
complete or partial withdrawal (as defined in Section 4203 and 4205 of ERISA) by the Borrower or
any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate
of notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization pursuant to Section 4241 of ERISA or
that a Multiemployer Plan intends to terminate or has terminated under Section 4041A or 4042 of
ERISA; (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a Plan amendment as a
termination under Section 4041 of ERISA, or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to
terminate a Pension Plan; (e) an event or condition which might reasonably be expected to
constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a
trustee to administer, any Pension Plan; or (f) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of
ERISA, other than PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon the
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“Existing Credit Agreement” has the meaning set out in the recitals hereto.



“Event of Default” has the meaning set out in Section 10.1.



“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate of interest per annum equal to (a) the weighted
average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100th of one percent per annum) of
the annual rates of interest on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal
Reserve Board of the United States of America (or any successor thereof) arranged by Federal funds
brokers on such day, as published on the next succeeding Banking Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of
New York (or any successor thereto) or, (b) if such day is not a Banking Day, such weighted average
for the immediately preceding Banking Day for which the same is published or, (c) if such rate is
not so published for any day that is a Banking Day, the average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to
the next 1/100th of one percent per annum) of the quotations for such day on such
transactions received by the Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected
by the Agent.



“Federal Reserve Board” or “Federal” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of
the United States of America or any successor thereof.



“Financial Statements” means the audited consolidated financial statements of the Borrower for the
fiscal year ended on December 31, 2007.



“Fiscal Quarter” means any of the three-month periods ending on the last day of March, June,
September and December in each year.



“Fiscal Year” means any of the twelve-month periods ending on the last day of December in each
year.



“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in effect in Canada from time to time
consistently applied.



“Governmental Authority” means any federal, provincial, state, regional, municipal or local
government or any department, agency, board, tribunal or authority thereof or other political
subdivision thereof, any entity or person exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory
or administrative functions of, or pertaining to, government or the operation thereof and any
non-governmental regulating authority to the extent that the rules, regulations and orders of such
body have the force of law.



“Governmental Authorization” means an authorization, order, permit, approval, grant, license,
consent, right, franchise, privilege, certificate, judgment, writ, injunction, award,
determination, direction, decree or demand or the like issued or granted by law or by rule or
regulation of any Governmental Authority.



“Hazardous Materials” means any pollutant or contaminant or hazardous or toxic chemical, material
or substance within the meaning of any applicable federal, state, provincial or local law,
regulation, ordinance or requirement (including consent decrees and administrative orders) relating
to or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning any hazardous or toxic waste, substance
or material or concerning the environment or public health, all as in effect on the applicable
date.



“Hedging Instrument” means:





	 	(a)	 	any agreement for the making or taking of delivery of any commodity, any
commodity swap agreement, floor, cap or collar agreement or commodity future or option
or other similar agreements or arrangements, or any combination thereof, entered into
by the Borrower or a Subsidiary where the subject matter of the same is any commodity
or the price, value or amount payable thereunder is dependent or based upon the price
of any commodity or fluctuations in the price of any commodity, but shall not include
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	 	 	 	commodities by the Borrower or a Subsidiary entered into in the ordinary course of
business unless either (i) such agreement is with a bank, investment bank, securities
dealer, insurance company, trust company, pension fund, institutional investor or any
other financial institution or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing, or (ii) such
agreement is entered into for hedging purposes or otherwise for the purpose of
eliminating or reducing the financial risk or exposure of the Borrower or a
Subsidiary to fluctuations in the prices of a commodity (and, for certainty, any such
agreement referred to in (a)(i) or (a)(ii) of this definition shall constitute a
“Hedging Instrument” for all purposes hereof);






	 	(b)	 	any currency swap agreement, cross currency agreement, forward agreement,
floor, cap or collar agreement, futures or options, insurance or other similar
agreement or arrangement, or any combination thereof, entered into by the Borrower or a
Subsidiary where the subject matter of the same is currency exchange rates or the
price, value or amount payable thereunder is dependent or based upon currency exchange
rates or fluctuations in currency exchange rates as in effect from time to time; or
	 
	 	(c)	 	any interest swap agreement, forward rate agreement, floor, cap or collar
agreement, futures or options, insurance or other similar agreement or arrangement, or
any combination thereof, entered into by the Borrower or a Subsidiary where the subject
matter of the same is interest rates or the price, value or amount payable thereunder
is dependent or based upon the interest rates or fluctuations in interest rates in
effect from time to time (but, for certainty, shall exclude conventional floating rate
debt).




“Hostile Acquisition” means an acquisition of securities of a person (the “Target”) pursuant to a
take-over bid, as defined in the Securities Act (Ontario), or in any other applicable securities or
corporate legislation, where the board of directors, trustees or similar body of the Target whose
securities are the subject matter of the take-over bid has neither approved such take-over bid nor
recommended to the security holders of the Target that they tender or sell their securities
pursuant to such take-over bid.



“Indemnified Parties” means, collectively, the Agent and the Lenders, including a receiver,
receiver manager or similar person appointed under applicable law, and their respective
shareholders, Affiliates, officers, directors, employees and agents, and “Indemnified Party” means
any one of the foregoing.



“Information” has the meaning set out in Section 14.1.



“Interest Expense” of any particular person means, for any particular period, the amount which
would, in accordance with GAAP, be classified on the consolidated income statement of such person
for such period as gross interest expenses.



“Interest Payment Date” means:





	 	(a)	 	with respect to each Canadian Prime Rate Loan and U.S. Base Rate Loan, the last
Banking Day of each calendar month; and
	 
	 	(b)	 	with respect to each Libor Loan, the last day of each applicable Interest
Period and, if any Interest Period is longer than 3 months, the last Banking Day of
each 3 month period during such Interest Period,




provided that, in any case, the Maturity Date or, if applicable, any earlier date on which the
Credit Facility is fully cancelled or permanently reduced in full, shall be an Interest Payment
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“Interest Period” means:





	 	(a)	 	with respect to each Canadian Prime Rate Loan and U.S. Base Rate Loan, the
period commencing on the applicable Drawdown Date or Conversion Date, as the case may
be, and terminating on the date selected by the Borrower hereunder for the Conversion
of such Loan into another type of Loan or for the repayment of such Loan;
	 
	 	(b)	 	with respect to each Bankers’ Acceptance, the period selected by the Borrower
hereunder and being of 1, 2, 3 or 6 months’ duration, subject to market availability,
(or, subject to the agreement of the Lenders, a longer or shorter period) commencing on
the Drawdown Date, Rollover Date or Conversion Date of such Loan; and
	 
	 	(c)	 	with respect to each Libor Loan, the period selected by the Borrower and being
of 1, 2, 3 or 6 months’ duration (or, subject to the agreement of the Lenders, a longer
or shorter period) commencing on the applicable Drawdown Date, Rollover Date or
Conversion Date, as the case may be,





provided that in any case: (i) the last day of each Interest Period shall be also the first day of
the next Interest Period whether with respect to the same or another Loan; (ii) the last day of
each Interest Period shall be a Banking Day and if the last day of an Interest Period selected by
the Borrower is not a Banking Day the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period
the last day of which is the Banking Day next following the last day of the Interest Period
selected unless such next following Banking Day falls in the next calendar month in which event the
Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period the last day of which is the Banking
Day next preceding the last day of the Interest Period selected by the Borrower; and (iii) the last
day of all Interest Periods for Loans outstanding under the Credit Facility shall expire on or
prior to the Maturity Date.



“IRS” means the Internal Revenue Service, a bureau of the United States Department of the Treasury.



“Judgment Conversion Date” has the meaning set out in Section 12.3.



“Judgment Currency” has the meaning set out in Section 12.3.



“Lender BA Suspension Notice” has the meaning set out in Section 11.2.



“Lender Distress Event” means, in respect of a given Lender, such Lender or its Lender Parent is
subject to a forced liquidation, merger, sale or other change of control supported in whole or in
part by guarantees or other support (including, without limitation, the nationalization or
assumption of ownership or operating control by the Government of the United States, Canada or any
other Governmental Authority) or is otherwise adjudicated as, or determined by any Governmental
Authority having regulatory authority over such Lender or Lender Parent or their respective assets
to be, insolvent, bankrupt or deficient in meeting any capital adequacy or liquidity standard of
any such Governmental Authority.



“Lender Insolvency Event” means, in respect of a given Lender, such Lender or its Lender Parent:




	 	(a)	 	is dissolved (other than pursuant to a consolidation, amalgamation or merger);
	 
	 	(b)	 	becomes insolvent, is deemed insolvent by applicable law or is unable to pay
its debts or fails or admits in writing its inability generally to pay its debts as
they become due;
	 
	 	(c)	 	makes a general assignment, arrangement or composition with or for the benefit
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	 	(d)	 	(i) institutes, or has instituted against it by a regulator, supervisor or any
similar Governmental Authority with primary insolvency, rehabilitative or regulatory
jurisdiction over it in the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization or the
jurisdiction of its head or home office, (A) a proceeding pursuant to which such
Governmental Authority takes control of such Lender’s or Lender Parent’s assets, (B) a
proceeding seeking a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or any other relief under any
bankruptcy, insolvency or winding-up law or other similar law affecting creditors’
rights, or (C) a petition is presented for its winding-up or liquidation by it or such
regulator, supervisor or similar Governmental Authority; or (ii) has instituted against
it a proceeding seeking a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or any other relief
under any bankruptcy, insolvency or winding-up law or other similar law affecting
creditors’ rights, or a petition is presented for its winding-up or liquidation, and
such proceeding or petition is instituted or presented by a person or entity not
described in clause (i) above and either (A) results in a judgment of insolvency or
bankruptcy or the entry of an order for relief or the making of an order for its
winding-up or liquidation or (B) is not dismissed, discharged, stayed or restrained in
each case within 15 days of the institution or presentation thereof;
	 
	 	(e)	 	has a resolution passed for its winding-up, official management or liquidation
(other than pursuant to a consolidation, amalgamation or merger);
	 
	 	(f)	 	seeks or becomes subject to the appointment of an administrator, provisional
liquidator, conservator, receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for it
or for all or a substantial portion of all of its assets;
	 
	 	(g)	 	has a secured party take possession of all or a substantial portion of all of
its assets or has a distress, execution, attachment, sequestration or other legal
process levied, enforced or sued on or against all or substantially all its assets and
such secured party maintains possession, or any such process is not dismissed,
discharged, stayed or restrained, in each case, within 15 days thereafter;
	 
	 	(h)	 	causes or is subject to any event with respect to it which, under the
applicable law of any jurisdiction, has an analogous effect to any of the events
specified in subparagraphs (a) to (g) above, inclusive; or
	 
	 	(i)	 	takes any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of,
or acquiescence in, any of the foregoing.





“Lender Parent” means any person that directly or indirectly controls a Lender and, for the
purposes of this definition, “control” shall have the same meaning as set forth in the definition
of “Affiliate” contained herein.



“Lenders’ Counsel” means the firm of McCarthy Tétrault LLP or such other firm of legal counsel as
the Agent may from time to time designate.



“Libor Loan” means an Advance in, or Conversion into, United States Dollars made by the Lenders to
the Borrower with respect to which the Borrower has specified that interest is to be calculated by
reference to the Libor Rate, and each Rollover in respect thereof.



“Libor Rate” means, for each Interest Period applicable to a Libor Loan, the rate of interest per
annum, expressed on the basis of a year of 360 days (as determined by the Agent):




	 	(a)	 	applicable to United States Dollars and appearing on the display referred to as
“LIBOR01 Page” (or any display substituted therefor) of Reuters Limited (or any
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	 	 	 	thereof) as of 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) on the second Banking Day prior to
the first day of such Interest Period; or
	 
	 	(b)	 	if such rate does not appear on such Reuters display, or if such display or
rate is not available for any reason, the rate per annum at which United States Dollars
are offered by the principal lending office in London, England of the Agent (or of its
Affiliates if it does not maintain such an office) in the London interbank market at
approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) on the second Banking Day prior to the
first day of such Interest Period,





in each case in an amount similar to such Libor Loan and for a period comparable to such Interest
Period.



“Lien” means any deed of trust, mortgage, charge, hypothec, assignment, pledge, lien, vendor’s
privilege or other security interest or encumbrance of whatever kind or nature, regardless of form
and whether consensual or arising by law (statutory or otherwise), that secures the payment of any
indebtedness or liability or the observance or performance of any obligation.



“Loan” means a Canadian Prime Rate Loan, U.S. Base Rate Loan, Libor Loan, Bankers’ Acceptance or BA
Equivalent Advance outstanding hereunder.



“Long Term Debt” means, at any particular time, that portion of Debt at such time which would not,
in accordance with GAAP, be considered to be current liabilities at such time.



“Majority of the Lenders” means:




	 	(a)	 	where there are one or two Lenders, all of the Lenders; and
	 
	 	(b)	 	at any other time, those Lenders the Commitments of which are, in the
aggregate, at least 662/3% of the Commitments of all Lenders hereunder.





“Material Adverse Change” means any change of circumstances or any event which would have a
Material Adverse Effect.



“Material Adverse Effect” means an adverse effect on the financial condition, business, assets,
properties or prospects of the Borrower on a consolidated basis which, individually or as part of a
series of adverse effects, would have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Borrower to
perform any of its payment obligations hereunder.



“Material Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary whose book value of assets (exclusive of (a) equity
interests of any Subsidiary of such Subsidiary and (b) intercompany receivables owed to such
Subsidiary by an Affiliate of such Subsidiary) is greater than 20% of the book value of the assets
of the Borrower on a consolidated basis or whose gross sales are greater than 20% of the gross
sales of the Borrower on a consolidated basis; on the date hereof, PCS Sales (USA), Inc. is a
Material Subsidiary.



“Maturity Date” means May 28, 2010.



“Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan, within the meaning of Section 4001 (a)(3) of
ERISA, to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate makes, is making, or is obligated to make
contributions or, during the preceding three calendar years, has made, or been obligated to make,
contributions.



“Net Income” of a particular person means, for any particular period, the amount which would, in
accordance with GAAP, be classified on the consolidated income statement of such person for such
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unusual and extraordinary items other than any gains or losses on the disposition of property,
plant and equipment and any non-cash write-downs of assets.



“Non-Acceptance Lender” means a Lender who, by notice in writing to the Agent and the Borrower,
elects thereafter to make BA Equivalent Advances in lieu of accepting Bankers’ Acceptances.



“Non-Conflicted Lender” has the meaning set out in Section 2.19.



“Obligations” means, at any time and from time to time, all of the obligations, indebtedness and
liabilities (present or future, absolute or contingent, matured or not) of the Borrower to the
Lenders or the Agent under, pursuant or relating to the Documents or the Credit Facility and
whether the same are from time to time reduced and thereafter increased or entirely extinguished
and thereafter incurred again and including all principal, interest, fees, legal and other costs,
charges, expenses and other amounts payable by the Borrower under this Agreement.



“Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate or notice (other than a Compliance Certificate) signed
by any one of the directors, the president, chief executive officer, chief financial officer, a
vice-president, treasurer, assistant treasurer, controller, secretary or assistant secretary of the
Borrower; provided, however, that Drawdown Notices, Conversion Notices, Rollover Notices and
Repayment Notices shall be executed on behalf of the Borrower by any one of the foregoing persons
and such other persons as may from time to time be designated by written notice from the Borrower
to the Agent.



“Outstanding BAs” has the meaning set out in Section 1.8(3).



“Outstanding BAs Collateral” has the meaning set out in Section 2.15(3).



“Outstanding Libor Loans” has the meaning set out in Section 1.8(2)




“Outstanding Principal” means, at any time, the aggregate of (a) the Equivalent Amount in United
States Dollars of the principal of all outstanding Canadian Prime Rate Loans (b) the principal
amount of all outstanding U.S. Base Rate Loans and Libor Loans, and (c) the Equivalent Amount in
United States Dollars of the amounts payable at maturity of all outstanding Bankers’ Acceptances
and BA Equivalent Advances.



“PBGC” means Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any
of its principal functions under ERISA.



“Pension Plan” means a pension plan (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA) subject to Title IV of
ERISA, other than a Multiemployer Plan, which the Borrower sponsors, maintains, or to which it
makes, is making, or is obligated to make contributions, or in the case of a multiple employer plan
(as described in Section 4064(a) of ERISA) has made contributions at any time during the
immediately preceding five (5) plan years.



“Permitted Liens” means any one or more of the following with respect to the assets of the
Companies:




	 	(a)	 	inchoate or statutory Liens for taxes, assessments and other governmental
charges or levies which are not delinquent (taking into account any relevant grace
periods) or the validity of which are currently being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings and in respect of which there shall have been set aside a
reserve (segregated to the extent required by GAAP) in an amount which is adequate
therefor;
	 
	 	(b)	 	inchoate or statutory Liens of contractors, subcontractors, mechanics, workers,
suppliers, materialmen, carriers and others in respect of construction, maintenance,
repair or operation of assets of the Companies, provided that such Liens are related to
obligations not due or delinquent (taking into account any applicable grace or cure
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	 	 	 	against title to any assets of the Companies and adequate holdbacks are being
maintained as required by applicable legislation or such Liens are being contested in
good faith by appropriate proceedings and in respect of which there shall have been
set aside a reserve (segregated to the extent required by GAAP) in an amount which is
adequate with respect thereto and provided further that such Liens do not in the
aggregate materially detract from the value of the assets of the Companies encumbered
thereby or materially interfere with the use thereof in the operation of the business
of the Companies;
	 
	 	(c)	 	easements, rights-of-way, servitudes, restrictions and similar rights in real
property comprised in the assets of the companies or interests therein granted or
reserved to other persons, provided that such rights do not in the aggregate materially
detract from the value of the assets of the Companies subject thereto or materially
interfere with the use thereof in the operation of the business of the Companies;
	 
	 	(d)	 	title defects or irregularities which are of a minor nature and which do not in
the aggregate materially detract from the value of the assets of the Companies
encumbered thereby or materially interfere with the use thereof in the operation of the
business of the Companies;
	 
	 	(e)	 	Liens incidental to the conduct of the business or the ownership of the assets
of the Companies (other than those described in clauses (f) and (g) of this definition)
which were not incurred in connection with the borrowing of money or the obtaining of
advances or credit (including, without limitation, unpaid purchase price), and which do
not in the aggregate materially detract from the value of the assets of the Companies
encumbered thereby or materially interfere with the use thereof in the operation of the
business of the Companies;
	 
	 	(f)	 	Liens securing appeal bonds and other similar Liens arising in connection with
court proceedings (including, without limitation, surety bonds, security for costs of
litigation where required by law and letters of credit) or any other instruments
serving a similar purpose;
	 
	 	(g)	 	attachments, judgments and other similar Liens arising in connection with court
proceedings; provided, however, that such Liens are in existence for less than 30 days
after the entry therefor or the execution or other enforcement of such Liens is
effectively stayed and the claims secured thereby are being actively contested in good
faith and by appropriate proceedings;
	 
	 	(h)	 	the reservations, limitations, provisos and conditions, if any (i) expressed in
any original grant from the Crown of any real property or any interest therein or in
any comparable grant in jurisdictions other than Canada or (ii) expressed pursuant to
the Land Titles Act (Saskatchewan);
	 
	 	(i)	 	Liens, charges or other security interests given to a public utility or any
municipality or governmental or other public authority when required by such utility or
other authority in connection with the operation of the business or the ownership of
the assets of the Companies, provided that such Liens do not in the aggregate reduce
the value of the assets of the Companies or materially interfere with the use thereof
in the operation of the business of the Companies;
	 
	 	(j)	 	servicing agreements, development agreements, site plan agreements, and other
agreements with governmental or public authorities pertaining to the use or development
of any of the assets of the Companies, provided same are complied with including,
without limitation, any obligations to deliver letters of credit and other security as
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	 	(k)	 	applicable municipal and other governmental restrictions, including municipal
by-laws and regulations, affecting the use of land or the nature of any structures
which may be erected thereon, provided such restrictions have been complied with;
	 
	 	(l)	 	Purchase Money Obligations arising in the ordinary course of business, provided
that such Lien is limited to the property so acquired and is created, issued or assumed
substantially concurrently with the acquisition of such property;
	 
	 	(m)	 	Liens securing industrial revenue bonds issued by the Companies;
	 
	 	(n)	 	the right reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority by any statutory
provision, or by the terms of any lease, licence, franchise, grant or permit of any of
the Companies, to terminate any such lease, licence, franchise, grant or permit, or to
require annual or other payments as a condition to the continuance thereof;
	 
	 	(o)	 	any amounts payable and obligations owing to any person in respect of royalty
interests held by such person on the production of minerals by the Companies;
	 
	 	(p)	 	the interests of lessors pursuant to all leases, including the capital leases
under which a Company is the lessee;
	 
	 	(q)	 	Liens securing the indebtedness of companies which become Subsidiaries after
the date hereof, which Liens and indebtedness are outstanding on the date the relevant
company became a Subsidiary, provided that such indebtedness does not at any time
exceed U.S. $75,000,000 (or the Equivalent Amount thereof in Canadian Dollars or the
equivalent thereof in any other currency) in the aggregate;
	 
	 	(r)	 	any deemed security interest in accounts arising as a result of the
securitization thereof by the transfer thereof to a securitized asset pool;
	 
	 	(s)	 	the extension, renewal or refinancing of any Permitted Lien, provided that the
amount so secured does not exceed the original amount secured immediately prior to such
extension, renewal or refinancing;
	 
	 	(t)	 	Liens granted to the Agent and the Lenders to secure the indebtedness
hereunder; and
	 
	 	(u)	 	Liens against cash or Cash Equivalents, provided that such cash or Cash
Equivalents have been provided as collateral security for the obligations of one or
more of the Companies under a Defeased Loan Transaction (including, for certainty, the
obligations of a Company under a guarantee provided in connection therewith).





“Plan” means an employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) covered by ERISA, other
than a Multiemployer Plan, which the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries sponsors or maintains or
to which the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries makes, is making or is obligated to make
contributions and includes any Pension Plan.



“Property” means all of the property owned, operated or used by the Companies.



“Purchase Money Obligations” means any Lien created, issued or assumed by the Companies to secure
indebtedness assumed as part of, or issued or incurred to pay or provide funds to pay, all or a
part of the purchase price of any property (other than the securities of any Subsidiary or of any
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“Power of Attorney” means a power of attorney provided by the Borrower to a Lender with respect to
Bankers’ Acceptances in accordance with and pursuant to Section 6.4 hereof.



“Rateable Portion”, as regards any Lender, with regard to any amount of money, means (subject to
Section 6.5 in respect of the rounding of allocations of Bankers’ Acceptances) in respect of the
Credit Facility and Drawdowns, Conversion, Rollovers and Loans and other amounts payable
thereunder, the product obtained by multiplying that amount by the quotient obtained by dividing
(a) that Lender’s Commitment by (b) the aggregate of all of the Lenders’ Commitments.



“Repayment Notice” means a notice substantially in the form annexed hereto as Schedule F to be
given to the Agent by the Borrower pursuant hereto.



“Reportable Event” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations
thereunder, other than any such event for which the thirty (30) day notice requirement under ERISA
has been waived in regulations issued by the PBGC.



“Rollover” means:




	 	(a)	 	with respect to any Libor Loan, the continuation of all or a portion of such
Loan (subject to the provisions hereof) for an additional Interest Period subsequent to
the initial or any subsequent Interest Period applicable thereto; and
	 
	 	(b)	 	with respect to Bankers’ Acceptances, the issuance of new Bankers’ Acceptances
or the making of new BA Equivalent Advances (subject to the provisions hereof) in
respect of all or any portion of Bankers’ Acceptances (or BA Equivalent Advances made
in lieu thereof) maturing at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, all in
accordance with Article 6 hereof.





“Rollover Date” means the date of commencement of a new Interest Period applicable to a Loan and
which date shall be a Banking Day.



“Rollover Notice” means a notice substantially in the form annexed hereto as Schedule G to be given
to the Agent by the Borrower pursuant hereto.



“S&P” means the Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group (a division of The McGraw — Hill Companies, Inc.)
and any successors thereto.



“Schedule I Lender” means a Lender which is a Canadian chartered bank listed on Schedule I to the
Bank Act (Canada).



“Schedule II Lender” means a Lender which is a Canadian chartered bank listed on Schedule II to the
Bank Act (Canada).



“Schedule III Lender” means a Lender which is an authorized foreign bank listed on Schedule III to
the Bank Act (Canada).



“Subordinated Debt” means, at any particular time, unsecured indebtedness of the Borrower (for
greater certainty, excluding the Subsidiaries) which would otherwise be Debt but which is
subordinated in writing, on terms satisfactory to the Majority of the Lenders acting reasonably
(including, without limitation, subordination and postponement of principal repayments and
restrictions on rights to accelerate and commence proceedings), to the indebtedness of the Borrower
to the Agent and the Lenders hereunder.



“Subsidiary” means with respect to any person (“X”):









 



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	 	(a)	 	any corporation of which at least a majority of the outstanding shares having
by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of
directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether at the time shares of any other
class or classes of such corporation might have voting power by reason of the happening
of any contingency, unless the contingency has occurred and then only for as long as it
continues) is at the time directly, indirectly or beneficially owned or controlled by X
or one or more of its Subsidiaries, or X and one or more of its Subsidiaries;
	 
	 	(b)	 	any partnership of which, at the time, X, or one or more of its Subsidiaries,
or X and one or more of its Subsidiaries: (i) directly, indirectly or beneficially own
or control more than 50% of the income, capital, beneficial or ownership interests
(however designated) thereof; and (ii) is a general partner, in the case of limited
partnerships, or is a partner or has authority to bind the partnership, in all other
cases; or
	 
	 	(c)	 	any other person of which at least a majority of the income, capital,
beneficial or ownership interests (however designated) are at the time directly,
indirectly or beneficially owned or controlled by X, or one or more of its
Subsidiaries, or X and one or more of its Subsidiaries;





provided that, unless otherwise expressly provided or the context otherwise requires, references
herein to “Subsidiary” or “Subsidiaries” shall be and shall be deemed to be references to
Subsidiaries of the Borrower.



“Successor” has the meaning set out in Section 9.2(b).



“Successor Agent” has the meaning set out in Section 13.10.



“Tangible Net Worth” means, at any particular time, Equity at such time less the aggregate of the
amounts which would, in accordance with GAAP, be classified on the consolidated balance sheet of
the Borrower at such time as intangible assets, including, without limitation, goodwill and
deferred expenses.



“Taxes” means all taxes, levies, imposts, stamp taxes, duties, fees, deductions, withholdings,
charges, compulsory loans or restrictions or conditions resulting in a charge which are imposed,
levied, collected, withheld or assessed by any country or political subdivision or taxing authority
thereof now or at any time in the future, together with interest thereon and penalties, charges or
other amounts with respect thereto, if any “Tax” and “Taxation” shall be construed accordingly.



“Total Assets” means, at any particular time, the amount which would, in accordance with GAAP, be
classified on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower at such time as total assets.



“Unfunded Pension Liability” means the excess of a Pension Plan’s benefit liabilities under Section
4001(a)(16) of ERISA over the current value of that Pension Plan’s assets, determined, as of the
beginning of the most recent plan year for which such liabilities have been determined, in
accordance with the assumptions used for funding the Pension Plan pursuant to Section 412 of the
Code as specified in the applicable actuarial valuation.



“United States Dollars” and “U.S. $” mean the lawful money of the United States of America.



“U.S. Base Rate” means, for any day, the greatest of:




	 	(a)	 	the rate of interest per annum established from time to time by the Agent as
the reference rate of interest for the determination of interest rates that the Agent
will charge to customers of varying degrees of creditworthiness in Canada for United
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	 	(b)	 	the rate of interest per annum for such day or, if such day is not a Banking
Day, on the immediately preceding Banking Day, equal to the sum of the Federal Funds
Rate (expressed for such purpose as a yearly rate per annum in accordance with Section
5.4), plus 1.00% per annum; and
	 
	 	(c)	 	the Libor Rate for a period of 1 month on such day (or in respect of any day
that is not a Banking Day, such Libor Rate in effect on the immediately preceding
Banking Day) plus 1.00% per annum,





provided that if all such rates are equal or if such Federal Funds Rate and such Libor Rate are
unavailable for any reason on the date of determination, then the “U.S. Base Rate” shall be the
rate specified in (a) above.



“U.S. Base Rate Loan” means an Advance in, or Conversion into, United States Dollars made by the
Lenders to the Borrower with respect to which the Borrower has specified or a provision hereof
requires that interest is to be calculated by reference to the U.S. Base Rate.



“Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” means, with respect to any person (“X”):




	 	(a)	 	a corporation, all of the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of which
are held by:






	 	(i)	 	X;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	X and/or one or more corporations, all of the issued and
outstanding shares in the capital of which are held by X; or
	 
	 	(iii)	 	two or more corporations, all of the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of which are held by X;






	 	(b)	 	a corporation which is a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of a corporation that is a
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of X;
	 
	 	(c)	 	a partnership, all of the partners of which are X and/or Wholly-Owned
Subsidiaries of X; or
	 
	 	(d)	 	any person of which all of the income, capital, beneficial and ownership
interests (however designated) are held and controlled by X and/or Wholly-Owned
Subsidiaries of X,





provided that, unless otherwise expressly provided or the context otherwise requires, references
herein to “Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” or “Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries” shall be and shall be deemed to
be references to Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of the Borrower.



1.2 Headings; Articles and Sections




          The division of this Agreement into Articles and Sections and the insertion of headings are
for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this
Agreement. The terms “this Agreement”, “hereof”, “hereunder” and similar expressions refer to this
Agreement and not to any particular Article, Section or other portion hereof and include any
agreement supplemental hereto. Unless something in the subject matter or context is inconsistent
therewith, references herein to Articles and Sections are to Articles and Sections of this
Agreement.




1.3 Number; persons; including; successors




          Words importing the singular number only shall include the plural and vice versa, words
importing the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter genders and vice versa, words
importing persons shall include individuals, partnerships, associations, trusts, unincorporated
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and words and terms denoting inclusiveness (such as “include” or “includes” or “including”),
whether or not so stated, are not limited by their context or by the words or phrases which precede
or succeed them. References herein to any person shall, unless the context otherwise requires,
include such person’s successors and permitted assigns.



1.4 Accounting Principles




          Where the character or amount of any asset or liability or item of revenue or expense or
amount of equity is required to be determined, or any consolidation or other accounting computation
is required to be made for the purpose of this Agreement or any other Document, such determination
or calculation shall, to the extent applicable and except as otherwise specified herein or as
otherwise agreed in writing by the parties hereto, be made in accordance with GAAP applied on a
consistent basis.




1.5 References to Agreements and Enactments




          Reference herein to any agreement, instrument, licence or other document shall be deemed to
include reference to such agreement, instrument, licence or other document as the same may from
time to time be amended, modified, supplemented or restated in accordance with the provisions of
this Agreement if and to the extent such provisions are applicable; and reference herein to any
enactment shall be deemed to include reference to such enactment as re-enacted, amended or extended
from time to time and to any successor enactment.




1.6 Per Annum Calculations




          Unless otherwise stated, wherever in this Agreement reference is made to a rate “per annum” or
a similar expression is used, such rate shall be calculated on the basis of calendar year of 365
days.




1.7 Schedules




          The following are the Schedules annexed hereto and incorporated by reference and deemed to be
part hereof:




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Schedule A
	 	—
	 	Lenders and Commitments
	 

	 	Schedule B
	 	—
	 	Assignment Agreement
	 

	 	Schedule C
	 	—
	 	Compliance Certificate
	 

	 	Schedule D
	 	—
	 	Conversion Notice
	 

	 	Schedule E
	 	—
	 	Drawdown Notice
	 

	 	Schedule F
	 	—
	 	Repayment Notice
	 

	 	Schedule G
	 	—
	 	Rollover Notice
	 

	 	Schedule H
	 	—
	 	Opinion of Stikeman Elliott LLP
	 

	 	Schedule I
	 	—
	 	Subsidiaries
	 

	 	Schedule J
	 	—
	 	Partnerships, Joint Ventures and Syndicates






1.8 Amendment and Restatement




     (1) On the date on which all of the conditions set forth in Section 3.2 have been satisfied
(or waived in writing by all of the Lenders in accordance with Section 3.3):




	 	(a)	 	the Existing Credit Agreement shall be and is hereby amended and restated in
the form of this Agreement;
	 
	 	(b)	 	all Loans (as that term is defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) and other
amounts outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement prior to the date hereof shall
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	 	 	 	this Agreement and shall be deemed to be Loans and other Obligations owing by the
Borrower to the Lenders under this Agreement; and
	 
	 	(c)	 	the Lenders hereby agree to take all steps and actions and execute and deliver
all agreements, instruments and other documents as may be required by the Agent or any
of the Lenders (including the assignment of interests in, or the purchase of
participations in, such outstanding Loans) to give effect to the foregoing and to
ensure that the aggregate Obligations owing to each Lender under the Credit Facility
are outstanding in proportion to each Lender’s Rateable Portion of all outstanding
Obligations under the Credit Facility after giving effect to the foregoing.





     (2) Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other term hereof, all of the covenants,
representations and warranties on the part of the Borrower under the Existing Credit Agreement and
all of the claims and causes of action arising against the Borrower in connection therewith, in
respect of all matters, events, circumstances and obligations arising or existing prior to the date
hereof shall continue, survive and shall not be merged in the execution of this Agreement or any
other Documents or any advance or provision of any Loan hereunder.



     (3) References herein to the “date hereof” or similar expressions shall be and shall be deemed
to be to the date of the execution and delivery hereof, being January 21, 2009.



ARTICLE 2

THE CREDIT FACILITY




2.1 The Credit Facility




          Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each of the Lenders shall make available to the
Borrower such Lender’s Rateable Portion of the Credit Facility. Subject to Section 2.17, the
Outstanding Principal under the Credit Facility shall not exceed the maximum principal amount of
the Credit Facility.




2.2 Types of Availments




          The Borrower may, in Canadian Dollars, make Drawdowns, Conversions and Rollovers under the
Credit Facility of Canadian Prime Rate Loans and Bankers’ Acceptances and may, in United States
Dollars, make Drawdowns, Conversions and Rollovers under the Credit Facility of U.S. Base Rate
Loans and Libor Loans. The Borrower shall have the option, subject to the terms and conditions
hereof, to determine which types of Loans shall be drawn down and in which combinations or
proportions.




2.3 Purpose




          The Credit Facility is being made available for the general corporate purposes of the Borrower.




2.4 Availability and Nature of the Credit Facility




     (1) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may make Drawdowns under the
Credit Facility prior to the Maturity Date.



     (2) The Credit Facility shall be a revolving credit facility: that is, prior to the Maturity
Date, the Borrower may increase or decrease Loans under the Credit Facility by making Drawdowns,
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2.5 Minimum Drawdowns




          Each Drawdown under the Credit Facility of the following types of Loans shall be in the
following amounts indicated:





	 	(a)	 	Canadian Prime Rate Loans in minimum principal amounts of Cdn. $1,000,000;
	 
	 	(b)	 	Bankers’ Acceptances in minimum aggregate amounts of Cdn. $10,000,000 at
maturity and Drawdowns in excess thereof in integral multiples of Cdn. $1,000,000;
	 
	 	(c)	 	U.S. Base Rate Loans in minimum principal amounts of U.S. $1,000,000; and
	 
	 	(d)	 	Libor Loans in minimum principal amounts of U.S. $10,000,000 and Drawdowns in
excess thereof in integral multiples of U.S. $1,000,000.





2.6 Libor Loan Availability




          Drawdowns of, Conversions into and Rollovers of requested Libor Loans may only be made upon
the Agent’s prior favourable determination with respect to the matters referred to in Section 11.1.




2.7 Notice Periods for Drawdowns, Conversions and Rollovers




          Subject to the provisions hereof, the Borrower may make a Drawdown, Conversion or Rollover
under the Credit Facility by delivering a Drawdown Notice, Conversion Notice or Rollover Notice, as
the case may be (executed in accordance with the definition of Officer’s Certificate), with respect
to a specified type of Loan to the Agent not later than:





	 	(a)	 	11:00 a.m. (Toronto time) three Banking Days prior to the proposed Drawdown
Date, Conversion Date or Rollover Date, as the case may be, for the Drawdown of,
Conversion into or the Rollover of Libor Loans;
	 
	 	(b)	 	11:00 a.m. (Toronto time) two Banking Days prior to the proposed Drawdown Date,
Conversion Date or Rollover Date, as the case may be, for the Drawdown of, Conversion
into or Rollover of Bankers’ Acceptances; and
	 
	 	(c)	 	for Drawdowns of or Conversions into Canadian Prime Rate Loans and/or U.S. Base
Rate Loans 11:00 a.m. (Toronto time) one Banking Day prior to the proposed Drawdown
Date or Conversion Date, as the case may be.





2.8 Conversion Option




          Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Borrower may convert the whole or any part of
any type of Loan under the Credit Facility into any other type of Loan under the Credit Facility by
giving the Agent a Conversion Notice in accordance herewith; provided that:





	 	(a)	 	Conversions of Libor Loans and Bankers’ Acceptances may only be made on the
last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto;
	 
	 	(b)	 	the Borrower may not convert a portion only or the whole of an outstanding Loan
unless both the unconverted portion and converted portion of such Loan are equal to or
exceed, in the relevant currency of each such portion, the minimum amounts required for
Drawdowns of Loans of the same type as that portion (as set forth in Section 2.5);










 



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	 	(c)	 	in respect of Conversions of a Loan denominated in one currency to a Loan
denominated in another currency, the Borrower shall at the time of the Conversion repay
the Loan or portion thereof being converted in the currency in which it was
denominated; and
	 
	 	(d)	 	a Conversion shall not result in an increase in Outstanding Principal;
increases in Outstanding Principal may only be effected by Drawdowns made in accordance
herewith.





2.9 Libor Loan Rollovers; Selection of Libor Interest Periods




          At or before 11:00 a.m. (Toronto time) three Banking Days prior to the expiration of each
Interest Period of each Libor Loan, the Borrower shall, unless it has delivered a Conversion Notice
pursuant to Section 2.8 and/or a Repayment Notice pursuant to Section 2.15 (together with a
Rollover Notice if a portion only is to be converted or repaid; provided that a portion of a Libor
Loan may be continued only if the portion which is to remain outstanding is equal to or exceeds the
minimum amount required hereunder for Drawdowns of Libor Loans) with respect to the aggregate
amount of such Loan, deliver a Rollover Notice to the Agent selecting the next Interest Period
applicable to the Libor Loan, which new Interest Period shall commence on and include the last day
of such prior Interest Period. If the Borrower fails to deliver a Rollover Notice to the Agent as
provided in this Section, the Borrower shall be deemed to have given a Conversion Notice to the
Agent electing to convert the entire amount of the maturing Libor Loan into a U.S. Base Rate Loan.




2.10 Rollovers and Conversions not Repayments




          Any amount converted shall be a Loan of the type converted to upon such Conversion taking
place, and any amount rolled over shall continue to be the same type of Loan under the Credit
Facility as before the Rollover, but such Conversion or Rollover (to the extent of the amount
converted or rolled over) shall not of itself (notwithstanding the repayment referred to in the
definition of Conversion) constitute a repayment or a fresh utilization of any part of the amount
available under the Credit Facility.




2.11 Agent’s Obligations with Respect to Canadian Prime Rate Loans, U.S. Base Rate Loans and
Libor Loans




          Upon receipt of a Drawdown Notice, Rollover Notice or Conversion Notice with respect to a
Canadian Prime Rate Loan, U.S. Base Rate Loan or Libor Loan, the Agent shall forthwith notify the
Lenders of the requested type of Loan, the proposed Drawdown Date, Rollover Date or Conversion
Date, each Lender’s Rateable Portion of such Loan and, if applicable, the account of the Agent to
which each Lender’s Rateable Portion is to be credited.




2.12 Lenders’ and Agent’s Obligations with Respect to Canadian Prime Rate Loans, U.S. Base
Rate Loans and Libor Loans




          Each Lender shall, for same day value on the Drawdown Date specified by the Borrower in a
Drawdown Notice with respect to a Canadian Prime Rate Loan, a U.S. Base Rate Loan or a Libor Loan,
credit the Agent’s Account with such Lender’s Rateable Portion of each such requested Loan and for
same day value on the same date the Agent shall pay to the Borrower the full amount of the amounts
so credited in accordance with any payment instructions set forth in the applicable Drawdown
Notice.




2.13 Irrevocability




          A Drawdown Notice, Rollover Notice, Conversion Notice or Repayment Notice given by the
Borrower hereunder shall be irrevocable and, subject to any options the Lenders may have hereunder
in regard thereto and the Borrower’s rights hereunder in regard thereto, shall oblige the Borrower
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2.14 Optional Cancellation or Reduction of the Credit Facility




          The Borrower may, at any time, upon giving at least 3 Banking Days prior written notice to the
Agent, cancel in full or, from time to time, permanently reduce in part the unutilized portion of
the Credit Facility; provided, however, that any such reduction shall be in a minimum amount of
U.S. $10,000,000 and reductions in excess thereof shall be in integral multiples of U.S.
$1,000,000. If the Credit Facility is so reduced, the Commitment of each of the Lenders thereunder
shall be reduced pro rata in the same proportion that the amount of the reduction in the Credit
Facility bears to the amount of the Credit Facility in effect immediately prior to such reduction.




2.15 Optional Repayment; Additional Repayment Terms




     (1) The Borrower may at any time and from time to time repay, without penalty, to the Agent
for the account of the Lenders the whole or any part of any Loan owing by it together with accrued
interest thereon to the date of such repayment provided that:




	 	(a)	 	the Borrower shall give a Repayment Notice (executed in accordance with the
definition of Officer’s Certificate) to the Agent not later than:






	 	(i)	 	11:00 a.m. (Toronto time) three Banking Days prior to the date of
the proposed repayment, for Libor Loans;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	11:00 a.m. (Toronto time) two Banking Days prior to the date of
the proposed repayment, for Bankers’ Acceptances; and
	 
	 	(iii)	 	11:00 a.m. (Toronto time) one Banking Day prior to the date of
the proposed repayment, for Canadian Prime Rate Loans and U.S. Base Rate Loans;






	 	(b)	 	repayments pursuant to this Section 2.15 may only be made on a Banking Day;
	 
	 	(c)	 	subject to the following provisions of this Section 2.15, each such repayment
may only be made on the last day of the applicable Interest Period with regard to a
Libor Loan that is being repaid;
	 
	 	(d)	 	a Bankers’ Acceptance may only be repaid on its maturity unless collateralized
in accordance with Section 2.15(3);
	 
	 	(e)	 	each such repayment shall be in a minimum amount of the lesser of: (i) the
minimum amount required pursuant to Section 2.5 for Drawdowns of the type of Loan
proposed to be repaid and (ii) the Outstanding Principal of all Loans outstanding under
the Credit Facility immediately prior to such repayment; any repayment in excess of
such amount shall be in integral multiples of the amounts required pursuant to Section
2.5 for multiples in excess of the minimum amounts of Drawdowns; and
	 
	 	(f)	 	the Borrower may not repay a portion only of an outstanding Loan unless the
unpaid portion is equal to or exceeds, in the relevant currency, the minimum amount
required pursuant to Section 2.5 for Drawdowns of the type of Loan proposed to be
repaid.





     (2) If any Libor Loan is repaid on other than the last day of the applicable Interest Period,
the Borrower shall, within three Banking Days after notice is given by the Agent, pay to the Agent
for the account of the Lenders all costs, losses, premiums and expenses incurred by the Lenders by
reason of the liquidation or re-deployment of deposits or other funds or for any other reason
whatsoever resulting from the repayment of such Loan or any part thereof on other than the last day
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entitled to be paid such costs, losses, premiums and expenses, shall deliver to the Borrower
and the Agent a certificate of the Lender certifying as to such amounts and, in the absence of
manifest error, such certificate shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes.



     (3) With respect to any repayment of unmatured Bankers’ Acceptances pursuant to Section 2.15
(1)(d) or otherwise hereunder, the Borrower shall provide for the funding in full of the unmatured
Bankers’ Acceptances to be repaid by paying to and depositing with the Agent cash collateral for
each such unmatured Bankers’ Acceptances equal to the face amount payable at maturity thereof. The
Agent shall hold such cash collateral in an interest bearing cash collateral account at rates
prevailing at the time of deposit for similar accounts with the Agent; such cash collateral, such
cash collateral account, any accounts receivable, claims, instruments or securities evidencing or
relating to the foregoing, and any proceeds of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Outstanding
BAs Collateral”) shall be assigned to the Agent as security for the obligations of the Borrower in
relation to such Bankers’ Acceptances and the Lien of the Agent created in such Outstanding BAs
Collateral shall rank in priority to all other Liens and adverse claims against such Outstanding
BAs Collateral. Such Outstanding BAs Collateral shall be applied to satisfy the obligations of the
Borrower for such Bankers’ Acceptances as they mature and the Agent is hereby irrevocably directed
by the Borrower to apply any such Outstanding BAs Collateral to such maturing Bankers’ Acceptances.
The Outstanding BAs Collateral created herein shall not be released to the Borrower without the
consent of the Lenders; however, interest on such deposited amounts shall be for the account of the
Borrower and may be withdrawn by the Borrower so long as no Default or Event of Default is then
continuing. If, after maturity of the Bankers’ Acceptances for which such Outstanding BAs
Collateral is held and application by the Agent of the Outstanding BAs Collateral to satisfy the
obligations of the Borrower hereunder with respect to the Bankers’ Acceptances being repaid, any
interest or other proceeds of the Outstanding BAs Collateral remains, such interest or other
proceeds shall be promptly paid and transferred by the Agent to the Borrower so long as no Default
or Event of Default is then continuing.



2.16 Mandatory Repayment of Credit Facility




          Subject to Section 10.2, the Borrower shall repay or pay, as the case may be, to the Agent, on
behalf of the Lenders, all Loans and other Obligations outstanding under the Credit Facility on or
before the Maturity Date.




2.17 Currency Excess




     (1) If the Agent shall determine that the aggregate Outstanding Principal of the outstanding
Loans under the Credit Facility exceeds the maximum principal amount of the Credit Facility in
United States Dollars (the amount of such excess is herein called the “Currency Excess”), then,
upon written request by the Agent (which request shall detail the applicable Currency Excess), the
Borrower shall repay an amount of Canadian Prime Rate Loans or U.S. Base Rate Loans under the
Credit Facility within (a) if the Currency Excess exceeds 3.0% of the amount of the Credit
Facility, 5 Banking Days, and (b) in all other cases, 20 Banking Days after receipt of such
request, such that, except as otherwise contemplated in Section 2.17(2), the amount or the
Equivalent Amount in United States Dollars of such repayments is, in the aggregate, at least equal
to the Currency Excess.



     (2) If, in respect of any Currency Excess, the repayments made by the Borrower have not
completely removed such Currency Excess (the remainder thereof being herein called the “Currency
Excess Deficiency”), the Borrower shall within the aforementioned 5 or 20 Banking Days, as the case
may be, after receipt of the aforementioned request of the Agent, place an amount equal to the
Currency Excess Deficiency on deposit with the Agent in an interest-bearing account with interest
at rates prevailing at the time of deposit for the account of the Borrower, to be assigned to the
Agent on behalf of the Lenders by instrument satisfactory to the Agent and to be applied to
maturing Bankers’ Acceptances or Libor Loans (converted if necessary at the exchange rate for
determining the Equivalent Amount on the date of such application). The Agent is hereby
irrevocably directed by the Borrower to apply any such sums on deposit to maturing Loans as
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of providing funds for the Currency Excess Deficiency, as provided in the preceding provisions
of this Section, the Borrower may within the said period of 5 or 20 Banking Days, as the case may
be, provide to the Agent an irrevocable standby letter of credit in an amount equal to the Currency
Excess Deficiency and for a term which expires not sooner than 10 Banking Days after the date of
maturity of the relevant Bankers’ Acceptances or Libor Loans, as the case may be; such letter of
credit shall be issued by a financial institution, and shall be on terms and conditions, acceptable
to the Agent in its sole discretion. The Agent is hereby authorized and directed to draw upon such
letter of credit and apply the proceeds of the same to Bankers’ Acceptances or Libor Loans as they
mature. Upon the Currency Excess being eliminated as aforesaid or by virtue of subsequent changes
in the exchange rate for determining the Equivalent Amount, then, provided no Default or Event of
Default is then continuing, such funds on deposit, together with interest thereon, or such letters
of credit shall be returned to the Borrower, in the case of funds on deposit, or shall be cancelled
or reduced in amount, in the case of letters of credit.



2.18 Permitted Increase in Credit Facility




          The Borrower may, at any time and from time to time, increase the maximum principal amount of
the Credit Facility by adding additional financial institutions as Lenders hereunder or by
increasing the Commitments of existing Lenders with (in the latter case) the consent of such
increasing Lenders, or any combination thereof. The right to increase the maximum principal amount
of the Credit Facility as aforesaid shall be subject to the following (for each such increase):





	 	(a)	 	no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the
Borrower shall have delivered to the Agent a certificate of an officer of the Borrower
confirming the same and confirming (i) its corporate authorization to make such
increase, (ii) the truth and accuracy in all material respects of its representations
and warranties contained in Section 8.1 hereof as of such date, other than any such
representations and warranties which expressly speak as of an earlier date and (iii)
that no consents, approvals or authorizations are required for such increase (except as
have been unconditionally obtained and are in full force and effect, unamended), each
as at the effective date of such increase;
	 
	 	(b)	 	the Borrower shall have delivered to the Agent an opinion of its legal counsel
in form and substance as may be required by the Agent, acting reasonably (and such
opinion shall, inter alia, opine as to the corporate authorization of the Borrower to
effect such increase);
	 
	 	(c)	 	after giving effect to any such increase, the maximum principal amount of the
Credit Facility shall not exceed U.S. $2,000,000,000;
	 
	 	(d)	 	the Agent shall have consented to any additional financial institution becoming
a Lender, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; and
	 
	 	(e)	 	the Borrower and the increasing existing Lender or the financial institution being added, as
the case may be, shall execute and deliver such documentation as is required by the Agent, acting
reasonably, to effect the increase in question (including the partial assignment of Loans or
purchase of participations from Lenders to the extent necessary to ensure that, after giving effect
to such increase, each Lender holds its Rateable Portion of each outstanding Loan under the Credit
Facility) and, if applicable, to add any such new financial institution as a Lender under the
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2.19 Hostile Acquisitions




     (1) In the event the Borrower wishes to utilize the proceeds of one or more Loans under the
Credit Facility to, or to provide funds to any Subsidiary to, finance a Hostile Acquisition, then
the following steps shall be followed:




	 	(a)	 	at least five (5) Banking Days prior to the delivery to the Agent of any
Drawdown Notice pursuant to Section 2.7 requesting one or more Loans under the Credit
Facility intended to be used to finance such Hostile Acquisition, the Borrower shall
notify the Agent and shall provide the Agent with particulars of such Hostile
Acquisition, including particulars in sufficient detail to enable each Lender to
determine whether it has a conflict of interest if the proceeds of Loans from such
Lender are used by the Borrower to finance such Hostile Acquisition;
	 
	 	(b)	 	promptly after receipt of such notice and particulars from the Borrower, the
Agent shall (i) notify an appropriate officer of each Lender and provide such
particulars to such officer and (ii) confirm receipt (other than by way of an automated
response) of such notice and particulars by each such officer;
	 
	 	(c)	 	within three (3) Banking Days of such confirmation by the Agent of each such
appropriate officer being so advised, each Lender shall notify the Agent of such
Lender’s determination as to whether (i) such a conflict of interest exists or (ii) the
funding of such Hostile Acquisition would contravene an internal policy of general
application of such Lender (each such determination to be made by each such Lender in
the exercise of its sole discretion, having regard to such considerations as it deems
appropriate); provided that in the event such Lender does not so notify the Agent
within such three (3) Banking Day period, such Lender shall be deemed to have notified
the Agent that it has no such conflict of interest or contravention; and
	 
	 	(d)	 	the Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower of each such Lender’s
determination,




and, in the event that any Lender has such a conflict of interest or the funding would contravene
such a policy (each, a “Conflicted Lender”), then upon such Conflicted Lender so notifying the
Agent, the Conflicted Lender shall have no obligation to provide Loans to finance such Hostile
Acquisition, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary; provided,
however, that each other Lender (each, a “Non-Conflicted Lender”) which has, or is deemed to have,
no such conflict of interest or contravention shall have an obligation, up to the amount of its
Commitment, to provide Loans to finance such Hostile Acquisition, and the Loans to finance such
Hostile Acquisition shall be provided by each Non-Conflicted Lender in accordance with the ratio,
determined prior to the provision of any Loans to finance such Hostile Acquisition, that the
Commitment of such Non-Conflicted Lender under the Credit Facility bears to the aggregate
Commitments of all Non-Conflicted Lenders under the Credit Facility.




     (2) If Loans are used to finance a Hostile Acquisition and there are Conflicted Lenders,
subsequent Loans under the Credit Facility shall be funded firstly by Conflicted Lenders, up to the
amount of their Commitments, and subsequent repayments under the Credit Facility shall be applied
firstly to Non-Conflicted Lenders, in each case, until such time as the proportion that the amount
of each Lender’s Outstanding Principal under the Credit Facility bears to the amount of the total
Outstanding Principal of all Lenders is equal to such proportion which would have been in effect
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ARTICLE 3

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO DRAWDOWNS




3.1 Conditions for Drawdowns




          For each Drawdown hereunder the following conditions shall be satisfied as conditions
precedent to the making of such Drawdown:





	 	(a)	 	the Agent shall have received a proper and timely Drawdown Notice from the
Borrower requesting the Drawdown;
	 
	 	(b)	 	the representations and warranties set forth in Section 8.1 shall be true and
accurate in all material respects on and as of the date of the requested Drawdown other
than any such representations and warranties which expressly speak as of an earlier
date;
	 
	 	(c)	 	no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing nor shall
any Default or Event of Default result from or exist immediately after the requested
Drawdown; and
	 
	 	(d)	 	after giving effect to the proposed Drawdown, the Outstanding Principal of all
Loans outstanding under the Credit Facility shall not exceed the maximum principal
amount of the Credit Facility.





3.2 Additional Conditions for Amendment and Restatement




          This Agreement shall be effective upon, and the Existing Credit Agreement shall be amended and
restated as herein provided upon, the following conditions being satisfied:





	 	(a)	 	all fees and expenses previously agreed in writing between the Borrower and
each of the Lenders shall be paid by the Borrower to the Lenders;
	 
	 	(b)	 	the Borrower shall have delivered to the Agent a current certificate of
compliance in respect of its jurisdiction of incorporation and certified copies of its
articles, by-laws and the resolutions authorizing the Documents and transactions
hereunder and an Officer’s Certificate as to the incumbency of the officers of the
Borrower signing the Documents;
	 
	 	(c)	 	the Documents shall have been fully executed and delivered, each in form and
substance satisfactory to the Lenders and Lenders’ Counsel (each acting reasonably);
and
	 
	 	(d)	 	the Agent and the Lenders shall have received (i) a legal opinion from Stikeman
Elliott LLP in the form attached hereto as Schedule H and (ii) a legal opinion from
Lenders’ Counsel in form and substance satisfactory to the Lenders.





3.3 Waiver




          The conditions set forth in Sections 3.1 and 3.2 are inserted for the sole benefit of the
Lenders and the Agent and may be waived by all of the Lenders, in whole or in part (with or without
terms or conditions) without prejudicing the right of the Lenders or Agent at any time to assert
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ARTICLE 4

EVIDENCE OF DRAWDOWNS




4.1 Account of Record




          The Agent shall open and maintain books of account evidencing all Loans and all other amounts
owing by the Borrower to the Lenders hereunder. The Agent shall enter in the foregoing accounts
details of all amounts from time to time owing, paid or repaid by the Borrower hereunder. The
information entered in the foregoing accounts shall constitute prima facie evidence of the
obligations of the Borrower to the Lenders hereunder with respect to all Loans and all other
amounts owing by the Borrower to the Lenders hereunder. After a request by the Borrower, the Agent
shall promptly advise the Borrower of such entries made in the Agent’s books of account.




ARTICLE 5

PAYMENTS OF INTEREST AND FEES




5.1 Interest on Canadian Prime Rate Loans




          The Borrower shall pay interest on each Canadian Prime Rate Loan owing by it during each
Interest Period applicable thereto in Canadian Dollars at a rate per annum equal to the Canadian
Prime Rate in effect from time to time during such Interest Period plus the Applicable Pricing
Rate. Each determination by the Agent of the Canadian Prime Rate applicable from time to time
during an Interest Period shall be prima facie evidence thereof. Such interest shall accrue daily
and shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan for the period from and
including the Drawdown Date or the preceding Conversion Date or Interest Payment Date, as the case
may be, for such Loan to and including the day preceding such Interest Payment Date and shall be
calculated on the principal amount of the Canadian Prime Rate Loan outstanding during such period
and on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed in a year of 365 days. Changes in the
Canadian Prime Rate shall cause an immediate adjustment of the interest rate applicable to such
Loans without the necessity of any notice to the Borrower.




5.2 Interest on U.S. Base Rate Loans




          The Borrower shall pay interest on each U.S. Base Rate Loan owing by it during each Interest
Period applicable thereto in United States Dollars at a rate per annum equal to the U.S. Base Rate
in effect from time to time during such Interest Period plus the Applicable Pricing Rate. Each
determination by the Agent of the U.S. Base Rate applicable from time to time during an Interest
Period shall be prima facie evidence thereof. Such interest, shall accrue daily and be payable in
arrears on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan for the period from and including the Drawdown
Date or the preceding Conversion Date or Interest Payment Date, as the case may be, for such Loan
to and including the day preceding such Interest Payment Date and shall be calculated on the
principal amount of the U.S. Base Rate Loan outstanding during such period and on the basis of the
actual number of days elapsed in a year of 365 days. Changes in the U.S. Base Rate shall cause an
immediate adjustment of the interest rate applicable to such Loans without the necessity of any
notice to the Borrower.




5.3 Interest on Libor Loans




          The Borrower shall pay interest on each Libor Loan owing by it during each Interest Period
applicable thereto in United States Dollars at a rate per annum, calculated on the basis of a 360
day year, equal to the Libor Rate with respect to such Interest Period plus the Applicable Pricing
Rate. Each determination by the Agent of the Libor Rate applicable to an Interest Period shall be
prima facie evidence thereof. Such interest shall accrue daily and shall be payable in arrears on each
Interest Payment Date for such Loan for the period from and including the Drawdown Date or the
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case may be, for such Loan to and including the day preceding such Interest Payment Date and shall be calculated on the
principal amount of the Libor Loan outstanding during such period and on the basis of the actual
number of days elapsed divided by 360.




5.4 Interest Act (Canada)




     (1) Whenever a rate of interest hereunder is calculated on the basis of a year (the “deemed
year”) which contains fewer days than the actual number of days in the calendar year of
calculation, such rate of interest shall be expressed as a yearly rate for purposes of the Interest
Act (Canada) by multiplying such rate of interest by the actual number of days in the calendar year
of calculation and dividing it by the number of days in the deemed year.



     (2) Whenever a rate of interest or other rate per annum hereunder is expressed or calculated
on the basis of a year of 360 days, such rate of interest or other rate shall be expressed as a
rate per annum, calculated on the basis of a 365-day year, by multiplying such rate of interest or
other rate by 365 and dividing it by 360.



5.5 Nominal Rates; No Deemed Reinvestment




          The principle of deemed reinvestment of interest shall not apply to any interest calculation
under this Agreement; all interest payments to be made hereunder shall be paid without allowance or
deduction for deemed reinvestment or otherwise, before and after maturity, default and judgment.
The rates of interest specified in this Agreement are intended to be nominal rates and not
effective rates. Interest calculated hereunder shall be calculated using the nominal rate method
and not the effective rate method of calculation.




5.6 Standby Fees




     (1) The Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the account of the Lenders a standby fee in United
States Dollars in respect of the Credit Facility calculated at a rate per annum equal to the
Applicable Pricing Rate on the amount, if any, by which the amount of the Outstanding Principal
under the Credit Facility for each day in the period of determination is less than the maximum
principal amount of the Credit Facility on such day. Fees determined in accordance with this
Section shall accrue daily from and after the date hereof and be payable by the Borrower (a)
quarterly in arrears, (b) on cancellation in full of the Credit Facility, and (c) on the Maturity
Date.



     (2) As of: (a) January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 in each year, (b) the date of any
cancellation in full of the Credit Facility, and (c) the Maturity Date, the Agent shall determine
the standby fees under this Section in respect of the Credit Facility for the period from and
including the date hereof or the date of the immediately preceding determination, as the case may
be, to but excluding that date of determination and shall deliver to the Borrower a written request
for payment of the standby fees so determined, as detailed therein. The Borrower shall pay to the
Agent for the account of the Lenders the standby fees referred to above within 5 Banking Days after
receipt of each such written request.



5.7 Agent’s Fees




          The Borrower shall (from time to time) pay to the Agent, for its own account, the annual
agency fee and other amounts set forth in the Agency Fee Agreement by the payment dates set forth
therein.




5.8 Interest on Overdue Amounts




          Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, in the event that any amount due hereunder
(including, without limitation, any interest payment) is not paid when due (whether by acceleration
or otherwise), the Borrower shall pay interest on such unpaid amount (including, without
limitation, interest on interest), if and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from
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full (but excluding the date of such payment if the payment is received for value at the required place of payment on the
date of such payment), and such interest shall accrue daily, be calculated and compounded monthly
and be payable on demand, after as well as before maturity, default and judgment, at a rate per
annum that is equal to (a) in respect of amounts due in Canadian Dollars, the rate of interest then
payable on Canadian Prime Rate Loans plus 2.0% per annum or (b) in respect of amounts due in United
States Dollars, the rate of interest then payable on U.S. Base Rate Loans plus 2.0% per annum.




5.9 Waiver




          To the extent permitted by applicable law, the covenant of the Borrower to pay interest at the
rates provided herein shall not merge in any judgment relating to any obligation of the Borrower to
the Lenders or the Agent and any provision of the Interest Act (Canada) or Judgment Interest Act
(Alberta) which restricts any rate of interest set forth herein shall be inapplicable to this
Agreement and is hereby waived by the Borrower.




5.10 Maximum Rate Permitted by Law




          No interest or fee to be paid hereunder shall be paid at a rate exceeding the maximum rate
permitted by applicable law. In the event that such interest or fee exceeds such maximum rate,
such interest or fees shall be reduced or refunded, as the case may be, so as to be payable at the
highest rate recoverable under applicable law.




ARTICLE 6

BANKERS’ ACCEPTANCES




6.1 Bankers’ Acceptances




          The Borrower may give the Agent notice that Bankers’ Acceptances will be required under the
Credit Facility pursuant to a Drawdown, Rollover or Conversion.




6.2 Acceptance Fees




          Upon the acceptance by a Lender of a Bankers’ Acceptance, the Borrower shall pay to the Agent
for the account of such Lender an acceptance fee in Canadian Dollars equal to the Applicable
Pricing Rate calculated on the principal amount at maturity of such Bankers’ Acceptance and for the
period of time from and including the date of acceptance to but excluding the maturity date of such
Bankers’ Acceptance and calculated on the basis of the number of days elapsed in a year of 365
days.




6.3 Form and Execution of Bankers’ Acceptances




          The following provisions shall apply to each Bankers’ Acceptance hereunder:





	 	(a)	 	the face amount at maturity of each draft drawn by the Borrower to be accepted
as a Bankers’ Acceptance shall be Cdn. $100,000 and integral multiples thereof;
	 
	 	(b)	 	the term to maturity of each draft drawn by the Borrower to be accepted as a
Bankers’ Acceptance shall, subject to market availability as determined by all of the
Lenders, be 1, 2, 3 or 6 months (or such other longer or shorter term as agreed by the
Lenders), as selected by the Borrower in the relevant Drawdown Notice, Rollover Notice
or Conversion Notice, and each Bankers’ Acceptance shall be payable and mature on the
last day of the Interest Period selected by the Borrower for such Bankers’ Acceptance
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	 	(c)	 	each draft drawn by the Borrower and presented for acceptance by a Lender shall
be drawn on the standard form of such Lender in effect at the time; provided, however,
that the Agent may require the Lenders to use a generic form of Bankers’ Acceptance, in
a form satisfactory to each Lender, acting reasonably, provided by the Agent for such
purpose in place of the Lenders’ own forms;
	 
	 	(d)	 	subject to Section 6.3(e) below, Bankers’ Acceptances shall be signed by duly
authorized officers of the Borrower or, in the alternative, the signatures of such
officers may be mechanically reproduced in facsimile thereon and Bankers’ Acceptances
bearing such facsimile signatures shall be binding on the Borrower as if they had been
manually executed and delivered by such officers on behalf of the Borrower;
notwithstanding that any person whose manual or facsimile signature appears on any
Bankers’ Acceptance may no longer be an authorized signatory for the Borrower on the
date of issuance of a Bankers’ Acceptance, such signature shall nevertheless be valid
and sufficient for all purposes as if such authority had remained in force at the time
of such issuance and any such Bankers’ Acceptance shall be binding on the Borrower; and
	 
	 	(e)	 	in lieu of signing Bankers’ Acceptances in accordance with Section 6.3(d)
above, the Borrower may provide a Power of Attorney to a Lender; for so long as a Power
of Attorney is in force with respect to a given Lender, such Lender shall execute and
deliver Bankers’ Acceptances on behalf of the Borrower in accordance with the
provisions thereof and, for certainty, all references herein to drafts drawn by the
Borrower, Bankers’ Acceptances executed by the Borrower or similar expressions shall be
deemed to include Bankers’ Acceptances executed in accordance with a Power of Attorney,
unless the context otherwise requires.





6.4 Power of Attorney; Provision of Bankers’ Acceptances to Lenders




     (1) Unless revoked with respect to a given Lender in accordance herewith, the Borrower hereby
appoints each Lender, acting by any authorized signatory of the Lender in question, the attorney of
the Borrower:




	 	(a)	 	to sign for and on behalf and in the name of the Borrower as drawer, drafts in
such Lender’s standard form which are depository bills as defined in the Depository
Bills and Notes Act (Canada) (the “DBNA”), payable to a “clearing house” (as defined in
the DBNA) including CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc., or its nominee, CDS &
Co. (the “clearing house”);
	 
	 	(b)	 	for drafts which are not depository bills, to sign for and on behalf and in the
name of the Borrower as drawer and to endorse on its behalf, Bankers’ Acceptances drawn
on the Lender payable to the order of the undersigned or payable to the order of such
Lender;
	 
	 	(c)	 	to fill in the amount, date and maturity date of such Bankers’ Acceptances; and
	 
	 	(d)	 	to deposit and/or deliver such Bankers’ Acceptances which have been accepted by
such Lender,




provided that such acts in each case are to be undertaken by the Lender in question strictly in
accordance with instructions given to such Lender by the Borrower as provided in this Section 6.4.
For certainty, signatures of any authorized signatory of a Lender may be mechanically reproduced in
facsimile on Bankers’ Acceptances in accordance herewith and such facsimile signatures shall be
binding and effective as if they had been manually executed by such authorized signatory of such
Lender.




          Instructions from the Borrower to a Lender relating to the execution, completion, endorsement,
deposit and/or delivery by that Lender on behalf of the Borrower of Bankers’ Acceptances which the
Borrower wishes to submit to the Lender for acceptance by the Lender shall be communicated by the
Borrower in writing to the Agent by delivery to the Agent of Drawdown Notices, Conversion Notices
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may be, in accordance with this Agreement which, in turn, shall be communicated by the Agent, on behalf of the Borrower, to the Lender.




          The communication in writing by the Borrower, or on behalf of the Borrower by the Agent, to
the Lender of the instructions set out in the Drawdown Notices, Conversion Notices and Rollover
Notices referred to above shall constitute (a) the authorization and instruction of the Borrower to
the Lender to sign for and on behalf and in the name of the Borrower as drawer the requested
Bankers’ Acceptances and to complete and/or endorse Bankers’ Acceptances in accordance with such
information as set out above and (b) the request of the Borrower to the Lender to accept such
Bankers’ Acceptances and deposit the same with the clearing house or deliver the same, as the case
may be, in each case in accordance with this Agreement and such instructions. The Borrower
acknowledges that a Lender shall not be obligated to accept any such Bankers’ Acceptances except in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.




          A Lender shall be and it is hereby authorized to act on behalf of the Borrower upon and in
compliance with instructions communicated to that Lender as provided herein if the Lender
reasonably believes such instructions to be genuine. If a Lender accepts Bankers’ Acceptances
pursuant to any such instructions, that Lender shall confirm particulars of such instructions and
advise the Agent that it has complied therewith by notice in writing addressed to the Agent and
served personally or sent by facsimile transmission or other electronic transmission in accordance
with the provisions hereof. A Lender’s actions in compliance with such instructions, confirmed and
advised to the Agent by such notice, shall be conclusively deemed to have been in accordance with
the instructions of the Borrower.




          This Power of Attorney may be revoked by the Borrower with respect to any particular Lender at
any time upon not less than 5 Banking Days’ prior written notice served upon the Lender in question
and the Agent, provided that no such revocation shall reduce, limit or otherwise affect the
obligations of the Borrower in respect of any Bankers’ Acceptance executed, completed, endorsed,
deposited and/or delivered in accordance herewith prior to the time at which such revocation
becomes effective.




     (2) Unless the Borrower has provided Powers of Attorney to the Lenders, to facilitate
Drawdowns, Rollovers or Conversions of Bankers’ Acceptances, the Borrower shall, upon execution of
this Agreement and thereafter from time to time as required by all Lenders, provide to the Agent
for delivery to each Lender drafts drawn in blank by the Borrower (pre-endorsed and otherwise in
fully negotiable form, if applicable) in quantities sufficient for each Lender to fulfil its
obligations hereunder. Any such pre-signed drafts which are delivered by the Borrower to the Agent
or a Lender shall be held in safekeeping by the Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, with the same degree of care as
if they were the Agent’s or such Lender’s property, and shall only be dealt with by the Lenders and
the Agent in accordance herewith. No Lender shall be responsible or liable for its failure to make
its share of any Drawdown, Rollover or Conversion of Bankers’ Acceptances required hereunder if the
cause of such failure is, in whole or in part, due to the failure of the Borrower to provide such
pre-signed drafts to the Agent (for delivery to such Lender) on a timely basis.



     (3) By 12:00 noon (Toronto time) on the applicable Drawdown Date, Conversion Date or Rollover
Date, the Borrower shall (a) either deliver to each Lender in Toronto, or, if previously delivered,
be deemed to have authorized each Lender to complete and accept, or (b) where the Borrower has
previously executed and delivered a Power of Attorney to the Lender, be deemed to have authorized
each such Lender to sign on behalf of the Borrower, complete and accept, drafts drawn by the
Borrower on such Lender in a principal amount at maturity equal to such Lender’s share of the
Bankers’ Acceptances specified by the Borrower in the relevant Drawdown Notice, Conversion Notice
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6.5 Mechanics of Issuance




     (1) Upon receipt by the Agent of a Drawdown Notice, Conversion Notice or Rollover Notice from
the Borrower requesting the issuance of Bankers’ Acceptances, the Agent shall promptly notify the
Lenders thereof and advise each Lender of the aggregate face amount of Bankers’ Acceptances to be
accepted by such Lenders, the date of issue and the Interest Period for such Loan; the
apportionment among the Lenders of the face amounts of Bankers’ Acceptances to be accepted by each
Lender shall be determined by the Agent by reference and in proportion to the respective Commitment
of each Lender, provided that, when such apportionment cannot be evenly made, the Agent shall round
allocations amongst such Lenders consistent with the Agent’s normal money market practices.



     (2) On each Drawdown Date, Rollover Date or Conversion Date involving the issuance of Bankers’
Acceptances:




	 	(a)	 	before 11:00 a.m. (Toronto time) on such date, the Agent shall determine the
CDOR Rate in respect of an issue of bankers’ acceptances in a comparable amount and
with comparable maturity to the Bankers’ Acceptances proposed to be issued on such
date;
	 
	 	(b)	 	on or about 11:00 a.m. (Toronto time) on such date, the Agent shall advise each
Lender of the applicable BA Discount Rate;
	 
	 	(c)	 	each Lender shall complete and accept, in accordance with the Drawdown Notice,
Conversion Notice or Rollover Notice delivered by the Borrower and advised by the Agent
in connection with such issue, its share of the Bankers’ Acceptances to be issued on
such date and shall purchase such Bankers’ Acceptances for its own account at a
purchase price which reflects the BA Discount Rate applicable to such issue; and
	 
	 	(d)	 	in the case of a Drawdown, each Lender shall, for same day value on the
Drawdown Date, remit the Discount Proceeds or advance the BA Equivalent Advance, as the
case may be, payable by such Lender (net of the acceptance fee payable to such Lender
pursuant to Section 6.2) to the Agent for the account of the Borrower; the Agent shall
make such funds available to the Borrower for same day value on such date.





     (3) Each Lender may at any time and from time to time hold, sell, rediscount or otherwise
dispose of any or all Bankers’ Acceptances accepted and purchased by it for its own account.



6.6 Rollover, Conversion or Payment on Maturity




          In anticipation of the maturity of Bankers’ Acceptances, the Borrower shall, subject to and in
accordance with the requirements hereof, do one or a combination of the following with respect to
the aggregate face amount at maturity of all such maturing Bankers’ Acceptances:





	 	(a)	 	(i) deliver to the Agent a Rollover Notice that the Borrower intends to draw
and present for acceptance on the maturity date new Bankers’ Acceptances in an
aggregate face amount up to the aggregate amount of the maturing Bankers’ Acceptances
and (ii) on the maturity date pay to the Agent for the account of the Lenders an
additional amount equal to the difference between the aggregate face amount of the
maturing Bankers’ Acceptances and the Discount Proceeds of such new Bankers’
Acceptances;
	 
	 	(b)	 	(i) deliver to the Agent a Conversion Notice requesting a Conversion of the
maturing Bankers’ Acceptances to another type of Loan under the Credit Facility and
(ii) on the maturity date pay to the Agent for the account of the Lenders an amount
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	 	 	 	aggregate face amount of the maturing Bankers’ Acceptances and the amount of the Loans into which Conversion is requested; or






	 	(c)	 	on the maturity date of the maturing Bankers’ Acceptances, pay to the Agent for
the account of the Lenders an amount equal to the aggregate face amount of such
Bankers’ Acceptances.




If the Borrower fails to so notify the Agent or make such payments on maturity, the Agent shall
effect a Conversion into a Canadian Prime Rate Loan of the entire amount of such maturing Bankers’
Acceptances as if a Conversion Notice had been given by the Borrower to the Agent to that effect.




6.7 Restriction on Rollovers and Conversions




          Subject to the other provisions hereof, Conversions and Rollovers of Bankers’ Acceptances may
only occur on the maturity date thereof.




6.8 Rollovers




          In order to satisfy the continuing liability of the Borrower to a Lender for the face amounts
of maturing Bankers’ Acceptances accepted by such Lender, the Lender shall receive and retain for
its own account the Discount Proceeds of new Bankers’ Acceptances issued on a Rollover, and the
Borrower shall on the maturity date of the Bankers’ Acceptances being rolled over pay to the Agent
for the account of the Lenders an amount equal to the difference between the face amounts of the
maturing Bankers’ Acceptances and the Discount Proceeds from the new Bankers’ Acceptances together
with the acceptance fees to which the Lenders are entitled pursuant to Section 6.2.




6.9 Conversion into Bankers’ Acceptances




          In respect of Conversions into Bankers’ Acceptances, in order to satisfy the continuing
liability of the Borrower to the Lenders for the amount of the converted Loan, each Lender shall
receive and retain for its own account the Discount Proceeds of the Bankers’ Acceptances issued
upon such Conversion, and the Borrower shall on the Conversion Date pay to the Agent for the
account of the Lenders an amount equal to the difference between the principal amount of the
converted Loan and the aggregate Discount Proceeds from the Bankers’ Acceptances issued on such
Conversion, together with the acceptance fees to which the Lenders are entitled pursuant to Section
6.2.




6.10 Conversion from Bankers’ Acceptances




          In order to satisfy the continuing liability of the Borrower to the Lenders for an amount
equal to the aggregate face amount of the maturing Bankers’ Acceptances converted to another type
of Loan, the Agent shall record the obligations of the Borrower to the Lenders in respect of those
maturing Bankers’ Acceptances as Loans of the type into which such continuing liability has been
converted.




6.11 BA Equivalent Advances




          Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article, a Non-Acceptance Lender shall, in
lieu of accepting Bankers’ Acceptances, make a BA Equivalent Advance. The amount of each BA
Equivalent Advance shall be equal to the Discount Proceeds which would be realized from a
hypothetical sale of those Bankers’ Acceptances which, but for this Section, such Lender would
otherwise be required to accept as part of such a Drawdown of, Conversion into or Rollover of
Bankers’ Acceptances. To determine the amount of such Discount Proceeds, the hypothetical sale
shall be deemed to take place at the applicable BA Discount Rate for such Loan. Any BA Equivalent
Advance shall be made on the relevant Drawdown Date, Rollover Date or Conversion Date as the case
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the making of a BA Equivalent Advance, a Non-Acceptance Lender shall be entitled to deduct
therefrom an amount equal to the acceptance fee which, but for this Section, such Lender would
otherwise be entitled to receive as part of such Loan. Subject to Section 6.6, upon the maturity
date for such Bankers’ Acceptances, the Borrower shall pay to each Non-Acceptance Lender an amount
equal to the face amount at maturity of the Bankers’ Acceptances which, but for this Section, such
Lender would otherwise be required to accept as part of such a Drawdown of, Conversion into or
Rollover of Bankers’ Acceptances as repayment of the amount of its BA Equivalent Advance plus
payment of the interest accrued and payable thereon to such maturity date.




          All references herein to “Loans” and “Bankers’ Acceptances” shall, unless otherwise expressly
provided herein or unless the context otherwise requires, be deemed to include BA Equivalent
Advances made by a Non-Acceptance Lender as part of a Drawdown of, Conversion into or Rollover of
Bankers’ Acceptances.




6.12 Termination of Bankers’ Acceptances




          If at any time a Lender ceases to accept bankers’ acceptances in the ordinary course of its
business, such Lender shall be deemed to be a Non-Acceptance Lender and shall make BA Equivalent
Advances in lieu of accepting Bankers’ Acceptances under this Agreement.




ARTICLE 7

PLACE AND APPLICATION OF PAYMENTS




7.1 Place of Payment of Principal, Interest and Fees; Payments to Agent




          All payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts to be made by the Borrower to the
Agent and the Lenders pursuant to this Agreement shall be made to the Agent (for, as applicable,
the account of the Lenders or its own account) in the currency in which the Loan is outstanding for
value on the day such amount is due, and if such day is not a Banking Day on the Banking Day next
following, by deposit or transfer thereof to the applicable Agent’s Account or at such other place
as the Borrower and the Agent may from time to time agree. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary expressed or implied in this Agreement, the receipt by the Agent in accordance with this
Agreement of any payment made by the Borrower for the account of any of the Lenders shall, insofar
as the Borrower’s obligations to the relevant Lenders are concerned, be deemed also to be receipt by such Lenders and the Borrower shall
have no liability in respect of any failure or delay on the part of the Agent in disbursing and/or
accounting to the relevant Lenders in regard thereto.




7.2 Designated Accounts of the Lenders




          All payments of principal, interest, fees or other amounts to be made by the Agent to the
Lenders pursuant to this Agreement shall be made for value on the day required hereunder, provided
the Agent receives funds from the Borrower for value on such day, and if such funds are not so
received from the Borrower or if such day is not a Banking Day, on the Banking Day next following,
by deposit or transfer thereof at the time specified herein to the account of each Lender
designated by such Lender to the Agent for such purpose or to such other place or account as the
Lenders may from time to time notify the Agent.




7.3 Funds




          Each amount advanced, disbursed or paid hereunder shall be advanced, disbursed or paid, as the
case may be, in such form of funds as may from time to time be customarily used in Calgary,
Alberta, Toronto, Ontario and New York, New York in the settlement of banking transactions similar
to the banking transactions required to give effect to the provisions of this Agreement on the day
such advance, disbursement or payment is to be made (for certainty, each such amount advanced,
disbursed or paid hereunder shall be advanced, disbursed or paid, as the case may be, in
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7.4 Application of Payments




          Except as otherwise agreed in writing by all of the Lenders, if any Event of Default shall
occur and be continuing, all payments made by the Borrower to the Agent and the Lenders shall be
applied in the following order:





	 	(a)	 	to amounts due hereunder as fees other than acceptance fees for Bankers’
Acceptances;
	 
	 	(b)	 	to amounts due hereunder as costs and expenses;
	 
	 	(c)	 	to amounts due hereunder as default interest;
	 
	 	(d)	 	to amounts due hereunder as interest or acceptance fees for Bankers’
Acceptances; and
	 
	 	(e)	 	to amounts due hereunder as principal (including reimbursement obligations in
respect of Bankers’ Acceptances).





7.5 Payments Clear of Taxes




     (1) Any and all payments by the Borrower to the Agent or the Lenders hereunder shall be made
free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for or on account of, any and all present
or future Taxes and all liabilities with respect thereto imposed, levied, collected, withheld or
assessed by any Governmental Authority imposed on the Agent or the Lenders, or by or on behalf of
the foregoing, excluding Taxes imposed with respect to such payments by such Governmental Authority
if such Taxes are imposed on or measured by reference to or in respect of the overall net income or
capital of a Lender. In addition, the Borrower agrees to pay any present or future stamp,
transfer, registration, excise, issues, documentary or other taxes, charges or similar levies which
arise from any payment made under this
Agreement or the Loans or in respect of the execution, delivery or registration or the
compliance with this Agreement or the other Documents contemplated hereunder. The Borrower shall
indemnify and hold harmless the Agent and the Lenders for the full amount of all of the foregoing
Taxes or other amounts paid or payable by the Agent or the Lenders and any liability (including
penalties, interest, additions to tax and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses) resulting therefrom or
with respect thereto which arise from any payment made under or pursuant to this Agreement or the
Loans or in respect of the execution, delivery or registration of, or compliance with, this
Agreement or the other Documents.



     (2) If the Borrower shall be required by law to deduct or withhold any amount from any payment
or other amount required to be paid to the Agent or the Lenders hereunder, or if any liability
therefor shall be imposed or shall arise from or in respect of any sum payable hereunder, then the
sum payable to the Agent or the Lenders hereunder shall be increased as may be necessary so that
after making all required deductions, withholdings, and additional income tax payments attributable
thereto (including deductions, withholdings or income tax payable for additional sums payable under
this provision) the Agent or the Lenders, as the case may be, receive an amount equal to the amount
they would have received had no such deductions or withholdings been made or if such additional
taxes had not been imposed; in addition, the Borrower shall pay the full amount deducted or
withheld for such liabilities to the relevant taxation authority or other authority in accordance
with applicable law, such payment to be made (if the liability is imposed on the Borrower) for its
own account or (if the liability is imposed on the Agent or the Lenders) on behalf of and in the
name of the Agent or the Lenders, as the case may be. If the liability is imposed on the Agent or
the Lenders, the Borrower shall deliver to the Agent or the Lenders evidence satisfactory to the
Agent or the Lenders, acting reasonably, of the payment to the relevant taxation authority or other
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7.6 Set Off




     (1) In addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under applicable law and not by way of
limitation of any such rights, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default which remains unremedied
(whether or not the Loans have been accelerated hereunder), the Agent and each Lender shall have
the right (and are hereby authorized by the Borrower) at any time and from time to time to combine
all or any of the Borrower’s accounts with the Agent or the Lender, as the case may be, and to set
off and to appropriate and to apply any and all deposits (general or special, term or demand)
including, but not limited to, indebtedness evidenced by certificates of deposit whether matured or
unmatured, and any other indebtedness at any time held by the Borrower or owing by such Lender or
the Agent, as the case may be, to or for the credit or account of the Borrower against and towards
the satisfaction of any Obligations owing by the Borrower, and may do so notwithstanding that the
balances of such accounts and the liabilities are expressed in different currencies, and the Agent
and each Lender are hereby authorized to effect any necessary currency conversions at the noon spot
rate of exchange announced by the Bank of Canada on the Banking Day before the day of conversion.



     (2) The Agent or the applicable Lender, as the case may be, shall notify the Borrower of any
such set-off from the Borrower’s accounts within a reasonable period of time thereafter, although
the Agent or the Lender, as the case may be, shall not be liable to the Borrower for its failure to
so notify.



7.7 Margin Changes; Adjustments for Margin Changes; Notice of Rating Changes




     (1) Changes in Applicable Pricing Rates shall be effective:




	 	(a)	 	on the Banking Day immediately following any change in the relevant Debt Rating
(or when the Borrower ceases to have a Debt Rating, if applicable) which results in a
change in the Applicable Pricing Rate in accordance with the definition thereof; and
	 
	 	(b)	 	without the necessity of notice to the Borrower.





     (2) For any Loans outstanding as of the effective date of a change in an Applicable Pricing
Rate:




	 	(a)	 	in the case of increases in such rates per annum, the Borrower shall pay to the
Agent for the account of the Lenders such additional interest or fees, as the case may
be, as may be required to give effect to the relevant increases in the interest or fees
payable on or in respect of such Loans from and as of the effective date of the
relevant increase in rates; and
	 
	 	(b)	 	in the case of decreases in such rates per annum, the Borrower shall receive a
credit against subsequent interest payable on Loans or fees payable pursuant to Section
6.2, as the case may be, to the extent necessary to give effect to the relevant
decreases in the interest or fees payable on or in respect of such Loans from and as of
the effective date of the relevant decrease in rates.





     (3) The additional payments required by Section 7.7(2)(a) shall be made on the last Banking
Day of the calendar month immediately following the calendar month in which the changes in
Applicable Pricing Rates are effective. The adjustments required by Section 7.7(2)(b) shall be
accounted for in successive interest and fee payments by the Borrower until the amount of the
credit therein contemplated has been fully applied; provided that, upon satisfaction in full of all
Obligations and cancellation of the Credit Facility in accordance herewith, the Lenders shall pay
to the Borrower an amount equal to any such credit which remains outstanding.



     (4) The Borrower hereby covenants and agrees to give notice to the Agent of any change in the
Debt Rating or if the Borrower ceases to have a Debt Rating, promptly upon becoming aware of such
change. For certainty, the change in Applicable Pricing Rate shall, subject to Section 7.7(1)(a),
be effective from the date of the change in the Debt Rating regardless of the date notice thereof
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ARTICLE 8

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES




8.1 Representations and Warranties




          The Borrower represents and warrants as follows to the Agent and to each of the Lenders and
acknowledges and confirms that the Agent and each of the Lenders is relying upon such
representations and warranties:





	 	(a)	 	Status and Power.
	 
	 	 	 	The Borrower is a corporation duly incorporated and organized and validly subsisting
in good standing under the laws of Canada. Each of the Material Subsidiaries which
is a corporation is a corporation duly incorporated and organized and validly
subsisting in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, and
each other Material Subsidiary is validly existing under the laws of its
jurisdiction of organization or formation, in each case, as set forth in Schedule I.
The Borrower and each of the Material Subsidiaries is duly qualified, registered or
licensed in all jurisdictions where such qualification, registration or licensing is
required, except where the failure to be so qualified would not have and would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. The Borrower and each of the Material Subsidiaries has all
requisite capacity, power and authority to own, hold under licence or lease its
properties necessary for the conduct of its business and to carry on its business,
in each case, as currently conducted. The Borrower has all requisite corporate
capacity, power and authority to enter into and carry out the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Authorization and Enforcement.
	 
	 	 	 	All necessary action, corporate or otherwise, has been taken to authorize the
execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Agreement. The Borrower
has duly executed and delivered this Agreement. This Agreement is a legal, valid
and binding obligation of the Borrower enforceable against the Borrower by the Agent
and the Lenders in accordance with its terms, subject to the qualifications
contained in the opinion of the Borrower’s counsel delivered pursuant to Section
3.2(d)(i).
	 
	 	(c)	 	Compliance with Other Instruments.
	 
	 	 	 	The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated herein do not conflict with, result in
any breach or violation of, or constitute a default under the terms, conditions or
provisions of the charter or constating documents or by-laws of, or any unanimous
shareholder agreement relating to, the Borrower or of any law, regulation, judgment,
decree or order binding on or applicable to the Borrower or to which its property is
subject or of any material agreement, lease, licence, permit or other instrument to
which the Borrower is a party or is otherwise bound or by which the Borrower
benefits or to which its property is subject and do not require the consent or
approval of any Governmental Authority or any other party of which the failure to
have received or obtained would have or would reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
	 
	 	(d)	 	Financial Statements.
	 
	 	 	 	The Financial Statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP and no Material
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	 	 	 	the Financial Statements fairly present the consolidated
financial condition of the Borrower as at the respective dates thereof and the
statements of income contained in the Financial Statements fairly present the
consolidated results of operations of the Borrower during the respective fiscal
periods covered thereby.






	 	(e)	 	Litigation.
	 
	 	 	 	There are no actions, suits, inquiries, claims or proceedings (whether or not
purportedly on behalf of any of the Companies) which have been commenced against or
affecting any of the Companies before any court or other Governmental Authority
except those which have not had or could not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
	 
	 	(f)	 	Outstanding Defaults.
	 
	 	 	 	No event has occurred which constitutes or which, with the giving of notice, lapse
of time or both, would constitute a default under or in respect of any agreement,
undertaking or instrument to which any of the Companies is a party or to which its
property or assets may be subject, except where such default has not had or could not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
	 
	 	(g)	 	No Default or Event of Default
	 
	 	 	 	No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would reasonably be
excepted to occur immediately following any Drawdown hereunder.
	 
	 	(h)	 	ERISA Compliance.






	 	(i)	 	Except as has not had or could not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect, (A) each Plan is in compliance in all material
respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other federal or
state law, (B) each Plan which is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of
the Code has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS or an
application for such a letter is currently being processed by the IRS with
respect thereto or an application for such a letter will be made on or before
the end of the applicable remedial amendment period and nothing has occurred
which would prevent, or cause the loss of, such qualification, (C) the Borrower
and each ERISA Affiliate has made by their due date all required contributions
to any Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code and to any Multiemployer Plan,
and no application for a funding waiver or an extension of any amortization
period pursuant to Section 412 of the Code has been made with respect to any
Plan.
	 
	 	(ii)	 	There are no pending or threatened claims, actions or lawsuits,
or action by any Governmental Authority, with respect to any Plan except those
which have not resulted or could not reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect. There has been no prohibited transaction or violation
of the fiduciary responsibility rules with respect to any Plan except those
which have not resulted or could not reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect.
	 
	 	(iii)	 	Except as has not had or could not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect, (A) no ERISA Event has occurred or is
reasonably expected to occur; (B) no Pension Plan has any Unfunded Pension
Liability; (C) neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or
reasonably expects to incur, any liability (and no event has occurred which,
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	 	 	 	in such liability) under Section 4201 or 4243 of ERISA with respect to a Multiemployer
Plan; and (D) neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a
transaction that could reasonably be expected to be subject to Section 4069 or
4212(c) of ERISA.






	 	(i)	 	Environmental Compliance.






	 	(i)	 	The Property (including underlying groundwater) has, since the
date of its acquisition by the applicable Company, been owned, operated and
used in compliance with all Environmental Laws except where such failure could
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
	 
	 	(ii)	 	There are no actions or proceedings which have been commenced
in connection with an alleged violation of any Environmental Law by any Company
except those which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
	 
	 	(iii)	 	There have been no releases of Hazardous Materials at, on or
under the Property in violation of Environmental Law except where such releases
could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
	 
	 	(iv)	 	Each of the Companies has been issued and is in compliance with
all permits, certificates, approvals, licences and other authorizations
required under any Environmental Laws to own its properties and assets and to
carry on its businesses except where such non-issuance or noncompliance could
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.






	 	(j)	 	Corporate Name.
	 
	 	 	 	As at the date hereof, the corporate name of the Borrower as it appears in its
articles of continuation is Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc.
	 
	 	(k)	 	Inter-Corporate Relationships.
	 
	 	 	 	As at the date hereof, the share ownership of each of the Subsidiaries is as set
forth in Schedule I.
	 
	 	(l)	 	Subsidiaries and Partnerships.
	 
	 	 	 	As at the date hereof, all of the Subsidiaries and the jurisdiction of incorporation
of each of the Subsidiaries is as set forth in Schedule I. As at the date hereof,
none of the companies is, directly or indirectly, a member of or participant in any
partnership, joint venture or syndicate other than as described in Schedule J.
	 
	 	(m)	 	Regulation U or X.
	 
	 	 	 	No proceeds of any Loan made hereunder shall be used for a purpose which violates,
or would be inconsistent with, Regulation U or X of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System.





8.2 Deemed Repetition




          On the date of delivery by the Borrower of a Drawdown Notice to the Agent, and again on the
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	 	(a)	 	the Borrower shall be deemed to represent and warrant that each of the
representations and warranties contained in Section 8.1 are true and correct in all
material respects on such date, other than any such representations and warranties
which expressly speak as of an earlier date; and
	 
	 	(b)	 	the Borrower shall be deemed to have represented to the Agent and the Lenders
that, except as has otherwise been notified to the Agent in writing and has been waived
in accordance herewith, no event has occurred and remains outstanding which would
constitute a Default or an Event of Default nor will any such event exist immediately
after or occur as a result of the aforementioned Drawdown.





8.3 Effective Time of Repetition




          All representations and warranties, when repeated or deemed to be repeated hereunder, shall be
construed with reference to the facts and circumstances existing at the time of repetition, unless
they are stated herein to be made as at the date hereof.




8.4 Nature of Representations and Warranties




          The representations and warranties set out in this Agreement or deemed to be made pursuant
hereto shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of each Drawdown,
notwithstanding any investigations or examinations which may be made by the Agent, the Lenders or
Lenders’ Counsel. Such representations and warranties shall survive until this Agreement has been
terminated, provided that the representations and warranties relating to environmental matters
shall survive the termination of this Agreement.




ARTICLE 9

GENERAL COVENANTS




9.1 Affirmative Covenants of the Borrower




          So long as any Obligation is outstanding or the Credit Facility is available hereunder, the
Borrower covenants and agrees with each of the Lenders and the Agent that, unless (subject to
Section 14.10) the Majority of the Lenders otherwise consent in writing:





	 	(a)	 	Financial Reporting.
	 
	 	 	 	The Borrower shall furnish the Agent with the following documents, statements and
reports:






	 	(i)	 	within 120 days after the end of each Fiscal Year, a copy of
the audited consolidated financial statements of the Borrower with respect
thereto and the auditors’ report thereon;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	within 120 days after the end of each Fiscal Year, if and to
the extent any changes have occurred therein, an updated Schedule I, an updated
Schedule J and an updated list of the Material Subsidiaries, each certified by
a senior officer of the Borrower to be true and correct as of the date thereof;
	 
	 	(iii)	 	within 60 days after the end of each of the first three Fiscal
Quarters of each Fiscal Year, a copy of the unaudited consolidated financial
statements of the Borrower with respect thereto;
	 
	 	(iv)	 	within 120 days after the end of each Fiscal Year and within 60
days after the end of each Fiscal Quarter, a duly executed and completed
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	 	(v)	 	at the request of the Agent, such additional information,
reports, certificates, financial or operating reports or statements or other
matters affecting the business, affairs, current or historical financial
condition, property or assets of the Borrower or any of its Material
Subsidiaries, as the Agent on the instructions of the Majority of the Lenders
may, from time to time, reasonably require,






	 	 	 	provided that, with respect to clauses (i) and (iii) above, the requirements thereof
shall be deemed satisfied upon the Borrower giving to the Agent notice of the filing
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of its Form 10-K or Form 10-Q, as
applicable, which includes such information, within the time period prescribed in
such clauses, subject to the Agent having access thereto; provided further that the
Agent shall be deemed to have access to such reports if and so long as the same are
posted on the EDGAR Database.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Corporate Existence.
	 
	 	 	 	Except as expressly permitted in Section 9.2(b), the Borrower shall, and shall cause
each of the Material Subsidiaries to, maintain its corporate existence in good
standing and shall, and shall cause each of the Subsidiaries to, qualify and remain
duly qualified to carry on business and own property in each jurisdiction in which
such qualification is necessary to the extent that a failure to so qualify could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
	 
	 	(c)	 	Conduct of Business.
	 
	 	 	 	The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of the Subsidiaries to, comply with all
Applicable Laws and conduct its business in such a manner so as to comply in all
respects with Applicable Laws, so as to observe and perform all its obligations
under leases, licences and agreements necessary for the proper conduct of its
business and so as to preserve and protect its property and assets and the earnings,
income and profits therefrom (including, without limitation, Environmental Laws and
laws relating to the discharge, spill, disposal or emission of Hazardous Materials),
in each case, other than where noncompliance, non-observance or non-performance
could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower
shall, and shall cause each of the Subsidiaries to, obtain and maintain all material
licenses, certificates of approval, consents, registrations, permits, government
approvals, franchises, authorizations and other rights necessary for the operation
of its business to the extent that a failure to do so could reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect.
	 
	 	(d)	 	Use of Proceeds.
	 
	 	 	 	The Borrower shall use all of the proceeds of the Drawdowns for the purposes
permitted by Section 2.3.
	 
	 	(e)	 	Long Term Debt to EBITDA.
	 
	 	 	 	The Borrower shall maintain or cause to be maintained the ratio of Long Term Debt as
at the last day of each Fiscal Quarter to EBITDA for the four consecutive Fiscal
Quarters ending on such day in a ratio of less than or equal to 3.5 to 1.
	 
	 	(f)	 	Debt to Capital.
	 
	 	 	 	The Borrower shall at all times maintain or cause to be maintained the ratio of Debt
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	 	(g)	 	Tangible Net Worth.
	 
	 	 	 	The Borrower shall at all times maintain or cause to be maintained Tangible Net
Worth in an amount greater than or equal to U.S. $1,250,000,000.
	 
	 	(h)	 	Insurance.
	 
	 	 	 	The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of the Material Subsidiaries to, maintain
insurance with respect to its properties and business against loss or damage of the
kind customarily insured against by companies engaged in the same or similar
business, of such types and in such amounts as are customarily carried under such
circumstances by such other companies.
	 
	 	(i)	 	Taxes.
	 
	 	 	 	The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of the Material Subsidiaries to, file all
material tax returns and tax reports required by law to be filed by it and pay all
material taxes, rates, government fees and dues levied, assessed or imposed upon it
and upon its property or assets or any part thereof, as and when the same become due
and payable (save and except when and so long as the validity of any such taxes,
rates, fees, dues, levies, assessments or imposts is being contested in good faith
by appropriate proceedings and adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance
with GAAP), and the Borrower shall deliver to the Agent, when requested, written
evidence of such filings and payments.
	 
	 	(j)	 	Books and Records.
	 
	 	 	 	The Borrower shall, and shall cause each of the Material Subsidiaries to, keep
proper books of account and records covering all its business and affairs on a
current basis, make full, true and correct entries in all material respects of their
transactions in such books, set aside on their books from their earnings all such
proper reserves as required by GAAP and permit representatives of the Agent to
inspect such books of account, records and documents and to make copies therefrom
during reasonable business hours and upon reasonable notice and to discuss the
affairs, finances and accounts of the Companies with the officers of the Companies
and their auditors during reasonable business hours and upon reasonable notice;
provided, however, that absent an Event of Default which is then continuing, all but
one such inspection in any 12 month period shall be at the Agent’s expense.
	 
	 	(k)	 	Environmental Matters.
	 
	 	 	 	The Borrower shall, as soon as practicable and in any event within 30 days, notify
the Agent and provide copies upon receipt of all written claims, complaints, notices
or inquiries from a Governmental Authority relating to the condition of the
facilities and properties of the Companies or compliance with Environmental Laws,
which claims, complaints, notices or inquiries relate to matters which would have,
or may reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect, and shall, and
shall cause each of the Subsidiaries to, proceed diligently to resolve any such
claims, complaints, notices or inquiries relating to compliance with Environmental
Laws and provide such information and certifications which the Agent may reasonably
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	 	(l)	 	Notice of Default or Event of Default.
	 
	 	 	 	Upon the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default, the Borrower shall promptly
deliver to the Agent a notice specifying the nature and date of occurrence of such
Default or Event of Default and the action which the Borrower proposes to take with
respect thereto.
	 
	 	(m)	 	Ranking of Obligations.
	 
	 	 	 	The Borrower shall at all times ensure that the Obligations rank at least pari passu
with the most senior unsecured, unsubordinated Debt of the Borrower.





9.2 Negative Covenants of the Borrower




          So long as any Obligation is outstanding or the Credit Facility is available hereunder, the
Borrower covenants and agrees with each of the Lenders and the Agent that, unless (subject to
Section 14.10) the Majority of the Lenders otherwise consent in writing:





	 	(a)	 	Encumbrances.
	 
	 	 	 	The Borrower shall not, and shall not suffer or permit any of the Subsidiaries to,
enter into or grant, create, assume or suffer to exist any Lien affecting any of its
property, assets or undertaking, save and except only for the Permitted Liens.
	 
	 	(b)	 	Corporate Existence.
	 
	 	 	 	The Borrower shall not change its jurisdiction of continuation or incorporation.
The Borrower shall not, and shall not suffer or permit any of the Material
Subsidiaries to, take part in any amalgamation, merger, winding-up, dissolution,
capital or corporate reorganization or similar proceeding or arrangement, except
that: (i) any of them may amalgamate or merge with any Subsidiary which is a direct
or indirect Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower, (ii) any Material Subsidiary
may wind up into any other Subsidiary or the Borrower if it is a direct Wholly-Owned
Subsidiary of the entity or entities into which it is winding up, (iii) any of them
may transfer any or all of its assets to any Subsidiary which is a direct or
indirect Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower, and (iv) the Borrower or any
Material Subsidiary may merge or amalgamate with any other person (other than as
contemplated in subclauses (i) through (iii), inclusive, of this Section 9.2(b)
above) so long as the Borrower or such Material Subsidiary is the surviving entity
of such merger or amalgamation; provided that:






	 	(A)	 	in each case, no Default and no Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing, or will occur as a
result of such transaction, or shall exist immediately after the
consummation of such transaction; and
	 
	 	(B)	 	in each case, where the transaction involves
the Borrower, the Borrower, surviving entity or other successor thereto
(each, a “Successor”) shall have executed and delivered or caused to be
executed and delivered to the Agent such instruments and shall have
done or caused to be done such things as, in the reasonable opinion of
Lenders’ Counsel, are necessary or advisable to establish that upon the
consummation of such transaction: (I) the Successor will have assumed
all the covenants and obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and the other
Documents and (II) this Agreement and the other Documents, as the
case may be, will be valid and binding obligations of the Successor,
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	 	 	 	Agreement and the other Documents to the same extent that the Lenders and the Agent
were entitled to exercise such rights against the Borrower prior to
such transaction.






	 	(c)	 	Change in Operations.
	 
	 	 	 	The Borrower shall not materially change the nature or conduct of its consolidated
operations as carried on as at the date hereof.
	 
	 	(d)	 	Disposition of Assets.
	 
	 	 	 	During any Fiscal Year, the aggregate net book value of the assets disposed of by
the Companies (including any disposition by reason of an expropriation of such
assets but excluding any disposition of inventory in the ordinary course of
business, any disposition of obsolete, unusable or redundant assets or any
disposition to the Borrower or any Subsidiary) shall not exceed 25% of Total Assets
as at the last day of the immediately preceding Fiscal Year. Notwithstanding the
foregoing but for greater certainty, the disposition of assets as a result of the
securitization of assets shall only be included in the foregoing calculation if the
assets are transferred to create a securitized asset pool or to increase the overall
size of a securitized asset pool but not if the assets are transferred to replenish
a depleting securitized asset pool.
	 
	 	(e)	 	Debt of Subsidiaries.
	 
	 	 	 	Debt of Subsidiaries shall not at any time exceed U.S. $650,000,000 in the aggregate.





9.3 Agent May Perform Covenants




          If the Borrower fails to perform any covenants on its part herein contained, subject to any
consents or notice or cure periods required by Section 10.1, the Agent may give notice to the
Borrower of such failure and if such covenant remains unperformed, the Agent may, in its discretion
but need not, perform any such covenant capable of being performed by the Agent and if the covenant
requires the payment or expenditure of money, the Agent may, upon having received approval of all
Lenders, make such payments or expenditure and all sums so expended shall be forthwith payable by
the Borrower to the Agent on behalf of the Lenders and shall bear interest at the applicable
interest rate provided in Section 5.8 for amounts due in Canadian Dollars or United States Dollars,
as the case may be. No such performance, payment or expenditure by the Agent shall be deemed to
relieve the Borrower of any default hereunder or under the other Documents.




ARTICLE 10

EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND ACCELERATION




10.1 Events of Default




          The occurrence of any one or more of the following events (each such event being herein
referred to as an “Event of Default”) shall constitute a default under this Agreement:





	 	(a)	 	a breach of Section 2.16;
	 
	 	(b)	 	the non-payment of any amount due hereunder (other than the repayment pursuant
to Section 2.16) within five Banking Days after notice of non-payment has been given to
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	 	(c)	 	the commencement by the Borrower or a Material Subsidiary of proceedings for
its dissolution, liquidation or winding up or for the suspension of its operations
except as permitted under Section 9.2(b);
	 
	 	(d)	 	the commencement by any person (other than the Companies) of proceedings for
the dissolution, liquidation or winding-up of, or for the suspension of the operations
of, the Borrower or a Material Subsidiary unless such proceedings are dismissed or
stayed within 20 Banking Days of the commencement thereof;
	 
	 	(e)	 	the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary:






	 	(i)	 	admits its inability to pay its debts generally as they become
due or fails to pay its debts generally as they become due;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	files an assignment or petition in bankruptcy or a petition to
take advantage of any insolvency statute;
	 
	 	(iii)	 	makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors;
	 
	 	(iv)	 	consents to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, sequestrator
or other custodian of the whole or any part of its assets;
	 
	 	(v)	 	files a petition, notice or answer seeking a reorganization,
proposal, arrangement, adjustment or composition under applicable bankruptcy
laws or any other applicable law or statute; or
	 
	 	(vi)	 	is adjudged by a court having jurisdiction a bankrupt or
insolvent, or a decree or order of a court having jurisdiction is entered for
the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, trustee or assignee in bankruptcy
with such decree or order remaining in force and undischarged or unstayed for a
period of 30 days;






	 	(f)	 	any representation, warranty or written certification made by any of the
Companies in any Document or in any other document, agreement or instrument delivered
pursuant hereto or referred to herein proves to have been incorrect in any material
respect when made or furnished except to the extent that the circumstances giving rise
to this Event of Default are cured within 10 Banking Days of the occurrence thereof;
	 
	 	(g)	 	a writ, execution, attachment or similar process is issued or levied against
all or any portion of the property or assets of the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary
in connection with any judgment against the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary in an
amount exceeding Cdn. $40,000,000 or the Equivalent Amount thereof in United States
Dollars or the equivalent thereof in any other currency and such writ, execution,
attachment or similar process is not released, bonded, satisfied, discharged, vacated
or stayed within thirty days after its entry, commencement or levy;
	 
	 	(h)	 	the breach or failure of due observance or performance by the Borrower of any
of Sections 9.1(e), (f) or (g) or 9.2(d);
	 
	 	(i)	 	the breach or failure of due observance or performance by the Borrower of any
covenant or provision of this Agreement other than those heretofore or hereafter dealt
with in this Section 10.1, or the breach or failure of due observance or performance by
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Agreement), which is not remedied within 10 Banking Days after written notice to do
so has been given by the Agent to the Borrower;




	 	(j)	 	one or more encumbrancers, lienors or landlords take possession of property or
assets of the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary in respect of a claim in excess of
Cdn. $40,000,000 or the Equivalent Amount thereof in United States Dollars or the
equivalent thereof in any other currency or attempt to enforce their security or other
remedies against any part of the property or assets of the Borrower or any Material
Subsidiary in respect of a claim in excess of Cdn. $40,000,000 or the Equivalent Amount
thereof in United States Dollars or the equivalent thereof in any other currency and
such possession or enforcement is not released, bonded, satisfied, discharged, vacated
or stayed within thirty days after its entry, commencement or levy;
	 
	 	(k)	 	an event of default (after the expiry of all applicable grace periods) under
any one or more agreements, indentures or instruments under which the Borrower or any
Material Subsidiary has outstanding Debt in excess of Cdn. $40,000,000 or the
Equivalent Amount thereof in United States Dollars or the equivalent thereof in any
other currency shall happen and be continuing without being cured or discharged by
repayment, or any Debt of the Borrower or any Material Subsidiary in excess of Cdn.
$40,000,000 or the Equivalent Amount thereof in United States Dollars or the equivalent
thereof in any other currency which is payable on demand is not paid on demand;
	 
	 	(l)	 	this Agreement is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction not to be
valid and enforceable by the Agent and the Lenders against the Borrower, and this
Agreement has not been replaced by a valid and enforceable document which is prepared
by the Agent and presented to the Borrower and is equivalent in effect and commercial
terms (where possible) to this Agreement (other than its; validity and enforceability)
and is executed and delivered by the Borrower within thirty days following such
presentment;
	 
	 	(m)	 	any ERISA Affiliate shall fail to pay when due an amount or amounts aggregating
in excess of the Equivalent Amount in United States Dollars of Cdn. $40,000,000 (or the
equivalent thereof in any other currency) which it shall have become liable to pay
under Section 4062, 4063 or 4064 of ERISA; or notice of intent to terminate a Plan
shall be filed under Title IV of ERISA by any ERISA Affiliate, any plan administrator
or any combination of the foregoing if such termination would result in a Material
Adverse Effect; or the PBGC shall institute proceedings under Title IV of ERISA to
terminate, to impose liability (other than for premiums under Section 4007 of ERISA) in
respect of, or to cause a trustee to be appointed to administer any Plan, if such
action by the PBGC would result in a Material Adverse Effect; or there shall occur a
complete or partial withdrawal from, or a default, within the meaning of section
42l9(c)(5) of ERISA, with respect to, one or more Multiemployer Plans which could cause
one or more ERISA Affiliates to incur a current annual payment obligation in excess of
the Equivalent Amount in United States Dollars of Cdn. $40,000,000 (or the equivalent
thereof in any other currency); or
	 
	 	(n)	 	any person alone or acting jointly in concert with any other person shall own
more than one-half of the outstanding voting securities of the Borrower.





10.2 Acceleration




          If any Event of Default shall occur and for so long as it is continuing:





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	 	(b)	 	an amount equal to the aggregate face amount at maturity of all Bankers’
Acceptances issued by the Borrower which are unmatured, and
	 
	 	(c)	 	all other Obligations outstanding hereunder,




shall, at the option of the Agent in accordance with Section 13.11 or upon the request of the
Majority of the Lenders, become immediately due and payable upon written notice to that effect from
the Agent to the Borrower, all without any other notice and without presentment, protest, demand,
notice of dishonour or any other demand whatsoever (all of which are hereby expressly waived by the
Borrower). In such event and if the Borrower does not immediately pay all such amounts upon
receipt of such notice, either the Lenders (in accordance with the proviso in Section 13.11(a)) or
the Agent on their behalf may, in their discretion, exercise any right or recourse and/or proceed
by any action, suit, remedy or proceeding against the Borrower authorized or permitted by law for
the recovery of all the indebtedness and liabilities of the Borrower to the Lenders and proceed to
exercise any and all rights hereunder and under the other Documents and no such remedy for the
enforcement of the rights of the Lenders shall be exclusive of or dependent on any other remedy but
any one or more of such remedies may from time to time be exercised independently or in
combination.




10.3 Conversion on Default




          Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default in respect of the Borrower, the Agent on behalf of
the Lenders may convert, at the Equivalent Amount, if applicable, a U.S. Base Rate Loan or Libor
Loan owing by the Borrower, to a Canadian Prime Rate Loan. Interest shall accrue on each such
Canadian Prime Rate Loan at the rate specified in Section 5.1 with interest on all overdue interest
at the same rate, such interest to be calculated daily and payable on demand.




10.4 Remedies Cumulative and Waivers




          For greater certainty, it is expressly understood and agreed that the rights and remedies of
the Lenders and the Agent hereunder or under any other Document are cumulative and are in addition
to and not in substitution for any rights or remedies provided by law or by equity; and any single
or partial exercise by the Lenders or by the Agent of any right or remedy for a default or breach
of any term, covenant, condition or agreement contained in this Agreement or other Document shall
not be deemed to be a waiver of or to alter, affect or prejudice any other right or remedy or other
rights or remedies to which any one or more of the Lenders and the Agent may be lawfully entitled
for such default or breach. Any waiver by, as applicable, the Majority of the Lenders, the Lenders
or the Agent of the strict observance, performance or compliance with any term, covenant, condition
or other matter contained herein and any indulgence granted, either expressly or by course of
conduct, by, as applicable, the Majority of the Lenders, the Lenders or the Agent shall be
effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which it was given and shall be
deemed not to be a waiver of any rights and remedies of the Lenders or the Agent under this
Agreement or any other Document as a result of any other default or breach hereunder or thereunder.




10.5 Termination of Lenders’ Obligations




          The occurrence and continuance of a Default or an Event of Default shall relieve the Lenders
of all obligations to provide any further Drawdowns, Rollovers or Conversions to the Borrower
hereunder; provided that the foregoing shall not prevent the Lenders or the Agent from disbursing
money or effecting any Conversion which, by the terms hereof, they are entitled to effect, or any
Conversion or Rollover requested by the Borrower and acceptable to all of the Lenders and the
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ARTICLE 11

CHANGE OF CIRCUMSTANCES




11.1 Market Disruption Respecting Libor Loans




          In the event that at any time subsequent to the giving of a Drawdown Notice, Rollover Notice
or Conversion Notice to the Agent by the Borrower with regard to any requested Libor Loan, but
before 2:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on the third Banking Day prior to the date of the requested
Drawdown, Rollover or Conversion, as the case may be, a Lender (acting reasonably) makes a
determination, which shall be conclusive and binding upon the Borrower, that:





	 	(a)	 	by reason of circumstances affecting the London interbank market, adequate and
fair means do not exist for ascertaining the rate of interest with respect to, or
deposits are not available in sufficient amounts in the ordinary course of business at
the rate determined hereunder to fund, a requested Libor Loan during the ensuing
Interest Period selected;
	 
	 	(b)	 	the making or continuing of the requested Libor Loan by such Lender has been
made impracticable by the occurrence of an event which materially adversely affects the
London interbank market generally; or
	 
	 	(c)	 	the Libor Rate will not or does not represent the effective cost to such Lender
of United States Dollar deposits in such market for the relevant Interest Period,




then such Lender shall give notice thereof to the Agent and the Borrower as soon as possible after
such determination, but in any event before the aforementioned time, (and the Agent shall, in turn,
give notice thereof to the other Lenders) and the Borrower shall, within one Banking Day after
receipt of such notice and in replacement of the Drawdown Notice, Rollover Notice or Conversion
Notice, as the case may be, previously given by the Borrower, give the Agent a Drawdown Notice or a
Conversion Notice, as the case may be, which specifies the Drawdown of any other Loan or the
Conversion of the relevant Libor Loan on the last day of the applicable Interest Period into any
other Loan which would not be affected by the notice from such Lender pursuant to this Section
11.1. In the event the Borrower fails to give, if applicable, a valid replacement Conversion
Notice with respect to the maturing Libor Loans which were the subject of a Rollover Notice, such
maturing Libor Loans shall be converted on the last day of the applicable Interest Period into U.S.
Base Rate Loans as if a Conversion Notice had been given to the Agent by the Borrower pursuant to
the provisions hereof. In the event the Borrower fails to give, if applicable, a valid replacement
Drawdown Notice with respect to a Drawdown originally requested by way of a Libor Loan, then the
Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Drawdown by way of a U.S. Base Rate Loan in the amount
specified in the original Drawdown Notice and, on the originally requested Drawdown Date, the
Lenders (subject to the other provisions hereof) shall make available the requested amount by way
of a U.S. Base Rate Loan.




11.2 Market Disruption Respecting Bankers’ Acceptances




          If:





	 	(a)	 	the Agent (acting reasonably) makes a determination, which determination shall
be conclusive and binding upon the Borrower, and notifies the Borrower, that there no
longer exists an active market for bankers’ acceptances accepted by the Lenders; or
	 
	 	(b)	 	the Agent is advised by Lenders holding at least 20% of the Commitments of all
Lenders hereunder by written notice (each, a “Lender BA Suspension Notice”) that such
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funds of such Lenders or the discount rate which would be applicable to a sale of
Bankers’ Acceptances accepted by such Lenders in the market;


then:





	 	(c)	 	the right of the Borrower to request Bankers’ Acceptances or BA Equivalent
Advances from any Lender shall be suspended until the Agent determines that the
circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist, and so notifies the Borrower and
the Lenders;
	 
	 	(d)	 	any outstanding Drawdown Notice requesting a Loan by way of Bankers’
Acceptances or BA Equivalent Advances shall be deemed to be a Drawdown Notice
requesting a Loan by way of Canadian Prime Rate Loans in the amount specified in the
original Drawdown Notice;
	 
	 	(e)	 	any outstanding Conversion Notice requesting a Conversion of a Loan by way of
U.S. Base Rate Loans or Libor Loans into a Loan by way of Bankers’ Acceptances or BA
Equivalent Advances shall be deemed to be a Conversion Notice requesting a Conversion
of such Loan into a Loan by way of Canadian Prime Rate Loans; and
	 
	 	(f)	 	any outstanding Rollover Notice requesting a Rollover of a Loan by way of
Bankers’ Acceptances or BA Equivalent Advances, shall be deemed to be a Conversion
Notice requesting a Conversion of such Loans into a Loan by way of Canadian Prime Rate
Loans.




The Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of any suspension of the Borrower’s
right to request the Bankers’ Acceptances or BA Equivalent Advances and of any termination of any
such suspension. A Lender BA Suspension Notice shall be effective upon receipt of the same by the
Agent if received prior to 2:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on a Banking Day and if not, then on the next
following Banking Day, except in connection with a Drawdown Notice, Conversion Notice or Rollover
Notice previously received by the Agent, in which case the applicable Lender BA Suspension Notice
shall only be effective with respect to such previously received Drawdown Notice, Conversion Notice
or Rollover Notice if received by the Agent prior to 2:00 p.m. (Toronto time) two Banking Days
prior to the proposed Drawdown Date, Conversion Date or Rollover Date (as applicable) applicable to
such previously received Drawdown Notice, Conversion Notice or Rollover Notice, as applicable.




11.3 Change in Law




     (1) If the adoption of any applicable law, regulation, treaty or official directive (whether
or not having the force of law) or any change therein or in the interpretation or application
thereof by any court or by any Governmental Authority or any other entity charged with the
interpretation or administration thereof or compliance by a Lender with any request or direction
(whether or not having the force of law) of any such court, Governmental Authority or other entity
in each case after the date hereof:




	 	(a)	 	subjects such Lender to, or causes the withdrawal or termination of a
previously granted exemption with respect to, any Taxes (other than Taxes on such
Lender’s overall income or capital), or changes the basis of taxation of payments due
to such Lender, or increases any existing Taxes (other than Taxes on such Lender’s
overall income or capital) on payments of principal, interest or other amounts payable
by the Borrower to such Lender under this Agreement;
	 
	 	(b)	 	imposes, modifies or deems applicable any reserve, liquidity, special deposit,
regulatory or similar requirement against assets or liabilities held by, or deposits in
or for the account of, or loans by such Lender, or any acquisition of funds for loans
or commitments to fund loans or obligations in respect of undrawn, committed lines of
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	 	(c)	 	imposes on such Lender or requires there to be maintained by such Lender any
capital adequacy or additional capital requirements (including, without limitation, a
requirement which affects such Lender’s allocation of capital resources to its
obligations) in respect of any Loan or obligation of such Lender hereunder, or any
other condition with respect to this Agreement; or
	 
	 	(d)	 	directly or indirectly affects the cost to such Lender of making available,
funding or maintaining any Loan (other than changes in Taxes on such Lender’s overall
income) or otherwise imposes on such Lender any other condition or requirement
affecting this Agreement or any Loan or any obligation of such Lender hereunder;




and the result of (a), (b), (c) or (d) above, in the sole determination of such Lender acting in
good faith, is:





	 	(e)	 	to increase the cost to such Lender of performing its obligations hereunder
with respect to any Loan;
	 
	 	(f)	 	to reduce any amount received or receivable by such Lender hereunder or its
effective return hereunder or on its capital in respect of any Loan or the Credit
Facility;
	 
	 	(g)	 	to reduce the standby fees payable to such Lender pursuant to Section 5.6; or
	 
	 	(h)	 	to cause such Lender to make any payment with respect to or to forego any
return on or calculated by reference to, any amount received or receivable by such
Lender hereunder with respect to any Loan or the Credit Facility;




such Lender shall determine that amount of money which shall compensate the Lender for such
increase in cost, payments to be made or reduction in income or return or interest foregone (herein
referred to as “Additional Compensation”). Upon a Lender having determined that it is entitled to
Additional Compensation in accordance with the provisions of this Section, such Lender shall
promptly so notify the Borrower and the Agent. The relevant Lender shall provide the Borrower and
the Agent with a photocopy of the relevant law, rule, guideline, regulation, treaty or official
directive (or, if it is impracticable to provide a photocopy, a written summary of the same) and a
certificate of a duly authorized officer of such Lender setting forth the Additional Compensation
and the basis of calculation therefor, which shall be conclusive evidence of such Additional
Compensation in the absence of manifest error. The Borrower shall pay to such Lender within 10
Banking Days of the giving of such notice such Lender’s Additional Compensation. Each of the
Lenders shall be entitled to be paid such Additional Compensation from time to time to the extent
that the provisions of this Section are then applicable notwithstanding that any Lender has
previously been paid any Additional Compensation.




     (2) Each Lender agrees that it will not claim Additional Compensation from the Borrower under
Section 11.3(1):




	 	(a)	 	if it is not generally claiming similar compensation from its other customers
in similar circumstances; or
	 
	 	(b)	 	in respect of any period greater than 9 months prior to the delivery of notice
in respect thereof by such Lender, unless the adoption, change or other event or
circumstance giving rise to the claim for Additional Compensation is retroactive or is
retroactive in effect.





11.4 Prepayment of Portion




          In addition to the other rights and options of the Borrower hereunder and notwithstanding any
contrary provisions hereof, if a Lender gives the notice provided for in Section 11.3 with respect
to any Loan (an “Affected Loan”), the Borrower may, upon 2 Banking Days notice to that effect given
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Agent (which notice shall be irrevocable), prepay in full without penalty such Lender’s
Rateable Portion of the Affected Loan outstanding together with accrued and unpaid interest on the
principal amount so prepaid up to the date of such prepayment, such Additional Compensation as may
be applicable to the date of such payment and all costs, losses and expenses incurred by such
Lender by reason of the liquidation or re-deployment of deposits or other funds or for any other
reason whatsoever resulting from the repayment of such Affected Loan or any part thereof on other
than the last day of the applicable Interest Period, and upon such payment being made that Lender’s
obligations to make such Affected Loans to the Borrower under this Agreement shall terminate.




11.5 Illegality




          If a Lender determines, in good faith, that the adoption of any applicable law, regulation,
treaty or official directive (whether or not having the force of law) or any change therein or in
the interpretation or application thereof by any court or by any Governmental Authority or any
other entity charged with the interpretation or administration thereof or compliance by a Lender
with any request or direction (whether or not having the force of law) of any such court,
Governmental Authority or other entity, now or hereafter makes it unlawful or impossible for any
Lender to make, fund or maintain a Loan under the Credit Facility or to give effect to its
obligations in respect of such a Loan, such Lender may, by written notice thereof to the Borrower
and to the Agent declare its obligations under this Agreement in respect of such Loan to be
terminated whereupon the same shall forthwith terminate, and the Borrower shall, within the time
required by such law (or at the end of such longer period as such Lender at its discretion has
agreed), either effect a Conversion of such Loan in accordance with the provisions hereof (if such
Conversion would resolve the unlawfulness or impossibility) or prepay the principal of such Loan
together with accrued interest, such Additional Compensation as may be applicable with respect to
such Loan to the date of such payment and all costs, losses and expenses incurred by the Lender by
reason of the liquidation or re-deployment of deposits or other funds or for any other reason
whatsoever resulting from the repayment of such Loan or any part thereof on other than the last day
of the applicable Interest Period. If any such change shall only affect a portion of such Lender’s
obligations under this Agreement which is, in the opinion of such Lender and the Agent, severable
from the remainder of this Agreement so that the remainder of this Agreement may be continued in
full force and effect without otherwise affecting any of the obligations of the Agent, the other
Lenders or the Borrower hereunder, such Lender shall only declare its obligations under that
portion so terminated.




ARTICLE 12

COSTS, EXPENSES AND INDEMNIFICATION




12.1 Costs and Expenses




          The Borrower shall pay promptly upon notice from the Agent all reasonable out-of-pocket costs
and expenses of the Lenders and the Agent in connection with the Documents and the establishment of
the Credit Facility, including, without limitation, in connection with preparation, printing,
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Documents whether or not any Drawdown has
been made hereunder, and also including the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket costs and expenses of
Lenders’ Counsel with respect thereto and with respect to advising the Agent and the Lenders as to
their rights and responsibilities under this Agreement and the other Documents. Except for
ordinary expenses of the Lenders and the Agent relating to the day-to-day administration of this
Agreement, the Borrower further agrees to pay within 15 days of demand by the Agent all reasonable
out-of-pocket costs and expenses in connection with the preparation or review of waivers, consents
and amendments pertaining to this Agreement, and in connection with the establishment of the
validity and enforceability of this Agreement and the preservation or enforcement of rights of the
Lenders and the Agent under this Agreement and other Documents, including all reasonable
out-of-pocket costs and expenses sustained by the Lenders and the Agent as a result of any failure
by the Borrower to perform or observe any of its obligations hereunder or in connection with any
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Section 12.3) is a party or subject thereto), together with interest thereon from and after such
15th day if such payment is not made by such time.




12.2 General Indemnity




          In addition to any liability of the Borrower to any Lender or the Agent under any other
provision hereof, the Borrower shall indemnify each Indemnified Party and hold each Indemnified
Party harmless against any losses, claims, costs, damages or liabilities (including, without
limitation, any loss of profits or fees anticipated hereunder, any expense or cost incurred in the
liquidation and re-deployment of funds acquired to fund or maintain any portion of a Loan and
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and reasonable legal fees on a solicitor and his own client
basis) incurred by the same as a result of or in connection with the Credit Facility or the
Documents, including as a result of or in connection with:





	 	(a)	 	any cost or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or re-deployment in
whole or in part of deposits or other funds required by any Lender to fund or maintain
any Loan as a result of the Borrower’s failure to complete a Drawdown or to make any
payment, repayment or prepayment on the date required hereunder or specified by it in
any notice given hereunder;
	 
	 	(b)	 	subject to permitted or deemed Rollovers and Conversions, the Borrower’s
failure to provide for the payment to the Agent for the account of the Lenders of the
full principal amount of each Bankers’ Acceptance on its maturity date;
	 
	 	(c)	 	the Borrower’s failure to pay any other amount, including without limitation
any interest or fee, due hereunder on its due date after the expiration of any
applicable grace or notice periods (subject, however, to the interest obligations of
the Borrower hereunder for overdue amounts);
	 
	 	(d)	 	the Borrower’s repayment or prepayment of a Libor Loan otherwise than on the
last day of its Interest Period;
	 
	 	(e)	 	the prepayment of any outstanding Bankers’ Acceptance before the maturity date
of such Bankers’ Acceptance;
	 
	 	(f)	 	the Borrower’s failure to give any notice required to be given by it to the
Agent or the Lenders hereunder;
	 
	 	(g)	 	the failure of the Borrower to make any other payment due hereunder;
	 
	 	(h)	 	any inaccuracy or incompleteness of the Borrower’s representations and
warranties contained in Article 8;
	 
	 	(i)	 	any failure of the Borrower to observe or fulfil its obligations under Article
9;
	 
	 	(j)	 	any failure of the Borrower to observe or fulfil any other Obligation not
specifically referred to above; or
	 
	 	(k)	 	the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default in respect of the Borrower,




provided that this Section 12.2 shall not apply to any losses, claims, costs, damages or
liabilities that arise by reason of: (i) the willful misconduct or gross negligence of such
Indemnified Party; or (ii) the intentional failure of the Lender which is the Indemnified Party (or
with which such Indemnified Party is an Affiliate or otherwise related) to advance funds hereunder
when all conditions precedent to a Drawdown hereunder have been satisfied. The provisions of this
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12.3 Judgment Currency




     (1) If for the purpose of obtaining or enforcing judgment against the Borrower in any court in
any jurisdiction, it becomes necessary to convert into any other currency (such other currency
being hereinafter in this Section referred to as the “Judgment Currency”) an amount due in Canadian
Dollars or United States Dollars under this Agreement, the conversion shall be made at the rate of
exchange prevailing on the Banking Day immediately preceding:




	 	(a)	 	the date of actual payment of the amount due, in the case of any proceeding in
the courts of any jurisdiction that will give effect to such conversion being made on
such date; or
	 
	 	(b)	 	the date on which the judgment is given, in the case of any proceeding in the
courts of any other jurisdiction (the date as of which such conversion is made pursuant
to this Section being hereinafter in this Section referred to as the “Judgment
Conversion Date”).





     (2) If, in the case of any proceeding in the court of any jurisdiction referred to in Section
12.3(1)(b), there is a change in the rate of exchange prevailing between the Judgment Conversion
Date and the date of actual payment of the amount due, the Borrower shall pay such additional
amount (if any) as may be necessary to ensure that the amount paid in the Judgment Currency, when
converted at the rate of exchange prevailing on the date of payment, will produce the amount of
Canadian Dollars or United States Dollars, as the case may be, which could have been purchased with
the amount of Judgment Currency stipulated in the judgment or judicial order at the rate of
exchange prevailing on the Judgment Conversion Date.



     (3) Any amount due from the Borrower under the provisions of Section 12.3(2) shall be due as a
separate debt and shall not be affected by judgment being obtained for any other amounts due under
or in respect of this Agreement.



     (4) The term “rate of exchange” in this Section 12.3 means the noon rate of exchange for
Canadian interbank transactions in Canadian Dollars or United States Dollars, as the case may be,
in the Judgment Currency published by the Bank of Canada for the day in question, or if such rate
is not so published by the Bank of Canada, such term shall mean the Equivalent Amount of the
Judgment Currency.



12.4 Limits on Liability of Indemnified Parties




          No Indemnified Party shall have any liability to the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any person
asserting claims on behalf of, or in right of, the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof in connection
with or as a result of the Credit Facility, this Agreement or any other Documents or any
transaction contemplated hereby or thereby, except to the extent (and only to the extent) that any
losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses incurred by the Borrower, such Subsidiary or other
person are determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to
have (a) resulted solely by reason of the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of such Indemnified
Party or (b) in respect only of a Lender, resulted from the intentional failure of such Lender to
advance funds under its Commitment when all conditions precedent to a Drawdown have been satisfied.
In any event, and notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision hereof or of the other
Documents to the contrary, no Indemnified Party shall be liable for any special, indirect,
consequential or punitive damages in connection with or as a result of the Credit Facility, this
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ARTICLE 13

THE AGENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE CREDIT FACILITY




13.1 Authorization and Action




     (1) Each Lender hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Agent to be its agent in its
name and on its behalf to exercise such rights or powers granted to the Agent or the Lenders under
this Agreement to the extent specifically provided herein and on the terms hereof, together with
such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto and the Agent hereby accepts such appointment and
authorization. As to any matters not expressly provided for by this Agreement, the Agent shall not
be required to exercise any discretion or take any action, but, subject to Section 14.10, shall be
required to act or to refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or refraining
from acting) upon the instructions of the Majority of the Lenders and such instructions shall be
binding upon all Lenders; provided, however, that the Agent shall not be required to take any
action which exposes the Agent to liability in such capacity or which could result in the Agent’s
incurring any costs and expenses, without provision being made for indemnity of the Agent by the
Lenders against any loss, liability, cost or expense incurred, or to be incurred or which is
contrary to this Agreement or applicable law.



     (2) The Lenders agree that all decisions as to actions to be or not to be taken, as to
consents or waivers to be given or not to be given, as to determinations to be made and otherwise
in connection with this Agreement and the Documents, shall be made upon the decision of the
Majority of the Lenders except in respect of a decision or determination where it is specifically
provided in this Agreement that “all of the Lenders” or “the Lenders” or words to similar effect,
or the Agent alone, is to be responsible for same. Each of the Lenders shall be bound by and
agrees to abide by and adopt all decisions made as aforesaid and covenants in all communications
with the Borrower to act in concert and to join in the action, consent, waiver, determination or
other matter decided as aforesaid.



13.2 Procedure for Making Loans




     (1) The Agent shall make Loans available to the Borrower as required hereunder by debiting the
account of the Agent to which the Lenders’ Rateable Portions of such Loans have been credited in
accordance with Section 2.12 (or causing such account to be debited) and, in the absence of other
arrangements agreed to by the Agent and the Borrower in writing, by crediting the United States
Dollar or Canadian Dollar account of the Borrower, as applicable, at the Agent or, at the expense
of the Borrower, transferring (or causing to be transferred) like funds in accordance with the
instructions of the Borrower as set forth in the Drawdown Notice, Rollover Notice or Conversion
Notice, as the case may be, in respect of each Loan; provided that the obligation of the Agent
hereunder to effect such a transfer shall be limited to taking such steps as are commercially
reasonable to implement such instructions, which steps once taken shall constitute conclusive and
binding evidence that such funds were advanced hereunder in accordance with the provisions relating
thereto and the Agent shall not be liable for any damages, claims or costs which may be suffered by
the Borrower and occasioned by the failure of such Loan to reach the designated destination.



     (2) Unless the Agent has been notified by a Lender at least one Banking Day prior to the
Drawdown Date, Rollover Date or Conversion Date, as the case may be, requested by the Borrower that
such Lender will not make available to the Agent its Rateable Portion of such Loan, the Agent may
assume that such Lender has made or will make such portion of the Loan available to the Agent on
the Drawdown Date, Rollover Date or Conversion Date, as the case may be, in accordance with the
provisions hereof and the Agent may, but shall be in no way obligated to, in reliance upon such
assumption, make available to the Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If and to the
extent such Lender shall not have so made its Rateable Portion of a Loan available to the Agent,
such Lender agrees to pay to the Agent forthwith on demand such Lender’s Rateable Portion of the
Loan and all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Agent in connection therewith together
with interest thereon (at the rate payable hereunder by the Borrower in respect of such Loan or, in
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anticipation of a Lender remitting proceeds of a Bankers’ Acceptance, at the rate of interest
per annum applicable to Canadian Prime Rate Loans) for each day from the date such amount is made
available to the Borrower until the date such amount is paid to the Agent; provided, however, that
notwithstanding such obligation if such Lender fails to so pay, the Borrower covenants and agrees
that, without prejudice to any rights the Borrower may have against such Lender, it shall repay
such amount to the Agent forthwith after demand therefor by the Agent. The amount payable to the
Agent pursuant hereto shall be set forth in a certificate delivered by the Agent to such Lender and
the Borrower (which certificate shall contain reasonable details of how the amount payable is
calculated) and shall be conclusive and binding evidence thereof in the absence of manifest error.
If such Lender makes the payment to the Agent required herein, the amount so paid shall constitute
such Lender’s Rateable Portion of the Loan for purposes of this Agreement. The failure of any
Lender to make its Rateable Portion of any Loan shall not relieve any other Lender of its
obligation, if any, hereunder to make its Rateable Portion of such Loan on the Drawdown Date,
Rollover Date or Conversion Date, as the case may be; for certainty, without derogating from the
operation of Section 13.14 or Section 14.2, no Lender shall be responsible for the obligations or
any other Lender hereunder.




13.3 Remittance of Payments




          Except for amounts payable to the Agent for its own account, forthwith after receipt of any
repayment pursuant hereto or payment of interest or fees pursuant to Article 5 or payment pursuant
to Article 7, the Agent shall remit to each Lender its Rateable Portion of such payment; provided
that, if the Agent, on the assumption that it will receive on any particular date a payment of
principal, interest or fees hereunder, remits to a Lender its Rateable Portion of such payment and
the Borrower fails to make such payment, each of the Lenders on receipt of such remittance from the
Agent agrees to repay to the Agent forthwith on demand an amount equal to the remittance together
with all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Agent in connection therewith and interest
thereon at the rate and calculated in the manner applicable to the Loan in respect of which such
payment is made, or, in the case of a remittance in respect of Bankers’ Acceptances, at the rate of
interest applicable to Canadian Prime Rate Loans for each day from the date such amount is remitted
to the Lenders without prejudice to any right such Lender may have against the Borrower. The exact
amount of the repayment required to be made by the Lenders pursuant hereto shall be as set forth in
a certificate delivered by the Agent to each Lender, which certificate shall be conclusive and
binding for all purposes in the absence of manifest error.




13.4 Redistribution of Payment




          Each Lender agrees that:





	 	(a)	 	if the Lender exercises any security against or right of counter-claim, set off
or banker’s lien or similar right with respect to the property of the Borrower or if
under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law it receives a secured
claim and collateral for which it is, or is entitled to exercise any set-off against, a
debt owed by it to the Borrower, the Lender shall apportion the amount thereof
proportionately between:






	 	(i)	 	such Lender’s Rateable Portion of all outstanding Obligations
owing by the Borrower (including the face amounts at maturity of Bankers’
Acceptances accepted by the Lenders), which amounts shall be applied in
accordance with Section 13.4(b); and
	 
	 	(ii)	 	amounts otherwise owed to such Lender by the Borrower,






provided that (i) any cash collateral account held by such Lender as collateral for a letter
of credit or bankers’ acceptance (other than a Bankers’ Acceptance) issued or accepted by
such Lender on behalf of the Borrower may be applied by such Lender to such amounts owed by
the Borrower to such Lender pursuant to such letter of credit or in respect of any such
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	 	(A)	 	a right or claim which arises or exists in respect
of a loan or other debt in respect of which the relevant Lender holds a
Lien which is a Permitted Encumbrance;
	 
	 	(B)	 	cash collateral provided, or the exercise of rights
of counterclaim, set-off or banker’s lien or similar rights, in respect
of account positioning arrangements for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
provided by a Lender in the ordinary course of business or in respect of
other cash management services provided by a Lender in the ordinary
course of business;
	 
	 	(C)	 	any reduction in amounts owing to the Borrower or a
Subsidiary upon the termination of Hedging Instruments entered into with
the relevant Lender or its Affiliates; or
	 
	 	(D)	 	any payment to with a Lender is entitled as a
result of any credit derivative or other form of credit protection
obtained by such Lender;






	 	(b)	 	if, in the aforementioned circumstances, the Lender, through the exercise of a
right, or the receipt of a secured claim described in Section 13.4(a) above or
otherwise, receives payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of Obligations due
to it hereunder which is greater than the proportion received by any other Lender in
respect of the aggregate Obligations due to the Lenders (having regard to the
respective Rateable Portions of the Lenders), the Lender receiving such proportionately
greater payment shall purchase, on a non-recourse basis at par, and make payment for a
participation (which shall be deemed to have been done simultaneously with receipt of
such payment) in the outstanding Loans of the other Lender or Lenders so that their
respective receipts shall be pro rata to their respective Rateable Portions; provided,
however, that if all or part of such proportionately greater payment received by such
purchasing Lender shall be recovered by or on behalf of the Borrower or any trustee,
liquidator, receiver or receiver-manager or person with analogous powers from the
purchasing Lender, such purchase shall be rescinded and the purchase price paid for
such participation shall be returned to the extent of such recovery, but without
interest unless the purchasing Lender is required to pay interest on such amount, in
which case each selling Lender shall reimburse the purchasing Lender pro rata in
relation to the amounts received by it. Such Lender shall exercise its rights in
respect of such secured claim in a manner consistent with the rights of the Lenders
entitled under this Section to share in the benefits of any recovery on such secured
claims; and
	 
	 	(c)	 	if the Lender does, or is required to do, any act or thing permitted by Section
13.4(a) or (b) above, it shall promptly provide full particulars thereof to the Agent.





13.5 Duties and Obligations




          Neither the Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents or employees (and, for purposes
hereof, the Agent shall be deemed to be contracting as agent and trustee for and on behalf of such
persons) shall be liable to the Lenders for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it or them
under or in connection with this Agreement except for its or their own gross negligence or willful
misconduct. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Agent:





	 	(a)	 	may assume that there has been no assignment or transfer by any means by the
Lenders of their rights hereunder, unless and until the Agent receives written notice
of the assignment thereof from such Lender and the Agent receives from the assignee an
executed Assignment Agreement providing, inter alia, that such assignee is bound hereby
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	 	(b)	 	may consult with legal counsel (including receiving the opinions of Borrower’s
counsel and Lenders’ Counsel required hereunder), independent public accountants and
other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to
be taken in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants
or experts;
	 
	 	(c)	 	shall incur no liability under or in respect of this Agreement by acting upon
any notice, consent, certificate or other instrument or writing (which may be by
telegram, cable, facsimile transmission, electronic mail or other electronic means of
communication which may generate a written record thereof) believed by it to be genuine
and signed or sent by the proper party or parties or by acting upon any representation
or warranty of the Borrower made or deemed to be made hereunder;
	 
	 	(d)	 	may assume that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing
unless it has actual knowledge to the contrary;
	 
	 	(e)	 	may rely as to any matters of fact which might reasonably be expected to be
within the knowledge of any person upon a certificate signed by or on behalf of such
person;
	 
	 	(f)	 	shall not be bound to disclose to any other person any information relating to
the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any other person if such disclosure would or
might in its opinion constitute a breach of any applicable law, be in default of the
provisions hereof or be otherwise actionable at the suit of any other person; and
	 
	 	(g)	 	may refrain from exercising any right, power or discretion vested in it which
would or might in its reasonable opinion be contrary to any applicable law or any
directive or otherwise render it liable to any person, and may do anything which is in
its reasonable opinion necessary to comply with such applicable law.




Further, the Agent (i) does not make any warranty or representation to any Lender nor shall it be
responsible to any Lender for the accuracy or completeness of the representations and warranties of
the Borrower herein or the data made available to any of the Lenders in connection with the
negotiation of this Agreement, or for any statements, warranties or representations (whether
written or oral) made in or in connection with this Agreement; (ii) shall not have any duty to
ascertain or to enquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or
conditions of this Agreement on the part of the Borrower or to inspect the property (including the
books and records) of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; and (iii) shall not be responsible
to any Lender for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency
or value of this Agreement or any instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto.




13.6 Prompt Notice to the Lenders




          Notwithstanding any other provision herein, the Agent agrees to provide to the Lenders, with
copies where appropriate, all information, notices and reports required to be given to the Agent by
the Borrower, promptly upon receipt of same, excepting therefrom information and notices relating
solely to the role of Agent hereunder.




13.7 Agent’s and Lenders’ Authorities




          With respect to its Commitment and the Drawdowns, Rollovers, Conversions and Loans made by it
as a Lender, the Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as any other
Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Agent. Subject to the express
provisions hereof relating to the rights and obligations of the Agent and the Lenders in such
capacities, the Agent and each Lender may accept deposits from, lend money to, and generally engage
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corporation or other entity owned or controlled by any of them and any person which may do
business with any of them without any duties to account therefor to the Agent or the other Lenders
and, in the case of the Agent, all as if it was not the Agent hereunder.




13.8 Lender Credit Decision




          It is understood and agreed by each Lender that it has itself been, and will continue to be,
solely responsible for making its own independent appraisal of and investigations into the
financial condition, creditworthiness, condition, affairs, status and nature of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries. Each Lender represents to the Agent that it is engaged in the business of making
and evaluating the risks associated with commercial revolving or term loans, or both, to
corporations similar to the Borrower, that it can bear the economic risks related to the
transaction contemplated hereby, that it has had access to all information deemed necessary by it
in making such decision (provided that this representation shall not impair its rights against the
Borrower) and that it is entering into this Agreement in the ordinary course of its commercial
lending business. Accordingly, each Lender confirms with the Agent that it has not relied, and
will not hereafter rely, on the Agent (i) to check or enquire on its behalf into the adequacy,
accuracy or completeness of any information provided by the Borrower or any other person under or
in connection with this Agreement or the transactions herein contemplated (whether or not such
information has been or is hereafter distributed to such Lender by the Agent), or (ii) to assess or
keep under review on its behalf the financial condition, creditworthiness, condition, affairs,
status or nature of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries. Each Lender acknowledges that a copy
of this Agreement has been made available to it for review and each Lender acknowledges that it is
satisfied with the form and substance of this Agreement. Each Lender hereby covenants and agrees
that, subject to Section 13.4, it will not make any arrangements with the Borrower for the
satisfaction of any Loans or other Obligations without the consent of all the other Lenders.




13.9 Indemnification of Agent




          The Lenders hereby agree to indemnify the Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by the
Borrower), on a pro rata basis in accordance with their respective Commitment as a proportion of
the aggregate of all outstanding Commitments, from and against any and all liabilities,
obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or
disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted
against the Agent in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any action taken or
omitted by the Agent under or in respect of this Agreement in its capacity as Agent; provided that
no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages,
penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs expenses or disbursements resulting from the Agent’s
gross negligence or willful misconduct. If the Borrower subsequently repays all or a portion of
such amounts to the Agent, the Agent shall reimburse the Lenders their pro rata shares (according
to the amounts paid by them in respect thereof) of the amounts received from the Borrower. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Lender agrees to reimburse the Agent promptly upon
demand for its portion (determined as above) of any out-of-pocket expenses (including counsel fees)
incurred by the Agent in connection with the preservation of any rights of the Agent or the Lenders
under, or the enforcement of, or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this
Agreement, to the extent that the Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by the Borrower.




13.10 Successor Agent




          The Agent may, as hereinafter provided, resign at any time by giving 45 days’ prior written
notice thereof to the Lenders and the Borrower. Upon any such resignation, the Lenders shall,
after soliciting the view of the Borrower, have the right to appoint another Lender as a successor
agent (the “Successor Agent”) who shall be acceptable to the Borrower, acting reasonably. If no
Successor Agent shall have been so appointed by the Lenders and shall have accepted such
appointment within 30 days after the retiring Agent’s giving of notice of resignation, then the
retiring Agent shall, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a Successor Agent who shall be a Lender
acceptable to the Borrower, acting reasonably. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Agent
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Agent, such Successor Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights,
powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Agent, and the retiring Agent shall thereupon be
discharged from its further duties and obligations as Agent under this Agreement. After any
retiring Agent’s resignation hereunder as Agent, the provisions of this Article shall continue to
enure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it as Agent or in its
capacity as Agent while it was Agent hereunder.




13.11 Taking and Enforcement of Remedies




          Each of the Lenders hereby acknowledges that, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the
remedies provided hereunder to the Lenders are for the benefit of the Lenders collectively and
acting together and not severally and further acknowledges that its rights hereunder are to be
exercised not severally, but collectively by the Agent upon the decision of the Majority of the
Lenders regardless of whether acceleration was made pursuant to Section 10.2. Notwithstanding any
of the provisions contained herein, each of the Lenders hereby covenants and agrees that it shall
not be entitled to individually take any action with respect to the Credit Facility, including,
without limitation, any acceleration under Section 10.2, but that any such action shall be taken
only by the Agent with the prior written agreement or instructions of the Majority of the Lenders;
provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, if (a) the Agent, having been adequately indemnified
against costs and expenses of so doing by the Lenders, shall fail to carry out any such
instructions of the Majority of the Lenders, any Lender may do so on behalf of all Lenders and
shall, in so doing, be entitled to the benefit of all protections given the Agent hereunder or
elsewhere, and (b) in the absence of instructions from the Majority of the Lenders and where in the
sole opinion of the Agent the exigencies of the situation warrant such action, the Agent may
without notice to or consent of the Lenders or any of them take such action on behalf of the
Lenders as it deems appropriate or desirable in the interests of the Lenders. Each of the Lenders
hereby further covenants and agrees that upon any such written consent being given by the Majority
of the Lenders, or upon a Lender or the Agent taking action as aforesaid, it shall cooperate fully
with the Lender or the Agent to the extent requested by the Lender or the Agent in the collective
realization including, without limitation, and, if applicable, the appointment of a receiver, or
receiver and manager to act for their collective benefit. Each Lender covenants and agrees to do
all acts and things and to make, execute and deliver all agreements and other instruments,
including, without limitation, any instruments necessary to effect any registrations, so as to
fully carry out the intent and purpose of this Section; and each of the Lenders hereby covenants
and agrees that, subject to Section 5.7, Section 13.4 and Section 9.2(a) it has not heretofore and
shall not seek, take, accept or receive any security for any of the obligations and liabilities of
the Borrower hereunder or under any other document, instrument, writing or agreement ancillary
hereto and shall not enter into any agreement with any of the parties hereto or thereto relating in
any manner whatsoever to the Credit Facility, unless all of the Lenders shall at the same time
obtain the benefit of any such security or agreement.




          With respect to any enforcement, realization or the taking of any rights or remedies to
enforce the rights of the Lenders hereunder, the Agent shall be a trustee for each Lender, and all
monies received from time to time by the Agent in respect of the foregoing shall be held in trust
and shall be trust assets within the meaning of applicable bankruptcy or insolvency legislation and
shall be considered for the purposes of such legislation to be held separate and apart from the
other assets of the Agent, and each Lender shall be entitled to their Rateable Portion of such
monies. In its capacity as trustee, the Agent shall be obliged to exercise only the degree of care
it would exercise in the conduct and management of its own business and in accordance with its
usual practice concurrently employed or hereafter instituted for other substantial commercial
loans.




13.12 Reliance Upon Agent




          The Borrower shall be entitled to rely upon any certificate, notice or other document or other
advice, statement or instruction provided to it by the Agent pursuant to this Agreement, and the
Borrower shall generally be entitled to deal with the Agent with respect to matters under this
Agreement which the Agent is authorized to deal with without any obligation whatsoever to satisfy
itself as to the authority of the Agent to act on behalf of the Lenders and without any liability
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other document or other advice, statement or instruction provided to it by the Agent,
notwithstanding any lack of authority of the Agent to provide the same.




13.13 No Liability of Agent




          The Agent shall have no responsibility or liability to the Borrower on account of the failure
of any Lender to perform its obligations hereunder (unless such failure was caused, in whole or in
part, by the Agent’s failure to observe or perform its obligations hereunder), or to any Lender on
account of the failure of the Borrower or any Lender to perform its obligations hereunder.




13.14 The Agent and Defaulting Lenders




     (1) Each Defaulting Lender shall be required to provide to the Agent cash in an amount, as
shall be determined from time to time by the Agent in its discretion, equal to all obligations of
such Defaulting Lender to the Agent that are owing or may become owing pursuant to this Agreement,
including such Defaulting Lender’s obligation to pay its Rateable Portion of any indemnification or
expense reimbursement amounts not paid by the Borrower. Such cash shall be held by the Agent in
one or more cash collateral accounts, which accounts shall be in the name of the Agent and shall
not be required to be interest bearing. The Agent shall be entitled to apply the foregoing cash in
accordance with Section 13.9.



     (2) In addition to the indemnity and reimbursement obligations noted in Section 13.9, the
Lenders agree to indemnify the Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower and without
limiting the obligations of the Borrower hereunder) rateably according to their respective Rateable
Portions (and in calculating the Rateable Portion of a Lender, ignoring the Commitments of
Defaulting Lenders) any amount that a Defaulting Lender fails to pay the Agent and which is due and
owing to the Agent pursuant to Section 13.9. Each Defaulting Lender agrees to indemnify each other
Lender for any amounts paid by such Lender and which would otherwise be payable by the Defaulting
Lender.



     (3) The Agent shall be entitled to set off any Defaulting Lender’s Rateable Portion of all
payments received from the Borrower against such Defaulting Lender’s obligations to fund payments
and Loans 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 Documents. The Agent shall be entitled to withhold
and deposit in one or more non-interest bearing cash collateral accounts in the name of the Agent
all amounts (whether principal, interest, fees or otherwise) received by the Agent and due to a
Defaulting 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 the Defaulting
Lender pursuant to any Document;
	 
	 	(b)	 	second, to repay on a pro rata basis any (i) Loans made by a Lender pursuant to
Section 14.2(4) in order to fund a shortfall created by a Defaulting Lender which
repayment shall be in the form of an assignment by each such Lender of such Loan to the
Defaulting Lender against receipt of such repayment, and (ii) any payments made by a
Lender pursuant to Section 13.14(2) in order to fund a shortfall created by a
Defaulting Lender;
	 
	 	(c)	 	third, to cash collateralize all other obligations of such Defaulting 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 such Defaulting Lender’s
obligation to pay its Rateable Portion of any indemnification or expense reimbursement
amounts not paid by the Borrower; and
	 
	 	(d)	 	fourth, to fund from time to time the Defaulting Lender’s Rateable Portion of
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     (4) For greater certainty and in addition to the foregoing, neither the Agent nor any of its
Affiliates nor any of their respective shareholders, officers, directors, employees, agents or
representatives shall be liable to any Lender (including, without limitation, a Defaulting Lender)
for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in connection with amounts payable by the
Borrower to a Defaulting Lender and received and deposited by the Agent in a cash collateral
account and applied in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, save and except for the
gross negligence or wilful misconduct of the Agent as determined by a final non-appealable
judgement of a court of competent jurisdiction.



13.15 Article for Benefit of Agent and Lenders




          The provisions of this Article 13 which relate to the rights and obligations of the Lenders to
each other or to the rights and obligations between the Agent and the Lenders shall be for the
exclusive benefit of the Agent and the Lenders, and, except to the extent provided in Sections
13.1, 13.2, 13.6, 13.10, 13.11, 13.12, 13.13, 13.14 and this Section 13.15, the Borrower shall not
have any rights or obligations thereunder or be entitled to rely for any purpose upon such
provisions. Any Lender may waive in writing any right or rights which it may have against the
Agent or the other Lenders hereunder without the consent of or notice to the Borrower.




ARTICLE 14

GENERAL




14.1 Exchange and Confidentiality of Information




     (1) The Borrower agrees that the Agent and each Lender may provide any assignee or participant
or any bona fide prospective assignee or participant pursuant to Sections 14.6 or 14.7 with any
information concerning the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries provided such
party agrees in writing with the Agent or such Lender for the benefit of the Borrower to be bound
by a like duty of confidentiality to that contained in this Section.



     (2) Each of the Agent and the Lenders acknowledges the confidential nature of the financial,
operational and other information and data provided and to be provided to them by the Borrower
pursuant hereto (the “Information”) and agrees to prevent the disclosure thereof provided, however,
that:




	 	(a)	 	the Agent and the Lenders may disclose all or any part of the Information if,
in their reasonable opinion, such disclosure is required: (i) by their respective
auditors, or (ii) in connection with any actual or threatened judicial, administrative
or governmental proceedings (including proceedings initiated under or in respect of
this Agreement or upon the request of its independent auditors or a Governmental
Authority having jurisdiction over it);
	 
	 	(b)	 	the Agent and the Lenders shall incur no liability in respect of any
Information required to be disclosed by any applicable law, or by applicable treaty,
order, policy or directive having the force of law, to the extent of such requirement;
	 
	 	(c)	 	the Agent and the Lenders may provide Lenders’ Counsel and their other agents
and professional advisors with any Information; provided that such persons shall be
under a like duty of confidentiality to that contained in this Section 14.1;
	 
	 	(d)	 	the Agent and each of the Lenders shall incur no liability in respect of any
Information: (i) which is or becomes readily available to the public (other than by a
breach hereof) or which has been made readily available to the public by the Borrower
or its Subsidiaries, (ii) which the Agent or the relevant Lender can show was, prior to receipt thereof from the Borrower, lawfully in
the Agent’s or Lender’s possession and not then subject to any obligation on its part
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	 	 	 	maintain confidentiality, or (iii) which the Agent or the relevant
Lender received from a third party who was not, to the knowledge of the Agent or such
Lender, under a duty of confidentiality to the Borrower at the time the information
was so received;
	 
	 	(e)	 	the Agent and the Lenders may disclose the Information to other financial
institutions and other persons in connection with the assignment by a Lender of the
Credit Facility or the granting by a Lender of a participation in the Credit Facility
where such financial institution or other person agrees to be under a like duty of
confidentiality to that contained in this Section; and
	 
	 	(f)	 	the Agent and the Lenders may disclose all or any part of the Information so as
to enable the Agent and the Lenders to initiate any lawsuit against the Borrower or to
defend any lawsuit commenced by the Borrower the issues of which touch on the
Information, but only to the extent such disclosure is necessary to the initiation or
defense of such lawsuit.





14.2 Nature of Obligation under this Agreement; Defaulting Lenders




     (1) The obligations of each Lender and of the Agent under this Agreement are several. The
failure of any Lender to carry out its obligations hereunder shall not relieve the other Lenders,
the Agent or the Borrower of any of their respective obligations hereunder.



     (2) Without derogating from the operation of Section 13.14 and this Section 14.2, neither the
Agent nor any Lender shall be responsible for the obligations of any other Lender hereunder.



     (3) 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:




	 	(a)	 	the standby fees payable pursuant to Section 5.6 shall cease to accrue on the
unused portion of the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender;
	 
	 	(b)	 	a Defaulting Lender shall not be included in determining whether, and the
Commitment and the Rateable Portion of the Outstanding Principal of such Defaulting
Lender shall not be included in determining whether, all Lenders or the Majority of the
Lenders have taken or may take any action hereunder (including any consent to any
amendment or waiver pursuant to Section 14.10), provided that any waiver, amendment or
modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender that affects
such Defaulting Lender differently than other affected Lenders shall require the
consent of such Defaulting Lender; and
	 
	 	(c)	 	for the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower shall retain and reserve its other
rights and remedies respecting each Defaulting Lender.





     (4) Should any Lender fail to fund its Rateable Portion of a Loan hereunder, then each other
Lender shall fund a portion of such defaulted amount in an amount equal to such other Lender’s
Rateable Portion (and in calculating the Rateable Portion of a Lender, ignoring the Commitments of
Defaulting Lenders) of such unfunded portion; provided that, for certainty, no Lender shall be
obligated by this Section to make or provide Loans in excess of its Commitment.



     (5) If any Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender, then, upon becoming aware of the
same, the Agent shall notify the other Lenders and (in accordance with the written direction of the
Agent) such Lender (which has ceased to be a Defaulting Lender) shall purchase, and the other
Lenders shall on a rateable basis sell and assign to such Lender, portions of such Loans equal in total to such Lender’s Rateable Portion
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14.3 Notices




          Any demand, notice or communication to be made or given hereunder shall be in writing and may
be made or given by personal delivery or by facsimile transmission or other electronic means of
communication addressed to the respective parties as follows:




          To the Borrower:



Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc.

Suite 500, 122 1st Avenue South

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

S7K 7G3



Attention:     Chief Financial Officer

Facsimile No.:     (306) 933-8888



To the Agent:



The Bank of Nova Scotia

Wholesale Banking Operations

Loan Administration and Agency Services

720 King Street West, 3rd Floor

Toronto, Ontario

M5V 2T3

Canada



Attention:     Andrew Yiu or John Hall

Facsimile No.:     (416) 866-5991





To each Lender: As set forth in the most recent administrative questionnaire or
other written notification provided to the Agent by such Lender (a copy of which
shall be provided to the Borrower upon request to the Agent)


or to such other address or facsimile number as any party may from time to time notify the others
in accordance with this Section. Any demand, notice or communication made or given by personal
delivery or by facsimile transmission or other electronic means of communication during normal
business hours at the place of receipt on a Banking Day shall be conclusively deemed to have been
made or given at the time of actual delivery or transmittal, as the case may be, on such Banking
Day. Any demand, notice or communication made or given by personal delivery or by facsimile
transmission or other electronic means of communication after normal business hours at the place of
receipt or otherwise than on a Banking Day shall be conclusively deemed to have been made or given
at 9:00 a.m. (Toronto time) on the first Banking Day following actual delivery or transmittal, as
the case may be.




14.4 Governing Law




          This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province
of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein, without prejudice to or limitation of any
other rights or remedies available under the laws of any jurisdiction where property or assets of
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14.5 Benefit of the Agreement




          This Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Borrower, the Lenders,
the Agent and their respective successors and permitted assigns.




14.6 Assignment




          Any Lender may, without consent during the continuance of an Event of Default and at all other
times with the prior written consent of each of the Borrower and the Agent, which consents shall
not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, sell, assign, transfer or grant an interest in its
Commitment, its Rateable Portion of the Loans and its rights under the Documents; provided that,
except during the continuance of an Event of Default or except with the consent of the Borrower and
the Agent, such consents not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, no Lender shall, without the
consent of the Borrower and the Agent, sell, assign, transfer or grant an interest in its
Commitment if the effect of the same would be to have a Lender with a Commitment of less than U.S.
$25,000,000 (such amount to be reduced in proportion to any partial reductions in the Credit
Facility), and further provided that, it shall be a precondition to any such sale, assignment,
transfer or grant that the contemplated assignee Lender shall have paid to the Agent, for the
Agent’s own account, a transfer fee of U.S. $3,500.00. Upon any such sale, assignment, transfer or
grant, the granting Lender shall have no further obligation hereunder with respect to such
interest. Upon any such sale, assignment, transfer or grant, the granting Lender, the new Lender,
the Agent and the Borrower shall execute and deliver an Assignment Agreement. Subject to the
provisions of Section 9.2(b), the Borrower shall not assign its rights or obligations hereunder
without the prior written consent of all of the Lenders.




14.7 Participations




          Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower, grant one or more participations in its
Commitment and its Rateable Portion of the Loans to other persons, provided that the granting of
such a participation shall be at the Lender’s own cost and shall not affect the obligations of such
Lender hereunder nor shall it increase the costs to the Borrower hereunder or under any of the
other Documents. No such participant shall by virtue of such participations be party to this
Agreement.




14.8 Severability




          Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall
not invalidate the remaining provisions hereof and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any
jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.




14.9 Whole Agreement




          This Agreement and the other Documents constitute the whole and entire agreement between the
parties hereto regarding the subject matter hereof and thereof and cancel and supersede any prior
agreements, undertakings, declarations, commitments, representations, written or oral, in respect
thereof.




14.10 Amendments and Waivers 




          Any provision of this Agreement and the other Documents may be amended only if the Majority of
the Lenders so agree in writing and, except as otherwise specifically provided herein, may be
waived only if the Majority of the Lenders so agree in writing, but:





	 	(a)	 	an amendment or waiver which changes or relates to (i) the amount or type of
the Loans available hereunder (or decreases in the periods of notice for Drawdowns,
Conversions, Rollovers or voluntary prepayment of Loans) or any Lender’s Commitment,
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	 	 	 	interest, Bankers’ Acceptance fees or standby fees, or deferral of the dates of
payment of interest, Bankers’ Acceptance fees, standby fees or mandatory repayments
of principal, (iii) Section 2.3, Section 2.4, Section 2.16, Section 2.17 or Section
2.18, (iv) decreases in the amount of or deferral of the dates of payment of other
amounts payable hereunder (other than fees payable for the account of Agent), (v) the
subordination of any of the Obligations, (vi) the definition of “Majority of the
Lenders”, (vii) any provision hereof contemplating or requiring consent, approval or
agreement of “all Lenders”, “the Lenders” or similar expressions or permitting waiver
of conditions or covenants or agreements by “all Lenders”, “the Lenders” or similar
expressions, (viii) the definition of “Event of Default” or (ix) this Section, shall
require the agreement or waiver of all the Lenders; and
	 
	 	(b)	 	an amendment or waiver which changes or relates to the rights and/or
obligations of the Agent shall also require the agreement of the Agent thereto.




Any such waiver and any consent by the Agent, any Lender, the Majority of the Lenders or all of the
Lenders under any provision of this Agreement must be in writing and may be given subject to any
conditions thought fit by the person giving that waiver or consent. Any waiver or consent shall be
effective only in the instance and for the purpose for which it is given.




14.11 Further Assurances




          The Borrower, the Lenders and the Agent shall promptly cure any defect by it in the execution
and delivery of this Agreement, the other Documents or any of the agreements provided for hereunder
to which it is a party. The Borrower, at its expense, shall promptly execute and deliver to the
Agent, upon request by the Agent (acting reasonably), all such other and further deeds, agreements,
opinions, certificates, instruments, affidavits, registration materials and other documents
reasonably necessary for the Borrower’s compliance with, or accomplishment of the covenants and
agreements of the Borrower hereunder.




14.12 Attornment




          The parties hereto each hereby attorn and submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the
courts of the Province of Ontario in regard to legal proceedings relating to the Documents. For
the purpose of all such legal proceedings, this Agreement shall be deemed to have been performed in
the Province of Ontario and the courts of the Province of Ontario shall have jurisdiction to
entertain any action arising under this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this
Section shall be construed nor operate to limit the right of any party hereto to commence any
action relating hereto in any other jurisdiction, nor to limit the right of the courts of any other
jurisdiction to take jurisdiction over any action or matter relating hereto.




14.13 Time of the Essence




          Time shall be of the essence of this Agreement.




14.14 Credit Agreement Governs




          In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement and the
provisions of the other Documents, the provisions of this Agreement, to the extent of the conflict
or inconsistency, shall govern and prevail.




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14.15 Counterparts




          This Agreement may be executed in any number of 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, and it shall not be necessary in making proof of this Agreement to produce or account
for more than one such counterpart. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of
this Agreement by facsimile transmission or by sending a scanned copy by electronic mail shall be
effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.




          IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have executed this Agreement.




	 	 	 	 	 
	 	POTASH CORPORATION OF

SASKATCHEWAN INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Wayne Brownlee 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Wayne Brownlee 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Executive Vice President and 
Chief Financial Officer 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Denis Sirois 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Denis Sirois 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President and Controller 	 









 



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LENDERS:




	 	 	 	 	 
	 	THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Richard Lee 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Richard Lee 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Managing Director 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Jeff Cebryk 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Jeff Cebryk 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Director 	 









 




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	 	ROYAL BANK OF CANADA

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Stam Fountoulakis 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Stam Fountoulakis 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Authorized Signatory 	 
	 









 



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	 	BANK OF MONTREAL

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Sean P. Galloway 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Sean P. Galloway 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President 	 
	 









 



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	 	HSBC BANK CANADA

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Greg Gannett 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Greg Gannett 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Director 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Quyen Quach 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Quyen Quach 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Relationship Manager 	 









 



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	 	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., CANADA BRANCH

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Clara McGibbon 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Clara McGibbon 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Assistant Vice President 	 
	 









 



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	 	CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Kevin Charko 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Kevin Charko 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Director 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Tim Thomas 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Tim Thomas 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Managing Director 	 









 



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	 	EXPORT DEVELOPMENT CANADA

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Margaret Michalski 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Margaret Michalski 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Associate, Financing 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Carl Burlock 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Carl Burlock 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Director, Financing 	 









 



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AGENT:



THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,

in its capacity as the Agent

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Alastair Borthwick 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Alastair Borthwick 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Director 	 









 



 



SCHEDULE A




LENDERS AND COMMITMENTS




	 	 	 
	Lender	 	Commitment
	 
	 	 
	The Bank of Nova Scotia

	 	Commitment:
	 

	 	U.S. $350,000,000
	 
	 	 
	Royal Bank of Canada

	 	Commitment:
	 

	 	U.S. $350,000,000
	 
	 	 
	Bank of Montreal

	 	Commitment:
	 

	 	U.S. $350,000,000
	 
	 	 
	HSBC Bank Canada

	 	Commitment:
	 

	 	U.S. $100,000,000
	 
	 	 
	Bank of America, N.A., Canada Branch

	 	Commitment:
	 

	 	U.S. $100,000,000
	 
	 	 
	Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

	 	Commitment:
	 

	 	U.S. $100,000,000
	 
	 	 
	Export Development Canada

	 	Commitment:
	 

	 	U.S. $150,000,000