Document:

Exhibit 10.6

RIO PLATA EXPLORATION CORP.

STOCK OPTION PLAN

1.

PURPOSE OF THE PLAN

The Company hereby establishes a stock option plan for directors, senior officers, Employees, Consultants, Consultant Company or Management Company Employees (as such terms are defined below) of the Company and its subsidiaries, or where the Company is an Unlisted Issuer, an Eligible Charitable Organization (collectively "Eligible Persons"), to be known as the "Stock Option Plan" (the "Plan").  The purpose of the Plan is to give to Eligible Persons, as additional compensation, the opportunity to participate in the success of the Company by granting to such individuals options, exercisable over periods of up to ten years, as determined by the board of directors of the Company, to buy shares of the Company at a price equal to the Market Price prevailing on the date the option is granted less applicable discount, if any, permitted by the policies of the Exchanges and approved by the Board.

2.

DEFINITIONS

In this Plan, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

2.1

"Associate" means an "Associate" as defined in the TSX Policies.

2.2

"Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

2.3

"Change of Control" means the acquisition by any person or by any person and all Joint Actors, whether directly or indirectly, of voting securities (as defined in the Securities Act) of the Company, which, when added to all other voting securities of the Company at the time held by such person or by such person and a Joint Actor, totals for the first time not less than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding voting securities of the Company or the votes attached to those securities are sufficient, if exercised, to elect a majority of the Board of Directors of the Company.

2.4

"Company" means Rio Plata Exploration Corp. and its successors.

2.5

"Consultant" means a "Consultant" as defined in the TSX Policies.

2.6

"Consultant Company" means a "Consultant Company" as defined in the TSX Policies.

2.7

"Disability" means any disability with respect to an Optionee which the Board, in its sole and unfettered discretion, considers likely to prevent permanently the Optionee from:

(a)

being employed or engaged by the Company, its subsidiaries or another employer, in a position the same as or similar to that in which he was last employed or engaged by the Company or its subsidiaries; or

(b)

acting as a director or officer of the Company or its subsidiaries.

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2.8

"Discounted Market Price" of Shares means, if the Shares are listed only on the TSX Venture Exchange, the Market Price less the maximum discount permitted under the TSX Policy applicable to Options.

2.9

“Eligible Charitable Organization” means an “Eligible Charitable Organization” as defined in the TSX Policies.

2.10

"Eligible Persons" has the meaning given to that term in section 1 hereof.

2.11

"Employee" means an "Employee" as defined in the TSX Policies.

2.12

"Exchanges" means the TSX Venture Exchange and, if applicable, any other stock exchange on which the Shares are listed.

2.13

"Expiry Date" means the date set by the Board under subsection 3.1 of the Plan, as the last date on which an Option may be exercised.

2.14

"Grant Date" means the date specified in the Option Agreement as the date on which an Option is granted.

2.15

"Insider" means an "Insider" as defined in the British Columbia Securities Act.

2.16

"Investor Relations Activities" means "Investor Relations Activities" as defined in the TSX Policies.

2.17

"Joint Actor" means a person acting "jointly or in concert with" another person as that phrase is interpreted in Multi-lateral Instrument 62-104, Take-Over Bids and Issuer Bids.

2.18

"Management Company Employee" means a "Management Company Employee" as defined in the TSX Policies.

2.19

"Market Price" of Shares at any Grant Date means the last closing price per Share on the trading day immediately preceding the day on which the Company announces the grant of the option or, if the grant is not announced, on the Grant Date, or if the Shares are not listed on any stock exchange, "Market Price" of Shares means the price per Share on the over-the-counter market determined by dividing the aggregate sale price of the Shares sold by the total number of such Shares so sold on the applicable market for the last day prior to the Grant Date.

2.20

"Option" means an option to purchase Shares granted pursuant to this Plan.

2.21

"Option Agreement" means an agreement, in the form attached hereto as Schedule "A", whereby the Company grants to an Optionee an Option.

2.22

"Optionee" means each of Eligible Persons granted an Option pursuant to this Plan and their heirs, executors and administrators.

2.23

"Option Price" means the price per Share specified in an Option Agreement, adjusted from time to time in accordance with the provisions of section 5.

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2.24

"Option Shares" means the aggregate number of Shares which an Optionee may purchase under an Option.

2.25

"Plan" means this Stock Option Plan.

2.26

"Shares" means the common shares in the capital of the Company as constituted on the Grant Date provided that, in the event of any adjustment pursuant to section 5, "Shares" shall thereafter mean the shares or other property resulting from the events giving rise to the adjustment.

2.27

"Securities Act" means the Securities Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c.418, as amended, as at the date hereof.

2.28

"TSX Policies" means the policies included in the TSX Venture Exchange Corporate Finance Manual and "TSX Policy" means any one of them.

2.29

"Unissued Option Shares" means the number of Shares which have, at a particular time, been reserved for issuance upon the exercise of an Option, but which have not been issued, as adjusted from time to time in accordance with the provisions of section 5, such adjustments to be cumulative.

2.30

"Unlisted Issuer” means a company, corporation trust or limited partnership which has no securities listed or quoted on any stock exchange, nor has outstanding securities for which trading is reported to or through a stock exchange or public market.

2.31

"Vested" means that an Option has become exercisable in respect of a number of Option Shares by the Optionee pursuant to the terms of the Option Agreement.

3.

GRANT OF OPTIONS

3.1

Option Terms

The Board may from time to time authorize the issue of Options to Eligible Persons of the Company and its subsidiaries.  The Option Price under each Option shall be not less than the Discounted Market Price on the Grant Date.  The Expiry Date for each Option shall be set by the Board at the time of issue of the Option and shall not be more than ten years after the Grant Date.  Options shall not be assignable (or transferable) by the Optionee.

3.2

Limits on Shares Issuable on Exercise of Options

The maximum number of Shares which may be issuable pursuant to options granted under the Plan shall be that number equal to 10% of the Company's issued share capital from time to time. The number of Shares reserved for issuance under the Plan and all of the Company's other previously established or proposed share compensation arrangements:

(a)

in aggregate shall not exceed 10% of the total number of issued and outstanding shares on a non-diluted basis; and

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(b)

to any one Optionee within a 12 month period shall not exceed 5% of the total number of issued and outstanding shares on a non-diluted basis (unless otherwise approved by the disinterested shareholders of the Company).

The number of Shares which may be issuable under the Plan and all of the Company's other previously established or proposed share compensation arrangements, within a one-year period:

(a)

to all Insiders shall not exceed 10% of the total number of issued and outstanding shares on the Grant Date a non-diluted basis;

(b)

to any one Optionee, shall not exceed 5% of the total number of issued and outstanding Shares on the Grant Date on a non-diluted basis (unless otherwise approved by the disinterested shareholders of the Company);

(c)

to any one Consultant shall not exceed 2% in the aggregate of the total number of issued and outstanding Shares on the Grant Date on a non-diluted basis; and

(d)

to all Eligible Persons who undertake Investor Relations Activities shall not exceed 2% in the aggregate of the total number of issued and outstanding Shares on the Grant Date on a non-diluted basis, which Options are to be vested in stages over at least a one-year period and no more than one-quarter (1/4) of such Options may be vested in any three (3) month period.

3.3

Option Agreements

Each Option shall be confirmed by the execution of an Option Agreement.  Each Optionee shall have the option to purchase from the Company the Option Shares at the time and in the manner set out in the Plan and in the Option Agreement applicable to that Optionee.  For stock options to Employees, Consultants, Consultant Company or Management Company Employees, the Company is representing herein and in the applicable Option Agreement that the Optionee is a bona fide Employee, Consultant, Consultant Company or Management Company Employee, as the case may be, of the Company or its subsidiary.  The execution of an Option Agreement shall constitute conclusive evidence that it has been completed in compliance with this Plan.

4.

EXERCISE OF OPTION

4.1

When Options May be Exercised

Subject to subsections 4.3 and 4.4, an Option shall be granted as fully Vested on the Grant Date, and may be exercised to purchase any number of Shares up to the number of Unissued Option Shares at any time after the Grant Date, provided that this Plan has been previously approved by the shareholders of the Company, where such prior approval is required by TSX Policies, up to 4:00 p.m. local time on the Expiry Date and shall not be exercisable thereafter.

4.2

Manner of Exercise

The Option shall be exercisable by delivering to the Company a notice specifying the number of Shares in respect of which the Option is exercised together with payment in full of the Option Price for each such Share.  Upon notice and payment there will be binding contract for the 

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issue of the Shares in respect of which the Option is exercised, upon and subject to the provisions of the Plan.  Delivery of the Optionee's cheque payable to the Company in the amount of the Option Price shall constitute payment of the Option Price unless the cheque is not honoured upon presentation in which case the Option shall not have been validly exercised.

4.3

Vesting of Option Shares

An Option shall be granted hereunder as fully Vested, unless a vesting schedule is imposed by the Board as a condition of the grant on the Grant Date; and provided that if the Option is being granted to an Eligible Person who is providing Investor Relations Activities to the Company, then the Option must vest in stages over at least a one-year period and no more than one-quarter (1/4) of such Options may be vested in any three (3) month period.

4.4

Termination of Employment

If an Optionee ceases to be an Eligible Person, his or her Option shall be exercisable as follows:

(a)

Death or Disability

If the Optionee ceases to be an Eligible Person, due to his or her death or Disability or, in the case of an Optionee that is a company, the death or Disability of the person who provides management or consulting services to the Company or to any entity controlled by the Company, the Option then held by the Optionee shall be exercisable to acquire Vested Unissued Option Shares at any time up to but not after the earlier of:

(i)

365 days after the date of death or Disability; and

(ii)

the Expiry Date.

(b)

Termination For Cause

If the Optionee, or in the case of a Management Company Employee or a Consultant Company, the Optionee's employer, ceases to be an Eligible Person as a result of termination for cause, as that term is interpreted by the courts of the jurisdiction in which the Optionee, or, in the case of a Management Company Employee or a Consultant Company, of the Optionee's employer, is employed or engaged; any outstanding Option held by such Optionee on the date of such termination shall be cancelled as of that date.

(c)

Early Retirement, Voluntary Resignation or Termination Other than For Cause

If the Optionee or, in the case of a Management Company Employee or a Consultant Company, the Optionee's employer, ceases to be an Eligible Person due to his or her retirement at the request of his or her employer earlier than the normal retirement date under the Company's retirement policy then in force, or due to his or her termination by the Company other than for cause, or due to his or her voluntary resignation, the Option then held by the Optionee shall be exercisable to acquire Vested Unissued Option Shares at any time up to but not after the earlier of the 

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Expiry Date and the date which is 90 days after the Optionee or, in the case of a Management Company Employee or a Consultant Company, the Optionee's employer, ceases to be an Eligible Person.

4.5

Effect of a Take-Over Bid

If a bona fide offer (an "Offer") for Shares is made to the Optionee or to shareholders of the Company generally or to a class of shareholders which includes the Optionee, which Offer, if accepted in whole or in part, would result in the offeror becoming a control person of the Company, within the meaning of subsection 1(1) of the Securities Act, the Company shall, immediately upon receipt of notice of the Offer, notify each Optionee of full particulars of the Offer, whereupon the Option Shares subject to such Option may be exercised in whole or in part by the Optionee so as to permit the Optionee to tender the Option Shares received upon such exercise, pursuant to the Offer. However, if:

(a)

the Offer is not completed within the time specified therein; or

(b)

all of the Option Shares tendered by the Optionee pursuant to the Offer are not taken up or paid for by the offeror in respect thereof,

then the Option Shares received upon such exercise, or in the case of clause (b) above, the Option Shares that are not taken up and paid for, may be returned by the Optionee to the Company and reinstated as authorized but unissued Shares and with respect to such returned Option Shares, the Option shall be reinstated as if it had not been exercised.  If any Option Shares are returned to the Company under this subsection 4.5, the Company shall immediately refund the exercise price to the Optionee for such Option Shares.

4.6

Acceleration of Expiry Date

If at any time when an Option granted under the Plan remains unexercised with respect to any Unissued Option Shares, an Offer is made by an offeror, the Directors may, upon notifying each Optionee of full particulars of the Offer, declare all Option Shares issuable upon the exercise of Options granted under the Plan, are Vested (subject to the proviso below), and declare that the Expiry Date for the exercise of all unexercised Options granted under the Plan is accelerated so that all Options will either be exercised or will expire prior to the date upon which Shares must be tendered pursuant to the Offer, PROVIDED THAT where an Option was granted to a consultant providing Investor Relations Activities, the Directors declaration that Option Shares issuable upon the exercise of such Options granted under the Plan be Vested with respect to such Option Shares, is subject to prior approval of the Exchanges.  The Directors shall give each Optionee as much notice as possible of the acceleration of the Options under this section, except that not less than 5 business days and not more than 35 days notice is required.

4.7

Effect of a Change of Control

If a Change of Control occurs, all Option Shares subject to each outstanding Option may be exercised in whole or in part by the Optionee.

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4.8

Exclusion From Severance Allowance, Retirement Allowance or Termination Settlement

If the Optionee, or, in the case of a Management Company Employee or a Consultant Company, the Optionee's employer, retires, resigns or is terminated from employment or engagement with the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, the loss or limitation, if any, by the cancellation of the right to purchase Option Shares under the Option Agreement shall not give rise to any right to damages and shall not be included in the calculation of nor form any part of any severance allowance, retiring allowance or termination settlement of any kind whatsoever in respect of such Optionee.

4.9

Shares Not Acquired or Exercised

Any Unissued Option Shares not acquired by an Optionee under an Option which has expired, and any Option Shares acquired by an Optionee under an Option when exercised, may be made the subject of a further Option granted pursuant to the provisions of the Plan.

5.

ADJUSTMENT OF OPTION PRICE AND NUMBER OF OPTION SHARES

5.1

Share Reorganization

Whenever the Company issues Shares to all or substantially all holders of Shares by way of a stock dividend or other distribution, or subdivides all outstanding Shares into a greater number of Shares, or combines or consolidates all outstanding Shares into a lesser number of Shares (each of such events being herein called a "Share Reorganization") then effective immediately after the record date for such dividend or other distribution or the effective date of such subdivision, combination or consolidation, for each Option:

(a)

the Option Price will be adjusted to a price per Share which is the product of:

(i)

the Option Price in effect immediately before that effective date or record date; and

(ii)

a fraction, the numerator of which is the total number of Shares outstanding on that effective date or record date before giving effect to the Share Reorganization, and the denominator of which is the total number of Shares that are or would be outstanding immediately after such effective date or record date after giving effect to the Share Reorganization; and

(b)

the number of Unissued Option Shares will be adjusted by multiplying (i) the number of Unissued Option Shares immediately before such effective date or record date by (ii) a fraction which is the reciprocal of the fraction described in subparagraph (a)(ii).

5.2

Special Distribution

Subject to the prior approval of the Exchanges, whenever the Company issues by way of a dividend or otherwise distributes to all or substantially all holders of Shares:

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(a)

shares of the Company, other than the Shares;

(b)

evidences of indebtedness;

(c)

any cash or other assets, excluding cash dividends (other than cash dividends which the Board of Directors of the Company has determined to be outside the normal course); or

(d)

rights, options or warrants,

then to the extent that such dividend or distribution does not constitute a Share Reorganization (any of such non-excluded events being herein called a "Special Distribution"), and effective immediately after the record date at which holders of Shares are determined for purposes of the Special Distribution, for each Option the Option Price will be reduced, and the number of Unissued Option Shares will be correspondingly increased, by such amount, if any, as is determined by the Board in its sole and unfettered discretion to be appropriate in order to properly reflect any diminution in value of the Option Shares as a result of such Special Distribution.

5.3

Corporate Organization

Whenever there is:

(a)

a reclassification of outstanding Shares, a change of Shares into other shares or securities, or any other capital reorganization of the Company, other than as described in subsections 5.1 or 5.2;

(b)

a consolidation, merger or amalgamation of the Company with or into another corporation resulting in a reclassification of outstanding Shares into other shares or securities or a change of Shares into other shares or securities; or

(c)

a transaction whereby all or substantially all of the Company's undertaking and assets become the property of another corporation,

(any such event being herein called a "Corporate Reorganization") the Optionee will have an option to purchase (at the times, for the consideration, and subject to the terms and conditions set out in the Plan) and will accept on the exercise of such option, in lieu of the Unissued Option Shares which he would otherwise have been entitled to purchase, the kind and amount of shares or other securities or property that he would have been entitled to receive as a result of the Corporate Reorganization if, on the effective date thereof, he had been the holder of all Unissued Option Shares or if appropriate, as otherwise determined by the Directors.

5.4

Determination of Option Price and Number of Unissued Option Shares

If any questions arise at any time with respect to the Option Price or number of Unissued Option Shares deliverable upon exercise of an Option following a Share Reorganization, Special Distribution or Corporate Reorganization, such questions shall be conclusively determined by the Company's auditor, or, if they decline to so act, any other firm of Chartered Accountants in Vancouver, British Columbia, that the Directors may designate and who will have access to all appropriate records and such determination will be binding upon the Company and all Optionees.

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5.5

Regulatory Approval

Any adjustment to the Option Price or the number of Unissued Option Shares purchasable under the Plan pursuant to the operation of any one of subsection 5.1, 5.2 or 5.3 is subject to the approval of the Exchanges where required pursuant to their policies, and compliance with the applicable securities rules or regulations of any other governmental authority having jurisdiction.

6.

MISCELLANEOUS

6.1

Right to Employment

Neither this Plan nor any of the provisions hereof shall confer upon any Optionee any right with respect to employment or continued employment with the Company or any subsidiary of the Company or interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company to terminate such employment.

6.2

Necessary Approvals

The Plan shall be effective immediately upon the approval of the Board of directors of the Company, where the Company is a non-reporting issuer.  If the Company is a reporting issuer whose Shares are listed on any Exchanges, then the Plan shall be effective only upon the approval of the shareholders of the Company given by way of an ordinary resolution, where such prior approval is required by the policies of the Exchanges.  Any Options granted under this Plan before such prior approval shall only be exercised upon the receipt of such approval, where it is required by the policies of the Exchanges.  Disinterested shareholder approval (as required by the Exchanges) will be obtained for any reduction in the exercise price of any Option granted under this Plan if the Optionee is an Insider of the Company at the time of the proposed amendment.  The obligation of the Company to sell and deliver Shares in accordance with the Plan is subject to compliance with the policies of the Exchanges and applicable securities rules or regulations of any governmental authority having jurisdiction.  If any Shares cannot be issued to any Optionee for any reason, including, without limitation, the failure to comply with such policies, rules or regulations, then the obligation of the Company to issue such Shares shall terminate and any Option Price paid by an Optionee to the Company shall be immediately refunded to the Optionee by the Company.

6.3

Administration of the Plan

The Directors shall, without limitation, have full and final authority in their discretion, but subject to the express provisions of the Plan, to interpret the Plan, to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan and to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable in respect of the Plan.  Except as set forth in subsection 5.4, the interpretation and construction of any provision of the Plan by the Directors shall be final and conclusive.  Administration of the Plan shall be the responsibility of the appropriate officers of the Company and all costs in respect thereof shall be paid by the Company.

6.4

Income Taxes

As a condition of and prior to participation of the Plan any Optionee shall on request authorize the Company in writing to withhold from any remuneration otherwise payable to him or 

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her any amounts required by any taxing authority to be withheld for taxes of any kind as a consequence of his or her participation in the Plan.

6.5

Amendments to the Plan

The Directors may from time to time, subject to applicable law and to the prior approval, if required, of the Exchanges or any other regulatory body having authority over the Company or the Plan, suspend, terminate or discontinue the Plan at any time, or amend or revise the terms of the Plan or of any Option granted under the Plan and the Option Agreement relating thereto, provided that no such amendment, revision, suspension, termination or discontinuance shall in any manner adversely affect any option previously granted to an Optionee under the Plan without the consent of that Optionee.  Any amendments to the Plan or options granted thereunder will be subject to the approval of the shareholders.

6.6

Form of Notice

A notice given to the Company shall be in writing, signed by the Optionee and delivered to the head business office of the Company.

6.7

No Representation or Warranty

The Company makes no representation or warranty as to the future market value of any Shares issued in accordance with the provisions of the Plan.

6.8

Compliance with Applicable Law

If any provision of the Plan or any Option Agreement contravenes any law or any order, policy, by-law or regulation of any regulatory body or Exchanges having authority over the Company or the Plan, then such provision shall be deemed to be amended to the extent required to bring such provision into compliance therewith.

6.9

No Assignment

No Optionee may assign any of his or her rights under the Plan or any Option granted thereunder.

6.10

Rights of Optionees

An Optionee shall have no rights whatsoever as a shareholder of the Company in respect of any of the Unissued Option Shares (including, without limitation, voting rights or any right to receive dividends, warrants or rights under any rights offering).

6.11

Conflict

In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Plan and an Option Agreement, the provisions of this Plan shall govern.

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6.12

Governing Law

The Plan and each Option Agreement issued pursuant to the Plan shall be governed by the laws of the Province of British Columbia.

6.13

Time of Essence

Time is of the essence of this Plan and of each Option Agreement.  No extension of time will be deemed to be or to operate as a waiver of the essentiality of time.

6.14

Entire Agreement

This Plan and the Option Agreement sets out the entire agreement between the Company and the Optionees relative to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, undertakings and understandings, whether oral or written.

Approved by the Board of Directors on February 10, 2010.

/s/ Robert Bell_______________

Robert C. G. Bell, PresidentEXH10.5TermLoanAmendmentNo3

EXHIBIT 10.5
AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO

CREDIT AGREEMENT

dated as of March 5, 2013,
among
NOVELIS INC., 
as Borrower,

AV METALS INC., 
as Holdings,
and
THE OTHER LOAN PARTIES PARTY HERETO,

THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO,

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., 
as Administrative Agent, 

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER AND SMITH INCORPORATED,
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC., 
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC,
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.
RBS SECURITIES INC.
and
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners, 

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC., 
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC,
and
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.,
as Co-Syndication Agents, 
and
THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC
and
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Co-Documentation Agents

    

This AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of March 5, 2013, is entered into among NOVELIS INC., a corporation amalgamated under the Canada Business Corporations Act (the “Borrower”), AV METALS INC., a corporation formed under the Canada Business Corporations Act (“Holdings”), the SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS (as defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below), NOVELIS ITALIA S.P.A. and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”) under the Credit Agreement referred to below.  
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Borrower, Holdings, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders from time to time party thereto entered into that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of December 17, 2010 (as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified, the “Credit Agreement”); 
WHEREAS, Novelis Italia S.p.A.  (the “Third Party Security Provider”) has pledged certain assets to secure the Secured Obligations of the Loan Parties; 
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested an amendment to the Credit Agreement as herein set forth; and
WHEREAS, the Borrower, Holdings, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders signatory to a consent (an “Acknowledgment and Consent”) have agreed to amend the Credit Agreement on the terms and subject to the conditions herein provided.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the mutual covenants and obligations herein set forth and other good and valuable consideration, the adequacy and receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and in reliance upon the representations, warranties and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
Section 1.Definitions.       Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby.
Section 1.    Amendments.  Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, effective as of the Amendment Effective Date (as defined below), the Credit Agreement (including Schedules 6.01(b), 6.02(c) and 6.04(b) and Annex I, but excluding each of the other Exhibits and Schedules thereto) is hereby amended in its entirety to read as Exhibit A attached hereto.
Section 2.    Consent to Amendments; Further Assurances.  The Administrative Agent and each Lender signatory to an Acknowledgment and Consent hereby consent to the amendments to each of the security agreements and/or guarantees as may be necessary or advisable in connection with this Amendment, each in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.  
Section 3.    Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of this Amendment.  This Amendment shall become effective as of the first date (the “Amendment Effective Date”) on which each of the following conditions precedent shall have been satisfied or duly waived:
(a)    Certain Documents.  The Administrative Agent shall have received each of the following, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:
(i)    this Amendment, duly executed by each of the Loan Parties, the Third Party Security Provider and the Administrative Agent;
(ii)    Acknowledgment and Consents, in the form set forth hereto as Exhibit B, duly executed by all of the Lenders holding Term Loans on the Amendment Effective Date (after giving effect to any assignments of Term Loans effectuated pursuant to Section 2.16(c) of the Credit Agreement on or prior to the Amendment Effective Date);  
(iii)    amendments to the other Loan Documents or such other documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, to effect fully the purposes of this Amendment executed by the parties thereto, including without limitation, any documents that the Administrative Agent may deem reasonably necessary or advisable to reaffirm, confirm or ensure that the Secured Obligations are guaranteed by Holdings and all of the Subsidiary Guarantors and are secured by all Collateral; 
(iv)    a certificate of the secretary, assistant secretary or managing director (where applicable) of each Loan Party and the Third Party Security Provider dated the Amendment Effective Date, certifying (A) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of each Organizational Document (or its equivalent including the constitutional documents) of such Loan Party or Third Party Security Provider, as applicable, certified (to the extent customary in the applicable jurisdiction) as of a recent date by the Secretary of State (or equivalent Governmental Authority) of the jurisdiction of its organization, (B) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors and/or shareholders, as applicable, of such Loan Party or such Third Party Security Provider, as applicable, authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment and the other Loan Documents executed as of the Amendment Effective Date to which such person is a party and that such resolutions, or any other document attached thereto, have not been modified, rescinded, amended or superseded and are in full force and effect, and (C) as to the incumbency and specimen signature of each officer executing this Amendment and the other Loan Documents as of the Amendment Effective Date (together with a certificate of another officer as to the incumbency and specimen signature of the secretary, assistant secretary or managing director executing the certificate in this clause (v), and other customary evidence of incumbency) (provided that, with respect to the Third Party Security Provider, Holdings and the Subsidiary Guarantors, the matters referred to in clause (A) and (C) may be evidenced by certifications that the items reference in clauses (A) and (C) have not been modified since the Closing Date and are accurately reflected in the certificates delivered on the Closing Date);
(v)     such good standing certificates (where applicable or such other customary functionally equivalent certificates or abstracts) as the Administrative Agent may request of each Loan Party and the Third Party Security Provider (in so-called “long-form” if available), as of a recent date prior to the Amendment Effective Date, from the applicable Governmental Authority of such Loan Party’s or Third Party Security Provider’s (as the case may be) jurisdiction of organization;
(vi)    a favorable opinion of counsels to the Loan Parties, addressed to the Agents and the Lenders in form and substance and from counsels reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; 
(vii)    an Officer’s Certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, addressed to the Revolving Credit Administrative Agent certifying that the Borrower has determined in good faith that this Amendment satisfies the requirements of Section 6.11(d) of the Revolving Credit Agreement; and
(viii)    such additional documentation as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require.
(b)    Payment of Fees Costs and Expenses. The Administrative Agent (and its Affiliates) shall have received all fees required to be paid, and all expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsels) for which invoices have been presented, on or before the Amendment Effective Date, in connection with this Amendment.  
(c)    Representations and  Warranties.  Each of the representations and warranties contained in Section 5 and 6 below shall be true and correct in all material respects and the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, addressed to the Administrative Agent and dated as of the Amendment Effective Date, certifying the same.
(d)    No Default or Event of Default.  After giving effect to this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, addressed to the Administrative Agent and dated as of the Amendment Effective Date, certifying the same.
Section 4.    Representations and Warranties.  Each Loan Party hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each Lender as follows:
(a)    After giving effect to this Amendment, each of the representations and warranties in the Credit Agreement and in the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent that any such representation or warranty expressly relates to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties are true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date.
(b)    The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment by such Loan Party have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate, limited liability company, limited partnership or other organizational action on the part of such Loan Party and will not violate any of the articles of incorporation or bylaws (or other Organizational Documents) of such Loan Party.
(c)    This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by such Loan Party, and each of this Amendment, the Credit Agreement as amended hereby, and each other Loan Document constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party , in each case, to the extent party to such Loan Document, enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with their terms, except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and by general principles of equity.
(d)    Before and after giving effect to this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as of the date hereof.    
Section 5.    Representations and Warranties.  The Third Party Security Provider hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each Lender as follows:
(a)    The execution, delivery and performance by the Third Party Security Provider of this Amendment have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate, limited liability company, limited partnership or other organizational action on the part of the Third Party Security Provider and will not violate any of the articles of incorporation or bylaws (or other Organizational Documents) of the Third Party Security Provider.
(b)    This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by the Third Party Security Provider, and the Amendment and each other Loan Document constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Third Party Security Provider, in each case, to the extent party to such Loan Document, enforceable against the Third Party Security Provider in accordance with their terms, except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally and by general principles of equity.
Section 6.    Continuing Effect; Liens and Guarantees.
(a)     Each of the Loan Parties and the Third Party Security Provider hereby consents to this Amendment, and the execution, delivery and performance of the other Loan Documents to be executed in connection therewith.  Each of the Loan Parties and the Third Party Security Provider hereby acknowledges and agrees that all of its Secured Obligations, including all Liens and (in the case of the Loan Parties) Guarantees granted to the Secured Parties under the applicable Loan Documents, are ratified and reaffirmed and that such Liens and Guarantees shall continue in full force and effect on and after Amendment Effective Date to secure and support the Secured Obligations of the Borrower and the Guarantors.  Each of the Loan Parties hereby further ratifies and reaffirms the validity, enforceability and binding nature of the Secured Obligations.
(b)    Holdings and each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby (i) acknowledges and agrees to the terms of this Amendment and (ii) confirms and agrees that, each of its Guarantee and any Foreign Guarantee is, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect, and shall apply to all Secured Obligations without defense, counterclaim or offset of any kind and each of its Guarantee and any such Foreign Guarantee is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects.  The Borrower hereby confirms its liability for the Secured Obligations, without defense, counterclaim or offset of any kind.  
(c)    Holdings, the Borrower, each other Loan Party and the Third Party Security Provider hereby ratifies and reaffirms the validity and enforceability (without defense, counterclaim or offset of any kind) of the Liens and security interests granted by it to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties to secure any of the Secured Obligations by Holdings, the Borrower, any other Loan Party and the Third Party Security Provider pursuant to the Loan Documents to which any of Holdings, the Borrower, any other Loan Party or the Third Party Security Provider is a party and hereby confirms and agrees that notwithstanding the effectiveness of this Agreement, and except as expressly amended by this Agreement, each such Loan Document is, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect and each is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects, except that, on and after the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference in the Loan Documents to the “Credit Agreement”, “thereunder”, “thereof” (and each reference in the Credit Agreement to this “Agreement”, “hereunder” or “hereof”) or words of like import shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended by this Agreement. 
Section 7.    Reference to and Effect on the Loan Documents.  
(a)    Except as expressly set forth in this Amendment, all of the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including all exhibits and schedules to each of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents) are and shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed. The Amendment provided for herein is limited to the specific provisions of the Credit Agreement specified herein and shall not constitute an amendment of, or an indication of the Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s willingness to amend or waive, any other provisions of the Credit Agreement or the same sections or any provision of any other Loan Document for any other date or purpose.    
(b)    The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Administrative Agent or any Lender under the Credit Agreement or any Loan Document, or constitute a waiver or amendment of any other provision of the Credit Agreement or any Loan Document except as and to the extent expressly set forth herein.  
(c)    The execution and delivery of this Agreement by any Loan Party or Third Party Security Provider shall not constitute a joinder by, or agreement to be bound by the terms of, any Loan Document to which such Loan Party or Third Party Security Provider is not a party.
(d)    Each Lender agrees that assignments requested in the Acknowledgement and Consent by any Lender may be effected through recordation in the Register notwithstanding anything in the contrary in the Credit Agreement.
Section 8.    Further Assurances.       Holdings, the Borrower, each other Loan Party and the Third Party Security Provider hereby agree to execute any and all further documents, financing statements, agreements and instruments, and take all further actions that the Administrative Agent deems reasonably necessary or advisable in connection with this Amendment to continue and maintain the effectiveness of the Liens and guarantees provided for under the Loan Documents, with the priority contemplated under the Loan Documents. The Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent are hereby authorized by the Lenders to enter into all such further documents, financing statements, agreements and instruments.  
Section 9.    Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.  Receipt by the Administrative Agent of a facsimile copy or electronic image scan transmission (e.g., PDF via electronic email) of an executed signature page hereof shall constitute receipt by the Administrative Agent of an executed counterpart of this Amendment.  
Section 10.    Governing Law.  This Amendment and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.
Section 11.    Headings.  Section headings contained in this Amendment are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other purposes.  
Section 12.    Waiver of Jury Trial.  EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AMENDMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT.
[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by their respective officers and members thereunto duly authorized, on the date indicated above.
	
		
	NOVELIS INC., as the Borrower

	 

	 

	By:
	/s/ Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	Name:
	Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	Title:
	Authorized Signatory

	 

	 

	AV METALS INC., as Holdings

	 

	 

	By:
	/s/ Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	Name:
	Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	 

	 

	NOVELIS CORPORATION, as U.S. Guarantor

	 

	 

	By:
	/s/ Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	Name:
	Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	Title:
	Authorized Signatory

	 

	 

	NOVELIS PAE CORPORATION, as U.S. Guarantor

	 

	 

	By:
	/s/ Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	Name:
	Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	Title:
	Authorized Signatory

	 

	 

	NOVELIS BRAND LLC, as U.S. Guarantor

	 

	 

	By:
	/s/ Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	Name:
	Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	Title:
	Authorized Signatory

	 

	 

	NOVELIS SOUTH AMERICA HOLDINGS LLC, as U.S. Guarantor

	 

	 

	By:
	/s/ Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	Name:
	Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	Title:
	Authorized Signatory

	 

	 

	ALUMINUM UPSTREAM HOLDINGS LLC, as U.S. Guarantor

	 

	 

	By:
	/s/ Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	Name:
	Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	Title:
	Authorized Signatory

	
		
	NOVELIS ACQUISITIONS LLC, as U.S. Guarantor

	 

	 

	By:
	/s/ Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	Name:
	Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	Title:
	Authorized Signatory

	
		
	NOVELIS NORTH AMERICA HOLDINGS INC., as U.S. Guarantor

	 

	 

	By:
	/s/ Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	Name:
	Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	Title:
	Authorized Signatory

	
		
	NOVELIS DELAWARE LLC, as U.S. Guarantor

	 

	 

	By:
	/s/ Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	Name:
	Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	Title:
	Authorized Signatory

	
		
	NOVELIS UK LTD, as U.K. Guarantor

	 

	 

	By:
	/s/ Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	Name:
	Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	Title:
	Authorized Signatory

	 

	 

	NOVELIS SERVICES LIMITED, as U.K. Guarantor

	 

	 

	By:
	/s/ Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	Name:
	Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	Title:
	Authorized Signatory

	 

	 

	NOVELIS AG, as Swiss Guarantor

	 

	By:
	/s/ Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	Name:
	Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	Title:
	Authorized Signatory

	 

	 

	NOVELIS CAST HOUSE TECHNOLOGY LTD., as Canadian Guarantor

	 

	 

	By:
	/s/ Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	Name:
	Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	Title:
	Authorized Signatory

	 

	 

	4260848 CANADA INC., as Canadian Guarantor

	 

	 

	By:
	/s/ Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	Name:
	Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	Title:
	Authorized Signatory

	 

	 

	4260856 CANADA INC., as Canadian Guarantor

	 

	 

	By:
	/s/ Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	Name:
	Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	Title:
	Authorized Signatory

	
		
	NOVELIS NO. 1 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, as Canadian Guarantor,

	 

	By:  4260848 CANADA INC.

	Its:  General Partner

	 

	By:
	/s/ Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	Name:
	Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	Title:
	Authorized Signatory

	 

	8018227 CANADA INC., as Canadian Guarantor

	 

	 

	By:
	/s/ Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	Name:
	Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	Title:
	Authorized Signatory

	 

	 

	8018243 CANADA LIMITED, as Canadian Guarantor

	 

	 

	By:
	/s/ Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	Name:
	Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	Title:
	Authorized Signatory

	 

	 

	NOVELIS EUROPE HOLDINGS LIMITED, as U.K. Guarantor

	 

	 

	By:
	/s/ Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	Name:
	Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	Title:
	Authorized Signatory

	 

	 

	NOVELIS SWITZERLAND SA, as Swiss Guarantor

	 

	 

	By:
	/s/ Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	Name:
	Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	Title:
	Authorized Signatory

	 

	 

	 

	 

	 

	 

	 

	 

	 

	
		
	NOVELIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, as German Guarantor

	 

	 

	By:
	/s/ Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	Name:
	Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	Title:
	Authorized Signatory

	
		
	NOVELIS SHEET INGOT GMBH, as German Guarantor

	 

	 

	By:
	/s/ Thomas W. LaBarge

	Name:
	Thomas W. LaBarge

	Title:
	Authorized Signatory

	
		
	

NOVELIS MADEIRA UNIPESSOAL, LDA, as Madeira Guarantor

	 

	 

	By:
	/s/ Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	Name:
	Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	Title:
	Authorized Signatory

	
		
	NOVELIS PAE S.A.S., as French Guarantor

	 

	 

	By:
	/s/ Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	Name:
	Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	Title:
	Authorized Signatory

	
		
	NOVELIS DO BRASIL LTDA., as Brazilian Guarantor

	 

	 

	By:
	/s/ Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	Name:
	Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	Title:
	Authorized Signatory

	
		
	 

	Signed and Delivered as a Deed for and on behalf of

	 

	NOVELIS ALUMINIUM HOLDING COMPANY,

	 

	by its duly authorised attorney, /s/ Alejandro Bisogno

	 

	as Irish Guarantor,

	 

	in the presence of:  /s/ Thomas W. LaBarge

	Thomas W. LaBarge

	 

	Name:
	Alejandro Bisogno

	Title:
	Authorized Signatory

	 

	
		
	NOVELIS ITALIA S.P.A., as Third Party Security Provider

	 

	 

	By:
	/s/ Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	Name:
	Leslie J. Parrette, Jr.

	Title:
	Authorized Signatory

	
	
	 

	 

	 

	 

	 

	 

	
		
	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as 
 
Administrative Agent 

	 

	 

	By:
	/s/ Bridgett J. Manduk

	Name:
	Bridgett J. Manduk

	Title:
	Assistant Vice President

	 

	 

	By:   

	Name:   

	Title:   

	 

	 

EXHIBIT A
[ATTACHED]

EXHIBIT B
February __, 2013
To:    Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent  
    1455 Market Street 
    San Francisco, California 94103 
    Attention:  Bridgett Manduk
		
	Re:
	Novelis Inc. Amendment No. 3 to Credit Agreement

Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is hereby made to (i) the Credit Agreement, dated as of December 17, 2010 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Novelis Inc., certain affiliates and subsidiaries of Novelis Inc., the several banks and other financial institutions or entities party thereto as lenders, and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), and (ii) Amendment No. 3 to Credit Agreement (the “Amendment”) among Novelis Inc., certain affiliates and subsidiaries of Novelis Inc., and the Administrative Agent, in the form posted by the Administrative Agent via Intralinks, Syndtrak or a substantially similar electronic transmission system.  Capitalized terms used but not defined herein having the meaning assigned to such terms in the Amendment.
CONSENT TO EFFECTIVENESS OF AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT.  By signing below, the undersigned, in its capacity as a Lender under the Credit Agreement, hereby acknowledges and consents to, and agrees to the terms of, the Amendment and hereby irrevocably authorizes Bank of America, N.A., in its capacity as Administrative Agent, to execute the Amendment on behalf of the undersigned with respect to all Loans owned by the undersigned immediately prior to giving effect to the Amendment. 
AMOUNT OF LOANS TO BE RETAINED.  In connection with such consent, the undersigned, in its capacity as a Lender under the Credit Agreement,  notifies Bank of America, N.A., in its capacity as Administrative Agent, that such Lender agrees: 
Retain all Loans
to continue to hold the total outstanding principal amount of its existing Loans, as modified by the Amendment.
Allocate Loans to an Affiliated Fund
to (x) continue to hold $___________ of the outstanding principal amount of its existing Loans, as modified by the Amendment, with the remaining amount of the outstanding principal amount of its existing Loans assigned at par on the Amendment Effective Date (such assigned Loans, the “Assigned Amount”) (and such assignment may be consummated by recordation in the Register by the Administrative Agent) and (y) purchase by assignment to an affiliated fund $__________  aggregate principal amount of Loans (which shall equal the Assigned Amount) promptly following the Amendment Effective Date via such affiliated fund.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this Acknowledgement and Consent as of the date first written above.

________________________________________,
 
(Name of Institution)
By:        
Name:    
Title:    
[If a second signature is necessary:
By:        
Name:    
Title:]

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