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VGR-12.31.14 Ex 4.17

        

EXHIBIT 4.17
THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of February 20, 2015, among Eve Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Guaranteeing Subsidiary”), an indirect subsidiary of Vector Group Ltd. (or its permitted successor), a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the Company, the other Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture referred to herein) and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee under the Indenture referred to below (the “Trustee”).
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture (the “Indenture”), dated as of February 12, 2013, as supplemented by the first supplemental indenture, dated as of September 10, 2013, as supplemented by the second supplemental indenture, dated as of April 15, 2014, providing for the issuance of 7.750% Senior Secured Notes due 2021 (the “Notes”);
WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the Guaranteeing Subsidiary shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Company’s Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth herein (the “Note Guarantee”); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Guaranteeing Subsidiary and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes as follows:
1.    CAPITALIZED TERMS.  Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
2.    AGREEMENT TO GUARANTEE.  The Guaranteeing Subsidiary hereby agrees to provide an unconditional Guarantee on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Note Guarantee and in the Indenture including but not limited to Article 11 thereof.
4.    NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS.  No past, present or future director, officer, employee, incorporator, stockholder or agent of the Guaranteeing Subsidiary, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company or any Guaranteeing Subsidiary under the Notes, any Note Guarantees, the Collateral Documents, the Indenture or this Supplemental Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation.  Each Holder of the Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability.  The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes.  Such waiver may not be effective to waive 

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liabilities under the federal securities laws and it is the view of the SEC that such a waiver is against public policy.
5.    NEW YORK LAW TO GOVERN.  THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.
6.    COUNTERPARTS.  The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture.  Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.
7.    EFFECT OF HEADINGS.  The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
8.    THE TRUSTEE.  The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Guaranteeing Subsidiary and the Company.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed and attested, all as of the date first above written.
EVE HOLDINGS LLC 
 
By:  _______________________________ 
    Name: 
    Title:
VECTOR GROUP LTD.
By:  _______________________________ 
    Name:  J. Bryant Kirkland  
    Title:    Vice President, Treasurer and Chief                     Financial Officer
VGR HOLDING LLC
By:  _______________________________ 
    Name:  J. Bryant Kirkland  
    Title:    Vice President, Treasurer and Chief                     Financial Officer
LIGGETT GROUP LLC
By:  _______________________________ 
    Name:  John R. Long  
    Title:    Vice President, General Counsel and                     Secretary
LIGGETT VECTOR BRANDS LLC
By:  _______________________________ 
    Name:  John R. Long  
    Title:    Vice President and General Counsel 
VECTOR RESEARCH LLC
By:  _______________________________ 
    Name:  Nicholas Anson  
    Title:    Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and                     Chief Financial Officer
VECTOR TOBACCO INC.
By:  _______________________________ 
    Name:  Nicholas Anson  
    Title:    Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and                     Chief Financial Officer

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LIGGETT & MYERS HOLDINGS INC.
By:  _______________________________ 
    Name:  J. Bryant Kirkland  
    Title:    Treasurer 
100 MAPLE LLC
By:  _______________________________ 
    Name:  John R. Long  
    Title:    Secretary
V.T. AVIATION LLC
By:  _______________________________ 
    Name:  Nicholas Anson  
    Title:    Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and                     Chief Financial Officer
VGR AVIATION LLC
By:  _______________________________ 
    Name:  Nicholas Anson  
    Title:    Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and                     Chief Financial Officer
ZOOM E-CIGS LLC
By:  _______________________________ 
    Name:  John R. Long 
    Title:    Vice President, General Counsel and         Secretary
ACCOMMODATIONS ACQUISITION CORPORATION
By:  _______________________________ 
    Name:  J. Bryant Kirkland  
    Title:    Vice President and Treasurer 

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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, 
  as Trustee
By:  _______________________________ 
    Authorized Signatory

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Exhibit 10.1

 

LOAN AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT dated as of the 2nd day of March, 2015.

BETWEEN:

EFLO ENERGY, INC., a Nevada corporation having an office at 333 North San Houston Parkway East, Suite 600, Houston, Texas 77060.

(the "Borrower")

                                   OF THE FIRST PART

AND:

	
  

	
FUNDACION INVERSIONES BARROCO, with an address of P.H. Plaza Commercial San Fernando, First Floor, Office No. 41, Via Espana, Urb. La Loma, Panama City, Republic of Panama

(the "Lender")

                                   OF THE SECOND PART

WHEREAS:

A.                      The Borrower wishes to obtain a loan of CAD $600,000 from the Lender; and

B.                      The Lender has agreed to lend such sum to the Borrower subject to the terms and upon the conditions hereinafter set forth.

NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSES THAT in consideration of the sum of $1.00 paid by each party to the other (the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged) the parties hereto mutually covenant and agree as follows:

1.                      INTERPRETATION

1.1                      Definitions.  Where used herein or in any amendment hereto each of the following words and phrases shall have the meanings set forth as follows:

	
(a)  

	
"Agreement" means this Loan Agreement including the Schedules hereto together with any amendments hereof;

	
(b)  

	
"Event of Default" means any event set forth in paragraph 6.1;

	
(c)  

	
"Loan" means the loan of CAD $600,000 to be made by the Lender to the Borrower in accordance with this Agreement;

	
(d)  

	
“Maturity Date” means February 1, 2016; and

	
(e)  

	
“Principal Sum” means the sum of CAD $600,000.

 

 

  

  

  

1.2                      Number and Gender.  Wherever the singular or the masculine are used herein the same shall be deemed to include the plural or the feminine or the body politic or corporate where the context or the parties so require.

1.3                      Headings.  The headings to the articles, paragraphs, subparagraphs or clauses of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

1.4                      References.  Unless otherwise stated a reference herein to a numbered or lettered article, paragraph, subparagraph or clause refers to the article, paragraph, subparagraph or clause bearing that number or letter in this Agreement.  A reference to this Agreement or herein means this Loan Agreement, including the Schedule hereto, together with any amendments thereof.

1.5                      Currency.  All dollar amounts expressed herein refer to lawful currency of Canada.

2.                      TERMS OF LOAN

2.1                      Loan.  The Lender hereby agrees to lend to the Borrower the Principal Sum.

2.2                      Repayment.  The Loan shall be made in Canadian currency and shall be repaid by the Borrower on or before the Maturity Date.

2.3                      Interest.  The Borrower shall pay on the amount of the Principal Sum, interest at a rate of 10% per annum, payable on the Maturity Date.  The Borrower shall pay interest at the aforesaid rate on all overdue interest.

2.4                      Acceleration of Loan.  In the event that the Borrower enters into any acquisition, sale or joint venture agreement with respect to its Kotaneelee Project and this action provides the Borrower with sufficient funds to repay the Loan prior to the Maturity Date (a “Transaction”), the Lender may accelerate the Maturity Date of the Loan to a date that is thirty (30) days from the date of the Acceleration Notice.  For the purposes herein, an “Acceleration Notice” is a written notice delivered to the office of the Borrower setting forth the Lender’s intention to accelerate the Maturity Date.

3.                      PROMISSORY NOTE, EXTENSIONS & WAIVER

3.1                      Loan.  To evidence the Loan, the Borrower agrees to enter into a promissory note in the form attached hereto as Schedule “A”.

3.2                      Extensions.  The Lender may grant extensions as the Lender may see fit without prejudice to the liability of the Borrower or to the Lender's rights under this Agreement or under the Promissory Note.

3.3                      Waiver.  The Lender may waive any breach by the Borrower of this Agreement or of any default by the Borrower in the observance or performance of any covenant or condition required to be observed or performed by the Borrower hereunder or under the Promissory Note.  No failure or delay on the part of the Lender to exercise any right, power or remedy given herein or by statute or at law or in equity or otherwise shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right preclude any other exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy, nor shall any waiver by the Lender be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent similar or other event.

 

 

  

  

  

4.                      REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

4.1                      Representations.  The Borrower represents and warrants to the Lender, and acknowledges that the Lender is relying upon such representations and warranties in entering into this Agreement, as follows:

	
  

	
(a)

	
the Borrower has the capacity to enter into this Agreement, and the execution of this Agreement and the completion of the transactions contemplated hereby shall not be in violation any agreement to which the Borrower is a party; and

	
  

	
(b)

	
the Promissory Note has been duly executed by the Borrower and is enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its terms.

5.                      CLOSING ARRANGEMENTS

5.1                      Conditions Precedent.  The Lender's obligation to advance the Principal Sum to the Borrower shall be subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

	
  

	
(a)

	
the representations and warranties of the Borrower shall be true as of the date hereof and as of the closing date; and

	
  

	
(b)

	
the Borrower shall have complied with all of its obligations hereunder; and

The foregoing conditions precedent are inserted for the benefit of the Lender and may be waived in whole or in part by the Lender at any time prior to closing by delivering to the Borrower written notice to that effect.

5.2                      Time of Closing.  The closing of the Loan shall take place on execution of this Loan Agreement.

5.3                      Deliveries by the Lender.  On the closing date the Lender shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Borrower a wire transfer for the Principal Sum.

6.                      EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

6.1                      Events of Default.  Any one or more of the following events, whether or not any such event shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to or in compliance with any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body, shall constitute an Event of Default:

	
  

	
(a)

	
if the Borrower defaults in the payment of any monies due hereunder as and when the same is due;

	
  

	
(b)

	
if the Borrower defaults in the observance or performance of any other provision hereof;

 

 

  

  

  

	
  

	
(c)

	
if the Borrower commits an act of bankruptcy or makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors or otherwise acknowledges its insolvency; or

	
  

	
(d)

	
if the Borrower makes default in the due payment, performance or observance, in whole or in part, of any debt, liability or obligation of the Borrower to the Lender, whether secured hereby or otherwise.

6.2                      Remedies Upon Default.  Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default and at any time thereafter, provided that the Borrower has not by then remedied such Event of Default, the Lender may, in its discretion, by notice to the Borrower, declare this Agreement to be in default.  At any time thereafter, while the Borrower shall not have remedied such Event of Default, the Lender, in its discretion, may:

	
  

	
(a)

	
declare the Loan and other monies owing by the Borrower to the Lender to be immediately due and payable;

	
  

	
(b)

	
demand payment from the Borrower and exercise all remedies available to the Lender.

7.                      MISCELLANEOUS

7.1                      Notices.  Any notice required or permitted to be given under this Agreement or the Promissory Note shall be in writing and may be given by delivering same or mailing same by registered mail or sending same by telegram, telex, telecopier or other similar form of communication to the following addresses:

	
The Borrower:

	
EFLO Energy, Inc.

333 North San Houston Parkway East

Suite 600

Houston, Texas 77060

Attention: Conrad Kerr

 

	
The Lender:  

	
Fundacion Inversiones Barroco

 

P.H. Plaza Commercial San Fernando, First Floor, Office No. 41,

Via Espana, Urb. La Loma, 

Panama City, Republic of Panama

Any notice so given shall:

	
  

	
(a)

	
if delivered, be deemed to have been given at the time of delivery;

	
  

	
(b)

	
if mailed by registered mail, be deemed to have been given on the fourth business day after and excluding the day on which it was so mailed, but should there be, at the time of mailing or between the time of mailing and the deemed receipt of the notice, a mail strike, slowdown or other labour dispute which might affect the delivery of such notice by the mails, then such notice shall be only effective if actually delivered; and

	
  

	
(c)

	
if sent by telegraph, telex, telecopier or other similar form of communication, be deemed to have been given or made on the first business day following the day on which it was sent.

 

 

  

  

  

 

Any party may give written notice of a change of address in the aforesaid manner, in which event such notice shall thereafter be given to such party as above provided at such changed address.

7.2                      Amendments.  Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be amended, waived, discharged or terminated orally, but only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of the amendment, waiver, discharge or termination is sought.

7.3                      Entire Agreement.  This Agreement embodies the entire agreement and understanding between the parties hereto and supersedes all prior agreements and undertakings, whether oral or written, pertaining to the subject matter hereof.

7.4                      Action on Business Day.  If the date upon which any act or payment hereunder is required to be done or made falls on a day which is not a business day, then such act or payment shall be performed or made on the first business day next following.

7.5                      No Merger of Judgment.  The taking of a judgment on any covenant contained herein or on any covenant set forth in any other security for payment of any indebtedness hereunder or performance of the obligations hereby secured shall not operate as a merger of any such covenant or affect the Lender's right to interest at the rate and times provided in this Agreement on any money owing to the Lender under any covenant herein or therein set forth and such judgment shall provide that interest thereon shall be calculated at the same rate and in the same manner as herein provided until such judgment is fully paid and satisfied.

7.6                      Severability.  If any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement should be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality or enforceability of such provision shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby in any other jurisdiction and the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

7.7                      Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon all parties hereto and their respective heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns, as the case may be.

7.8                      Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by and be construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of British Columbia and the parties hereto agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of British Columbia with respect to any legal proceedings arising herefrom.

7.9                      Independent Legal Advice.  This Agreement has been prepared by Northwest Law Group acting solely on behalf of the Borrower and the Lender acknowledges that it has been advised to obtain independent legal advice.

7.10                      Time.  Time is of the essence of this Agreement.

7.11                      Headings.  The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not define, limit, enlarge or alter the meanings of any paragraph or clause herein.

7.12                      Counterparts.  This agreement may be executed in one or more counter-parts, each of which so executed shall constitute an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

 

 

  

  

  

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first written above.

THE BORROWER:

 

	 	
EFLO ENERGY, INC.

by its authorized signatory:

	 
	 	 	 	 
	
 

	
By: 

	/s/ Al Conrad Kerr Jr.	 
	 	 	
Al Conrad Kerr Jr.

	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 

 

THE LENDER:

 

	 	
FUNDACIO INVERSIONES BARROCO

by its authorized signatory:

	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	
By: 

	/s/ Dr. Braxaui	 
	 	 	
Dr. Braxaui

	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 

  

  

  

SCHEDULE "A"

  

  

  

 

 

Exhibit 10.02

 

PROMISSORY NOTE

 

 

	EXECUTED BY:     	  	
EFLO ENERGY, INC.

(the "Borrower")

	 	 	 
	IN FAVOR OF:   	 	FUNDACION INVERSIONES BARROCO 

(the "Lender")

	 	 	 
	PRINCIPAL AMOUNT:          	 	$600,000 (CAD)
	 	 	 
	DATE OF EXECUTION:          	 	March 2, 2015
	 	 	 
	 	 	 

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED the Borrower hereby promises to pay to or to the order of the Lender, the principal sum of $600,000 (CAD), together with interest thereon at the rate of 10% per annum, calculated and compounded annually, on the Maturity Date in accordance with the terms of Loan Agreement between the Borrower and the Lender.

 

The Borrower waives presentment, demand, notice, protest and notice of dishonour and all other demands and notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default or enforcement of this Promissory Note.

 

The Borrower agrees this Promissory Note may be negotiated, assigned, discounted, or pledged by the Lender and in every case payment will be made to the holder of this Promissory Note instead of the Lender upon notice being given by the holder to the undersigned, and no holder of this Promissory Note will be affected by the state of accounts between the undersigned and the Lender or by any equities existing between the undersigned and the Lender and will be deemed to be a holder in due course and for the value of the Promissory Note held by him.

 

DATED at Houson, Texas this 2nd day of March, 2015.

 

	 	
EFLO ENERGY, INC.

by its authorized signatory:

	 
	 	 	 	 
	
 

	
By: 

	/s/ Al Conrad Kerr Jr.	 
	 	 	
Al Conrad Kerr Jr.

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