Document:

Exhibit 10.1

 

 

THIRD AMENDMENT TO FIRST LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

THIS THIRD AMENDMENT TO FIRST LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is entered into as of April 18, 2012 by and among GUNDLE/SLT ENVIRONMENTAL, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the other Persons party hereto that are designated as a “Credit Party” on the signature pages hereof, GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (in its individual capacity, “GE”), as Agent and as a Lender, and the other LENDERS signatory hereto.

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, Borrower, the other Credit Parties, GE, as Agent and as a Lender, and the other Lenders from time to time party thereto are parties to that certain First Lien Credit Agreement dated as of May 27, 2011 (as the same has been and may hereafter be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, Borrower has requested an additional term loan from certain Lenders and, in connection therewith, that Agent and Lenders amend certain provisions of the Credit Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth herein, such Lenders are willing to make such additional term loan available to Borrower and Agent and the Lenders signatory hereto are willing to amend the Credit Agreement in certain respects, in each case, on the terms set forth herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, provisions and covenants contained herein, the parties agree as follows:

 

1. Defined Terms.  Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

2. Amendments to Credit Agreement.  Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 3 hereof, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

a. Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting subsection (a) thereof in its entirety and substituting the following therefor:

"(a) The Initial Term Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and in reliance upon the representations and warranties of the Credit Parties contained herein, each Lender with a (i) Closing Date Term Loan Commitment severally and not jointly agrees to lend to the Borrower on the Closing Date, the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name in Schedule 1.1(a) under the heading “Closing Date Term Loan Commitment” (such amount, as the same may be terminated in accordance with the 

 

  

 

  

terms of this Agreement, being referred to herein as such Lender’s “Closing Date Term Loan Commitment”) and (ii) Third Amendment Term Loan Commitment severally and not jointly agrees to lend to the Borrower on the Third Amendment Effective Date, the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name in Schedule 1.1(a) under the heading “Third Amendment Term Loan Commitment” (such amount, as the same may be terminated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, being referred to herein as such Lender’s “Third Amendment Term Loan Commitment”; the Closing Date Term Loan Commitment and the Third Amendment Term Loan Commitment are referred to herein collectively as such Lender's "Initial Term Loan Commitment").  Amounts borrowed under subsection 1.1(a)(i) are referred to as the "Closing Date Term Loans" and amounts borrowed under subsection 1.1(a)(ii) are referred to as the "Third Amendment Term Loans" (Third Amendment Term Loans and Closing Date Term Loans are each sometimes referred to individually as an "Initial Term Loan" and collectively as the “Initial Term Loans”).  Once prepaid or repaid, Initial Term Loans may not be reborrowed. On the Closing Date and after giving effect to the making of the Closing Date Term Loans on such date, and on the Third Amendment Effective Date and after giving effect to the making of the Third Amendment Term Loans on such date, the Closing Date Term Loan Commitment and the Third Amendment Term Loan Commitment of each Lender, as applicable, shall, respectively, terminate."

b. Subsection 1.8(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting clause (i) thereof in its entirety and substituting the following therefor:

 

“(i) Scheduled Initial Term Loan Payments.  The principal amount of the Initial Term Loans shall be paid in installments (as adjusted as provided herein by any prior prepayments of principal of Initial Term Loans) on the dates and in the respective amounts shown below:

 

	
Date of Payment

	
Amount of Initial Term

Loan Payment

	
The last Business Day of the Fiscal Quarter ending June 30, 2012

	
$392,500

	
The last Business Day of the Fiscal Quarter ending September 30, 2012

	
$392,500

	
The last Business Day of the Fiscal Quarter ending December 31, 2012

	
$392,500

	
The last Business Day of the Fiscal Quarter ending March 31, 2013

	
$392,500

	
The last Business Day of the Fiscal Quarter ending June 30, 2013

	
$392,500

 

  

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Date of Payment

	 
Amount of Initial Term

Loan Payment

	
The last Business Day of the Fiscal Quarter ending September 30, 2013

	
$392,500

	
The last Business Day of the Fiscal Quarter ending December 31, 2013

	
$392,500

	
The last Business Day of the Fiscal Quarter ending March 31, 2014

	
$392,500

	
The last Business Day of the Fiscal Quarter ending June 30, 2014

	
$392,500

	
The last Business Day of the Fiscal Quarter ending September 30, 2014

	
$392,500

	
The last Business Day of the Fiscal Quarter ending December 31, 2014

	
$392,500

	
The last Business Day of the Fiscal Quarter ending March 31, 2015

	
$392,500

	
The last Business Day of the Fiscal Quarter ending June 30, 2015

	
$392,500

	
The last Business Day of the Fiscal Quarter ending September 30, 2015

	
$392,500

	
The last Business Day of the Fiscal Quarter ending December 31, 2015

	
$392,500

	
The last Business Day of the Fiscal Quarter ending March 31, 2016

	
$392,500

	
Initial Term Loan Maturity Date

	
$149,707,500

 

The final scheduled installment of the Initial Term Loans on the Initial Term Loan Maturity Date shall, in any event, be in an amount equal to the entire remaining principal balance of the Initial Term Loans.  Each of the installment payments of the Initial Term Loans under this subsection 1.8(a)(i) shall be subject to increase as, and to the extent, provided in Section 1.12."

 

  

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c. Section 4.10 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting subsection (a) thereof in its entirety and substituting the following therefor:

 

“(a)           The Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Initial Term Loans (other than the Third Amendment Term Loans) solely to refinance on the Closing Date, Prior Indebtedness and to pay fees, costs and expenses in connection with the Transactions and shall use the proceeds of the Third Amendment Term Loans solely to repay in full on the Third Amendment Effective Date the aggregate amount of all unpaid Second Lien Indebtedness (including all principal, fees and prepayment penalties in connection therewith) outstanding as of the Third Amendment Effective Date and to pay fees, costs and expenses in connection with the consummation of the Third Amendment Term Loan.”

d. Section 5.10 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by (i) deleting "and" at the end of subsection (D) thereof, (ii) deleting the period at the end of subsection (E) thereof and substituting "; and" therefor and (iii) adding to the end of such Section the following new subsection (F):

 

"(F)  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 5.10, the Borrower may prepay in full the aggregate amount of all unpaid Second Lien Indebtedness (including all principal, fees and prepayment penalties in connection therewith) on the Third Amendment Effective Date with the proceeds of the Third Amendment Term Loans."

e. Section 6.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting subsection (a) thereof in its entirety and substituting the following therefor:

 

“(a)           The Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries shall not make or commit to make Capital Expenditures (excluding, in any event, to the extent constituting Capital Expenditures, the purchase price for the Poly America Assets) for any Fiscal Year (including, in the case of the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2011, with respect to the period prior to the Closing Date) set forth below in excess of the amount set forth in the table below with respect to such Fiscal Year:

 

	
Fiscal Year Ending

	
Capital Expenditure Limitation

	
December 31, 2011

	
$17,500,000 

	
December 31, 2012

	
$11,250,000

	
December 31, 2013

	
$11,250,000

	
December 31, 2014

	
$11,250,000

	
December 31, 2015

	
$5,000,000

	
December 31, 2016

	
$3,000,000"

 

  

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f. Section 11.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following defined terms thereto in applicable alphabetical order:

Closing Date Term Loan                                                                           1.1(a)

Closing Date Term Loan Commitment                                                    1.1(a)

Third Amendment Term Loan                                                                  1.1(a)

Third Amendment Term Loan Commitment                                           1.1(a)

g. Section 11.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the definition of "Aggregate Term Loan Commitment" set forth therein in its entirety and substituting the following therefor:

 

“Aggregate Term Loan Commitment” of any Tranche of Term Loans means the combined Term Loan Commitments of such Tranche of the Lenders with Commitments in respect thereof, as such amount may be reduced from time to time pursuant to this Agreement.  The Aggregate Term Loan Commitment in respect of the Closing Date Term Loan Commitments on the Closing Date shall be $135,000,000 and in respect of the Third Amendment Term Loan Commitments on the Third Amendment Effective Date shall be $22,000,000, as each such amount may be reduced from time to time pursuant to this Agreement.

 

h. Section 11.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby further amended by adding the following definitions thereto in appropriate alphabetical order:

"Poly America Assets" means the equipment and other assets purchased by GSE Lining Technology, LLC pursuant to and in accordance with the Poly America Purchase Agreement, including any improvements and/or refurbishments to such equipment and other assets.

"Poly America Purchase Agreement" means that certain Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of March 12, 2012 by and among Poly-America, L.P. and Poly-Flex, Inc., as sellers and GSE Lining Technology, LLC, as buyer.

“Third Amendment Effective Date” means April 18, 2012.

i. Schedule 1.1(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by (i) deleting the column heading "Commitment" set forth therein and substituting therefor "Closing Date Term Loan Commitment" and (ii) supplementing such schedule with the Third Amendment Term Loan Commitments and other information attached hereto as Exhibit A.

3. Conditions.  The effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent or concurrent:

 

a. the execution and delivery to Agent of this Amendment by each Credit Party, Agent, Required Lenders and each Lender providing a Third Amendment Term Loan;

 

  

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b. the execution and delivery to Agent of each of the documents, instruments, certificates and agreements set forth on the Closing Agenda attached hereto as Exhibit B;

 

c. payment by Borrower to Agent of a fully-earned, non-refundable amendment fee equal to (i) for the benefit of each applicable Lender that has delivered and released to Agent its executed signature page to this Amendment on the date hereof (each such Lender, a “Consenting Lender”), 0.25% of the sum of (x) Revolving Loan Commitment of each such Lender and (y) the outstanding principal amount of the Closing Date Term Loan held by each Consenting Lender on the date hereof, and (ii) for the benefit of each Lender that has made available to Borrower all or a portion of the Third Amendment Term Loan 1.25% of the principal amount of the Third Amendment Term Loan held by such Lender;

 

d. Agent shall have received a fully executed pay-off letter reasonably satisfactory to Agent confirming that all Obligations (as defined in the Second Lien Credit Agreement) owing by any Credit Party in respect of the Second Lien Credit Agreement have been repaid in full and such UCC (or equivalent) termination statements, mortgage releases, releases of assignments of leases and rents, releases of security interests in Intellectual Property and other instruments, in each case in proper form for recording or filing as Agent shall have reasonably requested to release and terminate of record the Liens securing the Second Lien Credit Agreement;

 

e. the truth and accuracy of the representations and warranties contained in Section 4 hereof; and

 

f. no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or arise as a direct result of the effectiveness of this Amendment.

 

4. Representations and Warranties.   Each Credit Party hereby represents and warrants to Agent and each Lender as follows:

a. the representations and warranties made by such Credit Party contained in the Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (without duplication of any materiality qualifier contained therein) as of the date hereof, except to the extent such representation or warranty expressly relates to an earlier date (in which event such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects (without duplication of any materiality qualifier contained therein) as of such earlier date;

 

b. such Credit Party is a corporation or limited liability company, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation, as applicable;

c. such Credit Party  has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Amendment and the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby;

 

  

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d. the execution, delivery and performance by such Credit Party of this Amendment and the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, and the incurrence of the additional indebtedness, liabilities and other obligations of such Credit Party hereunder have been duly authorized by all necessary action;

 

e. this Amendment and the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Credit Party, enforceable against such Person in accordance with their terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditor’s rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability;

 

f. the execution, delivery and performance by each of the Credit Parties of this Amendment have been duly authorized by all necessary action, and do not and will not: (a) contravene the terms of any of that Person’s Organization Documents; (b) conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or result in the creation of any Lien under, any document evidencing any material Contractual Obligation to which such Person is a party or any material order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority to which such Person or its Property is subject; or (c) violate any material Requirement of Law in any material respect; and

 

g. no Default or Event of Default exists or shall arise as a direct result of the effectiveness of this Amendment.

 

5. Post-Closing Obligations.  Borrower and the other Credit Parties shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Agent no later than sixty (60) days following the date hereof (or such later date as Agent may reasonably agree) binding and effective date down endorsements or an executed "nothing further letter" (as applicable in each relevant jurisdiction) from the applicable title company for the existing loan policies of title insurance obtained by the Credit Parties in favor of Agent for each of the following locations:  (i) 19103 Gundle Road, Houston, TX 77073, (ii) 3150 First Avenue, Spearfish, SD 57783 and (iii) 1245 Eastland Avenue, Kingstree, SC 29556, which such date down endorsements and letters shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent.

 

6. No Modification.  Except as expressly set forth herein, nothing contained herein shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of compliance with any term or condition contained in the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or constitute a course of conduct or dealing among the parties.  Except as expressly stated herein, the Agent and Lenders reserve all rights, privileges and remedies under the Loan Documents.  Except as amended or consented to hereby, the Credit Agreement and other Loan Documents remain unmodified and in full force and effect.  All references in the Loan Documents to the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to be references to the Credit Agreement as amended and waived hereby.

 

7. Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties 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.  Signature pages may be detached from multiple separate counterparts and attached to a single counterpart.  Delivery of an executed signature page of this Amendment by facsimile transmission or Electronic Transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

 

  

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8. Successors and Assigns.  The provisions of this Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided that none of the Credit Parties may assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Amendment without the prior written consent of the Agent.

 

9. Further Assurance.  Borrower hereby agrees from time to time, as and when requested by the Agent or Lender, to execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered, all such documents, instruments and agreements and to take or cause to be taken such further or other action as the Agent or Lender may reasonably deem necessary or desirable in order to carry out the intent and purposes of this Amendment, the Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents.

 

10. Governing Law and Jurisdiction.

 

(a)           Governing Law.  The laws of the State of New York shall govern all matters arising out of, in connection with or relating to this Amendment, including, without limitation, its validity, interpretation, construction, performance and enforcement (including, without limitation, any claims sounding in contract or tort law arising out of the subject matter hereof and any determinations with respect to post-judgment interest) (without regard to conflicts of law principles (other than Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 of the New York General Obligations Law)).

 

(b)           Submission to Jurisdiction.  Any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Amendment shall be brought exclusively in the courts of the State of New York located in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, or of the United States of America sitting in the Southern District of New York and, by execution and delivery of this Amendment, each Credit Party hereby accepts for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, the jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts.  The parties hereto hereby irrevocably waive any objection, including any objection to the laying of venue or based on the grounds of forum non conveniens, that any of them may now or hereafter have to the bringing of any such action or proceeding in such jurisdictions.

 

(c)           Service of Process.  Each Credit Party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of any and all legal process, summons, notices and other documents and other service of process of any kind and consents to such service in any suit, action or proceeding brought in the United States of America with respect to or otherwise arising out of or in connection with this Agreement by any means permitted by applicable Requirements of Law, including by the mailing thereof (by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid) to the address of such Person specified in the Credit Agreement (and shall be effective when such mailing shall be effective, as provided therein).  Each Credit Party agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.

 

  

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(d)           Non-Exclusive Jurisdiction.  Nothing contained in this Section 10 shall affect the right of Agent to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable Requirements of Law or commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against any Credit Party in any other jurisdiction.

 

(e)           Waiver of Jury Trial.  THE PARTIES HERETO, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WAIVE ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF, IN CONNECTION WITH OR RELATING TO, THIS

AMENDMENT, THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AND ANY OTHER TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY. THIS WAIVER APPLIES TO ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING WHETHER SOUNDING IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE.

 

11. Severability.  The illegality or unenforceability of any provision of this Amendment or any instrument or agreement required hereunder shall not in any way affect or impair the legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Amendment or any instrument or agreement required hereunder.

 

12. Reaffirmation. Each of the Credit Parties as debtor, grantor, pledgor, guarantor, assignor, or in other any other similar capacity in which such Credit Party grants liens or security interests in its property or otherwise acts as accommodation party or guarantor, as the case may be, hereby (i) ratifies and reaffirms all of its payment and performance obligations, contingent or otherwise, under each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party (after giving effect hereto) and (ii) to the extent such Credit Party granted liens on or security interests in any of its property pursuant to any such Loan Document as security for or otherwise guaranteed the Borrower’s Obligations under or with respect to the Loan Documents, ratifies and reaffirms such guarantee and grant of security interests and liens and confirms and agrees that such security interests and liens hereafter secure all of the Obligations as amended hereby.  Each of the Credit Parties hereby consents to this Amendment and acknowledges that each of the Loan Documents remains in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and reaffirmed.  The execution of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Agent or Lenders, constitute a waiver of any provision of any of the Loan Documents or serve to effect a novation of the Obligations.

 

[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank; Signature Pages Follow]

  

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Amendment as of the date set forth above.

BORROWER:

GUNDLE/SLT ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.

By:           /s/ William F. Lacey

Name:      William F. Lacey

Title:        Executive Vice President, Chief Financial

Officer

CREDIT PARTIES:

GSE HOLDING, INC.

 

 

By:           /s/ William F. Lacey

Name:      William F. Lacey

Title:        Executive Vice President, Chief Financial

Officer

GSE LINING TECHNOLOGY, LLC

 

 

By:           /s/ William F. Lacey

Name:      William F. Lacey

Title:        Executive Vice President, Chief Financial

Officer

  

  

  

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the each of the undersigned has executed this Amendment as of the date set forth above.

AGENT AND LENDERS:

GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, as Agent and as a Lender

By:           /s/ Richard B. Davidson

Name:      Richard B. Davidson

Title:        Duly Authorized Signatory

 

  

  

  

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Amendment as of the date set forth above.

GE CAPITAL FINANCIAL INC., as a Lender

By:           /s/ Woodrow Broaders Jr.

Name:      Woodrow Broaders Jr.

Title:        Duly Authorized Signatory

  

  

  

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Amendment as of the date set forth above.

JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC, as a Lender

By:           /s/ E. Joseph Hess

Name:      E. Joseph Hess

Title:        Managing Director

  

  

  

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Amendment as of the date set forth above.

JEFFERIES LEVERAGED CREDIT PRODUCTS, LLC, as a Lender

By:           /s/ Paul J. Loomis

Name:      Paul J. Loomis

Title:        Managing Director

  

  

  

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Amendment as of the date set forth above.

JFIN FUNDING LLC, as a Lender

By:           /s/ E. Joseph Hess

Name:      E. Joseph Hess

Title:        Managing Director

  

  

  

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Amendment as of the date set forth above.

FIFTEENTH INVESTMENT SPONSOR LIMITED, as a Lender

By:      /s/ Richard B. Davidson

Name: Richard B. Davidson

Title:   Vice President, Duly Authorized Signatory

 

  

  

  

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Amendment as of the date set forth above.

PENNANTPARK FLOATING RATE FUNDING I, LLC, as a Lender

By:      /s/ Arthur Penn

Name: Arthur Penn

Title:   CEO

  

  

  

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Amendment as of the date set forth above.

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, as a Lender

By:      /s/ Ronald R. Serpico

Name: Ronald R. Serpico

Title:   Authorized Signatory

  

  

  

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Amendment as of the date set forth above.

WELLPOINT, INC., as a Lender

By: Whippoorwill Associates, Inc., its agent and authorized signatory

By:      /s/ Steven K. Gendal

Name: Steven K. Gendal

Title:   Principal

  

  

  

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Amendment as of the date set forth above.

WHIPPOORWILL OFFSHORE DISTRESSED OPPORTUNITY FUND, LTD., as a Lender

By: Whippoorwill Associates, Inc., its agent and authorized signatory

By:      /s/ Steven K. Gendal

Name: Steven K. Gendal

Title:   Principal

  

  

  

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Amendment as of the date set forth above.

WHIPPOORWILL DISTRESSED OPPORTUNITY FUND, L.P., as a Lender

By: Whippoorwill Associates, Inc., its agent and authorized signatory

By:      /s/ Steven K. Gendal

Name: Steven K. Gendal

Title:   Principal

  

  

  

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Amendment as of the date set forth above.

WHIPPOORWILL ASSOCIATES, INC. PROFIT SHARING PLAN, as a Lender

By: Whippoorwill Associates, Inc., its agent and authorized signatory

By:      /s/ Steven K. Gendal

Name: Steven K. Gendal

Title:   Principal

  

  

  

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Amendment as of the date set forth above.

GARRISON FUNDING 2010-1 LLC, as a Lender

By: Garrison Investment Group LP, its collateral manager

By:      /s/ Brian Chase

Name: Brian Chase

Title:   Chief Operating Officer

  

  

  

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Amendment as of the date set forth above.

ING CAPITAL LLC, as a Lender

By:       /s/ Andrew C. Sepe

Name: Andrew C. Sepe

Title:   Director

  

  

  

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Amendment as of the date set forth above.

FIFTH STREET FINANCE CORP., as a Lender

By:      /s/ Ivelin M. Dimitrov

Name: Ivelin M. Dimitrov

Title:   Chief Investment Officer

  

  

  

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Amendment as of the date set forth above.

TELOS CLO 2006-1, LTD., as a Lender

Managed by Tricadia Loan Management LLC

By:      /s/ Ro Toyoshima

Name: Ro Toyoshima

Title:   Managing Director

  

  

  

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Amendment as of the date set forth above.

TELOS CLO 2007-2, LTD., as a Lender

Managed by Tricadia Loan Management LLC

By:      /s/ Ro Toyoshima

Name: Ro Toyoshima

Title:   Managing Director

  

  

  

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Amendment as of the date set forth above.

BLACK DIAMOND CLO 2006-1 (CAYMAN) LTD., as a Lender

By: Black Diamond CLO 2006-1 Adviser, L.L.C., as its Collateral Manager

By:      /s/ Stephen H. Deckoff

Name: Stephen H. Deckoff

Title:   Managing Principal

  

  

  

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Amendment as of the date set forth above.

GSC GROUP CDO FUND VIII, LIMITED, as a Lender

By: GSC Acquisition Holdings, L.L.C., its Collateral Manager

By: GSC Manager, LLC, in its capacity as Manager

By: Black Diamond Capital Management, L.L.C., in its capacity as Member

By:      /s/ Stephen H. Deckoff

Name: Stephen H. Deckoff

Title:   Managing Principal

 

  

  

  

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Amendment as of the date set forth above.

GSC PARTNERS CDO FUND VII, LIMITED, as a Lender

By: GSC Acquisition Holdings, L.L.C., as its Collateral Manager

By: GSC Manager, LLC, in its capacity as Manager

By: Black Diamond Capital Management, L.L.C., in its capacity as Member

By:      /s/ Stephen H. Deckoff

Name: Stephen H. Deckoff

Title:   Managing Principal

  

  

  

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Amendment as of the date set forth above.

BLACK DIAMOND CLO 2005-1 LTD., as a Lender

By: Black Diamond CLO 2005-1 Adviser, L.L.C., as its Collateral Manager

By:      /s/ Stephen H. Deckoff

Name: Stephen H. Deckoff

Title:   Managing Principal

  

  

  

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Amendment as of the date set forth above.

BLACK DIAMOND CLO 2005-2 LTD., as a Lender

By: Black Diamond CLO 2005-2 Adviser, L.L.C., as its Collateral Manager

By:       /s/ Stephen H. Deckoff

Name: Stephen H. Deckoff

Title:   Managing Principal

  

  

  

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Amendment as of the date set forth above.

GSC CAPITAL CORP. LOAN FUNDING 2005-1, as a Lender

By: GSC Acquisition Holdings, L.L.C., as its Collateral Manager

By: GSC Manager, LLC, in its capacity as Manager

By: Black Diamond Capital Management, L.L.C., in its capacity as Member

By:      /s/ Stephen H. Deckoff

Name: Stephen H. Deckoff

Title:   Managing Principal

  

  

  

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Amendment as of the date set forth above.

MAIN STREET CAPITAL CORPORATION, as a Lender

By:      /s/ Rodger Stout

Name: Rodger Stout

Title:   Senior Vice President

  

  

  

EXHIBIT A

Revised Schedule 1.1(a)

Term Loan Commitments*

	
Lender

	
Third Amendment Term Loan Commitment

 

	
General Electric Capital Corporation

	
$22,000,000

	
TOTALS

	
$22,000,000

 

 

*The Initial Term Loan Commitment of each Lender shall equal the sum of the Third Amendment Term Loan Commitment and the Closing Date Term Loan Commitment of such Lender.

  

  

  

EXHIBIT B

Closing Agenda

I.           LOAN DOCUMENTS

 

	
1.  

	
Fee Letter

 

2. Notice of Borrowing

 

Exhibit A                      -           Funds Flow Memorandum

II.           COLLATERAL DUE DILIGENCE

 

	
3.  

	
Pre-Closing Lien Search Reports in respect of each Credit Party from its respective jurisdiction of organization

 

III.           ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS

 

	
4.  

	
Officer’s Certificate of Holdings, including certification as to no change to Organization Documents

 

	
Exhibit A

	
-           Resolutions

	
Exhibit B

	
-           Incumbency Signatures

	
Exhibit C

	
-           Certificate of Good Standing to do Business in DE

 

	
5.  

	
Officer’s Certificate of Borrower, including certification as to no change to Organization Documents

 

	
Exhibit A

	
-           Resolutions

	
Exhibit B

	
-           Incumbency Signatures

	
Exhibit C

	
-           Certificate of Good Standing to do Business in DE

 

	
6.  

	
Officer’s Certificate of GSE Lining Technology, LLC, including certification as to no change to Organization Documents

 

	
Exhibit A

	
-           Resolutions

	
Exhibit B

	
-           Incumbency Signatures

	
Exhibit C

	
-           Certificate of Good Standing to do Business in [DE]

IV.           LEGAL OPINIONS

 

	
7.  

	
Opinion of Credit Parties’ Counsel re: Third Amendment and related Loan Documents (Kirkland & Ellis LLP), addressed to Agent and the Lenders

 

  

  

  

VI.           DEBT REPAYMENT DOCUMENTS

 

	
8.  

	
Payoff Letter from Second Lien Agent, on behalf of Second Lien Lenders, with respect to the Second Lien Indebtedness

 

	
9.  

	
UCC Termination Statements in respect of Second Lien Indebtedness Liens:

 

	
Name

	
Secured Party

	
Jurisdiction

	
Date of Filing

	
Original Filing No.

	
Termination Filing No. & Date

	
Gundle/SLT Environmental, Inc.

	
Jefferies Finance LLC

	
DE SOS

	  	  	  
	
GSE Holding, Inc.

	
Jefferies Finance LLC

	
DE SOS

	  	  	  
	
GSE Lining Technology, LLC

	
Jefferies Finance LLC

	
DE SOS

	  	  	  

 

	
10.  

	
Mortgage releases in respect of Second Lien Indebtedness Liens:

 

	
Name

	
Secured Party

	
Jurisdiction

	
Date of Filing

	
Original Filing No.

	
Termination Filing No. & Date

	
GSE Lining Technology, LLC

	
Jefferies Finance LLC

	
Harris County, TX

	
9/13/2011

	
20110385760

	  
	
GSE Lining Technology, LLC

	
Jefferies Finance LLC

	
Williamsburg County, SC

	
9/07/2011

	
201100002034

	  
	
GSE Lining Technology, LLC

	
Jefferies Finance LLC

	
Lawrence County, SD

	
8/30/2011

	
2011-03677

	  

 

	
11.  

	
Intellectual Property releases in respect of Second Lien Indebtedness LiensContract for the Supply of Helicopters

 Exhibit 10.3 

 

			
	

	  	

  
 CONTRACT

 BETWEEN 
 HELI ONE 
 A division of CHC Helicopters International Inc.

 AND 
 EUROCOPTER 
 FOR THE SUPPLY OF 

SIXTEEN (16) EC 225 HELICOPTERS AND TEN (10)
 OPTIONAL EC225 HELICOPTERS 
 WITH RELATED SERVICES 

 

  
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 SUMMARY

  

					
	PREAMBLE	  	 	4	  
		
	ARTICLE 1 – SCOPE, OPTIONS AND PRICING OF THE CONTRACT	  	 	7	  
		
	ARTICLE 2 – EXPORT/IMPORT AUTHORIZATION	  	 	10	  
		
	ARTICLE 3 – PAYMENT TERMS	  	 	10	  
		
	ARTICLE 4 – DELIVERY TERMS	  	 	13	  
		
	ARTICLE 5 – SUPPLY MODIFICATIONS	  	 	14	  
		
	ARTICLE 6 – PRODUCT QUALITY AND AIRWORTHINESS DOCUMENTATION	  	 	15	  
		
	ARTICLE 7 – ACCEPTANCE PROCEDURE	  	 	16	  
		
	ARTICLE 8 – WARRANTY	  	 	18	  
		
	ARTICLE 9 – TRAINING	  	 	20	  
		
	ARTICLE 10 – TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION	  	 	24	  
		
	ARTICLE 11 – INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY	  	 	24	  
		
	ARTICLE 12 – APPLICABLE LAW AND ARBITRATION	  	 	25	  
		
	ARTICLE 13 – CONTRACTUAL LIABILITY	  	 	26	  
		
	ARTICLE 14 – MISCELLANEOUS	  	 	27	  
		
	ARTICLE 15 – ENTRY INTO FORCE	  	 	29	  
		
	ARTICLE 16 – ***	  	 	30	  
		
	ARTICLE 17 – SPECIAL CONDITIONS	  	 	31	  
		
	ARTICLE 18 – TAX AND DUTIES	  	 	32	  
		
	ARTICLE 19 – REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BUYER	  	 	33	  
		
	ARTICLE 20 – REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLER	  	 	34	  
		
	ARTICLE 21 – TERMINATION	  	 	35	  
		
	ANNEXES	  			
		
	ANNEX 1 – HELICOPTER CONFIGURATION	  			
		
	ANNEX 2 – DELIVERIES	  			
		
	ANNEX 3 – CORRESPONDENCE	  			
		
	ANNEX 4 – MARKINGS	  			
		
	ANNEX 5 – SPECIMEN CERTIFICATE OF AIRWORTHINESS	  			

  
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	ANNEX 6 – SPECIMEN CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY FOR THE EQUIPPED HELICOPTERS	  	
		
	ANNEX 7 – (Internationally Left Blank)	  	
		
	ANNEX 8 – SPECIMEN OF ACCEPTANCE AND TRANSFER OF RISK PROTOCOL	  	
		
	ANNEX 9 – ***	  	
		
	ANNEX 10 – STORAGE CONDITIONS	  	

  
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 PREAMBLE 

THIS AGREEMENT is made on March 1st, 2007 
 BETWEEN: 
  

	(1)	HELI-ONE, a division of CHC Helicopters International Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Canada, whose registered office is at 4740 Agar
Drive, Richmond, British Columbia V7B 1A3, Canada (hereinafter referred to as “the Buyer’) 

  

	(2)	Eurocopter S.A.S., a Société par Actions Simplifiée registered in France, whose registered office is at Aeroport International Marseille-Provence,
13725 Marignane Cedex, France (hereinafter referred to as “the Seller). 

 Seller and Buyer also referred to as
“Party” or “Parties” 
 RECITALS: 
 Whereas the Parties are willing to enter into a contract for the procurement of sixteen (16) firm Helicopters and ten (10) Option Helicopters (as such Helicopters and Option Helicopters are
defined below). 
 Whereas the Seller has agreed to procure, manufacture and test the Helicopters and Option Helicopters in Marignane (France)
and supply the Services in accordance with the provisions of this Contract. 
 Whereas the Buyer has agreed to purchase the Helicopters on the
term and conditions hereof and has agreed to pay the Contract Price to the Seller at the times and in the manner provided in this Contract. 

Whereas each of the Buyer and the Seller has agreed to carry out and fulfil all of the other obligations imposed on them respectively under this
Contract. 
 IT IS AGREED: 

Definitions: In this Contract (including the Recitals, Annexes and any schedules or appendices), unless the context otherwise requires: 

“Acceptance” means: 
  

	 	a.	in respect of any Supplies, the signature of the Acceptance Certificate for that Deliverable by the Buyer; and 

 

	 	b.	in respect of any Services, notice of completion of those Services issued by the Seller, 

and “Accept” and “Accepted” are to be construed accordingly; 

  
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“Acceptance Certificate” means, in respect of any Supplies, the certificate signed on behalf of the Buyer acknowledging
that the Deliverable has successfully passed all Acceptance Tests; 
 “Acceptance Test” means the inspection
and/or testing of a EC225 as per Article 7, to ensure that it complies with the Specification of Annex 1; 
 “Certificate
of Conformance” or “Certificate of Conformity” means the product release documentation that certifies the item is manufactured in accordance with the original equipment manufacturer’s specification and any other
applicable specifications and standards; Services shall be subject to Certificate of Completion. 
 “Certificate of
Completion” means the form that the Parties will joinly sign to certify any Service has been made in compliance with this Contract 
 “Contract” means this contract between the Buyer and the Seller and includes all schedules, annexes, appendices and other attachments to this contract; 

“Deliverables” means the Supplies and the Services; and Deliverable means any one of them; 

“Contract Effective Date” or “CED” means the date on which all the conditions subsequent referred to in
Article 15 have been satisfied; 
 “Contract Price” means the aggregate amount payable by the Buyer to the
Seller under this Contract for the Deliverables; 
 “Delivery Date” means the date or dates on which the
respective items comprising the Supplies are delivered to the Buyer’s subject to the fulfilment of the prerequisites as defined in Article 7.5; 
 “Helicopters” means the sixteen (16) Eurocopter EC225 helicopters referred to as such in Annex 2, each in the configuration and according to Technical Specification as described in
Annex 1, firmly purchased by the Buyer under this Contract in accordance with Article 1.1; 
 “Initial Delivery
Date” means the anticipated date of delivery in respect of each Helicopter or Optional Helicopter as set out in Annex 2; 
 “Option Helicopters” means the ten (10) optional Eurocopter EC225 helicopters referred to as such in Annex 2, each in the configuration and according to Technical Specification as
described in Annex 1, that may be purchased by the Buyer under this Contract, in accordance with Article 1.2; 

“Parts” means any sub-components to any of the Helicopters or Option Helicopters; 

***; 

  
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“Services” means the Training to be provided by the Seller to the Buyer as per Article 9 of this Contract; 

“Specification” or “Technical Specification” means the specifications for the Contract Deliverables as
described in Annex 1; 
 “Supplies” means the Helicopters, Optional Helicopters and Technical
Documentation to be provided by the Seller to the Buyer as listed in Annex 1 and Article 10 of this Contract; 

“Technical Documentation” means the technical documentation and publications to be provided by the Seller to the Buyer as
per Article 10 of this Contract. The set of Service Bulletins excludes the service bulletins made for specific kits, optional equipment, retrofit, equipment to be fit on the Aircraft under Buyer’s requirement; 

“Training” means the training courses described in Article 9 which are to be provided by the Seller to the Buyer;

  
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 ARTICLE 1 – SCOPE,
OPTIONS AND PRICING OF THE CONTRACT 
  

	1.1.	HELICOPTERS 

 The
Seller commits to sell and the Buyer commits to buy irrevocably, subject to the provisions of Article 21, the Helicopters, except as specifically agreed upon between the Parties at the time when each Delivery Date is confirmed pursuant to Article
4.3, and subject to price modification pursuant to Article 1.3.6, together with Technical Documentation (described in Article 10) and Training (described in Article 9). 

 

	1.2.	OPTION HELICOPTERS 

The Seller hereby grants to the Buyer the right to purchase up to ten (10) additional EC 225 helicopters (Option Helicopters) under
the following conditions: 
  

	 	•	 	 Option exercise: for each one of the Option Helicopters, the Buyer will confirm its exercise in writing to the Seller at least 18 months before the
corresponding Initial Delivery Date and then, following such notice, this Contract will be amended accordingly; 

  

	 	•	 	 If written notice is not sent within this time the relevant Option will be considered as not exercised and expired; 

 

	 	•	 	 Configuration: same as described in Annex 1 except as specifically agreed upon between the Parties at the date of each Option exercise;

  

	 	•	 	 Price: unit price of each Option Helicopter will be as indicated in Article 1.3.1.2; Payment conditions: as per Article 3.2;

  

	 	•	 	 Delivery Dates: as per Article 4.3. 

  

	1.3.	PRICES 

  

	1.3.1.	Prices  

 All
prices in this Contract are: 
  

	 	(i)	in Euro (EUR) currency. 

  

	 	(ii)	firm and fixed, subject to Articles 1.3.1.1, 1.3.1.4, 4.3. and 5.3.1. 

  

	 	(iii)	inclusive of all charges and taxes attendant to the manufacture of the products. 

 

	 	(iv)	 exclusive of any charges resulting from administrative and legislative regulations in force in the Buyer’s country and of any customs and duty
charges, which are the Buyer’s responsibility. For this, the Buyer will produce reasonable proof promptly after signature that the Supplies are exempted from any taxes, duties,

  
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levies or charges of any sort due to Buyer’s country regulations and grants that should such taxes, duties, levies or charges become due, they will be paid by the Buyer or reimbursed
immediately to the Seller. The Seller shall communicate to the Buyer of any liability for any such charges with sufficient advanced notice to ensure that the Buyer or Seller is able to plan to minimize or avoid such charges, as allowable by law.

 Prices refer to the Deliverables explicitly mentioned in this Contract. Any configuration changes and/or
additional Deliverables to be provided by the Seller must be previously agreed upon in writing and shall be subject to an amendment to the Contract, setting forth any changes in the price and/or delivery. 

 

	1.3.1.1.	In the event that the Contract does not enter into force as per Article 15 within four (4) weeks of the Contract signature date, then the prices set out in Article
1 hereto shall be actualized at the prevailing economic conditions, reckoned from the signature date. The delivery times of the products shall be adjusted to the delivery dates the Seller is then able to offer. 

 

	1.3.1.2.	For the purposes of Article 4.3 (Changes in Delivery Schedule), and Article 3 (Payment) the unit helicopter gross prices, in respect of the Helicopters and, as
the case may be, Option Helicopters, are: 

 helicopters delivered in year 2008:    *** EUR

 helicopters delivered in year 2009:    *** EUR 

helicopters delivered in year 2010:    *** EUR 

helicopters delivered in year 2011:    *** EUR 

helicopters delivered in year 2012:    *** EUR 

 

	1.3.1.3.	*** 

  

	1.3.1.4.	Upon confirmation of the Delivery Date of each Helicopter or Option Helicopter as per Article 4.3, the Buyer may elect to change its configuration subject to
price adjustment in accordance with the applicable Seller’s price list. 

  
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	1.3.2.	Contract Price 

  

							
	 	  	QTY	  	TOTAL
PRICE
IN EUR	 
	EC 225 Equipped Helicopters	  	16	  			
	Ex-works Marignane (France)	  		  			
	As per Technical Configuration in Annex 1	  		  			
		  		  	  
	  
	 
	Technical Documentation (as per Article 10)	  		  	 	***	  
	Training (as per Article 9)	  		  	 	***	  
		  		  	 	***	  
	***	  		  	 	***	  
		  		  	  
	  
	 
			
	CONTRACT PRICE	  		  	 	***	  
			
	***	  		  			

  
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 ARTICLE 2 –
EXPORT/IMPORT AUTHORIZATION 
 All Supplies may be subject to export laws and regulations including French regulations and foreign government
regulations, and the Parties acknowledge that deviation from such regulations is prohibited. 
 The Seller will perform all necessary and
appropriate procedures for obtaining official licenses (export licenses) for the Supplies. The Buyer agrees to provide any assistance or documentation or certificate requested by the Seller to obtain the necessary licenses or to ensure compliance
with applicable regulations. 
 The Seller shall not be liable for any damages or losses, whether direct or indirect, incurred by the Buyer if
any of such necessary licenses are not granted or are granted with delay or if a license that has been granted is revoked. 
 The Buyer shall
obtain in due time any import license required in its country for the Supplies. 
 In case governmental regulations do not authorize the Buyer
to operate any of the Helicopters or Optional Helicopters in its intended areas, this will not be considered as default from the Seller neither will it be a ground for terminating the Contract in part or in whole. 

ARTICLE 3 – PAYMENT TERMS 
  

	3.1.	GENERAL 

 All
payments to the Seller pursuant to this Contract will be made by way of bank transfer to the following bank account: 

NATEXIS BANQUE 
 408 Avenue du Prado 
 13295 - MARSEILLE CEDEX 08 

Account N° (IBAN) : FR *** 
 BIC : *** 
 Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 16, all down-payment and
progress payments will not be refundable. 
  

	3.2.	PAYMENTS 

 For the
Helicopters: 
 Down-payment 
 Within four (4) weeks from the date of execution and delivery of this Contract, the Buyer shall pay to the Seller the sum of EUR *** corresponding to an amount equal to a *** per cent (***%)
down-payment of the total Contract price for the Helicopters, against presentation by the Seller of 

  
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	 	•	 	 a proforma invoice for the corresponding amounts, 

 At the option of the Buyer, Seller or Seller’s nominee will purchase one EC155B helicopter S/N 6575 from the Buyer at a price of USD *** which sum shall be credited against the aforementioned down
payment, with any balance payable to the Seller or the Buyer as the case may be. 
 Progress payments 

Eighteen (18) months prior to the Delivery Date of each Helicopter, the Buyer shall pay a further payment corresponding to an
aggregated amount (i.e including the aforementioned downpayment) of ***% based on the net price of each Helicopter as defined in Article 1.3 against presentation by the Seller of 

 

	 	•	 	 A proforma invoice for the corresponding amount, 

 Balance payment 
 The Buyer shall pay to the Seller the balance of
the Helicopter price forty five (45) days after the Acceptance against presentation by the Seller of: 
  

	 	•	 	 Commercial invoice for the corresponding amount, and 

  

	 	•	 	 Xerox copy of Certificate of Conformity for the corresponding Helicopter and optional equipment installed therein. 

This balance payment will be reduced by the amount of Manufacturer’s Support, if any, under the conditions described in Annex 9.

 For the Option Helicopters: 
 Down-payment 
 Eighteen (18) months prior to the Initial
Delivery Date of each Option Helicopter in respect of which the Buyer has exercised its option, the Buyer shall pay a downpayment corresponding to ***% based on the net price of each Option Helicopter as defined in Article 1.3 against presentation
by the Seller of 
  

	 	•	 	 a proforma invoice for the corresponding amounts, Balance payment 

The Buyer shall pay to the Seller the balance of each Option Helicopter price forty five (45) days after the Acceptance against
presentation by the Seller of: 
  

	 	•	 	 Commercial invoice for the corresponding amount, and 

  

	 	•	 	 Xerox copy of Certificate of Conformity for the corresponding Option Helicopter and optional equipment installed therein. 

  
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 This balance
payment will be reduced by the amount of Manufacturer’s Support, if any, under the conditions described in Annex 9. 
  

	3.3.	Reallocation of Payments 

 Seller agrees to allocate down payments or progress payments to those Helicopters and Option Helicopters as may be requested from time to time by Buyer in connection with Buyer’s financing of such
Helicopters and Option Helicopters, provided that in all cases the aggregate amount of all down payments and progress payments paid by the Buyer shall not be less than the aggregate amount of down payments and progress payments required to be paid
hereunder. 
  

	3.4.	*** 

  
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 ARTICLE 4 – DELIVERY
TERMS 
  

	4.1.	GENERAL 

 The
Seller’s and the Buyer’s respective obligations for delivery of the Supplies shall be according to INCOTERMS 2000 (ICC issue n°560). 
 All Supplies shall be delivered Ex-Works the Seller’s factory in Marignane, France. 
 The Supplies will remain insured by the Seller against all risk of damage and fire up to the time of execution and delivery of the Acceptance Certificate according to Article 7 hereof. 

 

	4.2.	DELAYS 

  

	4.2.1.	Force Majeure 

 The
Seller shall not be held responsible for failure to perform or delay in performing any of its contractual obligations under this Contract if such failure or delay is due to unforeseeable events beyond its reasonable control, including but not
limited to, acts of God, war, insurrection, epidemics, sabotage shortages of labour (other than those resulting from labour disputes, strikes or lock-outs), material interruption or delays in transportation, substantial fire, explosion, equipment or
machinery breakdown, material failure or delays of Seller’s source of supply, long-term shortage in material or energy, acts, orders, restrictions or priorities of any Government agency preventing the Seller to perform its obligations under the
Contract (each a “Force Majeure” event). 
 The Seller shall notify the Buyer about the occurrence of any event of
Force Majeure within due time after the commencement thereof, citing this section in said notice. In such a case, the contractual delivery dates shall be extended by any reasonable period of time required for removing the causes of the delay.

 If due to governmental action the export to the Buyer of the Helicopters or the Option Helicopters or a substantial part
thereof is not authorized, this situation is recognized expressly by the Parties as a case of Force Majeure and the Buyer agrees that it will hold the Seller harmless and will waive any claim for any damage that may result therefrom except for the
repayment to the Buyer of any corresponding portion of the Contract Price. 
  

	4.2.2.	DELAYS BY SELLER 

 If the
actual Delivery Date for any Helicopter or Option Helicopter occurs after the date agreed by the Parties in accordance with the terms of this Contract and further to a grace period of forty five (45) days for reasons other than force majeure or
delay caused by the Buyer, the Seller shall pay to the Buyer as liquidated damages the equivalent to the capital cost, charged at a rate of 12% per annum, of 15% of the net price of the Helicopter or Option Helicopter per delayed Helicopter or
Option Helicopter for the time between the end of the grace period and the actual Delivery Date. 

  
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 Without
prejudice to any other rights of the Buyer under this Contract, the payment of the liquidated damages as stipulated above shall be full and final satisfaction of all claims arising directly or indirectly out of the delays by the Seller. 

Should the Buyer be seriously damaged by a delay of delivery due to the Seller’s failure to comply with the Delivery Date, the Seller
agrees to use all reasonable efforts to find a solution limiting such damage. 
  

	4.3.	CHANGES IN DELIVERY SCHEDULE 

 For the Helicopters: 
 The Buyer shall have the right to postpone the
Delivery Date of any Helicopter to a maximum of twelve (12) months, provided this is confirmed in writing to the Seller at least eighteen (18) months before the Initial Delivery Date. 

In case the Buyer confirms a postponement of the Delivery Date to the Seller, the Helicopter price will be revised accordingly, so that
the corresponding price will be that of the year of actual delivery, as set out in Article 1.3.1.2. 
 If no postponement is
requested by the Buyer within the time period above, the initial Delivery Date as set forth in Annex 2 and configuration of the Helicopter as per Annex 1 will be considered as confirmed, and the corresponding progress payments will be due.

 For the Option Helicopters: 
 At the time that each of the options is exercised, in accordance with the provisions of Article 1.2, notwithstanding the payment of the down-payment as per Article 3.2, the Buyer shall be entitled to
postpone the delivery of any Option Helicopter up to four (4) months after the Initial Delivery Date of the corresponding Option Helicopter, as set forth Annex 2. 
 If the option is exercised and no postponement is requested by the Buyer, the Initial Delivery Date, as set forth in Annex 2, will be considered as confirmed by the Buyer. 

ARTICLE 5 – SUPPLY MODIFICATIONS 
  

	5.1.	MODIFICATIONS INCORPORATED PRIOR TO DELIVERY OF THE SUPPLIES 

 

	5.1.1.	The Supplies will be manufactured and produced in accordance with the Seller’s current production configuration for the selected helicopter model.
Configuration changes may be made at any time by the Seller to conform to regulations of the National Civil Aviation Authority (DGAC or EASA wherever applicable). 

  
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	5.1.2.	Additionally, the Seller may carry out modifications to the Supplies pursuant to new manufacturing or engineering requirements without the consent of the Buyer,
as long as such modifications do not affect the Helicopter or Option Helicopter performance, contractual price or delivery time. If modifications significantly affect Helicopter or Option Helicopter performance, related costs or delivery time, the
Seller will consult the Buyer to reach an agreement on the consequences to the Contract. 

  

	5.2.	MODIFICATIONS DECIDED SUBSEQUENT TO DELIVERY OF THE SUPPLIES 

 

	5.2.1.	The Seller will notify the Buyer of any modifications that the competent National Civil Aviation Authority has decided to impose on helicopters of the same type.
In the event of such modifications, the Seller shall make available to the Buyer, within a reasonable time, at the latter’s request and at the latter’s expense, the parts required to incorporate such modifications in any of the Helicopters
or Option Helicopters previously delivered. 

  

	5.3.	CONFIGURATION CHANGES 

  

	5.3.1.	Subject to 17.3, the Buyer shall have the right before each Delivery Date to modify the configuration of the Helicopters or the Option Helicopters under the
following conditions: 

  

	 	•	 	 all configuration changes must be communicated in writing to the Seller at least 18 months before the Delivery Date; and 

 

	 	•	 	 such changes will consist of replacing the existing configuration as indicated in Annex 1 by another one to be agreed between the Parties; and

  

	 	•	 	 the corresponding Helicopter or Option Helicopter price will be modified accordingly as per Article 1.3.1.4. 

ARTICLE 6 – PRODUCT QUALITY AND AIRWORTHINESS DOCUMENTATION 
 Deliverables will be manufactured produced and delivered in accordance with the Quality Assurance Procedures of the Seller. 
 Confirmation that the Deliverables have satisfied the Quality Assurance Procedures will be attested by the issuance of the following documents: 

 

	 	•	 	 a Certificate of Conformity as per specimen at Annex 6 hereto, issued by the Seller’s Quality Organization to certify compliance with the
contractual requirements; and 

  

	 	•	 	 a Certificate of Airworthiness issued by the French Civil Aviation Authority as per specimen at Annex 5 hereto; and 

 

	 	•	 	 Upon request by the Buyer, a Certificate of Non-Registration issued by the French Civil Aviation Authority. 

  
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 ARTICLE 7 –
ACCEPTANCE PROCEDURE 
  

	7.1.	GENERAL 

 Prior to
Acceptance of any Helicopter or Option Helicopter, the Seller may perform production flight tests and inspection flights on such Helicopter or Option Helicopter that will not exceed fifty (50) hours. Additional hours may be flown in the event
that development and installation of specific equipment is requested by the Buyer. 
 Upon satisfactory completion of
Seller’s Quality Assurance Procedures approved by the French Civil Aviation Authority a document attesting the Helicopter or Option Helicopter conformity (the “Certificate of Conformity”) will be issued by the Seller’s Quality
Department. 
 As from the date of issuance of the Certificate of Conformity, the Helicopter or Option Helicopter shall be deemed
ready for Buyer’s inspection and Acceptance. 
 Not later than one (1) month prior to the date on which a Helicopter is
to be ready for Buyer’s inspection and Acceptance, the Seller will provide the Buyer with a precise schedule, a delivery program and the process for inspection. 
 Within one (1) week after receipt of this notice, Buyer will send to the Seller the personal information required from the Buyer’s representatives in order to be admitted to Seller’s
premises. The information will include name, date and place of birth and passport number. The Buyer’s inspection team shall not exceed five (5) people. 
 Unless a deviation affecting airworthiness is found during the Buyer’s acceptance inspection, the Buyer shall accept the Supplies as being in conformity with the contractual specifications. The
acceptance shall be acknowledged by the Buyer’s signature of the “Acceptance Certificate” as per specimen at Annex 8 hereto. 
 The Buyer shall bear its own expenses and cost related to the Acceptance Test procedures, including but not limited to those relating to travel and accommodation of its representatives during this
process. 
  

	7.2.	ACCEPTANCE FLIGHTS BY THE BUYER 

 During the Acceptance Test procedures for each Helicopter or Option Helicopter the Buyer may perform free of charge acceptance flights, the combined time of which shall not exceed five flight hours per
Helicopter or Option Helicopter. 
 Acceptance flights will follow the format and procedures provided by the Seller and shall be
carried out under the responsibility of a Seller’s pilot acting as pilot in command. 
 Acceptance Test procedures shall not
exceed three (3) days in duration per Helicopter or Option Helicopter (the “Acceptance Period”). 

  
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	7.3.	TRANSFER OF RISK AND TITLE 

Upon the signature by the Buyer of the Acceptance Certificate the Buyer shall provide a copy of a valid insurance policy to the Seller, or
reasonable proof of the insurance coverage and all risks will be transferred simultaneously to the Buyer. 
 Promptly after
effective receipt by the Seller of the balance payment as per Article 3.2, the Seller shall present to Buyer a duly executed Bill of Sale and title shall thereupon transfer to the Buyer. 

If the final payment in respect of a Helicopter or Option Helicopter has not been made on time pursuant to Article 3.2, the Seller shall
grant to the Buyer a remedy period not exceeding two (2) months where the Buyer shall pay to the Seller as liquidated damages the equivalent to the capital cost, charged at a rate of 12% per annum, of 85% of the net price of the relevant
helicopter for the time such final payment is delayed. 
 Beyond such remedy period and should the Buyer not have proceeded with
the relevant final payment, the Seller may collect at his sole decision the relevant helicopter back to Marignane airport at the Buyer’s cost and retain 15% of the net price of such Helicopter or Option Helicopter concerned. Should the
concerned helicopter be an Option Helicopter, the Buyer shall pay an additional 15% of the net price not later than one (1) month from the date the Buyer receives written notice from the Seller of its default and a request for payment,

  

	7.4.	BUYER’S DELAYS OF ACCEPTANCE AND/OR PAYMENT 

 Where the Seller complies with its obligation to provide the Supplies according to the requested Specification, should the Buyer fail to comply with the obligations to execute and deliver the Acceptance
Certificate within the Acceptance period, the Seller will promptly notify the Buyer in writing to remedy such failure. All risks related to the Supplies will be deemed to be transferred to the Buyer as of the date of such notice. 

After the expiry of fifteen (15) days past such written notice, if the Buyer has not remedied the aforementioned default, the Seller
may retain 15% of the net price of such Helicopter or Option Helicopter concerned. Should the concerned helicopter be an Option Helicopter, the Buyer shall pay an additional 15% of the net price not later than one (1) month from the date the
Buyer receives written notice from the Seller of its default and a request for payment, 
  

	7.5.	COLLECTION OF SUPPLIES 

The Buyer shall take delivery of each Helicopter and Option Helicopter within two (2) weeks after the date of Acceptance. 

  
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 If the Buyer
fails to take delivery within the abovementioned period of time, any expenses incurred by the Seller for maintenance, storage and insurance shall be paid by the Buyer to the Seller under conditions defined in Annex 10. 

At the request of the Buyer, the Seller agrees to provide an additional grace period of forty five (45) days commencing from the
Delivery Date in which to pay the balance owing on any Helicopter or Option Helicopter. 
 Notwithstanding the provisions of
Article 18, should the Buyer require such a postponement as per Article 4.3, the Buyer shall provide the Seller with the following documents: 
  

	 	•	 	 Promissory note for the amount of the balance payment which will be due forty five (45) days later; and 

 

	 	•	 	 Non application and/or suspension of any applicable value added tax or any other duties by the implementation of a specific deferment regime (inward
process or some similar process). The Buyer shall provide to the Seller the proof of such implementation with possibility for the Seller to remain the owner of the helicopter in this process. (or a similar document if the completion is made in
another country) 

 Should the Buyer not provide such documents to the Seller or, notwithstanding Article 19,
the Seller has good reason to believe that the Buyer is insolvent, the Seller will be entitled to keep the Helicopter or Option Helicopter, which shall not constitute a waiver for the Buyer to fulfil its commitment to pay as per Article 3.2.

 ARTICLE 8 – WARRANTY 
  

	8.1.	The Seller warrants that the Supplies manufactured and delivered under this Contract, excluding the materials mentioned in Article 8.1.6, are free from defects in
material and workmanship under normal use and service: 

 The Seller’s obligation under this warranty is
limited to the replacement or repair, at the Seller’s discretion, of allegedly defective Parts, which have been returned to its facility and which, at the time of any repair or replacement, have been recognized by the Seller after expertise as
defective. To be eligible under this warranty the alleged failure must have occurred within the following time limits: 
  

	 	•	 	 Within one thousand (1,000) flying hours or twenty four (24) months after Acceptance of the Helicopters or Option Helicopters and optional
equipment, whichever expires first, 

  

	8.1.1.	The warranty period applicable to any repaired or replaced Part shall be the warranty period that was remaining on the defective Part. The Parts removed for
which the Seller supplies a replacement Part shall become the property of the Seller. The Parts provided as replacement Parts by the Seller shall become the property of the Buyer. 

  
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	8.1.2.	As soon as possible but within thirty (30) days of the discovery of any defect, the Buyer shall return the allegedly defective Part or Parts to the Seller.
Prior to or concurrently with shipment of any allegedly defective Part or Parts, the Buyer shall furnish the Seller in writing the full details of its claim and the basis thereof. 

 

	8.1.3.	The transportation costs outbound, insurance and customs expenses and other charges, as well as the expenses incurred by the Buyer for the removal,
re-installation and adjustment operations with respect to such Parts shall be borne by the Buyer. 

 For the return
of Parts repaired or replaced by the Seller hereunder, the return transportation costs (CIP Tremblay, France) shall be borne by the Seller. 
  

	8.1.4.	The Seller’s warranty shall apply only to the extent the helicopter concerned and the Parts installed therein are operated and maintained in accordance with
the instructions contained in the Technical Documentation. Moreover, this provision shall apply to spares only to the extent they are properly stored and installed, operated and maintained in accordance with the instructions set out in the Technical
Documentation. 

  

	8.1.5.	Normal wear and tear of components such as, but not limited to, seals, tires, inner tubes, bulbs, packings and similar consumables Parts, as well as Parts whose
list price is 50,00 Euros or less, are excluded from the Seller’s warranty. 

  

	8.1.6.	The turbine engines as well as the radio communication/radio navigation equipment, mission equipment and software incorporated in the Helicopters and Option
Helicopters are covered by the warranty granted by the manufacturers of these items, the benefits of which the Seller hereby assigns to the Buyer to the maximum extent such manufacturer’s warranty exists and is assignable. Any further claims
against the Seller related to these items shall therefore be excluded. In addition, the Seller will have no liability whatsoever for Buyer furnished equipment. 

 

	8.1.7.	The incorporation by the Buyer in any Helicopter or Option Helicopter of any modification which has not been recommended by or received the prior approval of the
Seller shall cause the warranty to cease in respect of such helicopter. Additionally this warranty shall not apply to any Helicopter, Option Helicopter or Part which has been repaired or altered outside the Seller’s factory or approved repair
center. 

 The warranty shall cease to apply to any Parts that are put back into service after being removed from a
Helicopter or Option Helicopter involved in an accident unless the Buyer can prove that the defect is not the result of the accident. 
  

	8.1.8.	The Seller’s warranty is granted to the Buyer personally and shall not be assignable by the Buyer without the Seller’s prior written consent, provided
however that the Seller’s warranty can be assigned to any financial institution in connection with any novation of rights under this Contract or any sale leaseback of any Helicopter or Option Helicopter to such financial institution.

  
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 ARTICLE 9 – TRAINING

 The Seller shall provide pilot and technician training according to the conditions specified in this Article 9.

 The training to be provided by the Seller shall be completed for the pilots no later than the Delivery Date of the last
helicopter and for the technicians no later than six (6) months after the Delivery Date of the last helicopter supplied under this Contract. 
  

	9.1.	GENERAL 

 The
following expenses shall be borne by the Buyer for its personnel: 
  

	 	•	 	 Coverage of ground and in-flight risks incurred by its personnel and risks arising from the civil liability of this same personnel;

  

	 	•	 	 Travelling expenses from the Buyer’s country to the place of the training and back. 

Except for cases of negligence of the Seller, the Buyer shall be responsible for loss and damage to any of the Buyer’s property, at
all times while at the Seller’s facilities. 
 Personal information required from the Buyer’s representatives in order
to be granted access to Seller’s premises shall be forwarded by the Buyer to the Seller at least four (4) weeks prior to their dates of arrival. 
 In case of training flights and/ or on job training conducted by the Seller on the Buyer’s helicopters, the helicopter will be fully insured by Buyer for any loss or damage. The insurance policy will
contain a waiver of subrogation in favour of the Seller and its subcontractor. The Buyer shall produce the insurance certificate including this specific provision before the beginning of training. 

Third party and passenger liability will be fully insured by the Buyer, and the Seller instructor will be included as an additional
insured. 
  

	9.2.	PILOT TRAINING 

 The
Seller will provide ground training and flight conversion training (type rating) according to the program set up by the Seller’s flight training department in France. 
 Buyer’s trainees will be already proficient helicopter pilots of AS 332 MK1 or MK2 helicopters, preferably MK2, with a minimum of five hundred (500) flight hours on turbine helicopter, and
fluent in English. 
 The Seller reserves the right to define a set of minimum competency requirements for any pilot to be
trained within this Contract and to refuse any pilot not meeting those requirements or to provide additional training and/or professional translation services, at prevailing rates and dates. 

  
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 The flight
conversion training will be given to five (5) trainees per helicopter purchased and will include the following: 
 a)
Before the certification of the Full Flight Simulator it is required to contemplate AS332L2 pilots only, For such Pilots already qualified on AS332L2: 
  

	 	•	 	 a ground course lasting eight (8) working days to be performed in Aberdeen, Scotland; 

 

	 	•	 	 practical training: five (5) flight hours training in Aberdeen, Scotland on the Buyer’s helicopters, insured & made ready for flight
by the Buyers (Buyer responsible for maintenance & fuel). 

 Among all the pilots to be trained, the
Buyer is entitled to request that five (5) such pilots, who are necessarily current AS33L2 instructors, to trained with extension of instructor privileges (three (3) additional flight hours training) in order to become EC225 instructors.

 Such training in Aberdeen, Scotland shall be performed in batches of ten (10) pilots. The Seller will despatch :

  

	 	•	 	 for ground training, an instructor pilot for continuous periods of sixteen (16) working days for the instruction of ten Buyer’s pilots
(consisting of two (2) courses of five (5) trainees during eight (8) working days each). 

  

	 	•	 	 for in-flight training, an instructor pilot for continuous periods of twenty (20) working days for the instruction of ten Buyer’s pilots.

 The Buyer will make available his ten (10) pilots so as to comply with the aforementioned durations.

 b) After the certification of the Full Flight Simulator 

Pilots qualified on AS332L2 will be preferred to pilots qualified on AS332UL1. 

For Pilots already qualified on AS332L2: 
  

	 	•	 	 a ground course lasting eight (8) working days to be performed in Marignane, France; 

 

	 	•	 	 practical synthetic training: three (3) flight hours training in Helisim; 

 

	 	•	 	 practical in flight training: three (3) flight hours in Aberdeen on the Buyer’s helicopters, insured & made ready for flight by the
Buyers (Buyer responsible for maintenance & fuel). 

 For Pilots already qualified on AS332UL1:

  

	 	•	 	 a ground course lasting ten (10) working days to be performed in Aberdeen; 

 

	 	•	 	 practical synthetic training : six (6) flight hours training in Helisim; 

  
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	 	•	 	 practical in flight training: three (3) flight hours in Aberdeen on the Buyer’s helicopters, insured & made ready for flight by the
Buyers (maintenance & fuel). 

 The in flight training in Aberdeen shall be performed by batches of
ten (10) pilots. the Seller will despatch an instructor pilot for continuous periods of twelve (12) working days for the instruction of ten (10) Buyer’s pilots. The Buyer will make available his ten (10) pilots so as to
comply with this duration. 
 The schedule and dates of the courses shall be mutually agreed by the Parties no later than six
(6) months prior to the training of each batch. 
  

	9.3.	TECHNICIAN TRAINING 

 The
Seller and the engine manufacturer will provide ground training courses for the Buyer’s confirmed technicians at the Seller’s and engine manufacturer’s training departments in France. 

The Seller will provide ground training course for four (4) technicians already proficient on AS332UL1 or L2 per delivered
helicopter. The technicians could be airframe/engine technicians or avionics technicians, at the Buyer’s discretion. 
 Each
training course will be made for a firm batch of eight (8) technicians for airframe/engine and six (6) technicians for avionics. The schedule and dates of the courses shall be mutually agreed by the Parties no later than six
(6) months prior to the expected dates of training. 
 These Airframe and Engine training courses is aimed for technicians
who: 
  

	 	•	 	 have B1 category basic knowledge or have an aeronautical maintenance license or diploma; 

 

	 	•	 	 have recorded practical experience on AS332UL1/L2 of which at least 6 (6) months recent experience in the last twenty four (24) months;

  

	 	•	 	 who are capable of reading, writing and expressing themselves at a comprehensible level in the technical documentation language(s).

 Avionics courses are aimed for technicians who: 

 

	 	•	 	 have the basic B2 category knowledge or have an aeronautical maintenance diploma; 

 

	 	•	 	 have recorded practical experience on AS332UL1/L2; 

  

	 	•	 	 have technical knowledge on aircraft or helicopter avionic and electrical systems, with at least six (6) months recent experience in the last
twenty four (24) months; 

  

	 	•	 	 who are capable of reading, writing and expressing themselves at a comprehensible level in the technical documentation language(s).

  
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 Assessment
checks will be held by the Seller at the beginning of each training course. The compliance with the above stated prerequisites has an impact on the assimilation and consequently the successful completion of the training. 

The Seller reserves the right to define and set the minimum competency requirements for any technician to be trained within this Contract
and to refuse any technician not meeting those requirements or to provide additional training that will be charged at prevailing rates and dates. 
 The technician training will include the following: 
 For technicians already
proficient on AS332UL1 
  

	 	•	 	 Airframe/engine technicians        5 weeks (including 1 week for engine) 

 

	 	•	 	 Avionics technicians:                   4 weeks

 For technicians already proficient on AS332L2 

 

	 	•	 	 Airframe/engine technicians        4 weeks (including 1 week for engine) 

 

	 	•	 	 Avionics technicians:                   4 weeks

  
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 ARTICLE 10 –
TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION 
  

	10.1.	The Seller shall provide per delivered Helicopter or Option Helicopter the following technical publications in English: 

 

	 	•	 	 one copy of interactive electronic support (DVD ROM) with the documentation necessary for the maintenance of the helicopter and for the identification
of parts for operation and routine servicing; 

  

	 	•	 	 Hard copies of: 

  

	 	•	 	 The Flight Manual (1 copy) 

  

	 	•	 	 A set of Service Bulletins (1 set) 

  

	 	•	 	 The Master Servicing Recommendation Manual (1 copy) 

 The Flight Manual and the Master Servicing Recommendation Manual shall be consistent with the helicopter definition after the completion made by the Buyer as per Annex 1. 

This documentation will be initially provided at the latest available revision level. Customization of the documentation due to new
equipment or installations specific to the Buyer will be provided for maintenance documentation within four (4) months after delivery of the first Helicopter and for identification documents not later than twelve (12) months after the
corresponding Delivery Date. 
 DVD ROM updates of the documentation provided (the Flight Manual, the Master Servicing Manual and
the Service Bulletins) will be supplied free of charge by the Supplier as long as the Helicopter or Option Helicopter concerned is in operation. 
 The Buyer undertakes to notify the Seller of any change either in the Buyer’s address or in the owner’s name if the relevant helicopter has been sold in the meantime. 

 

	10.2.	One set of engine documentation on hard copy format per Helicopter and Option Helicopter supplied will be delivered as follows: 

 

	 	•	 	 Engine Maintenance Manual, and 

  

	 	•	 	 Engine Illustrated spare parts and tools lists; and 

  

	 	•	 	 Engine Service Bulletins. 

 This documentation will be issued with a five (5) year revision service and will be handled directly by the engine manufacturer distributor for the area of the Buyer’s country. Any information
or further order and subscription for the update of documentation will be applied to the engine manufacturer distributor. 
 ARTICLE 11
– INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 
  

	11.1.	The Seller retains all rights in respect of developments, inventions, production procedures and any intellectual property rights relating to the subject of the
Contract. Copying and/or reproducing the Seller’s Supplies (including software) or publications, either wholly or partially, without the Seller’s express approval is not permitted. 

  
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	11.2.	Nothing in this Contract shall be construed as a legal transfer of any patent, utility or design model, copyright, trademark or other intellectual property right.

  

	11.3.	The Seller will defend the Buyer against any claim that any of the Deliverables sold or otherwise furnished by the Seller to the Buyer under this Contract infringes a
patent or copyright in any jurisdiction where the Seller obtains an export license for such Deliverables. The Seller will pay all costs, damages and legal fees that a court finally awards as a result of such a claim, provided that the Buyer gives
the Seller prompt written notice of the claim, cooperates fully with the Seller in its defence, and gives the Seller sole authority to control the case and any related settlement negotiations. The Seller will not be responsible for any settlement or
payment made without its prior consent. 

  

	11.4.	If in the Seller’s opinion any of the Deliverables are likely to become the subject of a claim pursuant to Article 11.3, the Buyer will permit the Seller, at the
Seller’s option and expense, to either secure for the Buyer the right to continue using the Deliverables or replace or modify the Deliverables so that it becomes non-infringing without materially affecting the performance or specifications of
the Deliverables or the Buyer’s ability to use them. If neither of these alternatives is available on terms acceptable to the Seller, then the Buyer will return such Deliverables to the Seller, at its request, and the Seller will refund the
purchase price for such Deliverables to the Buyer. 

  

	11.5.	The Seller will not be obligated to the Buyer under this Article 11 for any claim which is based upon: 

 

	(a)	any alteration, modification or repair of the Deliverables made by a person other than the Seller, without the Seller’s prior consent; 

 

	(b)	any non-compliance by the Buyer or any other person with the Seller’s Technical Documentation or any other designs, specifications or instruction provided by the
Seller to the Buyer; or 

  

	(c)	any use or operation of the Deliverables with other products or equipment not manufactured or supplied by the Seller, unless authorized by the Seller.

 ARTICLE 12 – APPLICABLE LAW AND ARBITRATION 

This Contract shall be government and interpreted in accordance with French Law. 

The Seller and the Buyer shall take all measures to settle any dispute that may arise out of or in connection with this Contract by way of
negotiation. Either the Buyer or the Seller may request for such negeotiation by written notice to the other. 

  
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 In the event
the Buyer and the Seller fail to resolve the dispute, within a period of three (3) months, either of them may refer such dispute to arbitration. Such three (3) months period shall commence from the date of notification of the dispute, by
registered letter with recorded delivery, addressed by either Party to the other. 
 All unresolved disputes should be finally
resolved in accordance with the conciliation and arbitration rules of the International Chamber of Commerce by three (3) arbitrators appointed in accordance with the said Rules, unless the Parties agree on the appointment of a sole arbitrator.

 The arbitration shall take place in Paris, France. The language of the arbitration shall be English. Only the English language
shall be used by the Parties to settle any dispute arising herefrom. Any Party submitting evidence of any kind in another language shall bear the cost of translation or interpretation of such evidence into the English language. 

It is expressly agreed that the arbitration award shall be final and binding upon the Parties. 

The occurrence of any dispute shall not entitle the Parties to suspend performance of the Contract. 

ARTICLE 13 – CONTRACTUAL LIABILITY 
  

	13.1.	The purchase of the Supplies by the Buyer is performed within the framework of its professional activities and the Buyer hereby expressly agrees to the limitations of
liability as defined in this Contract. 

 Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary in this Contract or in
non-mandatory/dispositive laws, neither the Seller nor the Buyer shall be liable for indirect or consequential damages and/or losses. 
 The Parties obligations liabilities, rights and remedies as set forth in this Contract are exclusive and are in replacement of any and all other remedies under any law or otherwise. 

The Seller’s liabilities under this Contract for, based on, or by way of any liquidated damages, damage(s), penalties,
compensation(s), retention(s) of payment(s), any interest(s) thereon where applicable, shall in no event exceed in total 50% of the Contract Price. 
 The Seller’s product liability shall however be limited to the amounts actually recovered from Seller’s insurance. 

  
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 ARTICLE 14 –
MISCELLANEOUS 
  

	14.1.	ENTIRETY OF THE CONTRACT AND AMENDMENTS 

 These terms and conditions along with the specific conditions explicitly contained and accepted in this Contract including its Annexes constitute the entire agreement between the Seller and the Buyer.
They supersede all previous communications or agreements, either oral or written, between the Seller and the Buyer with respect to the object of the Contract. Any amendment of the Contract will only be valid if it is agreed in writing by the
Parties. 
  

	14.2.	CONFIDENTIALITY 

The Parties shall at all times keep confidential, treat as privileged, and not directly or indirectly make or allow any disclosure of, or
use of, any provision of this Contract or any information relating to any provision or subject matter of this Contract, or any information directly or indirectly obtained from another party under or in connection with this Contract, except to the
extent: 
  

	 	•	 	 required by law or the order of a court of competent jurisdiction, or 

 

	 	•	 	 required by the Buyer to obtain financing of the Supplies, or 

 

	 	•	 	 required for the purpose of conducting the arbitration proceedings hereunder, or 

 

	 	•	 	 that the Parties otherwise agree in writing. 

  

	14.3.	LANGUAGE 

 This
Contract with its Preamble, Articles and Annexes shall be in English. All correspondence between the Parties shall be in English. 
  

	14.4.	ASSIGNMENT 

Neither Party shall be entitled to directly or indirectly assign, transfer, mortgage, charge, pledge or otherwise dispose of any rights or
interests in, or any of its obligations or liabilities under, or in connection with, or arising out of, this Contract, except with the prior written consent of the other Party, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary, the Seller and Buyer shall be entitled to directly or indirectly (including due to, or by way of, a change of control) assign, transfer, mortgage, charge, pledge or otherwise dispose of (including by way of sub- contract,
amalgamation or merger) any rights or interests in, or any of its obligations or liabilities under, or in connection with, or arising out of, this Contract, to its parent companies or any subsidiary thereof, or any of their directly or indirectly
controlling, controlled or participated companies. 
 Further, Buyer may novate or assign, by way of security or otherwise, all
or any part of its rights and obligations hereunder to one or more financial institutions in connection with its financing of the Supplies (a “Financier Disposal”). 

  
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 Any expenses
incurred in relation to a Financier Disposal (including, without limitation, legal expenses for which the Seller is responsible, if any) will be borne by the Buyer. 
 The Buyer agrees to co-operate with the Seller in the event that the Seller wishes to sell or assign or novate all its rights and obligations under Article 17.1 to any third party (a “Seller
Disposal”). 
 Any expenses incurred in relation to a Seller Disposal (including, without limitation, legal expenses for
which Buyer is responsible under the terms of a Financier Disposal) will be borne by Seller. 
 Further if any assignment,
transfer, etc. by Seller will have the effect of increasing any cost of Buyer whether in respect of the Manufacturer’s Support or otherwise, such assignment, transfer, etc. may only be effected if Seller indemnifies Buyer against such increased
costs. 
  

	14.5.	NOTICES AND CORRESPONDENCE 

 All notices and correspondence between the Parties under this Contract will be provided in accordance with Annex 3. 
  

	14.6.	GRADUATION, MARKINGS, PAINT SCHEME 

 Graduation, markings and paint scheme shall be as described in Annex 4. 

  
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 ARTICLE 15 – ENTRY
INTO FORCE 
 All terms and conditions stipulated herein have been duly noted and approved by both parties. 

This Contract shall enter into force upon: 
  

	 	•	 	 signature of the Contract by both Parties, and 

  

	 	•	 	 acknowledgment of receipt by the Seller of the ***% down-payment on the Helicopters as per Article 3.2. 

  
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 ARTICLE 16 – ***

  
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 ARTICLE 17 – SPECIAL
CONDITIONS 
  

	17.1.	*** 

  

	17.2.	*** 

  

	17.3.	SAR CONFIGURATION AIRCRAFT 

 Among the sixteen (16) Helicopters the Buyer is entitled to purchase these Helicopters in civil SAR configuration (excluding specifically COMR register), provided configuration and price modification
pursuant to Article 5.3 but not exceeding six (6) from the first eight (8) Helicopters and not exceeding a total of ten (10) EC225 among the sixteen (16) Helicopters and ten (10) Option Helicopters. 

The Parties intend to define a standard of helicopter configuration for the SAR missions under which any helicopters shall be delivered
for this purpose. 
 The Parties acknowledge that manufacturing a SAR helicopter takes more time than a Crew Change aircraft.
Should the Buyer want a SAR helicopter, the Buyer must provide twenty (20) months prior written notice. 
 The Parties agree
to contemplate aircraft for the UK SAR-H project in the aforementioned limit of a total of ten (10) SAR provided the following conditions are fulfilled: 
  

	 	•	 	 the Parties will come into a new specific Manufacturer’s Support for these helicopters; 

 

	 	•	 	 A minimum of fifteen (15) non UK SAR-H helicopters, among Helicopters or Option Helicopters are committed. 

In connection with the future UK SAR-H tender process, the Parties intend to hold meetings by the end of 2008 for a review of the Delivery
Dates of the Option Helicopters in order to modify the Delivery Date of the last four (4) Option Helicopters (as set forth in Annex 2) in 2012. Such new dates may not be modified to a later Delivery Date. 

  
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 ARTICLE 18 – TAX AND
DUTIES 
 The Buyer shall be liable for and shall pay all transfer taxes, sales taxes, and all other taxes, duties or other
like charges properly payable in connection with the conveyance and transfer of the Deliverables by the Seller to the Buyer. Therefore, the Buyer shall ensure that the sums received by the Seller for the sale of the Helicopters and/or Option
Helicopters shall be equal to the full amounts expressed to be due, without deduction or withholding on account of and free from any and all taxes. If the Seller is compelled by law to make any such deduction or withholding, the Buyer shall pay such
additional amounts as may be necessary in order that the net amount received by the Seller after such deduction or withholding shall equal the amounts which would have been received in the absence of such deduction or withholding. 

Notwithstanding the taxes paid by the Buyer as above mentioned, the Seller shall be liable for and shall pay income, capital gains or
similar taxes in connection with the conveyance and transfer of the Deliverables by the Seller to the Buyer in France. 
 The
Seller will ensure that all reasonable efforts are undertaken to exempt or zero rate for value added tax (or any similar tax, duty or charge) purposes the Deliverables under this contract. 

The Seller shall, acting reasonably, cooperate with the Buyer to mitigate any tax costs payable by the Buyer. 

  
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 ARTICLE 19 –
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BUYER 
 The Buyer is a corporation duly incorporated or continued, organized and
validly existing under the laws of Canada. 
 The Buyer has all necessary corporate power, authority and capacity to enter into
this Contract and to perform its obligations; the execution and delivery of this Contract and the consummation of the transactions contemplated have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Buyer. 

This Contract constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Buyer, enforceable against it in accordance with the terms of this
Contract, subject, however, to limitations with respect to enforcement imposed by law in connection with bankruptcy or similar proceedings and to the extent that equitable remedies such as specific performance and injunction are in the discretion of
the court from which they are sought. 
 The Buyer is not a party to, bound or affected by or subject to any liquidation,
bankruptcy, indenture, mortgage, lease, agreement, instrument, charter or by-law provision, order, judgment or decree which would be violated, contravened or breached by the execution and delivery by it of this Contract or the performance by it of
any of the terms. The Buyer undertakes to inform immediately the Seller of any changes in its situation relating to these aforementioned items. 

  
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 ARTICLE 20 –
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLER 
 The Seller is an entity duly incorporated or continued, organized and validly
existing under the laws of France. 
 The Seller has all necessary corporate power, authority and capacity to enter into this
Contract and to perform its obligations; the execution and delivery of this Contract and the consummation of the transactions contemplated have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Seller. 

This Contract constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Seller, enforceable against it in accordance with the terms of this
Contract, subject, however, to limitations with respect to enforcement imposed by law in connection with bankruptcy or similar proceedings and to the extent that equitable remedies such as specific performance and injunction are in the discretion of
the court from which they are sought. 
 The Seller is not a party to, bound or affected by or subject to any liquidation,
bankruptcy, indenture, mortgage, lease, agreement, instrument, charter or by-law provision, order, judgment or decree which would be violated, contravened or breached by the execution and delivery by it of this Contract or the performance by it of
any of the terms. The Seller undertakes to inform immediately the Buyer of any changes in its situation relating to these aforementioned items. 

  
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 ARTICLE 21 –
TERMINATION 
  

	21.1.	Walk-Away 

 Starting from
Helicopter n°9, and to the extent that helicopter Prices have not been re-denominated in US Dollars according to Article 16 above, if the average of the daily fixing EUR/USD exchange rate published by the European Central Bank read in the
last six (6) months preceding the confirmation of each Helicopter exceeds ***, the Parties agree to meet and further discuss the competitiveness of the EC225 in the next context. In such context if no agreement is met and as last recourse the
Buyer will have right to terminate in part the Contract, but only for those helicopters for which no progress payment has been received. 
  

	21.2.	

 In case of default by
the Buyer to pay or accept a Helicopter or Option Helicopter, as described in Article 7.3 or 7.4, the Parties agree to terminate part of the Contract related to the unpaid or unaccepted Helicopter or Option Helicopter. 

In each event and for Helicopters only, promptly after the end of the remedy period the Buyer shall confirm the purchase of at least one
Option Helicopter such as the quantity of total delivered helicopters under this Contract will not be less than sixteen (16) Helicopters. Such Option Helicopter will become a firm Helicopter. 

Should such breaches occur more than two times in total for the Helicopters or should the Buyer fail to pay the additional 15% of the net
price in the agreed period of time in case of termination of an Option Helicopter as set forth in Article 7.3 and Article 7.4, the Seller may terminate the whole Contract in its sole discretion. In such a case any payments made under the Contract
shall be retained by the Seller. 
 This Contract with its Preamble, twenty one (21) Articles and its Annexes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 is made in two original copies in the English language, for each Party to hold one. The English text of this Contract shall be valid and binding upon the Parties hereto. 

This Contract cancels and supersedes all prior representations, negotiations and commitment whether oral or written, and shall be
considered as the entire Contract between the PARTIES with respect to its scope and there shall be no terms, obligations, covenants, representations, warranties, statement or conditions other than those contained herein 

  
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 In witness
whereof, the Parties duly authorized have hereunder set their respective hands and seals on the 1st of March 2007. 

Signed for and behalf of Buyer 
 Signed for and on behalf of the Seller 

  
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 ANNEX
1 
 HELICOPTER CONFIGURATION 
 

 

  
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	(*)	These Installations are not contemplated in the Contract: They will be procured and fitted by the Buyer under the Seller’s specifications.

  
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 ANNEX 2

 DELIVERIES 
 (Article 4 of Contract refers) 
 HELICOPTERS 

Deliveries are ex-works Marignane, Eurocopter factory. 
  

					
	 Rank in this Contract
	  	 Eurocopter code name
	  	Delivery Date
	 1st EC225
	  	HLO7	  	End October 2008
	 2nd EC225
	  	HLO8	  	End November 2008
	 3rd EC225
	  	HLO9	  	End December 2008
	 4th EC225
	  	HLO10	  	End February 2009
	 5th EC225
	  	HLO11	  	End April 2009
	 6th EC225
	  	HLO12	  	End May 2009
	 7th EC225
	  	HLO13	  	End September 2009
	 8th EC225
	  	HLO14	  	End November 2009
	 9th EC225
	  	HLO15	  	End February 2010
	 10th EC225
	  	HLO16	  	End May 2010
	 11th EC225
	  	HLO17	  	End September 2010
	 12th EC225
	  	HLO18	  	End November 2010
	 13th EC225
	  	HLO19	  	End February 2011
	 14th EC225
	  	HLO20	  	End May 2011
	 15th EC225
	  	HLO21	  	End September 2011
	 16th EC225
	  	HLO22	  	End November 2011

 OPTION HELICOPTERS: 
  

					
	 Rank in this Contract
	  	 Eurocopter code name
	  	Delivery Date
	 17th EC225
	  	HLO23	  	End July 2009
	 18th EC225
	  	HLO24	  	End August 2009
	 19th EC225
	  	HLO25	  	End October 2009
	 20th EC225
	  	HLO26	  	End December 2009
	 21th EC225
	  	HLO27	  	End March 2010
	 22th EC225
	  	HLO28	  	End July 2010
	 23th EC225
	  	HLO29	  	End October 2010
	 24th EC225
	  	HLO30	  	End March 2011
	 25th EC225
	  	HLO31	  	End July 2011
	 26th EC225
	  	HLO32	  	End October 2011

  
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 NOTICES and CORRESPONDENCE 
 Any notice provided for in this Contract to be given by either Party to the other hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand, registered mail, return receipt required, or by national
courier service or by facsimile transmission to the following address: 
 The address, facsimile and telephone numbers of the Parties are those
set out below or such other address, facsimile and telephone numbers as may be notified by one party to the other in writing: 
 If to Seller:

 Eurocopter S.A.S. 
 Aeroport
International Marseille-Provence, 
 13725 Marignane Cedex, 
 France, 

			
	 Tel:
	 	+ 33 442 85 9813
	 Fax:
	 	+ 33 442 85 8300
	 Attn:
	 	Mr. Christophe Henno
	 Title:
	 	Regional Sales Manager

 If to Buyer: 

Heli-One, a Division of CHC Helicopters International Inc. 
 4740 Agar Drive, 
 Richmond, British Columbia V7B 1 A3, 

Canada 
  

			
	 Tel:
	 	+ 1 604 276 0100
	 Fax:
	 	+ 1 604 276 0110
	 Attn:
	 	Mr. Neil Calvert
	 Title:
	 	President

 All notices shall be deemed to be delivered: 

 

	a)	if delivered by hand, on the day of delivery; 

	b)	if sent by facsimile, on the next business day after the date of sending; or 

	c)	if sent by courier or registered mail, upon receipt by the applicable Party. 

  
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 ANNEX4

 MARKINGS 
  

	4.1	GRADUATION OF THE INSTRUMENTS, MARKINGS AND EXTERIOR FINISH 

  

	4.1.1	Graduation of Instruments 

 The flight
instruments shall be graduated as follows: 
  

	 	•	 	 airspeed indicator: Knots 

  

	 	•	 	 altimeter: Feet 

  

	 	•	 	 rate-of-climb: Feet/mn 

  

	 	•	 	 hydraulic pressure: Bars 

  

	 	•	 	 fuel gauges: Kg 

  

	 	•	 	 fuel tanks capacity: Litres 

  

	 	•	 	 Temperatures: °C 

  

	 	•	 	 Weight and centre of gravity: Kg & m 

  
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 ANNEX5

 SPECIMEN CERTIFICATE OF AIRWORTHINESS 

 

  
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 ANNEX 6

 SPECIMEN CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMITY FOR 
 THE EQUIPPED HELICOPTERS 
 

 

  
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 ANNEX 7

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 ANNEX 8

 SPECIMEN OF ACCEPTANCE AND TRANSFER OF 
 RISK CERTIFICATE 

  
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ACCEPTANCE AND TRANSFER OF RISK CERTIFICATE 
 The undersigned 
  

					
	Name:                             
          	  		  	
			
	Position:                            
       	  		  	
	
	Duly authorised by and on behalf of:
			
	                             
                       	  		  	
			
	                             
                       	  		  	
	
	Hereby declares to have accepted pursuant to Contract
			
	N°                            
     	  	date 
                            	  	
	
	Entered with EUROCOPTER S.A.S.
			
	The helicopter:                       	  		  	
			
	Type:                             
	  		  	
			
	Serial number:                        	  		  	

 Delivered by EUROCOPTER in compliance with the Technical Specification attached to the above referenced contract, for the
standard aircraft, equipment and airborne kit. 
 The Buyer acknowledges that the signature of this protocol signifies its Acceptance of the
Helicopter and of all related risks. 
  

							
	Signed in Marignane on:	  	  
	  		  	

							
			
	For the Buyer:	  		  	In the presence of EUROCOPTER
				
	 	  		  	Name:                            
              	  	
				
	 	  		  	Position:                           
           	  	

  
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 ANNEX 9

 *** 

  
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 ANNEX 10

 STORAGE CONDITIONS 
 The storage fees at Seller’s facilities in Marignane amounts to EUR *** per aircraft and per month including: 
  

	 	•	 	 insurance fees 

  

	 	•	 	 line maintenance of the helicopter, including engines 

 

	 	•	 	 storage fees 

  
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