Document:

EX-10.9

 Exhibit 10.9 

EXECUTION VERSION 
 JOINDER
AND SUPPLEMENT AGREEMENT 
 (Other First-Priority Lien Obligations) 

JOINDER AND SUPPLEMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of January 7, 2015, among WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION (the “New Trustee”), as an Other First-Priority Lien Obligations Administrative Agent, WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (the “New Collateral Agent”), as an Other First-Priority Lien
Obligations Collateral Agent, CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, as administrative agent for the First-Lien Revolving Facility Secured Parties referred to herein (“First-Lien Revolving Credit Facility Administrative
Agent”) CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, as collateral agent for the First-Lien Revolving Facility Secured Parties referred to herein (“First-Lien Revolving Facility Collateral Agent”), CITIBANK,
N.A., as administrative agent for the ABL Facility Secured Parties referred to herein (“ABL Facility Administrative Agent”), CITIBANK, N.A., as collateral agent for the ABL Facility Secured Parties referred to
herein (“ABL Facility Collateral Agent”), WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as trustee for the First-Lien Noteholders referred to herein (“Trustee”), WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as collateral agent for the First-Lien Noteholders referred to herein (“First-Lien Notes Collateral Agent”), VERSO PAPER FINANCE HOLDINGS LLC (“Holdings”), VERSO PAPER HOLDINGS LLC
(“Company”), (on behalf of itself and its subsidiaries), NEWPAGE HOLDINGS INC. (“New Subsidiary”), and any Other Representative and Other Collateral Agent from time to time a party hereto. 

Pursuant to that certain indenture, dated as of the date hereof (the “New Indenture”), with respect to the
Company’s new 11.75% senior secured notes due 2019 (the “New Notes”) by and among (i) the Company, (ii) Holdings, (iii) the guarantors party thereto, (iv) the Intercreditor Agent, and (v) the New
Trustee as trustee and as collateral agent, and the other parties signatory thereto, Holdings and the Company issued the New Notes. 
 This
Agreement is supplemental to that certain Senior Lien Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2012 (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Intercreditor
Agreement”), by and among the parties (other than the New Trustee and the New Collateral Agent and the New Subsidiary) referred to above. This Agreement has been entered into to record the accession of the New Trustee as Other
First-Priority Lien Obligations Administrative Agent under the Intercreditor Agreement, to record the accession of the New Collateral Agent as an Other First-Priority Lien Obligations Collateral Agent under the Intercreditor Agreement, and to record
the accession of the New Subsidiary as a subsidiary of the Company under the Intercreditor Agreement. 
 ARTICLE I 

Definitions 
 SECTION 1.01
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Intercreditor Agreement. 

 ARTICLE II 

Accession 
 SECTION 2.01
The New Trustee agrees to become, with immediate effect, a party to and agrees to be bound by the terms of, the Intercreditor Agreement as an Other First-Priority Lien Obligations Administrative Agent as if it had originally been party to the
Intercreditor Agreement as an Other First-Priority Lien Obligations Administrative Agent. 
 SECTION 2.02 The New Collateral Agent agrees to
become, with immediate effect, a party to and agrees to be bound by the terms of, the Intercreditor Agreement as an Other First-Priority Lien Obligations Collateral Agent as if it had originally been party to the Intercreditor Agreement as an Other
First-Priority Lien Obligations Collateral Agent. 
 SECTION 2.03 The New Subsidiary agrees to become, with immediate effect, a party to and
agrees to be bound by the terms of, the Intercreditor Agreement as a subsidiary of the Company as if it had originally been party to the Intercreditor Agreement as a subsidiary of the Company. 

SECTION 2.04 The New Trustee and the New Collateral Agent confirm that the address details for notices pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement
is as follows: 
 Wilmington Trust, National Association 

50 South Sixth Street, Suite 1290 

Minneapolis, MN 55402 
 Attn:
Corporate Capital Markets – Verso Paper Administrator 
 Copy to Facsimile: 612-217-5651 

SECTION 2.05 Each party to this Agreement (other than the New Trustee, the New Collateral Agent and the New Subsidiary) confirms the
acceptance of the New Administrative Agent as an Other First-Priority Lien Obligations Administrative Agent, the New Collateral Agent as an Other First-Priority Lien Obligations Collateral Agent, and the New Subsidiary as a subsidiary of the
Company, for purposes of the Intercreditor Agreement. 
 SECTION 2.06 WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION is acting in the capacity
of Other First-Priority Lien Obligations Administrative Agent and WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION is acting in its capacity as Other First-Priority Lien Obligations Collateral Agent solely for the Secured Parties under that certain Collateral
Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among Holdings, the Company, the subsidiaries of the Company party thereto, and the New Collateral Agent as collateral agent for the Secured Parties (as defined therein). 

 ARTICLE III 

Miscellaneous 
 SECTION
3.01 This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York. 
 SECTION 3.02 This Agreement
may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Agreement by facsimile transmission shall be as
effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Agreement. 
 [SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS] 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first
above written. 
  

			
	 NEWPAGE HOLDINGS INC.,
 as new
subsidiary of the Company

		
	By:	 	/s/ Robert P. Mundy
	Name:	 	Robert P. Mundy
	Title:	 	 Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 [Signature Page – Joinder and Supplement to Senior Lien Intercreditor Agreement] 

 
			
	 WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as an Other First-Priority Lien Obligations
 Administrative Agent
for the New Notes

		
	By:	 	/s/ Jane Schweiger
	Name:	 	Jane Schweiger
	Title:	 	Vice President

  

			
	 WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as an Other First-Priority Lien Obligations
 Collateral Agent for
the New Notes

		
	By:	 	/s/ Jane Schweiger
	Name:	 	Jane Schweiger
	Title:	 	Vice President

 [Signature Page – Joinder and Supplement to Senior Lien Intercreditor Agreement] 

 Notice of this Agreement is hereby acknowledged and received by: 

 

			
	 CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH,

as First-Lien Revolving Facility Collateral Agent

		
	By:	 	/s/ Robert Hetu
	Name:	 	Robert Hetu
	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory
		
	By:	 	/s/ Liagzi Huang
	Name:	 	Liagzi Huang
	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory

  

			
	 CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH,

as First-Lien Revolving Facility Administrative Agent

		
	By:	 	/s/ Robert Hetu
	Name:	 	Robert Hetu
	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory
		
	By:	 	/s/ Liagzi Huang
	Name:	 	Liagzi Huang
	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory

 [Signature Page – Joinder and Supplement to Senior Lien Intercreditor Agreement] 

			
	 WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Trustee under the First-Lien Notes

		
	By:	 	/s/ Jane Schweiger
	Name:	 	Jane Schweiger
	Title:	 	Vice President

  

			
	 WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as First-Lien Notes Collateral Agent

		
	By:	 	/s/ Jane Schweiger
	Name:	 	Jane Schweiger
	Title:	 	Vice President

 [Signature Page – Joinder and Supplement to Senior Lien Intercreditor Agreement] 

			
	 CITIBANK, N.A.,
 as ABL Facility
Collateral Agent

		
	By:	 	/s/ Brian Mackay
	Name:	 	Brian Mackay
	Title:	 	Director

  

			
	 CITIBANK, N.A.,
 as ABL Facility
Administrative Agent

		
	By:	 	/s/ Brian Mackay
	Name:	 	Brian Mackay
	Title:	 	Director

 [Signature Page – Joinder and Supplement to Senior Lien Intercreditor Agreement] 

 
			
	 VERSO PAPER FINANCE HOLDINGS LLC,

as Holdings

		
	By:	 	/s/ Robert P. Mundy
	Name:	 	Robert P. Mundy
	Title:	 	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

  

			
	 VERSO PAPER HOLDINGS LLC,
 as
Company

		
	By:	 	/s/ Robert P. Mundy
	Name:	 	Robert P. Mundy
	Title:	 	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 [Signature Page – Joinder and Supplement to Senior Lien Intercreditor Agreement]EX-10.10

 Exhibit 10.10 

EXECUTION VERSION 

JOINDER AND SUPPLEMENT NO. 7 

to 
 INTERCREDITOR
AGREEMENT 
 Reference is made to that certain Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2006 (as supplemented prior to, and
on the date hereof through the execution and delivery of this Agreement and as the same may be further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Intercreditor
Agreement”), among Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch (formerly, Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch), as the former intercreditor agent (the “Former Intercreditor Agent”), Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee (in
such capacity, the “Former Trustee”), Verso Paper Finance Holdings LLC (“Holdings”), Verso Paper Holdings LLC (the “Company”), and the Subsidiaries of the Company party thereto, as supplemented by
(i) that certain Supplement No. 1 to Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of May 29, 2009, among Verso Paper Five Corp., Verso Fiber Farm LLC and Verso Maine Energy LLC, the Former Intercreditor Agent and the Former Trustee;
(ii) that certain Supplement No. 2 to Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of January 10, 2011, among Verso Quinnesec REP Holding Inc., the Former Intercreditor Agent and the Former Trustee; (iii) that certain Joinder and Supplement
No. 3 to Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of January 26, 2011 by and among, (A) Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee (the “Former Second-Priority Designated Agent”) pursuant to that certain Indenture dated as of
January 26, 2011, among the Company, Verso Paper Inc. (together with the Company, the “Issuers”), the guarantors party thereto and the Former Second-Priority Designated Agent, (B) Holdings, (C) the Issuers,
(D) the Former Intercreditor Agent, (E) the Subsidiaries of the Company party thereto and (F) the Former Trustee; (iv) that certain Joinder and Supplement No. 4 to Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2012 by and
among (A) Citibank, N.A., as Intercreditor Agent (the “Intercreditor Agent”) and as administrative agent (the “ABL Agent”) pursuant to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of May 4, 2012 (the
“ABL Credit Agreement”) among the Company, Holdings, the lenders party thereto, the Subsidiaries of Holdings party thereto and the ABL Agent, (B) Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as administrative agent (the
“Cash Flow Agent”) pursuant to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of May 4, 2012 (the “Cash Flow Credit Agreement”) among the Company, Holdings, the lenders party thereto, the Subsidiaries of Holdings party
thereto and the Cash Flow Agent, (C) Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “11.75% Notes Agent”) pursuant to that certain Indenture dated as of March 21, 2012 among the Issuers, the guarantors party
thereto and the 11.75% Notes Agent, (D) the Former Intercreditor Agent, (E) the Former Second-Priority Designated Agent, (F) Holdings, (G) the Company and (H) each Subsidiary of Holdings party thereto; (v) that certain
Joinder and Supplement No. 5 to Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of May 11, 2012 by and among (A) Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “New Senior-Priority Agent”) pursuant to that certain
Indenture dated as of May 11, 2012 with respect to the issuance of the Company’s 11.75% Secured Notes due 2019, (B) the Intercreditor Agent, (C) the Former Second-Priority Designated Agent, (D) Holdings, (E) the Company
and (F) each Subsidiary of the Company party thereto; and (vi) that certain Joinder and 

 
Supplement No. 6 to the Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2014, by and among (A) Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “New Second Lien Notes
Trustee”) pursuant to that certain Indenture dated as of August 1, 2014 with respect to the issuance of the Company’s Second Priority Adjustable Senior Secured Notes, (B) the Intercreditor Agent, (C) Holdings,
(D) the Issuers, and (E) each Subsidiary party thereto. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned in the Intercreditor Agreement. 

This Joinder and Supplement No. 7 to the Intercreditor Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of January 7, 2015
(the “Effective Date”), by and among (i) Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “New Trustee”) pursuant to that certain Indenture dated as of the date hereof (the “New
Indenture”) among the Company, Verso Paper Inc. (together with the Company, the “Issuers”), the guarantors party thereto and the New Trustee, (ii) Holdings, (iii) the Intercreditor Agent, (iv) the New Second
Lien Notes Trustee, (v) the Issuers, (vi) each Subsidiary of the Issuers listed on Schedule I hereto and (vii) NewPage Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “New Subsidiary”), has been entered into
to (A) record the accession of the New Subsidiary as a party to the Intercreditor Agreement, (B) record the accession of the New Trustee as an additional Senior-Priority Agent in respect of Future First-Lien Indebtedness under the
Intercreditor Agreement on behalf of the holders of the new 11.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2019 (the “New Notes”) issued under the New Indenture, (C) with respect to the Liens securing certain Obligations as set forth below,
to confirm and evidence that such Liens shall, for purposes of the Intercreditor Agreement, be equal and ratable for purposes hereof and sharing pro rata in any proceeds of the Collateral or amounts recovered in connection therewith with all Liens
on the Common Collateral securing any other Senior Lender Claims, (D) to add NewPage Holdings Inc. (“NewPage Holdings”), as a Subsidiary, and (E) for certain related purposes. 

The parties to this Agreement hereby agree as follows: 
  

	(i)	Designation of NewPage Holdings as a Subsidiary 

 In accordance with Section 8.22 of
the Intercreditor Agreement, the New Subsidiary by its signature below becomes a party under the Intercreditor Agreement with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Subsidiary, and the New Subsidiary hereby agrees to all the
terms and provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement applicable to it as a Subsidiary thereunder. 
  

	(ii)	Joinder of the New Notes 

 A. The New Trustee, as agent for the New Indenture secured
parties, shall become, with immediate effect, a party to and agrees to be bound by the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement as a Senior-Priority Agent, as if it had originally been party to the Intercreditor Agreement as a Senior-Priority Agent.

 B. The New Indenture, the New Notes, the Security Documents (as defined in the New Indenture), and any related document or instrument
executed and 

  
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delivered pursuant to any of the foregoing shall constitute Senior Lender Documents, and the Security Documents (as defined in the New Indenture) are designated as and shall constitute Senior
Collateral Documents. The Collateral Agreement dated as of the date hereof among the Issuers, each Subsidiary of the Issuers identified therein, and the New Trustee, as collateral agent, is designated as and shall constitute a Senior Collateral
Document. 
 C. The Liens securing the Obligations under the New Notes, the New Indenture and any other document or agreement entered into
pursuant thereto granted pursuant to the Security Documents constitute Liens securing Senior Lender Claims. The New Trustee and the holders of the New Notes shall be Senior Lenders for all purposes thereunder. The Obligations under each of the New
Notes, the New Indenture and any other document or agreement entered into pursuant thereto constitute Future First-Lien Indebtedness or First-Lien Indebtedness, as applicable, and Senior Lender Claims, ranking in all cases pari passu in time and
effect with the other Senior Lender Claims for purposes of the Intercreditor Agreement (subject to, with respect to each class of Senior Lender Claims, to the applicable provisions of the relevant Senior Lender Documents). 

D. The Liens on the Common Collateral securing such Senior Lender Claims shall, for purposes of the Intercreditor Agreement (subject to, with
respect to each class of Senior Lender Claims, to the applicable provisions of the relevant Senior Lender Documents) have equal and ratable priority in all respects to all Liens on the Common Collateral securing any other Senior Lender Claims on the
terms set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement and shall be senior to all Liens on the Common Collateral securing any Second-Priority Claims on the terms set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement. 

E. The New Senior-Priority Agent, on behalf of the New Lenders, hereby designates the Intercreditor Agent (as defined under the Senior Lien
Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2012, by and among others, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, Citibank, N.A., Wilmington Trust, National Association, Holdings and the Company), as “Intercreditor Agent” under the
Intercreditor Agreement until such time as another such designated agent is appointed pursuant to the terms thereof, and the parties hereto therefore accept and agree to such designation. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of Article 7 of
the New Indenture applicable to the New Trustee thereunder shall also apply to the New Trustee acting under or in connection with the Intercreditor Agreement. 

F. So long as the Discharge of Senior Lender Claims has not occurred, the Common Collateral or proceeds (and any proceeds of any title
insurance policies with respect to any Common Collateral) thereof received in connection with the sale or other disposition of, or collection on, the Common Collateral upon the exercise of remedies shall be applied by the Intercreditor Agent ratably
to the Senior Lender Claims and, with respect to each class of Senior Lender Claims, in such order as is specified in the relevant Senior Lender Documents until the Discharge of Senior Lender Claims has occurred. Upon the Discharge of Senior Lender
Claims, the Intercreditor Agent shall deliver promptly to the Second-Priority Designated Agent any Common Collateral or 

  
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proceeds thereof (and any proceeds of any title insurance policies in favor of any Second-Priority Agent with respect to any Common Collateral) held by it in the same form as received, with any
necessary endorsements or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct, to be applied by the Second-Priority Designated Agent ratably to the Second-Priority Claims and, pro rata with respect to each class of Second-Priority Claims, in
such order as specified in the relevant Second-Priority Documents. 
 G. The New Trustee confirms that its address for notices pursuant to
the Intercreditor Agreement is as follows: 
 Wilmington Trust, National Association 

50 South Sixth Street, Suite 1290 

Minneapolis, MN 55402 
 Attn:
Corporate Capital Markets – Verso Paper Administrator 
 Copy to Facsimile: 612-217-5651 

H. Each party to this Agreement (other than the New Trustee) confirms the acceptance of the New Trustee as a Senior-Priority Agent, and New
Subsidiary as Subsidiary for purposes of the Intercreditor Agreement. 
  

	(iii)	Governing Law 

 This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the
laws of the State of New York. 
  

	(iv)	Miscellaneous 

 This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall
constitute an original but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Agreement by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of
this Agreement. 
 [SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW] 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date.

  

	
	NEWPAGE HOLDINGS INC.,
	as New Subsidiary

  

			
		
	By:	 	/s/ Robert P. Mundy
	Name:	 	Robert P. Mundy
	Title:	 	Senior Vice President and Chief
		 	Financial Officer

  
 [Signature Page to
Joinder to Intercreditor Agreement] 

 
	
	WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
	 as a Senior-Priority Agent for holders of
 the
New Notes

  

			
		
	By:	 	/s/ Jane Schweiger
	Name:	 	Jane Schweiger
	Title:	 	Vice President

  
 [Signature Page to
Joinder to Intercreditor Agreement] 

 Notice of this Agreement is hereby acknowledged and received by: 

 

	
	CITIBANK, N.A.,
	as Intercreditor Agent

  

			
		
	By:	 	/s/ Brian Mackay
	Name:	 	Brian Mackay
	Title:	 	Vice President

  

			
		
	By:	 	/s/ Brian Mackay
	Name:	 	Brian Mackay
	Title:	 	Vice President

  
 [Signature Page to
Joinder to Intercreditor Agreement] 

 WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, 

as Second-Priority Designated Agent 
  

			
		
	By:	 	/s/ Jane Schweiger
	Name:	 	Jane Schweiger
	Title:	 	Vice President

  
 [Signature Page to
Joinder to Intercreditor Agreement] 

 
	
	VERSO PAPER FINANCE HOLDINGS LLC
	VERSO PAPER HOLDINGS LLC
	VERSO PAPER INC.
	VERSO PAPER LLC
	VERSO ANDROSCOGGIN LLC
	VERSO BUCKSPORT LLC
	VERSO FIBER FARM LLC
	VERSO MAINE ENERGY LLC
	VERSO QUINNESEC LLC
	VERSO SARTELL LLC
	VERSO QUINNESEC REP HOLDING INC.
	NEXTIER SOLUTIONS CORPORATION

  

			
	By:	 	/s/ Robert P. Mundy
	Name:	 	Robert P. Mundy
	Title:	 	 Senior Vice President and
 Chief Financial
Officer

  
 [Signature Page to
Joinder to Intercreditor Agreement] 

 Schedule I 

Verso Paper Inc., a Delaware corporation 
 Verso Paper LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company 
 Verso Androscoggin LLC, a Delaware limited liability company 

Verso Bucksport LLC, a Delaware limited liability company 
 Verso
Fiber Farm LLC, a Delaware limited liability company 
 Verso Maine Energy LLC, a Delaware limited liability company 

Verso Quinnesec LLC, a Delaware limited liability company 
 Verso
Sartell LLC, a Delaware limited liability company 
 Verso Quinnesec REP Holding Inc., a Delaware corporation 

nexTier Solutions Corporation, a California corporation 
 NewPage
Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation

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