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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.3

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

         AGREEMENT, by and between POLAROID CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation,
together with its permitted successors and assigns (the "Company"), and NEAL D.
GOLDMAN (the "Executive") entered effective July 1, 2001.

                              W I T N E S S E T H:
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         WHEREAS, the Executive has important management responsibilities which
benefit the Company and the Company believes that its best interests will be
served if the Executive is encouraged to remain with the Company; and

         WHEREAS, the Company desires to continue the employment of the
Executive and the Executive desires to continue such employment;

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants
contained herein, the Company and the Executive (individually a "Party" and
together the "Parties") agree to enter into the following agreement (this
"Agreement"):

1.       DEFINITIONS.

         (a)      "ANNUAL BONUS" shall mean a bonus amount payable under the
                  Company's executive annual bonus plan (currently the Polaroid
                  Incentive Plan for Executives).

         (b)      "BASE SALARY" shall mean the annualized rate of base pay
                  Executive is entitled to receive as determined by the Board
                  from time to time.

         (c)      "BOARD" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

         (d)      "CAUSE" means:

                  (i)      Executive's willful malfeasance having a material
                           adverse effect on the Company; or,

                  (ii)     Breach of a material policy of the Company; or

                  (iii)    Executive's conviction of a felony;

                  provided, that any action or refusal by Executive shall not
                  constitute "Cause" if Executive shall be entitled, under
                  applicable law or under an applicable Certificate of
                  Incorporation or By-Laws of the Company, as they may be
                  amended or restated from time to time, to be indemnified with
                  respect to such action or refusal.

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         (e)      "CONSTRUCTIVE TERMINATION" shall occur when the Executive
                  voluntarily terminates his employment with the Company or
                  retires after the occurrence of one or more of the following
                  events without the Executive's consent:

                  (i)      a reduction in Base Salary or the elimination of or
                           reduction of any benefit under any bonus, incentive
                           or other employee benefit plan, or the Executive's
                           participation or membership in the same, without an
                           economically equivalent replacement, unless benefit
                           or compensation adjustments apply to all executives
                           receiving such benefit;

                  (ii)     the reassignment of Executive without Executive's
                           consent to a location more than fifty (50) miles from
                           Executive's regular workplace or the provision of
                           significantly less favorable working conditions;

                  (iii)    the reduction in the Executive's job title or level
                           as a Executive Vice President; or

                  (iv)     a significant diminution in duties or
                           responsibilities or the reassignment of Executive to
                           duties which represent a position of lesser
                           responsibility.

         (f)      "SEVERANCE PERIOD" shall mean the period of twenty-four (24)
                  months following such termination.

         (g)      "STOCK" shall mean the outstanding shares of Common Stock of
                  the Company and any other shares of capital stock of the
                  Company into which the Common Stock shall be reclassified or
                  changed.

         (h)      "SUBSIDIARY OR SUBSIDIARIES" of the Company shall mean any
                  corporation of which the Company owns, directly or indirectly,
                  more than fifty percent (50%) of the Voting Stock.

         (i)      "TERMINATION DATE" shall mean the date of the Executive's
                  termination of employment from the Company.

         (j)      "VOTING STOCK" shall mean capital stock of any class or
                  classes having general voting power under ordinary
                  circumstances, in the absence of contingencies, to elect the
                  directors of a corporation.

2.       POSITION, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. The Executive shall be employed
         as an executive vice president of the Company; this position and the
         Executive's responsibilities may be changed from time to time by the
         Company as it deems necessary, excluding any change that may
         constitute a Constructive Termination. The Executive shall dedicate
         full time to carrying out Executive's responsibilities and shall act
         in the best interests of the Company at all times. The Executive
         shall comply with the Company's policies and procedures.

3.       BASE SALARY AND EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PROGRAMS. During the term of
         employment, the Executive shall be entitled to receive a Base Salary
         and to participate in all Company plans and programs made available to
         executives at a similar level, as such plans or programs may be in
         effect from time to time, including, without limitation, annual bonus,
         vacation, financial planning, long term incentive plan(s), pension,
         savings and other retirement plans

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         or programs, medical, dental, hospitalization, short-term and
         long-term disability and life insurance.

4.       RETIREMENT PLANS.

         (a)      The Executive is eligible to make 401(K) and voluntary
                  after-tax contributions through the Company's current Polaroid
                  Retirement Savings Plan subject to change by the Company. Any
                  portion of Executive's contribution that cannot be made into
                  the Retirement Savings Plan due to the IRS limits shall be
                  contributed into the Polaroid Elective Deferred Compensation
                  Plan, a supplemental executive retirement plan.

         (b)      Executive is eligible to participate in Polaroid's Pension
                  Plan, which is subject to change by the Company. Amounts
                  contributed in excess of the IRS statutory limits shall be
                  placed in the current supplemental executive retirement plan.

         (c)      As of the date of this Agreement, all time-based retirement
                  benefits shall vest under any Company retirement vehicle,
                  including but not limited to pension, retirement savings,
                  elective deferred and all other supplemental executive
                  retirement plans ("SERPS").

5.       SUPPLEMENTAL PENSION. In addition to the Executive's pension benefits
         set forth in the Polaroid Pension Plan as described above, the Company
         shall provide a retirement crediting rate equal to three (3) years of
         credited benefit accrual for each year of credited benefit accrual
         earned, for a period of up to seven (7) years from the Executive's
         original date of hire.

6.       CHANGE IN CONTROL. The Executive's Change in Control Agreement executed
         effective April 7, 1999 will remain in full force and effect and will
         not be affected by this Agreement.

7.       TERMINATION DUE TO DISABILITY OR DEATH. In the event the Executive's
         employment is terminated due to Executive's disability or death,
         Executive, or Executive's estate or beneficiaries, as the case may be,
         shall be entitled to:

         (a)      ANNUAL BONUS. Pro-rata portion of the Annual Bonus for the
                  year in which the Executive's disability or death occurs; and,

         (b)      OTHER BENEFITS. Other benefits or entitlements in accordance
                  with applicable plans and programs of the Company.

8.       TERMINATION BY THE COMPANY FOR CAUSE. In the event the Company
         terminates the Executive's employment for Cause, the Executive shall be
         entitled to Base Salary through the date of the termination. Executive
         will not be entitled to receive any severance or any other benefits and
         all long-term incentive awards shall be forfeited.

9.       TERMINATION OR CONSTRUCTIVE TERMINATION BY THE COMPANY WITHOUT CAUSE.
         If prior to a Change in Control, the Executive's employment is
         terminated by the Company without

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         Cause or upon a Constructive Termination, upon the execution of a full
         and complete release, the Executive shall be entitled to:

         (a)      SEVERANCE PAYMENT. Base Salary, at the annualized rate in
                  effect on the date of termination of the Executive's
                  employment, in a stream of payments in accordance with the
                  Company's regular payroll schedule beginning on the regular
                  payroll distribution date next succeeding Executive's
                  Termination Date, for the Severance Period;

         (b)      ANNUAL BONUS. Annual Bonus payments for the period from the
                  beginning of the year in which the termination occurs through
                  the end of the Severance Period based on the actual
                  performance of the Company without regard to any other factors
                  (such as personal performance factors) that could reduce the
                  ultimate distribution; any such payment for a period of less
                  than a full year shall be pro-rated by the number of days for
                  which payment is made;

         (c)      INSURANCE. Medical, dental and executive life insurance
                  benefits (collectively "Insurance Benefits") at the same rate
                  as to actively employed officers of the Company for a period
                  equal to twenty-four (24) months following the Executive's
                  Termination Date or until the Executive is eligible to receive
                  such Insurance Benefits through another employer (this benefit
                  shall run coterminous with COBRA rights), whichever occurs
                  first;

         (d)      DISABILITY COVERAGE. Short- and long-term disability coverage
                  that is reasonably comparable to the coverage provided to the
                  Executive on his Termination Date and which can be purchased
                  on the open market shall be for a period equal to the lesser
                  of twenty-four (24) months following the Executive's
                  Termination Date or until the Executive is eligible to receive
                  comparable benefits through another employer;

         (e)      OPTIONS. For all options granted through Executive's
                  Termination Date the Executive shall have an exercise period
                  being the lesser of two (2) years from the Executive's
                  Termination Date or the exercise period stated in the
                  Executive's applicable Option or Supplemental Option Agreement
                  and subject to all other terms of such agreements governing
                  the Options;

         (f)      PERFORMANCE AWARDS. A distribution of a pro-rata portion of
                  Performance Awards (including but not limited to Performance
                  Shares, PARS, and Restricted Stock) as earned through the
                  Executive's Termination Date will be made when distributions
                  from similar awards are made to active employees. The
                  Performance Award distributions, as adjusted for the pro-rata
                  period, shall be based on the Company's actual performance
                  during the performance period for such award. Determination of
                  award distributions shall be on the same basis as applied to
                  senior officers employed by the Company at the time such
                  awards are delivered. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no less
                  than seventy-five percent (75%) of all Restricted Stock Awards
                  granted on the effective date of this Agreement shall vest;

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         (g)      FINANCIAL PLANNING AND OUTPLACEMENT COUNSELING. Financial
                  planning and outplacement services will be available to the
                  Executive. For reimbursement of these expenses Executive will
                  submit the necessary supporting documentation to Human
                  Resources. Specifically, the Company agrees to reimburse the
                  Executive up to a maximum of seventy five thousand dollars
                  ($75,000) for expenses that are related to the Executive's
                  financial planning and/or search for a new position, and/or
                  for expenses related to the Executive's setting himself up to
                  do independent consulting; including, but not limited to,
                  outplacement services, membership in and travel to
                  professional associations, home office equipment, supplies,
                  and financial planning. Such reimbursement shall be made upon
                  the submission by the Executive of periodic expense reports
                  accompanied by receipts for expenditures. The Executive's
                  entitlement to such outplacement services will end on the
                  earlier of one (1) year from the Executive's Termination Date
                  or the date the Company has reimbursed a total of seventy five
                  thousand dollars ($75,000).

         (h)      OTHER BENEFITS. Other benefits or entitlements in accordance
                  with applicable plans and programs of the Company; and,

         (i)      SURVIVOR BENEFITS. Should the Executive become eligible to
                  receive payments and benefits under this Section and die prior
                  to receipt of all such payments and benefits, the residual
                  payments shall be made to the Executive's beneficiary(ies).
                  Any residual family medical and dental benefits which the
                  Executive was receiving on the Executive's date of death shall
                  continue to the family members the Executive had covered in
                  such medical and dental plans on such date.

         Modifications to this Section may be made by the Company or its
         successors; however, any modifications which decrease the benefits or
         restrict the eligibility conditions require twelve (12) months prior
         written notice by the Company.

10.      INDEMNIFICATION; DIRECTOR'S AND OFFICER'S LIABILITY INSURANCE. The
         Executive shall, after the Termination Date, retain all rights to
         indemnification under applicable law or under the Company's Certificate
         of Incorporation or By-Laws, as they may be amended or restated from
         time to time. In addition, the Company shall maintain Director's and
         Officer's liability insurance on behalf of the Executive, at the better
         of the level in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control or
         the Executive's Termination Date, for the two (2) year period following
         the Termination Date, and throughout the period of any applicable
         statute of limitations.

11.      NON-COMPETITION. During employment or any Severance Period pursuant to
         the provisions of paragraph 9, or in no event for a period less than
         twelve (12) months following any other termination of employment, the
         Executive shall not engage in any activity directly or indirectly with
         Eastman Kodak Company or Fuji, whether as a principal, partner,
         executive, consultant, shareholder, director (other than as a holder of
         not in excess of one percent (1%) of the outstanding voting shares of
         any publicly traded company) or otherwise.

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12.      NON-SOLICITATION OF CUSTOMERS. For a period of one (1) year from the
         separation date, the Executive shall not directly or indirectly solicit
         customers of the Company ("Customers") for the sale to the Customers of
         products or services that compete with the Company's businesses. For
         purposes of this paragraph, the Company's businesses shall be limited
         to silver halide film, cameras and instant printing media.
         Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, this paragraph shall not
         preclude the Executive from directly or indirectly soliciting the sale
         to the Customers of products or services that compete with the
         Company's businesses if such products or services are ancillary to
         products or services that do not compete with the Company's businesses.
         For example, if the Executive were to directly or indirectly solicit to
         the Customer the sale of cellular phones and a thermal printer and
         media is offered for sale to the Customer as an accessory product or
         service, such accessory product or service shall not be considered as
         competing with the Company's businesses. The foregoing is intended to
         be illustrative only.

13.      CONFIDENTIALITY. Without the prior written consent of the Company,
         except to the extent required by an order of a court having competent
         jurisdiction or under subpoena from an appropriate government agency,
         the Executive shall comply with the Confidentiality Agreement Executive
         executed when Executive was hired and further shall not disclose any
         trade secrets, customer lists, drawings, designs, information regarding
         product development, marketing plans, sales plans, manufacturing plans,
         management organization information (including data and other
         information relating to members of the Board and management), operating
         policies or manuals, business plans, financial records or other
         financial, commercial, business or technical information relating to
         the Company or information designated as confidential or proprietary
         that the Company may receive belonging to suppliers, customers or
         others who do business with any of its Subsidiaries (collectively,
         "Confidential Information") to any third person unless such
         Confidential Information has been previously disclosed to the public by
         the Company; is in the public domain (other than by reason of
         Executive's breach of this Agreement); or has been disclosed to the
         Executive prior to the date hereof from sources not breaching any
         agreement with the Company.

14.      COMPANY PROPERTY. Promptly following the Executive's termination of
         employment, the Executive shall return to the Company all property of
         the Company including but not limited to computer(s), identification
         badge, and business cards, credit cards, and all copies of Confidential
         Information in the Executive's possession or under Executive's control
         whether on paper or electronic storage media.

15.      MISCELLANEOUS ADJUSTMENTS UPON TERMINATION. Upon termination of the
         Executive's employment, the Company shall have the right to deduct from
         any cash payment due to Executive, all amounts required by applicable
         law to be withheld and in addition, any amounts which Executive may owe
         to the Company as of the Executive's Termination Date, including but
         not limited to items such as company store, corporate credit card
         obligations and Company property issued to Executive and not otherwise
         accounted for or returned.

16.      NON-SOLICITATION OF EMPLOYEES. During employment or any Severance
         Period pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 9, or in no event for a
         period less than twelve (12) months following any other termination of
         employment, the Executive shall not directly or indirectly

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         induce any employee of the Company to terminate employment with the
         Company, and shall not directly or indirectly, either individually or
         as owner, agent, consultant, director, officer, shareholder or
         otherwise, employ or offer employment to any person who is employed by
         the Company.

17.      COMPANY POLICIES. The Executive agrees that Executive shall be bound by
         all written policies established by the Company and by any written
         personnel manual or written policy statement even though such policy
         may be unilaterally amended, terminated or modified at the sole
         discretion of the Company.

18.      DISPUTE RESOLUTION. The Executive agrees that should any dispute arise
         under the terms of this Agreement or in any manner directly or
         indirectly resulting from the Executive's employment with the Company,
         to seek to resolve Executive's dispute by first exhausting any
         applicable internal remedies as provided by written Company policy.

         (a)      If a dispute under the terms of this Agreement should remain,
                  or if any dispute should remain involving a legally-protected
                  right (including but not limited to discrimination) or
                  involving the Executive's termination at the Company's
                  initiative for any reason, subject to equitable relief, if
                  any, sought by the Company in accordance with paragraph 19,
                  the Executive agrees to submit Executive's claim to final and
                  binding arbitration pursuant to the National Rules for the
                  Resolution of Employment Disputes of the American Arbitration
                  Association. Such action will take place in the Commonwealth
                  of Massachusetts. The Executive hereby waives any right
                  Executive might otherwise have had to file suit in a court of
                  law on any dispute arising out of the Executive's employment.
                  This waiver shall not, however, apply to any claim for
                  workers' compensation, or any dispute in connection with a
                  Company benefit plan adopted pursuant to the federal Employee
                  Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

         (b)      The Executive's agreement to arbitrate these claims and waive
                  the right to bring such action in court includes a waiver of
                  any rights or claims that the Executive may have under the Age
                  Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended (29
                  U.S.C. ss.621) or under Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter
                  151B.

         (c)      From the date that the Executive receives this Agreement, the
                  Executive acknowledges that Executive is entitled to
                  twenty-two (22) days to consider it; in signing this Agreement
                  prior to the expiration of this twenty-two (22) day period,
                  the Executive expressly waives the right to the balance of
                  this period for such consideration. Upon signing the
                  Agreement, the Executive has seven (7) days following the
                  signing in which to revoke the Agreement; should Executive so
                  revoke it during the seven (7) day period, then this Agreement
                  shall be null and void.

         (d)      The Executive is advised to consult with an attorney prior to
                  signing this Agreement. Executive acknowledges that Executive
                  has been given a reasonable and adequate amount of time to
                  consult with an attorney.

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19.      EQUITABLE REMEDIES. The Executive acknowledges that the covenants and
         obligations with respect to Non-competition, Non-disclosure and
         Non-solicitation relate to special, unique, and extraordinary matters
         and that a violation of any of the terms of such covenants and
         obligations will cause the Company irreparable injury for which
         adequate remedies are not available at law. Therefore, the Executive
         agrees that if Executive shall breach any of these covenants, the
         Company shall have no further obligation to pay any benefits or
         otherwise make payments hereunder, and the Company shall be entitled to
         an injunction, restraining order, or such other equitable relief
         (without the requirement to post a bond) restraining Executive from
         committing any violation of the covenants and obligations contained in
         this Agreement. The remedies in the preceding sentence are cumulative
         and are in addition to any other rights and remedies the Company may
         have at law or in equity as an arbitrator (or court) shall reasonably
         determine. Executive further agrees that such injunction, restraining
         order, or other equitable relief may be had in any appropriate court of
         the Commonwealth of Massachusetts having jurisdiction over either Party
         to this Agreement or over the subject matter of this Agreement, and
         more particularly, may be enforced by a proceeding in any such court of
         the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

20.      INTENTION OF THE PARTIES. If any provision of this Agreement is
         determined by an arbitrator (or a court of competent jurisdiction) not
         to be enforceable, the Executive agrees that it is the intention of the
         Parties that such provision should be enforced to the maximum extent
         possible under applicable law and that such arbitrator (or court) shall
         reform such provision to make it enforceable with the intent of the
         Parties.

21.      GENERAL COVENANTS.

         (a)      During employment and the Severance Period or twelve (12)
                  months following a termination of employment, whichever is
                  greater, the Executive agrees on Executive's own behalf and on
                  behalf of Executive's agents and representatives, not to
                  engage in any public criticism regarding Executive's
                  employment with the Company or to make any negative,
                  detrimental, or derogatory comments concerning the Company or
                  its stockholders, directors, officers or employees, past and
                  present.

         (b)      The Executive shall not disclose the terms of this Agreement
                  unless required to do so by law; provided, however, that the
                  terms of this Agreement may be disclosed in confidence to
                  Executive's attorneys and tax or financial consultants. Before
                  disclosing the terms of this Agreement to anyone as permitted
                  under this paragraph, the Executive shall first obtain an
                  agreement from the person receiving the information that he or
                  she will not disclose the terms of the Agreement to any other
                  person. The unauthorized disclosure of the terms of this
                  Agreement by any person shall constitute a violation of this
                  Agreement by the Party who initially disclosed the terms of
                  this Agreement. If and when this Agreement becomes a public
                  document, this paragraph shall become null and void.

22.      ASSIGNMENT. Except as otherwise provided herein, this Agreement shall
         be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the
         Company and the Executive and their respective heirs, legal
         representatives, successors and assigns. If the Company shall be

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         merged into or consolidated with another entity, the provisions of
         this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
         entity surviving such merger or resulting from such consolidation.

23.      ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement, with the plans and grant agreements
         referenced herein, along with the Change in Control Agreement
         referenced in paragraph 6, contains the entire understanding and
         agreement between the Parties concerning the subject matter hereof and
         supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, discussions,
         negotiations and undertakings, whether written or oral, between the
         Parties with respect thereto.

24.      AMENDMENT OR WAIVER. No provision in this Agreement may be amended
         unless such amendment is agreed to in writing and signed by the
         Executive and an authorized officer of the Company. No waiver by either
         Party of any breach by the other Party of any condition or provision
         contained in this Agreement shall be deemed a waiver of a similar or
         dissimilar condition or provision at the same or any prior or
         subsequent time. Any waiver must be in writing and signed by the
         Executive or an authorized officer of the Company, as the case may be.

25.      SEVERABILITY. In the event that any provision or portion of this
         Agreement shall be determined to be invalid or unenforceable for any
         reason, in whole or in part, the remaining provisions of this Agreement
         shall be unaffected thereby and shall remain in full force and effect
         to the fullest extent permitted by law.

26.      SURVIVORSHIP. The respective rights and obligations of the Parties
         hereunder shall survive any termination of the Executive's employment
         to the extent necessary to the intended preservation of such rights and
         obligations.

27.      BENEFICIARIES/REFERENCES. The Executive shall be entitled to select
         (and change, to the extent permitted under any applicable law) a
         beneficiary or beneficiaries to receive any compensation or benefit
         payable hereunder following the Executive's death by giving the Company
         written notice thereof. In the event of the Executive's death or a
         judicial determination of Executive's incompetence, reference in this
         Agreement to the Executive shall be deemed, where appropriate, to refer
         to Executive's beneficiary, estate or other legal representative.
         Absent any written notice the beneficiary shall be the Executive's
         estate.

28.      GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by, construed, and
         interpreted in accordance with the laws of Massachusetts without
         reference to principles of conflict of laws.

29.      NOTICES. Any notice given to a Party shall be in writing and shall be
         deemed to have been given when delivered personally or sent by
         certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt
         requested, duly addressed, if to the Company, to the corporate
         headquarters, attention: Vice President, Human Resources, with a copy
         to the General Counsel; and, if to the Executive, at the Executive's
         home address on record with the Company.

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30.      HEADINGS. The headings of the sections contained in this Agreement are
         for convenience only and shall not be deemed to control or affect the
         meaning or construction of any provision of this Agreement.

31.      COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in two (2) or more
         counterparts.

32.      WITHHOLDING. The Company may, to the extent required by law, withhold
         applicable federal, state and local income and other taxes from any
         payments due to the Executive hereunder.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of
the date first written above.

                                             POLAROID CORPORATION

                                             By: /S/ GARY T. DICAMILLO
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                 Name:   Gary T. DiCamillo
                                                 Title:  Chief Executive Officer

/S/ NEAL D. GOLDMAN
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Neal D. Goldman

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Exhibit 10.1  

	CREDIT AGREEMENT
	 
	 
	between
	 
	 
	POPE & TALBOT LTD.

and

P&T FUNDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
	 
	as Borrowers
	 
	 
	POPE & TALBOT MACKENZIE PULP OPERATIONS LTD.

and

MACKENZIE PULP LAND LTD.
	 
	as Guarantors
	 
	 
	THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK

BANK OF MONTREAL

and

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
	 
	as Lenders
	 
	 
	and
	 
	 
	THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK
	 
	as Administration Agent
	 
	 
	Dated as of June 15, 2001
	 

  

 
 

TABLE OF CONTENTS    
  

	 
	 	 
	 	 
	 	Page No.

	Article 1  INTERPRETATION	 	1
	 	 	1.1	 	Defined Terms	 	1
	 	 	1.2	 	Computation of Time Periods	 	19
	 	 	1.3	 	Accounting Terms	 	19
	 	 	1.4	 	Incorporation of Appendix and Schedules	 	20
	 	 	1.5	 	Singular, Plural, etc.	 	20
	 	 	1.6	 	Acquisition Borrower	 	20
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Article 2  CREDIT FACILITIES	 	20
	 	 	2.1	 	Credit Facilities	 	20
	 	 	2.2	 	Purposes	 	20
	 	 	2.3	 	Availability	 	21
	 	 	2.4	 	Termination of Availability	 	21
	 	 	2.5	 	Revolving Nature of Operating Facility	 	21
	 	 	2.6	 	Non-Revolving Nature of Acquisition Facility	 	21
	 	 	2.7	 	Borrowing Options	 	21
	 	 	2.8	 	Repayment of Credit Facilities	 	22
	 	 	2.9	 	Extension of Conversion Date for Operating Facility	 	22
	 	 	2.10	 	Available Amount of the Credit Facilities	 	23
	 	 	2.11	 	Operating Facility Borrowings not to Exceed Borrowing Base	 	23
	 	 	2.12	 	Optional Repayment	 	23
	 	 	2.13	 	Optional Reduction of Commitments	 	24
	 	 	2.14	 	Repayment of Outstandings to Reflect Commitment	 	24
	 	 	2.15	 	General Interest Provisions	 	24
	 	 	2.16	 	Business Day Payments	 	25
	 	 	2.17	 	Interest on Overdue Amounts	 	25
	 	 	2.18	 	Breakage Costs	 	25
	 	 	2.19	 	Allocation	 	26
	 	 	2.20	 	Application of Payments	 	26
	 	 	2.21	 	Sharing of Payments	 	26
	 	 	2.22	 	Conditions Solely for the Benefit of the Lenders	 	27
	 	 	2.23	 	No Waiver	 	27
	 	 	2.24	 	Authorized Debit	 	27
	 	 	2.25	 	Commitment Fee	 	27
	 	 	2.26	 	Administration Agent's Fee	 	27
	 	 	2.27	 	Payment to Administration Agent	 	28
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Article 3  LOANS	 	28
	 	 	3.1	 	Advances	 	28
	 	 	3.2	 	Minimum Advances	 	28
	 	 	3.3	 	Notice Requirements for Advances	 	28
	 	 	3.4	 	Payment of Advances to Administration Agent	 	28
	 	 	3.5	 	Notices Irrevocable	 	29
	 	 	3.6	 	Election of Interest Rates and Currencies	 	29
	 	 	3.7	 	Continuation of Libor Advances	 	29
	 	 	3.8	 	Conversion of Advances	 	29
	 	 	3.9	 	Automatic Conversion of Libor Advances	 	30
	 	 	3.10	 	Circumstances Requiring Prime Rate or Base Rate Pricing	 	30

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	 	 	3.11	 	Interest Periods	 	31
	 	 	3.12	 	Interest on Advances	 	32
	 	 	3.13	 	Interest Payment Dates	 	33
	 	 	3.14	 	Overdraft Advances	 	33
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Article 4  BANKERS' ACCEPTANCES	 	33
	 	 	4.1	 	Creation of Bankers' Acceptances	 	33
	 	 	4.2	 	Drawings	 	34
	 	 	4.3	 	Power of Attorney	 	34
	 	 	4.4	 	Completion and Delivery of Bankers' Acceptances	 	35
	 	 	4.5	 	Stamping Fees	 	35
	 	 	4.6	 	Netting	 	36
	 	 	4.7	 	Payment on Maturity	 	36
	 	 	4.8	 	Custody of Bankers' Acceptances	 	36
	 	 	4.9	 	Conversions	 	37
	 	 	4.10	 	Renewal or other Payment of Bankers' Acceptance	 	37
	 	 	4.11	 	Prepayments of Bankers' Acceptances	 	37
	 	 	4.12	 	No Days of Grace	 	37
	 	 	4.13	 	Suspension of Bankers' Acceptance Option	 	38
	 	 	4.14	 	Depository Bills	 	38
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Article 5  LETTERS OF CREDIT AND GUARANTEE LETTERS	 	38
	 	 	5.1	 	Request and Issuance	 	38
	 	 	5.2	 	Maximum Face Amount	 	38
	 	 	5.3	 	Fees	 	38
	 	 	5.4	 	Payment by Issuing Lender	 	39
	 	 	5.5	 	Reimbursement of Issuing Lender	 	39
	 	 	5.6	 	Deemed Prime Rate or Base Rate Advances	 	39
	 	 	5.7	 	Indemnification by Lenders	 	39
	 	 	5.8	 	Provision of Cash Collateral	 	40
	 	 	5.9	 	Letters of Credit under the Acquisition Facility	 	40
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Article 6  CLOSING CONDITIONS	 	41
	 	 	6.1	 	Closing Conditions	 	41
	 	 	6.2	 	Conditions Precedent to Subsequent Borrowings	 	44
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Article 7  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES	 	44
	 	 	7.1	 	Representations and Warranties by the Borrowers	 	44
	 	 	7.2	 	Reaffirmation of Representations and Warranties	 	48
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Article 8  POSITIVE COVENANTS	 	48
	 	 	8.1	 	Positive Covenants	 	48
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Article 9  NEGATIVE COVENANTS	 	54
	 	 	9.1	 	Negative Covenants	 	54
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Article 10  GUARANTEES	 	56
	 	 	10.1	 	Guarantees	 	56
	 	 	10.2	 	Guarantee Absolute and Unconditional	 	57
	 	 	10.3	 	Demand	 	58

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	 	 	10.4	 	Remedies	 	58
	 	 	10.5	 	Set-Off	 	58
	 	 	10.6	 	Amount of Guaranteed Obligations	 	59
	 	 	10.7	 	Payment Free and Clear of Taxes	 	59
	 	 	10.8	 	Subrogation and Repayment	 	59
	 	 	10.9	 	Postponement and Assignment	 	60
	 	 	10.10	 	Rights on Subrogation	 	60
	 	 	10.11	 	Continuing Guarantee	 	61
	 	 	10.12	 	Third Party Beneficiaries	 	61
	 	 	10.13	 	Additional Guarantee	 	61
	 	 	10.14	 	Remedies Cumulative	 	61
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Article 11  SECURITY	 	61
	 	 	11.1	 	Security	 	61
	 	 	11.2	 	Continued Perfection of Security	 	61
	 	 	11.3	 	Set-Off	 	62
	 	 	11.4	 	Discharges	 	62
	 	 	11.5	 	Conflict	 	62
	 	 	11.6	 	Principal Amount and Interest Rate	 	62
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Article 12  EVENTS OF DEFAULT	 	63
	 	 	12.1	 	Events of Default	 	63
	 	 	12.2	 	Cancellation and Acceleration	 	65
	 	 	12.3	 	Remedies Cumulative	 	66
	 	 	12.4	 	Waivers	 	66
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Article 13  THE ADMINISTRATION AGENT	 	66
	 	 	13.1	 	Authorization and Action	 	66
	 	 	13.2	 	Administration Agent's Reliance	 	66
	 	 	13.3	 	Administration Agent as Lender	 	67
	 	 	13.4	 	Lender Credit Decisions	 	67
	 	 	13.5	 	Funds Held by the Administration Agent	 	68
	 	 	13.6	 	Application of Payments after Acceleration	 	68
	 	 	13.7	 	Indemnification	 	68
	 	 	13.8	 	Accommodations under the Credit Facilities	 	68
	 	 	13.9	 	Repayments by Lenders	 	69
	 	 	13.10	 	Successor Administration Agent	 	69
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Article 14  MISCELLANEOUS	 	70
	 	 	14.1	 	Records	 	70
	 	 	14.2	 	Amendments	 	70
	 	 	14.3	 	Notices	 	71
	 	 	14.4	 	No Waiver; Remedies	 	71
	 	 	14.5	 	Expenses	 	71
	 	 	14.6	 	Taxes	 	72
	 	 	14.7	 	Increased Costs	 	73
	 	 	14.8	 	Environmental Indemnity	 	73
	 	 	14.9	 	Judgment Currency	 	74
	 	 	14.10	 	Governing Law	 	74
	 	 	14.11	 	Consent to Jurisdiction	 	74

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	 	 	14.12	 	Lenders' Several Liability	 	75
	 	 	14.13	 	Reasonable Consent or Approval of the Parties	 	75
	 	 	14.14	 	Successors and Assigns	 	75
	 	 	14.15	 	Assignment	 	75
	 	 	14.16	 	Participation	 	76
	 	 	14.17	 	Severability	 	76
	 	 	14.18	 	Prior Understandings	 	76
	 	 	14.19	 	Time of Essence	 	76
	 	 	14.20	 	Counterparts	 	76
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Appendix 1—Commitments	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Schedule 1—Borrowing Notice	 	 
	 	 	Schedule 2—Notice of Repayment or Cancellation	 	 
	 	 	Schedule 3—Quarterly Financial Certificate	 	 
	 	 	Schedule 4—Margin Report	 	 
	 	 	Schedule 5—Material Subsidiaries	 	 
	 	 	Schedule 6—Lender Assignment Agreement	 	 
	 	 	Schedule 7—Pope & Talbot US Postponement Agreement	 	 
	 	 	Schedule 8—Trust Postponement Agreement	 	 

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CREDIT AGREEMENT    
  

    THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of the 15th day of June, 2001 

	BETWEEN:	 	 	 	 
	 	 	POPE & TALBOT LTD., a company formed by amalgamation under the laws of the Province of British Columbia, as Acquisition Borrower (as herein defined)	 	 
	 	 	 	 	OF THE FIRST PART
	 	 	 	 	 
	AND:	 	 	 	 
	 	 	P&T FUNDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a limited partnership formed under the laws of the Province of British Columbia, as Operating Borrower (as herein defined)	 	 
	 	 	 	 	OF THE SECOND PART
	 	 	 	 	 
	AND:	 	 	 	 
	 	 	POPE & TALBOT MACKENZIE PULP OPERATIONS LTD., a corporation continued under the laws of the Province of Alberta, and MACKENZIE PULP
LAND LTD., a company formed by incorporation under the laws of the Province of British Columbia, as Guarantors (as herein defined)	 	 
	 	 	 	 	OF THE THIRD PART
	 	 	 	 	 
	AND:	 	 	 	 
	 	 	EACH OF THE LENDERS NAMED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES OF THIS AGREEMENT, as Lenders (as herein defined)	 	 
	 	 	 	 	OF THE FOURTH PART
	 	 	 	 	 
	AND:	 	 	 	 
	 	 	THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK, in its capacity as Administration Agent (as herein defined)	 	 
	 	 	 	 	OF THE FIFTH PART

    WHEREAS
the Acquisition Borrower has requested the Lenders to make available to it a secured non-revolving acquisition term facility in the maximum principal amount of
Cdn.$35,000,000 (or its equivalent in US Dollars), and the Operating Borrower has requested the Lenders to make available to it a secured extendible revolving credit facility in the maximum principal
amount of Cdn.$110,000,000 (or its equivalent in US Dollars), and the Lenders have agreed to do so on the terms and conditions set forth herein; 

    AND
WHEREAS the Guarantors are, together with the Borrowers, indirect wholly owned Subsidiaries of Pope & Talbot US and accordingly will benefit from the Lenders making
Accommodations to the Borrowers under the Credit Facilities. 

    THIS
AGREEMENT WITNESSES that in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, it is agreed by and between the parties hereto as follows: 

 
 

ARTICLE 1
  INTERPRETATION    
  

	1.1
	Defined Terms.

    As
used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings: 

	(a)
	"Acceptance Purchase Price" has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 4.6. 

 

	(b)
	"Accommodation" means the making of any Advance by a Lender, the creation of a Bankers' Acceptance by a Lender and the issuance of a
Letter of Credit or Guarantee Letter by the Issuing Lender, and includes an Advance and a Bankers' Acceptance resulting from a Rollover or Conversion (whether requested or deemed to have been
requested hereunder).

	(c)
	"Accounts Receivable" means, collectively, Eligible Insured Accounts Receivable and Eligible Uninsured Accounts Receivable.

	(d)
	"Acquisition Borrower" means Pope & Talbot Canada.

	(e)
	"Acquisition Facility" means the Credit Facility described in Section 2.1(b) of this Agreement.

	(f)
	"Acquisition Facility Maturity Date" means June 14, 2003.

	(g)
	"Administration Agent" means The Toronto-Dominion Bank as agent for the Lenders in respect of the Credit Facilities hereunder, and
any successor appointed in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

	(h)
	"Advances" means advances made or deemed to have been made by a Lender hereunder, including any Advance resulting from a Rollover or
Conversion; Advances may be denominated in Canadian Dollars (a "Canadian Dollar Advance") or in US Dollars (a "US Dollar Advance"); a Canadian Dollar Advance shall be designated as a "Prime Rate
Advance" and a US Dollar Advance may from time to time, by election of the applicable Borrower, be designated as a "Base Rate Advance" or a "Libor Advance"; each of a Prime Rate Advance, a Base Rate
Advance and a Libor Advance is a "Type" of Advance.

	(i)
	"Affiliate" of any designated person means any other person that, directly or indirectly, controls or is controlled by or is under
common control with such designated person; provided that in any event any person that beneficially owns directly or indirectly securities having 50% or more of the voting power for the election of
directors or other governing body or 50% or more of the partnership or other ownership interests of any other person will be deemed to control such corporation or other person; for the purposes of
this definition, "control" (including, with correlative meanings, the terms "controlled by" and "under common control with"), as used with respect to any person, means the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or by contract or otherwise.

	(j)
	"Application" has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 5.1.

	(k)
	"Assignee" means a Canadian chartered bank which accepts an assignment of all or any part of a Lender's interest in the Credit
Facilities in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

	(l)
	"Authorized Officer" means:

	(i)
	with
respect to Pope & Talbot Canada, the chairman, the president, the chief executive officer, the chief financial officer, the chief legal
officer, the secretary, the assistant secretary, the treasurer or the assistant treasurer of Pope & Talbot Canada; and

	(ii)
	with
respect to the Limited Partnership, the chairman, the president, the chief executive officer, the chief financial officer, the chief legal
officer, the secretary, the assistant secretary, the treasurer or the assistant treasurer of the General Partner. 

	(m)
	"Bankers' Acceptance" means a depository bill as defined by the Depository Bills and Notes Act  (Canada) or a blank non-interest bearing bill of exchange as defined by
the Bills of Exchange Act (Canada), in
either case drawn by a Borrower, denominated in Canadian Dollars and accepted by a Lender as a bankers' acceptance, as evidenced by such Lender's endorsement thereof at the request of a Borrower
pursuant to a Borrowing Notice, and includes a Bankers' Acceptance resulting from a Conversion or Rollover. Any depository bill may be made payable to "CDS & Co." and be deposited with CDS. 

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	(n)
	"Base Rate" on any day means the greater of:

	(i)
	the
rate of interest per annum then in effect (based on a year of 365 days) established by TD Bank from time to time as the reference rate of
interest for the determination of interest rates that TD Bank charges to customers of varying degrees of creditworthiness for US Dollar loans made by it in Canada; and

	(ii)
	the
sum of (A) the Federal Funds Rate in effect on that day multiplied by 365 and divided by 360, plus (B) 75 basis points per annum; 

provided
that each change in the Base Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is made without any requirement of notification to the Borrowers or any other person. 

	(o)
	"Base Rate Advances" means Advances on which interest is determined by reference to the Base Rate in effect from time to time.

	(p)
	"basis point" means one one-hundredth of one percent, or 0.01%.

	(q)
	"Beneficiary" means, in respect of any Letter of Credit or Guarantee Letter, the beneficiary specified therein or any other person to
whom payments may be required to be made pursuant to such Letter of Credit or Guarantee Letter.

	(r)
	"Beneficiary Authorization and Charge" means an instrument in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Lenders executed by Mackenzie
Pulp in respect of the Land Trustee and Mackenzie Pulp's beneficial interest in property held by the Land Trustee.

	(s)
	"Borrowers" means the Operating Borrower and the Acquisition Borrower, and "Borrower"
means either one of them.

	(t)
	"Borrowing" means a utilization by the Acquisition Borrower of the Acquisition Facility, or by the Operating Borrower of the
Operating Facility, in each case by way of Prime Rate Advances, Base Rate Advances, Libor Advances, Bankers' Acceptances, Letters of Credit or Guarantee Letters, and
"Borrowings" means the aggregate of such utilizations.

	(u)
	"Borrowing Base" means, as at any particular date, the sum of the following:

	(i)
	90%
of Eligible Insured Accounts Receivable which are insured by the Export Development Corporation of Canada, as set out in the most recent Margin
Report; 

    plus 

	(ii)
	85%
of other Eligible Insured Accounts Receivable, as set out in the most recent Margin Report; 

    plus

	(iii)
	80%
of Eligible Uninsured Accounts Receivable, as set out in the most recent Margin Report; 

    plus 

	(iv)
	50%
of Inventory, as set out in the most recent Margin Report; 

provided
that the amount described in clause (iv) above shall not exceed 60% of the Borrowing Base. For purposes of determining the Borrowing Base, Inventory shall be valued at the lower of
cost and market value. 

	(v)
	"Borrowing Notice" means a notice by a Borrower to the Administration Agent substantially in the form attached as Schedule 1
hereto. 

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	(w)
	"Business Day" means any day of the year, other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which:

	(i)
	major
commercial banks are closed in Toronto or Vancouver;

	(ii)
	where
used in the context of a Base Rate Advance, major commercial banks are closed in Toronto, Vancouver or New York City; or

	(iii)
	where
used in the context of a Libor Advance, major commercial banks are closed in Toronto, Vancouver or New York City, or which is not a day for
trading by and between banks in US Dollar deposits in the London Eurodollar market. 

	(x)
	"Business Plan" means a business plan prepared by Pope & Talbot Canada in respect of the business and financial activities of
Pope & Talbot Canada and its Subsidiaries for the ensuing year, containing financial forecasts, an operating budget and other matters typically included in an annual business plan.

	(y)
	"Canadian Dollars" and "Cdn.$" each mean lawful money of Canada.

	(z)
	"Capital Expenditure Plan" means a detailed financial plan prepared by Pope & Talbot Canada for the ensuing fiscal year
covering, inter alia, planned capital expenditures, including maintenance capital expenditures (which need not be separately identified), for Pope & Talbot Canada and its Subsidiaries for the
ensuing fiscal year, together with proposed sources for financing such capital expenditures and such additional details as the Lenders may reasonably request.

	(aa)
	"Capital Lease Obligations" means, for any person, all obligations of such person to pay rent or other amounts under a lease of (or
other agreement conveying the right to use) property, to the extent such obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital lease obligations or finance lease obligations on a
balance sheet of such person in accordance with GAAP.

	(ab)
	"Closing Date" means June 15, 2001, or such other date as the Borrowers and the Lenders may agree upon.

	(ac)
	"CDS" means The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited.

	(ad)
	"Commitment" means, as to any Lender, the obligation of that Lender to make Accommodations to the Operating Borrower under the
Operating Facility and to the Acquisition Borrower under the Acquisition Facility in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding the amount set forth opposite such Lender's name on Appendix 1
to this Agreement (or the Equivalent Amount in US Dollars), and with such aggregate amount being allocated rateably between the Operating Facility and the Acquisition Facility, as such amounts may be
reduced from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

	(ae)
	"Commitment Fees" has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 2.25.

	(af)
	"Compensation" has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 14.7.

	(ag)
	"Contingent Payment Letters" has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 5.1.

	(ah)
	"Conversion" means, in respect of any Drawing or type of Advance, the conversion of the method for calculating interest or fees
thereon from one method to another pursuant to Sections 3.8 or 4.9, without increasing the Outstandings under the Credit Facilities.

	(ai)
	"Conversion Date" means June 14, 2002, subject to extension by the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.9. 

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	(aj)
	"corporation" includes a company incorporated under the Company Act (British
Columbia), a corporation incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act and any other corporation wherever or however incorporated.

	(ak)
	"Credit Facilities" means the Operating Facility and the Acquisition Facility to be made available hereunder to the Operating
Borrower and the Acquisition Borrower, respectively, as set out in Section 2.1, and "Credit Facility" means either one of them.

	(al)
	"Credit Facility Documents" means this Agreement, the Security Documents, the Postponement Agreements and all other documents to be
executed and delivered to the Lenders or the Administration Agent by Pope & Talbot Canada, the Limited Partnership, Mackenzie Pulp, the Land Trustee, the Trust or Pope & Talbot US
pursuant to this Agreement.

	(am)
	"Default" means an event which, with the giving of notice or passage of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

	(an)
	"Documents against Payment Transaction" means a transaction under which a bill of lading or other negotiable document representing
title to goods, an invoice and related shipping documents (collectively, the "documents") are delivered to a bank designated by the buyer of the goods (the "recipient bank"), on the condition that the
recipient bank not release the documents to the buyer or any other person unless the recipient bank immediately makes payment of the invoice price to a Lender for credit to a Borrower.

	(ao)
	"Drawing" means the creation of Bankers' Acceptances by a Lender in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

	(ap)
	"Drawing Date" means any Business Day fixed in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement for a Drawing.

	(aq)
	"Eligible Insured Accounts Receivable" means trade accounts receivable of Pope & Talbot Canada, the Limited Partnership or
Mackenzie Pulp, which are insured as to at least 90% under a customary comprehensive accounts receivable insurance policy issued by the Export Development Corporation of Canada or at least 85% under a
customary comprehensive accounts receivable insurance policy issued by either the Foreign Credit Insurance Association ("FCIA") or Great American Insurance Co. ("GAI"), a wholly owned subsidiary of
American Financial Group, Inc.; provided that:

	(i)
	any
accounts receivable insurance policy issued by FCIA in favour of Pope & Talbot Canada, the Limited Partnership or Mackenzie Pulp is
backed by GAI; and

	(ii)
	GAI
has an Insurer Financial Strength Rating of at least A- or higher by Standard & Poor's Rating Services; 

and
provided that if any of Pope & Talbot Canada, the Limited Partnership or Mackenzie Pulp has made a claim in respect of any account receivable under any such insurance policy which has been
denied in whole or in part by the relevant insurer, the amount denied shall not be included in Eligible Insured Accounts Receivable. 

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	(ar)
	"Eligible Uninsured Accounts Receivable" means trade accounts receivable of Pope & Talbot Canada, the Limited Partnership or
Mackenzie Pulp which:

	(i)
	are
not outstanding more than 95 days (or, in the case of a Letter of Credit Transaction, 180 days) after the invoice date;

	(ii)
	result
from a Documents against Payment Transaction, a North American Open Account Transaction or a Letter of Credit Transaction, or which consist
of trade accounts receivable not exceeding Cdn.$5,000,000 in aggregate (or the equivalent thereof in any other currency) resulting from sales of goods on credit to a buyer in Japan;

	(iii)
	are
owed by entities which are not Affiliates of either Borrower, other than such Affiliates as may from time to time be approved by the Lenders,
provided that any such approved Affiliate is meeting normal trade terms of credit;

	(iv)
	are
owed by entities which are not bankrupt or insolvent or have not suspended operations (excluding temporary shutdowns or curtailments), other
than trade accounts receivable owed by the owner or operator of the Celgar Pulp Mill in the vicinity of Castlegar, British Columbia, provided such owner or operator is meeting normal trade terms of
credit;

	(v)
	are
not subject to any mortgage, charge, lien, security interest or other encumbrance, other than Permitted Liens;

	(vi)
	are
not subject to a material claim or assertion of a right of set-off by the account debtor; and

	(vii)
	would
not be required to be treated as doubtful accounts receivable. 

	(as)
	"Envirochem Report" means the report of Envirochem Services Inc. dated December 18, 2000 entitled
"Pre-Acquisition Environmental Due Diligence Review of Norske Skog Mackenzie Pulp Operations".

	(at)
	"Environmental Laws" means all applicable Laws, Governmental Approvals and guidelines or requirements of any Governmental Body
(whether or not having the force of Law, and including consent decrees as to which Pope & Talbot Canada or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or otherwise subject, and administrative orders
which may affect Pope & Talbot Canada or a Subsidiary thereof) relating to public health and safety, protection of the environment, the release of Hazardous Materials or occupation health and
safety.

	(au)
	"Equivalent Amount" means, on a particular date in respect of any amount expressed in a particular currency (the "first currency"),
the equivalent amount expressed in a second designated currency (the "second currency") determined by reference to the Bank of Canada noon rate at which the first currency may be exchanged into the
second currency as published on the Reuters Screen page BOFC. In the event that such rate does not appear on such Reuters page, such rate shall be ascertained by reference to any other means (as
selected by the Administration Agent) by which such rate is quoted or published from time to time by the Bank of Canada; provided that if, at the time of any such determination, for any reason, no
such exchange rate is being quoted or published, the Administration Agent may use such reasonable method as it considers appropriate to ascertain such rate, and the resulting determination shall be
conclusive absent manifest error.

	(av)
	"Event of Default" means any of the events specified in Section 12.1.

	(aw)
	"Face Amount" means, in respect of:

	(i)
	a
Bankers' Acceptance, the amount payable to the holder thereof on its maturity; and 

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	(ii)
	a
Letter of Credit or Guarantee Letter, the maximum amount payable to the Beneficiary. 

	(ax)
	"Federal Funds Rate" means, for any day, an interest rate per annum expressed on the basis of a 360 day year equal to the
weighted average (rounded upwards if necessary to the next 0.01%) of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the United States Federal Reserve System arranged by federal
funds brokers on such day, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; or, if such rate is
not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average (rounded upwards if necessary to the next 0.01%) of the quotations at approximately 11:00 a.m. (New York time) for such day for
such transactions received by the Administration Agent from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the Administration Agent in its sole discretion.

	(ay)
	"Forest Act" means the Forest Act (British Columbia) in effect on the Closing Date,
all amendments and supplements thereto, all regulations and rules made pursuant thereto and all Ministry of Forests policy statements, guidelines, orders or decisions relating thereto.

	(az)
	"Funded Debt" means, without duplication, all Indebtedness of Pope & Talbot Canada and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated
basis (excluding (i) Indebtedness described in paragraph (v) of the definition thereof, and (ii) the first Cdn.$20,000,000 of reforestation Obligations), provided that, in the
case of Indebtedness under Treasury Contracts, an amount shall be included in respect thereof only to the extent such amount represents the net obligation of Pope & Talbot Canada or a
Subsidiary thereof under a terminated Treasury Contract.

	(ba)
	"GAAP" means, in relation to any person at any time, accounting principles generally accepted in Canada as recommended in the
Handbook of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, applied on a basis consistent with the most recent financial statements of such person (except for changes resulting from a change in
Canadian generally accepted accounting principles), provided only that revenue will be recognized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as per
Securities Exchange Commission Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101.

	(bb)
	"General Partner" means Pope & Talbot Canada, in its capacity as general partner of the Limited Partnership, and any
successor or other general partners of the Limited Partnership.

	(bc)
	"Governmental Approval" means any permit, licence, approval, consent, order, right, certificate, judgment, writ, injunction, award,
determination, direction, decree, authorization, franchise, privilege, grant, waiver, exemption and other similar concession or by-law, rule or regulation, whether or not having the force
of Law, of, by or from any Governmental Body.

	(bd)
	"Governmental Body" means any government (including without limitation any federal, provincial, state, municipal or local
government) or political subdivision or any agency, authority, bureau, central bank, monetary authority, commission, department or instrumentality thereof, or any court or tribunal, whether foreign or
domestic, having jurisdiction over Pope & Talbot Canada or any of its Subsidiaries.

	(be)
	"Guarantee" means, with respect to any person, any obligation (except the endorsement in the ordinary course of business of
negotiable instruments for deposit or collection) of such person guaranteeing or in effect guaranteeing any Indebtedness, dividend or other financial obligation of any other person in any manner,
whether directly or indirectly, including (without limitation) obligations incurred through an agreement, contingent or otherwise, by such person:

	(i)
	to
purchase such Indebtedness or any property constituting security therefor; 

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	(ii)
	to
advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of such Indebtedness or to maintain any working capital or other balance sheet condition or
any income statement condition of any other person or otherwise to advance or make available funds for the purchase or payment of such Indebtedness;

	(iii)
	to
lease properties or to purchase properties or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness of the ability of
any other person to make payment of the Indebtedness; or

	(iv)
	otherwise
to assure the owner of such Indebtedness against loss in respect of payment thereof; 

and
in any computation of the Indebtedness or other liabilities of the obligor under any Guarantee, the Indebtedness or other financial obligations that are the subject of such Guarantee shall be
assumed to be direct obligations of such obligor and the principal amount thereof and any other sums then due and owing shall be used in such computation. 

	(bf)
	"Guarantee Letters" means letters of guarantee issued by the Issuing Lender pursuant to Article 5.

	(bg)
	"Guarantors" means, collectively:

	(i)
	Mackenzie
Pulp;

	(ii)
	the
Land Trustee;

	(iii)
	Pope &
Talbot Canada in its capacity as a guarantor of the obligations of the Limited Partnership pursuant to Article 10 hereof; and

	(iv)
	the
Limited Partnership in its capacity as a guarantor of the obligations of Pope & Talbot Canada pursuant to Article 10 hereof. 

	(bh)
	"Hazardous Materials" means:

	(i)
	any
oil, flammable substances, explosives, radioactive materials, hazardous wastes or substances, toxic wastes or substances or any other wastes,
contaminates, materials or pollutants which:

	(A)
	pose
a hazard to any real property, or to persons on or about any real property; or

	(B)
	cause
any real property to be in violation of any Law; 

	(ii)
	asbestos
in any form which is or could become friable, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, transformers or other equipment which contain dielectric
fluid containing levels of polychlorinated biphenyls in excess of limits prescribed by Law, or radon gas;

	(iii)
	any
chemical, material or substance defined as or included in the definition of "dangerous goods", "deleterious substance", "hazardous
substances", "hazardous wastes", "hazardous materials", "extremely hazardous wastes", "restricted hazardous waste", "toxic substances", "waste" or words of similar import under any Law, including the  Canadian Environmental
Protection Act (Canada), Fisheries Act (Canada),  Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act (Canada), Canada
Water Act (Canada) and any applicable provincial
legislation; and

	(iv)
	any
other chemical, material or substance, exposure to which is prohibited, limited or regulated by any Governmental Body or which may or could
pose a hazard to the occupants of any real property or any other person coming upon any real property or adjacent or surrounding property; 

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and
references to a "release" of Hazardous Materials include spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, disposing, dumping or other form of
release, or permitting any of the foregoing to occur. 

	(bi)
	"Indebtedness" means, with respect to any person at any time, the sum of the following (without duplication): 
	(i)
	all
Obligations of such person for borrowed money, including without limitation all Obligations for borrowed money which are convertible into shares
of stock or other equity interests of such person (whether at the option of such person or of the holder) until such conversion is actually made, but excluding the Obligations of Pope & Talbot
Canada under the Pope & Talbot Canada Financing Agreement (provided that, at the time Indebtedness is determined, Pope & Talbot Canada is then able to satisfy such Obligations by the
delivery of common shares of Pope & Talbot Canada in accordance with the terms of the Pope & Talbot Canada Financing Agreement);

	(ii)
	all
Obligations of such person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments;

	(iii)
	all
Capital Lease Obligations of such person;

	(iv)
	all
Obligations in respect of which interest charges are customarily paid by such person;

	(v)
	all
shares of stock or other equity interests of such person that are required to be redeemed or repurchased by such person at the option of the
holder thereof, whether upon the happening of any event or contingency or otherwise;

	(vi)
	all
Obligations of such person for the deferred purchase price of property or services acquired by such person or any predecessor and all
Obligations of such person under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to any property;

	(vii)
	all
Obligations secured by any Lien upon or in any property owned by such person whether or not such person has assumed or become liable for the
payment of such Obligations;

	(viii)
	all
Obligations of such person in respect of letters of credit, letters of guarantee, bankers' acceptances or similar credit
instruments;

	(ix)
	all
Obligations of such person under Treasury Contracts, including termination liabilities;

	(x)
	all
reforestation Obligations of such person; and

	(xi)
	any
Guarantee by such person of any Obligation of a type described in any of clauses (i) through (x) above. 

The
amount of any Indebtedness outstanding as of any date shall be the accreted value thereof, in the case of any Indebtedness issued with an original issue discount, and the principal amount thereof
together with any interest or other amount that is past due, in the case of any other Indebtedness. 

	(bj)
	"Insurer Financial Strength Rating" means the Insurer Financial Strength Rating of Standard & Poor's Rating Services,
representing the current opinion of Standard & Poor's Rating Services of the financial security characteristics of an insurance organization with respect to its ability to pay under its
insurance policies and contracts in accordance with their terms.

	(bk)
	"Interest Expense" means, for any period, all amounts that would, in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, be deducted in
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Indebtedness,
including imputed interest in respect of Capital Leases, accrued interest (whether or not paid) and amortization of debt discount and expense. 

	(bl)
	"Interest Period" means, for each Libor Advance, a period commencing: 
	(i)
	in
the case of the initial Interest Period for such Advance, on the date of such Advance; and

	(ii)
	in
the case of any subsequent Interest Period for such Advance, on the last day of the immediately preceding Interest Period; 

and
ending, in either case, on the last day of the period as selected by the applicable Borrower pursuant to this Agreement. 

	(bm)
	"Inventory" means inventory of Pope & Talbot Canada, the Limited Partnership or Mackenzie Pulp comprising
finished goods, work-in-progress and raw materials, provided such inventory is located in a jurisdiction where the security interest constituted by the Security Documents in
respect of such inventory has been perfected, and provided further that such inventory is not subject to any mortgage,
charge, lien, consignment, title retention arrangement, security interest or other encumbrance, other than Liens described in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (xi) of the definition of
Permitted Liens.

	(bn)
	"Inventory and Receivables Sale Agreement" means the agreement dated June 15, 2001 among Pope & Talbot Canada,
Mackenzie Pulp and the Limited Partnership providing for the sale of inventory and accounts receivable by Pope & Talbot Canada and Mackenzie Pulp to the Limited Partnership.

	(bo)
	"Issuing Lender" means, subject to Section 13.10, TD Bank.

	(bp)
	"Judgment Currency" means the currency in which a court of competent jurisdiction may render judgment in connection with any
litigation relating to the repayment of Outstandings under this Agreement.

	(bq)
	"Land Trustee" means Mackenzie Pulp Land Ltd., a company incorporated under the Company Act  (British Columbia), and its successors.

	(br)
	"Land Trustee Debenture" means a debenture in the principal amount of Cdn.$160,000,000, executed by the Land Trustee in favour of
the Administration Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, containing a fixed charge over all real property interests of the Land Trustee and a floating charge and security interest over all present and
after-acquired personal property of the Land Trustee, in form and content satisfactory to the Lenders.

	(bs)
	"Law" means any law (including common law and equity), constitution, statute, order, treaty, regulation or rule having the force of
law of any Governmental Body.

	(bt)
	"Lender Assignment Agreement" means an assignment agreement substantially in the form attached as Schedule 6.

	(bu)
	"Lender's Proportion" means, with respect to each Lender, the percentage of the aggregate Commitments of all Lenders represented by
such Lender's individual Commitment.

	(bv)
	"Lenders" means The Toronto-Dominion Bank, Bank of Montreal and The Bank of Nova Scotia and their respective successors and
Assignees.

	(bw)
	"Letters of Credit" means letters of credit issued by the Issuing Lender pursuant to Article 5.

	(bx)
	"Letter of Credit Transaction" means a transaction under which a negotiable letter of credit is issued by a bank designated by the
buyer of goods (the "issuing bank") under which the issuing bank agrees that, when the issuing bank receives a bill of lading or other negotiable 

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document
representing title to the goods, an invoice and related shipping documents (collectively, the "documents") which comply with the terms of the letter of credit, the issuing bank will pay the
invoice price to the holder of the letter of credit, either upon receipt of the documents by the issuing bank or on a date specified in the letter of credit which is not later than 180 days
after the date of the bill of lading; provided that any such transaction will not be a Letter of Credit Transaction for purposes of this Agreement unless: 

	(i)
	a
Lender has possession of the original negotiable letter of credit;

	(ii)
	documents
have been delivered to a Lender which comply with the terms of the letter of credit; and

	(iii)
	the
issuing bank is acceptable to a Lender. 

	(by)
	"Libor", with respect to any Interest Period, means:

	(i)
	the
rate of interest (expressed as an annual rate on the basis of a 360 day year) determined by the Administration Agent to be the arithmetic
mean (rounded up to the nearest 0.01%) of the offered rates for deposits in US Dollars for a period equal to the particular Interest Period, which rates appear on (A) the Reuters screen LIBO
page, or (B) if such Reuters screen LIBO page is not readily available to the Administration Agent, Page 3750 of the Telerate screen, in either case as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the
second Business Day before the first day of that Interest Period;

	(ii)
	if
neither the Reuters screen LIBO page nor Page 3750 of Telerate is readily available to the Administration Agent for any reason, the rate of
interest determined by the Administration Agent which is equal to the simple average of the rates of interest (expressed as a rate per annum on the basis of a year of 360 days and rounded up to
the nearest 0.01%) at which three of the five largest (as to total assets) Schedule I Banks (as selected by the Administration Agent) would be prepared to offer leading banks in the London
interbank market a deposit in US Dollars for a term co-extensive with that
Interest Period in an amount substantially equal to the relevant Libor Advance at or about 10:00 a.m. (Toronto time) on the second Business Day before the first day of such Interest Period. 

	(bz)
	"Libor Advances" means Advances on which interest is determined by reference to Libor.

	(ca)
	"Lien" means, with respect to any person, any mortgage, lien, pledge, adverse claim, charge, security interest or other encumbrance,
or any interest or title of any vendor, lessor, lender or other secured party to or of such person under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or capital lease, upon or with respect
to any property or asset of such person, or the signing of any security agreement authorizing any other person as the secured party to file any financing statement.

	(cb)
	"Limited Partnership" means P&T Funding Limited Partnership, a limited partnership formed under the  Partnership Act (British Columbia), and its successors.

	(cc)
	"Limited Partnership Agreement" means the limited partnership agreement dated June 11, 2001 made between the General Partner
and the Trust in respect of the Limited Partnership. 

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	(cd)
	"Limited Partnership Security Agreement" means a security agreement executed by the Limited Partnership in favour of the
Administration Agent granting to and creating in favour of the Administration Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, a security interest over all present and after-acquired personal property of the
Limited Partnership, in form and content satisfactory to the Lenders.

	(ce)
	"Mackenzie Pulp" means Pope & Talbot Mackenzie Pulp Operations Ltd. (formerly called Norske Skog Canada Mackenzie Pulp
Limited), a company initially incorporated under the Company Act (British Columbia) and continued under the laws of the Province of Alberta, and its
successors.

	(cf)
	"Mackenzie Pulp Common Shares" means all common shares in the capital of Mackenzie Pulp which are issued and outstanding on the
Closing Date.

	(cg)
	"Mackenzie Pulp Debenture" means a debenture in the principal amount of Cdn.$160,000,000, executed by Mackenzie Pulp in favour of
the Administration Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, containing a fixed charge over all real property interests of Mackenzie Pulp and a floating charge and security interest over all present and
after-acquired personal property of Mackenzie Pulp, in form and content satisfactory to the Lenders.

	(ch)
	"Mackenzie Pulp Preferred Shares" means 1,620,000 Class A Preference Shares in the capital of Mackenzie Pulp.

	(ci)
	"Mackenzie Pulp Security Agreement" means a security agreement executed by Mackenzie Pulp in favour of the Administration Agent
granting to and in favour of the Administration Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, a security interest over all accounts receivable and inventory of Mackenzie Pulp, in form and content
satisfactory to the Lenders.

	(cj)
	"Mackenzie Pulp Share Purchase Agreement" means the agreement dated March 29, 2001 among Norske Skog Canada Limited, the
Vendor, Pope & Talbot Canada, Pope & Talbot US and Mackenzie Pulp, as amended by amending agreement dated June 14, 2001, under which Pope & Talbot Canada agreed to purchase
from the Vendor the Mackenzie Pulp Common Shares and all shareholder advances to Mackenzie Pulp.

	(ck)
	"Majority Lenders" means, at any time, Lenders having in excess of 662/3% of the Total Commitment.

	(cl)
	"Margin Report" means a monthly report setting out the amount and containing a breakdown of Eligible Insured Accounts Receivable,
Eligible Uninsured Accounts Receivable and Inventory, substantially in the form attached as Schedule 4.

	(cm)
	"Material Adverse Effect" means a material adverse effect:

	(i)
	on
the financial condition, business or prospects of Pope & Talbot Canada and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

	(ii)
	on
the ability of Pope & Talbot Canada or the Limited Partnership to perform its obligations under this Agreement; or

	(iii)
	on
the validity or enforceability of this Agreement, any of the Security Documents or any of the Postponement Agreements. 

	(cn)
	"Material Subsidiary" means, at any time and from time to time, any Subsidiary of Pope & Talbot Canada whose business or
assets form a material part of the business or assets of Pope & Talbot Canada and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole and shall include, without limitation, Mackenzie Pulp and the Land
Trustee. 

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	(co)
	"Net Income" means, for any particular period, the net income of Pope & Talbot Canada for such period, determined on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that Net Income shall not include:

	(i)
	any
loss, writedown, gain or other amount classified as an unusual or extraordinary item in accordance with GAAP;

	(ii)
	any
portion of the net income or loss of any person:

	(A)
	that
is not a Subsidiary of Pope & Talbot Canada (other than cash amounts actually received by Pope & Talbot Canada or a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Pope &
Talbot Canada); or

	(B)
	that
is a Subsidiary of the Limited Partnership; or 

	(iii)
	any
gain or loss on the disposition of fixed assets or any income or loss attributable to discontinued operations. 

	(cp)
	"Net Worth" means at any time the net worth of Pope & Talbot Canada (excluding any Subsidiaries of the Limited Partnership)
consisting of capital stock, contributed surplus and retained earnings (or, in the case of the Limited Partnership, contributed capital and retained earnings) and including the Obligations of
Pope & Talbot Canada under the Pope & Talbot Canada Financing Agreement (provided that such Obligations do not constitute Indebtedness of Pope & Talbot Canada at such time),
determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, less any amounts in respect of intangibles.

	(cq)
	"Non-Resident of Canada" has the meaning assigned to the expression "non-resident" in the  Income Tax Act (Canada).

	(cr)
	"Normalized EBITDA" means, for any particular period:

	(i)
	the
Net Income for that period; 

plus

	(ii)
	all
amounts deducted in computing Net Income for such period in respect of depreciation and amortization, Interest Expense and income taxes; 

plus

	(iii)
	wood
products, marketing and administration costs, corporate administration costs and pulp marketing and administration costs charged by
Pope & Talbot US (or any of its Affiliates) to Pope & Talbot Canada or any of its Subsidiaries and deducted in computing Net Income, to a maximum of Cdn.$2,500,000 for each fiscal
quarter of Pope & Talbot Canada. 

	(cs)
	"North American Open Account Transaction" means a sale of goods on credit to a buyer located in the United States or Canada.

	(ct)
	"Notice of Repayment or Cancellation" means a notice substantially in the form attached as Schedule 2.

	(cu)
	"Obligations" means all obligations for principal, premium, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and
other liabilities payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness.

	(cv)
	"Operating Borrower" means the Limited Partnership.

	(cw)
	"Operating Facility" means the Credit Facility described in Section 2.1(a) of this Agreement. 

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	(cx)
	"Operating Facility Maturity Date" means, as of any date, the date that is two years after the then current Conversion Date.

	(cy)
	"Original Currency" means the currency in respect of which any Outstandings are owed by a Borrower to a Lender in accordance with
the provisions of this Agreement.

	(cz)
	"Other Default" means:

	(i)
	a
material default by Pope & Talbot Canada or any of its Subsidiaries under any material agreement relating to borrowed money in excess of
Cdn.$5,000,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency); or

	(ii)
	a
default by Pope & Talbot Canada or any of its Subsidiaries under any other agreement which would reasonably be expected to give rise to a
Material Adverse Effect. 

	(da)
	"Outstandings" means, on any day, an amount calculated and expressed in Canadian Dollars (with each relevant US Dollar amount
converted, for purposes of such calculation, into its Equivalent Amount in Canadian Dollars) equal to:

	(i)
	the
aggregate principal amount of all Advances under the Credit Facilities;

	(ii)
	the
aggregate Face Amount of all outstanding Bankers' Acceptances under the Credit Facilities; and

	(iii)
	the
aggregate Face Amount of all issued Letters of Credit and Guarantee Letters under the Credit Facilities. 

	(db)
	"Overdraft Advances" has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 3.14.

	(dc)
	"Participant" means a person which accepts a grant of participation in all or any part of a Lender's interest in a Credit Facility
in accordance with Section 14.16 of this Agreement.

	(dd)
	"Permitted Liens" means:

	(i)
	carriers',
warehousemen's, builders', mechanics', woodsmen's, landlords' and other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business by
operation of law for sums not yet delinquent or being contested in good faith, if such reserves as are required by GAAP have been made with respect thereto and the Lenders have been provided with such
security for payment of the contested amounts (and any interest, penalties or other costs) as the Lenders may require;

	(ii)
	Liens
resulting from judgments or awards not giving rise to an Event of Default, the time for the appeal or petition for re-hearing of
which shall not have expired or in respect of which Pope & Talbot Canada or any of its Subsidiaries shall in good faith be prosecuting an appeal or proceeding for review and in respect of
which:

	(A)
	a
stay of execution pending such appeal or proceeding for review shall have been obtained; or

	(B)
	the
Lenders have been provided with such security as the Lenders may require for payment of such judgment (including interest and other costs); 

	(iii)
	Liens
or trusts for taxes, assessments and other governmental charges either not yet due and payable or being contested in good faith if such
reserves as are required by GAAP have been made with respect thereto and the Lenders have been provided with such security for payment of the contested amounts (and any interest, penalties or other
costs) as the Lenders may require; 

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	(iv)
	pledges
or deposits made under workers' compensation laws or similar legislation or good faith deposits or bonds or similar instruments to secure
the performance of bids, tenders, leases, contracts (other than for the payment of Indebtedness) or expropriation proceedings, or deposits to secure surety and appeal bonds or deposits as security for
contested taxes or export or import duties, levies, charges or surcharges;

	(v)
	the
right reserved to or vested in any Governmental Body by the terms of any lease, licence, franchise, tenure, contract, grant or permit acquired
by Pope & Talbot Canada or any of its Subsidiaries, or by any statutory provisions, to terminate any such lease, license, franchise, tenure, contract, grant or permit (provided that such right
is not then being exercised), or to require annual or other periodic payments or the performance of obligations or imposition of conditions, as a condition of the continuance thereof;

	(vi)
	security
given to a public utility or to any Governmental Body when required by such public utility or Governmental Body in connection with
operations in the ordinary course of business of Pope & Talbot Canada or any of its Subsidiaries;

	(vii)
	the
reservations, limitations, provisos and conditions, if any, expressed in any grants from the Crown in the right of Canada or in the right of
any Province or Territory thereof;

	(viii)
	minor
survey exceptions, minor encumbrances, leases, rights or options to repurchase, restrictions, easements or reservations of or rights of
others for rights of way, sewers, electric lines, telegraph and telephone lines and other similar purposes, title defects or irregularities or zoning or other restrictions as to the use of real
properties or Liens incidental to the conduct of business or the ownership of properties which were not incurred in connection with the incurrence of Indebtedness or other extensions of credit and
which do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value of such
properties or materially impair their use in the operation of the business of Pope & Talbot Canada or any of its Subsidiaries;

	(ix)
	Purchase
Money Mortgages, Liens constituted by capital leases or finance leases which create Capital Lease Obligations, and Liens created by
operation of Law in respect of leases of personal property having a term of more than one year;

	(x)
	any
Lien renewing, extending or refunding any Permitted Lien securing Indebtedness; provided that

	(A)
	the
principal amount of Indebtedness secured by such Lien immediately prior to such extension, renewal or refunding is not increased or the maturity thereof reduced;

	(B)
	such
Lien is not extended to any other property; and

	(C)
	immediately
after such extension, renewal or refunding no Default or Event of Default would exist; 

	(xi)
	Liens
created by or contained in the Security Documents and Liens (if any) created by or contained in the Postponement Agreements or in any
postponement agreement or subordination agreement entered into by the Lenders (or the Administration Agent on their behalf) with any other lender to or creditor of Pope & Talbot Canada or any
of its Subsidiaries;

	(xii)
	rights
of set-off, consolidation and combination available to a deposit-taking institution in respect of deposit accounts of
Pope & Talbot Canada or any of its Subsidiaries maintained with that institution; and

	(xiii)
	rights
of any counterparty to a Treasury Contract with Pope & Talbot Canada or any of its Subsidiaries to net amounts payable to
Pope & Talbot Canada or such Subsidiary 

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under
that Treasury Contract or other Treasury Contracts with Pope & Talbot Canada or such Subsidiary against amounts payable by Pope & Talbot Canada or such Subsidiary to the
counterparty under that Treasury Contract or other Treasury Contracts. 

	(de)
	"person" includes an individual, partnership, corporation, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture or other entity, or a
foreign state or political subdivision thereof or any agency of such state or subdivision.

	(df)
	"Pope & Talbot Canada" means Pope & Talbot Ltd., a company amalgamated under the  Company Act (British Columbia), and its successors.

	(dg)
	"Pope & Talbot Canada Financing Agreement" means the preferred security loan agreement dated June 13, 2001 between
Pope & Talbot Canada and Pope & Talbot US.

	(dh)
	"Pope & Talbot Canada Security Agreement" means a security agreement executed by Pope & Talbot Canada in favour of the
Administration Agent granting to and creating in favour of the Administration Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, a security interest over all accounts receivable and inventory of Pope &
Talbot Canada, in form and content satisfactory to the Lenders.

	(di)
	"Pope & Talbot US" means Pope & Talbot, Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of
Delaware, and its successors.

	(dj)
	"Pope & Talbot US Postponement Agreement" means an agreement between the Administration Agent, the Lenders, Pope &
Talbot Canada and Pope & Talbot US substantially in the form attached as Schedule 7.

	(dk)
	"Postponement Agreements" means the Trust Postponement Agreement and the Pope & Talbot US Postponement Agreement.

	(dl)
	"Power of Attorney" means the power of attorney regarding Bankers' Acceptances contained in Section 4.3.

	(dm)
	"Prime Rate" on any day means the greater of:

	(i)
	the
rate of interest per annum then in effect (based on a year of 365 days) established and reported by TD Bank to the Bank of Canada from
time to time as the reference rate of interest for the determination of interest rates that TD Bank charges to customers of varying degrees of creditworthiness in Canada for Canadian Dollar loans made
by it in Canada and designated by it as its "prime rate"; and

	(ii)
	the
sum of:

	(A)
	the
average one month bankers' acceptance rate as quoted on Reuters Service page CDOR as at 10:00 a.m. (Toronto time) on such day, expressed as a rate per annum; plus

	(B)
	100
basis points; 

provided
that each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is made without any requirement of notification to the Borrowers or any other person. 

	(dn)
	"Prime Rate Advances" means Advances on which interest is determined by reference to the Prime Rate in effect from time to time. 

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	(do)
	"Purchase Money Mortgage" means:

	(i)
	any
Lien existing on any property acquired by Pope & Talbot Canada or any of its Subsidiaries from an arm's-length third party after the date
hereof and assumed by Pope & Talbot Canada or such Subsidiary at the time of such acquisition, provided such Lien is secured only by the property so acquired and not by any other property or
assets of Pope & Talbot Canada or any of its Subsidiaries; and

	(ii)
	any
Lien created to secure all or any part of the purchase price, or to secure Indebtedness incurred or assumed to pay all or any part of the
purchase price or cost of development or construction, of property (or any improvement thereof) acquired or constructed by Pope & Talbot Canada or any of its Subsidiaries, provided that:

	(A)
	any
such Lien shall extend solely to the item or items of such property (or improvement thereof) so acquired or constructed and, if required by the terms of the instrument
originally creating such Lien, other property (or any improvement thereon) which is an improvement to or is acquired for specific use in connection with such acquired or constructed property (or
improvement thereon) or which is real property being improved by such acquired or constructed property (or improvement thereon);

	(B)
	the
principal amount of the Indebtedness secured by any such Lien shall at no time exceed an amount equal to 100% of the lesser of: 

	 	 	(1)	 	the cost to Pope & Talbot Canada or such Subsidiary of the property (or improvement thereon) so acquired or constructed; and
	

 	
 	

(2)	
 	

the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the directors of Pope & Talbot Canada or such Subsidiary, or the directors of the General Partner, as the case may be) of such property (or improvement thereon) at the time of such
acquisition or construction; and

	(C)
	any
such Lien shall be created contemporaneously with, or within 180 days after, the acquisition or completion of development or construction of such property; provided that
such period may be extended for an additional 90 days if a written commitment to finance such acquisition, development, construction or improvement is provided. 

	(dp)
	"Quarterly Compliance Certificate" means the certificate of the chief financial officers or other Authorized Officer of each of
Pope & Talbot Canada and the Limited Partnership, required to be delivered to the Lenders following each fiscal quarter of Pope & Talbot Canada and the Limited Partnership pursuant to
Section 8.1(o), substantially in the form attached as Schedule 3.

	(dq)
	"Responsible Officer" means:

	(i)
	with
respect to Pope & Talbot Canada, any Authorized Officer of Pope & Talbot Canada, any vice president, treasurer or controller of
Pope & Talbot Canada, and any other officer of Pope & Talbot Canada responsible for monitoring compliance with, or otherwise administering, this Agreement; and

	(ii)
	with
respect to Limited Partnership, any Authorized Officer of the Limited Partnership, any vice president, treasurer or controller of the General
Partner, and any other officer of the General Partner responsible for monitoring compliance with, or otherwise administering, this Agreement. 

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	(dr)
	"Rollover" means:

	(i)
	the
issuance of Bankers' Acceptances on any day in a Face Amount not exceeding the Face Amount of Bankers' Acceptances maturing on that day, the
proceeds from which are used (directly or indirectly) to pay the maturing Bankers' Acceptances; and

	(ii)
	the
continuation of a Libor Advance for a further Interest Period without increasing the principal amount thereof. 

	(ds)
	"Security Documents" means, collectively:

	(i)
	the
Pope & Talbot Canada Security Agreement;

	(ii)
	security
granted by Pope & Talbot Canada under section 427 of the Bank Act (Canada);

	(iii)
	the
Limited Partnership Security Agreement;

	(iv)
	security
granted by the Limited Partnership under section 427 of the Bank Act (Canada);

	(v)
	the
Mackenzie Pulp Debenture;

	(vi)
	the
Mackenzie Pulp Security Agreement;

	(vii)
	the
Beneficiary Authorization and Charge;

	(viii)
	the
Land Trustee Debenture; and

	(ix)
	any
other documents or instruments from time to time delivered to the Administration Agent and the Lenders to secure the obligations of any of the
Borrowers or the Guarantors under this Agreement. 

	(dt)
	"Subsidiary" means, with respect to any person, any corporation, partnership or other entity of which or in which such person (alone
or with its Subsidiaries) owns directly or indirectly more than 50% of the combined voting power of all classes of Voting Stock, and, for the purposes of this Agreement, the Limited Partnership shall
be a Subsidiary of Pope & Talbot Canada for so long as Pope & Talbot Canada is the sole general partner of the Limited Partnership.

	(du)
	"Taxes" means any and all present or future taxes (including without limitation all stamp, documentary, excise or property taxes),
levies, imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings and liabilities with respect thereto.

	(dv)
	"TD Bank" means The Toronto-Dominion Bank or any successor.

	(dw)
	"this Agreement", "herein", "hereof", "hereto" and "hereunder" and similar expressions mean and refer to this Agreement as
supplemented or amended and not to any particular Article, Section, Schedule or other portion hereof, and the expressions "Article", "Section" and "Schedule" followed by a number mean and refer to the
specified Article, Section or Schedule of this Agreement.

	(dx)
	"Timber Tenures" mean all forest licences, timber sale licences, timber licences, tree farm licences, pulpwood agreements, woodlot
licences, free use permits, licences to cut, road permits, road use permits, cutting permits and special use permits granted to Pope & Talbot Canada or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to the
Forest Act and all other timber tenures or entitlements of Pope & Talbot Canada or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of timber now owned or hereafter acquired by Pope & Talbot Canada or
such Subsidiary together with all rights, authorizations and benefits connected therewith or appurtenant thereto and all renewals, replacements, amendments, subdivisions, consolidations, partitions,
conversions or substitutions thereof or therefor. 

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	(dy)
	"Total Capitalization" means the sum of:

	(i)
	Funded
Debt; and

	(ii)
	Net
Worth. 

	(dz)
	"Total Commitment" means the sum of the Commitments of the Lenders under the Acquisition Facility and the Operating Facility from
time to time, irrespective of Borrowings.

	(ea)
	"Treasury Contracts" means any agreement entered into by Pope & Talbot Canada or any of its Subsidiaries to control, fix or
regulate currency exchange fluctuations or the rate or rates of interest payable on indebtedness, and includes interest rate swaps, interest rate agreements, caps, collars, futures or hedging
agreements and other like money market facilities.

	(eb)
	"Treasury Contract Breakage Costs" means the aggregate of all costs and liabilities incurred by Pope & Talbot Canada or the
Limited Partnership to a Lender as a result of the termination or cancellation of any Treasury Contract or Treasury Contracts.

	(ec)
	"Trust" means P&T Community Trust, the sole limited partner of the Limited Partnership, formed pursuant to a trust agreement dated
June 11, 2001.

	(ed)
	"Trust Postponement Agreement" means an agreement between the Administration Agent, the Lenders, the Limited Partnership and the
Trust substantially in the form attached as Schedule 8.

	(ee)
	"US Dollars" and "US$" each mean lawful money of the United States of America.

	(ef)
	"Vendor" means Norske Skog Canada Pulp Operations Limited, a corporation incorporated under the Canada
Business Corporations Act.

	(eg)
	"Voting Stock" of any designated person means any and all shares of capital stock of such person of any class, or any other
ownership interests, the holders of which have the right (not depending upon the happening of a contingency) to manage such person or elect the members of the board of directors, or other persons
performing similar functions, for such person. 

1.2   Computation of Time Periods.  

    Where, in this Agreement, a notice must be given a number of days prior to a specified action, the day on which such notice is given shall be included and the
day of the specified action shall be excluded. 

1.3   Accounting Terms.  

    All accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP. 

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1.4   Incorporation of Appendix and Schedules.  

    The following Appendix and Schedules to this Agreement shall, for all purposes hereof, form an integral part of this Agreement: 

	Appendix 1	 	—	 	Commitments
	Schedule 1	 	—	 	Borrowing Notice Schedule 2—Notice of Repayment or Cancellation
	Schedule 3	 	—	 	Quarterly Compliance Certificate
	Schedule 4	 	—	 	Margin Report
	Schedule 5	 	—	 	Material Subsidiaries
	Schedule 6	 	—	 	Lender Assignment Agreement
	Schedule 7	 	—	 	Pope & Talbot US Postponement Agreement
	Schedule 8	 	—	 	Trust Postponement Agreement

1.5   Singular, Plural, etc.  

    As used herein, each gender shall include all genders, and the singular shall include the plural and the plural the singular as the context shall require. 

1.6   Acquisition Borrower.  

    All references in this Agreement and the other Credit Facility Documents to the Acquisition Borrower shall be references to Pope & Talbot Canada,
regardless of whether or not the Acquisition Facility has then been repaid in full and whether or not the Acquisition Borrower is then entitled to a Borrowing thereunder, and accordingly, all
obligations of the Acquisition Borrower under this Agreement and the other Credit Facility Documents, including without limitation all obligations of the Acquisition Borrower as a Guarantor under this
Agreement, shall continue as obligations of Pope & Talbot Canada throughout the term of this Agreement. 

 
 

ARTICLE 2
  CREDIT FACILITIES    
  

2.1 Credit Facilities.  

    The Credit Facilities to be made available to the Borrowers hereunder consist of: 

	(a)
	an
extendible revolving term facility (the "Operating Facility") in the maximum principal amount of Cdn.$110,000,000 (or the Equivalent Amount in US Dollars) to be made available to
the Operating Borrower; and

	(b)
	a
non-revolving term facility (the "Acquisition Facility") in the maximum principal amount of Cdn.$35,000,000 (or the Equivalent Amount in US Dollars) to be made
available to the Acquisition Borrower. 

2.2   Purposes.  

    The Acquisition Facility will be made available to the Acquisition Borrower to finance, or assist in financing, the acquisition of the Mackenzie Pulp Common
Shares and all shareholder advances to Mackenzie Pulp pursuant to the Mackenzie Pulp Share Purchase Agreement and as contemplated in Section 5.9. The Operating Facility will be made available
to the Operating Borrower for its general corporate purposes. 

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2.3   Availability.  

    Subject to Sections 2.4 and 5.9 and the provisions of Article 6: 

	(a)
	the
Operating Facility shall be available for drawdown commencing on the Closing Date and terminating on the day prior to the Conversion Date; and

	(b)
	the
Acquisition Facility shall be available for drawdown by way of a single advance on the Closing Date. 

If
the Acquisition Facility is not fully drawn on the Closing Date, the amount not so drawn shall cease to be available and the Commitments of the Lenders in respect of the Acquisition Facility will
be reduced by that amount. 

2.4   Termination of Availability.  

    If the Closing Date does not occur on or before June 30, 2001, the Credit Facilities shall no longer be available and, subject to the obligations of the
Borrowers under Section 14.5 (which shall continue), this Agreement shall terminate. 

2.5   Revolving Nature of Operating Facility.  

    Subject to Section 2.9(d)(ii)(B), prior to the Conversion Date, the Operating Facility shall revolve and any amounts borrowed thereunder and repaid may,
subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, be borrowed again, provided that any such reborrowing would not result in the amount of the Outstandings under the Operating Facility exceeding the then applicable aggregate Commitments of
the Lenders in respect of the Operating Facility. On and after the Conversion Date, the Operating Facility shall no longer revolve, and any amount repaid shall constitute a permanent repayment and
reduction of the Commitments in respect of the Operating Facility and may not be redrawn. 

2.6   Non-Revolving Nature of Acquisition Facility.  

    Subject to Section 5.9, the Acquisition Facility shall not revolve, and any amount borrowed under the Acquisition Facility and repaid shall constitute a
permanent repayment and reduction of the Commitments in respect of the Acquisition Facility and may not be redrawn. 

2.7   Borrowing Options.  

    Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Borrowers may, at their option, utilize the Credit Facilities by way of: 

	(a)
	Prime
Rate Advances, Base Rate Advances or Libor Advances pursuant to Article 3 hereof; and

	(b)
	Bankers'
Acceptances for terms of one month to six months (or, subject to availability, shorter or longer terms) in Canadian Dollars pursuant to Article 4 hereof. 

In
addition, the Operating Borrower may, at its option and subject to the provisions of this agreement, utilize the Operating Facility by way of Letters of Credit or Guarantee Letters issued by the
Issuing Lender in Canadian Dollars or US Dollars pursuant to Article 5 hereof and the Acquisition Borrower may, at its option and subject to the provisions of this agreement, utilize a portion
of the Acquisition Facility by way of Letters of Credit or Guarantee Letters issued by the Issuing Lender in Canadian Dollars or US Dollars pursuant to Section 5.9. 

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2.8   Repayment of Credit Facilities.  

    All Outstandings under the Acquisition Facility, together with all unpaid interest, fees and other amounts owing to the Lenders in respect of the Acquisition
Facility, shall be paid by the Acquisition Borrower to the Administration Agent on the Acquisition Facility Maturity Date, for the account of the Lenders, and the Commitments of the Lenders in respect
of the Acquisition Facility reduced to nil. 

    All
Outstandings under the Operating Facility, together with all unpaid interest, fees and other amounts owing to the Lenders under or in respect of this Agreement shall be paid by
the Operating Borrower on the Operating Facility Maturity Date, for the account of the Lenders, and the Commitments of the Lenders in respect of the Operating Facility reduced to nil. 

2.9   Extension of Conversion Date for Operating Facility.  

    The Lenders may, in their absolute discretion, agree to extend the Conversion Date for the Operating Facility for a further period of 364 days at any
time, in accordance with the following provisions: 

	(a)
	The
Operating Borrower shall, if it wishes to extend the Conversion Date, make such request to each of the Lenders by means of written notice given to the Administration Agent not
earlier than 90 days nor later than 75 days prior to the then applicable Conversion Date. Each Lender shall provide a written response to such request to the Administration Agent no less
than 30 days after receiving the request. If any Lender fails to so respond, such Lender shall be deemed to have declined to grant any such extension (and shall have no liability for failing to
respond). The Administration Agent will advise the Operating Borrower by notice in writing of the response of the Lenders no less than 45 days prior to the Conversion Date, which notice shall
include the names of all Lenders who declined or were deemed to have declined to grant such extension (the "Declining Lenders").

	(b)
	If
all of the Lenders agree to extend the Conversion Date, the Conversion Date shall be extended by 364 days from the then applicable Conversion Date.

	(c)
	If
the aggregate amount of the Commitments in respect of the Operating Facility of all Lenders who agree to extend the Conversion Date (the "Accepting Lenders") is less than or
equal to 50% of the aggregate Commitments in respect of the Operating Facility of all Lenders then in effect, the Conversion Date shall not be extended.

	(d)
	If
the aggregate amount of the Commitments of the Accepting Lenders exceeds 50% of the aggregate Commitments of all Lenders in respect of the Operating Facility then in effect, the
Conversion Date shall (subject to paragraph (e) below) be extended by 364 days from the then applicable Conversion Date, provided that the Operating Borrower has, prior to the then
applicable
Conversion Date, replaced, cancelled or converted the Commitments in respect of the Operating Facility of all Declining Lenders in the following manner:

	(i)
	the
Operating Borrower may negotiate an agreement with:

	(A)
	one
or more of the Accepting Lenders, or

	(B)
	one
or more other financial institutions ("New Lenders") which have been identified by the Operating Borrower (with the assistance of the Administration Agent, if requested) and
which are acceptable to the Accepting Lenders, acting reasonably, 

to
assume the Commitments of the Declining Lenders upon payment to the Declining Lenders of all amounts owed to the Declining Lenders under this Agreement, and in that event an assignment by the
Declining Lenders to the Accepting Lenders or the New Lenders will be deemed to have occurred pursuant to Section 14.15; and 

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	(ii)
	to
the extent the Commitments of the Declining Lenders have not been fully assumed by the Accepting Lenders and the New Lenders pursuant to
paragraph (i) above, and all amounts owed to the Declining Lenders paid by the Accepting Lenders and the New Lenders, the Operating Borrower may:

	(A)
	cancel
the Commitments of the Declining Lenders and pay to the Declining Lenders on the then-applicable Conversion Date all amounts owed to the Declining Lenders under
this Agreement, without penalty but subject to payment of any losses, costs and expenses payable to the Declining Lenders pursuant to Sections 2.18 and 14.5; or

	(B)
	elect
to convert, effective on or before the then-applicable Conversion Date, such portion of the Operating Facility as is represented by the Commitments of the
Declining Lenders into a non-revolving term credit facility with a maturity date of two years from the date of such conversion and, on such maturity date, the Commitments of the Declining
Lenders shall be cancelled and the Operating Borrower shall pay to the Declining Lenders all amounts owed to the Declining Lenders under this Agreement, without penalty but subject to payment of any
losses, costs and expenses payable to the Declining Lenders pursuant to Sections 2.18 and 14.5. 

	(e)
	Notwithstanding
paragraph (d) above, the Operating Borrower may elect not to extend the Conversion Date by giving a further written notice to the Administration Agent to that
effect prior to the then applicable Conversion Date. 

2.10   Available Amount of the Credit Facilities.  

    The available amount of each Credit Facility shall be determined in Canadian Dollars, with Borrowings by way of US Dollars converted to Canadian Dollars by
determining the Equivalent Amount in US Dollars. Any repayment of a Borrowing by a Borrower shall be in the currency of such Borrowing. 

2.11   Operating Facility Borrowings not to Exceed Borrowing Base.  

    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Operating Borrower shall not be entitled to any Borrowing under the Operating Facility if such
Borrowing would result in the Outstandings under the Operating Facility exceeding the then applicable Borrowing Base, as determined in accordance with the last Margin Report required to be provided to
the Administration Agent under Section 8.1(p). If at any time the Outstandings under the Operating Facility exceed the then applicable Borrowing Base, the Operating Borrower shall immediately
repay such amount as will result in the Outstandings under the Operating Facility being less than or equal to the Borrowing Base and provided that, following the Conversion Date, the aggregate
Commitments of the Lenders in respect of the Operating Facility shall be permanently reduced by the amount of any such repayment. 

2.12   Optional Repayment.  

    The applicable Borrower may at any time, on three Business Days' notice to the Administration Agent by way of a Notice of Repayment or Cancellation, repay all
or any part of the amount outstanding under a Credit Facility, together with interest thereon without penalty, bonus or premium, provided that, for any repayments under the Acquisition Facility or,
after the Conversion Date, under the Operating Facility, the aggregate Commitments of the Lenders under such Credit Facility shall be permanently reduced by the amount of such repayment. Subject to
Section 2.18, no repayment may be made in respect of a Libor Advance on a day other than the last day of an Interest Period applicable to such Libor Advance and no repayment may be made in
respect of a Bankers' Acceptance on a date other than the maturity date of such Bankers' Acceptance. 

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2.13   Optional Reduction of Commitments.  

    The Operating Borrower or the Acquisition Borrower may at any time, on three Business Days' notice to the Administration Agent by way of a Notice of Repayment
or Cancellation, permanently reduce the unused portions of the Commitments of the Lenders in respect of the Operating Facility and the Acquisition Facility, respectively, rateably between or among the
Lenders, without penalty, bonus or premium. Each partial reduction shall be not less than an aggregate of Cdn.$5,000,000 and in integral multiples of Cdn.$1,000,000. 

2.14   Repayment of Outstandings to Reflect Commitment.  

    If the Outstandings under the Acquisition Facility or the Operating Facility exceed the then prevailing Total Commitment for a period of three Business Days by
virtue of a change in the Equivalent Amount in Canadian Dollars of Accommodations made in US Dollars, the Acquisition Borrower or the Operating Borrower, as the case may be, shall at the request of
the Administration Agent forthwith repay such amount as will result in the Outstandings under the Credit Facilities being less than or equal to the Total Commitment. 

2.15   General Interest Provisions.  

    The following provisions shall apply in respect of interest payable under this Agreement: 

	(a)
	in
the event of any dispute, disagreement or adjudication involving or pertaining to the determination of Prime Rate, Base Rate or Libor in effect at any time, the certificate of
the Administration Agent as to such rate shall be accepted, in the absence of manifest error, as prima facie evidence thereof for all purposes of this
Agreement;

	(b)
	each
determination by the Administration Agent of the amount of interest, stamping fees or other amounts due from the Borrowers hereunder shall, in the absence of manifest error, be  prima facie evidence of
the accuracy of such determination;

	(c)
	all
interest and other amounts payable shall accrue daily, be computed as described herein, and be payable both before and after demand, maturity, default and judgment;

	(d)
	to
the maximum extent permitted by law, the covenant of the Borrowers to pay interest at rates provided herein shall not merge in any judgment relating to any obligation of the
Borrowers to the Lenders or the Administration Agent;

	(e)
	in
no event shall any interest, fees or other amounts payable hereunder exceed the maximum permitted by law; in the event any such interest or fee exceeds such maximum rate, such
interest or fee shall be reduced to the maximum rate recoverable under law and the Lenders and the Borrowers shall be deemed to have agreed to such amount by contract;

	(f)
	for
the purposes of the Interest Act (Canada):

	(i)
	the
annual rate of interest which is equivalent to the interest rate determined by reference to Libor shall be the determined rate multiplied by a
fraction, the numerator of which is the total number of days in such year and the denominator of which is 360;

	(ii)
	unless
otherwise stated, the rates of interest specified in this Agreement are to be calculated on the basis of a year of 365 days and the
annual rate of interest which is equivalent to the interest rate determined by reference to such 365 day period hereunder shall be the determined rate multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of
which is the total number of days in such year and the denominator of which is 365;

	(iii)
	the
principle of deemed reinvestment of interest shall not apply to any interest calculation under this Agreement; and 

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	(iv)
	the
rates of interest specified in this Agreement are intended to be nominal rates and not effective rates. 

2.16   Business Day Payments.  

    Except as otherwise provided herein in the case of a Libor Advance, whenever any payment hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day other than a Business
Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of interest or fees, as the case may be. 

2.17   Interest on Overdue Amounts.  

    If all or a portion of the principal amount of any Advance, any interest payable thereon, any stamping fee, Commitment Fee or other fee or any other amount
payable by the Borrowers hereunder shall not be paid when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), such overdue amount shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Prime
Rate plus 2.0% in the case of any overdue amount in Canadian Dollars and the Base Rate plus 2.0% in the case of any overdue amount in US Dollars. Interest on any such overdue amount shall be computed
from and including the date on which such amount becomes due to the date such amount is paid, and shall be compounded monthly and be paid on demand both before and after maturity, default and
judgment. 

2.18   Breakage Costs.  

    Each of the Borrowers shall promptly pay to each Lender any amounts required to compensate such Lender for any loss, cost of redeploying funds or other cost or
expense suffered or incurred by such Lender as a result of: 

	(a)
	any
payment being made by such Borrower in respect of a Libor Advance or a Bankers' Acceptance (due to acceleration of the maturity of the Advance hereunder or a mandatory or
optional prepayment of principal or for any other reason) on a day other than the last day of an Interest Period or a maturity date applicable thereto, respectively;

	(b)
	such
Borrower's failure to give notice in the manner and at the times required hereunder;

	(c)
	the
failure of such Borrower to accept an Advance or make a Drawing after delivery of a Borrowing Notice in the manner and at the time specified in such Borrowing Notice; or

	(d)
	the
failure of such Borrower to make a payment or a prepayment to the Administration Agent in the manner and at the time specified in a notice given to the Administration Agent. 

A
certificate of such Lender, which may be submitted by the Administration Agent on such Lender's behalf, as to the amount necessary so to compensate such Lender shall be prima
facie evidence, absent manifest error, of the amount due from such Borrower to such Lender. 

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2.19   Allocation.  

    The Administration Agent is authorized by the Borrowers and each Lender to allocate among the Lenders the Libor Advances and Bankers' Acceptances which are the
subject of a Borrowing in such manner and amounts as the Administration Agent may, in its discretion, consider necessary and equitable, rounding up or down in respect of individual Lenders, so as to
ensure if possible that no Lender has a participation with respect to a Bankers' Acceptance for a fraction of Cdn.$100,000 or a Libor Advance for a fraction of US$100,000, as the case may be, and the
Lenders' respective participation in any such Libor Advances and Bankers' Acceptances and repayments thereof shall be altered accordingly. 

2.20   Application of Payments.  

    So long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, all amounts received by the Lenders from or on behalf of either of the Borrowers and not
previously applied in another manner in accordance with this Agreement shall be applied by the Lenders as follows: 

	(a)
	first,
to fulfil the Borrowers' obligation to pay accrued and unpaid interest due and owing on the principal amount of Advances or unpaid stamping fees in respect of Bankers'
Acceptances;

	(b)
	second,
to fulfil the Borrowers' obligation to pay any other fees which are due and owing, and any accrued and unpaid costs and expenses of the Lenders in connection with any of the
Credit Facility Documents;

	(c)
	third,
to fulfil the Borrowers' obligation to pay any amounts due and owing on account of the unpaid principal amount of Borrowings and the Borrowers' reimbursement obligations in
respect of Bankers' Acceptances; and

	(d)
	fourth,
to fulfil any other obligation of the Borrowers under this Agreement. 

After
the occurrence of an Event of Default, unless such Event of Default is cured or waived by the Lenders, payments received by the Lenders shall be applied to the Borrowers' obligations as the
Lenders see fit. 

2.21   Sharing of Payments.  

    If any Lender shall obtain any payment (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any right of set-off at Law or otherwise and other
than amounts paid by the Borrowers in respect of Taxes or resulting from an allocation pursuant to Section 2.19 hereof) in excess of its rateable share of payments due to it under the Credit
Facility Documents, such Lender shall receive such payment in trust for the Administration Agent for and on behalf of the Lenders, shall forthwith remit such payment to the Administration Agent, and
take all such action and do or cause to be done all such things as shall be necessary in order that such payment shall be preserved and shall enure to the Administration Agent for and on behalf of all
the Lenders. Prior to a declaration pursuant to Section 12.2 hereof, any such payment received by the Administration Agent shall be shared among the Lenders pro rata in proportion to the
outstanding obligations owing to them by the Borrowers under the Credit Facility Documents (subject to any allocations made pursuant to Section 2.19). From and after a declaration pursuant to
Section 12.2 hereof, the Lenders shall forthwith purchase from other Lenders such participation in Accommodations made by other Lenders or take any such action or do any such thing as may be
necessary to ensure the Outstandings are rateably shared amongst all Lenders in proportion to their Commitments and any amounts received by the Administration Agent shall be applied so as to, and the
Lenders shall take all such action and do or cause to be done all such things as shall be necessary so as to, cause the reduction in whole or in part of the outstanding obligations owing to them by
the Borrowers pro rata in proportion to each Lender's Commitment. 

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2.22   Conditions Solely for the Benefit of the Lenders.  

    All conditions to the obligations of the Lenders to make any Accommodation under the Credit Facilities are solely for the benefit of the Lenders, and no other
person shall have standing to require satisfaction of any condition and no other person shall be deemed to be a beneficiary of any such condition, any and all of which may be freely waived in whole or
in part by the Lenders at any time. 

2.23   No Waiver.  

    The making of an Accommodation without fulfilment of one or more of the conditions set forth in this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver by the Lenders of
any such condition, and the Lenders reserve
the right to require the fulfilment of each condition prior to the making of any subsequent Accommodation. 

2.24   Authorized Debit.  

    Each of the Borrowers authorizes the Administration Agent and each Lender to debit such Borrower's accounts with the amounts required to pay principal,
interest, stamping fees, Commitment Fees and other amounts required to be paid by the Borrowers under this Agreement. 

2.25   Commitment Fee.  

    The Operating Borrower shall pay to the Administration Agent for the account of the Lenders a fee (the "Commitment Fee") in Canadian Dollars on the amount of
each Lenders' Proportion of the Total Commitment in respect of the Operating Facility not utilized by the Operating Borrower. In determining the amount of each Lender's Proportion of the Total
Commitment not utilized by the Operating Borrower: 

	(a)
	Borrowings
in US Dollars shall be deemed to be the Equivalent Amount thereof in Canadian Dollars; and

	(b)
	the
following Borrowings shall be deemed to be a utilization only of the Issuing Lender's Commitment, and shall not reduce any other Lender's Proportion of the Total Commitment not
utilized by the Operating Borrower:

	(i)
	Overdraft
Advances made by the Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 3.14; and

	(ii)
	Contingent
Payment Letters issued by the Issuing Lender at the request of the Operating Borrower pursuant to Article 5 up to an aggregate
Face Amount of Cdn.$11,000,000 (or the Equivalent Amount in US Dollars) outstanding at any one time. 

The
Commitment Fee shall be calculated at the rate of 25 basis points per annum calculated on a daily basis on the portion of the Total Commitment under the Operating Facility not utilized by the
Operating Borrower on such date, provided that the Commitment Fee shall cease to be payable in respect of the Operating Facility upon the conversion of the Operating Facility to a
non-revolving facility on the Conversion Date. The Commitment Fee shall be payable from and after the Closing
Date and shall be paid to the Administration Agent for the account of the Lenders quarterly in arrears on the third Business Day following the end of each calendar quarter. 

2.26   Administration Agent's Fee.  

    The Borrowers shall pay the Administration Agent annually in advance, commencing on the Closing Date and thereafter on the anniversary of the Closing Date, an
agent's fee separately agreed upon by the Administration Agent and the Borrowers. 

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2.27   Payment to Administration Agent.  

    A Borrower's obligation to pay any amount to a Lender under this Agreement shall be deemed to be satisfied if such amount is paid to the Administration Agent
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ARTICLE 3
  LOANS    
  

3.1   Advances.  

    Each Lender severally agrees, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, from time to time to make Prime Rate Advances, Base Rate Advances and Libor
Advances (or any combination thereof) to the Operating Borrower under the Operating Facility on any Business Day prior to the Conversion Date, and to the Acquisition Borrower under the Acquisition
Facility on any Business Day prior to the Acquisition Facility Maturity Date. 

3.2   Minimum Advances.  

    Each Prime Rate Advance (other than an Overdraft Advance) shall be in an aggregate amount of not less than Cdn.$1,000,000. Each Base Rate Advance (other than
an Overdraft Advance) shall be in an aggregate amount of not less than US$1,000,000. Each Libor Advance shall be in an aggregate amount of not less than US$1,000,000 and in an integral multiple of
US$100,000. 

3.3   Notice Requirements for Advances.  

    Each Advance shall be made: 

	(a)
	without
notice, in the case of Overdraft Advances pursuant to Section 3.14 which do not exceed an aggregate of Cdn.$10,000,000 (or the Equivalent Amount in US Dollars) on any
Business Day;

	(b)
	on
at least two Business Days' prior written notice, in the case of Prime Rate Advances exceeding Cdn.$10,000,000 or Base Rate Advances exceeding US$10,000,000;

	(c)
	on
at least one Business Day's prior written notice, in the case of any Prime Rate Advance or Base Rate Advance not described in paragraphs (a) or (b) above; and

	(d)
	on
at least three Business Days' prior written notice, in the case of a Libor Advance. 

Notice
shall be given not later than 9:00 a.m. (Vancouver time) by a Borrower to the Administration Agent by way of a Borrowing Notice. The Administration Agent shall give each Lender prompt
notice thereof and of such Lender's rateable portion of such Advance. 

3.4   Payment of Advances to Administration Agent.  

    Each Lender shall, before 11:00 a.m. (Vancouver time) on the date of the requested Advance, pay to the Administration Agent in same day funds such
Lender's rateable portion of such Advance in: 

	(a)
	Canadian
Dollars, in the case of a Prime Rate Advance; and

	(b)
	US
Dollars, in the case of a Base Rate Advance or a Libor Advance. 

Promptly
upon receipt by the Administration Agent of such funds, and subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Administration Agent will make such funds available to the Acquisition Borrower or
the Operating Borrower, as the case may be. 

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3.5   Notices Irrevocable.  

    Each Borrowing Notice shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrower providing such Borrowing Notice. Such Borrower shall indemnify the Lenders against any
loss or expense (excluding loss of profit or other consequential losses) incurred by the Lenders in reliance on a Borrowing Notice as a result of any failure by such Borrower to fulfil or honour the
provisions of this Agreement if an Advance, as a result of such failure, is not made or a Libor Advance is not continued on the date specified in any Borrowing Notice. 

3.6   Election of Interest Rates and Currencies.  

    Each Advance shall be the Type of Advance specified in the applicable Borrowing Notice and shall bear interest at the rate applicable to such Type of Advance,
determined in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, until: 

	(a)
	in
the case of a Libor Advance, the end of the initial Interest Period applicable thereto as specified in the applicable Borrowing Notice; or

	(b)
	in
the case of a Prime Rate Advance or Base Rate Advance, the date on which such Advance is repaid in full. 

3.7   Continuation of Libor Advances.  

    Each Borrower may from time to time, by delivering a Borrowing Notice, elect to continue a Libor Advance for an additional Interest Period beginning on the
last day of the then current Interest Period applicable to such Libor Advance. Each such election shall be made on at least three Business Days' prior written notice given not later than
9:00 a.m. (Vancouver time) by such Borrower to the
Administration Agent. Each Borrowing Notice delivered pursuant to this Section shall specify the duration of the additional Interest Period and the date on which such Interest Period is to begin. 

3.8   Conversion of Advances.  

	(a)
	Each
Borrower may from time to time, by delivering a Borrowing Notice, elect to change the Type of any outstanding Advance, as follows:

	(i)
	if
such Advance is a Libor Advance, such Borrower may elect to change such Libor Advance in whole or in part to a Prime Rate Advance or a Base Rate
Advance beginning on the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable to such Libor Advance;

	(ii)
	if
such Advance is a Prime Rate Advance, such Borrower may elect to change such Prime Rate Advance in whole or in part to a Libor Advance or a Base
Rate Advance; and

	(iii)
	if
such Advance is a Base Rate Advance, such Borrower may elect to change such Base Rate Advance in whole or in part to a Libor Advance or a Prime
Rate Advance. 

	(b)
	Each
such election shall be made on at least three Business Days' prior written notice for a conversion into a Libor Advance and on at least two Business Days' notice in any other
case, given not later than 9:00 a.m. (Vancouver time) by such Borrower to the Administration Agent.

	(c)
	Each
Borrowing Notice delivered pursuant to this Section shall specify the new Type of Advance selected, the date on which the requested change is to be made, the currency (if
changed) and, if the new Type of Advance is a Libor Advance, the duration of the initial Interest Period applicable thereto.

	(d)
	Such
Borrower will, upon the date of any change in the Type of an Advance which results in a change in the currency borrowed, pay to the Lender an amount equal to the outstanding 

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principal of the Advance (or part thereof) being converted in the currency of such Advance, and the Lender shall provide to such Borrower in replacement thereof currency of the requested Type of
Advance. 

	(e)
	Any
change in the Type of an Advance pursuant to this Section shall be deemed to be a change in the type or form of borrowing and not a repayment or reborrowing by such Borrower. 

3.9   Automatic Conversion of Libor Advances.  

    If a Borrower fails, in the manner required herein, to give to the Administration Agent in respect of all or any part of a Libor Advance: 

	(a)
	a
Borrowing Notice continuing such Libor Advance for a further Interest Period pursuant to Section 3.7; or

	(b)
	a
Borrowing Notice changing such Libor Advance into a different Type of Advance pursuant to Section 3.8 or into Bankers' Acceptances pursuant to Section 4.9; or

	(c)
	a
Notice of Repayment or Cancellation; 

then
any such Libor Advance, or part thereof, shall become a Base Rate Advance under the applicable Credit Facility on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, and shall bear interest
at the rate otherwise applicable to Base Rate Advances. Such Borrower shall also promptly pay to each Lender any amounts required to compensate such Lender for any loss, cost or expense (excluding
loss of profit or other consequential loss) suffered or incurred by such Lender as a result of such Borrower's failure to give to the Administration Agent any of the notices described in this Section. 

3.10   Circumstances Requiring Prime Rate or Base Rate Pricing.  

	(a)
	If
a Lender determines in good faith, and notifies the Administration Agent in writing, that:

	(i)
	by
reason of circumstances affecting financial markets inside or outside Canada, deposits of US Dollars are unavailable to such Lender;

	(ii)
	adequate
and fair means do not exist for ascertaining the applicable interest rate on the basis provided in the definition of Libor;

	(iii)
	the
making or continuation of any Libor Advance has been made impracticable by:

	(A)
	the
occurrence of a contingency which materially and adversely affects the funding of the Credit Facilities at any interest rate computed on the basis of Libor;

	(B)
	the
introduction or change in the interpretation of any Law since the date of this Agreement;

	(C)
	compliance
by such Lender with any guideline, official directive or request from any central bank or Governmental Body (whether or not having the force of Law); or

	(D)
	a
change since the date of this Agreement in any relevant financial market which results in Libor no longer representing the effective cost to such Lender of deposits in such market
for a relevant Interest Period or other applicable period; or 

	(iv)
	any
introduction or change in the interpretation of any Law since the date of this Agreement, or any compliance by such Lender with any guideline,
official direction or request from any central bank or Governmental Body (whether or not having the force of Law) has made it unlawful for such Lender to make or maintain or to give effect to its
obligations in respect of Libor Advances as contemplated hereby; 

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    then,
with respect to such Lender: 

	(v)
	the
right of the Borrowers to select a Libor Advance shall be suspended;

	(vi)
	if
any affected Libor Advance is not yet outstanding, any applicable Borrowing Notice shall be cancelled and the Libor Advance requested therein
shall not be made in that form, without affecting the right of the Borrowers to request another Type of Advance (without any additional notice period if a Borrower requests a Prime Rate Advance or a
Base Rate Advance);

	(vii)
	if
any Libor Advance is already outstanding at any time when the right of the Borrowers to select a Libor Advance from such Lender is suspended,
it and all other Libor Advances shall, upon ten days' notice to the Borrowers and subject to the Borrowers having the right to select Prime Rate Advances or Base Rate Advances at such time, become
Base Rate Advances on the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable thereto (or on such earlier date as may be required to comply with applicable Law). 

	(b)
	The
Administration Agent shall promptly notify the Borrowers of the suspension of the Borrowers' right to select Libor Advances from a particular Lender and, following written
notice to the Administration Agent from such Lender, of the termination of any such suspension. 

3.11   Interest Periods.  

    Interest Periods for Libor Advances shall be the period, as requested by a Borrower, from one to six months or such other period as the Lenders may allow,
provided that the Lenders may in their discretion restrict the term of any Interest Period. No Interest Period may be selected under the Operating Facility which would end on a day after the Operating
Facility Maturity Date, or under the Acquisition Facility which would end on a day after the Acquisition Facility Maturity Date. Whenever the last day of an Interest Period would otherwise occur on a
day other than a Business Day, the last day of such Interest Period shall be altered to occur on the immediately preceding Business Day. 

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3.12   Interest on Advances.  

    Each Borrower shall pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Advance from the date of such Advance until such principal amount shall be repaid in
full, at the following rates per annum: 

	(a)
	for
Advances under the Acquisition Facility:

	(i)
	from
the Closing Date to and including January 4, 2002:

	(A)
	in
the case of Prime Rate Advances, at a rate per annum equal to the Prime Rate in effect from time to time plus 37.5 basis points per annum;

	(B)
	in
the case of Base Rate Advances. at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate in effect from time to time plus 37.5 basis points per annum; and

	(C)
	in
the case of Libor Advances, at a rate per annum equal to Libor for the applicable Interest Period plus 137.5 basis points per annum; 

	(ii)
	on
and after January 5, 2002 to and including July 4, 2002:

	(A)
	in
the case of Prime Rate Advances, at a rate per annum equal to the Prime Rate in effect from time to time plus 62.5 basis points per annum;

	(B)
	in
the case of Base Rate Advances. at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate in effect from time to time plus 62.5 basis points per annum; and

	(C)
	in
the case of Libor Advances, at a rate per annum equal to Libor for the applicable Interest Period plus 162.5 basis points per annum; and 

	(iii)
	on
and after July 5, 2002 to and including the Acquisition Facility Maturity Date:

	(A)
	in
the case of Prime Rate Advances, at a rate per annum equal to the Prime Rate in effect from time to time plus 100 basis points per annum;

	(B)
	in
the case of Base Rate Advances. at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate in effect from time to time plus 100 basis points per annum; and

	(C)
	in
the case of Libor Advances, at a rate per annum equal to Libor for the applicable Interest Period plus 200 basis points per annum; and 

	(b)
	for
Advances under the Operating Facility:

	(i)
	prior
to the Conversion Date:

	(A)
	in
the case of Prime Rate Advances, at a rate per annum equal to the Prime Rate in effect from time to time;

	(B)
	in
the case of Base Rate Advances. at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate in effect from time to time; and

	(C)
	in
the case of Libor Advances, at a rate per annum equal to Libor for the applicable Interest Period plus 100 basis points per annum; and 

	(ii)
	on
and after the Conversion Date:

	(A)
	in
the case of Prime Rate Advances, at a rate per annum equal to the Prime Rate in effect from time to time, plus 25 basis points per annum;

	(B)
	in
the case of Base Rate Advances, at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate in effect from time to time, plus 25 basis points per annum; and 

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	(C)
	in
the case of Libor Advances, at a rate per annum equal to Libor for the applicable Interest Period plus 125 basis points per annum. 

3.13   Interest Payment Dates.  

    Interest on Libor Advances shall be calculated and payable at the end of the applicable Interest Period except where the Interest Period exceeds three months
in duration, in which case such interest shall be calculated and payable at the end of each successive three month portion thereof (determined with reference to the commencement of the Interest
Period) and, finally, at the end of such Interest Period. Interest on Prime Rate Advances and Base Rate Advances shall be calculated on the daily balance up to and including the last day of each
month, and shall be payable monthly in arrears on the third Business Day of each month. 

3.14   Overdraft Advances.  

    In order to facilitate the Operating Borrower's general cash management requirements, prior to the Operating Facility Maturity Date the Operating Borrower
shall be permitted to utilize a portion of the Operating Facility, at any time other than at any time when a Default shall have occurred and be continuing hereunder, by way of overdraft positions
("Overdraft Advances") in its operating accounts with the Issuing Lender, without being required to request an Advance under the Operating Facility by way of a Borrowing Notice; provided, however,
that except as may be agreed from time to time by the Operating Borrower, the Administration Agent and the Lenders, the maximum aggregate principal amount of all such Overdraft Advances at any time
outstanding hereunder shall be $20,000,000 (or the Equivalent Amount in US Dollars) less the aggregate Face Amount of outstanding Contingent Payment Letters issued at the request of the Operating
Borrower pursuant to Article 5. Overdraft Advances in Canadian Dollars shall constitute Prime Rate Advances for the purposes of this Agreement and Overdraft Advances in US Dollars shall
constitute Base Rate Advances for the purposes of this Agreement. At any time and from time to time in its discretion, notwithstanding the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default, the Issuing
Lender may notify the Administration Agent that the Issuing Lender wishes each of the Lenders to provide its Lender's Proportion of such Overdraft Advances, in which case the Administration Agent
shall forthwith notify each of the Lenders of such Lender's Proportion and each such Lender shall thereupon provide to the Administration Agent, for the account of the Issuing Lender, such Lender's
Proportion of the then outstanding Overdraft Advances. Each such amount so provided in the case of Overdraft Advances by each such Lender shall
be deemed to be a Prime Rate Advance (in respect of Canadian Dollars) or a Base Rate Advance (in respect of US Dollars) under the Operating Facility in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement
to the same extent as if the Operating Borrower had issued a Borrowing Notice in respect thereof (and for such purposes any notice provisions or minimum amounts of such Advances otherwise referred to
in this Agreement shall be disregarded). The aggregate of the amounts so provided by such Lenders to the Administration Agent in respect of Overdraft Advances shall be paid by the Administration Agent
to the Issuing Lender and applied by the Issuing Lender to reduce the then outstanding Overdraft Advances held by it. 

 
 

ARTICLE 4
  BANKERS' ACCEPTANCES    
  

4.1 Creation of Bankers' Acceptances.  

    Each Lender severally agrees, on the terms and subject to the conditions herein set forth, to create Bankers' Acceptances under the Credit Facilities by
accepting Bankers Acceptances in Canadian Dollars in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. 

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4.2   Drawings.  

	(a)
	Each
Bankers' Acceptance presented by a Borrower for acceptance shall be in an integral multiple of Cdn.$100,000 and shall mature and be payable on a Business Day which occurs one,
two, three or six months (or such other period as the Lenders may agree) after the date thereof, provided that the Administration Agent may at its discretion restrict the term or maturity date of any
Bankers' Acceptance. All Bankers' Acceptances presented by a Borrower to the Lenders for acceptance on a particular day shall aggregate at least Cdn.$1,000,000.

	(b)
	Each
Drawing shall be made on two Business Days' prior written notice given not later than 9:00 a.m. (Vancouver time) by a Borrower to the Administration Agent by way of a
Borrowing Notice. The Administration Agent shall give each Lender prompt written notice thereof and of such Lender's rateable portion of Bankers' Acceptances to be accepted under the Drawing.

	(c)
	A
Borrower shall not request in a Borrowing Notice a maturity date for a Bankers' Acceptance which would be subsequent to the Operating Facility Maturity Date, in the case of
Bankers' Acceptances under the Operating Facility, or the Acquisition Facility Maturity Date, in the case of Bankers' Acceptances under the Acquisition Facility.

	(d)
	Each
Borrowing Notice shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrower providing such Borrowing Notice. Such Borrower shall indemnify the Lenders against any loss or expense
(excluding loss of profits or other consequential losses) incurred by the Lenders in reliance on a Borrowing Notice as a result of any failure by such Borrower to fulfil or honour the provisions of
this Agreement before the date specified for any Drawing if the Drawing, as a result of such failure, is not made on such date. 

4.3   Power of Attorney.  

    In order to facilitate the issuance of Bankers' Acceptances (including without limitation depository bills that comply with the  Depository Bills and Notes Act)
each of the Borrowers authorizes each of the Lenders to complete, sign, endorse, negotiate and deliver Bankers'
Acceptances on behalf of such Borrower in handwritten form, or by facsimile or mechanical signature or otherwise and, once so completed, signed, endorsed or delivered to accept them as Bankers'
Acceptances under this Agreement in accordance with the provisions hereof and then to purchase, discount or negotiate such Bankers' Acceptances in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
Bankers' Acceptances so completed, signed, endorsed, purchased, discounted, negotiated or delivered on behalf of a Borrower by a Lender shall bind such Borrower as fully and effectively as if so
completed, signed, endorsed, purchased, discounted, negotiated or delivered by an Authorized Officer of such Borrower. Each Bankers' Acceptance completed, signed, endorsed, purchased, discounted,
negotiated or delivered by a Lender shall mature on the due date set out on such Bankers' Acceptance. 

    Each
of the Borrowers hereby agrees to indemnify each of the Lenders and its respective directors, officers, employees, affiliates and agents and to hold it and them harmless from and
against any loss, liability, expense or claim of any kind or nature whatsoever incurred by any of them as a result of any action or inaction in any way relating to or arising out of the power of
attorney contained in this Section (the "Power of Attorney") or the acts contemplated hereby; provided that this indemnity shall not apply to any such loss, liability, expense or claim which results
from the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of a Lender or any of its directors, officers, employees, affiliates or agents. 

    The
Power of Attorney may be revoked by the applicable Borrower at any time upon not less than five business days' prior written notice served upon the Administration Agent, provided
that no such revocation shall reduce, limit or otherwise affect the obligations of such Borrower in respect of any Bankers' Acceptances executed, completed, endorsed, purchased, discounted, negotiated
or delivered in accordance herewith prior to the time at which such revocation becomes effective. 

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    The Power of Attorney is in addition to and not in substitution for any other agreement to which any Lender and either Borrower are parties. 

4.4   Completion and Delivery of Bankers' Acceptances.  

    Not later than 1:00 p.m. (Vancouver time) on an applicable Drawing Date, each Lender will, in accordance with the applicable Borrowing Notice: 

	(a)
	sign
each Bankers' Acceptance on behalf of the Borrower providing such Borrowing Notice pursuant to the Power of Attorney;

	(b)
	complete
the date, amount and maturity of each Bankers' Acceptance to be accepted;

	(c)
	accept
such Bankers' Acceptances; and

	(d)
	upon
such acceptance deliver the stamped Bankers' Acceptance to such Borrower or, in accordance with such Borrower's instructions, to a person designated in writing by such Borrower
(or, in the case of a depository bill held by CDS, instruct CDS to credit the account of a CDS participant designated in writing by such Borrower). 

    No
Lender shall be obligated to purchase or discount any Bankers' Acceptances and such Borrower shall be responsible for arranging the purchase or discounting of any such Bankers'
Acceptances by a money market dealer. The failure of any Lender to accept Bankers' Acceptances shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation, if any, to accept Bankers' Acceptances hereunder,
but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to accept Bankers' Acceptances on any Drawing Date. 

4.5   Stamping Fees.  

    Each Borrower shall pay to each Lender at the time of each acceptance of a Bankers' Acceptance a stamping fee in each case calculated on the basis of the
number of days from and including the date of
acceptance to and including the date immediately preceding the date of maturity of the applicable Bankers' Acceptance, and on the basis of a year of 365 days, at a rate per annum determined as
follows: 

	(a)
	in
the case of Bankers' Acceptances under the Acquisition Facility:

	(i)
	from
the Closing Date to and including January 4, 2002, a stamping fee of 137.5 basis points per annum of the Face Amount of the Bankers'
Acceptance;

	(ii)
	on
and after January 5, 2002 to and including July 4, 2002, a stamping fee of 162.5 basis points per annum of the Face Amount of the
Bankers' Acceptance; and

	(iii)
	on
and after July 5, 2002 to and including the Acquisition Facility Maturity Date, a stamping fee of 200 basis points per annum of the Face
Amount of the Bankers' Acceptance; and 

	(b)
	in
the case of Bankers' Acceptances under the Operating Facility

	(i)
	prior
to the Conversion Date, a stamping fee of 100 basis points per annum of the Face Amount of the Bankers' Acceptance; and

	(ii)
	on
and after the Conversion Date, a stamping fee of 125 basis points per annum of the Face Amount of the Bankers' Acceptance. 

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4.6   Netting.  

    Each Borrower authorizes each Lender to retain the amount received by the Lender (the "Acceptance Purchase Price") from any purchaser of a Bankers' Acceptance
created by the Lender (including proceeds received by the Lender from any person to whom a Bankers' Acceptance has been delivered pursuant to instructions of such Borrower under Section 4.4(d))
and to apply the Acceptance Purchase Price to the reimbursement obligations of such Borrower in respect of any Bankers' Acceptance created by the Lender which matures on the date of creation of the
Bankers' Acceptance in respect of which the Acceptance Purchase Price is received. If the Acceptance Purchase Price received by the Lender is
less than the undiscounted Face Amount of the then maturing Bankers' Acceptance, such Borrower shall pay the amount of such deficiency to the Lender pursuant to Section 4.7. 

4.7   Payment on Maturity.  

    Each Borrower shall provide payment for any Bankers' Acceptances created by a Lender by payment to the Administration Agent for the account of such Lender of
the Face Amount thereof (or alternatively any deficiency in the Acceptance Purchase Price retained by the Lender pursuant to Section 4.6) by 10:00 a.m. (Vancouver time) on the maturity
date of the Bankers' Acceptance. Payment to the Administration Agent of the Face Amount of a Bankers' Acceptance shall terminate the obligation of such Borrower to pay such Bankers' Acceptance at
maturity. If such Borrower fails to provide payment to a Lender (or to the Administration Agent for the account of the Lender) of an amount equal to the Face Amount of a Bankers' Acceptance created by
such Lender on its maturity, the unpaid amount due and payable in respect thereof shall be converted as of such date, and without any necessity for such Borrower to give a Borrowing Notice in
accordance with this Agreement to, and thereafter be outstanding as, a Prime Rate Advance made by, and due and payable on such date to, the Lender and shall bear interest for the three day period
following the maturity of such Bankers' Acceptance at a rate equal to 115% of the rate applicable to Prime Rate Advances, and thereafter at the rate applicable to Prime Rate Advances. Each Borrower
shall also promptly pay to each Lender any amounts required to compensate such Lender for any loss, cost or expense (excluding loss of profits or other consequential loss) suffered or incurred by such
Lender as a result of such Borrower's failure to pay any Bankers' Acceptance when due. 

4.8   Custody of Bankers' Acceptances.  

    If requested by a Lender, a Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender a supply of Bankers' Acceptances executed by such Borrower. The Lender shall not
be responsible or liable for its failure to accept a Bankers' Acceptance as required hereunder if the cause of the failure is, in whole or in part, due to the failure of a Borrower to provide such
Bankers' Acceptances to the Lender on a timely basis, nor shall any Lender be liable for any damage, loss or other claim arising by reason of any loss or improper use of such Bankers' Acceptances
except a loss or improper use arising by reason of the negligence or wilful act of the Lender. Each Lender agrees to use its best efforts to advise a Borrower in a timely manner when it requires
additional executed Bankers' Acceptances from such Borrower. In case any authorized signatory of a Borrower whose signatures shall appear on the pre-signed Bankers' Acceptances shall cease
to have such authority before the creation of a Bankers' Acceptance with respect to such Bankers' Acceptance, such signature shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes as if such
authority had remained in force at the time of such creation. Bankers' Acceptances held by a Lender need only be held in safekeeping with the same degree of care as if they were the Lender's property.
If executed but incomplete Bankers' Acceptances are delivered to a Lender, the Lender may complete the same on behalf of the applicable Borrower and in accordance with its instructions following a
request from such Borrower to accept a Bankers' Acceptance. All Bankers' Acceptances will be cancelled by a Lender upon payment thereof. 

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4.9   Conversions.  

    Each Borrower may convert all or any portion of the outstanding principal amount of Advances of any Type to Bankers' Acceptances by giving a Borrowing Notice
to that effect. Each Borrower may also convert all or a portion of the Face Amount of a Bankers' Acceptance to an Advance by giving a Borrowing Notice to that effect. Such Borrower shall give three
Business Days' prior written notice to the Administration Agent of any such conversion. A Borrower may convert a Prime Rate Advance or a Base Rate Advance to Bankers' Acceptances on any Business Day.
A Borrower may only convert a Libor Advance to Bankers' Acceptances on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, and may only convert a Bankers' Acceptance to an Advance on the maturity
date of the Bankers' Acceptance. A Borrower will, on the date of any conversion under this Section which results in a change in the currency of the applicable Borrowing, pay to the Administration
Agent for the account of the Lenders an amount equal to outstanding principal of the Advance being converted or the outstanding Face Amount of the Bankers' Acceptance being converted in the currency
of such Advance or Bankers' Acceptance, and the Lenders shall provide to such Borrower in replacement thereof currency of the requested Type of Advance or Bankers' Acceptance. Any such conversion
shall be deemed to be a change in the type or form of borrowing and not a repayment or reborrowing by such Borrower. 

4.10   Renewal or other Payment of Bankers' Acceptance.  

    Not later than 9:00 a.m. (Vancouver time) two Business Days prior to the maturity of a Bankers' Acceptance, the applicable Borrower shall (unless it has
previously given written notice of the conversion of such Bankers' Acceptance to an Advance pursuant to Section 4.9): 

	(a)
	request,
by way of a Borrowing Notice, the issuance of further Bankers' Acceptances in an amount sufficient, upon receipt of the Acceptance Purchase Price by the Lenders, to pay the
Face Amount of the maturing Bankers' Acceptance; or

	(b)
	give
written notice to the Administration Agent, by way of a Notice of Repayment or Cancellation, that such Borrower will pay the maturing Bankers' Acceptance. 

If
such Borrower fails to give any of the notices required under this Section, the amount due and payable in respect of such Bankers' Acceptance on the maturity date thereof shall be converted as of
such date, and thereafter be outstanding as, a Prime Rate Advance made by and due and payable on such date to the Lenders rateably, and shall bear interest for the three day period following the
maturity of such Bankers' Acceptance at a rate equal to 115% of the rate applicable to Prime Rate Advances and thereafter at the rate applicable to Prime Rate Advances. 

4.11   Prepayments of Bankers' Acceptances.  

    If for whatever reason a Bankers' Acceptance becomes due and payable on a date which is not its maturity date, such Bankers' Acceptance shall be paid by the
applicable Borrower paying the Face Amount of the maturing Bankers' Acceptance to the Administration Agent, which amount shall be held in an interest bearing cash collateral account for future
set-off against such maturing Bankers' Acceptance. Interest accrued on the amount so held shall be for the account of such Borrower. 

4.12   No Days of Grace.  

    Neither Borrower shall claim any days of grace from a Lender for the payment at maturity of any Bankers' Acceptances. 

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4.13   Suspension of Bankers' Acceptance Option.  

    If at any time or from time to time there no longer exists a market for Bankers' Acceptances, or if as a result of a change in any law, regulation or guideline
(whether or not having the force of law) it is not practical or becomes more expensive for the Lenders to create or commit to create Bankers' Acceptances, the Lenders shall promptly so advise the
Administration Agent and the Administration Agent shall in turn promptly give notice to the Borrowers. After such notice, the Lenders shall not be obliged to accept Bankers' Acceptances of either
Borrower presented to the Lenders pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement and the option of the Borrowers to request the creation of Bankers' Acceptances shall be suspended until such time as the
Lenders have determined that the circumstances giving rise to such suspension no longer exist. 

4.14   Depository Bills.  

    At the option of either Borrower and any Lender, Bankers' Acceptances under this Agreement to be accepted by that Lender may be issued in the form of
depository bills for deposit with CDS pursuant to
and settled pursuant to the Depository Bills and Notes Act (Canada). All depository bills so issued shall be governed by this Article 4. 

 
 

ARTICLE 5
  LETTERS OF CREDIT AND GUARANTEE LETTERS    
  

5.1 Request and Issuance.  

    The Operating Borrower may request the Issuing Lender to issue a Letter of Credit or a Guarantee Letter (each, a "Contingent Payment Letter") under the
Operating Facility in Canadian Dollars or US Dollars by delivering to the Administration Agent and the Issuing Lender a written request and such other application materials (collectively, an
"Application") as are required by the Issuing Lender, completed to the satisfaction of the Issuing Lender. Each such Application shall be irrevocable upon delivery to the Issuing Lender. Upon receipt
of any Application, the Issuing Lender shall issue the Contingent Payment Letter on the date specified in the Application (but in no event shall the Issuing Lender be required to issue any Contingent
Payment Letter earlier than two Business Days after its receipt of the Application) by issuing the original of such Contingent Payment Letter to the Beneficiary thereof or as otherwise may be agreed
by the Issuing Lender and the Operating Borrower. The Issuing Lender shall furnish a copy of such Contingent Payment Letter to the Operating Borrower promptly following the issuance thereof. The
Issuing Lender shall not be obliged to issue any Contingent Payment Letter with a maturity exceeding one year, or which is for any other reason not acceptable to the Lender. 

5.2   Maximum Face Amount.  

    The maximum aggregate Face Amount of all Contingent Payment Letters under the Operating Facility shall be Cdn.$11,000,000 (or the Equivalent Amount in US
Dollars). 

5.3   Fees.  

    The Operating Borrower will pay to the Issuing Lender fees in respect of Contingent Payment Letters at the rate of 100 basis points per annum prior to the
Conversion Date, and at the rate of 125 basis points per annum on and after the Conversion Date, in each case calculated on the Face Amount of the particular Contingent Payment Letter and on the basis
of the number of days (with thirty days as the minimum number of days) such Contingent Payment Letter will be outstanding. Such fees shall be paid by the Operating Borrower to the Issuing Lender in
advance of or upon the issue of the
applicable Contingent Payment Letter, in Canadian Dollars if the Face Amount of the Contingent Payment Letter is in Canadian Dollars and in US Dollars if the Face Amount of the Contingent 

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Payment Letter is in US Dollars. If a Contingent Payment Letter is returned to the Issuing Lender and the obligations of the Issuing Lender thereunder terminated prior to the stated expiry date of
such Contingent Payment Letter, or the Face Amount of a Contingent Payment Letter is reduced, the Issuing Lender will refund to the Operating Borrower a pro rata portion of the fee paid to the Issuing
Lender in respect of the Contingent Payment Letter. 

5.4   Payment by Issuing Lender.  

    The Operating Borrower unconditionally and irrevocably authorizes the Issuing Lender to pay the amount of any draft or demand made on the Issuing Lender under
and in accordance with the terms of any Contingent Payment Letter on demand, without requiring proof of the Operating Borrower's agreement that the amount so demanded was due and notwithstanding that
the Operating Borrower may dispute the validity of any such draft, demand or payment, unless otherwise ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction prior to payment. 

5.5   Reimbursement of Issuing Lender.  

    The Operating Borrower shall reimburse the Issuing Lender on demand for any amounts paid by the Issuing Lender from time to time as contemplated by this
Article 5 and, without limiting the foregoing, the Operating Borrower shall indemnify and save the Issuing Lender harmless on demand from and against any and all other losses (other than lost
profits), costs, damages, expenses, claims, demands or liabilities which the Issuing Lender may suffer or incur arising in any manner whatsoever in connection with the making of any such payments
(including, without limitation, in connection with proceedings to restrain the Issuing Lender from making, or to compel the Issuing Lender to make, any such payment). 

5.6   Deemed Prime Rate or Base Rate Advances.  

    Without limiting any other provisions of this Agreement, if the Operating Borrower shall fail to reimburse the Issuing Lender in respect of any payments made
by the Issuing Lender under a Contingent Payment Letter, the amount that the Operating Borrower fails to reimburse the Issuing Lender shall be conclusively deemed to be a Prime Rate Advance (if the
payment made by the Issuing Lender was in Canadian Dollars) or a Base Rate Advance (if the payment made by the Issuing Lender was in US Dollars) to the Operating Borrower under the Operating Facility.
The Issuing Lender shall forthwith give notice of such deemed Advance to the Operating Borrower. Interest shall be payable on
such Prime Rate Advance or Base Rate Advance in accordance with the terms applicable to Prime Rate Advances or Base Rate Advances, as the case may be, under this Agreement. Advances in respect of
Contingent Payment Letters shall be repayable forthwith upon being made. 

5.7   Indemnification by Lenders.  

    Each Lender agrees to indemnify the Issuing Lender (to the extent not reimbursed by the Operating Borrower), rateably according to its respective Commitment,
from and against any and all liabilities and obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed
on, incurred by, or asserted against the Issuing Lender in any way relating to or arising out of the issuance of a Contingent Payment Letter in accordance with this Agreement, provided that no Lender
shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from the Issuing Lender's gross
negligence or wilful misconduct. 

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5.8   Provision of Cash Collateral.  

    In the event that, pursuant to Section 12.2, the obligations of the Operating Borrower to the Lenders hereunder shall be declared due and payable while
any Contingent Payment Letter is outstanding, the Issuing Lender shall have the right to require the Operating Borrower to provide to the Issuing Lender cash collateral in an amount equal to the
undrawn amount of, and in the currency of, all Contingent Payment Letters issued by the Issuing Lender then outstanding. The Operating Borrower agrees to provide such cash collateral to the Issuing
Lender upon demand pursuant to this Section 5.8, together with such security agreements respecting such cash collateral as the Issuing Lender may, acting reasonably, deem advisable or
necessary, including without limitation, assignments of credit balances in such cash collateral accounts. If the Operating Borrower fails to provide such cash collateral, the Lenders shall be
entitled, without further authorization from the Operating Borrower, to make Prime Rate Advances or Base Rate Advances or both (and shall make such Advances at the request of the Issuing Lender) under
the Operating Facility in amounts equal to and in the applicable currency of the undrawn amount of all Contingent Payment Letters issued by the Issuing Lender and then outstanding, and the provisions
of this Agreement applicable to Prime Rate Advances or Base Rate Advances shall be applicable to such Advances. The cash collateral amount so paid by the Operating Borrower to the Issuing Lender or
advanced by way of Prime Rate Advances or Base Rate Advances shall be placed by the Issuing Lender in one or more interest bearing cash collateral accounts held by the Issuing Lender and subsequent
drawings under Contingent Payment Letters shall be funded through debits to the cash collateral accounts maintained by the Issuing Lender, provided that as such Contingent Payment Letters expire, an
amount equal to the undrawn portion of such Contingent Payment Letters shall be debited to the cash collateral accounts maintained by the Issuing Lender and applied by the Issuing Lender in reduction
of the then outstanding amount owing to the Lenders under the Operating Facility. Any excess amounts in such cash collateral accounts shall be applied in reduction of any loans or other amounts which
shall be due and payable to the Lenders hereunder. At such time as there are
no amounts due and outstanding hereunder, any amount remaining in the cash collateral accounts shall be paid to the Operating Borrower by the Issuing Lender. Cash collateral accounts maintained
hereunder shall bear interest at the normal rates of interest paid by the Issuing Lender from time to time in respect of similar deposit accounts and such interest shall be credited to the cash
collateral account and dealt with in the same manner as other balances in the cash collateral account. 

5.9   Letters of Credit under the Acquisition Facility. 

    As
part of the credit available under the Acquisition Facility, the Acquisition Borrower may request that the Issuing Lender issue one or more Contingent Payment Letters in Canadian
Dollars or US Dollars on the Closing Date up to a maximum aggregate amount of $1,000,000 and with a maturity date on or before the Acquisition Facility Maturity Date. The Acquisition Borrower will pay
to the Issuing Lender fees in respect of such Contingent Payment Letters at the equivalent rates as the stamping fees for Banker's Acceptances under the Acquisition Facility pursuant to
Section 4.5, and otherwise upon the terms and conditions as set out in this Article 5 in respect of Contingent Payment Letters issued under the Operating Facility,  mutatis mutandis. Upon the
maturity of such Contingent Payment Letters, the Borrower shall request, and the Issuing Lender shall make or create, as the
case may be, Advances and/or Bankers' Acceptances under the Acquisition Facility in the aggregate amount of all such Contingent Payment Letters then maturing. 

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ARTICLE 6
  CLOSING CONDITIONS    
  

6.1   Closing Conditions.  

    The Borrowers shall only be entitled to an initial Borrowing under the Credit Facilities if, on the Closing Date, the following conditions have been fulfilled
to the reasonable satisfaction of the Lenders: 

	(a)
	the
Credit Facility Documents shall have been executed and delivered to the Lenders (and, in the case of the Security Documents, to the Administration Agent) by Pope & Talbot
Canada, the Limited Partnership, Mackenzie Pulp and the Land Trustee and the Postponement Agreements shall have been executed and delivered to the Lenders by the Trust and Pope & Talbot US, and
all registrations, filings and recordings necessary or desirable to preserve, protect or perfect the enforceability of the security created by the Security Documents shall have been completed;

	(b)
	all
of the representations and warranties of Pope & Talbot Canada and the Limited Partnership contained in this Agreement are true and correct as of the Closing Date as
though made on and as of such date, and each of Pope & Talbot Canada and the Limited Partnership shall have delivered to the Lenders a certificate executed by an Authorized Officer thereof to
that effect;

	(c)
	no
event has occurred and is continuing which constitutes a Default or an Event of Default, and each of Pope & Talbot Canada and the Limited Partnership shall have delivered
to the Lenders a certificate executed by an Authorized Officer thereof to that effect;

	(d)
	the
Lenders shall have received copies:

	(i)
	certified
by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of each of Pope & Talbot Canada, Mackenzie Pulp and the Land Trustee of its charter
documents, resolutions of its board of directors approving the Credit Facility Documents to which it (or, in the case of the General Partner, the Limited Partnership)
is a party, and all documents evidencing any other necessary corporate action of it with respect to the Credit Facility Documents;

	(ii)
	certified
by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the General Partner of the Limited Partnership Agreement and the Limited Partnership's
certificate of limited partnership, resolutions of the board of directors of the General Partner approving the Credit Facility Documents to which the Limited Partnership is a party, and all documents
evidencing any other necessary action under the Limited Partnership Agreement with respect to the Credit Facility Documents;

	(iii)
	certified
by the trustees of the Trust of the trust agreement creating the Trust (the "Trust Agreement"), resolutions of the trustees of the Trust
approving the Credit Facility Documents to which the Trust is a party, and all documents evidencing any other necessary action under the Trust Agreement with respect to the Credit Facility Documents;
and

	(iv)
	certified
by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of Pope & Talbot US of its charter documents, resolutions of its board of directors
approving the execution and delivery of the Credit Facility Documents to which it is a party, and all documents evidencing any other necessary corporate action of it with respect to the Credit
Facility Documents; 

	(e)
	the
Lenders shall have received:

	(i)
	a
certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of each of Pope & Talbot Canada, the General Partner, Mackenzie Pulp, the Land
Trustee and Pope & Talbot US certifying the names and true signatures of its officers authorized to sign the Credit Facility 

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Documents
to which it (or, in the case of the General Partner, the Limited Partnership) is a party and any other documents to be delivered by it hereunder; and 

	(ii)
	a
certificate of the trustees of the Trust certifying the names and true signatures of the persons authorized to sign the Credit Facility Documents
to which the Trust is a party and any other documents to be delivered by it hereunder. 

	(f)
	the
Lenders shall have received a recently-dated certificate of good standing or like certificate of each of Pope & Talbot Canada, the Limited Partnership, Mackenzie Pulp,
the Land Trustee and Pope & Talbot US issued by appropriate government officials of the jurisdiction of its incorporation;

	(g)
	the
Lenders shall have received:

	(i)
	copies
of the unaudited consolidated balance sheets of each of Pope & Talbot Canada and Mackenzie Pulp as of December 31, 2000 and
March 31, 2001, and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income and retained earnings and statements of cash flow of each of Pope & Talbot Canada and Mackenzie Pulp for the
fiscal year and fiscal quarter then ended and, since the dates of such financial statements, there shall have occurred no Material Adverse Effect, as determined by the Lenders acting reasonably;

	(ii)
	copies
of consolidated and consolidating balance sheets of Pope & Talbot Canada as at March 31, 2001, prepared on a pro forma basis
after giving effect to all transactions to be completed on or before the Closing Date as contemplated by this Agreement, including without limitation the making of the initial Accommodations to the
Borrowers; and

	(iii)
	a
certificate of a senior officer of the Land Trustee certifying that on the Closing Date the Land Trustee has no assets other than an interest as
bare trustee in and to certain real property which it holds as bare trustee for Mackenzie Pulp, and no liabilities except as a Guarantor under this Agreement; 

	(h)
	the
Lenders shall have received a certificate of the chief financial officer or other Authorized Officer of each of the Borrowers setting forth computations in reasonable detail
showing full compliance with the financial covenants in Section 8.1(x) and (y) on a pro forma basis after giving effect to all transactions to be completed on the Closing Date as
contemplated by this Agreement, including without limitation the making of the initial Accommodations to the Borrowers, provided that, for the computations in respect of the financial covenant in
Section 8.1(y), all such transactions shall be deemed to have been completed on April 1, 2000;

	(i)
	the
Lenders shall have received a Margin Report, in form satisfactory to the Lenders, signed by a senior financial officer of Pope & Talbot Canada and setting out the
Borrowing Base (including the applicable amounts in respect of Mackenzie Pulp) as at April 30, 2001;

	(j)
	the
Lenders shall have received a certificate executed by an Authorized Officer of each of Pope & Talbot Canada and the Limited Partnership:

	(i)
	attaching
copies of all Governmental Approvals (if any) necessary to permit Pope & Talbot Canada, the Limited Partnership and the Guarantors
to enter into and perform their obligations under this Agreement and the other Credit Facility Documents, and to permit Pope & Talbot Canada to complete the transactions contemplated by the
Mackenzie Pulp Share Purchase Agreement;

	(ii)
	certifying
that no material Governmental Approval held by Pope & Talbot Canada, the Limited Partnership or the Guarantors will be revoked or
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consequence
of the transactions contemplated under this Agreement or by the Mackenzie Pulp Share Purchase Agreement; and 

	(iii)
	certifying
that all material Timber Tenures held by Pope & Talbot Canada, the Limited Partnership and Mackenzie Pulp are in good standing
and none of Pope & Talbot Canada, the Limited Partnership or Mackenzie Pulp are in material breach of any such Timber Tenures nor have they received any notice from the Ministry of Forests
cancelling or suspending or threatening to cancel or suspend or materially impair any of the rights of Pope & Talbot Canada, the Limited Partnership or Mackenzie Pulp under any such Timber
Tenures, including without limitation any reduction in the allowable annual cut under such Timber Tenures; 

	(k)
	the
Lenders shall have received satisfactory certificates of insurance issued by the relevant insurer or its agent in respect of all insurance maintained by Pope & Talbot
Canada, the Limited Partnership, Mackenzie Pulp and the Land Trustee;

	(l)
	the
Lenders shall be satisfied with the results of their due diligence of Mackenzie Pulp;

	(m)
	the
Lenders shall have received satisfactory evidence of the continuation of Mackenzie Pulp under the laws of the Province of Alberta;

	(n)
	the
representations and warranties of the Vendor set forth in the Mackenzie Pulp Share Purchase Agreement shall be true and correct on and as of the Closing Date as if made on and
as of such date, and Pope & Talbot Canada shall have delivered to the Lenders a certificate executed by an Authorized Officer of Pope & Talbot Canada to that effect;

	(o)
	the
transactions contemplated by the Mackenzie Pulp Share Purchase Agreement, on the terms set out in the Mackenzie Pulp Share Purchase Agreement or on other terms satisfactory to
the Lenders, shall be completed concurrently with the initial Borrowings by the Borrowers under this Agreement;

	(p)
	arrangements
satisfactory to the Lenders shall have been made relating to the funding of Mackenzie Pulp and the making of a loan by Mackenzie Pulp to the Vendor pursuant to the
Mackenzie Pulp Share Purchase Agreement, with such loan to be repayable by the Vendor upon the redemption of the Mackenzie Pulp Preferred Shares;

	(q)
	the
Lenders shall have received a copy, certified by an Authorized Officer of Pope & Talbot Canada, of the Pope & Talbot Canada Financing Agreement, in form and
content satisfactory to the Lenders;

	(r)
	the
Lenders shall have received a copy, certified by an Authorized Officer of each of Pope & Talbot Canada and the Limited Partnership, of the Inventory and Receivables Sale
Agreement, in form and content satisfactory to the Lenders;

	(s)
	the
Lenders shall have received:

	(i)
	an
opinion of counsel for Pope & Talbot Canada, the Limited Partnership, Mackenzie Pulp, the Land Trustee and the Trust; and

	(ii)
	an
opinion of counsel for Pope & Talbot US regarding due authorization, execution and delivery of the Pope & Talbot US Postponement
Agreement by Pope & Talbot US, the validity of the choice of British Columbia law as the governing law of the Pope & Talbot US Postponement Agreement, the corporate capacity of
Pope & Talbot US and other matters relevant to the Pope & Talbot US Postponement Agreement, 

in
each case addressed to the Lenders and counsel for the Lenders and in form and content satisfactory to the Lenders; 

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	(t)
	all
fees required to be paid by Pope & Talbot Canada and the Limited Partnership pursuant to Sections 2.26 or 14.5 on or before the Closing Date shall have been paid;

	(u)
	Pope &
Talbot Canada and the Limited Partnership shall have irrevocably directed the Lenders to apply sufficient proceeds from the initial Borrowings under the Credit
Facilities to repay in full all amounts owed to TD Bank under the credit agreement (the "Existing Credit Agreement") dated as of March 17, 2000 between Pope & Talbot Canada and TD Bank,
as Lender and Agent, and the Lenders
shall have received a notice from TD Bank and Pope & Talbot Canada that the credit facilities under the Existing Credit Agreement have been repaid in full by Pope & Talbot Canada and
cancelled by TD Bank; and

	(v)
	the
Lenders or the Administration Agent shall have received such other certificates and documentation as the Lenders or the Administration Agent may reasonably request. 

If
all of the conditions set forth above have not been satisfied by the Borrowers or waived by the Lenders on or before the Closing Date, the obligations of the Lenders to make any Advance or any
other Accommodation and all other obligations of the Lenders hereunder shall, at the option of the Lenders, terminate without prejudice to any rights or remedies available to the Lender under this
Agreement or otherwise. 

6.2   Conditions Precedent to Subsequent Borrowings.  

    It shall be a condition of each Borrowing (other than a Rollover or Conversion) that the representations and warranties contained in Article 7 hereof
shall be true in all material respects on and as of the date of each Borrowing (other than a Rollover or Conversion). It shall be a condition of each Borrowing (including a Rollover or Conversion)
that no Default or Event of Default shall exist on the date of the Borrowing or be created by such Borrowing. The applicable Borrower will, at the request of the Administration Agent, deliver to the
Administration Agent a certificate or certificates of a Responsible Officer of such Borrower to that effect. 

 
 

ARTICLE 7
  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES    
  

7.1   Representations and Warranties by the Borrowers.  

    The Borrowers represent and warrant to the Lenders (and acknowledge that the Lenders are relying thereon without independent inquiry in entering into this
Agreement and providing Accommodations from time to time) as follows: 

	(a)
	Organization and Qualification. 
	(i)
	Pope &
Talbot Canada and each of the Material Subsidiaries is a corporation duly incorporated and organized, is validly subsisting and is in
good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation.

	(ii)
	The
Limited Partnership has been formed and is existing as a limited partnership under the Partnership Act  (British Columbia). 

	(b)
	Corporate and Partnership Power. 
	(i)
	Pope &
Talbot Canada and each of the Material Subsidiaries has full corporate right, power and authority to enter into and perform its
obligations under each of the Credit Facility Documents to which it is or will be a party and has full corporate power and authority to own and operate its properties and to carry on its business as
now conducted or as herein contemplated.

	(ii)
	The
Limited Partnership Agreement grants to the General Partner all necessary power and authority to enter into and perform the obligations of the
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each
of the Credit Facility Documents to which the Limited Partnership is or will be a party, to own and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now conducted or as herein contemplated. 

	(c)
	Material Subsidiaries. Attached hereto as Schedule 5 is a complete list, as at the date hereof, of all Material Subsidiaries
of each of the Borrowers, setting out in respect of each such Material Subsidiary:

	(i)
	its
jurisdiction of incorporation; and

	(ii)
	the
number of issued shares of each class owned directly or indirectly by such Borrower; and

	(iii)
	the
total number of issued shares of each class of such Material Subsidiary. 

	(d)
	Conflict with Other Instruments. The execution and delivery by each of the Borrowers and the Material Subsidiaries of each of the
Credit Facility Documents and the performance by each of the Borrowers and the Material Subsidiaries of its obligations thereunder, do not and will not:

	(i)
	conflict
with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of:

	(A)
	the
charter documents of such Borrower or Material Subsidiary (including, in the case of the Limited Partnership, the Limited Partnership Agreement);

	(B)
	any
Law applicable to such Borrower or Material Subsidiary;

	(C)
	any
contractual restriction binding on or affecting such Borrower or Material Subsidiary or their properties; or

	(D)
	any
writ, judgment, injunction, determination or award which is binding on such Borrower or Material Subsidiary; or 

	(ii)
	result
in, require or permit:

	(A)
	the
imposition of any Lien other than as provided for herein; or

	(B)
	the
acceleration of the maturity of any Indebtedness of such Borrower or Material Subsidiary under any contractual provision binding on or affecting such Borrower or Material
Subsidiary. 

	(e)
	Authorization and Governmental Approvals. The execution and delivery of each of the Credit Facility Documents and the performance by
each of the Borrowers and the Material Subsidiaries of its obligations thereunder have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or partnership action on the part of each Borrower and Material
Subsidiary and no permit, licence or approval under any applicable Law, and no registration (other than registrations of or in respect of the Security Documents in public offices of record),
qualification, designation, declaration or filing with any Governmental Body having jurisdiction over the Borrowers or the Material Subsidiaries, is or was necessary therefor or to preserve the
benefit thereof to the Lender.

	(f)
	Execution and Binding Obligation. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each of the Borrowers, Mackenzie Pulp and
the Land Trustee, and this Agreement constitutes, and the remaining Credit Facility Documents when duly executed by the Borrowers and the Material Subsidiaries pursuant to and in accordance with this
Agreement and delivered will constitute, legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrowers and the Material Subsidiaries enforceable against them in accordance with their respective terms, subject
to Laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency and the enforcement of creditors' rights generally and to the 

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qualification
that equitable remedies are in the discretion of a court, and subject to any other qualifications as may be expressed in their counsels' opinions delivered to the Lenders on the Closing
Date pursuant to Section 6.1(s). 

	(g)
	Permits. All permits, licences and approvals which are necessary in connection with the business, properties or assets of the
Borrowers and the Material Subsidiaries have been issued and are in full force and effect except where the failure so to possess any such permit, licence or approval would not in the aggregate have a
Material Adverse Effect, and there is no default thereunder or any failure to observe or perform any condition thereof which would have or result in a Material Adverse Effect. No action is pending or,
to the knowledge of the Borrowers, threatened which has as its object the revocation or amendment of any such permit, licence or approval which would have or result in a Material Adverse Effect.

	(h)
	Material Disclosure. The Borrowers have not failed to disclose to the Lenders in writing any fact (other than facts which are a
matter of public knowledge or record) of which the Borrowers are aware which will result in a Material Adverse Effect, or so far as they can now reasonably foresee may result in a Material Adverse
Effect. None of the Credit Facility Documents contained at the time furnished any untrue statement of a material fact.

	(i)
	Title to Assets. Each of the Borrowers and the Material Subsidiaries have good and marketable title to or the right to use or good,
valid and subsisting leases in respect of all of the assets (other than motor vehicles owned or leased by Pope & Talbot US) necessary for the operation of its business, free and clear of any
Liens other than Permitted Liens, and no person has any agreement or right to acquire any of such properties out of the ordinary course of business.

	(j)
	No Defaults. None of the Borrowers or the Material Subsidiaries is in breach of or in default under:

	(i)
	its
charter documents (including, in the case of the Limited Partnership, the Limited Partnership Agreement); or

	(ii)
	any
applicable Law, any material contract or agreement binding on or affecting it or its assets (including without limitation the Credit Facility
Documents) or any writ, judgment, injunction, determination or award binding on or affecting it, which in any such case could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. 

	(k)
	Current Financial Statements. The Borrowers have delivered to the Lenders copies of each of the financial statements and certificate
referred to in Section 6.1(g) of this Agreement. Such financial statements (including the related notes) have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period
involved, and such financial statements and certificate fairly present the financial position of each of Pope & Talbot Canada, the Limited Partnership, Mackenzie Pulp and the Land Trustee as of
the date thereof and, in the case of Pope & Talbot Canada and Mackenzie Pulp, the results of its operations for the period covered by such statements of income and retained earnings and
statements of cash flow. 

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There
are no material liabilities, contingent or otherwise, of either of Pope & Talbot Canada or Mackenzie Pulp as of March 31, 2001 not reflected in the balance sheet of Pope &
Talbot Canada or Mackenzie Pulp, respectively, as of such date. Since March 31, 2001, there have been no changes in the assets, liabilities or financial position of Pope & Talbot Canada
or Mackenzie Pulp from that set forth in the balance sheet of Pope & Talbot Canada or Mackenzie Pulp as of that date, except for such changes in the ordinary course of business and for the
transactions contemplated by the Mackenzie Pulp Share Purchase Agreement, all of which have not, in the aggregate, had a Material Adverse Effect. 

	(l)
	Subsequent Financial Statements. Any financial statements of the Borrowers subsequently delivered to the Lenders pursuant to this
Agreement (including in each case any related schedules and notes) will have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied through the period involved, and will fairly present on a
consolidated basis the financial position of Pope & Talbot Canada (including without limitation the Limited Partnership) and on an unconsolidated basis the financial position of the Limited
Partnership, as of the respective dates of such financial statements and the results of their operations for the respective periods covered by such financial statements.

	(m)
	Litigation. There are no actions, suits or proceedings (including counterclaims) pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrowers,
threatened against or affecting the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries or any property of the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries in any court or before any arbitrator of any kind or before or
by any Governmental Body which, individually or in the aggregate, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (taking into account applicable insurance
coverage and related deductibles with respect to such matters).

	(n)
	Taxes. Each of the Borrowers and the Material Subsidiaries have filed all tax returns which are required to have been filed in any
jurisdiction, except for tax returns the failure of which to file would not, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Each of the Borrowers and the Material Subsidiaries have paid all taxes
shown to be due and payable on any tax return filed by them and all other taxes and assessments payable by them, to the extent the same have become due and payable and before they have become
delinquent, except for any taxes or assessments:

	(i)
	the
amount, applicability or validity of which is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings,

	(ii)
	the
execution of any judgment with respect thereto has been stayed, and

	(iii)
	with
respect to which such Borrower or Material Subsidiary has set aside on its books reserves (segregated to the extent required by GAAP) deemed
by it to be adequate. 

The
Borrowers are not aware of any proposed material tax assessment against any of the Borrowers or the Material Subsidiaries, and in the opinion of the Borrowers all tax liabilities likely to be due
and payable in the current fiscal year are adequately provided for on the books of the Borrowers in accordance with GAAP. 

	(o)
	Remittances. Each of the Borrowers and the Material Subsidiaries have remitted all amounts required to be remitted by it to any
Governmental Body, including without limitation all employee source deductions for income taxes, unemployment insurance and Canada Pension Plan remittances, sales taxes, excise taxes, goods and
services taxes, payroll taxes, workers' compensation assessments and stumpage fees.

	(p)
	Existing Indebtedness; No Default. None of the outstanding Indebtedness of the Borrowers (other than Indebtedness to be repaid from
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is
secured by any Lien other than a Permitted Lien. Neither of the Borrowers is in default in the payment of any amounts due under any instrument evidencing any Indebtedness (without regard to any
waiver of any such default), nor in default in the performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions contained in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, bank loan or credit
agreement or any other agreement or instrument relating to Indebtedness to which such Borrower is a party or by which it or its properties may be bound or affected and no event has occurred and is
continuing which, with notice or the lapse of time or both, would become such a default. 

	(q)
	Environmental Matters. Each of the Borrowers and the Material Subsidiaries are, to the best of the Borrowers' knowledge, in
compliance in all material respects with all Environmental Laws applicable to their business and operations, and the properties of each of the Borrowers and the Material Subsidiaries comply in all
material respects with all applicable requirements of Environmental Laws relating to the environmental condition or their use of such properties. To the best of the Borrowers' knowledge, none of the
properties of the Borrowers or the Material Subsidiaries incurred any material environmental damage or contamination to a degree, concentration or extent that is contrary to applicable Environmental
Laws prior to such Borrower or Material Subsidiary acquiring ownership or control of any such property. Excepted from the immediately preceding sentence are:

	(i)
	minor
noncompliances or minor contamination that have occurred in the ordinary course of business for industrial operations similar in nature to
those of the Borrowers and the Material Subsidiaries;

	(ii)
	in
respect of Pope & Talbot Canada's Castlegar sawmill, contaminants were initially created by a prior owner in regard to the mill and its
associated landfill, and now have been dealt with by Pope & Talbot Canada pursuant to a British Columbia Ministry of Environment approved remediation plan for the mill property which has been
completed or will be dealt with in the ordinary course as part of the regulatory process upon closure of the landfill; and

	(iii)
	noncompliances
and contamination disclosed in the Envirochem Report. 

	(r)
	Partners. Pope & Talbot Canada is the sole general partner of the Limited Partnership and the Trust is the sole limited
partner of Limited Partnership. 

7.2   Reaffirmation of Representations and Warranties.  

    The representations and warranties of the Borrowers set out in Section 7.1 shall be deemed to be reaffirmed as at the last day of each fiscal quarter of
Pope & Talbot Canada and the Limited Partnership and on the date any Accommodation (other than a Rollover or Conversion) is made by a Lender under this Agreement as if made on and as of each
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ARTICLE 8
  POSITIVE COVENANTS    
  

8.1   Positive Covenants.  

    The Borrowers covenant and agree to and with each of the Lenders that so long as an Advance, Bankers' Acceptance or other obligation of the Borrowers under
this Agreement is outstanding or the Commitment of any of the Lenders has not been wholly terminated: 

	(a)
	Payment when Due. The Borrowers will duly and punctually pay or cause to be paid all amounts required to be paid by them to the
Lenders pursuant to this Agreement or any of the other Credit Facility Documents or any Treasury Contract, including principal, interest, 

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stamping
fees, fees for Contingent Payment Letters, Commitment Fees, other fees and expenses and any other amounts, at the times, in the currencies and in the manner set forth herein or therein. 

	(b)
	Observance of Covenants. The Borrowers will observe and perform, and will cause the Material Subsidiaries to perform, all of the
covenants, agreements, terms and conditions to be observed and performed thereby in this Agreement and the other Credit Facility Documents.

	(c)
	Conduct of Business. The Borrowers will, and will cause the Material Subsidiaries to, continue to carry on the lumber, forest
products and pulp mill businesses currently carried on by the Borrowers and the Material Subsidiaries. The Borrowers will keep, and will cause the Material Subsidiaries to keep, all of their assets in
a good state of repair and in proper condition in accordance with forest products industry standards, reasonable wear and tear excepted, and will keep proper books of record and account and set aside
appropriate reserves in accordance with GAAP.

	(d)
	Maintenance of Corporate Existence. The Borrowers and the Material Subsidiaries will maintain their corporate or partnership
existence, as the case may be, and will maintain all registrations in those jurisdictions in which they carry on business where the nature of their business or the title to their properties makes such
registration necessary.

	(e)
	Maintenance of Licences and Permits. The Borrowers will maintain, and will cause the Material Subsidiaries to maintain, all material
licences and permits required to carry on their business and will not transfer, surrender or otherwise dispose of any such licences or permits.

	(f)
	Defend Legal Proceedings. The Borrowers will actively and diligently contest or cause to be contested in good faith, by appropriate
and timely proceedings, or effect a timely and provident settlement of, any action, suit, litigation or other proceeding the result of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.

	(g)
	Settlement or Stay of Execution. Each of the Borrowers will effect, and will cause each of the Material Subsidiaries to effect, a
timely and provident settlement of or bring an application to stay any writ of execution, attachment or similar process issued or levied against all, or a substantial portion of, its property in
connection with any judgment against it.

	(h)
	Observance of Environmental Laws. The Borrowers will observe and comply, and will cause the Material Subsidiaries to observe and
comply, in all material respects at all times with the provisions of all Environmental Laws, and from time to time upon request by the Lenders through the Administration Agent shall provide to the
Administration Agent evidence satisfactory to the Lenders
that the Borrowers and the Material Subsidiaries are not in breach in any material way of any Environmental Laws. The Borrowers will use, and will cause the Material Subsidiaries to use, reasonable
commercial efforts to conduct their business and use their properties so as not to cause material environmental damage.

	(i)
	Notice of Environmental Events. Each of the Borrowers will, and will cause each of the Material Subsidiaries to, as soon as
practicable after it becomes aware thereof, provide the Administration Agent with prompt notice of:

	(i)
	any
material spills of Hazardous Materials which are required to be reported to any Governmental Body; and

	(ii)
	any
material (1) enforcement actions, (2) special investigations, (3) control orders, (4) stop orders,
(5) injunctions, (6) prosecutions or (7) civil proceedings under any Environmental Law or based on any allegation of material environmental damage or material release of Hazardous
Materials. 

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	(j)
	Maintenance of Property Insurance. The Borrowers will cause (i) all of the property and assets of the Borrowers, Mackenzie
Pulp and the Land Trustee comprising the Mackenzie pulp mill, and (ii) any other property and assets of the Borrowers and the Material Subsidiaries which are of a character usually insured by
companies operating like businesses, to be insured and kept insured against loss or damage from any cause which is customarily insured against (including business interruption) by companies carrying
on like businesses, in such amounts and with such deductibles as are in accordance with good business practice and with financially sound and reputable insurers. The Borrowers will pay or cause to be
paid all premiums necessary for such purpose as the same shall become due and will provide particulars of all such policies and all renewals thereof to the Administration Agent upon request, and, at
the request of the Administration Agent, will add the Administration Agent as first loss payee on such policies with respect to any insurance proceeds relating to Inventory and, in the case of
Mackenzie Pulp and the Land Trustee prior to the repayment of the Acquisition Facility in full, with respect to any insurance proceeds relating to real property, together with a mortgage endorsement
on terms satisfactory to the Administration Agent.

	(k)
	Maintenance of Liability Insurance. The Borrowers will maintain, and will cause the Material Subsidiaries to maintain, public
liability and other liability insurance in such amounts as are in accordance with good business practice and with financially sound and reputable insurers, will pay or cause to be paid all premiums
necessary for such purpose as the same shall become due and will provide particulars of all such policies and all renewals thereof to the Administration Agent upon request.

	(l)
	Payment of Taxes. The Borrowers will from time to time pay or cause to be paid all rents, taxes, rates, levies or assessments,
ordinary or extraordinary, and governmental fees or dues levied, assessed or imposed upon either of the Borrowers, the Material Subsidiaries or their assets capable of forming a Lien on any of the
assets of either of the Borrowers or any of the Material Subsidiaries, as and when the same become due and payable, unless the validity thereof is disputed in good faith by such Borrower or such
Material Subsidiary, such Borrower or such Material Subsidiary has taken an appropriate reserve in accordance with GAAP and, if required by the Administration Agent, has provided cash collateral or
other security satisfactory to the Administration Agent in an amount acceptable to the Administration Agent for the payment of the same.

	(m)
	Use of Proceeds. All Borrowings by the Borrowers will be used for the purposes described in Section 2.2.

	(n)
	Financial Statements. The Borrowers shall furnish to the Administration Agent, for delivery to the Lenders:

	(i)
	as
soon as available and in any event within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrowers, copies of:

	(A)
	a
consolidated balance sheet of Pope & Talbot Canada; and

	(B)
	an
unconsolidated balance sheet of the Limited Partnership, 

as
of the end of such fiscal year and the related statements of income and retained earnings and statement of cash flow for such fiscal year, all prepared without audit in accordance with GAAP and
stating in comparative form the respective figures as of the end of and for the previous fiscal year, and certified by the chief financial officer of Pope & Talbot Canada, in its own capacity
and as the General Partner, as presenting fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Pope & Talbot Canada and the Limited Partnership as of the end of such fiscal year and the
results of operations and changes in financial position for such fiscal year in accordance with GAAP consistently applied; 

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	(ii)
	as
soon as available and in any event within 60 days after the end of each of the quarterly fiscal periods in each fiscal year of the
Borrowers, copies of:

	(A)
	a
consolidated balance sheet of Pope & Talbot Canada; and

	(B)
	an
unconsolidated balance sheet of the Limited Partnership, 

as
of the end of such period and the related statements of income and retained earnings and statement of cash flow for the portion of the fiscal year ended with the last day of such quarterly fiscal
period, all prepared without audit in accordance with GAAP and stating in comparative form the respective figures as of the end of and for the corresponding period in the previous fiscal year, and
certified by the chief financial officer of Pope & Talbot Canada, in its own capacity and as the General Partner as presenting fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of
Pope & Talbot Canada and the Limited Partnership as of the end of such period and the results of operations and changes in financial position for such period in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied; and 

	(iii)
	within
60 days after the Closing Date, a consolidated unaudited balance sheet of Pope & Talbot Canada as at the close of business on
the Closing Date. 

	(o)
	Quarterly Compliance Certificate. Concurrently with the financial statements furnished pursuant to paragraph (n) of this
Section 8.1, the Borrowers shall furnish to the Lender a Quarterly Compliance Certificate duly executed by the chief financial officer or other Authorized Officer of each of the Borrowers:

	(i)
	stating
that, based upon such examination or investigation and review of this Agreement as in the opinion of the signer is necessary to enable the
signer to express an informed opinion with respect thereto, no Default, Event of Default or Other Default has occurred during such period or as at the date of such certificate or, if any Default,
Event of Default or Other Default shall have occurred, specifying all such Defaults, Events of Default and Other Defaults, the nature and period of existence thereof and what action the Borrowers have
taken, are taking or propose to take with respect thereto;

	(ii)
	confirming
that the Outstandings did not exceed the Borrowing Base as at the most recent date for which the Borrowers were required to provide a
Margin Report pursuant to paragraph (p) of this Section 8.1; and

	(iii)
	at
all times during which the Borrowers are required to be in compliance with the financial ratios described in paragraphs (x) and
(y) of this Section 8.1, setting forth computations in reasonable detail showing as of the end of the period covered by such financial statements such financial ratios. 

	(p)
	Margin Reports. Within 30 days after each month end, the Borrowers will provide Margin Reports to the Administration Agent,
for delivery to the Lenders, substantially in the form attached as Schedule 4, showing, for each of Pope & Talbot Canada, the Limited Partnership and Mackenzie Pulp, Eligible Insured
Accounts Receivable (on an aged basis, and indicating whether any claim has been made under any insurance provided by the Export Development Corporation, Foreign Credit Insurance Association or Great
American Insurance Co.), Eligible Uninsured Accounts Receivable (on an aged basis) and Inventory as at such month end. The Operating Borrower acknowledges that it will not be entitled to any
Accommodation under the Operating Facility if, on the requested date of the Accommodation, the Administration Agent and the Lenders have not received a Margin Report for the most recent month end.

	(q)
	Annual Business and Capital Expenditure Plans. The Borrowers will provide the Administration Agent with their annual Business Plan
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60 days
after the commencement of the year to which such plans relate, for delivery by the Administration Agent to the Lenders. 

	(r)
	Notice of Material Changes in Capital Expenditure or Business Plan. The Borrowers will promptly advise the Administration Agent of
any material change to any Business Plan or Capital Expenditure Plan previously provided to the Administration Agent, and will as soon as reasonably practicable provide the Administration Agent with
an updated Business Plan or Capital Expenditure Plan, as the case may be, for delivery to the Lenders.

	(s)
	Notice of Inventory Locations. The Borrowers will promptly give written notice to the Administration Agent of any jurisdiction other
than British Columbia where either of the Borrowers or any of the Material Subsidiaries owns inventory, and will execute such documents and take such other action as the Administration Agent or the
Lenders may require for the purpose of perfecting a security interest over inventory owned by either of the Borrowers or any of the Material Subsidiaries and located in the relevant jurisdiction from
time to time.

	(t)
	Notice of Default or Material Adverse Event. Each of the Borrowers will promptly, and in any event within three Business Days after
a Responsible Officer of such Borrower becomes aware of the existence of a Default, Event of Default or Other Default or an event which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect, deliver to the Administration Agent a certificate duly executed by an Authorized Officer of such Borrower specifying the nature and period of existence thereof and what action such Borrower
has taken, is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.

	(u)
	Other Information. The Borrowers shall promptly provide the Administration Agent with:

	(i)
	written
notice of any demand for payment or other action taken by the holder of any other Indebtedness of either of the Borrowers exceeding $500,000
to recover such Indebtedness;

	(ii)
	written
notice of any other agreement or arrangement from time to time entered by either of the Borrowers under which such Borrower has incurred or
may incur Indebtedness for borrowed money (other than Indebtedness secured by a Permitted Lien), but excluding changes in the intercompany Indebtedness owed by such Borrower to Pope & Talbot
US;

	(iii)
	written
notice of any actual or probable material litigation or other legal proceeding affecting either of the Borrowers or any of the Material
Subsidiaries (including any proceeding before an arbitrator, quasi-judicial tribunal or other Governmental Body) which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, including copies
of relevant legal documentation;

	(iv)
	written
notice of any taxes or other amounts the validity of which is disputed by a Borrower or a Material Subsidiary pursuant to
Section 8.1(l) or any other claim or matter in respect of which a Borrower or a Material Subsidiary would be required to reserve an amount in accordance with GAAP, if the amount of such taxes
or other claim or matter exceeds or could reasonably be expected to exceed $1,000,000; and

	(v)
	such
other information, including financial statements and computations, relating to the performance of the provisions of this Agreement and the
affairs of the Borrowers and the Material Subsidiaries as the Administration Agent or the Lenders may from time to time reasonably request. 

	(v)
	Inspection of Properties and Books. The Lenders and the Administration Agent shall have the right to visit and inspect any of the
properties of the Borrowers and the Material Subsidiaries 

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and
to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Borrowers and the Material Subsidiaries with, and to be advised as to the same by, the officers and employees of the Borrowers and the Material
Subsidiaries, all upon reasonable notice and at such reasonable times and intervals and to such reasonable extent as the Lenders or the Administration Agent may desire. The Lenders and the
Administration Agent shall have the right to examine the books of account and records of the Borrowers and the Material Subsidiaries and to make or be provided with extracts therefrom, upon reasonable
notice to the Borrowers. The Borrowers agree to pay all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by any Lender or the Administration Agent in connection with the exercise of rights
pursuant to this paragraph at any time when a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. 

	(w)
	Maintenance of Timber Tenures. The Borrowers will maintain, and will cause the Material Subsidiaries to maintain, in good standing
and not be in material breach of any of the terms or conditions of any of their material Timber Tenures, and the Borrowers will forthwith upon receipt thereof deliver to the Administration Agent, for
delivery to the Lenders, a copy of any notice from the Minister of Forests cancelling or suspending or purporting to cancel or suspend or impair the rights of either of the Borrowers or any Material
Subsidiary (including any reduction of allowable annual cut) pursuant to any of such Timber Tenures.

	(x)
	Funded Debt Ratio. For so long as any amount remains outstanding under the Acquisition Facility, and from and after the Conversion
Date, the Borrowers shall ensure that the ratio of Funded Debt to Total Capitalization as at each fiscal quarter end of the Borrowers shall not exceed 0.5 to 1.

	(y)
	Normalized EBITDA to Interest Ratio. For so long as any amount remains outstanding under the Acquisition Facility, and from and after
the Conversion Date, the Borrowers shall ensure that as at each fiscal quarter end of the Borrowers the ratio of Normalized EBITDA to Interest Expense for the four fiscal quarters then ended shall not
be less than 2 to 1, provided that, for the first four fiscal quarters ending after the Closing Date:

	(i)
	Normalized
EBITDA shall be calculated based on the actual earnings of each of the Borrowers and of Mackenzie Pulp during the four fiscal quarters
then ended; and

	(ii)
	Interest
Expense shall be calculated as though the initial Accommodations under this Agreement had been extended on April 1, 2000 and had
remained outstanding until the Closing Date. 

	(z)
	Redemption of Mackenzie Pulp Preferred Shares. Pope & Talbot Canada will cause Mackenzie Pulp to redeem the Mackenzie Pulp
Preferred Shares on or before September 3, 2001. 

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ARTICLE 9
  NEGATIVE COVENANTS    
  

9.1   Negative Covenants.  

    The Borrowers covenant and agree to and with each of the Lenders that, unless the Lenders consent in writing, so long as an Advance, Bankers' Acceptance or
other obligation of either of the Borrowers is outstanding or the Commitment of any of the Lenders has not been wholly terminated: 

	(a)
	Restriction on Liens. None of the Borrowers, Mackenzie Pulp or the Land Trustee will grant, create, assume or permit to exist any
Lien upon any of their properties or assets, other than:

	(i)
	the
security constituted by the Security Documents;

	(ii)
	Permitted
Liens; and

	(iii)
	any
other Lien (a "New Lien") securing Indebtedness of a Borrower, Mackenzie Pulp or the Land Trustee (the "New Lien Grantor"), provided that:

	(A)
	if
such New Lien creates a security interest in any assets of the New Lien Grantor which are then the subject of the Lien created by the Security Documents in favour of the
Administration Agent (collectively, the "Charged Assets"), the holder of the New Lien executes a subordination and intercreditor agreement on terms satisfactory to the Lenders; and

	(B)
	if
such New Lien: 

	 	 	(1)	 	creates a security interest in any assets of a New Lien Grantor other than the Charged Assets (the "Other Assets"); and
	 	 	(2)	 	secures (i) all or any portion of any Indebtedness owed to Pope & Talbot US or any Affiliate of Pope & Talbot US, (ii) all or any portion of such Indebtedness assigned by Pope & Talbot
US or such Affiliate to any other person, or (iii) any Indebtedness incurred to refinance, directly or indirectly, all or any portion of such Indebtedness,

the
New Lien Grantor also creates a Lien in favour of the Administration Agent over the Other Assets, ranking subsequent to the New Lien, provided that, in the event of any inconsistency between this
paragraph (B) and the terms of the Pope & Talbot US Postponement Agreement, the terms of the Pope & Talbot US Postponement Agreement will govern. 

	(b)
	Restriction on Amalgamations and Reorganizations. Except for the proposed amalgamation or winding up of Mackenzie Pulp into
Pope & Talbot Canada on or about December 31, 2001 (provided that the Borrowers have delivered to the Administration Agent upon such amalgamation or winding up appropriate confirmations
of security, legal opinions, certificates and other documentation in respect thereof, all in form and content satisfactory to the Lenders), neither of the Borrowers will, directly or indirectly,
consolidate, amalgamate or merge with any person, or sell, lease or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) whether in one transaction or
a series of transactions, or enter into any arrangement or reorganization having a similar effect to any of the foregoing, unless:

	(i)
	the
person resulting from such transaction is a person organized and existing under the laws of Canada, any province thereof, the United States, any
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	(ii)
	each
of Dominion Bond Rating Service Limited and Standard & Poor's Ratings Services shall have accorded a credit rating of BBB flat (or its
equivalent), or better, to the person resulting from such transaction;

	(iii)
	the
person resulting from such transaction expressly assumes, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Lenders, all obligations of such
Borrower under this Credit Agreement and the other Credit Facility Documents to which such Borrower is a party; and

	(iv)
	no
Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from such transaction. 

	(c)
	Restriction on Dispositions. None of the Borrowers or the Material Subsidiaries will, directly or indirectly, sell, lease, assign,
transfer, abandon, convey or otherwise dispose of any of its assets (including any capital stock of any Subsidiary or other corporation, any accounts receivable or Indebtedness owed to such Borrower
and any leasehold interests), except as follows:

	(i)
	a
Borrower or a Material Subsidiary may sell inventory in the ordinary course of business;

	(ii)
	a
Borrower or a Material Subsidiary may, in the ordinary course of business, sell equipment, materials or supplies that are no longer required in
the business of such Borrower or Material Subsidiary or that are worn-out or obsolete or trade in equipment in connection with the acquisition of replacement equipment;

	(iii)
	a
Borrower or a Material Subsidiary may dispose of accounts receivable which are in default for collection purposes and may dispose of accounts
receivable to Pope & Talbot US in the ordinary course of business;

	(iv)
	a
Borrower or a Material Subsidiary may apply cash to acquire other assets and may dispose of marketable securities or other
cash-equivalent assets for cash or other cash-equivalent assets;

	(v)
	the
Borrowers and the Material Subsidiaries, collectively, may dispose of property or assets not otherwise permitted under clauses (i) to
(iv) above in any fiscal year not exceeding Cdn.$10,000,000 for individual assets and Cdn.$30,000,000 in aggregate based on net book value; and

	(vi)
	Pope &
Talbot Canada and Mackenzie Pulp may sell inventory and accounts receivable to the Limited Partnership pursuant to the Inventory and
Receivables Sale Agreement, subject to the Liens created by the Security Documents. 

Nothing
in this paragraph (c) shall restrict: 

	(vii)
	Pope &
Talbot Canada from making any payment in respect of Indebtedness, from redeeming any shares in its capital or from paying cash
dividends to any shareholder; or

	(viii)
	the
Limited Partnership from making any payment in respect of Indebtedness or from distributing any income or returning any capital to the Trust, 

provided
that no Default has occurred, and that any such payment would not otherwise result in the occurrence of an Event of Default. 

	(d)
	Restriction on Ownership. 
	(i)
	Pope &
Talbot Canada shall not issue to or permit any person to hold any shares in the capital of, or other ownership interest of,
Pope & Talbot Canada or any right to acquire any such shares, other than Pope & Talbot US or a wholly-owned Subsidiary thereof. 

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	(ii)
	The
Limited Partnership shall have no general partner other than Pope & Talbot Canada and no limited partners other than the Trust, which
shall have no beneficiaries other than Subsidiaries of Pope & Talbot US and such charitable organizations as may be designated by the trustees of the Trust from time to time. 

	(e)
	Ceasing to Carry on Business. Neither of the Borrowers shall cease to carry on the business currently being carried on by such
Borrower at the date of this Agreement.

	(f)
	Change in Fiscal Year. Neither of the Borrowers will change its fiscal year. 

 
 

ARTICLE 10
  GUARANTEES    
  

10.1   Guarantees.  

	(a)
	Pope &
Talbot Canada hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees to the Administration Agent and the Lenders the due and punctual performance, satisfaction,
payment and discharge of the following:

	(i)
	all
payment obligations (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Limited Partnership hereunder under the Operating
Facility, whether for principal, interest, fees, expenses, indemnity or otherwise;

	(ii)
	all
covenants and other obligations of the Limited Partnership on its part to be performed or observed under this Agreement; and

	(iii)
	all
obligations of the Limited Partnership to the Lenders under Treasury Contracts (including Treasury Contract Breakage Costs). 

	(b)
	The
Limited Partnership hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees to the Administration Agent and the Lenders the due and punctual performance, satisfaction,
payment and discharge of the following:

	(i)
	all
payment obligations (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of Pope & Talbot Canada hereunder under the Acquisition
Facility, whether for principal, interest, fees, expenses, indemnity or otherwise;

	(ii)
	all
covenants and other obligations of Pope & Talbot Canada as the Acquisition Borrower on its part to be performed or observed under this
Agreement; and

	(iii)
	all
obligations of Pope & Talbot Canada to the Lenders under Treasury Contracts (including Treasury Contract Breakage Costs). 

	(c)
	Each
of Mackenzie Pulp and the Land Trustee hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees to the Administration Agent and the Lenders the due and punctual
performance, satisfaction, payment and discharge of the following:

	(i)
	all
payment obligations (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Borrowers hereunder under the Credit Facilities, whether
for principal, interest, fees, expenses, indemnity or otherwise;

	(ii)
	all
covenants and other obligations of each of Pope & Talbot Canada and the Limited Partnership on their part to be performed or observed
under this Agreement; and

	(iii)
	all
obligations of each of Pope & Talbot Canada and the Limited Partnership to the Lenders under Treasury Contracts (including Treasury
Contract Breakage Costs). 

	(d)
	In
this Article 10, Pope & Talbot Canada, the Limited Partnership, Mackenzie Pulp and the Land Trustee are collectively called the "Guarantors", and the obligations
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of
the Guarantors as set out in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) above are called the "Guaranteed Obligations". 

10.2   Guarantee Absolute and Unconditional.  

    The obligations of each Guarantor under this Article 10 shall be absolute and unconditional, shall not be subject to any counterclaim,
set-off, deduction or defence based upon any claim such Guarantor may have against either Borrower or any other person, whether in connection with this Article 10 or any other
transaction, and shall remain in full force and effect without regard to, and shall not be released, discharged or in any way affected or impaired by any occurrence, matter, circumstance or condition
whatsoever (whether or not such Guarantor has any knowledge or notice thereof or has consented thereto), other than the complete performance of the Guaranteed Obligations, including without
limitation: 

	(a)
	any
amendment or modification of any provision of this Agreement, any of the other Credit Facility Documents or any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any assignment or transfer
thereof, including without limitation any extension of the time for payment of or compliance with any of the Guaranteed Obligations;

	(b)
	any
waiver, consent, extension, granting of time, forbearance, indulgence, renewal or other action or inaction under or in respect of this Agreement, the other Credit Facility
Documents or any of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any exercise or nonexercise of any right, remedy or power in respect thereof;

	(c)
	any
dealings with any security or other guarantee which the Administration Agent or the Lenders hold or may hold pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise, including the taking and
giving up of security or any other guarantee, the accepting of compositions and the granting of releases and discharges;

	(d)
	any
bankruptcy, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, amalgamation, arrangement, readjustment, composition, liquidation or similar proceedings with respect to either Borrower or
any other person or the properties or creditors of any of them;

	(e)
	any
informality in, omission from, invalidity or unenforceability of, or any misrepresentation, irregularity or other defect in, this Agreement, the other Credit Facility Documents,
any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other agreement or instrument;

	(f)
	any
lack or limitation of capacity, status, power or authority of either of the Borrowers or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, partners or agents acting or
purporting to act on their behalf, and any defect or any failure to comply with a formal legal requirement in the execution or delivery of any document;

	(g)
	any
transfer of any assets to or from either of the Borrowers, any consolidation, amalgamation or merger of either of the Borrowers with or into any person, or any change whatsoever
in the name, objects, capital structure, corporate existence, membership, constitution or business of either of the Borrowers;

	(h)
	any
failure on the part of either of the Borrowers or any other person to perform or comply with any term of this Agreement, the other Credit Facility Documents, any of the
Guaranteed Obligations or any other agreement or instrument;

	(i)
	any
action or other proceeding brought by any beneficiaries or creditors of, or by, either of the Borrowers or any other person for any reason whatsoever, including without
limitation any action or proceeding in any way attacking or involving any issue in respect of this Agreement, the other Credit Facility Documents, any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other
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	(j)
	any
lack or limitation of status or of power of either of the Borrowers or any incapacity or disability of either of the Borrowers; or

	(k)
	the
assignment of all or any part of the benefits of this Article 10 in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, any other agreement in respect of the Guaranteed
Obligations, or any other agreement or instrument. 

10.3   Demand.  

    If either of the Borrowers shall fail to pay or cause to be paid all or any portion of the Guaranteed Obligations as and when the same shall become due and
payable pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise, then the Administration Agent for and on behalf of the Lenders shall be entitled, by notice to a Guarantor, to make a demand upon such Guarantor for
the payment of the Guaranteed Obligations of such Guarantor or that portion thereof which such Borrower has failed to pay. The Guaranteed Obligations or any portion thereof in respect of which demand
shall have been made pursuant hereto shall become immediately due and payable by such Guarantor hereunder upon such demand for payment being made, and shall bear interest from the date of such demand
at the rate or rates provided in this Agreement or otherwise in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations or that portion thereof which such Borrower has failed to pay. The Guarantors hereby expressly
acknowledge that any demand for payment hereunder shall be made on behalf of all of the Lenders by the Administration Agent. Any such demand given in conformity with this Section 10.3 shall be
deemed validly given for all purposes hereunder and shall be binding upon the Guarantor, the Administration Agent and the Lenders to the same extent as if signed individually by each Lender. 

10.4   Remedies.  

    The Administration Agent may, at its option, proceed against any Guarantor under this Article 10 to enforce any of the Guaranteed Obligations when due
without first proceeding against either of the Borrowers or any other person and without first resorting to any direct or indirect security, any other guarantee or any other remedy. Each Guarantor
hereby unconditionally waives diligence, presentment, demand for payment, protest and all notices whatsoever, renounces the benefit of division and discussion, and unconditionally waives any
requirement that the Administration Agent and the Lenders exhaust any right, power or remedy against the Borrowers under this Agreement, the other Credit Facility Documents, any other Guaranteed
Obligations or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein, or against any other person under any other guarantee of, or security for, any of the Guaranteed Obligations, before
proceeding against such Guarantor under this Article 10. Each Guarantor hereby waives any duty on the part of the Administration Agent or any of the Lenders to disclose to such Guarantor
anything which the Administration Agent or such Lender may now or hereafter know concerning either of the Borrowers, any other person or any other matter whatsoever, even if the Administration Agent
or such Lender has reason to believe any such information materially increases the risk beyond that which such Guarantor intends to assume hereunder. 

10.5   Set-Off.  

    Following a declaration of acceleration under Section 12.2, the Administration Agent and the Lenders may at any time set-off and apply any
deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) or other indebtedness owing by the Administration Agent or any Lender to or for the credit of any Guarantor against any and all of
the Guaranteed Obligations, and the Administration Agent or such Lender shall promptly notify such Guarantor of any such set-off or application, provided that the failure to do so shall
not affect the validity thereof. The rights of the Administration Agent and the Lenders under this Section 10.5 are in addition to any other rights and remedies, including any other rights of
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10.6   Amount of Guaranteed Obligations.  

    Any account settled or stated by or between the Administration Agent and a Borrower or, if any such account has not been so settled or stated immediately
before demand for payment under this Article 10, any account thereafter stated by the Administration Agent shall, in the absence of demonstrable error, fraud, dishonesty or improper conduct, be
accepted by each Guarantor as conclusive evidence of the amount of the Guaranteed Obligations which at the date of the account so settled or stated is due by such Borrower to the Administration Agent
or the Lenders or remains unpaid by such Borrower to the Administration Agent or the Lenders. 

10.7   Payment Free and Clear of Taxes.  

    Any and all payments by each Guarantor hereunder shall be made free and clear of and without deduction or withholding for Taxes unless such Taxes are required
by applicable Law to be deducted or withheld. If a Guarantor shall be required by applicable Law to deduct or withhold any Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable hereunder: 

	(a)
	the
sum payable shall be increased as may be necessary so that after making all required deductions or withholdings (including deductions or withholdings applicable to additional
amounts paid under this Section 10.7) the Administration Agent or the Lenders receive an amount equal to the sum they would have received if no deduction or withholding had been made;

	(b)
	such
Guarantor shall make such deductions or withholdings; and

	(c)
	such
Guarantor shall pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant taxation or other authority in accordance with applicable Law. 

Each
Guarantor shall indemnify and save harmless the Administration Agent and the Lenders for the full amount of Taxes levied by any jurisdiction in Canada or the United States of America on, or in
relation to, any amount payable by such Guarantor hereunder (other than Taxes imposed on the income or capital of the Lenders). Payment under this indemnity shall be made within 30 days from
the date the Administration Agent makes written demand therefor. A certificate as to the amount of such Taxes submitted to such Guarantor by the Administration Agent shall be conclusive evidence,
absent manifest demonstrable error, of the amount due from such Guarantor to the Administration Agent and the Lenders. Any such certificate shall refer to the provision of Law under which such Taxes
are levied and shall contain an explanation relating to and a calculation of the amount due from such Guarantor. 

    Notwithstanding
the foregoing, no Guarantor shall be required to pay any Taxes or indemnify a Lender in respect of Taxes payable to any Governmental Body in Canada which are levied,
withheld, deducted or paid on payments to such Lender by reason of the fact that such Lender is a Non-Resident of Canada. 

10.8   Subrogation and Repayment.  

    Upon receipt by the Administration Agent of any payments by any Guarantor on account of its liability hereunder, such Guarantor shall not be entitled to claim
repayment of such amount against either of the Borrowers until the Guaranteed Obligations and all other amounts due to the Administration Agent and the Lenders under this Agreement have been paid or
repaid in full. In the case of the liquidation, winding-up or bankruptcy of either of the Borrowers (whether voluntary or compulsory) or in the event that either of the Borrowers shall
make a bulk sale of any of its assets within the provisions of any bulk sales legislation or any composition with creditors or scheme of arrangement, the Administration Agent shall have the right to
rank in priority to each Guarantor for the full claims of the Administration Agent and the Lenders in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations and receive all dividends or other payments in respect
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been paid in full, and the Guarantors shall continue to be liable for any balance of the Guaranteed Obligations which may be owing to the Administration Agent or the Lenders by either of the
Borrowers. If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor on account of any subrogation rights at any time when all the Guaranteed Obligations have not been paid in full, such amount shall be held in
trust for the benefit of the Administration Agent and the Lenders and shall forthwith be paid to the Administration Agent to be credited and applied against the Guaranteed Obligations, whether matured
or unmatured. 

10.9   Postponement and Assignment.  

    As security for the performance of its obligations hereunder, each Guarantor assigns to the Administration Agent all claims of such Guarantor against the
Borrowers and any other guarantors, and, except as otherwise expressly permitted under this Agreement, subordinates and postpones the payment of all such claims to the payment of the Guaranteed
Obligations. Following the occurrence of an Event of Default, each Guarantor shall hold all of its claims against each Borrower and any other guarantors as agent and trustee of the Administration
Agent and shall collect, enforce and prove all such claims in accordance with this Agreement and this Article 10. Any monies received by any Guarantor in respect thereof shall, upon the
occurrence of any Event of Default, be paid over to the Administration Agent. Without the prior written consent of the Administration Agent, no Guarantor shall release or discharge any of its claims
against either of the Borrowers or any other guarantor, permit the prescription of any such claims pursuant to any Law, assign any such claims to any person other than the Administration Agent, or ask
for or obtain any security or negotiable paper for or other evidence of any such claims except for the purpose of delivering the same to the Administration Agent. 

10.10  Rights on Subrogation.  

    If any Guarantor acquires any right of subrogation by reason of a payment under or pursuant to this Article 10, such Guarantor shall not be entitled to
vote as a Lender under the provisions of this Agreement or otherwise until the Guaranteed Obligations and all other amounts due to the Administration Agent and the Lenders under this Agreement have
been paid or repaid in full to the Administration Agent or the Lenders. 

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10.11  Continuing Guarantee.  

    The obligations of each Guarantor under this Article 10 constitute a continuing guarantee and shall remain in full force and effect until payment in
full of all of the Guaranteed Obligations. The obligations of any Guarantor shall be reinstated if at any time any payment of any of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be
returned by the Administration Agent or the Lenders upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of either of the Borrowers or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made. 

10.12  Third Party Beneficiaries.  

    Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, nothing herein is intended or shall be construed to confer upon or to give any person other than the
Administration Agent and the Lenders any right, remedy or claim under or by reason of the obligations of the Guarantors hereunder. 

10.13  Additional Guarantee.  

    This Article 10 is in addition and supplemental to, and not in substitution for, all other guarantees, assignments and postponement agreements, whether
or not in the same form as this Article 10, now or hereafter held by the Administration Agent or the Lenders. 

10.14  Remedies Cumulative.  

    The rights, remedies and recourses of the Administration Agent and the Lenders under this Article 10 and any other Credit Facility Documents are
cumulative and do not exclude any other rights, remedies and recourses that they may have. 

 
 

ARTICLE 11
  SECURITY    
  

11.1   Security.  

    As continuing collateral security for the performance of all obligations of the Borrowers and the Guarantors to the Lenders under this Agreement and the
payment when due of all Outstandings under the Credit Facilities and all other amounts from time to time owing to the Lenders by the Borrowers, including interest, interest on overdue interest,
stamping fees, fees for Contingent Payment Letters and other fees and expenses, and as continuing collateral security for the performance of all obligations of the Borrowers to any of the Lenders
under Treasury Contracts (including Treasury Contract Breakage Costs), the Borrowers and the Guarantors shall execute and deliver to the Administration Agent the following documents: 

	(a)
	the
Security Documents; and

	(b)
	such
other agreements, assignments, certificates, undertakings, declarations and other supporting documentation (including consents of third parties to any hypothec, assignment,
mortgage, charge or security interest) as the Administration Agent may reasonably require in furtherance of the above. 

11.2   Continued Perfection of Security.  

    Each of the Borrowers and the Guarantors shall take such action and execute and deliver to the Administration Agent such agreements, conveyances, deeds and
other documents and instruments as the Administration Agent may request for the purpose of establishing, perfecting, preserving and protecting the security constituted by the Security Documents, in
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the Administration Agent and in form and substance satisfactory to the Administration Agent, acting reasonably. 

11.3   Set-Off.  

    In addition to any rights now or hereafter available under applicable Law and not by way of limitation of any such rights, each Lender is authorized at any
time or from time to time after a declaration of
acceleration under Section 12.2, without prior notice to the Borrowers or the Guarantors, to set-off, compensate and to appropriate and to apply any and all money deposits, matured
or unmatured, general or special, held for or in the name of a Borrower or Guarantor and any other indebtedness or liability at any time owing or payable by such Lender to or for the credit of or the
account of such Borrower or Guarantor against and on account of the obligations and liabilities of such Borrower or Guarantor due and payable to such Lender under this Agreement, irrespective of
currency and whether or not obligations, liabilities or claims of such Borrower or Guarantor are contingent or unmatured. 

11.4   Discharges.  

    The Administration Agent will, at the request and expense of the Borrowers, execute such discharges and other instruments as may be required to discharge the
Security Documents upon (i) payment in full of all principal, interest (including interest on overdue interest), stamping fees, fees for Contingent Payment Letters and all other amounts payable
by the Borrowers under this Agreement and the termination of all Commitments under this Agreement, (ii) satisfaction in full of all other obligations of the Borrowers and the Guarantors under
the Credit Facility Documents, and (iii) termination of all Treasury Contracts with the Lenders and payment of all Treasury Contract Breakage Costs (if any). When a Borrower or a Guarantor
makes permitted dispositions of assets from time to time, the Administration Agent will, at the request and expense of the Borrowers, execute and deliver partial discharges or releases of the Security
Documents over the assets disposed of. In addition, after the repayment in full of the Acquisition Facility, the Administration Agent will release and discharge the Mackenzie Pulp Debenture, the Land
Trustee Debenture and the Beneficiary Authorization and Charge. 

11.5   Conflict.  

    In the event of a conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of any Security Document, the provisions of this Agreement shall
prevail. The Administration Agent agrees that it will not make demand under or enforce the Security Documents prior to: 

	(a)
	a
declaration of acceleration under Section 12.2 of this Agreement, or

	(b)
	the
failure of any Borrower to pay any amount payable to a Lender under or as a result of the termination of a Treasury Contract within three Business Days after notice from such
Lender. 

11.6   Principal Amount and Interest Rate.  

    Notwithstanding the principal amount of any Security Document, or the rate of interest specified therein, the Administration Agent agrees that it will not
demand or attempt to enforce payment under the Security Documents of: 

	(a)
	any
principal amount in excess of all amounts payable by the Borrowers or either of them to the Administration Agent or the Lenders under this Agreement or under Treasury Contracts;
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	(b)
	any
interest or fees at a rate or rates in excess of the applicable rate or rates provided for under this Agreement. 

 
 

ARTICLE 12
  EVENTS OF DEFAULT    
  

12.1   Events of Default.  

    An Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or by
operation of law or otherwise) if: 

	(a)
	Payment of Principal. The Borrowers shall fail to pay all or any part of any Borrowing under this Agreement as and when the same
shall become due and payable, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise;

	(b)
	Payment of Interest and Other Amounts. The Borrowers shall fail to pay any interest, stamping fee, Contingent Payment Letter fee or
any other amount due under this Agreement (other than a Borrowing described in paragraph (a)) as and when the same shall become due and payable, and such default shall have continued for a
period of three Business Days after notice from the Administration Agent;

	(c)
	Failure to Observe Financial Covenants. The financial ratio covenants set out in paragraph (x) or paragraph (y) of
Section 8.1 are not complied with, or the Outstandings exceed the Borrowing Base for a
period exceeding seven Business Days after written notice from the Administration Agent requiring such excess to be repaid;

	(d)
	Failure to Observe other Covenants. The Borrowers shall fail to perform or observe any of their other obligations under this
Agreement or any of the other Credit Facility Documents, or there is a breach or non-performance or non-observance of any other term or condition of this Agreement or any of
the other Credit Facility Documents, and such default shall have continued for a period of 30 days after the earlier of the date on which a Responsible Officer of either of the Borrowers
becomes aware of such default and the date on which written notice of such default is given to the Borrowers by the Administration Agent;

	(e)
	Incorrect Representation or Warranty. Any representation or warranty made by the Borrowers in this Agreement or in any certificate or
other instrument delivered hereunder or pursuant hereto or in connection with any provision hereof shall prove to be false or incorrect in any material respect on the date as of which made, unless
within 30 days after written notice to the Borrowers from the Administration Agent the Borrowers shall have reconfirmed such representation or warranty as being true and correct as of the date
of such reconfirmation and such representation or warranty is in fact true and correct as of such date;

	(f)
	Cross-Default. A default or event of default shall have occurred under any agreement, indenture or other instrument relating to
other Indebtedness of either of the Borrowers or any of their Material Subsidiaries that is outstanding in a principal amount of at least US$10,000,000 in the aggregate (or the equivalent thereof, as
of any date of determination, in any other currency) or under any foreign exchange, currency or interest rate swap agreement having a mark to market liability or other termination liability in an
amount exceeding US$5,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof in any other currency) beyond any applicable grace period contained in the agreement, indenture or other instrument relating thereto;

	(g)
	Dissolution Proceedings. Proceedings are commenced for the dissolution, liquidation or winding-up of either of the
Borrowers, their Material Subsidiaries or the General Partner unless such proceedings are being actively and diligently contested in good faith by such 

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Borrower,
Material Subsidiary or General Partner and such proceedings are stayed within 30 days of being commenced; 

	(h)
	Bankruptcy or Insolvency. Either of the Borrowers, any of their Material Subsidiaries or the General Partner is adjudged or declared
bankrupt or becomes insolvent or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or admits in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or petitions or applies to any
tribunal for the appointment of a receiver or trustee for it or for any
substantial part of its property, or commences any proceedings relating to it under any reorganization, arrangement, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation law or statute of any jurisdiction
whether now or hereafter in effect, or by any act indicates its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any such proceeding for it or for any substantial part of its property;

	(i)
	Third Party Insolvency Proceedings. A court or other Governmental Body having jurisdiction issues a decree or order for the winding
up, liquidation or dissolution of either of the Borrowers, any of their Material Subsidiaries or the General Partner or adjudging either of the Borrowers, any of their Material Subsidiaries or the
General Partner to be insolvent, or any court or other Governmental Body having jurisdiction issues a decree or order granting any relief or remedy sought in any petition or other legal proceeding for
the reorganization, readjustment of debt, arrangement, composition or similar relief in respect of either of the Borrowers, any of their Material Subsidiaries or the General Partner under any law or
statute of any jurisdiction whether now or hereafter in effect, or any receiver, receiver and manager, custodian, liquidator, trustee in bankruptcy (or any person with similar powers) is appointed for
all or any material part of the property of either of the Borrowers, any of the Material Subsidiaries or the General Partner, and any such decree or order relating only to a Material Subsidiary (and
not to either of the Borrowers or the General Partner) is not stayed or discharged within 30 days after pronouncement;

	(j)
	Issuance of Execution. A writ, execution or attachment or similar process is issued or levied against all or any material portion of
the property of either of the Borrowers or any of their Material Subsidiaries in connection with any judgment against such Borrower or Material Subsidiary, and such writ, execution, attachment or
similar process is not released, bonded, satisfied, discharged, vacated or stayed within 30 days after its entry, commencement or levy;

	(k)
	Action by Encumbrancer. An encumbrancer or lienor takes possession of any substantial part of the properties or assets of either of
the Borrowers or any of their Material Subsidiaries, unless such Borrower or Material Subsidiary disputes and continues to dispute such possession in good faith and provides to the Administration
Agent such security for the payment of such encumbrance or lien as the Administration Agent shall require;

	(l)
	Expropriation. An order is made or legislation enacted by any competent body having authority for the expropriation, confiscation,
forfeiture, escheating, other taking or compulsory divestiture, whether or not with compensation, of all or a significant portion of the assets of either of the Borrowers or any of the Material
Subsidiaries and such order or legislation remains in effect and has not been stayed by a court of competent jurisdiction within 30 days after the date of pronouncement of the order or
enactment of the legislation, as the case may be;

	(m)
	Unsatisfied Judgments or Tax Assessments. Judgment in excess of US$5,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof in any other currency) is
rendered against either of the Borrowers or any of the Material Subsidiaries in respect of which such Borrower or such Material Subsidiary does not have insurance coverage or any income tax
reassessment in excess of US$5,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof in any other currency) is made against either of the Borrowers or any of the Material Subsidiaries, and any such judgment or tax
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unsatisfied
after the time for appeal has expired without such Borrower or Material Subsidiary having appealed the judgment or reassessment and obtained a stay of execution of the judgment, provided
that such judgment or reassessment shall not constitute an Event of Default if such Borrower or Material Subsidiary provides or causes to be provided to the Administration Agent such security as the
Administration Agent shall require for the payment of such judgment or reassessment; 

	(n)
	Unenforceable Obligation. Any material obligation or other provision of either of the Borrowers or any Material Subsidiary in any of
the Credit Facility Documents, any material obligation of the Trust in the Trust Postponement Agreement, or any material obligation of Pope & Talbot US in the Pope & Talbot US
Postponement Agreement, terminates or ceases to be or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction not to be a legally binding or enforceable obligation of such Borrower, Material Subsidiary, or
Pope & Talbot US, as the case may be;

	(o)
	Suspension of Business. Any voluntary suspension of all or substantially all of the business of the either of the Borrowers or any of
the Material Subsidiaries shall occur out of the ordinary course of business (other than temporary shutdowns for market or weather reasons or as a result of labour disputes or other temporary
shutdowns for normal business reasons); or any involuntary suspension of all or substantially all of the business of either of the Borrowers or any of the Material Subsidiaries shall occur, unless
such Borrower or Material Subsidiary proceeds diligently to remove the cause of such suspension and such suspension continues for no more than 30 days;

	(p)
	Change of Control of Borrowers. Either of the Borrowers shall cease to be 100% beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by
Pope & Talbot US;

	(q)
	Change of Control of Pope & Talbot US. Any person or group of persons acting jointly or in concert shall acquire beneficial
ownership of, or the ability to exercise control and direction over, Voting Stock of Pope & Talbot US having the right to cast in excess of 20% of the votes of all classes of shares for the
election of directors of Pope & Talbot US, unless such person or group of persons consist of:

	(i)
	Peter
T. Pope or any of his descendants or any corporation or trust owned or controlled by any of them;

	(ii)
	Emily
T. Andrews or any of her descendants or any corporation or trust owned or controlled by any of them; or

	(iii)
	any
combination of the foregoing; or 

	(r)
	Limited Partnership. The Limited Partnership Agreement shall be amended in a manner that has or could reasonably be expected to have
a Material Adverse Effect, or any successor or additional General Partner shall fail to execute, concurrently upon succeeding as or becoming a General Partner, such agreements as the Administration
Agent shall reasonably request in order to preserve and protect the rights, remedies and interests of the Lenders under the Credit Facility Documents. 

12.2   Cancellation and Acceleration.  

    Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default and for so long as such Event of Default shall continue, the Administration Agent shall at the request of the
Lenders, by notice to the Borrowers: 

	(a)
	cancel
the Credit Facilities and terminate the obligations of the Lenders to make any further Accommodations; 

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	(b)
	declare
the principal amount of all outstanding Accommodations made to the Borrowers and all interest and fees accrued thereon and all other amounts payable under this Agreement and
the other Credit Facility Documents (including liabilities for Bankers' Acceptances which have not yet matured) to be forthwith due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or further notice
of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrowers; and

	(c)
	enforce
all rights and remedies provided in the Security Documents or otherwise legally available. 

12.3   Remedies Cumulative.  

    For greater certainty, it is expressly understood and agreed that the respective rights and remedies of the Administration Agent and the Lenders under this
Agreement are cumulative and are in addition to and not in substitution for any rights or remedies provided by law or by equity; and any single or partial exercise by the Administration Agent or the
Lenders of any right or remedy for a default or breach of any term, covenant, condition or agreement contained in this Agreement shall not be deemed
to be a waiver of or to alter, affect or prejudice any other right or remedy to which the Administration Agent or the Lenders may be lawfully entitled for such default or breach. 

12.4   Waivers.  

    The Administration Agent may, by written instrument, at any time and from time to time waive any breach by the Borrowers of any of the covenants or Events of
Default herein. No course of dealing between a Borrower and a Lender or the Administration Agent nor any delay in exercising any rights under this Agreement, the Security Documents or any of the other
Credit Facility Documents shall operate as a waiver of any rights of a Lender. 

 
 

ARTICLE 13
  THE ADMINISTRATION AGENT    
  

13.1   Authorization and Action.  

    Each Lender hereby appoints and authorizes the Administration Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this
Agreement, the Security Documents and the other Credit Facility Documents as are delegated to the Administration Agent by their respective terms, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental
thereto. As to any matters not expressly provided for by this Agreement, the Security Documents or the other Credit Facility Documents, the Administration Agent shall not be required to exercise any
discretion or take any action, but shall be required to act or to refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or refraining from acting) upon the joint instructions of the Majority
Lenders and such instructions shall be binding on all Lenders. The Administration Agent shall not be required to take any action pursuant to such instructions or otherwise which exposes the
Administration Agent to personal liability or which is contrary to this Agreement or applicable Law. 

13.2   Administration Agent's Reliance.  

    Neither the Administration Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents or employees shall be liable to any Lender for any action taken or omitted to be
taken by it under or in connection with this Agreement, except for its own negligence or wilful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the Administration Agent: 

	(a)
	may
treat any Lender as the payee of amounts attributable to such Lender's Commitment hereunder unless and until the Administration Agent receives written notice of the assignment
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of
the Assignee that such Assignee is bound hereby as it would have been if it had been an original Lender hereunder, in each case in form satisfactory to the Administration Agent; 

	(b)
	may
consult with legal counsel (including legal counsel for the Borrowers), independent accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or
omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts. The Administration Agent will provide the Lenders with copies of any reports or other
materials it may receive as a result of such consultations;

	(c)
	makes
no warranty or representation to any Lender and shall not be responsible to any Lender for the accuracy or completeness of any information or data made available to the
Lenders in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement, or of any statements, warranties or representations (whether written or oral) made in or in connection with this Agreement;

	(d)
	shall
not have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement, the Security Documents or any
of the other Credit Facility Documents on the part of the Borrowers or to inspect the property (including the books and records) of the Borrowers;

	(e)
	shall
not be responsible to any Lender for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of any of the Security Documents or any of the
other Credit Facility Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto; and

	(f)
	shall
incur no liability under or in respect of this Agreement by acting upon any notice, consent, certificate or other instrument or writing (which may be by facsimile
transmission, by telex or by hand) believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent by the proper party or parties or by acting upon any representation or warranty of the Borrowers made or deemed to be
made hereunder. 

13.3   Administration Agent as Lender.  

    With respect to its Commitment and the Accommodations made by it, the Administration Agent which is also a Lender shall have the same rights and powers under
this Agreement as any other Lender hereunder and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administration Agent; and the term "Lender" or "Lenders" shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated,
include the Administration Agent in its capacity as Lender. The Administration Agent and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as trustee under indentures of, and generally
engage in any kind of business with the Borrowers or their Affiliates, or any corporation or other entity owned or controlled by the Borrowers or any person who may do business with or own securities
of the Borrowers, all as if it were not the Administration Agent and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders. 

13.4   Lender Credit Decisions.  

    Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administration Agent and based on such documents and information as it has
deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Accordingly, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Lender confirms to the
Administration Agent that it has not relied, and will not hereafter rely, on the Administration Agent to check or inquire on its behalf into the adequacy, accuracy or completeness of any documents,
including without limitation the Credit Facility Documents, provided by the Borrowers under or in connection with this Agreement (whether or not such documents have been or are hereafter distributed
to such Lender by the Administration Agent). Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administration Agent and based on such documents and information as
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the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement. Each Lender acknowledges that a copy of this Agreement, the Security Documents and the other
Credit Facility Documents have been made available to it for review and each Lender acknowledges that it is satisfied with the form and substance of this Agreement, the Security Documents and the
other Credit Facility Documents. 

13.5   Funds Held by the Administration Agent.  

    All funds held by the Administration Agent under this Agreement for payment to the Borrowers or to the Lenders shall be deemed to be held in trust by the
Administration Agent to be applied in accordance with this Agreement. 

13.6   Application of Payments after Acceleration.  

    Any sum received by the Administration Agent at any time after a declaration of acceleration under Section 12.2 shall, notwithstanding
Section 2.20, be applied first to pay any fees or expenses incurred by the Administration Agent in connection with the administration and enforcement of this Agreement or the Security
Documents. 

13.7   Indemnification.  

    Each Lender agrees to indemnify the Administration Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrowers) rateably (according to the amount of its Commitment)
from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on,
incurred by, or asserted against the Administration Agent in any way relating to or arising out of the Credit Facility Documents or any action taken or omitted by the Administration Agent under the
Credit Facility Documents, provided that no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or
disbursements resulting from the negligence or wilful misconduct of the Administration Agent in its capacity as a Administration Agent as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. Without
limiting the foregoing, each Lender agrees to reimburse the Administration Agent promptly upon demand for its rateable share of any out-of-pocket expenses (including counsel
fees and disbursements) incurred by the Administration Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, administration or enforcement of this Agreement or legal advice in respect of rights or
responsibilities hereunder or under the Security Documents or the other Credit Facility Documents, to the extent that the Administration Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by the Borrowers. 

13.8   Accommodations under the Credit Facilities.  

    Unless the Administration Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the relevant date that such Lender will not make available to the
Administration Agent an amount equal to such Lender's Proportion in respect of an Advance or Drawing, the Administration Agent may assume that such Lender has made such amount available to the
Administration Agent on such date in accordance with this Agreement and the Administration Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the applicable Borrower on such date a
corresponding amount. If and to the extent such Lender shall not have so made such amount available to the Administration Agent, such Lender shall pay such corresponding amount to the Administration
Agent forthwith on demand. If such Lender shall pay such corresponding amount to the Administration Agent, the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender's proportionate share of the Accommodation.
If such Lender shall not pay such corresponding amount to the Administration Agent forthwith on demand, such Borrower shall pay such corresponding amount to the Administration Agent forthwith on
demand and the Borrowers hereby agree and acknowledge that any such amount received and so reimbursed would not and will not constitute an 

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Accommodation hereunder. The Administration Agent shall also be entitled to recover from such Lender, or if such Lender fails to make payment the applicable Borrower, as the case may be, interest
(without duplication of interest otherwise payable hereunder) on such corresponding amount, for each day from the date such amount is made available to such Borrower until the date such amount is paid
to the Administration Agent, in the case of a repayment by the Lender, at a rate determined by the Administration Agent (such rate to be conclusive and binding on such Lender) in accordance with the
Administration Agent's usual banking practice for such advances to financial institutions of like standing to such Lender, but in any event at a rate no greater than the usual interbank rate for the
sale of deposits in the applicable currency and, in the case of repayment by a Borrower, at a rate equal to the effective rate of interest being paid by such Borrower on such amount. 

13.9   Repayments by Lenders.  

    Unless the Administration Agent shall have received notice from a Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Lender hereunder that such
Borrower will not make such payment in full, the Administration Agent may assume that such Borrower has made such payment in full to the Administration Agent on such date and the Administration Agent
may, in reliance upon such assumption, cause to be distributed to each Lender on such date an amount equal to the amount then due such Lender. If and to the extent such Borrower shall not have so made
such payment in full to the Administration Agent, each Lender shall repay to the Administration Agent forthwith on demand such amount distributed to such Lender together with interest thereon, for
each day from the date such amount is distributed to such Lender until the date such Lender repays such amount to the Administration Agent, at a rate determined by the Administration Agent (such rate
to be conclusive and binding on such Lender) in accordance with the Administration Agent's usual banking practice for such advances to financial institutions of like standing to such Lender, but in
any event at a rate no greater than the usual interbank rate for the sale of deposits in the applicable currency. 

13.10  Successor Administration Agent.  

    The Administration Agent may resign at any time by giving 30 days' written notice thereof to the Lenders and the Borrowers. Upon such resignation the
Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor Administration Agent which successor Administration Agent shall be a Canadian chartered bank approved by the Borrowers (such approval not to be
unreasonably withheld). If no successor Administration Agent shall have been so appointed by the Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after delivery of the retiring
Administration Agent's notice of resignation, the retiring Administration Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administration Agent, which shall be a Lender approved by the
Borrowers (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld). Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Administration Agent hereunder by a successor Administration Agent, such successor Administration
Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administration Agent, the retiring Administration Agent shall be discharged from
its duties and obligations under this Agreement, and the Lender which is such successor Administration Agent shall thereupon become the Issuing Lender hereunder. After any retiring Administration
Agent's resignation or removal hereunder as Administration Agent, the provisions of this Article shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was
Administration Agent under this Agreement. 

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ARTICLE 14
  MISCELLANEOUS    
  

14.1   Records.  

    The unpaid principal amount of the Accommodations, the unpaid interest accrued thereon, the interest rate or rates applicable to any unpaid principal amounts,
the duration of such applicability, the date of any Advance or repayment, the date of issue, Face Amount and maturity of all Bankers' Acceptances, the Face Amount of any Contingent Payment Letter and
the amount of the Total Commitment shall at all times be ascertained from the records of the Administration Agent and the Issuing Lender, which shall be conclusive absent manifest error, fraud,
dishonesty or improper conduct, and a certificate of any officer of the Administration Agent or the Issuing Lender as to such records shall be prima
facie evidence of such records. 

14.2   Amendments.  

	(a)
	Any
amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or of any of the other Credit Facility Documents, any consent to any departure by either of the Borrowers therefrom, and
any consent or approval contemplated to be given by the Lenders under this Agreement, shall be effective and binding on the Lenders only if in writing and signed by the Majority Lenders, except as
provided in paragraph (c) below. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by all the Lenders:

	(i)
	except
as provided for in this Agreement, change the Commitment of any Lender or subject any Lender to any additional obligation;

	(ii)
	change
the principal of, or interest on, the Accommodations or any fees hereunder;

	(iii)
	postpone
any date fixed for any payment of principal of, or interest on, the Advances or any fees hereunder or extend the time for payment of the
Face Amount of any Bankers' Acceptance or otherwise affect the terms of payment of any Bankers' Acceptance;

	(iv)
	amend
the definition of Majority Lenders;

	(v)
	amend
this Section 14.2; or

	(vi)
	release
any property or assets from the Lien created by any of the Security Documents, except as contemplated under this Agreement or any of the
Security Documents. 

	(b)
	No
amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Administration Agent in addition to the Majority Lenders, affect the rights or duties of the
Administration Agent hereunder or the rights of the Administration Agent to the indemnity under Section 13.7.

	(c)
	From
time to time, the Administration Agent may execute and deliver agreements or instruments supplemental hereto for the purposes of:

	(i)
	adding
to the provisions hereof or the Security Documents such additional covenants and enforcement provisions as are, in the opinion of the
Administration Agent, necessary or desirable and not prejudicial to the interests of any of the Lenders;

	(ii)
	making
such provisions not inconsistent with this Agreement or the Security Documents as may be necessary or desirable and not prejudicial to the
interests of any of the Lenders with respect to matters or questions arising hereunder; and

	(iii)
	for
any other purpose not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement or the Security Documents, including, without limitation, the correction
or rectification of any ambiguities, defective or inconsistent provisions, errors, mistakes or omissions herein 

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provided
where, in the opinion of the Administration Agent and its counsel, neither the rights of the Administration Agent nor the Lenders are in any way prejudiced thereby. 

14.3   Notices.  

    All notices and other communications provided for hereunder or under any Credit Facility Document shall, except as otherwise permitted hereunder, be in writing
personally delivered: 

	(a)
	if
to the Borrowers, Mackenzie Pulp or the Land Trustee: 

c/o
Pope & Talbot Ltd.

1500 S.W. First Avenue

Portland, Oregon

97261 

Facsimile:
(503) 220-2727

Attention: Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 

	(b)
	if
to the Administration Agent: 

The
Toronto-Dominion Bank

Corporate and Investment Banking

66 Wellington Street West, 38th Floor

Toronto-Dominion Bank Tower

Toronto, Ontario

M5K 1A2 

Facsimile.:
(416) 982-5535

Attention: Vice President, Loan Syndications—Agency 

	(c)
	if
to any Lender, to the address set forth in Appendix A; 

or
sent by facsimile transmission or similar means of recorded communication to the applicable address or to such other address as a party hereto may from time to time designate to the other parties
hereto in such manner. All such notices and communications shall, when required or permitted to be delivered or confirmed hereunder by facsimile transmission, be effective when so delivered or
confirmed. 

    All
deliveries of financial statements and other documents to be made by the Borrowers to the Lenders hereunder shall be made by making delivery of such financial statements and
documents to the Administration Agent, in sufficient copies for each Lender, at the address specified above or to such other address as the Administration Agent may from time to time notify to the
Borrowers. All such deliveries shall be effective only upon actual receipt. 

14.4   No Waiver; Remedies.  

    No failure on the part of any Lender, the Administration Agent or either Borrower to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right under any of the Credit
Facility Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right under any of the Credit Facility Documents preclude any other or further exercise thereof or
the exercise of any other right. The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by Law. 

14.5   Expenses.  

    The Borrowers shall promptly pay all reasonable costs and expenses of the Administration Agent and Lenders, including without limitation all reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses and disbursements of the Administration Agent and the Lenders and the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Administration Agent or the
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execution, registration and administration of this Agreement, the Security Documents, the other Credit Facility Documents or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, or in
connection with any requested amendments, waivers or consents or matters initiated by the Borrowers pursuant to or in respect of the provisions hereof. The Borrowers shall, subject to applicable Law,
promptly pay all costs and expenses of the Administration Agent and the Lenders, including without limitation all out-of-pocket expenses and disbursements of the Administration
Agent and the Lenders and the fees and expenses of counsel for the Administration Agent or the Lenders (on a solicitor and client basis), incurred in connection with the enforcement or preservation of
rights under this Agreement, the Security Documents, the other Credit Facility Documents or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby or the collection of Borrowings or any
litigation, proceeding or dispute to which the Administration Agent or a Lender is a named party in any way relating to Borrowings. The Borrowers shall pay interest on any amount due under this
Section 14.5 that remains unpaid more than two Business Days after the Administration Agent notifies the Borrowers of such amount, at the Prime Rate plus 2.0% per annum until such amount is
paid. 

14.6   Taxes.  

    Any and all payments by the Borrowers under this Agreement and the other Credit Facility Documents shall be made free and clear of and without deduction or
withholding for Taxes unless such Taxes are required by Law to be deducted or withheld. If either Borrower is required by Law to deduct or withhold any Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable
under this Agreement or the other Credit Facility Documents: 

	(a)
	the
sum payable shall be increased as may be necessary so that after making all required deductions or withholdings (including deductions or withholdings applicable to additional
amounts paid under this Section) each of the Lenders receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received if no deduction or withholding had been made;

	(b)
	such
Borrower shall make such deductions or withholdings; and

	(c)
	such
Borrower shall pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant taxation or other authority in accordance with applicable Law. 

    The
Borrowers shall indemnify and save harmless the Administration Agent and the Lenders for the full amount of Taxes levied by any jurisdiction in Canada or the United States of
America on or in relation to any sum received or receivable hereunder by the Administration Agent or the Lenders (other than taxes imposed on the income or capital of the Administration Agent or a
Lender). Payment under this indemnification shall be made within 30 days from the date the Administration Agent makes written demand therefor. A certificate as to the amount of such Taxes
submitted to the Borrowers by the Administration Agent shall be conclusive evidence, absent manifest demonstrable error, of the amount due from the Borrowers to the Administration Agent and the
Lenders. Any such certificate shall refer to the provision of Law under which such Taxes are levied and shall contain an explanation relating to and a calculation of the amount due from the Borrowers. 

    Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Borrowers shall not be required to pay any Taxes or indemnify a Lender in respect of Taxes payable to any Governmental Body in Canada which are
levied, withheld, deducted or paid on payments to such Lender by reason of the fact that such Lender is a Non-Resident of Canada. 

    The
obligations of the Borrowers under this Section 14.6 shall survive the payment in full of the Outstandings and interest thereon. 

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14.7   Increased Costs.  

    If the introduction of or any change in any Law, regulation, treaty, official directive or regulatory requirement now or hereafter in effect (whether or not
having the force of Law) or in the interpretation or application thereof by any court or by any judicial, governmental or administrative authority charged with the interpretation or administration
thereof, or if compliance by any of the Lenders with any request from the Bank of Canada or any other central bank or fiscal, monetary or other authority (whether or not having the force of Law): 

	(a)
	subjects
any of the Lenders to any tax, or causes the withdrawal or termination of a previously granted exemption with respect to any tax, or changes the basis of taxation of
payments due to any of the Lenders, or increases any existing tax on payments of principal, interest or other amounts payable by the Borrowers to any of the Lenders under this Agreement (other than
taxes of application to the general income of the Lenders);

	(b)
	imposes,
modifies or deems applicable any reserve, special deposit, regulatory or similar requirement against assets held by, or deposits in or for the account of, or loans by, or
any other acquisition of funds for loans made by any of the Lenders or Bankers' Acceptances created by any of the Lenders;

	(c)
	imposes
on any of the Lenders or expects there to be maintained by any of the Lenders any capital adequacy or additional capital requirement (including, without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, a requirement which affects such Lender's allocation of capital resources to its obligations) in respect of the obligations of such Lender hereunder or, without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, imposes any other condition or requirement with respect to this Agreement or to the maintenance by a Lender of a contingent liability with respect to Bankers'
Acceptances created by such Lender pursuant to this Agreement; 

and
the result of such occurrence is, in the sole determination of such Lender, to increase the cost to the Lender or to reduce the income received by the Lender in respect of any portion of the
Advances or Bankers' Acceptances, the applicable Borrower shall pay to the Lender that amount which the Lender estimates will compensate it for such additional cost or reduction in income (the
"Compensation"). Upon a Lender having determined that it is entitled to Compensation, the Administration Agent shall promptly notify the applicable Borrower and shall provide such Borrower with a
certificate of the Lender setting forth the amount of the Compensation and the basis for it. In preparing such certificate the Lender shall not be required to "match" or isolate particular
transactions or credit facilities and shall be entitled to use estimates and averages, acting in a commercially reasonable manner. Absent manifest error such certificate shall be conclusive and
binding, and if the amount of Compensation set forth therein shall not be paid by such Borrower to the Lender within
seven Business Days after notice thereof, such amount shall be deemed to be a Prime Rate Advance and shall bear interest calculated and payable as provided in this Agreement. 

14.8   Environmental Indemnity.  

    The Borrowers will protect, indemnify and hold the Administration Agent and the Lenders and all directors, officers, employees and agents of the Administration
Agent or the Lenders harmless from and against any and all actual or potential claims, liabilities, damages (including consequential damages), losses, fines, penalties, sanctions, judgments, awards,
costs and expenses whatsoever (including, without limitation, costs and expenses of investigating, denying or defending any of the foregoing and costs and expenses for preparing any necessary
environmental assessment report or other such reports) which arise out of or relate in any way to: 

	(a)
	the
presence, use, handling, production, transportation, storage, release, deposit, discharge or disposal of any Hazardous Materials in, on or about any properties or assets owned,
operated 

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or
occupied by the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries, whether by the Borrowers, their Subsidiaries or any other person; 

	(b)
	any
remedial action taken by the Administration Agent or any Lender in connection with any matter referred to in paragraph (a), including without limitation any repair,
clean-up, remediation or detoxification of any of such properties or assets and the preparation of any closure or other required plans; and

	(c)
	any
breach by the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries of any Environmental Law. 

    Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, (i) the indemnity provisions set forth above in this Section 14.8 shall not apply with respect to
Hazardous Materials which the Borrowers establish were first placed on, in, under or about the property in question after the Administration Agent or a Lender or other indemnified party took actual
and exclusive possession of the property (either through foreclosure or otherwise), and (ii) the indemnity provisions set forth above in this Section 14.8 are not intended to indemnify
any indemnified party for its own gross negligence or wilful misconduct. 

    If
any Hazardous Materials are caused to be removed by either of the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries, the Administration Agent, a Lender or any other indemnified party, then
such Hazardous Materials will be and remain the property of such Borrower or Subsidiary, as the case may be, and such Borrower will assume any and all liability for such removed Hazardous Materials.
The Borrowers understand that their liability to the indemnified parties under this Section will survive the full payment and satisfaction of all amounts owing under this Agreement as if this
indemnity were separate and distinct from this Agreement. 

14.9   Judgment Currency.  

    If, for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder to a Lender from the Original Currency into the
Judgment Currency, the parties hereto agree, to the fullest extent that they may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures
the Lender could purchase the Original Currency with the Judgment Currency on the Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is paid or satisfied. The obligations of the Borrowers in respect
of any sum due in the Original Currency to the Lender under any of the Credit Facility Documents shall, notwithstanding any judgment in any Judgment Currency, be discharged only to the extent that on
the Business Day following receipt by the Lender of any sum adjudged to be so due in such Judgment Currency, the Lender may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase the Original Currency
with such Judgment Currency. If the amount of the Original Currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the Lender in the Original Currency, the Borrowers agree, as a separate
obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Lender against such loss, and if the amount of the Original Currency so purchased exceeds the sum originally due to the Lender in the
Original Currency the Lender agrees to remit such excess to the applicable Borrower. 

14.10  Governing Law.  

    This Agreement and the Credit Facility Documents shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Province of British Columbia and of
Canada applicable therein and shall be treated in all respects as British Columbia contracts. 

14.11  Consent to Jurisdiction.  

    The Borrowers and the Lenders hereby irrevocably submit to the jurisdiction of any British Columbia court sitting in Vancouver, British Columbia, in any action
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relating to this Agreement or any other Credit Facility Document, and each of them hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in
such British Columbia court. Each of them hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent each may effectively do so, the defence of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or
proceeding. Nothing in this Section shall affect the right of any Lender or the Administration Agent to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by Law or the right of any Lender or the
Administration Agent to bring any action or proceeding against the Borrowers or their property in the courts of other jurisdictions. 

14.12  Lenders' Several Liability  

    The obligations of the Lenders hereunder are several and not joint. No Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make an Advance or
accept Bankers Acceptances, and the failure of any Lender to make any Advance or accept Bankers Acceptances shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder. 

14.13  Reasonable Consent or Approval of the Parties.  

    The parties hereto acknowledge and confirm that where any of them is required to exercise its discretion or grant its approval or consent pursuant to a
provision in this Agreement, it shall act reasonably in the exercise of its discretion and will not unreasonably withhold or delay the granting of its approval or consent. This Section shall not apply
to any consent or agreement by the Lenders to extend the Conversion Date as contemplated under Section 2.9. 

14.14  Successors and Assigns.  

    This Agreement shall become effective when it has been executed by the Borrowers, Mackenzie Pulp, the Land Trustee, the Administration Agent and the Lenders
and thereafter shall be binding upon and enure to the benefit of the Borrowers, Mackenzie Pulp, the Land Trustee, the Administration Agent, the Lenders and their respective successors and permitted
assigns. The Borrowers shall not have the right to assign their rights or obligations hereunder or any interest herein without the prior consent of the Lenders. 

14.15  Assignment.  

    Following the Closing Date any Lender may assign all or any part of its Commitment and its interest in the Outstandings to one or more Assignees upon payment
by the assigning Lender to the Administration Agent of a fee of Cdn.$3,500 for each occurrence, provided that a Lender may not
assign all or any part of its Commitment under one of the Credit Facilities unless such Lender also assigns a pro-rata amount of its Commitment under the other Credit Facility to the same
Assignee. Any such assignment shall be subject to the approval of the Borrowers, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, provided that no such approval shall be required during the continuance
of a Default or an Event of Default. Such Lender shall deliver to the Borrowers and the Administration Agent a Lender Assignment Agreement executed by the Assignee, the Borrowers and the
Administration Agent, under which the Assignee assumes the obligations and agrees to be bound by all the terms and conditions of this Agreement, all as if such Assignee had been an original party
hereto. Upon any such assignment and such assumption of the obligations of the Lender by an Assignee, the assigning Lender and the Borrowers shall be mutually released from their respective
obligations hereunder to the extent of such assignment and assumption and shall thenceforth have no liability or obligations to each other to such extent, except in respect of matters which have
arisen prior to such assignment. A Lender may, on notice to the Borrowers as to the recipient, deliver a copy of any financial statement or any other information relating to the business, assets or
condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrowers which may be furnished to it under this Agreement or otherwise to any 

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Assignee or any prospective Assignee to the extent reasonably required by such Assignee in connection with its interest or the proposed acquisition of an interest in the Credit Facilities. All such
Assignees or prospective Assignees shall agree to maintain the confidential nature of such information. 

14.16  Participation.  

    Following the Closing Date any Lender may grant a participation in all or any part of any Credit Facility to one or more Participants. Any such grant shall be
subject to the approval of the Borrowers, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, provided that no such approval shall be required during the continuance of a Default or an Event of Default. A
Participant shall not have any rights hereunder or under the other Credit Facility Documents (the Participant's rights against the Lender granting the participation to be those set forth in the
agreement executed by such Lender in favour of the Participant). No Participant shall be entitled to receive under this Agreement or pursuant to any other agreement any greater payment than the Lender
which granted such participation would have been entitled to receive. Upon notice to the Borrowers as to the recipient, a Lender may deliver a copy of any financial statement or any other information
relating to the business, assets or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrowers which may be furnished to it under this Agreement or otherwise to any Participant or any prospective Participant
to the extent reasonably required by such Participant in connection with its interest or the proposed acquisition of an interest in a Credit Facility. All such Participants or prospective Participants
shall agree to maintain the confidential nature of such information. A Lender granting a participation shall act on behalf of all of its Participants in all dealings with the Borrowers in respect of
the Credit Facilities. Notwithstanding a participation, a Lender granting a participation shall remain liable to carry out its obligations under this Agreement. 

14.17  Severability.  

    The provisions of this Agreement are intended to be severable. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part in
any jurisdiction, such provision shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without in any manner affecting the validity or enforceability
thereof in any other jurisdiction or the remaining provisions hereof in any jurisdiction. 

14.18  Prior Understandings.  

    This Agreement supersedes all prior understandings and agreements, whether written or oral, among the parties hereto relating to the transactions provided for
herein. 

14.19  Time of Essence.  

    Time shall be of the essence hereof. 

14.20  Counterparts.  

    This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and which, taken together, shall constitute one and the same
instrument, and any executed counterpart may be delivered by facsimile. 

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    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective authorized officers, as of the date first above written. 

	 
	 
	 	 

	POPE & TALBOT LTD.	 	 
	

By:	

 	
 	

 
	 	
 Name:

Title:	 	 
	

By:	

 	
 	

 
	 	
 Name:

Title:	 	 
	
P&T FUNDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

by its General Partner,
 POPE & TALBOT LTD.	
 	

 
	

By:	

 	
 	

 
	 	
 Name:

Title:	 	 
	

By:	

 	
 	

 
	 	
 Name:

Title:	 	 
	
POPE & TALBOT MACKENZIE PULP OPERATIONS LTD.	
 	

 
	

By:	

 	
 	

 
	 	
 Name:

Title:	 	 
	

By:	

 	
 	

 
	 	
 Name:

Title:	 	 

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MACKENZIE PULP LAND LTD.	
 	

 
	

By:	

 	
 	

 
	 	
 Name:

Title:	 	 
	

By:	

 	
 	

 
	 	
 Name:

Title:	 	 
	
THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK,

as Lender	
 	

 
	

By:	

 	
 	

 
	 	
 Name:

Title:	 	 
	
BANK OF MONTREAL,

as Lender	
 	

 
	

By:	

 	
 	

 
	 	
 Name:

Title:	 	 
	
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,

as Lender	
 	

 
	

By:	

 	
 	

 
	 	
 Name:

Title:	 	 
	
THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK,

as Administration Agent	
 	

 
	

By:	

 	
 	

 
	 	
 Name:

Title:	 	 

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APPENDIX 1
  LENDERS AND LENDERS' COMMITMENTS    
  

	Lender and Lender's Address
 
	 	Total

Commitment

(Cdn.$)
	 	Acquisition

Facility

Commitment

(Cdn.$)
	 	Operating

Facility

Commitment

(Cdn.$)

	The Toronto-Dominion Bank

Suite 660, 700 West Georgia Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

V7Y 1A2

Attention:  Vice President, Investment Banking	 	$	75,000,000	 	$	18,103,448	 	$	56,896,552
	Bank of Montreal

Suite 3200, 1501 McGill College Avenue

Montreal, Quebec

H3A 3M8

Attention:  Vice President, Asset Portfolio Management	 	$	35,000,000	 	$	8,448,276	 	$	26,551,724
	The Bank of Nova Scotia

18th Floor, 650 West Georgia Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

V6B 4N7

Attention:  Director, Corporate Banking	 	$	35,000,000	 	$	8,448,276	 	$	26,551,724

 
 

SCHEDULE 1
  BORROWING NOTICE    
  

	TO:	 	The Toronto-Dominion Bank

Corporate and Investment Banking

66 Wellington Street West, 38th Floor

Toronto-Dominion Bank Tower

Toronto, Ontario

M5K 1A2
	

 	
 	

Facsimile:  (416) 982-5535
	 	 	Attention:  Vice President, Loan Syndications—Agency

    Reference
is made to the Credit Agreement dated as of June 15, 2001 between Pope & Talbot Ltd. and P&T Funding Limited Partnership, as Borrowers, Pope &
Talbot Mackenzie Pulp Operations Ltd. and Mackenzie Pulp Land Ltd., as Guarantors, the Lenders named therein, and The Toronto-Dominion Bank, as Administration Agent (the "Credit
Agreement"). Capitalized terms in this Borrowing Notice have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement. 

    Notice
is hereby given pursuant to Section 3.3, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 4.2 or 4.9 of the Credit Agreement (as applicable) that the undersigned requests an Advance, a Drawing of
Bankers' Acceptances, a change in the Type of an Advance, the continuation of a Libor Advance for an additional Interest Period, a conversion of an Advance to Bankers' Acceptances or a conversion of
Bankers' Acceptances to an Advance under the              Facility, on the following basis: 

	1.
	Advance  [complete only if applicable] 
	(a)
	The
date of the Advance will be             .

	(b)
	The
Type of Advance will be              [specify Prime Rate Advance, Libor Advance or Base Rate Advance].

	(c)
	The
principal amount of the Advance will be $             [Canadian Dollars unless otherwise specified].

	(d)
	If
the Advance is a Libor Advance, the initial Interest Period applicable to the Advance will be              [specify period pursuant
to Section 3.11]. 

	2.
	Drawing of Bankers' Acceptances [complete only if applicable] 
	(a)
	The
date of the Drawing will be             .

	(b)
	The
aggregate Face Amount of Bankers Acceptances to be accepted will be Cdn.$            .

	(c)
	The
maturity date for the Bankers' Acceptances created by the acceptance of such Bankers Acceptances will be             , representing a term to
maturity of              [insert number of months]. 

	3.
	Change in Type of Advance [complete only if applicable] 
	(a)
	The
relevant Advance is currently outstanding as a              [specify one of Prime Rate Advance, Base Rate Advance or Libor
Advance].

	(b)
	The
principal amount of $             [Canadian Dollars unless otherwise specified] of such Advance is to be changed into
a              [specify one of Prime Rate Advance, Base Rate Advance or Libor Advance] in the principal amount of
$               [Canadian Dollars unless otherwise specified].

	(c)
	The
date of the change will be             . 

 

	(d)
	If
the relevant Advance is to be changed to a Libor Advance, the initial Interest Period applicable to such Libor Advance will be             
[specify period pursuant to Section 3.11]. 

	4.
	Continuation of Libor Advance [complete only if applicable] 
	(a)
	The
relevant Advance is currently outstanding as a Libor Advance.

	(b)
	The
last day of the Interest Period applicable to the relevant Libor Advance is             .

	(c)
	The
principal amount of US $ of such Libor Advance is to continue as such for a further period of              [specify period
pursuant to Section 3.11]. 

	5.
	Conversion of Advance to Bankers' Acceptances [complete only if applicable] 
	(a)
	The
relevant Advance is currently outstanding as a              [specify one of Prime Rate Advance, Base Rate Advance or Libor
Advance].

	(b)
	The
principal amount of $             [Canadian Dollars unless otherwise specified] of such Advance is to be converted to
Bankers' Acceptances with a Face Amount of Cdn.$            .

	(c)
	The
date of the conversion will be             .

	(d)
	The
maturity date for the Bankers' Acceptances created by such conversion will be             , representing a term to maturity of
             [insert number of months]. 

	6.
	Conversion of Bankers' Acceptances to Advances [complete only if applicable] 
	(a)
	The
maturity date for the Bankers' Acceptance to be converted and the date of the conversion will be             .

	(b)
	The
Face Amount of Cdn.$             of such Bankers' Acceptance is to be converted to a             
[specify one of Prime Rate Advance, Base Rate Advance or Libor Advance] in the principal amount of $             [Canadian
Dollars unless otherwise specified].

	(c)
	If
such Bankers' Acceptance is to be converted to a Libor Advance, the initial Interest Period applicable to such Libor Advance will be
             [specify period pursuant to Section 3.11]. 

The
undersigned confirms that the conditions to the availability of Accommodations set forth in Sections 6.1 and 6.2 of the Credit Agreement have been complied with or satisfied at the date hereof. 

	DATED:                                   	 	 	 	 
	

 	
 	
[BORROWER]
	

 	
 	

By:                                     
	

 	
 	

Title:                                      

2

 
 

SCHEDULE 2
  NOTICE OF REPAYMENT OR CANCELLATION    
  

	TO:	The Toronto-Dominion Bank

Corporate and Investment Banking

66 Wellington Street West, 38th Floor

Toronto-Dominion Bank Tower

Toronto, Ontario

M5K 1A2
	

 	

Facsimile: (416) 982-5535

Attention: Vice President, Loan Syndications—Agency

    Reference is made to the Credit Agreement dated as of June 15, 2001 between Pope & Talbot Ltd. and P&T Funding Limited Partnership, as
Borrowers, Pope & Talbot Mackenzie Pulp Operations Ltd. and Mackenzie Pulp Land Ltd., as Guarantors, the Lenders named therein, and The Toronto-Dominion Bank, as Administration
Agent (the "Credit Agreement"). Capitalized terms in this Notice have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement. 

    Notice
is hereby given pursuant to Section 2.10, 2.11, 3.9 or 4.10 of the Credit Agreement (as applicable) that the undersigned intends to make the repayment described below or
to cancel Commitments under the                                  Facility as
described below: 

	1.
	Repayment  [complete if applicable]

	(a)
	The
date of the repayment will be                         .

	(b)
	The
amount of the repayment will be                          [specify Cdn.$ or US$].

	(c)
	The
repayment is to be applied against                          [specify Advance, maturing Bankers' Acceptance etc.].

	2.
	Cancellation  [complete if applicable]

	(a)
	The
date of cancellation will be                         .

	(b)
	The
aggregate amount of Commitments of all Lenders to be cancelled is                          [specify amount in Cdn.$
pursuant to
Section 2.11 of the Credit Agreement]. 

DATED:
                        . 

	 	 	[BORROWER]
	

 	
 	

By:	

 
	 	 	 	

	 	 	Title:	 
	 	 	 	

 
 

SCHEDULE 3
  QUARTERLY COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE    
  

    The undersigned hereby certifies, without personal liability, as follows: 

	1.
	I
am the Chief Financial Officer of Pope & Talbot Ltd. (the "Company").

	2.
	This
Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 8.1(o) of the Credit Agreement dated as of June 15, 2001 between the Company and P&T Funding Limited Partnership (the
"Limited Partnership"), as Borrowers, Pope & Talbot Mackenzie Pulp Operations Ltd. and Mackenzie Pulp Land Ltd., as Guarantors, the Lenders named therein, and The Toronto-Dominion
Bank, as Administration Agent (the "Credit Agreement"). Capitalized terms used herein have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

	3.
	I
am duly authorized to give this certificate for and on behalf of the Company in its capacity as a Borrower under the Credit Agreement and as the General Partner of the Limited
Partnership, and as an officer thereof.

	4.
	I
am familiar with and have examined the provisions of the Credit Agreement and have made such other examinations and investigations as in my opinion are necessary to give this
Certificate and express an informed opinion on the matters set out herein. Based on such examinations and investigations, I confirm that to the best of my knowledge no Default, Event of Default or
Other Default occurred during the period to which this Certificate relates (being the fiscal quarter ended
                         and that to the best of my knowledge there
is no Default, Event of Default or Other Default at the date of this Certificate.

	5.
	As
at the most recent date for which a Margin Report was required under the Credit Agreement, being                         
[insert
date]:

	(a)
	Outstandings
under the Operating Facility were Cdn.$                        ; and

	(b)
	the
Borrowing Base was Cdn.$                        , calculated as required under the Credit Agreement, as set out in the
applicable Margin Report. 

As
required under Section 2.11 of the Credit Agreement, to the best of my knowledge Outstandings under the Operating Facility did not exceed the Borrowing Base as of such date or as at the date
of this Certificate. 

	6.
	As
of the end of the period to which this Certificate relates, being the fiscal quarter ended                         , the
financial ratios described in
Sections 8.1(x) and (y) of the Credit Agreement were as set out below:

	(a)
	Funded
Debt to Total Capitalization Ratio

	(i)
	Funded
Debt as at such fiscal quarter end was Cdn.$                        .

	(ii)
	Total
Capitalization as at such fiscal quarter end was Cdn.$                        , consisting of the aggregate of Funded
Debt of Cdn.$                         and Net Worth of
Cdn.$                        .

	(iii)
	The
ratio of Funded Debt to Total Capitalization, as referred to in Section 8.1(x) of the Credit Agreement was
                        . The maximum permitted ratio is 0.5 to 1. 

	(b)
	Normalized
EBITDA to Interest Ratio

	(i)
	Normalized
EBITDA for the four fiscal quarters ended on such fiscal quarter end was Cdn.$                        .

	(ii)
	Interest
Expense for the four fiscal quarters ended on such fiscal quarter end was Cdn.$                        . 

 

	(iii)
	The
ratio of Normalized EBITDA to Interest Expense, as referred to in Section 8.1(y) of the Credit Agreement, was
                        . The minimum permitted ratio is 2 to 1. 

	7.
	The
foregoing calculations are correct and accurate.

	8.
	Attached
hereto are schedules setting forth the foregoing calculations in reasonable detail. 

I
am aware that the Lender is entitled to rely upon the accuracy of the information herein contained. 

    DATED:
                        . 

	 	 	POPE & TALBOT LTD.
	

 	
 	

By:	

 
	 	 	 	

	 	 	Title:	 
	 	 	 	

	

 	
 	
P&T FUNDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

by its General Partner
 POPE & TALBOT LTD.
	

 	
 	

By:	

 
	 	 	 	

	 	 	Title:	 
	 	 	 	

2

 
 

SCHEDULE 4
  MARGIN REPORT    
  

    This Margin Report is delivered pursuant to Section 8.1(p) of the Credit Agreement dated as of June 15, 2001 between Pope &
Talbot Ltd. and P&T Funding Limited Partnership, as Borrowers, Pope & Talbot Mackenzie Pulp Operations Ltd. and Mackenzie Pulp Land Ltd., as Guarantors, the Lenders named
therein, and The Toronto-Dominion Bank, as Administration Agent (the "Credit Agreement"). Capitalized terms used herein have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement. 

    This
Margin Report contains information as at                          [specify month end]. 

    All
figures are in Canadian Dollars. US Dollars have been converted to Canadian Dollars at an exchange rate of
                        . 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 	Pope & Talbot

Canada
	 	Limited

Partnership
	 	Mackenzie

Pulp
	 	Total
	 
	1.	Eligible EDC Insured Accounts Receivable	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

 	

 	

 	

Amount	
 	
$	

                            	
 	
$	

                            	
 	
$	

                            	
 	
$	

                            	
 
	

 	

 	

 	

Margin %	
 	
 	

 	
 	
 	

90%	
 	
 	

 	
 
	

 	

 	

 	

Net Amount	
 	
$	

                            	
 	
$	

                            	
 	
$	

                            	
 	
$	

                            	
 
	
2.	

Other Eligible Insured Accounts Receivable	
 	
 	

 	
 	
 	

 	
 	
 	

 	
 	
 	

 	
 
	

 	

 	

 	

Amount	
 	
$	

                            	
 	
$	

                            	
 	
$	

                            	
 	
$	

                            	
 
	

 	

 	

 	

Margin %	
 	
 	

 	
 	
 	

85%	
 	
 	

 	
 
	

 	

 	

 	

Net Amount	
 	
$	

                            	
 	
$	

                            	
 	
$	

                            	
 	
$	

                            	
 
	
3.	

Eligible Uninsured Accounts Receivable	
 	
 	

 	
 	
 	

 	
 	
 	

 	
 	
 	

 	
 
	

 	

(a)	

less than 30 days	

 	
 	
$	

                            	
 	
$	

                            	
 	
$	

                            	
 	
$	

                            	
 
	

 	

(b)	

30 to 60 days	

 	
 	
$	

                            	
 	
$	

                            	
 	
$	

                            	
 	
$	

                            	
 
	

 	

(c)	

60 to 90 days	

 	
 	
$	

                            	
 	
$	

                            	
 	
$	

                            	
 	
$	

                            	
 
	

 	

 	

 	

Total	
 	
$	

                            	
 	
$	

                            	
 	
$	

                            	
 	
$	

                            	
 
	

 	

 	

 	

Margin %	
 	
 	

 	
 	
 	

80%	
 	
 	

 	
 
	

 	

 	

 	

Net Amount	
 	
$	

                            	
 	
$	

                            	
 	
$	

                            	
 	
$	

                            	
 
	
4.	

Inventory	
 	
 	

 	
 	
 	

 	
 	
 	

 	
 	
 	

 	
 
	

 	

 	

 	

Amount	
 	
$	

                            	
 	
$	

                            	
 	
$	

                            	
 	
$	

                            	
 
	

 	

 	

 	

Margin %	
 	
 	

 	
 	
 	

50%	
 	
 	

 	
 
	

 	

 	

 	

Net Amount	
 	
$	

                            	
 	
$	

                            	
 	
$	

                            	
 	
$	

                            	
 
	
5.	

Borrowing Base Calculation	
 	
 	

 	
 	
 	

 	
 	
 	

 	
 	
 	

 	
 
	

 	

(a)	

Net Amount of Eligible Insured Accounts Receivable per item 1 above	
 	
$	

                            	
 	
$	

                            	
 	
$	

                            	
 	
$	

                            	
 
	

 	

(b)	

Net Amount of Eligible Uninsured Accounts Receivable per item 2 above	
 	
$	

                            	
 	
$	

                            	
 	
$	

                            	
 	
$	

                            	
 
	

 	

(c)	

Net Amount of Inventory per item 3 above	
 	
$	

                            	
 	
$	

                            	
 	
$	

                            	
 	
$	

                            	
 

 

	

 	

(d)	

Preliminary Borrowing Base ((a) + (b) + (c))	
 	
$	

                            	
 	
$	

                            	
 	
$	

                            	
 	
$	

                            	
 
	

 	

(e)	

Percentage (c) represents of (d) [Note: cannot exceed 60%]	
 	
 	

                            	
%	
 	

                            	
%	
 	

                            	
%	
 	

                            	
%
	

 	

(f)	

Borrowing Base	
 	
$	

                            	
 	
$	

                            	
 	
$	

                            	
 	
$	

                            	
 

    Outstandings
under the Operating Facility as at the month end specified above were $                            .

    DATED:
                             

	 	 	POPE & TALBOT LTD.
	

 	
 	

By:	

 
	 	 	 	

	 	 	Title:	 
	 	 	 	

	

 	
 	
P&T FUNDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

by its General Partner
 POPE & TALBOT LTD.
	

 	
 	

By:	

 
	 	 	 	

	 	 	Title:	 
	 	 	 	

2

 
 

SCHEDULE 5
  MATERIAL SUBSIDIARIES    
  

	Name
 
	 	Jurisdiction of

Incorporation
	 	Number of Shares Held
	 	Number of Shares

Outstanding

	

	Pope & Talbot Ltd.	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	Pope & Talbot Mackenzie Pulp Operations Ltd.	 	Alberta	 	2 common	 	2 common

1,620,000 Class A Preferred
	

	Pope & Talbot Mackenzie Pulp Operations Ltd.	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	Mackenzie Pulp Land Ltd.	 	British Columbia	 	1 common	 	1 common
	

	P & T Funding Limited Partnership	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

	NIL	 	 	 	 	 	 
	

 
 

SCHEDULE 6
  LENDER ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT    
  

    THIS AGREEMENT dated the          day of                   ,
          

AMONG:

    [INSERT NAME OF ASSIGNING LENDER]

    (the
"Assignor") 

    OF
THE FIRST PART 

AND: 

    [INSERT NAME OF ASSIGNEE]

    (the
"Assignee") 

    OF
THE SECOND PART 

AND:

    THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK, in its capacity as Agent under the Credit Agreement (as herein defined) 

    (the
"Administration Agent") 

    OF
THE THIRD PART 

AND: 

POPE & TALBOT LTD., a company formed by amalgamation under the laws of the Province of British Columbia 

P&T FUNDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a limited partnership formed under the laws of the Province of British Columbia 

(together,
the "Borrowers") 

    OF
THE FOURTH PART 

    WHEREAS
the Borrowers entered into a credit agreement dated as of June 15, 2001 (the "Credit Agreement") with, inter alia, the
Lenders (as therein defined) and the Administration Agent; 

    AND
WHEREAS the Assignor, as a Lender under the Credit Agreement, wishes to assign and transfer to the Assignee and the Assignee wishes to acquire and assume the rights and
obligations of the Assignor under the Credit Agreement, to the extent set forth in this Agreement. 

    NOW
THEREFORE in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, it is agreed by the parties hereto as follows: 

	1.
	Defined Terms. Unless otherwise defined in this Agreement, capitalized terms used in this Agreement have the meanings ascribed to
such terms in the Credit Agreement.

	2.
	Assignment. The Assignor hereby assigns and transfers to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby accepts from the Assignor, all of the
Assignor's rights and obligations in respect of $         of the total of the Assignor's Commitment under the Credit Agreement (the Commitment so assigned
representing         % of
the total of all Lenders' Commitments under the Credit Agreement), including all rights of the Assignor to amounts now or hereafter payable by the Borrowers under the Credit Facilities, with effect
from and after         (the "Effective Date"). The Assignee acknowledges that it is not entitled to any portion of amounts paid to the Assignor (or to the Administration Agent on behalf of
the Assignor) prior to the Effective Date.

	3.
	Assumption. The Assignee hereby agrees with the Assignor, the Administration Agent (on behalf of all Lenders under the Credit
Agreement) and the Borrowers to be bound by all of the terms 

 

and
provisions of the Credit Agreement and the Credit Facility Documents and, to the extent of the Commitment assigned to it, assumes and agrees to observe and perform all of the obligations (the
"Assigned Obligations") of the Assignor to the Borrowers, the Administration Agent and the other Lenders from and after the Effective Date. 

	4.
	Settlement. The Assignor and the Assignee acknowledge and agree that all payments under the Credit Agreement in respect of the
interests assigned to the Assignee which are received by the Administration Agent on or after the Effective Date will be the property of the Assignee, and the Administration Agent will be entitled to
treat the Assignee as solely entitled thereto. The Assignor and the Assignee represent and warrant to the Administration Agent that the Assignor and the Assignee have made satisfactory arrangements
for the settlement of any amounts owing or which may become owing by one to the other in connection with this agreement without any action on the part of the Administration Agent.

	5.
	No Representations by Assignor. The Assignee acknowledges and confirms that it has not relied upon, and that neither the
Administration Agent nor the Assignor has made, any representation or warranty whatsoever as to the due execution, legality, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of the Credit Agreement or any
other Credit Facility Document, as to any other documentation or information delivered by the Assignor or the Administration Agent to the Assignee in connection therewith, as to the performance
thereof by any party thereto, as to the performance of any obligation by the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries or as to the financial condition of the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries.

	6.
	Representations and Agreement by Assignee. The Assignee represents and warrants that it has itself been, and will continue to be,
solely responsible for making its own independent appraisal of and investigation into the financial condition, creditworthiness, affairs and status of the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries and
that it has not relied, and will not hereafter rely, on the Assignor or the Administration Agent to appraise, or keep under review on its behalf, the financial condition, creditworthiness, affairs and
status of the Borrowers or any of their Subsidiaries. The Assignee acknowledges that a copy of the Credit Agreement has been made available to it for review and the Assignee acknowledges that it is
satisfied with the form and substance of the Credit Agreement. The Assignee hereby covenants and agrees that, except as specifically contemplated by the Credit Agreement, it has not heretofore and
shall not hereafter take any security interest for any Indebtedness owing under the Credit Agreement and that it will not make any arrangements with the Borrowers for the satisfaction of any such
outstanding Indebtedness without the prior consent of all other Lenders.

	7.
	Mutual Representations. Each of the Assignor and the Assignee represents and warrants to the other, the Administration Agent and the
other Lenders that it has the capacity and power to enter into this Agreement, to observe and perform its obligations under this Agreement and under the Credit Agreement, and that all action required
to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of such obligations has been duly taken.

	8.
	Acknowledgment of Borrowers. The Borrowers acknowledge the assignment described above to the Assignee, and agrees to recognize the
Assignee as a Lender under the Credit Agreement as fully as if the Assignee had been an original party to the Credit Agreement. The Borrowers agree that from and after the Effective Date the Assignor
shall have no further liability or obligation in respect of the Assigned Obligations.

	9.
	Notices. All notices and other communications provided for under the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Facility Document may be
given to the Assignee at the following address in accordance with the Credit Agreement: 

[Insert
address and facsimile number for Assignee] 

2

 

	10.
	Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of British Columbia.

	11.
	Further Assurances. The parties hereto will from time to time do all such acts and things and execute all such additional deeds,
transfers and instruments as may reasonably be necessary or desirable to give effect to this Agreement. 

3

 

    IN
WITNESS WHEREOF this Agreement has been executed by the parties hereto. 

	 	 	[INSERT NAME OF ASSIGNOR]
	

 	
 	

By:	

 
	 	 	 	

	

 	
 	

Title:	

 
	 	 	 	

	 	 	[INSERT NAME OF ASSIGNOR]
	

 	
 	

By:	

 
	 	 	 	

	

 	
 	

Title:	

 
	 	 	 	

	 	 	THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK

as Administration Agent
	

 	
 	

By:	

 
	 	 	 	

	

 	
 	

Title:	

 
	 	 	 	

	 	 	POPE & TALBOT LTD.
	

 	
 	

By:	

 
	 	 	 	

	

 	
 	

Title:	

 
	 	 	 	

	

 	
 	

By:	

 
	 	 	 	

	

 	
 	

Title:	

 
	 	 	 	

	 	 	P&T FUNDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,

by its General Partner
 POPE & TALBOT LTD.
	

 	
 	

By:	

 
	 	 	 	

	

 	
 	

Title:	

 
	 	 	 	

	

 	
 	

By:	

 
	 	 	 	

	

 	
 	

Title:	

 
	 	 	 	

4

 
 

SCHEDULE 7
  POPE & TALBOT US POSTPONEMENT AGREEMENT    
  

    THIS POSTPONEMENT AGREEMENT dated as of the 15th day of June, 2001. 

BETWEEN:

THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK, in its capacity as Administration Agent under the Credit Agreement (as herein defined) 

    OF
THE FIRST PART 

AND: 

POPE & TALBOT LTD. in its capacity as a Borrower under the Credit Agreement (as herein defined) 

    OF
THE SECOND PART 

AND:

POPE & TALBOT, INC., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware 

    OF
THE THIRD PART 

WHEREAS: 

	A.
	The
Borrower has entered into the Credit Agreement with the Administration Agent and the Senior Lenders, pursuant to which the Senior Lenders have agreed to provide a credit
facility to the Borrower;

	B.
	The
Borrower is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Subordinate Lender;

	C.
	The
Borrower is indebted to the Subordinate Lender and may from time to time have other outstanding indebtedness owed to the Subordinate Lender; and

	D.
	The
parties have agreed to enter into this Agreement in order to provide for certain matters relating to, and the respective priorities of, the obligations of the Borrower to the
Senior Lenders and the obligations of the Borrower to the Subordinate Lender. 

    NOW
THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSES THAT, in consideration of the premises and of the sum of $10.00 now paid by the Administration Agent to the other parties hereto (the receipt
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by each party hereto) and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto agree as follows: 

 
 

ARTICLE 1
  INTERPRETATION    
  

1.1   Defined Terms.  

    In this Agreement (including the recitals), the following terms have the following meanings: 

	(a)
	"Administration Agent" means The Toronto-Dominion Bank as administration agent under the Credit Agreement, its successors and assigns
permitted by the Credit Agreement.

	(b)
	"Agreement" means this agreement and any amendment to this agreement executed by the Administration Agent and the Subordinate Lender.

	(c)
	"Borrower" means Pope & Talbot Ltd., a company formed by amalgamation under the Company
Act (British Columbia), and its successors.

	(d)
	"Credit Agreement" means the credit agreement dated as of June 15, 2001 among the Borrower and P&T Funding Limited
Partnership, as borrowers, Pope & Talbot Mackenzie Pulp Operations Ltd. and Mackenzie Pulp Land Ltd, as guarantors, the Administration Agent and the Senior Lenders, as the same
may be amended, modified, supplemented or restated 

 

from
time to time (including without limitation any amendment, modification, supplement or restatement which increases the principal amount outstanding or available thereunder). 

	(e)
	"Enforcement Proceeds" means all cash and non-cash proceeds received by the Senior Lenders or the Subordinate Lender
pursuant to the enforcement of their respective rights to payment of the Senior Obligations or the Subordinate Obligations following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default
under the Credit Agreement, a termination of a Treasury Contract or a default in respect of any of the Subordinate Obligations, including without limitation:

	(i)
	all
amounts paid by the Borrower to a Senior Lender or the Subordinate Lender pursuant to a demand or court order or upon execution pursuant to any
court order;

	(ii)
	all
proceeds received upon the enforcement of, or any action taken with respect to, the Senior Security or any Subordinate Security;

	(iii)
	all
proceeds received upon any dissolution, liquidation, winding-up, reorganization, bankruptcy, insolvency or receivership of the
Borrower, or any other arrangement or marshalling of the assets of the Borrower that is similar thereto;

	(iv)
	all
proceeds of any insurance claim resulting from the loss or destruction of any assets owned or held by the Borrower or the
non-payment of any receivables, or any other insurance proceeds received; and

	(v)
	all
proceeds of any expropriation or condemnation of any assets owned or held by the Borrower. 

	(f)
	"Receiver" means any receiver, receiver-manager, agent or other person appointed for the purpose of enforcing a Lien or realizing on
any property subject thereto, whether appointed pursuant to the provisions of an instrument in writing or pursuant to the order of a court.

	(g)
	"Senior Lenders" means the Lenders under the Credit Agreement, together with their successors and assigns permitted by the Credit
Agreement.

	(h)
	"Senior Obligations" means, at any particular time, the aggregate of:

	(i)
	all
outstanding Borrowings by the Borrower under the Credit Agreement (including by way of Bankers' Acceptances, Letters of Credit and Guarantee
Letters);

	(ii)
	all
interest (including interest on overdue interest) owing by the Borrower to the Senior Lenders under the Credit Agreement, including outstanding
stamping fees in respect of Bankers' Acceptances;

	(iii)
	all
other fees, costs, expenses and other amounts payable to the Senior Lenders under or pursuant to the Credit Agreement or the Senior Security;
and

	(iv)
	all
obligations of the Borrower to the Senior Lenders under Treasury Contracts (including Treasury Contract Breakage Costs). 

	(i)
	"Senior Security" means any security provided for under the Credit Agreement (including without limitation the Security Documents)
securing any or all of the Senior Obligations or intended to do so.

	(j)
	"Subordinate Lender" means Pope & Talbot, Inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware,
and its successors and assigns. 

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	(k)
	"Subordinate Obligations" means, at any particular time, the aggregate of:

	(i)
	the
principal amount of any Indebtedness owed by the Borrower to the Subordinate Lender;

	(ii)
	all
interest (including interest on overdue interest) owed by the Borrower to the Subordinate Lender; and

	(iii)
	all
other fees, costs, expenses and other amounts payable by the Borrower in connection with Indebtedness of the Borrower to the Subordinate
Lender. 

	(l)
	"Subordinate Security" has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 2.2 of this Agreement. 

1.2   Incorporation of Definitions in Credit Agreement.  

    All initially capitalized terms used in this Agreement which are not defined in Section 1.1 have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the
Credit Agreement, provided that, at all time, Indebtedness shall include all Obligations of Pope & Talbot Canada under the Pope & Talbot Canada Financing Agreement. 

 
 

ARTICLE 2
  PRIORITY OF OBLIGATIONS AND SECURITY    
  

2.1   Postponement of Subordinate Obligations.  

    Except as otherwise expressly provided in Section 2.4, the Subordinate Obligations shall be and are hereby postponed and made subordinate in right of
payment to the prior payment in full in cash of the Senior Obligations. 

2.2   Priority of Security.  

    The Liens constituted by the Senior Security shall rank in priority to any and all Liens securing any of the Subordinate Obligations ("Subordinate Security"),
whether any such Subordinate Security is created by operation of law or pursuant to any security instrument or arrangement executed or made by the Borrower. 

2.3   Prohibited Payments to Subordinate Lender.  

    Except as otherwise expressly provided in Section 2.4, the Borrower shall not make and shall not be entitled to make and the Subordinate Lender shall
not accept and shall not be entitled to accept any payment or prepayment of principal, interest or other amount in respect of the Subordinate Obligations, whether in the form of cash, securities or
otherwise. 

2.4   Permitted Payment to Subordinate Lender.  

    Notwithstanding Section 2.3, the Borrower may make, and the Subordinate Lender may receive: 

	(a)
	payments
(but not prepayments) on account of interest owing by the Borrower to the Subordinate Lender;

	(b)
	payments
on account of principal owing by the Borrower to the Subordinate Lender; and

	(c)
	prepayment
by the Borrower of the Subordinate Obligations (including by way of a refinancing of the Subordinate Obligations by another person) as permitted pursuant to, and made in
accordance with, the Credit Agreement; 

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provided
in each case that no Default has occurred and is continuing as at the date of such payment and that any such payment would not constitute or result in a Default or Event of Default; and
provided further that after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default but prior to such Default having become an Event of Default, the Borrower may make and the Subordinate Lender may
receive payments in connection with the operation of the inter-company accounts between the Borrower and the Subordinate Lender in the ordinary course of business (including ordinary course advances
by the Subordinate Lender as well as ordinary course payments by the Borrower). 

2.5   Covenants of the Subordinate Lender.  

    Without the prior written consent of the Administration Agent on behalf of the Senior Lenders, the Subordinate Lender shall not and shall not be entitled to: 

	(a)
	petition
the Borrower into bankruptcy or initiate, or participate in the initiation of, any similar proceeding; or

	(b)
	commence
or initiate any action or proceeding to recover or receive payment of any of the Subordinate Obligations. 

2.6   Security for Subordinate Obligations.  

    Neither the Borrower nor any person on its behalf shall or shall be entitled to grant, deliver or provide any Subordinate Security to the Subordinate Lender,
and the Subordinate Lender shall not and shall not be entitled to obtain, accept or hold any Subordinate Security from the Borrower, or any person on its behalf, for payment or performance of any of
the Subordinate Obligations, except for security that is expressly permitted by the Credit Agreement, subordinate to the Senior Security and of which the Administration Agent and the Senior Lenders
are given prompt written notice. 

2.7   No Challenge.  

    The Subordinate Lender will not dispute or contest, or commence or initiate any action or proceeding to dispute or contest: 

	(a)
	the
validity, enforceability, priority or perfection of any Lien contained in or created by the Senior Security;

	(b)
	the
postponement and subordination of the Subordinate Obligations to the Senior Obligations as provided in this Agreement;

	(c)
	the
priority of any Liens constituted by the Senior Security over any Liens constituted by Subordinate Security as provided in this Agreement;

	(d)
	the
validity or enforceability of this Agreement against the Subordinate Lender or the validity or enforceability of the Credit Agreement;

	(e)
	the
appointment of any Receiver by or on behalf of the Senior Lenders; or

	(f)
	any
lawful act or omission of the Senior Lenders or any Receiver in the enforcement of any of the Senior Security, other than gross negligence or wilful misconduct. 

2.8   Application of Enforcement Proceeds.  

	(a)
	All
Enforcement Proceeds not in the form of cash shall be forthwith delivered (subject to the Administration Agent's acceptance of such delivery) to the Administration Agent on
behalf of the Senior Lenders and disposed of, or realized upon, by the Administration Agent on behalf of the Senior Lenders in a commercially reasonable manner so as to produce proceeds in the form of
cash. 

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	(b)
	All
Enforcement Proceeds in the form of cash shall be applied and distributed, and the Liens constituted by the Senior Security shall be deemed to have the relative priorities which
would result in the Enforcement Proceeds being applied and distributed, as follows:

	(i)
	firstly,
to the payment of all costs and expenses (subject to applicable law) incurred by the Administration Agent and the Senior Lenders in the
exercise of all or any of the powers granted to them under the Senior Security and in payment of all of the remuneration of any Receiver and all costs incurred by such Receiver in the exercise of all
or any powers granted to them under the Senior Security;

	(ii)
	secondly,
in payment of all amounts of money borrowed or advanced by the Senior Lenders or such Receiver pursuant to the Senior Security and any
interest thereon;

	(iii)
	thirdly,
to the payment or prepayment of the Senior Obligations in full (including holding cash collateral to be applied against Senior
Obligations which have not then matured) in such manner as the Administration Agent and the Senior Lenders may see fit or have agreed upon; and

	(iv)
	the
balance, if any, in accordance with applicable law. 

2.9   Winding Up.  

    In the event of any payment or distribution of assets of the Borrower upon or under any dissolution, winding-up, liquidation or scheme of
arrangement (or reorganization equivalent thereto) or any insolvency, receivership or bankruptcy proceedings of the Borrower, whether pursuant to the Companies'
Creditors Arrangement Act, the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the  Winding-up Act or
any bankruptcy, insolvency or analogous law of Canada, any province thereof or any other jurisdiction or any assignment
for the benefit of creditors, any such payment or distribution of assets shall be treated for all purposes of this Article 2 as Enforcement Proceeds and shall be applied and distributed in
accordance with the provisions of Section 2.8 of this Agreement. 

2.10   Application of this Agreement.  

    The rights of the Administration Agent and the Senior Lenders and the obligations of Subordinate Lender, the priority of the Senior Obligations and the Senior
Security over the Subordinate Obligations and any Subordinate Security, the application and distribution of Enforcement Proceeds in respect of the Senior Obligations in priority to the Subordinate
Obligations in accordance with Section 2.8, and all covenants of the Subordinate Lender contained in this Agreement, shall in each case apply and be enforceable notwithstanding: 

	(a)
	the
time or sequence in which any of the Credit Agreement, the Senior Security, any instrument or agreement relating to the Subordinate Obligations or any Subordinate Security are
executed or delivered;

	(b)
	the
registration, filing, recording, notification or perfection of any financing statement, mortgage, security agreement or other security instrument or interest relating to or
contained in any of the Senior Security or any Subordinate Security or the provisions of any applicable law or decision;

	(c)
	the
time or sequence in which any Lien constituted by the Senior Security or any Subordinate Security attaches;

	(d)
	the
time or sequence in which any of the Senior Obligations or the Subordinate Obligations become due (whether at their stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) or are
incurred; 

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	(e)
	the
time or sequence of commencement or completion of any proceedings to enforce or collect any of the Senior Obligations or the Subordinate Obligations, to crystallize, enforce or
realize on any of the Credit Agreement, the Senior Security, any instrument or agreement relating to the Subordinate Obligations or any Subordinate Security or the time or sequence in which any order
or judgment in respect thereof is made or entered or any execution is obtained or registered or any other proceeding is commenced or completed;

	(f)
	the
manner in which any of the Senior Security or any Subordinate Security are created or whether any such security is a fixed or floating charge;

	(g)
	the
time or sequence in which the Administration Agent on behalf of the Senior Lenders, the Subordinate Lender or any Receiver on behalf of either of them takes possession or
realizes upon any property and assets pursuant to the Senior Security or any Subordinate Security or the nature of the remedies available or exercised pursuant to the Senior Security or any
Subordinate Security; or

	(h)
	any
other factor of legal relevance, whether similar or dissimilar to any of the foregoing, other than this Agreement, establishing the priority or ranking or relative rights of
enforcement between the Administration Agent, the Senior Lenders and the Subordinate Lender. 

2.11   Effect of Non-Compliance.  

    In the event any non-cash Enforcement Proceeds are delivered to or received by the Subordinate Lender in contravention of this Agreement, the
Subordinate Lender shall hold such Enforcement Proceeds in trust for the Senior Lenders and shall forthwith deliver such Enforcement Proceeds to the Administration Agent. In the event any cash
Enforcement Proceeds, prepayments or other payments are made to or received by the Subordinate Lender in contravention of this Agreement, the Subordinate Lender shall hold such Enforcement Proceeds,
prepayments or other payments in trust for the Senior Lenders and shall forthwith pay such Enforcement Proceeds, prepayments or other
payments to the Administration Agent for application pursuant to Section 2.8 of this Agreement. Any action taken or thing done by the Subordinate Lender in contravention of this Agreement shall
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ARTICLE 3
  ENFORCEMENT AND REALIZATION    
  

3.1   Enforcement Proceedings.  

    If any Lien constituted by the Senior Security becomes enforceable, the Administration Agent and the Senior Lenders may exercise all rights and remedies
provided for in such Senior Security or otherwise available at law or in equity at the discretion of the Administration Agent and the Senior Lenders, including, without limitation, the appointment of
a Receiver. 

3.2   No Duty to Realize.  

    Nothing in this Agreement shall require or obligate the Administration Agent and the Senior Lenders to enforce or realize upon the Senior Security. 

 
 

ARTICLE 4
  GENERAL    
  

4.1   Assignment.  

    Any assignee (to the extent permitted by the Credit Agreement) of or successor to the Administration Agent, a
Senior Lender or the Subordinate Lender shall, without the need for any 

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further document, be entitled to the rights and benefits of the assignor or predecessor pursuant to this Agreement, and shall be deemed to have agreed with and shall be obligated to comply with this
Agreement. At the request of the Administration Agent, a Senior Lender or any permitted assignee or successor of the Administration Agent or a Senior Lender, the Subordinate Lender or any successor or
assignee of the Subordinate Lender shall execute an instrument in form satisfactory to the parties, acting reasonably, confirming and acknowledging that the provisions of this Agreement continue to
apply in favour of the Administration Agent and the Senior Lenders and any such permitted assignee or successor. 

4.2   Representation by Subordinate Lender.  

    The Subordinate Lender represents and warrants to the Administration Agent and the Senior Lenders that all necessary action, corporate or otherwise, has been
taken to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Subordinate Lender, and this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Subordinate Lender
and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Subordinate Lender. 

4.3   Governing Law.  

    This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of British Columbia and of Canada applicable therein and shall be
treated in all respects as a British Columbia contract. 

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   4.4   Notices.  

    All notices and communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing and sent by facsimile transmission, by first class United States or Canadian mail
(with charges prepaid) or by a recognized overnight delivery service (with charges prepaid). Any such notice shall be addressed: 

	(a)
	if
to the Administration Agent: 

The
Toronto-Dominion Bank

Corporate and Investment Banking

66 Wellington Street West, 38th Floor

Toronto-Dominion Bank Tower

Toronto, Ontario

M5K 1A2 

Facsimile.:  (416) 982-5535

Attention:   Vice President, Loan Syndications—Agency 

	(b)
	if
to the Subordinate Lender: 

Pope &
Talbot, Inc.

1500 S.W. First Avenue

Portland, Oregon

97201 

Facsimile:  (503) 220-2727

Attention:  Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 

or
at such other address as the Administration Agent or the Subordinate Lender shall have specified to the other party by notice duly given in accordance with this Section 4.4. Notices under
this Section 4.4 will be deemed given only when actually received. 

4.5   Amendments.  

    This Agreement may not be amended or modified, and no provision of this Agreement may be waived, except by an agreement in writing signed by both the
Administration Agent on behalf of the Senior Lenders and the Subordinate Lender. 

4.6   Benefits of Agreement Restricted.  

    Nothing herein expressed or implied is intended or shall be construed to give anyone other than the Administration Agent on behalf of the Senior Lenders and
the Subordinate Lender, and their respective successors and permitted assigns, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect hereof or the benefit of any covenant, condition or
provision contained herein; and all such covenants, conditions and provisions are and shall be held to be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Administration Agent on behalf of the Senior Lenders
and the Subordinate Lender and their successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted
assigns. 

4.7   Non-Impairment of Senior Lenders' Rights.  

    The Senior Lenders may extend, renew, modify or increase the Senior Obligations owing to them or amend or waive any terms of the Credit Agreement or the Senior
Security or release, sell or exchange any of the Senior Security or any property or assets subject to a Lien under any of the Senior Security, and may otherwise deal freely with the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, all without affecting the liabilities and obligations of the Subordinate Lender hereunder. 

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4.8   Remedies for Breach.  

    Each of the parties hereby agrees that all covenants, provisions and restrictions contained herein are necessary and fundamental in order to establish the
respective priorities of the Senior Lenders and the Subordinate Lender in connection with the Senior Obligations, the Senior Security, the Subordinate Obligations and the Subordinate Security and that
a breach of any such covenant, provision or restriction would result in damages that could not adequately be compensated by monetary award. Accordingly, it is expressly agreed that in addition to all
other remedies available to it including,
without limitation, any action for damages, the Administration Agent and the Senior Lenders shall be entitled to the immediate remedy of a restraining order, interim injunction, injunction or other
form of injunctive or other relief as may be decreed or issued by any court of competent jurisdiction to restrain or enjoin such party from breaching any such covenant, provision or restriction. 

4.9   Severability.  

    Should any part of this Agreement for any reason be declared invalid or unenforceable, such decision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any
remaining portion, which remaining portion shall remain in force and effect as if this Agreement had been executed with the invalid or unenforceable portion hereof eliminated and it is hereby declared
the intention of the parties hereto that they would have executed the remaining portion of this Agreement without including herein any such part which may, for any reason, be hereafter declared
invalid or unenforceable. 

4.10   Duplicate Originals Execution In Counterpart.  

    This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original but all of which together shall constitute one instrument.
Each counterpart may consist of a number of copies hereof, each signed by less than all, but together signed by all, of the parties hereto. 

4.11   Term of the Agreement.  

    This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect until a written agreement of the parties to the contrary is entered into or until such time as all the
Senior Obligations are satisfied and indefeasibly paid in full and the Senior Lenders have no further obligations or commitments to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement. 

4.12   Entire Agreement.  

    This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties in respect of the subject matter hereof. 

4.13   Further Assurances.  

    Each of the parties hereto shall from time to time execute and deliver such further documents and do such further acts or things as may from time to time be
necessary to carry out the full intent and purpose of this Agreement and each part thereof. 

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

	 	 	THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK

as Administration Agent
	

 	
 	

By:	

 
	 	 	 	
 Name:

Title:
	

 	
 	
POPE & TALBOT LTD.

as Borrower
	

 	
 	

By:	

 
	 	 	 	
 Name:

Title:
	

 	
 	

By:	

 
	 	 	 	
 Name:

Title:
	

 	
 	
POPE & TALBOT, INC.

as Subordinate Lender
	

 	
 	

By:	

 
	 	 	 	
 Name:

Title:
	

 	
 	

By:	

 
	 	 	 	
 Name:

Title:

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SCHEDULE 8
  TRUST POSTPONEMENT AGREEMENT    
  

THIS
POSTPONEMENT AGREEMENT dated as of the 15th day of June, 2001. 

BETWEEN:

THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK, in its capacity as Administration Agent under the Credit Agreement (as herein defined) 

    OF
THE FIRST PART 

AND: 

P&T FUNDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, in its capacity as a Borrower under the Credit Agreement (as herein defined) 

    OF
THE SECOND PART 

AND: 

P&T COMMUNITY TRUST

    OF
THE THIRD PART 

WHEREAS:

A.  The
Borrower has entered into the Credit Agreement with the Administration Agent and the Senior Lenders, pursuant to which the Senior Lenders have agreed to provide a credit
facility to the Borrower; 

B.  The
Trust is the sole limited partner of the Borrower; 

C.  The
Borrower has certain obligations to distribute income and return capital to the Trust, as its limited partner; and 

D.  The
parties have agreed to enter into this Agreement in order to provide for certain matters relating to, and the respective priorities of, the obligations of the Borrower to the
Senior Lenders and the obligations of the Borrower to the Trust. 

NOW
THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSES THAT, in consideration of the premises and of the sum of $10.00 now paid by the Administration Agent to the other parties hereto (the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged by each party hereto) and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto agree as follows: 

 
 

ARTICLE 1
  INTERPRETATION    
  

1.1   Defined Terms.  

    In this Agreement (including the recitals), the following terms have the following meanings: 

	(a)
	"Administration Agent" means The Toronto-Dominion Bank as administration agent under the Credit Agreement, its successors and assigns
permitted by the Credit Agreement.

	(b)
	"Agreement" means this agreement and any amendment to this agreement executed by the Administration Agent and the Trust.

	(c)
	"Borrower" means P&T Funding Limited Partnership, a limited partnership formed under the Partnership
Act (British Columbia), and its successors.

	(d)
	"Credit Agreement" means the credit agreement dated as of June 15, 2001 among the Borrower and Pope &
Talbot Ltd., as borrowers, Pope & Talbot Mackenzie Pulp Operations Ltd. and Mackenzie Pulp Land Ltd, as guarantors, the Administration Agent and the Senior Lenders, as the
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time
to time (including without limitation any amendment, modification, supplement or restatement which increases the principal amount outstanding or available thereunder). 

	(e)
	"Enforcement Proceeds" means all cash and non-cash proceeds received by the Senior Lenders or the Trust pursuant to the
enforcement of their respective rights to payment of the Senior Obligations or the Subordinate Obligations following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default under the Credit
Agreement, a termination of a Treasury Contract or a default in respect of any of the Subordinate Obligations, including without limitation:

	(i)
	all
amounts paid by the Borrower to a Senior Lender or the Trust pursuant to a demand or court order or upon execution pursuant to any court order;

	(ii)
	all
proceeds received upon the enforcement of, or any action taken with respect to, the Senior Security or any Subordinate Security;

	(iii)
	all
proceeds received upon any dissolution, liquidation, winding-up, reorganization, bankruptcy, insolvency or receivership of the
Borrower or the General Partner, or any other arrangement or marshalling of the assets of the Borrower or the General Partner that is similar thereto;

	(iv)
	all
proceeds of any insurance claim resulting from the loss or destruction of any assets owned or held by the Borrower or the
non-payment of any receivables, or any other insurance proceeds received; and

	(v)
	all
proceeds of any expropriation or condemnation of any assets owned or held by the Borrower. 

	(f)
	"Limited Partnership Agreement" means the limited partnership agreement dated June 11, 2001 made between Pope &
Talbot Ltd., as general partner and the Trust, as limited partner, in respect of the Borrower.

	(g)
	"Receiver" means any receiver, receiver-manager, agent or other person appointed for the purpose of enforcing a Lien or realizing on
any property subject thereto, whether appointed pursuant to the provisions of an instrument in writing or pursuant to the order of a court.

	(h)
	"Senior Lenders" means the Lenders under the Credit Agreement, together with their successors and assigns permitted by the Credit
Agreement.

	(i)
	"Senior Obligations" means, at any particular time, the aggregate of:

	(i)
	all
outstanding Borrowings by the Borrower under the Credit Agreement (including by way of Bankers' Acceptances, Letters of Credit and Guarantee
Letters);

	(ii)
	all
interest (including interest on overdue interest) owing by the Borrower to the Senior Lenders under the Credit Agreement, including outstanding
stamping fees in respect of Bankers' Acceptances;

	(iii)
	all
other fees, costs, expenses and other amounts payable to the Senior Lenders under or pursuant to the Credit Agreement or the Senior Security;
and

	(iv)
	all
obligations of the Borrower to the Senior Lenders under Treasury Contracts (including Treasury Contract Breakage Costs). 

	(j)
	"Senior Security" means any security provided for under the Credit Agreement (including without limitation the Security Documents)
securing any or all of the Senior Obligations or intended to do so.

	(k)
	"Subordinate Lender" means P&T Community Trust, and its successors and assigns. 

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	(l)
	"Subordinate Obligations" means, at any particular time, all obligations of the Borrower for the distribution of income or the
return of capital to the Trust under the Limited Partnership Agreement.

	(m)
	"Subordinate Security" has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 2.2 of this Agreement. 

1.2   Incorporation of Definitions in Credit Agreement.  

    All initially capitalized terms used in this Agreement which are not defined in Section 1.1 have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the
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ARTICLE 2
  PRIORITY OF OBLIGATIONS AND SECURITY    
  

2.1   Postponement of Subordinate Obligations.  

    Except as otherwise expressly provided in Section 2.4, the Subordinate Obligations shall be and are hereby postponed and made subordinate in right of
payment to the prior payment in full in cash of the Senior Obligations. 

2.2   Priority of Security.  

    The Liens constituted by the Senior Security shall rank in priority to any and all Liens securing any of the Subordinate Obligations ("Subordinate Security"),
whether any such Subordinate Security is created
by operation of law or pursuant to any security instrument or arrangement executed or made by the Borrower. 

2.3   Prohibited Payments to Subordinate Lender.  

    Except as otherwise expressly provided in Section 2.4, the Borrower shall not make and shall not be entitled to make and the Trust shall not accept and
shall not be entitled to accept any payment or prepayment of principal, interest or other amount in respect of the Subordinate Obligations, whether in the form of cash, securities or otherwise. 

2.4   Permitted Payment to Subordinate Lender.  

    Notwithstanding Section 2.3, the Borrower may make, and the Trust may receive payments by the Borrower of the Subordinate Obligations as permitted
pursuant to, and made in accordance with, the Credit Agreement, provided in each case that no Default has occurred and is continuing as at the date of such payment and that any such payment would not
constitute or result in a Default or Event of Default. 

2.5   Covenants of the Trust.  

    Without the prior written consent of the Administration Agent on behalf of the Senior Lenders, the Trust shall not and shall not be entitled to: 

	(a)
	petition
the Borrower or the General Partner into bankruptcy or initiate, or participate in the initiation of, any similar proceeding; or

	(b)
	commence
or initiate any action or proceeding to recover or receive payment of any of the Subordinate Obligations. 

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2.6   Security for Subordinate Obligations.  

    Neither the Borrower nor any person on its behalf shall or shall be entitled to grant, deliver or provide any Subordinate Security to the Trust, and the Trust
shall not and shall not be entitled to obtain, accept or hold any Subordinate Security from the Borrower, or any person on its behalf, for payment or performance of any of the Subordinate Obligations,
except for security that is expressly permitted by the Credit Agreement, subordinate to the Senior Security and of which the Administration Agent and the Senior Lenders are given prompt written
notice. 

2.7   No Challenge.  

    The Trust will not dispute or contest, or commence or initiate any action or proceeding to dispute or contest: 

	(a)
	the
validity, enforceability, priority or perfection of any Lien contained in or created by the Senior Security;

	(b)
	the
postponement and subordination of the Subordinate Obligations to the Senior Obligations as provided in this Agreement;

	(c)
	the
priority of any Liens constituted by the Senior Security over any Liens constituted by Subordinate Security as provided in this Agreement;

	(d)
	the
validity or enforceability of this Agreement against the Trust or the validity or enforceability of the Credit Agreement;

	(e)
	the
appointment of any Receiver by or on behalf of the Senior Lenders; or

	(f)
	any
lawful act or omission of the Senior Lenders or any Receiver in the enforcement of any of the Senior Security, other than gross negligence or wilful misconduct. 

2.8   Application of Enforcement Proceeds.  

	(a)
	All
Enforcement Proceeds not in the form of cash shall be forthwith delivered (subject to the Administration Agent's acceptance of such delivery) to the Administration Agent on
behalf of the Senior Lenders and disposed of, or realized upon, by the Administration Agent on behalf of the Senior Lenders in a commercially reasonable manner so as to produce proceeds in the form of
cash.

	(b)
	All
Enforcement Proceeds in the form of cash shall be applied and distributed, and the Liens constituted by the Senior Security shall be deemed to have the relative priorities which
would result in the Enforcement Proceeds being applied and distributed, as follows:

	(i)
	firstly,
to the payment of all costs and expenses (subject to applicable law) incurred by the Administration Agent and the Senior Lenders in the
exercise of all or any of the powers granted to them under the Senior Security and in payment of all of the remuneration of any Receiver and all costs incurred by such Receiver in the exercise of all
or any powers granted to them under the Senior Security;

	(ii)
	secondly,
in payment of all amounts of money borrowed or advanced by the Senior Lenders or such Receiver pursuant to the Senior Security and any
interest thereon;

	(iii)
	thirdly,
to the payment or prepayment of the Senior Obligations in full (including holding cash collateral to be applied against Senior
Obligations which have not then matured) in such manner as the Administration Agent and the Senior Lenders may see fit or have agreed upon; and

	(iv)
	the
balance, if any, in accordance with applicable law. 

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2.9   Winding Up.  

    In the event of any payment or distribution of assets of the Borrower upon or under any dissolution, winding-up, liquidation or scheme of
arrangement (or reorganization equivalent thereto) or any insolvency, receivership or bankruptcy proceedings of the Borrower or the General Partner, whether pursuant to the  Companies' Creditors
Arrangement Act, the Bankruptcy and Insolvency
Act, the Winding-up Act or any bankruptcy, insolvency or analogous law of Canada, any province thereof or any
other jurisdiction or any assignment for the benefit of creditors, any such payment or distribution of assets shall be treated for all purposes of this Article 2 as Enforcement Proceeds and
shall be applied and distributed in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.8 of this Agreement. 

2.10   Application of this Agreement.  

    The rights of the Administration Agent and the Senior Lenders and the obligations of Subordinate Lender, the priority of the Senior Obligations and the Senior
Security over the Subordinate Obligations and any Subordinate Security, the application and distribution of Enforcement Proceeds in respect of the Senior Obligations in priority to the Subordinate
Obligations in accordance with Section 2.8, and all covenants of the Trust contained in this Agreement, shall in each case apply and be enforceable notwithstanding: 

	(a)
	the
time or sequence in which any of the Credit Agreement, the Senior Security, any instrument or agreement relating to the Subordinate Obligations or any Subordinate Security are
executed or delivered;

	(b)
	the
registration, filing, recording, notification or perfection of any financing statement, mortgage, security agreement or other security instrument or interest relating to or
contained in any of the Senior Security or any Subordinate Security or the provisions of any applicable law or decision;

	(c)
	the
time or sequence in which any Lien constituted by the Senior Security or any Subordinate Security attaches;

	(d)
	the
time or sequence in which any of the Senior Obligations or the Subordinate Obligations become due (whether at their stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) or are
incurred;

	(e)
	the
time or sequence of commencement or completion of any proceedings to enforce or collect any of the Senior Obligations or the Subordinate Obligations, to crystallize, enforce or
realize on any of the Credit Agreement, the Senior Security, any instrument or agreement relating to the Subordinate Obligations or any Subordinate Security or the time or sequence in which any order
or judgment in respect thereof is made or entered or any execution is obtained or registered or any other proceeding is commenced or completed;

	(f)
	the
manner in which any of the Senior Security or any Subordinate Security are created or whether any such security is a fixed or floating charge;

	(g)
	the
time or sequence in which the Administration Agent on behalf of the Senior Lenders, the Trust or any Receiver on behalf of either of them takes possession or realizes upon any
property and assets pursuant to the Senior Security or any Subordinate Security or the nature of the remedies available or exercised pursuant to the Senior Security or any Subordinate Security; or

	(h)
	any
other factor of legal relevance, whether similar or dissimilar to any of the foregoing, other than this Agreement, establishing the priority or ranking or relative rights of
enforcement between the Administration Agent, the Senior Lenders and the Trust. 

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2.11   Effect of Non-Compliance.  

    In the event any non-cash Enforcement Proceeds are delivered to or received by the Trust in contravention of this Agreement, the Trust shall hold
such Enforcement Proceeds in trust for the Senior Lenders and shall forthwith deliver such Enforcement Proceeds to the Administration Agent. In the event any cash Enforcement Proceeds, prepayments or
other payments are made to or received by the Trust in contravention of this Agreement, the Trust shall hold such Enforcement Proceeds, prepayments or other payments in trust for the Senior Lenders
and shall forthwith pay such Enforcement Proceeds, prepayments or other payments to the Administration Agent for application pursuant to Section 2.8 of this Agreement. Any action taken or thing
done by the Trust in contravention of this Agreement shall be null and void and of no effect. 

 
 

ARTICLE 3
  ENFORCEMENT AND REALIZATION    
  

3.1   Enforcement Proceedings.  

    If any Lien constituted by the Senior Security becomes enforceable, the Administration Agent and the Senior Lenders may exercise all rights and remedies
provided for in such Senior Security or otherwise available at law or in equity at the discretion of the Administration Agent and the Senior Lenders, including, without limitation, the appointment of
a Receiver. 

3.2   No Duty to Realize.  

    Nothing in this Agreement shall require or obligate the Administration Agent and the Senior Lenders to enforce or realize upon the Senior Security. 

 
 

ARTICLE 4
  GENERAL    
  

4.1   Assignment.  

    Any assignee (to the extent permitted by the Credit Agreement) of or successor to the Administration Agent, a
Senior Lender or the Trust shall, without the need for any further document, be entitled to the rights and benefits of the assignor or predecessor pursuant to this Agreement, and shall be deemed to
have agreed with and shall be obligated to comply with this Agreement. At the request of the Administration Agent, a Senior Lender or any permitted assignee or successor of the Administration Agent or
a Senior Lender, the Trust or any successor or assignee of the Trust shall execute an instrument in form satisfactory to the parties, acting reasonably, confirming and acknowledging that the
provisions of this Agreement continue to apply in favour of the Administration Agent and the Senior Lenders and any such permitted assignee or successor. 

4.2   Representation by Subordinate Lender.  

    The Trust represents and warrants to the Administration Agent and the Senior Lenders that all necessary action, corporate or otherwise, has been taken to
authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Trust, and this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Trust and constitutes a legal, valid and
binding obligation of the Trust. 

4.3   Governing Law.  

    This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of British Columbia and of Canada applicable therein and shall be
treated in all respects as a British Columbia contract. 

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4.4   Notices.  

    All notices and communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing and sent by facsimile transmission, by first class United States or Canadian mail
(with charges prepaid) or by a recognized overnight delivery service (with charges prepaid). Any such notice shall be addressed: 

	(a)
	if
to the Administration Agent: 

The
Toronto-Dominion Bank

Corporate and Investment Banking

66 Wellington Street West, 38th Floor

Toronto-Dominion Bank Tower

Toronto, Ontario

M5K 1A2 

Facsimile.:  (416) 982-5535

Attention:  Vice President, Loan Syndications—Agency 

	(b)
	if
to the Trust: 

P&T
Community Trust

c/o Pope & Talbot, Inc.

1500 S.W. First Avenue

Portland, Oregon

97201 

Facsimile:  (503) 220-2727

Attention:  Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 

or
at such other address as the Administration Agent or the Trust shall have specified to the other party by notice duly given in accordance with this Section 4.4. Notices under this
Section 4.4 will be deemed given only when actually received. 

4.5   Amendments.  

    This Agreement may not be amended or modified, and no provision of this Agreement may be waived, except by an agreement in writing signed by both the
Administration Agent on behalf of the Senior Lenders and the Trust. 

4.6   Benefits of Agreement Restricted.  

    Nothing herein expressed or implied is intended or shall be construed to give anyone other than the Administration Agent on behalf of the Senior Lenders and
the Trust, and their respective successors and permitted assigns, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect hereof or the benefit of any covenant, condition or provision
contained herein; and all such covenants, conditions and provisions are and shall be held to be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Administration Agent on behalf of the Senior Lenders and the
Trust and their successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. 

4.7   Non-Impairment of Senior Lenders' Rights.  

    The Senior Lenders may extend, renew, modify or increase the Senior Obligations owing to them or amend or waive any terms of the Credit Agreement or the Senior
Security or release, sell or exchange any of the Senior Security or any property or assets subject to a Lien under any of the Senior 

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Security, and may otherwise deal freely with the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, all without affecting the liabilities and obligations of the Trust hereunder. 

4.8   Remedies for Breach.  

    Each of the parties hereby agrees that all covenants, provisions and restrictions contained herein are necessary and fundamental in order to establish the
respective priorities of the Senior Lenders and the Trust in connection with the Senior Obligations, the Senior Security, the Subordinate Obligations and the Subordinate Security and that a breach of
any such covenant, provision or restriction would result in damages that could not adequately be compensated by monetary award. Accordingly, it is expressly
agreed that in addition to all other remedies available to it including, without limitation, any action for damages, the Administration Agent and the Senior Lenders shall be entitled to the immediate
remedy of a restraining order, interim injunction, injunction or other form of injunctive or other relief as may be decreed or issued by any court of competent jurisdiction to restrain or enjoin such
party from breaching any such covenant, provision or restriction. 

4.9   Severability.  

    Should any part of this Agreement for any reason be declared invalid or unenforceable, such decision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any
remaining portion, which remaining portion shall remain in force and effect as if this Agreement had been executed with the invalid or unenforceable portion hereof eliminated and it is hereby declared
the intention of the parties hereto that they would have executed the remaining portion of this Agreement without including herein any such part which may, for any reason, be hereafter declared
invalid or unenforceable. 

4.10   Duplicate Originals Execution In Counterpart.  

    This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original but all of which together shall constitute one instrument.
Each counterpart may consist of a number of copies hereof, each signed by less than all, but together signed by all, of the parties hereto. 

4.11   Term of the Agreement.  

    This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect until a written agreement of the parties to the contrary is entered into or until such time as all the
Senior Obligations are satisfied and indefeasibly paid in full and the Senior Lenders have no further obligations or commitments to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement. 

4.12   Entire Agreement.  

    This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties in respect of the subject matter hereof. 

4.13   Further Assurances.  

    Each of the parties hereto shall from time to time execute and deliver such further documents and do such further acts or things as may from time to time be
necessary to carry out the full intent and purpose of this Agreement and each part thereof. 

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

	 	 	THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK

as Administration Agent
	

 	
 	

By:	

 
	 	 	 	
 Name:

Title:
	

 	
 	
P&T FUNDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

by its General Partner
 POPE & TALBOT LTD.

as Borrower
	

 	
 	

By:	

 
	 	 	 	
 Name:

Title:
	

 	
 	

By:	

 
	 	 	 	
 Name:

Title:
	

 	
 	
P&T COMMUNITY TRUST

as Subordinate Lender
	

 	
 	

By:	

 
	 	 	 	
 Name:

Title:
	

 	
 	

By:	

 
	 	 	 	
 Name:

Title:

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CREDIT AGREEMENT

ARTICLE 1 INTERPRETATION

ARTICLE 2 CREDIT FACILITIES

ARTICLE 3 LOANS

ARTICLE 4 BANKERS' ACCEPTANCES

ARTICLE 5 LETTERS OF CREDIT AND GUARANTEE LETTERS

ARTICLE 6 CLOSING CONDITIONS

ARTICLE 7 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

ARTICLE 8 POSITIVE COVENANTS

ARTICLE 9 NEGATIVE COVENANTS

ARTICLE 10 GUARANTEES

ARTICLE 11 SECURITY

ARTICLE 12 EVENTS OF DEFAULT

ARTICLE 13 THE ADMINISTRATION AGENT

ARTICLE 14 MISCELLANEOUS

APPENDIX 1 LENDERS AND LENDERS' COMMITMENTS

SCHEDULE 1 BORROWING NOTICE

SCHEDULE 2 NOTICE OF REPAYMENT OR CANCELLATION

SCHEDULE 3 QUARTERLY COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

SCHEDULE 4 MARGIN REPORT

SCHEDULE 5 MATERIAL SUBSIDIARIES

SCHEDULE 6 LENDER ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT

SCHEDULE 7 POPE & TALBOT US POSTPONEMENT AGREEMENT

ARTICLE 1 INTERPRETATION

ARTICLE 2 PRIORITY OF OBLIGATIONS AND SECURITY

ARTICLE 3 ENFORCEMENT AND REALIZATION

ARTICLE 4 GENERAL

SCHEDULE 8 TRUST POSTPONEMENT AGREEMENT

ARTICLE 1 INTERPRETATION

ARTICLE 2 PRIORITY OF OBLIGATIONS AND SECURITY

ARTICLE 3 ENFORCEMENT AND REALIZATION

ARTICLE 4 GENERAL

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