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Loan Agreement

Credit Agreement | Document Parties: AGFIRST FARM CREDIT BANK | AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK | BADGERLAND FINANCIAL F/K/A BADGERLAND FARM CREDIT SERVICES | BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA SA | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. | Bank of Ireland | BANK OF NOVIA SCOTIA | BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD. NEW YORK BRANCH | Bryan W Ford | CATHAY UNITED BANK | DEUTSCHE BANK AG | FCS COMMERCIAL FINANCE GROUP | First Tennessee Bank | FRESNO-MADERA PRODUCTION CREDIT ASSOCIATION | INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA | MIZUHO CORPORATE BANK, LTD | PNC Bank, National Association | Regions Bank | ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC | SCOTIABANC INC | SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION | TORONTO DOMINION (TEXAS) LLC You are currently viewing:
This Loan Agreement involves

AGFIRST FARM CREDIT BANK | AMERICAN SAVINGS BANK | BADGERLAND FINANCIAL F/K/A BADGERLAND FARM CREDIT SERVICES | BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA SA | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. | Bank of Ireland | BANK OF NOVIA SCOTIA | BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD. NEW YORK BRANCH | Bryan W Ford | CATHAY UNITED BANK | DEUTSCHE BANK AG | FCS COMMERCIAL FINANCE GROUP | First Tennessee Bank | FRESNO-MADERA PRODUCTION CREDIT ASSOCIATION | INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY | JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA | MIZUHO CORPORATE BANK, LTD | PNC Bank, National Association | Regions Bank | ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC | SCOTIABANC INC | SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION | TORONTO DOMINION (TEXAS) LLC

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Title: Credit Agreement
Governing Law: New York     Date: 5/7/2009
Industry: Paper and Paper Products     Law Firm: Cahill Gordon     Sector: Basic Materials

Credit Agreement, Parties: agfirst farm credit bank , american savings bank , badgerland financial f/k/a badgerland farm credit services , banco bilbao vizcaya argentaria sa , bank of america  n.a. , bank of ireland , bank of novia scotia , bank of tokyo-mitsubishi ufj  ltd. new york branch , bryan w ford , cathay united bank , deutsche bank ag , fcs commercial finance group , first tennessee bank , fresno-madera production credit association , international paper company , jpmorgan chase bank  na , mizuho corporate bank  ltd , pnc bank  national association , regions bank , royal bank of scotland plc , scotiabanc inc , sumitomo mitsui banking corporation , toronto dominion (texas) llc
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Exhibit 10.5

EXECUTION VERSION

AMENDMENT NO. 2, dated as of February 26, 2009 (this “ Amendment ”), among INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY, a New York corporation (the “ Borrower ”), and the Lenders listed on the signature pages hereto, to the Credit Agreement dated as of June 16, 2008, as amended (the “ Credit Agreement ”) among the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement.

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders consent to this Amendment as set forth below;

WHEREAS, Section 9.02(b) of the Credit Agreement permits the Credit Agreement to be amended from time to time;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and covenants contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:

Section 1. Amendments .

Section 2.09(d) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the last sentence with the following:

“All prepayments of Tranche A Loans shall be applied to reduce scheduled repayments required under Section 2.08(a)(i) in direct order of maturity.”

Section 2. Conditions to Effectiveness .

This Amendment shall become effective as of the date when each of the following conditions is satisfied:

(a) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from (i) Lenders constituting the Required Lenders and (ii) the Borrower, a counterpart of this Amendment signed on behalf of such party;

(b) All corporate and other proceedings taken or to be taken in connection with this Amendment and all documents incidental thereto, whether or not referred to herein, shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent; and

(c) At the time of and after giving effect to the Amendment, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

Section 3. Representations and Warranties .

In order to induce the Lenders and the Administrative Agent to authorize this Amendment, the Borrower represents and warrants to each of the Lenders that both before and after giving effect to this Amendment:

(a) The execution, delivery, and performance of this Amendment by the Borrower is within the corporate power and authority of the Borrower and has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action.


(b) This Amendment and the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, constitute legal, valid, and binding obligations of each of the Obligors, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as enforcement may be limited by equitable principles or by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws relating to or limiting creditor’s rights generally.

(c) At the time of and after giving effect to the Amendment, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

Section 4. Expenses . The Borrower agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in connection with this Amendment, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP , counsel for the Administrative Agent.

Section 5. Counterparts . This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

Section 6. Applicable Law . THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

Section 7. Headings . The headings of this Amendment are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

Section 8. Effect of Amendment . Except as expressly set forth herein, this Amendment shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent or the Co-Documentation Agents under the Credit Agreement, and shall not alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or any other provision of the Credit Agreement, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect.

Section 9. Reference to the Credit Agreement . Upon and after the execution of this Amendment by each of the parties hereto, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as modified hereby.

 

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Section 10. Binding Effect . This Amendment and the rights evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the parties hereto, and shall be enforceable by any such successors and assigns.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY

By:

 

/s/ Errol Harris

 

Name:

 

Errol Harris

 

Title:

 

Vice President & Treasurer


JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent and a Lender

By:

 

/s/ Peter S. Predun

 

Name:

 

Peter S. Predun

 

Title:

 

Executive Director


COBANK, ABC, as a Lender

By:

 

/s/ Michael Tousignant

 

Name:

 

Michael Tousignant

 

Title:

 

Vice President


BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender

By:

 

/s/ Michael L. Letson

 

Name:

 

Michael L. Letson

 

Title:

 

Vice President


DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK

BRANCH, as a Lender

By:

 

/s/ Ming K. Chu

 

Name:

 

Ming K. Chu

 

Title:

 

Vice President

By:

 

/s/ Heidi Sandquist

 

Name:

 

Heidi Sandquist

 

Title:

 

Director


THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC, as a Lender

By:

 

/s/ L. Peter Yetman

 

Name:

 

L. Peter Yetman

 

Title:

 

SVP


BNP PARIBAS, as a Lender

By:

 

/s/ Richard Pace

 

Name:

 

Richard Pace

 

Title:

 

Managing Director

By:

 

/s/ Nuala Marley

 

Name:

 

Nuala Marley

 

Title:

 

Managing director


SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION, as a Lender

By:

 

/s/ Yoshihiro Hyakutome

 

Name:

 

Yoshihiro Hyakutome

 

Title:

 

General Manager


BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA S.A., as a Lender

By:

 

/s/ Michael D’Anna


 
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