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Exhibit 4.3
EXECUTION COPY
FOURTH AMENDMENT TO
DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION CREDIT AND SECURITY
AGREEMENT
FOURTH AMENDMENT ,
dated as of April 3, 2008 (this “ Amendment
”), to the Debtor-in-Possession Credit and Security
Agreement, dated as of November 19, 2007, as amended by the
First Amendment and Waiver to Debtor-In-Possession Credit and
Security Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2007 (as
heretofore amended or otherwise modified, the “ Credit
Agreement ”), by and among POPE & TALBOT, INC.,
a Delaware corporation, as a debtor and debtor-in-possession under
the US Bankruptcy Code and as a debtor company under the CCAA (the
“ Parent ”), POPE & TALBOT LTD., a
Canadian corporation, as a debtor and debtor-in-possession under
the US Bankruptcy Code, and as a debtor company under the CCAA (the
“ Borrower ”), the Guarantors set forth on the
signature pages thereto, the several banks and other financial
institutions or entities from time to time parties thereto (the
“ Lenders ”), WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL CORPORATION
CANADA, a Nova Scotia unlimited liability company, as
administrative agent (in such capacity, together with its permitted
successors and assigns, the “ Administrative Agent
”), ABLECO FINANCE LLC, as Collateral Agent (in such
capacity, together with its permitted successors and assigns, the
“ Collateral Agent ”), and ABLECO FINANCE LLC,
as Term Loan B Agent (in such capacity, together with its permitted
successors and assigns, the “ Term Loan B Agent
” and together with the Administrative Agent and the
Collateral Agent, each an “ Agent ” and
collectively, the “ Agents ”).
WHEREAS, the Revolving Loan
Commitment (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and the Term Loan B
Commitment (as defined in the Credit Agreement) are due to
terminate and the Obligations (as defined in the Credit Agreement)
are due to be repaid in full on April 4, 2008;
WHEREAS, Parent and the
Borrower have requested that the Agents and the Lenders consent to
the amendment of certain terms and conditions of the Credit
Agreement as hereinafter set forth, including without limitation,
the extension of the Final Maturity Date (as defined in the Credit
Agreement); and
WHEREAS, the Agents and the
Lenders are willing to enter into this Amendment in order to amend
certain terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, subject to
the terms and conditions set forth in this Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Parent,
the Borrower, the Agents and the Lenders hereby agree as
follows:
1. Capitalized Terms .
Any capitalized term used herein which is defined in the Credit
Agreement shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Credit
Agreement.
2. Definitions .
Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as
follows:
(a) The definition of the
term “Final Maturity Date” is hereby amended and
restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“‘ Final
Maturity Date’ : the date which is the earliest of
(i) April 25, 2008, (ii) the date of both
(A) the earlier of the effective date and the substantial
consummation (as defined in Section 1101(2) of the US
Bankruptcy Code), in each case, of a plan of reorganization in the
Chapter 11 Cases that shall have been confirmed by an order entered
by the US Bankruptcy Court and (B) the earlier of the
effective date and the substantial implementation, in each case, of
a plan of compromise or arrangement in the CCAA Proceedings that
shall have been sanctioned by an order entered by the Canadian
Bankruptcy Court, (iii) the date upon which the Stay of
Proceedings expires, (iv) the date of the closing of a sale of
all or substantially all of the Loan Parties’ assets (which
shall include a sale of both the lumber and pulp divisions of the
Loan Parties) pursuant to Section 363 of the US Bankruptcy
Code and the CCAA, and (v) such earlier date on which all
Loans and other extensions of credit shall become due and payable
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents.”;
(b) The definition of the
term “Initial Budget” is hereby amended and restated in
its entirety to read as follows:
“‘ Initial
Budget ’: the cash requirement forecast setting forth
cash collections and disbursements of the Loan Parties for the
periods covered thereby (which forecast shall include a calculation
of Availability during such period, identify the amount of
financing that will be required during each week of such period and
identify, on a schedule thereto, the professionals and the
projected professional fees and disbursements expected to be paid
to such professionals as Administration Charge Expenses and US
Carve-Out Expenses during such period) prepared on a weekly basis
by or on behalf of the Borrower and delivered by the Borrower to
the Agents and the Lenders on or before the Fourth Amendment
Effective Date pursuant to Section 4 of the Fourth Amendment,
a summary of which is attached to the Fourth Amendment as Schedule
I-1A (which such forecast shall update and extend the forecast
previously delivered on or prior to the Interim Facility Effective
Date pursuant to Section 5.1(v) hereto), together with and as
superseded and replaced by the Updated Budget that is required to
be delivered by the Borrower to the Agents and the Lenders, in
accordance with Section 6.2(g).”; and
(c) The following new
definitions are hereby inserted into Section 1.1 of the Credit
Agreement in the appropriate alphabetical order, to read as
follows:
“ Fourth
Amendment ”: that certain Fourth Amendment to
Debtor-In-Possession Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of
April 3, 2008, among the Parent, the Borrower, the Lenders and
the Agents and as acknowledged and agreed by the
Guarantors.
“ Fourth Amendment
Effective Date” : as defined in the Fourth
Amendment.
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3. Conditions . This
Amendment shall become effective as of the date hereof, but only
upon the satisfaction in full, in a manner reasonably satisfactory
to the Agents, of the following conditions precedent (the first
date upon which all such conditions have been satisfied being
herein called the “ Fourth Amendment Effective Date
”):
(a) Representations and
Warranties . The representations and warranties contained in
this Amendment and in Section 4 of the Credit Agreement and in
each other Loan Document, certificate or other writing delivered on
or on behalf of any Loan Party to any Agent or any Lender pursuant
to the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document on or prior to
the Fourth Amendment Effective Date shall be true and correct on
and as of the Fourth Amendment Effective Date as though made on and
as of such date (except where such representations and warranties
relate to an earlier date in which case such representations and
warranties shall be true and correct as of such earlier
date).
(b) No Event of
Default . No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred
and be continuing on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date or would
result from this Amendment becoming effective in accordance with
its terms.
(c) Delivery of
Documents . The Agents shall have received on or before the
Fourth Amendment Effective Date the following, each in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agents and, unless
indicated otherwise, dated the Fourth Amendment Effective
Date:
(i) counterparts of this
Amendment which bear the signatures of the Parent, the Borrower,
the Guarantors, the Agents and the Lenders;
(ii) an acknowledgment and
consent, in the form attached as Exhibit A to this Amendment, duly
executed by each Guarantor; and
(iii) a copy of the Initial
Budget which updates and extends the cash requirement forecast
delivered on or prior to the Interim Facility Effective Date in
accordance with Section 5.1(v) of the Credit Agreement,
together with a certificate of a duly authorized officer of the
Borrower stating that such Initial Budget has been prepared on a
reasonable basis and in good faith and is based on assumptions
believed by the Borrower to be reasonable at the time made and is
consistent with all information then reasonably available to the
Borrower,
(d) Proceedings . All
legal matters incident to this Amendment shall be reasonably
satisfactory to the Agents and their counsel.
4. Representations and
Warranties . To induce the Agents and Lenders to enter into
this Amendment, each of the Parent and the Borrower hereby
represents and warrants to the Agents and Lenders as
follows:
(a) Organization, Good
Standing, Etc. Each Loan Party (i) is duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state
or jurisdiction of its organization, (ii) has all requisite
power and authority to conduct the business in which it is
currently engaged, and to execute and deliver this Amendment, and
to consummate the
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transactions contemplated
hereby and by the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, and
(iii) is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing
in each jurisdiction in which its ownership, lease or operation of
Property or the conduct of its business requires such
qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified could
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(b) Authorization,
Etc. The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment
and each other Loan Document being executed in connection with this
Amendment by each Loan Party that is a party thereto, and the
performance of the Credit Agreement as amended hereby (i) have
been duly authorized by all necessary action, (ii) do not and
will not contravene any Loan Party’s Constituent Documents or
any applicable law or any material contractual restriction binding
on or otherwise affecting it or any of its properties,
(iii) do not and will not result in or require the creation of
any Lien (other than pursuant to any Loan Document) upon or with
respect to any of its properties, and (iv) do not and will not
result in any default, noncompliance, suspension, revocation,
impairment, forfeiture or nonrenewal of any material permit,
license, authorization or approval applicable to its operations or
any of its properties.
(c) Governmental
Approvals . No authorization or approval or other action by,
and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority or
other regulatory body or any Bankruptcy Court is required in
connection with the due execution, delivery and performance by any
Loan Party of this Amendment or any other Loan Document to which it
is a party being executed in connection with this Amendment, or for
the performance of the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, except
to the extent any such authorization, approval, action, notice or
filing has been obtained, taken, given or filed (as the case maybe)
and is in full force and effect.
(d) Enforceability of Loan
Documents . Each of this Amendment, the Credit Agreement, as
amended hereby, and each other Loan Document is a legal, valid and
binding obligation of each Loan Party party thereto, enforceable
against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, except as
such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws of
general application relating to the enforcement of creditor’s
rights and by general equitable principles.
(e) Representations and
Warranties; No Event of Default . The representations and
warranties herein, in Section 4 of the Credit Agreement and in
each other Loan Document are true and correct on and as of the
Fourth Amendment Effective Date as though made on and as of such
date (except where such representations and warranties relate to an
earlier date in which case such representations and warranties
shall be true and correct as of such earlier date), and no Default
or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as of the Fourth
Amendment Effective Date or would result from this Amendment
becoming effective in accordance with its terms.
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5. Continued Effectiveness
of the Credit Agreement and Loan Documents . Each of the Parent
and the Borrower hereby (i) acknowledges and consents to this
Amendment, (ii) confirms and agrees that each Loan Document to
which it is a party is, and shall continue to be, in full force and
effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects except
that on and after the Fourth Amendment Effective Date all
references in any such Loan Document to “the Credit
Agreement”, the “Agreement”,
“thereto”, “thereof”,
“thereunder” or words of like import referring to the
Credit Agreement shall mean the Credit Agreement as amended by this
Amendment, and (iii) confirms and agrees that to the extent
that any such Loan Document purports to assign or pledge to the
Collateral Agent for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, or
to grant to the Collateral Agent for the ratable benefit of the
Secured Parties a security interest in or Lien on, any Collateral
as security for the Obligations of any Loan Party from time to time
existing in respect of the Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents,
such pledge, assignment and/or grant of the security interest or
Lien is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects. This
Amendment does not and shall not affect any of the Obligations of
any Loan Party, other than as expressly provided herein.
6. Amendment as Loan
Document . Each of the Parent and the Borrower hereby
acknowledges and agrees that this Amendment constitutes a
“Loan Document” under the Credit Agreement.
Accordingly, it shall be an Event of Default under the Credit
Agreement if (1) any representation or warranty made by the
Parent or the Borrower under or in connection with this Amendment
shall have been untrue, false or misleading in any material respect
when made, or (2) the Parent or the Borrower shall fail to
perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in
this Amendment.
7. Miscellaneous
.
(a) This Amendment may be
executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties
hereto in separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to
be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one
and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this
Amendment by telefacsimile or electronic mail shall be equally
effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this
Amendment. Any party delivering an executed counterpart of this
Amendment by telefacsimile or electronic mail also shall deliver an
original executed counterpart of this Amendment, but the failure to
deliver an original executed counterpart shall not affect the
validity, enforceability and binding effect of this
Amendment.
(b) Section and paragraph
headings herein are included for convenience of reference only and
shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other
purpose.
(c) The Borrower will pay on
demand all reasonable fees, costs and expenses of the Agents in
connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this
Amendment and all documents incidental hereto, including, without
limitation, the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of
counsel to the Collateral Agent and the Administrative
Agent.
(d) THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE
STATE OF NEW YORK.
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(e) Any provision of this
Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction
shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of
such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the
remaining portions hereof or affecting the validity or
enforceability of such provision in any other
jurisdiction.
(f) THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY
CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS
AMENDMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREIN, INCLUDING
CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER
COMMON LAW OR STATUTORY CLAIMS.
[Signature Page
Follows]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed and
delivered as of the date set forth on the first page
hereof.
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