UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 12, 2019 (December 11, 2019)

 

 

SAExploration Holdings, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

001-35471

(Commission file number)

27-4867100

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1160 Dairy Ashford Rd., Suite 160, Houston, Texas 77079

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(281) 258-4400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common stock, par value $0.0001   SAEX   NASDAQ Capital Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 


Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

Amendments to Debt Instruments

On December 11, 2019 (the “Closing Date”), SAExploration Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), SAExploration Inc., a Delaware corporation and a subsidiary of the Company (the “Borrower”), and the other guarantors party thereto entered into that certain Amendment No. 5 to Third Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement (the “ABL Amendment”), with all of the Lenders (as defined in the ABL Agreement) (the “ABL Lenders”), and Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, as administrative agent and collateral agent (the “ABL Agent”), in order to amend that certain Third Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of September 26, 2018 (as amended, amended and restated, or otherwise modified, the “ABL Agreement”), by and among the Borrower, the Company, the other guarantors party thereto, the ABL Lenders, and the ABL Agent to, among other things, (i) request and receive advances in the aggregate principal amount of $5.0 million from the ABL Lenders (the “Fifth Amendment Advance”), (ii) provide for the ability to request and receive additional advances in the aggregate principal amount of $5.0 million from the ABL Lenders who may agree in the future to provide additional advances (the “Fifth Amendment Additional Advance”), (iii) make certain other changes in the ABL Agreement to account for the Fifth Amendment Advance and Fifth Amendment Additional Advance, and (iv) provide for the issuance of the Series F Warrants (as defined below) pursuant to the Warrant Agreement (as defined below) exercisable for shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”). On the Closing Date, the Borrower borrowed the entire amount of the Fifth Amendment Advance to be used for additional working capital.

Pursuant to the ABL Agreement, as amended by the ABL Amendment, the Company is required to use its best efforts to obtain, as promptly as practicable, all consents, authorizations, and approvals, including, as required, to obtain shareholder approval for the issuance of the Series F Warrants and to comply with the listing requirements of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (the “Nasdaq”) necessary to permit the issuance by the Company of the Series F Warrants pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Warrant Agreement.

On the Closing Date and in connection with the ABL Amendment, the Company entered into the following amendments to its other existing debt instruments in order to, among other things, allow for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the ABL Amendment and the Warrant Agreement:

 

   

Amendment No. 1 to Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of December 11, 2019 (the “Intercreditor Amendment”), by and among the ABL Agent, the Term Agent (as defined in the Intercreditor Amendment), the Convertible Noteholder Trustee (as defined in the Intercreditor Amendment), and the ABL Lenders, Term Lenders (as defined in the Intercreditor Amendment) party thereto, and holders of Convertible Notes (as defined in the Intercreditor Amendment) party thereto, as acknowledged and consented to by each Loan Party (as defined in the Intercreditor Amendment and including the Company); and


   

Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of December 11, 2019 (the “A&R Intercreditor Amendment”), by and between the ABL Agent, the Term Agent (as defined in the A&R Intercreditor Amendment), and the ABL Lenders and Term Lenders (as defined in the A&R Intercreditor Amendment) party thereto, as acknowledged and consented to by each Loan Party (as defined in the A&R Intercreditor Amendment and including the Company).

The foregoing descriptions of the ABL Amendment, the Intercreditor Amendment, and the A&R Intercreditor Amendment are summaries only and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the complete text of (i) the ABL Amendment, attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1, (ii) the Intercreditor Amendment, attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2, and (iii) the A&R Intercreditor Amendment, attached hereto as Exhibit 10.3, each incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.

Warrant Agreement

On the Closing Date and in connection with the ABL Amendment, the Company entered into that certain Warrant Agreement (the “Warrant Agreement”), by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation, as warrant agent. The Warrant Agreement provides that the Company shall issue, from time to time on and after the Closing Date, Series F warrants (the “Closing Date Warrants”) exercisable for up to 10% of the issued and outstanding shares (the “Closing Date Warrant Shares”) of Common Stock, on a fully diluted basis as of the Closing Date (or 2,040,430 shares of Common Stock), at an initial exercise price of $.0001 per share, and, immediately prior to the funding of the Fifth Amendment Additional Advance, Series F warrants (the “Additional Warrants” and collectively with the Closing Date Warrants, the “Series F Warrants”) to purchase up to 10% of the issued and outstanding shares (the “Additional Warrant Shares” and together with the Closing Date Warrant Shares, the “Warrant Shares”) of Common Stock, on a fully diluted basis as of the Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Date (or 2,267,145 shares of Common Stock as of the Closing Date).

On the Closing Date, the Company issued an aggregate of 429,537 of the Closing Date Warrants to the ABL Lenders. Upon approval by the Nasdaq of the Company’s listing application regarding the Warrant Shares, the Company will issue a further 429,967 of the Closing Date Warrants to the ABL Lenders. The remaining Closing Date Warrants will be issued upon receipt by the Company of the approval of its shareholders of the issuance of the Warrant Shares.

The Warrant Agreement provides that if the Company has not obtained the approval of its shareholders with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Warrant Agreement, then the Company may only issue, upon exercise of the Series F Warrants, a number of Warrant Shares which, when aggregated with any shares of Common Stock issued on or after the Closing Date and prior to such exercise date, would not exceed 859,504 shares of Common Stock (or approximately 19.99% of the outstanding Common Stock as of the Closing Date) (the “Issuable Maximum”).

Until such time as the Series F Warrants and the Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of the Series F Warrants are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), such warrants and shares will be subject to restrictions on transfer.


Pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, each Series F Warrant gives the holder thereof the right to purchase one share of Common Stock, subject to certain limitations on the ability of the holders to exercise their Series F Warrants, including the Issuable Maximum and a limitation on the ability of certain holders to exercise a Series F Warrant if it would cause such holder to beneficially own in excess of 9.99% of the outstanding Common Stock.

Each beneficial owner of a Series F Warrant shall be entitled to any dividend, whether payable in cash, in kind or other property, that would be distributed to such beneficial owner if such beneficial owner’s Series F Warrants had been converted in full into shares of Common Stock immediately prior to the close of business on the record date for the determination of the stockholders entitled to receive such dividend.

The Company issued and will issue the Series F Warrants in reliance upon the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act provided by Section 4(a)(2) thereof. The Company will not receive any cash proceeds from the issuance of the Series F Warrants and no commission or other remuneration was paid or given in connection with the Warrant Agreement.

This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of any of the Series F Warrants or the Warrant Shares, in any jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. The Series F Warrants and the Warrant Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws, and unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States or to U.S. persons except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.

The foregoing description of the Warrant Agreement is a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Warrant Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1, each incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligations or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant

The information provided under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K regarding the Fifth Amendment Advance and the Fifth Amendment Additional Advance is also responsive to Item 2.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

Items 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

The information provided under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K regarding the Series F Warrants and the Warrant Shares is also responsive to Item 3.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02.


Item 8.01 Other Events

Forward-looking Statements

Except for statements of historical fact, the matters discussed herein are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the applicable U.S. federal securities laws. The words “may,” “possible,” “estimates”, “expects,” “believes” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the possible impact of the matters summarized in this Form 8-K, may or may not be realized, and differences between estimated results and those actually realized may be material.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, risks relating to the following known and unknown things:

 

   

the outcome of the previously disclosed SEC investigation, which could include sanctions against the Company and its officers and directors, civil lawsuits and criminal penalties;

 

   

the impact of the restatement and conclusion of the Company regarding the effectiveness of its internal controls and disclosure controls and procedures, among other things;

 

   

the outcome of the Company’s internal investigation into the matters summarized in the Company’s previous filings with the SEC;

 

   

additional risks may arise in the process of completing the restatement and related disclosures to be revised;

 

   

the possible impact on payments received from the State of Alaska regarding completed tax credits and pending applications;

 

   

risks related to a possible delisting from the Nasdaq Capital Market;

 

   

the availability of liquidity and capital resources, including the Company’s need to obtain additional working capital for upfront expenditures for upcoming projects, and the potential impact this has on the Company’s business and competitiveness;

 

   

risks related to the Company’s debt agreements and related previously disclosed events of default, including the risks that the holders of the debt do not provide waivers of the events of default and seek to accelerate the maturity date of the applicable debt and exercise other remedies, such as foreclosure, among other things;

 

   

risks arising from the holders of the Company’s debt taking other actions against the Company, including by seeking a bankruptcy filing;

 

   

the potential need for the Company itself to seek bankruptcy protection;

 

   

costs and outcomes of pending and future litigation;


   

the impact that the disclosure in this Form 8-K, as well as possible future filings and disclosures may have on the Company’s business, including customers, employees and others;

 

   

the time and expense required to respond to the SEC and for the Company to complete the restatement and its internal investigation, which expenses are likely to be material and are likely to have a material adverse impact on the Company’s cash balance, cash flow and liquidity; and

 

   

other risks described more fully in the Company’s filings with the SEC that relate to matters not covered in this Form 8-K.

Each of these risks, and the known and unknown consequences of these risks, could have a material negative impact on the Company, its business and prospects. As of the date of this Form 8-K, the Company cannot make any assurances regarding the impact or outcome of these risks. Forward-looking statements reflect the views of the Company as of the date hereof. The Company does not undertake to revise these statements to reflect subsequent developments, other than in compliance with U.S. federal securities laws and the Company’s determination that any such revised disclosure is necessary or advisable to do.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
Number
   Description
  4.1    Warrant Agreement, dated as of December 11, 2019, by and between SAExploration Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation.
10.1    Amendment No. 5 to Third Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of December  11, 2019, by and among SAExploration, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as borrower, SAExploration Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the other guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto, and Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, as administrative agent and collateral agent for the Lenders.
10.2    Amendment No. 1 Intercreditor Amendment, dated as of December  11, 2019, by and among Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, as agent, Delaware Trust Company, as administrative agent and collateral agent, Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as trustee and collateral trustee, and the ABL Lenders, Term Lenders and holders of Convertible Notes party thereto.
10.3    Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of December  11, 2019, by and among Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, as agent, Delaware Trust Company, as administrative agent and collateral agent, and the ABL Lenders and Term Lenders party thereto.


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

   

SAExploration Holdings, Inc.

Date: December 12, 2019     By:  

/s/ Kevin Hubbard

    Name:   Kevin Hubbard
    Title:   Interim Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 4.1

WARRANT AGREEMENT

dated as of December 11, 2019

between

SAExploration Holdings, Inc.

and

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company,

as Warrant Agent


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

Article 1 Definitions

     1  

Section 1.01

  Certain Definitions      1  

Article 2 Issuance and Transfer of Warrants

     8  

Section 2.01

  Issuance and Delivery of Warrants      8  

Section 2.02

  Reserved      9  

Section 2.03

  Registration, Transfer, Exchange and Substitution      9  

Section 2.04

  Reserved      10  

Section 2.05

  Cancellation of Warrants      10  

Section 2.06

  Limitations on Transfer      10  

Article 3 Exercise and Settlement of Warrants

     13  

Section 3.01

  Exercise of Warrants      13  

Section 3.02

  Procedure for Exercise by Warrant Holder      13  

Section 3.03

  Procedure for Mandatory Exercise      14  

Section 3.04

  Settlement of Warrants      15  

Section 3.05

  Delivery of Common Shares      15  

Section 3.06

  No Fractional Common Shares to Be Issued      17  

Section 3.07

  Acquisition of Warrants by Company      17  

Section 3.08

  Validity of Exercise      17  

Section 3.09

  Certain Calculations      18  

Section 3.10

  Limitation on Exercise      18  

Section 3.11

  Form and Delivery      18  

Article 4 Adjustments

     19  

Section 4.01

  Adjustments to Number of Common Shares      19  

Section 4.02

  Adjustments to Number of Warrants      22  

Section 4.03

  Certain Distributions of Rights and Warrants      22  

Section 4.04

  Stockholder Rights Plans      23  

Section 4.05

  Restrictions on Adjustments      23  

Section 4.06

  Successor upon Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets      24  

Section 4.07

  Adjustment upon Reorganization Event      25  

Section 4.08

  Reserved      26  

Section 4.09

  Common Shares Outstanding; Common Shares Reserved for Issuance on Exercise      26  

Section 4.10

  Calculations; Instructions to Warrant Agent      27  

Section 4.11

  Notice of Adjustments      27  

Section 4.12

  Warrant Agent Not Responsible for Adjustments or Validity      27  

Section 4.13

  Reserved      28  

Article 5 Other Provisions Relating to the Rights of Warrant Holders

     28  

Section 5.01

  No Rights as Stockholders      28  

Section 5.02

  Reserved      28  

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

(continued)

 

         Page  

Section 5.03

  Modification, Waiver and Meetings      28  

Section 5.04

  Notices of Date, etc.      29  

Section 5.05

  Rights as Warrant Holders      29  

Section 5.06

  Tax Consequences      29  

Section 5.07

  Dividends      29  

Article 6 Representations of the Company

     30  

Section 6.01

  Representations      30  

Article 7 Concerning the Warrant Agent and Other Matters

     31  

Section 7.01

  Payment of certain Taxes      31  

Section 7.02

  Reserved      31  

Section 7.03

  Change of Warrant Agent      31  

Section 7.04

  Compensation; Further Assurances      32  

Section 7.05

  Reliance on Counsel      32  

Section 7.06

  Proof of Actions Taken      32  

Section 7.07

  Correctness of Statements      33  

Section 7.08

  Validity of Agreement      33  

Section 7.09

  Use of Agents      33  

Section 7.10

  Liability of Warrant Agent      33  

Section 7.11

  Legal Proceedings      34  

Section 7.12

  Actions as Agent      34  

Section 7.13

  Appointment and Acceptance of Agency      34  

Section 7.14

  Successors and Assigns      34  

Section 7.15

  Notices      34  

Section 7.16

  Applicable Law; Jurisdiction      35  

Section 7.17

  Waiver of Jury Trial      35  

Section 7.18

  Benefit of this Warrant Agreement      36  

Section 7.19

  Registered Warrant Holder      36  

Section 7.20

  Headings      36  

Section 7.21

  Counterparts      36  

Section 7.22

  Entire Agreement      36  

Section 7.23

  Severability      36  

Section 7.24

  Termination      36  

Section 7.25

  Confidentiality      37  

 

EXHIBIT A    FORM OF WARRANT STATEMENT
EXHIBIT B    FORM OF EXERCISE NOTICE
EXHIBIT C    WARRANT AGENT FEE SCHEDULE

 

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WARRANT AGREEMENT

Warrant Agreement (as it may be amended from time to time, this “Warrant Agreement”), dated as of December 11, 2019, between SAExploration Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation (the “Warrant Agent”).

WITNESSETH THAT:

WHEREAS, the Company is issuing Series F Warrants (the “Warrants”) to purchase shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (“Common Shares”) to certain Lenders under and as defined in the SAExploration, Inc.’s Third Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of September 26, 2018, as amended and modified.

WHEREAS, the Company desires the Warrant Agent to act on behalf of the Company, and the Warrant Agent is willing to so act, in connection with the issuance, exchange, Transfer (as defined below), substitution and exercise of the Warrants;

WHEREAS, the Company desires to provide for the terms upon which the Warrants shall be issued and exercised, and the respective rights, limitation of rights, and immunities of the Company, the Warrant Agent, and the holders of the Warrants;

WHEREAS, the Warrants have the terms and conditions set forth in this Warrant Agreement (including the Exhibits hereto); and

WHEREAS, all acts and things have been done and performed which are necessary to make the Warrants, when issued and delivered on behalf of the Company and registered on the books of the Warrant Agent as provided herein, the valid, binding and legal obligations of the Company, and to authorize the execution and delivery of this Warrant Agreement.

NOW THEREFORE in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the Company and the Warrant Agent agree as follows:

Article 1

Definitions

Section 1.01 Certain Definitions. As used in this Warrant Agreement, the following terms shall have their respective meanings set forth below:

Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such first specified Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” when used with respect to any Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.


Appropriate Officer” means the Chief Executive Officer, President, the Chief Financial Officer, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President or any Vice President, any Treasurer or Secretary of the Company.

Asset Sale” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.06(c).

Board” means the board of directors of the Company or any committee of such board duly authorized to exercise the power of the board of directors with respect to the matters provided for in this Warrant Agreement as to which the board of directors is authorized or required to act.

Business Day” means any day other than (x) a Saturday or Sunday or (y) any day which is a legal holiday in the State of New York or a day on which banking institutions and trust companies in the state in which the Warrant Agent is located are authorized or obligated by Law, regulation or executive order to close.

Cash” means such coin or currency of the United States as at any time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts.

Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following: (i) the direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole to any “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) other than a Permitted Holder; (ii) the adoption or the approval by the holders of capital stock of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Company; (iii) the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation), the result of which is that any person, other than a Permitted Holder, becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the Voting Stock of the Company, measured by voting power rather than number of shares; or (iv) the Company consolidates with, or merges with or into, any person, or any person consolidates with, or merges with or into, the Company, in any such event pursuant to a transaction in which any of the outstanding voting stock of the Company or such other person is converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than any such transaction where the Voting Stock of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such transaction is converted into or exchanged for Voting Stock (other than Disqualified Stock (as defined in the Existing Indenture)) of the surviving or transferee person constituting a majority of the outstanding shares of such Voting Stock of such surviving or transferee person (immediately after giving effect to such issuance). For the avoidance of doubt, a Change of Control will not be deemed to have occurred if a Permitted Holder has the ability to appoint a majority of the Board of the Company.

Close of Business” means 5:00 p.m., New York City time.

Closing Date” means December 11, 2019.

Common Shares” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

 

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Common Shares Deemed Outstanding” means, at any given time, the sum of (a) the number of Common Shares actually outstanding at such time, plus (b) the number of Common Shares issuable upon conversion or exchange of Convertible Securities actually outstanding at such time, regardless of whether the Convertible Securities are actually exercisable at such time, plus (c) the number of Common Shares reserved for issuance at such time under the Management Plan or any other equity incentive plan of the Company, regardless of whether the Common Shares are actually subject to outstanding options at such time or whether any outstanding options are actually exercisable at such time; provided, that Common Shares Deemed Outstanding at any given time shall not include shares owned or held by or for the account of the Company or any of its wholly-owned subsidiaries.

Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Company Order” means a written request or order signed in the name of the Company by any Appropriate Officer or other duly authorized officer of the Company and delivered to the Warrant Agent.

Conversion Blocker” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.10.

Convertible Securities” means options, rights, warrants or other securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Common Shares (including the Warrants).

Equity Incentive Plans” means any equity incentive plans for officers, employees or directors of the Company, including the Management Plan.

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and the related rules and regulations promulgated there under.

Exercise Date” has the meaning, (i) with respect to exercise by a Warrant Holder, set forth in Section 3.02(b), and (ii) with respect to exercise by the Company, set forth in Section 3.03(b).

Ex-Date” means with respect to a dividend or distribution to holders of the Common Shares, the first date on which the Common Shares can be traded without the right to receive such dividend or distribution.

Exercise Notice” means, for any Warrant, an exercise notice substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit B hereto.

Exercise Price” means $0.0001 per share.

Existing Indenture” means the Indenture dated as of July 27, 2016, among the Company, its domestic subsidiaries party thereto and Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as trustee and noteholder collateral agent.

Fair Value,” as of a specified date, means the price per Common Share, other Securities or other distributed property determined as follows:

(i) in the case of Common Shares or other Securities listed on the New York Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ Stock Market, the VWAP of a Common Share or a single unit of such other Security for the 20 Trading Days ending on, but excluding, the specified date (or if the Common Shares or other Security has been listed for less than 20 Trading Days, the VWAP for such lesser period of time);

 

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(ii) in the case of Common Shares or other Securities not listed on the New York Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ Stock Market, the VWAP of a Common Share or a single unit of such other Security in composite trading for the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which such securities are then listed for the 20 Trading Days ending on, but excluding, the specified date (or if the Common Shares or other Security has been listed for less than 20 Trading Days, the VWAP for such lesser period of time); or

(iii) in all other cases, the fair value per Common Share, other Securities or other distributed property as of a date not earlier than 10 Business Days preceding the specified date as determined in good faith by the Board and, if the Board elects to engage the same, upon the advice of an independent investment banking, financial advisory or valuation firm or appraiser selected by the Board (a “Representative”);

provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Board determines in good faith that the application of clauses (i) or (ii) of this definition would result in a VWAP based on the trading prices of a thinly-traded Security such that the price resulting therefrom may not represent an accurate measurement of the fair value of such Security, the Board at its election may apply the provisions of clause (iii) of this definition in lieu of the applicable clause (i) or (ii) with respect to the determination of the fair value of such Security.

Fifth Amendment” means that certain Amendment No. 5 to Third Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of December 11, 2019, entered into among SAExploration, Inc., the guarantors party hereto, the lenders party thereto, and Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, as administrative agent and collateral agent under the Third Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of September 26, 2018 as amended and modified.

Fifth Amendment Additional Advances” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Fifth Amendment.

Full Physical Settlement” means the settlement method pursuant to which an exercising Warrant Holder shall be entitled to receive from the Company, for each Warrant exercised, a number of Common Shares equal to the Full Physical Share Amount in exchange for payment by the Warrant Holder of the applicable Exercise Price.

Full Physical Share Amount” means, for each Warrant exercised as to which Full Physical Settlement is applicable, one Common Share.

Fully Diluted Basis” means the issued and outstanding Common Shares of the Company, assuming the exercise or conversion of all outstanding Convertible Securities for cash, but excluding any Common Shares or Convertible Securities issued or issuable pursuant to (i) an Equity Incentive Plan, (ii) the Company’s outstanding Series A Warrants or (iii) the Company’s outstanding Series B Warrants.

Fundamental Equity Change” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.06(a).

 

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Funds” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(d).

Funds Account” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(d).

Governmental Authority” means (a) any national, supranational, federal, state, provincial, county, municipal or local government or any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, quasi-judicial, arbitral, regulatory, taxing or administrative functions of or pertaining to government and (b) any agency, commission, division, bureau, department, court, tribunal, instrumentality, authority, quasi-governmental authority or other political subdivision of any government, entity or organization described in the foregoing clause (a), in each case, whether U.S. or non-U.S.

Issuable Maximum” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(d).

Law” means any Order, law, statute, regulation, code, ordinance, policy, rule, consent decree, consent order or other requirement of any Governmental Authority.

Management Plan” means the management incentive plan adopted by the Company which shall reserve 10%, on a Fully Diluted Basis, of the total outstanding Common Shares for distribution to covered employees, as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.

Net Share Amount” means for each Warrant exercised as to which Net Share Settlement is applicable, a fraction of a Common Share equal to (i) the Fair Value (as of the Exercise Date for such Warrant) of one Common Share minus the Exercise Price therefor divided by (ii) such Fair Value. The number of Common Shares issuable upon exercise, on the same Exercise Date, of Warrants as to which Net Share Settlement is applicable shall be aggregated, with any fractional Common Share rounded down to the nearest whole share as provided in Section 3.06. In no event shall the Company deliver a fractional Common Share in connection with an exercise of Warrants as to which Net Share Settlement is applicable.

Net Share Settlement” means the settlement method pursuant to which an exercising Warrant Holder shall be entitled to receive from the Company, for each Warrant exercised, a number of Common Shares equal to the Net Share Amount without any payment of Cash therefor.

Number of Warrants” means the “Number of Warrants” specified in the Warrant Register, subject to adjustment pursuant to Article 4.

Officer’s Certificate” means a certificate signed by any Appropriate Officer or other duly authorized officer of the Company.

Open of Business” means 9:00 a.m., New York City time.

Order” means any award, injunction, judgment, decree, order, ruling, subpoena or verdict or other decision issued, promulgated or entered by or with a Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction.

 

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Permitted Holders” means (a) Whitebox Advisors LLC, BlueMountain Capital Management, LLC, Highbridge Capital Management, LLC, Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc., DuPont Capital Management, Amzak Capital Management, LLC, Minerva Advisors, Steven Roth, and any Related Party of any of the foregoing, (b) any Person acting in the capacity of an underwriter or initial purchaser in connection with a public or private offering of the capital stock of the Company or any direct or indirect parent entity or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such capital stock, (c) any immediate family member of a Person (in the case of an individual) described in clause (a) above, (d) any trust, corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity, of whose Voting Stock more than 50% is beneficially owned by one or more of the Persons described in clauses (a), (b), and (c) and (e) any co-investor in any person described in clause (d) above.

Person” means an individual, partnership, firm, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, governmental authority or other entity of whatever nature.

Principal Stock Exchange” means the principal stock exchange on which the Common Shares are listed, which as of the date hereof is the Nasdaq Stock Market.

Record Date” means, with respect to any dividend, distribution or other transaction or event in which the holders of Common Shares have the right to receive any Cash, Securities or other property or in which Common Shares (or another applicable Security) are exchanged for or converted into, or any combination of, Cash, Securities or other property, the date fixed for determination of holders of Common Shares entitled to receive such Cash, Securities or other property or participate in such exchange or conversion (whether such date is fixed by the Board or by statute, contract or otherwise).

Reference Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.07(a).

Registration Rights Agreement” shall mean that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of January 29, 2018, by and among the Company and certain holders of the Company’s Securities.

Regulation D” means Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.

Regulation S” means Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.

Related Party” of a Person means (1) any fund manager of such Person or any fund or account under common management with such Person, (2) any controlling equityholder of such Person and (3) any Person or entity of whose Voting Stock more than 50% is beneficially owned by such Person.

Reorganization Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.07(a).

Representative” has the meaning set forth in clause (iii) of the definition of Fair Value.

Restricted Ownership Percentage” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.10.

 

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SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or any other federal agency at the time administering the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, whichever is the relevant statute for the particular purpose.

Securities” means (i) any capital stock (whether Common Shares or preferred stock, voting or non-voting), partnership, membership or limited liability company interest or other equity or voting interest, (ii) any right, option, warrant or other security or evidence of indebtedness convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, directly or indirectly, any interest described in clause (i), (iii) any notes, bonds, debentures, trust receipts and other obligations, instruments or evidences of indebtedness, and (iv) any other “securities,” as such term is defined or determined under the Securities Act.

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, and the related rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Settlement Date” means, in respect of a Warrant that is exercised hereunder, the second Business Day immediately following the Exercise Date for such Warrant.

Shareholder Approval” means such approval as may be required by the applicable rules and regulations of the Principal Stock Exchange from the shareholders of the Company with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Warrant Agreement, including the issuance of Common Shares upon the exercise of Warrants in excess of 19.99% of the Common Shares issued and outstanding on the Closing Date. If at any time the applicable rules and regulations of the Principal Stock Exchange do not require such approval from the shareholders of the Company with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Warrant Agreement, or the Common Shares cease to be listed on a Principal Stock Exchange, then, in each case, Shareholder Approval shall be deemed to have been obtained.

Subsidiary” means, as to any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated, of which at least a majority of the securities or other interests having by their terms voting power to elect a majority of the Board or others performing similar functions with respect to such corporation or other organization is directly or indirectly beneficially owned or controlled by such party or by any one or more of its subsidiaries, or by such party and one or more of its subsidiaries.

Trading Day” means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, other than any day on which Securities are not traded on the applicable securities exchange.

Transfer” means, with respect to any Warrant, to directly or indirectly (whether by act, omission or operation of law), sell, exchange, transfer, hypothecate, negotiate, gift, convey in trust, pledge, assign, encumber, or otherwise dispose of, or by adjudication of a Person as bankrupt, by assignment for the benefit of creditors, by attachment, levy or other seizure by any creditor (whether or not pursuant to judicial process), or by passage or distribution of Warrants under judicial order or legal process, carry out or permit the transfer or other disposition of, all or any portion of such Warrant.

Transfer Agent” means Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company or its successors.

 

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Transferee” means a Person to whom any Warrant is Transferred.

Unit of Reference Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.07(a).

Voting Stock” of a person, as of any time, means the equity securities of such person that at such time is entitled to vote in the election of the board of directors (or similar governing body) of such person.

VWAP” means, for any Trading Day, the price for Securities (including Common Shares) determined by the daily volume weighted average price per unit of such Securities for such Trading Day on the trading market on which such Securities are then listed or quoted, in each case, for the regular trading session (including any extensions thereof, without regard to pre-open or after hours trading outside of such regular trading session) as reported on the New York Stock Exchange or NASDAQ Stock Market, or if such Securities are not listed or quoted on the New York Stock Exchange or NASDAQ Stock Market, as reported by the principal U.S. national or regional securities exchange on which such Securities are then listed or quoted, whichever is applicable, as published by Bloomberg at 4:15 P.M., New York City time (or 15 minutes following the end of any extension of the regular trading session), on such Trading Day, or if such volume weighted average price is unavailable or in manifest error, the price per unit of such Securities using a volume weighted average price method selected by an independent nationally recognized investment bank or other qualified financial institution selected by the Board.

Warrant” or “Warrants” means the warrants of the Company, each of which is exercisable for a single Common Share as provided herein, issued pursuant to this Warrant Agreement with the terms, conditions and rights set forth herein.

Warrant Agent” has the meaning set forth in the preamble and shall include any successor warrant agent appointed in accordance with Section 7.03.

Warrant Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Warrant Holder” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.19.

“Warrant Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(a).

Warrant Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(a).

Article 2

Issuance and Transfer of Warrants

Section 2.01 Issuance and Delivery of Warrants.

(a) The Company shall issue (i) on the Closing Date, an aggregate of 429,537 Warrants; (ii) subject to Section 2.01(d) and Section 3.10, at any time and from time to time on or after the Closing Date, 1,610,893 Warrants in the aggregate for all such issuances pursuant to this clause (ii); and (iii) subject to Section 2.01(d) and Section 3.10, at any time and from time to

 

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time on or after the Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Date (as defined in the Fifth Amendment), a maximum of 2,267,145 Warrants in the aggregate for all such issuances pursuant to this clause (iii) (the Numbers of Warrants in each of the foregoing clauses (i)-(iii) to be subject to adjustment from time to time as described herein); in each case, in accordance with the terms of this Warrant Agreement by delivering to the Warrant Agent, in the case of each such issuance, a Company Order specifying such aggregate Number of Warrants so to be issued and the names of the respective original Persons entitled thereto. Each Warrant shall be exercisable (upon payment of the Exercise Price and compliance with the procedures set forth in this Warrant Agreement) for one Common Share. On the Closing Date and the date of each subsequent issuance, the Warrant Agent shall, upon receipt of the applicable Company Order, register the issuance of such Warrants by electronic entry registration in the Warrant Register. Upon each such issuance, the Warrant Agent shall promptly deliver to the Warrant Holders a statement confirming the Number of Warrants held by such Warrant Holder as so registered on the Warrant Register, substantially in the form of Exhibit A herein (the “Warrant Statements”).

(b) All Warrants issued under this Warrant Agreement shall in all respects be equally and ratably entitled to the benefits hereof, without preference, priority, or distinction on account of the actual time of the issuance or any other terms thereof. Each Warrant shall be, and shall remain, subject to the provisions of this Warrant Agreement until such time as such Warrant shall have been duly exercised or shall have been canceled in accordance with the terms hereof. The Warrant Holder shall be bound by all of the terms and provisions of this Warrant Agreement as fully and effectively as if the Warrant Holder had signed the same.

(c) Any Warrant that is forfeited by a Warrant Holder or repurchased by the Company shall be deemed to be no longer outstanding for all purposes of this Warrant Agreement.

(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if the Company has not obtained Shareholder Approval, then the Company may not issue, upon exercise of the Warrants, a number of Common Shares which, when aggregated with any Common Shares issued on or after the Closing Date and prior to such Exercise Date in connection with the exercise of any Warrants issued pursuant to this Warrant Agreement, would exceed 859,504 Common Shares (subject to adjustment for forward and reverse stock splits, recapitalizations and the like) (such number of shares, the “Issuable Maximum”). In such case, each Warrant Holder shall be permitted to exercise Warrants for a portion of the Issuable Maximum, equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the Number of Warrants that have been issued to such Warrant Holder as so registered on the Warrant Register by (y) the aggregate Number of Warrants that have been issued to all Warrant Holders as so registered on the Warrant Register.

Section 2.02 Reserved.

Section 2.03 Registration, Transfer, Exchange and Substitution.

(a) The Company shall cause to be kept at the office of the Warrant Agent, and the Warrant Agent shall maintain, an electronic entry register (the “Warrant Register”) in which the Company shall provide for the registration of any Warrants and Transfers, exchanges and cancellations thereof and for changes in the Number of Warrants as provided herein. Any

 

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Warrant issued upon any registration of Transfer or exchange of or substitution for any Warrant shall be a valid obligation of the Company, evidencing the same obligations, and entitled to the same benefits under this Warrant Agreement, as any Warrant tendered or otherwise surrendered for such registration of Transfer, exchange or substitution.

(b) A Warrant may be Transferred upon the delivery of a written instruction of Transfer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Warrant Agent and the Company, duly executed by the Warrant Holder or by such Warrant Holder’s attorney, duly authorized in writing. No such Transfer shall be effected until, and the Transferee shall succeed to the rights of the Warrant Holder only upon, final acceptance and registration of the Transfer in the Warrant Register by the Warrant Agent. Upon such acceptance and registration, the Warrant Agent shall promptly deliver a Warrant Statement to such designated Transferee or Transferees. Prior to the registration of any Transfer of a Warrant by the Warrant Holder in the Warrant Register as provided herein, the Company, the Warrant Agent, and any agent of the Company or the Warrant Agent may treat the Person in whose name such Warrant is registered as the owner thereof for all purposes, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. No service charge shall be made for any such registration of Transfer. A party requesting transfer of a Warrant must provide any evidence of authority that may be required by the Warrant Agent, including but not limited to, a signature guarantee from an eligible guarantor institution participating in a signature guarantee program approved by the Securities Transfer Association, Inc.

(c) Transfers hereunder shall be subject at all times to Section 2.06 hereof.

Section 2.04 Reserved.

Section 2.05 Cancellation of Warrants. The cancellation of any Warrant that has been exercised shall be registered effective as of the Exercise Date on the Warrant Register.

Section 2.06 Limitations on Transfer.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Warrant Agreement, the Warrants, and the Common Shares issuable upon exercise thereof, have not been registered under the Securities Act and, accordingly, may not be resold or otherwise transferred within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. Persons (as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act), except as set forth in the following sentence. The Warrant Holders may not sell or transfer any Warrants in the absence of an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or pursuant to an available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. By accepting a Warrant (whether at initial issuance or pursuant to a Transfer thereof), the recipient thereof agrees (A) that, prior to the expiration of the applicable holding period pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, it will not resell or otherwise transfer such Warrants except (1) to the Company or any Subsidiary thereof or (2) in accordance with an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act (and based upon an opinion of counsel if the Company or the Warrant Agent so requests), and (B) to inform any subsequent Warrant Holder of the limitations on Transfer set forth in this Section 2.06, and shall instruct and direct each such Warrant Holder to conform to the restrictions set forth herein and shall maintain any applicable legends in its books and records. Any attempted or purported Transfer of all or a portion of the Warrants held by a Warrant Holder in violation of this Section 2.06 shall be null

 

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and void and of no force or effect whatsoever, such purported transferee will not be treated as an owner of the Warrants for purposes of this Warrant Agreement or otherwise, and the Warrant Agent will not register such Transfer in the Warrant Register. The Common Shares issuable in connection with the exercise of a Warrant shall be issued in accordance with Section 3.05(b) hereof. The Warrant Agent shall not be under any duty or responsibility to ensure compliance by the Company, any Warrant Holder or any other Person with any applicable U.S. federal or state securities laws.

(b) Legend.

(1) Each Warrant Statement shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:

“THIS WARRANT AND THE SECURITIES TO BE ISSUED UPON ITS EXERCISE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS WARRANT NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN OR THEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE.

BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF OR OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, THE ACQUIRER:

1. REPRESENTS THAT IT AND ANY ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT IS ACTING IS [AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” (WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) (AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR”)] [NOT A U.S. PERSON (WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT)], AND

2. AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF SAEXPLORATION HOLDINGS, INC. (THE “COMPANY”) THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT IS THE LATER OF (X) ONE YEAR AFTER THE LAST DATE OF INITIAL ISSUANCE HEREOF OR SUCH OTHER PERIOD OF TIME AS PERMITTED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION THERETO, AND (Y) SUCH LATER DATE, IF ANY, AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EXCEPT:

(A) TO THE COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES, OR

(B) PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR

(C) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.

 

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PRIOR TO THE REGISTRATION OF ANY TRANSFER IN ACCORDANCE WITH CLAUSE (2)(B) ABOVE, THE COMPANY AND THE TRANSFER AGENT RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF SUCH LEGAL OPINIONS, CERTIFICATIONS OR OTHER EVIDENCE AS MAY REASONABLY BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROPOSED TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NO REPRESENTATION IS MADE AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF ANY EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.”

(2) Each certificate evidencing Common Shares in certificated form, and each transaction statement with respect to Common Shares in uncertificated form, shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:

“THIS SHARE OF COMMON STOCK HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS SHARE OF COMMON STOCK NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING SENTENCE.

BY ITS ACQUISITION HEREOF OR OF A BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN, THE ACQUIRER:

1. REPRESENTS THAT IT AND ANY ACCOUNT FOR WHICH IT IS ACTING IS [AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” (WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 501(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) (AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR”)] [NOT A U.S. PERSON (WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT)], AND

2. AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF SAEXPLORATION HOLDINGS, INC. (THE “COMPANY”) THAT IT WILL NOT OFFER, SELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY OR ANY BENEFICIAL INTEREST HEREIN PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT IS THE LATER OF (X) ONE YEAR AFTER THE LAST DATE OF INITIAL ISSUANCE HEREOF OR SUCH OTHER PERIOD OF TIME AS PERMITTED BY RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVISION THERETO, AND (Y) SUCH LATER DATE, IF ANY, AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EXCEPT:

 

  (A)

TO THE COMPANY OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES, OR

 

  (B)

PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, OR

 

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PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.

 

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PRIOR TO THE REGISTRATION OF ANY TRANSFER IN ACCORDANCE WITH CLAUSE (2)(B) ABOVE, THE COMPANY AND THE TRANSFER AGENT RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF SUCH LEGAL OPINIONS, CERTIFICATIONS OR OTHER EVIDENCE AS MAY REASONABLY BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THAT THE PROPOSED TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NO REPRESENTATION IS MADE AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OF ANY EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT.”

Article 3

Exercise and Settlement of Warrants

Section 3.01 Exercise of Warrants. Subject to and upon compliance with the terms and conditions set forth herein, Warrants may be exercised immediately and at any time and from time to time, for the Common Shares obtainable thereunder. Only whole Warrants may be exercised.

Section 3.02 Procedure for Exercise by Warrant Holder.

(a) To exercise each Warrant, a Warrant Holder must arrange for (i) the delivery of the Exercise Notice duly completed and executed to the principal office of the Warrant Agent and the Company, together with any evidence of authority that may be required by the Warrant Agent, including but not limited to, a signature guarantee from an eligible guarantor institution participating in a signature guarantee program approved by the Securities Transfer Association, Inc., (ii) if Full Physical Settlement is elected, payment to the Warrant Agent or the Company in an amount equal to the respective Exercise Price for each Common Share issuable upon exercise of each Warrant to be exercised together with all applicable taxes and charges thereto, and (iii) compliance with all other procedures established by the Warrant Agent for the exercise of Warrants.

(b) The date on which all the requirements for exercise set forth in this Section 3.02 in respect of a Warrant are satisfied is the “Exercise Date” for such Warrant.

(c) Subject to Section 3.02(e) and Section 3.02(f), any exercise of a Warrant by a Warrant Holder pursuant to the terms of this Warrant Agreement shall be irrevocable and enforceable in accordance with its terms.

(d) All funds received by the Warrant Agent under this Warrant Agreement that are to be distributed or applied by the Warrant Agent in the performance of services in accordance with this Warrant Agreement (the “Funds”) shall be held by the Warrant Agent as agent for the Company and deposited in one or more bank accounts to be maintained by the Warrant Agent in its name as agent for the Company (the “Funds Account”). Until paid pursuant to the terms of this Warrant Agreement, the Warrant Agent will hold the Funds through the Funds Account in deposit accounts of commercial banks with Tier 1 capital exceeding $1 billion or with an average rating above investment grade by S&P (LT Local Issuer Credit Rating), Moody’s (Long Term Rating) and Fitch Ratings, Inc. (LT Issuer Default Rating), each

 

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as reported by Bloomberg Finance L.P. The Warrant Agent shall have no responsibility or liability for any diminution of the Funds that may result from any deposit made by the Warrant Agent in accordance with this paragraph, including any losses resulting from a default by any bank, financial institution or other third party. The Warrant Agent may from time to time receive interest, dividends or other earnings in connection with such deposits. The Warrant Agent shall not be obligated to pay such interest, dividends or earnings to the Company, any Warrant Holder or any other party.

(e) In connection with any exercise of a Warrant by a Warrant Holder, the Company shall assist and cooperate with any Warrant Holder required to make any governmental filings or obtain any governmental approvals prior to or in connection with any exercise of a Warrant (including, without limitation, making any filings required to be made by the Company), and any exercise of a Warrant may be made contingent upon the making of any such filing and the receipt of any such approval.

(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Warrant Agreement, if the exercise of any Warrant by a Warrant Holder is to be made in connection with a registered public offering or a Change of Control, such exercise may, upon proper election in the Exercise Notice, be conditioned upon consummation of such transaction or event, in which case such exercise shall not be deemed effective until the consummation of such transaction or event.

(g) The Warrant Agent shall forward funds deposited in the Funds Account in a given month by the fifth Business Day of the following month by wire transfer to an account designated by the Company.

(h) Payment of the applicable Exercise Price by or on behalf of a Warrant Holder upon exercise of Warrants, in the case of Full Physical Settlement, shall be by federal wire or in lawful money of the United States, in good certified check or good bank draft payable to the order of the Warrant Agent.

Section 3.03 Procedure for Mandatory Exercise.

(a) Subject to Section 3.10, upon a Change of Control and for a period of 30 days following such consummation, the Company may cause all (but not less than all) of the outstanding Warrants to be mandatorily exercised by issuing a press release for publication on the Dow Jones News Service or Bloomberg Business News (or if either such service is not available, another broadly disseminated news or press release service selected by the Company) announcing such mandatory exercise and specifying the terms of such mandatory exercise.

(b) The “Exercise Date” will be a date selected by the Company that will be no earlier than 5 Business Days and no later than 20 Business Days after the date on which the Company issues such press release.

(c) Net Share Settlement will apply to any Warrant exercised by the Company pursuant to this Section 3.03.

 

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(d) In addition to any information required by applicable law or regulation, the press release and notice of mandatory exercise described in Section 3.03(a) shall state, as appropriate: (1) the Exercise Date; and (2) the number of Common Shares to be issued upon exercise of each Warrant.

(e) On and after the Exercise Date established pursuant to Section 3.03(b), all rights of Holders of Warrants shall terminate except for the right to receive the whole Common Shares issuable upon exercise thereof with any fractional Common Share rounded down to the nearest whole share as provided in Section 3.06.

Section 3.04 Settlement of Warrants.

(a) Full Physical Settlement shall apply to each Warrant unless the Warrant Holder elects for Net Share Settlement to apply upon exercise of such Warrant or in the case of exercise by the Company pursuant to Section 3.03. Such election shall be made in the Exercise Notice for such Warrant.

(b) If Full Physical Settlement applies to the exercise of a Warrant, upon the proper and valid exercise thereof by a Warrant Holder, the Company shall cause to be delivered to the exercising Warrant Holder the Full Physical Share Amount on the Settlement Date, with any fractional Common Share rounded down to the nearest whole share as provided in Section 3.06.

(c) If Net Share Settlement applies to the exercise of a Warrant, upon the proper and valid exercise thereof by a Warrant Holder or the Company, the Company shall cause to be delivered to the Warrant Holder the Net Share Amount on the Settlement Date, with any fractional Common Share rounded down to the nearest whole share as provided in Section 3.06.

(d) If there is a dispute as to the determination of the applicable Exercise Price or the calculation of the number of shares of Common Shares to be delivered to an exercising Warrant Holder, the Company shall cause to be promptly delivered to the exercising Warrant Holder the number of Common Shares that is not in dispute.

Section 3.05 Delivery of Common Shares.

(a) In connection with the exercise of Warrants by a Warrant Holder, the Warrant Agent shall:

(1) examine all Exercise Notices and all other documents delivered to it to ascertain whether, on their face, such Exercise Notices and any such other documents have been executed and completed in accordance with their terms;

(2) where an Exercise Notice or other document appears on its face to have been improperly completed or executed or some other irregularity in connection with the exercise of the Warrant exists, endeavor to inform the appropriate parties (including the Person submitting such instrument) of the need for fulfillment of all requirements, specifying those requirements which appear to be unfulfilled;

 

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(3) inform the Company of and cooperate with and assist the Company in resolving any reconciliation problems between the Exercise Notices received and delivery of Warrants to the Warrant Agent’s account;

(4) advise the Company with respect to an exercise, no later than two Business Days following the satisfaction of each of the applicable procedures for exercise set forth in Section 3.02(a), of (v) the receipt of such Exercise Notice and the number of Warrants exercised in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Warrant Agreement, (w) the number of Common Shares to be delivered by the Company, (x) the instructions with respect to issuance of the Common Shares, subject to the timely receipt from the Warrant Holder of the necessary information, (y) the number of Persons who will become holders of record of the Company (who were not previously holders of record) as a result of receiving Common Shares upon exercise of the Warrants and (z) such other information as the Company shall reasonably require;

(5) promptly deposit in the Funds Account all Funds received in payment of the applicable Exercise Price in connection with Full Physical Settlement of Warrants; and

(6) provide to the Company, upon the Company’s request, the number of Warrants previously exercised, the number of Common Shares issued in connection with such exercises and the number of remaining outstanding Warrants.

(b) In connection with the mandatory exercise of Warrants by the Company, the Warrant Agent shall advise the Company of (1) the number of Common Shares to be delivered by the Company, (2) the instructions with respect to issuance of the Common Shares, subject to the timely receipt from the Warrant Holder of the necessary information, (3) the number of Persons who will become holders of record of the Company (who were not previously holders of record) as a result of receiving Common Shares upon exercise of the Warrants and (4) such other information as the Company shall reasonably require.

(c) If a registration statement covering the resale of the Common Shares issuable in connection with the exercise of a Warrant and naming the Warrant Holder as a selling stockholder thereunder is not effective or the Common Shares issued in connection with such exercise are not freely transferable without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(b) under the Securities Act, with respect to each properly exercised Warrant in accordance with this Warrant Agreement, the Company shall, in accordance with the applicable Exercise Notice, effect an electronic delivery of the Common Shares with appropriate restrictive legends issuable in connection with such exercise to the Warrant Holder’s account. If a registration statement covering the resale of the Common Shares issuable in connection with the exercise of a Warrant and naming the Warrant Holder as a selling stockholder thereunder is effective or the Common Shares issued in connection with such exercise are freely transferable without volume restrictions pursuant to Rule 144(b) under the Securities Act, with respect to each properly exercised Warrant in accordance with this Warrant Agreement, the Company shall, in accordance with such Exercise Notice, effect an electronic delivery of the Common Shares free of restrictive

 

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legends issuable in connection with such exercise to the Warrant Holder’s account. The Person on whose behalf and in whose name any Common Shares are registered shall for all purposes be deemed to have become the holder of record of such Common Shares as of the Close of Business on the applicable Exercise Date.

(d) If a registration statement covering a resale of Common Shares issued in connection with properly exercised Warrants is not effective and the Warrant Holder directs the Company to deliver the Common Shares issued in connection with such exercise in a name other than that of the Warrant Holder or an Affiliate of the Warrant Holder, such Warrant Holder shall deliver to the Company on the Exercise Date an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company to the effect that the issuance of such Common Shares in such other name may be made pursuant to an available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and all applicable state securities or blue sky laws.

(e) Promptly after the Warrant Agent shall have taken the action required by this Section 3.05 (or at such later time as may be mutually agreeable to the Company and the Warrant Agent), the Warrant Agent shall account to the Company with respect to the consummation of any exercise of any Warrants.

Section 3.06 No Fractional Common Shares to Be Issued.

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Warrant Agreement, the Company shall not be required to issue any fraction of a Common Share upon exercise of any Warrants.

(b) If any fraction of a Common Share would, except for the provisions of this Section 3.06, be issuable on the exercise of any Warrants, the Company shall instead round down to the nearest whole share the number of Common Shares that such Person designated in the applicable Exercise Notice shall receive. All Warrants exercised by a Warrant Holder on the same Exercise Date shall be aggregated for purposes of determining the number of Common Shares to be delivered pursuant to this Article 3.

(c) Each Warrant Holder, by its acceptance of an interest in a Warrant, expressly waives its right to any fraction of a Common Share upon its exercise of such Warrant.

Section 3.07 Acquisition of Warrants by Company. The Company shall have the right, except as limited by Law, to offer to purchase or otherwise to offer to acquire one or more Warrants at such times, in such manner and for such consideration as it may deem appropriate.

Section 3.08 Validity of Exercise. All questions as to the validity, form and sufficiency (including time of receipt) of a Warrant exercise shall be determined by the Company, which determination shall be final and binding with respect to the Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent shall incur no liability for or in respect of and, except to the extent such liability arises from the Warrant Agent’s gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final non-appealable judgment), shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company for acting or refraining from acting upon, or as a result of such determination by the Company. The Company reserves the absolute right to waive any of the conditions to the exercise of Warrants or defects in Exercise Notices with regard to any particular exercise of Warrants.

 

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Section 3.09 Certain Calculations.

(a) The Warrant Agent shall be responsible for performing all calculations, save for in the case of Net Share Settlements, required in connection with the exercise and settlement of the Warrants as described in this Article 3. In connection therewith, the Warrant Agent shall provide prompt written notice to the Company, in accordance with Section 3.05(a)(4) and Section 3.05(b), of the number of Common Shares deliverable upon exercise and settlement of Warrants. For the avoidance of doubt, the Warrant Agent shall not be responsible for performing the calculations set forth in Article 4.

(b) The Warrant Agent shall not be accountable with respect to the validity or value of any Common Shares or Units of Reference Property that may at any time be issued or delivered upon the exercise of any Warrant, and it makes no representation with respect thereto. The Warrant Agent shall not be responsible, to the extent not arising from the Warrant Agent’s gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final non-appealable judgment), for any failure of the Company to issue, transfer or deliver any Common Shares or Units of Reference Property, or to comply with any of the covenants of the Company contained in this Article 3.

Section 3.10 Limitation on Exercise. Except in the context of a Change of Control, a Warrant Holder that owns less than 10% of the shares of the Common Shares outstanding and is not otherwise an Affiliate of the Company will not have the right to exercise such Warrant and such Warrant shall not be exercisable by the Company, for so long as the Common Shares are registered under the Exchange Act, if and to the extent that after giving effect to such exercise, such Person (together with such Person’s Affiliates) or any “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) that includes such person would beneficially own in excess of 9.99% (the “Restricted Ownership Percentage”) of the shares of Common Shares outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise (the “Conversion Blocker”); provided, that the Conversion Blocker shall continue to apply to Highbridge Capital Management, LLC, Whitebox Advisors LLC, Blue Mountain Capital Management, LLC and their respective affiliates (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include the Company and its other affiliates) that are Holders at any time when Highbridge Capital Management, LLC, Whitebox Advisors LLC and Blue Mountain Capital Management, LLC and their respective affiliates are Affiliates of the Company; provided further that the Conversion Blocker shall not apply to Amzak Capital Management, LLC and its affiliates. Each Warrant Holder shall have the right at any time and from time to time to reduce the Restricted Ownership Percentage applicable to such Warrant Holder immediately upon prior written notice to the Company or increase the Restricted Ownership Percentage applicable to such holder upon 61 days’ prior written notice to the Company.

Section 3.11 Form and Delivery. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) unless otherwise agreed by the Company and the Warrant Holder, the Common Shares into which the Warrants convert shall be in uncertificated, book entry form as permitted by the bylaws of the Company and the Delaware General Corporation Law, and (ii) delivery of Common Shares upon exercise of a Warrant shall be made to the applicable Warrant Holder through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company as reasonably directed by such Warrant Holder, unless such Warrant Holder shall otherwise request that such Common Shares into which the Warrants convert be registered in the Warrant Holder’s name in book entry form on the Transfer Agent’s records.

 

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Article 4

Adjustments

Section 4.01 Adjustments to Number of Common Shares. After the date on which the Warrants are first issued and while any Warrants remain outstanding and unexpired, the number of Common Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants shall be subject to adjustment (without duplication) upon the occurrence of any of the following events:

(a) The issuance of Common Shares as a dividend or distribution to all holders of Common Shares, or a subdivision, combination, split, reverse split or reclassification of the outstanding Common Shares into a greater or smaller number of Common Shares, in which event the number of Common Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants shall be adjusted based on the following formula:

E1 = E0    x      N1   

                             N0

where:

 

E1 =    the number of Common Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants in effect immediately after (i) the Open of Business on the Ex-Date in the case of a dividend or distribution or (ii) the consummation of the transaction in the case of a subdivision, combination, split, reverse split or reclassification;
E0 =    the number of Common Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants in effect immediately prior to (i) the Open of Business on the Ex-Date in the case of a dividend or distribution or (ii) the consummation of the transaction in the case of a subdivision, combination, split, reverse split or reclassification;
N0 =    the number of Common Shares Deemed Outstanding immediately prior to (i) the Open of Business on the Record Date in the case of a dividend or distribution or (ii) the consummation of the transaction in the case of a subdivision, combination, split, reverse split or reclassification; and
N1 =    the number of Common Shares equal to (i) in the case of a dividend or distribution, the sum of the number of Common Shares Deemed Outstanding immediately prior to the Open of Business on the Record Date for such dividend or distribution plus the total number of Common Shares issued pursuant to such dividend or distribution or (ii) in the case of a subdivision, combination, split, reverse split or reclassification, the number of Common Shares Deemed Outstanding immediately after such subdivision, combination, split, reverse split or reclassification.

 

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Such adjustment shall become effective immediately after (i) the Open of Business on the Ex-Date in the case of a dividend or distribution or (ii) the consummation of the transaction in the case of a subdivision, combination, split, reverse split or reclassification. If any dividend or distribution or subdivision, combination, split, reverse split or reclassification of the type described in this Section 4.01(a) is declared or announced but not so paid or made, the number of Common Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants shall again be adjusted to the number of Common Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants that would then be in effect if such dividend or distribution or subdivision, combination, split, reverse split or reclassification had not been declared or announced, as the case may be.

(b) Reserved.

(c) The issuance as a dividend or distribution to all holders of Common Shares of evidences of indebtedness, Securities of the Company or any other Person (other than Common Shares), Cash rights, options or warrants entitling such holders of Common Shares to subscribe for or purchase Common Shares at less than the market value thereof, preferred stock, common stock of or related to a subsidiary or other business unit or other property (excluding (i) any dividend or distribution covered by Section 4.01(a), (ii) any rights, options or warrants covered by Section 4.03, (iii) any consideration payable in connection with Section 4.01(d), or (iv) any dividend of preferred stock, or common stock of or related to a subsidiary or other business unit in the case of transactions described in Section 4.07), in which event the Exercise Price will be adjusted in the reasonable discretion of the Board to appropriately ensure that the economic and other benefits of the Warrants are preserved and protected after taking into account the transaction that triggers this Section 4.01(c). Such actions may include the distribution of rights, options, warrants or other consideration or property to holders of Warrants on an as-exercised basis.

Such adjustment shall become effective immediately after the Open of Business on the Ex-Date for such dividend or distribution. In the event that such dividend or distribution is declared or announced but not so paid or made, the Exercise Price shall again be adjusted to be the Exercise Price which would then be in effect if such distribution had not been declared or announced.

(d) The payment in respect of any tender offer or exchange offer by the Company for Common Shares, where the cash and Fair Value of any other consideration included in the payment per Common Share exceeds the Fair Value of a Common Share as of the open of business on the second Business Day preceding the expiration date of the tender or exchange offer (the “Offer Expiration Date”), in which event the Exercise Price will be adjusted in the reasonable discretion of the Board to appropriately ensure that the economic and other benefits of the Warrants are preserved and protected after taking into account the transaction that triggers this Section 4.01(d). Such actions may include the distribution of rights, options, warrants or other consideration or property to holders of Warrants on an as-exercised basis.

 

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Such adjustment shall become effective immediately after the Close of Business on the Offer Expiration Date. In the event that the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company is obligated to purchase Common Shares pursuant to any such tender offer or exchange offer, but the Company or such Subsidiary is permanently prevented by applicable Law from effecting any such purchases, or all such purchases are rescinded, then the Exercise Price shall again be adjusted to be the Exercise Price which would then be in effect if such tender offer or exchange offer had not been made. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, if the application of this clause (d) to any tender offer or exchange offer would result in an increase in the Exercise Price, no adjustment shall be made for such tender offer or exchange offer under this clause (d).

(e) If any single action would require adjustment of the Exercise Price pursuant to more than one subsection of this Section 4.01, only one adjustment shall be made and such adjustment shall be the amount of adjustment that has the highest, relative to the rights and interests of the registered holders of the Warrants then outstanding, absolute value. For the purpose of calculations pursuant to Section 4.01, the number of Common Shares outstanding shall be equal to the sum of (i) the number of Common Shares issued and outstanding and (ii) the number of Common Shares issuable pursuant to the conversion or exercise of Convertible Securities that are outstanding, in each case on the applicable date of determination.

(f) The Company may from time to time, to the extent permitted by Law, decrease the Exercise Price and/or increase the Number of Warrants by any amount for any period of at least twenty days. In that case, the Company shall give the Warrant Holders and the Warrant Agent at least ten days’ prior written notice of such increase or decrease, and such notice shall state the applicable decreased Exercise Price and/or increased Number of Warrants and the period during which the decrease and/or increase will be in effect. The Company may make such decreases in the Exercise Price and/or increases in the Number of Warrants, in addition to those set forth in this Article 4, as the Board deems advisable, including to avoid or diminish any income tax to holders of the Common Shares resulting from any dividend or distribution of stock (or rights to acquire stock) or from any event treated as such for income tax purposes.

(g) Notwithstanding this Section 4.01 or any other provision of this Warrant Agreement or the Warrants, if an Exercise Price adjustment becomes effective on any Ex-Date, and a Warrant has been exercised on or after such Ex-Date and on or prior to the related Record Date resulting in the Person issued Common Shares being treated as the record holder of the Common Shares on or prior to the Record Date, then, notwithstanding the Exercise Price adjustment provisions in this Section 4.01, the Exercise Price adjustment relating to such Ex-Date will not be made with respect to such Warrant. Instead, such Person will be treated as if it were the record owner of Common Shares on an un-adjusted basis and participate in the related dividend, distribution or other event giving rise to such adjustment. Notwithstanding this Section 4.01 or any other provision of this Warrant Agreement or the Warrants, the Exercise Price shall never be less than the par value of the Common Shares.

(h) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 4.01, if, as a result of an adjustment pursuant to Section 4.01, the par value per Common Share would be greater than the Exercise Price, then the Exercise Price shall be an amount equal to the par value per Common Share but the number of shares the holder of a Warrant shall be entitled to purchase shall be such greater number of Common Shares as would have resulted from the Exercise Price that, absent such limitation, would have been in effect pursuant to this Section 4.

 

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Section 4.02 Adjustments to Number of Warrants. Concurrently with any adjustment to the Exercise Price under Section 4.01 (except for any adjustment pursuant to Section 4.01(a)), the Number of Warrants will be adjusted such that the Number of Warrants in effect immediately following the effectiveness of such adjustment will be equal to the Number of Warrants in effect immediately prior to such adjustment, multiplied by a fraction, (i) the numerator of which is the applicable Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment and (ii) the denominator of which is the applicable Exercise Price in effect immediately following such adjustment. Upon any such adjustment to the Number of Warrants, the Warrant Agent shall (i) increase or decrease, as applicable, the Number of Warrants specified on the Warrant Register to which each Warrant Holder is entitled and (ii) promptly deliver a Warrant Statement to each Warrant Holder specifying the resulting Number of Warrants held by such Warrant Holder. The Company may, from time to time, at its sole discretion, increase the number of shares of Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of a Warrant for a period of not less than 20 Trading Days. After the expiration of such period, the number of shares of Common Shares issuable upon exercise of a Warrant shall revert to the number of such shares issuable upon exercise as of immediately prior to such period.

Section 4.03 Certain Distributions of Rights and Warrants.

(a) Rights or warrants distributed by the Company to all holders of Common Shares entitling the holders thereof to subscribe for or purchase the Company’s Securities (either initially or under certain circumstances), which rights or warrants, until the occurrence of a specified event or events (a “Trigger Event”):

(1) are deemed to be transferred with such Common Shares;

(2) are not exercisable; and

(3) are also issued in respect of future issuances of Common Shares,

shall be deemed not to have been distributed for purposes of Article 4 (and no adjustment to the Exercise Price or the Number of Warrants under this Article 4 will be made) until the occurrence of the earliest Trigger Event, whereupon such rights and warrants shall be deemed to have been distributed and an appropriate adjustment (if any is required) to the Exercise Price and the Number of Warrants shall be made under this Article 4 (subject in all respects to Section 4.04).

(b) If any such right or warrant is subject to events, upon the occurrence of which such rights or warrants become exercisable to purchase different securities, evidences of indebtedness or other assets, then the date of the occurrence of any and each such event shall be deemed to be the date of distribution and Record Date with respect to new rights or warrants with such rights (subject in all respects to Section 4.04).

(c) In addition, except as set forth in Section 4.04, in the event of any distribution (or deemed distribution) of rights or warrants, or any Trigger Event or other event (of the type described in Section 4.03(b)) with respect thereto that was counted for purposes of calculating a distribution amount for which an adjustment to the Exercise Price and the Number of Warrants under Article 4 was made (including any adjustment contemplated in Section 4.04):

 

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(1) in the case of any such rights or warrants that shall all have been redeemed or repurchased without exercise by the holders thereof, the Exercise Price and the Number of Warrants shall be readjusted upon such final redemption or repurchase to give effect to such distribution or Trigger Event, as the case may be, as though it were a distribution under Section 4.01(c), equal to the per share redemption or repurchase price received by a holder or holders of Common Shares with respect to such rights or warrants (assuming such holder had retained such rights or warrants), made to all holders of Common Shares as of the date of such redemption or repurchase; and

(2) in the case of such rights or warrants that shall have expired or been terminated without exercise by the holders thereof, the Exercise Price and the Number of Warrants shall be readjusted as if such rights and warrants had not been issued or distributed.

Section 4.04 Stockholder Rights Plans. If the Company has a stockholder rights plan in effect with respect to the Common Shares, upon exercise of a Warrant the holder shall be entitled to receive, in addition to the Common Shares, the rights under such stockholder rights plan, unless, prior to such exercise, such rights have separated from the Common Shares.

Section 4.05 Restrictions on Adjustments.

(a) Except in accordance with Section 4.01, the Exercise Price and the Number of Warrants will not be adjusted for the issuance of Common Shares or other Securities of the Company.

(b) For the avoidance of doubt, neither the Exercise Price nor the Number of Warrants will be adjusted:

(1) upon the issuance of any Common Shares or other Securities or any payments pursuant to the Management Plan or any other equity incentive plan of the Company;

(2) upon any issuance of any Common Shares (or Convertible Securities) pursuant to the exercise or conversion, as applicable, of the Warrants, the Company’s Series A Warrants, the Company’s Series B Warrants, the Company’s Series C Warrants, the Company’s Series D Warrants, or the Company’s Series E Warrants;

(3) upon the issuance of Common Shares or other Securities of the Company in connection with a business acquisition transaction (except to the extent otherwise expressly required by this Warrant Agreement); or

(4) upon any dividend or distribution made by the Company in accordance with Section 5.07.

 

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(c) No adjustment shall be made to the Exercise Price or the Number of Warrants for any of the transactions described in Section 4.01 if the Company makes provisions for participation in any such transaction with respect to Warrants without exercise of such Warrants on the same basis as with respect to Common Shares with notice that the Board determines in good faith to be fair and appropriate.

(d) [Reserved.]

(e) No adjustment shall be made to the Exercise Price, nor will any corresponding adjustment be made to the Number of Warrants, unless the adjustment would result in a change of at least 1% of the Exercise Price; provided, however, that any adjustment of less than 1% that was not made by reason of this Section 4.05(e) shall be carried forward and made as soon as such adjustment, together with any other adjustments not previously made by reason of this Section 4.05(e), would result in a change of at least 1% in the aggregate. All calculations under this Article 4 shall be made to the nearest cent or to the nearest 1/100th of a Common Share, as the case may be.

(f) If the Company takes a record of the holders of Common Shares for the purpose of entitling them to receive a dividend or other distribution, and thereafter (and before the dividend or distribution has been paid or delivered to members) legally abandons its plan to pay or deliver such dividend or distribution, then thereafter no adjustment to the Exercise Price or the Number of Warrants then in effect shall be required by reason of the taking of such record.

Section 4.06 Successor upon Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets.

(a) The Company may consolidate or merge with another Person (a “Fundamental Equity Change”) only (i) if the Company is the surviving Person or (ii), if the Company is not the surviving Person, then:

(1) the successor to the Company assumes all of the Company’s obligations under this Warrant Agreement and the Warrants, other than as provided in Section 4.07, shall become exercisable into the common stock or other common equity of the successor; and

(2) the successor to the Company provides written notice of such assumption to the Warrant Agent promptly following the Fundamental Equity Change.

(b) In the case of a Fundamental Equity Change, the successor Person to the Company shall succeed to and be substituted for the Company with the same effect as if it had been named herein as the Company, and the Company shall thereupon be released from all obligations and covenants under this Warrant Agreement and the Warrants. Such successor Person shall provide in writing to the Warrant Agent such identifying corporate information as may be reasonably requested by the Warrant Agent. Such successor Person thereafter may cause to be signed, and may issue any or all of, the Warrants issuable pursuant to this Warrant Agreement which theretofore shall not have been issued by the Company; and, upon the order of such successor Person, instead of the Company, and subject to all the terms, conditions and limitations in this Warrant Agreement, the Warrant Agent shall authenticate and deliver, as applicable, any Warrants that previously shall have been signed and delivered by the officers of the Company to the Warrant Agent for authentication, and any Warrants which such successor Person thereafter shall cause to be signed and delivered to the Warrant Agent for such purpose.

 

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(c) If the Company desires to sell, lease, convey or otherwise transfer in one transaction or a series of related transactions all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries (an “Asset Sale”), the Company may only consummate such Asset Sale if the buyer in such Asset Sale agrees (i) to enter into a warrant agreement in form and substance substantially similar to this Warrant Agreement and (ii) to issue warrants for equity in such buyer (or a Person to which all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries acquired in such Asset Sale are transferred or conveyed) to the Warrant Holders on terms (including economic) and conditions substantially similar to the Warrants (taking into account any Warrants that are exercised prior to the termination of this Warrant Agreement, and the materiality of the transferred assets to the total assets and operations of such buyer taken as a whole), for crediting to the accounts of the applicable Warrant Holders.

Section 4.07 Adjustment upon Reorganization Event.

(a) If there occurs any Fundamental Equity Change or any recapitalization, reorganization, consolidation, reclassification, change in the outstanding Common Shares (other than changes resulting from a subdivision or combination to which Section 4.01(a) applies), statutory share exchange or other transaction (each such event a “Reorganization Event”), in each case as a result of which the Common Shares would be converted into, changed into or exchanged for, stock, other securities, other property or assets (including Cash or any combination thereof) (the “Reference Property”) while any Warrants remain outstanding and unexpired, then following the effective time of the Reorganization Event, the right to receive Common Shares upon exercise of a Warrant shall be changed to a right to receive, upon exercise of such Warrant, the kind and amount of shares of stock, other securities or other property or assets (including Cash or any combination thereof) that a holder of one Common Share would have owned or been entitled to receive in connection with such Reorganization Event (such kind and amount of Reference Property per Common Share, a “Unit of Reference Property”). In the event holders of Common Shares have the opportunity to elect the form of consideration to be received in a Reorganization Event, the type and amount of consideration into which the Warrants shall be exercisable from and after the effective time of such Reorganization Event shall be deemed to be the weighted average of the types and amounts of consideration received by the holders of Common Shares in such Reorganization Event. The Company hereby agrees not to become a party to any Reorganization Event unless its terms are consistent with this Section 4.07.

(b) At any time from, and including, the effective time of a Reorganization Event:

(1) each Warrant shall be exercisable for a single Unit of Reference Property instead of one Common Share; and

(2) the Fair Value shall be calculated with respect to a Unit of Reference Property.

 

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(c) On or prior to the effective time of any Reorganization Event, the Company or the successor or purchasing Person, as the case may be, shall execute an amendment to this Warrant Agreement providing that the Warrants shall be exercisable for Units of Reference Property in accordance with the terms of this Section 4.07. If the Reference Property in connection with any Reorganization Event includes shares of stock or other securities and assets of a Person other than the successor or purchasing Person, as the case may be, in such Reorganization Event, then the Company shall cause such amendment to this Warrant Agreement to be executed by such other Person and such amendment shall contain such additional provisions to protect the interests of the Warrant Holders as the Board shall reasonably consider necessary by reason of the foregoing. Any such amendment to this Warrant Agreement shall provide for adjustments which shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the adjustments provided for in this Article 4. In the event the Company shall execute an amendment to this Warrant Agreement pursuant to this Section 4.07, the Company shall promptly file with the Warrant Agent an Officer’s Certificate briefly stating the reasons therefor, the kind or amount of Cash, securities or property or assets that will comprise a Unit of Reference Property after the relevant Reorganization Event, any adjustment to be made with respect thereto and that all conditions precedent have been complied with. The Company shall cause notice of the execution of the amendment to be mailed to the Warrant Holders within 20 Business Days after execution thereof.

(d) The above provisions of this Section 4.07 shall similarly apply to successive Reorganization Events.

(e) If this Section 4.07 applies to any event or occurrence, no other provision of this Article 4 shall apply to such event or occurrence (other than Section 4.06).

Section 4.08 Reserved.

Section 4.09 Common Shares Outstanding; Common Shares Reserved for Issuance on Exercise.

(a) For the purposes of this Article 4, the number of Common Shares at any time outstanding shall not include Common Shares held, directly or indirectly, by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

(b) The Board has authorized and reserved for issuance such number of Common Shares as will be issuable upon the exercise of all outstanding Warrants for Common Shares. The Company covenants that all Common Shares that shall be so issuable shall be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

(c) The Company agrees to authorize and direct its current and future transfer agents for the Common Shares to reserve for issuance the number of Common Shares specified in this Section 4.09 and shall take all action required to increase the authorized number of Common Shares if at any time there shall be insufficient authorized but unissued Common Shares to permit such reservation or to permit the exercise of a Warrant.

 

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Section 4.10 Calculations; Instructions to Warrant Agent.

(a) Subject to Section 4.10(b), the Company shall be responsible for making all calculations called for under this Article 4 for purposes of determining any adjustments to the Exercise Price and the Number of Warrants, including determinations as to Fair Value and the composition of Units of Reference Property. Such calculations and determinations shall be final and binding on the Warrant Holders absent manifest error. The Company shall provide a schedule of the Company’s calculations and determinations to the Warrant Agent, and the Warrant Agent is entitled to rely upon the accuracy of the Company’s calculations without independent verification.

(b) In the event the Board engages a Representative to advise it with respect to the determination of Fair Value, the Board shall be entitled to rely upon the determination of such Representative. The Company shall pay the fees and expenses of any Representative.

Section 4.11 Notice of Adjustments. The Company shall mail, or cause to be mailed, via first-class mail, postage prepaid, to the Warrant Holders and the Warrant Agent, in accordance with Section 7.15, a notice of any adjustment or readjustment to the Exercise Price or the Number of Warrants no less than three Business Days prior to the effective date of such adjustment or readjustment. The Company shall file with the Warrant Agent such notice and an Officer’s Certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment and kind and amount of securities, Cash or other property for which a Warrant shall thereafter be exercisable and the applicable Exercise Price, showing in reasonable detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based. The Officer’s Certificate shall be conclusive evidence that the adjustment or readjustment is correct, and the Warrant Agent shall not be deemed to have any knowledge of any adjustments or readjustments unless and until it has received such Officer’s Certificate. The Warrant Agent shall not be under any duty or responsibility with respect to any such Officer’s Certificate except to exhibit the same to the Warrant Holders.

Section 4.12 Warrant Agent Not Responsible for Adjustments or Validity. The Warrant Agent shall at no time be under any duty or responsibility to determine whether any facts exist that may require an adjustment or readjustment of the Exercise Price and the Number of Warrants, or with respect to the nature or extent of any such adjustment or readjustment when made, or with respect to the method employed, herein or in any supplemental agreement provided to be employed, in making the same. The Warrant Agent shall have no duty to verify or confirm any calculation called for hereunder. The Warrant Agent shall have no liability for any failure or delay in performing its duties hereunder caused by any failure or delay of the Company in providing such calculations to the Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent shall not be accountable with respect to the validity or value (or the kind or amount) of any Common Shares or of any Securities or property which may at any time be issued or delivered upon the exercise of any Warrant or upon any adjustment or readjustment pursuant to this Article 4, and it makes no representation with respect thereto. The Warrant Agent shall not be responsible for any failure of the Company to make any Cash payment or to issue, transfer or deliver any Common Shares or stock certificates or other securities or property or scrip upon the tender or surrender of any Warrant for the purpose of exercise or upon any adjustment pursuant to this Article 4, or to comply with any of the covenants of the Company contained in this Article 4. The Warrant Agent shall have no implied duties or obligations and shall not be charged with knowledge or notice of any fact or circumstance not specifically set forth herein or in any notice from the Company. The Warrant Agent may rely conclusively, and shall be protected in acting, upon any

 

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notice, instruction, request, order, judgment, certification, opinion or advice of counsel, statement, demand or other instrument or document, not only as to its due execution, validity (including the authority of the person signing or presenting the same) and effectiveness, but also as to the truth and accuracy of any information contained therein, which the Warrant Agent shall believe to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the person or parties purporting to sign the same.

Section 4.13 Reserved.

Article 5

Other Provisions Relating to the Rights of Warrant Holders

Section 5.01 No Rights as Stockholders. Except as expressly provided for herein (including, without limitation, Section 5.07), nothing contained in this Warrant Agreement or in any Warrant Statement shall be construed as conferring upon any Person, by virtue of holding or having a Warrant or a beneficial interest in a Warrant, the right to vote, to consent, to receive any Cash dividends, stock dividends, allotments or rights or other distributions paid, allotted or distributed or distributable to the holders of Common Shares, or to exercise any rights whatsoever as a stockholder of the Company unless, until and only to the extent such Persons become holders of record of Common Shares issued upon settlement of Warrants.

Section 5.02 Reserved.

Section 5.03 Modification, Waiver and Meetings.

(a) This Warrant Agreement may be modified or amended by the Company and the Warrant Agent, without the consent of the Warrant Holders, for the purposes of curing any ambiguity or correcting or supplementing any defective provision contained in this Warrant Agreement or to make any other provisions in regard to matters or questions arising in this Warrant Agreement which the Company and the Warrant Agent may deem necessary or desirable; provided that such modification or amendment does not adversely affect the interests of the Warrant Holder in any material respect. As a condition precedent to the Warrant Agent’s execution of any amendment, the Company shall deliver to the Warrant Agent a certificate from an Appropriate Officer that states that the proposed amendment is in compliance with the terms of this Section 5.03.

(b) Modifications and amendments to this Warrant Agreement or to the terms and conditions of Warrants not contemplated by Section 5.03(a) may also be made by the Company and the Warrant Agent, and noncompliance with any provision of the Warrant Agreement or Warrants may be waived, by the Warrant Holders (pursuant to a proper vote or consent of a majority of the Warrants at the time outstanding).

(c) However, no modification, amendment or waiver may, without the written consent of:

(1) the Warrant Holders (pursuant to a proper vote or consent of each Warrant):

 

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(A) increase the Exercise Price or decrease the Number of Warrants (except as set forth in Article 4);

(2) the Warrant Holders (pursuant to a proper vote or consent of 66.66% of the Warrants affected):

(A) impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment or delivery with respect to the exercise and settlement of any Warrant;

(B) except as otherwise expressly permitted by provisions of this Warrant Agreement concerning specified reclassifications or corporate reorganizations, impair or adversely affect the exercise rights with respect to Warrants, including any change to the calculation or payment of the number of Common Shares received upon exercise of each Warrant;

(C) reduce the percentage of Warrants outstanding necessary to modify or amend this Warrant Agreement or to waive any past default; or

(D) reduce the percentage in Warrants outstanding required for any other waiver under this Warrant Agreement.

Section 5.04 Notices of Date, etc. In the event of any Change of Control, then, and in each such case, the Company will mail or cause to be mailed to the Warrant Holder, at least 15 days prior to the effective date, a notice specifying the effective date on which such Change of Control is or is expected to take place, and the time, if any is to be fixed, as of which the holders of record of Common Shares (or such other stock or Securities at the time deliverable upon the exercise of a Warrant) shall be entitled to exchange their Common Shares (or such other stock or Securities) for Securities or other property deliverable upon such Change of Control.

Section 5.05 Rights as Warrant Holders. Upon exercise of a Warrant, any Warrant Holder who receives Common Shares in excess of 2.5% of the then outstanding Common Shares will be entitled to execute a joinder to the Registration Rights Agreement.

Section 5.06 Tax Consequences. All Persons holding or having a Warrant are responsible for obtaining their own tax advice regarding the tax consequences of such interest. The Company has given no tax advice regarding the Warrants.

Section 5.07 Dividends. Each Warrant Holder shall be entitled to any dividend, whether payable in cash, in kind or other property, that would be distributed to such Warrant Holder if such Warrant Holder’s Warrants had been converted in full into Common Shares immediately prior to the Close of Business on the record date for the determination of the stockholders entitled to receive such dividend.

 

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Article 6

Representations of the Company

Section 6.01 Representations. The Company makes the following representations to the Warrant Agent:

(a) the issuance of the Warrants will comply in all material respects with the Securities Act and all other applicable requirements of applicable U.S. and non-U.S. federal, state and local law, including, without limitation, any applicable regulations of the SEC and any other U.S. and non-U.S. regulatory or governmental authority;

(b) as of the date hereof, each of the Company and its subsidiaries is not and will not be, individually or on a consolidated basis, an “investment company” that is required to be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder;

(c) without limiting any provision herein, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the issuance of the Warrants;

(d) no securities of the Company of the same class as the Warrants have been offered, issued, or sold by the Company or any of its affiliates within the six-month period immediately prior to the date hereof;

(e) none of the Company, any of its affiliates or any person acting on behalf of the Company has engaged or will engage, in connection with the issuance of the Warrants, in any form of general solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Rule 502 under the Securities Act;

(f) none of the Company, any of its affiliates or any person acting on behalf of the Company has, with respect to Warrants issued outside the United States, offered the Warrants to buyers qualifying as “U.S. persons” (as defined in Rule 902 under the Securities Act) or engaged in any directed selling efforts within the meaning of Rule 902 under the Securities Act; and

(g) neither the Company, nor any of its affiliates has entered or will enter into any arrangement or agreement with respect to the distribution of the Warrants except for this Warrant Agreement.

As used in clause (d) above, the terms “offer” and “sale” have the meanings specified in Section 2(a)(3) of the Securities Act.

 

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Article 7

Concerning the Warrant Agent and Other Matters

Section 7.01Payment of Certain Taxes.

(a) The Company shall pay any and all documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer taxes that may be payable upon the initial issuance of the Warrants hereunder and delivery to the Warrant Holders.

(b) The Company shall pay any and all documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer taxes that may be payable upon the issuance of Common Shares upon the exercise of Warrants hereunder.

Section 7.02 Reserved.

Section 7.03 Change of Warrant Agent.

(a) The Warrant Agent, or any successor to it hereafter appointed, may resign its duties and be discharged from all further duties and liabilities hereunder (except for liability arising as a result of the Warrant Agent’s own gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith) after giving sixty days’ notice in writing to the Company, except that such shorter notice may be given as the Company shall, in writing, accept as sufficient. If the office of the Warrant Agent becomes vacant by resignation or incapacity to act or otherwise, the Company shall appoint in writing a successor warrant agent in place of the Warrant Agent. If the Company shall fail to make such appointment within a period of thirty days after it has been notified in writing of such resignation or incapacity by the resigning or incapacitated warrant agent or by any Warrant Holder, then the Warrant Holders (pursuant to a proper vote or consent of 50.00% of the Warrants) may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor warrant agent.

(b) The Warrant Agent may be removed by the Company at any time upon sixty days’ written notice to the Warrant Agent; providedhowever, that the Company shall not remove the Warrant Agent until a successor warrant agent meeting the qualifications hereof shall have been appointed; providedfurther, that, until such successor warrant agent has been appointed, the Company shall compensate the Warrant Agent in accordance with Section 7.04.

(c) Any successor warrant agent, whether appointed by the Company or by such a court, shall be a corporation or banking association organized, in good standing and doing business under the Laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and authorized under such Laws to exercise corporate trust powers and subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authority and having a combined capital and surplus of not less than $50,000,000. The combined capital and surplus of any such successor warrant agent shall be deemed to be the combined capital and surplus as set forth in the most recent report of its condition published prior to its appointment; provided that such reports are published at least annually pursuant to Law or to the requirements of a federal or state supervising or examining authority. After acceptance in writing of such appointment by the successor warrant agent, such successor warrant agent shall be vested with all the authority, powers, rights, immunities, duties and obligations of its predecessor warrant agent with like effect as if originally named as warrant agent hereunder, without any further act or deed; but if for any reason it becomes necessary or appropriate, the predecessor warrant agent shall execute and deliver, at the expense of the Company, an instrument transferring to such successor warrant agent all the authority, powers and rights of such predecessor warrant agent hereunder; and upon

 

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request of any successor warrant agent, the Company shall make, execute, acknowledge and deliver any and all instruments in writing to more fully and effectually vest in and conform to such successor warrant agent all such authority, powers, rights, immunities, duties and obligations. Upon assumption by a successor warrant agent of the duties and responsibilities hereunder, the predecessor warrant agent shall deliver and transfer, at the expense of the Company, to the successor warrant agent any property at the time held by it hereunder. As soon as practicable after such appointment, the Company shall give notice thereof to the predecessor warrant agent, each Warrant Holder and each transfer agent for its Common Shares. Failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the validity of the appointment of the successor warrant agent.

(d) Any entity into which the Warrant Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Warrant Agent shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust or agency business of the Warrant Agent, shall be the successor warrant agent under this Warrant Agreement without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto; provided that such entity would be eligible for appointment as a successor warrant agent under Section 7.03(c).

(e) Reserved.

Section 7.04 Compensation; Further Assurances. The Company agrees that it will (a) pay the Warrant Agent reasonable compensation for its services as Warrant Agent in accordance with Exhibit C attached hereto and, except as otherwise expressly provided, will pay or reimburse the Warrant Agent upon written demand for all reasonable and documented expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Warrant Agent in accordance with any of the provisions of this Warrant Agreement (including the reasonable compensation, expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel incurred in connection with the execution and administration of this Warrant Agreement), except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may arise from its or any of their gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith, and (b) perform, execute, acknowledge and deliver or cause to be performed, executed, acknowledged and delivered all such further and other acts, instruments and assurances as may reasonably be required by the Warrant Agent for the carrying out or performing of the provisions of this Warrant Agreement.

Section 7.05 Reliance on Counsel. The Warrant Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be legal counsel for the Company), and the written opinion of such counsel or any advice of legal counsel subsequently confirmed by a written opinion of such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection to the Warrant Agent as to any action taken or omitted by it in good faith and in accordance with such written opinion or advice.

Section 7.06 Proof of Actions Taken. Whenever in the performance of its duties under this Warrant Agreement the Warrant Agent shall deem it necessary or desirable that any matter be proved or established by the Company prior to taking or suffering or omitting any action hereunder, such matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Warrant Agent, be deemed to be conclusively proved and established by an Officer’s Certificate delivered to the Warrant Agent;

 

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and such Officer’s Certificate shall, in the absence of bad faith on the part of the Warrant Agent, be full warrant to the Warrant Agent for any action taken, suffered or omitted in good faith by it under the provisions of this Warrant Agreement in reliance upon such Officer’s Certificate; but in its discretion the Warrant Agent may in lieu thereof accept other evidence of such fact or matter or may require such further or additional evidence as to it may seem reasonable.

Section 7.07 Correctness of Statements. The Warrant Agent shall not be liable for or by reason of any of the statements of fact or recitals contained in this Warrant Agreement or be required to verify the same, and all such statements and recitals are and shall be deemed to have been made by the Company only.

Section 7.08 Validity of Agreement. From time to time, the Warrant Agent may apply to any Appropriate Officer for instruction and the Company shall provide the Warrant Agent with such instructions concerning the services to be provided hereunder. The Warrant Agent shall not be held to have notice of any change of authority of any Person, until receipt of notice thereof from the Company. The Warrant Agent shall not be under any responsibility in respect of the validity of this Warrant Agreement or the execution and delivery hereof; nor shall it be responsible for any breach by the Company of any covenant or condition contained in this Warrant Agreement; nor shall it by any act hereunder be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to the authorization or reservation of any Common Shares to be issued pursuant to this Warrant Agreement or any Warrants or as to whether any Common Shares will, when issued, be validly issued and fully paid and non-assessable. The Warrant Agent and its agents and subcontractors shall not be liable and shall be indemnified by the Company for any action taken or omitted by Warrant Agent in reliance upon any Company instructions except to the extent that the Warrant Agent had actual knowledge of facts and circumstances that would render such reliance unreasonable.

Section 7.09 Use of Agents. The Warrant Agent may execute and exercise any of the rights or powers hereby vested in it or perform any duty hereunder either itself or by or through its attorneys or agents provided that the Warrant Agent shall remain responsible for the activities or omissions of any such agent or attorney and reasonable care has been exercised in the selection and in the continued employment of such attorney or agent.

Section 7.10 Liability of Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent shall incur no liability or responsibility to the Company or to any Warrant Holder for any action taken or not taken (i) in reliance on any notice, resolution, waiver, consent, order, certificate, or other paper, document or instrument believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or presented by the proper party or parties or (ii) in relation to its services under this Warrant Agreement, unless such liability arises out of or is attributable to the Warrant Agent’s gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith. The Company agrees to indemnify the Warrant Agent and save it harmless against any and all liabilities, including judgments, costs and reasonable counsel fees, for anything done or omitted by the Warrant Agent in the execution of the Warrant Agreement, except as a result of the Warrant Agent’s gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith. The Warrant Agent shall be liable hereunder only for its gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith for which the Warrant Agent is not entitled to indemnification under this Warrant Agreement. Neither party to this Warrant Agreement shall be liable to the other party for any consequential, indirect, punitive, special or incidental damages under any provisions of this Warrant Agreement or for any consequential, indirect, punitive, special or incidental damages arising out of any act or failure to act hereunder even if that party has been advised of or has foreseen the possibility of such damages.

 

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Section 7.11 Legal Proceedings. The Warrant Agent shall be under no obligation to institute any action, suit or legal proceeding or to take any other action likely to involve expense unless the Company or the applicable Warrant Holder(s) shall furnish the Warrant Agent with reasonable indemnity for any costs and expenses which may be incurred, but this provision shall not affect the power of the Warrant Agent to take such action as the Warrant Agent may consider proper, whether with or without any such security or indemnity. The Warrant Agent shall promptly notify the Company and the Warrant Holders in writing of any claim made or action, suit or proceeding instituted against it arising out of or in connection with this Warrant Agreement.

Section 7.12 Actions as Agent. The Warrant Agent shall act hereunder solely as agent and not in a ministerial or fiduciary capacity, and its duties shall be determined solely by the provisions hereof. The duties and obligations of the Warrant Agent shall be determined solely by the express provisions of the Warrant Agreement, and the Warrant Agent shall not be liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations as are specifically set forth in the Warrant Agreement. No implied covenants or obligations shall be read into the Warrant Agreement against the Warrant Agent. The Warrant Agent shall not be liable for anything that it may do or refrain from doing in good faith in connection with this Warrant Agreement except for its own gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith.

Section 7.13 Appointment and Acceptance of Agency. The Company hereby appoints the Warrant Agent to act as agent for the Company in accordance with the instructions set forth in this Warrant Agreement, and the Warrant Agent hereby accepts the agency established by this Warrant Agreement and agrees to perform the same upon the terms and conditions herein set forth or as the Company and the Warrant Agent may hereafter agree.

Section 7.14 Successors and Assigns. All the covenants and provisions of this Warrant Agreement by or for the benefit of the Company or the Warrant Agent shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns hereunder. The Warrant Agent may assign this Warrant Agreement or any rights and obligations hereunder, in whole or in part, to an Affiliate thereof with the prior consent of the Company, provided that the Warrant Agent may make such an assignment without consent of the Company to any successor to the Warrant Agent by consolidation, merger or transfer of its assets subject to the terms and conditions of the Warrant Agreement.

Section 7.15 Notices. Any notice or demand authorized by this Warrant Agreement to be given or made to the Company shall be sufficiently given or made if sent by mail first-class, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is filed in writing by the Company with the Warrant Agent), as follows:

SAExploration Holdings, Inc.

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

1160 Dairy Ashford, Suite 160

Houston, Texas 77079

 

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with a copy to:

Porter Hedges LLP

Attention: E. James Cowen and Joyce K. Soliman

1000 Main Street, 35th Floor

Houston, Texas 77002

Electronic mail: JCowen@porterhedges.com, JSoliman@porterhedges.com

Any notice or demand authorized by this Warrant Agreement to be given or made to the Warrant Agent shall be sufficiently given or made if sent by mail first-class, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is filed in writing by the Warrant Agent with the Company), as follows:

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company

1 State Street

30th Floor

New York, NY 10004

Attn: Steven Vacante

Any notice or demand authorized by this Warrant Agreement to be given or made to any Warrant Holder shall be sufficiently given or made if sent by first-class mail, postage prepaid to the last address of such Warrant Holder as it shall appear on the Warrant Register.

Section 7.16 Applicable Law; Jurisdiction. The validity, interpretation and performance of this Warrant Agreement shall be governed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. The parties hereto irrevocably consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York and any federal court located in such state in connection with any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Warrant Agreement.

Section 7.17 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE WARRANT AGENT ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS WARRANT AGREEMENT OR A WARRANT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PERSON HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PERSON MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS WARRANT AGREEMENT OR A WARRANT. EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE WARRANT AGENT CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (a) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF THE OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (b) SUCH PERSON UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (c) SUCH PERSON MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY, AND (d) SUCH PERSON HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS WARRANT AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

 

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Section 7.18 Benefit of this Warrant Agreement. Nothing in this Warrant Agreement expressed and nothing that may be implied from any of the provisions hereof is intended, or shall be construed, to confer upon, or give to, any Person or corporation other than the parties hereto and the Warrant Holders any right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Warrant Agreement or of any covenant, condition, stipulation, promise or agreement hereof, and all covenants, conditions, stipulations, promises and agreements in this Warrant Agreement contained shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and their successors and of the Warrant Holders.

Section 7.19 Registered Warrant Holder. Prior to due presentment for registration of Transfer, the Company and the Warrant Agent may deem and treat the Person in whose name any Warrants are registered in the Warrant Register (the “Warrant Holder”) as the absolute owner thereof for all purposes whatever and neither the Company nor the Warrant Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary or be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in any Warrants on the part of any other Person and shall not be liable for any registration of Transfer of Warrants that are registered or to be registered in the name of a fiduciary or the nominee of a fiduciary unless made with actual knowledge that a fiduciary or nominee is committing a breach of trust in requesting such registration of Transfer or with such knowledge of such facts that its participation therein amounts to bad faith.

Section 7.20 Headings. The Article and Section headings herein are for convenience only and are not a part of this Warrant Agreement and shall not affect the interpretation thereof.

Section 7.21 Counterparts. This Warrant Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts on separate counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

Section 7.22 Entire Agreement. This Warrant Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the Company, the Warrant Agent and Warrant Holders with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among the Company, the Warrant Agent and the Warrant Holders with respect to the subject matter hereof.

Section 7.23 Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of this Warrant Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable Law, but if any provision of this Warrant Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable Law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Warrant Agreement.

Section 7.24 Termination. This Warrant Agreement, as it relates to the Warrants, will terminate on such date on which all outstanding Warrants have been exercised. All provisions regarding indemnification, warranty, liability and limits thereon shall survive the termination or expiration of this Warrant Agreement.

 

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Section 7.25 Confidentiality. The Warrant Agent and the Company agree that (a) personal, non-public Warrant Holder information which is exchanged or received pursuant to the negotiation or the carrying out of this Warrant Agreement and (b) the fees for services set forth in the attached schedule shall remain confidential, and shall not be voluntarily disclosed to any other Person, except disclosures pursuant to applicable securities Laws or otherwise as may be required by Law, including, without limitation, pursuant to subpoenas from state or federal government authorities.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Warrant Agreement has been duly executed by the parties hereto as of the day and year first above written.

 

SAExploration Holdings, Inc.
By:   /s/ Michael J. Faust
Name:   Michael Faust
Title:   Chief Executive Officer
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
By:   /s/ Steven Vacante
Name:   Steven Vacante
Title:   Vice President


EXHIBIT A

Form of Warrant Statement


CONFIRM

 

LOGO

 

  

BOOK-ENTRY TRANSACTION ADVICE

 

Company Name:    TEST ISSUE REF 1999 5.4375% 12/31/5    Transfer Agent: Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
Security Description:    COMMON STOCK    Transfer Agent Account Number:
CUSIP Number:    999999ZZ9    Telephone Number: 212-509-4000 Ext. 541
      Transaction Date:
      Transaction Description:
      Transaction Advice Number: 999999
      Transaction Shares:

* SPECIMEN *

1 MAIN STREET

ANYWHERE PA 99999-9999

Retain this advice as a record of your ownership of the above securities.

 

FOLD AND DETACH HERE

 

TIR5405    ACCOUNT NUMBER:

TRANSACTION REQUEST FORM - PLEASE KEEP THIS FORM FOR FUTURE REQUEST (SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR PROPER ENTRY INSTRUCTION

Prior to selecting Box #2, please call 212-509-4000 Ext. 541 to determine if the option to issue a certificate is available

 

BOX # 1   LOGO    Change my address - Mark this box and complete the other side of the form    BOX # 2   LOGO   

Issue a certificate from my Book-Entry share position

(Please choose one option):

 

               LOGO    OR     All Shares (check here)    LOGO
               (Indicate number of whole shares)   
             

 

By requesting a physical stock certificate the shareholder bears responsibility for safekeeping and any future costs associated with replacing their stock certificate(s).

 

All Request must be signed by all registered owners    Signature    Signature    Date   

Daytime Telephone No.

(        )


About Your Transaction

This advice is your record of the shares being credited to your account in book entry form.

 

 

 

DETACH HERE

CHANGE OF ADDRESS

 

(Please print new information):                    
   STREET    CITY            STATE           ZIP CODE      

INSTRUCTIONS FOR TRANSACTION REQUEST SECTION ON THE REVERSE SIDE

1. Mark Box #1 to make an address change on your account. Please complete address change information above.

2. Mark Box #2 to receive shares in certificate form from your Direct Registration position. Enter the number of whole shares you wish to receive or check the box provided if you wish to receive all Direct Registration shares in certificate form.

All requests must be signed by all registered owners. Please print numerals in BLUE or BLACK ink.

 

MAIL ALL REQUEST TRANSACTIONS TO:

   Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
   Stock Transfer Department
   1 State Street - 30th Fl
   New York, NY 10004-1561


EXHIBIT B

Form of Exercise Notice

[Address]

Attention: [•]

 

Re:

Warrant Agreement dated as of December 11, 2019, between SAExploration Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Warrant Agent (as it may be supplemented or amended, the “Warrant Agreement”)

The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise the right to exercise ________ Warrants and receive the consideration deliverable in exchange therefor pursuant to the following settlement method (check one):

 

 

Full Physical Settlement

 

 

Net Sale Settlement

If Full Physical Settlement is elected, the undersigned shall tender payment of the Exercise Price therefor in accordance with instructions received from the Warrant Agent.

Please check below if this exercise is contingent upon a registered public offering or any Change of Control in accordance with Section 3.02(f) of the Warrant Agreement.

☐ This exercise is being made in connection with a registered public offering or any Other Change of Control; provided, that in the event that such transaction shall not be consummated, then this exercise shall be deemed revoked.

THIS EXERCISE NOTICE MUST BE DELIVERED TO THE WARRANT AGENT. THE WARRANT AGENT SHALL NOTIFY YOU OF THE ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER WHERE YOU CAN CONTACT THE WARRANT AGENT AND TO WHICH WARRANT EXERCISE NOTICES ARE TO BE SUBMITTED.

ALL CAPITALIZED TERMS USED HEREIN AND NOT OTHERWISE DEFINED SHALL HAVE THE MEANINGS SET FORTH IN THE WARRANT AGREEMENT.

 

By:    
  Authorized Signature
  Address:
  Telephone:


EXHIBIT C

Fee Schedule

The Company shall pay the Warrant Agent for performance of its services under this Warrant Agreement such compensation as shall be agreed in writing between the Company and the Warrant Agent.

Exhibit 10.1

AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO

THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

This AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) dated as of December 11, 2019, is entered into among SAExploration, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the Guarantors party hereto, each Lender set forth on Schedule A hereto under the heading “Fifth Amendment Effective Date Incremental Lender” (each, a “Fifth Amendment Effective Date Incremental Lender” and, collectively, the “Fifth Amendment Effective Date Incremental Lenders”), the other Lenders party to the Agreement (as defined below) all of which are also parties hereto (such Lenders, collectively, with the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Incremental Lenders, “All Lenders”), and Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, as administrative agent and collateral agent for the Lenders (in such capacities, the “Agent”).

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, reference is made to that certain Third Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement dated as of September 26, 2018, entered into among the Borrower, the Guarantors party thereto, the Lenders party thereto and Agent (as amended, modified, supplemented and in effect immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Amendment, the “Agreement”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement (as amended by this Amendment);

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Incremental Lenders issue the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advance Commitments (as defined below) and provide the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advances (as defined below) to the Borrower, in each case, on the Fifth Amendment Effective Date (as defined below);

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Lenders (as defined below) issue the Fifth Amendment Additional Commitments (as defined below) and provide the Fifth Amendment Additional Advances (as defined below) to the Borrower in each case, on and as of the Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Date (as defined below);

WHEREAS, the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Incremental Lenders have agreed to issue the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advance Commitments and to provide the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advances to the Borrower on the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, in each case, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement, as amended by this Amendment;

WHEREAS, the Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Lenders, in their sole and absolute discretion (and without any obligation to do so), may agree on the Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Date to issue the Fifth Amendment Additional Advances to the Borrower on the Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Date, in each case, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement, as amended by this Amendment;

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that All Lenders (i) consent to the Borrower incurring the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advance Commitments and the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advances on the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, (ii) consent to the Borrower incurring the Fifth Amendment Additional Commitments and the Fifth Amendment Additional Advances on the Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Date, (iii) consent to the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Incremental Lenders issuing the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advance Commitments and providing the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advances to the Borrower on the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, (iv) consent to the Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Lenders issuing the Fifth Amendment Additional Commitments and providing the Fifth Amendment Additional Advances to the Borrower on the Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Date, and (v) agree to amend the Agreement to effect the changes thereto described in this Amendment; and

WHEREAS, All Lenders have agreed to (i) consent to the Borrower incurring the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advance Commitments and the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advances on the Fifth Amendment Date, (ii) consent to the Borrower incurring the Fifth Amendment Additional Commitments and


the Fifth Amendment Additional Advances on the Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Date, (iii) consent to the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Incremental Lenders issuing the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advance Commitments and providing the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advances to the Borrower on the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, (iv) consent to the Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Lenders issuing the Fifth Amendment Additional Commitments and providing the Fifth Amendment Additional Advances to the Borrower on the Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Date, and (v) amend the Agreement to effect the changes thereto described in this Amendment, in each case, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Amendment.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged), the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

1. Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advance Commitment Request.

Notwithstanding anything in the Agreement to the contrary, by delivering its signature hereto:

(i) the Borrower hereby requests the issuance of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advance Commitments from the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Incremental Lenders in an aggregate principal amount of $5,000,000; and

(ii) each of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Incremental Lenders hereby agrees to issue their respective Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advance Commitments to the Borrower pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof.

2. I. Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advance Commitments and Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advances.

a) Notwithstanding anything in the Agreement to the contrary, subject to the occurrence of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, each Fifth Amendment Effective Date Incremental Lender agrees, severally and not jointly, to make an Advance (each, a “Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advance” and, collectively, the “Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advances”) to the Borrower in an aggregate principal amount equal to the amount set forth opposite such Fifth Amendment Effective Date Incremental Lender’s name on Schedule A hereto (such amount for such Fifth Amendment Effective Date Incremental Lender, its “Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advance Commitment” and all such amounts for all the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Incremental Lenders, collectively, the “Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advance Commitments”, on the terms set forth herein and in the Agreement, as amended hereby, subject to the conditions set forth herein.

b) The Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advances shall be deemed to be “Advances” as defined in the Agreement (as amended hereby) for all purposes of the Loan Documents having terms and provisions identical to those applicable to the Advances outstanding on the date hereof immediately prior to the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, except as otherwise set forth in this Amendment. For the avoidance of all doubt: (i) the Maturity Date for the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advances shall be the Maturity Date applicable to all Advances outstanding on the date hereof immediately prior to the Fifth Amendment Effective Date; and (ii) the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advances shall bear interest at the Interest Rate(as defined in the Agreement as in effect on the date hereof immediately prior to the Fifth Amendment Effective Date).

c) The parties hereto intend that the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advances shall be remitted to Borrower as a single advance on the Fifth Amendment Effective Date. All payments and prepayments with respect to the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advances shall be applied as provided in Section 2.4(e) of the Agreement. Amounts repaid or prepaid in respect of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advances may not be reborrowed. The Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advance Commitment of each Fifth Amendment Effective Date Incremental Lender shall terminate automatically upon the funding of such Lender’s respective Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advance on the Fifth Amendment Effective Date.

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a) At any time after the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, the Borrower may request the issuance of the Fifth Amendment Additional Commitments from the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Incremental Lenders in an aggregate principal amount of up to $5,000,000. Upon receipt of such request, each Fifth Amendment Effective Date Incremental Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion (and without any obligation to do so), accept such request (each such accepting Fifth Amendment Effective Date Incremental Lender, a “Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Lender”) and agree to issue its pro rata share (based on its Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advance Commitments as a portion of the aggregate Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advance Commitments) of the requested Fifth Amendment Additional Commitments (or such other portion of such Fifth Amendment Additional Commitments as the Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Lenders and the Borrower shall agree) (such amount, such Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Lender’s “Fifth Amendment Additional Commitment” and all such amounts for all Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Lenders, collectively, the “Fifth Amendment Additional Commitments”).

b) Notwithstanding anything in the Agreement to the contrary, by agreeing to become a Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Lender, each Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Lender shall agree, subject to the occurrence of the Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Date, severally and not jointly, to make an Advance (each, a “Fifth Amendment Additional Advance” and, collectively, the “Fifth Amendment Additional Advances”) to the Borrower in an aggregate principal amount equal to such Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Lender’s Fifth Amendment Additional Commitment, on the terms set forth herein and in the Agreement, as amended hereby, subject to the conditions set forth herein.

c) The “Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Date” shall occur on the first date that each of the following conditions are satisfied or waived by the Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Lenders:

i) the Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Lenders shall have agreed in writing to issue all or a portion of the requested Fifth Amendment Additional Commitments in accordance with the terms of this Amendment;

ii) the Agent shall have received a Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Request no later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) one Business Day prior to the requested date of the borrowing of the Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Date;

iii) each of the conditions set forth in clauses a) – c), e), f) and m) of Section 4 of this Amendment;

iv) the Forbearance Agreement (as defined below) shall be in full force and effect, and no Termination Event (as defined therein) shall have occurred thereunder (it being agreed that the Agent may assume the Forbearance Agreement is in full force and effect unless it has received written notice to the contrary from the Supermajority Lenders), or all Existing Defaults (as defined in the Forbearance Agreement) and Potential Defaults (as defined in the Forbearance Agreement) shall have been permanently waived in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Agreement;

v) pursuant to and in accordance with the Warrant Agreement (as defined below), to the maximum extent not prohibited by applicable laws, rules, and regulations (including all applicable Nasdaq Listing Rules), Parent shall have issued to each Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Lender its pro rata share (based on such Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Lender’s Fifth Amendment Additional Commitments as a portion of the aggregate Fifth Amendment Additional Commitments) of an aggregate amount of Fifth Amendment Warrants equal to the lesser of (x) the maximum number of Fifth Amendment Warrants permitted to be issued to the Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Lenders under applicable laws, rules, and regulations (including all applicable Nasdaq Listing Rules), and (y) the number of Fifth Amendment Warrants sufficient to cause the Fifth Amendment Additional Warrants Issuance Date to occur (it being agreed that such Warrants (as defined in the Series F Warrant Agreement) shall be delivered directly by Parent to each Fifth

 

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Amendment Additional Advance Lender and the Agent may assume each Fifth Amendment Effective Date Additional Advance Lender has received such Warrants (as defined in the Series F Warrant Agreement) unless it has received written notice to the contrary from such Fifth Amendment Effective Date Additional Advance Lender);

vi) the representations and warranties of Borrower and each other Loan Party or its Subsidiaries contained in the Agreement and in the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects (except as affected or impacted by the Ongoing Material Events, as defined below) and except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof) on and as of the date of the Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Date (before and after giving effect to making the Fifth Amendment Additional Advances), as though made on and as of such date (except to the extent that such representations and warranties relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall continue to be true and correct as of such earlier date);

vii) no Default or Event of Default (other than the Existing Defaults (as defined in the Forbearance Agreement and the Potential Defaults (as defined in the Forbearance Agreement)) shall have occurred and be continuing on the Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Date, nor shall either result from the making thereof;

viii) after giving effect to the making of the Fifth Amendment Additional Advances, the aggregate amount of all outstanding Advances under the Agreement (excluding any Protective Advances) shall not exceed the Maximum Amount;

ix) the Agent and the Lenders shall have received a legal opinion from counsel to the Borrower in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Lenders;

x) the Agent and the Lenders shall have received an officer’s certificate from an Authorized Person of Borrower, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Lenders affirming that the conditions precedent in the foregoing sub-clauses (vi), (vii) and (viii) have been satisfied; and

xi) the Borrower shall have paid all costs and expenses of the Agent and Lenders (i) incurred by or on behalf of the Agent or Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Lenders (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) arising under or in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment or the other deliverables contemplated by this Section 2(II), and (ii) invoiced and outstanding on the Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Date.

d) The Fifth Amendment Additional Advances shall be deemed to be “Advances” as defined in the Agreement (as amended hereby) for all purposes of the Loan Documents having terms and provisions identical to those applicable to the Advances outstanding immediately prior to the Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Date, except as otherwise set forth in this Amendment. For the avoidance of all doubt: (i) the Maturity Date for the Fifth Amendment Additional Advances shall be the Maturity Date applicable to all Advances outstanding immediately prior to the Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Date; and (ii) the Fifth Amendment Additional Advances shall bear interest at the Interest Rate (as defined in the Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, as in effect immediately prior to the Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Date).

e) The parties hereto intend that the Fifth Amendment Additional Advances (if made) shall be remitted to Borrower as a single advance on the Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Date. Amounts repaid or prepaid in respect of the Fifth Amendment Additional Advances may not be reborrowed. All payments and prepayments with respect to the Fifth Amendment Additional Advances shall be applied as provided in Section 2.4(e) of the Agreement Each Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Lender’s Fifth Amendment Additional Commitment shall terminate automatically upon the funding of such Fifth

 

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Amendment Additional Advance Lender’s respective Fifth Amendment Additional Advance on the Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Date.

f) Notwithstanding Section 15.1 or any other provision of the Agreement, the parties authorize and agree that the Loan Parties and the Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Lenders may further amend and modify the Agreement (as amended by this Amendment and as otherwise amended or modified from time to time) and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Loan Parties and the Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Lenders, to effect the provisions of this Section 2(II).

3. Amendments. Effective as of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, All Lenders, the Agent, the Borrower, and each of the Guarantors hereby agree as follows:

a) The following defined terms are added to Schedule 1.1A to the Agreement in the appropriate alphabetical order:

Fifth Amendment” means that certain Amendment No. 5 to Third Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, among the Borrower, the Guarantors party thereto, the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Incremental Lenders party thereto, the other Lenders party thereto and the Agent.

Fifth Amendment Additional Advance” and “Fifth Amendment Additional Advances” shall have the meaning set forth in the Fifth Amendment. For the avoidance of doubt, the Fifth Amendment Additional Advances are not Subsequent Advances.

Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the Fifth Amendment.

Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Lender” shall have the meaning set forth in the Fifth Amendment.

Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Request” shall mean a written request in the form of a Borrowing Certificate for the funding of the Fifth Amendment Additional Advances.

Fifth Amendment Additional Commitment” and “Fifth Amendment Additional Commitments” shall have the meaning set forth in the Fifth Amendment. For the avoidance of doubt, the Fifth Amendment Additional Commitments are not Subsequent Advance Commitments.

Fifth Amendment Additional Warrants Issuance Date” means, following the Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Date, the date on which Fifth Amendment Warrants issuable to the Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Lenders exercisable for an aggregate number of Common Shares (as defined in the Series F Warrant Agreement) equal to 10% (as of the Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Date) of the outstanding Common Shares of Parent on a fully diluted basis, assuming the exercise or conversion (as applicable) of such Warrants and all other outstanding Convertible Securities (as defined in the Series F Warrant Agreement) (the amount of such Warrants to be reduced in proportion to the amount by which the aggregate Fifth Amendment Additional Commitments in effect as of such date are less than $5,000,000), shall have been issued to the Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Lenders in accordance with the Series F Warrant Agreement and Section 6.19 of this Agreement.

Fifth Amendment Effective Date” shall mean December [11], 2019, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions to effectiveness set forth in Section [4] of the Fifth Amendment.

Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advance Request” shall mean a written request in the form of a Borrowing Certificate for the funding of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advances.

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Advances” shall have the meaning set forth in the Fifth Amendment. For the avoidance of doubt, the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advances are not Subsequent Advances.

Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advance Commitment” and “Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advance Commitments” shall have the meaning set forth in the Fifth Amendment. For the avoidance of doubt, the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advance Commitments are not Subsequent Advance Commitments.

Fifth Amendment Effective Date Incremental Lender” and “Fifth Amendment Effective Date Incremental Lenders” shall have the meaning set forth in the Fifth Amendment.

Fifth Amendment Warrant Approvals” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 6.19 of this Agreement.

Fifth Amendment Warrants” means the Warrants (as defined in the Series F Warrant Agreement) to be issued to the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Incremental Lenders and, if applicable, to the Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Lenders, in each case pursuant to Section 2.01(a) of the Series F Warrant Agreement and Section 6.19 of this Agreement.

Fifth Amendment Warrants Issuance Date” means the date on which Fifth Amendment Warrants issuable to the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Incremental Lenders exercisable for an aggregate number of Common Shares (as defined in the Series F Warrant Agreement) equal to 10% (as of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date) of the outstanding Common Shares of Parent on a fully diluted basis, assuming the exercise or conversion (as applicable) of such Warrants and all other outstanding Convertible Securities (as defined in the Series F Warrant Agreement), shall have been issued to the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Incremental Lenders in accordance with the Series F Warrant Agreement and Section 6.19 of this Agreement.

Series F Warrant Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Fifth Amendment.

b) The following defined terms in Schedule 1.1a to the Agreement are hereby amended and restated as follows:

Advances” means, collectively, the Closing Date Subsequent Advance, each other Subsequent Advance, each Protective Advance, the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advances, and the Fifth Amendment Additional Advances (if any).

Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the sum of such Lender’s Subsequent Advance Commitments, Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advance Commitments, and Fifth Amendment Additional Commitments (if any); provided, however, that (x) the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advance Commitments shall automatically and irrevocably terminate on the Fifth Amendment Effective Date after giving effect to the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advances, and (y) the Fifth Amendment Additional Commitments (if any) shall automatically and irrevocably terminate on the Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Date after giving effect to the Fifth Amendment Additional Advances.

Maximum Amount” means $35,000,000.00, provided that the Maximum Amount shall be automatically decreased immediately and without further action by the amount of any repayment or prepayment of Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advances repaid or prepaid; provided further that the Maximum Amount shall be automatically increased by the aggregate amount of the Fifth Amendment Additional Commitments upon and subject to the occurrence of the Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Date, and shall be automatically decreased immediately and without further action by the amount of any repayment or prepayment of Fifth Amendment Additional Advances repaid or prepaid.

Obligations” means all loans (including the Subsequent Advances (including the Closing Date Subsequent Advance) and all other Advances (including the Fifth Amendment Effective Date

 

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Advances, the Fifth Amendment Additional Advances (if any), any Protective Advances and all Overadvance Amounts)), debts, principal, interest (including any interest that accrues after the commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in whole or in part as a claim in any such Insolvency Proceeding), premiums, liabilities, obligations (including indemnification obligations), all Obligations (as defined in the Second Amended and Restated Agreement), fees (including the fees referenced in Section 2.12 hereof), Expenses (including any fees or expenses that accrue after the commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in whole or in part as a claim in any such Insolvency Proceeding), guaranties (and, in regard to the Guarantors, the Guaranteed Obligations and all other obligations owed by the Guarantors under the Guaranty), and all covenants, duties and amounts of any other kind and description owing by any Loan Party pursuant to or evidenced by this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents and irrespective of whether for the payment of money, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, determined or undetermined, voluntary or involuntary, due, not due or to become due, sole, joint, several or joint and several, incurred in the past or now existing or hereafter arising, however arising, and including all interest not paid when due, and all other expenses or other amounts that Borrower or any other Loan Party is required to pay or reimburse pursuant to the Loan Documents or by law or otherwise in connection with the Loan Documents. Any reference in this Agreement or in the Loan Documents to the Obligations shall include all or any portion thereof and any extensions, modifications, renewals, or alterations thereof, both prior and subsequent to any Insolvency Proceeding.

Subsequent Advance” means any Advances (including the Closing Date Subsequent Advance) made pursuant to Section 2.1(f) in the maximum aggregate principal amount, together with all other Subsequent Advances outstanding, not to exceed an amount equal to the Maximum Amount, minus the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advance then outstanding, minus any Fifth Amendment Additional Advances then outstanding. In regards to each Lender, the Subsequent Advance shall mean such Lender’s portion of any Subsequent Advance requested by Borrower.

c) Section 2.1(i) of the Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety as set forth below:

“(i) The Borrower shall be permitted to terminate all of the Subsequent Advance Commitments, Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advance Commitments (if any), and Fifth Amendment Additional Commitments (if any) in connection with Borrower terminating the Credit Facility in accordance with Section 2.9(a)(ii) hereof.”

d) Section 2.4(e) of the Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety as set forth below:

(e) Application of Payments.

(i) At all times during which an Event of Default is not continuing (unless otherwise specified herein), all amounts paid by Borrower to the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders in respect of the Obligations (other than (x) payments specifically earmarked by Borrower under Section 2.4(c) for application to certain principal, interest, fees or expenses hereunder, (y) regularly scheduled interest payments (whether at the Default Rate or otherwise) and (z) payments required to

 

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be made pursuant to Section 1(g)(ii), Section 1(g)(iii) and Section (1)(l), in each case, set forth on Exhibit B attached hereto)), shall be applied in the following order of priority:

FIRST, to the payment of fees and reasonable documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable documented out-of-pocket attorneys’ fees) of the Agent then due and payable hereunder or under any other Loan Documents;

SECOND, pro rata, to the payment of reasonable documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable documented out-of-pocket attorneys’ fees) of the Lenders to the extent reimbursable under the Loan Documents;

THIRD, pro rata to the payment of any other fees then due and payable to the (applicable) Lenders hereunder or under any other Loan Documents;

FOURTH, pro rata to the payment of all Obligations consisting of accrued unpaid interest then due and payable to the (applicable) Lenders hereunder;

FIFTH, pro rata, to the payment of principal then due and payable on the Obligations, provided that all payments in accordance with this item FIFTH shall be applied (x) first to the outstanding principal amount of Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advances until such time as the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advances have been paid in full in cash, (y) second to the outstanding principal amount of Fifth Amendment Additional Advances until such time as the Fifth Amendment Additional Advances have been paid in full in cash, and (z) third to the payment of principal on the other Obligations; and

SIXTH, pro rata, to the payment of all other Obligations not otherwise referred to in this Section 2.4(e)(i) then due and payable.

In carrying out the foregoing, (i) amounts received shall be applied in the numerical order provided until exhausted prior to the application to the next succeeding category and (ii) each of the Secured Parties entitled to payment shall receive an amount equal to its pro rata share of amounts available to be applied pursuant to clauses second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth above.

(ii) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any other Loan Document which may be construed to the contrary, subsequent to the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, payments and prepayments with respect to the Obligations (from realization on Collateral or otherwise) shall be applied as provided in Section 2.4(e)(i) or, with respect to any amounts remaining after the application of such payments and prepayments as set forth in clause FIRST of Section 2.4(e)(i), as otherwise determined by the Required Lenders in their sole discretion; provided, that, notwithstanding anything in this Section 2.4(e)(ii) to the contrary, all payments to principal shall be applied (x) first to the outstanding principal amount of Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advances until such time as the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advances have been paid in full in cash, (y) second to the outstanding principal amount of Fifth Amendment Additional Advances until such time as the Fifth Amendment Additional Advances have been paid in full in cash, and (z) third to the payment of principal on the other Obligations in accordance with Section 2.4(e) of the Agreement, and (ii) upon satisfaction in full of all Obligations in cash, such amount shall be paid to Borrower or such other Person entitled thereto under applicable law. Borrower and each other Loan Party hereby irrevocably waives the right to direct the application during the continuance of an Event of Default of any and all payments in respect of any Obligation and any Proceeds of Collateral.

e) A new Section 6.19 shall be inserted in the Agreement as set forth below:

“6.19. Warrants.

(a) From and after (i) the Fifth Amendment Effective Date and until the Fifth Amendment Warrants Issuance Date, and (ii) the Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Date and until the Fifth Amendment Additional Warrants Issuance Date, the Loan Parties shall, in each case,

 

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use their best efforts to obtain, as promptly as practicable, all consents, authorizations, and approvals (including, without limitation, by taking or causing to be taken all actions, and by filing or causing to be filed all documents, necessary or appropriate to obtain shareholder approval for the issuance of the Fifth Amendment Warrants and to comply with Nasdaq Listing Rules 5250(e)(2)(D) and 5635(d)) (collectively, the “Fifth Amendment Warrant Approvals”) necessary to permit the issuance by Parent to the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Incremental Lenders or Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Lenders, as applicable, of Fifth Amendment Warrants sufficient to cause the Fifth Amendment Warrants Issuance Date or the Fifth Amendment Additional Warrants Issuance Date, as applicable, to occur.

(b) If at any time from and after the Fifth Amendment Effective Date and prior to the Fifth Amendment Warrants Issuance Date, (i) all Fifth Amendment Warrant Approvals have been obtained with respect to all or any portion of the Fifth Amendment Warrants that would be required to be issued to cause the Fifth Amendment Warrants Issuance Date to occur, or (ii) the issuance by Parent to the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Incremental Lenders in accordance with the Series F Warrant Agreement and this Section 6.19 of all or any portion of such Fifth Amendment Warrants otherwise is or becomes permitted under all applicable laws, rules, and regulations (including all applicable Nasdaq Listing Rules), in each case, Parent shall, as promptly as practicable (and in any event within 3 Business Days) issue such Fifth Amendment Warrants (or portion thereof) to the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Incremental Lenders, pro rata in accordance with each such Fifth Amendment Effective Date Incremental Lender’s portion of the aggregate Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advance Commitments.

(c) If at any time from and after the Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Date and prior to the Fifth Amendment Additional Warrants Issuance Date, (i) all Fifth Amendment Warrant Approvals have been obtained with respect to all or any portion of the Fifth Amendment Warrants that would be required to be issued to cause the Fifth Amendment Additional Warrants Issuance Date to occur, or (ii) the issuance by Parent to the Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Lenders in accordance with the Series F Warrant Agreement and this Section 6.19 of all or any portion of such Fifth Amendment Warrants otherwise is or becomes permitted under applicable laws, rules, and regulations (including all applicable Nasdaq Listing Rules), in each case, Parent shall, as promptly as practicable (and in any event within 3 Business Days) issue such Fifth Amendment Warrants (or portion thereof) to the Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Lenders, pro rata in accordance with each such Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Lender’s portion of the aggregate Fifth Amendment Additional Commitments.

(d) If the Fifth Amendment Warrants Issuance Date has not occurred by [February 28, 2020] (which date may be extended by the Required Lenders), then upon the request of any Fifth Amendment Effective Date Incremental Lender, the Loan Parties shall negotiate in good faith and use their best efforts to provide such Fifth Amendment Effective Date Incremental Lender with the economic equivalent of the Fifth Amendment Warrants to which such Fifth Amendment Effective Date Incremental Lender would be entitled in connection with the occurrence of the Fifth Amendment Warrants Issuance Date.

(e) If the Fifth Amendment Additional Warrants Issuance Date has not occurred by the date that is [60] days after the Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Date (which date may be extended by the Required Lenders), then upon the request of any Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Lender, the Loan Parties shall negotiate in good faith and use their best efforts to provide such Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Lender with the economic equivalent of the Fifth Amendment Warrants to which such Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Lender would be entitled in connection with the occurrence of the Fifth Amendment Additional Warrants Issuance Date.

f) Section 9.2(a) of the Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety as set forth below:

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of (i) Sections 6.1, 6.2, 6.3 (solely if any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries is not in good standing in its jurisdiction of organization), 6.5(a) (solely with respect to F.I.C.A., F.U.T.A., federal income taxes and any other taxes or assessments the non-payment of which may result in a Lien having priority over Liens securing the Obligations), 6.5(b), 6.6, 6.7 (solely if any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries refuses to allow the Agent, the Lenders or their representatives or agents to visit its properties, inspect its assets or books or records, examine and make copies of its books and records, or discuss its affairs, finances, and accounts with its officers and employees), 6.8, 6.11, 6.12, 6.13, 6.14, 6.18, or 6.19, (ii) Section 7, or (iii) the Intercreditor Agreement;”

g) Section 7.14 of the Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety as set forth below:

“Section 7.14 Limitation on Issuance of Stock. Except for the issuance or sale of common stock or Permitted Preferred Stock by the Borrower (and the issuance of common stock of Parent in connection with (i) any conversion of Convertible Notes or warrants into such common stock, or (ii) the exercise of warrants, stock options, awards under equity incentive plans or similar securities or agreements), issue or sell or enter into any agreement or arrangement for the issuance and sale of any Stock of Borrower or a Subsidiary of Borrower other than to a Loan Party or, in the case of Stock of an Excluded Subsidiary, to any other Excluded Subsidiary.”

4. Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of this Amendment. The effectiveness of this Amendment and the obligation of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Incremental Lenders to make the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advances hereunder, are subject to the fulfillment, to the satisfaction of, or waiver by the Agent (at the direction of the Required Lenders) and All Lenders or Required Lenders, as the case may be (or such lesser percentage of Lenders set forth below) of each of the following:

a) the Agent shall have received this Amendment, duly executed by the Borrower, the Guarantors, All Lenders and the Agent;

b) the Agent shall have received a Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advance Request no later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) one Business Day prior to the requested date of the borrowing of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advances;

c) the Agent shall have received evidence from Borrower that the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment by the Borrower and the Guarantors has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, including without limitation the approval of the Board of Directors of the Borrower and the Guarantors;

d) the Borrower shall have obtained the necessary consents under the Term Documents and the Convertible Notes Documents to effect this Amendment, in the form attached as Exhibit A and Exhibit B hereto, duly executed and delivered by the parties thereto;

e) the Borrower shall have obtained the necessary amendments under the Existing Intercreditor Agreement and the New Intercreditor Agreement each in form attached as Exhibit A and Exhibit B hereto, duly executed and delivered by the Borrower, the Agent, the Term Loan Agent, the Convertible Notes Trustee and requisite lenders or holders under the Agreement, the Term Loan Agreement and the Convertible Notes Indenture, as applicable;

f) Parent shall have entered into that certain Warrant Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between Parent and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company as Warrant Agent (the “Series F Warrant Agreement”), and the Series F Warrant Agreement shall be in full force and effect;

g) pursuant to and in accordance with the Warrant Agreement, Parent shall have issued to each Fifth Amendment Effective Date Incremental Lender its pro rata share (based on such Fifth Amendment Effective Date Incremental Lender’s Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advance

 

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Commitments as a portion of the aggregate Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advance Commitments) of Warrants (as defined in the Series F Warrant Agreement) exercisable, subject to the terms and conditions of the Series F Warrant Agreement, for Common Shares (as defined in the Series F Warrant Agreement) constituting at least 9.99% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares (as defined in the Series F Warrant Agreement) of Parent (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, Convertible Securities to the extent not exercised or converted into Common Shares). It being agreed that such warrants shall be delivered directly by Parent to each Fifth Amendment Effective Date Incremental Lender and the Agent may assume each Fifth Amendment Effective Date Incremental Lender has received such Warrants unless it has received written notice to the contrary from such Fifth Amendment Effective Date Incremental Lender;

h) unless waived by the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Incremental Lenders, the representations and warranties of Borrower and each other Loan Party or its Subsidiaries contained in the Agreement and in the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects (except as affected or impacted by the Ongoing Material Events and except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof) on and as of the date of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date (before and after giving effect to making the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advances), as though made on and as of such date (except to the extent that such representations and warranties relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall continue to be true and correct as of such earlier date);

i) the Forbearance Agreement dated as of September 23, 2019, among the Borrower, the Guarantors, and the Forbearing Lenders (as defined therein) (the “Forbearance Agreement”) shall be in full force and effect, and no Termination Event (as defined therein) shall have occurred thereunder (it being agreed that the Agent may assume the Forbearance Agreement is in full force and effect unless it has received written notice to the contrary from the Supermajority Lenders);

j) no Default or Event of Default (other than the Existing Defaults (as defined in the Forbearance Agreement) and the Potential Defaults (as defined in the Forbearance Agreement)) shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advance, nor shall either result from the making thereof;

k) after giving effect to the making of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advances, the aggregate amount of all outstanding Advances under the Agreement (excluding any Protective Advances) shall not exceed the Maximum Amount;

l) the Agent and the Lenders shall have received a legal opinion from counsel to the Borrower in form and substance satisfactory to the Required Lenders;

m) the Agent and the Lenders shall have received an officer’s certificate from an Authorized Person of Borrower, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Lenders affirming that the conditions precedent (h), (j) and (k) in Section4 of this Amendment have been satisfied; and

n) the Borrower shall have paid all costs and expenses of the Agent and Lenders (i) incurred by or on behalf of the Agent or Lenders (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) arising under or in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment, and (ii) invoiced and outstanding on the date hereof.

For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Amendment each Lender shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with each document or other matter required hereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to the Lenders unless an officer of the Agent responsible for the transactions contemplated by this Amendment shall have received written notice from such Lender prior to the date on which the Fifth Amendment Effective Date

 

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Advance is required to be made specifying its objection thereto and such Lender, if applicable, shall not have made available to the Agent such Lender’s ratable portion of such Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advance. For purposes of this Amendment, “Ongoing Material Events” means (i) all of the Existing Defaults as defined in the Forbearance Agreement, (ii) all of the Potential Defaults as defined in the Forbearance Agreement, (iii) all activities related to completing the pending full restatement of the audited financial statements of the Parent and its subsidiaries in compliance with GAAP and SEC rules and regulations, and (iv) any activities and matters related to the Existing Defaults and Potential Defaults being undertaken or overseen by the Special Committee of the Parent’s Board of Directors.

5. Confirmation of Compliance with Section 15.1 of the Agreement. The Borrower and the Lenders party hereto hereby confirm that all of the actions required to be taken by the Lenders and Borrower pursuant to Section 15.1 of the Agreement have been taken in accordance with the provisions of such Section. The Borrower confirms that this Amendment is permitted under the Agreement and is not prohibited by the terms of the Existing Intercreditor Agreement or the New Intercreditor Agreement (after giving effect to the amendments attached hereto as Exhibit A and Exhibit B, respectively) or the Junior Documents (as defined in the Existing Intercreditor Agreement and the New Intercreditor Agreement).

6. Forbearance. The Borrower and the Guarantors acknowledge the continued existence of the Existing Defaults. The Borrower and the Guarantors further acknowledge and agree that the Lenders are not in any way agreeing to waive such Existing Defaults as a result of this Amendment or the performance by the parties of their respective obligations hereunder. All of the Secured Parties’ rights and remedies under the Agreement, the Forbearance Agreement and the other Loan Documents are expressly reserved.

7. Representations and Warranties. Each of the Loan Parties hereby represents and warrants that the execution and delivery of this Amendment and, after giving effect to the amendments contained herein, the performance by each of them of their respective obligations under the Agreement, in each case, are within its powers, have been duly authorized, are not in contravention of applicable law or the terms of its operating agreement or other organizational documents and except as have been previously obtained, do not require the consent or approval of any governmental body, agency or authority (other than the Fifth Amendment Warrant Approvals), and this Amendment and the Agreement (as amended hereby) will constitute the valid and binding obligations of the Loan Parties, as applicable, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, ERISA or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law).

8. Reference to and Effect on the Agreement. Each of the Loan Parties hereby reaffirms, confirms, ratifies, covenants, and agrees to be bound by each of its covenants, agreements, and obligations under the Agreement (as amended hereby), and each other Loan Document previously executed and delivered by it. Each reference in the Agreement to “this Agreement” or “the Loan Agreement” shall be deemed to refer to the Agreement after giving effect to this Amendment. This Amendment is a Loan Document.

9. Execution in Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute but one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Amendment by telecopier or electronic mail shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment.

10. Direction; Indemnity; Expenses. Each of the Lenders party hereto (which collectively constitute All Lenders) hereby (i) authorizes and directs the Agent to execute and deliver this Amendment, the Amendment to the Existing Intercreditor Agreement, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, the Amendment to the New Intercreditor Agreement, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, and any documents requested by the Borrower or the Lenders making Fifth Amendment Additional Advances and to perform its duties hereunder and thereunder on behalf of the Secured Parties, and (ii) acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing directed action constitutes a direction from the Lenders under Article 17 of the Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 17.1 and Section 17.3 of the Agreement.

 

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The Borrower, the Guarantors party hereto and the Lenders party hereto expressly agree and confirm that the Agent’s right to indemnification, as set forth in Sections 11.3 and 17.5 of the Agreement shall apply with respect to any and all losses, claims, liabilities costs and expenses that the Agent suffers, incurs or is threatened with relating to actions taken or omitted by the Agent (in accordance with the Agreement) in connection with this Amendment and any other documents contemplated hereby. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay on demand all costs and expenses in accordance with Section 19.9 of the Agreement, in each case, incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of this Amendment and all related documents.

11. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be a contract made under and governed by the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to its principles of conflicts of laws.

12. Guarantors Consent and Acknowledgement. The Guarantors, for value received, hereby consent to the Borrower’s execution and delivery of this Amendment, and the performance by the Borrower of its agreements and obligations hereunder. This Amendment and the performance or consummation of any transaction that may be contemplated under this Amendment, shall not limit, restrict, extinguish or otherwise impair the Guarantors’ liabilities and obligations to Agent and/or Lenders under the Loan Documents (including without limitation the Guaranteed Obligations). Each of the Guarantors acknowledges and agrees that (i) the Guaranty to which such Guarantor is a party remains in full force and effect and is fully enforceable against such Guarantor in accordance with its terms and (ii) it has no offsets, claims or defenses to or in connection with the Guaranteed Obligations, all of such offsets, claims and/or defenses are hereby waived.

13. Lenders Consent and Acknowledgement. Each of the Lenders party hereto consents to (i) the Borrower incurring the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advance Commitments and the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advances on the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, (ii) the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Incremental Lenders issuing the additional Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advance Commitments and providing the Fifth Amendment Effective Date Advances to the Borrower on the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, (iii) the amendments to the Agreement set forth in this Amendment, (iv) the Borrower incurring the Fifth Amendment Additional Commitments and the Fifth Amendment Additional Advances (if any) upon the effectiveness of the Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Date (if any); (v) the Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Lenders providing the Fifth Amendment Additional Advances (if any) to the Borrower upon the occurrence of the Fifth Amendment Additional Advance Date (if any); and (vi) the amendments to the Existing Intercreditor Agreement and the New Intercreditor Agreement, as set forth in the amendments attached hereto as Exhibit A and Exhibit B, respectively.

14. Reaffirmation. In each case, except as modified by this Amendment, each of the Loan Parties hereby (i) acknowledges and agrees that all of its pledges, grants of securities interests and Liens and other obligations under the Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party are reaffirmed and remain in full force and effect on a continuous basis, (ii) reaffirms (x) each Lien granted by it to the Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and (y) the guarantees (including the Guaranty) made by it pursuant to the Agreement, and (iii) acknowledges and agrees that the grants of security interests and Liens by and the guarantees of the Guarantors contained in the Agreement and the other Loan Documents are, and shall remain, in full force and effect on and after the Fifth Amendment Effective Date. Except as specifically modified herein, the Loan Documents and the Obligations are in all respects ratified and confirmed (mutatis mutandis) and shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with their terms.

15. Release. The Borrower and the Loan Parties (collectively, the “Releasing Parties”) hereby release, acquit and forever discharge the Agent, the Lenders party hereto and their respective Lender-Related Parties (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from and against any and all manner of actions, causes of action, suits, debts, controversies, damages, judgments, executions, claims (including, without limitation, crossclaims, counterclaims and rights of set-off and recoupment) and demands whatsoever, whether known or unknown, whether asserted or unasserted, in contract, tort, law or equity which any Releasing Party may have against any of the Released Parties by reason of any action, failure to act, matter or thing whatsoever arising from or based on facts occurring on or prior to the date hereof that relate to the Agreement, the other Loan Documents, this Amendment or the transactions contemplated thereby or hereby (except to the extent arising from the willful misconduct or gross negligence of any Released Parties), including but not limited to

 

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any such claim or defense to the extent that it relates to (a) any covenants, agreements, duties or obligations set forth in the Loan Documents or (b) any actions or omissions of any of the Released Parties in connection with the initiation or continuing exercise of any right or remedy contained in the Loan Documents or at law or in equity with respect to the Loan Documents.

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

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

 

BORROWER:
SAEXPLORATION, INC.
By:  

/s/ Michael J. Faust

Name: Michael J. Faust
Title: Interim Chief Executive Officer
GUARANTORS:
SAEXPLORATION HOLDINGS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Michael J. Faust

Name: Michael J. Faust
Title: Chief Executive Officer
SAEXPLORATION SUB, INC.
By:  

/s/ Michael J. Faust

Name: Michael J. Faust
Title: Interim Chief Executive Officer
NES, LLC
By:  

/s/ Michael J. Faust

Name: Michael J. Faust
Title: Interim Chief Executive Officer
SAEXPLORATION SEISMIC SERVICES (US), LLC
By:  

/s/ Michael J. Faust

Name: Michael J. Faust
Title: Interim Chief Executive Officer

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 5 to Third Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement]


AGENT:
CANTOR FITZGERALD SECURITIES, as Agent
By:  

/s/ James Buccola

Name: James Buccola
Title: Head of Fixed Income

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 5 to Third Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement]


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

 

LENDERS:
WHITEBOX ASYMMETRIC PARTNERS, L.P.
By:  

/s/ Mark Strefling

Name: Mark Strefling
Title: Partner & CEO
WHITEBOX MULTI-STRATEGY PARTNERS, L.P.
By:  

/s/ Mark Strefling

Name: Mark Strefling
Title: Partner & CEO
WHITEBOX CREDIT PARTNERS, L.P.
By:  

/s/ Mark Strefling

Name: Mark Strefling
Title: Partner & CEO

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 5 to Third Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement]


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

 

LENDERS:

BLUE MOUNTAIN CREDIT ALTERNATIVES MASTER FUND L.P.

By:  

/s/ David O’Mara

Name: David O’Mara
Title: Deputy General Counsel

BLUEMOUNTAIN KICKING HORSE FUND L.P.

By:  

/s/ David O’Mara

Name: David O’Mara
Title: Deputy General Counsel

BLUEMOUNTAIN MONTENVERS MASTER FUND SCA SICAV-SIF

By:  

/s/ David O’Mara

Name: David O’Mara
Title: Deputy General Counsel

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 5 to Third Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement]


BLUEMOUNTAIN SUMMIT TRADING L.P.
By:  

/s/ David O’Mara

Name: David O’Mara
Title: Deputy General Counsel

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 5 to Third Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement]


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

 

LENDERS:
JOHN PECORA
By:  

/s/ John Pecora

 

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 5 to Third Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement]


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

 

LENDERS:
HIGHBRIDGE MSF INTERNATIONAL LTD.

By: Highbridge Capital Management, LLC, as Trading Manager and not in its individual capacity

By:  

/s/ Jason Hempel

Name: Jason Hempel
Title: Managing Director

HIGHBRIDGE TACTICAL CREDIT MASTER FUND, L.P.

By: Highbridge Capital Management, LLC, as Trading Manager and not in its individual capacity

By:  

/s/ Jason Hempel

Name: Jason Hempel
Title: Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 5 to Third Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement]


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

 

LENDERS:
AMZAK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
By:  

/s/ Samuel Barker

Name: Samuel Barker
Title: Senior Fixed Income Analyst

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 5 to Third Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement]


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

 

LENDERS:
JEFF HASTINGS
By:  

/s/ Jeff Hastings

Name:
Title:

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 5 to Third Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement]


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

 

LENDERS:
DUPONT PENSION TRUST
By:  

/s/ Kris Kowal

Name: Kris Kowal
Title: Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 5 to Third Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement]

Exhibit 10.2

Execution Version

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) dated as of December 11, 2019, by and between CANTOR FITZGERALD SECURITIES, as agent (in such capacity, with its successors and assigns, and as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement, the “ABL Agent”), DELAWARE TRUST COMPANY, as administrative agent and collateral agent (in such capacities with its successors and assigns, and as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement, the “Term Agent”), WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, as trustee and collateral trustee (in such capacities, with its successors and assigns, and as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement, the “Convertible Noteholder Trustee”), and the ABL Lenders, Term Lenders, and holders of Convertible Notes party hereto.

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, the ABL Agent, the Term Agent, and the Convertible Noteholder Trustee entered into that certain Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of September 26, 2018 (the “Intercreditor Agreement”; capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Intercreditor Agreement), and each Loan Party acknowledged and consented to such Intercreditor Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the ABL Agent, the Term Agent, and the Convertible Noteholder Trustee have agreed to amend the Intercreditor Agreement as provided herein, each at the direction of the Required Lenders or Required Holders, as applicable, under and as defined in the respective Loan Documents;

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

Section 1. Amendment to Intercreditor Agreement. The definition of “ABL Obligations Cap” in Section 1.2 of the Intercreditor Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the number $30,000,000 therefrom and inserting in lieu thereof the number $40,000,000.

Section 2. Miscellaneous.

2.1 Continuing Effect. Expect as specifically provided herein, the Intercreditor Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects. This Amendment shall form a part of the Intercreditor Agreement for all purposes.

2.2 No Waiver. This Amendment is limited as specified and the execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a modification, acceptance or waiver of any provision of the Intercreditor Agreement, except as specifically set forth herein.

2.3 Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE REQUIRED BY MANDATORY PROVISIONS OF LAW AND EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT REMEDIES PROVIDED BY THE LAWS OF ANY JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF NEW YORK ARE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION.

2.4 Captions. Captions and section headings appearing herein are included solely for convenience of reference and are not intended to affect the interpretation of any provision of this Amendment.

 

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2.5 Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Amendment on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart to this Amendment by facsimile transmission or by electronic mail in pdf format shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

2.6 Consent of the Required Holders.

(a) Each of the ABL Lenders party hereto (which collectively constitute the Required Lenders, as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement) hereby (i) authorizes and directs the ABL Agent to execute and deliver this Amendment, and (ii) acknowledges and agrees that (x) the foregoing directed action constitutes a direction from the Required Lenders under Section 17 of the ABL Credit Agreement, (y) Sections 11.3, 17.3, 17.5, and 19.9 of the ABL Credit Agreement and all other rights, protections, privileges, immunities, exculpations, and indemnities afforded to the ABL Agent under the Loan Documents (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement) shall apply to any and all actions taken or not taken by the ABL Agent in accordance with such direction, and (z) the ABL Agent may conclusively rely upon (and shall be fully protected in relying upon) the Register (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement) in determining such ABL Lender’s ownership of the Advances (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement) and unused Commitments (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement) on and as of the date hereof. Each undersigned ABL Lender hereby severally represents and warrants to the ABL Agent that, on and as of the date hereof, it is duly authorized to enter into this Amendment.

(b) Each of the Term Lenders party hereto (which collectively constitute the Required Lenders, as defined in the Term Credit Agreement) hereby (i) authorizes and directs the Term Agent to execute and deliver this Amendment, and (ii) acknowledges and agrees that (x) the foregoing directed action constitutes a direction from the Required Lenders under Section 17 of the Term Credit Agreement, (y) Sections 11.3, 17.3, 17.5, and 19.9 of the Term Credit Agreement and all other rights, protections, privileges, immunities, exculpations, and indemnities afforded to the Term Agent under the Loan Documents (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement) shall apply to any and all actions taken or not taken by the Term Agent in accordance with such direction, and (z) the Term Agent may conclusively rely upon (and shall be fully protected in relying upon) the Register (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement) in determining such Term Lender’s ownership of the Advances (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement) and unused Commitments (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement) on and as of the date hereof. Each undersigned Term Lender hereby severally represents and warrants to the Term Agent that, on and as of the date hereof, it is duly authorized to enter into this Amendment. Each of the Term Lenders party hereto further acknowledges and consents to (i) Amendment No. 5 to Third Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement, dated on or about the date hereof (the “Fifth Amendment”), the form of which is attached as Exhibit A hereto and (ii) the Series F Warrant Agreement (as defined in the Fifth Amendment) and the issuance of the Fifth Amendment Warrants (as defined in the Fifth Amendment) and Holdings’ shares of common stock pursuant thereto.

(c) Pursuant to Section 13.02 of the Convertible Note Indenture, by its signature below, each of the undersigned holders of the Convertible Notes, which collectively constitute the Required Holders (as defined in the Convertible Note Indenture), hereby consent, effective as of the date hereof, to the entry into this Amendment by the Convertible Noteholder Trustee and to the amendment to the Intercreditor Agreement set forth in Section 1 of this

 

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Amendment. Each undersigned holder of the Convertible Notes further acknowledges and consents to (i) Amendment No. 5 to Third Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement, dated on or about the date hereof (the “Fifth Amendment”), the form of which is attached as Exhibit A hereto and (ii) the Series F Warrant Agreement (as defined in the Fifth Amendment) and the issuance of the Fifth Amendment Warrants (as defined in the Fifth Amendment) and Holdings’ shares of common stock pursuant thereto.

2.7 Rights of Agents. The ABL Agent, the Term Agent, and Convertible Noteholder Trustee shall have all of the rights, protections, privileges, immunities, exculpations, and indemnities as set forth in the ABL Credit Agreement, Term Credit Agreement, and Convertible Note Indenture respectively, as if set forth herein.

[THE REMAINDER OF THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK]

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

CANTOR FITZGERALD SECURITIES, as ABL Agent

By:

 

         

Name:

 

Title:

 

    

DELAWARE TRUST COMPANY, as Term Agent

By:

 

/s/ Benjamin Hancock

Name:

 

Benjamin Hancock

Title:

 

Assistant Vice President

WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, as Convertible Noteholder Trustee

By:

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

 

 

Agreed to and acknowledged by:

SAEXPLORATION HOLDINGS, INC.

By:

 

/s/ Michael J. Faust

Name:

 

Michael J. Faust

Title:

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

SAEXPLORATION, INC.

By:

 

/s/ Michael J. Faust

Name:

 

Michael J. Faust

Title:

 

Interim Chief Executive Officer

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT]


SAEXPLORATION SUB, INC.

By:

 

/s/ Michael J. Faust

Name:

 

Michael J. Faust

Title:

 

Interim Chief Executive Officer

SAEXPLORATION SEISMIC SERVICES (US), LLC

By:

 

/s/ Michael J. Faust

Name:

 

Michael J. Faust

Title:

 

Interim Chief Executive Officer

 

NES, LLC.

By:

 

/s/ Michael J. Faust

Name:

 

Michael J. Faust

Title:

 

Interim Chief Executive Officer

SAEXPLORATION ACQUISITIONS (US), LLC

By:

 

/s/ Michael J. Faust

Name:

 

Michael J. Faust

Title:

 

Interim Chief Executive Officer

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT]


ABL AGENT:

Cantor Fitzgerald Securities

By:

 

/s/ James Buccola

Name:

 

James Buccola

Title:

 

Head of Fixed Income

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT]


TRUSTEE AND NOTEHOLDER COLLATERAL AGENT:

Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB

By:

 

/s/ Geoffrey J. Lewis

Name:

 

Geoffrey J. Lewis

Title:

 

Vice President

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT]


ABL LENDERS AND NOTEHOLDERS:

HIGHBRIDGE MSF INTERNATIONAL LTD.

By: Highbridge Capital Management, LLC, as Trading Manager and not in its individual capacity

By:

 

/s/ Jason Hempel

 

Name: Jason Hempel

 

Title: Managing Director

HIGHBRIDGE TACTICAL CREDIT MASTER FUND, L.P.

By: Highbridge Capital Management, LLC, as Trading Manager and not in its individual capacity

By:

 

/s/ Jason Hempel

 

Name: Jason Hempel

 

Title: Managing Director

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT]


ABL LENDERS AND NOTEHOLDERS:

WHITEBOX ASYMMETRIC PARTNERS, L.P.

By:

 

/s/ Mark Strefling

 

Name: Mark Strefling

 

Title: Partner & CEO

WHITEBOX MULTI-STRATEGY PARTNERS, L.P.

By: Whitebox Advisors LLC its investment manager

By:

 

/s/ Mark Strefling

 

Name: Mark Strefling

 

Title: Partner & CEO

WHITEBOX CREDIT PARTNERS, L.P.

By: Whitebox Advisors LLC its investment manager

By:

 

/s/ Mark Strefling

 

Name: Mark Strefling

 

Title: Partner & CEO

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT]


TERM LENDER:
WBOX 2015-7 LTD.

By:

 

/s/ Mark Strefling

 

Name: Mark Strefling

 

Title: Partner & CEO

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT]


ABL AND TERM LENDERS AND NOTEHOLDERS:
      

BLUE MOUNTAIN CREDIT ALTERNATIVES MASTER FUND L.P.

 

By:

 

/s/ David O’Mara

   

Name: David O’Mara

   

Title: Deputy General Counsel

  BLUEMOUNTAIN KICKING HORSE FUND L.P.
 

By:

 

/s/ David O’Mara

   

Name: David O’Mara

   

Title: Deputy General Counsel

 

BLUEMOUNTAIN MONTENVERS MASTER FUND SCA SICAV-SIF

 

By:

 

/s/ David O’Mara

   

Name: David O’Mara

   

Title: Deputy General Counsel

  BLUEMOUNTAIN GUADALUPE PEAK FUND L.P.
 

By:

 

/s/ David O’Mara

   

Name: David O’Mara

   

Title: Deputy General Counsel

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT]


BLUEMOUNTAIN SUMMIT TRADING L.P.

By:

 

/s/ David O’Mara

 

Name: David O’Mara

 

Title: Deputy General Counsel

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT]


ABL AND TERM LENDER AND NOTEHOLDER:
       JOHN PECORA
 

By:

 

/s/ John Pecora

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT]


ABL AND TERM LENDER AND NOTEHOLDER:
AMZAK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
 

By:

 

/s/ Samuel Barker

 

Name: Samuel Barker

    

 

Title: Senior Fixed Income Analyst

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT]


ABL LENDER AND NOTEHOLDER:
DUPONT PENSION TRUST
 

By:

 

/s/ Kris Kowal

    

 

Name: Kris Kowal

 

Title: Managing Director

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT]


ABL LENDER AND NOTEHOLDER:
       JEFF HASTINGS
 

By:

 

/s/ Jeff Hastings

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT]

Exhibit 10.3

Execution Version

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) dated as of December 11, 2019, by and between CANTOR FITZGERALD SECURITIES, as agent (in such capacity, with its successors and assigns, and as defined in the Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement, the “ABL Agent”), DELAWARE TRUST COMPANY, as administrative agent and collateral agent (in such capacities with its successors and assigns, and as defined in the Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement, the “Term Agent”), and the ABL Lenders and Term Lenders party hereto.

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, the ABL Agent and the Term Agent (among others) entered into that certain Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2016 (the “Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement”; capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement),1 and each Loan Party acknowledged and consented to such Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the ABL Agent and the Term Agent have agreed to amend the Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement as provided herein, each at the direction of the Required Lenders, under and as defined in the respective Loan Documents;

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

Section 1. Amendment to Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement. The definition of “ABL Obligations Cap” in Section 1.2 of the Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the number $30,000,000 therefrom and inserting in lieu thereof the number $40,000,000.

Section 2. Miscellaneous.

2.1 Continuing Effect. Expect as specifically provided herein, the Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects. This Amendment shall form a part of the Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement for all purposes.

2.2 No Waiver. This Amendment is limited as specified and the execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a modification, acceptance or waiver of any provision of the Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement, except as specifically set forth herein.

 

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The Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2016, is by and between the ABL Agent, the Term Agent, and Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB as Existing Noteholder Agent and Additional Noteholder Agent. As of the date hereof, the obligations relating to the Existing Notes and Additional Notes have been indefeasibly paid in cash or otherwise satisfied in full. As a result, Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB as Existing Noteholder Agent and Additional Noteholder Agent is not required to be a party hereto. In addition, to the extent there is any conflict between the Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement and that certain Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of September 26, 2018 (the “2018 Intercreditor Agreement”), Section 10.18 of the 2018 Intercreditor Agreement provides that the 2018 Intercreditor Agreement shall control. As a result, this Amendment is being entered into in an abundance of caution to the extent the Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement has not been terminated according to its terms.

 

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2.3 Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE REQUIRED BY MANDATORY PROVISIONS OF LAW AND EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT REMEDIES PROVIDED BY THE LAWS OF ANY JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF NEW YORK ARE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION.

2.4 Captions. Captions and section headings appearing herein are included solely for convenience of reference and are not intended to affect the interpretation of any provision of this Amendment.

2.5 Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Amendment on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart to this Amendment by facsimile transmission or by electronic mail in pdf format shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

2.6 Consent of the Required Holders.

(a) Each of the ABL Lenders party hereto (which collectively constitute the Required Lenders, as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement) hereby (i) authorizes and directs the ABL Agent to execute and deliver this Amendment, and (ii) acknowledges and agrees that (x) the foregoing directed action constitutes a direction from the Required Lenders under Section 17 of the ABL Credit Agreement, (y) Sections 11.3, 17.3, 17.5, and 19.9 of the ABL Credit Agreement and all other rights, protections, privileges, immunities, exculpations, and indemnities afforded to the ABL Agent under the Loan Documents (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement) shall apply to any and all actions taken or not taken by the ABL Agent in accordance with such direction, and (z) the ABL Agent may conclusively rely upon (and shall be fully protected in relying upon) the Register (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement) in determining such ABL Lender’s ownership of the Advances (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement) and unused Commitments (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement) on and as of the date hereof. Each undersigned ABL Lender hereby severally represents and warrants to the ABL Agent that, on and as of the date hereof, it is duly authorized to enter into this Amendment.

(b) Each of the Term Lenders party hereto (which collectively constitute the Required Lenders, as defined in the Term Credit Agreement) hereby (i) authorizes and directs the Term Agent to execute and deliver this Amendment, and (ii) acknowledges and agrees that (x) the foregoing directed action constitutes a direction from the Required Lenders under Section 17 of the Term Credit Agreement, (y) Sections 11.3, 17.3, 17.5, and 19.9 of the Term Credit Agreement and all other rights, protections, privileges, immunities, exculpations, and indemnities afforded to the Term Agent under the Loan Documents (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement) shall apply to any and all actions taken or not taken by the Term Agent in accordance with such direction, and (z) the Term Agent may conclusively rely upon (and shall be fully protected in relying upon) the Register (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement) in determining such Term Lender’s ownership of the Advances (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement) and unused Commitments (as defined in the Term Credit Agreement) on and as of the date hereof. Each undersigned Term Lender hereby severally represents and warrants to the Term Agent that, on and as of the date hereof, it is duly authorized to enter into this Amendment. Each of the Term Lenders party hereto further acknowledges and consents to (i) Amendment No. 5 to Third Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement, dated on or about the date hereof

 

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(the “Fifth Amendment”), the form of which is attached as Exhibit A hereto and (ii) the Series F Warrant Agreement (as defined in the Fifth Amendment) and the issuance of the Fifth Amendment Warrants (as defined in the Fifth Amendment) and Holdings’ shares of common stock pursuant thereto.

2.7 Rights of Agents. The ABL Agent and Term Agent shall have all of the rights, protections, privileges, immunities, exculpations, and indemnities as set forth in the ABL Credit Agreement and Term Credit Agreement respectively, as if set forth herein.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

CANTOR FITZGERALD SECURITIES, as ABL Agent

By:

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

DELAWARE TRUST COMPANY, as Term Agent

By:

 

/s/ Benjamin Hancock

Name:

 

Benjamin Hancock

Title:

 

Assistant Vice President

 

Agreed to and acknowledged by:

SAEXPLORATION HOLDINGS, INC.

By:

 

/s/ Michael J. Faust

Name:

 

Michael J. Faust

Title:

 

Chief Executive Officer

SAEXPLORATION, INC.

By:

 

/s/ Michael J. Faust

Name:

 

Michael J. Faust

Title:

 

Interim Chief Executive Officer

SAEXPLORATION SUB, INC.

By:

 

/s/ Michael J. Faust

Name:

 

Michael J. Faust

Title:

 

Interim Chief Executive Officer

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT]


SAEXPLORATION SEISMIC SERVICES (US), LLC

By:

 

/s/ Michael J. Faust

Name:

 

Michael J. Faust

Title:

 

Interim Chief Executive Officer

NES, LLC.

By:

 

/s/ Michael J. Faust

Name:

 

Michael J. Faust

Title:

 

Interim Chief Executive Officer

SAEXPLORATION ACQUISITIONS (US), LLC

By:

 

/s/ Michael J. Faust

Name:

 

Michael J. Faust

Title:

 

Interim Chief Executive Officer

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT]


ABL AGENT:

CANTOR FITZGERALD SECURITIES, as Agent

By:

 

/s/ James Buccola

Name: James Buccola

Title: Head of Fixed Income

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT]


ABL LENDERS:

    

 

HIGHBRIDGE MSF INTERNATIONAL LTD.

 

By: Highbridge Capital Management, LLC, as Trading Manager and not in its individual capacity

 

By:

 

/s/ Jason Hempel

   

Name: Jason Hempel

   

Title: Managing Director

 

HIGHBRIDGE TACTICAL CREDIT MASTER FUND, L.P.

 

By: Highbridge Capital Management, LLC, as Trading Manager and not in its individual capacity

 

By:

 

/s/ Jason Hempel

   

Name: Jason Hempel

   

Title: Managing Director

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT]


ABL LENDERS:

WHITEBOX ASYMMETRIC PARTNERS, L.P.

By:

 

/s/ Mark Strefling

 

Name: Mark Strefling

 

Title: Partner & CEO

WHITEBOX MULTI-STRATEGY PARTNERS, L.P.

By: Whitebox Advisors LLC its investment manager

By:

 

/s/ Mark Strefling

 

Name: Mark Strefling

 

Title: Partner & CEO

WHITEBOX CREDIT PARTNERS, L.P.

By: Whitebox Advisors LLC its investment manager

By:

 

/s/ Mark Strefling

 

Name: Mark Strefling

 

Title: Partner & CEO

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT]


TERM LENDER:

WBOX 2015-7 LTD.

By:

 

/s/ Mark Strefling

 

Name: Mark Strefling

 

Title: Partner & CEO

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT]


ABL AND TERM LENDERS:
 

BLUE MOUNTAIN CREDIT ALTERNATIVES MASTER FUND L.P.

 

By:

 

/s/ David O’Mara

   

Name: David O’Mara

   

Title: Deputy General Counsel

  BLUEMOUNTAIN KICKING HORSE FUND L.P.
 

By:

 

/s/ David O’Mara

    

   

Name: David O’Mara

   

Title: Deputy General Counsel

 

BLUEMOUNTAIN MONTENVERS MASTER FUND SCA SICAV-SIF

 

By:

 

/s/ David O’Mara

   

Name: David O’Mara

   

Title: Deputy General Counsel

  BLUEMOUNTAIN GUADALUPE PEAK FUND L.P.
 

By:

 

/s/ David O’Mara

   

Name: David O’Mara

   

Title: Deputy General Counsel

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT]


BLUEMOUNTAIN SUMMIT TRADING L.P.

By:

 

/s/ David O’Mara

 

Name: David O’Mara

 

Title: Deputy General Counsel

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT]


ABL AND TERM LENDER:
       JOHN PECORA
 

By:

 

/s/ John Pecora

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT]


ABL AND TERM LENDER:
AMZAK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

    

 

By:

 

/s/ Samuel Barker

 

Name: Samuel Barker

 

Title: Senior Fixed Income Analyst

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT]


ABL LENDER:
DUPONT PENSION TRUST

    

 

By:

 

/s/ Kris Kowal

 

Name: Kris Kowal

 

Title: Managing Director

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT]


ABL LENDER:
       JEFF HASTINGS
 

By:

 

/s/ Jeff Hastings

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT]