SECOND AMENDING AGREEMENT
Execution Version
Exhibit 99.3
SECOND AMENDING AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made effective as of October 7, 2024
BETWEEN:
OBSIDIAN ENERGY LTD., a corporation subsisting under the laws of the Province of Alberta (hereinafter referred to as the "Borrower"),
OF THE FIRST PART,
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ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, BANK OF MONTREAL, CANADIAN WESTERN BANK, INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA (CANADA) and ICBC STANDARD BANK PLC (hereinafter referred to collectively as the "Lenders" and individually as a "Lender"),
OF THE SECOND PART,
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ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, a Canadian chartered bank, as agent of the Lenders (hereinafter referred to as the "Agent"),
OF THE THIRD PART.
WHEREAS ICBC Standard Bank Plc (the "New Lender") has agreed to provide a Syndicated Facility Commitment and to become a Lender in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement;
AND WHEREAS the parties hereto have agreed to amend and supplement certain provisions of the Credit Agreement as hereinafter set forth;
NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSES that in consideration of the covenants and agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby conclusively acknowledged by each of the parties hereto, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:
"Agreement" means this second amending agreement, as amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time.
"Credit Agreement" means the credit agreement made as of July 27, 2022, as amended and restated as of March 22, 2023 and May 1, 2024 and as further amended and restated pursuant to the amended and restated credit agreement made as of June 26, 2024 between the Borrower, the Lenders (other than the New Lender) and the Agent, as amended by a consent and first amending agreement made effective as of September 18, 2024.
Capitalized terms used herein without express definition shall have the same meanings herein as are ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Agreement.
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Schedule A – Lenders and Commitments; and
Schedule B – Form of Confirmation of Guarantee and Security.
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The New Lender acknowledges to the Agent that a copy of the Credit Agreement (including a copy of the schedules annexed thereto) has been made available to it for review and further acknowledges and agrees that it has received copies of such other Documents and such other information that it has requested for the purposes of its investigation and analysis of all matters related to this Agreement, the Credit Agreement, the other Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The New Lender acknowledges to the Agent that it is satisfied with the form and substance of the Credit Agreement (as amended and supplemented hereby) and the other Documents.
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The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Agent and to each Lender, and the Borrower acknowledges and confirms that the Agent and each Lender are relying upon such representations and warranties, as follows:
The representations and warranties set out herein shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of each Drawdown under the Credit Agreement, notwithstanding any investigations or examinations which may be made by or on behalf of the Agent, the Lenders or Lenders' Counsel. Such representations and warranties shall survive until the Credit Agreement has been terminated.
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The amendments and supplements to the Credit Agreement contained herein shall be effective upon, and shall be subject to, the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
The foregoing conditions precedent are inserted for the sole benefit of the Lenders and the Agent and may be waived in writing by the Lenders, in whole or in part (with or without terms and conditions).
The Credit Agreement and the other Documents to which the Borrower is a party and all covenants, terms and provisions thereof, except as expressly amended and supplemented by this Agreement, shall be and continue to be in full force and effect and the Credit Agreement as amended and supplemented by this Agreement and each of the other Documents to which the Borrower is a party is hereby ratified and confirmed and shall from and after the date hereof continue in full force and effect as herein amended and supplemented, with such amendments and supplements being effective from and as of the date hereof upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 6 hereof.
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The parties hereto shall from time to time do all such further acts and things and execute and deliver all such documents as are reasonably required by the Agent (acting reasonably) in order to effect the full intent of and fully perform and carry out the terms of this Agreement.
This Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery by fax or other electronic transmission of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement. The words "execution", "execute", "signed", "signature", and words of like import in or related to any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including, without limitation, as provided in Parts 2 and 3 of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (Canada), the Electronic Commerce Act, 2000 (Ontario), the Electronic Transactions Act (British Columbia), the Electronic Transactions Act (Alberta), or any other similar laws based on the Uniform Electronic Commerce Act of the Uniform Law Conference of Canada. The Agent may, in its discretion, require that any such documents and signatures executed electronically or delivered by fax or other electronic transmission be confirmed by a manually-signed original thereof; provided that the failure to request or deliver the same shall not limit the effectiveness of any document or signature executed electronically or delivered by fax or other electronic transmission.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have executed this Agreement.
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Chief Financial Officer |
Signature Page to the Second Amending Agreement
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LENDERS: |
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ROYAL BANK OF CANADA |
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BANK OF MONTREAL |
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CANADIAN WESTERN BANK |
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INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA (CANADA) |
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Signature Page to the Second Amending Agreement
ICBC STANDARD BANK PLC |
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AGENT: |
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ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, |
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Signature Page to the Second Amending Agreement
SCHEDULE A
LENDERS AND COMMITMENTS
Lender
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Operating Facility Commitment |
Syndicated Facility Commitment |
Term Loan Facility Commitment |
Aggregate Individual Commitment |
Royal Bank of Canada
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[Redacted - Amount] |
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Bank of Montreal |
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[Redacted - Amount] |
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Canadian Western Bank |
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Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Canada) |
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ICBC Standard Bank Plc |
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Cdn.$25,000,000 |
Cdn.$275,000,000 |
Cdn.$10,000,000 |
Cdn.$310,000,000 |
SCHEDULE B
Form of Confirmation of Guarantee and Security
CONFIRMATION OF GUARANTEE AND SECURITY
TO: The Lenders, Hedging Affiliates and each Cash Manager (together with the Agent (as defined below), collectively, the "Lender Secured Parties")
AND TO: Royal Bank of Canada, as agent of the Lenders (the "Agent")
DATE: October 7, 2024
WHEREAS Obsidian Energy Ltd. (the "Borrower") entered into a credit agreement made as of July 27, 2022, as amended and restated as of March 22, 2023 and May 1, 2024 and as further amended and restated pursuant to the amended and restated credit agreement made as of June 26, 2024 between the Borrower, the Lenders and the Agent, as amended by a consent and first amending agreement made effective as of September 18, 2024 (as so amended and restated and further amended, the "Existing Credit Agreement");
AND WHEREAS each of the undersigned guaranteed: (a) (except in the case of the Borrower), all of the Obligations of the Borrower under, pursuant or relating to the Existing Credit Agreement and the other Documents; (b) all of the Lender Financial Instrument Obligations; and (c) all Cash Management Obligations, (collectively, the "Guaranteed Obligations"), in each case, pursuant to one or more guarantees, each made as of July 27, 2022 (collectively, the "Guarantees" and each a "Guarantee"), granted by each of the undersigned (either directly or through one or more of its amalgamation predecessors) in favour of the Agent and each of the other Lender Secured Parties;
AND WHEREAS as collateral security for, among other things, all of its Obligations (including, without limitation, its obligations arising under its respective Guarantee), Lender Financial Instrument Obligations and Cash Management Obligations (collectively, the "Lender Secured Obligations"), each of the undersigned (either directly or through one or more of its amalgamation predecessors) executed and delivered to the Agent, for and on behalf of the Lender Secured Parties, in each case, one or more floating charge demand debentures, debenture pledge agreements and general security agreements, each dated July 27, 2022 (together with all other Security (under and as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement), collectively, the "Security");
AND WHEREAS pursuant to a second amending agreement (the "Second Amending Agreement") made as of even date herewith, the Borrower, the Lenders and the Agent have agreed to amend and supplement the Existing Credit Agreement;
AND WHEREAS each of the undersigned has been provided with a true, correct and complete copy of the Second Amending Agreement;
AND WHEREAS each of the undersigned wishes to confirm to the Lender Secured Parties that: (a) its respective Guarantee continues to apply to the Guaranteed Obligations and (b) the Security continues to apply to the Lender Secured Obligations (including, for certainty, its obligations arising under its respective Guarantee);
IN CONSIDERATION of the sum of Cdn.$10.00 now paid by the Lender Secured Parties to each of the undersigned and other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby conclusively acknowledged), each of the undersigned hereby confirms and agrees that: (a) each of its respective Guarantees and the Security is and shall remain in full force and effect in all respects notwithstanding the amendment of the Existing Credit Agreement pursuant to the Second Amending Agreement, (b) each of its respective Guarantees shall continue to exist and apply to all of the Guaranteed Obligations and the Security shall continue to exist and apply to all of the Lender Secured Obligations (in each case, including, without limitation, the Obligations of the Borrower under, pursuant or relating to the Existing Credit Agreement as amended by the Second Amending Agreement). This Confirmation of Guarantee and Security is in addition to and shall not limit, derogate from or otherwise affect any provisions of any Guarantee or the Security including, without limitation, Article 2 and Article 3 of each Guarantee.
Capitalized terms used herein without express definition shall have the same meanings herein as are ascribed thereto in the Existing Credit Agreement as amended by the Second Amending Agreement, as the context requires.
This Confirmation of Guarantee and Security shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Alberta and the laws of Canada applicable therein, without prejudice to or limitation of any other rights or remedies available under the laws of any jurisdiction where property or assets of any of the undersigned may be found. Delivery by fax or other electronic transmission of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Confirmation shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Confirmation.
DATED as of the date first written above.
OBSIDIAN ENERGY PARTNERSHIP, by its managing partner, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ALBERTA LTD.,
each of the foregoing by the undersigned |
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