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WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP. AND WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS INTERNATIONAL LTD.

as Borrowers

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THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
as Co-Lead Arranger, Joint Bookrunner and Administrative Agent

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BANK OF MONTREAL
as Co-Lead Arranger, Joint Bookrunner and Syndication Agent

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CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE, NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA,

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA AND THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK

as Co-Documentation Agents

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BANK OF MONTREAL AND ROYAL BANK OF CANADA

as Co-Lead Sustainability Structuring Agents and Coordinators

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THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA AND CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE

as Co-Sustainability Agents

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THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, BANK OF MONTREAL, CANADIAN IMPERIAL

BANK OF COMMERCE, ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, THE TORONTO-DOMINION

BANK, EXPORT DEVELOPMENT CANADA, NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA AND

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., CANADA BRANCH

as Lenders

SECOND AMENDING AGREEMENT TO THE SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING TERM FACILITY CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of June [25], 2024


SECOND AMENDING AGREEMENT TO
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING TERM FACILITY CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT dated as of the [25th] day of June, 2024.

BETWEEN:

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, a Canadian chartered bank

(herein, in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders, called the "Administrative Agent")

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WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP., a corporation continued under the laws of the Province of Ontario, and WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS INTERNATIONAL LTD., an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands,

(herein called the "Borrowers")

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THE SEVERAL LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT

(herein and therein in their capacities as lenders to the Borrowers, collectively called the "Lenders" and individually called a "Lender")

WHEREAS the Borrowers, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent entered into a second amended and restated revolving term facility credit agreement dated as of July 18, 2022, in connection with a certain credit facility in favour of the Borrowers, as amended by the first amending agreement dated as of June 22, 2023 (the "Credit Agreement");

AND WHEREAS the Borrowers, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent hereto wish to amend certain provisions of the Credit Agreement;

NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSES that, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties covenant and agree as follows:


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ARTICLE 1
DEFINED TERMS

1.1 Capitalized Terms

All capitalized terms which are used herein without being specifically defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement.

ARTICLE 2
AMENDMENTS TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

2.1 General Rule

Subject to the terms and conditions herein contained, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to the extent necessary to give effect to the provisions of this agreement and to incorporate the provisions of this agreement into the Credit Agreement.

2.2 Defined Terms

(a) The definition of "Maturity Date" in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced by the following:

""Maturity Date" means June [25], 2029."

ARTICLE 3
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

3.1 Representations and Warranties

To induce the Lenders and the Administrative Agent to enter into this agreement, the Borrowers hereby represent and warrant to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent that the representations and warranties of the Borrowers which are contained in Section 10.1 of the Credit Agreement, as hereby amended, are true and correct on the date hereof as if made on the date hereof.

ARTICLE 4
CONDITION PRECEDENT

4.1 Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of this Agreement

This agreement shall not become effective until the following conditions precedent are fulfilled:

(a) this agreement shall have been executed and delivered by each of the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders;

(b) the attached acknowledgement and consent shall have been executed and delivered by each Guarantor to the Administrative Agent;


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(c) the Borrowers shall have paid to the Lenders and to The Bank of Nova Scotia and Bank of Montreal, in their respective capacities as co-lead arrangers of the Credit Facility (the "Joint-Lead Arrangers") all fees and expenses required to be paid in connection with the fee letter of even date executed by the Borrowers and the Joint-Lead Arrangers.

ARTICLE 5
MISCELLANEOUS

5.1 No Default 

The Borrowers represent and warrant to and in favour of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that no Default has occurred and is continuing as at the date this agreement becomes effective and no Default would arise immediately thereafter.

5.2 Future References to the Credit Agreement

On and after the date of this agreement, each reference in the Credit Agreement to "this agreement", "hereunder", "hereof", or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, and each reference in any related document to the "Credit Agreement", "thereunder", "thereof", or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.  The Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, is and shall continue to be in full force and effect and is hereby in all respects ratified and confirmed.

5.3 Governing Law

This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario.

5.4 Enurement

This agreement shall enure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

5.5 Conflict

If any provision of this agreement is inconsistent or conflicts with any provision of the Credit Agreement, the relevant provision of this agreement shall prevail and be paramount.  This agreement shall not create any novation.

5.6 No Waiver

This agreement shall not limit, impair or constitute a waiver of the rights, powers or remedies available to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders under the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document.


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5.7 Credit Document

This agreement shall be deemed to be a Credit Document.

5.8 Further Assurances

Each Borrower shall do, execute and deliver or shall cause to be done, executed and delivered all such further acts, documents and things as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request for the purpose of giving effect to this agreement and to each and every provision hereof.

5.9 Counterparts

This agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this agreement on the date first above written.

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.

Suite 3500 - 1021 West Hastings St.

Vancouver, British Columbia

V6E 0C3 

Attention: Gary Brown

Email: gary.brown@wheatonpm.com

  

 

WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP. 

   

 

By:

/s/ Gary Brown

 

 

Name: Gary Brown

 

 

Title: Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

 

  

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:


Wheaton Precious Metals International Ltd.

Suite 300, 94 Solaris Avenue
Camana Bay
P.O. Box 1791 GT
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands KY1-1109 

Attention: Gary Brown

Email: gary.brown@wheatonpm.com

 

WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS INTERNATIONAL LTD.  

   

 

By:

/s/ Patrick Drouin

 

 

Name: Patrick Drouin

 

 

Title: President & Chief Sustainability Officer

 

  

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:




The Bank of Nova Scotia

Global Loan Syndications - Agency Services

40 Temperance Street, 6th Floors

Toronto, Ontario  M5H 0B4

Attention: Head of Agency Services

Email:  agency.services@scotiabank.com

 

 

 

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as Administrative Agent 

   

 

By:

/s/ Alastair Borthwick

 

 

Name: Alastair Borthwick

 

 

Title: Managing Director

 

   

 

By:

/s/ Agnes Podbielski

 

 

Name: Agnes Podbielski

 

 

Title: Director




The Bank of Nova Scotia

Global Loan Syndications - Agency Services

40 Temperance Street, 6th Floors

Toronto, Ontario  M5H 0B4

Attention: Kurt Foellmer

Email:  kurt.foellmer@scotiabank.com

 

 

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as Lender 

   

 

By:

/s/ Kurt Foellmer

 

 

Name: Kurt Foellmer

 

 

Title: Director

 

  

 

By:

/s/ Monika Kokolari

 

 

Name: Monika Kokolari

 

 

Title: Associate




Bank of Montreal

885 West Georgia Street

18th Floor

Vancouver, BC  V6C 3G1 

Attention: Ben Rough,

 Director, Corporate Banking

Email:  ben.rough@bmo.com

 

BANK OF MONTREAL, as Lender  

   

 

By:

/s/ Ben Rough

 

 

Name: Ben Rough

 

 

Title: Director, Corporate Banking

 

 

 

 

 

 




Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

Global Mining Corporate Banking

161 Bay Street, 8th Floor

Toronto, Ontario M5J 2S8

 

Attention: Mark Saraiva, Executive Director

Email: Mark.Saraiva@cibc.com

 

CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE, as Lender 

   
 

By:

/s/ Mark Saraiva

 

 

Name: Mark Saraiva

 

 

Title: Executive Director

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kazim Mehdi

 

 

Name:  Kazim Mehdi

 

 

Title: Managing Director and Head




Royal Bank of Canada

4th Floor, South Tower

Royal Bank Plaza

200 Bay Street

Toronto, ON  M5J 2W7

 

Attention: Stam Fountoulakis,

 Managing Director

Email: stam.fountoulakis@rbccm.com

 

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, as Lender 

   
 

By:

/s/ Stam Fountoulakis

 

 

Name: Stam Fountoulakis

 

 

Title: Managing Director

 

 

 




The Toronto-Dominion Bank

700 West Georgia St., Suite 1700

Vancouver, B.C.  V7Y 1B6

 

Attention: Rahim Kabani

Email: Rahim.kabani@tdsecurities.com

 

THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK, as Lender 

   
 

By:

/s/ Rahim Kabani

 

 

Name: Rahim Kabani

 

 

Title: Managing Director

 

  

 

By:

/s/ Ben Montgomery

 

 

Name: Ben Montgomery

 

 

Title: Director




Export Development Canada

150 Slater Street

Ottawa, ON  K1A 1K3 

 

Attention: Matthew Visser

Email:   mvisser@edc.ca

 

 

EXPORT DEVELOPMENT CANADA, as Lender  

   
 

By:

/s/ Matthew Visser

 

 

Name: Matthew Visser

 

 

Title: Financing Manager

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Vincent Seidner

 

 

Name: Vincent Seidner

 

 

Title: Senior Associate




National Bank of Canada

130 King Street West

32nd Floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5X 1J9 

Attention: Allan Fordyce

Email:  Allan.fordyce@nbc.ca

 

NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA, as Lender

   

 

By:

/s/ Zain Ahmed

 

 

Name: Zain Ahmed

 

 

Title: Director

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Allan Fordyce

 

 

Name: Allan Fordyce

 

 

Title: Director




Bank of America, N.A., Canada Branch

574 - 1055 Dunsmuir Street
PO BOX 49295

Vancouver, BC  V7X 1L3 

Attention: David Rafferty, Senior Vice President

Email: david.rafferty@bofa.com

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., CANADA BRANCH, as Lender

   

 

By:

/s/ David Rafferty

 

 

Name: David Rafferty

 

 

Title: Senior Vice President

     
     
     


ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CONSENT

The undersigned, each being a guarantor of the applicable Obligations under, inter alia, the Credit Agreement, hereby acknowledge, agree to and consent to the foregoing amendments to the Credit Agreement and hereby confirm their obligations under their respective Guarantee.

 

WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS CORP. 

   

 

By:

/s/ Gary Brown

 

 

Name: Gary Brown

 

 

Title: Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:


 

WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS INTERNATIONAL LTD.

   

 

By:

/s/ Patrick Drouin

 

Name:

Patrick Drouin

 

Title:

President & Chief Sustainability Officer

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 


 

SILVER WHEATON LUXEMBOURG S.À R.L.

   

 

By:

/s/ Gisela Passchier

 

Name:

Gisela Passchier

 

Title:

Class A Manager

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jacques de Patoul

 

Name:

Jacques de Patoul

 

Title:

Class B Manager




 

WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS (CAYMAN) CO. 

   

 

By:

/s/ Patrick Drouin

 

Name:

Patrick Drouin

 

Title:

President & Chief Sustainability Officer

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title: