EX-10.6 27 d407725dex106.htm EX-10.6 EX-10.6

Exhibit 10.6

FIRST AMENDING AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT is made as of August 1, 2012

BETWEEN:

ENBRIDGE INC., a corporation subsisting under the laws of Canada (hereinafter referred to as the “Borrower”),

OF THE FIRST PART,

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THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND OTHER PERSONS SET FORTH ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HERETO, and such other persons as become parties hereto as lenders (hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the “Lenders” and sometimes individually referred to as a “Lender”),

OF THE SECOND PART,

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THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK, a Canadian chartered bank, as agent of the Lenders (hereinafter referred to as the “Agent”),

OF THE THIRD PART.

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:

 

1. Interpretation

1.1 In this Agreement and the recitals hereto, unless something in the subject matter or context is inconsistent therewith:

“First Amending Agreement” means this first amending agreement.

“Credit Agreement” means the credit agreement made as of August 3, 2011 between the Borrower, the Lenders and the Agent.

 

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1.2 Capitalized terms used herein without express definition shall have the same meanings herein as are ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement.

1.3 The division of this First Amending Agreement into Sections and the insertion of headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this First Amending Agreement. The terms “this First Amending Agreement”, “hereof”, “hereunder” and similar expressions refer to this First Amending Agreement and not to any particular Section or other portion hereof and include any agreements supplemental hereto.

1.4 This First Amending Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Alberta and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein.

 

2. Amendments and Supplements

2.1 Extension of Maturity Date. The reference to “August 3, 2016” in the definition of “Maturity Date” contained in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with “August 3, 2017”. The parties hereto confirm and agree that the Maturity Date is hereby extended to August 3, 2017.

2.2 Reduction in Pricing. The chart contained in the definition of “Applicable Pricing Rate” contained in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

 

“Level

   

Debt Ratings

S&P/DBRS

    Margin on
Canadian Prime
Rate Loans and
U.S. Base Rate
Loans		    Margin on Libor
Loans,
Acceptance Fees
for Bankers’
Acceptances		    Standby Fee on
Credit Facility

1

    AA-/AA(low)
or higher		    0.00% per annum    0.875% per annum    0.175% per annum

2

    A-, A or A+/
A(low), A or A (high)		    0.00% per annum    1.00% per annum    0.200% per annum

3

    BBB+/BBB(high)    0.25% per annum    1.25% per annum    0.250% per annum

4

    BBB/BBB    0.50% per annum    1.50% per annum    0.300% per annum

5

    BBB-/BBB(low)
or lower
or if no rating		    0.75% per annum    1.75% per annum    0.350% per annum

 

3. Fees

3.1 Amendment and Extension Fee. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay to the Agent, for each Lender, a fee in Canadian Dollars in the amount previously offered by the Borrower to the Lenders in respect hereof.

 

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4. Representations and Warranties

The Borrower hereby represents and warrants as follows to each Lender and the Agent and acknowledges and confirms that each Lender and the Agent is relying upon such representations and warranties:

 

  (a) Capacity, Power and Authority

 

  (i) It is duly incorporated and is validly subsisting under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or creation and has all the requisite corporate capacity, power and authority to carry on its business as presently conducted and to own its property; and

 

  (ii) It has the requisite corporate capacity, power and authority to execute and deliver this First Amending Agreement.

 

  (b) Authorization; Enforceability

It has taken or caused to be taken all necessary action to authorize, and has duly executed and delivered, this First Amending Agreement, and this First Amending Agreement is a legal, valid and binding obligation of it, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, winding-up, insolvency, moratorium or other laws of general application affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and to the equitable and statutory powers of the courts having jurisdiction with respect thereto.

The representations and warranties set out in this First Amending Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this First Amending Agreement and the making of each Drawdown, notwithstanding any investigations or examinations which may be made by the Agent, the Lenders or Lenders’ Counsel. Such representations and warranties shall survive until the Credit Agreement has been terminated.

 

5. Condition Precedent

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 Borrower shall have paid to the Agent, for the account of the Lenders, the fees contemplated by Section 3 hereof. The foregoing condition precedent is 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).

 

6. Confirmation of Credit Agreement and other Documents

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 First Amending Agreement, shall be and continue to be in full force and effect and the Credit Agreement, as amended and supplemented by this First Amending Agreement, and each of the

 

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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 upon satisfaction of the condition precedent set forth in Section 5 hereof.

 

7. Further Assurances

The parties hereto shall from time to time do all such further acts and things and execute and deliver all such documents as are required in order to effect the full intent of and fully perform and carry out the terms of this First Amending Agreement.

 

8. Counterparts

This First Amending Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and delivered by facsimile or other means of electronic communication, 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, and it shall not be necessary in making proof of this First Amending Agreement to produce or account for more than one such counterpart

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have executed this First Amending Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

ENBRIDGE INC.
By:  

/s/ Colin K. Gruending

  Name:   Colin K. Gruending
  Title:   Vice-President, Treasury & Tax
By:  

/s/ Alison T. Love

  Name:   Alison T. Love
  Title:   Vice President & Corporate Secretary
LENDERS:
THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK
By:  

/s/ Greg Hickaway

  Name:   Greg Hickaway
  Title:   Managing Director
By:  

/s/ Glen Cameron

  Name:   Glen Cameron
  Title:   Vice President & Director

CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF

COMMERCE

By:  

/s/ Randy Geislinger

  Name:   Randy Geislinger
  Title:   Executive Director
By:  

/s/ Joelle Chatwin

  Name:   Joelle Chatwin
  Title:   Executive Director

 

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THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
By:  

/s/ Richard Lee

  Name: Richard Lee
  Title: Managing Director & IH
By:  

/s/ Beau Filkowski

  Name: Beau Filkowski
  Title: Associate
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
By:  

/s/ Sonia G. Tibbatts

  Name:Sonia G. Tibbatts
  Title: Authorized Signatory
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
HSBC BANK CANADA
By:  

/s/ Vivek Varma

  Name: Vivek Varma
  Title: Director
By:  

/s/ Fabrizio Carrano

  Name: Fabrizio Carrano
  Title: Vice President
BANK OF MONTREAL
By:  

/s/ Robert Heinrichs

  Name: Robert Heinrichs
  Title: Managing Director
By:  

/s/ Louis-Francois Laberge

  Name: Louis-Francois Laberge
  Title: Associate

 

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UBS AG CANADA BRANCH
By:  

/s/ Irja R. Otsa

  Name: Irja R. Otsa
  Title: Attorney-in-Fact
By:  

/s/ Mary E. Evans

  Name: Mary E. Evans
  Title: Attorney-in-Fact
DNB NOR BANK ASA
By:  

/s/ Cathleen Buckley

  Name: Cathleen Buckley
  Title: Senior Vice President
By:  

/s/ Andrea Ozbolt

  Name: Andrea Ozbolt
 

Title: Vice President

DEUTSCHE BANK AG, CANADA BRANCH
By:  

/s/ Paul Jurist

  Name: Paul Jurist
 

Title: Managing Director & Chief

Country Officer

By:  

/s/ Marcellus Leung

  Name: Marcellus Leung
  Title: Assistant Vice President
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. TORONTO BRANCH
By:  

/s/ Juan Javellana

  Name: Juan Javellana
  Title: Executive Director
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

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NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA
By:  

/s/ John Niedermier

  Name: John Niedermier
  Title: Authorized Signatory
By:  

/s/ Mark Williamson

  Name: Mark Williamson
  Title: Authorized Signatory
SOCIÉTÉ-GÉNÉRALE (CANADA BRANCH)
By:  

/s/ Michel Hurtubise

  Name: Michel Hurtubise
  Title: Managing Director
By:  

/s/ Adam Smith

  Name: Adam Smith
  Title: Vice President
BNP PARIBAS (CANADA)
By:  

/s/ Evan Ivanov

  Name: Evan Ivanov
  Title: Director
By:  

/s/ Allan Fordyce

  Name: Allan Fordyce
  Title: Managing Director
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., CANADA BRANCH
By:  

/s/ JAMES K.G. CAMPBELL

  Name: JAMES K.G. CAMPBELL
  Title: DIRECTOR
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

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CITIBANK N.A., CANADIAN BRANCH
By:  

/s/ GORDON DEKUYPER

  Name: GORDON DEKUYPER
  Title: Managing Director
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND N.V., (CANADA) BRANCH
By:  

/s/ Shehan J. De Silva

  Name: Shehan J. De Silva
  Title: Vice President
By:  

/s/ David R. Wingfelder

  Name: David R. Wingfelder
  Title: Managing Director
BANK OF TOYKO - MITSUBUSHI UFJ (CANADA)
By:  

/s/ Davis J. Stewart

  Name: Davis J. Stewart
 

Title: Executive Vice President

and General Manager

By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
MIZUHO COPORATE BANK, LTD.
By:  

/s/ ROB MacKINNON

  Name: ROB MacKINNON
 

Title:Senior Vice President

Canada Branch

By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

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MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A.
By:  

/s/ Kelly Chin

  Name: Kelly Chin
  Title: Authorized Signatory
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
AGENT:
THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK, in its capacity as Agent
By:  

/s/ Feroz Haq

  Name: Feroz Haq
 

Title: Vice President, Loan

Synidcations - Agency

By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

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