0001193125-13-368052.txt : 20130916 0001193125-13-368052.hdr.sgml : 20130916 20130916172357 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-13-368052 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20130912 ITEM INFORMATION: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement ITEM INFORMATION: Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20130916 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130916 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WEYERHAEUSER CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000106535 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798] IRS NUMBER: 910470860 STATE OF INCORPORATION: WA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-04825 FILM NUMBER: 131099530 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 33663 WEYERHAEUSER WAY SOUTH CITY: FEDERAL WAY STATE: WA ZIP: 98003 BUSINESS PHONE: 2539242345 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 33663 WEYERHAEUSER WAY SOUTH CITY: FEDERAL WAY STATE: WA ZIP: 98003 8-K 1 d595472d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K
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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

September 12, 2013

 

 

(Date of earliest event report)

 

 

WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

 

Washington   1-4825   91-0470860

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

Federal Way, Washington 98063-9777

 

 

(Address of principal executive offices)

(zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(253) 924-2345

 

 

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))

 

 

 


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ITEM 1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT

ITEM 2.03 CREATION OF A DIRECT FINANCIAL OBLIGATION OR AN OBLIGATION UNDER AN OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENT OF A REGISTRANT

ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

SIGNATURES

EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT 1.1

EXHIBIT 10.1


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ITEM 1.01. ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT

 

Term Loan Credit Facility

On September 13, 2013, Weyerhaeuser Company (the “Company” or “Weyerhaeuser”) entered into a $550 million, seven year senior unsecured term loan credit facility (the “Term Credit Facility Agreement”) with CoBank, ACB, as Administrative Agent, and the lenders party thereto that will mature in September 2020. When drawn, loans made pursuant to the term loan credit facility will be used to prepay a portion of the debt assumed by Weyerhaeuser in connection with its acquisition of Longview Timber LLC and to pay related fees and expenses. Borrowings under the term loan credit facility bear interest, at our option, at a floating rate based on LIBOR or a base rate (as defined) plus a spread and the actual rate will vary depending upon the credit rating assigned to Weyerhaeuser’s long-term senior unsecured debt from time to time or at a fixed rate quoted by the administrative agent under the facility.

Weyerhaeuser Covenants:

Under the term loan credit facility, key covenants related to Weyerhaeuser include requirements to maintain:

 

    a minimum defined net worth of $3.0 billion,

 

    a defined debt-to-total-capital ratio of 65 percent or less,

 

    ownership of, or long-term leases on, no less than four million acres of timberlands, and

 

    a minimum amount of equity investment in CoBank, ACB or other farm credit lenders or their affiliates.


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Weyerhaeuser’s defined net worth consists of:

 

    total Weyerhaeuser shareholders’ interest,

 

    excluding accumulated comprehensive income (loss) related to pension and postretirement benefits,

 

    minus Weyerhaeuser’s investment in subsidiaries in its Real Estate segment or other unrestricted subsidiaries.

Total Weyerhaeuser capitalization consists of:

 

    total Weyerhaeuser (excluding WRECO) debt,

 

    plus total defined net worth.

As of June 30, 2013, Weyerhaeuser had:

 

    a defined net worth of $6.8 billion, and

 

    a defined debt-to-total-capital ratio of 37.6 percent.

Conditions to Availability

The term loan credit facility is expected to be available for a single borrowing on a delayed draw basis during the period from and including the closing date of the term loan credit facility through and including October 31, 2013. Key conditions to availability include the prior or concurrent repayment of all of the debt assumed by Weyerhaeuser in connection with its acquisition of Longview Timber LLC.

In connection with entry into the term loan credit facility, Weyerhaeuser NR Company (“WNR”) and Weyerhaeuser entered into a claim agreement pursuant to which the lenders under the term loan credit facility will have claims enforceable against WNR for payment of obligations under the term loan credit facility to the same extent that holders of certain debt securities issued by Weyerhaeuser have successfully asserted claims, if any, enforceable against WNR for the payment of such debt securities by reason of any assumption agreement entered into between WNR and Weyerhaeuser pursuant to which WNR assumed the performance of payment obligations of Weyerhaeuser in respect of such debt securities.

The Term Credit Facility Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The description of the Term Credit Facility Agreement contained herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Term Facility Credit Agreement.

 

ITEM 2.03. CREATION OF A DIRECT FINANCIAL OBLIGATION OR AN OBLIGATION UNDER AN OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENT OF A REGISTRANT

The information described above under “Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement” is hereby incorporated herein by this reference.

 

ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS

Offering of 4.625% Notes due 2023

On September 12, 2013, Weyerhaeuser Company (“Weyerhaeuser”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named on Schedule I thereto (the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which Weyerhaeuser agreed to issue and sell to the Underwriters $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.625% notes due 2023 (the “Notes”). The public offering price of the Notes was equal to 99.898% of their principal amount. The net proceeds from the offering will be approximately $495.2 million after deducting underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses. Weyerhaeuser intends to use the net proceeds of the offering, if completed, to repay debt acquired in connection with its previously completed acquisition of Longview Timber LLC and to pay related fees, premiums and expenses.

The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements by Weyerhaeuser, and customary conditions to closing, indemnification obligations of Weyerhaeuser and the Underwriters, including for liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”), other obligations of the parties and termination provisions. The Notes will be sold pursuant to Weyerhaeuser’s automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-182403) under the Securities Act. Weyerhaeuser has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a final prospectus supplement, dated September 12, 2013 (the “Prospectus Supplement”), together with the accompanying prospectus dated June 28, 2012, relating to the offering and sale of the Notes.

For a complete description of the terms and conditions of the Underwriting Agreement, please refer to the Underwriting Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

 

  (d) Exhibits: See Exhibit Index following the signature page of this Report, which is incorporated by reference here.


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SIGNATURES

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.

 

  WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY
By  

/s/ Jeanne M. Hillman

  Name: Jeanne M. Hillman
  Title:   Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

Date: September 16, 2013


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Exhibit Number

  

Description

  1.1    Underwriting Agreement relating to the Notes, dated September 12, 2013, between Weyerhaeuser Company and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters.
10.1    Credit Agreement among Weyerhaeuser Company, CoBank, ACB, as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto.
EX-1.1 2 d595472dex11.htm EX-1.1 EX-1.1

Exhibit 1.1

Execution Version

WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY

$500,000,000 4.625% NOTES DUE 2023

UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT

September 12, 2013


September 12, 2013

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

1585 Broadway

New York, New York 10036

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

383 Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10179

As Representatives of the several Underwriters

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Weyerhaeuser Company, a Washington corporation (the “Company”), proposes to issue and sell to the several underwriters named in Schedule I hereto (the “Underwriters”), for whom you are acting as representatives (the “Representatives”), $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.625% Notes due 2023 (the “Securities”). The Securities are to be issued under an Indenture dated as of April 1, 1986, as amended and supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture thereto dated as of February 15, 1991, the Second Supplemental Indenture thereto dated as of February 1, 1993, the Third Supplemental Indenture thereto dated as of October 22, 2001, and the Fourth Supplemental Indenture thereto dated as of March 12, 2002 (as so amended and supplemented, the “Indenture”), each between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (formerly known as The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A.), as successor trustee (the “Trustee”) to JPMorgan Chase Bank (formerly known as The Chase Manhattan Bank and Chemical Bank), as trustee (the “Original Trustee”).

The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-182403), including a prospectus, relating to securities (the “Shelf Securities”), including the Securities, to be issued from time to time by the Company. Such registration statement as amended to the date of this Agreement, and including the information deemed to be part of such registration statement pursuant to Rule 430B (“Rule 430B”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), is hereinafter referred to as the “Registration Statement,” and the related prospectus covering the Shelf Securities dated June 28, 2012, in the form first used to confirm sales of the Securities (or in the form first made available to the Underwriters by the Company to meet requests of purchasers pursuant to Rule 173 under the Securities Act) is hereinafter referred to as the “Basic Prospectus.” The Basic Prospectus, as supplemented by the prospectus supplement dated September 12, 2013 relating to the Securities, in the form first used to confirm sales of the Securities (or in the form first made available to the Underwriters by the Company to meet requests of purchasers pursuant to Rule 173 under the Securities Act) is hereinafter referred to as the “Prospectus,” and the term “preliminary prospectus” means any preliminary form of the


Prospectus including, without limitation, the Time of Sale Prospectus (as defined below). For purposes of this Agreement, “free writing prospectus” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, “Time of Sale Prospectus” means, collectively, the preliminary prospectus supplement dated September 12, 2013 relating to the Securities, the accompanying prospectus covering the Shelf Securities dated June 28, 2012 and the free writing prospectuses, if any, identified in Schedule II hereto, and “Applicable Time” means 3:30 p.m. (New York City time) on September 12, 2013. As used herein, the terms “Registration Statement,” “Basic Prospectus,” “preliminary prospectus,” “Time of Sale Prospectus” and “Prospectus” shall include the documents incorporated and deemed to be incorporated by reference therein. The terms “supplement,” “amendment,” and “amend” as used herein with respect to the Registration Statement, the Basic Prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus shall include all documents subsequently filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), that are deemed to be incorporated by reference therein.

1. Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants to and agrees with each of the Underwriters that:

(a) The Registration Statement has become effective; no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement is in effect, and no proceedings for such purpose are pending before or threatened by the Commission. If the Registration Statement is an automatic shelf registration statement as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act, the Company was at all relevant times and is a well known seasoned issuer (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) eligible to use the Registration Statement as an automatic shelf registration statement and to file on Form S-3 and the Company has not received notice that the Commission objects to the use of the Registration Statement as an automatic shelf registration statement.

(b) (i) Each document filed or to be filed pursuant to the Exchange Act and incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus complied or will comply when so filed in all material respects with the Exchange Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, (ii) the Registration Statement, when it first became effective, at the respective times (if subsequent to such first effective date) when the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K or any amendment thereto was filed with the Commission and at each “new effective date” with respect to the Underwriters pursuant to Rule 430B(f)(2) of the Securities Act Regulations (as defined below) did not and will not, and the Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (iii) the Registration Statement as of the date hereof does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, (iv) the Registration Statement and the Prospectus comply and, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, will comply in all material respects with the Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (the “Securities Act Regulations”), (v) the Time of Sale Prospectus does not and, at the Applicable Time, will not, and at the time of each sale of Securities in connection with

 

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the offering when the Prospectus is not yet available to prospective purchasers and at the Closing Date (as defined in Section 4), the Time of Sale Prospectus, as then amended or supplemented by the Company, if applicable, will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (vi) each free writing prospectus, when taken together with the preliminary prospectus accompanying, or delivered prior to delivery of, or filed prior to the first use of, such free writing prospectus, did not, and at the Closing Date will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (vii) the Prospectus does not contain and, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except that the representations and warranties set forth in this paragraph do not apply to (A) statements or omissions in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus, any preliminary prospectus, any free writing prospectus or the Prospectus based upon information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through you expressly for use therein or (B) any trustee’s Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 (each, a “Form T-1”) under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “Trust Indenture Act”).

(c) At the earliest time after the filing of the Registration Statement that the Company or another offering participant made a bona fide offer (within the meaning of Rule 164(h)(2) under the Securities Act) of the Securities, the Company was not, and as of the Applicable Time the Company will not be, an “ineligible issuer” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act. Each free writing prospectus that the Company has filed, or is required to file, pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act or that was prepared by or behalf of or used or referred to by the Company complies or will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations. Except for the free writing prospectuses, if any, identified in Schedule II hereto, and electronic road shows, if any, each furnished to you before first use, the Company has not prepared, used or referred to, and will not, without your prior consent, prepare, use or refer to, any free writing prospectus. Each free writing prospectus identified in Schedule II hereto, as of its issue date and at all times through the completion of the public offering and sale of the Securities, did not, does not and will not include any information that conflicted, conflicts or will conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus.

(d) The Company has been duly incorporated, is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, has the corporate power and authority to own its property and to conduct its business as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus and is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing (or the local equivalent) in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property requires such qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or on the Company’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Securities or the Indenture.

 

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(e) Certain direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company are identified on Exhibit A hereto (each a “Key Subsidiary” and collectively, the “Key Subsidiaries”). Other than the Key Subsidiaries, the Company has no subsidiary that would constitute a “significant subsidiary” as such term is defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X. Each Key Subsidiary has been duly incorporated or organized, as the case may be, is validly existing as a corporation or limited liability company, as the case may be, in good standing (or the local equivalent) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, as the case may be, has the corporate or limited liability company, as the case may be, power and authority to own its property and to conduct its business as described in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus and is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing (or the local equivalent) in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property requires such qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole; all of the issued shares of capital stock or limited liability company interests, as the case may be, of each Key Subsidiary have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and, except as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus and are owned directly or indirectly by the Company, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities or claims, except to the extent that the failure to be free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities or claims would not have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(f) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.

(g) The outstanding common shares, par value $1.25 per share (the “Common Shares”), of the Company have been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

(h) The Indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act and has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and is a valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in law or in equity) and public policy.

(i) The Securities have been duly authorized by the Company and, at the Closing Date, will have been duly executed by the Company and, when authenticated by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture and delivered to and paid for by the Underwriters in accordance with this Agreement, will be valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium,

 

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fraudulent conveyance, fraudulent transfer or other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in law or in equity) and public policy.

(j) The Trustee has been duly appointed by the Company to serve as, and is, the trustee, security registrar, transfer agent and paying agent under the Indenture. The Trustee has filed a Form T-1 as part of the Registration Statement and the Form T-1 is effective.

(k) The Securities and the Indenture conform and will conform in all material respects to the respective statements relating thereto contained in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus.

(l) The execution and delivery by the Company of, and the performance by the Company of its obligations under, this Agreement, the Indenture and the Securities will not contravene any provision of applicable law or the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the Company or any agreement or other instrument binding upon the Company or any of its subsidiaries that is material to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or any judgment, order or decree of any governmental body, agency or court having jurisdiction over the Company or any Key Subsidiary, and no consent, approval, authorization or order of, or qualification with, any governmental body or agency is required for the performance by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement, the Indenture or the Securities, except such as may be required by the securities or Blue Sky laws of the various states in connection with the offer and sale of the Securities.

(m) There has not occurred any material adverse change, or any development involving a prospective material adverse change, in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business or operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, from that set forth in the Time of Sale Prospectus on the date of this Agreement.

(n) [Reserved]

(o) There are no legal or governmental proceedings pending or threatened to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or to which any of the properties of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject that are required to be described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus and are not so described or any statutes, regulations, contracts or other documents that are required to be described in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement that are not described or filed as required.

(p) Each preliminary prospectus filed as part of the registration statement as originally filed or as part of any amendment thereto, or filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act, complied when so filed in all material respects with the Securities Act and the Securities Act Regulations.

(q) The Company is not, and after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Prospectus will not be, required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

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(r) Except as disclosed in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, the Company and its subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with any and all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the protection of human health and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (“Environmental Laws”), (ii) have received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses and (iii) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval, except where such noncompliance with Environmental Laws, failure to receive required permits, licenses or other approvals or failure to comply with the terms and conditions of such permits, licenses or approvals would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(s) Except as disclosed in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, to the knowledge of the Company, there are no costs or liabilities of the Company or its subsidiaries associated with Environmental Laws (including, without limitation, any capital or operating expenditures required for clean-up, closure of properties or compliance with Environmental Laws or any permit, license or approval, any related constraints on operating activities and any liabilities to third parties) which would, singly or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(t) There are no contracts, agreements or understandings between the Company and any person granting such person the right to require the Company to file a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to any securities of the Company or to require the Company to include such securities with the Securities registered pursuant to the Registration Statement.

(u) The Company and each of its subsidiaries (i) have all necessary consents, authorizations, approvals, orders, certificates and permits of and from, and have made all declarations and filings with, all federal, state, local and other governmental, administrative or regulatory authorities, all self-regulatory organizations and all courts and other tribunals, to own, lease, license and use their respective properties and assets and to conduct their respective businesses in the manner described in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, except to the extent that the failure to obtain such consents, authorizations, approvals, orders, certificates and permits or make such declarations and filings would not have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and (ii) have not received any notice of proceedings relating to revocation or modification of any such consent, authorization, approval, order, certificate or permit which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

 

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(v) No material labor dispute exists with the employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or, to the Company’s knowledge, is imminent; and the Company is not aware of any existing, threatened or imminent labor disturbance by the employees of any of its principal suppliers, manufacturers or contractors that could have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(w) The Company and its subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property and good and marketable title to all personal property owned by them which is material to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and defects, except such as (i) are described in the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus, (ii) do not materially affect the value of such property, (iii) do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by them or (iv) would not have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole; any real property and buildings held under lease or license by them are held under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases or licenses, as the case may be, with such exceptions as are not material to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by them in a manner that would have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole; and all licenses to harvest timber granted by Canada or any province or territory thereof to the Company or any of its subsidiaries are valid, subsisting and enforceable, with such exceptions as are not material to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(x) Each of the Company and its subsidiaries own, possess or can acquire on reasonable terms, adequate trademarks, trade names and other rights to inventions, know-how, patents, copyrights, confidential information and other intellectual property (collectively, “intellectual property rights”) necessary to conduct the business now operated by them, or presently employed by them, and have not received any notice of infringement of or conflict with asserted rights of others with respect to any intellectual property rights that, if determined adversely to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, would individually or in the aggregate reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(y) The financial statements and related notes included in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus present fairly in all material respects (A) the financial position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the dates shown and their results of operations and cash flows for the periods shown and (B) the financial position of Longview Timber LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Acquired Company”), and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the dates shown and their results of operations and cash flows for the periods shown, and all such financial statements and the notes thereto have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States applied on a consistent basis except as disclosed therein; any pro forma financial statements and related notes included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus fairly present in all material respects the information shown therein, have been prepared in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidelines with respect to pro forma financial statements and have been properly

 

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compiled on the basis described therein, and the assumptions used in the preparation thereof are reasonable and the adjustments used therein are appropriate to give effect to the transactions and circumstances referred to therein and any pro forma financial information included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus has been accurately and appropriately derived therefrom in all material respects.

(z) The interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus presents fairly the information called for in all material respects and has been prepared in all material respects in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto.

(aa) The Company and its subsidiaries maintain systems of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.

(bb) Except for standing timber, for which the Company does not maintain insurance, the Company and its subsidiaries have insurance covering their respective properties, operations, personnel and businesses, including business interruption insurance, which insurance is in amounts and insures against such losses and risks as are adequate to protect the Company and its subsidiaries and their respective businesses taken as a whole; and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has (i) received notice from any insurer or agent of such insurer that capital improvements or other expenditures are required or necessary to be made in order to continue such insurance or (ii) any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage at reasonable cost from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business, except, in the case of both (i) and (ii), where the failure to continue or renew such coverage or to obtain similar coverage at reasonable cost from similar insurers, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(cc) There is and has been no failure on the part of the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, any of the Company’s directors or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply with Section 402 (related to loans) and Sections 302 and 906 (related to certifications) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”) and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Regulations”), nor, to the knowledge of the Company, has there been any failure on the part of the Company or any of the Company’s directors or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply with any other provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act or the Sarbanes-Oxley Regulations.

 

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(dd) With respect to the stock options (the “Stock Options”) granted pursuant to the stock-based compensation plans of the Company and its subsidiaries (the “Company Stock Plans”), (i) each grant of a Stock Option was duly authorized no later than the date on which the grant of such Stock Option was by its terms to be effective (the “Grant Date”) by all necessary corporate action, including, as applicable, approval by the board of directors of the Company (or a duly constituted and authorized committee thereof), (ii) each such grant was made in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Plans, the Exchange Act and all other applicable laws and regulatory rules or requirements, including the rules of the New York Stock Exchange, (iii) the per share exercise price of each Stock Option was equal to or greater than the fair market value of a share of the applicable stock on the applicable Grant Date and (iv) each such grant was properly accounted for in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied as in effect in the United States in the financial statements of the Company and disclosed in the Company’s filings with the Commission in accordance in all material respects with the Exchange Act and all other applicable laws, except in the case of clause (ii) where such failure to comply would not have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole. The Company has not knowingly granted, and there is no and has been no policy or practice of the Company of granting, Stock Options prior to, or otherwise coordinating the grant of Stock Options with, the release or other public announcement of material information regarding the Company or its subsidiaries or their results of operations or prospects. The Company has not designated any Stock Options as “incentive stock options” under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

(ee) The Securities rank and will rank pari passu in right of payment with all existing and future unsecured senior indebtedness of the Company and senior in right of payment to all other existing and future unsecured indebtedness of the Company.

(ff) The Company and each of its subsidiaries have filed or caused to be filed all federal, state, local and foreign tax returns, reports, information returns and statements which have been required to be filed by applicable law (except for returns, reports, information returns and statements the failure to file which would not, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and the failure to file which would not, singly or in the aggregate, adversely affect the Company’s qualification as a real estate investment trust (a “REIT”) for federal or state tax purposes) and have paid all taxes required to be paid and any other assessment, fine or penalty levied against them, to the extent that any of the foregoing is due and payable, except, in all cases, for any such tax, assessment, fine or penalty that is being contested in good faith and in respect of which adequate reserves are being maintained and except to the extent any such failure to pay would not, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and which failure to pay would not, singly or in the aggregate, adversely affect the Company’s qualification as a REIT for federal or state tax purposes.

 

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(gg) Commencing with its taxable year ended December 31, 2010, the Company has been organized and has operated in conformity with the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT under the Code and its organization and current and proposed method of operation will enable it to continue to meet the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT under the Code. The direct subsidiaries of the Company that are partnerships or limited liability companies (“Subsidiary Partnerships”) and each qualified REIT subsidiary of the Company have been and will continue to be treated as partnerships or disregarded entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes and not as corporations, associations taxable as corporations or publicly traded partnerships. In the case of any Subsidiary Partnerships that have terminated, such Subsidiary Partnerships were treated as partnerships or disregarded entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes and not as corporations, associations taxable as corporations or publicly traded partnerships through the date of termination of such Subsidiary Partnerships.

(hh) The Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to monitor the ownership of the Company’s capital stock to ensure that any ownership limit waiver agreement by and between the Company and any person or entity will not cause the Company to fail to satisfy the requirements of Section 856(a)(6) of the Code, including, without limitation, making periodic inquiries regarding the ownership of the capital stock of the Company by any person or entity to which any such waiver is granted and making periodic reviews of the ownership of the capital stock of the Company by other shareholders to the extent the Company deems such inquiries necessary or advisable in its sole discretion; the Company will, if necessary to prevent a violation of the requirements of Section 856(a)(6) of the Code, promptly revoke any ownership limit waiver that has been granted.

(ii) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, nor any director, officer, or employee, nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any agent or representative of the Company or of any of its subsidiaries or affiliates (in each case, in his, her or its capacity as such), has taken or will take any action in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization or approval of the payment or giving of money, property, gifts or anything else of value, directly or indirectly, to any “government official” (including any officer or employee of a government or government-owned or controlled entity or of a public international organization, or any person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of any of the foregoing, or any political party or party official or candidate for political office) to influence official action or secure an improper advantage in violation of any applicable anti-corruption laws in a manner that would result in a fine or a sanction that would have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole; and, to the knowledge of the Company, the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates have conducted their businesses in compliance in all material respects with applicable anti-corruption laws and have instituted and maintain and will continue to maintain policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance in all material respects with such laws and with the representation and warranty contained herein.

(jj) The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in material compliance with all applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements, including, to the extent applicable, those of the Bank Secrecy

 

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Act, as amended by Title III of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT Act), and the applicable anti-money laundering statutes of jurisdictions where the Company and its subsidiaries conduct business, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the “Anti-Money Laundering Laws”), and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Anti-Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened.

(kk) (i) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries, nor any director, officer, or employee thereof, nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any agent, affiliate or representative of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, is an individual or entity (“Person”) that is, or is owned or controlled by a Person that is: (A) the subject of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) or other relevant sanctions authority with jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries (collectively, “Sanctions”), nor (B) located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions (including, without limitation, Burma/Myanmar, Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Sudan and Syria); (ii) the Company will not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person: (A) to fund or facilitate any activities or business of or with any Person or in any country or territory that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject of Sanctions; or (B) in any other manner that will result in a violation of Sanctions by any Person (including any Person participating in the offering, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise); and (iii) for the past 5 years, the Company and its subsidiaries have not knowingly engaged in, are not now knowingly engaged in, and will not knowingly engage in, any dealings or transactions with any Person, or in any country or territory, that at the time of the dealing or transaction is or was the subject of Sanctions.

2. Agreements to Sell and Purchase. The Company hereby agrees to sell to the several Underwriters, and each Underwriter, upon the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained, but subject to the conditions hereinafter stated, agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company the respective principal amounts of Notes set forth in Schedule I hereto opposite their names at a purchase price of 99.248% of the principal amount thereof (the “Purchase Price”).

3. Terms of Public Offering. The Company is advised by you that the Underwriters propose to make a public offering of their respective portions of the Securities as soon after this Agreement has become effective as in your judgment is advisable. The Company is further advised by you that the Securities are to be offered to the public upon the terms set forth in the Prospectus.

 

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4. Payment and Delivery. Payment for the Securities shall be made to the Company in Federal or other funds immediately available in New York City against delivery of such Securities for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on September 19, 2013, or at such other time on the same or such later date, not later than September 26, 2013, as shall be designated in writing by you. The time and date of such payment are hereinafter referred to as the “Closing Date.”

The Securities shall be registered in such names and in such denominations as you shall request in writing not later than one full business day prior to the Closing Date. The Securities shall be delivered to you on the Closing Date for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters, with any transfer taxes payable in connection with the transfer of the Securities to the Underwriters duly paid, against payment of the Purchase Price therefor.

5. Conditions to the Underwriters’ Obligations. The obligations of the Company to sell the Securities to the Underwriters and the several obligations of the Underwriters to purchase and pay for the Securities on the Closing Date are subject to the condition that no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued under the Securities Act or proceedings therefor initiated or threatened by the Commission.

The several obligations of the Underwriters are subject to the following further conditions:

(a) Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date:

(i) there shall not have occurred any downgrading, nor shall any notice have been given of any intended or potential downgrading or of any review for a possible change that does not indicate the direction of the possible change, in the rating accorded any of the Company’s securities by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization,” as such term is defined in Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act; and

(ii) there shall not have occurred any change, or any development involving a prospective change, in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business or operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, from that set forth in the Time of Sale Prospectus on the date of this Agreement that, in any such case, in the judgment of Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (“Morgan Stanley”), is material and adverse and that makes it, in the judgment of Morgan Stanley, impracticable to market the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus.

(b) The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date a certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed by an executive officer of the Company, to the effect set forth in Section 5(a)(i) above and to the effect that the representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement are true and correct as of the Closing Date and that the Company has complied with all of the agreements and satisfied all of the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder on or before the Closing Date.

 

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The officer signing and delivering such certificate may rely upon his or her knowledge as to proceedings threatened.

(c) The Underwriters shall have received the following on the Closing Date, each of which shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Representatives (i) an opinion of Devin W. Stockfish, Esq., Assistant General Counsel of the Company, dated the Closing Date, (ii) an opinion of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, special counsel to the Company, dated the Closing Date, (iii) a negative assurance statement of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, special counsel to the Company, dated the Closing Date, (iv) an opinion of Covington & Burling LLP, special tax counsel to the Company, dated the Closing Date, (v) an opinion of K&L Gates LLP, special Washington counsel to the Company, dated the Closing Date, and (vi) an opinion of KPMG, special tax counsel to the Acquired Company, dated July 23, 2013, the date of the acquisition.

(d) The Underwriters shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion and negative assurance statement of Sidley Austin LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, dated the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to you.

(e) The Underwriters shall have received, on each of the date hereof and the Closing Date, a letter dated the date hereof or the Closing Date, as the case may be, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters, (i) from KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants’ “comfort letters” to underwriters with respect to the Company’s historical and pro forma financial statements and certain financial information, and (ii) from Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants’ “comfort letters” to underwriters with respect to the Acquired Company’s financial statements and certain financial information, in each case contained in or incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus and the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto; provided that the letters delivered on the Closing Date shall use a “cut-off date” not earlier than the date hereof.

6. Covenants of the Company. In further consideration of the agreements of the Underwriters herein contained, the Company covenants with each Underwriter as follows:

(a) To furnish to you, without charge, copies of the Registration Statement (including exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein) and to furnish to you in New York City, without charge, prior to 10:00 a.m. New York City time on the second business day succeeding the date of this Agreement and during the periods mentioned in Section 6(e) and (f) below, as many copies of the Time of Sale Prospectus, the Prospectus, any documents incorporated by reference therein and any supplements and amendments thereto or to the Registration Statement as you may reasonably request.

(b) Before amending or supplementing the Registration Statement, the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus, to furnish to you a copy of each such proposed amendment or supplement a reasonable amount of time prior to the earlier of the filing with the Commission or first use thereof, and to file with the Commission within the applicable period specified in Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act any prospectus or prospectus supplement required to be filed pursuant to such Rule.

 

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(c) To furnish to you a copy of each proposed free writing prospectus to be prepared by or on behalf of, used by, or referred to by the Company a reasonable amount of time prior to the earlier of the filing with the Commission or first use thereof.

(d) Not to take any action that would result in an Underwriter or the Company being required to file with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act a free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of the Underwriter that the Underwriter otherwise would not have been required to file thereunder.

(e) If the Time of Sale Prospectus is being used to solicit offers to buy the Securities at a time when the Prospectus is not yet available to prospective purchasers and any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which it is necessary to amend or supplement the Time of Sale Prospectus in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when delivered to a prospective purchaser, not misleading, or if any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which the Time of Sale Prospectus conflicts with the information contained in the Registration Statement then on file, or if, in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters, it is necessary to amend or supplement the Time of Sale Prospectus to comply with applicable law, forthwith to prepare, file with the Commission and furnish, at its own expense, to the Underwriters and to any dealer upon request, either amendments or supplements to the Time of Sale Prospectus so that the statements in the Time of Sale Prospectus as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances when delivered to a prospective purchaser, be misleading or so that the Time of Sale Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, will no longer conflict with the Registration Statement, or so that the Time of Sale Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, will comply with applicable law.

(f) If, during such period after the first date of the public offering of the Securities as in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters the Prospectus (or in lieu thereof the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) of the Securities Act) is required by law to be delivered in connection with sales by an Underwriter or dealer, any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus (or in lieu thereof the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) of the Securities Act) is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading, or if, in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters, it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus to comply with applicable law, forthwith to prepare, file with the Commission and furnish, at its own expense, to the Underwriters and to the dealers (whose names and addresses you will furnish to the Company) to which Securities may have been sold by you on behalf of the Underwriters and to any other dealers upon request, either amendments or supplements to the Prospectus so that the statements in the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances when the Prospectus (or in lieu thereof the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) of the Securities Act) is delivered to a purchaser, be misleading or so that the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, will comply with applicable law.

 

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(g) To endeavor to qualify the Securities for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as you shall reasonably request; provided that in connection therewith the Company shall not be required to (i) qualify as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction in which it would not otherwise be required to so qualify, (ii) file general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction or (iii) subject itself to taxation in any jurisdiction in which it would not otherwise be subject.

(h) To make generally available to the Company’s security holders and to you as soon as practicable an earning statement covering a period of at least twelve months beginning with the first fiscal quarter of the Company occurring after the date of this Agreement which shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

(i) Whether or not the transactions contemplated in this Agreement are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, to pay or cause to be paid all expenses incident to the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, including: (i) the fees, disbursements and expenses of the Company’s counsel and the Company’s accountants in connection with the registration and delivery of the Securities under the Securities Act and all other fees or expenses in connection with the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, the Prospectus, any free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of, used by, or referred to by the Company and amendments and supplements to any of the foregoing, including the filing fees payable to the Commission relating to the Securities, all printing costs associated therewith, and the mailing and delivering of copies thereof to the Underwriters and dealers, in the quantities hereinabove specified, (ii) all costs and expenses related to the transfer and delivery of the Securities to the Underwriters, including any transfer or other taxes payable thereon, (iii) the cost of printing or producing any Blue Sky or Legal Investment memorandum in connection with the offer and sale of the Securities under state securities laws and all expenses in connection with the qualification of the Securities for offer and sale under state securities laws as provided in Section 6(g) hereof, including filing fees and the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection with such qualification and in connection with the Blue Sky or Legal Investment memorandum, (iv) all filing fees and the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Underwriters incurred in connection with the review and qualification of the offering of the Securities by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc., (v) any fees charged by rating agencies for the rating of the Securities, (vi) the cost of the preparation, issuance and delivery of the Securities, (vii) the costs and charges of any trustee, transfer agent, registrar or depositary, (viii) the costs and expenses of the Company relating to investor presentations on any “road show” undertaken in connection with the marketing of the offering of the Securities, including, without limitation, expenses associated with the preparation or dissemination of any electronic road show, expenses associated with the production of road show slides and graphics, fees and expenses of any consultants engaged in connection with the road show presentations with the prior approval of the Company, travel and lodging expenses of the representatives and officers of the Company and any such consultants, and the cost of any aircraft chartered in connection with the road show, (ix) the document production charges and expenses associated with printing this Agreement and (x) all other costs and expenses

 

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incident to the performance of the obligations of the Company hereunder for which provision is not otherwise made in this Section. It is understood, however, that except as provided in this Section, Section 8 entitled “Indemnity and Contribution,” and the last paragraph of Section 10 below, the Underwriters will pay all of their costs and expenses, including fees and disbursements of their counsel, transfer taxes payable on resale of any of the Securities by them and any advertising expenses connected with any offers they may make.

(j) During the period beginning on the date of this Agreement and continuing through and including the Closing Date, not to offer, sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of any debt securities of the Company substantially similar to the Securities without the prior written consent of Morgan Stanley.

(k) To prepare and to provide to the Underwriters, as promptly as practicable after the time that the final terms of the Securities and the offering thereof have been established, a final term sheet relating to the offering of the Securities, containing only information that describes the final terms of the Securities or the offering in a form consented to by you, and to file such final term sheet within the period required by Rule 433(d)(5)(ii) under the Securities Act.

(l) The Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to continue to meet the requirements for qualification as a REIT under the Code for each of its taxable years for so long as the Board of Directors of the Company deems it in the best interests of the Company to remain so qualified.

7. Covenants of the Underwriters. Each Underwriter severally covenants with the Company not to take any action that would result in the Company being required to file with the Commission under Rule 433(d) a free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of such Underwriter that otherwise would not be required to be filed by the Company thereunder, but for the action of the Underwriter.

8. Indemnity and Contribution. (a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, and each affiliate of any Underwriter within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with defending or investigating any such action or claim) caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, any “road show” as defined in Rule 433(h) under the Securities Act that is a free writing prospectus, any “issuer free writing prospectus” as defined in Rule 433(h) under the Securities Act, any “issuer information” as defined in Rule 433(h) under the Securities Act that the Company has filed, or is required to file, pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act, or the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing, or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities are caused by any such untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission based upon information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through you expressly for use therein.

 

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(b) Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, its officers who sign the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to such Underwriter, but only with reference to information relating to such Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through you expressly for use in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the Time of Sale Prospectus, any “issuer free writing prospectus” as defined in Rule 433(h) under the Securities Act or the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing.

(c) In case any proceeding (including any governmental investigation) shall be instituted involving any person in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to Section 8(a) or 8(b), such person (the “indemnified party”) shall promptly notify the person against whom such indemnity may be sought (the “indemnifying party”) in writing and the indemnifying party, upon request of the indemnified party, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party and any others the indemnifying party may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and disbursements of such counsel related to such proceeding. In any such proceeding, any indemnified party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified party unless (i) the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel or (ii) the named parties to any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the indemnifying party and the indemnified party and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. It is understood that the indemnifying party shall not, in respect of the legal expenses of any indemnified party in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all such indemnified parties and that all such fees and expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. Such firm shall be designated in writing by Morgan Stanley, in the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 8(a), and by the Company, in the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 8(b). The indemnifying party shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify the indemnified party from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity has been or could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such indemnified party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding.

(d) To the extent the indemnification provided for in Section 8(a) or 8(b) is unavailable to an indemnified party or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then each indemnifying party under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable

 

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by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand from the offering of the Securities or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause 8(d)(i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause 8(d)(i) above but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and of the Underwriters on the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand in connection with the offering of the Securities shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the net proceeds from the offering of the Securities (before deducting expenses) received by the Company and the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Underwriters, in each case as set forth in the table on the cover page of the Prospectus, bear to the aggregate initial public offering price of the Securities as set forth in such table. The relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or by the Underwriters and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Underwriters’ respective obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 8 are several in proportion to the respective aggregate principal amounts of Securities they have purchased hereunder, and not joint.

(e) The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just or equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 8 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in Section 8(d). The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to in Section 8(d) shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 8, no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Securities underwritten by it and distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages that such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The remedies provided for in this Section 8 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any indemnified party at law or in equity.

(f) The indemnity and contribution provisions contained in this Section 8 and the representations, warranties and other statements of the Company contained in this Agreement shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any termination of this Agreement, (ii) any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter, any person controlling any Underwriter or any affiliate of any Underwriter or by or on behalf of the Company, its officers or directors or any person controlling the Company and (iii) acceptance of and payment for any of the Securities.

 

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9. Termination. The Underwriters may terminate this Agreement by notice given by you to the Company, if after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to the purchase of the Securities by the Underwriters on the Closing Date (i) trading generally shall have been suspended or materially limited on, or by, as the case may be, any of the New York Stock Exchange or the NYSE MKT, (ii) trading of any securities of the Company shall have been suspended on any exchange or in any over-the-counter market if, in the judgment of Morgan Stanley, the effect of any such suspension referred to in this clause (ii), singly or together with any other suspension of the nature specified in this clause (ii), makes it impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the offer, sale or delivery of the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus, (iii) a material disruption in securities settlement, payment or clearance services in the United States shall have occurred, (iv) any moratorium on commercial banking activities shall have been declared by Federal or New York State authorities or (v) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities, or any change in financial markets, currency exchange rates or controls or any calamity or crisis that, in the judgment of Morgan Stanley, is material and adverse and which, singly or together with any other event specified in this clause (v), makes it, in the judgment of Morgan Stanley, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offer, sale or delivery of the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Time of Sale Prospectus or the Prospectus.

10. Effectiveness; Defaulting Underwriters. This Agreement shall become effective upon the execution and delivery hereof by the parties hereto.

If, on the Closing Date any one or more of the Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Securities that it has or they have agreed to purchase hereunder on such date, and the aggregate principal amount of Securities which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to purchase is not more than one-tenth of the aggregate principal amount of Securities to be purchased on such date, the other Underwriters shall be obligated severally in the proportions that the principal amount of Securities set forth opposite their respective names in Schedule I bears to the aggregate principal amount of Securities set forth opposite the names of all such non-defaulting Underwriters, or in such other proportions as you may specify, to purchase the Securities which such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to purchase on such date; provided that in no event shall the principal amount of Securities that any Underwriter has agreed to purchase pursuant to this Agreement be increased pursuant to this Section 10 by an amount in excess of one-ninth of such aggregate principal amount of Securities without the written consent of such Underwriter. If, on the Closing Date, any Underwriter or Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase Securities and the aggregate principal amount of Securities with respect to which such default occurs is more than one-tenth of the aggregate principal amount of Securities to be purchased on such date, and arrangements satisfactory to you and the Company for the purchase of such Securities are not made within 36 hours after such default, this Agreement shall terminate without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter or the Company. In any such case either you or the Company shall have the right to postpone the Closing Date, but in no event for longer than seven days, in order that the required changes, if any, in the Registration Statement, in the Time of Sale

 

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Prospectus and in the Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements may be effected. Any action taken under this paragraph shall not relieve any defaulting Underwriter from liability in respect of any default of such Underwriter under this Agreement.

If this Agreement shall be terminated by the Underwriters, or any of them, because of any failure or refusal on the part of the Company to comply with the terms or to fulfill any of the conditions of this Agreement, or if for any reason the Company shall be unable to perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Company will reimburse the Underwriters or such Underwriters as have so terminated this Agreement with respect to themselves, severally, for all out-of-pocket expenses (including the fees and disbursements of their counsel) reasonably incurred by such Underwriters in connection with this Agreement or the offering contemplated hereunder.

11. Absence of Fiduciary Relationship. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Underwriters named in this Agreement are acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length contractual counterparty to the Company with respect to the offering of Securities contemplated hereby (including in connection with determining the terms of the offering) and not as a financial advisor or a fiduciary to, or an agent of, the Company or any other person. Additionally, no such Underwriter is advising the Company or any other person as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting or regulatory matters in any jurisdiction. The Company shall consult with its own advisors concerning such matters and shall be responsible for making its own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions contemplated hereby, and the Underwriters shall have no responsibility or liability to the Company with respect thereto. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company. The Company waives to the full extent permitted by applicable law any claims it may have against the Underwriters arising from an alleged breach of fiduciary duty in connection with the offering of the Securities.

12. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

13. Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York.

14. Notices. All communications hereunder shall be in writing and effective only upon receipt and if to the Underwriters shall be delivered, mailed or sent to the Representatives at Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, 1585 Broadway, 29th Floor, New York, New York 10036, Attention: Investment Grade Syndicate Desk, with a copy to the Legal Department and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179, Attention: High Grade Syndicate Desk – 3rd Floor; and, if to the Company, shall be delivered, mailed or sent to it at 33663 Weyerhaeuser Way South, Federal Way, Washington 98003, Attention: Vice President and Treasurer.

15. Headings. The headings of the sections of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed a part of this Agreement.

 

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Very truly yours,
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY
By:  

/s/ Jeffrey W. Nitta

Name:   Jeffrey W. Nitta
Title:   Vice President and Treasurer

 

Accepted as of the date hereof
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC
By:  

/s/ Yurij Slyz

Name:   Yurij Slyz
Title:   Executive Director
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC
By:  

/s/ Maria Sramek

Name:   Maria Sramek
Title:   Executive Director
Acting severally on behalf of themselves and the several Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto.

 

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SCHEDULE I

 

Underwriter

   Principal Amount
of Notes
To Be Purchased
 

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

   $ 200,000,000   

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

     100,000,000   

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

     57,500,000   

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

     52,500,000   

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

                      Incorporated

     18,750,000   

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

     11,250,000   

Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (USA), Inc.

     11,250,000   

PNC Capital Markets LLC

     11,250,000   

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

     11,250,000   

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

     7,500,000   

BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC

     7,500,000   

Scotia Capital (USA) Inc.

     5,000,000   

CIBC World Markets Corp.

     5,000,000   

U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.

     1,250,000   
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 500,000,000   
  

 

 

 


SCHEDULE II

Free Writing Prospectuses

1. Free writing prospectus dated September 12, 2013, substantially in the form set forth in Schedule II-A hereto.


SCHEDULE II-A

Issuer Free Writing Prospectus

Filed Pursuant to Rule 433

Registration No. 333-182403

September 12, 2013

WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY

PRICING TERM SHEET

4.625% Notes due 2023

This pricing term sheet relates only to the securities described below and should be read together with Weyerhaeuser Company’s preliminary prospectus supplement dated September 12, 2013 (the “Preliminary Prospectus Supplement”), the accompanying prospectus dated June 28, 2012 and the documents incorporated and deemed to be incorporated by reference therein. All references to dollar amounts are references to U.S. dollars and, unless otherwise expressly stated or the context otherwise requires, the terms “Weyerhaeuser,” the “Company,” “us,” “we” and “our” mean Weyerhaeuser Company excluding its subsidiaries.

 

Issuer:    Weyerhaeuser Company
Trade Date:    September 12, 2013
Expected Settlement Date:    September 19, 2013 (T+5)
Net Proceeds:    Approximately $495.2 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company
Title of Securities:    4.625% Notes due 2023 (the “notes”)
Principal Amount:    $500,000,000
Maturity Date:    September 15, 2023
Interest Rate:    4.625% per annum, accruing from September 19, 2013
Interest Payment Dates:    March 15 and September 15, commencing March 15, 2014
Price to Public:    99.898%, plus accrued interest, if any
Spread to Benchmark Treasury:    +175 basis points
Benchmark Treasury:    2.50% due August 15, 2023
Benchmark Treasury Yield:    2.888%
Optional Redemption:    The notes may be redeemed, in whole at any time or from time to time in part, at the option of the Company on any date at a redemption price equal to the greater of (a) 100% of the principal amount and (b) a make-whole redemption price calculated at the Treasury Rate plus 30 basis points, in each case plus


   accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. See the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement for the definition of “Treasury Rate” and for further terms and provisions applicable to optional redemption.
CUSIP/ISIN:    962166BW3/ US962166BW36
Delayed Settlement:    We expect that the delivery of the notes will be made against payment therefor on or about the settlement date specified above, which will be the fifth business day following the date of this pricing term sheet and of the pricing of the notes. Under Rule 15c6-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in three business days, unless the parties to that trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade the notes on the pricing date or the next succeeding business day will be required, by virtue of the fact that the notes initially will settle in five business days (T+5), to specify an alternate settlement cycle at the time of any such trade to prevent a failed settlement and should consult their own advisors with respect to these matters.
Joint Book-Running Managers:    Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
   J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

*        *        *

The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and the related prospectus supplement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus and related prospectus supplement if you request it by contacting Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC by telephone (toll free) at 1-866-718-1649 or by contacting J.P. Morgan Securities LLC by telephone (collect) at 1-212-834-4533.

 

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EXHIBIT A

Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company

Weyerhaeuser NR Company

Pardee Homes

Weyerhaeuser Columbia Holding Co. LLC

Longview Timber LLC

Longview Fibre Company

Longview Timberlands LLC

EX-10.1 3 d595472dex101.htm EX-10.1 EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

 

$550,000,000

CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of September 13, 2013

among

WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY, as Borrower,

THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,

COBANK ACB, as Administrative Agent,

 

 

COBANK, ACB, as Sole Bookrunner,

and

COBANK, ACB, NORTHWEST FARM CREDIT SERVICES, PCA, and AMERICAN

AGCREDIT, PCA, as Joint Lead Arrangers

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

     Page  
Article I. DEFINITIONS      1   

Section 1.01

     Defined Terms      1   

Section 1.02

     Terms Generally      13   

Section 1.03

     Accounting Terms; GAAP      13   

Article II. THE CREDITS

     14   

Section 2.01

     Commitments      14   

Section 2.02

     Loans      14   

Section 2.03

     Conversion and Continuation of Loans      17   

Section 2.04

     Fees      19   

Section 2.05

     Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt      19   

Section 2.06

     Interest on Loans      19   

Section 2.07

     Default Interest      21   

Section 2.08

     Alternate Rate of Interest      21   

Section 2.09

     Termination and Reduction of Commitments      21   

Section 2.10

     Prepayment      22   

Section 2.11

     Reserve Requirements; Change in Circumstances      22   

Section 2.12

     Change in Legality      24   

Section 2.13

     Indemnity      25   

Section 2.14

     Pro Rata Treatment      26   

Section 2.15

     Sharing of Setoffs      26   

Section 2.16

     Payments      26   

Section 2.17

     Taxes      27   

Section 2.18

     Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders      30   

Section 2.19

     Defaulting Lenders      31   
Article III. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES      32   

Section 3.01

     Organization; Powers      32   

Section 3.02

     Authorization      32   

Section 3.03

     Enforceability      32   

Section 3.04

     Consents and Approvals      32   

Section 3.05

     Financial Statements      33   

Section 3.06

     No Material Adverse Change      33   

Section 3.07

     Title to Properties; Possession Under Leases      33   

Section 3.08

     Subsidiaries      33   

Section 3.09

     Litigation; Compliance with Laws      34   

Section 3.10

     Agreements      34   

Section 3.11

     Federal Reserve Regulations      34   

Section 3.12

     Investment Company Act      34   

Section 3.13

     Tax Returns      34   

Section 3.14

     No Material Misstatements      34   

Section 3.15

     Compliance with ERISA      35   

Section 3.16

     Environmental Matters      35   

 

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Section 3.17

     Maintenance of Insurance      36   

Section 3.18

     Ranking      36   

Article IV. CONDITIONS OF LENDING

     36   

Section 4.01

     Closing Date      36   

Section 4.02

     Funding Date      38   

Article V. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

     38   

Section 5.01

     Existence; Businesses and Properties      39   

Section 5.02

     Insurance      39   

Section 5.03

     Obligations and Taxes      39   

Section 5.04

     Financial Statements, Reports, etc.      40   

Section 5.05

     Litigation and Other Notices      41   

Section 5.06

     ERISA      42   

Section 5.07

     Maintaining Records; Access to Properties and Inspections      42   

Section 5.08

     Use of Proceeds      43   

Section 5.09

     Environmental Matters      43   

Section 5.10

     Ownership Requirement      44   

Section 5.11

     Claim Agreement      45   

Section 5.12

     Farm Credit Equity      45   

Section 5.13

     Further Assurances      46   

Article VI. NEGATIVE COVENANTS

     47   

Section 6.01

     Covenants of Weyerhaeuser      47   

Article VII. EVENTS OF DEFAULT

     49   

Section 7.01

     Events of Default      49   

Article VIII. THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

     52   

Section 8.01

     The Administrative Agent      52   

Section 8.02

     Other Agents      55   

Article IX. MISCELLANEOUS

     55   

Section 9.01

     Notices      55   

Section 9.02

     Survival of Agreement      56   

Section 9.03

     Binding Effect      56   

Section 9.04

     Successors and Assigns      56   

Section 9.05

     Expenses; Indemnity      60   

Section 9.06

     Right of Setoff      61   

Section 9.07

     Applicable Law      61   

Section 9.08

     Waivers; Amendment      61   

Section 9.09

     Interest Rate Limitation      63   

Section 9.10

     Entire Agreement      63   

Section 9.11

     WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL      63   

Section 9.12

     Severability      64   

Section 9.13

     Counterparts      64   

Section 9.14

     Headings      64   

 

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Section 9.15

     Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process      64   

Section 9.16

     Domicile of Loans      65   

Section 9.17

     Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries      65   

Section 9.18

     USA PATRIOT Act      65   

Section 9.19

     No Fiduciary Duty      66   

Section 9.20

     Most Favored Lender      66   

EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit A-1    Form of Borrowing Request
Exhibit A-2    Form of Quoted Rate Request
Exhibit A-3    Form of Quoted Rate Quote
Exhibit A-4    Form of Quoted Rate Acceptance
Exhibit B    Form of Administrative Questionnaire
Exhibit C    Form of Assignment and Acceptance
Exhibit D-1    Form of Certification of Financial Statements
Exhibit D-2    Form of Compliance Certificate
Exhibit E    Form of Promissory Note
Exhibit F    Claim Agreement

SCHEDULES

 

Schedule 2.01 Commitments
Schedule 3.08 Subsidiaries of Weyerhaeuser
Schedule 4.01(h) Farm Credit Equities to be Purchased on or prior to the Closing Date
Schedule 9.01 Notices
Schedule 9.04(f) Voting Participants

 

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EXECUTION VERSION

CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of September 13, 2013 among WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY, a Washington corporation (“Weyerhaeuser” or the “Borrower”), the lenders listed in Schedule 2.01 (together with each assignee that becomes a party hereto pursuant to Section 9.04, a “Lender,” and collectively, the “Lenders”), COBANK, ACB, a federally-chartered agricultural credit bank (“CoBank”), as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, and its successors in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), COBANK, as Sole Bookrunner, and COBANK, NORTHWEST FARM CREDIT SERVICES, PCA, a federally-chartered production credit association, and AMERICAN AGCREDIT, PCA, a federally-chartered production credit association, as Joint Lead Arrangers.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, Weyerhaeuser has requested that the Lenders enter into this Credit Agreement to provide Weyerhaeuser with a portion of the financing necessary to (a) repay existing indebtedness of Longview Timberlands LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and Longview Timber, Corp., a Delaware corporation, and (b) pay fees and expenses related thereto.

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

ARTICLE I.

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01 Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings specified below:

Administrative Agent Fees” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 2.04(a).

Administrative Questionnaire” shall mean an Administrative Questionnaire in the form of Exhibit B hereto.

Affiliate” shall mean, when used with respect to a specified person, another person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the person specified.

Aggregate Credit Exposure” shall mean the aggregate amounts of the Lenders’ Credit Exposures.

Agreement” shall mean this Credit Agreement, together with all amendments, supplements and modifications hereof.

Anti-Corruption Laws” means the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977.

Applicable Margin” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 2.06(c).

Applicable Percentage” of any Lender at any time shall mean the percentage of the Total Commitment represented by such Lender’s Commitment; provided that in the case of Section 2.19


when a Defaulting Lender shall exist, “Applicable Percentage” shall mean the percentage of the Total Commitment (disregarding any Defaulting Lender’s Commitment). In the event the Commitments shall have expired or been terminated, the Applicable Percentage shall be determined on the basis of the Commitments most recently in effect, but giving effect to assignments pursuant to Section 9.04 and to any Lender’s status as a Defaulting Lender at the time of determination.

Assignment and Acceptance” shall mean an assignment and acceptance entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 9.04), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, which acceptance shall be governed by the terms of Section 9.04, substantially in the form of Exhibit C.

Base Rate” shall mean, for any day, a rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent on the first Business Day of each week equal to the highest of (i) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (ii)  12 of 1% plus the Federal Funds Rate for such day and (iii) the Eurodollar Rate for a Eurodollar Loan with a one-month interest period commencing on such day plus 1%, each as in effect from time to time. If for any reason the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that it is unable to ascertain the Federal Funds Rate, including the inability or failure of the Administrative Agent to obtain sufficient quotations in accordance with the terms thereof, the Base Rate shall be determined without regard to clause (ii) of the first sentence of this definition, until the circumstances giving rise to such inability no longer exist. Any change in the Base Rate due to a change in the calculation thereof shall be effective as of the opening of business on the first Business Day of each week and without necessity of notice being provided to the Borrower or any other Person.

Base Rate Borrowing” shall mean a Borrowing comprised of Base Rate Loans.

Base Rate Loan” shall mean any Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Base Rate in accordance with the provisions of Article II.

Board” shall mean the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.

Borrower” shall have the meaning given such term in the introductory paragraph hereto.

Borrowing” shall mean a group of Loans of a single Type made by the Lenders on a single date and as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.

Borrowing Request” shall mean a request made pursuant to Section 2.02(e) in the form of Exhibit A-1.

Business Day” shall mean any day (other than a day which is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday in the State of New York) on which banks are open for business in New York City; provided, however, that, when used in connection with a Eurodollar Loan, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in dollar deposits in the London interbank market.

 

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Capital Lease Obligations” of any person shall mean the obligations of such person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such person under GAAP and, for purposes of this Agreement, the amount of such obligations at any time shall be the capitalized amount thereof at such time determined in accordance with GAAP.

A “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if (i) any person or group (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5 of the SEC as in effect on the date hereof) shall own directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, shares representing more than 20% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding capital stock of Weyerhaeuser, (ii) a majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of directors of Weyerhaeuser shall at any time have been occupied by persons who were neither (A) nominated by the management of Weyerhaeuser in accordance with its charter and by-laws, nor (B) appointed by directors so nominated, or (iii) any person or group shall otherwise directly or indirectly Control Weyerhaeuser.

Claim Agreement” means the Claim Agreement dated as of September 13, 2013 executed by Weyerhaeuser and WNR in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders and attached hereto as Exhibit F.

Closing Date” shall mean the first date on which the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.01 shall have been satisfied.

Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder. Section references to the Code are to the Code, as in effect at the date of this Agreement and any subsequent provisions of the Code, amendatory thereof, supplemental thereto or substituted therefor.

Commitment” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender hereunder, if any, to make Loans in an aggregate principal and/or face amount not to exceed the amount set forth in Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its commitment, as applicable, as the same may be permanently reduced, increased or terminated from time to time pursuant to Section 2.09, Section 2.18, Article VII or Section 9.04.

Commitment Termination Date” shall mean October 31, 2013.

Control” shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or by contract, and “Controlling” and “Controlled” shall have meanings correlative thereto.

Credit Exposure” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, at any time, the aggregate principal amount at such time of all outstanding Loans of such Lender to the Borrower.

Default” shall mean any event or condition which upon notice, lapse of time or both would constitute an Event of Default.

 

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Defaulting Lender” means any Lender, as determined by the Administrative Agent, that has (a) failed to fund any portion of its Loans within three Business Days of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied (b) notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement or has made a public statement to the effect that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations under this Agreement or under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) cannot be satisfied, (c) failed, within three Business Days after request by the Administrative Agent, to confirm that it will comply with the terms of this Agreement relating to its obligations to fund prospective Loans, provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent, (d) otherwise failed to pay over to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within three Business Days of the date when due, unless the subject of a good faith dispute, or (e) (i) become or is insolvent or has a parent company that has become or is insolvent or (ii) become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee or custodian appointed for it, or has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment or has a parent company that has become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee or custodian appointed for it, or has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Government Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such (or such Government Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender.

Dollars,” “dollars” or “$” shall mean lawful money of the United States of America.

Environmental Claims” shall mean any and all administrative, regulatory, or judicial actions, suits, demand letters, claims, liens, notices of noncompliance or violation, investigations, or proceedings relating in any way to any Environmental Law (hereinafter referred to as “claims”) or any permit issued under any such Environmental Law, including without limitation (a) any and all claims by Governmental Authorities for enforcement, cleanup, removal, response, remedial, or other actions or damages pursuant to any applicable Environmental Law, and (b) any and all claims by any third party seeking damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation, or injunctive relief resulting from Hazardous Materials or arising from alleged injury or threat of injury to health, safety, or the environment.

 

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Environmental Laws” shall mean any and all Federal, state, local and foreign statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, codes, rules (including rules of common law), judgments, orders, decrees, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, legally-binding agreements or other governmental restrictions now or hereafter in effect relating to the environment, health, safety, Hazardous Materials (including, without limitation, the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, Release, and transportation thereof) or to industrial hygiene or the environmental conditions on, under or about real property, including, without limitation, soil, groundwater, and indoor and outdoor ambient air conditions.

ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder. Section references to ERISA are to ERISA, as in effect at the date of this Agreement and any subsequent provisions of ERISA, amendatory thereof, supplemental thereto or substituted therefor.

ERISA Affiliate” shall mean any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with Weyerhaeuser, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code.

Eurodollar Borrowing” shall mean a Borrowing comprised of Eurodollar Loans.

Eurodollar Loan” shall mean any Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate in accordance with the provisions of Article II.

Eurodollar Rate” shall mean, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest Period, the rate reported by Bloomberg Information Services (or on any successor or substitute service, providing rate quotations comparable to those currently provided by such service, as determined by the Administrative Agent from time to time for the purpose of providing quotations of interest rates applicable to dollar deposits in the London interbank market) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, as the rate for dollar deposits with a maturity comparable to such Interest Period. In the event that such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the “Eurodollar Rate” with respect to such Eurodollar Borrowing for such Interest Period shall be the rate at which dollar deposits of $5,000,000 and for a maturity comparable to such Interest Period are offered by the principal London office of the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.

Event of Default” shall have the meaning given such term in Article VII.

FATCA” shall mean Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code.

Farm Credit Equities” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 5.12(a).

 

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Farm Credit Lender” means a lending institution organized and existing pursuant to the provisions of the Farm Credit Act of 1971 and under the regulation of the Farm Credit Administration.

Federal Funds Rate” shall mean, for any day, the weighted average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the quotations for the day of such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.

Fees” shall mean the Administrative Agent Fees and any other fees separately agreed upon in writing between Weyerhaeuser and one or more of the Lead Arrangers or the Lenders.

Financial Officer” of any corporation shall mean the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller of such corporation.

Funding Date” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.01.

GAAP” shall mean accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, applied on a consistent basis.

Governmental Authority” shall mean the government of the United States of America, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government.

Guarantee” of or by any person shall mean any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such person, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment of such Indebtedness, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness of the payment of such Indebtedness, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness or obligation; provided, however, that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit, in either case in the ordinary course of business.

Hazardous Materials” shall mean (a) any petroleum or petroleum products, flammable substances, explosives, radioactive materials, hazardous wastes, substances or contaminants, toxic wastes, substances or contaminants, or any other wastes, substances, contaminants or pollutants prohibited, limited or regulated by any Governmental Authority; (b) asbestos in any form that is or could become friable, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, transformers or other

 

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equipment that contains dielectric fluid containing levels of polychlorinated biphenyls or radon gas; (c) any chemicals, materials or substances defined as or included in the definition of “hazardous substances,” “hazardous wastes,” “hazardous materials,” “extremely hazardous wastes,” “restricted hazardous wastes,” “toxic substances,” “toxic pollutants,” “contaminants,” or “pollutants,” or words of similar import, under any applicable Environmental Law; and (d) any other chemical, material, or substance, exposure to which is prohibited, limited, or regulated by any Governmental Authority.

Indebtedness” of any person shall mean, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such person for borrowed money or with respect to deposits or advances of any kind, (b) all obligations of such person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property or assets purchased by such person, (d) all obligations of such person issued or assumed as the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding current accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (e) all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property owned or acquired by such person, whether or not the obligations secured thereby have been assumed, (f) all Guarantees by such person of Indebtedness of others, (g) all Capital Lease Obligations of such person and (h) all obligations of such person as an account party in respect of letters of credit, letters of guaranty and bankers’ acceptances. The Indebtedness of any person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership in which such person is a general partner.

Interest Period” shall mean, (a) as to any Eurodollar Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing or on the date of conversion of a Borrowing of a different Type to a Eurodollar Borrowing or on the last day of the immediately preceding Interest Period applicable to such Borrowing or conversion thereof, as the case may be, and ending on the numerically corresponding day (or, if there is no numerically corresponding day, on the last day) in the calendar month that is 1, 2, 3 or 6 months thereafter, as the Borrower may elect and (b) as to any Quoted Rate Borrowing comprising part of the same Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Quoted Rate Borrowing or the date of the conversion of any Eurodollar Borrowing or Base Rate Borrowing into such Quoted Rate Borrowing and ending on the last day of the period of time selected by the Borrower and agreed to by the Lenders; provided, however, that if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day; provided further that (i) no Interest Period for any Loan shall extend beyond the Maturity Date; (ii) each Interest Period with respect to a Quoted Rate Borrowing shall be for a minimum of two years, or if the period from the date of such Borrowing until the Maturity Date is less than two years, for the period of time remaining until the Maturity Date; and (iii) each Interest Period with respect to a Quoted Rate Borrowing shall commence on (x) the date of such Borrowing with respect to any portion of a Borrowing that will bear interest at the Quoted Rate or (y) the date of continuation of or conversion to a Quoted Rate Borrowing with respect to an existing Borrowing, as applicable.

Lead Arrangers” shall mean, collectively, CoBank, Northwest Farm Credit Services, PCA and American AgCredit, PCA.

 

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Lender” and “Lenders” shall have the respective meanings given such terms in the introductory paragraph hereto.

Lender Affiliate” shall mean, (a) with respect to any Lender, (i) an Affiliate of such Lender or (ii) any entity (whether a corporation, partnership, trust or otherwise) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and is administered or managed by a Lender or an Affiliate of such Lender and (b) with respect to any Lender that is a fund which invests in bank loans and similar extensions of credit, any other fund that invests in bank loans and similar extensions of credit and is managed by the same investment advisor as such Lender or by an Affiliate of such investment advisor.

Lien” shall mean, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, encumbrance, charge or security interest in or on such asset, (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement relating to such asset and (c) in the case of securities, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such securities.

Loan” shall mean any term loan made by a Lender to the Borrower as part of a Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.01.

Loan Documents” shall mean this Agreement, the Claim Agreement and any notes issued in accordance with Section 2.05.

Mandatory Convertible Debt Securities” with respect to Weyerhaeuser, shall mean all obligations of Weyerhaeuser evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures, or other similar instruments, which by their terms convert mandatorily into equity interests of Weyerhaeuser no later than three years from the date of issuance of such bonds, notes, debentures, or other similar instruments; provided that at no time shall the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such obligations included in the definition of “Mandatory Convertible Debt Securities,” prior to their conversion, exceed $1,500,000,000.

Margin Stock” shall have the meaning given such term under Regulation U.

Material Adverse Effect” shall mean (a) a materially adverse effect on the business, financial condition, operations or properties of Weyerhaeuser and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) a materially adverse effect on the ability of Weyerhaeuser or any of its Subsidiaries to perform its obligations under any Loan Documents to which it is or will be a party, or (c) a materially adverse effect on the rights and remedies available to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under the Loan Documents.

Maturity Date” shall mean September 13, 2020.

Moody’s” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and its successors and assigns, and if such corporation shall for any reason no longer perform the functions of a securities rating agency, “Moody’s” shall be deemed to refer to any other nationally recognized rating agency designated by Weyerhaeuser and the Required Lenders.

 

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Notice of Quoted Rate Borrowing” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 2.02(d).

OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury.

Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any recipient, taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such taxes (other than a connection arising from such recipient having executed, delivered, enforced, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, or engaged in any other transaction pursuant to, or enforced, any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan Document).

Participant” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 9.04(e).

Participant Register” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 9.04(e).

PBGC” shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Section 4002 of ERISA, or any successor thereto.

Person” shall mean any natural person, corporation, business trust, joint venture, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, association, company, partnership or government, or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

Plan” shall mean any multiemployer or single-employer plan as defined in Section 4001 of ERISA covered by Title IV of ERISA, which is maintained or contributed to by (or to which there is an obligation to contribute of), or at any time during the five calendar years preceding the date of this Agreement was maintained or contributed to by (or to which there was an obligation to contribute of), Weyerhaeuser or an ERISA Affiliate.

Prime Rate” means a variable rate of interest per annum equal, on any day, to the rate of interest published on such day in the Eastern Edition of The Wall Street Journal as the average prime lending rate for 70% of the nation’s largest banks, or if the Eastern Edition of The Wall Street Journal or such rate is not published on such day, such rate as last published in the Eastern Edition of The Wall Street Journal. In the event The Wall Street Journal ceases to publish such rate on a regular basis, the term “Prime Rate” shall be determined on any day by reference to such other regularly published average prime rate for such date applicable to commercial banks as is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent. Any change in the Prime Rate shall be automatically effective on the date such change is published, without the necessity of notice to the Borrower.

Quoted Rate” shall mean a fixed rate of interest for a specified Interest Period as determined and quoted by the Administrative Agent from time to time, at the request of the Borrower and with the concurrence of the Lenders, pursuant to Section 2.02(d).

Quoted Rate Acceptance” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 2.02(d).

Quoted Rate Borrowing” shall mean a Borrowing comprised of Quoted Rate Loans.

 

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Quoted Rate Conversion Request” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 2.03(c).

“Quoted Rate Loan” shall mean any Loan that bears interest at a Quoted Rate.

Quoted Rate Quote” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 2.02(d).

Quoted Rate Request” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 2.02(d).

Rating” shall mean, as of any date, the rating by Moody’s and S&P in effect on such date, of the Senior Unsecured Long-Term Debt of Weyerhaeuser.

Register” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 9.04(c).

Regulation D” shall mean Regulation D of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

Regulation T” shall mean Regulation T of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

Regulation U” shall mean Regulation U of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

Regulation X” shall mean Regulation X of the Board as from time to time in effect and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder or thereof.

Related Parties” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.

Release” shall mean disposing, discharging, injecting, spilling, leaking, dumping, emitting, escaping, emptying, seeping, placing, and the like, into or upon any land or water or air, or otherwise entering into the environment.

Reportable Event” shall mean an event described in Section 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan as to which the 30-day notice requirement has not been waived by statute, regulation or otherwise.

Required Lenders” shall mean, at any time, Lenders having Credit Exposures and unused Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of the Aggregate Credit Exposure and unused Commitments at such time. With respect to any matter requiring the approval of the Required Lenders, it is understood that Voting Participants shall have the voting rights specified in Section 9.04(f) as to such matter.

Restricted Subsidiary” shall mean, with respect to Weyerhaeuser, each Subsidiary that has not been designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary on Schedule 3.08 and thereafter not designated by a Financial Officer of Weyerhaeuser as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 9.17. On the Closing Date, Weyerhaeuser and its subsidiaries shall be deemed Restricted Subsidiaries unless a Financial Officer of Weyerhaeuser shall have designated any of such entities as an Unrestricted Subsidiary on the Closing Date.

 

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Revolving Credit Agreement” shall mean that certain Revolving Credit Facility Agreement dated as of September 11, 2013 among Weyerhaeuser and WRECO, as Borrowers, the lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent.

Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, a (a) any Person or vessel listed in any Sanctions-related list of specially designated Persons maintained by OFAC, the U.S. Department of State or the U.S. Department of Commerce or (b) any Person owned or controlled by such Person.

Sanctions” means economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by OFAC, the U.S. Department of State or the U.S. Department of Commerce.

S&P” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, and its successors and assigns, and if such corporation shall for any reason no longer perform the functions of a securities rating agency, “S&P” shall be deemed to refer to any other nationally recognized rating agency designated by Weyerhaeuser and the Required Lenders.

SEC” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor.

Senior Unsecured Long-Term Debt” shall mean the unsecured bonds, debentures, notes or other Indebtedness of Weyerhaeuser, designated on its financial statements as senior long-term indebtedness. In the event more than one issue of Senior Unsecured Long Term Debt shall be outstanding at any relevant time and different credit ratings shall have been issued by S&P or Moody’s for such issues, Senior Unsecured Long-Term Debt shall be deemed to refer to the lowest rated issue.

subsidiary” shall mean, with respect to any Person (herein referred to as the “parent”), any corporation, partnership, association or other business entity (a) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, at the time any determination is being made, owned, controlled or held, or (b) which is, at the time any determination is made, otherwise Controlled, by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more subsidiaries of the parent.

Subsidiary” shall mean any subsidiary of Weyerhaeuser.

Timberlands” shall mean, at any date of determination, all real property owned by or leased to Weyerhaeuser that is primarily used for timber production.

Total Adjusted Shareholders’ Interest” shall mean, at any time, the amount of the preferred, preference and common shares accounts plus (or minus in the case of a deficit) the amount of other capital and retained earnings, in accordance with GAAP, of Weyerhaeuser and

 

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its consolidated Subsidiaries, less treasury common shares and the aggregate net book value (after deducting any reserves applicable thereto) of all items of the following character which are included in the consolidated assets of Weyerhaeuser and its consolidated Subsidiaries:

(a) investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries; and

(b) without duplication, investments by Weyerhaeuser and its consolidated Subsidiaries in WRECO and its consolidated Subsidiaries.

No effect shall be given for any increases or decreases attributable to cumulative other comprehensive income resulting from the application of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 715.

Total Commitment” shall mean at any time the aggregate amount of the Commitments as in effect at such time, and on the date hereof shall mean $550,000,000.

Total Funded Indebtedness” with respect to Weyerhaeuser shall mean, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness (other than Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others) for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property and Capital Lease Obligations of Weyerhaeuser and its consolidated Subsidiaries, excluding (a) the Indebtedness of Unrestricted Subsidiaries, (b) without duplication, the Indebtedness of WRECO and its consolidated Subsidiaries, and (c) 80% of the aggregate principal amount of the Mandatory Convertible Debt Securities outstanding at such time.

Transactions” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 3.02.

Transferee” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 2.17.

Type,” when used in respect of any Loan or Borrowing, shall refer to the Rate by reference to which interest on such Loan or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing is determined. For purposes hereof, “Rate” shall include the Eurodollar Rate, Base Rate or Quoted Rate applicable to any Loan.

Unfunded Current Liability” of any Plan shall mean the amount, if any, by which the present value of the accrued benefits under the Plan as of the close of its most recent plan year, determined in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification Topic 715 or Accounting Standards Codification Topic 960, as applicable, based upon the actuarial assumptions used by the Plan’s actuary in the most recent annual valuation of the Plan, exceeds the fair market value of the assets allocable thereto, determined in accordance with Section 430 of the Code or Section 431 of the Code, as applicable.

Unrestricted Subsidiary” shall mean each Subsidiary that has been designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary on Schedule 3.08 and any Subsidiary which has been designated by a Financial Officer of Weyerhaeuser as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 9.17.

Voting Participant” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 9.04(f).

 

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Voting Participant Notification” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 9.04(f).

Weyerhaeuser” shall have the meaning given such term in the introductory paragraph hereto.

Withholding Agent” shall mean the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

WNR” shall mean Weyerhaeuser NR Company.

WRECO” shall mean Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company, a Washington corporation.

Section 1.02 Terms Generally.

(a) Unless otherwise specified therein, all terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in the other Loan Documents or any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto.

(b) The definitions in Section 1.01 shall apply equally to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” All references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be deemed references to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement unless the context shall otherwise require. For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Loan”). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Borrowing”). The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import, when used in this Agreement, shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section, Schedule and Exhibit references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

(c) The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.

Section 1.03 Accounting Terms; GAAP. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP (provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, all accounting or financial terms used herein shall be construed, and all financial computations pursuant hereto shall be made, without giving effect to any election under Accounting Standards Codification Topic 825 (or any other Accounting Standards Codification Topic having a similar effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of the Borrower at “fair value”, as defined therein), as in effect from time to time; provided that, if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted

 

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on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith.

ARTICLE II.

THE CREDITS

Section 2.01 Commitments. Subject to the terms and conditions and relying upon the representations and warranties herein set forth, each Lender agrees, severally and not jointly, to make Loans to the Borrower in a single funding on a Business Day selected by the Borrower (with at least three (3) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent) during the period from and including the Closing Date to and including the Commitment Termination Date (the actual date of funding being the “Funding Date”), in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed such Lender’s Commitment at such time, subject, however, to the conditions that:

(a) on the Funding Date, the outstanding aggregate principal amount of all Loans made by all Lenders at such time shall not exceed the Total Commitment; and

(b) at all times the outstanding aggregate principal amount of all Loans made by each Lender shall equal the product of (i) the Applicable Percentage of such Lender times (ii) the outstanding aggregate principal amount of all Loans made pursuant to Section 2.02.

Each Lender’s Commitment is set forth opposite its name in Schedule 2.01, or in the case of each assignee that becomes a party hereto pursuant to Section 9.04 or any subsequent assignments pursuant to Section 9.04, on the Register maintained by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 9.04(c).

Once any Loans are borrowed and then paid or prepaid, they may not be reborrowed.

Section 2.02 Loans. (a) Each Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing on the Funding Date consisting of Loans made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Commitments; provided, however, that the failure of any Lender to make its Loan shall not in and of itself relieve any other Lender of its obligation to lend hereunder (it being understood, however, that no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make any Loan required to be made by such other Lender). The Loans comprising any Borrowing shall be in an aggregate principal amount which is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $5,000,000 (or an aggregate principal amount equal to the remaining balance of the available Commitments).

(b) Each Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of Eurodollar Loans, Base Rate Loans or Quoted Rate Loans, as the Borrower may request pursuant to paragraph (d) or (e) hereof, as applicable. Each Lender may at its option make any Eurodollar Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan; provided that any exercise of such option shall not (i) affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and (ii)

 

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entitle such Lender to any amounts pursuant to Sections 2.11 or 2.12 to which amounts such Lender would not be entitled if such Lender had made such Loan itself through its domestic branch. Borrowings of more than one Type may be outstanding at the same time; provided, however, that Borrower shall not be entitled to request any Borrowing which, if made, would result in an aggregate of more than five (5) separate Loans from any Lender being outstanding hereunder at any one time. For the purposes of the foregoing, Loans (other than Loans which are Base Rate Loans, which shall be considered to be a single Loan) having different Interest Periods, regardless of whether they commence on the same date, shall be considered separate Loans.

(c) Each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the Funding Date by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the Administrative Agent in New York, New York, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, and the Administrative Agent shall by 12:00 noon, New York City time, wire the amounts so received to a deposit account specified by the Borrower in the relevant Borrowing Request or, if a Borrowing shall not occur on such date because any condition precedent herein specified shall not have been met, return the amounts so received to the respective Lenders. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the time of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s portion of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such portion available to the Administrative Agent on the date of such Borrowing in accordance with this paragraph (c) and the Administrative Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If and to the extent that such Lender shall not have made such portion available to the Administrative Agent, such Lender and the Borrower severally agree to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount together with interest thereon, for each day from the date such amount is made available to the Borrower until the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent at (i) in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate applicable at the time to the Loans comprising such Borrowing and (ii) in the case of such Lender, at a rate equal to the greater of (x) the Federal Funds Rate and (y) a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, for the period until such Lender makes such amount immediately available to the Administrative Agent. If such Lender shall repay to the Administrative Agent such corresponding amount, such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Loan as part of such Borrowing for purposes of this Agreement.

(d) The Borrower may, as set forth in this subsection (d) request that the Administrative Agent provide a Quoted Rate for a proposed Quoted Rate Borrowing. When the Borrower wishes to make such a request, it shall give the Administrative Agent notice (a “Quoted Rate Request”) so as to be received no later than 11:00 a.m. (New York time) four (4) Business Days prior to the proposed date of a Quoted Rate Borrowing. Each Quoted Rate Request shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2 hereto and shall specify (i) the proposed date of the Quoted Rate Borrowing, (ii) the aggregate amount of such Borrowing, and (iii) the duration of the Interest Period applicable thereto. If no Interest Period is specified in any such Quoted Rate Request, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested an Interest Period having the

 

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minimum duration specified in the definition of Interest Period. Upon receipt of a Quoted Rate Request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall (i) when available on the same Business Day as such Quoted Rate Request is made by the Borrower, provide the Borrower with a non-binding indicative Quoted Rate and (ii) no later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the next Business Day after receipt of a Quoted Rate Request (or such later date as the Borrower may specify in the Quoted Rate Request), notify the Borrower in writing of the proposed Quoted Rate (a “Quoted Rate Quote”) in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A-3, in each case for the Interest Period applicable to the requested Quoted Rate Borrowing, and in the case of the Quoted Rate Quote, the Administrative Agent shall provide copies to each Lender. The Borrower must decline or accept a proposed Quoted Rate quoted by the Administrative Agent by notifying the Administrative Agent in writing (a “Quoted Rate Acceptance”) not later than 12:00 Noon (New York City time) on the same Business Day that it received the proposed Quoted Rate from the Administrative Agent, and in the case of an acceptance, providing remittance instructions for the Quoted Rate Borrowing for which the Quoted Rate has been given; provided that if no written notification is received by such time, the Borrower shall be deemed to have declined the proposed Quoted Rate. Each Quoted Rate Acceptance shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-4 hereto. An acceptance of a Quoted Rate by the Borrower shall be deemed to be a notice of borrowing for Quoted Rate Borrowing (a “Notice of Quoted Rate Borrowing”) to be made on the proposed date, and in the amount, for the proposed Borrowing specified in the Quoted Rate Request in respect of which such Quoted Rate has been provided, with an Interest Period of the duration specified in such Quoted Rate Request. If the Borrower accepts a proposed Quoted Rate for the requested Interest Period, then the Administrative Agent shall confirm with the Borrower in writing not later than 1:00 p.m. on the same Business Day that the Borrower accepts a proposed Quoted Rate the agreed upon Quoted Rate, with copies of such confirmation to each Lender. Once a proposed Quoted Rate has been accepted by the Borrower and confirmed as set forth herein, the Quoted Rate for the applicable Interest Period in respect of the aggregate principal amount of the Quoted Rate Borrowing specified in the Quoted Rate Request for which the Quoted Rate has been provided will be locked in as of the Business Day that such Quoted Rate is accepted by the Borrower and confirmed, and each Lender shall be obligated to make its ratable portion of the Quoted Rate Borrowing for which the Borrower has accepted the Quoted Rate.

(e) In order to request a Borrowing other than a Quoted Rate Borrowing, the Borrower shall hand deliver or telecopy to the Administrative Agent a Borrowing Request in the form of Exhibit A-1 (a) in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, three Business Days before a proposed borrowing and (b) in the case of a Base Rate Borrowing, not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the Business Day prior to the day of a proposed borrowing. Such notice shall be irrevocable and shall in each case specify (i) whether the Borrowing then being requested is to be a Eurodollar Borrowing or a Base Rate Borrowing; (ii) the date of such Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day) and the amount thereof; and (iii) if such Borrowing is to be a Eurodollar Borrowing, the Interest Period with respect thereto. If no election as to the Type of Borrowing is specified in any such notice, then the requested Borrowing shall be a Base Rate Borrowing. If no Interest Period with respect to any

 

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Eurodollar Borrowing is specified in any such notice, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration. The Administrative Agent shall promptly advise the Lenders of any notice given pursuant to this Section 2.02(e) and of each Lender’s portion of the requested Borrowing.

Section 2.03 Conversion and Continuation of Loans. (a) The Borrower shall have the right at any time, upon prior irrevocable written notice to the Administrative Agent given in the manner and at the times specified in Section 2.02(e) with respect to the Type of Borrowing into which conversion or continuation is to be made, to convert any of its Borrowings, into a Borrowing of a different Type, other than into a Quoted Rate Borrowing (which shall be governed by subsection (c) below), and to continue any of its Eurodollar Borrowings into a subsequent Interest Period of any permissible duration, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and to the following:

(i) each conversion or continuation shall be made pro rata among the Lenders in accordance with the respective principal amounts of Loans comprising the converted or continued Borrowing;

(ii) if less than all the outstanding principal amount of any Borrowing shall be converted or continued, the aggregate principal amount of such Borrowing converted and/or continued shall in each case not be less than the minimum amount set forth in Section 2.02;

(iii) if a Eurodollar Borrowing is converted at any time other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, the Borrower shall pay any amount due pursuant to Section 2.13;

(iv) if such Borrowing is to be converted into a Eurodollar Borrowing or if a Eurodollar Borrowing is to be continued, no Interest Period selected shall extend beyond the Maturity Date;

(v) a Quoted Rate Borrowing may only be converted on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto; and

(vi) interest accrued to the day immediately preceding each date of conversion or continuation shall be payable on each Borrowing (or part thereof) that is converted or continued concurrently with such conversion or continuation.

(b) Each notice given pursuant to Section 2.03(a) shall be irrevocable and shall refer to this Agreement and specify (i) the identity and the amount of the Borrowing that the Borrower requests to be converted or continued; (ii) whether such Borrowing (or any part thereof) is to be converted or continued as a Base Rate Borrowing or a Eurodollar Borrowing; (iii) if such notice requests a conversion, the date of such conversion (which shall be a Business Day); and (iv) if such Borrowing (or any part thereof) is to be converted into or continued as a Eurodollar Borrowing, the Interest Period with respect thereto. If no Interest Period is specified in any such notice with respect to any conversion to or continuation as a Eurodollar Borrowing, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration, in

 

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the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing. The Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of any notice given pursuant to Section 2.03(a) and of each Lender’s portion of any converted or continued Borrowing.

(c) If the Borrower wishes to convert or continue Borrowings as a Quoted Rate Borrowing, the Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent notice (a “Quoted Rate Conversion Request”) so as to be received no later than 11:00 a.m. (New York time) four (4) Business Days prior to the date of the proposed conversion or continuation which shall specify (i) the proposed date of such conversion or continuation, (ii) the Borrowings to be converted or continued, and (iii) the duration of the initial Interest Period for each such Quoted Rate Borrowing. Upon receipt of a Quoted Rate Conversion Request from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall (i) when available on the same Business Day as such Quoted Rate Conversion Request is made, provide the Borrower with a non-binding indicative Quoted Rate and (ii) no later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the next Business Day after receipt of a Quoted Rate Conversion Request (or such later date as the Borrower may specify in the Quoted Rate Conversion Request), notify the Borrower of the proposed Quoted Rate, in each case for the Interest Period applicable to the requested conversion or continuation as a Quoted Rate Borrowing, and provide copies of such notice to each Lender. The Borrower must decline or accept a proposed Quoted Rate quoted by the Administrative Agent by notifying the Administrative Agent in writing not later than 12:00 Noon (New York City time) on the same Business Day that it received the proposed Quoted Rate from the Administrative Agent; provided that if no written notification is received by such time, the Borrower shall be deemed to have declined the proposed Quoted Rate. An acceptance of a Quoted Rate by the Borrower shall be deemed to be a notice of conversion or continuation of the Borrowing specified in the Quoted Rate Conversion Request as a Quoted Rate Borrowing, on the date and for an initial Interest Period, in each case, as specified in the Quoted Rate Conversion Request. If the Borrower accepts a proposed Quoted Rate for the requested Interest Period, then the Administrative Agent shall confirm with the Borrower in writing not later than 1:00 p.m. on the same Business Day that the Borrower accepted a proposed Quoted Rate the agreed upon Quoted Rate, with copies of such confirmation to each Lender. Once a proposed Quoted Rate has been accepted by the Borrower and confirmed as set forth herein, the Quoted Rate for the applicable Interest Period in respect of the Borrowing to be converted or continued as a Quoted Rate Borrowing as specified in the Quoted Rate Conversion Request will be locked in as of the Business Day that such Quoted Rate is accepted by the Borrower and confirmed.

(d) If the Borrower shall not have given notice in accordance with this Section 2.03 to continue any Eurodollar Borrowing or Quoted Rate Borrowing into a subsequent Interest Period (and shall not otherwise have given notice in accordance with this Section 2.03 to convert such Eurodollar Borrowing or Quoted Rate Borrowing), such Borrowing shall automatically be converted into a Base Rate Borrowing. In the event of the occurrence and continuation of a Default or an Event of Default (i) all Eurodollar Borrowings of the Borrower shall be converted into Base Rate Borrowings on the last day of the Interest Period then in effect, and (ii) no Base Rate Borrowing may be converted into a Borrowing of another Type so long as a Default or Event of Default continues to exist.

 

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Section 2.04 Fees. (a) Weyerhaeuser agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, the administration fees (the “Administrative Agent Fees”) at the times and in the amounts agreed upon in that certain Fee Letter dated as of July 23, 2013 among Weyerhaeuser and the Administrative Agent.

(b) All other Fees shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately available funds, to the Lead Arrangers to which they are due or to the Administrative Agent for prompt distribution, if and as appropriate, among the Lenders. Once paid, none of the Fees shall be refundable under any circumstances.

Section 2.05 Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt. (a) The outstanding principal balance of each Loan shall be payable on the Maturity Date. Each Loan shall bear interest from the date thereof on the outstanding principal balance thereof as set forth in Section 2.06.

(b) Each Lender shall, and is hereby authorized by the Borrower to, maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder.

(c) The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Type thereof and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof.

(d) The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraph (b) or (c) of this Section shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein; provided that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay its Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(e) Any Lender may request that the Loans made by it be evidenced by a promissory note, substantially in the form of Exhibit E attached hereto. In such event, the Borrower shall promptly, and in no event more than 10 Business Days after a request therefor, prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable to such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered assigns). Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment pursuant to Section 9.04) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the payee named therein (or, if such promissory note is a registered note, to such payee and its registered assigns).

Section 2.06 Interest on Loans. (a) Subject to the provisions of Section 2.07, (i) the Loans comprising a Eurodollar Borrowing or Quoted Rate Borrowing shall bear interest (computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 360 days) at a rate per

 

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annum equal to the Eurodollar Rate or Quoted Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing, as applicable, plus, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, the Applicable Margin, determined pursuant to paragraph (c) below and (ii) the Loans comprising each Base Rate Borrowing shall bear interest (computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a year of (x) with respect to a Base Rate Borrowing based on the Prime Rate, 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and (y) otherwise, 360 days) at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin.

(b) Interest on each Eurodollar Loan or Quoted Rate Loan shall, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, be payable on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto and, in case of a Eurodollar Loan or Quoted Rate Loan with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day that would have been an interest payment date for such Loan had successive Interest Periods of three months’ duration been applicable to such Loan, and on the Maturity Date or any earlier date on which this Agreement is, pursuant to its terms and conditions, terminated. Interest on each Base Rate Loan shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement and on the Maturity Date or any earlier date on which this Agreement is, pursuant to its terms and conditions, terminated. The applicable Eurodollar Rate, Base Rate or Quoted Rate for each Interest Period or day within an Interest Period, as the case may be, shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Interest shall accrue from and including the first day of an Interest Period to but excluding the last day of such Interest Period.

(c) As used herein, “Applicable Margin” shall mean the applicable percentage per annum specified in the table below, to be determined based upon the Ratings received by Weyerhaeuser from S&P and Moody’s. The applicable percentage referred to in the immediately preceding sentence shall be determined based upon the Ratings, as follows:

 

     Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Level 4   Level 5

S&P:

   BBB+   BBB   BBB-   BB+   BB

Moody’s:

   Baa1 or better   Baa2   Baa3   Ba1   Ba2 or lower

Eurodollar Loan:

   1.50%   1.625%   1.750%   2.00%   2.50%

Base Rate Loan:

   0.50%   0.625%   0.750%   1.00%   1.50%

The Applicable Margin shall change effective as of the date on which the applicable rating agency announces any change in its Ratings. In the event either S&P or Moody’s shall withdraw or suspend its Ratings, the remaining Rating announced by either S&P or Moody’s, as the case may be, shall apply. In the event neither agency shall provide a Rating, the Applicable Margin shall be based on the lowest rating provided above. If the Ratings by S&P and Moody’s are split so that two consecutive Levels (as defined in the table above) apply, the higher of those

 

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Ratings shall determine the Applicable Margin. If the Ratings by S&P and Moody’s are split so that the applicable Levels in the table above are separated by only one intermediate Level, then such intermediate Level shall determine the Applicable Margin. If the Ratings by S&P and Moody’s are split so that the applicable Levels in the table above are separated by two or more intermediate Levels, then the intermediate Level representing one Level lower than the higher Rating shall determine the Applicable Margin. The Applicable Margin shall be calculated by the Administrative Agent, which calculation absent manifest error shall be final and binding on all parties.

Section 2.07 Default Interest. If the Borrower shall default in the payment of the principal of or interest on any of its Loans or any other amount (including Fees) becoming due hereunder, whether by scheduled maturity, notice of prepayment, acceleration or otherwise, the Borrower shall on demand from time to time by the Administrative Agent pay interest, to the extent permitted by law, on such defaulted amount (including accrued and unpaid interest) up to (but not including) the date of actual payment (after as well as before judgment) at a rate per annum equal to (x) in the case of the Loans, the rate that would otherwise be applicable thereto pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section plus 2% or (y) in the case of any other amount (including Fees), the rate applicable to Base Rate Loans plus 2%, in each case, with respect to clauses (x) and (y) above, from the date of such non-payment until such amount is paid in full (after as well as before judgment).

Section 2.08 Alternate Rate of Interest. In the event, and on each occasion, that on the day two Business Days prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing the Administrative Agent shall have determined in good faith that dollar deposits in the principal amounts of the Eurodollar Loans comprising such Borrowing are not generally available in the London interbank market, or that the rates at which such dollar deposits are being offered will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to the Required Lenders of making or maintaining their Eurodollar Loans during such Interest Period, or that reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Eurodollar Rate, the Administrative Agent shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, give written notice of such determination to the Borrower and the Lenders. In the event of any such determination, until the Administrative Agent shall have advised the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any request by the Borrower for a Eurodollar Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.02 shall be deemed to be a request for a Base Rate Borrowing and (ii) any request by the Borrower for a conversion to, or a continuation of, a Eurodollar Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.03 shall be deemed to be a request for, respectively, a continuation as, or a conversion to, a Base Rate Borrowing. Each determination by the Administrative Agent hereunder shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

Section 2.09 Termination and Reduction of Commitments. (a) The unused Commitments of each Lender shall be automatically terminated on the Commitment Termination Date.

(b) Subject to Section 2.10(b), upon at least three Business Days’ prior irrevocable written notice to the Administrative Agent, the Borrower may at any time in whole permanently terminate, or from time to time in part permanently reduce, the Total Commitment; provided, however, that (i) each partial reduction shall be in an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and in a minimum principal amount of $5,000,000 and (ii) any

 

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such notice that is a notice of termination in whole of the Total Commitment may be revoked if such notice specifies that it is conditioned upon the occurrence of one or more events specified therein and the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent of such revocation on or prior to the effective date of the termination.

(c) Subject to Section 2.18, each reduction in the Total Commitment hereunder shall be made ratably among the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitments.

Section 2.10 Prepayment. (a) Voluntary Prepayments. The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any of its respective Borrowings, in whole or in part, upon giving written notice (or telephone notice promptly confirmed by written notice) to the Administrative Agent: (i) before 12:00 noon, New York City time, three Business Days prior to prepayment, in the case of Eurodollar Loans or Quoted Rate Loans and (ii) before 12:00 noon, New York City time, one Business Day prior to prepayment, in the case of Base Rate Loans; provided, however, that each partial prepayment shall be in an amount which is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $5,000,000.

(b) Each notice of prepayment under paragraph (a) above shall specify the prepayment date and the principal amount of each Borrowing (or portion thereof) to be prepaid, shall be irrevocable and shall commit the Borrower to prepay such Borrowing (or portion thereof) by the amount stated therein on the date stated therein; provided that a notice of prepayment may be revoked if such notice specifies that it is conditioned upon the occurrence of one or more events specified therein and the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent of such revocation on or prior to the prepayment date; provided further that if such notice of prepayment is revoked the Borrower shall reimburse the Lenders for any breakage costs incurred in connection therewith. All prepayments under this Section 2.10 shall be subject to Section 2.13 but otherwise without premium or penalty. All prepayments under this Section 2.10 shall be accompanied by accrued interest on the principal amount being prepaid to the date of payment.

Section 2.11 Reserve Requirements; Change in Circumstances. (a) It is understood that the cost to each Lender (including the Administrative Agent) of making or maintaining any of the Eurodollar Loans, Base Rate Loans (to the extent that the rate is determined pursuant to clause (iii) of the definition thereof) may fluctuate as a result of the applicability of reserve requirements imposed by the Board at the ratios provided for in Regulation D. The Borrower agrees to pay to each of such Lenders from time to time, as provided in paragraph (b) below, such amounts as shall be necessary to compensate such Lender for the portion of the cost of making or maintaining Eurodollar Loans and Base Rate Loans to the Borrower resulting from any such reserve requirements provided for in Regulation D as in effect on the date thereof, it being understood that the rates of interest applicable to Eurodollar Loans have been determined on the assumption that no such reserve requirements exist or will exist and that such rates do not reflect costs imposed on the Lenders in connection with such reserve requirements. It is agreed that for purposes of this paragraph (a) the Eurodollar Loans made hereunder shall be deemed to constitute Eurocurrency Liabilities as defined in Regulation D and to be subject to the reserve requirements of Regulation D without the benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets which might otherwise be available to the Lenders from time to time under Regulation D.

 

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(b) Notwithstanding any other provision herein, if after the date of this Agreement any change in applicable law or regulation or in the interpretation or administration thereof by any governmental authority charged with the interpretation or administration thereof (whether or not having the force of law) shall (x) subject any Lender (including the Administrative Agent) to any tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to this Agreement or any Eurodollar Loan made by it, or change the basis of taxation of payments to such Lender (including the Administrative Agent) in respect thereof (other than (A) taxes imposed on or with respect to any payment made by the Borrower under any Loan Document, including Taxes covered by Section 2.17, and (B) Other Connection Taxes on gross or net income, profits or revenue (including value-added or similar taxes)), or (y) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of or credit extended by such Lender, or shall impose on such Lender or the London interbank market any other condition affecting this Agreement or any Eurodollar Loan made by such Lender hereunder, and the result of any of the foregoing in clause (x) or (y) shall be to increase the cost to such Lender or the Administrative Agent of making or maintaining any Eurodollar Loan or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise) in respect thereof by an amount deemed by such Lender to be material, then the Borrower will pay to such Lender upon demand such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender for such additional costs actually incurred or reduction actually suffered.

(c) If after the date hereof any Lender (including the Administrative Agent) shall have determined that the adoption after the date hereof of any other generally applicable law, rule, regulation or guideline regarding capital adequacy or liquidity, or any change in any of the foregoing or in the interpretation, applicability or administration of any of the foregoing by any governmental authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by any Lender (or any lending office of such Lender) or any Lender’s holding company with any request or directive regarding capital adequacy or liquidity (whether or not having the force of law) of any such authority, central bank or comparable agency, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Loans made by such Lender pursuant hereto to a level below that which such Lender or such Lender’s holding company could have achieved but for such adoption, change or compliance (taking into consideration such Lender’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy or liquidity) by an amount deemed by such Lender to be material, then from time to time, the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Lender’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.

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Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or by United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, and (ii) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements and directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith or in implementation thereof, shall in each case be deemed to be a change in law, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented.

(e) A certificate of a Lender (including the Administrative Agent) setting forth a reasonably detailed explanation of such amount or amounts as shall be necessary to compensate such Lender (or participating banks or other entities pursuant to Section 9.04) as specified in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) above, as the case may be, shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay each Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate delivered by it within 10 days after the receipt of the same.

(f) Failure on the part of any Lender to demand compensation for any increased costs or reduction in amounts received or receivable or reduction in return on capital with respect to any period shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand compensation with respect to such period or any other period; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this Section 2.11 for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than 180 days prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrower of such increased costs or reductions in accordance with paragraph (e) above and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation thereof; provided further that, if the circumstances giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.

(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.11, no Lender shall demand compensation for any increased costs or reduction referred to above if it shall not be the general policy or practice of such Lender to demand such compensation in similar circumstances under comparable provisions of other credit agreements, if any (it being understood that this sentence shall not in any way limit the discretion of any Lender to waive the right to demand such compensation in any given case).

Section 2.12 Change in Legality. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision herein contained, if any change in any law or regulation or in the interpretation thereof by any governmental authority charged with the administration or interpretation thereof shall make it unlawful for any Lender (including the Administrative Agent) to make or maintain any Eurodollar Loan or to give effect to its obligations as contemplated hereby with respect to any Eurodollar Loan, then, by written notice to the Borrower and to the Administrative Agent, such Lender may:

(i) declare that Eurodollar Loans will not thereafter be made by such Lender hereunder and any request by the Borrower for a Eurodollar Borrowing or a conversion to or continuation of a Eurodollar Borrowing shall, as to such Lender only, be deemed a request for a Base Rate Loan unless such declaration shall be subsequently withdrawn; and

 

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(ii) require that all outstanding Eurodollar Loans made by it be converted into Base Rate Loans, in which event all such Eurodollar Loans shall be automatically converted into Base Rate Loans as of the effective date of such notice as provided in paragraph (b) below.

In the event any Lender shall exercise its rights under (i) or (ii) above, all payments and prepayments of principal which would otherwise have been applied to repay the Eurodollar Loans that would have been made by such Lender or the converted Eurodollar Loans of such Lender shall instead be applied to repay the Base Rate Loans made by such Lender in lieu of, or resulting from the conversion of, such Eurodollar Loans.

(b) For purposes of this Section 2.12, a notice to the Borrower by any Lender shall be effective as to each Eurodollar Loan, if lawful, on the last day of the Interest Period currently applicable to such Eurodollar Loan; in all other cases such notice shall be effective on the date of receipt by the Borrower.

Section 2.13 Indemnity. The Borrower shall indemnify each Lender against any loss or expense which such Lender sustains or incurs as a consequence of (a) any failure by the Borrower to fulfill on the date of any borrowing hereunder the applicable conditions set forth in Article IV, (b) any failure by the Borrower to borrow or continue any Loan hereunder after irrevocable notice of such borrowing, continuation or issuance has been given pursuant to Section 2.02, 2.03 or 2.19, as applicable, (c) any payment, prepayment or conversion of a Eurodollar Loan required by any other provision of this Agreement or otherwise made or deemed made to or by the Borrower on a date other than the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to indemnify a Lender pursuant to this clause (c) for any loss or expense to the extent any such loss or expense shall have been incurred pursuant to (i) Section 2.12 or (ii) Section 2.10(a) more than six months prior to the date that the applicable Lender shall have notified the Borrower of its intention to claim compensation therefor, (d) any default in payment or prepayment of the principal amount of any Loan to the Borrower or any part thereof or interest accrued thereon, as and when due and payable (at the due date thereof, whether by scheduled maturity, acceleration, irrevocable notice of prepayment or otherwise) or (e) the occurrence of any Event of Default including, in each such case, any loss or reasonable expense sustained or incurred or to be sustained or incurred in liquidating or employing deposits from third parties acquired to effect or maintain such Loan or any part thereof as a Eurodollar Loan. Such loss or reasonable expense shall include an amount equal to the excess, if any, as reasonably determined by such Lender, of (i) its cost of obtaining the funds for the Loan being paid, prepaid, converted or not borrowed (based, in the case of a Eurodollar Loan, on the Eurodollar Rate) for the period from the date of such payment, prepayment or conversion or failure to borrow to the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, the Interest Period for such Loan which would have commenced on the date of such failure) over (ii) the amount of interest (as reasonably determined by such Lender) that would be realized by such Lender in reemploying the funds so paid, prepaid or converted or not borrowed for such period or Interest Period, as the case may be. A certificate of any Lender setting forth a reasonably detailed explanation of any amount or amounts which such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

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Section 2.14 Pro Rata Treatment. Except as provided in Sections 2.18(b) and 2.19, (a) each Borrowing, each reduction of the Commitments and each conversion of any Borrowing to a Borrowing of any Type, shall be allocated pro rata among the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitments (or, if such Commitments shall have expired or been terminated, in accordance with the respective principal amounts of their outstanding Loans), (b) each payment or prepayment of principal of any Borrowing shall be allocated pro rata among the Lenders in accordance with the outstanding principal amount of their Loans included in such Borrowing and (c) each payment of interest on the Loans shall be allocated pro rata among the Lenders of any class to which such amounts are owed in accordance with the principal amounts of the outstanding Loans of such class. Each Lender agrees that in computing such Lender’s portion of any Borrowing to be made hereunder, the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion, round each Lender’s percentage of such Borrowing to the next higher or lower whole dollar amount.

Section 2.15 Sharing of Setoffs. Each Lender agrees that if it shall, through the exercise of a right of banker’s lien, setoff or counterclaim against the Borrower, or pursuant to a secured claim under Section 506 of Title 11 of the United States Code or other security or interest arising from, or in lieu of, such secured claim, received by such Lender under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law or otherwise, or by any other means, obtain payment (voluntary or involuntary) in respect of any Loans (other than pursuant to Sections 2.09, 2.11, 2.12 and 2.18(b) and other than payments made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or received by a Lender for the assignment of any of its Loans in accordance with this Agreement other than an assignment to the Borrower or its Affiliates as to which this provision applies) as a result of which the unpaid principal portion of its Loans shall be proportionately less than the unpaid principal portion of the Loans of any other Lender, it shall be deemed simultaneously to have purchased from such other Lender at face value, and shall promptly pay to such other Lender the purchase price for, a participation in the Loans of such other Lender, so that the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Loans and participations in the Loans held by each Lender shall be in the same proportion to the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Loans then outstanding as the principal amount of its Loans prior to such exercise of banker’s lien, setoff or counterclaim or other event was to the principal amount of all Loans outstanding prior to such exercise of banker’s lien, setoff or counterclaim or other event; provided, however, that, if any such purchase or purchases or adjustments shall be made pursuant to this Section 2.15 and the payment giving rise thereto shall thereafter be recovered, such purchase or purchases or adjustments shall be rescinded to the extent of such recovery and the purchase price or prices or adjustment restored without interest. The Borrower expressly consents to the foregoing arrangements and agrees that any Lender holding a participation in a Loan deemed to have been so purchased may exercise any and all rights of banker’s lien, setoff or counterclaim with respect to any and all moneys owing by the Borrower to such Lender by reason thereof as fully as if such Lender had made a Loan directly to the Borrower in the amount of such participation.

Section 2.16 Payments. (a) The Borrower shall make each payment (including principal of or interest on any Borrowing or any Fees) hereunder and under any other Loan Document without setoff, counterclaim or deduction of any kind not later than 12:00 (noon), New York City time, on the date when due in dollars to the Administrative Agent at its offices at 5500 South Quebec Street, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111, in immediately available funds.

 

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(b) Whenever any payment (including principal of or interest on any Borrowing or any Fees) hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall become due, or otherwise would occur, on a day that is not a Business Day, such payment may be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of interest or Fees, if applicable.

Section 2.17 Taxes. (a) Any and all payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be made, in accordance with Section 2.16, free and clear of and without deduction for any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings, and all liabilities with respect thereto, excluding any income, franchise, branch profits or similar tax imposed on or measured by the net income or net profits of the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any transferee or assignee that acquires a Loan (any such entity a “Transferee”)) by the United States or any jurisdiction under the laws of which it is organized or doing business or any political subdivision thereof (all such non-excluded taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges, withholdings and liabilities being hereinafter referred to as “Taxes”). If any Withholding Agent shall be required by law to deduct any Taxes or Other Taxes (as defined below) from or in respect of any sum payable hereunder to the Lenders (or any Transferee) or the Administrative Agent, as determined in good faith by the applicable Withholding Agent, (i) the sum payable by the Borrower shall be increased by the amount necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.17) such Lender (or Transferee) or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) shall receive an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) the applicable Withholding Agent shall make such deductions and (iii) the applicable Withholding Agent shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant taxing authority or other Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law. For purposes hereof, Taxes shall not include taxes imposed under FATCA.

(b) In addition, the Borrower agrees to pay any present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies which arise from any payment made by the Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or registration of or performance under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or otherwise with respect to the Borrower’s role in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto (hereinafter referred to as “Other Taxes”).

(c) The Borrower will indemnify each Lender (or Transferee) and the Administrative Agent for the full amount of Taxes and Other Taxes (including any Taxes or Other Taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on amounts payable by the Borrower under this Section 2.17) paid by such Lender (or Transferee) or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, and any liability (including penalties, interest and expenses) arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally asserted by the relevant taxing authority or other Governmental Authority. Such indemnification shall be made within 30 days after the date any Lender

 

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(or Transferee) or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, makes written demand therefor. If any Lender (or Transferee) or the Administrative Agent becomes entitled to a refund of Taxes or Other Taxes for which such Lender (or Transferee) or the Administrative Agent has received payment from the Borrower hereunder, such Lender (or Transferee) or Administrative Agent, as the case may be, shall, at the expense of the Borrower, use its reasonable efforts (consistent with internal policy, and legal and regulatory restrictions) to obtain such refund. If a Lender (or Transferee) or the Administrative Agent receives a refund or is entitled to claim a tax credit in respect of any Taxes or Other Taxes for which such Lender (or Transferee) or the Administrative Agent has received payment from the Borrower hereunder it shall promptly notify the Borrower of such refund or credit and shall, within 30 days after receipt of a request by the Borrower (or promptly upon receipt, if the Borrower has requested application for such refund or credit pursuant hereto), repay such refund or amount of credit to the Borrower, net of all out-of-pocket expenses of such Lender (or Transferee) or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, and without interest; provided that the Borrower, upon the request of such Lender (or Transferee) or the Administrative Agent, agrees to return such refund or amount of credit (plus penalties, interest or other charges) to such Lender (or Transferee) or the Administrative Agent in the event such Lender (or Transferee) or the Administrative Agent is required to repay such refund or such credit is denied or subsequently determined to be unavailable.

(d) Each Lender (or Transferee) shall indemnify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower for the full amount of any taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees, deductions, withholdings or similar charges imposed by any Governmental Authority (except, in the case of the Borrower, Taxes or Other Taxes) that are attributable to such Lender (or Transferee), as applicable, and that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, together with all interest, penalties, reasonable costs and expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, as determined by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower in good faith. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender (or Transferee) by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(e) Within 30 days after the date of any payment of Taxes or Other Taxes withheld by the Borrower in respect of any payment to any Lender (or Transferee) or the Administrative Agent, the Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent, at its address referred to in Section 9.01, the original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof to the proper Governmental Authority.

(f) Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreement contained herein, the agreements and obligations contained in this Section 2.17 shall survive the payment in full of the principal of and interest on all Loans made hereunder.

(g) Each Lender (or Transferee) shall, on or prior to the date of its execution and delivery of this Agreement or, in the case of a Transferee, on the date on which it becomes a Lender and in the case of any Lender, on or prior to the date such Lender changes its funding office, and from time to time thereafter as requested in writing by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent such certificates, documents or other evidence, as required by the Code or Treasury Regulations issued pursuant thereto, including (x) Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 if such Lender (or Transferee) is a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code, or (y) if such Lender (or Transferee) is a not a

 

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“United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code, Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN, Form W-8ECI or Form W-8IMY (together with any applicable underlying Internal Revenue Service Forms) and any other certificate or statement of exemption required by Treasury Regulation Section 1.1441-4(a) or 1.1441-6(c) or any subsequent version thereof, properly completed and duly executed by such Lender (or Transferee) establishing that any payment under the Loan Documents is (i) not subject to withholding under the Code because such payment is effectively connected with the conduct by such Lender (or Transferee) of a trade or business in the United States, or (ii) fully or partially exempt from United States tax under a provision of an applicable tax treaty, or (iii) not subject to withholding under the portfolio interest exception under Section 871(h) or Section 881(c) of the Code (and, if such Lender (or Transferee) delivers a Form W-8BEN claiming the benefits of exemption from United States withholding tax under Section 871(h) or Section 881(c), a certificate representing that such Lender (or Transferee) is not a “bank” for purposes of Section 881(c) of the Code, is not a 10-percent shareholder (within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code) of the Borrower and is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower (within the meaning of Section 864(d)(4) of the Code). In addition, each Lender (or Transferee) shall deliver such forms promptly upon the obsolescence or invalidity of any form previously delivered by such Lender (or Transferee). Each Lender (or Transferee) shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at any time it determines that it is no longer in a position to provide any previously delivered certificate to the Borrower (or any other form of certification adopted by the U.S. taxing authorities for such purpose). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, a Lender (or Transferee) shall not be required to deliver any form pursuant to this Section that such Lender (or Transferee) is not legally able to deliver. Unless the Borrower and the Administrative Agent have received forms or other documents reasonably satisfactory to them indicating that payments hereunder are not subject to United States withholding tax or are subject to such tax at a rate reduced by an applicable tax treaty, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent shall withhold taxes from such payments at the applicable statutory rate in the case of payments to or for any Lender (or Transferee) organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States. If a Lender (or Transferee) is unable to deliver one of these forms or if the forms provided by a Lender (or Transferee), at the time such Lender (or Transferee) first becomes a party to this Agreement or at the time a Lender (or Transferee) changes its funding office (other than at the request of the Borrower) indicate a United States withholding tax rate in excess of zero, United States withholding tax at such rate shall be considered excluded from Taxes unless and until such Lender (or Transferee) provides the appropriate forms certifying that a lesser rate applies, whereupon United States withholding tax at such lesser rate only shall be considered excluded from Taxes for periods governed by such appropriate forms; provided, however, that if at the effective date of a transfer pursuant to which a Lender (or Transferee) becomes a party to this Agreement, the Lender’s (or Transferee’s) assignor was entitled to payments under Section 2.17(a) in respect of United States withholding taxes at such date, then, to such extent, the term Taxes shall include (in addition to withholding taxes that may be imposed in the future or other amounts otherwise includable in Taxes) such United States withholding taxes, if any, applicable with respect to such assignee on such date.

 

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(h) The Borrower shall not be required to pay any additional amounts to any Lender (or Transferee) in respect of United States withholding tax pursuant to this Section 2.17 for any period in respect of which the obligation to pay such additional amounts would not have arisen but for a failure by such Lender (or Transferee) to comply with the provisions of paragraph (g) above unless such failure results from (i) a change in applicable law, regulation or official interpretation thereof or (ii) an amendment, modification or revocation of any applicable tax treaty or a change in official position regarding the application or interpretation thereof, in each case after the Closing Date (or, if later, after the date on which such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement or designates a new lending office) (and, in the case of a Transferee, after the date of assignment or transfer).

(i) Any Lender (or Transferee) claiming any additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section 2.17 shall use reasonable efforts (consistent with internal policy, and legal and regulatory restrictions) to file any certificate or document requested by the Borrower or to change the jurisdiction of its applicable lending office if the making of such a filing or change would avoid the need for or reduce the amount of any such additional amounts which may thereafter accrue and would not, in the reasonable determination of such Lender (or Transferee) be materially disadvantageous to such Lender (or Transferee) or require the disclosure of information that such Lender (or Transferee) reasonably considers to be confidential.

(j) If a payment made to a Lender (or Transferee) under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. Federal withholding tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender (or Transferee) were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender (or Transferee) (as the case may be) shall deliver to the Withholding Agent, at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Withholding Agent, such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Withholding Agent as may be necessary for the Withholding Agent to comply with its obligations under FATCA, to determine that such Lender (or Transferee) (as the case may be) has or has not complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA and, as necessary, to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this Section 2.17(j), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

Section 2.18 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders. (a) If any Lender (including the Administrative Agent) requests compensation under Section 2.11, or if it becomes unlawful for any Lender (including the Administrative Agent) to make or maintain Eurodollar Loans under Section 2.12, or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender, the Administrative Agent or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender or the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.17, then such Lender or the Administrative Agent shall, at the request of the Borrower, use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender or

 

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Administrative Agent, as the case may be, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.11 or 2.17 or no longer make it unlawful for such Lender or the Administrative Agent to make or maintain Eurodollar Loans under Section 2.12, as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender or the Administrative Agent. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender or the Administrative Agent in connection with any such designation or assignment.

(b) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.11, or if it becomes unlawful for any Lender to make or maintain Eurodollar Loans under Section 2.12, or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17, or if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, (i) require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 9.04), all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that (x) the Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld, (y) such assigning Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts) and (z) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.11 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.17, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments or (ii) terminate the Commitment of such Lender upon notice given to such Lender within 45 days of receipt of the notice given by the Lender; provided that such notice shall be accompanied by prepayment in full of all Loans from such Lender, including accrued interest thereon and any breakage costs, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to such Lender, without extension, conversion or continuation. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation under clause (i) above or terminate its Commitment under clause (ii) above if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation or termination of Commitment cease to apply.

Section 2.19 Defaulting Lenders.

Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then for so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender the Commitment and Credit Exposure of such Defaulting Lender shall not be included in determining whether all Lenders or the Required Lenders have taken or may take any action hereunder (including any consent to any amendment or waiver pursuant to Section 9.08), provided that any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of each affected Lender which affects such Defaulting Lender differently than other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender.

 

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ARTICLE III.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

The Borrower represents and warrants to each of the Lenders that:

Section 3.01 Organization; Powers. The Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries (a) is an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) has all requisite power and authority to own its property and assets and to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted, (c) is qualified to do business in every jurisdiction where such qualification is required, except where the failure so to qualify would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and (d) in the case of the Borrower, has the corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under each of the Loan Documents and each other agreement or instrument contemplated thereby to which it is or will be a party and to borrow hereunder.

Section 3.02 Authorization. The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of each of the Loan Documents and the borrowings hereunder, and the consummation of the other transactions contemplated hereby (collectively, the “Transactions”) (a) have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate and, if required, stockholder action and (b) (i) will not violate (A) any provision of law, statute, rule or regulation, (B) the certificate or articles of incorporation or other constitutive documents or by-laws of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (C) any order of any Governmental Authority or (D) any provision of any indenture, agreement or other instrument to which the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them or any of their property is or may be bound, (ii) will not be in conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (alone or with notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any such indenture, agreement or other instrument or (iii) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon or with respect to any property or assets now owned or hereafter acquired by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries except, in each case other than (a) and (b)(i)(B), as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.03 Enforceability. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and constitutes, and each other Loan Document when executed and delivered by the Borrower will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

Section 3.04 Consents and Approvals. No action, consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by any Governmental Authority or any other third party is or will be required in connection with the Transactions, except as have been made or obtained (without the imposition of any conditions that are not acceptable to the Lenders) and are in full force and effect (other than any action, consent, approval, registration or filing the absence of which could not reasonably be expected, either individually or in the aggregate with any such other consents, approvals, registrations or filings, to result in a Material Adverse Effect). No law or regulation shall be applicable, restraining, preventing or imposing materially adverse conditions upon the Transactions or the rights of the Borrower and its subsidiaries freely to transfer or otherwise dispose of, or to create any Lien on, any properties now owned or hereafter acquired by any of them except, in each case, as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 3.05 Financial Statements. (a) Weyerhaeuser has heretofore furnished to the Lenders its consolidated balance sheets and statements of earnings and statements of cash flows, together with the notes thereto, as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, audited by and accompanied by the opinion of KPMG LLP, independent public accountants, and as of and for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2013.

(b) Such financial statements referred to in Section 3.05(a) present fairly in all material respects the financial position and results of operations of Weyerhaeuser and its consolidated subsidiaries as of such dates and for such periods. Such balance sheets and the notes thereto disclose all material liabilities, direct or contingent, of Weyerhaeuser and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the dates thereof. Such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis (subject, in the case of unaudited financial statements, to year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes).

Section 3.06 No Material Adverse Change. Except as disclosed on Weyerhaeuser’s Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2013, or any Form 8-K filed since June 30, 2013, and other than changes in operating results arising in the ordinary course of business and except as otherwise disclosed publicly since December 31, 2012, or in writing to the Lenders prior to the date hereof, there has been no material adverse change in the business, financial condition, operations or properties of Weyerhaeuser and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, since December 31, 2012.

Section 3.07 Title to Properties; Possession Under Leases. (a) The Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries has good and marketable title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all of its material real properties, except for defects in title that do not interfere with its ability to conduct its business as currently conducted or to utilize such properties and assets for their intended purposes.

(b) The Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) has complied with all obligations under all leases of real property to which it is a party, and (ii) enjoys peaceful and undisturbed possession under all such leases, except where such non-compliance or lack of peaceful and undisturbed possession would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. All leases to which the Borrower and its respective Restricted Subsidiaries are a party are in full force and effect, except where such lack of force and effect would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.08 Subsidiaries. Schedule 3.08 (i) sets forth as of the Closing Date a list of all subsidiaries of Weyerhaeuser and its percentage ownership interest therein, and (ii) designates those Subsidiaries which are Unrestricted Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date.

 

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Section 3.09 Litigation; Compliance with Laws. (a) Except as disclosed on Weyerhaeuser’s Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2013, or any Form 8-K filed since June 30, 2013, there are no actions, suits, investigations, litigations or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against or affecting the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in any court or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Except as disclosed on Weyerhaeuser’s Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2013, or any Form 8-K filed since June 30, 2013, neither the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is in violation of any law, rule or regulation, or in default with respect to any judgment, writ, injunction or decree of any Governmental Authority, where such violation or default could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.10 Agreements. (a) Neither the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is a party to any agreement or instrument or subject to any corporate restriction that has resulted in a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Neither the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is in default in any manner under any material agreement or instrument (except for any indenture or other agreement or instrument evidencing Indebtedness) to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties or assets are or may be bound, where such default could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.11 Federal Reserve Regulations. (a) Neither the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock.

(b) No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, whether directly or indirectly, whether immediately, incidentally or ultimately, for any purpose which entails a violation of, or which is inconsistent with, the provisions of the Regulations of the Board, including Regulation T, U or X.

Section 3.12 Investment Company Act. Neither the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is an “investment company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940.

Section 3.13 Tax Returns. Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries has filed or caused to be filed all material Federal, state and local tax returns required to have been filed by it and has paid or caused to be paid all material taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns or on any assessments received by it, except taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, shall have set aside on its books appropriate reserves.

Section 3.14 No Material Misstatements. No information, report, financial statement, exhibit or schedule furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation of any Loan Document or included therein or delivered pursuant thereto, when taken together with the reports and other filings with the SEC contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

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Section 3.15 Compliance with ERISA. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: each Plan subject to ERISA or the Code, as applicable, is in compliance with ERISA and the Code; no Reportable Event has occurred with respect to a Plan; no Plan is insolvent (within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA) or in reorganization (within the meaning of Section 4241 of ERISA); no Plan has an Unfunded Current Liability; no Plan subject to ERISA or the Code, as applicable, has an accumulated or waived funding deficiency, has permitted decreases in its funding standard account or has applied for an extension of any amortization period under Section 412, Section 430 or Section 431 of the Code, as applicable; neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred any liability to or on account of a Plan pursuant to Section 409, 502(i), 502(l), 515, 4062, 4063, 4064, 4069, 4201 or 4204 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code or expects to incur any liability under any of the foregoing Sections with respect to any such Plan; no condition exists which presents a risk to the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of incurring a liability to or on account of a Plan pursuant to the foregoing provisions of ERISA and the Code; no proceedings have been instituted to terminate any Plan; no lien imposed under the Code or ERISA on the assets of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate exists or is likely to arise on account of any Plan; neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has failed to make by its due date a required installment under Section 430(j) of the Code with respect to any Plan; no Plan has failed to satisfy the minimum funding standards (within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA) applicable to such Plan, whether or not waived; no determination has been made that any Plan is, or is expected to be in “at risk” status (within the meaning of Section 430 of the Code or Section 303 of ERISA) or in “endangered” or “critical” status (within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 of ERISA); and neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has failed to make any required contribution to a Plan pursuant to Section 431 or Section 432 of the Code. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries do not maintain or contribute to any “welfare plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(1) of ERISA) which provides life insurance or health benefits to retirees (other than as required by Section 601 of ERISA) the obligations with respect to which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.16 Environmental Matters. Except as disclosed on Weyerhaeuser’s Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2013, or any Form 8-K filed since June 30, 2013, (a) neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has failed to comply with any Federal, state, local and other statutes, ordinances, orders, judgments, rulings and regulations relating to environmental pollution or to environmental regulation or control, where any such failure to comply, alone or together with any other such noncompliance, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; (b) neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has received notice of any failure so to comply which alone or together with any other such failure could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and (c) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries’ plants have not managed any hazardous wastes, hazardous substances, hazardous materials, toxic substances or toxic pollutants, as those terms are used in the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act, the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, the Toxic Substance Control Act, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act or any other Environmental Law, in violation of any regulations promulgated pursuant thereto or in any other applicable law where such violation could reasonably be expected to result, individually or together with other violations, in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 3.17 Maintenance of Insurance. The Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries maintains insurance (which may be self insurance) for all of its insurable properties: (a) by financially sound and reputable insurers to the extent of insurance obtained from third party insurers; (b) to such extent and against such risks, including fire and other risks insured against by extended coverage, as is customary with companies in the same or similar businesses, including public liability insurance against claims for personal injury or death or property damage occurring upon, in, about or in connection with the use of any properties owned, occupied or controlled by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiaries; and (c) as may be required by law.

Section 3.18 Ranking. The obligations of Weyerhaeuser to repay the Loans made to it hereunder rank pari passu or senior in right of payment to all outstanding senior unsecured notes and bonds of Weyerhaeuser.

Section 3.19 Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions.

Borrower has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance by the Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents (acting in their capacity as such) with applicable Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions. None of (i) Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries or, (ii) to the knowledge of Borrower, any director officer or employee of such Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries, is a Sanctioned Person.

ARTICLE IV.

CONDITIONS OF LENDING

The obligations of the Lenders to make Loans hereunder are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

Section 4.01 Closing Date. On or before the Closing Date:

(a) Opinions. The Administrative Agent shall have received a favorable written opinion of (i) Cravath, Swaine and Moore LLP, special counsel for the Borrower, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Lenders, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (ii) James Clack, Esq., Senior Legal Counsel to Weyerhaeuser, as counsel for Weyerhaeuser, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Lenders, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(b) Legal Matters. All legal matters (including any documentation) related to this Agreement and the Transactions shall be satisfactory to the Lenders and to Moore & Van Allen, PLLC, special counsel for the Administrative Agent.

(c) Articles, etc. The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) a copy of the certificate or articles of incorporation, including all amendments thereto, of the Borrower, certified as of a recent date by the Secretary of State of its State of

 

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incorporation, and a certificate as to the good standing of the Borrower, as of a recent date, from such Secretary of State; (ii) a certificate from the Borrower of its Secretary or Assistant Secretary dated the Closing Date and certifying (A) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of the by-laws of the Borrower as in effect on the Closing Date and at all times since a date prior to the date of the resolutions described in clause (B) below, (B) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Borrower authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Borrower of any and all documents and agreements to be entered into with respect to the Loan Documents and the borrowings to be made thereunder, and that such resolutions have not been modified, rescinded or amended and are in full force and effect, (C) that the certificate or articles of incorporation of the Borrower have not been amended since the date of the last amendment thereto shown on the certificates of good standing furnished pursuant to clause (i) above, and (D) as to the incumbency and specimen signature of each officer executing any Loan Document or any other document or agreement delivered in connection with the Transactions on behalf of the Borrower; (iii) a certification of another officer as to the incumbency and specimen signature of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary executing the certificate pursuant to (ii) above; and (iv) such other documents as the Lenders or Moore & Van Allen, PLLC, special counsel for the Administrative Agent, may reasonably request.

(d) Officers’ Certificates. The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate from the Borrower, dated the Closing Date and signed by a Financial Officer of the Borrower, confirming (i) compliance with the condition precedent set forth in paragraph (h) of Section 4.01, and (ii) that the representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth herein are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date (except for representations and warranties expressly stated to relate to a specific earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties are true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date).

(e) Fees. The Administrative Agent shall have received all Fees and other amounts due and payable to the Administrative Agent, the Lead Arrangers or the Lenders on or prior to the Closing Date.

(f) Loan Documents. The Administrative Agent shall have received a fully executed counterpart of this Agreement, and an executed copy of each Loan Document (other than this Agreement).

(g) Revolving Credit Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, that the Revolving Credit Agreement has become effective simultaneously with or prior to the Closing Date.

(h) Farm Credit Equities. The Borrower shall have purchased the Farm Credit Equities as set forth on Schedule 4.01(h), consistent with Section 5.12, pursuant to the agreements identified in Schedule 4.01(h) (substantially in the form attached thereto or as otherwise agreed by the applicable Farm Credit Lender and the Borrower) and each Farm Credit Lender shall have executed and delivered to the Borrower a receipt substantially in the form attached to Schedule 4.01(h) for the applicable Farm Credit Equities.

 

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(i) No Default. At the time of and immediately after the Closing Date, no Event of Default or Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

(j) Representations. The representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in Article III shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as the Closing Date (except for representations and warranties expressly stated to relate to a specific earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties are true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date).

Section 4.02 Funding Date. In addition to satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 4.01 on the Closing Date, on the Funding Date:

(a) Notice. The Administrative Agent shall have received from the Borrower a notice of Borrowing as required by Section 2.02.

(b) Representations. The representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in Sections 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 3.04, 3.07, 3.10(b), 3.11, 3.12 and 3.18 shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such date with the same effect as though made on and as of such date at the time of and immediately after such Borrowing.

(c) Repayment of Longview Timber Debt. The Administrative Agent and the Lead Arrangers shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to them of the payoff of all obligations under the Senior Credit Agreement (as further defined in the Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of June 14, 2013 among Weyerhaeuser, Weyerhaeuser Columbia Holding Co., LLC, Longview Timber Holdings, Corp. and the Securityholders party thereto) with the proceeds of the Loans to be made to the Borrower on the Funding Date, together with other funds of the Borrower, and the release (or arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent for the release) of all related Liens.

(d) Compliance, etc. At the time of and immediately after such Borrowing, no Event of Default or Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

The Borrowing on the Funding Date shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower on the Funding Date as to the matters specified in paragraphs (b) and (d) of this Section 4.02.

ARTICLE V.

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

The Borrower covenants and agrees with each Lender and the Administrative Agent that, so long as this Agreement shall remain in effect or the principal of or interest on any Loan, any Fees or any other expenses or amounts then due and payable under any Loan Document shall be

 

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unpaid, unless the Required Lenders (or, where indicated, the Lenders) shall otherwise consent in writing, the Borrower will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries (except in the case of Sections 5.03, 5.04. 5.05, 5.10, 5.11, 5.12 and 5.13 (which apply only to Weyerhaeuser and not its Restricted Subsidiaries), 5.06 (which applies only to Weyerhaeuser and its ERISA Affiliates) and 5.09 (which applies to Weyerhaeuser and all of its Subsidiaries)) to:

Section 5.01 Existence; Businesses and Properties. (a) Do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence, except as otherwise expressly permitted under Section 6.01(c) (with respect to Weyerhaeuser) and, with respect to Restricted Subsidiaries, where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, provided, however, that any Restricted Subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve to the extent the assets of such Subsidiary are transferred to Weyerhaeuser or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or are disposed of in a transaction permitted by this Agreement.

(b) Except in each case where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (i) do or cause to be done all things necessary to obtain, preserve, renew, extend and keep in full force and effect the rights, licenses, permits, franchises, authorizations, patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade names necessary in the conduct of its business; (ii) maintain and operate such business in substantially the manner in which it is presently conducted and operated; (iii) comply with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority, whether now in effect or hereafter enacted; and (iv) at all times maintain and preserve all property necessary in the conduct of such business and keep such property in good repair, working order and condition and from time to time make, or cause to be made, all necessary and proper repairs, renewals, additions, improvements and replacements thereto necessary in order that the business carried on in connection therewith may be properly conducted at all times.

(c) Maintain compliance with each of its loans, contracts, leases and other obligations (other than Indebtedness) except such as are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which appropriate reserves have been established, and except for such noncompliance as could not reasonably be expected to have, in any case or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.02 Insurance. (a) Keep such of its insurable properties as are insured with third-party insurers insured at all times by financially sound and reputable insurers; and (b) maintain (i) insurance (which may include self insurance), to such extent and against such risks, including fire and other risks insured against by extended coverage, as is customary with companies in the same or similar businesses, including public liability insurance against claims for personal injury or death or property damage occurring upon, in, about or in connection with the use of any properties owned, occupied or controlled by it; and (ii) such insurance as may be required by law.

Section 5.03 Obligations and Taxes. Pay its obligations (other than Indebtedness) promptly and in accordance with their terms and pay and discharge promptly when due all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its income or profits or in respect of its property, before the same shall become delinquent or in default, as well as all

 

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lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies or otherwise which, if unpaid, might give rise to a Lien upon such properties or any part thereof; provided, however, that such payment and discharge shall not be required (i) so long as the validity or amount thereof shall be contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and the Borrower or such Subsidiary shall have set aside on its books appropriate reserves with respect thereto or (ii) if the failure to do so is not, in any case or in the aggregate, reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.04 Financial Statements, Reports, etc. In the case of the Borrower, furnish to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly furnish to each Lender):

(a) within 95 days after the end of each fiscal year, its consolidated balance sheets and related statements of earnings and statements of cash flows, together with the notes thereto, showing the financial position of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the close of such fiscal year and the results of their operations and the operations of such subsidiaries during such year, all audited by KPMG LLP or other independent public accountants of recognized national standing and accompanied by an opinion of such accountants (which shall not be qualified in any material respect) to the effect that such consolidated financial statements fairly present the financial position and results of operations of each the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, except as therein noted;

(b) within 50 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year, its consolidated balance sheets and related statements of earnings and, with respect to Weyerhaeuser, statements of cash flows, showing the financial position of Weyerhaeuser and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the close of such fiscal quarter and the results of its operations and the operations of such consolidated Subsidiaries during such fiscal quarter and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, all certified (in the form of Exhibit D-1) by one of its Financial Officers as fairly presenting the financial position and results of operations of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, except as therein noted, subject to appropriate year-end audit adjustments and absence of footnotes;

(c) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under (a) or (b) above, a certificate (in the form of Exhibit D-2) of the accounting firm or Financial Officer of the Borrower opining on or certifying such statements (which certificate, when furnished by an accounting firm, may be limited to accounting matters and disclaim responsibility for legal interpretations) (i) certifying that no Event of Default or Default has occurred or, if such an Event of Default or Default has occurred, specifying the nature and extent thereof and any corrective action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto, (ii) in the case of Weyerhaeuser setting forth computations in reasonable detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent demonstrating compliance with the covenants contained in Sections 6.01(d) and 6.01(e) and (iii) including a reconciliation setting forth adjustments made to such financial statements in order to make the calculations set forth in clause (ii) above;

 

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(d) promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed by it or any of its Subsidiaries with the SEC, or with any national securities exchange, or, in the case of Weyerhaeuser, distributed to its shareholders, as the case may be;

(e) promptly, from time to time, such other information regarding the operations, business affairs and financial condition of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or compliance with the terms of any Loan Document, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request (it being understood that the Borrower shall not be required to provide any information or documents which are subject to confidentiality provisions the nature of which prohibit such disclosure);

(f) promptly, and in any event within 2 Business Days, upon becoming aware thereof, notice of any proposed or actual down-grade, suspension or withdrawal of the rating provided by S&P or Moody’s to Weyerhaeuser in respect of its Senior Unsecured Long-Term Debt; and

(g) promptly following receipt thereof, copies of any documents described in Sections 101(k) or 101(l) of ERISA that Weyerhaeuser or any ERISA Affiliate may request with respect to any Plan; provided, that if Weyerhaeuser or any ERISA Affiliate has not requested such documents or notices from the administrator or sponsor of the applicable Plan, then, upon reasonable request of the Administrative Agent, Weyerhaeuser and/or an ERISA Affiliate shall promptly make a request for such documents or notices from such administrator or sponsor and Weyerhaeuser shall provide copies of such documents and notices to the Administrative Agent promptly after receipt thereof.

Information required to be delivered pursuant to paragraphs (a), (b), (d) and (e) shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date on which Weyerhaeuser provides notice to the Administrative Agent that such information has been posted on Weyerhaeuser’s website on the internet at the website address listed on the signature pages thereof, at www.sec.gov or at another website identified in such notice and accessible by the Lenders without charge; provided that Weyerhaeuser shall deliver paper copies of the reports and financial statements referred to in paragraphs (a), (b), (d) and (e) of this Section 5.04 to the Administrative Agent or any Lender who requests Weyerhaeuser to deliver such paper copies until written notice to cease delivering paper copies is given by such Administrative Agent or Lender to Weyerhaeuser.

Section 5.05 Litigation and Other Notices. Furnish to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly furnish to each Lender) prompt written notice of the following:

(a) any Event of Default or Default, specifying the nature and extent thereof and the corrective action (if any) proposed to be taken with respect thereto;

(b) the filing or commencement of, or any written threat or notice of intention of any person to file or commence, any action, suit or proceeding, whether at law or in equity or by or before any Governmental Authority, against Weyerhaeuser or any of its Affiliates which, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

 

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(c) any development that has resulted in a Material Adverse Effect; and

(d) the issuance by any Governmental Authority of any injunction, order, decision or other restraint prohibiting, or having the effect of prohibiting, the making of the Loans or the initiation of any litigation or similar proceeding seeking any such injunction, order or other restraint;

provided that in each case (other than Subsection 5.05 (a)) no Borrower shall be required to provide separate notice of any event disclosed in any report promptly filed with the SEC.

Section 5.06 ERISA. As soon as possible and, in any event, within 10 Business Days after Weyerhaeuser knows of the occurrence of any of the following events which individually or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, Weyerhaeuser will deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of the Financial Officer of Weyerhaeuser setting forth details as to such occurrence and such action, if any, which Weyerhaeuser or an ERISA Affiliate is required or proposes to take, together with any notices required or proposed to be given to or filed with or by Weyerhaeuser or such ERISA Affiliate, the PBGC, a Plan participant or the Plan administrator with respect thereto: (a) that a Reportable Event has occurred, (b) that a Plan has failed to satisfy the minimum funding standards (within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA) applicable to such Plan, whether or not waived, or an application has been made to the Secretary of the Treasury for a modification of the minimum funding standard (including any required installment payments) or an extension of any amortization period under Section 412, 430 or 431 of the Code, as applicable with respect to a Plan, (c) that a Plan has been or is in the process of being terminated, reorganized, partitioned or declared insolvent under Title IV of ERISA, (d) that a Plan has an Unfunded Current Liability, (e) that proceedings have been instituted to terminate a Plan, (f) that a proceeding has been instituted pursuant to Section 515 of ERISA to collect a delinquent contribution to a Plan, or (g) that Weyerhaeuser or any ERISA Affiliate will or is reasonably likely to incur any liability (including any contingent or secondary liability) to or on account of the termination of or withdrawal from a Plan under Section 4062, 4063, 4064, 4069, 4201 or 4204 of ERISA or with respect to a Plan under Section 4975 of the Code or Section 409, 502(i) or 502(l) of ERISA. Weyerhaeuser will, upon written request, deliver to the Administrative Agent a complete copy of the annual report (Form 5500) of each Plan required to be filed with the Internal Revenue Service. In addition to any certificates or notices delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the first sentence hereof, copies of annual reports and any other notices received by Weyerhaeuser or any ERISA Affiliate required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent hereunder shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent no later than 10 Business Days after the later of the date such report or notice has been filed with the Internal Revenue Service or the PBGC, given to Plan participants, received by Weyerhaeuser or such ERISA Affiliate or requested in writing by the Administrative Agent.

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properties of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries at reasonable times and, with reasonable prior notice given to Weyerhaeuser, as often as requested and unless a Default has occurred and is continuing, at the expense of the Administrative Agent or such Lender, and to make extracts from and copies of such financial records, and permit any representatives designated by any Lender or the Administrative Agent to discuss the affairs, finances and condition of Weyerhaeuser or any such Restricted Subsidiary with the officers thereof and independent accountants (so long as a representative of Weyerhaeuser is present, or Weyerhaeuser has consented to the absence of such a representative) therefor (in each case subject to obligations under applicable confidentiality provisions).

Section 5.08 Use of Proceeds. Use the credit extended pursuant to this Agreement only for the purposes set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

Section 5.09 Environmental Matters. (a) (i) Comply in all material respects with all Environmental Laws applicable to the ownership or use of any real property owned or leased by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, except where such noncompliance is not, in any case or in the aggregate, reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) include in all material contracts with tenants and other persons occupying such real property provisions to ensure such tenants’ compliance in all material respects with all such Environmental Laws, and diligently enforce and prosecute its rights with respect to such provisions, (iii) pay or cause to be paid in the case of sole liability, or, in the case of joint liability, to seek contribution or compensation in respect of, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with such compliance, except in respect to costs and expenses that are being contested in good faith and for which the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, shall have set aside on its books appropriate reserves, and except where failures to make such payments are not, in any case or in the aggregate, reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (iv) use its best efforts to keep or cause to be kept all such real property free and clear of any liens imposed pursuant to any Environmental Laws, except in respect to liens that are being contested in good faith, and except in respect to liens the existence of which is not, in any case or in the aggregate, reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Neither the Borrower, nor any of its Subsidiaries will generate, use, treat, store, Release, or permit the generation, use, treatment, storage or Release of Hazardous Materials on any real property owned or leased by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or transport or permit the transportation of Hazardous Materials to or from any such real property, except for quantities generated, used, treated, stored, or Released on, or transported to or from, such real property in the ordinary course of business in material compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws and, except for such generation, use, treatment or storage on, or transportation to or from, any such real property of Hazardous Materials as is not, in any case or in the aggregate, reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) If the Administrative Agent receives any notice from the Borrower pursuant to subsection (d) of this Section 5.09 or if the Administrative Agent otherwise acquires knowledge of any Environmental Claim which in the sole determination of the Required Lenders would have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Borrower then upon the written request of the Required Lenders, the Borrower will provide, at its

 

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sole cost and expense, an environmental site assessment report concerning any real property owned or leased by the Borrower or an affected Subsidiary that is the subject of such Environmental Claim prepared by an environmental consulting firm approved by the Required Lenders, indicating the presence or absence of Hazardous Materials and the potential costs of any removal or remedial action in connection with any Hazardous Materials on any such real property owned or leased by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

(d) The Borrower will immediately advise the Administrative Agent in writing of any of the following:

(i) Any pending or threatened Environmental Claim against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any real property owned or leased by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries which if determined adversely to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(ii) Any condition or occurrence on any real property owned or leased by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that (A) results in noncompliance by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries with any applicable Environmental Law which noncompliance is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (B) could reasonably be anticipated to form the basis of an Environmental Claim against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any real property owned or leased by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and which if determined adversely to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(iii) Any condition or occurrence on any real property owned or leased by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the actual knowledge of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, any property adjoining or in the vicinity thereof that could reasonably be anticipated to cause such real property to be subject to any restrictions on the ownership, occupancy, use, or transferability thereof under any Environmental Law which restrictions, in any case or in the aggregate, are reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect; and

(iv) The taking of any removal or remedial action in response to the actual or alleged presence of any Hazardous Materials on any real property owned or leased by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries the taking of which, in any case or in the aggregate, is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

All such notices shall describe in reasonable detail the nature of the claim, investigation, condition, occurrence, or removal or remedial action and the action which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries proposes to take in response thereto.

Section 5.10 Ownership Requirement. With respect to Weyerhaeuser, at any time, maintain the ownership (directly or indirectly) of or long-term leases on, no less than four million (4,000,000) acres of Timberlands.

 

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Section 5.11 Claim Agreement. With respect to Weyerhaeuser, perform, observe and comply with each of its covenants and agreements in the Claim Agreement, and do or cause to be done all things necessary to keep the Claim Agreement in full force and effect.

Section 5.12 Farm Credit Equity. (a) So long as a Farm Credit Lender is a Lender or Voting Participant hereunder, the Borrower will acquire equity in such Farm Credit Lender in such amounts and at such times as such Farm Credit Lender may require in accordance with such Farm Credit Lender’s bylaws and capital plan or similar documents (as each may be amended from time to time), provided, however, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein the maximum amount of equity that the Borrower may be required to purchase in such Farm Credit Lender shall not exceed the maximum amount required by the applicable bylaws, capital plan and related documents, in each case, (x) as in effect (and in the form provided to the Borrower) on the Closing Date or (y) in the case of a Farm Credit Lender that becomes a Lender or Voting Participant as a result of an assignment or sale of participation, as in effect (and in the form provided to the Borrower) at the time of the closing of the related assignment or sale of participation. Each applicable Farm Credit Lender confirms delivery to the Borrower, and the Borrower acknowledges receipt, of documents from such Farm Credit Lender that describe the nature of the stock and other equities in such Farm Credit Lender required to be acquired by the Borrower in connection with its patronage loan from such Farm Credit Lender (the “Farm Credit Equities”) as well as applicable capitalization requirements, and the Borrower agrees to be bound by the terms thereof. Each applicable Farm Credit Lender party hereto as of the Closing Date acknowledges and agrees that the amount of Farm Credit Equities of such Farm Credit Lender acquired by the Borrower on or prior to the Closing Date satisfies the requirements of this Section 5.12 in respect of the Total Commitments as of the Closing Date.

(b) Each party hereto acknowledges that each Farm Credit Lender’s bylaws, capital plan and similar documents (as each may be amended from time to time) shall govern (x) the rights and obligations of the parties with respect to the Farm Credit Equities and any patronage refunds or other distributions made on account thereof or on account of the Borrower’s patronage with such Farm Credit Lender, (y) the Borrower’s eligibility for patronage distributions from such Farm Credit Lender (in the form of Farm Credit Equities and cash) and (z) patronage distributions, if any, in the event of a sale of a participation interest. Each Farm Credit Lender reserves the right to assign or sell participations in all or any part of its Commitments or outstanding Borrowings hereunder on a non-patronage basis (and/or to a Lender that pays no patronage or pays patronage that is lower than the patronage paid by the transferring Farm Credit Lender) in accordance with Section 9.04; provided, that if Borrower’s consent to such assignment or sale of a participation by such Farm Credit Lender is required pursuant to Section 9.04(b) or Section 9.04(f), as applicable, the parties hereto agree that, solely with respect to Borrower’s ability to reasonably withhold consent to such transfer because of an expected reduction in patronage distributions to the Borrower (it being understood and agreed that the Borrower may have another basis for reasonably withholding consent to such transfer), (A) if the transferring Farm Credit Lender has not delivered a Farm Credit Lender Transfer Certificate (as defined below) to the Borrower, then the Borrower may withhold its consent to such assignment or sale in its sole discretion (and in such case, the Borrower shall be deemed to have acted reasonably), and (B) if the transferring Farm Credit Lender has delivered a Farm Credit Lender Transfer Certificate to the Borrower,

 

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then Weyerhaeuser may not withhold its consent to such assignment or sale (and any such withholding of consent shall be deemed unreasonable). For purposes hereof, “Farm Credit Lender Transfer Certificate” means a certificate executed by an officer of the transferring Farm Credit Lender and certifying to the Borrower that such transferring Farm Credit Lender has used commercially reasonable efforts to consummate the relevant assignment or sale or a participation with another entity that would be expected to make patronage distributions to the Borrower on a going forward basis that are consistent with (or better than) those that the Borrower could reasonably have expected to have received from such transferring Farm Credit Lender.

(c) Each party hereto acknowledges that each Farm Credit Lender has a statutory first lien pursuant to the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (as amended from time to time) on all Farm Credit Equities of such Farm Credit Lender that the Borrower may now own or hereafter acquire, which statutory lien shall be for such Farm Credit Lender’s sole and exclusive benefit. The Farm Credit Equities of a particular Farm Credit Lender shall not constitute security for the obligations arising under the Loan Documents due to any other Lender. To the extent that any of the Loan Documents create a Lien on the Farm Credit Equities of a Farm Credit Lender or on patronage accrued by such Farm Credit Lender for the account of the Borrower (including, in each case, proceeds thereof), such Lien shall be for such Farm Credit Lender’s sole and exclusive benefit and shall not be subject to pro rata sharing hereunder. Neither the Farm Credit Equities nor any accrued patronage shall be offset against the obligations arising under the Loan Documents except that, in the event of an Event of Default, a Farm Credit Lender may elect, solely at its discretion, to apply the cash portion of any patronage distribution or retirement of equity to amounts due under this Agreement. The Borrower acknowledges that any corresponding tax liability associated with such application is the sole responsibility of the Borrower. No Farm Credit Lender shall have an obligation to retire the Farm Credit Equities of such Farm Credit Lender upon any Event of Default, Default or any other default by the Borrower, or at any other time, either for application to the obligations arising under the Loan Documents or otherwise.

Section 5.13 Further Assurances. Promptly cause to be taken, executed, acknowledged or delivered, at the sole expense of the Borrower, all such further acts, documents and assurances as the Required Lenders may from time to time reasonably request in order for the Borrower to carry out its obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents.

 

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ARTICLE VI.

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

Section 6.01 Covenants of Weyerhaeuser. Weyerhaeuser covenants and agrees with each Lender and the Administrative Agent that, so long as this Agreement shall remain in effect or the principal of or interest on any Loan, any Fees or any other expenses or amounts then due and payable under any Loan Document shall be unpaid, unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing, it will not, either directly or indirectly:

(a) Secured Indebtedness. (i) Issue, assume or guarantee, or permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to issue, assume or guarantee, any indebtedness for money borrowed (hereinafter in this Section 6.01(a) referred to as “debt”), if such debt is secured by a deed of trust, mortgage, pledge, security interest or other lien or encumbrance (any deed of trust, mortgage, pledge, security interest or other lien or encumbrance being hereinafter in this Section 6.01(a) referred to as a “mortgage” or collectively “mortgages”) upon or with respect to any timber or timberlands of Weyerhaeuser or such Restricted Subsidiary located in the States of Washington, Oregon, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Mississippi or North Carolina, or upon or with respect to any principal manufacturing plant of Weyerhaeuser or such Restricted Subsidiary located anywhere in the United States of America, in either case now owned or hereafter acquired, without in any such case effectively providing, concurrently with the issuance, assumption or guarantee of any such debt, that the Loans (together with, if Weyerhaeuser shall so determine, any other indebtedness of or guarantee by Weyerhaeuser or such Restricted Subsidiary ranking equally with the Loans and then existing or thereafter created) shall be secured equally and ratably with (or prior to) such debt; provided, however, that the foregoing restrictions shall not be applicable to:

(1) mortgages upon or with respect to any property of any of its Restricted Subsidiaries securing debt of such Restricted Subsidiary to Weyerhaeuser or another Restricted Subsidiary of Weyerhaeuser;

(2) mortgages upon or with respect to any property acquired, constructed or improved by Weyerhaeuser or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries after the date of this Agreement which are created, incurred or assumed contemporaneously with, or within 90 days after, such acquisition, construction or improvement, to secure or provide for the payment of any part of the purchase price of such property or the cost of such construction or improvement, or mortgages upon or with respect to any property existing at the time of acquisition thereof; provided, however, that in the case of any such construction or improvement the mortgage shall not apply to any property theretofore owned by Weyerhaeuser or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries other than any theretofore unimproved real property on which the property so constructed, or the improvement, is located;

(3) any extension, renewal or replacement of any mortgage referred to in clause (2) above or clause (4) below; provided, however, that the principal amount of indebtedness secured thereby shall not exceed the principal amount of indebtedness so secured at the time of such extension, renewal or replacement, and that such extension, renewal or replacement shall be limited to all or part of the same property which secured the mortgage so extended, renewed or replaced; and

(4) any mortgage existing on any timber or timberlands of any Person or upon or with respect to any principal manufacturing plant of any Person at the time of acquisition by Weyerhaeuser or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of such Person.

 

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(ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a)(i) of this Section 6.01, Weyerhaeuser or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may issue, assume or guarantee secured debt which would otherwise be subject to the foregoing restrictions in an aggregate amount which, together with all other such debt of Weyerhaeuser and its Restricted Subsidiaries and the Attributable Debt in respect of Sale and Lease-Back Transactions (as defined in Section 6.01(b)) existing at such time (other than Sale and Lease-Back Transactions permitted because Weyerhaeuser would be entitled to incur debt secured by a mortgage on the property to be leased without equally and ratably securing the Loans pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) of this Section 6.01, and other than Sale and Lease-Back Transactions the proceeds of which have been applied in accordance with clause (ii) of Section 6.01(b)), does not at the time exceed five percent (5%) of Shareholders’ Interest in Weyerhaeuser and its Restricted Subsidiaries (as hereinafter defined). The term “Attributable Debt” as used in this paragraph shall mean, as of any particular time, the present value of the obligation of the lessee for rental payments during the remaining term of any lease (including any period for which such lease has been extended or may, at the option of the lessor, be extended).

(iii) For purposes of this Section 6.01(a), (A) the term “principal manufacturing plant” shall not include any manufacturing plant which, in the reasonable opinion of the Board of Directors of Weyerhaeuser, is not a principal manufacturing plant of Weyerhaeuser and its Restricted Subsidiaries; (B) the following types of transactions shall not be deemed to create debt secured by a mortgage: (1) the sale, mortgage or other transfer of timber in connection with an arrangement under which Weyerhaeuser or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is obligated to cut such timber or a portion thereof in order to provide the transferee with a specified amount of money however determined; (2) the mortgage of any property of Weyerhaeuser or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in favor of the United States, or any State, or any department, agency or instrumentality of either, to secure partial, progress, advance or other payments to Weyerhaeuser or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the provisions of any contract or statute and (3) liens existing on property at the time of acquisition of such property; and (C) the term “Shareholders’ Interest in Weyerhaeuser and its Restricted Subsidiaries” shall mean the aggregate of capital and surplus, including surplus resulting from the March 1, 1913 revaluation of timber and timberlands, of Weyerhaeuser and its Restricted Subsidiaries, after deducting the cost of shares of Weyerhaeuser held in treasury.

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Subsidiary to such Person (herein referred to as a “Sale and Lease-Back Transaction”), unless (i) Weyerhaeuser or such Restricted Subsidiary would be entitled to incur debt secured by a mortgage on the property to be leased without equally or ratably securing the Loans pursuant to Section 6.01(a), or (ii) Weyerhaeuser applies an amount equal to the fair value (as determined by the Board of Directors of Weyerhaeuser) of the property so leased to the retirement (other than any mandatory retirement), within 90 days of the effective date of any such Sale and Lease-Back Transaction, of indebtedness for borrowed money incurred or assumed by Weyerhaeuser which by its terms matures at, or is extendible or renewable at the option of the obligor to, a date more than 12 months after the date of the creation of such debt.

(c) Merger, Consolidation, etc. Be a party to a merger or consolidation or sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties or assets in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions unless (i) such merger, consolidation, sale, transfer or disposition is made with respect to another corporation incorporated and doing business primarily within the United States of America which shall expressly assume, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Lenders, the obligations of Weyerhaeuser under the Loan Documents and Weyerhaeuser’s Loans, and (ii) immediately after giving effect to such merger, consolidation, sale, transfer or disposition, no Default or Event of Default hereunder shall have occurred and be continuing.

(d) Debt Ratio. Permit Total Funded Indebtedness to exceed 65% of the sum of Weyerhaeuser’s Total Adjusted Shareholders’ Interest and Total Funded Indebtedness.

(e) Net Worth. At any time permit Weyerhaeuser’s Total Adjusted Shareholders’ Interest to be less than $3,000,000,000.

(f) Change in Business. Engage in, or permit any Restricted Subsidiary to engage in, any material business activities or operations substantially different from, or unrelated to, the business activities and operations conducted by Weyerhaeuser and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of the date hereof, except for reasonable extensions, developments and modifications thereof.

ARTICLE VII.

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

Section 7.01 Events of Default. In case of the happening of any of the events under Sections 7.01(a) through 7.01(m) below (an “Event of Default”):

(a) default shall be made in the payment by the Borrower of any principal of any Loan, when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof or by acceleration thereof or otherwise;

(b) default shall be made in the payment by the Borrower of any interest on any Loan or any Fee or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in Section 7.01(a) above) due under any Loan Document, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of five days;

 

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(c) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by the Borrower in or in connection with any Loan Document or the Borrowings hereunder, or any representation, warranty, statement or information contained in any report, certificate, financial statement or other instrument furnished in connection with or pursuant to any Loan Document, shall prove to have been false or misleading in any material respect when so made, deemed made or furnished;

(d) default shall be made in the due observance or performance by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (or its Restricted Subsidiaries, if such covenant, condition or agreement applies only to Restricted Subsidiaries) of any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section 5.01(a), 5.05(a), 5.08 or in Article VI;

(e) default shall be made in the due observance or performance by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (or its Restricted Subsidiaries, if such covenant, condition or agreement applies only to Restricted Subsidiaries) of any covenant, condition or agreement contained in any Loan Document (other than those specified in Section 7.01(a), 7.01(b), 7.01(c) or 7.01(d)) and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of thirty days after notice thereof from the Administrative Agent or any Lender to the Borrower;

(f) the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall (i) fail to pay, when and as the same shall become due and payable (and such failure shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument related to such Indebtedness) any principal or interest, regardless of amount, due in respect of Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount in excess of $100,000,000, or (ii) fail to observe or perform any other terms, covenants, conditions or agreements contained in any agreements or instruments evidencing or governing Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount in excess of $100,000,000 (and such failure shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument related to such Indebtedness), if the effect of any failure or failures referred to in this Section 7.01(f)(ii) is to cause or permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness or a trustee on its or their behalf (with or without the giving of notice) to cause, such Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity;

(g) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed in a court of competent jurisdiction seeking (i) relief in respect of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or of a substantial part of the property or assets of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, under Title 11 of the United States Code, as now constituted or hereafter amended, or any other Federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law, (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or for a substantial part of the property or assets of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or (iii) the winding-up or liquidation of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; and such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;

 

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(h) the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking relief under Title 11 of the United States Code, as now constituted or hereafter amended, or any other Federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or the filing of any petition described in Section 7.01(g) above, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or for a substantial part of the property or assets of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (vi) become unable, admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due or (vii) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;

(i) one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of $100,000,000 shall be rendered against the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any combination thereof and the same shall remain undischarged for a period of 30 consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to levy upon assets or properties of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to enforce any such judgment;

(j) any Plan shall fail to satisfy the minimum funding standard required for any plan year or a waiver of such standard or extension of any amortization period is sought or granted under Section 412, Section 430 or Section 431 of the Code, as applicable, any Plan is, shall have been or is likely to be terminated or the subject of termination proceedings under ERISA, any Plan shall have an Unfunded Current Liability, or Weyerhaeuser has incurred or is likely to incur a liability to or on account of a Plan under Sections 409, 502(i), 502(l), or 515 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, or Weyerhaeuser or any ERISA Affiliate has incurred or is likely to incur a liability to or on account of a Plan under Sections 4062, 4063, 4064, 4069, 4201 or 4204 of ERISA; and there shall result from any such event or events referred to in this Section 7.01(j) the imposition of a lien upon the assets of Weyerhaeuser or any ERISA Affiliate, the granting of a security interest, a liability or a material risk of incurring a liability to the PBGC or the Internal Revenue Service or a Plan or a trustee appointed under ERISA or a liability or a material risk of incurring a liability under Sections 409, 502(i) or 502(l) of ERISA or under Sections 4971 or 4975 of the Code in each case; which, in the good faith determination of the Required Lenders, will have a Material Adverse Effect;

(k) there shall have occurred a Change in Control of the Borrower; or

(l) the Claim Agreement shall cease, for any reason, to be in full force and effect, or Weyerhaeuser or WNR shall contest the validity or enforceability thereof or otherwise fail to comply with its obligations thereunder;

 

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then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to the Borrower described in Section 7.01(g) or 7.01(h) above), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent, at the request of the Required Lenders, shall, by notice to the Borrower, take any or all of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate forthwith the Commitments of the Lenders and/or (ii) declare the Loans then outstanding to the Borrower to be forthwith due and payable in whole or in part, whereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and any unpaid accrued Fees and all other liabilities of the Borrower accrued hereunder and under any other Loan Document, shall become forthwith due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower, anything contained herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding; and in any event with respect to the Borrower described in Sections 7.01(g) or 7.01(h) above, the Commitments of the Lenders and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and any unpaid accrued Fees and all other liabilities of the Borrower accrued hereunder and under any other Loan Document, shall automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or any other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower, anything contained herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding.

ARTICLE VIII.

THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

Section 8.01 The Administrative Agent. Each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints CoBank to act as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the Loan Documents on behalf of the Lenders. Each of the Lenders, and each assignee thereof, hereby irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on behalf of such Lender and to exercise such powers as are specifically delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms and provisions hereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.

The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercises its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appoints by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercises its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the Loans as well as activities as Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and nonappealable judgment that the Administrative Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents.

The Administrative Agent is hereby expressly authorized by the Lenders without hereby limiting any implied authority, (a) to receive on behalf of the Lenders all payments of principal of and interest on the Loans and all other amounts due to the Lenders hereunder, and promptly to distribute to each Lender its proper share of each payment so received; (b) to give prompt notice on behalf of the Lenders to the Borrower of any Event of Default specified in this Agreement of

 

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which the Administrative Agent has actual knowledge acquired in connection with its agency hereunder; and (c) to distribute promptly to each Lender copies of all notices, financial statements and other materials delivered by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement as received by the Administrative Agent.

Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its directors, officers, employees or agents shall be liable as such to any Lender for any action taken or omitted by any of them except for its or his own gross negligence or willful misconduct, or be responsible for any statement, warranty or representation herein or the contents of any document delivered in connection herewith, or be required to ascertain or to make any inquiry concerning the performance or observance by the Borrower of any of the terms, conditions, covenants or agreements contained in any Loan Document. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible to the Lenders for (i) the due execution, genuineness, validity, enforceability or effectiveness of this Agreement or any other Loan Documents or other instruments or agreements or (ii) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in any Loan Document, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent. The duties of the Administrative Agent shall be mechanical and administrative in nature; the Administrative Agent shall not have by reason of this Agreement or any other Loan Document a fiduciary relationship in respect of any Lender. The Administrative Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or refraining from acting, in accordance with written instructions signed by the Required Lenders or the Lenders, as the case may be, and, except as otherwise specifically provided herein, such instructions and any action or inaction pursuant thereto shall be binding on all of the Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall, in the absence of knowledge to the contrary, be entitled to rely on any instrument or document believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed or sent by the proper person or persons. The Administrative Agent may also rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed to be made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon.

Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its directors, officers, employees or agents shall have any responsibility to the Borrower on account of the failure of or delay in performance or breach by any Lender of any of its obligations hereunder or to any Lender on account of the failure of or delay in performance or breach by any other Lender or the Borrower of any of their respective obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document or in connection herewith or therewith. The foregoing shall not limit the obligations of CoBank (or its successors and assigns) in its capacity as Lender hereunder. The Administrative Agent may execute any and all duties hereunder by or through agents or employees and shall be entitled to rely upon the advice of legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it with respect to all matters arising hereunder and shall not be liable for any action taken or suffered in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel. The exculpatory provisions of this Article VIII shall apply to any such agent or employee, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent.

The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Lenders hereby acknowledge that (a) the Administrative Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is

 

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continuing, (b) the Administrative Agent shall be under no duty to take any discretionary action permitted to be taken by it pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement unless it shall be requested in writing to do so by the Required Lenders or the Lenders, as the case may be, and (c) except as expressly set forth herein, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries that is communicated to or obtained by the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.

The Administrative Agent may resign on the 30th day after notifying the Lenders and the Borrower. Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor approved by Weyerhaeuser, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld (and shall not be required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing). If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent which shall be a bank (which, if such bank is not a Lender, shall be subject to approval by Weyerhaeuser, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, and shall not be required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) with an office in New York, New York, having a combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000 or an Affiliate of any such bank. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor bank, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. After the Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article and Section 9.05 shall continue in effect for its benefit in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was acting as Administrative Agent.

With respect to the Loans made by it hereunder, the Administrative Agent in its individual capacity and not as Administrative Agent shall have the same rights and powers as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries or other Affiliate thereof as if it were not the Administrative Agent.

Each of the Lenders agrees (i) to reimburse the Administrative Agent, on demand, in the amount of its pro rata share (based on its outstanding Loans (or, if no Loans are outstanding, its Commitment hereunder)) of any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred for the benefit of the Lenders by the Administrative Agent, including the fees and expenses of a single counsel and compensation of agents and employees paid for services rendered on behalf of the Lenders which shall not have been reimbursed by the Borrower and (ii) to indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent and any of its directors, officers, employees or agents, on demand, in the amount of such pro rata share, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against it in its capacity as the Administrative Agent or any of them in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any action taken or omitted by it or any of them under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, to the extent the same shall not have been reimbursed by the Borrower; provided that

 

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no Lender shall be liable to the Administrative Agent for any portion of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrative Agent or any of its directors, officers, employees, or agents.

Each of the Lenders acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each of the Lenders also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement or any other Loan Document, any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.

In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any debtor relief law, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled and empowered (but not obligated) by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise (a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount and principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans and all other obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent under Section 2.04 and 9.05 allowed in such judicial proceeding and (b) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same; and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders, to pay the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due to the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.04 and 9.05.

Section 8.02 Other Agents. Each of the Lenders and the Borrower acknowledges (A) that each of the Lead Arrangers in their capacity as Lead Arranger and Joint Book Runner do not have any responsibility, duties or liability hereunder, and (B) that the title “Lead Arranger” is purely honorary in nature.

ARTICLE IX.

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 9.01 Notices. Notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed or sent by telecopy to the address specified below, or such other address as such party shall hereafter have specified by written notice to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower:

(a) if to the Borrower by hand or courier service, to the Borrower at 33663 Weyerhaeuser Way South, Federal Way, Washington, or by facsimile to (253) 924-3543, in each case to the Attention of Vice President and Treasurer with a copy to Secretary;

 

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(b) if to the Administrative Agent or a Lender, to it at its address (or telecopy number) set forth in Schedule 9.01 or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender became a party hereto.

Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices pursuant to Article II unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the applicable Lender. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in their discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.

All notices and other communications given to any party hereto in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given on the date of receipt if delivered by hand or overnight courier service or sent by telecopy or other telegraphic communications equipment of the sender, in each case delivered, sent or mailed (properly addressed) to such party as provided in this Section 9.01 or in accordance with the latest unrevoked direction from such party given in accordance with this Section 9.01.

Section 9.02 Survival of Agreement. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Borrower herein and in the certificates or other instruments prepared or delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the Lenders and shall survive the making of the Loans, regardless of any investigation made by the Lenders or on their behalf, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any Fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document is outstanding and unpaid and so long as the Commitments hereunder have not been terminated.

Section 9.03 Binding Effect. This Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received copies hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each Lender and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, each Lender and their respective successors and assigns, except that, other than as provided in Section 6.01(c), the Borrower shall not have the right to assign or delegate its rights or obligations hereunder or any interest herein without the prior consent of all the Lenders.

Section 9.04 Successors and Assigns. (a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that, other than as provided in Section 6.01(c), the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the Borrower without such consent shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

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(b) Any Lender may assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it); provided that (i) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender or a Lender Affiliate, the Borrower must give its prior written consent to such assignment (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), (ii) the Administrative Agent must give its prior written consent to such assignment (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), (iii) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender or a Lender Affiliate or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment or Loan, the amount of the Commitment and/or Loan of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Acceptance with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than $5,000,000 unless each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent, (iv) each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, (v) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Acceptance, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500, and (vi) the assignee, if it shall not be a Lender prior to such assignment, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire; and provided further that any consent of the Borrower otherwise required under this paragraph shall not be required if a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (d) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Acceptance the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.11, 2.13, 2.17 and 9.05). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this paragraph shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph (e) of this Section. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no assignment or participation shall be made to a natural person or the Borrower or any Affiliate of the Borrower.

(c) The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices in The City of New York a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitment of, and principal amount (and stated interest) of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive (absent manifest error), and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

 

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(d) Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Acceptance executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee, the assignee’s completed Administrative Questionnaire (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section and any written consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b) of this Section, if any, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Acceptance and record the information contained therein in the Register. No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.

(e) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower or any other Lender, sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in the first proviso to Section 9.08(b) that affects such Participant. Subject to paragraph (g) of this Section, the Borrower agree that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of, and subject to the limitations of, Sections 2.11, 2.13 and 2.17 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 9.06 as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.15 as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation, acting solely for this purpose as an non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, shall maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under this Agreement (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register to any Person (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any Commitments, Loans or its other obligations under any Loan Document) except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive (absent manifest error), and such Lender, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall treat each person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register pursuant to the terms hereof as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

 

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(f) Notwithstanding anything in Section 9.04 to the contrary, any bank that is a member of the Farm Credit System that (a) has purchased a participation in the minimum amount of $10,000,000 on or after the Effective Date, (b) is, by written notice to Weyerhaeuser and the Administrative Agent (“Voting Participant Notification”), designated by the selling Lender as being entitled to be accorded the rights of a Voting Participant hereunder (any bank that is a member of the Farm Credit System so designated being called a “Voting Participant”) and (c) receives the prior written consent of Weyerhaeuser and the Administrative Agent to become a Voting Participant (to the extent such consent would be required pursuant to Section 9.04(b) if such transfer were an assignment rather than a sale of a participation), shall be entitled to vote (and the voting rights of the selling Lender shall be correspondingly reduced), on a dollar for dollar basis, as if such participant were a Lender, on any matter requiring or allowing a Lender to provide or withhold its consent, or to otherwise vote on any proposed action. To be effective, each Voting Participant Notification shall, with respect to any Voting Participant, (i) state the full name, as well as all contact information required of an assignee as set forth in Exhibit C hereto and (ii) state the dollar amount of the participation purchased. The Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to conclusively rely on information contained in notices delivered pursuant to this paragraph. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each bank or other lending institution that is a member of the Farm Credit System designated as a Voting Participant in Schedule 9.04(f) hereto shall be a Voting Participant without delivery of a Voting Participant Notification and without the prior written consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

(g) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.11 or 2.17 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrower’ prior written consent. No Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.17 unless such Participant complies with Section 2.17(g) and (j) as if it were a Lender.

(h) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, any notes held by it pursuant to Section 2.05(e)) to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank, without notice to, or consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, and this Section 9.04 shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest; provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

(i) Weyerhaeuser authorizes each Lender to disclose to any Participant or assignee and any prospective Participant or assignee any and all financial information in such Lender’s possession concerning Weyerhaeuser or any Subsidiary of Weyerhaeuser which has been delivered to such Lender by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement or

 

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which has been delivered to such Lender by the Borrower in connection with such Lender’s credit evaluation of the Borrower prior to entering into this Agreement; provided that such Participant or assignee or prospective Participant or assignee agrees to treat any such information which is not public as confidential in accordance with the terms of the Agreement.

Section 9.05 Expenses; Indemnity. (a) The Borrower agrees to pay all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or in connection with any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions hereby contemplated shall be consummated) or incurred by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the enforcement or protection of their rights in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or in connection with the Loans made, including the fees and disbursements of Moore & Van Allen, PLLC, special counsel for the Administrative Agent, and, in connection with any such amendment, modification or waiver made in connection with any such enforcement or protection, the fees and disbursements of any other counsel for the Administrative Agent or any Lender. The Borrower further agrees that it shall indemnify the Lenders from and hold them harmless against any documentary taxes, assessments or charges made by any Governmental Authority by reason of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.

(b) The Borrower will indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Related Parties of each of the foregoing (each such person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses, including reasonable counsel fees and expenses, incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in any way connected with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery by the Borrower of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties thereto of their respective obligations thereunder or the consummation of the Transactions and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, (ii) the use of the proceeds of the Loans by the Borrower or (iii) any claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether or not any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or any of its controlled Related Parties, in each case as determined by a final, nonappealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.

(c) It is understood and agreed that, to the extent not precluded by a conflict of interest, each Indemnitee shall endeavor to work cooperatively with Weyerhaeuser with a view toward minimizing the legal and other expenses associated with any defense and any potential settlement or judgment. To the extent reasonably practicable and not disadvantageous to any Indemnitee, it is anticipated that a single counsel selected by Weyerhaeuser may be used. Settlement of any claim or litigation involving any material indemnified amount will require the approval of Weyerhaeuser (not to be unreasonably withheld).

 

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(d) The provisions of this Section 9.05 shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the expiration of the term of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of any of the Loans, the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any investigation made by or on behalf of the Administrative Agent or any Lender. All amounts due under this Section 9.05 shall be payable on written demand therefor.

(e) To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Borrower shall not assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, any Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated thereby, any Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof.

Section 9.06 Right of Setoff. If any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, without notice to the Borrower (any such notice being expressly waived by the Borrower), to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other indebtedness at any time owing by such Lender or any of its Affiliates to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against any of and all the obligations of the Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement and any other Loan Documents held by such Lender, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement or such other Loan Document and although such obligations may be unmatured. The rights of each Lender under this Section 9.06 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) which such Lender may have.

Section 9.07 Applicable Law. THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER AND THEREUNDER OF THE PARTIES HERETO AND THERETO SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

Section 9.08 Waivers; Amendment. (a) No failure or delay of the Administrative Agent or any Lender in exercising any power or right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies which they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or consent to any departure by the Borrower therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) below, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. No notice or demand on the Borrower in any case shall entitle the Borrower to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.

 

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(b) Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Borrower and the Required Lenders; provided, however, that no such agreement shall (i) change the principal amount of, or extend the maturity of or any date for the scheduled payment of any principal of or interest on, any Loan, or decrease the rate of interest on any Loan, without the prior written consent of each Lender affected thereby (including a Defaulting Lender, if applicable), (ii) change the Commitment of any Lender without the prior written consent of such Lender, or (iii) amend or modify the provisions of Section 2.14, the provisions of this Section 9.08 or the definition of “Commitment Termination Date”, “Maturity Date” or “Required Lenders,” without prior written consent of each Lender except that (A) with the consent of the Required Lenders, the provisions of Section 2.14, this Section and the definition of “Required Lenders” may be amended to include any new class of commitments or extensions of credit thereunder created under this Agreement (or to include lenders extending such credit) on substantially the same basis as corresponding references relating to existing commitments and extensions of credit, (B) the Borrower may request that Lenders agree to extend the Maturity Date (or other maturity date of their commitments or extensions of credit hereunder) and, if less than all Lenders consent to any such extension, the provisions of this Agreement (including Section 2.14 and this Section) may be amended with the consent of the Required Lenders to establish separate classes of commitments and extensions of credit thereunder (and of Lenders extending such credit) and (C) in the event any such new class or separate class of commitments or extensions or credit thereunder are established as provided in clause (A) or (B) above, then, with the consent of the Required Lenders, the provisions of Section 2.14 may be amended to provide for borrowings, commitment reductions, borrowing conversions and payments to be made ratably by class and this Section may be amended to provide for amendments that affect only one class of commitments and extensions of credit thereunder to be approved only by requisite lenders of such class; provided further that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent. Each Lender shall be bound by any waiver, amendment or modification authorized by this Section 9.08, and any consent by any Lender pursuant to this Section 9.08 shall bind any person subsequently acquiring a Loan from it.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or consent hereunder or otherwise give any direction to the Administrative Agent (except as provided in Section 2.19(a) and Section 9.08(b)); (ii) the Administrative Agent may, with the consent of Weyerhaeuser only, amend, modify or supplement this Agreement or any other Loan Document to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency, so long as such amendment, modification or supplement does not adversely affect the rights of any Lender or the Lenders shall have received, at least five Business Days’ prior written notice thereof and the Administrative Agent shall not have received, within five Business Days of the date of such notice to the Lenders, a written notice from the Required Lenders stating that the Required Lenders object to such amendment; and (iii) any agreement of the Required Lenders to forbear (and/or direction to the Administrative Agent to forbear) from exercising any of their rights and remedies upon a Default or Event of Default shall be effective without the consent of the Administrative Agent or any other Lender.

 

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(d) In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be amended (or amended and restated) with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and Weyerhaeuser (i) to add one or more additional credit facilities to this Agreement and to permit the extensions of credit from time to time outstanding thereunder and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof to share in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the Loans and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof and (ii) to include appropriately the Lenders holding such credit facilities in any determination of the Required Lenders; provided that, no Lender shall be obligated to commit to or hold any part of such credit facilities.

Section 9.09 Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the applicable interest rate, together with all fees and charges which are treated as interest under applicable law (collectively the “Charges”), as provided for herein or in any other Loan Document, or otherwise contracted for, charged, received, taken or reserved by any Lender, shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the “Maximum Rate”) which may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by such Lender in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable with respect to each Loan owing to each Lender, together with all Charges payable to such Lender, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate.

Section 9.10 Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the membership agreements (or similar agreements) with the Borrower required by a Farm Credit Lender in connection with the purchase of Farm Credit Equities pursuant to Section 5.12 and the letter agreements referred to in Sections 2.04((a) and (b) (with respect to the payment of fees only) constitute the entire contract between the parties relative to the subject matter hereof. Any previous agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof is superseded by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Nothing in this Agreement or in the other Loan Documents, expressed or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto and thereto any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.

Section 9.11 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS. EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 9.11.

 

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Section 9.12 Severability. In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and therein shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. The parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

Section 9.13 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which when taken together shall constitute but one contract, and shall become effective as provided in Section 9.03. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Agreement by email or facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof. A set of the copies of this Agreement signed by all the parties shall be lodged with the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

Section 9.14 Headings. The cover page, the Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

Section 9.15 Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process. i) The Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State court or the courts of the United States for the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding shall be heard and determined in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right that any Lender or the Administrative Agent may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents against the Borrower or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.

(a) The Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents in any New York State or the courts of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

(b) The Borrower hereby irrevocably designates, appoints and empowers CT Corporation System, Inc. presently located at 111 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York 10011, as its designee, appointee and attorney-in-fact to receive, accept and acknowledge for and on its behalf, and in respect of its property, service of any and all legal process,

 

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summons, notices and documents which may be served in any such action or proceeding. If for any reason such designee, appointee and attorney-in-fact shall cease to be available to act as such, the Borrower agrees to designate a new designee, appointee and attorney-in-fact in New York City on the terms and for purposes of this provision satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 9.01. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

Section 9.16 Domicile of Loans. Each Lender may transfer and carry its Loans at, to or for the account of any office, subsidiary or Affiliate of such Lender.

Section 9.17 Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries. ii) Set forth on Schedule 3.08 is a list of all of the Restricted Subsidiaries and Unrestricted Subsidiaries of Weyerhaeuser as of the Closing Date.

(a) After the Closing Date, a Financial Officer of Weyerhaeuser may, provided that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, designate a Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary by notice sent to all of the Lenders, provided that (i) no such designation shall be effective unless immediately after giving effect thereto there would exist no Default or Event of Default; (ii) any such designation shall be effective not less than five Business Days after written notice thereof shall have been provided to each Lender; and (iii) upon such designation, Schedule 3.08 shall be deemed to be amended to reflect such designation. Any Person that becomes a Subsidiary (by formation, acquisition, merger or otherwise) after the Closing Date shall automatically be deemed to be a Restricted Subsidiary of Weyerhaeuser as of the date it becomes a Subsidiary unless designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to the terms hereof.

(b) After the Closing Date, a Financial Officer of Weyerhaeuser may, provided that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, designate an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary by notice sent to all of the Lenders, provided that (w) no such designation shall be effective unless immediately after giving effect thereto there would exist no Default or Event of Default; (x) no such designation shall be effective unless immediately after giving effect thereto Weyerhaeuser is in compliance with Sections 6.01(d) and 6.01(e); (y) any such designation shall be effective not less than five Business Days after written notice thereof shall have been provided to each Lender; and (z) upon such designation, Schedule 3.08 shall be deemed to be amended to reflect such designation.

Section 9.18 USA PATRIOT Act. Each Lender subject to the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Act”) hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender to identify the Borrower in accordance with the Act.

 

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Section 9.19 No Fiduciary Duty.

The Administrative Agent, each Lender and their Affiliates (collectively, solely for purposes of this paragraph, the “Lenders”), may have economic interests that conflict with those of the Borrower, its stockholders and/or its affiliates. The Borrower agrees that nothing in the Loan Documents or otherwise will be deemed to create an advisory, fiduciary or agency relationship or fiduciary or other implied duty between any Lender, on the one hand, and the Borrower, its stockholders or its affiliates, on the other. The Borrower acknowledges and agrees that (i) the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents (including the exercise of rights and remedies hereunder and thereunder) are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Lenders, on the one hand, and the Borrower, on the other, and (ii) in connection therewith and with the process leading thereto, (x) no Lender has assumed an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Borrower, its stockholders or its affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby (or the exercise of rights or remedies with respect thereto) or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether any Lender has advised, is currently advising or will advise the Borrower, its stockholders or its Affiliates on other matters) or any other obligation to the Borrower except the obligations expressly set forth in the Loan Documents and (y) each Lender is acting solely as principal and not as the agent or fiduciary of the Borrower, its management, stockholders, creditors or any other Person. The Borrower acknowledges and agrees that it has consulted its own legal and financial advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate and that it is responsible for making its own independent judgment with respect to such transactions and the process leading thereto. The Borrower agrees that it will not claim that any Lender has rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owes a fiduciary or similar duty to the Borrower, in connection with such transaction or the process leading thereto.

Section 9.20 Most Favored Lender.

If at any time the Revolving Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents (as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement) include (i) covenants or events of default in favor of a Lender (as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement) that are not provided for in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, or (ii) covenants or events of default in favor of a Lender (as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement) that are more restrictive than the same or similar covenants or events of default provided in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, in each case, other than any such covenants or events of default that specifically apply or refer to WRECO (or any other subsidiary borrower from time to time party to the Revolving Credit Agreement) and/or its subsidiaries or restricted subsidiaries (the “Most Favored Covenants”), then (a) such additional or more restrictive covenants or events of default shall immediately and automatically be incorporated by reference in this Agreement as if set forth fully herein, mutatis mutandis, and no such provision may thereafter be waived, amended or modified under this Agreement except pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.08, and (b) the Borrower shall promptly, and in any event within five (5) days after entering into any such Most Favored Covenant, so advise the Administrative Agent in writing. Thereafter, upon the request of the Required Lenders, the Borrower shall enter into an amendment to this Agreement with the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders evidencing the incorporation of such incremental or more restrictive covenant or event of default, it being agreed that any failure to make such request or to enter into any such amendment shall in no way qualify or limit the incorporation by reference described in clause (a) of the immediately preceding sentence.

 

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[Signatures follow.]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY, as Borrower
By:  

/s/ Jeffrey W. Nitta

Name:   Jeffrey W. Nitta
Title:   Vice President and Treasurer


COBANK, ACB,
individually and as the Administrative Agent
By:  

/s/ Michael Tousignant

Name:   Michael Tousignant
Title:   Vice President
COBANK, ACB, as a Lead Arranger
By:  

/s/ Michael Tousignant

Name:   Michael Tousignant
Title:   Vice President


NORTHWEST FARM CREDIT SERVICES, PCA, as a Lead Arranger
By:  

/s/ Carol L. Sobson

Name:   Carol L. Sobson
Title:   Vice President
NORTHWEST FARM CREDIT SERVICES, PCA, as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Carol L. Sobson

Name:   Carol L. Sobson
Title:   Vice President


AMERICAN AGCREDIT, PCA, as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Janice T. Thede

Name:   Janice T. Thede
Title:   Vice President

 

FARM CREDIT SERVICES OF AMERICA, PCA, as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Ben Fogle

Name:   Ben Fogle
Title:   Vice President


SCHEDULE 2.01

COMMITMENTS

 

Lender

   Commitment      Applicable
Percentage
 

Northwest Farm Credit Services, PCA

   $ 481,651,428.57         87.572987013

American AgCredit, PCA

   $ 30,377,142.86         5.523116883

Farm Credit Services of America, PCA

   $ 37,971,428.57         6.903896104
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL

   $ 550,000,000.00         100.000000000
  

 

 

    

 

 

 


WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

Name

   State or
Country of
Incorporation
   Percentage
Ownership of
Immediate
Parent
 

Weyerhaeuser Columbia Holding Co., LLC

   Delaware      96   

Longview Timber LLC

   Delaware      99   

Longview Fibre Company

   Washington      100   

Longview Timberlands LLC

   Delaware      99   

Longview Timber, Corp.

   Delaware      100   

Longview Timberlands LLC

   Delaware      1   

Weyerhaeuser NR Company

   Washington      100   

Jasmine Forests, LLC*

   Delaware      100   

Jewel Forests, LLC*

   Delaware      100   

Longview Timber LLC

   Delaware      1   

North Pacific Paper Corporation*

   Delaware      50   

Norpac Resources LLC

   Delaware      100   

ver Bes’ Insurance Company

   Vermont      100   

Weyerhaeuser Asset Management LLC

   Delaware      100   

Weyerhaeuser Biofuels LLC

   Washington      100   

Catchlight Energy LLC*

   Delaware      50   

Weyerhaeuser Columbia Holding Co., LLC

   Delaware      4   

Weyerhaeuser Employment Services Company

   Washington      100   

Weyerhaeuser EU Holdings, Inc.

   Delaware      100   

Weyerhaeuser Poland sp. z o.o.

   Poland      100   

Weyerhaeuser Solutions, Inc.

   Washington      100   

Weyerhaeuser Solutions Do Brasil Servicos De Consultoria Ltda.

   Brazil      100   

Weyerhaeuser Solutions Brazil LLC

   Washington      100   

Weyerhaeuser Solutions China LLC

   Washington      100   

Weyerhaeuser Global Finance Company

   Oregon      100   

Weyerhaeuser International, Inc.

   Washington      100   


Weyerhaeuser (Asia) Limited

   Hong Kong      100   

Weyerhaeuser Brasil Participações Ltda.

   Brazil      100   

Bahia Produtos de Madeira S.A.

   Brazil      66-2/3   

Weyerhaeuser China, Ltd.

   Washington      100   

Weyerhaeuser Company Limited

   Canada      100   

317298 Saskatchewan Ltd.

   Saskatchewan      100   

Weyerhaeuser (Annacis) Limited

   British Columbia      100   

Weyerhaeuser (Barbados) SRL

   Barbados      100   

Weyerhaeuser (St. Michael) SRL

   Barbados      100   

Weyerhaeuser (Carlisle) Ltd.

   Barbados      100   

Camarin Limited

   Barbados      100   

Weyerhaeuser Services Limited

   British Columbia      100   

Weyerhaeuser International Holdings Limited

   British Virgin Islands      100   

Colonvade S.A.

   Uruguay      100   

Vandora S.A.

   Uruguay      100   

Weyerhaeuser Productos, S.A.

   Uruguay      100   

Weyerhaeuser Holdings Limited

   British Columbia      100   

Weyerhaeuser (Hong Kong) Limited

   Hong Kong      100   

Weyerhaeuser Forestry Consultancy (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

   China      100   

Weyerhaeuser Forestry (Hong Kong) Limited

   Hong Kong      100   

Weyerhaeuser Forestry (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.

   China      100   

Weyerhaeuser Japan Ltd.

   Japan      100   

Weyerhaeuser Japan Ltd.

   Delaware      100   

Weyerhaeuser Korea Ltd.

   Korea      100   

Weyerhaeuser New Zealand Holdings Inc.

   New Zealand      100   

Nelson Forest Products Company

   New Zealand      100   

Weyerhaeuser Products Limited

   United Kingdom      100   

Weyerhaeuser Taiwan Ltd.

   Delaware      100   

Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company*

   Washington      100   

Maracay Homes, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay 56, LLC*

   Arizona      100   


Maracay 63rd, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay 75, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay 83, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay 91, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay 118, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay 2012, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay AMR, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay Ashler Hills, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay Bethany Estates, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay Bethany Estates II, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay Bridges, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay Brooks, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay Construction, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay Cooper Commons, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay Cooper Ranch, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay Cotton Commons, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay Crismon, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay Desert Parks, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay Desert Shadows, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay Desert Shadows II, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay Dobbins, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay DVR, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay Garden Trails, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay Harris Park, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay Higley, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay Homes, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay Ironwood, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay Landmark, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay Las Casitas, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay Lindsay Crossing, LLC*

   Arizona      100   


Maracay McQueen, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay Ocotillo Landing, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay Palm Valley, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay Parks, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay Pecos Vista, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay Pecos Vista II, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay Preserve, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay Pyramid, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay Pyramid II, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay Rancho, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay Rancho Sahuarita, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay Realty, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay Riggs, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay Rio Rancho, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay San Tan, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay Sienna Manor, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay Sienna Vista, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay Skyview, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay Sonoran Foothills, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay Sonoran Hills, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay Sonoran Mountain, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay Stonecliffe, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay Tatum Ranch, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay Thunderbird, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay Trails, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay Tramonto, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay Villas Boulders, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay Vistancia, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay Vistancia II, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay VR, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay WH, LLC*

   Arizona      100   


Maracay White Tanks, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Maracay Windsong, LLC*

   Arizona      100   

Pardee Homes*

   California      100   

Las Positas Land Co.*

   California      100   

Marmont Realty Company*

   California      100   

Pardee Homes of Nevada*

   Nevada      100   

Pardee Coyote Holdings I, LLC*

   Nevada      100   

The Quadrant Corporation*

   Washington      100   

Trendmaker Homes, Inc.*

   Texas      100   

Texas Casual Cottages, LLC*

   Texas      100   

Trendmaker Clear Lake, LLC*

   Texas      100   

Weyerhaeuser Realty Investors, Inc.*

   Washington      100   

Winchester Homes, Inc.*

   Delaware      100   

Cabin Branch Commons, LLC*

   Maryland      100   

WRECO Linear, LLC*

   Washington      100   

Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Development Company

   Washington      100   

WREDCO I LLC

   Delaware      100   

WREDCO II LLC

   Delaware      100   

Weyerhaeuser Sales Europe, Inc.

   Delaware      100   

Weyerhaeuser SC Company

   Washington      100   

WFS II LLC

   Delaware      100   

Weyerhaeuser Financial Investments, Inc.

   Nevada      100   

WY Carolina Holdings, LLC*

   Delaware      100   

WY Georgia Holdings 2004 LLC*

   Delaware      100   

WY Tennessee Holdings, LLC*

   Delaware      100   

Weyerhaeuser Uruguay S.A.

   Uruguay      100   

 

* Unrestricted Subsidiary


SCHEDULE 4.01(h)

FARM CREDIT EQUITIES TO BE PURCHASED ON OR PRIOR TO CLOSING DATE

 

Northwest Farm Credit Services, ACA:

Purchase Price:

   $1,000 (to be paid only upon request of Northwest)

Equity Purchased:

   Class A Voting Stock ($5/share par value)

Certificate?:

   No (referenced on books only)

Executed Agreements

   Membership Agreement

Disclosure Documents:

   Membership Agreement; Capitalization and Privacy Disclosure Statement

CoBank, ACB:

  

Purchase Price:

   $1,000

Equity Purchased:

   $1,000 worth of Class A Common Stock (non-voting; $100/share par value). The Borrower’s capital account will grow over time, consistent with CoBank’s bylaws

Certificate?:

   No (referenced on books only)

Executed Agreements

   None

Disclosure Documents:

   Bylaws; Capital Plans; Notice to Borrower; Notice to Prospective Stockholders; Customer Privacy Card; most recent quarterly and annual reports; invoice

American AgCredit, ACA:

  

Purchase Price:

   $1,000

Equity Purchased:

   200 shares of Class C Common Stock (voting; $5/share par value)

Certificate?:

   No (referenced on books only)

Executed Agreements

   Membership Application

Disclosure Documents:

   Capitalization Bylaws; Notice Regarding Required Investment; Membership Application

Farm Credit Services of America, ACA:

Purchase Price:

   $1,000

Equity Purchased:

   200 shares of Class D Common Stock (voting; $5/share par value)

Certificate?:

   No (referenced on books only)

Executed Agreements

   Stock Requirements document

Disclosure Documents:

   Customer Information and Disclosure Handbook; Stock Requirements document


SCHEDULE 4.01(h) (continued)

[Form of]

Receipt and Confirmation of Issuance of Equity

The undersigned issuer (“Issuer”) hereby: (i) acknowledges receipt of the funds specified (if applicable), (ii) confirms that the named Member/Purchaser been issued the uncertificated equity interests described (the “Stock”), and (iii) confirms that such issuance has been reflected on the appropriate books and records of Issuer. The Stock is issued pursuant to Issuer’s Bylaws and shall be subject to such Bylaws, any membership agreement executed by Member/Purchaser and applicable law.

 

Member/Purchaser:    Weyerhaeuser Company
Issuer:    [name of Farm Credit Lender or relevant Affiliate]
Equity Interests:    [Class      [voting] common stock]
Amount of Equity:    [                 shares, par value $            /share]
Funds Received:    [$1,000]
Issue Date:    September     , 2013

 

Acknowledged:
[NAME OF FARM CREDIT LENDER OR RELEVANT AFFILIATE]
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  


SCHEDULE 9.01

NOTICES

CoBank, ACB, as Administrative Agent:

CoBank, ACB

5500 South Quebec Street

Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Electronic Mail: agencybank@cobank.com

Facsimile: 303-740-4100


EXHIBIT A-1

FORM OF BORROWING REQUEST

CoBank, ACB, as Administrative Agent

for the Lenders referred to below,

Electronic Mail: agencybank@cobank.com

Facsimile: 303-740-4100

[Date]

Attention: [                    ]

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The undersigned, Weyerhaeuser Company, (the “Borrower”), refers to the $550,000,000 Credit Agreement dated as of September 13, 2013 (as it may hereafter be amended, modified, extended or restated from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Borrower, the lenders party thereto from time to time and CoBank, ACB, as Administrative Agent. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given such terms in the Credit Agreement. The Borrower hereby gives you notice pursuant to Section 2.02(e) of the Credit Agreement that it requests a Borrowing under the Credit Agreement, and in that connection sets forth below the terms on which such Borrowing is requested to be made:

 

(A)    Date of Borrowing (which is a Business Day)   

 

  
(B)    Principal Amount of Borrowing1   

 

  
(C)    Interest rate basis2   

 

  
(D)    Interest Period and the last day thereof3   

 

  

Upon acceptance of any or all of the Loans offered by the Lenders in response to this request, the Borrower shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that the conditions to lending specified in Sections 4.02(b) and (d) of the Credit Agreement have been satisfied.

 

 

1  Not less than $5,000,000 and in integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof (or an aggregate principal amount equal to the remaining balance of the available Commitments) or greater than the Total Commitment then available.
2  Eurodollar Loan, Base Rate Loan or Quoted Rate Loan.
3  Which shall be subject to the definition of “Interest Period” and end not later than the then existing Maturity Date.

 

A-1-1


Very truly yours,

WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY,

as Borrower,

By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

A-1-2


EXHIBIT A-2

FORM OF QUOTED RATE REQUEST

CoBank, ACB,

as Administrative Agent

Electronic Mail: agencybank@cobank.com

Facsimile: 303-740-4100

[Date]

Attention: Agency Department

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The undersigned, Weyerhaeuser Company, (the “Borrower”), refers to the $550,000,000 Credit Agreement dated as of September 13, 2013 (as it may hereafter be amended, modified, extended or restated from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Borrower, the lenders party thereto from time to time and CoBank, ACB, as Administrative Agent and hereby requests that the Administrative Agent provide a Quoted Rate for a proposed Quoted Rate Borrowing under the Credit Agreement, and in that connection sets forth below the information relating to such proposed Borrowing (the “Proposed Borrowing”) as required by Section 2.02(d) of the Credit Agreement:

(i) The Business Day of the Proposed Borrowing is             , 20    .

(ii) The aggregate amount of the Proposed Borrowing is $         .

(iii) The initial Interest Period for each Quoted Rate Borrowing made as part of the Proposed Borrowing is                    .

[(iv) Instead of the Administrative Agent’s delivering a Quoted Rate for the Proposed Borrowing on the next Business Day after the date hereof, the undersigned requests that the Administrative Agent provide a Quoted Rate for the Proposed Borrowing by no later than                     .4]

 

 

4  Include clause (iv) only if the Quoted Rate is requested to be provided other than on the next Business Day after this request.

 

A-2-1


Very truly yours,
Weyerhaeuser Company
By  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

A-2-2


EXHIBIT A-3

FORM OF QUOTED RATE QUOTE

Weyerhaeuser Company

33663 Weyerhaeuser Way South

Federal Way, Washington 98001

Attention: [                    ]

[Date]

Ladies and Gentlemen:

CoBank, ACB ,as Administrative Agent, refers to the Credit Agreement, dated as of September 13, 2013 (as amended or modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”, the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), Weyerhaeuser Company (the “Borrower”), certain Lenders parties thereto, and CoBank, ACB, as Administrative Agent for said Lenders.

In response to the Borrower’s request for a Quoted Rate for a proposed Quoted Rated Borrowing under the Credit Agreement, (the “Proposed Borrowing”), CoBank, ACB, as Administrative Agent, hereby notifies the Borrower as required by Section 2.02(d) of the Credit Agreement of the following Quoted Rate for the following Proposed Borrowing:

 

Date of Borrowing

  

Aggregate Amount

    

Interest Period

  

Quoted Rate

 

            , 20    

   $                             

 

A-3-1


Very truly yours,
  COBANK, ACB, as Administrative Agent
  By:  

 

  Name:  
  Title:  

 

A-3-2


EXHIBIT A-4

FORM OF QUOTED RATE ACCEPTANCE/NOTICE OF QUOTED RATE BORROWING

CoBank, ACB,

as Administrative Agent

Electronic Mail: agencybank@cobank.com

Facsimile: 303-740-4100

[Date]

Attention: Agency Department

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The undersigned, Weyerhaeuser Company, refers to the Credit Agreement, dated as of September 13, 2013 (as amended or modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”, the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), Weyerhaeuser Company (the “Borrower”), certain Lenders parties thereto, and CoBank, ACB, as Administrative Agent for said Lenders, and hereby accepts the Administrative Agent’s proposed Quoted Rate Quote attached hereto as Exhibit A for the proposed Quoted Rate Borrowing under the Credit Agreement described in Exhibit A, and in that connection acknowledges that such acceptance is deemed a notice for a Quoted Rate Borrowing and sets forth below the remittance instructions for such Quoted Rate Borrowing as required by Section 2.02(d) of the Credit Agreement:

Proceeds of the Quoted Rate Borrowing are to be wire – transferred in accordance with the following instructions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A-4-1


The undersigned hereby certifies that, as of the Quoted Rate Borrowing described on Exhibit A for which the Administrative Agent’s Quoted Rate is herein accepted, all the applicable conditions contained in Section 4.02 of the Credit Agreement have been satisfied (or waived pursuant to Section 9.08 of the Credit Agreement).

 

Very truly yours,
Weyerhaeuser Company
By  

 

Name:  
Title:  

By its signature below, CoBank, ACB, as Administrative Agent, hereby confirms the Borrower’s acceptance of the Quoted Rate set forth above:

 

Confirmed:
COBANK, ACB, as Administrative Agent
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

A-4-2


EXHIBIT B

FORM OF ADMINISTRATIVE QUESTIONNAIRE

Weyerhaeuser Company

 

Agent    CoBank, ACB       Closing Contact:   
Address:   

 

        

 

  

 

      Telephone:   

 

  

 

      Facsimile:   

 

  

 

      E-mail:   

 

  

 

        
  

 

        

 

It is very important that all of the requested information be completed accurately and that this questionnaire be returned promptly. If your institution is sub-allocating its allocation, please fill out an administrative questionnaire for each legal entity.

Legal Name of Lender to appear in Documentation:

 

 

Tax ID Number:                                                                                                                                       

Signature Block Information:                                                                                                                  

 

•   Signing Credit Agreement

  

 

Yes     

 

     

 

No    

 

  
           

•   Coming in via Assignment

  

 

Yes     

 

     

 

No    

 

  

Type of Lender:

Bank ¨Asset Manager ¨Broker/Dealer ¨CLO/CDO ¨Finance Company ¨Hedge Fund ¨Insurance ¨Mutual Fund ¨Pension Fund ¨Other Regulated Investment Fund ¨Special Purpose Vehicle ¨ Other-please specify) ¨

Lender Parent:                                                                                                                                                                                                     

 

Domestic Address      Eurodollar Address

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

B-1


Contacts/Notification Methods: Borrowings, Paydowns, Interest, Fees, etc.

 

     

Primary Credit Contact

        

Secondary Credit Contact

Syndicate-level information (which may contain material non-public information about the Borrower and its related parties or their respective securities) will be made available to the Credit Contact(s). The Credit Contacts identified must be able to receive such information in accordance with his/her institution’s compliance procedures and applicable laws, including Federal and state securities laws.

Name:

  

 

     

 

Company:

  

 

     

 

Title:

  

 

     

 

Address:

  

 

     

 

  

 

     

 

Telephone:

  

 

     

 

Facsimile:

  

 

     

 

E-Mail Address:

  

 

     

 

    

Primary Credit Contact

        

Secondary Credit Contact

Name:

  

 

     

 

Company:

  

 

     

 

Title:

  

 

     

 

Address:

  

 

     

 

  

 

     

 

Telephone:

  

 

     

 

Facsimile:

  

 

     

 

E-Mail Address:

  

 

     

 

 

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Lender’s Domestic Wire

Instructions

 

Bank Name:  

 

ABA/Routing No.:  

 

Account Name:  

 

Account No.:  

 

FFC Account Name:  

 

FFC Account No.:  

 

Attention:  

 

Reference:  

 

 

Lender’s Foreign Wire

Instructions

 

Currency:  

 

Bank Name:  

 

Swift/Routing No.:  

 

Account Name:  

 

Account No.:  

 

FFC Account Name:  

 

FFC Account No.:  

 

Attention:  

 

Reference:

 

 

 

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Agent’s Wire Instructions

 

Bank Name:  

CoBank, ACB

ABA/Routing No.:  

 

Account Name:  

 

Account No.:  

 

FFC Account Name:  

 

FFC Account No.:  

 

Attention:  

 

Reference:  

 

 

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Tax Documents      

NON-U.S. LENDER INSTITUTIONS:

I. Corporations:

If your institution is incorporated outside of the United States for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and is the beneficial owner of the interest and other income it receives, you must complete one of the following three tax forms, as applicable to your institution: a.) Form W-8BEN (Certificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner), b.) Form W-8ECI (Income Effectively Connected to a U.S. Trade or Business), or c.) Form W-8EXP (Certificate of Foreign Government or Governmental Agency).

A U.S. taxpayer identification number is required for any institution submitting Form W-8ECI. It is also required on Form W-8BEN for certain institutions claiming the benefits of a tax treaty with the U.S. Please refer to the instructions when completing the form applicable to your institution. In addition, please be advised that U.S. tax regulations do not permit the acceptance of faxed forms. An original tax form must be submitted.

II. Flow-Through Entities:

If your institution is organized outside the U.S., and is classified for U.S. federal income tax purposes as either a Partnership, Trust, Qualified or Non-Qualified Intermediary, or other non-U.S. flow-through entity, an original Form W-8IMY (Certificate of Foreign Intermediary, Foreign Flow-Through Entity, or Certain U.S. Branches for United States Tax Withholding) must be completed by the intermediary together with a withholding statement. Flow-through entities other than Qualified Intermediaries are required to include tax forms for each of the underlying beneficial owners.

Please refer to the instructions when completing this form. In addition, please be advised that U.S. tax regulations do not permit the acceptance of faxed forms. Original tax form(s) must be submitted.

U.S. LENDER INSTITUTIONS:

If your institution is incorporated or organized within the United States, you must complete and return Form W-9 (Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification). Please be advised that we request that you submit an original Form W-9.

Pursuant to the language contained in the tax section of the Credit Agreement, the applicable tax form for your institution must be completed and returned prior to the first payment of income. Failure to provide the proper tax form when requested may subject your institution to U.S. tax withholding.

 

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EXHIBIT C

[FORM OF]

ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE

Reference is made to the $550,000,000 Credit Agreement dated as of September 13, 2013 (the “Credit Agreement”), among Weyerhaeuser Company, a Washington corporation (the “Borrower”), the lenders party thereto from time to time (the “Lenders”) and CoBank ACB, as Administrative Agent. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein with the same meanings.

1. The Assignor hereby sells and assigns, without recourse, to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby purchases and assumes, without recourse, from the Assignor, effective as of the Effective Date set forth on the Schedule attached hereto, the interests set forth on the Schedule attached hereto (the “Assigned Interest”) in the Assignor’s rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement, including, without limitation, the interests set forth on the Schedule attached hereto in the Commitment of the Assignor on the Effective Date and the Loans owing to the Assignor which are outstanding on the Effective Date, together with unpaid interest accrued on the assigned Loans to the Effective Date and the amount, if any, set forth on the Schedule attached hereto of the Fees accrued to the Effective Date for the account of the Assignor. Each of the Assignor and the Assignee hereby agrees to be bound by Section 9.04 of the Credit Agreement, a copy of which has been received by each such party and the Assignor represents and warrants that it is the legal and beneficial owner of the interest being assigned and that such interest is free and clear of any lien or adverse claim. From and after the Effective Date, (i) the Assignee shall be a party to and be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by this Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of a Lender thereunder and under the Loan Documents and (ii) the Assignor shall, to the extent of the interests assigned by this Assignment and Acceptance, relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under the Credit Agreement.

2. This Assignment and Acceptance is being delivered to the Administrative Agent together with (i) the forms specified in Section 2.17(g) and (j) of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by such Assignee, (ii) if the Assignee is not already a Lender under the Credit Agreement, an Administrative Questionnaire in the form of Exhibit B to the Credit Agreement and (iii) a processing and recordation fee of $3,500.

3. This Assignment and Acceptance shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

 

Date of Assignment:                                                                                         

 

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The terms set forth above and on the Schedule attached hereto are hereby agreed to:     Accepted:
                    , as Assignor,     CoBank, ACB, as Administrative Agent
By:  

 

    By:  

 

Name:       Name:  
Title:       Title:  
                    , as Assignee     Weyerhaeuser Company, as Borrower
      By:  

 

By:  

 

    Name:  
Name:       Title:  
Title:        

 

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EXHIBIT C

Schedule to Assignment and Acceptance

 

Legal Name of Assignor:    

 

Legal Name of Assignee:    

 

Assignee’s Address for Notices:    

 

 

Effective Date of Assignment
(may not be fewer than 5 Business Days after the Date of Assignment, unless waived by the Administrative Agent):

   

 

 

Facility

  Principal Amount Assigned     Percentage Assigned of
Commitment thereunder (set
forth, to at least 8 decimals) as
a percentage of the aggregate
Commitments of all Lenders
thereunder
 

Loans:

    $                                                  

Commitments:

    $                                                  

Fees Assigned (if any):

    $                                                  

 

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EXHIBIT D-1

FORM OF CERTIFICATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

This is to certify that the consolidated statements attached hereto required by Section 5.04 of the $550,000,000 Credit Agreement dated as of September 13, 2013 by and among Weyerhaeuser Company, the Lenders party thereto from time to time, CoBank, ACB as Administrative Agent (the “Credit Agreement”; capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings given them in the Credit Agreement), fairly present the financial position and results of operations of Weyerhaeuser Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of             , 20     and for the period then ended on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied except as noted therein.

Dated:             , 20    

 

WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY
By  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

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EXHIBIT D-2

FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY CERTIFY THAT:

(i) We are the duly elected                      and                      of Weyerhaeuser Company, a Washington corporation (“Weyerhaeuser”);

(ii) We have reviewed the terms of the $550,000,000 Credit Agreement dated as of September 13. 2013, by and among Weyerhaeuser, the Lenders party thereto from time to time, CoBank, ACB, as Administrative Agent (the “Credit Agreement”; capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings given them in the Credit Agreement), and we have made, or have caused to be made under our supervision, a detailed review of the transactions and conditions of Weyerhaeuser and its Subsidiaries during the accounting period covered by the attached financial statements; and

(iii) [No Event of Default or Default has occurred.] [An Event of Default or Default has occurred. [If so, specify the nature and extent thereof and any corrective action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.]]

Describe below (or in a separate attachment to this Officers’ Certificate) the exceptions, if any, to paragraph (iii) by listing, in detail, the nature of the condition or event and the period during which it has existed:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The foregoing certifications, together with the computations set forth in Attachment No. 1 hereto and the financial statements delivered with this Officers’ Certificate in support hereof, are made and delivered this      day of             , 20     pursuant to Subsection 5.04(c) of the Credit Agreement.

 

Dated:             , 20         WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY
    By  

 

    Name:  
    Title:  
    By  

 

    Name:  
    Title:  

 

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ATTACHMENT NO. 1 TO

COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE FOR

WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY AND RESTRICTED SUBSIDIARIES

COMPLIANCE WITH COVENANTS

AS OF             , 20    

($000’s Omitted Except Ratio Amounts)

Section 6.01(d) - Debt Ratio as of             , 20    

 

1. Total Funded Indebtedness:

 

  a. Short Term Indebtedness (inclusive of Notes Payable and Commercial Paper)

 

  b. Current Maturities of Long Term Indebtedness and Capital Lease Obligations

 

  c. Long Term Indebtedness:

 

  (1) Senior Long Term Indebtedness

 

  (2) Capital Lease Obligations

 

  (3) Subordinated Indebtedness

Total Long Term Indebtedness (1+2+3)

 

  d. Indebtedness of Unrestricted Subsidiaries

 

  e. Indebtedness of WRECO and its consolidated Subsidiaries

 

  f. Other Indebtedness

Total Funded Indebtedness (a+b+c-d-e+f)

 

2. Total Adjusted Shareholders’ Interest:

 

  g. Preferred, Preference and Common Shares

 

  h. Other Capital and Retained Earnings (plus or minus)

 

  i. Treasury Stock

 

  j. Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries

 

  k. Investments by Weyerhaeuser and its consolidated Subsidiaries in WRECO and its consolidated Subsidiaries

 

  l. Adjustment related to impact of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 715

Total Adjusted Shareholders’ Interest (g+h*-i-j-k+l*)

 

3. Total Capitalization (1+2)

 

4. Actual Debt Ratio (1/3)

Required Debt Ratio 65%

Section 6.01(e) – Net Worth as of             , 20    

Total Adjusted Shareholders’ Interest (See item 2 above)

Required Total Adjusted Shareholders’ Interest $[        ]

 

* Adjustments pursuant to h and l may be negative or positive.

 

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EXHIBIT E

FORM OF PROMISSORY NOTE

[                    ,             ]

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY, a Washington corporation (the “Borrower”), hereby promises to pay to[                    ] (or its registered assigns) (the “Lender”), at the office of CoBank, ACB (the “Agent”), [                    ] on the Maturity Date as defined in the $550,000,000 Credit Agreement dated as of September 13, 2013 (as it may hereafter be amended, modified, extended or restated from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Borrower, the Lenders, named therein, CoBank ACB, as Administrative Agent, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Loans made by the Lender to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement, in lawful money of the United States of America in same day funds, and to pay interest from the date hereof on the principal amount hereof from time to time outstanding, in like funds, at said office, at a rate or rates per annum and payable on such dates as determined pursuant to the Credit Agreement.

The Borrower promises to pay interest, on demand, on any overdue principal of its borrowings and, to the extent permitted by law, overdue interest from their due dates at a rate or rates determined as set forth in the Credit Agreement.

The Borrower hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand, protest and notice of any kind whatsoever. The nonexercise by the holder of any of its rights hereunder in any particular instance shall not constitute a waiver thereof in that or any subsequent instance.

All borrowings evidenced by this Note and all payments and prepayments of the principal hereof and interest hereon and the respective dates thereof shall be endorsed by the holder hereof on the schedule attached hereto and made a part hereof, or on a continuation thereof which shall be attached hereto and made a part hereof, or otherwise recorded by such holder in its internal records; provided, however, that any failure of the holder hereof to make such a notation or any error in such notation shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to make payments of principal and interest with respect to the Borrower’s borrowings in accordance with the terms of this Note and the Credit Agreement.

This Note is one of the promissory notes referred to in the Credit Agreement which, among other things, contains provisions for the acceleration of the maturity hereof upon the happening of certain events, for mandatory and, in certain circumstances, optional prepayment of the principal hereof prior to the maturity thereof and for the amendment or waiver of certain provisions of the Credit Agreement, all upon the terms and conditions therein specified.

THIS NOTE SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

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WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY
By  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

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Loans and Payments

 

Amount

and Type

of Loan

 

Interest

Period

 

Principal

 

Unpaid

Interest

 

Name of

Principal

Balance

of Note

 

Person

Making

Notation

         
         
         
         
         

 

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