Supplement No. 1 to Amended and Restated Collateral Agreement by NewPage Holdings Inc. and Wilmington Trust, N.A.

Summary

This agreement adds NewPage Holdings Inc. as a new subsidiary party and pledgor to an existing collateral agreement with Wilmington Trust, National Association, acting as collateral agent. NewPage Holdings Inc. agrees to be bound by the terms of the original collateral agreement, granting a security interest in its assets to secure obligations owed to the secured parties. The agreement confirms the legal status and asset schedules of the new subsidiary and is governed by New York law. All other terms of the original collateral agreement remain unchanged.

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Exhibit 10.5

EXECUTION VERSION

SUPPLEMENT NO. 1 dated as of January 7, 2015 (this “Supplement”), to the Amended and Restated Collateral Agreement dated as of August 1, 2014 (the “Collateral Agreement”), among VERSO PAPER HOLDINGS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), VERSO PAPER INC. (“Finance Co” and, together with the Company, the “Issuers”), each Subsidiary of the Company identified on Schedule I or otherwise identified therein as a party (each, a “Subsidiary Party”), and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as collateral agent (in such capacity, together with any successor collateral agent, the “Collateral Agent”) for the Secured Parties (as defined therein).

Section 7.16 of the Collateral Agreement provides that additional Subsidiaries may become Subsidiary Parties under the Collateral Agreement by execution and delivery of an instrument in the form of this Supplement. The undersigned Subsidiary (the “New Subsidiary”) is executing this Supplement to become a Subsidiary Party under the Collateral Agreement in order to induce the Secured Parties to make or continue extensions of credit.

Accordingly, the Collateral Agent and the New Subsidiary agree as follows:

SECTION 1. In accordance with Section 7.16 of the Collateral Agreement, the New Subsidiary by its signature below becomes a Subsidiary Party and a Pledgor under the Collateral Agreement with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Subsidiary Party and a Pledgor, and the New Subsidiary hereby (a) agrees to all the terms and provisions of the Collateral Agreement applicable to it as a Subsidiary Party and a Pledgor thereunder and (b) represents and warrants that the representations and warranties made by it as a Pledgor thereunder are true and correct, in all material respects, on and as of the date hereof. In furtherance of the foregoing, the New Subsidiary, as security for the payment and performance in full of the Obligations (as defined in the Collateral Agreement), does hereby create and grant to the Collateral Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in and Lien on all the New Subsidiary’s right, title and interest in and to the Collateral (as defined in the Collateral Agreement) of the New Subsidiary. Each reference to a “Subsidiary Party” or a “Pledgor” in the Collateral Agreement shall be deemed to include the New Subsidiary. The Collateral Agreement is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

SECTION 2. The New Subsidiary represents and warrants to the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties that this Supplement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to (i) the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (iii) implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing.

 

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SECTION 3. 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. This Supplement shall become effective when (a) the Collateral Agent shall have received a counterpart of this Supplement that bears the signature of the New Subsidiary and (b) the Collateral Agent has executed a counterpart hereof.

SECTION 4. The New Subsidiary hereby represents and warrants that (a) set forth on Schedule I attached hereto is a true and correct schedule of all the Pledged Debt Securities of the New Subsidiary as of the date hereof, (b) set forth on Schedule II attached hereto is a true and correct schedule of all of the material Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights of the New Subsidiary as of the date hereof, (c) set forth on Schedule III attached hereto is a true and correct schedule of all Commercial Tort Claims of the New Subsidiary individually in excess of $5.0 million as of the date hereof and (d) set forth under its signature hereto, is the true and correct legal name of the New Subsidiary, its jurisdiction of formation and the location of its chief executive office.

SECTION 5. Except as expressly supplemented hereby, the Collateral Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 6. THIS SUPPLEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

SECTION 7. In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in this Supplement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and in the Collateral Agreement 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 8. All communications and notices hereunder shall be in writing and given as provided in Section 7.01 of the Collateral Agreement.

SECTION 9. The New Subsidiary agrees to reimburse the Collateral Agent for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection with this Supplement, including the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel for the Collateral Agent.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the New Subsidiary and the Collateral Agent have duly executed this Supplement to the Collateral Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

NEWPAGE HOLDINGS INC.,
By:   /s/ Robert P. Mundy
Name:   Robert P. Mundy
Title:   Senior Vice President and Chief
  Financial Officer

 

Legal Name: NewPage Holdings Inc.
Jurisdiction of Formation: Delaware
Location of Chief Executive Office:
6775 Lenox Center Court, Suite 400
Memphis, TN 38115-4436
Attention: Robert P. Mundy
Fax: (901)  ###-###-####

 

 

 

WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, as Collateral Agent
By:   /s/ Jane Schweiger
Name:   Jane Schweiger
Title:   Vice President

[Signature Page - Supplement to Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (Existing 1.5 Lien Notes)]

 


Schedule I

to Supplement No.1 to the

Collateral Agreement

Pledged Securities of the New Subsidiary

EQUITY INTERESTS

 

Issuer

 

Number of Issuer

Certificate

 

Registered Owner

 

Number and Class of

Equity Interest

 

Percentage of
Equity Interests

NewPage

Investment

Company LLC

  1   NewPage Holdings Inc.  

One (1)

membership interest

  100%

DEBT SECURITIES

 

Issuer

 

Principal Amount

 

Date of Note

 

Maturity Date

 

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Schedule II

to Supplement No. 1 to the

Collateral Agreement

PATENTS, TRADEMARKS AND COPYRIGHTS

None.

 

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Schedule III

to Supplement No. 1 to the

Collateral Agreement

COMMERCIAL TORT CLAIMS

None.

 

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