Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 21, 2018, by and among San Juan Coal Company, a Delaware corporation, San Juan Transportation Company, a Delaware corporation, Westmoreland San Juan Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Westmoreland San Juan, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Westmoreland Power, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Westmoreland Energy Services, Inc. a Delaware Corporation, Westmoreland Canada LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Westmoreland Canadian Investments, L.P., a Quebec limited partnership, Absaloka Coal, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and Basin Resources, Inc., a Colorado corporation, the other Guarantors party thereto, Westmoreland Coal Company, a Delaware corporation, and U.S. Bank National Association as trustee and notes collateral agent

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Exhibit 10.4

SIXTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

THIS SIXTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of May 21, 2018, among Westmoreland Coal Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), Westmoreland San Juan Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Westmoreland San Juan, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, San Juan Coal Company, a Delaware corporation, San Juan Transportation Company, a Delaware corporation, Westmoreland Power, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Westmoreland Energy Services, Inc. a Delaware Corporation, Westmoreland Canada LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Westmoreland Canadian Investments L.P., a Quebec limited partnership, Basin Resources, Inc., a Colorado corporation, and Absaloka Coal, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (collectively, the “New Guaranteeing Subsidiaries”), the other Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture referred to herein) and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee under the Indenture referred to below (the “Trustee”) and as collateral agent under the Indenture referred to below (the “Notes Collateral Agent”).

W I T N E S S E TH

WHEREAS, the Issuer has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent an indenture, dated as of December 16, 2014 (as supplemented and/or amended, the “Indenture”) providing for the issuance of 8.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2022 (the “Notes”);

WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that under certain circumstances the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries shall execute and deliver to the Trustee and Notes Collateral Agent a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries shall unconditionally guarantee all of the Issuer’s Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture on the terms and conditions set forth herein (the “Note Guarantee”); and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, each Guaranteeing Subsidiary, the Trustee and the Notes Collateral Agent covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders as follows:

1. CAPITALIZED TERMS. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

2. AGREEMENT TO GUARANTEE. Each Guaranteeing Subsidiary hereby agrees to provide an unconditional Guarantee on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Note Guarantee and in the Indenture including but not limited to Article 11 thereof.

3. NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS. No director, manager, officer, employee, incorporator, stockholder or member of any Guaranteeing Subsidiary, as such, will have any liability for any obligations of the Issuer or any Guaranteeing Subsidiary under the Notes, the Indenture, any Note Guarantees, the Notes Collateral Documents or this Supplemental Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes. Such waiver may not be effective to waive liabilities under the federal securities laws.


4. NEW YORK LAW TO GOVERN. THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WILL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE AND ENFORCE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE.

5. COUNTERPARTS. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. The exchange of copies of this Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this instrument as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original instrument for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.

6. EFFECT OF HEADINGS. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

7. THE TRUSTEE. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Guaranteeing Subsidiaries and the Issuer.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

WESTMORELAND COAL COMPANY
By:  

/s/ Jennifer S. Grafton                     

Name: Jennifer S. Grafton

Title: Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Legal

          Officer and Secretary

WESTMORELAND SAN JUAN HOLDINGS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Samuel N. Hagreen

Name: Samuel N. Hagreen
Title: Secretary
WESTMORELAND SAN JUAN, LLC
By:  

/s/ Samuel N. Hagreen

Name: Samuel N. Hagreen
Title: Secretary
SAN JUAN COAL COMPANY
By:  

/s/ Samuel N. Hagreen

Name: Samuel N. Hagreen
Title: Secretary and General Counsel
SAN JUAN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY
By:  

/s/ Samuel N. Hagreen

Name: Samuel N. Hagreen
Title: Secretary

[Signature Page to Sixth Supplemental Indenture]


WESTMORELAND POWER, INC.
By:  

/s/ Samuel N. Hagreen                 

Name: Samuel N. Hagreen
Title: Secretary
WESTMORELAND ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
By:  

/s/ Samuel N. Hagreen

Name: Samuel N. Hagreen
Title: General Counsel and Secretary
WESTMORELAND CANADA LLC
By:  

/s/ Jennifer S. Grafton

Name: Jennifer S. Grafton
Title: Vice President and Secretary
WESTMORELAND CANADIAN INVESTMENTS L.P.
By:   Westmoreland Canada LLC, as General Partner of Westmoreland Canadian Investments L.P.
By:  

/s/ Jennifer S. Grafton

Name: Jennifer S. Grafton
Title: Vice President and Secretary
BASIN RESOURCES, INC.
By:  

/s/ Samuel N. Hagreen

Name: Samuel N. Hagreen
Title: Secretary
ABSALOKA COAL, LLC
By:  

/s/ Samuel N. Hagreen

Name: Samuel N. Hagreen
Title: Secretary and General Counsel

[Signature Page to Sixth Supplemental Indenture]


WESTMORELAND TEXAS JEWETT COAL COMPANY
By:  

/s/ Samuel N. Hagreen                         

Name: Samuel N. Hagreen
Title: Secretary
WESTMORELAND COAL COMPANY ASSET CORP.
By:  

/s/ Jennifer S. Grafton

Name: Jennifer S. Grafton
Title: Secretary
WESTMORELAND ENERGY SERVICES NEW YORK, INC.
By:  

/s/ Jennifer S. Grafton

Name: Jennifer S. Grafton
Title: Secretary
HAYSTACK COAL COMPANY
By:  

/s/ Samuel N. Hagreen

Name: Samuel N. Hagreen
Title: Secretary
BUCKINGHAM COAL COMPANY, LLC
By:  

/s/ Samuel N. Hagreen

Name: Samuel N. Hagreen
Title: Secretary
WESTMORELAND NORTH CAROLINA POWER, L.L.C.
By:  

/s/ Samuel N. Hagreen

Name: Samuel N. Hagreen
Title: Secretary

[Signature Page to Sixth Supplemental Indenture]


WEI ROANOKE VALLEY, INC.
By:  

/s/ Samuel N. Hagreen                         

Name: Samuel N. Hagreen
Title: Secretary
WESTMORELAND ROANOKE VALLEY, L.P.
By:   WEI Roanoke Valley, Inc., as General Partner of Westmoreland Roanoke Valley, L.P.
By:  

/s/ Samuel N. Hagreen

Name: Samuel N. Hagreen
Title: Secretary
By:   Westmoreland Energy LLC, as Limited Partner of Westmoreland Roanoke Valley, L.P.
By:  

/s/ Samuel N. Hagreen

Name: Samuel N. Hagreen
Title: Secretary
WESTMORELAND ENERGY LLC
By:  

/s/ Samuel N. Hagreen

Name: Samuel N. Hagreen
Title: Secretary
WESTMORELAND RESOURCES, INC.
By:  

/s/ Samuel N. Hagreen

Name: Samuel N. Hagreen
Title: Secretary

[Signature Page to Sixth Supplemental Indenture]


WRI PARTNERS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Samuel N. Hagreen                 

Name: Samuel N. Hagreen
Title: Secretary
WESTMORELAND COAL SALES COMPANY, INC.
By:  

/s/ Samuel N. Hagreen

Name: Samuel N. Hagreen
Title: Secretary
WCC LAND HOLDING COMPANY, INC.
By:  

/s/ Samuel N. Hagreen

Name: Samuel N. Hagreen
Title: Secretary
WESTMORELAND MINING LLC
By:  

/s/ Samuel N. Hagreen

Name: Samuel N. Hagreen
Title: Secretary
DAKOTA WESTMORELAND CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Samuel N. Hagreen

Name: Samuel N. Hagreen
Title: Secretary
TEXAS WESTMORELAND COAL CO.
By:  

/s/ Samuel N. Hagreen

Name: Samuel N. Hagreen
Title: Secretary

[Signature Page to Sixth Supplemental Indenture]


WESTMORELAND ENERGY COMPANY
By:  

/s/ Samuel N. Hagreen

Name: Samuel N. Hagreen
Title: Secretary
WESTMORELAND SAVAGE CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Samuel N. Hagreen

Name: Samuel N. Hagreen
Title: Secretary
WESTMORELAND PARTNERS
By:   Westmoreland North Carolina Power, L.L.C., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Samuel N. Hagreen

Name: Samuel N. Hagreen
Title: Secretary

 

 

By:   Westmoreland Roanoke Valley, L.P., its general partner
  By: WEI Roanoke Valley, Inc., its general partner
  By:  

/s/ Samuel N. Hagreen

  Name: Samuel N. Hagreen
  Title: Secretary

[Signature Page to Sixth Supplemental Indenture]


U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION as Trustee and Notes Collateral Agent

By:  

/s/ Christopher Gehman                 

 

Name: Christopher Gehman

Title: Vice President

[Signature Page to Sixth Supplemental Indenture]